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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
FOR SALE.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWERS AND FILLING.

Cross Streets Between Twenty-Firsi
Street and Twenty-Eighth and
Nest TWenty-Eighth Streets, and
Part of Walnut Street, in the
City of Cairo, Illinois.
Public notice is hereby given that
until ten Q0) o'clock a. m. Thursday
June A. 1903, at the city council
chamber of the City of Cairo, Illinois,
No. iii Commercial avenue. the
Board Of Local improvements of the
City of Cairo will receive sealed item
ized bids or proposals for the con-
struction of vitrified tile pipe sewers,
house connections and inlets and
brick manholes in Twenty-Second and
West Twenty-Second Streets, Twenty
Third and West Twenty-Third Streets,
West Twenty-Fourth Street, Twenty
Fifth and West Twenty-Fifth Streets,
Twenty-Sixth and West TwentySixth
Streets, Twenty-Seventh and West
Twenty-Seventh Streets, Charles
Street and a part of Walnut Street,
in the said City of Cairo, and for fill
ling with earth of the untitled portions
of the said streets, except West
Twenty-Fonrth Street.
The said sewers, house connections,
inlets and brick manholes and the
said filling must be constructed. made
and done in accordance with. the
terms and provisions of Ordinance
No. 127, approved May IS, 1907, now
of record In the office of the City
Clerk of said city, No. I'LL CONNER
cial avenue, where printed copies OF
the ordinance may be obtained ON
application to the said clerk, and In
the office of the City Engineer of the
city In the same building, the speciti-
cations of and for the said work will
be found and may be there examined.
The said local Improvement as a
whole and in all its parts is fully de
scribed in the said ordinance, and the
bids must be for the construction oil
the improvement In strict conformity
with its terms and provisions. Bids
viii he received for the making Of
the improvement as a whole and al
so for the construction OF the sewer
work without the filling and for tht
filling without the sewer work anC
also for the sewer work and filling OF
the different streets separately.
All bids or proposals must be &C
eompanied by cash or by a check pay
=.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
Profit Taking Caused Reaction Late in
Wheat But Close Was Firm
Others Followed Suit.

Chicago, June Strong
all day Wet weather in Kansas furn-
ished an incentive to buyers at the
opening, and as offerings were light,
prices easily advanced. As trading
progressed the market was further
strengthened by reports repeating
former claims OF damage by dry wealth
Ter in Southeastern Europe. The bulge
in corn was also a factor.
Profittaking caused some reaction
late in the day but the close was firm,
July 3sM34 higher; No. red $50
l01; No. 3 red 96@99; No. . hard %
a 1902; No. hard 9G699; July opened
90A Q903s highest 9lis; lowest 90ls
closing 90a G90B; July SO.
CORN-Further delay by rain to
seeding operations resulted i'll strength
in today's market. Commission houses
were principal buyers while selling
was mainly by longs and trading was
quiet the greater part of the day July
closed up "a; No. 3, 70@73; No 9.
white 70; No. yellow 730741s; July
opened G73s 0G75s; highest 6SA low
est 67A closing 6SB0A. September
6G3s @G612.
OATS-Firm in sympathy with 9th
er grain. The principal trading was
in September which sold freely BY
provision interests. Cash houses were
chief buyers. July closed unchanged;
No. 3 white 5O1a @5214; July opened
f65s OF; highest 471s; lowest 4G$4 ;
closing 4G3. Sentemhnr 2L2
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
lest for Water Purity.

To ascertain if water is free from
organic pollution place lump Of
sugar in a bottle nearly full, and cork
it up and il after thus excluding the
air and keeping the bottle in the light
for two or three days no milky cloud
is apparent, but the water remains
clear. it may be considered free from
the phosphates with which sewage
water is impregnated-En
News.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to June I, 1908.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Trains Leave Cairo:

GSdNC N&Hoa
1882 q. m. Daily Chicago vestibuit
Limited, arriving Chicago 1880 a. m
2:23 a. m. Daily st. Louis Night
Limited, arriving ST. Louis 1908 q. m
Sleeping car open at 8: 80 y. m.
500 a. m. Chicago Daylight Express
except Sunday.
500 a. m. st. Louis Morning sx.
press. except Sunday.
1915 a. m. ST. Louis Fast Mail.
if:f5 a. m. Chicago Midday Special
2:35 o. m. Daily st. Louis Limited.
2:a5 o. m. Afternoon Express for
Odin, Effingham, Nation, Champaign
$40 .. m. Thebes Accommodates.
7:f5 p. m Chicago and Eastern Hr-
press.
2:4s a. m. Memphis and Nashville,
s:15 a. m. Memphis and New Or
leans Limited.
500 .. m. Paducah and Louisville.
f:4t o. m. Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
1:41 p. m. Daily Nashville, Chatta
nooga and Atlanta.
4:3o p. m. Fulton Accommodates
$50 o. m. Paducah and Louisville.
500 D. m. Memphis and New Or
leans Special "a,
For through tickets. sleeping car
accommodations and further Informs
ton apply at Illinois Central Passen
ger Station. Cairo, Ill.
}. II. JONES, Ticket Agent
8. A. HATCH, G. p. A.
q. ~. HANSON. Pass. Traffic Mar.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, June 1.--CATTLE-Re'
ceipts $1,000, 10 to Is higher, steers
$5.00@730; cows and heifers $3.50
@4,5O bulls $41O@5.75; calves $3.50
@6.30; stockers and feeders $3.25d
). 40.
Receipts $1,000, Is higher
choice heavy shipping S5.60M5.70;
butchers $5.G0G5.70: lights; lights
IS. 40G570; packing $490d5.5O; pigs
bulk of sales $55Gm5.60.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000; steady;
sheep $40O@500; lambs $5.25@G60;
yearlings S4.50m525.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
Sneezinq Prayer.

The custom goes so far back into
The past it is next to impossible to
say when it actually began. Accord
ing to Strada, the custom originated
among the Assyrians, who. through an
opinion of the danger that attended 1t.
prayer to the gods. The Romans, after
sneezing. cried out: Jupiter. help
mel" The custom is mentioned by
Homer, the early Jewish writer's. and
others, and is found among many saw
age tribes.-New York American.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
PROVISIONS,

SUGAR-Raw firm: fair refining
3S9; centrifugal sc; test 430; molas-
SEES sugar 1854; refined steady.
COFFEE-Options closed steady at
net decline of 500 points. Sales
10000 bags. July els; September
COS; spot quiet; No. Rio 63S; San
tos No. S$4; mild quiet; Cordova
ga G12%.
BUTTER-Flrm; creamery 2315.
enthusiastically; full cream l4%
EGGS-Firber; western 15G1Gb.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
Not His .Iob

At Atlantic City woman bather had
got beyond her depth and was strug-
Cling helplessly in the water A boat
was soon put out and just as the man
was reaching over TO grasp the lady a
sassy wave separated her from her
wig. whereupon she instantly cried
"Oh. save my HART Save my hair"
Madam" responded the guard with
dignity, Il may be life saver, but |
am not a hair restorer."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02

We'll, what are you doing there?'
asked the lady. addressing a tramp
who had just climbed a tree In time
to escape savage bulldog.
Madam, replied the hobo. 1T
was my intcntion to ask for hand
out, but in the interest OF humanity
| now request that you give any
surplus food you nay have on hand.
to my canine friend down there"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
Shun the Counsel of the Demagogue

We are progressive people. The
measure of our progress depends up
on the degrees with which we shall
exercise a rational and deliberate
judgment, II we progress It will
not be because we are moved
by hysteria, but because we adj
here to rational and wholesome
principles. The measure Of our
future advance is to be limit
ed only by our capacity to seize upon
the great problems which lie at the
foundation of our progress and to
solve them intelligently, periodically
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
ST, LOUIS CATTLE.

st. Louis, June 1.--CATTLE-Re-
ceipts $500, steady to strong; dress
ed beef and butchers $5.25M6.75;
stockers and feeders S3.O064.75; cows
and heifers $175d610; bulls $1,000
$50: calves S3.50G7.00.
HOGS-Receipts $500. Ten to u
higher; range $3.5063.65.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
Not for Him.

Cyrus (entering sixteenth floor Of.
Ace OF the Syndicate Building. per-
spring and panting) BY gum, them
stairs must be sevral miles longl
Occupant OF Office Why didn't
you come up in one OF tho elevators
there?
Cyrus much! jes see one
of 'em full o people fall down that
hole there - bohemian
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, June Money on call
easy Ia 01A per cent; ruling rate
1ha closing bid IA Ii offered at ~
Time loans quiet and firm; sixty days
"a 02h per cent; ninety days pa
per cent; six months 3h@34 per
cent Prime paper 312G4 per cent
Exchange steady; demand 4S715025;
sixty days 4S5.60MG5. Bar silver So
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02

VICE-PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS.
and we'll We should shun the coun-
sci of the demagogue. There Ia
abroad more or less OF criticism,
more or less of the Impeachment OF
men and of the motives of men:
there IL more or less spirit of dis
trust in the virtue OF men of business.
The men charged with government
tai affairs should hold to the convic-
ton that the people are essentially
sound. that they are essentially pat
rlotie. that they are devoted to as
high ideals as ever In all of the
matchless history OF the republic
Vice-President Fairbanks in LesIie's
Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
Rnsh to see Artlst,. Model.

