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The Washington times., 1909-03-09
N6i 5ses Southerland Return.


The Misses Switzerland, daughters OF
Commander and Mrs Switzerland, ar
rived in Washington yesterday from
tour of tie world. They viii open their
home On - street. and have IL in readi-
ness for the coming OF their parents,
who expect to arrive here shortly. Miss
Mary Switzerland is the guest Of Mrs.
Roscoe c. Bulmer until her parents ar
rive and Miss Harriet SOutherlG nd is
with Or. ana Mrs. j. r. Mitchell.
\ large audience attended the second
lecture in the series on psychology ar
ranged by Mrs Thomas IT. Carter for
the benefit of the endowment fund OF
the Anna Hanson Dorsey scholarship
al Trinity College, by the Very Rev.
Edward 4. Pace, Phi. D., last evening
at Rauscher's. The subject II this lee
ture was The Relation Of Brain and
Mind"
The third lecture of the course will
he given Monday, March Is, and the sub
ject will be Mental Development
Gen. AID Mrs. Charles L Fitzhueh.
who have been in Europe since last fall,
have arrived in New York and are
guests at the Hotel WOlcott for a few
days before coming 70 washington
where they will spend the spring sea-
son.
The Washington times., 1909-03-09

Miss Marion Leutze. daughter Of Rear
Admiral and Mrs. LeUtZe, will entertain
small company informally at bridge
this afternoon in her home at the Navy
Yard.
The Washington times., 1909-03-09

The Misses Mayer viii not be at home
tomorrow, but will receive the follow
ing Wednesdays in March.
The Washington times., 1909-03-09
Mrs. Barney's Luncheon

Mrs. Barney's Luncheon.
Mrs Albert Clifford Barney enter
tanned a small company at luncheon to
day at Studio Hall, asking her guests
10 meet Mrs Sherman, wife of the Vice
president Mrs. Barney was hostess AZ
a similar hospitality Sunday.
The Washington times., 1909-03-09

Miss Sessions left Washington this
afternoon for Philadelphia and .diss
Bessie Sessions for New York, where
she will be the guest of Miss Margaret
HOughton for several days.
The Washington times., 1909-03-09

Mrs. Richard Weightman left Wash
ington today for New Orleans, where
she viii spend several weeks
The Washington times., 1909-03-09
Paderewski Recital.


The Paderewsd piano recital at the
New National Theater yesterday after
rcon was largely attended. Mrs. Taft,
wife of the President. was hostess at a
box party. having as her guests Prof
and Mrs. Lewis Moore, Mrs, Nicholas
Anderson. Mrs Charles Anderson. and
Miss Torrey. Mrs. Taft wore the beauti-
tul gown OF wisteria broadcloth and the
toQue OF gold sauze that she wore 10
the Capitol on Inauguration day
Senator and Mrs. Lodge were the
gusts OF the British Ambassador and
Mrs. Lodge in their box.
Mrs. Charles A. Williams also enter
tanned party in her box. including
Mrs Frederick Keep and Miss Williams.
Mrs Letter entertained box party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lisner were hosts at a
box party in compliment to Mrs. Robert
j. Wynne.
Those in the audience were the wife
or the French ambassador, Nine. Jusse-
rand, the Minister from the Netherlands
and Nine. Loudon. the minister from
Sweden and the Misses de Lagercrantz,
Mrs NewberTy and Miss Newberry,
Mrs. James Garfield. Countess de ST.
bour. Mr. and Mrs. William Slater, Mrs
Henri Cleveland Perkins and the Misses
Perkins, Miss Morgan. Ms Calderon
Carlisle Miss Carlisle, Mrs Hugh Wal
lace, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Henry. Mr..
Montero, of the Cuban legation: Mrs
Foraker, Miss Foraker. Miss Madeline
Bradley. Mrs. Richard Harlow. Mrs.
Huntington Jackson, Mrs Lowndes,
Mrs. John Hay, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Phil
lips, FRS. Charles 8. BromWcll. Mrs
Arthur Lee. and Mrs. Audenried.
Receive Informally.
DR.. end Mrs. Willard Thompson will
receive informally thls afternoon from
to s o'clock, in compliment to their
house guests, Mr.. ans Mrs. Edwin IL
Lewis, of Philadelphia.
The Misses Mayer viii not be at home
tomorrow, but will receive the follow
ing Wednesdays in March
Mrs. Richard Weightman left Wash
ingtOn today for New Orleans, where
she viii spend several weeks
Miss Sessions left washington this
afternoon for Philadelphia and .diss
Bessie Sessions for New York, where
she viii be the guest of Miss Margaret
Houghton for several days.
Miss Eleanor Downing, Of New
York, who has been the guest OF Miss
Rose Bradford, daughter of Com and
Mrs Royal b Bradford, for the last
rev days, VIII return to her home
Friday, accompanied by Miss Brad
ford, who VIII spend some time there.
hi4SS AAll4aA3 NTeLes u ROCK f1aii, NJ
who was the guest of Mrs. Z. A. Arnold
OF Capitol Hill. during inaugural week
has returned to her home.
Miss Marion Leutzes daughter of Rear
Admiral and Mrs. LeUtZe, viii entertain
a small company informally at bridge
this afternoon in her home at the Navy
Yard.
Mrs Samuel II. Greene, IT.. entertain
co party of her school friends inform
ally AT a bridge tea this afternoon in
Lar I-rr-laIlt Tia
The Washington times., 1909-03-09

