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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-12

Now that anxiety over the recent
threatened outbreak in Cuba has
emporarily subsidized, another more
serious hobs up on our Mexican Dor
der to jolt Secretary of State Knox s
hopes of worldwide peace While
ii is not generally denied that event
,ally intervention by the United
States will be the solution of Cuba's
rJubles, what to do with Mexico is
lutte another question. The adj
ninistration however. is determined
that this time there shall be no
repitition of last summers experi-
enccs, when the Madero revolution
cost ten or more good American
lives, HIFEY'M
President Taft has instructed
Secretaries Knox and Stimson to
Keep watchful eye on the situation
aud act summarily if necessary Or
ders have been sent to the com
handlers OF the Departments of the
Gulf. Missouri, the Great Lakes and
Nalifornia to have eXpeditionary
'orces at these posts ready to move
Vt moments notice for the Next
an frontier, This is taken as an
Indication that President TAFT again
,lans to send big "manoeuyre"
Ijvision to the Texas border. Five
douaand troops will be dispatched
orthwith to reinforce the command
Gen. Duncan on the border, il
necessary,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-12

The Washington headquarters Of
low. lIarmon's presidential boom
',as been opeued With former Rep
yeEentatita Robert b Gordon, Of
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-12

A. H. Woods has twelve produc-
lions on tour. Next season he
will have his own theater In New
York for them!
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-12
AFRAID
SEN. LAF0LLETTE
IS OUT OF RACE
Illness Causes Severe Setback to
Wisconsin Mans Presi-
deDtial Aspirations

Washington, ID. c., Feb. liz.
admirers of Senator Robert NJ. LIZ
Toilette, insurgent Republican ear
didate 70 .he Presidency, tina, lie
will be allie tc resume his campaign
began of tie breakdown which aas'
jus, closed his strenuous speech
laafing tour The fact that he mas
abandoned all engagements at this
tine. at the very crisis Of his presi
Dental campaign, is accepted as AZ
indication OF the serious nature Of
his illness It also Is admitted that
lis enforced withdrawal from The
field will be a serious setback 70 his
White House aspirations.
While the Senator's frie..ds arc
seeking to minimize tho gray!t" o.
his condition. the staten ent Of Wal
ter l., Houser, chairman of the rlo-
eressive Republican campaign eom.
iHltitNi tAdt LII. LIE ollGllS HHS
reached and oyerstepped the limit If
human endurance, in fs0aseQueafc
ct which he will drop all work and
take a complete rest, is admitted -
mean that he will eliminate himself
! from the campaign, if not permp
nently. at least until he is restored
to complete health.
Speech Causes Comment.
Politicians are freely commenting
on the effect Of the Senator's recent
Philadelphia speech in which he
4 bitterly assaulted the American press
and declared that it was completely
suDseryient to the money power and
! its writer's no longer able 10 express
! honest judgments The more leni
ent critics, While admitting that he
made a serious political blundof
say that his highly over-wrought
condition OF mind following many
/ weeks OF hard campaigning, was w..
| sponsible for his drastic utterances
Others, particularly the Taft sup
| porters, are inclined to agree with
| Don, G. Seitz the New York pcb-
Usher who said as postmaster at
| thePhiladelphia banquet, that Sen
atcr LaFollette has simply wipe |
himself OF the map.
VIII Blast Hopes.
I'm afraid it will mean traEctg
fer Senator LaF'ollette's hopes, sail
Republican Senator when SHOW a
the, Philadelphia speech, He oyo
stepped the mark when he assaile1
newspapers generally
Undoubtedly worry over the
serious illness Of his younger daugt
ter contributed largely to the Sena-
tors sudden collapse. She has Just
undergone an operation at a WASH
| ington hospital and her condition Is
yet grave. Both the Seator and Mrs
LaFollette have been anxiou$ly
| watching the outcome of the opera
ton, which was to remove certain
glands Of the neck. and their anxiety
has caused great strain. 1t is IN
derstood that the Senator's friends
have urged him to remain quietly
at local sanitarium for some
weeks aud that he has acquiesed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-12
ROBERT MARION LA T0LLLE ID,

Gd Progressive cpucan candidates
r Toilette Wisconsin His
sufficiently Indicated by the nickname
Bob by WHICH known his constituents sobique
He thrice
ed l917 led
to Prominent
supporters Clifford pncfo who
Of President Roqayct during the latter
administration for the
nomi IN he l3st Republican national convention
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-12

Automatic.
Most Of us forget rather than for.
give because it is easier.-Puck.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-12

Me, aud Madame X. and an English
opera company of the Girl of the
Golden West.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
No One Wants Office.

