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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17
BACK TO THE EARTH.
The IgnomiEious Fate of the Run
away Engine-How 1t Filled
New Mission.

There was an awful crash. The run
away engine leaped the treetle, and
ay. broken beyond redemption, In the
title green valley below.
Men came and looked at the engine
n its resting place 100 feet below the
rails that had played it false; but they
lid not attempt TO take il away
They'll never get her ont Of that"
said one She's a pile OF junk. sure
enough She'll be left 10 rust away
where she is"
And 50 il happened Red rust crept
over the boiler The brasses turned as
green as the velvet grass; the spin
erred cab fell 10 pieces and the rain
washed off the paint.
BY and by the little things of the
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17
WHERE ThEY PLAY
Jacksonville at Vinceuaes.
Matto9n at Da Willie.
Padgcah ut Cairo.

The Caro- team returned last might
from Padnc9h. encouraged with their
signal suc-c i1ere tua lay bnt viii
no Kindly feeling for the Paducah
weatber man who fell Town on his
rromiFe of fair weather for yesterday
and instead sent rain heavy thar
an hopes for The scheduled double
header were seat s::mering
THE acals are in nna shape and
arn sure hai the Caro- weather man
vii dish M a good brand for today
Q that they can 81 at the Indians
who accompanied lnem here last
night.
Hatch will probably be in the hos
for Cairo and viii pr -,ably be opposed
by Paddock.
The future of the local team II
practically assured, providing the
Commercial club will do its share in
dispcsing of the dear aeneiit tickets
but what he teams needs to make
II a penrant winner Is crowd Of en-.
thnsiastic rooters at the games.
Nothing SO helps bunch of player
aiong a. tho aS-usnnoo that tho r IS
for which they are playing is heartily
interested in their work.
Weather Observer Smyth has
promised fine da5 and ii e to h,
hoped that good crowd of fans will
be on hand to extend a welcome to the
locals.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

The old engine laughed a hollow
lugh, which made several rusty nuts
attic out Of the SCARED old boiler
,lates The men had never noticed tbs
uncovered mound under the treste.
And 50 the field mice still scuttled
'earlessly around, ana the thrush sent
Up his divine song from the clustering
caves, TIE vines and flowers thick
sned and wove their network closer
ind more lovingly.
Daily over the trestle other engines
'ushed screaming and believing.
Sometimes their fallen brother felt
he thrill Of the old life vibrats
through its fire box, But every day it
became more contented with its lot.
Back u the earth | go" it muir
nured. From the earth was I born.
and in the bosom of my mother shall I
ind new usefulness. Boston GLOBE.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

no larger than a Newfoundland dog
their height is Is inches. slightly les.
than that Of the ordinary table-ar.
as wooiiy as sheep. and quiet a.
lambs.
Seven Of these little fellows wer,
imported by Mr Jamrach. the natural
ist. and he insists. says the New Yorb
American. that they are quite al
home and well hammered in the house
and that a baby might play safely
with them. Two OF the herd ars
chestnuts. two mouse. one bay. one
black. bus the pick Of the bunch" is
the smallest Of all has a long cream
colorei coat ald a tail that sweeps
the foor.
All seven were bought at s75 each
On the first eay Of their exhibition.
One o. the customers is an init.
nate frsni q The qneon. so tha, 1,
Is quit p--b-tie that p-gmy pony
VII huI a rc.a. mistress
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READY no DO NM rRIcK.

/
resented in the accompanying cut. and
showing il to the company, tell then
that you Will give the coin to anyone
| present who will not let it slip away
| You must then select one OF the au
dience to whom you proffer the dime
| and just as he is about to receive il
you must let it slip from between
| your fingers, and the contraction Of
/ the elastic cord will MAKE the coin
disappear up your sleeve, much to the
astonishmeut of the person who
thinks he IS about TO receive H. This
feat can be varied by pretending 10
wrap the coin in a piece of paper or
handkerchief Great care should be
t@len not to let any part Of the cord
be seen. as this would. OF course, dis.
cover the trick. This Is one of the
most surprising feats of legerdemain
and it's chief beauty consists in its
extreme simplicity
Another good trick is to stand an
egg upright The unceremonious
manner In which the Great Navigator
performed this feat, by breaking one
end is familiar to all who have read
the aaeclote of Columbus and the
Egg" Evidently at that time it was
considered impossible to stand On egg
on its point Such, however, is not
the case. says Good Literature BY
taking an egg "a large one is the
best) ana well shaking It so that the
yoll may be broken and mixed with
The white it can be balanced. by any
one with a steady hand. upon its
broad end A piece Of glass or slate
or any smooth and even surface, is
best adapted for this experiment
To display water betwitched fill
wine glass with water to the hrim.
Lay q piece of card fiat upon it. and
turn it over keeping the card mean
while in place with the hand When
the glass is inverted the card viii not
fall though the hand be removed.
neither viii the water run out, being
kept in position by atmospheric pres.
sure. Place the glass thus inverted
on a smooth wooden table, near the /
edge, and cautiously draw away the 1
card, The water will still not run \
out so long as the glass is not moved |
but the moment any one lifts it the .
whole will be spilled.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17
HIS JOY WAS FATAL
And switehmsn Dropped Dead When
He Read That He Rad Fallen
Heir - $4,000.