Miss Lillian Gale, of Rock Hall. Nd,
who was the guest of Mrs. & A Arnold.
Of Capitol Hill, during inaugural week.
has returned to her home
The Washington times., 1909-03-09

Miss Eleanor Downing, Of New
York. who has been the guest Of Miss
Rose Bradford, daughter of Com and
Mrs Royal B Bradford, for the last
few days, viii return to her home
Friday, accompanied by Miss Brad
ford, who will spend some time there.
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Receive Informally.

DR.. end Mrs Willard Thompson will
receive Informally tiIls afternoon from
TO o'clock, in compliment to their
house guests, Mr.. ans Mrs. Edwin IL
Lewis, Of PHILADELPHIA
The Washington times., 1909-03-09
The Real Newspaper Situation Today
in Washington, D. G.

shown by this dabydy comparison circulation figures for the
February, 1909
They show how firmly established THE WASHINGTON TIN
the first place among Washington newspapers
The figures the daily circulation Of The Times and of
competitor.
The Washington times., 1909-03-09

The Minister of Sweden and Nine. de
Lagercrantz entertained a company at
dinner last evening in their handsome
legation home on sixteenth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18
The Lepers
By FREDERICK FERDINAND MOORE

copyright, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
l. Florencio Bacumus a native OF
the Philippine islands, and leper in
The colony of Culion, who has but
short time to live, wish to give notice
Of how | became leper, and to in
form the American lieutenant, who
also is leper in this colony with me.
and the other lepers. how it came to
pass that he is at Culion.
Mr. White, once a lieutenant in the
army of the Americans, has lost his
toes and the first joints of his fingers
and the sickness is beginning to eat
his face away. But he will live much
longer. and in order to die happy and
enjoy heaven | desire that he should
know all things regarding how he hap
pened to be leper on this island, that
he may think about ii and have his
peace of mind disturbed when the
mosquitoes keep him awake at night
and he looks at his melting nose and
cheeks.
Also { wish to tell to the other
americans, all of whom | hate, and
may the Evil Spirit put a curse on
them, how Filipino can get pay Tor
injury done to him. SO this is warn
ing, put down on paper for me by the
good Father Vidal of the leper colony.
First, am the servant of Mr.. White.
was his servant before We were
lcpers and came to Culion together on
The same boat Of the coast guard,
which runs from Manila every month
with the lepers which have been
found in all the Philippines.
Five years ago | was only boy,
living with my father and mother near
town of the province OF Batangas.
We had a little rlipa house out in the
forest, q few pigs, some hemp trees
and a small rice field. which gave us
enough to eat and We We're very happy
aad knew nothing about war or the
Americans and desired only to be left
alone.
One afternoon my father and moth
or were sitting on the floor OF the nipa
house making basket | was lying
on my back near them smoking and
watching a lizard walking across the
bamboo stick of the roof. 1t was a
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18
Gannrene of Caste in india.

