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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
Opium Smuggling.

The infinite patience of the Chin
ese, says a writer in the November
Wide World Magazine, Is we'll Illus
trated in a smuggling story which l
heard from an Imperial Maritime
Customes offirial at one of the bar
riers" on the Upper Yangtse The
incident occurred several years ago
in an attempt to avoid duty on a
small amount of Szechuan opium
that was headed for Shanghai
IAN important article of down
river trade" said the official In
question, lis the little belled and
spangled cap worn by the Chinese
children OF from two to six years OF
of these in the spring of 1906, |
CHANGED to notice that the tinklc
from the little bell In the center OF
the cap / was examining was rather
muffled. Forcing 1t open, purely out
of curiosity, was astonished to fine
tiny pellet of OPIUM. hardly quar-
ter of an inch in diameter, which
had been substituted for the clapper.
OF course we had to search the
whole lot, and our aggregate haul
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
Her Oav in Court

Thanks to the ballot, woman is
also to have her day in court. Court,
as she finds it in the city of Seattle,
at least, is a hideous place. AL
though the juror has committed no
crime, he is for some strange reason
made to suffer much of the physical
discomfort of prison. There is no
comfortable chair on which he may
sit The jury room is a nightmare.
A very brief experience with 1t pro-
voked the women of Seattle to at
tempt reform. They are going to
have common humanity for jurors
light, air, cleanliness, comfort,
Knowing something, too, by this
time, Of the kind of tobacco the aver
age juror smokes, they are not going
to have any smoking.
The blessings OF men everywhere in
this country will attend their cru
SADIE. Indeed, the well wishes of the
men OF. St Louis, where medieyalism
in the, courts has defed every on
slaught of civilization will be even
prayerful. 1t might spread.-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
from about five thousand caps a
less than ten pounds of opium"
Concerning Annexation.

The Halifax Herald has been fool
ishly suspicious and even indignant
over the establishment by the New
York Herald of news bureau in OF
tawa. 1t seems to think that it is
part of a shrewdly devised scheme to
work up an annexation sentiment in
Canada, and declares, There must
be some sinister purpose underlying
such an extraordinary move" The
New York Herald expresses surprise
that it's Canadian contemporary
should have such silly conception
of legitimate newspaper enterprise,
and anent the suggestion of the
sinister purpose" 1t replies very
tartly:
As regards annexation, that is a
DOGGY that even the Halifax Herald
cannot really take seriously, We
have never had the remotest idea of
working for annexation. The Ameri-
can people have not the slightest de-
sire to annex Canada, But If the
United States had any designs on
Canada, neither tho Canadians nor
their overload, England, could pre-
vent it from Carrying out such de-
signs,-Nashyille (Tenn) Democrat
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

Anything that tends to the comfort
and ease OF an invalid, who may for
a long period be confined to bed. is
well worth attention. and our sketch
illustrates capital suggestion that
may be carried out without much diff.
Guilty.
The bed should be placed In the
corner OF the room against the wall,
and shelf about nine inches wide by
tive feet six inches long. fastened to
the wall in the position shown. This
may be easily done. and piece Of
board of the size mentioned should be
procured. and three strong metal
brackets OF the nature indicated by
diagram "A" In the sketch fastened
On underneath. Brackets Of this kind
can be obtained for very little at any
iroumonger's. and the shelf can then
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

