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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-26
The Elevator Man.

The elevator man-he knows a weighty lot
 of things; He knows the inner purposes of statesmen
 and of kings; He'll tell you why the weather man has
 missed 1t on his guess He'll tell you why the women wear the
 germ enticing dress; He knows the politicians and will tell their
 every plan If you would know q thing, go ask the The elevator man dispenses news from floor
 to floor. And every day surprises you because he
 knows some more: He knows cure for all these sorts and
 kinds of pains and aches. And who goes on the carpet when the State
 street cable breaks; The prim stenographers who ride-Matilda, Their first names are remembered by the
 elevator man. He knows the horses racing, and the status At getting Information he possesses quite T
 knack-- .Ft If there should be fire alarm he will not
 leave his seat. But he will tell you where 1t is--the house
 and block and street; He knows the population from Beersheba
 unto Dan. He knows the dramas ins and out-the
 elevator man. He knows the tenants of the block-when
 they go up or down He knows by looking at them If they
 walked or rode untown; He knows the price of corn and wheat and
 how to kill the trusts; He knows the names and pastimes of the
 top and under crusts; He's better on percentages than any base
 ball fan: He knows the timei without clock-the
 elevator man. The people get his Knowledge as they come
 and as they 90 They ask the elevator man about each thing
 they want to know. From the chances of foreign war to leav-
 ing time of fttrains: Unconsciously they all rely upon his busy
 brains. The wisdom of the world is in his compre-
 hensiye sean If you are Ignorant, go ask the. elevator
 man. Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-26
AB0Ur ELIMINATION.

The Philadelphia Record says elim- mate Bryan. It Is preposterous, it says, that the bright prospects of success of the Democratic party should be mem aced by this man Bryan, who is deter mined that where he failed twice no other shall win. Twice he was allowed to dictate the party platform; twice he was nominated for president; twice he led the party to defeat. Instead of hav- ing the decency to retire, he is making himself as conspicuous as possible; knowing that he cannot possibly be nominated. he is determined that no man who can be elected shall be nomi- mated. He declares that no man who did not vote for him can be nominated, and that the disastrous platform of 1896 and 1900 must be re-affirmed. He in- trudes himself upon the meeting of the democratic national committee; he an- nounces that daily edition of his bil- ious weekly will be published in St. Louis during the convention: he talks necessarily about the platform and the candidate in the tone of dictator.
 For these and other reasons the Rec ord says Bryan must be eliminated. It will be interesting to watch the elimin- ation. Bryan talks as if he meant to do some eliminating himself.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-26

What are perhaps the largest string beans in the world may be seen grow ing in the gardens of resident of Pas adena, California. They range from thirty to forty-three inches in length and average half an inch in width. They are not only enormously large, but they make a delightful table deli cacy when cut and stewed and prepared with cream and butter The vines bear profusely, and the beans are so large that one of them is more than a single person can comfortably manage. These beans are of the aristocratic species, and do not claim alliance with the com mon string bean. California botanists class them as belonging to the genus Dolichus, but owing to their great length they are more popularly known as yard beans'' The plants are na- tives of China and Japan, and the seeds were sent to California from Japan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-26

District of New Haven. ss. Probate Court. ESTATE OF zEBuLoN E. 7 Iss RowE, 1 late late of New Haven, in said District, deceased. The Court of Probate for the District of New Haven hath limited and appointed six months from the date hereof for the cred itors of said deceased to bring In their claims against said estate Those who neg lect to exhibit their claims within said All persons indebted to said estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 j2s stp Adninisstrator. District of New Haven. ss. Probate Court, ESTATE OF MoNTGoiERY ARM STRONG, late If New Haven, in said Dis tnrict, deceased.
 Pursuant to an order from the Court of Probate for said District. there will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, on the 26th day of January, A D, 1904, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, unless previously real estate of said deceased, situated ii the town of New Haven. viz: The factory buildings and all the land appurtenant thereto, situated cp Chapel street and Wal lace street in said New Haven, and now 0c- cupied by M. Armstrong x Co, carriage manufactory.
 New Haven Terms made known at tlme
 EDWARD M. ARMSTRONG.
 ELMER l.. ARMSTRONG;,
 Administrators. Clark, Hall & Peck, attorneys at law, i52 Orange street, New Haven, Conn. coun- sel for the estate. i253f
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-26

