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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

One Of the greatest evils in present.
day minor base bal!--that of the sub
stitution Of imperfect basebails by
players with intent to minimize the
chances OF defeat-will be stamped out
by the device invented by President
O'Brien, of the American association.
In his desire to remove this evil and
promote clean baseball, President
OBrien devoted many hours OF
thought as to how his umpires might
be in possession Of the balls that
we're in play. 1t is customary for
me home team, which furnishes the
aalls for a game, to keep the supply
IN a handbag on its bench, and the
umpire Is forced to signal for balls 10
be put in play from time to time. Aft
err the first two or three innings close
to dozen balls have been in play,
and so discolored that substitution of
'punk" balls is made possible. ii al
balls put in play passed through the
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that DanviIle had the banner crowd.
with Vincennes second and Nation
third. The gate receipts at Daaville
amounted TO $36f95. those at Vim.
cennes s275.45 and those at Mattoon
$169 These receipts do not include
those Of the grand tand. Consider
ing that the weather in all places was
threatening the crowds were very
good All moneys received at he en-
trance gates on holidays are polled
and divided equally between the six
clubs of the league President Cos
nell this morning sent each club its
part Of the receipts Cap
tal.
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ANOTHER OIL WELL
STRUCK AT SPARTA BEARING A
HIGH GRADE PRODUCT WITH
PARAFFiNE BASE.
Company Boring Wells There Is Same
That viii Begin Operations at
Unity, This County,
Soon.

Mayor J l.. Gr.gg, or Sparta. who
Is here attend ne the Southern Illinois
Mllers a sociaticn reports TO The
Bulletin that second oil-well was
struck at Sparta last Saturday at the
corporate limits of the town.
The well produces a So per cent high
grade oil, paraffine base, and the peo-
pie Of Sparta are anticipating a great
boom on the strength of the new dis
covery
J. w. Hoblitzell, Of Pittsburg. Pa,
representing the same company that
is preparing to bore for oil at Unity.
this county has charge of the boring
operations at Sparta,
Mr. Gr'gg has a sample of the oil
with him and is confident
hat the wells will mean much for
he town of Sparta.
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AGREED TO CONFERENCE.

Washington, ID. c., June 5.-The
house today agreed To the conference
report on the military appropriation
bill The bill now goes to the presi-
dent. The house today adopted a res
olution calling on secretary Of the
navy to report TO the house all infor-
nation in his pos ession relating 10
the cost Of a plate and armor plant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

Mrs. J. F Mackey is spending a few
days with relatives IN Carbonate.
7 E. Echols Of Noblesville Ind
IS visiting here with his parents.
Tom McIniire of Aana, H. is Wis t.
Ing his mother Mrs Jane Mclntire for
few days.
j. d. Bri ton and wife came up
from Mound City and spent Sunday
here with relatives
Miss Lizzie Bates, of Anna. is spend.
ing few days here with relatives
and friends
Hon. C. NJ Gaunt. of Mound City
VS. in our town Monday.
James Bartleson and wife, of Ohm
ted, spent Sunday here
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Giving Johnny a Lesson.

'sWhat are you going to 90, John?"
asked a Brooklyn wife. a writer in the
New York World says that her husband
nnwrapped a pair of boxing gloves, aud
replied:
- an going 10 give Johnny some les
sons i'm seIf-defense. Every boy should
Know how 10 take care Of himself in
any emergency. Come on, Johnny, l
won't hurt you"
Twenty minutes later the husband re-
turned with hrs hand on his face.
Get me a pieee of raw meat and the
arniea to nut on nav eve be said.
An advertisement In The Bulletin Is
read by ten thousand people every
tsy. Lag
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Read, in Skies on Mo.

