The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-03

ewes that blinked in the corner, were
lighted by electricity Mechanical
snakes, kissing. squirmed across the
aoers the jaws OF the alligator were
governed By clockwork' gas logs
eplutrered under the witch's caldron.
VINO would have me lift the dark |
curtain that hides the New Year,
croaked The Prophet, whose patrf |
archal 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. Who was possessed
by awful curiosity and the intensest
desire to crafty IT, IF you need golo'
here"--
colo. scornfully retorted the
Prophet "Rcol knew that am the
Andrew Carnegie OF prophets. yearn
onlvsto die poor but IIkeep on making
gold in yon steel crheible Since yon
cannot give me what geld cannot
buy
De Mortuis-
You might see Depew about that
pew" exclaimed The Prophet, but
no matter dc rnertius nil nisi bonum
--be silent and hear me At the
threshold of 1906 VIII give yon o
prophecy.
iIe.turned abruptly TO huge globe
of crystal, which rested on tripod in
the center Of the chamber Raptly he
gased fnta the shining depths of the
globe. he peeped and muttered, and
muttered and peeped, until at last he
spoke ike one Inspired
"NeaF miracles win be performed
this year the world and the men on
II will. grow, more Gen,ie, more gener
Gus. losa sordid. less. selfish"
He Was silent. A mist OF rosy yapor
arose, vanished. left the globe even
more brilliant than before
, Is This Football?
Il see q vast throng in the Stadium
see a gridifon fiela,r
The Prophet began again The
Prfnccpenu aud YaleWard elevens are
playing their 6nal champion contes
on next Thank giving day. Amid 81
lence Ike. that OF The, iontb, 4o,00i
pairs Of eyes are Watching a feathere'
cork In its.awlft flight 10 and fro be
tween the struggling young giants OF
the gIidiron. The game" he looke'
closer. 70. closer. 'yes-the game :
shutriecock and battletiore."
The Prophet paused. then locke
again in the spheres deprns, the
spolte.s
before me is spread another field
great diamond marks IT, Thousand
OF men, shouting with joy, are cas-
ing their watches. purses and ring
to one awho stands on the point {
the diamond nearest them fIe IS th
umpire, and he announces that III
eronnis are too wet to play and raft
checks will be given al the exits
THE scene changcs--oiner field
What's this? Oh, Andy Fields He 4
writing a book Legislators ! Hay
Seen.
Now, the interior Of u tremendor
theater appears The Hippodrom
would be losr In corner Of 1t: II
audience that crowds II splits 4
lungs andgloSes sppiauding the acto'
who retire bowling. [ cannot identIi
the,bill of the play; .t, 8,'sf
o 90 0 90 o o q .
THE ANrI-BELLUM BROTHERS
O Teddy Roosevelt BILLY Hohen-
o zollern
In Their Sketch Entitled
WE WILL HAVE wORLDPEACE
q IT WE HAVE TO FIGHT
a FOR 1T.
o o % 90 o o O - o %
The crystal globe grew cloudy. II
prophet stared into it. mutteril
vaguely;
The Political Msy-Poie.
Il see two little pickaninnies. We
busy they are. Yes. nc. YES. the Bra
Dust TwiDs are striving 10 uplfft tn.
race. while Booker T. washfngt
rests. What's this: Yet. one mo
deid, that OF politics. Maypole. a
dancing happily around il those gui
less children. Den 0dell, Gov II
gins. Tom Plat. Wadswofth. Merri
Woodruff and Dady, while Harrim
plays ssfsly on bis pipes and Spin
that sad. sweet tune No, more inves
gazing committees IN mine
4 rec. in this ftful globe. John
Rockefeller carrying an advertise
sandsieh. inscrfbed 'Banderine did
and se can prove It.
Il see Russell Sage giving s5.600.l
10 found home Tor broken broke
see Henry Clews as rival exhi
20 he Eeven Sutherland Sisters"
The Prophet feli back INTO b.
chair.
~fais tsins Of looking mir n.
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