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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
POSTPONE TAP LINE CASES.
Many Important Railroad Questions
Are Involved.

Washington. ID. c., March 15.-Argu-
ments In the so-called tap line" cases.
which were TO have opened before the
Interstate Commerce Commission here
today. have been postponed until next
month. The cases are regarded as OF
the highest Importance in railroads
circles. as the question of what con-
stitutes common carrier and also the
question of rebates are among the is
sues involved.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
Eirinn Across the Line.

Calexico. Calf, March 15.-Firing
from the American side OF the Inter-
national line, Mexican custom officials
at ngodones today sent a volley into
the Insurrectos. the latter replying
firing across the line into the Ameri-
can town of Andrade. No one was
wounded so far as known.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
DEATH OF NOTED WOMAN.

Washington. d. c., March 15'-Mrs'
charles C Darwin, historian general
and a charter member Of the Daugh- :
ters of the American Revolution anu
for wears vice president of the Gen
srol children Of the American ReVo-
lntlon. is dead.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
piar in Good Health.

Los Angeles. Cal, March i5.-Chas
A. Garfield. wealthy oil OPERATOR
has returned from Mexico City. He
says that last Wednesday he had an
interview with President Diaz and
found him in excellent health. D'az
expressed confidence in his ability to
suppress the revolution.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
PRESIDENT PLAYS GOLF.

Augusta, Ca, March 15.-President
Taft golfed today with Representative
Littleton of New York. Miss Helen
Taft left for Washington today. Mrs.
Taft will remain with the president
until he starts for the Capital next
Sunday.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
KILLED BY FALLING WALLS

Nashvile. Tenn, March l6'-Ihe
walls Of the ]. II. Fall building wll.' %
burned several days ago. fell To-Day
ssrv,n. between thirty and forty ne
s,o worlxment. 1t is believed eight o'
ten are dead.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
WIFE MURDERER IS HANGED.

Nashville. Tenn. March 15.-Napper
Byron. convicted of the murder of his
wife the mother OF twelve children,
was hanged at the state prison here
today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
COLD IN MINNESOTA, TOO.

st. Paul. Mimi. March 15.--Ffve be-
low zero is the temperature at Du-
luth today, a drop Of seventy degrees
in eighteen hours. Devils Lake, N.
d.. reported two below, Winnipeg six
below; and Minnedosa twelve below.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
Insurgents Surround Town.

FL Paso. Texas. March 15.-Mail ad-
vices state the rebels burned two more
bridges Sunday on the Mexican ma
tional road. Topia is surrounded by
Insurgents.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
Many Marines are Landed.

Cairhanera, Cuba, March 15.-The
United States cruiser Dixie arrived in
Guantanamo Bay today and disem-
barked 200 marines.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15

Robert T. Williams, associate justice
Of the oklahoma Supreme Court, will
be candidate for the seat of United
States Senator owen. when the lat
ters term expires i'm 1913.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15

Central America He says Diaz IL
"patriotically and bravely, but vainly
resisting American encroachments."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15

It's what man has been that makes
him what he Is.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
s2oo.ooo Eire in MiIwaukee.

Milwaukee. Wis, March 15.-The
Hilty Lumber company's yards burned
today. The loss is 's2OO,OOO Fred b.
Clark. a city fireman. fell from a lad
der and was so badly injured that he
died in hospital.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
FIRE AT MAPLgToN, MINI.

Mapleton. MINI, March 15.-The
Mapleton mills. elevator and adjoin-
ing property burned today. The loss
is 800. 900.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15

Midnight. 10; a. m, 10; S a. m.
%; . a. M, "A. Highest yesterday, So.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
Temperatures:

Snow tonight; fair and slightly
warmer Thursday.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
THE WEATHER.

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-OUR NEW STORY
"The Knight Of the Silver
Star"
Will start next Tuesday.
Watch for i'll
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
CslIina Cards.

Even conservative women are carry
Ing cards measuring less than two by
three inches, so that in the case of a
deep mourning card there is only suf-
ficient blank space for the name. The
smallest woman's card measures 2 by
2si inches. the largest 3% by 234
inches, with four sizes coming be-
tween.
The pasteboard is OF only medium
thickness. The stiff card is out OF
date.
This year preference is given to the
shaded old English lettering and the
black and shaded French script, the
latter being the very 4Stest style.
The size Of the lettering is regulated
by the length Of the name to be en-
graved, and the size Of the card is reg,
ulated by the length Of the name.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
How Byron FOUGHT Eat.

