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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
A Slow Yankee.

E1rope can never. It seems. get used
to the yankee way Of doing business
even IN England. where one would
think they had enough experience to
understand US.
One London paper devotes consid.
cradle space to telling of the visit Of
an American millionaire. who cabled
70 A London firm that he would call
upon them an the next Wednesday ut
1880 a. n. Almost on the minute he
arrived and talked 10 the senior part.
ner for twenty minutes at a rate that
almost gave the Londoner heart fail.
IRE. Next day he came again. and in
thirty minutes had closed a deal that
meant GOOD many thousand pounds
a year 10 the London firm. and on Sat
urday vas on the ocean again. bound
Tor New York. leaving the partners in
a asze which was dispelled only by
contemplating the signature on the
Paper
To a. the wonder would be, not how
he finished his business so soon. but
what h. did with all that time between
Thursday ard Saturday. - Boston
Globe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
Candidate for Houseworkers.

Two of the candidates In the recen
primary election for governor of Flor
ida, Robert w. Davis. now a Repre-
sentative. and Napoleon b. BFoward
who won fame by his flibustering ex
ploits just prior TO the Spanish-Ameri
can war, made house TO house cam
paign through the rural districts of the
state. One hot day Capt Broward
drove up to a peaceful farmhouse and
found woman strenuously choppine
wood in the front yard.
The gallant captain alighted. bowed
to the woman, and said: Madam, ex.
cuse me, but l cannot stand idly by
and see lady doing such hard work
Permit me" And. taking the axe, the
candidate labored for thirty minutes
until the last stick had been cut
Now, madam" he said, as he mop.
ped the perspiration from his brow, If
you have a husband you may tell him
tfat Capt. Broward called to see him
and that would appreciate his vote
for governor Of Florida"
The woman, who had been admiring
the candidates ability as a woodehop-
per. shook her head obviously and re.
piled:
Well. I dunno about his votin' for
you, cause Bob Davis is in the back
yard a-milkin' the COW"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
Chemicals Make Water noiI.

Some readers of the war news
doubtless have noticed references IN
the fact that timed meats for the
Russian troops are prepared by a
process which enables the contents of
each tin to be served hot without a
fire. This benefit is secured by hav-
ing the ordinary tins filed with food
''jacketed' I'm patent tins. The patent
tin contains water. together with a
chemical mixture. by means Of which
the water can be raised to boiling
point in ten minutes or a quarter OF an
hour. All that IL is necessary to do
when 1t is desired TO heat the food is
to punchre the top of the patent tin.
the chemical mixture being thereby
forced into the water, which soon be-
gins 10 boil
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
Kindness Of jefferson Davis.

The only time I ever saw Jeffer-
son Davis was when | was about 8
years old said young man In re.
calling the president Of the Confed.
eracy. but | remember him distinct.
ly He was in the spacious parlors
Of the old Porterfeld mansion at
Nicksburg when / saw him. II was
late in November. and the day was
cold and raw.
The old Southerner was resting in
an armchair before a fire of red Goals.
With me was a playmate about my
age. When We were ushered in. he
rose and welcomed rs. don't re-
member our conversation. but know
my friend recited The Siege OF
Nicksburg. and that he received
large apple as a reward.
4 received one also: for not recii.
ing. | suppose When my friend
reached The third verse of the poem.
be faltered. and then began TO CRY.
Mr.. Davis put his arm around the lit
he chap. and as II by inspiration The
forgotten verses readily came 10 his
mind. New Orleans Times Demo
craf
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

which soon spread over the river so
as to make it look like felled foresf.
About 10 O'Clock that night the ST..
Paul found the mele with her search
light and answered the whistle of the
Helen Blair, which was having trou
bles Of her own in the midst of the
broken logs. Such scene has not
been duplicated on the Mississippi for
years The st. Paul's captain let the
liner simply float with the current to
avoid damage to her hull from the
logs. while everything was done 20
avoid a disturbance of any kind, for
fear of disturbing the many passen'
gers on board, The pilot had his
hands full, but pulled her out of the
jam. The Helen Blair reached New
Boston without injury as WE'LL Hawk
eye.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
As the Tramp EXPLAINED Il.

man from Mexico. jacques
Forbes by name. claims 10 have a
typical mother-in-law. inflicted with
that strange and almost universal
womanly failing Of asking promlscu-
Gus questions.
1T was only few weeks ago" said
Mr.. Forbes. that a dilapidated-look-
ing tramp. with a long. strikingly red
nose one II those sllablaze noses
applied at the back door Of my moth.
orinlaw's home for food.
Sure said my motherin.law in
response to his request for food. III
give you something TO eat. bur. ny
good man, won't you please tell me
What makes your nose so very redg
Not the least objection. madam
replied the tramp n is simply
blooming with pride that # doesn't
stick Itself into other peoples bust
ness. GOod-day. madam. - cIIs
willie Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
Whisky Wisdom.

