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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-29

lis a secret from the world; but to you
it's a confidence"
Her head was bent, or she could not
have failed to see the sudden upleaping
look in those liquid eyes that was begot-
ten of neither friendship nor generosity.
You make me very proud by saying
that, Miss Betty. A share in secret
makes friends even of enemies. I want
you to regard me as a real friend"
Indeed do" She would have re-
leased her hands, but he held them in a
light, firm clasp.
"A real. solid friend" SAKE said, who
can he depended on in emergencies. Re-
member. am at your service any
way. in all ways-always | would like
to be of service to Mr.. Rimmington, too;
but he doesn't like me. I am afraid
There was something in the tone which
spoke of the feeling being mutual; vaguely
Betty was conscious of that.
why, how absurd she said He
hardly knows you
But so much as ne knows he doesn't
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"THE, GATES OF Sill E,NCE,"

like" SAKE said, brusquely. But we
must alter that l hope I'm not less
modest than most men, but ! can see
that he might one of these days find my
friendship not so despicabIe thing after
all. You mustn't think me cynical, but
it's not always sunshine
"Oh, please want today to think that
it is" Betty cried, impulsively: Why.
believe you are actually apologizing for
offering very delightfully."- what half the
world is clamoring for-your friendship
My money, you mean" SAKE looked
at her as she stood holding back from
him; the delicate color deepened on her
cheeks her gray eyes darkened Some
thing in his eyes seemed to send a thrill
scorching along her nerves like fame;
her eyes fell, and as. almost roughly. he
released her hands and walked on. she
followed him in silence. her cheeks ablaze
with an embarrassment for which she
hated herself.
Surprising News.
The sound Of voices and a woman $
light laugh came to them through the
trees. Betty started.
Good gracious! Who's that? DO you
know, for a moment I almost thought it
was Edith's voice. she said. quickly
1T is Mrs. Darlington Didn't you ex-
pect herr" SAKE asked, in obvious sur
prise.
Expect her-no! l thought Anthony
was tied hand and foot to Paris for an
other fortnight al least"
Mr. harrington is still in Paris"
Betty gave little gasp Of surprise.
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the sound of her name the girl
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Prize Winners Atlanta Georgians Proverb Contest

