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The Washington times., 1906-10-24
To Woman.

Soft as the memory of buried love,
Pure as the prayer which childhood
watts above" Byron on Woman.
'.Womans empire. holier, more refined,
Molds. moves and sways the fallen, yet
Goo-breathed mind. Hale.
Where she went, the flowers took
thickest root,
AS she had sow d them with her odorous
foot" Ben Jonson.
What bait do you use" said a saint TO
the Devil,
When you fish where the souls Of
men abOund?"
We'll. for special tastes" said the King
of Ell
Gold ard fame are the best I've
found"
But for general use?" asked the saint,
All, then.
Said the demon. 7 angle for man, not
men;
And the thing l hate
Is 10 change my bait,
30 l hsh with a woman the whole year
round. Exchange.
The Washington times., 1906-10-24

heavy sweet cream TO a solid froth.
When ready TO serve add a JeaspOOnful
OF vanilla for each pint and drOp
small teaspoonful Of the whipped cream
IN each filled cup.
Small bowls in japanese or blue and
Wulte ware can be found i'm many
stores for cents each These are
Just the thing for the floating island
For each quart of scalded mix beat
together nVe eggs and a sCant half
cuptul or sugar. Mix with a little of
the milk, pour into the double boiler
and sJll-OVer a moderate fire-untIl a
smooth custard which Is thick enough to
coat the back of spoon. Strain and
set aside, tavoring with vanilla when
cold, For the Islands whip the whites
until frothy, add heaping tablespoon
iul OF powdered sugar and a pinch of
salt, and continue whipping until stiff
and glossy. Have ready saucepan part
ly filled with scalding hot milk. Drop in
the whip by small spoonfuls, a few at
a time, and poach until set, then skin
out on wet platter. Fill the bowls
with the custard. add one or two is
lands. and top each with half Of
candied cherry
Use any good recipe for sponge cake
or try the following. Beat the yolks
Of three eggs until thick, adding grad
ually one cupful and a half of fine
granulated sugar and one tablespoonful
of lemon juice. Have ready one pint
scdnJ teaSpOOnfuls OF baking powder.
and a pinch of salt. also the whites
whipped To a stiff fToth and a scaut
half cupful Of cold water. To the volk
mixture add alternately the water and
-four mixing as lightly as possible, then
put in the whites. Bake In tiny patty
pans. and ice with thin fondant or
water icing. When this has set each
may be decorated with dots, initials or
other ornamentation in chocolate OF
rose Colored icing.
ANY good candles which are not too
rich may be used as sweets. and they
may be put in tiny boxes or baskets,
and thus serve as faVoTs. When bought
IL Is best to select cream mints or
ally harmless varieties
The Washington times., 1906-10-24
Peppermint Dzops

Place ever the fire in a granite sauce
pan one large cup granulated sugar and
four tablesPOonfuls hot water. When
the mixture comes to a boil cook just
three minutes. Meanwhile have ready
four tablespoonfuls confectioner's sugar
mixed with a few drops peppermint
Turn this into the boiling syrup and
the pan In a larger one of cold water.
and with a spoon drop the hot liquid
IN spots about the size of a nickel on
oiled paper or marble. Do not place
the lozenges so close together that they
VIII run into each other, or they will
not be a good shape.
The Washington times., 1906-10-24
Orange Marmalade.

Take a half dozen ripe oranges and
two lemons. Peel four OF the oranges
and the lemons. and carefully remove
all the white pithy skin. Cut oranges
and lemons in small pieces. Slice the
remaining two unpeeled oranges in thin
slices and cut into sections. Place in q
large saucepan, cover with cold water
and let stand twenty-four hours. Boil
slowly one hour and stand aside again
till next day. Now slowly boil another
hour. add an equal weight of sugar to
the fruit and cook, pour into sterilized
glass jars or jelly glasses. Let them
stand day or two before covering
Grape fruit marmalade may be made In
the same way.
The Washington times., 1906-10-24
Chocolate Almonds

