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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-12
Enormous Eaolsn.

When the typical "refcrners, OF the
extreme type, treat the world to lit
tie sidelight upon their personal at
fairs they usually uncover amazing
self-conceit The Cocksureness OF
their belief in their own wisdom ane
their superiority to the millions who
do not agree with them can be paral
leled only BY their contempt for the
teachings OF the experience OF the
world through many centuries.
often the same men and womer
WHO cry out against a stupid ant
stubborn age because 1t does MOI
throw overheard all OF its most i'm
portant institutions at their behes'
refuse to be curbed or guided at al
by other persons They want the hu
man race to give heed to them and
DANCE, to their, music but their owr
passions and their whlms. their de
siros and Their farcies, must not b.
interfered with at all, t,.
EspiSm islnot attractive It is not
popular. and in It's grosser forms ant
manifestations II Is disgusting. That
is one reason, though not the most
potent, for the indifference with which
the busy world passes by the grotes
cue and more or less absurd shrines
which the half-baked "reformers, say
Of the Sinclair type, set up for man
kind TO worship at in awe.struck graft
tude to the builders. Cleveland Lead
nv
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the mad dog, for she was too unstrung
to witness the shooting
The patrolman saw small, brown
ish dog trossing about the yard. as II
trying to get out Over in far cor
ner, apparently limp with fear, sat an
even smaller dog white one This,
undoubtedly, was Toodles There was
nothing to Indicate that the latter dog
had been bitten yet, for the brownish
one was paying no attention TO him,
his sole effort being to find a place to
get out. ,
He didn'tsl like a mad dog, the
brownish one didn't; but the woman
had seen him frothing at the noifth
and II was only a poor, unpedigreed
cur dog. anyway. so the officer de-
cided to shoot him and be on the safe
side.
After the alleged mad dog was quite
dead, the cop put away his revolver
and went over to look at the cringing
canine figure In the fence corner.
Guess he amt been bit" the cop
muttered. "iust scared to death. Won.
der II he knew he'd catch the rabies
II the other fellow bit fim?'
He gave him pat on the head. went
over and picked up the late mad dog
by the tail and carried him around to
the front door
We'll, this fellow won't scare your
little dog any more" said the, cop with
a smile, after the woman had come to
the front steps. M "
The woman. looked at him with a
wild stare. she gasped, stood speech.
less, gasped again, clutched her bosom
and stammered huskily You've
you've shot my little Toodles!"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-12
UNITED STATES
LEADS WORLD IN
BEER DRINKING
Concluded from seventh page

STA. the per capita being in each case
lens, against 233 2-3 million in Rus
Las gallons, against little less than
gallon in the United Kingdom
Tue quantity of beer per capita con-
sumed in the United States was, in
1910, 1000 gallons, against 31.44
gallons in the United Kingdom and
2G.4T gallons in Germany.
In the consumption of wines
France leads the world, l,54t million
or 1896 per capita in 1909. Italy
Ii that year consumed 3i.i7 gallons
per capita; Portugal, 27.39 gallons;
Switzerland, 1855 gallons, and the
United States, in 1910 only 066 gal
Ions per capita Comparatively little
beer is consumed in Italy, Roumania,
Servla and Russia, less than gal
Ions per capita annually, as against
20 gallons in the Uaited States, 26 h
gallons In Germany, and 81 " gal
Ions In the United Kingdom. The
Theprincipal countries in which wine
consumption averaged less than one
gallon per capita in the latest avail
able year includes Netherlands, the
United Kingdom, Canada, New
fcundland, New Zealand, and the
United States.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-12
The EIopement Of Lisa.

Has anybody here seen Lisa -- Liss
Of the mystic smileI,eonardo's lovely
Mona Lisa. missing now for quite q
while7
Lisa, like an image shrined and
salnted, dwelling in the Louvre OF
Paree, wasn't anything that she was
painted centuries ago, maybe. Nova
days. Opponents are the fashion. Mona
Lisa, star eyed and fair, may sudden
ly have conceived passion for some
Yankee multAmillonaire. Or. can II
be that Mona Lisa had lover whose
rank and fortune were beneath her
own? SO far as anybody can discover,
her guardians left her very much
alone.
Mona Lisa. we have seen II stated,
may be worth about Ave million PUNK.
tBy whom she was at that tall figure
rated 1t Is not quite certain, and It
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-12
Make Clothing from sesweed.

