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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-06
Old Landmark Gone.

Another historic old landmark has
passed. A storm recently felled the
tree near Nederhemert under which
FlQris ], count of Holland. was peace
fully sleeping, after the battle OF
Nederhemert. In 1861. when he was
treacherously murdered by Herman
van Kuyk. The tree was believed to
be over a thousand years old.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-06
, rwp HEN the aged IA

HEN the aged IA
Their Of the Rev.
c. v. T. Richeson
fell upon his sons
neck in the prison
at Boston, and
the two men sob
bed in each 9TH
er's arms, a trag-
edy was unfolding,
a tragedy deeper
and more heart
rending than even
that which led to
the death Of poor
Avis Linnell.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-06

In his letter ArtAu., l5no spells
his name 'Arther, 2aya he is /
tramp. lie means L. WAS tramp.
Arthur has not been going to school
quite long enough to knDw any
thing about his tenacs
When Arthur was t.hen to the
Home less than a year ago lie was
tramp. lie was taken there by
the marshal of Tamm.& n, Wa
said that he found the boy wandcg-
lag on the streets Of Tamms, q ii -@
days after The death of his father,
"This boy is a tramp the mar
shat said. Ellis mother and llther
were tramps. They speht th3ir
lives roaming ever The country and
fgom what can get from the boy,
tacy st9la for a living The n,0ther
lett town with atcthcr man t1ccr
her husaand died, :
TAc uiarsksl's ory V 6o7rcta-
rated hy A.thur, The hoy s,sid he
had never s.ept ia bel bef>I3 il
all his lirc ard was almost as I'm
faniliar Mi'a tlc usasof soap nd
water. He 10 ked it, toe fhe.l y
does not know where ii YVES or,
nor is he certain Of his Lest name.
| IT r. either LEM" or "Iqnts" In
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-06
SLEPT IN BED
FOR FIRST TINE.
Continued from Page One.

in a bed till come to this place.
never heard about Sandy klaus
beeaus was a tlamp ana my
folks was tramps. am learn
ing to read and / can rite fine,
but | calt spell guide. i so to
shole and slndie sLyle on sundie
and i say the lots pia,e for
mama VIXEN | get u Lei.
Bring me q trane tra-o aad
sum marbells aad a sto@oR fuli
OF candy that chilur.n get at
Christmas,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-06
More Likely.

whats the excitement at that
street crossing? Some automobile
collision?'
II think not; the crowds too big for
that. Some professional pugilist must
have stepped into the saloon at that
corner and they're waiting for him to
come out"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-06

Anomaly Frequently Noticed.
The worst men often give the BEST
advice. Bailey. ia.a~
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
GROWTH OF TRAFFIC ON SUEz
Canal Navigation Greatly Impre we'd
Since 1ses-oriulnal Tariff Re-
dueed Several Times

Port Said.-Aecording to a semi:
oticial advance synopsis of the an.
nual report Of the Suez canal. there
has been an interesting increase in
trafiic through the canal during the
fiscal year Of 1909-10. In that year
4,2Ss vessels. Of a net tonnage OF ls.-
4O7,527, passed through the canal, as
compared with 1896 vessels, Of 13. 3.633,:
2SS tons, in 1908. OF these 2.s11 were
merchant ships. 972 mail steamers
and 104 men-of-war transports.
The mean net tonnage has risen
from 1000 to 1871 to 1000 in 1890, and
to 1886 in 1909. The receipts for
1910 were the highest yet reached
since the opening of the canal. amount
ing to $24,12s,595.4O. as against SAL.
690.447 in 1908.
The average time OF transit for .
mail steamer has been fifteen hours
and for a cargo boat eighteen hours.
In 1909 the average for all vessels was
seventeen hours thirteen minutes, and
81 per cent. Of the ships were navi.
gated by night as well as day. The
number of British ships in 1909 was
50 per cent and In net tonnage 69
per cent, an increase on 1908. The
German percentage was IA and 15, re-
spectively; and the Netherlands SO
per cent. and so per cent, respect
lively.
The original tariff for laden ships
was 50 ton In 1899; in 1906 1t was
$l.65, and there Il to be a further
reduction 70 S1.45 in 1911. For ships
In ballast the tariff has always been
fraction Of a cent less. The 81 rate
head for passengers has never been
changed.
The navigable dimensions in 1909
were practically double what they
were in 1869. The original depth was
eight meters, the original bottom
width 20 meters, while now the mini.
mum depth is 91s meters and the bot
tom width 30 meters.
The khedive's shares, which were
purchased by the British government
in 1875 for $2O,SS3.11O, are now worth
about $170,00O,O0O, and bring an an.
ndal revenue of over $5,OOO,OOO.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
CANNIBAL CROW is KILLED
New Jersey Man Who lest 300 Essa
Traps Bird and Hangs Body on
Tree as Warning.