Those who have not lived in India
nor have made special study Of its
-uniape conditions can hardly under
stand the differences and hatrcds that
exist among the different peoples. Be-
tween the Mussulman and the Hindu,
tse PuniaDi and the Bengal, the Sikh
and the Brahmin, and between many
OF the smaller divisions of religion.
race ana caste there is no such thing
as cohesion or cooperation; and if,
to small degree, the rigid lines Of
caste have beph broken down here and
there so that labor and commerce I'M
der modern conditions have been
iAade possible it is due in no small de-
gree to the efforts of Great Britain
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18

nice day and the warm breeze was
blowing in through the door.
All at once | heard loud rattle in
the distance, like the buz2ing of a
bee. only the bee would weigh as
much as casco-load of sand if he
could make such morse. 1t went
r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r- and at the same time
saw a row of little holes appear about
two feet above the floor of the house
in the side of the wall, letting in little
spots of sunlight. Something
whistled over my head. My father
laid down on the floor with a moan
and my mother called to the Blessed
Virgin once and then she, too, dropped
back on the floor.
was too frightened to move, but
yelled TO my father and mother. They
said nothing. Then | looked at them
and they were Lying still, and some
thing was dripping down through the
bamboo strips of the floor and the
pigs under the house were fighting
among themselves to dip their black
shouts in the red liquid.
ran out of the house. There were
some American soldiers coming to-
ward me. An officer spoke TO me and
went in the house. He came out
again. laughing, and made some joke.
vowed | would remember his face as
long as | lived.
The soldiers had gun on a frame,
which one of them carried on his back.
They put it on the ground aud put a
belt in it filled with bullets. ! did
not know then what il was for, bat
have learned that it was what they
call a "rapidfire." When they turn
a crank it begins to throw bullets. 30
that it will cut down thousand men
or NOW field OF rice They had
turned it on our house and had killed
my father and mother. aad tbs
thought it was a good joke.
buried my father and mother near
the house and became wandercr.
Manila was my home. / was search
ing for the American officer For
many weeks went about the city
looking at every American soldier
Then / went TO the Ofncer5 clHb,
which is in the Walled City. and
learned to serve the tables. For
months | worked there and / did not
see the officer was seeking. But his
face was burned into my mind and
every night when | said my prayers /
promised the soul OF my father and
mother that ] would kill the man who
took their lives.
One day met him At the door lie
was Lieut.. White lie did not remcm
her me. l served him with dl inks and
was very attentive. | asked MIN if he
wanted to employ a servant, and he
gave me a position.
As / nu the whiting ON lis shoes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
).

Mr. e. Miller, lumber inspector
fer the Wisconsin Chair company
LETT Tuesday for Chicago ana Port
Washington, Wis. in the interest of
the above firm and will be gone
about week. Mr.. Eiite Hillerich Will
occupy his place duriag his absence
Aside for the list of names pre-
viously mentioned following are
few more of the theatre people VINO
witnessed Polly of the Circus in
Cairo Monday evening: Mr. and
Mrs. II. M Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis Friganza, Miss Howk, Willie
PERKS, Miss Lena Stern Miss Minnie
EoYd, John Strohm, Joe Martin, Mr..
and Mrs. Jean BRYAN, MIR. and Mrs.
&c. A. Griffith, Miss Lille Johansen
and Harry Perks.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson of
Mounds are the parents of a fine
baby girl who arrived at their home
Monday The grandmother, Mrs.
!. W. Johnson Of this city, visited
the little one and its mother Monday
while Mrs. II. NJ. Palmer and Miss
lda Johnson spent Tuesday with
their little niece
Willis Friganza was Mounds Wis
itor Tuesday.
Dr. S. Willard made a professional
| visit to Cairo Tuesday
Mr.. NJ, Shettleworth was Cairo
visitor Tuesday.
w. T. Jaccard spent Tuesday in
Cairo on business.
! Mr.. Andrew DeVore has presented
his wife with a fine piano which was
i.stalleI Tuesday in their home on
| Fifth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18
Grow Old Along With Me.

