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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
HUMOROUS QU|PS
Borrower of Money Couldn't Just Re
member Whether He Had Returned
It in Registered Letter.

Two years had elapsed. Then the
man who had promised upon his honor
that he would send back the So just
as soon as he could find a job re
turned
The man at the desk looked up with.
out betraying enthusiasm.
Well" he asked, what do y~'t
want?''
why. hapl erred to be passing this
way. and | thought I'd run in and see
you. You're lookin' fine"
Thanks. BY the way, never got
the So you were going to return to me
as soon as you found job"
Didn't you? Why, sent It."
That's just like the government.
It's always letting important letters
get lost. Did you register it?"
Il don't Just remember now. guess
! didn't"
THAT was careless. You always
ought to register letters In which you
return borrowed money. Where did
you send 1t from? Perhaps we can
trace 1t, even if 1t wasn't registered
why, I--let me see? think 1t was
from Cincinnati"
Well, you hurry back to Cincinnati
and start a tracer from that end and
III see what ! can do to have things
stirred up here"
"Confound him!" said the borrower
when he had reached the hall, there's
no use tryin to be friendly with a
man like that"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
Play Grounds.

When IA cities authorize bond is-
sues for recreation purposes amount
Ing To four and a half million dol
Lara, and donations Of land have
been made in 2 cities aggcegatlng
one hundred and eighteen thousand
dollars In value. in single yeas
tile recreation mopemcn begins Ia
assume Importance from the tax.
payers standpeint
Two and three-quarter million
dollars were expended IN this year
Tor administering backgrounds Ae-
eording 10 the Year Book Of the
Playground and Recreation Assoc!a.
ton of America, which is to appear
In q. few DAYS. on 1,460 Fairgrounds
out of total of 1,543, the average
daily Attendance during July and
august was 679,359.
In az cities, 215 Fairgrounds were
omen evenings. Forty-one of the
81 showed a daily attendance Of
32,495.
Forty-six cities reported 21s
school houses used as recreation
centers and In Al cities organized
efforts were made to promote pub
lie athletics through Public Schoo
u q . ~ 4
Athletic Associations or other schoo
athletics,
Managed by park boards, recrea
tion COMMISSIONS. school boards al,
playground or other voluntary a.
scfations, the responsibility and n
ilanclal support are about equal
dtyideA between public and privat
resources.
This extensive play activity hs
brought about a demand for effit
lent administration. Training, class
es for playground workers wer
maintained IN 6s cities with an d,
tendance Of over thousand stu
dents.
New. supervised playsrounds wsr
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
SERVES AS AID TO MEMORY
Engagement Board That May Be Made
an Ornament as Well as Highly
Useful Article.

No difficulty will be found In sue.
cessfully carrying out the useful en-
gagement board shown in the accom-
paying sketch. In the iirst place, a
piece of wood quarter OF an inch in
thickness and about Is inches in
length and inches in width will DO re-
CURED.
AT the top Of tho back of this board
piece OF silk Is securely fastened
with small lacks. The material is
drawn over the front of the hoard, and
folded in plaits SO that It forms a Sc.
rles of pockets, and the edges are
then bent round the sides and fas-
tened on at the back with tacks.
When this has been completed. g
silk cord of fancy pattern is sewn 10
the material all round tho edge, and
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
Why He Sold Papers.

A small newsboy's loud, gay call
halted woman passing along the
street Of a western city, and. as she
paid a penny for one Of his papers.
she asked
What do you pay for your papers?'
us on Sandy Jim's beat" he re
piled. IAN pays q cent apiece"
But If you don't make anything.
why do you go about selling papers?"
so gets chance" he answered.
to holler, an 80 round with tn
push. "-Harper's.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
RANDOM CLIPPINGS
Cnha

Cuba
The government al washington
may very easily take toe serious a
NEW Of the troubles in Cuba, The
suspicion may even be entertalne
that the demand for Intervention
comos from quarters which perceive
gppormniJias for the Investment Of
fortunes ia the smiling isle down
of me Florida Eevs
There So a good deal of turmoil in
Cuba, 1t is admitted, But is Cuba at
an peculiar In this respect? Mexico
aa5 recently completed a revolution
and practically al the South and
Central American republics have
lately dabbled in war after their
humorous, somnolent fashion. This
ls eoina on further than the terri.
tory 70 which tho Monroe Doctrine
pertains.
Why should not the Cubans worn
out their own destiny by method;
which prevail in nearly all other
countries. We know, OF course, that
Cuba has corrupt officials and dis.
gruntled citizens; and 1t Is habit
with many OF us to urge that the
, neighboring island come under oui
wing so that it may have NOTHING
more to do with corrupt officials ant
disgruntlcd citizens.
But the Cubans may have a few
ideas in this relationship. It is pos
sible that they may care to refer IL
tie I.orImer inquiry, to the bushe
basket Of confessions which havr
come out of Ohio and Illinois within
the past year or so, touching cor
rrpted ballot; the calling out o.
companies OF militia In Massachu.
setts to quell disturbers in an in.
dustrial war, and to stories of State
caplto@ and other chronicles which
~ more or less remotely in the past
Let us, OF least give Cuba f;
chance to state It's case before W,
decide that she Is incapable OF set
ting M an Elysium for itself.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
Who Has7

