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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04
Small Boy as Conservatlonlst.

w "A lecturer before a suburban wom-
ans club raised his voice with en-
phatic confidence. Il venture to as
sert," he said, that there isn't one
in this audience who realizes the inn
portance of the conserving of our for
ests, not one who has ever done any
thing to prevent the destruction of our
forests" A small boy who had &C
companied his mother to the lecture
interrupted In high, childish voice
II once shot woodpecker," lie said.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04
DIES FROM GRIEF AT
GRANDDAUGHTER DEATH

Martinsburg, W. Va, Aug. 3. -
Frustrated by grief several days ago.
over the mysterious disappearance
of her granddaughter, Miss Dorcas l..
Snodgrass, and unable to rally from
the shock of the finding OF the girls
body in a creek near Catskiu.
N. Y, Mrs, Annabelle Snodgrass,
aged IS, is dead in a local hospital,
where she was taken for treatment
a week ago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04
GOVERNMENT SUES
ASSOCIATED BILL
POSTERS AS TRUST
Federal Action, Instigated by At
torney-General Wiokersham,
Filed al Chicago

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Suit for dissol L.
ton of the Associated Bill Posters
and Distributors of the United States
and Canada, who have been succeed
ed by the Post Advertising Associa-
ton. was filed in the United States
District Court .c9a"
In a petition in equity Attorney
General Wickersham charged con-
spiracy to destroy competition, Ak
prices and monopoiize and dominate
the bill-post.ng business of this coun-
try and Canada. y
In addition to the dissolution Of
the corporations the Government
seeks series OF indictments against
practices and agreements said to be
in violation of the Sherman law.
Some of the Defendants.
Among the corporations and in
dividualsu named as defendants are
Associated Bill Posters and Dis
tributers OF the United States and
Canada: Peter J McAliney, ST,
Louis; Charles T. Kindt, Davenport,
la; Frank q. Zehrung, Lincoln,
Neb.; James A. Curran, Denver;
Harry C.. Walker, Detroit; A, A. Ed
wards, Waco, Tex; Thomas II b,
Varney, Oakland, Cal; Associated
Bill Posters and Distributors Pro-
tective Co., New York; George Bat
ten Co.. New York; George l.. Dyer
Co, New York; George Enos Throop,
Inc, and Mahin Advertising Coz
Chicago. Massengale sA Advertising
agency, and John f. Sheehan, San
Francisco.
Stanley d. Montgomery, special
assistant to the Attorney-Gencra!,
investigated and developed the case
for the Government. The bill, filed
by United States Attorney James H.
Wilkerson, also is signed by Attor-
ney-General Wickersham and Jas,
A. Fowler, his assistant.
What the Charges Are.
The following alleged Illegal meth r
DDS or practices are charged against
the defendants:
That members of the association
have been prevented from accepting
national work from advertisers pat
ronizing non-union members.
That the association at various
times, has furnished funds TO its
members to buy competing plants.
That members have been prohib
tied from engaging in business in
opposition to any other member,
That minimum scale of prices
for posting national work has been
provided.
That while local work is left 10
the discretion OF individual men,-
bers. they are urged to ''strive tn
make such rates as regular and un-
form as possible in the expectation
that later the defendant association
will also control local work "
That members are obliged to con
tract for all national work through
| the solicitors licensed by the asso
citation and that these solicitors
practice taking an immense fee oi
$1,000 and receive a commission Of
l16 90 per cent, which is increased
on advertising for three consecutive
| months or longer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04

SHORT LOGS WANTED.

WE want to buy soft logs in feet
anda s feet lengths; will take a
small per cent of feet and 5 feet
lengths, to be inches and over In
diameter at small end under the
bark and not larger than 90 inches
F. 0. B. our factory, or F. o. B,
cars at points on Illinois Central Ry.
Mobile & Ohio or Iron Mountain
r. r.. for further information. Write
Mississippi Box Co.
Cairo. Ill. 6-14 tt
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04
BARRIERS TO HAVE
DAY OFF TODAY.

III you see a lot of men who are
unshaven this morning" said bar
Der last night, you will know that
they have forgotten the new rule
adopted recently to close the barber
shops on Sundays after Aug. LIST.
Last night all shops remained open
until 1880 and in some instances
it was II o'clock, before those who
had gotten inside before the closing
OF the doors succeeded in getting at
tention. 1t has been many years
since the barber shops of Cairo have
been kept closed on Sunday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04
A Creature of'HabIt.

