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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-20

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-20

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-20

FOR SALE-CLEAN-CTT IyYESTNFNT
Attractive new dwelling
Price. "a. 500.
Renting for &35
On one Of the widest. most prominent str..,.
IN the northwest west Of 18th St: beautifnj
"a, tiisd a., bath: hardwood finish; costly mantels:
STONE FAIRFAX, 1912 New York ave-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
HERE'S NEW TERROR
STARTLING MENACE TO CONkU.
BiAl FELICITY discovered.
Experiment Successfully Made by Ne"
Jersey Man Threatens Terrible
Possibilities-New Properties
Found In Salt Water.

IL Richard Tague OF South Amboy
~ j.. had followed the advice of the
popular song and told his troubles to
the pleceman, he might not have
known SO much in the long run, but
| he would have been a sight happier.
There had been slight domestic
! tracas because Tague had shown an
unreasonable jealousy, according to
! his wife. and so he was awalking the
| streets. pondering whether he should
drown himself or go home and thrash
bis wife
AT this psychological moment sail
or-man crossed his path and In the
subsequent maueuyering they became
chummy. Tague told his tale Of woe,
the Ancient Mariner prescribed
remedy. He was a salt of the oil
school. one who had followed the sea
long before the days Of tin kettle
sailors In his wanierings he had
touched many ports, met many strange
peoples, and wealth OF mysterious
knowledge was hidden beneath his
wind-worn cap. He whispered In
Tagues starboard ear: Tague shook
his head approvngly, and the twain
sheered on
That night when Mrs. Tague, a bit
tired by a two-hour Caudle lecture
slept heavily her husband procured a
basin of salt water and placed her
hands in IT, After which he lis
tened For a time she Just babbled
Then her speech clarified and began
to spout. She told all the anxious
listener wished to know of her lie
before she met him and since. So
much, indeed that he stralehtway filed
an application for divorce
This strange uncorking property OF
salt, which we commend to the inves-
tigating eye OF Prof Hyslop and Sir
Oliver Lodge must be looked into at
once. II holds in the present inconl
plete knowledge OF II, too great "A
menace TO all married men The An
cient Mariner didn't tell Tague how
brine affected the masculine tongue.
and Tague was too much concerned
with its effect on women TO question
him about it. Until its absolute in
nervousness towards man is shown
however, husbands will have TO walk
OF what avail Will be the
tale OF the sick friend. the lodge meet
ing. the unprecedented business activ-
lty at the Office If the-ahem-un.
truth OF any or all these tales can be
determined by judicious soaking Of
the husbandly hands in salt water?-
Cleveland Leader.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
The Moon and Mount Hood.

Perching itself for a few moments
on the very top OF Mount Hood, the
big, new moon Illuminated that ma
jestc peak so clearly that its mantle
OF glistening white, toned TO a soft vel
low hue. could be distinguished plain
ly from Portland and vicinity. Never
before say old.ume Oregonians, has
he moon been observed to scale the
summit so fairly and with such perfect
balance. The big, yellow disk appar-
emily could not have been more &C
curately adjusted to the top of the
mountain And as It passed on up
ward the top of the mellow circle
buried Itself In a big black cloud, so
that no great stretch Of the imaglna-
ton was required to HI In the pic
ture OF an eruption from the peaceful
old mountain.
From an artistic standpoint the
spectacle was one to be boarded in the
fond memory, and those who saw II
may regard themselves as having been
peculiarly fortunate. Every year the
moon pays a visit to the big peak, but
possibly not once in centuries would
IL climb to the precise central point
on the summit and present picture
30 perfect.-Portland Oregonian.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
One on the Purser.

Prosperity smiled on a certain mau
of MaythaS Vineyard Like all men. ne
Is in pursuit Of happiness, So he hied
him away to neighboring city aud
purchased a fine automobile or course
it had to be shipped to the island on
the steamer
4 few days after the arrival of the
machine a friend Of the proud owner
went to Boston on business. When
this friend arrived in New Bedford 10
take the steamer for the Vineyard
somebody told the purser that the
gentleman in question had brought
down an automobile from Boston and
asked him, the purser, il they had
room on the steamer for the machine
All, said the genial purser he
has got an auto, Ell? Well, well, When
one Of those two fellows gets anything
the other fellow thinks he must have
one too. We're pretty well filled up
with freight" said he. but | suppose
we'll have 10 take it aboard"
With that he save orders to clear
away the forward deck and make room
for an automobile.
few moments after the above con
yersation Mr.. - appeared down the
gangplank with a toy automobile I'M
der his arm, which he had purchased
for his little boy who lives In Vine
yard Haven-Nineyard Gazette.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
Contrary 10 the Last.

