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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

nish music for the homeata lent play
to be given at the opera house for
the benefit Of the Episcopal church
Thursday evening.
William Poindexter ofsIrirst street
went to Wickliffe, KY. Monday
where he is the guest of relatives,
Mrs, Hall Whiteaker Returned
home Tuesday from Padurah where
she spent the past few days Will,
her mother Mrs E. B. West who
Is i'll.
Mrs Ed Reichert and children OF
Grand Chain were guests of Mrs.
Carrie Spence few hours Tues ~
while en- route to Mounds WI re
they will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Schiller. Jr. Miss Georgia Calvin Of
Olmstead accompanied them to tlis
city and returned home Tuest ay
afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Ford and the
latter's mother Mrs u, G. Villa n
son will leave Thursday for Lake
Chautauqua, N. Y, where they viii
spend the summer.
A. Y. Beaupre made a business
trip to Cairo Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Williamson
and Mr.. and Mrs L. C.. pcrkss will
leave the latter part OF next week
for a.tour of the west, during which
they will visit Yellowstone Park
and places of interest in California
and Alaska They will be gone
about two months.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Louis Sachs of Jonesboro, Ark,
has bought the Heifig shoe stock and
for the present will continue the
business.
Miss Anna Bankston who is at
tending school at Carbondale, spent
Sunday with home folks.
Miss Ida Baker and Brother of
Anna have been visiting their aunt,
Mrs. Harper on Elm street.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Ryan of Cen
tralia are visiting at the home of
Mr. Harry Windlan.
r b. Goe and family spent Sun
day in the country with Mrs. Goe' !
brother, viii Grain.
Watch fN the home talent play
1.-The New Minister on His Honey
moon" given by the choir of the
Congregational church.
Mrs, Weiderman spent Monday
with her mother in Cairo.
Oran Ulen who has been visiting
his aunt at Ullin came home Mon
day.
Quite a crowd of our young people
enjoyed an outing near Rock Springs
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Calhoon have
gone to Iowa for months visit
with Mr.. Calhoon's parents.
L. C. Perks of Mound City trans
acted business here Tuesday.
Alex McGown of Iungola was IL
town yesterday on business,
Mr.. will Dougherty Of Mound
City was here transacting bushes
for the light company of that city
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J, Herst and chill
dren have gone to Bro0kport for {
visit with Mrs Herst's mother
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

Cairo on Thursday of last week for
appendicitis, Is reported much i'm
proved at this writing. He is under
the care of DR.. ]. E. WCelfie and his
many friends at this place wish for
MIR. Roller a speedy recovery.
Mr.. VIM. Roller of bowling, Ohio,
is visiting his son. Jas. T. Roller at
st. Mary's. Mrs. w. V. Webb's Sis
ter, Mrs Sedbcrry of Paducah, Ky,
is spending this week in KarDaK
with relatives.
We arc glad to state that Grand
ma Martin. who has been confined
to her room for several days, is able
to be out again.
Messrs, Ilelmig Bros. were busy
cutting wheat until the rain stop
ped them this afternoon,
Mr.. Spaulding of the Cairo Bulle-
tin, took supper with G. G. Rhodes
and family today.
Mrs. G. II. Jamit is moving to
Indianapolis, Ind, today, where she
will join her husband who Is work
ing at the carpenter trade at that
place with L, D. Mark, formerly OF
Karnak. Their many friends wish
them success at their new home.
Mr.. Ray Roller went to Cairo this
evening to visit his father at st
Mary's hospital.
Mr. Fred Little Is preparing te
thresh wheat in this vicinity as soor
as the weather will permit.
See Master Willie Roller IL YOU
want the Cairo Bulletin; he has il
every morning at a. m, Sunday !
excepted.
Mr.. T. d. Popeland spent the day
with his mother, Mrs. Joe Gaunt, Sr.
at Grand Chain,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26
WEDDINGS

By GEORGE FITCH.
Author of "A Good Old Siwash."

