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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01
BUSY EXCHANGING
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
SOME RECIPIENTS GET THINGS
MORE TO THEIR TASTE
OTHERS WANT TO DISCOVER
THE COST.

Some of the merchants Of Cairo are
finding that the rush of Christmas
shoppers does not erd wish Christmas
and thel they have nearly as many
customers to satisfy as they did dur
ing the height of the holiday rush
The merchants are paying a heavy
penalty for the Willingness TO obliga
by exchanging Christmas presents
those who receive duplicates. From
the number of women who have ap
peared with articles 10 exchange dur
ing the past week Il would seem that
half the persons in the city received
two of nearly every article presented
to them by ther friends
Il have worked harder this week
than | did last week said mer.
chant yesterday. Ii seemed as If
half the presents sold by lis have
been brought back by the recinients
to be exchanged All tell thi
atory. that they received dur
and, of course, We appear as il
lieyed the little subterfuge
comes the work of finding SO
at the same price that is wan
It is abon five time5 as hard
lsfy she person who wants an article
exchanged as 1t was to sell it in the
first place Some women, ii must be
admitted, do not really want TO ey
change their gift, but make the pre-
tense solely for the purpose Of learn
inN what the cost Of the present was
Some even make no pretense of de-
string 10 make an exchange, but walk
in and ak the price. When see
that no exchange is wanted | do my
customers the favor of just about
doubling the cost Of the article. II
somehow robs the pleasure of giving
to me to see how many look only
for the value of the present and care
not a whit for the sentiment that
prompted the giyer 10 mis- or her gin
CROSBY"
Another merchant told Of an oc-
currence in his store that gill prob
ably cure two women Of exchanging
Christmas presents. Both were seek
ing 10 exchange gifts. and one was at
each end of long coun er. Taey
moved gradually toward each Other
and without noticing each other cam
together finally. When they recog.
nlzcd each other the surprise on their
faces quickly changed 70 look OF
ieep ehagrin, as each carried In her
land the present sent by the other.
Beth left ratAer abruptly said taa
ieweler, AMI y e good wager that
neither win have anything from he
other to exchange neAt year"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01
General Resumptlon.

There will be general resump
ton OF navigation on the Ohio river
from Cincinnati. Commencing Mon
day the big up-river boats viii star
on their regular trade after being laid
up for four months on account Of the
low water. The Louisville and Cincin
natl, fine sidewheel steamers, will
start on their regular trips the fire'
OF the week. River shippers are all
pleased 20 be able to ship by COOS
boats once more. The Madison pack
cts will start Monday and run on their
regular schedule.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01

loither back away or begin negotia
ltions for a wedding ring
Love In cottage is all right. Whai
1 object 10 Is love in street ear.
| Prudes may make poor sweet
hearts, but as wives they are a. Q
premium.
| When a girl marries man to re
form him. she is throwing boom
erang.
Husband, solicitously: There darl
ing don't cry; you are wetting my
cigars"
don't care for the ballet any
more preferring my upholstery on fur
niture.
feel sorry for the wife whose
husband always adheres to the strict
letter of the truth.
have noticed that the most strong
minded women marry just the op
postie SORT Of men.
II requires the highest kind Of NOR
al courage In man to push baby
carriage down She street on which he
lived before he married.
The hand hat rocks tae cradle may
ruleI the world. bu. the foot that
walks the floor with a coiicSy baby is
alro entitled to some credit,
The most forlorn woman eyer saw
was travelling alone on sleeper She
had an iS5nF ber.h and was wearing
dress thacsopened in he back.
1t is a wise yopng man who leaves
good quality of cigars on the mantee
when he calls upon his girl.
When a married friend of mine be
gins 10 smoke stogies know that his
wife has planned to furnish new
room.
The best way to discourage a man
from smoking Is to buy him smok-
ing jacket. and fix him den TO smoke
in.
The up-to-date girl doesn't run mp
her fashcrs gas bill sitting up with
her young man. She turns down the
gas
The season has a4lved when girls
will ring ont the oldNoge and rims in
the new hut me young men furnish
| the rings.
Long experience has taught me
that landladies are indulging in sar
donic humor when they say take in
boarders.
often wonder what kind Of New
Years eeolutions women can make,
when theg neither smoke, drink, gam.
Bile no. swear.
When woman gives her husband
bath robe, she should not entertain
the fond hope that he will often put
l. to its legitimate use.
AS a general thing y is adylsab e
to spank all the child&n thoroughly
before starting anywheEe with them.
1t keeps them from neg ling II,
II women conducted the daily pa
pers they would feature the household
hints ON the front page, and devote
the rest of the paper to bargain sales
advertisements which they would
print gratis.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01
eseaped the aM.nht nav. A..n.y

