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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
COMING DOWN THE OHIO
Capt John Psn, al 0id PILOT. Tells Of
Famous Boat
Race.

THE Robert T. Lee was never
beaten. said Capt john PelL an old
river pilot during conversation al
/ Louisville recently capt rrlt is the
man who steered the Robert F. lee
against the Natchez in the ma,ealeas
race from New Orleans Ia st Louis
in four days aud six honrs which
stood as the record among her con
tempOraries lie Is nov on his way
from Louisville Ia Monroe. La. with
a new boat the Bob Blanks and viii
probably stop here a few hours. Tie is
one Of the most widely known ami
picturesque characters on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers lie Is seventy
two years old, and fifty years ago he
marked his advent Ia the cult If river
men, just rs Mark Twain was retiring
from the character about which he
woye romance and tradition
Continuing in his reminiscent strain
he said. In those days We burned
more wood than coal. and when Il
came 10 the test. the iircmen did not
care ii he heapcd in the pine knots
and mrpentine cans 50 freely that ii
endangered his own life and that Of
the crew II is not what most men
think to stand at the wheel and know
that il is luck il the boat is not blown
into Kingdom Come the next minute,
but In my young days cared as little
for such things rs any man among
as. | was proud of the Lee. yes.
and | ran ON her. making Louisville
my home, until she was worn ont.
then brought her To Louisville, and
she was rebuilt The new Lee was
burned to the waters edge. and that
ended the name and life of the most
famous boat that ever plowed the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The Lee
ran TO Louisville. when it was not
cotton time, and after | left her
went to Cincinnati, and live there
now"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
AT CAIRO OPERA HOUSE.
A Pleased Audience Last Night Heard
Thomas Dixon, Jr.,--Frank
James Tonight.

The play in which Frank James mp.
pears Of Across the Desert" deals
with American life. and truthful and
yet vigorous manner The public has
asked for sensation and action yet
always clamor for comedy. You will
find these tire elements in the above
production true to nature. The no
t0riOus ex.Missouri outlaw whose
name and exploits have thrilled many
a reader. Frank James, who, it is said
planned 50 many daring deeds in the
past, Is with this superb organization
While the play itself for three seasons
has proven itself to be most popular
with theatre patrons, yet tho manage
ment of the company, in order to in
crease their popularity with the public
decided to present the man all have
wanted to sec. so Frank james. whose
name is as popular in every house.
hold as even the presidents himself.
was secured al an enormous salary.
and consequently the greatest melo-
dramatic attraction ever offered will
be presented at the Cairo opera house
tonight
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
THE GREAT SOUTHWEST
Many Seeking Homes Wh,re
Lands Are Cheap aud
Climate is Mild.
Low Rates for tlomeseekers and Col.
onists Twice a Month.

Many farmers In the northern and
eastern states are selling their high
priced lands and locating in the south.
west-in Missouri, Arkansas, Louisi.
ana and Texas. Many who have been
unable to own their home In the older
country are now buying land at the
low prices prevailing In the new coun.
try-s7, $40. SIS, per acre and up.
These lands are mostly cut-over tim.
Der lands, some of them possessing
deep rich soil producing corn, wheat.
oats, clover. cotton. fruit and veg.
etables. Well improved farms are
scattered throughout this country.
Many places with small clearings and
some improvements can be bought
very cheap. Our descriptive literature
gives fairly good idea of this coun.
try. II tells about the soil, crops, eli.
mate, people, schools and churches,
water, health. II contains maps show
ing location of countries, towns, rail.
ways and streams, and gives names
and addresses of real estate dealers
in the towns.
Reduced rates for homeseekers and
colonsts are in effect first and third
Tuesdays Of each month, by way OF
st. Louis. Cairo or Memphis and the
Cotton Belt Route. Let us send you
our literature and quote you rates.
Address Or
M. ADAM, e. w. LaREAUME,
Trav P. Agt., Gen. p. & r. A.,
Cotton Belt Rte, Cotton Belt Rte,
Cairo, III. ST. Louis, Mo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
INDIFFERENCE TO DISHONOR.

