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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-12
Russell Would Protect Him.

William f. Russell was once u
member of the First Corps Cadets,
and when he was governor took par
ticular interest in his visits to the
annual encampment. Ne one was
prouder Of the Governor than George
Washington Jones, a colored gentle.
man who had been employed TO do
some meniel service for Mr. Russell
when the latter was in college.
At one of the governors visits 10
camp Mr.. Jones was also on hand.
and celebrated the occasion so ener-
geticaly thas he was placed under
arrest over night, and made TO "po-
lice" or clean up the camp grounds
the next morning. He smothered this
insult to his pride until he could at
tract the attention Of the officer Of
the day, when he complained as fol-
lows:
My name Is George Washington
Jones, and II Billy Russell knew was
doing this, he'd give YOU h--l."-Bos-
ton Herald.
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DIED YESTERDAY
Dayton Langsdon, Father of Mrs. :
D. NelIis, Of This City, Passed
Away at Jonesboro, Ark.

Word was received yesterday by
Alderman Nellis. that the father of
Mrs. Nellis, Dayton Langsdon, died
at Jonesboro, Ark. yesterday morning.
NJ. Langsdon had made his home in
Cairo for some time. leaving for Jones.
boro about three months ago to visit
his son, Fred. He was stricken with
paralysis about three weeks ago. on
the leftg side and it resulted fatally,
His home was originally in GRANVILLE,
III. He was 6S years old.
Besides Mrs. Nellis. of this city. two
daughters and two sons survive him:
Mrs Eva Seawright, of Denver, Colo
Mrs w. $. Butler, of GRANVILLE, H.
Fred Langsdcn, of Jones oro. Ark
and Verne Langsdon, of Chicago.
The remains viii be brought TO
Cairo today and inferred at Beech
Grove cemetery, going by special train
from Central Union station at PAS
p. m.
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Surveys Being Completed From Hick
man to Sikeston For the Skies
ton & Southeastern.

The Sikeston (Mo,) Enterprise of
Friday says;
| Colonel Matthew s. Murray, assist.
ant engineer OF the Sikeston a South
eastern Railway, along with his help
ers, passed through East Prairie the
early part OF this week taking the
levels from Hickman to Sikeston,
which Is the finishing touches to the
survey which has been in progress on
this road since December, 1905. There
remains after this is completed to
Skeston. the making of estimates and
plats and the fling of the plats in
the recorders office in each county
through which The road runs, after
which the next step in order Is act
ual construction. In talk with Mr..
ly, so faithfully in the promotion OF
the project, he informs us that there
is yet much 10 do before We get this
much needed enterprise, but that II
the parties who will be benefited by
the road will all keep their shoulder
to the wheel we VIII yet be crowned
with success despite the efforts of
other corporations to kill the project.
He informs us that the stockhold.
ers of the road composed of fifty of as
good business men as there Is IN
Southeast Missouri and St Louis.
few from East Prairie. will meet In
Sikeston, Mo, on the 18th Of March,
at which officers and directors of the
S. & S. f. Railway VII be elected for
the ensuing year; an executive com
mittee to secure the money and look
after the construction of the road viii
be appointed and other important
businegs transacted.
HE informs us that most all the
right Of way has been given and more
than sixty thousand dollars already
raised True this will not be near
enough to build the road and put It
In operation, ana we ought to be all
asking if there Is any thing we can
do, but he thinks with what other
they may yet be able to get the work
can be begun some time this summer"
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No Punishment.

\ certain crusty squire in an Eng
llsh midland county who had gained
unenviabe notoriety for harsh deal
lngs with his tenants. had a violent
alteration with farmer named
Johnson About this time valuable
wheat stack of Farmer Johnson's was
destroyed by fire, and there were not
wanting those who attributed tho
cause to the squire himself A few
days later the squire, when driving
to the market town. met another OF
his tenants. After q few perfunctory
remarks. the tenant said: squire,
do you know anything about the
law"
The squire smiled satirically. II
ought TO, Bates; I've been justice
Of the peace for thirty years"
Can man be punished for think
ing?" queried Bates.
Certainly net"
Then, squire. | think you set fire
TO Johngons wheat stack"
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THE UNION DEPOT"
Play to Be Presented BY Local Talent
at the Opera House Next Week
Tribe Of Ben Hur."

