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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
Exciting Midsummer Reading.

The proposal TO reduce the price
of the Congressional Record created
no little comment, at least among
members OF congress. It is 10 be pre-.
sumed that they read the Record. al
though they do not pay for it. 1t is
also referred to occasionally in news
paper Offices, kept on file in certain
Libraries and used TO paper pantry
shelves. ~.
5lt may be that there are persons
outside of congress who read the
Record, at least In spots We have
heard that such Is the case, although
we have never been Athletic find a
man who when pinned down would
veither boast or confess that he had
done 80. Yet the Record has a
large circulation, and the runors
persist that there are persons who
peruse 1t laborously and eonscient-
iously. In credible as this may seem.
we are ready to believe 1t. for some
nfen are said to read the treasury
reports and even the dictionary.
AS to reducing the price, It Is GER
tain that this will entail financial,
loss to the government Perhaps If
the Record represented only what ac-
ttally happens In congress and did
not contain SO MANY speeches that
never were delivered, the loss would
not be so great. Cutting out the
Laughter and applause" that stands
for nothing actual except the desire
in the mind of the author would
save something.
One senator argued for lower
subscription price on the ground that
the newspapers grossly misrepresent
congressional doings and the Record
should be circulated to correct these
MISREPRESENTATION Yet there is not
a newspaper In the land that would
put over 50 gross a misrepressuta-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30

Toronto Is a Canadian City with
Yankee habits and British accent
1t is located just across Lake On
tario from these domains, and would
be an exceedingly handy neiphher
from W HON to borrow eggs and butter
and things of a morn. ng If it loved
MS, ard could be india cd TO taSo
down its spite fcnte
Toronto has nearly 3a0,000 pco-
pie, nearly all of whom are busy,
This is necessary because Of the in
tense Toronto desire to catch 40
with Montreal, which had q CEN
tury's start, and now has 100000
people ard leisure class Toronto
is a young town and IL so full Of
hustle that the da2ed Enslishmen
who visit it lose their breath while
watching II grown and yet compar-
ed with Chicagogs and Kansas Cit'-
zcns aud OkIahomen and Los Ar
geliCans. Terontets only move on th1
second speed and seldom cut oat
the'r mufflers. except when talking
against reciprocity
Toronto can be distinguished at
fret glance from an American city
BY its polite policemen, IFS postage
stamps, and the flags ever its pub
lie buildings II has ornamental
street lights, a booster organization.
read newspapers, actual packing
houses. and almoS t-skyserapers, Eut
it also has some un-AmeriCan fea-
lures, including good city govern.
Copyright, 1912 by G
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
BOARDING HOUSE
ON FIRE TWICE IN DAY

The boarding house conducted by
Mrs. Charles Nugent, 610 Washing
ton avenue caught fire twice last
evening, the first time at $50
O'Clock and the second at O'Clock.
The fiFemen supposed they had com
pletely extinguished the fire the first
call, but did not do So The fire was
discovered in the basement and be.
fore It was finally extinguisbed sew
eTai hundred dollars damage. was
done The house Is two story
frame and was the homestead of thc
Thrupp family for forty years. q
is the property of Miss Theo Thrupu
who resides in Philadelphia. lnsur.
ance will cover the loss,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
TORONTO
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author OF ''At Good Old oiwash .

mcnt, branch bank on every cor
ner instead OF drug store, and a
population which assays alb mt 5'el
golf caps to the thousand j uso7
American trains, American 10, ono
tives. American toothhrushes, a.w'
American tourists in large Quantities
but adheres to British clothes, and
sings God Save the King" at the
end OF every baseball game <o2
loyal as Toronto Is to Great Britain.
it can't seem to worry down cricket
as national pastimc.
Toronto prides itself upon its clean
streets, fine buildings and its col
leges. There are six colleges aud
universities in Toronto and The
young student can take his choice Of
fourteen styles Of architecture and
several American Greek Letter Fra
ternit.cs. Toronto is Canadian with
big loud ''C'' and its newspapers
breathe forth such nndyins hostility
to Uncle Sam. that IL is wonder we
can sleep nights en- this side OF the
lake. They firmly expect to sec
Canada annex this country before
the middle of the century, and arc
trying to make start in the process
hv npupyipr Tho nnnpapt Of m,
Eastern Baseball league. Toronto is
a lively city for six days in the week
but like all Canadian cities, IL cx-
pircs at midnight on Saturday ana
remains pallid corpse until Mon
day morning.
'orge Mathew Adams
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
History as She's Told.

