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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-02-19
In a French Chateau In Winter

1t is not all bliss to be invited to a
French chateau In midwinter, no mat
ter how distinguished the host or how
romantic and artistic the domicile. At
least 1t isn't for the steam heated Bos.
toniaE, Tapped In the luxury of sum
mer warmth. A visitor to a distract
ingly lovely abode near Fontainebleau
says he put In twenty-four hours of
physical anguish there and simply
came away wondering how his hosts
endured the arctic temperature OF the
rooms. "If meant to live In foreign
lands" says this shivering person. II
would go through the chilling process
which inures human flesh ana blood In
France. What do these people do to
render the blood in their veins to
course like fire and act like an eternal
furnacew That's n question Ameri-
cans abroad might well like to have
answered-Boston Herald.
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elnnt of fha Sup

1t has been computed that the tenn
perature of the surface Of the sun
would be expressed by $4,000 degrees
Of Fahrenheit's thermometer, or be-
tween eighty and ninety times the tenn
perature of boiling water. This Is
about five times the highest tempera-
ture that man is able to produce by ar
tlfcial means. The light given Off from
the surface OF the sun Is reckoned AZ
being $500 times more intense than
that Of the molten metal In Bessemcr
converter, though that Is of an almost
binding brillaney. II we compare II
with oxyhydrogen fame, the sun sheds
light equal to 146 times the Intensity
of the lImelIght
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-02-19

ing was the quiet response. 4 VIII
the usual notice l cannot have my
darling children in the charge OF a
person who so shamelessy pursues
rich man.
The unexpectedness of the dismissal
was such shock that Audrey was too
dazed to argue against the charge.
She had nowhere to go, and the pitlful-
ly small sum she would receive would
not last more than two weeks. The
happy light gone from her eyes, she
CROPPED her way to her room. scarce
seeing through her tears
There was no relenting the next
morning. and. with her few belongings
packed in the tiny trunk. she was driy-
en- to the station for the early train.
To her surprise the major was impa-
tiently pacing the platform In the rear
of the dlminutive depot. He hurried
forward to assist her to alight, but Au-
drey shrank from him.
Il thought you would be going to
town on this traln," he cried exultant.
~. 4 III gong TOO. Dlun iSaDei
come to see you OFF,"
at was all mistake" said Audrey,
trying to speak bravely. at was be-
cause of your aversion to thirteen at
table that was called upon. l was
Mrs. Thompson-Terhune's governess."
WAS" he echoed $50 that's the
trouble. is It? I guess I do not need
more ample explanation. My dear. my
niece's fears are well founded" he con-
tlnued bluntly. 81 did fall In love
with you. That's why l am here this
morning to ask II l may call upon you
In town."
II don't even know where l am 60
Ing" demurred Audrey.
Il do" said the major, with decision.
"You are going to be the guest of my
partners wife until you find a new
placer find that, after all, an old
man may still be worthy Of love. Do
you think that will be $3.50 hardY
"Not so very" confessed the girl shy
ly, and in her heart she knew that al
ready this kindly old man had won her
affections. She had not thought of his
money, but it was inexpresslbly pleas
ant to be looked after instead of look
Ing after others, and as the train sped
along the side Of the river Audrey
knew that 1t would not be long before
she would come back again to be
chatelaIne of the castle of her valiant
knight.
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Ha double r-i-g-a-n, you see.
It's name that a shame never has been
connected with.
Harrigan-thats me.

H-a double r-i-g-a-n, you see,
It's a name that a shame never has been
connected with.
Harrigan-thats me.
Tim slipped Off the high stool and
went over to the water cooler, The
iced water reduced his fever. and he
went back to the dull drudgery of the
count. his momentary madness gone.
He was proud Of his name. He never
could face Nell burdened with secret
knowledge Of guilt; he never could
offer her home that was bought with
stolen money The song had saved
him
1t was late In the afternoon when he
tabulated the results of his count and
took them to the president The gray
haired old man gave a Sigh of relief as
he saw the total.
st Is not as bad as l had feared" he
said slowly, passing the memorandum
to the examiner douglas hit us pref
ty hard. but he did not deal death
blow"
1.-The bank will keep openT cried
Tim. smile spreading over his face.
With the bank closed, marriage with
Nell seemed further away than ever.
1.-THE bank will keep open." verified
the president. And that reminds me!
Mr.. Warning is to be promoted to the
position of cashier. and he has recon-
mended you for his place as assistant
1t will mean raise OF $500 year.
You are marrledT
Tim shook his head.
''Only engaged" be said simply. "But
with the raise can afford to get mar
ried."
Come to me II you want to borrow
money to set up housekeeping WITH"
said the president kindly. I'VE want
our men TO have hopes. 1t steadies
them down"
An hour later a notice was posted on
the bank doors that the institution
would resume payment In the morning,
and the line OF watchers began to drift
away The last were still lingering
about as Tim Harrlgan came jauntlly
down the steps and hurried up the
street with springy stride to bear joy
full news TO Nell. And as he strobe
along the street the smile that played
about his lips gave place to n quicker,
and he whlstled-
It's name that u shame never has been
connected with.
1Iarrigan-thnts me
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chiidren's Favorite Toys.

