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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

Corn is called king in good
many states, but this is saying a
great deal too much for the King
business. Kings are all right in
their way but no king has kept So
000, 600 people fat and happy by his
own unaided efforts, or has stuck To
his job fer twenty-four hours a day
through a long, hot summer. When
a king dies his subjects drop a re-
spectfuI tear and then send for the
undertaker's wagon and a goldsmith
to cut down the crown to tit the next
king But when corn turns yellow
and black and gray and expires be-
fore harvest. half a great nation
mourns for a whole year and re.
fuses to buy new clothes. and cut.
off its subscription to this local news
papers and votes against the admin
istration with great frmness and
biliousness.
Corn is raised as a food by mil.
lions of farmers, but is mot absorbed
directly by the American people in
any great quantities. 1t is used
largely to upholste~ hogs and cattle
A small red pig. If allowed TO cal
a crib of corn. will produce enough
ham and breakfast bacon to keep q
family fat and financially busted 70;
three months. and thin COW with a
backbone like the ridge pole OF q
cathedral, can so disguise herself bs
eating corn for a few months thar
the packer will mistake her for a sit.
yer mine and sell her for forty cent?
a pound
Corn is planted in the spring and
grows up like small hoy in a new
suit of clothes. BY July it is fvs
feet high and going up faster thar
an English elevator, and by Septem
Der each stalk is Young fagpott
with four foot leaves waving from Il
| like banners Rival states love L
impress each other with the heigh
! Iropvripht 1910 hv r
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
7" when the attention. Of The Sui
eth ia sailed to any nisstatemeni
4 fact or to any error concerning
INV man or thing, corrections viii
,heerfully be made.
Captain Rostron.

The succession of honors paid To-
CAPTAIN A. H.\ Rostron in New YORK
showed that the American people
have no national prejudices growing
out of the Titanic disaster. Our only
regret is that there are not more
pritons who call for our gratitude
and esteem in like measure with the
captain of the Carpathia. But 1t Is
scarcely our fault that we did not
feel moved to offer votes of thanks y
J. Bruce Ismay and Sir Cosmo Duff
Gordon nor that we are not entirely
pleased at the supercilious tone taken
In London concerning the prompt,
thorough and efficient investigation
of the wreck by a committee Of the
United States senate.
Captain Rostron was presented !
loving cup and also a medal by the
Titanic survivors, BESIDES $4,000 IN
cash by the readers of New York
newspaper; was invited TO luncheon
by FRS. Aston and other Titanic
widows, was cheered in the theaters
and is TO receive medal from con-
gress. These tributes are accom-
panied by the unanimous applause
of the nation. They were not offered
to Captain Rsstron as hero, but as
one who did his duty promptly and
efficiently.
AS for criticism of our investiga-
ton, IL comes with peculiarly bad
grace in view of all the circum-
stances Our British friends should
not lose sight Of the fact that Ameri.
ca lost heavily by the sinking of the
Titanic, lost men who had rendere
good service in many walks of life
1t was due to carelessness, lack Of
preparation and Anticipated laws
The ship was British, the crew was
British, and the laws were British
The members of our senatorial
committee are not experts in naviga
ton nor did they pretend to be But
they did get at the facts Those
facts were not particularly credit
able to the nation that furnished tn,
owners and crew of the Titanic. The
British sneers concerning the in
quiry are even less credtable.
We are glad to thank Captain Ro
stron az a Briton, and as man, an
we regret that there are not NOR
who deserve our gratitude.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
protentinp the Snake

