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aant intellect Of Small Men.

Prof. Arthur Keith OF the Royal Col.
lego OF Surgeons. England, recently
Declared that the small man Ia In.
vsriably the intellectual superior Of
the tall fnMn"
'ro6&.~ he said. at all or nearly all
the prominent ngures In the worlds
history. The great Caesar was any,
thing but tall man Napoleon was
distinctly small, and 30 was Sir Isaac
Newton In our own day In the world
OF arms there lie Lord Roberts, IN tbs
world Of politics Lloyd. George. In the
&st war the little Japs beat the bis
Russians In all the evolutions of me
chanical skill little men AS rule hav,
predominated
Whether Prof. Keith's remarks hav.
any substantial basis In fact or not, 4
is interesting to note that In the his
tory OF the United States perhaps .
larger proportion OF the most eminent
men have been tall. Lincoln and Jack
son, for example.
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The New York Botanical Gardens
possesses a curiosity ia plant which
supplies its own water from an inter
nal reservoir. 1t comes, says Good
Health, from the Sonora Desert in
Mexico, and IS called the garequl II
develops an immensely thickened root
and stem base, and In the short sea.
son, only few Weeks In length, during
which II can obtain water from the
soil. II supplies itself by means OF
short tendrtls which then dry UP. AT.
ter that 1t Hes on the desert entirely
detached from the soil. 1t Is said that
II can store enough water to last a
quarter Of a century The specimen
In New York was obtained In 1909,
and II has remained in museum case
ever since. Annually. at its wonted
season, IL puts out tubers. which. OBJ
tanning no moisture or sunshine. soon
die but the plant continues to liva,
For seven successive years, repeating
Its annual search for moisture, Il has
continued to send out useIess tendrils.
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Government Bonds.
WHEAT TAKES A TUMBLE
Decline Due to Big Crop in Spring
Belt--Tendency of Corn Is SILL
Upward,

Chicago. Oct A. With receipts IN
the spring crop belt far more heavy
than a year ago the wheat market
today reered downward again and
again, The close was u and Mc to
&c under last night, Corn finished
a shade to We and 4 up oats q
sixth to light amount higher and
provisions running from unchanged
to IA G mp
1t seemed impossible to hoist the
price of wheat above the liCe es-
tablished at yesterdays close During
most Of the session the quotations
averaged considerably cheaper and
were only listed when reports became
current that threshers in North Da-
kota and Canada had been brought
to standstill by the continuance
of rain.
The tone al the end, however, was
steady. Between the opening and
tiIN 'lo1t i'ttNiipNt lllNlQdAFu y ODi
97ssc to 81 &c with the last sales
X TO 9s net lower at 971ac!
Damage by floods and rain rallied
the corn market There was bull
ish effect when foreign cables re-
ported increased consumption due
to cold weather December ran ged
from Ga lsc to 64&c, closing W
and " C up at the Ga II
Cash grains were in better de
mand from the East No yellow
was quoted at zoe and 70i2c
Heavy sales formed a feature in
the oats pit Commission houses
though were good buyers on resting
orders. Upper and lower limits
were 47a c TO 47la c to sc, with the
close shade net lower at 47s1c.
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Proved Truth of "rish" Story

The sturgeon which was caught In
the Harlem river few days ago and
which weighed, according to the truth,
full fisherman and those who assisted
in weighing 1t, Just 406 pounds, would
have found its way to the home OF a
prominent lawyer in New York II It's
advent had been known to members
of the Albany society who know this
story: At one OF the early dinners Of
the society. when matters Albanian,
including Kane's Lot, Pop" Saw
yer, the jug of Blood and Mickey"
De Forest, we're enlarged upon. Louis
Stern told his neighbor about the
size OF sturgeans he had seen at
Marcellus' and Thomas markets
when he was boy, many Of them
weighing more than hundred
pounds. The story was listened to
respectfully, but the guest limited
at its fshiness by saying: when
they get another like that have
It sent TO me and I'll pay double It's
market value" The Harlem catch has
caused him to withdraw the offef.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05

AS a general rule the roads In and
around French towns are tarred at the
commencement of the summer In or.
der to abate the dust nuisance. II has
however, been found that tar, al.
though excellent in the case Of maca
damized roads, is of little or no value
where car lines exist and paved street
crossings intersect the roads In every
direction, as tarrins cannot be carried
out on stones.
The authorities, basing their action
on the we'll known hygrometrical prop
critics OF common salt, have made q
test OF It's value in laying the dust
Twenty yards Of roadway have been
sprinkled literally with salt and then
watered freely. II the results are sat
isfactory salt will be used throughout
the town of Havre, 1t being impossl
BILE to tar the majority Of the streets
as, they are paved with rough stone
blocks.
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Thicker Than Water.