Some years ago" says Private
John Allen, there came TO Montgom.
cry, Ala. company of actors who
put on that play so Intensely disliked
Of southerners. Uncle Toms Cabin
AT the end of the first act a man
WHO gave evidence Of having lmbibed
rather freely arose from his seat and
unsteadily made bis way out of the
theater.
I'm a short time he returned aud
was about to re-enter the play house
when he was stopped by the door
keeper who said:
".You can't come In
why notT sullenly demanded the
gentleman who had been INDUCING
too freely. Here's m return check
Check or no check responded the
doorkeeper. 'you can't come in: you're
drunk,"
"'Of course I'm drunk.i reioined
the other. feelingly. Dye spose I'd
wanter come back to this show IL
wasn't?
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
A FORMER
RESIDENT
OF Cairo Died Thursday at His Home
In St. Louis-Has Relatives Here

News was received by telephone
yesterday of the death of Ulysses
Grant Connell a well known printer,
brother of James F. Connell of Mound
City. and of David A.. Arthur, and
VIII Connell of Cairo His death oc-
Cured at st. Louis Thursday and
must have been unexpected as no
notice OF his illness had been received
In youth and early manhood Grant
Connell was valued employee of
The Telegram and Bulletin printing
offices. but for several years he has
been employed at his trade in St.
Louis. holding his membership in the
st. Louis typographical union.
His death occurred at his residence,
1920 Market street, st. Louis. where
his wife and one son survive him.
His brothers. David A.. and Arthur
left yesterday to attend the flI-
neral Another brother, James F.. of
Mound City. and his family. is in
because OF small pox and
will be unable to attend the funeral.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
OBJECTIONS
WERE MADE
BY Some Property Owners to Laying
Sewer on Poplar--Work VIII be
Done, However.

| AT meeting of the board of loca
improvements held last night In the
city council chamber for the purpose
OF hearing objections of property own
ers to laying sewers on Poplar, Tween
tyishird and Twenty-seventh streets,
there appeared several persons who
objected to the Improvement being
made on Poplar street.
Most OF the objections were made
on the ground that the owners were
not able 20 pay for the work being
done or that they did not consider
the laying of the sewer of any bene-
fit. The directors We're all colored
people with the exception of Mr..
Thomas A. Fuller His only objection
was to laying 15.inch pipe instead OF
Pinch, contending that the latter
was sufficiently large. The difference
in the cost of the pipe per lot Is
about $3.50 and the larger pipe will be
placed
The board did not consider the OBJ
jections Of sufficient weight to cause
any change in the original plans and
they were ss,s aside. No objections
were made by property holders on
Thirty-third or Twenty seventh
streets.
There was, some complaint, however
about there being no water main on
the latter stree and one Is TO be
placed there Immediately
Another meeting of the board will
be held next Friday night TO hear com
plants or suggestions from property
owners ON Commercial avenue. Syca-
more stree and Thirty-fourth street
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
HORROR OF AFRICAN MINES.
Pathetic Letter Of Native at Work
in Ore of Them.

spondent of the London
News sends extracts from letters re
cciyed in Blantyre from some of the
British Central African natives al
work in the johannesburg mines. Ore
Of these mlssives. written on the off.
cial note paper of the East Rand Pro
prietary mines. limited, is interesting
as showing that the .laborers DO moi
Ike the work, and that they are warn
ing their fellows not TO leave home
for the south. The writer says
Please. Alamu. do not come here.
II IS dreadful. We are all dead. Here
there is not much money, If you re-
ceive 30 shillings II only equals TO-
a1d that is all its value here"
To a younger brother he writes:
But. Achimwone. say this to you
please my brother. IL you see white
man who is coming here. and If he
says to YOU, Come. let us go to Jo-
hannesburg, you must not consent on
any account II is dreadful here. We
people are all dead"
In view of The permission given to
recruit further natives from Central
Africa these letters are Instructive.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
THE DOG AND THE FARMER.
Little Story with a Moral Concealed
Between the Lines.

