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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-17

ucder The sheaeflng Don't Do 1t
Any More" the Southern Illinois Her,
ia III Cafbopdale. has the following:
IS = rule, The Republican newspapers
of this Congressional district accept
the ,noniinatlon OF Capt. Thistlewood.
and are SUPPORTING him for election.
But there Is nd cencealihg the the fact
that there is d great deal of dissatis-
faction coneerning the action of the
congressional committee in refusing
u recognize the rank. and file of the
party, and themselves making the
nomination, Boys. don't do 1t, nor try
~ do 4, any more, The. method is
cut OF date. 1rhistlewood may pull
through, but the. next man who runs
on, = nomination. made by commit
ties win be defeated. Read what the
Republican editors say. and be gov
erned accordingly. And then, The
Herald prints extracts from Republic
en- contemporaries severely con.
demning the bucket.shop politics Of.
the Republican machine, as exempn-
ned IN the nomination of Capt. This.
tleWood for congress-.
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Observation-Disclosures,
CAIRO IN 1861
sss1svssssssssssssssssssss

| The columns Of the. paper are al
most entirely given up to war news
local and'.. domestic. Considerable
space. Is given to the sdoings OF the
various bodies of yolunteed soldiers
from the North stationed in Cairo.
Len Faxon at this time edited the Co
lnmbus. KY. Crescent. and he and
Nose We're continually bombarding
each other with jokes.
The Germans OF Cairo organized a
company to go to the front, under the
command OF Captain Shushinski. They
left for st. Louis.
A large number OF volunteers were
sick at the various camps without a
sufficient quantity of pillows, sheets
etc. The. Cairo ladies', however, in
few days provided all such necessary
articles.
In May. trade with Missouri and
Kentucky had ceased. and many
business men VINO only month ago
were prospecting in the nigh read to
wealth. are now standing on the very
verge OF bankruptcy. This state OF
affairs may be incident to war. but It
Ii hard Notwithstanding"
On the 21st. popular Cairo citi-
zen. Jerry Sullivan. was killed. while
sitting In his door byt Decatur vol
unteer Great excitement prevailed.
The murderer was placed in the
guard house.
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' States. died, born Oct a;
1892.
189G--Capturc Of Coomassics and end
OF the Ashanti war,
Biography.


Robert Armstrong Yerburgh. presi
dent OF the British Navy League, was
born January II, 1853, and received
his education at Harrow and OXFORD
After his graduation he entered the
profession OF law but politics appeal.
ed TO his more strongly and he was
elected n member Of the House of
Commons Ia 1886. lie was elected
conservative member for Chester and
his success was generally admitted TO
be remarkable. for previous To his
election Chester had been Liberal
stronghold. Mr. Yerburgh's interests
have been many and varied. To be-
gin with he Is a mal OF vast wealth
and has been able to give free rein
to his tastes and inclinaticns. He
was known for years as one of the
best dressed men In English public
life. He Is president Of the Agricul
tural Organization Society and has
written much on agricultural topics.
He is also the author OF number of
books and pamphlets on the system OF
British home defense. on British i'm
Derial interests in China. on agricul- |
.ural banks and other questions OF
public concern. He Is also known as
/ thorough, all-around sportsman, and
inds his chief recreation In hunting |
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MAN o. TO WED BRIDE OF 40.
She's His ssenographer and He's
Woreester's Richest Lawyer.

Because he believes 1t is in accord
ance with the teachings OF the Scrip.
lures that old men with money should
marry young women, Thomas II.
Dodge. prominent Worcester (MassD
millionaire and noted patent lawyer,
81 years of age. viii take for his bride
Cora d. Dodge, his stenographer. who
is 40 years old.
The ceremony will be performed by
Rev. Willard Ecott, pastor of the Pied
mont church, assisted by Rev. DR..
Drew. pastor Of Old South church. at
Mr.. Dodge's home, 76s Main street
Although the bride 10 be bears the
same name as Mr.. Dodge they are not
related. 70
+ Dodge lost his first wife about a
year ago. Both were wealthy in their
own right Mrs. Dodge leaving most
of her wealth TO charitable institu-
tons. Mr.. Dodge yearly gives large
sums for philanthropic purposes.
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Hot sEHoLD SAC IL; HONS.

