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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
Trumps.


When first the game of life was played
by savage man, in forest glade,
Who fought his way gainst beasts and
Up to the dawn of history--then
cubs were trumPs.
Then came the age when poets sing
of seed time and Of harvesting;
White focks are led by shepherds. now,
And Cincinnatns drives his plow
When spades are trumps.
Men cross the sea In search Of gold
The merchant ships their sails unfold
And countries new are. filled with men
Who madly strive for fortune-then
Are diamonds trumps.
When shall we sec the day of peace,
Past war, past strife for gol1's Increase
When simple life and higher thought
And loving brotherhood have wrought,
That hearts are trumDs2
Margaret Borland.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
ULLIN. =
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Jan. a, 1905.

Money has been secured to buy a
full set of the Pupils Reading Circle
books, and they have been received.
Money has also been secured with
which TO purchase new organ and
it will arrive in few days. The at.
tendance at school averages about 30
per cent of the enrolment and inter
est is good.
Prof Dickson, Misses Penrod
Johnson and Fox were in Mound City
Saturday
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

Statistics show that woro ra~-.
I've 10 be 100 years old in warm eli
mates tnan ~ ronlaru countries. "a
know taat hero IN Mcsie5 here a.
many centenarians. for IN towns rc
forty miles from the capital are n>
a few wen and women beyond the
year line. Germany reports RS ce
tonarians. France 2i3 England TAG an
spaiH 4ol, and The population of s a.
Us relatively Mc1ieen lieTal
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
countino the Pulse.

How fast IS your pulse? You VIII
probably overestimate it in trying to
find out--nOst people do. One usual.
" counts his pulse while talking
about the matter. and the excitement
Of conversation and concentration
euickens the pulse from five 10 TWEEN
~ heats
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
xenonhon,s Historic Retreat.

Next to the retreat from Moscow,
the most famous in history is prob
ably that Of Xenophon and his 10000
Greeks from point in the interior
OF Asia, 3,465 miles from a place o.
safety. They fed the distance in 215
days and made a retreat so success
fully that the little band reached safe
ty without a loss for which the pur-
suing enemy was responsible.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
SALARIES OF THE TRAVELLING MEN

most Importation the road. General
" theg afa paid medium salaries,
but some, two or three men who
Fcome here get big pay There are
few general tobacco men. outside OF
the trust statesmen. visiting the re-
tailers. These est fran SO 10 $3.50
cia4e.
Cigar men arS .ded into as many
clafses as are saca men. Some sell
only to retail aud others only to
wholesale trade. me sell only cheap
stock; Others c0nfine themselves to
the choieo Havana prosstt; still ota-
ers sell only stogies Nearly every
town Of eco or more Inhabitants has
at least one cigar faeiory sad often
more. The proprietor Of these is
often the only SHERMAN
Hardware and Drugs.
Hardware men are numerou9. Both
they ara the drug statesmen have
good sized peeHaiary rewards bastow
ed upon them. The iewelry man IS
also well paid
The oyster man Is an unusual IN
ditidual Who calls upon his trade on
II once a year, and then only to So
lieit business for the year following
In addition to these mentioned
above there are grain men, yeast
foam men, pa.ent medicine men. who
often travel in wagons, coffin men
and even tombstone men, along with
any number Of othera
Expense Accounts.
Tie expenge account Of these
travelling men fs often no small item.
This is generally under ,o9d; as long
as a man is making good sales his OK
penge account, il not altogether ont
of bounds, Is sure 70 be approved
The expense Of the typical travelling
man varies perhaps from ~ to so
a day, according to what travelling
he does ana TO hig necessities. But
Il can easily be understood how a
faan with twcnty-two trunks will
spend much rlora than that for OK
press and excess baggage.
Cane to him.
Not long ago there was in Cairo
a 10Y saleeaan, WHO carried wta lin
t7onty-fwo large boxos, all filled To-
the lids with toys lie had packer
to help him Making Cairo his
Headquarters, he sent to the mer-
chants Of the towns and cities within
q radiue Of ninety miles of Cairo and
paid their expenses for a trip here to
see his samples In hi case IL was
much less expensive for the mar-
chants to come 70 him tban for him
to 90 to the merchant He was in
nenaoly 8ucce. sful, but his expenses
were enormous This plan is often
followed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
Transpc~ ration.