H. l. Cook, 252 East Georgia avenue,
j. S Brogdon, 6515 North Broad street,
Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. O. NJ. Brisendine, r. D. 3. Box 10A,
Atlanta, Ga.
Marie L. Smith, S15 Capitol avenue, At
Emmett &, shafer, r. D. 5, Fitzgerald,
Ga.
Hugh c. Scott, 10 Crescent street, At
Elsie scroggn, rs Second avenue, New
p. E. sadler, R. D, l. Canon. Ga.
Mrs, PauI Rapier, "a Forrest avenue, At
Thompson B. Penney Abbeville, S. c.
Mrs ": F. mall Nall, Lntherville, Ga,
Mrs Mrs J; D. Tillman R; d. 2, Button, Ga.
K b. Cunningham, Decatur, Ga.
Marguerite Adams, Carrollton, Ca
MISS Ava Lee Nix, SO oglethorpe avenue,
R. Q. Edenfeld, sardis Ga
f. II. Cobb. Temple Ga
II. NJ. Amoss, Griffin, Ga
w. j. Hogan. Hogansvlle, Ga
Twelve Hundred and Ninety first to Thir-
teen Hundred and Fifth Prize-Eiqht-
Piece Imported Steak Set.
MISS Clifford Hardee, 1875 South Thir-
teenth street, Griffin, Ga.
Mrs. c. NJ. Jackson, 172 McDonough
street, Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Tina Brown, Jersey, Ga.
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street, Atlanta. Ga
Jennie NJ. Jackson, Opelika, Ala.
Mrs. j. r. Hammond, r. D. 6, Jackson,
Ga
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Mrs, f. W. Tolbert 1853 Mills street, At
lanta, Ga.
Miss Bert Pritchette, 224 Holderness
street, Atlanta, Ga
Mrs. George F. Sims, Culloden, Ga.
Mrs, B. w. Miller, Rocky Ford, Ga
Fannie H. Herring, "A Greenville street,
Newman Ga
Mrs. J, Weathered 1856 West Kimball
street, Atlanta, Ca
Miss Edith Collier, Chalybeate Springs,
Ga.
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1,3ooth to ,4o5th Prlze-E CHIT Piece
Kitchen Sets.
W. j. Aldridge, Carrollton, Ga
Esste Rogers, Dublin, Ga.
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Miss Gladys Pope, Monticello, Ga.
Percy Neufville, Winnings, Ga.
Mrs. X. NJ. LovVorn, Bowden, Ca
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Atlanta, Ca
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lanta, Ga
| c. T. Bullock Winterville. Ga
II. G. Bower, Shelman, Ga.
| Guy w. Toland. 1925 Decatur st. Atlanta.
Thos. r. Sweatman, r. F. D. 5, Box 10,
Atlanta, Ga.
| G. Fl. Saunders, Coleman, Ga.
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| Gertrude Thornton, 124 LAGRANGE st.
Newman, Ga.
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Leila Strickland, R. f. d. l. Gainesville.
Miss c, shumate, 4S1 S. Boulevard, At
lanta, Ga
Mrs r. L. Mitchell Social Circle, Ca
Mrs S. F. Cobb. Sumner, Fla.
Mrs Il, G. McElvaney, Douglas, Ga.
Mrs, w. a; Jackson, $50 w. North ave-,
Miss Claudia Perkins, SOS S. Pryor ST..
Atlanta, Ga.
J. G. Watson, Statesboro, Ga.
e. p. Nickers, $50 Washington St, At
Otto Thacker. 176 Sinclair ave. Alberta.
Mrs J. G. street, Opelika, Ala.
5, O. Sistrunk, Rockmart, Ga.
Mrs f, a. Doughman, Decatur, Ga
o j. Charles is FIT Mcpherson, Atlanta.
II. w. Hayes, Merrillville, Ga.
Mrs Glen Kirkland, Plummerville Ark
Dick Jones, Box 43. Lithonia Ga,
n; c. Mcpherson, Jr., Go East ave, At
J. B McEivaney, Conyers, Ga.
Mrs S. ". McDuffie, 279 Luckie ST., At
b 7. Eley, Union Springs, Ala.
J. f. Dickey, Musella, Ca
Mrs j. a. Carswell, Dublin Ga.
Leonard James, Reynolds, Ga
p S. McCollum, 80 Houston st, Atlanta.
Mrs w r. Lambert, Quincy, Fla.
Mrs. A. w. Matthews, Carlton, Ga.
Miss Fannie Newsome, So f. Harris St,
Atlanta. Ga.
Paul c. Smith, Decatur, Ga.
Dr. w. \. Jackson, $50 w. North ave,
Mrs j. 4 Monfort, Gainesville, Ga.
Myrtis Mays, Stockbridge. Ga.
Bass Leroy, Manchester, Ga.
w. A. Harris Rockmart, Ga.
l.. F. Hargrove, stephens, Ga.
Mrs. r. p. Akers, 90 Westminster drive,
Mrs i, W Brazzeal, sol East Jones
street Savannah, Ga.
Mrs. r. G. Coleman, Greenville, s. c.
a. NJ Dixon, p. o. Box 1917, Jackson
Mrs rs'''i E, : II + Giuespy aas South Boule
Mrs, H. f. Hamil, Bainbridge. Ga
Mrs. J. f. Hecht, Monticello, Ga.
Mrs. R. g. Lloyd, 81 Crew street, At
Mrs. rs c. f. Mcdonald. Lithonia. Ga.
Mrs. H. d, Meriwether, r. D, 2, Norcross
NJ c. Nield, As West Harris street, At
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William Reddy, 1876 Formwalt street, At
Mrs, J. II. Reid, r. D. 6, Carrollton, Ga.
Lorena Sheppard, Duluth, Ga.
Willie Tappan, Summit, Ga.
Mrs. J. \. Terrell, Hazlehurst, Ca
Mrs, p. L. Tuggle, 5S5 Highland avenue
Mrs. y. f. Williams, Box 100, Covington
Ga.
Mrs. S H. Warren, Swainsboro, Ga.
Mrs. Leon p. Wimberly, Abbeville, Ga.
Mrs. e. r. Anderson, 231 Lee street, At
lanta, Ga.
Mrs. J. NJ. Bailey, 10 Larkin street At
Wilton Wood. care S. B. T. and T. Co.
Newman, Ga.
Mrs, S. e. Davidson, rs Alta avenue, At
lanta, Ga.
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Fred 4, scheer. 323 Capitol avenue, At
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w. B. Stanford, Crthbert. Ga.
