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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-23
with her. Evidently she makes some
pretense to responsibility.

with her. Evidently she makes some
pretense to responsibility"
Aunt Eva said Daniels, "the
young lady in question Is Of irreproach.
able character. She is working
girl, but none the less to be respect
ed on that account"
From that day Lawrence Daniels
had no peace of mind at Lake Lin
wood. He was at Adams Ferry prn-
cipally because his aunt had told him
to come, and, as she was wealthy and
favorably inclined toward him, her re-
quest was not to be disregarded He
thought rather sorrowfully Of the
evenings when he had called on Pearl
Amboyne, and Of the talks they had
upon literature, art and other things.
They had read the same books and
spent many pleasant afternoons at
the picture galleries. That was in
the days when he was struggling for
bare existence.
Then somebody discovered that he
could write, and he found himself
upon a paper where his salary ran
into large figures, and he was hailed
by that proudest of journalistic titles
"a good mani" Then he fell into
the good graces of Aunt Eva. That
meant receptions and afternoon teas
and an introduction into one Of the
smart sets" of New York Pearl
Amboyne saw him once or twice after
his rise in fortune. 1t was very easy
for him to tell her that he could find
little time to call upon her, for men
who obey the commands of a city ed
itor have little time they may call
heir own. She saw him for the
first time in months at the landing at
Adams Ferry.
Pearl Amboyne and her mother
we're permitted to 60 their own way
at the ferry. They did not seem to
be aware that they had been socially
ostracised. They cared little about
the Traver's set or the other select"
guests of the hotel. Pearl spent her
days rowing her mother about among
lu6 iSlduuS Vi Lllt idhE. hcic 10 I'LL
amiable tradition that in this body
of water there are 365 islands, one
for every day in the year. In leap
year, so the story goes. an additional
island appears, which is lost to view
on the last day of December. There
were islands enough for everybody
and the mother and daughter managed
to steer clear of the Adams Ferry
aristocracy. Lawrence Daniels saw
the two occasionally, and greeted
them in somewhat embarrassed
fashion.
"You needn't trouble yourself to
speak to me any longer" said the girl
to him one day. Il can adapt my
self to the present situation. I sup
pose that il / had belonged to the
Traver's set you would have treated
me with ordinary ciyility."
~xL- 49,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-23
NEW RAT TRAP A SUCCESS
Rodent Caught by Flypaper Frightens
Tipplers in Philadelphia
Barroom.

Several men who happen around the
thirst-allaying establishment of Ed
ward Germany, which holds forth its
allurements at Marion street and
Kaighn avenue, Camden, decided yes
terday that it was time to join the tee.
totalers ranks. Germany has had
some rats in his place, that is, of the
animal kind There was hole In the
floor by which they made their way
to the barroom, much to the annoy.
ance of gentlemen who might be get.
ting on the outside Of highball or a
large, foamy glass of amber. Car.
many had an inspiration the other
day. F1ypaper Catches flies, why not
rats? The idea was too good to lay on
ice, so he put 1t to work
Close to hole through which the
rats came the saloon-keeper laid q
sheet of the sticky fiypaper and await
ed results They came fast and In a
bunch. A man who was enjoying the
best effects of rickey saw something
moving across the floor He dropped
the glass, jumped to the bar and cried,
Holy Moses!"
The bartender thought the man had
fits and laughed, but when he caught
sight of the sheet of paper gyrating
about the floor In the most uncanny
way he threw the bung-starter at it
and fed. One or two others gave the
room a wide berth, and attracted by
the commotion. Germany ran in. He
laughed and said: THE paper worked
all right" The rat. which had become
so tangled in the sticky mess that It
could not see its way to its hole, was
killed. philadelphia Record.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-23
He Would Get Her a Seat Close to
the Band Stand.

