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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31
* YEARS AGO TODAY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

From The Bulletin of May 81, 1859
No less than three thousand men
women and children assembled at the
National cemetery at Mound City sat
lrday last, to 90 honor to the J,0oi
braves who there sleep the last
deep About ~ 0'cloca Hon. n. X
asey announced that the purpose n
view was to decorate the graves Oh
he soldiers with flowers, and that the
lour appointed having arrived the
rowd present would proceed 10 t8e
performance OF thar pleasant but sol
emn ceremony The Cairo Silver
ornet band thereupon struck zap q
1eautiful dead march and passing
through the avenues Of the cemetery
vas followed by the crowd. who scat
cred flowers upon thousands of little
m0lls marking the beds Of the hon
red dead From the cemetery the
'ruwd adjourned TO the neighborinr
forests, where it divided into groups
md partook Of refreshments About
lalf past one the crowd gathered
,bout the speakers stand when an
organization was perfected 10y the
election Of Hon, y. r. Casey, presi
lent and the following vice pre- T.
tents and secretaries:
Vice prcSidents-Hon A. NJ Brown
Iugh NcGee C. r. Woodward. Col
Inc. Wood, Capt !. C. Willis, Commo
lore a. Walker Hon D W Mum
3oy f. y Olm-tead
Secretarles-H +. GoodaH. H. +
Potter r. " Mccartney. T. J. Pick
EFT.
Prayer was offered by Rev Eddy
II Mound city, after which Rev a. G.
Footc. of this city was introduced as
orator The address which was read
from manuscript was appropriate ana
ingularIy free from those evidences
IF party bias that are too frequently
exhibited ON kindred occasions.
When the orator OF the day took
bis seat there were loud calls for
Ion. D.. W Mum That gentleman
2oh the stand and had begun te
warm up to bis work when th- cloud,
which had worn a threatening aspect
or an bom or tWo commenced "a siit
ne down Of heavy rain drops a few
minutes afterwards the water came
Town In torrents putting period 10
dr MHnns remarks and dispensing
he crowd \ large uumbcrf were
thoroughly drenched
About half past four O'Clock p. m
he l'uIcrwritor pushed ont with too
afro folks ON board
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Eather Inhn's Power.

Father John tf Cronsfadt. who has
prophesied that the war against Japan
will continue for twenty-five years. is
really the Rev John Sergieff. one 81
the priests of St. Andrews cathedral.
in the famous fortress city After the
car. he Is and has been for years
the greatest man In Russia. by virtue
of his piety and reputcd power Of
healing People Of the highest rank,
as well rs the poorest peasants 20 to
him for help He was summoned to
the death bed Of Emperor Alexander
and when the present ear vas strirk.
On with typhoid in Iividia public opi1-
ion required the imperial doctors to be
re- enforced by Father Johns healing
touch
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GRANTS TOMB
Most Notable Observance of Me.
mortal Day Held in River.
side Park.

By Associated Press.
New York May 30-Perhaps tne
most notable obseryances of Memo
rial day was at the tomb OF General
Grant, T. S, Grant post. Grand Army
Of Brooklyn, had charge Of the cxer.
cises. The United States guuboat To
peka was stationed in Hudson river
in honor OF the occasion aud as tue
veterans arrived at the tomb the
ship fired a salute Of II guns. The
Grafton was delivered by Corporal
James Tanner.
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INTO RIVER
we're Plunged Twelve Persons While
Casting Flowers Into the
Waters.
" the Associated Press

salida. Colo May 3p.-TweIve per
+ons we're plunged into the Arkansas
liver here today by the breaking of a
GOT bridge upon which the crowd had
,athercd TO witness the ceremony Of
dsting flowers upon The water in
memory of the c0untry's naval heroes
RE wife Of Rev. Warren Thompson
f8z drowned Some others we're un
'onzcious when rescued and were re-
iFed with difficulty.
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CLOSED CIRCUIT
Boy Fell Out Of Tree and Across
Electric Wires Killing Him
Instantly.