There is growing indifference
among the people of our country to
certain forms Of dishonesty and crime
an indifference so marked and wide.
spread that II amounts To tolerance
and is suspiciously akin to tacit ap-
prevail
The BANKRUPTCY law has furnished \
new way to pay old debts. and thou.
sands have availed themselves of its
provisions without a thought of dis.
honor or disgrace. There is little or
no distinction made between the heart
broken man forced to seek refuge IN
the law and the jaunty individual who
embraces the earliest opportunity to
rid himself Of Improbable ventures
In England the first act of a bankrupt
is TO resign from bis clubs If he be-
longs TO any at the time of his failure
II he did not do so. he would be drop
ped in disgrace and his social pres
tige would be gone forever. But in
this country we recognize no such
cannon of honor -Everbodys Maya.
zine for January
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
General River News.

The stage of the river 1T pm.
yesterday was 29.2, showing a fall Of
Of in twenty-four hours,
The ice was heavier yesterday IN
the Ohio river than il was Tuesday
ana 1t Is sIill reported passing Evans.
Vile In such quantities as to prevent
any business on the river at that point
The old Memphis, New Orleans and
Cincinnati Packet company, Of Gin.
cinnati. is considering the ACCESSIBILITY
OF running two boats a week the
Cincinnati and Indiana between Lon
isville and st. Louis during the
worlds fair period.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04

lpout the mead. ana because Cf tnat faet
and disconnected words spoken by him.
Il was believed he had been the victim Of
IA as ault.
The other night a huge pile Of wood
.tll on Libby head while he was at work
hopping. lie bl,d freely. but at once
seemed % emerge from the state VI
semi-corsciousness in which he re-
manned after returning hons, He began
% talk. not Of the wood falling on him.
but of attempting to Jump ashore with
'he help OF one oar
Later, be told ol the accident which
occurred when he left indian island,
Lake Sehago, August Is. His boat struck
some obstruction and he did not make
he landing lie tried to Jump ashore
With the aid OF Ii slender oar Ii gave
way and he remembered nothing after
be fell head first into a pile Of rocks.
II Is supposed the blow caused blood
clot 10 form. and the second blow re.
leased Il and his memory returned it's
thought he win soon be able to resume
business.
While he now fully recalls everything
connected with his accident at Lake
Sebago. he does mol remember ans thing
between that time and the falling OF
the wood pile. Everything after Au.
gust Is is blank. and he is wondering
tow the weather became 50 suddenly
cold and how ii Is that he now has a
uustache, grown, as be thinks. In two
daNs
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
Cheap Rates Southwest
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, ARkAN.
SAS, LOUISIANA AND TEXAS.
Homeseekers' Opportunities.

Here's your chance. Very low one.
way and round trip rates Southwest
this winter-about half the regular
fare--nearby dates are Dec. Is, 1909.
Jan. and 10, and February and &C.
1904. Good time to visit South east
Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana or Tex.
as and pick ont location.
Round trip tickets permit stop-ov.
er on the going trip. return limit 81
days. Write and tell us your starting
point and where you want to go. We
will tell your exactly where yom want
TO go. We will tell you exactly what
your ticket will cost, one way or
round-trip. we will see that your bag.
gage Is checked, and that you are com.
fortably located on the right train.
Write for cur illustrated descriptive
literature. maps, lists of real estate
agents. and let US help you find a bet.
ter home In the country along The
Cotton Belt route.
L. w. La BEAUME. q. p. &TAi
Cotton Belt route. st. Louis. Mo
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
A SAFE TIP. .

In the parlanee of the race track
! here is sure tip for tn man who
works for wages or a small or moder.
ate salary:
You cannot afford, says the Chicago
Post. to gamble with your own money.
and II you do not you may be strongly
tempted to gamble with another's.
The man who works for some one
else-as most men do--and who has a
normal supply of energy and and ambi.
ton, hopes to advance in his chosen
line Of business. To do this he must
heed the rules and laws of legitimate
business and he will find that they are
not governed by chance. Nor do they
yield inordinate profits Money made
lawfully and with the proper regard
for the rights of others is nearly
always made slowly.
The methods OF gambling are as far
from those of legitimate business as
one pole from the other. These two
methods cannot be mixed and any at
tempt to do this is almost sure to re.
suit in an injury to business.
This Is the chief reason why lead.
ing mercantile houses of this and
nther cities discourage gambling on
the part of their employees. The bust.
ness msn knows that the employee who
CANDLES il the victim OF disease
that viii prevent him from giving
faithful and efficient service: that the
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Caleb NJ, Buster ct ux to Ely j.
Phelps, ct al RI d sig NV and ne
sw of nv. 27-l5.2. $500 la
|. C. r. r. co. to Mary /. Hedges
et al wd sw of sw, 12.l4-3. S2i0
Ralph Sprigg ct ux TO Fred Douglas.
sl4 27-l4-3, $1,000
Alexander Wilson to Sam Santana.
wd TO lots Z and s. block l. Wilson's
sub div. sl@5
Claude McClure et Tx to John Clark
Wi lot Z, block G. town Of Mcclure,
Clay City Mfg. Co, to s H. Yates
wd lots 4 and 8. block 6, town Of
Cache. 800.
Walter Names ct al to Jordan Pull
lett wd lot 10, block Z. town OF Hodges
Park, $3.50.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04

