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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13
(To be Continued
SECRET BURIED IN A TOMB
Jerome" Nova Scotja's Legess Man
of Mystery, Silent for Half
Century, S Dead.

Within a few hundred yards OF
beach where fifty-one years ago two
fishermen found him with his legs
amputated, "Gerome," Nova Scotia's
man of mystery, died few days ago.
silent to the end about his Identity
Although he undoubtedly possessed
the power of speech, "Gcrome" had
not conycrsed with anyone in the half
century Eo had been cared for by
Didier Ccmeau and the latter's sons
and daughters During all of this time
"Gerome" had remained mystery to
the settlers here, most of whom are
known as returned Acadians," being
the descendants Of the compatriots or
Evangeline who returned TO this Part
of their adopted country after their
expulsion by the English in 1855.
Away back in the summer Of 1861,
according to tradition, q ship differ
ent from those usually seen here, put
off O. small boat which made fer the
shore ana deposited above the tide
line an object that several hours later
was discovered to bs a man His legs
had been freshly amputated and there
was a jug Of water and package OF
shin's biscuits beside the man who
had suffered greatly from exposure,
Wrapped in blankets and taken to
the Comcau house. where ever since
he had been a welcome member OF
the household, the man was finally
revived by physician In half doz-
en- languages the man was asked
what is your name?" To this
question, in italian, propounded by the
elder Comeau the man made NUT
tered reply: "Gerome!' Never after
that however did "Gcrome" utter
word except on one occasion when
asked where he came from, Trieste
was the rerly made, seemingly in an
uuguaTded moment.
Physicians from an parts o. the
world who have visited this land CT
Fvangeline in the fiftyone summers
that have elapsed since "Geromc' was
| found on the beach, have studied tho
| mans case Most Of them have agreed
! that he might have spoken had be de-
sired to do so one or two have Vouch'
safed the opinion that some terrible
| experience through which "Gerome
passed frightened him out or ms
senses and rendered him unable to vi
ter an ineligible word.-New YORK
| World.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13
WHY MAN ExcELs At GOLF
Wonar. Lacks the Active Physical
Training Which Her Brother
wa Gets In 5oyhood.

If you were asked why men play
better golf than women your answer
probably would be: because men are
stronger than women. And that
would be the truth, but Only part Of II.
Possibly the difference in the effec-
tiveness Of the womans and the mans
game can. as some people claim. be
traced directly to the length of the
shot, but the more one investigates
THE more he Ii led to qualify this con-.
,eiasinne 1t becomes, on the whole
slesa Reasonable to credit solelYs To-
muscular advantage the eight to nine
strokes which, roughly, measure the
lslis ndieap due from man to woman
IN other words. II man and WON
an should happen to have an equal
supply of strength and endurance, X
seems that the man would turn out to
be the better golfer That is the ques-
ton
In the first place, men have far
greater game experience. They begin
I to play bat and ball games at an ear
I Tier age and thereby develop moro
| Thoroughly the feel Of clubs and tho
! fine eve that is necessary for success
/ IN such games There are all sorts
I Of games that boys amuse themselves
win from their earliest youth which
give them eye And when they take
a golf club in their hands for the first
/ time the essential act Of concentrating
their vision on the object to he struck
Is not a novelty. II is second nature.
With a girl It is different. She ha'
not daily played games that developed
Ter eye, such as marbles Scrub
hockey, sn0wbaling and target prac.
tice, games that are the constant ayo,
7 cations of bipeds who practice the
profession of being boys And yet one
Of the greatest of women golfers as
sures me that women have shown in
tournaments more concentration Of
the eve than men and that only last
fall this fact was proved. It appears
that computation was made both al
the mems championship and the WON
| ems which proved that the womef
missed their drives less often than The
men.--Charles Alden Settler in thu
Outing Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
By GEORGE FITCH.
Author Of "A Good Old Siwash.

tons in a single day. Each year
it deyours thousands Of acres OF
fine farm land and carries it down
to the Gulf of Mexico, where it
adds to the area of Louisiana at the
rate of one square mile a year, II
the Mississippi doesn't get tired Of
Louisiana and move away, that
state will soon be larger than Texas.
and Will extend clear to South
Aemrica Many an Illinois farmer
has valid claim to a farm in the
Delta district of Louisiana, but can
not identify his property.
In the spring the Mississippi rises
rapidly to the second story of most
of the towns along its banks, and
conducts a spring house-cleaning,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13
a Home Ruler Before Gladstone,

