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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
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''HOLY C|IV''|S BAD
GRAND JURY WILL INVESTIGATE z
ELECTION PRACTICES IN
HooPEsToN, Ill.
shcriffs office to be Scene Of Inuui.
sition--Mayor Draws SO Gents
Year Salary--is "Dry"
Town.

Danville, Feb. 19.---"Ffom Holy
Hoopestown, as live!" Is what the
hotel clerks OF Illinois exclaim when
\ man from tnat town in Speaker
CanEon's congressional district regis
Uers. 6E5
And Holy iHoopeston is to be inves-
tigated for alleged election corruption
the town where the mayor, VINO
happens to DC H. c, Finley, draws a
salary cf so cents "a year, anu where
the aldermen get 25 cents year, and
either turn 1t back into the treasury
Of hand 1t over to charity.
Some persons. possibly promptci
By envious feelings, have declared to
the members OF the grand jury that
lHoopcston spends as mucn money AZ
election times as Danyille and II
pretty mrch tho same way. And 30
the jury is going to look for a mask
ami yank 1t off tie face Of Hoopesten
If one be found.
Reputation Above Par.
Hocpeston's reputation for many
years has been away above par II
is said to be richer to the square inch
than any other city In Illinois, no,
exceptiny Chicago. 1t meets its an
nual pay roll of $3.50 year and
never even hints about Reputation.
| Hoopeston has population ol
, about 6,000 and an assessed valuation
of $3,000,c00. It's public utilities con
sist oil three artesian wells which pro
i vide 100000 gallons Of water day
twelve miles OF paved streets, twenty
five miles of cement sidewalks, foul
schools valued at 100000, a Carnegie
library that cost $125o0, and city
hail and fire department which could
not he reproduced for less than $40,
900 lG
= Hocpeston begannita polcytcf pub
lie retrcnchment in 1895 when time,
were hard with the little municipality
, The salary OF the ma or was CHOPPED
down from 81 to so cents q year, an,
, the pay of aldermen from SO cent
/, to the present schedule. The oil;
schedule began in 1874 when Mayo
/ J. S. McFerrcn, the "boy banker,
consented TO serve for q dollar.
Quaker Founded Town.
r Hoopestons goodness was Inherit
: The town was founded III 1871 b.
Thomas Hocnes, a Quaker. who cam
, west from Ohio and settled there
, man started 4 saloon in 1876 an
) quickly went into bankruptcy becaus
, Hoopeston folk would not patroniz
it. On week days. in season HOPES
, tons chief occupation is canning corr
On Sundays there's never anythin
doing except in the ten churche
Sunday baseball players have t
r sneak outside the city limits. Deco
!, alton day is deserved as reyerentl
as Sundlv.
, Hoc1eston indlfrercnmy suppor
ona scent theatre anil strictly ce
sors every play that comes to larg,
;, playhouse A sign in the railway st
tion warns the incomer that mo los
, ing in allowed" The town Is "dr,
5 to /, and there are no franchise
for sale.
" And that Is the town where Il
=, grand jury Is going to look for q ske
g ton in the closet
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
Nuns REActi AMERICA.

New York, FEB. 19.-Six nuns
,,,ivsn out of Portugal by the Re
publican government; walch de
throned King Manuel, arrived hers
today en- rNite to Baker Clty, Oregon
they are w the Irish Dominican Or
der and have been ihv:ted 10 Oregon
by the Disbop of that dioce-e to al
the Caputoin Order and TO found
convent,
Mothcr Mary Catherine Roth, whS
was in charge of the party, told
the nuns successful escape to Eng
land following the edict which eX
PEELED them from Portugal with bat
six hours roti-o.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
TWO RAILROAD COACHES
BuRN--2t PEOPLE HURT

Adairville Tenn, FEB, 1a.-Twenty-
one pergons were insured and the
lives Of three score 'mperiIled when
two coaches burned after being
turned over in a railroad wreck here
sthis afternoon. No one was danger
ousiy hurt, all escaping before tha
flames consumed the two coaches
The cars we're on tran No. Ia Of the
Tennessee Central railway ami We're
derailed By being slowly pulled Into
side track. When they toppied
over the gas lamps set tatri afire.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
MUMPs AT CORNELL.

