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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05
MYSTERIES IN TWO OILS.
Rhodium and cumln Have Strange At.
traction for Fishes and Animals.

hhodium and cumin Have Strange At
traction for Fishes and Animals,
The oil of rhodium is supposed tC
have a strange attraction fer fish,
said an angler This oil costs So fol
tiny vest pocket vial. Nevertheless
ne most poYerty-stricken Of bait fish
ernen Won't hesitate TO buy it when
re vents 70 make a big haul of fish.
I believe it Is true that the oil of
rhodium attracts fish as no natural
bait viii 90. l believe that with a
crop Of oil OF rhodium on his worm
IN sngler can increase his catch Of
fish skiold or sevenfold. TIE fact is.
have had pretty good indirect proof
that this is so.
The mysterious oil of rhodium has
IN OIL Of cumin a mysterious brother
You have heard of horse tamers-of
those strange men who in a few min
utes will make a dangerous and ungov-
ernable nag as gentle and trGctable
as a lap dog? Wen. it is said that
these men tame their horses with oil
OF rhodium and oil of cumin sprinkiod
on their fingers. They let the horse
sniff the two oils aud at once the an
imals ferocity goes ont of ii and il be
Genes quiet and kindly in an instant
4 should Ike to know just what
The oils of rhodinm and cumin are and
| should like TO know whether they
really have the powerful effect on
horses and on fish that they are said
to have. No one whom have con
suited, though, can give me any direct
and personal evidence about the mat
tor
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05
Sermon Moved ire Stones.

This curious tale OF the Venerable
Bede is told in the medieval Golden
Legend: One day. when he was old
md blind, the desire to preach came
upon him. An attendant led him 10
q spot where he faced a heap Of
stones, and Bede, believing that hu.
man audience was before him, delv-
cred an eloquent sermon. AT Tie end,
It is gravely recorded, the stones cried
Amen!"-no doubt to save Bede's
feelings.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05

About one mussol In thousand
Yields q pearl worth $500 The aver,
agc rcarl "a worth about &c. But the
daily finds runs from 80 to $40 Al
though farmer many never hrd a
valuable rearl in his clam bed, he
may ind enough common ones to
Yield him ii comfortable sum aside
from the money received for the
shells,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05

Lew Fields in 1T Happened IN Nord.
land ri the Grand Opera House, Chi.
caro-, now IN Its sixth week, cont nues
playing 70 capacity houses. The audi
ences do not seem to get enough OF
Lew Fields and Harry fishers CAPT
tai fun, Julian Mitchells beautiful
stage pictures and Victor Hcrbor, s
exquisite music, Miss Naudain, who
sings the Knot Of Blud.".she best song
IN years. Is compelled 10 give several
cncores az each performance.
There are two matinees each week
on Wednesday and Saturday, the wed
ncsday matinee being at popular
prices.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05
E~~.ste1 P-'nfall,

A Carer se'e~'5F
IL new re2isterigs - yaa n
which each drop fai!s "a ha.4noes.
arm. h'ch dis timer it, Closes an
electric circuit and registers the fall.
The number OF drops in halt minute
Indicates the intensity OF the shower.
ard curves OF it can be drawn from
them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05
parsons snr converts.

In recent years several wealthy Par
sees have married European wives
and brought them into the Parsee fold.
Now the Parsees have decided that
they will admit no more converts,
Even the children Of the Parsees mar.
ried TO Christian mates will not be
recognized as Parsees
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05

A hat should be properly yentilat-
ed--not by merely few punched
holes, but by apertures SO arranged
that there Is current of air passing
through &C. You want apcrtures near
the brain, and an exlt-aporture In the
crown. Morning Leader
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05
Weak Bear Pain Best,

Dr. J. p Lockart Mummery, the
famous British surgeon, says 1t Is
often extremely difficult to estimate
the condition Of patient with regard
to his rover Of standing a severe op,
Grafton. Otter O weakly looking in.
dividual. who looks as II he would not
stand q severe operation well, stands
II quite we'll and vice versa.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05

Tie first turner societies in the
United States were founded in Phila-
dclphia and Cincinnati. in 1913, and
shortly after the New York Turnycrein
had Its start in Iiotcken, says Ralph
p. Paine, To Outing. Two years later
ten societies were ncurishing, and
these were formed into a national
turner unicn.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05
Crease tic Nil.

