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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-01
POSSIBLY MOI ASSAULTED.

Rome, March &0-Later news re
ccivcd here which Indicated that eth
er no attempt had been made against
OK President Roosevelt or that the
first reports had been exaggerated
caused much discussion.
The Cioruale d Italia SAYS in this
connection: LET US rejoice because
of the great esteem which Mr.. Roosr.
Welt enjoys in Italy ard because of
the shame spared our country
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-01
ENToMBED
Five Men Caught BY Explosion in
in Mine in West Virginia-All
Believed to Be Dead.

Charleston. w. Va, March 81
Five men are cntombed as the result
of an explosion at the Echo mine in
Fayette county this afternoon. All
are beiieevd 10 be dead. Two others
slightly injured were rescued. The
cause of the explosion is not known.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-01
MISS HASKELL WEDS.

Guthrie, Okla, March 31.-Miss
Francis l.. Haskell, daughter of Gov
crnor Haskell, was married tonight
in the Oklahoma senate chamber to
Leslie G. Niblack, a Guthrie newspa
per man.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-01
NAPLES IS PREPARING
Authorities in italian Town Taking
Extra Precautions to Protect
Roosevelt On Arrival.

Naples, March 31.-The Naples
authorities are taking extraordinary
ex-Presidant Roosevelt during his
short visit to this city They are not
only keeping a cTssc watch on the
Italians who have returned from the
United States or VINO have relations
there but also on fore&ners of diff
ferent nationallties now here.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-01
PEORIA WINS OUT.
Promises Great Things If Given State
Fair--Senate Committee Makes
Favorable Report.

Springfield, H.. March Sl.-The
rivalry between Springfield and
Peoria over the possession of the al
nual state fair came to a head to lay
in the sta house. and Peoria with
its claim that it could had'e the st,ae
fair so It world he self supporting.
gained the adoption of favorable
committee report On the iiil to move
the aat, fair from the capital to
Peoria.
The vote IN the committee was
unanimous. Peoria promises to deed
suitable fair grounds to the state
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-01

the opposition Of constitutional pro.
hibition in basing their claims that
the people could vote for a corstitr-
tional convention under the laws of
the state at the next annual election
and thus secure constitutional prohi-
bition. was merely a subterfugc The
action Of the senate however. was
due largely 90 the fact that under
the constitution of Iowa, the quee-
tion Of revision of the constitution
must be submitted 10 the people once
in ten years. The question of rcvis-
ion will be placed upon the ballot in
November 1911, and it was constant
ly argued that the people would have
eventually a chance to elect delegates
to the constitutional convention "a.
vorabe to prohibition if they decided
TO revise the constitution.
During the debate in the legisla-
ture upon the resolution representa-
tivcs Of the national prohibition
league. of civic bodies in the state
aad from the various church orgaui-
cations have been heard on one side
of the question or the other
The prohihitionists made the threat
frequently that they would carry tn,
subject to ne voers a he polls in hc
next campaign and Indications poinj
that Iowa viii soon have an active
prohibition issue for the electors to
decide
BLOW TO SALOON MEN
Davenport. Iowa, March 31.-A sa.
Icon keeper Who has once been er
Joined from deins business in Iowa
rennot re-erter the business without
the written consent Of the majority
.of voters In The city according 10 d
decision handed down By the district
court tcday Tho test case was
brought by the civic federation cf
Davenport, arJ the decision viii put
IS saloons out Of business in paven-
port.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-01
SHORTAGE IN OFFICE
OF BALTIMORE REGiSTE

Baltimore. Nd. March 3L-An *.
animation Ct the hooks in the Office
of the city register tonight showed al
apparent shortage OF mere than s8l.-
ac0 in the hlnas Of that office. W
liam F. Downs. stock clerk in The 6
nee. is under arrest.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-01
asked

asked.
Padercwski, clearly astonisheI
frowned hard at first. then smiled
and finally grinned. Shaking a s.,
000-per-concert finger under the ncse
of his qucstioner, he said.
violent temper! | should say !
had Why, there is no telling what
| may do to you before the ship
starts.
Then he winkcd TO a bystander to
show how cross he was. In musical
circles there was an impression thai
the loss to the artist by the involup-
tary abandonment of the tour was
covered by insurance. The pianist
did not look pleased when that qucs.
ton was broached.
is 1t true that your illness has
caused you loss of 100000? was
asked.
Il cannot say. the pianist answered
."Others must tell you, ! cannot"
Are the figures exaggerated"
Il do not even know whether they
are or not"
When asked about his future plans
he replied;e
Will Compose Music.
From now on I shall compose mus
ic. have an opera to write Just now.
1t is moi long one. but il will be two
years before it is finished have
the theme in my head and shall he.
gin as soon as | get rested"
Roasted Insurance.
insurance? Bah. he said. let
me tell something about insurance.
For years it had been supposed thai
carried an enormous policy on M
hands. It is not 50. and never was
so | did try to get my hands ia
sured but after a full year found
that no company was willing to as
sumo the risk"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-01

