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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-27
XXI OMEN are always looking for
wv new uses for ribbon and new
w ways of making Il into gar

~ ~ " OME4N are diNdyS iOOhiHb lOl
wv new uses for ribbon and new
w ways of making 1t into gar.
nitures. Three new rosettes, suited
to many different purposes, will inter
est every one, especially as they are
easy to make. Household decora-
tions and millinery trimmings lead in
the demand for new and beautiful
forms Of ribbon garniture and these
rosettes, made in appropriate sizes,
may be used with equal propriety on
a dining table or q hat, just as nat
ural flowers are used Ora Cue Is
the prolific designer of innumerable
bows, rosettes, and other entirely new
ribbon garnitures which promise to
add new fields of conquest for the
beauties of ribbons. Paris and New
York are, very naturally, his terri.
tory, since those rich cities give much
time and spend much money in order
to enjoy new beauties and luXuries.
But the ribbon garniture is within the
reach Of most people. and the three
forms shown here are all very SIM
pie.
No. l Is made Of satin ribbon three
or more inches wide and consists Of a
cluster of loops each Of which Is knot
ted at the top for millinery use. They
are all sewed to a small foundation OF
buckram, about the size Of silver
dollar. The rosette may be made
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-27
A SPOON SHAKER.
Straight From coffeedom.

Coffee can marshall a good squadron
Of enemies and some very hard ones tc
overcome. A lady in Florida writes:
Il have always been very fond Of
good coffee, and for years drank It at
least three times a day. At last, how
ever, / found that 1t was injuring me.
Il became bilious, subject to fire.
Quent and violent headaches, and so
very nervous, that / could not lift a
spoon to my mouth without splitting q
part Of its contents.
my heart got 'rickety' and beat so
fast and so hard that l could scarcely
breathe, while my skin got thick and
dingy, with yellow blotches on my face,
caused by the condition Of my liver
and blood.
II made up my mind that all these
afilctions came from the coffee, and I
determined to experiment and see.
$50 quit coffee and got a package
Of Postum which furnished my hot
morning beverage. After a little time
was rewarded BY q complete restora-
ton Of my health In every respect.
Il do not suffer from biliousness any
more, my headaches have disappeared,
my nerves are as steady as could be
desired, my heart beats regularly and
my complexion has cleared up beautt
blotches have been wiped out
and It Is such q pleasure to be well
again" Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Greek. Mich.
Read the little book. The Road 70
MELVILLE" IN pkgs There's a reason"
Ever Feaa TIE shove lsttsFG a new
Ne UpDaln1 from time % llnle. Ihey
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-27
eIrdlss a Strong Feature.

GIrdlcs Of all kinds viii be a strong
feature Of fancy gowns this fall and
winter, Bays the Drygoods Economist.
Those composed Of wooden beads on
a latticework viii be used alone and
Is a bordering on chiffon. satin. etc.
Linked metal and jeweled effects are
shown in the new lines, and wide
black velvet ribbongirdles with the
end deliberately embroidered IN gold,
silver, bright silks and chenille, and
frequently studded with imitation
I-NolrE.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-27
Emnlr. antIn cn.t,

Many Of che new top wraps are
made with tiny Directoire Jackets,
which have immense revers IN front
and slim, scant skirts, that are put on
to the Jackets under q thick satin
cord. The woman who wants q noV
Idea for her top coat would DO veil
to adopt this psttorn. Il has QultS
an cir about r.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30
Ho Stpked His Herd,

Many stories Of big poker games
among the western cattlemen In the
early days have been told, but the
story of the game with probably the
greatest stakes is here printed for
the first time, Two well-known cat
tlemen of southwestern Kansas start
ed to move their herds to the pas
lures Of Wyoming. Each herd con-
tanned more than q thousand head OF
cattle When they came to the
crossing of the Arkansas river near
Coolidge they found a food on.
They we're unable to cross for two or
three days. To while away the time
the two men engaged in poker game.
When the food finally subsidized so that
the cattle could proceed one Of the
cattlemen said to his son, who was
helping to drive: Just turn my herd
over to our neighbor and we will go
back home" He had bet and lost not
only all the money he had, but all Of
the herd of cattle.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30
KINDNESS IS HER STRENGTH
Mother Of Large Family Whose Love
Has Made Her Children Most
Admirable.

