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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-03

Flossie decidedly. But if you had a
sledge and could harness us to 1t we
might draw you easily and your pack
as we'll"
I'm make sledge' exclaimed Claus
"Will you agree to draw me If | do?"
"Well,' replied Flossie, I'VE must
first 90 and ask the Knocks who are
our guardians, for permission, but il
/ they consent and you can make a
sledge and harness we win gladly as
slst you
"Then so at oncev cried Claus ca
gerly. II am sure the friendly Knocks
will give their consent, and by the
time you are back | shall be ready to
harness You 10 my sledge.'
! Flossie and Glossie, being deer of
much intelligence, had long wished to
see the great world, so they gladly ran
over the frozen snow to ask the
Knocks if they might carry Claus on
his journey.
Meantime the toymaker huTiedly be-
gan the construction of a sledge. using
material from his wood pile He made
two long runners that turned upward
at the front ends. and across these
nailed short boards to make a plat
form. 1t was soon completed but
was as rude in appearance as it is pos
sible for sledge TO be.
The harness was more difficult to pre-.
pare. but Claus twisted strong cords to-
gether and knotted them So they
would tit around the necks Of the deer
in the shape Of a collar. From these
ran other cords to faslcn the deer TO
the front of the sledge
Before the work was completed Clos
sic and Flossie were back from the
Forest having been granted perlnis-
sion by VIII KNOCK TO make the jour
ney with Claus provided they would re-
turn to Burzee by daybreak the next
morning
"1hat is not a very long time" said
Flossic, but we are swift and strong,
and if we get started by this evening
we can travel many miles during the
night"
Claus decided to make the attempt,
so he hurried on his preparations ms
fast as possible. After a time he fas
tened the collars around the necks OF
his steeds and harnessed them TO his
rude sledge. Then he placed Stool on
the little platform. TO serve as a seat,
and filled sack with his prettiest
toys.
How do you intend TO guide us?"
asked Glossie. we have never been
out of the Forest before. except to visit
your house, so we shall not know the
way"
Claus thought about that for mo-
ment Then he brought more cords
and fastened Two of them to the
spreading antlers of each deer, one on
the right and the other on the left
"Those will be my reins." said Claus,
'and when pull them TO the right or
TO the left you must 20 in that direc-
ton. If ! do not pull the reins at all
you may 90 straight ahead"
Every WELL" answered Glossie and
Flossie. and then they asked care you
ready
Claus seated himself upon the stool,
placed the sack of toys AT his feet and /
then gathered up the rehs
"All ready he shouted. away we
GOT
The deer leaned forward lifted their |
slender limbs and the next moment |
away few the sledge over the frozen /
snow. The swiftness Of the motion /
surprised Claus. for in a few strides |
they were across the Valley and gliding /
over the broad plain beyond
Tie day had melted into evening by |
the time they started, for. swiftly as
Claus had worked. many hears had |
been consumed in making his prepare !
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-03
MASTERS SALE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS =.

ALExASDER COUNTY,
Alexander County Circuit Court.
In the matter OF Laura II. Pink. vs. NcIliA
Blatteau, Martha Mildred BAtiean aa
Helen Louise Blatteau On bill toforecltse
mortgages.
Public notice is hereby given, that IN pnrSa-
Ance OF decretal order entered in the aho
entitled caufe, in said court, on the Fifth a
OF November A. ID. 1901, |, Walter Ward
master In chancery for said court, on Stature
the fourteenth day Of January A. ID. 1905, at
clock In the forenoon OF said day. shall SCH
Al public auction to the highest bidder, ief
cash, at the sonthwesterly door Of the c1rff
house In the city Of Cairo. in said county, ere
following described real estate, situate IN tta
county OF Alexander and state Of lIlineis
to-wit.
Lot numbered Eve Isl and the soulhc's
haf o. lot numbered six % in block numbeTsf
seventy. one on, in the city Of cairo, ~
county 81 Alexander and state o. Illinois, .a+
gethsr with all and sisguiar the tenemtt 8
and hereditamtrts thereunto belonging.
WALTER WARDER.
Master I'm ChanceTy.
December 18th. A. ID. 1904.
Mr.. Reed Green. compliments solicitor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-03
SOUTHERN DIVISION