ming plain goods--tho patterned
material showing In deep sailor col
lar, or In an edging for this and the
cuffs, and In bands used elsewhere.
a dress entirely of the plaid may be
made up with bit of silk in one Of
and black and green, blue and black
and white. and brown and white are
some smart color combinations in
these ever-stylish and gay materials.
from the kindergarten are up to eight
likewise run greatly to pattern Of
some sort, as 1t Is found that the
such textures stay clean longer than
the plain ones. Soft woods with mot
tied, dotted and striped effects are all
seen, and II the frock is very simple
1t Is trimmed only with plain wool.
The two small girls In the illustra-
ton wear regulation one-plece frocks
In the styles suited to four and six
years old. The dress of the bigger
girl Is of a broken-check plaid wool
in red and blue; plain red serge forms
the collar and cuffs, which are out
lined with little red soutache. This
little frock is very compact and ser.
sible, but at the same time the style
can be used for a more dressy ono
with cut out neck and short sleeves.
All the textures hitherto mentioned
are suitable for the model, which In a
good material and with some smarter
ing Of trimming, is also adapted TO
the girls best bib.
The second frock in this picture IL
a very plain effect adapted to wool or
stout wash material, and in some Of
the shops the model is called the
Nancy" The design is merely a
long-bodied blouse. opening at the
front, and attached to a skirt no more
than frill length. The cut is very
suitable for the child who needs a
number Of frocks. and plain as the
dress Is 1t can be made OF anything
from Bingham to velvet. In fact, a
black velvet dress made In this way,
and topped at the shoulders with a
broad Irish collar, would be the
height of magnificance, as the richer
the material for little folks the plain.
or the style.
Now word as to mother econo-
mics for these small costumes, or any
finer ones. Has mamma--the man
ma who ia to do all the sewing
looked over her old materials lately !
II so, she must have found something
which can be used again. soft, light
wool that would dye nicely, a yard
Of new silk, satin. or quantity OF
good silk braid in an impossible col
or. All Of these things can be. turned
to account for whole gown. trim
mings or touches. for good wool and
braids dye beautifully. and when
bought new they are high priced.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
Press Comment
Kidding the Tolegate Keeper.

Miss Helen Taft, invited to after
noon tea at a country house in Mary
land, near Washington, stepped in
to one of the White House automo-
biles, and was whirled towards the
District of Columbia boundry line.
At the line was tollsat2-and its
keeper.
The Presidents daughter, carry
ing no purse and suffering from the
decree of fashion that women's
clothes should not be provided with
pockets, had no money. When she
told the chauffeur to pay the toll,
he explained that hadn't a cent.
"How much is it?" the chauffeur
asked the bearded and lanky guard
ian of the gate.
Leven cents" replied that Off
cial.
Just charge 1t to the White
House." ordered the chauffeur
whereupon the bearded man laughed
mirthIessIy, and extended his long
fingerd hand.
"Yes," put in Miss Taft. "Chargc
it to the White House"
"Who are your" asked the keeper
of the gate.
I'm the Presidents daughter,
she explained sweetly.
Jaw" said the gatekeeper, "quit
your kiddin'. an come on with the
'leven cents"
1t was necessary for the chauffeur
to telephone the White House before
the journey could be continued. As
the machine drove off, the lanky mar
observed sarcastically to nobody II
particular:
We'll I'm stung! The Presidents
daughter, an amt got 'leven cents
'Taint possible. THE Twice-a'
month Popular Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
UnconventIonaIitIes.

mo, I don't want any life -insur-
ance, but you can go ahead and talk;
1t makes me forget my toothache."
why, how do you do. Mr.. De Trow?
I WAS Just going out walking. but you
may stay IL you like. Goodby."
rive stopped at good many hotels.
landlord, but yours is the worst I
ever saw"
"If you're only going to stay week
with us, Aunt Abigail, think maybe
we can stand it.
Mr.. Spoonleigh. sis told me to tell
you she's not going to come down;
you're not the young man she was ex-
pecting."
Them hands o. your'n don't need
manicuring, sir; they need laundry
ing. Please close the door as you go
out"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
The Alibi.

Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson,
the Baptist minister, who is held in
Boston, Mass, charged with the
murder of a young woman, who was
about to become the mother of his
child, has announced that he will be
able to prove complete alibi.
The minister says that he will be
able to prove that he was not in the
presence of the young woman when
she took the fatal dose of headache
powders, which the officials charge
him with having given to her, and
he says he also will be able to prove
she purchased the powder from a
local druggist.
A few days ago the police made
public the statement of a druggist.
who declares the minister purchased
cyanide of potassium, deadly
poison When he asked for the
poison, the druggist says the pastor
explained that he wanted "ssme-
thing that would kill dog at his
home which was about to give britt
to pupsies."
Il want poison which will kill
the puppies, but not the dog"
The druggist said he gave the
pastor the poison without hesitency
Il knew he was preacher and
didn't think he would use it for any
unlawful purpose.
If the minister is successful II
proving he was not with the cir
when she died and that she pur
chased the headache powder from
druggist, will he be able to disprov,
the testimony of the druggist VIII,
claims to have sold him cyanide 0
potassium?
Should his alibi prove successful
and gain freedom for him, there still
will remain another serious charg,
not charge that the State will
prosecute as the only witness, thu
girl is dead This charge will b,
tried in the highest and the las
court-Heaven.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
HUMOROUS QU|PS
FOUND HER ALONE AT LAST
Arbuthnot WItheredge Finally Finds
Opportunity to Speak to Miss
GeneNeve GrandIlot.