Yes, they are gliding swiftly by
there's no two ways about it, We
sigh to think that we are growing
old, sadly, inevitably growing old:
that the evil days draw nigh when
thou shalt say: 81 have no pleasure
in them" when the summer shower
of disappointment and of grief shall
not pass as once it did, and the sun
come out again pretty soon as once it
did but the clouds return after the
rain, the bleak November sky of old
age when the clouds return after the
rain. Let them be hours of toll and
danger" if they must be, but, oh, how
GLADLY would we detain them! There
is so much for us to do or ever the
evil days shall come. We are like
Lear that held his dead daughter in
his arms aud cried aloud: "Cordelia,
Cordelia stay a little!"-Eugene
Wood, in Golfers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18
CONTEST BETWEEN HUMAN HOGS
Thte, Fat Men Get Away with SIS
Oysters and % Pounds of Steak.

Three men bers Of the Manhattan
Fat Mems club who are In trainin
for the forthcoming annual champion.
ship eating contest met AT 24t East
Third street 20 settle private wager
OF $50 40 to which OF the trio coul
pet outside or the most food. the NeT
York World says l.ere IL what theJ
consumed:
EX.Alderman Frank j. Dotzier. who
weighs $50 pounds. 20 oysters. sls
pounds Of steak, Z rolls, IL cups OF
coffee. three large pies.
Jack Gossman. who weighs 3i5
pounds, 30 oysters, six pounds OF
steak, nine rolls, ten cups OF coffee,
three large pies
Jack Probst, who weighs $40
pounds 100 oysters. II pounds OF
steak, ten rolls. six cups of coffee. four
pies.
Peter Balvado. the referee. awarded
the $50 to Dotzier. who had hard work
pushing the money into his vest
pocket.
A dozen other members OF the club
who were present as watchers. got so
interested in the contest that their
mouths opened and shut automatical-
~, as the trio ate. Finally they all
began to howl for some food for them
selves.
ITS all gone" said Balvado. With
g.. IL u L.. IN.
taurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18
q M \,
\ G. -
Compressed Meat.

Compressed Meat.
Required A good plump fowl One
pound OF sausage meat, sweet herbs,
parsley, ristaehio nuts, meat glaze.
pepper and salt, one rd-boiicd egg,
Procure q good plump fowl tan OIL
one viii do niceI}l, joint, and season
it with pepper salt and mace. Place
all in a jar, add Just enough water to
prevent burning; cover the jar tightly
and stew till sufficiently tender to Slip
out all the homes Remove all the
bonos and gristIe, scatter chopped
herbs and parsley over, and mix in
one pound of cooked sausage meat
Season all more highly If necessary,
place In a tin, add the liquor fro" The
fowl. place a plate over, aud press
with a heavy weight all night. Turn
out. gurnsh as you would a gelatine,
and serve cold.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18

A young woman living in the neigh
borhood of Thirtythird and Cumber-
Land streets the other morning bought
ut 2 nearby grocery dozen eggs. On
Que among them there was scratched
he name. with address, of young
farmer up ahe state. He had also writ
ten on the egg a request that the per
son buying it write to him.
The young woman wrote letter TO
the tiller of the soil and received an
answer in which the farmer declared
himself pleased at having heard from
Ter, etc He wound his letter up with:
81 hope you did not eat the egg, as |
wrote that on it year go."-Phila-
lphia Record.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18
g. @ @
Curious.