Read, in Sikes.on Mo.
M.si Josephine Wehrfritz. of st.
Louis, Mo, is visiting friends in The
city. Miss Wehrfritz use to live here
few years ago ami OF course is
known by every one who are all glaG
10 see her.
The owner of the baseball team Of
Nincenaes Ind, was in the city today
CFuesday) looking ror paH players
for his team.
Four women were lodged in the cal,
ahoose on Saturday and two on sun.
day night. It sens as though il is
getting to be quite resort for women
Mr.. ShCnk of the Butcher Block
Factory, has returned from a business
and pleasure trip to Vandaia. ILL.,
Elmer Boyd has given his house
new coat of paint. Quite an improve
ment Mr. Boyd
They have started the new building
fer John TramDcrt on Main street
Miss Nina Otrich of Anna ILL.,, Wis
ed her cousin, Miss Florence Stophle
Charles Sharp and wife have re
turned from Ewing H., where they
have been visiting he formers broth,
er, Prof. Sharp OF Ewing college.
1f this city yesterday (Tuesdayu)
Hugh Faulkner Is visiting his uncle !
Mr.. Mac Goldsmith in Cairo.
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BY M. j. FARNsAkER,
Former Secretary K. / T, Leagu'

'Pierp' Morgan proved to be per
feet enigma to Berryhill'g Brides IN
the first game of the present series
that is his delivery was unsoiyablc
except for one man Short Stopper
Doyle, who secured two nice clean
singles. one in the first and the second
in the ninth spasm.
There two bingles represented the
sum and total of the hits secured by
the Birds
In addition. 'Pierp" was rather close
listed, only giving one pass to the Con
nors Corner and hat one after two
men had been retired IN the eighth.
Rnffhouse" Mccarthy was at the
pivotal station for thu visitors. Strange
to say, the grand old man had abso-
lutey. nothing--noi eyea control.
Whea he did manage to get it over
he was hit hard and hard hit by the
Perfects, especially in the first in
ming when four hits, an error, sacrifice
and batter hit by pitched ball netted
three runs,
In the second base on balls, wild
pitch and two Dagger by Colonel
"Gann Long brought in another Rat,
In the Sixth the Per1ecis started 10
doing business again in Run alley, u
single. sacrifice, another hit and an
cut to right gave the boy an oppor-
tmity to chalk up one run on the big
score board in, right field making in
all five runs for the Cairo Perfects,
three of which were earned.
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LEFT WITHOUT LEAVE.

West Union. Ohio Juna w T.
GreE-r ny. convicted Of ar on IN connee
ton with the Gre at Mancheste- on
January F. made biz escape from the
county Jail This evening he was gone
iu hour before his absence was dis
covered A rcwa1d of $500 has been
offered by ihe county cJImi i1Her'
for BIZ capture
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BY innings: II II II
Nation 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 2 /
Cairo .4..3 600 0 0 Ks 10 2
SUMMARIZE Earned runs-Cairo 3
two base hits-Long, sacrifice hits
Wolfe, Roland, Searles s. struck OUT
by Morgan 6, by Mccarthy 3; base
IN balls-off Mccarthy 2 of Morgan
| wild pitches Mccarthy J. by Nor
gan / batter hit-by Mccarthy |; 4
left on Mattoon 5. Cairo 6
imp Wilkerson.
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CONFESSED TO muRpFR.

Little Rock. Ark. June f-'Vll Gay.
the - year old negro roy who hal
ho'n employed as a porto- al Drum
mcrs hotel tonight ccnfe ed 10 tne
murder of Mrs Charlotte Leetham.
Tie said the motive Wa robbery.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

y
I The force Of the argument that cham
! pionship should be held toward he
close OF a season, rather than at the
beginning, as it should be played after
the players have PASSED through the
preliminary tournaments, have had the
advantage OF the steadying influences
Of the minor competitions, and, pre-
5umably, are at their best, This prin-
ciple was ignored By the United States
Golf association this year, Waiter
Travis and others arguing for an early
tournament So the dates We're set
Tor July 10-14 Travis and the others
who follow the winter and early spring
circuit Will have an advantage over
players whose practice can be taken
only after the April rains subside. The
Western Golf association tourney has
preceded the national event for the
past three years, but this now has
seemed inadvisable 1t is probable
that the luster OF the championship
will be dimmed by the absence of one
of the games brightest stars. Chand-
Ter Egan, the national and western
champion, Will be unable to be- pres
ent, owing to business affairs. Egan
las not even been out on the links
this year, aud has positively stated
that he Will not defend his title this
-eason The title Will, therefore, de-
rolye on some lesser light, for, vita
Jut doubt Chandler Egan is the great
est golfer on this continent, in the |
amateur division. George Lyons beat |
lim in the Olympic tournament, bat |
Z was only after Chandler had Worn |
himself out by playing in tournament |
fter tournament previously Few be- |
ieye Lyons could again defeat Egan |
1ben Byers. DR. Fredericks. Walter
1agan and w. c. Fownes, Jr. are
ONE OF the stars who should figure IN
he later rounds OF play at the cham-
contest, and they all have
hown forms just next to that Of
handler Egan.
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RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
. ++....

