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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-08
Kuropatkin Decides Not to Give
Battle and Retreats.
JAps PRESS ON HIS FORCES.
They Now Occupy a Strategic Position
That Gives Them Command OF
Manchurian Territory.

Toxic, May s. (Noon) 1.-The Japa-
nese captured ng-Wang-Cheng day
before yesterday=--Friday---. II was
The second line Of the Russian defense
and stiff fight was anticipated
kurOk pressed forward and at
tackled before the Russians had recoy=
cred from the Generalization and con-
fusion into which they had been thrown
by the previous defeat on the YaIu
river.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-08
ACQUITTED or MURDER.
BY Associated Press.

By Ass0ci1ted Press
RhiHelanjer, Wis May "A jury
today acquitted Jerome Fry. a sec
ton foreman. charged with The muF-
Ter Of i0hn } Anson. at Gagen, Sep
tember &c
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-08
WEATHER

For Cairo and vicinity
today: Showers.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
HONESTY PROVES COSTLY.
Worlds Fair Officials at st. Louis
Grieved at Chinese Demonstra-
ton of Virtue.

one OF the unpublished tragedies Of
the st. Louis fair was the sudden and
picturesque manner in which some Of
tne most costly presents sent by the
Chinese government to worlds fair
oHlcials were purposely DESTROYED by
messengers intrusted with their de-
livery, says a report to the Chicago
Tribune.
soon after the arrival Of the Chinese
commissioners they were entertained
at the magnificent home of President
FRANCIS and the occasion was chosen
by the Monaghan guests as the most
htting for the presentation of the
prihcely presents they had brought. A
dozen high caste Cinnamon, attaches
OF the Picking delegation were an
pointed to carry the gifts, which were
100 rare and fragile to be intrusted
TO delivery wagon or to less tender
hands.
Inc procession of gift bearing
Chlnamen was halted at the gate by a
guard, who insisted on inforcing tho
rule that nothing except personal eff
iects can be carried out of the grounds.
None of the astonished foreigners
could understand what was said and
some pushed their way past the
guard He summoned help, and, in a
lew minutes, the excited Cinnamon
were surrounded by about so uni
formed officers. A messenger was dis
patched to the administration build
ing for the Chinese Interpreter en-
ployed there, and when he arrived the
guards and police explained that they
mad stopped his countryman because
they seemed to be stealing a lot of
valuable stuff.
The interpreter meant to calm his
klnsmen by telling them they were
suspected of stealing, but he had no
sooner thrown this light upon the
situation than the gift bearers began
10 smash their burdens on the payc-
ment and against the foundations of the
buildings. Ivory fans, costly marbles,
lnlald ornaments, metal filigrees, carved
pronzes, and even brocaded silk gew
gaws were smashed, twisted, battered,
and torn in a jiffy. The Americans
looked on in establishment, making no
attempt to stop the slaughter, but when
1t was all over and the interpreter had
satisfied the authorities that no theft
had been contemplated he was asked
to explain the strange behavior of the
Cinnamon.
That way forget. see? Here make
mistake, too. In China you say a man
thief he break up stuff. That way show
he thief not, see?"
Hundreds of dollars worth of gifts
were destroyed by the carriers to show
that they had not stolen them.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
WHAT THE SPEAKER SAID.
Illustrative Instance of the Ever
Ready Wit OF the Late
"Czar" Reed.

Thomas B. Reeds wit and wisdom would
fill large volume, and a larger volume could
be made of thingS he did not say, but which
have been credited to him. In one volume
or the other, says Youths Companion, be-
longs story which comes from California,
and which has probably not been printed
before
When Mr. Reed was in California he visited
the Lick observatory on Mount Hamilton.
1t was wonderful November day, full of
gold and the bloom of flowers Mr. Reed
looked down at the gorgeous landscape 1000
feet below, and turned to one of his hosts,
he said:
Colonel this looks too much like spe-
cial display got up in honor of the occa-
sion; Tell me what typical winter day in
California is really like"
The Californian thought at once of day
in February. so warm that after morning
bath he had lain in a hammock outdoors.
smelled the roses on the trellis. and listened
to the. trill of the meadow-lark among the
almond blooms.
He began to describe it eloquently: "Thir-
teen wears ago, on February %, I took
bath"
He paused to arranpe his account of the
roses and the meadow-lark. Mr. Reed broke
the nause.
"Weu. colonel" he said. in admiration,
you do know something about cleanliness
out here, don't you"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
After a Bargain.

