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The wageworker., 1910-12-16

pose no human being knows or ever
will know
What the tailor is thinking of as he
begins to make chalk marks in piece
of blue paper, using this. rule as a
straight edge, is the 'joy ride he is
going to have with Marie in his new
auto that evening. 1t makes no diff
ference to him whether the chalk slips
or not, nor is it important how far
along this or that angle he allows the
straight or curved line to run. He
knows they are not going to fit. any
how, so why should he bother about it
overmuch? The only hope you can
possibly have meantime is the one
raised in your bosom when the tailor,
from behind the counter, looks up and
says: Jimmie, why in the world
didn't you mark the name on this
gents pants? Oh, well, never mind-'
The tailor goes on making several
cute little pictures on the blue paper
by aid of this curved thing, which has
numbers scattered along it here and
there. He draws in several isoscles
triangles. converging at more or less
the same point; but, not liking the
looks of these, he rubs out some of the
lines and tries over again. Then he
forgets which ones he rubbed out. It
makes no difference anyhow. At last
he stands off, critically gazes upon the
pattern which he has been casting.
makes a hit or miss crosswise dab
with the chalk-which determines,
wholly by chance. how long your pants
are going to be-and smiles to himself.
Everybody Magazine.
The wageworker., 1910-12-16
LITTLE
HATCHET
FLOUR
CUTTING HIS PANTS.
A Funny Mans Criticism of tho Sar-
torial Artists Efforts.

toriai ArtiSt'S Efforts.
When a tailor puts you ON the meas
uring box, with man guarding the
door so that you can't get away and
another making book on the game,
he reels off something like this as he
goes about you with his measuring
tape: ''13-2-11-16- -S-4-1S-11-46-
Gee, you're beginning to get front.
amt you?- -61ss-17-side and two hips,
Jimmie-33314- 14-36-Can you come in to-
morrow or Friday ay?-19-6-House or
a fiat, did you ay?2S-Custom of
the house to have deposit Oh all or
ders-16-What was that last. Jimmie,
did say? Oh, make it % in the mid
dle-What did you say your name
was, mister?''
Now, nobody can make any combi-
nation of the foregoing figures which
will spell anything like a decent pair
of pants. But the tailor cares nothing
whatever about the figures which he
calls out to Jimmie and indeed makes
no reference to them in his later op-
erations. He knows the pants won't
fit, anyhow, SO what's the use? If
you watch him you will discover that
he usually takes up some other mans
measurements when he undertakes
the laying out of that particular gar
ment on which he puts your name.
Having selected from the mass of
papers on his desk a set of figures
which suits him, he goes behind his
counter, yawns, looks in the glass,
smooths down his hair. hunts for the
place where he left his cigar and at
last picks up thing which looks like
n board rule. with curve in the cor
ner like a hockey stick If you are
not watching him he will probably
cut your pants by ear and will not
bother to use this implement. but If
you insist upon inspection he'll make
a pretense of scientific use of this in
strument. whose real nature or pur.
The wageworker., 1910-12-16
He Won tho Trick.

"Oh, George, DEAR she whispered
when he slipped the engagement ring
on her tapering finger, '.hOw sweet of
you to remember just the sort of stone
I preferred, None of the others was
ever so thoughtful
George was staggered but for a mo-
ment. Then he came back with: mot
at all, dear. You overrate me. This
is the one I've always used.''
She was inconsistent enough to cry
about it.
The wageworker., 1910-12-16
LITTLE
I1ATCI1ET
FLOUR
What the World Lost.

ssIt was the worst calamity that ever
happened to me-" sighed the pale, In
tellectual high browed young woman
II had written modern society novel,
complete to the last chapter, and a
careless servant girl gathered the
sheets of the manuscript from the
floor, where the wind had blown them,
and used them to start fire in the
grate-''
asWhat a burning shame that wasr
commented Miss Tartun- - Chicago
Tribune.
The wageworker., 1910-12-16
Fearless Queen Sophie.

