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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-12
DEEP DESPAIR IS
DISCLOSED BY A
NOTE Of SUICIDE
Maiden Thought Death Only Course
Left After Unfsithful Man
Deserted Her
FOUGHT HONESTLY YEARS
FINALLY FELL A VICTIM
Death Was the Only Cure and the
Only Way Ont of My Great
Sorrow

Chicago, H., March When
the coroner's jury meets Thursday 10
| determine why Rosa Asorcwski died
by gas with the bloom Of youth on
her cheeks it will be confronted by
remarkable human document---the
story Of girls life written In a far
small hand on 300 pages OF note
paper. In II the coroner hopes to
find the name of the man to whom
this twenty-six-year-old girl gave, n
her own words. all my lore and my
life and whose, departure,. is
thought to have been the reason Of
her suicide. 4
| Rosa Asorowsk's body was found
in a gas filled room at 1906 Polk
street. Beside her lay five tablets
+ filled with Yiddish characters. The
secret OF her despair could be real
in the last few pages. where her
philosophy of life left hs- no re-
course but death.
Il would not bind my love with
ties" she wrote. "or strive TO keep
his heart with clumsy promises. All
that | had he has taken from me
In return | asked him for his love-
land l thought he gave 1t TO me. but
now | know deep down in M heart
that he led
At the close Of yoluminous
diary, which she had kept since she
was 8 years old, she admitted de-
lfeat. Before turning on the gas and
lying down to die she wrote:
Men always look upon the body
of good woman and give very liz
tie care and thought to her soul and
feelings, have always been fight.
ing and have tried to make them
beljeve that woman was their equal
and should be Judged as such.
II fought FOR the truth, but final
ly fell a victim myself TO the un-
faithful.
Death was the only cure and the
only way out of my sorrow"
Rosa tried. With all the strength
of her vigorous young body she
fought 10 live cleanly in this grea.
land CT promise, to make her way
alone and avoid the pitfalls set by
man, the tempter. But she failed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-12
its DraWh ack,

Jinks-"You don't mean to say your
wife wants TO sell that prize toy ter
rier you bought for herr" Binks-"Yes.
she does" why, thought that dog
was said to be the smallest dog in
the world" That's the trouble. It's
30 small she keeps mistaklng 1t for q
mouse!"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-12
Pats Wherea bouts.

An English mill manager one day
missing one of his workmen who
CHANGED to be an irishman. searched
his yard, but in vain. After some
time Pat returned and, being accused
of his absence by the manager, who
said he had searched the four corners
of the yard for him, Pat replied: All,
sir, sure twas in the center ! was"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-12
May ORGANIZE A
BANK AT Mcclure
Train Killed Horse and Wrecked
Buggy But Driver Escaped
With Minor Injuries.
Mcclure Correspondence

| '+'NNAHi' WI ~ FuiihAh'Ns
Married on Tuesday afternoon by
Justice V. V. Kelly, b. W. Chapman.
age GO. CT Mcclure 10 Mrs. Roberts.
lago Al. of Cape Girardesu. Tie
couple has the best wishes OF host
of friends. They will reside at Sax-
ton creek on the farm recently pur-
chased by Mr.. Chapman.
George Williams of Thompson
Vile, ~. was here Tuesday buyint'
Icorn.
The Southern Illinois Teachers
meeting is to be held at Marion on
April ?, and {. The executive
committee urges all teachers to thy
and dismiss school and attend the
meeting.
The closing of the National bark
at the Cape last week caused quite
a stir here as several of our resi-
dents are heavy depositors.
The Mcclure school bank has out
grown the school and steps are be
ing taken to change it and name it
the Bank of Mcclure. The matter
is being talked up among the peop,c
who are greatly interested aud
quite a number have agreed to TAX
stock. The progressive young men
as well as the older men are anxious
to see it go ahead. Some people in
Cairo and other places who have IL
tercsts hero are anxious to sec it ca.
tablished and made permanent in
stitution and are giving their sup
port, 4 meeting will be called IN
the near future and steps to o..
| ganize will be taken.
Six carloads OF hay are being
shipped out Of here this week.
Charles Roe was in st. Louis, Nc,
for several days returning Sunday.
DR.. c. E. Duncan was in st. Louis.
Mo-, last week on professional bust
ness.
William Kiser of Gideon, Mo-, was
here Friday and Saturday AID
bought hay from Mr.. Woodland.
Mr.. Hensley is in Marion this
week visiting.
DR.. (. Z. Duncan has bought 1G
vacant lots about town from Mrs.
McGammCn OF st. Louis. He will
build an office ana residence and sell
The remainder.
kirt Grisham of Anna was here
during the week and bought a car
load CT cattle from Mr.. J. T. Me-
rlur,.
DR.. d. o. Miller V. s., of Mctrop
oils was here for several days on
business.
Mrs John j. Fortcr aud her son
James were in Anna on business
Wednesday.
Louis Tuthill and Mr. Nimmo of
Anna, were here Wednesday on
| business.
Fred Roberts and Miss Sarah
Draper both of Mcclure were mar
| led last Thursday.
Nj, Gilbert of Chester was here
Tuesday looking after his interests.
On Feb. 2G while Sherman Pruitt
Of Mcclure. was driving at the
Shorts crossing | mile north OF
cleo the NJ. * o. train ran on him
and killed ono horse outright and
| 30 badly injured another that it will
be mouth yet before it can be
worked, A hole was torn into it
that the veterinary surgeon charged
So to sew up. The buggy was torn
TO splinters aud the driver was
thrown a distance of i feet where
he fell into mud hole and is
severely bruised about the back. lie
is up but has not been able to do
any driving. 1t was very narrow
escape
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-12
lIttle Pa adiee Set In the Sea.