Kansas city. No. Ju'y 1G.-WhHe
opening a letter from his sister which
contained ths informa--oa that Do had
fallen hcir 90 $1,000. W. r. johnson.
o -s"iichman AZ ye-s old. dropped
dead today Physicians .ar The Jos
caused rupture OF an artery near the
heart.
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valley began to scurry around anC
poke curiously into the mysteries Of
the fallen engine.
Its the same kind OF thing that
used to go streaking and shriekiue
over that trestle every day" said a
field mouse to his wife
It's awfully mussed up now
though said Mrs Mouse. Those
round things that used to whirl around
so fast are all bent up. and there ism;
much left Of the box where the man
used to stand But here's that thing
hat used to swing on top and make
such an awful racket-that's all right.
II We could get rid Of that clapping
thing on the inside it would make the
grandest place TOR a nest It's so shell
tered here"
We could fiji in around Il with
grass and things s3id Mr.. Mouse
hlnk we viii decide TO stay right
here"
So they fen 10 work. and never did
field mice have SO fine hahiiar.on
when an was ready; and never were
babies 50 fine as those which grew au5
f0urished in the big brass bell
The summer went By. The flowers
IN The meadow hi3ssomel and scatter
ed their seeds The winter came and
the 19ws fell On the old erg.ne In
lhe spring a pair Of thrUshes spied the
battered smobe-aCE. and decided that
here was The place for their summer
home. 50 they added their ho-ekeep-
ing no that of ihe field mice
Down in rho ruins ot tha cab there
was lie stirring too. some Iitue seeds
h1d fa-eu and fogl3 tAe earth into
which CDR engine had made Us mad
dive Oh that terrible night Of the
wreck.
When the spring rains washed go
and found them. they began % swell
until little green heads p1ked out. and
they sent their roofs trailing down
ward for food and drink and their
stems upward for air and sunlight
Then the leaves burst out. and then
.he tcnder bloom a trailing creepe1
threw is arms over the battered boil
e.. and sent out IT, shoots here. there
and everywhere
Poor old engine. q said The
men Who made sou have Jeff you here
% spoil We viii make you beautf1."
AMI SD nature crept ia and hid The
ugly hulk No longer was it hIdelus
one day Two Young men came
through he valley.
10 should BE- here" said one. My
father eas The engineer when tAe rum
away jumped The t-estie"
The company must have taken il
away
40. they never could have Eea
BE- ap eng 0f this hollow
wei. it's surely not here now"
AfteT looking around for some tine E
the two young men went sway w.t-oat
having found ths object oI taeir
search.
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lures with bis kodak. one Of them he
ing original Of the picture given above
The large dog IT, a very fierce and
treacherous animal but he is also
very cowardly. he Is called a masuR
These Thiberan mastifs grow 10 an
immense size anJ are noticeable for
their taWny name.
The little dog is shorthsirei,
sporting dog that traces its descent
back 10 q h0rnd Of India
There is a third dog which Is a ma.
tive II Thibet, the Lhassa terrier. 4,
Is almost impossible to procure it,
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

| In speaking of the game Sunda
yesterdays Paducah News Democra
comments as follows
Eddie Powers, with paducah once
has been signed by Cairo. and dic
good work in ye terlays game.
Long the Ra"s center fielder, /.
there with the goods His field NC and
hitting Yesterday were perfect.
Quleley's fielding W te:day was
moi far from sensational His mailing
of hot ball over second was fea.
nre
Both teams played like gentlemen,
T1ere was no mseon.y kicking over
the umpire's deci ions, His word was
law
a double header VIII BE- played TO-
lay weather permitting, Prahic and
Downing, Tadlock anc Downing will
De the batteries for Paducah.
Wagner who piechod yesterdays
game for Cairo, signed a. an ont
ieldeF but later dyelopcd into
pitcher. He IL also a good hitter.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17
PONIES SMALL AS DOCS.
Miniature Horses from iceland Which
Have Been Made Pets by
London Society.

