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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-17
Almost Reached the Limit.

The other night at revival
long-winded brother got up ana talked
for an intolerable time In most
repetitious and tiresome manner. He
was followed by the pastor, whose,
earnest words stirred the congregs
ton. A little later the minister asked
a stranger In the church, Are YOU n
Christian" Yes" replied the strane.
err but | wouldn't have been much
longer II you hadn't talked just when
you did,"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-17
Cheaper Than a Bridge.

A railroad engineer In Ottawa. Kan,
went TO q dentist to have a bad tooth
treated The dentist told him that
1t would be necessary to put in a gold
bridge, which cost s25. The railroad
man looked In the glass at the depart,
ed moIar, and then said Say, doctor
Just put in a concrete culYert and
let 1t go at that."-Topeka Capital.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-17
Making Use OF "Luck."

We don't deny that some men are
lucky but at the same time did you
ever notice what remarkable apti-
tude they display In taking advant.
age OF all the luck" that befalls
them?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-17
Tailored Suils

Models that possess beauty, charm and
quality, fashioned from the best and
most reliable weaves of whipcord,
homespuns, diagonal weaves, mannish
suitings and lightweight novelty ma
terials, in the richest shades of gray,
tan, blue, brown and black, some
trimmed, others in the new cutaway
and the popular plain tailored
effects, the coats are lined with peau
de cygne, skirts with high waist line,
very attractively priced
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-17

would not be a candidate to succeed
himself is encouraging to the people
who are tired of a continuous politi.
cal game
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-17
Norway Developing Peat Fields.

NorWay's government maintains a
society engaged in the retaining OF
marshes and swamp lands and devel-
oFing the manufacture and use of
Peat.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-17

NO people Who are satisfied can
ever come to largeness OF life. Ere.
quensiy a country's discomfort is the
secret of her greatness.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
How to Add Ten
Years to Your Lie
AVOID DANGERS OF SELF-POISONlNG.
BY j. A. Husik, M. D.

iating in the blood. produce disease.
The symptoms produced by the alb
sorption OF these poisons are headache.
dizziness. lassitude or lack of vigor and
inability to do active work. There 10 q
general feeling Of discomfort. These
symptoms may be very slight and easily
overlooked, or they may be pronounced
and send one to q sick bed.
Moreover. It Is claimed by some Of the
best medical authorities that these pol
sons are no mere producers OF tenn
porary d!scomforts only. The polsons
circulating within tho blood are said to
come in contact with the cells Of the
vital organs Of the body. and by their
poisonous action to inture the vitality.
This slow. insidious and constant dele
FERROUS action undermines the vital Or
gans and leads to premature decay and
death.
The factors chiefly responsible for the
production of auto-intoxication are three.
First, excuses In eating; second. I'M
wholesome. stale foods. particularly of
the proteid variety: third, indigestion.
To be well. then. and to prolong life,
self-poisoning must by all means be
avoided. Do not over eat. Eat fresh,
wholesome meats sufficient to satisfy
the reasonable needs Of the body. but
no more. Take proper care OF your d.
gestive apparatus. In this way alone
will auto-!ntoxicstion be prevented. with
It's premature degenerations, decay and
death.
The evening world., 1912-08-31

teen or eighteen years old putting
away cocktails OF highballs or straight
red liquor In the back room OF saloon
you feel like pulling q danger signal
The finish of any girl that drinks looms
up like the woolworth tower. Tho bat
ting average for such In the race Cor
disgrace 10 800 per cent.
There 10 an appalling amount Of back
room and side room and upstairs room
drinking by young girls and young
boys In Brooklyn. Manhattan Is much
more orderly. as Mayor Gaynor might
say. in that respect. Do those girls 90
home with the smen of booze on their
breaths and ciothesf And n SO. what
do their mothers and fathers do about
It? Apparently many Of the growing
youth OF Brooklyn look upon thar
homes a. boarding houses and that
view Is encouraged by their parents.
When the Grand Jury has to can At
tention to this condition. necessity calls
for something In the way of . disin-
fectant"
The evening world., 1912-08-31

