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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-18
RAILROADS LOOK
FOR COAL STRIKE
Pittsburgh District Lines Store Fuel
in Large Quantities at
( TERMS Yards -
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Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 17--Rail-
roads in the Pittsburgh district are
preparing for a. coal strike and large
quantities of coal are being stored.
At the TERMS Yards Of the Pitts
burgh, Bessemer & Lake Erie rail
road, near Greenville, Pa, a large
force with portable steam derricks
is employed unloading entire trains.
Coal companies in the district are
working full time filling contracts,
lots of the coal being stored
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-18
Gas Kills Husband and Wife.

Erie, Pa. Feb. 1.-THE bodies Of
IN. G, Grayburn and his wife were
found here today in small work
shop. Mrs. Grayburn had been over
come by fumes from a small gas
stove and her husband had fallen
while attempting to rescue her.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-18
new YORK CITY
IS BECOMING A
MODERN BAcDAD
IN skel
Vogue Of Productions Based On Ar.
abian Nights Leads 70
Unique Situation
ACTUAL FACTS SURPRISING
Ancient Romances.-- Ancient Build
ing is Soon to Be Raced
N
to the Ground

New York, Feb. NEW York
theater goers apparently wish their
plays to transport them far from the
metropolis these days. Anything
exotic Is received with acclaim. Two
rival Broadway playhouses, few
blocks apart, offer plays represent
ing scenes from the Arabian Nights
and these are playing to full capa-
city at all performances. Euthu-
siastic audiences follow keenly the
animated arabesques Of caliphs and
clowns, beggars transformed to
wealthy mobiles, ragged revenge
stalking its prey, Standings and
drownings, lovers struggled into
harems, and all the thousand and
ona lively mischanoes and grotes-
queness Of the romantic tale.
The volatile New Yorker has rush
ed To this romantic atmosphere to es-
cape the prosaic facts of modern ur-
ban life, But probably only to the
stolid metropolitan il the metropolis
prosaic. As fact the ctty's news
Jos a single day contains more
strange, romantic Incidents than the
widest oriental extravaganza. Were
Charles Dickens, whose centenary
Father Knickerbocker recently OBJ
served alive, and writing in New
York instead of London, today. he
would unquestiinably rouse the great
body of New Workers to this CON
slant outpouring of romance at their
very doors Little glimpses of this
romance peer out of the columns OF
the newspapers.
Many News Items.
A recent day produced the follow
ing items: A multi-millionaire died
interstate, and one of his nephews.
who was to receive two and a half
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thousand persons gathered to stare
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-18
Huette Wins Contest.

\ Robert Huette won the billiard
contest at the H. & H. with run Of
16. The prize was a box of 80 Lit
tie Egypts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-18

| New York, Feb. 17.-Frank COT
| fyn is ready for his fight along and
above the waters of the Hudson riv-
er as soon as the weather will per-
nit. The hydroaeroplane in which
the flight will be made is a new
Wright fitted with pontoons of Mr..
Cohyn's invention. The craft is now
on the old Pennsylvania pier at the
foot OF West Twenty-third street and
can be. made ready for flight in a
few hours. 1t is Mr.. Coffyn's inten-
ton to rise to height of about zoe
feet and after short air journey
come down and skim over the water
for several hundred yards, repeat
ing the performance up to point
opposite, Grants tomb. He will
carry "A. G Duff, a photographer for
the American Press Association, who
will use his camera while sailing
through the air.
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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-18

-rousand persons gatrered to stare
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-18
Many News Items.

A recent day produced the follow
ing items: A multi-millionaire died
intestate, and one of his nephews.
who was to receive two and half
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-18

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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
More Like Him.

"Yo ast me bout Mis- Johnsing an
her husban' las week, Miss Lou" said
Matilda, looking up from her ironing,
"Ah seen Mis- Johnsing on de street
las night an she says dey gone to
boa'din'. Her husban' been out O.
wo'k 70 las six months an dey
cayn't ford to keep house no mo.
An tink It mighty foolish cos dey'S
stoHn dere furniture an 1t cos'es dem
fifty cents . mont to keep 1t In de sto'
house, an ef dey don pay II ebe'y
mont de money keep a-growin' an
a-growin' an a-bur-owin' into dere bank
count, jes' like a eatin' cancer An
toll Miss Johnsing dat. an All say Wy
don she put her husban' to wo'k. He
right able body man. Hitch de rains
to de mule All say. an don 20
wok yo' finger nails to de quick TO
dat niggah' But she say he can nm
no wo'k he like. dough he out all day
an someti'm's till IL o'clock at night
a.lookin' All reckon he don like no
wo'k he can fn'. dat's w'ot's de mat
tab"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