Mrs. J. +. stephens, Nashville, Ga.
Laura sylvia, 52S Spring avenue, st. Louis,
Mo.
Mrs. Rosser Thomas, Adairsville, Ca
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Hester L. Trenary, 47S CORTLAND street,
Russen Van Arsaaae. 70 rrrurv avenue,
Mrs, f. b. Visscher, Rochelle, Ga
Mrs R. w. Ware, Camak, Ga
Mrs n Il. Ware, Cordele, Ga.
Mrs L. NJ. White, 1873 West Peachtree
street Atlanta Ga
Philip b. Wolfe, 164 West North avenues
Atlanta Ga.
Mrs VIII NJ. Booth Lexington, Ga.
Y. L. Brown, Fort Valley, Ga
Mrs. E. Broker, 2O9 Love street, Thomas
S, ii, Bryan, ia Holderness street, At
Mrs. T, II Burruss, Madison, Ga.
julie B. Clark, 7O9 West Second street.
DR.. N. S. Cohen, Fitzgerald. Ga.
Mrs p. A. Duncan, Bowman, Ga.
Miss Susie Fain, 10 Forrest avenue, At
Mrs RS, ]. F. Hatcher. 5onley, Ga
L. r. Herren, 70 West Peachtree street,
George Hope, Monroe, Ga
Mrs. NJ. L. Hudson, Jr., As Vedado Way
Mrs. Norman Keith, 3O6 North Sixth
street, Griffin, Ga.
Mrs. Landers, 246 Stewart avenue Allan
MRS rs,' J s. Ledbetter, Rockingham, N. c.
a. n Leecraft Colbert, Okla.
VIM. F. May, 1902 Forsyth street Allan
Mrs rs' s L. Meiere, 1856 Ormond street. At
G. G. Merrett. Locust Grove, Ga.
Mrs. Rhea Pearce, IL Boulevard Place'
Atlanta, Ga. 60, p,.a,,
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Mrs. S. A. Perkins. Jennings, Fla.
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| Mrs II. S. Rosser, 925 Oak street, Atlanta,
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Mrs. Hilda smith, Barwick, Ga.
| Wallace Stovall, Tampa, Fla.
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Mrs, John M. Wells, Thomson, Ga.
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w "a M % Putney Plainvnle. Ga. -.
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Miss Matte Benson. Adairsville, Ga.
L. W. Dixon. care Dixie Mills, LaGrange,
Ga.
Vivian Elliott. 1926 North Twentieth
street Birmingham, Ala.
Rosebud Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick, Ga.
John II. Galhouse, mailing division post
office Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs, P. W. Gibson, sos East Fair street,
2 {; Gooding. Box ao o., R; p. 4, Atlanta.
Belle Jackson, Whitestone, Ga.
Mrs, Charles P. King, 4S5 Spring street,
Atlanta. Ca.
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Mrs. }. L. Lane, Hapeville, Ga.
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Mrs. p \, Mathis, Cecil, Ga.
G, II. Mitchell, Triton, Ga.
Corinne Norris, Bolingbroke, Ga.
Mrs. II p, Oliver, Logansvile, Ga.
Mrs. j. c. Paulette, AT Piedmont ave-
Miss leila Parrish, waldosta, Ca
W. B. Powell, Villa Rica, Ga.
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Harvey II. Sherwood, 6l12 East Alabama
street Atlanta. Ga.
One Thousand, Four Hundred and Sixth
to One Thousand and Five Hundredth
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L. l.. Smith, Juliette. Ga.
Mary" Lee Smith, stephens, Ga.
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Miss c. Stanton, $50 Piedmont avenue,
r. L. Taylor. wadley, Ga.
w, s. Walker, 2O5 East Broad street
John Ambrose Williams, R. D. 2, Deca-
Robbie Blasengame, Winder, Ga
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r. S. Braswen Jr, Fort Valley, Ga.
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Spartanburg, S. c.
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Macon, Ga.
Mildred Grouse, Graymont, Ga.
Mrs: a. r. Douglas, "a Beecher street
Laura Dowda, Chattahoochee, Ga.
Mrs. J. r. Duncan, Dougasville, Ga.
Miss Eldorado Hagan, As LaFrance street
Atlanta, Ga.
Brantley Hale Bostwick, Ga.
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Mrs. \. J. Howell. Madison, Ga
Mrs J. Shelly Huddleston, Senoia, Ga.
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Atlanta. Ga.
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Mrs. W. A. McWhorter, 81 Moreland ave-
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nue., Atlanta. Ga
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Mrs. S. Parkman, ia East Georgia ave-
nue.. Atlanta. Ga.
Mrs. c. c. Perkerson, Box 1884, Austell, Ga
Lon L. Pitts, Locust Grove, Ga.
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Mrs. d. M Putney, Plainville, Ga.
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Oike illustrations bound in silk-fin-
ished cloth, beautiful and durable:
printed on superfine paper; containing
maps of every state and every country,
showing railroad lines, steamship
routes, ETC.; history of the world shown
on colored charts; chronological tables,
new descriptive gazetteer of the world
forest and reclamation service, and
population OF all principal cities and
: : :;;;:: i:: , s: q. SIC
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-02-12
The Comic Supplement.

