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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
MRS. SCOTT WON
D. A. R. ELECTION

who Is r,eh,ass enough to wear a
daisy" OF a rose" There IS rumor
that exSteater Cannon. wac is a
loyal admirer OF Mrs. Scott, has
openly esroused the fortunes or that
lolle and eminent lady CT his own
state, but Uncle zoe illustrates his
discretion by holding The fortified
house chamber and does not dare the
pelilous peacock alles o. the Willard.
Il is in this eager and impetuous
spirit that the Daughters of the
American Revolution approach the
great tomorrow, which elects presi,
dent-general.
The Illinois Candidate.
There are $4,000 Daughters of the
American Revelation in America.
Nine thousand new ones came il
within the current year, With oyery
3aaptr represented there are mor-
San 1900 delegates in attendance uQ-
n every congress. The roster shows
or this congress only l,06G dele,
satcs, A majority Of these, or 53!,
will elect the president general to
succeed Mrs. Scott.
Mrs. Scott herself is grand dane
ii the old regime. OF tie finest ke.4,
tuchy stock, sister-in-law of OK
Vice President Stevenson, Immensely
iel, a social leader par excellence, a
ole philanthropist, I'D the best
lcsiness woaan and the greatest far
ner il Illinois. She has reflected
glory uron the order,
! Behind Mrs Scott, OF side by side
with her as campaign manager coun'
sellor and friend, is Mrs. Donal1o nc
Lean, than WON taere IS no more
remarkable woman in America. Ono
n impe;uous daring spoke publicly
efMrs. Mclean as q Theodore
, Roosevelt in petticoats," If it was
say attn, would speak of Mr..
Roosevelt as Mrs. Donald Mclean
in trousers; for the great woman, in
lore in genius and il balance is eve
greater than the man. One blast up,
on t/a Mclean brglo horn is geneg,
ally worth thousand women Mrs.
MI cans neutenants obey her i'm
pllcitly and her iron vii is the law
}, the camp.
Mrs. william Cum.....t,>, Story Is Il
N York woman Of the Revolution
airy an arlstocratic KnickeTbocker
strain. She has youth ana grace ami
beauty and Ter manner carries a
softncss of Charm that along with her
cioqucnca has so far won her battle
in forum anu in field With brains
and gentleness and tirclcss inLhstry
Of patriotism, she was in 1910, ana Is
now, formidable candidate for the
presidency. Mrs. Story's general
campaign director is Mrs. Sarah 4,
Kinney, honorary state regent of Con
nccticut, and her special counsellor
n this campaign is Miss Florence G
Finch of New York, whose sweet and
classic face and subtle tact has much
strength and force of will and who
is to Mrs. Story rs Damon was tc
Pythias.
These brilliant and tireless women
! in politics are as astute and as &C
curate as men They keep TAB on
every meeting throughout the states
TO call the roll of delegates one by
one. as men do. to know whore they
| stand on the presidential issue.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
LEGALITY OF MARRIAGES
Judge Owens OF Cook County Cues
tions Right cf Outside Justice
to Perform Ceremony.

Chicago, April 2l.-fIUndreds Of
marriages performed in Cook county
by justices of the peace since tie
new municipal court law went mt
effect last May will be Illegal ii an
intimation made by County. JUDGE
John e. Owens develops. judge
Owens questions the right of an out
side justice of the peace to perform
d marriage ceremony in the county
clerks office,
The county attorney has been aske
to look into the legality Of numerous
marriages performed by Justice vii
liam Stacy Of Evanston.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
WAS PAINFULLY HURT
Lineman on Iron Mountain Caugh
Under Hand Car When it Jumped
Track-Taken 10 Hospital.

L. r. Ray was taken to st. Mary
luhrmary Friday evening sufferin
from injuries caused by hand ca
running over him. Ray is linemaa
in the employment of the Iron Moun.
tain railroad He with a force C.
workmen has been engaged in putin
up telegraph line along the Car
& Thebes division OF the Iron MouI
tain railroad. The party were retura
ing to Cairo from Cache when tn
accident happened The hand ca
jumped the track and all the me
we're thrown off Ray fell under IT,
car and was badly injured about th
head and received many bruises.
Rooms 81 to $2,5O par week I'll Ont
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
Sun and Moon.

