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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
THE RUBBERNECKS.
Getting Ready for Their New
Easter Sunday Toys
STREETS FILLED WITH PEOPLE
WHO ADMIRE DISPLAYS IN
THE CAIRO MERCHANTS
SHOW WINDOWS.

The town is now full of rubber
prospective purchasers of new
spring clothes, hats, shoes, etc. The
show windows CT tho Cairo merchants
are tastefully arranged to catch the
eyes of pedestrians. Here comes a
young fellow down Commercial ave.
nue. whistllng, He has jaunty air
and aeems well satisfied with himself.
OF a sudden he qaits whistling, stops
short, and gazes nj pair OF shoes
that attract his attention, perfectly
oblyious OF the fact that other pedes-
trians are walking around him to
avoid a collision But he is eXcnsable.
He is not the only guilty one these
pretty pring days. He goes a little
farther and rubbers at a display of
latest style hats. er perhaps a catchy
line of trouserngs. Easter millinery
on display attracts some fair sister
and she stops and RUBBER Others
congregate and soon there is a "bevy"
of them, WHAT q pretty hat" says
che. Perfectly loyely." exclaims
another, and after all have agreea
that the hat Is Charming" they troop
along 10 the next place of attraction
And so II is all day long But this
rubber necking pleases the merchant
Il means profit To him, aud Easter
Sunday you win see the re nit Of al
this rubber-necking.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
Weather Conditions.

A disturbance of considerable Gu
ergy centers this morning in Okla
homa, forming the center Of a trough
Of lew barometer which extends
thence northeastward to the Lake re-
gion and northwastward to northern
Utah. High pressure areas center IN
northern Florida and in Montana.
Unseasonably cold weather prevails
in the northwest and extreme west.
Temperature ranging as low as "a
degrees 10 1G degrees above zerc
were reported tbs morning from.
North Dakota and northern Montana,
and freezing weather as far south as
middle Nebraska and Colorado.
At the time of morning observa-
lion snow was falling in middle Ne
braska, western South Dakota, ana
northern Colorado.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
To Extend Navigation Laws.

Washington, April 10-Thc com
missioner oi navigation is preparing
circular for the purpose of calline
attention to the fact that the intcma-
tional navigation laws will be extend
ed to cover the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers. Although International nay;ga-
ton laws have been in effect on the
great lakes since 1895 and on all salt
waters since 1897, not until this SEES
sion OF congress were they legalized
on The western rivers. While the in
ternational laws have usually been OBJ
served on the rivers. not until July I
will riyermen be legally bound to OBJ
serve them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
WILL HAVE AN
ACTIVE CAMPA |GN
Parsons Party Plan Many Meet
Ings for This Week
GRIMES HAS WITHDRAWN
FROM RACE FOR CITY TREAS
URER I'M FAVOR OF JAMES
QulNN--WARD FIGHTS
ARE GETTING HOT.

Just a week from today the city
election will be held and the pros
poets are that the coming week win
witness one OF the hotteat political
fights en- record The Parsons party
is preparing for an active campaign
this week and viii start OFF with biz
meeting al tho court house Wednes.
day night,
AT the meeting prominent speakers
will make talks and a large attend
anco is looked for Several ward meet.
ings have also been planned and on
Thursday. Friday and Saturday ana
Monday nights meetings win be held
In foGr of the seven wards. The
places for the meetings will be an.
nouneed later.
Beyond the fact that the ward heel.
ers and the workers have kept inces-
sanity al the candidates there has
been bur little doing in the political
line in the past week.
Yesterday Mr. John Grimes with
drew from the race for city treasurer
in favor of Mr. James Quinn. Mr.
Grimes stated that he had asked all
OF his friends and supporters to aid
ia Mr. Quinns election
Tho race fer this office strated out
with four entges, bur Mr. Mueller
and Mr Grimes have withdrawn, leay-
Ing only Mr. ~ c. Renfro and Mr.
Quinn ii tho field
The aldermanic fight in some of the
wards is waxing warm and viii prob.
ably result in an interesting contest.
As u-ual both stiles are claiming tina,
they will win hands down"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
PRINTERS EMPLOYING
ASSOCIATION WILL FIGHT

