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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09
A Good SELLING poultry Food.

The best evidence a merchant can Of
fer to prove to bis customers that he
Is selling an article OF real merit Is the
fact that he has used the article himself
with good results. Duane ". small
Of Windsor, Vt. offers this evidence te
bis Poultry Food trade Here IS bis
letter: 4 have sold and used Pages
Perfected Poultry Food FOR the past
two years and find it a good seller and
profitable food"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09
A Valuable Counsel.

IL is announced that Hon. II. II.
Powers viii be retained as general coun-
sci for the Rutland railroad. This q
the part of wisdom, as his acknowledged
ability, long and successful career as
member Of the bar Of Vermont, Judge
Of the supreme court, and member Of
Congress from this district, make him
very valuable man to the road. Mid
dlebury Register,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09

In France there are 100000 smol,
ers, and of every fifteen there are eight
who smoke pipe, live WHO SMOKE
cigars ana only two who use cigarettes,
Stin, TIE French consume more THAI
Soa,0e0.000 cigarettes d year. or enough
to 20 around the world 500 times If
they We're placed end to end in line
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09
FOUR LINES FOR Is CENTS

The TiMEs Will pNbush Wants. Lost and
Found, For sale. e HI, erc.--short advertise
ments--at she ratt ~ tear lines for twenty-five
cents for the fif~ Insertion and five cents for
each subpepnes Insertion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09
AGENTS WANTED.

$50 A MONTH SALARY and ali excuses r.
men q it'll rig 70 introduce our ,srarailteed
Poultry Remedies Years contract ri n
biglei CO. xs20 Springfield. III nos 277t6
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09
CURRENT COMMENT.
What the Press of the State and Coun
try Is Talking About.
Everyb0dy Detegts the aspotter.n

LVeIyUUuy Dettsts Inc SpuLltI.
The Bethel spotter who secured a
mans conviction by gaining has conf
dence and inducing him to purchase Ii
quor is giving cur neighboring town a
great deal Of undesired notoriety -Lnd-
low Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09
WORK WANTED.

w ANTEp--Fosltinn az foreman Ia granite
shed. eau estimate work and do draucbfipr
Address y !" Times office. g7et8
WANTED Dressmaking and family sewing
Mrs J r Spence Or Warren street qetf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items of Interest Cleaned from Our
Exchanges.

Mrs. John w. Rowell, wife OF Chief
Judge John w. Rowell, who is passing
the winter in Montpelier, is suffering an
attack OF pneumonia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09

a damage suit for $4,000 has been
brought by Michael Black, the Junk
dealer, against the BrattIeboro livery
firm 81 Howard & Yearly on account Of
injuries which Mr. Black suffered March
2s Of last year by being thrown from a
team owned BY the defendant. The
team was hired BY Chief Of Police X.
S. Hall 10 convey Mr. Black to New
fame, the latter being under arrest on
the charge of having received stolen
property. In his declaration the plain
tiff asserts that the pole to the sleigh
was attached IN an insecure manner and
the accident was due to this neglect on
the part Of the ligerymen OF whom the
team was hired. He further states that
lie was thrown to the ground and that
ahis back was broken, bruised, rent and
torn, his arms, legs, sides, and neck
were bruised, wrenehed, cut, and torn,
and his head was jammed, bruised, and
cut, in additional TO internal injuries
from which he win never recover"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09

At recent meeting ii the commit
tee recently appointed to consider An
drew Carnegie's provisional offer to
furnish funds for library in Fair Ha-
ven, the matter 81 a site was consider
ed, but no definite action was taken.
Thirty citizens were present. A com
mit.ee was appointed to ascertain the
price Of certain lot Of land, the owner
at which Is out Of town, and report at
d meeting to be held next Friday night.
Most Of the persons present at the
meeting appeared to favor the accept
anee Of Mr. Carnegie's proposition if
q site could be secured without placing
too heavy burden upon the town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09

The novel spectacle of an OK hitched
TO sleigh is seen on the streets Of
Westminster occasionally. Mr.. Farm.
ham Of the south district is the driver,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09
LOST AND FOUND.

