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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26

feel ! ought to stop and save 1t for book.
! would like to 60 where / wouldn't see
pen, pencil or paper think would
even like to be iIliterate and"
Marry me, dearl" he cried, impetu-
ously.
Would that make me illiterate?" shs
asked, whimsieally
Ruth, he pleaded, don't you remem-
Der our old, jolly times In your flat be-
iore you were famous? | don't seem to
know you half as well now. Won't you
try and care for me?"
His proposal aroused all her old state
Of contrariness.
Billy she said, nonchalantly, has
your sister gone to the seashore?v
he looked at her, amazed and angry
Then he came closer to her. She thought
that she had mover seen him angry bo-
fore. She was almost afraid Of him.
Has she, Billy" she asked, but with
less assurance.
He caught her in his arms.
Ruth, will have you, in spite d;
yourself
That's the only way you could e,r
me. Billy" she replied, meekly. "Won't
you let me SO, please?'
NO ncverl" was the response. and
hts tone was not the lazy one she l,ns
mad known, nor yet the angry one OF .
moment before. N O Times Democrat.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26

! have In mind a hii1Tions parrot tina
never talks. but sereeches always an,
forever on c in alt. That might he a self
infection. but your dainty refresh
ments are ready to serve. Will this ia
bic remain table through one consec
uiiye meal?"
1T won't" she returned. '1f Won I'm
the bread so vigorously"
And may come often and drinl
drink tea?" he asked. pleadlnelv as h,
was taking his departure.
Eyes. y you will set the table" she re.
Piled. carelessly.
She had first met Billy Ludlow OF a
crush at the Fields. which she had. II.
tended as society reporter-one OF the
2n9laced habitues of high life. I'm but
aot of. as she defined It. She straight
way forgot the existence of the youth
until he called at the Office to see her on
some fiimsy pretext. Thereafter she met
hlm frequently IN her walks In life. and
their acquaintance had grown until this
us first call at her home. There now
followed many calls and devices for the
cultivation of a friendship which with
him grew into the stronger feeling.
But Ruth Rogers had literary ambi.
tons. and she was beginning to be rec.
ognlzed by the magazines when Ludlow
eYlnced whole-souled devotion. Shs
was not aspiring to social honors or to
aomesticity beyond that of her little fiat.
She was just about to write book 81
she STAYED off his ardor. In time her
book appeared and made hit. Still. she
repulsed Ludlow, possibly because
everyone, him included. took 1t for
granted that she would eventually WELD
Upon her arrival at house-party 10
winch she and Ludlow had accepted in
vitation. she was surprised and also
little chagrined to find her deyotee CON
splcuons by his absence. The week
dragged on and Sunday morning found
her IN a mood not in accord with divine
service. and she remained In the house
alone. Ludl0w's sudden and unexpected
arrival was most welcome and oppor-
tune.
Where's the crowd?" he asked
AT church."
Why didn't you go?"
I didn't want to-"
An unsatisfactory reason, but it's al
Was yours, he said. resentfully.
She made no reply, which was so I'M
usual an occurrence that he was at a
loss how to proceed.
! suppose you are collecting material
for another book, be finally observed
NO! | don't want to write another
book or anything else. feel like an
acrobat twisting things and people to
ut some situation in book. Every
lime | start to say something brilliant |
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
Bishop Was an EdItnr.

Or. O'Reilly, archbishop Of Adelaide.
south Australia. possesses an unusual
accomplishment, Before he became
q bishop he was the editor OF one or
the Australian Catholic journals. His
compositors Went out on strike, and
N the emergency he helped In the me.
chanical department BY the time the
'diiiict'lty had been adjusted lie had
pretty we'll mastered the Art I'll TYNE.
setting, and for the rest Of bis edi-
torial career he did not write his lead
Ing articles. He Just went into the
con1posliig-room and set them up.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
Thoroughly Euuirped.