A Nebraska editor says 80; he other day
when We were driving dowl Gown behil.s
our family rlinoCrtUs, We rf sne across IA,
aged man tearing bridge % pieces atL'
placing It on wagon. AS yle bridge va !
one we needed Ia our business We ash. c
the aged maa what he was doine witt ii
and ip Which case why SO, or words tC
that effect He replied ~ cyeslsht IL
poor, and have po apertaclex with mo
understand that many ttsements Are
painted on this bridge, ans am tal ms
il home In order that | nay read tner
ana find out where to get bargains, Tie
long winter EVENINGS are coming aad
want % lay in d supply OF bridges aht
board fences and barn doors, that | may
read what the merchants have to sa ".
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18
MOUND CITY.
March II.

Ouinn Manoney or villa Ril4e
spent Tuesday here on business
Mrs. Mary l.. Wilson was in from
America Tuesday shopping.
Mrs. John Saint raturned home
Tuesday from Grand Chain where
she has been the guest of Ter daugh-
ter Mrs. Geo. Childress.
Rev and Mrs. Alex Monroe, Mrs,
Row Adams. Mrs. Joseph Fullerton,
and daughter Miss Cora, left Tu s.
day for Alto Pass where they viii
attend the Southern Illinois As6ceia-
ton of the Congregational church.
Mr.. Patrick McNeile who has beea
confined to his home on High street
the past seven months is gradually
growing more feeble.
Miss Rose Mrlroney and tlNlr. Ed
Williams stent Tuesday at the no ne
of Mr.. and Mrs Ed Stuart in Cairo.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Houeea were
Cairo visitors Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reel "enter-
tainel at seven O'Clock 'i1naer Tues
day their friends Mr.. and Mrs w.
A. Dougherty and son Will and Mr..
and Mrs. Geo f. Martin and son
Russell.
Mr.. Arthur Parker, OF Salem, H.,
is the guest Of his father w. T. Par
Ler ON Main street
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Schu'er lr.. and
little son Edward. went to t.eyings
Tuesday where they win visit Mr..
and Mrs. f. Calvin.
A most sickening sight was wit
messed in our little city Tuesday
afternoon when a young man, whose
family is one Of the oldest and most
respected of Mound Citys people,
was carried bodily by the city mar
shall assisted by colorel mon and
was lodged in the city jail, The
young mans father is lying at the
point of death. Such are the dregs
of that most loathsome curse-in-
toxicating liquor,
John w. Cook of Ohmstcd was in
the city Tuesday.
Bert Calvin was down from Lev
ings Tuesday
Misses Kate and Blanche Darragl,
Mary Flyn and Allie Belts: Messrs.
Geo. Neadstina, Lawrence MulrOnay
Paul and Henry Darragh and Mark
Capoot attended Polly of the Circus"
at the Cairo opera house Monday
evening,
Jake Blum of Mounds, was a wei
come visitor TUESDAY
Rev FIR. Mumbcur went to Cairo
Tuesday evening.
R. &. Castor was a Cairo visitor
Tuesday.
Mr. Hugh Mason and daughter
Hazel visited Mrs Mason at the he's.
pita in Cairo Tuesday.
Miss Allie Belts is the CREST of the
Misses Clendenen in Cairo this week.
Mrs A. Murphy left TUESDAY for
Dongola where she will visit rela-
tives a few DAYS.
The court house question was ar
gued extensively Tuesday with Hon.
l.. M. Bradley OF this city opening
with strong arguments fayoring our
city. He was followed by Judga John
NJ. Lansden of Cairo who in a five
hour mastery speech presented the
Mounds side of the question most
forcibly. Hon. Angus Leek Ct Cairo
was still speaking when court al.
i jnurneI Tuesday evening. He VIII
finish Wednesday and Reed Green
of Cairo will make the closing arst-
ments for Mounds when Judge J.. G..
Castor will follow for Mound City.
Mr.. e. Bacchus was in from
Z America Tuesday.
Mrs. Richard Johnson was the
guest of her daughter Mrs. Thos. Cor
4 zine Tuesday.
A flaw in the verdict of the Grand
Chain horse case which was tried
here this winter caused Attorney
Miles f. Gilbert of Cairo, to make a
motion for a new trial Tuesday. The
& request was granted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18