Blanch the almonds by pouring boil
ing water on them and letting them
stand until the skins loosen. Rub be
tween the fingers until the skin is re-
moved. then dry between towels. After
they are quite dry roast in the oven un-
I'll golden COIored, then dip in a ChOcO-
late coating made IN this way: Put
OnC-half pound vanilla pan over boil
inS water and when melted stir In two
level tablespoonfuls butter and two
tablespoCnfuls boiling water. Mix we'll
then dip the nuts and drop on paraf1n
PAPER % harden.
The Washington times., 1906-10-24
As Our GraHdmofRers Did

The smart wedding invitation or an
is engraved as simply as
possible nowadays, but II the bride
wants elaborate treatment Of her mer-
riage certificate she can have IT, These
may be done by hand and beautifully
Illuminated on parchment or Japanese
vellum, and some OF the fan brides are
having theirs framed and hung in the
houdGir
The Washington times., 1906-10-24
peanut candy

For every cup shelIed and blanched
peanuts. allow one cuptul each molasses
and sugar Boil these together untn
the mixture IS brittle when dropped IN
cold water. Add a cup OF prepared pea
nuts and take from tie fire. Pour into
buttered pans AMI mark into squares
before IL c0Ols Hickory nuts. English
walnuts. OF almonds may be used in
place Of the peanuts.
The Washington times., 1906-10-24
Just NoW

SQusshes IN golden heaps.
Apples rosy red,
SumaCh flaming by the wall,
Grapes overhead.
Woods turning brown,
Air getting crisp and cool,
Leaves floating down.
The Washington times., 1906-10-24
Some Home Remedies

Dnring these busy fall days don't
neglect the ten minutes rest at mid
dav with the feet raised. II gives the
whole body a great sense Of Tepose and
works wonders I'm smoothing out the
lines on the face.
II YOU need 20 drink hot water pour
Il from one Jug 20 another several
times. This will aerate il and remove
the fiat. insipld taste 50 objectionable
to most persons.
The Washington times., 1906-10-24
Chocolate Chips

Make first a candy Of molasses for the
filling. A good rule calls for one cup
New Orleans molasses. two-thirds OF a
cup of sugar. and butter a heaping
tablespoon. boiled together until lit
tie dropped in cold water Is crisp. Flaw
or with a little vanilla. pOnr on to the
Euttered tins. and when cool enough to
handle, pull thin do0 cut In small pieces
When perfectly cold, dip these piecns
in melted sweetened chocolate Favored
with vanilla. then lay on waXed paper
20 dry and harden.
The Washington times., 1906-10-24
Chocolate TaHp

Mix together two cupfuls granulated
sugar. three cups grated chocolate and
a half cup Of boiling water. Cook until
nearly to the crack" add butter the
size OF a hickory nut and continue boil
ing until the candy SNAPS when drop-
ped in cold water and tested. Take
from the fire, flavor with two tea
spoonfuls vanilla. cool and pull, then
cut any shape desired
The Washington times., 1906-10-24
FHdgeHes

Alelt together one square chocolate
and two tallespooufuIs butter mas
uTcd level add two cups Erauula ted
sugar and one cup milk. Boil until
il forms little balls when dropped iu
cold water, then stir until nearly hard
Turn on 20 buttered plates 90 cool and
when nearly cold mark iu squares.
The Washington times., 1906-10-24
Burnt Almonds

Put into a saucepan a cup and a half
brown sugar and three tablespoonfuls
Of Wa,er. stir until the sugar Is dis
solved. When the syrup comes 10
good boil put In one cup shelled and
blanched almonds and stir until the nuts
are well covered and a little Drowned.
Turn out onto a butteTed dish and sep
arate each nut II not thoroughly
coated with the candy repeat the pro-
cess
The Washington times., 1906-10-24
Baked Liver.

Wash and wipe the liver dry. Cut q
dozen match-like strips of salt pork
and insert in gashes cut in the liver or
use a larding needle. Dredge the liver
with -four, sprinkle on a little salt and
bake half an hour in hot oven.
The Washington times., 1906-10-24

SERGE.
suitable silk well lightweight
ow he in suTpnc
of checked silk used about the
used with silk
which shades Of blue The
and
on n
The Washington times., 1906-10-24
A WHITE SUIT FOR A TINY MAID.