1t was evident, says the New York
Press, that she was troubled
II think prefer this" she said. in
dicating roll of cloth on the coun-
Ter. "Ycu say it has been marked
down from ~ to 10 cents yard?"
Eyes, ma'am," replied the clerk.
cts really what | want" she con-
tinued, "but this" and she indicated
another roll. has been m'raed dow.
from IL IL cents yard, as | under
stand you?"
yes, ma'am."
"Then | should think the other
ought to be down to 8 IL cents"
THAT would be cheaper than we
can afford to sell it, ma'am."
But you have taken IL cents Off
the price of the other and only 2
cents off this" she protested, taking
up the first roll again. THAT makes
the other the better bargain"
Its very cheap at 10 cents yard,
ma'am."
81 suppose it is. aut ii isn't as good
bargain as the other
81 can't make 1t any less"
"Then I suppose | will have to take
the IL 12-cent goods, but it seems
shame when | would rather have the
other. You may give me ter yards.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
CULTURE OF CHINA GRASS.
Strongest of the Fibers from Which
Many Tough Fabrics Are
Made.

China grass is The name for ramle
a fiber much resembling hemp. 1t is
he strongest n fibers from whicA
t Xtile are made; 1t is as fine as max
rs lustrous as jute and is in an excep-
ional egrse unaffected by moisture
Grass cloth" of great beauty is mace
rom it in China and Japan.
In recent years the use of ramie' a.
it is always called in commerce, mas
been making progress in Europe ana
America In the United States I'M
mort statistics it has not yet risen 10
inc dignity of separate mention, put
The British Commercial Intelligence
gives some facts about its use on the
continent of Europe. Germanys I'M
ports of it has risen to $l5o,Ooo
wear. while France takes from $So'ooo
tn 800 worth of it. The French
ramie mills have $1,000 spindles.
The interest of America in ramie lies
largely in the fact that the southern
mart of the United States, Mexico
Central America, and the northern
part of South America are excellenuy
,dapted to raising it. In Mexico eX-
,eriments in its culture has been eS-
,ociolIv successful. both as regards
Weld and quality. 1t is a crop worth
watching, because of its eXceiieh'
nrospects for future development
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
ESOPUS AN INDIAN NAME.
Judge Parker's Secretary Says It Came
From Two Words Meaning
Backward River.

There has been lot of guessing as
to the origin of the name of this viii
lage, Most of the guessers seemed to
think that Esopus was either a Dutch
word or form of the name of Esop,
the man who didn't write his fables in
slang, says the New York Sun.
Arthur McCausland, Judge Parker's
about Kingston and its neighboring
towns, and his findings seem to estab-
lish the Indian origin of the name
Kingston, which is nine miles north
of here, was called Esopus long before
a single settler came to the place.
Kingstons first name was Atkarkar-
ton, an Indian word meaning smooth
water Records of 1910 in the state
library show this. In 1868 the town
was called by the Dutch Esopus, Groote
Esopus, Sopus, Seopus, Sopers, Sypurs
and Sypous.
Westbrook is authority for the state
ment that this was Indian for The
Pleasant Land" but he probably was
WIOuS. II 10 luOlC lCdoOhdDlG W DG-
lieve reco" ds in the state library which
say that the word Esopus, in all it's
various forms of spelling, was derived
from t"o Indian words, ale. going
backward, and sepus. river.
The Rondout river flows north into
the Hudson at Kingston and that prob
ably interested the Indians, who could
not quite understand why river flow
ing north should empty into a river
flowing south.
This argument that the peculiar
junction of the rivers was responsible
for the name Esopus is strengthened
by the use, in Eliot's Indian Bible, Of
the word 'asoeposue' for "backslid-
ing" the translation beieng needed in
jeremiah, Ill, 6.
Kingston lost the name of Esopus in
1868 and took its present name from
the family seat of Gov. Lovelace's
mother, Kingston lIsle, near Vantage,
the Berkshire town where Richard
Croker lives. The name Esopus was
then applied to large and vaguely de-
scribed territory around Kingston, and
at last the village between West Park
and Ulster Park seized upon the name
for itself alone.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
THIRTY YEARS IN UGANDA
In That Time Fifty Thousand Natives
Have Been Taught to Read
and Write.