When Jean Leon Gerome's, painting
Of the dead Caesar was on exhibition
In the Corcoran gallery a Chicago Wis
ltor heard this conversation between
a woman and her ten year old son, who
we're looking at the stricken Caesar
lying at the foot Of pompey's statue
while the copspirators were disap-
pearing In the distance.
Mamma said the boy, what Ia
the matter with the manr
when you get older" answered the
mother, you will read all about 1t
In history The man is Julius Caesar.
He has Just been shot by Mark An
.hony." :,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
IN BEHALF OF BLIND BABIES.

New York, April 20 During the
session of the last Legislature no bill
created mo-e interest or enthusiasm
than that known as thc Blind Baby
Bill, introduced in the Assembly by
Assent lyman Seaker. Of St Law
renee county, aud in the Senate by
Senator Coats of Franklin county.
Not long $50 this paper published
a short item stating that the only in
~titution in the United States giving
proper care to blind babies from the
day they are blinded, was establish
I'd and is maintained by the Interna-
tional Sunshine Society. philan
thropic newspaper association. of
which Mrs Cynthia Westoyer Alden,
writer and publisher, is president
general Now the Catholic Institute
will care for the Catholic blind
Several years ago, Mrs, Alden, in
the rounds of her newspaper work.
discovered that there was no provis-
ion for blind bales In the State of
New York under the age Of eight
years; that is. the Commissioner of
Education could not appoint a blind
child under eight to any educational
institution for care.
On further invesitgat she
learned that children blinded In in
fancy could not live to the age of
eight without special care and not
become hopelessly idiotic or feeble
minded; that children of the poor
blinded in early infancy were rele-
gated to the idiotic departments or
public institutions, or to the poor
house in county districts, where they
picked their eyes with their fingers.
bumped their heads against the wall.
pounded themselves with their little
fists, until some injury would result
in the baby dying Or, il the child
lived, 1t met worse fate--rnental
blindness The queer actions Of the
child led thu general public to Jump
at the conclusion that it was an
idiot. when 1t was simply a little
soul trying to find itself and no
friendly hand extended in help
Little Rachel was taken from
Randall's Island when tiny little
thing, where she had been sent be-
cause of having had spinal meningi-
It's, also measles, which left her
blind. From the hospital there she
was taken by the International sun
shine Society and put with other de-
pendent blind children that could be
collected, all thrown away by the
public as not worth saving.
Eighty-two of these little folks
we're given the best possible nursing
Inder graduate nurses. the best pos
sible training under graduate kind,
'rgartrers, with the result that only
Two failed to respond mcntally-one
was little boy who had bumped his
head against the wall until he got it
out of shape
The hext thing was TO get the
world to understand that it should
u least give its blind babies the care
hat 1t was giving dumb animals
The Society got a bin through the
legislature in 1908 which provided
for the dependent New York City
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
JUST OCCURRED 20 HIM.

ut never struck me before" said
Mr., Wimpieten, pbut Doctor Temple
stopped mo this morning to tell me
what a big. handsome. manly looking
fellow our son had grown TO be-
Il don't see how you could help no.
ticing It," his wife replied. Il have
been aware of 1t all the time but
guess mother Is more likely to look
for such things than father is
"0h, Eve realized that VIII was
handsome and manufacturing. all right.
You never have been any more proud
OF him than | have been"
but you just said it never had
struck you before"
81 mean 1t never struck me before
how much he resembles me-"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
Aaa Last Rssort.

g DO you think any girl ever pro
poses in leap year, as they say. Jen.
niee" he asked.
Not unless she is obliged to-" an.
swered the maiden;
HIM. ! hadn't thought of that"
he said, after a pause,
"But, George" she said, laying Ter
hand affectionately upon bis arm and
looking into his eyes, you, ] am sure,
will never force me to that humilia-
ton
'sNo--er--that is to say-of course
not. i"
The ice was broken, and three min
utes later George was Jennie's &C,
cepted.-Tit-Bit
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
STEAMER CARRIES
so AMERICANS WHO
FLEE FROM MEXICO