Cream and acids do rot errdle
where milk AMI acids Viii.
Whea bFoilinr STEAK try brashsas
Il over with batter ana flo ir to kea,
the Juice In
When blowing ont candle hoii
II aboTe Jou and blow. II thls D.
dona the wick VII nos shoulder
Dc not Pile leftover cooled aota-
toss together. rs they viii sour
quickly; spread them out on a large
dish
II SPONGE cake Is nixe1 With COTS
water Il vi be- ei'o". but + Il Is
niSed wi.h boiling water It wil b.
yhifo
Woen waSipe white cake usa one
aalf teas"confnl raore Of crearl D
'arter than soda, as this extra amos III
ot the cream of tagter makes the ess
whites sitter.
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B. l..
Observation-Disclosures

Most OF the so.called absent mind.
edness. said a Columbia professor Ia
his class not long ago, Is due 70 the
Iact that when the mind gets to run.
ming along q certain channel II Is DIFF
ncuit Tor II 10 turn aside 10 take In
something that Is outside the course
along which II IL travelling. The other
night, for instance. my wife and
were planning to go to the theater.
When | came downstairs about 7:30
o'clock the tie that had on did not
meet with my wifes approval and she
asked me TO go upstairs and change II.
1 went, while she waited below, and to
her surprise | did not return Finally.
thinking that something must have
happened. she went upstairs 10 my
room. What do You suppose she
found? Simply that when haS start.
ed To take OF my lie my mind had been
set In certain train which IL fol.
lowed, and there | Was with my paja-
mas on, just climbing into bed. I"
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There is Sc or rules about hat
end their wearers tha, should h
risidly followed 81
I;a woman .hss.a TIN aa,e and 4
rei'n0d 70 BE- saarD fentprci vi ~;
- ne of h4ta tsst 80 M OF lpe.
fsl.s.- y a vi ae
Iiis KID ~ Rsfaos3s tsDds. h.
o4tsine her Gele~ts anil ,he shorl
fhooze' q hat LAT IS brought. vi
for ard
u.r hair, too, saoa'd be lool ai
arranged ard never drawn bacs !
a tiain fashion. ShaTp or smart h.
sNorld ha almost avoided AL fano.
edges adosted.
? X one has f6aturcs.that loos goo
al. cae7a' glance BAT siH uoi -
insre Ton hat or,rhed r. ~
pulled out with MANY ocrrers N
angles will be her most Q. romJr
derign.
This tends TO nlsstify All one F,l.
herself nny ilIin.s 70 iase.tisate I'm
effect Is too gooI to unbelaAce.
A small face -shopfd deal wari
with the picture bat IT IS very lisM
to have Its saving graces drou.ge.
In the denths Of thu enormiti ora
should never be attcm5ted b. ~
one. who has not the he.ght saBftan.
10 carry. ,t..
A ,we!i-formed face can show oy
most any model and n is with th,
sort OF face in view that most ae
signs are created. 80.
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Perfectly Proper Word.

Tote is good English, on higher au-
thority than that Ii is collequialism
which has become engrafted into our
language. 1t is Anglo-Saxon to the
core. as. says Bosworth's Anglo Saxon
Dictionary, London edition of 1862,
thus: Tote from Titan, to lift up. 10
carry in the hands or upon the per
son in the same sense as. the Latin
Tollo-tollere," Tote is not known ex.
cept among English descended people
and is Enthusiastically correct, al
though now. obsolete to great extelt.
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Consul +. w. Cooling, writing from
New Castle. says that oleomargarine
manufactured in New South Wales is
packed in seven, IA and 2s pound. tins
for export and in IS pound tubs for 10.
cal use. About three tons are used
locally a month. and 1t WHOLESALERS at
10 cents a pound The Australian GUS
toms law imposes on all foreign oleo-
margarine a duty Of six cents a pound,
and requires that tho outside case Of
all packages be- labeled plainly "Oleo-
margarine" 1t IL stated that these
restrictions were placed upon this
product TO prohibit It's importation.
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Not the Man.

