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before known to hurry in getting out,
but this time he did, and without wait
ing for a call
There was no end to the pranks
Meier cut up at home, around the viii
lage, or at school, which he kept in
an uproar most of the time, until, no
matter what happened, it became a
foregone conclusion, Meier did it,"
Of course Aunt Comfort, in her de-
should be, provided a new suit with
brass buttons and collar pinned to the
roundabout, and bow of black silk
from a remnant of an old dress, and
thus arrayed, took him to church. But
wearing this uncomfortable raiment,
and sitting two hours in high-backed
pew, while the birds were singing in
the trees outside, and trout might be
caught, was dire punishment to Meier,
and when breakfast and chores were
over Sunday mornings, his red hair
and freckled face were usually miss
ing.
Angie, however, was the bright par
ticular star in Aunt Comforts asylum,
and from the day she entered it, bare
foot and in tears, until now-well de-
veloped and well poised-she was at
once the life, light and guiding spirit
of the household, and the idol of her
aunt's heart She planned the style
and made most of Aunt Comforts and
Hannah's dresses, trimmed their best
"bunnits," and as the asylums income
depended upon a few acres titled by
hired help, together with two cows and
a flock of poultry, as soon as she was
old enough she had applied for and
! obtained a chance to teach in one of
! the outlying district schools a mile
| from the village.
She also, by rare economy, added a
little to the home furnishing. and re-
placed the old-fashioned melodeon in
the parlor with a modern piano, and
during many lonely evening taught
herself to play Like most country
girls, of whom she was fair type, she
became self helpful and self-reliant al
an early age.
While Angie was the light of thu
home, Aunt Comfort may be called it
statue of Faith, Hope. and Chart,
combined Trouble, poverty, and self
denial had been her portion for man.
years; she lived and worked almos
solely for others without complaint
and, except for Angie, would not hav
gratified herself with new dress o
@bunnet'' once In i've years. She say
only the best side Of all; il they faile
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but mention will be made of two thaS
have proven good ones.
The first is mode Of two, crocheted
mats of soft wool about three inches
in diameter. A loosely-sewn, circular.
fiat case of white material holding tbs
powder, is placed between the wool
mats, the latter then fastened together
around the edges by a crocheted bor-
der having open-work through which
a ribbon is run. The loose case al
lows the powder to sift out at the
slightest pressure, and the soft wool
is more pleasant to the face than the
ordinary chamois skin.
The second purse puff is made OF
circular bit of thin silk, three or four
inches across, and about an inch from
the pinked edge a baby ribbon is
shirred in. A tiny lambs wool bag Is
put in the center. the lambs wool
holding the powder, and also acting
as puff. The draw-strings pulls pro-
tecting case about the white puff.
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starved, at her back door, crying and
begging for food.
How her motherly heart opened, how
she warmed and fed him beside the
kitchen stove; how he pleaded to re-
main, willing to work and sleep in the
barn; and how she, with misgivings
as to ''the law on t." finally consented,
is numbered with her many Good Sa-
marian acts.
''It's burnin' shame to treat poor
orphan that way" was her comment,
ON if David Curtis wants him back,
let him come n fetch him. If he
does. he'll git a piece O. my mind"
But David made no effort to reclaim
Meier, and as no one else cared what
became of him, Aunt Comfort added to
her assortment of unfortunates, and
set about bringing him up according to
her light. He was hard problem to
solve, however, for once fed and
warmed, his sole ambition was mis-
chief of the most diabolical kind. He
shod Aunt Comforts cat with clam
shells, fastened by grafting-wax, and,
with fish-line for halter, gave that
ing on the mill pond. 1t was Joy SUI
preme to Meier, while he watched his
victim humping, yowling, and vainly
clawing the smooth ice, as the wind
drew her across, only to. be dragged
back and repeat the exercise When
early spring came, he found a nest of
black snakes, still dormant, and put
ting them in bag, took them to An
gie's school, where he was a pupil, and,
| slyly tucking them under the Franklin
stove, awaited developments, which
came in due time, and resulted in every
| girl, including Angie, seeking safety
on top of benches and desks and
screaming with delirious fear, while
the big boys enjoyed a snake-killing
bee.
Nezer's star act came later, however,
when he caught and placed large eel
| in HannahS bed one night, and as
that spinster felt the cold creature
| squirming around her attenuated legs
she paused not at all until she landed
at the foot of the back stairs with a
broken arm, besides serious injury to
her feelings.
Of course Meier and Aunt Comfort
held discussions over the subjects OF
snakes and cells, during which hand
full of wiry apple sprouts were the
convincing argument. They had an en-
livening effect on Nezer's bare legs, but
failed in moral influence, for when
humble bees came it occurred to him
that Hans, always slow and phleg-
matte, would most likely be livened
up some by BUNDLES" To Meier il
seemed a happy thought, and he &C.
cOrdingly trapped a few of those in
sects in jar, and deftly inserted il
between the sheets of Hans bed late
one night. That stolid boy was nevel
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-11-30
CHAPTER XII.
GREENVALE IS DISTURBED.

