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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22
HEAVY Dreddinn.

Capt. Marvin Ryan who Is assisting
Capt Donaldson with the dredge Os-
wego in cutting out. widening, deep
aning and lengthening the channels at
shallow places between here and
Evansville, IS in the city He reports
the work going on satisfactorily and
in a short time The liver between here
ana Evansville will b. in fine condi-
ton for navigation at an seasons and
all stages The recenr rise in the river
compelled them to cease operations
until the river gets low again, when
he work at Chenault's Reach win he
resumed. At Chenaul,'s reach the
dredge has been at work ever since
ii went down the river and up to the
time It had TO quit ON account of the
rise In the river a channel had been
cut out ~ feet wide. feet deep and
$500 feet long. In dead low water il
will be ~ feet wide and 6 feet deep
where the dredge has cur ont the bar
Already lG05 feet have been cut out
ana 700 feet more through he hard
cement sravel remain, 10 be cut out at
The lower end of the channel. This viii |
put Chenaults Reach in good nayig !
able condition at all seasons Of the !
yaar.--Cour.er Journal.
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: blackberry supcrStt,ton.

In some OF the southern counties OF
England queer superstitions are cur
rent about eating blackberries after
Michaelmas day. The country pc,-le
say that on Michaelmas eve tie OH
gentleman plants h.s clOycn foot" on
All the hlackbcrrics as yet unaathc-ei.
After this date. Sept ~. It Is unhiekr
10 pick or eat the fruit The dale tip9n
which tie dcyil puts bis foot down
against blackberry eating varies In Gif
ierent districts. IN sJmc it is as iate
80 Oct 10. 10y which tinsc one would
naturally suppose there were no black
berries left 20 stamp out But The Soy
or his prohibition is told IN maay
places. Great misfortune. sickness or
death VIII surely follow disolciicnre 10
BIS orders. But why his Satanic tnsi-
esi7 should concern himself 80 part.c
u-arly alolt black berries when 50
many greater matter. might be sail To
glalm BIS attention. uoa- Of the Stores
states. /; may be that De considers
blacl5crrics zoe h-l'".y ami wishes t.
llnilt the colsur gt.oE.
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AGAINST Combination.

The Eyansvilel Conriar says; Com
bination or cooperation of steamboat
lines is not he stey to take 10 regain
the river trade Of olden days, said
w c. Topper yesterday afternoon in
discussing recent article in this
column advocating systematic organi-
zation Of the river companies Combi
nation means elimination of competi-
tion and as soon as competition is
eliminated both freight and passenger
service will degenerate. The thing for
riyermen 10 do is to discard their old
foeey methods and adopt up-to date
and modern systems Of handling their
freight and passengers. Such a system
cannot fail 10 attract trade
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WITHOUT
LICENSE
BY EDITH NJ. DOANE
BY EDITH NJ. DOANE
Copyright, 1905, by W. H. Caldwell

There was such excitement In Four
Corners as had not been known in
that small settlement for many day,
The quail on the Cornish estate were
protected BY the game laws from April
10 September and by Dawson. the
gamekeeper, at all times, yet one May
morning found Dan O'Connor In the
Cornish preserves with Il brace OF
quail at bis belt whereupon Dawson
sgmmonlng the sheriff from Windsor
Bend had promptly arrested O'Connor
and jailed him.
Such IA thing had never happened be-
fore IN the history H Four Corners.
and public feeling ran high. \ crowd
had gathered ut the one store the place
boosted. and their muttered threats
finally merged into open defiance
Il heerd that Dawson had kinder got
his eye on a couple more O the boys,
limited old man Pierson.
A rutiianly looking fellow leaning
against the counter looked up with
heavy scowl
He'd better look out the boys don't
get their eyes on him first" he growled
savagely.
"A few birds more or less amt moth
in to make fuss over nohow," put in
a tall lank fellow behind the stove
He's got to look fer little shoot
in" mumbled old man Person.
The hard faced fellow against the
counter Strengthened up and moved
slowly toward the door. "He might s
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VOICE,
well look for it; It's comm to him" ht
said menaciDgly as he slouched heavily
from the room
The rougher element OF Four Corners
were used to depending upon their rifles
% exc out an existence meager enough
at best, and ia the lifetime Of old Mr..
Cornish. the former owner If the great
estate, their deprcIations had been
practically unchecked, but now u new
order of things prevailed Old Mr. Cor
nisA was dead. and the villagers re
garded the son who had succeeded him
with suspicion and the gamekeeper he
had appointed with sulleu hatred
The villagers were not alone in their
disapproval Of Dawson
You are making n mistake In ap-
pointing him." the doctors daughter
had declared. her brown eyes resting
on the tan young man beside her.
II don't see why" Robert Cornish
had returned Stubboruly. Something
has to be done TO preserve the game.
These fellows are a laWlcss set. shoot
Ing IN season and out and running the
preserves. Besides his voice rung de-
terminedly II Is my property"
Yes" she admitted, and yet they
have so little 1t doesn't seem quite fair
they should have 10 rights"
But I'm willing they should do a
certain amount of hunting" he pro
tested, only they must observe the
game laws. and they must also realize
that It Is my property. not theirs"
DO they know you viii allow them
a certain amount OF gamer"
Robert Cornish shook his head. mot
vet Dawson advised cutting them of |
short until they learn 70 realize the es- !
tate is private property when they /
understand shooting IS privilege. not |
! right. they will give less trouble"
Molly shook her head doultfully.
II know them better than YOU do"
he said They are lawlcss aud ig-
.orant. Int there T. more good ln
hem than you believe. and Dawson
su't the man to deal with them. /
Wish YOU would talk TO them your
elf." she went on
There WAS brief silence
Il wlll-if you wish" be said lmpul-
lively. Il viii do il tomorrow"
But on the morrow two unforeseen
lines happened. Robert Cornish was
llled suddenly away on an urgent
u~iness trop and Dan O'Connor bag
III the quail
II was the evening after the excited
scuSsion at the store that Molly. !
-ompted 10y an unusual feeling 81
.StlcsshesS. crossed the room 10 the /
IN low and stepping out on the We
nda. wandered down into Tire moouIt /
Irden. Robert Cornish would De back ,
at night. but Of courss 10 WIS no }
.gue hone 81 meeting him thai bri-ht- &
led her eyes or led her th-op-h the q
te into the road. ma Re- light as day G
the full moon overhead &
'Irls'. Ms Molly. hlste' alta voice S
1-r 81 lo- car ,
she started violently as a small an u
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CA|RO'S COMMERCE'ON THE RIVERS
Mississippi River Commission viii
Meet in ST. Louis Next Mon
day--Dredgng in ohio.