| know mother Of large family Of
children who has never whipped but
one OF them, and that one only once.
declared Orison SWEET Marden In Sue.
cess Magazine. When her first child
was born people said she was too good
natured to bring up children; that she
would spoil them, as she would not
correct or discipline them; and would
do nothing but love them. But this
love has proved the great magnet
which has held the family together In
a marvellous way. None OF these chill.
dren have gone astray. They have all
grown up to be manly and womanly,
and love has been wonderfully devel-
oped In their natures. Their own af-
lection responded to the mothers love
and has become their strongest mo-
tive. Today all her children look upon
mother" as the grandest figure in the
world. She has brought out the best
In them, because she saw the best In
them. The worst did not need cor
recting or depressing, for the best neu-
tralized It.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30
|, POPULAR SUMMER SKIRT
Linen and Pique Bid Fair to Retain
Their Popularity During
Hot Season.

The white linen or pique skirt bids
fair to be as popular this season az
ever Nothing looks 30 cool and allur-
ing In warm weather as the costume
Of spotless white. And the dainty
blouse could not exist without the ac-
companying smart tailored skirt
The skirts this year are all cut on
straight, simple, narrow lines. The
buttons extend down one side all the
way to the hem, or the skirt may also
be fastened down the two side cores
Just far enough to make comfort
able placket. !
Occasionally, one sees few plaits
inserted, to give greater freedom. but
the plain skirt Is far more practical
for laundering purposes, Large pearl
buttons are still the chief form of
decoration, though six-inch' fold of
the same material, stitched a few
inches above the hem of the skirt may
give little variety when one Ia plan
ming number Of skirts. ossa
Another model that is attractive In
a Tnine-gore skirt, whose every gore
had an inch and half tuck stitched
down to the bottom of the skirt This
gave no extra fare, but gave stability
to material that Is light In weight.
The girl who has enough skirts and
dainty blouses has fine foundation
FOR her summer wardrobe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30
IS EXTREME or DEsoLATloN
Unfinished Gard Game, With Paste
boards Lying Just Where the
Players Lett Them.

Asked what sight represented to his
mind the extreme OF desolation, the
renting agent said:
IAN unfinished card game. with the
cards lying just where the players left
them. This morning came across an
interrupted game of hearts in a fur
nished fiat that was vacated suddenly.
The tenants simply packed their
clothes and moved out without word
OF explanation to anybody, and as they
didn't owe me cent 1t wasn't my
place to run them down.
They had been playing on the din
ing room table. and the game was
about half finished Four hands OF
cards thrown down when the game
was anybody's that knew how to turn
a trick worked on the Imagination.
Why did they stop playing in such
hurry7 Why didn't they stay to fin,
ish the game, or II they couldn't do
that, why didn't they scrape the cards
together and take them along? Inter-
esting questions, those, and I'd like to
have them answered"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30
Fish ArtificiaIly Colored,

One NJ the strangcst possible com-
mercial frauds has recently been ex-
posed by an inspector of the Pennsyl-
rania food bureau. His attention was
struck by the rich red color of some
smoked fish that was on sale in the
"delicatessen" stores of Philadelphia.
He bought some and sent 1t to an anal.
yst, who reported that he could dye
wool with the coloring matter extract
ed from 1t. The retailers declared
their innocence, maintaining that they
had purchased the stun In the belief
that It was genuine smoked Ash The
object OF the wholesalers Is clear, in
view OF the fact that in smoking fish
there is loss OF is pounds IN every
100 pounds, while in dying there Is no
loss at all.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30
BUDGET OF USEFUL HINTS
Valuable Bits Of Advice for House
keepers and Others. Given by
English Magazine.

