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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
, SKIPS BY SCOOP :

Dear Scoop: Permit me TO saS-
rest joke for your column. which
seems to be sadly deficient III the
respect. A man named Wood and a
man named Stone met on the street
the other day. A girl wearing a silt
kirt passed Wood turned TO Stone
and Stone turned to WOOD and then
they both turned to rubber. Don't
vou think this is a pretty good Joke?
Artie
Friend Artie l must confess u
10 be SOME Joke, bat is is vury
ymy old. The first time heard it
almost laughed my head Off, ba, af-
ter the ham actors had played it t.
a FRAGILE in the local theators for
several months its whiskers began
10 scratch. l resent your inference
concerning the alleged lack Of hui
NOR in this cloumn. Every time we
90 to press Mark Twain rolls over
n his grave.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Evergreen Scent.

Evergreen trees of any kind can be
made to yield up their sweet scent ia
the winter Il their branches and
boughs be gathered for use in tho
open fire, The needles will usually
fall as the branches dry, but IL they
are dried on newspapers or large
sheet Of cheesecloth they can be cas-
lily gathered Up TO burn Pine trees
are especially fragrant and pine
cones make roaring and picturesque
fire, besides giving of a breath of the
pine woods whenever they are burned
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
FIemInus suIn Up English Town.

Rochdale, England, laid the foun.
dalton Of its prosperity In the reign
of Edward III, when body OF Flem-
ish emigrants took up their abode
there and introduced their craft as
clothiers. Rochdale, in the time OF
Queen Elizabeth, had become so "a,
nous for It's wooden manufacturers
that the "aulnager," the official ap-
pointed by the queen to measure all
WOODEN cloth made for sale, had to
appoint special deputy there to keep
pace with its manufacture and see
that the crown was not robbed OF its
dues.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
COMPOSERS Moods,

Those who imagine that creative
artist can, through the medium OF his
art, express his feelings at the
moment when he is moved, make the
greatest mistake. Emotions. sad or
joyful, can only be expressed retro
spectively, so to speak. Without any
special reason for rejoicing, may be
moved by the same cheerful creative
mood, and, vice versa, work COM
posed amid the happiest surround.
ings may be touched with dark and
gloomy colors. -TschaIkowski.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Was Really Speaker"

1t was his power of protesting that
in the first place gave the speaker Of
the British house Of commons his
name. For the early members were
not great at oratory and soon real
lied the desirability of choosing q
spokesman with ready tongue and
the courage to argue with the king
Hence came the title Of speaker"
which was first given to Sir Thomas
Hungerford in 1916.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Poker an italian Game.

Poker is probably development of
II frusso, an Italian game of the If
teenth century. A similar game called
primiera was played in Italy In the
sixteenth century, and thence jour
neyed into Spain. In France this be-
came ambigu, and later appeared In
England under the name Of brag
Poker is distinctly an American game
and seems 10 have descended more
directly from the game OF brag than
from any OF the others
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Derivation of Surnsmes,

Surnames are not what they seem.
For instance, Lind Is derived from a
Teutonic word meaning snake"
The apparently quiet and harmless
surname Wren comes from a word
which denotes "rapine." Fish. though
such an innocent name in appearance,
originally meant "impetuous."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Singers Marvellous Memnrx.

It is said that Herr Stehmann
learned the entire part OF the Wan.
derer' In "Siegfried" In six hours,
and on one occasion when Herr
hrauss, who was to have taken the
leading role in Xaver Scharwenkas
Mataswinka." was suddenly taken III.
Stehmann, who had never before seen
the part mastered 1t SO completely be-
tween the afternoon rehearsal and
the evening performance, that in both
words and music he was absolutely
perfect.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
keeplnq Cheese.