In The untimely death of Editor A
b. Picket, OF the Memphis Scimitar
journalism has sustained a severe loss.
He was an able writer and an editor
Of clear dlscernment Of the popular
needs and tastes. Thus endowed and
possessed Of abundant energy and
public spirit. it was natural that he
should have achieved signal success.
The passing away Of such parsonage
in the prime of life, is cause of deer
regret to the patrons Of his paper and
the general public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04

The Ohio-At Evansville, will tai
very rapidly during the next three OF
four days. Al Paducah and Cairo. vii
continue falling for an indefinite
period The rate of fall viii become
very rapid within se next two OF
three DAYS.
The Tennessee From Florence tc
the month, and the Mississippi from
below 81 Louis To Cairo, will continue
falling.
Ice conditions Louisville reports
river full of heavy ice Memphis, river
over half full of heavy ice At Cairo
the Ohio is about half fun Of running
ice. mostly new ice; very little ice is
running in the Mississippi.
7. II. SMYTH. Observer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04

temptation incident to the race track
and the gaming table are stronger
than most of those afflicted can re-
slst. So in self-protection the en-,
ployer says that his employees must
let gambling alone OF let his business
alone
The employer has right 10 plaee
a ban upon certain habits aud prac
tees concerning his employees He
may say: III yon drink or use uar.
coiics yoa cannot work for me tie
may also say, "You cannot risk your
own money at the gaming table and
handle mine. But he must not over
step the limit Of erason MOI every
thing hat is lawful Is expedient
And as employers are becoming
more and more to look upon gambling
as bar TO employment The wise EN-.
ploye will shmn the bOokmaker the
gaming table and certain so-eallad
speculative" ventures as he shunS al
cohul aud The Notwithstanding drug
Were il not for the clerk. the sales
man, The mechanic. etc. who CANDLES
most Of the race tracks and gaming
rooms, which now cause untold misery
ana no little crime would cease tG
eyist
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
THE DIVORCE PERIL

/ Things never look small or great I'M
iii compared with something else
whether the object clnsen for cOmpari
son be a standard or not Possibly
the divorce evil of the United States
would not look so glazing or 50 awful
in its proportions il We did not have
the more conservative figures of Can.
ada 10 offer in comparison.
From 1867 TO 1901, that Is in thirty
four years, there were in all Canada
only 60 divorces granted. In the same
period in the United States the number
is estimated to be nearly 700.000 In
Canada divorces are secured on the
fundamental grounds of mlidelity, in
the United States on the most trivial
and apparently silly grounds. II Is
something II a comfort To know that
comparatively few of the American
divorces were based ON the ground
If sin. though the moral fabric Of the
nation is in danger of dissolution just
the same. no matter what the cause.
In the Dominion of Canada the OBJ.
tanning OF divorce is such long. ted
ions and thorough process and fraught
with so much publicity that the aver.
age couple is willing to suffer any
amount OF inconvenience that the
American couple would not brook, and
learn by years of careful REIMBURSEMENT
Of unequal temperaments the value OF
self-control and patience, The result
If such a system in Canada is that
man and woman rarely plunge head
long into the vortex of matrimony
without due dcliberation Love plays,
IS everywhere. the most important
)art In the alliance, but the Canadian
youth and maiden have learned
hrohgh the rlgidty OF their laws the
virtue OF admonition to look before
you leap"
In America so lax has grown the ma.
.ional morality, so deprayed the stand.
ard OF matrimony that marriage is a
sort OF pastime, an experiment to be
tried and cast aside when the expert.
menter has grown weary. The pleas
under which divorces are granted are
70 many and so trivial as 10 be per
feetly absurd when considered from a
conservative view And yet. contra
lictory as it may seem, the successful
marriages in this country are the hap.
piest and most perfect in their sanctity
IF those of any nation.
W. s Harwood writing in THE
World Today" makes this distinction
in regard to the matter; IT Is the
dissolution OF marriage. not marriage
itself, which Is looked upon SO lightly
Men and women who would suffer IT
The stake rather than be false to their
marriage VOWS look eompiacently upon
/ dissolution of these vows upon pre-
texts which are nexpressiyely absurd.
pretexts which. were they applied as
tests Of soundness of mind, would con
sign the holders to home for i'm.
beetles"
The divorce evil as Il exists is not
The worst phase OF the matter. Such "A
natienal attitude will eventually lead 10
the degradation Of marriage itself. "a
the weakening Of the domestic happi
ness, TO the destruction of the home
on which the welfare of the country
depends Memphis Scimitar.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04

