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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29
AT "L0sT AND FOUND DESK
Absent-Minded Women Make Much
Trouble for Clerks of Big New
York Hotels.

A woman hurried up to the lost and
found section of the Office desk of the
Waldorf Astoria. She held up gold
mesh handbag.
II saw woman who had this bag
in her hand sit down in the corridor,
she said she got up few minutes
later and went away, leaving it. |
thought she might return, so | kept
my eyes on It for while; but now
have got to go. and as she has not
come back thought | had better turn
the bag In to you"
A few minutes later another wom-
an came up to the same place and
asked whether anything had been
heard of a feather boa, which she was
sure somebody had stolen. After
search the clerk produced the boa and
she went out OF the hotel.
Fifteen minutes afterward taxicab
driver entered and turned In at the
Office feather boa which he said a
fare from the hotel had left In the cab
| TO the clerk II looked familiar. He
examined 1t carefully. 1t was the
same boa that had been claimed only
a quarter OF an hour before.
Only few minutes had passed
when third woman rushed up. she
asked the clerk please to tell the hote
detectives or the police or the news
papers, or somebody, to find valu
able fur muff which had been stoleI
from her. She was positive she hat
left It In her room. The clerk listened
attentively to her description. Thel
he ducked under the counter ana sol
EMMY handed her the muff.
why, where did you get this?' sh
demanded.
ut was picked up In the corridor
madam" was the reply.
She signed her name IN the receip
book and then went away In the sam
: haste she had come. When the cler
, looked up from the book he foun
she had left her pocketbook on tn
counter.--New York Sun.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29
hlllSo'.

To the popular pastime of put
ting up a 'front.' has been added a
variation which for a brief period
engaged the earnest attention of the
sleuths employed by one of the large
steamship companies of a boat from
Bermuda at the company's pier
there appeared flashily dressed
young man who aroused suspicion
by his insistence upon passing the
customs lure to greet an old friend
Being finally allowed TO go on
board the man Immediately sought
the steward with whom he entered
into earnest conversation. The
watchful detective noted that some
thing was hurriedly handed to the
steward who then disappeared AS
the sleuths were about to take ac-
ton the steward appeared with two
large Bermunda baggage labels
which he handed TO the suspicious
stranger The latter trailed by the
detectives returned at once to the
pier and with every evidence of
complete satisfaction pasted the
labels upon his grip. 1t was sug
gested by the witnesses of the cpl
sode that he had to make good
as having been to Bermuda when
for reasons unknown he had not ac
tually made the trip and took the
unique method of appearing to have
done So
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29

lenged with the declaration that one
must go behind the picture palaes
to the elementary school for the
source of the evil. 1t is there that
morals are inculcated, and it is
there that the character of the
young receives its first impress,
Others again attribute tn
growth of predatory crime to the
growing materialism. to the ambi-
ton that permeates all classes, and
TO the new spirit of extravaganza
which appears to be undermining
the old prudence and thrift of the
French
In connection with the subject of
elementary education writer in
the Revue des DeuX Mondes" makes
plea for the recognition of the
curricula Of public schools in the
country and asks that the instruc-
tion given to future farmers and ag
ricultural laborers shall accord more
with the special requirements. In
culcate in them, he says love foi
the land; let them realize the sanity
and utility of country life, of a
life given to the raising of cattle
and the cultivation of crops. Com
bat as much as possible the tendaney
to leave the land for the cities---a
tendancy which exists in France as
elsewhere. Coupled with the dwind-
ling population it provides a serious
problem for the future well-being OF
agricultural districts in France.
State instruction as at present
given in the public schools is liable.
it is claimed, to make clerks and
postmen and civil functionaries in
stead of a-de tillers of the soil
Why should not the schoolmaster In
still into his pupils the idea that "a
plough a straight furrow is more use-
'ul to the community than is the
ability to add up a row up figures in
. Government office?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29

