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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-21
Vast Extent Of Oceans.

The Atlantic averages a depth Of
not quite three miles. Its water
weighs $4,000, 900, 900 900 100000 tons.
and tank to contain It would have
each of its sides 4S0 miles long. The
figures Of the other oceans are In the
same startling proportions. 1t would
take all the sea water In the world
two million years to flow over Mag
ara.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-21
February circulation.

The above Is a correct statement o
the circulation of The Cairo BulletiI
for the year 1910 and for the mont
OF February, 1911.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before NJ
tbs third day of March, 1911.
LEO J. KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-21
But the Trunkmakers Prosna.

"Here!" shouted the railway official,
what do you mean by throwing those
trunks around like that" The porter
gasped IN establishment. end several
travellers pinched themselves to make
sure that 1t was real. Then the Off.
eial spoke again. Don't you see that
you're making big dents In the con.
crete platform ?"-Short Stories.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-21
One View Of Patriotism.

one could have guessed without
proof that In the course OF his life
Shakespeare, like Goethe. would rise
above that parochial vanity which Ia
g be Landed as patriotism, He was In
love With the ideal and would not con
'ine It To any country Frank Harris
vIha Nan ehaksspsars,"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-21
Dead Capital. Eh7

We wonder II there is not more
dead capital buried In the temples,
churches. boarding places and other
treasure houses of the world than Is
In circulation In coin or currency
Christian Register
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-21
MILITIA SENT
To GILLESPIE
800 STRIKING MINERS ARMED
WITH SHOT GUNS THREAT
EN- VIOLENCE.
SITUATION IS DESPERATE
Members of Miners Who Started to
Return to Work Held Back
Armed Men Defy Au-
thorities.

Danville, H.. March 2o.--Capt. d.
R. Swain with company |. /. N, G.,
at midnight received orders from Ad'
jutant General Dickson to proceed at
once to Gillespie in special cars.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-21

Oldbach-Do you believe In hereditary
influences? Youngpop-Sur Now, my
baby is wakeful at night, and fully
believe It is just because my wife al
ways insisted on sitting up and wait
Ing for me TO come home. = Philadel
phia Record
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-21

~Now John said Mrs. De Porque
to the new gardener, Il hope you will
remember all that have told you.
And, whatever you do don't forget to
water the electric light plant"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-21
Non entous Moment.

There are moments when one wants
to be alone. and one of those mo-.
ments is when fellows suspenders
break right in the middle of two
step.-Judge.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-21
KEEP YOUR HEAD UNcovsRrr
he Constant Wearing OF Hat Promo
gates Dandrun Germs,

There are many men who wear the
ats practically all the time when awak
nd are blessed with heavy shock
air: yet If the scalps Of these same mo
nee became infested with dandrut
erms, the parasites would multiply al
e quicker for lack Of air. Baldncs.
Guild ensue as the final result. New
ro's Herpicide kills these germs ant
timulates unhealthy hair to abundan,
;rowth. Herpicide is a pleasant hail
!ressing as well as dandruff cure and
ontalns not an atom Of injurious SUBJ
lance Sold by leading druggists Send
h. in stamps for sample to The Herpi.
ide Co., Detroit. Mich.
One dollar bottles guaranteed
Paul G. Schulz q Sons, special
agents. ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-21
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average numEar OF complete and
perfect copies OF The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1910. .228l
Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the month Of February.
1911 ..... ............ 1856
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-21
DeveIopinu Siberia

Englishmen are making considers
BILE progress In Siberia. especially In
establishing abattoirs and refrigerat
ing plants.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-21
To Test Purity Of suosr