CELF-POISONING. or auto-!ntoxica-
ton. a. the doctors call It. 10
- condition which arises when an
excessive amount Of poisonous material
is absorbed from the Intestinal tract into
The intestinal tract Of man within sew
eral hours after birth becomes tho hab-
itat or dwelling ground Of Q great va
riety Of serma Most OF these. as far
as known. Arc -6Armless. Some remain
harmless under ordinary circumstances,
but grow harmful when the conditions
for their virulent action become favor
able.
Among tho great host Of germ life that
inhsb!ts the mans Intestinal tract Is
that ono which produces putrefaction
and decomposition OF certain OF the con
ctituents OF the undigested foods. These
foods are the proteids OF our diet and
are represented chiefly by meats of all
kinds. eggs. cheeses and the like.
Under favorable conditions OF health
the Tissues Of the body are we'll able to
take care Of these putrefactive germs,
and they are rapidly destroyed within
tho intestinal tract But when the
physical condition Of the individual Is
below par. these germs are apt to get
the upper hand. In that case they grow
and multiply IN vast numbers, and by
virtue Of their proteid-d eco posing &C.
tivities produce large quantities OF pol.
sonous substances. The latter are alb,
sorbed from the intestines and. circu'
The evening world., 1912-08-31
TALK TO THE LAWYERS.

<ru - ORE POWER FOR THE JUDGES is the tonic for ju-
dicial procedure in this country prescribed BY Lawyer
Ava Frederick n Judson of ST. Louis In address before
the American Milwaukee Mr. Judon gravey ad
d the public arragnmen of courts and their methods:
evaporation TO say that the ,"dic'o pr.eed1r. Of
before the bar Of the public
opinion Of This country and eren Of the orl'sed World
distinguished lawyer deplord what he termed "the
essve Of courts which apparently has not yet
ended" and declared:
The oniy effective remedy for depiorobIe situation 10
resting discretion "d0s' We must re-
trace sfep independence IN
Mr. Juison begins ends with the judges After ALL
system public best understands and follows it, the jury
system The verdict is what the public after The gives the
verdict Judge there merely instruct the jury and to rule
on points All and traditions against judge
ridden public which scarcely understand or read with
out reports of French trial. which and knows
little jury methods not likely to favor the idea OF arb
rary judges.
With lawyers before him, Mr.. udson missed
fine opportunity plant few plain truths where they would do
lot Of good and where everybody would like to them flourish
and bear fruit
Why didn't he give talk lawyers? After ALL
Who procedure? Who speak the lines
and work the business? Who really responsible for motions
delays and twngs and bckngs In out Of
the lawyers concerned really wanted swift and
prompt settlement long would settlement deayed
body prescribe a tonic for lawyers.
bench aristocray Solons and Aristdcs with supreme
dom and authority might be all fne But system does
call for soomon And with present methods of selecting
judges rarely get Solomon Rhadamanhus Yet the
whole, manage fairly WELL
One Of the best known lawyers New York. in comparing the
short term Western judges with long term New York variety
remarked with twinkle in his eye "Ou oureenyea Judges
otter few the bench such big heads that they won't
do dsned thing for anybody Which pretty healthy
for judge.
Lot the jury system alone Pick out the best judges available
Give them long Don't give them too much independence
don't make them prosecuting judges like those Of France Before
put the fear Of God and Justice and Pompude into the souls
that great body Of praccng lawyers upon whom after chiefly
depend the honor and fair conduct Of our courts
The evening world., 1912-08-31

Is magnetic-he must have something Of
his own to have drawn . nomination
from a political party to which he was
a comparative stranger. II u more
likely that Wilson draws people because
they believe In him.
1T may be his long. gloomy visags
that inspires such confidence. In some
sections Of the West last spring AL tho
Wilson boomers had to sntios delegates
with was his picture. There 10 no get
ting around the fact that people think
he Is on the level and that he IL earnest.
We Of Manhattan Island may not feel
the mysterious current that manifested
Itself in the reception given to Wilson
on his initial campaign tour. But.
politically speaking. Manhattan u .
desert island"
The evening world., 1912-08-31
A Needless Fast.

A N sctor without funds managed In soma
~ way TO get . second-clas ticket .
line OF steamers running between Seattle
and San Francisco.
The voyage between these two points consumed
the better part Of three days. and IN view Of
the fact that his finances were At . low ebb he
figured It out In this way; The first day out
he slspt al day to keep from setins and 20.
nainsd up al ulGht 10 hssp from asspinG Ths
second Day b. eoot phguleaa caltus s1suDo.
q. tAs third Aav = AAnlA slaaA ~ sBaA no
The evening world., 1912-08-31
The Weeks Wash

woodrow Wilson Is fighting an or
sanisation moving In two directions.
One line Of march has been laid out by
President Taft the other by Col. Roose-
Welt. Halt the energy of tho Taft ard
Roosevelt forces Is directed At each
other.
The Republicans say that Wilson 10
a poor campaigner. On the contrary. he
Is . great campaisner. Ualess some-
thing turns up to queer his record he
will 30 down into history as a political
genius. The organization which brought
about his nomination was the best and
The evening world., 1912-08-31
A Real Test for George.

