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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26

the sayagery of the fanatics has
brought the people
Several warships are now in these
waters, but the disorders arc so far
reaching that the efforts of the pow
ers 10 restore normal conditions arr
vet hardly felt.
The French cruiser Jules Ferry ar.
rived here today and left almost i'm
medately for Laiakla. where swarms
of refugees are pouring in.
British, French and German war
ships are in othe rports, and marines
have been landed to quell disorders
as far as possible at the more i'm
portant points.
10000 People Besciged.
One of the missionaries at Alex
andret a. with 4553 Turkish troors.
has gone to the relief of Deurtyol. the
Armenian coast village. where 10000
people within the walls arr besaiged
by an immense horde of Kurds and
C'rcassians Two days ago British
warship returned from there. the gov
ernor having refused permission to
land a relief party. The water sup
Uly is cut off from the town and the
beseiged are suffering greatly. Chill
dren are drinking out of animal
tracks after showers There was in
cessant firing on the Greek sub
iects sent out under escort yester-
day.
Village Burned-All Killed.
Confirmation has been received of
he burning Of the Armenian village
og Kessab. All the men. women and
children were slain. American prop
erty was destroyed. Miss Chambers.
an American missionary, is safe.
A British warship has been or
dered to Suediah. where conditions
have become worse. All the property
of the christians at Djebel Bereket
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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26
EIGHT DROWN WHEN
T0WB0AT SINKS IN
MISSISSIPPI RIVER

New Orleans, April % Eight pc q
pie were drowned and seven others
narrowly escaped when the ste II
wheel towboat Eagle Of the Louisiana
Petroleum company. sank today in
the Mississippi river forty mi'cs south
Cf New Orleans
The Dead.
CAPTAIN GEORGE JOYCE.
SECOND ENGINEER CHARI ES
GOODLID.
FIREMAN CHARLES MARTIN.
MATE RICHARD Leblanc.
Two NEGRO deck hands
Negro chambarmai1.
Negro cabin hoy.
These who nerlshed were asleep.
The boat suddenly began 10 dip an
then broke into two parts and sank.
Those on he deck were rrecipltated
into the swift current ana managed
To stay afoat until rescued. They d..
clare the sinkir is a mystery as 10
explosion occurred.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26

bot tic ambassadors are leaving moth.
ing rndCua TO get relief to the dis
troesed cities
The national assembly, sitting at
san Stcfauo, declined 10 recognize
The legal existence Of the present
cabinet. As the members of the
cabinet are scat cred the central gov
ernment is helpless
Consul Nathan at "atras. Greece f.
ordered 10 Mersina on account of his
knowledge Of the Arabic and modern
Greek lanGuages
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26
ARMISTICE PROLONGED
Shah Of Persia Claimo Generosity
IS CausH, But Fear Of Russia
Real Motive.

Tchoran. April 25-The shah has
consented TO an Indefinite prolonga-
tion Of the armistice Tabriz and
the entrance of unlimited supplies TO
the city which for a month has been
ia state Of siege. defended by 5000
Nationalists or Consttut'onalists.
against G.000 soldiers of the shah.
MANY on both sides have been killed
AMI the inhabitants reduced TO abieot
want.
Generosity of the shah ascribel
officially 10 be the result Of negotia-
tions with the boseigcd. but it Is be
lisyed 70 be due TO the fear of Rus.
sian Intervention
The announcement that a Rus sian
expedition had left Julia to restore or
Ter at Tabriz caused great uneasin,ss
among the Constltutionalists.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26
ESTIMATE 1000 KILLED.

London. April 25.-The Standards
Constantinople correspondent esti
mates that two thousand were killed
in he fighting at Constantinople yes.
terday with the losses heaviest on the
Constitutionals who offered good tar.
gets while the attacking Mollahs and
Soitas, fearing the vengeance Of the
people, hid in the mosques where
many were caught and killed
The Daily Telegraph's Vienna cor
respondent sends report that the
sultan was taken from the palace late
tonight and Hohammed Reschad Ef
fendi was installed in his place.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26
JURY WANTED TO SEE GAME.

St Louis, Mo. April PA jury,
members Of which had asked that
court be convened an hour earlier
thar usual, took only one minute to
decide a case before Judge Kinsey
today and repaired in a body to the
ball game The verdict was against
the plaintiff, F. Laemmlein. who sued
to break the will of his wife.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26
RnnX CREMATEn-

Washington. April 25.-The body
Of William NJ. Stewart, former
United States senator from Nevada
who died here Friday. was cremated
today. The ashes will be taken to
Bull Frog, Nevada.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26

Imperial government has asked an
explanation from The local autholiti S
Of this exclusion Of English news
paper men.
An exception was made in the case
Of the representative Of an English
news agency who was allowed to ar
company the special
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26
BALLooNlsTs' HARDsHIPs.