Wedding presents are taxation
with representation from guests who
attend wedding ceremonies. The tax
is collected in advance and ranges
from $3.50 for a gallery seat in the
family circle. This makes grand
opera look cheap, though 1t must be
remembered that in grand opera the
audience does not get chance to
kiss the bride,
On the other hand there are we'd
dings to which the guests bring
wagon loads of costly gifts and then
climb through the window in order
to escape their great privilege.
Wedding presents are given with
the idea of providing the happy
couple with various articles which
they would probably never think 70
get for themselves. II it were not
for this pretty custom, the Ameri
can home would be almost devoid of
cut glass bathtubs, hand panied
china wash bowls, silver soup
ladies and Hungarian flower vases.
There are only four conventional
proper wedding presents-cut glass,
silver spoons, ornamental clocks and
rocking chairs If a. bride is popu-
lar, and the wedding has paid ex-
penses, she will receive about IS
cut glass bowls, 2 dozen solid silver
spoons, IA clocks and chairs. These
can be afterwards exchanged for
useful articles, such as knives and
forks, cups and saucers, and a real
clock which will run "a hours every
day, including Sunday.
Some guests, however, to be orig
inal. give presents which cannot be
exchanged, because no sane store
keeper would take them back. They
then prowl around like detectives
and make unexpected calls In order
to find out whether their red and
yellow china waste paper basket is
being used to hold soap in the laun-
Copyright, 1912, by G
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26
WICKLIFFE
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Mrs. Hettie Warden returned Fri
day from New Orleans where she
has been for the past two weeks,
visiting her son, Harry.
Miss Ethel Rollins, who has been
attending the spring term of school
at Bowling Green came home Thurs
day.
Frank Frasler OF Blandville spent
Sunday here with friends.
Rev. Martin and Freeman of Bar
low passed through this city Mon
day en- route for Martin, Tenn.
Mrs. Marshal of Bardwell was
here Monday few hours.
Mr.. Preston, after two weeks
visit in these parts, left for Mineral
Wells, Texas, Sunday night
Mrs. T. V. Coin and little son OF
Ripley. Tenn. are visiting her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reno.
f. ], Spaulding, manager of the
circulating department of the Cairo
Bulletin, spent Sunday evening hero
with friends.
DR.. Arthur Smith Is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Jacob Corbet.
Mrs. H. F. Sparks and Miss Willie
Sparks were in Cairo Monday on a
shopping trip.
]. w. D. Hatcher, travelling sales
man for the firm Of Wood & Bennett
made his usual business trip here
Monday.
Miss Josephine Langraff of Cairo
is the guest of Miss Georgia Over
street
Mrs, Lucy Coffee was in Cairo
Monday.
Mr.. Bradley and family of Ban.
danna are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T
NJ. Mellow.
A number OF young people from
Mound City came over Monday night
and spent a few hours dancing al
the City Hall.
The hills were full Of the Sunday
school picnicers of Cairo. Every boat
that arrived in the morning being
crowded. We are always glad tc
welcome these people to our city.
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KARNAK


Hurrah for Karnak We are on
the map.
Mr.. Spaulding, circulation mana
ger Of the Cairo Bulletin, has spon.
the day in our queen little city,
soliciting subscriptions for his paper
and has met with splendid success.
Mr.. Spaulding is one of the Kind
that wins. lie does not betiey. in
knocking and carries no hammoe,
and we want to say to him taat il
he will stand by us, we win all do
our part to help him make q good
fight for bigger, better Karnak,
and southern Illinois.
Mr., JAS T. Roller. supe. ptemlant
Main Bros Box. and Lumber Com
pany, who underwent n surgical
operation at ST. Mary's hospital in
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26
Can We Do III
r. ]. Spaulding.