New York.--A crow which had been
robbing the hennery Of John ]. Mayn
ard at West Caldwell, N. j., for three
or four weeks was caught in the aci
the other day. Maynard estimated that
the bird had taken the inner works
from fully 300 eggs.
Beginning early this month, Mayn.
ard every day found eggs broken-not
only those freshly laid, but those un,
der setting hens. Only the SHELLS
we're left.
Rats" said Maynard, mot slangily,
seriously. The other day he went to
the hen house after breakfast. A pa,
tient watch Of five hours was reward
ed. A crow flew in through a gable
hole and made for pigeons.
The crow few to nest and destroy.
ed new egg. Maynard leaped out and
beat down the ravenous marauder with
broom. Wringing its neck he hung
the crow on tree close to the hen
merry as warning
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
Servants Have a Nswspapsr.

A new spirit of independence OBJ
servable of late among Viennese serv.
ants, both maids and men, is at.
tributed to new weekly journal
called the Servants Review. Wen.
nese mistresses express dismay at its
appearance. The new journal calls
upon all domestics to organize them.
selves and thus obtain a weapon by
which wages can be raised and condi.
tions Of work improved. All Ill treat.
ed and oppressed servants are invited
to pour their woes into the ears of the
editor, who offers them the consola.
ton Of printing the names and ad.
dresses of hard-hearted masters and
mistresses. Some Of the cases of al.
legged injustice thus revealed seem
barely creditable. Subscribers to the
journal are allowed to advertise for
situations free Of charge, and notes Of
footmen's balls and concerts for maids
Of all work are features of the pub.
lication.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
New Enuland Weather,

From an address by Mark Twain:
There is a sumptuous variety about
the New England weather that com
pels the strangers admiration-and
regret. The weather is always doing
something there; always getting up
new designs and trying them on the
people to see how they will go. But
1t gets through more business in
spring than In any other season. In
the spring have counted 1876 kinds
Of weather inside Of four and twenty
hours. 1t was that made the fame
and fortune Of that man that had that
marvellous collection OF weather on
exhibition at the Centennial that SO
astounded the foreigners. He was
going to travel all over the world and
get specimens from all the ellmes. I
said: Don't you do It; you come to
New England on a favorable spring
day told him what we could do
in the way Of style, variety and guam
tity Well, he came, and he made his
collection in four days. As to variety
why, he confessed that he got hun
dreds Of kinds of weather that he had
never heard Of before. And as to
quantity-well, after he had picked
out and discarded all that were
blemished in any way he not only
had weather enough, but weather to
spare; weather to hire out; weather
to sell; to deposit; weather to in.
vest; weather to give to the poor"
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
ARE WOMEN 10 Be PITIE6i
Premlnsnt Authoress SAYS They Erys
rard Tine. while Men Have The
ssst q Everything.

Men have the best Of everything :
SAYS a prominent authorsss Who has
never before given any evidence Of
hareoFing q Crouch They always
have, they always will They are q
foxey crew, You can't get the best Of
them They got things started their
way. Women are selfish. Why
shouldn't women share the sweet up
lifting Joys Of dishwashing and clean
ing the gas range? Why bar poor
father from these enlivening pursuits!
Why may he not make the curtains.
dust the brieky-braek. and keep =
stern eye over the icebox and the gar
bage pail, Answer me that?
IF she mends his socks. why not let
him darn hers? No use in being piggy.
She lays out his hope-to-die clothes
and never murmurs. but he cant hook
a double back action gown without
distributing profanity in job lots.
"A woman must see that the paste
board cover is on the cream bottle and
the laundry list Is made out correctly.
Her pictures or books or music are not
10 be considered. She must see TO II
that the cook does not give all the
chocolate cake to her beau-at least
half must remain in the family's pos
session. II a woman is literary she
must not look literary. She can't even
have that satisfaction. She must be
a womanly woman.
The men are great jokers. They
graeiously protect US from voting. but
how kindly they let us scrub the kiteh-
en- floor. hang to straps in the street
car, and push the baby carriage. They
DO not think It is good for us to go TO
the theater often because that keeps
US up nights. but we can take care of
teething twins until the cows come
home and wander away again.
There Is one consoling thought in
the matter, and that Is that men think
We are smarter than they are. They
must think so, else they wouldnt ex-
pect so much Of US. A man thinks be
does well II he is a good lawyer or .
good something else. but bless your
bloomin' soul, a woman has to be
mother, nurse, teacher, dressmaker.
milliner, advisory board on business
matters and run a porterhouse steak
establishment on a soupbone income.
When father moseys home mother
must be sweet and smiling, never tired
or blue. She must be calm, serene,
beautifully dressed. In other words,
she must have a smile with which to
greet his manly Crouch"
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
NEED MORE LEISURE
SEEK NEW GATES TO HEAVEN
New Tork's Famous Church for Nil.
llonaires About to Close Its Doors
Gould Was Member.

