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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-02

Episcopal church where she in her
giilhood Dedicated her life to Chris
tian work and where later sic took
her marriage VOWS, the soul Of LYDIA
Trigl Star2inger yesterday was re-
dedicated to the God who gave it and
not one in the large congregation o.
friends gathered there to pay a last
tribute to the departed doubted III
their hearts that their ficnd has been
called to higher service.
The funeral rites wore beautiful
and impressive, betting the If OF
the docedent In the cho'r-io,t Wl3
the vacant chair decorated wlt9 Tow
crs a mute testimonial Of sorrow OF
the living members fer the faithful
voice that is gti'lcd The choir sang
an anthem. "GlCrCus Things of tree
Ar, SuoRen" and the hymn, 1T is
Wei with My Soul while the ladies'
uartettp of which the deeedent wa
a mamhor sang BE Silent and My
F,aycniy Home is Bright and FAR
Mrs y. r. Th's'lewood singing the
rart formerly taken BY Mrs star
Finger. These hymns We're iayoIite
numbers with the decedent and in Ter
last hours she requs sted that they b.
sung ii her funeral
As prelude and postlude as the
remains were being brought into, aud
taken from. the church Mrs, Thistle
wood ut the organ played "Aas
Death" from the Peer Gynt suite by
Giiee. beautiful and most apprC
pirate number
The scripture lessen was real b!
the Rev. Chas II Armstrong, paste
ot Immanuel Lutheran church, an,
the prayer and address by Rev. WI
liam r. Morris. pastor and friend o
tho decedent. Rev Mr.. Armstronl
also read a poem on death which va
. mrrcssive. Rev. Mt Morris gave
message of comfort to the sorloWla
fauil, and friends that wes mos
beautiful and hopeful and the seTvic
n every respect was worthy Of tt
: beloved object
on the white casfet were Nv
. eeral rieces. one a broken whet
from the Class If %. Cairo HiE
school with three broken places ST
pigvina the deaths Of Ruth Merrimx
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-02

Geo NJ. Bechtel & Co., Davenport,
Iowa, ........... ....... - '-l''''
Ino p. O'Brien & Co, Boston 10000
Alexander Co. Savings Bank, Cairo
..... ..,.,....'' $500 l'o'''N0
Donald. Mccoy & CO., Chicago l,GS0.Oo
First Bank & Trust Co., Cairo i,752.5l
OF the foregoing the bid OF Cha5,
II. Coffin, Chicago, wass less accrued
interest. and the bids Ct Emery, An
derson & Co. of Cleveland, and Geo.
NJ. Brchtel a. Co, Of Davenport. were
not considered as the firms had no
rating.
A number of the above named firms
were personally represented before
the Board and after the bids had been
opened and read the Board offered the
bonds at auction taking the bid OF the
First Bank q Trust Co. as basis
Some lively bidding ensued in WhlcA
the representatives Of the firms TOOK
mart, This bidding back and forth
continued for half an hour
Bonds were bought in by Nocdi2
McNear e. Moore, Chicago, for pa.
accrued interest, and a premium ci
Is1S75oo. the next highest bidders b D.
ing Trowbridga & Niyer Co, Chicago
s1S71.00. and VIM r. Compton Bon"
& Mortgage Co., St. Louis, $lS69oo'
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-02
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ADJUSTMENTS :
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When tine picture drama displaces
the prima donna, the comedians ami
coryphces in the greatest theatre IN
tbe world one IS forced to stop and
take account Of the wonderful inroads
the moving picture has made in the
amusement business II has driven
the PLAYERS from half a dozen Chicago
'playhouses this summer. the
great Auditorium, one Of the largest
and most magnificent playhouses on
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-02

the face Of the earth, is now occupied
by "A moving picture show. This show
is something more than the ordinary
moving picture exhibition l.. Hat
in the Chicago Journal June ], 1908
The Cameraphone will be exhibited AZ
the Cairo Opera House every after
noon and evening from Monday. Aus.
.9. TO Saturday. Aug Is inclusive Al
mission 10 cents
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-02
Boys Military Training.