Well" said Arbuthnot Witheredge,
Il am I'm luck to find you alone, this
evening
\ oh" replied Benevieve Grandilot,
do you consider 1t lucky to be alone
with me?"
Why shouldn't II"
II don't know. have never
thought about It before"
Haven't you ever wished that you
and / might be all alone together"
Why ahould wish that?"
Il don't know wish you had
wished it."
Have you ever wished 1T" AL
"A great many times" Rpp
"Why?" "p5T-
Can you ask me why?"
Perhaps could--could guess"
Would you care II | should tell
you why?"
Il don't know. Do you think
ought to let you tell me Why"
81 wish you would. I am going to
bell you. It is because T."
because you what?"
II wonder II you will hate me after
/ have told you? Rather than have
you decide that we can no longer be
friends. would carry the secret to
my grave"
"Oh, please don't do anything like
that. / am sure shall not hate you.
could never hate you. no matter
what happened"
do you mean that, Miss Grandilot
--GenevieveT
"Of course. Why shouldn't r.
Il shall risk all, then. and tell you.
I have wanted to be alone with you
because--because I love you-because
/ have wanted to ask you to be
mine!"
Then the beautiful girls mother
stole away from her place behind the
curtain and tiptoed up the back
stairs.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

Declaring that the dresses worn
In the streets by Atlantic women
are indecent" and a disgrace to wo-
manhood, the clubwomen and
preachers of that city have started
a reform crusade and will ask the
City Council to pass laws regulating
the size and length of skirts and the
use OF rogue and face powder. II
Atlanta has as many "rubbernecks
per capita, as other cities, this cru
SADIE is apt to meet with some OPP
position.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
The following was clipped from
one of the exchanges;

The following was clipped froi
one of the exchanges:
New York, Oct. rs. Isaac
Schantzz, of No. 157 Avenue c.
Bayonne, N. j., has a curiosity
in young Plymouth Rock hen,
which has face resembling
that of human being. The
hen was purchased by him for
80 cents. 1t has several teeth
and chews food Which is prin-
cipally chopped meat.
The hen has nails on its feet
like those Of human. and 1t
refuses to mingle with Schantz's
other chickens
The hem was Matched last
sring, but its owner does not
know where, as the man from
whom he purchased it brought
it along with several other or
binary fowls.
We double dare the enterprisin
journalist who wrote this to read
to the Danes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
IDEAS ON SALAD MAKING.

The seasoning of salad with the
dressing with which 1t is served are
very important. A potato salad is
often tasteless and unpalatable be-
cause 1t is not properly seasoned. Pc
tato needs a dressing TO stand over IL.
to season well. much longer than any
other vegetable. Taste the salad while
preparing II, measurements are not al
ways accurate tests for good sea-
soning, Much tasting means less
wasting, A salad that may be pre-
pared the day before Is one most vel
come as II saves the time for other
things. The following is good one:
Soak one-half box OF gelatine in
one-half cup of cold water; add two
cupfuls and q half OF boiling water.
then three teaspoonfuls of beef ex-
J tract, teaspoon of onion Juice and a
dash OF salt. When cool. add cup
full of minced chicken, dozen olives
chopped fine, half cup of pecan
meats and half cup of strained to
mato. Pour into mold and serve cut
In cubes on lettuce leaves with may
onnaise dressing.
! Pear salsd.--For a simple salad
this is delicious. Wipe pears and cut
into eigAths, lengthwise; remove
seeds. Arrange on lettuce leaves,
pour over French dressing and gar
nish with strips OF red pepper. The
canned red peppers are those used tn
the recipe. II the fresh ones are not
In the market,
The addition OF little sour apple
TO a potato salad adds to its palata-
bility.
Do not put French dressing on let
tuce until ready to serve, as 1t soon
loses Its crispness. after the oil and
vinegar are added.
II an ear Of corn Is left from dinner
save It and add It to the vegetable
salad for the next day. Corn is espe-
cially good In potato salad.
Cottage cheese seasoned with
chopped chives and served on lettuce
leaves with French or boiled dress.
ing, Is most wholesome salad. II a
more elaborate one Ia desired, a tea.
| spoonful OF bar lie due currants will
make X quite elegant
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
UNCLE WALT
THE POET PHILOSOPHER