The late Thomas b. Reed some.
tines evolved complicated Jokes. but
This one Of GOV. IA Foilettes Is as
roundabout as any of his.
M il saw him." he said, referring ID
cse of his political opponents who
II Noted FOR his occasional Z ccceu.
tfieity, sitting out IN his back yard
in wagon box which rested on tho
ground, quite unattached to anything.
But yet lie was quite ready for i
drive n
How2' asked d friend. III he had
40 animal and the wagon had no
wheels, how
~, said La Toilette, ''the last ele !,
Ion was horse on him. and he Han
wheels In his lead quite handy. ~
Judge,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
Substitute for Ice Water

For those who believe that lee waite,
y unhealthful the "olla 1T the IatiIl
countries and Mexico Is earnestly rec.
commended in this hot weather. Tho
"olla'--the Mexicans pronouhad ii
"olya It's a porous earthen jar. Its
pores are continually sweating little
beads Of water, which, by the princi-
pie Of evaporation, keep the LIQUID
within at cool temperature, halfway
between that IF hydrant water and
WI OF Ice water Nav York Sun.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
Foes Of larnairai,e

4 few years ago the people al Ja-
maiea had two terrible foes snakes
and rats, To cope with them thc
alien mongoose was introduced. with
the result that the snakes vanished.
me rats, however took tu the trees.
where they 10 reduced the humber III
eggs and birds that the cattle ticks
began 70 breathe more freely .sn
freely, indeed, they fell upon the mon
goose himself, which ii now threat.
ened with extinction.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
Use Sweet Diplomarva

the women who have their owfl
sweet way II All things arc generally
of the seemingly yielding class. Tho
real strength ct their nature Ill mas.
ked by an unfailing good nature that
dIsai'ms others They usually siis,
claim all inclination to do augft blk
please others and fnd their world
ready 70 DO their bidding Clever
women they are. and would there we're
more OF them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
q ultima 'En, Sl7nr,

!. welknowa minister iii small
western town said during his dis.
copr4e ore morning.
~ each bl0ac Of grass there Ii d
sermon
The following day one Or his nock
discovered TIE good man pushing i
avn Rover about the yard. and raus.
"a 10 remark;
" ells larson. am glad to sec
at you arc cutting your sermons
short,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
NEW PROFESSIONS PAY WELL
Expert knowledge of One Subject Al
ways in Demand.

ways in Demand.
New professions pay well. in spite
of all that is said against them. said
4 man of forty who had abandoned 2
general law practice to take a special
ist's position in technical training
school. I'VE don't hear SO much abou.
he overerowding of professions as
sc used to. The technical trainine
schools scattered over the land teach
doctors. lawyers. engineers, architects
and editors to divide tteir work into
separate departments. Salaries for
specialists drawn from all the old FRO
-ess eas range from sc, 000 to $50 DOC
year A man who commands more
than the last named figure must bt
exceptionally clever in one line o.
work.
1t is never too late for man tt
begin, | know New York physician
who thought he was doing very vel
with $4,000 in the general run of his
profession until he was SO years old
But he was fond of roses. and reaf
everything that he could get hold O.
abcnt their culture. the question O
reducing the cost of existing Yarietie
AID the secret of producing new caee
He sets $4,000 a year now from 2
farm that sends the hlghest.prioef
roses to New York. Boston and Phil
adelphia.
There Is no end of variety of pur
suits for which a man can prepare
himself through a technical oduea,
ten The telephone alone has openef
up vast field, Then there is mining
bridge building. electrical specialize
and chemistry. The main thing is to
screw up courage to get ont OF the
rut"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
FolIIes nf iiankln.I.

Emerson says: TITS pitiful: tho
things by which Me are rich or peor
a matter Of coins coats ana cas.
pets; 4 little more or less of stone,
" wood, or paint. the fashion Ill X
cloak " hat: Hike the luck Ill native
lndiaas. nf whom one Ii proud Iii thu
possession u q glass lead. III rcd
feather. and The rest miserable fos
the want of Ii.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
Self.lmtsroyernent.

Every real and searching effort 1T
self.improvement II of itself i lesson
q profound humility For Wa cannot
move . step without learning and feal,
ing the wayWardness, the weakness,
the 'lat 81 our movements Of
without desiring To be Jet upon the
Rock that y higher than oursclys H..
W. Il. Gladstone.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
Sand Dunes Made EcrfIle.

More than 10000 acres Of sand
dunes In France. which once were
blown about by the wind until they
overwhelmed great stretches Of fertile
ground and even threatened to bury
whole towTs, are now covered with
forests q pine, which produce quaint.
ties Of turpcntine, lumber and char
coal
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
Car Produce small crxafala

II has been shown that small erys.
tails, having the luster, hardness, gray.
ity and index Oh fefractIon of diamond
can DO obtained by heating lii the
electric arc pulverized carbon on II
spiral Of iron wire, the heating taking
place In hydrogen and under great
pressure 3,100 atmospheres.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
Biggest Theft on Record.