May we show you some Of our lat.
est patterns In seaweed?"
The day may not be far distant
when our tailor will make this remark
In the same commonplace tone that
he uses when showing US some choice
tweed or serge for seaside wear
Seaweed is really a most useful COM
modify. 1t forms cheap barometer
and holiday memento for our chill.
dren; II provides the farmer with Q
somewhat odoriferous manure; Ger.
tain varieties OF the weed have been
turned to account in the manufacture
of Photographic materials and now II
promises to supply us with summer
garments.
The weed used for this purpose
comes from Australia and ID more q
fiber than seaweed proper. Tt ID
dredged up from the bottom Of the
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-12
Tho clpsy's Rlah, to steal.

The Basque gipsles' variant Of the
Egyptian legend is worth quoting:
During the fight into Egypt. Joseph,
exhausted By the rapidity OF the march
as we'll as by the weight Of the Child
Jesus entrusted him to traveller who
was following the same route,
The obliging traveller, however, to sat
isfy his rapacious instinct, stripped
the child and returned him almost
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lower That Dominates Paris.

The belfry tower Of the basilica OF
the Sacre Occur is beginning to near
construction behind the dome Of the
sacred edifce. When finished 1t will
dominate Paris from total height OF
21s meters. The tower itself. SO
meters high, stands on the highest
point of Montmartre at an altitude OF
1875 meters. Its completion Will brins
to close the. most important oonstruc.
tIon in church architecture which has
been undertaken for about n cen
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-12

naked to Joseph Jesus rebuked the,
thief gently. but In consideration of
the service he had just received grant
ed to him and his descendants the
right to take Ave sous at time for
an object of equivalent value. The
simultaneously obliging and thieyish
traveller was an ancestor OF whom, It
appears, the modern gipsies boast
Gypsy Lore.
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sea.
During the past few months several
mills in Yorkshire have been expert
nlenting, In the hope that cloth could
be made from 1t. At first It was
thought too coarse for the manufac-
ture OF suitings. but the results are
said to have been very satisfactory
and beyond all expectation. ,6
1t is light brown in color, as soft
as wool and will readily take wool
dyes.
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Unfair compsrlaon.

"This thermometer ] bought here
last week isn't accurate complained
the man with the sunburned counte
nance; 1T registers ten degrees too
high
How did you test IT" queried the
dealer
Il compared It win the thermome-
ter in the summer hotel where | was
staying" replied the innocent man.
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sounds like bunk ]

But, anyhow, the ladys left the
Louvre-wfth whom. at present writ.
ing, no onea knows Is such an out
ing likely to improve her? How will
she be received, where'er she goes I?
It may be Mona Lisa's crossed the
ocean-here is the widest supposition
yet)-obsessed with some vague, half.
formed desperate notion that she will
change into a suffragette!-New York
World.
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Beyond HIS Comprehension.

There Is something mysterious
abor, the wnrd 'nsvchic.'" said stte
student Of occui things Yes re
.f.lsed t'r rlrtr parsrn:F archie tnds'
rssftrrionr iftug sbori I, 90 me 4
the -ay NE. Spot ~ Stray SN1v'es
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-12

"You say that picture has Rem.
brandt's signature?" WELL" replied
Mr.. Cumrox. Il don't remember OK,
actly what the picture dealer said
Perhaps Rembrandt didn't actually
sign It. Maybe he only indorsec It
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10

sam Price, who succeece3 10 com.
mand when Capt Sam Woods was
killed last night will maize no state,
ment regarding the number OF killed
and wounded
In their advances on the town the
rebels set fire to an old church build.
ing and shot down its defenders az
they dashed through the flames.
The federals in the trenches south
of town We're driven into tle bull
ring ana rehals with reckless eour-
age managed to set The bull ring on
fire. The federals inside, numbering
about fifteen broke through and are
believed to be making their way to
Ensenada.
Pior to the attack on the bull ring
the Buildings that obstructed the fire
OF the rebels were burned.
The rebel leade" was busily en-
gagged today in entrenching the forti-
foations. Scouting parties have been
sent toward Ensenada and Tetate
and strong watch on all trade from
the south has been established.
Americans are invited to visited the
town and store keepers will be asked,
it is said, to reopen their stores and
constitute to the rebel cause in Lower
California.
General Price would say nothing
regarding movement towards En-
senada.
Five hundred Mexican troops are
now said to be on the Colorado river
guarding the work being done by the
United States government.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
WERE EARLY DISTURBED
Little Demand for Stock Prices.
Activity in Morgan Issues
Hartman Stocks Steads.