Poetry and a too pronounced plump
ness do not harmonic well, and no
one was more widely awake TO this
fact than Lord Byron. Many were the
means he adopted for Kidding himself
Of his unwelcome "adipose deposit"
In u letter to his solicitor he says:
Il wear seven waistcoats and a great
coat, run and play cricket in this dress
till quite exhausted by excessive per
spiration, use the bath daily, eat only
a quarter Of Il pound Of butchers meat
in twenty-four hours. BY these means
my ribs display skin Of no great thick
ness and my clothes have been taken
In nearly half yard"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
Where a Man Rises,

When a woman comes into room
in which there are only few people,
say about half q dozen, all the men
should rise at once and remain stand
ing until she IS seated. In a crowded
room, at tea or party, this, of course.
is not necessary.
If a man is already seated at the
table he should rise when women come
TO the table Men who are very care.
full of their manners do this even at
hotels and restaurants if strangers are
put at their table, but it is unusual
Heidelberg students in Europe keep
up this courteous practice, and it is
said that Harvard students in this
country also do So
If woman in passing down the
aisle Of q theater or train pauses to
speak to friends any men in the par
ty should rise while she is speaking.
and If on a train one of them should
offer his seat.
A man should always remain stand
ing until the women at a table are
seated, pulling the chair back for the
oldest or the one nearest, If there are
more men present.
If man by chance sits next to a
woman acquaintance on a car or sub
| way and she leaves the train before
he does he should rise and lift his hat
when saying goodby.
1t is not necessary for a man to rise
If woman goes in and out of room
many times. This would be stretch
ing an act of courtesy to the point Of
the ridiculous. although there are few
excessively polite men who insist on
keeping their manners polished to this
degree.
A man should never remain seated
wh4ie he talks to Il woman who is
standing. This applies to Offices as
well as drawing rooms. A courteous
employer can always get good work
from his employees.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
Oil and Water.

Drop small portion of oil into water
agitated by the wind; 1t will spread IT,
self with the most amazing swiftness
over the surface. The oil, though it be
only teaspoonful, will produce an
instant calm over several square yards
of surface. This should be done on the
windward, side Of the pond or river,
when you will see the oil spread to al
most half an acre in size. making it
appear as smooth as glass.
The remarkable circumstance in this
experiment Is the sudden wide and
forcible spread Of Il single drop Of Oil
on water, for II drop of oil be placed
on, a highly polished marble table or a
glass laid horizontally the drop re-
mains in place. spreading scarcely at
all, but when dropped on water
spreads Instantly many feet round, be-
coming so thin as to produce the pris-
matte colors for considerable space,
and beyond them so much thinner as
to be invisible, except in its effect in
smoothing the waves A repulsion of
its particles takes place as soon as it
touches the water, 50 strongly as to
affect bodies on its surface, such as
Etraws. chips, leaves, etc, forcing
them to retreat from the drop, leaving
a perfectly smooth space.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
Chestnut Burs.

! Chestnut burs are brave defenders
OF the young nuts that hide within the
prickiy prison that they form about
them. Animals cannot get within them;
boys hesitate to handle them But
when the nuts are fully ripe and ready
the burs open and out fall the nuts.
smooth and CLASSY and well formed.
When young the burs are bright green
and pretty. As the nut forms and
grows inside the bur gets more and
more stiff and prickly until late In the
fall, when it bursts open into four
parts. One, two and even three nuts
fall out of the soft beds where they
have been protected by the prickly
chestnut bur. Afterward the bur be-
comes dlngy brown in color and hard
and stiff ana more unpleasant than
ever TO handle
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
WHEN SHAW WAS SHORT.
.His Days Of Poverty Whom Shilling
Looked Bio to Him.