Iures $780, 600 meals every twenty
four hours are certain OF a mar
ket" which is so constant as to make
the demand mathematical certain
ty. The restaurants supplying this
demand range from the poorest
lunsh rooms purveying a variety of
dishes at from one to five cents up
to lobster palaces where q meal costs
ten dollars. The quick lunch
places and moderate priced restu-
rants predominant. In the forme:
the average price. of meal is TWEEN
.ty-fivc cents and in the latter from
twenty-five cents for breakfast 10
fifty-cents for dinner. Grouping
all sorts of restaurants together
the average cost per meal is some
thing more than half dollas
or about $4,000 per day. Visible
evidence abundantly bear out the
contention that the restaurant bust
ness is sure thing since among
the moderate priced restaurants
there are few failures. Eating places
that are far from satisfactory con
tinue to do business year after year
with no Improvement iu service or
yiands. Failures seem to be confin-
ed to pretentious places where
large amount CT capital is invested
and trade sought amoung the veal
thy. The "beanery, quick lunch
and moderate priced restaurants
to multiply and flourish
with no special effort beyond keep
ing the front Goor open and, after
fashion, dispell!ng the pangs of
huaga'.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29
Mats Made From Straw Mating.

In days gone by nearly every one
used straw mating on their sleeping
room floors, but this is the age OF
bare floors and mats. | have made
some nice mats from some mating
that had once used on a floor. Sc
lected the best parts and cut them In
lengths varying from one yard and
three-quarters to two yards. ! ravelled
the ends about four inches and tied
them In double knot; that keeps
them from fraying any more and
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29
Ready to Ohlinn

At a reception in london young
lady, mistaking Marconi for Mascagni,
said: ~ do wish you'd play me your
lovely Tntermezzo
with pleasure, madam" answered
Marconi; but shall have to play it
on wireless piano"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29

The question of morality, as 1t at
taches itself to the pubic elementary
school, is again arousing attention,
together with the perennial subject
of increased criminality. Certain
provincial mayors have forbidden
the exhibition of brandt films in
their communes. Moving pictures,
they say, which display the exploits
of "apaehes" are encouraging and
propagating crime.
In some quarters this view Is chal-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29

This newspaper speaks of girl
whose age turns out to be thirty years
DO you think she is still girl at that
age?"
Well she may be "a girl, but there
is no doubt that she is somewhat ma
ture."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29

Buy it now, Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is
almost certain to be needed before
the summer is over, Buy it now and
be prepared for such an emergency
For sale by all druggists.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29

Dysentery is always serious and
often a dangerous disease, but it can
be cured. Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarhoea Remedy has
cured ii even when malignant ana
epidemic. For sale by all druggists.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29
GOTHAM BUILDING
| FIRST SIDEWALK
BENEATH GROUND
New York Soon to Have Novel
Moving Pavement I'm.
derground
MILLION PASSENGERS A DAY
Receivers Fat Fees Stirring Up
Complaint Big Profits in
Restaurants
MILLION PASSENGERS A DAY

New York, July 21-A new form
of transit, not attempted hitherto
in any part OF the world, is to ne in
troduced in New York as soon as
the actual work of construction can
be completed This was made GER
tain by the action of the Public Ser
vice Commission this week authoriL-
ing the building of an underground
moving sidewalk to extend across
Manhattan underneath Thirty
fourth Street which has became so
eengested at the important crossings
as to make the progress of pede-
strains difficult and at certain hours
of the day almost impossible. The
new system wlAsh is TO have it's
first practical use here consists of
a series of continuous platforms
placed side by side but moving at
different rates Of speed which are
so graduated that passengers can
pass from one platform to another
without inconvenience. Seats WELL
BIO provided for those who wish to
use them. but it is expected that
the new transportation line will be
used very largely by persons who
are going only block or two and
will prefer to stand 1t. 1t is claimed
that for a short distance this is the
most rapid system Of transportation
possible to devise az the vehicle it.
self never stops while passengers
may get on or alight at any point
1t is said that the new road will
easily be able to handle a million
passengers a day. New York already
possesses greater variety of trans
portation methods than any other
city in the world. raging from the
0ld-fashioned horse car to m0nOrail
railways and moving stairw9ys and
the addition of this unique system
will add one more to the metropoli-
tan ways Of overcoming distance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29

When one section Of the community
has power over another section 1t al
ways has abused that power, and al
ways WILL until the frailties of human
nature are eliminated. Exchange.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29
Some seIf.penlal Necessary.