THE ONLY DIRECT LINE TO MEMFftf IT,
NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, At
LANTA, JACKSONVILLE, SA-
VANNAH, yICKSBURG
and JACKSONVILLE.
800 a. m. 1.-THE Dixie Flyer Meniphi
Nashville and Jacksonville.
3:10 q. m. Memphis and Es- Orleans Idm.l.
ed via Memphis, arriving IN Memphis At s.ls
a. M. and New Orleans 7:l5 p. m.
600 a. M. Paducah and ouisyiIle.
1910 p. M, daily, Memphis and New OrIeas
Fast Mail arriving in Memphis at 7:lo y. m, ss
New Orleans at 1925 a. m.
I;1O p. M, daily, Nashville, Chattanooga
Atlanta.
6:45 pm. Memphis and New Orleans Spec
arrive In Memphis at 1910 p M, New 0rlsaFs
10000 q. m.
6.1O p. m. Paducah, Hopkins,ille and Los
VILE.
aS-For through tickets, sleeping car sccSz
modations and further information apply
Illinois Central Passenger Station, Cairo, n
j. H. JONES. Tkt. Aff.
A. H. HANSON. Gen. Pass. Agt. Chicago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-03

tons. isuf file moon shone brightly to
light their way, and CLAUS soon decld-
al it was iust.as pleasant to travel by
night as by day
The deer liked it better, for, al
though they wished TO see something
Of the world. they We're timid about
meeting men. and now all the dwellers
in the towns aud farinhouses were
sound ASLEEP and could not see them
Away and away they sped. on and on
over the hills and through the valleys
and across the plains until they iseach-
ed village where Claus had never
been before.
Here he called on them to stop. and
they Immediately obeyed But new
difficulty nov presented itself, fer the
people had locked their doors when
they went TO bed and Claus found he
could not enter the houses TO leave
his toys.
II am afraid, my friends, we have
made our journey for nothing" said he,
'for shah be obliged to carry my
playtliings back home again without
giving them TO the children of this vii
lage"
whats the matterT' asked Flossie.
''Ihe doors are locked" answered
Claus. ''and cannot get in, (
Glosse looked around at the houses,
The snow was quite deep in that Wiz
lage, and just before them was a roof
only Il few feet above the sledge A
broad chimney which seemed to Clos
sic big enough to admit Claus, was at
the peak Of the roof
"Why don't you climb down that
chimney? asked Glossie
Claus looked at It,
"That would be easy enough if
were on top of the roof" he answered
"Then hold fast, and we will take
you there said the deer. ana they
gave one bound TO the roof and landed
beside the big chimney
Good" cried Claus, well pleased
and he slung the pack of toys over his
shoulder and got into the chimney.
There was plenty of SCOT on the
bricks, but he did not mind that, and
by placing his hands and knees against
the sides he crept downward until he
had reached the fireplace. Leaping
lightly over the smoldering Goals he
found himself in large sitting room,
where dim light was BURNING
From this room two doofways led
into AnllaY. nltn,,4l,np- Ia, npn N xwn
man lay asleep, with baby beside her
in crib.
Claus laughed but he did not laugh
aloud for fear of waking the baby
Then he slipped a big doll from his
pack and laid itin the crib The little
one smiled, as If it dreamed of the
pretty playthlng il was to find on the
morrow, and Claus crept softly from
the room and entered ut the other door
way.
Here were two boys fast asleep with
their arms around each others neck.
Claus gazed at. them lovingly a mo.
ment and then placed upon the bed
drum, two horns and wooden ele,
plant
He did not linger, now that his work
in this house was done. but climbed
the chimney again and seated himself
on his sledge
Can you find another chimney" he
asked the reindeer
Easily enough" replied Glossie and
FlosSie
Down to the edge Of the roof they
raced and then, without pausmg, leap
ed through the air TO the top of the
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-03
soFTNEss or sEALsKiN.
. nivnied by Humnn Hair where
Dandruir IN Eradicated.

sealsiin is admired the world over for
Is softness and glossineas: ard yet the
human hair is equally as soft and glossy
when healthy; and the radical cause OF all
hair trouble is dandruff. which II caused
BY a pestiferous parasite that saps the
Vitality Of the hair at its root Newbrc' $
aerpcide is the only preparation that Is
fatal to the dandruff germ. Without dan
druff there is no falling hair, but a lux
uriant growth Of glossy, soft hair Is GER
tain. Securing the scalp won't cure dam
drun. KIN the dandruff germ, Thous-
ancs Of women owe their beautiful suits
Of hair 70 Newbrc'a Hcrplcido. Sold by
leading drgggists. Send 100 IN stamps
TO The Horpicide Co., Detroit, aflch.
Paul schuh & Sons. specis
igents.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-03

l A Philadelphia court has ruled that no
life insurance money should be paid to
the heirs Of man hanged for murder
IN this decision law is, as II always should
be. crystallized common sense.--N. Y.
World.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-03
A. II. HANSON.
General Passenger Agent
]. H. JONES,