All ch .ldren in Aus ,ralia are drill
ed. hut the elder boys are attached to
the Australian military forces by
means of the cadet corps. Almost
every rlarge school has its band Of
cadets. who wear neat khaki uni
farms and are armed with light rifles
in the Sc of VIII oh they are frequent
~ Instructed. Every year these boys
have shooting matches. and the
scores prove that among the young
sters mere are many who lave al
ready become skilled marksmen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-02
CnnundruIns.

When we're there only two VOW
els? In the days OF no tNoah), be-
fore n and / were born.
Why is a selfish man like the letter
NJ Because he is the first In pity
and the last in help.
What parts of the body are fond
Of travelling? The two wrists tour
igtsl.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-02
GOSSIP.

Gossip is sort of smoke thai
comes from the dirty tobaecopipes OF
those who diffuse II. it proves moth
Ing but the bad taste Of the smoker
George Eliot, Daniel Deronda.'
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-02

Rest is all that the weak stomac
needs. But the rest must be com
plete. PeUsin digests but s.IlN",
food element. Kodol alone can digest
them all.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-02

The Bulletin viii only cost you %
cents per month and 1t Is certainly
worth double the money.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03
- -
Prog ress of Prohibition.

Eight million six hundred thou.
sand people abolished the saloon
last year, including four entire
states. Seven prohibition states
have population of over 10000
600, while 27.000,o00 more live in
other prohibition territory, making
about do per cent of the total popu
lation of the United States free from
the blighting influence Of the saloon
OF "a legislatures in session last
year, 20 passed laws unfavorable to
liquor traffic, while no Legislature
has been in session the present year
that has not had one or more tenn.
perance bills before it. In recent
years no Legislation favorable tc
liquor traffic has been enacted"
Such was the language in which
the progress of the Temperance
movement in the United States was
reported to the general assembly of
the Presbyterian churches today.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03

He was the only man ut the table
full of lovely girls, and. like MI only
men, lie was spoiled. So when the
belle of the table remarked that she
was very fond of pepper and then sift-
ed half the contents of the pepper box
over her food he sprang an old. gag ON
her.
1T won't hurt you. This pepper is
half peas"
What is slat you sayT' asked the
landlady from the next table. Speak
little louder, please"
He reiterated his remark.
THAT isn't true" retorted the land
lady hotly. Il do not use adulterated
goods on my table"
My dear madam" said the bland
joker. there are always lot of ps in
pepper
There was an impressive pause. Then
the landlady said in n crushing voice.
"oh, yes. just as you always furnish
part of the dessert
81 don't understand
"rhe chestnuts. London Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03
The Good Green Country.

Poor, blind, foolish creatures that
we ale, we seek through the whole
world for remedies, and seek in
vain, forgetting that God in his
goodness has placed them right be-
fore us.
The city man, sick and tired of
the noise and confusion, the dirt,
the smoke. the unending hustle and
rush and roar and rattle, yearns
for sureease and for balm.
Ii he will follow the true dictates
of his soul he will cut out the trip
to Europe, or to a watering place,
and go to the good green country.
1t will save him much money,
and rnaybe his life.
Here may his weary heart find
peace complete in miracles of color,
in spicy, subtitle odors, in sounds,
firm, deep, tumultuous.
Here may he be walked. fresh and
bright, by the Bob Whites whistle
on the dewy dawn, to dream through
days that arc long-spun threads of
gold linked by starry nights of sill
yer.
Here may he drink, through
every quickened sense, the cup that
nature fills for us-a happy draught
unmixed with pain.
Solitude, plain food, pure water,
fresh air, clear sunshine and the
good old earth, all rooted in by the
sky---the best sanitarium that ever
was!
All the learned specialists, with
all their intricate formulas, may
failto help you, and brief clasp
by mother nature, close to her heart,
may make new man of you.
All the medicinal baths, even at
the fartherest end of the earth, can
not equal plunge at dawn into an
ice-cold pool direct from hillside
spring.
Allthe dieticians cannot prescribe
a more healthful breakfast than eggs
and milk fresh from the farmyard.
All the physical directors cannot
devise a better exercise than brisk
walk in the bright sunshine along
a country road.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03
Aged cou Gle Tramp.

