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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

The career OF Mr., Frederick Mas
Monnies as sculptor began when, as
boy Of fivesge scarcely tall
enough TO reach mp to the top OF the
kitchen table, he modelled little figures
IN dough, Two years later he discover
ed n better material for his purpose.
AT that time a white wax chewing
gum was much In fashion among chill
dren, Young MacMonnles saved his
odd pennies until he could buy what he
wanted Of il, aud then he made from
u an equestrian stntue Of George
Washington. which Is still among the
family treasures.
When he was ten years old Barnums
circus came to town. He was an en-
thusiastic admirer Of the parade, and
when the elephant appeared he became
intense. He watched every motion and
studied every line of the strange beast.
Then he rushed into the house and.
working as fast as he could, llo,,elcd
from memory q clay elephant of which
he need not be ashamed today. At
thirteen he carved a likeness OF net
bulfrog out of Belgian paving block,
with an ice pick for chlsel. Worlds
Work.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14
STOPS ANY ITCHING.
Itching Piles-Csiro People
Recommend II.

One application of Deans Ointment
stops any Itching. Short treatment
cures eczema. itch ng piles. salt rheum
any skin eruption or skin itching
It is the cheapest remedy TO use, be
,ause so little Of il Is required 10
bring relief and cure. Here is Cairo
testimony to prove g.:
Mrs. VI. f. Bradley. OF 1ii2 Washing
ton St.. DIRE SNEAKER. says: Eczema OF
a rash caused me considerable annoy.
ance for over three years despite the
use of remedies both internal and
external. tried a box % Doan's
Ointment getting il at Paul G. Schuh's
drug store. It stopped the itching and
healed the rash after a few applica-
lions. I conscientiously recommend
Deans Ointment a. a reliable and e.
fectiye preparation
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Fo-ter-Miimm Co. Buffalo
Sew TorR sole ar.a.s ~ .r- rau.
States.
Remember IRE na-e-uaals-oad
take no other.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

which there was no appeal. In tn
home ligat conve sation. entertaining
hooks, Everything that favored in thu
least OF recreation, was frowned upcI
and banisfiad
Far from my thoughts, vain world bC
gone,
Let my religious hours alone
was the sentiment of all pious souls
II was d sad. weary seemingly endless
day 10 the children; even the cat and
dog felt It's depressing influences,
When heaven was described to the
young people as a place
Where congt egations ne'er break up,
And Sabbaths never end,
somehow the prospect OF living there
forever did rot seem an inviting one,
But VITA all is primnsss and stiff-
less and dreary solemnity this Puri-
an Sabbath was better than that con
mental Sunday which some people
If mistaken ideas are GEEK ng to in
troduce into this country.
We believe in church going. Far as
the church may fall below the stand
ard Of Christian living, 1t Is still bet.
ter than the world. The influence Of
the pulpit. the Sabbath school, 10 say
nothing of them in spiritual sense,
the elevating and refining. Church
music aside from its devotional uses
is a means of aesthetic culture, If we
would know the beneficent effect of
churches, lei as contrast church-going
III those where no Sab
bath bell is ever heard calling the pc
Die to the house of God,
But the whole of Sunday need moi |
De given TO church going. The bust
iess man, the laboring man and WON I
IN, need half. at least, of its hours at
home 1t should not be a day given TO |
casting and merry making; but IL Is
we'll TO make it time sacred 70 ce-
nenting family ties, to drawing close
he bonds of friends hip, let ii be a
lay for all things lovely ana honor
bile and of good repc~t day for
ilent retrospective thought, for com
nunion with good books. with good /
,eople and with nature: for rest and
ecreation and devotion in their high
st sense.
The ideal Sabbth Is day when EN-
loyers and employed cease from their
abors; when tired horses rest in their
tails; when no lines of traffic but
hose positively necessary are in use
then houses OF business are closed
hen peace and quiet descend like a
enediction upon tOiling country and
urrying town.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14
Brunettes Have Thick skin.