yes" said the gentle optlmist, Il
confess | am superstitlous enough tr
wear lucky stone
And do you really think II gives
ron luck?"
"Oh. am quite sure of IT,"
did you have It with yoa yester
day?"
Certainly"
and in spite VI it you lost a IS gold
piece. tore your coat by catching it on
nail, srrained your ankle and failed
to close the business deal OF which
son expected so much"
True replied the gentle optimist.
bus thirk Of what aigh; have hap
-e1cd to ne il | hadn't had M lucky
.tone"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01
WlN-t,auI Corn.

The Evansville Courier says: The
steamer ]. B. Richardson. that has
been tied up here for several weeks
undergoing repairs, departed Friday
for Nashville Tenn. She viii return
next week and will ester the Evans
VII and Cumberland river trade
There is great deal OF corn along
he Ohio river and the Wabash river
and the Cumberland river boat will
get a great deal Of this corn for the
Nashville marke,.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01
- lsIiy far LssrnlAIa.

Nov. you Ought TO be ashamed.
ames.r said the teacher, after the
hilarea had been assigned 70 their
=sos. TO hare ycur little slater to
- into class ahead of you, and
Gu - much older than she is?"
"No'a. Pa says girls has to be
'asr.er n boys"
WEI they usually are. But why
cur rara say so?"
"a s~es like as not girl N he a
sAl en- then she'll have Z know
ssH q teach school"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01
A Remarkable Tree.

A very remarkable tree grows IN
Nevada. II is called By the sdpersti-
tious Indians the witch tree. 1t grows
to he ght OF six or seven feet. and its
trunk al the base is about three times
the diameter Of an ordinary mans
wrist. The wonderful Characteristic
of the tree IS its luminosity. which Is
so great khat on the darkest night D.
can be seen plainly at least nile
away. A person standing near eO'Iid
read small print by its light.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01
FEMININE PHILOSOPHY.

A sensible girl would rather be
pretty than sensible.
| The man who thinks be always
Tools his wife, is always fool.
Vhen a girl begins to make Judges
fo1 ! younE man, It is time for him to
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01

It's wonderful power goes to the
seat of your trouble. vitalizes.
strengthens every parl of your body.
That's what HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea does. IS cents. Tea or Tab
lets. Paul G. Schulz & Sons.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01
BlaCkSmithing

For jeshoeing and General Repairs
Qua 'anteed sstisis cto' iiy done by
&c lsnics thst know how
y W nATTnu nax ~ n...-s..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01
AAoat,

The steamer John s. Hopkins, ths
Evansville and Paducah packet, which
has been aground at Elizabethtown,
I'll. for five months. was noated late
this afternoon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01

late sorrow ana unppietrc ss.-sir
Walter Raleigh.
What Is iy tlat renders frienishir
between woman 50 lukewGrm and of
70 short duration? It is the inter
a.s Of love aad the jeal2rsy OF con.
luast.-Rou scau.
To give you nothing and TO make
YOU expect everything; 10 dawdle on
AZ threshold OF lo7e while the doors
IRE clcsel-- his is all the science OF
l eoquc,to.-T. Bernard.
Women nave o perpetual envy of
our vices; they are les vicious han
We, not from choice, but because we
restrict them; they are the slaves Of
order and fashion--John on.
sm a strenuous advocate g." ''t-
and pr
are inv
neither
nor my
Won
love- D
teen Il
ribbon "a tneIr toilet that does no;
drive platonism from cur hearts
Ricard.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01

The Egan arrived from Moand cit,
81 was pilt out Of ahe Jacob Heth
eT''' gtor md is In the style OF a pool
i~ft, bus stiil has the high escape
VIZ Of the old Jake, which are too
Ugh to look well.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01

Fudge think Bacon wrote Shake
peare
Pudge-Why2
Fudge-Becaus so many ham &C.
IT'S play it,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01
Cos. Of Pauusrism.

The tauperism Of England and
wales cssts the whole population
head yearly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01
River Forecasts.