Not long ago saw pesson trrlng
TO drive a nail through q plcce OF yea.
soned oak an inch and q half ,hlek.
This vas impossible until fugec ted
he grease the nail II wes then driven
easily and without bending National
Magazine
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05
swordsmanshlp in England.

Sw3rAsmauship In one or other Of
lis forms Il making marked progress
III England. New SALES darmes are
Icing opened and fresh clubs formed
year by year in London and the prov.
iuces. ard international matches have
been arranged in which the English
teams have at least borne themselves
well.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05

The elephant Is the most treacher.
Gus, moody, cnsngoable animal in a
menagerle. Trey are twice as dan.
scrous as tigers, lions, or bears The
men who handle tie big cats in their
cages are forced to watch closely and
carefully while they arc in the cages
with them, but that lasts only a short
.ime.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05

An irish gardener being discovered
thioving. was thus adnonlshcd by his
employer (also an Irlshmaal "Pat, yo
dirty thief, ycz can taho a weeks no.
ticc and 80 now for ! wouldn't thrust
ycz with an empty eacl full Ct crawl"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05
Goth sIdea Of Tho Door.

do not Ike the city door
Which leads TO endless scurry,
with push" and "Pulr on either side,
Twin imps Of GREATNESS hurry.
All no, giNc me q country gate
With crcaBing leisure lndcn.
Upon one side an ardent swain,
3 On tother side q maiden
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05

The years seemed very long to me,
aud life was but q bore. all sights
were tircsome to see and had the
blues galore. All Jokes We're ancient
here below good sorgs were never
sung but that, alas! ives years ago.
VIXEN ! was very young.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05

Unawarded for long time. and
therefore still on tie list Of the LON.
hardy institute Is the special prize
by Comfreno for the discovery OF hy-
drcahoble poison,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05

Letters are dioprcl two or three
times day on to wrea which Is Sit.
ting on her cggs in Nc letter box OF
Mr. y Baker, an ERg'iaa draper, but
Tive bird Keeps ITS p,Gcc,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05
ITS MERIT is PROVED
A Prominent Cincinnati Woman Tells
How Lydia F.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Completely Cured Her.

The great good Lydia e Pinkharn's
Vegetable Compound is doing among
the women of America is attracting
the attention of many of our leading
scientists, and thinking people gener-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05

A family must never move except
In the light or increase Of the moon.
Tbs will secure prosperity and in.
crease Of possessions.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05

LJirod Wuld pUGi,AM1-
aSitl iaoIinn5 0ul 10
ipda.1, "a .tu' stuAiV
'oplM plip twt hulJ3MpuS
dNlnM 10 slutp JIllTI
( 'ulrA ssapuorouI suL
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-05
A Hard Test
or a Range.

We will submit the great MAJESTIC to a test
that no other range that know of can stand.
During baking VIC will place four thermometers
in the oven, ono in each corner, and when taken out
they will not vary in the least We show y1u
how this is accomplished any time you cal.
So often have shake their
heads when we mention this fact, but
it's true nevertheless. ask any user Of
Majestic and she'll tell you the sane.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Map of the Huntley Canal.

