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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08
pierfc ACID an Exnlosixs.

Pierre acid. which is now used as an
explosive. is nitraJed earbonle acid.
Pierre acid was made more than l00
Years ago from indigo II erystalizes in
brilliant yellow scales. and it dyes sll
animal tissues an intensely brilliant
yellow. 1t was used many years in the
arts AS a dyeing agent before its true
character as an explosive was known.
Plcrie acid is. indeed a very peculiar
substance. Although one of the most
violent explosives known. it is one of the
safest. If thrown into a white hot fur
mace it burns away like pitch. 1t set on
fire in the open air, it burns with yell
low. smoky fame 1t cannot be ex-
ploded In The open air, but if confined in
a strong receptacle and ignited by
strong Illuminating charge. it detonates
with terrific violence. reducing the re
ceptacle into fine fragments,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

A lady on entering the kitchen early
oae morning saw plate and knife ard
fork. the former Of which had evidently
contained a rabbit pie The lady
strongly suspected certain policeman
OF having supLed of it. and the follow
ing conversation took place between heI
and the cook:
Mistress James what's become of the
cold rabbit pie that was left?
Jaime oh. | didn't think 1T was want.
ed, mum. SO | gave l, to the dog.
Mistress lsarcastloally) Does the
dog use knife and fork. then?
Jane tunabashed) Not very well
Jet. mum; but am teaching him tot
STRAY Stories.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

The Bulletins Mound City cores
pendent gives an interesting account
this morning of a meeting held by
negro voters in that city recently
for the purpose of discussing the de
generacy oi The race as manifested ii
the frequent crimes committed by
them lately in that community and
elsewhere 1t appears that the best
speech of the meeting was made by
Professor T. b. Allen. a negro sehOo
teacher, who pointed out the fact that
the old slaves who We're subjected to
more or less rigid discipline, were a
much better class of people than the
average of the young generation OF
today. and as a remedy suggests that
the boys and girls be Kept of the
streets and forced into the schools
This suggestion, while embodied in
the resolutions that were adopted. was
eliminated afterward by those who
engineered the meeting, and who It
seem had in view a different object
than that which appeared on the sur
face. Prof. Aliens suggestion was good
as far as it went; but there is reason
to believe that Booker Washington's
theory is the best of all-teach the
boys and girls how to work teach
them industry.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

Statistics would tend 10 show that
while the chance Of the kind Of dis.
tinction recorded in Who's Who is
about the same for the crew as for the
average of the class. and is much
greater for the captains of the crew,
it is for the football and baseball men
far less than for the average graduate
Such 4 result cannot be attributed en-
tirely 10 the fact that high scholars
no longer play upon the nine or eleven
for this is equally true of the crew
In fact from 1861 to 1898 no member OF
the crew won Bowdoin prize or stood
in the first seventh of his class. and
only one took final honors in any sub
iect but the oarsmen proved in other
ways that they possessed in as great
a degree as the average OF the class the
qualities that make for distinction.
Why should this not be true of the
baseball and football men also?-A.
Lawrence Lowell. in Atlantic
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

A very nice way OF warming cold
roast mutton or lamb is as follows:
Put one teaspoonful G. chopped onion
into a s.ewpan with one ounce Of
butter. Place it over slow fire. keep
the onions stirred until rather brown.
then add some -four, mix il in well and
FRY for five minutes; then pour in one.
half pint of gravy well seasoned. and
let IL boil until thiclIened and brown
add one teaspOonful OF sugar and one
Of vinegar. one OF Worcestershire
sauce. a few chopped gherkins and 3
few button mushrooms Ii al hand: put
In the mutton. which has been pre-
viouSly sliced in thin slices and Dsr-
fectly free from fat, let ii remain q
few minutes and simmer, not boil =
Rural New Yorker
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

When il comes TO actual facts and
figures of the financial losses caused by
insect pests the published papers and re-
ports of expert investigators connected
with our agricultural department at
Washington and our agricultural sta
lions elsewhere furnish the chief and
largest resource. The figures given here
are truly staggering in their immensely.
Thus We have il on the authority of Or.
Howard that the actual money loss &C.
casioned by insect pests in this country
every year Is not less than SIS 900 900
According to pr Howard the grass hop
per pest which visited large areas of the
west in 1916 destroyed farm crops to
the value of sl00 000o0O in a single sea
son.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08
Cheap Rates Southwes
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, ARkAl
SAS, LOUISIANA AND TEXAS.
tiomeseekers' Opportunities.

