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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
Armed With Ak, Knife and Gun Tries
to Exterminate a Family
Is Shot in Arm.
NEGRO KILLS ANOTHER
FOR REFUSING CARTRIDGE
Happenings at Mounds the Past Few
Days as Recorded by Cor,
respondent,

On Thursday afternoon a negro
calling himself GencIul Grant be.
anne violently insane, and thinking
The siege of Vicksburs" had never
been ra;seq. armed himself with an
az, knife and qln and proeeedd II
the home Of w. ". Wilton, Who is
chief of the Illinois Central labor
camp in The yards near the roand
house. lie smashed IN ono CT INC
windows with the AK and threatened
o cNterminatc the occupants Of the
iouse. Mr.. Wilson seeing the STAR
ing eyes OF q maniac knowing the
utcr helplossness Of h.Iuself and
amily. in case ;he fellow got inside,
ned a shot into the fellows ann in
order TO disable him ungl some one
culd come to the rescue. Al this
inc two OF the T. c. specials who
we're in pursuit captured the crazy
elbow and lodged him in the citg
all. Friday morning he was taken
O Mound City and af,er On invtsti-
alton by competent physicians and
1thers interested in the case, thu
nan was adiudgcd to be insane ana
vas escorted to the asylum n i Anna
by Chief Of Police j. " simmons
# this city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
RED CROSS SEALS
ARE READY FOR
DISTRIBUTION
Dr.. Samuel Dodds is the Local Dis
tributer. Call Him Up for
Supplies.

A consignment of RED Cross Seals
from The illinois state Association
Tor the Prevention OF tuberculosis
has ben received ny DIR Samuel
Dodds. who is the local distributor.
All merchants who voulc like to
place these seals ri. sale to help the
cause, VIII be suppliei IL they will
call, by phone, Dr.. Samuel DoGjs.
In former years. those who sen,
Christmas packages have usually
attached seal Of this kind TO the
package with the tht ught OF the m
rortuna,cs who NIGH; be aelp,d by
The fund prod eced by this mclhod
of raising money TO fight the disease.
Few people have any conception
of the magnitude Of The Red Cross
Christmas Seal Campaign. Here are
a few figures that will show what
gigantic movement this is Already
tl5. 100000 seals have been printed,
and practically that entire numae-
distributed to agents in almost every
state of the Union. Probably o.
hO1.G morc will be needed. Ad-
yertising circulars. posters, cards,
&c. to the number of several million
Lave also been distributed. 1t Is
astimated that the army IF paid and
volunteer workers engascd in selling
the seals Will number well over 90
900. Tho advertising and publicity
donated TO the campaign amour; to
several hundred thousand dollars
every cfvrt is being put forth t.
sell 100.0oa,ooO seals, or about enc
tor every man, woman and child in
he United States
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
GERMANS MAKE LEVY
s75,000,0C0, WAR TAX
ON MONS, IN BELGIUM
Concluded from Page One.)

he Austrian army over a 80 milt
front southeast of Cracow lis
patches in the last two weeks have
exported that the civilian population
had been ordered to leave Cracow.
seui-ohicial statement issued in
netroerad Friday complained of the
mounting OF wireless apparatus, can
non and machine guns en- the stscAles
Of the old Catholic churches in the
center of Cracow, cOntending this
action denoted a desire on the part
# the German authorities to compel
lhc Russians 10 lombard the city
Cracow in recent years has been
converted into a fortress by the con
struction Of outlying forts. This
ancient Polish capital has a popula-
ton in the neighborhood of 100. 600
The city. more than Warsaw. IL the
center of Polish life.
Paris. Nov, 30-The official COM
munication given out by the War
Office this afternoon is as follows:
I'm Belgium the enemy is remain
ing on the defensive. The artillery
Gre has been feeble. and We have
made progress at certain points.
"In the vicinity Of Fay we hold
securely the positions we occupied
Nov. IS.
In the region of Scissors there
has been an intermittent artillery
fire directed against tho town.
in the Argolne several attacks
IN the town of Dagatelle were re
| pulsed by our troops
There has ben q heavy fog Or
he heights Of the Meuse.
In the Woeyre District the onem'
| homharded the Forest of Agreement
but without result.
There is nothing to report in tht
Vosgcs.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
Personals

