The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-17

doctor, I've come to see you about
my wife. I'm afraid there's something
serious the matter with her"
am sorry to hear that. What are
her symptoms
"Why, the other day, when was
out Of town, she had occasion to so to
my office, and there she found several
| letters marked Private that she didn't
open. Chicago Record-Herald,
None Better.
Mrs. Wise-I wouldn't have bought
| cigars for my husband if / were you.
| A man doesn't like his wife to do that.
Mrs, McBride--I know it's risky unless
you're very careful to get the best, but
T@was careful Mrs. Wise-Were your
Mrs. McBride--Yes; l picked out box
called finest made" There couldn't
possibly be anything better than that,
you know.
No Discomfort.
Van Antler entertaining Witherby
at his country home)-Now. cd man,
if you should happen to want any
| thing In the night just touch this bell
Vitherby Never. | know how hard
| 1t is to keep servants in the country
| Catch me touching that bell. Van An
tler-But, assure you. you are per
| fectly safe. The bell doesn't work
| Life.
| The Pbiiateiist In Love.
| The normal young man is generally
DESTROYS of meeting girl of the right
stamp, yet the Paris Figaro advertise
ment below wears the air of novelty:
"a collector of postage stamps, pos,
sessing 1854 specimens, desires TO
contract d marriage with young lady,
| also a collector who has the blue Mau-
rltius stamp Of 1847. No other need
apply"
Wall Pspers.
Stamped paper for wall decoration
| was first made in Spain or Holland.
| or simultaneously in both countries.
about 1860 For some reason this ear.
lest form of wall paper was succeeded
| by wall hangiugs of velvet and floss
about 1920. About a century later pa.
| per came into vogue again, but it is
only for tho past fifty years or so that
| the paperng Of the walls OF houses
has been general
Acting Versus DRAWING.
To group Of friends Ellen Terry
once said; Acting liz not like drawing.
You make a line. If it il wrong you
rub it out Mt once ana make another.
| With acting that Is impossible. There
Is no altering II must stand often
feel as If must cry to the audience,
| oh, that is wrong. not MS meant it to
be; let me act that part or sentence
over again."
Drying an Umbrella.
An umbrella should never be opened
in order to dry it, as the ribs gel
sprung, and it will never roll up neat
| iy and tightly after once dried in this
manner Doing this win also spoil the
cover by straining the weave unnat
uraly. The correct way to dry an UNI
brela is to stand it on the handle that
the water may run off the points in
stead of gathering at the ferrule ant
thus rotting the material
Setting Her Right.
A little child was seen walking
around near "the bearded lady" at one
of the sideshows at county fair
The child being evidently on good
terms with the barker indicated tC
the onloolSer that it was probably re
lated to the bewhiskered female. Sc
she asked the child. rs the bearded
lady yoar motherT NO" answered
the child: "she is my father"
A Good Example.
| Old Mr.. Moulton frankly confesse
that he is not member Of any church
But I 80 regularly he invariably
adds. "and. what's more, get to the
meeting house on time. It's part OF
my religion not TO disturb the religion
of other folks. ",-Youth's Companion.