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Evening journal., 1907-10-19
A Great French Novelist.

Professor Page OF Columbia univer-
sity declares that Marcelle Tinayre is
one Of the most talented Of French
novelists. Her last novel, which is re-
garded as a masterpiece by her ad-
mirers, is entitled ia Maison de
Peche." The emancipated. self sup
porting woman is her ideal heroine.
She is openly critical of many Of So
ciety's most cherished conventions.
Evening journal., 1907-10-19
A esoraIa NE.

Miss Edna V. Cain, the clever young
woman who owns and edits the Free
Press Of Quitman, Ca, has recently
been paying visit to New York and
writing up her impressions Of the town
for the Evening World with wit and
originality that have charmed the jad-
ed taste Of the metropolitan public.
MARCIA WILLIS CAMPBELL.
Evening journal., 1907-10-19
AN ENGLISH JUDGE

Lord BramweH. a notable wit Of the
English bench. was once sitting in a
case where the prisoner was accused
of shop-lifting.
my lord. my. client is not COM
mon thief" urged the barrister for the
defense; "he is suffering from klepto-
mania.
THAT is exactly the disease 1 am
here to cure. replied Lord Bramwell
bIandly- Companion.
Evening journal., 1907-10-19
aaoop EoR TIE STATE

A recent letter from United States
Senator Eugene Hale reads as fol-
lows.
THE policy Of Prohibition which
has been the rule in Maine for more
than forty years has generally work.
ed well. There are different statutes
under this policy, and some have
worked better than others, but the
general principle has been good for
the State"
Very truly yours,
EUGENE HALE.
Evening journal., 1907-10-19
Small saIsrIe.. Small ThrIft.

Women humbly placed in the busi-
ness or professional world spend their
money less with an eye to the main
chance, but, If anything, more thrift
lessly than do those who earn generous
salaries. A good deal Of cash goes for
clothes, pleasure excursions. tickets for
entertainments, etc. Not one OF these
young women looks forward TO the
time when she may be i'll or unable to
work longer. Most Of them expect to
marry.
In some cities there is a system OF
insurance that protects schoolteaohers
in old age. For the mass OF women
who do not marry and who have moth
ing to fall back upon the outlook is
gloomy indeed.
Evening journal., 1907-10-19
LITTLEFIELD's CONVINCING

The most open and above board
champion in Maine is Charles z. Lit
tleheld, member or Congress from that
state. In response TO the request OF
The Home Defender for information
as to the operation of the law, Mr..
Littleheld sends us copy of an article
which he contributed TO the Christian
Endeavor World in reply to a criticism
Of the Prohibition law from ex-Gov-
ernor Garvin of Rhode Island. The
controversial character Of these articles
attracted considerable attention at tho
time they appeared, and The Home
Defender published a portion Of Mr..
Littieheld's statement at that time
Anyone who wants to know the truth
about prohibition IN Maine needs but
to read Mr.. Littleheld's argument.
Evening journal., 1907-10-19
WatermsIIn Bind Pickle.

Allow three pounds Of brown sugar
to each quart Of vinegar. Bruise four
ounces of stick cinnamon and two
ounces of cloves: tie a mustard bag
and boil five minutes with the vinegar.
Pour this over the pared and sliced
rind and let It remain twenty-four
hours. Drain eff the LIQUID. reheat
and pour over the rind again and let
It stand for twenty-four hours. Then
boil all together for a short time and
put into jars.
Evening journal., 1907-10-19
MISS NAY cRooKE.

them the way to make use Of such
talents as they have in augmenting
their incomes. At the manor house in
which the club is installed-a beauti-
ful fifteenth century mansion fitted up
to meet modern conditions-there are
rooms for various forms Of artistic
work. and the dairy, poultry houses
and gardens are all laid out in such a
way as to make practical teaching pos
sible.
Evening journal., 1907-10-19
ANTI-LICENSE NOTES
THE PEOPLE versus THE SALOON

zone to do. and the encouraging signs
Of the times ought to constitute a call
for us to take our place on the battle
line. Don't be complacent Don't bo
satisfied. BE content only with com
plete victory.
Evening journal., 1907-10-19

"The people are ripe for more ef-
feetive, decisive work. To merely
reclaim tho fallen may no longer
be the only great aim Of our ef-
forts. Neither will it meet the de-
mands Of our times TO stop with a
negative opposition to this great
wrong. We must push direct or
ganization for the right--oreaniza
tion, too, on a political basis for
prohibiting the traffic, for the
State and nation are political or
ganizations. God cares, and care,
and with Gods help shall not fail.
Abraham Lincoln.
Evening journal., 1907-10-19
The Truth About Prohibition in Maine
Makes State Prosperous Spite Of Weak Old Party Officials
Facts and Figures That Do Not Lie

effect the abolition OF the saloon
Throughout the land. and when It does
1t will have accomplished a great and
/ good work.
Very truly yours,
LLEWELLYN POWERS"
Evening journal., 1907-10-19
Blew Himself Up with Dynamite.

