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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
DINER KNEW WALTERS TRICKS.
Had No Intention OF Paying for 9th
er's Carelessness.

When the three men sat down the
leader Of the trio began a minute in
spection of the tablecloth. Presently
he put his finger on several little
scorched spots.
See this?" he said to the waiter
yes, sir"
Well said the man, "just bear In
mind, won't you. that these holes were
here when we came in and when we
get through don't tack dollar onto
our bill to pay for burned table linen"
That's all right" said the waiter
I'll look out for that"
The order having been given the
cautious diner elucidated his remarks
still further, THAT is trick those
fellows have" he said. Somebody
burns the tabecloth with sparks from
cigar and gets away before the dam
age Is discovered, and the next conner,
II he happens TO be smoker. is
blamed for his predecessors sins, and
is charged with the cost of the linen.
! have had to pay well for other PEG
pies carelessness 80 nowadays make
It point to examine tablecloths at
the beginning OF a meal"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
WHAT IMPRESSED THE RUSSIAN.
American Gastronomical Delicacy Had
Appealed to Him.

Recently q member Of the Russian
revolutionary party, who had been
through all sorts OF exciting vicissi-
tudes In his native country. was on a
visit to the United States.
Wishing to be polite to him and
talk on those subjects nearest the
Russians heart gentleman who met
him asked all sorts of questions about
the Douma, the Car, dynamite, and
everything else which he adjudged in
teresting to the foreigner.
Then. when he could think of moth
ing more about Russia, he turned the
conversation in this direction:
Il suppose that you find America n
striking contrast to your own country
full of liberty and respect for every
body's rights. 1t must seem peculiar
to you to note how little the govern
ment interferes with citizens as they
go about their daily work. And the
absence of soldiers--that must strike
you as strange after Russia. feel
sure that II must Tell me, sir, what
is it that you like best about Amer
ica?"
The Russians eyes lighted up.
'Wafies," he replied.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
A Mans FsVorlte.

A man may not acknowledge II,
but he secretly admires the girl who
is her mothers right hand In house
hold matters. and who Is not above
taking an interest In the most trivial
things In connection with home du-
ties He likes to think that the girl
he hopes some time TO marry can. In
an emergency, turn her hand TO any
thing, from cooking the family dinner
to making her own clothes. He wants
her also TO be unselfish enough to
give up her own pleasures to benefit
another. and not consider herself Ill.
used at having TO do so. This girl can
sometimes talk of more important
things than dress. and can listen in
telllsently when deeper subjects are
introduced Matrinony has It's storms
and trials, and to weather those
storms something more than a merry
hear, aud a;nice complexion are need
ful
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
Doua Of LUXURY.

The appearance Of little dogs as OBJ
jects of luxury goes back to the most
ancient times. Documents are not
wanting to show that Greek and Ro'
man women had pet dogs which they
idolized. Even men. particularly
among foreigners. were not ashamed
TO walk the streets, of Rome with pet
dogs under their arms. Plutarch re-
lates that Julius Caesar seeing one
day In Rome some strangers thus load
ed with their dogs, asked them iron
ically whether the women of theii
country did not bear children. Tertia
the daughter of Lucius Aurelihs
Paulus. was SO fond OF her dog that Ia
the moment of bidding farewell to her
father. who was about TO leave his
country and his family to wage war
against Perseus, king OF Macedonia.
she frankly admitted that the sadness
imprinted on her face was due to the
death Of her pet dog Persia.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
A Thirteenth Century Drink.

Thirteenth century tastes In food
had few limitations. Besides the fowl
% Africa and the rare gadwlt OF Ionia''
mentioned by F1tzstephen. gourmets in
the time of King John used TO regaie
themselves on berons. cranes. crows.
storks. eormorants and bitterns. Some
would wash their meals down with
wine. but the majority drank mead OF
metheglin. Mead. according 20 Holm
shed was only the washing OF the
combs after the honey had been taken
from them. and so poor a beverage
that q had 10 be spiced, pcppered or
made palatable with sweetbriar or
thyme But metheglin contained one
hundredWeight Of honey to p gallons
OF water. and must have been much
more intoxicating than the strongest
old ale % the present day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
Washington Has Record Forest.

