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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
What Has Been Accomplished.

The marvellous results obtained in
Ottawa and Rock Island should be
sufficient to, convert every taxpayer
Of Cairo to the commission plan
idea. The commission form OF gov
eminent was adopted In these cities
a tribe more than two years ago and
the municipalities have not only
succeeding in making many inn
provements, but have also reduced
the bonded Indebtedness.
In Ottawa the principal indebted
ness was reduced to the extent OF
nearly sac 900 in a period of one
year after the adoption Of the com
mission plan and Mayor r. F. Brad
ford. in a letter TO The Bulletin
states that during the fiscal year
ending in April, 1913, the city's in
debtadness will be further decreased
to the extent OF $4,000 or $4,000
When the commissioners of Rock
Island assumed their duties they
found current bills to the amount oil
$4,000. according to a letter re-
ceivad BY The Bulletin from Mayor
Harry NJ. Shriver. They also found
the bonded Indebtedness to be about
$4,000. He writes:
I'VE have entirely paid the sl15.-
600 in little less than two years
and also $3.50 on the bonded in.
debtedness
If such results can be accom-
plished in ottawa and Rock Island
is there any reasons why conditions
could not be improved in Cairo? II
appears as II the commission plan
could not be adopted too early in
This city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
HUMOROUS Qu|Ps

They tell story out my way about
q kansan %ho III the days when Mark
Hanna was prominent went to church,
took his seat in rear pew and went
TO sleep. He awoke with q start. aud
he must have thought himself at
political meeting.
The minister had just Numbered:
ITO him that hath shall be given. and
to him that hath not shall be taken
away even that which he hath"
Who said that?" asked the Devil.
dered politician. who had just awak.
ened
The minister stopped, looked at
the sleepy interrupter and then said
iaconieally, Marx"
Well" said the politician. at
sounds like Hanna"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
Worth Knowing.

Never throw away pieces OF lemon
after they have been equeezed witE
the lemon squsezer. for they come in
handy for removing stains from the
banda and elsewhere. Dipped into salt
they will scour. copper kettles nicely
and remove stains from brasswork.
Lemon like this will take stains, dirt
and odor from pans and kettles as
nothing else will The doors OF fish
and onions can thus be easily removed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

Bill-Do you believe the world is
growing better?
Jul do not Listen to this: To
enable person ignorant OF music to
pay an accordion an inventor has
equipped an instrument with rnechan-
lsm operating a perforated music roll.
Ne that Of a piano PLAYER"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
True TO Na,ur.

The tots In primary class In sense.
training were initiating anything they
choose. When It was Hazel's turn.
she stepped into the center of the
room and wriggled her body from side
e. side. No one could guess what She
wss impersonsttns. 80 she was asked
- explain. Why che said, Il was
a'littls dog wassins It's tall"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

There is a smell In our native earth
better than all the perfumes in the
east There is something in mother,
though never 20 angry. that the chill
dren win more naturally trust her
than the studied ciYiItiss Of strangers,
let them be never SO hospitable.--
Lord Halifax.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
One Ray Of Sunshine,

John, you are sure It Is safe on
this yacht?'
Yes. my love-" ~
And you know how to sail ito"
MY sailing master does"
How long win 1t take as to cross."
ABOUT two weeks"
"Oh, dear. There's 10 much ia
worry about. on a yacht"
There's one thing that neednt
cause you any worry"
What Is THAR"
THE cook can't leave until We &c,
to port. !"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
Naturaf oues,tion.

Z am 80 very fond of music said
Miss Kittish, as she swung herself
round on the piano stool and faced
Mr. Harkins. after drumming away
Tor half an hour fer his entertainment.
~Ahss replied the young gentleman
thoughtiesEly. why don't yon take
o1ssons! STRAY Stories.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

We are authorized to announce
the candidacy of A. J. Ross, for
election as Police Magistrate, sub
ject to the approval Of the voters at
the regular city election to be held
Tuesday. April IS, 1913.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
ANNoUNCEMENT.