A simple test for the purity of sugar
Is 10 burn It. If pure. fire will en-,
tireiy consume it; If adulterated. II
will leave an ash.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-21
E'7El'll'|s'1

unprosrssslvs Spain.
despite the fact that It possesses
coal 1elds covering more than 4,1oO
square niles Spain imports more than
~. o0o oQo worth g slal eaeA xssss
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-18

tn, fort. intended to arrest any
charge.
Ihe Spaniards began n hre trom
the ioopholes oi the tor and :he
breasrworks to the rgnt rep' dl a
heavy raiE Of bullets from Mauser
and Remington fepeaters Our nnes
moved on closer md too" up d 6Geo
position, .he Twelfth inIanuJ regi-
ment moving asdlnst h. tors by
separate companies operating mae-
pendently and the Seventeenth tegi.
ment. under the PEI sonal direction ol
General Chaffee. lying on : ridge I'M
mediately in front OF the main treast-
works thrown up before the village,
After several hours ., hrina iefi
the hill and found Company c OF the
Twelfth regimen, in oadway pour
ing a deadly fire against the trench
in front Of the fort induced Gaptair
Walsh. who commanded. to bring his
company up the hill where | had beer
standing which COMMANDED toe trencl
General Chadee was with the Seventh
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-18

the fort W also fouad tnet ". we're
mile in adva &C OF our own ines. but
we felt pretty ure that there was no
danger Of sortie to capture us. be-
cause the enemy was not likely to leave
,ne works TO eaptur ,nree men while
waiting tor a whole division.
Gradually the s.dnd Of infantry
firing broke on tn air in our rear
aud spread all over the country.
A ray to the left we could see the
artillery OF our cen,ei flashing, and
part Of a brigade fighting its way
through the trees and bushes Slowly
the lines of Chafee's brigade moved
from ridge to ridge behind us. swing
Ing further and further to the right.
and keeping up a continuous fire as
| they approached the Spanish lines In
|tront of the tort, which bore the
Spanish flag, there was trench. from
winch the Spauiards kept up a steady
fire. and some Of the fire was directed
toward Us. io .hat we had to lie on
Icur faces .t make as small a target
IS possible. "a ront OF the trench
,aere was a na.l ] wire fence about
hv. eet aigh. m,h s"tendeo at a
distance ca abon hi l, zee. all round
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-18
Me LURE, az pERIL4

the number OF Spaniards alive on
the hill Then ! suggested charge
and offered to show the troops. II he
sent them, safe way up the hill.
The general sent infantry to ifvesti-
gate and in a few minutes Company
L OF the Twelfth was making a
reconnaissance. | descended to a little
mango grove at the foot OF the hill
from which the rush was to be made.
Just as got there Company + started
up the wrong side of the hill--thst is,
the side towards the village, and not
the side we had been firing upon.
Almost Immediately the soldiers came
shrieking down the hill, some OF them
wounded. They had encountered the
main fire OF the enemy from the
breastworks in front of Chafee's posi-
tion. talked to Captain Clark, who
commanded the company. and told
him of my plan, but he was no. very
enthusiastic about it. l sat down
under a mango tree with the soldiers
and jotted down some notes of my story
We were at that time in the very
vortex of the cross FIRE. The bark
was Clipped from the trees by the
storm Of bullets. The sound was ike
the cry of wild animals in agony. -.
1T this juncture Captain Haskell
acting adjutant OF the battalion tc
which Company + belonged, came
down to where ! was--a hne ole
white bearded, clear-eyed veteran.
told him that thought the fort could
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-18

7nG Seventeenth regiments. My pur-
pose wa. 10 let him know what had
bee. gonk On and If possible to as
certain whether our troops had been
under FIRE from their comrades on the
,'iher side OF the hill. When
'eachcu General Chaffee found the
tw rgiments Wing on their faces
nard - worp with their rifles, while
tn. Spamard- we're keeping up a ter
Ifihc Ire Scores of wounded lay on
, the held. while here and there was
ION. eau The only man standing
was Geneiai Chaffee, who ragged up
and uown behind his men. swearing
I and 'rging on the fight. never saw
a finer soldier, and never more war
like face His yes seemed to fash
FIRE as he ,tormed up and down the
line. While was talking &c him a
bullet clipped a button from his
breast He smiled in a half-startled
half-amused way. vas so ex-
hausted by his time that could
hardly stand up, anu when sat down
in he shadow OF a '.'ee General
Chaffee Joined ne ~, a few moments
- told him how -ios- I hac oeen &c
the Tort and iss trench. and gave him
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-18