By industriousiy tending $40 acres of corn all last summer. three Missouri boys, John. George and Joseph Chris tian, aged nineteen, sixteen and twelve, respectively, earned not only the hand some of s4,15452, but sufficient distinc- ton to have the fruit of their industry selected to be one of the features of Missouri's exhibit at the worlds fair, and to cause the commission to place their photographs in a place of honor in the Missouri building. Their home is in Yarkio, Atchison county.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-26

The clay-eaters of the South are not the only ones. Consumption of earth as food is said to be common. not only in China, New Caledonia and New Guinea, but in the Malay archipelago as well. The testimony of many trav- elers in the Orient is that the yellow races are especially addicted to the practice. In Java and Sumatra the clay used undergoes a preliminary preparation for consumption, being mixed with water, reduced to a paste. and the sand and other hard sub stances removed. The clay is then formed into small cakes or tablets about as thick as a lead pencil and baked in ali iron saucepan. When the tablet emerges from this process it re- sembles a piece of dried pork The Japanese frequently eat small figures, roughly modelled from clay, which re- semble the animals turned out in pas- try shops.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-26
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents. and other small Advertisements, One Cent a Word each in serti0u: Five Cents a Word for a full week
 Display advertisements. per inch. one ID, sertIon. $l.20; each subsequent insertion, 4O cents: one week, SEQ; one montn' s1o' one
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-26

The ministers of the Porte. after hav- ing decided that Turkey should not be represented at the St. Louis Exposition were influenced to change their decision when the following facts were submit ted Since the establishing of direct steamship service between New York and Turkish ports freight rates have been. reduced from $o.7S to s4.2s ton: the value Of Turkish imports to the United States has increased from s4.- 100000 to sS,OOO,OOO a year, and the United States is buying from Turkey di- rect more than s1o.OOo,oOo year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-26
4 BIC s4VING ATMED AT

A bill has been introduced in the New York legislature providing that all the water and sewage systems of that State shall be put under the direction of board of commissioners, just as the railroads are. The ground for this movement is the statement in Governor Odell's message to the effect that 25000 cases of typhoid fever and 1885 deaths, far below the actual number probably, were reported in the State last year. A received by Senator Stewart, principal sponsor for the project, estimates, on a basis of $5,000 for each life lost through typhoid, q loss to the State last year of $S,175O00. Then he goes on to assume that the cost of nursing cases must be $50 apiece, thus making the cost of the sickness S1,250,O0O If one-fifth of those who were sick were wage earn CTS, receiving wages averaging s1.5O a day, and each patient was incapacitat- ed for work about six weeks, the total loss of earnings would probably exceed $1,S5OOOO. Bringing these several items together, the grand total of the cost of typhoid fever to the citizens of New York State is found to have been over s10, 775,OOO.
 As the theory is that typhoid is pre- ventable ten millions seem to be worth saving. Then too perhaps there are not commissioners enough in New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-26

Dr. Samuel G. Tracy says in the Med teal Record that the radio-activity of thorium, while many thousand times less than that of pure radium, is also many thousand times cheaper ($7 a pound). and that it can be used for a longer period at each treatment for dis ease. thus making up in increased duration for it's lesser potency. He further says that it is proved by scien- tific experiment that the radio-activity and the emanations of thorium are an- tiseptic, antifermentative, and inimical to germ life. He declares that it is q desirable agent for the destruction of thc fuhercle bacillus.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-26

There is a law called for by the Ma tional Live Stock Association reouir- ing an enumeration of live stock by the census authorities every five years. Unless there is such law we can have no sure basis for estimates of the wool clip, and information on that subject is obviously of importance to large com- mercial interests. At present the esti- mates vary widely and are of little value. For last year, for example, the Agricultural department put the wool clip at 35S,0o0,OO0 pounds and the num- Der of sheep at 64,000,000, while the leading wool trade paper of the coun- try, from the best information it could obtain, put the clip at less than SO0,- 000,000 pounds and the number of sheep at about 40,O0O,00O. The esti- mates of the department are known to be wrong, as they include lambs under one year of age, many of which are slaughtered, yielding only pulled wool
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29
PEASANT WOMEN IN JAPAN
They Not Only DO the liouseyvork,
but PIow the Fields.

