davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
unconventlonalItles.
He is still gaping.

Il don't mind your taking to me,
Gooyius, but | wish you wonldn'l
breathe in my face"
mo. Chiggers. | can't give you \
letter Of recommendation: know too
much about you"
"Ob.ige me by talking about the
weather. Jack; mamma is listening a.
the keyhole M
I've just been trying to think Doc
tor Fourthly, where | first read that
sermon you preached last Sunday,
They tell me. sir, that any scrn''
LAWYER can get a divorce for man
That's why have come to you"
Il don't know who you are. mister.
but know what you are; you ouga.
10 travel in hog train
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02

star system as crime of mercenary
managers who care nothing what,
ever for art, the fashionable au-
dience follows the Autograph OF a
popular actor into the theatre and
gives the well-balanced company the
cold shoulder In favor of any mere
tricious "show" that Is frankly un-
pretentious. For example, good
presentation of Shakesperean ira
gedy. lacking the name OF an emf
nent actor. will have a light attend
ance composed largely of such reg
ular patrons of popular price stock
companies as can afford to pay
$3.50 of $500 while a third-rate
presentation of a popular musical
comedy across the street will draw
what are called representative"
audiences. Upon the ground that
they will not see their gods butch
cred the smarter patrons of the
theatre decline to attend perform
ances of considerable merit IL none
of the actors is first magnitude
star, hut complacently suffer hhe
butchery of the authors of musical
comedy or farce.
Good stock companies usually do
good business, although not a
fashionable one. A subsidized
theatre occupied by a capable stock
company might, at popular prices,
popularlze good presentations of
good plays more readily than an
expensive and unwieldly enterprise
like the new theatre might popu-
larize its offerings, and It Is not the
Decentralization" but the popu-
larization Of an improved stage that
is needed.--Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
lessons of a life

The celebration of the ninetieth
birthday Of Clara Barton serves to
call attention to the fact that wo-
mems opportunities never have been
limited, despite all that the suffra-
gists would have us beliese.
If we are prepared to concede thu.
there is a women's way of doing
things, distinct from mans way of
doing them, then it is true that wo-
men have as broad scope in which
to live their lives as men have.
Great names in history are half
those of women--when the historian
Is in an intelligent writer. And one
can think of no field Of human activ-
ity in which women have not sue
ceeded, equally with men. From
Joan of Arc to Nine. Curie, the roster
Of women's names is filled with those
who have given no thought to
spheres" but who did the tasks that
"PfN"'Su " tiaSufs anu lOuHu Ho
special obstacles in their path.
Cara Barton never found, when
she wished to promote the welfare
Of wounded and ailing soldiers, that
she was usurping the position OF q
man. Ass soon as'it besame known
that she had ideas, and courage, and
practical ability. doors opened be-
fore her and obstacles were revomed.
Woman's limitations seem great
at present, because they are being
specially studied and enumerated:
but what Of mems limitations? How
many men arc treated with perfect
Justice and awarded fair chances2
It is, perhaps, not man who restricts
woman, SO much as II Ia men that
limit the opportunities Of all the
race.
Crala Barton is an instance of
the true independence Of that type
of woman who is capable of utilizing
independence--who has need of In.
dependence.--St.- louis Times.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
RANDOM CLIPPINGS
Ready for the Opening.