Speaking Of 'contrariness. said
the man from Connecticut. probably
the most contrary person that ever
was heard of lived near my home at
Haddam. Not only did he carry his
stubborn streak through ali the things
Of this life, but he intended, according
to his own statement, to persist even
further with it. Just behind the little
house where he lived there was a
stone blum, and the old man spent
most of his spare time quarrying out
a big rectangular hole in this mass OF
rock. To all the questions OF his in
quisltve neighbors he would make no
replies until he had completed the ex.
cayation to his satisfaction. Then, to
the first person who CHANGED to ask
the purpose Of the work, the old man
answered proudly:
Well. I'll tell We. When | die I'm
goin to be buried in that hole. and all
them stone blocks ye see settin' round
air goin to be piled In on top OF me.
Then, when Judgment day comes, and
Gabriel blows his horn, Amt q
comm!
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
frances Ftsu.

The tricolOr. as the national flag OF
FRANCE is called. consists OF red. white
and blue in equal vertical stripes. the
blue stripe coming next 10 the staff
Blue and red were the colors of the
city OF Paris and white was the color
II the BourbOns. II 1883 the national
assembly of France esidef. on the
suggestion Of Lafayette. that the ma
iIonsl colors should consist OF those
n the city. with the old color Of
france. white. added ''ltere is a cock
adr that will make a tour of the
world" said Lafayette. IN offering the
new colors. From 1914 to 1880 the tri-
color was displaced by the white flag
IF the Bourbons
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
TRICKY PARK RACES.

This Thursday. the 18th OF Angus
the Tri-City park, north of this city
will give aseries of five races. The
track is in good condition and the pro
gram will no doubt be pulled OF IN
good time. The racing will begin a
| or 1870 Thursday afternoon. Tn
program is as follows:
First race. free-for-all, buggy horses
two wheeled vehicles; half mile heats
two in three.
Second race. free-for-aIl, stations
trot or pace; mile heats, two ID
three.
Third race, for runners. half milk
heats, two in three
Fourth race. three year old trot
tiers, half mile heats. two in three.
Fifth race, free for all mules
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
little OiHerence.

One OF the attaches TO the American
embassy at London tells a good story
at the expense Of well-known Jour
nalist at the British capital.
The journalist had suddenly been
called upon to write an obituary notice
Of the late Bret Harte. He sat down
full Of enthusiasm for his subject and
with what seemed to him a pretty com
plete knowledge, and the result was a
glowing article He fred 1t to the
printer; and when it came back to him
he was appalled, to find that he had
written a column. or so about Mark
Twain. Time presssd. however, as only
few minutes remained in which to
get the article into the paper. So he
simply changed the book titles and let
IL go.--illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
birthday Cele bration.

Mrs. Milton Roberts entertaineI
Saturday afternoon In honor of her
little daughter Augustine's fourth
birthday The dining room was bear'
tifully decorated in pink and green
and the ices were carried out in the
same colors.
The little girl was very pleasantly
remembered by her many friends in
the way Of beautiful and useful pres
ents
The guests were Geraldine Batt%
Ruby Tracy, Nola and verba Morris,
Ruth Koehier, Thelma Jones, Verna
May Jarrett. Augustine Roberts, Ger
aid Batty, Julian Harrison. Charles
DeCrow, Wilbourn, Benton and
Wayne l.iyesay. Willie Sites. Harry
Marshall, Harry Eichoff and Everett
Gardner.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
Attains Ais Majority.