In Mexico they have a way Of doing
things to pickpockets that certainly is
Giscouflg.ag to lha profession. Instead
Of hauling them up before a justice
and filming them "s5 and costs" when
they probably stole s25, as they do h
Chicago. the Mexicans sentence them
to serve in the army, Pickpockets are
not likely to do a rushing business N
the army. for if anybody ever heard Of
Mexican soldier having enough
money to be worth stealing he never
told of 1t. Chicago justice is not of a
kind TO cause footpads and pickpockets
TO forsake their calling for honest
methods Of making living.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04

Grover Cleveland has lived In the
time Of more administrations than any
other citizen who has ever been presi
dent beginning with that of Martin
Van Buren, and coming down to that
Of Theodore Roosevelt, in all eighteen
exclusive Of his own two. He has also
lived TO see six vice-presldents succeed
to the presidency. three Of them, John
son, Arthur and Roosevelt, coming &c
the White House through the assina
ton their predecessors. The others
were Van Ruren, Tyler and Fillmore.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04

We give ourselves credit for being
very clever in this twentieth century
and, in the line of invention, some
wonderful things have been done, but
as smart as we are, we are only copy
ing some things done a thousand years
ago. SO far as history goes. the Egyp
tians were the first inventors They
had incubators and Matched chickens
artificially thousands Of years before
America was discovered. They knew
the embalming business better than
we have been able to learn it and were
able to temper copper an art which
is entirely lost 10 us. They understood
agriculture remarkably well and raiset
as good crops as can be produced now
We are finding ont some things thai
have been forgotten for centuries.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
ACCIDENT RESTORES REASON,
Brain and Dcmentcd Wan Again
become. Rational

Charles L. Libby. OF Scafboro, Me-,
sho. some months ago. lost his reason,
and for Two weeks wandered aimiessly
about IN a dtmented condition, has been
restored 10 his senses IN peculiar maa.
pgr.
A pile oil cord wood fell upon him. IL
dicting q severe wound on his had and
causing the seyare blood clot which has
formed On his brain to pass away
Last August Libby was found WANDER
ng in the wo9cs tie had ssen injured
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04

on the porch out al Twin peaks, a dis.
tanee of four miles from his residence,
he erected transmitting station sim,
liar to the receiving station. When all
was in readiness young Mccarthy left
his father and brother lgnatius with
full Instructions as TO the code ia
charge Of transmission of the message
Mccarthy, ST.. was waiting al the trans.
miuer ON Twin peaks when his younger
son slipped and nearly fell on the steeh
hillside
"Ignatius. look out, you'll FAM" cried
the father An answer came az ii from
nowhere: Why. father what is The
matter with lgnatius?" II was a wire,
less message from Francis. The in.
yention has continued TO work perfectly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
TELEPHONE WITHOUT WIRES
In sending Messages "A Distance
of -Four Miles.

Francis J. Mccarthy, a lj-year-olo
electrician Of San Francisco, Cal, has
invented wireless telephone by which
he has already transmitted messages d
distance of four miles
Mccarthy erected a mast 20 feet high
on the ROOF OF his home and ran wire
TO Il receiving station he had established
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04

One way of helping yourself to bus
mess Is TO advertise in the right way
and in the right place.. The best sd.
vertising is seldom that which costs
the least money--not any more so
than the best goods are those which
are offered at the lowest prices.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
From Washington.