Professor H. d. Bailey of Mullen
berg college, Pennsylvania, recently
stated that legislation is being
sought in a number of states lookin z
to the protection of snakes, Copper
heads, rattlesnakes and other poison
GUS varieties are naturally excluded
The theory ia that king snakes, milk
snakes, bull snakes and other non
poisonous reptiles are harmless and
in many cases are great helps to the
farmer, since they kill rats, mice anil
other pests.
It 10 to be feared that even IL such
laws are passed It will be hard tc
enforce them. Mems natural in.
stinct is to kill snake and to do il
without regard TO whether it is or i;
not poisonous. Outside of garter,
snakes and one or two other varie,
ties, the average man does not know
what harmless serpent looks like
His rule is to swat it first and inves
tigate afterward--that Ia, il he stop
TO investigate at all Hereafter ".
shall have to educate people az t
good snakes and bad snakes, just a
we now educate them as to GOO
trusts and bad trusts The presen
view is similar to that once held con
corning Indians--the only good In
dian is dead Indian.
In case these laws are passed, vii
it not be necessary to catch the goo
snakes and label them? Might pu
bells on them or ribbons. Then eac
time the reptiles shed their skins
would be necessary to tag them a
over again. Also will it not be niece
sary to organize a society for ii
prevention Of cruelty to snakes?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
CORN
By GEORGE FITCH.
Author of "A Good Old Siwash.~

Of their cornstalks, but Illinois holds
the record. A central Illinois farmer
once tied his horse to a cornstalk on
a hot July day, and when he came
back he had to chase tho hose up
the stalk foor two hours with climb
ing iron in order to unite him.
In October the ears of corn are
yellow and ripe and the farmer har-
vests them by stripping of t'e rough
husks yankinE out the ear and toss
ing it into wagon provided with 4
baseball hacketop on one side This
is hard work and eventually develops
Ia thumb like a horse tlc An anna
teur can husk a hushcl Of corn be-
fore getting measured for now paiT
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
CHAPTER xNlil,


II could not be considered as m
pleasant place OF imprisonment, yet
II was useless for me 70 contrive any
plans of immediate escape, for the
door was securely locked, and two
heavily armed dragons sat within eye
ing me rather maIevolently. NY at
tempt at approaching the window was
instantly checked by a threatening
gesture. and sat down IN the reading
chair to await developments. The
could not mufTie my ears, however,
and I heard the swift bootbeets OF an
approaching horse being ridden turt
ously up the gravel driveway. At the
door he was hastily checked, and
voice spoke Rremptorily:
Here you, take the reIni"
The fellow came up the steps hur-
riedly. almost ignoring the sentry at
the door.
II haven't time to stand here, you
fool he exclaimed roughly, my uni.
form Is pass enough. ! wish to see
| Colonel Mortimer at once--at once"
Niere was pause, and then the same
voice, and | recognized It now as
| Grants beyond a doubt. "Ah. colonel.
what in Gods name has happened
here? | heard that you were out
hunting us at Farrell's blacksmith
shop, and came back as swiftly as |
| could ride. But | never suspected
this. Who were the miscreants?"
THAT is a question not yet an.
swered, Captain Grant" replied Nor,
timer slowly. at looks like the work
Of Pine Robbers. Do you recognize
this fellow?"
"Ay," and from the muffled tone he
must have been bending over the body,
that is Tough Sims, lieutenant of
Red Fagin; there's one more devil
gone to hell. But when did the at
tack occur? We left here after dark,
and all was quiet enough then.
Claire"
she was here, then? I hardly be-
lieved 1t possible"
Il talked with her--quarreled with
her. indeed. Perhaps that was why
Che refused to accompany US to Phila.
delphia. But what did you mean,
colonel, when you said you hardly be.
lieved 1t possible she was here2 Did
some one tell your
Yes; we, caught a fellow the
house when we arrived. He had no
time for escape--rough-look miscre.
ant, claiming to be a Continental. we
have him under guard In the library
He confessed to the whole storyT
I, Not word; claimed TO know moth.
ing except that Claire was here. Said
he saw you, and then went away, not
getting back again until this morn
Ing,
"The fellow is liar, colonel. Let
me see him; III lash the truth out OF
his lips. Where did you say he was
in the library"
= had barely time to rise to my feet
when he entered His eyes swept
across the guard, and then centered
upon me. instsntly they blaZed with
CANSiehIthl, diLuoukH a HotlCtu ht toon
sudden step backward in tho first
a shock Of surprise, his hand dropping
c to the butt Of pistol In his belt.
by all the gods!" he exclaimed
sharply. "If It isn't the spy! miss
: the red Jacket. but know the face
Mister Lieutenant Fortesque."
Major Lawrence, IL you please"
returned quietly.
'Well not quarrel over the name
k I've had occasion to know you undeI
$ both; bearing one you We're q spy
beneath the other leader Of bandittl
ri hang you with equal pleasure I'm
y Ter either" Suddenly he seemed Il
Y! remember where we were, aud hi
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