The Island Of Trinadad is 50 niles
long and 40 miles wide and has an
area OF approximately 1900 square
miles A chain Of mountains extends
throughout its length, the hiShee
of which is about 5000 feet above t.,
sea level, The population of the Is
land is estimated at 100000.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-12

To prevent screens from being
broken through cue an Old broom
handle an inch or two longer than thu
width Of screen, slant on each end to
ne and nail or screw 70 door at con
venient height to take hold a to open
and close. 1t can be Iuintedt stained
or polished. Ill.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-12
BOY SCOUT NOTES
Troop No. 2.
tBy the Acting ScoutmastCr.O

Ou' WIN 10 Nt' NaluiS p1ON :,
successful, and If you continue to
persevere we shall accomplish what
we started to do. Today have good
news for you. Any Scout IS inter
cause his scout work keeps his az
petite Good all the time. This is not
| an ordinary eating. thoughts a
E, banquot-and we have to thank our
Scoutmaster, Mr.. Pryor, for It. All!
this is TO happen OH Monday neyt
at our regular meeting. This is ret
the only good thing about it how.
| Of visitors. Every Scouts mother
and father is commanded, no. inyit-
! ed, to attend. We want them to see
| some of our work. Scoutmaster
Jackson is invited, and like good
Scout he will be there regardless OF
difficulties, and | have selected him
! to make Il five minute talk on a
Good Scout.
Former Scout Commissioner
Thompson will also have five min
ute talk to you, and the visitors on
/ The Scout Cause. And boys-you
I have heard of Mr.. See. the Scout
master of Charleston, Novel; he
! will be there to give a talk to you
Mr.. Pryor, our Scoutmaster. Will
have five minutes TO talk abou,
! Troop No. =. | will address a Wi.
, come to the parents and visitors
Second Class Scout Albert Danforth
will propose vote of thanks to our
/ Scoutm3cter. Cycle Corps Captain
Moss Mitchell will second and sup.
port the motion, and all of you viii
show your appreciation by giving
three yells.
Patrol Leader Pryor and his patrol
of Troop No. l will be invited and
he will be allowed a few minutes
: talk.
The Banquet committee will at
tend 10 all details both before and
at the banquet | wish We could
have invited all of Troop No. !, but
! it was impossible.
Do not forget our savings accoun.
at the Cairo National bank. MIR.
i Cox has very kindly consented -
, take your dimes and quarters which
you can earn for the Scouts. You
viii get no personal credit for your
deposits. Just as good Scout, YOU
will go TO the bank whenever you
can spare dime or more, and Civ
ing the Scout salute, will ask them
10 deposit it to Troop No. 2. You
must not tell anyone you have done
this. Let it be your good turn. Mr..
Pryor will use the money for the
Troops camp and equipment. Do
your best for the Troop in this re-
gard without expecting any reward
or credit.
Friday is an important night--in
fact they all are now. You should
never miss. Have your Scout STATS
with you Friday. Next "Wednesday
get ready for the Fire Drill" This
may help YOU considerably in case ..
fire.
Work hard for the Boy Scout
night az the Opera house. We mus:
pack the house that night, aud not
only thst-we must give an cntor-
taiument worth more than we charge
for admission. Otherwise We would
not be aUod Scouts.
Perform your athletic duty under
your patrol leader daily as | in
structel you, and don't talk about
your accomplishments. No one out
side of Troop No must hear what
time our Scouts make, or how higa
or how far they jump. Remember
this, on your honor, keep quiet.
We are indeed thankful to The
Bulletin. Are you doing any good
turns for them? IL not you should
Tomorrow l will write instrue-
tions and give you the names Of
committees, Meantime remember
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-12

