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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-20

the direction of Olympia.
Feeble and sick from his long con.
iinemcnt Shr,Mt slowly made his way
| from house 10 house, following the
guilty party Az lonely spot in the
mountains Shrout found two waisti
which had been thrown away by his
wife Pushing on to Olympia Shr0ut
met his uncle, who swore he hal not
seen the woman Shrout then entered
= store and heard his baby cry. He
found his wife sitting behind a barrel
holding the child
Shrout's love for the woman vanish.
cd. but he was determined to have his
child. lie took It from rs mother and
started to the door.
Tho woman followed and granpled
with Shrout. lie drew his pistol and
eyeBitnc 50 say the woman attempt.
ed to snatch the weapon and shoot
him. Then Shrout fired rapidly. one
shot taking effect in the woman's
left breast, touching the heart and
two struck in the right and one in
the left arm
The woman fell on the store porch
and Shrout turned his revolver on
himself and pulled the trigger, but
all the cartridges had been used
Shront was arrested. OwingsvilIe of
6ccrs were notified. Reports Of the
shooting reached here aud leading bus
ines men openly counciled the or
ganization Of a mob 10 lynch Shrout.
When DepHty Sheriff Crooks arrived
With tire man ami hts story. however. !
wa told. the tide Of feeling changed
in his favcT
Shruut was 50 weak from illncss
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-20
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WILL
NOT EXPRESS A PREFERENCE
And the Fairbanks Boom Not Strong on
Account of Cold Feet Although lie
is Still Possible Candidate.

cd The vice presidency hut they
would hold a meeting tomorrow to
decide on what action they they will
| take, Senator kean Of New Jersey
is outspokcn in support Of Fairbanks
The mass of the delegates apps
emily arc giving comparatively little
attention to the platform. The pre-.
yailing opinion is that the wishes of
the president should be largely con
suited on that point ANA the impress
sion goes to the extent of believing h
has indicated his views to his partic.
ular friends That Senator lodge has
drawn up the principal resolutions Of
the platform is & ncrally conceded
and all doubt whatever that he would
be chairman of the committee on res.
olutions has been dispelled by Motif.
cation when Acting Chairman Payne
has given the senator that he will be
cefognized to make the motion for tlc
appointment Of the platform commit.
tee.
The Missouri delegation, which
opened headquarters this afternoon,
announced that William Warner of
Kansas City, will present the name Of
Cyrus p Walhrilge, of Kansas City,
as candidate for vice president John
w. Yerkes said while no formal meet
ing had been held, a majority Of tne
Kentucky delegates favored the nomi
nation of Fairbanks for second place
Senator Depcw tonight said the
New York delegates FIRST thought it
would be picturesque thing to
nominate Cannon for vice president
but inasmuch as the speaker would
not have It. and Senator Fairbanks
-7ould, they would vote for Fairbanks
With one exception Che New Hamp
lire delegation is for Fairbanks.
The Iowa delegation has detCrmin
| on j. w Blythe. of Burlington, as
representative of the Hawk Eye
rate on the resolutions committee.
The delegation will hold a caucus
morrow night. The selection of
lythc, who is counsel for the Bur
ngton railroad, is opposed to the
'ummins faction and prohibits the
ltroluctiou by The Iowa delegation
f plank supporting either tariff
mendment or reciprocity agreement
tf mr. tho Tnura 10 fptrnf xttff a ihn
anks of Stand Patters' Governor
'ummins, il is said. stands with Sen.
Tor bolivar, in howing to the in
Vitahle, but his closest friends say
hat in the event Of a minority report
IN favor of something like the Iowa f.
dea' He would support H. Blythe +
s one of the possibilities for assist
MT campaign manager and his selcc
ion as member of the resolutions
ommittec would bring him more .
prominently to the fore
He has no desire for the place AMI |
his friends say he would decline to
crve even if elected 20 the chairman.
ship of the executive committee, but
he is wanted by some interests known
% be opposed TO the selection Of Sec.
rotary COrtelyou as chairman Re
port says J. A. r Hull. Senator Ali
son and Governor Cummins declare
owa has no choice for vice president
lut is favorable to Senator Fair
Janks.
The most picturesque arrival was
hat of the Alaskan delegation, half
/ dozen strong. each man carrying
miniature totem pole. on which was
mounted a big white-necked Alaskan
agile
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-20

