The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-03

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lighted by electricity. Mechanical
snakes, Kissing squirmed across the
door; the jaws OF the alligator were
governed by cloekwork; gas logs
splutrered under the witch's caldron.
VINO. would have me lift the dark
curtain that hides the New Year"
cfoaked The Propher, whose, patri-
arohal beard duttered around the
points of his slippers. first must pay
my price In gems"
do not demand the impossible i'm
plorea the visitor, VINO was possessed
by awful curiosity and the intensest
desire to crafty It. IF you need gold,
here''--
Cold scoFnfully retorted The
Prophet "Fcol knew that I am the
Andrew Carnegie Of prophets yearn
onlv.to die poori hut Ikeep on making
gold in yon steel crlicible Since You
cannot give me what geld cannot
buy
De Mortuis--
You might see Depew about that
'PeY," exclaimed The Prophet, but
no matter dc rnertius nil nfsi bonum
-be silent and hear me Al the
threshold az 1905 win give you o.
prophecy
fIo,turned abruptly 10 a huge globe
of crystal which rested on tripod in
the center Of the chamber. Raptly he
gaaed int the shining depths OF the
globe, be peeped and muttered. and
mnttered and peeped. until at last he
spoke, IKE one inspired
.Nearfniracles will pc performed
this year the world and rhe men on
it win grow more EAa,ie, more gener-
Gus, lQsS sordid. less. selfish"
He was silent. A mist OF rosy vapor
arose, vanished, left the globe even
more brilliant Than before
ls This FootbsIi2
4 see vast throng in the Stadium.
! see gridiron deld.''
The Prophet began again: The
Princcpenn and Yalevrd elevens are
playing their lnaI champion contest
on nest Thank. giving day. Amid ST.
lence Ike that Of The ontb 5000 |
pairs Of eyes are Watching feathercd |
cork in iis.gwift flight 10 and fro be. |
tween he struggling young giants on
The gfdiron. The game" he looked !
closer, yet closer. ''yes--the game q |
shuttlecocli and battlelore."
The Prophet paused then looked
again in the spheres deprns. then
spoke .
Before me is spread another field; |
great diamond marks it. Thousands
OF men, shouting with joy are cast
ing their watches. purses ana rings
to one awbo stands on the point of
the diamond nearest them. He IS the
umpire. and he announces that the
grounds are TOO wet To play and rain
checks will be given az the exits.
The scene changca-oiner fields.
What's this? Oh. ANDY Fields. He isl
writing book Legislators Have
Seen'
Now. the interior of n tremendous
theafer appears The Hippodrotne
would be losi In a corner Of It: the
audience thar crowds II splits its
lungs and gloves appfantifne the actors
who retire bowling cannot identity
she'bill Of the play; t-5 0fs
d o o o oso q % n o o o q
TliB ANTl-BELLUM BROTHERS q
Teddy Rnosevelt--R BILLY Hoheb. o |
2ollern n
In Their Sketch Entitled al
, WE WILL HAVE w0tLDpENCE a.
D ~ We HAVE TO FIGHT o
FOR 1T. - :
D q o - o o q - a. - n
The crystal globe grew cloudy The .
prophet stared into II. mutferins I
Faguely; (
The Political May-Po;e. {
Il see two little pickanjnnias vary
'nsy they are Yes. ne, yes. the Brass q
)usi Twins are striving 10 uplfft thei- 8
ace. while Booker 7. Washington a
'ests. What's this? Yet. one moro B
ield. that OF politics. a Maypole. and
ancinE happily around II those guile.
ess children Ben 0deI, Gov. Hie. e
1ns. Tea Plat, waas worth. Merritt r
woodruff and Dadg. while Hartman
lays s1fily Oh his pipes and springs
bat sad, sweet tune No, more fnvesa.
ating committees IA mine a
re, IN this f1ful globe. John % 0
-oekefeiler carryine an advertising n
andSiehs Inscrfhed -Bandcrine did 4, n
I'd se can prose IT, Ia
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SEE Russell SAGE giving $1,000. obOi
iound home for broken brokers =
see heaTy cleHs as a rival exhibsr A
me EeFen Sutherland sis.ers. q
Ihs-Pfophst zen back INTO a bnee
fIat' ding q looking inso the N d.