Nine million feet Of standing timber
on one i0acre tract in western Clal'
lam county. Washington. Ia the record
disclosed by a cruise just 1led With
the county authorities. This remark
able tract Of timber land is part
Of quarter section included In the
holdings ~ the corporations repre-
scented by the J. ID. Lacey Company OF
Chicago and New Orleans. The tract
contains. according to the owners hg.
ures turned into the county for assess
ment purposes. s.5Il.o0o feet Of fr,
593. OO0 feet OF spruce and 1915 feet
OF hemlock The entire quarter sec.
ton, q which this 40 Is part. has
on 1t 19.37SO00 feet Of Or. 2.07s.00o
feet Of spruce and go. o00 feet Of hem
lock. a total Of 22.2l4.00O feet Of
merchandise timber on 100 acres
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
Splitting the Difference.

When jurymen in Stony Gulch disa.
gree. there is usually some member
whose influence, backed by his recog.
nized "handness" with gun, carries
the day. Some thought he'd ought to
get $4,000 damage. and some thought
$4,000" said Bud Lewis, referring to q
recent case. but | persuaded 'em to
compromise"
Indeed" said the stranger. with
wary eye on Mr.. Lewis gun, which
he seemed 10 be fondling in rather a
careless way. What sort of compro-
mise?"
Il put IT TO EN-. Why not split the
difference snd'call IT s50O?' And when
I'd brought my reason TO bear on EN-"
said Bud. with a loving gaze at his
weapon OF defense. they all come
round TO that compermise in no time"
Youths Companion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
Diplomatic Sufferer.

II was at wcll.lInown sanitarium
A number Of frivolously disposed
young conyalescents were taking their
ease on conches on one OF the com
modious sun-balconies of the estab-
lishment, and. despite the rules en-.
joining perfect silence upon all. were
enjoying a lively conversation, mixed
In with much giggling. Suddenly from
the darkened depths of a room, the
windows of which looked out upon
their balcony, there came a plaistive
voice
VIII you youngk latdies be goot
enough 10 sdop dalking so loud?" il
said. Il vass trying to wake up, undt
your lofely voices lull me TO sleep
again efery time gets mine eyes open
already .yet"--IIarper' Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
FOGS OF LONDON AND PARIS.
French Capital Bids Fair to Surfer
Worse Than the English.

A certain undesired supremacy has
always been granted to London in the
matter OF fogs, and the London pea
souper has always been considered un-
equaled In its way But things have
changed a good deal of late In the
that at the beginning of this month,
have been overhead fogs, which made
the MONDAY like night, although in
the streets IT was perfectly clear, and
there was little or no dislocatlon of
traffic. This IS said to be owing to the
fact that few hundred feet up tho
air is cold enough TO cOndense tht
moisture, whereas IN the streets the
air Is warm enough to keep the mois-
ture uncondensed. This variety of fog
is certainly the least Objectionable.
for it enables people to go about then
business without gnoping along the
walls in utter Darkness as used to be
the case. Another change that must
be noted Is the prevalence of fOgs in
Paris. notably In the present month.
when in the first week the fog was
much worse on The banks Of the
Seine than on the banks of the
Thames Some years ago when Paris
burned wood the city had no READ
foss. but now that it has taken to
burning coal it has imported the Lon
don particular" And as the Seine at
Paris is not tidal, there is less chance
OF breeze to carry away she fog
than there is even in London.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
A Plea for carnlballsn,.


The physician took little more tur
key.
We digest turkey easily" he said.
because the flesh resembles orr own.
A turkey eats grain. meat. fish. pretty
much everything tasty; we do the
same. and. hence. human flesh and
turkey flesh are a cood deal alike.
Fish digest fish best. Carniyorons
animals If fed on the flesh Of carniv-
ores. keep in the best condition. When
a snake goes of its feed. the trainer
soon brings IL round with a meal or
two Of snake meat
These and similar facts have been
proved strikinrly by Emil Fischer. the
Berlin chemist. The most digestiblc
and the most economical food. Fisch-
er's experiments show. is that which
Is more Ike the feeder. The most is
digestijle. costly a1d least nourishinE
food is that which Is most unlike the
feeder Cannihalism. in other words.
is the most reasonable food law. and
vegetarianism is the most unreason.
able
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
Keep Windows onen a, kiast.

