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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-22
~ PIG In a Poke.n

A pig poker is a dealer in pigs
not the large and rortly fellow whom
you meet now and again at the coun-
try market with a cargo Of hundred
or more pigs Of all ages, shapes and
sizes for sale, but a little man. who for
the most part carries his wares upon
his back, or occasionally perhaps in
a wheelbarrow A poke" Of course
Is a pocket or sack and a pig poker
therefore is one vino deals in pigs car
ried round from place to place in a
poke, The old proverb anent the
foollshness Of buying a pig In poke"
has fits origin Of course in this time.
honored method of pig purveying.-
..Gndon Globe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-22
Value Of a Chevaliar.

A Partisan court has just decided as
to the value" OF a chevalier Of the
Legion or Honor Injured in the Ave
nue. de FQpera by an automobile, a
former dealer In merchandise, deco.
rated with the Legion of Honor, died
in 1911, following the accident His
heirs brought suit for damages against
the chauffeur and the owner Of the
auto. Maitre Gondinet. the advocate
of the owner of the auto, maintained
that the eX-dealer In merchandise, old
and without occupation, furnished no
material to his heirs for damages.
Maitre Nogueres. the advocate for the
plaintiffs, said he had no difficulty In
recognizing the damage, though uu-
able to produce any document to es-
tahlish 1t, and that Maitre Gondinet
for the defense was himself a member
OF the Legion Of Honor and In default
of any other evidence that itself was
an indication Of value to the heirs.
The court held with Maitre Nogueres
and allowed $4,000 francs damages to
the heirs of the former chevalier Of
the Legion OF Honor q
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-22


II You are a housewife YOU cannot
reasonably hope to be healthy OF
beautiful by washing dishes. sweep
ing and doing homework all day,
and crawling into bed dead tired at
night. You must get out into the
open air and sunlight. II you do
this every day and keep your stom-
ach and bowels in good order by
taking Cham>rlain's Tablets when
needed you should become hotb
irtalthy and beautiful For sale by
all druggists.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-22
Tragedies Told In Headlines,

Church Mouse Causes POSTPONE
ment Of Wedding"
Piano Proves Too Heavy for Floor
of New Bungalow"
Crash Of Plate Glass Window rails
to Waken Night Waterman"
Street Car Collides with Motor.
cycle; Only One Person Hurt"
Nobody at Home When Burglar
Calls-Except Athletic Husband"
Johnny Puts Gunpowder in Papaa
Tobacco Pouch"
Baby Born in Fashionable Apart.
ment House"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-22
The Rardain Countsr

Herbert Sheath Cameron, the vest
ern advertising expert, said at an adj
vertisers' dinner in Chicago:
ut is better to give than to receive,
This is especially true of bargains.
Bargains are superb things, but let
us always remember that the people
who offer bargains get rich ouckerl
than those who take advantage of the
same" !
a MIsconceptlon. 4
James tells me he has steady ems
Dloyment In his business and yet YOU
informed me he had no walk I'M
life NJ
l. Neither has be, Hes q chagEeuE.as
- . vs. H.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-22

The plumber lad married the bar
ber's daughter
NO tips when you shave me here
after" he said.
All right" quoth the barber and
no charging 1t in the bill when you
walk between my house and your shop
any more"
On this basis they all lived happily
ever after.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-22
Left HIra Out

George" she said sweetly. I'm al
most through housekeeping But I'm
up against terrible problem now"
whats the matter?"
Il can't find any place to hang your
clothes"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-22

