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The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
PROVISIONS.
BUTTER Steady.
r,,s, f,c, n4i

f]t3 j MY ltduS-
EGGS-Steady
CHEESE Firm and unchanged,
COFFEE Futures opened steady
at an advance of 8 points on Decem-
Der which was influenced by con"
tinned strength in the spot situation
and the Brazilian markets, but on'y
two points higher to two points lower
on the later positions, most OF when
responded slightly to the lower
European cables. The market wai
very nervous and unsettled with a.
| tive months selling anywhere from
1 IS to % points from the early prices
under general liquidation which az
/ peared to be inspired by the rumors
/ Of a revolution in Brazil. The mar
ket closed steady, net unchanged tc
10 points lower Sales 2015o0 bags
November and December $l040; spot
unsettled; No. Rio 1890; mild
nominal; Cordoya 12h015.
! SUGAR Raw firm; Muscavado S.
test S3.4o: centrifugal SO test $50;
molasses SO test 3.15; refined quiet,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24

80 ~ squire 6uuIhels,
with the accent on the last word. ''but
she don't need no SIGH ornery little hop
toads as this here neighborhood has
hoppin' around the roads. What she
needs is man old enough an well on
enough"--here the squire puffed out
his own chest--'to keep her sensible
and proper-like"
Squire Summers mounted his ancient
horse and rode off toward his 400 acre
bottom farm. Ezry Edwards looked
after him with daggers in his eyes.
"The blamed old runtw he said to
the country storekeeper, Hiram Sam
uels. II do b'lieve he's runnin' after
the wilder himself"
Hiram laughed, a loud ha-ha! He
, looked quizzically at Ezry.
"Where's your eyes been all this
time. EXT" asked Hiram. "In the back
o. your head. reckon. wy, don't you
know. consarn your picter, that Square
Summers IS been tryin' to annex the
wilder ever sence her cow loped into
his back yard an he brought her-the
widder-up before him an fined her %
an costs for trespassin'p
II don't quite see" said Ezry, "Jist
how ledge that could do thing IKE
that to pore wilder woman would
ever have the nerve to asst her to mar
ry him."
"rhe squares nerve" Hiram return
cd sis equal to any emergency, spe
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24

Ezry, his hand SHE BELrEvFD SHED
trembling with ALWAYS LIKED HIM
''buck ager' and WE'LL ENOUGH.
love, sighted his gun at the gobbler,
which sighted him at the same instant
and began to fly swiftly away.
"Stiddy now, EzryW he said softly,
and on the instant his hand ceased its
trembling. Ezry took deliberate aim
slightly ahead Of the bird and shot
him on the fly. The gobbler dropped
in a fluffy heap. The shot had decap-
itated him.
The triumphant hunters way home
lay past the widows house. He pick
ed up his bird by the feet and trudged
happily right up to Mrs. Brandon's
door.
"How's the Children, Mis- BrandonT'
he asked. 1--WE got little Thanks
givin' present for EN-"
The widow was grateful, but she
"flabbergasted" Ezry, as he told his
wife later, when she informed him that
Squire Summers already had sent her
fine turkey gobbler and was coming
over with his two daughters to help
her eat 1t,
Ezry braced up then. He looked the
widow squarely In the eye.
"Mis' Brandon" he said, II worked
all day to git this here critter for you
an you're goin' to eat my turk-its
wore turk. too-an' I'm goin to ea
with you, an the square an his dar
ters can eat their own turk. Wei
cook both of 'em up. An'-Mary-uh T.
YOU know the squares orthorized Il
issue marriage licenses an likewise I,
perform marriages. Them two gal
can be our witnesses, as the law say
we got to have. Are you willin'T
.Hang Mr.. Edwards turkey up !
the she'd Johnny" the widow SAID t
her sou, fan you go along with JONI
ny, Mirandy."
When the two children were out G
earshot something like a smack wa
heard by the two contracting pa
ties" The widow told Ezry she d.
lieyed she'd always liked him we
enough, but he'd been so backward.
They say in the Hooppole eountr
that Squire Summers was so mao
didn't even offer to kiss the bride. III
that omission merely added to the Jc
Of the bridegroom.
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at any price. Ezry tried all the other
neighbors, but was amazed TO ma tnat
Squire Summers had bought up their
entire turkey output the week before
and was finishing their fattening 80
that he could sell them In the town
market at an increased figure. Turkey
promised to bring 20 cents a pound at
whoIesaie--the highest ever known IN
the Hooppole country.
Returning home, Ezry took down O
rusty old shotgun from its pegs above
his door and inspected the works. lie
extracted the old load with cork
screw fitted upon the end of the ram
rod and put In fresh one. He aimed
at Il crow In tree across the road.
The gun was In commission. The
crow was out. Ezry was satisfied.
'They used to be lot O. wild turks
In these here woods" said Ezry, 'bul
these city hunters has scared most Of
| 'em off. But | seen tloek o sever
yistiddy, an IL can find one mex
Wednesday I'll shoot 1t for the wild
| der"
Ezry laid off from work on Wednes
| day and went to the woods early, hi
/ shotgun carefully cleaned and oile'
and large supply Of ammunition 70
the ola muzzle loader In his possession
The old time powderhorn swung fror
his side. The shot was in bag tie
to the horn, and box OF percussion
4 caps was In his pocket
Nearly all day, until the sun bega
to decline behind the hills, Ezry hun
ell, but saw no wild turkeys. he b.
gan to low he'd have to wait Il
Christmas to get the widder's turl
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.ILLINOISC CENTRAL
Corrected to Nov, !. 1900
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Train Leaves Cairo:

