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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
Ruthless Destruction Of Books.

Napoleon was indirectly responsible
for the destruction OF a vast quantity
Of books. In 1912 he framed a law al
lowing goods 70 be imported from the
United Kingdom, provided that the
importer shipped an equivalent guam
tity of French goods to this country
French merchants generally met the
requirements Of this law by shipping
books to the value of the wares they
wished to import. Having served to
gain the necessary permit, the books
were thrown overheard on the way to
England, as there was no demand for
them here. Shippers could well afford
to do this, for coffee and sugar were
then about ten times dearer in France
than in England. II has been estt.
mated that books to the nominal valuo
OF four million dollars were destroyed
In this way
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
HIS SPEECH WAS GREAT HIT
Pumperton Thought II Was His Wit,
But His Wife Discovered the
Reason.

1t was late before Pumperton got
home, but his wife was stiH sitting up
for him. "Well, John" she greeted him,
"how was the dinner? And how was
your speech received?"
Pumperton took off his coat, smll-
ing genially. ooh, splendidly, my dear,
splendidly! | got there a bit late,
when the others were already at the
table, but just slipped in quietly and
didn't make any stir"
well, how about the speech?" she
reminded him. did it make as much
Of hit as you expected?'
ooh, yes-more. None of the pre-
ceding speeches had been particular
ly clever, and they had hardly raised
a smile. But had no more than stood
up and begun when they began to
laugh. I went on, my dear, and as
sure you, they simply shook. | never
have seen any company so thoroughly
entertained / even expanded little
gave them couple Of new stories
that came into my mind. And when
sat down they cheered and clapped
an laughed for minutes. l shall never
forget how they laughed"
yes, can wen imagine So" his
wife said sarcastlcally. But the next
time you are to make an after-dinner
speech wouldn't it be well to put your
vest on before leaving homer"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
German Trade Advancement.

AT one time the county Of Lanca4
shire, in England. produced practically
all the sulphuric acid In the world.
The commercial development In Ger
many and other foreign countries Of a
special process of manufacture, origi-
nally invented by an Euglishman, has
lost this trade to England. Similarly.
the working out by Germans Of 4
method Of making artificial indigo has
already revolutionized the indigo bust.
ness and bids fair also to revolution
IKE the cotton dyeing industry. Four
iifths of all the dyes used in the world
are made in Germany.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
Navajo Blankets.

Much unadulterated nonsense has
been written concerning the symbol.
ism of Navajo Indian blankets, ana the
poetry legend, tradition aud history
woven by the squaw into its fabric. It
ia true that some designs have a sym
bolic meaning, but Hopi, luni and
Apache symbols are used quite as
freely as those peculiar to the MAYA.
jos. The Navajo squaw Is one Of the
least imaginative and least pootical
of human beings, and it is quite safe
to say that even when symbolic de-
signs are employed in basket weav.
ing it is without the remotest refer
ence to their true significance,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
TERRIER AND THE LloNEsS
Little DOG Braves Wounded Wild
Beast and Saves Life Of
His Master.

That victory is not always matter
of size or strength was pleasngly
illustrated in the case of the dog that
did his duty so effectually in the Incl
dent here related.
A man named De Beer had started
early one morning for q journey on
foot in Matabeleland, leaving his boy
to pack up and follow him. He had
not gone half mile wiran. he heard a
growl and, turning, saw an immense
lioness about fifty yards away and
rapidly approaching. She was within
twenty PAGES when he fired. The shot
broke the beasts jaw.
The second shot broke one Of her
legs The third, fired just as she
sprang on De Beer missed altogether
and the man WIS borne down.
In few seconds he was mauled
and bitten and his left hand severely
injured. There seemed little hope
that he could escape alive. for his gun
was out of reach and the lion, lying on
him, prevented him from moving.
But with De Beer was one compan.
ion. little terrier. The tiny animal
flew bravely at the lioness' ear, got
a good hold and hung grimly on. This
made the brute shift little, and De
Beer was able to reach his rife again
with his right hand and shoot the
lioness through the chest. She fell
dead on top of him, his left hand still
in her mouth.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
Cosmopolitan Community.

