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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

Some Texas cities and towns have
had the gospel of civic Improvement
preached to them by moving pictures.
Bryan, we think. would appreciate
some lessons along this line.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03
CIVIC LEAGUE COLUMN

swat the n.y. has been taken 20
slogan in many Texas cities. In Hous-
ton the health authorities pay ave
cents pint for dead files, and the
children are coming the POCKET
change"
As a safeguard to the public health
Mrs. o. B. Colquitt, president Of the
Texas Tuberculosis Association, has
issued letter to every county Judge
In this state asking that they CO.
operate with that organization in the
proper care OF consumptives and those
suffering with other contagious dis
eases. She advises that free dispen-
saries be established in each county
and that visiting nurses be employed
who can 60 to the homes Of those who
are too Ill to appear in person.
Laws for public health and perfect
sanitation, no matter how correctly
worded or how comprehensive In their
scope, never would clean up an alley
way or destroy a garbage pile. Laws
are but lines for action, and must be
enforced to bring results. Competent
inspectors appointed to report all vic.
lations to the proper authorities, and
In all cases let the penalty of the law
be exacted, would bring about a gen.
eral cleaning campaign that no other
method will ever be able to inaugu-
rate.
The membership roll of Bryan's
Civic League is steadily growing, but
we need the name of every enterpris-
ing woman in the city, and will be
satisfied with nothing less.
Mrs. J. II. Allen, the Civic League
district president for District No l.
! has contributed items of civic interest
for this column from her section Of the
= city this week.
One OF the district presidents OF thu
Civic League will assist in editing THU
J. column each week, and We ask all tn,
a ladies of the city to assist us in max
: ing 1t readable, interesting and edi
;. flying column.
II Little beds OF flowers,
I Little pots of paint,
Make pretty cottage
l. Out of one that amt"
The lawn mower is heard in ever
9 direction, serving a double purpose
d that OF making the lawn more beaut
II full and preventing mosquitoes, fc
n where weeds and grass are rank moi
lquitoes are sure to breed.
e Mrs. Bette Bell is thoroughly in
e bued with the civic spirit. Notice he
It flowers. You should have seen he
D bed OF hyacinths.
Miss Allie Montgomery's garden
II sweet peas demonstrates the fact tina
d she is an artist in that line.
q Some Texas cities and towns hav
had the gospel of civic improvement
preached to them by moving pictures
e Bryan. we think. would appreciat
l. some lessons along this line.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

Aviation. motorcycle and auto exhi
bition opens today in Peoria, III.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

Mrs. Bette Bell is thoroughly i'm
bued with the civic spirit. Notice her
flowers. You should have seen her
bed OF hyacinths.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

The Missouri Athletic Clubs annual
Marathon will be held tomorrow near
st. Louis on a new course in st. Louis
county, the old course from Freeburg,
ILL.,, to st. Louis having been aban-
doned. The race will be the Western
Olympic try-out.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

Southern preparatory schools Will
hold annual interscholastic track meet
at Vanderbilt University today
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

Some of the finest covered court
players in the world will compete in
the Olympic games tennis matches be-
ginning Sunday in Stockholm, Sweden.
and which are the first events on the
long program of the Olympiad, which
will continue through June and July.
Count Salm of Austria is considered
the most likely winner.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

An international soccer football
match between England and Scotland
will be held Sunday in Chicago. under
the auspices of the Association Foot
ball League Some of the crack play
ers of the soccer game will be seen
in the contest, the proceeds from
which will go to charity.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

Interscholastic tennis meets will be
held tomorrow at Princeton, Monday
at Pennsylvania, May II at Harvard,
May IS at Columbia and May 25 at
Yale. while in the West Chicago will
have a meet May is.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

The Pacific coast conference track
meet will be held tomorrow on the
University of California oval at Berke-
ley, and promises to be the greatest
intercollegiate field meet ever held on
the Pacific coast All of the big coast
colleges have sent entries.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

The lawn mower is heard in every
direction, serving a double purpose.
that OF making the lawn more beauti-
full and preventing mosquitoes, for
where weeds and grass are rank mos
quitoes are sure to breed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

Little beds OF flowers,
Little pots of paint,
Make a pretty cottage
Out OF one that amt"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

Bicycle trials to pick Canadian
team to go to the Olympic games in
Sweden will be held tomorrow in
Toronto.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