tHG BTGdt udtiQhrtA R0AitiIuAV ~oh
paign of 1912 win open about Jan,
Is. On that date members Of the
National Democratic comrhittee
will meet In Washington city TO BE-
lect a place for holding the bresi-
Dental nominating cpnventtoh of
their party, and to fix the date.
Congress will begin with rem ewed
activity III matters Of legislation.
Presidential candidates will come
out into the open, and lined OF
preference win begin to form. 1t la
a matter Of speculation whether the
Democratic committee will RECON-
mend the relegation of the long, &C
customed two-thirds rule in making
nominations or will remain quiet on
the subject. leaving its disposa to
the delegates in convention. AL
ready q number OF presidential as
pirants have opened headquarters.
Mr., Taft has a force at work and
so have Senator La Toilette, Gov.
Wilson and Gov. Harmon. There
has been no concert OF activity in
the direction of making a candidate
Of Mr.. Roosevelt, though there are
strong indications that those of his
party who believe in him, and that
he can win, will make powerful
demand that he be renominaI ted.
At present Senator La Toilette is the
rallying figure for the opposition to
Mr.. Taft, and while he has great
strength throughout the country.
and his friends are loyal, IL is be-
lieved that should Mr.. Roosevelt
give his consent to the popular de-
msnd that he be a candidate the
Wisconsin statesman would with
draw and join his forces with tn Pse
of the man from Oyster Bay. TIP a
few weeks, probably, this matter
now in doubt win be cleared up
and Republicans viii be able to hct
with knowledge of the situation.
Thus far only Harmon and Wil$on
are acknowledged candidates for the
Democratic nomination. Champ
Clark in contest with former
former Gov Folk, for the Missouri
delegation, the matter to be decided
by primary, Should the speaker
win. he will at once open headquar-
tiers: should he not carry Missouri
over Folk, he may as well be elinhi-
mated. Mr.. Underwood will have
the delegation from his own state,
and Is playing a quiet game to aet
out in the balloting with added
votes. He is hoping that bis
southern birth, rearing and enviroh-
ments may give him votes FROM
other southern states as a matter pf
sectional sentiment and Is at the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
FASHIONS OF ORIENT.
FABRICS AND coLoRs OF EAST
PREVAIL IN LONDON.
Turhaned Women Swatheo Il, THEIR
Evening Gowns Seen at the
Opera--Craxe Reaches
Motor Garments.

A London correspondent writes
The opening event Of the autumn sea-
son Of opera at Coyent Garden brought
ont the latest fashions in evening
gowns and hair adornments. Every
where one saw the influence OF tssl-
murun' and "Kismet," those easte-n
successes which have obsessed pay
going London for the last few monffs.
Oriental fabrics end colors prevail
cd and most Of the frocks shawed
draped folds Of silk or velvet with
Persian emhroideries and bertaric
Jewels. Apparently every English wo-
man this winter is going to be Orien-
tai and swathe herself In her evening
gown Corsets are abandoned. for II
is the stayless. 1.-the figure which is
best suited to eastern draperies.
AS for hair ornaments, they range
in style from huge turbans to small
filiets OF dull gold. Mrs, Brown Pot
ter wore the most conspicuous head
gear In the opera house. 1t was a tur-
ban of shot blue and silver ,gauze, in
the folds of which nestled large
stone which shone with blue and
green light
Some women wore Oriental scaTfs
In green and gold or black and silver
wound round their heads and fastened
at the back with jeweled ornaments,
Others had threaded pearls through
the curls and puffs OF their coiffures,
and still others had twisted chains
around their heads, bringing the ends
down under their chins, making a
necket of new description rather
like chin strap.
Another novelty was tho necklace OF
the same material as the gown. A
narrow strip OF satin or chiffon formed
the chain and attached to that was q
pendant of ornament made Of tie
same stuff. A particularly pretty
necklace Of this sort, which was worn
with a pale-blue and mauve gown, had
two narrow strips, one OF pink, one
mauve, twisted together to form tie
necklace, while little fiat band Of
pink and mauve roses made an orna-
ment which fastened on the front Of
the corsage.
The eastern craze has even reached
motor garments, and Its latest eFl'
dence is in the Ali Bahia motor car.
This is made OF velvet or Persian silk,
folded round and round with the char
acteristic back tilt much exaggerated.
A little real lace frill is fastened at
the back and falls over the hair and
the nape of the neck.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
The Sane New Year.

Cairo celebrated the death of thu
old year and the birth of the new
year The celebration was extreme
ly rational; in fact, some Of our very
best citizens did not know the cele-
bration was In progress until too
late to participate. A few shots
were fired and several whistles were
blown. The shots and the whistles
dia not sound familiar and as the
result Chief Egan doubtless will not
Bstablc to proceed against the via
lators. Whether the safe and sane
chlkbration was due to the chiefs
order, or whether 1t was the result
OF an awakening on the part of the
citizens, may never be definitely de-
termineds However. II yon feel ex-
tfemely grateful and wish to ex-
press your appreciation. II would be
safe to thank the chief, asit is very
probable that his determination to
suppress rowdyism had a great deal
toJdo with the quietness Of the eel.
Sbrators. In former years, Cairo
was deinonstrative In its celebration
OF the new years BIRTH. The last
night Of the year was the best in
the ycare from the viewpoint OF the
salopnkeeper, as many Of our citi.
zens made II an annual custom to
partaKe Of many drinks before going
through the process Of passing reso.
lutions. The saloons and the patrons
would be filled, respectively, to
their utmost capacity and would re-
main In that condition until mid.
night. At that hour. those patrons
physically able to move about, would
leave the aforesaid saloons hurry
into the street, draw divers revol.
vers, shotguns and cannons from
their pockets and proceed to Shoe
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
HUMOROUS QU|PS
BRILLIANT iDEAs.

