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The Forrest City times., 1905-08-25

writes:
 Dear Sirs: As m a ny of m ' friends have used Doau $ Kidney Pills and have been cure d of bladder and kid ney troubles, l feel it my duty to recommend the medicine to those who suffer from sue h diseases From personal
The Forrest City times., 1905-08-25

l am sure Piso's Cure for Consumpto, saved my life three years ago.-Mrs Tbos Robbins, Norwleh, N. Y, Feb. l., 1900
The Forrest City times., 1905-08-25

A mans house IS his oastle.-and hi, creditor his king s
The Forrest City times., 1905-08-25

No amount of money can console some people for not having more-N. |. prsss
The Forrest City times., 1905-08-25

Yellow clothes. are nnsiehtly. Keep them wmte with Red Gross Bal Blue. All groeers sell large , oz. package, cents.
The Forrest City times., 1905-08-25
Limit of Significance

Say, father. what is a nobody ?'"
 A nobody is a prominent womant husband. ."-WashingtoQ Life.
The Forrest City times., 1905-08-25

The truth Is mighty and wIl prevail especially Il It IS dlsdgreeaule.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
JUDGES PLAN WORK
Circuit Court Judges Assign judicial
Work in the Counties of Southern
Illinois.

Judges YiclSers, Duncan and Butter
met at Vienna on the 2ist instant and
assigned the judicial work in the conn-
ties IN this the first circuit Of Illinois
as follows:
Judge vickers VII hold the courts
in the counties Of Johnson, Pulaski
and Saline.
Judge Duncan will hold the courts
IN the counties Of Massac, Union ana
Williamson and the January term IN
Pope county,
Judge Butler will hold the courts IN
Alexander, Jackson and Pope coun-
ties, except the January term Ia Pope
county. which viii be held by Judge
Duncan.
Judge Duncan will hold the October
term HI Pulaski county this fall fof
Judge vickers, and Judge Butler Will
hold the November term In Johnson
county for him, inasmuch as Judge
I vicl0ers viii be engaged In appellate
court work at Ottawa during these
terms.
This assignment viii be In force un
It'll July 1st, 1907
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
MayOr YeiSer and Other Padu'
cab Officials
WILL ARRIVE TODAY TO CONFER
WITH DIR. EoRN AND CITY
HEALTH AUTHORITIES.

Special 10 The Bulletin
paducah. KY. Aug. 23.-Mayor d. A..
Ysiser and DIT. H. P Sights of the
newly created city board OF health OF
Paducah, will 90 to Cairo Thursday
morning for a conference with the
Illinois state and Cairo city health
authorities relative to quarantine re-
guiations in general and with particu-
lar regard to the embargo laid against
Paducah health certificates by Cairo.
Mayor Yeiser is strongly in favor OF
auarantining Psducah against the
south and has the support Of nearly
everybody in the city except the ply
sIcians. A quarantine is possibility
within the next few days. as public
sentiment will become too strong FOL
tile board Of health 10 Withstand.
August 26 has been set as a gen
eral cleaning day by the board o
health and citizens will be called upon
Ito give their premises a thorough
securing on that day
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
COMING TO CAIRO. STOPS INSPECTORS.
From Louisiana Coming TO Cairo,
Does DR.. Egan
THEY MUST BE IMMuNEs or
THEY WILL BE DENIED Ap-
MfTTANcE TO THIS CITY.

II was aseertaincd yesterday morn
ing that. in spite OF the quarantine
ordes issued by the Illinois State
Board of Health against the states OF
Louisiana and Mississippi, inspectors
for the United States Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service bad en-
tered the city coming directly from
Mississippi
On meeting one of these inspectors,
DR.. J. A. Egan, Secretary Of the STATE
Board of Health. advised him of the
action taken by the State of Illinois
and by the City Of Cairo and stated
lto him that Marine Hospital inspee-
tors diree, from infected districts In
the south could not enter either the
city or the southern part of Illinois,
A few hours later DR.. Esan reeeiY
ed Geographic communication IRON
past.assistant surgeon Young, from
Jackson. Mississippi, calling upon hin
Ito direct the Illinois inspectors to ad
nit Marine Hospital inspectors int
GAffD anu 10 AEFul4t tHcAA ~ A""ft
regular relay in the city on their In
spec,fon trips from Mississippi points
EDr Egan promptly wired Surgeon
Young, declining To give such instruC
: tons to Illinois inspectors and adVl'
!. ing him Of the nature Of the quaraf
! tine orders relative to persons con
; ling from Louisiana and Missi sipp
/. and further stating that no exception
/ could be made 10 the regulations.
/ During the afternoon a represent
/. ltive Of the Marine Hospital Servo
q callel upon Or. Egan and stated Thu
i arrangements would be made at oni
/. whereby only yellow fever immune
would be assigned 10 the inspectic
service on trans entering Cairo
thar an additional relay would sta
I from the southern Tennessee line, {
these conditions Dr. Egan agreed VI
the inspectors should be admitted
!. Cairo
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
A ROWING CLUB |
Will Probably be Organized by
Athletic Young Cairo Men
MR.. JOHN s. AisTHoRPE, ENTHus-
IAsTtc oARsMAN, HOPES TO
HAVE SPORT ON THE OHIO.

