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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
HELPLESS WHEN en- ITS BACK
PredIcament Of Camel Means Much
Hard Work and Is Conducive to
Profanity.

The ship Of the desert" like any
other ship, may be capsized, and IN
that predicament the camel is said to
be absolutely helpless under certain
conditions.
The queer beasts manner of lying
down to rest Is to fold his legs be-
meath his body. II he happens to
roll upon his side he cannot recover
his fret again. This intirmity OF the
animal was amusingiy illustrated in
the experience Of French explorer
whose caravan was made up Of cam.
els.
The leader had bought some new
ones and had TO idea OF taking any
other animals into a country largely
composed of loose sand. Trouble be-
gan at the very outset. One camel. as
awkward as any Of the species, man.
aged to tumble into ditch of thick
mud Between the road AMI wheat
field. When once fallen a camel can
only get up again II he can arrange
his feet conveniently under him and
II the ground is nearly fiat.
In this case it was not so. The AMI
NAL lay with all -four feet in the air,
perfectly resigned and incapable OF a
single movement to help himself To
draw him out required more than half
an hour and took the united efforts
of many men with cords passed IN
der the cancels back.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

s 100000 .nergency appropriation
roted by Congress.
The local LeYco Committee. which
held conference yesterday in Mem
phis with Majo- Smith, who is in
charge IF the work of the Mississippi
River Commission, carried drawings
aud estimates nadc by City Slr-
,eyor Dewey The drawings show
th2 exact location Of the breaks and
also give M accurate accounting of
the width and denth.
Tho first break in the Biz Four
'eyee Is eco feet long and twenty feet
de- ,. The sbropd b-eak is 500 feet
eng and forty-fiyc feet deep At the
latter point, the current washed ont
n strata Of qaicksand There arc two
other smaller breaks, each about fifty
feet wide, above the two large
crew ssos. The Mobile and Ohio
break is orly so feet IeHg an1 ten
IN depth. sagt'on Of the
ca nc leyee. ten feet long and tour
leep. whit \ was cut in order to sd-
mt brlhcads, also VIII have to he re-
rair~d
cairo has promised $4,000 for use
in repairing the breaks but this
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
RANDOM CLIPPINGS
Methodist Reforr1.

The action of the Methodist bish-
ops in deciding that the American
people arc too far advanced to br
restricted with church rules. as to
what their amusements shall r.
will meet with general approval
The church does not remove the
disapprobation of certain forms o.
amusements, and the voice Of the
clergy will be raised in protest. but
at the same time the strict rule OF
censorship will be modified, and to
an extent entirely removed. Each
man and woman shall be the future
monitor.
The rule prohibiting dancing.
card playing. in a social way,
theaters and circuses will be abro-
gated The church still maintains
that such amugements have an evil
tendency, but the leaders see the ne
ecssity Of modifying the law in order
to meet churchgoers in a more lib
'eral spirit.
There are the old members who
will shrug their shoulders and shake
their heads, but the time for pro
hibting innocent amusements has
given way to more congenial dis
pensation.
If the strict churchgoor disap-
proves Of all such amusements his
position will be approved by the
CLERGY and the church, but If others
are not quite SO tight laced and sea
no harm in such recreation and
amusements, the church will permit
the conscience OF such individual to
dictate his actions.
The original Methodsts, what
ever other name they took to sup
plement or illustrate their primal
designation, were very good people,
whose only ambition was TO make
lthe world better and to establish an
example OF purity before the back
sliding generation.
70 do this they established very
strict and orthodox laws There
were many things that today we re
gard as harmless. that were placed
under the ban The views of people
+ change as the years so by Times
alter and the age Of intention is All
i age Of far more liberal rules AMI
views than tho ones entertained by
our ancestors of generation ago
Against many Of the harmless
/ amusements these sturdy founders
of the church set their faces. and
with self sacrificing rigor opposed
them. The old Puritan fathers pass
ed blue laws which were so sevort
that a smile was prohibited on Sun
day and to laugh meant imprison
ment In the stocks. But as tn,
world advanced these same ster,
fathers became more generous Il
their views and theb lue laws ar
now laws Of the past.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