} While It IS very gratifying =
) to The Bulletin to notice the :
) interest taken by the public in =
) baseball as evidenced by the =
, hundreds of telephone in .
quiries made every evening as =
; TO the results of games in =
other cities. 1t is found 10 be =
impracticable, in fact, ahso- =
lutoly a physical impossibility .
10 answer the inquiries and =
perform other work on the .
paper Under these conditions .
the indulgence and patience of =
reader is requested and they .
are respectfully asked TO wait =
for The Bulletin in which will =
be found fun accounts of all
games played the previous day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06
MOUND CITY, ILL.


The BAN Camr PLAYED hero SUNDAY
between Cairo's Own ard Mound CITY
Regulars was Won b. tae Regulars
Score was Co p
Halle and Ralph Head nave return
ed from visit 10 their father. Lee
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

There were some fine fielding stun s
by both sides. Long and Bissell ofsthe
Perfects aud Trautman, D'ehl and
Wills of the vi itors being the star
performers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

Miss Alys Rabbit is plainly out
classcd by he Old Soiers. Better
turn the job of beating them over ~
the Perfects. We will be prepared to
hang it on them this time
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SCENE or BATTLE.

Nation al Cairo
Jacksonville al Paducah
Vincennes at Danyille.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

Alleged doping Of balls at Canton is
TO be investigated by President Car
son Of the Central Leagne II is mr.
derstcod that charges have been made
thar the Canton players have been
putting the balls on ice previous to
games in order to make them heavy
and thus make it mpo sible for the
tw'rlcrs of opposing teams 70 control
them Wheeling and South Bend have
both ran un against this proposition,
and it develops that this act brought
on the free for all at Canton last Fri
day
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MISS ALYs TUMBLING.

Danville, June 5.-Miss Alvs Rabbit
yielded the third straight gama 20 the
Old Sojers permitting them to gain a
strange hold on the top round of the
ladner
The features of The game was the
heavy hitting Of Wilkefson and Matti-
son.
The score: r II l.
NlncenneS .....,............ 10 4
DdHfilIe ....'.'.'s.,+ '.s....
Batterer-Perdue and Madison:
Christman and Quiesser Umpire.
Bush.
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HOW THEY STAND.

RESULTS OF TUESDAY.
Cairo Mattoon 0.
Paducah ?, Jacks vile 3.
Danville 4, ViBcennes ),
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On Secretary Farrell's last bulletin
will be found the name of Andrew Lar
sen az permanently disqualified" It's
over for all time 10 come wi h Larsen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

The figures on the crowds at the
BAN games in the Kitty league on
Decoration day as announced bY
President Gosnell this morning. show
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AND
ATHLETICS

The date for the western golf anna
teur championship, to be held on the
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

Glen Echo links,
at st. Louis, ana
originally set for
June 1923, has
been changed to
September4- 8. The,
change has the ap-
proyal of all west
ern golf enthus-
lasts who have al
W a y 5 recognized
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"PRETzEL" FuMBLEp 1T.

Padvcah. June 5.-Third Baseman
."Pretzels failure to salt down a FUN
Bile in the sixth inning gave Jockson-
vile the winning run his afternoon.
The locals couldn't hit flock Of bal.
leons with a bass violin ana in conse-
aue7ce they are BEADED downward
Paducah fans refusing longer to &C.
cept bad luck dope as an excuse for
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

