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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-29
OFFICERS.
DIRECTORS.

Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-29

EXCURSION BULLETIN 1o07-f906
Winter Tourist Rates via the Illinois
Central Railroad.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-29
Northbound

J. H. JONES. Ticket Agent,
Cairo, u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01

Children's patent leather Buster
Brown Belts. with pistol holster
and pistol, children's or
special sale price ......... 6O(
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01
Knit Underwear Dept.

Since Mr.. Roosevelt was elected President there
SO little boys and girls than there before
is the reason of the increase in I'M" Waists
and other lines of Chidrens goods in all departments
Children's "M Waists sizes to II years-Children's
Infants Waist Bands, from months to years. 25c
complete line of Infants Shirts in cotton and WOOL
Boys Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers all styles Csc
Misses Umbrella Pants all sizes. SC and Csc
Misses Vests low neck sleeves also wing Sleeves lOc
INFANTS SHOES AND HOSE
Infants soft soled Shoes, patent leathers white tan
blue., pink and black, kid tops Regular price CSC,
Chidrens sale price. Csc
Infants white silk Hose, size ~ 6, sale price - SOC
Infants Lace Hose pink, blue, black white and TAM 1Oc
l23c 15c and ........................ ....... Csc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01
Windsor Ties

Children's all silk Windsor ties in
assorted colors. plain, plaids,
checks. hemstitched and full
length, children's 90
sale price ........ $3.50. GtJC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01

The child under Is years of age bringing to our
store and displaying the handsomest Doll in our dis
play window will receive Beautiful Doll Go-Cart
FREE, Also the best Novelty Doll, Beautiful
Chids Bonnet FREE and another prize, Chld's Silk
Sunshade, for the most ComicaI Doll.
CONDITIONS: That all Dolls must be placed
in our window display Saturday, May 2, and left the
entire week to Friday, May 9Th.
Wednesday, May 6, Thursday, May and Friday,
May g. each Of the last days, will give away Free
to the most beautiful baby under years of age
Handsome Go-Cart. Davenport, Moline and Rock
Island babies will compete for these prizes, no two
Go-Carts going to the same city, which gives all
cities equal show. Then the last day the prize
winners will contest for the Grand Prize which will
be Gold Necklace and Locket for the most beauti-
full baby Of the three
Competent judges will be appointed
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
He Had Thought of It.

A minister who had a somewhat parsf-
mOnious congregation once induced Rev.
Sam Jones, an eccentric lecturer and
evangelist, to come and preach for him.
Just before the sermon wal 10 begin the
usual collection was taken up and found
to consist mostly of nickles and pennies,
together with a liberal s%prinkling of but
tons.
Rev. Sam glanced CONTEMPORARY at the
baskets as they were placed on the edge
of the platform near his chair. and then.
turning to the minister in charge, he
asked
us that a fair sample OF the collection
you get in this church,"
Eyes" was the reply. II should say that
is about the average. My people are no
very liberal givers."
Il see they're not" remarked Sam. dryly
"But do you know what I'd do II I wer,
pastor over a congregation OF this kind
Why, I'd hun up the meansst, ugiiest
loudest barking, yellow dog l could nn
and set him on them"
The minister put his open hand up be
side his mouth, leaned toward his brothe
clergyman, and responded in a stage whis
per;
THAT is just what l had thought of do
ing. Sic 'em. Saml"-Cleveland Leader.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Expectations Of French Girls.

French girls have a peculiar charm not
often found in girls In other countries, re-
ports the Housekeeper. They are raised so
c~onservatively that greater privileges at
ford them more pleasure than they do
American girls who enjoy all these priv
illges from early childhood.
Even after a French girl makes her
debut into society there are many "don'ts"
for her. She Is never allowed 70 receive
young men alone and in calling a man
must present a card to the mother as
well. French parents would throw up their
hands in horror should a young man ask
to escort their daughter to a dance. II q
young girl is asked to theater the mother
must be asked along for chaperon. A clever
Frenchman knows II is far more important
to court the mother than the laughter
But counting plays a minor part in the
marrying of a French girl. After a girl
has spent two or three seasons in society
the paretns look around for a suitable man
for their daughter. In making a choice
many things are considered, though with
some parents wealth is given preference
to family. Generally the daughters opinion
carries little weight; she is expected to
abide by the better judgment of her par
ents. 1t is not unusual for the parents of
the young people to arrange the match
alone, Where a young man makes the adj
vances he must get the consent OF the par
ents before asking the girl. The wedding
portion the girl gets is also an important
consideration. without a fortune a girI
cannot hope to make any kind OF a mar
riage. Her share is usually the same az
or more than the young mans fortune.
Busy weeks are those between the en-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Curious and Romantic Courtships

Fernholtz has married Mr.. Jones, testified
in court that she advanced the money for
various things because Fernholtz did not
ave It. She kept n diary Of her expendi-
lures, 1otting down dates, occasions and
amounts.
September IA, trip TO the beach. So"
September 21, visit with friends, S." Sep
TENDER 2S, trip to the beach, S." were
some of the items which Mrs. Jones re-
counted in court. Once she loaned Fern
holtz $40 with which TO purchase some new
clothes. Fernholtz took the witness stand
and denied he had borrowed any Of this
money.
IT told her 1 was not in a position to
bear the expense OF going out" he testified,
land she said she would foot the bills.
We took the trips all right and she spent
the money, but l didn't get it."
The court held him liable for the whole
amount.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

girl, to whom everything is fresh and new
and lovely. Il pleases men 10 feel that they
are like showmen. exhibiting to you for
the first time the interesting features OF
this great vaudeville we call life.
Don't tell all you know because you
feel confidential and It is twilight. You
will spend bitter hours regretting indis-
Greet condolences. When you are as old
as 1 am you will know that all the world
ever finds out about us we tell ourselves.
If you make mistakes don't call atten-
tion to them and other people will prob
ably not observe them.
If you fall in love keep 1t to yourself,
so you shall avoid the comments Of your
friends.
II you think you are sighted, don't
let wild horses drag it out OF you. BE
impervious. oblivious to It; so shall you de-
feat your enemies and rout them with
scorn.
Don't brag of your ~conquests. 1t is
vulgar. II a mar really loves you. Il is
unprincipled to parade his affection be-
fore another. II he is merely flirting the
conquest is no more to be valued than
certain poor game n sportsman may
knock over, but would never boast OF or
count.
As for conversation remember that II
is not so much what you say as how you
say II that tells, and none Is so eloquent
as those who indulge In bursts Of intelli-
gent silence while the other person talks.
Don't fall into the error Of trying to
be profound. A debutante discusses Plato
with her ball partners during her first
season, and jabbers plng-pong to them the
next, and by the difference in CONVERSE
tional topics you may gauge how much
she has learned.
Be not a flatterer. yet bear in mind thai
all OF us Ike the individual who knows how
to say pleasant things TO us. This is no
because we are vain, but because It is en-
joyable to have bouquets SHE'D at us. Be
sides, we have scrlptursl authority for thu
soft answer that turneth away wrath.
Don't flirt with married men or listen Il
the man whose wife doesn't understand
him, and who laments, IF he'd only me
you in time" Dear little sister, you arr
playing with a firebrsnd. Don't. He hai
told tina same story to the debutantes o
the last ten years. Try to remember tina
you don't hold the office Of public com
forter. The divorce courts were special!
instituted to hear the tales Of woe OF tn,
unhappily married. They are paid for 1t.
Don't hint. Kindly recall hat the mel
who constitute the dancing and party-goinl
set in society are men, as a general thing
who work for salaries. If there are an!
millIonalres among them your pruden
mother will be sure TO point them out. q
you will have no difficulty in knowlnI
which from t'other. The average salary 1
certainly not over $50 a month. TIL
chances are that II Is less. Figure out how
on that amount, a man can pay his boar
and his washlady and his tailor and the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

Mrs. Dora Brantiinger OF indianapolis.
former wife OF Bert Killing. accepted a bull
dog in payment for an installment Of ali
mony from her former husband when the
later under oath declared that the dog and
q silver dollar were the only assets which
he possessed. king said he believed the
dog was worth SIS. and as his former wife
was OF the same opinion the deal was
closed and made a matter OF record.
In May. 1907. Killing filed divorce pro-
ceedipgs against his wife, and subsequently
she filed a cross complaint and secured
the decree herself. A court order directed
Killing TO pay his former wife $50 alimony,
to be settled In installments OF so each.
One installment was paid and half Of the
second had been turned over, but when
the second half was not forthcoming Mrs.
BrantIinger caused King to be brought
into court TO show cause why the amount
was not paid.
II haven't a cent except one silver dol
lar" King told Judge Remster. Then
after a moments thought he announced
that he believed he could settle the matter
by turning over his bulldog TO his former
spouse.
"Tn just TAX that offer" said Mrs
Branuinger. "That dogs worth So" s.
the deal was made
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Cupid and Red Tape.

Curious difficulties occasionally beset
young people who wish to marry IN
France. A young Frenchman proposed
recently to a Mile. Eugene and was ac-
cepted. The parents began collecting the
mass of legal papers required for French
marriages. Among the first to be OBJ
tanned was Mile, Eugenie's birth certifi-
cate. and when they got It they found
that she was registered a boy. She is
put down in the big book as a male, and
a male she remains legally and admins
tratively.
Her parents pointed out, first, that she
was obviously, de facto a girl; second,
that the Christian name OF Eugene en-
tered in the register was feminine, and.
third, that II she had been a boy she
would already have been called up for
the CONSUMPTION. being OF age. The au-
thorities replied that none OF these ar
guments were legally and administratively
valid, and that she continued to be a boy.
Administrative reports, procedure and
a decision OF the courts, all at the pa
rents expense. will be required before the
law Acknowledges Mile. Eugene to be OF
the female sex and allows her to marry.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

the harmony was that each one absolutely
minded her own business.
They loved each other and were always
interested in each others welfare, but no
questions we're asked. II one stayed out
for dinner the other two never said,
Where v you been7" but waited to be
told; mi n the Information were not forth
coming. that was all there wa TO Il.
They were not angels, these three, but
just everyday women; and this state OF
serenity was only arrived at after much
debate and several feminine fuses"
Whether in business or social circles,
try every day to mind your own business.
II Is much harder for a woman to mind
her own business than for a man, for
the reason that mans mind is filled with
larger problems and he has little time TO
spend in speculation as 70 his neighbours
concerns.
But Mrs. Jones, no matter how busy, can
always find time to devote to Mrs. Smiths
shortcomings, and to offer much gratuitous
advice.
1t might be a good plan TO write out and
pin over your looking glass the words,
Help me today to mind my own bust
ness"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
sUrRHb SHES q ,r sNF g5gBs q Per e2 %fR2rBBRROg H F9aa4A3F D BLACK AND OODONHD

in the slipper the band is pressed
out to the rounded curves and
naturally this tightens it so that the back
of the heel is held firmly and kept from
slipping, while the rather shapeless sides
are drawn back snugly and do not bulge,
as they are prone to do If the slipper is
comfortably large.
Colored suede is modish both in slippers
and boots, and the vogue Of the smoky
grays has brought about a great sale for
gray suede boots fastening with little gray
pearl buttons. A more fanciful model in
gray suede launched by one of the best
makers is unusually high and laces up the
inside. Black suede boots also ave found
favor and one sees some trim boots In
brown suede. though the smartest brown
boots are in leather OF in combinations OF
leather and suede.
The fad for tan boots and shoes In winter
as we'll as hummer is only a year or two
old, but 1t has grown amazingly, and for
ordinary street wear the tan boot IS now
worn almost as much as the black, though
for dress occasions 1t is taboo. Plain, well
cut boots of brown or tan leather in all
shades are offered. and there are various
high tan motor boots and sporting boots
which are distinctly attractive.
A late model of this kind makes conces-
sion to a shapely calf by having gussets LET
in at the sides OF the top with little leather
straps crossing them and drawing the booi
top to the required size. A sketch OF one
OF these boots is reproduced here and also
a sketch Of the more conventional tar
motor boot with its one strap around tho
top. These models are, OF course, made
in black as well as in tan.
Among the boots Of ordinary street height
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
An ola sDot paIched Tin.

After a lapse of fourteen years the
threads of a romance begun in Maine
seventeen years ago were picked up as
the result of a chance meeting on the
street in Boston within the last few
weeks by NJ. Albert Alley of New York
and Miss T. Hackett of Boston, and the
old love story was revived and terminated
in their marriage at Worcester, Mass.
Sixteen years ago Mr.. Alley, a prosper
Gus insurance man of AS, and Miss
Hackett, then only 10 years old, met at a
Maine summer resort. Two years later
they became engaged 20 be married.
Mr., Alley went to New York and ems
gagged In business, and in some unac-
countable way-that there was any seri-
Gus breach or quarrel is denied-they
drifted apart and did not meet again I'M
til by hance in Boston. This meeting
resulted in several more. Mr.. Alley urged
a quick marriage. and Miss Hackett con.
scented.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

II a girl pays the Incidental eourtship
expenses OF a young man who is seeking
her hand and he afterward fails to marry
her she may recover through the courts
the proposition.
Such a case has just been decided by
Justice Selph OF Los Angeles, who ruled
that Mrs. Albert A. Jones. formerly Miss
Bessie May, Of 22 West Eleventh street,
was entitled to recover $3.50 from Emil
Fernholtz. the sum representing a total
of expenditures which the young lady
mad for the joint entertainment Of her
self and Fernholtz during the period OF
the latter's oourtship.
Mrs. Jones. who since her affair with
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Absent Treatment.

Although they were married Tuesday
afternoon. Mason NJ. Wilson, a wealthy
young Philadelphian, and Nellie NJ. Ker-
nan, a saleswoman of that city, will go on
a honeymoon trip Of two weeks and then
separate. Wilson will take up his life
with his mother and his bride will go ia
her own home. This will continue until
June. II by that time the pair are still
in love, and wish TO remain as one, nc
further bar to their happiness will be in
terposed.
This arrangement was made by Wilson'S
mother. Wilson has the entree into Phil
adelphls society, while the bride hai
worked for her living in a department
store. The elder Mrs, Wilson opposed tn,
match ~strenuously.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

Portable and snug
fitting of walking
boots, though 1t does
get shabby more
quickly than the all
leather boot.
Fur motor boots
and fur motor shoes
are legion, the latter
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Misunderstood.

When Mark Twain was a young and
struggling newspaper writer in San Fran
cisco a lady OF his acquaintance saw him
one day with a cigar box under his arm
looking in a shop window.
"Mr. Clemens" she asked, II always SEQ
you with a cigar box under your arm
l am afraid you are smoking too much"
1T Isn't that" said Mark. I'm moving
again."-success Magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27


fortably to the arch
of the foot, instead
of being hopelessly
flat beneath the
arch, remains a mys-
terry.
Apropos of devices
to make a satin
slipper more COM
fortable 1t is a good
plan when buying to
have rubber bands
put in the heels
That is, have a mar
row band of firm
white rubber att
tached inside the top
of the slipper a little
forward OF the heel
at each side and at
the middle Of the
heel in the back. II
this Is drawn taut It
will form a triangle
instead of surviving
outward to follow
the line of the shoe
heel.
h the foot Is
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
The RECORD Christmas GIFT.

The record Christmas gift Of the sea-
son was made Dec. Is when David It.
Hamburg OF San Francisco turned over 20
his wife property valued al t4.0Oo.O0o. Al
though Mrs. Hamburg assumes legal pos
session OF the vast holdings. she win not
exercise absolute control until after the
death Of her husband Every effort was
made to keep the transaction secret. but
the facts became public.
The Hanburys figured prominently last
spring In connection with a divorce suit.
but Just as the climax had been reached.
after days OF bitter charges and reerim-
nation, they forgave and forgot and de-
cided to begin life together again. Mrs.
Hamburg. at one time a telephone girl.
has now become one OF the wealthiest
women in californis.
The property transferred by her hus-
band Includes his vast brewing interests
In ~sanFranciseo. a share in the Hamburg
brewenes OF London. the Hamburg cham
payne wineries OF England and France.
mining interests in Nevada. California and
Oregon. real estate in San Francisco. and
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