Sir Wilfrid Lawson was nome
ruler long before Mr. Gladstone IN
1881, when the Liberal government
was engaged in a policy OF active re-
preston in Ireland, Lawson, in an al
dress to his constituents at Carlisie'
summarized the situation with charac-
tertistic shrewdness. 81 am convinced
of one thing" he said that, as sure
w as stand here, a disaffected nation
hating the rule of the nation that gov
ems it, is not source OF strength
to that country, but a source or weak
ness to everyone concerned in the
matter. Suppose you had house
maid who was continually breaking
the crockery, who went INTO Mysteries
once a week, and had to besput into a
strait waistcoat, and three or four po'
licemen brought in to keep her In or
der would you keep her? No; you
would say: Maynard sister, go In
peace. london Chronicle.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13
Iust Like the Bible.

/ Miles, who Is 10 years old, has
weakness for attending the circus, and
he Willingly goes to church with his
mother when the circus season ap-
.proaches and doesn't hesitate to point
to his Sabbath rectitude as one of the
reasons Why he should be permitted to
go to the circus.
When the circus came this week he
filed his regular petition for permits
sion to attend.
You have seen the circus three
times, Niles" said his mother, "and |
don't believe you need to see 1t again. ="
We'll mother" he answered, Il
think a circus is a lot like the Bible;
you can't get too much of it."
The afternoon performance found
Niles and his mother looking on.
.oraman called at the home OF
President Taft's brother Charlie, in
Cincinnati, to perform some odd job,
and he paused to note some of the
priceless paintings in Brother Char
lies private gallery. He was attract
Cd to small original Van Dyke and
moved up closer to get better look
"Ah!" he exclaimed 1--WE got that
same thing down home. Yes, it's ex
actly like that. My wife got 1t some
place here in town, Are they worth
muCh?"
THAT one is worth $35,o0O," he was
told.
Hum" he murmured. 81 guess II
have ours framed"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13

tSA az haiIey oFse.
CHAPTER IT-Disg,rised In British
uniform arrives within the enemy's lines
CHAPTER III-The Major attends
great fete and saves the Lady of the
Blended Rose" from mob. He later meets
the girl at a brilliant ball
CHAPTER Iv-Trouhle ,s started over
waltz and Lawrence Is urged by hts
partner Mistress Mortimer, (the Lady 81
the Blended Rase), to make his escape.
CHAPTER V--Lawrence Is detected as
a spy by Captain Grant of the British
army, who agrees tn 6"al
CHAPTER vI-The duel IS stopped by
Grants friends and the spy makes a dash
Tor liberty, swimming a river following
narrow sseS~A
CHAPTER vIT-The Mater arrives ut
the shop of blacksmith. who Is friendly
and knows the Lady OF the Blended
Rose.
CHAPTER yIIT--Captain Grant and
rangers arrive and search the blacksmith
shop In vain for the SOY.
CHAPTER Ix-Lawrence to,n~ the min.
ute. men who capture Grant ana his
train.
CHAPTER X-MaIor Lawrence IL made
prisoner by an Indian and two white
men.
CHAPTER XI-Lawrence's captors lock
hm In strong cell. where he meets
Peter tho TALLER.
CHAPTER xII-Peter advises Law.
renee not TO attempt escape as some
one" will send for him.
CHAPTER XIII--Grant's appearance
adds mystery to the combination Of cir
cumstances
CHAPTER XTV-rawrence again meets
the Lady of the Blended Rose who in
forms him that he is In her house and
that she was In command Of the party
| that attacked and captured MIN.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13

TIE bird Is the property OF two school
children, a little girl and boy, who
Caught IL FIVE years ago, when it was
quite baby, in local rookery. 1t Is
of the gentler sex, and occupies a
small Pen in tiny back garden. No
attempt has ever been made to teach
the rock to talk. and yet she has a
Vocabulary Of close upon 100 simple
words. She is often allowed ont in
the garden, for, although she can fly
swiftly and strongly she can be trust
I'd not to make her escape. 1t is said
that this is the first instance of a rock
developing the power to talk.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13
THOUGHT HIS TIME HAD COME
lima Iuaton Truly is a Wonderful
Thing as Kansas Man Is Likely
to Admit.