Rather significant was the celebra
tion of the Fourth of July in Homo
lulu, with two British cruisers to par,
ticipate In the exercises and with
British officers In attendance upon an
official public reception of Independ-
ence day.
This Is strongly indicative OF the
brotherly feeling existing between the
two countries, Of the oft-quoted senti-
ment that blood Is thicker than wa
ter" and of the kinship OF the Eng.
disappearing people.
The mingling OF the British army
and navy officials with the Americans
in celebration of the anniversary OF
this countrys independence IL sug
gestive of the old soldiers reunions
in which veterans of the Union and
Confederate armies fraternize and
march together In procession and are
brothers under the skies who have for
gotten any past differences that es
.tranged them for time.--san An
tonic Express.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
Science Finds a Poison 81 s,sso

Considerable discussion has arisen
In scientific circles over the expert.
nents OF MN. Iegendre and Pieron in
Paris, who have discovered that the
real reason why we 90 TO sleep is be-
cause our brain has been actually pois-
oned Sleep, they declare. 10 pro-
duced through a morbid change In the
cells OF the frontal lobe of the brain
They discovered dog that died of
insomnia, and injected some Of the
serum of Its brain into another dog,
thereby causing 1t to fall into a deep
sleep from which II subsequently
awakened In perfectly healthy con-
dition, From this and similar expert.
ments they assert that sleep ia due to
natural poison. The poison Of sleep
they contend, is in fact, an antidote
for the poisons that are the by-prod
ucts OF every mental and physical &C
ton OF our lives, and we awake from
sleep when It has clesnsed our higher
nervous centers OF the poisons that
our daily toll has produced
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= STOCKS, BONDS, CEREALS =
STRIKE AFFECTS STOCKS
Thought to Have Much to Do with
the Dizziness of New York
Market.

New York, Oct. Further ir-
Irregularities prevailed today in the
stock market, which failed 10 de-
velop definite trend. Within the
first few minutes, the market fell off
materially and during the moruine.
the range fell below Yesterday 4
final quotations. United States steel
sold off nearly points and some OF
the standard railroad issues almost
as much In the afternoon the
market slowly recovered, only TO fail
back toward the close.
The pressure against 81. Pau was
continued and this stock fell below
1916 for the first time Since 1908.
A few issues developed pronounced
strength. Western tnion made a
most conspicuous gain and It was
reported that the stock soon would
be placed on four per cent dividend
basis
Europe was reported TO have
bought moderately here. Foreign
conditions so far as they have to do
with developments in the war were
not calculated to make for any de-
gree of optimism.
! Further reductions OF prices of
various steel ptoducte emphasized
the unsettled conditions in that in
dustry Prices of some products
have reached the low point of the
last decade
Suspension of increased cattle
freight rates in the West and the
bitterness of the struggle in The rail
way strike on The Hartman lines
probably was entered in the stock
market unsetlement The general
bond market was irregular aud fluc-
tuations were narrow. Total sales
par value $2.560,000 United States
bonds We're unchanged on call,
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!. TIE i.
S(llAp
BOOK

A Vase, Hidden Money and d. Match.
MY wife blamed me for dropping q
burning match into that vase on the
mantel shelf after lighting my cigar, {
said the man. land OF course I blamed
her tor using the vase as bank
how was to know the trading stamps
and 50 bill were hidden in there.
Some Of the papers were burned and
the heat cracked the vase, and al
though ] got new IS bin from the
treasury department for the scorched
enc ! have been careful not to drop
matches In vases since.
And ! might add that 1t taught my
wife lesson, too. She has found an
other hiding place for rent receipts,
stamps and occasional dollar bills
which she manages to save out OF
her housekeeping money"
The moral OF this little anecdote is
very obvious. With the disappearance
OF open fireplaces and the disapproval
OF cuspidors in living rooms man is
often at loss what 10 do with a
match after using II to light the gas or
a cigar Ash trays are not always
handy. neither are receptacles for
burnt matches, SO the first thing he
turns to is the fern Jar OF vase on
the mantel
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
The Horses Collar.