I've found a new use for those
gramophone records you bought las'
week. and which cost such a lot Of
money Z said his wife
Flow clever you are!" he exclaini
ed What is your latest?
In the first place" she began. y
hold a skein Of wool over my arms
tie one end Of the wool on reel,
place the reel on the gramophone pin,
and then start the machine. The WOO
Is wound up In no time!" I'M
The fond husband gaped IN admira
ton.
Bat that is not all" she continued
Tomorrow J shall place a little bath
brick on one end of the records, star
the gramophone, and SO clean the
knives y
He is still gaping.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02

Great Scott! | left my umbrella
atshomet" ''-'-' '''1t. a'''7sF
All can give you. sir, is standing
room. Every seat in the house Is
taken?'
"Chawkluts m bohbonsl Marsh.
melonsi"
"Wake up, Henry! You're snoring,
and everybody In the house is looking
at you'll"
fi?Hellot Is that DR.. Quincy 2MThis
Is Mrs. Twimley. Sorry to disturb
your sleep doctor, but was 1t every
hour of every two hours that was to
give Diekey that medicinee"
Want to take look at Saturt.
mister? Only nickel"
"B-r-r-rl, Darn that janitor!"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
Occasionally

up the town Occasionally the
shotguns and pistols contained lead
en- bullets and frequently some celc-
orator on the opposite OF the street
got In the way of the bullets. Ac-
cidents of this kind invariably were
followed by frce-for-all fights and
subsequent activity on the part of
the Police Department. any of the
innocent. celcbrators spent the
first day Of tic New Year In jail
some OF them In the hospital and
others beneath large cakes of ice.
Cairo should feel grateful to some
body for the elimination Of many Of
the old-time features OF the New
Years celebration, The man, In
pursuing the old method of celebra-
ton would either be in jail OF the
hospital Or have d severe headache.
BY adopting I;gan's method, he felt
fine all day YESTERDAY and was able
to turn over now leaf with a great
or degree OF certainty. Tho man
who docs not care Il whUop' whether
the old year died q natural death o.
/. whether the now year was born
with fitting ceremonies. should also
feel grateful. AS his sleep was not
In the least disturbed Sunday night.
Assuming that you feel grateful. We
hereby extend your thanks to Chicl
Egan.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02

King George does not look any
more like hunter than Waldo Per-
cival Emerson BROWN, of Boston,
Mass, resembles a cowboy, but at
the same time he was able taecord-
Ing to press dispatches) to bag thir-
ty tigers and thirteen rhinoeeroses
In India Even Col. Theodore Roose-
welt, who is said to write editorials
for a certain Eastern publication,
would be proud Of "a record like this.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02

John Conrad Beutler. of Detroit,
Mich.,, the foremost advocate of Es-
peranto, became the father of a
baby girl several days ago, and
while suffering from the effects of
the surprise he announced that the
girl would be taught nothing but
Esperanto. He shodld not be so
selfish. r.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
--

she--What has become Of Esparan4
ia. the new language. which d few
claimed was going to supersede ala
other languagesa is It used at al
now?
He--Yes; the railroad conductors
on this road use it in crying the
names Of the stations. J believe,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
The Black Gown.
ment, too

The woman who wears black will do.
light In the new crepes de chine and
crepe meteors, which seem loveIle-
han ever this season. The crcpes do
shine may be had with either the duh
,r satin finish. They are fashionable
md well liked for whole gowns.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
srltaIv,s tongues.