ID ATHER long was the railway journey. says
IN the Milwaukee Meas. and the pAsssnosrs,
from talking cabbagls and other matters Of
vital interest had got on the subject Of Lee.
Yes. repeated the man in the corner. II dsnV
Inns me test OF the cherry Tree proved tAst
George Washington wasn't liar"
We'll. Isrhaps you'll devise . bsttsr onsS"
choruscd the other passengers.
All right" said the man in the corner "Oup.
posing now that George Washington was standina
on q stormy night at the door Of rsstsuro1I
and the waiter had hurried up to him With &
beautiful new silk umbrella with an ivoy hA,dlS
and no name g."
Then the train entered the tunnel.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
Copyright. 1912. !
By The Press Publishing Co. y
(Ths Nov York World.) \

smoothest machine that ever turned Q
wheel.
II saw every move made at the Bal
timore convention. Wilson. only about
two years In active public life. went
into the convention supported by a
crowd Of delegates. many OF whom had
never seen him. or his original dele
gates Wilson didn't lose one. They would
have stuck to HIM all summer.
You hear Wilson described as q cold
man. But among the men who are sup
porting him you can feel something
indescribable that holds them to his
cause. It may be that his personality
The evening world., 1912-08-31

Those men opposed to Wilson. who
know that tho ancient methods OF get
ting votes have gone into the discard.
look with alarm upon the warm greet
ing accorded the Democratic candidate
on his hrst try-out.
Friend Wilson shapes up as the luck
lest man that ever was nominated for
the Presidency. In point Of luck he 10
even better equipped than was Theodore
Roosevelt In 1904. when the poor old
Democratic party had the blind stag
The evening world., 1912-08-31
That Brooklyn Warning.
Ge~eesrse~sssese

an I'D you get that Brooklyn Grand
Jury that advised the churches
- Of the City Of Churches to
keep close tab on the youth Of the COM
munity2" asked tho head polisher.
II know nothing about the activities
Of the churches OF Brooklyn" replied
the laundry man. but there must be
something wrong with the parents OF
that borough. All the young girls and
boys who are heading for . swift
career In that borough cane be
orphana"
The evening world., 1912-08-31
A Stickler for Etiquette.

THE members Of a certain colony Of artists Il
New York tel with great glee Of q N.
rade who. though he does pretty WI = Z
financial way. 10 always hard up"
One day collector called upon this Attn -
try to get him to settle a bill for picture frsnss
II am exceedingly sorry" said the artist, ''but
I cannot settle this bill at present"
VERY well. sir. When shall l call sG,lafs
asked the collector.
1T seems to me- suggestsd ths ss>6-a
susvsiy. that II would hardly be stiQustIs ~
you 70 call again until I have svtusnsd -
cal "-HArns,'s NAsAsss> !.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
Letters From the People

III. summit; 81. Roseville; rs. Secaucus;
81. Papakating; n. Delawanna; 100, Cen.
tennial. The latter was considered the
last thing In engine building. Other
engine names were for the officials OF
the road. = Among them We're sam
Sloan, Charles Danforth. John l. Blair.
A. Reasoner and +. ]. Griffiths. l do
not remember any red smokestacks.
CONDUCTORS SON.
Troy n Y.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
Little Willie's Job.

w WILLIE vas Q smart boy and anxious to ret
w on. His fnt Job was in the local bank.
" wal While. my boy" said his uncle
to him . h mst him in the street one day. how
are you sstuns on In businsA' ! suppose you'll
soon be prsaidsos Of the bank. shf"
"Ys, uncle" replied Willie. I'm getting on
nicely I'm already draft clerk"
''ReaIlyi" replied his svunculaf relative. "A
draft CLERK! That's very good,
"Yu. uncle" remarked the bright lad. II
open and ahut the windows according TO order,
and close the doon after people have left EN-
ooeny'---K snsas City Journal
The evening world., 1912-08-31

band as means OF trying to keep him
at homo evenings.
Yea Aionxo. lots OF the sweetest kinds
Of girls failed to graduate
There are moro brands OF cusssdness
than there are brands OF religion.
Some woirOn are SO changeabie that
they never wear the Same complexion
twice.
II takes q brave man to face q little
woman st the head Of the sta.rs at :
A. M-ChioaEo Nova .
The evening world., 1912-08-31
Who Owns Il, Anyhow
,v~v Ho owns the Panama Can