Iiltic Stofy Win McFaI SonScdies
Between the Lines.
One day the dog, who had run the
tread power for the family churn for
several years without complaint, got
TO thinking things over and after a
time he communed with himself to
the end:
"Here am shaving my life away
on this old churn, and what in blazes
do | getsoat of it? But for me the
churn wouldn't run. and ii the churn
didn't run there would be no butter,
but has anyone ever seen me eat OF
the thing | have produced? Not at
all. and I'm going to quit.
Not hearing the noise of the churn,
the farmer came around after while.
and finding the dog idle he asked
What's the matter with the churn-
ing husiness?"
I've quit butter making replied
the dog
oh. see. Wall stick TO il.
The dog was permitted to 90 away
and, lie down in the shade bat when
noon came he appeared in the kitchen
as usual for his dinner.
Nothin' dom today" said the
fauner, as he passed him by.
But it's high noon"
Yes. purity high.
And I'm hungry
Som l.
Then where's my dinner?"
Il don't exactly see 1t layin around.
my friend. and | guess you don't
'either. amt sayin that | wouldn't
quit work along o. We if | could af-
ford 1t. but what I'm contendin' is
that while you may not like butter.
it's butter that buys beef bones No
bhtter-no bones; no bones-no din
mr.. Go out and try grass
Moral The dog resumed business
that afternoon We may not like
Limburger cheese but we grow II
that 1t may bring in something else.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
YOUNG LAD
LEFT HOME
AND WAS ENROUTE TO MONTANA
WHEN CAUGHT HERE-WAS
FROM ANNA.

Austin Burns, aged IA years, grew
tired OF the hum-drum life in the
country and decided he wanted to see
some Of the sights. Anna, H.. was
too small and uninteresting for him
and he longed for the excitement and
whirl of the busy world. He came 10
Cairo, registered at the Halliday and
enjoyed himself riding up and down
on the levator for SINE time
The young sight-seer arrived shortly
after noon and the sport proved fatigu-
ing, so about 6 o'clock he went to bed
hours OF the evening. He arose and
started out to see the town by the
glare Of electricity. Fortunately, he
steered clear of the red light district
and returned to the hotel where he
was taken in charge by his father, II.
r. Burns. of Anna, who followed him
to Cairo and spent several anxious
hours searching for the lad, aided by
the police.
, The boy said he was enroute 10
Montana where, it is supposed, he ex-
pected to. find gold mine or fight
Indians. He. had plenty of money, hav-
ing checked considerable sum from
the bank at Anna. which he had saw
ed
He did not like the idea of return.
ing to Anna and expressed a determin-
alton to leave home again soon. He
did not complain of i'll treatment but
merely wanted to see the world.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
ella Monsters Increase.

Since the Indians have been thinned
out the gils lheelaD monster is over
running the Southwestern territory.
The only antidote known for the gilas
poison. which is fatal IN about thirty
minutes. is a secret of the Huslipis In
dams. in Mexico. who think It god
given. and never have diyulged il. al
though government officials and scien-
lists have lived among them for the
Ct discovering il.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
Trees That Explode.

grove Of aspens in Manitoba
grows IN a region Of intense frost.
The straight. tall trunks nave frost
cracks in The bark near the ground.
where the zap is yet 20 be found in
inc Tine u seNerest cold All who
nave camped in he north during the
coolest weather aili recall readily the
sharp explosions that are heard dur
ing the making OF these cracks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
River Forecasts.

THE OHfO-A Evansville, will re
main stationary or rise slightly du-
ring the next two days. AT Paducah,
and Cairo, will continue falling. The
fall at Cairo during the next IL. hours
viii amount to about tiye-tenths OF a
foot.
THE TENNESSEE-From Florence
10 the mouth. very little change du.
ring the next two days.
THE SSISSIPPI-From Chester
to Cairo, viii continue falling.
p. H. SMYTH,
Local. Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
Milking BY. Electricity.

The Umsehau claims for the pro
cess Of milking COWS by electricity
trubber caps being attached to the
ndderSl he advantage 81 superior
cleanliness. aud adds that the cows
more readily yield the milk than when
the HAMS sss used.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
WEATHER FORECAST.
BY the Associated Press.