Every summer John Fisher, Lib
erty grocer, and Frank Cockrell, re
tired farmer. maintain camp at the
mouth of ShoaI creek on the Missouri
'vsser!g about Is miles below Kansas
-'ity and four miles south Of Liberty,
Last summer they were entertain
ing, among others, J. D. Taylor, a
'armer Of near Manola, about 65 miles
northwest Of Alberta. Canada, The
hosts and their guestst were grouped
around small camp fire, scantily at
ired and partaking Of fried catfish
With relish, when Taylor grabbed at
his leg and arose to his feet with a
howl that sounded like the siren Of
The Gunter. -
I'm a gnneE boys" he groaned, Rs
he hnTped ABOUND on one leg. grff$
riaEg tile other pnN erfuily with both
hsnas and lrpTsdrtpg someone between
whites TO get. as.eiVb and get busy.
There's a snake In my pants leg as
big as my arm and it's squeezing and
biting me to death"
Fischer grabbed one side OF the
trouseF leg in question and CockreIl
the other and they ripped with right
good will, but no snake appeared
When Taylor was sans pants, how
ever, they took the remnant from his
hands, and closely merged with the
interior was found the stringy remains
of small frog,
And that's what imagination vii
do forayou, "said Taylor, as he hunted
up a, box and climbed upon 1t tailor
fashion to finish bis Interrupted SEES
sion with the fish.--kansas City Jour
naL -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13
fWhen the attention OF The SUI
st,n il sailed to any mlsstatemcn'
Il fact or to any error sohsernins
INV man OF thing, corrections VII.
mentally be madA.)
Dust Is Dust.

NOW sinai IL Iu1 49, 81"
decided that the twelve or more
miles of brick paved streets IN CAIRO
are TO be kept in sanitary condition
i il not time for the city to consla-
or the health and the comfort q
the citizens who reside On unpayea
streets and avenues?
We will admit that from a stand
point Of beauty, clean paved street
is far more attractive than clean
uupaved street. but beauty is not
the only feature to be considered
While flushing of an unpaved street
would result in the creation OF an
abundance of small-sized ponds, the
moisture would remove for a part oil
the time. the dust nuisance How
ever, il would not be necessary to
eush the streets to obtain this re-
suit, for the dust could be settled
by sprinkling
The life of the housewife VINO
has her! place of abode. which, in
lother words mears her pace q
labor, on an uhpaved street, i. mace
miserable by the dust shaspassing
of a single wagon or automobile
will stir up enough dust to cover
tho furniture upon which she has
wasted hours Of labor.
The porches Of houses on unpay-
ed streets can be scrubbed four
times each day and still remain
dusty. Children cannot cross the
streets without soiling their stock
ings. SO deep is the dust in places
On the behalf of the residents Nof
dusty, unpaved streets, The Bulletin
urges the City Council to- devote
some attention to this matter for
the dust isg more snoging to them
and even more naenaeing to them
than It is to-abds residents Of thf
paved thoroughfares.
The theory that dust on brick
paved streets is more easily stirred
up" by the wind, as advanced by
one or more members of the City
Council is silly. If YOU desire I,
test the theory, walk in the rear q
an automobile or a wagon owe
paved and unpaved streets.
vehicle will stir up more dust II
travelling over 10 feet of unpaye'
street than it will in covering
blocks distance Of paved streets.
The removal of several shacks II
different parts OF the city would adj
much to the beauty of Cairo, Tn
first real shoekta visitor receives \
Cairo is caused by the superabuna
anne of tumble-down shacks, an
tho pity Of it is that most of Their
are in the most conspicuous place:
A travelling man writes to The Bul
letin that it would be a God-sen
TO the city if all the shacks Il
Cairo were to be destroyed stimuli
taneously, There are residents O
Z Cairo who will agree with him.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13
American Education.