Transportation i, CT course. ~
small item Of expense. All travelling
lnen use mileage books or some otl-
er form or transportation provided
by the various passenger associations
or by the railroads singly The plan
Of these mileage books is to refund
generally q cent a mile if the book
Is used mp within certain time.
Other plans with rebates are used.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

Coal that is kept in dry and airy
rlate will burn much longer than that
which is heu in a close cellar with
ne yeaiilation When coal is kept in
al aiIless Flsle il gets rid Of It's gas
and TIE aba ~ Of this renders it less
powerful and Qore wastefui when
burned.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
Ever.Present Worry.

The core Of the unhappiness Of the
worlds workers is not chat they have
to work, or that they are deprived of
things they would like to have. but
the eternal, haunting vision of the
time when their working days will be
over.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

Frcemaatlc West Australia, has
some queer names, TIE mayor -
Cadd the chief printer Is Cant, a
contractor Thick has inst sued local
soup-preservirg company and man
named Oftsprirg Webb was fined re-
Gently for keeping an unlicensed dog
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

More absorbing than the most thrill
ing book Of fiction is a bank book.
Its tale is never too long. nor its
pages too many, and the long row OF
figures SO dry in other books are in
tensely interesting. But in order to
enjoy its passes, each man must own
his cwn bank book.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

A child's eyes, Those clear wells
Of indebted thought! What on earth
can be moro beautiful? Full of hope
love and curiosity. they meet you'
oWni In prayer, how earnest; in joy
low Sparkling, in sympathy, how ten
der! Norton
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
Less Hunting in ENGLAND.

-
From every quarter one hears Of the
decreased interest ia hunting this sea
son. The general want OF money is
only a partial explanation, for hunting
can be done very ineypensively. 70
the disgust Of enthusiastic masters OF
hounds, motoring, golf and other
sports have arisen in the last few
years, and set mp a dangerous compe
tition, for football has for some time
descended in the social scale, and al
most ceased to exist. Until lately there
has been hardly any other winter
sport for the country gentleman ex.
cept shooting and hunting London
Globe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
A Sunday Cusfnnn

In some Of the small English vi,
lagos the custom still prevails of ring
ing the church bell for FIVE minute
ut o'clock Sunday morning if there
IS TO be a sermon preached At tho II
o'clock service. Ii 10 bell rings thu
prudent housewife understands tina,
The service will be shorter, and shl
arranges her dinner hour according
~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

Records grlst min, one Of the
largest water mills IN the state
stopped suddenly today and when the
big feed wheel under the mill was in
spected il was found 10 he clogged
with a mass OF cells, several hundred
of which we're three feet long.-Lau
REL Del, Dispatch.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

Bibles and other books are difficult
to distribute in Turkey, said speak
or at Exeter hall, London. work on
chemistry was rejected because H2O
(water) was translated as "Hamid Sec.
ond is a nobody"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

socalled diamond ink for writing on
glass Is a compound Of fluoric acid and
barium. The latter has no effect, it
being simply white powder 10 give
body to the acid. The ink can be
used with a rubber hand stamp. ard
it should be allowed to remain fifteen
minutes, when the barium will brush
OFF, leaving the design on the glass.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

Cast forth Thy act thy word. into
the everything, evor-Working universe;
it is a secdgrain that canrot die; VA
noticed to-day, III win be found -four
ishing as banyan grove, perhaps
alas, as hemloek forest, after .
thousand yeara-Carlylc
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
Laid ny for 4 Rainy Day.

Among the belongings OF an aged
pauper who died at Breslsu were
found more than two hundred weight
of stale bread and biscuits, 500 bottles
OF medicine from the workhouse dis
peusary. $500 in cash and $3.50 in
securities
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

AnonG The natural curiositios Of
Japan are it's singing insects Tho
most priced Of these tiny musicians Is
4 black beetle ramcd "susumushi."
which means 'iaFcct bell" Tho sound
that Il arits resembles that cf little
silver he'll Of the sweetest and most
delicate tone.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
CITY child,s ldsa Of Graas.