hlfice themselves, their neighbors,
os whom they must depend for assis
lance, will not leave their work to
help in building roads. Because
of this situation the work is done in
the fall, and by the next spring has
proven in many cases to be a damage
TO the road rather than a benefit"
At least one-third of the bankers
who have offered suggestions recon-
mend that instead of three highway
commissioners we elect only one,
he ii give his entire time to the road
work, at least during the part of the
year when road work should be
done,
Distribution of Automobile Tax Fund
Thirty-four bankers were opposed
to the present system of workin,
out the poll tax and favored the
payment of all road tax in cash Th9
use of wide tires is recommended
On the distribution OF the $4,000
automobile tax fund the report points
out that this tax was collected for tho
permanent improvement of roads
and for no other purpose.
ut therefore would appear to be
entirely out Of place. continues the
report, ito appropriate any part Of
this fund toward thee paying of sala-
ries of county engineers, asis being
advocated 1t would be perferable
to allow this fund TO accumulate for
another year, to be used as nue.
leus for state aid under some com
prehensiye law"
Weakness in Present Law
Summarizing the chief points
against the present law, the report
says;
Il. The remuneration is not suffi-
cient to warrant the road official In.
devoting his time to the work, OK
cept when he has no other work to
do.
"2. Its tendency is to put untrled
and inexperienced men in Office
rather than men fitted for the work.
"3. Instead of providing uniform
system, it permits each one of the
$500 commissioners to work out his
own plans regardless of what the
others are doing.
"A, 1t fails to provide by any equit.
able system for the raising OF the
necessary funds with which to i'm
prove the highways.
IS, BY its failure to provide any
reasonable method for general road
improvement it has retarded public
sentiment in favor of good roads
and has put our state many years be-
hind in road building
So 1t is responsible for the present
deplorable condition of Illinois roads
and for the annual waste of $4,000,
600 Of the taxpayers money
Recommendations of the Committee
For the correction Of the defects
the committe favors new law pro.
viding for:
a. A state highway commission
consisting of three members A state
highway engineer A county high
way engineer, who may also be coun-
ty surveyor in the medium sized and
smaller counties of the state. One
township highway commissioner,
devoting his time to road work when
the road work should be done,
20, The improvement and main
tenance of the main roads (about %
per cent of the whole) principally
at the expense of the state and coun-
ty. The improvement and main
tenance of the connecting roads go
per cent of the whole) at local ex-
pense.
80. The improving OF tho main
roads under the supervision of the
state and county engineers, the Inn
proving of the connecting roads nm
der the supervision of the county
engineer and township highway
commissioner.
a 81 The payment of all road taxes
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-22
The Modern Idea.

Il want a little pin-money today,
hubby"
How much DO you want, wifie?"
We'll, enough for real nice dia.
mond pin, darling"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-22
Local Data Yesterday.

Sunrise and Sunset.
Sun will rise today. ..... 4;54
Sun will set today .-....... 7:l3
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14
Little Daughter Wasn't Worrying

Il Think about the most pathetic
child story 1 ever heard" said Ada
Lewis. lis the one about the little girl
who's mother had been an invalid and
compelled to walk with a crutch. God
called her home one day and the chiid's
father hid TO tell her hat her mother
Was going away &c be gone for a long
time; that she was going to heaven,
where she would wait for them until
they could join her.
AT first the little girl was very sad
and could not be cansoled. Then sud
denly she frightened ard ran out to
play. All that day and the next she
yer about the house singing at the
top of her little voice and to all APP
pesrances as happy as a lark. The
father could not understand it. and the
evening of the second day as he called
her in from play. he began TO ques-
ton her.
"Of course. / want YOU to be as
happy as you can. dear" he said. but
| can't see how you q sing and dance
al day when you know your mother
has gone away"
"Dh, but h hasn't gone" answered
the child. she hasn't gone, and she
can't go"
Cant go.' exclaimed the father,
why what do you mean.
well. you See" canle the answer. Il
mid her crutch."
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14
The Only Way.

An elder while baptizing converts at
q revival meeting advanced with. a
why, sharp-eyed old chap into the
water. He asked the usual question.
whether there was any reason why
the ordinance of baptism should not
be administered. After a pause a tail.
powerfui-iooking man who vas look
ing quietly on remarked:
Elder, I don't want 10 interfere in
yer business, but | want 10 say that
this is an old sinner you have got
hold of, and that one dip won't do him
any good; you'll have TO anchor him
out in deep water over night"-Life.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14

Two men were put walking one day
in sun-kissed California Suddenly, kiss
ing time being over, it began to rain
in torrents and they were miles
from the a line. One man laughed,
long and loud. The other wept bit
terry. Why do you laugh?" he asked
his ~chuckling companion. Because
am paying meter rates on water.
But why do you weep Because |
am paying $40 a day for climate" re-
piled the tourist. "One mans meat
is another mans meat bill
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14
HOW GIRLS
MAY AVON
PERIODIC PANS
The Experience q To C.b
Here Related For III
Benefit If Othan

