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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18

From the name universally given
artificial limbs one might suppose that
they were made OF cork, but that Is
not. the case They are SO called from
the fact that when artificial limbs
were first produced the majority of
factories. were located in Cork street.
London, and It became the custom to
speak Of them as cork legs. Sincos
then manufactures have been estab-
lished In many countries. but fhe namo
OF cork still clings to their wares.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
Curious Tropical Fish.

One OF the most curious of fishes is
found in the tropical regions OF South
America, where 1t is known as the
anableps. Its most remarkable charac-
teristic is its eyes These are quite
prominent and each is divided by a
horizontal partition into two parts. the
upper adapted for seeing In the air as
1t swims along the surface OF the wa
ter and the lower for seeing In the
water at the same time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
An ,abIe Crown.

Describing the coronation OF the
shah. correspondent says that when
he removed his astrakhan hat and the
yizier placed upon his head the tiara.
the yizier mstoek the back OF the
crown for the front, and had to read
just 1t. The weight OF the diadem was
so great that the shah had TO support
1t with both hands. and, judging from
the expression OF the royal counte-
nance, he did not IND II "rnsf~~ta hlc.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
Riaht e n.nnin..s

When happiness is offered at the
same instant tn two people. when
they are sure ii is happiness. knock
ing AT their doors. they have a1vsv.
me right 10. join hands and throw The
doors vide open. even n they know
happiness Is oniy going 10 glance In
stop for a moment and then pass on.
The Duel
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
Curative Effect Of sail.

The curative effects OF salt have
never been shown AZ they should be-
Sore and infaned eyes are relieved
by bathing. with salt water. Sore
throat Yields to gargle Of the, same.
Consumption can lie cured by the per.
siiteut use Of hait a teasnoonful or
salt In glass Of water taken just be.
fore going to bed
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
Preparing for Fresh Endeaxor.

As sleep prepares for toll rest for
effort. laughter for sober thought
the mount " prayer for the healing
of the multitude; so these seasons OF
withdrawal and communion prepare
our hearts for fresh endeavor. In
which we may be equally assured OF
Gods helpful presence. Bolton Jones.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
pscidsd Aeaulsl.lnn-

4 an, TO dine with Jsck tonight"
said the little widow "I'll bring him
around afterward TO your Welsh rare
bit party II he isn't ossised by then"
Bring him anyway" implored the
woman. i am to have an artist.
ventriloquist, a palmist. sculptor
All ] need to complete the outfit ID
an ossified man
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
Yesterdax,s River Forecasts.

The Ohio, from Evansville 10 Cairo
and the Tennessee from Florence to
The mouth. will continue falling dur
ing the next several days.
The Mississippi from Chester to
Cairo. and the Wabash al Mt. Carmel
will remain ahout >stationay or fall
slowly during the next 30 hours.
w. r. BARRON
Official Temporarily in Charge.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
LITTLE IS KNOWN.

Of the interior Of piano by the average
customer.--we differ from other dealers
because we bare to you the interior con-
struction---we have nothing to conceal as
you can see from the display now in our
window Of the interior of new 1907
model. See its fine artistic points by
inspecting it closely.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
Ne wander 4, ero,nsd.

Mrs Fsbbins has written TO the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
TO Animals 10 know n something can
be done to prevent horses from being
scratched. She Is sure il must be
very painful. because her husband.
racing man. is sometimes quite upset
and she hears him groan in his sleep
about a hose being scratched
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
observation-disclosures
!: 1.-THE WEATHER F:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Yesterdays Cairo Temperatures
General Conditions.

The day was fair and cloudy b.
turns, and too cool for comfort with
our overcoa,s The government bull
letin reported measurable rain from
- points and traces from po nis
Freezing weather was reported from
Southern Kansas, Middle Missouri and
Northern Illinois and killing frosts IN
easfsfn Missouri
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
Riaht Way to Treat Boy.

Expect the best OF boy. and you
Will not be disappointed Trust him.
and he will not fail you. BE true, and
he will meet you half way. BE Arm
and exactng but kind. and he will re.
spect you. Give him an opportunity.
let him grow, and he will stand by
ynu
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
Most Important

point for any customer to consider in pur-
chasing a piano is the tone, quality and
durability of the instrument 1.-THE case
work should be second consideration for
it has nothing to do, from a mechanical
standpoint, with the durability or lasting
qualities Of the instrument proper
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
Charity That q, Real.