Some new hints for the houseseep,
err, or for any woman for that matter,
are given in an English magazine
called the Matron. For example, one
needn't be a housekeeper, or even .
woman, to be glad to know what 10
do when fshbone is stuck In ones
throat.
According to this authority the prop
er thing is to hand the sufferer a
lemon. II 1t is sucked for a little
while the bone will move on. In one
case 1t succeeded after the bone had
been In the throat two days. g.
Another use for lemon juice 10 to
remove warts This is done by drop
ping it on twice a day. .t.
To retain the color and gloss OF @
white silk blouse after washing put a
teaspoonful of alcohol into the rinsing
water. This keeps 1t from turning vel
low and gives 1t when ironed the gloss
Of new silk. .g.. a
To clean the lace yoke and sleeves
OF waists sprinkle the lace freely with
powdered borax, then roll II up and
fasten with pins, Let It remain for at
least twelve hours, then shake out
and brush with clean soft brush.
To remove ink stains from carpets
take a saucer of fresh milk and a
clean soft rag Renew the milk II
necessary and wash finally with clean
water.
To take coffee stains from any ma
terial rub a little glycerine into the
stain and then wash with hot soap
and water
To prevent milk from scorching
when it Is being boiled sprinkle III
tie sugar into the saucepan after the
milk is poured into It, DO not stir
the milk even though the pan is a
very thin one. The milk will not burn,
but will leave the saucepan as clean
as II only water had been In IT,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30
Laws We Need.

An explanation of the fact that
fire losses in the United States are
about ten times what they are in
Germany, can be found in the much
greater responsibility for fires fixed
upon tenants, builders and owners
of property abroad. An American
gentleman. temporarily living in
Berlin, was awakened by smoke and
found that fire originating In
room over him was eating its way
through the ceiling of his dining
room.
The blaze was extlnguished with
chemical apparatus without any wa
ter damage and without needless
destruction of walls and furniture
Meantime a careful investigation
was made by officials, and the next
morning the man who turned in the
alarm was sent for and taken before
q fire marshal with inquisito-ial
powers. The examination of all In
volved showed that the fire started
in a hot coal which had dropped
from laundry stove In the attic
and rolled upon an unprotected
wooden floor.
The tenement proved that the
stove was an appointment Of the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30
NEW STYLES IN HOSIERY
Short Skirt Fashion Makes Question
Of Ladies' Stockings an I'm.
portant One.

Now that the short skirt fashion
has become so popular there is a
strong demand for ladies' stockings.
When the skirt almost trailed upon
the ground, as was the fashion few
years back. stockings did not come in
for much attention-no one saw them.
But now that the day is here when
feminine ankles are no longer an un-l
common sight, stockings are very I'M,
portant articles of clothing.
AS for the favorite colors, blues are
very much In demand, and in this
color over twenty shades are selling,
including the coronation blue, the
royal navy blue and the gobolins blue,
Many women customers have become
so fastidious that unless they can pro-
cure exactly the shade they desire
they refuse to buy from the unfortu-
nate hosier, Among the delicate
shades which are also popular are
sunset reds. yellows. blush grays, the
ordinary blue shading off into pale
gray, brown open.works and orange
yellows.
The exact matching of both dress
and stocking is considered quite the
correct thing, fashion carried fur
Their by the decree now gone forth
that shoes and even gloves should be
of the same color. d,
In price the stockings vary greatly,
the highest priced pairs made Of the
finest silk. With the expensive class
of stocking worked clock running
up the sides is the thing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30
sEAsoNAgLE IDEAS.

These are the days to be looking Nd
and planning what will be wanted for
the winter fruit closet. IL you have
never prepared any picked cherries.
try them this year. as they make a
Iine relish and are SO easily prepared
Olive cherries.--Take one pint of
vinegar and add to II pint of water
and two tablespoonfuls of salt. then
add ripe cherries, with the stems left
on, fresh from the trees Be sure that
The fruit Is perfectly sound. In a few
days they will be ready to serve and
VIII keep nicely year If there is suf-
ficient Of the liquid to cover.
A very attractive dessert is made by
cutting rounds Of sponge cake a lew
days old, then marking with small.
er cutter deep enough to SCOOP out.
FIJI this cavity with chopped straw
berries or any fresh fruit, cover with
sweetened whipped cream and deco
rate with few fresh berries.
Rhubarb JeIly.-This is a quick and
delightful dessert Cut the rhubarb
into inch pieces without peeling. To
each quart add pint OF water and
cook gently until smooth. Strain with.
out pressure through cheese cloth.
reheat and sweeten Measure and for
a pint and half add half package
OF gelatine dissolved In a little cold
water. When softened add to the hot
rhubarb and pour into wetted molds.
Serve with cream.
A Japanese Ice cream is dish un.
usual Make an egg custard and thick.
en- 1t with soft boiled rice put through
sieve; favor with green tea and
serve in glass dishes with cubes of
preserved ginger on top.
A fruit pie may be made Of any
fruit. Bake the shell and All with
sweetened strawberries or currants
and dot with spoonfuls of whipped
cream.
Pretty little boxes to hold either
frozen mixtures or berries, make an
attractive dessert. Take the sugar
waters and fasten them together with
boiled frosting into boxes or triangles
When firm they are ready for the fill.
irg.
TsEk4- N@..,3:,.,,.,eN-.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30