The human skin not only varies in
thickness in different individuals, but
also In different parts of the same per
son, being In some places only one two
hundred and fortieth of an inch in
thickness. while in others 1t is one
twenty-fifth of an inch. The skin Of
women and children is thinner than
that Of men A thick skin is always de-
veloped over parts where there Is fire.
quent pressure. as on the hands aud
feet Thickness OF skin varies with the
color Of the hair and eyes Usually
black hair and dark brown eyes are
associated with n thick skin. A mod
erately thick skin is found with brown
hair and blue or gray eyes The finest
skin belongs 10 blondes and is n usual
accompaniment of auburn or flaxen
hair
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

SENTENCE SERMONS.

Fear l. poor kind Of foresight,
Every word of pr family is a prayer
Love lasts long after PITY is won
ou'.
Little duties are school for larger
one.
A lille modssty often hides lot
o. vanity.
He rejects all rewards who refuses
moral responsibility.
The logic cf love convinces more
than the love OF logic.
A golden heart l. not gained by set
ting the heart on gold
Many a man Is breaking his back
under bag OF shadows
Getting on 10 the ropes OF trickery
7nds n getting into them.
No man pays more for a thing than
he who seeks 1t for nothing.
There is a remedy for ignorance
but none for knowing too much.
The Judge may not ask what you
have done but why you did it.
Morals too many mean only a
chance to meddle in other peoples
affairs.
The man who carries family bible |
under his arm may carry none in his |
hear.
Peorlo who try 70 e tbillel to
riches On the short line find them
selves routed through 10 IN.
Happy is the man who has a friend |
who loves him enough TO be willing
9 seem TO be his enemy.
1t is good thing TO remember that
your celestial standing does not de
pend on your terrestrial tailor.
Money is mighty persuasive
tongue but a sadly deficient hand
when it comes to delivering the goods.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14
THE LOYALTY OF RUSSIA.

1T WE CAN KNOW, ANYTHING At
| al about Russia. the danger of com
plete revolutionary oyerturningr il
passed for the present. In Russia
proper popular tunult disappeared
when the government had nerve 10
repress. il with the army. The people
did not support the instruction in
Morrow. The popular 'scontent in
st. Petersburg did not even reach the
point OF instruction. There are
threats of an outbreak on the ami
yersary of Red Sunday, but the gov
eminent is forwarned and forearmed
Throughout Russia proper the com
mon people seem loyal or apathetic
The exceptions TO the general restora
tons Of order in Russia are the Bal
tic provinces ard Caucasus. In one
the Lettish peasantry has risen against
the German landholding nobility and
set up a new government after raw
aga ng the estates In the other q
Christian population has been n
bloody war with Mohammedan Tar
.tars, all bonds of Russia authority
have been loosened and some kind OF
provisional government has taken It's
place Finland would have been an
other exception, had not the car wise
ly restored its local autonomy. Po-
land would have been another excep-
ton. had not the people feared repres-
sion OF revolution by German inter
vention.
Only the Baltic provinces and the
Caucasus remain 10 be subdued by
Russian troops Now that the gov.
eminent has recovered from its first
terror Of dissolution. II is probable
that these will be used without mercy
or discrimination The Caucasus is
remote and half civilized and the pain
full occurrences to he expected there
will pass without more notice than the
Armenian massacres.
But the Baltic provinces are In the
heart of Europe, connected with Ger
many by ties Of blood and known 20
science and literature through ethnic
studies Of their native races. The
bloody dragonnades that are threat
eued there will send shudder through
he civilized world
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

were among the EdcETs.
Ills glorious coloring II fact about
Titan" said one man, striking the Ia
BILE to give emphasis 10 the remark.
"And his glorious drawing IL another
fact about Titan cried another artist.
And SO they went on until Carlyle,
who had been listening in silence to
their rhapsodies, interrupted them by
saying, with a slow dellberation which
had its own impressive emphasis:
And here ] sit, a man made in the
image Of God, who knows nothing
about Titan and cares nothing about
Titan. ana that's another fact about
Titan"
Thackeray was slipping claret at the
moment He paused and bowed cour.
teously to Carlyle, Pardon me-" he
said; that appears to me to be not
fact about Titan, but Il fact aud
lamentable one. about Carlyle"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14
MAKING ANARCHISTS.