Confusion of tongues in st. Giles,
the industrial suburb Of Brussels, Bel
German elements meet. Statistics pre-
pared for the government on the lam
guage question show that OF 1920
adults who form the population OF st.
GILES, 1873 men and 1923 women
speak French only; 2,483 men and g..
445 women Flemish only; 80 men and
172 women German only; 1886 men
and 1902 women both French and
Flemish, III men and 795 women both
French and German, 80 men and IS
women both Flemish and German. and
$50 men and 6i3 women French, Elem.
fish and German.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26

Practically all the wooden clacfa
called Dutch are made in the rlllaga
of Ere; burg, in the Black Forest TiBs
misnomer is due to simple Iaispronun
citation Deutseh" meaning, Of coarse.
German. Nothing is moro natural
than to assume that India ink GENES
from India, but it does not, and never
did, any more than does India tub
Der India ink is a Chinese product.
and India rubber comes from Saath
America. Camol's hair hrashcs are
not made from the hair Of canals,
but from the hair of no tails Of rus.
sian and Siberian squirrels CameIG
hair is, however, employed IN tire riag.
ufacture of certain fabrics to be made
into shawls, etc, and Is sometimes
mixed with silk.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
saw No Future for pjtsshura.

pittsburgh" Of the ninth edition or
the Encyclopaedia Britannica had
quietly become "Pittsburg" In the
tenth, The former. to which America
has now officially reverted. Ii the orig
tnal spelling. When General Forbes
captured Fort Duquesne in 1853, ht re-
named it Pittsburgh in honor Of the
great English inspirer OF victory In
1854 Arthur Lee described the place
In language which seems strange 10
those who know "the smoky city" Of
today Pittsburgh is inhabited al
most entirely BY scors and irish, who
live in paltry log houses There are in
the town four attorneys two doctors
and not priest of any persuasion, nor
church or chapel, so that they arc
likely to be damned without the bene-
At Of clergy The place, believe. will
never be very considerable"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
Her Idea of Il.

Algie Graham Livingston is going to
write spelling book, some day, il
they let her. according to a writer in
the Cleveland Leader.
How do you spell 'Yaining%" she
asked the other afternoon, as the big
drops came down and spoilt her out
door play. In parenthesis be it said
that she isn't big enough to pronounce
the letter "r." Hence "Yaining."
Her mother gave the desired infor-
nation, but Algie, whose proper name
is Elsie, shook her head. Her big
brother endeavored to assist her, but
Algie roguishly declined advice.
well" said her brother Bob, how
do. you spell it?"
II, e, double j. came the answer,
like flash
And they wonder where she got it..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
SULPHUR TAKEN FROM WELLS
How It Is Forced From Great Depths
In Louisiana by Means Of
Hot Water.

Within recent years Sicily, so long
famous for its expectation of sulphur,
has suffered from the competition of
the United States. In Sicily sulphur
is mined in the solid form At Lake
Charles, La, near the Gulf Of Mexico,
a little over 200 miles from New Or.
leans, sulphur Is obtained from deep
deposits in the form of a liquid.
Wells driven to a depth Of 600 feet
in search Of petroleum revealed In.
stead a rich deposit of sulphur. To
obtain the mineral hollow tubes were
driven into the earth. Each sulphur
well consists Of three tubes, one with
in another. Through the outer tube
hot water Is forced down, and II 's
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
FURNISHED ROOM.
Miscellaneou
ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.
In the Matter Of Assignment Of Ike
Altman for Benefit Of
Creditors.

Public notice Is hereby given that
the undersigned has been appointed
assignee in trust for benefit of credi-
tors OF Ike Altman, merchant, of
Cairo, Illinois, and all persons hold
ing any claim or claims against said
Ike Altman are hereby notified to
present same no the undersigned
under oath or affirmation within
three months from this date whether
said claims are due or not.
All persons indebted to said Ike
Altman are requested TO make
prompt payment of the same to the
undersigned.
Dated Cairo, Illinois, December
20, A. d. 1911.
FIRST BANK AND TRUST CO.,
Assignee Of Ike Altman.
BY II. r. AISTHoRPE, sec'y
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
PROVING an Old SAYING.

Il sure believes dat dere's truth In
dat old proyerb what says Heaven
helps dose what help demselfs, an
uounced Wandering Waiter, the
Weary Wop
"Wot mikes yer t'ink dat kinder
dope?" inquired Ragweed Reggie, the
Rowing Reprobate
"Beeuz il we hadenter went an
helped ourselfs to dat cold ham IL dat
summer kitchen we'd never have seen
dem winter clothes hangir there, =
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
To End Loo Rats.