The NEST conservative State1men In
America affirm so persistently thai
The provisions Of the Monroe Do
trino are in danEer OF being violated,
ny indirect methods. and that tn :
Government win yet have u cor
frost the problem OF japanese occu-
pancy of stron -ho'ds cn the North
American continent, that their o9in-
ions can no longer be disparaged, In
deed. the Govo1nme nt at Wa1hia--
ton is not inclined TO disregard tho
Yotc of warning sound ID by suo'i
rcn rs Senator LcdgE thouvh ae
yet the President and his Cabinet;
declare that word of suspicious move
rents on the part of the Japanes :,
Government has not come to them
through regular channels.
What appears to "a established be-
youd controversy Is that Japanese
syndicate has It's eye upon land an'l
a harbor in the vicinity Of Magdalcna
Bay Rumor to that effect refusing
to down, has given place to proc
OF the fact stated.
The Japanese have fishing inter
egts off the coast of Southern Cali
fornia. and their desire TO possess
land is naturally dnep-saated on
position to their controlling har,
bor and coaling station eonstitut
ins a powerful strategic point
The Government at WASHINGTON
has intimated that it cannot prop
erly deprive japanese citizens of tn
right to purchase land in Mexico. o.
land controlled by the Mexican gov
ernment The people Of other ma
tions have enjoyed this privilege;
why should not the japanese be Ak
liberty to do what other men have
done?
The points which VIII weight
most heavily In WH=hington, when
this question comes to be disposed
Of, are probably these:
The zone Of Japan's logical Colo
nigation does not lie on this side Of
the Pacific,
Antagonism between Japanese Ia
borers and American laborers along
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
"Rla Men and crlme.n

big, healthy men seldom go
wrong" says a Kansas City judicial
oracle. ut is the thin, shrirnpy type
who are the criminals" Yet New
York flnaneier recently convicted was
a 240.pound shrimp; another recent
Boston financier caught in Bombay
and brought back TO Charlestown
prison was an anemic wisp Weighing
$50 pounds; still another Boston brok.
er who trimmed everybody in State
street before going to languish at the
Charlestown reception house exceeded
the 250-pound limit of physical deli
cacy.
More and more frequently is It be-
ing proved that assertions are totally
Independent of information.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
TAFT ATTACKS
BOSS BROWN
AND ROOSEVELT
Ac .ss F,rnec Presi,'elt
Conserving With Toll ical
Autocra3

hthors q, Nay c." ,Sldcnt Taft
In his speech. here. aoc"sed C1l
Theodore Roos welt Of cousortiug
with Ohio'a only boss. Walter
Rgcwa, The President attacke l
Brown, who, ac chairman Of the Re
rubl can tate Committee Of Ohio, Is
the rE13wla Iced 'c26r Of the
Roosevelt forces IN the state, in his
first spec, h Of The day at Nelsonyjlle
Mr. Roosevelt says | am In favor
# un~ar tstccracy of th b2.se5.' said
the President. Nov, if YOU will &C
10 work counting bosses you find just
IS many on his side as on mine only
when the man is on his Size he be
cores a r1t.tlcaI le1de", and when h.
IS on min he is a boss You have
Walter Brown IN the state. He is the
lnly active boss in commission n
Ohio and he il haslinG around for
tho purpose OF having Roosevelt
elected with view 10 e1,arging hiS
row RS. "
Tho trip wa5 made Under hcary
skies that frequently spit rain.
Presidents Tafts campaign through
southern Ohio was made today lie
madc ten speeches many Of them
in heavy spring down pour, that
drove tho crowds Of country folks e
shelter, lesscned the carrying powc;
Ct his voice, and made his physician'
think anxiously Of Wednesday, when
Taft swings north and east, again
for the last busy day Of his Ohio
trip.
The President began tho day
work Mt Nelsouylllc and ended in
Cincinnati. tonight From the tim.
ne left Parkersburg, w, No,, unit
he crossed the Ohio, the President
continued to tell his hearers why he
broke and attacked Col Roosevelt
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
A Tickle Nation.