New York.-The "millionaire's gate
to heaven" will be closed when the
famous West Presbyterian church,
which has counted among its pariFh.
toner's Russell Sage. Jay Gould, J.
Hood Wright. Alfred H. Smith, e.
Francis Hyde, Seth Thomas, H. NJ
Flagler. Robert Jaffray and a score
OF other wealthy men, representing
S70O,OOO,OOO, to which fact is due It's
irreverent title. shuts its doors. The
famous landmark opposite Bryant
park on Forty-second street, is to give
way to = modern skyscraper.
Sho church organization will consol.
idate with the Park Presbyterian
church. Its greatest success was dur.
ing the incumbency Of DR.. John sR.
Paxton. the soldier preacher, who oc-
cupied the pulpit from 1881 to 1893.
when charges and counter charges
which led to his resignation caused a
split in the church. His vigorous SER
mons gave the church a great repu-
tation and crowded 1t to its doors at
every service.
Jay Gould was brought into this
church by his daughter, Helen, after
she had heard DR.. Paxton preach, and
he, in turn, persuaded Russell Sage
to join. These two fnanciers were
followed by many others, some of
whom are still members and officials.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
Aplarlsts In Connecticut Who Have
Lost Honey Gatherers Advance
Theory for Disappearance.

Hampton, Conn.-Bee keepers in
this section are fearful that the honey
storing industry is to be failure the
coming season, and on comparing
notes they are becoming convinced
that the trouble is due to the spraying
OF trees, especially apples and other
fruit trees, while in bloom or just be-
fore the opening of the blossoms.
City Clerk A. c. Scripture of Will
mantle, who was one of the first to
make the assertion, states that in the
winter of 1909 he took especially good
care of his hives, kept them well GOV.
cred during the severe weather, fed
the bees as necessity demanded, and in
the spring the little honey gatherers
came out in prime condition, so that
when the apple trees began to bios.
som they were in trim to make a
vigorous attack on the hidden sweet
ness.
He supposed the bees were storing
honey as In former years and paid
little attention to them for two or
three weeks. When he did visit them,
he was surprised to find very few bees
about the hives. At first he thought
nothing Of 1t, reasoning that they were
out gathering honey. The next time
he looked over the hives was at a
time of day when the bees should
have been about their quarters in
large numbers. He was surprised tc
find even fewer than he did before
Investigation disclosed that the bees
were practically all gone. 1t was toe
early in the season for them to swarm
and there were no Indications about
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26

A poor freight train conductor in
South Mississippi has been incOntinently
fired from the service because the Great
White Chief" was "tired" and needed
couple of hours sleep. According to
press reports, on the 31st of March
Major Vardaman wanted to leave Bay
Springs, where he had delivered one of
his famous recitations, for Laurel. The
passenger train was late, but freight
train was ready to leave for Laurel.
As everybody knows, freight trains are
not permitted to carry passengers. Maj.
Vardaman applied to the depot agent
for permission to ride on the train, but
was refused. A telegram was sent to
the superintendent asking for permis-
sion, which was again refused. I'm.
known to the conductor, it is asserted,
Maj. Vardaman and a friend boarded
the train anyway, and the conductor
was not aware of their presence until
well under way and naturally felt a
delicacy in putting them off "in the
"OVu9; So W speak, ana consequently
lost his job. 1t is stated that Mai
Vardaman might have waited about two
hours and caught the passenger train,
and not been the cause of the conductor
losing his position. But two hours of
sleep was apparently Of more conse.
quence to the immaculate one" than c
common, ordinary railroad mans posi-.
tion. He had no appointment to speak
at Laurel, but on arriving there went
directly to a hotel, and after writing a
few letters, retired.-LexingtOn Adver.
tires.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26

