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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
POLAND BULB TRADE IMMENSE.
Over fC,Cco Acres Devoted to Raising
TULIPS and Ryacinths.

IN industry Characteristic of the
Netherlands is the raising Of tulip
and fyacinth bulbs Attempts have
been made in several parts Of the
world to grow these, but nowhere can
the experiment be said 70 have heen
successful as the proper Kind of soil
fer rroI a&atton Of perfect bulbs seems
only to cylst in the small space of ter.
ritcry between the cities Of Leydan
and raar'em
This stretch Of country is in reality
tho bottom of the old Haartem sea,
which was laid dry about the year
1852 and this sen bottom dirt, com
bfnation # sand and dacomposed ve2o-
tables and plants, appears to be the
only sell capable Of producing the
flower bulbs mentioned,
These bulbs are exported TO all parts
of the world, the demand is constantly
increasing. and IN Increased area Is
from year to year set apart to the cub
tieation Of bulbs The statistics for
1876. the latest available, give this
area as iO5S hectares, equal to 1922
acres,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
The Artless Red Indian.

The influence Of the furtrader and
The mission schools have had a marked
effect upon the Ontario Indians. They
have 10 a large extent adopted modern
dress. and many of the young men
can be found at work In the sawmills
and as river drivers The women, too,
manage to keep step with their lords
in this march toward civilized appear
ances. / have seen moccasined feet
peeping from beneath the folds of vel
vet gowns of royal purple. ON the
bank Of Rainy river / came upon a
of wigwams and tepees
About an open fire crouchod three old
bags, filthy and hideQus But in the
door Of a tcpee not ten feet away
stood a young squaw perhaps a
laughter of one Of the hays doing
her hair with a curling iron.-Wide
World Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

stevens works fer a German who is
In the commission business near
Washington Market, says the Nov
York Press Stevens came near losing
his job recently because Of his habit
Of arriving late AT the Office, and 1t
was not until SohmitZ, his employer,
tald him il he was late again he
would be discharged that he mendef
his ways.
Now he is telling his friends how
the boss. who never has been able 10
get the kinks ont of the English Ian
guape, complImcntcd him for his
punctnality
Harry said Mr.. Schmitz, Il hat
noticed dot You are early OF late
Stevens nodded and smiled and his
employer continued.
You were uehind pefore' But now
YOU are de fairst at last
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
Windows for INAUGURATION Day.

Canny folks along Pennsylvania ave.
nue are already I'm the market with
windows 70 sell for next Inauguration
day, and there are a good many takers.
even this early tn the game As al
most every one i'm Washington knows.
there isn't a window on Pennsylvania
avenue. from the Peace monument TO
The treasury department thar can't be
sold for a mighty good price for The
great day of days know one man
who got $40 for one big window on
The avenue between Thirteenth and
fifteenth streets last 4th Of March.
and who cried Ike a child because
he hadn't had sense enough to get op-
tons On some others before Il was
too late. one farsighted newspaper
man rented a four Widowed Office
fronting on Pennsylvania avenue in
January 1904. paid three months rent.
leased his windows for the big dav.
ana came out more than $50 10 The
good
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
On Midsummer Eve.

In European countries. midsummer
eve. June q. is celebrated, and the
blazing fires from the hilltops are sup
posed 10 typify rejoicing at the good
luck Of the past year. and the burned
out fagots are kept TO ward or evil
for the coming year. The maiden
gathers mistletoe with her left hand.
and with il assures for herself her
hearts desire. but in this country The
elimination Of the season is not con.
sidered worth a thought
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
ARE MASTERS OF EVAslVENEss
sedouin's Answer Typical of the PEG.
pie of the East.

In the fs- east, when men converse
together, an evasion Is equal to an
answer. Riding down to Egypt over
the old caravan route from Jerusalem
to Cairo. Norman Duncan and a party
pitched their tents outside a BedOWn
village and by so doing offended
against the laws of hospitality which
the people so reHgiously maintain
Mr. Duncan writing in Harpers Mag
azine. says that he was obliged 10 turn
aside their reproaches--and avoid tho
abOminable quarters which were still
being offered Turning to his guide,
he said: The man must be diverted
Ask him If the world is round or
fat" The reply was pure philoso-
pher's jewel of the east If the world
is fiat" came the response. after
heavy pondering, Il am content; if It
Is round. il is by Gods wisaom" And
the men softly applauded, in their
pleasure forgetting their injury, for
getting everything except the joyous
native craft of words.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
LAWYER NOT YET A BELIEVER.
spIrItuaIistie Friend Failed to Keep
His Appointment.

