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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26
Failure of Finances

Our Republican friends have had
control of the government of the
United States with slight Interrupt
ton for matter Of fifty years. They
ihave had the advice iof all the
wealthy bankers and brokers In
Wall Street. They have had ma
jority in both branches of congress
and Republican president most Of
the time, and have tinkered eontin-
uously on financial reform and now,
at the end of that time, they admit
that our financial system Is the
worst on earth and that our finan-
cial institutions are on an unsafe
basis, and we still need what they
first started out to get-"a firm, but
elastic currency"
1t would be hard to tell just what
the definition Of that term desig-
mates, unless II would be that they
want firm currency when they go
after 1t, and an elastic currency
when they want to pay 1t out.
There has been a considerable
ridicule of people who believed In
free silver sixteen to one"
"greenbacks," rag money" ETC., but
considering that the other fellows
have had the whip hand for fifty
years and that they are still camp
ing in the financial wilderness, 1t
would seem that they are not SO
much in advance of the other school
of finance referred to here. AS in
dividuals, If any one Of us had had
our own way on a certain PROPOSE
ton for half century and at the
end of that time would be willing
to eoncede that our plan was a fail
ure, we would be willing to hand
over the job to somebody else. They
ought to be willing to do this now
and we would suggest that all these
Republican flnanciers retire from the
field for at least four years and give
the Democrats chance to see what
they could do with the finances in
that time.
They could hardly make the con.
dition worse in four years than oul
Republican friends have w. fFty
years.---Springfeld Register.
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In His Mind.

The man who was getting off the
elevated railway train at Adams
street stepped on q foot that was
occupying too much space on the floor
In the middle of the aisle.
For half cent" howled the own
er Of the foot. I'D knock your block
off, you--"
Here 1t is." said the man, taking
a cent from his pocket and rendering
II to him. "You can keep the
change"
You interrupted me. sir" snapped
the other. Il was going to add that
for half cent more I'd knock your
block on again. You may consider
both operations performed. and be
hanged to you!"
step lively" Moderated the guard,
and the incident closed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26
Decline in Immigration

Is the immigration problem aDoA'
to solve itself? The record of 1911
gives hope in that direction. During
the year immigration not only de-
creased sharply. but emigration in
creased in an almost equal proper
ton. BY this it must not be sup
posed thta we are losing native
American, but rather that former
immigrants are returning to Eu-
rope
Between Jan. / and Nov. /, 1911,
100000 third class and steerage
passengers landed on our shores,
and this figure represented de-
crease of over 80 per cent as COM
pared with the figure for the corrc-
spending period of the prev Gus year.
The exact falling off was 278,424
persons.
On the other hand, the number o.
steerage passengers who sailed east
ward or returned home-to Italy,
Austria. Hungary, etc, was 100000
or over Sc per cent of the total OF
those who entered The increase in
this kind of emigration over last
year was more than 35 per cent.
This would indicate that large
proportion of these people do not
migrate with the intention of be-
coming American citizens, but only
to take advantage of the labor de
mand in America. When this labor
demand falls off they cease to come,
and many of those already here go
back. Thus the matter regulates It,
self automatically. OF course the
war between Italy and Turkey may
account for the movement in part
but it alone could not cause SO great
change. There must be other
and more general reasons
1t may be that the tide is checked
permanently and that we shall never
again see SO great an influx as was
witnessed during a few years of the
past decade. In the end only those
desiring to become permanent citi-
zens will remain, and these will be
gradually assimilated. At least
that is the hopeful view.
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RANDOM CLIPPINGS
The Merit System

The trend Of public opinion Is en-
tirely away from the old system OF
leaving the selection of officials for
the public service in the hands of po-
ltical spoilsmen. The fight has been
hard one, notably in the larger
cities of the country, but the tax
payer has been convinced that pub
lie servants should be only those
who are meritorious, who are Cav
pable OF satisfactory discharge OF
their duties, who hold their Offices
under no spell of terrorism from any
set of bosses.
Some idea of the spread OF civil
service reform may be had from re.
marks made at the meeting of the
National Civil Service Reform league
held In Philadelphia. Here are 9
few extracts from the speeches mad,
on that OCCASION:
I'VE have as our object" sale
President Ritter, Of the Philadelphi,
| commission, Ito make civil seryic,
/ in this city as true and high as IL 4
possible to make It. And we do no
underrate this ponderous task. w
+; Will do all In our power to justif
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26