Careful washing of the shoulders
with some astringent solution during
the first few days of early spring
work toughens the skin, loosenp the
action of the sweat glands in that re
gion and gives many faithful horse
relief from the daily torture of sore
shoulder
Sore neck in horses Ia due usually
to one of two causes: short collar or
too great weight coupled with the side
motion as noted In a two-w heeled We.
hicle. A horse can carry quite a
heavy weight on the neck. provided
there Is no jerking sidewlse.
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pseudonym. Of womsr Writer.


The preference of many women
writer's for a male pssudonym is doubt
less survival OF the old superstition
that to engage In the task OF author
ship was "unwomanly The Brpnte
sisters set the fashion In appearing
As Currer, Acton. aud Ellis Bell re-
spectively. Their example was fot
lowed by George Eliot But George is
q name to which the distressed iady
novelist flies as to a city Of refuge
We have George Egerton George
Fleming. George Pastor, and host OF
others. Then. too, there have been
John Oliver Hobbies. Ralph Iron,
Frank Hamei and Frank Dandy on
the other hand, Mr. Oliver MADDOX
Hueifer shares with the late William
Sharp the distinction OF remiuins
disguise, for he was known to the
novelreading public until quite re
osntly as Jane Wardls.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
SMALL BOY WITH EXPERIENCE
Great Care Exercised by Youngster in
Resuming His Seat Showed Les
son of Truth Was Lost.

Re truthful" said the teacher.
Always asked the boy.
Always answered the teacher.
Never tell iie?"
Never"
Not even white lie!"
Not even white lie"
Huh" calculated the lad. scorn.
fully, ITS good thing for you you
amt boy with my dad for father"
"Why?" asked the teacher.
7 Because" replied the boy, N you
was my dads little boy, an you heard
what he said about Aunt Eliza comm
TO visit us with her children, and Aunt
Eliza had asked you II you weren't all
glad to see her, an you told the truth.
like did, you'd think there was a place
where your trousers was mighty thin
after dad had finished with you"
He went back to his desk, and as he
sat down with great care there was
an expression on his face that showed
the great lesson OF truth had been, at
least In measure. lost on him.
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Il Was "pe Second lime. y

A passenger on New York Clsve-
land sleeper, on awakening In the
morning, found under his berth one
black shoe and one brown one. He
called the porter and directed HIS at.
tention to the error. The porter
scratched his woolly head IN utter be-
wilderment
We'll" said the exasperated pas
senger. What's the matter?"
Now, If dat don't beat all,r ex-
claimed the porter. Oats de second
time dis mawnin' dat dat mistakes
happened metropolitan Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
Turnlnu the Tahles.

temporary help genuine corniield
darby, lank. awkward, ignorant. but
smiling and eager to please.
Seeing that she watched with In
terest the gambols of family Of kit
tens, asked II she were fond OF ami
mails.
'Lor. yas'm." she replied, bobbing
and giggling; I'm les a regular cat
an dorg pet"-Lippincotts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
Pretty Sure.

II man who has product of his
own 10 sell can continue to think well
OF y after he has interviewed two or
,nree people who are trying 70 keep
him from finding out that they really
want TO buy II. he is pretty sure to pos
sesu the elements Of success.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05

or the many curious customs which
mark Brittany as an especially inter-
esting field for the traveller is this one
relating to marriage. AT the close OF
the wedding ceremony the BRIDE
groom gives the bride a box on the
ear, saying:
This is how 1t feels when you make
me vexed.' after which he kisses her.
adding, and thus when you treat me
we'll"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05

Ane OF the essentials In feeding be.
lieve to be this--that the hens should
be thoroughly filled with food when
they 20 TO roost at night particularly
SO In GOLD weather That has been
the objection. raised TO feeding of
msshes at night, rather than corn or
ground grain.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
All Elxnd.

i've got great news for you" cried
Jack, excitedly.
What is IT." asked his cousin Jen-
ME
I'm going to marry May Pretty
mani"
'Pshaw! That's not news. She
asked me month ago If Id be her
bridesmaid. Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
In tho Misfit Halo Reoion

u believe" said Billvile author.
that II we finally reach Paradise Wen
worry about having to fly too high
and sing too often, aud some folks
Will complain about the streets Of gold
because the hard pavement may hurt
their test. Atlanta Constitution.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
BY peareee.

I'VE want our product known from
the Atlantic to the Pacific"
Start big advertising campaign"
But we haven't much money
In that case I'd start at Panama
where it isn't SO far from the Atlantic
% the Pacific, and work gradually up"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
Not What she Expected

Heat last, Miss Mile, can say
something that have been burning 70
ask you for some time
She--What Ia It? What Ia II?
He--Has your cousin Erna enough
money to marry on?--Ulk.
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Contact.

