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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
crltlclse Cartoon.

Railroad men who saw the cartoon
In the Chicago Tribune the other
day. which was drawn by McCutcheon,
depicting a skeleton standing by the
side of an open switch, wondered If
McCutch con had ever visited a rail-
road track
The switch shown in the picture
was one of the old outof-date stubb
switches. which have not been used
for twenty years. 1t is safe to say that
not one railroad in the United Statec
now uses the old style stnbb, Every.
hing IS the spit switch. which Is much
safer. McCu;cheon also uses some Ii
ceuse in the style Of lantern carried by
the specter. II looks more like a sig
nal lamp on an engine and \ IS prob
able that no self-respecting brakeman
/ would ever dangle an instrument like
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old ENGINEER is DEAD
John W. Wallace Veteran Engineer
on the Fowler. Dies at Beta, N.
C.-Was Well Known
River News.

News reached the city yesterday Of
the death Of Mr. John " Wallace of
Paducah. one of the most prominent
river engineers on the Ohio river.
Death occurred at Beta. n. c, where
he had gone only three weeks ago for
his health.
The body will arrive in Padueah
Tuesday morning No arrangements
have yet been made for the burial or
funeral.
The death of Mr. Wallace is due 10
Brights Disease complicated with
trouble, his health having been on the
decline for more than year. About
three weeks ago he decided to go to
Beta, North Carolina, TO join his wife.
who was there for the benefit of her
health.
His condition being past recovery
he gradually grew worse after his ar
rival there and death resulted Satur
day afternoon at o'clock.
John ". Wallace was one of the
best known river men on the Ohio
river having been connected with the
Fowler boats for more than twenty
years. as engineer. and was consider
ed one of the best engineers on the
river
At the time OF his death he was still
in the employ of the Dick Fowler a:
engineer. having held that position fol
many years. He was engineer on tbs
Gus Fowler, which was sold by tbs
Fowlers, OF Paducah, aud later burne,
at Memphis.
Mr. Wallace was engineer on thu
steamer Fashion, which blew up a
Paducah years ago He was blown in
to the river by the explosion, but land
ed safely on shore after swimming
great distance.
Mr.. Wallace was sixty years Of age
having been born in 1915. He wa
married on December 25, 1867, to Mis-
Octavia c. Farmer Of this city. min
children being born, of which tire
survive
Mr. Wallace was we'll known to a
The riyermen and was beloved by a
Of his acquaintance. his dispositio
being of the kindest nature and cha
acter of the strongest His dispos
ton being sunny and bright, mad
friends OF his mere acqaintances an
his death will be d great shock to a
who have known him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
River Statistics.

Says the Waterways Journal:
Vessel arrivals at Cairo, ILL.,, during
April from both Ohio and Mississippi
river ports numbered $50 vessels Of
570247 tons, in contrast with arrivals
for the fourth month of 1904 of 91S
vessels Of G19.4l3 tons. OF the cur.
rent months arrivals, 764 vessels Of
514,459 tons represented a thorough
movement and 125 vessels If SO, 1888
tons movement local at Cairo. The
through movement was divided into
leo steamers Of 67,s59 tons. and COT
boats and barges Of 10000 tons. while
the local movement was represented
by 81 steamers of 15.5SS tens, and GS
boats and barges of 40 200 tons. or
the arrivals at this port for The first
four months Of 1905, $50 vessels Of
2l1 ,730 tons were steamers. and ,l6t
vessels Of S75,700 tons, boats and
barges, making a grand total move
ment eff 1890 vessels Of 1,0S7, $50 tons.
in contrast with 1888 v@sels Of Ii
6S46S2 tons for similar period Of
1904
Freight passing Cairo from the Mis-.
sissippi, ana Ohio rivers for four
months ending April 80, 1905 consist.
ed of SCI vessels loaded with coal;
225 loaded with lumber, logs ties,
| piling and wood; 191 canned mer
chandise; rocks; 3 iron; and A
| corn
| During January 1905, the stage OF
water at Cairo rose from 1882 feet
4 on January / to 1915 feet on January
30: teh highest was 1870 feet and the
lowest 11.37 feet In February the
water fell from January 80 figure oi
1915 feet to 9.3S feet on February
rose until ON February Is the mari
registered was 2SS5 feet. The high
est figure on February % and the low
est on Feb when 1t was S.35 feet.
In March the water rose from 2S. s;
feet on March is, when it gradual,
fell until ii reached 1896 feet o.
March %, after which it again rose Il
34.20 feet on March 81 The highes
figure was on March Is and the low
est on March /.
The stage OF water In April wa
34.57 feet on the first and 2i0S fee
, on the last day Of the month, the fol
mer being the highest and 217O feet
on April %, the lowest level Of tn
/ month,
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STYLE IN THE DRINKS
Served Over the Bar Change When
the Hot Weather comes-Big
Demand For Temperance
Beverages.