Miss Scribble-The heroine Of my
next story is to be one of those mod
ern advanced girls who have ideas Of
their own and don't want to get mar
ried.
The Colonel (politely)--Ah, indeed,
don't think ever met that type
Life.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
Suggesting improvements.

docs your boy Josh take an inter
est in the farm?"
Hes beginnin' to-" replied Mr..
Corntossel. He's been shown me
where we could have some dandy golf
links an how easy it would be to turn
the barn into garage"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24

TIE POET PHILOSOPHER

Few ar lie is the who know
all whe he
he dely Yields hi treess Jaw, what he
KNOW final n
the major then wi N it's
concerning
discourse the
through his face shows that
works of he then pie criticisms
have right think subject
grounding hives
with his
lhews at
that old who knows 1t rHH
sasf ss q . as (Naitnls4e,.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
Including the Wedding Fec.

Mrs. Chubb with newspaper)--I see
several persons are petitioning to
have their names changed. What does
It cost to have name changed?
Mr.. Chubb-lt cost me couple OF
hundred to have your name changed
to mine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24

An Indianapolis woman was told
n "look ont for a big noise" just
bAfore one OF the Mcnamara dyna
outings. She heard the noise OF tn ?
explosion, but the real big noise
struck her when Deceive Burn8
threw the bomb into the Structural
Iron Workers camp by arresting the
McNamara's and forcing plea OF
guilty.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
An jeonocjaRt,

passerby What's the fuss I'm the
school yard, boy? E
The Boy--Why, the doctor has Just
beon around examinin' US an one of
the deficient boys is kickin''. the ever.
lastin' stufln' out Of q perfect kid.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
coloann Water.

The following recipe for cologne
water is highly recommended; Mix
together one dram of oil Of lavendar,
one dram Of oil of bergamot, two
drains of oil Of lemon, two drains OF
oil Of rosemary, fifty drops Of tincture
Of musk, eight drops of oil OF cinna-
mon. eight drops Of oil OF cloves and
pint of alcohol t
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
Circulation Statement.

Average number Of complete and
perfect copies Of The Cairo Bulletin
printed daily and Sunday during
mo year 1911 .22T7
Average number of complete and
perfect copies Of The Cairo Bulletin
printed during the month OF De-
,aml,er. 1911 .223g
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
aana lnId QualIficatlons.

This. said the dealer, Els the best
automobile you could buy; just the
thing for lady" M
Really" remarked Miss Bright. 'T
suppose it's--er--kind and gentle and
not afraid OF trolley cars."--Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
All for Love.

Mr.. A-Norah seems quite gone on
the postman. fH .@ "A
Mrs. A--Gonel DO you know what
That girl does? She mails herself q
postcard every evening so as to make
sure he'll call the next morning.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
A Culinary parsdox,

~your cook 10 contrary kind Of
creature E&tsa ql
."How so?"
because she is rare cook, yet all
her works are we'll DONE"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24

Mrs Kidder---T wonder how Column
bus made the egg stand on end?
Kidder-Easy. He shook it around
until he had the chickens feet in the
big end OF the egg, and then stood him
on them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
Hjarr,ony.

Miss Dibbs prides herself On her
accuracy" y
n know che does. When her half
lister died she went into halfmoura4
ne" MN
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
CHILDREN.

There Is nothing in all the
world 50 important as little chill
dren, nothing SO interesting. IL
ever you wish to go in for phil
lanthropy. ii S,gf you wish to
be Of any use In the worlt, do
something for little children. Va,
can dress the sore. bandage the
wounded. imnrison the criminal
heal the sick and bury the deaG
but there is always the chante
that we can save the child. 4
the great army of nhilanthrNdsts
ever exterminate sin .arr pesti-
lence. ever work out our races
salvation, 1t will be because a
little child has led them. Da-
vid Starr Jordan.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24

est out of Mattewan. Harry killed
IA nam in cold blood and got off by
pleading insanity and proving It.
Now he is trying to disprove 1t, but
the prison officials refuse to believe
him now.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24

European Cabinets resign when
ever anything happens in their
country. In this country the cabi-
net members refuse to be interview
cd. gsga ia ss
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
Before ilostIIItIes Began.

