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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04
THE FUTURE OF CHINA.
A Correspondents Views Of Conditions
in The Empire.

A Correspondents Views Of Conditions
In the Empire.
China is a volcano. Just now one
sees a puff of smoke here and there,
but some day there will be an ex-
plosion. And then again some day
the volcano will be explosive no
longer.
Close observers not in Picking,
because Picking is not the place to get
the real news concerning China-but
foreigners long resident in the inter-
ior, in Shan-Tung and Pe-Chi-Li,
through which your correspondent
travelled recently, often a hundred
miles from anywhere and unarmed,
put the explosion nine years hence.
Educated Chinese bring it nearer. For
the present, however, the American
lin China Is as secure as he would be
in his home In the United States. FL
nancial interests may or may pot be
threatened. If they are they have
themselves and the politicians to
blame, but it is well understood in
official and other circles that it Is
useless, at least, to kill foreigners.
There is a general running after for
eign things and (superfcially) foreign
ways. Men having foreign training
are in demand. The same men had
to run for their lives at the Boxer
times. At the same time there Is
anxiety to shake off foreign control OF
everything-partly from a new feel
ing of national pride and partly from
a desire to keep the good things for
natives. Misgivings for the future are
based on fear of ar anti-dy-
nastic raising on the part or
the radicals, which would be-
come partly anti-foreign and would,
in any case, mean anarchy.
There are a great many armies"
in China, but the only. one that counts
is Yuan Shi Kai's northern army"
/ recently witnessed a review OF one
division. It was foot, field gums, noun
tain guns and cavalry. The last
named arm is a negligible quantity in
the opinion of a British officer from
Wei-Hai-We who was also present.
The China pony is strong and hardy
and in many ways better suited to
the country than a horse, but is TOO
light. The Chinese are themselves
raising big horses somewhere in Mon
golia for the ultimate use of the army
and hope to remount their cavalry In
about four years. OF the other arms,
the men are smart and the recent
spring manoeuvres were most credit
able. Certainly the men OF Nortn
China are splendid material and the
officers at Wei-Had-Wi have been
more than satisfied with the perform
ances of those i'm the list Chinese
Regiment" There, however, they were
under British officers. The Germans
made a complete failure in trying
to train men at Tsing-Chau. The
chief flaw in the Chinese army Is that
the men are not trained to shoot. a
get practice is rare. 1t Is also doubt
fal If the men would follow their OF
fcers, except to the rear, and 1t is
doubtful if the officers would go any
where else. The officers do not come
from the best class, and high ofncers
are generally civilians, as in h cid
days. There is no tradition ABOUT
them, except the ~proverb. mo good
man can be- a soldier" The artll'
lery. like the infantry, know the drill.
Army reform ultimately rests on civil
accommodating correspondent OF the
New York Tribune.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04
Most unkindest Cut.

With reference to the humors OF
country society" reporting, Mr.. Mel
vile Stone, of the Associated Press,
tells of the account of a wedding pub
lished in a Kansas paper.
The story, which described the mar.
rage in the usual iowery adjectives,
concluded with this surprising an.
nouncement:
"The bridegroom's present to the
bride was a handsome diamond
brooch, together with many other
beautiful things in cutglass. "-Har-
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04
NO REST. G OR DAY.
With Irritating Skin Humor-Hair Began
to Fall Out-Wonderful Result
From C%uticura Remedies.

to Fail OuC-W OnQefIul h0BuAt
From C~uticura Remedies.
about the latter part of July my whole
body began to itch. l did not take much
notice of it at first, but it began to get
worse all the time, and then I began to
get uneasy and tried all kinds OF baths and
other remedies that were recommended
for skin humors, but I became worse all
the time. My hair began to fall out and
my scalp itched all the time. Especially
at night, just as soon as l would get in
bed and get warm, my whole body would
begin to itch, and my finger nails would
keep it irritated, and it was not long be-
fore I could not rest night or day. A
friend asked me to try the Cuticura Rene
dies, and 1 did, and the first application
helped me wonderfully. For about four
weeks l would take a hot bath every night
and then apply the Cuticura Ointment to
my whole body, and : kept getting better,
and by the time l used four boxes of Gu
ticura l was entirely cured and nay hair
stopped falling cat. D. E. Blankenship,
$40 N. Del. St., Indianai oils, Ind. Oct.
~, 1906"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04
The humanizing Of the Paris du'

