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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
NOTICE..
state OF Illinois, Alexander County

State Of Illinois, Alexander County,
SIS.
In the County Court, to the Janu-
airy Term. a. ID. 1909.
In the matter Of the estate Of
Clemcntine Mclean, deceased.
To the distributes of said estate
and all persons Interested there' 70.
You are hereby notified that o. '.'i 4
18th day of January, 1909, the under
aigncd administrator of said estate
will present TO the County Court OF
said Alexander County at Cairo, I'LL
nols, a final report of his acts and do
ing as such administrator and ask the
court to approve the same and to dis
charge him from any and all further
duties and responsibilities connected
with said estate and his administra-
ton thereof. At which time and place
you may be present and resist such
application, q you choose so TO do.
j. MURAT GUION,
Administrator of the Estate of Glenn
entine Mclean, deacesed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
HAD INFORMATION TO iMpART.
And II was Decidedly Of interest to
the Detective.

I'VE can learn from all men, even
from the humbest" said II, X. Adair,
detective AT police banquet in Du'
luth. Turn deaf ear to no man.
The lowliost tramp may have informa-
ton OF incredible interest for you
81 well remember" continued the
detective, smiling. "a walk | once took
down Market street. AS ! strobe along,
proud and happy. a rose in my but
tonhole and gold-headed cane IN my
hand, drunken man had the impu-
dence to stop me.
Amt you Mr.. Adair? he said.
Yes said |, what of it?'
MIR Adair, the detective" he
hiccoughed
Eyes, yes. Who are you?' asked
impatiently.
Mr. Adair, said the untidy wretch,
as he laid his hand on my shoulder to
keep himself from falling. III tell
you who | am, Mr.. Adair lm--hic--
the husband of your washerwoman.
Well, what of that?' said |.
My scorn brought sneer to the
mans lips, and he said:
" You see, you don't know every.
thing, Mr.. Adair'
Well, Mr. Adair, said he. 'you
don't know that-hic-I wearin one
of your new white shirts
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
a Partisan Character.

The revolutionary Libertad has
died in a Paris hospital from a kick
which he had received during a stormy
meeting recently. Lbertad was one
of the most curious figures In contem-
porary Paris. He wore no hat. but
long tangled hair and long beard.
over his scarlet shirt he wore a black
blouse, and he was never seen without
crutch and an enormous cane. His
language was terrific and he rarely at
tended any public meeting without
calling for blood. The man was a
complete mystery. His most intimate
disciples knew nothing of his history.
On his death bed he begged his friends
not 10 arrange a funeral for him. as he
had left his body by will to the Paris
School of Medicine
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
Stocks y Bondsa Cereals
STOCKS ARE WEAK IGRA|N WAS WEAK
Moderate Firmness Shown First Part
Of Session on Account of Cold
Wave Wore OFF.

Chicago, Jan. Moderate flrmness
was manifested in the early part of
the session owing to the cold wave
over large section of the winter
wheat belt and the advance of I'D at
Liverpool. The market was also bull
ishly affected by the decrease of q
100000 bushels in the worlds visible
supply for the week, the impression
prevailing prior to the publication Of
the figures that the decrease will be
considerably less than that amount.
This factor however, was later used
as bear argument when 1t became
known that all the decrease in the
available stocks occurred in Euro
pean supplies. Selling was general
the final hour. and prices declined
more than a cent from the high point
The close was weak, 3s Wl lower. No.
2 hard 1850 log; No, red 10G1a q
1908; No. 3 hard 101m 1885, No. hard
l05m107. May opened 1882 010S3s;
highest l0S5s m10SA; lowest 1928;
closing l07h. July 9&5s.
CORN-The improved demand for
cash grain by shippers caused moder-
ate firmness early in the day bur
later a weak tone developed because
of free selling by local holders who
fere actuated by the break in wheat
and the absence of any export de.
mand. The cold wave also inspired
some selling. The close was weak,
a to p lower No. yellow 59 No
3, 5SG 5S1a; No 3 white 6012 No 3
yellow BIZ May opened G114@615s;
highest Gl%; lowest 81; closing GlB
061A, July G1h0..15s.
OATS-Trade was quiet The sen
timent was a trine bullish early in
sympathy with wheat and corn, be
coming weak later following the de-
cline in these markets The close
was weak, u 10 * lower. No. q
white 514; No. white 49m51; stand.
ard soy May opened 5t% @517B;
highest DIX Q51B; lowest 51A; clos
ing 51% July 1875.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
Attributed to Collapse Of
Consolidated Gas Because of Su-
preme Court Decision.