To prevent cheese from getting hard
cut small piece off for present use
and place the remainder in cool safe.
Spread a thin Aim OF butter over the
cut part and cover with clean cloth.
This will prevent that hard. cracked
condition which ruins the best Of
cheese.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Ancient Remedy

Nlcnolas Culpepper. Gentleman STU.
cent In Physick and Astrology, writing
IN l6s5, commends as an interesting
ana valuable remedy, the skull of q
man that had never been buried, beat.
IN 70 powder and given inwardly,
lse quantity of dram at a time In
heiohy water" Its particular efficacy
was to be expected in palsy and fall,
ing sickness.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03

There Is a lot Of poppycock about
this thing we call inspiration" Men
do not sit down in trance and arise
to find themselves equipped with
genius. Achievement means toll and
struggle and continuous effort to mas
ter small things that eventually shall
contribute to the perfect whole.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
River Forecast.

No important change is expected
within this river district during the
next few days, except that the Ten
nessee, from below Florence to the
mouth, and the Ohio, from the
mouth OF the Wabash to Cairo, will
continue to rise at a slow rate for
the next day or two and the Tennes.
see, at Florence, will continue TO
fall for the next few DAYS, the fall
extending to the mouth by next
Saturday or Sunday.
r. T. LINDLEY,
Local Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Had Proved II.

Daughter" called the father from
his position at the top of the stairs,
at the well-known hour of IL; IS D. m.
doesn't that young man know how
to say goodnight" Does hep
echoed the young lady in the dark
ened hall; well. | should say he
does"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
How Music Affected Animals.

An orchestral concert was given be
fore the elephants In lie Jardin des
Plantes, Paris. The animals became
excited and impatient when passion
ate music was played, but calm when
a sustained, melodious and flowing
STYLE was adopted.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
His Fowls Predict Thunderstorns.

Predicting thunderstorms is the
novel use to which poultry-rearer of
Domremy, France, puts his fowls. He
is said to have discovered that by
mixing pepper with the food OF his
fowls their plumage turns pink, which
changes to vivid scarlet about an
hour before a coming thunderstorm.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Carnival AGENT
IS IN THE CITY
Plans for Show Given Under Aus
pices of NJ. B. A. Are Being
Completed.

John w. McDonough, who IS pup
licity and contracting agent OF the
German & Robbins Shows, is in
the city completing plans for the ap-
pearance of these combined shows
here under the auspices of the Mod
ern Brotherhood of America for the
week of October 10, and he shows
l credentials ~ the highest character
and recommendation from several
towns including Vandalia, McLeans-
boro and Marshal, Illinois, indicat-
ing that the German & Robbins
/ Shows are of high class and are
sure 10 please all patrons.
The following attractions will
| furnish the amusement:
| Qunn's Big Dog and Pony Cir
Gus, featuring Dandy the pony with
the human brain.
Thompson's Big Musical comedy,
pretty girls, sweet singers,
swell dancers, a feature attraction.
Robbins Big Plantation Show
scenes of the sunny south before the
wa A laugh every minute.
Madame Velesky big jungle show
with Rose" the strangest girl alive,
handling the most poisonous reptil IS
with impunity.
Prof Wloodward's big ten in one
show-an animal show of real merit
freaks from all quarters of the
globe.
The Shadow of the Cross--a beau
tiful biblical story and one OF the
biggest attractions ever carried ty
e carnival company.
Fulkerson's Big School Day Show
"a scream from start to finish.
Nose. the Cigarette Fiend-one Of
he greatest freaks ever presented
0 the amusement world A lesson
or cigarette smokers.
The Pig-Foot Boy-the greatest
'uriosity ever exhibited; a human
Aeing with pigs feet.
Mia the art SITS model, present.
ng September Morn.
Athletic Arena featuring Miss
Rose Livingston, the worlds cham
ZION lady wrestler who meets All
omers.
The Crazy House--the delight of
Il ladies and safe place to take
the children.
Capt, Haverstick's big 10000
electric ocean wave--the most popu-
lar riding device for ladies. gentle
men and children. Come and have a
ride on the waves and enjoy the
breeze.
The big Eli Ferris Wheel where
you can take your girl away up high.
The big three-abreast jumping
hor7e merry go round, the children
oy and delight.
Big Motor Dome-the big feature
attraction of the entire carnival, the
most sensational death defying,
hair raising attraction ever carried
by any carnival. Wescott and Sny-
der's big motor dome or the whirl
of death, where four riders take their
lives in ther hands at every per-
fermanee. defying all the laws of
gravitation by riding round and
round this saucer shaped track sew
enty miles an hour, where the slight
est slip or mistake would mean in
slant death Over fifteen riders have
been killed this season throughout
the country and still these dare
devils court death at every perform
ancc fer the benefit of the amuse-
me- cr'~1 nc0plc.
Capt Ferry rpodrome-Big Dog
and vaudeville shows, high class en-
ter ti~s~crf f'r ladies, gentlemen
and cl"~~9
The big train will arrive some
time Sunday afternoon on the Il,-
nois Central.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Foot.Pound,