WHY II. CLAY PIERCE. PRESl-
dent Of the Waters Pierce Oil Com
pany harricade his doors against sub
poeua servers and remain a prisoner
In hi, apartments at the Waldorf As
tcrla for two weeks II his testimony
in the proceedings against the Stand
ard o ] Company would reveal moth
ing but philanthropy and right-dealing
In his associates business methods -?
plain people grow suspicious when
they see their great captains Of in
Dr. Try hiding from officer Of the law
'iFe thieves from the police
Nr. II. n Rogers vas caught orie
after chase 81 several weeks. On
The witness stand under compuision.
he has used every means IN his power
TO bafile legal inquiry by the State o.
Missouri His answers have been pur-
posely impudent and defiant or blank
refusals to give Information a. TO or
binary facts. His attitude in every
respect has been slight ng and often
i've.
These gentlemen have immense
vested Interest," TO protect. YET
the chief effect Of their conduct is to
show their contempt not only fer pub
Tic opinion but for the law They must
be singulsriy dun If they do not know
that BY their trickery and arrogance
they are making more anarchists. 50
cialists and enemies Of the order that
preserves their property 20 them than
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14
A Tough Meat story,

OF the food served TO the sailors in
the British navy of 100 years ago a
recent historian says "A ships COM
pany had TO start a cruise upon tie
old meat returned from various Sims
aud routed out from the obscure eel
Vars of the yictuallng yards. Frequent
~ it had been several years In salt be-
fore 1t came TO the cook. by which time
II needed rather magician than a
cook to make it eatable 1t was of a
strong hardness, fibrous, shrunken,
dark. gristly and glistening with salt
crystals. Strange tales were told about
II, Old pigtailed seamen would tell of
horseshoes found in the meat casks, of
curious barkings and neighngs heard
In the slaughter houses and OF negroes
who disappeared near the victualing
yards, TO be seen no more. The salt
pork was generally rather better than
the beef. but the sailors could carve
fancy articles, such as boxes. out OF
either meat"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14
The IDEAL sAseATH.

THE SABBATH WAS MADE FOR
MAN, ald man ia 80 constituted thsi
his ply. al and n.e1;ai vel be.ar
require that he should rest a. Oft on
a. one day IN seven. Waen atAe sic
France. IN ihe first insoleuee Of pnpu-
lar rule thai followed the revolution.
set. up the worship Of the "Godde 8
Of ReasOa" and abolished the Chri.-
tisn Sabbath he ve-y soon founi that
a stated dsr OF rest Was an absolute
nece sity and appointed one by legal
enactment
The Puritan Sabbath a. "a urevail.I
in the ea.ly days Of New England. was
80 utterly grim joyiess and depressing
that 2 react On leading 70 a slight OBJ
servzEce. and eyea Proclamation of the
day, We only natural Absolute cessa-
ton from labor for man and beast was
The rule; chureh-going. tvo OF three
times on the holy day, the Law from
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

Young men are always being advised
to rise In the world"
Which may or may not be good adj
vice. Ii depends upon:
How the young man rises.
What he rises upon.
What he rises to.
What he takes up with him.
If your idea IL to rise In the world by
making money aud having people look
up to you on that account 1t Ia easy
enough.
If you want 70 go up like a man,
however, put some foundation besides
dollars under YOU What will you rise
TO? To something worth while. Ideals
are worth while. and one way to define
ideals Is to say they are what your
mother wants you to be, When men go
up to ideals they are the light of the
world.-Chicago Journal
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

Gladstone was a great admlrer of Sir
Henry Irving. and this admiration was
shown one day in the house Of com
mons. Irving was under the gallery in
the house when suddenly. without ap-
parent reason. Gladstone leaped to his
feet and delivered an impasslone1
speech, set off with all the expression
and dramatic gesture for which he was
SO famous. The house seemed sur
prised. Members looked at one another
and murmured. What Is the old man
now up to-" They thought II was some
deep political game. But a week or
two later friend Of Irving's, encoun-
tering Mr.. Gladstone mentioned the
actors visit TO the house and Gladstone
eagerly inquired: What did be think
OF my speech; ! made II for him"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14
THE DAILY JINGLE
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ROGERS ATTITUDE.