The dentist dais: Look pleasant please while gums
some dope squirt just HON eamy painless
doesn't hurt My art has made great advance
they sing and dance and pull the rest So
let shake while
the sickness his the dentists And
my fears began to flag and grooming gentle the while
he doped aching and grpped And then
he mighty yank that lifted off and then
raised YELL Ay tank that split three miles The yell
raised all the bosom the
tist gaed said you see, hurt,
.- .- :.-. = . = Nashhzla4c.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

be securely nailed to the wall.
Diagram "B" shows the under side
of the shelf and indicates the posi-
ton In which the three brackets should
be fastened. For appearance sake,
little flounce of some pretty ere.
tonne can be tackled all round the
edge Of the shelf, and the material
may easily be arranged 80 that II
forms tiny frill at the top with a
founce hanging down underneath.
A shelf of this kind will prove the
greatest boon to an invalid, as on II
may be kept well within reach all
those little things In the shape OF
books, papers, watch. glass, ETC.. that
are always 30 necessary for the in,
valid to have handy. and who may
thus obtain them with the least pos
sible exertion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
FASHIONS FOR GIRLS
COMFORT AND PRhcTicALiTY
ARE RULING FEATURES. 4
/
Color and style That Suit the Youth
ful Wearer Given Close Attention
One Piece Frocks In TWO
Dainty Designs.

Happily for the peace Of mothers,
none Of the eccentricities Of adult
garments pervades little wardrobes.i
In all departments childrens clothes
are sensible, all wear for everyday
, use being made up with an eye to-
comfort and practicability. AT tho
same time, however, good deal OF,
attention is given to the color ana
style that suit the small wearer, SO
whether the little garment Is bought
ready made or Is made at home much
consideration Is given to suitability.
And, after all 1t is this quality. the
right line and the right color, which
makes up that subtle essence called
style.
A Juvenile shop is an excellent
place in which to study up effects for
home sewing, for these stores engage
the best designers and makers and
the small garments are simpler and
better made than elsewhere, to say
nothing of the superiority of their
material over the usual thing.
School and everyday clothes in
these delightful places-for they are
as interesting in some departments
as doll houses--run largely to soft,
dark woods with white or bright
touches, Scotch plaids, being as ell
ways, much favored.
Some OF the newest plaids. though,
are made in olny two colors. the pat
| tern showing double line crossing
In square check in different sizes.
These pretty stuffs. and others OF the
plaid family. are much used for trim
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
September Circulation

The above Is correct statement
of the circulation of The Cairo
Bulletin for the year 1910 and for
the month of September 1911.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager,
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this fifth day of October 1911.
LEO J. KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

The price of beer will be advanced
fifty cents a barrel by the first OF
next month, and the growers cite the
rise in the cost of raw materials as
their reason for hosting it, The in
auguration of the new price schedule
will be a death blow to the devotees
of the brass rail, who idled away
their time blowing off the foam. y
Hereafter, they will drink It,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

A man who says he has a perfect
wife. takes issue with the Kansas
City Judge, who recently ruled that
no wives are perfect. AS proof OF
his claim, the man says they have
lived together thirty-six years and
she has never called him a prevari-
Gator. This is sufficient prof to
disqualify her as a perfect wife,
Any woman lacking the nerve to
tell her husband the truth about
himself, occasionally, belong in the
Imperfect class"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

