davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14
colIeae Course Ii Politics.

To Columbia university belongs the
credit Of Offering the first course de-
signed to give students a practical
knowledge of the conduct of political
affairs. That instit.tion has asked
the bureau Of municipal research In
New York to give the members OF the
class the benefit Of the experience II
has derived from the study of the af
fairs of that city, and the invitation
has been accepted. The growing de
mand for the adoption OF the sclen
tific methods of city governments
lends support TO the view that college
men will be in demand in this de
partment of the public service, hence
the propriety and usefulness of uni
versity course established on the lines
indicated by the innovation at Colum
bia,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14

AN inch In diameter. This was in
1865. BY 1879 there were lines five
inches in diameter and. 100 miles
long. To-day the line from Ok
lahoma to New York, by way Of
Chicago, measures nearly 1900 miles,
and our enormous annual production
of petroleum is transported chiefly
through these lines. The price Of
this transportation, from the oil fields
to the Atlantic coast. is only about
three cents barrel, or, II interest
and cost Of replacement every IA years
be taken into account, II cents bar
rel. Pipe lines are now common in
other petroleum producing countries,
notably in the neighborhood Of Baku,
where one line across the Caucasus
range is nearly GOO miles long
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14
TO HAVE LIBRARY
THOUSAND VOLUMES TO BE cot
LECTED FOR USE OF ST.
= JOSEPH'S PARISH.
Pupils of School Preparing For En-
tertainment May 30-Confirma-
alton Service Sunday
With LARGE Class

One Of the newest additions to st
Joseph's school will De library
which when completed will contain
nearly a thousand vo;umes. Rev.
Father Gilen, pastor of st. Josephs
parish has been promised 5000 by an
individual 10 start it. If ;ne present
plans of the pastor are carried out
and enough money is obtained the
library will be located in the hallway
near the main entrance to the build
ing.
The pupils of ST. Joseph's school
are preparing for an entertainment
to be given Sunday afternoon, May
80 In st. Joseph's hall. The girls of
the eighth and ninth graies VIII put
On play entitled "Heiress of Rock
ford" which will have a large cast.
The boys of the same grades will put
on a comedy "A Grain of Salt" The
pupils of the lower grades are re
hearsing for drills and the entertain
ment will probably be one of the best
yet put on at this school.
Confirmation sunday.
At 10 o'clock Sunday morning
Bishop Jansen will confirm a class
OF GA young people and number of
Adults at st. Joseph's cnurch. In the
afternoon he will confirm the class
at st. Patrick's church.
Those who will receive the sacra-
meLts of confirmation at st. Joseph's
church are as follows: Raymond
Aydt, Eberhard Bucler, Jas. Cowell
Jean Hawkins, VIM. Kendall p
Stout, Elmer Cowell, Edwin Hessian,
Emmett Clancy, Fra=ces Mckenzie,
Allen More Frank Nance, Thos.
O'Donnell. Leo O'Shea, Albert Stout,
Francis Donovan, Enrico Zanone, Eu-
gene Aydt. John Kelly, Harold Hes
sian. David Barry, Peter Doud,
Bruce Dwyer. John Driscoll, Henry
Williams. Edwin Neff, Robert Car
mody, Edward Miller Everesta Bar
ny. Rita Barry, Mary Dowd, Mary
Duggan, Edith Hagemefer, Edith
Langan, Phyllis Brennan. Helen
O'Connell, Marg. O'Connell, Elsie
OLoughlin. Geraldine Schulz. Frances
Spence, Rosa Spence, Josephine
Krautz. Agnes Thomas, Anna 2.
Walsh, Lucille Carroll, Mary Dough
erty, Lynette Greancy Anna nj.
Grimes, Edna Keane, Mildred Keane,
Marg. Luichan, James Lilly. Irene
Magner. Della Meehan, Anette SUI
sanka. Leola Walker. Clara Strautz,
Myrtle Corzine. Musa Mahaffa Edith
Fitzgerald. Cletus Schun, Grace
Brennan, Theresa Friedman.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14
MAY SOON REBUILD
Winter Bros, Still Negotiatin For Ice
Plant Location on West Side
New Plant Double Capacity.