We all have to put up with one an
other; one cannot do that even Ia cu'
own homes, without concedinS "a
good deal which we should very much
Ike to retain.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29
Could Get Along Without u.

"IIilda, II you leave me novel Shan
roruse to give you a testimonial" Ay
tank ay not need testimonial Ay se.
pible now and ay skoll get HUSBAND
next week."-Chicago Record'i]eraid
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29

-of-livi
athing r,nanoa 40 oefic,a1, M ~
w. lie known to the worll at large.
ey are the tobacco testers of the
ov. Wliernment and their business is
1T the pass judgement on every kind of
-"t obacco that is used throughout the
country.
This body of men, which one
newspaper calls Smoke board" con-
sists of a chairman and five assis-
tants, and from morning until night
they do nothing but smoke cigars.
cigarettes and pipes, so as to reach
an estimate of the different types Of
tobacco placed before them.
the officials do not hesitate to ad-
nit that the pleasantest part of the
days work comes when 1t fails to
their lot to test the high-priced
Havana cigars sold by the State
through the thousands of tobacco
stores that exist throughout France.
The employees who undertake this
responsible duty are former inspec-
tors of tobacco manufactures who
have passed a certain number of
years in the State service and have
demonstrated their capability for
this peculiar kind OF work.
The injurious influence Of the
tobacco they endeavor to combat by
drinking great quantities Of black
coffee. which acts, it is said as an
antidote to the effects of the nico-
tine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29

That the visitor in New York
seeking the freely offered sure thing
might profitable inquire into the
city's restaurant business seems to
be borne out by recently published
statistics which show that at pres
ent but 1000 restaurants share the
enormous sum of $3.50, 900, 900
spent for meals each year, an averag,
for each place of about $92,S57.
The investment represented by
the 1000 restaurants is $3.50, 900
600. Sometime between twelve and
three each working day lunch Ii
served to 100000 persons
Breakfasts to the number of 500, 00(
are eaten in restaurants every morn
Ing, about 100000 dinners ar,
served and in the.closing hours o
the day some 100000, supers ar,
required. According to these fig
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29

How profitable the business Iof
acting as receiver for big corpora
tons has become was stikingly
illustrated this week when the courts
finally wound M the affairs Of
building and loan association that
went into bankruptcy ten years ago
The company had a great number
Of stockholders Many of these
have died or have been lost sight Of
in the long period that has elapsed
since the crash of the company
Those who have survived the sue
cessive delays, however, will receive
between twenty and twenty-cents
on each dollar of, their investment
the total amount left to them out
of S2,500,000 being about 100000.
On the other hand the receivers and
attorneys who have devoted their
attention more or less intermittent
| ly to dosing up the business of the
defunct company are drawing over
100000 for their services and ex-
| penses. The ,000 investors in
| the company, most of whom were
| clerks, teachers and others of small
means, put an average of about 5000
each into the company OF this
more than half was dlssipated by
mismanagement while of the re.
mainder the stockholders will re-
ceive between $40 and $50 out OF
their original investment while the
receivers and their attorneys viii
take s32. While this is a particu
larly fragrant case and has aroused
much attention on account Of tn,
size of the fees allowed, there ha
been many others in which the stock
holders have Jared even worse
Under the system preaviling tn
receivers are appointed by tn
judges and Tammany politicians o
! lawyers identified with politics as
ualiy come in for the big plums
A movement has been started 70
doing away with this abuse and
is receiving the SUPPORT of the bette
element of the bar and Of the entir
business community.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29

