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restore the family fortune. ThQY
argued that the medicine which Wop
30 good for their woman friends ~
neighbora was equally good 1oe ~
women Of the whole world.
The Pinkhams had no money, anA
little credit. Their 1Fst lsbofntoGy
was the kitchen, whore roots and
herbs were steepsd % the stow.
gradually alling gruss Of bottles.
Then came the question Of selling
Il. for always before they had given
printer to run OF some pamphlets
setting forth the merits Of the medi.
cine, now called Lydia q. PinlkhamS
Vegetable Compound, aud these weFo
distributed by tho Pinkham sons IN
Boston, New York. and Bsooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties a
the medicine were. 70 . great extsaA
self-advertising, for whoever used u
recommended II to others, and the d.
mand gradually increased.
In 1877. by combined efforts the fam
lily had saved enough money TO COM
mence newspaper advertising and from
that time the growth and Sacceas Of
the enterprise were assured. until to-
day Lydia Il. Pinkham and her VeRe-
table Compound have become house.
hold words everywhere, and many
tons of roots and herbs arc used annu.
ally in its manufacture.
Lydia E. Pinkham herself did not
live TO sec the great success of this
work. She passed TO her reward yeaxs
ago, but not till she had provided
means for continuing her work -
herself.
During her long and eventful expe-
rience she was ever methodical In her
work and she was always careful topre-
serve a record of every case that came to
her attention. The case Of every aiok
woman who applied to her for advico-
and there were thousands-reeeiveA
careful study. and the detai1l tnclu4-
ing symptoms, treatment and DeaultC
were recorded for future reference, and
to-day these records, together with
hundreds of thousands made since. arc
available to sick women the world
over, and represent vast collAbora-
tion of information regarding the
treatment of woman's ills. which for
authenticity and accuracy can hardly
be cqusled In any library In The
world.
With Lydia E. Pinkham worked her
daughter : in law. the present MIRA
4
in all her hard-won knowledge, and
for years she assisted her in her vase
correspondence.
To her hands naturally fell tAo
direction of the work when 1ts origina-
tor passed away. For nearly twenty
dvc years she has continued It, and
nothing in the work shows when the
first Lydia E. Pinkham dropped her
pen, and the present Mrs. Pinkham.
now the mother Of q large family. took
It up. With woman assistants. some -
capable as herself, the present Mrs.
Pinkham continues this great work. and
probably from the office Of no other
person have SO many women bean Cd
viscd how to regain health. Sick Wo-
men. this advice is yours for Hea1fh"
freely given il you only write to elk
for It.
Such is the history Of Lydia =. Flax
hams Vegetable Compound Dads
from simple roots and herbs; tho oao
great medicine for womena ailmeutA.
and the fitting monument TO the noh1o
! woman whose name It bears.
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and Investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
all. possessed Of Q wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In 1e43 she married Isaac Pinkham,
. builder and real estate operator. and
their early married life was marked by
four children, three sons and Z
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days 1,
was common for mothers to make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in . physician only in specially
urgent cases. By tradition and ex.
perience many Of them gained . Won
derful knowledge Of the curative prop.
critics Of the various roots and hsrbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took . great interest
In the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over disease,
She maintained that just rs nature sc
bountifully provides In the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods oi
all kinds; so, II we but take the pains
to find them, In tho roots and herbs
Of tho field there are remedies ex
pressly designed to cure tho variou,
Ills and weaknesses Of the body, and
10 was her pleasure 70 search these out
and prepare simple and effective mcdi
cines for her own family and friends
Chief Of these was rare combina
ton of the choicest medicinal root.
and herbs found best adapted for tn,
cure OF the ills and weaknesses pscu
liar to the female sex, and Lydia E. Pink
hams friends and neighbors learned
that her compound relieved and curet
and It became quite popular among
them.
All this SO far was done freely, with
out money and without price, rs {
labor Of love.
But in 1873 the financial crisis strucl
Lynn. It's length and severity were tos
much for the large real estate interest,"
Of tho Pinkham family, as this clas'
Of business suffered most from
fearful depression, so when the CenteN
nial year dawned It found their prop
erty swept away. Some other sourc'
Of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia E. Pinkham'
Vegetable Compound was made know
to tho world.
Tho three sons and the daughter
with their mother, combined forces t
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UNCONSCIOUS POISONING.
How Il often Happens From Coffee

