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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

No mar ever landed a particularly
easy position by trying to dodge work.
Almost every man imagines he would
do a lot of philanthropic stunts if he
had the money.
Why is it that the people with moth
ing to do but sit around and visit are
such dreadful bores?
Some people imagine that by being
impudent they are showing others they
are "as good as anybody"
When a father and son are in bust
ness the son can usually tell Of a lot OF
mistakes his father makes.
Almost any married man can make
his friends smile by saying he is per.
fectly free to do as he pleases.
When the carbolic acid bottle finds
itself next to the cough medicine on
the shelf, Death stops sharpening bis
scythe to lean back and be merry
Atchison Globe.
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THE ESPOUSAL.
Ancient Ceremony of the Mutual
Promise of Marriage.

Promise of Marriage.
The first part Of the matrimonial Of
fee was anciently termed the espousal,
which too place some time prior to
the actual celebration Of marriage.
These espousals consisted in a mutual
promise of marriage, which was made
by the man Inc woman before the
bishop or presbyter and several wit
neSseS.
After them the articles of agreement
Of marriage, called tabuloe matrimo-
males, which are mentioned by Angus
tine, were signed by both persons. Aft
err this the man delivered to the WON
an the ring and other gifts, an action
which was termed s~ubarrhation. In
the latter ages the espousals have al
ways been performed at the same time
as the Office Of matrimony in all the
churches abroad, and it las long been
customary for the ring to be delivered
to the m after the contract has
been made, which has always been in
the actual Office of matrimony.
The ring is a special token Of spous-
age. In some of the old manuals for
the use Of foreign cathedrals before
the minister proceeds to the marriage
he Is directed to ask the woman's
dowry-viz, the tokens of spousage-
and by these tokens Of spousage are
to be understood rings or money or
some other things to be given to the
woman by the man, which giving is
called wedding or covenanting, espe-
cially when it is done by the giving of
a ring.-New York Tribune.
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"Checkmate."

"Checkmate!" represents "shah mat!'
-'the shah is dead" 'Shah,' in fact,
entered u language long ago via Ara
bic and old French, arriving in the
form of CHECK" Chess" is really
"checks," kings, and the cry OF
"Check!" means your king is in danger,
hence the verb and substantive
"check" in all their English meanings
"check," which was originally the
counterfeit OF a bill that served to
Check fraud; 'checkered," from the
aspect Of the chessboard, and eek
chequer," from the checkered pattern
Of the tablecloth on which the kings
accounts were kept with counters. All
these we owe to the Persian W
eign's title.-London Chronicle.
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A Sad Case.

A Chicago physician was one day
called to attend a sick child In a
shabby genteer' quarter of the Windy
City.
Madam" said the doctor to the
mother, you should send this child
into the country for several weeks
each summer"
II am sorry to say, DOCTOR" respond
ed the woman, that we are not rich
enough to do that"
"Then," suggested the physician.
have her sent by the fresh air fund"
"Oh, DOCTOR" exclaimed the woman,
1--WE are not poor enoughr-Harper's
Weekly.
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WOMEN SHOULD
BEWARE OF
CATCHING COLD.

in such a way as to only p~alliate the
symptoms, while the cold becomes more
deep-seated and the patient finally
awakens to the fact that she has a we'll
developed case of catarrh.
By reason of their delicate structure
the lungs are frequently the seat of a
cold, especially if there is the slightest
weakness of these organs. The treat
ment of catarrh of the lungs is also
more difficult and discouraging than
catarrh of any other organ of the body.
It would be wise, therefore, to guard
against it by every precaution possible.
Peruna has been found a most reliable
remedy for coughs, colds and catarrhal
diseases, by reason Of the fact that it
goes at once to Ia very seat of the
trouble,
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A NUT SUNDAY.
Queer Method of Hearing Sermon
Still In Use In England.