The lemonade season has set III, az
cording to one Of our leading mixolo.
gists. There are. he says, several sea.
sons in which the year IL divided, be-
sides those which are noticed on tn
calander
Take the cold weather, for instance
II would surprise you 10 know Ia
amount Of whiskey and other drink.
that are disposed Of then. There
great deal or calls for beer then, toe
bur the principal drink Il whiskey D.
brandy. Lemonade Is almost unknow
and the iron brew only gets on the ba
3nce In avn de-
But as soon as 1t begins to warm III
a thermometer is not necessary 10 tel
the bartendera about 1t. The sure sigl
Is the call for lemonade All the sam
/ time wAiskey and brandy become IN
popular except for punches and such
Beer IL staple article In the salo0l
business. II goes all The year around
Sometime the men who drink whiske
| n the winter call for beer In The sun
mer, and good many who don't tax
anything In the winter like a litl
beer as a cooler. But there are a goo
many who do not drink anything els.
and they like II as well in one seaso
as another. You might also say tina
beer represents tao year Itself. aud ia
other drinks tho seasons into which
Is divided
The famous gin dr nks are gettin
popular around in these parts, too,
said a we'll known mixologist, VIII
mixes 'em up behind bar on tn
leyee where there is always gree
demand for mixed drinks, owing TO tn
fact that so many strangers who iii,
a fancy concoction jump off the train
in front Of the place and rush in an
ask for Their favorites.
Temperance drinks age also Co
sumed IN large quantities In nearl
All Of the bMter class III saloon
Fresh Butter Milk To-day, Il sic
Tint feis M on the cash registers
many saloons and when the sign got
lup there Is always big demand Il
u the good old country drink
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
Justice Abused.

An extraordinary case, Of prison
Observation-Disclosures perhaps unique In
its way, has just been brought to light
at Cartagena, where an old prisoner
named Moreno, condemned In 1867 TO
twenty-seven years penal seryltude
for military desertion and hrgandago
has been kept in jail eleven years
after the expiry Of HIS sentence in
1894, simply because the original rec.
ord Of the sentence had been lost
Moreno would certainly have died in
illegal Imprisonment, hut the editor Of
powerful Madrid newspaper, happen
ing to visit the prison short time
ago, heard from his own lips the story
and its publication caused popular
cutlery, which has secured his release
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
RAILROAD NEWS


Establishment Of the block signal
system between Louisville and Cen
tral City has become necessary on
account of the increase OF business
and consequent increase of, trains on
this division. Freight traffic es-
pecially In the coal line has nearly
doubled during the past year, and
the handling of such an increase Of
trains through a single dispateher's
office under the old system is neees-
sarily slower than under the block
system.
The Illinois Central has already
| established the block system Oh It's
road from Central City to Memphis,
greatly adding to its facilities. The
new move was expected but this is
the first official announcement OF il.
All passenger stations on the IL
linois Central railroad between Louis
vile and Central City will be opened
all night within the next two months
following the establishment Of block
signal system over the line between
the two points. Work on the bloch
system will be necessary to complete
the work Of installation. After that
time telegraph operators will be PLACED
at all stations and siding points where
trains pass The establishment of th'
system viii cost about $4,000
With the establishment of thu
night service at the small stations
along the line the efforts being mad
to secure additional postal arrange
ments on the Illinois Central be
tween Louisville and Central City
promise to be successful.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
DEATH RAN AMUCK
IN FULTON HOME
When Brolhers-in Law Fought
TO the End Before Wives
TRAGIC PISTOL DUEL
MEN SLAY EACH OTHER IN SA
CRED SICK RooM-BABY
DIES AND ONE OF THE
WOMEN is DYING.

