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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-18

| ell chamber, June 1872 8
Cairo hi 4 Tract 60. el.
| light, city offices, June
1912 ...,... ..... 3
The Bulletin Co, pub. pro,
ord, etc, Mar, April May
and June. 1912 ...... 70. 4,
Ernest Nordman. stamps.
Cairo City Gas Co, gas, coun
city offices, June 1912. 5.0t
Sidney B Miller. rent Of box
2S2 from July lst, to Sept.
81 1917 ,..,.. / ,0t
Ernest Nordman, Recording
deed, lot rs, block IS,
June, 1912 s. ,... i. 0C
Chas. F. Miller, repairs to
water gauge clock. city Of
fices. June 1912 2 On
Smith Bros. supplies. city Of
fees. June 1912 ... 1.75
A w Pyatt, binding treas
urer's reports, June 1912 9 so
Commercial Printing &C., en-
velopes, city clerk, June
l9lz -, ,,' ~. 2 90
Fred G Fair Printing Co.,
supplies, city offices, June
1912 .... .., 80
sisney L Williams, supplies,
city offices, June 1912. 9 80
Illinois District Tel. Co.,
messenger service, June
1912 so, 4 10
W. II. Bean, asto transports
tion, 3 of Fl, June 1912 1.21
j H. Jones, agt, transporta-
ton, B Of H.. June 1912 1897
st. l., /. M e. s. Ry, Co,
transportation, B. of II.
June 1912 ........ 100
Ed Hoachin, transportation
B. of H. June 1912 rs
Or. Fields. professional ser
vices, B. OF H., June liz 500
Dr. Dickerson, professional
services, b, Of H., June
15l1 ....t.s... . 90
Paul q. Schulz & Sons, pre-
scriptions, B. Of H, June
Harry w Schulz, carbolio
acid, B. Of H, June IL .10l
Red Cross Drug Store, pre-
scriptions, 3. of H. June
lS41.. ..f..... 80 |
!, p Crabtree, prescriptions,
B. of H.. June 1912 .. r.l5
Jasper Gun, fumigatiug, B.
of H., June 1912 - 90
t. Mary'a Infirmary, care
medicine, B. Of H., June
1912 .. ....... s2,12
|. II. Halliday, / bbl lime,
fire dept, June 1912 :. 1.10I
III All heAHeuy ~. u. Co,
doz. towels, fire dept, |,
June 1912 .4. 800
ames Meehan, oil and can,
fire dept, June 1912. ls75
histlewood Is CO.., feed,
fire dept, June 1912. S.65
arabic, The Painter, paint Ii
and brush, June 1912 1.50I.
histlewood & Co., feed, II
supplies, fire dept %
billsl June 1912 ...... 1876
Ely Bros. Lumber Co. lum-
Der, fire dept, June 1912 1.s5ls
!iro Milling CO.. Feed, fire
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-18

The president of the Ohio state
university is reported as saying con-
veFsations is lost art Well, well,
and Ohio State is coeducational TOO
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-18