wherever he pleased. He was aware
that Hans was his rival, for one Sat
urday night he had come to see Hulda
and found the Swedish swain there
Hulda had said:
j Hans, this is Mr. Flanagan" and
Hans had responded cordially, but
Michael accepted the introduction sui
kily, and sat scowling at the sink all
the rest of the evening.
+ After that the sagacious Mr. Flana.
gan ceased visiting Hulda on Satur,
days and obtained transfer to an,
other platoon, so that he could do his
calling on Monday or Tuesday nights
Hans did not alter his visiting schd.
ule, SO the rivals never met at Hulda s
home again. Indeed Michael took SO
little pains to cultivate Hans acqualnt.
ance that he never even dreamed OF
inquiring what the former did for a
living, and this disdainful indifference
was destined to prove costly in the
end. How Hulda would have learned
to know the true sentiments of her
heart had not Hank O'Day, the ice.
man, set In motion a fateful train OF
circumstances, one cannot guess
Hank did not know Hulda, he does
not know her to the present day. And
yet it was none other than the guar
dian of the ice wagon who unwilling
~ unmarked her hearts desire.
Hank o'Day drove pair of remark
ably high-spirited horses. One morn
ing when the ice wagon was empty
his aesthetic instincts led him to re
turn to the yards by way of the stree
hat skirted the park Just as th'
chariot of fate was nearing Huldah
rome. the chain at the back Of I'll
~agon slipped and let the end gat
irag upon the ground. Hank swor
mpatiently. stopped his team an
umped to the ground TO fasten tn
hahn. He jerked it quickly throug.
he iron rings and then. swore yivic
Y again as the team, becOnlin
,larmed by the sudden noise, spI8n
DI Ndtu dAd EdilOpNu lliduiy uOWH W
venue. making straight for the Leaf
,st entrance to the park. The horr'
led Hank stood still long enough tf
zee the end gate banging out defanc
Then he started after as fast "a h.
ubber boots would let him.
When officer Michael FLANAGAN
'urned from his faithful guardianship
Of bevy OF simpering nurse girls il
the park, he saw coming toward bin
at full speed pair of wild-eyed horse
with an ice wagon swaying from sd,
TO SIDE. Behind the seat Of the wager
;tood man trying desperately to ge
lold Of the reins. At once Michael rec
9gnized the waving yellow hair ant
pale features of the driver as thos.
II the detested Hans, and In the sam,
moment there came to him the reali
za;ioI Of his opportunity for revenge
He ran into the roadway and az III.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-23

flying wagon passed, caught the chain
OF the end gate and swung himself in.
to the box. As he gained his feet the
wagon slowed suddenly and he Iurched
forward, bringing up against the back
of the sturdy driver. Selling him
nrmly by the collar, Officer Flanagan
gasped:
i arrest you in the name of the
law Hans did not quite understand,
out the hands on his collar In the mo
ment of success made him angry.
What you want?-let me co." be
cried Indignantly.
Not me" retorted Michael triumph
antly, you are under arrest for driv.
ing traffic team in the park, and
must go with me to the station"
Hans chung to the reins and refused
TO come In his broken English he
explained and eypostulated he all but
| exploded. Another officer was ap
preaching, and when he came within
earshot the victim of circumstances
appealed to him volubly. But the
newcomer was indiffHent. II Hans
was arrested why of course he must
go to the station, and so to the station
ne went in charge of the exuitanl
Flanagan.
The magistrate was busy when they
| arrived and Hans was allowed to &C
until the afternoon, when he was told
he would be given hearing. Police
man Flanagan smiled grimly to him
self as he strolled back on post
There was a goodly chance that Hans
employer would fire him for careless
ness, and what would Hulda say wher
che heard that Hans had offended the
majesty of the law and been arrested
There was no fear that she of sthe
! ilaxen hair and bright eyes would not
near or the occurrence. Michael
would attend personally to the convey
ance Of the tidings.
In the afternoon Officer Flanagan
made his appearance in court. Hans
came In due time, accompanied by nc
less a person than Hulda. With them
were also his employer. Mr.. Ball. and
Hank O'Day. the iceman Michael mar
rated the details of the arrest, and
then Mr.. Ball had his innings.
He told the magistrate how Hans
at the risk of his life, had sprung into
the runaway wagon as 1t dashed by
| the building where he was employed
and succeeded In bringing the mad
| dened team TO a halt after passing the
park entrance. This statement was
corroborated by Hulda, who had wit
messed Hans daring leap, and lastly
Hank O'Day testified that he was the
| regular driver of the team
Before discharging Hans, the magis
trate addressed few remarks to Off
/ Ger Flanagan which made that zeal
Gus member OF the force wilt percep
tbly. Michael left the courtroom witt
such sentences as "offlcious interfer
enee, bungling stupid work, utterl,
unfit TO wear police uniform ring
Ing in his ears. But the hardest par
to bear was the sight of Hulda cling
ing to Hans stalwart arm as they
walked away together.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-23
A Legal
+ Romance
BY r. E. 1horne
Copyright. by w. G. Chapman.)