We are authorized to announce
the candidacy Of Pat Mahoney as In
dependent candidate for City Treas
urer, subject to the approval OF the
voters at the regular city election OF
Anril III 1918. 2-11-td
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

Tha Bulletin Is authorized to am
nounse the candidacy Of William II.
Wood for election as road commits
sloner in Road District No. 4, sub
ject t, the approval of the voters at
the election of March A..
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

II the case OF the juror who asked
the court whether he had TO listen to
this rot, meaning the attorneys ar.
yuments, ia the first on record, II Is
not because countless Jurors before
him did not want to ash the question.
Detroit News-TTibune.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

We are authorized TO announce
the candidacy of Frank B. Arm
strong for election as City Treasur-
er, subject TO the approval OF the
voters at the regular city election to
be held Tuesday, April Is. 1913.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
How He Cat Il.

Joe How are you old man?
Arthur-Got a beastly cold. y'know.
Joe--Hard luck, BY Joye. Been go.
ing out in the cold without your mon
ocle?
Arthur--sNo Called on Henery az
his house and that wretched dog OF
his persisted in wagging his tail aud
creating draft.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
TAxICABS
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author of AT Good Old Siwash."

v5nient and with its air oHc can
travel SO far IN a day aud can per-
form so much work ih1t lac viii
have earned enough moIo by the end
of the year To pay almost all of the
additional cost OF transportation.
In Europe one may travel by taxi
for IL cents mile, but in this coun-
try you owe the taxi 30 cents be-
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

1t will always be problem how
much time in year is saved by the
man who is the frst to get of the
train as it runs into the terminal
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

fore il is cranked and the bin keeps
piling up like the national debt
thereafter.
America is fun of brave men. A
Few of them use taXicabs without
tipping the driver half a dollar. but
mosi OF Them prefer bear hunting
and other mollyeoddle sports.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

Your fathers name is being men
tined quite frequently in the papers
lately" said the freshman.
Yes" replied. the sophomore, hi
has begun to act on my advice"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
Wife's Privilege,

THAT is the wife's privilege" re-
marked the West Ham Clerk to o man
who complained that his wife nagged
him. London Globe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
Riches In Poverty.

How slight a thing is poverty: what
riches. nay treasures untold, a man
may possess in the midst OF 1t, IL he
does but seek them aright.--Coleridge.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
Hard to Please.

"Why did she divorce her first nus.
band?"
He couldn't keep his money"
"And why is she suing her present
husband for divorce p
He's such a tightwad"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
Cant po M,,.h

nasker likes to be considered a .,,xo
wire ave
so ne does. but Dasker as live
wire Is effectively insulated BY Z lack
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
Ballad Of Aviation.

Mother. may go out to fiy?"
yes my darling daughter.
But II you find that you must fall
Just tumble In the water
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
sss Its Advantages.

Gisba Wealth does not bring har
finess
l,sshs- aisyse set BIT: 10 sooner b.
unaappy With Invi.sy than without 4
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

when the attention Of The Bal
letin ID called to any misstatement
Of fact or to any error concerning
any man or thing, corrections Will
cheerfully be made.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

Suburbs-You should move your
family out In the suburbs like ! did.
Then you'll have lots of yard
Cittiman-Oh! have splendid
yard already. Why, It's over three
feet long!
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

What is your idea OF an econom
zeal wife?" -
Zone who can wear q 300 syn
thetic pearl necklace with $5oo.0ot
genuine air!"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
A TrlfIe Damp.

"How's that lot YOU bought
Dlngledale?"
Il haven't seen It yet"
Nor
I'm waiting for 1t to dry on"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

The newest style sleeves OF the sea
son are given in this design. The pat.
tern provides for three different mod
els, and all are easily made. The pat
tern is cut In small. medium and large
sizes. Sleeve No. / requires LIS
yards of SO inch material. Sleeve No
3 requires u of yard OF &c inch ma
terial and q OF a yard OF lS-inch all.
over Sleeve No. requires " yard
OF plating and Il of yard OF 24.inch
goods for shirring at the top, to-
gether with LIS yards Of 36 inch mate
rial.
To procure this pattern, send 10 centa to
Pattern Department" Of this paper. Write
name and address plainly. and be surs to give
size, sad nupaber, OF pattern s-, ssasssss-4~ 4 =
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

Bronson-You were passing around
the cigars yesterday?
woodson--Yes; new baby at my
house.
I Bronson-But 1t wasn't your first
baby?
3 woodson-- No; my fourth. But how
did you know?
Bronson--I smoked one Of the
cigars.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
First One Brave Enough.