Ithica, N, .EY. Feb, 19,-Cornell stu
Gcnts, i'll with the humps, that so
ovcrtaxed the capacity of the infirn.
ary that the university will advertise
for accommodations for the occasion
Thirty-f.yc are now severely Ill and
the epidemic is spreading.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
BELIEVED SPOKANE GIRL.

Spokane, Wash, Feb. 19.--The girl
detained at Sand Point, Idaho, and
who was believed possibly to be
Dorothy Arnold. the missing New
York heiress, Is now believed to be
Dora Folk. a young woman who es-
capped from the Salvation Army res
cue home at Spokane recently.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20

GATES REACHES NEW YORK

New York, Feb. 19.--The special
train Bearing Charles G.. Gates, son
OF the tinancier, who IL suffering
With blood poisoning, arrived at ms
Grand Central station al; 1850 p m.
rs hours from Yuma, Arizona. The
distance covered IL 2,9S9 miles.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
ANDY STILL GIVING AWAY.

Copenhagen, Feb, Ig.-Andrew Gar
negie, through the Offices aof Maurice
f. Egan, American minister to Den.
mark, has offered to establish hero
fund Of 100000 In Denark. The for.
eign Office already has expressed -
gratitude for the proposed gift and is
considering how the fund can be best
administered
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20

The Harvard Crimson says 1t is
absurd to ring the college bell at Z
in the morning. because many stu
dents find no occasion to rise 80
carly" Yes; but how are the others
to know when to 60 to bed!
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20

The Cairo Bulletin is read every
Gay IN 95 per cent Of the white homes
OF Cairo. vi - MN = 4iNa
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
The Filial Chinaman.

Many examples Of Chinese filial piety
strike the occidental reader as ridicu-
lous. There is the famous story of
Lao Laitsu, which Mr.. r. f. Johnston
repeats in his Lion and Dragon In
Northern China" Laos parents lived
to such extreme old age that be was
himself a toothless old man while
they were both still alive. "Conceiv-
ing it his duty to divert their atten-
ton from their weight of years and
approaching end, he dressed himself
up in the clothes of child and played
about in his parents presence with
the object Of making them think they
were still young married couple con-
templating the innocent gambols of
Cuelr InIanr son.
A similar case is that of Wang P'Ou,
whose mother had an unconquerable
dread of thunder and lightning. When
she died she was buried in q mountain
forest, and thereafter when a, fviolent
thunderstorm occurred, Wang P'ou,
needless Of the wind and rain, would
hurry to her grave and throw himself
to his knees. Il am here to protect
you, dear .nother,'o he would say.
"Do not be afraid"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
Curran and Lord Clare.

Curran. the Irish advocate was on
terms of intense enmity with Lord
Glare, the Irish lord chancellor, with
whom, when member of the bar, he
fought duel and whose hostility to
him on the bench, he always said,
caused him losses in his profession
al income which he could not esti-
mate at less than 100000. The Incl
dents attendant on this disagreement
were at times ludicrous in the extreme.
One day when it was known that Cur
ran was to make an elaborate state.
ment in chancery Lord Clare brought
a large Newfoundland dog to the
bench with him and during the prog
ress of the most material part Of the
case began in full court to fon(lle the
animal. Curran stopped at once. $50
on, go on. Mr.. Curran!' said Lord
Clare. ''Oh. beg a thousand pardons,
my lord! really took it for granted
that your lordship was engaged in con.
sultation!
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
Wonderful Victoria Falls.

1T is well nigh impossible to de-
scribe q scene of such wonder, such
wildness," says Lady Sarah Wilson in
her South African Memories Of the
Victoria falls. But she gives this
graphic descriptions: Standing on q
point flush with the river before It
makes it's headlong leaps we agazed
first on the sswirling water losing it.
self in snowy spray which beat re-
lentlessly on face and clothes while
the great volume was noisily disap-
pearing to unknown and terrifying
depths. The sightseer tries to look
across, to- strain his 'seyes and ito see
beyond that white mist which OBJ
scures everything, but it is an impos.
sible task, and he can but guess the
width of the falls. slightly horseshoe
in shape, from the green trees which
seem so far away on the opposite
bank and are only caught sight Of
now and then as the wind causes the
spray to lift. At the same time his
attention is fixed by new wonder
the much talked of rainbow. Never
varying. never changing, that perfect
shaped arc is surely more typical OF
eternity there than anywhere else" ?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
. Makinq' a Gunstock,