Newark. Ohio, May 30-Joseph
Long, the seventeen year old son of
c. L. II Long, city editor of the
American Tribune, climbed a tree in
tho yard of Dr. f. Vail, two miles
south of Newark, whe,c he was spend.
mS the day SO as To get better
view Of the city Tie lost his balance
and in falling struck the iuterurban
high tension feed wire carrying 49,.
600 volts. and was instantly killed.
As Longs body struck the wire. il
caused flash in the Newark sub.
station which nearly blinded an EN-
ploye named Wilson, his eyes being
terribly burned
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ARE DEFICIENT
seventeen Cadets at ANNAPOLIS De
ficient PhysicalIy-Will
Resign.
ly the Aesoclnted prosa-

~ the Associated Press.
Annapolis, Ma, May CO. Result D.
.he annual physical examination O..
uidshipmen OF three classes now al
he academy shows that seventeen
nidshipmen are disqualified TO con
inue in the service and their rcsic
nation Will he handed in within o
few days. Among those found def
cient are Arthur Joyce, Of Minneapo
Ills, o W. Howard Of Omaha, Ncb
w. Q. Wallace, Of Warrcnsburg, Mo
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MIR BRYAN'S ULTlMATUM.

In his latest CommoHer. Mr. Bryan
says several things which Indicate be
ycnd question that he will not sup
port Tie ticket and platform of the
coming Democratic convention In
reply 10 a general demand from Dem
8eratic newspapers that he declare
himself, he says While a Democrat
assumes that his convention will
write a platform and nominate tick
t he can coHscientiousy support, il
S NJ, a conclusive presumption. and
do not believe that anyone ought to
be asked or expected TO say that NO
natter what a convention does. he
will support the ticket For that
'eason defer until the convention
las acted decision upon the course
hat ] shall pursue
II this means anything, it means
that he assumes to be greater than
The national convention of the party
q which he Processes 20 belong AMI If
that convention shall presume 20
make declarations or nominate a
andidate that he does not approve
he will bolt In another place he
ieelares that the two wings of the
Democratic party cannot set together
you might Jas well start two men
out from the same point in opposite
directions and expect them 10 get to
,etherf One might assume from thi
hat Mn Bryan adheres TO the old
heory that the earth is aat--and
wen then, If two men started from
my point on the outer edge, they
would be bound to meet, if they KEEP
solng long enough
But AR Bryan ii in error in his
understanding OF what constitute
the Democratic party He has in
mind the Populist party as one OF
he wings and if this assumption
s cqrfsct then, indeed, there is NJ
nope u getting together for there
S that Between Popuism AMI Demo
9raeY which must always stand as an
nsurmountable barrier to real union
An attempt Was made to join tho
Two in 1896 hut the fusion was NOT |
If the "stickfast quality
Mr. Bryan seems to have. declared /
limself tae ap site of Populism an |
II fusionism lie has never been any /
hing else ard az the Democratic
larty has bad enough If both these
SINS, it may have to get alone
without him. This would be cause
,or regret, for the Democratic party
wants Mr. Hryan and all his friends
md ite tasA some claims upon them
;urely, having honored them twice at
great sacrifice to itself as an effective
victorious political organization. Mr.
Bryan seems to think the party h.
tnricr obligations to him stll and
must purchase his support al further
iacrifce-hend before him q
/ third time TO receive the fusion
'oke which he holds ready to cast up
N as neck But he rs mistaken /
The party has returned to the hous,
# It's fathers; to the shrine Of IFS !
principles; and proud Of its
'Nn strength, able to meet an old
oe upon the old battle ground, under
he same old banners and with The
anne old weapons which brought it
many glorious victories in years past
considers itself bigger than any mar |
yea, even bigger than Mr. Bryan.
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She is full of trigonometry. knows all
about geometry,
Can explain the primal causes Of
the struggles in the East.
She's mp on the 'clicies expomded IN
the colleges.
And Ngitlt every single ism she's or
speaking terms at lea
Speaks Japanese and Mexican. coul
write latin lexicon.
Can quote yoH ancient history viii
never q mistake.
Knows Socrates and Homer as set
forth in her diploma.
BIT shes never been instructed n
the art Of making cake. g.
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As to what the Republican conven.
ton will do on reconyening at Spring
field may be still a matter of con
lecture, but an Associated Press dis
patch which was received early this
morning announces that Yates and
Lowden have agreed to combine
forces on a third man, with the under
standing that Yates shall go to the
United States senate and Lowden bt
governor two years hence This, it
will be remembered, was the program
given in The Bulletin on the morning
the convention first met in Spring
field. The dispatch says that the
third man has not been agreed
upons but As The Bulletin STATED at
that time, this s'third" man will prob
ably be Congressman Warner. as he
is the favorlte of the congressional
delegation and the plan was prepared
by them, from the first So. look out
for Warner!
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MONUMENT UNVEILED.
BY Tho Assoclated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Council Bluffs. Iowa May 3o.-Au
imposing monument to the memory Of
the Union veterans legion in this city
was dedicated at Walnut Hill Gene
terry today in the presence Of 5000
people. Major General Crcanyillc NJ
Dodge. one Of The last surviving corps
commanders * the Civil war was
master Of ceremonies. Miss Sylvia
Snyder unveiled the monument
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