The sewing in the kmon1 consists Of
one small and one long stitch d species
Of artistic bastng. There Is reason in
this, for whenever the kimono is wash
cd it Is ripped to pieces. This is per
haps why the japanese who battle
daily, wear such dirty clothes, while
the Chinese, who battle sometimes,
wear such clean clothes. The klmono
strips are dabbed up and down with
out soap scrubbed with a brush and
are ironed by drying them carefully on
boards One of the sights of a town
are these boards, with their strips Of
silk leaning against the sides of the
houses.
The peasant women not only do the
homework. but out Of door work as
well. Like the coolies, they wear tr0r
scrs and stand knee deep in the slush
of tho rice paddles, guide the water
buf'alocs at the pillow or bind np the
straw 10 dry on the trees This is the
japanese idea Of haystack ana makes
the trees look as If they were wearing
skirts.
One Of the novel sights Is The Old
women mowers, clipping The lawns
with scissors MS neatly MS lawn
mower and stopping now and then
to gossip over their tea Both in China
and Japan the tending of silkworns
is not only done by women, but Is re
garded as an elegant duty In China
each year the empress inauguratcs IT
ceremonially, as the emperor does the
spring plowing. In each country the
other important industry the tea
growing is largely in the hands of wo
men
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29
POE AND POVERTY.
The Poet WAS Born 10 Need and LEFT
IL as Legacy.

The Poet Was Born 80 Need and Left
II as Legacy.
According TO Charles Marshall
Graves, writing in the Century. the
poet Poe was two years old when his
mother gifted actress, was living In
Richmond in the direst want.
Mrs. Poes last stage appearance was
in the Richmond theater in October,
1911. The the;',er burned on Dec 70,
and seventy eight people persisted with
IT. Poe's father had died in the spring,
and Mrs Poe ana the baby poet and
his younger sister went to live on Main
street. in the Bird In Hand region,
IN tenement cellar pcrpetually wet
BY the Shockoc creek, which then flow
cd through thc middle Of the street
Here the wrctchcd woman contracted
pneumonia and died And from the
cellar the future poet, described rs Il
baby skeleton" was rescued by Mr.,
Allan.
Sixty ySars and more later Resale
Poe, the poets younger sister appear
cd on Richmond streets in poverty as
bitter as her mothers had been to get
few coins by selling photographs Of
her brother.
The man who was perhaps Americans
greatest poet and certainly one Of The
few poets who have vitality Influenced
the literary art both in prose and verse
was born into the most wrctched pov.
erty and left need as keen behind him
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29

In Japan to get up parties to behold
the freshly fallen snow or the cherry
blossoms or the maple trees in their
autumnal glory or TO 80 to the flower
shows is as lie rigueur as are our din
ers, cotilons aud theatcr parties.
Mushroom hunting is fashionable
pnstimc, while in the house harp play
ing, verse writing, embroidoring and
tea drinking are the most absorbing
occupations The most pretentious on.
tcrtainment is the tea ceremony. 1t Is
very formal, and there is much elabo-
rate performance connected ~+th ii,
difficult for foreigner to compre
bend Good Housekeeping.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29
Forgot His own Tongue,

A Traveller in arctic Siberia. Mr.. Van.
derlip, Il gold hunter, told the follow.
ing of his return to civilizations 81
found that half a dozen of the officers
and men Of the steamer which my en-
ployers had sent for me had come to
hunt me up. The captain dsmountcd.
and tried TO address him In Russian,
but he said, You forget that | speak
English Now. it may seem scarcely
credible, and yet it is true, that for a
few moments was totally unable t.
converse with him in my native tongue
| had not used a word Of II in CONVEX.
sati0n for months, and my low phySic.
al condition acting on my nerves con
fused my mind, and spoke a tumble
Of English, Russian ana Korak. II
was a week before could tall. good
straight English again
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29
Two Strange Ailments.

Aphasia, or the loss of memory or
comprehension of speech, is n queer
complaint. A maA who had forgotten
his sisters name always referred to
her as that other woman" A person
apparently otherwise in perfect health
will substitute the name Of one article
for another totally different in the most
ludicrous way.
Amusia Is a form of aphuSia which
prevents the patient from remember
ing music. one amusiac, unconscious
Of the oddly, sang the "MarseiIlaisc"
throughout to the syllahlcs "tan, tan,
tan" On the other hand, another
aphasiac, also Frenchman, could
speak bet a single word, but could
sing the "AIarscillaise" correctly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29
ARLINGTON, KY.
- +++++
May IS, 1903.

Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Slaughter, OF
Wingo, were the guests Of Mr. AMI
Mrs j. H. Payne Saturday and Sun.
day.
Mr. Elijah Berry, who has been en-
ployed with the Arlington heading
factory, has accepted a position with
the box factory at Union City, Tenn,
and left Tuesday to take charge of
his work.
The many friends of Mr. T. II,
Donakey will be sorry to learn that
he is very low with fever and his re,
covery is very doubtful.
Mrs. Minnie Vance is visiting her
sister aC Cairo, Mrs. Ora Deweese,
this week.
w, f, Lamb, the popular agent FOR
the Jesse French Piano company, was
doing business here Wednesday and
Thursday.
Herbert Mcintyre, a seven-year-old
son Of Mrs Lucy Mcintyre north or
town, was accidentally shot by his
brother, George, the ball passing
through the left thigh. His condition
is not regarded as serious.
Mrs. T. II. Haggard and daughter,
Mrs. Oma Thedford, left Friday FOR
Vicksburg, Miss, TO visit the family
of w l., Bennett.
The infant child of Val Amibruster
is very low with pneumonia.
Prof. Ed Ellis, who has beeen visit
ing his brother, j. M Ellis, east of
Town, returned to McMullin, Mo-,
Tuesday.
Mrs. w. S, Mason, of Mayfield, Is
visiting the family of j. w. Chenault
ana other relatives.
Robert Happy, revenue officer of
Maytield was here Thursday.
c. A, Rudolph and daughter. Miss
Rampie, were visiting in Paducah
Tuesday and Wednesday
Children's Day exercises will be
held at the NJ. f. church today (Sun
day.. A nice program has been pre-
pared for the occasion.
Mrs. l.. NJ LaRue and family left
Thursday for several weeks visit to
relatives at Morganfield, Ky.
Miss Matte Scarboro, of Fulton
has been visiting friends here since
Friday.
Mrs. T. II. Carothers, of Athens
Texas, is the guest of Rev. c. d. Hi
lard
Mrs. Chas Stack, of Cairo, is visit.
ing friends here today Sunday.
c. w, Walker, agent for the Inter.
national Harvesting company, was
here this week.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29
STRIKING A BARGAIN.
A Case Where Mere Money Did Not
Cut Mach of Figure.

A Case where Mere Money Did Not
Cut MBCh of Figure.
Several years ago there was q boom
in certain lands in Florida because Of
rich phosphate deposits" said Il south
era man. - Spectator asked one Of
those simple Florida folk what wolld
be the lowest price he would take for
some land which before the boom he
had been unable TO sell for $500 The
owner really didn't know The specu-
lator agreed to deposit in bank $4,000
to the owners credit for the land But
this amount Of money In bank didn't
mean very much to the native.
"IIc said he wanted Il farm of sixty
acres with Il house on it, the whole to
cost few hundred.
"'What elseT asked the speculator.
"'Can have a horse ANA saddle and
bridleY
Certainly
"'And riacT
"Yes.'
And some proViSionSF
ayes
"Thc eyes of the native began to
oulge. There was a pause.
"'What else do you wanty asked the
speculator,
"'Oh, give me $50 for the old woman
to buy things for herself and chill.
dren'--
HE then started TO walk away.
"'What clscT asked the Spectator.
els there more YETI
SIZES
"'Well, give me plug Of tobacco
bite all day, and you can have the
rest baltimore Sun.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29

. BUSINESS LOCALS.
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Gazzola Confectionery Store, leader
In fine candies and choicest fruits. Try
our chocolates, creams ana bon bons
Ice cream furnished in any quantity
Stop at the Hotel Illinois, right il
the heart of the business center
Rates $500 per day. Both lines OF
street cars pass main entrance.
Refrigerators, White Mountain Ice
Cream Freezers, Gasoline Stoves, G12
Commercial Avenue, one door north
OF opera house. O. W. Henderson.
Your cash does greater service a.,
Stone Bros, than elsewhere Goods
guaranteed to suit you. Prices
couldn't be lower if thrown in well
A HALEY, wire screening, poultry
netting, water coolers, gasoline
stoves and ovens step ladders
brushes, hardware and stoves.
P. A. Doud, the grocer, has some
of the choicest table delicacles anc
all the staple groceries, good dairy
butter and fresh eggs. walnut st
Mrs. C. H. Bracket, milHner, is
always busy attending to the wants
OF her many customers. Hats for all
occasions artistically trimmed.
Just received a swell lot of white
dress hats; also a nobby line of white
duck hats, Miss j. L. Wallace, 200
Eighth street
Rugs, Mattings and Carpets
House cleaning time is now here,
You want new rug. | have them
all sizes in TAPESTRY body brussels.
administer and Wilton velvet. Also
full line of carpets. Mating at your
own price, and linoleums in the diff
ferent grades Prices the cheapcs'
in the city Call and see my line
before you purchase. You will save
money b. McManus, Jr.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29

