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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-14
Azlr3E4&
Associated Press.

Paris, Nov. 13.-The following Of
ficiai communication was issued to-
night:
From the sea to the Lyx German
attirity has not been so strong and
On some points Of the front, VIC, our
selves, have taken the offensive. We
,roqressed to south of the Blk
schoote. RRs@sH
AT the east of Ypers we have re-
taken by counter attack village
which had been lost.
AT iii south of Ypers We have re-
pulsed an offensive movement on the
part Of the Prussian guards.
ION the other part of the front
only cannonadlngs are mentioned, E"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-14
ferils.

Does that play tend to remind yo1
Of the dangers Of great citys" In
my opinion" replied the uncompromis-
Ing critic. sit goes further. It's one
Of then"-Chicago Daily Journal
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-14

tempting to drive a wedge into the
allies lines by a concentrated heavy
gun fire, but the allies hold their
positions on either bank"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-14
River Forecast.

River Forecast.
No imprtant changes are eX-
pected during the next few days.
r. T. LINDLEY,
Local Force ter.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-14
'nEWS0f THE REVfRS

Stage of river 90 feet. stationary
for the Fast "a hours.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-14
ENGLAND BEGINS TO
LEARN COST OF WAR
| YEAR 2 BILLIONS

concluded from Page one.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-14

Local Data,
1918 1911
Highest temperature ....65 6'
Lowest temperature .....55 90
p. m. temperature ....6i =
"a hour precipitation ....... None
Character OF day =. Partly cloudy
-
Sunrise and Sunset.
Sun rises ...... ....'''..' %
CIR cots AS
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-14
Associated Press.

Vienna. via London. Saturday,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
BUSTING BY COMPRESSED AIR
Problem Of Removing Fine Rock Dust
From Workmen's Clothing Solved
by New York Employees.

Compressed air has superseded
steam as the motive power for driving
rock drills on many of the large ev-
cavating jobs in New York city. The
men who direct the operations OF the
air drillers and the men who work in
the trenches have discovered new
use for the compressed air after the
days work is done.
The powerful drills pulverize a
large amount of rock and the must is
waited all over the vicinity in which
the drilling is being cone. The mems
clothes become covered with layer
of the pulverized rock. which is ex-
tremely difficult to remove by ordi-
nary methods.
The problem of removing this fine
rock dust perplexed the men until
one OF them found the solution by re-
moving the end of the hose which car
ries the compressed air to drill and
directing the powerful air current on
his dust-covered clothes. With a hiss
ing sound the air rushed out and
swept away the rock dust instantly.
In five minutes the man had cleaned
his clothes to perfection.
Now all the men working on jobs
where compressed air is used are us.
ing the mp to date method of cleaning
their apparel.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
Paint Mixer.

shaft, upon which the paddles are To-
Gated. to revolve freely. This bearing
must be kept oiled. The shaft was
then fastened on the hub of the BIZ
cycle wheel.
Any small motor of one-fitth horse
power or over will furnish sufficient
power. In our case We used the wash
ing machine motor. The pulley, IL
possible, should be removed and re-
versed on the shaft. The small pro-
jecting end must then be tightly
wound with adhesive tape. If the
pulley has no projecting end, the pull
ley itself may be wound with tape.
The rest Of the drawing is self-ex-
planatory.
When the lead and oil are first
placed in the barrel. they must be
stirred for about ten minutes. Then
the stirring outfit can be lowered
into the barrel, the rim of the wheel
resting on the pulley of the motor.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
MACHINE FOR MIXING PAINT
Excellent Device Constructed of
Medium Sized Oil Barrel and Rear
Wheel of Brake Bicycle.

AS a considerable amount OF paint
ing had to be done on our farm, de-
vised the following paint mixing ma
chine, which greatly reduced the work
of mixing and also mixed the paint
far better than 1t would have been
possible to 90 by hand. writes Wilson
8. Sutfin in the Popular Electricity.
A medium sized oil barrel was pro-
cured and also the rear wheel of an
old coaster brake bicycle. The head
Of the barrel should be removed and
the entire coaster brake taken off the
bicycle wheel. A board about six
inches wide and long enough to pro-
ject over the end of the barrel SO as
to hold small motor, was then OBJ
tanned. In the center of this board a
hole was bored large enough for the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN BOYS
New Haven Educators Surprising
Statement to London Tlmes-Opin-
lon Entitled to Weight.