The Cairo Bulletin is the only Cal.
o paper with the service OF the Asso-
efsted PrssA.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
NINTH CENTURY EXPLORERS.

Ohtherc, the Northman, Who Mad
II Record as Arctic mi
The search for the north pole, which
has followed the long search for the
northwest passage, by its overproduc
ton of ~discoverers, has more than sat
isfied the demand mentioned by Byorn'
Man wants a hero, no uncommon
want;
And ev'ry day brings forth a new
one"
This search and these heroes have
brought forward some quite ancient
history Of the northern quest, among
which is the story of the voyage O.
Ohthere (not "ah. thereby, In thu
ninth century, which, 1t Is said, wal
translated from the Latin by King
Alfred Of England. Ohthere was a ma
tive of Heligoland, the indianapolis
News says. He sailed to the north
hugging Norway on one side, thu
ocean on the other. for six days. Their
the land turned to the asst at thu
North Cape. He sailed eastward foul
days, then for five days to the south
into what is now known as the White
sea, until he came to the mouth of the
Dwina river. Here he stopped, fear
ing to be attacked by the inhabitants
Of that land.
On his return he brought to King
Alfred the teeth of a number Of wal
ruses, which name signifies horse
whales" also the bones and hides o.
these animals, of which he reported
that, with the aid of five men, he had
killed sixty in two days, and this prob
ably is a hunting record that has moi
often been exceeded by arctic hunt
ers.
At the North Cape he was 1906
miles from the north pole, which II
that day had not even been named. IL
this north land he found the Firms
who in the winter hunted along the
coast and in the summer were fishers
From this it may be seen that the peo
pie of the far north in Europe have
changed little in their mode Of liz
since the ninth century, and are thu
same rugged, venturesome folk thai
they we're then, battling against thu
elements and the monsters of land anc
sea.
Ohthere was the race of mortimer
who in the after centuries have come
to dominate the world. the ancestor.
of the great explorers, Danish, Norwe
gian, English and American. who, lea:
by leaf, have opened the arctic recorc
until now all that long unknown re
gion has been mapped, SO that the
school geography Of tomorrow will
have no mysteries Of land or sea.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
:" he panted. ..Fire. thieves! on.

men," he painted. Fire, thieves! Oh.
I must be dreaming!"
Don't make a noise. love-" said a
voice from the parlor window.
They're only the house painters"
"House-painters!"
"'Yes, dear. Don't you know the
Dutch proverb, "A Goa Of paint pays
for itself?'"
Peter breathed again.
But the awful ]expense!" he said,
Dear, dear, you should have consult
ed me-"
He stumbled into the house. and
over the form of a man kneeling in
the hall.
"Who are your" he said.
In reply the person produced a card,
on which was printed: Gilt and
Binder, upholsterers."
And what are you doing?' gasped
Peter.
Measuring the hall for a new oil
cloth. sir" said the man.
Peter staggered on. A was
making up a carpet in the front par.
lor; another was arranging curtains
He rushed upstairs. There sat an
other woman also at work.
Again he gasped the question::
who are you?"
Mrs. Buskirk's regular seamstress
please, sir" sale the woman
And where is Mrs. Buskirk?'
Here. love-" said a voice.
And there entered from an adjoin
ing room, a lady dressed in silk, with
bracelets, brooch, earrings Inc a lit
tie lace cap worth a small fortune.
THE furniture is ordered, and the
painters are here, and I've engaged all
the servants, Mr.. Buskirk,' said the
lady; "and cook wants to know wheth-
er 0 like beef under or we'll done,
In such things you shall have your
choice always. There vas no time to
make a pudding to-day, so we must
have ices. Strawberries, too, only two
shillings a basket"
Mrs. Buskirk, have you gone era
zy?' cried Peter; "or am l dream
ing?"
I'm wide awake, at all events
cried the lady. I've starved long
enough, and worn that brown merino
until l hate it. l always was fond OF
Dress
Fond of dress!" repeated Peter;
land loved good things?"
Loved good things" repeated the
spouse; and now I'm married l mean
to have them"
But if I had-known-I-" be-
gan Peter.
wouldn't have married me, l sup.
pose," said the bride. We'll, my cous-
in, Mrs. Brown, told me that, you
know"
Peter looked at her. The truth was
plain at last. He tried to speak, but
could not. He stared at his lady for
five minutes by the clock, and then
rushed out of the house muttering:
Taken in! taken I'M"
1t is said that Peter Buskirk never
recovered from the shock. Against
his will he lived luxuriously ever
after; and his wife astonished the
neighborhood by her magnificent at
tire IN grand parties.-Grtt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
THE RIVER OF LIFE.