Jackson, Miss, April p 1911.
Editor Sentinel" Summit, Miss:
Dear Sir-ln your issue Of last week
you published an article signed BY the
Nandamsn Central Campaign Commit
tee, H. V. Watkins, secretary. This
article is misleading to your readers,
though it should be plain enough that
the Vardaman Central Campaign Com
mittee has no warrant of authority to
speak for US in any matter whatsoever.
1t has no correct information as to our
plans and purposes, nor could it be
trusted to state them correctly to the
public. Permit me to suggest that we
be allowed to speak for ourselves in
all matters relating to the campaign.
We purpose to submit our case to the
legally qualified white Democratic cleo
tors of Mississippi, in full confidence
that they will do what is right in this
and all matters Their verdict will be
final with US, and we promise to win
without boast or lose without a whine.
There should be no room among Mis-
sissippi Democrats for kiekers and sore.
heads.
We have not the purpose nor have we
the power to disqualify any legal voter
in the State. The Constitution of 1890
clearly defines the right Of suffrage
and clearly indicates the duties of white
citizenship. Only Governor Vardaman
the great amender and repeater Of
nstitutions-assumes the right to
qualify or disqualify voters. In his
Issue" of February gath, 1911, he
by unanimous vote of himself-ab-
rogates, modifes, amends and repeals
the Constitution of 1890, and the pri,
mary elction law of the State of Mis-
sissippi.
We do not purpose-the tissue" and
the Vardaman Central Campaign Com
mittee, II. V. Watkins, secretary, to
the contrary notwithstanding-tO inter
tere in any maner whatsoever with the
affairs of the candidates for county Of
fees, in any county of the state, not
even excepting Senator Percy's home
county of Washington. In this con-
neetion kindly publish the enclosed
signed statement of all the Washington
county candidates, for perhaps even
prejudiced partisanship will not deny
these gentlemen the right to speak for
themselves. Respectfully,
WILLIAM CRUMP,
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
SHAMEl

In the last Legislature were 1s1 se.
leet men of Mississippi. WEEKS
AFTER THE ELECTION of a Senator
one Representative cried out 81 am
bribed!" The Senator made thorouob
investigation, and said, 'eNot true" Tba
House made a thorough investigation
and said, Not true" The charge was
tried by jury which said, 'Not true "
In all the three close investigations fwo
corrupt men were found.
One said: 81 accepted money to vota
certain way, but l voted a different
way" thereby confessing to bribery
and lying on his part.
Another said that he repeatedly Of.
fered to sell his vote and nobody would
bride him.
BOTH OF THESE MEN SUPPORT.
ED VARDAMAN FROM FIRST tn
LAST.
Now whom will a sensible man bs.
lieve, 179 men against whom no evi.
dence of wrong could be found?
OR TWO MEN WHO CONFESS
THAT THEY ARE CROoKSf
Answer that, Mr.. Voterl--CarrOllton
Conservative.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
Has Record as Traveller.

Sioux Falls, s. D.-The state record
as long-dlstance traveller while act.
ing as a mail carrier is claimed by
]. w. Barnum, veteran mail carrier.
who resides at White Lake. Almost
continuously for a period of "a years
he has been a mail carrier in that
part of the state and during that Pc
riod it is estimated he Travelled an
aggregate of about 100000 miles. or
distance equal to eight times
around the globe.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
SPRAYED TREES CHASE BEES

the hive that they had died, no dead
bees being in sight
lnqulring Of other bee keepers, Mr..
Scripture learned that he was not the
only one who was losing bees, and
that others had concluded that the
spray applied to fruit trees. to kill the
tiny moths which infect the blossoms,
and later the fruit. was doing equally
effective work in killing of the honey
bees.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
Long Hours Of Working Girls
Cause Freak Ideas.
Or. Caroline Hedser Makes Plea for
Adoption Of Amendment to Wom-
ems Tsn-Hour Law, Giving
Time TO Think Of Dolngs.