Man. a dldactically began Prof.
Twiggs during a recent session OF the
Soc Et TIL I'm clubs lis creature
Of habit"
"Ehyah!" grunted Old Codger. Ten
ny-rate,, my nephew, Canute j. Babson,
seems TO be. He has been run over by
the same automobile twice. But then
Canute always comes home down the
same lane at about the same hour In
the evening, after he has partaken OF
about the same amount of hard ci
der."-Puck.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04
GOV WOODROW WILSON
VISITS NEW YORK

New York, Aug, 3.-Gov, Wood
row Wilson came to New York to-
night for the first time since he be-
came presidential nominee, but
scarcely half a dozen persons saw
him.
He met William F. McCombs,
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, and conferred with him
for four hours.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04
Fallen From High Estate.

Man has wandered so far away
from the path Of rectitude in diet that
he has lost his instructive guide. His
sense Of smell is nearly gone. His
taste Is perverted. He has lost, his
horse sense" or monkey sense, and
is left to wander in wilderness OF
ignorance and disease. His only hope
seems to be to sit humhly at the feet
Of a wise ape and learn the difference
between food and poisons. Good
Health.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04
Theory and Practice.

II am friend of the people, said
he. nThe people must rule"
y But" reported courtier, the peo-
pie are opposed to. the measure you
propose. They don't want It,"
They DON'T, eh?" said he. banging
the table. "I'll show EN- II they OPP
pose me I'll slap tax, on the lawn
mowers, and make every one OF 'em
sweat for It."
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04
Briunt Definition,

A teacher asked boy the differ
ence between an Island and PENN
sula. The boy replied; Take a
glass of water and glass Of milk
Catch fly and put 1t In the water; 1t
will be an island, beca SO it Is entire
ly surrounded by wat, Put 1t in the
milk and 1t will be a peninsula, be.
cause it is nearly surrounded by wa
teri @
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04
GOOD BUSINESS OPENING.

For sale cheap, or for rent, fur
nished frst-class boarding house
with twelve sleeping rooms Locat-
ed in the heart OF the city Good
transient location. For further par
ticulars address IS" care Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04

-Why are you rushing arouad 10
todayf"
I'm trying to get something for my
WIFE"
"Had any offers?"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04

FOR SALE - Or ywill trade
boarding house and grocery for
Cairo or drainage district property
Selling reasons have other business.
W. 7. MCGEE 3201 Sycamore.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04

A Serious Difference. 81
d How 10 the house you want me to
take, heated?"
"By hot air."
Talk or furnace?"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04

Careful to Avoid Extremity.
A man can groan fearfully under
the heavy. responsibility Of vast riches
without Trying toSlIgEfen them the
least bit.--New York Press.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04

FOR SALE - Family horse, 7
years old and sound. City broke
and a fine driver. He is for sale
can be seen at Burke's livery stables.
A. d. Teer. ST.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04

FOR SALE-Underwood typewrit-
or No 1 Used six months. In first
class condition. Apply Western I'm
ion after six o'clock. H. n
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04

FOR SALE--Good Jersey COW with
3 weeks old calf. Apply Garage Srz
Commercial avenue.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04

ARKANSAS LAND---400 acres
good, unimproyed agricultural land.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04
Help Wanted-Male.

WANTED good carpenters at
once, hr. scale, weeks work. T.
w. Hanes, Mounds, Ill.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04

FOR SALE-A good 80 horse
power automobile in first class con-
dition in every respect. A bargain.
TOO Ohio Levee.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-04
ILLINOIS CENTRAL

Corrected to August list, 1912.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-18

Therefore, it is hereby ordered by
the City Council Of the said City OF
Bryan, that an election be held on the
18th day of January, A. D. 1913, at
which election the following PROPOSE.
ton shall be submitted:
Shall the City Council of said City
of Bryan be authorized to issue bonds
of said city in the sum OF Ten Thou
sand Dollars ($1O,OO0.OO, payable
forty (40) years after date, with op-
ton OF redeeming same at any time
after twenty COY years, bearing in.
terest at the rate Of five per cent $50
per annum, payable semi-annually,
and to levy tax sufficient to pay the
interest of said bonds and create a
sinking fund sufficient to redeem
them at maturity for the purpose of
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-18
Our Swamp Lands.