Mani don't see how anybody can
be gloomy when Jack is around. His
smile Ia infectious.
Fan--It's more than that with YOU
it's contagious.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05

Doctor Wiley advises against cold
storage turkey That is very well,
hut he should flrst break that hand
some bird of INDUCING In the cold
storage habit
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05

Now wait moment, DEAR" ha
pleaded. TRY to listen to reason"
I've been trying" she bitterly re-
piled, but reason seems TO be dumb
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
IN a ss*@ s sssia * TX M
.LllAOISCEN1RAL
October ist, 1914
Ttfs FAST MAIL ROUTE.
Trains leave Caro-:

rra,ns leave Caro-: 3
Lac 4. n, Daily Chicago vcsti5uis
nited NIL ing Chicago l1:so m
2;i6 I d Daily 81. l.onls Ntgnt
nited, arriving ST. Louis tn a. xA
'eepihs cars open at $3.50 p. 70.
S;2u aA 81. Louis Special
$500 Z Z, Chicago Daily EspreaA
ti.l5 " 81 Lnllis Fast Mat
ti:la \ cnieago Att lay Speeis
2:5h ~, Afternoon Express Tor
i-ri, l,,lin, Efnngnau. M~uo..a
I'D Cha.lp4ign
4:l5 d mi Thebes Accommodation
y a. IN, Paducah and Louisville
express,
e:lS p, m, Chicago and ga.,sr~
Express.
1910 d N. Chicago Night Eapr.s.
IRVING 1t Chicago 7.iS 4. m
Local sleeper at station. Herths
an e@pied after y D. M.
22a m, Mempsis and Nash I
vile,
sas u Coach section Tor Men
us ana NV Orleans.
NJ 10 Seminole Limited Tor
n'rAEaa and Jacksonville, Fla.
q Fulton and hayflald nc.
hnta.laa
A q y DAILY Mcmphis and New
q..,
!. Daily Nashville, chstta-
w oaa ,ranta
!. N Pajucah and Lonisviiia
$40 'eiheah TO Louisville, op~n
$50 p a,
~ 3 q Meuphis suo Now or
N. MI tt
NJ 'i't 20 tickets. sieeplns ear
&.as ana tartner infcrrna
g,f9 illinois Central Pasrep-
~a'et Cairo. III
J. II. JONES, Ticket Agt.
Ect ffroteat rce Mea
ne loa dat taiRa S6 ST al
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05

A scientist who recently tried to
hypnotiSe dog was bitten by the
animal He should have begun by
making the dog believe 1t had no
teeth.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
Pere's Bug Gone.

Is not a poison, but is sure death
to REACHES and BED BUGS.
Money back If not as represented
LEE HANAUER, Agent, 1915 Com
mercial avenue.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
UPHOLSTERING.

Parlor suites, sofas, lounges and
touches upholstered Mattresses
renovated Inquire at Glynn's Stor-
age Warehouse, 1210-16 Commercial
avenue. Home phone 240; Bell
phone 70.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS,

WANTED SITUATION-By office
man of good habits; honest, accu-
rate; seventeen years experience
wholesale and retail; can handle
books, correspondence and advertis-
ing; Cairo references; now employ
ed; can change at once. Room 33.
ASIA Page Ave, st. Louis
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
Flatterx,

II hear you have been sued for $fS,
900 for breach OF promise"
"rou flatter me. II IL only SO, 900.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
STUDY Your Fowls

Study the preferences OF your fowls
az rule they know what ia best for
them.
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J. H. JONES, Ticket Agt.

ncta rFotsat rcq Mee
lEe n0a DAT talRa S6 n an
l0w hcr9st he is s&d 'Ere bsa.
ailus sounds like he was funuln
and o short o. references
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-05
New York Stocks.

New YORK, October 4, 1911,
YESTERDAY Tada y
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-25
CONVICTED FiNANclERS, MORSE
AND WALSH, MUSH RE.
MAIN IN PRISON.
PUNISHMENT DESERVED
President Declines to Interfere in Mat.
ter and Does Not Make Any Move
Toward Executive Clemeney-Bank.
ing Laws OF the Country We're Made
to Fit Just Such Dangerous Cases.

