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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
MUSIC OF THE AB0RIGINEs
Norwegian Explorers Secure Some
New Photographic Records in
Northern Canada.

The explorers. Christian Leden and
Harald Thaulow. have just returned
to Christiania from an expedition to
Northern Canada which was underta-
ken with the object of collecting phon-
ocraphic records of the folksongs of
the various Indian tribes and compar-
ing them with those obtained In ear
lier expeditions TO the Esquimaux
with the view of establishing how far
was their common orr Gin.
The largest tribe visited was the
Cree, which numbers over 10000
Their chief, Montonigik was at first
hostile. but, after a few presents of
tobacco and glass beads and after
having been told that the explorers
had been sent by the king of Norway
to make his tribe famous, he became
more ameHable to tie wishes OF the
explorers.
They brought back with them a
most interesting collection of films
and records of Indian life and music.
Ieden will go in the fall to Greenland
for further investigation in the spring
OF 1913 and a long final exploration Of
Northwest Canada which will extend
for three years He win visit tribes
that have never been in contact with
the whites, he says.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
TWAIN AND THE OFFICE BOY
ROW the Late Humorist Rebuked by
His Wit an Offcious
Youth.

Mark Twain did not cherish a fond
ness for the average office boy. He
had an idea that the genius was in-
sufferable, and invariably when The
humo:ist sailed forth into some bust
hess office there was immediate
armed hostility between him and the
boy.
One day Mark went to see friend
at his office, and the Office boy on
guard, in icy tones. said.
Whom do you wish to see?"
Mark mentioned his friends name
What do you want to see hita
about?' came next from the boy.
Mark Twain Immediately froze up
and then with genial smile he said
Tell him, please, want to ask his
hand in holy matrimopy.'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
MAN CANNOT LIE ABOUT FISH
Nothing One Can Say on the Subject
Is Too Weird to Be Duplicated
In Actual Experience.

Everything Is possible where fishing
Is concerned. This talk about fishing.
men outraging the truth or departing
from veracity is bosh. tommyrot and
nonsense. A man may think he can
manufacture lie about fish, but Ii Is
a mistake. Nothing you can say on the
subject Is too weird TO be duplicated
by actual experience. There are fish
which weigh 5000 pounds. and there
are other fish who speak French and
eat with an oyster fork.
Philip c. Kennedy, the engineer.
who knows all there is to know about
fish, heard man ridiculing a story
that bass could be caught In the mud
dy water of the Potomac river by a
man striking an oar on the surface OF
the stream and watching the fish leap
merrily into the boat Then the engi-
neer told this.
In the hot and simmering summer
of 1897 | was with a corps of engi-
neers making surveys OF the Shenan-
doah river which unites with the Po
tomac at Harner's Ferry One party
lived In cabin on large flat.bot-
toned boat, and the shadow cast by
this boat attracted fish in large guam
titles. The bass. particularly. were
so filled with curiosity that in jump
ing up into the air for the purpose OF
investigation they fell over the sides
of the boat. and We picked them up
at will"
All Of which indicates the time vast
ed by gentlemen who have carefully
figured out that they have to use Il
hook and line. As a means of sport
shadow fishing has shadow boxing
backed off the boards-Popular Maga-1
zine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
BELIEFS OF THE M0ROCCANs
Curious Ideas Of the Arabs Regarding
the Earth, Sleep and Other
Matters.

N The Arabs OF Morocco believe that
the earth Is balanced on the horns of
bull, which itself rests on fish on
the surface Of the sea, the sea being
borne up by the Divine Power. When
the bull is tired he changes the earth
from one horn to the other, with the
result that there is an earthquake!
During sleep the soul leaves the
body and visits other souls. What we
see and hear whilst dreaming are the
things which the soul sees and the
conversations in which 1t takes part
during its peregrinations. Conse-
quently, we ought never to awaken
sleeper rudely. for II he happens to be
dreaming at that moment his soul
may not have time to return to the
body, and In consequence the man will
die.
Moroccan wizards contend that ghosts
can only be devils, never the souls OF
dead people. They are human In APP
pearance, with the exception of their
eyes, which are directed downwards,
and their feet, which are forked or
shaped like the hoof OF camel. These
ghosts speak, but they are intangible.
They are of all colors-yellow, red.
green, white and black-and their prin-
cipal occupation consists In playing
tricks on human beings.
At Marrakech there Is a house in
which the owners placed bath; but
they were unaware that the property
belonged to the devils. A young wo-
man came to have bath, but no
sooner had she stepped into the water
than she disappeared. Hearing her
cries for help. the neighbors rushed in,
! whereupon she appeared on the surf
ace OF the water. AS soon as the
people tried to seize her she dIsap-
peared, and so on for some time,
There was nothing to be done but to
close the house, which thus fell into
the hands of the talebs, who had
spread this story among the credulous
population of the town for their own
end.-Wide World Magazine
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
EFFECTS OF FRIGHT
APPEARANCE LAST coNstpERA.
TON IN TIME OF DISASTER.
Under Stress OF Great Fear Most
People Forget Everything Elk.
csrt the One Thing Of Saw
Ing Their Lives.