Madero was inaugurated as pro-
visional president Of the Republic of
Mexico year ago. Emil Vasqucz
Gomez has recently been inaugurated
as provisional president of the very
same republic, and unless his plans
miscarry, he win succeed President
Madero in the same manner that Ma
dero succeeded Diaz In this event,
1t would be almost safe to offer odds
Of two to one that Jose Enrique Chill
con Carne, or some other hot blooded,
liberty loving, tyfant- hating gentle
man will be inaugurated as proyis-
ional PRESIDENT of Mexico for the ex-
press purpose Of depriving President
Gomez of his job.
Diaz was disliked by the rebels
because he rulad with an iron hand.
Goodness only knows why the peo-
VIZ haNI tahlti Qi9ltht LII NIddEip
They probably don't know themselves
why 1t has become necessary to dis
perse with their erstwhile savior"
President Diaz avoided revolutions
by shooting, imprisoning or Danish
Ing the liberty-loving, presidential
aspiring citizens. Tie obvious in
ability Of MsdcseTto cope with the
situation IS causing no end of trouble
tef.fhe Emitted States. The rebels are
becoming menace to Americans in
Mexico and this may result In an
invasion OF the Republic on the part
OF the United States. A move of this
hind would doubtless be followed by
a real war of long duration and com
pllcatioDs with the European nations
II would be to the advantage Of the
United States to- persuade former
President Diaz to return to his be.
loved country and deal few telling
Kicks In the stats to the disturbers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
WHALE WAS A FIGHTER
ENACTED HEAVY PENALTY FOR
DEATH OF HER CALF.
Hunters Paid Dearly for Hlunder Of
Man Who WeIted Harpoon--
Amazing Vrdlcelvcnees Shown
by Ocean Monster.

The gray whale huge mammal
ttat inhabits the North Pacific ocean,
and is most often found along the
American coast, particularly In the
Gulf of California, makes SO vigorous
q fight when attacked ard Is 80 terri
bic an adversary that It Is known
among sailors as tho devil-fsh.
These huge sea mammals are some
times a source OF much danger to
peaceful passing boats, having the
same effect as COW on a railroad
track. A vessel bowling along ut full
speed, hitting enc Of these immense
bodies brocdside blow is visibiy dis.
turbed, and Ii the ship Is small and
weak there Is often q wreck.
It has always been standing order
among the whalers that calf should
never be injured when the mother is
near Neglect OF this order was once
the cause OF q catastrophe. A feet
OF thirteen American whaleships was
off the coast Of Lower California. and
ftfty-two boats. four from each ship,
"SI% Jul Al SOlHo way lI OIL ihAhb
q large COW whale, a harpoon trans
fixed her calf, which was at her side,
and killed it instantly.
The mother quickly satisfied her
self that the calf was dead. and then
turned upon her aggressors like a
veritable demon Of destruction.
While carefully avoiding the ex'
posure Of her body to attack, she
spread devastation among the flotilla.
When she arose 10 the surface 1t was
but for second, to emit an expira-
ton like the hiss OF lifting safety
valve, and OF tho sumo instant to
| destroy boat or complete the de-
Gtruction OF one already hopelessly
damaged. Every blow was dealt with
accuracy and an appearance Of pre-
meditation The speed of the monster
was so great that sho appeared al
most simultaneously at widely separ-
Gted points. Not content with deal
ing one tremendous blow at boat,
and reducing 1t to q bundle Of loose
| boards, she attacked the wreckage
again and again.
Utter Generalization seized even
the veterans. The distance to the
shore was great, and the huge whale,
SO far from spending her fury, seemed
only to grow more desperately In
earnest as the work of destruction
went on At last two boats succeeded
IN, reaching the beach, The crews
had hardly leaped overheard to run
their craft up when close behind
| them in the shallow water appeared
heir relentless enemy She was just
| 100 late.
Out Of the fiftytwo boats only two
escaped unchanged More than fifty
nen were badly injured, and six, one
IF whom was the unfortunate origi-
nator OF tho mischief, were Killed
outright
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
THE OLYMPIC CANES
Rv GEORGE FITCH
Author at Good Old Siwash."