Unless The plans of Mr.. John s.
Aisthorpe. cashier Of the City Nation
al Bank, miscarry. Cairo will soon
have several rowing clubs and the
Ohio. river will be converted into
citylfke racing course.
It has always been a remarkable
factihat Cairo has never had any row.
ing Gibbs, although surrounded by
water as ii is. the situation affords
excellent opportunities Perhaps the
reason that the waterways have ney-
er been ,conferted into this use, is
due 10 the faet that no one has ever
tfaken the initiative in a plan, although
every one agrees that Cairo should
thava rowing clubs and that such or
ganlzations would be interesting and
beneficial Believing this to be the
lease. Mr.. Ais,horpe has taken steps
to organize clubs among the Alexan-
der and Elks clubs and viii himself
organize rowing club among the
Young men employees Of his bank
Mr. Aisthorpe has written off and
secured blue prints, estimates and
other information regarding rowing
shells. boat houses, etc, and is con
fdent that enough interest will be
+ manifested In the scheme to result
+ in the organization Of several clubs.
+ Mr. Asthorpa. who Is himself al
L enthusiastic oarsman and at one tins
= member Of the Farragnt Yach
$ Club Of Chicago, has plans and price
on four cared. two cared and eigh
4 Dared shells, but is Of the opinion, tina
e for use in the rivers here the fou
Il Dared boats would be the best adapted
2 Mr.. Aisthorpe hopes to organize tire
y clubs and 10 have rival clubs anon
p the Alexanders and the Elks nm
u would mean that five boats would b
IT purchased and Mr. Aisthorpe says ths
~ the cost Of FIVE boats together Wit
~ athletic suits, q boat house and oar
70 ete., would not be more than S1,20
which Il a very reasonable sum VINE
the quality and workmanship Of II
a shells are considered Mr.. AisthcrE
y says thar If he ID successful IN y
ganizing the clubs here that an G
Iperienced oarsman from st. Louis n
60 he engaged to come here and coa'
the Cairo athletes.
Several years ago, four clubs fFc
An list. Louis came to Cairo and had ~
IN eral races on the Ohio, The ha
ms was lined with spectators and the !
WHY entg we're watched with much int
In lest. Since that time interest IN 10
IT ling has been manifested In differe
hts quarters here bur no definite acti
II was ever taken. II Is believed e
a9a now with some one To take the init
not tive, Cairo will soon have at least
,ut- few rowing clubs.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
Meather Conditions.

Pressure is high over the middle
and south Atlantic states and the
section east Of the Mississippi River
and south OF the lake region Other
areas oil relatively high pressure cen
ter in North Dakota and ont the north
Pacific coast. Areas III relatively
low baromenter center off the north
Atlantic coast, in the upper lake re-
gion, In western Nebraska, and in
northern Montana.
The temperature has risen in the
Northwest and the northern Rocky
Mountain region elsewhere the
changes have been Of slight import
ance.
Within the last "a hours showers
have occurred in the middle and ex
ltreme lower Ohio Valley, western
Tennessee, Missouri, eastern South
Dakota, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, AM
southern Arizona, Noteworthy rain
falls were reported as follows: Louis
vile, LA inches; Hermann, Mo, $50
Cairo, 0 a.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
MUST FORK UP S.
Heavy Wharfage Charged Steam
er Gate City
WHICH CAUSED PROTEST FROM
CAPT. SHEPARD. WHO APP
PEALED IN VAIN TO MAY.
OR PARSONS.