They had been discussing the effect
of great fright, and what most people
would be likely to do under stress.
T Well began Creedmore, when
wife and took our trip to Alaska we
were wrecked and came mighty near
TO losing our lives. About . p M of
a dark, rainy night our little steam
ship was struck by another and a
great hole rammed in her bow. She
sank so quickly that there was no time
to dress, so in the darkness we
snatched what We could find and made
our way on deck. My wife appeared
In a short flannel skirt and dressing
sack. The other passengers, including
myself, looked little better. When the
lireboat. into which we were hustled
was launched 1t was rowed away In
the inky darkness.
The waves dashed over US till we
were drenched to the skin and nearly
frozen. Every few minutes we We're
ordered to shout all together. After
what seemed an eternity our shout
was answered. and We found ourselves
close TO the lumber steamship that
wrecked us. A rope ladder was thrown
over her side, and one by one we
climbed up. Her captain was Scotch.
man and bachelor, and there was
not woman on board. When my
wife asked for dry clothing the cap
tain told her to help herself from his
cabin. When she appeared at the
dinner table she was affixed In a suit
OF pink pajaHas, some underwear and
the captains slippers, which kept
dropping from her feet. She was
stu so daZed by what she had gone
through that she did not realize how
she looked"
That's So" said Haynes. 81 know
from little experience of my own
that under such circumstances people
are oblivlous TO their own appearance.
Now, was In railroad wreck. Il
was in the night, too. and In the dead
OF winter. | was awakened from
sound sleep by terrible crash, to lind
my sleeper upright, but badly
wrecked. With difficulty ! c!imbet
out the broken window and started
for the other end of the wreck, when
woman. almost entirely withou;
clothing, rushed frantically up to ne
crying: For Gods sake, give me
something to cover mel Certainly
madam, said |, with ChesterdelGlar
bow. take this Without a thought
for myself l handed her my oyereoat
being unconscious of my own appear
snce till, with a gasp. she snatchet
it from my hands, put it on, arf
made off like eer."-Los Angeles
Times.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
Saved the Csnvasbacks.

The last duck that we saved from
starving to death by the local trolley
employees, who. caught and fed them
last winter, was shipped to New York
city recently, consigned to one OF the
many parks in that city.
Some time ago three canvasbacks
we're shipped but the one that was
sent recently was not strong enough,
so it was kept here longer. When the
lake was closed by the'ice last winter
many Of these ducks were frozen to
the ice and others became so far ram
ished that they were unable 10 NY
The trolley men running between here
and Rranchport when they saw the
birds in such a condition took them -
the power house and fed them, The
majority were freed after the ice
broke up, but the four largest were
shipped TO New York city.-Penn f2n
Correspondence Rochester Union and
Advertiser.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
The Cat of St, PauI's,

st. Paups chapel and churchyard at
Broadway and Fulton streets, New
York, have variety Of utilities. Be
sides being a show place OF historic
interest to the stranger, they give rest
and soothing at the noon hour to many
weary worker In the big buildings
which surround them Not the least
OF their usefulness, however, in the
opinion OF certain majestic Thomas
cat, is that they afford a place wherein
he may disport himself He is an or
namental being Of rich, golden hue,
and he is by no means unaware of his
beauty With stately grace he stalks
about the premises, as one who Is re-
sponsble for their proper upkeep, and
gazes haughtily at mere human fntru-
ders. When satisfied they are suffi-
ciently cowed to attempt no damage
to his estate he mounts timeworn
sarcophagus and curls himself up for
his afternoon nap. His yellow coat,
Struggled In a nest Of winding ivy,
fairly illumines the greenery and
against the memorial slabs he presents
the combination of gray and gold of
which French couturieres are SO fond.
The verger says Thomas belongs to
some tenant in one of the big Office
buildings. but he Is a regular habitue
OF the churchyard.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
1T IS NOT TO LAUGH AT
Playwright Has Wholesome Fear of
Ridieule, Most Powerful of
intellectual Weapons.