Loafef lsaIuting. perfect stranger)-
! remember you, major, when we was
in the regiment.
stranger--What-fn the Ninety.
ninth? -.aes
Loafer-Yus, major.
Stranger-"A" company?
Loafer-Yus, major
Stranger-Always getting drunk?
Losfer-i won't 20 so far as to deny
as l took a drop extry now and then,
major.
stranger-Discharged with ignomi.
ny for cowagdice?
Loafer-'Ardly that, major; for | al.
lus did my duty, ~
stranger-Then you're not the man.
London Punch.
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bottom is hinged to the top vt the
rear Mounted on the bottom is n
mirror, while the sides OF the device
are coliapsible, the walls being aceor-
dionpie ated. To test an egg one erd
is, lfaced IN the opening Gt the tor,
daylight or artificial light beng con
centrated on the. exposed part. The
lower hinged section Is opened sui
feiently to reflect the egg np0n Is
mirror II the egg Is sound anj
fresh the reflection Of the yo,k win
appear like fiery ball or body. as
the rays of light which penetrate
the shell ana light fuid break uSoD
the yolk and continue to the lover
part of the egg. thus refecting the
yolk in glossy red In the mirror.
This reddish hue diminlshcs whee
the egg becomes oil. ana disappear
entirely when the same enters ine
chs state OF decorpositi1a "A th.
fuidities are no niolc dtsliae an.
white loses Its transparency.
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Thought It Something 10 Eat.

A young Englishman with a. title
and a healthy appetite recently went
to spend few days at a monastery
In Switzerland BY chance he arrived
on a Friday, when the fare was espes
cially frugal He had little to eat that
day and went to bed hungry Duriug
the night, as is their custom. one III
the fathers went to the cells with Il
benedlction, The Lord be with you,
which. OF course, he said in Latin.
When he came to the door Of the VII.
itor' scell he knocked and said.
"Dominus tecum'" Who's there"
cried the young Englishman The
monk repeated, "Drminus tecum,"
"Ah, thanks, I'm much obliged" said
his lordship. getting out OF bed
please but 1t down outside!"
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Chaplain Didn't Make a. Good Ex.
change az He Thought.

One would think that almost any
thing IL preferable to a soaked bed In
the rainy open. The chaplain OF the
! Fifty-second Massachusetts volunteers
did not find II SO. AZ the major OF the
regiment relates In an article on up
the Teche With Banks A bridge had
been built, and the union troops were
supposedly taking rest, camping be-
side the bayou.
The chaplain and the sergeant ma
jor We're sleeping or trying to Sleep
under the same blanket. The sergeant
major, was soon fast asleep. Down
came the rain. The soldiers woke and
tried to shift to the shelter of the
trees, but there was little roon The
water came down in torrents II one
drew up his rubber blanket the rain
fell. on his feet: II he pushed 1t down
II soaked his hair. ev
The chaplain finally got up to look
for a better place. The major drowsed
on. Presently the chaplain returned
I've found nice dry spot. You'd
better come"
Where is TT" was the sleepy re-
Spouse.
In pigpen Nice dry shelf in
pigpen. I'm going there. You'd better
come"
Although the major aehed in every
bone, he had his doubts as to there
being room for two, so he replied
II guess I'll stay here and cover
Ing his upper ear with tin plate to
keep out the rain, he went off to sleep
again.
In about half an hour he was dis
turbed by some one getting in under
his blanket
Who is it?" he grumbled.
4, said the chaplain. I've come |
back"
Why didn't you stay?"
The chaplain uttered but one word; |
that was sufficient in explanation.
"Fleas'" he calculated, wrathfully. |
Youths Companion.
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The p. TX printed on the side.
walks all over the city does not stand
for BASS Leaghe'' as some one has
suggested. It ~ an advertisement OF
some sort ana raises the question as
~ how far the sidewalks OF the city
may be used for private purposes,
Thsy are used FOR all sorts OF pur-
poses for signs. for storage. for re-
fuse. for display of merchandise, for
commercial traffic and in place of
caspidors. There appears to be no
good reason why they should not be
used Is bill boards This is not said
~ vay OF criticism or in "scolding
spirit, but to Justify very clever
BIT of enterprise.
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TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC aYs

