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Short Period of Nervousness il
Weat Had No Effect-Liberal
Realizing at Times.

Chicago, July --WHEAT-Strong
period of nervousness at the outset
when prices dropped a trifle below
Yesterdays closing quotations. The
dominating factor was the situation
in the northwest where the new crop
it Is claimed, is in danger of being i'm
iured by black rust Nearly every
commission house represented on the
board of trade had dispatches claim.
ing that the rust blight has appeared
in the wheat fields of North and South
Dakota. Many of these dispatches,
however, asserted that it was still IN.
certain whether or not the crop had
beerseriously damaged. The falling
off in receipts in the southwest helped
to inspire gulish sentiment. There
was liberal realizing at times, but all
Cfierings were readily absorbed. The
close was strong, September up Ii
al; No. ? red 91% 193A No 3 red
No, hard 921aM9i15;
No. . hard92093; September opened
905k m90H highest 9l12 @919s; low
est S97s closing 9l18 491hi July
9o5s.
CORN-Strong chiefly because Of
the advance in wheat prices, The
market was affected to some extent
by the hot dry weather over almost
the entire corn belt and the firm
market at Liverpool. An. advance Of
/ cent in cash grain also eXerted a
bullish influence. The close was
strong No. 2 77G771a; No. 3 7615 ar,
No. white S1MS112; No. white
1919 @SO1a; TO. 2 yellow 1874 I7S& F;
No, yellow 7S67Sh; September
opeend 74I74Is; highest 749s low
est 76A; closing Az; July 76A.
OATS-Strong on active demand
brought out by crop damage reports
from the northwest Cash houses re
ported few adceptances on over night
bids and this tended to strengthen
the market. September closed up Is;
No. . white 53d54; No. 3 white 5l12
ass, September opened 443s; high
est Asa @452s; lowest 4f&; closing
44Ts July 541a.
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He Was Insulted.

Larry was showing to friend the
Check which the Chinese laundry
man had given him In exchange for
his bundle OF soiled linen.
'Fwhat dye suppose II Isl" he
asked.
That's for identification, said
his friend, so the Chinaman can rec
ognize you when YOU call for your
clothes. It's a brief description OF
how you look, so there can't be any
where are you going?"
I'm going back 10 smash the pig
tailed haythen's head f'r Inn" ex-
claimed Larry, taking another look
at their hieroglyphics and striding
rapidly in the direction of Ping
Vans laundry.-Chicago Tribune.
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viii interest Wives.

A Brooklyn wife has found new
way to make her recreant husband dis.
gorge a portion Of his earnings. lie
was SIS shy on his feed bill and re
fused to come TO the center. Then
she got strange hold on his wind
pipe and extracted his store teeth.
These she kept for ransom until the
halfstarved man was forced to pro
duce the amount
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EQUAL TO the Emergency.

Speaking OF accommodating hotel
clerks, remarked Portland COM
mercial traveller, the best ever
saw was In town near Bangor. l
reached the hotel late in the evening
and was assigned to = pretty tidy
looking room Just before retired |
heard scampering under the bed
and looked under, expecting 10 see
burglar Instead saw a couple
Of large rats just escaping into their
hole. dressed and went down TO
the office and put in a big XXX The
clerk was as serene as a summers
breeze 'd'
"1ll fix that all right sir, hs
said. Front! Take cat 10 20 az
once"
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FOR SALE.
WANTED.

WAN1 Ed White woman for gcncr
81 rouse work Go.d homo to rig It
party. 2G00 Holhrook avenue.
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TRAIN STRIKES AUTO
Two Phlade lphians of Some Promn
ence Killed Early This Morning
Both Horribly Crushed.