In one of the London public school
o teacher asked her class what talt
was. Nobody could tell She next
asked what grass was. There was
long pause, and then the smartesi
scholar raised hand. 'Well? asked
the teacher. "Pleasefm, it's what you
rot to keep off Of. was the reply.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
II You Understand This, Blush.

81 allus knew Rcub would turn out
a kind.hearted boy" said the old lady
wiping away tear with the corner Of
her apron. "In this here letter he
sez: Please send me another $25 The
other all went feedin the kitty -
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
Adds MiIk 70 Mrter.

An irish d3iryman, accused Of add.
ne water e bis milk Yehemeatly 1e
Tiad tla charge. It turned out that
HE had SPOKEN the truth He always
put the water in first, and added the
ailk 10 the water
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
LYING IN BED,
lie Asked Fer His Revolver and Made
Her WicoW.

Rayenna, Ohio. Jan 15.-'Let mo
see my revolver" said Theodore
Young to his wiz tonight, and on &c
ding the weapon in his hands he made
her widow by shooting himse
through The heart
Young who was 40 years old and
retired sal0Onist, had long been dc.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

Cornstarch viii remove grease most
clicctuaily. Rub a LITTLE fresh dr
cornstarch into tie soiled place and
viii begin at once tho process Of a1.
Sc rbing the grease. Brush the drr'
used cit carefully from the carmen
and proceed in the same say with
more until the Disagreement las CT
treiy disappeared.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
May Save One from Death.

A remarkable peculiarity Is said 70
bcicng 70 the Russian croas Of St
Andrew Al who arc decorated with
IL have the right TO demand a pardon
for one Russian subject condemned to
death.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
So the Poor Eco was acne.

Old Mother Hubbard went to the
cupboard and rubbered. The cupboard
was bare She looked monrnfully at
her poor dog Then an idea struck
her. And she had sausage for supper.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
Troubles of Columbus.

Columbus had just discovered that
the earth was moi nat I'm onto
your curves he chacklod But be
had trouble making people believe
that they were not on the Level
Philadelphia Record.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
Effect Of Color on plants.

Put a growing plant under red glass
and il shoots up very tall and splndly
Green glass causes a similar effect
mt not quite go strongly marked
Blue glass, on the other hand, seems
20 dwarf vegetable growth.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

The following notice has jast beer
placed IN 3 prominent position on the
walls of music hall in Glasgow:
"Whistling or cheering with the feet IS
strictly prohibited
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

spondont because of threatened con
sumption, and when pneumonia pros
trated him SIX weeks ago he became
thoroughly discouraged
Lying in his bed at his home he
asked his wife for his revolver, and
she, suspec ing nothing. gave ii to
him
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

"-'''~ @ fF~itIA FahANHtSs
He bad been standing for five min
ties in the lobby of one Of the large
otels looking at the pretty cashier
through her li,tle Office window. Fin
lly he turned to a man near By and
nd: Gosh, Eats sha pretty picture.
VISIT I cud PAINT like Eat Thought
saw IN head move but things allez
eovc when I've had too much Then
@ walked slowly away Kansas City
Times.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
No. Flrat Mensoe Hsr.nlf.

Tie woman Who can manage her.
self never has the slightest difficulty
in managing hor husband.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
oE CouRaE MOT.

Daisy-Ktty and ! won't be OF
speaking terms after Christmas.
Mai8y-Why not2
Daisy-Tm going to give her thai
outlandisb looking muff4er she gavt
me last Christmas.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16
MICHAEL j. Valdez
PLUMBING

Dea er in Gas Fixtures Estimate
cheerfany furnished. Cairo telephone
10G. iii Washington Avenue.
CAIRO tLLtNOI
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-16

Tobacco statesmen are among the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-29

Der two were bottled By concerns
outside the state and sent back here
for sale.
Baking powders, Is specimens, eight
Of which were below standard.
oysters, u specimens, of which two
vere found to contain personalities.
By mixing preser natives with oysters
the use of ice is done away with and
oysters of any age can be sold.
Vanilla extract, eight specimens,
four of which were found to be
entirely artificial, while one was pure
but very weak.
Coffee, four specimens, all of which
were found to be coffee.
Lemon extract, 10 specimens, Is of
which were bad, three of them being
entirely artificial.
When the bulletin is issued next
month the names of all the concerns
involved will be made public and
unless their goods are withdrawn
from the market prosecutions will
follow.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-29
FOR FOURTH OF JULY.

