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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-11
Connecticut LEAGUE Saturday.

At Bridgeport Hartford 2. Bridgeport /.
All other games postponed on account
Of rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-11
NATIONAL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
National League Sunday.
AT CHICAGO.

Chicago .....2 0 0 o o G-3-10-2
Cincinnati 90 o , 0-S- 81
Batteries-Richie Cole and Needham;
Gaspar, Compton and Mclean. Clarke.
Time, oh. Umpires. O'Day and Emslie.
AT ST. LOUIS.
Pittsburg 80 0 0 3 ; o. 9-3
ST Louis .0 2 o . o X-7-11-0
Batteries-E. Steele Ferry, Hendrix.
Gardner and simon; Golden. W. Ste lie
and Bliss. Time, 210 umpires, Rigler
and Finneran
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
Annals BIG FAIR.
Thirty-second Annual Racing Con
tests and Live Stock Exhibits
Next Week.

The great Anna fair, thirty-two
years old and still growing, will
open next Tuesday. Aug. 20 and
close Friday. Sept |.
Excellent arrangements for enter
tanning the vast crowds each day
are completed The highest pre-
miums, the highest racing purses,
the most complete daily programs
ever offered by any fair, are respon-
sible for the unprecedented popular
ity OF Anua's big fair, Every race
horse stall on the grounds is engag-
ed Every live stock stall is taken
and more race horse accommoda-
tons are being provided for in sta
bles near the grounds by Secretary
Kroh. A balloon ascension each af-
ternoon will end the days program
of thrills and educational features
It is a good fair to go to; entirely
too good to miss
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
Pentecosts to Meet.

The Pentecostal camp meeting
will be held at G. w. Goddard s
Grove, Bloomfield, H., from Sept |
to 10. 1911. 1t will be conducted
by Rev. Julia Humphrey Of Creal
Springs, H., and Miss frankie Sui
Inns OF Vienna, H.. as an assistant
in the work Rev. F. ~ Roberts Of
ST Louis will have charge of sing
ing. Many Spirit-tilled saints arc
expected on the ground. Goddard
Grove is one-half mile from Bloom
field station.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
Beet Prices Lowering.

New York. Aug. 22--The whole
salers' price Of beef scared to a new
high level in New York today. AS
announced at various local whole
sale centers the price of ribs and
loins OF beef is now Il cents per
pound as compared with IL cents
January /, 1t is an advance of u
cents since last week, The reasons
for the advanced price of beef are
the scarcity OF good cattle in the
west and the stringent cold storage
regulations coming into effect.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
Teichnlan Sister Dies.

A message was sent r. Feichman
yesterday morning from Steubens-
vile. Ohio, giving the information Of
the death Of his sister. who resided
there and Mr. Teichman left Cairo
last Friday for an extensive trip.
Messages were sent from Cairo to
many points at which the vessel was
scheduled to stop enroute, to ap-
praise his OF the death Mr.. Teich-
man attended the funeral at Steu-
bensyille, OF his mother only short
time ago.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
PUBLIC SALE.

Wednesday, Aug. 80. will offer
for sale at public auction two miles
southeast of Birds Point, Mo-, on
DR.. s b. Cary's farm: Six head of
work mules and one mare. lot of
household and kitchen furniture and
farm machinery If it rains on
30th. the sale will be held on the
next day Terms will be made
known on day Of sale.
J.@W. HERRING.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
FUNERAL NOTICE.

McGRUDER-D Died. Monday, Aug.
II, Alan G. McGruder, aged %, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Il, M. McGruder.
Funeral will be held Wednesday
afternoon, Aug. %. Cortege will
leave the family residence, No. 224
Nineteenth street at o'clock for
the Church Of the Redeemer, where
services will be held at 2;30 O'Clock,
conducted by Rev. r. A. DeRosset.
Special interurban train will leave
church at o'clock for Beech Grove
cemetery, where interment VIII be
made
Friends of the family are invited
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
McGruder Funeral Today.

The funeral of Allen McGruder.
who died Monday morning. will
take place this afternoon. Services
will be held at the Church of the
Rcdcemer. conducted by Rev. FIR. A.
ear will convey the funeral party
tn Beech Grove cemetery where in
terment will be made. The follow
ing young men. friends of the de-
ceased. will be the pall-bearers:
Fred McDougal, Ralph Siegelman,
John Hofheinz. Albert Lane, Roy
Lutes, Joseph Barnard. Harry Mi
chaels and Charles Ladenberger.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
Another Big Four Excursion.