'"s lays w To~erty Whon S"i'''S
| Looked Big to Him.
In Mrs. T, r. O'Connors reminis-
eences, II Myself" where she tells OF
her early acquaintance, we get q
glimpse of George Bernard Shaw in
the days when he was struggling for
fame and fortune and when in his des-
titution shilling looked big and car
fares were seriously considered In
September. 1883. we find him declin-
ing an invitation to accompany Mrs.
OConnor to West Kenslngton. lie
wrote.
i walked home from my lecture at
Dalston last night to save tram fare
think of that and blush, Probably
shall walk home from the New Cut to-
night for the same reason. Last month
l earned CO 12s The months rent is
to. have another paper to prepare
for Oct. ., equal in difficulty TO the
Bath one and equally paid in the graft
tude of posterity. ! have two books
commissioned. payment by royalty aft
er they are publshed-and you talk Of
the Italian exhibition. lIa ha. DO
you know what the Italian exhibition
costs? Our tickets. third class. includ-
ing admission, half u crown If they
would cost a penny. One program be-
tween us. penny; the Blue Grotto
threenence flor you'll should wait out
side. as l have seen the imposture al
ready; sixpenny seats at the Coliseum.
l shilling, threepenny seats at the
Mardolinists. sixpence; shilling seats
at the Maronettes. . shillings; switch
back railway, one turn, sixpence; re-
freshments. say fourpence, as we could
be scrupulously economical: loss Of
time reckoned at Star rates of pay
ment, half a crown apiece; total, lbs,
I'd. So that even If | borrowed 10
shillings from you to start with (Which
an army reserve man tells me Is the
cheapest plan of managing an affair Of
this sort should still be %. I'd. out OF
pocket. Two shilIings and twopence to
crafty the whim Of a giddy young
woman who proposes (monstrous con
ceit to take my education in hand
My education, You baby, still look
ing with wide open, delighted eyes at
the glitter Of west European white
wash. and advising maids. wives and
widows with the artless wisdom of an
Incompatible and unique naivete-edu-
cate me! Stupendous project! No,
learn from everybody, and what learn
l teach, but l am nobodys pupil. |
though should be glad indeed TO meet
my master"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
Foolseap Paper.

Many boys and girls wonder why a
sheet Of paper of certain size. on
\ which many Of them write their ex-
aminations. should be called foolscap.
It was originally so named because it
bore water mark representing a
FOOLS cap and bells.
The reason for this Is as follows:
When Charles /. found himself In
financial difficulties he disposed of GER
tain privileges in order to increase his
Income. Among the privileges he sold
was that Of manufacturing paper.
The exclusive right to do this he let
out to certain parties, who. having a
monopoly OF the. trade. charged ex-
orbitant prices. AT that time the law
required that all English paper bear
the royal arms.
The parliament which met under
Cromwell derided and made fun Of
this law. Among other humiliations
to the royal memory. 1t gave orders
that FOOLS cap and bells take the
place OF the royal arms. The journals,
which We're written on the size paper
now known as foolscap. bore a very
decided water mark of this sort.
When the trump parliament broke
up the name given to this size Of pa
per remained and is still with us in
the foolscap used by children for Eek
aminatio papers"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14

! Handmade decorations are a feature
Of many of the new imported blouses
Those pictured here represent the lat
est and most artistic efforts of a great
Partisan modste. One of the blouses
is of linen in drawn thread work. the
entire surface of the blouse having the
threads drawn. 1t is heavily braided
both on revers and cuffs. The vest and
collar are of embroidered lawn.
The other blouse, which is for dinner
or theater wear. is of blue and black
printed material 1t is adorned with
circular braided ornaments appliqued
upon the fabric. The neck and elbow
sleeves are finished with point d'esprit.
Waists intended for wear with the
tailor made are elegant in their sim
plicity, They are made of the flimsiest
gauzes and so deftly embroidered that
they resemble more n fine work Of art
than merely a blouse TO be crushed and
hidden by the coat
One Of the fads Of the moment IS to
wear the transparent blouse over a
handsome Irish crochet blouse, but
when this idea is successfully carried
out the sheerest of marquisette or
chiffon must be used in the overwaist.
The real chic of the tout ensemble is
the effect of the heavy lace through
the fine mesh of The top waist,
Puritan simplicity and Puritan styles
are very fashionable at this hour Sim
pie lines are Invariably becoming. The
slim figure is given graceful line and
the stout one il improved
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
NJ
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Good
For m
a,sl,s
Bridal Etiquette.

