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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-11

Some months ago II was announced
that stephen Philips, when he had
completed h Nero" for Mr. Tree,
would devote himself 70 a tragedy up.
on the subject of the Saxon Harold
and his love story with Edith George
Alexander who has already commits.
stoned Mr.. Phillips to write blank
verse play on the legend of Faust.
also intends 10 produce Harold at
the St. James Theatre, London. In
the character of the faxon haired Sax.
on hero Mr.. Alexander ought TO find
part admirably suited 10 him In the
final tableauX MIR Phillips will SOW
Edith al the feet of the conquerof.
praying for possession of the body OF
the defeated king, and then wandering
through the field where lie the slam
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-11

According 10 report from Now
York Nine. Bernhardt has bought a
new play which she possibly may pro
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-11

Ernest Lamson receives many let,
ters every week from people asking
for financial assistance. These re-
quests have been numerous since ha
Joined THE Heir to he Hoorah" COM
pany The only explanation is that
lams on plays the part OF mine owner,
who is suppc ed TO be worth millions.
The most unique lette- of all Is enc
that came to him in Milwaukee. II
read as follows
Dear Mr. Lamsou;-
am a little girl. / saw you play
~ You haze lots OF money ana are
buying lots OF things for your nephew,
please buy my doggy new collar. he
lost his old one
LITTLE ETTlE SCHROEDER.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-11
THEATRICAL

Cairo Opera House and The orpheum
Vaudeville Theatre.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-11
CAIRO OPERA HOUSE

CAIRO OPERA HOUSE ---'
"A Message From Mars
Monday, December II.
"The Black crook"--Tues-
day. December IL.
Buster Hrown"-Wednesday,
December 10.
Pretty Peggyr-Thursday,
December IL.
THE oRPHEuM.
Continuous Vaudeville all
week--Two performances daily.
$3.50 p. m. and s:15 p. m.
Two mstinees Friday for the
benefit Of the chlIdren's Home.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-11

The story is told that some months
iag0 Maxine Elliott received letter
from soldier in the American army
IN the Philippines in which he stated
that she was a great fayorite with the
members of his regiment, and that
they would be greatly pleased 10 have
one Of her photographs He added that
there was an old soldier In the regi,
ment whose name was Elliott. who
was fond Of her, and who declared tha
sh e was his daughter Would she also
be kind enough 10 let thom know IL
this was true? Miss Elliott, In answer
ing the letter said; Il enclose you
the photograph you asked for. also ono
for Mr.. Elliott for picking me ont as
his daughter when he had the whole
world TO choose from
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-11

Bohemian club honored him similarly
on The preceding Monday, and Admiral
McCalIa, L. s., y. gave a naval re
eeo on for him. Mr.. Mansfield enter
tanned his owns company and all the
attaches Of the Gfand opera house az
IA supper after the play Thaaksg vim
night lie is 70 make his last appear
ancc in California this week in Los
Angeles. where all seats have been
sold for the entire engagement He
plays in New Orleans Christmas week
and travels north thence TO baltimore
Philadelphia. and New York
William J. Killay leading man al
Peotor's. l25th Street Theater in Now
York. has been very much interested
lately in the theory that people eat
more food than Il required, aud would
be not only healthier. hut able to nc.
complish the same amount of work
or exercise If they ate less. He ha
eVen gone so far as 10 try the expert
nent on himself Last summer a Il
dahing resort in Maine he ordered for
his usual simple breakfast. cup OF
coffee The waitress looked pu2zl D.
but brought The coffee. asking if that
was all. i'p1n his replying in the al
6rmatiyc, she suggested sympathct'
cally: Dom ycl want a doughnut?'
Chauncey Olcott tells this good
story; American travellers in Ireland
make a point OF extracting spontauc.
Dug Irish wit. and often are rewarded.
] once stopped a peasant to make b.
quiriC5 about Blamey Castle Receie-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-11

May De Sousa who recently iran
away" from New York ana went 10
London. has been engaged for the role
of Cinderella in the Christmas panto-
mine at The Drnry Lane theatre
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-11
WRITE US LITER

freely AMI frankly. il striciest oonfd-
enoe. telling Us all your sy-Hrt0ns and
troubles. We viii send ifee advice
On plain sealed enYoiops). how %
cure them. Actress. LADIES' ADVISORY
Dept. Inc Chs sfah0Ogs Medicine CO. 1,
Chauamega, TEN.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-11