New York, Jan 5.--The profession
| al view of the weakness which de-
yeoped in the stock market today
sympathetic effect Of the collapse in
cons olidated gas, which proceeded to-
day, only less violently than yesier-
day The period of greatest weakness
in gas today however, was while the
general list was making sturdy
stand against the reaction and was
|shCW wing a degree of positive strength
in some quarters. The action of the
market warranted the implication
that the support was in the interest
Of facilitating the process of liquida-
ton, and the pursuit Of this purpose
had the effect of weakening the whole
list later.
The money market is rapidly grow
ing easier and other expected favor
able developments are not lacking,
but SO many speculative holdings Of
stocks apparently have been waiting
for this opportunity to realize profits
that the selling outweighs the de-
mand. Effective selling was withheld
for a time early today while meas.
ures We're taken to steady the mar
kct, but its renewal after the steady
ing process had been attained had a
strung influence on the speculative
sentiment and discouraged the hope
Of present efficient leadership of the
campaign for further advance.
The gas decision undoubtedly had
a bad effect on the speculative con
fdence engendered by the assumption
that governmental activities were to
move in the future in favor of cor
porations, The refusal OF the SUI
prone court to entertain the govern
ment's appeal to reopen the stand
ard Oil fine decision was industrious
~ cited to offset the effect of the gas
case but its effect was married by
the announcement that the case will
be retired
disappointment in the gas suit has
given rise to some tlmidity regarding
the outcome of other suits in which
a favorable outcome has been assum-
Ell with the effect in the stock mar
ket. This was notably the case re-
sarding the suit to contest the Hen
burn laws commodity clause. This
was seen in the suggestion today
tina congress might be looked to to
3EnHi this clause if it We're upheld |
Nv the supreme court.
UneaainCss over the subject of the |
COY eminent aggression upon corpora
lens was shown by the manner in
which the various incidents bearing
IN the subject were dwelt upon.
American Smelling, almost alone of
he general list, showed any strength
ind the advance in the price of cop
ler was given some responsibility for
his.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
Lost Appetite.

A plant was found in India, a spe-
cies of "yeratrumi," a small portion OF
which was taken incidentally by vic
tim Of dyspepsia. lie could neither
eat nor drink without the greatest ag-
ony. yet be had to ride 80 miles a day
in his avocation After the second
dose his stomach was renewed and his
appetite returned. The plant is called
Indians root" Let US have a BIT Of
it. There are 100000 adults in
America who have no stOmachs. They
approach the breakfast table in fear
and trembling. crying oh. MY God:
have | got % eat again, ~. Y. Pre- S
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
The Oruan Grinder.

love all kinds Of music except the
tom-tom Of Barbados and the ragtime
In minor Of the Chinese An up to-
date hand-organ in front OF my door.
~ the crank is turned with discretion.
always gets a few cents out of my
pocket by way Of encouragement
am not like Mascagni. who. upon hear.
ing a fellow I'm the street numbering
"Cavalleria Rusticana," rushed down
in Italian frenzy. cursed him out in
pure Milanese. and graspins the
handle. proceeded 10 show Pietro. his
namesake. how 10 grind out his grand
composition with a Campanini inter
probation. Next Day the same organ
was IN front Of his door. bearing a big
Pupil Of Mascagni New
York Press
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
skstina

Skating is believed to have been ~
vented in northern Europe in prehis-
toric times william FitzSjephe %
speaks q IL in London toward the end
81 the twelfth century. but 10 did not
really catch hold until the Cavaliers
Who had been la exile With Charles ~
brought il with them from Holland Or
December /. 1862. Mr.. Pepys. HAVING
occasion 20 cross the park first in uv
life. d being q great frost did see peo-
pie sliding with their skates. which is
q very pretty arr" On The sth he seat
purposely 20 see ths sight and sg-an
found Il -FeTy pretty
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
The Way 10 His Vote.

Lord Beaconsfield's skill in picking
up stray votes was well known. An IL
lustration Of it is given in a recent
book by Mr.. Henry w. Lucy.
At the time that the Imperial Titles
BIZ was pending there was a certain
pompous little Irishman. Dr. OLeary,
who seemed manageable and was de-
sirable, One evening in the lobby,
Disraeli laid hand Familiarity on his
shoulder
Dear DR. oLeary. the resemblance
is most striking." he said. Il really
thought | saw again my old friend,
Tom Moore"
The vain little gentleman was cap
tured.-Iouth's Companion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06

Enjoy UsinE Herpicide on Account Of
It's Distin fiveness.