White fashionable Of
n
white the medium
10 RIB ndia short
strelmer falling coat
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11

A chimpanzee had been fed on cake,
when sick. After his recovery he often
feigned coughing in order to procure.
dainties. The cuckoo. as is well known,
lays its eggs in another birds nest, and
TO make the deception surer it takes
away one of the other birds eggs. AMI
mails are conscious Of their deceit, as
shown by the fact that they try to act
secretly ana noiselessly They show
sense of guilt Il detected They take
precautions IN advance to avoid dis
coyery. In some eases they manifest
regret aud repentance Thus bees
which steal hesitate often before ana
after their exploits. as If they feared
punishment \ naturalist describes
how his monkey committed theft.
While he pretended TO sleep tile animal
regarded him with hesitation and
stopped every time his master moved
or seemed on the point of awakening.
-Loadsn Answers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
LIARS. SAYS WHITE BOOK.

Berlin, January I0-Germanv
white book on Morocco exposing the
French statesmen 10 the world as a
pack Of liars and bullies is supported
by the eoncensue Of German opinion.
All parties feel that the documents
made public in the white book ought
fully 10 Justify Emperor William S
Moroccan policy
1t Is regarded that the publicantion
has Established four vital facts
First That France deliberately
planned TO ignore and isolate Ger,
many;
Second That the French minister
in Morocco upset the claim that
France had an international mandate
70 settle the Moroccan problem
Third That he republic had made
comprehensive plans for the abs0rp-
lion of the African country;
Fourth. That France resorted TO de,
ception and threats to coerce the Sui
tan CT Morocco
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
LAWSON ADVISES
tConcl,ined from First rAxeJ



n repeat, II you play your game &c
the fnll strength OF your cards. there
| viii come trick--a single trick-iu
the taking OF which will change
| Henry II. Rogers, the master mind Of
Standard Oil, 70 an ordinary man. His
face viii blanth his hands viii shake
ana IN a red voice he will say, I
am nor WE'LL Mr. Attorney General;
am not We'll | ask your Indulgence To-
AZ adjournment.
And he will mean it-mean it from
the center pucker Of his soul from
the under fringe OF his heart, and he
viii take 10 his bell and he will be a
sick man. and Standard on will BE-
sick unto death for when Henry II.
Rogers goes down he puppets behind
him whom he has for years and years
protected will become plnc-stricken,
and thi practice Of the Alaxanders
McCalls and McCuyGys win be as that
Of Roman warriors compared with a
stage stampede of Chinese laundry
rabhle.
Il repeat speak by the card.
have seen Henry r. Rogers face
blanch. his hand sllane ana his voice
grow wearied as In con ultation he
has weighed the possibilities of the
detect on Of perjury
This is the only 'rck which. If you
can take il viii win your case and the
nppnlF'r aaG4
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11

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Mrs ] T.. Lufkin, Ir., Of Poeahonlas
Ark. arrived Tuesday for visit viii
her mother Mrs. Susan Sifford
Miss Sophia Teuss u spending this
week with friends in Evansville, Ind
Miss Emma Ewat OF Danyii'e i
the guest Of Mrs. +. N. vim.
Mr. George w Crawford II visiting
/! II ends in Jon0shogo. ArN
Miss Lizzie Silforl viii depart to
hi rrow tThur day for an extended
visit with her brother Or w r Sif-
ford at Nashville Tenn
Mrs A. w. Num- and two children
OF Tamms. are the guests this week Of
Mrs. Chas O'Neill
Mrs. Dollie Eddleman of Dongola Is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Hertz
E. G.. Kerth spent few days this
week In Caro- with his parent. Mr.
and Mrs. r ], Kerth.
Miss Mary Phillips is visiting her
uncle, Dir. Samuel Dodds, IN Cairo this
week
Miss Annie George returned home
Saturday after a weeks visit with
Mrs. William Baker a Mound City.
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Big -Four Route
BEST LIVE TO
New York, Boston
AND ALL POINTS IN THE
East and Northeast.