The more we live, more brief appear
Dur life's succeeding stages;
A day to childhood seems a year,
yAnd years like passing ages.
The gladstone current of our youth,
Ere passion yet disorders,
Steals lingering, like a river smooth,
Along it's grassy borders.
But as the careworn cheek grows wan,
And sorrows shafts fly thicker,
Ye stars. that measure life to man,
Why seem your courses quicker?
When joys have lost their bloom and
breath
And life Itself Is vapid,
Why, as we near the Falls of Death,
Feel we its tide more rapid?
It may be strange-yet who would
change
Times course to slower speeding,
When one by one our friends have
gone
And left our bosoms bleeding?
HEAVIER gives our years of failing
strength
lndemnifying feetness,
And those of youth, a seeming length,
Proportioned to their sweetness.
Thomas Campbell.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
TO KILL RED AND BLACK Arts.
Carbon Bisu1phide Has Omcial Rec
concentration As an Exterminat0r.

Carbon B~isulphide Has Omcial Rec
OnamendntiOn as an ExtermfnatOr.
w. w. Skinner, Of the Arizona agri-
cultural experiment station. some
time g sent out this Information on
a most troublesome pest:
Ants. the large red and black varie-
ties which burrow into the ground.
may be killed comparatively easily by
the use Of carbon bisulphide, a liquid
chemical of a peculiar, disagreeable
odor.
To be entirely successful, however,
tho habits Of the ants must be taken
into consideration. Immediately after
a rain is the accepted time to attempt
their destruction, for 1t is then that
the ants are very active, bringing out
into the sun to be dried any Of their
stored-up food supply which may have
become damp.
A half teacupful-more II the nest
is a very large one-of the carbon BIZ
sulphide poured into the nest at this
time will accomplish the result. The
ground being damp and cool is an
other decided advantage in that 1t
prevents the too rapid absorption or
volatization of the carbon bisulphide;
consequently a less quantity of the
chemical is required.
A word of caution in the use of the
carbon bisulphide is deemed necessary.
1t must at all times be borne in mind
that the substance is highly infiamma-
BILE and under certain conditions ex-
plosive. Matches, pipes, ETC., are to
be left at home when this chemical is
to be used. The carbon bisulphide can
be procured from any druggist, and
costs so cents per pound, but can be
bought for much less wholesale.
It is probable that the remedy is not
practicable on a very large scale.
owing to the cost Of material, but. it
frequently happens that these ants Sc
lect for their home, from our point of
view, most undesirable places, such as
public walks, or near one's door. In
such cases a sure Of eradicat-
ing the pest is well worth knowing
Kansas City Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
with a remarkably pretty face,

with a remarkably pretty face. The
sleeves OF her dress were close and
the skirt had perhaps three breadths
IN 1t. The dress itself was of very
plain brown merino, and she wore
neither brooch nor bow, only a white
linen collar. Peter looked approval.
Several of the ladies exchanged
g~lances, and a faint giggle was heard;
and, as though by common consent,
the w were left ]tete-a-tete in a cor
ner.
Pleasant day" said Peter, to COM
mence the conversation. Pleasant
day, but cold"
All. yes. but l dislike cold wealth
'er," said the lady.
Don't agree with you. ma'am?"
oh, that's not it; I'm never i'll;
Lights early, and coal DEAR proceed
ed the lady. Money slips through
ones fingers, and L never waste
things"
My case exactly" said Buskirk.
Its astonishing how things cost.
Now, there is butter-say a pound a
fortnight"
oh. l never eat butter-it costs too
much" said the lady.
All! and sugar, and tea and cot
fee"
If you indulge in such luxuries,
what can you expect?" said Mrs. Bar
low.
They are artificial wants, altogeth-
er so, they are" said Mr.. Buskirk.
But then, habit is second nature"
"EXtravagant habits ruin many"
said Mrs. Barlow. "Oh, 1 shudder
when | look at those flounces. Such a
waste of material"
I've often thought So" said Peter.
And you don't wear them"
T." said Mrs. Barlow, Il have my
senses. sir. l have no wish to die in
a w~ork-house. I've had his dress ten
years"
Indeed" said Peter, and l sup
pose some ladies buy one every
MONTH"
Every ten days." said Mrs. Barlow.
"Oh, 1 blush for my sex. Mr.. Buskirk,
l do indeed"
Peter was charmed. He began to
think Mrs. Brown was right. The cost
of such a wife would be a mere tritie,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
Saved by . Mothers Love.