In 1850. when the combined armies
of Victor Emmanuel and Garibaldi at
tackled Gaeta. Queen Sophie of Naples
conducted the defense, her husband.
Francis IL, being utterly unnerved.
Most of her time was spent upon the
ramparts, where she remained during
the hottest fire. She was absolutely
without fear. Once when a bomb burst
in the room where she was dining with
her husband and his suit she walked to
The wageworker., 1910-12-16

Locality.
'sWhere were you born?'' asked the
judge of election.
''Have I got t. answer that ques
tion?'' inquired the man who wished
to vote.
Eyes: that's the law"
'sWell, sir, I was born in I'll steer
age, if we've got t. know Chicago
Tribune
The wageworker., 1910-12-16
Long and Short

''What's all this trouble about the
long and short haul?" demanded the
secretary of the wOman's club.
Its this way" explained the treas
urer. 'SOme dressmakers say train
ought to be six feet in length Others
say three feet is enough-''-Washing
ton Herald
The wageworker., 1910-12-16
Manners Versus Mannerism.

There's a vast difference between
manners and mannerism- For in
stance, manners takes its soup softly
and quietly, while mannerism gargles
it. Manners says, "ParSS the buttah.
please" while manneriSm bites
chunk out of a piece of bread and
stutters, "Slip me the grease, will
YOU ?''-DetrOit Free Press.
The wageworker., 1910-12-16

mirror that hung on the wall and, no.
ticing that her hair was whitened by
the plaster the bomb had scattered, re-
marked: What pity powdered heads
are out of fashion! White hair suits
me admirably"
The wageworker., 1910-12-16
CommendabIe Caution.

t'My son, remember this-marryin@
on a salary has been the salvation of
many a young man."
81 know, dad But suppose my wife
should lose her salary ?-CIeveIand
Leader.
The wageworker., 1910-12-16
The Contest.

"An men," said the earnest citizen.
''are born equal"
'sThey are that" replied Mr. Raffer-
ty. but they don't stay equal after
they're big enough to get together fn
the schoolyard- Star
The wageworker., 1910-12-16
Tho Genius.

The principal difference between
genius and a fool is that the genius is
able to get people to take up his ideas
and make fortunes out of them.-Chi-
cagO Record-Herald
The wageworker., 1910-12-16
Dear at the Price.

McC1ubbe-The foOtpad said Money
or your lifer' so I gave him s. Mrs
McClubber-Huh, You're always get
ting stuck. BiiIyLPuck
The wageworker., 1910-12-16

be happier than he who contends with
others.-Confucius.
The wageworker., 1910-12-16

Bravery has no place where it can
avail nothing.-Johnson-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18

NJ
Washington. The possibility OF a
final decision as to the ownership OF
Clipperton island In the Pacific
ocean has aroused considerable in,
terest In view OF the expected com
pletion OF the Panama canal in 1915.
The island Is in dispute between
France and Mexico and the italian
government has indicated its willing,
ness to act as arbiter III settling the
question Should the decision be
favorable TO France, It would mean
another station in the line of that
governments possessions around the
world and might become an impor.
tant factor in military and naval OPP
erations of the future. The island
would afford an intermediate stop
ping place for coaling on the banks
between our Pacific coast ports and
the Tahiti islands, which are mum.
bered among the French possessions
In the east
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Praises Government BUILDINGS

Mr. Albert Drouet OF Melbourne
Australia, has been viewing Washing.
ton with a critics eye for week
and he says that 1t is, in his opinion
one of the most beautiful cities In the
world
After almost years tour Of En-
rope and other countries, can say
without reservation" he said. that
have never seen more beautiful gov
ernment structures In any city than
have seen right here in the CAPITA oil
the United States, st. Peters al
Rome. ! think, Is the grandest piece
of architecture ever conceived, and
there is nothing have seen In Wash.
ington that can compare with it. but
taken as a whole. the government
buildings of Washington are the
equal of any In the world,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18


ing and the original national museum
building available for the display of
specimens embracing The arts and in
dustries. These include pioneer types
81 airships, locomotives and machin-
cry, arms of all nations and all ages,
ceramics, art fabrics, metal work, his.
torical objects and nearly everything
else except painting and sculpture
which belong to the province of the
national art gallery, a branch OF the
Smithsonian ! institution, the parent
institution Of the government scien
tii1c museums, to which little atten
ton was paid until the government
accepted the Harriet Lane Johnson
and Freer collections. II vet remains
for the lgovernmentjto provide IA suit
able building for its growing fine arr
collections.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Denssst Form, OF Matter.