While the II graduating. season is
pgetty wei over. the new crop Of
graduates ~ very much with us.
rYady t. show the world how things
really should he done without
rresuming' to suggest anything to
these wise young people a few side
lights' on our American system Of
education smay not be amiss, for as
much as we laud 1t and as much as
it deserves our praise it is not with.
out its defects.
stperficiallty is one of these
M'ithopt subscribing to the Euro
Tean view that our university mel
Id not compare in hreadth Of cul
,t'-eaanG tAoroughness with thos
frcm3 German, English and othe
European universities 1t still re
mains fact that we do not e
enough to the roots of things an
that to many of our graduate
tn o. the skeptical. not to say fiji
RAJ b, Wow that belongs to ha'
knowledge rather than to true Gu
ture,
The advice OF the Rev Charles |
jefferson 10 Columbia's graduatin
c'7~s ho7rs on this point, 9Th
rec. disappointing thing OF all,
So pr. jefferson, "is that collee
r'on and women are becoming SEQ
fers." lie then quoted Goethe c
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13
NOT DRAWN FROM FLOWERS
Perfumes Today Are Extracted From
Almost Everything but Seemingly
rt Natural Source.

There are few perfumes today that.
syntheticaliy, as the chemists call It.
Formerly all perfumes were extracted
from flowers, fruits, spices, woods or
other vegetable and animal sub
stances. The first perfume to be imt-
tated was vanilla, in 1876. Hellotropine
followed but obtained by oxidation
Of by.product of camphor
Teppinol is one of the most freely
used constituents Of perfumes. This is
a near relation of turpentine with
this little oil and aquafortis chem
ist can produce a perfume that can
scarcely be distinguished from those
exhaled by the lily of the valley, lilac
and. Cape Jessamine, varying accord
ing to the proportions in which the
chemicals are blended.
Artificial violet is a com bination OF
ci.rol ian essence extracted from lem
onl, Indian veyvaine, or lemon yer.
beba. with common acetone, a sub
stapce very Ike pyroligneous acid.
No chemist has been able to coun
terfsit musk, but synthetic perfume
called musk is made from toluene g
by-product OF benzine and coal tar
This Is changed to complex car
buret, treated with azotic and sui
phuric acids, is diluted and sold az
musk.
Most Of the cheap perfumes are I'm
| itations and they are almost Away
inferior to the flower extracts. SO /
might properly be said that II Is I
wise flower that knows its own pei
fume
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13
THERE IS A Difference BETWEEN
HAIR PROMISES AND HAIR RESULTS

Promises won't overcome hail
The manufacturers OF
Newbro's iIerpicide promise nothing
which IS not justified by an intelli-
gent use of this preparation, Tbs
desired and ultimately becomes an
accomplished fact. This the reason
that lerpici1e has thousands of sat
isfied friends all over the world.
BY keeping the scalp clean and
hca'tAy and destroying the dandruff
germ. Newbro's Herpicide makes
beautiful hair Herpicide prevents
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13

END much cf tNe Wsat CIR ~ ana HI
party would nave marched away lobg
before this on tue road to PhiladoI.
Fhia. What could have occurred. then,
to prevent Peter or the girl from set.
ting me free? CGu!d they have been
forced into accompanying the sol
dlers? Cculd they have forgotten?
Could they q liberGtely leave me there
to die?
My brain whirled with incipiert mad.
ness. as such questions haunted me
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13

the hair from falling and allows !
to grow rnhindercd and naturally eN-
cept in cases of chronic baldres
which il incurable
Newbro's Herpicide in jOc tand
$500 sizes ~ sold by all dealers VINO
guarantee ii to do all that IS claim
ID, Ii YOU arc not satisfied your
money VIII be refunded.
Send 1oc in postage for sample and
book to The Herpicide Co., Dept r.
Detroit Mich.
Applications obtained at best bar
Der shops,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13
A Well.Meaning Bride.