Bison.-Perkins county is confront
ed by a peculiar position, believed to
be without a parallel in South Dako-
ia. 1t is that Of possessing a county
office for which no man will run. }. h.
Finnegan, the present coroner, has
announced he will not be a candidate
for denomination and reelection. ana
again accept the office. Finnegan's dis
again accept the office. Finnegan's dis
like for the position he holds had
been growing for some time, but it Is
claimed it reached an acute stage
when he had to turn down a case or
embalming Che is an undertaken,
worth SIS, in order to investigate an
alleged case of suicide, the fees for
which amounted to but $50, and most
of that sum was expended for livery
fare and ~incidentals. So Finnegan
a Y he will not take the office again,
and no other candidate for the place
has appeared.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
Ends Life Before Girl.

MISUNDERSTANDING discouraged
over the persistent refusal of his offer
of marriage to a school teacher OF
Brookings county, Frank Penthouse, a
young man whose parents reside at
Duncombe, To-, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head in the
presence of the school teacher and
her pupils at a schoolhouse about nine
miles southwest Of the town of Es-
telline. The young man had only been
a resident Of that section for the past
five weeks, and during the time had
been looked upon as being a sensi-
bic and industrious man. The body
was taken to the Iowa home for burial.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
Tax Ferret Case Settled.

Sioux Falls.-State's Attorney Mar
tin Bergh has received official notice
from the supreme court that the petit
ton for %rehearing made by the plant
IFS, Pierson & Savage, in their case
vs. Minnehaha county, had been de-
MED. This is the famous tax ferret
case, and this decision of the highest
court is the final determination In the
case. 1t will be remembered that
Messrs. Pierson e Savage sued the
county last year to recover the sum
OF S125.000 for services in ferreting
out untaxed property in the county.
The supreme court held in it's decision
last January that the county was not
liable for this bill for two reasons.
frst. because the county commits
sioners had no authority to enter into
the contract in question:: second, be-
the law Of 1905, which provided
for compensation In such case, was I'M
constitutional. The plaintiffs applied
for a rehearing Of the case in the SUI
preme court some time ago, and the
court has had this petition under con-
sideration for upwards of two months,
with the result above stated.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
Mcmahon Was Easy.

Sioux Falls.-In q wrestling match
at Germania hall Al Alderman, the To-
cal wrestler, demonstrated in short
order that Demon Mcmahon was not
in his class. Alderman, smarting un-
der the criticism in connection with
the bout between himself and Domke
a short time ago, went after McMa-
hon from the outset. After fiddling a
few seconds Alderman grabbed Nc
Mahon by the leg and toppled him
over on the mat and got busy at once.
In a trife less than three minutes,
with a half Nelson Alderman bore the
shoulders of his opponent to the mat.
When the two men appeared for the
second fall Mcmahon looked crestfall-
en- and seemed to lack spirit. Acker-
man resorted to the same tactics as
in the first bout and grabbing McMa-
hon by the leg soon had him to the
mat. Mcmahon for a few minutes
put up a stiff fight but it was clearly
evident that he was no match for Ack-
erman.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
WOLF SCALP CASES
PENNINGTON STATES ATTORNEY
PETITIONS JUDGE TO SUM-
MON SPECIAL SESSION.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capitol City, the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Rapid City.-State's Attorney Denu,
after carefully considering the evil
dence deduced by the inquisition n t
the number Of coyotes on which boun-
ties are claimed from Pennington
county, has decided to petition Judge
MCGEE for a special grand jury, which
will make inquiry into the facts as
they exist. At the same session OF
the jury the findings of the expert &C.
countants who are probing into the
county records will be submitted, and
II it appears that there have been de-
falcations or irregularities of a Grim
inal nature true bills will be found
and indictments follow. The grand
Jury has it in its power to summon
any person, who it may desire to e
anime and also bring before it any
books and papers which may tend to
throw light on the subject matter IN
der investigation. The states attor-
new said that he is pursuing this
course as he deems it the proper one
under the circumstances. A climax
has been reached in both the coyote
investigation and the exporting of the
records where the public is entitled to
know just what the situation is. This
can be determined only by the action
Of a grand jury.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
Follows Aberdeen's Lead.

