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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

The stage of the river at p. III
yesterday was S.S, showing fall OF
OF in "a hours.
The Dick Fowler was in port as
usual.
The Herman Paepcke arrived from
the lower Mississippi at noon.
The IT, $. snagboat Wright departed
at 1880 p m. for st. Louis
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

Eyes, III give you a meal of vic
tuals II you'll shovel off these side
walks" Would you not rather pre-
fer, madam, to have me shovel off the
snow?' Poor fellow. have you
tramped all the way from Boston,
Chicago News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.

The Republican Senatorial conyen.
tion of the Fiftieth district. which will
be held in Cairo, Thursday. March 81,
will be represented by sixty-two dele,
gates, divided as follows Alexander,
n; Franklin. Il; Pulaski. 10; Union,
g. Williamson, 10.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

- - the news from Washington this
morning Senator Tillman is quoted as
saying that in the presidents place
he would have told the Coombians:
You are NANCY lot: get off the face
Of the e3lth' se2ator Tillmen5 in-
dorsement of the presidents course
will not carry much weight in the
minds of most thinking people.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14
FIR z z!
A $3.50 Upright Piano for the Nest
Popular Young Lady Of Cairo.

The Bulletins contest to determine the most popular
young lady in Cairo is to meet with popular approval
and prove interesting The following coupon will
appear in each daily issue Of The Bulletin until the
test closes Each coupon will count vote and the
young lady receiving the largest number will be pro
claimed the winner of handsome upright piano which
will be delivered free of cost to any residence specified
within the city limits The only conditions of the contest
that it will be limited to residents Of this city and that
each ballot must be cast during the week in which
is published and that votes the regular coupon only
will be counted The contest will close at 900 O'Clock Sat
urday March 26 and the favorite young adys will
be stated in the big Easter number of The Bulletin. The
vote will be announced from time to time in The Bulletin
display.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14
oTE9 AID COMM EMIT.

1t is a good and safe rule to soiourn
in many places as II You mean to
spend your life there. never emitting
an opportunity of doing a kindness
or speaking a true word or making a
friend. Ruskin
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

The Smithsonian Institutions ex-
pert r. w. Crosby. examined the me-
teor which fell at Lodi. Cal. and pro-
nounces Il not only genuine, but the
largest ever found in the United
States, 1t weighs between ten and
twenty ton.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14
River Forecasts.

River Forecasts.
The Ohio-At Evansville. no mate
rial change during the next 36 to As
hours.
The Tennessee from Florence to the
mouth and the Mississippi from below
St Louis to Cairo very little change
during the next So hours.
Note-The gorges from Cincinnati
to Louisville are still holding.
p. H. SMYTH, Observer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

Next Sundays Bulletin will be an
unusually attractive paper, full of
special features and with comic sup
plement for the children. Thu SPLEEN
did Easter Bulletin shonid also be
Kept in mind. ~
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

Bill Jones, while mending his plough
Was kicked in the head by cough
Said Bill. as he rose.
And brushed his soiled close,
III get even with her. | vough
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

Matters of interest in connection
with the Popularity Contest for The
Bulletins free piano will be found in
another column of this mornings is
sue.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If Il fails TO cure. Il. W. Groves sig
nature IS on each box. 25o.
mary Of his he2,ets;
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

Cheer up brother said the
preacher to tho sick man; there's a
warm welcome for you over yonderi"
"Parson, gaspod the man. (which way
do you reckon I'm a.goin'?"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

II things do not come your way al
ways try the harder, in deliberate,
business-like way, to make them come.
The right kind OF an advertisement In
The Bulletin will have a tendency in
that direction. Try the Sunday or the
Easter Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

There is reason to believe that the
theaters of the country have never
been SO safe as they are now,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

It is growing apace-the Hanna
boom. CORRESPONDENCE the Roosevelt
boom has less bulgency.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

If Il were left to the American mule
1t Is safe to say there would be no
war.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

Who makes quick use of the mo
ment Is a genius Of prudence.--Lav-
alter.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

The art of politics is so closely re-
lated to the art of silence as to bar
the average woman.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

dessy small child equally eab-
the shops but this made
home. could be fashioned for one third the price
either French nanGook both
chiarens ek i ths
popular ongwaiatet nth gu.ae to- LIT re
o an EFeah Vazcanes n1e-tnZ The na.tcW la- vA4
aGgs TIE rctss. i "a < ~ AAa c-.l4g
The .t rt-e
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

ac1ae y.o5,s eEs - ar4.1as e ta..5
-. they can get Tat tLey even gef
religion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14
NEWS OF THE WEATHER
Results of Government Observations
With Prospects For Cairo and
Vicinity To-day.

