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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-13

many Inconsistencies. During the las
year or two IL number Of increases
have been made in dividends. yet TIL.
properties which are paving g. pen
cent are often selling at or nosr (
per cent basis. Such conditions DC
not indicate coniidenc on the part OF
insiders in the permanent mainten,
lance Of high rate dividends. as in
many cases these were simply author
lied for the purpose Of facilitating the
placing Of new security issues. The
Onion Pacific decision to Issue $75,-
100000 4 per cent convertible bonds
at 80 and the Southern Pacific $36,.
700 600 Z per cent preferred stock at
par was d shock 10 the market. which
has for some time been stagg rims
under the load Of new issues. This
means furthec strain upon the
money market and may interfere with
the plans of other corporations which
wera planning short term note issues
The amount of new obligations ere.
ated since January 1st has been enor
nous an dthe knowledge that more
are to come has much 10 do with
preventing a further recovery in he
market.
Y The monetary situation has been a
soairce of less solicitude than for
many weeks; the most unwelcoma
feature IN tn situation being The low
of bank reserves and theIe
failure TO increase, as they should.
at this season. II is a welcome fact
that easier monetary conditions pre-.
vail throughout the world; the only
reception perhaps being at PARIS
where some concern IS shown over
the Russian situation. Therl il III
lie prospect OF gold EXPORTS from this
side at the m3ra III, nd this country
IS now well supplied with an abund
ance of circulation. II is moi scar
city OF money from which we are
but rather an exhaustion Of
the floating supply of capital WHICH
has been turned too rapidly into fixed
forms. Our circulating medium is
now about SO, 100000, an incrs ase
Of oser $200000.000 compared with a
year ag3 The circulation per capita
On Ma, first was over S34 per head,
the highest on record and compared
With about S27 per capita in 1900.
MENRY CLEWS.
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For Letting Of Contract For Street
Filling.

FV' h-cttHiJ w SoHF'sSt To' Ohet
Filling.
Public notice is hereby given by thu
Board Of Local improvements Of the
City Of Cairo, Illinois, that until ten
ll0) o'clock a.. m. Friday, May "a
1901 at the city council chamber. No
I'LL Commercial avenue. Cairo, vi
nois, sealed bids will be received for
the filing with earth of Eighteenth
street Nineteenth street and TWEEN.
tilh street, from Walnrt street 10 Ce-
dar street, and Cross street from a
point one hundred and thirty-flye
'tl35l feet west of Walnut street ia
Cedar street, and Cedar street, from
the norh line Of s yenteenth street
to the north line OF Center street, in
the City OF Cairo, from lot line 70
lot line and to the grade now ostab-
lished for the said s'reets, under or.
dinance No. liz, approved nee mber
rs, 1906. Copies Of the said ordi,
nance for the improy ment viii be
found Mt the office of he City Engi-
neer, No. iii Commercial avenue,
Cairo Bids may be put In Tor the
filling on each street separately or
for the whole of the improvement on
said strects;s and the same shall be
so tented as 10 show the bid per
yard for the filling.
The contractor or contractors are 10
In, Lf,,a Il xFt .,.t.,s -.
five 90 per cent, interest per annum
which said bonds are to be paid ont
Of the assessments made under THE
said ordinance and which arc divided
INTO ten tl0) annual nstallments.
Each proposal or bid must be ac-
by cash or by by a check
payable to the ord of George Par
sons as President of the Board Of
Local Improvements Of the City 81
Cairo, certified by a responsible bank
or an amount which shall not be less
han ten (fD) pr cent. of the ag
sregate or whole amount of the bid or
proposal, and no bid can be consid
cred unless accompanied by such
heck or cash. The bids shall lie dc
ivered to the said Board of Local
improvements, which will, in open
ession. at The time and place above
pecitied, examine and publicly de
lare the same. Contractors will be
equired to enter into contract
With the city for the construction Of
he Improvement and into a bond pay
BILE to the city in the sum of fifty
SOD per centum Of the amount bid |
With security to be approved by the |
board, conditioned for the faithful |
erformance of the contract and for
gliding the said city harmless. &C.
Hank forms for bids WI be furnish
d on application to the City Engi |
esr. The Board reserves the right |
0 reject any and all bids.
Dated at Cairo, Illinois, this 10th |
ay OF May A. D. 1907
GEORGE PARSONS,
resident OF the Board of Local I'm.
provements Of the City Of Cairo, Hi
nois.
Attest: ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary.
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ss.dsina a Cat