Mrs. e. NJ. NanClcyc of Decatur.
H.. is nakins an extended visit
among relatives and friends here and
at Villa Ridge
Miss Regina Moss is quito i'll al
hel home on Front street this week.
P. T, Langan Of Cairo, was w
Saturday looking after his lumber
and property interests in this city
Mrs. r. c. Smith of Jackson
Tenn. is visiting in the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Deesley on blanche
avenue.
Mrs f. NJ. Block and son Leslie
left for a visit TO ST. Louis Friday
| evening.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01

You may like your beefstsak raSA
out there Is danger in eating any meat
not we'll cooked. Measles In cows
cave boxed-up PARISHES IN the bovine
flesh. You do not rs ce them with the
naked eye, but they are there. and II
they are not killed by thorough cook
ng they will cause tapeworms in the
digestive organization of the human
!, stem, and then follow associated dis
,a5es and diseomforts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
Ladies Clear sos.

The ladies Of the Congregational
lid were quite successful in :heir
onfiet with Turkey and The
Thanksgiving dinner. Thor YVES %
much forage on hand that tacy con-
inued the feast Friday and late III
he afternoon CT that day they would
have entertained a Treaty of Piece
but on Investigation they folrd that
there WAS not "a piece" left Tht
ladies realized about &105.0o clean
Of all expenses.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
DIfferent HErontr

A retired army officer was In h
back garden enc day when tram
came round the end of the house. "Ty
been at the front. he began. and
The old officer beamed at him as h,
interrupted to ask, have you, indeed
my man7 And we're you wounded? ?
No. said the man, no, sir. not exact
~. But l couldn't make no one ear
30 ! come round to the back"
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
Negro Boy Kills Another.

While two colored Toys were hunt
,ng west of town Thursday after,
noon one said to tie other Give me
1 cartridge or ] will shoot Fou. Tho
BOY refused 10 giyc the CARTRIDGE
md was shot and instantly killed
The dead Toy was brought TO " a
Montgomery undertaking establish
nent where he viii be prepared for
burial The boy Who fred ;u- SHOT
has not been apprehended yet, bet
lie officers are on the look out for
aim.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01

Two pounds Of tungsten win furnish
material for filaments for about $4,000
electric bulbs. for each flament is
only Observation-Disclosures OF an inch
in diameter. The current passing
through the fllament heats II to an In
credible degree until 1t Is almost white
hot producing mellow, clear light Of
great brIlliancy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
Henry Clay q Senator a, rwenty.N,ne.

Henry Clay Senator AZ Twenty-Five.
The Constitution OF the United
States provides that mo person shall
be senator who shall not have at
tanned to the age OF thirty years"
Henry Clay served as United States
senator from December 20, 1906, to
March 3, 1907. He was at that tins
only twenty-nine years old, having
been born April u, 1777.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01

Master Of the House, sternly-.~You
told my tailor when he came to cob
lect his bill yesterday that owed you
ak months wages. How came you
to be SO indiscreet?" The Servant
Il meant no harm, sir--1 only wanted
to console him a bit. sir, g seemed
that down'earted, sir"
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
Another View Of Il.

EFT Is as much trouble to raise 5
puppy as a boy" according to critic
OF women. Perhaps, but the pup
doesn't so to college and gamble your
hard-earned money away, and then e1
pect you to buy an annulment when
lie gets drunk and rnarries chorus
Girl old enough 10 be his mother
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
woodan vsarsla panslnn.

II Is still customary for the poorer
classes in India TO carry home water
on the head. Earthenware vessels
have hitherto been in use, but as alu-
ninum vessels are becoming cheaper
they are replacing them because Of
greater lightness.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
AfXaYn.

There has always been a tendency
on the part Of SAINTS. philosophers and
excitable people generally TO feel sure
that what is wrong with the world Ia
lgnorance-that II My people nigh;
be induced to listen they could not
but incline their hearts TO the attrac
tons OF manifest righteousness.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
Wanted More information.

"Whst do you understand by edible
fungiT' 1T has somethin' to do With
mushrooms an toadstools," replied Fa-
ther Corntossel. But whether It's
what you swaller or what happens to
you afterward | wouldn't like 10 say
without writin' to the department -
Washington Star.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
The Nelqhbors.