BELT LINE cars due TO leave Second It. 81
ing north on Commercial Ave., every y min
utes from 8 y. m. to III p. m.
Going north on wsInut st. every Ia minpi.
from sos IN. to 1888 o. IN.
POPLAR ST. LINE Holbroot Avs rsr
TO leave Sec0nn 1T geing nerth on 1onroa
Ave-, at 1857; @ n; 6:42; 6;s7, Ts12 a. m and ,,
same minutes every hour until i0'4s and ti;ta
D. M.
Going west on Twenty Eighth 81. At 5.4a;
6:Ig; 8s84; 6:4S. and 1904 ". and Oh same min
.utrs every tour until 1924 and lI:n4 .. a.
Poplar At. cars due to pass st, Mavv's psfk
II minutes after leaving second A..
BELT LINE OWL OARS north ON WxInns
iI:so D. m. 12.4 9, M; / 80 O. M; a:R0 n
$50 a. M; 4 40 a. ,rl., $50 a. m. i@
North On uomme~cisl-17:Gn y. m.; 100
mi 90 D. IN. 8: 90 n. N. no q. M > =. ~.
Selt and Owl cars are due 10 pass Was4
Thirty fourth st. 10 minutes after laAvins
Second st,
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pee ember Circulation.

q III %SfS n yl.s Zul0 Z
The above rs d correct statement
I 81 me. number of copies Of the Cairo
Builet1n printed daily, and Sunday
during tue month of December 1907
and the year 1907.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this sixth day pf January 1908.
N LEO ]. KLEB,
tSeal) Notary Public.
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importance Of N. Enoln.er.

! One fact is certain. that in the fu
ture the engineer, using. the term In
Its widest sense. Will become increas
ingly more and more essential to the
social progress OF the universe. and
that on his labors and inventiyeness.
more than on those Of any other class
OF society. VIII depend the ultimate
physical wellbeing of mankind.
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ThaekeraY,. Poets.

Thackeray's favorite poets were
Goldsmith and the sweet lyrick sing.
ers, Prior, whom he thought the east.
est, the richest, the most charmingly
humorous Of English lyrical poets.
and Gay. the force OF whose simple
melody and artless ringing laughter
he appreciated He admired Pope,
too: but, while admitting Millions
greatness. thought him such a bore
that no one could read him" 1t is not
surprising. therefore. that Thackersy
never essayed the big bowwow kind"
of poetry.
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yAnuAay IL, N HISTORY.

~ -Martip Luther preached his
]. farewell sermon at witten
i. = berg 80
~ i1esneine iiiberyille. took pos.
session OF the Mississippi in
the name OF France.
- benjamin. Franklin. American
/. Statesman and scientist, born,
Died April II, 1899.
~ Robert. WalpoIe expelled from
|.< the House : OF Cohmons and
: eommitted to the Tower.
~ stAplislaus Poniatowski. king Of
Poland born. = Died Feb. IL.
I 15ss. 1850
|1Americans defeated tlie Brit
s.. ~ AZ battle OF cowpens.
. Charles w proclaimed King Of
Bpain.
~ Thsdaeps Fairbanks. scale in.
tentor. born Died April u.
*<1s5e.
a. kola Montez. adventures who
cat>ed solicitation of Louis
Charles OF Bavaria. died In
fosrrfy In New York -
~ 1ses state Capitol at Des
3Iones, Iowa. dedieated. =
British force defeated the
trorps q me Mahaisai battle OF
) ktu ikea.
4 -3eefkx fsncoft. American his.
f6<lan zisf Born Oct 3. 1860.
81 Rufh<rford B. Hayes. Nine
teeuth P'sssaenf Ct the United
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Shy Amateurs.