London society has a bad case Of
the zoologicals Tiger cats. gentle
little lenurs; gazelles, with their
soft brown eyes" fretful porcupines
and aut-eaters have all in turn beer
made pets but they have all been De
throned as rulers of petdom by the
parlor ponies OF Iceland
These tiny creatures are the funni.
est little things imaginable They are
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17
THAW'S MOTHER IS
Continued from First Page.)

presidential team in 1908
In an interview here todya regard.
ing the ThaH murder case in New
York. Jerome referred 10 the case as
the every day police curt story" In
the yes of the law Dee continued.
the defendant millions add no lus.
ire 20 his situation Most of the ap-
.paren, romance Is newspaper pro
duct" The Thaw case viii probably
come mp for trial about The middle Of
October, according 10 Jerome.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17
UNITED FoREsTsRs MEET.

Madison. Wis. Ju1r IG-The Ma
tioral Biennial convention Of the
United Pore ties opened today with
eeifgaies repn 1ntiag unoIs. Wis
CT sn. Mouth Dako.a. Iissl1ri a-d
l1iiana- Reports -f Supreme Ra-r.
sh-uarl 81 Cb.csr.. showed tae or
der rumhers about 1900. gain ~
1000 10 two years Surplus is sleG.-
sss.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17
THE DISAPPEARING DIME.
Clever Trick by Means CT Which You
Can Mystify Your
Friends.

Provide yourself with piece OF
India rubber cord, about IL inches
long. and a dime with a hole on the
edge; attach the dime to the cord
with piece OF white sewing silk,
and after having done this, sew the
cord to your coat sleeve lining, but
be very careful and ascertain that
the end upon which the dime is at
tached does not extend lower than
within two inches Of the extreme end
of the sleeve when the coat is on II
is better to have the dime in the left
arm sleeve Having done this, bring
down the dime with the right hand
and place it between the thumb and
index finger of the left hand, as rep
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17
DANVlLLE DoWNED.
OFF THE BAT.

The receipt from the Cocharns
Fraternity game SUNDAY amounted to
5000 which sum WAS TUNED over 90
Manager Guy Eichenbe~ger yeste day.
Next Sunday The era q semi profas.
sional team from Wyatt Mo. Is 10
play the Cochrans az Sportsman's
park for the benefit Of the Cairo lea.
que team. The Wyatts have offered
to pay the'r own travelling expenses
and the local fans should show that
they appreciate the sport man like
spirit of bo h tean's by according
them a most liberal patronage.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

The two days 81 ram al Padnoah
knocked the club there out f a lot "
money but IN Paducahans are gam
AMI never said wore Paducah sports
have the right kind 81 stun in them
and its a safe bet tha, they are not
going to allow their team IN go 10 the
had any more than ;he loyal people
Of Cairo are going 10 allow the team
here TO split on any financial rocks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

Fleming who refused to sign M
rev contracts with rae local team Is
now playing in Decatur. in the Three
Eye league He has been making =
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

To have your s5veriIsemsnt resa
By the greatest number CT psopls T.
must appear In TIE Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

The rain at Paduclh Kept the lccal,
from winning two more games but
they are encouraged by he fact that
they will get even today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17
VlNcENNEs WINS ONE.

Special TO The Bulletin.
Jacksonville. July lG--The locals
met defeat today at the hands of the
visitors in an interesting but rather
sloppy game The defeat is due to the
bunch of errors that the Jack made.
The score r H Z
Jacksonville ..3 Z
Vincennes G I
Batteries-Akers and Belt; Farrell
and Matteson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

Bulletin ads pay. A. any msr
chant that has used It's coIcmns darfn,
be past year.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

8 petersburg is nov considered e
b ihs aLs-sitzie-t capital in Europe
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17
To Their Fast Work in Sundays Game
--Rooters Should Accord Locals
Warm Welcome Today
Other Games.
HOW THEY STAND.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

raducah- Rain
Jacksonville 3. vlncennes 4.
Nation I, Danvill5 t.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

baiieties-Egan. w Marshall ant
Murray; Taylor and Bresnahan.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

There may re a want al printed 70
FAY which is hunting a job" for q man
Who ought 10 have been working for
gu for yesrA
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