How lt often Happens From Coffee.
"I had no idea," writes a Duluth
man. that 1t was the coffee had
been drinking all my life that was
responsible for the headaches which
were growing upon me. for the dyspep-
sia that no medicines would relieve.
and for the acute nervousness which
united me not only for work but also
for the most ordinary social functions.
But at last the truth dawned upon
me forthwith bade the harmful bev-
erage a prompt farewell, ordered in
some Postum and began to use 1t. The
good effects Of the new food drink
were apparent within very few days.
My headaches grew less frequent,
and decreased In violence, my stom-
ach grew strong and able to digest
my food without dlstress Of any kind.
my nervousness has gone and ! an
able to enjoy life with my neighbors
and sleep soundly o. nights. MY
physical strength and nerve power
have increased 90 much that can do
double the work used. to do, and
feel no undue fatigue afterwards.
"ThiD Improvement Get In just ~
SOON as the. old cofles poison had 70
worked ort OF my system ~ 70 allow
the food elements A the Postum to
~ I hold To- erlld ne ~ 41ain. !
lekpSs1nlin testlfS tll(t - yySe Negf1n
anS F6sln2S alo1 t1at dll All ~. ~
l I Z. I on 81 =
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Cnufcn IN uyroieoe APPS.
proceeded to make q meal OF our rolls.
Z No ten-course dinner ever served
tasted half SO good as did those two
half-sour Jumps OF coarse bread. and
when. at the conclusion of our frugal
repast. we filled our pipes and lay
down In the doorway to enjoy our aft.
er-dinner smoke. We both felt more
like monarchs than We ever hoped to
again.
Although our muscles rebelled at
the thought OF getting back to work.
We both knew the dangers of Alpine
climbing after dark. SO. binding hand
fuls OF straw onto our shoes, to keep
the snow from caking on them. we
started on our homeward way.
By the time we had reached the olt.
skirts of the wood. the sun was al.
ready low. and the distant howl OF
the timber wolf acted as wonderful
stimuiant to our tired muscles. We
had no desire to try our hands with
these denizens Of the forest. and for
number Of miles We hit only the
high places. trusting to Providence
to keep the wolves occupied else
where. and paying scant heed to the
dangers of the ice.coated path. BY
10 o'clock We had reached the settle
ment. and after eating a prodigious
quantity OF fried sausages We climbed
aloft to our welcome couches and
rapidly passed into the realm o.
dreams.
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F1agstee lge9s sNvsao sGss,ls

ssetsefs tssts sItsas \
z1l4 u . trus stosx q =
csglniat IN ehurch ~ 3 ~
naileo nom Tiltou. New I1aiI - -: Z,
On eotng Into church oo3 n1os1ins
sas noticed that new minister,
stranger. was In the pulpit. Previous
20 this she had had Considerable trou-
Die because the blowboy would let tho
wind out Of the organ when she needed
u most. So she wrote . note, saying:
BLOW. blow hard: blow all the time
until tell you to stop" and calling the
biowDoy. gave 1t to him.
the boy. supposing the note was
meant for the minister. without open.
Ing or reading It. carried It to the
pulpit. The minister's surprise and
the organist's confusion in conss-
Quence were about equal.-Boston
Herald. 5
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~ y 81 81 /, .ol
lIair1 4 - Lalse coa,e eensa1,1 Ifv
Nj ~ ~ a Meuntaia.s Sumsnis
tspsslai t,orrespondeacs.)

pine tree raised its ambitious head
mere and there. Once out OF the shade
OF the trees. the sun began to Rr..w
uncomfortably warm. and we began to
shed clothing until our thin cotton
undershirts furnished our only attire
from the waist UP. To one who knows
nothing Of the atmospheric conditions
IN the Tyrolese Alps the idea OF climb.
Ing glacier in such scanty wardrobe
VIII appear startling In the extreme,
but NO summer sun in Arizona was
ever hotter than was the face of Old
sol on that midwinter's day.
Frugal Meal Enjoyed.
About o'clock In the afternoon we
reached the summit. and proceeded TO
thaw out our feet (the only members
that had suffered from the cold In
front Of rousing nre which we built
In one of the Franco.Austrian Alpine
Association shelter huts. After melt.
Ing little snow In Peters hat, the
only receptacle that we could find. We
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Death Of a vstaran.

Eugene Mclean. who died in New
York City few days ago at the age Of
eigity.fyc years. had, been engineer in
the comptrolleS's once since 1881. He
was graduated from West Point with
the class of 18l2. Of which he had
been the sole surviving member.
Among his classmates were Generals
Longstreet and Newton. He served as
lieutenant during the Mexican war.
after which he resigned and became
aide de camp to Jefferson Davis At the
outbreak OF the Civil war.
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How About "wiIIyum"7

Comparatively few parents appear
to appreciate the responsibility which
rests upon them when they are having
their children christened. Many
strong-willed. robust man who could
have made his mark In the world has
been plunged into humiliating obliv-
ion by his name. 1t was no fault OF
his, OF course. 1t was decided to call
him Arthur before he was old enough
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Sad Face . n.nd,e.p.