New York, May with little lie.
mands for stock prices, levels were
barely disturbed today In the securi.
tics market
The market closed under pressure
with a mixture of small gains and
losses, United States Steel lead the
market. There was some short sell
ing in this stockk early In the day but
the stock held firm.
There was some activity at higher
prices in such Margan issues as
Southern Railway preferred and the
Erie. The movement In the latter be.
ing attended by rumors OF supposed,
ly favorable character
Interborough Metropolitan Securl-
ties were prominent.
TheN buying In American Issues
which began yesterday was continued
today. both common and preferred
making further gains. Hartman
stocks were steady.
Bonds were steady, total sales, par
value, s3,O0l 900 Governments were
unchanged on call,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
SENATE ACTION
WAS POSTPONED
Warrants Against Tilden, Benedict
and Cummings viii be Considered
in House Thursday

Springfield, ILL.,, May 9-Action on
the warrant calling for The arrest of
Edward Tilden, OF Chicago, president
of the National Packing Co., and re-
puted custodian of TIE alleged $780,.
900 used in the election OF senator
Lorimer, of Illinois, for contempt was
postponed in the Illinois senate to-
day.
The same action was taken on the
warrants against W. G. Cummings
and George Benedict
Chairman Helm asked for the sem
ate to postpone action until Thurs
day.
Lieut. Gov. Oglesby today placed
before the senate the proposition OF
an appeal by that body's bribery In.
vestigation committee from udge
iretits decision in the Tilden habeas
corprs proceedings. In order to en-
able the members to study the legal
status of the proceedings motion
OF Chaorman Helm, OF the conmittee
to postpone consideration OF the az.
peal was unanimously carried
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
ALL CLOSED III Loss
Rian IN North West Main csust
of 4 Sharp Decline IA yvheat
Cats Developed Heavy Tons.

I ta a r il N Il
chieago May Rlllla u northwest
was the main cause OF u sharp decline
acre today In the price of wheat.
Suspicion that holders of the May
option were quietly getting rid off
their burden gave an added reason
for the down turn. Latest figures
We're M to Ia cents lower last night.
Oiher leading staples today all
closed at a loss, corn was off u to
u.
Throughout the session reports for
wheat proved altogether too adequate.
II 1t had not been for a huge decrease
appearing In the worlds available sup.
ply the collapse of the market would
no doubt have been more complete.
Because of the official forecast tell
ing of fugther showers in the spring
wheat section tonight and tomorrow
there was no sign of reaction at the
close.
Shorts We're moderate buyers of
corn, that cereal eased off on account
of fine weather.
Oats developed heavy tone in con-
nection with wheat and corn.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
THREE COMPANIES OF REBELS
CAMPED IN TOWN OF LOWER
CALIFORNIA.
rs DEAD AND WOUNDED
Twelve Federals Succeeded ir Makina
Their Way to American Line and
Surrendered 10 U. S. Troops
Red Cross Is Active.

MEXICO-HEAD COMING. NJ. nm
Mexico, Lower California. May g.
Three companies of rebels comprising
2C0 men are camped tonight III the
buildings and streets of Tijuana. TIE
town was taken by assault this morn
ing the battle lasted from $50
o'clock until $40. AT that hour re.
sis,ance had ceased.
Conservative estimates OF the dead
and wounded on both sides
placed the number at IS, but the ex-
act figures may not be known for
some time. va
Out of about 100 men who were in
Tijuana yesterday-guarding it against
the attack by the rebels, twelve sue.
ceeded in making their way to the
American line, where they surrender.
ed to the United States troops.
There are six bodies in the main
street of Tijuana, two of them were
those of rebels. In the underbrush
and behind the rocks are more bodies
of wounded and dead.
The wounded are being brought in
as fast as they are found and are be-
ing cared for by an American Red
Cross party under the direction Of
DR.. James Jackson, Red Gross ply
sician, in San Diego, Calf.
The wounded now in the hospital
number sixteen. Two Of them will
die. AT the camp of the American
troops half a mile distant there are
ten other wounded men all rebels.
SO far eifortss to learn the names
of the dead and wounded have failed
for reasons that the wounded are re.
luctant to reveal their identity.
The leader OF the rebels, General
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
DISAPPOINTMENT
By GOV. DENEEN
In Case Senator Lorimer is ousted at
Washington Opponents OF Governor
Do Not Want Him to Name
His Successor.