I.0ST-.A H0ston hnll terrier. Dark brindle
and white, with white spots on left shou der
AMI right hip Collar OF with no name. E adef
please bring To ~ North Main street and re-
ceiye reward Al BacieAupo. 976tg
lost Bird dog dark brown. with white fees
and nose. Finder please return 70 9s Brook
street. 97et8
LOsT-A small wallet with two trunk KEYS.
Finder please return 10 a Warren street and
be rewarded, Q6ssf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09

John Babcock Of Stratton who is
over 80 years old, ia keeping house
alone this winter and he is very active,
He has recently bought new steel
range with which he is greatly pleased
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09

G. II. Willard and Wright Plympton
while out riding in Townsend, recently
Of a mixed grayish color, bob tailed,
with rather prominent head. The an
imal was evidently crossing from one
range OF hills to the other when seen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09

FOX sAl4E AT CASSIE FARM.
Milk-0ur wagon delivers twice day.
Hay--nelivered promptly III bulk.
Pigs-97. from one 70 nine weeks old.
A cheap mare for drive or work. Good reader,
gentle and safe. Apply TO George Cassie. East
street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09
10 RENT.

10 hENT-A liee tenement OF six rooms ~
rnure with All modern eanveniences. tall al
s. gels Y Rrady's store. First come first
rented. 274f
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09

At the coming session Of the United
States courts, to be held in Burlington,
the famous bankruptcy case OF Knott
q Closson, former stock brokers doing
business on St. Paul street, will be
again brought 10 public notice. This
case went through the regular channels
and at the close Of the extended hear
ing Referee Deberyille reported to
Judge Hoyt FL Wheeler, recommending
that the discharge be not granted. This
was followed BY d petition on behalf Of
the bankrupts to have the case referred
again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09

TO RENT Three rooms, furrished or IN.
furnished, with bath, heat and electric hghts.
Rooms are suitable Tor light Housekeeping
Apriy ~ nrrier str IT. 27a6
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE--A Fuller & johnson gasoline
engine, SIX b, p, almost new, OIL c0oled, no
water used. Will sell at a big discount fer
cash kngine Is in good running order. Adj
ess Engine, this "tiice. 276ll2
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09

TO REET--A room at corner Of wellington
and Walnut reefs. Mrs. Alex. McCaskill,
II yelling on street. 26gtf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-09

TO RENT--A nice tenement OF six rooms
Furnace heat, electric lights and all modern
improvements. Inquire Of M Carney. qe Pear
street, 1851
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06
WoMAN'S POWER.

The other day woman went into
he Corn Belt Bank of Bloomington.
She had check she wished cashed.
When she presented the check she
vas informed that the person whose
name vas signed on The check and
who had made the specified amount
payable to her had no funds in the
bank. So the teller wrote across the
back OF the check no funds" Taking
This 10 mean that he bank was short
IF funds. the woman hastily circulated
The report in The four quarters Of the
city thar The Corn Belt Bank was
ready TO collapse, had no funds. and
She showed the check as proof of her
taicmcut Her excited utterances
precipitated a run ON the bank, and in
= short time something like Sl00,O00
had been drawn out
Now Roosevelt and Cleveland may
citicise women if they wish, but the
Bulletin points 10 the above story as
illustration in fact Of woman's great
power
II Is marvellous what a woman can
10 when she wants TO.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06
BROKEN OFF SHORT.

Some people seem TO enjoy having
Mysteries more than laughing
II man Ii master IL his Own house
it's ten 10 one he's a bachelor
Some girls are able to sing like
nightingales. while others sound more
like a stiff gale in the night.
A keen promoter who is always talk
ing Of working wonders finds his great
est success in working suckers
The last year of mans life is gen
orally no more strenuous than the first
unless he is the kind that dies with his
boots on.
Bring around a man who processes
to know all about women and We'll be
able TO produce a firstclass customer
in the gold brick game
If man is getting bouny and
good girl as bis bride he is nor very
particular about who settles the bills
for the wedding trousseau
When a woman refuses to go away
for a weeks visit it Is not so much
because he is afraid that her hus-
band win be lonesome as thai she al
most knows he won't be,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06
CHINA NEEDS olsclPLiNlNo.

Uncle Sam should be emphatic IN
administering 10 China punishment for
.outrages committed on Americans.
Reports have been received in this
country that four American mission
aries we're murdered recently.
China makes a big mistake i'm sing.
ling out Americans for murder. China
has no better friend than America
America has been TOO good TO China
perhaps. aud the result Of our friend
ship and leniency toward China has
rcHullcd in repetition Of outrage
which should invariably be immediate
~ frilowcd by vigorous demand for
ample rcparation.
Thai these outraees occur 50 FIRE
qucutly makes it imperative that the
United States government give China
a little needed discipliuing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06
ANNA.
o s~s~~ ~~+ .~~ 80 =