THE OHIO AT Evansville, not
nfiSa e auee during the next "a to &c
hours .raan practically stationary
for day r two, then rise again. At
I's.iNcah ars Caro-, viii rise at de-
traasng te during the next IL 70
oi hoHra. teen remain practically sta
tisnfrv for a Iay or two.
THE TENNESSEE At Cunters-
vale. viii cenE.luc falling AT Flor
caea. win can eace falling tonight
~ SmFav irerton and Johnson
vile. vii. RE caring the next "a
hours
THE NI7slaglfpl From Ches.
tsr ID n.i9re Gr very little change
rrrng the RE 2 houm. Note
cAes er reo rse1 yassarday morning
that feo-ia tl4nrirs ort.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01

stage il I I u. Yesterday.
etaGc. Of he river at 4 p. m.
yesterday was 13.l, showing a rise
Of 0.5 In twenty-four hours.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01

GeorgIa Zee arriyed yesterday IRON
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-01
Movements Of the Boats

The Michaels went up the Ohio
with empties.
The Glenwood post., 1905-03-04

that the former senator was suffering
from an acute attack of influenza. Even
then the real seriousness of his illness
was not apparent from the wording of
the telegram. and misgivings as to his
ultimate recovery We're not felt by his
relatives and business associates.
Another cablegram. received at 6:3o
o'clock, briefly announced his death.
The sad news was quickly flashed
from one to another in political circles,
and soon hundreds of former friends
and adherents gathered in the lobby of
the Brown Palace hotel to discuss his
passing.
The first intimation Miss Anna L.
WolCott had of the serious Illness of
her brother reached Denver Yesterday
morning in a cablegram from Henry.
This stated that Edward was very low
with influenza and complications.
Last night Miss Wolcott received an
other cablegram stating that her
brother was dead. This message was
sent from Monte Carlo and was dis
patched at > A O'Clock yesterday after
noon.
The Republican this morning pub
| fishes the following biographical
| sketch:
Edward OllNer WOlcOtt was DOlH III
ongmeadow. Massachusetts. March
26, 1913. the son of Rev. Samuel VOL
colt. His ancestors were among the
early Purtans who left England under
the reign of Charles the First, and he
was a lineal descendant of Roger VOL
colt and several succeeding Wolcotts,
who were governors of Connecticut.
Among his ancestors was Oliver VOL
colt. one of the signers of the Declara-
ton of Independence, and whose son
was second secretary of the treasury,
succeeding Alexander Hamilton in
WashingtCn's cabinet. Speaking of the
Wolcott family, Tr'lmbull's old history
of Connecticut says:
Some of the family were members
of the assembly, judges of the supreme
| court or magistrates from the first set
tlement of the colony of Connecticut
| for a period of $50 consecutive years.
| In 1861 the family of Rev Samuel
Wolcott removed to Cleveland. Ohio,
| but previous to that time Edward had
| taken course at Norwich, Connect
cut. academy Continuing his studies
at Cleveland, the young man prepared
| for Yale. entering with the class OF
The Glenwood post., 1905-03-04

clowns Toured face seen at county
fair. He was the sneak and bully.
was so filled with disgust at his cow
ardliness that l would have let him
alone, but the men having begun prep
arations were not to be baked OF
their entertainment. One formed
ring by marking out circle with the
heel of his boot, others forced the
crowd back. You see the primitive
mode of settling disputes was still en-
forced at Long Haut. | could as Lord
of Sackett and future Lord of Long
Haut have used drastic measures an
| chose: but l humored them by
stopping to their level in this as we'll
as in their merry making, and l think
they loved me accordingly.
The men forcibly pulled off his coat
and amid much jocularity helped him
with an undesired assiduity. They
were in their element. 1t was like
pack of well-fed hounds worrying one
mean hare. .,
An upward cut, and the fellow lay
prone upon the sward; so soon was it
over Had known he possessed not
as much science as the smallest urchin
sabout the place, had left him alone.
Most of our men were good fighters
and boxers. and they practised daily
among themselves to keep their hand
in. Cad zooks!' there was no fun in
so easy a victory. He had but floun-
dered his bulky arms about like wind
mill on a stormy day.
A mans passions soon blow over.
When l saw the fellow lying as help
less as when his mother bare him l
felt sorry for the mistaken wretch. l
knelt and felt his pulse. The men NUT
tered, Dead" and from the huddled
group of women there came a faint
scream.
Dead" l said, mot so. Give him
air; he'll live to make trouble enough
in the world
With a fling was in the saddle. l
set off at so lively pace that l out
ran the approving yells of the men.
and the admiring glances Of the
women, but not the flash from Nee
\1e's black eyes. That flash betokened
'undying enmity to the man who had
bested her lover. Feminine logic! for
while they rail at and abuse their
own, they want no one else trespass-
ing on their preserves. They should
learn that what they themselves hold
up to ridicule, all men, like carbon
crows, will flock to reck at.
Gil Joined me after he, had done
some bnllyragging on his own account,
and, possibly. more on mine. a.
The Glenwood post., 1905-03-04
CHAPTER vI-Continued.