TO sleep without plenty Of fresh
is to take just SO much poison in
your system. It means that yc
breathe the same air ever AMI oy
again, and then you wonder why yot
feel 50 heav% and laa2uid III the morn
Ing. No matter how cold the night
open your window as far as IL VIII go
If you wrap yourself up properly you
will not feel the cold Wear a hannel
gown and something ever your head
The last thing before going to bed. FIJI
a bottle with hot water. cork it tightly
and place II in the bed, Il ypn hay /,
plenty of bed coverings you viii be as
warm as possible all night. 5t
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
cnna,. shsrnsn, Ann.,i,.

Probably the Eskimo banquets las,
longer than any others. and the guam
tity OF food swallowed Is also proper.
tionstely greater Ross records that
seven OF his party Of natives once ate
continuously for % hours. during
which tine they consumed 200 pounds
Of seal meat Europeans. exposed to
the same climatic conditions. act IN
much the same way. Capt. Scott %
the Discovery. on his return from his
long sledge Journey over the inland
ice Of the Antarctic continent. did
nothing but eat and sleep for the
space Of three days and nights. and
even then he vas still hungry.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
RAISED FUNDS AND HAD JOKE.
Typical Anecsote Concerning Whistler,
the Eccentric Artist.

Whistler's lost recent biography
has this TO say of his early life in
Paris: Though frequently hard up,
Whistler had an income which seemed
princely to students who lived on moth
ing at all. III Whistler had money in
his pockets. Mr.. Ionires says, he
spent It royalty on others. II his
pockets were empty he managed to
refill them in a way that still amazes
NJ Oulevey. who in proof Of it. told
Us of the night when. after the cafe
where they had squandered their last
sous on kirsch had closed, he and
Lambert and Whistler adjourned to
the lialles for sapper, ordered the
best and ate It, Then he and Lambert
stayed in t.e restaurant as hostages.
while Whistler, at dawn, went off to
find money to pay. He was back
when they awoke with 300 or 400
francs in his pocket He had been 10
see an American friend, he said,
painter. And, do you know. he had
the bad manners TO abuse the situa-
tion-he insisted on my looking at his
pictures
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
Girl Miner.

The west has a girl miner who
works eight hours a day. Her name
is Laura White, her age is go years
and she halls from San Francisco.
Some time ago she located several
mining claims in the dreary Funeral
range. near the eastern edge OF the
famous Death Valley One OF the
claims proved TO be a rich one and
she and her brother are working IL
alone
The brother works az the bottom Of
the shaft and Miss White holsts the
ore TO the top At first she wore skirts
but finding that they impeded her
work, she donned the miners reguls-
ton boots and trousers. shirt and Meri.
can sombrerO.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
ch,ne. for m,nvf,etvrers.

The more important places In Ire
land are taking steps 20 encourage
the establishment Of factories By for,
eigners. who are compelled under the
new patents and designs act TO manu-
facture the patented article in the
United Kingdom. Some Of the munich
palities are prepared to offsr flattering
Inducements 10 concerns wishing 10
locate in ireland. Labor Is plentiful
and comparatively cheap here. whihs
other facilities for manufacturing are
As good As elsewhere in the kingdom
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
The Woman Who Works.

The woman who works is inevitably
a woman who is broad In her views
Her opinions are not rivete1 TO any
one spot Her viewpoint is movable
Her experience In the business mart
gives her sympathy for other woman
workers. She has learned 10 accept
every friend. new and old. al an hon
est valuation. She learns to enjoy the
society Of people who haze made some
Thing out Of Hfe.-ExchanEe
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS ::

League service at the M. r.. church
Sunday evening. The fourth vice
president, Miss Ginerya Howard,
gave q reading The Challenge"
which was splendidly rendered and
the little Misses Marie Margrave and
Grace Richards sang a beautiful duet
News has reached here that Miss
Gussie Halerberg is seriously i'll al
the home OF her aunt Mrs. Henry
Meyers, at Chamita. n. NJ Miss Hal
lerber was reared in It's city and We
are very sorry to learn of her illness
Mrs. Jane Benton is quite i'll at her
home on Third street
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
How an Alaska Hunter CO, a Gear.

Joe Kanaka. a jap. vas in pursuit OF
large game q few days ago In the yiein-
ity q KHik Instead q being armed
with q thiTty-thirty or any firearm he
carried only a coil Of rope. Seeing a
black bear feeding near a prospectOrs
trail be sprang upon the bears back
and quickly had a moose Of the rope
around Bruins neck
The Jap held 70 one end o. the rope
End succeeded IN tangling the bear In
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
Prefer Cash to Checks.