zone fine autumn Sunday I attended
a service in a north of England oun
try church that would have driven a
New York preacher clean crazy" said
the man who travels. .The congrega-
ton didn't do a thing but sit around
and crack nuts. Fancy a New York
minister talking to a crowd of that
kind! The modern preacher likes to
have things quiet when he talks. 1t
disconcerts him to hear a baby cry or
q woman cough or an old man snore.
If he is put out by such tri1es as these,
It Is interesting to conjecture what he
would do If he were to take hold of a
congregation where everybody brought
nuts to crack during the sermon.
"Worshipers, it seems, used to do
this In England and even in u OWE
states during colonial days. This dis
turbance was not a weekly occurrence
by any means. If it had been, the
poor preacher would have ~undoubted-
~ left his flock to administer spiritual
consolation to suit themselves. But as
it happened only once a year he was
forced to endure it. This n day
which was attended by such remarka-
BILE license came the Sunday before
Michaelmas day and was called crack
nut Sunday Nobody, no matter how
pious he might be, hesitated to avail
himself Of the peculiar privilege grant
ed him, and men, women and children
came to church with their pockets
stuffed with nuts, which they compla-
Gently cracked and munched during
the
cit was that kind Of a sermon that
i so Impressed me with its oddly. Il
a be easily imagined that when for
ty or fifty people get to cracking nuts
with all their might the noise is apt to
be something terrific, and many times
the minister was hard put to 1t to
hear himself think That custom,
from being regarded with high favor
for many years, fre came to be
looked upon as a n sance, and the
habit was suppressed, except in a few
remote localities, although the act OF
suppression was attended with consid.
cradle difficulty, SO firmly had the nut
cracking fever taken hold Of the fancy
of the people."-New York Press.
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The Bosnian ROASTING Jack.

A curious variety of the old fash
Toned roasting jack is used by the
peasants of Bosnia and Herzegovina
when roasting sheep whole, as on the
occasion of a wedding ceremony. One
often sees near a running stream a
long pole having one end revolving
freely in a socketed peg, while the
other, overhanging the water, is equip.
ped with miniature paddles. This IL
the Bosnian roasting jack. The sheep
to be cooked Is impaled on the log,
a fire is lit underneath, and while
the current spins the paddles and the
pole merrily round the big Joint IL
cooked literally to a turn--Wide World
Magazine.
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To Extract Essence From Flowers.

Procure a quantity of the petals Of
any flowers that smell sweet and fra
grant. Take hin pieces of muslin Or
fine linen aud after having dipped
them in good Lucca oil or Florence oil
place them as layers between the pet
ais. Sprinkle a small quantity of fine
salt on the flowers and put a layer Of
linen and a layer Of flowers alternately
until an earthen vessel or wide mouth
ed glass bottle is full. Tie the top
over with Oil silk or parchment, then
lay the vessel In a south aspect in the
heat of the sun, and in fifteen days,
when uncovered, a fragrant Oil may be
squeezed away from the whole mass.
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STAGE pressmakina.4

Our plays are for the most part v
dressed, with extravaganza, vulgarity
and appropriateness obtaining In
place of artistic fitness. The new cos
tunes have to some extent frequently
undone the results Of undress rehears-
ais, the actresses no longer represent
ing the drama as they did before the
dressmaker sent home their gowns,
while the variety Of their impersona-
tons is swamped by the uniformity of
their fashions.-A. w. Pinero in Cos
tune.
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H BoMBMAKER.
-, Makes an Apparently Harmless
Letter a Deadly Machine.


So expert are bombmakers nowadays
that an apparently harmless letter may
kill any person who tries to open it. A
piece of cardboard is cut to a size
which, when folded over, will fit into
an ordinary envelope. The four cor
ners of this are slit into narrow strips.
illuminate Of mercury Is spread over
three Of the Sits, and the sheet is folded
and fastened together. Projecting from
each side of the folded sheet is a little
metal strip, or detonator, glued to the
cardboard In such a ann that the
envelope cannot be opened without
striking one of them. Upon meeting
this slight resistance the hand moving
the paper cutter i~nstinctively pushes
harder, and the result is an explosion
that either kills OR mains.
The easiest bomb to construct Is set
in operation by simply turning it up
side down. It is usually a good sized
cracker box, lined with paper and half
filed with a mixture of chlorate of
potassium and ordinary sugar. Into
this a bottle of a powerful acid Is In
troduced. The remainder Of the space
in the box is filed with scraps Of metal
Then the lid is soldered on.
All that Is then necessary Is to place
the box upside down at the spot In
which 1t is to explode. The acid eats
quickly through the cork Of the bottle
and comes In contact with the chlorate
of potassium. AS a result Of the chem.
ical combination which takes place
there Is a terrific explosion.-Chicage
News.
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Cttiman-What's the matter with all
you Swamphurst fellows? You don't
seem to like my friend Backlotz. Sub
bubs-No; he's selfish. Gilman - Oh,
come now! SubbubsIThats what he
is. A barn near him caught fire the
other night, and he put it out without
waiting for the rest Of us members Of
the Swamphurst Hose to reach the
scene.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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The Comfortable Fortune