More details concerning the awful
tragedy that was enacted in the home
of Conductor j. w. sprlnk at Fulton
Saturday night were received by The
Bulletin yesterday
The whole town has been wrought
up to a high pitch of excitement over
what was perhaps the most tragic
duel ever fought as a result Of which
both sprink and his brotherin-law, j..
y. Walters, were killed
The duel took place in the room
where Mrs Sprink was confined to her
bed by a serious illness. In the bed
with her was her two-weeks-old baby.
who few moments after its father
died from the wounds he received,
hreathed its last. Walters wife was
also present and while the two terri
fed women looked on in helpless hor
ror, their husbands emptied their re
volyers into each other and finally.
when the last bullets had been fired
from both of their revolvers. fell NOR
tally wounded. at the foot OF the bed.
/ Neighbors rushed in and found both
| Of the men and the baby dying The
scene they Witnessed when they EN-.
tered the room was horrifying and
lsickening The men each with his
revolver clutched tightly in his right
hand, lay ON the floor, the body o
| Walters half across that Of bis victim
Blood was spouting from their wounds
/ and both were weltering in huge
pool of blood The air was full oil
smoke and in one corner lay the bods
Of Mrs Sprink. who when the firm
Eceased leaped from her bed, BUT fel
to the floor Iii faint when she saw
the awful result Of the mems fury
Mrs. Walters had fallen in faln
across the, bed.
The women were quickly brought Il
but Mrs. Sprink was said to hay
been unconscious the greater part d
i Sunday and last night was not q
pected TO live.
/ The tragedy grew ont of a quarrt
Init years standing and although III
two men and their families have live
in the same house, there has Away
been bitter feeling between then
The trouble grew out of the +loss I
sl0S over year ago by Sprink. VIII
accused Walters Of stealing it.
chance remark Saturday night hrougE
the matter up and after several word
had been passed the men pulled the
revolvers.
sprink died a few moments ats
the shooting but Walters lived a co
Pile or hours Neither regained CO.
seriousness. Yesterday Sprink's hon
contained three corpses. The bod
of Sprink and his baby will be burie
together today at Fulton, while II
remains Of Walters were shipped Ia
. night to Ripley, Tenn.
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an lrresIstIl,le concInslon.

He was d efiti1, so he sniu
HE wrote hts way to fame
Ii nonsense CHANGED 10 ill his head,
He wrote Ii just the same.
His essays were made up of queer
Opinonated kinks.
And people trembled al the sheer
OF Jingle Burnem Jinks.
He showed where Shakespeare sometimes
failed
Although his work was fair.
AL swift he arrOgantly rallied;
He patronized Voltaire.
The life work Of the world 3 great men
He'd crush in forty winks.
And very few escaped the pen
Of Jingle Burncm links.
But those Who followed him at length
Grew very sad indeed,
They cried. Pray show us. In your
strength
What III there left to read.
Upon what author may we lean
As one who really thlnks?'
He answered with an air serene,
why, Jingle Burnem Jinks." III
Washington Star
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
LADIES PLAY POKER ?
Cairo Aghaat at the Report That
Young Matrons Play the Good
Old Game Of Draw For
Keeps"

VIII the antigambl ng edict which
has Just been sent forth by Mayor
Parsons, be extended to the social SEES.
sions Of the Ca 70 Ladies' Poker Club,
which ii Is said, are held every now
and then at the homes Of sons Of
Calro's most well known and promin-
eni young matrous?
This Is TIE quest on that is being
asked by all Of the busy bodies. Cos.
sips. etc. and perhaps by some of the
members Of the club"
For the past few weeks, eossips have
have had little else to talk about. At
first the report that some of Cairos
prominent social leaders had wearied
OF the erstwhle popular games Of
cinch and euchre and had adopted the
good cid American game OF draw
with a quarter limit and ten cent
ante rs means Of diversion durinp
the hot summer months, could and
would not be cred ted, but the report
when one of The younger members
was asked point blank about IL and
giggled historically and refused Il
deny i;--why. Of course, 1t must be
so.
OF course It Is really nobody's bust
ness whether the rather historic gam,
Is INDUCED IN or not, but still gosspi
VIII goss y. You know, and when gos
sips do gossip n isn't long bcfor,
everybody hears about Il and nov
the so.callcd poker club Ia the CHI g
topic Of conversation at the sewinl
circles 4 majority Of The brcakfns
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
Why Women Never Aus.


