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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-10
ARTICLE

tNOTE.--"L Leadership il the sub
ect chosen by a woman residenl Of
afro who signs herself as Fl Til
article will appear in two or three
ections)
We are in need in Cairo Of lead
IT, or two. or three, in the diverse
interests Immediately pressing upon
US. First. perhaps. we need a leader
10 insure new City Hall; one that
is not merely acquainted with the
acts, but who knows how to use
hem. knowledge that is not put.to
lse is as dead as a coffin nail, which
Dickens opined was the deadest
1isce Of iron mongery in the world.
The stuffed specimens in a museum
ave as much power Eyes have
hey, but they see not; ears, but
ear not, neither can they speak.
Facts are tools, worthless unless put
70 use.
Leadership can no more stand on
sympathy and sincerity than a stool
can stand on two legs. but put dy-
Mamie knowledge with them. aud we
have the captaincy That is wat
made Webster a Bismark, g al
-0~e Alexander, Hamilton, CkieE
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BY H

round and workabla.
Almost every man asplres to be q
leader, yet We have never want-
leaders more badly than we do now
We are searching for men as cand,-
dates 10 had politi al parties
the church, in business and cspce
tally for reform movements doing
away with graft, and inebrity OF
every kind-safe, sane and compe-
ten. Leaders.
A leader must do something and
the ,ning to do is usually right at
hand.
We have a leader on the garbage
question Don't let false economy
down him. It took leadership to
down the barbarous practice of toot-
ing whistles. firing guns and pande-
monium let loose generally.
Probably the first impetus TO
the adjustment OF unearthly prac-
tices was given by this din, the fire
bell ringing true knel, was
UNDECIDED and the library of
inestimable value to Bishop Hale
was destroyed by fire Chief
Egan deserves credit for the active
steps he has taken to carry out the
true se1 timent OF tie people in this
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Cleaning the City.

Bids ter the hauling Of, garbage
ss Omitted to the Board of Health
Monday night, were rejected, pend
tine the passage Of a new ordinance
ieh will change the method OF
collection This bit OF news is graf
flying to The Bulletin and it doubt.
less will please the progressive cih.
zens. The old system Of collecting
refuse, in addition to being un.
healthy, is ugly and Anticipated. The
abolition of the method is step In
the right direction and it doubtless
will lead TO other badly needed re.
forms The system Of collecting
ashes requires attention. The sys-
TEN of collection does not present
as many evils as the garbage prob
lem. but at the same time some
change should be made. In all sec.
lions Of the city you will see piles
Of ashes and rubbish scattered ir
s8s,. streets and a varied assortment
0f battered cans and barrels, eithel
nuiring attention for the ash col
las tor, or the householder. Collec
II ns shoald be made in accordance
with schedule, the latter to b,
prepared by the chief of police ant
published For instance, the col
lactcfs should visit a certain terri
tory Oh Monday, another on Tues
day, etc. Under the present orde'
Of things the houscholders find 4
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Prepare For Storms,

Some of those up town citizens
have had excellent reasons for wish
ing their homes WIRE downtown
during the last few days. Street
car service has been uncertain and
.te IRE uptown resident
II md a trolley ear headed in the
direction of homo, or for some poln.
reasonably near, he received no
comtortinT information from the
motorman as to the length of time
required IL making the trip. On
several occasions during the storm
the cars were lost. and this added
greatly t. the worry Of the manage
mant. In an emergency truck was
used ny the management 10 accom-
RAINY baiated and cold-proof citiz rs
to their home. Cairo is not pre-
uared tcr extreme cold weather. AZ
a rule Billiards such as that of SAT
urday and Sunday. do not visit the
city, but they come often enough
warrant the installation OF electric
snow-sweepers, ice-cutters and othe)
storm fighting implements It Is to-
be hoped that the many difficulties
experienced by the traction c7mpan'
win result in the &C
quisition of such implements, 81
SO that when the next invasion {
the God OF Snow will not cause AZ
inconvenience to the trolley cal
patrons.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-10
RIBBON FOR THE THROAT
Color Relief Most Effective in Com
blnation with Sombe. Hued
Street Suit.