They tell us, MIR, Rogers. there has
been some violation
OF statutes. and such tr'f es, by
your Standard corporation,
This state is quite determined on a
full investigation
And We wish TO nave yeou tell us
an Won car sir"
So said the. High omission and .nat
chief Of oItiu dodgers
Who is called ~ Tommy Lawson 90 nc
few harsher names than
Rogers"
Thus replied: you make me weary
you inquisitive old dodgers.
You may question. but I'm hanged
if will answer"
Your language, Mr.. Rodgers. we have
got slight suspicion,
Seems rather disrespectful 10 a sover
ign state commission:
The attitude you're taking puts Us in
a queer position.
So We hope you'u reconsider your
decision"
But this time Mr.. Rogers to no
answer condescended.
Contempt showed in his manner. with
slight amusement blended.
His thumb his nose touched slightly.
with the fingers wide extended.
And he winked a little wink OF mild
deTfs.on
But really, Mr.. hr. Rogers. do you
know that you are Drawing
All the rules of law and order by the
way that you're behaving?
A little information, by your favor, we
are craving.
1t is something that's expected by
the nation"
I'm sure" said Mir. Rogers, your
sheer impudence amazes,
It's just another sample of these so
cialistic crazes.
You take your law and order and go
with them plum 10 blazes;
They are not supposed to touch
corporation"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

2 IHE railroads have set up a pref.
ty' gIOd defense BgRibt the charges
GA violating made by the government
40 MIR as we can make out il is a.
Nil0ws,s Tho roads have never given
reiiAtesl Where they did give them
we're led into temptation By the big
shippers. The reba es that were Civ.
en- did not inhre the small shippers.
The roads have promised the interstate
commerce commission that they viii
do no more rebating. The president
Ia decided in at least oae case re.
batter Is not a rebater.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

The method Of sklnning a sable Is TO
draw the skin over the head without
any inclsion in the body. The feet and
tail are left as part Of the fur. Every
thlrtieth Of an inch Is valuable, for
the average length Of the animal Is
only twelve inches and the tail about
six inches In the reign Of Henry VIII
the use Of sable was forbidden 20 any
below a viscount A coat lined with
sables Is often worth from 600 to
f4Oo. A set Of sable tails can hardly
be sold for less than $50. 80 London
Standard.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14
Harmless Necessary Evr.

The bridegroom is generally the most
depressing feature Of the modern we'd
ding II be is we'll off he Is either bald.
with decided tendency to adipose It's
sue, or else Of pale. sandy type. with
equally pale eyes and retraating chin.
In ordinary life he wears spectacles.
WHICH at the request Of the bride he
discards Mt the wedding. with the re-
suit that he stumbles over the last step
leading from the chancel to the altar
rails and is only saved from falling
fat on his face by desperately clutch
ing at the brides bouquet - Ladies
Field.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14
The snail.

The slowest creatures in creation ars
snalls and certain small beetles Some
OF them habitual'y move only a foot or
two In an hour. but this slowness is
partly due to the fact that they remain
motionless At intervals BY measuring
the distances covered 10y snails when
they were kept going constantly it has
been found that the maximum speed
Of a good healthy snail * Eve aud a
half feet an hour.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

That ratteslake rattlcs to give
warning Of It's G'csence Is a POPULAR
fallacy. K really Goes nothing Of the
kind. The tails Of aliesnahes quiver
when they are excited AMI therefore
Lhe ratter is heard when disturbed.
Why ii has rattles on its tail no one
has been able to find cut.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

Healthy horses require no medicine
but there are so many intestinal para.
sites and so many kinds of worms that
affect horses that constant supervision
pays. Almost all young horses are bet
ter for a few feeds of sulphur in the
springtlme. Many horSemen like To
give little worm medicine, and each
man has his favorite. A good many
worm medicines are harmless. and If
administered to a healthy colt will do
no harm. Usually keen horseman
knows whether worm remedies are nee
essary or not. but In case Of doubt 1t Is
a little safer to give the medicine. pro
vlded the medicine is really harmless.
Some medicines are harmless aud some
are not. Stlmulants are not necessary.
and stimulating medicines should never
be given except on the advice Of
veterinary 81. Louis Republic.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14
A Perptcxed Poet.