Smart brides who have stepped of
the carpet in recent weeks have set
the pace for number of bridesmaids.
from four TO eight being chosen, the
number Of ushers often corresponding.
With these, two little children may act
as pages or flower girls. the little maids
carrying baskets of flowers, which they
strew before the bride on her way up
the aisle
The bride TO be selects her brides.
maids from her intimate friends and
relatives, but If the bridegroom has
sisters it is etiquette to include one or
more of these. The maid of honor Is
the sister OF the bride or her dearest
friend, and Of course the bridegrooms
best man is either his brother or his
chum
The ushers are chosen from the close
friends of the bridal pair, and the In
vitations TO these are given BY note or
verbally without the least formality.
1t is thought rather bad taste. some
thing Of an affront indeed. for a Sc
lected bridesmaid or usher to refuse
the honor unless there is some very
good excuse for so doing.
About q week before the marriage
the bride elect gives pretty luncheon
or dinner to her bridesmaids. and 1t is
not uncommon for the affair to be
dinner party at which the future
groom, the best man and the ushers
are present
Sentiment calls for little affair sa-
cred to girlhood, so, as the bride to be
IS generally much occupied in the
evening. she gives what is called her
maiden luncheon. The bridegroom's
last bachelor dinner or supper occurs
about the same time, and il 1t is going
to be a grand affair in hotel the
bride and bridesmaids may so in the
afternoon. accompanied by the future
groom, to see the decorations. But
this little visit is made rather secretly,
as the whole object Of the groom's
last function to his friends is to honor
them alone
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
WON AN OPERA HOUSE.
Drawn In the Big Theater Lottery In
Chicago In 1867.

Inica9o IN 1907.
Doubtless in the rummage of 4 good
many homes in this country might
still be found elaborate and ornate
certificates of chance in the great lot
terry Of Crosby's Opera House, Chicago,
the drawings for which took place
Jan. q. 1867. Nearly 100000 of those
chances were sold at IS per chance,
the builder of the opera house retain
ing more than $4,000 himself after the
sale had closed
This beautiful theater, famous in its
day, was erected by Uranus III. Cros-
by, prosperous wholesale liquor mer-
chant, who went to Chicago from Mas
sachusetts, says the Kansas City Star.
He planned so magnihcently that
when he had his building finished and
furnished he had put into it not only
all his business money, but most Of
his private fortune as well. the insti-
tuition standing him about 100000
1t was too early for temple of art"
in Chicago. and the builder went
broke, Then it was that the plan to
sell the house by lottery was formed
and carried out The prospectus de-
scrbed the building and it's furnish
ings, the latter including a number Of
very costly paintings. For months the
sale went on The purchasers covered
the whole country. The hopes Of the
winners ran high. not only because of
the capital prize. the opera house it.
self, but because of the lesser prizes,
especially the paintings.
The drawing was directed by q
board Of men representing a half
dozen cities. For two days before it
took place train loads Of ticket holders
rolled into Chicago. On the Sunday
preceding the Monday Of the drawing
the streets were crowded. Improvised
sleeping accommodation had to be
provided for the vast throng. Every
hall as well as every hotel and board
ing house was filed TO it's capacity.
The grand prize was not reached I'M
til the one hundred and thirteenth
drawing. and it went to man who
was not In Chicago, one Of the few
who had forgotten all about his in
vestment and knew nothing at the
time Of the drawing, A. III. Lee OF
Prairie du Rocher, ILL., Several OF the
paintings, including Bierstadts 1.-THE
Yosemite Valley" were drawn by Mr.
Crosby.
-Four days after the drawing Mr.
Lee went to Chicago and accepted his
good fortune, but, in recognition OF
Mr. Crosby's high purposes and the
sacrifices they had cost him. offered
to sell him the theater for 100000
which price was paid to him by Mr.
Crosby out Of the proceeds OF the lot
terry, This restoration Of fortune did
not last long The opera house was
destroyed in the great fire Of 1871.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14

and he -pause1 Wine it passed. The
people wore gay apparel and carried
banners with japanese inscriptions.
Their faces were grave. They were
mournfully chanting to the accompani-
ment of tomtoms. cymbals and drums.
1t was long procession. AIDE took
off his hat with due respect TO the I'M
known dead Finally he turned to his
guide and asked:
"Buddhay IL.
The guide shook bis head. i'if
"Shinto?" inquired AIDE. az
Again the guide shook his head.
"Was not that funeral procession ?"
asked AIDE.
mo" said the guide. 'Thats way
Of advertising. 1t is tooth powder for
sale."-Chicago Record Herald
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
n andsome Hand Bars.