Did the trained nurse take your
tempsrature?" "Tes:N after this sur.
geons got through With ths.r cha rges
It was all had left to take t-T'slti.
moro American.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-12

Most of the worlds knowledge ia
based on newspapers. You must
read them If you would know what
is going on. a
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-12
S25 DIAMOND RING

Given away free on repairing at
Shop 200 Eighth street. Adv 2-2S I'm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
A CL A SSIC
 IN A P A G E
lcopyright, 1914. by Irving King. All
 riohts reserXed)

Copyright, 1914, by Irving King. All
 rights reserved)
 In "Alroy' Disraeli displays all thaa wealth of fervid imagination and ot glowing imagery which was a nat ural inheritance from his Hebrew an cestry.
 Naturally. the subject appealed to him. It was suggested to him dur ing a visit he paid to Jerusalem In 1881. where he learned many of the old legends of the Jews and delyed into much of Jewish history which is not generally known or recorded.
 The existence of the Hebrew people, as people after the destruction or Jerusalem under a chief whom they called the Prince of the Captivity, Is we'll known fact, and, as also 1t IS, that the power of the princes lh- creased in exact ratio to the decay ol the Caliphat
 1t is without doubt that in some ot the distracted periods of Arab rule, these Hebrew princes rose to con siderable degree of power and import ance According to some of the He- brew annalists, they sometime assumed A state and splendor little inferior to the ancient Kings of Judah them selves.
 Besides being a stirring and mag inative story. "Alroy" is sidelight on history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
Son of the Prince of Captivity

Then his brow clouded and he sent a servant to summon his nephew. Two grandchildren of his dead broth CT had been brought up in his house hold, David and Miriam. David's fath- CT had been Prince of the Captivity and Israel said that the scepter of solomon had descended to David, who was. they sincerely believed, of the royal line of that great monarch whose name he bore.
 'David," said the old man, alter looking a moment intently at the boy, "such deliverers as you have always existed in the house of Alroy. If nfe was a mere question between freedom and slavery, glory and dishonor, all could decide.
 ''Trust me, there needs but little spirit to be a moody patriot in a sullen home and vent your heroic spleen upon your fellow sufferers whose suffering you cannot remedy. The tribute which we now pay like princes was formerly eX- acted with the scourge and offered in chains.
 q collected our scattered people; re- established our ancient throne; and tnls day. which you look upon as d day of mourning, is a day for triumph and feasting. For 1t proves, in the very teeth of the Ishmaelites that the scep- ter has not departed from Jacob.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
The Deserted City

Again David was alone in the desert. He was making his way toward Bagdad, that great city the capital of the Caliph which the Jews called Babylon.
 One evening. as the purple shadows were slowly sinking upon the desert sands, he saw, to his astonishment, far off upon the horizon, the towers and domes of great city. And yet he was in the heart of the desert!
 At nightfall the next day he reached the city. There were no gates to bar the lofty archways in the walls; upon the turreted battlements no guards walked their round: from the towers no banners waved
 He entered Long streets of palaces and porticos: vast buildings of marble and granite-some intact, some partially fallen. A vast, deserted, silent city of an architecture unknown to David.
 It was, in fact, one of those cities built in the days of the Macedonian con quest and abandoned when the power of the Creeks ebbed away from Asia.
 But that he did not know, and the strangeness. the plsce-Its unexpected ness and its silence appalled, him. Alone the Hebrew Prince stood amid this ere ation of Macedonian captains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
Jabaster's Brother