YORK, Pa. Oct. 1s-Jacob Dettin-
ger. fifty-nine years old, while tenn
porarily insane over the loss Of money,
touk a stick of dynamite four inches
long today, lit the fuse. held 1t in his
left hand and blew his entire head of
Both his hands were also blown off
Evening journal., 1907-10-19

The imports Of the United States from
Spain for the calendar year 1906 amounted
to $il. AZ. 900. an increase Of Sl,9.6.6r0 on
1896. and exports amounted to $40. 90. COO. an
increase Of s4,sse, 400 on 1905.
Evening journal., 1907-10-19

make matches turns out 900 "spHnts.-
as they are called, in a single minute.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02

thus Involving the use OF a barrel
whose length would be prohibitory
Another difficulty arises from the
fact that in order to give the pro
iectile a service velocity without an
enormous number OF windInes, an
abnormally heavy current-that is to
say, a current beyond the safe carry
ing capacity of the solenoid--is re
quired. and hence the temperature of
the solenoid win be raised to a point
sufficient to destroy it.
Prof Birkeland attempts to over
come these difficulties b. supplying
an abnormally heavy current to a coil
and then cutting Off the current from
the coil before the temperature Of the
cell has reached such a point as to IN
juye or destroy it, claiming that the
rate OF increase Of the temperature
depends upon a number of factors
other than the current.
Mr. Foster SAYS, in the specification
Of his patent:
All projectiles used in this gun
must have magnetic properties, and
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02
An Electric Powderless and SoundIess Gun

While but two patents have been
issued by the United States patent Of
flee for electromagnetic guns, and
these within the past two years, yet it
appears that scientific men gave this
problem their attention a number of
years ago
An advance sheet of consular re-
ports. dated February q, 1902. CON
tains an account of an electromagnetic
ic cannon in Sweden. as given in re-
port by Consul-General Bordewich, nm
der date of Christina, January %,
1902"
Prof Birkeland (who two years
ago was sent by the government to
northern Norway to study magnetism,
the aurora borealis. and cloud forma-
tions) is engaged in the construction
of a cannon with electro-magnetism as
the motive power in place Of eXplo-
sives. A small model of the inven-
ton throws projectiles weighing a
pound with great force"
A patent was issued to Kristen
Biykeland. Of Christiana. Norway. for
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02
REcHARGlNo DRY BATTERIES.
Results Of Some Experiments with a
Generator--A Peculiar Condition.

Having heard that dry batteries
could be recharged by sending a eur.
rent through them In 4 direction on.
posite to that given By the battery, we
rigged up q small generator ana gas
engine as shown in tie sketch apa
connected the batteries in series with
the motor After running few min.
utes We stopped the engine and ais.
connected the batteries, which then
gave fairly strong current Think.
ING to increase the charge. we con.
nected the batteries exactly as thev
were the first time and started he en-.
CINE in the same direction as be.
fore, and lei the outfit nun several
hours. On returning we found the
zines all corrodid and the batteries
completely run down. Desiring to
learn the cause OF this seemingly pc
culiar behavior, we connected a new
lot of batteries and proceeded as be.
fore The engine was then s.opped
and the belt was removed from the
generator thus allowing the cur
rent of the batteries to run the gen
orator as Il motor We expected the
generator to run in a direction oppo.
site TO that used in charging. bat We're
surprised to see if continue running in
the same direction The explanation
is that the current from the batteries
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02
TheMysferyOffhe
White Mansion
BY Mrs. Il. AZ. Croker
Copyright. by Joseph Il. Bowles)