1:10 a. m. Daily Chicago VestibuA
limited, arriving Chicago 10.4o a. m.
2:10 a. m. Daily st. Louis Night
limited, arriving st. Louis 7:20 a. M.
Sleeping car open at $3.50 p. m.
1920 a. m. st. Louis Special
500 a. m. Chicago Daily Express.
i1:15 a. m. st. Louis Fast Mall.
11.15 d. m. Chicago Midday Special
2.35 b. m. Afternoon Express for
2:35 D. m. Daily st. Louis Limited
Odin, EHingham, Nation, Champaign
$40 D. m. Thebes Accommodation
6.l5 D. m. Chicago and Eastern lex.
press.
1910 p, M Chicago night express,
arriving at Chicago tbs a. m.
2:21 a. m. Memphis and Nashville.
FPS a. m. Memphis and New Or
leans Limited
| $40 q. m, Seminole Limited for
birmingham and Jacksonville, Fla.
Goo a. m. Paducah and Louisville
| 1.4l p. m. Daily Memphis and New
lOrleans.
| 1.41 p. m. Daily. Nashville, Chatta-
/ nooga and Atlanta.
| 4:3o p. m. Fulton and Mayheld &C
comodation.
/ $50 D. m. Paducah and Louisville
| 5.55 p. m Memphis and New or
leans Special.
For through tickets, sleeping car
Accommodations and further informa-
ton apply at Illinois Central Passen-
ger Station, Cairo, Ill.
]. "A. JONES, Ticket Agent
S. @. HATCH, G. p. A.
A.. n, Hanson, Pass. Traffic Mgr.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24

TURKEYS are sometimes sent to mar
,,et with their plunage on, but they
should not be. A properly prepared
turkey should be slaughtered after the
old formula-~as old as the Indians
and set down as follows by the late
Thomas Hazard, the we'll known
Rhode Island turkey expert, who was
known as shepherd Tom" for many
years:
",rhe turkey should be shut up and
kept without food for eighteen hours
Then suspend the sacred creature from
! pike above carefully by stout cord
mr. string tied around both legs and,
| holding the head downward reverent-
| iy but quickly cut asunder the Juguiar
vein and Just as soon as the breath
leaves pluck Off the feathers before the
body gets cold. This done. remove the
crop and entrails without loss Of time
restoring the liver and gizzard when the
latter has been cleansed Of Its gravel
lv contents and It's inside skin. Then
tie n string around both wings and
both legs and hang 1t up In cool
dry Mace for two or three days"
Eighteen Eggs.
81 don't think I'll make cake by the
recipe that woman across the han gave
me. 1t will be too expensive Ihe
eggs alone will cost entirely too much,
said the bride to her husband.
Gee whiz," said he sympatheueally
, sthats too bad. How many eggs doe:
, Ii call for anyhow
Eighteen" said she, the yoiks o.
eight and the whites Of ten-"--Nev
/, York Sun.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
NEW Work GRAIN.