Here's your chance. Very low onS
way and round trip rates South.wes
this winter-about half the regulsl
fare--nearby dates are Dec. IS, 1907
Jan. and 10, and February 2 and ID
1904 Good time to visit South cas-
Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana or Tes
as and pick out location.
Round trip tickets permit stop.o,
or on the going trip. return limit 2
days. Write and tell us your startinl
point and where you want Ia go. w
will tell youu exactly where you wan
to go. We will tell you exactly wha
your ticket will cost, one way o
round.trip we will see that your bag
gage Is checked, and that you are con
fortably located on the right train
Write for our Illustrated descriptiv,
literature, maps, lists of real estat,
agents, and let us help you find bet
ter home in the country along th.
Cotton Belt route
f. w LA BEAUME, G. p. & T. A.,
Cotton Belt route, St. Louis, Mo
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

If We must discard the atom what
are we to accept in It's place? Two new
conce ptions have been found necessary
the "ion" as the unit OF matter the
'electron as the unit Of force. The
new chemistry holds that matter and
force are different manifestations of the
same thing Inertia is the character
istie; indeed the indispensable, property
IF both matter and electricity What
would be simpler than to assume that
the ultimate particles Of each are one and
the same? Prof Fleming has declared
that we can no more have anything
which can be called electricity apart
from corpuseles than We can have mo-
mentum apart from matter
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

II happened in San Francisco
opium den. and may fairly be termed
a contest Of Imagination Three dope
iends who had attended the races at
Oakland during The afternoon lay
stretched out under the influence of the
dreamy narcotic Presently one oi
them exclaimed: Il bettee $4,000 on
the black horse After awhile sub
ject No broke the silence with: Il
bettee $1,000, 900 900 Kitty G. eatchee
money Then sport No. , was heard
from Rolling over. he remarked. dis.
gustedly: Flow dem pikers out.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

During the period OF dog days. say old
residents of Florida. the mockiug bird 5
song is never heard Prior to that time
be is almost an iueessant singer from
morning until night Even on moon
light nights one seldom awakes but the
soft, sweet MARBLE of this bird can be
heard During the 40 days Of extremely
hot weather naught but low chirp i
heard He means about in a subdued
manner. as though he were ashamed Of
bis ability to sing; indeed. he seems to
have Invested himself of his accustomed
frivolous. tiirty ways, ami one may
imagine he is doing penance for his past
hilarity.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

In Italy crows. which injure the crops
are destroyed in the following cruel
manner hole is dug in the ground, a,
the bottom of which is placed some de-
cayed meat. A funnel-shaped wedge OF
paper is then inserted into the hole, the
upper edge of the paper being coated
with birdlime. A crow sees the food
from affair, deseends to grasp It In his
beak, and when he has firm hold of 1t he
rises up again. His head is. however
swathed with the paper cap and in his
mad endeavor to rid himself of it he
circles up to extraordinary heights in
the air revolving constantly and at so
rapid pace that, soon overcome with
giddiness, he falls TO the earth, dead.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08
NEWS OF THE WEATHER
Results Of Government Observation:
With Prospects For Cairo and
Vicinity To-day.

Indications for Cairo and vicinity To
day; Partly cloudy and warmer
y storm of marked intensity is NOV
ing eastward along the northern bord
er of the country. it was central yes
terday morning in northern Mime
sofa.
The temperature has fallen slightly
in Illinois, western Tennessee, Arkans.
as and Texas; elsewhere ii has risen,
the rise being quite decided in Mime.
sofa. Nebraska and the Dakotas. Tn
reasonably high temperatures were re-
ported this morning from the northern
slope of the Rocky mountains.
Within the last sc hours precipita.
tlon generally light, has occurred in
the extreme upper Ohio valley. in mid.
die and eastern Tennessee, Louisiana,
Mississippi Alabama and western
Minnesota Considerable fog prevail.
Ell yesterday morning in the Ohio val.
ley.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

Albert Maumene. In the Review Sci.
entitque, Paris. referring to expert
ments of NJ. Johannsen, Of the Agrieul.
tural school Of Copenhagen. gives it as
his opinion that by the use OF anes.
thetics, such as ether and chlorutorm
early forcing In plant development By
present methods Will all be superseded
since the anesthetizing process make
possible the Towering OF these plants
four or five months earlier than the or.
binary methods OF forcing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