Worn out from tramping railroad
tracks, their feet lacerated and
bruised by stones, Abner Hammond
IS years old, and his wife, Mary, 67
reached Des Moines this morning
on theii way to Pewaukee. Wiscon
sin. They had walked from Sher-
man, Texas, to Leavenworth, Kan.
sas, more than 200 miles. AT Leav
enworth the aged couple gave up
the task and appealed to charity for
aid.
Railroad tickets to Des Moines
were bought them there, and they
arrived here over the Great Western
last night. The old man left his
wife at the depot this morning.
while he went out again to seek
further aid. Its our last trip to-
gether," Hammond said at the DO.
lice station, where he applied for
charity. I'VE want to get back to
our old home, where friends will
care for us till we die. It's been an
awful journey"
Hammond said he and "Aary"
were invalids, up in Wisconsin.
They read in the papers about Tex
as, about the cotton fields, the sun.
ny southern climate, the magnolia
blossoms, the land Of fruits and
berries, and they decided that sucL
a garden would be the ideal place
for spending their last days together
They had little home, which they
sold, and bought tickets to Sherman.
They started toward the garden
about which they had talked Sc
long.
"But Texas was not our garden, /"
Hammond said. THE hot winds
blew each day; the rainy season
ruined our little crop; the fruit and
berries did not appear. Our money
gave out. We both became ill. We
got to our last dollar. Then we
suffered. Then we thought of old
Pewaukee, the folks at home and
how happy we had been back there
Mary | said one day, L want
to go back
'Abner,' she replied, I want to
go too. And I'm willing to walk.
You know the children we have
there 4"
Five little graves lie in the edge
OF Pewauhee. The last child died
many years ago.
The first of April the aged cou-
pie started on the long walk back
to the pine trees. Their progress
was slow. Their shoes we're thin and
soon wore through. Mary's shoes
gave out. They had no money to
buy more. Then she began walking
in her stocking feet. Through
Northern Texas, across Kansas to
Leayenworth, day by day they
trudged. When they reached Leav-
enworth, they were exhausted. The
aged woman's feet were swollen SC
that she could not have worn shoes
had she tried. When she reached
Des Moinea this morning, she still
walked in her stocking feet. Even
they were worn through.
Hammond told his story to HUI
name Officer Eckels at the police
station, who started at once to get
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03
Did She Keep Her remper2

Mr.. Biles is n very hasty tempered
man. but lie is also one who keeps his
promises to the very letter. Therefore
Mrs. b. has trained him to believe
that second thoughts are best and even
in moment of his weakness extract
ed from him Il promise always to
count twenty before he speaks if lie
feels rage coming upon hini. Last
Sunday he rushed into the back draw
ing room spluttering with fury and
rtss in the face. Mrs. Biles rose and
laid a'sentle a hand on his stammering
lips.
'M-mary, LIP
Hush, dear" said the sweet woman.
Count twenty and conquer yourself,
and l shall be more proud of YOU than
IL you had conquered the world"
Eighteen, nineteen, twenty
"Now tell Inc, dear"
Its that new hat of yours that yon
paid G guineas for, and the new serv-
ants gone out in, and it's raining hard
that's all."-London Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03
Always in Trouble.

The following dispatch from
Waverly describe how G w. Mil
Ter, chairman Of the democratic
J state central committee has again
run amuck:
The long warfare of the local
physicians by G. W. Miller, editor
of the Demo 'at, r, ted in an oc-
currence last night that will be
greatly deplored in this community
Aroused by an especially bitter
attack on him in the last issue OF
the Democrat, and by an insulting
remark addressed to him on the
street. D.. }. F. Auner informed d
MIR. Miller TO defend himself as he
was in for a beating. There was a
lively scrimmage in which Mr.
Miller was quite badly beaten up.
DR.. Auner was injured also. The
combatants were separated by by
standers.
The persistent attacks OF Mr..
Miller on the lecal physicians have
been deeply resented by them and
their large circle of friends for some
time. 1t is certain that Waverly's .
physicians in ability and character
are the peers of the best physicians
in cities of similar size in the state,
and their conduct has been no more
worthy Of scathing and scnrrilious
criticisms than has the conduct of
physicians OF other localities. The
malice with which Mr.. Miller has
taken advantage of his editorship
OF a newspaper to persecute them
has been entirely unwarranted.
1t is to be regretted, however,
that the differences between Mr.
Miller and the physicians resulted
in personal alteration between
himself and one of their number.
1t is reported that Mr.. Miller has
filed information against DIR. Auner,
charging him with assault and bat
terry. No arrest had been made when
this dispatch was written"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03
The Two Bells.