George l., Fox of New Haven, who
has been an educator in that city for
a long series of years and student
Of school conditions in the English
public schools for the last 20 years,
has made the discovery that the aver.
age English schoolboy at the age of
nineteen years Is two years farther ad.
vanced in his studies than the aver
age American schoolboy at the same
age and about the equal of the aver.
age German boy of the same age, the
Hartford Times states. AS Mr.. Fox
has arrived at this conclusion after
having become veteran master In
American schools and after having
personally visited two score or more
English schools. his opinion is entitled
to weight, Notwithstanding it is un.
complimentary to the American sys.
tenn.
In letter to the London Times Mr..
Fox explains the methods by which he
made his deductions, and 1t is a salts
faction to note that his purpose in
writing the article was not to condemn
the American system, but to give
praise where he believes 1t to be due
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
Not In Wonderful Deeds of Hero In
Story Teacher Was Reading, But
In Her Crooked Tooth.

You could have heard a pin drop In
the kindergarten that morning. Miss
Mary was telling a story to be true,
but all was SO quiet that even her
voice had taken on subdued tone.
Jimmie was sitting next to Miss
Mary, and in addition to Jimmie there
were A other children in the morning
circle. all breathless over the wonder
full hero of this story OF knighthood.
1t might have been an accident that
Jimmie sat there. Again, 1t might
have been a scheme worked my Miss
Mary herself, for Jimmie never lis
tened to stories.
Acrobatio performances, such az
using only one leg Of q chair, plnching
his neighbor unawares, or tying the
plat of the little girl next to him to
the back of her chair, were all more
desirable forms of entertainment, ac-
cording to Jimmie's idea In the
aforementioned chair he at least
seemed safer, and there vas bare
chance that he would listen.
"Ah," thought Miss Mary, II have
found the kind of stories that appeals
to Jimmie. He likes this because the
hero 80 bravely overcomes grave dlf-
ficulties. The high ideals held up have
aroused him. | must DO careful to
choose this sort of story in the fu-
ture."
She grew more dramatic as she con-
tinued, and the children more tense
She felt Jimmies eyes fastened on her
face, and knew that he sat motionless
as he watched her. Could 1t be posi-
BILE that this was to be the turning
point of her career with him? Up to
this time he had seemed hopeless
case. She felt eager to reach the end,
for surely she would get some inter
esting response. Never had she seen
Jimmie SO interested, and she believed
he would express himself about the
story.
She had become so tense herself In
her interest that there was an audible
sound all around the circle as she said
the last word. Then, oh JOY, Jimmie
was going to speak. What would II
be? Perhaps resolution to be like
this hero, perhaps-but this is what
he really said:
Gee, Miss Mary, that crooked tooth
of yours sure does look ugly when
you talk"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
Jersey JournaIIsm's Jaunts-


The first regular newspaper pub.
l1shed in New Jersey, the New Jersey
Gazette, was issued from Burlington
on December 8, 1876 years ago. Isaac
Collins, a Quaker, was the founder
OF the publication. 1t did not long
have the field to itself, for within a
year the New Jersey Journal was es.
tablished at Chatham by David
Franks. Collins, the father of New
jerseys fourth estate, was a printer.
and had a printing office in Burling.
ton for several years before he under.
TOOK the publication of a newspaper.
Twelve years before the Gazette ap-
peared a paper called the Constitu-
tlonal Courant was issued In Burling-
ION by Andrew Marvel, at the sign
OF the Bride Refused, on Constitution
Hill, North America" Only one nun.
Der was issued, and while the Courant
was printed In New Jersey it was cir.
culated principally in New York The
real publisher was William Goddard.
VINO later published a paper in Phila-
ueipn,a' The Courant bitterly attacked
the British government, and was
promptly suppressed.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
MAKE POLES OUT OF GLASS
German Manufacturing Concern Puts
Wire In Them to Secure Proper
Soiidlty and Strength.