/ Mrs. ID Sifford and daughter. Mrs.
/ A. NJ Finch, are spending this week
with relatives in Murphysboro
c. w. Mowery of Wetaug. was a
business visitor In Anna Wednesday.
Miss Mary Norris is employed as
clerk in sanfords dry goods store
Rev and Mrs. r. g. Cralghead re-
turned Wednesday from a sojourn IN
New York and Ohio
Miss Sula Crane entertained a few
friends Saturday afternoon in honor
Of Miss Ruth Code
Mrs Chas Toler of Gale, H., ar
rived Saturday for a weeks visit with
Mrs. MolFe Emerson.
Mrs. Irving Harris returned Satur.
day from a three days visit in villa
Ridge
Mr. and Mrs G w Norris spent a
few days last week with friends In
Makanda and Carbonate
Miss Annie Hunsaker will depart
Wednesday for Muskogee, |, T., where
she will be the guest of Miss Gertle
Lowery for one month
Mrs. NJ. M. Veatch returned Satur
day from a two weeks visit with re-
latives in Buncombe.
The teachers and pupils of the I'm.
ion Academy camped at Bluff Lake
two DAYS iasr week
Hubbard Kirkpatrick entertained
about twenty-five of his friends Fri
day evening at his home on Asylum
avenue.
Mrs. l.. E. Durr went to Alto Pass
Saturday for a brief visit with her
mother, Mrs. Sarah Dildy.
Or. Samuel Dodds is packing his |
office furniture preparing to his remov
al to Cairo in a few days.
F. c. Grain of East St Louis, is the |
guest of C. c. Hileman this week.
Mahara's Ministries will be the next |
al the opera house. They
come highly recommended and thea
ter gCers are expecting rare treat.
=. J. and Houston Halloman Of Cor |
den were business visitors in Anna
Saturday
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06
PRIMARILY lnfrndnc.d.

Margaret Is a welfhrougbf Mp little
girl who has some knowledge Of ett
ouetto She has been taken 10 tho
country this summer 10 a house where
there is large dog
Don't 20 near the dog. Matgaret."
said her mother no doesn't know
YOU aud he might b'o "
But that did no, suit Margaret and
she knew how 10 arrange matters
Going 10 tho dog. she made a litlc
courtesy such as she has been taught
TO make az darcing school and faid %
litely:
"Doegie. am Margaret Brown. "
Then the Introduction having been
llade and Tire dog having no excuse
for not knowing her Margaret waltzed
up and petted hin while he wagzod
bis tail with much gracious ness-
New York Times
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06
THE DEAD or ODESSA.

For two days the great port OF
| odessa has been in the hand, of ruf
ian mobs. kishinoff has been outdone.
rhe count of the yctims of The rab-
Hes frenzy against the Jews runs
nto The thousands One report says
hat 5000 men, women and children
fave been slaughtered All the while
he Cars soldiers looked on indifTer
nj, when not parties TO the leoting
Not until the patriots and the Toy
list" bands were gluttei with blood
ia the government check their ex-
esses
From Nicolaieif. Sebasi 2po | and
Kherson. in the Black Sea reg on.
'ome similar reports of wholesle muir
Ter and pillage The authorities have
overlooked, even melted, the troubles
1etween races. Everywhere massacres
laye been the haryes raised from the
seed Of persecution sown by the Cars
Nv ngoyernment
Throughout Polan and the adjoining
districts the flags of rebellion are
openly flown. Warsaw is again
lrenched in blood on the very day
hat martial law was to have been !
lbol shed
Finland is in revolt, The Finnish /
lag has been raised in the principaj /
sitics So many of the Cars troops !
we're Withdrawn to st. Petersburg +
Turing the strike that the Russian
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is practically power
ess.
In the Caucas us, always a hot-bed
# strive the military have acted
With decision in suppressing d'order.
But between political agitation and
ocal disturbances the whole Volga re-
ion has been under mob rule
Strangely enough, Moscow and St
where demonstrations
gainst the autocracy were most
threatening This week Whites ap-
eals have commanded much conf
ence The railroad strike is sub
ding. White has wisely timed the
for political offenders in or
81 W cpncllldte Tue FSNoluuolailes.
~ the abolition of the censorship of
res and kilograms he may hope to
ain more respite TO work cut pending
eforms.
Nicholas has been rescued from i'm
lediate disaster. But against his
anne W II forever be written in blood. ]
"a character the appalling crimes Of t
and Odessa Today. when he
pleading again for The worlds re- g
Dect as benevolent despot the dead i
The Black Sea cities cry out his a
4 lIl guilt
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06