Rochester, N. TT hsys . dEnEhr
ter ID years old who has alU.ys -
very healthy until recently wasa -
complained of dizziness and01ssssEy
month, 20 bad that / wuuA hsso tDkeep
her home from school md PIT h1t - ~
to get relief.
after giving her only two boefies -
Lydia E. Pinkham's VegcAk1e Cem-
pound she is now enjoying - best -
health cannot praise your C1Bsun3
too highly. ! want every gsoa nstsag
to read what your medicine haBds0s 1w
my child. Mrs. RICHARD n. Du1uGA4L
311 Exchange St, RochestE. Ny.
Stoutsville, Ohio.-"I m66ad lFs0
headaches, backache and w1svuEyirae+
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14
Heard on the Waterfront.

Some ancient mariners We're sitting
in a seaport tavern relating their ex-
%periences of fogs.
All" said n old salt, I've see
some pretty thick fogs in my time.
Why, of the coast of Newfoundland the
fog was sometimes so thick tkac we
used II sit on the deck rail and lean
against it. We were sitting one night
as usual, with our backs to the fog,
when suddenly the fog lifted. and We
all went flop into the sea. A bit thick,
wasn't sit?'-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14
Delicate Point.

They are a happy Sewickley couple.
They haven't been married very long
In fact, the honeymoon has barely
waned. An elderly friend met the
bridegroom downtown yesterday and
slapped him on the back.
We'll happy as a lark, / suppose"
"Oh. yes"
"How's the cooking"
Il have one trouble there. It's just
this, my wife has been preparing angel
food every day for dinner"
You must be getting tired of it."
Il am. Yet | feel a hesitancy about
saying anything. How soon after the
honeymoon would it be proper to ask
for beefsteak and onions ?'-Pittsburg
Post.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14
CHAPTER XIV.


THE TALE HAD TO BE TOLD.
And whilst the morning apers were
uGfoIded by millions of English men
and women and the detailes of the
mysterious crime discussed over eggs
and bacon and buttered toast. Philip de
Mountford the newly pun heir pre-
surnptive to the earldom of Radycline.
was lying in the gloomy mortuary
chamber of a London police court.
whittier he had been conveyed in the
same Cab whose -four narrow walls
jealousy guarded the secret of the
tragedy which had been enacted within
their precincts.
Lord ~Radycliffe had been aroused at
10 o'clock the previous night by repre-
scntatiYeS of the police. who came to
break the news to him. II was not
late. and the old mar was not yet in
bed. He had opened the front door of
his house himself. his servants-he ex-
planned curtly-were spending their
evening more agrecably elsewhere.
The hause-even TO the police Off
cers-apDeared lonely and gloomy i'm
the extreme. n the figure of the old
man. who should have beer surround
ed by every luxury that rank and
wealth can give, looked s%ingularly pa
thetic as he stood in his own doorway,
evidently unprotected and uncare for
and suspiciously demanding what his
late visitors business might be.
Very reluctantly on hearing the lat
teT's status he consented TO admit
them. He did not at first appear 10
suspect that anything wrong might
have happened. or hat anything unto
ward could occasion his Wis
il: in fact, he seemed unconscious OF
the lateness of the hour.
He walked straight into the library.
where he had obviously been sitting,
for an armchair was drawn TO the fire,
a reading lamp was lighted on the table
ana papers and magazines lay scat
tered about.
Continued Next Week.) >
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14

The Puritans destroyed many coiiec-
tions Of books in the monasteries asId
even cromwell burned the Oxford Ii
slrary. then one OF the finest IN Europe.
Extremists in revolution. as in religion.
have I,een equally destructive as re-
CARDS books. The Spanish inquisiti.n
and the French revolution were as one
i'm this respect. The crusaders were de-
stroyers OF what they regarded as her
etical books and in Russia today the
war of orthodoxy on sectarian dissent
still manifests itself. among ether
things. in the ruthless destruction OF
the books of the non-conformists.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14
Easily Answered.