Washington. April 25.-An all night
drive to the nearest telegraph station
was the experience of three army
seronauts who aseended here yes
erday in a balloon, landing three
hours later at Great Mills, Maryland.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26

The Associated Press. the greatest
news gathering organization Ia the
world, supplies the Cairo BalIetia
with its telsgraphic news seryica
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26

The Cairu Bulletin Is the only Ca,
. psper With the service Of the Asso
sfated Prs3a.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26
25,000 Killed.

The lates estimates Of the number
killdd at Vilayet Adana is approx
mately 25,000. Thousands were slain
in other districts, The state OF seiga
which several places are undergoing
has brought the inhabitants to the
verge of starvation. Each day brings
tales of further atrocities and the
depths Of misery and despair to which
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26

italian Proverb.
A raJcal grown rich has lost all
hl, findTad.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26
SITUATION IN ASlATIC TURKEY
ONE OF EXTREME GRAVITY
-STARVAT!ON AND
pESTILENCE.
AMERICAN PROPERTY
HAS BEEN DESTROYED
Many Missionaries and Tourists From
United States Now Seeking
Places of Safety-in Great
Danger-AppeaI For
Help Goes Up.

Berout, April 25.-.The situation In
Asiatic Turkey is che Of extreme
gravity. How many thousands have
been massacred cannot even b. esti-
mated. because the disturbance is so
widespread that it has been impos-
sibIe to secure the details Of the hap
penin9s during the past ten days.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26

Subscribe for The Bulletin. The
hest paper In the city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26
Christians Suffer Much.

Ambassador Leischman transmitted
the following message TO the Ameri-
can board of commissioners of for
eign missions at Boston from w. j.
Peet, treasurer of the mission board
here: "Hapless outbreaks at Adana;
native christians are suffering mucn
loss of life and property. Their dis
trict is in flames; fifteen thousand
are destitute. Thousands of dollars
required daily. They have bread
alone; lack of medical supplies. Thn
four emergency hospitals are al
ready overcrowded Two large or
phanages are required at once. Tho
government cannot meet the present
needs Relief committees have begun
work, but funds are needed"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26

We have done our duty"
1T was through me-" remarked on
of the court chamherlanis, that hi>
majesty sent the message TO Mcmdoul;
Pasha not to ress," All Of them
said his majesty, are still my child
rem | don't wish any more blood
she'd. When the sultan gave this
commasd the affair ended.
AS to the Sultan.
The question asked everyone is,
What will become of the sultan?'
Colonel Hamid, Of the setaH OF Schef.
ket Pasha, commander Of the secanl
and third army corps. replied to this
His majesty's relation to the events
of March -, will | understand. be
considered by commission Sitting
privately The officers of the housc
hold say the sultans attitude had
nothing to do with the dcplorable oc-
currences. He is for the constitution
This is not a civil war, but a punitive
expedition.
Our task is to cleanse the army
from sediton and bring it to a proper
state of discipline They tried to e1-
ecute these who murdered their Off
GERS and led the rising agans the au
thority Of the state We shall exc
cute those who are condemned, who
number possibly two hundred
Enyer BcX Que of the leaders cf
the young Turks. said The sultan
is In the hands of parliament. The
army's mission i'm this affair Is to up
hold the civil government"
In Asistio Turkey.
Dispatches reaching here from Asi,
attic Turkey report that there are Ar
conflicts all over the
country. DR. J. VI. Balph in charge
CT the missions at Latatak, Syria,
telegraphs that refugees report mas
sacres and bprning of towns He al
SO reports that there Is the gravest
apprehension concerning the condi-
tions at Kessaba. where Miss Eff
Chambers is one of the missionaries.
The senate ard deputies meeting at
San Stefano adopted resolution re
luesting the government imperative
" o stop the disorders and to punish |
he leaders. The need of the Armeu,
ans in the Adana district is the great
lgt
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26

Concluded on Sixth Page.)
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
Fine for Kidneys

Here is simple home made mix
ture as given by an eminent authority
on Kidney diseases, who makes the
statement that 1t will relieve almost
any case OF Kidney trouble II taken
before the stage of Bright's disease.
He states that such symptoms as
lame back, pain in the side, frequent
desire to urinafe. especially at night:
painful and diseolored urination, are
readily overcome. Here Is the recipe.
Try IL.
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce: Compound kafgon, one ounce
Compound Syrup Sarsapariila, three
ounces. Take teaspoonfnl after
each meal and al bedtime.
These ingredients are all harmless
and easily mixed al home by shaking
well in a bottle. This mixture has a
peculiar healing and soothing effect
upon the entire Kidney and Urinary
structure. aud often osercomes the
worst forms 81 KheInsatisn in just a
little while. This mixture ii said 10
remove all blood disorders and cure
Rheumatism BY forcing the Kidneys
to filter and strain from the blood and
system all uric acid aud foul, decom-
plssed waste matter. which cause
inese Affections. Try ii II you aren't
we'll. Save the prescription.
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
A Contagious Idea.