DR.. Soils return to Greenvale was an
event in the annals of that quiet vii
lage. For Is years he had traverse1
his daily rounds, feeling pulses, pre-
scribing pills, and how the old ladies
with their flanders" and old men with
lumbago got along without him for u
month was marvel. But none died,
and though not f1attering to him, none
were the worse off. Naturally the story
Of his wonderful adventures in the
wilderness, the wild man, the lone cabin
with its bell signal and the hermit.
made an exciting tale which was lis
tened to with open-mouthed wonder by
all. Martin Frisbie's possible return,
rich, and likely to abide in Greenvale,
was also of keen interest, and for a
week this and the doctors experiences
formed the sole topic of conversation
in every home. His subsequent call
at Aunt Comforts, where he and his
Eat wife "drapped in" about once a
week, was also an event, and for three
hours he talked steadily Meier was
the most interested listener, however,
and he sat in one corner, so excited
that he hardly breathed. He had read
a few dime novels, but this was the
real thing, and DR.. Sol hero beyond
compare. For days. and weeks after
Meier lived over that marvellous tale
again and again, each time counting
the years that must elapse ere he could
obtain gun and go into the wilderness
and live as that old hermit did Aunt
Comfort and therest we're also charmed
listeners, and when the doctor came
to Martins probable return to Green
vale, Angie was the most interested
OF all, and not entirely pleased with
1t. He had been her youthful knight
Grant in school days, and later at par
ties, husking-bees, and the like; he had
taught her the lesson of first love and
then left her abruptly, and she was
not of the fibre that soon forgot She
cherished no malice; she was now ma
ture enough to realize that such early
experiences are inevitable and to be
laughed over later on, and yet she was
not anxious to meet Martin again. She
scription that he had grown stout, con.
sequential, and arrogant over his sue.
cess in life; that he had attained te
riches and would insist on informing
every one of that fact in all manner
| OF ways. She hated bumptious men a
| sight, and was sure he would nov
| prove to be one. Once he was he
girlish ideal, now he would inevitably
prove irritating. While the volubl,
doctor was mingling more or less o
Martin-his looks, actions, speech, ant
opinions-into the tale of adventure
Angie, keen and well accustomed t,
drawing her own conclusions nov
formed an opinion of Martin, and on
not to his credit. The doctor had like,
him-that was to be expected: the,
both enjoyed wood life, and Martil
mad paid all expenses, she learned
tnat was another reason. His return
10 spend more money in Greenval
would rebound to the doctors credi
lstlH more reason for admiration. an
as DR.. Sol talked on and on. Angie be
came distrustful and more certain tina
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70 do right, it was from lack Of know1-
edge rather than intention. Only
kindly words ever fell from her lips
Except in one case, and that well mer-
ited, and though urged to do so by
Squire Phinney, she fatty refused even
to demand from David Curtis Angles
rights and inheritance.
Let him keep it if he wants to-"
she said; he won't be the happier fort
in the long run, n soon or late the
Lord'H see justice sarved.''
In fact, this ingrained faith that in
due time the Lord would right all
wrongs, was the keynote of her char
acter. David Curtis was, as all Green
vale knew, a pious hypocrite, a grasp
ing miser, willing to rob even his or
phaned niece of her heritage, as he
had, and yet Aunt Comfort still be-
lieved that he would yet be made to
repent.
Her home was also as capacious as
her benevolence, an ancestral inheri-
lance. brown and moss-covered. II
stood well back from the village street,
with vine-covered porch fanked by Ii
laos, two oval panes over the front
door, giant naples, SCARED by count
less augur holes, shaded the deep door
yard whose picket fence leaned zig-zag
and gray, and where peonies, sweet
williams. and hollyh ocks grew.
Inside the house was even more an
tiQue, with angular. haircloth furni-
ture and brass firedogs in the parlor,
Autographs of George Washington and
Perrys victory on the walls, and green
and gold shades, never raised except
on state occasions In the sitting room,
more cheerful, with bright rag carpet
and chintz-covered settle, stood tall
clock of solemn tick, while four-posters,
girded with cords, and wooden chairs
painted blue, stood in the spacious
chambers. These never knew carpets
| and the floor of the best one was also
painted blue. This, on cold winter
nights, contained countless shivers and
| chills as WELL
The garnet was always odorous will,
sassafras, pennyroyal and peppermint,
| for Aunt Comfort believed in "arbs' -;
and big and little spinning-wheela
gathered dust under the rafters, from
which in winter depended well-browned
hams and links of sausage.
A vein of pathos as we'll as benevo-
lence ran through Aunt Comforts life
for in the best chamber closet hung q
faded blue blouse, cap, sword. and belt
| They were the sole relics of her hus-
band, Captain Day, returned to her By
a comrade of his on the field of Get
| tysburg. The blouse was torn and
blood stained, the sword rusty, the
belt widowed. but all the wealth OF
the Indies could not have bought then
from Aunt Comfort.
Once year, and always on the tenth
of May-her wedding day-she went tt
that closet alone, and, with tear
dimmed eyes, busted them carefully
put them back, and, locking them il
and her own sorrow with them, re
sumed her patient, hopeful, helpfu
life.
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Afghan Justice.