7G suffered in order that the lilitei
states might become a nation. prcsi.
dent Roosevelt today delivered an al
dress TO add encourag. ment 10 the
plan to erect monument al Wiley
Forge. Accompanied by Mrs Roo e.
welt, the attorney general ami Mrs
Knox, ana members of the presidents
immediate party. President Roo 2velt
drove to Valley Forge from Mr knox's
country home, Valley FtTgc Farm. 10
attend divine service at 2:l5 D. m. in
the Washington Memorial chapel The
prcsidcn; and party were seated near
the altar. which was simply irapcl
with silk American flag.
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Severely injured. Miss Maude
5teinhart Burlington, Iowa. face bad
Y cut; Peter Miller, Cincinnati.
'rawford Corner. Elkhart, Ind; Mrs
W. E. Dricr Pittston, Pa; Rev NJ NJ.
Porter, Nincennes, Ind. II. G..
Humphrey, Gordon Mo. Captain Geo.
w. Van Duesen, Fort Leayenwurth
Eas; Hugh Cox, Washington, Ind +;
C. w. Brown. Dallas. Texas: II. l.
Phillips, fireman on passenger tran;
James Eastridge, fireman on freight;
James Kennedy, engineer on freight.
Many others were slightly injured
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-20
VALLEY FORCE
Visited by President Roosevelt ard
Party in Interest Of Monu-
n1ent Plan.
By Associated Press.

Philadelphia June 1a.-On the hi
toric spot at Valley Forge where
Washington ami his gallant boys Of
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-20
Germans in Bra,iI

About 5000 of the 100000 inhabi
tants of Sac Paulo. Brazil, are Ger
mans. Unlike the It1Iians, who 80
back TO their native country after
earning a competence. the Germans
make Brazil their permanent nome
and help to pay the taxes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-20

The Paris Consell Municipal il dis.
cussing. in the interest OF labor. the
onering OF a prize for an instrument
or apparatus that viii pics ap ialien
pins and 50 save time ard labor 10
dressmaAirg aud similar establish
ments.
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RIVER