Near Frankfort, In Germany, there
is a manufacturing plant which turns
out glass poles for telephone and tele-
graph wires. says an exchange. In
order to give them solidity and
strength there is a thick framework of
woven wire in the glass. These poles
are taking the place of the wooden
ones In many sections of Germany.
It may be that in time all such
telegraph and telephone poles through
out the world will be made of glass
because there are so many advantages
In them. In the first place, they will
last practically for all time, except
In cases of unusual accident, where
they may be broken, as in railroad
wrecks. They will last even longer
than iron or steel, as weather has
practically no effect upon them, nor
can insects get into them and destroy
them.
And In these days when wood is
becoming more and more valuable 1t
will be quite saving of the precious
wood to make such things of glass.
Experiments are also under way for
the manufacture of railroad ties of
glass in which wire netting Is i'm
bedded in the glass.
Paving blocks are made of glass
and have proved to be most valua-
BILE material for street surfaces, be-
ing fitted together in such a manner
as to be water tight, no water run
ming down between the blocks. There
are, in Lyons, France. a number of
streets paved with glass, and they
have a better resistance than stone.
and also are not such great conduc-
tors Of heat as stone. These glass
paving blocks are now said to be
actually cheaper than the granite
blocks.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
France has q total of 4,693,412 WON
en- employed in its industries.

France has a total of 4,69S,412 wom-
en- employed in its industries.
There are Ga trades unionists per
thousand inhabitants in Denmark.
In Germany the photographic trades
unions have a membership of almost
100000.
Bricklayers, masons and plasterers'
international has a membership of al
most 100000.
Derbyshire. Devonshire and West
moreland provide the finest marble
found in England.
Venezuela has prohibited the impor-
tation and sale of dynamite except by
the national government
A locomotive using napthaline for
fuel and rated at 70-horsepower re-
Gently was built in France.
Pennsylvania produced more than 80
per cent. of the Portland cement in
the United States last year and Indi-
ana about ~ per cent.
Gold is being mined at depth Of
more than 5000 feet in South Africa.
and It is believed that the shafts can
be sunk 5000 feet more.
Leveroperated clamps for the hands
and feet have been invented In Eng
land to take the place of ankle spikes
for pole climbers. with the added ad-
vantage that they can be used on met.
81 poles.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
DUST BLOWER FOR HANDSAW
Is Following Clear of SaWdust-
Worked by Thumb.

Carpenters win welcome the hand
saw blower and hanger designed by a
California man. With 1t they will be
able to keep the line they are follow
ing always clear of sawdust so that
they can cut along it accurately. The
blower is removably attached to the
upper part of the saw handle. where
1t can be operated by the workman by
the pressure of his thumb. 1t consists
of rubber bulb with a metal tube
depending from it and bent inwardly
below the handle of the saw so that it
lies close along the saw blade and
the exhaust from 1t is directly in the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21

path Of the tool. Anyone who has
used saw to any extent knows how
the wood dust collects in front of it,
often so obstructing the mark to be
followed that it cannot be seen. In
stead of the carpenter having to stop
and blow the sawdust away, as here
tofore, he can now keep the track
clear by an occasional pressure of his
thumb on the blower bulb, the out
rushing air sweeping the powdered
wood out of the way.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
FACT AND FANCY.

OF two evils why choose eitherf
A gold key will open any lock
Zanzibar ivory Is the best.
Extremes meet. but they are seldom
On speaking terms.
Any landscape architect can make
yea an echo TO order.
It's never too late to mend-nor to
early, either.
President Wilson is fond of music.
but has a poor voice.
II Is not true that the colonel In,
tends to change the name Of his Oys-
ter Bay residence to The Nutshell"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
On the Rnad

fankee tourist spending a holi-
Gay In Dublin happened to be riding
q motor bicycle on a road that leads
TO the town of Bray. Seeing an Irish.
man riding an ass toward the city
ana thinking to have joke with him.
exclaimed:
Hello Pat. Is your motor or mine
the best?"
said Pat.
10 you think this motor of mine ia
an ASST"
II do" said Pat.
no. now do you make that outf"
because It's going to Bray"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
Tho Alternative.

Client-What are you going to do?
lawyer am going to try and hang
the jury.
Client-Why will you try that?
Lawyer-Because If can't hang the
Jury, the jury will hang you
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
SAVING COPPER AND BRASS
Saw Frame Is Made More Rigid So as
20 Keep Blade From Breaking
Tension Can Be Varied.

Desiring to do some saving on cop
per and brass with hand scroll saw,
I stiffened the frame in the manner
shown so that 1t would keep the saws
from breaking. A notch was cut in
each end of strip of wood. Just long
enough to fit tightly in the saw frame,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
Building Wall of Snow Blocks.

molding. by means of which children
can construct blocks of snow for vari
GUS kinds of snow structures, such as
Eskimo igloos, castles. forts and the
like, says the Popular Mechanics. The
manner of using the forms is simply
to fill them with snow and lamp 1t
firmly.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
Plenty of Time.

so the energetic young business
man you spoke of actually mastered
law by studying 1t in his spare mo-
ments. What time did he take?"
He studied in the evenings he was
going out, while he was waiting for his
wife to come down in a minute"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
The Nearer Need.