The foot-pound is a regularly rec
ognized unit OF result In estimating
mechanical work. 1t represents one
pound in weight raised one foot from
the ground. One pound is the unit
of weight, one foot the unit of dis
lance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Finally Got Moved.

do you think the motor-car has
come to Btay?' asked one man Of his
aeighbor. well" replied the other,
there was one out IN front of my
house the other day which | thought
had; but they got a horse, after a
while, and towed it home
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
To Avoid Rust,

To avoid using hooks and eyes tina
will rust. test them with a magnet
II they can be drawn by the magnet
they contain steel and should not b.
used on anything that requires laun
dering.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Comforting Guide.

Two cyclists we're pushing their
machines up the side Of the pass the
other day when they encountered
native. Shall we be able to ride
down the other side?" they asked him.
There's been more killed on this!"
was the gruff answer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
In Other Days.

Spooning parlors were not thought
OF for churches in days gone by, Fur
thermore, a young man could not look
sweet at girl without being observed
through the fingers of some deacon
who had assumed an attitude of pray
er for detective purposes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Local Forecaster

The Ladies Aid society of the
Lutheran church will give a coffee
and delicatessen sale Tuesday after
noon, October Z at the home Of Mrs
Andrew Lohr, 27o0 Walnut street
1913 ST
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Precedent Already Established.

What do you suppose your father
will say when ask permission to
marry your Il don't know. But /
wouldn't worry. He didn't refuse any
of the men who asked for my four
eldest sisters. Detroit Free Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Grandma,

Grandma used to be an old LADY
who would throw a shawl over her
81 oulders and sit in a rocker and knit
stockings ell day. But, nowadays she
puts on nlckels worth of prepared
chalk and follows the crowd.--Cin
cinnsti Enquirer
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Cultivate Voice With the Smile

The voice with the smile wins
Thus runs sign in telephone ex-
change where many persons work.
Its usefulness is not confined to tele-
phone operators. Youths Companion
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
GETTING In In thu Wnrid

Architect enthusiastically When
you get into the new house you won't
know yourselves" Mrs. Newrich-
Excuse me, 1t will be other people
we won't know"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03

When the Ohio river seeks Its
level in the food periods, that's ono
time that it isn't on the level with
Ms. Just now we can easily say it
is low down, and thems our sentl-
ments when it tries TO put over
something on the high stage almost
every spring.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03

Guess those chicken thieves are
not putting over some coop. This
is where the de etat is left out
however, for whoever heard of a
chicken thief Cor any one else for
that matter) knowing the meaning
of such term.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Daily Thouaht.