Don't. II you are woman with a
sad face. try to look still sadder: chirk
up: smile; make your mouth into a
cupid's bow: force yourself to look
animated: try to be expressive with
your eyes: a sad. wan face never won
out In q beauty contest.-Exchange.
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s.d had grown thoroughly
!, Munich and It's fog. and COZ
~ nv the effect Of . little pas
atmosphere. We spent about
sou,s one bleak day. discussing
~ mans for an outing. only 20
,sem ali up ~ being beyond the
n our pocketbooks. When .
.,lowauce comes ON the IT.
!, ~ the month, and bills have 10
"a the twenty.ninth II . very
Hre 10 talk OF q vacation; but We
~ need OF . change Of climate,
.cocluded to try the effect OF Q
NM tour on our tagging spirits.
4 Jeff our quarters at O'Clock ON
worpipg of the twenty-ninth. with
.re idea Of our ultimate destina-
,hsu had Columbus when he nrst
a out TO discover . new world.
sn,Ily struck the Ostbahnhof.
ever and after studying the time
bought two third.class tickets
Innsbruck and return.
4 persons unacquainted with third.
travel of the continent can ap-
late the various emotions that as
"a ms as the countless scents aris-
from hundred lunch baskets
ek our aostrils. and but for our
n we must have been smothered
bre the end OF the first half hour.
attracted but little attention dur
the first stages. for the Muenchner
!, eosmopoiite and takes scant'notice
any one: but by the time we
ned the Austrian border we had
I'M TO feel like circus freaks.
n Fare at innsbruck.
ID last, after countless changing OF
we reached Innsbruck. and at
began systematic hunt for
Eings. Peters had visited the place
before, but as his acquaintance
the towns hostelries was linn
to the Europaischer Hof (rates
crowns day and up). he did cot
re 10 be OF much assistance. We
lly landed in the Gasthaus zum
iencn Some, where. for the sum
10 cents. We were allowed to rest
bones in the most abominably
bed mortal ever struck.
lybreak. the next morning. saw
On our way. and after fourteen
n Of hard tramping. We landed ut
Gasthofi zum Lutx In the. Stub
HI the queerest combination OF
hdise and pig pen It has ever been
fortune TO discover. A stone tab
over the door announced that in
year eighteen hundred and some
g Prince Otto of Bavaria and
en Somebody Of Somewhere. to-
er with their respective suites.
spent the night there.
Ae exterior was far from prepos.
ling. but We concluded that II roy
had been able to stand It, wo
u, so We waded through the mud
tle that surrounded the entrance
asked for beds. With many fore.
inss We climbed the rickety stair
With thought Of those dreadful
bruck beds uppermost In our,
Is. We were most pleasantly sur
I'd. therefore. when the "wirtinr
cred us into a large chamber Of
naculate appearance, in the corner
rhich stood two snowy beds piled
with downy "bettdecken.. = =. -Four.
hours OF steady !. walking over
Alpine trails Is a bit wearying.
We were very glad to have our
lers. which consisted OF Wiener
tlel and "ein Glass HeHes" served
. In bed. f'
~ Mountains.
ne next day we spent resting,
ers giving up most Of HIS time to
ing sketches OF the Inhabitants.
o'clock New Years morning saw
20 our way. Alpine climbing had
Us been bit too strenuous a
1me TO appeal to either Peters or.
~, but the tracing air OF the
. had fired our Jagged spirits, and
70 forced our way along the snoW.
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About die OPAL.

The opal Ia ~ iiiicate containing
often as much ~ 10 to. II per cent of
water. It II 6f,solcanic origin, the
best varieties ara white or milky.
these showing most perfectly the iri-
descent play of colors. Black opal
is sometimes found. but most speci.
mems arc simply poor white opals.
artificially stained.
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Change. in Naval supplies.

Indicative Of the radical changes
that are being made In the British
navy Is this recent statement by the
admiralty: mo more contracts for
supply OF salt beef have been entered
into. as II has been decided to abolish
this article OF diet" Cold storage
takes the place Of the beef barrel.
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Time to Hunt the Cyclone Cellar.
When a woman stands w.h her
chin in the air. one hand on Ter hip.
and the toe of one shoe tapping the
floor, look out for what's cotRing.-
Leavenworth Post
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\ E1os90 '11Sesv ~ 0let,lee.