Sur will rise today 49,. 5,13 a. ~
srr viii set today =. 6.sS p. N
Noon will rise tonight *. 2;1S a. L,
IAoteS SIN record is accurate for
Cairo. supplied by local observer OF
Y. s. Weather Bureau. Moon record
is tie calendar record for this ssc'
toni
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
THE WEATHER
Yesterday,s Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

The day was partly cloudy. The
government bulletin reported rair
from II points; none in this section
No material changes in temperature
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
iyGGEKHEIN DIVORCE
case Pending Ten Years Argued II
Chicaoo-Former Wife Would
Set Aside Decree.

Chicago April 21,--The Gugsenheim
'ivorce the validity of which is being
ested after laTse of ten years, and
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22

In Virginia folks say we nrc some
what apt TO think the sun revolves
round and round our little vcrdant
apoi Of ground. 40 II Is an actual fact
that one day when the mountain on
which one 0f our citizens resided
caught fre be ran to his cabin, call
TX:
wife. wifi. the worlds On Ore! GIT
mi nadertlo'cs and ie's gos'- Llppin-
COTS
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22

French Divorce Law.
A Frenchman may secure divorce
II his wife goes Oh the stage without
his consent. -
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22

Malev's Resta vraN SiQ G.''y =:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-23
CLEVER DETECTIVE WORK

From the Bookman.
 Several years ago letters and packages containing drafts, checks. money and other valuables were being stolen con- stantly on one of the star routes of New Mexico. Learning they were watched. the thieves adopted the tactics of opening thes letters, securing the valuables, re- sealing the envelopes and sending them along These letters passed through so many hands that the inspectors could not even guess where the robberies took place along the line.
 Then one clever inspector secured a quantity of drugs, labled them, put them in his grip and started on a fake inspec- ton trip of the offices along the robbery route. Pretending to examine the books, he deftly dropped a little of each drug in the muci1age. bottles on the desks of the several offices making notes of the different offices with their special drugs, for future use.
 When the trip was finished he received letter from New York business man, containing an envelope which was evil dently opened on that particular route and rifed of money. The inspector smelled the mucilage on the flap, looked up the office designated by the' drug he scented and caught his game in less than a week. a. ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-23
Splitting The Session h Two.

The Alabama apportionment bill prom ises to be delayed until about March 1. and the legislature will almost certainly
 have Co take a recess in order to ap-
 portion the state under the new congress sional bill As the apportionment gives Alabama an additional member of Con- gress public sentiment will demand that the present legislature act upon it, rather than order the election of a congress- man-at-large.
 There is undoubtedly opposition to a split session, but split session will prob ably be found to be the best way to satisfactory legislation all round. A pre- liminary session of 30 days, it is pro- posed is to be followed by a final session in June or July of 20 days. In that way an extra session may be avoided for in June all will see what additional legis- lation is needed. Governor Jelks did not call an extra session, and if the present legislature does its work bravely and well Governor O'Neal will not feel com- pelled to reassembe the members of the present legislature. As the session pro- gresses it may become plainer that split session is the best way to determine the ent legislature. No legislature ever had to face more complex problems than those presented in the liquor question: and the bills providing for a commission form of government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-23
ODD OLD ROMAN EpITAPHs

From the Roman Mail.
 A wfe's inscription on her sweet husband S" tomb: q put this tomb rIn- der the protection of Pluto and of all the internal gods, who are looking after it.. If a mortal damages it, opens it or car ries away something from it, l wish that he may not find soil to walk on nor sea to navigate in and that all his race be destroyed, and on him fall all the mall adies and evils that can fail on man or beast. Who dares to profane this tomb must fear the wrath of the gods"
 On the tomb of one MT. Emilius: "This tomb has been prepared for myself, my brother and my wife, for all my freed men, their women and children, except Hermetes, to. whom, owing to his bad life. the entrance to this place is strictly forbidden"
 One epitaph informs us that the man buried behind it died poor because during his whole life he had been very dissolute'
 On a woman's tomb: If perfect woman ever existed, I am that one, for I was honest and virtuous, but fate has not rewarded me. Alasl I am unhappy because rest far from my mother and my husband. They did not love me, but my children did, and they also think much of me"
 over a lady killed by robbers who sought her jewels: If you love your wife do not make her many presents, especially in gold. Give her dresses only, and always refuse to give her splendid and precious jewels, which draw the covetousness of brigands and attract too many firts.''
 Two uncomplimentary tributes to de- parted spouses: "On the day of her death I celebrated sacrifice of thinks to the gods 'To Cecelia Metrodora. The husband: Only happy when he re- cards her tomb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-23
MODERN PULPIT METHODS
,m the Washington Herald.