AT Cairo 4 p. m. yesterday:
27.7 feet; fell OF in "a hours.
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right"
At this the jaczass suddenly burst into a fit Of
laughter, and at the sound the Scupper started
back.
"What is it!" he asked. "What have you in your
pocket!o
It's a laughing jackass7 replied Hi, and al-
though the bird struggled and tried hard to creep
into the very depths of his pocket. ho drew Llu
Tutoring forth. My Uncle Johann brought him
from Australia, he added, as he held him up
bling and faint, for the ScuDDer to inspect him.
Aha" rOared the Scupper, trembling, too, with
cagerness. 1t is thee, mine enemy Hal / have
you now, guilty AmbipoolahP
as TINS AmblDOOlahf" demanded Hi
1T is that villain, masquerading as a bird.'
piled the Scupper. HE Is at the end of his wicked
ness He has laughed at sOmethin~ that was not Of
his own creation, and that's fatal to him. That
his DOOM for all his viking depended on the fact
that he could only smoker at the wickedness he
up to, but never 10 even smile at the things others
consider funny. Now he's done for, and viii not
even have to finish him."
Sure enough the laughing jackass was showing
signs of approaching death
iii dropped him TO the ground where he futtered
awhile, and then suddenly, croaking dismally, he
died.
swell, I viii take you home" said the Seupper,
"and see your parents. I VIII explain to them your
long absence and endeayor TO reconcile them
he turned a quick hip-fOp and asked them to
mount upon his broad back, after which he few
noseessly through the air. and then 1t that they
surprised to discover that they had been taken
miles away from home by the bird.
When they arrived home they were further
amazed to learn that they had been absent for two
months and both families had been mourning them
dead, but this had reconciled the Shotes and
the LIngs, the children reJoIced very much especial
ly when they found that the brick wall had been torn
down and nothing divided the two gardens
In the excitement of their return nobody noticed
the Scupper's departure, and he went away with
out receiving anybody's thanks, which mortified AL
falfa very much whenever she reflected upon his
quotation about thankess child for she did not
wish him TO consider her that
All this happened long ago, and as I have never
heard of the Scupper since, I suppose he has re-
turned to Australia, or to some other land where
they still have wizards.
WALT McDOUGALL
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reconcile the two mon but all his efforts failed; and
finally be went away very angry, leaving behind
him all the wonderful curlos that nc ndd satNeIeu
in the wilds of Australia.
Among these curios was a live bird OF relnafAaoie
appearance which is called the laughing lachass
in that country because of its peculiar cry Lit utters
q sound lust like a harsh and coutemptUOus laugh,
which Is very startling when heard for the hrst time
but which, of course, i'm Australia, whore the birds
as common as sparrOWs are here, nobody notices
Its noise aU oil.
The laughing jackass is easily tanned, and this
one seemed 10 be quite fearless and soclable as
any pet; but ID rarely uttered the queer cry Tor
which the birds are famous and, i'm fact, 1t was
soon observed that it never laughed when there
something funny to laugh at which fact attracted
great deal of attention from Ar. Ling and his son,
HierOnimus. who was called CLIP for short
This bird was no bird at all IN reality.
1t was simply the form adopted by great Aus
traliGn wizard, on Medicine Man, TO enable him to
accompany Doctor Johann MANI to America where
he pretended 10 study human nature, but really
occupied IN listening at windows, spying into key
holes and making all manner of trouble for the
neighb0rs of Mr. Ling, although nobody ever sus-
pected the fact
Ambipoolah, the Australian Shaman or medicine
man, had taken the shape of a laughing iackass be-
cause he knew that a bird would be allowed a great
deal of liberty and never be suspected of anything,
especially so foolish bird as this is.
Yet he was constantly doing mischief, bewitching
the servants, the passers-by the street and even
the animals, and only the fact that be knew as yet
very little about civilized people their affairs pre-
vented him from being most enormous nuisance.
Yet, simple as he was be merely had to study
shing for little while to be able TO comprehend its
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There stood the most wonderful thing I can't de-
scribe it, but YOU from the picture just what
he like As he stood there peeEng into the vault
with great goggy red eyes, his palm-leaflike feet
hattened against the hard ground with a throbbing
sound like distant machinery at work.
"Ahw said the Scupper, when he saw the chill
dren, Something told me that I was needed here.
You have been imprisoned by somebody! Don't
you know who did itE
His voice sounded like mouth-organ as he
uttered these words and the laughing jackass shoo1
in His pocket as if he had fever and ague.
II have learned that it was the work of an Aus
tralan wizard" replied iii.
can Australian wizard! Did you learn his name %
cried the Scupper.
''WelI, it was a long, hard name; something like
'hoolibooly' began Hi, when Alfalfa interrupted.
''No. it sounded more ike candypullerl'
"What Could it possibly be Ambipoolahl" cried
the Scupper, Ieapiug into the air "Ambipooah, the
villain whom have been seeking all over the An
yes. that's the namep said Hi. II remember it
very we'll although ] only herd it once"
"Then he Is near here!" cried the Scupper, joy
fully. "And If so I viii find him'
The laughing iackass shook like a corn-popper in
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In the centre he placed his deceiviug glass, he
called hls arrangement, and then he waited to sec
what would happen.
1t was not long before the sharp eye of Hi saw
the little opening in the brickwork and he instantly
applied his eye to it. only start back in astonish
mcnt at seeing the most startlingly grotesque and
lmp0ssible-looking girl in the Shote garden.
She had head as long as a big squash, her eyes
were at uneven distances, and her hat was twisted
off toward the left side of her crown, while she had