The Crow Reserv alton bureau pub.
fishes q map OF the Huntley irrigation
project, showing the lands to be irri.
gated, the main canal which is some.
thing over Is miles long, the branch.
ing canals, and the general outlines
of the whole proposition.
The canal taps the Yellowstone be-
tween Billings and Huntley. It fol.
lows the general direction of the Bur.
lington railroad to a point one and
one half miles east of Ballatine, where
a pumping station Is to be erected to
lift the water to the lateral which will
supply the upper benches. The irri.
gated lands will be between the canal
and the river.
Each section is quartered into 100
acres, two or four ho~mesteads. There
are between 10000 and 10000 acres
that will be put under Guilty. alton by
this Huntley canal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08

absolute monopoly in its production.
and under the law fix the price upon
that which they alone can produce
aud which every living mau must con.
sumo, and the law makes it a misde.
meanor for the consumer to kick. Is
this a ''square deal:"
Theodore Roosevelt says it 10 not a
sQaure deal, and every fair.miuded
man will say it Is not a squire deal.
1t is wrong in principle, but as long
as there are many competitive rail-
ways it is of little practical Importance,
because unreasonable rates cannot be
enforced. But in twenty years, pos
sibly In ten years, there will be few,
If any, competitive railways, and it
therefore becomes important, while
we can, to establish the correct prin-
ciple in the law, because when all the
railways Of the country are brought
under one control, having hundreds OF
thousands of voters who are employees,
having absolute power to reward and
punish ~subserviency on the part of
all occupations, and having an I'M.
limited ''yaller dog" fund, the ability
OF the then congress to establish the
correct principle may we'll be doubted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Francis Will Tour the World.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-David B.
Francis, president of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition company, when he
tours the world to convey the thanks
of this government to nations that
participated in the Worlds fair, will
go as the personal representative OF
the president of the United States. His
standing will be that of a Especial
commissioner" selected and com.
manded by the president, bearing q
letter addressed to the ruler OF each
country visited, which will be signed
by President Roosevelt and the score.
tary OF state, Mr.. Root.
His mission is not to be perfunctory
In any sense He will be clothed with
the full dignity that must be accorded
to a representative OF the United States
government. The letter, according to
state department officials who were
seen today, must be delivered either to
the chief official of the land, be he
president, king, emperor or car, or
to his representative at the head oil
the department of state, which, in most
European countries, would be the min.
lister of foreign aft fairs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Light On the Railroad Problem.

On the eve of President Roosevelt's
battle for reform McClure's begins
publication, in the November number,
OF the result Of Ray Stannard Bakers
investigation of this great problem.
More than q year ago Mr.. Baker
started out to make just such an in.
vestigation as every conscientious
voter would make If he could. He has
gone to the bottom Of the subject from
the view point of the citizen.
In the first paper he takes hold of
the crux of the problem, the railroad
rate. He tells the almost ludicrous
story Of how rates are made. and
shows the appalling power which rate
making places in the hands OF trail
road interests" and how the wielders
Of this terrible weapon have made or
unmade not only individual enter.
prises but towns, cities, localities and
whole sections of the country. His
story is an exposition of the utter
chaos, injustice and immortality of the
present system which the railroad men
are trying to tell congress Is the best
that can possibly be devised.
Mr.. Bakers fairness and thorough.
ness have already been established by
his mastery articles on the labor
problem. His reputation puts the
stamp Of authority upon whathe has to
say. In searching out the complexi-
ties OF rate.making he has travelled up
and down the country talking with
farmers, city workers, railroad men,
academic experts, the sufferers and
the gamers by the system, so that his
story gains the live interest of per.
sonal Experience.
II he tells the grievances of the
Spokane merchant or the eastern
power or the Minnesota manufacturer
he gives the railroad side too.
"We r at this moment facing a
new conflict in this country says
Mr.. Baker, ''the Importance Of which
we IRE only beginning to conceive.
1t lies between two great new parties,
one q progressive party seeking to
give the government more power in
business affairs. the other u conserve
tive party striving to retain all the
power possible in private hands,
One looks towards socialism, the
other absolutely defends individual
ism. 1t is industrialism forcing it.
self into politics. And the crux o.
the new conflict recognized by both
sides is the railroad rate in this case
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08