A teller who was detailed TO the wo
mans window in bank was asked by
portiy German hausfrau for new
envelope for her bank book. The lady
behind her. noting that her own en-
Yelope was a tribe dingy. asked also fol
a fresh envelope.
No. said Me. too or words to the
same effect. and So it Went down the
lIne
When his patience and his stock OF
enfeil PES threatened 10 give out. the
teller determined to call halt.
fasIiGieasiv dressed lady appeared nj
the wind w holding out a perfectly
EiaFeI td
q ssaa'9 Ike one. tie. please said
she
eate what. madHm4a asked the
Tie H5Hy flushed ard began to look
conf
Sic stafaMefed. what the
otter laaios had
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
Rescu,no Camel.

The camel has been called the ship
IF the desert" Like the ship. he may
be capsized. All In that prcdicament
he is helpless His manner of lying
down 10 rest Is 10 fold his legs be-
meath his body. Ii be happens TO roll
upon his side he cannot recover his
feet again This infirmity Of the ami
mai is mentioned by the Count de Les
Sain In the account of his journey.
From Pekin to Sikkim:'
The caravan was made up Of cam
els. had brought some new ones
and had no idea Of taking any other
animals into country largely COM
posed Of loose sand An amusing In
cident marked the beginning Of our
n.arch One camel. awkward as they
all are. managed to tumble into a
ditch of thick mud between the road
and a wheatfield. When once fallen
camel can only get up again II 1t
can arrange Its feet conveniently un-
der IL and II the ground Is nearly fiat.
.In this case IL was not so. The ami
NAL lay with all four feet In the air,
perfectly resigned and incapable of a
single movement to help itself. To
draw il out took more than half an
hour and required the united efforts
of many men with cords passed under
the camel's back"
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05

MS poiltlesI career he VAS once at a
caucus In Hampden. the only attend
ant besides himself being citizen IF
very tail stature and pouderous build
Mr Hamlin had some resolutions to
pass which began by representing that
they were presented TO a large and
respectable" gathering Of voters. and
he proceeded to read and vote them
on 10 the records Of the caucus.
Hold en- cried the other man. I'VE
can't pass that. for il amt true"
What isn't trueY' demanded the
willy Hamlin.
at amt large and respectable eau
Gus" objected the other member of
the assembly. There's only two Of
us
That's all right brother; that's all
right assured Hamlin. 1t goes as
read lust you keep still This is a
large ard respectable caucus all risht
You're large. ard ara respectable"
And the resolution passed without
further demur,
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
When He hiisssd Her.

II is still the custom In certain parts
II New England. when marriage
ceremony has been performed. for the
bridegroom TO address the company In
a few we'll chosen words.
on one such occasion. relates How
ard Morse in Lippincotts. when a
Vermont widower had been married
to his second choice. he is said to have
formulated his observations in the fol
lowing strain.
Friends and neighbors. you all
know that our good friend here. who
has inst done me the honor to share
my JOYS and sorrows. is something of
a stranger to our town. Being mere
man, feel that | need your help to
make her feel at home among US. so
I'm going to depend on you women
folks to make her feel perfectly at
home here l know you will dc this,
lust as my first wife would do II she
were here today. l miss her consider
ably at times. but more than usual on
an occasion like this"
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
The
Scrap Book
OUGHT 20 Have Done Better.