they Rad been attacking. When Cap
tain Walsh had placed his men on
the hilltop, | lay down in the firing
line with the men. was the only
in the line and when
our .nen we're wounded ! assisted in
bandaging them. The heat of the
sun was almost unbearable. The
Spaniards fought like heroes. Both
sides were using smokeless powder,
and that made the game additionally
dangerous and mysterious. Captain
Walsh was finally convinced that he
had silenced the trench and the fort
for he could see no movement in
either, but still the "pingl pingP oi
bullets continued. Captain Walsh told
me that he feared that a part oil
another American brigade had moved
up 10 the other side Of the hill or
which the fort stood, and that our
men were being killed by American
bullets. | tried to persuade the cap.
tain to make charge up the hill
and try to take the fort and the flag
Having twice crept down the hillside
! ] had got close view of the slope
Ascending to the fort, and had seen Q
sort of wrinkle TIP which our troop!
might steal until they were close
enough to make a short rush. TIL,
captain agreed with me that il wa'
very reasonable plan, but pointed
to the half empty ammunition belt!
OF his men and shook his head.
moved off to the right. where
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-18

great war correspondent out OF his
studious preoccupation to the dangers
of the many bloody battlelields on which
he has been the eye witness Of oiyiiza-
ton, If he has not taken an act pa =.
as he did at FL Caney. of which ne
was the hero.
What made Creelman face death times
out of number1 His duty to his paper
did not call for that. True. the ambi-
ton of the correspondent is to get a
beat but he is hardly likely to get
anything else but a bullet when leading
an attack, as Creelman did at II Caney.
armed with formidable lead pencil
Was it duty that made him assume the
responsibilities of United States Off
GER, and rush the Spanish tort. or was
it the lure Of perill
Creelman refuses 10 talk adventure. SO
to get this story ii was necessary 70
explore the pigeonholes Of a London
newspaper Office. where this fragment
of his adventurous life is stored;
chose to be with the right wing OF
our army before Santiago, because
was assured by General Shafter. the
commanding general that the center and
left wings would not be seriously en-
gagged until another day The right
wing, Lawton's division. containing
Chaffee's brigade, was to occupy the
extreme right of our whole line. and
was to attack the foot of FL Caney
at daybreak. had already been out
side our lines scouting and examining
the Spanish entertainments. For days
never knew what it was 10 have dry
clothes on so great was my desire tc
understand clearly the nature Of the ac-
ton that was about to occur. knew
from the isolated locality Of FL Caney
that the right wing would be practically
independent Of the rest Of the army, and
very desperate engagement might b'
expected there From a newspaper
point Of view. the scene at FL Caney
with our infantry closing on the stone
fort. entertainments and blockhouses
was likely to be the supreme spectacle
OF the battle of Santiago,
| had no horse and had to go OF
foot. At three o'clock on the morning
Of the battle. before it was daylight,
l!efi headquarters alone for the front
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-18

first shot of the battle was fired at hat
mark. The thought came into my mind
that perhaps before the day was done
! might have that flag in my possess
sion. | could not hear anything of our
infantry, which was advancing slowly,
but had not yet come into range; neither
could see our lines because of the hills
and the thick bush. But knew that il
! wanted TO write something intensely
human and full Of the finest elements
OF fighting interest l must manage
without guidance to get a place where
could see our infantry close IL upon
the fort and its neighboring intrench-
ments. Presently / came ac.oss two
other correspondents. who had not
been under FIRE before, ana who agreed
to follow my lead. although expressing
doubts as to my prudence. OF course,
! was not prudent; perhaps was not
wise; but when you come down 10 the
plain facts, no thoroughly prudent nan
ever undertook to be a war correspond
ent in the field.
My sole idea was to get close TO the
fort before our troops arrived. foc a
man can see little with his own eyes if
he is in the rear. AT last We got on a
hill in front of the fort within very
close range of the Spanish rinemen.
There was only a tiny valley between
us and the enemy--so close we're we,
indeed. that we could see them at work
without our glasses, Al this time we
found that we were directly IN line OF
FIRE between our battery in the rec. and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-18