etableCompound and
aanative Wash have
done lie. | live On a
farm ndhavs worked
very h ard. T. aim
forty five years old,
and am the mother
OF thirteen children.
Many people think
it strange that | am
not broken down
with hard work ana
fEs, ,,s,rs, &c ,.,,n So
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After the lively sessions in Chi
cago some wag suggested changing
the spelling of the Republican ma
tional committee to gnashsionaI.
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when the attention of The Bull
ietin is called to any misstatement
Of fact or to any error concerning
amy man or thing, corrections will
cheerfully be made
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performing bear at Couey is
land broke awa?~-< the women
took TO flight All biutf What
woman objects TO being hugged9
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We see by the papers that thu
explorer who has just climbed Mount
Mckinley did not find any gumdrops
on the summit.
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be a stranger to the ilumanities, but
il is also important to be able to
make a decent living.
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Atiects, June lSl2 .. . 1
Louis Finch. days on
streets. June 1912. .
Henry Collier. Is days on
streets, June 1912. 90.
Robert Serbian, 80 day7 with
cams. June 1912 Mia. 3ll. i
chas scullin. 24la days
with teams, June 1912 SIS. !
Geo. + Dewey, asst engi-
nesr. June 1912 ... 500
John Shea, inspector. streets,
June 1912, 49,. so, O
chas. scullin. clerk in eng.
'ffice 1872 -.....,.. 40 .0I
NJ. Lutz, feeding prisoners
lo7 meals before ana 45s
! days after trial, June liz 1871 d,
Mrs Frank keane, laundry,
fire dept, June 1912. 49,. SOC
| Mrs Linehan, laundry, fra
dept, June 1912 ..... Q %
John sheehan, 90 per cent
$163.5o col in street tax
and 69 dogs killed at $500
each, Juns 1912 ..... 101. 10
A. J. Ross, ]. p, Is percent
$4,000 col. IN fines, June
1912 ,.,. .... .. s2.25
Hunter Bird Is per cent
S2l5. 90 col. in fines by
A J Ross, June 1912. 80 25
Robt. a. Hatcher, express
and l'dry paid June ~ 1.-5
Henry Lee, Janitor, city Of
ilces' June l3l2..,.,... 80 :. 90
Miles Fred'k Gilbert, rent of
city offices, Juue 1872. IS. 90
Mrs Louisa kleb, rent city
offices, june 1912 ... Is. 90
Josephine Casey, assisting in
city clerks office, June
l9lz 49,. .....~ as 90
Treasurer Childreus Home.
aid in support of home,
June 1912 ,... .-.... 80 90
Angus Leek, legal services
rendered June l9l2.... 900. 90
John ogg, watchman and
cleaning park, Tune 1912 "a 90
A. A. Anderson. Az days
moving grass. park, June
1912 49,. -. ...... i1.25
J. L. Brown, u days NOW
ing grass. park, June
1912 ,...5,. -.+ 500
VIII Coffee 1s days labor
3rd and Miss. levee, June
1912 --... 2z,oO
afro Ell. & Tract. Co.
lights. pumps, Tune 1912 so
Henry, Corzins, carpenter
work, pumps, June 1872. G. 90
,. t. Langan, lumber and 2
padlocks, pumps, June '12 1851
afro Water Co, water used
n street washing, June
1917 -. .-. 49,. 81 90
. B Reed. supplies, streets,
June 1912 -. 2 an
uiean Iron Works. straigh-
tening rods for subway
JuAe 1917 .. $50
ELY Bros. Lbr. Co., sewer
caps, streets, june 1912, 100 ]
.aiiiday- Rittenhouas Co., tile
streets, June 1912. . 461i
I'D Tucker, repairs to gum
boots. streets, June 1912 4oI
afro Ell. & Tract Co, 1917
incandescents; 121 arcs,
June 1912 ...,.,,..1 1874 al
m oehler, shoes, etc,
streets, June 1912. ... s.l5
aloney & Butcher, shoes
etc, streets, June 1912. 3so
oy l.. Williams, repairs, /
curb and gutter. June '12 5.s3
1e Western Union Tel. Co., L
messages, May and June.
1912, city offices . 26 6s
liro Wholesale Journal, 500 F
fireman bonds, June 1912 sol
Gorge Thomas & Co, oil
and matches, city offices,
June 1912 . / 10
huh Drug Co, alcohol, city r
offices, June 1912 . rs
hn Sheehan, stamps, for
mailing notices, June ~ 10 90 G
F. Moreland, making
water trough, dog pound, Jt
June lslZ ...#,t,....,H. / 10
tttingly Ellsworth Fur. Co. ST
/ joint pipe and elbow
John Sheehan) June '12 .4O
INNS Fireproof Storage, Ii
rent Of horse and buggy
(Eganl. June 1912. 200 M
inter- Bros, ice, council
'hamber. June 1912 ... 1.6O
ltral Union Tel. CO., rent ia
# phones 22nd and Pine
md Miss. landing and TIL
tolls police headquarters,
4 bills) June 1872. 8.a5 Nj;
70 Boat Store, supplies.
ity Offices, June 1912 1.1O TIL
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MOTHER OF
LARGE FAMILY
Tells How She Keeps Her
Health - Happiness For
Those Who Take
Her Advice.

seottyille, Mich, =" want to tell YOU
how much good Lydia &. Pinkhams Veg
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II he Is too polite to wear a collar
button and carry the rest Of his
neck-harness over his arm
In spite Of all his troubles. the fat
man is genial and good-nature and
- usually approached teariessly bv
DOOR agents. There Is no greater
hero than a $50 pound man with a
dark red overhanging neck laugh
ing steamily on hot July day as
the jokes about the weather.
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Copyright 1912, by Gorge Mathew Adams)
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Concluded on Fourth Page.)
The evening world., 1912-12-13
TRUCK MAKES GAYNOR
WALK INTO STREET, 50
DRIVER IS SUMMONED
Whether His Arrangement Was
at Mayors Request, However,
Deponent Saith Not.