A very pleasant celebration was
held last evening at the residence Ct
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Walder at Ala
Eighth street when a party OF friends
of their son Harry Valdez called nh
expoctedly to celebrate his twenty.
first birthday.
Mr.. Walder the honoree, escorted
a young girl friend to the picture
shows last evening and during his abb
sence Culyer's band went to his home
and awaited his return. AS he and
his friend stepped onto the porch the
band struck up az Inspiring selection
and the Young man Twas sopn receiE'
ing the congratulations of his friends
algon having attaihed his majority /
When The company was inMtesi W.
TO the dining room magnificent ii ;
birthday cake with twenty-one candles
was the first object that met their
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
OUR COUNTRY " YEARS AGO.
Two Generations Have Seen America
Rise from Primitive Rursity.

| In 1891 the American people were
! land.to0ls Of slaves They had to la
| Dor and sweat In the fields with the
| crude implements that had been pro
| duced by ages of slavery. For two
/ generations the sickles, fails and
wooden plows with which they had
tried to build ny a prosperous repuo-
lie had held back agricultural progress
Let Us Try 10 reconstruct mentally the
America of those days.
Enterprise was not then a national
characteristic. The few men who
dared to suggest Improvements we're
prosecuted as enemies Of society. The
first iron plows were said to poison
the soil The first railroad was torn
up. The first sewing machine was
smashed And the FIST man who
sold coal in Philadelphia was chased
from the state as swinder.
Even the railway was dangerous
toy. The telegraph was still dream
in the brain of Morse John Deere
had not invented his steel pillow. nor
Howe his sewing machine, nor Hoe
his printing press There were no
stoves, nor matches nor oil lamps
Petroleum was peddled as medicine
at one dollar bottle Iron was $75
a ton. Money was about as reliable
as mining stocks TO day; and all the
savings in all the banks would not
now buy the chickens in Iowa.
The total exports amounted to no
more than we paid last year for dia-
monds and champagne. Chicago was
a 12-family village There was no
west nor middle west, Not one grain
~ wheat had been grown in Mime.
sofa, the nakotas, Nebraska. Colo.
RADIO, Kansas, Washington Nevada,
Idaho, Montana. New Mexico. Oregon.
Utah. Arizona, Wyoming, Oklahoma or
Texas -Eyerybody's.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
Rumsey.esrth Wedding.

The marriage Of Mr.. John BaItl
and Miss Lizzie, Rumsey was solemn
lied Sundayat o'clock p. m. at th'
parsonage of the First NJ. f. churcf
the Rev William T. Morris official
ing.
Mr.. Dick Sheibourne and Miss Dea
Wilbourn attended the couple as best
man and maid of honor
The bridal party was entertained ut
G O. clock dinner after the ceremony
al the home of the brides mother,
Mrs. Louisa Barth, Of Thirtysixth
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barth will reside at
Thirty fourth and Elm streets in a
cottage which was ready for their oc'
cul ancy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

CLALANDPERSONAL:

teyes and the host was reque sted 10
cut the cake He proceeded to handle
the knife dexterously but failed 10
make any impre ssion on the cake
which proved to be large tin pan
beautifully iced with plaster Paris.
There was much fun at his discern
future. Ice cream and cake were
served.
Mr. Valdez received number Of
fine presents.
Miss Lorinda Ince of West Salem,
H.. Miss Irene Dezonia and Mr..
Dean Hilburn assisted in entertaining
the guests.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
Still Another Excuse.

Are you willing to chop some wood
for your dinner"
Lady" answered Flooding Pete,
I'm interested in de preservation Of
the forests. an IT would be ag'in me
principles to put an AK into one Of de
forest. even though he lay PROSTATE at
me feet"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
Duchess True phil,n,hropi,t,

Duchess Philip of Wertenberg has
contrived bandage tina. is so scien-
ILLEGALLY constructed that manufact-
urers have taken out patents covering
the right to make II I'm foreign coun-
tries. The duchess is said 10 be the
most popular OF all the royal ladies of
Germany. and much Of her popularity
is due TO the interest she has always
shown in the sick poor.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
Her Chance to Come.