Philadelphia, Pa, July 31.--Charles
Humphries, chief clerk of the bureau
of police of this city, and Harry b
Bromley, a manufacturer, were run
down and killed by train while
crossing the tracks of the Reading
railroad, in the northern section OF
the city this morning friday.
The men We're in an automobile and
crashed through the gates at the
crossing directly in the path of the
train Both men were horribly crush
ed.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. July 30.-CATTLE. Re
CENTS $500; steady: steers 573@Soo.
cows and heifcrs 3i0M625; bulls 5000
500: calves 250m725; stockers and
feeders 3O0M 1875.
HOGS Receipts 10000; strong; ;
choice heavy packing butchers 6'on
$50: lights 635n67O; packing 575M
Cos; pigs i50dG9o.
SHEEP Receipts 1900; sheep
steady: lambs strong; sheep 5ood
$50: lambs 475d7)O; yearlings i@5d
525
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HiSGEN GIVEN OVATION
BY FELLOW TOWNSMEN

West Springfield, Mass, July 30
Thomas l., Hisgen, nominee of the
Independence party for president Of
the United States, arrived from Chi
cago late today and was greeted by
several hundred of his townsmen who
escorted him to the town hall where
he was rendered an ovation un-
paralleIed in the history of the town,
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NOTICE OF COLOR OF
PRIMARY BALLOT

State Of Illinois, County of Alexander,
IS.
|. Jesse E. Miller, county clerk n
and for the county Of Alexander in
the state aforesaid. do hereby cerd
fy that | have pursuant to law select
ed colors for the primary ballots Of
the respective parties at the primary
election August 8, 1908, in said county
as follows, viz:
Republican party. yellow.
Democratic party, pink
Prohibition party. light blue.
Socialist party, red.
In testimony whereof have hero
unto set M hand and affixed my Of
hcial seal at Cairo. Illinois, ghis 21,,
day Of July, A. D. 1903.
JESSE Z. MILLER,
County Clerk
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NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York, July 30.-WHEAT-Re
CENTS 10000, shipments 10000; spot
firm No. . firm; No. red 99% a lOl12
levator; No. 2 red 101h fob. afloat
Options closed "a to y net higher
July 1922
CORN-Spot firm: No, ? So nominal
elevator and Sjh nominal ahoat. Op
tons closed q net advance. July 81.
OATS-Reccipt $1,000; spot easy
mixed 59mGl; white 62MG5; clipped
white G5m73.
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Russian Sc hools,

Our secondary schools are bad. the
primary schools are not better, but II
is in the superior school that we must
look for the heart of putrefaction II
is the superior school which sets the
bad example. which depraves youth
habituating II to idieuess and incul
eating revolutionary principles.-Jour
nal de st. Petersburg
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RzMeh arienra.

Science solves formidable prob
lens aud IL powerless before apparent
Is simple ones. She discovers steam
power and electricity and bends the
forces of nature to our needs. Never
tnsless. she cannot yet tell Why the
acorn becomes. an oak. Why a stone
fails to the ground. She Is full OF
why's that remain unanswered.
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OFFICERS
DIRECTORS

Interest PAID On Time Deposits :
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MURDERED BY ROBBERS.

Lupus. Mo- July 30.--Robbery Is
believed to have been the motive for
the murder of Coleman Kenny, a pros
porous farmer five miles south Of
Lupus, whose body was found in his
home this evening by the daughter
when she returned from days out
ing r#t fttt
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FIRE HORSES ESTABLISH
NEW WORLDS RECORD

Clinton, Ia, July 30-Paddy and
Princel. the Sioux City fire team, won
the free for all race this afternoon in
the state fremen's tournament. estab-
fishing a worlds record by making a
half mile run with bunk hitch ana
coupling, in 1:15. Des Moines teams
took second and third places.
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STRIKERS GET DEMANDS.

Elgin, Ill.,, July 50.-The strike of
the employees o fthe Elgin and Belvi
dere line, which in the few days of its
duration has been productive of much
violence, was settled today, the strik.
.ers resuming their old positions at in
.cIeased wages.
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Agriculture is everywhere being
recognized as the coming industry
The old notion that the man VINO
works with his intellect more than
with his muscle IS not a real farmer
but only an imitation. Is fast be
coming relegated 70 the background
Business Mans Magazine.
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POPE CO. REoRGANlZED.