Solomon Price. an elderly negro.
backed his furniture van over the curb
at Flatbush avenue and Sche-merhorn
street Wednesday afternoon and blocke ed
tine crossing 50 that His Honor. WILL
lam j. Gaynor, Mayor OF New YORK.
had 10 walk twenty feet out OF his
way to get around It. Price has not yet
received n letter from the Mayor on the
subject. he said to-day.
But he did learn tina; Policeman
Noye OF The Bergen street station
makSs Il habit TO follow SO much }!
tho Mayors homeward walks as com.
within his beat. Noyc served him with
summons 10 appear In Butler Stree
court to explain.
Noye fled an affidavit against Price,
In which no stated Price, by hacking
ais truck on the sidewalk. forced pedes-
tTlaEs 10 leave the sidewalk and take 10
the street and that among those so in
convenIenced was ''Hon. William j.
Caynor. Mayor of Now York City"
Price said he was loading his truck
and couldn't avoid the obstruction
Magistrate Voorhees, suspended SEN
tencc, bu, Price had los. haif day' 6
pay.
The policeman failed to state whether
or not Mayor Gaynor mad asked HIN to
serve q summons on the truck driver
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CHIEF BULL M00SER
BACK FROM CONFERENCE,
Col Roosevelt Hurries to His
2 Office and Refuses to
Discuss Politics.

Theodore Roosevelt returned to-day 10
his desk 81 the Office OF tho Oub,cfs. in
the CrHed Charities building, as soon
az he arrived from the Progressive
PARTY conference IN Chicago
Looking even ,ro.e than usually full
OF health and the general enjoyment OF
f.e, he hurried out 90 the Grand Cen
trsi Station. Theodore Douglas Robin
son. his nephew. who Is the new chair
man Of the Progressive party In this
State Lad to stretch h.s legs to keep
up. The two dived into a taxicap. and
to Q scurrying crowd OF reporters who
haA followsd from the train shed 7, r.
shouted with smiling positiveness that
II would be waste OF their time 10
ecs,vw aim to the oHce because ne vas
''nst gO!ng to siy word-not = word"
There were very few c;.Eoss a. ths of
fss OF the Outlook ~ zee the contrib
,i,ins editor, lie saw oil the real pro-
n.otsrs OF the party 81 Chicaxo. Ills
one or two yis.:orG OK to-Gay were
qg,ckly jisposei OF by reference 10 MIR.
Robinson ana other Progressive leaders.
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Why Rheumatism, Sciatica
or Neuritis Drives People
to the Limit of Endurance

There II the present pain. like corkscrews
twisting In your Nssh--bAd enough. II 10
true but tho horrible certainty OF the nsxt
pnrosysm o. pain 10 what drives you be-
You may have been told that doctors DO
not understand rheums sm--thst aothing
will cure you.
this city that Nurito. n new and most sue .
cessiul remedy for rheumatism. seistics
and neuritis. marks = revolution In tbs
treatment OF the disease.
II IL an sthicaliy prepared powder. al.
Tor uric acid poison. ami 10 entirely free
from narcotics and opiatcs II positively
stops rheumatic pains and perm nentiy re-.
l,eves ninsty- nine cases In n hundred.
Bona fide testimonials from tsople who
suffered for years shown upon request. 81
and 81 a box. Riker- fegemAn Drug Stores
and all other leading druggists'.
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THREE BABIES DIE
IN FIRES STARTED
BYuTTLEFR|ENDS
One Small Girl Gives Her Life
in Effort to Save Her
Brother.

