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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-26

of the city. Several building were
dynamited after a tower in the rail-
road yards had burned.
The entire section occupied by the
Italian and Greek colonies was de-
vastated. Most of the two thousand
persons who had homes in this dis
trict are housed tonigh. in public
buildings. All roads leading out of
the city are crowded with people
leaving on foot. in automobiles and
other conveyances. Many carried
all they had saved of their house
hold goods and provisions wrapped
in sheets and shawls over their
shoulders.
Ike fire started in building at
| Boston and Proctor streets in the
leather district in the western part
of the city. 1t quickly spread
| through the structure and then to
| the adjoining property Famed by
brisk wind the flames swept rap
| idly through the entire section, de-
/ stroying more than twenty factory
| buildings and more than that many
| small stores. The fire spread fast
on the v est side Of the city at the
| foot of Gallows Hi'i.
Territory about two miles long
| and more than a mile wide was de-
| vastated.
| In the meantime falling embers
started fires in South Salem, the
| most exclusive residential part OF
| the city. All the available fire
| fighting apparatus was in the his
| toric Gallows Hill section and
South Salem was left without pro-
1 lection. One building after another
burst into flames,
! The orphan asylum, sheltering
IJ0 persons, was destroyed. but all
the children were taken to place
of safety. The city hospital was the
next prey Of the flames. The pa
tients were removed to = safe dis
tancc and in the excitement a
daughter was born to an inmate.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-26
Great New York Wholesale Dry
Goods House Organized IN
1890 Fails.
THIRTY SUBSIDIARIES
NOT AFFECTED BY CRASH
Slow Collections Ale One of Reas-
ons Advanced --C0reern Con-
trolled BY Two Others,

New YORK, June 25.---The great
dry goods house of II. B. Clatiin Co.
failed today, with liabilities OF
s25 900, 600. The assets are esti-
mated at S4O,OO,COo.
Two rroceedings---friendly ana
unfriendly--- the firm into
bankruptcy aid two receivers wer"
named under bonds of s5pa.000
each
The Clafin company controls, or
is affl atci. with some 50 retail
stores throughout the United states,
and il was the Endorsement OF their
paper, held by more than 30oH
banks. here and in interior cites,
that caused the crash.
The United Dry Goods Co. ani
the Asset lated Merchants Co..
though affiliated With the tlailin
company through stock control,
were in no way involved in the fail
ure. Their cnain of stores, it was
stated in the financial distli't,
would remaia intact. Hope vas eN
pressed also that the Clatlin retail
enterprise would he saved unless
blocked by creditors. A reor%ani-
zatiun Of the firm is contemplated,
according % statement issued by
Iohn Clatiin, the Pr'sldeht.
The following statement WIS piN-
en- out at the office of the II. r. C'Pf-
lin Co.. The unprecedented shift
ing Of trade centcrs I'm New YORK
has caused great loss to many in
terests In TIE case of the II. b,
Claim Co. the uptown mcvcmen =
Of business has seriously curtailod
our Wholesale profits and has com
PEELED us to rely mainly on the prof
its from financing tetail stores
throughout the country Their ran
idly expanding business has occas'
iored large capital requirements
which we have not been able to
meet. A receivership has there tore
become necessary pending an ad-
iustment of the affairs Of the com
pany. A plan Of reorganization 70"
the H. Il. Clahin Co will soon be
presented which we hope will prove
acceptable both to creditors and to
stockholders.
The Associated Merchants CO
and the United Dry Goods Compan
les are not themselves borrowers ot
money The are in exceedingly
strong financial positions, and the
success Of their retail stores is az.
sured 80
Among the retail stores associat,
ed with the Claflin concern through
stock conlrcl is the Scruggs- Wander.
oot-Iiarney store IT, st. Louis.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-26
IS FIRST DEMOCRATIC
POSTMASTER SINCE 1897

Bard"elL Ky, June 25.-Lucian
j. Bodkin's commission as postmas-
ter of this place expired Saturday.
lie was succeeded by J. G. Roberts.
the first Democratic postmaster tc
serve the patrons of the local post
office since 1897.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-26

Keep the Dolr4ra .at Home-Buy
~ scf as.sxaJ n .s.---~. ---S- -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-26
LOCAL FORECAST.

Cairo and vicinity: Partly cloudy
and continued warm Friday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02
~ BARONESS Won suTTNrR.
Famous Austrian Novelist and Peace
Advocate and In 1905 Winner
Of the Nobel Peace Prize.
CHAPTER XIV.