The ideal method Of distributing
charities Is for The giyer 10 grant the
moneg during his lifetime That is
the irBest snd best charity Phila-
ielphia- Ledger.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
sun and Moon.
!. Washinaton Eorec ast.

Washington April ILLINOIS
Rain in south, snow or rain in north
Thursday and Friday. with increas-
ing northeast winds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
OF Natural coils.

Their heads sometimes 50 little that.
there il no room for Wit. sometimes
80 long thar there is NO wit for 80
much room Thomas Fuller
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
Forecasts For Today.

Cairo and vicinity; Showers after
noon: slowly rising temperature.
Illinois Showers afternoon slow.
1y rising temperature
Kentucky. partly cloudy and
warmer.
Tennessee: Partly cloudy. warmer
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18
Durability

and the highest class of workmanship is
embodied in all our new makes. We
have such confidence in the various makes
we handle that we absolutely GUARANTEE
EVERY INSTRUMENT that goes out Of cur
store. We invite comparison aud the
minutest detail ofpiano construction. We
sell at one-price whether you pay cash or
desire easy terms and we guarantee to
satisfy you.--what more can the average
customer ask We offer you the advant-
ages of metropolitan music store and
we can convince You that it is to your in
tcrest to buy now.
Open evenings until $50
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-18

Old aga - the evening ~ life. but
,econd childhood is the next morn
~.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21
Ne
] he

of veneration of the Roman god, Janus,
he Of the two faces-the one looking
back in retrospect and the other look
ing forward in hope and anticipation.
Yet the mythology of the new world of
Father Time, falling and dying and a
newborn personification rising out Of
his decreptitude, is no less pagan in
its essentials. Both are nevertheless
beautiful and expressive and worthy Of
perpetuity.
Watch night is probably the most
distinctive feature of the coming of
the new year. Religious services are
held in almost every church and some
times three or four sermons are
preached. There are also many gath
erings in clubs and homes ito watch
the old year out" and they are occa,
sions of much revelry and the repeat
ing In humorous ways the supersti-
lions believed in in olden times. Much
of the social PRESTIGE of the day re-
mains, such as calling and exchanging
gifts, is due to the early Dutch set
tiers, who kept the old customs alive
until the middle of the last century.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21
christianffy,s Teachinns.

To picture the change in the race
wrought through the birth of Jesus is
beyond the limits of an artist of either
pen or brush. Christianity created
painting. The seulptor's art was
known and practiced to some extent
before the birth Of Christ. Sculpture
could portray that. beauty and
strength of limb which was the Greek
ideal of human perfection, but the
Christian ideals were spiritual and
could not be interpreted in cold, CHS
eled marble. The babe Of the manger
taught that mans glory was not in
physical, but in spiritual triumphs. A
recent History of our Lord as exem-
plified In works of art" has shown
how the story of Jesus from nativity
to resurrection was told by artists.
Each picture was a sermon. Under
the light of the babe of Bethlehem,
motherhood, childhood. youth, man.
hood were inspired to new purpose.
Through these sermons in pictures,
men were moved with pity for the
ignorant, the sick the suffering. They
were inspired with a new hope in sor-
row, new strength in temptation, q
new JOY in social fellowship.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21
THE NEW
YEAR WHAT WE
MAKE IT
By Ada C. Sweet