elected, Paul C, Barth, regular demo
cratic nominee for mayor John T.
0'Nell candidate OF fusion party, com
posed of independent democrats and
republicans.
San Francisco Full city ticket to
be elected. Eugene L. Schmjt2, UNI
on labor nominee for mayor, opposed
py John S. Partridge, candidate OF
used democratic and republican part
es.
Salt Lake City-Full city ticket to
)e elected Ezra Thompson, nominee
If American (anti-M ormon) party, for
mayor William J, Lynch, republican,
md Richard p. Morris, democrat.
indianapolis Full city ticket 10 be
'lected. John W. Hoffman and Char
rs A. Bookwalter respectively demo
ratio and republican nominees for
mayor.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06
ToMoRRoW's ELEcTIcRS

To-day viii witness the wind up Of
one of the most spectacular campai gns
the city of New York has seen for
years, and it seems evident now that
Mayor Mcclellan and Attorney Je-
rome will be elected TO succeed them
selves by enormous maiorities Cairo
people having no fight OF their own
on hand have taken a good deal of in.
terest in the campaigns in other
states. There are no national issues.
The features Of the election outside
of New York are as follows
Pcunsylvania.-State treasurer and
Justices OF Supreme aud Superior
courts to be elected. Interest ccntcrs
in contest between J. Lee Plummcr
republican. and William H. Berry
.cmocrat, for former office. PLUM.
mer is Penrose machine candidate.
Control Of states finances important
factor for this organization. which is
lighting FOR life
Ohio.-Full slate ticket TO be elect.
cd. Gov Myron r. Ilerricli is republi.
can nominee for reelection. John
~ Pattison heads democratic ticker.
Issues are the republican boss rule Of
George b. Cox Of Cincinnati. local
option statute and attitude Of demo
cratic nominee toward insurance re
form agitation.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of currency
to be elected Senator Germans dis.
franehisement amendment, involving
10000 negro voters. viii be submitted.
Democratic leader has staked his fu-
ture on issue
Massachusetts.-Full state ticket
TO be elected. Curtis Guild. Jr.. is re.
publican nominee for governor: Char.
les w Bartlett democratic. Fight
hinges on race of Eben S. Draper and
Henry ~ Whitney. republican and
democrat respectively. for lieutenant
governor Issue is dominance az Sen
ator Lodge in states polite
Rhode lsland.-Full state ticket ~
be elected George II Utter rcTubli
eau candidate for governor. Lucius z.
C. Garvin. democratic.
Nirginia.-Full state ticket 10 be
elected. LunsfOrd J. Lewis is republi.
can nominee for governor: Claude A
Swanson democratic.
Nebraska.-Associate justice Of 81.
Dreme court AMI regents Of state uni.
versity TO be elected Elimination of
railway influence from politics chief
Issue.
Pbiladelphia.-Minor county oHi.
GERS 10 be elected. Vote will b. test
Of strength between Penrose machine
and Mayor Weaver. who is trying to
disrupt gang.
Cieyeland.-Fuil city ticket 10 be
elected Mayor Tom L. johnson. dem
oerat opposed by William II. Boyd. re
publican
LoHisEl-la-EHll ely tlekst 10 b
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06
COLLEGE MURDERS.

The ST Louis Giobe-De mocrai says
that the killing Of freshman at Ken
yoH college. Ohio. on a railroad track
during his initiation at night into one
81 the college fraternities is one Of the
most remarkable and deplorable frag-
edies Of the kind On record Confused
accounts Of what happened have been
given ont, but there are mysterious
gaps IN the stories. and the connected
details uiu not be known until the
legal investigation takes place a feE
days hence A peculiar complication
~ The case is that the father Of the
rcsit killed 3 2 member Of The same
irs.fsniig az. .tlha2zEh L sidins il sss
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06