'ace flushed with newly aroused rage.
But first you'll explain what you are
doing here at Elmhurst. Do you know
whose home this ISL"
''Most assuredly." determined not to
lose my temper, or 10 be moved by
his threats. ut is the property of
Colonel Mortimer, of the Queens
Rangers"
"And--and you--you came here to
again see-the dauehter?" he ques-
toned, as though half regretting the
ndiscrction Of such suspicion.
"Oh, no. captain; you do the lady
grave in!ustNe. / came here a
prisoner, very much against my Will,
not even aware whose plantation this
was, had no suspicion that Mistress
Mortimer was outside Philadelphia
until I overheard your conversation
with her"
Overheard! You'll In Gods name.
where were YOU"
"In this room; with both doors ajar
II was impossible not to hear. You
spoke somewhat angrily, you may re-
member. not finding the lady as gra-
cious in her reception as expected
! The sarcasm In my tone stung him,
but the eurprlse was so great that he
| could only rip out an oath.
II thought YOU would have also en-
loved swearing at that time" | con.
tinued coolly, only you scarcely dared
venture 80 far. You had previously
boosted 10 me Of your engagement to
the lady, and II naturally was sur
prise TO observe how lovingly she
greeted you-"
"Hel's acre!" he burst out, did
the mink know you we're there"
If you refer TO Mistress Mortimer,
7 presume she suspected It. Al least
she "a 70 me- shortly thereafter"
Then / understand better what
troubled the girl But, in God 8 name,
/ how did you ever escape met ] was
in every room NJ the house"
smiled pleasantly, There was
nothing for me 10 gain, or lose by
goadlng him, yet 1t was rather enjoy.
able.
THAT, Of course, I must naturally
refuse TO answer, captain might
need to resort to the same meti DDS
again"
There will be small chance OF your
having opportunity. Mortimer will
hang you fast enough when tell my
tale. Don't look for mercy at his
hands, for he's prouder than Luclfer OF
his family honor"
He was out Of the door, stridine
down the hall, bent on carrying out
his purpose. | heard his voice ask
ing where the colonel was to be found
then the guard closed the barrier be
tween us. Very well, Of the two
would rather leave my fate to Morti
mer than TO him, and felt profoundly
grateful that the captain was not ir
command. Had he been | should
doubtless have been hung without the
slightest formality of trial, but Nor
timer would at least hear my version
first; indeed, | could hardly believe
he would issue so stringent orders
without listening also to his daugh
ter's story. | was an officer OF rank
the consequences might prove Tathe,
serious were / to be executed sum
MARTY, and without proper trial
/ had scarcely reasoned this out
however, when a corporal threw opel
the door, ordering my guard to con
duct me into the colonel's presence
was taken to the parlor, where th'
, furniture had been somewhat rear
ranged, and found myself confronting
Mortimer, the officer / had heard ad
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