/ One summer | visited my sister ur.
sula in her new home IN South Caro-
lima, She had Just married the
wealthy Mr. George Middleton and
the newly welded pair had taken up
their abode IN the old family home
stead
There We're several other relatives
and friends visiting at the house at
the time OF my arrival
As Crsulas eldest and fayorlte
brother an extremely kind reception
was accorded me by her friends-espe'
cially her girl friends.
One afternoon a party OF four--two
cousins of Mr.. Middletons, myself and
rich financier called Van Boom
had been wadng through rice fields
after spipe. We were - miles from
our headquarters and the heat was
overpowering, when Van Boom gave
out He was a stout short.necked,
selfindulgent millionaire, who had
come south for a cure"
Having explained the situation to
our darEie5, a young mulatto point
ing to a long line OF trees in the dis
lance said; Berry good house still,
everything same as in Old massa's
Time. they say. Best stop here"
TO this suggestion white-hared
veteran objected bat was silenced by
5he young man who had now installed
himself as our pioneer
IN ten minutes time we had arrived
before the sunken piers of what had
once been a fine gateway. leading to
long majestic avenue of walnut
trees The avenue was grass grown
and al the far end doomed an uncX
pected sght--a stately white mansion
Of commanding appearance,
chose a large chamber with two
big windows overlooking the avenue. |
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02

1t was broad daylight when | awoke
| sat up in bed wondering II my eX.
perience Of the past night had been
a dreaml Ny head ached abominably.
felt feyerish. anything but refreshed
after a long nights rest The face
that confronted me in the looking
glass was haggard ana hollow-eyed.
and | noticed deep red traces Of finger
marks on my throat! And even as
looked--they faded
After breakfast ! caught sight Of the
old negro and beckoned to him
AS he approached he looked at me
with a curious expression of inferno.
cation in his prominent brown eyes.
Tel me, uncle. what Is the story Of
the room | slept in last night?"
NO story, massa," rolling his eyes
at me. mo story-no story"
Come | said, think again, Uncle
Tom. Can't you remember
ooh. massa, | was only piccaninny,"
and without another word he hastily
shuflled away.
! was about to pursue him, but |
heard a call from Van Boom.
Come on, Vernon. unless you want
to live and die here; we're all wa.
ing
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02

light OF the fire, was not a llitle aston.
ished 10 behold the empty rocking
chair In vigorous motion! N
Presently the char crealSed ana was
| 1efked back--the sitter had evidently
( risen.
Win deliberate heavy footsteps he
Cfor IL was surely a mani walked to
the door, and an invisible hand shot
the bolt with murderous emp.
Another silence-the thing
towards the old bureau, and he
the ciink clnk! OF coin; presents
! was aware Of loud breathing beside
me. and conscious Of stealthy touches
lingering the bedclothes=nf d cautious
fumbling with the coyerlet ana then
suddenly with a force shat made MY
heart lea9-an enormous hand was ON
my mouth. Before could move its
fellow had seized my throat with the
grip Of a steel trap. | struggled fierce.
ly and with all my strength ! hung
my arms out. but Of what use was my
feeble resistance? The air was
empty Yet the terrible hand never
once relaxed its hold-my life seemed
TO ebb away from mel was--dying
Il was sensible that | was in the
clutch OF Death!
And now | began to realize that
was about to be taken away and bur.
led. My limp and lifeless body was
thrust into what / supposed was
sack-the bolt was withdrawn was
hauled across the gallery and down
the stairs with bump. bump. bump
then ont of the house into the gar
den and dragged through the high. wet
grasses. Death was taking me to
nameless grave.
AT last my grewsome journey was
ended and the sole noise that fell on
my ears was the thud of a working
spade. The digging ceased the task
was evidently complete, slow footsteps
came towards me-then--I heard no
more.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02