Copyright. by W. G. Chapman.)
Miss Leslie Delmar, presiding over
the breakfast table, regarded her
brother with an air of inquisitive
shrewdness. He returned the stare
with smile in which there lurked a
faint tinge of annoyance, but said
nothing. Miss Delmar frowned.
You can't deny that you have
something on your mind that is trou-
bling you, john" she finally remarked.
kno@~yerti too well to be deceived"
This time Delmar did not smile.
AS a general thing, a lawyer with
a fairly good practice finds plenty OF
cause for serious thought" he re.
turned, shortly. Il wish you would
not worry yourself drawing differences
as to the state of my mind"
You're not thinking about legal
matters" responded his sister, prompt
ly in no wise abashed by the tartness
OF the retort. THE truth of the
matter Is that you are head over heels
In love with that Stanton girl, and
have been for the past three months
You have paid her more attention than
is becoming to any professional man
with a mere stenographer. It's the
most absurd thing ever heard Of
Why, the girl isn't very pretty,
hasn't got a cent of money outside
OF the salary you pay her, and good.
ness knows what her family is
like"
Delmar colored but made no reply.
In his heart he was conscious that
his sister spoke the truth, yet this
sudden exposure of his secret startled
and annoyed him. Irene Stanton had
been In his employ for about a year
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-23
JOKE TURNED ON THE JOKER
Laugh on Insurance Men, But
They Got There First.

Don't every try to pull any comedy
on a life insurance agency. 1t doesn't
pay to wax jocular with life Insurance.
men, because they're the wisest PEG
pie there are and you can't get any.
thing past them. Many insurance men
are so sagacious that they can under
stand the average life insurance pol
Icy.
Take this case: A gainesville man.
who may be called Johnson, because
his name is something else. received a
circular letter from a Cleveland in
surance agency with postal card en-.
closed for him to sign and send IN II
he wanted further information. Being
one of the leading jokers of the town,
johnson did not sign his own name to
the card; he signed his friend Thomp.
sons name and then dropped the card
into the letter box.
| Then, when the willy insurance men
sent a representative out to Patnes-
Vile, he went right to see Thompson.
the man whose name was signed to
the card. didn't he? Answer: He did
not He went straight to see Johnson,
/ Just as II Johnson had affixed his own
! signature to the card when he mailed
It.
I'VE got your card the agent says
I TO Johnson, "and came out to talk
things over with you"
What" gasped Johnson, why
why that Isn't my sfgniitirey" ~
NO" admitted the agent, "but you
see it's your handwriting"
well, how in the hotel did you find
1t out?' burst out Johnson In an un-
guarded moment
20, never mind about that" soothed
the insurance man, smilingly. We
have to know all such things Let's
talk about insurance Why let the
mere detail of your signing the wrong
name occupy us?"
I'm tell you what I'll do" declared
Johnson "Put me wise to how you
found that out and I'll be doggoned IL
don't take a policy OF $4,000 with
you, If you people could figure out
that you must be pretty keen
bunch"
The agent pointed to serial mum.
Der on the post card hidden away
where nobody would ever notice II.
Whenever postal card was sent out
with circular, record Of the serial
number was kept In the Office Prac.
tically all insurance companies work
that system nowadays.
The gainesville man was aston
ished, almost disgusted, at the slim,
lplirity Of the scheme. but Iie kept his
word Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-23