Columbia rivermen believe that the
recent disasters overtaking a number
of the ocean-going log RATS which we're
being sent from the river to California
have been the means OF sounding the
doom Of this method Of shipping lum.
Der down the coaet. In support OF
this conclusion 1t is pointed out that
the steamer Carlos. on her last trip,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
Fathers of Great Men.

The father of Samuel Pepys was a
tailor. The father Of James Mill was
a. cobbler. The father of jules Verne
was day laborer. Oliver Cromwell's
father was brewer. Epictetus was
the son Of day laborer. Socrates was
the son of day laborer. Giotto. the
artist, was peasants son. The fa-
Their of Plus V. was shepherd Tho
father of Schumann was a bookseller.
The father Of Plus w. was a peasant.
The father of Cowley was a F7ocg
The father of Charles Lamb was q
servant. Milton was the son Of copy.
LIST. Popes father was merchant.
Neander's father was carter. Homer
was a farmers son.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26

sues through perforations near the
bottom, Through the central tube
hot air is driven little lower than
the points where the hot water es-
capes. Through this third tube, in
closed between the other two, the H.
quid sulphur dissolved by the water,
rises to the surface under the com
bined influence of the pressure Of the
column of water and impulsion Of the
rising air The liquid sulphur is led
into wooden reservoirs, where 1t coola
and hardens.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26

Another black mark ms been
chalked down against numb2r thir.
teen.
y did up my hair the other n ,gbt in
curl papers torn from an Old calen-
dar," said the pretty girl and IN the
morning when | took II down had d
row Of beautiful curla all around my
head except right over the Left tcm-
pie. That lock was as straight rs a
lead pencil, and ! had dampancl it
with lemon Juice Just like all the 9th
ers, but when | unrollel the paper
found out why it wouldn't curl The
page | had twisted il over was the
thirteenth of the month"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
Asbestos shInoles.

Asbestos shingles. are now being
manufactured in this country with sue
cess, and the trade has grown enor.
mously. The new products are Of the
lightest weight, and flreproof up to q
temperature of 1000 and more de-
grees. They are proof agalns, acids
and weather, and last as long lis 4
concrete building will.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26

Of the first and last Moorish strong
holds In Spain. and the best horses
there We're all bred from famous Arab
stations, so that what is known as an
Ardalusian, or Spanish, horse has al
Ways good deal of Arab blood. It
las. however, been crossed with so
many other breeds, especially Flemish.
that today the Spanish horse Ia not
registered in the books of record Of
purc'blood animals.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
WEDDING GLOVE FOR BRIDE
Third Finger Is LEFT unstitched So
That the Ring Can Be Slipped
On.

A happy era las dawned for tho
bride al the fateful moment when the
ring Is about to be placed on her fin
ger,
Instead of the usual struggle to re-
move her left hand glove she will
now be able to uncover the third fin
ger without effort and without losing
her composure.
This delightful result is to be OBJ
tanned by an ingenious wedding
glove" device, The inside seam on
the third finger of the left glove is I'M
stitched. SO that all that the bride
need do is to slip her finger through
the slit to receive the ring. The fin
ger can just as easily be slipped back
into the glove after the ceremony.
The device will be greatly appre-
ciated not only by the bride, but also
by the nervous bridegroom
The story of the origin Of the we'd
ding glove has come to light. Some.
time ago a girl who had lost her right
arm In the hunting field asked for a
single wedding glove.
She remarked on the awkwardness
of having to remove her glove with
the help of her teeth, and it was then
seen that matters would be greatly
facilitated for the bride If she only
had to uncover the ring finger
The experiment was so successful
that 1t aroused the interest of other
prospective brides, who saw In it a
boon which would save them from
the usual difficulties of removing
whole glove in the moment when the
ring is about TO be put on.--Exchange.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
WRITER CONVICTED OF T
ASSAULT TO KILL WIFE.

Freeholm, N, j., Jan, 25.-An-
drew Mcconnell, magazine writer
editor and founder of the so-called
Electrical healing cult, was con-
victed by a jury today, of assault
with intent to kill HIS wife.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
~ STOCKS, BONDS. CEREALS y
RAILROADS ARE ACTIVE
ST. Paul and Reading Show Active
Buret in New ToIk 7Iafket
Otter Ticks Are Firm.