Attorney General Wickersham has
issued an order forbidding employees
Of the Department of Justice from
talking about the tobacco trust. If
the attorney general is not careful
he will arouse our suspicious before
his term expires.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

Friends of Rev. Mr. Richeson, held
In Boston on a murder charge, have
announced that he will have "the
best defense money can buy" OF
course this win include the services
of few professional alienists and
also propounders of hypothetical
questions.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

When all other rights are granted
to women. should they also be per-
m'tted the privilege Of strap-swing-
ing Memphis News-Scimitar? This
is one privilege the women have en-
,joyed for generations, much to the
sorrow of the bad little bay.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

Because he surrendered Sleep
ing car berth to her on a trip from
New York to Washington. Mrs. Han
ma Amelia March left the bulk OF
her $4,000 estate to New York
man. She must have been dreadfully
fatigued at the time she accepted
the ticket.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

noxious doors and other offensive
features about automobile driving.
The 'cut-out" muffler nuisance Is
causing great deal of trouble to
residents of Cairo, and 1t is to be
hoped that the movement started In
Chicago will spread to this city.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
Was Exclusive.

Mr.. Bilkins "a seaside cottager)--
notice you always go to a private
bathing establishment. Why don't
you battle In the ocean? "'
Mrs. Bilkins-The ocean, Good.
ness me! Why, all those hotel board
ers battle In It.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

The Richmond Times-Dispatch
says New York is hardly the place
we should study politics, Correct
There are too many other interesting
things in Gotham to study,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

BY this time Doc. Cook probably
has decided that it is not safe to try
% come back" in Copenhagen. He
should have confined his efforts to
the United States. where the people
take takers good naturedly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

A New Jersey justice has two
hens, which he claims lay eggs at
night. Perhaps "prowlers" have
been annoying the fowl to such an
extent they have found it necessary
to change their sleeping schedule
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

No Russian archdukes have welded
since the Car issued that order pre-
hitting them to marry beneath
themselves" Perhaps the arch
dukes have not been able to find any
marriagable young women beneath
themselves"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

Mary Garden is quoted as saying
men are embarrassing. This is ex-
ceptionally cruel, considering the
amount of money they have spent 60
see Mary make herself interesting
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

Despite the fact that Thanksgiv-
ing Day is only few days removed
the restaurants are still advertising
spring chickens on the menus. Per-
haps the springs" are of the cold
storage variety.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
A Generous Interpretation.

THAT man talks about himself con-
stantly," said the young woman.
Well" replied Miss Cayenne. that
isn't so bad. It prevents him from
talking about other people. and It
shows he is DESTROYS of your good
opinion"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

In Nashville man has reported
the elopement of his wife with the
chauffeur His greatest fear prob
ably is that the chauffeus will bring
her back
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

All letters addressed to Santa
Claus. U. s. A." will be consigned
to the Dead Letter office this year,
instead of being turned over to
charitable inclined persons, institu-
tions. This blow will be a hard one
for fictitious paupers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
Experienced.

That trained nurse is quite remark
able. She made man know cough
up brass tack at the hospital"
That's nothing to what she can do.
She made the young doctor she's en-
gagged to cough up diamond ring"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

Baby Pu-Yu, the nominal emperor
of China and it's 400,000,000 in
habitants, hasn't half SO much OPP
portunity as the average American
baby, despite the magnitude sof his
empire.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

Jack johnson has been fined in
London for leaving n house he oc-
cupied in filthy condition
Thought Jack had overcome this
racial characteristic.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
Explained.

Il know man who contrives to
keep the respect Of all who know him,
and yet he ia continually engaged in
some frame-up affair"
How can that be?'
Easily: he's In picture store"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

A Chicago woman has sued her
husband for divorce, charging that
he was not lively enough for her.
As a general rule, husbands are too
lively.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27
MlscaicuIation.

How stupid these men are! II
my master would have waited a
month or two. now he would have q
roast fowl instead Of a poached egg. "
--Pele Mele.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-27

Isn't ii strange how well that
furnace heated the house last sum-
mer when you destroyed tnat rub
bish?