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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
A japanese Fable.

One day the monkey saw the ant
climbing up tall tree and thought
that he would amuse himself at his
expense.
Look here, Mr.. Ant" said he, chow
quickly you are ascending the tree!
Won't you have a race with me to the
top Of the tree? am certain that you
can beat me-"
"all right" replied the ant, and both
started to run up the tree from the
bottom. In a minute the monkey had
reached the middle branch OF the tree,
while the little ant had scarcely trav-
sled an inch - ss.9S
The monkey looked down haughtily
upon the ant and then began to per
form his favorite acrobatic feats upon
one of the outstretching branches.
Suddenly the wood snapped under his
weight, and he fell to the ground. He
was so badly hurt that 1t took some
time before no could pick himself up.
In the meantime the ant had reached
the top of the tree and won the race.
Moral--One who relies too much on
his own ability often fails.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
The Enuineer Mouse.

Several years ago workmen were
digging holes for some telegraph poles
In New York, and into one of them n
poor little mouse fell. The tiny pria-
oner at first raced around the hole
frantically; then he seemed to set his
wits to work. The hole was several
feet deep, but he began to dig a spiral
groove around 1t from the bottom.
working night and day. When he got
tired he built little landings to his
staircase where he could rest. The
workmea had become interested In
him and gave him food. and when on
the third day mousie reached the top
all the men cheered him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
Msor.ss In Needle Factories.

In factories where needles are made
the grindstones throw OFF great guam
titles of minute steel particles, al
though the dust is too fine to be per-
ceptible to the eye. Breathing the dust
shows ne immediate effect. but gradu-
ally sets up irritation, usually ending
in pulmonary consumption. and for
merly almost all the workrnen died be-
fore the age Of forty. Ineffective at
tempts were made TO screen the air by
gauze or linen guards for nose and
month. At length the use Of the mag
net was suggested, and now masks OF
magnetized steel wire are worn by
workmen and effectually remove the
metal dust before the air is breathed.
London Telegraph.
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LIVED FOR THIRTEEN I. q.
YEARS ON 81 "A WEEK.
spinstsr Hoardsd Fer ths Future Cars
of an Orphan Girl.

Miss Sarah Robinson OF St. Louis.
sixty-one years old, has lived for thir-
teen years on 81 a week, while she has
saved the rest of her Hleager earnings
as a seamstress for the future care
and education Of some orphan girl
whom she desires to take her name
after her death. II
Miss Robinson Is an EngIishwoman,
and her manners Indicate that she Is
of gentle birth. Her remarkable .self
sacrifice was brought to, light through
9, loss which endangered the boarded
sum. - + ~
An old mahogany boz conataning her
certificate of deposit Tor the afnoant
Of the savings, 1881 10, and ti1e win
In which she bequeaf hed the whole
amount to. tho Christian Missionary 10
ciety for the benefit M tfie futnre lit
tie Sarah disappeared rom its accus-
toned place In her small, 'Bars room.
HnrryLdg to tho Bunk when ske iis-
covered her loss, MIA Robfnson vas
rejoiced to learn that the money was
intact. But to regain possession of Ii
she was required to advertise the loss
Of the deposit certificate, ana shs win
also have to give bond for twice the
son said: 7''tfi ~
whenever I put 4, dollar away I
would say to myself, There Is pair
OF shoes for little Sarah Or There's
g book for her. That made it easy,
and | was surprised to ind how much
I could save"
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HER HAIR TURNED GREEN.


Dsn1 Noopenol6iIity.
Changing your1hais u IKE Changing
your luck, YoulkakS Iehe risk, accord
Ing to aftislayiEs <0gs6 ted to the New
YORK supreme roufby Mines. Polly
ana Klatk, kalrdressers, accompany
ing their application for dismissed Of
a suit brought against them by Ade-
line Is. Lewison, who asks 10000
damhges from the firm. She alleges
that her prematnrely gray hair turn
ed green and her scalp and complex
ion pink while she Yves seeking re-
turn Of the raven blackness that had
been the original shads Of her locks.
The San F'ranciacp earthquake IL
blamed by the plaintiff for the change
OF her hair from black to gray, She
recites visits to the New York hair
dressers and their application Of
liquids which. 1t was hoped, would re-
store the natural tint Following this
action, the plaintiff declares, her hair
became u startling shade Of green.
and soon her skin was painfully at
fected Nervousness ana suffering re-
sutant from these conditions caused
the pIaintiir great suffering and mental
anguish, she alleges.
In asking dismissal Of the suit the
hairdressers declared that they offer
no guarantee of success Of their treat
ment and that the subject thereof
agreed to accept whatever riak was
entailed by their cooperation In her
efforts to make her hair black again
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13