The family of Augustus St Gau-
dens. at their New Hampshire home.
have been forced to put up signs
warning away people who want TO
inquire about and If possible 10 see
the servant girl who was the artists
model for Government coins.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
Women Farmers.

Some of the best sugar beet rails
ers in California have been women.
one woman in Nevada raises pampas
piums for support. while some la
dies of Pasadena. Cal. make a spe-
cialty of preparing ostrich feathers
for the market.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
A Gentle Hint.

John, met woman today !
haven't seen fer five years.
did she know you?"
Yes, she recognized me by my
hat
Then the silence became oppres.
sive. Kansas City Journal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
The Doctors Expectations

I'm glad to find GU so much bet
ter. old man. Does the doctor ex-
pect YOU to be out soon?'
II think he expects me to be- out
the amount OF his bill He sent 1t
in to-day" Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02

The ideal is nothing more nor less
than the eliminating point OF logic,
even as the beautiful is nothing more
nor less than the summit of the true.
The artist people is thus the consist
ent people. To love beauty is to see
light This Is why the torch Of Eu-
rope. that is to say, civilization. was
first borne by Greece, who passed it &c
Italy. who passed if to France. Divine
pioneer peoples!-Nictor Hugo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02

In steam power Pennsylvania led
all other States in 1905. With 2.0ss.-
773 horse power, or nearly 20 per
cent of the total Of the whole coun-
try.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
A Mans Opinion.

A persistent bachelor informs us
that women would stubbornly refuse
to vote If the men wanted to estab-
fish woman suffrage.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT.

Minneapolis, June t.--WHEAT-No.
l northern 10l2s; spot l0S7s to arrive;
No. northern 1878 spot; 1868 to
arrive.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
ELGIN BUTTER.

Elgin, ILL.,, June 1.-Butter firm at %
cents. Sales for the week 500. 200
pounds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
p,,., euIIet, M, D.aaIv

Shall quips and sentences and these
paper bullets of the brain awe Ili..r
from the career of his humor?-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02

Climate determines every phase OF
human existence and makes the hab-
its of all nations Be charitable, then
To the s.fsfisnsss Of the vhola zuaslS
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
MISCELLANE OUS.
MALE HELP WANTED.

WANTED FOR u. 8. ARMY-Able-
bodied unmarried men between ages
OF Is and 35; citizens of United
States, of good character and temper
ate habits. who can speak, read and
write English. Men wanted for ser.
vice in Cuba and the Philippines. For
Information apply to Recruiting OH.
Ger, AIS Ohio street. Cairo. Ill.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
Alexander
County National
Bank


Accounts OF corporations and Indiyid.
nails especially solicited. Exchange
furnished to any part OF the world.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS

Chicago, June 1.-The following car
load represent the days movements
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-02
OFFICERS.
plREcToRs.

Interest Paid On Time Deposits.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-01
llATENCI0N !!

Llamamos la atenci6n a nues.
ira numerosa clientela, de que
en- esta IMPRENTA sc acaban
de recibir infinidad de articulos
para regalos: entire ellos: ELE
GANTEs CApRICHOsAS EsCrlbanias
para los gustos mas exigentes
En- articulos para Escritorio I'D
gran surtido. PApELEs de todas
clases. SoBREs LAPIcEs, TINTAs
Y PLueAs. Prensas para copiar
SoBR blancos y de colores
CoPIADoREs para cartas. LIBRE'
TAs de todos tamanos. FaCturerOs
nuevo modelo, { infnidad de
objetos.
Desafamos La competencia.
no tan solo de la Isla, sino de
los mercados de procedencia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-01
h padre Luis c0|Ona,
ACADEMICO