The humanizing of the Paris duelG
goes on apace. A Frenchman has in
vented a bullet warranted not to kill
declares the New York Tribune
The ball is hollow and light. It was
tested by a number of Frenchmen In
entire comfort. The pistols had steel
guards, rather like those on cavalry
swords, which protected the hand
when in the act of shooting, and the
inventor warned the shooters not to
lower the hand till their opponents
had fired. With the eye protected by
strong motor glasses no more protec.
ton was absolutely necessary, but
those who preferred to make more
sure wore padded long blouses.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04

Papa, a y the man who Is fond OF
digging up things, may be compare
lively a WOO into the English
language, but it is as old as Homer.
Nausicaa, in the Odyssey" called her
father papa phile" dear papa. On
yes, suppose they had 'em even IT
those days. Now, take another peel
at the odyssey" and see If Every
body Works but Father" isn't there
says the rihald New York Telegram.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04

This, then. is the sum and substance
of the fame of this multi-millionaire o.
80 years, comments the Rochester
Post-Express a propos of Russell sage
that with extraordinary skill and un
wearying industry, he piled dollars up
on dollars until he had a hundred NIL
lions-and kept it ell till the hand O.
death was laid upon him
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04
According to Her Folly.

She had a fussy, wrinkled gossiping
complaining way about her that did
not appeal strongly to the better ma
ture of the station master, whom she
busily approached with: "Sir, tell me
ifyou can, what time the quarter past
nine express leaves for Binghamton?'
Slowly looking at his Illinois watch.
he replied: "At nine-fifteen, ma'am,'
and walked away before he heard her
grateful, Thank you."-New York
Press.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04

We heard a young man remark last
week that, "The world owes me a liv'
ing" 1t is hoped for that young mans
good that he'll get the notion out
of his head. Its a mistake, a grave
mistake, asserts the Florida Agricul-
turist. He never entertained a more
foolish idea nor one which will bring
him a smaller Measure of respect. The
world owes the young man nothing;
but instead he owes the world and
society an active, noble manhood, a
steady, honest energy which will en-.
able him to associate with decent men
and women in a true manliness OF
character that will make his friend
ship valuable and his presence and
companionship desired. The truly in
telligent activity, and this young man
should contribute to society's happl.
ness and welfare the grace which
comes through study, toll and honest
thought
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04
Really 4 veqetarian.

81 hope the Bible l gave you last
week. said the missionary, will
teach you something
ut has taught me something al
ready" replied the cannibal chief. Il
find that I'm really a vegetarian.
"Er-how's that?"
why, you know. it says all flesh
Il 9rass.'"-Philadelphia Press.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04
A Square Deal

n assured YOU when you buy DR.. Pierce's
family medicines-for all the ingredi-
ents entering into them are printed on
the bottle wrappers and their formulas
are attested under oath as being complete
and correct. You know just what you are
paying for and that the ingredients are
gathered from Natures laboratory, being
selected from the most valuable native
medicinal roots found growing in our
American forests Rad while potent to cure
delicate women atdchildFen:S Not Q drop
e & - aSsb0 5s apssES s1 me ( ta Sssa a8 61fE ial sR:
ffacfine and -Preser1i6gS the MadicinN
prlnclpleS used Inn Them, yiz.-pure- triple-
re6ned %glYcerlne. This agent possesses
Intrinsic medicin8l properties OF Its own.
being Almost valuable antiseptic and anti
ferment, nutritive and soothing demul-
cent.
Glycerine plays IN important part In
DR., Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery in
the cure of indigestion, dyspepsia and
weak stomach, attended by sour risings,
heartburn, foul breath, coated tongue,
poor appetite, gnawing feeling IN stom-
ach, bfliousness and kindred. derange-
ments of the stomach, liver n bowels.
Besides curing all the above distressing
ailments, the uGolden Medical Discovery
is a specific for all diseases OF the mucous
membranes, as catarrh, whether of the
nasal passages or Of the stomach, bowels
or pelvic organs. Even in its lucrative
stages it will yield to this sovereign rem
edy if it's use be p~ersevered in. In Chronic
Catarrh of the Nasal passages, IT Is well,
while taking the vGolden Medical Dls,
covery for the necessary constitutional
! treatment, to cleanse the passages freely
two or three times q day with Dr. sage's
of treatment generally cures the worst
cases.
In coughs and hoarseness caused by bron-
chial, throat and lung affections. except con-
sumption in it's advanced stages. the "Golden
Medical Discovery" is a most efficient rem
edy, especially in those obstinate. hang-on
coughs caused by irritation and congestion o.
the bronchial mucous membranes. me "Dis'
covery - is not so good for acute coughs arts
ing from sudden colds nor must 1t be exz
pected to cure consumption in its ADVANCED
stages-no medicine will do that-but for all
the obstinate. chronic coughs. which. II neg
lected, OF badly treated. lead up to cOnSump
ton. it is the best medicine that can be taken
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04