Ten acres of swamp or marshy land
In county can breed enough mos
quitoes, malaria and typhoid to seri-
ously affect the health of the entire
county and greatly lessen the indus
trial efficiency Of the community. In
the United States are swamp and
marshy lands that aggregate an area
almost as large as all England, Ireland,
Scotland and Wales combined. There
are more than 100000 acres, approx
imately $4,000 square miles. The area
of Great Britain is 121.390 square miles,
including the Isle of Man and the
Channel islands. The swamp area of
the United States is almost as large as
the states of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
combined. 1t is as large as New York.
Illinois. Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey. The crops Of these 75.000,000
acres are snakes. frogs. mosquitoes.
fevers and alligators. Only the frogs
and alligators are of any value of any
World.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-18
In the Same Boat.

The Duke of Leeds before succeed
ing to his title was active in politics.
Once when canvassing he came upon
an English shoemaker. whose vote he
solicited. Sorry" said the shoemak-
er, "but I'm not going to vote for any
bloomin' aristocrat | can't afford it.
I've got four children to bring up"
"That's nothing" replied the duke,
ave got FIVE, and they are all girls ..
The shoemaker came up and touched
him on the arm. "All right, old chap"
he said. you shall have my vote. It
seems to me we are both in the same
boat, and we'd better stick together"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-18

printed on their ballots the words.
Against the issuance of waterworks
improvement bonds"
The manner of holding said election
shall be governed by the laws OF the
State regulating general elections.
A copy of this order signed by the
Mayor Of said City of Bryan, shall
serve as proper notice OF this cleo
ton, and the Mayor is directed to
cause notice Of the election to be
posted up at the place of holding the
election, and at three public places In
the said City of Bryan, and by publi-
cation of said notice at least thirty
days prior to the date of said election.
Dated at Bryan, Texas, this the 9Th
day of November, A. D. 1912.
[Seall c. G. WALKER.
Mayor Pro Tem Of the City of Bryan.
Attest:
g. R. WICKER, City Secretary.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-18
commissioners COURT
Ex-Officio Salaries Fixed-Motion &c
Reduce Treasurer's Salary Lost
Without Second.

At the closing session of the com
misisoners' court last week County
Judge J. T. Maloney called the atten-
ton of the court to one of his prom
Uses made before his election, that he
would reduce the ex-officio salary of
his office, and asked that the court
investigate the ex.officio and commits
sions, which he understood amounted
to $4,000 per year, Acting upon this
suggestion, the court looked into the
matter and reported that the investi-
cation showed the earnings were at
present $500, and recommended that
the ex-officio be fixed at $500 per
year, which was so ordered.
1t was then recommended that the
eX-officio salaries of the various Of
fees be fixed the same as at present,
which is as follows:
County clerk S65000
District clerk ......... 10000
County sheriff ......... 10000
A motion was made by Commits
sioner NJ. B. casters of Precinct No. ,
to reduce the salary of the county
treasurer. The motion received no
second and no action was taken upon
same.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-18

making improvements to the system
Of waterworks of said City of Bryan,
Brazos County, Texas"
Said election shall be held at the
City Hall, at which place the polls
shall be opened, and the following
named persons are hereby appointed
managers of said election: T. ]. Pres.
ton, presiding Judge; J. r. Edmonds,
assistant Judge; Wilson Bradley and
c. e. Jones, clerks.
Said election shall be held under
the provisions of Chapter 149. Acts OF
the Twenty-sixth Legislature, Laws
1899, and only qualified voters, who
are property taxpayers of said city,
shall be allowed to vote, and all voters
desiring to support the proposition to
issue bonds shall have printed on
their ballots the words, For the Is.
suance OF waterworks improvement
bonds" and those opposed shall have
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-18
Infant Snobbery.

Too often the idea of service is asso-
ciated solely with paid servants, al
though seldom so amusingly as in the
case Of little girl Of whom a con-
tributor to the English Illustrated Mag
azine tells. She had visited little
friend whose family did their own
homework. She had very good time
and on coming home was telling her
mother all about II.
but, mother, dear. they do one very
dreadful thing" she concluded. 81 sort
of hate to tell you about it, for it is
kind of cruel, and you mightnt let
me go again."
"Tell me-" urged her mother, in some
alarm.
''They use their own grandmother for
a cook" the little girl replied in
shocked whisper.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-18
Weather Conditions.