The brick has been designed for use
as a Insulation in the construction OF
cold storage plants. breweries and re-
ifrigeration plants, and Is meant "a
take the place Of cork. flax. charcoal
fiber and sawdust all OF which are i'm.
perfect insulating materials. 1t has
been found that the use of the latter
has often been attended by rot and
,foulness. The new floating brick. In
waterproofing, is so burned that 40
per cent. of Its valume is confined air
with the result that its specific grayi
ty is less than that CT water.
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ter, and finally crumble to gray pow
der. The change is not a chemical
one. for the gray matter is still tin,
and 1t can be brought back by careful
warming to its original healthy condi-
ton.
Apparently, when the tin is very
pure it is more susceptible to cold
and consequent decay. In fact, it may
be made proof against the disease by
alloying 1t with other metals. The
disease Is source Of considerable an
noyance and disappointment to the
collectors Of coins who possess valu-
able tin specimens in their cabinets.
This curious failing of tin. says the
Lancet, may possibly have led to the
use of the word "tin" az term of re-
proach, as In such expressions as q
"tin-pot institution" or "a tin soldier
Even tin buttons have been known tc
orumble In this way, and organ pipes
made of tin have been found to de
cay after a severe winter. Tin rot, tc
keep up the analogy of disease, II
even infectious, for decaying tin In
contact with healthy lustrous tin soor
spoils 1t and reduces 1t to Its own un
healty state II tin is to be protected
effectually against the ravages Of cold
1t should be kept above Is degrees
centigrade. The best remedy appears
to be, however, to alloy 1t with an
other metal, notably lead.
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SOME CASSEROLE DISHES.

A casserole need not be an expensive
one with the silver rack to hold 1t,
though such a one In a pleasure to
possess
Any stone-covered dish large enough
to hold fowl or meat and vegetables
for family meal will answer the pur-
pose Many use an ordinary bean pot
for the cooking, though that cannot
be placed on the table, as the nicer
dishes may.
Vegetable Hash.--Cut fine cup OF
carrot. cup of turnip, the same
amount of potato and pound OF
chopped round steak Add suet or
butter, a piece the size of an egg, and
two cups of boiling water. Bake In
the bean pot, casserole or covered
stone dish for two hours. Season
when the vegetables have begun to
cook.
Baked chicken.--Take an old fowl
cut 1t up az for fricassee and roll each
piece In seasoned -four. Poud over II
quart Of good rich milk. cover and
cook slowly for Ave hours; add more
milk If 1t gets low and remove the
cover long enough at the last to brown
the chicken.
Baked Onions With cheese.--Peel
but do not cut the onions: parboil
them, removing the water. Then put
into the casserole with boiling water
and butter. Cook until nearly tender
sprinkle with grated cheese and sea
sonings and finish cooking. Serve
from the dish.
Potatoes and Sausage. - Parboil
smallsized potatoes for five minutes;
place In the casserole, cover with boil
Ing water, and put on top of the link
sausages and bake for two hours.
Spanish Dish.--This is dish to use
UP leftover meat, but is so good thal
1t never suggests a leftover. Put into
| the casserole few slices OF raw pc
tatoes. the size of dish will depend
upon the family. Then put in a layer
| of chopped cold meat; a cupful will be
sufficient for three or four potatoes
Pour over a cup Of tomatoes, sprinR
ling of chopped onion and the gravJ
II any, from the meat. Cover and COOS
an hour and Just before servint
sprinkle over the top tablespoonful
or two of cooked green peas for
garnish.
! Ie<kxN /-,<t.xH-.
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An Encouraging Fact.

Katherine, twenty-five, charming and
popular, remarked In the presence Of
a number Of friends that when she be-
came betrothed the engagement ring
would be a matter Of very small in
terest to her.
Indeed. l shouldn't really care
whether had solitaire diamond or
not" she said. I'm not at all fond of
diamonds. and l don't like to wear
rings"
You'd better let that be known,
Katie" said her fifteen-year-o broth
err. 1T might help ome."-Youth's
Companion
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26

sorry, under penalty OF $25, for the
occupants, janitors and superintend-
ents of tenement and apartment
houses to sweep the floors OF their
rooms once a day, to wash them once
week, and to open the windows Of
sleeping apartments for at least one
hour a day.
The new law was adopted and its
enforcement ordered In spite of strong
opposition.
Il do not see how the new regula-
lions are to be carried out" said the
chairman Of the baths and washhouse
committee when he was asked what
arrangement he proposed to make to
see that the apartment house dwellers
of Paddington obeyed orders.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26
WAR TALK.