San Diego. Calf, April 90 The
tGame" Ben Juarez arrived today
from Mazatland. with about fifty
passengers. Mexicans and Ameri-
cans, who left Mexico, they said,
hecauge all business was at a stand
TIL The Americans said that they
did not feel that their lives were In
danger. but considered 1t wise to
leave uatil order was restored.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
AMERICAN RETURNS
TO MEXICO To URGE
RESIDENTS TO FLEE

Sogales. Arts, April % Tho rem
resentatiye Of a large cclony OF
American farmers in The Yaqui delta
of Sonora, just returned from Wash
ington. today, urged his people. par
ticularly the women and children 10
leave MeXito at once. He refused to
allow the use Of his name for rea-
sons he said were obvious
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
Prisoners Plea.

want to say anything about your
sentence?" asked Judge Sanderson
Replied one Healey, up for break
ing and entering Your honor, I've
been working steadily all the time
off and on" t,g.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30

Husband-Here, my dear, Is q baal
tiful bracelet 10 pay for my stayin1
out late last night, And promise yol
it shall never happen again.
Wifo-Make no promises. darling,
think might forgive you ag n-un
der like circumstances F1lgendC
Dlatter.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30


Excuse me, ma'am," said the fash
ionable lady's new cook, but would
ye moind, now, II had this address
printed on my card?"
Why, not at all, Bridget" replied
the lady. ''0f course, it is unusual !;
but this is your home now, and II you
nave a card II is perfectly proper for
you to use your address on It,
d Thank We, ma'am," said Erin's
nrawny daughter An | noticed We
got printed on yer cards, ma am, Al
nome on Thursdays Wouldn't 1t b,
proper for me, ma am. I'd aave printed
on vmoine. Tuesdays ?"-Ideas.
~ A Dreary Fate.
*faG How sad IL life
~ For one who sees
Afane His carping wife -.
He cannot please.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
Not Ton MANY Visits

Mrs. Banks-Why do you have Dr.
x for your physician, instead Of Dr.
Y?
Miss Burke-Economy. DR.. x
wife is so Jealous he has to get mt
cured quickly In order to keep peace
in his family.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30

London Is now going wild over a
boy pianist eight years old. II this
thing keeps up the babies will soon
he tar~ht to cry by the musical
scale. A,t
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
Power OF Money.

Bacon Money will do almost any
thing
Egbert--lt wont take a blot from
your escutchecn.
Perhaps not, but 1t viii buy 10
more escutcheons,"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
- .h. Anafrur's Studio.

"By George. old chap, when loon
ar one of your paintings stand ana
wonder"
How l do it?" l.
"No-why you do IT.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number OF complete
and perfect copies of The
Cairo Bulletin. printed daily
and Sunday during the year
of 1911. ............. 22Tt
Average number OF complete
and perfect copies of The
cairo Bulletin, printed dur
ing the month OF March,
,n,a nne
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30

The above Is correct statement
of The Cairo Bulletin for the year
and the month of March, 1912.
L. A. DALEY,
Gen1 Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 10th day Of April, 1912.
LEO. j. KLEB,
- Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
ita Moral.

"'.The Thermometer Is much like men
In one respect" e"
what IL thatg- WI ~"
+ when II once begins TO take q
drop. It falls BY degrees" .n~ ,.xyys
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
LIQUID ted,

Tatterdon Torn--Wct would you 40
~ Won had a million dollars
Thirsty Theodcre-De foist ting 10
do would be to invest all but s99s'
se995 In a glass o bee:.-Pack'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30

1t is welcome news that Paris de-
cides against pannier skirts. Any
dress fad that Paris will not adopt
must be frcaky indeed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
Aas One AdVgntaae.

The fact that q politician hasn't any
presidential bee of his own sometimes
makes 1t easier for him to stir up q
hornets nest for the other fellows
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30

The Prince Of Wales is to take up
aviation. e's already within step
of the throne. Isn't that high enough
fer him?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30

No. dear reader, molasses roads
are not suggested in order To make
the automobiles 50 like hot cakes,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
Appropriate Transaction.

pop, will you tell me cre thing'"
"What Is it, son.
Are they going 10 try the hata tub
trust because 1t made wash sales?"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30

A number of Mississippi river
towns went wet recently.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30

Did You find the play to be as arts
tic as It had been reported to be?"
Yes 1t was about the dullest TIRES
hours | ever lived through
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30