The Olynp'c G7~as h2urlshea IT
Greece 7vav back before Senator
ssour c,,,toy wen, int, rolttjes and
,oo. -. :. .,,oa
w. ''4'NN "
'FeiF tAat tac W'' e"n'"'N =
soon c~mo nnleFr son' 'luE NJ" was
d scoyered for a. a-t.ros = quarrel
ahcnt
The fret Uod'r" "7-~"s We ned
" athens In SOC and we're d's''-
no'u'inely Fea~c'"l, h't since 'hen
81 ~ 80, -,.,cs =, roos soy
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
toIe HuhhY's False Teeth.

Daniel O'Connell is wire worker In
the Rankin mills and naturally stands
for things being long drawn out, but
the tensile strength Of his patience
snapped and broke after being stretch
ed beyond the limit of endurance by
Mrs O'Connell when she got away
with his false teeth while he SUM
bered. Her alleged purpose was the
evening up of grievance she Was en-
tertaining Now a man who is a wire
worker has, as a rule, very good ap-
petite, and requires solid food O'Con-
nell sucked tn milk and soup as long
as he could stand 1t. Mrs. O'Conneil
remained obdurate and he becoming
thin and weak. applied to the Brad
dock police to assist In the recovery Of
his store molars, But Mrs. O'Connell
has not yet attained the full measure
Of her revenge.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
WITNT5J LTrFR N'Ir-tLSJ III
CSITl,
Sch Il iLcrc" OR Esldtrs Cannot

Sch Il ;tcrc" OR Raiders Cannot
n,sI"tc.
- W tlkc up The Ru'l7t'7 week
by week we arc struck hv the hearty.
unw'st 7kahlr way in which witness
after witness s-c1ks out AS nv Lchn.
Ing does here. If these people were
strangers living miles a-lT, we
might take little notice Of them But
they are not. ThcyE arc our neigh
bor# living among rs. III ir word
is TOO easily proven 10 admit &C any
doubt, They speak ont IN the hone
that their experience may be a Guide
to others.
Mrs. P w Lehnin~, 222 Twelfth
street, Cairo, III, SAYS; lin yioH re
tho experience we have had with
uoan's Kidney Pills in our home. 7
feel justified in recommending p1an's
Kidney pills off and on for y@a"s for
attacks CT bachache and kidney COM
plant and they have never failed to
bring prompt and satisfactory relief
am glad to endorse a preparation Ci
sush merit as DJan's kidney pills.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Milburn Co. Buffalo,
New York sole agents for the United
states.
Remember the name -po1n sand
take nc other.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
5 CONFEDERATE
VETERANS KILLED
IN Train Wreck


New orleans, Ia, May G,--Tour
train men ana thr c passengers were
killed and a number of passengers
Arit when the first SCI ton Of a spe7-
n train, carrying Confederate vc,er-
ans from Texas 10 Macon, Ga, vas
wreck a. today, en- the New Orleans
and Northwestern railroad, ncor
Hattie sh,1re. Miss Tho engine 2nd
five coaches wc,c d9.alcI aad t9rned
over.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
The Real Story.