In native irregular force raised by
an Afghan chieftafn the following
amusing incident took place. A man
was brought before the chief for steal
ing a shirt, and this is how the case
proceeded:
Chief ito prisoner)-You are charged
with stealing shirt.
First Witness-Your honor, it was
my shirt
Second WitnessI saw him steal
the shirt. your honor.
Result-Prisoner ten days for steal
ing the shirt: first witness ten days
for not looking after the shirt better;
and second witness ten days for not
Winding his own business. The Reg.
iment-
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PUFF FOR A PURSE.
A Homemade Trife That Makes
Pretty Christmas Present for
q Woman.

Sometimes the busy woman when
walking wants to be burdened with
nothing heavier than small purse,
but very seldom does she want to 60
abroad unattended by the ubiquitous
powder-puff 1t stands to reason she
cannot carry one of the bulky bougat
puffs in the limited compass OF =
purse, so a homemade contrivancs
here comes into play-and gives need
ed, suggestion for a Christmas novelty.
Models for these are not numerous,
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Appearances Deceitful.

Your yard is pretty full of Gogs," said
the caller. Are they all yours?"
NO." replied the man of the house,
flushing with resentment I'm not so
burned poor as that. Chicago Tribune
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-11-30
His Status.

McGuyer-There goes one of our best
known men of letters
McGawk-Indeed? A novelist, pre-
sumo?
McGuyer-No; he's a sign-painter-
Judge.
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To Remove Scorches.

If anything hot has been accidentally
placed upon polished wood it may be
removed by first painting the spot care
fully with spirits of nitre and then
rubbed Immediately with sweet oil.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02

Mrs. Hester NJ Smith, secretary OF
the County Superintendent Section
is the superintendent of schools OF
Pulaski county. Her home is at
Mound City, the county seat Mrs
Smith is native Of Pulaski county
a daughter of the late Judge Hugh
Mckee, one of the pioneers Of that
county. She was raised on farm
and has taught through all the grades
of the publis schools. She married
Lewis c. Smith, a rising young law
yer Of Mound City, who died in 1879
during his term of office as states
attorney, Mrs Smith was elected
county superintendent Of schools in
1882, and has served consecutiyely in
that office since then. She has filled
every office in the S. l. T. A. except
president, and has been chosen &c
many important positions in tie edu
cational work of the state Although
long in public life her greatest en-
ioyment is in her home life with two
grandchildren, who now constitute
her family,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
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LINE Folks
The Rooster SAdyiCe

Tommy was IN trouble. Tommy was
also In bed for his trouble was 4 bro
ken wrist. brought on by lifting tie
ground too hard when he fell cut Of the
apple tree. He was lying on his white
pillow and dreaming of the good times
the boys We're having outside when the
door opened, and to his great anuse.
ment in walked Jack. the Old rooster
He was carrying big book under his
wing. and he came straight for the
bed. Tommy felt Ike crying out with
mingled fear and surprise as lie saw
Jack hop up on the table beside him,
where down in his stomach Jack said
nothing, but pulled a big pair OF spec
tacles from beneath his other wing
and opened a large book Of notes. Tom
my's eyes bulged.
what are you going to do" lie ask
ed timidly.
Going to read you a few Lc.pfGl
rules for climbing trees. Some from
my own valuable experience" said
Jack, wlnking one eye and turning the
pages with his claws "If you will
climb trees, you should know how to
do IT,"
This certainly is queer" thought
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
WICKLIFFE, KY.