Chicago.-More leisure as a cure
far women's craving for rats" puffs
and high heels was advocated by DR..
Caroline Hedger in a talk before the
members Of the Women's Trade
Bnion league.
Her subject was The Cost OF Long
Hours for Women" and she intimated
fhat one Of the results Of long hours
was an inordinate desire for "over-
dressing" and for appearing in freak
Ssh costumes.
The speaker made a plea for the
adoption of the amendment to the
Nomen's ten-hour law. making the
limitation Of hours "a a week, which
would, she said. give working women
more time to think Of some Of their
doings and mend their ways"
Women who work need more time
nor their religious duties, for their
family, and for the development Of
che best that is in them," said Doc
Cor Hedger. 'If working women had
more time they wouldn't do the
things they do now.
They wouldn't wear high heels
and strut around with rats and puffs.
Thank heavens, l never had time to
buy rat II the women had
more time to study art and
ife there would be few rats
worn and they wouldn't wear
krealish 'hand-me-down suits that
arc made the same for thousands
and without any more individuality
than a thousand
Z What do we women aim at as
women7 We wish to attain and main
eain economic efficiency. We wish to
have social and family relations and
We wish to have an effect on the
future.
Nothing affects us so vitality as
fatigue. which may be classified as
normal and abnormal, and fatigue is
the result Of mental and bodily ac-
tion. A certain amount Of work is
necessary for the muscular and cir
culatory functions, but overwork in.
creases the fatigue stuffs in the sys-
tenn and ends in q physical break
Gown.
The fatigue stuffs are poisons that
must be taken out and kept out Of
khe system to maintain economic EN-
cheney. The main way to dispose Of
the fatigue stuffs is by sleep. Fatigue
can be reduced by the taking Of
food. but sleep is the main cure.
More time is needed by the working
woman for sleep.
You can't lose six hours sleep
one night without paying It back. II
you don't pay It back soon then you
viii have to pay It back with inter.
est later on, and you may overdraw
your bank account Of health and 20
bankrupt.
Nothing produces fatigue among
working women like the work Of the
standing trades such as mattresses
and store clerks. / have seen wait
ress in a Chicago restaurant fall
asleep standing on her feet behind
she lunch counter These trades pro-
sduce the fiat foot
Nothing impairs economic EN-
cheney SO much as the fiat foot. which
sometimes is produced by some Of
che prevailing styles Of shoes. Work
ing women must have more leisure
4ime to learn these things.
"Girls should be taught in school
now to feed and care for babies, cook
food, and keep house. Women must
feed their husbands or they will go
20 the saloon to satisfy the craving" J"
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
Juvenile Theory.

Sunday School Teacher-What are
sins, Harold?
Small Harold-Parents.
Sunday School Teacher--Why. how
do you make that out?
Small Harold-Well, the good book
says, BE sure your sins will find you
out" and that's what parents are al.
ways doing,
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26

Senator Percy is taking advantage of
the fact that while the House of Con-
gress is acting on measures for which
the special session of Congress was
called, and the Senate is organizing its
committees, to do some campaigning in
Mississippi. He is showing to the peo-
pie that the Legislature made no mis-
take when it elected him as the sue
cessor of the lamented McLaurin. His
speeches are the speeches of a states
man.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
Why He Tarrles.

why is your friend staying so long
IN New York;"
''I don't know-haven't heard which
Of the two reasons is keeping him"
Which of the two?"
"Yes; whether he is having too
good a time to come away, or mas
spent all his money and can't get
away"
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
PERTINENT QUESTIONS.

Major Vardaman closed his panegyric
Of Senator Percy in his now famous
Commonwealth editorial by saying: "To
such men as Mr.. Percy we must look
for the future goodness and greatness
of the republic. He is capable of doing
great deal for his country, if only
his powers are properly employed" His
words have proven prophetic; the peo-
pie of Mississippi are doing the very
thing Vardaman admonished them to
do-to 'look to such men as Mr.. Percy
for the future goodness and greatness
of the republic" His powers are and
have been properly employed" He has
made the best record during his brief
incumbency of the senatorship of any
man since the establishment of the re.
public in the same period of time. And
he is doing the state valuable service in
exposing and unmasking one of the
baldest political mOuntebanks and char
latans of the age-the hero of the con-
tingent and other trust funds. Yes, the
people "are looking to Mr.. Percy for
the future goodness and greatness of
the republic" He has been tried and
found true and capable-an ideal states
man in the broadest sense of the word.
Lexington Advertiser.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26
New Cable servIee peuIns,

Rio Janeiro, Brazii.-The German
governments direct cable line from
Emden, Germany, to Pernambuco.
Brazil, BY way Of Monrovia, Liberia.
Aesan operation the other day.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-26

Ex-Governor Vardaman's failure to
meet Senator Percy in joint debate is
costing the Ex-Governor many support
ers. But it may be safer for him to
decline joint debates and lose than to
indulge in joint debate and have the
weakness of his mental equipment ex-
posed, his political sophistries pune
tured and his public record submitted to
the X-ray of analysis. Therefore, while
1t is a conceded weakness to avoid Joint
debates, Vardaman tried it once, and
burned child breads the fire."