as nearly as could, an estimate OF
be taken without the loss of life
by charge on the wrinkled side OF
the hill. He promptly accepted my
offer to lead the way and ordered
Company + and part of another COM
pany to follow me. stepped through
the line of bushes, followed by Cap
tain Haskell and the troops, and
started up the hill. The troops came
on slowly, and when found myself
Iactually out on the clear, cscarped
slope leading up to the trench, where
even a mouse could not hide itself,
! walked fast. | could see the lines
Of soldiers on all sides watching the
ascent. Gradually | got away from
our line, so that by the time ! was
within twenty feet of the barbed wire
fence | was at least two hundred feet
ahead OF Captain Haskell and his men,
was absolutely alone. stopped
for a moment and examined the fort
and trench, only a few feet from me
and whilst | stood there | could hear
my heart beating like a hammer or
an anvil.
For the first time realized my danger
any instant might see my DEATH. With {
/ supreme SHOlA hullB Oh my ANois
turned around and. making scissorslik,
motion of my fingers. indicated to Cap,
tain Haskell that | wanted men with
wire cutters. He hurried forward two
gallant fellows who. without a word
obeyed my signals and cut the fenc,
down. II took but few seconds &c
do this. and ] stepped through tn,
fence and walked up to the trench
standing on the edge and looking
into it. The trench was filled will
dead and dying men. Those whc
were unhurt were crouching dowr
waiting for the end. made a sigma
to one OF the privates who had cu
the wire fence to advance and cover
the men in the trench with his rife
and when he had done 1t ! ordered
the Spapiards. who had not ever
looked at me. to stand up and sur
render. They leaped up Al once ant
dorpped their rifles, ] mus. say Il tool
la little OF the glory out si ~ ssgi
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-18

books, finding time 10 gather such a
treasure.
ASK James Creclman to tell Of some
or ii n,,-brcadth escapes
-ook here. now he'll answer awe
past that age, am interested in the
more serious r1ing5 OF life | ann i'm
tcre,ted 90 writing my life of President
Diaz for d Appleton S. Co.. and the
problem of educating the mlohty dimy
Of New York children"
One glance around the study with
its wcll-worn. almost worn out vol
tunes. from the Enclyeopcdia Britannia
90 The last masterp e OF Rostaud tells
one it Is a hopeless task to draw the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-18

sELxAsED FOR PUBLICATIONS FEn &C.,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-19
New ENGLAND Weather.

Perhaps you think that the weather,
which only a few days ago tried your
health and temper so severely, was
the hottest ever recorded in New
England. 1t was the hottest ever re-
corded here since the establishment
of the weather bureau in Boston, but
in ISL in the month of July, the mer-
curry went high as 101. For 10
days of that month the temperature
was never less than 81, and for the
other fifteen days it was never less
than 90.
But cheer up, do not be downcast
and fear that we may get some
weather more scorching than we have
had this year. On the contrary, we
may get some very cold weather. You
never can tell. Nature INDUCES in
strange freaks. In 1916 she went on
ner widest spree in this glorious New
England of ours From Connecticut
to Maine there We're severe frosts in
every summer month. The crop of
Indian corn was almost entirely cut
off. There vas not more than half the
usual supply of hay, potatoes and
oats.
In June the hills were as barren as
in December. More than one farmer
had 20 go 40 miles to get half bush
ell of corn and pay So for it. Cattle
died for want of fodder and many of
the Inhabitants came near perishing
of starvation. Despair seized the peo-
pie Many migrated to the west. They
were pessimists who thought the eli
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-19

mate had permanently changed They
believed that New England was des-
tined to become a part of the arctic
regions. Last week it seemed more
likely to gain admission to the torrid
zone.
When We recall these wonders of
the salubriouS climate of New Eng
land. let it not be imagined that We
would indulge in vain Boosting. If
We have had the hottest summer day
ever recorded in the United States, it
is only historically just to mention it.
So, too, mention should be made of
the fact that we have had the coolest
DAYS in summer known to history.
Nor should any one lose sight of the
fact that New England is the incom-
parable summer resort.
Excelling in everything else it is
not surprising that we excel in wealth
er. We cannot be surpassed. We
are leaders. That is the simple fact.
There is nothing flat or monotonous
about this part of the earth. We have
variety of cline and variety of
achievements.
We do not say, however, that all
this excellence is the result of our
own doing. Far from it. AS Shakes
peare says, some men are born great,
some achieve greatness and some have
greatness thrust upon them We do
not claim to have achieved the scorch-
ing weather of last week. We admit it
was thrust upon u.s.
When it comes to a hot weather
competition we would be content with
a blue ribbon instead of first prize.
Yet we have sufficient faith in our
wondrous climate to bet an ice crea m
soda that when the record of the
whole summer is completed, New Eng
land, including Boston. will still be
found the ideal summer land of all
the world.-Boston Globe.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-19
DR.. WILEY'S CASE.