The address Of President Roosevelt
at Gettysburg yesterday. which il
printed In full elsewhere. is not up to-
the standard Of his utteranrps on
important occasions and must be dis
appointing to every reader. Barrin.
few sentences, it is nothing more
than might be expected from the ay
eragc high school graduate. II is =
tame recital Of events. inter
spersed with platimdes. and gives
one the impression that in its prepa
ration the main purpose Of the author
was to avoid saying anything that
might bring criticism from an,
eource A place and an occasion
that called forth from forme,
president utterances which stirred
every patriotic heart In the countr,
and which will live always In the
classic literature of the world. did
not serve 10 kindle tho spark Of clo
quence in President Roosevelt no,
inspire one thought which future
generations VIII care to repeat az
something especially worthy and not
found in The everyday utterances o.
men. Aside from this. the address
IS all right, and perhaps the most
striking sentences in II are those in
which tribute Is paid TO the valor a.
the heroes on both sides. including
Mcclellan. who was. in his time. a
schley and Miles have been under
Roosevelt, the victim of official favor
itism and malice from which histor.
has rescued bin. as it certainly viii
rescue them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

The rise at the center, Of d grayeY
pavement twenty or twenty-five feet
wide, should not be over four or five
inches. This would give ample fall
for the purposes of drainage and
would minimize. or prevent. all the
evils that have been SO apparent In
the COMMERCIAL avenue pavement
The difficulty OF traffic along the
sides the wearing OF ruts at the cen
ter tho washing of many abrasions
and the clogging of the sewers with
sediment The board of public i'm
proyements will do well to look ints
this point carefully before settling
the details of the plans for the pro
posed street Improvements.
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FUNGI HAVE GREAT POWER.
Growing Mushrooms Broke Through
the Brick Wall Of a Hcthouse.

The force exercised by growing
vegetation has received many Illus
trations No incident illustrates this
power more forcibly than one witch
was noted recently IN England. A few
weeks ago some halfhardy ANIMALS
We're s0wn in frame Just cleared Of a
winter crop in tho gardens Of Kelsey
park, Dcckonham and the lights clos
cd TO hasten gcrmination. Some days
aftcrward signs Of cracking were oh.
served In the brick work, and giadu
ally a block weighing in tho aggregate
one and one.hGf hundredweigbt was
pushed ont Of position. After cutting
out several bricks n mass If mush
rooms was found, three po-1ds three
ounces IN weight, growing in the cen
tor Of the wall The mycciium had
run freely in the mortar ard oD the
inner face Of the bricks
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CAN 7 GRANT
L.
Terms Of the Bandit-Visit Made 10
Sultan's representative at
Tangier
Ry the Assnclated press

Ivy tile Associated Press
Tangier, May 80 Rear Admiral
Chadwick, accompanied by his aide
the United States consul general ant
two marines visited NJ, Torres, repre-
sentative of the sultan at Taugicr.
The interview lasted ten minutes
ATTIC, which Torres returned the visit
al the United States consulate. the
Brooklyn firing a salute in his honor
Torres has informed the American
and British representatives that ht
cannot grant the terms of Rasouly
the bandit who kidnapped the Amer
lean Perdicaris. A special courier
ii is reported, has been sent to thc
sultan conveying the American view
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MANY FLORAL OFFERINGS.

BY Associated Press
Canton. Ohio May 30 Floral offer
inss from widely separated portions
Of the country were received by Mrs
Mckinley today 10 be placed on the
tomb Of her husband Among those
who sent memorials were the Presi-
dent and Mrs Roosevelt
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GENERALLY OBSERVED
BY the Associated Press.

U IIIO N90V7 TH1UH IGHo'
Lincoln, Ncb, May Memorial
day in Nebraska was marked by q
suspension cf public business Gov
Mickey and other state officers par
ticipatcd in the local exercises. Al
Hastings Senator Dietrich presided
Feature Of the day there was The ded
icatioH of the monument to formd
Cpngrossm,h Lizard There was d
general observance Of the day through
out the state
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POISONED BY PEAS.