Kansas City. Mo. April l3.-The
Suothw artern Employing Printers AS
ISOLATION to-day adopted res tua,oas
appointing an eight hour day; tha.
M such demands shall be resisted /;
that any member desiring open shop
snap receive moral and financial as
slstance of the association 10 accom-.
plish hat end; that all members OF
1,le assoc alton shall contribate II lib
orally 80 the emergency fund OF tho
United Typothetae between nnw anG
January lst IN order. that demands
anion nay be successfully resisted
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected TO March 5th, 1905.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Shortest and Quickest Ronteto
ST. Louis & Chicago

m4@TFAins leave CaiFos
e1ss36 n, pt Daily chicago Vestthnii
Llmited, arriving In Chicago A. 1880 - 70
conneeting with anernoun trains for all poias
east and north.
2s2O a. an. Daily 81. Louis Night LlDaltSc
arriving In st. Louis 1t 7;Os =. IN, cOnnectinl
at union Station for al points west. SleeDins
cars 0pan ut 9:A5 pm.
khst n. M, Chicago Daylight Express
except Sunday, makes all stops between Calr
and Chicago arriving IN Chicago al 500 ~ NJ
At1fI y a. m. 81. Louis Morning Expresa
. except sunday, arriving In ~. l~onis .. iliS
making all stops.
III ::5U :. nj. st. Lonis Fast Mall. srrfs
Ing in St. Louis at e:oS y. m.
1870 q. m. Chicago Midday Specin
arriving In Chicago, 10 80 y, IA.
2:32p. u. Daily ~. Louis Limited. ar.
riving Id st, Louis At 1855 y. M, connecting
Union Station for Kansas City, OniAha, Der
yer, San Francisco and all points west.
z;32 y. m Fast Fxpress for Odiu, 81
bingham, Nation. Tol0na, Champaign, OBJ
cage fN
a,tO p. m. Thebes accommodate
$40 d. an. Chicago aud Eastern HS
press arriving In Chicago at sos Q. ms Indias
apolis ss75 Cincinnati, f0.s5 q. M, BaEiaio, So
p. "a, New York 1850 q. m. Sleeping CAR
Chicago,
Daesangarc For New York aud caste
fhsSehgSIs cities should bear 10 mil
that the Illinois Central Is the quickest faut
BY many hours. leaving Cairo At s;o5 p. N. an
arriving In Nex York vt 1850 The second morn
ing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
TELEGRAPH WIRES DOWN AS
RESULT OF ST. LOUIS STORM

A Storm + considerable violence oc.
CURED in St Louis yesterday after
noon. Western Union and railroad
wires were down between here and
st. Louis for three hours last n ght.
Passengers from ST. Louis on early
morning trains say that the storm was
of little consequence and no damage
had been reported when they left last
evening.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
WIND AT COLUMBUS. 0.

Columbus, Ohio, April l0--A de
stuctive storm swept over Southern
and Southeastern Ohio his afternoon
The Chlllicothe German Methods.
church was un-oofed and n portion OF
the steeple of s. Peters church
blown away
Thirty children were rchelrsing a
play in Memorial hall when tn
steeple from the Third Street Pres
byteG an churca and pile of brick.
crashed through the racf- None were
Zeriursly huri.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
FOUGHT OUTLAWS
Single Handed and Whipped Them
Df4 Anu-Horse Thief President.

Joplin. Mo-. April William
Weaver, president OF the Anti-Horse
Thief association Of Missouri and
Kansas, had a fight with gang OF
outlaws as Carl Junction to-day. in
which one member Of the gang was
killed and another badly injured. A
large quantity Of burglar tools and
dynamite was found in the mems pos
session. Three members Of the gang
escaped
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
FATE OF THE PADUCAH AND
CAIRO LINE TO BE DECIDED

The fate of the Paducah-CairO elec-
trio interurban railroad will be in the
hands of a committee al Columbus,
Ind, today, and the question Of wheth-
or or not the line will be built viii
be decided at that meeting.
The promoters and stockholders arc
all represented. incluling Paducah
representatives and the New York
brokers, who are TO finance the insti-
tuition.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
FLYER Forecast.

vernon VIII continue aims a.''7
me next 90 20 70 liV1, = ~ ~, 90,
any py mss ~ ,'u''e'', -, 60 49,,
Fo' VIZ COM iius ''', :,
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rise 'oh'sH' ',ie 20
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if"' WIN '', y. rams
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
SOUTHERN DIVISION.

