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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07
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silas-Be gosh, / see this here chap
Burbank is going to raise newfan'
gled scientific potato.
Cyrus-Do tell! The next thing
somebody VIII be raising newfaa-
gled scientific potato bug -PIttsburg
Press
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07

The scal,op has numerous eyes on
the ledge OF It's mantle, extending from
one end of the animal to the other and
forming semicircfe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07
Colorado Canyon.

The Canyon of the Colorado ~ 300
miles long, and the cliffs on either side
are from 5000 to 5000 feet above the
water
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07
Recalled.

As Santa Claus, like other riskers,
Danl Jones burned off his whiskers;
Then he found, with deep detection.
Nothing grew upon that section.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07
0ttstoneg.

II an oilstone be set in block with
pieces OF hard wood Of equal height
at each end the entire stone may be
used, and 1t will not VA! down in the
center
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07
PICS IS Hoos.

A little pig with curly tail
And satiny skin. all pinky pale,
Is very different thing by far
From the Jumps OF iniquity big pigs arc
Father Goose.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07
Nothing More to No Said,

ibid YOU ask the boss for Il raIseW
yep. And he gave me the heartless
bluff" p
what did he sayr'
HE said he'd be glad to take my
salary IL I'd assume his responsible
ties. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07
Ho. Ho, Hsiaho.

Cray OF the sky, white of the slsAg,
Green Of the holly and crimson below;
Mstletoe thefts (nobody tellsl,
Lifting Of carols and jingling Of BELLS
Ho. hol
Heighoi
It's the jolly Santa season.
Time for rhyme. but not for reason;
Folly's wisdom, sorrows treason.
Heigho,
Christmas!
Puck.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07

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purify ing the
blood, assists the
stomach and ii-
gestive members
in the creation of
new blood cor
puscles and other
nourishing mat
ter for the circu-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07
An Apt Smile.

your teeth are like the stars he said
The simile was right.
He didn't know It; but, like stars,
Her teeth came out at night
--Lippincotts
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07

Brass Buttons,

Buttons were first used in the six.
tenth century. Brass buttons are
said to have been introduced by Bir-
mineham merchant in 1880.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07
stnokinns In siam.

In Siam men Of the high and middle
classes as vel! as women wear long
cotton stockings reaching high above
the ksee. 49,.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07

On the 23d OF December. 1864, car
load of Federal prisoners of war were
being taken south from Richmond In II
box car, the object being to get them
away from Grants approaching army.
| One Of the boys had stolen case knife
and another had picked up part OF
a rusty file. With the file they made
q saw Of the knife and managed to cut
away enough of the flooring of the
car to let man through. During the
| night while the car was stationary
Tom Atherton and another prisoner
named Murdoch dropped through this
hole and attempted TO escape. MUIR
| dock was shot, but Tom got away.
The next afternoon Tom was hiding
In wood near North Carolina plan
tation. 1t was pine wood with an
underground of evergreens. Tom, over
come with exhaustion, had gone to
sleep among the underground. He was
awakened by a shrek. Sitting up, he
saw standing before him girl who
had evidently been much frightened.
Under one arm she held bundle Of
evergreens and III her right hand a
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The Earliest Library.

The earliest library was that of Neb-
uchadnezzar. Every book was brick
engraved with cunsitorm characters.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07

Things Different" The Novelty
Shop 2ll Eighth street.
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Continued on Fifth Page.)
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27
An Old Almanac.

J. E. Cushman of the town of Del
ton has an interesting relic in copy of
Farmers Almanac for the year 18l7,or
almost 100 years ago. Besides the
usual things found in an almanac,
there are jokes on the barber, lawyer,
women and others. 1t estimates the
population of the United States would
be 112,OOO, 900 in 1902. The population
in 1900 was rs, ,295, 5,22O, which makes
the estimate somewhat wide of the
mark. There are number of receipts
which were useful in their day, but
which would be like trying to cook by
an open fire as compared to range
now. The book bears the date of the
wear in which Mr.. Cushman's father
was born and is considered a choice
family relic.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27
MORE CASH AFLOAT.
Treasury Report Shows That There
is s$5,I22,I54,53S in Circulation,
Taking $34.83 Per Capita

Thirty-four dollars and eighty-three
cents is what every man, woman and
child in the United States ought to
have, if the $5,122, ,154, ,538 which is in
circulation were equally divided
among them. This is the statement
made by the treasury department on
the basis of an estimated population
of 1854, 400. The total amount of
money in circlation is about $3O,OCO,-
900 more than year ago at this time.
Of the total amount Of national
bank notes outstanding, viz, $71O, 1854, !
253, that secured by bonds amounts
to 1858, ,4O1 ,523, the remainder being
secured by lawful money. The total
amount of national bank notes out
standing is about $33 100000 more
than a year ago.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27
THE USE OF PROFANITY
An Observer Who Kept Record
Noted About rs Per Cent of Men
Swear i'm Converse.