A party of men were out. hunting,
and an old woodsman who was with
them broke his gunstock in ssome way
or other. 1t was just about nightfall
when the accident occurred, and mas.
much as he was very anxious to do
some shooting early the next morning
he decided to fix up his shooting iron.
Finding walnut fence rail, he set to
work. His only tools were an ak and
big pocket knife. All night long he
labored vigorously at his task, and by
morning the gunstock was finished and
back in place and worked like q
charm.
How did you do it?" asked one of
the number; greatly surprised.
every easy was this old hunters
reply. mo trouble at alk' Just get a
piece Of wood about the size and kind
that you want and then white away
all that you want whitfield away.
When you have all the wood cut of
that you don't want you have gun
stock. kansas City Journal. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
Cliff Of Natural Glass.

"A cliff Of natural glass can be seen
In yellowstone park. 1t is half a mile
long and from $50 to 200 feet high,
: the material of which itzconsists being
as good glass as that artifcially manu-
featured. The dense glass which
forms the base is from seventy-five to
a hundred feet thick. while the upper
portion, having suffered and survived
many ages of wind and rain, has natu-
rally worn much thinner. OF course
the color of the cliff is not that of nat
: uraf- giass-transparent and white-but
is mostly black and in some places
notified, and streaked with brownish
red and shades of olive green and
brown.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
SENATOR CLAPP.

The reelection of Moses e. Clapp
to succeed himself in the United
States senate is assured by the legis-
lature when it convenes in joint ses-
sion on January II.
The continuation of Senator Clapp
in the upper house at Washington
probably meets with the general ap-
prevail of the voters of the state, al
though most of them would be unable
to tell you why, except that "he's pro-
gressive and fought that tariff BILL
Still there are those who insist
that the "Black Eagle has about as
much business in the United States
senate as a bull in a china shop. To
the old line republican, Senator
Clapp is a nightmare and to some of
the more progressives" he is "dang-
erous." To the wild eyed, you-bet-
your-life, open mouthed,, at-it-all-
lifetime progressive" the junior
senator is an idol among men.
To the unprecedented and calmly
careful investigator-or to the man
who has followed with fairness the
career of Clapp-the junior senator
is neither a mighty statesman nor a
dreary disappointment. He has
served the state to the best of his
ability and that ability has included
courage enough to stand out before
powerful influences to favor the
things which he believed would be
best for the people.
The Pioneer believes that Mime
sofa could afford to overlook a good
many errors on the part of Senator
Clapp because of his apparent deter
mination not to join that we'll organ
lied band of puppets that bark when
they are told to or keep still when a
na11 dozen paid headed dictators con-
clude that silence is golden to the
diamond decked denizens in whose
interests they cling to their power
full seats in the senate.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
Hecklinq Humor.

A parliamentary candidate was hold
the heckler was much in evidence. and
tho omaha r,,lSSad ca ndidate failed TO
give a singlesanswer- which was judged
TO be satisfactory Blythe audience. To-
ward the end of the meeting an elector
rose and quietly asked. "Sir, would you
tell us what might be the name your
second initial stands for"'a The unfOr-
tunate candidate. greatly puzzled at
the purport Of the question. asked in
what way the Information could inter
est the audience. lin this way" ex.
planned the interrogator-"we should
be able to see il you could answer one
question! w-IOnClOn Taller,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
An AIIiqator's Nest,

70 Alligators' nests resemble haycocks
more than anything else to which
they can be compared. They average
about four feet in height and five feet
in diameter and are constructed Of
grasses and heritage. First the moth
er gator deposits one layer of eggs on
mortar-like floor and, having COW
cred this with stratum Of mud and
heritage about eight inches thick; lays
another set of eggs upon that, and SO
on to the top, there being commonly
from 100 to 200 eggs in nest. With
their tails the parents then beat down
the tall grass and weeds to prevent
the approach Of unseen enemies. The
female watches her eggs until they
are Matched by the heat of the sun
and then takes her brood under her
own care, defending them and provid-
Ing for their subsistence
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
FIRE VICTIMS DESERVE AID.