The Big Four railroad is adver-
Using another cheap excursion to
Evansville, Ind, for next Sunday.
Rate from Cairo, 1856; the train
leaving Cairo at a. m. and leaving
Evansville on the return trip at
$3.50 p. m. The excursion, few
weeks ago, which was given for the
first time over the new line recently
completed, connecting Evansville
with the main Iine, proved so sue
cessful that a second excursion at
this time, was considered good
proposition.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
Funeral of Mrs. Lena Schoembs.

The funeral OF Mrs, Lena
Schoembs, who died sunday. was
held yesterday afternoon Services
We're held at the Emmanuel Lutheran
church, conducted by Rev Charles
ii. Armstrong. lnterment was al
villa Ridge cemetery, The pail
bearers were: Philip Lehning. Sr,
w N, Gibson. Peter kobler. t. J.
kerth, Peter Saup, Philip Burkhart,
John Lattner, r. T Lansan and
Charles Feuchter
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

Eiopement is becoming highly pop
ular In certain circles in America
young couples rushing Of to distant
states to get married without the
knowledge of their parents 'ln
iaany Instances, we gather" says a
writer In the London Evening News,
the greatest secrecy has to be OBJ.
served for fear that the parents might
hear OF TIE projected match and give
their consent
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

life. Ky, was in the city ON bust
ness yesterday.
| Mrs. George Keltch, of Wickliffe,
was the guest of her sister Mrs. w.
1T Wall yesterday.
Miss Rose O'Suliivan of Mound
City. was in the city last evening
calling on friends.
w. s. Protilet who has been the
been attending the Union County
Teachers Institute of Joneshoro, ILL.,,
has returned home,
Mrs. Elliott of Wickliffe, Ky,
was in the city yesterday shopping
and calling on friends
Mrs Alice Delany, Of Mound City.
ILL.,, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Louise Woodbridge of SIC Center
street.
Mrs. Robert Robinson of 910 Pop
lar street who has been visiting re-
latives in st. Louis, Mo, has re-
turned home,
guest of his brother l.. E. Profilet
and family. left today for his home
inNatchez, Miss
Miss Pearl Michaels of Paducah, !
KY. is visiting with Mrs. f. s Kahn
Of The Frances.
Mrs ]. Mcclure and daughter,
Ella Maybelle. are visiting relatives
at Mound City
Miss May Raburn of 420 Cross
street spent yesterday with Mrs M,
Stanley at Mound City
Mrs. l., c. Ent of 260o Park ave-
nue. has as her guest Mrs, NJ I, Ter
naat of Mt Pleasant. Mich
Mr.. and Mrs John O'Shea of 1903
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

With most people happiness Il
something that is always just day
off. But ! have made il rule never
to put off being hapt till tomorrow
Don't accept notes for happiness, be
cause you'll find that when they're
due they're never paid, but just re
newed for another thirty days Let
ters from Self-Made Merchant to
His Son.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
Announces Daughters Engagement.

Mrs. Olive Gore Of Maplewood,
Mo. announces the engagement Of
her daughter. Mary Miller to Harry
Dauernheim Of st. Louis, the we'd
ding to occur in October Miss Gore
is a sister of Wallace $. Gore of
this city. and has many friends here
as the family were for years resi-
dents OF Cairo
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
MARRIED. In EVENING OF Lite.

Mr. James Thomas Wells. aged 70
was married at ST Johns church
Ealing, England, the other day ia
Mrs. Emma Coster, aged H. The
couple we're sweethearts in theil
youth, but their engagement was
broken of Each married and
brought up large family They me-
again some time ago, and, both being
free, decided to marry.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

To mentios the word rabbits" on
board Cornish fishing smack
arouses the Ire of the crew, Should
the hated word be uttered as the
boat lis leaving the harbor on a pilch
ard expedition, the speaker would
stand fair CHARGE of being hurled
overheard The mere mention OF
rabbits destroys all chances of 3
catch. London Mail
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

Religion within those souls which
1t really lnvades is--one may say--s
value that IL unique and infinite; at
trfbuted not by imagination, but by
consciousness. properly so called, 10
certain ideas. to certain feelings. to
certain actions with view 10 ends
which sur?ass humanity e Bon
troux.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