Sioux Falls.-A movement that Will
eventually develop into something OF
large Importance to this county has
been begun by the Commercial club
of Sioux Falls. 1t is the establish
ment Of a development farm a mile
south of the city, under the care Of
George H. Warner of the Brookings
agricultural college.
A contract has been agreed to be-
tween Mr.. Warner and the directors
Of the Commercial club through which
probably twenty acres will be placed
under cultivation, according to the lat
est and best methods, where cereals,
garden vegetables and all the articles
of especial interest to the farmer will
be grown in quantities, and on the
growth of which the closets tab will
be kept in order to be able at any time
to give facts and figures as to time
OF planting. rapidity Of growth, time
of blossoming and time of ripening.
The time of Mr.. Warner will be at
the disposal of the farmers of the
county without expense other than
transportation and entertainment, in
case they shall desire his aid or ad-
vice in n legitimate matter per-
tanning to their business. This will in
clude his opinion as to the best crops
TO raise on various sorts of land, and
the like.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
DOLLS THE CHIEF INDUSTRY
ConsuI-GeneraI Tells Of Quaint Ger.
man Villages Whore Everybody
Is Working Of Toy Babes.

Berlin, Germany.-The old home Ct
the doll IS Thuringia, especially the
town Of Sonneberg, IL miles from Co.
burg. Most of the poorer families in
and around Sonneburg, writes Consul.
General Frank Dillingham; at Coburg.
are engaged in this industry, which
Is the chief source Of revenue Of the
population, giving employment for the
whole year. The work demands a
great deal OF practice and skill, as
well as time and trouble. The inhab-
itants start making dolls while very
young and by constant practice are
finally able to work with astonishing
accuracy and speed. In the doll in
dustry only some special part Of the
dolls Is made by each person. Some
make the bodies, others the heads and
still others the arms, hands, etc. By
this division the work Is done much
quicker and better.
The heads are first nodded, and
when sufficiently dry the eyes are cut
out by a skilled worker with a very
thin, sharp knife. This Is extremely
delicate work, because all Of the sock.
cts have to be of uniform size or the
eyes do not fit. After being burned
the heads are painted, waxed or
glazed, depending on the material
from which the heads are made. The
arms, legs and hands are produced in
a similar but simpler manner, as the
painting consists only in giving the
necessary flesh color, while the heads
must have rosy cheeks, red lips and
dark or light eyebrows, depending on
the color Of the eyes. The setting OF
the eyes and the making and attach.
ing of the wigs involve a number OF
other processes.
The doll industry Is now commend.
ing to make the character doll" In
restricted numbers. The model is
made by an artist and the molds are
then copied from this model. The
painting OF these dolls is done with
especial care, and, consequently, their
price is considerably higher than that
OF the commoner type of doll.
The assembling of the different
parts Of the dolls is often very com.
plicated. The best jointed dolls have
stout elastic cord on the inside, to
which the movable parts are attached.
A special branch Of the industry is
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
Track Meet at Brookncs.

Notwithstanding is looking
forward to the snappiest track meet
in the history of the state college on
May 10, when a whole showcase OF
gold, silver and bronze medals will be
awarded to the victorious high school
students. Those who score the three
highest places in the declamatory con-
test on the evening of the ninth viii.
sc awarded gold, silver IN bronze
medals and also three scholarships in
the state college. Never before has
any school contest in the state award
ed 81 many and valuable trophies.
Entries for all events are pouring in
from a very large list of schools, both
large and small. In fact the Brook.
ings meet encourages all schools, small
and large, to enter whether all events
can be entered or not.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
RAILROAD
Homesteaders in Meilette County
Confident Railroad viii Come,