Notice has been received from G. R.
Lukesh. secretary Of The Missi sippi
river commission stating that that
body viii meet in room 1lf9 Fullerton
building, St. Louis. at 10 a m Mon.
iay. August 27, at which time and
place public hearing on matters
neJted with the improvement Of
he Mississippi river viii be held. II is
requested that pedsons d asiring to ap.
pear before the commission give no
tice of their intention to the secretary
at the above address
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In Honor Of Guest.

Miss Winifred Fairfax Warder yes
terday afternoon entertained at her
home on upper Holbrook avenue In
honor of her guest, Miss Mayme New
ton Poor, of Jacksonville li
afternoon was mna.'e-, ~, az 'pohs
in gar,~---and music. me prizes IN a
Tuntest were won by Miss Grace Suth.
erland and Miss Marian Carey. Att
the conclusion Of the games elabor-
ate refreshments were served.
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NEW AGENT CHOSEN
Mr. Ogleve, Of Memphis. to Succeed
MIR. Miller as Commercial Freight
Agent of iron Mountain.

Although ii has not yet been Off
eially announced il is known here
hat Mr. OgIeyie Of Memphis, viii sue.
coed c. G Miller, as commercial
freight agent of be Iron Mountain
railroad at Cairo On September f..
Mr. OgleY.e will be here in few
days 70 look over the affairs Of the
office. He has been with the com
paay eighteen years as trayeling
freight agent Mr. Blattal was highly
recommended for HE place. but 30
seems thai seniority in the service
counted in Mr. Oeleyie's favor.
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GAMBLERS FINED
Thirteen Negro Gran Shooters Have
An unlueky pay in the City
Court.

In the city court We terd8v Tire
twelve negro gamblers arrested By
Officer. Wallace. Thoman. Wade and
Bra Hey were fined SIS and COS s.
each. n total Of $3.50 and a grand g.
tai Of s2aSs0. Of which $3.50 va
paid. Fines were assessed against 81,
other offenders. the negro gambler
named Fields who sho- Ar anofhe-
negro ar Sixth and Commercial D ling
fined - and COST. $50 in an. The
charge being that he discharged fire.
arm in the city limits o. is aid that
Fields and the other negro quarreled
in the Pink saloon. and Fields left fol
loved by the other who threw q brics
a. him striking him on the hand and
Fields then shot.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

The Ohio az Evansville and Nj Yer.
non will fan during the next several
days. AZ Paducah and Cairo will con.
tinue rising during the next two or
three days, bat al a decreasing rate.
The Tennessee nj Florence no ma
ieriaI change during the next SO hours
At Johusu1vill- will continue rising
during the next 4S hours.
The Mississippi from below ST.
Louis 10 Cairo net much change dur
ing the mex 20 to IS hours
p. H. SMYTH.
Local FOrecaster.
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STABBED DURING CRAP GAME.

RusselNile Ky. Aug. Elm a eel.
eral scuale in a box car at AdairyiIle
over a game OF dice at O'Clock Sal.
urday night q negro. Gold Foyd. ran
a knife mo the side OF his brother
VIII, II il supposed to be a mo.tn
wound, Cold Boyd claims is was an
accident He was brought he.e ana
confined in jail this morning.
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HANGED BY A MOB.