Peace. There is no peace As
long as mothers spank their ba-
bies and the police are called
upon to guard our homes against
the burglar there can be no
peace. And nothing can per
suade as that moral suasion can
take the place of the strong arm.
The Anglo-Saxon is fighter par
excellence, but soldering Is with
him an acquired taste. and the
professional soldier has ever
been regarded with suspicion.
The individual can overcome this
sometimes. but the mass, never.
We are peace loving nation.
and we don't want to fight, but
III we do, then. by lingo. don't let
us be defeated. What we have
now is but drop In the bucket,
but 1t is the kind we need IL
more comes. and II surely viii.
The material for the best soldiers
In the world is on hand In abun-
dance. No inexperienced army
can stand up against trained
men. Help us to make good Of
ficers, and good soldiers will fol-
low as sure as day follows night.
Colonel J. Van Rensselaer, Hoff.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26
For the silver Mesh Bag.

On account Of It's durability the sii-
yer mesh bag will not 80 out OF exist
ence for some time to come. In fact.
40 there Ia wide sale Of them still
being made, It Is wise to keep them
in the highest luster Of which you are
capable. Where there 10 nothing but
silver in the makeup of your bag the
best cleaner Is rather strong solu-
ton of ammonia and water, in which
the bag can be boiled for q short
space of a minute, and then shdk
about in 1t so as to dislodge every
little particle of dust. You will be
surprised how much dust this process
will show up.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26
Our Passports in Russia

The first truth announced by the
Declaration of Independence--an
therefore the first principle of
Americanism--is that call men are
created equal" The Declaration Of
Independence being political docu-
ment, this is to be understood in a
political sense. 1t means simply
that the government Is to play no
favorites; that all are equal before
the law.
This fundamental principle has
been violated by Russia in the treat
ment of American passports. She
has made ffsh Of some and flesh Of
others. Itematters nothing to US
that those disseminated against are
Jews. Catholic priest and Protestant
missionaries. They are American
citizens. That Is enough. We hav,
nothing to do with their race or re-
ligion. Some one has well said tina
this has ceased to be Jewish ques
. ton and has become an American
question. The refusal to honor tn
passport OF one American citizen OIL
the same terms on which the pass
ports of all other American citizen
are honored Is denial of the funda
I mental principle OF our institution
and therefore an affront to tn
American nation.
Neither can the yelled threat q
Russia that an abrogation Of tn
treaty of 1882 may result in the los
" our growing trade In the empir
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26
UNCLE WALT
THE POET PHILOSOPHER

Now the cheerful people
there why should The bells yonder
can't always give their but why can't
THE CHRISTMAS people kind round?
SEASON If can grin like thunder throughout the
Christmas day, why can't grin, I wonder, in
August, May? IL Christmas
on deck never should be make of wreck When
Christmas Pm mellow,
fellow wish him happy days But when him.
Joyous note with ury nod him
Christmas the children
my gas and whoop around and until they think I'm do
or jagged Christmas cheeror
OF the year This time I'll try
the Christmas slee and rapture 1t through the
. :s: s:4 ..' .S- INasxMls.ce
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HUMOROUS QU|PS
TouIours la PoIitesse.

Mr.. MacTavish attended christen.
ing where the hospitality of the host
knew no bounds except the several
capacities of the guests. In the midst
OF the celebration Mr. MacTavish rose
up and made the rounds Of the COM
pany, bidding each profound fare
we'll.
But. Sandy. mon," objected the
host: we're not goin' yet with the
evenln' just started?"
Nay said the prudent MacTavish:
I'm no goin' yet. But I'm tellin ye
gooo night while know ye."--Satur-
day Evening Post.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26
Voices Of the Might.

John. don't believe you put the
cat out"
"Confound 1t, Maria, you didn't put
covers enough on this bed!"
Henry, wake up! hear somebody
in the basement"
I'VE won't g. home Il mornin', an
then we won't g home!"
What's your hurry. Jack! Its
early yet" A
Meow. Meow! Spift!"
'Cock-a-doodie.doo!"
Hands up."
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Realism indeed.