Hartford, Conn, July 30,-A re
organization of the Pope Manufactur
ing Company was effected today. The
new capitalization is $2,500,000 pre-
ferred aud s4,O00,000 common stock
The company went into the hands of
receiver August -, 1907.
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CENTRAL
CORRECTED 10 July 4, IyU8.
The FAST MAIL ROUTE
Trains Leave Cairo:


1892 .. m. Daily Chicago Vestibu!e
Limited, arriving Chicago 1859 .. III,
e:23 a. m. Daily St Louis Night
limited, arriving st. Louis 7:0s ., IN.
Eleeplng car open at $3.50 p. IN,
500 a. m. Chicago Daylight Express
except Sunday.
500 a. m. st. Louis EorsiHx sI-
press, except Sunday.
1f:15 a. m. st. Louis Fast Mail.
11:f5 a. m. Chicago Midday Special
2:35 p. m. Daily st. Louis Limited.
1885 D. m. Afternoon Express for
Odin, Effingham, NATION, Champaign
$40 o. m. Thebes Accommodation.
7:15 o. m Chicago and Eastern kx-
press.
7:45 q. m. Memphis and Nashville
Sis a. m. Memphis and Nav Or
leans Limited.
500 q. NJ. Paduesh and Louisville
t.4t e. m. Daily Memphls ssa Nsz
Orleans.
t;4t D. ~. Daily Nsshviiis, chstts
rnuEa and Atlanta,
1880 .. m. Fulton Accommodation.
$3.50 o. m. Paducah and Louisville.
500 o. m. Memphis and New Or
leans Special.
For through tickets. sleeping ca
accommodations and further informs
ton apply at Illinois Central pssseH
80 Gtutto1 Iafro iii
}. n. JONES, TIekss kssnt
O. 4. HATCH, @. p, A,
A. n. HkNspN, Pass, TFEffIs Aah
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SPRINGFIELD RACES.

Springfield, III, July 30.-Great
Western Races, Chamber of Commerce
stake for 2:12 PAGERS, $4,000. won by
Rex Guard, in straight heats Time
2:0Sh.
2:17 Trot, $500, Baritone won in
straight heats. Time 2:114.
2:1S Pace. Bankers stake, $500,
Bcnncr won Time 2:05A.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
PROVISIONS.

BUTTER-Steady and unchanged
Cheese-weak: full cream specials
1874 G13A.
EGGS irregular and unchanged.
CONGREGATIONS closed steady.
net unchanged TO ; points lower,
sales 15.500 bags. July S5.90d5.95:
spot quiet: No. Rio els mild duh
.Cordoya ga n12k.
STGAR-Raw firm; fair refining
t3I5. centrifugal 80 test s4.25: mo
lasses sugar S5.i5u j.5o' Tehned
steady
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Pauaninl.

During the revolution n Italy Pag
amin was seized as a suspect and
thrown into prison, where he was con
fined for some years. Having a violin
with one string only, by incessant
practice he acquired an execution so
masterful that he was able to play
upon the one string more wonderfully
than others could upon fOur.-New
York American.
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An Improvement.

n was a thankful Alma wife that
sent the following recommendation
m pa.ent medicine Arm Gentle
mon. before taking yorr medicine |
was 20 weak to spank nv baby, but
now 7 can llr. my husband.
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Prophetic Dream Fulfilled.