Ticket Agent
The Fast Trains.
TO California are run over the Unlun
Pacific. Via Omaha 16 hours quickes
to San Francisco than any other line
No change of roads. no detours, ''Tha
Overland Route" all the way. BE sufa
your ticket reads over the Union Pa-
cific. Inquire of J. H. Lothrop. G. "a
s05 Olive street, st. Louis, Mo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-03
East and Northeast.

indianapolis, Muneie, Cincinnati
Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland ard
points in Ohio, Indiana and Iiiinois
Through sleepers from ST. Louis q
New York. Boston 80 v--.i.cton.
Trains Leave Cairo as Follows:
No. 200 a. m. Eastern mail a.
express. NJ. Carmel. Nincennes. Pa
ris. Danville. indianapolis, Cincinnaf
New York. Boston. Direct counect.oa
with the famous Knickerbocker spec
ial.
No. 2-3:00 p. m. Mail and EXPIRE
Carmi. Evansville. vIncenueh, hla
annapolis. Louisville. Chicago. Tesf
Haute and Cincinnati Local slesfs
from Vincennes TO Indianapolis
D. m. 800 D. m.
No. 54-LOcai accommodzt ias
Mound City. Grand Chain and Viera
Trains Arrive at Cairo as FoIloAs
No. 55-11:00 a. m. Vienna ea
Cairo accommodation.
No. 3-i2:20 D. m. Nincennes sla
Cairo mail and express.
No. s-7.45 p m. Danville es
Cairo mail and express
AT trains daily except Sunday.
fun information and particulars
to rates. tickets. limits. etc. call
write Elmer Smith. ticket agent
NJ Stone. T. P. A. Cairo. M. G
HILLARY. A. G. P. 4. s. Losis. sie
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-03
P.J PURCELL

General Insurance Agent Fire. lins, f Sa-
nado Plate Glass. Oifice--Miller Schulz build
ing, Nos. sO7-s Washington Avenue. Telephone
10. Cairo. Illinois.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-22
START ALL OVER AGAIN.
supreme Court Wants More Of Fowler
Wood Case.

There have been SO many changes
in the personnel of the supreme court
since the Fowler-SYoo case was argued
before it that il has been decided 70
set the case down for reargument IN
December.
The Fowler-Nocd case is one OF the
big lawsuits caused by the Missouri
river. The record in the case is as olg
as a stack of three or four unabridged
dictionaries, and the questions involved
seem to be complicated to an extraor-
binary degree. It was argued before
the supreme court some time ago, but
the decision was not handed down. Now
the court, with the new members, VIII
start all over again.
The supreme court this morning over
ruled the petition for rehearing in
the Grand opera house lawsuit, which
was won recently by the Quintons
against John r. Mulvane. This clinehes
the victory of the Quintons in this case,
at least until the case is again heard IN
the district court
1t was also decided by the supreme
court that the mandamus suit of Robert
Dougherty against CASTOR Boyd, mayor
of Newton. shall be advanced on the
calendar and heard November 6. Dough-
erty is superintendent of the Newton
waterworks plant, and the mayor 1e-
fused to sign his pay check, on the
ground that Dougherty had been dis
missed from office.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-22
Hunting BIindfoId.

Hunting blindfold is a simple little
game One of the players is blind
folded, and the others stand about the
room as they please. The blindfolded
one then walks or gropes around until
he touches a player, and the player
touched must then stand still and make
a noise in imitation of some. animal,
saw a cat, a dog, COW, pig or horse
If the blindfolded player wishes he
may have the sound made three times,
and if he then guesses the name of the
person that person takes his place. If
he does not guess correctly he releases
the player and tries again.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-22
A MORNING JOURNEY.

"Have you been to the Pillowy noun
tains,
In the country of Lie-abed?"
1 asked of shy little fellow.
He replied with a shake of his head
A vigorous shake of his head.
.'oh. am certain" said I. you're mis-
taken,
For I'm sure 1 have noticed you there;
You were dressed-let me think-ih a
nightgown
And were clambering everywhere
Yes, clambering everywhere.
white and smooth are the PiIlowy
mountains.
And beneath is a marvellous cave,
Which exp rers and travellers enter
When they're feeling especially brave
Unusually plucky and brave
LAS for you, sir, you entered it boldly,
Until all I could see was your feet;
Squarely under the mountain you bur
rowed
To the long level plain of Sheet
The wide open plain of Sheet.
''Then thud went the Pillowy mountains.
Twas the oldest thing ever I saw
''It was me!' laughed a sly little fellow,
'PCause / kicked em all three on the
floor!''
Can you guess what he kicked on the
floor? "A. H. Folwell.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-22