The playwright's eleventh command.
ment is, Thou shalt not get thyself
laughed at" Ridicule has always been
a most powerful intellectual weapon
and one against which. when skilmily
used. it is difficult to offer an effective
defense. But the psywright's fear oil
getting himself laughed at is not a
personal one at all. At least, it is
from purely professional point of
view that ridieule appears to him
most perilous.
Once wrote novel. | never did
$13575, and yet sometimes envy
the novelist, AT all events he is mas
ter of his own pages. No cat can
walk into the middle of page 16S with
out his consent. No laundering tiy-
man can ruin the climax OF his big
act by lowering the curtain too soon
or too late The pet comedy scene OF
his book Is never spoiled and blurred
by the arrival in the midst OF it OF
some bibnlous ,party, just from very
gay dinner. falling over every ones
feet on the way TO their seats in the
middle of row. Fire engines never
shrek past the doorway of his pages
just as the hero is saying plaiutiye!y
10 the sympathetic heroine, but why
do tell you all this Nobody in the
front row ever Stalls in a tit and has
TO be carried out by the ushers right
in the middle Of his funniest para
graph, All his doors close when he
closes them and stay closed till he
opens them. Ills actors always say
what he tells them to say,--A. l..
Thomas in the New York Tribune,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
Toll Of the lceberus.

The list of vessels battered or sunk
by icebergs is long one, and it is
we'll to recall 1t at a time when all
the world is thinking of the Titanic.
Thus, to take an example or so at
haphazard, in the spring OF 1899 four
steamers of the England-Amerlea
route utterly vanished, and in 1899 tea
steamers disappeared.
In 1908 the Monaghan was imprisr
oned for two days in th9Ace. but es-
capped, in 1909 the Lake'"Champlain,
the Regulus. the Bonavista, and the
2Iontrose were so battered by the loaf
ing ice, that each escaped calamity by
a very narrow margin, while none can
tell how many fishing smacks aie
yearly dashed TO pieces by these tow
erlng. CLASSY crags.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
WRITE, IN BLOOD
Sensational and Spectacular Two
Reel Gaumont Production at
the Bijou Today.
q M y

} The Bijou theater Will this after
noon and evening offer at every per-
Torrance a stellar attraction in the
shape of two-reel feature Gaumont
production entitled Written in
Blood"
Written in Blood" is guaranteed
to be a film tina. will stir the blood
until IL seethes and surges in a
tempestuous manner, the plot in
volying the spirit Of fiery reovlution
and stirring patriotism
The story concerns a chapter In
awful history garbing the slaughter
incidental to the battle of SAuchamp
during the period when the allied
hosts of England, Prussia, Austria
and Russia combined against the
dauntless Napoleon within the boun-
diaries of France.
Written in Blood" unfolds mar
velogs story of treaohery, infidelity,
ustI pdliOu anu lHuOCtHt ouhcl III 3
Imprisonment and finally retribution
as 4 climax
Written in Blood is a war story
replete with the marti;> spirit and
the inferno of the battlefield.
There isSa great similarity exist
ing in the night scene following the
battle Of Vauchamp and the de-
scription Of the battle of Waterloo
by Victor Hlso in Les Eiserables,
where Thenadier obtained his title
of the Sergeant of Waterloo by
the robbery of the dead body of q
brave French soldier.
The film is a remarkably sensa-
tioonal and spectacular motion pic
ture and the makers name is a
guarantee as to its exactness in
every detail, including photography
costuming and action.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
Separata the Sexes.

The question was asked in Wall
street the other day whether men and
women clerks are TO be separated
from one another. The reason was
that in the new Offices Of the Rock Is
land In the new Bankers Trust COM
pany building such is the case. The
women clerks, the librarians and the
stenographers are on one floor and the
officials, the lawyers and accountants
are on another floor. No special rea-
son for the arrangement has been
given, and now many women are Won
dering whether the same system Is
to be followed throughout the finan-
cial district. It Is whispered how
ever, that the women do better work
II they are left entirely alone New
York Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
His DUTY.

