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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
QUAINT OLDCHURC
NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN PRE-.
SERVES MEETING HOUSE.
SUIT In 1920 the Structure is Little
/ Changed from the Time When
!, the Friends Gathered
There to Worship.

One of the oldest Quaker meeting
houses In New Hampshire stands in
unity township. remembrance of the
httle colony of Friends who lived at
west Unity in the early part of the
last century.
The building with its single story
ana low attic is as simple and severe
IN Its architecture as the Quaker
meeting itself in its form of wor.
ship.
A few years ago there were yet
number of the old Friends who still
Worshiped twice every week in the
little edifice, taking their pews each
time according to their goodness"
and waiting in the solemn silence
after the manner of the orthodox
Quaker till the spirit moved" to
prayer or exhortation.
Since that time these few remaining
members of the faith have died. To-
day Unity has taken upon itself the
preservation of'the building as mat
ter OF public good and 1t has been
kept in repair by the townspeople.
The meeting house was built in
1920. New Hampshire winters have
left their mark upon the exterior If
the little building. However, the ex
terror is the only part of the struc
ture that has needed repairing. In,
side. the Eastwood pews are as white
and clean as they were 70 years ago
and the walls and ceilings are as spot
less, as when they looked down upon
the first silent gathering of Friends
After the manner OF all Quaker
meeting houses the interior is divided
into two sections, between which are
,shutterlike doors that can be lowered
to form a partition between the mems
section and the women's. Often the
cold weather made 1t imperative that
but one section should be used and on
the very wintry evenings the meet
ings were held on the side where a
large wood stove had been installed.
There are II pews on each side.
There are also three rows of raised
seats where the "old and wise in
faith had their regular places. The
front rows of the II on either side
were occupied by those who had the
best record for piety and goodness.
The backsliders went to the rear seats
and had to work their way up to the
front by daily watchfulness and
prayer.
The burial ground itself is as Sc
we're as the meeting houses and as
quaint, A few of the later graves are
marked with marble slabs, but as
even these were forbidden by the ear
lier church the greater number of the
headstones are the crude blocks. All
are placed to the north of the graves
after the Quaker custom.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
DAME FORTUNE WAS SULLEN.
Man Had Grateful Remembrance of
Service, but Was Unable to
Repay It.

when | was farmer in Illinois,,
there came to me one day an inter.
esting looking individual, whose face,
though he was stranger in those
parts, seemed oddly familiar to me.
",The man had stopped to water lis
horse. AS he waited, he said: About
ten years ago poor boy came this
way and you took him in
81 gazed at the speaker. puzzled
Your kindness to that poor boy
was most exceptional, continued the
stranger. You fed him, encouraged
him. gave him clothes and two dollars
and sent him on his way feeling pref
ty fine. He observed at the time he
would never forget your generosity.
Do you remember
Not precisely replied, but | had
n vague remembrance of the occur
renee,
He said went on the stranger,
shat if he prospered, he would see
that you would never have occasion to
regret your kindness to a struggling
boy
"'Well. well,' I exclaimed. as the
full remembrance of the incident came
to me in fash It's like story
isn't it? You of course, were that
boy?
Yes, said the stranger, and as long
as | am here, might as we'll tell you
that l am still poor "-Pittsburg Dis
Patch,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
e.
The Sarnasso Sea.

In the middle of the North Atlantic
there Is an area of comparatively still
water almost equal to continental Eu-
rope in extent and more or less coy
cred with floating seaweed 1t was
known as the Mar de Sargaco to Co
lumbus and the early navigators and
is the Sargasso sea Of modern
geographers.
The foa ting seaweed was formerly
supposed to have grown near the Ba-
hama and Florida shores, and to have
drifted to its present position. 1t is
now, however, known to grow and
propagate itself where it is found. In
it are found globular masses of weed
containing fish eggs and known as fish
nests
Recent Investigations show that the
floating weed of the Sargasso sea Is
the chosen breeding place of species
of flying tish.-Field.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
SMALL CHANCE TO GET AWAY.
Dcserter from United States Army
Must Hide Carefully to
Escape Detection.