4 When for the FIRST time | came to
myself again peace had been eonclud.
ed and the commune was over. had
been in bed for month Ill, nursed by
my faithful Mrs, Anna, without any
consciousness OF being alive. And
what the illness was know not TO
the present day. The people about me
called II considerably 'typhus." but ]
believe that II, was simply-madness.
So muehrf daFkly- recall, that-the
last interval had been filled with imag-
nations OF cracking shots and blazing
probably the events
which were spoken Of in my presence
mingled In my phantasy with the
truth, the battles. that Is. between the
Versailles and the Communards, and
the incendiary fires Of the Petrolleuses.
That, when recovered my reason aud
with II the knowledge Of my deep mis-
cry, / did not do myself some harm.
or. the pans did not kill me. probably
was due 10 my possession OF my chill
dren. ~.t ... .,..
Through them l could. for them l
was forced. to live Even before my
illness. on the very day when that ter
rible thing broke over me. Rudolf
kept me alive. was shrieking aloud.
on my knees. while 4 repeated: Die!
Diei I must die" Then two arms EN-.
braced me. and q praying. painfully
solemn. lovely boys face was looking
at n'e-'Mother!" -. 49,
|. Up to- that, time had never been
called by my 10y anything but NAM
ma. ~ His using at this moment for
the first time, the word Mother said
to me. In those two syllables: you
are not alone; you have q son who
shares your pain. who loves and hon
ors you above all things. who has no
one in the world except you. Do not
abandon your child. Mother!"
pressed the dear creature to my
heart, and to show him that had un-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02

ayss: savasss. ! WIN not recall the
word. And 90 long az we cling 70 the
past we shall remain savageA But
we are already standing at the gate
Of new period. Chances are directed
forwards. All are pressing on strong
iy towards another q higher form.
Savasery. with its idols and III weap-
ons--thsre are many who are already
edsins away- gradually from Ii
even we may be nearer 70 barbarian
than most people believe. We are also
perhaps nearer 70 our ennoblement
than most people hope.
THE prince or statesman n perhaps
already alive who II TO bring TO per.
lection the exploit which win live In
all future history as the most glorious
and most enlightened Of all exploits
that which will carry universal dis
armament.
Mother. said he. breaking on, YOU
are weeping. What In the matter with
your What do you see therey"
Ny gaze had been directed TO the
open glass door. The rayy OF the set
ting sun had thrown halo OF tremu.
lous gold round rosebush. and from
this, rising up In Afe-like clearness,
was my dream-picture. saw the gar
den-shears glitter. the white hair
shine. He smiled nj me ~ he said.
"Are we not happy old couple Z"
All. woe IA me!
THE END.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02

had not warmed us. TO drive away
this painful picture. one OF the present
felt prompted 20 hazard the comfort.
Ing remarks that present. con1uncturcs
guaranteed . long psacs--that the
triple Alliance
On THE the general conversation
was luckily brought back 70 the do
main Of politics. and Minister Tother.
side took the word :.
In reality 4 10 clear that the de-
fensive power which We have attained
10 something tremendous. and must de-
ter ell peace-breakers. The law or the
Landstrum. which binds fsli citizens
fit for service from 10 20 ~ years Of
age. and those who have been oflcers
even up 10 90 years. to military ser.
vice. enables NJ at the nrst summons
to put 100000 soldiers in the field
at once
Il Will not drink to that. said
AN armed peace II no benefit: and
war ought TO be avoided. not for a
long time. but for ever. II one were
making q sea voyage. the assurance
would not sufice that II would be
right long before the ship struck on
rock. The honorable captain should
aim at this---that the whole voyage
shall be got over prosperously."
beg your pardon said my son
Rudolf, now taking the word. Forty
millions of inhabitants IN q state form
one whole. Then why not several
hundred millions? Truly. truly, our
world OF today gives itself out a. won
drous wise, and laughs at the savages;
and yet In many things we also can
not count up to five."
Rudolf stood up.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02