The northwestern storm is moving
eastward over the Great Lakes. Snow
is falling from Wyoming to the Great
Lakes. Duluth, Mimi, reports five feet
of snow. The weather is fair over the
Southwest and western cotton belt.
The lowest temperature reported is is
degrees at Williston, n. D. The
weather in this vicinity for tonight
and Thursday will be generally fair
with frost in the morning.
]. DAILY, Jr.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-18
A Barqain,

For Sale-60O acres of land front.
ing on Brazos river; 10 miles from
Bryan; miles from College; 26S
acres in cultivation; 1872 acres of post
oak timber, not culled, and all good
farming land; s houses. This place is
on the market for only a short time.
Price, $40 an acre. For terms apply
to ]. w. Bats.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-18
Went Him One Bettsr.

"Yes," said the visitor from Pumpin-
Vile; you have some pretty tall struc-
lures here, but our town erected a
building with more than a thousand
stories last summer, and"-
"a building Of more than thousand
storiesw echoed his friend. "What
brand do you smoker
"It's a fact" rejoined the Pumpin-
vile native II was referring to our
new library."-London Tit-Bits.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-18
ELECTION NOTICE

Whereas, the City of Bryan, Texas,
deems it advisable to issue bonds Of
said city for the purpose hereinafter
mentioned:
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-18
MARRIAGE Licenses,

Henry Ward and Louisa Whitley.
Jim Williams and Laura Mckinney
Scott Jones and Missouri Burns.
Eddie Johnson and Annie Fuller
]. d. Jones and Gussie Trommel.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-18
THE WEATHER.

Bryan, Texas, Dec. IS, 1912.
Tonight and Thursday; Generally
fair; frost in the southern portion and
freezing temperatures in the northern
portion.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-06-20
An Unexpected Find.

You are always likely to find things
when you least expect For instance.
there is the story now going the
rounds of the. newspapers about the
woman in Connecticut who was pre-
pairing leg of lamb for dinner when
out dropped diamond worth 5000.
The woman had not the least expecta-
ton of finding diamond in the roast.
On the other hand, If you have roast
lamb every day for dinner for year
and examine each roast with a micro
scope and an X-ray machine 1t Is
II, 200, 900 to one that you will not
even find 5000 diamond.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-06-20
Hypothesis That Seems to Explain
the Constant Revolution of
the Eyeball.

The medium in which fresh-watel
fishes live gives them chance to see
a great distance only in the horizontal
direction. 1t seems impossible to ex.
plain the constant revolution of the
eyeball on any other hypothesis ex-
cept that the optical axis extends for
ward instead of sidewise.
When a fish wishes to eat anything,
either at the bottom of the pond or
at the surface of the water, 1t swims
directly toward the object; and in this
case the eyes are instantly adjusted
in line with the body, so as to bring
the image of the particle desired upon
the posterior portion of the retina
In this case they lose their horizontal
position.
If fish wishes to turn to the right
or left in the water, the first move
ment is that of the eyes in unison IN
the direction of the turning. This
would be entirely unnecessary II the
apparent axis was the axis of the most
distinct vision, as one of the eyes
would see all that was to be seen on
the side of the turning. After this
movement of the eyes, the body turns
enough to bring the eyes into theiI
normal position, then there Is again 9
movement of the eyes, and next 9
movement of the body. This causes
peculiar jerking motion of the eyeballs
during the whole time of the turning
of the body.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-06-20
Copyright. 1909. by G. W. Dillingham; Company
SYNOPSIS.


Howard Jefrries, bankers son, under
tho evil influence of Robert Underwood,
feilow-student at Yale, leads a life of dis
sipation. marries the daughter Of a gam,
bier. who died IN prison, and is disowned
by his father. He Is out of work and In
desperate straits. Underwood who had
once been. engaged to Howard's step
mother. Alicia, is apparently In prosper,
his intimacy with Alicia, he becomes a
sort Of social highwayman. Discovering
his true character Alicia denies him the
house. He sends her a note threatening
suicide. Art dealers for whom he acted
as commissioner, demand an accounting.
He cannot make good Howard calls at
ton to request loan of $1,000 to enable
him to take up a business proposition.
Underwood tells him he is In debt up to
his eyes. Howard drinks himself into
maudlin condition, and goes to sleep on
divan. A caller is announced and Under
wood draws screen around the drunken
sleeper. Alicia enters. She demands a
take his life. He refuses unless she will
and takes R her leave. Underwood ind So Kills
kens Howard. He finds Underwood dead
Realizing his predicament he attempts to
nee and Is met by Underwood's valet
esp c is nrnsd tor The his
treatment of prisoners. puts Howard
through the third degree. and finally gets
an alleged confession. from the harassed
belief In her. husbands innocence. and
says she will clear him. She calls on
Jeffries,. Sr. He refuses to help unless
Howard she consents, but when she finds
that the elder Jeffries does not intend to
stand by his son. except financially, she
sttorney for }Rses TO sr
take Towards case. He declines. Annie
haunts Brewster's ONCE.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-06-20
NEWS 6rMe
YOUNG
PEOPLE
HOMEMADE YANKEE B0BSLED
Excellent CoastIng Sled May Be Put
Together by Handy Youngster
Easy to Guido.