En- breve Sc celebrar4 en- la Real
Academia Espaffola, Ell solemne acto
de la reception del nuevo ilustre aca-
demico Padre Luis Coloma, ell autor
de la famosa novela .pequefieces".
El Padre Coloma naci6 en- Jerez de
la Frontera ell de Enero de 1851,
cursando en- aquel Institute la segun-
da ensefIanza, y en- la Unive rsidad de
Sevilla, la carrera de Derec cho. y
En- la epoca de la Revolution, Sc
distingui6 el futuro Jesufta entire los
mas fogosos y activos agentes que
prepararon la proclama ci6n de Alfonso
XII. y colaboro en- "El Tempo.
Dofia Emilia Pardo Bazan, relata
asf uno de los mas interesantes episo-
dios de la vida del Padre Coloma.
".-.Poco antes de heririe ell rayo de
la gracia. hiri6le en- Ell pecho una bala
de revolver, tan gravementen, que los
medicos lie comedian tres horas de
vida no mas. Este lance 10 atribuye
ron algunos a misteriosas causas; pero
los mejor informados aseguran que
Coloma Sc hiri6 q 81 mismo involunta-
riamente.
Sea como quiera, y aun aceptando
la Ultima explicaci6n por sencilIa y
verosimil, Luis Coloma vic la muerte
muy de cerca, y al dejar Ell lecho del
dolor, su resolution estaba tornado y
era irrevocable So prop6sito de entrar
en- la Compafifa de JESUS.
Sus obras mas nota bles son: "El
primer baile", "Polvos y lodos", LA
maledicencia", "Pil atillo', Era un
santo", "El viernes de Dolores. "Juan
Miseria", ala Gorriona" y "Pequefie
ces".
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
MARKET EFFECT OF
SOUTHERN PURCHASE
HOW THE ACQUISITION AFFECT
ED EXCHANGE YESTERDAY.

NEW YORK, Des 23.-The specula,
tive contingent was convinced today
that important alignments are in pro.
gress or in contemplation in railroad
relations.
The first effect of the announced
purchase of the Colorado and South
ern by the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy had a mixture of misgiving as
a possible prelude to a renewed out
freak OF the antagonisms which ar
CUES in the Northern Securities settle
ment.
III S misgiving has passed away an.
p%arently, and the incident has come
to be accepted as an unmixed encour-
agement to speculative enthusiasm.
The investment demand for first
class bonds continues excellent and
the ready absorption Of new bond is.
sues as fast as they are offereu con.
one of the strong underlying
conditions Of the present financial
situation.
Today's treasury operations disclos.
ed a withdrawal Of $3,S55, 900 from the
banks. This brings the loss Of the
banks on this account for the pres.
ent banking week up to $685. 600.
is a falling off in demand for
time loans and an unwillingness to nav
the current asking rates.
Bonds We're irregular. Total sales
$40, 1868, 900.
United States bonds were I'M
changed on call.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
The Penalty Of Curiosity,

Among the packets received at the
Birmingham (England) postofice one
day was II containing a pair of hand
cuffs. which were being sent from Der
by to a manufacturer in Birmingham
to be fitted with a key. The paper GOV
er1ng Of the parcel had been torn dur.
Ing the transit. SO that the handcuffs
were exposed to view. They were an
object of curiosity to the clerks, and
presently one Of the young men iocu-
'arly clasped M Of the cuffs around
bis left wrist. 1t was then that he dis
covered that there was no key to IN.
fasten it, The handcuff was on his
wrist ito stay"
The young man went to the police
station. and an officer found a KEY that
he thought would TT. but in turning II
round he broke it off in the cuff. Now.
the broken key would have to he
drilled out or the handcun filed
through before the clerk could get it
on. The day was Sunday. and all the
shops. including the manufacturers
place. We're closed. The clerk returned
to the %postottice and explained his
plight to the superintendent. This Off.
cial ordered him to take the first train
for Derby the next morning. explain
the whole circumstance to the oWne,
OF the handouts. apologize to him and
then return to Birmingham and go to
the manufacturers and have the hand
cun fled of.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
FREDERICK Blu ..hHAM
fOU 70 DEAF N ufD
FORMER PRESIDENT or MUTUAL.
RESERVE FUND DIES.

NEW YORK. Dec. 23-Frederick
I. Burnham, former president of the
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance COM
lany, was found dead in bed in his
acme at GO East 18th street, this
morning of gas poisoning. The police
tay death was due to suicide.
The Mutual Reserve went into he
sands of receivers in February last.
President Burnham, his brother, Geo.
t5urnham, Jr., the treasurer OF the
company, and Geo. D. Eldredge, the
actuary who we're indicted on charges
of larceny and forgery which grew
out Of an alleged payment Of the
tunds Of the company in satisfaction
II personal claims against some Of
It's officers.
Geo. Burnham, Jr., was tried on the
sharge Of larceny, convicted and SEN
fenced to serve two years in prison,
SUIT the appellate division of the SUI
2reme court set aside this verdict
md Burnham was released. The case
against Frederick A. Burnham had
sot come to trial, and it was under
nood that 1t would be prosucted un.
ess that against his brother was
eventually won by the prosecution. A
stvil suit to collect some funds al
legged to have been paid in settle
nent Of personal claims had lately
oeen Instituted against one Of the Off
sers OF the company.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
A Holiday With .lau