her little nephew. and his godfather
whom we had long cherished secretly
In our hearts-Count Anton Delnitsky
took this opportunity to announce
their engagement.
And thus l am surrounded on al
hands with happy relations, by means
OF my children. Rudolf. who has sir
years since come into possession OF
the Botxky estate. and has been for
four years married TO Beatrix nee
Griesbach. who had been intended for
him since childhood--the most lovely
creature that can be imagined--sees
now his most ardent wish fulfilled by
yiable. brilliant destiny.
The christening guests assembled
at dinner In the summerhouse. The
glass doors were left open. and the
air OF the summer noon streamed In.
laden with the scent OF the roses.
One OF the guests-an imperial and
royal colonel on the retired list-tap-
ped his glass and: "oh dear. toast"
most OF them probably thought.
The infant was congratulated on be.
ing born at q time when the country
was about soon 70 employ the services
Of her sons. and: MAY he one day use
his sword gloriously. as his maternal
great-grandfather and as his paternal
grandfather did: and may he himself
bring up many sons who In their turn
may do honor to their father and an.
cestors-ancestors--for the honor oil
the land OF their arcestors-their an,
cestors and the ancestors Of their an.
cestors-conQuer Or In a word. the
health Of Frederick Dotxky!"
The glasses clinked, but the speech
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02
,rstood him. / zoo faltered ont: "My

derstood him, l too faltered ont: MY
son, my SOM"
At the same time I recollected my
girl. his girl. and my resolution TO
live was fixed But the pain was too
intolerable. fell into intellectual
darkness: and not at this time only.
|creasing intervals, L remained subject
to recurring attacks OF abstraction. OF
which afterwards In the state OF
health absolutely no recollection re-
manned TO me. Now for several years
I have been free from them Free.
that is, from the insensibility or my
spirit pangs but not from conscious
attacks or the bttterest pain Of soal.-
Eighteen years have gone since the
first of February. 1871. but the deep
resentment and the deep mourning,
which the tragedy OF that day awoke
In me, no time can remove, even
should live a hundred years.
But In my dreams. wonderful TO re-
late, | never knew anything OF my
loss. Thus II happened often that |
was speaking to Frederick and con-
versing with him as during his life.
Whole scenes from the past were rep
resented, but never any sad ones, our
meeting again after Schleswig- HoL
stein. our jokes over SyIvia's cradle,
our walking tours In Switzerland, our
hours Of study over favorite books.
and occasionally that same picture In
the evening light. where my white
haired husband with his gardens shears
was pruning the rose-branches, and
vaa SAVING with a smile To me: Are
we not happy old coupler ..=
/ have never put on my mourning,
not even at my sons wedding. When
any one has loved. possessed. and
lost such a husband. and lost him 40 ]
did. her love must be stronger than
DEATH" her passion for vengeance can
never cool. But whom does this anger
threaten! On whom would I execute
vengeance? The men who did the
deed were not In fault. The only guilty
party Is the spirit OF war, and II Is on
this that my work or persecution, all
too weak as II Is. must be exercised
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02
|SnAMPER
q ARTISTS,
3 SCULPTOR
Altken, n. A, Cannot
h1lehael Angelo
tlssd Them
8RLr yISUALIZES
HE WOULD EMBODY
Anatomy Ii as Certain
eonsary for Sculptor as
<||
Surgeon

YORK. Oct. Ain certain
&c New York city models are
y q thing Of the past. In the
70 where thts has become q
- tpir1t OF the sculptor works
~ h,s wax and clay, and. IN.
~ convention, produces boldly
ms OF his minds eye.
!. Aitken. National Academy,
deny that artists, models
~ uses. but there are times
y says. the model IL more Of
nee than an aid.
Nixon was found In his atelier
olxth-st. and Columbus-ave.
II = figure from the marble.
oye," be said, that the time
- when sculDtors will realize
of using a7model. This n not
-; u y % old a. art : Il Is
~ 20 believe that Michel An.
4 modeIs Tor his vast and won
ugog his spirit was too great
t>gful to be chained to the
ouaI lines OF the average
~ hampered by the contem-
= . human being In q studied
- have their place. but are
~ Great value generally
- the nrst years Of the stu
~ he needs figures from
Uork. The child In q school
lvea 3 c0pybook TO learn to
s 10 does not 30 through life
, same form always before
~ 10 has learned the forma-
~ letters he begins 20 prac-
II without his guide. and
- writing his character may
oDpalling to 90 through the
~ md witness the waste Of
the students. They make
ltef sketch Of the figure be-
11n; some OF them are pre-
oapy or them are destroyed.
o1 Of thrown away. Il really
AFTER. for the impression 10
~ enough on the mans mind
<oAl use to him.
= 6oen men and women work
)ols and actually take mess
~ their subjects. This n
- to real art. II II unneces-
the man who. has made q
anatomy. Laugh 40 you
less0n In anatomy II very
% the sculptor. The sur
oUs the location and con-
q the parts Of the body, 20
IDtor should understand the
1ooee and action.
~ few persons who. II they
>lyoo TO work with measure
6lnes. could not produce .
= human form. but II would
nGlees. This II what many
NJ doing today, that II why
q many mediocre sculptors.
11vo genius. spirit and mag
Hoy have subordtnated II to
v; many have ruined Q prom
feor my becoming what may
i earth-boupd.
vice to the student Of sculp-
- work with his models dilt
long a. necessary. memo
make your mind q store
IN which you MAY bring Inn
free and true: know the pro-
- the human figure. but also
~ 10 use these intelligently
y6dr subject IN hand.
man n not an Adonh. every
= not . Venus; there 10 much
Uhich the quality Of the mus
~ Of skin and expression OF
must be well Interpreted to
work convincing. The earlier
man may work without
- stronger bis Art win be-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02
RKIDNAPS OWN
klJCHTER; ARRESTED