A Cleveland man sentenced to be
clecuocuted on a murder charge was
a strong believer in spirltuallsm,
Whenever he talked with his lawyer
he was either abusing him for not
getting him acquitted or else arguing
with him about spiritualism,
The lawyer never had believed in
spirtuallsm, but he was open to con
viction. The day before his client was
to go to the death chair the lawyer
made a proposition to him; "By this
time tomorrow" he said 'you will
lave crossed The mysterious river.
You say it is possible for spirits t. re-
turn, If you think you're so smart
Just return and then I'll be con
WINGED
The client was a matter of fact sort
Of man He readily agreed to the
lawyers plan III there is any way
can appear to YOU he said, you can
bet your neck I'll do it. If I'm not on
hand at the appointed time YOU can
just make up your mind it's because
there's nothing in spirituallsm Int
III come around al right
The two decided on a time and
place for the meeting.
Il broke another engagement in or
der to be there, said the lawyer In
telling Of the experiment and waited
around for more than an hour on The
follow but the cuss never showed up"
New York Press
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
Doubln usefuI MueIIaae.

III Won make your own mucllsEe
ZONE heapiDg to1spoonful nj gum
arabic to an ordinary mucilage bottle
gives % ar a cheaper rate than that
bought ready W7lrl. YOU can dispense
50 th court ulasfcrs. liquid or other
wise. except where an antiseptic -
ncco .ary." saws Women's Home Com
pauion Ordinary cuts can be- coated
with it quito as effectively a. with
the patent PREPARATION. Two coats
thoroughly dried viii stand the appli-
ctiou of wp.cr better than anything
h1f thr adhesive plaster doctors use
an iurr1vcaicnt. expensive iaxury.'
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
WEI. Croomed England.

ENGLAND is a park. I DO not remem-
hc7 who it was chat wrote the poem
containing words t0 The effect that he
wanted TO be I'm England when IT was
April there. but be may as we'll have
made it June. So far as one may
Judge from the train windows, the
meadows have an been closely clipped.
the hedges trimmed and rounded, the
sheep carefully stuffed and placed IN
position on the hilisides, and the road
ways busted off and sprinkled. II is
all a. though the whole country were
some ona's front yard.-W Wilbur D.
NVsbit in ChiCa~o Evening Post
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

and Twenty sixth
streets, known as
square 81, was by
" ashington be-
queathed To Mrs.
w a $ h / n g I on 8
grandson and his
ward, Col. G w p.
Custis. 1t was one
of the three pieces
of ground in the
federal city which
he acquired and it
is supposed his
purpose was to i'm
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

/ prove 1t by the erection Of a city resi-
! dence upon It, II was however, not
| improved by him nor by Col Gusts,
and was eaten up by taxes and finally.
| about 1880, by tax deeds, went into
possession Of the late DR.. William
| Gunton. Washington first acquired
| lots and 5, the east half Of the
square, in November 1895. and lots
| and 4, the west half, in March l79s
the former from his kinsman,
Thomas Peter, and the latter from the
| commissioners. N the deeds from the
| latter the consideration Of 200 pounds
Maryland currency, is named. being
about is per square foot, the Mary
land pound being 1886 in United
States money.
Washington had before acquired
some lots on the eastern branch about
the terminus of First street west in
what had been Carrollsburg in the
colonial days-Buchman point. after,
ward known as Buzzard point At that
time IL was supposed that this section
would become the port of Washing
ton, for some sea going trade had been
established and in shipping news are
notices of arrivals and departures Of
vessels from the port Of CAROLS
burg But the acquisition of square
p by him is believed to have been
FOR the location of a city residence.
For such he could have found for seen.
cry and surroundings no more suitable
spot, His own Arlington, with Anal
ostan island and the Potomac was in
full view.
The adjacent reservation. in which
LEnfant planned fort, had been des.
ignated as the site for university.
and he was advocating the founding
of such, and east OF this was the
Funkstown or Hamburger settlement, /
and north were the residence of Mr. /
Peter and the wharf warehouses and /
store OF Lear & Co. composed Of Col |
Tobias Lear, Tristan Dalton and /
James Greenleaf. about the mouth of /
Rock creek. Indeed, at that time it .
was supposed by some that this local /
ity would speedily improve and start /
had been made by individuals toward +
this end. II had also been proposed to +
locate the navy yard and marine bar
racks in this section But plans we're
as To A. navy yard. little
property was improved and Washing
ton left this square bare combining his
building operations to his lots in
North Capitol street between 3 and
c streets
The greater part Of this square 10
still vacant Only a few houses. and
these poor ones stand upon it, Tween
y-ffth street has never been cut
through, though a footway has been /
beaten where the street would be At
lne poine along this way, which has
been worn by many feet and a few
wagons, there is a spring. from which
flows a little stream that keeps the
ground muddy roundabout Neither
D nor r street has been cut through
he property They exist only on the
nap Of the city Twenty-sixth street
$ a real street, paved with granite
blocks and bearing considerable traf-
ic. II is along this west front of what
vas Washing - s land that many ten
.ments have been built South Of the
quare is a brewery
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
WILL NOT BE CALLED GRANDMA.
Writer Explains, Somewhat Venom.
ously, Why Women Dislike Word.