indianapolis, Munels, Cincinnati,
Dayton, Columbus. Cleveland and
points In Ohio. Indiana, and Illinois.
Through sleepers from st. Louis &c
New York. Boston and Washington.
Trains Leave Cairo as Follows:
No. SIS a. N. Eastern mail and
express. Mt Carmel, Vncennes. Par.
is, Danville, indianapolis. Cincinnati.
New York, Boston. Direct connection
With the famous Knickerbocker Spec
ial
No. 2-2.5O p N. Mail and express
Carmt Evansville. Vincennes, Indian.
apol s. Louisville. Chicago. Terre
Haure and Cincinnati. $40 a m. from
Vncennes 10 indianapolis $50 .. m.
100 p. m
No. 54-LOcal accommodation
Moun5 City. Grand Chain, Vienna and
rIard burg.
Trains Arrive at Cairo az Follows:
70 55-i70 p N. Harrisburg. VI
-nua and Cairo Accommodat on.
No 3-l2.5O p. m. Vincennes and
CAIRO mail and Express
No $50 .. %. Danville and Cairo
mail and express.
Ar rains daily ezceptSunday F0r
tull Information ard particulars a.
70 rates. tickers. Iimfs. etc. call or
VT te Elmer Smith. Ticket agent. n
n HARDY. T. p A.. Cairo. Ill. c. NJ
HILLARY. A. G. P a st LOUIS, No.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
hat IS MARRIAGE

What Is marriage?
Marriage Is an institution for the
blind.
When man thinks seriously of mar
riage what happens?
He remains single
Should a man marry a girl for her
money?
No But he should not LET her become
IN old maid Just because she's rich.
When a girl PETERS to sad court
ship" what does she mean?
She means that the man got away.
Is an engagement as good as mar
riage?
It's better
Why does a bride wear veil?
So that she may conceal her satisfac-
ton
When a man says he can manage his
wife what does he mean?
He means he can make her do any,
thing she wants to.-netrolt News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
ENGLAND MAY AVOID WAR.

London January, 9-lt can be stat
ed en- authority that the view taken
by the foreign office with regard &c
the subject Of Morocco is as follows;
The British government always has
known that the respective policies OF
France and Germany were fundament
ally opposed to each other and might
lead 10 hostilities and therefore
whether the German case. as publish
ed, was logical or illogical was a mat
ter Of small consequence compared
with Germany's determination "a
thwart French policy in Morocco. Il
is believed however. that Britain
support of France win prevent war
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
WRITE US A LETTER

effects. Mrs. Butler, the charming lit
tie lady, who gives the funny part OF
the program Is a gifted woman, and
her work is tempered with spirit
ct refinement that amuses without
giving offense, Mrs. Butler especially
invites the ladies To be present on
Monday night and with that object in
view, she is having ladies' tickets
placed In every hous and She ex-
ends pressing invitation 70 the
ladies' TO attend her opening perform
ance
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to December 10, 1905.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
shortest and Quickest Route 70
St. Louis & Chicago


1892 a. M. Pa ly Chicago Vestibule Limited,
arriving in Chicago at 1880 q. m connecting
with AZ ernoon trains FOR all points east and
north.
2;2O a. m. Daily 81. Louis Might Limited
arriving In st. Louis 81 2 :0s q. m. CONNECTING
~ linton station Tor 81 points west. Sleepina
ssrs open At 9:45 p. m.
$40 a. m, Chicago Daylight EHpress
Vcept sunday, makes All stops between Cairo
md Chicago, arriving In Chicago At $3.50 .. 10
$50 a. IA. IT. Louis Morning FHpresa
ycept Sunday, arriving 10 &c. Louis At ll;s
uakiug al stops.
11;t5 =. m. It. Louis Fast Mail, arrir e
~ in -. Louis at eco o. m.
Il;Ib r.. m ChiragD Jid-dsy Special
striving In Chicago, % p. m
2s35 M. Daily It. oufE Ltmlf 81, a.
/ living in St Louis At 15 o. m, connecting
/ Union station Tor x snsas City, OMAHA, DaB
+ yer, san Francisco and all points vest
9;35 q. m. Afternoon Express for Odf-
/ Efiaghsm, hEttoon. TolouA, UhAmpsisp ( I.
3sgo
5tn0 .. m. Thebes sooommo fstttn.
] 700 .. N. Chicago aud Eastern F1
I press arriving in Chicago a. 30 q. m Tutisr
4 zpolis 7:Z5 Cincinnati, 20 a. m, RuTzlD az
/ .. NJ. New York $50 .. Sleeping osrs
/ Chicago,
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DEATH COMES TO