Newest in neckwear and designed
to give color relief to somber-hued
street suit is a quarter-inch-wid strap
of French green, old blue, saffron or
so!ferino velvet ribbon which goes
round the throat outside Of and along
side the base of the stock and is hook
joined beneath bow This bow con,
sists OF two short loops and ends Of
the colored velvet and depending from
it are two three-inch-long ends Of Irish
crochet insertion Of the came width
as the ribbon and these ends, In turn,
are tipped with squares OF the velvet
ribbon decorated with Iriph crochet
roses. A second collar band of colored
velvet ribbon Of inch width has two
long loops and ends elaborated, ac-
cnrding to the Shade OF the velvet.
with sweet peas, rosebuds or violets
made Of silk, and third neekpiece,
which is tied whenever adjusted, con
slsts Of long strip OF black velvet
lihbaH. decorated at both ends with
cOlored noN ers created in infinitcsimal
ribbon work.
The touch Of black which the French
dressmakers are SO prone to put upon
evening frocks and gowns, may be
added by means Of a band OF half-inch.
wide black velvet ribbon, which flats
closely about the throat and is Joined
under long oblong buckle on silver
or gold set with rhiaes'ones or pearls.
Or the black velvet hNnd may be
thlckly sewn with these near" pre-.
cious beads arranged in a conventional
design like the Green key border OF
the fieur de lis murar pattern.
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Most Useful Rack, Simple in construc-
ton, Can Sc Put Together With
Little Effort.

This handy little brush-rack for the
hall specially recommends itself on
account OF the simple way in which
1t is made. The size must be governed
By the size OF the brushes Which are
destined to be hung upon It, and for
the foundation a piece Of wood about
a quarter OF an inch in thickness
should be procured, and the corners
rounded with a sharp knife.
In the rack from which our sketch
was made the wood was covered with
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-10

In the old days Of the navy many
Ingenious methods we're devised TO
enable the men 70 smuggle liquor
aboard. such as emptylng the milk out
of coCoanuts and filing them with
whisky. imitation Bibles filed with
the like fluid inspiration, but espe-
ciaily sausage skins, not stuffed with
swine's flesh. but well tilled neverthe,
less. In the patent office in WASH
ington IL Tor was navy cap with
wide, hollow metal band with the
smuggled contents Of which the owner
would get boozy to the great mystii-
cation Of his ygilant supefiors.
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pale blue art linen In the center of
which the design shown was worked
IN white fax thread Or either side
III the upper part two small brass
books tslmilar 10 those used for hang
Ing cups upon the dre8ser) were
screwed, and the rack was edged with
s blue and white cord. AT the top
two small rings are sewn on by
which the rack may be suspended
FROM nails in the wall A third hook
might be screwed on In the center
between the two brushes, and would
be useful for cab whistle or a but,
ton hook
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-10

the only city on earth, little old
New York, says the Washington
Post
"Tea Is drunk widely in the homes
of the people OF japan" continued
Mr. CuthbeTt "but tea ~ by no
means d rational beverage, as We.
here IN the States, have ben led 70
believe Coffee in that islaud, unth
quite recently, was unknown Its
ifs due to American
travellers and tourists It now can
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HUMOROUS QuPS |
Still! Going.

The reporter was tying TO get the
particulars OF the automobile acct
dent.
How fast We're you going when YOU
hit the obsiruction?" lie asked
about illty miles an hour"
who was in the motor car with
your
Man named George Johnson"
You handed, you say. in a scornfleld
to the right of the road Where did
Johnson land?" Eae
Il don't know; We haven't fouEd him
yet"
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Saki. the National Drink.

Many believe that tea is the
Froat national drink of the japan Sc.
This impression is not sustained by
he facts, as those who have spent
my time in Japan welt knows" said
George Y. Cuthbert Of New York at
he Ne" Willard Mr.. Cuthbert IS
~etnrnipg from q business trip
trough thee Orient, and after an
absence OF several months. is has
tenins on to what he believes to be
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-10
Patmos Not Land Of Romance

Commercialism has somewhat
llmmed the romance of the Island of
Patmos, 10 which the Apostle John
was exiled There he saw the visions
81 the Apocalypse The island is rocky
ana barren. containing l6 square
niles. On a mountain stands the mon
istery Of John the Divine, built fr
loSs, Greek sponge.fsherq. 10 th
humber OF about 1000 in.abb ,hc -
and, which is nov suGor Tgrti
7ule, and BY unfemittila ,B KAY nv
sc to earn little more MIN tno
20 exc out their e&,gtgve.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-10
Laughter vs.. Reform.