A hundred and thirty-two schoolboys
Of Paris and seventy-two girls were III
vited to describe their preferences in
the way OF toys. Among the former
thlrty-one voted for railway train.
twenty-three for tin soldiers. ten for
steam engines, nine for building bricks
and eight for toy typewrItcrs and me
chanlcal horses. Forty girls-a solid
majority-declared without hesitation
that doll was superior to any other
implement of recreation, The super
child seems. happily, a long way or
Pail Mall Gazette.
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Hoity Toity.

Selden in his Table Talk writes: "In
Queen Ellzabeth's time gravity and
state were kept up. In King James
time things were pretty we'll But In
King Charles time there has been
nothing but French-more and the cush-
lon dance, omnium gatherum. folly
polly, hottie cometoite."
This phrase In modern French Ii
haut CONNIE toit.
The late DR.. Brewer, Ia his 'DIc-
tionary Of Phrase and Fable" says:
The most probable derivation
know is this What we call 'seesaw'
used to be called holly toity, hoity
being connected with holt Ito leap up).
our high height and toity being
'tother HOLT. e.. first one side hoits.
then the other side."-LOndon Notes
and Queries
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-02-19
Tho Retort venomous,

$50 this Is your widely advertised
dollar table d'hote dinner. is iti' said
the indignant would be diner as he
pushed aside an entree which he
could not masticate. "Why, this Is the
last place In the world ] would recon-
mend to friends"
Don't blame you, SIR" said the sad
faced walter. Send your enemies
here."-New York Press.
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Thacksray's Pink Bonnets.

Thackeray was fond OF putting pink
bonnets on such Of his lady characters
as were to be specially fascinating.
The eternal Becky wore one. the
mushy Amelia wore one OH her wed
ding tour very probably on her sec
ond one also. and the dashlng Beatrlx
also set Off her beauty by this means
Exchange
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Napoleon was reeder-persIstent,
omnivorous. interchangeable. BY the
camp fire and in his travelling carriage,
In his temporary staff Office or his own
bedroom his favorlte volumes were
ever kept within easy reach.-Reader
Magazine.
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Awful EHects.

Acrid lke-Dey say dat steady drip
pin o water'l wear away II stone
Dreamy Pete-Jes' t'ink, den, VOID
happen t mans stomach by pourin'
Rlassfuls inter it.--Bohemian
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The supreme excellence is simplicity
a Varjatjon In Sport.

what happened when you passed
law against gambling In your state:'
"The bookmakers got right to work
making bets on whether It would be
enforced or not Washington Star.
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She--You love me. then? Hell love
you now. She-Ah, WE'LL suppose If
now and then she should be contentedf
Fair Journal.
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THE WOODPECkER
Gasoline !: Engine

Controversy between Sammy
Brown and wife on Gasoline En-
CINE: Say, Mother, we have
Just had one of the worst troub.
les down to the barn you ever
saw "What is the matter now
Sammy" "Why the horses got
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Sarcastic.

Art Master pointing to lean horse
What do you call that? Cabby-An
'orse, sir. Art Master-A horse. Rub
1t out. and do II again.--London An
swers.
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No Option.

Barber pausing In the mutilation)-
VIII you have close shave, sir? Vic
tim with gasp)--If | get out OF this
chair. alive, l shall certainly consider
II very close shave.
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Quite Useful.