The women. God bless themi
x They're never at rest,
An resting brings rust
To currode and modest.
They're syays caressing, or pressing, or
dressing.
Pursuing their sewing or doing
Their best.
The women, good cheer to
Their restless delight.
They shop all the dag
And they dance all the night.
They always ate tripping. or shipping, or
clipping.
Pursuing their fadding and gaddins.
h But bright.
The women, God keep them!
They're truer than gold
They're warm In the winter,
Iii summer they're cold.
And thst IL the reason. and 1t isn't treA.
son,
70 say why they never, ahl never
Grow old.
n Horace Seymour Keller.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
CHRONOLOGICAL
aune Is In historY.

i6n-Pizarro. the Spanish conQueror OF
Peru, assassInated at Lima
I7%-David Rittenhouse, early astronomer
and manager OF the United States
mint. died at Philadelphia; born l132.
isz7-samuel Compton. inventor of the fa-
nous loom. died; born l75S.
is65-Rear Admiral Andrew Hull Foote,
IL 8 n. a distinguished naval officer
OF the civil war, died in New York
city; born 1906.
fSSs-Daxid Davis jurist and early friend
OF Abraham Lincoln. died In Blsoming-
ton. H., born ISIS
1sS9-Simon Cameron. Lineoln's secretary
OF war in issi-62 and afterward minis
ter to Russia. died In Lancaster coun-
". Pa: born there 1879.
1904 General Kuropatkin's army worsted
In six hours battle at Molten Pass
BY Japanese under General Kuroki.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
Thinks swiss Practice Good,

should Ike to see children In this
country running about all day in the
open air, and not going to school until
seven years of age at the earliest.
That is the practice in Switzerland.
which Is Ger -ainly the best educated
country In the world--Sir John Gorst.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
French In FOREIGN Service

One Of the main objects Of the so
ciety for the encouragement of French
foreign trade is to promote the plac
Ing of young Frenchmen i'll the ser
vice Of foreign merchants Among its
members the society has 1874 mer
chants established In the French colo
MES and AGO In foreign countries.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
Volcanic Cloud.

A volcanic eruption at st. Vincent
once threw a cloud Of dust against the
wind 70 Barbados. distance Of 100
miles. The .eposit fell for twelve
hours over Il 6 entire island, attaining
q thickness Of nearly half an inch. IL
estimated weight was therefore nearly
e,0UO.000 tons.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
NEWS OF THE RIVERS
The sprague Arrived With Biggest
Tow Of Empties Ever Seen
River Business Good Yes
terday.

The monster towboat Sprague, TN
auestionably the largest boat on the
river. arrived yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock. on her way to Louisville
from Memphis with 46 empty coal
barges and two fuel barges. This is
said TO be the largest tow of empties
ever showed up the river by single
boat in the history of towboating
The boat was in charge of Capt. VII
liam Crow, master, and Pilots Pearee
and Nye.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

A London paper refers to man
who has heen the best man at 300
weddings! The explanation Is that he
was for many years missionary. and
persuaded many couples to be mar
ried BY the promise that he would be
happy To act as best man at their we'd
ding.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

The Man Mann expedition. which
has returned 10 Khartum after put.
ting down the revolt Of the Bahr-el
uaxal. has brought back a curious
trophy n the shape Of the sultans
greAt war drum. II n cut out pt the
xy1tnk 0f \ trec. stands fonr fcet higs,
fY$d Ii Tepregent y buffalo
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

The rains OF the past few days in
the upper Ohio valley have caused the
river to rise considerable at this point.
Yesterday afternoon at 4 O'Clock the
gauge showed jump Of 0,S OF a foot
in "a hours, the stage reading rs feet
even.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

"Shmarkable thing" asserted Mr.
McSosh, how III liquor II sharpen
matst rnwers " obsobsh'vatlon.
No., know that tn worlds been
whirlin' roun' at frigful rate o'speed
for m-m-milllonsh o. years but thlsh
FIRST time ever noticed II flor
m self ~. cleveland Leader.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

Misses Mande and Idaho Sutherland
have returned home to spend the sum
lner with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
W. II. Sutherland of upper Elm street.
Miss Maude Sutherland has been at.
tending the Cincinnati Conservatory
of Muse at Cincinnati while her sis
ter has been attending New York
school.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

The Wash Honshel arrived from
the lower Mississippi at 1880 o'clock
last night with one barge Of lumber
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
Railroad Notes.