WITHIN the narrow compass Of tho
British Isles 40 fewer than seven Ian
auagss ars spoken. They are Eng
lish. welsh. Erss I'm 1reiand). Manx
Tin the Isle Of Man. where, until 70
Gently, church services were conduct
edin that tonsue), Gaelic In Scotlandl
French IN thu Channel Islands, ana
cornish ID Cornwall. Though the 70
I'll for BID uwn islands u seven
tongues, yet Il the Nhsiisf Snan SAD
n b ~ pooreAt lin01,iGI ~ ~ wesaA
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02

4 Ihsrp ars few that are thsnked.
Thsrs ars millions Who deserve
thanks. Hisnsf than tks stars 10 ths
hsrcism " daily, life. Tor no wish for
recompsnss ever furnished nor Do
based * Brave men ask no other
thanks than the whispers Of their own
souls. Grand women would blush to
reveal the heroic things they daily
do N 10 70 this dssthless impulse o.
d6lhS that W. may always look. that
. Yace Of heroes does not perish from
the earth, fv'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02

The Marquis OF Queensberry, who
is now cnroute to the United States
from Liverpool, has announced that
he Is leaving England forever 10
become an American citizen. The
marquis is a smart man.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02

The Chicago Examiner wants to
know II Miss Lillian Russell will be
called "Looney ILL.," since she has
announced her engagement to nus
band No. &, whose name is Alex,
Moore. Why not Marry Moore?'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02

Spokane now is trying to deprive
Alton Of Its right to the nature-fake
belt! The latest story from that
place is to the effect that q certain
citizen still feels the corn on a foot
which was amputated ten years
ago, t~+
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Average number OF complete
and perfect copies Of The
Cairo Bulletin printed
s daily and Sunday during
the year 1910. ........ 228s
Average number Of complete
and perfect copies Of The
Cairo Bulletin printed
daily and Sunday during
the month OF November.
1911 |. 2s21
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
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
me this sixth day OF December, 1911.
LEOJ. KLEB,
(Seai) Notary Public
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
comIo o,er. w.

Il wouldn't mind enlisting In this
European war, II could get o speak
Ing part ALL
"A speaking part?"
"A role OF some prominence. !
wouldn't care to appear In the cho
rus" n
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02

Wh1u she,iock
heels content tho se,od fddis and utcr loud admng
follows Sherlock
DR. WATSON London crime mutt,
he and gains
his efforts shows
grin lat this Sheocks foil
Watson his
the contempt laughter
deserves. you cheap
the trackA greater duplicate his knack
Id rather Frame this little dy tf which get brace of whes
than march, elsc heels
. ss,ss s.4l rs ss Hsx1ls&o.,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02

Doctor-When can you pay me mr.
bill for curing you OF insomnia?
Patient--I don't know. doc
sleep SO soundly now that my wha
goes through my pockets most every
night and takes everything,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
woman,s AGE.

Wiggins--Maud says she ID ~, but
Il happen to know that she was borii
In 1885. =. s,..s.@ II
,Wiseman--My dear !, chap, ron
should know that the date on which
woman was born has nothing what
ever to do with her age afterward.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02

Mrs. Benham--"What IL the mean
est thing a woman can say to d man r
Benham--" 'Yes--when he ID fool
enough to propose"---Town Topics
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
Back n rewn.

was your love affair rofnantic!"
"oh, very. met Reginald at thti
sea shore. We both pretended to bo
very rich".a s ~
Yes. yes"
"And now It turns out that no col
iscts the payments on. CUR piano..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02

when the attention Of The Hul.
letin il called to any misstatement
Of fact or to any error concerning
any man or thing, corrections will
cheerfully b. made.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-02
ACHING.

Tootelighte--Don't You think she
begins to act childish?
Miss Sue Brette--Besins tor Why
she's been taking the part Of Little
Eva in Uncle Toms Cabin" comps
nies for sixty yearsi v
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-27
SEvEN.YEAR-0LD
KILLED BY AUTO
10 NOT AGREE AS
TO HOW FAST NEGRO WAS
RUNNING CAR.

Especial 10 The Richmond Virginian.,
LYNCHBURG. VA, April 26.--One
Of the saddest accidents in the his
tory Of the city happened this morn
ing near 1880 o'clock, when Cha ries
Sackett Mosby. seven-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A, w. Mosby. was run
into and killed ON the corner of riftn
and Harrison streets, by an automo-
bile Of which John Payne, negro,
was the chauffeur. Another negro
WAS In the car.
1t was said the negroes were going
out Fifth street, and when near the
fire station on that street, the machine
struck a dog. The negroes did not
stop TO see how badly the dog was
hurt, IT was stated; out were looking
BAG kat him when they struck the
lad
Payne was arrested and is now In
Jail at the courthouse, charged with
reckless driving. Just how fast the
machine was going at the time of the
accident could not be definitely es-
tablished. as witnesses differed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-27
MANY MINISTER'S ATTEND
WEST HANOVER PRESBYTERY