Winter Bros. are still negotiating
for ground on the west side of the city
ON which to rebuild their big ice and
refrigerator plant-a site that Will
suit them better than the lot they own
at Eighth and Ohio street. Ex-Mayor
Winter says he has options on several
pieces and may close one of them
soon. The new plant will have a ca
pacity of 100 tons per day which will
be double that of the plant destroyed.
At present the consumers of the
Winter Bros. company are being sup
piled with ice from the plant at
Mounds and more ice is being hanl-
led now by the company than before
their factory burned. go
The large cold storage plant in the
rear of Nelson Morris company and
facing Railroad street, which was only
partially burned by the fire, has been
repaired Mr.. Winter is having neat
office fitted up in this building and
will have some handsome fixtures in
stalled. He eontemplates going into
two other lines of business besides the
ice business.
The bricks taken from the ruins of
the factory building and which are
piled on Eighth street will be used
TO build a wall between Winter Bros.
wagon yards and Cotter Bros. wagon
yard facing Ohio street just above
Cotter Bros. The wall will extend to
the height of the street
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14
choate's Humorous Comparison.

Chief Justice Shaw of Massachu.
sets, one of the greatest lawyers of
his time, was a plain, practical man,
and looked in his old age, as he sat on
the bench, somewhat like a Chinese
idol and he used frequently to cut off
Mr.. Choate's eloquence by calling him
back to the plain facts. At bar din.
ner Choate was called upon to toast
the chief justice, and what he said was
this: I'VE regard our chief justice as
the heather regards his idol We know
that he isfugly, but we feel that he is
great"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14
A Colorado Woman.

That women should display enter.
prise in Colorado is not to be won.
dered at since they have been for
man years fully qualified voters
there, a good specimen of the ad
yanced woman in the Centennial state
is Mrs. Nellie Upham, who is the vice.
president of a mining company. and
who personally supervises the running
of fifty gold and silver mines. boss
ing three hundred workmen. Mrs
Upham had studied mining and min
erals for long time, and some five
years ago she drifted into her pres
ent business, 1t is stated that she
manages affairs with great ability
Leslies Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14
To Read THERMOMETERS.

To reduce the reading of Cent?.
grade scale thermometer to Fahren.
heit subtract ten degrees from the
given temperature from this remain.
der subtract one-tenth of itself, double
the result and add so degrees to the
answer. TO reduce Fahrenheit read,
ing TO Centigrade, subtract so degrees
from the given temperature, divide the
remainder by two, multiply this gao.
tient by ten. divide the product by
nine, and add ten degrees to the last
quotient.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14
The New England Spirit.

In every crisis that has come to
this country the New England spirit
has risen to the top. 1t may have
been dormant for time, but when
ever the necessity arose it manifested
itself. In the great internecine strug,
gle it predominated; in more recent
times it has asserted itself. The pill.
grim blood and the pilgrim spirit have
overcome all difficulties. Without
them the west would be a wilderness.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14
Where China Gets Its READING.

The school books in China are
translations of manuals used in Japan.
while military lore is taken from the
German. and treatises on mathemat-
les, physics, chemistry and mechanics
are reproduced from English or Amer
lean works.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14
ADDITIONAL CITY BRIEFS.
Attended Initiation.

Nine members of the Stafford Lodge
of Odd Fellows attended an initiation
at Mounds last night. A large num-
Der also attended from Mound City
and Villa Ridge, Those who went
from Cairo were, Charles Walker, j.
J. Kuykendall, j. p. Bozman, u. S. A.
Gadbois, c. f. AFTER J. Frederick. w.
" Hurley, F. +. Thurman and Frank
Thompson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14
Hunting the tiippopotamus.

