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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-20
MOUND CITY.
January 10.

Mr.. and Mrs. Worth Healy Of
Mounds, passed through the city
Wednesday en- route to America,
where they will visit relatives.
Mrs. Darnell of Ullin, who has been
at the bedside of her daughter, Mrs.
Wn. Potter, on Poplar street. left for
her home Tuesday and her daughter,
Miss Sallie, arrived Wednesday, Mrs
Potters condition Is somewhat inn
proved
Miss Minnie Lewis OF America was
shopping here Wednesday.
f. p. yesterday attended the X. OF
P. lodge at Villa Ridge Tuesday even
ing.
A box social viii be held in Titus
nall at Mounds Saturday evening, foT
the benefit OF the Methodist Episco
pal church in that city
A number OF girl friends of little
Miss Mary Harris surprised her at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Dave Harris, on High street. Monday
evening. Various games were played
and in contest Miss Agnes Schuler
won the prize, box of candy Re
freshments consisting of ice cream
and cake were served The guests
we're members Of the sixth room at
Lowell school Those present were;
Lois Schuler, Ethel Dawson, Hazel
Burkhead, Dorothy SCHUYLER. Louise
Brtton, Mary Harris, Pearl Devore,
Lottie Pate, Lyla McCune, Coda Bush
Agnes Schuer, Nora Miller, Gladys
Devore, Margaret Harris. Hazel Moy-
ers, Blanche Verble, Julia Schiller
Mary Dunn, Cecilia O'Sullivan and
Misses Cora Victor and May Palmer
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Schuaare of Amer
lea, We're shopping here Wednesday,
Mrs. Florence Malone and daughter
Mrs. Jas. Kennedy. were Cairo shop
pers Wednesday.
Mrs. J. p Mathis and daughter,
Evelyn Gertrude, OF Vienna, are visit
Ing Mr.. and Mrs. A, L. Compton this
week
Miss Bertha Scnuler left Thursday
for Carbonate to assume her duties
in the Metropolitan Insurance Co.
offices. She has spent the past six
weeks at her home here quite i'll.
Mrs. Joe Warshaw and children of
Ulln are in the city, the guests of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. JAS. Ber-
field.
Mrs. J. p. Fox Of Mounds is serl-
ously Ill.
The Ladies ALL OF the Corg rega-
tional church will conduct social al
tie home OF Mrs. A. w. Williamson
on Poplar street Thursday evening,
Jan Goth. Ice cream and cake, hot
chocolate and hot coffee will be
served.
Mrs. Moses Schwab of Paducah Is
spending few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ben Blum, on High street.
II. n. Roswiller, state agent for the
Continental American Insurance Co.,
Fred D. Wise, agent for the Home
Insurance CO., and J. II. Jennings,
agent for the Hartford Co., were in
Mounds Wednesday adjusting the re-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-20
Father d Astronomy.

Hipparcus. the father OF astronomy
established the fact Of the procession
of the equinoxes that is, that the sur
crosses the equator about one min
ute farther westward each year
100 years before Christ was born, and
1t is consequently believed that he
knew the earth was spherical in form
He catalogued 1000 stars and invented
an Instrument for calculating latitude
and longitude
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-20
Perfectly Natural

They say he fell In love with her
when ne saw her dancing in her bare
ieet. He probably inherited his lik.
ing Tor bare feet His father laid the
foundation Of his fortune as a chirop.
odist."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-20
Smarter Than Mas.

The Old HUH Driving an
automobile. eh? Young man. when /
started IN life | had to walk. The
Young Chap--"You were smarter than
most, sir. When ! tirst started Ia lifci
] couldn't walk"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-20
Mild.

Mild.
/ Don't you think my new suit is a
J perfect fit?' "A fit. Why, It's per
feet convulsion"- Blade.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16
Earned Fortune With His Pen

Yale College. one-half Of the estats
to pass Immediately into the posses.
sion Of the college; in the other hall
his sons were to have . life interest.
the income from Il being divided be-
tween them. and after that interest
lapsed. the entire estate was to 20 to
Yale for the purpose Of establishing
~ great and fully equipped an A.
Economical observatory a. the amount
Of the estate would permit.
Every one around Yale gasped
when he learned the provisions Of the
Will Had this quiet professor. who
had led lonely life. bean able TO
save out OF his salary sum a. great
as twenty-five thousand dollars? That
was the estimate of the value of the
estate commonly made from the ma
ture of the bequest. But when the
estate was inventoried and the admin
istrators made their reports to the
probate court, most amazing state
of affairs was disclosed. The quiet
professor had amassed not $4,000,
but fortune little in excess of
5000. 900; his investments had been
made with wisdom, most of them
were what are called quick assets.
And one after another of his old fac
ulty associates went about asking how
had 1t been possible for Professor
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16
Until Grants Second Term the Per.
sons In Charge Of Offices Were but
Deputies Of the Postmas
ter General.