BY the Associated Press
Washington Feb. 3.--lllinois-Fair
Thursday Friday increasing cloud.
ness and warmer; probably snow in
northern portion; fresh variable
winds becoming southeasterly
Missouri-Fair Thursday: warmer
in northwes; portion; Friday partly
cloudy and warmer
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04

Tive Nero Tramps" is n comedy
with a plot. a comedy written for
laughter, and the production in its
entirety is far ahead of any of the
farce comedies Of the day Opera
heusee Saturday matinee and night
Feb G.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04

GGtCi at WSdlHNf SSUOltoNSs
The temperature has risen slightly
in Nebraska western Kansas, Color.
ado. and along the mediate middle
gulf coast; elsewhere it has fallen
OF remained stationary. The fall in
temperature has been decided in the
central and lower Ohio valley in mid
die and western Tennessee. Arkansas,
eastern Missouri and northern and
western Montana.
Areas OF high pressure were central
yesterday morning in Kentucky and
North Dakota. Pressure is relatively
low in the upper lake region and in
the extreme southwest.
Within the last &c hours snow fur
ries have occurred in the ohio valley.
eastern Illinois, Minnesota and the
Dakotas
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04

The Indian opera sung in the second
act of The Two Merry Tramps." Is
one of the most meriaorious. and al
the same time tuneful and comical
numbers ever introduced in a farce
comedy Opera house Saturday mat
inee and night. Feb. 6.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinne Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
If 1t fails to cure. II. W. Groves sig,
nature is on each box. 25c.
many OF his hearers:
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04

This is simply made little evening dainty
gsh when finished soft very clngne material
and after the skirt and waist have been
trouble make This sunpeang establish
nt where they do peatng They often
ing the size and shape material
made of applique lace combination
shaped like shown the design The coming down
over the give very good effect
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
NEWS OF THE WEATHER
Results Of Government Observations
with Prospects For Cairo ana
VlolGity To-day.

Indications for Cairo ana vicinity
today Generally fair aud colder
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04

Man would rather propel the bicycle
of pleasure than the wheolbarrOw of
necessity.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
Once A Reader
Of ere
CHICAGO JOURNAL
Always a
Reader -.
THE OLDEST DAHL Y
NEWSPAP IN ILLINOIS
s. Years the Home Paper.

A paper that has the most conf
plete news service obt al II bl {
from all parts of the world. It's
columns are most competently
edited. Society, music and
drama, literature and az are ably
commented upon. Its financial,
commercial and live stock Re.
views are acknowledged to be
thoroughly complete and most
reliable.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-04
River Forecasts.

Stage at Cairo, Feb. 3. 1903, $40.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-01

oodIu. .............. .S/, 9OZ, I9.OO
The county clerk is busy today
winning up the ministerial affairs left
over by the county board, and is busy
issuing orders for the various bills as
allowed by the board at its recent
session.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-01
FIGHT TYPHUS GERM.
State Health Officers Demand
Statistics in Regard to the
Health Conditions Here.
WATER SUPPLY INVESTIGATED

In common with the fight that is
being made against typhoid fever in
different parts of the state City Health
Officer Eastman this morning receiv-
ed letter from the state board of
health demanding statistics in regard
to the prevalence of the disease in
this county and in regard to the con-
ditions surrounding the Kenosha
water supply.
The report which is being prepared
by the local health officer will be very
incomplete as many of the physicians
have failed to report to the officer
cases of typhoid fever and similar
ailments during the past two years.
The reports of deaths however have
been carefully kept and the report
shows that in the county during the
last two years there has been but three
deaths reported from typhoid fever.
In the statistics which have been
prepared by the health officer he
shows that the water supply for the
city is taken from Lake Michigan and
that the intake is placed far out in
the lake in order to get away from
waters deposited by sewers emptying
into the Lake. 1t shows that the
mouth of the intake is carefully guard
ed by screens to prevent any foreign
element entering the mains and
pol1uting the water.
The report discusses at length the
conditions of the water supply in the
city and it is probable that there is no
city in the state which is able to make
such good report.
In making an effort to discover the
number of cases of typhoid in the city
and county during the past two years
the health officer has found that the
city has been remarka bly, free of this
disease and the total number of cases
will probably not exceed a dozen.
Other cities have reported large
numbers of cases of typhoid and the
report from Kenosha will be of interest
on account of the few cases.