The ladies who have used Newbro!
Herpcde speak OF Il IN the highes
terms, for its quick effect In cleansing
TIE scalp OF dandrcfr and also for its ex
cellenee as a general Embarrassing II
makes the scalp feel fresh and It allays
that itching which dandrun VIII cause
Newbro's ITerplcide effectively cures
dandruf. ms Il DESTROYS the germ ,ha
causes It. The same germ causes hair tt
fall out. and later badness; in killing II
I1erpioide stops falling hair and prevents
badness. 1t is also an ideal hair dress
ing for It lends an aristocratlc charm Z
the hair that ~ cutie distinctive. Sol
by leading druggists. Send l0c. in stamps
for sample to The Herplclde CO., De
troit. Mich.
Two eizes--50 cent? and Ties
Paul q. Schulz T. Sons, Special Agent
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-CATTLE-Rc
ccipts 5000. Steady. Steers $4,000
715; cows and heifers $2.50G5.25'
bulls $315nL5O; calves $3.50m950.
stockers and feeders s25Om 800.
HOGS Receipts $1,000. Five TO 10
lower. Choice heavy shipping $il0n
Clio. Butchers SG.0OmG17ia; limits
mixed $555d 5.75; choice $5.SOmG.0o.
packing $3.50 j.95; pigs SL00N5.50
SHEEP Receipts $1,000 Steady;
sheep $iOOm5.50; lambs S5.2jG 100:
yearlings $L25N 200.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York, Jan. WHEAT-Re-
ceipts $1,000. Spot easy; No. 2 red
1865 a 10S% elevator; No. . red 1919
fob. aloat. Options closed heavy l
to II net lower. May l107s.
CORN-Receipts $4,000 exports 3
0G0. Spot firm; No. ., GGh elevator
and GGA fob. anoat; No. white 81
a No. yellow G6Afob. anoat Op.
lions closed Il to a lower. May GS
X.
S-Receipts 10000; exports a.
coo. Spot steady; mixed 5iG5ila;
white 5i057; clipped white 56h a
G..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
Wants Women Hatless.

A minister in a Brooklyn Baptist
church requested the women of his
congregation to take of their hats.
and furthermore Informed them II
there was any woman who did not
want 10 take Of her hat she could go
home The hats came on He told
them that in the days Of Corinth the
headdress Of a woman vas the badge
Of servitude. and he declared that in
Tokyo he had seen a crowd mistake
Woman's large hat for an airship.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
UTILIZING Water Courses.

Application for permission 10 ac-
quire the Tyin and Mafre water
course in Wester. Norway for the
development Of $4,000 20 10000 horse
power has recently been made bv a
German company The power will be
employed for the production Of chemi-
Gals. for the reduction Of iron ore and
for other Industries. At the expira-
ton Of IS years both plants viii re.
vert TO the government
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
81. LOUIS cAIrIE.

ST. Louis. Jan. 5.-CATTLE-Ro
ceipts $500. Natives strong; Texans
steady. beef steers S3.75G7 200: stock
ers aud feeders $3.50 4.5O: COWS and
heifers $30OnG.f0; Texas steers $500
m450.
HOGS-Receipts 1900. Five TO 10
lower. ranged s4j0n6I5.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
NEW YORK MONEY

New York, Jam 5.-Money on call
steady, closing bid ga. Tine loans
easy. sixty andninety days 2& as per
cept;. six months 3A M3b per cent.
Prime Mercantile paper 3A "A per
cent Sterling exchange irregular
demand 1865; sixty days 4Si90m
49,. Bar silver 5015.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06

The woman who makes a bank Of
her stocking should be careful % see
that her garters are Of the best qua
fly. II IS delicate sub5ect 70 discuss.
but really it has become q public ques
ton. TheeT IS no guaranty even b
this sort Of deposit.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected TO January I, 1909.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
TrSine Leave Cairo:

HE FAo MAIL N0oiE
Irvine Leave Cairo:
f:o5 a m. Daily Chicago vestibule
Limited, arriving Chicago 1850 q. m.
2:23 a. m, Tally st. Louis Night
Limited, arriving st. Louis 7:0s q. m.
Sleeping car open at $3.50 p. m.
500 Il. M, Chicago Daily Hxpress
except Sunday.
500 q. m, st. Louis MorniE nx'
press except Sunday.
1875 q. m, st. LoTis Fast Mall.
1875 a. n, Chicago Mid-dsv Special
1855 D. IN, Daily st. Louis Limited.
2:35 p M, Afternoon Express for
Odin. Effingham Nation. Champaign
$50 m, Thebes Accommodation.
7:15 0. m, Chicago and Eastern kr
press.
2:3o a. m, Memphis and Nashville.
$3.50 a. m, Memphis and New Or.
leans Limited.
500 a. m, Paducah and Louisville.
t:41 o. M, Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
1:4i .. m, Daily Nnhville. Chattl
nooEa and Atlanta.
4:3o .. m, Fulton Accommodation.
$3.50 .. m, Paducah and Louisville.
600 o. m, Memphis and New Or
leans Special
For through tickets. sleeping car
accommodations and further informa
ton apply at Illinois Central Passen-
ger Station. Cairo III.
}. II. JONES, Ticket Agent.
{. A. HATCH. g. p. A.
A. n. MANSON. Pass. Traffic Msr.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
Nothing New.