what is your idea of a comfortable
fortune 2" asked the ambitious youth.
"One," answered the man OF expert
ence, "that is big enough to buy you
everything you want and not big
enough to attract the attention Of the
grand jury."-Washington Star.
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Why She Was Pleased.

Tess-Did Mr.. Borem ever call ON
you? Jess-Yes; he called last even
ing. I was quite delighted when the
girl brought up his card. Tess-Oh-
come now. You weren't really delight.
ed? Jess-Certainly. You see, If shs
hadn't brought up his card I might
have gone down to him, thinking II
was some one else.-Philadelphia Press.
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inconsistency.

what is inconsistency? asked the
curious one.
"Well," responded the wise one, cit
Is that spirit which moves a woman
whose sleeves stop at the elbow to
scold her husband because he hasn't
any cuffs on."-Chicago News.
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The largest grasshoppers are found
in South America, where some spect-
mems reach a length OF five inches,
with a spread Of wings Of ten inches.
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A Novelty.

Guest-I hear you are going to give
up housekeeping. Host Sh! Not 30
loud! My wife wants to have the salts
faction Of d~ischarging the cook.-Puck
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Suited For Something.

'Your little boy may become presi.
dent some day."
81 hardly think SO. Archibald IL toe
modest and retiring"
ooh, well, he may get to be Vice
Observation-Disclosures Bulletin.
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Mrs Grace Janson, 16o Madison street, Chicago, Ill, writes:
"Typhoid fever left m whha complication of diseases. I had a terrible
pain in my left side and had cough thai all m friends feared would soo end
my life.
"My DOCTOR cam to see me three times a week, but could do me N o good
He could o account for the pain in my left side and could give m e nothing to
relieve me-
"About this time I began taking Peruna and before I had taken bottle I
had hopes of geting better BY the lime had taken the seCOnd BOTTLE, my
cough VIZ entirely gone and felt like q rev being
81 took Just three bottles If Peruna and a m entirely vel md feel better
than I havef felt or years. / thank God and Dr. Hartman or my recovery"
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KTANY cases Of chronic catarrh re-
1v1 suit from a settled cold.
Women are especially liable to colds.
These colds occur more frequently dur
ing h wet, sloppy weather of winter
and spring than any other time of the
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year. Often they
are not considered
serious and are al
lowed to run on,
or thew are a
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The Best People

E'Who are they? I should say they
are those, and those only, who are
themselves genuine and who are able to
sense and to appreciate the quality of
genuiness in people and in things. They
are distinguished in the main by reason
of a sense of values-through having
achieved perspective. They do not Judge
, people by appearances, nor merchandise
by it's price. They are the o%pen-mind-
ed, broad-gauged, sane and simple folk
whom adversely does not crush nor for
tune make overproud. They are the
elect Of earth through the gift Of dis
|, elimination, and with the power of this
discrimination, they are able to select
, the best"
Most Of them may be seen---one time
; or another depositing their money with
!, The Bank of Wayne.
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Mrs. M. F. Jones, Burning Springs,
KY, writes:
"We have been using Peruna for some
time and have no hesitancy in recon-
mending it for the thousand and one
ailments of humanity.
"No family should eve be without it,
for it is an unfailing cure for colds, and
it is en- excellent remedy to prevent and
relieve Group"
Strong and Vigorous Since Taking
Pe-ru-na.
Mrs. Laura Benyo, 324 Ann street,
Cincinnati, Ohio, writes:
81 am entirely cured of catarrh of
the bronchial tubes by Peruna. My
chest feels strong and vigorous, and it
seems as though I never had catarrh.
"Whenever 1 am in need of medicine,
Peruna will be what I will take. 1t
saved my life. I shall always sing it's
praises"
One Bottle Brings Relief.
Miss Annie Huelsman, r. r. 2,
Wright City, Mo-, writes:
"For years I was troubled with Ca
tarrh. A friend advised Peruna. With
the first bottle l found relief. kept
on taking it and am entirely WELL"
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Fortune gives many too much, but
no one enough.-Laberius.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-22
ADJUSTMENTS