lCopyrighs lsl2 by George Mathew Adams
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18
Euuilibriun,,

Equilibrium.
Nell-Young Mr.. Saphedde pridss
himself on being well balanced.
BELIEVES. he even parts his hair
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-18

Observation-Disclosures, | wish was
born to founder around in cool water
all day long.
Hippopotamus--Cool watere I'm so
hot FLOODED that this little tank they
give me Is up to boiling point more
than half the time.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-07-04

Jas. KinGhclo, of LOOMS, one Of The
Oldest cati,emnn, and hence horse
riders in the county, has fallen to the
fad and now sports an automobile
Mrs. c. r. Owens and family, OF
LOOMS, left Wednesday morning for
Everett, where they will visit until
Mr.. Owens, who is soon to head north
into British Columbia, gets located.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-07-04

establishment, he tainted from some
cause and falling backward struck
his head violently against the edge
OF the hard wood bar, cutting a deem
cash that bled very profusely. The
souhg man was unconscious for some
tlme. DR.. Elmer was summoned and
ea.ched up the wound, stopping the
now of blood. Carson is around
asain at this time little the worse for
his hard tumble.
The ladies of East Oroville met at
the home of Mrs. ID. p. Wheeler on
June IL to organize for the purpose
OF helping one another The officer,
elected were Mrs. A. W.-,Mitchell,
chairman, and Mrs G. o. Potter, sec
rotary, The organization was named
the Helping Hand" The club met
with Viola Pulls on June 26. Sewing
was in order for that day. They wiz
meet with Mrs. G. o. Potter on Ju Y
10th.
MARSHAL Davis was called to Spo
kane the last of last week as a witness
IN the Joe Wolf case before the Unite
states court. Wolf was arrested for
selling liquor to half breed, and
was at large on bonds. For som.
reason he failed to show up on tn /.
date set for his trial, and it is reported
that his bond was forfeited which
works a hardship upon his bonds
men. few more cases like that Of
Ethel and Wolf and it would be diff =.
ncult for any man to secure bonds
men, should the occasion arise, in
this community.
jeff Irby returned the lltt,: part
OF last week from his trip to =, i.
kane. Mr.. Irby was charged with the
duty of closing up the contrast with
the company that was to supply
the biplane for OrOville's 4th of July
celebration, and he was true to his
trust and SUGGEST ! in carrying out
his charge. Mr.. Irby says there are
no indications of hard times ., he
cry, and judging from the number
OF automobiles in use, the multitude
of well dressed people, and the reck-
less spending of money for frivilous
amusements everybody in Spokane
during the Pow Wow must have been
amply provided with funds.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-07-04

]. A. Gadbury, of LOOMS, was
visitor in town Friday last
A number Of automobiles loaded to
apacity, pul led out early Tuesday
morning for Pen Teton, the occupants
going north to attend the big two-day
celebration at that place. Tuesday and
Wednesday. Among the crowd was
the Oroville ball tealn.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

add the grated rind OF the lemon. a tea
spoon Of cinnamon and half the almonds.
which should have been blanched for the
tops of the cookies.
TO the ingredients already mixed add
the hard boiled eggs. first grating them. the
two raw eggs. the -four. sifted. and the
brandy. Beat the whites OF the eggs stiff
add half to the dough. and reserve the other
half Do not make the dough too stiff II
should be so r,ch that It is difficult to han
die Flour the pastry board well, roll out
the dough about an eighth of an inch thick.
and spread with the remainder OF the beaten
whites of the eggs. You win have 30 much
dough that you Will proba bly, have to divide
1t into two or three parts to handle 1t prop
erly.
After you have spread on the whites
Of the eggs lay on the almonds. sprinkle
sugar and cinnamon over the tops. cut the
dough into rounds with a cooky cutter. and
have at least FIVE large pans creased to re-
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
Tended Her as-TAeu Opa