'She has a very useful husband"
"How do you make that out?"
"He can always suggest something
that he wants for dinner" - Detroit
Free Press.
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II man would learn to pray, let
him 90 to sea.--French Proverb.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-02-19

In the long run the best way to make
money backing horses is to drive
cart on a dump.
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A generous confession disarms alan
ler.-French Proveeb.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01

In the Congo Free State, under the
direction OF central automobile de.
partment more than years work
has been done In the construction OF
special highways and the establish
ment OF the forerunners OF a net
work OF automobile freight lines.
The road on which work IL being
most rapidly pushed. and on the com
pleted portion OF which freight ia
now being transported, will be the
longest and most important OF these
enterprises. 1t wilfconnect the Con-
80 with the Mile at Rejaf, only a
short distance south Of Gondokoro,
which is now reached regularly by
passenger and freight steamers from,
Khartoums
When the freight road Is complet-
ed, In about two years, says the
Motor World the upper Congo VIII
have automobile, steamboat and rail
connections with the Mediterranean,
as well as steam transportation to
ne mouth of the Congo and Europe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
Wages in Austria.

Wages In Great Britain average
much higher than they do on the
Continent, and In France and Ger.
many wages are higher than In Italy
spain or Austria. The District cour,
at Carlsbad, Austria, recently fxed
the daily wages OF laborers OF both
sexes Tor the years 1907, 1908 and
1903 as follows; Males Foremen,
90 cents a day; others, 40 cents, and
apprentices and boys, 20 cents. Fee
males Adults. rs cents. and juven-
lies, Is cents, Servants OF the State
As cents, except servants OF the post
and telegraph, who receive A cents.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
For Wheat Yesterday-CTose Was
Firm-Corn and Oats Quiet
Trade Was Light.

i Chicago, H., Feb. 2o--WHEAT.- -
was extremely bullish. There was a
feeling of uncertainty at the start
owing to the decline at Liverpool but
the market soon became strong and
continued decidedly firm the balance
of the day The demand was general
with several larger commission houses
leading in the buying. Foreign news
vas almost totally ignored and buyers
found inspiration in the domestic sit
uaton. Primary receipts We're agin
| Light, stocks of wheat in store at a
! number of grain centers being greatly
! depleted. Selling was chiefly by hold
| ers. Realizing caused reaction late
| in the day, but the close was firm.
May up 1AM2s. No. 2 red 9SM a
10l rs; No. 3 red 97A a 1007s; No 2
hard 99A G10G; No. 3 hard 95Am103.
May opened 97A @9SB; highest 1875
lowest 97a4 closing 9sl4. July 941a
CORN-Trade was very light. Sen
timent was bearish all day, the result |
OF increased offerings from the coun-
try and the slack demand for cash |
corn. The close was easy, May down |
"a. No. ssh No. 3 white 571a No.
2 yellow 5S1a 4G1. May opened 61as
Q1a1s highest GLE; lowest G07s061; |
closing 611s. July 5915n5s
OATS-Quiet and steady. The
strength in wheat was onset by In
creased offerings from the country. 1
May closed a shade higher, No
white 51453. May opened $3.50
highest 531s; lowest 52% closing ,
53M. July old 447s@45.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
Chinese Faith in cinseno.

Many Of the Chinese believe that
when all other remedies fail and death
is at hand ginseng has the power to
bring back health and longevity;
hence, when they feel the need Of it
they will pay fabulous prices for GER
tain kinds Of roots. A root to be really
valuable as a commodity must come
from the mountains Of Kifin, OF be re-
puted to have come from there.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
Stocks y Bonds = Cereals
DULL DEPRESS|ON|OEMAND GENERAL
Reasserted Ieself in Yesterdays
Stock Market and Small Gains of
Day Before Were Lost.

New York, Feb. 29.-The tone Of
duh depression reasserted itself in
the stock market today and yester
days small gains were more than
lost. Room traders found themselves
long OF stocks as consequence OF yes.
terday's movement, and when they at
temtped to take profits the narrow.
ness OF the market was clearly demon.
strated. News of the ,tday was unfa.
vorably construed Assertions cur
rent earlier in the week regarding
| revival IN the copper trade came in
for seme dispute and the demand for
that metal from producers of the fin.
ished product was pronounced to be
| still insignificant. Former rumors OF
reopening OF operations in oMntana
| and consolidated control in the cop.
per industry were without notification
and lost their influence. The conse.
quence of measures by the government
at Washington to enjoin the payment
VI I1ouIHGlll I-dCl1fC utNluSuuS INTO the
Union Pacific treasury came into re-
neWed discussion
These developments turned the prin
cipal stocks which led yesterdays
adcanye towards the downward course
and affected the whole market by
sympathy. Mercantile reviews proved
Conservative in their views of better
ment of the trade and industrial sit.
uation and offered no material on
which to base a continuance Of the |
rise. The prospect of an unfayoc |
able bank statement was of some SEN |
timental effect, although the immedi |
ate condition of the money market is
not pressing factor in the stock mar
ket. Expansion In the loan account in.
dicates that some financing was in
progress during the week that has
not appeared in the news.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
HAIR NATURALLY ABUNDANT.
When II IL Free OF Dnndrun, II Grows
LuxurinntIy.