Fashion is ever changing, but II
must be confessed that all the dresses
We create are merely variations. i'm
proVements, or transformations OF
models worn In other days Moda,
Rome.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
GOVERNMENT RoNns
PRoXIsIoNs

BJTTEB and cheese-Firm and
unchanged
EiGS-O Options closed steady al
net advance sale points Sales 81
COO bags. March $3.50 SO. sp-t
steady. No. : Rio G7s M. mild drH.
Cordova siEGl2ik
STGAR-Raw steady. fair refining
sI7fi 2z0. centrifugal IS test 357d
ss5. molasses sugar 2s2G Pcs. re-
Enie steady.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Chicago, Jan. 5.-The following car
ads represent the days movements.
MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT.

Minneapolis, Jan -WHEAT-May
1O93s G109G; july l093s 0109E.
CASH-No. ] northern 1898 WllU|
u; No. 2 northern 107hM10S.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
A Long Line Between shaxss.

IT must BE- more than a week since
! shaved you last sah." said the bar
Der a. b. looked down at his patrons
hr.stlinE chin.
Yes replied the patron. dryly.
I've been growing . new skia-"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
Dining Cars Serving all Meals EnRoui
CENTRAL K. r.
Winter Tourists Tickets.

Winter Tourists Tickets.
Cairo to Aberdeen Miss, and
return .....,............. $l3. ~
Cairo to Durant, Miss, and re-
| turn .............'.. ls.lu
Cairo to Jackson, Miss, and re-
turn Is. 81
Cairo to McComb Miss, and re-
turn ........'...... lo.os
Cairo to Hammond, La, and re-
turn 20. o.
Cairo to New Orleans, La, and
return ....',.,.s..s ''......' Al'oe
Also to Tourist points In Florida,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and
New Mexico. Tickets sold daily un-
I'll April Goth, good returning until
May 31st, 1909.
J. II. JONES,
Ticket Agent, Cairo, Ill.
A. II. HANSON,
Passenger Traffic Manager.
8. G. HATCH,
General Passenger Agent.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
Proof Positive.

Sir, announced a doctors new
servant there are two dumb men In
the waiting room who wish to consult
yon at once" What. Both dumb?
Are you sure?" We'll, sir, they said
sol"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06

Area Of New orIssna
In point Of area New orisans 10 ths
second largest eiu Il dis eozztry.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
LOST.
MISCELLANEOUS.

PURE, fresh milk, Ii full quarts
for 81. Madden's Grocery, 1872 Fourth
street. Home Phone 7G4.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
cheerfulness Means Health.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter
Of health Repinings and murmurings
OF the heart give impereeptibIe strokes
to those delicate ilbers OF which the
vital PARTS are composed and wear out
the machine. --Bovee.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the First Bank and Trust
Company. Cairo. Illinois. viii De hell
AZ the Office Of said Bank in the City
Of Cairo. on Tuesday. January 18Th.
1903, az $50 O'Clock p. m, for the pur
pose Of olectinE a Board Of Directors
and transactine such other business
as may properly be considered at said
rn.nr.Hfru
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
Alexander
County National
Bank
OFFICERS

Accounts 81 corporations and IndIvIs-
uals especially solicited. Exchange
furnished to any part Of the wsrIa.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06

FOR SALE OR LEASE,

FOR SALE. LEASE OR RENT
Two story brick building with base
mcut, 800 Ohio street. Thos. w. Gan
non.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
srRIcTIY A SAVINGS BANK
OFFICERS
DIkGcToRs

Interest Paid On Time 9spssisa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05
MRS. HURLEY HEAD OF NATIONAL BODY OFCATHOLIC WOMEN Bridgeport Woman Made President of Catholic W0men'S Benevolent
 Legion.
Something AbGnt Unassuming Lady Who Has been SignaIIy Honored - Had Long Expience in Supreme Council.