0uss,s Tennar. one year old. died
early to-day In Gouvsrnsur Hospital
from burns received at the home Of her
parents. No. % Brooms street. when the
cradle was accidentally set anrs.
Dora wehsxler. three years old. Val
playing with matches near the cradle
where the baby was sleeping. while
Mrs. Tennar was out Of the room. The
infant's clothing caught nre and she
was mortaiiy burned before Mrs.. Ten.
mar could put out the biase. The
wehsxler girl was not burned.
Anna Benada, three years old. lost
her life In Q heroic effort to save her
baby brother At No. 80 East Severity
second street last night. Mrs. Mary
Benada had left the children playing In
the kitchen while she went out for
something for supper.
Charles. who 10 eighteen months ola.
crawied over near the range and . i've
coal dropped on his clothing. Anna
tried to extinsuish the flames and her
own clothing caught hrs. They were
both screaming In agony whom other
tenants rushed in and nut them on The
bed.
The mattress had cauGht IRE whsn
Policeman Neville arrived and smoth-
cred the blaze. The children were taken
to the City Hospital on Blackwolrs
Island. where Anna died . short time
later. her last words being. "How's
bro;her?'' The boy 10 not expected TO
live.
Becky 0noser. eleven months old. died
In Gouverneur Hospital to-day Of burns
she received when q frs klndisd By her
four-year-o!d brother on the floor Of
the Mtohen of her home At No. III
Ridge street. reached tho skirts of her
dross. The little BOY had built tho IRE
with an idea Of putting Il in the stovs
TO help his mother while she was out
getting things for dinner. He was %
terrified when Il began to spread that
no ran into tho next room and hid
under tho bed. The nremen found him
there unhurt after they had drenched
the kitchen. Becky. who had been tied
Into her chair with towel. had N
chance for escape.
The evening world., 1912-12-13
JEALOUS WIFE
TRIES TO SHOOT
DASH|NG WIDOW
The Two Battle All Over Har,
beSon'S Store in Column
bus Avenue.

As soon as Mrs. Catherine Harbeson
wife OF Charles Dexter Harbeson. pro.
pretor OF several fashionable women q
tailoring establishments. RECEIVERS from
the hysteria with which she was suffer-
ms when taken to Bellevue by the po-
lice, she Will he arra!gned on a charge
Of attempting to kill Mrs. Helen Renner,
widow, iwenty-seven years old. and
as fair-ha.rcd as Mrs. HARRISON 10 dark.
Mrs Renner is head saleswoman In one
ot Mr.. Harbeson's shops At No. $40 CO.
.umbus avenue Mrs. Harbeson admits
she Is. exceed ,ngly jealous of the blond
young widow.
When Mrs. Harbcson was told his wife
had appeared at the Columbus avenue
shop and tried to shoot Mrs. Renner
and nearly caused riot. he declared
Mrs. Harbesons conduct IAN unneces.
sary disturbance"
Mrs. Renner was fitting q gown OH a
woman customer last evening when a
yellow taxiccb stopped before the shor
and Mrs. Harbeson. q petite brunette,
alighted and entered the shop. The WIS.,
itor carried u large mun.
She walked directly up to Mrs Rem
ner, WAC was STOPPING to fasten the
customers gown. and Jerked a revolver
from her nun. you will steal my
husband. will you?" she cried. and there
was tho click, but the revolver did no.
go Off, and Mrs. Renner grappied witt,
her The customer fled
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Harbeson. darted back through the
crowd into tbs shop and telephoned to
the West Sixty-eiShth street police sta
tion. ..-
There 10 a woman here trying to
shoot me-" she said.
Policeman Gallagher found Mrs. Har-
beson trying to kick In the shop door.
and Mrs. Renner. in great excitement
trembling inside.
Get me an automob!le-I won't walk"
said Mrs. Harbeson. TO the policeman,
who called a patrol wagon. At the rs-
quest OF Mrs. Renner Gallagher also
took along Peter ]. Thompson Of No. l2t
West Eighty-fourth street. She said hs
had tried to return the pistol to Mrs.
Harbeson after 1t had been taken from
her. At the police station Thompson
was released.
MIR. Harbeson appeared at the shop
about the lime his vile was being tahen
off In the wagon. He declared he had
been callei away BY . telephone mes
The evening world., 1912-12-13
MORE DUTY ON HIGH HATS.
Wool in the Under Driu,, so the
Rate IL Raised.

WASHINGTON, Dec. i3.--lIigh hats
probably VIII be higher The Treas
ury Department has ruled that thu
conventional SIX hat must pay the
duty o: goods IN part OF WOOL because
The under-brim an dthc band contain
woollen material. The duty. consequent
~ viii be ~ cents per pourd and 60 per
cent. sd vaiorem instead Of onay GO per
cent. ad valorern Which many ports lave
assessed under tho silk schedule. Col
lctor Loeb at New York raised the ques-
ton.
The evening world., 1912-12-13