Darling" said the young bride, !
don't nina you going to baseball
games:' Ntr
Thank you, dearie." he said.
"But there Is one thing wish you'd
do"
and what is that?" he inquired.
when the team is going to play an
extrainning game | want you to cal
me up beforehand so that ! will know
when 20 have supper ready"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13

increasingly. l lost faith in every
thing, even her and cursed aloud. hat
ing the echoes Of my own voice. 1t
seemed as though those walls, that
low roof, were crushing me, as il the
close, foul air was suiicatlng. ! recall
tearing open the front Of my shirt
to gain easier breath. ! walked about
beating with bare hands the rough
stone, muttering to myself words with
out meaning. The candle had burned
down until barely an inch remained.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13

The Mississippi river was named
by some Indian who had no other
use for his is" or SIS" and means
Father Of Waters" A more prop ar
name would be the Rockefeller Of
Waters" for the Mississippi is one
of the greatest moisture trusts IN
the world. Beginning in Minnesota
as a stream SO small that it cannot
even get an appropriation from Con
gresssfor its Improvement, It rapidly
absorbs river after river until
by the time tt reaches the Gulf Of
Mexico it controls practically jail
TIT wetness between the Rocky
Mountains and the Appalachians
That is one difference between a
river and trust, however, Noun
tains can stop a riNer, but only
Providence can stop trust.
The Mississippi is a mile wild
after. it gets its growth, and is deeE
enough between saudbars to float
i've fool catfish above Cairo, and
small sized battleships below, 1t
only covers about 1900 miles as
the aeroplane flies, but by taking a
course like a taxicab driver who is
carrying a total stranger, it man
ages TO register over 5000 miles be
tween Minnesota and the Gulf. 1t
was discovered by DeSota, immor
.talized by Mark Twain, ana I'm,
proved by Eads. who did severn
.milrons ar dollars worth or dental
work in its mouth.
The Mississippi flows through
land sometimes over, a wonierfull}
fertile country, and is as incon
IHenlent to have around as prairi
Fire owing to its restlcssnses. Il j.
|nore particular about its bed thai.
|a commercial traveller, and frequent
|ly changes 1t at night for the most
frivolous reasons. 1t is also harder
on banks than "a cashier with a
weakness for society. No bank u
safe while it Is around With only
a moderate annette the MiSSiSSippi
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13

In New street. Horsham, England,
says writer in the May Strand, there
is to be seen the very exceptional and
interesting spectacle Of talking rock,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13
More Fun

More Fun.
Going to make garden this
spring.,
No; I'm busy experimenting that
OF my next door neighbor."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13

arrying off everything movable.
3uring the present spring the river
las broken its height record and
as ruined over 100000 southern
itizcns, who now regard it with
ass favor than they do the Re-
ublican party
The Mississippi is navigated by
saags, houseboats. motor boats, and
occasional steamboats,. If it were
haraessed it wound give power
enough to light the United States,
and If it were controlled it would
carry the traffic OF the great Mid
die West But Congress prefers to
discuss tariff schedules, which do
net weary the brain so much.
nrc-a Mathew Adams \
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13

fcopyrigat. 1g12, BY g orga Nathew Adams.l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13

CHAPTER IV--Trouhla IN started over
q waltz. and Lawrence Is urged by his
partner, Mistress Mortimer, (the LADY Of
the Blended Rase), to make his escape.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13

CHAPTER N--T.awrence Is detected as
spy by Captain Grant of the British
| army, who agrees IA t'''aI
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-13

+ CHAPTER III-The Major attends a
great fete and saves the Lady of the
blended Rose" from mob. He later meets
the girl at q brilliant ball
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Nile and Lake Once Connected.

Biologists are not confined to the
testimony Of fossils in ascertaining
the changes that have taken place on
the earth's surface; sometimes living
animals are equally good as evidence.
In the center Of the vast and almost
UNEMPLOYED part Of Africa south of the
Sahara lies Lake Chad, which just
now is the goal of many scientific ex-
petitions. In several parts of this lake
there have been found specimens Of q
fresh water shrimp of variety found
nowhere else except in the Nile. Seeds
may be carried by birds for long dis
tances, but the eggs Of this shrimp
are too fragile for this. The conclu-
sion is that there must at some time,
not too far away as biologists reckon,
have been junction between Lake
Chad and the Nile or at least that the
two must have been close enough so
that in time Of flood the waters min
gled. Now they are separate by many
hundreds Of miles Of desert. This has
been 1mperfectly explored, but it is
known that for a thousand miles or
more to the east of the lake there ex-
tends series of depressions that
might easily be the bed OF an ancient
arm Of the lake. This region is almost
fiat, and the lake even now has a
habit Of shrinking for miles from its
banks during the dry season. Pos
sibly engineers Of the future may re-.
open the old course.