Following the resignation of Mrs. Catherine M. Fannon, of New York, as Supreme President of the Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion, she is succeeded by Mrs. Margaret B. Hurley of 195 West Avenue, this city, wife Of John 4. Hurley, president of the Hur- wood Manufa curing Co.,, Railrad Ave nue.
 Mrs. Hurley is an old and tried member of the legion, being one of the leading spirits in the organiza ton of St. Rose, Lima Council. No. 97 of Meri- den, of which she was a charter mem Der; her name being the first inscrib- ed on the charter. By the good will of her comrades she was elected as the first president of the council, which office she held for five years.
 In 1898 she was elected to represent Connecticut in the Supreme Council, where she has since then continuously served her state and the legion Mrs. Hurley removed to this city about years ago. She was soon asked to as- sune new labors being elected pres ident of Sacred Heart council, No. 142, serving in that capacity during the years 1907 and 1908. She was appoint ed in 1908, vice president of the Su- preme Council.
 Now, in the natural and direct order Of events, and as a natural sequence of ability. zeal and hard work. Mrs. Hurley is at the head of the legion.
 In the prime of life. of cheerful, con- ciliatory, tactful disposition. of pa tince and forbearance she is an ideal woman for a high post. Her steadi- ness of character. her long experience in the Supreme council, her wide ac- quaintance in the state. her charm of manner, added to real ability and un- fiGgging zeal, proclaim her a. represen- tative Catholic woman, fitted to fill the high duties of a high office in a representative body of Catholic wom- en.
 Mrs. Hurley has endeared herself to large number of acquaintances be- cause of her earneStnesS, and the en- thusiasm she inspires in the members of the legion. She is a member of several local charitable organizations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05

est here as it did in its home town. The characters were quaintly attired
 in the costumes of various periods from the Revolution down to the present. GarretS have been ranSacked for relics of the past and they figured in the costumes of the evening. A large audi ence braved the weather to listen to the conventioners. The characters l.were:
 Professor Pinkerton, MT. Bertram Jennings; President. Mrs. Alphonzo Jennings; Maribah Lovejoy, Mrs. F. M. Roscoe: Priscilla Hope. Mrs. F. E.. Northrop: Arabella- Haywood. Mrs. A. ! Muser; Anxiety Dougherty, Mrs. A. H. Brown; Augusta Prim. Mrs. F. F., Lane; Faithful Blossom, Mrs. $. Jennings: Rhoda Larkin. Mrs. George Elwood; Susannah Smith. Mrs. J. F.. | Wells; Selma Baxter, Mrs. s. Pink ham; Miranda Price, Mrs. M. Rob | Perry; Mary Anna Barnes. Mrs. c. E.. Bulkley; Sarah Jane Springster, Mrs. | c. Williams; Eliza Hooker, Mrs. Voor- | hes; Esther Snyder Mrs. R. B. Sey- | mour: Marion Perkins. Mrs. W. A. | Bulkley; Asenith Baker. Mrs. J. M Brotherton; Amanda Horn. Mrs. Flaw | kins; Sophia Porter (pianist,) Miss | Lena Muser.
 | Others who took part were: Miss Ruth Hawkins. Priscilla: Miss Irma Lounsbury, college girl; Miss Elfreda
 Topsy: Miss May Wells, cook; Miss
 Florence Lyman. dumb bells; Miss May Matson, Dutch girl; Miss Ethel l Brotherton, school girl; Miss Eva Reincke, mandolin: Miss Olive Blaney | Miss Carrie Sherwood. Miss Stella | Rlamey, Red Cross nurses; a man, l Clifford Wells.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05

Frederick Power, stage director of the Bush Temple Stock Company:
 MT Power: I am little girl. want to be an actress. Will you let me be one?
 GRETCHEN HARTMANN
 Mr. Power sent the conventional re- ply, stating that although there was no vacancy at the present time he would be glad to see Miss Hartman and put her application on file. Ima- gke his surprise on the following day when little tot appeared at his office. with his letter and announced her identity.
 Have you had any experience ?" asked MT. Power, who was amused by the child's precocity.
 Pm a Singer,'' said Gretchen; Hist en- And without more ado she sang in clear voice Of sympathetic win soLneness one of the old folk songs that she had tried so often on her mothers friends.
 ''Tn try you.'' said Mir. Power. You're engaged. Come with me to the wigmaker's. Your hair is black You must have a blonde wig. and also a little Norwegian dress for that song. You may sing it between the acts to- night"
 Wait" said Gretchen. who was os a remarkably practical turn. How much are my wages?" How much do you want ?'' Five dollars every week. Mir. Powers laughed. Little girl, I'll give you> ten. And if you can impress an audience as you have impressed me. I'll see that you