II Is not necessary to 60 to the
extremes of denunciation Of the
comic SUPPLEMENT- in which some NOR
alists have INDUCED to sympathize
with the members of the New Or
leans women's club in their endeagor
to induce the newspapers of that city
to substitute real art supplements
for the silly and trivial humorous
sheets which they now issue. Even
II these were nothing worse than
silly and did not encourage in chill
idren-as many Of them do--the
snaftness and pertness which have
made the American youngster inter
nationally unpopular, they would be
open to severe eensure for the dis
proporuionate amount Of space
which they devote to nonsense-of
which the proverb assures us that "a
little" is grateful to the best of us.
BY all means let the children
and the grownups. too--enjoy limo
cent pictorial fooling, but why vul-
garize in catering to their natural
craving for fun9 We have humor-
lists of the pen and pencil whose
work compares favorably with thai
Of such CLASSIC crowns as the English
Lear and the French Caran d'Ache,
and it is doubtful If their work
would cost the editors of the funny
cages any more than that of mani
Of their purveyors Of drivel. Already
some of the most important news
papers of the country have inaug-
urated this reform and the popu--
larity of their comic pages which
are entirely innocent, If not in the
highest degree educational-has
shown no diminution. Even in these
journals thefe is room for the eH-
pertinent which the Louisiana WON
Ell suggest, Of familiarizing the chill
dren and the public In general with
reproductions tof famous paintings
and other works of art. interesting
scenes of travel and the like.
The experience of the moving pie.
ture showmen, whose patrons have
demonstrated their appreciation o.
the educational films which tbs
showme have been wise enough t
offer them, should not be lost upor
publishers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-02-12
poetry.