<<YVY no owns the Panama Canal?"
w .: ..c. the head D0l .sh
ident," answered the laundry man.
''thlnk It - owned by the United
States. but Il appsays that England.
France and Germany resny. hold the
t5tle."
The evening world., 1912-08-31
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The smaller the man the bigger the
boast.
A kicker seldom makes good In .
business OF his own.
Only the once without a salary has TO
seek tho man.
In tho language Of lovers. klsses speak
louder than words.
There 10 always q big demand for .
thing that cannot b had.
The wise wife oSvoP a0ngs Tor h>r hue.
The evening world., 1912-08-31

p op U q c Q In his
car-platform
speeches In Penn
sylvania and New
Jersey"
1T isn't funny 70
the men In the
management Of the
Roosevelt and Taft
campaigns. " h o
arc wise to me
change Of the SEN
timent OF the peo-
ple." replied tho
~ a - az ~ q N
The evening world., 1912-08-31
The Days Good Stories

longer and went down to the dining room and
ordered the best meal the boat could afford.
While tucking ii under his belt he coniursd up.
In his minis eye. pisture OF a cell In The
bastile In San Francisco
After finishing the meal he said TO the waitsrS
How much do owe your?
Nothing" replied the waiter. your msals
are included in your ticket. "--Natioral MoukAlH
The evening world., 1912-08-31
Quick. Witted "LaSSie."

A SALVATION Army officer VA taking up
~ . collection on the street. One man was
= heard to say, 90 he dropped In a dime.
Here's 10 cent? for the srsften'
'You don't believe there's any raft In the
Salvation Army" quickly rejoinsd the woman.
''Iiow DO you knowi" the man asted her.
"Becauss you would BE- In the army yourself
II you did" was the ShArp reply. And the man
had the srace-and the humor-to laugh
Youths Companion.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
NO. 9E"THE BECGING.LETTER WRITER


America Starting In Britain mere msoO-
speedily
Hartman
starting . .
for to a men"
considered
Kindly
Ia
recommended
psnn's
immediate need
will surely send her SET but will b
Kindly
suggested and the forthcoming
a Of
Goodiy
necessity establishing
After
from a
a
needed activities
The evening world., 1912-08-31
LET US BE CALM!

IT IS exceedingly good sign that despite the fumngs spu
terngs of the antAmercan press in Cuba mention
the reported insults to the American Charge dAare there
has been yet notable taking down muskc preliminary
broaddes Of speech either in the newspapers among people
hercabouts
The Havana daily Sigo has almost burst itself trying to
Offensive Through wocomn box tho page it roars at
Nc Gibson. Charge dAaires calling nsec "a miserable
representative of the great who insult the sma
aside all gances of language declare him "brusquey rdey
grossly an infamous person Imagine that have slapped you
alsow hunders the editor
Let struggle to be calm Let smile
rawlings quietly insist that any to our Representatives
Insult there has been be fully explained and in
do sense people do with the neghbors obperous small
politely demand that they be spanked at home.
IN CoNDEMNNG the blatant blboards that darure the CITY
and lower the value Of adjacent property Commissioner Fodck
complains that "he police power interpreted to include the
slsment Of the aesthetic"
Aesthetic did he say3 Wos that game there in it?
The evening world., 1912-08-31
PILGRIMS PROGRESS.

10 come from mtne heart, % my head
Asd thence into fingers tr+ckled:
Then to pen. from wherce Immediately
On pdpsr I did drtbbs II dainttiy.
kowwer and waiter, too. all mno opn
Nor u unto any mortal kno,on,
TW had done H. Nor asy then
~ books BY rfs, By tongues. or hand or pen,
ADD five oords TO II, o tcrtte half a Rne
Thereof: the shoIo every Dhn Ia mine
JOHN BUNYAN
Died Aug. 81, 1858.
so LONG, Clam. Oyster, welcome to our midst
The evening world., 1912-08-31

gerA Demorsiixed as the Democracy
was In 1904 Roosevelt had to Hyht an
organization that was. at least, moving
In one direction. although that direction
led to defeat.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
Copyright. ivi2. by Tbs Prcvs I'ublixhins Co.
THE New YORK Woridl

thing" remarked the
head polisher. how friend
Woodrow Wilson enthused the
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06
CHAPTER xxx,
In Reality.