do you know that until the latter
part Of Grants second administration
there was only one postmaster In the
United States?"
The Questioner was James Henry
Mari, who had entered the postofice
department as clerk under Amos
Kendall. Jackson's last postmaater
general. risen to flrst assistant post
master general under President Grant
and at the time he put this question
was chief clerk to the first assistant
postmaster general In Cleveland's first
administration.
Eyes, continued Mr.. MARI. from the
foundation of the federal government
until the latter part Of Grants second
ministration-nearly 100 years--the
country had but one oficial postmaster
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16
Prof. Elias Loomls Of Yale Made
Mors Than $4,000 BY Writ
Ing Textbooks Which Had
oreat Gale.

One Of the largest. II not actually
the largest. beQuest made to any
American university by an oficer Of
the university was the estate which
By his will Prof. Elias Loomis. who
died in 1889, bsqusathed to Yale UNI.
versity.
Professor LOOMS was an eccentric
and yet very greatly respected mem
Der Of the Yale faculty for more than
Q generation. There II no alumnus
Of Yale whose degree was received
between the early sixties and the late
eighties who does not recall affection
ately and yet with q slight smile Of
humorous recollection this quaint and
eccentric professor vastly learned In
natural philosophy. mathematics and
especially astronomy. Among men Of
science the world over Professor
Loomis ranked with Dan. the great
geologist; Hadley, the Greek scholar
and father of Arthur Hadley, presi-
dent cat this time of Yale; and Sill
man. one of the worlds great author
tiles upon chemistry. The United
States government recognized Profess
sor Loomis as the foremost meteor
ologist Of the United States. and
when the government established its
first weather bureau this was not
done until after consultation with
Professor Loomis.
Professor Loomis was q man Of
singular taciturnity. II be could ex-
press his thought in q single word,
he would do that. Moreover, he led
almost hermit's life. The world of
Yale University saw nothing of him
except at chapel, at Sunday services.
and in the lecture room. After lee
lures were ended or the recitations
brought to close, Professor Loomis
would depart quietly. always unac-
companied, from the lecture room,
crossing New Haven green to his lodg-
ing room. which faced the green. He
always wore conspicuous black and
white. checked necktie, gathered into
bow knot Of mathematical occur
acy; his linen was immaculate.
Within the time specified by stat
ute after the death of Professor
Loomis his will was offered for pro-
bate. It contained only two beQuests,
and one of these was partial one.
He beQueathed his entire estate to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16
New News Of y est lay
| .=s==z= b. E. j. EDWARDS -

Loomis TO accumulate 70 large An 80
tate a. that. II was known that he
had inherited nothing and that. how
ever the estate was gained By him. II
was the result Of his own savings q
work.
Not until some time after the pro.
batting Of the estateS did the true ex4
PLANTATION OF the manner In which
his fortune had been accumulated b.
Sin to be made ID . sort Of confldsn-
tial way to tho inner circle ct Yale
college. Then II was said: ~Profes-
sor LOOMS was one Of the most sue
cessful OF the writer's Of American
text books. not only from the scholar.
~ point Of view. but from that Of
business. His text books upon maths-
matics and astronomy. his text books
upon meteorology and allied sciences,
had q sale wherever the English lam
guage was spoken. sale the magni-
tude Of which was known only to Pro.
lessor Loomis and his publishcrs.s
And In clearing up the estate evi-
dence was also obtained among some
OF Professor LOOMS papers tending
to show that at the time when he be-
gan TO- write text books he had no
other purpose in view than the max.
ing Of Yale University the beneficiary
Of all Of his earnings from the books.
subject to q life interest in part of
the estate which his sons we're to
have.
(Copyrisht. 1911. by e. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16
Friends Relieved His Financial DIE
tress, but II Was Messages OF
Confidence That Kept Him
In Public Life.