It was stated at an inquest on a
Dean Forest GEngland) collier who
had become entanglcd in the machin-
cry, that on the previous night he
woke mp his wife and told her he had
dreamed that while working with the
machine an accident occurred and he
had fallen into it.
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Alexander
National
Bank
Commercial Avenue and Eighth stresi
CAIRO, ILLINOIS.
OFFICERS

Accounts of corporations and fndivid'
uals especially solicited. Exchanges
furnished to any part Of the world.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-31

Thank God We do not live with
saints, We live with people full OF
faults. and it is excellent. for the
faults of others serve us either by i'm
posing a salutary c0nstraint or by the
lesson that they give.-Irapslated
from lie Figaro
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-31

Water, looked upon as the tamest oil
l,nuids is as great an explosive as dy
Mantle under certain conditions. In
one day water breaks mp more eafth
and rock than all the gunpowder, gun
cotton and dynamite in the world DO
In q wear.
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NEW Work MONEY.

New York, July 30.-Money on call,
easy. 1d1A per cent closing bid /.
emo l. ans moro active. firmer; sixty
da. > uCr cent 90 days "a to TX;
tx ~orths per cont; mercantile
al .r alAT1 per cclt. Exchange
tCt.t. demand, sISC.90; co days
'LGlir(i 1850 Tar silver 52A.
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ReaI Hone Rulers.

The brains of the average home are
not all packed away in the Uranium OF
the male head of the household. The
real ruling. managing force OF the
home is the wife. The husband earns
the money. il is true But II be mad
the spending Of It, the result would
be chaos. The wife is the real chan
cellor Of the exehequer--Neekiy hs-
patch.
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CLEANLY WOMAN.
Enormously Thinks by Securing He's
Scalp That She Cures Dnndrun.

Clearly woman has an erroneous idea
that by securing the scalp. which re-
moves the dandrufr scales. she IL curing
the dandruf She may wash her scalp
every day. and yet have dandruff her
life long. accompanied by falling hair
too The only way in the world to cure
dandrufr is to kill the dandruff germ
and there Is no hair preparation that will
do that but Newbro's Herpicide Herpi-
eide by killing the dandrur germ.
leaves the hair free to grow as healthy
Nature intended. Destroy the cause
Won remove the effect. Kill the dan
druf germ with Herpfcide. Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c, In stamps
for sample to The Herpicide Co.. De-
troit. Mich.
Two shes-5O cents and yl,01,
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Advice for the Married.

Never sound the praise of another
woman before your wife. The wise
and chastened man knows that press
work. like charity. begins at homo
and ends there Exchange.
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ct olJIs CATTLE.

ST Louis, July 30,--CATTLE,-Re-
GENTS 5.OO0: strong; beef steers 1000
70a stockers and feeders 2T5n $50;
cows and heifers 265mG5o; TeXas
steers 250M550
Receipts 5000; So 10
higher; ranged 500H69O.
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For Freight and Passage sppiy Al
Halliday q Phillips wharfb9st. Cairo.
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MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT.

Minneapolis, July 3o.-WHEAT.-
July 113m115 September 9Shm99;
cash No. northern l13d11i; No. 2
northern l10M1t2.
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Growth Of New York.

Notwithstanding there is an aver
age of 90 deaths day in New York
city the population is being increased
by births alone 125 each "a hours
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-31

The fish candles of Alaska are be-
ing sent over the world in quantities
as car usitios.
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Jimmy wisht | wuz president o.
der lumber trust, an de baseball
managers had ter come ter me fur
deir fences
Father--Why!
Jimmy-Why. / wouldn't sell dem
bloomin' board dat didn't have a
knot hole In II Philadelphia Press
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Australia in 10 years paid ont
t5.SSN.o15 Ia buuutirs for rabbits
at The rate OF - cents each.
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The average woman carries 50
miles Cf hair on her head.
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Wnrry = one of the most fruitful
'sus9s ~ consumption.
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Peters Lee. Sunday. August : :. n
Stacker Lee, Wednesday, Aug. 5 a. m
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MOBILE & OHIO R. R
Tins - TFsls. &c
CAIao

cAIno
ssuthhsuns
No. I, Express daily, w.. .s:o5 pm
No. 3, Express daily, w.. .2:o5 am
Nsrthbsuns
No. 2, Express daily, iv....1'85 pm
No. 4, Express daily, w.. 2:11 am
J. n. JONES, Ticket Assat
July 4, 1908 Cairo. HI.
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REcElPrs AND SHIPMENTS.