mates, turkeys scrape their wings along
the ground, and in spring nighthawks
make strange booming sound in the
air with their wings.
When the breeding season begins the
male snipe commences calling for a
mate. These calls are always made
with the. wing and consist of piping
and clicking note often repeated and
accompanied at intervals by a hum
ming or bleating noise not unlike that
of a goat. Whenever this sound is
heard the bird is diving from great
height and going at a tremendous
speed, which gives trembling motion
to the wings, producing drumming
noise.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-22

step backward, bow to each other,
stretch up their necks, make squawk-
ing, groaning noise and pace this way
and that with regular motion, always
the same. They have regular alba
tross dancing steps and dancing time,
and they always go through their PAGES
in exactly the same manner. Mr..
Fisher, one Of the exploring party, says
that on Laysan island sometimes thou
sands of aIbatrosses will be doing this
dance all at once and that it is q won
derful sight.
When white men first went to Lay
san albatross and other birds eggs
were SO abundant they could be gath
cred by the wheelbarrow load. Some
men employed by a guano company
used even to pile these eggs upon fat
fright car and ship them to market
making a fine profit on them. This
wholesale robbery would soon have ex-
tinguished the beautiful bird life on
the island, but fortunately it was stop
ped in time. So absolutely innocent
and unsuspicious of harm, however
were the feathered creatures in this
region that Mr.. Fisher says on an is
lard near Laysan a man might ap-
proach and pick any bird up in his
hand, it not making the slightest re-
sistance and seeming not in the least
frightened
The wandering abatross' nest is 9
large one, built up of clay, sticks and
tufts of grass till it is ten inches from
the ground. Perched in this lofty mes,
mother albatross sits and matches tn,
one egg which constitutes her Who'll,
brood at one time. The one egg, how.
ever. is larger than goose egg. being
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-22
By.
Alberta
P1Att

a belief that it is bad luck to kill an
aibatross; that it viii bring shipwreck
or other misfortune to them. They are
very careful never to injure this bird
in any way, and they view with hor-
ror any person who does so. 1t is a
pity that men and boys on land do not
also believe that the killing of any
other harmless bird than the albatross
will bring bad luck to the slayer.
There are seven different varieties of
the diomedea,S or albatross, family, but
all the others are smaller than the
wandering albatross. 1t is of yellow
fish white color, with dark, dull wings.
1t follows ships SO persistently in order
to pick up the scraps of food thrown
overheard from the table. Albatrosses
are found in tropical and semitropical
seas the world over, but never in cold
regions. except on our Pacific coast,
where they sometimes fly as far north
as Alaska. The waters there, how
ever, are not so cold as in the same
latitude on the Atlantic coast, because
of the warm Japan current, as it is
called, which laps the western shores
of our continent. Albatrosses are never
seen in the north Atlantic
Explorers belonging to the United
States bureau of fisheries not long ago
discovered some curious facts in re-
gard to the aIbatross and its ways
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-22

One of the Hawaiian Island group is
Laysan. Birds seem to have found this
charming island before man did and
made of it a real paradise for the
feathered tribe. For centuries differ
ent varieties of birds, especially the al
batross, have been nesting there and
have become so numerous that they are
like people walking on a crowded city
street. The aIbatrosses, indeed, have
evolved something very like a city on
Laysan, for there is one spot where
they flock together in thousands.
The birds appear also to human eyes
to have recreation grounds and a dane
ing park. They certainly do go through
the steps of q regular albatress dance
In couples, like people. Two birds
meet and touch their bills. That is the
beginning of the dance. Then they
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-22
: COMPOSITE PICTURES.

To play composite pictures each mem
Der of the party should be furnished
with a sheet of paper and a pencil.
They should be seated in a circle so that
no one can see what the other is doing.
The papers must be folded twice. one
third down and one-third up, thus di-
viding it into three equal parts. and
then spread out open.
Each person makes drawing of a
head on the upper part of his paper, let
ting the neck extend a little below the
first fold. The more comical the head
the better. 1t may represent fish, fowl
or flesh.
The top section of the paper should
then be folded backward so that the
drawing cannot be seen and each pa
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-22
The Stately Judge.