The Fourth of July, the nations
natal day, is more and more becom-
ing a day of drunkenness, debauchery
and noise, instead of day for incul-
eating the true spirit of patriotism, as
the fathers intended should be done.
A movement for its redemption should
begin somewhere. Since the liquor
interests have made it day in which
to seek greatest gain by ministering
to the vices of the people, it would
seem fitting that the Anti Saloon
League, the agent of the federated
churches, should take the initiative in
this movement.
With this in view we call upon the
churches, the Sabbath schools, the
young peoples societies without ref
erence to denominations, in every
community where it is possible to
assemble in groves or other conven-
lent places of public meetings, to
spend a part of the day at least In
listening TO patriotic temperance ad'
dresses and inspiring patriotic music
The boys and girls and young peo'
pie should be accorded prominent
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-29
Consumption Kills One Person IN Fon,

Consumption Kills One Person in Four.
Tuberculosis may, and does, invade
every portion of the body, says writ
er in Leslie's Monthly for June, but it
has selective affinity for the lungs:
therefore, pulmonary tuberculosis.
or in common parlance, consumption.
most appropriately termed the Great
White Plague.
1t is the most prevalent disease in
the world, and the most terrible, since
hope ofrecovery is go rarely confirmed
that it is held to be incurable. Were
it as contagious as it is de adly, the
world would soon be depopuIated; as
it is, excluding death by accident,
tuberculosis kills a quarter of us all.
Think of that perilous chance,-one
out of every four to be sacrificed to
this dread disease, and yet, it can be
made "to disappear from the World!n
Few reach maturity says Osler,
5 iIland none raaeh old ags without 34av-..
ing had focus of this disease some
time. The germ is ubiquitous, and
none escapes it. But the resisting
power of the human body is very
great, hence all are not finally van
pushed By this germ" Suppose our
power of resistance happens to be
below par at the time the germ may
have found resting place in his
faVorite haunt the apex of the right
lung, then, pouf! We write fms, and
begin our exit.
The present is marked by crusade
against tuberculosis which amounts
almost to a mania, ever the pendu-
lum of public opinion, SO slow in
swinging, swings too far. The public
is just now awakening to its need, yet
they have been invited to assist in
arresting the spread of this disease
ever since the days of Louis, who
wanted the various countries of
Europe TO form crusade against it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-29
Bethel Strike settled.

The Bethel Granite Railroad, strike
was practically settled Wednesday by
the Italians being paid and discharged.
Many are remaining about to await
the arrival Of the new enlistment
from Boston on Thursday while
others have departed in peace.
FEE Howe Buys Montpelier journal.
F.Es Howe of Bennington has pur-
chssedfbhe nswJpaper p4ant ii the
Vermont Waterman and The Mont
pelier Daily Journal. AS soon as the
title is cleared the property viii be
transferred to him aud he viii take
possession of the plant June 1. The
price paid for the property is not
stated. Tt is understood that stock
company will be formed 10 conduct
the business in which Mr.. Howe will
have controlling interest.
The Mormon church has bought
from O. II. Robinson sixty acres of
land in the town of Royalton, on
which are the foundations of the
house where Joseph Smith, the
founder of Mormonism, was born,
December %, 1905. A small monu-
ment viii be erected, but the rumor
that a tabernacle would be built is
untrue. 1t has been stated frequently
| that Smith was born in Sharon, but
| the survey shows that the old Smith
property is in Royalton, although the
house stood only three feet from the
Sharon line. The Smith family left
Vermont for New York state when
Joseph was boy ten years old.
New York Bank Fails.
The Merchants Trust Co. of New
York, which largely holds the securi-
ties in the Rutland Street Railway
company, the Chittenden Power COM
pany and the Peoples Gas Light
company of Rutland, closed its doors
Tuesday and a receiver has beer
appointed by order of the New York
state bank uperintendent. Genera
| Manager David Fox of the Rutland
concerns says that while the tr us
company had furnished money ex'
pended in these three local enter
prises the work on the plants is
nearly finished and he did not
anticipate that there would be any
| immediate effect in Rutland as &
result of the New York concern going
| into receivers hands. The company
had capital stock of 100000 ane
owed its depositors about $4,000, 600
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-29