The flrst use Of the rain gauge has
been credited to Benedetto Castelli, an
Italian contemporary Of Galilei, but
recent research shows that rain gauges
were used In the fifteenth century,
nearly two centuries before, says Popu-
lar Mechanics. In the second volume
Of the historical annals Of Korea Is
found a reference to rain gauges which
translates as follows:
I'm the twenty fourth year Of the
reign of King Sejo (1442, the king or.
dered constructed a bronze instrument
to measure the rainfall. 1t Is vase
resting on stone base and was placed
Mt the observatory. Each time II rain.
ed the attendants measured tie height
Of water in the vase and reported to
the king. Similar instruments were
also placed in all the provinces"
The ancient rain gauge herewith H.
Illustrated may still be seen at Taiko,
Korea.
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puFFED THEIR OWN WARES.
Authors In the Good Old Days Threw
Bouuuets at Them selves.

Authors in 1.-THE good old days" were
not above writing their own puffs.
Charles Reade wrote long article on
himself for Once a Week, in which he
said:
II is impossible to speak too highly of
'"The Clolster and the Hearth" 1t Is one
OF the most scholarlike and learned as
we'll as one of the most artistic and beau
tiful works of fiction in any language.
Read him. Resign yourself to the magic
spell of his genius. The effect of Foul
Play" Is perfectly marvellous. 1t leaves
the stories of every other sensational nov
Ell writer far behind
Nor was Balzac in France above
praising his own works. III you have
not been born story teller" he wrote
in review, you will never obtain
the popularity of NJ de Balzac. And
what story tellerl What verve and
wit! How the world IL dissected by
this man! What passion and cool
nessw
But the height of literary advertis-
ing in the first half Of the last cen
fury was reached In the ease of Eu-
gene Sues famous novel "The Wan
dering Jew" Every little while the
daily installment in the newspaper in
which 1t was appearing would be miss
Ing, and in its place would be an an
nouncement that M. Sue was suffering
from a slight indisposition and read
ers would be obliged to wait forty
eight hours for new developments of
the narrative. So well did these meth
DDS succeed. says Mr. Tassin, that 1t
was impossible to buy outright copy
of the journal, but instead copies were
rented out at 10 sous for half an hour.
the time thought necessary to read the
installment. "And all the while Sue
himself was industriously abetting the
publishers by posing overdressed and
with spurs to his boots at the Cafe de
Paris in an attitude of deepest abb
straction. as If wondering what the
next installment would be about
Bookman.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
NESTS OF sEAWEED.
Floating Homes For Flying Fish In the
Sargasso Sea.

Floating Homes For Flying Fish In the
Sarsasso Sea.
Science is beginning to know a good
deal more than 1t formerly did about
that strange drowned meadow in
the Atlantic ocean southwest Of the
Azores which Is called the Sargasso
sea.
1t is, as is web understood, vast
accumulation Of kind OF seaweed
which, upheld at the surface Of the
water by innumerable little air vessels
that act as floats, is continually re-
newed by the breaking up of Its fronds
aud the growth Of the broken parts.
Many fishes have established their
homes in it as well as numerous swim
ming crabs, small cuttlefish and quite
a variety Of other creatures.
Most remarkable of all its inhabit-
ants is the mouse fish, which has pee
toral fms developed in such way as
to resemble arms. BY these it holds
on to the fronds of the weed, crea-
ture of solitary habits, highly carnivo-
rous and always waiting for some
prey to come within reach. 1t is a
fish OF very peculiar appearance, with
ever so many queer looking appen-
dages, and in color 1t initiates closely
the plant that affords 1t shelter. being
green with white spots.
The dying fishes that inhabit the
floating meadow make ball-like nests
out Of fronds Of the weed as big do
two tists Such balls are found float
Ing and appear as lie knit together
MIN elastic thread. i They ara 6lled
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The WATKINS Eco.