Anciently there lived a certain man
by the name Of George, who was much
pestered by a dragon.
The dragons colors were never
twice alike, and by that the creature
got on Georges nerves In particu-
lar manner.
At length George fell to thinking,
and the very next time he was asked
what he would have he replied:
Never againl"
Moreover, he stuck to It.
st GEORGE" shifted his boon com
panions ironically.
But posterity spoke OF him without
IRONY, remembering only that he had,
by the exercise Of superb courage,
slain the dragon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
WALTER H. WOOD GOES
TO ST. LOUIS TO MEET
BODY OF INFANT SON

Walter II. Wood went to St Louis
yesterday to meet the body of his in
FAINT son Kenneth who died last
week at San Diego, Calf. Mrs
Wood not being in good health did
not accompany the body Interment
will be made at Villa Ridge ceme-
terry this afternoon. a.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
SAW GOLDEN FUTURE AHEAD
Young Man Had Absorbed Knowledge,
as Directed, and Was Ready
to Apply 1t.

The bright young man had tried
Eeveral business ventures and prompt
ly failed in each
You're not well grounded" said
friend who had been watching his
commercial tumbles. What you need
Is technical knowledge"
So the bright young man sat him
self down and ate up the six best sell
ers Of the commercial library. They
told him how to do business in every
way known to the gods of supply and
demand. and they plainly showed him
that If he had efficiency and energy
and enthusiasm on his side he could
take the limited to success and get
there ahead of time,
SO the bright young man read these
helps to prosperity forward and back
and down the middle.
One day he met his friend.
Hello" he said; I've got all the
success dope can carry and don't
intend TO shake down for any more"
Good" said the friend. Il suppose
you'll be right back In business
again."
Nothing doing" laughed the bright
young man. i've got something bet,
ter on hand than that"
but aren't you going to apply the
principles You have just absorbed?'
Eyes, yes"
by working?"
mo, by lecturing,"
Venetian Palace Who're Wagner Died.
Apropos Of the return from her
chateau in Styria OF the Duclresse della
Grazis to her palace In Venice. Paris
contemporary gives an interesting ac-
| count of Vendramin, which is not
only one Of the most beautiful resi-
dences on the canal. but 1t Is closely
associated with the history of the
city Of the doges
1t was built in 1441. German princes
occupied II at first. Then II passed
into the possession or the duke Of
Mantua, who purchased 1t for 10000
I ducats OF gold. II was the scene oil
great social events under the Arch
duke Charles Ferdinand of Austria
and his wife, Anne de- MedicIs, in
1852, and through them the palace has
come into the possession OF the pres
Ont owners through marriage. 1t was
here that Richard Wagner died In
1888. The desk at which he wrote
Tristan und Isolde" is carefully pre-
served. Some years ago a plaque was
affixed to the palace showing It's con
! nection with the great composer,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

IRA 3,
The ClyEric games oo~-'-t ct
srrinting. rrrning, jrmp'n~. dsris
hull'n~. wcirNt IN wiur. and what
@yer other events the e~teyt9' ainc
ration has the best tlaYre IN w'n. Il
England in 1908 tAcy worked in tor
MS. archery, e~oc"et AVID ten 'iriak
ing. Even at thot the hucri aus
won tic cup aud tho eutent, cordial
hasn't been 80 severely. inrred o'nce
John PauI Jones sailed up the Eng
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

First excursion Of the season on
the Steamer w. w. Sunday, May
-: leave Cairo 2:30 p m, Mound
City $3.50 p. m. Evening trip, leave
Mound City 1880 p. NJ. Cairo $50
p. IN. Return Mound City HOO ..
m, Cairo 1870 p. m. Good orchestra
and dancing Fare zoe"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

After every Thing else has been
said tho fact remaius th2t II moro
than 200 passengers could be saved
with the Titanic's lifeboat equip
mont all Of them could have boon
saved had there been sufficient boats
to take them off the sinking ship.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

To the liberal minded man the ac-
tion Of the Methodist bishops will b.
heartily approyeda as a logicai ana
sensible ruling, ard ono that will
help rather than hurt the growth Of
the church -Commercial-Ap7eal
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

Ono lifctcat would have been
worth more to the Titanic's passen-
gers than her outdccr gymnasium
swim ming pool, ballroom and other
striking features combined.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
Women az Preachers.