An Indiana poet recently sent a po-
en-, accompanied by the following note.
10 the editor Of n magazine:
Dear Sir-I have written these lines
for your consideration
Instead OF getting the ordinary reJec-
ton slip he received this reply:
"Wbyr
He Is still wondering whether he
ought TO explain or nOt.-Chlcago Rec
ord-Herald
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

What's that sign you're making
ihereIr asked tie grocer.
Fresh egg replied the new
clerk.
Make II Fresh laid eggs.
why Everybody knows the eggs
were fresh when they were laid"
Exactly. aud that's III that IFS safe
FOR us 10 say about them. -philalel-
pli1 press
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

STUDY the powers that are in you
and learn how to use them. The man
who counts in this day and age is not
the man who has the most bui the
man who makes the most of what he
has. A magnificent engine without
steam is only scrap iron
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

THEN again Mr. Rogers probably
regard the government and the law a
mere secondary considerations that
should not be allowed to interfere with
a great beneficiary institution like the
Standard Oil trust
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

Az exchange dramatically bids MS
pity the woman who cannot weep
hers is a solitary lot" Solitary in
deed It must bG-not 10 say unique.
We have spoken to several married
men about her but they are skeptical
as to her existence. They say it's a
pipe" sure. Where does she live?
There is a fine chs4ce for a Sunday
feature.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

A dactor ramarXs; What strikes
ono most as5a BcrSsl hcsrital Is tho
lack Of sense OF proportion In the csti-
nation Of diseases. a man II grayely
pcrturbed because no hns not sneezed
for three months, hut he Is compara-
lively Indifferent to the fact that no
exhibits the early signs OF lerrosy."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

ONE of the ardnous tasks CT the
Panama canal commission appears TO
be 10 defend itself against attacks
made by trans-coni mental railroads
with selfish motives. peanut polite
ians in search of notoriety and ire.
sponsible people who don't know a
canal from a frog pond
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

WAVERLY. Iowa, is having a re-
vival at present and is alluded to in
a neighboring exchange as The cita.
del of SIN There's one thing nice
about those Iowa towns they are al
ways willing to boom each other.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14
In n Rad Way.

Johnny Il wish my folks would
agree upon one thing aud not keep me
oil the time IN n worry. Tommy
What have they been doing nowf
Johnny Mother won't let me stand on
my head. and dad Is all the time fuss
ing because I wear my shoes out so
fast
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

In the unending controversy as 10
fhs reasoning powers animals. the
aeichi Of numbers ineiines. more and
-a-e. acaf7st fh- miaeaf nafuraiisis
pho hol1 with Joln burroughs. hat
instinct is nearig The soc guide and
reason PLAYS an extremely small part
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

MR.. M'CURDY Is gradually with.
drawing from some of the other bust.
nesses with which he has been con
nected, He probably is doing this
in order TO prevent the companies from
performing the unpleasant duty of
making a request.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

NOW that the British and Ameri
can naval squadrons are assembled at
Manila the jackies of Uncle Sam and
John Bull win doubtless enjoy giving
the Fflipinos an idea Of how the YER
million hue can be applied during shore
leave
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

1T is announced that the Standard
Oh trust has large glucose depart
ment. Maybe that's the reason some
OF its high off cials have gotten so
stuck up that they sneer at the gov
eminent
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

THIS suspicious anxiety of Nick
L0ngworth's TO secure suitable abodes
for the ambassadors abroad has caused
the American market to be flooded
with sensational bargains in worm
eaten palaces Of several stories
ghost stories extra
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

THERE is strong chance that the
hymn Where Is my wandering boy
tonight" would never have been
thought of II mothers and fathers Of
the land had made home bright, mer.
ry place for the boy to bring his
friends and entertain them. H Is
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14
We Should Think Sol

In the London Mails description Of
a parade In honor Of the king Of the
heIlenes. the reporter said, The sol
dlers. clad only In their scarlet TUNES.
presented an unpleasant contrast With
the warmly clad members Of the police
force"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

III every citizen Of Greater Cairo
would make ii part of his business
20 say something favorable about this
city and Alexander county whenever
he goes cut OF town during 1906 II
would move a valuable asset for years
o. tome. That kind of public spirit
ias built cities that did not-haye haiti
he resources Cairo has. q
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

SUPERIOR tWiE) council in it's eff.
forts to economic has decided that
even clean administration should not
have big laundry bills as presented
and that no measures for the public
safety should demand such big sum
spent for dog biscuits.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-14

At Stoke on-Trcnt, England, a Mr..
Latham assiS "a in caring for boy
killed By a dray The face was bruised
beyond recognition, but . more thoF-
ough examination Of the body showed
the rescuers he had been worAin :
over his own sen,