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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
Drew the Tine at David.

Sir Frederick Wedmore. n we'll
known art critic, has published a most
interesting volume Of memories, in
which he tells good things about in
teresting people whom he has met.
One of the best stories Is that of
Queen Victoria and her statement that
she would not meet David She
evidently championed Bathsheba. The
story runs thus:
In some such terms as the follow
Ing, Lady Southampton felt herself
Inspired TO address the queen one day:
Do not you think ma'am, one Of the
satisfsctions Of the future Etate viii
be, not only our reunion with those
whom we have loved On earth, but our
opportunities Of sseing face 10 face 50
many of the noble figures of the past
of other lands and times? Bible
times, for instance. Abraham will be
there. nia'am; Isaac, too, and Jacob.
Think of what they win be like! And
the sweet singer of Israel. He. too.
Yes, ma'an, King David we shall see.
And. after a moments silence, with
perfect dignity and decision. the great
queen made answer, i will not meet
meet David Public opinion
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cial ;sked the other da .te how
z ,elr 81 onlders are throw hI'b, heir
, inns rust forward am ~ general
.17rtlc ~ Of their STEP s1al', i've
,ticct IT. his compfsl I, replied
1old leather certainly II ~ nan
~ You .are right II II. tto doc
y reDhcd, "bnt there IL 1,rething
lat Lays a'more importau part than
se nl?res fact that the Is cold.
ita !? Suspenders? Yes, ST.! Soon
o Weather gets cool ma1 wears
3 II. t. That means tha' he lays his
= S. lslde ard resorts to suspcnders
Z :, m can walk erect and with that
i. u a.tcrnee3 without them. The rea-
IN . simple. The natural way to
sl' d with the chest thrown out and
3tiowance drawn in When a man
vtr. a hcf lie cannot do that because
It's trousers vii! sink down and he
vii lie very uncomfortable generally,
Then his trousers arc suspended from
= ST Ulders he can walk naturally :"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
peninsuIar War Centenary.

Mr. Arthur Keyoer, the British con
sui for Seville, In his annual report,
says: During the Napeieonic wars
Cadiz was the only town in Spain
which successfully resisted the French
invaders and when at last a parlia
ment was constituted in 1919 1t az
sembled In this town. where 1t was
proclaimed constitutional thus ending
the periol Of absolute rule. In com
neinoatiou OF this event and In full.
t'Iment OLA promise then made by the
government. which owed its existence
10 the patriotism.of Cadiz Inhabitants
and to the assistance rendered TO
Spain by the British aud Portuguese
armies Under wellington, congress has
decided to devote the sum of 100000
pesetas (s2S0,000) TO erecting inonu.
nlent in honor Of the allies and to dc,
fraying the cost OF centenary ecle.
brUtion Of an International nature,
lIaif The above amount will cover Tho
cost Of the monument, and the remain.
der viii be applied to festivities to
which representatives OF the United
Kingdom, Portugal and South Ameri.
can Republics will be invited.
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LINGERS ALWAYS IN MEMORY
Fortunate Is the Man That Can Recall!
the Love showcred on Him by
Grandmother.

The Women's Home Companion con-
aims an impressive article on grand
mothers in which the author gives the
following description of her own
grandmother:
"A bride at fifteen: widow with
four little children at thirty; flung
from wealth to poverty by the Civil
war: confronted with the necessity
10 earn her own and her children s
living in a day when women had in
deed cause to cry out for better op-
portunities, and through it all strong,
patient, serene, the unconqaerable
soul.
"What could be Drawer what could
be richer, than her life?
What could there be in all human
experience to surpass that young love
of hers --thc love that one hears.
with aching throat and blurred eyes,
In the riuclo voice Of some throbbins
violin when the lights are low and
every coarser instrument Ia hushed?
All. that in the pure romance, starry,
exquisite noeting, if you will-but oh,
how sweet
And then motherhood The wo-
man Of today, with large and lovely
charity, would mother the whole world
But She she mothered her own. And
will any woman say that'to mother
ones own is the lesser Joy, the in.
ferior vocation?
Then death--thc death of her hus
band. And | think there can be nc
sharper test Of courage, no deeper call
for heroism. than the requirement tc
smile into ones chil1ren's faces, &c
make life happv thing for them
when their father lies dead That ia
q task to shake the heart Of this
staunchest, yet she did 81
Soon afterwatd tbs var and frar
ciel disaster, the old, old story of the
southern wife and widow; the home
1esecrated for her by the presence Of
boarders; the skilfuI needle put tc
such unwonted service; all the pitifu
shifts of unequipped, sensitively brec
poverty. These things SHE did too
and smiled
And then she lost her iirst-born her
only son. And, she smiled still, for The
children who we're left.
AS her remaining children grew ul
around her, the stress iightened
There was marriage there was birtt
happening shcut lrsr sesin = renewal
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ADVERTISEMENT.
THE CAIRO. VINCENNES & CHICA-
60 RAILWAY COMPANY.

cairo, Illinois, SeptemDef, 25tns 1917
Notice Is hereby given that spec
ial meeting Of the stockholders Of
The Cairo, Vincennes and Chicago
Railway Company will be held Mt
the principal office or the company
in Cairo. Illinois, on Tuesday. the
Goth day of November, 1912, at IL
o'clock a m, fer. the purpose Of con-
sidering aud authorizing sale aud
conveyance by The Cairo, Vincennes
& Chicago Railway Company to the
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & st.
Louis Railway Company of the rail.
road, properties and franchises OF
The Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago
Railway Company; and such other
matters and things as may be in
cident to or necessary or appropriate
to be done in connection with said
sale and conveyance.
BY order of the Board Of Directors,
DWIGHT w. PARDEE, Secretary
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KLLNOISCENTRAL
The Fast Mail Route

Corrected to November list, 1912.
Trains Leave Cairo
12:45 a, m. Daily Chicago Vesti-
buled It'd, arriving Chicago /
1910 a. m.
,2::15 q, m Daily st. Louis Night
It'd, arriving 81 Louis 7:2o a. m.
Sleeping cars open at $40 p. IN.
$3.50 a. an, st. Louis Special.
AIS /. IN. Thebes Accommodation.
500 a.. NJ. Chicago Daily Express.
tits a. m. St Louis Fast Mail.
ift15 a. m Chicago Midday Special
245 ., N. Afternoon Express for
st. Louis, odIn. liffingham, Mat
toon aud Champaign,
6.Ib p, IN. Chicago aud Eastarn Ex-
press
10:4b p. m. Chicago Night Express
arriving at Chicago 7:50 n. IN.
Local sleeper at station. Bertha
oan be occupied after $3.50 b. N.
2:20 a. M Memphis and Nashville.
I3:25 a. nj. Coach section for Mem
phis and New Orleans.
3:Ao a. m. Sleepers only, New Or
leans and Hot Springs.
4:20 a, IN. Seminole Limited for
birmingham and Jacksonville, Tla
GOO o m. Paducah and Louisville
Express.
1861 p, m. Daily Memphis and New
Orleans
1:b1 D. NJ. Daily Nashville, Chstta-
nooga and Atlanta
4:1O p. m. Fulton and Mayf.eld ac-
commodatiou.
sac p. N. Paducah and Louisville
Sleeper, Cairo to Louisville.
open at $3.50 D. m.
|5:45 p, m. Memphis and New Or
leans. Special.
For through tickets. gieepIng car
accommodation and further infor-
| nation apply at Illinois Central
! Passenger Station, Cairo. Ill.
y. III. JONES. Ticket All.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
Queer Luncheon.

An elderly, roly poly sort of mar
has been seen to consume a lunch ev
cry day for week tIsat takes the
prize for oddly. The waitress brings
to him a plate of French ice cream
and a bowl of hot milk, the bowl be
ing covered with saucer. Between
small spoonfuls of the leo cream he
ladies' out u little OF the milk into
the ice cream and then little of thc
milk into another bowl, testing its
temperature the while with sips. By
the time the milk has become sutli
ciently cooled TO suit his idea of the
proper temperature at which to drink
it the ice cream has been consumed
He never orders anything else for his
MONDAY meal.--New York Press.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
Sin1nIe Food

= should like TO cali attention TO tbs
wisdom of the simple life First LET
Us have pure, wholesome, and nutri
tiors foods, rot 1etariotated in am
way, and free from any manipulation
in the way of added Injurious sub
stances OF any description; and, sec
ondly diet Of simple food. avoiding
complex dishes and multiplicity OF
courses, but securing sufficient varie
ty to minister to the legitimate wants
of the palate. The frylng-pan toe
often takes the place OF the spit, and
while some fried dishes may be tol.
Grated, il Is not a method Of cooking
that may be generally recommended
II this simplicity were combined with
proper attention. to the quantity OF
diet, frequency OF eating, and proper
Modification each lgs'ivtd-a, would IF
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
TRAMP MET HIS MATCH
KNIGHT OF THE ROAD HAD NJ
MONOPOLY OF HUMoR.
Forced in the End to BE Content With
Shifting the Savory Stew He
Had Hoped to Sample, He
Went His Way.

The weary tramp sauntered IDLY
along the highway. 1t had been u
beautifully lazy day, Just suited to tho
uses of a dolce far niente poet like
himself, and his distaste for effc-t
Increased as he passed along. His
only Inconvenience was that some
thing within told him that he was
hungry II was probably his stomacd.
since II had not been overburde
with food for several days--not Sc
had, but because he had sturdil! ad.
hered to his anti-labortng principles.
Work he considered disgraceful, and
he was not going to fasten blot Of
any kind on his escutcheon by accept.
Ing any kind of a job il he could help
It. It was a fayorite theory of his
that the world owed him a living, and
he maintained that an honest world
would voluntarily come and pay its
debt and not force him to dun it like
common garden day laborer with
either an ak, a spade, or hoe, 1t was
pretty near dinner time az he drcw
near to the farmhouse, and pau9ing
before the kitchen window, he leaned
gracefully against the sill and com
plimented the lady or the house who
stood within, upon the delicate aroma
Of a veat stew that stood simmerlng
upon the kitchen stove.
Pretty good stew you have there"
said he, shifting its fragrance with all
The air of connoisseur. Reminds
me of the kind my mother used to
make
"Ya'as,," returned the lady of the
! house, who had nice sense of humor.
IT'S stew good for them as amt willn'
to work for it,
"All the same" said he, I'm a man
of TASTE and l wouldn't mind havin' a
taste O. that"
rye can have it." said the lady Of
the house pleasantly, when we've
earnt 1T. Can YOU saw that wood? 2"
The tramp shivered, but answered
promptly.
Wa ~ NNShbt ihNs IiauohI, Shlu uC,
with an uneasy glance at the wood
pile, but must correct your English.
| bin student Of English all my life.
What you should have is. Can you
see that wood mot saw
Thank ye. perfessor," said the lady,
amiably. It's SO long since | went to
skule that my grammar afr leetle
weak, and accept the correction. Can
YOU see that wood?"
81 sure can" replied the weary
tramp. My cyesight is as sharp as
my appetite"
"Wa-al, eat all we want of it," said
The lady genially. There's pile of
i, and more where it come from"
'But I can't eat wood retorted the
tramp.
NO. professor" replied the lady,
'hrt I.tbolEht mebbe We had an ave
wi,h yc sos We could help yourself
ton chop as Ec wHnt by"
Whcreupon the hungcring hobo re-
Fumed l1is'way, cIwsing tho day that
humor was iuvented- ,Iutlge.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
$500. 5eaouII On Salmon roo


have sometimes read accounts of
birds taking the ny of fisherman,
bat | do not remember having heard
before of any one catching a seaguIl
when salmon fishing.
This happened here at Dunkeld to-
day, and the lady who was fishing not
only hooked the seagulI but after play
ing it for quarter OF an hour landed
it.
The lady was barring for salmon in
the Tay just below Dunkeld bridge,
spinning with a minnow from boat
when the seaEull swooped under the
water und Cow Of with eho miaaoH,
The gull made very good play and ID
was only owing to skiiliul handing
that It. was eventually melted It
was Of course taken off tie booi ard
aew avey ~oor tAr ~'~e VIE feia
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19

kept in a condition best suited to en-,
able him to perform the special func.
lions in life to which he devotes him,
self. Too great hurry in eating not
only makes digestion more difficult,
but also robs the meal of its social
opportunities Of conversation The
masticating of the food should receive
special attention, especially all starchy
substances. "-Woman's Home Com,
panion, s,. ,,s.45.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19

Choir of the Church of the Re-
deemer wants twenty boys to sing
soprano. Meetings Tuesdays, We'd
nesdays, Thursdays 81 TO p. m, Fri
days at 1880 p M, Sundays / q m.
and 1880 p. m Eacn boy receives
a dollar month or more. Apply at
any time OF the above hours at the
church 1I-22
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
ADVERTISEMENT
Dwellings For Rent.

FOR RENT-A 7-room, furnished,
modern house, with furnace heat; or
will rent part of house. Apply 632
33rd st. 495 Dell.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
Beyond Power 10 Overcome
81 sIJ}I"

The seh-conscioGsness just coges
out Of p young drummer Oh his t''sat
trip.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
She Knew Better.

Maud Jack aeems to DO an easy
ling fellow" Ethel Easy going !!
You mover had him call ON YOU eve
aings ono can never get him TO go.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19

Of life
what would childhood be. indeed
without grandmothors? Of course We
lloye our mothers and fathers best;
we always assert thst stoutly, but
we'll, there's something about a grand.
mother!"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
Give Credit. 4, suspendera.

Notice what q difference the first
nip Of cool weather makes in the car
rage or most men" . prominent ply
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
ADVERTISEMENT.

ls1 7gE r' H s8e4 vs.sgg4 .,N9fE NV
one side aboart9apd Two betlsc0m
p1ete. Gail at $40 trwentyAsec6hd
street during mornings. Bell phone
o9S. lf-21
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
EaNnrifiGn1

q'he trouble is that, my boss has
favorites YOU cau't deny it,"
IL won't deny it. But have you
noticed that his faporites do ali tho
hard work about the placer"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
Lost and Found,

LOST -Afjilyer mesh bag Finder
leave at Elks Cleaning and Dying
Works and receive reward. 11-19
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19

WANTED ~ Second hand boiler
and pipe for heating purposes. Ap-
ply Illinois Lumber Yard.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
Help Wanted Male.

WANTED-~Good bright boy 10
work III fruit stand Call at 719
Ohio.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19

FOR SALE Sevc;,-room cottage
furnace and bath, down town. AL
dress IS. f. f., care of Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
Miscellaneous Wanted.

WANTED-A head 3 sawyer at
small mill Must know his business.
Write ], B, Harper, Sikeston, Mo-
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
PATENTS OR BUSINESS CHANCES

PATENTS secured or fec returned
Send sketch for free report as &c
patentability Guide-book and list
of inventions wanted sent free One
million dollars offered for one in.
vention. Patents. advertised free
Victor J, Evans & Co.. S15 Washing-
ton. ID. G..
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
Help Wanted Female.

WANTED---A neat girl over II
years of age, No house work Call
between aud 8 p, m at 100 Pop
lar. 1l-2G
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19

An advertisement In Tho Bulletin
brings results
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-30
OFFICIALS OF CUBA
DENY INTERVENTION

Havana.-That American interven-
ton will not be needed to end the up
rising of negroes of the island was the
emphatic assertion of the officials at
the palace.
The report from Washington that
the United States was mobiliZing a
squadron of battleships at Key West
stirred the president and his advisors
and they were extremely active. Or
aers were sent to the commanders in
the field that they will be held per-
sonally responsible for the stamping
out of the uprising and they were di-
rected, it was stated, to inaugurate a
campaign of determination against the
rebels While reports of looting of
plantations were received from several
points in no instance was there word
of any considerable body of rebels I'M
der arms and the crimes seemed for
the most part to be the work of iso-
lated bands.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-30
People in the News

A jury trial Of Harry K. Thaw, STAY
er of Stanford White, in his appeal for
release from the Matteawan insane
asylum, was denied.
Announcement is made that Edison
Joseph Chamberlain, vice-president of
the Grand Trunk Railway, has been
appointed to succeed Charles M. Hays,
who lost his life in the Titanic disas-
ter
Because rumor gained credence
in the general conference that DR..
Benjamin Young of Portland, Or, used
tobacco, the Methodist conference at
Minneapolis failed to elect him to a
bishopric. DR.. Young's friends discov-
cred the condition when it was too
late to overcome.
Judge Lawler has dismissed from
the calendar the 27 indictments stand
ing against former Mayor Eugene E.
Schmitz of San Francisco These are
the last of the hundreds of indict-
ments arising from the graft cases
against dozens of former San Francis
CO officials and corporation magnates.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-30
Political News Bits

Ormsby McHarg will conduct all
contests on behalf of Colonel Roose-
welt in the republican national conven-
ton.
Representative Lindbergh, of Mime
sofa, has announced his candidacy for
the United States senate to succeed
Senator Nelson.
Announcement that he would be a
candidate to succeed United States
Senator w. Murray Crane of Massa-
chusetts was made by Thomas w.
Lawson, the Boston fnancier.
Declaring his firm belief that he will
be nominated for president at Balti-
more, Speaker Clark nevertheless has
announced that he will also file appli-
cation for reelection to congress.
William A. Prendergast, comptroller
of the city of New York, has been
picked by Colonel Roosevelt to make
the speech placing him in nomination
for the presidency before the Chicago
convention, and Hiram w. Johnson
hf California will make the first
speech seconding the nomination.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-30
Brief News of the Week

