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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

rushed from one end of the vessel to
the o,her, barking loudly. foam flying
from his mouth tnot for the want OF
food or drink, for | always saw he had
plenty of BOTH My mate got his gun
out to shoot for ! had not the heart
70 kill my old friend, bu we were
both saved the pan of sodoing. for
rushing to the stern Of the vessel, the
dog deliberately Jumped overheard.
and swan away. | at once brought
the boat up TO The wind--there was a
heavy sea running thinking the i'm
mersion would perhaps bring him to
his senses again. but he only swan
away from the ship, and darkness
coming on we lost sight of him for
ever" III
Describing a terrific storm during
the night of December in the South
Atlantic. Captain Napier says: THE
iii le Brighton, her mast lowered bac.,
and oilbass out, rides 10 her sen air,
cher. mounting the high pillows like
bird, and never shipping drop of
water, but our feelings can be better
imagined than described for the mo-
ton Of our little ship could only be
compared with a motor car looping
The loop, and every bone in my body
seemed TO work with the mo DIN of
the boat, during the storm we lost
he rudder
ON December 10 a large whale fol.
lowed our little ship for TWO hours.
evidently taking us for a younger
member OF his family lie would
swim under our bottom and come up
the other side. blowing as he came to
The surface. sending The water over
cur decks hut after a few shots from
our guns he thought it better 70 leave
our company"
The writer added that on arrival al
Cape Town. where they were met
with an enthusiastic reception, they
were approached with a view to work
ing some pearaling beds in South Al
RIGA. The offer was accepted and they
were hen on their way London Ger
Philadelphia North American.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
HOPE FOR THE UNMARRIED.


Sound the trumpets, roll the drums
and high on the st Of beuefac.ors
Of mankind and divorce lawyers in
rcribe the name of the Protected
Home Circle, of Kansas City. This
worthy body has discovered a way
whereby to the disappointed spinster
and discouraged bachelor life may be
moro than an empty dream 1t has
pointed out method whereby any
man may become a husband and any
woman a wife. And the plan is so
simple a oh Id can operate it.
The Protected Home Circle picked
ont a willing but Departing bachelor
aad suggested that it rattle him. tho
girl drawing a certain number having
the right TO claim him for husband. As
an inducement the Circle guaranteed
the couple a gift of $3.50 in gold and
promised t. pay house rent for six
months. The man agreed. Then fol
lowed n campaign of advertising. TIE
mans name was not given, but his
age, height and complexion were. He
was described as a Virgnian. col
lege graduate. z man of exemplary hab-
its and good catch Every unmar-
ried woman for fifty cen could pur-
chase a ticket which entitled her to a
chance. Tickets went like hot waffles.
There wac a regular stampede among
the girls OF Kansas City. Il was too
great an opportunity for some of them
TO overlook.
AT last. the evening came for the
drawing. The hall was packed. Each
woman clasped numbered card. The
prize" was presented for the first
Inc to public view. His name was
B. l.. Arnett. and as be stood forth
there was mighty eraning Ct necks.
The comment was var.ed. Some OF the
si-ls liked his looks. others expressed
iisappcn ment ana some tore up
he cards.
Slips bearing numerals were placed
N hat. and a child was blindfoided
ana directed to take ont she Slips.
Ninety SKI was called. But the
holder of the ticket, evidently not sat
sded with the premium, kept her seat,
n accordanee with the rules OF the
,yent. A second number also mel with
10 response. But when "Ff'y-three!
vas cried stir was no iced IN the
1acl of lie room. and a pretty girl
n her early twsnues arose, and, blush
ng. went forward amid the applause
II some and The bitter envy Of others
Who saw visions Of happy home nell |
way. The prize-winner proved to be
diss katherine Knocha. a steaograph- |
r. The couple shock hands, agreed
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