Don't you think every man in these
days ought to long to have his mind
filled with high and noble thoughts? ?"
mot SO much as he longs to have
his cellar bin filed high with his win.
ter's coal"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
A Tragedy.

Give me another chance-only one
more chance!" pleaded the maiden, al
most with tears.
NO. said the man to whom she
made her vain appeal. Not a single
chance shall you have from me-"
For the rest of them had already got
ten all his money at the charity bazaar.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
In the BARNARD.

why Is the sun like me?" asked the
hen, as she proudly strutted about.
We'll, the conceit of her!" quacked
the duck.
'TisD't conceit it's fact" retorted
the hen. we are both set in our
ways"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21

writes l. L. Llewellyn of Hayward.
Cal. in the Popular Mechanics. The
tension OF the saw blade can be varied
by changing the location of the strip
of wood
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-02-21
BUILDING BLOCKS OF SNOW
German Novelty Placed on Market for
Amusement of Children In Con-
structlon of Forts.

An ingenious novelty on the Ger
man market is an adjustable wooden
form. of the kind used in concrete
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29

whats happening? Have You got
any orders? Are We beating them?
What are We going 20 do?
Adjutant (coolly) We are going t"
retire.
tl.lghts plpe)
Capt Finch Retire? What f.
Brown Retire? Never,
Reggie Nonsense why should we
retire? What's the point of retiring?
Capt. Finch say, Lindsay surely
we could hold ON here, Is there any
reason for US to retire?
The adjutant explains that they have
gained time by holding the position ana
are about To retire, Brown vigorously
protests against this, while Capt. Finch
suggests that the enemy Will think
they're beaten If they retire,
Admtant Don't YOU hc afraid. If
they think that II won't last long,
Back over thor" is "A British army
horse foot and Dragons in position,
eady, thanks to us, mind Nou and
willing oh, yes, damned w!!l.g not
to mention ahlc--to knock all the extra
swelling ont Of their heads.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29
Extremes

IT HE man making money in a
small town up the state met
a friend mot making money IN
New York there are a few here in that
class and they were talking Of their
respective places If residence.
II tell YOU what it is" said the rural
Visitor IN a Woful tone, It's tcrlih'r
t" HAY" lot If money and live whcr"
You can't spend it,"
"th, | don't know" Responded the
mrccUnoU" CITY man, ~ -tres L
Isn't any more terrible than not to
have a lot of money and lily, Mhcrr
You can spend It,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29

Capt Finch No-rcally? BY love,
that's quick work
The soldiers retire ana only a few
members of the family remain, The
shell Ire continues; an occasional bullet
enters the windows Tho young people
finally leave the room and Mr. Brown
alone remains.
Brown-Curse them, oh curse them
al!
He picks up the rifle of dead soldier
throws II down, ana then slowly picks
it up again and Clumsily loads ii. II
advances 10 the window and fires again
ana again. The door opens with "A
crash and two infantrymon rush IN
brown f"lls one with swing of hl~
gun. The second soldier is about to
thrust his hayonet through h'm when
Prince f0!and rEtCrs,
foland What is lhiso Why Al. II
IS my friend Mr. Brown, Let him be.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29

foland-lt's a pitt, hul it can't he
helped,
'TakinG ont map and sitting doNuD
r'cer-Do We stay hire, sir?
Noland-Nes her, IN what the late
owner called IAN Establishments home"
R'prod"ccd from AN EngHshndn'S
HomC,' hU PERMISSION Of H0rpcr It Bros
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29

oi'icer Hes been fighting, lie killed
one of my men as We came up,
Noiand- What Is this? You have been
lighting? You have no right
Brown---No right? You hlackguards,
No right? It's you thar have no right.
Us my house your" attacking.
Yuland You're not a soldier.
Brown Bah What docs that mat
ter" i'u an inGj.~iluH'
N'land- TAX" him out ana shoot him
Brown what do YOU say?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29
GermansMayMakc
can Englishman's
Home" a Reality
continued from Third Page.