On the bulletin board In q post
office one frequently sees proclama-
ton announcing in large type that
reward of $50 is offered by the govern
ment for the apprehension of So-and-
so, who has deserted from the United
States army. and accompanying the
notice are two pictures of the man in
question, showing his full face and
profile, together with a complete and
accurate description of his personal.
appearance.
When you consider that such proc
lamation is sent broadcast throughout
the country to every village post Of
fee, constable, police station, sheriff
and United States marshal, 1t is evil
dent that the deserter has but very
slender chance of escaping detection.
In addition to the ordinary marks of
recognition. the soldier carries with
him the inevitable mannerisms of the
service, especially that peculiar stride
which characterizes the profession he
has followed and which is more diff
cult to disguise than the iocKStep u
the convict.
Fully four-fifths of the men who de-
sert from our army are OF foreign
birth. This does not imply that the
vast majority of our enlisted men are
naturalized citizens, but simply that a
great many of that class are profess
sional army deserters and have bad
, records behind them in Europe, After
DESERVING from foreign army they
came here and, being unable to secure
work, Joined our forces. But the old
dissatisfaction with the soldering life
again became too strong to be resisted
and the result is another desertion
and, the almost certain result, a term
| in the guard-house or in the national
|. prison -Harper's Weekly,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
He Would RESIGN.

The story is told of an English
army examiner who once had before
him a stupid candidate, The candi-
date being apparently unable to an.
swer the simplest questions, the ex-
aminer finally grew most impatient
and in burst of sarcasm demanded:
LET it be supposed, sir, that you
were captain in command of in
fantry; that in your rear was an i'm
passable abyss; that on both sides Of
you there rose perpendicular rocks of
tremendous height; that in front Of
you lay the enemy outnumbering you
ten to one. What, sir, in such an
emergency would you do?' Sir" re
sponded the applicant for military dis
tinction, II should resign"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
DRAWINGS and Paintings.

The first sketch from nature which
a great artist makes nearly always
has freshness which he only labors
away in the picture he bases on 1t;
and the rough pencil or charcoal lines
of the former frequently reveal more
of his feeling toward his subject than
all his anxious manipulations of the
brush. That is why it is SO exceeding
ly worth while to collect and cata-
logue every scrap of drawing that
once Uttered great painters studio.
His drawings give you his Intentions;
his paintings do not always give you
their fulflhment 1t Is true that a
drawing is incomplete, but therein lies
it's charm Possessing a drawing you
possess a hope, aId hope is better for
mortals.---T. P.'s Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
Ahotx Corn.

Il can't understand about the corn
in this country, you know" Mid the
Englishman. 1T is the best vegetable
you have here, you see what / mean?
And you never serve 1t fresh. 1t is
always canned, you understand, al
ways canned
Now, why in the name of common
sense do you take the fine, fresh ar
ticle, you know. can it, and offer it
to people to eat, when they might bet
ter eat it in its pristine condition?
You see what mean? Eth? But no,
all the year round, they serve you
canned corn. canned corn. Can they
can it cheaper than they can cook 1t
fresh? Is that it? Eh?'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
IS NOT A MILITARY EMBLEM.
Fashion Of wearing Cockade origin.
stcd In Strings That Served
Useful Purpose.

TIE cockade originated simply in
the knot of ribbons or strings by
which the broad flaps of the seven
tenth century round hat were
cooked" or drawn up to the brim in
fine weather, and thus originated the
three-cornered hat, as well as the
cooked hat of later times There was
nothing specially military about the
usage, as the ignorant assert. The
same strings survive in the loops of
the hats of bishops and other ecclesi-
astical dignitares in Great Britain;
in the strings of the hats worn by
French cures and Spanish and Italian
padres and in the cords which are still
seen on the hats of some livery SER
wants.
It naturally became the custom for
military men to cock" their hats with
the livery color of the prince they
served, and as the Hanoverian color
was the convenient one of black, the
black cockade" became associated in
the minds of the people with military
uniform. In an old Scotch song OF
Shiramuir, citing Woodward's herald
ry. We read of the red coat lads with
black cockades.' and knot of white
ribbons was naturally chosen as the
badge of their opponents. When the
old use of the strings was forgotten
the knot, in the form of a rosette OF
ribbon, survived, just as did the but
tons on the backs of our coats, which
were intended to fasten back the flaps
In riding or marching. =" Justice of the
Peace"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
Her Choice.