The South Atlantic intercollegiate
Association will hold its outdoor cham
pionship meet tomorrow at Homewood
Fields, the athletic ground of Johns
Hopkins University at Baltimore.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

Washington and Jefferson College
will hold its annual interclass field and
track games tomorrow, and a dual
meet with the University of Pittsburgh
May IL.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

Nine interesting events comprise the
program for the first hydroaeroplane
meet to be held on the Hudson at
New York tomorrow by the Aero Club
of America.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

The second game for the basketball
championship Of Canada will be played
tomorrow afternoon at Montreal be-
tween the Montreal A. A. A. Ave and
the Toronto Y. NJ. c. A.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-03

The New York Evening Mail will
hold its annual modified Marathon
from the Bronx to the city hall to-
morrow, with hundreds of entries COM
peting.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
WANT TO FEEL YOUNG
It's Olive Tablets
for You.

Beware of the habit of constipa-
ton. 1t develops from just a few
constipated days, especially in Old
People, unless you take yourself in
hand.
Coax the jaded bowel muscles
back to normal action with Dr.. Ed
wards Olive Tablets, the substitute
for calomel Don't force them to un-
natural action with severe medicines
or by merely flushing out the intes-
tines with nasty, sickening cathar-
tics.
Or. Edwards believes in gentle
ness. persistency and Natures as
sistance.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are
gentle, yet positive. There is never
any pain or gripping when Olive Tab
let's are used. Just the kind of treat
ment old persons should have.
Try Olive Tablets mixed with olive
oil and have no trouble with yoIr
bowels or stomach.
Every little Olive Tablet has
movement all its own"
10c and 25c per box.
The Olive Tablet Company Of Col
umbus, o. Dr. F, NJ Edwards, Pres.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
CAIRO Church
GIVES LARGE
sum TO HOME
First Methodist Church Congrega.
lions VIII Pay S745 for Build
ing Of 0rphanage

Seven hundred and forty-five dol
lars was contributed in cash and sub
scriptions by the members of the
First Methodist church yesterday to-
ward the $4,000 fund being raised
by the Southern Illinois Conference
for the building Of an 0rphanage at
Creal Springs. The conference now
owns Is acres of land and a number
of buildings thereon. Rev Daniel
Hopkins of Creal Springs who has
charge of the matter was in Cairo
yesterday and occupied the pulpit of
the church at both morning and
evening services.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
MEETING TO BE
HELD FOR DUNNE

Another Dunno meeting will he
held in Cairo soon. F. F. Bell of
Chicago was in the city yesterday
making arrangements for another
meeting to be held here before the
date OF the primary election, April
8. A band Of music will be engaged
and a well-known orator will be here
to tell more about the candidacy Of
Edward +. Dunno, candidate for tn,
Democratic nomination for governor
OF Illinois The meeting will be helt
at the courthouse and the date will
be announced later,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
WORTH FOUNTAINS OF GOLD.


Il the value Mrs, Challes Barclay of
Graniteyille, Vt, rlaces upon Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
SO grateful was she for her restora-
tion to health
She says, Il was passing through
the change of life and suffered from
its effects with nervousness and 9TH
er annoying s~mpt2ms, and can
truly say that Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound proved worth
mountains of gold to me, as it re-
stored my health and strength, and
for the sake of Other suffering
women | am willing to make my
trouble public"
Women who are passing through
this trying period should rely upon
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
Laid Tn for Repairs,

Norton Renfro returned Saturday
night from a business trip for the
Farmers Handy Wagon Co He Is
travelling representative for the
sale of silos which the firm will
manufacture at their plant, formerly
the Modern House Building Co Mr..
Renfro has been confined to his bed
since returning home, the result of
an accident at Waterloo, Saturday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
TO THE VOTERS OF ALEX
ANDER COUNTY.

You are familiar with my
record, and if yon believe
that l have administered
my office with honesty,
impartiality and fairness
and that I have faithfully, bit
not vindiotively, performed the
duties required by law. / 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., 1912-03-18
Manner and Customs.

The manners of some people en-
countered In taking walks abroad are
suggestive OF the report made by the
old British sea captain who was sent
out to investigate the manners and
customs of the inhabitants Of new
Undiscovered Pacific island. His re-
port was brief, as follows: Manners
they have none, and their customs
are beastly"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
Unforeseen Result.