Admiral Schley told in Philadelphia
on the Fourth of July story about a
judge.
This judge he said. twas sitting
on the case oe a man charged with
putting. off fireworks illegally. He was
a dignified. reserved sort of judge. He
laid a good deal of stress on ceremonv,
pomp and display and in his court there
was always an abundance of reverence,
as in d church.
We'll, sthe judge was trying this
case in his usual stately way, the pris-
oner in the dock put his hand in his
pocket, drew out a large ham sandwich,
and began to eat calmly.
"Horror-stricken, the judge shouted:
Put that awayl'
THE prisoner wiped his mouth with
the back os his hand.
8 I am putting it away as fast as ]
cam he said
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-22
COSTS MORE TO HAUL STOCK
Than 1t Does to Haul Passengers, Says
a Traffic Manager.

Chicago, Sept. 22.=Passenger serv-
ice on the Iowa Central railroad, as
far as operating expenses are con-
cerned, costs the railroad company
less than to handle cattle and other
live stock shipments, according to J..
M. Tittemore, freight traffic manager
of the Minneapolis & st. Paul and the
Iowa Central railroad companies Mr..
Tittemore gave the information today
before Federal Judge S. H. Bethea,
who is hearing cases of the interstate
commerce commission against eigh-
teen railroad companies on questions
of alleged illegal discrimination in
freight rates.
"The rate ON live stock from Mis-
souri, river points to Chicago are more
than just to the shipper and less than
just to the carrier declared the wit
ness.
Most of this traffic is what we call
pickupS and our company must provide
yards at various stations at great ex-
pense for the reception of the cattle. 1t
costs us more to receive and care for
the live stock than for the same service
for passengers, if you will. We provide
scales and scale houses windmills to
pump water, pave the yards with vitri-
fled matter and build buildings which
will Withstand the cold and heat alike.
THESE yards cost Us about $4,000 or
$14, 900 each and we are at some expense
keeping them up. We spent $5c,000 last
year in maintaining our yards; about
$11S apiece on the Iowa Central and $40
apiece on the other road. Our road has
added a million dollars in wealth to the
Northwest ir the last year by our con-
tinuing in the live stock for the busi-
ness.
"Our road has lost money. 1 believe
the rate on live stock is too low. If
we did not handle the live stock busi-
ness we could handle grain at A much
higher rate per car and it would be
much better for us. By adhering to the
live stock business we have promoted
a diversity of industries in Iowa to the
great benefit of the state.
Iowa is a stock state and it is better
for the farmer to raise stock than TO
for damage against our road for live
stock products are few in the last sew
eral years. On live stock the claims
are very much greater and quite fire.
quent'
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-22
BODY OF GUY PLACE IS FOUND
Was Lodged Against Tree in Gar
field Park.

The body of Guy Place, the boy who
was drowned by the destruction of the
Soldier creek bridge Monday after
noon, was found in Garfield park this
morning.
children who were playing in the de-
serted park, and saw the body lodged
against tree just above the old boat
landing. Coroner H. H. Keith was
called, and he directed Shellabarger &
Son, undertakers. to remove the body
from the creek.
The boy. together with several other
small boys, were standing on the Kan
SaS avenue bridge over Soldier creek
ture suddenly gave way and fioated
down stream.
The spot where the body was found
is about 100 yards from the bridge.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-22
AL in the Bill.

When it was learned that the modest
looking young man in the smoking car
with us had been a cowboy, and was
probably full of adventures, we moved
upon him, and the man with the red
i1ecktie said:
During your career as a cowboy you
must have had some close calls?"
We'll yes was the reply.
Cattle ever stampede with you?''
'Oh, yes"
L had friend out there who got in
front of a stampeding herd one day, and
they never found so much as the soles
o. his boots
''Yes?''
Were you ever in that DeriI?'
Once, sir. I was out in the open when
a herd of 5000 steers stampeded and
came for me head on.
And there was no chance to dodge?'
Not the slightest"
And you didn't have over minute
to think?'
Not over half minute"
"And-and what happened"
Why L rode straight at the herd,
knocked down and MANNED or killed
about 200. and so made a safe escape.
It's easy when you know how, but it S
also rather costly. That's why 1 quit
the business. The boss insisted on max
ing me pay full price for the Killed and
wounded, and didn't think it fair"
Sir said the man who had done all
the talking for our side, as he drew him
self up, did you ever see a cattle
ranger"
mo. SIR
'sNo, sir
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-22

and as a rule it is the state which is
compelled to pay them. If the costs
in some of these cases were taxed up
against the complaining witness a few
times it would probably rob that court
of a large amount of the business that
is crowded onto it. There is hardly a
day passes but what there is one or
more minor cases brought in this
court, sometimes to force collection
and at other times for spite work.