Concluded on third page
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
CHANGE NECESSARY
IN GULF SCORING
System Leaves Room for
UnspOrtsmanlike Actions.
HANDICAP PLAN PROPOSED
Would Make Competitors Try for Their
Proper Sixteens or Drop
Out.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23-Another golf
season so far as tournaments are con-
serned has come and gone and It has
demonstrated the need Of a new system
O. scoring.
Golfers are free to admit that the
average eighteen-hole medal play quail
flying round falls far short Of filling the
bill satisfactorily for the very good rea-
con that the players do not always land
in their proper divisions.
First division men, though getting into
serious trouble on a couple OF holes.
have returned cards which left them as
far down as the third sixteen. To be
sure that was accidental and such cards
are comparatively few, but they do oc-
cur, and probably always will. SO long
as the present system OF scoring pre-
walls.
Another case OF an entirely different
aspect cropped UP last season. A well
known player before setting out on the
opening day of a big tournament close
ly scrutinized the prizes on the table,
and remarked that the cup offered in
the third division was more to his liking
than any of the others, it was the one
that he was after.
An Unsportsmanlike Trick
He won It. though failing to qualify in
the first division. where he really be-
longed This, of course. cannot be
termed a sportsmanlike act, yet IT is
skely to occur.
One way out OF the difficulty would be
TO have players handicapped at or less
eligible for the first cup; those rated
from to II for the second cup, and
from u UP for the third flight. After that
those qualifying in their respective d.
visions would simply drop out unless the
tournament committees chose to offer
consolation prizes for the left overs.
This plan Of classification would bring
players together with only strokes diff
ference in the handicaps of the high and
low man, not so great as to enable one
player to entirely outclass all others In
his division.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
WANTS SOUVENIRS
FOR AUTO SHOWS

Automobile manufacturers should give
away souvenirs at automobile shows
just as the bicycle manufacturers did
few years ago, is w. j. Morgan's idea.
A useful souvenir advertising a certain
make of machine pays for itself hand
somely and should be charged up to ad-
vertisinS. It is a queer thing that. this
charging people 10 look at automobiles.
1t would be equally as queer If horse
selling firm charged people to look at the
horse they wanted to buy or a furniture
dealer charged TO look at furniture he
expected you to buy. The people should
be given something TO remember the fact
that they had paid to look at something
they might buy
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
FRISCO TO HAWAII
YACHT RACE NEXT
Distance Is 2,o6o Miles as Crow Flies
Six Entries Already Assured.
Handsome Prize.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Dec %
There viii be another ocean race next
season. not across the Atlantic this
time. but half way across the Pacific.
Way out in Hawaii there is a pro-
gressive yacht club and the recent race
across the Atlantic for the German
Emperor's cup proved too much for the
sporting procIivities Of the Hawaiian
yachtsmen 10 Withstand. Accordingly.
contest has been arranged which calls
for tho starting at San Francisco and
the ending Of the race at Honolulu
T. w Hebron, commodore OF the
Hawaiian Club. recently came to San
Francisco TO interest yachtsmen here
and he found them in a receptive mood.
1t was at first suggested that the race
should be from Honolulu TO some Jap
anese port. but there were objections
to this course. and it was finally de-
clded to start the race from San Fran
cisco.
The distance OF tho race IS 2.Os9 miles
as the bird flies. The time set for the
contest is next June. It is certain that
there will be six starters and it is ex-
pected that other yachtsmen will ar
range things so that they can compete.
The trophy which has been offered for
the winning Of the first prize IS worth
SEQ. Suitable prizes will be given TO
:he Tinners OF the second and third
places
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
WANT BRIDGE WHIST
No TRUHPS" CHANGE
Present Ruie Encourages Recklessness In
Games Where Stakes Are
Small.