ColumbraM Iwaute, Rain
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The Brides were clearly out-classed
yesterday but he team that played
the Dog Eaters TO standstill and
beat them TO 0 in ten innings must
I possess ability. nerve and form and
they can be depended upon to play
nice ball
Roland played nice ball at second
/ Ies erday getting away clean with
two very difficult chances
The Brides have strengthened Q
whole lot since they were here the
first trip.
We'll it happened-the Dog Eaters
los while the Perfects won which
places both teams on an equality being
tied for place
The Perfects showed lots of ginger
yesterday not only by talking but
in playing offensive and defensive.
Even Pee Dee Gee of the Vincennes !
Capital, complains of "Peek-a- boo
Veach's bum lamps Perry d. Green
Is the last man on earth to kick"
on an umps but when he does there
must be something in it, 'Tis said
that Veach has "bottoline" eyes,
In Christman. Danyille has one Of
the best twirlers in the league. With
proper support Cairo will do well to
score on him this season as he is
souihpaw. Nincennes Capital
Chris man IS a good gun, but no
better than "Honus' Wagner or
"pierp" Morgan.
Dutch Wagner sold by Cairo to
Peoria, has been released
]. f. Shuster has been appointed
an umpire in the Three-Eye league at
$l75 per month.
FELTON, Mitchell Il doing very poor
at short for Miss Rabbit This rs due
to the fact that hc permits the ball
TO play him instead Of he playing the
ball The writer discerned this the
very first game he played in Cairo
Mitchell laid the blame on the grounds
but il IL had been ankle deep in mud
II would have not been responsible for /
he awkward positions IN which he
placed himself to field a battod bali
Mitchell has a good arm and when
that's said alIs said
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

De roitwa hingtou Rain.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

clevela1d.Bpston called iu the
fourth on accent of .3iu
C!o,, and ........... .......... !
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Batteries- Allen and Belt; Miller
South.
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Baitcrics-White and Sullivan.
Waddcll Coakley Schrcck an
Byrncs
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

New York June 5-Brown's pitch
ing of Evers and Dahlen we're tho
features.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

Batteries-Smith and Hickey. Chcs.
bro, Clearkson. Griffith, Kleiuow Me,
CURE aud Thomas.
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Indianapolis Minneapolis Rain.
Toietio.ks7H7z CIte-t{ain.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Brooklyn ~ Y, June 5-The locals
won closely played game from St
Louis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

Baiterios-Brown and King; McJir-
nifty and Bowerman.
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Batteries-Pittinger Sparks anl
DOOM Wicker and Schlei
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

Dutch Wagner sold by Cairo L
Peoria, has been released
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Balter'es-Leevor and Gibson ID
ner, Lindaman and Necdhau.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

Boston. Mass. June 5.-P'ttsburg
Knocked Dorner ont ID the fifth.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

]. f. Shuster has been appointed
an umpire in the ThreeEye league at
$l75 per month.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

Roland played nice ball at second
YES erday getting away clean with
two very difficult chances.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

Batteries-Strickle't and Bergen:
Karger and Grady,
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-06

Philadelphia, Pa June 5.-Philalel.
phia defeated Cincinnati by hard hit
ting.
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this detail. Wear only Isle undervests and hosi-
cry; they will outlive cotton and infinitely
cooler. Have but small amount of starch in
you underwear, and only enough in your petit
coats to give them the required stiffness. Any
material that is starched is bound to be hot. Your
corset covers should not be too plain, they
become very conspicuous when sheer blouses are
worn Long skirts with lawn batiste rufhe
from fifteen to eighteen inches deep make much
more serviceable skirt than those trimmed with
ribbon and embroidery.
Your frocks should be made of materials that
will take kindly to the tub. Avoid fussiness or
pretentious effects
Percales, in stripes and dots, made up into
dainty simple shirtwaist suits may be had very
reasonable. Batiste frocks and waists are very
cool colored batiste made into a shirtwaist
suit is very much better on a broing hot day
than lingerie dress or white linen shirt and
thin blouse. The starch is heating and very
soon they wilt, and the appearance OF the wearer
is not prepossessing.
A blouse suit of china silk, pongee or foulard
in a color that does not show the soil is a nee.
essty for every business woman. Silks are far
more comfortable and save the laundry bills,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
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tent which will prevent their likelihood of crack
ing readily.
If one uses candles in the household the ends,
if saved, will be found very good substitute for
beeswax They may be tied in bits of old linen
and kept in box in the ironing cupboard
boiling lump of washing soda in it. 1t must
not be scraped first, but "set on" to boil half
filled with water and with generous lump of the
soda. This should soften the burnt substance,
which can then be easily removed
For mending broken crockery. little plaster
of paris and gum arabic dissolved in hot water
will be found an excellent glue" 1t should be
should, however, be washed by the mistress Of
the household She must not expect such ware
to be preserved if its is left in the hands Of
maid.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22