A comely mother held up in her
arms her young babe. Its fat fingers
clutched frantically nosegay of
wild blossoms, and its round face was
screwed into wrinkles of earnestness
lest he drop it. | took it from him
and put in its place a gold piece. The
mother bobbed her thanks, while the
glen rang with the shol; of good luck
to the young lord All were intent
upon wishing me honor and prosper
ity. No, not at all, for | caught words
the reverse of honor and betterment
words which made me leap from my
horse as quickly as stone is shot
from a catapult
l caught the fellow as he SUNK be.
hind the women. 1t was Jim Scrugs
- jealous fool. 'Sdeath, if a man
dance a few twirls upon the green
with another mans sweetheart, need
he make an ass of himself because
of it?
Meenie's eyes were black as night
and upon the occasion when | singled
her out to dance, they twinkled like
thousand stars merged in one. 1t
was llo mule DtCduSt Sht SdN
her to-be lord and master lividly
green with jealousy watching her
(diablerie is, think, in every wom-
am, than delight at the honor the
young lord had conferred upon her.
You need a lesson, sirrah," l cried.
| jerked him out into the open.
The young lord will take time to
teach you to put as it were, a bride
to your tongue | said to him. "A lit.
tie excitement will not be out of the
way"
called to the men: What do you
say to a fisticuff bout?"
Leave him to me-" said John, our
sturdy farrier, young STRIPPING
with arms of ponderous weight. I'll
settle him"
Jim Scfugs face vert white as a
The Glenwood post., 1905-03-04
CHAPTER VII
We overtake the Magenta colored

We overtake the Magenta colored
Coach.
20 lam not going to tell of our journey
along that road Of sloughs and quag-
mires except as it has to do with this
tale. | might fill page upon page OF
reading interesting enough to some.
for we had few adventures in which
we did not come off second best. ~.
We had gone about fifty miles or so.
when it began to rama soaking
rain. which came down as straight as
a hanging curtain and soon made our
camlet cloaks heavy with the wet.
The water dripped from off us with
an incessant drip-drip, and even our
boots became soggy.
Our last stopping place had been
the Kings Head. that most hospitable
of roadside inns. The memory of its
cheer still fingered with me in spite
of the concern | had in keeping my
skin dry. l was so filed with this
delicate occupation that | no longer
pondered over what had learned
from its host 1t seemed that ma
genta colored coach and four with a
postillion had stopped at the tavern
the night before and taken on fresh
horses which had previously been ar
ranged for. The lady or ladies' had
not alighted, but had been served in
their coach with curtains down. He
affirmed that there was but one lady
as far as he knew. for the youth riding
with them and tending to their, needs.
had spoken of but one.
hostler declared, however, that
peeping under the curtain he had
seen two. This. produced laugh
among the stable men to whom he
had gossiped. They said that he had
not recovered from his spree of the
night before since he saw double.
Being vinors man be had taken
their joke N 4 huff, and offered to
fight any one who doubted his word
or sight. He said that they were any
thing but doubles-ther masks being
off-he needed no spectacles to see
that one was bold and black while the
other, here words failed him for a
space, then he added with watering
mouth: "An angel from the gates of
heaven"
The Glenwood post., 1905-03-04
By. MILLIcENT f. MANN
Copyright, 1904. by LUCAS-LINCOLN co