pa:t' Men. ss rule, are puny
minded specially where women are
concerned. They movc IN rut, set
50 little are they that they cannot
see over the edges What their
fatht"s did they DO. What their
mothers wee, SO nu.t their mothers
ard their sisters ana the'r cousins
and their aun,s be. Men are cow
ards. too. In a way. r.aca Is NOR
tally afraid to do anything much In
the aid Of "A woman. or, at least OF
womankind. that woulL lay hlmself
opeE 70 the srccr OF some be-
nlghted IDIOT next door. A lot ot
them are too t,morous to arise IN a
stree; car and give some tree. lily
clothed woman q seat. \ fine, manly
lot. But II America to-day wou'i
SET an example by offerils 10 It's
women the privilege % choosing the
helpmatCs OF their culture homcs-!n
no sense their masters. you under
stand swear 10 you. madam. that
this country in tfty years-nay. In
score of ycars-would rise to ur-
dreamed OF heights OF moral rect-
tudc, and our homes. which to-day
are the laughing s;ocn OF tie ma
tiony, become the beacon ligat Of
millions ana the guiding star OF pos
te.ity. RICHARD X. 3.
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DRAGGED WIFE 70 SIDEWALK
AND DlSkRMED HER.

Mrs, Eenner was evidently the
stronger OF the combatants. for she
dragged Mrs. Harbeson steadily toward
tho door At last she sot her ont to tho
sidewalk and wrested the pistol from
her. \ man, his identity has not been
established. took the pistol from Mrs,
Renner and handed It to The chauffeur.
who got into the taxi and hurried away.
Mrs. Renner having disarmed Mrs.
The evening world., 1912-12-13

GLOUCESTER. Mass. Dec. I3-sui,
has been flied by Adeiine Hawke
against the estate OF Mrs. Elizabeth
stuart Phelps Ward. authorizes. asking
$500 as recompense for the tender care
which she gave to Fee" a pet dog u
the deceased. since Jan. 6 last
The evening world., 1912-12-13

cerned; that every man wants his
wife, his mother and his sister TO be
Just like every other mans wife,
mother and sister-thus constituting
himself foe to feminine evolution
and development. Incidentally. this
reader has found . novel and inter-
esting explanation Of why 30 many
men keep their seats in street cars
while women stand. He says they
are too ttmid, actually too cowardly,
to stand up!
Undoubtedly men do show gen.
eral and decided matrimonial prefer
once for the average or factory prod
uct In feminlnity. And undoubtedly
this instinct initiates against the
super race. Doubtless the law which
till very recently governed IN Masculine
,oio,t;,o a.. - Tho ,x.a,t
The evening world., 1912-12-13

Owing to the Illness ~ Assistant
,'nited States Attorney Robert Steven
son, in charge Of the prosecution of
Cameron Spear and others accused Of
usi;lg the malls to defraud, United
states Judge Hunt to-day ordered a
nt; tponenent OF the trial unta Monday
morning at go O'Clock.
The evening world., 1912-12-13
HE ls WILLING TO HAVE THE
WOMEN PROPOSE.

Dear Madam: why should nor
woman propose marriage From the
psychological! standpoint alone, may
ask who originally would have
picked man to perform this doughty
deed-save man himself? Is II not
entering where angels fear to tread?
Seriously. does II not occur to you
that woman, by every law Of
nature. Is better adapted TO select
he- mate ana the father OF her ch!.-
dren than Is man? Has not G,d
given her ooundless !atUi.!on, such
as no man possesses, for this very
purpose? Many conventions there
are TIA; rob lifo Of ia naturalness.
but none that sets the world 40 up
side down. no grievously inver:s the
natural order 81 things, as lle idea
that man shoui5 be allowed to do
al! the choosing. And what has ne
done with IL Are the records OF
divorces. increasingly pondercus year
hy year. any Indication OF a super
natural or Got-x!ven wisdom on his
The evening world., 1912-12-13

Oniy Doc .BkOMO oCiNlNE"
SSl : 0Ss Dss. csrs Gn' 10 Tss Ds's -.
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had It's effect ard might all be prodes
to-day foreahes hadn:
poscdy
by the choice OF the had
e6ectiy
The evening world., 1912-12-13
" Woman, by Every Law Of
Nature, 10 Better Adapt.
ed to Select Her Mate
and the Father Of Her
Children Than IL Man, "
Writes "Richayd X. s."
'Men Are CosDards in a
Way-Many Are Too
Tmorous to Arise in a
Street Car and CiUe a
Tired, lily Clothed
Woman a Seat.

we are ever to have hanay.
Thu young man reader OF The Evening World who
port Of h!s declaration that
The evening world., 1912-12-13
WOMAN TAKES WHAT SIZE
WANTS WHEN SHE WANTS ".