7 suppose you won't keep this new
housernaid 'aore than a week. either"
said the spiteful ne'gbbor. Indeed.
I'll NOT, replied the other spiteful ono.
She's lied 70 me already She told
me che came from a highiy-respect-
able FEN IT,. 20t 7 understand she's
been working for YOU"
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01

To put knowledge In the place of
ignorance, happiness in the place OF
misery. Justice in the place Of wrong.
love in the place Of hate, harmony in
the place Of jargon--ls not this to
create q new world?-Charles G,
Ames.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
Hindu Merry Widow,

II Is reported from Bombay that q
Hindu widow inundated herself upon
the funeral pyre of her husband and
smiled as the flames played about
her, The Oriental idea OF the merry
widow viii never be popular In Amer
ica.--Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
River Forecast

No very importan changes are
expected during the next two days,
a slieht rise continuing ir the Ohio
at, and above Padncah.
r. T. LlNDLEN
Local ForecastCr.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
NEWS OF THE RIVERS


stage of river ~ feet station
arE
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-01
CHICAGO FUTURES
Wheat
NIonla
Close
OFFICIAL PUBLIC ATOM
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
First Bank & Trust Co.

located at afro, state Of Illinois. before the
announcement OF business on the -5th day
o Noveml er, gil as made to the AUD { " OF
Public Accog MS Of the state OF illnoit.
pursuant to law.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

tute, Friday evening, Oct 2, under the
auspices OF the B. Y. p. u. The quar-
tet gave concert under similar an
spices last year. and made great
success 90 that the return engage.
ment Is an assured success and is
being looked forward 10 with pleasure
by all who heard this excellent musi'
cal organisation last season. The
quartet members. Robert Nartin, VII
Ham Hicks. Nelson RAYMOND and
|Ffsdk cannel1 win ~ ah6is1ed ~ Dor
othy Berry Carpenter, rsadef.
Dr. Thomas OHagan, the we'll
known Canadian poet and author, now
Q resident OF windsor. hass been
given the degree Of doctor Of letters
BY the University Of Quef&c DR..
O'Hagan was made q mast pf arts
by Ottawa university IN e6, and
doctor Of philosophy BY C6(heIl. m
1894. Hs has spent many years In
post-graduate and research work In
European universities. and was Q
classmate OF Prince Eitef Of Ger
many. in Bonn university. DR..
0'Hagan stndied also in the Univer-
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
The Confessions OF q Wife

that most OF us do not know II when
sBoth men and ] women mistake
pleasure for love. simply because they
are not big enough 10 recognise and
appreciate love. .e.
sWe women think too much" com
tinued Aunt Mary-.particulariy when
we are youns---of being loved and not
enough Of loving we viii all
come, II we live long enough, to know
that the Joy Of loving outnumbers the
10y OF being loved ten to one"
sTt's q matter Of habit and home.
For most men do come back; that
feeling that pulled him to his wife
In the beginning and that made him
stick to her tin the siren iured him
from his happy home, will crop out
again. Just a. soon ~ the frst shine
Is on Of the new infatnation. habit
will take charge again, as - habits
way OF taking charge Of things from
booze to matrimony.
1T All resolves itself into. VIII you
want him thenf"
"It's hard TO get the right perspec-
tive. Things look different from where
you sit," said Mrs. Wflw0rth. II viii
say this" she added IN burnt Of con-
fldence. that the precadillos Of my
second husband did not seem TO me
to be as great as those OF my nrst.
Perhaps when fnd the. man 10 whom
! am now married making love 70 an
,other woman I shall say. oh. well,
I want to zee Earl happy even II his
happiness 10 with some other wom-
an
"Perhaps I'll say that. but ! hardly
think will--yet"--we.a AL laughed. but
| just the same. little book. this talk
showed me that the most interesting
eame In the world to Z woman was
lcatchine and keeping q man
(To Be Continusd)
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
JAPANESE FIND
GOOD RICELAND
IN GULES STATES
They Are Aiding in Develop.
ment Of Territory Formerly
Thought Useless
DIG IRRIGATION CANALS
TO FLOOD THEIR FIELDS
Texas, Louisiana and Arkansal
Are All Growing Crop Sue
cessfully Now