The densest form OF matter Is now
understood to be neither continuous
nor homogeneous. but full OF holes In
a late Royal institution lecture. Sir
James Thomson showed how hydro
gen can be passed into vacuum
tube through an incandescent platin-
UNI window; and the passage OF sodi-
UNI through glass in similar manner
Is utilized in the manufactures OF high
vacuum tubes as q means Of absorb
ing the traces Of oxygen that cannot
be pumped out. An Italian physicist
has passed hydrogen through iron
even when cold.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
SITUATIONS WANTED

Advertisements of not exceeding
three lines will be accepted free for
one weeks time from any reader OF
The Bulletin to be filed by advertiser
in person, on regular form, at the Of.
fee of The Bulletin Company, 7O3
Ohio street The Bulletin Company
a sumes no responsibility for any ad.
vertisement or statement made there
in and will not accept under this
heading the notices Of any person
known to be employed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Old Treasury Official Dead.

William MacLennan, for 40 years
chief Of the division Of bookkeeping
and warrants In the treasury depart
ment, died recently after an operation
for cancer In May, 1908. he was
sent by the treasury department to
Honolulu TO settle and pay of the
public debt Of Hawaii, assumed by
the United States at the time Of an
nexation. He again went to Hawaii
In 1908 to liquidate claims for Are
losses sustained In combating the bu-
bonic plague In Honolulu in 1899 and
1900, the United States having un-
dertaken the payment OF such claims
amounting TO al.000nna
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
FIRE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Presidents Home and Offices Err
dansered by Defective FIue Like
Common Building.

Washington The White House on
fire! Yes. indeedy! Caught Ore from
d defective fue Just exactly like any
other common house, you know. Blu;
the flue was not an old one II was
the fiue to the new Office building
that Is, the old new one
A fire was built to burn trash, and
part of this chimney. which had been
rebuilt In the making over of the
house, had a hole in t. and the flames
ate their way through to the woodwork
You better believe there was a scram4
Bile when the Are alarm was turned n
for that particular spot. No real harm
was done. possibly $50 worth. but the
loss might have been incalculable had
the work on the addition been more
advanced, The old chimney has been
torE out and new one built. One
shudders to look at the White House
when the through crosses the mind
on what a dreadful loss II would be II
II should burn, and at least ten Of tho
splendid old plantation houses 81
about the same date of the White
House have been burned in this vicini
~ in The last two yearr. A singula,
fatality seems 10 attend these ancient
structures; built Of logs as they are.
and so substantial. many Of them
weather-boarded or bricked over, II
would seem as though they would
stand for other centuries. They would
bat for fires, but the logs and the
woodwork are so seasoned that they
burn like finder.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Expensive Foundations.

The cost of foundations for new
buildings In New York runs at times
into very high figures. The contract
for the foundation work of the new
25.story municipal building to be
erected at the Brooklyn bridge en-
trance has Just been let TO the founda-
ton company for $i,44s,147. The
caissons must be carried down below
the subway station to rock. which lies
Id places SO feet below street level.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Hiqh School soy an Aeronaut

Washington Aeroplane building in
Washington is assuming almost the
form of an epidemic. The latest can.
didate for honors is Everard Boeckh
a first-year boy in the Technical high
school, who has designed mono
plane on which patents have just been
issued. The machine has been work.
ed out on paper. and construction is
to be commenced al once by manu-.
featuring company In Southwest Wash
ington.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18

Chinese girls. specially trained in
San francisco, have begun work in
reking as central operators in the
telephone system recently opened In
we chinese capital Instead Of sub
scribers calling, Are you there?" or
Hello, CENTRAL" the customary mode
Of address is Lily Of the air. and
Butterfly that talks"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18

WANTED-Respecta man and
wife as partners in poultry business
on small farm no house rent to pay,
fine place to live, business well
started, golden opportunity to right
party. @sF'or full particulars address
B. w. NJ. this office.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Sumner, Prophet.