"I notice that you courteously re-
fraIn from mentioning the name Of
your political rival in any of your
speeches" II can't say my practice
In that respect is so much a matter OF
courtesy as of prudence. once
started in to denounce rival, but as
soon as mentioned his name the
audience burst into deafening and
continuous applause"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
Oilcloth Wri,kIe.

Very little water should be used in
washing oileioth. as some of it will
soak through the cloth beneath and
rot 1t. Use a flannel cloth well wrung
out ard wipe the floor until c'ean
Sal coda will aid greatly Wipe the
white spots caused by spilling any hot
liquid on the oilcloth with few drops
OF ammonia
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
MILLINERY.

Nice line millinery goods and
Easter bonnsts on sale at Ms. w. F.
Morris, corner 35th and Sycamore.
Very low prices. Call in and see
Jefore you buy elsewhere / will take
pride in showing you my line
whether you buy or not. Coupons
are given with every cents to $500
purchase which entities you to
choice silverware. Guaranteed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

Evangelist bow win arrive in Cairo
next Sunday to begin a series Of
meetings at the Cairo Baptist
church. Thursday, the advance guard
will arrive, Prof. Erwin and Miss
Florence Dow, daughter OF the
evangelist, They will arrange for
the music and the drilling of the
large chorus of singers for the series.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
ReautifY Your Lawns.

We carry in stock all kinds Of
lawn grass seed. Kentucky Blue
Grass and strictly high-grade mix
urcs of ten varieties imported ma
ural grasses. Carefully selected for
purity. Lewis Mercantile Co., 701
ohio St
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
CoWards,

New Yorks hotel men say that
they couldn't stop their guests from
tipping il they tried, and one Of them
suggests the reason when he quotes
Mr. Dooley's remark about man
famous for his millions: "Jawn is tn
bravest man in thi' world. lie can
stroll away from a table without
tippin' tn waiter boston Globe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
Peterson Davis.

William W. Davis and Miss Oma
Peterson were united in marriage
yesterday afternoon. The ceremony
was performed in the Cairo Baptist
church at 2:30 O'Clock by the pas
tor, Rev. Garrett The bride resides
with her sister, Mrs. Morris at sol
Thirty-fourth street. The bridegroom
is employed in the baggageroom at
the l. c. station. The couple will re-
side at 507 Thirty-fourth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
Young Brewer at Hosnital

Sam Brewer who was shot in the
neck by a negro boy Friday after
noon, was taken to st. Mary's In
flrmary, where he will undergo a
surgical operation for the removal
Of the bullet which lodged near the
spinal column.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
WILL ASK FOR
BOND RELEASE
FOR MRS. GRACE

Atlanta, Ga, March 15.-Counsel
for Mrs. Daisy o. Grace, held in the
2unty Jail, charged with shooting
her husband, will apply tomorrow
'or her release on bond 1t was an
bounced tonight. Grace's condition
was about the same as for a week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
Jail Full of Prisoners.

Siyty-five prisoners are now CON
fined in the city Jail. Nearly all of
them are negro men and women, the
majority OF them having been placed
there the past two days.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

You judge a man not by what he
promises to do, but by what he has
lone. That is the only true test.
chamberlain Cough Remedy judg-
ID by this standard has no superior
People everywhere speak of it in the
highest terms of praise. For sale by
Ill druggists
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
Four Recruits for Army.

Sergeant Kresky of the local army
recruiting station sent four men Sat
urday to Jefferson Barracks, Mo, for
Infantry service. They We're: John
Aixon. Marion s. Farmer and Clar-
}nce NJ Starr, all of Kewanee, Mo,
knd Aaron P. Flanery Of Caye-in-
Rock, ILL.,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
Attends Birthday Anniversary.

Mrs. Charles Walker and Mrs
Charles r. Arter 80 to Olmstead to
attend party to be given this after
noon in honor of Mrs. Alice Hile-
man, who celebrates her birthday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

to the lower floor Of the Ellis fiat
l3i Eleventh street, formerly occu-
pied by Julian Jackson and family
Mrs. Williams who has been soJourn-
ing at Citrouclle, Ala, will return
home soon much improved in health.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
eeer,s Immune TO Ia. ~. .aLses.