Indications for Cairo and vicinity to.
day: Partly cloudy and continued
cold
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

Washington, b G.. Jan 1S.-Illinois
Fair and warmer Thursday: Friday
fair; fresh northwest winds becoming
southerly.
Fair, warmer Thursday.
Friday fair.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-14

Stage at Cairo January 49, 1905
291 feet
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
MoccAslNs FOR SOLDIERS.
Inquiries Made by Representatives of Powers at War for "Bangor's
 Golden Slippers"

Inquiries have been received in Bangor, Me-, from persons sup posed to represent either the Rus sian or the Japanese government concerning prices for moccasins in large quantities and the earli. est date of delivery at Atlantic or Pacific ports. It is supposed that the moccasins are wanted for sol diers campaigning in Manchuria. For that purpose they would be eminently suitable, says the New York Sun.
 The moccasin is the favorite footwear of the lumbermen of Maine, and was first made in Ban gor in 1851. At first only one or two styles were made, but now moccasins are manufactured in great variety, ranging from slip pers for women and children soft as kid and embroidered with beads-to the stout boots and lar. rigans of the Penobscot lumber. men.
 Much of the sewing is still done by hand, being let out by the piece to French Canadian families in the neighborhood of Bangor. All moccasins are made of a specially prepared leather, rendered a gold en yellow by a peculiar process of tanning.
 The common moccasin is not proof against water, but it has room for several pairs of stock. ings, and that is strong point in it's favor. For keeping the feet warm and dry in cold weather the moccasin has no equal.
 The greater part of the mocca- sin leather still comes from the place of it's origin, Pawtucket, R. l., although considerable quantity is tanned in Bangor. Some years ago Bangor men es- tablished factories at Red Wing. Minn., and Racine, Wis.
 The dainty bath slippers, which are not really moccasins, but are made fromsoft elk skin, are in great demand at home and abroad, and are especially favored by the ladies of Japan, to which country Bangor sends large quantities. It now seems likely that "Bangor's golden slippers" as moccasins are called, may be worn by the con. tending armies in Manchuria.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
JAPAN's FIRST IRoNcLAD.
Her Crew Made a Brave Start, But Couldn't Stop Her Till Fires
 Went Out.

That the role of Japan as mar. itime power is a new one is brought strongly to our notice by recalling the quite well authen. ticated story of the first adven. ture of the first Japanese iron clad, says Country Life.
 She was built in England. While she was building her crew were also in England practicing, in other ironclads how to drive her. When she was finished the Japanese seamen took possession of her, bravely maintaining that they were fully equal to the task of starting her.
 And that, to be sure, they were, for she steamed out finely. The trouble only began when she came back to port again. Then, when they wanted to slow her down and stop her, they were unable to do so.
 They had to put her out to sea again and go on steaming her about till her fires went out, her engines stopped for want of steam, and she could be lowed ii.
 From this to having the best mentally-equipped crews, perhaps, of any nation seems a long step, but it has been 8 very rapid one.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
METHOD IN COOKING EGGS.
Aunt Dinah Sings Two Verses o1 Hymn for Soft Boiled and
 Three for Hard.

Crooks are often accused of want of method, but the Aunt Dinah in Howard PauPs new egg story is not open to any such re. proach, says London Truth. In- variably when she put the eggs in the saucepan she began singing "Rock of Ages" and sang through two verses. "Aunt Dinah," asked MT. Paul, "are there not three verses in that hymnw "Dar is, massa, but I sings only two when I wants lem soft and three when I wants lem hard"
 His other egg story is good, too. He was travelling on a Pennsyl. vania railway, and when his breakfast was brought the eggs were underdone. "What time are we making on this train?" he asked the waiter. "A mile min. ute, sir" "Then boil the eggs another mile and they'll be quite right"
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
POLITICAL POKER.
Questions of Great Moment Dessss mined by the Game in the
 State of Kansas.