One Of the well-known incidents In
the career of William Mckinley was
his financial failure during his first
term as governor Of Ohio. Out Of the
difficulties Of that disaster he was
helped by his friends; and how his
friends flocked to his assistance, and
what was the thing that really kept
Mckinley In public life at this time,
when he was seriously thinking Of re-
firing under the burden Of his per
sonal misfortune, are made plain on
the authority OF e. Prentiss Bailey,
the veteran Newspaper proprietor and
editor Of Utica, N. T., who now holds
the record for the longest consecu-
tive service In the once of any one
daily newspaper in the United States.
For years Mr.. Bailey has enjoyed the
confidence Of leading men Of both
great political parties.
Zone day in 1893. when was dining
1t my hotel In New York city" said
Mr.. Bailey. there walked into the
room and sat down 1t my table my
old friend, H. H. Kohlsaat Of Chicago.
then part owner Of the Inter Ocean Of
That city. We were In the midst Of
BREAKFAST and the morning newspapera
when. suddenly. Mr.. Kohlsaat threw
down the paper over which he h9d
been glancing. exclaiming a. he did 90:
This Il dreadful news dreadful
"Then. though ID WAS 20 excited
thsk he could hardly speak, Mr.. Kohl
eat told me that he had Just read {
DISPATCH from Columbus, Ohio. which
reported that Governor William No
Kinley was bankrupt that his Owl
fortune was lost and that Of his wif(
had been greatly impaired--and that
ne governor had decided 70 givs NJ
public life and 70 turn everything thai
he possessed over to his creditors-
mo man who knows william No
Kinley - I 40 can have the slithtss'
doubt that q financial ruin has como
upon him he has not been himself r.
spondbls Cor ~ declared Mr. Kohl
saak, adding. His friends must nov
come 70 his support Z
with that. Mr.. Kohlsaat rose from
ne table and Ieft the room. After {
vhile ho returned and explained thai
IL had lust autographed biz sympath,
% Mckinley and told him that one
Aalf a ~ I have h the world II
yours, yours IN whatetsr way may bes'
serve ycu IN this great emerGency.
M Kohlsaat Va stfll Greatly ~
tated. end without reeuming hid
x->~k&>~x ~hn~elv ~wcn~oA hfmmnR And
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16

Woman TrIss Rsslnel With Excellent
ResultsI

- taks plsasurs n tsstifying to the
most excellent results nom the use or
R6sinol both ointment and soap. i
had been troubled for four or ave
yea1s With : tery disnguring eruption
On my face, and Rssinol has helped Il
- much. MISS OPAL LIILEY,
rCamp Creek, w. var
Rnsinoi ointmen1 - fhe one recos.
ni.e6 40 and .,sre 5000 for everv
kin6 a. srin trouhIe from TIE common
.pimple o. scratch e ecxema letter.
shineIss, milk-orust dandruff. psor-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16
Worries Of RIoh Women.

! After receiving requests from beg
ging letter writer's for sums amount
ing In al to $4,000. 900. Mrs. q. H.
Hartman Of New York. the widow Of
the railway magnate. has appealed to
the bureau Of municipal research to
superintend her mendicant mail and to
assist her in wisely dispensing char
ity. She II not alone In discovering
herself the target Of innumerable pro-
fessional begging letter writer's. Miss
Helen Gould has received In the last
twelve months $4,000 such letters con-
tanning requests for sums amounting
to 100000. Wedding rings and Of
fers Of marriage from povsrtystricksn
correspondents are daily featurs Of
Miss Gould's mail.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16

A parlor lamp which did duty for
the same young man seven nights In
the week had struck and was slowly
going out. The red glow grew fainter
and fainter. and a. the shadow
merged one BY one into the gloom .
weird and eerie feeling crept into the
young girls soul. George" she ask
cd. in tones that were tremulous with
you do II you were strapped hand and
foot in q chair while . candle, stuck
In the top Of key Of gunpowder .
foot from your head. burned slowly
down and down and DOWN."
And George. who has been gaxing
sxpectantly at the lamp. answered. II
would blow It out
She shivered.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16
"a Million for TubereuIoels..