These kids | teach aren't a bit
slow" observed a school teacher yes
terday. in fact. I'm afraid they
read the papers. The other day / pro-
posed the following problem 10 my
arithmetic class:
"A rich man dies and leaves ST.
100000. One-fifth is to go to his wife.
one-sixth to his son. o~ne-seventh to
his daughter, one-eighth to his broth
err. and the rest TO foreign missions.
What does each get?"
"A lawyer said the littlest boy in
the class."-Case and Comment.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14
One Mans Way.

rs Crimson a man who makes the
best of what befallsT"
mo. When things go wrong Brim.
son starts to swearing and soon be
comes SO interested in thinking up
new forms of profanity that he for
gets all about his troubles
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14

Many a little dog has to bark loudly
to keep up his courage; and We won
der il our too seif-assertive friends
aren't sometimes doing the same
thing.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14

A very successful remedy for pelvic
catarrh is hot douches of Paxtine An
tiseptic, at druggists, 25c a box or sent
postpaid on receipt of price by The
Paxton Toilet, Co, Boston, Mass.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14

Harris, a charming English girl of family.
friends AMI wealth. while absently walk
ns along the Boulevard Waterloo in a
November rain, runs into a tragedy.
a man is found murdered in n taxi
.ab: his companion who had left the cap
some time before and told the chauffeur
20 drive to a certain address. has disap-
|peared and is unknown.
TheNscene shifts to London. Luxe de
hountford. Louisa's ~affianced, the nephew
and heir of the eccentric and wealthy
Lord Radcliffe. is in trouble. An alleged
1irect heir, the unknown son of another
brother, has notified Lord Radcliffe OF ms
tialnS. The old man, p~aSsionateiy iona
u Luke, claims that he has m the
aapers and that the claimant is an i'm
3oStor.
Suddenly the alleged Phillip de Mount
ford appears in London. After a short m
:erview with Lord Radcliffe his claims
are recognized and he is installed as heir.
without explanation Luke is practlcaHy
aisowned. Phillip seems TO exert unlimit-
ID influence over Lord Radcliffe Which
puzzles his friends and defes ineestisa-
lion. Lord Radcliffe will explain to no
one.
A year has passed since the tragedy in
Brussels. Suddenly it is repeated in ev-
cry detail in The victim is Pnli-
lip de Mountford. Every circumstance ana
a very apparent motive point to the dis-
placed nephew, Luke as the murderer. In
vain, Louisa. liz her blind faith. tried TO
prove Luke innocent. Every investigation
lbrightens the chains of evidence. At the
.%oroner's inquest the startling develop
ment that the murdered man is not Phillip
de Mountford but q common ~und de-
nounced by his father and mother. VINO
Identified the body as their son. only COM
~plicates the situation. 1t does not in the
least upset the appalling proofs OF Luke $
guilt. A warrant is issued for his arrest
but because of his station in life the police
secretly warn him to leave the country
before the warrant is served. This he pre-
pares TO do. Louisa sees him and asks
him pointediy for the truth. He con-
tesseS= his guilt.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14

Hundreds OF people who would be
horror-stricken at the suggestion OF
suicide by the rope-and rafter method,
are daily killing their best selves with
the poison of self-pity.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14
Destined for Many Trips.

81 have written a short story" said
the amateur literary person. What
is the first step to take in selling it,"
Buy ten dollars worth of stamps"
advised the old hand at the business.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14
A Hint.

Knicker-Did you explain baseball
to your girl?
Bocker-Yes; she said she under
stood al, about diamonds.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14

The old friend Is better than the new.
Garfield Tea Is not only old but tried and
found true. Made of pure wholesome Herbs.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14

Mrs. Wfnsiow's Soothing Syrup for Caiidrer
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma
tion, ailays pain, cures wind collie. 25c q bottle
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14

Some people are so wrapped up in
themselves as to suggest human balls
of Irvine.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14

No, Cordelia, a man isn't
rtly a beat because he has a red face.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14