New York, Nov. 2s.---yVIE4EAT--Re
ceipts $4,000; shipments 10000; srof
firm; No. 2 red 9Sss elevator and 81
" {. o. b. ahoat; Ma I northern Du-
luth 1,1SA {. o. b. a-oat. Futures de-
elined early on cables but rallied
sharply on covering due to bullish
reports regarding conditions In AT.
gentina, closing Ac net higher. Dec
9Sss; May 1.04&.
CORN Receipts 1000; shipments
5000; spot firm; new No. 2 corn 52h
(. o. b. afoat to arrive. Futures wer'
firmer on covering aue to rumor:
that France would remove the impor
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a QUESTION 81 Science.
II remember when / was Z studs

III remember when was d student,
said clergyman. IA farmer came to
the seminary To visit his nephew.
whom he was educating. The farmer
had no urban polish. His tea when 1t
was brought was very hot, and he
poured 1t In his saucer, to his nephew's
great modification. Finally. unable to-
restrain himself, the nephew was 80
rude as to say:
".Uncle, why do you pour your tea
In the saucer?
1.-THE old farmer looked up In SUR
prise. Then he said In loud. hearty
voice:
"sTo cool 1t, to be sure. The more
air surface you give 1t the quicker itI
cools. These here modern seminaries
don't teach much science. do theyr"
The Fatal Five Minutes.
Doctors have made startling dis
covery affecting married men. They
have found out there ID dangerous
Ave minutes In every day for q mar
ried man. 1t Is the five minutes In the
late afternoon or early evening when
he reaches home after his hours Of
hard work. Then his bodily and men
tai strength is at its lowest ebb. 1t ~
these FIVE minutes that cause most Of
the divorces and the mental unhappi-
ness that wrecks SO many homes. Be
, ware Of that fatal five minutes, Ia
dies. and resolve never, never to say
anything or do anything In that dan
gerous period which you might after
ward sincerely regreE-London Tit
, Bits.
chimTeys. XII
Chimneys constructed on modern
principles were almost unknown to the
ancIents, being used only I'm the large
baths, where great quantities OF hot
water were needed. Chatting dishes,
braziers Of glowing Goals ana bottles
Of hot water were employed BY the
ladies Of the middle ages to keep theii
rooms warm, and curious picture i
extant Of three Norman ladies chat
ting together, each with bottle q
hot water placed between her feet
Chimneys are believed 70 have beef
unknown In England until the tweifti
century, but by the end Of the four
teenth were generally employed In %
mestic architecture. For long tim
there was chimney tax all over Ems
land.
BaffIed.
The word baffied now has mean
Ing entirely different from that al
piled to 1t 500 years ago. II 10 nov
understood to mean thwarted, foiled 9
disappointed, but then 1t was apple
to the process Of degradation by whic
= knight was disgraced. A battle
nt knight was one who had been pr
nounced guilty Of conduct unbeeomn
v one OF his order and had according
ts been shorn Of his plumes, his sWol
m was broken before his eyes, his knigl
a. ly robe torn away, his spurs cut
ad with cleaver, and after being publ
=. ly chastised he was declared to be %
fed. The word ID used In this sense
40 Shakespeare and other writer's OF I'd
\, | time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
LIQUID CURES ECZEMA
WHERE SALVES FAIL

In regard to skin diseases, medlcai
authorities are now agreed on this'
Don't imprison the disease germ =
in your skin by the use OF greasy
salyes. and thus encourage them to
multiply. A true cure Of all ec2e'
matous diseases can be brought ahou'
only by using the healing agents ~
the form of liquid.
WASH THE GERMS OUT. .
A simple wash: a compound OF va
of Wintergreen, Thymol, and othef ~
gradients as combined in the ID. u. y
Prescription. ms penetrates 70 1"e
disease germs and destroys them
tAen soothes aud reals the skin a.
nothing else has ever done,
25 cent trial bottle will start th'
cuse, and give you instant relief
Herman G. Schulz.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
ADVANCE IN WHEAT
Estimates of Decrease in Argentine
Exportabie Surplus Had Effect
Other Grains Up.