THE only consistent pessimist is a
dead pessimist,' but unfortunately
there are a good many of these hap
less brethren of ours alive. Never are
they more active, and happily unhap-
by, than toward New Years day, when
all the rest of the world is looking
Hopefully and cheerfully forward, in
expectation of good luck and kind for
tune during the next 365.
The pessimist delights in derision
of the good resolutions, which mark
the celebration Of New Year in the
minds Of many people. Shame upon
the man or woman who would dull the
bright ambitions and desires for the
better of any human beingi But
there is little tirne to give to habitual
mourners and augurs of evil. The
new year will BIZ what we make it,
so far as our individual lives are con-
eerned. and the man or woman who
: resolves to be happy in a healthful,
unselfish way, is taking the first road
toward happiness.
We are all after happiness, in one
way or another Even the recluse,
even the martyrs of old, were on the
endless search for happiness, though
the joy of heaven rather than that
of earth was the goal fixed upon in
the eyes of those who sacrificed the
present for the future. Eternal hap
piness was what they desired.
Unselfish happiness is always wait
ing, right around the corner, If we will
only take our eyes OFF the far distance
and look nearer home. The resolve
to make next year q happy one for
those nearest us will bring good deal
of real joy and satisfaction to the
maker of the resolution, if he holds
out well.
Silent resolve is q good thing, too.
Sometimes ones enthusiasm evapo-
rates when it is much spoken of. But
don't let us allow the enemies of the
race of man to discourage us in max
ing good resolutions; and then don't
let us fail to keep those that we make
to the best of our ability.
There is room for improvement in
all of us, and when we have acknowl-
edged that, and set ourselves to i'm
prove, why, we are on the nearest
road to success and happiness.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21
Year Day
World Around. =.
Copyright. 1907, by Wright A. Patterson.
By DANIEL CLEVERTON.

swept out" by men and boys who
black their faces to resemble sweeps.
and in other places it is .rung out" by
muff1ed bells until the midnight hour.
then allowing the clear notes to sound
thereafter. The ''hot pint" of the was
sail drink at the midnight hour is still
quite common. The front and back
doors are opened at IL o'clock also. to
let the bad spirits out and the good
spirits in, while all peacock feathers
are thrown away before this event lest
i'll luck follow during the year. Also
bundles of bits of money, bread, wood.
coal and salt, are placed on the door
steps and if any one calls whose mi
tails may be formed by straight lines,
like A or r, he is admitted, given a
present and passed out. the back door.
To admit one having curved initials,
like G or O, means bad luck for
year.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

nay" But what this means, no one
seems to know. The application of the
term is in custom Of children to en-
robe themselves in a street and go the
rounds of houses on New Years eve,
knocking at the doors and crying
"Hogmanay." In response they al.
ways get an oat cake, rich with fruit,
and sometimes, in addition. some
cheese and goodies. This is their
''Hogmanay." Housewives are kept
busy days in advance preparing little
cakes for their ghost-like visitors and
it is regarded as something of bad
omen to run short and not be able to
supply the demand. While Hog
manay" is the usual cry it is often sup
pIemented by "trollolay' and the more
daring will add the privileged rhyme:
Rise up. guide wife, and shake your fea-
theirs,
Dinna think that we are beggars:
We are BARNS come to play
And to seek our Hogmanay.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21
When
The Year
Begins

One of the queerest features Of the.
first day OF the year Ill the fact that u
has been celebrated on many different
dates. with us the year begins ala
January i. according. to the salem
dar prepared by order Of julius Caa.
sar, and later revised from time tO
time as necessity seemed To require
Hardly moath III the year but What
has been regarded at some tinaes ID
some people, as the FIRST Of the m
and consequently the beginning " the
new year. Sometimes the date was
lugical, determined BY the position III
the sun In the heavens.
Sometimes it was fixed by az
raj or industrial conditions, sometirnea
by great historical event, and 0eca
sionally 1T was merely arbitrary
termined without any special reason
being assigned. AT one time the
Greeks began their year September
at another on the first DAY ii 1lliys
the beginning of the Olynpian games
In what is called the AlexanariaIl sra
the year began on August 40. One
Jewish chronology assigns October
as the date on which the creation il
the world began, and consequently
adopts that New Years day. At one
time the Romans began their year oa
April "a, at another on March i. ana
finally as we do now
According to the meteoric cycle. tie
year began on July is. During the III.
Rod Of AlexaEder's empire tie CON
mencement Of the year was 81 $50.
TENDER !: the era Of the Maccabees
was dated from November
people OF Tyre began their wear iii
October 10, while the so-calied safo.
man era commenced On October
and the Augustan era made F'ahrsIarv
Il the first day Of the new year. ms
ancient Egyptians began their year
With the overflow Of the Nile. when
ever that might occur. while III Tnt,ia
the annual flood Of the Ganeaa nm.
nished q date for popular ehrn,,olfssy
and the Mexicans although thav hs8
. complicated system of caiculatln
time, popularity reckonad their vaaz
70 Deg1n with the spring planf I'd
Inc Jewish rabbis had four pas.r..
nlngs Of the year, the ara Is ~
month Nissan, supposed Ia ia ~ aaFs
OF the Exodus: the first 81 rstsss..e
" whlcn began the agricultural yea:
ene nFst OF Flu. the day al which fEa
caltle We're numbered, ana ~ arsF
OF snebat, which was callaa IA ,sa-.s
: - sst IT trees Christmas aay East.
e, tne beginning Of each solsfica MI
= a:s.s oeher oates have been Observes
y alHerent times BY various nafiens.
$500 now p Russia the day 81 III
n ns~ a var y II days behind that 81
our calendar, the Russians a 49,
n nssr adopted the Gregorian calapdas
Wnicn' indeed, did not coma ina 80,
efal use until about the naIedIa D IS 80 -
eighteenth century. $500 q 1lsa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