It's four-post bed and open fireplace
reminded me Of home, which | be
lieye. was the sole reason that | pre-
ferred IT,
In one corner stood m old secre
taire. priceless to collector Of an
tique furniture, the stih, hgh-backed
chairs were 10 match, and over the
chimney piece hung large Scriptural
print in a heavy black frame. repre-
senting The Death OF Jehu" under
meath was inscribed Had Jehu
peace who slew his MASTER" The
window curtains were Of faded chintz.
and the floor was dark polished oak
in places almost black
| flung open a window and gazed
down the great avenue. The air Of the
room was close and musty.
An old man entered with a great can
Of water; as his eyes met mine he
SHOOK his head, saving:
II berry sorry massa take dis room"
Why asked.
He made no reply beyond a more
solemn shaking of his head. accom-
panied by a lamentable groan. and a
call that dinner was ready hurried
me below
4 sufficient supply of plate, glass
and crockerv was forthcoming. and,
on our expressing our amazement at
such luXuries. the negress, showing
every tooth i'm her head. replied;
House belongs to our massa--he
live in Europe come here
After dinner we took a short walk
and found our steeds installed and
picketed in what had once been
rose garden, and comfortably To-
Gated for the night. a good
many peering. dusBy faces watched
us as we strolled past the roof
less stables. and the long lines OF
halldeseTted negro cabins As we
were returning we passed a thicket
OF magnolias and IL seemed TO me that
among the white blossoms there
peered forth black. malignant face.
/ looked away for moment.
then glanced back. It was
gone, What tricks imagination does
play. We hear of faces fro The fire
that had been a face among the
flowers
When ] at last entered my room,
was agreeably surprised remember
ing the cold chill Of the rooml TO find
that a large wood fire had been lit.
and was blazing cheerfully mp the
chimney. Illuminating the whole scene.
The light caught The lower part Of
the gloomy print and threw ont In
grim relief Had Jehu peace who
slew bis Master
] vas sorry tired and 7 was soon
asleep. ual.sulbed by the hoarse and
clamorous cgoaking Of he frogs in
the marsh
must have been asleep for q con
siderable time when. half between
sleeping ana waking , was aware Of
: curious noise. and. b. The Sill bright
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02
TIE EosTgR ELgcrR o.MAeNETIc GUN

proiectiles OF iron or containing large
portions of iron are preferable That
proIectile having the greatest mag
netic pemeablity is most suitable for
this gun" The Foster gun is very
simple and comprises a barrel sur
rounded by a series Of coils or heliccs.
Il series Of openings arranged along
the barrel and provided with insulated
walls, a series Of conuector-pluEs
mounted in said openings and nor
maliy adapted to be engaged by the
proiectile. a series OF springs mount
90 30 said openings and adapted nor
waily to- hold tie Connector-Hlu in
contact with the insulated walls, and
an electric generator connected with
said helices and barrel
Tn this way. explains Ored e Bill
man in Scientific American. means are
provided for ensrgizing and de-ener-
giving the coils or helices in regular
seqgenual order b. the proiectile
completing and breaking their circuits
and tor automatically keeping the cen
ter OF their electromagnetic 6eld just
ahead of The proiectile Ha'il it has
reached the center of the last electro
magnetic field. means are also pro-
vidcd for opening the battery circuit
and releasing the proiectile OF all fur
Their electromagnetic action vi TIE
gun.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02

Back home once more we were well
coined and made much Of, especially
by the ladies' of the party and treated
like lOng-lost, civilized castaways
OF course, we were compelled to un.
dergo an exhaustive cross-eXamnation
as to whore we had been and what we
had been doing. Van Boom related
our experience.
AS he described il, ! noticed that
the general interest waxed with every
sentence, and at last Mr.. Middleton
exclaimed:
You don't mean to say you've all
passed night at Whitehall, and re-
turned alive"
Very much alive reioined Van
Boom What's the matter with the
place."
Il wish I could tell you. replied
my sister Ursula George" lthis to
her husband, YOU must know some.
thing about it--don't you rent part Of
the plantation"
"Yes--thats a different thing TO
renting the house. he replied, eva.
sively
"Oh, then there is a story?" said
Van Boom; "of couse there's never
smoke without fire
Let us have the tale, true or un.
true" / urged.
Mr. Middleton deliberately sat down.
crossed his legs, clasped his hands
and began in sort OF monotone:
We'll. years and years ago. believe.
long before we came here. Whitehall
belonged to Mr.. Hayward, a man OF
high English family; he was unmar-
ried and very eccentric
"Of course, he was eccentric If he
was not married put in Ursula.
He was reputed to be rich and a
bit Of a miser. His health failed. and
he was nursed and assiduously attend
ed by a black boy called Sam. a slave
who was greatly attached to him and
in whom the old gentleman placed
the most absolute confidence sam
waited on him. and sat up OF % ni-hr
and. by All accounts. tended Mr. Hey
ward as 10 he had been his own son.
The story goes on that one even
ing the two retired together as usual
Next morning, when the inyalid's cot
fee was taken 20 him. his room was
empty He and Sam had both d.sap-
peared. and from that day 20 this. no
trace Of either the one mr. the other
has ever been found. Do was always
believed that Mr. Hayward kept an
immense sum OF money in a certain
bureau in his bedroom; but J under
stand that the contents Of this bureau
were a severe disappointment to his
heirs.
Naturally. there was an cutlery and
a strong suspicion of foul play. but
whether sam killed the old man. or
the old man killed sam. or someone
else killed them both, was never dis
covered. and. as the mystery is now
buried under the dust oi 80 years. no
one viii ever know the truth"
But knew.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02
Steam Turbine for Train Illumination.