rHE ONLY DIRECT LINE TO MEMtHIt
NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, AT
LANTA, JACKSON LILLE, "a.
vANHAH, VICKSBUn1
and JACKSONVILLE.
asOb o. M. ..The Dixie Flyer" Msmphii
Nashville and jackson sille. a
$40 .. m Memphis and New o rlssRst.inn
ed via Memphis. arriving In Memphis At 81
.. NJ. and New Orleans 7:l5 p. N.
D:uU n. M. PaducAk and Ouisyilie.
lao p. NJ, daily Memphis aud New Oriesi
Fast Mall arriving in Memphis At 7:ie p. m. an,
New Orleans at g:25 a. m.
lao y. m, daily, Nashville, ChatanooEa Ar
Atlanta.
f3fa Is pm. Memphis and New Orleans spec
arrive in Memphis 81 1o.6e p. M, New oflsap
1000 q. m.
Gao m. PAducah. Hop kinsrilIs and Ioub
vile.
aFFcr through tickets, sleeping car sccon
modations and further information apply ,
Illinois Central Passenger station, Cairo, ~
J. II. JONES, Tiki. Al
A. Il. HANSON. Gen Pass. AT. Chicago
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
Conquer plsanreeahles.

II there is a requirement to sue
cess in your business for which you
have al antipathy. conquer it. or it
will be the rock on which your ship
viii founder Overcome the idea that
&C riaia things are tisagreeabie. In or
der that ycnr lie mas contain no dis
agreeable duties. Bend before the
wind. that yoa be net kroksa
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
Nem Mav 10 Prerare rea.

To obtain tea very aromatic. and
only in a small degree. astringent, in
fuse it for half an hour in Ia very
small quantity Of cold water, and
then add boiling water The 1celd
water satmatos the whole texture Of
the leaves.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
Too Many eeurns RelIes.v

Scotland is becoming alarmed at
the increase in the number Of Burns
relics" Chairs enough are nov known
to have furnished dozen hurns cot
tages. Even the well known habits
OF the poet will not account for the ar
rays of Burns cups and mugs that are
scattered arund the world.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
Monster Coal Elevator.

The Moncngahela River Consoll-
dated Goal and Coke company is hay-
ing new monster coal elevator or
hoist built at Pittsburg to coal YES
sells from the company boats and
barges at New Orleans. The new ma
chine will have a capacity of 200 tons
per hour ANA Is one Of a new type 81
which q number viii be huilt.-Inland
Navigator. 9th.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11

Washington, April i0-Following 3
the weather forecast for Illinois for
The next "a hours:
Fair in the north, rain and colder in
the south portion Tuesday; Wednes-
day fair freah to brisk northeas;
winds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
THE WEATHER
~...-..+++-...---.~--.&-
Force ast For Today.

Cairo and vicinity: Showers ana
thunderstorms, colder brisk to h gh
winds, becoming northeriy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
lta sweet q Rs Appreciated.

AS every man leaves the house,;
when are you coming home?" As
every man gets home: What makes
you so late?"- Atchison Globe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11
sCENERAELOCAL NEWS


There will be meeting at the Chi;-
drens Home this afternoon of tne
home board.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11

Lord de Brokt-Yes-aw-Mlse
Millyuns-I-am, come from a fine Ole
English family.
Mis- Miilyuus (absenly) they
give you a good recommendation?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11

The Ranger is due Tuesday from
The lower Mississippi with a tow OF
logs.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11

Fred Hartweg is due from below
with tow of lumber.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-11

The Island Queen departed for
Memphis at noon.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-08

One frequently comes across the
old jolly-looking big copper cents par
ticularly in small towns and country
places. It was in 1857 that their coin
age was discontinued by act OF Con-
gress. and late archives in the Treas
ury department show that at the end
of the last fiscal year there were OF
them outstanding over a million dol
lars.
Further coinage of the half-cent
coins ended at the same time. The
total amount of these coined all to-
gether was about $4O,OOO,O0O, speaking
in round numbers. The two-cent
pieces were of bronze metal. Their
enforced retirement from commercial
activity began in 1873, since which
date the minis have not been busy
with their manufacture. The little
silver three-cent pieces trouble the
marts no longer, though some of them
may be hidden away somewhere to
serve as relics. Their coinage began
in 1857 and continued until February,
1873. The smiling little silver half
dime, the coinage of which began
over a century ago, received its qui'
etus, SO far as its manufacture was
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-08
Coins Out of Circulation