The woman who "keeps house" has
enough to do when she is in good, sound
health, but II she is weak, tired all the
time, and suffering from morn 10 night
with an aching back, house-work becomes
a heavy burden.
Many women who were afflicted In this
way say that Doan's Kidney Pills have
made life easier for them.
Women are subject to kidney disease.
The clothing they wear. the work they do,
the worry and strain Of bearing and rear
ing children, the lack Of proper exercise;
all tend to II.
Baellache, bearingdown pains, headache,
dizzy spells, faintness, fits Of ''blues," and
other troubles often thought TO be peculiar
to the sex, are found frequently in kidney
disease. When any one Of these ills APP
pears, together with a discolored condi-
tion Of the kidney secretions, with passages
too frequent, scanty or burning just make
up your mind that your kidneys are weak,
and be quicl, to help them.
Doan's Kidney Pills hrve helped a great
many weak women through the trying
times when kidney disease means so much
added misery. They do not disturb the
stomach or bowels and contain no poison
Gus, dangerous nor habit-forming drugs.
Doan's are harmless for children too.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
Farmer Boy Buncos City Firemen

Whether Frank Ander-
l. son came from Wheeler, Ind, or
whether he didn't, he succeeded In
working a Skin game" on scores Of
members Of the city fire department
mat would do credit to the most ex'
Derienced and skillful of Chicago con
hdence men, and now the fremen are
booking up Wheeler, Ind, on the map
To their relief they find that Wheel.
Or. Ind. is really so. This is the only
think they have found to be true
about Frank Anderson. however, and
n fact they are beginning to doubt
hat he is Frank Anderson at all and
may be somebody else-which latter
Euspicion the police concur in.
Frank is a stolid, healthy-looking
country lad with rosy cheeks He
vent around to the various fire
houses and told his story
81 live back on farm near Wheel
pr. Ind" he would say, where my
ma has 5000 chickens and l9 cows
We got a tolabe sized farm back
there. ! came to Chicago to find my
Aunt Jane but run out O. finances
and calculate as how I'll have TO
hoof # back. If one Of you gentle
men will assist me in getting back
home I'll send you more than ! bor'
rowed in eggs and butter
Jerome Connor scotsman, who
happened 10 be in the quarters of Ell
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
,over Error On Cannon Trophy

built in Holland in l747 for King
George Of England II is little under
six feet long and is about three ana
half inches in caliber
Deeply cut along the barrel near
the mu7zle end is the following: sur
rendered by the Capitulation OF 81.
Johns. ITS" But on a large metal
plate sunk in the national shield. on
which the gun is mounted. Is this con
fiictinK statement: Revolutionary
Trophy; Surrendered at Yorktown
1875"
Thus the little gun appears 10 nave
been captured twice-and, turther' u
would appear to have been captured
al Yorktown six years before there
was any tighting at that point Inc
error remained for IL years unoe-
tected
Cant. u. S. Grant, third superinten'
dent OF the building has corrected the
error at last
Beyond doubt" said Captain Grant
the gun was captured on some Of the
adventurous expeditions made by the
early revolutionlsts in l775.'
A few days after Ethan Allen cap
tured Ticonderoga, which had no real
cannon. he and Benedict Arnold then
the most adventurous OF the American
patriots. had a quarrel Arnold took
band OF rihemen who adhered 10
him and. going down Lake Champlain'
invaded Canada and captured asNhis
first triumph the town OF St Johns
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

ary evening attire until the wearer
moved about. Then II showed at each
step the division Of the skirt at the
bottom, but It must be admitted In a
much less revealing manner than has
been advertised for the fashion.
It seems the nsW-Styls dances OF
the season, the Turkey Trot," the
Grizzly Bear" and the like have
come to stay in Washington. despite
the ban which has been placed upon
them by some Of the more consSrVA'
tive. After the dances at the
Barracks and Fort Myer a week or 20
ago. some Of the mothers Of deou-
tantes Of this year and last, banded
themselves together for the purpose Of
eliminating these dances from the pro
gram Of any balls which their daugh-
ters were to attend In the future. but
so far their campaign has apparently
been Of no avail. Certainly the
Grizzly" the Turkey" and the
Spanish Boston" were much in evil
dence this week. The debutante who
can boast these accomplishments. has
no lack of partners.
The president and Mrs. Taft occu'
pied the box set aside for them at the
ball Monday evening for more than
an hour.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
New Ptarmigan Species Discovered