BAY CITY. Tex. Sept, s0.-The
total yisld Of the Texas rice CROP
now being harvested, win be approx
|imatsly 2,0000oO bags. Louisiana
and Arkansas win add about 1000
bags. There are many millions OF
acres bordsrins the Guif coast Of Tex
q and Louisiana and sxtsnding In
70 the interior for 80 TO 100 miles
that are susceptible Of growing nee.
IN Arhxnsas, rice culture hes made
great pvOgress during the last ssw
years.
One .of the most interest1ng fear
lures OF rice farming In Texas = the
colonies Of japanese. The nrst was
established about is years go. To
day thsre are more than 1000 Jap
anase n South TEXAS. They are
doing much toward bringing about
agricultural development. On some
o1 their farms the same method q
gfow1ng rice that 10 practtced n
Japan y followed. but upon iargee
scale.
Kinta TAukahara. who owns : 15s-
acre farm near Dallas. Gays that on
so acres OF truck crops he received
at wholesale prices In Dallas @e.710,
or o11l per acre. and that his okra
has avenged him $500 per acre, can
tal0ups. 500 per acre, and water
melons, $50 per acre.
intensive irrigation has made ex-
tensivo rice culture possible on many
Thousands OF acres Of land originally
unntted for Il. Irrigation canals are
constructed by building two parallel
levees over the prairie. one hundred
fest apart and varying from three
to eight feet In height. These lovees
are made the same as railroad
dumps, except that they are not 20
wide, often extending Is miles and
are termed lateral canals. whenever
|it becomes known that rice
canal u going 70 psnotsate certain
[teffltefy there b a-fush fer laAds,
and BY the time the canal 10 finished
houses are completed and farmers
are engaged In breaking the sod.
Two ten-gaug plows and four large
mules do the work. Aftsr the plow-
Ing Z disk harrow cuts the sod. and
n April and May the sowing begins.
A soon a the pumps aro started
. stroam 4 sent through the levees,
dlling them hank full. The flood
oatee TO Tho lateral canals are t0oSod
md they are soon 6ne1 A. the
helds successively are ready Tor the
water the floodsates fron the main
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
YOUR KIND Or HEADACHE

The headache which In addition to
the pain. gives tho impression Of .
tight band about the head, - caused
~ nervous exhAustion. II 10 bloss-
ing In disgxss because It gives warn
ming that you are ovefdrawipg your
supply Of nervous energy. Unless you
stop the mental fAtigue and build up
your nerves you will be fortunate X
you escape nervous breakdown, some
form Of paralysis or other severe
nervous disorder.
Rest ID. Of course, !. desirable. but
not always possible and liable to be
deferred. With su6icient rest the
nerves will build themselves up. Fall
Ing II this, you need something that
Will build them up and sustain them
while they are kept moderately at
work. DR.. WILLIAMS Pink Pills are
probably unequallsd for this purpose.
They build up the nerves IN the only
possible way. By enriching the blood
with the elements the nerves need.
The treatment 10 one Of nutrition Of
the nerve cells, requiring . ncn-al-
coholic tonic and DR., williams Pink
Pills have proved useful In 90 many
severe. cases that every sufferer u
justified In giving them trial for
any form Of nervous debility. They
contain no oplate or harmful drug.
A little book on Nervous Disorders
viii be sent free on request by the
DR.. Williams Medicine Co, 8chenec-
tady. N. Y. All druggists sell DR..
Williams Pink Pills.--Ady.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
MRS. PINCHOT SUBS
FOR HER husband
Fills His Campaisn Dates While
He Suffers From Ptomains
Poisoning

ERIE, Pa. Sept so.--A. bride oi
only . few weeks, Mrs. Clifford PIN
chot, spending hdr honeymoon b
travelling with her husband on hia
campaign tour Of Pennsylvania foI
the United States senatorial election
took the candidate's place at msstinss
today. Pinchot had beeu seized with
. severe attack of ptomaine poisoning
during the night and WAS confined "a
his room today. Mrs. Pinchot weut
direct from his sick room at $50 thi6
morning to place whore 500 en-
ployes OF . local factory had gathered
to hear her husband speak. She told
the crowd that Pinchot was III, and
then handed out copies Of his plat
form to all there, At Z score Of other
places where her husband was "a
have spoken. she carried out the
same program.
Pjnfhot's condition was reported
satisfactory. today. He was III all day
yesterday, but went through the most
strenuous day Of his campaign "a
date with the result that he tainted
after . big night meeting.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