Why shonld the packet boat Gate
City. which has started TO run be
tween here and Hickman. Ky. be
charged more wharfage than the resi-
of the packet boats that land here. is
the question which many business
men and river men of both Cairo and
Hickman are asking.
Capt. F. II. Shepard. owner of the
Shepard packet line. which owns two
steamers, the Gate City and Caruthers-
Vile. on request of the merchants of
Hickman. KY, and other points be-
tween mere and there. put his boat,
The Gate City. in the trade, making
three trips from here each week,
Captain Shepard was informed that
he would have to pay S. for each land
ing here and he did not think this was
right for the number of trips that he
made week here, so he. got up a
petit on signed by the leading whole
sale firms asking Mayor Geo Parsons
who has control of the wharfage rate,
to make Capt. Shepard's wharfage for
his boat equal to the other boats that
Hand here and presented the same to
Mayor Parsons but he turned 1t down.
The service of this boat will be big
help TO Cairo in many ways, bringing
parties here from Hickman and other
points oftener than before. because
they can secure quick passenger ser
vice.
Mayor Parsons was called up over
the telephone last night by a repres
T entative Of The Bulletin to secure in
formation In regard 10 the matter, bu
j he stated that II was not his wisf
r to- state his reasons over the phone
= but would he glad to give an inter
view today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
ESCAPED CONVICT
Arrested Here by Chief Egan on
Ferd Her0ld
HAD TWO BIG PISTOLS ON HIM
AND A ROLL OF MONEY
WHICH WAS STOLEN AT
HICKMAN.

DR.. Krohn, when IN peeting the
steamer Ferd Herold yesterday morn
ing. found a young man with health
certificate written with lead pen
Gil.
He inflrmed the young man that he
could not accept it and that he would
not be allowed 10 land here. The
young man acted very suspicious com
ing up on the boat and made offers of
money to the Captain if he would put
him off on the Missouri shore. which
the captain would not do.
DR.. Krohn suggested that he be
turned over to the police and Chief
Egan had received a telegram yes
terday morning from Hickman. KY
asking that he keep a lookout for a
young man giving the name of Walter
Morris. who had robbed a man near
| Hickman of a gold watch and $500
In cash. stating that Morris was or
the Ferd Herold When the Fert
Herold arrived Chief Egan found hi
man which proved TO be the sam'
party that DIR. Krohn suggested TO th'
captain TO have arrested.
4 On his person was s196.65 in cash
a gold watch, two big guns, two boxe
/ of cartridges and he carried a telt
scope with some clothes in IT, He !
young man about % years old.
( He later confessed to the chief ina
! The was an escaped convict from tn
/ penitentiary at Jackson, Miss, frol
t which he had made his escape las
r March, Walter Morris was an a
sumed name he said, and that WI
1 ssead Hail was his right name Chi
: Egan wired the watlen Of the per
s tenitentiary particulars Of the ca
d and he wired back that an oific
/ would arrive here tomorrow and tai
h the prisoner In charge.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
FINDS IT is NOT POISON.
Barky Explains His Intellectual Efforts
to Commit Suicide.


to Commit Suicide.
There was man In Atlanta who
once suspected a colored man In his
employ Of tampering with the contents
of his wine cellar, especially with q
certain brand OF fine whisky The
employer decided to adopt measures
To verify his suspicious. He allowed
he demiiohn holding his private
stock" TO become empty; then, IN
stead of reflling 1t, he placed his pet
brand in bottles. labelling each one
poison"
One evening, on returning home I'M
3xpectedly, bic caught his servant in
dagrante delicto." Selling the bottle
| rom the Garky's hand the Atlanta
man exclaimed. in tone OF horror,
Great heavens, Sam! do you know
what you have been doing? This bot
IL Is marked poison!
4 The negro took the bottle and sur
eyed 1t closely Then he shifted at
It. A melancholy smile fitted over
| hts dusky countenance 'Tain't pizen,
A sah," he said. dejectedly. Use been
ooled ag'in."
Fooled again?' repeated the mas
er. Indignantly. What do you
nean?"
We'll, sah,' continued the darby, IN
he same tone Of depression, ut am dis
way knowed from de fust. from Dc
way YOU acted bout dat demijohn, dai
yGu had yo' suspishuns Oh me; an da
pho made me feel pretty blue. 40
distressed, AN didn't care. Why, sab
10 mos two weeks now lse been tryin
b commit suicide outer dat bottle. -
Noman's Home Companion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
BIG FIRE AT TAMMS
upmeyer and Morton's Store Burned
Causing 4 Less Of About $4,000.