Il am convinced" said Shelley to
his friend liogg. that there can be no
entire regeneration of mankind until
laughter is put down"
There have been lnomeHts FOR most
Of us in which We have felt inclined
to agree with him; but these are, In
general. unpleasing to recall. London
Nation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-10

This World.

wcJd he do
What madons bento their bread by honest toll
hurled inst ad they take the path
world failures horn ofof crime when last
hope who aheyve done time with zebra clothes
their rope! their backs they oale aasa
alack they the world
UNITY who to cheaphi and down and say u always
delights and hold wassaiwears lro" bu hon 81 men Vto
their
parted hf and the WORK Tor
battle their earnings
the It's face and say oil world
old place thousandthat will With the
others you find not lkeYery Best
=. a-.s = MA lussa.
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Poor Business.

"The milliner, as usual, is six weeks
behind with my hat"
Serves you right" growled her
husband, the eminent magnate, 'You
women will deliberately place a big
construction order without sign Of
a penalty clause"
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uses OF Time.

II saved ten minutes day at lunch
for twenty years"
"Wha4 OF it?'
Oh, it was well that | saved all
this time, for now spend two hours.
daily in the anteroom OF u dyspepsia.
specialist"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-10

You should Instruct your SON. said
the gratuitous adviser, that in order
to get on In the world he must endure
toll and hardship and keep his nerve.
We'll" replied Farmer Corutosscl.
guess Joshll qualify all right e.
been initiated in the college 4lttri
and Is a member Of the stgu de-
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Weddina Git.

Husband OF To.Morrow (reyiewing
wedding presentsl That awful cruet
seems familiar.
Wife Of To-Morrow-Yes, dear, you
saw 1t at the Browns. They got It az
wedding present. and gave it TO tie
Smiths at theirs, It's the Smiths pres
ent, But never mind, dear, Hary's
wedding comes of soon.---l. ondon
Opinion.
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The Opposite Way,

Times change and men change with
them. In the days Of chivalry knight
was tlckled TO death If he got lady's.
glove"
"Yes?"
Nowadays, nothing makes man SO
sore as to get the mitten."
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Good for Somethinu.

Friend-E.Xcuse me, dear, but | can't
say think much OF your cook.
Hostess~No | should have sent her
away ages ago. but she's so good at
fortune telling by cards FliegeaGe
Batter.
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As an Educational Eurce.

What brought you here. my boy. at
your tender age?" asked the philan-
thropic visitor at the Jail bad sur
loundings? Familiarity with crime"
"Yes'r,' said the boy with the tough
mug, been seem too many o. them
noyiu' pictur shows"
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Il Recomes serlous Then

Bctty--Really, Kate how can you
say that. You know don't think Sc
riously of marriage.
Her Married Sister--Oh, as to that
you won't, naturally, until after YOU
are married Nobody does.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Average number OF complete
and perfect copies of The
Cairo Bulletin printed
daily and Sunday during
the year 1910. ....... 1887
gerage number of complete
perfect copies of The
,jalro Bulletin printed
daily and Sunday during
the month OF November,
1911 -. 1921
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Natural Tendency.

What business do YOU think your
son viii adopt?"
Cant say" replied Farmer Corn
tossel, but Judging by the hours Jcsh
keeps, | should say he was naturally
cut OF to be miikman."
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naIked.

Lawyer for Defendant Now, SIR.
you say that my client disappeared in
the darkness after knocking you down.
What time of night was this?
Complainant cant say exactly.
Your client had my watch Life.
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l9l3--How do you make such hit
in society?
19ll-Well YOU see, ! mistake all
the debutantes for society leaders and
all the society leaders for debutantes
Princeton Tiger
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PRAISE FOR IMMIGRANTS.

tFHt@@ vi hNfHttStAfNtN = -
There are only two main
streams of immigration ut pres
ent. the Italians aud the Rus
sian Jews. Each OF them brings
Us dangers. and each brings rs
troubles. but each also brings
rs new and rich Ideals. just as
the German immigration In past
decades brought US the passion
ale love for music. the passion,
ate patriotism aud honest thrift.
SC now does the Italian immigra.
don bring love OF music uud col
or and joy OF life. all much
needed here. Go where you will.
you viii find that the Italian set
.lcr has brought color TO the dnll
sray parts OF America ana the
i6eal!sm that made q United
staiy. He brings with him 4 Al
a!.1 q sturdy faithfulness to
sturdy religion. And as for the
Russian jew. who can bring to
tIR country more ideaIism tEan
tie u0n who for love OF his
faith would rather die than give
cD BIS ideals and who is forced
20 cave his home for exile ana
asw home here? We want
p..orle OF that kind In this coun.
uy. Judge Julian w. Mack.
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! mean 10 make myself q man ar
II succeed In thar shalf suisse II MA
everything --GartielI
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A Philosopher.