4 real "Uniou Depot" with all It's
accessories, and every type of human
nature represented, constitutes novel
and amusing entertainment which will
be seen at the opera house next week.
Aside from the realistic depot scenes
which will be enacted, the musical
program introducing popular choruses
from late comic operas viii be fea-
ture Of the entertainment. Union
Depot" j. presented under the direc-
ton Of Myrtle Jane Randolph, of Pitts
burg. Pa. who makes a specially of
this entertainment and has given IL
throughout the east and middle west
with unbounded success. About sixty
local people viii be in the cast Re
hcarsals will begin Wednesday night
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Burglary Frustrated.

Alderman Antrim and Officer Dav.
idge probably frustrated an attempted
burglary last night. The former had
noticed man standing and moving
about in front of Mrs. Blakes resi-
dence for some time, keeping in the
shadows and acting as one on mis-.
chief bent. He notified headquarters
ard when Officer Dayidge appeared
the two went after the stranger. But
IL seems that the latter had seen a
light moving in Mrs. BIakes house
and when the officer and the alderman
started for him he was lost in the
darkness.
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Wanted Figures.

He-Then everything is fixed, and
we can be married can't We?
She-There Is only one thing ! have
not spoken OF, and mamma insisted
that ] must.
He-Certainly. my angel What Is
Il? Bid me go through any trial for
your dear sake, and I'll do It. Ask foF
the golden fleece. and II such a thin :
IS IN existence IN get a, aye. eve
though | must swim the seas. elm >
the lofilest peaks, or search in tn p
Tuning craters Of mighty volcanoes
III do IT,
She-It isn't much. my dear Man
ma said must ask you how much 70 o
intended to allow me q week for PIT
money.
Cm-er--how much are rims a
Paper now?-New York Weekly.
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sEga TO IMPROVE NATURE.
Haunting Plumage Of Gaudy Hues
Worn on London Hats.

Flauntng plumage Of most vivid
colorings deck the winter hats Of the
woman Of fashion. and curiously
enough not even the most brilliant
feathers are left as nature co.ore6
them They are dyed even more bril-
liantly To suit the millinery freak Of
the moment
Peacock tail plumage is used in its
metallic blue-green shade, while the
tail feathers OF the same bird are
dyed rich brick red.
A London milllner lately tempted
her customers with purple hat Of
the ga!nsborough type, which was one
glorious mass Of that magnificent co.,
or known as eminence. The feathers
on the hat repeated the dye,
A single ostrich feather perched up
right, with the tip dropping over a
diamond diaden1, Is a form of adorn
ment that Is very extraordinary, but
truly piquant when worn by a hand
some woman in her hair as the Golf
fure ornament that accompanies an
empire evening robe The color must
match the gown
Brilliant indeed are the orange ana
amber marabout feathers. which are
as fluffy as a duckling's coat, and
like a rosy cloud is the same plumage
when dyed a bright cerise--Loudon
Mail.
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orqanist's Note Went Astray.

This is true story of lady or
ganist in a church not a thousand
miles from Tilton. y. ".
On going into church one morning
she noticed that a new minister, a
stranger was in the pulpit Previous
10 this she had had considerable trJu.
bic because the blow hoy would let
the 'rd out Of the organ when she
needed e most So she wrote o note,
saving. BLOW, blow hard: blow an
the time until tell you 10 stop. and.
calling the blow hoy. gave II 10 him.
The boy. suprosing the note was
meant for the minister. without open
irg or reading it. carried It 10 the
pnlplt The minister's surprise and
TIE organists confusion in Conse-
qucnce were about equal.
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CONFERRED TITLE ON HIMSELF,
How San Francisco Merchant Ac.
qulred Military Honor.