Splendid spectacles." that Is the
definition towards which athletics In
England are gradually drifting. and
chiefly. IL is to be feared, upon the
current Of highly trained profession.
alism. The ordinary man. conscious
Of his own mediocre ability. is afraid
to venture into the field.-North China
Herald.
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a BIZ Difficult.

Riding in an omnibus up Regent
street the other evening. / heard AN
old lady annoying the othet passen-
gers by her remarks. The conductor
demonstrated with her, saying.
"Maam, remember you are in pub
lie vehicle, and behave as slch.'--
Spectator.
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Queeri

Four-year-old Philip went for tbs
FIRST time with his auntie TO an Epis-
copal church one Sunday recently.
and the little fellow was especially
impressed with the white-robed.
surpiiced choir. On reaching home.
he said enthusiastically to his nam
ma; And saw lots Of ladies sing
In. but they had mems heads on"
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Miaht He Mlataken.

do you think It would be beneficial
II | should go away somewhere for a
few months, doctor?" Vs.
Can you afford it,"
Il guess so"
Remember. you have not yet re.
eeived my bill"
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Ths uuIlstln Il GA saIs "a ths
lsWIna placsa;'
coiemsasa 1fS Eighth strssE.
Haiitdax Hauss Nsws Stand.
yeikara fof Sixth atrssf.
olne fsent Aestauran.

Hfp0t comes from Bloomington
that the money Is beginning to flow
In sufficient sum to satisfy Billy sun
day and he has converted nearly
everybody except some women who
have been bascotting a young girl
who II trying no do better.
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Woman Who Wins in aHs.ness.

A woman in business wis has
pleasing manner possess IS capital
sometimes more valuable than ni3neg.
There is no royal road for reaching
this desirable quality, hut goodness Of
heart, sincerity of character. truth
and an honest desire to plea-e are
paths that will lead TO IT,
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The True Home.

Homes are not built Of brick and
mortar Il Is the people. not the places.
that make the homes; the face Of
smiling woman, the patter Of tiny
feet and the music OF children's voices,
aye. even the barking Of dog and
the human look Of joy at our coming
bring US the nameiess charm that We
ctH home
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4 CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number OF complete and
perfect copies OF the Cairo Bull
letIn printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1907 ..........2116
Average number Of complete and
perfect copies OF the Cairo Bull
letln printed daily and Sunday
during the month OF December,
1907 .2o53
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PRACTICAL EGG TESTER.
Light IN Weight aud Can lie Carr led
In Pocket.

Testing eggs by candle light has
always been deemed the only safe
method OF determining the age and
edible qualities OF this product.
Such inspection is necessary to de-
termine the freshness or otherwise
OF the egg for commercial .purposses,
An egg-tester OF unique design Is
shown Ia the illustration. IL Ia SO light
In weight aud So small Ia size Ii can
be carried IN the vest pocket, The top
is rectangular In shape. In the center
or which Is circular opening for the
reception Or a portion OF an egg The
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-17
DISCRIMINATING LADIES.
Enjey Using rierpicide ou Account .,
Its Disfinrtiv~ness.


The ladies who have used Newbrot
He-picide speak OF II In the highest
terms, for Its quick effect In cleansing
the scalp of dandrrff and also for its ex.
cellence as general halr-dressing II
makes the scalp feel fresh and II aliays
that itching which dandrufr will cause.
Newbro's Herpicide effectively cures
dandruff. as It destroys the germ that
causes Il. The same germ causes hair to
fall ont and later badness; In killing IL.
Herpiclde stops falling hair and prevents
badness 1t Is also an ideal hair dress
ing, for It lends an aristocratic charm to
the hair that Is quite distinctive Sold
by leading druggists. Send iOc, in stamps
for sample to The Herpicide Co.. De-
troit. Mich.
rw, sisss--yo cents ana yl.sy.
saul g. 6shuh 4 Sons. Special AseltA
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Blow to Medical Theory.