In all of darkest Africa there were
years ago, than Uganda, on the north
shore of the Victoria NyanZa Yet
there was promise in the people, for
all their ignorance and savagery; and
in 1875 Henry NJ Stanley, who knew
them well and believed in them thor
oughly, declared that there was no
more hopeful mission field in the
world. Missionaries promptly occu~
pied it.
Theirs was no alsy task at first
says Youths Companion, and their
converts, like themselves, had to en-
dure hardships. Up to about IL years
ago King Mwanga would burn sub
iect for the crime of learning to read
1t was slow, expensive work to sup
ply ne Scriptures in the native IAN
guage; in fact, the translation oil the
Bible was not completed until 1897,
But the missionaries held on, and the
people did their share, to the extent
sometimes of paying 1000 coWrles,
the cost of five weeks food, Tor
copy of the New Testament.
Now has come the time OF results
Fifty thousand natives can read and
write. There are more than LOU
churches in the Uganda region, the
largest seating 1000 persons, and
Protestants and Catholics-40OO00 ma
tives profess the Christian faith VI
recent years the efforts of white mis-
sionaries are exerted chiefly to guido
native instructors, who prove enei-
getic and successful evangellsts %
their people
Dark places remain in Africa There
are some nearer home, perhaps. But
this passage of history bears hopeful-
ly on all of them, because it suggests
that devoted men can always be touno
to accept an opportunity for service
and that there never was or VIII De a
situation so desperate that determined
effort will not yield rich reward
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
Dogs Beauty Doctors.

And now the dogs have their beauty
doctors-that is, Paris dogs have them
if their owners feel moved to pay the
necee~ary fees for the attentions of the
prc .ssion. Sooner or later everything
that human beings find good is adopt
ed by or is thrust upon the dogs, es-
pecially pet dogs, and, absurd as it
may seem at first thought that mas
seur for dogs should be able to earn
his salt, it is easy to see. after mo-
ments reflection, that an unselfish
mistress. knowing the comforting pow
er of massage, should want 'doggie'
to experience it, too. It's far cry
from the position in life that a dog
who sleeps out in the she'd holds to
that of one who is massaged into
trimness and daintiness.-Boston
Transcript.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
FOR FASHIONS FOLLOWERS
Attractive Bits of Finery That Are
Now Taking the Feminine
Fancy.

Crash linen petticoats trimmed with
cluny are nice for runabout wear.
The French nets, both plain and
printed. are among the leading novelties
of this summer season.
One of the peculiarities of the summer
coats is that most of them have their
sleeves lined with taffeta, but the other
parts of the coat are left unline0.
All black evening frocKs are frequently
set off with girdles of pompadour rib
bon, while dull grays and Indifferent
blues will get life from touches of orange.
A new tint seen in closely woven silk
tissues is called onion brown. This is
in the shade of the delicate skin which
covers some varieties of the vegetable,
and it is usually combined with pure
white.
Among evening shoes no style is better
liked than the colonial slipper, with its
broad, high tongue and toe incrusted
with steel. At the base of the tongue,
between it and the toe, there is a little
square bow which is also beaded.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03

The following is attributed by an
English newspaper to pubic school
boy: King Henry VIII was the
greatest widower that ever lived. He
vas born at Ammo Domini in the year
1OGG. He had five hundred and zen
wives. besides children. The first was
beheaded and afterwards executed
rhe second was revoked. She never
smiled again, but she said the word
Calais would be found written on her
heart after her death. The greatest
ban in this reign was Lord Sir Gar
bet Wolsey. He was surnamed the
boy Bachelor being born at the age
bf fifteen unmarried. He afterward
kaid had he served his wife as dill
kently as he served the King she
kpuld not have deprived him of his
bray hairs, In this reign the Bible
kas translated into Latin by Titus
Dates, who was ordered by the King
B be chained up in the church for
reater security. 1t was also in his
eign that the Duke of Wellington
Escovered America and invented
'prfew bell to prevent fires, most all
the houses being built Of timber.
henry VIII was succeeded on the
rone by his great grandmother, the
eautiful and accomplished Mary
neen OF Scots, sometimes known as
he Lady of the Lake, or Lay of the
Rst Minstrel He died in bed in the
st year of his age"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
THE BIBLE WAS MUCH USED
There Was No Baby Chair in the
House and 1t Served
Good Purpose.