Place a plate on the table so that it
is near enough to the edge to be easily
taken In hand. Then place the egg In
the middle and with the help OF the
thumb and the index finger OF the
right hand. placed respectively at either
end, give the egg lively rotary move
ment, 1t will soon stand upright on
Its points and turn. Now seize the
plate and all you have to do TO make
the egg waltz Is to move your hand
in waltzing motion. The egg should
be hard boiled one and should while
boiling be kept in perpendicular pc.
sition in the saucepan. Try 1t and see
the egg spin around the plate. -Magi.
cal Experiments.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
WORKED FORTY YEARS FOR SIS
Man Who Was Cut on Sues to Brssk
His Fathers Will.

Edward vanhoesen has brought suit
in Lawrence. Kan, to break the VIII
Of his father. d. r.. vanhoessn, ST..
who left him IS out OF a $4,000 ~
tate after the son had worked forty
years on the old mans farm and re-
ceiyed no compensation except board
and clothes. %
Mrs. vanhoesen. the old farmers
widow, was left a very small beduest,
md most Of the estate was given by
the terms OF the win to nine grand
children. -
vanhoesen was mentally unbalanced
at the time of his death, members or
his family believe. he fancied that
his relatives had conspired to burn
him alive. they say.
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The Retort Courteous.

This is the sort of conversation one
overhears between newly married
couples:
Him-Oh, I'm tired Of hearing about
your brother Bob! Shut up about him!
One would think he had all the manly
virtues.
Her-Well, he may not be such an
angel as all that, but he isn't such a
fool as you are. G
fTim-You bet he isn't He's a
notwithstanding Plain Dealer.
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There's a certain little sunbeam who is
very fond OF me. 9s es
And every single morning. bright and
early as can be
because he knows my nursery Is on the
shady Side),
He leaves his brothers frolcking DER
dewy meadows wide.
And he climbs into window at the east
end of our hall,
And he creeps across the carpet. and he
feels along the wall
And he slips between some curtains and
through an open door.
And he makes golden bee line across
my bedroom floor
Until, without q tiny sound to tell he's
near the place,
He has jumped upon my pillow and is
shining In my facet
Then up start and out OF bed. for who
would wish 70 stay
When such a friend has come no far to
call one out to play7
Youths Companion.
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DIAGNOSING A JOKE.
1t Seemed Easy at First, but the Case
y 4, Proved Hopeless.

Proved Hopeless.
The name of the author Of the fol-
lowing story is better known for poet
ry than prose. However, here is what
S. e. Kiser perPetrated at conven-
tion of American bumorists:
Paw and nav were sitting In the
sitting room enc evening, and pretty
soon paw began to laff.
whats wrong?" nav asst.
This is one Of the best joaks ever
saw" paw says.
"Lissen and III read 1t to you: why
is the mistake of a dockter not as bad
as that of dentust? Do you known
paw asst.
"No," nav told him.
"Becoz," paw. red. zone fills six feat
and the other fills an aker."
"How do they do thatY' nav asst.
'Becoz they made A mistake" paw
ansered
(Which does?" nav says.
"'Both Of them" paw told her.
'That's why the mistake of the dock
ter izzent as Bad as the dentusts."
why not?" says. nav.
''The dockter only fills Six feat"
paw,told her, "and the dentust fills An
aker."
81, don't understand About the feat"
nav sed. why does he Fiji six OF
them and What does he fill them
with| Paw began to look kind OF
CLASSY out Of his eyes, and he Red the
joak again to himself so he would be
sure he Didn't make emmy mistake.
Then he says:
"Why, you see, II dockter would
make a mistake 1t mite be fatle, and
so he would ill six feat Of earth with
man, because the man would Be
about six feat tall, you no."
II don't see mulch to laugh a bout
such joak." nav told him. May
be 1t intent be a man at all, Or he
mite be short"
"Oh, WELL" paw says, they just pre-
tend He would be a six footer 80 as
to Make 1t come In with the aker."
why do they want to do thatr
nav asst.
That's the joak," paw says.
(which ISL" nav told him.
'eWhy, the aker." paw ansered.
"where are they emmy Joak about
thatT' nav asst.
"The dentust fills 1t, you no." paw
sed. but he Didn't SEINE to be very sure
about 1t by that time.
"Yes." nav says, but you red that
he made A mistake"
"Donit you know what an aker isT'
paw asst, "a tooth that You fil is an
aker, and They have akers Of ground"
"But where does the mistake come
inn" nav sed.
"Why, he Fills the rong one" paw
answered, Wlping his forrid and kind
Of looking Around like II he was try
ing to see If the escape was all cut off.
"WeIl, then, how does He ill the
aker," nav asst. '1f the tooth he Fills
is the rong one And duzzent akef"
Then paw got up and tore the Al
mannick In two and Threw 1t in the
waist basket and sed
"They are no use Trying to bring
emmy sunshine into This family. Let's
crop the subject. The man that rote
the joak Was fool and the one that
printed II was Il worse one, but I'm not
going to rong Father one Of them by
unjust suspishens. Mebby they didn't
every try TO tell 1t TO woman
New York Post.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13