Washington, May ei.-Presldcnt
TAFT tonight denied the applications
Tor pardon of Charles w Morse of
New York and John Il. Walsh OF Chi
cago, the two most prominent bankers
ever convicted and sentenced to fed
eral prisons under the national bank
Ing laws. Not only did the president
refuse TO pardon them, but he also
declined to exercise any other execu-
tive clemcncy In their cases to short
en- their sentences imposed by the
courts.
In denying the pardons the presi-
dent took n firm stand that the ma
tional banking laws or any other laws
must be upheld when they affect the
rich man even more than when they
affect the poor. The record In the
Walsh ease, the president said,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-25

timdated the rioters to the point
where they We're willing to submit
The force Of the iron had been weak
ened and In spite Of the death 1t had
brought. the rioters failed to do more
than scatter into miniature mobs each
shouting for Madero and yelling for the
early downfall of the present govern
ment.
In the midst of II all President Diaz
lay on sick bed, II was learned on
authority this afternoon that despite
recent optimistic official reports of
his condition, the president has shown
several degrees Of fever for the last
five days. He declines to see all Wis
itors. including members of the diplo-
matte corps. and takes nothing but
liquid nourshment.
The presidents palace was crowded
with visitors, mostly personal friends
There We're not chairs enough in the
palace for them and they stood on the
stairways. Almost at the beginning Of
the demonstration the American ann
bassador, Henry Lane Wilson, entered
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-25
WAR IS IMMINENT
BETWEEN STEEL
CONCERNS
REPUBLIC IRON g. STEEL COM.
PANY MAY sEcEoE FROM
PARENT TRUST.

New York. May 24.-Developments
In the steel and iron trade today point
To rupture between at least one of
the so-called independent" companies
the Republic Iron & Steel company.
In which John w. Gates is a factor
and the United States Steel corpora
tion. The Republic company issued a
statement saying that because of gen.
eral trade conditions II had decided to
embark on more aggressive sales
policy This was interpreted In many
quarters as meaning that IL intends to
cut prices, beginning with steel bars.
The statement of John A. Topping
Of the Republic company was shown
to Judge Gary, who was presiding over
a meeting of the American Iron &
Steel institute. After consulting with
members. many of whom are independ-
ent manufacturers. Judge Gary issued
the subjoined statement:
Il have seen the statement pub
lished by John A. Topping, chairman
of the Republic Iron & Steel board.
and have consulted with n number of
prominent and representative men
connected with the steel industry. Just
what the outcome will be | cannot
say at present / believe. however,
that friendly and cooperative rela-
tions. which have heretofore existed.
will be continued by the steel interests
generally"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-25
DROWNING MYSTERY
OF EARLY MORN
STRANGER is THROWN INTO
WATER, SAYS EYE WITNESS,
AND TWO ARE HELD.

About ! O'Clock this Crhursday)
morning, Arthur Robinson and Otis
Dunn walked into police headquarters
and told Desk Sergeant Therriault
that a man had fallen into the Mis-
soula river at the west end OF Front
street. Before they had completed
their tale, man by the name Of Peter
Agostine walked into the room and
accused the two men there of having
deliberately pushed the man into the
river Both We're arrested at
once. Officer Lease was Immediate
ly sent down to the scene of the hap
pening, but could find no trace of the
man and 1t is supposed that he was
drowned.
Peter Agostine, the accusing Wit
ness, lives In the small cabin that was
washed down by the flood several
years ago and has arranged q ferry
to carry him to and from the island.
The ferry consists of cable stretched
across the stream and chair In which
lie pulls himself across Agostine
SAID mat he vas crossing this morn
ing when he heard noise and turn
Ing saw Robinson, whom he identified
by his red shirt, push the man into
the river. Search for the body of the
man Will be instituted this morning
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-25
JUROR IDENTIFIED
AS SOLICITOR
OF BR|BE
J. r. WHARTON OF BUTTE REC.
OGNIZEs MAN WHO WANTED
MONEY DURING TRIAL.

Butte. May -fSpecial.)--A SEN
saiion was sprung today when j. Il.
Wharton. general manager Of the
street railway company, identified
Joseph Preseylch, who accused De-
tective "Swede" Murphy of having ac-
eepted $40 protection money to per-
init gambling game to continue, as "a
juror who had approached him and So
licited n bribe i'm n case wherein dam
ages were sought against the trac-
tion company. Presovich was taken
into custody and placed under bonds
of $1,000. Preserich admitted In the
course Of his testimony that he was
gambler and an information charg-
Ing him with gambling was filed: also
one charging him with bribing an
officer.
Presevich's testimony caused the po-
lice commission 10 find Murphy guilty
and he was ousicd from the force
The police commission tomorrow
VIII hear charges refleeting upon
chief of Detectives Edward Morrissey.