Three thousand million gallons OF
water have been stolen from the
Brooklyn water department, and de-.
tectives are being employed to search
FOR unauthorized connections to the
mains The loss to the borough is esti.
mated at 100000. 1t Is suspected that
large consumers have tapped the mains
without applying to the water depart.
ment for the installation Of meters.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
Reason for Scottish Wisdom.

The dean OF Canterbury says he has
heard, and he believes there Ii great
truth IN It. that the practical wisdom
Of the Scottish people is due 10 the
fact that at the time Of the reforma-
ton the Book OF Proverbs was ham.
rered into the heads Of the children.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
Enter the Straw 1at.

Straw hats were first heard or In
England IN the reign of Queen Eliza.
beth. In the reign or James /. va
learn Of Lord William Howard paying
the then large sum Of SIS for two
straw hats.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26

WHAT Is II that man takes long.
est 70 learn md that hi forgcts soon
est?-T That he is hts own worst en-
envy. stl
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26

Rare Old English Coins Found.
Rare specimens of silver groat
ana silver penny, both or Richard
bave been dug UP at High wv.
thMp, Bucks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26
A WILD NIGHT.

One of the small towns near Chicaso
changed its system of fire alarms re-
Gently from the public sigma to nolse-
less one. The town officials stated no
reason for the adyisability of the
change. A statement would have been
superiiuous in the town Every one
knew the cause. Every one remem.
bered a certain night CT wild excite
ment Every one has seen the posted
Billboard:
.'''''.-.-..,....-...... ............
500 REWARDS
For any Information leading to the
arrest and conviction
OF ihe le:Son who crossed the
WIRES OF the city Telephone and
the Pub.ie fiic a.arm.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-26

Wldcwsrs Marry Housekeepers.
In London out 81 one hundred Wild.
overs who marry again twelve marry
thAk honsekeepcia. ~
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29
FACTIONS AGAIN AT PEACE
Dissension in Riverside Chamber OF
Commerce Settled by
Compromise
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
RIVERSIDE, Dec. 2S.-Peace and
harmony again reign in the ranks of
the chamber of commerce. At a meet
ing of the directors this morning the
warning elements were reunited and
the annual meeting tomorrow night
promises to be devoid of the expected
sensational incidents.
The trou Die started with the action
of Secretary Winterbotham and the
nominating committee. The commit
tee named a list of twenty-five di-
rectors to be presented at the annual
meeting. The members of the COM
mittee and secretary refused to divulge
the names of the nominees, but 1t
leaked out that G. w. Barton auditor
of the trolley system; w. w. Wilson, a
local real estate man; o. j. Coen,
commercial agent of the Southern Pa
ciflc, and o. H. Burtner and j. H.
Bauman, who hold similar positions
on the Salt Lake and Santa Fe, had
been left off the list, while all the
other members of the old board We're
renominated. The railroad and trolley
interests objected and named another
ticket.
This morning the nominating COM
mittee repented and when the list was
presented 10 the directorate the three
railroad men were included. On motion
Barton and Wilson were also added
to the list. This left the following
nominees for the twenty-five directors:
C. w. Barton, ]. H. Bauman, r.
Brinsmead, j. II. Burtner S. ]. Cas-
tleman, e. A. Chase, Il. p. Clarke, A.
b. Clark, w. b. Clancy, o. j. Coen, F..
Cutie, c. A. Franzen, w. G. Fraser,
George Frost, d. D. Gage, II. A. Card
ner, J. Il. Garner, II. f. GrOut, E. T.
Grunstrom, j. II. Jarvis, Ira S. Ken
nedy, f. Lightner, c. L. Mcfarland.
f. A. Miller, d. G. Mitchell, F.. T.
Morrison, H. II. Monroe, e. S. Moulton,
G N. Reynolds, G. Rouse, C. e. Rum
sey, j. A. Simms, H. K. Small, A. j.
Stalder, ]. Vandegrift, w. w. Wilson,
G.. L. Winterbotham.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29

soon after the first of the coming
year make his home in Los Angeles.
He has not severed his relations with
the bank here and states that he eX-
poets to spend his time between the two
cities. Whether he will vacate the
cashiership has not yet been deter
mined, but it is probable that he will.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29
SEAS CONTINUE TO RAGE
BuIkheads at Venice May Not Stand
Against the Breakers-Sea
Wall Contemplated
Special to The Herald.