A dead hippopotamus invariably
sinks to we bottom of the river il
shot while swimming, and it is only
after an interval which varies be
tween two and eight hours that the
body rises and floats on the surface.
For this reason if you kill hippopota.
mus in a river the current of which is
at all rapid, you must, in nine cases
out of ten, give up all hope of ever
recovering your quarry. The carcass
may be carried great distance under
the water where it furnishes a provi
Dental feast to the native inhabitants
on the banks who call down ironical
blessings upon the infallible rifle OF
the white man.-Wide World Maya.
zine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14
Water Power Development.

The development of the water
power of small streams is just begin
ming, but the movement is general all
through this and foreign countries.
Nearly rs per cent. of the 5,737,372
farms in the United States boast of a
small creek or two rioting boisterous-
IL through the bushy glens and rocky
ravines or singing and playing through
the daisy-spangled meadows. Nearly
every one of these streams Is avail.
able for horsepower American Re
view of Reviews.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14

Sometimes. said Uncle Eben, ode
man dat insists On bein' de whole
show ain got much respeck fob de-
fselin's Of de audience"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14
Pipe Lines for OIL.

The first pipe line used for oil in
the United States was a small affair
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-14

The pioneers Of the western states
we're sctuated by the spirit that set.
tied New England. Republi-
cam
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05
Girls Christmas Presents

A OW is the time of year when the
IN girl with many friends and a
small allowance begins to think Of
Christmas presents. So many pretty as
well as extremely useful things can be
made by the girl who is at all skillful
with her needle that it would be impos-
sible to name them all.
One of the new ideas is to buy at one
of the stores a small paper covered
book of ordinary white steel pins and
cover the outside with pretty ribbon.
The latter must be five inches wide and
three-e eighths of yard will be enough to
cover two cases The ribbon is turned
under the flaps of the paper cover and
then the sides are overhanded neatly
together. A piece Of baby ribbon put
around the case, tackled in one or two
places and then tied below, makes a
pretty finish.
Another simple and very useful gift
is a china silk cover for talcum pow
der box. For this quarter of yard
of silk is required, quarter of a yard
of gold lace and three-quarters of a
yard of gold ribbon gauze an inch wide.
First cut two small pieces OF card
board the shape of the bottom of the
talcum box. Cover each of these with a
piece of silk and then whip together.
Next cut a piece of silk 12 inches long
and high enough to reach to the neck
of the talcum box. allowing for a tiny
hem on top and bottom and sew this on
to the pieces already covered with silk,
shirring it evenly. OF course, the silk
must be Joined at the side. On the top
sew a piece of gold metal ribbon and
pull in around the neck of the box by I.
piece of gold gauze ribbon and tie in a
bow. These covers look particularly
well made OF old rose silk
Many lovely and artistic articles. such
as book covers, picture frames. etc,
can be made of odd pieces OF old bro
cade or silk combined with bronze braid,
and among the other things suitable for
Christmas gifts are the doll work bags
described a few Sundays ago. Writing
boards covered with brocade or chintz,
with pockets for paper. pens and small
flet lace candle and lamp shades are
also always acceptable.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05

t<xV THAT a pity that those girls
M stand so awkwardly." sighed
the April Grandmother. as
through her lorgnette she surveyed
several rows of white garbed graduates
who were about to receive their sheep
skins.
Every one of them might have been
portion of the time that they have been
daily devoting to logic or psychology
been used to train them how to stand
close to wall in. such way that the
back, head and feet would form a
straight line against tia method
which tends to straighten the shoulders,
force forward the chest and upraise
the chin. Then by resting the weight
of the body on the balls of the feet,
keeping the knees straight and the alb
domen fat, the posture can not fail to
be graceful.
Some girls appear to stand awk-
wardly because they have round shoul-
ders." explained the April Grandmother
THAT misfortune may be overcome by
persevering in the practice of touching
the elbows behind the back. OF course
this exercise is not. easy just at first
but it is the best possible for straight-
ening the shoulders and is especially
commended to the stout girl. as it will
certainly make her supple and will
probably lengthen her waist line.
That plump little girl on the back
row." continued the April Grandmother
waving her fan in the direction of q
graduate who appeared to be about four
feet square, 'is taking one of the best
means for improving her standing posi-
tion, as In her efforts to see over the
heads of those in front of her she has
raised herself upon her toes and Il
stretching her neck upward.
The most common fault to which
schoolgirls are prone is that of placing
more weight on one foot than on the
other while standing. This attitude mo-
only makes the hips look uneven, bu
it is injurious to the feet The bes
method of overcoming it is to make
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05
Furs for the Schoolgirl