Il hope your novel ends happily?"
Indeed 1t does. II ends IN the mar
riage OF the heroine and hero; does
not 60 into their married life at an
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
Letters From the People

The Bulletin is pleased 10 al
low space IN this column TO
readers who wish to discuss
matters of public interest, but
distinctly disclaims responsible
itv for views expressed in such
discussion.
ALI communications to this
department must be written
only on one side Of the paper.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
|NleSIHTGHEN.
IgnzCUPBOARD.
HAM Is sEAsoNARLE.


IF you eat ham winter is the time to
enjoy 1t. A whole ham In the
house ia convenience. for should
the butcher fail to appear Oh tins
there is always something in the pan
try to fall back on
a good ham has the fat pure white
and the lean delicate pink.
Preparing For the Kettle.
II the ham is to be boiled scrub 1t
well and trim away the hard dark
parts
If the ham is not very fresh 1t maS
safely be soaked for twenty-four hours
before boiling or baking.
On the Fire.
Boiled Ham.-After the ham has
been washed and trimmed put it into
the boiler with cold water Add bit
of mace and bay leaf, with four or
FIVE whole cloves The ham should be
brought to a boil gradually. Two
hours il not too long for good sized
! ham to simmer Then let 1t really
| boil only a few minutes. Skim the
| liquor and let It simmer for about fif-
teen minutes TO every pound of ham,
When done let the ham cool ia the
water in which 1t was boiled. When
taken out and dried brush with beaten
egg and sprinkle with hreadcrumbs
| Set 1t in the oven for few minutes.
Serve cold, garnished with sprigs OF
| parsley,
Favorite Breakfast Dishes.
Ham and Scrambled Eggs. Take
half teacupful Of lean cold boiled
| ham. three eggs, one dessertspoonful
of butter and pepper and salt to taste
Put the butter in saucepan aud let IT
melt. Add the eggs and finely chopped
| ham. Season with pepper and salt,
| Stir over the tire till 1t stiffens Serve
on rounds Of buttered toast.
Fried Ham and Eggs Slice and
| trim the ham, Heat frying pan and
1 place the ham In IT without amy extra
! fat Let 1t cook over Il quick tire until
| the ham Is y nice brown When done
place on heated dish. Take eggs
and drop them, Que by one, into the
| hot FIT left IN the par. stand oYer q
| moderate fra until the yotEs are set
Cut the ham into uniform pieces, trim
the eggs 70 the Same size. lift then
carefully from the pan and lay one Or
each slice Of ham Serson with SAT-
and pepper and serve.
| When frying lam it Is good ldeg
to cash the fat
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24

Customer---"What have you IN the
shape Of orangesf'' crocer-~Wel, ~
have baseballs, HARLEM Life.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24

The hint, that the United Statee
recently handed Cuba, evidently was
taken to mean that this country
wants Cuba TO be independent and
self-governing, but insists that she
be governing and not run by the
military, like other Latin-Amerlcan
Republics.
mi ''f''~r' ~~ym
With Russia grabbing at Outer
Mongolia and threatening the tot
t@ring Manchus 1t looks like China
right disintegrate under the very
eycs Of DR.. Sun Vat Sen before hi
san firmly establish the republic he
has been planning so long.
H ~. rxst.l ~. wv.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24

Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day OF January, 1912.
LEO J. KLEB,
Notary Public
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24
NOTICE no SUBSCRIBERS

II you fail to receive your
paper by Z q. m, on week
days and s a, m, or Sundays
telephone to The Bulletin of
fee, No. 66, either phone and
one will be sent to you By
special messenger.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24

Harry Thaw is again trying TO-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-24

The above Is correct statement
of The Cairo Bulletin for the year
1911.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Morris tribune., 1912-04-19
News Of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers,
MIyNESOTALEtDS IN DRAINAGE
Further Advanced Than Most Other
Comm Says State
Auditor IVerson.