your whole future life depends
upon it."
The mother, her face tinged with
sympathy which we must ever feel in
the presence of an immaturity that is
h%esitating between right and wrong,
laid her hand over that of her beauti.
full daughter.
eyes, DEAR" she continued, Into ev-
cry life there comes at one time or
another a supreme temptation. If the
crisis is passed. all is safe, but If o
yield at the fatal moment, you cannot
retrace your steps. You are then com
mitted to a fatal policy"
But, mother, father says he cannot
afford it."
Exactly. Fathers, from time Inn
memorial, have always said that. 1t
is their way Of imposing on youth and
innocence. Go forth at once and buy
the gown. Do not forget that I am
with you, that I will stand back Of
you with all the feeble strength I a
command"
So saying, the proud woman folded
into her arms the weak creature, who
even then. II 1t had not been for her
timely rescue. would have been be-
trayed into a humiliating and shame
full surrender.-Success Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
GREAT ELECTRIC GROWTH.
More Than Il Billion Invested in
and Telegraph.

More Than Il Billion Invested in
Telephone and Telegraph.
The capital invested in the telegraph
and telephone business in this cOun-
try is in excess of a billion, $S14 ,616,-
O04 credited to the telephone systems
and 1920, 293, 575 to the telegraphs. Ac-
cording to the third census of the
electrical industries, made by the gov
eminent, there is a grand total of To-
072,220 miles of single wire in the
telegraph and telephone service. OF
this, the telephone system controlled
1899, 1859 miles, of which there were
OF pole or roof lines 5,OO2, 223, in over
head 9,469,3O2, and in submarine ca
bles 20,730 miles.
OF the grand total stated the tele-
graph systems, exclusive Of govern
ment telegraph systems, used ~2,O72,S5l
miles, of which there were on pole or
roof lines 1~,95S,336 miles, in overhead
cables 41,SS6, in subways or conduits
65,347 and in submarine cables 1882
miles. These figures emphasize the
economic Importance of the telegraph
and the telephone, says the Electric
Review.
A comparative summary deals with
the telephone and commercial tele-
graph systems, not including railroad
lines and the wireless, giving the
grand total as 1896 companies, of
which there are 22,971 telephone sys-
tens, which include 1902 independent
farmer or rural lines and twenty-five
commercial telegraph systems, not in
GLIDING the wireless. The grand total
of single wire mileage was 14,57O,142,
of which the telephone systems con-
trolled 12,999,360 miles, which include
4S6, 294 miles of wire IN independent
farmer or rural lines, while the tele-
graph systems used 1,57O,773 miles,
exclusive of 7,18S miles Of leased wire.
The grand total Of ocean cable was
4 6.3O1 nautical miles, all controlled
by the commercial telegraph systems.
The grand total of salaried officials.
clerks, etc, was 29,470, Of whom 25,-
29s were employed by the telephone
systems and Alp by the commercial
telegraph. The telephone officials, ETC.,
receive in salaries $19,29S,423 and the
telegraph clerks s2,794.937. The total
Of 142,735 wage earne is divided,
1881 belonging to the telephone sys'
tenn and receiving in wages $48,9SO,-
7O4, while the 23,s62 telegraph wage
n we're paid SIS, 3 49,.
The grand total income was 1886,
O45,615, Of which the telephone con
Germs earned $1s4,461,74 %expending
s140, s02,3O5. and the telegraph sys
TENS earned ~$51,5s3,s68, %expending
%s41,ST9.613. OF the whole number OF
systems in operation the telephone
formed 800 per cent.
The surprising thing about this re
port is the rapid growth OF the tele
phone business, which is still far from
the height Of its possibilities.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