The Comedian lin the vaudeville
sketch) are not at all like
ships.
The Soubrette-Why?
The Guardianship are stranded
on the rocks; actors are stranded be
cause Of the lack Of rocks.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30

First cali for a safs and sane
Fourth Of July
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30

ion as to report a spec h delivered
hat never was delivered. 20
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30

,rrre1 Financial Statement the Township Treasurer Township
Seventeen 10 South Range One % West Alexander eouh I'LL
NOS for the Year Ending March 3lst, 1917 v, ,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
Not Many,
The Optjmlst,

Cheer up, II no one saw you act
You're lucky, Just the same:
Teh people who do we'll. in fact, p
So oft get only blame. I
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30

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The Green Forest tribune., 1912-02-16
YOCUM TIE MS.

Jim Youngblood and wife of Okla homa are here visiting relatives and friends.
 Leslie Davis, who has lately come back from Oklahoma, has rented Mrs. H. c. Hart's place and has moved there.
 MT. and Mrs. c. c. O'Neal are down from Green Forest this week visiting and helping invoice the T. c. Rhodes & Son stock of goods.
 There was a surprise party Monday night at the home of MT. and Mrs. Henry Shahan in honor of MT. and Mrs. Judge Butler. All report a nice time.
 Cupid is shy sometimes and Sunday especially. Miss Ila Tanning and Judge Butler went driving and drove as far as Berryville and came home husband and wife. It was not unexpected however. For some time MT. Butler has seemed unusally interested in Yocum as he made frequent trips down this way, but it was so sudden that it was al most unexpected after all We havn' t heard where the newly weds will make their home but we hope not far away, as both are exceptionally fine young people. They have the wishes of all their host of friends.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-02-16
ALPENA PICkUPS.

The steam drill is at work for w. H. Auman this week.
 w. H. Auman made a business trip to Harrison Tuesday.
 Arlige Auman of Alabama came in Monday to visit relatives here.
 Misses Mary Auman and Nora Me- Curry were Harrison visitors Sunday.
 Palo Lawson and wife welcomed a little son into their home Tuesday, 18th.
 J. H. Anderson left Tuesday to visit a few days in Green Forest and attend court at Berryville.
 A handsome new piano has been in- stalled at the Fox Hotel, the property of Mrs. Allen Fox.
 w. w. Leatherbury moved Saturday into the Naples property just vacated by MT. and Mrs. 4ynum.
 Mrs. Rosina Henderson and children of Bragg, Okla, are visiting her father w. H. Auman and other relatives here.
 Watkins 6 Hammons have bought the Tiff Denton stock of dry goods at Carrollton and moved them here to combine with their stock of groceries.
 w. N. Bynum is now station master at Rondeau, IS miles this side of Helna. He was checked in and went to work Friday. His wife went down Monday.
 Elmer Andrews left Tuesday for Gentry, Ark, in response to message stating that his sister Mrs. Pearl Chap man is very low of pneumonia at her home there.
 Two new boys arrived from baby land on last Wednesday, one at the home of Joe Clontz and wife at Coin and one at MT. and Mrs. Wm. Ratcliff s at Carrollton.
 Miss Maude Oakes left last Tuesday for her home at Smiley, Tex, after a visit of almost a year with her sister Mrs. E. G. Whitaker. Miss Maude is very lovable girl and made many warm friends while here.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-02-16
LEAVES FROM OAK GROVE.

Little Charley Stewart is on the sick list this week of rheumatism.
 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hanby of Blue Eye were visiting friends here first of the week.
 Rufus Yeary of Narvoo, Mo-, was in this vicinity Tuesday and Wednesday looking for a location.
 Roy Johnon, who was just recovering from severe attack of rheumatism, is now i'll with pneumonia.
 Mrs. James Turner and Miss Grace Allen spent Wednesday with Mrs. J. H. Long and daughter.
 Mrs. James Humbard and daughters Misses Drettie and Ruth visited rela- tives at Maple Thursday.
 A number of friends from Oak Grove attended the funeral services of T. C. Rhodes at Yocum Thursday.
 Ed. Halle of Green Forest will fill his appointment at the Christian church next Saturday night and Sunday.
 Lewis Llnch has purchased 30 acres of land from Smith Shahan for $450. He expects to make this his home in the near future.
 Wash Newman, a former resident of Berryville, is having nice residence built on his lot south of the blacksmith shop at Oak Grove.
 The Holiness meeting at the school house continued until Sunday night. Rev. Sammons left an appointment for the first Sunday in March.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-02-16
FAREWELL FILMS.