the stack and the sand box, but is
sometimes placed back of the sand
box 1t consists OF a small steam
turbine, direct-connected to a very
compact two-pole generator, and has
all electrical connections and moving
parts carefully protected from the
weather,
This apparatus, says Popular Me
chancs, is the survival of several 9th.
er appliances for train illumination,
among which We're storage batteries,
generators driven from the car aXles,
and small reciprocating steam plants
In baggage cars, all of which proved
inferior to the steam turbine for eff
cheney and reliability.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02

1t is reported that the Canadian Pa.
eific company has decided to await
the outcome of experiments by the
New York Central ana New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railway com
panies before taking steps for the cleo,
!rifcation Of any part Of its system.
Both the latter railways are spending
enormous sums upon experiments, the
t2ormer with a direct and the latter
with a sinsle-phase alternating cur.
'yut
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02

the invention above referred TO.
March IS. 1904. No. 1851, and this
was the FIRST patent issued By the
United States patent Office for an in
ventlon Of this class.
The application OF Birkeland was
filed January 2, 1902, and Samuel T.
Foster. Jr.. a native of this country,
residing at Victoria. Tamaulipas, Mex
leo. having read the account of the
Birkeland invention. as referred to in
the consular report, FLED an applica-
ton for letters patent December 10.
1902. but owing TO the difference in
the construction Of the guns disclosed
in the two co-pending applications.
no interference was declared.
The broad claims originally filed by
Mr.. Foster were held 10 be anticipat-
ed BY the Journal article above re-
ferred TO. but a patent was finally al
lowed and issued 10 him February 6.
1906 for an electric gun. No. Sil9l3.
the second patent issued in the United
States for an invention Of this class.
One OF the practical difficulties encOun-
tered in the construction Of a practical
ELECTROMAGNETIC gun arises from the
fact that the modern methods OF cleo
tricaI calculation would indicate that
in order 10 obtain service velOcities
with service prOiectiles an enormous
number Of windings would bs requi d.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02
~ THyE g.
(ELEcT{MeAI)
sWRlD
MAKES ITS OWN LIGHT.
A Complete Electric Plant on Loco
motives Back.

Observers of modern locomotives
have probably noticed device at
tached to the top Of the boiler, as
shown in the illustration This de-
vice, which is a complete electric
plant, is usually attached between
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

WANTED-At once, gills or women
TO fould circulars and boys to distri5-
ate. Mue be over IA years Of age.
also two common laborers. w. Rollins
Smith, real estate, Opera House
Block
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02

WANTED-To marry a respectable
lady, age 80 TO 80 with money to help
me in professional business to travel.
Answer at once. George r. Randolph.
General delivery Wickliffe. Ky.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02

There may oe a ssnt sd- printed 10
uay which is hunting q Job" for q MAJ
sho ought 70 have been WORKING for
you for yearR
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02
cheanenIna Electrlo Linht Bulbs

OHesFtHIHg tTectFIc Light BUDS.
The blowing of electric light bulbs
1t the present time is done by hand
and the operation is therefore slow;
cut a piece Of machinery TO do this
york has been recently patented by a
nechincal engineers OF Toledo. O.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02

To have your Advertisement read
BY the grestest number Of VeoPis i
uust aDysaE IN 1as Sanslia-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02

y ANTED-Bvsryt ody via Ess
thiHg 70 rsat, sen OF trHEs 70 ssTs-tiss
iH The Bullstla want eelzzza
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02
Wherein Lies Real Glory.

AS in a game Of cards. so in the
game ov life. we must play what IL
dealt tew Us. and the glory consists
not so mulch in winning as in playing
a pore hand we'll. Josh Billings
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02

The heirloom OF greatest import
ance IN the Korean family - the hat
1t is made from the hair Of the family
ancestor, and is handed down from
father 10 son.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02
SITUATIONS WANTED.

Advertisements Of rot exceeding
three lines will be accepted free for
tne weeks time from any reader of
The Bulletin to be filed by advertiser
IN person, on regular form, at the OF
flee Of The Bulletin Company. 1903
Ohio street The Bulletin Company
assumes no responsibility for any ad
'ertisement or statement made tGere-
n and will not accept the notice Of
any person known to be employed.
Inquiries and replies tc advertise
ments should be made by mail
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-02

WANTED--2 news agents. good
runs, fine trade during holidays. Call
nj once. Van Noy News Co, Fourth
and Halliday Ave.