| building, provided by the landlord
ard that 1t was neither his duty moi
his privilege To change it. The land
lord proved that he had recently
purchased the building under the
usual guarantee that all laws and
ordinances had been complied with
in construction and appointment,
that this had not been changed, and
that his attention had not been call
ed to any condition involving fire
risk The builder from whom the
owner purchased was then called
and had to admit that he was re-
sponsible for the setting of the stove
as the police had found it, and that
he had violated the law in neglect
ing to provide suitable metallic
hearth Of the required Kind and di-
n 2nsions between ii and the floor
This responsibility was brought
home to him by the assessment
against him of the damage to the
lurniture and property Of the ter
ants, together With the estimated
cost to tho city OF respnnding to tn
farm ard extinguishing tho fire
rounded out by an exemplary fine o.
500 marks as reminder that Ger
man laws are intended TO be oh
served The builder was not re-
CURED to pay for the damage TO the
building, it being held that while
the owner had not committed the.
violation of law which caused the
fire. he had been neglectful in not
discovering and correcting 1t. and
for that reason should pay for his
own repairs.
He was informed that only the
fact that he had owned the building
for a short time saved him from a
fine in addition. Such laws and
such enforcement explain the per
capita fire loss of 80 cents in Berlin
and SO IN Chicago. American free.
DOM is not yet ready for such re-
but it pays for its indie
pendence in a fire waste of a quarter
Of billion dollars year, to say
of the loss OF life. and the
high taxes made necessary by the
existence of such conditions. III
the person responsible for fire il
this country were made to defray |
the cost of extinguishing the blaze.
the criminal carelessness which nov
exists would be greatly reduced, as
would the taxes necessary for the
support of the fire departments.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30

The February fire loss this year In
the United States and Canada
amounted to s16,415, 900. While a
million more than the February loss
last year and 100000 In excess of
the February loss In 1908 this was
I'VE millions below the aggregate for
last month, and somewhat below the
average monthly loss during the
twelve months last past, There Ia
nothing alarming nor ia there sny.
thing encouraging In the fire loss fis.
ures of the first two months Of the
present year. On account OF a heavy
loss in January. they are eight mil.
lions In excess of the total for thu
hfst two months of 1s10 but half a
million below that for the correspond.
Ing period of 1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30
Give Us Light.

Work of installing artistic electro
Tiers on Commercial avenue, between
Sixth and Eighth streets. has started.
This Is step in the right direction.
for there is nothing more attractive
than the Great White Way" system
of illumination.
II is announced that three poles
will be installed in each of the two
blocks. Six are not many but the
glare of the lights will be seen from
afar. Let us hope the electrolior
system will extend the length OF
Commercial avenue in the near
future
Des Moines. a city in Iowa, re-
Gently created Great White Way"
in the down town section, and it is
commented upon by all who visit the
municipality. The lights shine with
such intensity that the street is al
most as bright at night as in the
middle of the day No difficulty is
experienced in making photographs
of the street after dark.
Until few years ago, st. Louis,
the fifth city of the Union. had an
inferior lighting system in the bus
mess district. The result was that
few persons, excepting theatre 60
ers, ever travelled any further east
than Grand avenue, 80 blocks from
the downtown section.
When the new light system was
inaugurated this condition changed.
The streets, especially Broadway,
Olive street and Washington avenue,
are crowded at nights, and the fame
of the city as one of the most brill
iantly Illuminated places TO be found,
has spread abroad the land
It would be to the advantage of
the merchants of Cairo to install or
namental lights on every street in
the business district The largest
crowd always Is found in the bright
est spot in any community.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30
Letters From the People
Editor Bulletin:

Editor Bulletin:
In your letter from the people |
wish to suggest that the city Council
pass an ordinance doing away with
the church bell.
The habit is an obsolete one and
was used in eiden times when
churches did not have regular SER
vices to notify the community that a
travelling pastor had arrived and
would hold services at that particu-
! lar church, but in this day and age
when all churches have regular SER
vices ! can't see why church should
want to disturb the peace of whole
community by changing a bell for
ten or fifteen minutes at a stretch
There are three protestant
churches in Cairo that don't have to
ring bell to get their congregation
assembled, and the two Catholic
church don't ring their bells every
time they have services so why the
other churches should be so persis-
tant in doing so is more than | can
understand.
We all have clocks and we know
the hour of service so If you will
inst put ont tho unnepaasary noise of
the changing BELL we will get to
church just the same, and come just
as often
This applies to the school bells as
we'll as churches. The High Schools,
Elmwood Garrison, Simmer and
other have DO bells and DO not report
any more hardness than Stafford and
Douglas schools.
Yours truly,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30
Rushing The Can -

The Bulletin gave space to a letter
from one of it's readers, protesting
against can rushing" He writes:
From early morning until late at
night, one can look in any direction
and see women and small children
going in and out of saloons with
buckets of beer, which to a stranger
in the city, must be very disgusting"
A spectacle of this kind would
arouse resentment in the breast of
any man, stranger or citizen. and
1ome immediate step should be taken
TO curb the practice.
The policy of sending children af-
ter beer not only places them in dan
rer Of physical injury, as the writer
states, but the morals of the child
are placed in jeopardy.
Many of the saloonkeepers in Cairo
win not sell liquor to women and
n inors. and they are to be commend
ed. Sentiment against the saloon is
easily aroused and prohibition
waves" generally result from just
such conditions, against which the
writer protests.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30


American schools get another com
pliment. this time at the conference OF
the British Institute for Social Serv.
ice in London. when Charles P. Ire
velyan. Parliamentary Secretary for
Education. speaking OF the Importance
OF physical training Of youths as a
foundation for national health. de-
clared the United States to be far
ahead of England In providing publis
Fairgrounds and in affording oppor-
tunities OF exercise for the young,
Mr.. Trevelyan showed the sincerity
of his sentiment by urging England to
follow the American example. The
tribute to the excellence OF American
practice Is all the more significant in
view of the fact that England is re-
garded as q great outdoor country
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30
Tlncturs Of Roses.

Fill glass bottle with fresh fra.
grant petals, then pour in spirits Of
wine or pure alcohol to submerge
them. Cork securely and set away for
use In fsvoring cakes. puddings, ices
and the like.
This tincture will keep for years, q
few drops suficing to All large room
with delicious fragrance. A little add
ed to the contents Of the finger bowl
is a welcome innovation, a few fresh
petals being scattered over the sur
face to look. pretty and in keeping
with the fragrance. A. few drops add
ed to table vinegar lends variety whom
dressing fruit salads.
No Wedding Day esrsain.
The Husband during the quarreD-
You're always making bargains. was
there ever a time when you didn't7
The Wife-Yec. sir; ON my wedding
day Variety Life. ,e
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30
Collars Of MIX,

Sounds queer, doesn't It? But some
body over In Europe thought of way
TO utilize goats milk, and these collars
are the result They are said to be
quite as useful as the collars of cellu.
loid. In addition, they are less bright
in finish. 80 that they are In this way
somewhat of an Improvement over the
old celluloid collar t
The whey Is separated. from the
curds and the curds are then put
through process which results In this
substance resembling celluloid. s3
Walters, coachmen, tradesmen and
other folk on the other side Of the At.
lantic use them extensively.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-30

the ornamental cuffs are of lace.
The skirt of the other gown is Of
white mousseline de sole, covered with
tunic of old blue mousseline de sole
which is finished with fagoted hem,
The corsage is OF lace arranged In
fichu fashion and forms a sash end,
finished with pearl fringe. The fichu
is edged with blue satin, Of which the
girdle is also made. The plastron Is
of guipure finished at the neck With
a double rufle of lace