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-An amendment
Of the rules Of bridge is suggested
which is likely 20 make various appeals
20 votaries OF the fascinating game and
seem worthy % consideration
Tnc suggestion is that when the decla-
ration IS .uo trumps" there should be
no dummy" but that each Of the four
players should play his own hand rs
~ ordinary whist. The object Of this
suggested alteration is 10 correct the
enormous advantage which under the
dummy system lies with the dealer
in playing a mo trump hand" This
advantage Is 80 great and becomes so
apparent when the same set Of people
haDitualT play together that II encour-
ages reckless frequency IN making the
no trump declaration, which detracts
from The variety and interest OF the
game.
This. it is urged. IS especially so in
family fireside" bridge, where the game
is played for quite nominal stakes The
cashiEg declaration of mo trumps'' on
an average sort OF hand that really de-
mands defensive call is so frequently
seen 20 be justified by the triumphant
result that the fimsiest excuse 10 make
the declaration comes TO be regarded
as sufficient. Unless there is such over
whelming strength IA a red suit as 20
promise game" or unless the state
Of the score makes some other call suf-
hcient. the domestic rubber tends 10 de-
generate IL 10 q mere mo trump" gam
pie that robs the game Of all OF It's
eharra
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
EIGHT DAYS ENOUGH
TO ENCIRCLE EARTH
That Is, if You Went as Fast Autos
Expect to Go at
0Tmond.

Last January II. L. Bowden, Of Ros-
ton, drove an automobile on the Or
mond-Daytona Beach at the rate OF
nearly 10 miles per hour. at which
speed, IF he kept going he would en-
circle the globe in nine and a half
days
1t Is now almost positive that at
least six automobile speed creations
VIII accomplish two miles q minute
on the same beach next month. which
Will be travelling at the rate Of 1oo
miles per hour. II these drivers were
racing around the world, and had a
track as good as the FLORIDA Beach
they would make a circle Of the world
figuring fl at $4,000 miles. I'm eight
days and eight hours. which would
make Jules Verne's dream Of around
the world in eighty days look slow in
deed. People laughed when the clever
Frenchman sprang his fancifuI belief
that the journey could be made in
eighty days. but how slow that seems
with the present speed attained by the
Automobile.
The exact time that could be made in
a trip around the world In an automo-
bile has not been figured out as vet.
but by the use Of fast steamers to con
meet with the best roads. it is thought
that a trip around the world could be
done in n monh's time.
Two miles in one minute by an auto
mobile over the dying sands Of Florida
means covering 1860 feet in one min
ute, or subdivided down. 17G feet a
second. the almost incalculablc time OF
approximately sixty yards to every
beat Of the watch
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
ALL FORM COUNTS
IN JUDGING HORSE?
Deductions Drawn From
Eerment's Victory.
FLYING FOX LEADS FRENCH
His Get Landed sa25,ooo in Past Sea.
son, Nearly Double What Best
English Sire Did

Eerment's victory in the Manchester
handicap opened the eyes Of the Eng
lish turf critics. and one OF the most
prominent OF them declares. in a recent
issue of the Field. after giving FER
ment's pedigree for several crosses, that
there is mot drop OF really American
blood in her veins"
Ferment has been one of the great
money earners of the year. The same
critic attributes Ferments success TO
some extent 90 the heavy going, and
goes on TO say that the lessons Of ths
Manchester handicap are that -sosu
form. namely. all of 4 horses form,
remote. as well as recent. shouts ~
be overlooked in the case OF a really
young racer. as Ferment il. and thai
weight is not easily given away In very
holding ground.
Flying Fox Leads.
In the French winning sire list for the
season just closed. the English-bred
Flying Fox stands first. the Ir.sh-bred
Winkfelds Price IS in second place
Childwick is fifth. Son o. Mine sixth,
and Bay Ronald twelfth. in list whios
only deals with sires whose progeny
have won over $500, and in which
fourteen names are Included Flying Fox
has run up a total of over s225. 900. which
is very nearly double the amount stand
ing to the credit OF any sire of the
present year in England. 1t is ONLY
Flying Fox's third year OF vrinnerx
and his successes have been really waxa-
derfuI.
Nothing but bad luck prevented the
total from being half as large again.
for had not Illness attacked NJ. Blanc's
stable at the most critical period Of the
year. the three-year-olds. Adam. Jardy,
and Val dor would. doubtless, have
Won host of valuable races which fel1
TO other horses.
Val dor Won s27o,ooo.
As II was. Val dor won over $500
in the Eclipse stakes. which amount Is
not included in the French total. so
that he has really over s270. 600 10 HIS
credit. Many OF his stock are bigger
than he was when in training, and a
majority Of them appear to be game
and honest runners.
The great sum Of sIS7. 800, which NJ
Blanc paid for Flying Fox at the IA
nous Kingsclere sale. less than six
years ago. has long been recouped with
big interest. and though the English
Flying Fox FLIES who won last season
this year. IT Is probable that in the
future the great horse win be better
represented in that country than he has
been. English breeders have been pat
roniZing him lately.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

a. II. Pape, the Pacific coast single
sculling champion. is an applicant for
the place of coach OF the Leland Stan
ford crew. The OUTLOOK FOR good
varsity boat at Stanford is considered
excellent, because the freshman crew
last year defeated both California and
Washington.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Val dor Won sa7o,ooo.