he family until Saturday 1t will
hen be transferred to the Haskell as
sembly hall on the university grounds
where IL will lie in state until Sunday
after midday under a guard of honor
composed of students of the uniyer.
sity. Funeral services will be held in
Mandel Hall at the university Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. Addresses will
be delivered by President Faunce Of
Brown University Chancellor An
rews Of the University Of Nebraska,
and Dean JudsOn of the University Of
Chicago
DR. Harper was born in New Con
cord. Ohio, in July 1856 graduated
with the degree Of a. B. from Musk.
ingum college Of that place in 1879.
Then he went 10 Yale Uniyersif
where he carried on studies of spec.
ial character in languages Next year
he acted as president Of the Masonic
college at Macon. Tenn. In 1868 he
resided in Granville, Ohio, as tutor in
Dennison University and principal nj
the Granville academy. In 1880 he
was appointed professor Of Hebrew in
he Baptist Union Theological Semin-
airy Of Chicago. where he remained for
five years. Then he went 10 Yale as
professor of Semitic languages, re.
naming until 1891. when he was elect
ed president Of the Chicago Univer-
ity and has remained at the head OF
the institution over since.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested that the City Council of
the City Of Cairo, Illinois. having or.
dered that Pine street be improved by
laying and constructing a sewer in and
along said Pine street from a point
20 feet south of the north line Of
Twenty-first street to a manhole at
the center Of Twenty-fourth street,
the ordinance for the same being on
file in the office of the city clerk Of
said city and having applied to the
county clerk of Alexander county for
an assessment of the cost of said i'm
proyement according to benefits, and
an assessment thereof having been
made and returned to said court, the
final hearing thereon will be had on
the sixteenth day of January, A. d.,
1906, or as son thereafter as the bust
ness of the court will permit. Said as
sessment is payable in three install
ments with interest at the rate of five
per centum per annum, on all Install
ments except the first. from and after
confirmation. All persons desiring may
file objections in said court before said
day, and may appear on the hearing
and make their defense.
t NJ. YESTERDAY,
Superintendent of Special Assess
ments.
Dated, Cairo. Illinois, December 80,
A. d.. 1905. N
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y o . ~ " W.
p MILL CREEK, I'LL.
y g. f. o g. o. o. o. - -
January 10, 1906

January 10, 1906.
Horace Cfistenberg returned homS
Saturday from a visit In Texas
BUD Geering OF Delta was on on
streets Saturday looking out for 10
cation M he c0ntemplates being a
citizen OF this place aoon.
Ralph Williams and Miss Mablt
Hileman Of This place were married
at Joneshoro Sunday.
The Lingle school has closed for a
few days on the account Of Diphther,a
Jacob Poole who has been confined
to his bed for the past sixty days with
typhoid fever. is slowly recovering.
The shipper association of Mil
creek met Saturday January G, for
the purpose of ransacting such bust
ness as may be of interest to the as.
ociation
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
, SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
Interested that the City Council of the
City Of Cairo. Illinois. having ordered
thar sewer be constructed on and
along Washington avenue from TWEEN
tyiirst street to Twenty fourth street,
the ordinance for the same being on
file in the office of the city clerk Il
said city and having applied to the
county clerk of Alexander county for
an assessment of the cost of said inn
provement according TO benefits, and
an assessment thereof having been
made and returned to said court. the
final hearing thereon will be had on the
22nd day of January. A. D.. 1906, or
as soon thereafter as the business II
the court will permit. Said assess
tent is payable in three installments
with interest at the rate Of five per
centum per annum. on all installments
except the first. from and after con-
fimation. All persons desiring may
file objections In said court before
said day. and may appear on the hear
ing and make their defense.
NJ. YESTERDAY.
Superintendent of Special Assess
ments.
Dated. Cairo, Illinois, January 9Th,
A. D., 1906.
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GERMANS FAVOR A
Concluded From First Page,)