A minister of one of the leading congre-
cations OF this city was recently making a
call on one of the prominent members Of
his flock and was greeted at the door by the
tve-year-old daughter of the house, who was
doing the honors as hostess in the absence
Of her mother, relates the Philadelphia
Press. Spying weA-worn family Bible near
at hand, the miRi@ter commented on the
fact that there must be good father in the
house, which conta4ned proof of having used
the Bible to SO great an extent
"Oh,, yes said the child, papa has us on
the Bible three times day
"lndeed?,.' replied the parson. 'How edi-
flying And, pray, what times does your
good rather call upon this grand voumne ?"
Always at meal times" answered the
radiant daughter. you know, we never
had baby chair in the house. so pa just sits
the Bible on q dining-room chair and that
makes it just high enough for us children
My baby brother Jim sat on it this morning.
We all had our turn at it,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
The Last Man.

II being ascertained that there was
the whole country a citizen in hid
who had boosted in an idle me-
ent that he had never applied for
pension, body of patriots started
in search of him.
When finally apprehended, the man
Peared logged and defiant
| am the possessor," he declared,
a robust constitution, and none
my ancestors, so far as l know.
p took part in the War of the Re-
lion. Why should l rob the public
Rsury?.
And is this" eXclai ned the head
the party, your only eXcuse'
Pe you no regard, sir, for the Gus
and traditions of your sacred
a? Don't you know that for years
lawyer and every political party
nc country, from moyives l. pure
lotlsm, has labored to get every
woman AMI child on the 'ension
Ne culprit hung his head in share
nc full enormity of his 0"ense
Upon him.
VOW, that recall the fact" he oh
ca with cunning smile. my
great-aunt on my mothers side
= stepfather who caught the grip
smuggling a house on the out
OF the battle of Gettysburg"
= thought as much" exclaimed
Prowd triumphantly. hurrying him
Washington-Smart Set.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
MILLINER WAS MONARCH.
c.. All the Men of Business He Took
Precedence for Being Good
Charger.

A vegetable man, butcher and q
grocer were once looking for suita-
BILE place to install themselves.
1t was evening, and they had some
difficulty in seeing, writes Tom Mas
son, in the New York Herald.
BY and by, however, they came to
mans chest
Lets get up here said the gro
Ger, and take our ease"
1T seems too bad to Cypress the
poor devil" said the butcher. "Bu-
such is the way Of the world. Come,
vegetable man."
SIS there room for me?" said the
vegetable man.
This is place" said the grocer.
where there's always room for ons
more"
While they were talking milkman
came up.
you fellows" said the milkman.
"seem to be enjoying yourselves. May
l join you?"
Sure" said the butcher, in the
popular slang of the day. why
not?"
The milkman, however, had scarce
ly got seated when druggist, dry
goods merchant, tailor and tax
receiver came along.
'Me first" said the tax receiver, as
he led the way haughtily, followed by
the others.
Last bat not least" whispered the
tailor, as he brought up the rear.
By this time the mans chest was
crowded 1t was noticed to heave
some
A doctor, dentist and dressma-
ker came along. Following close at
their heels were a gas man, plumber,
a jeweler, cook, shoemaker and a
landlord.
They all stepped up and took seats.
The mans chest began to groan.
There apparently being no more ar
rivals, the plumber got up.
Gentlemen" he said, I'VE have
come here to pass the night, and, in
cidentally, enjoy ourselves. But be-
fore doing SO it will be best to elect a
president. SO far as l can see, we are
all on about par. Isn't there one
among us who deserves precedence?"
II move" said the grocer, that
this chap who has just come shall be
made president. We all take off our
hats to him."
A delicate, refined looking fellow
made his way to the chair. He was
greeted with prolonged cheers. The
plumber was abashed
Gentlemen" he said, cit seems to
be unanimous that this man should
preside over us. May l ask you. sir,
what line of business you represent"
The newly installed president bowed
politely.
Certainly, sir" he replied, II am a
milliner"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03

weight from the ground, the pain was
SO severe. This was my condition when
l began using Doans Kidney Pills.
They quickly relieved me and now am
never troubled as 1 was. My back is
strong and can walk or ride a long
distance and feel just as strong as did
twenty-five years ago. 1 think SO much
of Doan's Kidney Pills that ! have
given supply of the remedy to some
of my neighbors and they have also
found good results. If you can sift
anything from this rambling note that
will be of any service to you, or to
anyone suffering from kidney trouble,
you are dit liberty to do So"
A TRIAL FREE - Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price, so cents.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
LEARNING THINGS
are All in the Apprentice Glass.