"The martial spirit that peryades
Europe makes the average civilian
very much OF a nonentity as he jour
neys about The gay capitals across the
water, remarked Henry Stern.
Which leads up to the advice that. II
YOU want to attract attention when
you 60 to Europe, you want to have
a military title attached to your name.
The fact was forcibly impressed on
my mind while ! was on European
tour some time back. The clerk at
the Grand Hotel In Paris remarked 10
me that two distinguished officers
from my city had been spending some
time at the hotel little while before.
| was curious to see who they were,
50 we looked back over the register
for their names. We found them with
out much trouble. The first TO greet
my gaze was written down In this
fashion;
Col M, n. Heeht. San Francisco.
Cal, U. s. A."
Further down on the page" inter-
rupted the clerk, YOU VIII notice the
Eame OF Gen. Salz."
There, in bold hand, was In
scribed Jacob Salz, Gen. Mer., San
Francisco. Cal. L. $. A.
What actually happened was this,
as | subsequently learned. Salz. who
is well known as the owner of a big
tannery at Benicia, arrived at the ho-
tel and, noticing Col. Hecht's name
and title on the register decided that
he needed title himself, SO he
wrote after his pane what he thought
was a proper abbreviation for gen
eral merchandise. 1t worked beanti-
fully, During his stay at the hotel
he was respectfully addressed as Gen.
Si.lz. San Francisco Chronicle.
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over an acre in area having fallen
into the water during the last week.
The Iron Mountain tracks run within
la few rods of the river bank and the
bank for a mile or more is subject 10
the abrasions. The current Of the
river is repealed by the government
mattresses and reyelment work on the
Illinois shore above Cairo. and is
thrown against the Missouri shore at
Birds Point with a force which ordi-
nary resistance could not check and
to which the soft natural bank offers
little or no obstacle. What adds TO
the destruction force of the current
here is that several great piles Of
stone which were thrown into the
river years ago to protect the bank,
are now lying some hundreds of yard'
from the bank, the river having gotten
behind the protective work, torn its
way through first narrow channel
enlarging il rapidly by carrying away
the soft bank and now PUSHES through
between the shore and the rock piles
az great rate, steadily widening it's
channel by eating away the bank.
This has been going on for years when
the river reached its present stage and
nothing has been done to check il
probably because to do so with any
promise of permanency would require
extensive mattress and reviIment
work, such as only the federal govern,
ment can be reasonably expected 10
undertake.
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M Shawl Wasted kioLs
NJ. S. EGAN,
City Marshal.

one evening the popular ticke.
azeut Of ihe Boston h Maine railroad.
SIR. shaa-. went out with his wife
. pass fne evening with friends and
apon returning home decided 10 go In
by the SIDE doc When Mr.. Shaw
stepped On the top sep she put her
foot upoa what she supposed was p
nan aisle. p She screamed and came
near fain ing.
Air. She rushed TO her assistance.
and iuriCls,y kicked what ne suppos-
a was g man. his wife all the time
shouting. Don't Kill him Don't snl
him.
Thinkirg b. had kicked the man
into insoi sibility. he lighted a match.
and. 10 the surprise Of both. found
only a bushel Of potatoes in a bag
Poston Herald
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WE'D
DING. INTERESTING CEREMONY

! Harry Rosenberg where the marriage
feast was spread.
The home was decorated in honor
Of the occasion with the brides
favorite colors. blue and white, while
in the many rooms were ferns, carna
tions and other beautiful decorations
The tables were also beautifully
decorated and the menu consisted OF
the following: Turkey with dressing,
sliced tongue. celery, potato salads,
picked beets. fuits, nuts candies and
delicacies and beverages of all kinds.
Many were the toasts offered by the
guests while kilograms Were received
and read at the tables
After the banqueting the bride
sliced the wedding cake and passed
to each guest the precious morsel.
upon which they may sleep and dream.
Music by an orchestra and dancing
were features of the event.
The bridal gown was Of all-over
lace. over taffeta silk, princess. She
carried beautiful boquet of brides
roses and lilies of the valley. The gen
tlemen were alfred in the usual con
ventional black, suitable to the occa
sion.
The bride is sister To Harry
Rosenberg, of the Grand Leader"
the groom is a prosperous young bust.
ness man Of Collinsville, III.
They will leave today on their
bridal trip which will extend TO many
eastern cities.
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The marriage of Harry Kaufman, OF
Collinsville, H., to Miss Mollie Rosen
berg of St. Louis, Mo, solemnized
last evening at the Montetiore syna
gogue at 1105 Commercial avenue
was among the most interesting AMI
elegant ever seen In this city.
The ritual was read In both the he
brew and the English languages by
Rabbi b. Sadler and the banquet held
afterwards consisted of delicacies OF
all descriptions.
The guests were assembled at the
church at s. 80 o'clock when the peals
of the Lohengr.n Wedding March, rem
dered by Masters Howard Frank and
Malyin Franklin, broke the stiffness
OF the church and the bridal process.
sion lead by the bride and consisting
of matron of honor two bridesmaids,
a groom sman. and the flower boys and
girls made their appearance in order
Mrs David Rosenberg was matron
Of honor, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Rubenstein,
bridesmaid and groomsman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Gould also served as
bridesmaid and groomsman; Miss
Dora Rubenstein, flower girl; Samuel
flower boy. and Miss No
lie Rubenstein ring bearer.
Rabbi Il. Sadler performed the core
nony In both thu Hebrew and English
languages.
After the many congratulations of
he well wishers, the guests were in
'ited 10 the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
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A Rellniou. Enthusiast.