Fred Teuney is not tickled at all a;
the suggestion that Grady be added &c
his roster He says it is true that
Mike" is a good batsman. but he is moi
the kind OF man wanted in the Boston
club.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
British Are Worried
By Export of Racers
FrenChmen Outbidding All Others at New
market Sales-Sportng Event In
VOlVed in Tariff Discussion.

against forty-six, while eighteen more
horses have been engaged in the Grand
Prix de Monaco than IN the preceding
year Moreover, entries from England,
Austria, and Germany maintain the in
ternauonal character OF the meeting.
These race meets on the Riviera are
TO European racing what the meets in
New Orleans and California are to the
American turf and as a rule they at
tract a pretty good class of horses.
Fred Taral is again at the head of the
list of winning Jockeys in Austria Hun
gary this year with 6s winners
out Of 292 mounts. It was Tarars fifth
season in Austria-Hungary. In that
time he has ridden in 1853 races. win
ming 3s9 Of them, most satisfactory
and consistent record. The second place
also IS held by an American. Lewis, who
scored 66 wins out of S43 mounts.
The leading winning owner Is Count
Tassilo Festetics. who has taken II races
valued at s16.1S9.
NJ Brugmann heads the list OF winning
owners in Belgium. though his winnings
are about $4,000 less than last year. His
winning total for the season was s74. $50
He is also credited with winning g 500
In France. and with a horse called Lake
land he Won a race at the Manchester
Otngland) late meeting. NJ BruCmann' 3
nearest rival won only s3s,160
The members OF the fashionable Amer
lean colony in England are enjoying the
season sports 10 the full They are
prominent at the various hunts and some
OF them give most interesting hunt par
ties
BY defeating Godfrey Thorne. Jack
Palmer has earned the title OF champion
heavyweight of Great Britain. He is
said to be thinking Of challenging Ief-
fries for the worlds championship.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

President Creamer. Of the Tri-State
League, will have as opposition ar the
annual meeting Of the organization jan
uary 4. at Harrisburg, c. c. Carpenter,
OF Altoona. Pa
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Picking the Flaw.

TO MI out the honor from the first ten
the most orized position among the
lawn tennis followers of this country. a
number OF men are suggested for the
TOUR vacant positions on the list Fred
er1ck G. Anderson. Richard Stevens
Karl H Behr. Raymond d. Little. Fred
erick b Alexander. and Robert lie Roy
appear TO be the ones upon whom the
experts center their attention. As
Behr- the Yale champion holds the.
plan for Improvement during the year.
he is rather favored for the seventh
place. Richard Stevens follows Rehr
closely in point Of favor. with Ander-
son for the ninth place. and Alexander
TO complete the list.
Further on in the list such veterans az
John c. Davidson, the Southern cham
plon; r G. Seaver. the Massachusetts
champion; j. d E. Jones, n. W. Niles.
Of Harvard; z. 3. Dewhurst. of the
University OF Pennsylvania; Hs H
Hackett, Wylie Cameron Grant. and
others should hold high positions.
The ranking Of the doubles affords a
comparatively easy problem in the
estimation OF the followers of the sport.
Hoicombe Ward and Beals c. Wright.
the national champions. are far ahead
Of all Of the others. The Eastern cham
pions and challengers, Frederick B.
Alexander and Harold II. Hackett, come
next, with the Western pair, George L.
Wrenn, jr., and Reginald Fincke.
fourth; Clarence Hobart and Wylie C
Grant. fifth, and Raymond D. Little
and Robert lie Roy. sixth. while Will
lam A. Larned and William ]. CIothier.
Theodore Roosevelt PeIl and Malcom D.
Whitman. and Karl II. Behr and F. ].
Sulloway are well UP.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

over 1,50O loads of dirt and between
1000 and 5000 cubic yards of turf have
been laid on the American League
grounds In Chicago, making an average
elevation of 16 inches. the result OF
which VIII be TO improve the draining OF
the grounds.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Corbett's Weak Punch.