Washington Sept. 2.-Following is
the forecast for Illinois for the next
twenty-four hours:
Fair Saturday, cooler in the extreme
south; Sunday fair Fresh west to
northwest winds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

There seems TO be some doubt in
the minds of Illinois Central engineers
as to whether the big engines to be as
signed to Paducah district Of the road
can run on the district because of the
tunnels to be encountered.
There is but one tunnel between Pa.
dueah and Central City and until the
blue prints of the engines are con-
suited nothing can be told of the mat.
ter. If the engines are any larger
than the big 600 type, they can not
successfully run, but the tunnels will
be enlarged on the entire division as
soon as other improvements are com.
pleted. it is said, and this will enable
the road to run any sort of engines
through.
On account of the small tunnels
the big Pacific type of passenger en-.
gines, could nor run through They are
used on the Tennessee and Cairo dis.
tricts, however.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
DEATH WAS
SUDDEN
Lady Well Known in Cairo Died at
Louisville Last Thursday
Night.

News reached here yesterday of the
death at Louisville Thursday night OF
Mrs. V. J. Blow of Chicago, which
was caused by heart failure
The deceased was the daughter of
Hon. John NJ. Nichols of Bardwell
Ky. and sister of Mrs. c. A. weis
of Park Place West. this city, where
she has frequently visited. The many
friends made during her visits here
will regret TO hear of her death.
Mr. and Mrs Weis went to Bard
well, Ky. last night where the re-
remains were taken for burial.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Another head-on collision occurred
on the Mobile and Ohio early Thurs
day morning when freight train dou
bic headed by engine 1874 with w II,
Fox, engineer, and so. with Lee Mar
tin. engineer. run into engine lis run.
ming light in charge of Engineer Art
Bennett. The engineers and firemen
OF the three engines jumped and none
were injured. The engines were dam
aged considerably 1t is said that the
wreck was due TO the enginemen of
the double header overlooking their
orders.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Mrs Victor p. Parker of Dennison
Tex, Is The guest of her cousin, Mrs.
j. A. Moss of Thirty-fifth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Young Hstch-Don't ron worry
about this leap year business The
prtits eiris don't have 4, prnpogc. and
ie iomfig ones arr afkiid L..
oid Patch Yes, BIN aere arc the
a9N s HIowni-z MAa1ine
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Mr. 7, F. Walker, a prominent Mer'
chant of Tiptonville. Mo-, who has
been at the Worlds fair seeing the
sights on the pike, was in Cairo yes.
terday enroute home.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Mrs c. Duncan. the milliner, has
returned from Louisville where she
has been purchasing goods.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
coIoneIs Uniou. coII.e,ion.

An Austrian colonel has just died.
leaving 10 the Army Museum. vienna.
collection " s8nuu papier nache
soldiers in she uniforms Of most ar
ui=s. PAST srd present
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Mr., J. b. Warner and children have
returned from WISH OF several days
with relatives at Alton, H.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

French statesman and
exrpresdent of thet republic died In
Paris; born in tarseilles IN lTsl
THEIRS reputation tests chiehy upon
MIS- great iabors In statecraft, but he
Is also famous as a historian.
is7s-One Of the most flughfful river coll
lsIons on record TO PIX place on the
Thames at London; ne favorite river
steamer. Princess All he. carrying 700
or 500 excursIonists, WI IS run down and
cut In two by screw tcollier over 100
persons drowned.
isSf-~GeneraI Ambrose Everett Burnside,
commander OF the Ar my OF the Po-
tomac at the battle of Fredericksburg
died born In Indiana 1874
fsos-By defeating ShamressS III. the Re-
lance successfully deferded the Amer
ica's cup.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
!: RAILROAD NEWS (:
) >e~o>o>e>e>e>G

An investigation was made at Muir.
physboro Thursday OF the circum'
stances attending the wreck at Ora
vile Sunday evening and the blame
was fixed upon operator Bonnell OF
The roads telegraphic staff who had
substituted the name of another sta.
ton in a message in place Of the one
In the original orders. He was at
once discharged.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Miss Agatha Burgess of America,
ILL.,. is the guest of Mrs. Richard Jones
of 1908 Commercial avenue.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Mrs j. "A. Scarritt returned yester
day from a sojourn s several weeks
at Pfasa Bluffs Chautauqua.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Mrs H. b. Carr and children of
33i Twenty-eighth street. left for Chat
tanooga yesterday TO visit her parents.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Voolfolk arrived from below loose
yesterday at 1880 p. m. short of fuel
and with broken wheel.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
PURELY PERSONAL