Week OF Fun.
The coming week 81 the Caire
orers house viii be set aside for mer
fY making The North Utos stock
ccwpanr comes for solid week CEN.
mencing Monday night. Novcmbt.r Is
SSonic gtcat Oracle has said that 4
man without an object In life is like
a ship At sea without q "rslddeT The
Of the North Bros. Stoo's
company has Just one object jim lie
and that is 10 make the North Bros
Stock company the biggest. best and
NEST pleasing stock company on
earth They want you TO enjoy the
evening spent in seeing them. They
want won to say they are worth see
ing. They want you to like them
better and cheer louder for them than
al others They want themselves n
be your favoritcs. Come the frst
night and sou wilI not be dissppoint
II. Ladies viii be admitted free on
Monday night under tbs usual condi-
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-22
CHARLESTON, MO.
November goth, 1907.


CONGRESSMAN Joseph j. Russell. If
tht iogh firm OF Russell aud Deal.
one of The best known legal firms in
Southeast Missouri has retired from
thc praciicc of law and will devote
all e his time TO his constituency. Mr..
Russell Is one of the best known law
yers in this section of the state and
his retirement from the local bar will
be felt. His place will be filled by
w. c. Russell. of this city.
Work on the Russell building Is
reaching a stage where the painters
aud decorators have charge. and it
viii be only a short time until this
pew and up-to-date office building will
be completed. The structure Is quite
an ornament to the town and thor.
r"ghly modern in an particulars
The union meeting. which was
Transferred TO the Methodist church
building because Of the failure of the
beating power TO warm the big ware
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-22
GRAND CHAIN, ILL.
November Fl. 1907.

Miss Elizabeth Dicpenbrock Of
West Valia, Mo, is here for visit
with Mr. and Mrs Theo Diepenbrock,
Misses Mabe Burris and Ethel
Maeker Of Vienna. and Miss Blanche
Kees Of BolFhap came down Monday
evening to visit with friends.
Fred Weaver returned from Dexter,
10. Monday ana be reports bis
brother, Roy Weaver much i'm.
proved.
Harry Flemings Of Vienna. camo
down Monday evening to be present
~ the exercises al the new skating
liak. 3.
Mr. Ed Reichert gave select
dance at Uncle Joe's bah last Tues
DAY evening IN honor Of Miss Mable
Furris. of Vienna, who has been the
guest of Miss Rees Thomas this week.
r. p. Evers visited his parents in
Relknap one day this week
Mrs. Izora Letherland visited with
her niece, Mrs. Harry Setolmire at
Carrier Mills last week. returning
home sunday
Mrs n Y. Lewis Of Cairo, visited
relatives here Saturday last.
Mrs. e. . Walker has returned
from Anna much improved.
n. G. Metealf and Leo Brantley had
business in Mound City the first Of
the week.
Prof y. Profit of Ullni, visited
o.. 10, Hare Inrf Cnt,tp,Tav
Chas. Reuther is visiting relatives
IN BclInap for few days.
Press Billingsley has opened up
fruit aud grocery store on Main
street in the Reichert building.
Prof. Hook visited with his family
IN Vienna Saturday.
Mrs. Hester Evers of Belknap,
visited with Mrs. Annie Stevers here
last Sunday.
Mrs. r. B. Echols Is visiting with
her daughter Mrs. DR.. j. E. Woel1e at
Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-22
REVENUE RECEIPTS
MUCH INCRE ASED

Washington, D. G., Nov. 2l.--Tha
pitnthiy statement OF the collector Of
Internal revenue shows that for Dc
t9hef, 1851, there was an Increase IN
receipts compared with October 1906,
"a 8S7I309, and an increase for the
four months OF the present fiscal year
cf S57i3,3I7 over that for the cor
spending period Of 1906 Notwith
standing this large increase, there has
been a decided falling off since Ne.
lemher 4, so that November 2 the
surnius has been reduced 10 some.
Ting over two millions.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-22

sweeping bis opponent before him
with brilliant aud rapid play, Frank
Z Day d st. Louis. tonight defeated
Alfred De orc, Of New York, in the
iwenty-flth game Of the national
three cushion Billiard championship
tourney BY score 81 % to 20 in IS
ninutcs. DAYS average was i.32 rs
mere than tho former record Day
made 1--WE runs Of forr each and two
uf .. De Orc niado q high run OF
and finished with an average of5j
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-22
CLEANLINESS COSTLY
New Yorker Supplies Sterilizcd Milk
at $40 Per Galon--chicken
at $40 Per Pair.