Here, under a bright sun, such as
shone at Austerlitz or Buena Vista
= amidst the peaceful llarmonies OF
nature on the Sabbath Of peace--we
behold bands Of brothers, children 81
common father heirs to common
happiness, struggling together in the
deadly fight with the madness OF fallen
spirits, seeking with murderous
weapons the lives of brothers who
nave never injured them or their
kindred, Speech Of Charles Sum.
ner. 1919.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Anthony in Ores.

Many gold and silver ores are anti
mony bearing, and in smelling the
antimony combines with the lead OF
the charge, the product going on the
market as antimonial lead. The alloy
Is used tn type metal, babbitt, conn
trimmings, Innings for acid tanks, toys,
clock cases and other articles Tor
which a fairly hard metal to be gilded
or otherwise finished is desired.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Smart Baby.

Inc DOCTOR swears this Is true. 1t Is
ABOUT his young daughter. who is not
YET year old. Just about noon the
other day, when the doctor and his
wife sat down to frankfurters, OF which
they are very fond, the nurse brought
the baby In from long ride. The
oapy squirmed around in the woman's
arms, leaned over until she could see
what was in the chatting dish filed
with boiling water and then remarked
Boc-woot" -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
.er Construction Co., Ridenhouer, II
AGENTS WANTED.

WANTED--A good energetic agent
to represent priminent Life Insur.
ance company in this section. Special
and attractive features. Liberal con.
tract to right party. Address, Stacey
Wilson, Gen1 Manager, American
Temperance Life, 253 Broadway, New
York.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
True Friend ship.

Friendship Immediately banishes
envy under all its DISCUSSES. A man
who can once doubt whether he should
rejoice in his friends being happier
than himself, may depend upon 1t that
he is an utter stranger to this virtue
Addison
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Draw the Line at Hanging,

An insurance company refuses to
recognize the heirs Of man who was
hanged. Does II suppose that any
man gets himself judicially hanged
simply to make money for his wife?
Altulism does not go so far these
days Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Something More REQUIRED,

One OF the great mistakes Of the
past has been TO suppose that any
woman with little goodwill on her
rart and a good deal OF good nature on
the part of her partner cen set UP q
satisfactory home
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to, April LIST. 1900
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Trains Leave Cairo.

1.15 d. m Daily Chicago vestibuIe
limited, arriving Chicago 10: 10 am.
ZIG a. m. Daily St Louis Night
Limited, arriving st. Louis 1870 am.
Sleeping car open at $50 p m.
1920 a. m. ST. Louis Special.
800 a. nj. Chicago Daily Express.
li:1p a. m. st, Louis Fast Mail.
1875 am Chicago Midday Special
2:35 p. m. Daily st. Louis Limited.
2:25 p. m Afternoon Express for
Odin, Effingham Nation, Champaign
$40 p. m. Thehes Accommodation
G.15 p. m. Chicago and Eastern Elk
pres.
1910 p. m. Chicago night express,
arriving at Chicago tbs a. m,
2.20 al M Memphis and Nashville,
1926 a. M Memphis and New Or
leans Limited.
$40 a. m, Seminole Limited for
Birmingham and Jacksonville, Fla.
Goo a. M. Paducah and Louisville.
1.f1 p. m, Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
I'41 y. M Daily Nashville, Chattt..
mega and Atllnta.
4:S0 p. M, Fulton and Mayfleld ac-
commodation.
$50 y. NJ. nalucah and Louisville.
1.55 y. 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, III.
J. n. JONES, Ticket Agent.
s. G. HATCH, G. r. A,
A. Y, HANSoN,Pass. Traffic Mgr.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
china'A Postal Service Grows

In the seven years 1901 to 1865
China's postal service expanded re.
markably. The postal routes now
cover $4,000 miles and the post offices
number 3.49S. as against l76 In 1901
an increase Of s,3l7 In the seyon
years.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Birth.

II is n great thing to be well born,
not In the matter OF clothing or mate
rial riches, but to be well born into
The possession Of those things which
cannot otherwise be obtained. Rev
Luther b Wilson.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18

Every dollar spent for humane edu
cation is a dollar spent for the pre-
vention OF wars, incendiary fires. rail
road wrecks and every form OF cruel
ty and crime.-Our Dumb Animals.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18

II always take my dog with me
when | go to the meat shop, nova
days" says the Philosopher of Folly
Then when buy nickel's worth OF
liver and shank, the butcher thinks
it's for the dog. and save lot Of
embarrassment"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
HELP WANTED-MALE.