When finally she sank into her last H.
ness. after having been many years Q
widow. the stepdaughters hastened to her
side. They tended her as they might have
done their own mother. Her means were
slender and the last expenses were heavy.
but the stepdaushters took them all. since
the half brothers were unable to assume
them Some one spoke to one Of the STEP
daughters a word OF commendation Of their
conduct.
Both women hurried to disciaim any
credit @' 1t Is the first chance We have ever
had to do anything to show mother how
much We loved her." said one Of them. bro
kenly. No one will ever know all she
was to US. and everything we could do
would be too little to make up to her for
all her goodness and love to US our whole
lives through. She was the dearest mother
that ever lived"
What one stepmother has done Ia within
the reach OF others-and the case have in
stanced IL by no means singular. know
other stepmothers hardly second to this one
mothers who may in their hearts recog-
nize . difference in their feeling towards
their stepchildren and their own offspring.
but who keep it so close q secret, If differ
epce there be- that their nearest and dear
est never guess It The mark they have
set may be . high one but 1t il not unat-
tainable.
So there is no reason for encouragement
on the part of either stepfathers or step
nothsrR I am reminded Of the irreverent
story Of the small child who. when told to
confess her wrongdoings to her Heavenly
Father and ask his forgiveness for a piece
of naughtiness, informed her mother after
wards that he had assured her that he had
lots Of little girls up in heaven worse than
she was!
The stepparents may comfort themselves
in their trials with the reflection that there
are many worse sinners than those who
do their best. according to their lights. for
their stepsons and stepdaughters and that
the mere fact that they are what some one
has unl<indly called second hand
parents need not prevent their being first
in the hearts Of those they have adopted ss
their own
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

who are sacrificing their own personal needs
to the good of the cause The school Is sit
uated IN . section where most Of the peo-
pie are poor or are struggling to buy their
houea The school needs q library and
song bookA II any Sunday school con-
templates changing its books and has no
further use for the discarded ones It would
mean much to the children Of this mission
II the books were donated to them Ex-
pressase viii be paid for any books con-
uibuted. n. A p"
Another Sunday school appeal and one
whsch should be readily granted. 1t is
nothing unusual for a school to change its
song books or study books. or even to dnd
1t necessary to renew its library. Have
we not among our Corperites some Sunday
school workers who can put US on the track
OF q school possessed Of more means than
this one of which this correspondent writes
and thuse enable the pieader to secure the
volumes needed? The plea comes from
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

My opinion Is that I'm long sight better
to them than their own mother would ever
have been. but whenever they do anything
out Of the way every one says: What can
you expect OF the poor children when they
have only q stepmother?"
grant it is discouraging. and yet the
stepmother sometimes has her reward.
The tidings Of one such came to me only a
Few months ago. A woman had married a
widower with two daughters and had taken
them to her heart as though they were hers
by birth. Even when her own children
came to her she was unchanged to her STEP
daughters. As they grew UP and went to
homes Of their own she saw them less often.
but the tie between them and their STEP
mother remained close and warm
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
Stdins IN White Goods.

VIII you please reprint the coffee cake
recipe which appeared in the Corner re-
Gently? BY some accident the paper con-
tanning II was destroyed and ! am anxious
to get the directions. send you a recipe
for caramel pie in answer to the appli-
cation for it. VIII you also kindly tell me
how 10 take fruit stains out Of white goods
after it has been boiled? / have several
good candy recipes will try to send IAeer.
M. A."
Another recipe for coffee cake has ap-
peared since the one Of which you speak.
and hope you have seen 1t and found II
satisfactory. Thank you for the directions
for caramel pie and for the offer Of the
candy recipes 1 shall be glad to use
them. As to the removal OF the fruit
stans, they are more obstinate after
the goods with them on has been boiled.
but steady. persevering effort will take
them out In time. You can moisten the
spots with lemon and salt and lay them
In the sun. or with damp cream Of tartar.
and sun them or with oxalic acid-but this
must be washed out within ten minutes
after 1t has been put on or It will inJure
the fabric. Repeat the process . number
of times and the stains will yield to the
treatment
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

ceivs them. Have a good FIRE and bake from
five to ten minutes. Pack them away when
cold in q stone jar or tin cake box They
will keep a long time-if locked up. They
are certainly tried and true
Mrs. NJ K"
This IL a long and somewhat involved
recipe and have given Il without cutting.
The only part on which the directions do
not seem clear to me Is where the dough IL
rolled out and the whipped whites Of the
eggs spread on II l. this rolled in OF are tbs
cookies sent to the oven with the rrothed
whites, the blanched almonds. and the
sprfpkling of sugar and cinnamon unmixed
on the surface? / would be glad Of little
enlightenment on this point. and daresay
the Cornerites would be grateful for It. TOO.
School Needs Books.
II have become interested IN a mission
Sunday school In a suburb Of the city through
the efforts made by a few earnest people
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
SOMETHING CONCERNING STEP PARENTS