and lateral canals are lifted and the
nelds are flooded, the water being
held on the land by small levees
Then. until harvest time, the grower
has only to watch his levees. The
usual period OF irrigation IL 20 days.
The floodgates are then closed and
the drainage gates opened. \
Harvesting begins as soon as the
held dries ufhcisntly to permit the
harvesters TO enter. which Is from
ten to fifteen days. The rice self
binder Is built on the same plan AS
other grain harvesters, but Is strong
OF, and heavier. and has broad wheels
10 prevent cutting into the soft
earth. The rice stalks are shocked
and permitted TO stand about 20
days. when II n either stacked or
threshed from the shock.
Threshing proceeds just as with
wheat and oats. There IL but little
diRsrence between the rice and the
wheat thresher. The rice Is sacked
ct the machine. the average weight
OF the sack IN 1872 pounds. II 10 MOI
unsacked until emptied Into the bin
at the rice mill. The average yield
~ 40 hushels an acre Rice mills
either buy the crop outright or mill
II for the farmers account, or the
planter can ssll HIS crop to the high
est bidder "in the rough"
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Sept. sO.--
"The human race II not deteriorating
physically" says Margaret Rogers.
artist. -on the other hand. It II I'M
proving. and the 'caveman' Is coming
back.
! .But this reversion to type will not
include any Of the mental deficiencies
OF the primitive man
Are athletics and outdoor sports
responsible? s. Yes, / think they are.
i can trace In the new caveman, the
thick shoulders of the swimmer. the
knotted legs Of the runner and the
Muscular torso Of the fighter. All
these things combined IN the modern
man make for that perfect physical
beauty that was 10 pronounced In the
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

Nh. M. Il, Buck is visiting in Battle
Creek.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

Some way Marys trouble seemed
to me to be much greater than ewes
Mother wayerly's. OF course know
that Dad will never recover-in .
short time death will part them-but
she has had him years and years.
Death cannot take back their good
times and their companionship to-
Eether and~she win have the knowl-
edge that when ne leaves her II n
not because he wants to 90 but be
cause perforce he must: that the
parting viii srieve him a. much an
IL does her. But poor Mary She
must feel that she alone hes. been
thrown out OF Loves Paradise when
Jack ID waiting to instnil another.
did not say anything TO Dick
about Mary's troubles when he came
home because he was 90 worried
. about his father, who was not yet
conscious. He went back over to his
mothers after dinner.
After he had gone Mrs. Selwin and
MrS. Wilworth called.
I was % full OF Mary's troubles
that when I thought there was an sp'
propriate moment to introduce the
subject cited Marys case ~ thar
Of an out-oftown friend OF mine and
asked their advice-
Il do not know what TO tell her,
said, as frankly do not know
what would DO under the circum'
Il do.. said Mrs. wilworth. II would
NOT i've with q man . minute aftef
Va sure that he had fractured the
oeyeoth cQmmaudment In the elignt'
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

man OF the stone age who took what
he wanted with his hands."
Miss Rogers has reached this con
cIusioa after having made . study oi
anatomy at the beaches here where
she has made hundreds Of sketches oi
bathers who disported In the surf, and
from which she VIII make Q drawing
|of what she considers perfect
man..
The outdcor Iife lived today BY the
athletes who are bringing back the
cavemau type. declared Miss Rogers
leads to clean morals and clear brains
This combined with perfect health
and all the remarkable strength Of thu
men who fought for their lives with
the beasts. WIN make . new race oi
men.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
7. NJ C. A. SECRETARIES
OUTLINE NEW YORK

Plans were outlined Tor an sxten-
sive program OF now work In lesohi-
Hn in tho annual fall conference Of
state secretaries OF the Y. M. C. A.,
held Tuesday. IN the Detroit associa-
tion building. While several changso
have taken place recently In the stan
|of rural and county secretaries there
has been no decrease sin the number
|of employed o0lcers and an even
greater activity has been the ru1s.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

Two blind crews with coxswains
with sight took part recently in Z
boat race on the River Severn. Eng.
land They were composed Of past
and present students OF the College
for the Higher Education Of the
Blind. Worcester.