In Poona. at the government house,
for more than a quarter of a century,
every cat which passed out or the
front door at dark was saluted by the
sentry, who presented arms to the
terrified pussy. II seems that in 1888
Sir Robert Grant. Governor OF Bonn
bay. died in tine government house.
Poona. and ON ihe evening OF the day
of his death a cat was seen to leave
the house by the front door and TO
walk mp and down particular path
precisely as the late Governor had
been used to do after sunset a Hin
coo sentry observed and reported fhis
to the sepoys Of his faith and they
laid the matter before q priest. Tto
explained 10 them the mystery of. the
dogma Il The reconsideration Of souls.
In this cat he said. -Tls rsincar-
mated the soul of the deceased Gov
ernor Grant and il should therefore
A. s---tAd with the military hOnOrs
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TO CONTRACTORS.
Cairo ILL.,, April 26t

Cairo ILL.,, April Goth, 1907.
Scaled proposals for the construc-
ton of foundations of concrete and
brick for roundhouse, turntable pit
and cinder pits, at Cairo, ILL.,, will be
received by the Cairo & Thehes r. r.
Co., up to 10 a. IN. May 10th, 1907
Plans and specifications may now be
seen at the office of the chief engi-
neer of the company at Cairo, III.
Payments will be made on the 18th of
each month.
The right to reject any or all bids
is reserved.
]. l.. ARMSTRONG,
Chief Engineer.
e. A. SMITH, President.
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NOTICE.
For letting Of Contract for construc
ton of Sewers and Street Filling.

/ - f#,f
Public notice is hereby given by
| the Board of Local improvements or
the city of Cairo. Illinois. that until
ten (10) O'Clock a. m. May Gath, 1917.
at the city council chamber, No I'LL
Commercial avenue. Cairo, Illinois,
scaled bids will be received for the
construction of vitrined tile pipe
sewers, house connections, inets and
brick manholes in the following de-
sciibed streets and for filling the
same with earth from lot line to lot
line and to the grade OF said streets
as established by ordinance. namely.
| Douglas street, Fourteenth street,
| Fifteenth street, Cedar street, Locust
street. Pine street and Jefferson ave
nue., in The city of Cairo, Illinois. nm
der ordinance No. l09 approved De.
cember Is. 1906 Copies of the said
ordinance for the said improvement
will be found at the office of the city
engineer. No. I'LL Commercial ave-
nue.. Cairo. Illinois. Bids may be put
in for the sewer construction work
and for the filling separately or for
the whole of The improvement on said
streets or any one or more of them:
and the same shall be so itemized as
to show the bid per yard of the filling
and the bid per foot for the sewer
construction work.
The contractor or contractors are
to be paid in bonds of the city. bear
ing five 60 per cent Interest per an
mum, which said bonds are to be paid
out of the assessments made under
said ordinance and which are to be
divided into ten 00) annual install
ments. Each proposal or bid must
be accompanied by cash or by check
payable to the order OF George Par
sens. as president of the Board Of
Local Improvements Of The city OF
Cairo. certified by a responsible bank.
than ten G0D per cent OF the aggre-
gate. or whole amount OF the bid OF
proposal and no bid can be considered
accompanied BY such check or
cash. The bid shall be delivered to
the said Board Of Local Improve
ments. which viii. in open session.
at the time and place above specified
examine and publicly declare the
same. Contractors will be required
20 enter into a contract with the city
for the construction of the improve
ment and into a bond payable 20 the
city in the sum Of fifty (5Ol per cent
If the amount Of the bid with security
to be approved by tie board. con-
ditioned for he faithful performance
q said contract and for holding the
said citv harmless and for the guar
anteeing OF The sewer construction
work for the period OF two 90 years
from the time Of the acceptance 81
the work By the said Board Of Local
Impr0Ff mems. Blank forms for bids
win be furnished on application 10
the city engineer. The Board reserves
The right 70 reject any and al bids.
Dated AZ cairo. Illinois. this 10th
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due to his excellency."
As. however. the original sentry
could not identify the particular cat
he had. seen on the evening of the
day of Sir Roberts death. it was de-
cided that every cat which passed
our OF the main entrance after dark
should be saluted as rhe ayatar or
his excellency. Thus foE over a quar-
ter OF a century every eat that passed
out after sunset had military honors
paid to it. not only by Hindoo sen
tinels. but-sgch is the Infection of
the superstition Mohammedans.
native Christians ana even Hebrew
soil ieTs.
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Men Don't Say This.