Cincinnati, O. July 1G.-T0day'
game was a see-saw AFFAIR.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

required to enter into written con.
tract and give an approved bond of
rs per cent or the contract price.
ax John S. JENKINS,
&Saperyising Architect.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

good record with the stick but lost
yesterdays game to Peoria on an
error
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

ST. Louis, Mo- July lG.-- Another
mimi tlnins finish enabled the visit.
0rs 10 win
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE,

Batleries -Glaze and Armbrnster:
Glade and O'Connor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

In piece leather illustration
ael Sits below their eXemite the string
To do
smaller shan he which Of
fastened to tt9 in
passes Iroug the hole and tho end ure y pull
81 Iae s1r % Figure the
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

Pittsburg Boston Rain.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

Batteries-Newton. Chesbro and
kleinow Owen, White and Sullivan.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

Bugsleby and Sullivan
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

Observation-Disclosures and Wakefield
Hess and Bemis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-17

Batterip - 9ygert and Schreck .
Dcnohue and Schmidt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-24
BOWERS CLAM BAKE
ATTENDED BY $50
Feast of Good Things Saturday After
noon, centering About a Real
Rhode Island Clam
Rake.

The eleventh annual clam bake ten.
dered the granite manufacturers Of this
city and Montpelier by the n G Bowers
granite company, was held Saturday
afternoon a. Fountain park On account
Of the rain the attendance was not as
large as usual. although there were
some over ESQ people who partook Of
the companys generous treat These
annual bakcs have always heen as near
to the genuine Rhode Island clam hakes
as ii is possible 10 produce outside ef the
little state which has become noted for
them. and Saturdays was fully "a, to-
the standard The chowder, CLAIMS, lob
sters. grcpn corr and sueet potatoes
were eaten with relish and there was
enough and more to satisfy everyohes
capacity. Whittier's orchestra Of nine
pieces furnished an enjoyable concert
inside the tent. The ioyial president
Of the company, r. c. Bowers, wearing
a Weary Willie" cap pitched al Just
The right angle on his head, and several
assistants wearing badges. All Smiles
Today received the guests at the tent
entrance snd punched their tickets. Tic
guests were al presented with long
stemncd wooden pipe and package Of
tobacco 10 smoke at the conclusion Of
II Z feast.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-24
AN ELopEMENr SUSPECTED.
Nashua, N. H., Woman Went to Bethel
and Has Not Returned.

Nashua, N. H., Sept. "a. The police
have been notified to look out for Harry
Blood and Miss Hattie blanchard, who
are supposed 20 be in Canada and To
have gone through marriage ceremony,
although Blood has wife III Hollis and
b couple Of children Blood Is SO years
old and worked for the railroad. He
boarded at Hotel Denton near Nashua
having been separated from
his wife for some time. she having
returned to her parents in Hollis. Her
maiden name was Cameron. 1t was
known that Blood had been keeping
company with the Blanchard girl, who
is 90 years old and lived with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Blanchard, on
Bowers street, Some time ago she went
to Bethel, VIZ, on d visit and was ex-
pected home Saturday to attend the
Rogers Sawyer nuptials. Not coming,
an investigation was started which rel
vealed the fact that Blood had given
up his job and gone to Bethel. whence
the couple had departed. as it is be-
lieved, for Canada. Blood had for some
time been trying to get a divorce from
his wife so that he could remarry LEI.
qally.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-24
FREIGHT CARS PILED
AT BETHEL YESTERDAY
Caused Central Vermont Trains, South
bound, to Run Into Montpelier
Over the Montpelier & wells
River Line to woodsviIle.