When Woman Is Ashaneo'
A woman "a always a little ashamed
!, the husband Of whom she cannot
Jealous. Life.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29
Would Introduce American Made
Goods Abroad Through
This Means
FRANCE HAS "SM0KE B0ARD'l
Chairman and Five Assistants Do
Nothing But Smoke During
Working Hours

Paris, July 2S.-The suggestion TO
found an American commercial mu-
scum in Paris as means OF openins
the foreign market to larger class
OF American manufacturers has come
from the American chamber OF com
merce here. George r. Osthemier. A
member of the board of directors,
has sketehed plan for such an or
ganiZatson.
1t is believed that such 4 museum
would be especially beneficial to the
small manufacturers, whose goods
could thus be made known TO the
outside world to the best advantage
and at the least possible expense
A museum in Paris it is believed,
would be especially valuable, be-
cause Paris Is the great central as
sembling point for visitors to Europe,
land the products OF American mama
Vacturers would be under the eyes
] If not only the business men OF
!, france but all of Europe as well,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-29

You shouldn't put your trust In
women.
l learned that the other night when
I was playing poker; bet on queens.
bus the other fellow had kings.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-30
MISSISSIPPI RIVER L OVER ITS
BANKS AND GREAT FEAR
is ENTERTAINED.
Ohio River, Which Has Also Been
Very High, Reported to Be Falling.
Danger Mark Has Been Reached at
Memphis and other Points.

st. Louis, March 29.-With the
river stage the highest for March it
has been since the records have been
Kept in st. Louis, a general rainfall
throughout the southern part of the
state and storm moving northeast
from the south central states. fiooo
conditions are likely for this city and
the loNlantls south of here.
The Mississippi passed the 27-foot
mark last night, with the water ris-
ing more than a foot in twenty four
hours and the weather bureau this
morning predicted it would attain a
depth of 80 or 81 feet, flood stage, by
the first of the week.
Although no lives have been re-
ported lost, incidental to the rise OF
the Missouri river, many families have
been forced to leave their homes.
tributaries are flowing from their
banks and these are expected to bring
the Missouri to a flood stage.
Governor Deneen of, Illinois. has
ordered the adjutant generals de-
partment to send tents to Cairo for
the relief Of families forced from
their homes by the high water.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-30
NEW FACTORY To
SOON LOCATE.
IN THIS CITY
H. A. COOK RAGGlNG COMPANY
DECIDES TO REMOVE THEIR
PLANT HERE.
Negotiations Looking to Establish
lnent of This Enterprise Have Been
on For Some Time-WiiI Mean
Much for Brunswick,

The announcement that the H, A.
Cook Bagging company will at once
establish factory in this city. for
The manufacture Of pieced jute bag
glng will be gratifying news to the
people of Brunswick, and especially
to the officers and directors of the
Brunswick Advancement Association
as these gentlemen have worked earn
estly to bring the factory here.
H. A. Cook, who will be the man
ager and one of the principal owners
OF this plant, has made severar trips
to Brunswick in connection with this
enterprise, and has thoroughly inves-
tigatad all the advantages of the city
for such a factory. Mr.. Cook has
been engaged in this business in
Charlotte, N. c., for fourteen years
and is thoroughly familiar with every
phase of the cotton bagging business,
and he states that Brunswick is the
ideal location for such a factory.
The process is to use jute bagging
that has already been used in baling
cotton. The supply is obtained from
England, New England and South
ern states. The ocean rates to Bruins
Wick on this material is as low as to
any port on the South Atlantic, and
the freight rates from Brunswick to
the interior points where the manu-
factured goods will be marketed aver
age lower than from any other point.
The company has secured loca-
ton on the A, B. & A. terminals, but
later it is proposed to erect large
plant on a location which will be pro-
vided BY the Advancement Associa-
ton.
T. L. Johnston, bankere and one
of the most prominent citizens of
Rock Hill, S. c., is president Of the
company. He accompanied Mr.. Cook
on one of his trips to Brunswick. r.
Well-known citizens of Charlotte
have taken occasion to write to par
ties here commencing Mr.. Cook as a
most excellent citizen, and he and his
family will be cordially welcomed by
the people of this city.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-30
Many Bad Floods.