special TO Inc Herald
OCEAN PARK, Dec. 2S.-A repeti-
ton of yesterdays high seas was ex-
pcrienced today, resulting in further
damage to the ocean front promenade
i'll the vicinity of Virginia avenue
Venice, where the walk was under
mined and several houses washed
against. The bulkheads recently built
are proving incapable of withstanding
the steady onslaught Of the breakers
and seawall Of piing driven to a
depth of sixteen feet is in prospect.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29
THEY ROB NEWSPAPER MAN
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 2S.-
Burglars last night entered the home
of r. c. HARRISON, editor of the Sun,
and secured 500 in money and three
valuable stick pins, beside other small
trinkets. Further ransacking of the
house and gathering together more
valuables was stopped by the watch
dog in the house, which reused the
servants, the family being away from
home. The thief barely missed several
articles of value in making his hurried
escape from the house through u win
dow.
Cashier Moves
S. f. Zombro, cashier of the Far
merS Exchange bank of this city will
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29
Teamster Hurt

doc" Hotchkiss, teamster in the
employ of the Brookings Lumber and
Box company, met with a serious ac-
cident near the mills at Fredalba in
the mountains. A gust of wind picked
a heavy board off a high pile near by,
the end striking Hotchkiss on the
forehead, inflicting a serious wound.
He was hurried to the valley and given
medical attention, but his condition
is very serious from loss of blood, a
small artery being cut.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29
Work on Pacific Avenue
HOLLYWOOD CLUB TO ORGANIZE
Special to The Herald

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 2S.-On January
the members of the recently organ
lied Hollywood club" will hold q
meeting in their new club rooms in the
Wilcox building to sign the papers of
incorporation. Messrs. Paul de Long
pre-, e. w. Elliott, George Hanna, c.
w. Walker and e. r. Bogardus have
been elected directors for the coming
year. The club rooms will be fitted up
in the latest style, there being reading
smoking and amusement rooms. About
100 men have joined or signified their
intention of becoming club members.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29
NEW WATER COMPANY
H. K. Laird Forms Concern in Oppo-
sition to SawteIe Water
Works

Special to The Herald.
SAWTELLE, Dec. 2S.-H. X. Laird
who owns the water works at Sawtelle,
Incorporated new company today
His plant is valued at $4,000 and the
Sawtelle Water company has been try
ing to purchase it.
Other members of the company are
M. F. Marsh, Corwin Phelps and j.
Pruden. Mr.. Laird will control the
larger part of the interests. Mr.. Laird
and family will leave Friday for Elsi-
more, where they will purchase an
orange orchard and make their home
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29
CHARGED WITH GAMBLING
Special to The Herald.

SAWTELLE, Dec. 2S.-Van Elsden
snd John Dupree We're arrested today
by Marshal Folsom of Long Beach and
officials from the district attorneys Of
flee on a charge of conducting gam
bling houses. The prisoners We're taken
to Los Angeles, where their trial will
be held.
A detective has been in town for
some days securing evidence against
rambling houses.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29
CHAMBER WANTS FREE MOLE
Special to The Herald.

cpecldl 10 ne Herald.
SAN PEDRO, Dec. 2S.-At an en-
thusiastic meeting of the chamber of
commerce last night the question of u
free mole was discussed. There is a
wide divergence of opinion in regard
TO the plans of this structure. No ac-
tion was taken by the chamber
further than to appoint a committee
of five, taken from the larger commit
tee appointed a sweek ago and con-
sisting of the following men Messrs.
Burns, Hansen, Hogaboom, Hyatt and
Storrer, who are to confer with the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce.
A similar committee will be ap-
pointed at the next meeting to con-
fer with the Merchants and Manu-
facturerS' association of Los Angeles.
The committee has been urged to get
to work Immediately so that some ac-
ton may be taken soon.
Work on Pacific Avenue
Teams were brought to this place
today to commence work on Pacific
avenue from the south side of the city
TO the light house and Whites Point
The work Is being done by the county
under contract and is to be COM
pieted as soon as possible. 1t is ex-
pected that as soon as it is done the
Huntington electric line to those places
and on to Redondo, long in anticipa-
tion, will be commenced. Mr.. Hunting
ton is considerably interested in land
along the line of the proposed road just
outside of the city limits.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
IN swEDEws CAPITAL CITY