Dan awoke from his dream, and sat
suddenly up In bed in his shirt sleeves.
and stared at the people in his room
Q hotel boy and two strangers. not un-
like the men In his dream. He
brushed his hand across his eyes.
"Sit down. will you? Do you speak
English!"
They were foreigners. but they did
speak English, no doubt far more per
fectly than did Dan Blair.
Look here" the boy said, II don't
know what's the matter with mel
must have had q ripping jag on last
night-lst me put my head in basin
Of water. will youi"
He dived Into the dressing.room.
and came out in another second. bis
blond head wet, wiping his face and
hair furiously with . towel. He hadn't
beamed as he did now on these two
strange mentor weeks.
Well" he asked slowly. II expect
you've come to ask me to fight with
Prince Poniotowsky = yes7 lt's
against our principles. you know. in
the States-we don't do that way.
Personally. I'd throw anything at him
could lay my hands on. but I don't
care to have him let daylight through
me. and l don't care to kill your
friend. Sect I'm an American-yes,
know. I know" he nodded saSely.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06
That is it-"arsenland'. Icy noun.

That d it-"0rsenland's icy noun.
taina' How abe sang it-down-
down. Her voice fell on him lks
magic balm. He WAS Z little boy in
church. sitting small and shy In the
psw. The tune was deep and low
and heavenly sweet. What . pretty
mouth the soda-fountain GIRL had-like
coral; and her eyes Ike gray seas.
The hies buzzed. they droned 90 loud.
u that he couldn't hear her. All. that
was terrible-he couldn't hear her.
No-no. It wouldn't do. He must
bear the hymn out before he died.
Buxs-buzs- -drons-drone. Way down
he almost heard The soft note. It was
ecstasy. sH-high up-too faint All.
sodawater Fountain Girl-sing-sins
with Ill your heart 10 that It may
reach his ears and charm him to those
strands toward which he floats.
The expression Of anguish on the
young fellows face was 10 heart
breaking that the doctor. his ear at
Dams lips. tried to learn what thing
hia poor, fading mind lonsed for.
From the beds foot, where he stood.
Dams chauffeur came to the gentle
mans side. and nodded:
Right, sir, right, sir-l'll fetch Miss
Lane-I1l ave or 'sre. sir-keep up.
Mr.. Blair"
He was going barefoot, . boy still
following the plow through the noun.
tain fields. Miles and miles stretched
away before him Of dark. loamy land.
He saw the plow tear up the waving
furrows. tossing the earth in sprink'
ling lines. He heard the shrill note
q the phoebe bird, and looking heav'
onward saw 1t darting into tho pale
sky.
"whst . dandy shotl" he thought
What bully shoti"
Prince Poniotowsky had made 4
good shot
All. there was the smell Of the hay
nelds-no-violets that sweetly laid
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06
CUTICURA OINTMENT HEALED
BAD SORE ON LIMB

Some time ago I was coming up
some steps when the board crushed
under me like an egg shell. and my
right limb went through to the knee,
and scraped he flesh of the bone
Just inside and below the knee.
neglected 1t for a day or two. then It
began to hurt me pretty badly. I put
balsam fir on to draw out the poison,
but when had used 1t a week, 1t hurt
20 badly that l changed to - oint-
ment. That made 1t smart and burn
10 badly that couldn't use 1t any
more, and that was the fourth week
after ! was hurt.
"Then ! began to use Cuticura Oint.
ment for the sore. 1t stopped hurting
Immediately and began healing right
away. 1t was a bad-looking sore be-
fore Cuticura Ointment healed it, and
! suffered 80 ! couldn't sleep from two
days after l fell until l began using
Cuticura Ointment.
Cuticura Soap Is the best soap !
ever saw. have used all kinds Of
soap for washing my face, and always
1t would leave my face smarting.
had to keep lotion to stop the smart,
no matter how expensive a soap
used. ! find at last in Cuticura Soon
q soap that will clean my face and
leave no smarting. and l do not have
to use any lotion or anything else "a
ease It. I believe Cuticura Soap is the
best soap made" (Signed) Mrs. NJ
e. Fairchild, 805 Lafayette ST., Wlch.
ita. Kan, May 8, 1911. Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
BY druggists and dealers everywhere
a sample Of each, with 32-page book
will be mailed free on application to
"Cuticurc," Dept. L, Boston.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06
Proof Of PrecautIon.

Mr.. Lansbury's concern, as ex-
pressed in the house, over the mill
tary drilling going on in the north Of
Ireland reminds one Of a story Of how
Ireland was occasionally taught to
shoot in the past. The war office once
sent a famous officer over to inspect
the militia regiments. apd the officer,
after inspecting, asked for few
words with the drill sergeant.
These men Of yours" he said,
could not hit a target as big as the
Tower Of London You can't have
taken much pains to teach them"
"Tache thin to shoot" gasped the
sergeant. "Of course did not tache
thin to shoot, yer honor; for, bedad.
II did there wouldn't be landlord
left in Munster. Chronicle.