no neck at all! Her arms seemed TO grow on her
chin and her frOck was mere strip of color al
though her legs were as long as a stork's.
As she moved along her shape altered only TO be
fUnnier her hat went up into the air, clear of her
head and returned again to its place; one side of
her forehead shortened, while the other heightened
enormously, while her shoulders were so twisted as
to seem to belong to different girls, and her legs
were of different lengths! Her eyes were round
oval or long Sits by turns aud her mouth changed
~ the same manner.
1t was the most surprising spectacle for boy to
see, and # Is no wonder that HI started back In
aIuazement and felt like running into the house
Then he thought;
Perhaps this is some poor, crippled relation of
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made the girl tremble for she had heard Of witch
craft and magic and feared that a spell had been
put upon her After Watching the strange boy for
half hour she resolved TO tell her father, and
went into the house
Then The laughing jackass sent after her a peal
Of discoFdant laughter that echoed all through the
block. 1t harsh, jeeriug laugh, and something
about 1t attracted HIS especial attention, so he
watched the bird closely and saw him hasten along
the top Of the wall TO a spot a little beyond His
opening, where he vanished over ON the Shotes side
"Ha! He's up to mischief!' thought the boy and
wished that he could look over the wall.
The bird had heard Mr.. Shote approaching and
hurriedy removed the glass, so that when Alfaltas
father peeped through of course he merely saw Hi
standing there IN the middle of the grass and he
very promptly informed his dauEhtar that she was
little fool.
She hadn't the heart to look again, and when they
both went back into the house the ackass replaced
the glass.
Next day she again peeped through and once
more saw the boy; but, as he was somewhat nearer
to her now, be appeared to have altered considerably
for he had body at all, while his head was quite
square. AS she looked it changed to a gourd shape,
very small at the top but broad at the chin.
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was very fond of both of them.
Alfalfa would walk along the whole length OF the
high WALL look up at it and sigh while Iii would sit
and glare at it and harbor mad thoughts OF building
a ladder In spite of his fathers commands and scai-
ing the wall and then the laughing iackass woold
suddenly let out his horrid croaking laugh as he
hoped along the top, garing down at them with one
eye on each.
1t ticzled him to see the two children moplng
there and yearning for glimpse of each other and
soon a great idea came to him. He thought of those
funny mirrors that dstort people, and he resolved
to have some fun. After taking good, careful look
at the position of the sum- he hunted abou and soon
found some pieces of broken glass, which he carried
to his chosen retreat top of the wall, There no
experimental with them. santing them in different
ways until he had arrived at the proper arrange
ment and then he laughed long and loudly.
1T shows how dangerous the wizard might have
become when we reflect how easily he contrived this
mischief. He made two holes through the brick
wall each one being larger end to attract the
attention of his victims, but arranged that AL
falfa could only Gee through and Iii through
the other.
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Ills pocket.
'cWhat harm has he
done youg" inquired the
boy.
oI tried to reform him
and make him better" re-
sponded the Scupper. ''He
pretended that he wished
TO improve and do good to
mankind, and therefore
instead Of destroying him,
a. l have destroyed almost
ali other wizards, 1 re-
leased him, only 10 learn
afterward that he not only
did even more harm, but
went around making tun
of my figure and speaking
evil Of me
That was mean. SAID
Alfalfa.
The ungrateful wretch
little merited my elem
ency,'
+" How sharper ,ban "a
serpent's thanks It Is to
have a toothless child, as
Shake speare says, quoted
Alfalfa.
That's not right" ex-
claimed the Scupper. Its
How sharper than a
toothless serpent it is to
have a thankless child "
NO" said Hi, st goes
this way: How sharper
than a childless serpent it
is TO have a thankless
tooth, .
'Eum, himl Maybe it's
How sharper than n
tootkless child l. is to
have a serpent's thanks
That's it, Now we have it
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E-r- IS NfN % AZ VA
the Shotes and they are
keeping her hidden in this
garden, but I wonder
where dear Alfalfa is all
this time. Surely she must
PLAY with this funny
girl"
lie watched her until
she passed from view. be-
ing now beyond the range
OF the narrow crack in
the wall. Then he went to
spinning his top, but ell
the time be maryeled at
SO queer a girl being next
door.
Now, Alfalfa had sud
denly spied the crack or
her side of the wall. an
opening So tempting thas
she instantly applied her
eye 20 IT, and she almost
fell over in amazement.
There was q bow IN the
Lings yard who was the
most ridiculous thing she
had ever seen.
lie looked very muca
like iii. but of course. it
was Impossible, She
thought, that it could be
her comrade, for his head
was about the size of a
baseball, his s b o TT,
Stunpy legs were attached
Ia a body like q football,
with almost no arms at
al. Wills mis- hands and
feet were simply enor-
nous. being as big as the
diuiHg-room table.
tie was spinning a top
rs large as "a barred, sud
Tia sight Of this marvel
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"Hes can talk, and its lucky for you hat I can.
tell you how to get out, but I doubt if you'd meet
In the course of whole lifetime another who would
assist YOU at ALL
"Well. tel rs quickly how its to be done. for we
don't want to stay here any lonoeT.' cried Hi
IF VOC can make ont the 5neqairg OF those let
ters on the WALL said the bird with q chucIle "you
viii find the wall open at once otherwise I know
not how long you may be imprisoned herew
Both of the children turned to behold on the wall
a number of large letters, which reed thus:
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TYHGRTYHFGTRY ll=
Q 375674 - - S03648 & ZSRTY
1T SO G &