good coasting sled. which call
Yankee bob, can be made from Two
hardwood barrel slaves, two pieces OF
2 by 6-inch pine, piece OF HARDWOOD
for the rudder and few pieces OF
boards, writes William Algie. Jr.. OF
Little Falls. N. Y, in Popular Mechan-
les. The by 6-inch pieces should Dc
a little longer than one-third the
length OF the slaves. and each piece
cut tapering from the widest part
inches, down to inches, and then
fastened to the slaves with large wood
screws as shown in Fig. 1. Boards
/ inch thick are nailed on top OF the
pieceC for seat to hold the runners
together. The boards should be OF
such length as to make the runners
about eighteen inches apart.
A 2-inch shaft NJ wood. Fig. z, Is
turned down to inch on the ends and
put through holes that must be bored
in the front ends Of the by 6-inch
pieces. A small pin Is put through
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-06-20
Out for q Long Walk.

You may recall reading about a cat
that walked nearly 100 miles to get
home, crossing a river and several
smaller streams on the way. A story
from England Is better than that for
distance. 1t relates that a cat was
taken from Somersetshire to Surrey,
1873 miles away, became homesick, as
cats proverbially do when they are ex-
lied, and ran away. For several
months nothing was heard of 1t, but
finally 1t turned up in its old home,
looking entirely disreputable.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-06-20

ly paid no attention to the bankers
remarks, now turned around. Hesi-
tatingly he said:
81 think you do her an injustice.
Jeffries. She comes every day in the
hope that your feelings toward your
son have changed. She wishes to
give color to the belief that his IA
theirs lawyers are championing MS
cause. She was honest enough to tell
me so. You know her movements are
closely watched by the newspapers
and she takes good care to let the
reporters think that she comes here
to discuss with me the details OF her
husbands defense"
The banker shifted impatiently on
his chair. Contemporary he said:
"The newspapers which read don't
give her the slightest attention. II
them" With growing irritation he
went on:
tits no use talking about her any
more. What are we going to do
about this latest scandal? This wom-
an is going on the stage to be ex-
hibited all over the country and she
proposes to use the family name"
There is nothing to prevent her,
said the lawyer, dryly.
The banker jumped to his feet and
exclaimed angrily:
There must bel Good God, Brew
ster, surely you can obtain an injunc-
ton restraining her from using the
family name! You must do some
thing. What do you adviser"
81 advise patience" replied the
judge, calmly.
But Mr.. Jeffries had no patience.
He was man who was not accus-
toned to have his wishes thwarted.
He did not understand why there
should be the slightest difficulty in
carrying out his instructions.
ANY one can advise patience!" he
exclaimed, holly, "but that's not do
ing anything" Banging the desk
angrily with his fist, he exclaimed:
81 want something done!".
Judge Brewster looked up at his
client with surprise. The judge never
lost his temper. Even in the most
acrimonious wrangles in the court
room he was always the suave, pol
ished gentleman. There was shade
of reproach in his tone as he replied:
Come, come, don't lose your tenn
per! I'll do what l can, but there ia
nothing to be done in the way you
suggest The most l can do is to re
main loyal to you, although-to be
quite candid confess it goes against
the grain to keep my hands OF this
case. AS 1 told your wife. there are
certain features about 1t which inter
est me keenly. / feel that you are
wrong to"
mo, Brewster!" interrupted Mr.
Jeffries, explosively. I'm right! I'm
right! You know it, but you wont
admit It,"
The lawyer shrugged his shoulders
and turned to his desk again. Lacon
| ically, he said:
well, I won't argue the matter
with you. You refuse to be advised
by me and"
The banker looked up impatiently.
what is your advice?"
The lawyer, without looking vi
from his papers, said quietly:
You know what my feelings in tn,
matter are"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)