black. Living as these birds do in
the arctic regions and in rugged
snow capped mountains. the charges
In plumage affords efficient protection
from their many enemies, since they
harmonic in color with their sur
roundings
The new subspecies, described by
Mr. Bent. was found on Tanaga island
one of the Alentian chain. Alaska. and
takes its common name from that
place. although scientifically 1t is
named after Dr. Leonard c Sanford,
and will be known as lagopus san
fordi Ptarmigan were particularly
tame and abundant on Tanaga island.
and good yeries of the birds and nests
we're collected for the National mu'
scum AS the collecting WAS done In
June, most Of the specimens secured
were In summer plumage, which In
general tone is light grayish bun,
paler on the throat. chest. rump and
upper tail coverts.
The pamphlet publication No 2,OS6
OF the Smithsonian miscellaneous col
lections) describing this bird is quite
technical and intended primarily for
ornithologists and biologists. Sreci
mems of one species OF this interesting
game bird can be seen in the chill
dren's room Of the Smithsonian build
ing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
Greedy Hawk Damages Big Clock

THE hawk whose frequent excur-
sions from his aerie in Smithson
ian mark to the relay station for car
rier pigeons in the postofiice tower
have furnished him prey and food N
the winter season of scarcity. mas
tried TO stop the post Office clock
Perhaps finding that tire hour oi ms
aepredations was established and the
clock watched by his anticipated yic-
TINS. so that they might evade MS
sudden swooping down upon them ne
has thrown the plucked corpse Of a
nigeon which had satisfied his appe
tie into the back Of the dial OF the
timcpiece
Had the body lodged between the
hands. the perfectly balanced meehah'
ism must have stopped The body
appears to have stuck on the pin 10
the very center OF the dial, which
holds the hands in place and operates
their movement round the face OF tne
clock.
TO remove the corpse from the
clock offers a big ditficulty to the
keepers of the building It will prob.
ably be necessary to remove one q
the glass panels in the clock dial. .
get at the intruding substance, unless
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gine company No. 5. 32s South JEFF.
ferson street, listened and saw Wis
ions Of omelettes. He bought 81
worth of eggs Members of the en-
CINE company brought the donation
up to $40, and Frank took the names
of all.
As he was leaving one engine
house after having made an extreme
ly successful plea, he asked one OF
the men whether he preferred ply
mouth Rock" eggs or the Jersey
kind. Several days later he was re-
lating the incident to some friends,
and inquiring about Jersey" chick
ems.
When he was told the truth he sent
a message over the wire to all OF the
fire houses warning the ren against
purchasing eggs and butter from
| Frank Anderson.
Too late We've waited so long
for them eggs / guess they're al
sroled." was the answer that came
back in nearly every instance.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
Wireless Used by Cupid On Steamer

Miss Radcliffe at the Palace hotel,
and after a few phrases, important
only TO the parties directly involved,
explained that the liner would not ar
rive until late. and that unless a H.
cense were procured Saturday we'd
ding could not take place in San
Francisco.
The lieutenant was hurrying home
from the Asiatic station, under orders
to rerort at once to Washington, so
Miss Radcliffe used the more discreet
and secretive telephone to beg Grant
Munson, marriage license clerk to
hold the Office oren until the Mon
golia arrived The gallant Munson
did even better-he promised to re-
turn to his Office and issue the license
at any time she and her fiance should
appear
At 1880 O'Clock the officer and the
girl were at the official trysting place
and soon we're in possession Of the
coveted permit. The lieutenant gave
his address as Cincinnati, o., but ex
! rlained that the residence was purely
theoretical, he having a sister livne
in that city Miss Radcliffe gave heT
address as Portland, Ore, where the
navy man first courted her.
Lieutenant Root soon located
! minister who tied the knot
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
Zoo Keeper Says Lions Are Alienists