it concerns. The present Erie canal
is about $50 miles in length, and the
new canal follows the old location for
only about 100 miles. The other $50
miles is laid out or what is practically
a new route, and the change Of loca.
ton is explained by the fact that while
the original canal clings to the lower
slopes Of the hills, we'll above the riv-
ers, the new canal is located In the
valley bottoms, and follows largely
the rivers and lakes.
The estimated COS: of this great
work, as we have said, is SOL 900, 900,
and the whole plan of the work has
been laid out to accommod ate q ton.
mage of 10,00O, 600, while at a slight
increase In cost, accommOd alton can
be provided for a much larger ton
mage. The commerce of the upper
great lakes is between 80 and 100 mil
lion tons per year, and the Importance
of the canal lies in the fact that 1t will
provide a means for connecting this
huge commerce with the seacoast by a
direct route, on which freight a be
carried at a cost below that which Is
possible on the railroad. The origi-
nal canal had q depth of 4 feet, and
accommodate ed boats of only 80 tons
capacity. In 1885 1t was enlarged to
take boats of 240 tons. Then in 1894
came the agitation for deepening to 8
feet draught, instead of 6 feet, and the
absurdly inadequate appropriation of
S9,000,0 900 a made for doing this
work. The present scheme, which owes
its success not a little to the efforts of
President Roosevelt when he vas gov
ernor OF the state, provides a l2-foot
depth throughout and locks OF suffi-
cient length to take two l,000-ton
barges at one lockage, which is about
eight times the capacity of the present
canal.-Scientific American.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Mob 1nvades City Hall.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3l.-A crowd OF
men which had been inAamed by polit.
ical speeches made at Franklin SIMON.
ument in Park Row today, attempted
to tear down an immense banner bear.
ing q red flag, having on it the name
OF w. r. Hearst, municipal ownership
candid ate for mayor.
In response to a shout "Let's tell
Mcclellan what we think of him." they
rushed to the city hall, shouting for
Mayor Mcclellan. The crowd swept
into the city hall and, although it did
not find the mayor there, it had pos.
session OF the steps and main corridor
for 10 minutes before a sufficient force
OF police arrived to dispense the gath.
ertng. The crowd confined itself to
speechmaking from the city hall steps.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Cashier Stole Over $500, 900.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-Comptrol.
Ter of the Currency Ridgley today
said that the shortage of the failed
Enterprise National bank OF ALLIE
gheny will not be less than one and
a half million dollars. The funds of
the bank, he said, have been abstract.
ed by the deceased cashier, L. Lee
Clarke, but owing to his fraudulent
bookkeeping it has not yet been ascer.
tanned what disposition he made OF
the bulk Of the misappropriated funds.
PlrTsBCRG, Oct. 3l.-The inquest
into the death Of T. Lee Clarke,
cashier OF the Enterprise National
band OF Allegheny, was resumed to.
day. 1t had been believed that the
investigation by the coroner would
result In disclosing some OF the inside
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
President Returns From South.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8l.-President
Roosevelt regards his southern trip
just ended as most enjoyable and
profitable experience. Particularly
did de enjoy the lei voyage, and he
expressed himself in the most salts.
factory terms concerning it. While
at sea Sunday the president made q
speech to the officers and men OF the
West Virginia. He had just com.
pleted an inspection of the entire ship.
In the boiler room a ~profusely deco.
rated shovel vas put into his hand
and he was asked to throw a shovelful
of coal into q particular boiler. He
threw in two, and the boiler was i'm.
mediately christened the "Rooseyelt
boiler" The shovel was passed
around, that every stoker might
shovel coal with it.. It was then
speedily demolished into bits, each
bit being retained as a souvenir.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
RUSSIAN PEOPLE REJOICE.
Assurance Of Political Liberty Welcomed
BY Subjects of the Gar.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 3l.-The
czar's manifesto and NJ. Whites as.
surance of political liberty were re.
ceived today by the people of the CAPT.
tai with great rejoicing, mingled with
demands for a mora definite outline OF
policy and further assurances Of the
czar's sincerity OF purpose. Previous
experiences tend to make the populace
suspicious, and with the flying of flags,
the rumblings Of the latent revolution
airy volcano are heard.
Grave doubt is expressed in diplo.
matte circles If the people will accept
the regime offered in an effort to keep
the present dynasty in power. The
people are e%mboldened by their sue.
cess in securing the surrender made by
the car yesterday.
Opinion is that the emperor's ad.
visors must go far beyond the wording
OF the edict to assure the people of
their liberty. While workmen are
this afternoon parading the streets
singing and shouting in Joy, while
banners are lifted high above their
heads, and houses are being decorated
with flags, there still remains the de.
mand for political amnesty to all
offenders. 1t is expected that this
demand will be granted soon.
Before o 0 the celebrators began
and the city soon appeared to have
gone mad. Such scenes we're never
before witnessed in Russia. Unres-
trained by word or deed, the crowds
did and said what they liked. Des-
potism seemed suddenly to have been
replaced by license. Red flags were
everywhere in evidence. In the
churches devout men and ome on
Bonded knees before the image of St.
Nicholas the miracle worker, rendered
thanks for the blessings of liberty,
while at the corner of thronged streets
orators harangued the populace.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Five Years For Bribery.