THE following letter has Just come to
me from one Of the readers Of our
Corner. She is moved to write by
communication asking for toys for
some children whose stepfather
thinks the purchase OF playthings waste
Of money:
VIII you not give US talk on this step
fathers sin OF omission? Do you not think
when a man voluntarily assumes the rela-
tonship Of father he shirks If he does not
live up TO the tacit agreement to be good
father and kind to his children? Alas. there
are many stepfathers who think their step
children owe them an apology for being.
and act accordingly.
THE case of which you write has excited
my pity for these poor little ones and my
indignation towards their stepfather and
towards their mother. She is as deeply to
blame as he. in that because he is prob
ably kind to her. she allows him to take
all pleasure away from her helpless chill
dren. only allowing them to exist-for that
is what it amounts to. Children deprived
Of toys. Of pretty clothes. of little presents
and pleasures-is it not pitiful? Iwish that
stepfather could see himself as others see
him and could realize that he-perhaps an
honest man-has failed to give the children
what he morally and in some states legally
owes them"
There is no doubt that some stepfathers
need to be aroused to sense OF their duty
but what about stepmothers? Don't all
s;epparents occupy positions where they
get criticism-sometimes deserved. some
times unmerited?
For my own part. I confess to a large
measure Of sympathy for stepparents
ap' hot one myself. and didn't have them.
but Oh the principle that the looker-on sees
most Of the game l consider am in a posi-
ton TO give an unbiased opinion.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
reg 5nz az K v SsSeS&s os 14 @ | e 0c1oez"

I'm Just discouraged" . little step
mother bemoaned herself to me once.
" No matter how hard try to act towards
my husbands children a. II they were my
own people persist in looking crosseyed
at me and telling me that Of course can't
understand the feelings Of q real mother!
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

{, tests that the real mother would never
have. What in the latter IL called neces-
sary discipline Of a child. in the STEP
mother 10 termed needless severity. Tho
judicicus letting alone, the wise depriva-
ton of undesirable amusements that every
mother finds obligatory at times gets no
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

The way in which that child is forced
to have an early supper instead Of sitting
up to dinner with her father and is obliged
to 20 to bed In the dark is abominable! "
q woman declared the other day In my
hearing. That's what comes Of her father
marrying again!"
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
Some Better than Real Parents.

To offset the Instances Of heartlessness
1 CAP give you chapter and verse for ex-
amples Of generosity which could hardly be
excelled or even equaled by the childrens
own parents. One case I know Of q man
who married a widow with two sons. and
forthwith took them into his heart and Life
as though they were his own I do not
believe their own father could be wiser.
more loving. more liberal. more sympathet-
&c than is this stepfather. His stepsons
say that they can see no point in which
ne differs from an own father-unless II
msy be in greater understanding and de-
vCtIcn. This may be an unusual instance.
but / have known others which almost
equaled it. where the stepfather. both Of
boys and girls. held a standard that the
actual parent would have to work hard to
conform to.
OF course. there Is a measure Of criticism
bestowed upon the stepfather that the own
father would never receive. but the judg-
msnt awarded him is as nothing COM
pared TO that received by the stepmother
Probably in some cases she deserves the
worst that can be said Of her. have al
ready referred to the women who demand
that the children of the first wife shall
never be permitted to live at home, and I
have known Of many Of these and heard
authentic tales Of more. There seems to be
q streak Of jealousy in some women which
is retroactive and extends tc the dead first
wives. and also displays itself in conduct
towards their offspring.
Perhaps the feeling is not Acknowledged.
but :ts existence seems tc be the only the
ory ty which we can account for the treat
ment the stepchildrep endure Actual
cruelty may not be shown. but the stepchil-
dren receive a severity Of judgment and
discipline. a measure OF neglect. a lack Of
comprehension and sympathy which dis
plays itself especially when the second wife
has babies of her own to whom she gives
her love and attention.
Vet there is much to be said for the step
motrer. who has had many unjust accu-
satIons. In the first place. she is subjected