About t. O'Clock last night Officers
fitzgerald and Hofhelnz came upon a
negro who was knecling on the side
valid in front OF the Public Library
and praying and shouing al the top
Of his voice. They persuaded him OF
accompany them 70 headquarters.
where he resumed his devotion more
Enthusiastically than before. rolling
on the floor in his agony Of spirit. lie
was placed in cell for observation
and bis brother was sent for. In on
hour h. had Quilted and seemed in a
fair way 10 become himself again.
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Notice.

The attention of the public is hereby
called to the provisions of Sections Fl
and %, Chapter LViIl, Revised Or
dInances of the City, prohibiting piac-
ing Of or allowing to remain upon the
streets, alleys, public grounds or pub
lie landings Of the city, any box, bar
rel, hosshead. crate, iron, coal, wood,
dirt, rubbish. brick or stone, or other
movable material; or any wagon, cart
or other vehicle for more than an hour
except when team is hitchsd there.
to.
A penalty Of not less than three nor
more than fifty dollars for each offense
is provided for in each of above sec
tons.
M. S. EGAN.
City Marshal.
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Many Drunken Men.

Passengers who came in on the Hi
nois Central through train last night
being met at Cairo Junction by the
"bob-tail" from Cairo which they took
into the city, report that this bob tail
from Cairo brought many drunk men
who were en- route home TO various
points in Kentucky The men had
come from places where they could
not buy liquor, TO spend the day in
Cairo. and We're going home in a beast
ly tate Of intoxication. much 10 the
disgust of the sober passengers on
both trains. many Of whom misteok
the drunken men for citizens Of Cairo.
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yard, thirty inches wide, which makes

yard, thirty inches wide. which makes
an excellent lining.
There never was time Ia the his-
tory OF dress when last years gown
could be furnished up for new sea.
sen with greater facility. The vogue
Of n rllk coat or bolero Worn with a
skirt OF wooden material, Is the same i
contrasting color. will be continued,
also the boero OF lace or contrasting
material and sleeves Ct lace with in
serts Of the same in the waist and
skirts. All Of these styles offer golden
opportunities for The development
from last years gowns of "draems"
in the way OF spring tollettes to the
woman with good taste good judg
ment deft fingers and a mcdicum OF
knowledge of dressmaking.
MARGARET RUSH.
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the pro
vision Of Section IS. Chapter LVllI,
Revised Ordinance Of the City relative
TO trimming trees TO height Of twelve
feet above the established grade Of the
side walk will he enforced.
To the end that the gas posts may
have no unnecessary obstruction, the
above ordinance will be strictly en-.
forced hereafter. A penalty Of not
less than five nor more than fifty dol
lars for each violation Of above ordi-
nance is provided.
NJ. S. EGAN,
City Marshal.
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Broke Glass From Door.

Two panes of glass in the front door
of O'Shea and company's grocery store
were broken late Saturday night or
early yesterday morning How II
came about or who did II is unknown,
but II it was for the purpose OF rob
berry, nothing has a. yet been missed
Mr.. OShea is inclined to believe that
some of the many boys while playing
in the neighborhood were the cause
# the broken window
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Funeral Notice.
LANGsDoN-Died, Sunday.

LANosDoN-Died, Sunday, March
IL. 1906. at JonesborO, Ark. from
paralysis. Dayton Langsdon, aged IS
years.
Funeral this tMondayJ afternoon
Remains will arrive at 1880 p. m. and
party viii leaye Central Uaion station
q. 2:I5 p. m. for Beech Grove Gene
terry. where services will be held.
Friends invited 10 attend.
GRANVILLE, H.. papers please copy.
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HOME DRESSMAK' c
The Art of Dressing Well With Small
Outlay