1t is up to the Minnesota legisla-
ture to unlock the state strong box
for the benefit of those struggling
settlers of our northern boundary
who have withstood the fiery breath
of the forest demon are still with us
more determined than ever to carve
out a home in this garden spot of the
state.
1t seems that this appeal for aid
will, so far as is practical, be grant
ed. 1t appears that the real prob
lem for the lawmakers is to ascer-
tain just how far the constitution
will permit them to go in appropri-
ating funds for the benefit of forest
fire sufferers. The attorney gener-
al is of the opinion that the state
can not make direct appropriations
and that is pretty sure sign that
the state can not, for the attorney
general wants to be governor and he
knows that the popular thing for
him to do would be to say that such
a move would be legal.
The fact remains that the state can
appropriate money to buy seeds for
the stricken farmers and this, we
venture to prophesy, will be done
1t may be surprising to learn that
all the money contributed has come
far from rendering all the assist
ance needed in the burned area.
The total amount raised was large,
but when it came to be distributed
among the many needy applicants
for aid, it didn't go far, so far as
permanent relief was concerned.
At present many. of the farmers
are sufficiently cared for during the
coming months, but they have no
funds with which to buy seeds.
Supplied with seeds they can plant
their crops and year hence be on
their feet again. A distribution of
seeds appears to be the most lasting
and important assistance possible to
offer the sturdy settlers whose fine
spirit is enough to assure the state
lasting gains for all that she may do
for them during this period Of stress.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
a Famous Vine.

In the Cumberland Lodge portion Of
the royal gardens at Windsor there is a
vine, known all over England as the
Cumberland Lodge vine, which is a
shoot OF still older vine which grows
ataHamptonF Court, but the shoot has
tar outdistanceds its parent in limen-
+sionssand productiveness. In England
grapes ares generally grown under
glass, and the Cumberland Lodge vine
has great glass structure. 100 feet
long by 20 wide, all to itself Growing
with astonishing disturbance the vine
spreads itself over a roof, area Of {, 400
square feet and bears annually crop
OF approximately a thousand huge
punches of the finest favored grapes.
These grapes are frequently found on
the royal table. and the subject Who is
presented with basket Of them con,
siders himself highly favored: The
shoot from which the great vine has
grown was planted in ITS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
PunLshnent IN Persia.

Among the l'ersians the usual mode
of punishment is. the bastinado, from
which men Of the highest rank are not
exempt. 1t is inflicted with very great
severity. frequently so as to render the
sufferer almost a cripple for life. The
victim is thrown upon his face, and
each foot is passed through a loop of
strong cord attached to a pole, which
is raised horizontally by men, who.
twisting it round, tighten the ropes
and render the feet immovable. Two
executioners then strike the sole alter
nately with switches of the pomegra-
nate tree we'll stepped in water to ren-
der them supple. A store Of these
switches is generally ready for use in
the pond which adjoins the courtyards
of the houses of the great. The pun
ishment frequently lasts for an hour
or until thu" unfortunate victim faints
from pain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12

Medicines that aid No ture are al.
ways most ;effectual.s Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy acts on this plan.
1t allays theaEcouRh,a relieves the
lungs, opens the secretions and aids
nature insrestorings thetsystem to a
healthy condition. + Thousands have
testified to Its superior excellence.
Sold by Bankers Drug Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
DO you know that fully nine GU

DO you know that fully nine out
of every ten cases of rheumatism are
simply rheumatism of the muscles
due to colds, or damp, or chronic
rheumatism, and require no internal
treatment whatever? Apply Cham.
>berlain's Liniment freely and see
how quickly it gives relief. For sale
by Bankers Drug Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
disease that sience has been able to cure in
all its stages. and that is Oatarrh. Halls
CAtarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. o Catarrh
being q constitutional disease, requires con
stitutiona 81 treatment Halls Catarrh Cure
IS taken Internally. acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation OF the
disease. and giving the patient strength BY
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The eproprietors
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that It fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials -, =, - -
: Sold by all Druggists. 75c. - -
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12

When given as soon as the croupy
cough appears Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy will ward off an attack of
Group and prevent all danger and
cause of anxiety. Thousands of
mothers use it successfully. Sold
by Bankers Drug Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12

Constipation is the cause of many
ailments and disorders that make
life miserable. Take Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets, keep
your bowls regular and you will
avoid these diseases. For sale by
Bankers Drug Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
An Easv Cure.