The word grandma is dying out, a"
said a photographer, or maker OF die
tionaries, pausing in his labor on the
letter G. by 1000, at this rate, no
such word will exist"
What will take it's place."
oh Mamie mans. lovelocks,
'dearest'-some such rubbish. You
see" explained the photographer,
women think that they have learned
to stave off old age A woman of so.
because she has dyed hair a painted
face. figure here distended and there
cramped, thinks that she looks young.
As a matter OF fact, she looks neither
fish, flesh nor fowl. No man can bear
the sight OF her But she thinks she
looks young, and. therefore, she won't
be called grandma Youth is over
for good, you know-beyond perad-
venture We are done with the long.
long dreams Of youth-when a little
one is lispng grandma or grandpa
at our knee. So this old fool trains
her grandchildren to call her mans
DR. Kitten, and getting into her
wsdded street gown. she trips on
rheumatic feet 10 the beauty parlor
'or a face-steaming. New York
Press.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
ADDITIONAL CITY BRIEFS.
Fire Yesterday.

Fire damaged the residence of Geo.
Lattner at 427 Eleventh street yes
terday about noon. IT seems to have
started in the roof Of the kitchen,
considerable damage was done, al
though the contents of the building
were nearly all removed The build
ing was insured for $500 with the
agencies of Caudee, Gilbert and Grea,
ney.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

Tho fortune teller EhoTe speciality
was restoring lost and stolen articles
hr her rowo-e Of diy'nation and spirit
tClr. was rcTUrhrd
she rad m scd q wallet full of hills
ana a diamond rims from her bureau
drawer.
.t-7-ft~ -h- cried m he- assistant.
Rave vru taken enc most effective
r7ern4 M ret those article h7rf-~
aYem~ SAID Na-ia. Y reported Il
ri-lt CT 20 the 0rIVe."
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
A Hard Blow.

Ned-That was a hard blow 10 lit
erature Yesterday
Ted-What was that?
Now-Why. lightning struck a house.
setting fire tn magazine IN The eel
lar. which exploded SCATTERING the
first and SECOND stories and killing two
authors vh9 were At work on the
third story, The Bohemian.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

Yes. said Mai Bragg. i've beer in
many engagements In my time. but
I never lost my head"
How odd" exclaimed the summer
girl NOW. I've been I'm ms1v en-
Eacements, TOO. and never lost my
heart"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
Reversing the Rules.

"You must watch my feet CLOSELY.
said the ballet teacher 20 her pupil
for when Your turn comes. J tel you.
Won viii haze To- toe the mark
Then said the intelligent pupil.
sou 90 ahead and I viii mark the
0e"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
BOTH NATIVES OF OLD SCOTIA,
Russian Marshal and Turkish Vizjer
Hailed from kirkcsldy.