wisdom In compare
He makes these in the little
ordinary business how despite
life, he still feeding his mind
starvation He business
to be
employed is in reading
This is the foremost
brilliant in England. ''t}f 40
Nor is he just
On the he
knows how to talk to other busy
He also B With definite ideas He doesn't
poetry and let that Here his
wllng-to-be poetry reader
III poetry what Is called sealed reading
Habits the nature
as1ne the mental state of the Who after
urgently DESTROYS of reading before
After have read this he further
course OF poetry by reading IAN infinitely
thing written by George Eliot
Leigh and its author f. B. Browning" Aafzft' Fl
also have suggestion for the who
ton and wants begin dspnin reading
poetry And that is to read Tennyon "Ids
Princess and The Lady OF Shaot"
poetry reading couldn't fail would
be stepping to further appreciation of poetry.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-02-12

announcements. Any one of these
statements, coming two years ago or
even a year ago, would have set the
world afire with curiosity to learn
all the details OF the achievement.
Now the breaking OF air records has
come to be almost daily event, and
no one wonders. Are we really liv-
ing In the "age Of dying or has
the public become accustomed to all
but the most startling events in
aviation? Even the news of an
aviators death nowadays is worth
only three or four lines OF news
paper space.
Perhaps America, with the rest
of the world, is waiting for an avia.
ton invention that shall be revo-
lutionary All of the feats perform
ed now are similar to those that have
gone before, or at least not radio.
ally different. AS America furnish.
ed the first real flying machine II
the Wright invention, maybe wt
shall furnish the next flying sensa-
tion by producing an entirely new
type Of machine-the Wright glider
| which flies without an engine. foi
example.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-02-12
FITTING, CORSET TO FIGURE
One Of the Secrets OF Success In
Dress, According to Expert Who
Should Know.

This Ia the season OF the year when
we are plunged into q very debauch
OF clothes.
OF course the foundation Of all good
dressing Hes In the corset and the
woman who wishes to be well
dressed takes the precaution Of buy
Ing good stays. Fashions In this line
change almost as often as they do In
our outer garments, and to have a
fashionable figure one must have a
ly-fashioned corset. .
Just at present La Mode adheres
more firmly than ever to perfect
ly straight appearance below the
waist. From that point the lines are
carried as straight as the stream Of 3
waterfall.
OF course. 1t takes great deal OF
skill to fashion a corset Of this kind.
Those who have taken this task uron
themselves faced the fact from the
FIRST that difficulties were in the way
OF combining comfort with the OK.
treme length which fashion demands.
But these difficulties seem to have
been successfully surmounted in the
new corsets and models are made to
suit all figures.
The secret OF success In fitting on
q corset, so says one expert, Is to At
the stays to the figure, not the figure
to uncongenial stays.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-02-12
ABOUT. THE CLOTHES MOTH
Destructive Insect Pests Are coF,mon
t. All Parts ~ the Country. iac
t.ousskeapers i<Hcw.


1t Is Appalling when one considers
the d6gtfiittson dotie ~ the common
house moth 10 remove winter
clothing from closets and trunks only
ID ind them riddled with small IN
darAatse holes, the work Of the house
pests, Il enough to break the house
keepers heart.
These destructive insects infest
alike the town and country.
Naturalists recognize three distinct
species Of clothes moth It is not the
moths themselves. however. who do
the damage, but their tiny .grubs or
caterpillars.
The worst OF these species are the
webbing clothes moths These sub
sist upon furs, WOODEN materials,
feathers, Innings and many other TAB
RIGS. This moth has pale yellow
wings and may be noticed any tims
from March until October. Two broods
of this type are produced during that
time.
The caterpillar spins silken tun-
mel as 1t progresses in its destruction,
Finally It forms cocoon and ends Its
days OF eating.
A moth which ia similar to the web.
bling moth has brown spots on Its
forewings. This Ii the case-making
moth. AS the name implies. this small
creature incases itself in tube-like
case. using for the purpose fragments
OF the cloth upon which 1t feeds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-02-12

81 81
with. He had none of the advant-
iages of the children of weather.
parents and had to dig for whatever
he had.
The ADVANTAGES the present day
boy, even Of I.incoln Humble o.
igin, has are innnmerahle. compared
to those ct the days when the mar
rsred president WAN growing up
An open IRE n n fireplace 4 dit,
tionary and what books he &ould Dor
row or purchase with the pennies
he manased to save, Mere the ednta.
tional facilities the hoy L.hcoih
Ind Lying or hts stomach in front
OF the open fire. he poadared over his
scanty supply OF books, and obtained
the rudiments of an edpcation ana
thus laid the basis of the career that
landed him in the presidential chaij
and ended in his taking the step that
abolished slavery, in the United
States, an evil that long had beer
considered oa.e Of the worst in the
woril.
when Lincoln took ne president
ial chair he faxed a crisis, such :"
few presidents NETT with. lie we
brought face to face with q war that
threatened to mend the nation
Father and son opposed ore another
and brothers met on the battle fields.
wearing, one the blue. the other the
gray. He believed firmly In an UNI
divided country He endeavored. in
every way, to avoid an open rupture
and took the final step, that led up
to his death, only after much per-
suasion and thought.
On April 10, 1865 Lincoln attended
4 performance at Fords Theater in
This date makes a deep
md horrifying impression on the
pages of United States history.
: An actor, John Wilkes Booth. al
DOL for a band of conspirators. Who'll
the president solely respon-
;ible for the Emancipation Procla-
nation, was responsible for the dateI
becoming indented on the pages oil
history, He long has occupied an ig-
nomanious grave, while his victim
has been honored.
The people Of the south long agoI
recognized the greatness of Lincoln
and the united country of today
mourns the death of one of the
greatest and best loved men that ever
headed 1t. We celebrate his birth
day and make it a national holiday,
thus showing the honor due man
who did what he thought was right
without fear of the consequences.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-02-12
1xp o.,
HE WAS CLOSING UP.