The Grand Dukes of Russia must be
long lived. In 1887, the rebellious
peasants addressed an ultimatum tc
the landed gentry: eff you wani
peace, give US the tenth of YOU
goods" which brought forth The re
ply: when we are dead you may
have the whole"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04

BILE I passed about
III pounds of gravel
and sandy sediment
in the urine. ]
haven't passed a
stone since using
Doan's Kidney Pills,
however, and that
was three years ago.
l used to suffer the
most acute agony
during a gravel at
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04

Robbing an ostrich farm furnishes
an agreeable diversion. from BANK
cracking and sand-begging. A gang
of thieves the other night visited such
a farm near Hot Springs, Ark, notes
the Buffalo Courier, and denuded the
big birds of plumes valued at more
49, or non
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04

A Chicago court decides that trac-
ton companies can crowd as many
passengers into their cars Is they
find space for. remarks the New York
Sun. And some folk wonder at the IN
crease of crime.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04

As a source of amusement for the
reckless leisure class the balloon has
some points of advantage over the Red
Devils and White Ghosts, declares the
New York Press, from the viewpoint
Of the despised public. Only the pas
sengers, and not the innocent outstd
ers, run the risk Of having their necks
broken.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04

Mems shoes. IS to $l.6o. Eogy3 sn9eS, 70
foS1.25 Women's Shoes. 800 20 $1.oO.
Misses e. Chiidren's Shoes, $2.26 TO $1.oo.
Try w. L. Douglas Women's. mlisses anu
they excel other makes.
II | could take you Into my large
factories at Brockton, Mass. land show
YOU how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit better,
wear longer, and are of greater value
than any other make.
Wherever you live, you can obtain w. 1:
Douglas shoes. His name and price Is stamped
cr,rea and inferior shoes. Take n0 SHbStLs
tnte. ASK your dealer for w. L. Douglas shoes
and insist upon having them.
Write for illustrated Catalog of Fall Styles.
w. L. DOUGLAS, Dert. is, Brockton, Mass
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04

The abandoned Husband is becoming
almost as pathetic a figure in modern
society as the neglected wife used TO
be, suggests the Washington Star.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04

Vacher.Balm is a marvel.
There is nothing like it for
Group, Dry Catarrh, asthma.
Rheumatism pains, or any
ache, itch, or pain.
If your dealer dosen't keep it write E. W.
Vacher, New Orleans, La. and send his name
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04

If a girls waist isn't to squeeze it's
mighty funny why it was made such a
good fit to a man. arm.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04
Cure For The Blues
ONE MEDICINE THAT HAS NEVER FAILED
Health Fully Restored and the Joy OF
Life Reqalned.

when a cheerful, brave, light-hearted
woman is suddenly plunged into that
perfection of misery, the BLUES, 1t il
q sad picture. 1t is usually this way:
She has been feeling out OF sorts =
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrupfor Children
~teething, ~softens thegums, reducesinf1amma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, Csc bottle
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04
r OF GRAVEL.
Not a Single Stone Has Formed Since
Using Doan's Kidney Pills.

]. D. Daughtrey, music publisher,
of Suffolk, Va, says: During two
or three years that / had kidney trou-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

Office OF Eldorado. Marion G. Souta
western Railroad Company, Marion
Illinois, Nov &c, 1906.
Public notice Is hereby given that
a special netting or the stockholders
of the Eldorado, Marion e. Southwest.
ern Railroad Company will be held at
the office Of said company in the city
Of Marion, Illinois, on the Goth day of
January, 1907, at the hour Of o'clock
p. m, for the purpose OF considering
and voting on the question Of issuing
the First Mortgage Gold Bonds OF said
compaEv to an amount Of no. exceed.
ing One Million (s1000,Oj0) Dollars.
said bonds TO be secured by First
Mortgage Lien upon all the corpo.
rate property and franchises now
owned by or hereafter to be acquired
by said company or such portion or
part thereof as the Board Of Direct
ors may deem necessary; and also To
consider and vote on the question Of
increasing the number Of Directors
Of said company from five 10 nine.
SAM T. BRUSH,
JOHN COLP,
G. A. GENT,
c. Z. OWEN
S. II. BUNDY,
Directors
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26
OFFICE OF CITY COMPTROLLER.
Proposals for Removal Of Garbage
for the Year Ending 1907.