From the Washington Herald.
 Crudity in church services is respon- sible for a remarkable decrease in church attendance. according to pr. William H. P. Faunce president of Brown univer- sity, who was recently In this city.
 "Carelessness and incompetence in the pulpit explain in large measure the fact that public worship Is growing conscious ness When the scripture" continued Dr. Faunce ''is read as if 1t were a rail- road time table, or, on the other hand, as if it were text book in elocution, the result is the reverse of devotional. When prayer ostensibly addressed to God audience, the effect is the same as that produced by any other form of hypoc- risy In many churches the perform ance of the choir is adnnirabe from an esthetic standpoint, but quite irrelevant as an aid to worship.
 sIn some churches the ordinance of baptism Is a mere survival of what was at the banks of the Jordan deeply and tenderly significant, but is now repeated amid such irreverence and vulgar curios- ity as to make 1t hardly more than a kind of amateur dramatics. The Lord s supper is in some places so shabbily administered as to repel the worshipful mind, and to carelessness which we should not for a moment allow in our homes is not infrequently seen at the table of the Lord" -'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-23
The RetaiI Grocer

As mercantile and housekeeping condi- tions are practically the same in Birming- ham as in New York what a Brooklyn man writes 10 the editor of the Sun will be read with interest here: "As to the responsibility of the retailer for high prices, if any one thinks that making money in the retail business is easy let him try it once. I am familiar with the grocery trade and know that any success beyond a bare living is but seldom at tained, and then only by the most eco- nomica1 methods joined with business skill
 Tt costs the average grocer about fS per cent of money taken in for his ex- penses, and out of the remainder he has 10 pay for his goods and make a living profit if he can. have in mind the cor Ter grocer who takes in s100 a day. He has to start off early in the morning to buy his market supplies, and he returns to his store at about o'clock. Then he unloads and puts his, horse in the stable and hitches Up another horse to his de- livery wagon.
 N~De VI making deliveries let me tell story. l overhead a grocer talking over the phone Yes, this is Meyer; yes ma am. Is that all you want? Will it do If send it about o'clock this afternoon? My wagon will be making deliveries in your neighborhood at that time. Oh, you must have it at once? All right; I'll send the boy as soon as he comes in F
 q asked what the lady had ordered. She wanted a package of yeast, said Meyer and I have already made two de- lveries to her house today/ I must send the boy with this yeast, although my profit on It is less than cent. I cannot afford to lose the lady's custom
 Tn the old days in New York people went to market carrying baskets in which they brought home their purchases. This custom enabled the retailer to sell per cent cheaper than he does today, when he must deliver all orders" --,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-23
Editor Barnes of New York Vindicated

The Roosevelt fasco in New York stands confessed by the resignation of the chairman of the republican state com mittee, whom the ex-President named and the reinstatement of the man whom the same ex-President had busted, Will liam Barnes, editor of the Albany Jour nal. The vote in the committee was Barnes, 25; Woodruff, s; Heacock, f. No insurgent was balloted for. The state Is again in the hands of the standpat- ters and the Barnes Woodruff Wa dsworth machine.
 This result must be humiliating to MT. Roosevelt, and it means beyond doubt that the New York delegates to the re- publican national convention will vote for MT. Taft. The passing of Roosevelt until 1916-means the renomination of MT Taft be it for good or III. As things look now he can carry few states indeed and 1912 is not far off.
 If the schedules reported by MT. Un- derwood from the ways and means com mittee prove satisfactory to those dis tressed by the present high cost of liv- ing, 1t will matter but little what re- publican is nominated for President. MT. Taft will run as well as any other re- publican. for all are tied to the Aldrich tariff except a few radical insurgents who cannot secure a nomination. The fall of Rooseveltsm in New York rem ders the vote of that state reasonably secure to the democrats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-23
HIS NAME A HANDICAP