The surprise snow Thursday night has given the rabbits another chance to play havoc with the apple trees.
 Mrs. Jimmie Lawrence is sufferer from rheumatism this week.
 Misses Marinda Littrell and Lockie Eldridge of Green Forest, accompanied by Lennie Walker and Homer Leathers, attended services at the Farewell school house Sunday.
 Jim Norris and son of Denver were in this vicinity Monday buying some of the surplus calves.
 Mrs. Wm. Patton is rather indisposed this week from a catarrhal affection.
 Quite large crowd was out at church Sunday notwithstanding the muddy weather.
 There will be singing next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock conducted by Mr. Wills. Yes, everybody come again and assist the class.
 It was a mistake about Floyd McNiel going to see Mrs. Paxton, the fortune teller, Sunday.
 On Sunday Mrs. Bertha Wills enter tained her sisters Mrs. Della and Miss Budie Carpenter of Denver.
 Chas. Leatherbury and wife of New Home visited Saturday and Sunday with relatives in this district.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-02-16
OAK HILL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs Ali McNiel is on the sick list.
 Miss Ersley Beck from Parker spent part of last week with Letha Gum.
 E. E. Dooley, a sewing machine man stationed at Harrison, was delivering machines in this part last week.
 Herbert Stanhope from Parker and Cecil Stanhope from New Home were guests at Sterling McNiel's Saturday.
 A MT. Teter, nephew of N. W. Teter, came in from Oklahoma last week expecting to make this country his home
 Many hearts were made sad when Fay, the 12-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. Charlie Martin, died Saturday afternoon. The little boy accidently shot himself in the head with target Dec P and had been a great sufferer until death came to his relief. He was laid to rest at Denver cemetery Sunday afternoon. The parents have our deepest sympathy.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-02-16
BERRYViLLE RRENITIES.

T. o. Walker is moving back to one of his big farms on Kings River.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Wood, formely Grim, has been quite sick for several days.
 Senator Jeff Davis spoke to a court house full of people Friday afternoon.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Martin and Mr. Keeland of Grandview were married last week.
 Tom Morris is able to be at his place of business after several days in bed with the grip.
 Rev. J. L. Keener is at Fayetteville this week attending meeting of the Presbyterian church.
 Mrs. Golda Porch has been quite sick at the home of her father, Col. E. J. Black, for some time.
 A number of the high school pupils gave a nice program Monday noon in honor of Lincoln's birthday.
 J. K. Howard and wife of Dry Fork were here first of the week marketing apples and trading with our merchants.
 Circuit court here next week and everybody, including the candidates, are expected to come to town that week.
 W. G. Hanbury has resigned as man ager of the local telephone system and a gentleman from Charleston, Mo-, is here to take his place.
 Ben Harbert was here first of the week closing up the details of the sale of his farm near Green Forest to the Edwards Brother of Berryville.
 Oscar Grim of Green Forest was here Monday looking after some legal matters He says John Fulton has not got bit more manners than he used to have.
 Eld D. H. Gill of Harrison was with the Baptist church here Sunday. Ed. Rose is expected to resume the revival meeting here the 28. The meeting was commenced last month but the Weather was too cold.
 Guy B. Tucker of Little Rock was here last week in the interest of his candidacy for railroad commissioners, but most all the Democrats in Carroll county are going to vote for Hon. J. Sam Rowland of Boone county for this position.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-02-16
ANNOUNCE EMENTS

The Tribune is authorized to an- uounce the following named gentleman for the different offices, subject to the Democratic primary: For Congress
 J. c. FLOYD. For Representative
 s. A. DIEHL.
 w. J. ASH.
 G. P. WATKINS.
 J. c. STAFFORD. For County Judge
 G. M. BAINES.
 R. T. SWOR.
 H. N. PITTMAN. For County Clerk
 CLAUDE SISCO
 w. M. SMITH For Circuit Clerk
 TOBE SMITH. For Collector
 J. E. GREGS0N
 J. H. DAVIDSON For Assessor
 FISCAL THOMPSON. For Sheriff
 TOM J. WALDEN. For County Treasurer
 BERT GIBSON.