place in these programs IN declama-
tions. songs and dialogues. All local
temperance organizations in the conn
munitv, such az the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union, the Good
Tenplars, sons of Temperance. Bands
OF Hope, etc, should be invited to
participate.
The purpose of these meetings is
not to emphasize any particular meth
cd of temperance reform. AL differ
ences, for the time being, should be
lost sight of and all the friends of the
great reform should be brought to-
gether for lofty and patriotic discus
sions of the entire field. Speakers
should be chosen who can, in an at
tractive manner, discuss the different
D bases of the question in an up-to-
date way. The old time temperance
address, with it's detailed description
of debauchery and blood curdling in
cidents, should be eliminated. Inc
brightest and most appropriate music
should be rendered. Anticipating the
call for such music, we have request
ed the Lorenz Publishing Co., OF Day
ton, Ohio, to prepare suitable -seiec-
tions for such services. Samples Oh
the same may be secured by writing
direct to this company.
A committee on arrangements, rep
resenting the various denominations
and temperance organic atoms, should
be appointed at once, in order that
they may have ample time to arrange
sub committees and work out the de-
tails OF the program. For further in
formation and for suggestions and
co operation we suggest that each
community write to the State Head
quarters of the Anti-Saloon League.
| P. A. BAKER,
Supt. American Anti Saloon League.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-29
FERTILIZER FREE FOR THE ASKING

Farmers, Gardeners, Florists, Seeds
men, Greenhouse Pfoprietors, Nur-
serymen, indeed anyone who will send
his name on postal card to @. 8.
Page, Hyde Park, VT, and simply say
81 saw your advertisement in the Or
TEAMS COUNTY MoNIToR. Send us q
sample of your Pages Plant Foodu
will receive sample promptly. free
postpaid. From what we know of the
of Mr.. Page we are inclined
to believe that his Plant Food ia an
article OF genuine merit and when you
note the ingredients and he will send
them to You with the mail sample
you win see that the ordinary impo-
sitions that are too often practiced
upon the farmers hinder the head of
aFertilizers'' do Dot exist IN Pages
Plant Food.
Address @. 8. PAGE, HYDE Park, Vt
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-29

If the election of Mayor Dunn in
Chicago had anything to do with the
strike and what it has done, Dunn
better undo what he has done. If
Dunn didn't do it and would undo
what others have done he would do
the people a great favor and the
people would no doubt do for Dunn
anything Dunn wanted done. Here's
hoping the people will do Dunn or
Dunn will get things "doing" and
undo what is done.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-29
ADULTERATED FOODS IN VERMONT.

That many adulterated foods are
being sold in Vermont is shown by
the first report made at the state lab
oratory of hygiene, which has been
making examinations under the pro-
visions of the pure food law passed at
the last session of the legislature.
Since the law went into effect 118 diff
ferent food products have been an
alyzed, and of that number II have
been found below standard while
some have been found to be COM
posed of entirely different substances
than were represented. The products
examined and the number found be-
low standard were as follows:
Maple sugar, % specimens, of which
FIVE were adulterated. OF this num-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-29

we call the attention of our readers
to our special Memorial Day columns
on page six. It seems fitting that at
this time we should give space to the
recalling of incidents of those leaders
who died in defence of our country,
and let none of US forget the observ-
ance of this sacred day. But let US
not observe it as day of gala for it
is with sad memories that the "boys
of 81" go to the graves of their COM
rades to strew flowers, and plant the
nations flag above the mound. Let
us then on the morrow remember the
words of General John A. Logan, the
father of Memorial day, when he said
in the first order to the G.. A. r.:
''Let no vandalismsof avarice or neg
lect, no ravages of time, testify to the
present or to the coming generations
that we have forgotten as people
the cost of free and undivided
republic"