Il never quHrel with my wife"
Remarked x placid man;
"Whene'er she's In mood for strife,
simply rush the can"
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November Circulation.

The above Is correct statement
of the circulation Of The Cairo
Bulletin for the year 1910 and for
the month of November. 1911.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn TO before
this sixth day OF december, 1911.
LEO J. KLEB
seal, Notary Public
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Ethel i think it Is Myrtle's place to
propose to Harold
Helen-Why?
Ethel--She knows whether she can
support him or not
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-10

When the attention % Thr Bgl
.etin ID called to any nisstsremen'
of fact OF to any error onetrG
any man or thing correction, wi
heerfully be maie.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-14
WheeZe and Sneeze in His
"Breeze;;" Both Fail. It's Jail

''Then you SHALL was the answer of
Alfred Tennyson Carmichael, as he
drew from the recesses of an inner
pocket a bulky manuscript, from
which he selected a single sheet.
"If it Is proof you would have, your
honor, verify have l it here. 1t is my
latest and, I might add, my best effort.
Allow me to read"
And Alfred Tennyson Carmichael, in
lifting toi. es read his latest (and, he
night add, his best) effort. AS nearly
as the court reporters could take 1t
down 1T was about this way:
1.-THE rustling trees are natures
sneeze and / Low to lie and listen in
the evening breeze to natures wheeze
and see the brooks that glisten.
Where'er I go the brooklet's flow is
music sweet and mellow, so I realize
'twixt sobs and signs I'm a blamed
poetic fellow"
He claimed that there was another
verse to 1t, but he wasn't given an OPP
porunity to inf1ict 1t upon the court,
for just as he was about to continue
Judge Mahon gasped something about
sixty days. and A. Tennyson Car
| michael vas hustled away.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-14
I~NDETERMINATE FRANCHISE
MEASURE IN LEGISLATURE.
[Erom a stan corregpondent.

TRENTON, Feb. 14.-An indeterml-
nate franchise bill vas introduced IN
the Senate yesterday afternoon by
Senator Pierce, of Union. Assembly
man Babcock, of Union, offered the
same measure in the House.
The bill was prepared ny Delos r.
Wilcox, head of the franchise bureau
of the New York Public Service Com
mission, In compliance with a requesl
that he frame a model standard fran
chise act.
The bill may be summarized as fol-
lows:
All municipal grants hereafter made
are to be subject to the provisions of
his act.
All rants are to be made to New
Jersey corporations.
Grants for extension of existing
plants may be made either on petition
the municipality.
Grants for new utilities may be made
only on petition, but where the Board
of Public Utilities requires an existing
to extend into an adjoining
municipality the company must NE ITO
application for local consent within
thirty days after the date of the order.
No competing franchise may be
granted where a company is operating
under an indeterminate permit, except
on certificate of necessity issued by
Board of Public Utilities.
All new franchises, except to steam
railroads. shall be indeterminate per-
mits subject to the right of purchase
by the municipality granting them or
the municipality in which the major
part of the company's property is sit
uated.
Instead of purchasing for itself, a
municipality may require the transfer
OF the property to a new l~icensee.
Companies now holding perpetual or
term franchises may surrender them
and receive in lieu thereof indeterm-
mate permits by filing the proper pa
pers with the municipalities concerned
and with the Board of Public Utilities
prior to January 1, 1914.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-14
Modern Tonic, iona Vita, Will
Positively Build You
Up Again.

Are you N OF the rundown, half
sick nervous people with which the
country is filled? Do you feel tired
all the time with very little vitality? ?
Do you sleep badly and feel as worn
out in the morning as when you went
to bed? Is your circulation poor and
do you catch cold easily? Have you
stomach trouble and an irregular APP
petite? Are you nervous. moody and
depressed?
These are sure symptoms of nervous
debility. If you are struggling along
in this miserable condition the best
thing you can possibly do for your
self Is to take 'Tona Vita" the won
derful new tonic that has the unquali-
fed Endorsement of more physicians
than any other medicine ever before
offered to the public.
ITO. Vita" is building up thousands
of people. Here is what the Rev. Gus
tave Frederick, pastor of the Evange-
listic Church, Centre street, Milwaukee.
Wis, has to say of it:
Judging from my own experience I
do not hesitate to say that 'Tona Vita
as it Is called is an extremely valuable
preparation. In fact, it has proved
more effective than / had thought pos
sible. I have no only used it myself,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-14
NEWARKERS in FAVOR OF
M WORKERS. BILL.
[From a STAFF Correspondent.