Chicago, Nov 223.--WHEAT THE
dwinlling estimates of the Argentina
exportable surplus gave the market
a chance to advance today. Fully IT,
100000 acres were said to he seri-
ously impaired and large portion
lost beyond recovery In conse-.
quence the close here was the same
as last night. "A to Il higher.
Trade drring the day was large,
At the opening sentiment was bear
ism on reports that rain threatened
to break the drought in South Argen
tine, but later cables gave adiffareEt
showing, and lifted Values to the
high point reached week ago A
we'll known authority went on reeorl
with the lowest estimate that has yet
been issued of the probable export
surplus in Argentina, S2,000,0GO bu-
She's
In view of the holiday tomorrow
shorts covered on a large scaleS Fur
| Their ground for fear was the fact that
numerous complaints are coming in
about dry weather in the winter
wheat belt of the southwest. me
tension was relieved at times by lead
! ing longs selling,
May opened 9GA to 97c; high AS'
low $685. closed 975s; July o. No
2 red 1914 1884, No, 3 red 9lm9@h'
No. hard 93% 696; No. 3 hard 91al
| @94h.
CORN-After a period Of e,
sion lue to weather conditions an
talk of probable increased receipts
the market rose sharply following
rumors that the French import hut.
would be suspended. Closed u t
l * higher. In cash trade the feelIn
was firm for the new corn but les
steady for old, large consumers hay
ing gone over to the short side.
May opened 46A to 1880; hig
47A. low 46h closed aGHm47 lu'
47%. No. ASA @49A; No. 2 whit
4S1s @49ts No. yellow 5lh @5l%
No. . 471@ 64S1a No, 3 new 44EC
i. As: No. White 47h@4SR; No.
4 white new 44h045; No. yellow .
. 051b No. yellow new 4G@47b.
OATS Extensive covering by shoat
u was the rule, There was also acti'
r changing on the part of elevator J
g terests, buying December and seIllf
May Closed "A to Il az higher.
May opened 1890. high 34h 10
33% closed S4M34h; July "a. N
/, 2 3ola; No. 2 white 33M33h; No.
! white 32mSzh; standard 32h G33.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK

chicago, Nov. 23.-CATTLE Re-
eeipts 10000; strong to Toe higher
beeyes $450@7.35; calves 7.5o@9.33'
others unchanged.
HOGS Receipts $4,000 weak; &c
lower: lights 660M700; mixed G.35a
.7.lO. heavy 6,7007s5; rough $500
6.s5; good TO cnoiee heavy 6.S5m7l5;
pigs G,25mTOo; bulk of sales $500
705.
SHEEP Receipts $4,000; siron4
sheep $2.25%4lO; yearllngs 4.lo@
$40: laEebs 4.2566.2o
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24

IN bout hlgh
prices 'uld jist
turn to an raise
8 0 III Q turkeys.
they'd be a-plen-
ty for all OF us
an some left
over for the wild
der"
"It wuz the
wilder that !
wuz jist a-think-
in Of when |
spoke up" said
Ezry. " H e r Q
she's had no man
to do for her
these two years,
an her place Is
all run down, an
she surely needs
a man to keep II
up for her"
Eyes, she needs
a man." said
ev-t. Ssx,Y,p VIZ r, ,%e,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24

in the early part Of the day. Lon,
CONS reported dead gold exports in
the face of this showing proved per-
picking.
A few speeialties were marked up
easily, apparently by pools, but other
inactive stocks made wide declines
on single sales.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
ACCOMPLISHED.