with eggs. Professor Louis hsassiz
mistooki them for nests Of the mouse
fish, but Dr. Theodore Gill, an emil
nent authority, has proved this to have
been an error. Each one of these
nests is composed Of single frond,
which by commencing with the slen-
derest outer branchlets and peehng
them SUCCESSFULLY off can be spread
out entire. New York World.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
Very Special.

A young medical student was being
quizzed by one Of his teachers. "In
what will you specializeW he was
asked.
Diseases Of the nostril," replied the
student.
"Goodv' said the professor enthusi-
asticaly. (which nostrilr-Success.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13

Jack Hardup with unwonted enthu-
siasm) by Jove! see that some
fellow is talking about introducing
bill into the house making 1t a mis-
demeanor to send annoying letters to
anybody. Very clever idea, that. I'll
have my tailor locked up for six
months, by Jovei"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
An Elephant Rome Walker,

The elephant was trained In the old
en- time to perform many feats. Men
ton is made of one that walked the
tight rope, and not only near the
ground. II we may believe what the
old writers say 1t also walked rope
stretched above the heads Of the spec
tators and carried a man on his back.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
Premature,

The Fair Purchaser-Your eggs are
all very small today, Mr.. Jones. Mr.
Jones--Yes'm, they are, but I'm sure
don't know the reason. The Fair
Purchaser - Oh, / expect you took
them out of the nests too soon.--Lon-
don Sketch.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13

HELP WANTED--MALE.

WANTED--For U. 8. army: Able
Lodied unmarried men between the
ages OF Is AMI 35; citizens OF United
States of good character and TEN
nerate habits, who can speak, READ
end write the English language. For
Information apply Recruiting Officer
Ill Ohio St.eet, Cairo. Ill.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
WANTED.

WANTED--A bookkeeper who IL
rapid, accurate and forceful. Who
recognizes the value of detailed &C
counting system to growing bus
mess and can produce accurate re-
suits. Apply in own handwriting;
give experience as salary expected.
Address Cairo, care Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
4 Mistaken Kindness.

Permitting relatives. or fond friends
to give child sweetmeats is mista
ken Kindness many homes Of re-
finement children are taught not to
accept offerings OF this nature. The
early years Of development depend so
materially upon strict diet.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
FOE SAlsE Or TRADE.

N~.
i you want to Sell or Trade any.
No, a wan. At 10 this paper and 81
acrs in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio will
ID your party. It will only cost you
$50 per line Of 6 words, write us for
lst OF papers. Aistill Advertising Syn.
dicate, Elwood, Indiana
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
LEONARD'S
STUDIO.
A Short Sermon.

1t Ii reported that young man. be
ing examined preparatory to joining
the church. was asked. Under whose
preaching were you converted?"
Under nobodys preaching" was the
prompt reply. II was converted under
my mothers practicing"
Did any preacher ever utter 80 pow
erful sermon as the young man EN-.
bodied I'm those few words?
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
saitor IN Misfortune.

The editor Of the Walton News 10
confined TO his bed He is in perfect
health, but his washerwoman got care
less and lot COW eat up hiS other
shirt recently 'tlherton tGa.) Star
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
POSITIONS WANTE,,.

Perhaps you can't secure iust
kind of employment in this city you d
sire. A "Poeition Wanted" al in 4
paper and 50 other daily papers in
diana, Illinois and Ohio viii get ",
you want. $3.50 per line each insert
Austill Advertising Syndicate, Ewo
Indiana, Write for list Of rapers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13

WANTED TO RENT-3 to 5 room
cottage, modern. 6 blocks of Eighth
and Washington. Address A Bulle-
tin office.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13
ARE YOU THINKING

ARE YOU THINKING
about Painting and Papering Be.
fore you decide let us urge you to
come around and talk the subiA.;
over frankly with us. Our know
edge of the Paper and Paint -n
mess may prove valuable to y0a.
You do not obligate your self by
coming. You are to be the Judge
and jury. We will gladly submit
to your decision. We paint signs
anywhere at any time.
MARABLE, the Painter.
Both Phones. 220 Eighth street
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13

Manufacturers In the United States
exported POSSESSES pounds of prlntl
inr uaner gast year. Y. M Y w NM "A sG;l
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-13

The Bulletin has been the leading
papar Of Cairo tOt owes forty years. .
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
GREAT INTEREST IN
TRADE AGREEMENT
Western Canadian Farmers Un-
certain About Effect.