A small girl learned, for Sunday
school. the verse. Blessed are the
peacemakers, for they shall be called
the children Of God" But when she re.
cited 1t in public she surprised her
mother by Saying, Blessed are the
dressmalsers.
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senas That Reaeh the Hsart.

An old song is worth all the conven-
tons put together. especially If it is a
song about love OF the spring. with
flower OF two in it, and brave X . at
the end.-The World and H.- VIE. :
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SITUATIONS WANTED.

Advertisements OF not exceeding
three lines will be accepted free for
ono weeks time from any reader OF
The Bullstin to be filed by advertiser
in person, on regular form. at the Of
dee OF The Bulletin Company, 70s
Ohio street. The Bulletin Company
assumes no responsibility for any nd
rertisement or statement made there
IN and will not accept the notice OF
any person known to be employed.
Inquiries and replies to advertise
ments should be made by D.a1
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modern improvements Household
goods in splendid condition for sale,
Apply ~ r Fitzgerald, 1910 Commors
cial avenue.
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Stocks = Bonds Cereals

REPORTS OF CROP DAMAGE EXAGGERATED AND
FOR ALARM--BANk cLEARlNGs INCREASED EVERYWHERE
cEPT SHOWS NO DECREASE GENERAL
BUsiNEs INCREASED TRAFFlc-sTock
VALUES INCONSISTENT ciEs-EAsER MONEY CONDITIONS
PREVAIL.
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:a2 q. m. Daily Uhicsso vestibuIe Limftet'
arriving in Chicago 1T 1890 a. m, CONNECTING
with afternoon trains for all points cast and
north. tiFtfa -tafts
2,23 =. M. Daily 81. Louis Might Ltmitet
arriving In g. Louis 1t 7;os .. m, oonnectint
At Union station for all points west. BlsspinS
cars open ut $3.50 p. m.
500 a. M, Chicago Daylight ExpresA
excent Sunday, makes All stops between Oafls
q Chicago, arriving In Chicago ~ $50 p. mi
& 100 a. M. st. Louis Morning Express
except Sunday, arriving In 81 Louis 81 IIfs
I1:l6 .. nj. 81. I.outs Fast MAIL arriv
ing in st. Louis ct 4;lb .. m.
11:16 n. m. Chicago Midday Special !,
arriving In Chicago, s.se p. IN.
2i35p. m; Daily Sc, Louis Limited. ar.
irving In 81. Louis ct $3.50 p. m,
1855 d. m. Afternoon Express for Odiu
Efinghsm, Nation, Tolona, Champaign, On
csKo.
7:I6 u, m. Chicago and Eastern ED
pEess arriving In Chicago At ESQ .. m Indian,
apoiis, 7:25 Cincinnati, 1850 o. M, Buffalo,s n
D. M. New York 1850 .. NJ. Sleeping ssrsi
Ohicaxos
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soUTHEnN DIVISION