Chicago July 3O--The following
car loads represent the days move
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THE TREES ROOTS.
Something About What Ia Called Plan,
lntellige"es.

Something About What Ia Called Plan,
intelligence,
AS the animal IS nearer to us than
the vegetable, so is animal intelligence
nearer akin 10 our own than plant Ia,
tellgcnce. we hear of plant physi.
ology but not yet of plant psychology
When o plant growing Ia a darkened
ROOM leans toward the light tue lean
Ing. we are taught, Is purely me-
chanlcal process. The effect OF the
light upon the cells or tue plant brings
Il about in purely mechanical way,
mt when an animal IS drawn to the
light the process IS 4 much more COM
plcx one and Implies nervous system
Il Is thought 10y some that the roots or
4 water loving plant divine the water
from afar and run toward H. The
truth is the plant or tres sends its roots
IN all directions. but those on the side
Of waier find the ground Inoister in
that direction and their growth IS ac.
eelerated. while the others are checked
by the dryncss OF the soil An ash
tree stands on a rocky slope where the
soil is thin and poor twenty or twenty.
five feet from my garden After awhile
IL sent SO many roots down into the
garden and so robbed the garden yege-
tables Of the fertilizers that We cut the
roots of and dug a trench TO keep the
tree from sending more Now. the gar
dener thought the tree OWNED the rich
pasturaEe down below there and reach
ed for il accordingly The truth is,
suppose. that the roots on that side
found little more and better soil and
so pushed onatill they reached the gar.
den, where they were az once so we'll
fed that they multiplied and extended
themselves rapidly The tree waxed
strong aud every season sent more and
stronger roots into the gardeu..,,Johs
Burroughs la outing Magazine.
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The matrimonial failure OF Pat, e
bartender IN thS center OF the city. has
been common knowledge FOR somc
time ana It has also been no secret
that Pat really does not blame his
wife for her impatience with his hab.
It's Pat Is IN dead earnest when he
says that his wife really IS too good
for him aud deserves n divorce. which
the self chasing paf would gladly
grant her # Il wasn't 50 expensive.
The good faith Of Pat Ia this respect
was, however. never more forcihiy n.
lustratcd thnn during the severe at
tack Of pneumonia from which he has
just recovered. "Pat. the doctors say
you are very sick" said his wife dur
lug her visit TO the hospital one day.
What DO they really sayg You cart
hurt me 10y telling the truth.7 answer
ell Pat "Wel. Fat, they say that YOU
cannot live" whispered the wife, final.
" yielding to Pats iDsistent demand
for the truth. Don't you believe Ii
Doctors make habit Of holding out
hopes to the last" drawled Pat in his
wearisome style "They are only
breaking the news to you gently. J.
am going TO get we'll Philadelphia
Record
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: wsvs Of HdntIno.

Deerstalking among the Dogrih In
dians is managed by a skillful counter
felt Of the animal. Two hunters walk
together the man behind with bent
body, the one in front carrying a
stag's head. The legs OF the men
serve very well for the fore and hind
legs Of the animal In this way the
hunters get almost in the midst OF a
herd Of deer before the creatures are
aware OF danger.
The ostrich is hunted in a similar
way by the bushmen Of South Africa.
ana the 1Esl1lmos sometimes come to
close quarters with seals by dressing
themselves in sealskins and dexterous-
ly nlimicking the style OF swimming
and ''aopping" so characteristic of the
animal.
In Australia the natives bring the
wallaby or young kangaroo within the
range Of the spear by suspending a
small birds skin and feathers from
the end OF long rod and initiating
the birds cry.--London Strand.
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KNOW IT WELL
Familiar Features Well Known 10
Hundreds Of Guthrie cisizens.