Homesteaders in Mellette County
Confident Railroad viii Come.
Chamberlain.-The ceded portion Of
the Rosebud reservation in Mellette
county, which is now being entered
under the homestead law by those
who were fortunate enough to
draw farms Of 16O acres there at the
government land lottery last month.
is without railroad facilities, the near
est railroad being at Winner, Trip
county. This is the Chicago and
Northwestern, and the residents Of
the coded portion of Mellette county,
from recent developments, are con-
fident the Winner line will be extend
ed into Mellette county this summer.
Just what point will be selected for
the terminus Of the Mellette county
extension is not known, but it is be-
lieved the road will be extended to
White River, county seat of the new
county. The construction of the rail-
road will result in Mellette county
becoming one of the most prosperous
in the southern portion of the state
and will prove of great benefit to the
new towns which already have been
established there.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
Attorney General Rules.

Pierre.-The attorney general, on
request of State Auditor Anderson, has
passed upon two warrant matters OF
some Importance. A voucher was pre-
sented from the Northern hospital, at
Redfeld, for something over $1,000
to secure payment for work done in
1910 from 1911 funds. The contract
read that the money should not be
due until the work was accepted by a
competent engineer, and the engin-
GERS certificates of acceptance was
dated in 1911. The opinion holds that
work can be only paid for out of funds
Of that fiscal year, and that this vouch-
err cannot be paid, as it would set a
precedent whereby any state official
might ALLEVIATE the funds of his de-
partment for years to ONE. The 9th
er matter concerned the payment for
poisoning prairie dogs, done by the
state land department, and t was held
that such work did not properly come
under the functions of the office, hence
could not be paid for.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
FEATURES OF CHINESE HOME
One Story Dwellings Of the orlentais,
the Exteriors of Which Are
U~nprcmising.

Pekin, China.-It is difficult for the
Occidental mind to picture the wall
within wall life of a Chinese home,
says a writer in the Century. Down q
narrow lane one passes between two
walls, behind which may be novels or
palaces, there is no telling which,
since the one story roofs beyond are
invisible.
One pulls a string at a gateway, the
address of some family of high degree.
A servant appears, leads through an
other gateway, a flowery courtyard, a
passageway, perhaps another court
yard, a little room or two, and finally
into a reception room, with it's carved
wood wainscoting and furniture, its
porcelains and jades and brasses, its
blue and green and gold ceiling.
Here the hostess appear, offers her
Occidental guest tea or champagne, or
both, with cakes and candied fruit or
lotus buds. Then she may lead one
through other courtyards, all with the
usual one story rooms around them,
and into her secluded garden of rocks
and pools, of pretty paths and bridges
OF clustering trees and flowers.
In such a palace as this each court
yard with its surrounding rooms may
be the special home Of one Of the sons
and his wife and children; but some
where in the maze of walls, under one
OF the low, tiled roofs, is the common
dining room, with the kitchen beyond.
Here the men Of the family eat to-
gether twice a day and afterward tho
women and children. And somewhere
also there is central family hall.
with their tribute Of incense at proper
seasons These are held in such rev.
erence that no foot may pass above
them, and therefore two story dwell.
ings are unknown In regions uncon.
taminated by foreign influence.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
Endless Chain Movement.

Mitchell.-The twenty ladies Of the
Mitchell Art club have undertaken to
raise enough money to build a band
stand on the court house lawn from
which the Mitchell concert band car
discourse during the summer season.
Ten days ago the ladies started an
endless chain movement in the city,
In which ladies entertained four
friends, each paying a quarter, and
then inviting four others to partici-
pate. More than 1900 ladies have
taken part in the chain so far and it
is expected to raise at least $500, and
build a permanent stand, and then
raise enough more to recompense the
band members for their summer con
certS.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
Woonsocket Carnival.

Woonsocket.-At a meeting OF the
committee appointed by the Coyote
club of Woonsocket to arrange for a
Big Water carnival, it was decided to
hold this carnival on Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday, August IA, Is
and 16. These dates will in no way
conflict with the state fair at Huron
or the corn palace at Mitchell. Speak
ers of national repute will be secured
for the occasion. Three big ball
games, swimming, log rolling, boat and
other contests will be attractions.
Special trains with low rates will be
run.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
Battle Is On.