BY the Associated Press
New York. May 30.-After eating a
can Of green peas a few days ago. the
entire family of Giuseppe Obraco.
consisting of Eve persons were taken
H. Two have already died the third
cannot recover The other two arr
sull III, although it is believed they
will recover
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

The time to advertise is all the
time; tho place is the paper that is
most likely to give results because it
reaches the people and is read BY
them. The morning paper is at the
service OF the house wife all day and
It's announcements are sure to meet
her eye.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

Storage battery cars have recently
been retired from New York City
streets, but the cars of The elevated
systems take their electricity from a
.ail alongside those on which the cars
run. 1t is heavier than the other rails
are For the lower three-IourJhs Of
he Manhattan Island the trolley
wire are under ground. the feed be.
ing through a slot in the general man
ler OF q cable ear Slot. Elsewhere
hey ars of the overhead sort All
eable cars have been replaced BIS
electric lines.
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The Rascal Brokers.

Then farm mortgages J bought on
the recommendations Of teen rsscals
Of brokers was poor security" growled
old Jilson. "and if hadn't been able
to sell en- TO a WHY woman would
of sued EN-"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

The Republican state convention
will reconvene at 2 O'Clock this after
noon and The saloon men Of the state
capital will soon recover from the
blighting drouth which has afflicted
them since the adjournment.
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''When the roll is called says the
Paducah NewsDemocrat, 1T will be
Alabama 70 lead off with % for Park
err and when the roll is concluded it
will be Parker first, the rest nowhere
and every Democrat for the ticket. -
Hope You're right. colonel but IL
there should be any doubt about it
please keep9elr own Bob Williams In
mind.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

Decoration day yesterday passed
on about as usual in this section
There was not lacking that reverence
and solemnity which the day and the
occasion should call forth among pa
triots and that feeling Of generous
sympathy for the dead Of both sides
winch. ~ 1867. was first exempIified
by few beautiful women In a small
southern town. who decorated the
kaakss 81 ;iaeif Confederate aesa ana
neglected not those of few unknown
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

OF course. It was merely by a sin
gular coincidence thar the anthracite
angels of PENNSYLVANIA issued cir
culars raising the price Of coal to the
same figure to take effect on the
same day.
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USEFUL INFORMATION.

formation viii be briefly given every day, any
question asked by readers concerning any Of
the muliitudinous affairs Of daily life will re-
Give careful consideration
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MORE DROWNED.

II Is now discovered that the known
1Hmher drowned we're fear az FOL
ows Hazel Lines. aged 6: Esther
Morgan. s, Pearl Holland, 9. Nora
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MICHIGAN POSTAL CLERKS.
BY The Associated press.

by the Associated Press.
kalamazoo. Mich. May 80 The an
nual convention of the Michigan Pos
tai Clerks association was held today
Eight hour day for postal clerks was
discussed and plans were MAJ q TO lay
the matter before the postoifice de
partmcnt Officers were elected
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

In ail thy perpleXi'ies. DO thou .hy
sell, but bold thy tongue for one day.
IN the morrow how much clearer arf
thy purposes and duties. and how
much rubbish thop two wCrtuon
silence and concealment. sweg.
away. - Carlyle.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

The freely is Of the family Lampy-
ridae. Il is believed that its light is
caused by oxidation of some material
il secretes Phosphorus is not an
agent, as formerly was supposed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

Any scheme for fleeing humanity
hasei eifher on the varsity pf man
or on the suobbishness Of woman does
not lack a firm foundation.
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OFFICIAL. DIRECTORY
;alro, Alexander County Illinois, Pop.
ulatlon 1917.


Mayor. CLAUDE WINTER.
Clerk, X. A. HATCHER.
Comptroller, r. Il. Powell
Police Magistrate, j. II. ROBINSON.
Chief OF Police, T. II. PRICE.
Alexander County, Population 22,965.
County Judge VIM S. DEWEY.
County Clerk. JESSE Il. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk. LEE b. DAVIS.
Sheriff, JAS. S. ROCHE.
Coroner, DR. JAS. NJ McMANUS
Assessor and Treasurer, FRANK Il.
DAVIS.
Board Of County Commissioners.
JOHN A. MILLER Chairman,
JOHN A. BOURGEOIS,
Or Edwin j. Cause.
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Brazil became a republic in 1889

The highest and lowest prices of
cotton during the Mckinley admins
traton were II and $40 cents. Dur
ing the Cleveland administration, lli2
and 9lG. cents.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

She dropped her well and 10, Pains
face at last.
VIII Allen HOmgo1le
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

Some women can pin their faith TO
b man much easier il it is diamond
pin
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How do You like my photograph o.
Why this one is very pretty. an,
his enc is very good likeness o.
FHgnde Blaetter.
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HOW THE TRAINS RUN