From the New York Sun.
 A distinguished name is sometimes handicap to person in lowly. life, as was shown in one of the police courts few days ago when a negro was charged with snatching a purse from a woman and running off. The evidence was weak and tf1e outcome doubtful.
 '.Dis am a caseSo' misidentifying, yo honor An nevuh been in trouble befo'. an An hab alib now pleaded the prisoner.
 The assistant district attorney came in from another room and the magistrate asked him what he thought of the charge. The district attorney asked the name of the prisoner.
 William Shakespeare, suh," responded the negro.
 ''The name is familiar. Oh, yes, I re- member now. I prosecuted you for lar ceny in special sessions six months ago. You got three months in the pen. I had forgotten all but the name.''
 This turned the scales, and the negro was held for trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-23
Sit by my side, and let the world slipj we shall ne'er he younger.
 Flaming ofthe Shrew.
Revision of Rules and the Tariff

MT. Underwood makes plain the fact that none of the House committees will be announced until next December, eX- cept the rules committee. The rules com- mittee will be headed, 1t is said, by MT. Henry of Texas, and the other majority members of 1t may be announced this week.
 The selection of this committee at this time is essential because the people con- demned at the polls last November Can nonism as well as Aldrichism. The ten tative rules committee will be expected to be ready to report to the House when 1t meets next December rules that will render Cannonism lost art The six democrats of the tentative rules commit tee will be charged with responsibility second only to that of the ways and means committee.
 It is already apparent that the repub- licans are discouraged by the harmony that prevails in the democratic party They had anticipated a great deal of discord in the tentative caucus of last Thursday. None appeared. and the unique caucus is now considered a political achievement.
 As soon as the present session is ad- jnurned the ways and means committee headed by MT. Underwood and the rules committee headed by Mir Henry will get down to hard work, and in December next they will be ready to report rules and bills that will bury both Cannonism and Aldrichism, let us hope. forever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-23
Captain Peary'S Promotion Recommended

The House committee on naval affairs
 " majority vote recommends the pas rage Qf the HaIe-Bates bill, giving Peary the thanks of Congress, and creating him a rear admiral on the retired list
 The committee reports that he went with in 1.6 miles of the north pole, which was certainly near enough for all prac- tical purposes or for individual comfort.
 Congressman Macon of Arkansas stands ready to combat the report of the com mittee on naval affairs, but it is be- lieved that the reported bill will go through the House. The Senate is com mitted to it already, and only the amend uents made to the bill need the sanction of the Senate. The passage of the Hale Bates bill in the House means that Peary will be duly honored by Congress, and that he will be retired as rear admiral with salary of sSooO year. No intelli- gent student of polar affairs doubts Pearys statements. He did go near the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-23
LEHMAN DUMMIES

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 At an amusement park in Chicago is a new divrsion called Drop the Chocolate Drop." The drop of chocolate in this case is of the African persuasion. Above a tank of water, upon a trap door, sits a jolly colored man. Connected with the trap and at one side is a fiat target about the size of dinner plate. The trick is to see if you can hit the target with a thrown ball. The hit trips the trap door. tumbling the chocolate drop into the water. The water does him good, to be sure, and, being paid well for his dummy service, he seems to en- joy the fun. There are two such traps side by side, so that when one victim is scrambing around and trying to get out of his water tank another Is in po- stion and waiting his turn to be tum- bled-a continuous performance.
 At Osaka, in Japan, a game of chess, played with living men instead of ordi- nary chessmen, has become celebrated of late. Each living dummy. marked with the symbol of the chessman he repre- sents, and wearing white cap and gown, takes his place on a big platform or stage, divided into spaces to make it "a true chess. board. The living figures move at the command of the two ex- pert players, who sit upon the stage in chairs opposite each other. The game lasts upon an average three days, many single moves requiring hours of deep study. An American would hardly find his nerves equal to the strain of waiting so long to move
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-23
REVENGE RIGHT OFF THE BAT