"a lawyers first duty" said the stu
dent, lis to see that justice is done,
isn't it, professor
HIM, yes" said the professor
thouEhtfully. And II has been my ex.
perience that the lawyer who does her
the oftenest always gets the largest
fee"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
HiR Sacrifice

II suppose, like all government Off
cials," said the man who sneers, you
are making personal sacrifices in or
dor to serve your country"
Yes" replied the village postmas-
ter; its pretty hard to have to keep
reading addresses when Id rather be
looking at the pictures on the post
,Ards." .-.-.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15

A Converse Pronositlon

Lady Warwick, at dinner at Sher-
rvs in New York, said, apropos of art:
Art is the pursuit. OF beauty"
She smiled and added.
And from what they tell me OF the
golngs-on in your Great White Way
here, the pursuit Of beauty is also an
art with some people"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15

! Mrs. Ftz-Bile-Of course, know
yon do not care for me. Why, you even
forget my birthday.
Fftz-Bile-A bit of delicacy on my
part. did not fail to remember
that you bad come to see the point
where your birthday ought to be for
gotten.--Tit-Bits.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15

".i you remember, Wombat was
married Just year ago
81 remember"
I'VE ought to remember the ami.
sersary in some way. Yes, Just year
ago the wedding cards We're out"
Forget it, The wedding cards are
being shGIrd Tor new deal"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
Inoulsitive Dorothy,

Little Dorothy was having her first
experience of riding in sleeper. She
was in o lower berth with her mother
and she asked so many questions that
she had to be told to keep quiet
Just one more, mamma" coaXad
tho little miss.
We'll, child, what Is it?'
who has the fiat above us?"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
Makes an Ideal Summer Camp.

Gabe-What are you going back to
that place for this summer? Why, last
year it was all mosquitoes and no
fishing.
Steye-The owner tells me that he
has crossed the mosquitoes with the
Dish, and guarantees bite every Sec
and.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
Entertained for Neiee

Mrs. r. j. Keefe entertained with
6 o'clock dinner Saturday at her
honor Of her neiee, Miss May Moran
OF Waukegan. Mich, and the sew
eral visiting young ladies in whose
honor several informal affairs have
recently been given.
Those present were Miss May Mo
ran of Waukegan, Mich. Miss Helen
Haynes of Austin, Texas, Miss Mil
dred Halbeck of Kennett, Mo-, Miss
Lucille Myerson of st. Louis, Mo.
Miss Nell Ross of Kansas City, Mo.
and the Misses Anna Pierce Walsh.
Lynette Greaney and Cietus Sehua.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
Its Kind.

Can the widow Of your friend carry
On his business?"
Il don't know, and yet It seems ex
actly in a woman's line
What is?"
"A big matchmaking establish
mcnt."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15

80" said her indulgent father,
young Mr. Nervey wants to take you
away from me-"
"Oh! YES" replied the dear girl
but he says he'll bring me back after
the wedding journey. He has decided
that we shall beard with you
Catholic Standard and Times,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
A Wonan's Hetort.

"The impotence of some people!"
snapped Mrs. Parvenue. She told
somebody did my own washingH
Well" replied Mrs. Manor inno-
Gently. whose washing do you DOR
Life.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
Her Recommendation.

Eben- Say, Cyrus, is it true ye're
a-soin' to marry Sam Jones widow
Cyrus-Why shouldn't l. Eben? Sam
always seemed to find her pretty sat
factory.--Harpers Bazaar.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
A SplendId Wife

"shs plays a splendid game OF
bridge"
That SOL"
Yes, don't believe she's cost her
husband dollar this year.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15

Charles Liyesay, manager of Viii
Hanson Kuny Of Mound City, was
here yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15

l., E. Protilet, local manager for
Thomas Fagin T. Co, left for trip
yesterday through Arkansas on bust
ness.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs Alonzo Mathis 81
Tamlns, were In Cairo yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hood of TWEEN
ty-ffth street entertained yesterdsy
Mr.. Hoods mother, sister-in-law and
niece Mrs. J. W. Hood of Olmstead
Mrs. Fred Hood of Mound City and
Miss Grace Hood of Olmstead.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15

Reed Green Meehan OF st. Louis
formerly OF aCiro was in the city
last night a guest at the Halliday.
He was en- route to st. Louis
where he is employed as city sales
man for the Simmons Hardware Co.
Meehan was formerly employed by
the woodward Hardware Co.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
Notnino To Do.