TRENTON. Feb. 14-Woman's clubs
from the State ove appeared at the
State House yesterday afternoon to at
tend the public hearing on Senator
Edges bill, which proposes to limit
the working hours of women to ten
hours per day. Every woman who
spoke favored the measure.
The Rev. J. J. Moment. of Newark,
conducted the discussion for those who
favored the measure.
Among them were Richard Rankin,
of Newark: the Rev. c. f. Hutchinson,
of East Orange; Mrs. Walter L. Mar
vim, of the Federation of Women's
Clubs; Miss Alice Jayner, of East Or
ange secretary of the Consumers
League, and others.
Those opposing the bill altogether or
in some parts were W. and C. Jack
son, of New Brunswick; Mr.. Bacon, of
Jersey City; Frederick Knein. repre-
senting the Mercantile Association of
Jersey City, and j. W. Foster, appear
ing for F. A. Strauss & Company, Teen
ton.
Another hearing On the subject will
be held Monday afternoon, February 10,
at AIS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-14
$1,000 ANNUAL PENSION
FOR GOVERNORS WIDOWS.
-IFrom a star correspondent.l

TRENTON, Feb. IA bill was in
troduced in the Senate yesterday by Mr.
Fielder, providing for the payment oil
a pension of 81 200 per year to the
widow of any former Governor. Other
bills introduced are:
Mr.. Gaunt-Amends the act regu-
lating the granting by municipalities OF
consent to the use Of streets. avenues,
etc, by specifying that no such con-
sent be granted for more than fifty
years.
Mr.. Fielder-Increases the salary of
chancellor and chief justice of the
Supreme Court to $4,000 a year and
associate judges of Supreme Court to
$12, 1000 a yea
Mr.. Read-To enable public utilities
commissioners to fix the location or
determine the alteration of grades for
the construction of crossings for rail-
roads above or below grade in cases
where municipalities and corporations
fail to agree.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-14
Judge Murmurs "Fudge;" Poet
Shocked; Doors Locked; His
Rhyme Brings Time.

ELIZABETH, Feb. 14.-With a dozen
or more others who had been picked
up during the night on charges of
vagrancy, drunkenness and suspicion,
there was one in Police Court yesterday
who was differentiated from his broth
ers in distress by his naughty de-
meanor and pseudo-stately bearing.
WELL" said Judge Mahon, what is
your name?"
II am Numbered the prisoner, al
fred Tennyson Carmichael"
Where do you live?"
"Ah, the world is my home. I fit
Either and thilher, ever and anon, The
blue dome of the heavens Is my roof
and the sod or snow my floor. The
highways and byways of nature in all
her changing glories are the paths
that l follow and the fields are the
virgin sheets of my bed. You see, your
honor, 1 am a poet
mo, I don't see,' retorted the court
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-14
Papers Call for Original Drama tic Work Stirs Young ~Imagina.
ton in Three Counties to Active Work for Prize.

prize is surely worthy of the effort Of
any boy or girl that has q talent for
story writing. The Play Contest Edi-
tor of The Star will be glad to fur.
nish any information regarding the
terms of the contest and letters ad
dressed to him in care of The Sta,
will receive due consideration.
The mites which is already under
way will be concluded on April 6, and
the manuscripts sent in before that
time will be submitted to an impartial
set of judges who Will determine the
winner.
Read over carefully the rules gov
erning the contest and then ask your
self three questions:
First, Would / like to win the $3.50
prize and have a play of mine pro-
duced at a local theatre?" Second,
Have ] some foundation in my mind
for a story, some idea of supreme in
%terest, or some material for a comedy
or farcical story thai would be worth
writing about?" Third. Can 1 put
that story in dialogue form in such a
way as to hold the interest of an aud
fence and afford a chance for clever
acting on the part of those who are
to play the parts" If the answer to
these questions is a sincere Yes" then
there is little doubt left but hat you
will be able to write your play from
the opening curtain to the final and
with perhaps greater success than you
originally imagined or hoped.
AT least 1t is worth the trying and
it is as certain hat doubt and insin-
cere efforts will result in failure as
ii is sure that determination, applica-
tion and sincerity Of effort will result
in success. Think it over seriously.