Jings--How was the new play last
night?
Minks--Biggest thing yet One
scene shows Broadway natural as
life: wonderful thing, wonderful!
Real wagons, real horses, real paving
stones, real excavations. real dirt and
genuine imported Italians digging at
it---New York Weekly.
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November Circulation.

The above is correct statement
Scf the circulation Of The Cairo
bulletin for the year 1910 and for
the month OF November. 1911.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before
| me this sixth day Of December, 1911.
LEOJ. KLEB,
(SsaD notary ruDile'
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why the new floating brick will be
looked upon as curiosity.
It is a real brick, made for building
construction, and the only queer thing
about it is that IT floats like q block
Of wood when thrown into the water.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26

Arnold DAILY says that George Ber-
nard Shaw acts like pawnbroker
What has Mr.. DAILY against pawn
brokers'?
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Nature Always Supreme.

Nature paints the best part OF tho
picture. carves the best part of the
statue. builds the best part OF the
house and speaks the best part OF the
oration.--Emerson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26
Intrinsic Values.


why did you SELECT Charles instead
of George?" asked Maude.
WELL" replied Maymie. George
said ! had eyes like violets. cheeks
like wild roses. shell-like ears and lips,
like cherries"
Very pretty"
Eyes. But Charles said had eyes
like diamonds, teeth like pearls and
lips like rubies. It seems to me that
his ideas were much more practical"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26

DR.. Woods Hutchinson says that
four hours work is enough for ary
man. Sure, Il is enough for us. But
four hours salary is not.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26
LInIno Of White Ratine.

White ratine as lining for black
or colored faille or satin coats 10 one
of the smart things In handsome
suits. The white cloth comes out in
collar and cuffs, with big buttons COW
cred with the silk or satin. Black
gowns OF the Kind are used In half
mourning.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26

A man killed a pig and found
therein a diamond ring. Not the
first hog that liked diamonds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26

Thomas A. Edison proposes ce"
ment furniture to go with h''
cement houses. viii his next inver'
ton be concrete clothes?
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26
Preserylna the euttonhoIes.

Buttonholes on childrens under
wear may be prevented from tearing
out by folding a small piece of cloth
cut on the bias and basting 1t at the
outer edge Of the buttonhole on the
underside.
Stranger Than FictIon.r
"That's smart thing I've DONE"
said the doctor to his assistant.
Il have put my signature In the
column cause Of death IN this death
certificate. '-Tit-Rits.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26
WHEN TIN CATCHES A COLD
Peculiar AIIment Causes the Metal
to Decay and Finally to crumble
to Powder.

Certain metallic
elements have their
ailments and in
dispositions. b u t
tin plague is prob
ably the most re-
markable OF them
all. If tin catches
cold 1t will decay,
ii will lose it's lus-
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26
BRICKS THAT WILL FLOAT
They Are Made for Use az insulation
In Cold Storage and Refrlse-
ration Plants.

There Ia no par
ticular demand for
bricks that will
float, and 1t does
not seem probable
that there ever will
be. And that is
the very reason
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26
MUST vENTILATE THE HOUSE
Compulsory Sanitation for Tenements
10 introduced In Paddington
Borough OF London.

The average New
Yorker who lives
In an apartment
house will appre-
ciate this: The
Paddington Dor
ough council, Lon
don, has passed a
pub Ii c ordinance
-, 11f1 u 1~-,N,,y
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26

when the attention Of The Bull
letin is called to any misstatement
Of fact or to any error concerning
any man or thing, corrections will
cheerfully be made
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Average number Of complete
and perfect copies Of The
Cairo Bulletin printed
daily and Sunday during
the year 1910. ......... 2281
Average number Of complete
and perfect copies OF The
Cairo Bulletin printed
daily and Sunday during
tee month OF November,
l.l1 y. 1927
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Easy.
1 Assistant-Here's an article on how
New York will look In 1860. Whar
can we use to illustrate 1T
\ Editor--Get that file Of magazines,
over there for 1850, and cut out tho
picture Of how New York was to look
IN 1910.--Puck .-.,..-..-+l. \
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

II you fail to receive your
paper by z a. m, on week
days and 5 a. M, on Sundays
telephone to The Bulletin Of
fee, No. So, either phone and
one will be sent to you by
special messenger.
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ats a Wise Child"