moving; remain in the bath but two or three
minutes. A handful of salt thrown into the wa
ter is refreshing and stimulating. Bath tablets or
a little toilet vinegar may be tossed in occa-
sionally
Step out on the bath rug and then rub the
body thoroughly to stir up the circulation. When
a Sponge off" is taken, before drying the body,
mop it and then spray on one of the many aro-
matte waters, which, as you know have direct
cooling properties of their own.
These toilet vinegars are not expensive and
are delightfully."- refreshing.
With your bath as a start, the day is very
well begun
While dressing drink glassful of chilled wa
ter mot ice) into which has been put pinch or
two of powdered charcoal Cold water is better
than hot in summer, because the latter increases
the circulation and causes flow of perspira-
ton. You will find that this very simple pre-
caution cleans the stomach and has direct eff
feet in clearing your complexion also.
COOL, SIMPLE GARB
The garments that go next the skin should al
ways be as good as the purse will permit, and
if economizing must be done do not start with
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
COOL, SIMPLE GARB.

the soap and left to stand until the soft soap is
required for use Several tablespoonfus of the
'jely" which will form in the jar, if poured in
the dishpan before filling it with warm water,
will make the incest "suds" possible. Do not al
low the jar to become empty. Always refill it
with hot water when you use any of the contents,
and throw in from time to time any small scraps
of soap which are collected from bathroom or
kitchen holders
Here is recipe which is said to be efficacious
for cleansing fabrics without injuring their tex
ture or changing their color. II is also recon-
mended for cleansing rugs and carpets.
Crate two raw white potatoes into a bowl
which contains pint of clean, cold water. Now
strain through sieve, allowing the liquid to fall
into another receptacle containing another pint OF
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22

cold water. When it settles pour off the water
into bottle fruit jar and keep for future use.
Dip sponge in the potato water and rub the soil
ed garment carefully, after which it may be
washed in clean water The sediment of potatoes
left in the bottom of the bowl after pouring off
the water may be used for cleaning rugs and car
pets.
If the face towels wearing out too rapidly
caution the men of the household not to dry their
razos upon them. The sharp edges of the blade
will cut the weave of the linen, and while it may
not show at once it is bound to cause them to
wear quickly.
Lamp chimneys and gas globes will last much
To-. ger if they are put in the wash boiler with
enough cold water to cover them and then slowly
boiled That is, the water must be gradually
allowed to reach the boiling point. When they
are removed they will be "toughened" to an ex-
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woman lives alone it is wise plan to take up
her abode in the suburbs during the summer.
From May until October she can enjoy the coun-
try air without costing any more than living in
town. Doctors claim that commuters are much
wholesome slumber and the peace and quiet that
only come with country life, even though they
can enjoy but small part of it,
Business women make mistake going out four
and five nights of the week They lose rest
that cannot be made up during the day. When
there are no engagements the carpet it is a
wise plan to retire at early hour Inexpen-
sive little house frocks should be Appropriated
for evenings at home in place of those during
business hours. In fact, a complete change NOT
only saves the worka-day clothes from getting out
of shape, but is likewise hygienic and very rest
full.
To spend the weekend in the country should
be the aim of every business woman and when
this is not practical, then at least her half holt
days or Sundays. This much she owes to her
self During this short interval Of leisure she
should not permit herself to think of her office
work; forget it.
There are many charming short aunts that
women may take, especially when little party
OF its unpleasant features and take up her fall
is made of them exclusively, or with the addi
ton of congenial men friends.
With little philosophical reasoning a bust
ness woman may rob the summer interval of
many of its unpleasant features, and take up her
fall work materially benefited through her adam.
ton of wholesome regime that has improved her
health and incidentally her good looks
MARJORIE