= VEN if strictest economy must be
practiced in all other departments
- of her outfit, a girl should make
every effort to procure pretty set of
furs An old suit will look wonder
fully better If good furs are worn with
it, while for afternoon a smart boa
and muff of white fox or lynx will
often make a simple tailor costume
suitable for the most elaborate wear a
schoolgirl could want.
White furs may not be so fashionable
for the grownups this year. but for
young girls nothing is so much in
vogue.
The collar piece should be quite wide
and fat, unless one large single ami
NAL be worn and the muff be wide and
fiat to correspond. Instead of plain
satin to line a fur collar shirred or
tucked chiffon cloth is generally used
this year, and in the muf. too. is seen
at each opening a narrow ruching Of
chiffon.
For school wear a small fur tie is ex-
cellent 1t is warm and looks trim and
neat with severe coat collar. Mink
and brown caracul and brown squirrel
are attractive made up in this way.
The muffs for this style of collar
should not be too large. For school
wear it is mistake to have costly
furs, for no fur can stand steady usage
day in day out without quickly becom-
ing shabby A schoolgirl. of course,
should never wear too handsome furs,
but even lynx or pointed fox is too
delicate to give satisfactory everyday
service.
The newest muffs this winter are ex-
tremely large and quite flat. For a
young girl these so exaggerated shapes
are never in good style, but her seal
or caracul muff may measure easily
IA by 12 inches without being at all
conspicuous. The long haired furs look
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05
For the Writing Desk

= pATURAILY every girl would like
M to possess a handsome desk set in
silver, bronze or costly glass work.
but unfortunately this is not within the
range of possibility for every one. 1T Is
possible, however, to make extremely
pretty desk articles Of chintz or denim
that correspond with the furnishings
in the roor~
From scraps OF chintz left over from
the window curtains or cushion covers
can be made covers for the engagement
pad. calendar, notebook and checkbook-
Corners for blotting pad can also be
concocted from stray bits OF material
by covering four tin or cardboard cor
ners that can be bought anywhere. and
these slipped on three or four thick
nesses of blotting paper cut Just the
correct size of the desk Often
an extremely handsome blotter is
spoiled by being OF an awkward
size for the writing table which
1t must adorn, that there Is
really an advantage in using only the
corners attached to a sufficient number
of pieces Of blotting paper to hold them
on firmly. II preferred. OF course. the
corners may be glued to a piece OF
heavy cardboard that has first been
cut to exactly Mt the table on which
the writing pad is to be placed
checkbook cover is new idea OF
Tic W4AtcIf anu al cACcncul Onc II 1Ss
too. 1t is always more convenient to
keep checkbook near at hand, either
out on the writing table or in one OF
the pigeonholes in plain view. but IL
the average checkbook in it's brown or
black cover is far too ugly an object
to be thus exposed to sight. an ordinary
book cover that can be slipped or and
washed or placed on a second check
book is the best model. II the check
book. the account book (and surely
every girl keeps strict account OF how
her allowance is dispensed). the die
tfonary (and no desk should be with
out this). the address book and all the
other little necessary reference books.
are neatly covered alike in pretty
chintz, the desk will surely be as at
traetive to look upon as the most crit
ical could wish
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05