Cairo, H., Dec. 90, 1906.
Sealed proposals addressed to the
city council of the city of Cairo. H.
viii be received AZ this Office up ia
~ o'clock p. m. OF Tue lay. January
LIST, 1906, for the removal of all gar-
hago Of The cts during the year Of
1907
The ,a.Gaee consisting IF all de
cayel fruits, vegetables and kitchen
IoFals from the front Of all residences
aal streets Of the city Of Cairo a.
may be directed by the city council
and board Of health
The cuutrac or viii be required to
remove all garbage during the
months hereinafter named as follows.
viz For the mouths Of January.
February and December two times
each week; March, April, three times
each week May, June, July, August
September, October ana November
SIX times each week The removal Of
the garbage to be to the satisfaction
OF he hoard Of heath and deposited
hot less than one mile from any in
habitcd portion Of the city. A bond in
The sum Of $4,000 tFiye Hundred
Do'lar) with approved security must
accompany each bid, The city council
reserves tha right to reject any and
all bids
ERNEST WORKMAN
City Comptroller
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26
Rough on the Dog.

John Lawrence Toole EugIand's vet
eran comedian. who died not long
ago. once PLAYED a practical joke on
his dog with fatal results In order
70 get her husband home ~ reason
ably early hour after his work m the
thester was over Mrs. Toole used n
promise him Just as good meal a.
could be found fin any restaurant or
club tn London This meal HE wife
would provide and leave on the table
for tho comedian. To0lc didn't Ike
to dlsaDpoint his wife and go used
TO give the food TO his dog Next
incoming tie plates would boz cleaned
and Mrs TOOle happy ~ this device
the comedian managed TO ea+ his club
sHDp=rs until ths dos ai-a oI over
feeding.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26
J Cef Ever
With Kitty
BY Paul Creswick


ats my turn to treat" observed
distinctly.
oh, how you startled me! Fancy
meeting you at this hour" cried
Kitty, who was looking extremely
charming in her new costume. What
good angel prompted you to come
west to-day"
Il wanted new tie--to be brutally
frank. or course, | ought to say that
1t was in the hope OF meeting YOU"
you needn't. But you'll pay for
my tea, all the same Wen 60 to the
kohinoor It's cosy and tete-atete.
You deserve a lecture for your rude
ness"
So long as it hasn't a moral"
You're incorrigibe, Reggie! All
my trouble to make you nice boy is
being wasted
"How's the edtor--or was it art.
list? And did he tel! you that story
you aimed at me the other day."
What story? Oh, remember; the
one about perseverance and never say
Ing die. Well. he did certainly sug.
gest the outlines of it But / filled
them In. Rather neatly, | hatter my.
self"
Not bad--for beginner" ! admit.
ted
led her into the Kohi-noor, past
the coffee grinding machines. into the
privacy of the tearooms |
We found a secluded corner; | drew
he curtains, shutting of the next Ia.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26
SITUATIONS WANTED.

Advertisements OF not exceeding
three lines win be accepted free for
one weeks time from any reader OF
The Bulletin to be filed by advertiser
n person. on regular form, at the of
fee OF The Bulletin Company. 703
OHIO street The Bulletin Company
assumes 10 responsibility for any ad-
vertisement or statement made there
In and will not accept the notice Of
any person known to be employed.
Inquiries and replies to advertise
meuts should be made by mail.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26
NOTICE TO LICENSEES.