A small boy recently became the
proud possessor Of donkey which
was not very young or ine.looking
animal One day the lad was enjoy.
ing ride on its back when the min
lister of the parish met him. Halo,
sonny" said the minister Quite a
rare beast you have there!" Yes"
replied the boy, but | suppose there
are great many Of EN- in the theo-
ogical Gardens!"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

Three laborers engaged on thresh
ing ma crime at farm at Malong, Aus
tria, had a wonderful escape from be.
ing Killed by lightning a few days
ago The lightning struck the sheaf
carrier, SCATTERING il to matchwood
and was then diverted into the earth,
which II tore up to a depth Of eight
inches for several yards. The men,
who bad camped under the machine.
we're considerably dazed for some
time
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
Recent Arrivals

Edward T. Kelly and family have
removed to Cairo from Chicago, and
occupying No. I'll Twenty-ninth
street. He formerly resided here
and returned to accept position at
the Cairo Elevator. Tim Stapleton
and family from Charlottesville now
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

Paul G.. Schulz, president of the
Schuh Drug Co., is suffering from a
broken rib. The injury was sus-
tanned in fall at Peter Days place.
zoo Washington avenue A plumb
er who was working under the floor
OF the building left an open space in
the floor to get to his work and Mr..
Schulz, not seeing the opening,
stepped into.f He will be laid up
several weeks. .ai
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

Z, P. Mulchay is advertising a
barbecue and picnic to be held at
Willard school next Saturday. A
hack line will convey those who
wish to attend from the railroad to
the picnic grounds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
reside at s0o6 Elm street.


pr. Z, E. Gordon, who left Cairo
several weeks ago for Europe, writes
pr, McNemer that he is now in Bcr-
lin and will remain there several
weeks tie was accompanied to
Berlin by two medical friends he
met In New York They are all at
tending a surgical institute at Ber-
lin. DIR, Gordon taking the course In
abdominal surgery.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

by ginger," roared Blithers. wrath
fully when his son informed him that
he had fiunked at college. I'm hlest
Ii | know what to say =. Il sym
pathize with you dad said Blithers
Jr. feeling That's Just the way 1t
was with me when they asked me
those blasted questions at examin
alton "-Harper's Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
HORSE WANTED.

WANTED buy at once, one
dapple-gray horse, weight 1.150 to
1,200 pounds, and about 16 hands
high Enquire at Fl. BERLlNG Co.
207 Twelfth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
Always.

When man begins BY sayirg: 81
want to tell YOU g., joke on my
SELF" you may be sure tha he Is 90
ing TO try to make somebody else
appear ridiculous.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
BANQUET.

Heine will set a banquet at his sa-
loon at Twentieth and Washington
Thursday night. He will serve tur-
key, roast beef with side dishes and
invites everybody
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Goes To New York

VIM. Reiss, manager of the Sam
uel White Dry Goods Co, leaves to-
day for New York City and other
points east on two weeks bust
ness trip.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

Eiarritz. France, Aug. aa.--Grave
fears are entertained for the recov-
cry OF Edmond Rostand, the cele-
brated poet and playwright. who
lies desperately hurt at his villa al
Cambo-les- Bains
NJ. Rostand was motoring from
Camho-les Baths TO 81 Jean de Luz
accompanied by his chauffeur and q
mechanic, when his machine skid
ded on curve in the road. leaped
into the air, turned over and fell to
the bottom of fifteen foot ditch,
pnning the poet beneath it,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
Informal Dance.

There will be an informal dance
given at the Alexander club Tues
day 20.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
PERSONAL.

Congressman N. B Thistlewood
was In the city yesterday.
Miss Elizabeth Thompson has ac-
cepted a position as cashier at Kauf-
man Bros.
Mrs. r. w. Balm of this city
visited relatives in Marion, ILL.,, yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e, b. Howle Of Bar
low, Ky, was in the city shopping
yesterday
Mrs. Jennie Porter, Jr., of Gin
ton, Ky, was in the City shopping
yesterday
httorneyW A. Anderson Of Wick
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
Informal for Guest.

Miss Geraldine Schulz will enter
tain this afternoon In honor Of Mrs.
r.. p. Cannon and her guests with
an informal reception.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
N 4 j d Club.