: Topeka is much agitated over revelae lions of draw poker in high places. and nothing could better show than this up roar what inroads the civilization of the east is making on the life of the bound less prairies. Once upon time, states tho Kansas City Journal, draw poker was to Kansas what bridge whist is to the parlors of the fashionable. It was prac- tissd a an art. pastime. a profession. No one thought then of concealing his play of the game. but, rather. it was . subject of pride and boasting. Indeed, it was more than game, for 1t served at times in the adjudication of the most serious problems of state or government ] At present the law of Kansas recog- Alseo the game of chance known 0 ~drawing lots" as the proper means ot deciding all ties in elections, but form erly draw poker was resorted to as . moro orderly means of compromising. For example, in one of the western coun- ties, when two amiable gentlemen tied for the office of representative they played a game of ''freeze-out" to de- termine which should enjoy the omce. Again, not so many years ago, when the senate committee on congressional ap- portionment came to ssdeadlock over the divers plans for div Ing the state into congress districts, the members ad- journed to room in the Copeland, took each a generous stack of chips and played to finish. Under the terms of this historical game the committeeman who lost his chips withdrew himself and his apportionment plan from further consideration; and when the game was reduced to two. gentlemen, the one who froze the other out fixed the plan of ap- portionment, which stands with little change as the plan of to-day.
 Volumes could be written of poker in- cidents in Kansas. Once a we'll known congressman, who, by the way. has reap peared in Kansas politics, had to meet the charge made by some overprudish people that he was addicted to the game of poker. He appealed to his political associates to help him out. The one who came most energetically to his recuse was Capt. Bill Hackney. the Winfield statesman. "I am in position to state, !" certified the doughty captain. 'that MT. Blank is less addicted to the game than any man I ever played with"
 More elaborate but quite as effective was the defense once made by Steve Os- born, ex-speaker of the Kansas house. Some 12 years ago Steve was running for reelection to the office of district judge in western Kansas. The pops got out . handbill accusing him of being . poker player" and circulated it widely.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
IS LACKING IN SYMPATHY.
Charge Made Against tho New Wom- an-Conssderations That Might
 Lead Her to Admit It.

One of the charges that are made against, the "new woman" is that she is less sympathetic than is her sister who abides closely in what is called "woman's sphere" says the Portland Oregonian. But in the light of the above ar raignment of sympathy as the vice that it not infrequently is, may not the "new woman" confess judgment upon this charge and strengthen her case and her posi- tiop by so doing? Woman has been called a ministering angel, but would not a more practical name better befit the women of the twentieth century? Will not the services of women to the world be greater and of more en- during effect if they cast aside un- reasonable sympathy as a worn. out garment that discloses rather than conceals the moral naked ness of those about whom it is cast, and substitute therefor the armor of personal responsibility? It has been said that there is a woman behind the door of every mans success. "If there is," says the writer, "rest assured that she isn't sympathetic woman whin- ing through the keyhole: Give it up if it's hard but a woman of nerve and backbone who, like the Spartan woman of old, is crying out: Come home with your shield, or on it."
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAVEL.
Comfortable Fittings of Railway Cars for the Benefit of Sub-
 urban Passengers.

Some newspaper attention has lately been attracted to the ''club cars" by which little groups ofwealthy New York and Chicago business men increase the comfort of the daily trips between their suburban homes and their city offices, states Youths Companion.
 Each car is in effect club house on wheels. Most of the gorgeous fittings of the ordinary cars are removed, and simp- Ter and more tasteful decorations are substituted for them. Movable wicker chairs replace the fixed seats. Electric fans cool the air in summer. There are dressing rooms, libraries, experiments for the women, in hort, everything which can contribute to the comfort of the travellers.
 The cars are open only to members of the group which hires them. but they represent merely the climax of a con- stant improvement in travel. both by water and by rail-
 At the other end of the scale we see the steerage accommodations of the ocean steamships. Persons who are familiar only with the horrible conditions for which "a steerage passage" used to stand would be astonished if they were to visit 'a modern liner. More room, more light, more privacy, better food, better sleep- Ing and sanitary accommodations and m abundance of water. both for drinking and for bathing, are now possible even to the poor immigrant. The steerage passage of to-day is more comfortable mode of travel than was the second cabin passage ten years ago. First cabin accommodations have improved correspondingly. One of the newest vessels has between 40 and 50 suites of rooms. each provided with its private bath.
 What Is most needed now Is substitu- ton of wicker or leather seats for the unsanitary plush so dear to American car builders and album makers. and greater seating capacity in street cars.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
MoLLIFlED THE GRIZZLY.
Chief of Southern Utes Had an In terview with Bear at Close
 Quarters.

"The most interesting story 1 ever heard came from the lips of old 'Buckskin Charley chief of the southern Utes," said MT. J. P. Altbergef, of Philadelphia, to a Washington Post reporter.
 "As told by white man the narrative is tame, indeed, lacking the dramatic action and eloquence of the red warrior. It was about a meeting with a big grizzly bear in the mountains of Colorado. Charley was out looking for deer. He was equipped with an old-fash- toned, single barrel, muzzle-load- ing rife, which put him at a terri ble disadvantage, when he was suddenly confronted by one of the biggest specimens of the grizzly tribe he ever saw.
 "I jumped behind big tree very quick he said, and MT. Bear came close, rearing up on his hind legs. I was scared to shoot, only hay ing one barrel. Then I com menced to talk. I said: "Mr. Bear, I am your friend. leone out after deer. l hope you go way and so 1 kill deer and leave big piece of meat for you" Then the bear seemed to get friendly, and he dropped on his legs to the ground, much as to say he'd like a piece of deer, and then he run off into the mountains.'
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
Insect Senses.