A freight wreck on the Central Nei-
mont railroad at Bethel yesterday made
the companys schedule look like mince-
meat and compelled the road TO accept
the courtesy Of the Montpelier 4 Wells
River r r., 50 that il could get A1y the
wreck. The fast Ncw England States
Limited, south-boiind. pulled into Mont.
pelier Junction about oil time yesterday
afternoon and was halted there because
Of the wreck. Iust behind this express
train came a special of nine ears beafing
New Hampshire and Massachusetts Odd
Fellows who we're returning from their
convention in Toronto. After await at
the Junction arrangements were made
to send the trains over the Montpelier
6 Wells River line 10 WoodsyiIle and
thence down the Boston & Maine to
White River Junction
lsoththe trains then pulled into Mont
pelier and then another tedious delay
was caused BIZ the necessity for un.
harnessing the huge Central engines be-.
cause ii was feared that the MI 6 W.
bridges would not stand the strain, and
putting on lighter engines The new
engines had to be steamed up. Finally
after more than two hours wait, during
which the Odd Fellows in gold braid and
the other passengers had amused them
selves as best they could about Mont
pelier the trains got under way again,
drawn by two engines each. Nos. s.
and 20a Of the Central were hitched to
the New England States Limited. and
No. 2o5 Of the Central and the D. n.
Sortwell of the Nj & w. drew the obi
Fellows special The trip to Woodsyille
was made without incident or accident
and the trains were soon on their way
southwark.
The accident at Bethel was the rear.
end collision OF two freight trains, in
which one engine was overturned anil
four cars were thrown down an embank
ment and the track was torn up for $50
feet. The wreckagc was cleaned up late
last night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-24
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Lucius Colhurn who has been holding
spiritualist meetings At South Barre,
left this morning for his home in Cam
bridge, Mass.
kenneth Nicholson returned today
from Could, r G., where he has been
spending the past month.
Glenn Baich, who has been visiting
friends in the city for the past three
weeks, left this noon for his home in
Boston.
w S. Martin and family, who have
been stopping at the Morrison farm, re-
turned today TO their home in Cam
bridge Mass.
George johnson went 10 White River
junction Saturday on visit
Ben King Of Hardwick and r. u. Me-
Quaide Of Bethel of the auditing com
mittee Of the international Quarry
Worsers' union We're IN Barre Saturday
and audited the books Of thc secretary
treasurer. They found everything satis-
factory
The Australian Medicine Man viii
give his last open air concert tonight.
Sce the funny pie eating match and the
funny comedy farce. fun in a photograph
gallery. During the medicine mans
stan III Barre Mary Tomasi and Fred
loni after using the Australian remedy
were relieved of tape worms. The party
ha. been ia Barre for tho past two weeks
giving free open air concerts each night
10 large crowds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-24
Charles BOivin Died In Mont
peIier Jail Last Night
ARRESTED in THE MORNING
symptoms Lead to Belief That He May
Have Drunk Wood Alcohol or Some
thing Similar--waa Formerly
Prosperous Barber.

Charles Boivin, a barber, whose home
was in st. Adams, but who had heen
working at his trade in Montpelier for
the past few months, died in the county
jail at Montpelier Last night Of alcohol
ism and exposure He was found early
Sunday morning in a pitiahle condition
and carried to the Jail The symptoms
were such as to lead to the belief that
the man had been drinking wood alcohol
or some liquid in which wood alcohol
was an ingredient.
Patrolnan Royce and Night Operator
Herbert ST. Martin Of the Central Yer
mont railroad in Montpelier were stand
ing on the railroad platform in that city
yesterday morning waiting for the ar
rival Of the s;35 train when their at
tention was attracted BY cries as from
one IN distress. Patrolman Connolly
was summoned from the police station
and the three men investigated. They
found that the cries came from Berlin
side" across the Winooski river. Back
Of the Nicholas block they found Boivin
lying on the ground and only partially
conscious. They carried the man back
to the Central Vermont station and lat
er TO the hospital ward in the Jail.
Boiyif's condition was such at that
time that they feared he would die, So
they summoned DR.. Goodale. Boiyin re-
covered consciousness, but had pracfi-
cally lost his sight, while his body was
rigid. Dir. Goodale remained with the
man during the greater part OF the
day. and the end came at 5,35 last
evening. The death certificate SAYS:
Acute alcoholism and exposure For
a week past Roiyin has been drinking
heavily. II is known that he was un-
der cover Friday night but his where-
abouts on Saturday night up ia the
time Of his being found early Sunday
morning are not known. Ii is sup
posed, however, that he was ont III
the open air practically all Of Saturday
night.
Mayor Haley Of Montpelier commune
Gated with the mans relatives IN st.
Albans and a brother arrived last night
TO take charge OF the remains. Boivin
was 81 years OF age and leaves his
parents and several brothers and sisters,
who reside in ST. Adams. At one time
the deceased conducted large barber
shop in ST. Adams. For two monff.
recently he had been employed in the
shop Of Aughtney Jangraw Of Mont
peier, but for week past had not
been working.
Prior to going to work in the Janntaw
shop in Montpelier Boivin was in this
citY. having come from ST Albans CO
enter the H. a Holt shop. Before b.
ginning his duties he was arrested fer
intoxieation, and was sent over TO ths
county iail. When released from iais
lie remained in Montpelier.