easus, the bombardment OF Tihis BY
the imperial troops aud the turning OF
The tables on he Ameaians by the Tar
tars The latter having ganei suffi
cient slreneh in the vicinity Of Eliza
hefhnort t4work vengeance on the
Armenians for The massacres of Mo
hammeaans during the past month.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-11
McNUL- TY
Concluded from Second Pagel

''The street is putting UP prayers in
| seven synagogues for 'Bobs' success. =
| Then he went back murmuring some
| thing about blame fools that mort
gage their very shirts 10 buy when any
| child can see its a bear market
The monotonous voice III the ticker
went on:
Mop three eighths, Sugar half,
Brooklyn three eighths, quarter,
three ighths, A. and A. threeeighths;
a hundred more at u quarter"
In the inner oiiiee il stout Aan with
an overworked gold watch chain was
becoming more Extensively triumphant
with every quotation that came over
the tape
"A ana A. quarter and no bottomv'
he sang out joyously. Sell another
hundred at the market"
Outside, Hendricks, in utter despair,
was clutchng the rungs of his chair
and with head bowed was trying to
pray to such gods as he elected to
serve. The noise in the room came
dimly to his ears.
Brooklyn three-quarters, Metropoli-
tan half, A. and a. an eighth, 200 at
30
With the grim humor that comes only
when hope is gone, Hendricks smiled
grimly and murmured I'VE who are
about to die salute you"
wabash three-quarters, A. and A,
seyen-eighths," went on the relentless
voice "B and O. a half, A, and A.
fve-eShths"
That's 405s" exclaimed a man at
the ticker There was a sharp intake
Of breath, and then somebody said
Gee in an awed tone.
The drouing began again; Atch
three-quarters, A. and A. Il, an eighth
800 a quarter. a thousand at five
eiGhths' I'm spite of himself he could
not keep the excitement out of his
voice. Every man in the room was on
his feet. Mop half \. and \. A.;
500. 43: 800, A."
Hendricks was on his feet, with the
rest. striving with shaking hands to
relight his rocking cigar. \ young man
near him punched his friend in costa
sy. THE shorts are on the run, Billy"
he cried joyfully.
Down the narrow street outside came
a resonant, singsong voice: "Uxtra!
Uxtra-ar'
Extras" cried somebody. open
the window"
As the sash snapped up the voice
swelled in above the manifold noises
Of the city. "UxTa-a! Uxtra. British
win Il big victory! Uxtra-a" Up the
street z roller organ was gladly ca OF
ing, singing its gospel that life was all
ioy and merriment and dancing To
the end of his life Hendricks never for
got that song, with it's seductive shake
and trin that set ones feet twitching
and the tinkling cascade % silver notes
that rippled down the scale at every
interlude
The man ut the ticker had resumed
his wonted expressionless voice. "A.
and 4. -: 800 half; 1000, 80; thou
sand more at 49,
There was an awed hush. No one
spoke. The organ outside had come
nearer. and Hendricks. unconsciously
beating time with his foot. hummed the
chorus.
Don't make no b1under:
You couldn't lose him.
4 perfect wonder.
They had TO choose him.
A great musician
of high position
" as Whislling Rufus. The one man band.
But on the other side of the globe
disconso!ate world power with a sore
foot was making the hated air CULVER
with
No one to love none to caress,
Wandering alone through this world
wilderness.
Animal Humbugs.
In military stables horses are known
to have pretended to be lame ia order