One reason why women are forbid
den to preach the gospel Is that they
would persuade without argument and
reprove without giving offense.--John
Newton.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

The above Is correct statement
OF The Cairo Bulletin for the year
and the month of March, 1912.
E. A. DALEY,
Genl Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 10th day of April, 1912.
LEO, ]. kLEB.
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

IT like to examine the dictionary
during spare moments. You find many
things In IT, Y 1850
9&"Yes: I've noticed that some
times find queer-looking feminine ap.
parel In ours"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

Luxury, elegance, speed. grandeur
and magnitude are all very will IN
steamships, but how about safety?
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Ayersse number OF complete
and perfect copies Of The
Cairo Bulletin printed daily
and Sunday during the year
Of 19iI........,. 2277
Average number of complete
and perfect copies Of The
Cairo Bulleti1. printed dur
ing the month Of March,
arg a
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

VIC understand there Ia war 81
some Kind between Italy and Tc--
key.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

There are four breaks in the Big
-Four leyec, one In the Mobile and
Ohio embankmcnt and one In the
Cache leyee to be repaired out Of the
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

Eyerybody's doin IT, Dong what
swattinS the fly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

Life is just one state convention
after another
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

Is the lawn mower ready?
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-07

CopyrIsht. 1919 by George Mathew Adan..
Evening star., 1912-09-08
SIGNAL Towers Near the Union Station.

are under the control of the man who
occupies the tower. He is provided with
a cabinet which has a miniature track
and signal layout for his general guild
ance. Each switch is thrown by a lever
attached to this cabinet When A car
approaches one of these complicated
crossings. the motorman stops II with the
fender just over a signal block which is
inserted in the track. This consists Of
two electric lights, one red and one
green, which are placed in waterproof
glass-covered cases just under the slot
hole in the track. The red lamp. which
signifies the car to stop, Is lighted as
the car draws near. The man in the
tower then rotates a lever and the switch
is opened. Another handle on his cab
met is turned and the green lamp in the
track lights up The car then proceeds.
and after ii passes the switch the RED
light is flashed again and things are re-
stored to their normal condition. ready
for another car to enter. The handles
on the towermans cabinet are mechani-
caIly interlocked, SO that one car must
be past given point before a second
one can start over the crossing. This
is one of the most valuable features of
the system, as it prevents cars from col
liding.
The little towers are the only out
ward sign of this method. They are at
tractive structures in themselves and
special care has been exercised in their
construction, so that they harmonic I'm
every detail with the other fittings around
the station. They stand about eight feet
high. are octagonal in shape and are
covered with bronzed copper that is
similar in finish to the lampposts and
flagpoles surrounding the depot. The
columns of the towers are hollow and
there are places In them for telephones,
brooms and other necessary articles. II is
through the base Of these columns that
Evening star., 1912-09-08

will always be known. even though ne
has succeeded TO higher honors. Is mat
ter Of congratulation. \ jurist who en-
JOYS the respect and admiration OF both
political divisions. he possesses the addi-
tional attraction of bringing dehghtfui
family to Washington. Mrs. Fail has
long been among the social leaders OF her
home state and long before statehood was
accomplished her reputation had been es-
tablished. Judge Fall held every 1mpcr-
iant Office except that Of governor dur
ing the territorial regime. and he has re-
sided as often at the state capital. Santa
70. as he has at his own home at Sa-
lnaS.
Moving from Tres Rios. the soft poetic
Spanish way of saying Three Rivers,
said Mrs Fall, lis larger venture than
i have hitherto accomplished, but in the
west we learn to be good travellers and
to pitch our tents uncomplainingiy. as
duty dictates. For some years past