Fair preparations and dandrufr cures.
as n rule are sticky or Irritating araira
that DO no earthly good. Hair. when not
diseased. grows naturally. luxurlantly.
DandruE Il the cause OF nine tenths OF
all hair trouble. and dandrufl Is caused
by germ. The only way to cure dand-
rum is to kill the germ: and. 30 far, the
only hair preparation that win positively
destroy the germ Is Ncwbro's Herpicide--
absolutely harmless. free from grease,
sediment, dye matter or dangerous drugs.
IL allays itching instantly: makes hair
glossy and soft as silk. Destroy the
cause, you remove the effect" Sold b.
leading druggists. Send 10c. In stamps for
sample to The Herpicide Co.. Detroit
Mich.
Two sizes-5O cents and 800.
Paul G. Schulz & Sons, Special Agents
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York. Feb. WHEAT-Ra
ceipts $4,000; exports 10000. Spot
strong; Nc, red 103 " elevator and
1041a fob. anoat, Options closed !
"a Ola net higher May 10G9s.
CORN Receipts $4,000; exports II,
coo. Spot firm; No. 20 elevator and
G21a fob atioat No. 2 white 60; No.
3 yellow GO fob. afloat. Options closed
Ii higher. May 707s
Receipts 6S,000; exports q
600 Spot steady; mixed 571s white
5S@611a; clipped white G0@66.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01

Accounts OF corporations and Tndivid.
uais especially solicited Exchange
furnished to any part OF the world.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
Standing Pine Trees,

The standing pine OF the three old
pine States Michigan, Wisconsin
and Minnesota probably does mot
exceed 2o,o00,0o0,ooo. feet. Last
year the total cut of pine in these
three States was but about 3,292.-
100000 feet At that rate the STUN
page Will be exhausted In six or
seven years. The original growth In
these States was approximately 400,-
o00.00o,O00 feet. The greater part
has been cut off since 1873.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
The Bread-Fruit Tree.

Bread Is not the only product, OF
the bread-fruit tree. From 1t ce-
ment cloth, finder and lumber are
also obtained. A glutinous, milky
juice oozes from the trunk OF the
tree which makes excellent cement
when boiled with cocosnut oil. From
the hbrous inner bark a kind OF
coarse cloth is made. and the big
leaves make good towels. The lum-
Der Is used for building houses and
many other purposes Besides all
this the dried blossoms are used as
finder when fires are kindled.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
Alexander
County National
l Bank 4 d
vTN-r7 - .-. - ------
Commercial Avenue and Eighth Street
CAIRO, ILLINOIS.

40 ~ 4
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01

Finding that his wife always kept
him waiting a quarter of an hour
after the dinner bell had rung the
Chancellor d'Aguesseau. French
turist who died in 1851. resolved to
devote the time to writing book on
Jurisprudence and, putting the pro-
ject in execution. In course Of time
produced work In four quarto vol
nmes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01

Il saw woman standing in front
Of a big display window in a down.
town store the other day" says an OBJ
server, with little pad in her hand
sketehing something. | afterward
learned that she is one of the high
priced dressmakers in town, and that
her success is due more than any
thing else to her ability to sketch OF
any gown that one of her customers
takes a fancy TO and reproduces it,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
a Breakfast Dish,

Over in Chelsea a school teacher
was engaged In her task of teaching
l class of foreign children the Eng
fish language. She was trying to
make her pupils understand the
meaning of the word fright. and
asked if anyone in the class could
give a sentence containing the word.
Quick and confident was the reply
of one little girl: Il have a sentence,
teacher. We had fright eggs for break.
fast this morning. -Boston Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
Don't Rub n In

Commiserate with your brother mo-
torist whom you find kneeling in the
dust Of the road belaboring a pune
tured tire. The nail manufacturer is
a busy man. and there may be another
nail farther down the pike for you.
Pride goes before a puneture. and the
naughty man is generally the first to
find thai he is out Of gasoline
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
"Halrnin Cemeteries. .,

The London Express says the golf
links OF the country are fast becom-
ing vast hairpin cemeteries and
that unfortunately most of the mil.
lions OF hairptns in them are only
half buried with their business ends
uppermost" to the annoyance and
even danger of the players.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
The Building Of Automobiles.