eagement and marriage, with parties and
dinners given in their honor. The receiving
and psying Of calls take much OF their
time. The most important and pleasant
task IL the selecting OF the rousseau.
Nowhere do girls get handsomer trous-
seaus than among the wealthy French fam
lilies. French women ever believe in pretty
clothes and at no time more than when a
girl Is to be married. Her mother and
herself find their engagement book
crowded with appointments to dressmak-
ers, milliners and shops Of many kinds.
A few days before the wedding their inti-
mate friends are invited to see the tros-
seau. 1t is certainly a pleasure TO see so
many lacy. fluffy petticoats, soft negli-
gees, chic hats and smart gowns. Even
more interesting is the corbeillede noce,
the Jewel casket, the gift Of the groom,
which contains his presents and those Of
his parents
There are other ~gaieties before the we'd
ding, including the luncheons and dinners
the bridesmaids give to the coming bride
and her dinner for her bridesmaids.
A French bride is a wonderfully enthus-
fastic creature. She not only looks for
new happiness, but many privileges she
could never have as an unmarried woman.
Weddings usually take place at noon, when
the procession drives to the Hotel de Vile,
where they are united and the marriage
contract is signed. Congratulations over,
they drive to the parents home, where a
breakfast is served. The honeymoon is
short, for the French are not great travel
ers, preferring their own country to places
abroad. The wedding trip over. they go 70
housekeeping at once In France II is UNI
known for young people to board a while.
The woman newly married does not find
housekeeping a burden because her maids
accept responsibilities willingly.
To please her husband is her daily gos-
pei. She believes that she has exchanged
her parents words for those of her hus-
band. She Is pleased with the idea OF going
about unohaperoned, allowed TO see all the
new plays and read plenty Of romances.
Debutante DOn'ts.
There is much good common sense
spiced with ripe experience in the package
of don'ts deftly wrapped up by Dorothy
Dix of the st. Louis Times:
DON'T pose. Even a goose would look
sillier than It does II 1t tried to act like
a nightingale.
Don't assume a romantic role. Romance
has ruined as many girls as drink hal
boys.
Don't pretend to be what you are not
II is such a relief to meet a plain Mary
Ann after all the Marie Antoinettes.
Don't affect to be literary or musica
when you are not. We all adore the cir
who hasn't read the "six best sellers anC
hates Wagner.
Don't affect to be blaze, or to hav,
seen and heard everything. You hav'
no greater charm than being a dear it'll,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27


o.a~sas RS. L. /. HoLLINGER OF Fort
n q Scott. Kan, wife of ]. A. Hol-
kW4 llnger, incensed over her hus-
ksvasrps< bands discharge from the pas
HSSt1IZIt ems service of the Missouri
SE1s4=S Pacific Railroad company,
whore he had served in various capacities
for twenty years, has written a novel in
which she discusses present-day railroad
methods.
Mrs, Holllnger's book is Threads From
Three Lives" 1t vindicates her husbands
railroad career, delineates the personnel
OF the Missouri Pacific general official
family and has some striking scenes In
which her daughter, q talented young
woman, appears before President Gould
pleading for justice to her father.
Wine parties, poker games. political
manipulation, in which the general at
torneys and practically all OF the general
officers are given prominent roles. are
introduced in the novel. Mrs, Hollinger
takes some keen thrusts at swell known
officials in st. Louis for social and COM
mercial practices. She styles the char
acters OF her book In such a manner that
detection is an easy task.
.
HIccOughed Ten Days and Lives.
Early Monday morning. George Samsel
the Chester (Pa.) man who has beer
h~iccoughing for the last ten days, sud
denly found relief and his physicians, DR.
Fred III Evans and DR.. ]. +. Carey OF
Philadelphia. the latter q specialist, pro
vided by Mrs. ]. Lewis Grocer. widow Of
the founder OF the ]. Lewis Grocer Hom'
for Incurables, now have hopes OF Sam.
sells recovery.
When Samsel was first attacked bX
the hiccoughs he weighed over zoo
pounds; today he weighs only Is5, and hi
friends would not know him.
When the hiccoughs ceased, Samsel
who had slept less than ten hours In III,
ten days he was h~iccoughing. fell INTO
sound sleep. ana his physicians permitted
him to rest for twelve hours; then the,
aroused him with some difficulty an,
gave him some nourishment.
He had been unable to eat anythin,
while suffering with the ailment. but hi
appetite has returned
Samsel received over 500 letters, over
dozen kilograms and personal visits iron
people by the score who wanted 70 cur
his hiccoughs. This morning a telegram
came from Illinois advising lump sugar
and this afternoon a man wired froI
Kansas advising that mustard be admins
tered for hiccoughs.