/ The problem of how to make a good
appearance with small outlay is one
which large proportion of women are
engaged in trying 10 solve.
A good appearance and plasing per,
sOnality are strong factors In life !
material successes. The consciousness
of wearing good, well-made clothes,
and Of being suitably and becomingIy
attired imparts a feeling of confidence
in ones ability 10 please, and I'M
questionably, the chances Of 4 plain
woman thus equipped are far greater
than those Of dowdy beauty.
The subject of selection and prepa.
ration OF raiment for a new season Is,
therefore. Of viii importance. Ready
made clothes are the resource of bust
ness women, who have little, If any
unoccupied time. But it is to the wo-
man with sufficient leisure to make
her own clothes, or at least, to over.
see and assist in their making az
home, that the series of articles We
purpose to publish under the above
heading will be addressed.
There is a right way and a wrong
way to do everything, and almost in.
variably the right way is the simplest,
easiest and quickest method of arriv.
ing at a desired result, and therefore,
II saves time and wear and tear OF
brain and nerves.
The Fit is All Important.
The fit Of a garment IS of the Mt
most importance, and seems to grow
more so each succeeding season.
Careful study of lines is the chief
element OF success in dressmaking,
and one must have clear conception
of what are the correct lines in waist
and skirt and sleeves 10 achieve salts.
factory results.
To acquire this, II ones residence Is
not in a fashionable center, the best
way is TO study the latest designs IN
a good fashion magazine. Notice the
width and length of skirts. the shoul-
der lines. the adjustment of drapery
high or low. the waist length, the
length. the curves of seams. how the
sleeves are poinei TO the vast the
length and size Of sleeves. etc.
Nowadays excellent patterns are
available Much, however depends on
ones carriage and with the best of
patterns, if the figure is not held cor.
rectly. the back may be to- long CT
short for the front, or vice versa. The
pattern should always be held up 10
the figure before pinning to the goods.
TO determine If such a difficulty ex-
lists.
How TO manage the pattern in either
case. the proper allowances 10 make, !
the way 10 pin il TO thcsgoods and to |
proceed with the fitting will be ex-
planned in our next article; also the |
correct treatment Of the skirt and /
ieeyc patterns.
Given a perfect fitting lining or 4
princess slip with up Jo-date lines. the 4
rest is comparatively easy. But with I
out This correct basis it is impossible /
to make a stylish gown
Fabrics and Styles.
The material for the coming season 7
are soft. draping and Of light weigh
sheer or semisheer. requiring a lining
This need not always be Of silk thoug
L available taffata IS preferred. Some 1
Of the attractive mercerized fabrics. ~
which there is ample variety sailing
under various names, viii be found 10
answer the purpose admirably. and /
raj SIR" retailing a. FRY cents 3
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The Cold Wave.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The cold wave flag was hoisted over
the Cairo weather station yesterday
about noon and fall Of 20 degrees or
more was promised. The decline was
rapid during the latter part of the day
and by p. m. the mercury had fallen
"a degrees from the maximum Of the
day and was still going down. At
midnight last night the street Their.
mometers ranged from q to 30 above
zero.
The cold wave extended over Illi-
nois Kentucky and Tennessee, with
a heavy snow fall from Centralia all
the way to Chicago. trains from the
north being thickly coated with snow,
Observer Smyth expects freezing
weather today. with the temperature
going TO Is or lower
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Funeral Notice

MURoock-Mrs. Dora Murdock
died at $3.50 p. m. March 10. 1906.
Funeral services win be held by
Rev. Armstrong at the family resi-
dence. 229 Twenty-nrst street. al .
.. m. TODAY. The funeral train will
leave the foot e Eighteenth street al
IS O'Clock
Friends Of the family are invited 70
attend.
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Hunt fer Rare Deer.

The well known German animal
dealer. Jamrach. has an agent In Siam
hunting for the big deer known as
cervns Sohomhurk No specimen
OF this denizen of hieh ranges ~ Siam
has ever been taken 10 Europe alive
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
New Books at Library.

Mrs l.. L. Powell Librarian, an
|nounces that the new books just Sc
cured for the public library. will be
ready for distribution Tuesday after
noon instead Of Monday There viii
be the usual list Of valuable reading
matter for people Of all tastes.
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Yardmaster c. A. Clements, Of the
Illinois Central, Is in receipt of two
fine young bird dogs. They are fine
looking animals and with proper train
ing will equal the best in Cairo. He
may well be proud OF them.
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Yesterday was bad day for the
Big Four railroad, especially on the
Cairo division. -Four wrecks were re-
ported on the Cairo division during the
II hours proceeding y. m.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-12

The Charlotte Boeckeler from the
lower Mississippi passed this port at
$3.50 a. Ill. yesterday with two barges
of logs for Mound City. She returned
light at noon.
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DESTRUCTIVE RIVER
Iron Mountain Tracks al Birds Poin,
Mo- Moved inisna Twice DURING
Last week.

Gazing banks al Birds Point. No.
have eau ed trouble for the railroad
terminals there. especially 10 the Iron
Mountain. which has been compelled
20 move q part Of us track further
inland twice during the last week. The
II ssissippi has reached the stage at
which It eats away the bank at that
point with alarming rapiaiiv ? seciiou