tSA al fhAiSs r uTke
CHAPTER IT-Disguise6 In a british
uniform arrives within the enemy's lines.
CHAPTER III-The Major attends a
great fete and saves the Lady OF the
Blended Rose from mob He later meets
the girl at brilliant ball
CHAPTER Tv-TrnuhIe ~ started ,vsr
aIwa,tz, and Lawrence Is urged by his
partner, Mistress Mortimer tthn LADY of
the Blended Rosel, to make his escape.
CHAPTER v-Lawrence ia detected as
spy by Captain Grant of the British
army. who agrees IN a dual
CHAPTER vT-The duel Is stopped hv
Grants friends and the spy makes a dash
Tor liberty, swimming a river following d
narrow axns~~
.CHAPTFR vTI--The MaIor arrives Mt
the shop Of a blacksmith who IA friendly.
and Knows the Lady of the Blended
Rose.
CHAPTER vT1r-Cartaln Grant and
rangers arrive and search the blacksmith
shop In vain for the spv.
CHAPTER rX-Iawrence toins the min
ute. men who capture Grant and his
train.
CHAPTER xf-Lawreuce's captors lock
nm IN a strong cell, where he meet.
refer tho TALLER.
CHAPTER XTT-Peter advises Law
renee not 70 attempt escape as "som-
one" will send for him.
CHAPTER ETv--Lawrence again meet.
the Lady Of the Blended Rose, who n
forms him that ne is In her house and
that she was in command Of the parts
that attacked and captured him
CHAPTER Xv-The captive is thrus
into dark underground chamber wher
Captain Grant begins search OF III,
rrenifsas
CHAPTER xVT--Aftar digging his wa
| ont. lawrence Ands the place deserted
/ Evidences N Battle and a dead mar
| across the threshold.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

dressed az Seldom and Grant. The
latter was speaking vehemently:
II tell you, colonel, this has got TO
be done; he is a spy. and here for
some infamous purpose"
"Well. I've sent for the fellow,
Grant; what more do you want? III
give him five minutes in which to ex'
plain. and that Is all. Seldom, nave
the men go on ahead along the trail
Eyes, sir, they are off already"
| very well. Have our horses out
side; We CAN catch up within mile
or two" He wheeled sharply about,
and looked at me sternly. We'll. sir,
/ have very little time to waste on
you at present. but ! advise truthful
| anawers. What y your pamel"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

agent of town is you must ask
SLAYER, the eminent law makers hay-
ing failed to insert 1T in the list o.
town officers. Furthermore, the law
makers, having forgotten something
essential. suggested the desirability
of the town board, also forgetting
what was equally as essential, that
reports and checks, accountings AMI
disbursements of their honorable
agent be made note of in the ac-
counts of the town The next veac
SLAYER was supervisor How could
anybody question his right to pay
for the business of the town, either
in check or CASH to say who could
send the willow to the penitentiary
to be stripped and who should go
without, to regulate the commission
of the honorable agent, and to ar
range freight rates.
The poor folks Of the town EN-
joyed the proud distinction of being
| allowed to work on the baskets. not
eight hours, not ten, but twelve. thir-
teen, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen.
| Then the children are allowed to
work. The week being done al
home, there is no factory restriction.
| The baby of three does what it can.
while it sucks the end of a willow.
The old blind grandmother tells her
beads at the turn of the basket. All
| combined they are thankful to make
two dollars a day which the careful
housewife parcels out in small in.
stallments so that they may exc out
a humble existence and pay the in
terest on the mortgage Fred Slavo-
owns the mortgage together with the
willow which he buys in outlying
counties, The wages he sets, like.
wise the interest on the mortgage
according to his needs His is th4
power not only Of the lord of the
manor but as sheriff of the Imperial
authority of the state. He was elect.
ed by the will of the sovereign people
but keeps receipts for his sovereignt
carefully fled away in his freproo
safe.
| The Onondaga penitcntiary, Het
like monastery on a hill, welcomes
Its visitors with the Announcement II
big letters on a placard Admission
25 cents for Adults, Is cents 70,
J Children. Yet the visitor must no
take this as applying to everybod.
alike. Convicts pay different rates
Little George, a convict fourteen
years old, despite his innocent fac
3 and lisping voice, had to take TWEEN
ty-eight cents from the top OF mil
bottle His poor mother and litti
brothers are in need Of his wages
How fortunate il is that during tn
long hours of the day he can wor'
and send them aid" Warden HOY
much does this boy send his famil
a week." Nothing DO you Al
low him to waste it," mo wages
Then the state gets the proit?' "Yo
say it costs more to keep these chap
clothed and fed and run the prise
} thai you get for their labor--worF
i ing long hours? Who makes tn
Q profit them"
The warden and his staff az
: business like and exact contract
y filed, receipts and vouchers saved. ]
& due and legal form the contract b,
d tween Fred SLAYER and the Ononiac
+ penitentiary sells the labor of tt
# convicts through The working hou,
T. OF the day at the rate of $500 Il
: each car load of willow Stripe
n Against this contract complaint WI
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