LOUISA. VA. April as.--The wfst
Hanover Presbytery. which is beins
held at the louisa Presbyterian
church this week has the following
ministers present: Rev G. NJ Bar
rel, Rev. w. w. Moore. d. D., OF the
Union Theological Seminary; Rev.
George II. Roy, guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. p. b. Porter; Row. J. r. Booker.
Rev. Plummer Jones. guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. r. Wills: Rev. s. n.
Campbell and Rev. ]. c. Pointer.
guests Of Mr., and Mrs. C. w Dom
alley: Rev, II, Tucker Graham. u. D.,
OF Hampden- ~idney College. guest of
Mr., and Mrs "A. r. Gordon; Rev. ana
Mrs. Deepup Holiday, guest OF Mrs.
l.. NJ. Massie. Rev s. o. Coke and
Rev. Fl. II. Hudson. guests Of Judge
ord Mrs. F. w Sims: Rev. w, ].
King. guest of Mrs. w. w. Turner;
Rev. J. c.. Lipps, guest OF DR.. and
Mrs, II. w. Porter: and Rev. J. l..
Sherrard. guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Grit
nth at Louisa Hotel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-27
DELANEY SELLS
HOME FOR $500.
-FOUR DWELLINGS ON LAUREL
STREET CHANGE HANDS.
OTHER SALES RECORDED.

Papers recording the sale of -four
brick dwellings at 237-39-41-43 Laurel
streets. and fronting 60 feet on the
kemper for $500 were recorded in
the -chancery clerks Office yesterday
The property was acquired by Mr.
Delaney from George ID. Priddy Feb
ruary IS. 1908.
Other deeds went to record as fol.
lows:
James l.. O'keeffe to Annie g. Red
mond. lot and building at the south
west corner of Main and Meadow
streets, adm fronting so feet on the
former thoroughfare, with a depth OF
119 feet; consideration. $500.
w. a. Lambert to w. G. Malone. 10,
and building at s16-1s Brook avenue;
$4,000.
John Bertram Rose to Walter e.
Schaaf, lot and brick and frame
building at 3l5 North Henry street
s1.I0e.
George G.. poindeXter to e. G.. Holy
field, lot on the south side OF Floyd
avenue, near the boulevard; 1920.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-27
iHAvE TWO PLANTS
TO GRIND Lime
STATE TO OPERATE ONE FOR
OYSTER SHELLS AND OTHER
FOR STONE.

That Virginia will have two plans
in operation by July LIST TO grind
limestone and oyster shells. using
convict labor, was the decision reach
ed yesterday ~ conference held by
Governor Mann, Major J. b. Wood.
superintendent of the penitentiary.
and g. W. koiner. commissioners OF
agriculture. The plants will be es-
tablished under legislation enacted by
I the recent Legislature.
Locations for the plants have not
as yet been selected and the board Is
confronted with the problem of place
for the oyster shell plant, where there
may be found sufficient quantity of
material. There are several offers
pending before the board.
State Has Offers.
Former Senator Lincoln, Giles
county, has offered to give to the
State, without compensation. ten
! acres of limestone. There are other
propositions from Buena Vista, Basic
City, Craigsvilie and Clifton Forge.
The limestone plant will be located
in the western part Of Virginia, and
the oyster shell plant in the eastern
part
About thirty convicts will he en-
ployed in the two plants. The out
put will be sold OF cost, and the de-
rnand Is far greater than the supply.
thus there will be competition with
free labor. The cost OF the plant, dep
recitation, interest. cost Of convict
labor and maintenance. together with
cost Of the shells and limestone will
be charged in arriving at the actual
value Of putting out the ground pro-
duct.
Cost of Product. -.
II requires thirty bushels Of shells
| TO tho ton and the plant can grind
twenty tons an hour. Thus the plant
| will have capacity output of t0O,-
| 600 bushels in sixteen days. The
shells will cost one cent per bushel or
| thirty cents per ton. while limestone
| may be had at three cents per ton.
| The latter product is, therefore,
| cheaper to manufacture for the mar
| ket.
| Commissioner koiner will make an
| examination Of the material included
| in the offers now before the State
before decision will be reached.