New York, Nov. 2i- Milk at $40
per gallon; pork at Sis per pound.
chickens at $50 A pair and COWS at
from $500 to $1,000 each, these are
not panic prices IN New YORK, hut
The cost figures Of the Guys most
discontinued Surprising AS these
figures may be they arc those Of the
cost Of various articles produced by
Mr.. Wiletts the owner OF this, the
most costly farm in the world which
was run on scientific and clearly
principles-so scientific and cleanly
indeed that meal consisting OF a
single slice Of bacon and a glass of
milk from this farm would cost more
than the average family spends on
food in several days. The cowsheds
were all constructed of concrete with
no corners and every morning after
the COWS were turned ont the whole
structure was scrubbed aud scalded
Al milking times corps of milkmcn,
clad in stcrilizcd white duck suits al.
peared with stefiized milk stools
aud steriIized milk pals TO extract
pure milk from cows after steriIizinn
them by bathing. an extremely expcn
siye proceeding resulting In milig
costing $40 gallon to get and selling
for 60 cents in an exclusive market.
The same process applied to the care
OF pigs resulted In cost price Or
isark -efeSJtS per pound which Is Ger
tainly a figure TO make the beef trust
onvious. With chickens, the same
tender care resulted In cost value
ol $3.50 each. on which basis al
single drumstick would be worth So
re these prices. ordinary business
would add a percentage for
profit and the resultant figures are so
that it is no wonder that
scientific methods, carried to the ex-
IRENE, have received a black eve in
The dfscontinuance of the costliest
farm in the world
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-22
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS /:
: MOUND CITY !.
m IN MI w VA M ~ ~ w W W WI m va M ~
November II. 1907.

A. l.. Compton spent Wednesday Al
| Belknap on business
a strong east wind prevailed today
and during the morning drying shed
belonging to the Mound City Staye
company blew down:
Mrs. Thomas Higgins and Miss ida
Johnson returned Wednesday from ST.
Louis where Miss Johnson laid in 4
large supply OF desirable Christmas
goods Of which her store will soon be
fun. Mr. Thomas Higgins remained
in St Louis on business
The Epworth League was reorgan-
lied Tuesday evening in the pastors
study at the M. E. church. The fol-
lowing officers were elected. Pfesi.
dent, Or. M. w. Balance, first vice
president. Miss Alma Grain, second
vice president, Miss Kate Schiller,
third vice president, Mrs. Ruby
Richey, fourth vice president, Miss
May Hawkins; secretary, Miss Alice
Craig; treasurer, VIM. Biggs. The
devotional meetings will be at 6:15
Ip, m, Sunday and business meeting
the first Monday of each month. A
call meeting will be held Tuesday eve.
ming November goth. Every one is
welcome to join either as active or
associate members.
Capt. H. Bartleson, of Olmsted, was
in town on business Wednesday.
Mrs John Chamberlain of East ST.
Louis who has been the guest Of 4.
J. Dougherty and family the past few
days. returned to her home Wednes-
day
Miss Maud Stout and Gus Frederick
of Mounds, were in town Tuesday
Mir Chas Hoffman, of Vienna, was
the guest of bis cousin, Miss Elsie
Rodman this week.
Mr.. George Herald. of Olmsted, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Dough
erty Wednesday
Mr. Lyle Murphy is at Springfield
this week representing the l. o. o. f
Lodge, No. 250 at the meeting of the
Grand Lodge in that city, Mrs. john
Dishinger is also in that city as dele
gate from the Rebekah Lodge from
this city at. the Grand Lodge meeting.
Miss Anna Tranmpcrt is III st
Louis this week purchasing new goods
for the Trampert Dry Goods Store
Willie Perks was In Mounds on
business Wednesday.