They were sisters-in-law and rea
sonably well disposed toward each
other One was the mother of George,
aged six months, and the other the
mother of Marian, aged six months
and four days. 1t was impossible that
a slight parental rivalry should be al
together concealed. l"
Marian does not seem to grow very
fast" said the mother of George, with
a suggestion of commiseration in her
tones George is much taller"
(height being measured in inches)
Perhaps he is" replied the moth
er of Marian, coldly, but Marian
weighs more"
"Oh, we'll" responded the sister-in-
law, with smile of high-bred supe-
riority, "of course l should not wish
George to be gross"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
Her Remarkable Escape.

A young woman was recently caught
In cave-in in railway tunnel near
ST. Gall, Switzerland, and after re-
naming without food for ten days was
finally rescued She suffered agones
of cold and hunger during this period,
but managed to sustain life by suck
ing moisture from her clothing on
which water occasionally. triekled.
She continued calling for help until
she finally was heard and rescued.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
Personality In Politics,

In life, in literature, there is no
magic charm like that of personality,
but politicians are afraid of it In their
business. Of this they sedulously cul-
innate the idea that it must be con.
Quoted by committees and parties,
never by individualities Everything
Is collective, nothing personal. In
trigue and subterranean management
are the prime forces, and the old prac'
titioners of the art are always aghast
when some man Of native vigor comes
forward with open methods and direct
appeals.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
Douoed bv m Luck.

Passenger tas the ship is sinking)--
Captain, is there no hope-no hope
whatever?
Captain--None at all, my man; no
hope at all
Passenger--Hang my luck! And
wouldn't eat any cucumbers for dinner
because / was afraid of indigestion -
Parsons Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
A Point for PreachArs-

The eloquent DR.. Aked, in recent
after-dinner speech, said of oratory:
Its first principle is to be interest
ing. Too many clergymen forget this,
and preach---as great preacher once
w!ttily said--as though sin was to be
taken out of man as Eve was taken
out of Adam, by casting him into a
profound slumber"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
The Dive rec Habit.

How long will it take to get my
divorce?" asked the woman.
About two months, think" replied
the lawyer.
"As long as that? don't know
whether the other man who wants to
marry me win wait as long as that!"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
The Explosion,

Nah goodness" yelled Aunty
Chloe, Dat 'splosion nearby scairt
me to def"
Am nah goodness" piped Uncle
'Rastus, 1T done nearby scairt me to
deafness. st. Louis Star
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
A Little Vindictive,

so you want the privilege of voting
for people of whom you approved"
NO" answered the suffragette. Il
desire the satisfaction Of publicly re-
fusing to vote for people whom don't
like"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
Had a Chance To Learn.

Does he understand double entry
bookkeeping
Il imagine so. He formerly worked
in bank controlled by one OF our
eminent spectators"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
4 FAMOUS HEALTH BUILDER.

A medicine that will cleanse the bowels and put
them In condition to do their proper work unaided
will do more than anything else to preserve health
and strength. Such medicine is the tonic laxative
herbtea, Lanes Family Medicine. Get a csc. pack
ace to-day at any druggists or Dealers. NO matter
what YOU have tried before, try this famous hefD
tea tea
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
Paris IN Line for Promotion.

Paris is a wonderful center ell
cial gayety and popular excitemeI
YES, answered MIR. Cumrox. thou1
fully. Il should not be surprised
Paris might one day claim recognil
as the Pittsburg of France.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
A Poor Way to Rise,

1t isn't often that anyone succeeds
In getting high by calling down his
boss.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
~ All Denends

Miss KnoX-Tl ere's a scandalous
story about her in this mornings
Dc'lv Growler.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09

Education Capital and Interest
Education Is a capital to a
man and an interest to a rich mad
Horace Mann.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09
Also Somewhat Rare.