Pollock.-A lively legal battle may
follow the town election, as the result
of the vote on the question of licens.
ing saloons. at the election Of April
16. The license proposition carried
by a vote of 81 to 81 against, but the
anti-saloon element may contest the
election on the ground that the petit.
ton asking the village trustees to
submit the question was illegal. The
law requires the petition to be signed
by 25 fr~eeholders. The Pollock petit.
ton was signed by % persons, but the
a~nti-saloon people now claim but "a
of the signers were fr~eeholders.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
ROBBERS CAPTURED
TWO MEN ARRESTED CHARGED
WITH STEALING QUANTITIES
OF GOLD FROM DENTISTS.
HAPPENINGS OVERTHES STATE
What is Going On Here and There
That is Of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout South Da.
kota and Vicinity.

Huron.-Two men, giving their
m as Frank Rodgers and George
Stanley, we're arrested here, charged
with having broken into dental Of
fees here and stolen about $3.50 worth
of gold. 1t is believed that all OF the
gold taken was recovered. Many OF
the pieces taken were Identified i'm
mediately, some having been made up
into bridges and crowns. DR.. w. f.
r. Whorton placed his loss at o
500, DR.. S. w. Ullom at between $eo
and SIS. NJ. Bryed Wilson. an op-
tometrist, was the third victim, gold
eye glass mountings to the alu OF
about $50 being AIKEN.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
Fiiinu is Orderly.

White River.-The filings for Mel.
lette and Bennett county lands are
passing off quietly. Superintendent
Wood Of the filing states that it is
the quietest filing he eve has had
charge of, and that there are no com.
plants by anyone as to their treat
ment by our citizens or the govern.
ment. Beginning last Monday morn
ing one hundred filed each day, up to
1000. They are dropping out at the
rate Of Is to 80 out of each 100.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
Bids Are Opened for Equipment.

Forest City.-Bids were opened at
Forest City for the construction and
equipment of the ferryboat, which the
government will put on the Missouri
Ever at that place to facilitate easy
access to the Indian reservation across
the river. But Il bid was received
for the construction of the boat itself,
that being from Applin & Son, of Ly-
ons, Ia, but several bids for the en-
CINE, machinery and other equipment
were received. The bids were sent
to Washington for final action. The
specifications call for a boat 64h feet
long with an 1S-foot beam. to be con-
structed Of oak and other hard wood
throughout. The government appro-
priation for the boat is $500.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03
Coal Te& Experiments.

BrOOklnss.-Some very important
coal test experiments are being con-
Quoted at Brookings by the students
Of engineering in the state college.
They are making the British Thermal
Unit tesa TO determine the heat units
per pound that are available in
various kinds of coal. These
tests will enable heavy coal con-
sumers to know exactly whether
they are buying the right sort of fuel
for their boilers. According to Prof.
Robertson Cook, many coal users are
operating their plants at a loss, and
the wise is just learning
that he should buy his fuel upon some
reasonable basis, just as he buys other
goods according to their efficiency, in
stead OF mere weight or bulk.
This B. T. U. test determines the
heat units per pound, the amount of
ash, and the ease of handling the fuel.
The first process is to make an "ap-
proximate test" In this the students
are discovering the amount of moist
ure, volatile matter, fixed, carbon, and
ash in any coal. They learn that in
some coal the buyer pays for an enor
mou amount Of useless moisture. The
students next perform the calorimeter
of heat unit test to determine the heat
ing value of Goals. BY this test they
can determine the kind of fuel which
produces the greatest returns in a
certain boiler, for its cost. They have
discovered that expensive coal is not
always best under all conditions, and
that all Goals do not produce similar
results In all boilers; that to get the
greatest boiler efficiency coal and boil
er must be suitably mated.
The students have discovered also
that heavy consumers of coal would
often save money by purchasing coal
on h basis Of its heating value in
stead Of by weight as commonly done.
This has lead the students to appre-
ciate why the United States govern
ment buys annually over $1,000, 900
worth OF fuel on the heat unit basis.
This system Is being quite generally
adopted by large through
out the country.
This test is only one Of a great
many practical experiments worked
out by the state college students. To
say the students are fascinated with
the study puts it mildly.