Naturalists have decided that many insects have senses which human beings lack. That of loca. tion, shown by the wasp, for in- stance, is remarkable. One spe. cies builds it's nest in a sandbank that is only part of several acres of such soil, and when it leaves in search of food it covers the nest so carefully that no ordinary eye could discover it's location. That is to say it is just like all the sur rounding location, and yet the wasp flies back to it without he's itation and finds it without mak- ing mistake. There is another wasp ttat unerringly locates the eggs of the mason bee under a thick layer of sun-baked clay, and deposits her eggs in the same cells that her young may have food when they are matched.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
How Steel Is Replacing Wood.

Steel IS taking the place of wood in construction. Many freight cars are now built entirely of steel. Steel hopper coal cars are in use on most of the coal roads huge things larger than the old box-cars, holding 50 tons of coal and capable of being rapidly un- loaded by means of the hoppers in the bottoms.-World's Work.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
Joke on the Professor.

Once upon a>time Prof. Wilson, of Edinburgh, wrote on the blackboard In his laboratory:
 Prof. Wilson informs his students that he has this day been appointed hon. orary physician to the queen"
 In the course of the morning he had occasion to leave the room, and found on his return that student had added to the announcement the words:
 "God save the queen. n."-Michigan Gateway.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
.irnpless?.

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 We have great confidence in this medicine; . confidence born of many years experience with 1t. and we make the following extraordinary offer: Send us dollar for large box of John- ston's Tonic Capsules, or buy the same of dealer whose name appears below, use half of them, and if you not satisfied, mail the balance to us and we will return your money. Test them at our risk and be your own judge. Michigan Drug G.. Detroit, Mich.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
Atmo.phere as Mirror.

There's one place where man sees a refec, Hmself as big as he fanciee himself h. dreams. It is on the Brocken, a modntain in Prussia, where the vapors of the atmosphere act as great concave mirror, magnifying the image thousands of times.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
UNDER AND OVER THE SEA THE AMUSEMENT WONDER
 --- OF --- THE WORLDS FAIR PIKE.

Dunnavant & Williams Marvellous Tn. vention, the Missing Link connecting Imagination and Realism One Unique Feature in g Mile of Shows- Remarkable Journey awaits Worlds Fair Visitors.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
Timber for cigar-Boxes.

Practically all the timber used for cigarboxes comes from Cubal
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
Beauties.

Nature doesn't use .self-mads beauties for patterns. |
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12

TaiIbrs in London. 1es1 there were in London LOSS c71. 3S.000; in 1881. 40. 300; in
 VI in 1901, S0,074.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
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Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12

: the Trades.
 are are 703 women "a 1.04l female aaib
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-16
A COMPLETE TRIUMPH,
9O3 Olive st.,
 St. Louis. Mo.

A complete triumph in the art of building can be clearly illustrated by seeing "The Mid night Express, soon to appear here. The four acts of gorgeous stage settings are maryelously beautiful, producing an enchant- ing effect. A train of cars three hundred feet long,a a light house, a storm at sea, are among the scenic splendors of The Mid night Express, which is said to be the purest and most intense of melo-dramas of this genera tion. A company of sixteen cleverly interpret the interesting plot. There are also six special ty artists and two talented chil- dren performers in "The Mid- night Express" which comes to Newport theatre for one night, Dec. 13.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-16
AN OXEN CAVALRY CORPS
Natives Queerly Mounted for Police Duty on the Island of
 Madagascar.

The oldest cavalry in the world ts maintained on the west coast of Mad asascar by Governor General J. G. Gal Iieni While the French troops in tha. country are ample to meet the occa- sional revolutionists, the governor gen eral makes use of native talent for po- lice work in out-of-the-way localities, says the New York Herald.
 On the west coast of Africa is q tribe of natives, possibly radically connected with the Hovas, who ars known as the 6akalova, the most war like tribe of the country. The natives, in imitation of French troopers, or- ganized an oxen cavalry corps, under command of . French officer. They are armed with modern long-handled iances, or spears, and side arms. Their uniform Is khaki. with akull- caps. They ride bsrefosted, without stirrups, sitting on their equipment, cinched like saddie. with cords maA1 Of the native fiber plant. and scst of bridie of the cord, passing fhroush the nose of the beast.
 The oxen are ncithsr slow or seaaaa and it is assumed would create hstbc with their horns among horse cavalry.