Iron, steel and heavy hardware. mill
supplies, betting, pumps, gas pipes.
For fresh vegetables. fancy and
staple groceries and choice meat call
at the Walter G. Sherick market,
Eighth street. sN
Reilhard. photographer. mal@fr of
fine photographs. Try this gallery,
you win get fine artistic work 1t sat
isfac;ory prices. 2l1 Sixth Street.
Bnrke's Livery. feed and boarding
stables, flrst-elass livery service. A
fine line of carriages for funeral oc-
casions. Always the best.
WaidorfAstoria and Harrington
Hall coffee is guaranteed by Ehs 4
Greaney. 2009-11 Washington avenue.
Every drop Is drop of comfort.
Engraved calling cards--y9ur name
engraved on copper plate lin script
and hundred cards for Sl.50. 100
cards from your own plate for 800
John A. Miller, jeweler 9th and Com
merclal avenue.
Money, money, money, at Guys
Loan Office Unredeemed pledges for
sale. Guy b. Perry, the pawnbroker,
Is the man for confidential dealings,
507 Commercial avenue. Phone 4O7.
Uncle Joe's Hotel, best 800 a day
house in the three states. You get
the best. of everything to eat and
drink, and nice clean bed.
Harry W. schuhs drug store has n
fine line of brushes, combs and toilet
articles that he is selling at remark
ably low prices. 1715 Commercial ave.
. Uncle Joes Glad Hand Restaurant
and Bar still takes the lead. serving
the best meals and lunches in Ctairo.
It's the peoples choice.
f. Teichman's celebrated Lone
Jack cigars are the smokers choice
man is never better satisfied than
when smoking his choice.
If the uppers OF the Uncle Sam
shoe break before the soles the
Eagle Clothing Co, will give you an
other pair.
Pure wines, ,brandies. bourbon and
rye whistles for the holiday season.
Phone ~, r, Smyth & coz 502 and
sos Ohio street.
q
Harry w Schuh's drug store has in
stock. full line of Gunther's and
Lowneys bulk and fancy box choco-
lates for presents.
p. G. SeuIlin, leading caterer. Res
taurant and bar, 213 Ohio, right at
Central station. Travellers promptly
supplied. Best cuisine and service
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
THRILLING VOYAGE
ijad ny Scar en-. Who Spent los Days
In @iG..Ton Boat.

The two ventureso,he seamen
Mess. Nappor and Langford. who
left Brighton list August in a nine
ton ke ca 10 ee.k fortune in the
south Austrial pearl fishery, have
found so far plenty Of adventures, il
very few pearls.
A let er has just been received
from Captain Nappsr. The journey
was accomplished in 1O5 days, nor
able performance, considering that
the rudder was lost during a storm
and thet the two men had to rely UP
on tho sails for steering.
Soon after leaving s. Vincent"
writes Captain Napier, we discover
ed a stowaway c,ncealed under some
old sails in the after cockpit: a little
woolyLsaded negro boy about IL
years OF age. named Antonio. a native
of the islands. whoc ould not speak
English. but gave us TO understand
he wished 10 join us. 90 we made
him cook and steward.
On October %. five miles sou h of
the island Of Bravo. we saw a large
whale IN deadly combat with a sworf.
fish and two sharks In its agony i
came straight for our little ship. but
when about 50 yards off it expired.
The saddest event of the whole
voyage happened on The eth Nelson,
the dog, my fa hful old comrade,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

The rivers and harbors bill. having
boen eluasculated until ii nov carries
a bare Sl7.000,00O, has passed the
house. And thus urgent government
work C. nearly every waterway in the
United States will be to an extent lie.
layed. while we spend hundred mil
lion dc lars building bat leships and
preparing for a war that may not
come a fifty years and may never
some. Il is all righ' 10 build up the
nayy-we need a great one-but it
looks Ike pcor business policy to
make reedhil improvements suffer al
the expense of it-neglecting an i'm.
mediate necessity 10 prepare for az
imagln 1tive emergency. To hold NJ
q grea. Improvement like the nations
CONNIE. cial waterways in such man
ncr as congress is doing is false econ
omy. j is he poorest sort Of bus.
ness ju igment, because much Of the
work OH half hundred rivers repre-.
senting millions OF dollars investment
must svi fer in a state of half compile
ioa by standing idle. There are
many more places where the pruning
knife could have been applied with
advantage than al the throat of riy.
ere AMI ha.bors improvement
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
PACKED HOUSE AGAIN LAST
EVENING.