THE ONLY DIRECT LINE TO MEMPHIS
NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, Ar
LANTA, JACKSON VILE, sA-
- Tks vAEHAH, v1CKsBUR9
aud JACKSONVILLE.
2s54 q. m. 1.-THE Dixie Flyer" Msmphis
Nashville and Jacksonville,
8s16 q. m. Memphis and New 0rlsssy Limit
ed via Memphis, arriving ir hempkis 81 So
.. m, and New Orleans s;i6 p. m.
600 q. m, PaducAh and Louisville.
1;A1 p. m, daily, Memphis and New OBlsan.
Fast Nah arriving In Memphis 81 7ixs ,. n. ane
New Orleans ct $50 .. m.
l,4I .. M, daily, Nashville, ohsssnssgeand
Atlanta. 4ssf 49, N
$3.50 p.Ts. hsnphis srd rsw Orleans npeefs
srrivein Memphis 81 1850 p. ~, Hsv orlss.
1898 o. m ff li- ~ .HHt
GAO .. o.. Psdusah snd Leuisviiis. 4
srFor througn tickets, sleeping ear aeoors,
nodstions and further Information apply a
Illinois Central Passenger Station, Cairo, nj.
4 n. yoNHo. Ticket A.
Sc. HATCH, a.P.A. W="u
AIHAHsoH. Passenger Trans Manager. .
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MISCELLANEOUS.

THE CAIRO CITY COAL co. Will
make special cash price on orders for
Coal for delivery during
his month. 700 Ohio street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-13
FOR SALE OR LEASE.

For sale or lease. s room cottage at
2l5 Fourteenth street. Bath and all
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-13

FOR SALE--Modern room cot
tage with basement, on two lots. In
quire Bulletin office.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-13

FOR SALE-Nine lots on High
land avenue between Thirty-third and
Thirty fourth streets. facing st. MKry's
Park. D. r. Mccarthy.
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HONEST MAN wanted to travel in
Illinois. Experience unnecessary but
must furnish good references. $50 a
month ana expenses. Permanent posi-
ton with advancement Address
President Black, Q Cambridge street,
Boston, Mass.
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WANTED by a station
airy engineer; 90 years experience
Addr IS NJ, this office.
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noUtnboous
No. 1 Express. daily. " ..-2.25 pm.
No. 3 Havana Ltd. daily. " 2:2s am
No. s Express. daily. lv....11.25 pm
korthbound
No. ? Express. daily. lv.....210 pm.
No Limited. daily. lv......216 An
No. Q Hrprszs. daily. lv-..-.Esk IN
Corrected 10 May I. 1907.
s.v. TAyloR. JNo. ~. sEsLL,
Cs---sl sae.r~. Urneai Fsrrassr 49,
NOBLE. Ala 81 l-grIs -
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WANTED.
HELP WANTED--MALE.

WANTED-Fi class barber. Pax
ion French, Wickliffe, Ky.
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paseannnrs For New York and caste
doSCHyOts cities should bear In atx
that the Illinois Central IL the quiekestr out
by many hours, leaving Cairo ut 7:i5 p. m. n
arriving In New York atz 80 the second day 1
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Alexander County
Savings Bank
aRicTIY A SAVINGS SANK.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS.

Capital ....... 49,. .sso.ooo
Surplus and Undivided Fronts, $1,000
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-28
ERIE CANAL HELD IT'S OWN.
Showed That Inland Waterways Were
by No Means Obsolete.