ether part of the state, was visitor
! In the vicinity of the college on the
night Of the killing The body wa
first found by the collegians in charge
Of the initiation, and their failure Ia
notify the coroner until the next day
Is much commented on. The conceal
ment of bloody rope and wad of
cotton in a culyert several hundred
feet from the place whore the youth
was struck is another proof that i'm
portant facts are WITHHELD 1t is de-
MED by the fellow-students implicated
that the youth was tied to the track
but one wrist and ankle were badly
torn, as If he had eNerted all his ply
steal strength TO breakloo4e He was
manifestly struck by train and
blew on the head proved fatal
One unexpected witness has appear
ed, a railroad workman, who saw the
party moving along in the darkness
lading a youth by rope around his
neck. The victims hands were tied
behind him. Trains are few on the
railroad track that figures in the hor
ror and the schedule Of the regula
night train is known to everybody il
the neighborhoDa But il wa Saturday
aight, and an extra train was run sew
eral hours earlier, 1t Is atrocous that
under any circumstances railroad
tracks should be used to test The |
nerve" Of any human being. Dangei |
always exists there for trespasser |
and in Europe all who venture on tht |
right Of way without warrant are pun
ishod. The init alton of the college /
al Kenyon seems TO have |
been taken from dime novels and the
ranhcst Observation-Disclosures melodrama
Rope. cbloroform and a pistol carried
N basket were among inc articles
in the cruel and idi0tic rite
either he victim was tied 10 the tract
" was required 10 remain upon ii until
allied. He was ebioroformed or elcc
induced TO believe that he would be
The peril OF the freshman was the
pice of the proceeding to those who
onducted It, They thought they could
inc ii all to nicely, giving the new
nan a maximum fright, with just
nough Of security TO save him from
eadly injury Extreme mental ter
Or fainting, loss of self-contro OF
few bodily scratches were not to
punt
AS often happens the practical joke
ent a great deal further than was ex
9ctej. Practical jokes are double
igol, and il Is wise TO avoid them on
'incipal Their purpose is to make 2 ]
lit Of others, and the pleasure de
we'd Is proportioned to the discom !
ri or embarrassment produced. The
llese fraternity stained with this ter D
bic murder. and PROBABLY similar /.
carnations. has an initiation intend n
to give fun play to a low. cruel. >.
acllcal joking taste. No doubt the L
lsational fun" had been intensified j
Ill II resulted In grinding a pinioned Il
.shman to pieces on a railroad /,
tck. Colleges are slow to apply the 3
eremedy that viii stop hazlng and u
ier self-indulgent brutalities that are :;
at remedy is expulsion Students re
not 90 to colleges to be expelled, II
ey can help 1t. The Kenyon trag n
y has passed beyond the purblind /;
effective policy Of a faculty. II viii rl
investigated by the searchlight Of <
G Law and the trial will be one of S
E widest interest ~
If
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06
BED Hair Preven,s Raldre.,.

An eminent man OF science has re.
Gently declared that red-haired people
are far less apt 10 grow bald than
those with other colored hair. Tho as
erage crop on the head OF a rcd-haircG
person is only ~ 200 hairs Ordinary
laik hair is far hncr and over three
iarh hairs take up the space Of ore
ed one 10000 are about tho aver
go. But fairhairod people are sfIl
.efier m: 10000 70 $50 oo, are qui O.
Commuu number of hei.s Oh iie
cain ~ q iairhaircd man or NUrssa.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06

10 The past the great man vas scr
1ounded by a band Of ardcnl Worship
RS Tno ci-cled about him and tIum-
7eted forth bis praise. In ;hesa de-
Eenerate days. If there is great
aan. he ls not usually surrounded by
abilities. for The satellites are pr2e-
ically employed cireiing abcut ;aam
elves SO the great man eir1s uE
is loins and wisely proclaims his
Wn greainess--B Brooklyn Eaeie
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06

The DuIIesin ID on saIa At the TO
lowing places:
colsman's, 214 Elshti, street.
Halliday House news stand.
Walkers, 10 sixth street.
Union News Co.. Union depot.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06

The London Times sugg SITS Presi.
dent Roosevelt for third term IN n
no-party platform, bat in the interests
Of the whole world. America and Eng
land included. II is not likely that
Cannon. or Taft. or Root. OF Bryan. Ct
PARKER wiz agree with the Times.
Nor Is II likely that the strenuous
president himself would endorse the
scheme very heartily. He knows he's
al right now. but another term might
Dc one TOO many even for him.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06

And by the way Are there no re
publicans in Cairo who dare TO try
their strength against the postmaster
for the richest plum in the district?
His time is up in another month and
II looks as though he would win an
other four years without opposition.
Maybe no one else wants a $4,000 a
year job.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06

The above is 4 correct statement Of
the circulation Of the Cairo Bulletin
ia " and Sunday fgr the year 1904,
and for the FIRST ten months of the
year 1906. CLYDE SULLIVAN.
Business Manager,
Subscribed aud sworn to before me
this 31st day of October 1905
(Seal) LEO J. KLEB.
Notary Public
Ny commission expires January l6,
1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-06

William }. Bryan met real live
octopus over in China the other day
aud on being asked how he liked j.
said he had been lighting that sort
of thing all his life for the specimen
shown him was the first he ever saw.