The members and their guest OF
the M. b. b. o. Club will be enter
tanned Friday afternoon by Miss
Vivian Rees Of upper Sycamore
street
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

Washington avenue are the parents
Of daughter which arrived Mon.
day
Mrs. John Hickman OF 30l2 Poplar
street departed last evening for a
visit with her mother in Bowling
Green, Ky.
Mrs. Freda Helm and daughter
Phillis arrived home Sunday from
Ullin, ILL.,, where they have been
visiting relatives. x3 a.,
Miss Blanche Harren of Cape Gil
rardeau is visiting her brother E. G..
iiarfell 625 Thirty-fifth street. Miss
Harrell is bookkeeper for the Cape
Girardeau Republican.
Mrs. Frank Armstrong, head
miliner at Mrs. Brackets and Mrs.
Katie Parker will return home to-
morrow from St. Louis. Mrs. Arm
strong has been studying the new
fall styles and will have many new
ideas for the Cairo trade this fall,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
II.

" only the truth were put on tomb.
stones all the dead would be In
heaven
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

" YOU WANT ALL THE NEWS,
READ THE BULLETIN.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23
plminutive Greenland Tree.

The smallest tree In The world is
the Greenland birch. Its height ~
less than three inches. yet 1t covers
radius of from two to three feet.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

AttorneyW. A. Anderson Of Wick
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

Congressman N. B. Thistlewood
was In the city yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs, John O'shea of 1903
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-16
FAIRLY WARNED.
The Old Crooks Advice to His Bril-.
liant Young Pupil

"All this easy talk about honest
graft" said an author, makes nue.
tired, There isn't any such thing.
Honest graft is on a par with the
point OF view of an incorrigible old
crook / ran across when | was doing
police work on Chicago paper years
ago. The venerable reprobate had
son about eighteen years old, whom
he had carefully trained to follow In
his own footsteps. They lived togeth-
err, and every night the old man used
TO make the boy fork over the pro-
ceeds of the days pocketpicking, al.
lowing him just enough to live on.
Finally the young crook began to
rebel inwardly. and one night, after
particularly good days haul. be secret
ly pawned a diamond scarfpin and
kept the money himself He gave the
old thief the rest of the swag, how
ever, and it was so goodly pile that
he opened his heart and handed the
astonished boy So and told him to 20
to prizehght or somewhere and en-
Joy himself So the boy began to put
on his only glad rags. But he seemed
strangely silent and distxsught. The
old man noticed it and demanded to
know what was the matter and IL the
Sc wasn't enough, and so on. NJ
Suddenly the lad burst into tears.
'Guy'nor,n he sobbed, I amt no right
to this FIVE spot. Here's $40 got on a
pin today, and ! was goIn' to hold II
out on you
"rhe old crook took the money and
gazed with sadness upon his child
SON. he said, 4 want to tell you one
thing. Take 1t from me. folks that
gets money that way will never, never
come to no good New York World.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-16
STOCKS, BONDS, CEREALS x
IMPORTANCE WAS LOST
Union Pacific Again Focus--Louis.
vile and Nashville Reported
Loss In Revenues.

New York, Aug. 10 Some Of the
Importance manifested by the stock
market yesterday was lost today, the
list showing heavy or irregular
tone throughout. In the alternate
decline and rallies which marked the
day 1t was clear that some sort of
conflict was in progress that the
market had become what it tecknilly
termed as two sided.
Union Pacific was again the focus
around which interest largely con-
ferred and its, erradc movements in
Dictated that it was still under the
influence of liquidation as well as
bear pressure.
Closing was heavy with an album
dance of net losses including Union
Pacific which again sold at low
point Of the day.
Canadian Pacific's annual state
ment showed an increase in total in
come. Louisville and Nashville for
the year recorded loss in net rev.
enues. The bonds market was steady,
total sales par value, $l,645,000 Gov
ernments were unchanged.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-16
CURIOUS RESERVOIRS.
The Use to Which Baobab Trees Ars
Put In Africa.