"one day" reiated Denny TO bis
E<rieaa Jerry. '.whe. ri had wandered
h. fsr iriaud on me shore leave oi
|. suddenly found thot there was a great
a.. haxtheu. tin -eet tail. chasin' me
/ ND a knife as long as yer arm. 0i
/ task TO me heels. an for fifty miles
along the road We had 1t nip an tuck
|nhin oi turned into the woods. an
we run for one huudhred an twinty
niles more. Wild him sainin' on me
steadily OWN TO his knowledge of the
saunlrs FINALLY. just as oi could feel
his hei breath burnin' on the back of
me neck. we came to a big lake. Wild
.ne great leap oi landed safe on the
opposite shore. Ieavin' me pursuer con
Rounded an impotent wild rage"
Faith an thot WAS no great jump"
eemmentel Jerry, "considerin' the run
him sthart ye had. Every body's.
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05


4 westefa iaafaf Tells Of remark
able instance d the saayinting powef
Of feminine iaele - evidenced by an
occurrence witch be once witnessed
while siapdgs q. ths elge OF crowd
that was besiegins the doors Of a bank
supposed ta De on the point of sus.
pending payment
A conversation between rosy cheek.
ed lrishwolnan and her husband, who
were near the lawyer. at once attract
ed his attention.
MARY" said the man, 1--WE must
push up. SO We eau dhraw your money
at onct"'
"But | don't want to draw 1t out.
Roger" replied Mary placidly.
Don't We know, Mary" persisted the
husband, that they'll lose your mon
ey for We IL We don't hurry t dhraw 1t
outg'
AN SHIRE, Roger" retorted Mary.
"ain't they better able to lose II than
we aref"
Roger wns stunned by this unan-
swerable logic. AID after few more
word the two withdrew. Fortunate
ly the bank survived lis difficulties,
and no deposIfor lost cent Harper's.
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
Economy of Costly Foods.

The economy of expensive foods Is
explained by the fact that digestion,
at least in man, Is dependent upon
navors. without which II Is so defee-
tive that we do not obtain the good of
the food we swallow. As far as ex-
periments go. they substantiate these
assertions. for the sight and smell OF
pleasing food start the flow OF di-
gestive fluids. while disagreeable odors
and sight stop 1t. Delicatessen. then.
would seem to be staples, for they are
necessary The talk Of being able to
subsist on few cents a day Is simply
nonsense and leads to deterioration OF
health. What seems to be extraya-
gance In food purchases may be
wholesome instinct The high cost Of
living is partly due TO the cost of the
havors we need We commend these
ideas to our worthy dietetic econo-
mists La1men may not he so foolish
as the Psychologists themselves. =
American Medicine.
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05

Welcoming the Traveller.

have always had a good opinion of
the enterprise of the life insurance
agent II has seemed TO me that the
busy bee Is lazy ne'er- well COM
pared with him. Recently this opfn-
ion has been strengthened
An old colored servant living In a
neighboring fnmily made his first trip
away from home and visited relatives
In New York.
On his return to Louisiana he was
asked what he did while in the north.
well, 'mong uddah things | done TUX
out a life insurance policy TO Il hun'ed
dollahs."
Why. what on earth do you want
with life insurance policy You have
no wife or ehildren"
Oats what | done tol' him. but |
had L take II, all de same. De agent
man, he met me at de boat iandin'. an
he said I'd haf { have one or he'd SEN
me back home. He warnt gwine fe' I
low me L land If | didn't buy one. Dey
don't low no one in New Iawk less
dey has a 'suhanee policyw-Woman's
Home Companion.
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
a Novel Method of Advertising.

A stofekeepef II a small ont of the
way town many years ago hit upon a
novel method ef advertising his store.
he conceived the idea of buying up
the stock II stamps al the postetiiee
across the way The postmaster oh.
leeled 60 he denudea Of all his stock.
but his mysterious customer demanded
the stamps over the counter. sheet aft
er sheet. as an ordinary member of
the public until he had bought every
stamp to be had Then he took the
stock over TO his store across the road
and plastered his windows with no.
tees that postage stamps were only
to be had al his store. and 10 his NOR
tifcation the postmaster had to send
customers across to the store over the
way for any stamps they needed until
some days after he once more got In Il
stock from headquarters.
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
On Being Happy.

Pleasures are more beneficial than
duties because. like the quality of mer-
cy. they are not strained, and they are
thrice blessed There must always he
two to kiss, and there may be a
score I'm a jest But wherever there is
an element of sacrifice the favor Is
conferred with pain and received with
confusion. There Is no duty We So
much underrate as the duty of being
happy by being happy we shower
anonymous benefits upon the world
A happy man or happy woman is a
better thing to find than "A five pound
note He or she Is radiating focus
of good will. and their entrance into q
room is as though another candle had
been lighted.-Rebert Louis Stevenson
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
Nearly.