The best treasure among men Is q
frugal tongue.-Hesiod.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-09

Not Long 20 Be Cast Down.
A brave mans spirit its vigor soon
regains. Homer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-23

-sIL rs phases. In this warfare the
. succumbed, and the delicate
hous <1s. learned to retain her
sersnity; Thd ;o,,a aas,nses disorder; d who ran
ders herself painI~ conspicuous in
stores, on steamboats, and railway cars
and invites criticism by her want Of
gentle manners, is, l regret to say,
to be seen in the South, but she is not
by any means typical of the farmers
wife; she is the product Of heredity and
environment, a pitiful exponent Of a
lack Of opportunity or lack of the
inherent qualities Of a lady The type
Of woman who goes with her husband
on a wagon to town Saturday after
moons, sits around in the stores and
gives her children candy to eat in pub
lie places, and then sits for hours on
a wagon waiting her husbands pleas
ure to return home, is certainly not to
be found in this particular part of the
country. Most Southern housewives
are busy at home Saturday after
moons, preparing for the Sabbath,
which we still try to observe.
| The representative, well-to-do farm
ers Of this particular part of the coun-
try, take their wives to town on bug
/ gies, (and, by the way, these buggies
are quite artistic, SO perfect is their
construction). When the shopping is
/ finished Madame may call on some
| friend until her lord signifies his read
mess to return home. Our town, Green
Vile, N. c., under the auspices Of the
Kings Daughters has recently opened
a rest room for the convenience of Ia
dies coming in from the country who
have no friends in town. This rest
room is in charge Of a matron. who
attends to the comfort Of visitors. 9th
er towns should make note of this
and do likewise
| Farm homes must necessarily lack
many appointments of the homes in
cities and towns, still it does not fol
low that farm homes lack every con
venience and adornment; or that farm
ers do not try to provide comforts and
luxuries as far as they are able.
I should like to know to a nicely
just how much ahead of the average
well-to-dO farmers scale Of living is
that Of the clerk in store; and does
any one think that any secular posi-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-23
BY JOSIE LINDA McARTHUR

Of his wares, it is simply a question,
What will you give me?"
The transfer accomplished, his gar
ners empty-the enterprising specula-
tor gets busy, and often works up a
corner er'-amaSSeS several millions and
retires to enjoy the wealth which his
sharpness helped him to gain. The
farmer, because of his contact with
nature and her soothing influence, does
not concern himself with the working
up of such schemes. Wealth, if it
reaches him at ALL must come slowly
through small channels Knowing
these things even before marriage, un-
feeling indeed, must be the farmers
wife who would fail in one iota of
wifely duty or sacrifice. Devoted and
true are most of these farm wives,
and true and devoted are most Of
the farm husbands
Home life on Southern farm-not
a plantatiOn-just farm-a small
farm, with it's Weather-beaten old
house that has stood the storms Of
near half a century and never known
le-storied-Square-s en-
powered with trees whispering with
every breeze. O, ye sunshine and
morning dew, bird; ongsc and SHIN
mering leaves-sweet odors from
roses and clOver-Scented pinks-let thy
beauty and sweetness enter my soul
that [ may embody ye in my theme,
to speak here that your message may
reach the many who listen for the still
small voice of Truth.
Since the fiat. I'm the sweat Of thy
brow thou shalt eat bread" man and
his consort, woman, have been com
PEELED to labor, in various ways and
degrees it is true, but the hard dis
agreeable fact remains the work OF
| feeding the world, clothing the world
| housing the world, educating the
world, must go on, not for today nor
for tomorrw, but for all time. Divine
Wisdom planned this solely for the
/ good of mankind; shall the vessel say
to the potter, ''Why hast thou formed
me thus?" Shall puny humanity ques-
ton question Omniscience? Since the
decree-'Dust thou art and unto dust
thou shalt return''-We of the earth
earthly, have been compelled to wage
incessant war against dirt, dust ir
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-23
HOME LIFE ON THE SOUTHERN FARM