The bank check has taken small
hold as yet upon the citizens Of Mexi-
GO. especially when amounts Of less
than 81 900 are concerned They con
slider it much easier to pay SPOT cash
than 10 give check for amounts Of
$50 and S100 and maintain with some
amount OF reason that business deal
Can be put Though with better advan
tsge when the cash is in sight
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26

Nv word eKclaimcd the visiting
Brifishsr. in angry tones. "You have
the most irs1.ent walters in this
bia- "a country ] ever heard Of
NJ dear sil.~ said the hotel propri-
Hfcr =ae hiuzly. what seems 10 be
tha fcab,er~
-v asked that tai waiter N
Re TAI c~T Tium dHi and the
blooming dance shouts through the
ahs- enc ToTricn Of dGl or q
5uEsrr
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
MOUNDS, I'LL.
Jan. rs, 1909.

Harry Atherton and Isaac Essex Of
Shiloh, passed through here Satur
day with a four horse team. The
mud is pretty deep in places.
Come to the revival meetings at
tha Baptist church conducted by the
evangelist, F. H. Cunningham "Ex
cent ye repent ye shall perish. -
Luke BIS.
Judge E. p yesterday. circuit
clerk of Pulaski county, was in the
city on business Saturday. The
Judge is always pleasant and aG
commodating.
Captain James Bartleson of Ohm
stod changed cars here Saturday on
his way home.
1t is now time to prune fruit trees
and vines and get the spraying out
TIT ready for use. We are, likely to
have one of the largest and best
tree fruit crops this year that W.
have ever had as they were a total
fHiure last year and the tree are
rested and reinforced by new
growth and an abundance of vigor-
ous fruit buds.
Our neighbor e. G, Britton hal
quite a lot of bad luck up at his
iairy farm last week Some care
less hunter or somebody else shot
and killed one OF his best $50 COWS
lie also lost q fine work mare from
the effects Of damages done in a
runaway caused by careless driving.
According to the statute, ii is a
"trespass" to enter any person
premises without his permission. Al
hunters would do we'll to make note
Of this and be more careful in the
future. Every citizen should re.
srect the rights of his neighbor.
d Warshaw. the clothior. is box
ing Up his goods today and will shin
them to Eldorado.
j. W. Wright the up-to-date miller
# Dongola was in town on business
Monday.
Harry Calvert and a. Tucker two
T. c. employees are moving into the
Welson property on Blanche avenue
Rev. j. K Swain Of Bethel was a
'egal business caller Monday.
There are some great bushes
concerns in Mound City judgilg
from the firm names.
II. T. Nelms of Cairo, was up to
visit his family Sunday.
A three story brick business block
Is in sight for the corner of First
and Thistlewood streets.
Miss Reta Fritz of Villa Ridge
was visitor in this city Saturday
Chas Wilson of JTammon' Cor
ner, is moving back to his property
IN Spencer Heights this week.
Fortyeight hours after a big snCw
Melted the hard frozen ground
hawed and a slow rain fell. the new
ravel hard road north of town We
Try and almost dusty.
There was big fire down in
finch Saturday night about o'clock
rho property was owned by p. II.
itcru and Sons and consisted of a
is old. uncorth. discarded barn OF
, business house that formerly
,tocd up town. but was rolled down
here to make room for Stems
nCacm three story brick. There
yas no great loss as many smallpox
egns were probably consumed.
The Nclnturff Fire Insurance case
will consume the time of the circuit
rouft for several days and the cOun
~ sect contest case will not be
AIKEN up until later in the week.
r YOU are interested in good reals
cgir to think about some good meii
cr district clerks and commissioners
+ highways The election comes
'ariy in March.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26

mouern cnurcn organ, but a socond set
OF pipes rest horizontally ON rack just
above the keyboard. The organ is in
use to this day and the bamboo Is well
preserved, Father Cera having IA secret
process OF preserving the wood which
he never diyulged.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
Non1.rtuI aamhaa oro.,

In the old church Of Los Pinss. near
Manila. is a wonderful bamboo organ
built By the RecOletos parish priest q
that town. Fsther Diego Cers. In the
year 17ss The upright bsmboo pipes
A. mai l0Ok unlike the metal uines 81 =
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26