I'M Pa, Oct. Mrs.
Dmel q under arrest for
~ own child Some time
nthorities took away four
rom the Hummel family,
n . daughter seven years
- the triplets were used 10
- eldest child was leaving
Hummel picked up the
1ook her away. A warrant
= out for the arrest OF the
1orgfng her with KIDNAPPING.
- child had been legally
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02

5ra<ion Of the silver ami
her widowhood. Mrs. Caro-.
- IS Chicago recently I'm.
- DaSty twenty-five widows.
drunk TO their future
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ion from the United King
- decreasfng. April hgures
I4 a. compared with 1885
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-24
VOL. l.. NO. SO.
Taking DOlly's Photograph

Little Vera received beautiful doll
for her birthday. OF course, Dolly, as
Vera named her, was not the only toy
Vera had, but she loved Dolly best Of
all her toys.
1t was q fine June day when Vera
and her cousin Oswyeth, with their
dolls, started for walk, and finally
reached lovely field, so full of dais-
les and buttercups that Vera cried
out: "Oh, Oswyeth, let's gather some
flowers" Oswyeth said she would like
to very much, so the two little girls
put their dolls on the ground and
started to gather the lovely flowers.
An hour passed and Vera and o.
wyeth We're still busy with the f1ow-
ers, when Nelden, their schoolmate,
joined them. He had a camera with
their pictures taken. Vera had a
large bunch of daisies in her hand and
Oswyeth had the buttercups, and
standing next to one another in the
field Nelden took the picture.
1t was time to go home, as Vera had
to go to New York with her mother,
and all of a sudden Vera thought of
her Dolly.
.Oh, Nelden, won't you take Dolly's
picture?" she asked. II would love to
have one" Nelden, who was a very
good boy, and who loved to please
Vera, took Dolly's picture, and re-
ceived many hugs In return.
The three made their way toward
home. when Nelden told them 1t was
o'clock Vera started on a run, and
slipped with Dolly, who fell on the
sidewalk. Nelden helped Vera to get
up, but when Vera went to pick Dolly
up, she gave a cry of dismay.
Poor Dolly was broken, and with a
heavy heart Vera reached home and
told her mother.
My dear. if you would have done as
mother told you to do it never would
have happened. but as you tried to
hurry the last minute it was your
own fault.
Three days later Nelden gave Vera
a picture of Dolly. She was so happy
that she gave Nelden three kisses and
told him that she could always re-
member Dolly.
ELSIE M. BOEHRINGER,
III Hunterdon street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-24
LIVING WAGE Is DEFINED
BY AN AUSTRALIAN JUDGE

A definition of the living minimum
wage in Australia has just been en-
bodied in a decree delivered by JUS
tice Heydon, pres dent of the Indus
trial Arbitration Court of New South
Wales, who, after an exhausting in
quiry into the cost of living in Sgd
ney, specifies that the lowest class of
unskllled labor must receive S12 a
week. This sum Is based on the ex-
lstence and needs of family of two
parents and two dependent children.
He found that the minimum rate for
rent In Sydney was SO a week, mis-
cellaneous expenses, including fuel,
light, clothing and insurance was
$3.50, while the remainder of the $12
was consumed in food.
In his decision the judge was guild
ed largely by the now famous de-
clsion of Justice Higgins, who in the
Harvester case decided that $105
weekly was a fair and reasonable
standard to meet the normal needs
of the average employee, regarded as
a human being living in a civilized
country.
In the Broken Hill case, decided
two years later, Justice Higgins
stated the following doctrine: 81 cam
not conceive of any such industrial
dispute as tniS DelnS settled eHective-
ly which fails to secure to the laborer
enough wherewith to renew his
strength and to maintain his home
from day to day. He will dispute, he
must dispute, until he gets this mini
mum, even as "A man immersed will
never rest until he gets his head
above water. If a man can
not maintain his enterprise without
cutting down the wages which are
proper to be paid to his employees
at all events the wages essential for
their living-it would be better that
he should abandon the enterprise"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-24
FRIDAY, APRIL "a, 1914.
orgiue and Forget
By DANIEL .. MCKINNEY