Earthquakes occur with consider
able frequency in New zealand br'
no damage has so far been uctic,4 !
the case of reinforced concrete
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18


professional call in Cairo yesterday,
w L. Hackley of UIlin was in this
eiiv for few hours yesterday morn
Ing
------- -WrEAs sG1
w r. Wllbourn of Olive Branch
spent few hours in this city yester-
day.
Ed Hartwel came down from Car
mi yesterday on brief visit to
friends.
r. II. Moore of Paducah, kf.
spent yesterday in this city with
friends.
representative Harry ]. Meyers Of
Coyington, KY, is in the city on
business.
f. Ct Iyeson of Mounds was the
guest of friends in this city Satur-
day evening.
Miss Kate Sehuler of Mound City
was visitor in Cairo last evening
with friends.
-
o. F. Sanderson of Sikeston, Mo,
is spending few days here on a
business trip.
A. NJ Ogle of Chaffee, Mo, is
spending few days in this city on
a business trip.
r. II. Guedy of Padudah, Ky,
spent few hours in this city yes
terday on a visit
w. H. Poe of Windsor, H., is IN
the city for a few days attending TO
business matters.
Mrs George Stokes of 735 Thirty
sixth street underwent a surgical
operation yesterday.
p G. Haag Of Poplar Bluff, Mo,
formerly Of Cairo, spent yesterday in
this city with friends.
A. ID, Teer, agent for tho Ford au-
tomobile, has gone to Wickliffe, Ky,
for a visit to relatives.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

j. f. Dyas, ticket and passenger
agent of the Big Four, has gone to
New Orleans, La, for a visit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
!. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF |
Another Democrat Rorn

Born, Saturday afternoon to Mr..
and Mrs. W. f. M Glover Of 1701
Commercial avenue, a son.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

John and p Fitzgerald of Vienna
and T. Fitzgerald of Tunnel Hill
were Cairo visitors yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
Will Entertain Today.

Mrs. Leo j. Kleb of Tenth street
will this afternoon entertain the
Monday Bridge Club at her resi-
dence.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

WANTED Four copies of The
Bulletin of February IS. 5 cents a
piece win be paid for the papers
when brought to this office
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

ant, Mo-, attended TO business mat
ters in this city yesterday.
j. f. Dyas, ticket and passenger
agent of the Big Four, has gone tC
New Orleans, La, for visit.
John and P. Fitzgerald OF Vienna
and T Fitzgerald of Tunnel Hill
were Cairo visitors yesterday.
! T. ]. Mense of Hickman, KY, was
in the city yesterday to attend the
Knights of Columbus celebration.
Fritz Hagey of Armour G. Co. left
last night for Anna and other south
ern Illinois points on business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs G J. Slickman and
baby of Sikeston, Mo, arrived in
the city yesterday for visit to
friends.
T. J Keefe, who has been serious
iy III at ST. Mary's Infirmary the
past few weeks, continues to i'm
prove,
j. f. Roberts, who has been seri-
cusly i'll at his residence, 3404 Wash
ing,on avenue, remains in a critical
condition
Mrs. James +, Cluts of GA Twen-
ty-fourth street returned yesterday
afternoon from Jonesboro, where she
was the guest of friends for few
days.
Miss Emily Van Sickle returned
yesterday afternoon from a week
end visit to her parents at Tamms.
she is student OF the local high
school
Mrs f. o. Edwards and son ~
Jackson, Tenn, were here yesterday
with the formers husband, who is a
Mobile & Ohio brakeman with thc
Cairo South run.
Joe Ryanearson returned yester-
day afternoon from Belmont, Mo.
where he spent the weekend as the
guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs J.
F, Ryanearson.
Mrs. Nelson C. Depew Of the Hal
liday returned yesterday afternoon
from St. Louis, Mo, where she has
been as the guest of her son for the
past several days.
Misses Effie and Ethel Jackson Of
Bertrand, Mo. arrived yesterday on
visit with their uncle and aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs r. n Jackson, 629I
Thirty-seventh street
The ladies who have been the
guests Of Mrs. A. A. ~Bondurant OF
701 Walnut street, returned yester-
day afternoon to their home in
Charleston and Sikeston, Mo.
Miss Dimple Hacker of AIS Wash
ington avenue has gone to Beech
Ridge for brief visit as the guest
Of her cousin, Miss Charlotte Wig
gins, who teaches school there
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

7. ] Mense of Hickman, KY, was
in the city yesterday TO attend the
Knights of Columbus celebration.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
Waste of Linz.