THE best man In Georgia." said the
old farmer to his son. came from the
plow" That's what | want to come
FROM" said the youth, AN mighty
quick, too Atlanta Constitution.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26

There is nothing which 50 much
makes for the misery not emily ~ us
possessor but Of ali who are so aa
fortunate a. 10 be intimately asso
ciated with him or With her a. an IN
governed and unreasonable f4zf.aT.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
An Aeronautic Stunt

Money can't do everything"
"No. but 1t can do some things bet
ter than man"
For instance"
well, was thinking OF its ability
to fly"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
Hnre Irnuerces.

A man can get awful morbid over
the political depfasity Of the country
IL he doesn't Ike tie coffee his wife
gives kim.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26

We'll. where's that cook?" demand.
ed his wife Don't tell me she wasn't
on the train" She was on the train"
timidly explained the commate,, but
got to playing cards and a Lonely.
vile man won her Ut whist"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26

There was ice 81 inches thick on
the Thames in England in 1864 and
on the Thames to support coaches
which were driven across IT,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.
MARpt GRAS

MARoi GRAS e
At New Orleans. Feb. %. 1909.
Brilliant spectacular features. Mar
dl Gras Carnival Automobile
Races, Ask for profusely illustrat-
ed folder describing the Mardi Gras,
FLORIDA,
The Central Route to Florida via
birmingham, Through sleeping
car daily from Chicago TO Jackson
vile, Fla Buffet-Lihrary car ser-
vice and dining cars serving all
meals. Ask for special Florida
folder,
HAVANA CUBA,
Via New Orleans or via Flotill.
Steamship service from New Or
leans TO Havana about every ten
days. Daily except Sunday steam
ship service from Knights Key.
Four sallings per week from Pmt
Tampa Send for illustrated folder
in Cuba.
OLD MEXICO,
Reached direct by rail routes
through New Orleans; TINS afford
ing an opportunity 10 visit that
unique city without additional ex-
pense in the matter OF car fare.
Send for illustrated folder entitled
Mexico via New Orleans"
Tour Of all Mexico. via Illinois Cen
trial r. X. under escort of Reau
Campbell. General Manager the
American Tourist Association, Mar
puette Building. Adams and Dear
born Streets, Chicago. leaves CHI
cago January 20. Select clientele.
Limited All exclusive privileges.
Independent travel Special Pull.
man vestibule train. drawing rooms.
Compartments. Library and Music
room. with the largest dining car
In the world. and the famous open
top observation car. Chililitli. Spec
ial baggage car Tickets include all
expenses everywhere.
PANAMA,
Via the Illinois Central to New Or
leans and from thence by weekly
steamship direct 10 Colon. connect
ing with railroad for City Of Pan
anna Elegant new steamships IN
the service. Send for folder entitled
Panama and Central America via.
New Orleans.
VIcks5uRc, MISS,
Contains Vlcksburg National Mil
tary Park cOmmemorating the
siege and defense Of the city An
interesting place to visit en- route
20 New Orleans. Send for hand
somely illustrated book entitled
"Vicksburg for the Tourist"
HOT SPRINGS. ARK.
The only line running daily sleep
ing car through without change.
Chicago 10 Hot Springs RnIEg
Car service Send for Illustrated
folder describing Hot Springs.
Above Literature free for the asking.
Rates. train time. tickets and al
particulars ~ Illinois Central agents
and those Of connecting lines.
A. n. HANSON PIN. Chicago. ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
panfsh Proyerb.

Much water runs by tbs mill while
the miller sleeps,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
FLORIDA,
HAVANA CUBA,

Via New Orleans or via Florili.
Steamship service from New Or
leans TO Havana about every ten
days. Daily except Sunday steam
ship service from Knights Key.
Four sailings per week from Pmt
Tampa Send for illustrated iold,r
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
Above Literature free for the asking

Rates. train time. tickets and al
particulars q Illinois Central agents
and those Of connecting lines.
A. II. HANSON. PIN. CHICAGO. ~
S. G. HATCH. c. P. A. Chicago. IL
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-26
PANAMA,

The only line running daily sleep
ing car through without change.
Chicago 10 Hot Springs. RnlEg
Car service. Send for Illustrated
folder describing Hot Springs.