a fire believed to have been Of an
origin destroyed the store
of Upmeyer and Morton Al Tamms
Tuesday night. causing q loss of about
$4,000. The building was owned by
MIR. Oscar Tamm and was valued At
about $4,000. IT was insured fer this
amount. The contents were valued at
ST. 900 and were insured for only $4,000
The exact cause of the fire ~ not
known but ii started from the out
side and the blaze spread rapidly and
despite the efforts Of many volunteer
firemen the building was quickly de-
stroyad
Upmeyer and Morton VIII re-entet
business Immediately, having par
chased a stock Of goods in Cairo yes
terday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
IN SOCIETY
sssssssssssssssssssssssss'
The Manchester Club.

The Manchester club was very
pleasantly entertained yesterday after
noon by Mrs Il. p. Bell at ST. Mary y
park. The amusements offered the
guests were a series Of contests 10
which the successful contestants We're
Miss Phenye Fields who was awarded
the first prize, The second prize was
won by Mrs. Jesse Fields Conclud-
ing the function refreshments Of Ice
cream and cake were served. Tne
hostess was assisted by Miss Phenye
Fields. Those in attendance We're
| Mesdames James Cox, Jesse Fields,
w. Landon, f. $. Crondle, G. II. John
son, r. W. Corn, Carrie Reeds Of Gin.
cinnati, II. s. Blockley, Lizzie Moore
Frank Reedar, q. ID. Belle and Miss
Phenye Fields, Mesrs. Jim Elliott Of
Louisville, KY, and II. Mccullough
The club will be entertained Sept Gtll
by Mrs. Fl. s. Blockley.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
carnenie,s Old Home Torn Down.

Another landmark Of Pittsburg, one
If the first houses In the city that
Andrew Carnegie loved to call his
home before the millions that have
made him famous were his own, mas
passed away before the devastating
ak of the progressive house destroyer
II is the old two story frame dwell
INK al The corner of Penn and Lang
avenues. directly opposite the NO l6
fire engine house, IA The heart Of one
Of tho most densely Inhabited mil
lionalre sections Ok me East End
The work 81 dcmolishlng the old
aouse was begun last Tuesday Bt
I Friday only the cellar remained, ana
even this will saon be torn away. as
viii the little knoll on which the oil
timbers rested. Plstsburg Dispatch
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
AROUND THE CITY

The Yates Woman's Club OF Cairo
viii give celebration al Sportsman
Park Thursday, Aug 31, for the pur-
pose of raising money for colorea
hospital iii the afternoon a game
of baseball will be played between the
fsonsides ana the Flints. In the eve
ming a program and dance will be
given ali Roosevelt Hall
Mi. Thomas CotteF. Sri. is seriously
lll at the hons .of his daughter, Mrs..
En-. ]. Keefe on Fourth street, and IL
gradually failing.
Mr. Rnle purchasing agent for the
EW j. Ol'yer railroad contracting
works at Wickliffe was here yesterday
buying goods for the camp.
| Mr. win Atkinson, formerly sales
man for McKnight-Keaton Wholesale
Grocery company, has accepted a pos
ltion with the Cairo Candy Mis-, com
pany d. their representative III Ken
lucky and Tennessee.
Moving machines will be used to
day to cut the weeds in the north par
Of town, where there are regular field
III weeds in many places
Don't forget to place your garbag
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
srEeoMYlA AT PADucAH,

Says yesterdays Paducah News.
Democrat
The pesky dreaded stegomyia rae a.
ia mosquito has been found in Pada7
cab, according to nr A. T MeCor-
mack. assistant secretary Of the state
board of health. Or. Mccormack has
been making examinations OF mosqui-
toes for several DAYS to ascertain II
there were any Of the female kind that
spreads the yellow fever and upon eX
animation of mosquitoes found at tins
old fair grounds this afternoon several
Of the stegomyia faciata were iiscoy
cred
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24

ii was only very recently that cleo
trio lights were installed 10 the wom
EMS galleries of the house Of commons
M London. The only Kind ~ accom-
mediation once offered TO feminine vis-
itors there was d kind of loft between
,ho ceiling and roof from which per.
haps d dozen were permitted Y take
furtlyc peeps al the proceedings below,
finder these circumstance mnny
adop,ed I'M plan of disgusting Them
selves III male attire, IA ofdcrto gain
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
BUY THE SCHOOL SITE
on Which School is to be Erected tar
colored Pupils In Future City
Candidate for Chair Here,