The Jack Hoeffler Show resumed
heir engagement for the remainder
of the week at The opera house last
night. and 1t certainly looks as if the
Hoeffler Show has caught ON with
theater-goera and no wonder when
You can see really a dollar show for
10, 20 and 80 cents. Mr.. Mckee. the
Sa Tor, Mr. Fordyc2 as Jack and Miss
Alcott as Moo:na carried OFF leading
honors. While NJ Strauss played The
part Of The Jew in a clever comedy
manner. The Vaudeville acts again
caught On big. Tonight the muca
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
EXPRESS COMPANIES
COMMON CARRIERS
MAY BE UNDER CONTROL AND
JURISDICTION OF THE RAIL.
ROAD AND WAREHOUSE COM
MISSION.

A dispatch From Springfield says:
Express companies doing business
in Illinois are declared to be common
carriers and are placed under the con
troll and jurisdiction of the railroad
and warehouse commission in a bill
introduced in the house yesterday by
representative c. s. Hearn of Adams.
The bill makes it the duty Of the
railroad and warehouse commission
to fix reasonable rates for transporta.
lion charges by express companies,
and empowers them to investigate
the books Of express companies, and
provides for a penalty of $500 for vic.
latlon Of he law.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

A nsw electric lamp has been in
vented which, il Is claimed, Is superb
or to any of the incandescent lamps
now in use. In this new lamp the
glowing filament is made of the meal
tantalum, which Is more durable
than the carbon iilaments and gives
a brighter light mainly because, ow-
Ing to its high conductiyity, it has
been found impractieable to make
the filsment less than ewo feet long.
This necessita es the coiling of the
thread in spiral which although oc-
cupyine no more space than is afford
ed in the ordinary lamp gives great
er surface of incandescence.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

Ther2 has been during this session
considerable agitation In congress.
sional circles relative to the increase
of khe salary OF the president of the
United States from fifty thousand
dollars to double that amount The
increas should by all means be
made. for even when the president
shall IL paid one hundred thousand
dollars per annum il will still be less
than tne-tenth the amour, paid to
the rulars of first-class powers, and
this notwiths anding the fact that We
are the richest nation in the world
There are a hundred of 81 men in che
United States who are receiving
larger per annum salaries than the
president. There has been no In.
crease If the presidents salary since
Grant was reelected for a second
term in 1872, or for thirty three years
Since that time the country has more
than doubled its wealth nearly dou.
bled its population and greatly ex-
tended its power and influence in the
affairs Of the world A salary or one
hundred thousand dollars Is little
enough fonfha maintenance Of the re.
spectabilityg and dignity of the high
est office Of ahe nation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

on the spot that they would be married
al once and settle down 70 housekeep-
ing
So marked a success was the whole
affair that the Protected Home Circle
announced Immediately that il would
soon have another drawing. Next
time the prize win he pretty girl.
Thus has the Kansas City society
lighted a beacon that all the world
may see Why need there be a soil
tary male or female bachelor mere.
aftere
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
Thomas W. Lawson's ''Frenzied Fl

Thomas w. Lawson's "Frenzied Fl
nance" has brought out some Start
ling facts as well as created several
sensations. An interes ing and novel
result of the Lawson articles occurred
in New York Monday night when
John A, Thayer. proprietor of Every
body's Magazine, celebrated his birth
day with a dinner at the new hotel
St Re,.is. The feature was speech
by Thomas ". Lawson. who was seat
ed In the library OF his home in Bos
ton and delivered his talk by means
OF a telephone. being connected with
the bar qnet table in New York where
telephones were placed be
lore each guest and enabling them 10
iear perfectly Mr.. Lawson spoke for
Is minutes and told his hearers what
le int nded 10 do 10 the "system" be
ore he got through. He was heart
~ aprlauted, Verify. his is a /
frenzlad" age Of Advancement as
reH az "frenzied finance"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