New York, Jan With no ap-
parent reasons for change in the
course 81 tho stock market today the
tone became distinctly frmer In
the early part Of the day trading
was active and prices rose hrishly.
The latte. half If the session was
dull.
The early improvement in prices
was we'll maintained and in the last
fow minutes there came sudden
burst OF activity which sold off St.
Paul and Reading abruptly
r. r. Stocks Lead Trading.
st. Paul rose q POINT II was
heaviest in the leading railroad
stocks although there was better In
quiries for Same IF the industrials.
Indications tfat the earnings of the
western lines have heen compare
lively poor during recent weeks.
were borne out by December state
ment OF Atchison,
Gross earnings fell Off 100000.
Foreign exchange. Rates rose
sharply today american Tobacco
common was taken over today from
the curb to the stock exchange.
Opening at ESQ., unchansed from the
last sale III the outside market, It
rose to 26l12 Bonds were firm, tc-
tai sales par value, $5,772,00A,
United States 2 coupons declined 4.
and the rs u on call
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
BUTTER IS DOWN
3 CENTS IN THE
ELGIN MARKET

Elgin, Jan. 20 Butter firm at 81
cents, drop of 8 cents output
Gt7.500 pounds Resolutions were
introduced to increase the Board
membership SO as to cover six states
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa. Michigan,
Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
BROWN INAUGURATED
GEORGIA GOVERNOR

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 25.--Joseph NJ,
Brown was hauguratsd governor of
Georgia today. This is Browns sec
ond term. The brief tenure OF IIoko
Smith, who resigned to become
United States Senator Intervening.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
Elnn Horass Of Mixed Blood

Since the beginning OF the seven
teeuth century Jerez de la Forontera
has been the most noted horse-breed'
ing center Of Andalusia, for many hun
dreds OF years famous for its fine
horses. Jerez de la Forontera was one
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
Decided CHANGE.

Mrs. Brown--Do you think mar
riage changes a man?
Mrs. Jones--vastly. Look at my hus-
band. He used 10 offer me a penny
for my thoughts; now he often Offers
me $50 to shut up.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26

A Massachusetts school girl. tour.
ing italy with a party. has sent friends
at home q picture post card from
Rome with the message. Went
through the Forum this morning. Oh.
you C,cerol"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26

took ont a dcckl1ad Of pilirg fr-m
Stella. Heretofore the great bulk of
the piiing from that point las 0oen
shipped to California in the form Ct
rafts.-Shipping Illustrated.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26

WANTED--Two young men as
news agents. Apply Union News Co.
Big Four Depot
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE--Two lots on Third
street ts5x10O feet) between wash
ington ana Commercial avenue. Ap-
ply 500 Washington avenue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
HELP WANTED--MALE.

SEE VARIABLE, the painter, II
you want signs OF any kind any
wnere at any time; first-class work
Both phones 220 Eighth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26

WANTED--At once, the services
OF an expert bookkeeper. Address
Bl000, Bulletin Office.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
HELP WANTED--FEMALE.

MIDDLH--aged widow desires
position as housekeeper. Wages no
object Address s. w. Care Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26

WANTED--At once, the services
of AN expert bookkeeper, Address
B10o0, Bulletin Office.
The evening world., 1912-05-09
B etty Vim e mt
d to Lovers

plainly that o only want to be good
friends.
Other Men.
~. T." writes: Il am In love with
a girl. but she 10 always talking about
other men. Yet she prstsnds to 60
around with me. What shall ! dor
Unless the girl has promised to marry
you she has . perfect right to sccsp:
attentions from others.
~. L." writes: rs II propsr for .
young lady Of sixteen to bs In love with
q boy Of twelve?"
IT'S most exceedingly silly. and the
boy probably thinks 20.
~. B." writes: Il am twenty n In
love with . young LADY Of t%wenty-Sour.
We plan to marry in about . year. Do
you think the difference In ASs 70 gong
to to make Us unhappy"
Not necessarily. u youA really love
each thsr.
The evening world., 1912-05-09
Before He Entered Military Life
Major Butt Showed Great Ability
as 4 Fiction Writer..."Both Sides
Of the Shield" Is Best Of His Stories.