uonsed WIN the peas, Wn1ie they
shower the wheat upon their friends
A curious custom also is festooning
the handsomest horse in the village
and leading him to the house of a
nobleman. The pea and wheat shoot
ers follow in droyes. Both guests
and horse are admitted to the parlor
of the lord and the guests receive pres
ents Of small coins. The origin of
the custom is not known, but it Is
interpreted to mean a greeting of
the peasants to their lord. While
the horse is being entertained In the
parlor, there comes to the house a
drove of oxen, goats, hogs, etc, gayly
decorated and led by the children.
These are not admitted, but admired
from the window by the lord. Next
appear old women with barnyard
fowls, decorated with evergreens and
berries. These are given to the lord
as present.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

st. Basil's eve. The.city is decorated
and the shops TEEN with toys, sweet.
meats and festoons. Women, days be.
fore, squat and joke around a low
table making st. Basils cake, of which
they bake great quantities. On New
Years eve the Raiah boys in droves
go on the rounds of houses, knocking
at doors, until the master of the
house responds, according to the Gus.
tom:
Let the boys in at once Give them
money, fruit ard all that they can
carry of st. Basil's cake. Come on,
servants, fill their pockets while they
Give US their song. The boys then sing
a. customary song, ending by calling
down blessings upon the household.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

caught wearing a tall silk hat. The
victim is greeted by the cry, Hut alb.
Hut alb. and ere he is aware his fine
hat is smashed down over his ears
by a crowd of jokers who surround
him. This custom had its origin in the
riots on Sylvester's day, 184S, when
the lower classes resorted to this
method of displaying their hostility to
the bourgeoisie. most of whom wore
the high hat.
The salutation, "Prosit Neujahr, ;"
however, is more universal and better
characteristic of the New Year cele-
bration by the Germans. Thus greet
ed, one is made a captive by custom
and must pay a, ransom. not, however,
until he has acknowledged his captor's
sovereignty by the answer, Meister."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

for their liberty. The little people
cause the keys to rooms and closets
to nysteriously disappear days, and
sometimes weeks, before the festival.
An unwary auntie who chances to be
caught in q room or closet by the
slamning and locking of the door by
the little brigands has no recourse in
the light of custom and tradition, but
to promise anything that is demanded
of her. The ransom to be paid is
more often some sweets; and this has
given rise TO the terms sugar aunt"
or sugar papa which is applied to
the captive.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

There is, however, a striking exception
to this rule in France. New Years is
the chief festival of the year, and the
gift" is the chief feature of the festi-
val. 1t is believed that the French OBJ
serVance of the day combines the an
eient customs of the Druids, Romans
and Christians, since it involves the
highest homage to womanhood, sa-
turnalian effect in liberties to bonds
men, and the gala day of romping free
dom to children. New Years day is
everybody's' day. Each one of these
features has its special history which
would require the space of a special
story to tell.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

in calling on friends and the giving OF
"awabi," a kind of mussel shell, as
emblem of times long ago when their
forefathers were Of necessity very fru-
gal. This is also interpreted as a
warning against luxury. In China the
people meet in the streets on New
Years day and salute each other
with: "Kung-h! Kung-hi!"-"I hum.
bly, wish you joy" or "sin-hi! May
joy be yours" The cities are gayly
decorated with lanterns and artificial
flowers. with red paper notices on
the houses. Where blue paper is
seen it is a sign that there has been
death during the year.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