to make detour to avoid the fire. The
wind was blowing toward them and
the smoke was suffocating. 1t struck
against their faces in binding clouds.
Then suddenly 1t lifted as the wind
veered and Tommy could see what
appeared to be a fiery furnace seeth-
Ing in the middle of the forest
And now a rabbit darted by-then
another-then a fox-then a ground
hog. At first they came singly or in
pairs; then In droves, filling the woods
with sobs and cries of terror. Fear
had brought into evidence the vast
number of wild creatures that inhabit
the forest and are never seen by man.
Meanwhile the conflagration was
spreading. The roaring of the flames
was terrific. Tongues of fire. leaped
from tree to tree with inconceivable
rapidity, darling along the branches,
envelo ping the trunks and rushing
skyward in a shower of sparks. 1t
seemed as If a hurricane of fire had
descended from the heavens. The
heat was unbearable. Time after
time Tommy was compelled to beat a
hasty retreat before the gusts of hot
air.
At times sparks would be borne by
these gusts in the boys direction, set
ting the dry pine needles ablaze wher-
ever they fell. Then he would have
to fight for his very life to stamp
them out before the flames could
spread. Watch assisted in this work
gallantly, snatching the fiery parti-
cles in his jaws, tossing them aloft
and treading them out with his paws
when they fell again to earth. More
than one new conflagration was pre-
vented in this manner.
Tommy remembered that, in the
eastern part of the burned district,
lumbermen had worked for several
years telling trees. If there remained
the slightest chance of passing beyond
the zone of fire it would be by way of
this clearing; so, calling upon his dog
to follow, the boy fastened toward it.
If the wind doesn't change" he
thought, II may reach my friends in
time. 1t is blowing away from the
bungalow now and no doubt will con-
tinue In that direction"
CTo be continued.)
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Continued from yesterday

In the silence that followed could
be heard distant cracking like that
made by the swapping and breaking
of dry twigs. Then the red light
hared up again, no longer fltfui, but
steady, lurid, growing brighter and
redder each moment.
Tommy" cried Jot Hayhourst, In
tones of awe, "the woods are on fire.
We must warn the neighbours"
CHAPTER VIII.
"A Hurricane of Fire.
Warn the nelghbors!"
Tommy's first thought was of the
Deans. The other inhabitants of
Harpswell could look out for them
selves. Their houses and barns were
situated in open places, with fields
surrounding them, and could easily
be protected from the flames. But
the Deans bungalow was in the very
heart Of the pine woods and, If the
fire should happen to spread in that
direction, was certain to be destroyed.
And Lucyl For the first time
Tommy realized how dear she had
become to him and he resolved to
AooAth W AAtA ApSNdO WlLhOQl dIl
stant's delay.
'Jotl" he cried, excitedly, 'Tn
leave you to look after the safety of
the others. am going to warn the
Deans"
And with that he plunged into the
forest
He had not proceeded far when he
was Joined by his dog, Watch, who.
when his young master did not ap-
pear at the Dempster farm at his GUS
tomary hour, had gone forth to meet
him. The dog leaped and frisked
around him, pulling at his coat, to
induce him to return home.
mo, Watch" protested Tommy. 'I
have a duty to perform-perhars lives
to save--and you must help me-
Watch seemed to understand, and
together they hurried on. AS the
crow flies it was about two miles to
the bungalow; but they were obliged
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A Stencil Marker

Some persons have copper stencil
plates made for marking linen. These
plates, of course. can be made in any
design, and they are quite the easiest
device for linen marking.
Indelible ink for marking may be
made at home. Dissolve two parts of
nitrate Of silver in five parts of liquid
ammonia and dissolve two and a half
parts of gum arabic and three parts
of carbonate OF soda crystals In four
parts of distilled water, says an ex-
change When these ingredients are
dissolved mix them together. Warm
the mixture slightly, and 1t will turn
brown. If a decidedly colored ink
Is wanted, add few drops of solu.
tIon of magenta.