Honlan was physician to the Calph and he took David to his palace When they were alone he said: Who gave you that amulet?''
 "A friend"
 Was his name Jabaster?"
 ''Jabaster." replied David astonished You were to part with it only upor what conditions?"
 When l should meet Jabasters broth err
 ''I am that brother"
 And you are the Prince of Captivi. ty?"
 T am
 The slayer of Alschiroch?"
 Aye: what would st thou?"
 Free my people,"
 The pupil of Jabaster.' cried Honlan T see 1t. Another victim to his dream ings. A price is set upon thy head, boy and thy name must not be heard in this city-but l win save thee.'
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Heir to David's Throne

Then suddenly he cried out: David you are now is years old. The customs of our people demand that you should assume the attributes of manhood. To day. then, your reign begins and at the festival will present to the elders their prince.
 The old man turned and left the apart ment, muttering to h.mself, that boy will be our ruin. That frail form and girlish face but i'll comport with the dark passions and the dangerous fan cies which fear lay lurking in that tender breast
 The dark spirit came upon Alroy, the dreamer, and he would not have at tended the feast had not Miriam come to beg his compliance with her uncle s commands
 Without the gates of Hamadan, at a short distance from the city, was an en- closed space of elevated ground, in the center of which rose the traditional tombs of Esther and Mordecai
 This secluded and solitary spot was the favorite haunt of Alroy, and that place he sought as soon as he could escape from the feast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
The Rose of the World

Her long, brown hair was drawn off of a high forehead covered with blue veins and fell on either shoulder broidered with ropes of pearls. Her eyes were large and deeply blue.
 She was dressed in a robe of crimson silk girded by a green shawl from which peeped the diamond hilt of a dagger. Her round white arms looked infinitely small as they flashed occasionally forth from their large, loose hanging sleeves.
 One arm was coverea with jewels-the other was quite bare. It was the Ca lph's ter-Schirene-the Rose of the World. they called her.
 Honlan had come to see after her health as a physician. There was nothing the matter with the lady-she was simply bored. so. like many another lady-imag- ined herself i'll. Honlan told her so.
 T know you are right" she said. 70 l am tired of magnificesce. l would like to marry bandit and get off into the desert with him. Or I would like to go off to Constantinople ana marry the Elm peror.
 Then I would go ana conquer Paris. They tell me they keep the men shut up there and the women do as they please. want change, excitement confusion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
A Messaee From the ReheIs

David Alroy was known to be the leader of the rebel band. Hassan Su- bad, the governor, when he heard the news of the capture of his harem, sprang from his divan and, drawing his sword, ordered all the available troops at his disposal to march at once.
 A messenger from Alroy was an- nounced. He came in truce and the Sel- juk respected the herald. although he came from an outlaw.
 The trembling messenger, in the name of "the ruler of Israel, David Al roy" offered to restore to the gover- nor his harem in return for the liber- ation of Bostenay and Miriam.
 "Go. tell David Arrow replied the governor. that my harem shall owe their freedom to nothing but my sword. I treat not with rebels, but I war not upon age or women
 Between Bostenay and his house hold on one side and the prisoners Of thy master on the other. let there be peace. Go, tell Alroy I will seal it with my best blood"
 Then to an official: See that Bos- tenay and his household are returned at once to their palace
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
Bagdad at Last

This time said one of the principal robbers, lis excellent, or I am no true Moslem. But you are too cruel great Scherirah. l hate summary punishment. Let us torture him a little and extract some useful information.
 As you like. Kislech' returned the robber chief; it may amuse us. Fellow, where do you come from?'
 David told his story.
 Let him go,' commanded Scherirah: my mother was Jewess-and my moth CT was a good woman--let him go.'
 There were murmurs,- -~put who would dare the wrath of Scherirah? So at length Alroy reached Bagdad, chat wonderful city.
 The rush of life and color and pomp fascinated and bewildered him. He fell asleep in wine shop and some rascals sought to steal the emerald amulet which he wore upon his breast. iIe awoke just in time and rushed out into the street the others following him
 A stately, grave man, came riding by and cried out. "Wha. IS this?" David showed him the amulet and told his story
 Come with me- said the grave man. T am the Lord Honlan'
 And then to the crowd: 'I will judge this case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
Condemned Without Hearing