Mrs. Newliwed-I baked this cake
this morning Mrs. Naybor gave me
the recipe for 1t.
Mr.. Newliwed-Never mind. dear;
lust bide your time and some day
you'll have revenge on her.-Philadel
nhia Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Mrs. Alexander Weldon of Eighth
street. state president of the Rebekah
Assembly will go to Kankakee Wed
nesday to attend a celebration of Odd
Fellows. From there she will go &c
Chicago and will return via Lincoln
Iii. and st. Louis. In September Mrs
Weldon will go to Denver. Colo &c
represent Illinois Rebekahs at the
Sovereign Grand Lodge convention
She will be accompanied by Mr. Wei
don and their son Edward
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
A Parsdosicai Way.

Isn't 1t queer that baronets in Eng
land are commonly called by their
front names?"
why so?"
Because. considering their titles.
one would suppose them rather called
bv their Sir na.ncs"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Misses Rowena Stack and Mary
'Galligan will leave today for visit at
st. Louis, Chicago and points in
Michigan.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Mrs. j. p Love and daughter of
Sparta are guests of the formers
brothers. Messrs Eberharit. Joseph
and Carl Bucher and their families
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
WANTED.

business men to take their midday
meal at 229 Sixth street. next to Epis-
copae church. Convenient, quick ser,
vice, good meal, 25c.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Adam-What are you worrying
about2
Eve-Tm afraid these new fg leaves
aren't going to wear well.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Rev and Mrs. Otto Lee have re-
turned from visit with relatives at
points in Kentucky.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Mrs. A. T. DeBaun who has been iii
at st. Mary's Infirmary was removed
To her home on Twentyeighth street
yesterday
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Have The Bulletin on your break
fast table every morning. II will cost
YOU only two wants ger aAx.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
Envy.

Most people would be satisfied with
the kind Of living they are making IL
other people were not living better.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11
NOT FROM ST. LOUIS BUT
AL WAYS IN CI

iF YOU WANT YOUR PIANO
TUNED OR REPAIRED CALL UP
6uchANAN's MUSIC STORE,
NJ. r. BRIGHTER,
RESIDENT TUNER. PRICES REA
soNAsLE. ALL WORK GuARAN.
TEED.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Du Quoin, are visiting relatives at
Onarga, III.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Mrs. Josephine Gilhofer and daugh
ter Miss Kate and Miss Winifred Cox
will leave today for trip to Niagara
Falls and other points in the east
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

R H. Allison of Harrisburg and A.
c. Thompson, trainmaster and travel.
inS passenger agent of the Big Four
railroad are here to assist Ticket
Agent Elmer G. Smith in looking af,
ter the excursion which will leave to-
day via the Big Four for Niagara
Falls.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Mrs. Mary Bernstine of The Ha'.
liday left last evening for Chicago
and northern resorts where she will
spend the remainder OF the summer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Clarence Nichols returned home
yesterday from New Madrid very i'll
He is suffering from an attack of ma
laria. His physician DR.. w. c. Clarke
met him at the station and had him
conveyed to his home in an ambu.
lance
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keefe will
Leave today for a visit at Niagara
Falls and Rome, N. Y They will be
accompanied by Miss Rose Howley
who will go to Cleveland, Ohio, 70
visit friends.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Mr. and Mrs. Mills and daughter.
Miss Dawn Mills of Wickliffe, Ky
were in the city yesterday enroute 70
Ocean City, Md, where they will visit
relatives who are at the seashore for
the summer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