An apparatus in use in Germany for
the publication of milk by ozonization
is so constructed that the milk contained
In a vessel flows thence in a thin stream
into another vessel placed below The
wires and carbon points Of a strong cleo
trio battery are so arranged that the
light arc passes through the stream or
aelr IT, The ozone which is thereby en-
sendered from the oxygen OF the air is
said to be sufficient to kill all micro-or-
ganisms contained in the milk.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

We will all look with steadily grow
ing interest for the mayors annual
message-to see what he will have
TO say about public Improvements and
the record made during the year just
closed ON that score But above all,
we will look for his plans in that di-
rection for the present year. We're
all willing to "let the dead past bury
its dead" IL the present and future
are properly used for the advancement
Of the city's interests.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

The Ohio From Evansville to Cal
10, will continue falling during the
next two days.
The Tennesse--From Florence to
the mouth, stationary or falling dur
ing the next sc hours
The Misslssippi-From below ST,
Louis TO Cairo, very little change
during the next sc to IS hours. Louis.
vile reported gorges still holding
above and below that place Consid-
cradle ice still running in Ohio at Cal.
70; ice in Mississippi is thinning.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08
According to the dispatches thi,

According to the dispatches thi,
morning the dogs Of war ar
likely TO be let loose ia the IA
east almost any day. Corea will b,
the battel ground by land. but it il
likely that the first blow viii be
struck on sea by the japanese wal
vessels. 1t does not seem pos sible tina
The conflict can be postponed mucl
longer. The Bulletin will be the first
20 give the public in Cairo. and within
a radius OF nifty miles OF Cairo, the
latest news every morning. of the pro
gress of this contest for supremacy
between two nations equipped with
modern implements of warfare Its
news will be later than that Of any
paper that reaches this territory and
delivered earlier by from three to sly
hours than ii can be had from any OF
the city papers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

Where property intended to be GOV,
cred by the policy has been destroyed
and its owner has received from other
insurers more than its value. it is
held in Insurance Co, of North Amer.
lea VS.. Schall Md Gl l.. r. A. 300,
That equity will not compel the is
suance OF policy of insurance in
accordance with the provisions of a
contract TO insure.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08
Natural Deduction.

Wifetreading) Here's an account Of
"a man who was shot by burglar. but bis
life was saved by the bullet striking 3
button on his coat
Husband-He was lucky bachelor
"How do you knsw he was a bach.
elor?"
Didn't you just say the button was
pn his coat ?"-Chieago Daily News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

Governor Yates is still on the 60
lie spoke in Murphyshom yesterday
he has visited, 80 far upward of fifty
counties in the state, and made nearly
twice as many speeches. but it doe.
not appear that he has satisfactory eX
planned the five per cent assessment
upon all state employees, 10 pay hi,
campaign expenses.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

There are in the British museum wigs
that were worn by women Of ancient
Egypt One may see representations OF
wigs In Assyrian sculpture, Medes and
Perslans. Greeks and Romans wore
them. They aroused the denunciation
If the early fathers Of the church. st
Bernard said; 1.-THE woman who wears
4 wig commits mortal sin When the
executioner lifted the head Of Mary
Queen Of Scots by the hair to show to the
spectators II fell from his hands owing
10 the hair being false.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08
WHAT THE COURTS HAVE SAID

A suit in equity to enjoin a judg-
ment creditor from prosecuting a null
tplicity of proceedings in garnishment
60 subject exempt wages of laborers,
mechanics. and clerks to the payment
Of his judgment Is held in Siever Us.
Union r. r. tNebl 81 l.. r. A. 3l9.
10 be maintainable.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

Bishop Res;arlck. missionary bishop
Of Honolulu. thus tells of his first sight
Of volcano in the Hawaiian islands,
A friend took me to the foot of an
immense mountain and, lifting his
hand impressively. exclaimed: That
crater is 400lS years old didn't
mean To doubt him, but naturally /
asked Why the 1872 oh. said my
friend, i've been here thar long. 1t
was 10000 when came
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

As yet The Bulletin has received M
protest from any subscriber to the
Christmas fund. against the PROPOSE
ton to turn the balance remaining il
that fund over to the ladies of the
Cairo Childrens home and unless
some protest Is received within the
next several days. the money will be
surrendered to them,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08
A Mexican Burial.