Minnesota is much further advanced
in the matter of drainage than most
of the other states of the Union, &C.
coriing to State Auditor Iverson, who
has just returned to St. Paul from the
meeting of the National Drainage con-
gress at New Orleans. He said that
Minnesota has been giving attention
to drainage of the state for twenty
years and some of the other states
have hardly started. Louisiana has
about 100000 acres that are in need
of drainage, Georgia has from 10000.
600 to 100000 acres and Florida and
Texas have vast areas unreclaimed.
There are, according to the informa-
ton obtained at the congress, about
75,OG0,000 acres of land in the United
States that are in need of drainage.
The National Drainage congress ex-
poets to reach all of this land before
long.
Several federal officers were in at.
tendance at the congress and plans
are being worked out to further CO.
operation between the federal and
state governments with the local au.
thorities in draining the land. The
two reasons set forth by the congress
Tor draining are: To remove a menace
70 public health and to render the land
useful for agricultural purposes.
Morris tribune., 1912-04-19
Protecting Corn
After Planting.
BY +. L. Washburn, Entomology
icaI Division, Minnesota Col.
Iege of Agriculture.
. j. j. 4 j. j. i. j. j. j. j. j. j. j. !

= \ !" i i 4 i !. i i i !. i !.
1. Crows, if shot in the neighbor-
hood of field, should be hung up in
the field
2. A good scarecrow is a barrel
hung on leaning pole. 1t is we'll to
change scarecrows occasionally.
3. Dissolve 10 cents worth of sui
plate of strychnine in enough hot
water to soak up two quarts of corn.
Scatter this corn about the field late
in the evening, where crows are work
ing.
4. White Irvine, stretched about the
edges of a corn field on high poles,
and hung with strips of tin about
every thirty feet, and with white rags,
helps to keep crows away.
5. To keep wire worms and other
insects from eating corn, put the seed
in a dilute arsenate of lead solution
stir it and spread it out to dry before
planting This arsenate of lead should
be about as thick as paint.
6. Tarring corn can be practiced in
such a way that the corn will easily
pass through the planter. Dilute the
tar with linseed OIL
Morris tribune., 1912-04-19
PROTECT FOREST RESERVES
Governor and Others Oppose Proposed
Allotment to Indians.

Active opposition has developed to
the bill recently introduced in con-
Gress by Representative Lindbergh of
Minnesota, which would allot $4,000
acres of land in the national reserve
near Cass Lake to the White Oak
Point band of Chippewa Indians. Gov
Ornor Eberhart has telegraphed to Mr..
Lndhergh asking him to try to have
action on the bill postponed and has
followed up the telegram with a letter
setting forth the reasons why this al
lotment should not be made. The
state forestry service is up in arms
over this attempt to cut down the area
OF the forest reserve and will make
every effort to have the bill defeated.
In letter replying to Governor
Eberhart's telegram Mr.. Lindbergh
says that he introduced the bill on
petition of committee of Indians.
The bill would give a vast portion of
the southern end of the reserve to
this band of Indians now living on
White Oak Point at Leech lake.
Morris tribune., 1912-04-19
GRATING WAX.

Grating wax is used for covering
gratis where topworking is done and
also to paint the wounds where limbs
have been removed to prevent their
drying out. 1t is made by melting
four pounds of resin, two pounds OF
beeswex and one part of tallow togeth.
err The resulting mixture is poured
into cold water and pulled, the same
as molasses candy, until it is smooth
when it may be put into balls and
stored in a cool cellar till used. A
small kerosene stove, carried in box
to shelter it from the wind, on which
the wax may be warmed, is often OF
value in the field. " N@ %f ~
Morris tribune., 1912-04-19
VALUE OF COOPERATION.
California Fruit Exchange ExempIi
fies the Benefits.

6~SHpit
fies the Benefits.
About so per cent of the citrus fruit
Of California is sold through the Cali
fornia Fruit Exchange. Under the old
system of every one for himself, the
cost of packing a box of oranges and
putting it on the car was 40 or so
cents; now it is done better by the
association at cost of 80 cents. The
growers paid the shipper from to
10 per cent on gross proceeds for sell
ing the fruit; now better service costs
3 per cent. The fruit was sold only
on a few markets; now 1900 jobbers
in 800 cities distribute $4,000 carloads
Of fruits yearly.
The association employs its own
packers. 1t has it's own Offices for sell
ing the fruit in the great fruit centers
and handles all advertising as a unit,
thus making much better use of the
100000 per year put into It. A de-
tailed outline of the organization OF
the association is given in the United
States Department of Agriculture
Yearbook for 1910, pages 403-4O5.
Morris tribune., 1912-04-19
MAY BREAK FORMER RECORD
Minnesota's Production of Iron Ore
This Season Will Be LARGE.