Winnipeg, March 22--The relation
of the Twin City grain market TO
Winnipeg and the Manitoba grain III.
dustry has attracted wide attention in
Western Canada since the reciprocity
pact was brought up. As the chief
product of the three prairie provinces
is grain, on which depends the prosS
perity Of the West, this theme has
been lively subject Of discussion for
the past month.
The opponents of the treaty on this
side of tire line early realized that the
views Of the Western farmer would
largely influence the fate of the treaty
at Ottawa and early entered on Il
lists that their wheat would not be
advanced in prices by the Obliteration
of the custom houses along the border.
Those favorable to the reciprocity
idea have been equally active in trying
to convince the farmer that the free
exchange of grain means a larger mar.
ket for their grain much nearer home
than the ultimate markets of the Unit
ed Kingdom and Europe.
Around these issues, therefore, much
discussion has occurred in the three
prairie provinces during the past
month, the possibility Of ST. Paul and
Minneapolis mills consuming large
quantities Of Western Canadian grain
being one of the chief arguments of
those fayOring the pact
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
n0BBLE SKIRT IN POLITICS
Keen Ridicule Aids In Defeating
Suffrage in Iowa.

Des Moines. March 22-"We do
not need the ornamental coal scuttle
and dishpan or the hobble skirt in
politics i'm Iowa." shouted Senator
Shirley Gillilland as he closed the de-
bate on woman suffrage in the senate
just before the proposal to submit the
question to the voters OF the state was
defeated by vote OF q to q.
The senator bitterly assailed the
suffragists: 1.-The woman here agitat-
ing this question" he said, could be
better employed at home. Colorado
is the rottenest state in the Union po-
litically and women have voted there
eighteen years. Many women are i'm
the movement for notoriety because
they get their pictures in the paper
and many women are getting ambi-
tious. The thing for them to do is to
quit Fostering the Legislature and con-
vert the wives and daughters of the
mamhorS -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
SENATOR GORE IN ST. PAUL
Oklahoman Declares for Free Trade
With Canada.

st. Paul, March 22-Thomas P.
Gore, United States senator from Okla
homa. arrived in st. Paul and de
clared in an interview at the Mer-
chants hotel that free trade with Can
ada, without restrictions, would be or
the greatest benefit to both countries
The blind senator arrived from Yer
million, S. d., and Is to make an ad'
dress at Hutchinson, Mimi. He will
then go directly to Mississippi TO visit
his mother and from there he will re
turn to Washington In time to be pres
ent at the opening of the extra SEES
sion of congress April 4.
Speaking Of the treaty Senator Gore
was OF the opinion that schedule X
should be revised. This schedule car
ries the tariff on wool and WOODEN
goods. He also declared that if the
tariff on wheat is abolished the same
action should he taken in regard TO
1our and dressed meats.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
FORM MINNESOTA
SOCIETY FOR PEACE
Prominent Men Address Gath.
eripg at St. Paul.

st. Paul, March 22.-The Minnesota
State Peace society was organized at
the old capitol for the purpose OF q
popular campaign of education to de.
velop a strong public sentiment in ia
vor of world peace, the settlement of
disputes by arbitration or judicial pro-
cess and the establishment of sim.
pie, effective agency through which
the people of Minnesota at any time
can voice their sentiments in favor OF
peace.
Governor Eberhart presided at the
mass meeting. Those who addressed
the gathering were the governor
Louis BetZ, Edward l.. Hunt of New
York. who is promoting the peace
movement; DR.. Cyrus Northror,. Pre-
lessor George w. Davis, J. A. O.
Preuss. F. c.. Hoffman, :. " Olsan
and Rabbi Rypins. Al. expressed in
eloquent terms theiF ideas OF amenit3
and concord among nations a cor
stitution was drafted, which eliminaIe'
the scheme OF annual dues. Several
hundred persons became charles. mem
bers of the organization
The following officers we're elected
Honorary president, Governor Eher
hart active president. Cyrus North'
rop vice presidents, Archbishop re
land and Mrs. c. 6. Rishee: secrets,
r!es, J. 5 McLain and Miss Ella Fat.
tersOp