From Sweden's capital an enthus-
iastic visitor writes: THE sky has an
almost Italian radiance, as the sun
shines clear and bright on the glitter
ing levels Of the lagoon that divide
the new town from the old. Across
the water, on which fleet of white
ferryboats ply. rises the broad front of
the palace, the stern outline Of which
is relieved by the russet glow which
time has lent to the brickwork. In
front of the palace runs a broad quay
crowded with shipping, behind which
one may catch peeps of narrow, wind
ing streets, with sloping roofs and
painted houses bent with age. The
square front of the palace rise above
the red and gray roofs, seeming to
command the old city. On my right
the waters narrow to swift rushing
stream, over which stately bridge
has been thrown. uniting the palace
with the picturesque pile OF the opera
house, or rather with the broad square
in which it stands. Behind the opera
house lie broad streets of modern
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10

In answer to our question as to the
speed of passenger trains, the Hon.
Martin F. Knapp, chairman Of the
interstate commerce commission, says
that, within limits, the whole question
is one of conditions, and adds: THE
rate Of speed entirely safe on one line
might be positively dangerous on an
other. says writer in Leslie's Week
ly. The varying circumstances on
different lines would seem to pre-
clude any rule Of general application"
President Ripley Of the Santa Fe road
who recently caused special train
to be run between Los Angeles and
Chicago in record-breaking time
says that the only difference in fast
train compared with slow train is
that the fast train is composed of
fewer cars than the slow train, and
that. having none Of the dead weight,
represented by express and mail cars
of the slow trains between the engine
and the passenger cars, the passen-
gers on the shorter train are more
liable to injury in case Of accident.
President Wilcox Of the Delaware &
Hudson road. thinks there Is ten
dency to operate freight trains much
too rapidly, though his road has
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
HAVING Fvw IN M0NTANA

riages in the procession to the cems-
terry. The mourners, all comfortably
filed with the drink that cheers. would
ride sedately to the cemetery, mile
or SO from town. and when the re
mains were safely inferred the fun
would start. Six and seven abreast.
these wild miners would race back to
town. urging their teams to the ut
most.
"As stated. in that country Cor
nishman is said not to know how TO
drive, and as these funeral antics were
well-known characteristics Of the spe-
cies, each livery stable in town would
have representatives along the road to
intercept the returning miners and
take the teams from them. The livery
man would meet the man who hired
his team on the road. throw him out
of the carriage and take the team
back to the stable. returning on horse
back to recover another team. II was
a common thing for five or six horses
to be killed during the course of one OF
these Sunday jamborees. and after a
while the liverymen refused to trust
the miners with their teams and the
funerals were deprived of their most
spectacular and attractive feature, to
the minds Of the miners"
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10

houses. in which there are unexpected
glimpses of waterways crowded with
shipping.
Stockholm is built on series OF
islands formed by Lake Malaren. 1t
is indeed the city of a thousand is
lands and rocky reefs, which are
sown broadcast many miles beyond
the mainland where the lakes and
river join the sea. The steamers which
ply up and down the lake afford end
less excursions. Seaward you may
sail day among the islands until you
reach the long. low reefs on which
the Baltic beats.
In spite of their cold climate the
Swedes delight in the open air. After
the indoor life of English or American
cities 1t is great pleasure to take
ones meals out of doors, although it
may sometimes be necessary to dine
wrapped in an overcoat We have
seen people dining in the Tivoli gar
dens beneath awnings and umbrellas
in the rain. This habit may explain
the health and vigor of the Sw-des.''
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10

In fireproof vault. opening from a
small rom on the third floor OF the
treasury department in Washington.
are the manuscript archives which set
forth the diplomatic efforts OF the con-
federacy to secure recognition as a
member of the family of nations, to
obtain means to establish an army and
navy and to bring about foreign in
tervention, according to the Jackson
vile (Fla.) Metropole.
Washington contains other little
known but important relics Of the con-
federacy. Among the most important
are the Pickett Papers" When the
most important Of the confederate arc
hives were removed from Richmond
the diplomatic correspondence was
hidden in barn in Virginia. Later
the papers were brought in four trunks
from Richmond to Washington by Col.
John T. Pickett. their custodian. Fail
ing in his efforts to dispose of them,
he took them to Canada and there, in
1872, they were purchased for the use
of the United States. Congress ap-
PROF rated $4,000 in payment and
they were brought to Washington.