Hand bags-we used to call them
reticules-grow in size and beauty,
and the embroidery on some of them
is lovely Very beautiful are the bead
ones worked in q frame In a sort of
weaving design. which makes them
extra strong. The fashion for these
has developed new industry for wo-
men, whose delicate fingers make 1t
very appropriate work. Japanese EN-
broiderics. old brocades and other
stuffs are all pressed into the service,
and every woman wants many to go
with her different dresses and suited
70 the several requirements Of her life
. Shopping, visiting and theater bags
all have their uses. Some are studded
with jade.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14

\ What motive had the inventor Of
railroads In view? A locomotive.
Why should compliment from a
chicken be an insult? Because it would
be fowl Language.
What insect does blacksmith man.
ufacture? He makes the FREELY.
How many Of your relations live on
your prosperity? Ten-aunts tenants).
What three acts comprise the chief
business of woman's life? Attract
contract and detract.
What did Adam first plant in the
garden Of Eden? His foot.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
FOR THE CHILDREN
Bedtime.

"a y rather like to 20 to bed
XS When am by the sea,
For mother draws the curtain UP
a And takes me on her knee.
N "Just see,'' she says how every night
The boats have bedtime too!
< Old Mother Sea upon her knee
" Rocks them as | rock you"
= And then / saw upon the waves
The boats had rocked to sleep,
y white down the beach I thought I saw
The sandman slowly creep
sAnd what Is that. o mother, please,
That stands there straight and tsll?"
! s@The lighthouse, dear that shines SO
clear
J IT'S the candle in the hail.
Youths Companion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14

Few people In this country are
aware that just across the line from
Alaska, at the edge Of the Rocky
mountains in the British possessions
there are vast herds Of wild reindeer
There Is q reason for this situation,
however, which makes 1t pretty clear
For the past two years these reindeer
have been imported from Siberia
This Is also the reason why the rein,
deer are getting so scarce in Siberia.
The Indians in the far north eat the
reindeer meat, which is one of their
main articles Of food.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
His Word For Il.

There was an old lecturing dominic
who was strong in astronomical simili-
tudes and calculations. "Arcturus," he
would declare, lis T92,648925 miles
distant from the sun"
But, dominica some, surprised au-
dItor would interrogate, how in the
world do you arrive at these specific
figures"
The answer would come with crush
ing dignity and the tone of intellectual
superiority: 81 assert it, sir. Disprove
it if you can"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
ILLINOISCEN1RAL

MAY II, 1919
TIE FAST MAIL ROUTE
TFai~ Leaves Cairo:


1910 a. M. Daily Chicago Vestibale
limited. arriving Chicago 10:40 a. m
2:16 a. m. Daily st. Louis Night
limited, arriving St Louis 7:2O a. N
Sleeping car open at $3.50 p. m.
$50 a. IN. St Louis Special.
5;coc a. m. Chicago Daily Express
,A:l5 a. m. st. Louis Fast Mail
H.. a. m. Chicago Midday Specia
2:55 .. IN. Afternoon Express 10
St Louis. Oilp, EfHingnam. Nation
and Champaign.
Ais a m. ThGbes Accommodation
6:15 p. IN. Chicago and Eastern TX
press.
1910 u. m ~ cago Night Expire %
arriving at chicago 7:15 a. m.
2:20 q. m. Memphis and Nashville
$40 a. IN. Coach section for Mem
lis and New Orleans.
S a. m. Seminole Limited for
Pr dnghan and Jacksonville. Fla
200 a. m. Paducah and Louisville.
1:41 pm. Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
156 p. m. Daily Nashville, Chaita
nooga and Atlanta.
Ais p. m. Fulton and Mayfeld G
comodation.
$50 D. m. Paducah and Louisville
Sleeper, Paducah to Louisville, opel
at $3.50 p. IN.
5:55 p. nj. Memphis and New Orlean.
Special.
For through tickets, sleeping car
accommodations and further informs
ton apply at Illinois Central Tasson
ger Station Cairo ~
J. n, JONES, Ticket ACT.
s. G. HATCH, rass Traffic Manager
n. G, PHELPS,
General Pass Agt, Northern ard
Western lines.
GEO. H. BOWER,
General Pass. Agt., Sou. lines.