Consul-General Richard Guenther
OF Frankfort. reports that Germany
produced $4,000 automobiles In 10
0e, the United States $4,000. France
$1,000. England $4,000. Italy is, 900
and Belgium $4,000. In 1909 the
United States produced only 31t
machines. against $4,000 for France.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
NOTICE.

Public notice Is hereby given that
in accordance with statutes OF the
state OF Illinois, the Home Telephone
Company of Cairo has by vote Of its
stockholders increased its capital
stock from Five Thousand Dollars
$4,000 to One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($10000o.)
Dated this 25th day or January A. %.
1908.
HOME TELEPONE COMPANY
OF CAIRO.
BY Andrew Lohr President.
Attest; III. X. Aisthorpe, Asst. Sec.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
Little Strength in Alcohol.

Novel experiments by Professor A.
Durig have proved that, while alco-
hol is theoretically food, It's EN-
cheney is so small that half gallon
would be required to run the human
machine for days mountain climb
ing 1t diminished the amount OF
work performed by the body per
minute about one-sixth.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
Forty-Volume Botany.

What is probably the finest work
on botany ever published has recent
ly been issued from Leipsic press
to the order OF the Brazilian Govern
ment. 1t consists of 40 volumes
comprising 1870 parts, with 20,783
pages, dealing with 10000 species OF
fora found In Brazil The work was
begun in 1919 by Martius and has
been built up by 65 authors.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01

At dinner, at country hotel. TOole
was sitting next to a gentleman who
had helped himself TO an extravaganza
" large piece Of bread. Toole took
it up and began TO eat a slice from
it. sir" said the indignant gentle
man. that is my bread" 4 beg a
thousand pardons. sir" replied the &C
tor, 4 mistOok Il for the loaf"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
Seaweed RaIing Intfnstrr.

The seaweed baling industry on
the coast Of Norway will probably
create a demand for machine can
able OF making q bale Weighing from
$50 10 ESQ paunds to be bound By
wire the same as baled hay.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
The Quiz Modest.

The great tFaeedian Julius Brutus
Booth. who vas a careless dresser
and unassuming in his manner. vas
told BY an impairment laekey at az
Inn; You don't look ike a gentle
man; you look Ike a groom Tan
one" be answered. and I am ready
TO rub down an ass"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
ST. LOUIS CATTLE

st. Louis, Feb. 29.-CATTLE.-Re.
oeipts 300. Steady and unchanged
from yesterday.
HOGS-Receipts $500. Steady;
ranged 400d 400.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK,

Chicago. Feb 29.-CATTLE Re
ceipts 800. Steady at about un.
changed prices from Friday
HOGS-Receipts 10000 Strong to
10 higher; lights 435m465; heavy and
Tough ASIA iG5; pigs 375M43J.
SHEEP Receipts 5000. Steady;
natives 325m550; yearlings 5n625;
lambs 54GS5; westerns $4,000.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
SUGAR.

SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining
1896; centrifugal &c; test $3.50; mo
lasses sugar s3.11. Refined steady:
eonfectioners A $40: mould a
s5.25: cut Loaf $50: crushed $500.
powdered $500; graduated $3.50
cubes 5I5.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
Student AZ 90.

At the age of 30 Sir Joseph Hook
er. the eminent English botanist. is
pursuing his researches With all the
ardor OF youth. He IL endeavoring
he says. TO oyertaks arrears Of work
extending over many years.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, Feb. 90. Money On call
nominal Time loans steady; sixty
days 3& per cent; ninety days per
cent; six months AZ per cent. Prime
paper 5M5h per cent. Exchange
heavy, demand s4.S660; sixty days 81
$3.50 Bar silver $685..
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
snerr.;lon 70 Bind Chndren.

II is suggested in London that all
children Be made to have their names
written In thu inside Of their hats.
90 that they can be cared for by the
police 10 they stray away from home.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
PROVISIONS.

BUTTER-Firmer; held common t.
special 24N31.
Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged