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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-12-07
HERE'S FUN.
Definitions Is Game For Old o.
Young.


Young.
Definitions is nm interesting game
suitable for young folks. and their a.
ders need not dlsdaln 10 Join IN. The
leader gives 10 each slip Of paper. on
which he or she writes the word civ
on 10 define and the definition Of Il. Nc.
cordlng 10 the idea Of the writer
Each player in turn has The right to
give word that has some connection
with the Yuleildc festival. and all those
words are written down before the
definitions are written. The object i
10 allow each one liberty In defining
word To- he cpigrammatic. poetical
ideal or imaginative.
In one game the word wind was
defined ms rude boreas clustering
roarer." 1.-THE fan Of nature" II bel
lows that Stirs up great fires" and
THE sailors friend and enemy" "th,
champion kis~er. etc. \ pen was de
fined MS IN loss 10 one goose. and no
gain To another" the servant OF
thought" and the cause of many Il
lawsuit"
There Is no limit 10 the wise and
witty and foolish things one may lind
In these definitions.
When they are an written and each
slip signed they are folded and put IN
n vase aud the best reader Is chosen
10 read them. The best ones entille
the writer 20 n prize.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-12-07

the following manner:
Small ropes OF greens are arranged
TO reach from the chandelier 10 the
four corners of the room. and directly
over number of small tables are
bells of silvered wire and crystalizcd
grasses The clippers OF the bells.
representing snowballs, are fashioned
from cotton batting and sprinklcd
with diamond dust About the rooms
are crystal bowls holding white chrys-
anthemuns. both real and artificial,
and on side table is n snow man on
huge SNOWFALL, made from frayed
out cotton with coating Of salt and
crystaized alum On the head OF the
snow man Is iauntlly perched a point.
ed white paper cap.
The fun Of the evening begins when
white paper bags are passed and the
guests nre given each In turn snow
balls. or. rather. rubber balls. covered
with wool. and requested 10 knock the
hat off the snow man. When one sue
ceeds In doing so down tumble white
candy balls as big as large marbles.
The SNOWFALL is kind OF Jack Horn
err pie piled high with cardboard boxes
initiating stockings. Each box Is tied
with white baby ribbon and artistical-
~ embellished with sleigh. win.
ter landscape. Santa Claus. "A Christ.
mas tree and an appropriate couplet.
The top Of each box Is marked So rs
to guide the players TO their places M
the little tables. nj which progressive
old fashioned games. such as authors.
skip. crokinole. jackstraws. dominos.
go-bang. checkers. parchesi and an
Cling are to be played. Each guest
selects his or her box. and then the
hostess writes the name of the owner
upon II. after which the boxes are
placed in row on the mantel. When
all are seated nj the small tables II is
discovered that the tally surprise Is to
be the most delightfully."- amusing fea-
ture OF the afternoon. At the end Of
every game those who win draw from
an immense stocking hanging from
the mantcl packages done up in firing
ed white tissue paper and drop them
IN their stocking boxes. and NJ the end
of the afternoon the one having the
fullest stocking box receives biz
bunch of white carnations tied with
white ribbon.
Much merrimcnt follows the undo
ing OF the packages. as each one con
tains comical toy
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-12-07

"'Good. dear old Mother Goose. She
certainly has her hands full. but !
was talking about present factories
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-12-07

cracking sound you hear Is from the
cracker factory. IIa. ha ha! We
crack crackers and jokes here too.' D."
But" interrupted Nan. NOW tell us
truly. Uncle Bob. is there n Santa
Claus or ST. Nicholas. and does he real
ly come down the chimney"
"Now. when Il comes To that" an.
swered the uncle. there are some
things il doesn't do 10 ask too many
questions about There's one thing !
do know. though. and that is tina, cv
cry Christmas either Santa or some
body else sends me lot Of things I'm
mighty glad to gei and am very thank
full 10 receive"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-12-07

and such things.
Look around you.
Take that candy
factory. for in
stance. It's built
OF the fin G $ I
blocks OF candy
in the world. sur
rounded by a
grove of choco.
late eclair trees.
In that hill over
yonder Is n fine
plum pud din <
m | n G. 4 h a [
stream IL n lem
onade river Its
banks and bed
NH
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-12-07

The first station
Is Maybeto W n.
Then we come TO
Perhaps. II e r e
we follow the
banks of Goose
creek. which. rs
you know. wan
dcrs everywhere
TO get to Noplace.
and the first thing
you know - why,
here we are ut
the gates OF the
city which Is
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-12-07
HlsAsMssxIE::4!s
jolly St. NichOlaStOwn,
Where Old
Santa Claus Lives

"T - NCLE BOB" said Nan ns
she and Ned took their
~ places. one ON each arm OF
the big rocking chair. In
which. as usual. during the children's
hour. he was seated before the blaz-
Ing log fire. you promised you would
take us to st. Nicholastown some
time"
That's so.' exclaimed Ned. And
we're all aboard now. Let's start.
loot. foot! clang.a .lang-a-langl Next
station
Hold on." said their uncle. I'm the
conductor OF this excursion myself.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
DELICATELY
FORMED

and gently reared, women viii find
in all the seasons of their lives, as
maidons, wives end mothers, that
the one simple, wholesome l-%atiTo
rcmodywhch acts Gen ,lyand picac-
antly and naturally and which ra1y
be taken at any time, when the sgc-
tern needs a laxative, with perfect
safety and really beneficial effects,
IS Syrup of Figs and EliSir Of Sienna.
Itha5 that true dcEcacy of flaver
which is 50 refreshing to the t2etc,
that warning and Gr2tefcl toning
to the stomach wh!ch responds CO
favorably to its action ard tho
laxative effect which is 50 bcr1-
fetal to the system whc2, occc-
sionally, its gontlo cleaning j,
desired.
The genuine, always bearing tho
name of the California Fig Syrup
CO., may be purchased from I'll
leading druggists in original pack
ages of ono size only; price fifty
cents per bottle.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
Habits Of Rabbits Chance.

German natural history authority
calls attention TO an interesting
change In the habits of German wild
rabbits The animals are giving I'D
their ancient habit OF burrowing and
Rave commenced to initiate the hares.
which nest only above ground. The
terman hares themselves we're once
pnrfowsrs and gradually went through
me same change in habits in this par.
Gcuiar that appears to characterize
The rabbits at the present day. In
woods where the underground Is thick
the rabbits find hiding places in plen.
w or their nests. and even In open
country unwooded and they seem to
he taxing more and more to the open.
ne female makes little fortrssses for
her young, 10 protect them from the
cannibalistic propensities of the male;
she lines the nest warmly with fur
rom her own breast, visits them So
cretly az night. and perhaps suckles
'aem once more during the twenty
ionr hours: but each time that she
caves she careflly piles rubbish be-
lore the opening.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
Women Win tiieh Hcnors.

Once more women have trhlmphed
a. the Royal academy For the sec
end time in three years the gold medal
has been won By q female student.
while o. the fourteen prizes offered
no less than ten have been carried
of by women. In presenting these
and ongratulating Miss Margaret VIII
!iams on her brilliant achievement the
president of the Royal academy paid
high tribute to the perseverance and
the talent of women artists; but again.
we ask. why Is II not recognized by
the Royal Academy OF Arts In the OBJ
vious way! In every way women
show their fitness to compete with
men for the honor of admission to as
soclateship and TO election among the
forty, vet still they staud without the
gate, Ladys Pictorial
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
Perpstual Motion.

AS The term is generally under.
stood, perpetual motion is the motion
OF an engine which, without any sup
port or pu- err from without, cannot
only maintain its own motion forever.
but can also be applied to drive ma.
chinery, and therefor do external
Sork In other words II means a de-
vice for creating power or energy
without corresponding expenditure
This is absolutely impossible, no mat.
ter what physical forces be employed.
The quantity Of force in existence be-
Ing fixed, no new stock can be created.
and therefore, seif.moylng machine
Is out OF the question The modern
physical axiom. the conservation Of
energy, founded on experimental bases
as certain as those which conyin. =
Us OF the truth Of the laws of motion.
may be expressed In the negative
thus; Perpetual motion is impossible.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
Trade In Human Hair.

A little while ago mention was
made OF the stir caused In the Euro
pean hair markets by the Chinese
edict abolishlng the plgtaii. II was
prophesied that the importation oil
vast numbers OF Chinese plgtaiis
would cause slump, but there has as
yet been little effect on the prices OF
hair in France. The annual hair fair
opened at Limoges on December 20,
and prices were on a level with those
OF recent years A Paris merchant
bought nearly two hundred pounds
weight at an average price OF between
$40 and 81 a pound This was not an
exceptional average. as the eight
tenths OF ton Of hair which was the
estimated weight OF the whole market
was priced at this figure. Bids OF
from to $40 pound we're made
for white hair. and Of rather less for
The rarer qualities OF red hair. This
hair fair at Limoges Is the most i'm.
portant In western Europe and Is at.
tended by dealers from every capital
In the world.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
ELECTION NOTICE

will be held In the City
Of Tuesday the 18th
d. OF March, a following polling places.
FIRST WARDF Precinct 21 9th Street Henry Tayor Shop
Second Precinct 33l 3d Street champion Tool Handle Cos
Bulding)
SECOND WARDFmst o6 Washington Winter
Brothers Building)
WARDFrst Precinct No 102 Washington Avenue Ghoson
Bulding Second Precinct No 1909 Walnut St. Wilson's Shop
FOURTH WARDFst Precinct No 1911 Washington Avenue Bourgeois
Buidng)
FIFTH WARDFrs Precinct 1903 Washington Avenue Second
Court House
SIXTH WARDFst Precinct No 6l7 END Street Hose House,
Second Precinct 1901 Poplar Street pressing Shop
SEVENTH WARD-Frst Precinct Commercial Sack
Shop Second Precinct No 1901 Sycamore Street
Schuh Drug Soe) Third Precinct No 1901 Sycamore Street
(Rennies Store).
submitting
following
said City Cairo the 9th of February
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
tHssln


A close observer has definitely es,
tablished the fact that magpies AND
rocks cannot count further than four
a rock never returns to its nest I'm
til II is quite satisfied that there is
NO danger near. When four hunters
or leAs departed In succession from
a near by log cabin the rock would
return to its nest after the last had
gone out OF sight But whenever
there We're more the bird lost count
and returned to its nest even while
some we're still IN the hut Similarly,
apes do not count further than four
and the Beers of the Transyaai, when
they want to hunt these animals, hide
~ numbers exceeding four Four de-
part N succession In such a manner
as 70 be noticed by the apes, who
then come forth and are easily cap.
tired
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05

An exciting story was told at an IN
quiry at Caxton hall, recently into the
loss Of the steamer Eastern Counties,
which turned turtle about four miles
Gouth & the Spurn Lightship several
lives being lost. 1t was stated that
there was large deck cargo, and that
the steamer was unsteady. OF the
Humber she took a pronounced list,
The master ordered the engines to be
slowed, called all hands on deck. or.
dered everyone TO TAX lifebells, and
sounded the whistle as signal OF dis.
tress. The helm was starboarded with
the idea Of Bleaching the vessel or the
south shore, but she turned right over
and floated bottom up. Some OF those
on board climbed over the port rail
and got on the bottom Of the ship az
she turned turtle
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05

Miss Raby Gibbs Yesterday enter
tanned number of friends at her
homr. 2o3 Washington asuue, in
honor OF her birthday. Amoas
these present were;
Misses Margaret Riddle. Imogene
Vsatwood Ruth Felty, Dixie Par
ham. Fay Felty, Loreue DCpuyster,
I.crene EIasenJager Audrey David
son. Doris Beard Louise Riddle,
Katherine Williams and Masters
Ernest Gibbs Carl Edmonds, George
Williams, Bud Dawson.
After a delightful luncheon the
young folks enjoyed themselves
playing games.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
TO THE VOTERS OF ALEX
AMBER COUNTY,

You are familiar with my
record, and if You believe
that | have administered
my office with honesty,
impartiality and fairness
and that | have faithfully, but
not vindictively, performed the
duties required by law. I will
appreciate denomination and re-
election at your hands, and if re-
elected will continue to give my
best efforts and use my best judg-
ment in the conducting Of. said
office.
intend to make an energetic,
systematic and clean campaign,
giving to it all the time the
duties of my office will permit.
ALEXANDER WILSON
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
Papal Shilate.

AT the present time 10 countries are
represented In the papal senate: Italy,
Germany, Austria, Hungary. Spain.
France, United States, Belgium. Hol.
land, Brazil Portugal, England and
Ireland. The comparatively recent
Heath OF Cardinals Taschereau and
Moran temporarily removed Canada
and Australia from the roster OF ear.
dinalital nations, At present there are
"a cardinals, 80 OF whom are OF for.
elgn birth and 81 Italians OF the lat.
ter, Il rule important dioceses 10
Italy and % reside in Rome. Four car
dinais, who are not Italians by birth
also reside permanently In the Eter.
2ai City Merry Del Val, Wives y 1'u o
N''t and Van Rossum.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05

j. Adam Bede, who was the wit OF
congress" for several terms. kept the
chicago jewelers. association In an
uprcar when he spoke of happiness"
at the annual banquet Some people
cant see good In anything. but 1t is
aiWays there" he said. why, out In
my district short time ago there was
an uproar because a Miss Week mar.
rled NJ. Day. The grnmblers com.
planned that It was loss of time, be-
cause a Week had been lost to make
a Day But those who can see the
sunshine all the time suggested that
probably y wouldn't be long before
mere would be enough Days around
% make IN FER the lost Week"
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Subscribe FOR the Bulletin. the
best paper In tho city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
Delivers Laundry By Auto.

The American steam Laundry
will have an auto delivery wagon.
A. 4 Teer the local agent for the
Ford autos has closed the contract
l9r one OF tbs delivery wagons of
thei- make Teer Ii the drst agent
to put d light running delivery
wagon in Cairo A sample Of this ma
chine has ben publicly demonstrated
for several weeks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
Here Buying Goods.

John W Crockett OF Limbs Tenn,
is in the city purchasing merchan-
disc from the Denison- Gholson Dry
Goods Co. Mr. Crockett up to some
months ago was connected with the
Deuison-Gholson Co. Mr. Crockett Is
here buying goods for his spring
trade.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
ORDINANCE NO. 263.

An ordinance providing for the is
saance by the City of Cairo of Seven
ty-five Thousand (75,O0o) Dollars
of bonds and interest coupons there
on to be sold for the purpose OF rails
ing funds for the erection and equip
meat of a city hall and Jail upou the
property of the city, in Block num-
bered Forty (40) in the City of
Cairo. Illinois
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City Of Cairo:
Section ] For the purpose Of
raising funds for the erection and
equipment of a city hall and jail up
on the property Of the city, in Block
numbered Forty ti0), in the City Of
Cairo, Illinois, the Mayor and City
Clerk are hereby authorized, direct
ed and empowered to execute seven
ty-five t75l bonds of the City Of
Cairo for the sum of One Thousand
10000 Dollars each, dated July 1st,
A. D. 1912, and bearing interest,
evidenced by coupons attached
thereto, at The rate OF four and one
half (415) per cent. per annum,
payable annually, which said bonds
shall be numbered from / to rs, con-
secutiyely, and shall mature as fol-
lows:
Numbers /, and 3, LIST day Of
July, 1918;
Numbers 4, and 6, LIST day of
July, 1914;
Numbers 7, and ., list day of
July. 1915;
Numbers 10, il and IL, LIST day OF
July, 1916;
Numbers 10, "A and IS, LIST day OF
July, 1917;
Numbers &c, II, 1S. and 10, 1st
day of July. 1913;
Numbers 20, 81, ~ and %, Isl
day of July, 1919;
Numbers "A, 25. &c and II, LIST
day Of July, 1920;
Numbers %, 20, so and 81, LIST
day of July, 1921;
Numbers 80, 80. 81 and 35, LIST
day of July, 1922;
Numbers 3G. 81, SO and 80. lsi
day of July, 1923;
Numbers 40, Al, AZ and AZ, Isl
day of July, 1924;
Numbers A, As, 40 and AZ. Isl
day of July, 1926;
Numbers 4S, 40, so and 81, Isl
day of July, 1926;
Numbers So, IS, "a and SO. Isl
day of July, 1927;
Numbers SO, 81, IS and SO Isl
day of July, 1928;
Numbers so, 81. 62 and 60, Isl
day of July, 1929;
Numbers Ga, S., 66 and 81, Isl
day Of July, 1880;
Numbers 6s, SO, 70 and n, Isl
day Of July, 1881;
Numbers ~, 10, "A and rs. LIST
day of July, 1882.
The interest coupons to be attach
cd to said bonds shall be signed BY
the City Clerk and the principal and
Interest of said bonds shall be made
payable at the office of the City
Treasurer, in the City of Cairo, ant
the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby
authorized TO insert a recital In
said bonds IN substance that Tho
total Indebtedness OF the city o.
Cairo, including these bonds, does
not exceed any constitutional Of
statutory limitations thereon.
Section 2. For the pur1ose 81
providing for the payment OF prin
lclpal and interest Of the bonds here
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
Ge:tina Even.

"Oh. George dear" she whispered.
when he slipped the engagement.rlug
on her tapering finger how sweet OF
You TO remember Just the sort OF stone
| preferred, None OF tie others was
ever SO thoughtful George was
staggered but Tor a moment Then he
came back With Not At all, dear
You oserrate ne This is ths enc
I've always used. She was inconsist'
ent enough to cry about Il.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
Crescent Glass Meeting.