II looks as il the men who have
been secretly bounding DIR. Wiley for
ms good work in the public welfare
were going TO be brought to bay end
made 70 show their hand
Dr.. Wiley has rendered conspicuous
service to his country and this service
has been fully appreciated by the
public. IL is said that the present
trou ole in the agricultural department
10 the result OF a conspiracy among
food adulterators to get rid of the
man who has hampered their activi-
ties If that is true it presents another
good reason why the president will
stand behind Wiley. Nobody can ac-
cuse Mr.. Taft Of lack OF coura ge
When he decides 10 do a thing he will
not be swerved from his purpose by
threats He has been i'm full sym pa thy
with the campaign to drive the food
adulterafors out Of business and he
has never hesitated TO wage uncom-
promising warfare against them.
The friends Of DR. Wiley have rail-
lied TO his support, and the rich adul-
terators Of goods and groveIling poll
ticians will not be able to drive him
from the public service.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-19
STAFFORD TOMATOES PROMISING
Corn Also Looks Rugged, But Other
Crops Fare I'LL.

Farmers and market gardeners IN
Stafford are discouraged at the outlook
for crops this year, says the Spring
field Republican. The prolonged drouth
is undoubtedly responsible for existing
conditions and even though wet spell
should set in it would be too late ex-
cept for potatoes and late garden
truck. The hay crop is now being put
in barns. and nothing like the aver
age yield is to be found. In the low
moist lands where hay is usually poor
it is perhaps little better than would
have been the case with more rain, but
on the upla ndS it is dry and it takes
a good deal of ground to produce a sin :
gle ton. The yield is little more than
half the average amount, and the qual-
ity is generally Door The soil is so
parched that a poor second crop IS
likely.
Potatoes which have already been
dug are small and there are only few
in the hills. Should moist weat her
come there is still opportunity for de-
relopment. Corn looks fairly rugged
in most places. and unless the drouth
is prolonged it now seems probable
that the yield will be fairly up to the
average. Early vegetables as rule
are scarce. Cucumber vines are dry ing
up and peas are suffering much from
the drouth. 1t is an unusually poor
year for cabbage. The little plants
have persisted in the parched soil
Other root plants fit and die almost
as soon as they are put into the
ground
The outlook for celery is poor, and
artificial watering will be necessary If
it is to make anything like fair
showing. Tomato plants do not show
the effects of the dry spell so much as
some others and it will require only a
little moisture to produce good crop.
Beans in most places are doing fairly
well and do not show the effects of the
intense heat Beets, radishes, parsni2s
and lettuce all indicate their desire for
moisture Fall feed will be scarce un-
less the pastures ara rescued by a spell
of moist veal her. Small fruits look
fairly promising and it seems strange
that berries have been SO plentiful.
They are beginning to shrivel up, how
ever and nothing but moist weather
will save the late ones.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-19
EveRYsopY'tri OWN AN AUTO.
MOBILE BY AND BY.

Thomas A. Edison. whose phono-
graphic ambition II was TO put music
into every house. has another ambi-
ton TO put power into every carriage
His promised storage battery has
been SO long in the works that the i'm
patient had come to regard it as a
Joke. but the Other day he took oc-
casion to say to an assembly of gem
tIemen in New fTbrh.
Il have now a battery which can be
put into a suit case, il is SO small and
light. and it can run a car, truck. au-
tomobile or vehicle of any kind until
the power IS used up, and then be re-
charged In less than three minutes,
ready for service as before"
This looks as II the automobile
would eventually cease to be a rich
mans luxury and be Drought within
the reach OF the farmers, hucksters,
and everybody else.
The age is said to be right ahead
when anybody who can afford to keep
a horse will be able to run an automo-
bile
Those who believe the clock has
struck In the first day of the mil
lsnium will consider that it has struck
10 when everybody can own a motor
carriage.