Mr. H. Goettel and children have re-
turned from visit to the Worlds
fair.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
NEWS OF THE WEATHER
Results OF Government Observations
With Prospects For Cairo and
Vicinity Today.
Weather Yesterday.
Forecast For Today

indications for Cairo ana vicinity To-
day:
Partly cloudy; much cooler.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Capt. Gillespie Of the Pacific is con
finei to his home by illness.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Sadie Lee left with big trip last
night at 1880 for Memphis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
IN SOCIETY
BRIEF MENTION.
>a>n>s>u>n>a>n

Miss Stella Scoville is visiting the
fair
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

The Misses Marshall of Twenty-first
street have for their guest. Miss
Daisy Parker, of Baton Rouge. La,
formerly of this city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

The Paepeke arrived from below
with two barges of logs and one of
lumber yesterday at i p. m.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
CHRONOLOGICAL
Sept. 3 Tn History.

1861 Sir Edward -dke, the
famous Englifth lawyer
and defender OK the peo-
pies rights, died. born
1852.
l7b2-New style in the CAL
endar adopted III Eng
land and her c. uonies;
il days added 10 all
previous dates oft thar
century.
1s77-I .onis Adolphe r. HERS,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Mr. John T. Brown yesterday met
with the misfortune of losing two $50
bills while walking from Seventh
street on Commercial avenue 10 his
office al 513 Ohio street. going by
way of Eighth street to Ohio street
and thence down that thoroughfare.
He was carrying the bills loose in his
pocket.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

The Patrol arrived from the Padu.
cab ways yesterday evening. She has
been thoroughly repaired by Mike vii.
liams and is in command of Capt. Ed
Fulkerson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Misses Edna and Myrtle Myers re-
turned TO their home in Charleston,
Mo-, yesterday after visiting their
uncles. Messrs. ID. f. and j. NJ. Myers
OF this city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03


The Patrol arrived from the Padu-
cab ways yesterday evening. She has
been thoroughly repaired by Mike VIII
liams and is In command of Capt. Ed
Fulkerson.
The Victor brought two barges of
ties out of the Ohio yesterday after
neon and landed at the Big Four in.
cline.
The sand pump Virginia pumped
more sand out of the barge behind
the NJ. and o. incline yesterday for
Capt Case. Work is progressing but
the barge is not up yet
The Chisca got on. of the Mississip-
vi river yesterday at dark with four
bafges Of stone. She was aground al
Beaver point The channel has gone
back into Greenleaf bend. Her pi.
lots report that the channel is getting
close for towboat. The noa.er
caught at Metal Bound is probably
the young man lost off the Chisca at
Commerce. as the description of the
clothes published in The Bulletin
several days ago agrees with the
statement Of the pilots Of the boat.
The yoyng fellow was well thought Of
on the boat and belonged in Memphis.
Probably one Of the SWEETEST dogs
in the country. the property of an of.
ficer Of the U. S. steamer Mckenzie.
was on board her Tuesday. He is the
son Of a si0.0eo collie owned by J.
Pierp0nt Morgan.-fiawkeye
Probably no man on the boat bad a
f. her worth so much.
In the midst Of a BROKEN raft Of six
teen strings OF logs. three steamers
blindly gropsd their way through 10
clear water near New Boston a week
ago tonight. A raft Of logs which the
kf Carson was towing behaved badly
AZ The time One Of the main holding
lines % fbe raft disconnected and
with night corning on the rafter's crew
WORKED ttFinz II corral tho los
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03
Treasure Ionu Unclaimed.

The Bank 81 England contains sill
yer ingots which have lain in vaults
since 1896
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

The Victor brought two barges of
ties out of the Ohio yesterday after
neon and landed at the Big Four in.
cline.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

Mrs Rose Steinhouse is in St Lou.
Is visiting the Worlds fair with her
son, Mr.. George Steinhouse and fami-
ly who stopped at ST. Louis enroute
home from Denver. Colo
Misses Alice Banderman and Mabel
Foster who have been the guests of
the Misses Hattie Mcknight and An
nice Foster have returned TO their
homes al Oklahoma. Miss
Miss Emma Kleb ana nephew, Mas
ter Clifford Vincent, have returned
from visit to the Worlds fair The
latter was taken i'll and was forced to
return home. He is threatened with
typhoid fever
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-03

The sand pump Virginia pumped
more sand out of the barge behind
the NJ. and o. incline yesterday for
Capt. Case. Work is progressing but
the barge is not up yet.