She was just 10 when his eyes first
rested upon her delicate, fiowerlike
beauty and the impression she made
upon him had grown stronger with
each succeeding day He had made
no open confession of his love for the
girl, indeed there were times when
he fought against It.
He had reached his thirty-fifth year
without experiencing the effects of a
really strong affection for one of the
opposite sex, and the fascination this
young girl exercised over him seemed
strange and unaccountable One
thing was certain. Now that his sis
ter's sharp eyes had penetrated his
secret, there would be no rest for him
until decision was reached one way
or the other. That she did not ap-
prove of his choice made no differ
ence. Miss Leslie Delmar had reigned
as mistress of her bachelor brothers
house so long that she had almost
come to look upon her position as per-
manent, but this was a case in which
he had quietly resolved to brook no in.
reference.
During his journey to the office he
wondered restlessly how he should
lead up to the point which interested
him, the winning of the girl with
whom he felt his future happiness
rested Never had legal problem, no
matter how tangled, presented such
difficulties to his mind as the unrav-
cling of this dubious love knot. And
when he came face to face with the
subject of his thoughts the difficulty
seemed greater than ever. She had
never looked prettier than on that par.
tioular morning and the accents of her
sweet, low voice found responsive
echo In his heart.
Somehow her Inconsistencies of
the emotion she excited in him made
her seem all the more unapproach-
able. Like many another man before
him, John Delmar realized that the
time was close at hand when he must
decide his fate by a single question,
and the thought daunted him. All
. business like man In dream His
eyes strayed continually to the slim,
neatly clad figure of the girl bending
| over her machine. 1t was almost a
relief when IL o'clock arrived and
Irene went to luncheon, leaving him
to his own reflections and the contem.
II plation of Tommy, the office boy.
n The youth in question was an especial
pet of Irenes, and an irresistible i'm.
i pulse, which Delmar felt to be ex-
,eedingly foolish, impelled his en-
ployer to ask him an entirely I'M
accessory question.
"YUu like Miss Stanton, don't you,
Tommy" he queried.
bet yer life." responded the boy,
,uickly. ''She was awful good to us
xhen me mudder wnrn. sick" He
Aasss d though .snmonseE Up solg..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-23

age to make a request, and added, i'm.
oloringly: "Youse amt goin' to let her
leave us, air yer, Mr.. Delmar!'
Delmar started as though stung
Leave u.s." he repeated; "why, no
no, what makes you ask such ques.
ton, Tommy"
"Mebbe l hadn't ought to have said
nothin' about it," returned the boy, as
though he feared lest he might cause
trouble for his favorite. "All knows
Is that her aunt came to de Office
early dis mornin, before youse come
down, and showed her TELEGRAPH that
come from her uncle in Buffalo, who
wants 'em both to come there an
| live"
And what did Miss Stanton say?"
inquired Delmar, excitedly.
she kind of sighed. an said: I
s'pose it's for de bes,'" returned the
urchin. Seemed to me she WASH.
over glad to t'ink of leavin', dough,
cause de old lady ses: / fought
youse didn't like Chicago, and nd be
glad to get away an Miss Stanton
ses Well, l usent to like it, but |
feels different now"
Delmar tossed the boy a quarter.
Thank you for your information.
Tommy" he said. Miss Stanton won't
leave If can help it, she's too good to
lose. Now, clear off and amuse your
self. You can have half holiday, as
don't need your services this after.
noon"
Tommy lost no time in availing him
self of his freedom, and Delmar, left
alone, pondered gravely over the new
turn affairs had taken. When Irene
returned, he fancied that look of
unusual sadness fingered in the depths
OF her dark eyes. Could 1t be that
Tommy had guessed correctly and
that she was sorry to go away? And
could 1t be possible that he was even
partially the cause of her regret?
She had scarcely seated herself at
her desk, when he crossed to her side
and said, softly:
Don't mind those letters now,
Irene, | want to ask you something
important. Tommy tells me-" he
said, that your aunt contemplates
taking you to Buffalo"
YES" replied the girl, rather list
lessly. my uncle is anxious that we
should go there and live with him."
And you are glad to go?"
She shook her head, but made no
answer. Delmar, watching her in
tently, saw that her eyes were brimful
of tears. He bent down and his arm
stole around her neck, while he whis-
pered: "You must not go, Irene, will
not let YOU"
His lips touched hers, and she did
not repulse him, but footstep on the
threshold of the door caused Delmar
to step back swiftly Just as the tall,
dignified form of his sister swept into
the room. The confusion of the lovers
was evident, and Miss Leslie smiled
maliciously as she gazed first at the
shy conscious face of the girl and
then at her brother.
ut seems that l have interrupted
an interesting act of love DRAMA"
she said, with chilling emphasis.
Delmar recovered his self posses
sion quickly.
You needn't apologize, Leslie" he
said, coolly; you could scarcely have
come at better moment. Miss STAN
ton has just honored me by promising
to become my wife"
He bent down and kissed Irene fond
ly as he finished speaking, and Miss
Leslie bowed to the inevitable.
Il congratulate you both" she said,
stifny, with the resigned air of one
who accepts defeat
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-23
To Eiectrify Railways.