In the year 1898 the Russians and
Turks. weary of war, commissioned
two Observation-Disclosures on the Russ an
side Marshal Gen Keith, ON the side
of the Turks the grand vizier of the
sultan TO make peace The two
diplomatists met and carried ON pro
tracted negotiations through interpre-
tiers. When all was satisfactorily set
tied the plenipotentiaries rose to take
formal leave of each other-thc mar
shall making his bow with bis bat in
his hand. and the grand vizier. bis sa-
laam with his turban on his head
These ceremonies Of leave taking
over, the grand yizior suddenly
Strengthened himself and to the mar
sbars utter amazement marched ~
to him. gr'pped him affectionately by
the hand. and in the very brcadest
Scotch cried "pinna be surprised,
man; I'm frae the same country As
Weel / mind seeing Won and
your brither when boys passing ~
to the school at Kirkcaldy.'
why. who-who are you?' gasPea
the marshal staggering back in
his bewilderment
IL am grand yizier of the sultan of
Turkey, but my father was bellman
o. Kirkcaldy"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
SENSATIONAL FEATURE BY IL
MONTHS OLD BABY AT OPERA
HOUSE TONIGHT, AMATEUR
NIGHT.
BAKERY RE OPENS.

HERMAN GUNTHER THE BAKER
AT 229 EIGHTH STREET, AN.
NoUNcES THAT HIS BAKERY
is NOW OPEN AFTER HAVING
BEEN CLOSED FOR TEN DAYS
FOR REPAIRS TO THE OVEN.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

tft-r[rat f-r0Var fiv +f-ru-h
the slasfH-a1 This toase ie t1.lt n
-hat g. known as ihe -E.oE -aub1z-
ton" Man.
Nr Faelrtch-th. yss- ] tliak
Hlor S..cul have seen htm 81 -fs
eir5. bat 9 lave never had the pleas
Els O. meeting -Ir. Ia ion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
WASHINGTON Forecast.

Washington. Aug 31.-ILLlNOlS.-
Showers Tuesday morning, followed
by fair and cooler; Wednesday fair;
fresh west to northwest winds becom-
ing variable.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
Justice

The American embezzier arrested IN
Honduras vas arranging terms Of es-
CAPE
You're a rO5ber." BE- exclaimed 20
the native oficial Why. I might
about as sell 50 home and hike a
LAWYER
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
THE WEATHER
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

The day was fair and quiet. Little
rain was reported in the government
bulletin. Extremes of temperature
were 96 at Phoenix, Ariz., and Sc a.
Winnemucca.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

The Bulletin VII only coEt you =
rents Ter month snd 2 % certainly
Worth double The rnDrsy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

The Bulletin Is a member Of the As
Hnciated I'ress tne greatest news
IstBstnA oksaBstIoR In Lks world
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

"FooIscap7 paper was first 81 calicr
because 1t bore p waller max repre-
ssnting a fools cap and bells.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

SENSATIONAL FEATURE BY IL
MONTHS OLD BABY AT OPERA
HOUSE TONIGHT, AMATEUR
NIGHT.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

SENSATIONAL FEATURE BY III
MONTHS OLD BABY AT OPERA
HOUSE TONIGHT, AMATEUR
NIGHT.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

SENSATIONAL FEATURE BY Ill
MONTHS OLD BABY AT OPERA
HOUSE TONIGHT, AMATEUR |
NIGHT.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
Pennsylvania Nature story.

Sir weeks ago a workman in the
Pennsylvania repair shops in Ale.
gheny left two dozen eggs In an abau.
doned tool box In the roundhouse
Steam pipes 20 through the box. All
over the eggs a heavy layer OF coal
SCOT settled
Three ~eeks ago Il sooty chicks ar
rived. II vas found that the steam
pipes kept the temperature ~ the box
at l03 degrees A second hatch Of %
chicks appeared. sOoty but healthy.
Another hatch is being prepared.
Born among the changing noises o.
The roundhouse, every chick so far dis
covered is deaf-Phiisdelphia Record.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
Forecasts for Today.

Cairo and vicinity: Probable show
ers, cooler.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
Sun and Moon.

Mote. The above sun and moon
record Is for Illinois and approx
mates the record at Cairo within a
few minutes.l
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
BOUGHT FOR HOME
PROPERTY IN
THE FEDERAL CITY.
First President Acquired Land on
Which II Is Believed He Intend.
ed to Erect a Magnificent
City Residence.

The square of ground in the nation
al capital. between D. r.. Twenty-hfth
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

Compare The Bulletins society
column Nth the other Cairo pspsrs.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
LIVES AND SUFFER
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SUNNI EF
WHOEVER.
~ Least In Washington We Have thl
Assertion That He Is by No
Means the Gay Dog
Pictured

This Is the open season for the sum
mer widower, says a writer In the
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01
Imposslbil.tr a Mx,n.