For some years that was the ideal
school, and then somebody found out
that Corbett didn't have any parucu-
larly hard punch and that he mostly
wore his men down by letting them work
themselves out, putting in a good ja5
here and there 10 help the work along.
l think | can safely say that 1 was the
chap Of the new school who made the
next change. l took Corbetts measure
because i was pretty fast with my
hands and feet and / had the punch
Every time 1 hit man it hurt. and
hurt badly, too, and that did the bust
ness for a while. You see, ia gone TO
work on the principle that combina-
ton of the two men who stood at the
top-Sullivan and Corbett-would do the
| trick. II | could move about as fast
as Corbett, or nearly as fast, and could
| hit like Sullivan, I'd stand "A fair chanc,
| Of winning out. L went To work alon{
those lines and they worked out right.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
MICHIGAN STILL
WANTS DUAL MEET

ANN ARBOR. Mich. Dec. 2s.-The
report that Michigan and Pennsylvania
are TO meet shortly after Christmas for
dual track honors. receives new cred
ence through a statement made by Man
ager Baird of Michigan. He states that
while nothing definite has been decided
upon. the matter is still under discus
sion and may result in a contest.
At the same time Michigan still has
hope of football game with one OF the
great Eastern elevens. The contract
with Illinois for Thanksgiving Day is
left indterminate so that II by any
means one of the Eastern colleges car
be induced 70 visit Ann Arbor for a con-
test the date may be open for Il.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

7 understand there is a fair chance OF
the great horse Diamond Jubilee going
TO America IT is a ract that a bis
price has been offered for the famous
racer, which may be accepted. and /
understand the wouId-be buyer is a
noted American multi-millionaire breed
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
TENNIS RANKING
MUCH DISCUSSED
Opinions Divided About
Places Below Third.
HOBART HAS THE CALL NOW
Record in Lcng Season Gives Him
dvantage-Clothier Cause
Of Difference.

NEW YORK, Dec 23-The failure Of
the ranking committee of the United
States Lawn Tennis Association to
make its report has aroused consider
able impatience and criticism
Among those who participated in ac-
tive tournament play during the past
season the opinion il unanimous that
Beals c. Wright, OF the Longwood
Cricket Club. Boston, the national
champion should be placed at the head
of the list for the year. Holcombe
Ward, the defeated champion. because
Of his showing against Belgium, France
Austria. Australasia and finally Eng
land in the international matches last
July. and his win Of the London cham
pionship. is also rega ded universally
as the man for the second place with
William A. Larned, also Of the Ameri-
can challenging team, third for the same
reasons.
Favor Hobart.
It is after placing these three that
many Of the experts show a difference
OF opinion. Clarence Hobart, Kreigh
Collins. Richard Stevens, and William ].
Clothier. the latter also of the Amer
lean international team. a.s named for
the fourth place Because Of Hobart's
splendid performances IN winning the
Longvood tournament, and coming
through to the finals in the national
tennis championship at Newport he is
rather favored to rank ahead of the
others Hobart was defeated only six
times during a long season upon the
courts of this country.
a majority of the experts believe that
on class he surpasses the other men
named They are inclined to place the
first six men. as follows: Wright, Ward,
Larned. Hobart. Collins. and CIothier.
1t is upon Clothier that the greatest
number OF the experts differ. In a COM
petittve sense his only showing was
made as a member OF the American
team in England, but the fact that he
was a player on that team Is regarded
as sufficient 10 insure him a high
standing.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

French breeders are elated at the i'm
portation Of Delaunay, who is to take
the place Of the defunct Omnium ii at
the stud Of NJ. de Saint-Alary.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

The fact OF Trainer Elsey winning
l24 races on the fiat was not. after all.
a record. In 1861 the late John Day
annexed JAG races with horses in his
care.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

The engagements for the principal
events of the Nice meet this season
are most satisfactory. There are sixty,
three entries this year. against thirty
seven last. for the Grand Prix de Ia
Vile de Nice. The PriX de Monte
Carlo has obtained eighty-three entries.