Massachusetts woman gave up a
fortune to marry the man of her
choice. She'll probably remind him
of the fact on more than one occa-
sion,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

New Jersey listened in vain. None
of the campaign orators advanced a
method for Kidding the state Of it's
mosquitoes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

The FESTIVE Cubans can tell their
troubles to the American marines.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

Germany waited until the iceberg
seldom was over before she launched
the biggest steamship in the world,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

The general verdict is that ball
players should hit the ball, not the
spectators. "a.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

Assigning seats for the Repuhli-
can national convention has been
some job,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

From the fuss being made over
Or. Wiley's baby one would think
II was the first baby ever born.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

Wonder if Miss Kean, who ascend
ed the summit of Mount Blackburn,
marked the spot with a hairpin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

Former Vice President Fairbanks
recently won a prize as fast bill
poster. Does this solve the question
of what we shall do with out ex-vice
presidents? ,~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

War cloud threatens Germany.
The kaiser Is buying his wife's hats.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

q hands, but an expert can husk 100
bushels a day in the field and over
goo bushels day in front of the vii
lage grocery store.
Illinois produces over 375,000,0Q0
bushels Of corn year and Iowa
nearly as much. Corn sells for from
so to 50 cents a bushel on the hoof
There are many forms of bliss, but
none more poignant than to own
5000 bushels of corn in the crib and
to sit in front Of the pusrofice, whit.
Ting a pine stich and Letting tbs
price go up twi cents day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
NOTICE TO sUBsCRIIEIs

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DAYS and 8 a. m, on Sundays
telephone to The Bulletin OF.
Zoe, No. SO, either phone and
one will be sent to you sy
special messenger.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

Copyright, 1912, by Gorge Mathew Adams.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

CHAPTER r-Mnjor Lawrence, eon Of
Judge Lawrence ot Virginia. whose wife
by Gen. Washington, Just after the win.
ter at Valley Forge
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

CHAPTER Tv--TrouhIe ~ started over
aiwaltz, and Lawrence Is urged by his
partner, Mistress Mortimer (the Lady of
the Blended Rosel, to make his escape.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

CHAPTER V-Lawrence is detected as
spy by Captain Grant of the British
army. who agrees ~ a dual
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

CHAPTER III-The Major attends a
great fete and saves the Lady OF the
blended Rose from mob He later meets
the girl at brilliant ball
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

CHAPTER Vf-The duel Is stopped hv
Grants friends and the spy makes a dash
for liberty, swimming river following
narrow axrs~~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

Continued on Page Fve.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-05
Alleged Spies Sent 10 Prison.

Lcipsig, July 5.---Lcopold Eilcrs
a naturaIized American, from New
Orleans today was scntcnscd TO -four
years at hard labor in prison as {;
spy, and Miss Olga King, hiss allcg.
ed accomplish, to whom Eilcrs was en-
gagged to be married, was sent to iai
for six months. 1t was charged tina;
Eilcrs attempted to sell to England
certain military secrets and plans Of
the fortress OF Hcliogoland ard that
Miss King aided him.
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