AYgW YORK.-"Bill" Snyder, head
~ keerer at the Central Park men
agerie has qualified as an alienist.
"Bnl" never graduated from a col
lege, or served on an asy'ums staff
but when man named Fulberg
tried to break into the lion cage Sny
der said al once he was crazy How
did he know Because "Bill' says
the lions always try to make friends
with an insane person
"Yep, I've never seen it fail yet +"
said "Bnl." whenever a crazy man
gets near lion the animal just
naturally comes Up close to the bars
and tries to be a good fellow He
will wag his tail and purr like cat.
IT'S wonderful. but it's so. Why
once knew a crazy man to take a
lions food away from the brute, and
the animal seemed to be trying to
smile about the joke"
what do you suppose makes 9
lien so friendly with a crazy manY
"Bill'' was asked
II never tried to igure II out, but
Imagine It's because when a man
goes crazy bis animal nature comes
out. and the lion recognizes itself II
a little higher development
Il wish could be put on some
lunacy commission would 0rint
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

ihe movement OF the hands finally dis
odges it. This explains the antics Of
the clock recently
Severe cold and the depredations Of
The hawk have brought death to many
pigeons who have sought shelter In
the high tower Bodies OF four pig
cons we're found in the snow when
# was recently removed from the
slanting glass roof over the court OF
the big building
Winging their fight for the refuge
promised by the tower in a half frozen
condition, it is probable that the
pigeons struck their heads against the
stone upright Of the tower were
stunned by the impact and fell help
less to the roof below, freezing 70
death before they could recover the
power to move.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

VXTASHINGToN.-Like a jaunty lit
w tie watchdog AT the right OF the
God OF War there stands at one OF
the entrances to the war department
trim little cannon, II is a pigmy
among the giant trophies OF mighty
guns that surround the building, but
It has some history OF its own.
It was the first cannon captured by
the Americans from the British In the
Revolutionary war, though 1t has not
been so officially placed upon the rec
Ords. It was captured by the great
patriot-traitor general, Benedict Arm
old.
It has, in a dozen years been passed
by more army and navy officers and
other notabes Of high mark and dis
tnction than any gun in the United
States. Yet in all this time that lit'
lie gun has borne a marked error Of
history that It Haunted boldly on a
large name plate-an error so plain
that II should have been detected i'm.
mediately by any passing high school
cadet.
The gun is bronze sixpounder,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
Vanity Class Is Feature In School

every week. AS the exercises are In
tended primarily to aid girls In i'm
proving their appearance, Il was DO
cided to devote an hour to the vanity
class The girls are gathered In the
auditorium Five OF the most attrac-
tive girls are selected and sent on
the stage in the full glare OF the loot
lights. They are lined up and the
students in the auditorium are asked
to study the appearance of each OF
the girls. her teeth. her complexion,
her figure, her hair, her feet, her
dress. her method of standing and
other details.
Aid is given to the observation pow
ers OF the girls by the teachers, who
call attention to various parts OF the
girls dress. After that has been
done the pupils are required to vote
on the appearance Of the girls. First
vote is taken as to which girl Is the
prettiest. Next the question as to
which girl has the daintiest figure Is
decided. the girls on the stage mean
time standing with their backs TO
the students in the auditorium. Votes
on the teeth, hair feet and other
points Of a woman's appearance are
taken. The girl receiving the great,
est number of votes gets additional
credit in her marks in hygiene Ev-
cry week different girls are called up
for inspection.
The girls formerly were taken for
walks in Prospect Park by their
teachers. Soon it was observed that
many young fellows appeared in the
parks and sought to attract the at
tention Of the girl pupils. The teach
ers observed that fact. and now when
the classes are out walking and sew
eral young men are found seated on
a bench the teachers stop, stand be-
side the men and watch the girls as
they pass to see whether they make
"goo-goo eyes" at the young men.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
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&EaSg IA G,,l' oSO About
NS3A4f I''~x&N THIS ORssS?y