yesterday.
Mrs. j. r. Love and daughter OF
. Sparta are guests of the formers
o brothers. Messrs, Eberharit. Joseph
; and Carl Bucher and their families.
Mrs. Josephine Gilhofer and daugh,
ter Miss Kate and Miss Winifred Cox
will leave today for trip to Niagara
Falls and other points in the east
Mrs. Mary Bernstine of The Ha'.
liday left last evening for Chicago
and northern resorts where she will
spend the remainder OF the summer.
Mrs. John W Bransford of Union
City Tenn, who has been the guest
| of her parents DR.. and Mrs A A,
! Bondurant returned home yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Johnson CT
/ Chicago are the parents of daugh-
ter born Sunday at their home Mrs
Johnson formerly was Miss Maude Pa
tier of Cairo.
W, Fl. Simpson manager of the Up
ham,Agler Lumber company and lit
lie daughter Mary Alice have re
turned from a visit To- Chicago and
other points north.
Harry Harris and daughter OF Hell
ena, Ark, who have been the guests
OF the formers parents Mr. and Mrs |
c. P. Harris of Twenty-seytnth street, |
have returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keefe will |
Leave today for a visit at Niagara |
Falls and Rome. N. Y They will be
accompanied by Miss Rose Howley |
who will go to Cleveland, Ohio 70 |
visit friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Mills and daughter
Miss Dawn Mills of Wickliffe, Ky |
were in the city yesterday enroute -
Ocean City, Md where they will visit |
relatives who are at the seashore for
the summer
Clarence Nichols returned home |
yesterday from New Madrid very i'll |
He is suffering from an attack of ma
laria. His physician Dr. w. c. Clarke
met him at the station and had him
conveyed to his home in an ambu |
lance.
R H. Allison of Harrisburg and A
C. Thompson, trainmaster and travel
Inc passenger agent of the Big Four
railroad are here to assist Ticket
Agent Elmer G. Smith in looking af-
ter the excursion which will leave to
day via the Big Four for Niagara
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Mrs. John W Bransford of Union
City, Tenn, who has been the guest
OF her parents Dr. and Mrs A A,
Bondurant returned home yesterday
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Harry Harris and daughter OF Hell.
ena, Ark. who have been the guests
OF the formers parents Mr.. and Mrs.
c. p Harris of Twenty-seYtnth street.
have returned home.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Johnson CT
Chicago are the parents of daugh,
ter born Sunday at their home, Mrs,
Johnson formerly was Miss Maude Pa
tier of Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-11

W Fl. Simpson manager of the Up
ham,Agler Lumber company and lit
lie daughter Mary Alice have re.
turned from a visit 10 Chicago and
other points north
The Marshall republican., 1908-12-25
ONE o MANY.

Bernard Robbins, head of the legal
department of New York's court OF
tears-this charity helps the poor to
adjust their marital troubles without
going to the expense of lawsuits
said the other day:
"Such work as mine makes you,
if you are not careful, pessimistic
about marriage, so that you find
yourself telling grimly over and over
again the story about st. Peter and
the widower.
"What? You don't know the
story? Well, it seems that two souls
approached st. Peter side by side,
and the younger was repulsed stern
ly by the saint on the ground that,
since he had never been married, he
had never known suffering.
"The older man advanced with
glad confidence. He stated that he
had been married twice.
"But him, too, the saint repulsed
saying: This is no place for FOOLS
Kansas City Journal.
The Marshall republican., 1908-12-25
MIGRATORY RAIN BELT.
How II Has Changed Western Deserts
Into Profitable Farm
Ina Land.

"The rain belt? Why it moves
oftener than a deadbeat renter"
It was a Texan who was thus de-
scribing the customs of the moist
area, ID. L. Bryant, a lawyer of Sher-
man, Tex. lie has lived in Grayson
county, near Sherman, So years.
"When / first went to Texas from
Kentucky in January, 1853, the
country and climate we're dry" he
said. "Kansas was habitually dry.
In Texas the black loan Of Grayson
county and the adjacent counties had
barely enough moisture to raise a
poor crop. Now there has been too
much rain for the amount of filing
and the depth of drainage.
"The change has been gradual,
Just as it has been in Kansas. West
ern Kansas, which was one a desert,
is now just about right for agricul-
turc. The eastern end, which was
once just right, has been deluged in
late years. The rain belt has moved
500 miles west in the last So years,
and most of the moving has been in
the last 20 years."
The Marshall republican., 1908-12-25
TEST, TASTE AND TEsTINEss IN
COURT.

The meaning of words and dis
putes as to the exact words used by
witnesses caused some amusing ar
guments at a recent sitting of the
supreme court. Sir Henry Berkeley
was telling the jury that a witness
said he went to a certain shop fire.
quently.
Mr.. Slade objected that that state
ment was not correct. The word
used was occasionally"
Sir Henry turned up his notes
and found the words were "a good
many times" "a good many
times" means Frequently" argued
Sir Henry. 81 venture to say Web
ster will prove that"
A little later Sir Henry said the
witness was seen tasting the sugar
at the Cheung Loong shop.
Gle said testing" interrupted
the chief justice.
Sir Henry-You test by tasting
my lord. l know a lot about sugar
to my cost (smiles).