Long years ago, 81 runs the ancient story,
Two bells were sent fiOm Spain 10 that far
cline
New-iouad beyond tho sea. that to Gods glory
And in Ills house iOgsthsr they IN Yht chime.
AMI 10 This DAY. one he'll is safely swiuglnv
Within Its sheltered tower. where clear aud iea
It's halioas each day with lis mellow liaglng;
Ino other ben. Its mate. was last at sea-.
And VIII n gent chime the bell Is psaliug.
Ihe people listen for they say they hear
An echo, from the distant ocean stealing
1t Is the lost ones answer. faint. vet clear.
Oh, love like those two bells we S .tled together
And you have reached your h,ly work and rest;
But stormy was the way. aud rude the weather.
And was lost beneath tie waves white crest
over my buried hear, the white waves yis,en;
Across my breast The seaweeds wave nd lwine
Dad Is ny souls bsst lite save when listen
An hear your SIP rit sUttiy catin;, mine
Theh lhe old longing wakes; stbri; shiyer;
ltry 10 break ths ,nds which told me dumD;
1 turn strive. with many throe ana Iuiyer-
feebly answer. but canuot come
The Century
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03

Francis Joseph, emperor of Aus.
tria and king of Hungary is only
six years older than "Uncle joe
Cannon, speaker of the house, and
one OF the most powerful men in
our government. Yet he is now re-
ceiving the personal congratulations
OF the heads of the imperial, royal
and princely houses of Germany on
the beginning of his diamond jubi-
lee. In December it will be &c
years since he ascended the throne
of the Hapsburgs. Sixty years!
When the young ruler assumed the
cares of state, James X. Polk was
president of the United States.
Francis Joseph has been the con-
temporary of Taylor, Fillmore,
Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, johnson,
Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur,
Cleveland. Harrison, Mckinley and
Roosevelt. They are all dead, save
Cleveland and Roosevelt; yet the
venerable monarch still reigns and
rules. He has come through one
revolution and three great wars; has
seen the governments of Europe
change from half autocratic to demo.
cratic, has witnessed the disappear
ance of empire in France, the unfit
cation Of Germany and Italy, the re-
surrection Of the Balkan states, the
the dissolution of oae dual monarchy,
in Scandinavia, and the threat to
dissolve greater-his own. Not
IAN old man eloquent" but an old
man significant, is Francis Joseph,
monarch OF Austria Hungary.-New
York Mail
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03
ToMoRRoW's BIRTHPLACE.
Line In the Pacific Where 1t Shakes
HANDS With Yesterday,

HarGS Win Yesterday.
Most people who have read Jules
Eerne's ".Around the World In Eighty
Days" will remember how narrowly
the traveller missed his bet, having for
gotten that in following the sun from
east to west he had gained one day.
When one crosses the Atlantic from
Loi.don to New York he gains rather
more than half an hour each day.
From New York TO Chicago another
hour is gained, another to Denver. an
other to San Francisco. which is reck-
0ning time eight hours later than Lon
don ana of course the best part OF Il
day later than Shanghai and Yokoha-
ma. In crossing the Pacific there
comes Il time when the day begins,
where yesterday and tomorrow shake
hands and where the traveller is cheat
ed out of Il day In his life.
In mid-paciiic. going west, one skips
from Sunday to Tuesday. Going east
lie has one day OF the week repeated :
two Sundays or Tuesdays, as the case
may be.
The line of the changing day is not
straight one. The islands in the Pa
cifc take their time from the continent
with which they trade and from which
they We're discovered. Thus the line
Of the change zigzags down the Pa
citic from south to north, dodging be-
tween the islands.
Hence it might easily happen that II
ship which has already skipped day
would reach an island which clings to
San Francisco time. In such case it
would be Monday on shore and Tues
day on the ship.
If the ships Jolly boat We're lying at
wharf, 1t would be Monday on the
wharf and Tuesday on the boat.
And If a person lives somewhere
near the line he can get sailboat and
visit yesterday and tomorrow in the
most delightful fashion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03
Long Sentences.