Omaha, Neb., March 29-The break
ing up of the ice in the Plate Loup,
Elkhorn and other rivers of Nebras.
ka is causing some of the worst
floods the state has known in years.
Much property damage has already
resulted and there are rumors of loss
of life.
The buggy in which two hunters,
John Ganote and Otis Derby, left to-
day, was seen floating down the river
this afternoon and no trace of the
men had been found.
Three boys are stranded today be.
tween two bridges that have been
washed away near Schuyler. The
rising water will place them in great
peril
All railroads in the state are more
Or less crippled, bridges and tracks
having been washed out in many
places. A three mile stretch Of track
was washed out at Wakefield on the
Omaha road, causing the annulment
of. all trains between Norfolk, Neb.,
and Sioux City, Ia.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-30
GOVERNMENT HAS REQUESTED
THE LINE TO HOLD SHIPS
IN READINESS.
Rumored state Department Has Or
dered Arms and Ammunition Sent
to Mexico in Care of American AM
bassador.

New York, March 29.-Reports were
rife here Today that the federal gov
ernment had requested the manage
ment of the Morgan line of steam
ships Tying between New York and
Galveston and New Orleans and Ha-
vana to hold its entire fleet in readi-
ness for the transportation of troops,
provisions and war supplies to be sent
to the Texas and Mexican borders at
a moments notice.
This rumor became current prior
to receipt of a dispatch from Wash
ington announcing that the state de-
partment had ordered arms and am
munition sent in the care of Ambas-
sador Wilson in the City of Mexico
for distribution to responsible Amer
leans in that city,
Officials of the Morgan line say as
yet they have received no official re-
quest from the government to hold
any vessels for the. e.ipurposes stated.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-30
TWO OR THREE HOUSES NEAR
CITY COMPLETELY DESTROYED
YESTERDAY MORNING.
Hurricane Swept District Near Tay-
Ior's Chapel for a Distance of Two
: or Three Hundred Yards-Traffic
on SoutaS"n Was Also Blocked.

While Brunswick seems to nave es-
capped the center of the hurricane,
the country districts near the city re-
ceived the full benefit of what was
quite a severe gale late Thursday
night and yesterday morning, and, as
a result, two or three houses were
blown to the ground, trees and fences
were destroyed and considerable other
damage was done.
From reports received from people
residing in the vicinity of Taylors
chapel, the hurricane was a severe
one, and, while it covered only a snail
area, it took everything in its path;
carrying away trees and fences as if
they were mere paper on the ground.
The home of Matt Goodbread, who
lives near the chapel, was entirely
blown away and his family had a
narrow escape for treir lives. The
hurricane came a1ong, almost without
notice and carried away his home
The family was asleep at the time,
but fortunately they all escaped with
out injury. For a distance of three
or four hundred yards the hurricane
carried everything in it's wake, and
besides the home of Mr. Goodbread,
the residences of one or two negroes
were destroyed.
Reports also reached the city that
the fresh water streams up the coun-
try were on d rampage and consid-
erable damage had been done. Rail-
road traffic was badly blocked dur
ing :he day by washouts. 1t was af7
ter s o'clock before a train over the
Southern arrived in the city. Wash
outs were reported on the road about
eight miles this side of Jesup and it
was impossible for any trains on the
road to pass. The regular Southern
train leaving this city yesterday
morning went to the scene of the
washout and was compelled TO stop,
it being impossible to go any fur
,ther. Incoming trains were also
halted at the washout and it was
necessary to transfer passengers and
mail from one train to another.
A large force of workmen was at
once put to- work on the washout and
trains were moving yesterday after
noon. = - ~ y