People OF the Kordofan province,
Africa. use baobab trees as reservoirs
for the scanty water Of that district.
The trees have to be prepared care
fully for this use The large branches
are first cut off near the trunk. IL this
Is not done the trunk is apt to split as
soon as it Is followed out A hole IL
cut in the trunk. generally just above
branch, which serves as platform
for the man who is filling the tree. and
the interior Is followed out. Round
the bottom Of the tree a shallow basin
some twenty or thirty feet in diameter
IL made. in which the rainwater col
lects. AS soon as there is storm the
people 60 out and fill their trees. The
water so stored remains perfectly good
until the end Of the next hot weather
or even longer. A few trees. naturally
hollow, have a hole at the top between
the branches and fill themselves, the
branches catching the water and act
ing as cutters. These are called IA
gai," and are highly valued
The system gives cistern twenty
feet high and from eight to ten feet or
even more In diameter Owing to the
labor involved in preparing and filing
the trees water Is usually bought and
sold. and on the main roads where
there is much traffic, as between Ma
hud and lebel Ell Hilla on the way to
Ell flasher, the capital of Darfur, the
people do regular trade by supplying
merchants and travellers with water.
The bucket called "dilwa," con-
sists Of a piece Of leather suspended
By strings six inches long. from piece
Of wood bent in circle, to which the
rope used for drawing the water is
fastened by three or four strings. On
reaching the bottom Of the well the
leather opens out and collects the wa
ter. however little there may be.--Chi.
cago News.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-16
Picturina tho Face.

"Why do you photographers alway
photograph the left side of the fac,
by preference"
Because it's the best looking" wa
the prompt reply. The left side o
the face is always the more regular
and 1t always shows least the mark
Of time.
"Bnt," he continued. IF you wan
to bring out the real character Of :
face photograph the right side, Their
nature sets her print There the line
are bold and unmistakable. Their
every defect. no less than every eS
relence. is stamped deep.
1.-The left side. where everything i
softened down, for beauty The RICH
side, where everything is well rubbed
in, for character. Those are the por
trait artists two chief rules. "-Nev
York Tribune
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-16
Flowers and Blood.

A superstition dating from olden
times exists to the effect that roses
and flowers generally attain greater
beauty in soil fortified by blood, espe-
cially by human blood. than elsewhere
Persons who have visited Newmarket,
England. know of the so called "bloody
flower of Newmarket" which Is found
nowhere else than in the old moat,
now filed up, and in which. according
to tradition, very large quantity OF
human remains Is inferred These
flowers bloom In June and July and
by the bloodlike hue OF their blossoms
suggest the name which has been
given to them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-16
LENGTHY VISITS.
Tho Unstinted Hospitality of Old Vir.
gina.

The Unstinted Hospitality of Old Vir'
sinia.
Virginia hospitality is byword,
The old time country house. says Mrs.
Roger A. Pryor In My Day" WAS
built of elastic material, capable Of
sheltering any number of guests, many
of whom remained all summer. In
deed, this was expected Of them.
"My dear sir" said the genial mas
ter Of Westover to a departing guest
who had sought shelter from rain
storm my dear sir. do stay and pay
us a visit"
The guest pleaded business that for
babe his compliance.
"Well, well" said Major Drewry. III
you can't pay us visit come for two
or three weeks at least
week ends were unknown in Vir.
GINA, and equally out of the question
an invitation limited by the host 10
prescribed days and hours. Some
times happy guest would ignore time
altogether and stay along from season
to season. | cannot remember a par
allel case to that of Isaac Watts. who,
invited by sir Thomas Abney to spend
night at Stoke Newington. accepted
with great cheerfulness and stayed the
rest OF his life, nearly forty years, but
| do remember thGt an invitation for
one night brought to a member OF our
family n pleasant couple who remained
for years.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-16
PHILIPPINE VOLCANOES.
fayon 10 the Most Famous, and the
Taa Comes Next.

Gayon Is the Most Famous, and the
TaaI Comes Next.
The most famous Philippine volcano
and one Of the finest volcano cones in
the world Is that of Mayor. Its height
is 500 feet. and the volcano is visible
at a great distance Since 1866 records
have been kept of it's eruptions In
that year many plantations and vii
lagos were buried under stream OF
lava which flowed down its eastern
slope. About 1000 lives were lost in
the eruption Of 1914 which buried the
country around a part of the base OF
Mayor under the outpouTings of lava
and dust. A similar calamity In 1926
destroyed the lives of about loo per
sons In the nineteenth century there
were number Of severe eruptions. in.
Guiding one in 1867 which continued
about nine months An eruption IN
1897 killed $50 persons and destroyed
much property. Twenty-Five violent
erNptions OF this volcano are on record
Next 10 Mayor the laai volcano II
the most remarkable. 1t Is on an is
land In the lake of Bombon, and the is
land, built up by It's outpourings, has
an area of 900 square miles. The vol.
cano is necessarily ejecting dust and
vapor from its crater Taal as well as
Mayor has been the center Of numer-
Gus destructive earthquakes, but no
very great eruption has occurred since
1864, when four villages around the
mountain were completely destroyed.