Nothing is impossibls 10 one viii =
siIl.-French Provsrb
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

SENSATIONAL FEATURE BY IL
MONTHS OLD BABY AT OPERA
HOUSE TONIGHT. AMATEUR.
NIGHT.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

Why The --eet cI-I zrssuata a. 3.
-sad q sgll teraAs-s s-cs.esl
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

Revenge a wrong by forgiyiug it
Baltimore Sun.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

The virtue that is in us is put In
us BY the divinity
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

by FAR The best guide 70 happiness
Is wisdom Sophocles.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-01

PRAYER f The key Of the dsy and TIE
lcck Ct The nisht-Hstrsr.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-30

the clouds Of smoke from forest nres and
dust from sun-burned roads. A large
crowd was in attendance, and all seemed
pleased with the exhibit.
About 125 cattle were on the grounds,
about ninety Of which were cows. The
exhibit in the kali was large and OF excel
lent quality. Especially was this true Of
the show of flowers which was pro-
nounced by all to be very fine and beauti-
fully arranged. Much credit is due to the
committee having charge OF this depart
ment.
One Of the attractions which deserves
special mention was collection Of curios
shown by Rev. W. II. Grenon, mission
airy from India, quite portion Of which
were brought by him from that country
and showed the artistic skill OF the
natives Of the far East.
Another curiosity was several pens Of
Guinea pigs shown BY Miss Sarah Lowell.
These little pets attracted lots Of atten-
ton.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-30
Siahtless, but Sssino.

At the close of Christian Endeavor
conservation meeting in India the roll
was being called, and one after another
was responding. After one name was
called there was slight pause, and
amid the perfect silence rose the clear,
sweet tones Of young girls voice:
1.-THE very dimness Of my sight
Makes me secure,
For. cropping in my misty way.
] feel His hand. hear Him say.
MY help is sure"
The meeting over. the visitor sought
out one of the members and asked the
reason for the emotion manifested by
the audience in the response given.
The following reply was made: you
slay well wonder what touched us all
SO much, but you will hardly be sur
prised when I tell you. For months
that girls sight has been failing, and
a fortnight ago she became totally
blind. This is her first response since"
India Christian Endeavor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-30
New Forces,

The coming historian viii character
lie the nineteenth century as the age
of new forces. He viii make mention
of steam and electricity and of their
wonderful application and adjust
ments in the industrial world. He
Will have something to say about dy-
Mantle and of the part it, played in
enforcing peace. But he will dwell
with vastly greater emphasis on GER
tain new forces and new adjustments
Of religious things, such as the Sun
day school, the missionary propagan-
da, the Temperance reform, women's
work and the Endeavor movement
Nor is the last the least. 1t stands for
the TRANSMISSION OF youthful blood; it
means the mobilization Of the Chris
tian army; it marks an awakening as
distinct as the crusades and immense
ly more momentous. = Rev. David
James Burrell, D. D.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-30
Eastern Steamship Co.

The fall schedule OF the Eastern Steam
ship Co. will 60 into effect next week.
The Bangor Boston steamers will make
four trips each way notwithstanding Bos-
ton Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays, and Bangor Mondays, Wednes-
days, Thursdays and Saturdays. The sail
ing time from Bangor will be II a. M,
instead Of 2 p. m. As during the summer.
Steamer will leave Rockland ct $50
.. m. Tor on arrival OF steamer from Bos-
toni, on Wednesdays and Saturdays for
Dark Harbor, Sargentville, Deer Isle,
Sedgwick, Brooklip, Southwest Harbor,
Northeast Harbor, Seal Harbor and Bar
Harbor.
Returning steamer will leave Bar Har-
Dor at 10 q. m. on Mondays and Thurs
days for Rockland, touching at above
landings and connecting at Rockland with
steamer for Boston.
Steamer will leave Rockland at $50 a..
M, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, for
North Haven, stonington, West fremont,
South Bluehill and BluehiIl.
Returning steamer will leave Bluehill at
10 q. m. on Mondays and Thursdays for
Rockland, touching at above landings and
connecting At Rockland with steamer for
Boston.
Service to and from Dirigo, Eggemog-
gin, South Brooksviile and Herrick Land
ing will be discontinu ID after Saturday,
Oct. 3, until further notice.