"A Million for Tuberculosis"
This viii be the third year that Red
Cross Christmas seals have been sold
on national basis In 1908 over
$1SS.000 was realized from the sale;
in 1909. nearly t226. 900. and in 1910
nearly $4,000. The slogan for this
years sale II "A Million for Tubsr-
culosis from Red Cross Seals New
York state led the sale last year with
5.s66.s72 seals. Ohio coming next with
S.74s.A17. and Wisconsin third with
1.770.111. In addition to these, Penn
sylvania. New Jersey. Massachusetts,
Connecticut. California and Rhode
Island sold over . million each NASH
vile, Tenn. selling 100000. was the
only city receiving over 100000 seals
which sold every one Of than.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16

Thacksray probably wrote the pref
Hest and most legibls hand Of any
distinguished author; commentator
on the MSS. shown 1t the Thackeray
exhibition describes Il ~ being ~as
free from reproach = his English. =
But the master Of the easiest and
most flexible style In English fiction
occasionally made careless and irri-
tating slips. He wrote different TO-"
which u common and quite unac-
equitable mistake. and compared
TO-" which Il - bed. No one would
think Of saying Or writing compare
this to that yet you flnd compared
to" IN print every day In The week.
And be also fell into the common or
ror o. making the surname plural In
stead of The bre4x- The Miss Pot
tsrs." for instandes IN sThs New
comss.v instead Of the ~Missss Pot
ter" Would anybody write Tie ~Mr.
Pottsrsf" Why should ths ladies ~
20 mishAndIed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16
Came to Nick inley's Aid

publication OF the news that he had
lost his fortune. kilograms By the
hundred poured in upon the governor.
Many came from Democrats who were
his bitter political enemies; many 9TH
ers were sent by persons with whose
names Mckinley was not familiar;
and and all offered financial assist
ance, almost every one urged him not
to give UP public life, and svery one
Of the dispatches-and the letters that
soon began to low Measured him
that he stood high In the estimation
Of the American people. and that his
misfortune would speedily make that
fact apparent to him.
Several men of financial ability, as
il well known. undertook the manage
mentof McKinley's affairs and financed
him out Of his embarrassment. On
doubtedly. many persons believe that
It was the action Of these men that
persuaded Mckinley to remain in pub
lie life. But It was not. and have
Mr.. Kohlsaat's word for It. It was.
rather, the many messages Of conn
dence that came from all parts Of the
country that persuaded Mckinley that
II was his duty TO remain In public
life a. long a. the people wished him
to continue there. After these mes
sages had poured In upon him, and he
| had bad time to realize what they
meant, he felt that he could not Justly
resist those touching evidences Of
widespread condolences in his personal
INTEGRITY"
(Copyright, 1911. by n. J. Edwards. All
Rights Heeerved.)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16
Only One Postmaster Then

though during that period there were
many individuals who were that post
master. The postmaster OF the United
States during all that time was always
none other than the postmaster gem
eral.
But at one time during that Pc
Rod, II 1t had not been for John @.
Calhoun, the law which designated the
postmaster general as the postmaster
Of the United States would have been
regarded as dead letter and treated
accordingly.
"A short time after Mr.. Calhoun
had resigned the vice-presidency Of
the United States and been elected
senator from South Carolina-that was
In 1832-he one day entered the once
Of the postmaster general. Amos Ken
dali. Mr.. Calhoun's long. dark hair
was brushed straight back from his
forehead; his eyes looked like two
burning Goals of fire. Twas with Mr..
Kendall: Mr., Calhoun spoke most
courteously to me-he was courteous
to everybody-and then turned to the
postmaster general.
Mr.. Postmaster General he said.
7 have just noticed disposition TO
make out improperly commissions to
those appointed to take charge Of post
ofices throughout the country. Mr..
Postmaster General. you are the only
postmaster in the United States; your
successor will be the only postmas-
ter: all men appointed to take imme-
diate charge Of the various postofices
throughout the country are, under the
law, deputy postmasters. and nothing
more. The man in charge Of the
postof{lce at New York is q deputy
postmaster: SO 10 the man in charge Of
the postoffce at Philadelphia. Let u
say that. probably BY inadvertence. q
commission has just been made out
appointing man postmaster. desire
to have that corrected. No man I'M
der the law can quality or take charge
Of q postofice under tho designation
Of postmaster" Until now. 30 far
az know, no commission has been
made out since l have been In public
life By which AMI. one has qualified to
take charge Of any postofice in the
country except under the title Of dep
uty postmaster" And II II II possible
for me to prevent It. NO coumission
shall be made out In any other way.'
"i6r. Kendall thanked the great Cal.
houn for calling the matter to his ct.
tsntion, and assured him that all COM
missions TO appointees to take
charge OF postofices should be made
out In strict accordance with the law;
and that way they were made in every
case. to my personal knowledge. ~
long as Calhoun lived.
furthermore. I had OCCASION not long
ago to look over the records relating
to the appointment Of men to take
charge OF postofnces. found that -
late a. Gen. Grants second adminiss
tration the postmaster general was the
sole postmaster Of the United States,
Ill the socalled postmasters through
out the country being Get down In the
records - deputy postmasters. But
In Grants second administration the
Law was changed 20 II became legal
to drop the word deputy. md the
unique distinction that The postmaster
general had enjoyed for nearly csn-
fury Of legally being the country's oaly
postmaster was lost to him."
Copyright. 1911. By h. J. Edwasda An
Rights Rsssrvsd.)
'.i"tT
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16
Personal