1.-THE Bachelor-Flow bright the FIRE.
How CHEEKY the cracking logs.
Outside the Dying Year battles with
the raging Storm.
'What has the Old Year brought to
me that should mourn its passinga
''Loves in plenty. But were they loves
or were they passing fantasies = bright
spots OF blue peeping through the Stormy
sky. It's many a sorry Trick Dan Cupid
has played me during the past twelve
months. Could but have him here Id
review him for his benefit.
"Ah, the bell ringsI What friend OF
foe has braved the elements and come to
disturb my reyeries Of a New Years
Eve2"
ENTER Buher.)
The Bachelor wee, small gentle
man to see me, James, you say. But
just a sweet-faced child. His card =
Dan Cupid - Yes, | know him, and you
may show him up. But, James, you're
not a judge Of character. Hes not
child. he's old as time, and as full Of
deviish pranks as that neiehbor's brat Of
whom you so complain.
Oames departs and returns ushering in
Dan Cupid.)
Dan Cupid Ha, ha. dear sir. lis not
loves night. Business is dull. and so |
come to beg chat with you and may.
perchance. revile you for the shortcom-
mgs Of the year that IS passing.
The Bachelor-Revile me, YOU imp
Of SatanP Why, twas but moment
before your ring tina: ] wished for you
that might review for your benefit h"
hines you've played me false. Now sit
you down and let's turn back the pages
Of the passing year and see the record.
Ii surely will show you up in your tue
colors.
(Gets volume from the shelly
"We'll start with January. and with
Eleanor. Dan, you rogue. you wounded
me for fair with her. | should not have
cared had time and eternity been made
up Of Januarys could but have had
Eleanor to sit beside me before thecrack-
hing FIRE throughout them all. pleaded
well my case. but she would have none
Of it. and then | learned that you had
played me false. Through February.
March and April | nursed the wound
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21
Wondrous influenced

The comforts we enjoy in material
things from the influence OF the babe
of the manager might be approximate
computed with our present almost
limitless powers in mathematics, but
how vain are the figures in an attempt
to compute the influence and uplift OF
the babe of Bethlehem on the life OF
the world. The enlargement Of life,
the development OF character, the
Inspiration of lofty ideals, the ever
widening influence that is building for
eternity.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

caused by your treacherous dart, and i
was not until the flowers of May began
TO bloom that it would heal. But thee
shorts months and yet they seemed like
years. like centuries, to me-
Dan Cupid--Good sir, the fault was
yours. not NINE, Across that page can
you not read the promises you made the
budding yeare How did you keep them ?
Not at all. Had you but been the angel
you started out to be. fair Eleanor would
have had no grounds for the curt refusal
she meted out to you.
The BacheIor-Ah, wei, Dan, | was
but human--that is. to err. She married,
yes. and | suppose believed she had
captured the one real matrimonial prize.
But yesterday twas good to read the
courts had cast asunder the bonds that
bound. and set her free TO wound another
heart. 5
Dan Cupid-But you shall credit me
with other opportunities that made for
you-opportunities more in keeping with
your deserts.
The Bachelor-Yes, Dan, there was
Jessica, Of the yachting party. The wound
she left Was not long'in healing, but was
painful at first: Then, later, there was
Isabel. How | adored her. Your aim
was sure. and the bow was strong that
send that shaft into my heart. Never can
| forget the tender words with which |
wooed her at the seashore. nor the pull
salons Of my heart when she answered
Yes" But, Dan, you rascal, you know
her. But once since those summer days
have seen her. She served me coffee
and rolls in quick lunch room in No
vember. did not ask her where might
redeem the ring.
Yes. Dan. there were Others. But
why review them2 And III forgive you,
you imp. Ill lay not up against you
single pang-or dollar-they have cost
neon one condition you shall
not, for this next year, point -FOUR darts in
my !Lecuon. Do you agreed Then
wen burn the book. and think no more
Of it." (Casts it into the hre.)
And now. then. Dan. the year is dy-
ing. A toast to it and its fond memories:
to your escapades and my escapades; to
the fair girls who caused the heart throbs
Of season: to the broken promises that
saved me troubles; to the Old Year.
And another. Dan, to the year just
'boming; to the anticipations which it
brings. The bells are ringing: the Old
Year is dead; the New Year lives, and
now, good night. but please remember
that you have promised not to aim you
darts in my direction
exit Dan Cupid and Curtain.
49," Wrfo6f A. Patterson,