fat women. If there is a force pump in the house, like
the ones used in summer cottages for filling tanks in
the attic, the house worker will find the best sort OF
exercise ready-made for her benefit, which will probably
please the men of the family whose reluctant duty IL
usually is to keep the tank full.
N corsets should be worn when working the force
pump. The body should be free to follow the movement
of the handle. Work for five minutes, then rest a bit
and start in again, resting and working alternately for
twenty minutes or half an hour.
If homework is done intelligently and quickly, with
out any dawdling, the worker gets all the benefit of the
exercise without being worn out. That is why So many
women are exhausted over housecleaning, because they
don't know how to do the work. and scatter their forces
by not being thorough.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
srAMBou1's SHADOW THEATERs.
NariOnettes Contribute Largely to
the Amusement Of the People.

the Amusement Of the People.
Dancing in the coffee houses of the
people in STEAMBOAT is only a less COM
mon form of entertainment during
Ramazan than music, a writer in
S%cribner's say 1t is performed by
the gypsy girls, bare-faced, dressed in
vivid cotton prints and juggling with
sequins, who alone are immodest
enough to enter a coffee house.
A more elaborate form of entertain
ment is provided by cafes fortunate
enough to possess a court or some
large back room. This is the marion
cite theater. The Turkish marionettes,
known by the name of their star per-
former, Karaghieuz, are a national in
stitutiOn. In fact, their repertory in
cludes almost all there is of a ma
tional theater. In common with other
Asiatic marionettes, they do not ap-
pear in person. The ~proscenium arch
of their miniature stage is filled with
a sheet of lighted paper. The tiny
actors, cleverly jointed together of
transparent materials, move between
the light and the paper, so that their
colored shadows r e all the public
sees. 1t is enough. however. to offer
an amusement worth seeing. The the
alter of Karaghieuz would make an in
teresting study in itself, rejecting as
1t does the manners of the country.
Sometimes, indeed, it has reflected
them SO faithfully as to require the
Intervention of the censor. But Kar-
aghieuz himself, or Black-Eye, is al
ways amusing, whatever may be his
Iapses from %propriety. This truculent
individual reminds one of Punch, al
though he is said to be a c%aricature
of a veritable person, one of Saladin's
~viziers. He is a humpback with a
black beard and raucous voice, to
whom no enterprise is too difficult or
too absurd. He is accompanied by a
righthand man, who points his repair
tee and is alternately his dupe and
his deceiver. Their adventures and
those of the crack-voiced ladies, the
brilliantly costumed gentlemen, the
wonderful dogs, cats, mice and other
creatures that make up the company,
create a scene that the spectator of
simple tastes willingly revisits. Among
the elements of his pleasure must be
counted the ill-lighted barrack or tent
in which the representations take
place, the gayly dressed children com.
posing the better part of the audience
here. for once, ladies are allowed
the loquacious vendors of sweets and
drinks, and the music of pipe and
drum to the accompaniment of which
the little colored shadows play on their
lighted paper.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

of himself is a liar.
The rich man was asleep until he
woke up in hell.
A man is sure not to wander very
far on his knees.
Christ found us with nothing; He
left us with much.
The suffering Saviour insures sym
pathy in our sorrow.
God loves us all, but He can only
give grace to the good.
Bend the Golden Rule to your greed
and it is changed to lead.
The beauty Of your lamps will not
atone for their lack Of light
The fools who make a mock OF SIT
never need to sing solo parts.
When a mans religion is all in his
head it never gets down to business
The reason some people think there
is nothing in Christianity is because
they themselves are MOI in 1t.
Some people spend so much energy
in trying to be good before others thai
they cannot do good unto others.
Many a church is willing the chill
dren shall cry "Hosanna," provided
the people will pay a dollar a head ID
hear them.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

inclined or otherwise. Mottos calcu-
lated to promote matrimony, such as
Perfect union" Welded for life,'
"Cupid's headquarters" ETC., adorn The
walls. A monster mirror, ten feet
square, which cost the Justice $500,
covers one wall, allowing couples to
have a f%ull-length view of themselves
while the binding words are being ut
tered. Fresh flowers are provided ev-
cry day and are placed in cut glass
vases, to be presented to the brides.
An organ for the rendition Of a we'd
ding march is an important adjunct
and an obliging stenographer in an
adjoining Office is ready to respond to