Cairo, Illinois Dec Fl, 1906.
Alta special meeting Of .lc city coun-
ell held On the 1lh d." Of Ncaembe.,
1906 the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That the cry clerk be in
structed to publish n Gce "a the offie-
ial paper Of the city ia, all licenses
are due and must be paid by the first
day of January, 1907 ard that no APP.
plication for license viii be consider
ed unless accompanied by cash or
check for fun amount Of fee for H.
cense applied for
81 Il. A. HATCHER,
City Clerk.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26

bles, and gave our orders to one OF the
three beautifully disdainful damsels
who preside.
She might have given You smile,
remarked her ladyship, sympathet-
ically, had you been alone
Il would gladly forfeit even the
chance of that-to be with you, ! re-
sponded In a low voice
Dear soul" purred Kitty, CRATE.
fully. He is beginning to behave.
after all Shall l give him two
| lumps?"
And cream" told her. BY
the way. | met an artist last Sun
day most remarkable chap.
u don't think I want to hear about
him
You must listened to your story,
didn't j? And It had a moral, too,
Now you shall have mine-without
even the ghost Of a moral. I'm not
too revengeful, you perceive
is II long ?' Kitty sighed patient,
ly, and poured herself second cup
Of tea
Extremely short. This mans name
is Cliffe, and he's rather a genius
from all accounts. He's Scotch about
six feet high; a regular raW-boned
laddie. cut adrift, hopelessly, from his
native heather lie has a house in
Hammersmith overlooking the river
a queer. old.fashioned show He lives
in the upper part of IT: the ground
floor is given over to emptiness, and
circulars. which the nobility and gen
try Of Ravenscourt Park thrust hour
ly through the letter-box and front
windows Sometimes CIife does
weird drawings, in color, for the Amer
lean magazines"
Reggie"
ITS perfectly correct He signs en-
Felspar X Cline. and sells them
through a New York agent He SAYS !
it's simple He has been successful I
over here as well Besides painting. 4
he does hypnotism and the fiddle
Il don't believe a word"
There's worse to follow. He gives +
garden parties on Sundays. quite IT, /
respective of season. If it SHOWS. We I
go into the empty lower apartments .
Of his house. and pretend. Girls come.
and wait on the men; and dabble .
Cities forehead with scent-whilst he
recites."
What girls?"
oh. student girls in long smocks
with no waists and untidy hair-the
sort that a merc.ful Providence made
good because they were so plain. They
20 home after tea; and then the men
sit round in Cities studio, make epi
grams. and drink whisky
Mr. Clife son reciting?"
No. ne either plays the fiddle then
or perhaps Iis'en II all depends.
Wei. last Sunday J stayed On with
We were last to go.
3nd Clife left OF being eccentric. and
legged us 70 have another pipe With
AHA lie said re could walk home
alter all but : wasn't sure How
sssr. We stayed aud Ne all talked
bout hypnof-sm. Presently. CA1e be
.4I1e confidential"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26

An English woman says that WON r.
make much better b91Eefs than en-
That may De true Did you ever know
a man 10 borr7w money from his wife
and escape paving if back less than
Hs-en or eight Eesz-Washibgtm
Harad
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26

Galley-'I suppose you've heard OF
NY engagement To Miss Roxiey27
kandOr-Yes. and don't mind telling
you her people are bitterly opposed to
Won They sav yau arc not match
fCr her GaIler-eN hs 1etg Size has
money &c burn
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

WANTED-A good strong white
girl for general house work. Apply H.
o. Jones, 4OS Commercial avenue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26

Position by experienced
travelling or local salesman at pres
enl employed but desires change. APP
ply T.. this Office.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26

WANTED Good cook. No washing,
ironing or sweeping. Good wages. Ap-
ply at 1905 Washington avenue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26

MISCELLANEOUS.

"RUBER0ID ROOFING has u rec.
cd OF 10 years. Its success has CO "a.
ed many limitations. Tor durable
and lasting roof buy genuine Ruberoii
Roofing. Kelley Bros Lumber Co,
Sole Agents"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26

Taking an crimes. more are commit
ted in ths auiHmn than during any
5thsr q the four seasons Ct the yssT.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26

WANTED FOR u. 8. ARMY:--Abls
bodied unmarried men between ages
Of Fl and s5; citizens OF United
States, Of good character and temper.
ate habits, who can speak, read and
write English. For information apply
to Recruiting Officer, New Richmond
House. Paducah, Ky.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26
tiow Car rhev Hin n,

Frousts ss rule have few friends.
Which fact they Of course attribute .
Jealousy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26
what Was n Morth7

Ethel, that awfuiiy handsome guido
kissed me moment ago DO Won
think ought 90 deduct something
froni his pay. OF add 10 it7''-Trans-
isted Tor Tales from "Flicgcnde bat
ter
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26

RoOMs--And board. private fam