When the New York Central par.
alleled the Erie canal, V so years
ago, it looked very much as if canals
were a thing of the past. When the
West Shore hemmed it in on the other
side canals had fallen in public opin-
ion to the raging canawl" of the
humorists. But the truth is, the Erie
canal did not rage at all. 1t kept grow
ing-slowly, as BELTS a canal, When
it was completed in 1926 it was four
feet deep and 40 feet wide; in 1885
It was deepened to six feet and took
barges of 240 tons burden. Later it
was given another foot, and was en
larged to a width of 20 feet at the top
and Sc feet at the bottom, and there it
remained. And while the railroads
competed s~trenuously, its boats kept
appearing at Buffalo and hauling the
treasure by the only and original route
to the sea. As late as 1897 it is said to
have carried as much through freight
as did these two trunk lines together.
and it kept on doing it, despite the
l%ong-drawn jeers of locomotives.-The
Century.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-28
A PRETTY SAFE PROPHECY.
De Pashmann's Humor at Expense Of
His Confrere.

Vladimir De Pachmann, the Russian
pianist, and Goldmark, the lannon's
opera composer, met in front Of tho
latter's Vienna home a short time
ago GoIdmark is a most estimable
oid gentleman and a writer of excen.
uonaily brilliant and melodious mn.
SIC but his one great fault is most
Overwhelming %coneeit, a trait which
OFTEN gives his friends occasion for
mucn merriment at his expense. AS
De Pachmann and Goldmark walked
away from the composers house the
pianist pointed backward over his
shoulder and said: That modest M.
Tie edifice will be signally distinguish.
ga some day after you are dead On.
ueed' murmured Goldmark. blusbine
WIN pleasure. Yes continued De-
Pachmann they will decorate Il with
a tablet" And, pray, what do you
suppose they will say on the tablet
after ! am deadt@ asked the composer
eagerly. TO Let was De Pach.
mann's' pithy reply, as he scuttled
across the Ring Strasse.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-28
HE FOUND THE DONKEY.
Imbeclle Developed a Real Trait Of
Sherlock Holmes.

The usual group was gathered
around The New York Store" talk.
ing of Dick Mullins lost donkey.
Every one had been looking for it,
without success since it had strayed
out OF the pasture lot a day or two
before. Jim Thompson, a lanky indi.
Vldusl, regarded as more or less of
an imbecile by the townsmen. finally
spoke up; 81 think / could find your
donkey" How can you find him.
jim" asked the owner, when the
best men in town amt been able TO
git q trace of him?'' WAL" reioin.
ed Jim, Il kin try, cant l? How much
is 1t worth to ye?" The owner al.
lowed" it was worth a dollar. All
rlEnt." said Jim, and walked away on
his search. To the surprise of all
ne returned in less than an hour. lead.
ing the missing donkey by a rope hal
ter. "Sakes alive!" exclaimed MuI.
Inns, as he paid over the dollar. how
IN the world did We find him so quick
JimT "Wa-al,' returned Jim. II
thought to myself, now, if l. was a
]ackass where would l go? And SO /
wen there, and he had"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-28
Utilizing POWER OF TIDES.
Difficulties in Way Of Project win All
Be Overcome.

The difficulties Of concentrating It'd
al power and making it available are
great and so far it has been used only
on a small scale and in a primitive
way, but the lear future will probably
see great electric generating plants
established at favorable localities
where the tides run high and there are
natural storage basins. Some months
ago a plan was worked out for utfliz-
ing the ebb and flow of the River
Seine. Assuming that tidal embank-
ments were needed for guiding the
channel through the estuary it was
proposed that these be connected to
the shore on either side so as to form
TWO large reservoirs, each Of which
should be divided into a high water
basin and a low water basin
the discharge from one to the
other to drive turbines. The available
tide is about 10 feet. Each reservoir
would have an area of about 2500
acres, and it was estimated that about
6'OOo-horsepower would be given off
during the six hours of the rising tide.
The cost of division dams, turbines
and other works was placed at $50.
900 From this the annual cost of each
horsepower was computed at $500. in.
Guiding land rent and interest at 10
per cent, but this would rise to more
tnan $4,000 if the channel walls were
to form a part of the expense.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-28
HAVE CRAZE FOR FORMULA.
Smokers Follow Fashions in the Use
of Tobacco.