mus. hail songs and thinking thcy'r |
just going To see some fun Fun ON, |
my God
III $ interrupted by the arrival of "
,u;I.any # English volunteers. |
Throughout the scene their lack of dis |
cipiine is apparent. Some study the
photographs, one takes up the diabolo |
sticks, another drums on the piano. |
The party Is commanded by capt. |
Finch. wearing n very correct UNIFORM |
who is obviously badly clustered. The
cu,ur sergeant enters.
Color Sergeant--lOu want me, sir?
capt t'inch--Want you? OF course
! do Where on earth have you been?
Color Sorgeant--Ive been outside. sir,
getting the men together. They ar
all over the place.
capt. Finch-Wcll, you'd no busin, IS
to let EN- get all over the place! Have
YOU got tn, IN all together now?
color : rgeant--,'retty well, sir.
There are some stragglers to come IN
Vt.
capt. Finch-Oh damn, Never mind.
we can't wait for them now--we must
get a move on. Now here's what we'v,
got to do,
Feels in pockets
capt. Finch Now this is our post
our position YOU und rstand?
color Scrgeant-Yes, sir. we stop
here.
capt. Finch And were to take up
this position. Where the vii is my
notebook? discovers it after long
search) Now pay attention.
,The Color Sergeant has gor to the
door To- say something to an excited
volunteer at Window
Capt. Finch-Co,ur Sergeant viii y 5u
com h re and listen to mo"
color crg,ant-R.ght SIR.
capt. Fin,h-Now. here IT. is Here
ar. the orders The enemy~ rIen are
somewhere about-about" oh we'll
Il Yer mud.
Nolunt.. r Mr.. Jackson
capt. Finch-Yes: what do YOU want
with him?
Volunteer sir. what are the
men outside to do?
Jackson Wait for me. Ill come out
in a minute.
Well sir they all seem
rather tired Of waiting. Some of them
are going away to see what's happen
ing
Jackson-Look here. I'll go out to|
;hcm in a minute.
capt Finch--Just go back and tell
them Mr.. jackson will be out in a
minute. ,Hc reads) The force und.
col Trollope will advance Wickham
and oc, upy it," There was lot more
which | did not get down There UNI
i'm something else on, see here 1t
= Tire companies will be on the
uNtreme left of the town" Their YOU
sae-that's us This is the extreme
eft. and this company has got to hold
ON to this house. Do you understand
Jackson?
JaCkson-Yes
color Sergeant Hold on 20 the house.
sir YES sir. max" defensive posi-
ton Of il. sir.
capt Flnch-of course, I've got this
written down. tReads) Each com
pany VIII strengthen its own position.
and buildings and walls, &c. To- Ice put
in state OF defence
Ja'kSon-les. see. What shall !
do To them
'"P'' fIhch '"' W ~ '''d hI"NS
III! soul \"" hh"" -N"" 81 YOU 'f
you MAKE u'' "''S
"i'r - -'a", NAY | s'S-'S, S'f'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29

NNE 81 ia" mc'|ods adopted g.. 3,
~ h~h woa'n. at least - L..
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-16

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SECUR-
ITY, COUNCIL NO 2S9O-Meets IN
w. O. w hall. Sixth street, on the
first and third Mondays Of each
month at p. M. Visiting brothers
and Ladies always welcome. o. L.
Freeman, President; Miss Cora Mont
ague, Financier, Mrs! A. V. Morrow,
Local Deputy, sOS Jackson avenue; Q.
w. Montague Assistant Deputy, 1O11
Sixth street, East Las Vegas, ~ Nj
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-16
RELATIVES vsIr SOLDIERS

Aldershot England, Dec. 16-As the
result of recent orders given by sir
John French the families Of regular
troops stationed here have been de-
Iightfully surprised by visits from rel
atives direct from the front. These
men are given leave from the trenches
and most Of them elect to spend the
time with their families.
Wives of sergeant majors, who des-
paired Of seeing their husbands before
the end Of the war, have been surpris-
ed by the receipt Of kilograms from
seaports informing them Of the home
coming. These husbands arrive look
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-16

ing as spick and span as when they
men are seIecred from the regiments
which have been moved to the rear
OF the battle line to give the soldiers
a chance to clean up and receive fresh
uniforms. 1t is expected that later
whole units will be given holidays and
the soldier in the trenches. according
to one officer just returned from the
front, has no roster anticipation than
the prospect of an afternoon at a foot
ball game followed by the evening at
a music hall.