The Gitferenee between the United
States renatc and the president has
directed attention to hat body Ey
cry scaool boy knows that IL is com.
posed Of two senator's from every
state Ia the Uni ed States. Rhode
Island and Nevada each send two sen
ators aad New York does not send
more nan two. The senator's are
elected for six yelrs and they con.
sequsn'ly hold over two years longer
tan Ike president and are eligible
10 reelection as long a. the gate
IA disposed to continue them In Of
fee. Those that have been long in
office. like Allison Of Iowa. Hale Of
Maine, Plat of Connec icut and
P.stt Of New York have great infln.
enee on account OF their seniority
Others like Spooner Lodge and A,
drich ar influential by force of ability.
There are Others like Dcpew of Nek
York. aud Beveridge Of Indiana. For
aker 4 Ohio and Dolliver of Iowa
who have ability bu lacking the
prestige of long continued service are
without the influence to which their
intellectual weight entities them. We
have not mentioned certain southern
and 0 her senators ability ami repu.
tation as orators and statesmen be
cause being in the Democratic ma.
jority hey are of course always voted
down. The senate is frequently out
of accord with the sentiment of The
country. II should have passed the
OIney- Pauneefote arbitration treaty
and 1he only reason why it did net do
ii was because 1t was the measure Of
a Democratic administration. It is
now out Of accord on the subject Of
railroad rate legislation There are
among the senators those who repro.
sent not so much as their ates as
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
ASSIGNED To THE
CAIRO DIVISION
FORMER TRAlNMAsTER J. S..
SWEENEY OF THE BIG FOUR
MADE SUPERINTENDENT OF
CAIRO DIVISION.

Something more than surprise was
caused yesterday by the announce
ment made # several fmpor, ant
changes in the operating staff of the
Big -Four system, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer. While the announcement.
was not male officially it is definitely
known that Trainmaster J. S. Sween.
ey. Of The south end Of the Chicago
division. gets a promotion to the rank
OF superintendent and is assigned TO
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

The inaugural ball will be the big.
gest item of expense, costing about
5000, and then there will be the
parade and fireworks TO make up the
remainder of che cost. But the en-.
terprising capitolians expect to get
all this money back by the sale OF
tickets to the bah. at S. each. and by
The sale of seats in the stands along
the route of the parade.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
Their Ups ard Downs.

How do old Kranllleigh and his
new wife get aiong?'
20. they're pretty evenly matched.
You know he has a hobby that hus
band ought 10 rule in his own house.
hold
Yes
We'll whenever he mounts it she
always call him down
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

talked Of society play viii be seea,
Sign Of The Cueihx. THIS play made
a big impression last year ana no
doubt our ahea .ergoers will turn out
ttgons toltht Happy Hooligan VII
he en- fer Saturday matinee AMI for
sa,arany night Way Back East will
be scol q leo piece dinner SEE viii
be given away Saturday night
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
Can't Count on Him.

The Boss-Iigson is The most reli
able man in the office
The Bockkeeper-Why. he's always
making mistakes.
The Boss know. Whenever
give him anything to do / can rely
implicitly On his doing il wrong.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

The above Is a correct statement OF
the circulation cf the Cairo Bulletin.
daily and Sunday, for the year 1904
and for the month of January 1905.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this thirty,first day of January, 1905.
Il. l.. GILBERT,
Notary Public
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
SHEARS AND PASTE.
Out in First Round.

The Father unice. | don't like
the company your young man Spoona.
more keeps"
The Daughter-"Why. papa. I'm the
only company he's keeping these
days."
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

First Roomer-"Does that lady
across the hall continue to borrow
your magazines without returning
them >"
Second Ditto-"Yes, but she's i'm.
proving She sometimes let's me read
hem before she asks for them"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

they do gigantic corporate interests.
They were able for a long time 20
postpone the Panama canal purchase
and they will possibly be able to de
fea or TO modify the Esch-Townsend
bin as to render II practically nuga-
tory
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

Ex-senator william E. Chandler of
New Hampshire says unless the rail.
road rate bill is passed William j.
Bryan will he elected president in
1905. Blu that doesn't scare Mr.. Bry-
an q all
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

Cen. Lew Wallace left an estate val.
ned at something over s50O.00O TO his
well beloved wife. Susan E. Wallace
10 be hers and her heirs forever
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

Is this the Winter Of cairo's dis.
content? Aye. that's the question
which interests the city's mayor a
present.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

rx-cov. PssbOdy. having apparent
" failed 10 steal the Colorado gov.
ernorship. might emigra.e TO Russia.
The anarchists over here would vel
come such a bloody reyolutionist as
he.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

Thomas w. LEwson offers John D.
Rockefeller $4,000 10 meet him in a
jo.h debate in Boston. John D.
needs money, but he doesn't need il
that had.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
Hard Luck,