Springfield, H., May 9--The i'm
pending struggle In the United States
senate to reopen the investigation of
the Lorlmer election today looms
large in the adjournment question con-
fronting the Illinois legislature. OPP
ponents of Gov. Deneen fearing thar
the national upper house will decide
THAI Chicago's blond boss" Is not
entitled to its seat& thus giving the
appointment OF his successor to the
governor in case the legislature has
adjourned are planning d strategic
move to keep Deneen from naming d
successor to Lorimer In case he Is
expelled
A campaign to this end was launch
ed here today when II was proposed
that the legislature instead OF ad-
journig May 49, the date recently
decided upon, shall merely recess ul-
i'll next fall In case this lis done it
viii keep Deneen from anpointing a
senator for more than afsw weeks
OpponAnts Of the goYarnor today
asserted that this was LTD reason the
opponnnts OF doth the governor AMI
Lorimer defeated the naotjon proposed
byk the Lorirler e&Simmeliately
following the recent adjournment res-
olntion passed asking a reconsidera.
tion. 4
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
No IMMUNITY To
THOSE TEST|SY|NG
OHIO HOUSE MEMBERS PASS
GREEVE BILL WHICH HOLDS
EVEN MEMBERS TESTIFYING
BEFORE A PROBING COM
MITTEE.

Columbus, Ohio, May 9-Arorsed by
what they termed an effort to conduct
white washing investigation by the
senate committee members of the
house today received and passed the
Greeve's bill by which immunity is
taken from members of theassembly
probing committee.
A short time before the senate has
gone counter to the wishes OF Gov.
Harmon in providing for the appoint
ment of committee of ten to make
inquiry into graft charges. Gov Har-
mon had advised against the action,
because of the immunity from prose
cution which under present laws ex-
tends to sucn witness in such in.
quiries.
The feature of the grand jury's ses-
sion was lecture by Judge Kinkead,
who impressed the members what
punishment would follow If RESPONSE
hlllty We're placed fir the further es.
cape OF secrets frcm the grand jury
room.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
DROWNED IN CANAL
CHICAGO CHILD BELIEVED To
:. HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED
FOUND AT LOckPoRT.
Disappearance Caused Intense Ex-
cltement Through Middle West
Government and Legislature
Appealed to For Aid.

Chicago, H., May 9--After a search
of more than month, which has
extended into the remotest corners
of the country, solution of the mystel-
ious disappearance of Elsie Paroubek,
5 years OF age. was found last night
in the drainage canal near Lockport.
The body OF child which answer.
ed in every way the description of the
Paroubek girl which had been spread
broadcast over an entire continent
was taken from the waters by labor.
ers working near the Lockport
power-house.
When Mrs. ParoLbek, at her home,
was told OF the finding Of the body
and gave a description of the clothing
she gaspei.
It's Elsie! Thank God we know
Where she is at last"
~ WdtCT iniCG WtEHsl
Absolute identification of the body
was al first difficult, since it had been
in the water three weeas aud decom-
posed. The body was taken by tho
laborers to the updertaklngrooms of
". G. Goodale. and the undertaken,
who had become interested in the
search for Elsie. at once notified, at
the Chicago police.
Detectives were detailed at head
quarters to apprise George Paroubek,
father of the missing child, OF the find
and to accompany him to Lockport.
The description OF her clothing
sent to Chicago by the Lockport uii-
dertaker tallies almost exactly with
that giyepythe police by iFaroubek in
the early days Of the search,
The dark lesl4.assssss she iisn lace
shoes and the black stockings prob.
ably will serve for rtho establishment
of positive Identification,
Going to Loekport.
Fearing that the father might fail
to remember the exact texture OF tue
garment, the police prepared to take
Mrs. Paroubek to LockroIt They
rely on the mother who fashioned
with her own hands the tiny rcd
dress worn by Elsie the day she dis.
appeared. for the word that will MAKE
complete the Identification.
At her home, 2SO South Albany
avenue, Mrs. Parorbek broke down
when she was told a body resembling
that Of her child had been found and
saw her husband start out with the
detectives. TIE spark of hope that
still burned within her. despite the
continued failure of the police search,
was snuffed out.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
VIM, Hackney Murder Case Held At
tention All Day--Evidence win Be
Concluded This Morning.