N''SN
Tommy-Me father gimme dis nick
ell watcn fur me birthday.
JIMMY guess my pops goin' ter
gimme one like dat, too.
Tommy-Did he say so?
Jimmy-No; he said he was goin'
ter gimme gold one.--Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-26

Men really know not what good waters
worth. Don Juan.
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|ZzeKTFGnEN
||ygHGABINET

A Ali You favor everything.
& -, You are the vanilla of society.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
Hogan Gives
K.O. Brown
Beating
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 1S-"Knock-
out" Brown Is today nursing a
badly damaged right eye and a
bruised face as result of a
terrific lacing which he took from
"One Round" Hogan. the Califor-
MIA lightweight, in their ten-round
encounter here.
The second meeting of the two
rivals was a complete reversal
of their first clash, which was won
handily by Brown. Hogan's vic
tory was far more decisive than
Browns, as he had the better of
nearly every round and for six
rounds had Brown fighting half
tlind with his right eye complete
ly closed and his face pulled and
smashed.
A succession of deadly, well di-
rected rights, repeated with tell
ing effect In every round won the
battle for Hogan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
Tacoma High Meets
Fast Everett Boys
I'm Stadium Today

Today means a harder fight
than ever to the local high school
eleven. Everett has arrived and
viii do battle this afternoon in
the stadium. The boys from up
sound are considerably heavier
than the local squad and are con-
sidered faster than the Spokane
eleven, who invaded the local
camp last Saturday with serious
results.
The game at most all stages
will be the old against the new,
Tacoma. the lighter team, depend
ing on the forward pass and open
formation plays and their OPP
ponents playing the line bucking
system, rushing their backs, who
are said to be human catapults,
at Tacoma's light forwards. Her
rett, the visitors fullback, is said
to be the best all around player
in the Northwest, he weighs $50
pounds. Is fast and his gaining
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
P [. BOWLING LEAGUE

At a meeting held this weef
employees at the post office COM
pleted the organization of a bowl
ing league among the depart
ments. Four teams will be in
the race. the finance, clerks, car
riers and P. o. band. The first
game was played last night when
the finance department won a
close and exciting game from the
P. o. band.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18

powers are something marvellous
for high school player. He IL
also a first class punter and his
teammates believe he will hold the
edge on CobIentz.
Coach Perkins has been drill
ing his men. however, all during
the week to meet such an attack
as is expected from Everett and
according to his statements the 10
cal eleven could not be in better
shape to meet such opponents.
Everett rooters will arrive In
great numbers with the team, al
though the disagreeable weather
may keep a considerable number
at home.
Coach Bagshaw of the visiting
team says that all of his regulars
except the speedy back, Dorman,
will be in the game. The visit
ing coach predicts the hardest
game of the season for his team.
The whistle will blow at 1880
for the first kickoff.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
Princeton-Yale Game
Holds Interest Today

Dewitt, the star tiger booter.
Howe will be called upon to tax
his powers to the utmost, as he
must coun.eract the superior
speed of the Princeton ends, an
important factor in the scattered
play which kicking tactics create
and the superior Princeton back
field.
Thousands of football enthus-
lasts have been pouring into New
Haven all morning and the en-
thusiasm will be the greatest in
years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
Wenatchee Star
Breaks Nose
(By United Press Leased wir.. }

(By United Press Leased Wtra.
WENATCHEE, Nov. 1s.-4+ina q
game full of rough tactics and in
which Watson, their star back
sustained a broken nose, Wenat-
chez defeated Occur d'AlenesJs~tl
0 here yesterday. This puts Wat
son out of the game for the re-
mainder. OF the season and, will
not necessitate his being prohibit
ed from playing by the board on
account of >ineligibility. ThA WIS
itors outplayed the locals during
the first half but fumbles on stheiJ
part lost the game.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18

When you refer to football
players as "pigskin chasers,' or
state that Smithly can boot the
rigskin" you display considerable
ignorance, according to the man
who manufactures the spheroids
used on many of the big and little
gridirons.
For the football is not made OF
pig skin a. all, at all. In fact no
part of the lowly but luscious bird
enters into It's construction.
Football covers are made from
the material that goes to make
your best shoes-calfskin And
only the very best grade Of skin
Is used for good balls. Cheal