About TWO hundred and fifty people
from this city took advantage of the
exceedingly low rate of two dollars
for the round trip between here and
ST Louis, which was offered by the III
inois Central The train was in charge
of Engineer Dopp and Conductor
Walkup
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

The Dick Fowler came in at 9
o'clock from Paducah with her big
excursion party from Birds Point and
left for Paducah at 1920 o'clock.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
Mashinnton Forecast.

Washington, June 25.--Following is
the weather forecast for Illinois for
the next "a hours;
Partly cloudy Monday, showers and
cooler north; Tuesday fair. cooler
central and south,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

The Russell Lord passed yesterday
afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock on her way
to Joppa from Grand Chain with "A
tow of empties.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

Mr.. NJ. j. Farnbaker, acting secre-
tary of the X. |. 7. League. returned
last night from business trip to
points In Indiana and Ohio.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
THE WEATHER
Temperatures Yesterday.

Maximum temperature, SO degrees
Minimum temperature, III degrees
Temperature at Z D. IN, 81 degrees
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

Mr.. j. B. Wenger returned to Chica.
go yesterday. after a brief visit to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. Wen
ger, of Park Place West:
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

Miss Sarah Bratton, of Eleventh
street, has gone to Mt. Carmel to
visit friends.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

River business was exceptionally
good yesterday. more boats being reg
istered at the Sixth street wharf dur
ing it's "a hours than have been regis
tered on the log for the past three
days.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

Mr.. Charles Clark, formerly Of this
city. now vice president of the Iron
Mountain railroad with headquarters
In st. Louis. passed through here yes
terday in his private car en- route to
Mobile
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

The Des PLANES came in from Co
lumbus at IL o'clock in the morning
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
YOU HAVE NOT really of

fered that room for rent unless
you have advertised it in the
Want ad" column. 1t may
be for rent, but few know it.
Why not tell them alll
COSTS / CENT A WORD.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

Miss Ina Cary Wilson arrived YES.
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock to glad
den the hearts and home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wilson Of Twenty-first
street
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
PURELY PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Sullivan spent
yesterday in Vienna visiting friends.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
Notice.

There are twelve dogs in the city
pound and unless owners call for them
within twentyfour hours they will be
killed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

Mr. Frank Shaaf. foreman of The
Bulletin, and wife, returned yesterday
from an extended visit to friends and
relatives at Golconda. Metropolis and
Paducah.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

The Harvester passed at IL o'clock
yesterday morning for Padueah from
Memphis with two empties.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

The Dick Fowler passed at $3.50
o'clock on her way TO Birds Point
from Paducah and passed up for Padu'
cab with an excursion at 9:45 O'Clock.
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ST. eENEulEuE LIME.

In ten barrel lots, for the next 30
days delivered to any part of the
city, 30 cents per barrel.
A. s. FRAZER.
Telephone No. SAC.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

Read the Cairo Bulletin Tor news u
the surrounding country.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

The 5. II. II. Clark departed for st.
Louis with six barges of coal at Z
O'Clock yesterday morning,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

The City of Memphis arrived on her
regular trip from St. Louis to the Ten
nessee river at 6o'clock yesterday
morning and departed al 7;i5 o'clock.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

The Charlotte Boeckler left at .
O'Clock a. m. for Hickman with five
empty barges,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

For the latest news OF the day
you will find 1t In the Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

The Rees Lee came in at 7So
O'Clock yesterday morning on her way
from Memphis to St Louis and left
at S:45 o'clock
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

/. c. train No. was one hour late
nto this city yesterday The delay
was oecasioned by slight aceiden,
which befell a freight train about one
half Of mile this side of Thurman
and which blocked the track for some
time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

Operator Blonde Elsey, who re-
zee we'd orders several days ago to go
Ito Carbonate, went to that city and
secured a leave Of absence for some
time and is a present visiting at Bard
Well Ky. Yesterday ne was ordered
to return to Cairo and relieve Operator
Cox, at the stone depotfor three or
four days. On the return of Mr.. Cox
he viii accept position as operator
at Leyee Junction for the NJ. and o.,
until his former office on the bridge is
reopened at the close Of the work ON
the big fill
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

The Cotton Belt train was also ar
hour late yesterday for the first time
ia several weeks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26

Assistant Trainmasser G. S. Rought
with headquarters al Carbonate, was
In the city yesterday