You are a lusty fellow" said he.
"and l rather enjoy seeing bit of
fight when it comes in a days run.
In this case, however, you might have
welded your whip to some purpose;
a sound hiding would have been more
in keeping. Why the soling of your
hands on such mud?"
Since when have you become so
solicitous about the soiling of my
hands," | asked him. 1T is not so
many years, if | remember rightly.
when you were ready to thrash me II
did not thrash a certain lad for his
i'll manners"
"A boy reaches maturity sometimes
in a day." he observed. You have
made an enemy. whereas had you
whipped him he would only have con
sidered it your rightful prerogative.'
"Damme Gil, | will settle my quar-
rels as suits myself" | said, sharply.
| knew that he was right. A man.
when he reaches a mans estate.
should put away childish things-but
how few of us do?
Gil's answer was a shrug of his FAT
shoulders. unless he meant the words
of the old song. which he began tc
sing, to have bearing upon the case:
"They have taen Young Waters.
And put fetters on his feet!
They have ta'en young Waters
And thrown him in IA dungeon deep.
| | could not take exceptions to this
| for it was an old favorite of his, and
he oft sang it.
So we logged along with patience
toward our horses, myself somewhat
/ quiet, but who could be sullen on such
a morn, when the skylarks were lift
ing their songs to hea7en's blue as
they flew upward from among the
| grasses in the fallow meadows? Not
|. for one; certainly not Gil, for an
other.
Soon l joined him in mis- song, anc
The Glenwood post., 1905-03-04

Honolulu, March Mrs, Jane La
throp Stanford of San Francisco,
widow of United States Senator Le-
land Stanford, died at 1l:4O O'Clock
Tuesday night. forty minutes aftt she
was taken ill., at the Moana hotel here,
under suspicious circumstances, point
ing, in the opinion of the physician
who attended her in her dying hour,
and seemingly in that of others, to
poisoning by the administration oil
strychnine in a vial of bicarbonate of
soda.
Mrs. Stanford herself, when found
by n guest of the hotel, who had heard
her groaning in her agony and suner-
ing from commissions, declared Il nave
been poisoned" and her last words
were This is horrible death to die.
The physicians say that between
commissions Mrs. Stanford repeated
the assertion that she had been poi
soned and said it was the second time
the attempt had been made, the first
time being in January at her San Fran
cisco home. and that 1t was this at
tempt which caused her to come to
Honolulu.
An autopsy on the remains showed
that the cause of death was tetanus of
the respiratory organs, but how this
was brought about will not be known
until after an examination of the con
tents of the stomach.
Before retiring. Mrs. Stanford took
n dose of bichlorate of soda which she
purchased in San Francisco. 1t is re
81 -.
The Glenwood post., 1905-03-04
HE WANTED TO KNOW.
One Day in the Life of Human In
terrc~ation Point.

But, mother. why?'
Because. Kenneth. little boys who
get wet when they play in the foun-
Come along"
WHY do little boys who play in the
fountain get wet. mothur?"
so, because the water is wet, that's
all"
The small boy trotted upstairs and
the suit was changed.
Now, Kenneth, don't go near the
fountain again.
why. mother?"
"Oh. because | wouldn't"
But would. May go in the foun-
tain, mother?"
No, Kenneth Now go down to the
porch and see if you can find Chris
tine and Josephine. Run along, that's
a good boy
Kenneth went down and after n
fruitless search for the two little girls,
he proceeded to play he was steam
engine" At last Christine appeared
and with whoop of joy Kenneth
flung himself upon her
Where were you?" he demanded.
iln the hammock
"Why2"
"Pecause I wanted to-"
will you play houses with me?"
Il am busy now, Kenneth; | must
get ready for supper
What for?''
Because"
The answer pleased and Kenneth
went to look for his mother Soon
after supper this little human interro
cation point fell asleep, after last
sleepily mucmured, What for,
mother?"
The Glenwood post., 1905-03-04
EX-SENATOR EDWARD 0. WOLCGT1
DIES AT MONTE CARLO, MONACO

Denver, March Edward o. Vol
colt. for twelve years United States
senator from Colorado. died suddenly
yesterday afternoon at Monte Carlo.
from influenza contracted during his
last visit to Denver in November.
Henry r. Wolcott, his brother. was
with him during his fatal illness, the
two having left New York for Naples
November 22d, shortly after leaving
this city.
News of his death came as a ire
mendous shock to his thousands of
friends and associates in Colorado. who
were unaware of his illness. In fact
nothing was known of the seriousness
of his condition until yesterday morn
ing. when a cablegram received by
Wolcott. Naile & Waterman announced