Big Sister-Now. Jack, I'll give you
a nickel If you'll be gsod aud not
bother when Mr.. Softly calls tonight.
Jack-AIl right. sis, and for a dime
extra I'll promise not to put dad wise
dat he's there.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14
THE HEART OF A WOMAN
BY BARONESS ORGY.
Author of "The Scarlet Pimpernei," "Pettie,at Rule Etc
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens in Brussels. Louisa
Harris, a charming English girl of family.
friends AMI wealth.. while absently walk
ns along the Boulevard Waterloo in a
November rain, runs into a tragedy.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14

a man is found murdered in n taxi
his companion who had left the cap
some time before and told the chauffeur
20 drive to a certain address. has disap-
and is unknown.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31

For all sorts of Seasonable
Toilet Articles go to IRA
GLE'S. You'll always find
WHAT you want, WHEN YOU
need it.
For Drugs and Medicines.
for the careful handling of
Prescriptions, this store is
noted. There is a Standard of
QUALITY maintained here
that has established our repu-
tation. The road to health and
satisfaction Is the one that
leads to TRAGLE'S DRUG
STORE - h representative
drug store of the Big City of
Richmond.
For your own satisfaction
for the good of your pocket
book-go to TRAGLE'S.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-19

tify shippers Of non-deliyery and de-
lay in returning undelivered goods;
Delay in settlement Of claims;
Unreasonable destruction Of free
delivery limits and unwarranted res
striction OF the size Of packages;
Unreasonable requirements as to
methods of jacking;
Delays in accounting for c. O. D..
collections:
Overweight charges;
Complaints regarding rates. in
Guiding discrimination and inequal-
ity and aggregation of local charges
on through shipments over two
lines; 60. .~. .-~.-, -.s s-s
Refusal to collect "Empties' ana
charges for returns;
Valuation charge and limitation
of liability
Discrimination in favor of foreign
parcels: .s
Frequent double collection of
charges, incomplete billing; ~
Exclusion of specified articles from
the l5-cent rate; -
Inadequate local delivery service;
Competition of express agents with
merchants. >-.
Like all great questions there are
at least two sides, but these. and
other charges are being Intelligent
ly prosecuted before the Interstate
Commerce Commission, supported by
proof from business people of high
standing. Maps have been drawn IL
lustrating the abuse of indirect
routing to justify unnecessary mi
leage, a practice which increases
bith the charge and. time Of transit.
While express charges are several
times as great as those exacted by
railroad companies, the latter are
subjected to full liability while ex-
press companies although exacting a
much higher rate escape the pay
ment of countless claims under the
limited liability clause.
Would not the remedy Of some of
these evils go long way toward
eliminating parcel post agitation?-
Exchange.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-19


Perkins Fisher, now playing In
vaudeville, was for years one OF the
principal comedians supporting Jas.
A. Herno in Drifting Agent and
some Of his other plays.
An one-act comedy drama, entitled
For Baby's Sake" has been discoy-
cred among the manuscripts of the
late BARLEY Campbell, and will be
put upon the stage.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
Governor of New Jersey, has written
a play of contemporary life, which
Wilton Lackaye is considering for
production in the spring.
klaw & Erlinger have recently
signed contract with William J.
Burns for detective play based on
his personal experiences and his
methods of detection. Harriet Ford,
the playwright, and Harvey J. o.
Higgins, the writer, will assist him
in the work and will supply the tech
nical part of the work. "
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-19
Express Companies and Parcel Post.

Regardless of other contributing
causes leading to a demand for
parcel post, the innumerable abuses
existing in a wretched express SER
vice have been important factors.
Like harnacles on vessels or the Old
Man of the Sea on the shoulders of
*inhad, they breed trouble. The Ion g
endured grievances will undoubtedly
force a realjustment of conditions in
the near future that will modify no.
torious'v arbitrary methods and rec
tity cyorbitant rates.. Express COM
panies, like railroads, ships and
Observation-Disclosures organiza-
tons. are common carriers, engaged
IN & lucrative business by grace of
the people, through the medium of
generous charters, freely bestowed
and commonly without cost. ~
This subject is too complex and
important for enumeration of details,
in limited space, but some. of the
evils complained of for the correction
of which merchants, commercial bo-
dies and individuals generally are
becoming tenaciously insistent, are:
Indirect routing and disregard Of
routing Instructions;
Delays in delivery, failure to no.