WANTED-Man with a clean rec
ord. One preferred with some sell.
ing ability, although not necessary
to introduce one Of the best adver.
tise commodities in Illinois, Missouri,
Iowa. Personal bond of 5000, two Sc.
curities required, same to cover stock
and cash handled. Prefer man who
Is willing to work towns 1000 to 5000
population. $35 to $50 per week can
be made. Answering give full par.
ticulars, age, where formerly EN-.
ployed. GS, this office.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Not al All Stylish.

Madam--'What funny-looking hat,
that woman has on!" ADAM Don't
see anything funny about 1t. Looks
mighty sensible to me-" Madam
Yes, that what makes II so funny
ooking. Te he!"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
A FACT PROVEN.
should CoRyinc~ Even the MORT skip
ticnI Of Ifx Ts IN


II there ~ the si'ghfast doubt in the
minds OF any that Dandruff germs do not
exist. their belief n compelled BIZ The
fact that n, rabbit innnc,l'stsd with ire
germs became bald IN ST. saeks' Tins.
1t must he apparent / nv pnrson
therefore that the 1nly IS7 ANfios of
badness IL the Destruction or nm reri
which act In sucressft,liv accfnr hsI
In one hundred per corr. oe case ~
the application Of Newbr2sr '.erpici
Dandrrff is caused bv the same e 4
which causes badness and G bf II
Herpicide
Accept no substitute Desire the
cause YOU remove the effect
Sold by leading drnT~,sss Send III q
stamps for sample to The Herpicidc
Detroit Mich.
Une dollar socss@ kuaranvseA. Paul
j. Bchah 4 Bnns. special assnts
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18

DECISION OF v S SUPREME COURT 70 ARGUMENT
AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY AME STANDARD cAsGs
WROUGHT DECIDED CHANGE IN STOCK MARkET-9EFoRre
FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS ENcouRAGlNG-A ANOTHER
FAVORABLE INDICATION is DECLINING TENDENCY OF STA
PIES, SAYS HENRY cLEWs-7AILRoAD OUTLOOK GOOD
PROSPECTS TO WIDER ACTIVITY IN NEW YORK STOCK
MARkET-THE MONEY MARKET
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Novel Use for Electric Motor.

An electric motor is used in San
francisco 70 haul sand for grading
purposes. With a drag and cable the
sand Is scraned from the hills to Ill
The lollows.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Hslpvnu the Afflicted.

The truest help we can render an at
fiicted man Is not to take his burden
from him, but to call out his best
energy, that he may be able to bear
the burden. Phillips Brooks.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Idle to Dwell on the Past.

Some people are often expressing
wishes for the times which were gone,
bnt it is far better to make use of the
present
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18

NATURALIZATION by lady steno
grapher, moderate salary considered
good references. Answer at once j
|. this office.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
ticIpfuI Antauonist.

He that wrestles with us strengthens
our nerves and sharpens our skin. Our
antagonist is our helper. Burke.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18

WANTED Transfers, white and
colored. Steady work, good pay Car
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18

FORTUNE knocks at every mans
door. If your brains and energy is
making money for the other man. 1t
can make more for you. We want
you to see the greatest invention of
the day now on demon stration in
rooms and 2, Vincent block. We
want the live ones to join us and
you will thank us. Come and see.
Goth Century Crude Oil Burner Co.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
selfish Human Nature.

it is human nature to be selfish;
unselHshness is the product Of teach,
, ing. s4
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE CHEAP-A davenport
a good as new To be seen in the
forenoon. r. Franklin, All, Eleventh
street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
WANTED.

WANTED-50 men for quarry la
Dor Apply Monday, April 4, 1910.
Frnit Growers Refrigerator Co. Anna,
Ill.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
MISCELLANY oUS.

TO LET @ASTURE-Will call and
get stock. Address B. ]. Hargan,
Mound City, Ill.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
LOST.

LOST-Diamond brooch, solitaire
setting. Liberal reward to ffnder on
returning same to this office.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
HELP WANTED-FEMALE.

WANTED-White girl for general
housework-good wages. Address M.
this office.