Since the husbandman has come to
figure so prominently in the literature
OF the day, and the propagandists of
a certain type have by exaggeration
and misrepresentation created an i'm
preston wholly unwarranted by the
facts. especially affecting the South in
a most hurtful way, it seems but nat
ural and fitting that some one should
take the defensive and paint things
as they are.
The iudicrOus portrayal of Madame
Farmer in much Of the up-tO-date lit
erature may arouse compassion in the
tender heart of the metropolitan who
has no means of knowing the truth,
but to the general reader such highly
colored work has no value. The tar
Iners wife, this long-Suffering recipient
of SO much misplaced compassion, is
charged with entertaining her huS-
bands chance guest at dinner in blue
calico and checked apron; now looked
at in the clear light Of common sense,
this is a most appropriate dress for
the kitchen; and since Madame is also
charged with keeping no servant, she
cannot dress for the MONDAY meal.
Our great-grandmother carded, spun
and WOVe the ones in which they
baked and breWed, and never nobler
mortals were than they, the pioneer
women who helped to win these Uni
ted States of North America from the
Nilds.
The type of today may be slightly
degenerate but the same bic
blood courses through her veins and
she still has that priceless heritage to
transmit to her sons and daughters.
In all conditions and occupations
there are discontented individuals, ever
ready to complain of their lot and il
the ranks of the farmers wives there
will ever be some who think their lot
hard and their lives too monotonous
but these are exceptions.
The farmer contends against the
greatest odds-the output Of all his
endeavor, all his expenditure of en-
ergy and vitality is absolutely at the
mercy of the elements-the income OF
his harvested products is subject to the
fluctuations and caprices of the stock
markets and we'll organized syndicates
he has no voice in naming the price
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-23

ton, clerical or otherwise, is in any
way or any degree superior to the po-
sition Of the independent farmer OF
these United States of America? Ii
such a thought has place in the head
Of any one who reads this, | would
respectfully refer him to the pages Of
history. from the days of Adam to tho
present
Much Of late is being written of the
isolation of farm life: perhaps these
carpers never sighed for a lodge in
some vast Wilderness or found thai
sweet solace in solitude that the grave,
serious minded person thinks essential
to his souls welfare. This very iso1a-
ton is one of the greatest charms OF
country life, therefore, all further
commiSeration on that score may be
spared us.
Occasional instances of injustice and
cruelty found in the home life of the
farmer do not prove all alike guilty OF
! these serious offences, neither do they
prove that a mans occupation is re-
! spOnsible for the conduct of his chill
dren. Among the multitudes who go
astray few, comparatively, were reared
on a farm.
The going away from the farm, this
steady drain upon it's quota of brain
and energy initiates most forcefully
against the uplift which we seek: these
bitter denunciatiOnS Of conditions pre-
Ndll1nS
time to tune. serve only to increase the
dissatisfaction and unrest of the young
people in the cOuntry-the ease and
luxury, the glitter and glare appeal to
their immature or warped judgment.
and creates an irresistible impulse to
exchange the quiet, steady life on the
farm for the delights of city or town
One imbued with missionary zeal.
possessed of sufficient temerity might,
it is true. find work here suited to
his peculiar calling, but let me beg or
him to exercise every precaution be-
fore venturing into this region Of hor-
rors; probably by wearing a pair OF
very thick-SOled shoes and never by
any chance, allowing his naked foot
to come in contact with this highly
polluted soil; and by bringing with him
a Sufficiency Of prOphylacticS, deOrdor-
iZers and dfsinfectants to combat the
foul odOrs prevailing about these neg
lected premises; and by sleeping in q
hammock well away from these dis
ease breeding dwellings; by wearing at
all times good thick net to keep
off the dangerous flies and mosquitoes,
he might, within a few years, help US
to develop the gray matter in our era
NUNS sufficiently to give us the much
| needed uplift. And then--oh then
We optimistic reformers-see our fve
million walking cadavers changed into
rosy-cheeked, athletic wealth produce
ers. Yea. see our motor cars driven
by be-goggled chauffeurs speeding
along macadam roads; see these dis
ease breeding habitations converted
into marble halls with Turkish baths
and fountains of perfumed water. See
Madame dining in state in a decOlleto
gown and elaborate coifure. See our
aeroplanes sailing among the fleecy
cloudsi Surely all this and even more
may be seen when the scientists have
circumvented that meddleSOme old
dame, Nature, and elevated mankind
to the plane of living which his su-
periority merits.
Farmyi11e N C.