Life int SO full o. trouble but that
we kin sometimes steal away al spend
a holiday With JOY" said the old NH.
%losopher. But the minute Joy shakes
hands with us we go to celebratin'. an,
the next thing we know the town mar.
shall runs us in fer gittin' too happy on
the highway. an we git $40 or thirty
days more'n we bargained fer. / once
knowed a ole brother who wuz one o.
the best fellcrs In the country when he
wuz in low grounds. but hist him to
the hilltop an he thought that the Ii
Wuz a silver mine an he owned it. d n
the moon wu% a thirty dollar gold piece,
the stars WIZ small change an all
made fer him! Satan hisse'f would "a
been fyin' roun' in glory to this day
BAT fer the fact that he couldn't stand
to be prosperous. Still, it's a good idee
to risk a day with Joy whenever posi-
BILE. Even eff we git into more trouble
by it our consolation will be that we
had a high ole time gittin' thar. Flu
natur' continues to be the most
curious c%ontraption on the top side O.
the yearth!"'--Atlanta Constitution,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
WORDS OF HAMS ARE
RECALLED IN COURT
STATEMENT ANNIs MADE TO A
POLICEMAN.

FLUSHING, N Y, Dec. 23.-Nearine
the close of its case against Thornton
J. Hams, as a principal in the killing
OF William e. Annis, who was shot
down by Captain Peter c. Hams last
summer, the prosecution today
brought out a letter written by the de-
PENDANT. In it he characterized Annis
as a rascal and "scoundrep' and .ac-
cused him Of b~etraying his brothers.
wife.
District Attorney Darrin offered this
letter in evidence as a preliminary to
the testimony of Julian Ripley, con-
corning a second letter from the de-
PENDANT which the witness had de-
stroyed. Justice Crane would not per-
nit Mr. Ripley to testify concerning
his recollection of the contents of this
second letter. 81
THE introduction of the letter."
said Mr.. Mcintyre tonight, ''paves the
way for us to show what events in
Captain Hams life with respect to
Claudia Hams, that brought about the
estrangement with his wife, and the
shooting Of Annis."
Policeman Eugene Fallon testified
that Thornton Hams during the coro-
ner's inquest declared to him of An
mis-:
II would go down to hell and get
him and kill him over again."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
HAYDN's UNHAPPY WIFE.
The Composer Married Her Merely tc
ObliSe Her Father.

Haydn married not the girl he was
In love with. bat her sister. Haydn,
you should take my oldest daughter ,
said Father Keller. the barber. and as
Keller had done a good deal for Haydn
the composer felt that he must sncri-
fee his affection on the altar of duty
and oblige the old man. AT the time
OF the marriage, in 17GO. Haydn was
tWenty-ninc, while his Anna Maria
was thirty-two. There does not appear,
20 have been much love on eitls. sile
to start with. but Haydn declared thnt
ne had really begun to, ''like. lis wiie
INC would have come to entertain a
stronger feeling for her if She had be
haved in q reasonable way. Unfot,tu-
nately Anna Maria had neither rhyme
nor reason in her composition. The
entertaining Marville says that tue ma
jority of ladies married to me OF
genius arc so vain of the abilities OF
their husbands that they are frequent
~ fnsuffcrable. But Frau Haydn was
not a lady OF that kind. The world
had emphaticaIly proclaimed her hns-
band a genius. but to Maria it was
quite immaterial whether he were a
cobblcr or in artist. Nay. she even
committed the incredible crime Of
using thu composers manuscript scores
for curling paper. as underlays for
pastry and similar things. She was
gay enough With it all too.
When Haydn went from home, she
would send hin the most cheerful liz
tie Eotcs. Should you die today or to-
morrow" ran one of these missives.
there is NOT enough money left in the
house to bury you At another time
when Haydn vas in London he rcceivet1.
a letter in which Maria wrote that SHE
had just seen a neHt little house Which
b liked very much and that he might
do himself the pleasure to send her
2,OD guiden with which to buy it so,
as to have in future a widows
home" Pleasant reading this for the
genial composer! In the first case lie
wrote without Il trace of e
Should this be SO take my manu
scripts to the music publisher. | guar 4
antee you that they will be wort!,
money enough to defray N funeral
expenses" In the matter of the vivid.
ow's home" he thought it would be
best to arrange things himself. Ulti-
mately he bought the house. and in !
spite of Maria's frequent suggestions /
OF his coming dissolution he livedsin ii !
tor nine years after she had been dead !
Frau Haydn saw out her seventy
years, but some time before that the
pair had agreed to live apart as the
best way Of ending a union which had
proved utterly unbeatable to the com
poser.