Some distance north Of Cairo, on
the Big Four railroad there are two
bends in the Cache river. These
bends are close together-are on the
same side Of the river, are on the
same level, are both composed of
the same kind of soil--and are both
planted to corn, But they belong to
two different farmers.
In one bend the corn is small and
the stalks are weak and the leaves
ire pale, and the weeds grow thickly
between the crooked winding rows,
and the surface crust is hard and
baked
In the other bend the corn is large
and vigorous, the stalks are thick
and healthy, the leaves are broad
and dark colored. the ground Is
freshly cultivated and the rich. moist
soil is piled high against the rows
which stretch away as clean and
straight as arrows.
Although the fields are both of the
same size, one seems cramped and
barren and empty and shrivelled and
spent, while the other fairly shouts
its strength, it's youth, il vogor, its
potency, and the very ground,
roughened with the pillow and glow
ing with passion, seems to purr and
chuckle and Groom to the down
bending, caressing, rough edged
vigorous, dew-dripping leaves,
Is there any need to say anything
Of the two farmers?
A week or so after the food wa
ters had subsidized there came a let.
ter to one of the small towns along
the Illinois Central railroad asking
II 1t could handle certain business
and furnish shipments.
1t was an important communica
ton and meant thousands of dollars
profit to that town and the towr
| recognized the value OF the letter
But the town was just a little bill
weedy 1t hadn't been cultivated
Some OF the stalks were pale ant
| iickly and the strong vigorous stalk,
couldn't get close together on ac
count Of the weak, vaccilating ones
that stood between. There was ne
| organization in the town, the leave.
| lid not bend down and drip dew OF
| the soil-there was no definite un
| derstanding or confidence or concert
ed action between the forces in
volved.
i And so the business went to tn,
town In the next bend.
/ Southern Illinois, let's get TO-
gether more. Let's buy a hoe and
cultivator Let's get up earlier
Let's get in the field and work be
tween the rows of corn while tn,
dew Is sparkling. We may scrap,
some of It of as we work along, bn
who cares for wet trousers? Tn,
sun will soon be up. 1t will dry u
: off then.
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dry room Such people are pests and
do not deserve to be allowed to send
any presents.
The investigation into the cost OF
living hasn't looked into the we'd
ding present, which is a great omis-
sion. OF late years it has grown
greatly in severity. Nowadays when
the ordinary man has a college chum
in every other town and business
acquaintance with a large family in
the alternate ones. he is lucky to get
off on less than 500 year for we'd
ding presents. Plated ware doesn't
go any more, either A man who
would send plated berry spoon to a
trusting bride would steal sheep and
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

my sleep, and | would have to 80 through
the scratching ordeal again.
II consulted our physician In regard to
1t, and he pronounced it dry eczema"
used an ointment which the doctor gave me.
but IL did no good Then he advised fne
to try the Cuticura Remedies. AS mis-
trouble has been In our family for yeass,
and Is considered hereditary, | felt ANXIOUS
to try to head 1t off. | got the Cutirra
Soap, Ointment and Pills, and they sceIe I'd
10 be Just what I needed.
The disease was making great headt ly
on my system until | got the Cuticura Rene
dies which have cleared my skin OF the goat
pest From the time the eczema healed ieur
years ago, until now. have never felt say
Of its pest, and am thankful to the Cnticufa
Soap and Ointment which certainly cured e.
! always use the Cuticura Soap for tol'Ft.
and hope other sufferers from skin disc 'es
will use the Cuticura Soap and 0intmea-.'
(Signedl Iryen Hutchinson, Three rRl1 ers,
Mich, Mar. l6, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and Ointment are
sold throughout the world, a liberal sample
Of each, with 32-p. book on the skin and
scalp will be sent free. on application TO Pot
ter Drug & Chem. Corn, Dept. IVA. Boston.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26
HELPED TO KEEP DOWN Elk.
pENSES.

Mrs. ]. e. Henry, Akron, Mich,
tells how she did so; II was bother
ed with my kidneys and had to go
nearly double. l tried sample of
Foley Kidney Pills and they did me
SO much good that ] bought bot
tie, and they saved me a big doc
tors bill" For weak back, back
ache, rheumatism, urinary and kid
ney troubles, use Foley Kidney Pills.
They help quickly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

goons. Wayne has been ordered for
ward, and then back, until he is too
mad to swear. and i am but little bet
ter. BY the Eternal! you should have
heard Lafayette. when he begged per
mission to send us in. Sir said Lee,
you do not know British soldiers; we
cannot stand against them; we shall
certainly be driven back at first. and
must be cautious u Returned the
Frenchman: 1T may, be SO, general;
but British soldiers have been beaten,
End may be again; at, any rate ! am
disposed to make. the trial. ,as
otis not like General Lee" I
broke in. "He has ever been q reck-
less fighter. Has the man lost his
wits?"
Maxwell leaned ever, so his words
should not carry beyond my ear
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Copyright, H. O. McClurg Co, lsii.
Continued from Page Two.)
CHAPTER XIV.
The Eiaht at Monmouth.