Eeasep eD6Nsv ~ otat,,ee. r.
Mr. John DteWart NccAiGs . loot.
ttsh 5ankers M practically ali his
Estate. eonsisting a property produc.
ins nearly G3.oOO . year 1nd mov.
ables worth 410.0o4 for the erection
Of statutes Of himself and his rela.
tives and the building OF artistic tow
ers on prominent parts Of his land.
Hia sestar has contested his will. but
the EdinburGh court Of sessions has
upheld It.
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Best reIear.phIe service.

John Hasketh. who was commits.
stoned Iy the Australian government
70 make a tour Of investigation
throughout the United States and Eu.
rope. has reported that by far the
foremos. telegraphic administration in
the world is that of the general post.
once Great Britain.
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speed Of italian Tr.Ins,

BY way of illustrating the pace Of
railway trains they tell tale in italy
of man wanting to commit suicide.
He laid himself across the rails. walt.
ing for the express. but was ultimately
picked up dead-from starvation.
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Fssr Tor Garth.s wat., suppl,

A shrinkage in the worlds water
supply ID predicted by n. Martei, the
French explorer Of caves. Through
the erosion and corrosiop Of the
earth's surface. he says. the water
level Is being continually lowered.
and. unless measures for pTe9enting
this are adopted. large paxg of the
world will. few centuries A6ace. die
of thirst.
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Thinks wom.n,s Work 10 Homo.

THINKS Woman'e Work 10 Home.
One OF the leaders OF the woman
suffrage movement In Germany is
strongly opposed to the tendency OF
women to leave home and seek work
outside. I'm many cases." she says.
'.this is unfortunately necessary. but
to make It duty or q virtue will
never do"
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rurbot q prolMe ~.

One Of the most psol1ne Of hshea
Is the turbot. The number of eggs in
five specimens examined by a scien.
list recently, varied from over 5,O00..
900 to more than 100000. The
heaviest Of these specimens weighed
only twenty-one pounds. and the be-
lief is expressed that large specimens
are still more fertile.
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RussIan church Altar Piece.

In the church of Tasow. in the sov.
errment OF Kursk. Russia. the altar
piece IL painting of the Last Judg.
.ment. the foreground being q vivid
representation OF hades. Conspicuous
among the lost ones in torment |,
Tolstoy.
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M WHO SHE AZ
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. pSEnAM
And True Story Of How the Vegetable compom1
Had Its Birth and How the "Panic Of 'z3'' CAUSED
It to be Offered for Public Sale In Drug storas.

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born In
Lynn, MaAa., February eth, 1919. COM
ing from . good old Quaker family.
For some years shs taught school, and
became known a. . woman of an alert
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The Chronic Bachelor.

mo. Best Beloved, Mr.. Smith, did
not confess to me that he WIS 5iga.
mist. He merely said that h, had
one wife too many. Do you zee the
Observation-Disclosures Lcad.r.
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Fruit, From the Ro.e.

among the fruits OF the rose family
are apples. pears. peaches. plums.
cherries and ounces. as wnll as our
strawberries. raspberries aud black.
berries.
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Good cement Tor china.

A good cement for china Is ordinary
carriage varnish. II put together
neatly the fracture will be G1rdly per-
ceptible and is not affected ~ water.
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y paths we laid elaborate plans
IA .ssanlt on the Natterhorn the
ousas .si consisted of : heavy
solt mountain boob, . bright
|';esr ';er which attracted no envy
se peasants M mef, - old
4! a1d an AIpenSt6 ~. Fster's
nrch - ~ Aad
utit9 81 Z = / : 6ilrl1
u 81 4 ~
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Living Quarters In k'iisn.
In Milan 80 per cent OF tie families
have only one room to livs In. 20 per
cent have FEWER than three :oms
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Defiance Starch Is guaranteed biggest
and best or money refunded. 16 ouncess
10 cents. Try 1t now.
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oliver lnpots ceRt0rle< Old.
me nN1k ~ England cfntaink ~.
yer ine6&S witch have lain Ia its
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The chorus OF the Metropolitan
Opera. in New York, has gone on a
strike. What chronic hckers those
chorus girls are!
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Many Insects Produce silk.

SILK is produced ny more than two
hundred insects. though v.Ty few Of
these are of any practices value to
mankind.
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10 understand and protest. On paper
Arthur sounds well enough; but when
IL fades into "Artie" at 2 tenaer age
and then clings through NE y 70 :
terrfdc handicap. A plain Jack or
1ohn Or Ben can stagger under haa.
~ l0nd and pull through. perhaps.
huk tht bert Artie who ever saw the
"A ~ eoutsn,t be elected cofnmpn
, 3sii;s tfi1ls " 81 get an appointment -
~ n I'66leI 81 vinegar II he sent 9e0
= c,s1 hn1 r. barrel q Spple1 ~
u ~ ward. 4 n ASq1.
1Stt aickrAtiS
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Don. Wait.