The theory that the germs q tuber-
culcsis get into the human system
chiefly through the medium Of COW 4
milk is discounted in Japan. wher :.
such milk Is practically unknown.
while the mortality from tuberculosis
Is nevertheless very great being In
Tokyo about one-fifth of tie. total
number of deaths.
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The poziSiiity OF one persons
finger tip being Identical with that
Of anosher- 10 .eas chance in $4,000.
000.etv
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Liehtnlnu's Victln1e.

An average of 500 persons az kTlet
In the United States each wear bv
lightning. Tgi. means one IN every
100000,
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s.sult, 10 ~nu the advertise vssD
t7f uhaf % vhsi es eeis whes be
sissss BE ssssrtisihs " ths Rss
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w. psv . r,.s- -.os. ~ s-s-zfr.s
sfv~-7S--s - sss rsuHssi~ ss-s
s's-- csiro s.ssrs bet ves 81 -
B.sa - - -
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New Yofk's MANY stre :.

Paved streets OF New YORK citJ are
long enough to reach from the Allan.
tic ocean to Piiqe's Peak.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Cairo, Alexander County, ,ii'rs
Population 1871

Population 1917
Mayor. GEORGE PARSONA
Clerk. r. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer, THOMAS H. MAHnNc,
City Attorney, IT. M. MOORE
Comptroller, ERNEST MORT"
Police Magistrate. A. J. ROSS
Chief Of Police. M. 3. HAGAh.
Alexander County, Population N 80
County Clerk, JESSE II. MILLER
Circuit Clerk, LEE B. DAVIS
Sheriff. FRANK n. DAVIS
States Attorney. AI4HxANr~A
Coroner, DIR. JAMES MeMAH'r.
County Superintendent OF ScDonA
PROF. JOHN SNYDER
Assessor and Treasurer. yRHD n
NEIIIS.
1oard o. County Commissioners
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1oard o. County Commissioners
J. J. JENNELLE, Chairmss
GEORGE PARSONS.
DIR. EDWIN ]. CAUSE.
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Baby Mine
Every mother feels Q
great dread of the pain
and danger attendant upon
the most critical period
of her life Reroming

mother should be of Joy all but the suffering and
danger incident to the ordeal makes its anticipation of
Mothers Friend the only remedy which relieves the great
and danger of maternity this hour which dreaded oman
trial only made painless but all the danger avoided
Those who this
gloomy; and other distressing conditions
the system made ready for the coming and the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-07-31

before.
T. B. Simpson. fire and life in
surance agent, returned Friday from
a very pleasant visit to his old
home in Georgia. He says "prohi-
bition is no fake in Georgia" but
that it is being strictly enforced
and that the principal damage that
is done to the state is that the po-
lice courts are pretty near out of a
lob and the customary crowd OF
negro loafers around the little
towns are greatly diminished. Mr..
Simpson was accompanied back by
his brother, who will remain in
Welsh for an indefinite time.
Upon the solicitation of a num-
Der of his friends, Wesley Jacobs OF
this city went to Lake Charles
Tuesday evening to have friendly
bout with Jack Gardener, who has
quite a reputation through the
south as sparrer, and who is now
in training preparatory to meeting
another celebrity in a fight to a
finish at Rayne within a few weeks
Although Mr.. Gardner was some
twenty pounds heavier than Mr.
Jacobs, and is in constant practice
Mr.. Jacobs outclassed him in every
particular in three-round match
with six ounce gloves. Amateurs
will have to get up and hustle some
if they leave many marks on Yves
ley.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-07-31
In the Pen.

Joseph Eastman, the negro who was
arrested here few days ago, mention
of which was made in the Herald at
the time, and taken to Crowley, plead
ed guilty to the charge of kidnapping
and was sent1nced to three months in
the penitentiary.
Joseph may have got what was due
him, but if every negro man living
with a negro woman not his wife was
sent to the pen where, oh! where would
ninety per cent OF the negro men be?-
Jennings Herald.
Yes, and if all the white men who
are holding similar relationship with
negro women were sent to the pen,
how large pen would it take to hold
them?