zen a simple change of diet brings
Health and happiness the story is
Told. A lady Of Springfield, ILL.,,
After being afflicted for years
nervousness and heart trouble,
eu a shock four years ago that
ne IN such a condition that my
as uespaired of. l could get no
from doctors nor from the num-
neart and nerve medicines I
because | didn't know that the
was daily putting me back more
nc Drs. could put me ahead.
.eiiy at the request of a friend I
coffee and began the use Of
ana against my convictions 1
improved in health until for
y or months l have been
lree from nervousness and
!, terrible sinking, weakening
y heart trouble.
.'ounles all came from the use
which l drunk from childhood
sAey disappeared when I quit
aIu took up the use of Postum"
Sven sI,s by Postum Co., Battle
people marvel at the effects of
VI coffee and drinking Postum
Is nothing marvellous about
common sense.
Is a destroyer-Postum is a
That's the reason.
q each pkg, for the famous lit
The Road to welIvills."
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
Simply OutcIassed.

Stranger" said Alkali Ike, tower
ing above the little man and speaking
III an awful voice, 81 hev kilt my man
I hev kilt sixteen galoots durin' mo
career"
The stranger bent a contemptuous
look upon the ferocious bad man.
Sir" he exclaimed, fade away. l
am a New York steamboat inspector"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
o FibrOid TumOrs Cured.
Mrs. Hayes First Letter Appealing

Hayes First Letter Appealing Pinxham
Mrs PEzA:-I have
ment for long time without relief They tell have bd
tmor sit down without great the extends
swollen and have had flowing spells three My
good walk feet length of time
"1he symptoms of Fbrod Tumor given in your little book
cuatey describe my case you
E. f. HAYES, 252 Dudley St, Csoxbury) Boston, Mass.
Note the result of Mrs. Pinkhams advice-aIs
though she advised Mrs. Hayes, of Boston, to take
her medicine e which she knew would help her 80
her letter contained of additional instruc-
lions to treatment all of which helped to BRING
about the happy result.
"DEAR Mrs P1NKHAM-S Sometime wrote descrb-
symptoms and asked advice You replied followed
all your directions carefully and to-day well
expelled the tumor and strengthened whole system walk
miles
"Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is worth five dol
lars drop advise are afflicted tumors or
female trouble kind to give faithful trial
E. F. HAYES, 252 Dudley St, (2oxbury) Boston, Mass.
gold could
of health and happiness which Lydia PnhamS
Vegetable Compound brought to Mrs. Hayes.
Such testimony should be accepted by all convincing
evidence l..
without peer remedy for all the distressing ills of
troubles; tumos; nammatons liberation falling
placements of the womb backache Irregular suppressed painful
Surely the character of the testimonial
daily
Mrs. Hayes her above address will gladly letters
which sick write for fuller information about her illness
Her gratitude Mrs Pnkham and
Compound and heartfelt that thinks trouble
great her to take health
that curing other medicines don't
get this when druggist to sell something else
S5 @ S pct g s sa s' and
WVVVV dia E.IIn nj Eedicin q. Lynn.H Mass
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISIANA
NEW ORLEANS.

Full courses in Languages, Sciences, Engineer.
ing, Law, Medicine. Splendid department for
women in Newcomb College. Tulane makes
leaders in all vocations. It's facilities for iu-
struction in Engineering are unsurpassed. Un-
excelled opportunities for the study of Sugar
Chemistry. Expenses low. Board and accom-.
mediation in fine dormitories at low rates. OPP
portunities afforded academic students for self
help. NEXT SESSION BEGINS OCTOBER tsr. SIND
FOR CATALOGUE AND ILLUSTRATED C;RcULAR.
Address THE PRESIDENT,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03

An old colored man, watching the mon
drop this corallary to the Darwinian theory:
Dem children got too much sense to come
outer dat cage. White folks cut der tails
off and set EN- to worlin' and votin' and fol-
lowing considerations. Cincinnati Trib-
une.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-03
An uncertain Classification.

A carter was shipping some packed
furniture at Glasgow quay the otner
dow and he stood watching curiously
the next package leave his lorry,
"What is this, now?" asked the
stevedore. ,... ,.,s
"Im hanged if l ken wnetner i II 3
live stock or bed mattress! = was the
replv for I've counted six mice leav,
,nF T. since left the warehouse. ana
y : denends on bow mony mair there's
T. left to say what yen book it as
Scottish American.