Exchange: "After keeping record
of conversations with about one hun
dred men in the ordinary walks of
life, we found that about rs per cent
used profane language in common
conversation. That may seem to be
large per cent, but if you will take
the pains to keep ia record you will
find that the number given is not too
high.
"Why men can not engage in COM
mon conversation without using pro-
fame language is more than we are
able to tell. No good comes from
such language. Dollars are not gained
by it; positions of honors are not Sc
cured through it's use; social stand
ing is not won by it; social standing
brings fame. Then why are so many
guilty of using profane language? We
have known a number of young men
to be turned down who were other
wise competent, all on account of the
terrible language used by them"
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27
FIREMAN ALLEN is LOST
Fails to Return From Run to Gal
ena and Relatives Become
Anxious

John Allen, fireman on the North
western road for one month, has been
missing since Monday morning, and
relatives fear that he may have fallen
off the freight train on which he left
for Galena. They have made inquiries
at the depot and the roundhouse, but
no one has been able to furnish them
any information as to the whereabouts
of Allen. The missing fireman has
been making his home with his broth
er-in-law, F. A. NicoIs, ,613 East Wash
ington avenue.
Allen has been working "extra" for
month. He left Monday for Galena
and nothing has been heard of him
since. For time relatives thought
that he was delayed by the blizzard,
but trains are now running, and it is
hard for them to account for his alb
sence and the failure to get any news
from him. He is steady man, about
25 years old and unmarried.-Madi-
son Journal.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27
Pioneer Gone

Peter Weitzel, one of the pioneer
settlers of Richland county, died at
his home in Ithaca, aged 10 years.
Death followed a general breakdown
in health caused by old age Mr.. Weitzel,
who has been a resident of Richland
county about fifty years, most of
this time being spent in the town of
Ithaca. Deceased was a native Of
Germany and came to this country at
an early age. He was highly respect
ed man and a we'll known citizen. He
is survived by ten children, Mrs. Lilly
Rightman, Mrs Tina Prouty and Jacob
and Joseph Weitzel, of Sandusky;Mrs.
Fred Hoke, of Richland Center; Mrs.
Tracy Haskins, of Bear Valley; Mrs.
Lizzie Jones, of Spring Green; Mrs.
Mary Jones,o Gotham; Henry Weitzel,
of Ohio, and Miss Lena Weitzel, of
Ithaca Richland Center Observer.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27

Conductor of Sleeping Car on Michi-
gan Railroad Claims the Record
for Long Travels

To travel a million miles in nine
years time is a record rarely attained
even by railroad men. However, it is
the achievement which stands to the
credit of Conductor Earnest of the
sleeping Car department of the Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad.
The last miles of the distance were
registered this week. Earnest travelled
between Chicago and the Michigan
copper country, passing through Re
public. He makes the round trip of
$50 miles three times week and with
the exception of an occasional vaca-
ton he has been doing this ever since
the Milwaukee road instituted the
through sleeping car service in 1900.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27
MANY NOVELTIES
At PRES. CHURCH
REFRESHMENTS SERVED BY
LADIES OF MANY COUNTRIES.
PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN.
From Thursdays Daily

The Trip Around the World at the
Presbyterian church last evening was
a great success. A large crowd turn
ed out and ten dollars or more was
cleared. The proceeds are to go TO-
ward mission work. Great ingenuity
was shown in the arrangement of the
booths.
The japanese booth was in charge of
Misses Marion Lewis and MyrlHughes.
It was decorated with fans, flags and
umbrellas. The ladies were dressed in
japanese costumes. Tea and waters
were sold on japanese dishes with
paper napkins.
The Norwegian booth was decorated
with the colors of Norway; Misses
Pearl Ladd, Fern Hampton and Mar
jorie Moyse presided. They sold Nor
wegian bakkles, coffee and coffee-cake
on wooden dishes with wooden spoons.
Over the opening was the motto, Alt
For-Norde (All for Norway
In the same parlor was the United
States booth. It was draped with
bunting and George Edwards and
Howard Lewis as Uncle Sam and
Uncle Jonathan served the hungry
buyers Boston brown bread and bak-
ed beans were sold here.
Another unique booth represented
Iceland. Here icicles, snow and polar
bears were dominant On the table
was the representation of large ice
berg. Ice cream and cones with wa
fers were served by Misses Gwendolyn
Edwards, Zero English and Helen
! Moyse.
A booth for Sunny Spain was drap-
ed with yellow, red and black. Home
made candy was served by Misses
Chrissie Crawford, Janet White and
Olive White. The young ladies were
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27
President Hake a Candidate.