Never ask man for favor after
you have laughed at him for making
q fool of himself.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
Wonanly Qualities That Win.

With common sense, gentleness an,
confidence in herself a woman can a'
ways conquer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

Charles F. profilet of Point Pleas
ant, Mo, attended to business mat
ters in this city yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18
PERSONALS.

U. S. Arey Of Columbus, KY, spent
a few hours in this city yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

Fritz Hagey of Armour G. Co. left
last night for Anna and other south
ern Illinois points on a business trip.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

DR.. Hargan of Mound City made d
professional call in Cairo yesterday,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

Mr.. and Mrs G. J. Slickman and
baby of Sikeston, Mo, arrived in
the city yesterday for a visit to
friends.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

Miss Dimple Hacker of Ais Wash
ington avenue has gone to Beech
Ridge for brief visit as the guest
Of her cousin, Miss Charlotte Wig.
gins, who teaches school there.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

Mrs. Nelson c. Depew of the Hal
liday returned yesterday afternoon
from ST. Louis, Mo, where she has
been as the guest of her son for the
past several days.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

T. J. Keefe, who has been serious
ly Ill at st. Mary's Infirmary the
past few weeks, continues to i'm
prove.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

The ladies who have been the
guests Of Mrs. A. A. ~BOndurant OF
701 Walnut street, returned yester-
day afternoon to their home in
Charleston and Sikeston, Mo-
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

Joe Ryanearson returned yester-
day afternoon from Belmont, Mo,
where he spent the weekend as the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
+. Ryanearson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

Misses Effie and Ethel Jackson OF
Bertrand, Mo, arrived yesterday on
a visit with their uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs II. n. Jackson, 629
Thirty-seventh street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

Mrs. James Il, Cluts of GA Twen-
ty-fourth street returned yesterday
afternoon from Jonesboro, where she
was the guest of friends for a few
days.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

j. +. Roberts, who has been seri-
cusly i'll at his residence, 3404 Wash
ing,on avenue, remains in a critical
condition
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

w L. Hackley of UIlin was in this
cry for a few hours yesterday morn
Ing
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

Miss Emily Van Sickle returned
yesterday afternoon from week
end visit to her parents at Tamms.
She is student OF the local high
school.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-18

Mrs. f, O. Edwards and son a.
Jackson, Tenn, We're here yesterday
with the formers husband. who is d
Mobile & Ohio brakeman with thl
Cairo South run.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-04

FOR RENT-Seven-room modern house,
also furniture for sale. at 42s Forty
third street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-04
MIXED WIVES.

The Dilemma That Mr.. Church Faced
and How Ho Mastered It.
In the early part Of the last century
there lived in an old New England
town a Mr.. Church, who in the course
of his early life was bereft of four
wives, all of whom were buried in the
same lot.
In his old age it became necessary to
remove the remains to a new cemetery.
This he undertook himself. but in the
process the hOTes became hOpelessly
mixed.
His New England conscience" would
not allow him under the painful cir
cumstances to use the original head
stones. so he procured new ones, one
of which bore the following inscrip-
ton.
Here lies Hannah Church and prob
ably portion of Emily"
Another:
Sacred to the memory Of Emily
Church, who seems to be mixed with
Matilda"
Then followed these lines:
Stranger. pause and drop tear.
For Emily Church lies buried here.
Mixed in some perplexing manner
With Mary, Matilda and probably Han
nah.
Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-04
Wonderful Riddles.

One of the greatest fiddles that ever
were known was to lie seen at the
French court at the time of Charles
TX. This was a VOL 80 large that sew
eral boys could be placed inside of II.
These boys used to sit inside this queer
instrument and sing the airs that the
man who handled the bow was play
ing on the viol outside. The effect is
said to have been very beautiful,
though It would seem as If the pres
ence Of the lads In it's interior would
seriously interfere with the tone OF the
great fiddle" as 1t was called. Many
years after another huge instrument
OF this kind was used at concerts in
Boston. II was so large that to play
it the fiddler had to stand on a table
to use his bow at the proper point on
the strings This instrument was cali
ed the grandfather Of fddles"