The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-18
TIMELY BREv|TIES


been found living as If In the stone
age.
The Band Of Hope in England has
an enrolment Of nearly 100000 chill
dren.
NJ. Emile Olivier is the Oldest men,
Der of the French Academy of Inmor-
tails. He was born In Marsailles In
1895.
Mountains of pure marble have been
discovered in German South Africa
the like Of which are unknown In the
world.
In Chile. where the wind is dependa-
BILE, there are two or three small rail
ways the cars Of which are fitted with
sails for propulsion.
Six years ago an iron bedstead was
curiosity in Colon. Panama, but now
it has almost supplanted the wooden
article, the public having found it
more durable, cooler and more SAM.
tary.
Territorial public improvements in
1910 in Hawaii were chiefly in wharfs
and waterworks. A $4,000 reservoir
Of 100000 gallons capacity was
completed for the Honolulu water
works.
II is estimated that In the province
Of Buenos Aires and in the territory
of the Panpa Central. Argentina, the
loss Of sheep from the effect of the
drought will exceed 100000 head, or
about 20 per cent Of the focks.
No speaker of the house of repre.
sentatiyas has become president since
Mr.. Polk. Uncle Joe Cannon once
said. The speaker is frequently men
toned as presidential possibility
until he has appointed his commit.
tees"
The taking and exhibiting Of moving
pictures hare been greatly improved by
the use Of the gyroscope. This stead
les the tripod while the exposure of
the film is being made and lessons the
vibration while it is being projected on
the sheet.
Turkey has definitely arranged with
the Armstrong; for the construction OF
two first class battleships at once. A
special commission is visiting foreign
navy yards in search Of information
in order to determine the displacement
and armament.
The car has given orders to Rus
sian poet, Lydie Kologrivof. to write
the book for cantata and opera glori.
flying the house Of Romanofr. This
bouse has governed Russia since the
election Of Michael Romanof TO the
in 1913
Poultry farming has not yet become
q scientific industry In India. In most
Indian towns it is difficult to obtain
table fowls. To the Hlndus poultry
raising is Objectionable on religious
grounds, The government has now
taken up the matter.
The women employed In the Paris
theaters TO act as ushers and open the
boxes have formed union. They are
usually women of fifty years or so and,
though it is said they appear clumsy
and stupid. they are keen to let no
playgoer escape without first paying |
the customary tip.
There has been q society organized |
In Paris for the preservation OF the |
elephant. This curious society goes
under the name of Friends OF the Ele.
phanr Members Of the society claim
that for many years the elephants
have been slaughtered in the iungles
and that ii is time to call halt.
In the window Of well known tax.
idermist in Edinburgh is to be seen
the figure of starting perched on a
golf ball and inciosed In neat glass
case The poor bird is mounted on the
sphere that caused its death. The in.
cident happened on the golf course at |
Ellie. The bird was struck while IN |
fight and instantly killed.
DR.. William Osborne Mcdowell, "the |
is sixty-one years old. l
He got commission as first lieu |
tenant from the governor OF New Jer.
sey in 1864; but, being only sixteen. |
be was not allowed to serve. He has
devoted himself for many years to the (
Of societies for the ad.
Of world peace.
Germany's remarkable prosperity il
again revealed by statistics showing |
that 100000 foreign workmen are /
in the country. There are
approximately 10000 foreigners hold
Ing Industrial places and 100000 who
are agriculturists. The importation Of
these foreigners is necessary owing to
the lack OF German labor.
More than half of the students Of
Cornell university who were recently
elected to the Phi Beta Kappa society
were women. This society stands for
pure scholarship alone. and OF the
members elected this
year fifteen are women. There are
only 400 women students In Cornell
out of total enrolment Of 5000.
The appearance Of parts Of New Yea.
land is being greatly improved by tree
planting on a large scale, which will
In time be o source OF large revenue to
The state. 1t is carried on mainly BY
prison labor and by the labor Of dis.
charged prisoners, who are given EN-.