professsea, ses N . eoaAdsatiai whisper,
whloA could have boea heard thsoceh.
out the or bad there been others n Il.
he said:
when smast.ieekins young men M.
you come w this road they bring
trouble with them usually. and a. often
leave more behind. SIR"
How u thAtf" determined 70 Sursew
A. deep ~ possible u this ante-Aeiium
soil. which I believed 70 BE- 1eh 8
the Wild and unoultivatsd sruwtA q 81.
p~erisnce. "Don'4 s~mart.iooktAg Oea
often come up this roadr"
Hardly evsr but to foFeoaoeo soma
peor Asvt's mortsags." Here hs bsaAn
70 laugh tmmodsrAtsiy. ana when HE
rieibiss had subsidsa suae1onUy - ss.
plain. for ! was somewhat GurDsaee1 Q.
his sudden burst Of msrrimsnA - raid
"tu bet you . ptns-kDst ~ savsA
up against . bushsl of potAtoss that q
. hGtf.dossn stations bets are bsins
to foreclooo the mortgage % the Fines.
That's my plAcs. you know. IN have .
good laugh at their sxpsnss WAeo I
60 down the road again"
Are all the plantAuoas aAoue here
mortgASsdr" I asked.
Mostly" ~ said. Il hnew ~ plas.
tation 10. end heavily too, bat most Of
the planters don't Nike 70 ao1moW1sAsV
t. OA Bul Hoinns vowsd his WASN'T
Tor ten years. end TN oae day Q fsl.
low looking about like you came Nd and
dossd him out. He was - aGHamsd
At being caught In . Ne that - moved
out Of the county end AAs oswss besn
back since"
II sincerely hops. as, ne, your
franknsas In the matter may be 70.
wardsd BY an indsanite Delay In the
Foreclosure procesdanss." I sald, deeply
touched at h honest avowai Of the
old gentleman. who. I seW, fNle much
deeper on the subject than - veSl6
have liked me 70 think.
CTo BE 6ontinued)
The evening world., 1912-05-09
Major Butt, Aide to President Taft and
One Of the Heroes of the Titanic,
Was Praised by the President as
the Soul Of Loyalty, Self Sacrifice
and True Manhood.

the work. but ne order sppears . little
Indefinite 20 me - TO time"
without looking up again. for ne had
resumeA ME proofresain1. ne said:
Take your own time. but I should
~ two months ought to suffice. What
ant Z facts. NOT discolored. dis
He aid not svsu Ny sood mornins-,n-
deed. ne seemed to have dismissed me
from his mind. with an Indifferent
bow retired, wondering why manas.
ing editors think Il Q part Of their Of.
nciel dudes TO be sa-mannered. waa
eorry that I had not asked him exactly
what he wanted, but On his point I
fsit reesonably certain. however, for
there wes to be . Presidential slsctioa
me following year. And the more I
thought Of II ne more certain I became
that my letters were to be USED to
arouse sentiment In New England
against The cpooslns party. and thereby
make csr1Ain h electoral vote of that
section. Ny wor would not only make
certain the New Dngiand vote. but pos
cibay ave the vote Of some Of the Md
ole Western 0tatso. Ny father had
been an a~boliuonist ana his father ~
fore him.
A. Z read the order Of my anigamsnt
over again 4 seemed to me to BE- . conn
mAnd to charge the enemy. The old
abolition blood Wa In my veins and
was running ct high tide. With fever.
ish haste I made ready for my depart
urs. Picking up . few things and put
ting my writing materials in my grip
where ] could the more easily get at
them. I started for what I still LOOKED
upon a. the snsmy's country.
AZ I sped South the possibilities Of .
brilliant future o before me. When
I reached Baltimore I looked from the
window Of the car and recalled the
scenes enacted there. when my father
was n Of those stoned while on thAr
way 70 the defense Of their country.
The day grow raUadly on. and - the
train pulled Into washington the lofty
dome q the Capitol. bathsd in the fresh
light Of IN April morning. dispeilsd my
resentful thoughts ana led them back
to the beautiful Ocenes which were al
ways uppermost In my fathers memory
The evening world., 1912-05-09

10 frOsss with you ysung people nova
days"
It's her own fauit,' saN some one a.
one Of the stations, for ali ne hes got
to do 10 to choose which Sarm - pre-.
fsrs. that Of Squire HaWnino q Jim
wadlcy's Hollyhurst." A. this there
was . burst OF merrimsnt from the
ycuns people In the wagons.
Don't be putting such notions In my
Ellen's head Just now" ne would laugh
BACK. Ellen n Bud hAve their old
father ana mother TO- look after for .
while yet. to say nothing OF the Pines"
BUD can 40 that oy himssaf." called
out one youth. Then he suddenly
turned RCD ana huns MS head ~ he