From the Popular Magazine.
 A lot has been written about the greed and avarice of theatrical managers and producers, but the accusations are often disproved. The. producers are out to get all the money they can. but they are frequently swayed by other motives.
 One of the best-known managers in New York put on a play last year, and it was a success, such fiattering sue cess that it's author was much elated, not to say puffed up But he nursed as griev- -ances some of the changes the manager had made in the play.
 MT. Blank" he said one morning to the producer, you would be the greatest producer in the world if you would only stay out of the theatre while rehearsals are going on. You are fine on putting up the money, but that's all."
 The manager touched a button on his desk, and said to the messenger:
 ''Tell my booking agent to stop all per- formances of this fellows play I'm going to take it off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-23

be tlis last important showing of repub- 1icxn strength in Tennessee for many years to come. AS have understood the situation, the influence which the srepub-
 ioan party has wielded in the south since reconstruction days has been due prin- cipally to federal. patronage. It will now be an interesting thing to note the effect which the possible discontinuance of the republican pie counter will have on the attitude of the political guerillas and camp followers of the south. With the prospects for certain democratic victory throughout the nation so dazzling as at present. it will indeed be a renegade with a considerable quantity of sporting blood in his veins who will risk his chance for spoils, however petty, by voting the re- publican ticket. How true this will be as regards the south alone is a matter which will not require any extended thought on the part of the student of the political game"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-23
J. G. Millias in the February Wit
 World Magazine.

J. G MllllaS m the | eDludTy " lue
 World Magazine.
 A BOUT half mile below Little . "A Gull River was an open stretch of the stream. To the eye 1t now looked just like mass of pebble, but the accession of the two rivers and there was a narrow thread of water about ten or twelve inches deep per coiating through the stones. I sat up- on the bank, watching for a Stag to appear down stream. There seemed little enough chance of killing one, as the wind was blowing hard towards the only likely part, and both dark ness and rain were close at hand. It was already late and I was about to walk up stream to see if any further accideru had happened to the canoes when, taking one final glance towards the east l saw the stag in the act of crossing the river about eight hundred yards away. He was gingerly picking his was through the stones of the river and l could not understand how 1t was he did not get my wind. It seemed to be blowing directly towards him, and yet as I afterwards found, must have been forced upwards after going for hundred yards Or so.
 Strange things happen in stalking, and the vagaries of air are amongst the most curious. More than ence I have succeeded in getting within shot of an animal by hard running, and by simply relying on his being too confused to make out, the object of attack. No other course being open, I resolved to try the same ruse now. Accordingly, ran as hard as I could, keeping my eye all the time fixed on the stag so as to know the exact moment he had" me, when I should lie down and open fire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-23
ZERO.
ephen Chalmers in the New York

Stephen Chalmers in the New Yorl i Times.
 Rides he like rigid corse, Upright on pallid horse. z In his eyes a b0real glealn Slumbers like frozen 4ream. On his brow a jewel gl0ws, a,.. Scintillating. like the snows. Where some rhoDnray. overb0id, Falls in crystals, stricken cold.f Comes he from the phantom north, Where his palace walls give forth Rays of iridescent light
 To the clear and lip-sealed night; Where the still stars watch him ride Forth to his unwilling bride Warmth, that his own presence chills; Love, that his embracing kills. Ere that glittering hall he leaves, Out 8 courier rides and weaves CThat we may not see him pass) Spells upon the window glass; For to see his face is death. Or to feel his icy breath,
 And those frozen boreal eyes Can the warm blood paralyEel So he rides, a mist-veiled corse. Upright on cold-eyed horse; While the moons rim on the hill Seems there welded, stark and stih. s While tn Ascending smoke of fires Lifts to heav'n inverted spires While the stiff-neckcd spruce and fir Groan of senseless; things astir- Shuddering rock and cracking wall. Strangling stream and choking fall- Earth inanAmate's deep cry:
 Zero, King, Is passing by! :