Two irishmen were discussing the
death of a friend Said Pat:
sure, Casey was a good fellow"
lie was that" replied Mike. "a
good fellow, Casey"
And a cheerful man was Casey
said Pat.
4 cheerful man was Casey. the
eheerfulest / ever knew" echoed Mike
Casey was a generous man. too,
said Pat
Generous, yoH say? Well, l dom
know 50 much about that. Did Casey
ever buy YOU anything"
Well, nearly" replied Mike. scratch
Ing his head zone day he came into
Tiaherty's barroom. where ME and my
friends were drinking. and he said tt
US, Well. men, what is it going to be-
rain or SNOWY"
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
j Jacob q sounded this principle Of his

Down"
Jacob sounded this principle OF his
tsll The hoy got tired Of II. He would
GET especially tired when he would be
Obliged to eat last weeks bread. and
50 forth. according to the principle.
Jacob one stormy night said to his
nephew.
William. I've got to go to the vii
lage. Fetch up ard harness one of the
horses from the four acre feid."
(Which shall l fetch" said William.
.the cid horse or the yeun~ oneg''
s.The old one. OF course" said Jacob.
always wear cut the old ones first.
you know"
William paused in drawing ON his
rubber boots.
an that case. uncle" he said. hadn't
you better go and fetch the horsey'
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
Rather Double.

my friend mathematician Wesley
Woelen.. said Washington official,
was starting on a trip to Europe He
needed a steamer rug in a hurry and
telephened for one to be sent up to his
house The clerk took the order. but
couldn't understand the name.
".Spell it out he asked. and I'll
write it down
$50 Woollen started.
Nv said he.
ayes said the clerk.
"sW.'
ayes
".W.'
"sYe-es'
"Deuble o.
"sYe-e-es.'
"pouble l.
".Say.' interrupted the clerk. what
do you think you are-twinsf
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
ee.k and Thou Shalt Find.

We know not what lies in US till we seek.
Men dive for pearls; they are not found
o. shore.
fhe hiiisiaes. most uHpramlsing and bleak.
20 sometimes hold tue ore.
CO dive In the vast ocean OF thy mind.
= man for down below the noisy waves.
Down IN the depths of silence. thou shalt
md
Rare pearls In hidden caves.
Sink thou Ne shaft into the mine of
thought
Re patient like the seekers after gold.
Unaer the rocks and rubbish lieth what
May bring thee wealth untold.
Reelected from the mighty infinite,
However dalled by earth, the human
mind
Holds somewhere gems OF beauty and OF
light
Which. seeking taon shalt find
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
Cause Of Ills Troubles.

A youth with an open. ingenious
counteuance rose in religious con
ventien and made the following speech:
Dear friends. large ships that look
sound-and good-and-a seaworthy
-are-somefimes found to be almost
ruined = almost. yes-almest-ruined-
by-by shipworms. They honeyeomh
the heavy UNDERSTANDING although
the ship looks as II it might do great
things for It's masters-it-cannot. II
-it-has shipworms.
Dear friends. It is just so With some
Christians Outwardly a Christian may
look like fair ship. Dear friends. l
feel that often | am like the ship and
that THAT I-too-have shipworms.'
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
Won a Wife by His Skill.

Action was Grecian painter of
about the time of Alexander. aud be
won his wife by his great work. He
painted a picture called THE Nuptlals
OF Alexander and Roxane, which was
exhibited at the Olympic games. 1t
created such a stir that one of the
judges cried In admiration, Il reserve
crowns for the victorious athletes. but
l give my daughter in marriage to the
painter Action rs a recompense for his
picture" Action was one of the art
lists who excelled In the art of mixing
colors. He could not go TO the nearest
store and purchase them. as artists do
today
Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
In a "Dry- Town.

Two men from New York awoke one
morning TO find themselves In Savan-
nah. Remembering that they were In
a prohibition state and having thirst
worthy OF their surroundings. the pair
started ont on a still hunt for an eye
opener
They were not acquainted and were
In quandary as TO where TO start on
their quest. and while they were de-
hating the question mentally between
them they were approached by a
Pleasant looking policeman. who
wished them good morning"
-Sav. Him. said one Of the pilgrims
10 the other. this Is an opening.
Here's a good fellow. let's ask him"
It was agreed ara the officer answer
e. fHeiF Inquiry by saying laeonieally-
sfeiAtw me~ lie walked them three
hlo II nn1il they stood II front Of the
calaearat Here be paused.
Tie tEaveiers looked II each other IN
asse. iansnt
.-SHf4ls. my coed man. said tie
frst. ..xeu DO nat nseaa 70 tell Us that
lllaa tiger Is being operated in
sfnr 49,
.Yaa see the church. do yous asked
ths policeman soleInniy.
-Tes.~ answered the Two.
..Wea. that Is the only place In Sa-
sannah that yon can't get IL" said be
bohemian Magazine.