"I,bbs has All easy time"
"Ts that SOP"
Sure. His wife even makes up his
mind for him" ~ 511s
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15

Mrs. viii Mannering of Pulaski.
was visitor in Cairo yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
PERSONALS.

W. H. Gail was over from Barlow.
Ky. yesterday
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15

Adam Grossman was down from
villa Ridge yesterday
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-15
FOR SALE.

2 2 IL q Q Q 90 Q
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-31
Memorial Services G, A. r.
(Contriibu;eu.)

Memorial services under the aus
pices of Bradford Post No. - G. A. K.
was held at the federal court house,
In the morning flags and flowers
were put on the graves, ana the ou-
gler, O. NJ. Redfield, sounded taps
At o'clock quite good sized audi
ence gathered. Invocation by Rev.
Weith. America was sung. Orders
read. Then William Pfieffer lr.. de-
livered in masterful manner, LIN
coins immortal address at Gettys-
burg.
Followed by the battle hymn of the
Republic. the Star Spaneled Banner
was represented beaut::uiy anu in
spir!nsly in a pantomime by the 81.
Agnes Academy class. who the sisters
very kindly assisted in this patriotic
service, Rev. c. c. Weith. Capt. Tall
aferro, Col. Redfield and others made
short addresses. Miss Pugh read a
beautiful poem, The Sword on the
Wall"
A vote of thanks was passed to the
mother, sisters and class of st. Agnes
Academy, also to Master lifeffer and
Miss Vernon.
Benedictlon was pronounced wher
/ 20 of the old soldiers stood in line
and general handshaking followed
This was one of the most success
ful and inspiring memorial service.
that the Grand Army has ever he,t
here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-31
SCHOOL BUILDING
FIRE PROCEED
IMMEDIATE ACTION OF. SCHOOL
PATRONS URGED-SMAIL AO-
OPTIONAL COST.

; Now that the preliminary WORK up
on the high school building has
progressed so far that the actual
work of construction is about 10
begin. it is time that the matter oil
a thorough fire proofing of tn
building be taken under considera-
ton. With an expenditure OF what
would be a mere bagatelle, all things
considered this building could be
constructed of reinforced concrete
and thus made absolutely fire proof,
by putting up this building properly,
we will have a place of education
that will be practically indestruct-
ible; building that will stand for
the next hundred years, or more,
as monument to the good business
acumen of the members of the
school board who were responsible
for it's building.
The members of the school boaru
have their hands tied, so to speak,
for the reason that they feel them
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-31
Hargrove Commencement.

The commencement exercises OF
Ilargrove College began on May IS
at $50 p. IN. with college play
in the auditorium. On Sunday morn
ing at 1890 in Broadway Methodist
church the baccaulaureate sermon
was delivered by Rev. C. A. Rexroad,
pastor of St. Paul's NJ E. churcn,
South, Butte, Mont. This was a SCI
mon of great power and was deliv-
cred eloquently. BY special invitation
of the pastor, DR.. c. Raymond Gray,
Rev. Reyroad preached at Broadway
again at $50 Sunday evening.
On Monday at $50 p. m. IN the
college auditorium the graduating en-
ercises were held and Rev ReXroau
delivered one of the finest literary
addresses to the graduating Grass
that it has been my pleasure to hear.
After the address was over about
seventy-tive people gathered in the
dining hall to a banquet. President
Martin acted as toao5master and
toasts were responded to by Rev.
C. A. Reyroad in which he referred
| to the duty of the church to rally
! to the support of Hargrove College
and also to his association for the
past ten years with the present pres
| ident of the college; Hon. X. A.
| Hefner, city attorney for Ardmore
and president of the city school
| board, in which he dwelt on the duty
of Ardmore to stand by and patronize
/ Hdrgrove; Dr.. c. Raymond Gray,
who spoke of the strong features OF
Christian education.
On, Tuesday at $50 p, m. was
given the final concert by the music
and elocution departments. Thus
passes into history the year 1911
l2 of Hargroye College.
The prospects for large numoer
Of students for next year is encour
aging. Hargrove College has a cor
tract with the federal government
I for the education of a limited Mum
ber Of Chickasaw and Choctaw In
dians. Anyone knowing any of these
Indians wanting to go to school
please put me in connection with
thcm.