who can not stand the shocking strain
of LAXATIVE syrups and cathaftic pills
are especially fond Of little Early
Riscrs All persons who find 1t neces.
sary to take a liver medicine should
try these easy pills, and compare the
agreeably pleasant and Strengthening
effect with the nauseating and weak.
ching conditions following the use of
other remedies Little Early Risere
cure billousness, constipation. sick
headache, iaundIce, malaria and liver
troubles. Sold by Metzger.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29
When the SAP Riaes

Weak lungs should be careful, Coughs
and colds are dangerous them One
Minute Cough Cure cures coughs and
colds and gives strength to the lungs.
Mrs. G.. L. Fenner, Of Marion, Ind,
says, Il suffered with a cough until !
run down in weight from AS 10 q lbs.
/ tried a number of remedies d no
avail until | used One Minute Cough
Cure -Four bottles Of this wonderful
remedy cured me entirely Of the cough
my lungs and restored
me TO my normal weight, health and
strength" Sold by Metzger.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29
Motzgcr

does not hesitate to recommend Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure Ia his friends aud Gus.
toners. Indigestion causes more IN
health than anything else. IL doranges
the stomach and brings on all manner
Of disease K0dol Dyspepsia Cure di.
gests what YOU eat, cures indigestion,
dyspepsia and all stomach disorders.
Kodol is not only perfect dlgestant
but tissue building tonic as we'll.
Renewed health. perfect strength and
increased vitality follow its use.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29

An American wished 10 move from
the Hotel Europe, the principal hotel
IN st. Petersburg. 10 n smaller hotel
around the corner. lie came down
with his bag packed ready to 20. "sor.
ry" said the manager, but you can
not leave this hotel or register ut an
other hotel until we get your passport
from the police. and that will take n
day and night You must 90 through
exactly the same procedure MS If you
were leaving the country"-WorId $
Work.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29
A Cure For Piles.

Il had a bad case Of piles says G.
f. Carter, of Atlanta, Ga. "and con
suited physician who advised me to
try box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve purchased a box and was en-
tirely cured 1t is splendid for piles,
giving relief Instantly and | heartily
recommend it to all sufferers" De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve Is UNI
equallcd for its healing qualities
Eczema aud other skin diseases, also
sores, cuts, burns and wounds Of
every kind are quickly cured by it,
Sold by Metzger.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29
BIGAMIST
SUICIDES
Had Married Focr Women and When
Interviewed 5ail "Cyes
Them"
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Louisville, Ky, j I'm Dross2n, a
cobblcr IS years OIL commdtcd sui.
eide here last "Wednesday. It has
developed that Dresser has wiz
and five children in Brcul Germa o.,
another in Which, Germany, who left
him here in 1896 upon discovering he
had a former wife; that in 1890 he
had married young woman of
Smi;hnel1, KY, who died two years
later, ana in May this year, married
a fourth time. Drcssea's suicide oc.
Cured after a police Judge had fine
him fer abusing his latest wife,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29

Down in Brazil the babies kof tho
peasants are rocked in fairylike
cradles made Of the leaves Of water
lilies floating in their natural state.
1nese leaves arc very large frequently
measuring a yr~d in diameter. circular
in share and with an edge which turns
W an inch or more like the border
around the tray.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-29
Not What She Expected.

Mr.. Ferguson put on his slippers and
threw himself on the lounge "It's so
delightful to be at home again." he
said. II think | never appreciated it
more than do tonight"
ITS delightful to hear you say so,
George" cooed Mrs. Ferguson.
"Ycs; those COMPOUNDED new shoes
have tortured me nearly to death to-
day Chicago Tribune.