The next day-Sunday, the twenty.
eighth of June, 1779--dawned with
cloudless sky, hot, sultry, the warmest
day of the year. Not breath Of
air stirred the leaves, and in the tree
branches above us birds sang gleeful-
ly. Before daybreak We, who had been
permitted to sleep for a few hours.
were aroused by the sentries, and, In
the gray dawn, partook Of meager
breakfast. A fresh supply of ammuni-
ton was brought up and distributed
among the men, and, before sunrise,
we We're in line, stripped for hot
days work, eagerly awaiting orders.
can make no pretense at describ-
ing in any detail. or sequence, the
memorable action at Monmouth Court
House, but must content myself with
depicting what little | saw upon the
firing line of MaxweHs brigade. We
advanced slowly eastward over gent
ly rolling country, diversified by small
of skirmishers, and to left and right
were Dickinsons and Wayne's men,
their muskets cleaning In the sum
light. Early the rumor crept about
among US that Lee had come up dur
ing the night with fresh troops, and
assumed command. 9
Who led us was Of but small conse-
quence, however, as there was now no
doubt in any mind but what battle was
Inevitable. Already to the south
echoed sound Of firing where Nor
gan had uncovered column OF Dra-
goons. Then courier from Dickin-
son dashed along our rear seeking
Lee, scattering broadcast the welcome
news that Knyphausen and hfs Hes
slams, the van Of the British move
ment. were approaching. With cheer
of anticipation, the soldiers flung aside
every article possible TO discard, and
pressed recklessly forward. Before
we moved mile my horse became 80
lame, / was obliged to dismount, and
proceed on foot. Never have / expert
enced hotter sun. or q more suitry
afr. Rapid marching was impossible,
yet by nine o'clock we had passed
the Freehold meeting house, and were
halted in the protection Of consider
able wood, the men dropping to the
ground in the grateful shadow. Max
well came along back of our line, his
horse walking slowly, as the general
mopped his streaming red face. He
failed to recognize me among the 9TH
era until | stepped out into the boiling
sun, and spoke:
What is that firing to the right,
general? Are the Jersey militia In &C.
Hon?"
He drew up his horse with jerk.
THAT you, Lawrence? Can't tell
anybody in this shirtsleeve brigade.
What's become CT your horse?"
Gave out yesterday, sir. 4 Have
been on foot ever since. Is it going
| to be fght?'
The grip of his hand frightened on
the saddle pommel, his eyes following
the irregular line of exhausted men,
eyes, when Washington gets up;
yon need never doubt that. We'd be
at it now, but for Charles Lee. I'd
like well to know what has come over
that man Of late--the old spirit seems
to have left him. Aye! it's Dickinson
and Morgan out yonder, wasting good
powder and ball on handful Of ORA
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26
The Old Fashioned Family.

"A Pennsylvania schoolteacher u
having trouble because Thirty of hel
forty-flve pupils bear the family
name of Stolzfus. 1t appears thai
the patriarch of the Stolzfus tribe
the Rev. Samuel NJ. Stolzfus. is be-
lever in the large families of our
daddies. He has had twenty chill
dren Of his own, and his sons APP
parently are following in his foot
steps; hence the embarrassment OF
the young lady scnoolteacher be-
cause two-thirds Of her pupils bear
the same family name.
There is not little good, old
fashioned philosophy and common
sense in the ideas of the Rev. Stolz-
fus, as set forth by himself. They
will bear thinking over. We were
about to say thinking over prayer
fully and perhaps that, too, would
not be amiss. 1t seems that Mr.
Stolzfus Is not only a minister, but
q farmer. But let him speak for
himself:
Il was tenant farmer for many
years and thirteen years ago bought
my present farm / soon found out
that to support large family re-
quired real hard work. | started
out poor. I am not wealthy now,
but have reared large family and
would not exchange positions in ife,
with any man living with
Rockefeller or Carnegie or any mil
lionaire. We live happily. l have
a good wife, who has been blessed
with excellent health. We never
had a servant, because my wife /.
a good housekeeper. She makes all
the clothing for the children and /:
economical.
Read that simple. humble ano
sane statement and then smile, II
you dare. This man is nearer Gods
truth than a lot Of wealthy, worldly
wise and selfish people who have
shirked their responsibilities and
reared small families, provided that
they have children at all. This Ii
matter tht Americans should take
seriously that Is, if they do not de-
size that the character of their be.
loved country's population change
utterly. If we would preserve thu
old American stock we cannot do i,
through a policy OF race suicide. I'm.
migration is coming, and will con
tinue to come, and these immigrant
have 'arge families, Under presen
tendencies it Is only a question q
time when their children or thief
ehildren's children will possess tn
land, The childless family or III,
one child or two child family /
against nature, against patriotism
nd against divine command. 1t
time to think on these things.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26
TAFT UP AGAINST IT IN KANSAS