A familiar burden IN every home,
The burden of "bad back.
A lame, a weak or an aching back
Tells you of kidney Ills.
Doans Kidney Pills VIII cure you.
Here is Guthrie testimony TO prove
ii;
b. W. Pulse. janitor 81 the Central
school residing at sI5 E. Logan ave
nue.. Guthrie, OKLA, says: Doan 8
Kidney Pills aie a remedy IN which
have great confidence and heartily
confirm what have heretofore stated
about them I have had occasion TO
appeal TO them twice since giving my
Original statement and as 10 the FIRST
instance. they quickly dispersed the
hackache and other symptoms OF weak
ened Kidneys / never fail 10 speak
Of them In high words Of praise and
know OF several who nave proflied By
ms advice I remember one party IN
particular who suffered from kidney
trouble for years advised him 90
use Doans kidney Pills lie did so
and WAS cured
For sale by AN dealers Price 30
cents Foster tlilhnfn Co.. Buffalo
Sew York sole asents lor the Nnite'
States
Renember lhe namo Doan and
take no ofhef
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The Letter Followed Him.

Gust as Henry Labouchere had been
appointed secretary to the British EN-.
bassy at Constantinople his chief, Lord
Hammond, requested him 20 proceed
to Constantinople without delay. But
this arrangement did not suit Mr.. La
bouchere, and a week later his chief
saw him strolling lelsurely along the
Strand. The latter glared menacingly
upon him and hurried on to his club.
a very percmptory letter was the re
suit, but Mr.. Labouchere guessed the
nature OF the message and recognized
the writing. so he did not open the en-.
yelope, but placed II IN the tail pocket
of his coat Then he set OF for a little
holiday at Baden-Baden, and when he
had been there for week or SO he
opened the letter.
NOW he remarked to friend,
you can appreciate my foresight in
placing Hammonds letter IN my tail
pocket for sholl write him rs fol
lows:
{ My lord, | have just read your let
ter. which followed me 10 Baden-Ba-
dem"
This explanation OF the delay was
regarded as wholly satisfactory by
Lord Hammond, who until he received
It had been disposed 20 oibe very wroth
with his dllatory assistant
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Lona Lives lcoIanders.


It would be interesting to know II
any part Of the world beats Iceland in
the average length OF life Of It's inhabit-
ants. It Is shown by statistics that
on an average the people Of that island
live 70 the age of G1.S years, which IS
very nearly double the mean duration
of human life as 1t was computed a
generation ago Sweden and Norway
are regarded as very healthful coun.
tries, but Iceland takes the palm In
longevity. the mean duration Of life in
Sweden being 50.02 years and in Nor
way 1904 years.
Some of Ieelands earthquakes are
nerve racking; but, on the whole. the
lives of most Of It's simple and indus
trious inhabitants slip along with few
incidents that unduly stimulate or de
press the pulse summer ana winter
the same old mail boat from Lelth
steams into the harbor Of Reykiayik
every three weeks, but very rarely
brings news that touches Iceland Sc
closely as 10 make excitement. In fact
thellttie island enjoys many Of the ad-
vaniaecs of civilization and avoids
most OF its drawbacks Christian Ad,
vOcate.
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A dealer in secondhand books adver.
tised the other day for old Bibles be.
longing to three families that have
lately come into proe.inence.
do they want them as heirloomsT
asked a customer who had read the ad-
vertisement
"Not bit sof It." said the dealer.
"They want the Bibles because they
contain record of births: consequent
" they reveal ages women's ages. pre-
sumahly Very often dealers in old
books are asked ia look up inconven.
lent documentary evidence OF that kind
Before days Of ahluence the family Ri.
bles got lost in the shuttle of moving
around Nobody thought much about
the loss then. but With the advent OF
prosperity the books could easily be
come source OF modification to many
women II they happened to fall into
the hands OF malicious persons; hence
the frantic attempts to gather all such
records into the family New York
Post