Here he thought, was once a great city. Empires and cities pass away, but the sun still gilds the rails of living Jerusalem. A word, a day, single man and we might be a natioA."
 shout-he turns four ferocious Kour- dish bandits grapple and bind him. They took him to the ruins of an ancient am phitheatre. Tn it were groups of men horses and camels
 In one place, reclining or squatting on mats or carpets, was a large assembly engaged in a rough but merry banquet. A fire blazed at their side and its red, uncertain flame, mingled with the white, steady moonbeam, threw a f1ickering light over their ferocious countenances, their glistening armor their ample drapery and their shawled heads.
 "A spy, said the captors, as they dragged Alroy before the leader of the band.
 Hang him then" replied the leader without even looking up
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palace-Alroy could not take the old mans life.
 David said Schirene. Tit is not thee that Jabaster wars against, it Is against me. 1 will go away. l will not be a burden to thee and a break between thee and thy peoele.
 Alroy soothed her. and said: T will banish Jabaster.
 sBanish hinl--Jto herd with rebels?' she cried. Come, my bird, boon. It is not much. l ask traitors head. Give me thy signet ring.
 She smothered him with kisses. and slipping his signet ring from his finger, fled away.
 she's got the ring!'' cried AIroy. "Pharezl Pharez."
 My lord answered the attendant. coming in
 Gall Honian, quick as thought. Hon ian, Honiants Honian, who was waiting without entered
 The Queen. the Queen,' gasped Aroy, "has stolen my signet ring. Fly after her to the armory where your brother Jabaster is confined Recal 1.-the signet. Flyi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
Rome Had Skyscrapers the New York Times.


 The histroy of skyscrapers, con trary to the belief of the general pub lie, dates back to ancient Rome, where the tenement houses had quite as many evils as it has today, according to the Construction News.
 So great was the number of sucn houses in ancient Rome and so badly were they constructed, that in A. D. 69 Emperor Otho, when marching against Vitellus, found his way barred for 20 miles by the ruins of tene- ment houses undermined by inunda- ton.
 The spontaneous collapse, of tene- ment houses at that time was so fre- quent an occurrence that it caused but little excitement. Tenants were con- stantly fearing cremations or burial iff their homes and companies existed for the purpose of propping up and sus- taining houses.
 Emperor Augustus limited the height of new houses that opened upon the streets to about 6s feet in order to make less frequent such disasters. Mar tial alludes to poor man, a ne;s~> bor, who was obliged to mount 200 steps to reach his garrett
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10

bute"
 It was old Bostenay speaking to his grandnephew, David Alroy-and thus did the boy reply.
 It was with the sounding of trum- pets and in considerable state that old Bostenay had paid to the governor of Hamadan the annual tribute to the Caliph for himself and Israel
 This state was allowed because dur ing the events of the early part or the eleventh century, the loss of power by the Caliph. the growing power of the Seljuk sultans and their gradual decline in turn, the Jews had become, in Persia, rich and powerful peo- ple, dreaming of the establishment of the throne of David and of Solo mon.
 The Jews called Bostenay the Prince of the Captivity
 "The glory has not departed said Bostenay, as he entered his magnificent residence. See that the trumpeters be we'll served. That last flourish was hravely done. It was not as the blast before Jericho, but how the lshmael- ites startedv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
Dreaming of Emnire

Jabaster was ''cabalist'' possessed of all sorts of magic learning, reader of the stars in their courses and a conjurer up of visions.
 When David awoke after his sleep of exhaustion Jabaster told him his star was bright-other stars while he had watched, had gathered about 1t and they had sung together.
 But he must, before his dream of em- pre was accomplished roam through the world and get possession of the scepter of Solomon"
 So after a few days David went forth from the cave dressed as pilgrim and carrying his back skin of water and a bag of parched corn and dried dates.
 Jabaster gave him at parting an emerald amulet which he suspended by a cord about his neck. 1t was, Jabaster said, the signet of a brother of his and that some time David might meet him and need hls help.
 David swore that he would part with the amulet only to Jabaster's brother, even though his life should be the forfeit.
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on o he reached the and the ca of

and he either defeated or forced in as allies the Seljak Sultans.
 The. bricks are fallen, but we are rebuilding with marble: the sycamores are cut down, but we are planting cedars,' sang the maidens at the spring at eventide. Haste for the Lord has avenged us and the spoiler Is spoiled"
 In all this conquest and glory, which extended over the course of two years, Alroy heard but two discordant notes in the chorus of adulation and praise which arose around him-the voices or Jabaster and of the prophecies Esther, who had accompanied the army from the first and inspired the soldiers by her frenzied utterances.