Within the near future definite
plans will be formulated for the cleo
IRRIGATION of the more important stats
railways of Sweden The first lire TO
be taken in hand viii be In all prob
ability that between Kiruna, the cen-
ter OF the great iron ore fields Of lap
land. and the Norwegian frontier. .
distance az about 81 miles.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-23
City Of Cave Dwellers.

One of the strangest capital cities
Is that of the tr.glodytes, or Mat.
mstas, the cave jewellers of Tunisia.
sfrica. 1t contains about 1000 inhabi-
..snts and the principle of its archi-
lecture is to dig into the earth rather
than to build upon h.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-23
Why He Asked.

Johnny, Do you smoke cigarettes? ?"
II d-d-do ll-little, sir" stammered
Johnny, paling beneath the tan Of the
baseball field. The boss fixed him
with his eagle eye.
Then gimme one" he said. ri left
mine on the bureau. st. Paul Dis
patch.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-23
Festival Of Nav I

In the highlands OF Scotland and
In Ireland the first of May was called
Beltane. This was the name OF ar
ancient pagan festival, traces OF which
have survived to this day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-23

The Captain--Have you ever seen a
sea. serpent. Joe?
Joe-No, sir, | can't say as have
leastways, not since I've been a tee
totaler.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-23

wherever he pleased. He was aware
that Hans was his rival. for one Sat
urday night he had come to see Hulda
and found the Swedish swain there.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12
WHAT SAYS DEMOCRACY?

Democratic opportunity appears and
is lost with such regularity that it may
not be worth while to make the inquiry,
but once it is here and once more the
question arises: What is to be done
about it? The new administration is
soon to be on record. Certain impress
sive facts are as clear today as they will
be month or a year hence. By the
action of the Sixty-tirst Congress a
special session and by the approval of
the president these policies have been
indorsed and made permanent:
1. Expenditures amounting to one
billion dollars year, largely for war
purposes, and involving extravaganza
in every direction.
2. Increased taxation to cover past
deficits and to meet the wastefulness of
the future.
3. The construction of the Panama
Canal, originally authorized on the
promise that it should be paid for out
out of surplus revenues, to be financed
wholly by bond issue.
4. The great predatory trusts REIN
forced and reintrenched in privilege by
leaves their tax schedules untouched.
5. In short more extravaganza, more
taxes, more injustice, monopoly, more
militarism and more debt.
In the acceptance of this programme
there were Democrats who acted with
the majority every step of the way. No
scheme of Republican taxation has been
too onerous or too discriminating and
no Republican plan of expenditure has
been to lavish to receive the support Of
some Democrats. These things, togeth-
er with the extention of federal activity
in all directions, have not been accom-
plished exactly "by unanimous consent"
as was said last week by Chairman
Tawney, but there has been Democratic
assent accompanied by Democratic
timidity and Democratic silence. Is
the Democratice party at large to &C.
cept these conditions and assume re-
sponsibility for them, or is it to make
war upon the whole combination of op-
preston, waste and plumber?
Notwithstanding the favor which GER
tain Democrats in congress have shown
to plutocratic Republican measures and
methods, the Democratic millions are
not inclined to be assistant Republicans.
They are accustomed to opposition and
they are capable of making their oppo-
sition effective. They are encouraged
by Republican revolt of unusual pro-
portions. The issues involved take root
deep in Democratic tradition. Demo-
cracy will fight unnecessary taxation,
unjust taxation, e,militarism
and monopoly and will battle against
these crimes as long as life lasts.-St.
Joe Observer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-12

We heartily agree with Senator Cores
view that "there are some persons in
the democratic party who ought to be
in the republican party and some per-
sons in the republican party who should
be in the democratic party" The II
anti-Canaon republicans from Kansas
and Iowa in the house and such repub-
lican senators as LaFollette, Cummins,
Dolliver, Nelson and Beverage were to
all intents and purposes democrats in
the late fight against plutocracy and
privilege, while the IS so-called demo-
cratic senator's who assisted Senator
Aldrich in fastening his monstrous
tariff bill upon the country were con-
sistent opponents of democratic princi
Piles. Senator Gore says that he "would
rather see good republican in con-
gress than bad democrat" And those
are our sentiments.