The William Hackney murder case
occupied the attention Of the circuit
court all day yesterday. At noon all
the witnesses for the prosecution had
been examined. The afternoon was
taken up by Witnesses for the defense.
There Is yet one witness to-Be heard,
after which the arguments viii! be
made The case will probably 90 to
the jury about noon today
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
NAVARRO REPORTS.
Says He VIII Die Before He Surren-
dcrs Juarez.

dcrs Juarez.
81 will die before will surrender
So long as ! have soldiers to defend
my position in Juarez | will not de,
liver the city to the rebels"
With these words General Navarro
today closed his report to tne lie.
.partment OF war, on the battle at
Juarez.
A tentative peace pact has been
entered into by the government ana
the rebels OF iFuerrero.
The rebels are to retain control of
Iguala and are promised that they
shall have a fill share in the conduct
of local affairs in their state includ-
ing the selection of anewgovernor.
The rebels do not consent to for
sake the Madero movement, however,
and reserve the right TO fight in his
and demand their services,
Anticipating trouble committee
from the national chamber of COM
merce asks the department OF war
mfmission to keep IN their places
of business arms Of defense.
Meagre reports reaching the capt
tai from the states of Durango, CO,
ahuila, and Vera Cruz, tell of fighting
in the capital of the first state; Tor
reon Coehuila and Tuxtan, small
port north OF Vera Cruz.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
Fire Breaks Out Anew.

El Passo, Texas, May Sire III
Jrarezz has broken OUT anew at 1915
town seems to be ablaze The Mexl,
can Central passenger depot and the
city market place are burning.
Red cross physicians returning
from the insurrecto stronghold are
Informed that no more wounded would
be cared for tonight for as soon as
the blaze would die down they would
renew the attack.
At | a. m. the fire had not sub
sided and the shooting became more
frequent The flames are spreading
in all directions.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
Excursion TO Tcrre Haute.

The Big Four will run an excursion
train from Cairo to Terre Haute on
Sunday May IA, leaving here at $3.50
p. m. on that date. Round trip fare
s1.G5
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
Meeting This Afternoon.

The monthly meeting OF the board
OF managers of the Chldren's Home
will be held this afternoon. at the
Home, beginning at 2:3A o'clock
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10

Ninety.five per cent Of the white
homes in Cairo read The Bulletin
every morning.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10

Get the news from cairo's only
seven day paper--every morning
The Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
Where They Play To-day.
Yesterdays Games.

81 souls Philadelphia, open date.
J Ghisas Washington open date.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10

York in February, and slxteea
months of hard work and s7O,0o)
were spent on il. The entire New
York exhibit will be shown in Chicago
but the local hackers of the scheme
have added so much new material
that the Chicago exhibit will be twice
as large as the original Que held in
;essss York. By means of photographs,
moving pictures, charts and models oG
tenements, day nurseries and hospi.
tails everything which bears upon
the life and we'll being Of city child.
ren-will be illustrated.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10

Batteries: Karger. Hall and Nunne
macher; West Mitchell and Land.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10

4 Detroit, May s locals captured
the first game Of tlkseries with New
jKcrk today. Stanage and Crawford
Mt for homo runs. Score:
4ss r. n. III
sI3rtrais .,s...........,...lo Ii O.
New Yorks. ~ .ssssss u. s....-.. -8sA q
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10

Brooklyn. May 9-Playing in tho
rain Harmon had the better OF Ruck-
er today and ST. Louis shut out Brook.
lyn in a pitchers battle, 2 10 0. Man
ager Dahlem tried hard to win in tho
eighth, sending in substitute batters
and runners. but failed. He used III
men. A home run drive BY Bresnahan
was the feature. Score:
r. II. II.
81. Louis - s II.
Brooklyn E..........,.. s. o.
Batteries: Harmon and Brosnahans \
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10

Philadelphia, May a--Pittsburg
opened is eastern campaign today,
easily defeating the home team In a
slugging match. Score.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
Where They Play Today.
Yesterdays Games.

New York, May 9--The locals de.
feated Chicago today in a game play
ed in a dri2zle Smokey and Meyers
featured at the bat Score,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10

Ratterlcs Works and Stanasex I
Warhop and Sweeney.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10

ClevI land, May 9-Boston today
made its first appearance here this
year and defeated Cleveland. Score.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10

Batteries: Harmon and Brcsnahan: |:
Rucker, Ryan and Bergen. Miller. !,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10

Batteries: Keefe and Clarke; Tyler,
Browne and Sprat -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10

haDterles' ADAMS and Gibsona
Rowen, Chalmers and Dooln.
Boston. May 9-Cincinnati won her
first game of the season with Boston