The great thing in the world is not
so much to seek happiness as to earn
peace and self-respect Huxley.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
Scoop

A we'll known cigar maker found
A case Of eggs hidden in vacant lot
in the lower part of the city last
evening. Just as he thought. Some
one has been laying around there,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03

The tariff has been one pronounc-
ed array of ifs, and probobly will
be in the future, if
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

tWhen The stteatis1 q xAs 1xl-
letin ID called 10 any nisghssnms
Of fast Or 10 any srreR ee1ssf1ilg
any man or thing, ssrrsstses VII
eheerfully be nads.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03

~ Local Data.
w--- 1912 1918
Highest temperature ~... 10 ~
Lowest temperature -. AZ SIS
z D. m. temperature -. Sc 50
Character of day -. ....- Clear
"a hour precipitation -. ...None
Sunrise and Sunset.
Sun will rise tomorrow 49,. 1854
sun will set tomorrow ...., 5:3S
Weather,
Cairo and vicinity; Fair weather
Friday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-03
NEWS OF THE RIVERS
Stage Of River.

Stage OF river 6.S feet, a rise Of
OIL feet in the past "a hours,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-07
Stories for Children

water Of unknown depth, until they came
upon yawning pit. Here they filled one
lantern with fresh supply Of oil and threw
the empty bottle into the pit. Reid counted
thirty before the bottle was heard striking
the rocks on the bottom of the pit.
Once around this deep black hole the men
found easy going and came upon another
room filled with strange odor This was
believed to be produced by sulphur bearing
rocks in the formation of the walls
I'm another room the lanterns were not
needed because PHOSPHORUS rocks made
everything as bright as day The air was
fresh and sweet here. evidently coming from
an aperture in the side of the mountain
After traversing many miles of the caves
they came upon large room filled with every
conceivable noise. Screeches, howls, moan
ings and sharp reports like explosions rent
the air continually. There was not thing
moving to produce the sounds, and 1T was
terrifying mystery to the woodsmen.
Ten minutes more brought them into q
room where many skulls and human bones
lay in small piles, as if the room had been
used as a vault for the dead Stone arrow
heads and store mortars were observed.
Hand in hand the two men hurried along
and after more than fourteen hours came upon
n straight ow-arched passageway and saw
daylight through q hole so tiny it looked like
n keyhole.
The hole was really the south entrance to
the cave and the discoveries found them
selves in the mountains again and fully 70
miles from camp.-New York Sun.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-07
LINCOLN IN SCHOOL.

Almost every child when young shows
signs of what sort of q person he or she Will
be when grown up. We all know what "A
good man Abraham Lincoln was, so we know
that he must have been good boy. But have
YOU ever heard of the sweet kindnesses ne
did for his friends when he was only little
boy! This story may not seem very import
ant, but it will show you what fine boy
the man was.
Boys and girls of those days simply could
not go to school every day for school was
only open about four months of the year;
Abe Lincoln only went TO school one year OF
his life, and that year he had to walk mile
each way One day in this school the teacher
said they would have n spelling bee. The
children stood up in line, the leaders select
ed their sides and the bee began. The boys
and girls were very bright, and, so the story
goes were good spoilers But one little glri
was not so clever us the others. No one had
failed up to the time when her turn came
and She was so worried lest she fail.
. The teacher said: "Annie, spell defied."
Annie began bravely- def and then
stopped. What came next, "e" or "i'''
And then Abraham Lincoln pointed to his
eve. and the little girl went on-''i-e-d.' Per,
haps il wasn't quite fair that Lincoln helped
her i'm that way, but he meant only to be kind,
so we must Judge the deed in that spirit.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-07
CATCHING SHARKS.

Sharks are numerous i'm Magdalcna bay
ON the west coast of the peninsula OF Lower
California. the Pacific rendezvous Of the
American fleet for target practice The mon
sters at this point seem TO take almost any
kind of bait and it is rarely that warshlp
is seen at anchor without from one to a half
dozen lines dangling from lis stern.
Watching a shark line is a tedious business,
saws the Wide World Magazine but it is
strictly necessary in order that the fisher
men NAV know when the monster is hooked
rs its frantic rushcs, if allowed to go un-
checked. are pretty sure TO cause some part
of the line. leader or even portion OF us
own anatomy to give way and result IN ITS
escape.
The old scheme Of tieing the line around
ones big toe and going to sleep would prob
ably work all right so far as rousing the fish
erman was concerned, hut the sequel might
not leave him i'm a condition TO give undivid-
ed attention to landing his prize. To tins end
the Officers and sailors have hit on an inge-
nious plan. Instead of taking in their lines
when the dinner gong sounds or when for any
reason thew are ON duty elsewhere, they run
Il stout piece Of marlin Irvine from the shark
line TO the steam whistle, leaving it for the
maneater himself TO announce the event OF
his being hooked by sounding foot.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-07
CAVE 90 MILES LONG.