The Crescent Glass of the First
Methodist church, will meet at the
home of Miss Lotto Bibford, 40S
Eighth street, tonight 1t Is expect
ed that d large number Of the mem
hers will be in attendance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05

Provision to meet the requirments
of this section shall be included In
the annual appropriation bill for
each Of the years aforesaid, and
the city of Cairo hereby obligates
itself, annually and in due time, man
ner and season. to perform and take
all action required by law to carry
out the provisions of this section.
Section 3. The City Comptroller
Is hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for the sale of said bonds
in The Cairo Bulletin and The Cairo
Evening Citizen, newspapers pub
Used in said City of Cairo,
Illinois, by inserting one adj
vertisement in each of said
newspapers at least ten (10)
days before said bids are to be open
cd. Upon the opening of such bids,
the City Comptroller is hereby auth
orized 10 deliver said bonds and cou-
pons to the highest bidder therefor.
upon payment to the City Treasurer
of the amount of such bid, and the
proceeds thereof shall be used for
the erection of a public library
building for the Cairo Public LII
brary in the City Of Cairo, Illinois,
provided, however, no bid shall be
accepted at less than par and accru-
ed interest.
Section 4 The bonds authorized
by this ordinance shall not be issued
unless the ordinance is approved at
a special city election to be held In
said City of Cairo, Illinois, on the
18th day of March, 1912, and the
Board of Election Commissioners OF
the City of Cairo are hereby request
ed to do all things necessary In con-
nection with the holding of such
special election. A certified copy OF
this ordinance shall be furnished
to said Board OF Election Commits
siouers by the City Clerk
Section 5. Ordinance No. 23G,
adopted by the City Council of the
City of Cairo, March Z, 1911, and ap-
proved by the mayor, March s, 1911,
entitled, "An ordinance authorizing
the issuance by the City of Cairo,
Illinois of fifteen (15) bonds of the
denomination of one thousand
$4,000 dollars each to pay the cost
OF library building for the Cairo
Public Library, and to provide for
lcvying and collection of an annual
tax for the payment Of same, Ia
hereby repealed.
Section 6. This ordinance shall
be in fun force and effect from and
after It's passage and approval.
Passed by the City Council of the
City of Cairo, this 18th day Of Feb
ruary, 1912,
Approved by the Mayor of the City
Of Cairo, this 14th day of February,
1919.
GEORGE PARSONS,
Mayor OF the City Of Cairo.
Attest.
ROBT. A. HATCHER,
Clerk Of the City of Cairo.
upon ballot to be used at said
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
Relief Corns Meets.

The Women's Relief Corps met at
the home of Mrs. Gilhofer of Sew
enth street yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Margaret Blateau and Miss
Mary Avery served a two course
luncheon, whicA was greatly enjoy
81 by tbs ladies'
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
Wal,er- RneIer.

Word was received yesterday by
Mr. and Mrs. j. f Weber of High
land avenue, Of the mar nag Of their
son. Noble Weber of Kansas City,
TO Miss Christie Beeier OF Chatta-
.nooga, Tenn.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05

by authorized as they respectively
become due, there shall be and there
is hereby levied and there shall be
collected, direct annual tax upon
all the taxable property in the City
of Cairo sufficient to produce for the
following years the following
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
Stoves Of Our ereat,eranddsddte.

V1S" ~ OVr Great-Granodsdd les
Tne stoves Of a hundred or so years
ago were not things to be lightly
PASSED over by the human vision II
tney we're all like those advertised In
a New York paper Of the time in these
terms. "a few Piramidal Stoves
shaped nearly as follows Standing
SIX teet six inches high, with lion a
fest' the bust of General Washington
on top, the aFnis of the United States
on each side. with regulating doors,
The Whole nodded, ernamented and
finished in mastery style: forming
AZ elegant stove for coal or wood;
appropriate for churches, public of.
ices, halls or large stores"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05

NJ Fritzler, representing G. Ries-
meyer of st. Louis, is in the city
meeting his old friends and looking
after business
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05

John G.. Samuels OF Bardwell, Ky,
with the Denison Gholson Dry
Goods Co., was in the city today
with several OF his customers. re
is one Of the loyal Cairoites and
does all he can to boom the town and
its business interests.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05

election held to the
the question approving
February by the Mayor
Of February. 1912
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
PERSONALS.

Frank Stotts aud Ed Loffiu Of
Charleston. Mo, are spending a few
days in the city
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-05
A fissanthrope.

There Is no also wasting sympath,
on a man who can't be happy with
good health. good meals and good
weather.