Anew YORK.-A vanity class, II was
IN revealed recently, has been start.
ed among the girls in Erasmus Hall
High school, Brooklyn, as a part OF
the hygiene and gymnasium courses,
1t was originated by Catherine Tur-
ner assistant principal, as a means OF
teaching the girls to take greater
pride in their personal appearance
and Of impressing on them the fact
that a girl who has plain features
may make herself unusually attrac-
tive by displaying taste in dress, care
Of her teeth and hair, her complexion.
carriage of shoulders, and the like.
The pupils are urged to give heed TO
all those things, and they are exam
ined in them Just as they take exami'
nations in algebra, arithmetic and
English.
Miss Turner, who is active in evolv-
ing the new course, Is a stanch be
liever In simple gowns. She insists
that girls may be Just as attractive in
simple irocks as in silks. provided
they pay attention to many other
things and make It point to appear
neat. To the girls she has made II a
point to explain the many things that
are required to look fetching She
has given lectures on the care Of the
person on harmony in dress, taste
In tre selection Of materials, and on
many other things
The opportunity for giving more at
tention to those things has come be-
cause OF the inability Of all the
classes to get as many hours, as set
in the schedule, in the gymnasium
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
"GrizzIy" Danced By Capital Society

IN SPITE Of the intensely cold
] winter weather the social sea
son In Washington was at us
height New Years week, which
was an exceptionally gay one. begin
ming and ending with a dance the
Charity ball Monday and the second
hop of the season at the navy yard
Among tie many other important
functions OF the week were the diplo-
matte reception at the White House
On Tuesday night. which went down
in the social annals Of the naiional
capital as one Of the most resplendent
ever held there. and the many dinners
and several receptions in honor OF the
American ambassador to Great Britain
and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, who are be-
ing extensively entertained during
their stay.
A remarkable assemblage Of social
lights from other cities graced the re-
ception at the White House Tuesday
and conspicuous among them was the
famous Mrs. Jack Gardner OF Boston
Mrs Hugh Roland French created
something OF a sensation that evening
in the first "harem skirt" to appear at
social function in Washington Hith'
erto this somewhat startling innoVa
ton in feminine attire has been re-
stricted to the stage.
Mrs. French. who is the wife OF
Captain French Of the British army.
was formerly Miss Ida Wynne, daugh
ter of the former American consul
general at London.
Her gown on this occasion was OF
black velvet ard white lace, and pre-
gented no unusual feature for custom
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

rAN FRANCISCO.-A prank Of Cupid
y with the wireless aboard the Pa.
cific Mail liner Mongolia the other
day basely betrayed to an indugent
world afoat and ashore the plan Of
Lieut. Edmund Spence Root of the
navy to marry Miss Maude May Rad
cliffe. daughter of E F Radcliffe
electrical manufacturer Of Portland
Ore, and TO surprise his relatives and
friends with the news
The Mongolia was powing serenely
toward San Francisco when the god
of love began TO get busy with the
key of the wireless apparatus. Other
vessels far at sea and few of the
land stations received the persistent
call Of the Mongola's operator but
the receiving stations did not pay
much attention until the words mar
rage license" clicked forth in the dis
patch leaving the Mongoia's aerials.
The aerogram was addressed to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

the subject down here take him up
to the lion cage and mighty soon find
out If he is sane or not 1t would
save the state and city whole lot Of
money, as they wouldn't have to hold
a suspect under observation more
than long enough to bring him to
me-"
rs the lion the only animal that
tries to become acquainted with luna
tics2" Bill" was asked
NO. they all do in some way or an.
other For instance, the monkey
makes an effort to search FOR neas
and the elephant tries to give the
person ride"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

WHILE on an expedition for the
w Smithsonian institution in the
Aleutian islands for the purpose OF
gathering material for the continua-
tion of the Life History OF Norm
American Birds" A. C Bent discover
ed a subspecies of ptarmigan. TO
be known as the Tanaga ptarmlgan
The ptarmigan belong to the same
general group with the domestic FOWL
They are circumpolar in distribut on
but are found principally in North
American, and are represented oy
some IS known species and SUD
species.
A striking seasonal change OF
plumage which is perhaps more pro
nounced than that exhibited by any
other birds, takes place among the
ptarmigan. In most species there are
thee, or even four. comp etc changes
of olumage, that of winter being
chiefly pure white, while in other sea
sons it varies to brown, buff. gray OF
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
Hs ouoht 10 Got Il.

"on what grounds do you seek a d.
vorce from your wife3" asked the law
yer
"simply because OF a pun" replied
the long suffering husband You see
she's a sculptress and II gets on my
nerves to hear her remark twenty
times a day. WIN you love me when !
moldY"