Ruskin, 1t is said, has written more
sentences of fiiordinate length than
any other classic writer of modern
English prose- Frederic Harrison some
years ago counted the words In num-
Der of typical sentences, finding that in
the earlier books it was no uncommon
thing for Ruskin to run beyond the
page before permitting himself and his
readers the relief of a full stop. But In
every case the sense is clea; as day.
Wordsworth's poem OH the "Charae-
ter of the Happy Warrior" is notable
example of sustained connections.
Apart from the opening and closing
couplets the poem consists of two very
long compound sentences almost en-
tirely comprised of adjectival clauses.
TIE longer of the two sentences con-
tains ffty-seven decasyllabic lines.
This is probably record In English
verse.-Arsonaut.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03
Tho Retort Courteous. ..

Street Railway Superintendent 4
don't think we can use you any longer,
Your cash register doesn't ring often
enough. Conductor-I have got rheu-
matism and can't each up to the reg
lister cord. Superintendent-All right.
| thlnk you need a long vacation. Con-
ductor-l am much obliged to you for
allowing me to run the car as long as
you have. superintendent Don't mem
ton 1t. I'm much obliged to you for
bringing the car back.-Judge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03

AT Council Bluffs Governor Cum
Minis 2erved notice on the slumber
ing Jonathan P. Dolliver that he
has fight ahead for his seat in the
senate. Cummins declared lie would
be in at least one more fight and
that is when Dolliver comes up for
reelection. His attitude in the
present fight and his complete sub
serviency to corporations means
that he will be opposed by strong
candidate. 1t has been understood
that Secretary Shaw is in training
to go after Delivers place at the
first chance. Dolliver definitely
promised when appointed to sup
port Shaw, but broke his promise.
1t is also said that Acknowledgement
Byers is considered an available
man to make the race against Dolli
yer. AT any rate it is settled that
Dolliver will have to fight. The
Council Bluffs meeting was reported
to be great one in every respect.
-Des Moines News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03

IN. Peck's wife leads him a rather
merry gait. fancy"
"Oh. yes. When he was courting
her he told her one day she looked
pretty when she was angry, and now
1t has got to be habit"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03

Mistress (midnighp--l don't intend to
come downstairs TO let you in ut this
time of night again. New Girl (reas-
suringly)-Y won't have to. mum.
Que of my friends took an impression
of your lock. and he's making u nice
key for me. London Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03

/ don't like punishments. You viii
never torture child into duty. but II
sensible child will dread the frown of
judicious mother more than all the
rods. dark rooms and scolding school
mistresses in the universe. White.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03
He is lifeless that is faultIess.-
French Proverb
Good rerma.

I'm sure we Shall be on good terms"
said the man who hau just moved into
the neighborhood to the corner grocer.
No doubt of 1t, sir, especially" he
added as an afterthought, las the
terms are cash. London Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03

There is approximately l,623,5ls
names on the pay roll of Uncle San.
in the United States, Alaska. Hawaii
the Philippines. Porto Rico, Cuba
Panama and various foreign coun.
tries. This does not include certain
temporary employees, such as substi.
tute letter carriers. clerks and others
who work by the day for a few
weeks or months at intervals. The
information is contributed by Will
liam p. Curtis. 1t would appear
that the army of civil servants was
large enough without augumenting
it by the addition of government
ownership of railroads and telegraph
lines and other things that have a
place in consideration in this con.
nection. ~ statement of the signili-
cance OF those statistics is well cal
cnlated to suggest pause on the
part OF those who have been persuad-
ed TO think something might be ac-
complished by adding millions
more of names to the list of those
who draw support from our univer-
sal uncle. What would it mean If
the vision of some should bee me
reality? Waterloo Reporter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03

them transportation to Pewaukee.
They viii leave tonight. Des
Moines News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03

The following dispatch from
Waverly describe how c W. Mil
Ter, chairman Of the democratic
state central committee has again