SACRAMENTO, October 3l.-Former
State Senator E. J. Emmons of Kern
county, convicted of receiving a bride
In connection with the investigation
of building and loan associations by
the legislative committee of which he
was a member, vas today sentenced
to five years Imprisonment in the peni.
Tertiary at San Quentin. Former
Senator Bunkers Is O serving q
sentence for the same offense and Elk.
Senators Wright and French are
awaiting trial on similar charges.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
TWO GREAT CANAL PROJECTS.

At the present time the United States
has under construction two great en-.
cheering works which, in point OF
magnitude and cost, far exceed any
thing under construction or projected
elsewhere. One of these Is being car.
ried Out by the federal government,
the other by the enterprise OF q single
state, and each Is distined to exert a
widely extended influence upon the
commerce not merely of the country
and state affected, but of the whole
world. We refer to the As mile ship
canal which Is to be opened across the
1sthmus of Panama, and the 35O.mile
barge canal which is being bull,
across the state of New York. The
federal project, for many reasons,
looms so large in the public eye that
the general public, and probably the
majority OF the people in the state in
which the Erie barge canal is being
built, will be surprised to know that
in the mere magnitude of the work to
be done the New York canal exceeds
that at Panama. Furthermore, it is
due only to the fact that the unit
prices that must be paid for work ut
Panama are SO much higher than
those for work done ut home, and in
a temperate zone, that the cost of the
Panama project will exceed that in
New York state, although the latter
will reach the great total of SlOl 600,
600. This comparison, it must be un'
derstood, is based upon the project
for a 6S.foot summit level canal al
Panama, which was the one in con
temptation and under construction at
the time the canal was taken over by
the United States government. If the
attempt be made to cut the canal a,
sea level, all the elements of time,
quantities Of excavation, and cos,
will be SO greatly augmented, as to
place the Panama enterprise beyond
comparison with the barge canal.
At present, however, If the state
and federal canals are compared or
the mere basis of quantity to be ex.
cavated and masonry dams to be built
the remarkable fact is established tina,
the completion of the Erie barge cana
on the present plans calls for more
work than the completion of the cana
at Panama. We mention this fact a.
suggesting that the magnitude of thu
New York state project 10 little appre
ciated, not merely by the general pub
lie but by the people of the state tina
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
SON Lost Mother.

Consumption runs IN Il FAMILY,
and through it l lost my mother
writes +. B. Reed, OF Harmony, Me-
''For the past five years, however, on
the slightest sign Of a cough or cold
l have taken DR.. Kings New Discov.
cry for Consumption, which has saved
me from serious lung trouble H's
mothers death was q sad loss to Mt
Reid, but he learned that lung trouble
must not be neglected, and how to cure
it. Quickest relief and cure Tor coughs
and colds. Price soc and 81; guarau'
teed at w. j. Miuar's, drug store.