Mrs. John Boyd is suffering with
a bilious attack.
Thursday was Opening Day" with
the millinery stores In town and the
ladies' in and around Wickliffe had a
picnic looking at the new hats and
things"
Miss Lizzie Williams spent the day
in Cairo Friday. we presume shopping
The ferry boat is landing at the
depot
Monroe McCord went to Cairo Fri
day.
MIR Clark's many friends are glad TO
see him on the street after several
weeks illness.
We noticed Lloyd Gholson. of Bar.
low. in town Friday.
We understand the |. c. r. r. com
pany will soon begin the grading for
double track between Wicklffe and
Fort jefferson. Both roads have been
using the /. C. single track since the
washout on the NJ. and O. last winter.
Work on the new court house seems
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
ULLIN.
..+..++++++++


DR.. Robinsons new drug store Is
near completion and will be an orna.
ment to the city,
Fred Freshett Is very low with
consumption at his residence west of
the city.
The new NJ f. parsonage will soon
be completed and will be occupied
by Rev. Chas Atchison.
Mr.. Dale, of Dongola was down
yesterday looking up location for q
butcher shop Business is somewhat
mild at present owing to the high
water preventing farmers from get
ting into town conveniently.
Miss Josa Atchison has returned
home from JonesbOro. where she had
been visiting the past -four weeks.
Rev Atehisoh isa holding a success
full revival meeting at New Concord.
C. s. Bundschub received some new
funeral supplies this week
W. w. Miller and wife are visiting
Mr. Miller's parents in Carbonate
this week
Charles Rose has sold his saloon
TO Geo. Parks.
Prof Dixon was on our streets
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
A YOUNG
MAN DYED
His Cloth Top Shoes With Backing
That Poisoned His Foot and
Caused His Death.

Toledo. Ohio, April THE mystery
surrounding the death of win 8
RAIDER, a wei known young business
man which occurred a week ago
Sunday, has been solved by Chemist
G. A. Kirchmaier.
RAIDER spent Saturday evening at a
dance and after the dance went tc
a restaurant for lunch While in the
restaurant he became ill., and he died
at O'Clock in the morning. A post
mortem examination threw no light
ON the cause of death
The chemist today announced that
death was due to nitro-benzola poison
ing RAIDER wore cloth top shoes, and
Ion Saturday dyed the tops with black
ing which contained ntro.bonzola
This penetrated to the skin and was
absorbed. causing death
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
MOUND CITY.

The Metal Bound Package Co. has
sent a heavy force Of men to their
logging camp at Norfolk, Mo, to get
logs out of the bottoms while the wa
ter is up. 1t is reckoned that 10000
fine logs will be cotton into the Mis-
sissippi river and securely RATED for
shipment TO the plant in this city be-
fore the waters recede,
Henry Read has closed down his
planning mill for few days in order
that he may install much more pow
erful boiler and engine.
The tri,county w. G, T. U. conyen
tion is in session in the M. f. church
The Meridian roadway leading
northward from this city to the hills
at Valley Recluse is now almost i'm
passabe and unsafe on account Of
back water from the Ohio river
Travel over the river roadway is sus
pended. The government roadway
affords an excellent and reliable out
let to all points vest. north and east
at any stage of the waters,
At the regular meeting of the cit,
council next Tuesday night judges
and clerks for the city election will
be appointed
Quite a number OF the leading Re
publicana Of this county attended the
Fiftieth district senatorial conyen
ton in Cairo Thursday.
Farm work on all the bottom lands
in Pulaski county is entirely suspcn~
ded by the high water Itis expected
that the water will be out Of the way
by the middle of next week The
nigh waters have created rery little
actual damage.
Eggs were soli from farmers was
ons yesterday at the unusually low
price of ten cents per dozen Isn't
this gratifying when it is remembered
that this Is han and egg tima?'
Thomas Wood, an extensive farmer
and fruit grower of America, was il
this city today
Dan Hogan, Jr., made a business
trip TO Benton, ILL.,, yesterday.
Mrs. Dr.. John Howard and her
daughter, Miss Ada. of Arkansas City
Ark, are here on visit with theil
mother and grandmother, Mrs. P. c
Earle
w. D. Chamberlain and wife, OF
Junction City. Kans., who are guests
of Mrs. Chamborlain's nephew, Hon
Geo. f. Martin, visited Cairo today.
in company with Mr. and Mrs, Martin
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
CARRIER MILLS.