Hanna, Wyo.. Jan. 18th (Special)-
Delays are dangerous. Don't wait un-
til all the awful symptoms Of Kidney
Disease. develop in your system. and
your physician shakes his head grave.
ly rs he diagnoses your case. II you
suspect your kidneys. turn at once to
the great Kidney Specihc-Dodd'
Kidney Pills. You can do SO with
every confidence. A few of Dodd's
Kidney Pills taken In time have saved
many life. The early symptoms of
Kidney Disorder may be the forerun.
ners Of Bright's Disease. Diabetes and
Dropsy. DR.. W. H. Jefiries, resi-
dent here, tells below how he treated
an attack Of Kidney Trouble. He
says
Before I commenced taking Dodd's
Kidney Pills. I had always a tired
feeling every morning when I got out
Of my bed. and my Kidneys were In
very bad shape. There was always
dull heavy pain across my loins. and
I had hard work to stoop. took two
boxes Of Dodd's Kidney Pills. the tired
feeling and back pains have entirely
gone. and am now cured"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-13
HIRES MORE MEN
Letters Output at Zeigler to Be In
reased-Prepared For impend-
ing Strike.

Du Quoin, H., Feb. l2--For the first
| time in several months a contingent
of laborers was imported into Heigler
Joe Letters mining town southwest of
this city late yesterday afternoon nm
der guard The party numbered about
fifty. and came from Tennessee.
Guards boarded the train at Carbon
dale and accompanied the men into
Zeigler
There are nearly 400 men now EN-.
ployed in and about the Zeigler mine,
and the impending strike is thought
TO have been the cause of Mr.. Letters
determination 10 sincrease The. nlItput
of his mine He anticipates a strike
and is now in st. Louis with his at
iorney sol citing orders for coal in
the event of strike.
Operations al the Hegler mine will
c c.ntinue unnterrup;eG, and in this
case Mr. Letter hopes to be REIN
bursed for the thousands Of dollars he
has expended in carrying on the fight
against organized labor
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-13
TRIES TO DIVIDE
STRENGTH OF MEN
MITCHELL CLAIMS DOLAN Is AIT.
TEMPTING TO DESTROY
HOPES or MINERS
ARRANGING A PROGRAM
In New York For Conference With
O9erators--Declines to Be
Drawn Into Controversy
With Dolan.

New York. Feb 12-President Nit.
chell of the United Mine Workers ol
America, who arrived here Sunday
night 10 prepare for the conference on
Thursday between the mine workers
of the anthracite region and their EN-.
plcyers, spent a busy day al head
quarters, arranging his program for
the meeting The miners president
brought with him from indianapolis a
large trunk filled with documents and
statistics relating to the hard coal
industry in Pennsylvania which he
will use at the conference, Mitchell
declined to discuss the anthracite coal
situation so far as it related to the
miners union in advance of the NEE :
'ng with the operators Neither would
he talk of conditions in the west.
Although absorbed in the work re-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-13
WILL COME RIGHT
At LAST MOMENT
GERMAN DELEGATES TO ALICE.
cIRAs CONFERENCE HOLD
OPTIMISTIC VIEWS.
SOLUTION or POINTS
In Dispute viii Present Itself That
Will Be Honorable to AfI--Rome
Believes Conference VIII
Break Up.

Algecras, Spain, Feb. 12-The de
sire on the part Ct the delegates tc
the Moroccan conference TO arrive al
a satisfactory conclus on remains un
changed despite assertions to the con
trary. The pessimsm of certain dele
gates even seems to have given place
to sentiment more in conformity
with the situation, which is anything
but hopeless.
Representatives CT powers not d.
rectly interested are determined not
to leave Algec.ras until not only has
the question of Moroccan reforms been
settled, but confidence and harmony
re-established between the two anita
gonistic powers.
The German delegates declare the
conference must and will find solu,
tiOn of the points in dispute which,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-13
GUNS AS A GIFT.
TO Menelik of Abyssnia In Retala.
tion for Similar Gift to
Prince Nicholas.

Vienna, Feb. l2.-It is stated on
garian government has sent fully
equipped battery Of mountain guns as
gift TO Emperor Menelik of Abys-
sinia. IL is assumed that Austria sent
the gift to Menelik in retaliation for
the action of Italy in sending a noun
tain battery to Prince Nicholas of
Montenegro.