'Alerey 1t looks as though someone had fired am
alphabet at the wall cried H. "Nobody could
make anything out of thatW
1--WE are lost!" exclaimed Alfalfa.
"Yes. and who IS TO blame for losing us" asked
Hi Its not our fault, We are the victims of some
trick of witchcraft And you Mister Smarty, who
know so much about these letters, perhaps you can
tell who is to blame for our imprisonment here"
Yes I can tell you, replied the bird, cooking up
one wicked black eye knowingly. u was the work
of q wizard"
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Ten Doctor Johann
MANI came back from
Australia he found
that his brother-in-
law, Mr.. Ling, had
quarreled with Doctor
Sh0te, his next door
ueig h Dor, and, not
content with refusing
tot speak to him, had
erected a high brick
wall between the two
houses, a wall as high
as the second story,
Doctor Manz tried to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-12
Strange Tale of a Wicked Wizards
Deeds and How His Last Spell. Cast
Over Two Children. Caused His Death

workings; therefore he
certainly was a dangerous
and dreadful wizard to
have about the premises.
He had been taken to
see some of these remark
able mirrors In the Crys-
tai Maze, mirrors that dis
tort ones form, make a
fat man look thin and thin
men look like barrels.
draw ones face all out of
shape and otherwise alter
all the looks of people and
things; and, after ponder
ing upon the problem, the
wizard thought out the
principle Of the thing and
soon arrived at a method
of doing the same with
mere scraps of common
WindOW-glass.
Then he set about find
ing some means of anus
ing himself with his dis
COYery.
Now. Doctor Sh0te had
a daughter, a girl Of about
twelve, / guess, and Doe
tor Shote, who hated Mr..
Ling with a furious ha-
tired, had never allowed
her to speak to Hieroni-
musLing since the parents
had quarreled. Her name
was Alfalfa. and she was
a lovely girl who bore no
spite TO either Mr.. Ling OF
his boy Hi. In fact, she
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OF the big coLar-button are attached eight long thin
spoery legs, and at the end of them fan-shaped
leet upon which he stands, but the Scupper doesn't
stand much He moves by flight and then he turns
upside down and these palm-leaf-shaped feet act
wings, or happers, and carry him, head down,
through the air as swiftly as any bullet flies.
Ills cry paralyzes one; that is, it paralyze5 the
guilty, with sort of electric shock that makes him
powerless"
Then the Scuppcr doesn't harm innocent peo-
plew said Alfalfa
oh no; certainly not! Why should beY asked
the laughing jackass, with hypocritical leer. just
then the bird eaped into the air with funny shrek
of fear and began to tremble violently The children
heard faint distant squeaking sound.
"Ah l thought sol That's him" cried the bird
webbing about on unsteady legs. ooh, hide me He's
after me-"
lie dived into His jacket pocket in u jify and
crouched there all in heap, but the boy could feel
him tremble. Then they heard the queer squawk
again and the walls of the dungeon fell apart crack
ing ike an almond she'll.
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Il suspected as much"
cried Alfalfa. lit looked
like magicr'
1T was done by a most
wicked wizard from my
own country. whose name
Is Ambipoolah, and who Is
so great a magician that
nothing III the world can
withstand MIN; that is,
nothing but the Great
Scupper, who, of course,
IS always above any wiz
ard on earth"
And pray WHO or what
Is a Scupperl {" asked Al
falfa.
Perhaps I can best de-
scribe him by likening
him to an immense collar
button, six feet across,
and the small part is his
head, with two big, glaring
red eyes that eat into
yours like fire and scar
your very souli'
The laughing jackass
was trembling.
go on!' cried Hi
"What else. Are you so
scared of himg7
Indeed / amp replied
the bird. II shake when /
think of him. He'd de-
stroy me IN a minute %
Tell us more about
him! - demanded Hi.
What can he do to YOU f'
From his fat body.
which [ may call the base