Professor w. S. Hake of the Elroy
schools, who was elected president of
the Baraboo Valley Poultry association
held here a few days ago, has an
nounced that he is candidate for
state senator to succeed Senator HI.
w. Barker of Sparta who has decided
not to run again.
The Elroy paper says that while at
the Baraboo show Mr.. Hake sold
pair of his Buff Wyandottes for
$4,000.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27
OVERCOAT CAUSES FALL
Car Clerk for Northwestern COm-
pany is Injured

Louis Juerjens of Portage, car clerk
for the Chicago & Northwestern Rail
way Co., was injured while trying to
Jump onto the platform of a caboose
in the Monona yards yesterday. His
foot caught in his overcoat, causing
the accident. JueUens was removed
to Mercy hospital. The left leg is so
badly swollen that it is impossible TO
determine whether or not it is broken.
The oil box of the caboose struck Jur-
lens leg.-Madison Journal.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27
in Spanish costumes.

dressed in Spanish costumes.
A mystery booth was in charge of
Miss Bessie McHugh. Here all sorts
and shapes of packages were sold with
all sorts of contents.
In an Indian camp, Miss Ruth
Mothersill acted as Indian princess
with tribe consisting of the braves,
Clarence Thomas, Edwardl Edwards,
Earl Dieter and Eugene Henke.
At a photograph gallery Cory Nor
ton sketched all who wished their por-
traits taken.
A missionary map of the world CON
tributed by a member of the church,
was on exhibition.
Glen McHugh presided at the door
and the Mesdames Edwards, Moyse
Nehs, Ladd and Miss Lee did the less
CONSPICUOUS work in the kitchen.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27
Bank WreCker Free.

Paul o. Stensland, formerly presi-
dent of the Milwaukee Avenue State
bank of Chicago, and Henry Herring,
formerly its cashier, who were in con-
nec.ion with the wrecking of the bank
and the disappearance of $1,300,O0O OF
it's funds, were paroled Thursday in
Illinois.
It will be recalled that at the time
that Banker Stensland fled that q
number of detectives and newspaper
men came to Baraboo as il was thought
he had secreted himself here al
the Langdon home. Afterwards he
was located in Morocco.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27

he found had the Identical curve,
speed and elements of the comet of
his day. He searched still further and
came across the comet of 1881 where
he again found the same laws. He
then observed that period of about
seventy-six years had elapsed between
these different appearances. He had
now made a discovery and without
, further hesitation declared that these
which appeared to be three, were one
and the same comet. He ventured
still further and predicted its return
at the end of another seventy-siX years.
AS the predicted time drew near as
tronomers anXiously watched the heav-
ems where it was expected to be seen.
1t came. It's appearance was a final
proof that these strange harbingers of
ancient days are part and parcel Of
our own solar system and that Shey
obey all the laws of motion to which
other heavenly bodies are subject. In
accordance with these laws of motion
Halley's comet, after a flight of four
teen billions of miles, occupying
seventy-five years of time, has return
ed to us. 1t may now be seen with a
telescope near the constellation
Piscis, little south and west of our
zenith as it moves westward among
the stars. On April 10, the
comet will be in perihilion,
or at its closest distantance to the
sun and at that time will
mcve with the astounding velocity of
two hundred and seventy-eight miles
a second.
After reading articles and sketches
for months we all naturally are anX-
ious to see and study this, the most fa-
NOUS of all comets. In three months
or less Halley's comet will be come Wis.,
ible just before daybreak in the eastern
sky, and we who have not yet lived
beyond seventy-six will behold for the
first time the CANCEL of Light" as it
appeared a warning sign to King Dav-
id more than thousand years before
the birth of Christ; as "the flaming
sword" that is supposed to have hung
over Jerusalem in SO A. D., and ac-
cording to pagan notions doomed the
city to destruction; as it appeared to
| William the Conqueror more than
eight hundred and fifty years ago and
was accepted by him as a sign of victo-
ry in his invasion of England; as it
appeared four hundred years ago when
the Turks were hotly besieging the
Christians in Constantinople, and
causeda papal bull to be issued by
Pope Leo X, demanding prayer to be
offered three times daily for deliver
ance from the Turk and the comet;
And as it appeared to the great HALEY
over two hundred years ago and who,
by its presence, discovered the law of
the periodicity of the comets.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27
Funeral of Mrs. Apker
From Fridays Daily

The funeral of Mrs. Harriet Apker
was held yesterday afternoon at l
O'Clock from the home of James Apker.
Rev. Knight of the Baptist church
officiated.
The pail bearers were James Farms
worth, Henry Briscoe, Charles Spencer,
William Alvin, Thomas Finnigan
and Mr.E.L.Palmer, A brother, j ohm
Dennis of Kilbourn, was the only
person from away attending the funer-
a1
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27
WEIGHT Of ICE AND
SNOW CRUSH ROOF