FIRST Passenger--That Ii Conductor
Punchem. He Is one of the most ex-
perienced men on the road. Second
Passenger--I knew 1t before you told
me. First Passenger-How so? Sec
ond Passenger-B Because he SLAMS the
door at the precise instant that no
calls the stations name.-Judge.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
Shall Women Voter

If they did, millions would vote Dr.
Kings New Life Pills the true rem
edy for women. For banishing dull,
tagged feelings. backache or head
ache. constipation, dispelling colds,
imparting appetite and toning up the
entire system, they're unequalec
Easy, safe, sure. CSC at all drnS
ytctr
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
ST. LOUIS CATTLE.

st. Louis, Nov. 25.-+C1AlYrllE--R ne
ceipts 2s00 strong; unchanged.
HOGS Receipts 100; 5 to Zoe low
err: pias and lights 7.0o@7l5; pack
ers G95m7o0: butchers best heavy
G.S5@7 90.
SHEEP Receipts not given, sheep
ST.. 256l2.50; lambs 4.50M6,50
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
We cannot sell il because we
are going TO give II away Sal,
urday, December "a, 1910, al :
n. m. A No. 136 Estate Oak
Heater. See display ad.


TIE world is growing too small
one can so to Picking in a fortnight;
an aeloplane service is to be run from
Aleiers 10 Timhuctoo and wireless
station is being installed on Crusoe
island. Farewell to mystery! Paris
I.clair.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT.

Minneapolis, Nov 22. WHEAT
December closed Sl02ts@l.o2hs
May 1,oGss cash wheat steady to
possibly tride easier. No. hard
1.057s; No. / northern i.o4Hn1,o5ss
No. 2 northern 1009s@103M.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24

ICopyright. 1910. by American Press Assoc
ciationl
"T-N EGINS to pear TO me" remark
81 ed E2ry Edwards OF Hoop.
- pole. that some Of us amt
goin' to have no turk meat for
Thanksgivin', dinner this year Turks
goin to be powerful high, low"
"If 1t wuzn't for the mean, triflin'
nature o. some folks In this here neck
o the woods" put in Squire Summers,
whose name should have been Win
tiers on account Of his chill attitude
toward things In general, they'd be
a plenty O turk meat all right. II
some o. these here fellers that's alwuz
rarin' up on their hind heels an kick.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
NEW YORK MONEY,

Money on call easy, closing bid 2l4.
Time loans easy, sixty, ninety days,
six months lending at 41a per cent.
Prime mercanfi-r paper 5hNG per
cent. Sterling exchange firm, demand
s4SGl0; sixty days $4S2.15@4S2.20.
Bar silver sos,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24

when suddenly he
b 6 ard In the
b u 4 h es at his
right the familiar
call of the big
wild bird which
used to be king or
| the OZarks.
| The hunter pull
| ed out q whistle
| like : a fl n ir on
| which he could
| initiate the call.
He made several
turkey calls and
was rewarded by
seeing a big gsb-
bier, with the red
dish brown feath-
ers peculiar to the
wild turkey, fly
up into a neigh
boring tree
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24

duty, closing at a cent net advance
December 54 May SAN.
OATS Receipts 6G,o0o; shipments
1900; spot firm; standard white "
vi: No, 2 3S. Futures firmer on coy
ering and in sympathy with other
grains, closing "a TO y net higher.
rsa.. 373s ). Dec a May 97s
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24

FOR SALE-One of the most mod
ern and spacious residences III
Cairo, ~ rooms and two bath rooms,
steam neat and modern improve
uents. grounds fronting 100 feet on
Walnut ST., 100 feet on Tenth st.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24

YOU are wanted for Government
position, $4,000 month Write for list
of positions open. Franklin Institute,
Dept. 5S-A, Rochester, N. Y.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Desirable residence
on 18th street Two-story dwelling,
six rooms and bath, electric light and
gas. No. 522 lltn st. 7. j. Kerth,
Exr. Of estate of Elizabeth Myers,
deceased.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24