Topeka, Kas., June 25.--Taft fol-
lowers in Kansas have only one way
to get the presidents name on the
general election ballot in November.
That is to prepare a set of ten presi-
Dental directors and make fight to
elect them In the fall. Nine Of the
electors, who names have been filed
with the secretary Of state, arc
known Roosevelt men, and II they
Roosevelt will get the electors for
are nominated by default in August
him.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

A fist fight was narrowly avoided
before the subcommittee of the Ma
tonal Committee Monday when the
Rhode Island contest was being
heard The chairman of the Rhode
Island Central Committee applied
the short and ugly word to John
j. Fitzgerald, who stripped off his
coat and announced that his hat was
~ the ring" And they said the
convention would be regular JEFF.
fersonian love feast!
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26
WHY BONDS PILLS
Are the Best.

They are honestly made OF best
agents, and are small, gentle but eff
fective. Bonds Pills relieve the
bad effects Of oyer-eating or drink
ing. Headaches. Biliousness, Com
stipation, Sour Stomach, yield read
lily to one pin taken at bedtime. Try
them once. Their merit will con-
vince you. A free sample on re-
quest. Mention this paper. t
BONDS PHARMACY co.
Little Rock, Ark.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

II h reported that 95 per cent of
the $4,000 members Of the Brother
hood Of Trainmen, Order Of Railway
Conductors and Enginemen en-
ployed by the lines of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad have voted to strike
Win or lose, the $4,000 trainmen
will be the greatest sufferers while
the strike Is in progress.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

Gov. Mcdonald of New Mexico has
announced that 1t viii not interfere
with the coming bout between John
son and Flynn. IL the predictions of
certain sport authorities come true,
the governors decision will be sadly
regretted by the white race.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

Judson Harmon will receive the
complete vote of the Ohio delegation
according to news dispatches from
Baltimore. This is quite victory
for Harmon, but did not the steam
roller make up for the Ohio dele
gates Taft failed to get?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

Col. Roosevelt says the party he
VIII lead at the polls next November
VIM be new party from the ground
up. It viii not affiliate with the
Republican party In any manner he
declares, We are not surprised over
this statement, considering the man
ner In which the Republican party
conducted the Chicago convention
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

NUIlIu IIUV SttIII 10 EIVN any
relief. When the trouble first
began. my wrist and shin
itched like poison. ! would
scratch those places until they
would bleed before ! could get
any relief. Afterwards the
places would scale over. ard
the flesh underneath would
look red and feyerish. Some
times 1t would begin to II h
until Il would Maken me from
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

add much to the success of similar
celebrations planned by adjacent
towns. This Is the only evidence
we have that Cairo really suffered
from the recent flood.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

Bryan may not win the temporary
craftsmanship, but he probably will
be accorded the honor of using the
blue pencil on the platform, as
chairman of the Platform Committee.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

Miss Mary Hewitt Halliday has
presented the Stafford Memorial
Library with another gift-a bronze
sun dial. 1t is this kind OF patriot
ism that is most appreciated.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

Testimony adduced at the hearing
Of Harry X. Thaw's application for
release from the Matteawan Asylum
indicated that Evelyn, of the Floro-
dora sextette fame still enjoys bask-
ing in the limeilght.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

Work will soon be started on the
new 100000 addition to the Cairo
Electric and Traction Company's
new power plant. More evidence
that Cairo is growing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

There is no real need Of anyone
oeing troubled with constipation.
clthfarmberlain's Tablets will cause an
agreeable movement OF the bowels
without any unpleasant effect. Give
them trial. For sale by all drug
sists.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

June brides and bridegrooms
don't seem to have been deferred by
the high cost of living.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

Every day will be fish day by and
by If the price of meat continues to
rise.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

Cairo's decision not 10 celebrate
the Fourth of July as planned by the
Retail Merchants Association will
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

When will the aerial mail carriers
get time to read the postcards?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

(When the attention Of The 1tl.
ktil il sailed to any nisstatemeat
\ fact or to any error concerning
nv man or thing, corrections viii
Ihssrfully 10 made.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-26

, LUtIII OH.
However, wedding presents are re-
ciprocal, and when a young man
marries he gets even with glad cry
though of course, there are always
bad collections on his list. When a
man is married and has four chill
dren and a grocery bill he. is likely
to forget that nine years ago he re-
ceived pie knife from a boyhood
friend and to send that boyhood
friend his deep and fervent con-
CALCULATIONS instead of something
more substantial.