concerned. at the same date IS 'ns
three-cent silver piece. -,
other of these minor CONS 'uHs
have had their day are in honoraple
retirement in the boards Of Collectors
In museums and elsewhere Among
these are the nickel three-cent pieces
and the little old gray.facea MSEel
cents. though it is easy TO run across
one of these little coins occasionally
Their making at the minis lasted rom
1887 to 1864. Then there used 10 Do
a silver twenty.cent piece TINS u
also among the list Of has beens'
Many of course can remember inc
DAYS of the infants Of coinage the ono
dollar piece that was in the haoit Oh
losing itself, so little it was, in the
vest pocket or in any other part OF
ones apparel where 1t was allowed TO
lie around loose. There we're about
10 900 900 of the babies coined. Where
are they roaming now? Then there
was at one time a three-dollar gold
coin. Their manufacture was discon-
tinued by an act of Congress passed
Sept. &c, $780, the same date that
marked the beginning Of the end OF
the gold dollar. In all there were
over a million and half dollars OF
these Washington Star.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-08
LONG SOUGHT Passage Found

According to dispatches from San
Francisco Capt Ronald Amundsen
has discovered the northwest passage.
If SO, he has finished the labors of
hardy sailors and other explorers for
centuries past. 1t was the commercial
instinct that led to the first great voy-
ages of discovery. This instinct had
two phases. One was to extend the
limits of the northern fisheries. The
prosecution of the whaling industries
is estimated to have added over $780,
100000 to the wealth OF the world in
the 200 years before the middle of
the nineteenth century. The other
phase of the commercial instinct was
the desire to shorten the water route
between the ports of western Europe
and the rich orient. The era of sci
entif1c research in polar exploration
did not begin until the last half of the
nineteenth century. The humanitari-
an spirit that led many expeditions
to engage in the search for Sir John
Franklin resulted in enormous addi-
tons to the worlds knowledge of
those regions.
John Davis in 1888 succeeded in
reaching what is now Godthaab,
Greenland, and his three voyages
gave the first great impulse toward the
northwest passage. There followed a
succession of brave men, each of
whom added something to what was
already known, and then in the last
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-08

rings Sing Hpoo, turning a somer.
sault, stretched out his tiny body
rigidly in the manner adopted by
every gymnast when showing his
PAGES.
Sing Hpoo's accomplishments are
not. however, confined to acrobatic
tricks. He is a good linguist, for he
speaks English well, German fuently
and French slightly, not to mention
his native Burmese.
Perhaps the most amazing thing
about Sing Hpoo is the fact that his
appetite is not at all in proportion to
his size. He is accustomed to sit
down with ordinary mortals and eat
just as much as any one at the table.
For breakfast he likes three or four
eggs, and as pick-me-up he is accus.
toned to swallow couple of dozen
oysters at a sitting. He eats a large
quantity of meat, but is not fond of
potatoes or other vegetables.
Among his treasured possessions is
a gold bracelet, slightly larger than a
wedding ring, which he wears round
his little brown wrist. 1t was given
to him by Miss Loie Fuller, an Amer
lean dancer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-08
Ground Floor Plan
oRNR WAY
6O%
STAlL
I2~%lP'S'w

the barn, this timber to rest on a post
set between the space for vehicles,
and the driveway as shown in the
plan.
The following is bill of the mate
rial for the barn: Fifty-four pieces
2x4 in. IL #. long for stills, plates and
girts;30 pieces 2x4 in. IL TT. long for
studding and collar ties; ~ pieces 2x4
in. it. long for studs for partition;
~ pieces 2x4 in. 16 it, long far raft
ers; "A pieces, 2xS in. IL #. long for
joists; $500 it. of inch lumber for
outside walls; 1000 it. of sheeting;
10 IL squares of shingles; 80 it. Of
inch lumber for covering the upper
joists; LAO it. of in. planks for
flooring; 300 #. of lumber for parti-
lions; 1 piece 6x6 in. 80 #. long for
the center sill.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-08