This Season Will Be Large.
Minnesota's iron ore production this
year will equal or exceed the high
record of 30,404,937 tons made in 1910,
Is the prediction of J. P. Funk, head
Of the mineral lands department of the
state auditors office. A big favorable
commercial situation, contrary to what
has been generally thought to be the
condition, is expected to be a factor.
The steel corporation is operating it's
plants at higher rate than last year,
larger ore orders are being placed by
operators and spring activity will be
pronounced. 1t is expected that this
spring movement will hold up proper.
tionately throughout the year.
F. A. Wildes, field inspector for the
state auditors Office, reported that op.
orators are planning upon heavy ship
ments. The state, which collects a rs
cent royalty, has twenty producing
mines on it's list and may add to the
number this year. It is possible that
enc of the states mines on the Guyana
range may ship this year.
In the record movement of 1910 the
Mesaba range shipped 29,2O1,76 tons
OF iron ore and the Vermillion range
1,203,177.
Morris tribune., 1912-04-19
Methods Of German Miners.

In Germany when the miners go to
work they take off their clean clothes
at the mines mouth and then battle
and change on leaving work. Shower
baths and lockers by the hundreds are
in the coal country of Germany, and
miners are never seen abroad in work
ing clothes Perhaps the German
miner is the healthiest in the world.
some of the other countries being far
behind the fatherland in furnishing
accommodations and facilities for
miners to take baths and dry clothes
at the mines mouth.
Morris tribune., 1912-04-19
TOOTHPlCK CAUSE OF DEATH
Blood Poison Follows Swallowing of
Small Piece of Wood.

Blood Poison Follows Swallowing of
Small Piece of Wood.
Killed by toothpick, John Dolan,
nfty-one years of age, a travelling
salesman, died at his home in Mime
apolis after nearly a week Of agoniz-
ing pain.
Three months ago, while Mr.. Dolan
was on the road, he accidentally swal-
lowed toothpick. He thought moth
ing of it, but a few days before his
death he was taken seriously i'll and
physician was called. Mr.. Dolan
ascribed his illness to oysters he had
eaten, but the physician found that
blood poisoning had set in from an
abscess in the stomach.
An examination showed that the
abscess had been caused by the tooth
pick swallowed months before.
Morris tribune., 1912-04-19

W. -sSse2ssaSAasaI SAAs a@4EA&
will locate again at Fairmont, where
he is part owner of the Fairmont
Daily Sentinel. Mr. Day went to Mis-
soula with John E. King, former state
librarian, but their newspaper venture
there has not been successful in a
business way and they have disposed
of the property. Minnesota friends
have information that Mr.. Day will re-
turn to Fairmont, while Mr.. King will
remain in Montana.
Morris tribune., 1912-04-19
MINNEsOTANs on TITANIC

Names of Several Among Those Known
to Be Rescued.
Among the passengers rescued when
the Titanic went down are the follow
ing persons from Minnesota:
Mrs. Walter D. Douglas; Miss Con
stance Willard, daughter of D. Willard
Duluth; Mr.. and Mrs. John Pillsbury
Snyder of Minneapolis; Mrs. William
B. Silvey of Duluth.
Walter B. Douglas is among those
unaccounted for.
Morris tribune., 1912-04-19
COLONY OF Firms is LOST

Twenty-Five Families Coming to Set
tie Near Duluth on Titanic.
A colony of Finlanders, on the
way from Europe to settle on land in
the vicinity of Duluth, persisted on
board the Titanic when she took her
fatal plunge. The colony consisted of
twenty-five families, in all 10 people.
They we're being brought over by a
Finnish colonization association.
Morris tribune., 1912-04-19
Sunshine Best Germ Killer
Z 1. + + 4 i. i. r + i. i. i. i + j. /.

Sunshine Best Germ Killer.
In the construction of both the hog
and poultry house the admission of
sunshine, which is great germ killer,
40 q most important matter. Both in
the facing of the building and the ar
rangement of the windows the aim
should be to let into the structure just
az much sunshine during as many
hours of the day as possible.
Morris tribune., 1912-04-19
FRANK A. DAY TO RETURN

Former Head of Minnesota Democracy
Will Locate at Fairmont.
Frank A. Day, former head of the
Minnesota Democracy, is returning to
Minnesota from Missoula, Mont, where
he has been for more than a year, and
Morris tribune., 1912-04-19

Under every condition where
it has become necessary to pro-
duce human food economically
the dairy COW has become the
mainstay, because she more
than any other animal is able
to transform field crops into
the largest quantity of human
food.