An odd way OF bnrying the dead il
stlll to be met with in Mexico The
corpse is tightly wrapped In mating
and placed in a eofiin hired for about e
shilling. One or two natives, as tho
case may be, place the coffin on theft
heads and go at trot to. the grave
where the body is inferred and the coffin
IL then returned.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

Husband with ewspaper)-Whep
I'm home sou are forever hammering at
that piano, or else your tongue is run.
ming like a trip hammer 1t wasn't 50
before we we're married.
Wife-No. it wasn't Before we were
married you held my hands so couldn't
play. and kept my lips SO busy that /
couldn't talk.-N Y. Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

1.-THE old. old story" said the hus-
band with a long-drawn sigh. as he
laid down his paper Another man
committed suicide because his home
was unhappy"
And did that make his home any
bappier?" asked his wife. "0r doesn't
the paper chicago Daily News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08
General River News.

The stage OF the river at 1, p. yes
terday was 1913 showing a fall of 0G
in twenty-four hours.
The Louisville Coulier-Journc.l
says; The Douglas Hall is at work
at the wreck OF the W. II. Grapevine.
which sunk below the c O. bridge at
Cincinnati 1t is hoped that the ma.
chlnery and boilers will he saved.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

Papa wrote the swest girl, Il have
become infatuated with calesthenics. :"
Well. daughter replied the old man.
IF your hearts sot on him | haven't
a word to say. but always did hope
you'd marry an American. Huston
Post.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

Mrs. Subbubs you go to Loo
fer a servant girl tomorrow try and gel
public one.
Mr. Subbubs-what Go you men b,
that?
Why, read paragraph about pub
lie servants in to-day paper and it said
Few die and note resign"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08
According tn Shnkekuaare

Fuddy- Billings has very high
opinion of himself
Duddy-l should say he had. As
Shakespeare says; Some men are
born great some grow greater as they
grow older, and some never find out
how little they are Boston Trans.
erin
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

81 must congratulate YOU" said the
man with the cold gray eyes Your
paper is truly filing long-felt want"
Apparently You haven't heard" the
editor OF the Weekly Wasp replied
chat we have suspended publication. Z"
"Yes. that's what mean. "-Catho-
lie Standard and Times
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08
p, II. SMYTH, Observer.
Washinqton Bulletin.

Washington. D. C.. Jan illinois
Fair Friday Saturday increasing cloud.
mess. rain in extreme south portion
brisk west to northwest winds.
Missouri Fair Friday Saturday
rain
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

The Russian minister OF war has is.
sued decree, according to which female
students will be allowed to attend the
army medical schools with a view to
their becoming army doctors.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

The Lawyer-0f course. my dear
madam The great thing in case OF
this sort is to introduce something into
the evidence that will appeal to the
Jury.
The Lady-Oh. | shall change my
costume every day Brooklyn Life.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

by means Of indifference" says IN,
sage, shall a man take unto himself tn,
woman he loves" Ay. ay. sir and b,
what means shall man, when he loves
take unto himself this Indifference yot
recommend?-N o. Times Democrat.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

"And do you really think he married
her for her money!"
81 think he did"
And has she much?'
NO"
What makes you think she hasnt7H
IF she had much. she would have
married somebody else STRAY sto
rief.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

II. j. Carpenter, of Fernsburg. 1T.
had field OF IL acres OF white Rus.
sian oats and some of the head meas.
ure le inches. One head that was
counted contained l40 kernels of large
size
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08
To Cure a Cold In One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
II it fails to cure H. w Groves sig
nature Is on each box. 25c.
many Of his hearers:
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

During 1901 and 1902 the number OF
British earthquakes registered at The
tour stations were-at Shide. Hamp-
shire, 1853; at Kew. Surrey, 121. at
Bidston. Cheshire, 22s. and at Edin.
burgh, 1856.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

There is an old law In Russia. still
enforced occasionally. which permits a
father to bring an unruly son into court
and demand that he be punished by i'm
prisonment for time not exceeding
four months
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08
Naturally So.