WOMAN TAKES WHAT SIZE
WANTS WHEN SHE WANTS ".
Victor Hugo said. wnsn he was sc-
cused OF plagiarism, II talse wha; be-
ionxn 20 me Wherever I md IT,
And tae woIian OF unusual
charm or beauty CT wit has very
mach the pa,ns telling. 0nos con-
vtncsd that shs kas found the n,aa
she wishes to n,s:rS. she ruth
isssiy sets her seal upon him. But
propose to h1m7 Now vulgar, how
superhuorsI Only the Crude pro-
pose.
actual verbal Offers from either men or
Noren. The formal proposal survives
mainly IN Action and on the stage.
where II .r Still cors.oc-cd very cute .or
hero by hold ng a mirror N iront o.:
Him, saying: There Is the man l love-
or BY some similarly silly declaration
Desdsmona. We remember, tells Otheio
'"N' "a ~ No. = iE'eh' th"t iSNeN NeE
he should but teach him how to tell his
story ana that would WOO her Tbs
spr.ghtly Rosa''nd proposed to Orlando.
But-Out-do you know a living woman
who has followed their classic example !?
DO not.
However, I. .s IA from my intention
to deter any feminine Cillants who visa
10 do 50 from offerin, their hands IN
marriage. And agree with the young
man wao thinks this unusual proceed
ing might have beneficial effect on
10 terity. For he 10 quite right In az
sinang that man Is the conventional
tex, that he wants wives and mothers
and daughters to be q. a pattern.
It 10 moral coward!cs that MAKES
men dress az much alike 40 pos
sabls. Ls. any man who has dared
10 depart from tho accepted fo:-
mula OF drabuess appear where
two OF three OF his fellows are
gathered together ana oat-calls,
boots ana sooa-hu,norsd jesrs will
greet his appearance. A group OF
Mstabsls matrous wouia not be so
much affected by the spectacle OF
one OF their number In q Paris
gown 90 men are ny tho sight OF
an unusual nschtis or n gsady pair
Of socks.
But the young man who believes that
women should propose marriage is wait
Ing to be heard. He whites:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-28

almost inperceptible degrees, the
man in the room lowered the gas
light tillit was only a little twink
ling flame in the darkness. And
the theft sat motionless, his hand
held tightly in the light clasp of
the dying woman.
After a long time she reused
herself. Johnny" she whisper
ed, turn me so that can put my
lips to your ear" And the con
vict turned the shrunken old body
reverently, and with new and
strange fearlessness. Then the
old woman spoke again, and so
low and weak were her tones that
he could only grasp them by
bending his ear till her lips touch
ed it.
Johnny" she said, 81 want you
to be good boy after | am gone
l want you to be good for your
old mothers sake, Johnny.
There's nobody will, ever love you
as I have done-nobody in the
whole world. You've been wild,
Johnny, dear, and people have
said hard things about you and
called you hard names, but l knew
that you were my boy Johnny,
my good boy, and that you were
good at heart. Promise me you'll
always run straight, Johnny
Graves. promised.
"Then 1 can go in peace, John
ny, dear. Kiss me-" The dying
woman half raised herself and
Graves took. her in his arms and
pressed his lips reverent1y to her
L -. 4 A. Z - = l.
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the gas. The outlines of the room
became apparent, the objects Wis
IDLE. Graves had almost fallen
asleep when the man touched him
on the shoulder and pointed.
The vital fires had burned
themselves out; gently and i'm
perceptibly the life had faded
out of the old frame. The dead
woman's placid smile seemed like
a benediction..
Graves rose. "I'm ready now, -
he said to the man.
"GoW answered the man, point
ing to the door; and the ex-con-
vict shuffled along the carpet, his
face working, his cheeks stained
with tears. He halted at the door,
hesitated, and shuffled back
again. He went up to the man.
81 don't want to go" he NUT
tered, 1 want you to call the po-
lice. Say" he went on, in limpas-
stoned accents, "Ive got an old
mother like that in Mapleton, and
she's alive and wants me to come
home. Do you think if I went
that I could ever become a man
again? I've been in prison three
years"
The mans hand fell on his
shoulder, just as the head war
der's had fallen. He seemed sor-
ry for him; it was odd, to come
to think of it, how kind men were
to one another.
"My dear fellow, I believe that
Providence sent you here-Prov-