Pat McGinnis came over from the
old country and established himself
on a small farm. Several years
after his brother Mike came over on
a visit. Pat had been writing to
Mike about the general amount of
luscious fruit he had an his farm,
and IT was Mixes first inquiry In
regard to the fruit Pat, after show
ing Mike through the orchard, came
to a persimmon tree. He climbed UP
and threw down a ripe persimmon
to Mike and asked him how he liked
1t.
TITS foine," said Mike. Give me
another"
Pat threw down another not quite
so ripe, and Mike ate 1t, and remark
ed that 1t was not quite SO good as
tho other, So Pat found q very
green fruit and said to Mike; .''
Here's foine wan, but to inioy
1t ye should chew 1t quickly and
swallow IT," f
Mike caught the green fruit and
munched 1t ravcnously and swallow
ed 1t quickly, About then Pat heard
quite a sputtcring and splitting, and
he called to Mike as to what was
ailing him. Mike was finally able
to stammer out:
Come down, Pat, quickly. II We
/, want to hear from your dear old
father in ireland, come down amadi-
atcly, fur I'm going to close ur
. sure. From Norman II Maok's
Mack's National Monthly,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-02-12
Regular Habits.

II Is a good plan TO have regular
.ime for reading. One accomplishes
70 much more in this way, and be-
sides establishes kind of intellec-
.ual habit that Is good thing in 1t.
'elf. In an hour. or even half an
lour given regularly each day to read
ng, a great deal may be accomplish
d. Do not confine yourself to serious
looks. Alternate light with heavy
eading, and do not attempt heavy
eading when You are tired. DO not
cad merely 10 be amused, Treat
our books as friend 10 not follow
)lindly the teachings Of any hook.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-02-12

A problem which has agitated the
feminine mind for some time has been
successfully solved at last, A way In
which women may reach their feet I'M
aided, even though corseted, comes to
relieve those who are overburdened
with obesity How IN this feat accom-
plished? lis sir lie II one possesses
one of the new shoe horns which have
q three-foot wooden handle attached
to the horn. This novelty Ia imported,
and though the price may seem high,
the relief purchased with one of these
toilet accessories is certainly worth
the price
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-02-12

While Pat worked. Mike and Muir.
ply painted a picture Of a donkeyS
head on the back of his coat, thinking
that they would have some fun out of
him when he put on his coat to go
home. Pat az he reached for his
coat. saw the painting and asked:
Which one of you fellows wiped your
face on the back Of my coat?'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-02-12

Watching her house burn down. the
woman suddenly ,bethought her that
she had written out check and left
It lying on her desk. Fortunately she
could remember the number o. It
2sI With rare presence Of mind she
Of once called up the bank. Please
stop payment on cheek numbered
2s1l"Yshe directed, with the crisp brew
ity Characteristic Of those balanced
souls who know exactly what thss
want.--Puck.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-02-12

There Is not much to he said for
hawk music. yet the voice OF the for
est would lose the cnarm Of its Wild
est note were this great bird extinSt'
and II Is because It Ii wild and .dif'
fsrent from sounds Of every day that
we love 1t. Then. as a picture seen
from iafar. the forest would never be
complete without these birds OF tive
less wing hanging over It. and reign
Ing upon their thrones Of air.