TITS simply impossible for me to
find bread for my family said the
loafer
Same here" reioined the hustler.
Il have to work for IT,"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

The Inauguration of President
Roosevelt win cost the citizens Of
washington who are contributing to
The Spectacular and entertaining fea-
tnrss Of the occasion about $50. 9Bg.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

The eui;stin is on sale .. the fol
lowing places:
coIsnan's, 2f4 Eighth street.
Halliday House news stand.
Waiker's, 10 Sixth street.
Union News Co., Union depot.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
Chained.

| used to love q dark brunette,
OF blondes | now am fond.
For thar brunette | used TO love
Is now perfect blonde.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

Some of the citys candidates are
sady hnstling as II they were
afraid the San Jose scale might get
into their booms.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

Chong. the viceroy of the Chinese
province of Chilli. has endowed the
University of California with FIVE
scholarships for Chinese students TO
whom employment under the celestial
government is promised when they
have graduated.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
Uncle Remus.

Your midnight slumbers
Would peaceful grow,
If Br'er Welsh Rabbit
Would just 'lay low.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

. 3lsster Cairo" Is a mighty good
pla rm for the wise politician to
adup.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

foIestvensky, having been acquit-
led viii now proceed to thrash some
m-re fishing fleets.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

ont say anything about Che good
ola summer time. The weather might
chang
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

Having lived under sleet and snow
for month 1t is real cheering to see
fhe earth once more
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

The indoor baseball season is
close Now for real baseball.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

r. l.. Knapp. credited with having
invented the "sidehill" pillow, for the
use of farmers cultivating sloplng
fields is dead in California at an ad.
vanced age.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

The coal man win soon have to go
way back and sit down.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
In Delaware.

Some very bad people in Del
Kill birds, which is wrong, as they're
vel
Yet, so Fashion DEGREES.
And they say if not these,
Pray what may Nan, Gladys and Bel
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
TALK IT OVER WITH US.
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Az efage daily and sunday circu-
lation. for one year, ending De
cember 81, 1901. ..............19s3
Average daily and Sunday circu-
lation for the month OF Janu
airy. 1906 mediterranean o45
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

Yeste' sy made one feel like going
Out ar sitting On th} rbleachers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

II was predicted thai 1t couldn't last
forever
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

The weather is beyond criticism.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

The spring poet is thawlng our.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24
IS YEARS AGO TODAY.

The sultan Of Turkey is a sickly
man and may die at any time. His
Younger brother Reschad Bey. is said
TO be a common drunkard.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

President Roosevelt has been chos
en- an honorary member of the New
York League of Former German Uni.
versity Students.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

Col John Sobieski of Los Angeles
Cal, is said to be the only direct de
scendant in the male line of the last
native king save one Of Poland, King
John Sobieski. He was born in War
saw in 1912 and after coming to this
country served in the civil war.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

John Smith. a Tacoma character.
died in that city recently carrying a
secret with him. Every summer for
many years he had disappeared into
The Cascade mountains for a few
weeks and returned with about $4,000
worth Of gold dust. Many tried. but
none could find his mine. lie was FRY.
ng TO tell friend whore it was when
he died.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-24

Or. Cowen, conductor of the London
Philharmonic society, is SO. He is
native of Jamaica, has travelled all
over the world. speaks four or five Ian.
guages fuently. collects first edit'o
and has been SO successful all his life
as a composer and conductor that he
never hal to 80 through the drugery
" teaching.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-20
The Modern Grocery Co.
New Phone 523 Old Phone 1883
112 South Market Street.
is an ideal place to trade for Flour, Meats
modern home on farm. We also want your
produce and will buy it right if you bring it in
LOCAL.
Notice of Appointnent.

Notice is hereby given to all per,
sons interested, that on the 9Th day
of July, A. D., 1905, the undersigned
was appointed by the known heirs to
the estate cf Cordilla BENEFIT, deceased,
late of Wapello county, for tha
purpose of transacting all bus
mess pertaining to said estate. All
persons knowing themselves indebted
to said estate make payment to under
signed and those having claims against
same, present them to undersigned for
allowance.
Dated, July 8, 1905.
Moses Mincks, Manager.
r. F. D. No. q.