.-,I Al - n
'''r li9e -"
Us fellers thinks it is Jolly and fine!
First one to jump II Is Phineas fofd'
Next in the line Is mat ne" horace
n. ~ lio4 ti.ot 10 III, hmm better than me,
Look nj me do il like lightning" seq he.
| do not think he is much on the jump,
Some DAY / bet you, III give him
stump
will hmm ont of opr harm on the hay
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18

Police dogs seem novelty. and yet
Columbus and his Spaniards brought
with them To the new world trained
fighting dogs that helped them to win
many an engagement.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18

Parmentler in 1881 so popularized
the potato--then new vegetable al
t.c French court. that everybody wore
bouqL and but;onholes OF the pale
violet tiowe.s af tie potato plant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18

In making mp our list of what we
arc thankful fora list that everyone
should prepare at least twice a week
it might be as well TO make Up an
other list of what We haven't that We
are thankful for, In our yearnlng 70.
blessings, we uftentimes forget what
a blessing it is that we haven't LOT
of things. any one OF which might
make us unhappy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18

Mulfs were carried by men 800 years
ago. Poor men In England and France
were forbidden by law TO carry any
save cheap black ones.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18

The new obituary editor Of an ex
change thus shows his fitness for the
place: Just about daylight the Pale
Horse came for him, with the saddle
and bride Of righteousness. and lac
straddlcd it and rode Home"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18

If all men We're as grateful to then
helpers as the town dog who has hao
a tin can loosenad from his tail there
would be more satisfaction in philan
thropy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18

Getting Down to Brass Tscks.
Il love youl"
I've heard that before"
Il worship you madly."
Loose talk"
Il can not live without your love,"
Get some new stuff"
viii you marry me2"
We'll, now, there's some class tC
that.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18

If somebody hands you a lemon, re
member that lemon Juice and not
water are good for ne dis 3un
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-18

A Boston newspaper tells of young
man who lived fifty-four days ON water
alone. What place for a honeymoon
in a yacht.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-08-20
KEEP UP SUPPLY OF HUMUs
Turn the Cornstalks and Other Rub- bish Back Into Land Before 1t
 Loses It's Value.

The theory is often advocated by agricultural writers to feed all the rough part of our crops to live stock and then return the manure to the land, writes George L. Clothier in Union Advocate. That sounds fine to read it, but there are few of these writers who have ever figured out the cost of handling manure It can be handled at a profit by ordinary meth eds only on land devoted to truck or other high priced crops, or where or dinary farm labor can be had at Chi nese prices. Besides, at least half the fertiliZing value of the material en- tering into manure is lost in average farm practice before it is returned to the land. It seems to the writer a whole lot more practicable to turn the corn stalks and other rubbish back into the land before the labor of con- verting it into manure has been ex- pended upon it. If in the past less coWpea hay had been taken from Mis- sissippi land and more cowpea crops fed on the land where the plants grew or even blow under without feeding, the soils of our state would not be so deficient in humus as they are today.
 It is just as true today as it was in the time of Jethro Tull that 'til- lage is fertility" The foundation of good tillage is good blowing and good blowing adds to the fertility of the land by returning vegetation to the soil, large part of which grew from the clements contained in the atmos- phere. Of course good blowing will not improve the soil if the firebrand is used to consume all the vegetation accumulated upon the ground. If the clements of plant food taken from the atmosphere are returned to the air by means of fire the land becomes no richer and it's physical condition is gradually reduced till cultivation be- comes almost impossible. Lack of humus is the crying need of Missis- sippi soils to-day. Commercial fertil- izers will never supply it because they contain next to nothing in their com position that can be transformed into humus. Manure might supply it if we kept enough live stock and imported a large part of the feed they consumed as is done in Holland, but the labor of handling it costs too much on land that rents as low as do the average farm lands of this state. The supply of humus can be kept up and in- creased if we would but save the trach weeds and rubbish consumed by fire every year and turn this ma. terial down into the soil with the blow