A portion of the roof of the dye house
at the Portage Hosiery plant came
down with crash Tuesday afternoon
and several of the employees had mar
row escapes from serious injury.
The roof was laden w.t. snow and it
crashed ,der the heavy weight with,
out moments notice.-Portage Reg
lister.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27
Death at ReedSburg

Chas. Baringer died Tuesday night
after lingering illness with cancer.
He recently moved to Reedsburg from
a farm and is well known here having
lived on Narows Prairie for number
of years. He leaves a wife and several
growing children.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27

Mr.. and Mrs. +. M. Long and &. G..
Long have returned from Ironton
where they attended the funeral of
their uncle, Thomas Featherstone.
They also attended the funeral of w.
T. Kinney at La Vale. Both were
veterans of the civil war and long resi-
dents in that vicinity.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-01-27
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EDWARD SC0FlELD-1897-19O1.

Edward cohed born in Cered county Pa March @ 1912 and
OF
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-28
90 HURT IN
BERLIN RIOT
Police Fight Strikers With
Revolver Shots and Sword
Met in Street.
M0ABIT DISTRICT

Berlin, Sept. 2S.-Greater violence lis
marking the collisions between the po-
lice and rioters of the coal striking
faction of the Moabit district of this
city.
Thousands of strikers and their sym
pathiZers gathered in the Streets as
o o as darkness fell. A strong force
of police, numbering 100 mounted and
500 afoot, armed with ~reVelvers and
swords, was stationed at various quar-.
ters. They were under orders to take
severe repressiye measures and to use
the edges of their swords instead OF
striking with the fat.
Men and women dashed from place
to place, smashing street lamps and
the windows of stores. Several of the
stores were sacked.
The police charged time after time,
woundlng many persons. Men and
women stationed at open windows of
houses threw bottles, bricks, Goals and
stones at the police, who replied with
revolver shots.
Scores of arrests were made. The
saloons were ordered closed, and cor
dons of police prevented the approach
Of thousands arriving from other quar-
ters.
The total number Of casualties re-
corded is a hundred strikers injured,
thirteen Of them dangerously, and two
policemen so severely hurt that they
were removed to the hospital.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-28
DIES AFTER
VACCINATION
Girl at Irvington Developed
Tetanus After Treatment
by Physician.
BARRED FROM SCHOOL

Newark, N. j., Sept. 2S.-F1orence
Pavey, six years old, of Iryington died
in the Newark City hospital from tie.
tanus following vaccination two weeks
ago.
The girl applied for admission to the
Central Public school, Irvington, al
the opening Of the term. When the
school authorities learned she had not
been ~vaccinated they sen her home
with instructions to her parents to
comply with the state law.
A physician applied vaccine to the
right leg of the girl at the request OF
her parents. A shield vas adjusted
over the wound, but 1t was displaced
while the child vas at play.
Her condition became so serious
that antitoxin treatment was given In
the hospital, but it had no effect on
the child. She died after hours of in
tense agony.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-28
GAYn0R WILL
NOT ACCEPT
Formally Declares He Will
Refuse to be Candidate
for Governor.
is IN CITY.

New York, Sept. 2S-Mayor Gaynol
will not be the Democratic candidate
for governor. All doubt ON the sub
ject is removed In a letter written by
the mayor to James Creelman. Mayor
Gaynor says that II he Is nominated
by the Democratic state convention in
Rochester he VIII decline to accept the
nomination. The letter follows:
81 am this day writing a letter to.
Chairman Dix stating that / am not a
candidate for nomination for governor
and refuse to become such. I do this
to emove all doubt on the subject
which may have arisen by reason of
irresponsible statements which / am
Informed are being circulated. No ut
terance Of mine has put the matter in
doubt.
Some have said to me that the
convention may nominate me although
I nm not a candidate. 1t seems to me
that it might appear vain or egotistical
for me to assume in my letter to Mr..
Dix that that extraordinary thing
might happen.
81 therefore write this supplemental
letter to you to take to Rochester and
show there SO as to prevent my nomi-
nation If it should appear to be immi-
nent. Make 1t plain that IL nominated
1 would decline to accept.
81 could not abandon to their fate
the splendid men whom I have ap-
pointed to office and who are working
80 hard for good government, nor
could l abandon the people Of the city
of New York after SO short a service.
"YOu may make this letter public in
advance of going to Rochester IL in
your Judgment you think the situation
calls for 1t. But do not do SO unless
1t be plainly necessary. Every honest
man Will understand me-"