Make me up a package of tobacco
according to the formula used by Ed.
win Booth" said the mar with a
southern accent. THAT is the third
nan who has asked for that kind of
tobacco to-day" said the dealer. ut
Is strange that people from remote
parts Of the country as well as New
IorKers make a fad of buying the
same brand of tobacco that Booth
smoked. And it isn't always the Booth
mixture that they want. have filed
away the formulas for mixing the
Iavorite tobacco of many famous per.
ons Smokers the country over have
heard OF this collection of recipes and
one feature of every mans trip to
New York is to try a pipeful Of some
Dig mans favorite tobacco. In most
cases this special mixture is SO
strong that the nerves of the average
smoker cannot stand it. He has to
give up after a few pipefuls and 20
back to a popular mixture, but he has
the satisfaction of having had the ex.
perience The New York Sun.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-28
"The DEVILS RlhIsn

The volume which is called the
devils Bible is in the library Of
the royal palace of Sweden. If is q
huge copy Of the Scriptures. written
on 800 prepared asses skins. One re.
port says that it took 500 years to
complete this copy, which is so large
Una 1t has a table by itself. Another
tradition says that it was completed
In a single night, due to the assistance
OF his Satanic majesty who, when the
work was finished, gave the monk a
portrait of himself for a frontisniece
Illuminated likeness of the devil
sun adorns the front page of the work.
me volume was carried off by the
Swedes in the Thirty Years War from
a convent in Prague.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-28

The only circumstance which we
take the trouble to notice in modern
French duels is that they seldom do
much harm; the fact which is upper.
most in the French mind is the obyi-
ously implied one that. whether 2
duellst come to any manner of grief
or not, a man cannot take part in a
duel without deliberate risk of his
life. His act, though probably onIv
conventional, may turn out to be
Iatal. And even though, in general
1t happily prove a mere formalitv II
involves, on the part of all concerned
a brave acknowledgment that anvone
VINO pretends to belong to civilized
society must hold himself responsible
Tor any deviation from the code of
conduct which its traditions prescribe
and which its existence involves
Scribner.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-28
Bats in Belfries.

Bats in belfries are a frightful
nuisance" said a young clergyman.
In the belfry of dear old Saint Jude's
they are as thick as flies, and | don't
know how to get rid of them. They
eat the candles, you know, the com.
munion cloths, the vestments, the in.
cense, the mattings, and they even
drink the consecrated wine. Strange
It is to think of bats doing that, isn't
it? A strange bat diet, truly-candles.
incense, embroidered vestments and
holy vine. | have tried to smoke out
the pests by burning sulphur, but they
appear rather to like those fumes.
For a sure way to rid my belly of it's
bats I'd gladly give two dollars"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-28
Why He Doesn't Drink MILL.

My son, who is a little over two
years of age, has always disliked to
drink milk, says a writer in the New
YORK World. have repeatedly told
him that to be a strong and healthy
boy, he should always drink milk.
While visiting a neighbor with me one
DAY he saw a little boy who was a
cripple and could not walk. NAM
ma" said he, why can't the little
baby walk?" l told him the reason
was because the baby did not drink
milk. Then l said to my little son
why don't you drink milk" This
was his reply: Because | can walk"
Since then have had more trouble
IN persuading him to drink milk than
ever before.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-28
Be Charitable.

Never pass final judgment on any
one from first impressions. We are
all such creatures in limitation. Eyes
are faulty, and the elements of char.
acter which include us, often more
than compensate for the faults we see.
Look again, look deeper. You will be
surprised at the number of stars in
the night sky if you look long enough.
Most people have more virtues than
are seen by snap vision. Be charitable
and patient. Do not spoil your world
by peopling it with imaginary beings.
Welcome the good in humankind, and
the good in Others will reward your
quest.