waco, thou art the real prince"
err. AS the princess looked at the fool,
who was a man, and at the courtier,
who was not, her color came and went
and the fine blue eyes gIowed with
something akin to pride.
Get out of here!" roated the no.
| bleman.
The fool had meelSly obeyed far less
lusty tones, and it seemed odd this
menace did not move him now.
you will not kneel? Then see"
Down to this hour the prince could
not give you a veracious account Of
how it all happened, but he recalls
that when his eyes opened he was ly-
/ ing in the corner of the room and that
there seemed to be funny little specks
dancing mockingly in front of him.
He did not want to die in the pres
ence of the lady, so he told her he was
truly repentant that business troubles
had so engrossed him for the instant
he had failed to realize he was of high
degree, and had acted the knave:
with her kind permission he would
now withdraw and worry her no fur
Their.
That was the abdieation of the
prince.
When he was gone Yaco told the
princess that out of his savings he
had paid the bills of the retinue of the
footlight kingdom and had furnished
them tickets for their homeward jour
ney. Would she deign to suffer a like
consideration at his plebian hand?
waco" said the princess, as she
walked toward him and gave him a
grateful little hand, thou art the real
prince"
Il would 'twere so, lady," said the
Jester, for then | might dare to tell
thee long-cherished secret of mine"
She ran to her trunk and took out
gilt paper crown, which she placed
upon his head.
Now tell 1t, your highness."
The dancing blue eyes invited dis
closures.
"Why-why--in truth I've heard
them say 1t oft enough, but Just now
my dull head fails to serve me, and
cannot rightly choose my words-but
but"
She looked up into the honest face
and understood.
Il know" she said, simply, land
love you too. Yaco. my king"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-08
Tiniest Of All Athletes

Smaun Sing Hpoo, the smallest ath-
lete in the world, is the latest wonder
India has sent to London, says a spe-
cial to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
He is % years of age. His height is
"a inches. his chest measurement 221s
inches, his hip measurement also 225k
inches, and his fighting weight twenty
pounds.
Sing Hpoo, unlike the ordinary
dwarf, is exceedingly well developed
and symmetrically built. He wears
an immaculate frock coat some fifteen
inches in length, pair of daintily cut
trousers, a fancy vest, perfectly cor
rect collar and tie, and shiny silk
hat of 1905 shape, just large enough
to fit over the fist of an ordinary
nan.
His companion, Capt. Weltzien, in
vited him to show his acrobatic skill,
whereupon the little man took hold
of the captains hands in a firm grasp,
raised his body gracefully in the air,
and performed what is known in GYM
nastic circles as '1ong arm balance"
in the most approved style. Then,
using the captains hands as a pair of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-08

century, in the 4Os, came the i'll.
fated expedition of Sir John Franklin.
Franklin had two ships and 1873 men.
Years after his departure a member
of McClintock's party found, in 1853,
records which showed that the Frank
lin ships had been abandoned April %,
184S, Franklin and twenty-three 9TH
ers having previously died. And 105
men had persisted in an attempt to
reach Fish river Their route is
marked by graves and skeletons and
the whole party practically van
ished from human knowledge. The
last search for news Of Franklin was
made in 1888 by F. Schwatka and
w. H. Glider, who in King Williams
Land found many skeletons and relics.
The northwest passage successfully
resisted all attempts at discovery.
Much easier was the northeast pas
sage. AS in the case of the northwest
passage, men began looking for il
soon after the discovery Of America.
Two of the earliest English explor-
ers were Willoughby and Chancellor
who in 1858 opened Archangel bay.
Later the Russians took up the mat
ter. 1t was Adolf Erik Nordenskiold.
a Finn, who first solved the problem
of the circumnavigation of Asia and
Europe. He reached Yokohama in
1879, from Vega, in Russia, having
made the northeast passage without
disaster
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-08-08
T h c M e n Of Old

l know not that the men of old
Were better than men now,
OF heart more kind, of hand more bold.
OF more ingenious brow;
l heed not those who pine for force
A ghost of time to raise
AS If they thus could check the course
or these appointed days.
Still, II is true and overture.
That / delight to close
This book of life self-wise and new
And let my thoughts repose
On all that humble happiness
The world has since foregone-
The daylight of contentedness
That on those faces shone!
With rights, though not too closely
scanned,
Enjoyed as far as known,
With will by no reverse unnamed
With pulse of even tone
They from to-day, and from TONIGHT
Expected nothing more
Than yesterday and yesterniKht
Had pronered them before.
To them was life a simple art
of duties to be done
A game where each man took his mart
A race where all must run;
A battle whose great scheme and seone
They little care to know
Content, as men-at-arms 10 cona
Each with his fronting foe.