The body of Mrs Helen #. Dixon.
at one time the most prominent wom-
an politician In Colorado. was found in
her sQualid home at Denver. Mrs.
Dixon was given the lions share of
the credit for the election of Gov.
Davis H. Waite.
Edward N. Dingley. managing ed
.itor Of the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Eve
ming Telegraph-Pres son of the
late Congressman Nelson Dingley of
Maine, was seriously injured when a
runaway team dashed into his auto
mobile.
Congressman Cannon is the latest
convert to golf. He was initiated into
the mysteries Of the game at the
Braeburn Country club. Newton, Mass.
Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont. president of
the Political Equality league. Is lead
ing suffrage campaign at the annual
Poughkeepsie IN. ~ fair and horse
show. Mrs. Belmont makes q speech
daily.
Believing that he can make q live
lihood better in commercial lines than
In preaching the Gospel. Rev. 0erhart
A. Wilson has resigned the passionate
of the First Congregational church.
the wealthiest congregation In Swamp
scott. Mass. to 60 into the coal bust
ness.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16
Sporting

William Burgess, q Yorkshire man.
swan the English channel. He land
ed at Cape Grisnez, France, almost
twenty-four hours after leaving
Dover, England. Burgess has been
trying for years to emulate the feat
Cof Capt. Matthew Webb in 1875. and
several times he got within mile
of the goal, only to be swept away
by the receding tide.
Before crowd Of $4,000 people. at
Chicago. Frank Gotch Of Iowa success
fully retained his title to worlds cham
pionship against George Hacken-
schmidt, the Russian Lion. Gotch won
the first fall in IL minutes and IS sec
onds with an inside leg hold and
chancery. The Iowan won the second
fall In minutes and 81 1-6 seconds
with toe hold. switched into crotch
and half nelson.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16

NJ. Chou Al ny money cannoe
|giye me hoolth dootneS'S
d. BoId1 No; perhaps not; but 4
o. q ineetirna6Io vnluo. neyortholoGo.
@)yQ1 - DhyDloians sroat eoa1'
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16

Rodney J. Diegie. sergeant-at-arma
Of the last Ohio general assembly. ID
alleged to have confessed. revealing q
bribery plot which involves many leg.
islators. He also is said to have in
volved the lobbyists for many great
corporations. saying that when efforts
to bride Legislators failed. they forced
submission by involving the members
Of the assembly In scandals, using
women and vast amounts of liquor.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16

Clergymen of the Baptist church
and the Methodist church in Newport,
r. l.. declined to perform ceremony
marrying Col. John Jacob Aston and
Miss Madeline Force. Col. William
p. Shefheld, attorney for Colonel As
tor. offered $1,000 to Rev. DR.. Edward
A. Johnson, pastor Of the First Bap-
tist church Of Newport. TO perform
the ceremony, but the latter spruned
the offer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16
Foreign

Revival OF uneasiness resembling =
war scare II felt throughout France ~
s.result Of the delay in the settlement
of the Moroccan question. now be-
Ing negotiated In Berlin between
France and Germany. The same spirit
Of unrest seems to DO gaining the up
per hand In Germany. The people Of
many provincial cities are taking their
savings deposits from the banks. fsar-
ing war.
More than 10000 persons have died
Of cholera in Italy since the hrst Of
the year. according to reliable infcr-
nation.
Prince John Constantinovitch. con Of
Grand Duke Constantine Constantino'
witch and Princess Helena, daughter
Of King Petsr Of esrviA were married
in the chapel Of the big palace It Re-
tsrhof.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-16
Complete Review Of happenings Of
Greatest Interest From Al Paris Of
the olobs-Latsst Home and For
sIon Items.
Domestic

Enoch Cronkhite. . bachelor. aged
sixty-one. died in Danville (lL)
hospital from pellagra. DR.. G. 4.
Wilkinson, the attending physician.
has reported the case to the state
board Of health.