The Board of Education yesterday
completed the plans for the purchase
ii four lot III Future City from States
Attorney Alexander Wilson. Oh which
school building for colored pupils
viii soon be erected. The cost of
the four lots viii 10 s225.
Negotiations for the purchase Of
another site. about d half mile below
the Half way house are under way
ana the deal will soon BIZ closed. a
school house win be built here for the
white children Of the drainage Dis
Itriet. The school houses will be bnift
by carpenters employed BY the Board
and work viii he commenced On the
Halter school a. soon as the purchase
of the land Ii made
Mr.. w. r. Shortridge, Of Dearborn
Mo-, arrived last night and is a CUES
Of Professor f. q. Clendenen, principa
Of the Cairo schools Mr.. shoFtridge
who ii manual training teacher IN tn
high school at Dearborn, ~ a candi
date for the position of manual train
ing and physical science instructor
vacated by the promotion Of Pro
Bannister I'd principal of the hig
| school
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
STENoGRAPHER
Issued $4,000 Worth Of Passes and
pocketed the Money.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-A conspiracy by
which railroads centering in Chicago
have lost transportation estimated 10
be worth $4,000 was made public to-
day by the discharge Of O. G. Olsen
from the employ of the sante Fe rail-
road. Olsen was President ii ID Rim
ley's chief stenographer and took care
III the issuing Of passes. 1t II alleged
that by free use Of signed blanks OH
sen secured transportation and dis
posed OF ii to outsiders.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
ASSESSED THEBES
BRIDGE AT S825,ooo.

The Board Of Review completed ts
work Tuesday afternoon and took final
adjournment One Of the matters
transacted was fixing the assessment
Of the Thebes bridge The matter was
up last Thursday and the bridge com.
pany objected 10 assessment Of the
local assessor The board heard them
and took the matter under advise
ment Tuesday they fixed the assess
ment Of the bridge AL $S25,o00
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
Bet on san Francisco's Growth.

In 1900 Andrea Starboro, wealthy
citizen of San Francisco, bet another,
p. G. Rossi, dinner Of twenty covers
at $40 each that in twenty-five years
san Francisco will have population
9f 100000. ARRANGEMENTS have been
made for The payment Of the bet BY
BID heirs Of tho betters II necessary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24
WASHINGTON Bulletin.

Following Is the weather forecast for
Illinois for the next "a hours.
Partly cloudy Thursday, thunder
storms and cooler in afternoon Or
night. Friday showers and cooler;
variable winds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24

Keep your eyes Wide open on the
lifc road says EillvIlle philosopher
XVI have seen the lion lie down Win
the lamb. bnt the lion was blind, had
Ilcst Hit hss teeth, and had rheumatism
NV ists INK wa!''--. Atlanta Constitution,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24

The lilies a. the field whose bloom ~
brief; I'm
We arc they;
Like them va fade away,
AN doth ii leaf
Consider
Tho sparrowS 81 the AR OF small account:
our God doth View
whether they fall or mount
He guards ~, too
Consider
THE birds that have no barn nor harvest
sHes weeks.
" God gives them fool.
Much more cur Father seeks
N rs Hi uS rood b NJ Mn "A ssNg A W A ssS8 A 4s v
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-24

1895
isl4-washington city captured ey INC
British and the capitol and other pup
lie buildings burned.
7saQ-y William Walter Phelps. United States
minister TO Berlin and Vienna. born
RI New York city, died 1854
1saa-Theodore Hook, the erratic numorlst.
died; born lIsS.
1sss-The famous Bartholomew fair. or
London saturnalia, suppressed AFTER
nourishing over 100 years.
1sss Count Chambord. last OF the beur-
bon lire and heir to the throne o.
FRANCE. died 4 born in the Tuileries
1890
1Sag-The two hundred and hfueth ami
versary OF the settlement OF Glouces-
Ter. Mass. was celebrated there.
1905 Major Charles II. Smith tbili arp,
veil known southern humorist died
born 1896