HOW THE TRAINS RUN
Trains Arrive Trains Depart.
|, C. from North |. C. going North
No. 203 2:O9 am, mo. ., 1885 pm.
No 8 Ar amino 4, 1:35 am.
No, 81 1850 am. No. 6, 2:2O pm.
No. g. l.1O pm.'No S, 9:05 pm.
No. 4O5. t1l;3O p.m,INo iO6, AS am.
No. |, GOO pm. No. 2Oi 2:2O am.
No. 70. 1885 pm No. a, 5:15 am.
TIC. from South i l. C, going South
No. t. FOG am. No. /. $50 pm
No. 20l, Eli a.u.
No. 2, 1;l2 PM No. 2O3, 2:15 am.
No. 3, $40 am.
No. {, 2,1i pm. No. 8, 1880 pm.
No. s. 900 pm. No. IS. $40 a m.
mo, ~, 1885 am lFNo4s, 600 am.
mo. A. $50 pm. NO. Al, Sis pm.
*paduCah.
NJ. & o. from North NJ & O;going Nth
No. l, 1881 pm No, 2, 1881 pm.
10. 3, 2;04 am No. 1, 2:25 am.
a. & O. from South. NJ. & o. going Sth
No. ., Leo pmlNo. /, 1886 pm.
10. I, 2;2O am. No. 3, 2.09 am.
Zig 1 from East Big 4 going East
No. 3, 1900 pm No. g. $50 am.
10. 3, 700 pmNo 2. 300 pm.
'ott0n Belt Cotton Belt
rom Southwest. going Southwest
No. IT, 1880 pm. No, Is, 3:i5 pm.
ron Mountain Iron Mountain
from West yong West.
No 20. 1895 pm,INo. Il, $50 pm.
All Illinois Central, Mobile a Ohio
md Cotton Belt trains arrive and de.
art from Central station. corner OF
second street and OHIO Leyee.
All Big Four and Iron Mountain
rains arrive and depart from tho
lniou station, Second street and Com
nerCial avenue.
Mail may be deposited In the box at
he transfer station. located at Con
raj station, 20 minutes before the de-
arturo of any train.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

MON CAUSE p ALL
The supremacy Of Russia in Korea would not only con-
the VERY EXISTENCE our island empire but
would also the wholesale destruction Of our commercial and in
dusta interests already legmacy vested there in the past not to
mention the loss Of natural outlet for expanding people The
constant policy Of Russia in this part Of the globe has steadily IN
clined toward MONOPOIIZATION OF NATURAL RESOU
Of the country she conqucrs and auncxcs
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NEW BATTLEsHlP RHODE IsLAr

Anderson, -, is missing and the body
of boy, name not learned. was seen
floating two miles down the river
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What Japan Is Fighting For


lie sympathetic attitude Of the public opinion of the
United States j. great encouragement to us in our
faith that in fighting for our own future security and
undisurbed enjoyment Of the fruits Of civilization we
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

1ou can do some Of der people al
DER time but vile Won vas diddinl
dem udaers tas bidding you-Dinkep
spiel.
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Men and Women Cannot Be
Taught by Identical Methods

THOROUGHLY good teachcr would unconsciously
give DIFFERENT INSTRUCTION to young mcn
and young women in attempting to give the SAME
COURSE. In teaching both men and women in col
lege since 1851 my experience has invariably been
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31

Pain called TO me to walk with he,
one day.
b'i refused. love hailed me a.
she passed.
ana loyousiy | joined her On her way
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Big 1 from East. Big going East.
No. 3, 1900 pm No. s, $50 am.
10. ., 700 pmJNo 2, 300 pm.
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W. & 0, from North NJ. & O.going Nth
No. l, 1871 pm No, 2, 1881 pm.
No. 3 2;04 am No, T. 1926 am.
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a. 4 @. from South. NJ & o. going S'th
No. ., l:26 pm.iNo. |, 1886 pm.
10. I, 2:20 am. No, 3, 2.09 am.
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Trains Arrive. Trains Depart.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-02-10
Snake killing Cats of Cairo.

y native woman living in old Cairo
was entering her house when, to her
great terror, she perceived snake of
formidable Dimensions, which had
taken possession Of the hearth during
the womau's absence The woman
fed. leaving the door open. Her cat
then appeared on the scene, entered
saw the cobra, put up its back and
tail, spat and otherwise manifested it's
hostility and in turn went out. 4
few minutes afterward it returned
IN company with second cat. After
o similar exhibition both went out
and returned with third, and similar
ly went away, returning finally with a
fourth. Considering that sufficient
force had recruited to kill the snake,
the four at once fell on the reptile,
and after short but fierce struggle
the latter was literally torn 70 pieces.
Egyptian Gazette.