Electric Companys Employe-My
boss last order tonight left me COM
pletely In the dark.
His Wife-What was the order?
put out the lights. Newark News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

''You have stolen my Panama Col
ombia We'll. what are you going &c
do about it2" Tweeiy Roosevelt
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08
DON'T WORRY;
WORK.

Also Advertise. Tell the people
what you have and what you itnend
to do with it,. 1t will do you good,
also the people.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

Bank deposits anG savings in ireland
have more than trebled In 20 years.
They now amount to nearly $275. 000, 900.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

useful
design 1t should be made of rather lightweight material Pretty silk
and wool crepes being sold yard be
bought as low sixty
be gotten very inexpensyey
This froek is pretty made The ucking the
waist very good giving the effect of pais The little
yoke Of cream aover lace Fancy
sewed the tabs The
width and down the middle o. the back
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-08

Talk about big jobs. said the
Cheerful Idiot. while tryins to look sc
rious
Wen, said the victim YEARLY.
Wheeling West Virginia may be
some and Lansing Michigan may be
a rather big undertaking but Flushing
Long Island isn't such Tiny sanitary
stunt Baltimore American,
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-12-07
A FIRE AT
 MIDNIGHT

Misfortunes ever come singly, is ar old adage, but one which has a nevi meaning to Joe Roberts. Right on the heels of the dedication of his under sheriff, with s, 900 or s4,OOO on Sun day nght fire occurred which des- troyed his slaughter house about tive miles west of Prescott.
 Just how the fire originated is not known. The loss is estimated at from S25OO to $500.
 The slaughter house is a total loss and five dressed beeves and two sheep were also burned up in it.
 The fire started about Il o'clock, but before help could arrive there from Prescott. The flames had made such headwsy that nothing could be done to arrest their progress.
 Sheriff Roberts was away at the time of the fire, en route to Phenix with prisoners, and it is stated that he did not carry any insurance on the build. ing,
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-12-07
A SHOWER
 OF LINEN

Miss Emma Butcher gave a very pleasant entertainment yesterday af- ternoon to a number of young ladies in honor of Miss Clara Criley. The entertainment was in the nature of a linen shower and card party combined. Those present in addition to the host ess were Miss Criley, as guest of honor, Mrs. W. c. Brandon and Misses Nellie Drake, Olive Fisher, Theresa Freder- icks, Amy Nelson, Harriet Oliver. The game of 800 was played and the high score favor was won by Miss Oliver; lone hand by Miss Fredericks and consolation by Miss Criley.
 At the conclusion of the games and distribution of favors delicious re- treatments were furnished by the host pSS
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-12-07
NEW YORK STORE WILL RUN
 SPECIAL TRAINS FROM MAYER
And Poland and Intermediate Points to Give Citizens of Those Camps the Benefit
 of Its Big Fire Sale on Monday.

poets to handle a larger amount of
 business next year than in any pre-
 vious year, and proposes to maintain
 the high standard and reputation of
 his mercantile house, in which he
 feels great pride. Therefore, finding 1t necessary to offer a quantity of
 damaged and slightly solled goods at
 any price to sell them, he has deemed
 it best to place the entire stock with
 out reserve on sale and make such low
 prices as will move the goods quickly.
 The store doors were thrown open last Saturday morning at 9 o'clock and the crowd of customers was so great that
 the store was packed and the side
 walks were filled with people trying
 to get in. It was found necessary to lock the doors to prevent jam and the throng of shoppers kept up until 10 o'clock Saturday night. This week finds the store continually crowded and yet the sale has not fairly gotten under way. In big stock of S60, 900 worth of merchandise it was quite i'm possible to arrange, classify and put up markers for more than a fraction of the goods and a large force has been kept busy arranging the different lines and marking them down.
 The furniture and carpet line will be reached today and the toys and novel, ties will be reached by next Monday by which time every article in this enormous stock of goods will have been placed in the bargain list and put on sale at only fraction of its value.
 In undertaking this big sale of his entire stock MT. Blumberg is not do- ing things by halves and in arranging to run an excursion to be called the New York Store Special he has cer- tainly set the pace on merchandising in this section of the country. He proposes to make this sale one of his tory to future shoppers and an event that will stand as a permanent adver- tisement for his establishment. No one can help admIring the enterprise this illustrates and that the large crowds for which they are now mak- ing preparation will throDg the New York Store next week no one will question who has visited the institu- ton and noted the wonderful bargains to be had on every hand.