Dr. J. II Rose, of Harrisburg, made
a professional visit to our town Thurs
day
W r. Robarts was in Harrisburg
between trains Thursday
Hugh snead was in Harrisburg,
Thursday
Mrs. w c. Miller moved to Cairo,
Thursday.
Deputy Marshal Koerner, of Harris
burg, was in our town visiting his
son, Ed + Koefncr, Wednesday.
Miss Marie Anderson, of Harrisburg
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Katie NJ
Roberts.
Mrs. Robson, Of EldCrado. moved
to Carrier Mills, Wednesday morning
to the property vacated by Emery
Vance, Mr. Vance having moved to
his new residence just completed.
John Smith was hurt by falling
slate at Green Gravel mines Wednes-
day.
Several of our miners have left
us, going into other fields and we re-
gret their departure as most all OF
them were very agreeable boys.
Special pension examiner, II. Stan
ley Himnick, of Mt. Vernon, was here
Wednesday looking up some pension
claims, especially our Spanish-Amer-
lean soldiers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-02
; BUSINESS LOCALS.


!
Buy your dry goods, groceries and
shoes from Anthony 7. chs, 200920ll
Wash. ave. There are others. but
none better, try IT,
John A. Miller Jewely Store, Cor,
9th and Coml ave, is headquarters
for anxious buyers of reliable jewelry
for the least money, see our diamonds
Uncle Joe's Hotel, best $l00 day
house in the three states. You get
the best of everything to eat and
drink. and nice clean bed.
II. r. Rothenberger, shoe store
sells a first class wearing shoe for
$3.50 and the first quality leather for
$500. Try pair of the $3.50 shoes.
John Beck Reliable Bakery will de
liver to all parts OF the city all kinds
Of bakery goods, bread cakes, pies
and rolls. They are O. X.
/ Cairo Sand. Lime and Cement Co.,
/ successors to Fitzgerald Bros) spec.
ialties in lime, cement, hair, plaster
ers supplies, river sand and feed.
Bottos restaurant and bar Is one OF
the best patronzed places in Cairo
and you can get fine meal for 25c
as ordered.
ID. f. McCarthy's wagons always on
time giving you plenty of heat from
The excellent hard and soft coal he
handles. Phones 1913 Cairo. 1GG Bell.
Chas. +. Miller, reliable iewelry
store, viii be glad to show you line
of watches that never fail to keep &c.
curate time, very low prices.
Fred d. Nellis best grades of coal
for steam and domestic purposes, thor,
Cughly screened and free from dirt.
It's o. X. and you will like it.
Banner Shoe and Clothing House
are making the lowest prices in Cairo
on shoes and clothing. Examine the
stock and you will be convinced.
Schulz Drug Co, still takes the lead,
supplying the retailers in three states
they are the peoples choice. Special
discounts ON large orders.
John p. Mockler Grocery and Gen.
eral Merchandise Store, 2Sth and Pop
lar streets. Every article in his store
is fresh and strictly first class.
Schulz Drug Co., wholesale drug
house, paints, oils and window glass.
Special discounts on large orders,
money saved by patronizing them.
r. Smyth & Cos spring specials.
Schlitz Book Beer, California Apricot
Brandy Old Kentucky Whistles.
Phones 222.
r. f. Cannon, coal dealer at
Wheelers old stand. kindlng wood at
very low price. II will pay you to
put in a supply while price is low.
p. C. Scullin, leading caterer Res.
taurant and bar, 2l3 Leyee, right Mt
Central station Travellers promptly
supplied Best cuisine and service.
The Paul G. Schulz & Sons Drug
store, GOT Com. ave. is one of the
best patronized drug stores in Cairo
Reliability and politeness count.