A correspondent for local paper
writes that his sister sent him four
fun lines which are guaranteed to
cure any case of strenuosity in the
family. The lines are to be repeated
three times heartily in the face of
any domestic difficulty: Here they are:
The dog is in the pantry;
The cat is in the lake: -
The COW is-in the hammock.
What difference does it make?
..~I Nautilus.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12

When buying a cough medicine
for children bear in mind that Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is most
efectual for colds, Group and whoop
ing cough and that it contains no
harmful drug For sale by Bankers
Drug Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
A surprisedsLandIord.

The very young travelling salesman
was registering at athe1village hotel.
Il want a room with running water
in it, he remarked.
"Rnnnin' water?" cackled the land
lord. "What do you want to do, mis-.
ter-practice indoor trout, fishin' p
Argouaut. :
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
Notice of Emergency Sale of Timber Stumpaqe
on State Lands

u No c! heeD given that will offer
H. 1911 at 10 o'clock the forenoon belonging the State
Following timber situated and
he the md atf ted quantity
per M feet or per cord or per piece the
$ sSs ;:;:: s: s s:S: FL s.;
81 H$ 6 s. @ o se $a7ss .5s us
seq ss e5Sss ts%s:as s S.4 se % s:;
ny % 81 S ~ %9$ SPS e s.: @ IL cora:
es5 Per sssA 9: ,s 500; ss
'* $$ =: $$ j.: :: :;; ::!s
IT,: E; :s; 80 6: y s:
ssnss Laws Laws of as Of the
sc 5 s% the Board
ee meer ed a ap9rasd feet will
cord all cords timber estimated and
with the be nne ss
of the @ e sS as the
herein and bidding appraised uce
kind of timber No bids of 1sa p ha price each
sale 50 of me pae e on t5e
aG1e the thsf d
for Dz the sc5 faithful Psyn the State
g s@s mSe and s ens
vote re to grant than
Ssen timber e NOT
All timber cut to be counted on the nd wha Oh the
scaled to en and
Dated at St Paul. Minnesota this December 1910
State Auditor
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
=. TheEGetawav-E aIIo>us-

"What is this 'wanderlust' you read
Of so often as compelling people to
tle0ve homer
II don't know replied Mr.. .Cumrox;
but, judging from my observation Of
people who have it. 'wanderlust' is
German for Creditors "-Washingto
Star. ~- "
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12
-sl-ifAraI lannioayo.

Mrs. Subbubs (who has hired man
to plant shade trees)-Digging out the
holes, I see. Mr.. Lannigan. 'Lannigan
No. mum. Dim diggin' out the dirt
an LAWN the holes.-Exchange
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-12

The Bemidji Pioneer has es-
tablished and will maintain a
legislative bureau at the state
capitol in st. Paul. Any Of our
readers wishing information of
any kind relative to the work of
the legislatures: copies of bills,
when introduced, by whom, votes
on measures, status of pending
legislat ton or anything in connec-
lawmakers viii be cReerfuiiy
furnished without cost. Such
information will be confidential
if desired. Address, Bemidji
Pioneer Bureau, State Capitol,
st. Paul, MINI.
The Washington times., 1911-11-19
MICHIGAN TAKES
SPURT AND WINS
FROM j. Of Penn.
Double Pass and Long Field
Run Turns Defeat to
Victory.

ANN ARBOR. Mich. Nov. 19.-Michi.
gan Is satisfied with her eleven now,
for 1t gathered itself for one final spring
yesterday and seized victory from out
the hands Of Pennsylvania. typical
Yost double pass, from Mcmillan to
Conklin to Craig. enabled the Wolverine
sprinter to race half the length of the
field for the touchdown that won the
game by a score of II to Q.
Michigan plunged through the Red and
Blue line for touchdown In the frs,
period, but Captain Conklin failed al
the goal. Then came a pretty field goa
by Marshall, Of Pennsylvania. In the
third period Mercer rar nifty yards for
Penn's touchdown, Minds kicking the
goal. Penn was leading, 9 to s.
On and on went the contest. Michi.
gan trying In vain to break dowr
Penn's stubborn defense. Fake kicks
brought no gain, and only few minutes
renamed to play when suddenly came
the double pass and Michigan's winning
touchdown.