Rioting convulsed the city of Buda-
pest, Hungary, as result of the gov
ernment's defeat of universal suffrage.
In the presence of 200 persons, Dan
Davis, a negro aged 81 years, was
burned at the stake at Tyler, Texas,
after confessing to an attack upon Car
RE Johnson, white girl
With thousands of tons of perish
able freight and foodstuffs rotting on
the docks and wharves, the port of
London is completely tied up as a re-
suit of the transport workers fedora
ton strike.
The Hamburg American lines new
mammoth transatlantic finer, Imper-
ator, the biggest vessel in the world,
was successfully launched at Ham
burg, Germany, Emperor William act
ing as sponsor.
A verdict OF not guilty was returned
in the federal court at Chicago for the
eight wall paper manufacturers and
jobbers who were tried for alleged vio-
lation of the Sherman law in conspir-
ing in restraint of trade
Chinese of southern California,
through their chamber Of commerce
in Los Angeles, have issued an appeal
to the people of the coast asking them
to join in protest against the Dilling-
ham exclusion bill, which has already
passed the United States senate.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-30
$4,000 CAN.uT GET
SEATS AT CHICAGO
Rur lTed 1h5usan' 4. locations
Al. eady k.ade, Setting
Ga. acity 12,ccJ.

Chicago.-This week will see the
foundation completed for the holding
Of the republican national convention
here on June Is. Toward the end of
this week members of the national
committee and other dignitaries who
will be in the limelight during the con-
test will arrive, as will the representa-
tives of various state delegations
which have been contested. The
night of May 20 is the time limit sxed
for filing of credentials and contests,
except from states where election
laws provide for conventions or pri-
maries after that date. The national
committee will sit on June 6 to begin
the hearing of claims for 260-odd con-
tested seats.
The seating capacity of the big coli
scum will be taxed to it's utmost, &C.
cording to the present plans of Colonel
Harry S. New and other members of
the subcommittee on arrangements
More than 100000 requests are on file
already for $4,000 seats. To meet this
complex problem William Stone, the
sergeant-at-arms, has a force of men
sorting applications, and committee
members are passing upon the eligi-
bility of the applicants.
The Roosevelt forces may be COM
PEELED to bolt the coliseum convention
at the start and give Chicago two big
national conventions simultaneously.
This unusual spectacle doomed up on
the political horizon, following the dec
laration here by Ormsby McHarg,
speaking for Colonel Roosevelt, that
the colonel would not permit United
States Senator Root, of New York, to
act as temporary chairman of the coli
scum convention, June IS.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-30
Police Rescue President.

New York.--President Taft attended
to ~VanCourtlandt Park, and later
joined in the Fifth avenue promenade.
When walking in Fifth avenue, the
president was recognized and within
a few minutes 900 persons had sur
rounded him. Inspector McCluskey
and half dozen policemen had to es-
cort him to the home of John L. Cad
walader, Henry w. Taft's law partner.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-30
CIapp to Oppose Root.

st. Paul.-As the result of a confer
ence between Ormsby McHarg, of New
York; Clifford Pinchot, and leaders of
the Roosevelt movement in Minnesota,
Hugh T. Halbert, Of st. Paul, amour
ed that United States Senator Moses
E. Clapp, of Minnesota, probably
would be a candidate for temporary
chairman of the republican national
convention in place of Senator Root
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-30
Financial Questions Troubling Chinese

Financial Questions Troubling Chinese
Nanking.-In kilograms to President
the national assembly, General Huang
Hsing, chief of staff of the Chinese
army, in the strongest terms opposed
the preliminary loan of 100000 taels
to the Chinese government by Euro
pean powers. He demands that the
government annul the contract, be-
cause the stipulations are tantamount
to investing the participators in the
loan with control of the Chinese army
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-30
Airehip Inventor and Wife Slain.

San Diego, CAL C. H. Tolliver, air
ship inventor and president of the
Tplliver Airship company, and his wife
re found dead in their home here
D 4 Bert G. Lewis, formerly secretary
of the airship company, was arrested
on the charge of murder
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-05-30
Arizona Will Ratify.

Phoenix, Aria joint resolution,
ratifying the constitutional amend
ment to provide for the direct election
of United States senators was intro
duced in the state senate. 1t will be
rs trough, as there is no effective
opposition.