even larger when made up. although
in actual dimensions they are not gen
orally as large as those formed with
furs of short haired animals
What to do with old fur pieces is
often quite a problem Any kind OF
work on fur is sure TO be most expen-
sive. the price for renovating a mufr
or stole being often well in excess of
the original cost. A long stole or fiat
collar and even frequently a round boa
can generally be patched UP and at
tached directly TO the collar of the
jacket of the walking suits.
The new style of opening so far down
has brought into great popularity the
fur collar fastened directly to the coat.
Certainly this fashion is a deliciously
warm one. but without a fur collar
nothing is more miserably cold in mid
winter than jacket fastened but few. =
inches above the waist line. By :
taching an old stole in this way IN
worn part of the fur can be dispense
with altogether. Collar and revers on
the coat should be finished beneath the
fur piece. so that if at any time ii be
preferred not TO wear the fur it can be
removed and the coat still be ready for
use.
Frequently a fur collar is attached to
the coat by clasps. or is simply basted
on, so that 1t can be changed from one
garment to another. and a coat worn at
one time with attached collar, at an
other with long fur boa
From a muf too shabby for further
use in its original capacity can be con-
cocted most attractive small hat for
skating, motoring, or. If combined with
cloth or velvet. for regular school wear.
One small hat will be found of in
estimable comfort as a change from
the wide brimmed felt that is so con-
spicuous at the moment in schoolgirl
fashions.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05

Best of all is to select square of wood
quite a bit larger than the block and
cover with several thicknesses of felt.
This should be tackled in place; other
wise it will slide and become annoying.
A piece of glass is sometimes used. or
even a plate, but neither is so well
liked as the wood for the foundation
over the pad the color is spread. The
wood block is pressed into the color and
stamped quickly and firmly on the me-
terial. A different pressure will be
needed according to the quality of the
material used. A light pressure is
given a thin material and a firm i'm
preston on such a fabric burlap or
crash. In fact, the latter frequently
must be hammered in order to receive
a perfect impression both as to line and
color
1t is the aim TO get good impression,
well coIored, without too much paint.
so that it is best after pressing the
block on the pad to wipe off any super
fiuous color with a piece of waste cloth
that it is advisable to have at hand. In
fact. it is always safest to test the re-
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05

done for an old fashioned four poster.
recently seen, were simply stunning.
And the common red ink OF Commerce.
If applied to the same material, is ca
pable of wonderfully effective results
Formerly bed spreads and bed hangings
were printed in this fashion and it is
not at all uncommon sight to see a
square of such a spread framed and
hung up in a home where old fashioned
things are loved for their artistic as
well as practical value. Naturally the
utilization of colors adds tremendously
and is productive OF much more artistic
results.
AS soon as the block is ready then
comes the consideration of the color
pad. Here there is still another chance
of selection. Cheese cloth in many lay
ers is sometimes used as a foundation
for the pad, but generally speaking,
several layers OF felt are preferred.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05

and is clever with tracing paper. AS
a matter OF fact, it does not require
talent or genius. simply a little dexter
ity in manual movements and the stick
toitiveness to preserve to the end.
Bed curtains. bed spreads. cushion
covers and divan covers, kimonos, the
scarf shawls so popular of late and a
thousand and one dainty things for
household and personal wear can be
decorated in block printing And IL
a girl is possessed OF really artistic
taste she can go further and copy
scene. landscape on a block. touch
it up with the proper coloring and
make the impression on rice paper and
she will have the most charming Jap
anese print. broad and impressionistic
in scheme. perhaps. but truly effective
thing that she will not hesitate to hang
on the wall or frame it in passepartout
fashion for friend 1t is the coming
craft and another year will see the
number of workers in it not only
doubled but trebled.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05
India Gurlaaa Des75aa ,lTlnted
nth Wood B1oc.Rs

There IS a trick in preparing the fab
ric for printing, for it must be first ab-
solutely free from creases so that the
design shall be printed evenly. Some
girls take an old ironing board and lay
over it several thicknesses of cloth,
over which the fabric to be printed is
tackled. The depth of material aids in
obtaining correct impression and
transfers the paint more evenly to the
goods. 1t is always advisable to take
advantage of whatever aids one may,
such as using pins to guide the eye in
placing the design correctly. Should
one block be placed out Of alignment
it will be apt to spoil the whole pat
tern. In printing stamp quickly and
firmly.
= VEN very simple block used with
ordinary printing ink will produce
II the most artistic results, and a set
of bed hangings of unbleached muslin