Tor. Ezry had
loved her ten years before, when she
married Jim Brandon, but he had lack
ed the courage to ask for her In time
He remained unmarried, working his
eighty acre farm. Since Brandon's
death Ezry had "set his cap for the
widow, but he thought no one knew 1t
save himself. In fact. he kept 1t so
closely to himself that not even the
Widow Brandon knew Of his inten-
lions. The widow lived alone but for
her two small children. Ezry had call
cd at her house two or three times,
"iist to ast how the Children is," he
told her. Once he stayed to supper.
The Widows corn bread and sweet
potatoes, with baked pork and apple
| pie, still made his mouth water
1.-THE old runtw he muttered as he
| stepped inside his two room shack and
| lit the kitchen stove to cook bis lonely
meal. "Ill cut him out ylt! Turkeys
wy, he's got hunderd O the fines
birds ever raised In these parts, an
the stingy old dried up mummy II sci
all Of em in town an put the money
In the bank an make his darters ca
salt pork for Thanksgivin' dinner. AL
right. Ezry--you list git the wilder
turk nm take your Thanksgiving din
ner along with her an pop the dues
ton right after dinner"
Having made TINS high resolve, reg
istercd in heaven. Ezry slept well tina
night. Thanksgiving was Just OF
week Off. Ezry made overtures
Squire Summers for the purchase OF
gobbler, but his rival apparently su
peeted his Intentions regarding the oi
! position Of the bird. He refused 10 8
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS,

Chicago, Nov. 23.--The following
car loads represent the days move
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
FOUND.
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISS RICHARD, the dressmaker,
of 23S Twenty-e ghth ST.. has novel
to l3l0 Washington. Home phone
7a9R
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24

Nlutlg t9@aN
eighty acres OF
the widder's jlnes
llis'n. He'd like
to marry them
two farms, an to
| do 1t he's got to
marry the wilder
| fust. Her lands
| powerful rich IL
somebody would
take holt an work
| 1t. The square
knows that"
| Ezry walked off
down the road to-
ward his own
humble bachelor
shanty muttering
to himself. He
was just a year or
two older than
the widow, while
Squire Summers
was at least t,hir-
ty years her SEN
lfor E'ypy had
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24

One OF the most desirable and cen
trail locations in Cairo. Apply Winter
Bros,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-24
s7s--I-s-t s-ss--fi''s l---s-4 ~ ~ So
WANTED.

WANTED Men to learn barber
trade. Few weeks completes. Time
saved by steady practice, careful IN
structions and demonstrat' ons. TOOLS
given diplomas granted. Wages
Saturdays. Splendid demand foI
graduates. Write today. Moler Bar
Der College, st. Louis, Mo.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-12-15
BUY THEM

1t is Christmas time Doesn't seem
much like it in town. now does it
There is an absence Of the true ring of
Christmas spirit IN the air. Perhaps
il is the fault Of the stores that are a
little backward in coming forward with
their Christmas novelties and decora-
tions, and advertising. However, that
may be. there is not one Of you who
need not have the Christmas spirit in
his or her own heart.
Buy the Red Cross seals. the sale OF
which began here last Saturday. YOU
sympathy in the movement that
prompts the sale Of these little seals
should inspire every man, woman and
child in Annapolis. They are only q
penny a piece. and think what they
will do. Think Of the suffering the
money from their purchase will re-
leve Think Of that CHASTITY multitude
Of victims Of tuberculosis that go tc
their graves annually. and you can help
to prevent II.
If you would get the Christmas spirit
in your heart. buy the Red Cross seals
for your Christmas packages and bring
happiness to yourself and the plague
sufferers.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-12-15

Why must the people of the smaller
towns and the country put up with the
soiled banknotes, while the patrons of
the city banks have a monopoly of the
clean. new bills. Is it because the
people Of the smaller towns and the
country do not object to being discrimi
mated against thus? 1t assuredly is
not due to any fondness on their part
for dirty, ragged, germ laden bills.
Perhaps they have not yet learned the
gentle art of kicking" sufficiently
well to avoid being imposed upon.
Country folk are supposed to prefer
silver coins to paper money, and so the
treasury gladly sends the small coun-
try banks the metal currency with
which the customers of city banks re-
fuse to be burdened. No one, how
ever. has accused country folks of pre-
ferring the refuse banknotes of the
treasury to the crisp, new ones.