John NJ. Gilgore and Robert Reid woods
men, report the discovery of gigantic cave
in the heart of the Olympic mountains in the
northwest part of Washington
They describe the cave as being about 20
miles long and half mile wide i'm places, with
large rooms filled with amazing things. IL
has an entrance and exit and lies in a region
easy of access
They say they are the first white men TO
enter the cave, although Indians or prehis.
toric men may have lived there, for there
are numerous human skulls and bones IN one
room near the south entrance.
The etrance is high enough 10 permit a
man TO walk in erect Once inside Gilgore
and Reid found themselves in q room with
low ceiling, but which glistcned like glass and
was cold and damp.
They found the room 10 he studded with
stalacitites, ten 10 twenty feet, protruding
from the sides of the walls. The floor was
composed of damp red sand, and near one
side was a small stream, It's bed worn out OF
the solid rock
Fifty feet further the low rom spread out
into n court and another larger room with
high ceiling. Over the floor and under the
flat rocks ran myrads of lizards and snakes.
II appeared 10 be the wintering place for all
the reptiles in the Olympic mountains. The
lizards were of every land species and OF
every size.
H..rying through this cavern Gilgore and
Reid. holding hands for mutual aid and to
assure each other confidence, entered won.
derful rotunda with a dome and walls Of
white silica or lime rock. They estimated
the length of this room 10 be close 10 100 feet
and from 1000 10 5000 feet wide. The ceiling
ranges from Otto 100 feet on the sides 10 sew
era hundred feet in the domed center.
Following the general trend Of the cave
the men worked their way for two miles over
rocks. across abysses and around pools Of
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-07

On an.vsIIas ad,ertIser, mention thll paperl
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-07
FEEDING THE GUM CHEWERs.

Moro tha 3lUOOOOO stICks OF gum are TIo
animal output of American factories. I'll
HIS stuff is made of chicle, which comes frvg
a rum tree i'm the tropics, the importation of
chicle into the United States figuring up s.,
600 600 a wear. Prior TO lSS~ chicle sold for
from 10 cents a pound The chcle tree is
indigenous i'm northern South American coun-
tries. Central America and the Mexican states
~ Yucotou Vera Cruz. OaNaca, Puebla, ia
Iisco SAN Luis Potosi and the territories Of
the Topic and Quintana Roo. Experiments
have shown that trees planted at a distance
of ten feet apart. or 400 TO the acre, will yield
from five TO six pounds of chicle gum when
from eight 10 ten years old. In their Wild
state thc trees are usually found in groups
Frequently growing 10 a height of from 40
10 80 feet
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-07
EARLIEST LOCOMOTIVE.

The earliest successful locomotive in Eng
land was completed lust 100 years ago. II
was named "Puffing Billy The owner
was warned that IF the noise Of the engine
disturbs the cattle grazing in the lands ad-
iocent 10 the wagon way railway, so as to
mt them off their feed II may be considered
a nuisance
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-07
nn an.werInr aayertI.er. menllon thl. paperl

One hundred thousand dol
lars of the $250,000 good roads
bonds recently voted at Con
roe have been sold and will be
used in constructing highways
in road district No. /. Work
will begin within thirty days.
The remaining $4,000 will be
used later.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-07

Many bags Of wool are being purchased ny
a. oo,rmission men of San Angelo and the
nrices received by the growers is gratifying.