Tampa, Fla, Aug 2l.-While Polk
county Authorities We're bringing VIII
Lawrence. a negro here last night.
TO prevent lynching an Infatuated mob
at Mulberry. Of that county hanged
John Babes. a negro. who attempted
TO Kill a prominent white man. Law
renee is charged with the assault Of q
tOung white woman.
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Surprised BY Friends.

A party Of friends gave a surprise
Monday evening to Miss Sallie Threl-
keld, of Eighth street. and they had a
fine time, spending the evening in
games. small talk and luncheon. Misse.
Ada Bell and Effie Frazier were at
the head of the affair. The party con.
sisted of Messrs Fred Fields. Rob.
ert Scott, Harry Valdez, Emmett
Blanchard, Will Gillespie, Ted Piersol.
Everett Heilig. Everett Blanchard. Miss
es Mary Bell, Effie Frazier, Clara
Heilig Ioame McNulty, Angie Gaunt,
Ora Decker, Ada Bell.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Omaha, Neh Aug y sccr,tarv
Wilson. Of the agricultural depar
ment, unattended. arrived last nlgat.
without disclosing his identity. hia
morning he inspected the packing
plants in South Omaha and sad. Il
found all the packing plants in good
condition"
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YOUNG sLoops TO END ANARCHY

London. Aug. PA dispatch from
Odessa TO a London news agency
states that the Russian government
ccntemplates younger COVERINGS ia
southern and sounhw astem Russia be-
cause Of the alarming increase Of am
archy. The new men will be empower.
ed 10 carry out merciiess repre- sion.
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Let us he thankful that Wa have rot
got to send The sea 70 school and teach
1t to think. The sense Of reStrulacss L
gives US as we contemplate it comes
4 good deaf. | suspect, from oar feeling
that here is one powerful ana active
creature that we have not got 10 train
II Will take care Of itself, aud we can
take care Of ourselves aud not bother
about it, II VIII never want to vote.
never blame us for misrulA nevc.
shame us with evidences Of our salnan
ness and neglect Restless as ii Is. tur
bulent ana uHtauahlc. il Is . comfort
able nclgllbor as neiehbJrs 20. Really.
Is there anything else on the earth that
takes care Of ltsclff The mountains
have forest fires and need land laws
and game laws. the very air may be
polluted with smoke ana smells. the
cataracts are water power ana can be
stolen, the forests are merchandise, the
plains are real estate but the sea is not
property. not per,shable. not damage
able. II is the one thing that balkS
greed ana laughs at abuse-the ono
thing whereof there is enough to 20
around, and in which no successful of
fort need be feared to claim It monop
oly.-E S. Martin in Harper's Mag
azine.
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o
Dr. DabbS advises up % prefer light
food 10 drugs during an attack Of IN
somnia and points out that in some
cases night food Is necessary IN spite
OF the fact that the body requires no
feeding When In an Inactive state. He
thinks that this night food may induce
sleep. particularly ia the early days OF
training when u man has been forced
10 give W much OF what has been
hitherto surplus food lie gives the
preference 10 liquid food. ALWAYS"
lac writes, after excessive fatigue.
where. as IN an oyerrdden horse. the
blood becomes toXk G,1isonoa,i. let
your first food be bland. light. warm
liquid food-very weak tea. milk and
warm water thin. weak soup or mere
ly copious drafts OF warm water. See
that The kidneys and kin act freely be
fore taxing the stomach to digest. And
when you sleep las you will. and an
too SOON ask some friend TO wake Won
and feed you every few hours. You
might else sleep into sheer debility
T. IS Weekly.
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Chars and Soft Drinks.

Capt, W F. Greaney entertained Co
X at smoker" Monday evening
after the regular drill, and besides
good cigars he treated them 10 TEN
perance refreshments" Tha boys en-
joyed the captains effort to give the
drill a social flavor.
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VIII Be Here Today

The representative of the New
York firm Of dredge Pump manufae-
turers who was 20 have been here
Monday to consUlt with citizens re-
speeding the establishment Of a plant
here. telegraphed Mr. Magee that h
was unavoidably delayed al Chicago
and would be here today (Wednes-
day.
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CARD or THANKS.

We wish 10 express our heartfelt
thanks To- those who rendered aid and
sympathy during The illness and
funeral cf our beloved -on and
ueDhew. particularly 10 he Young
Catholic S0dality
MRS. e. GOATY.
MRS FRANK FRY.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Buchanan. Mrs
Tom Myers, Of tllin, Ill, and Mrs
J. NJ Myers, of 223 Sixteenth street
returned yesterday from Niagara
Falls, where they have been visit
ing for ten DAYS.
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THE WEATHER


Yesterday was very comfortable
with a maximum temperature OF SO,
minimum rs and at p. IN. rs. The
rain fall measured .02 Of an inch and
1t was somewhat sultry for time af-
ter that. Rain was reported on yes
terday's map from % points, none as
heavy as one inch.
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IN SOCIETY
In Honor of Guest,

Miss Edith Hodges. of Unity, who
is the guest of Miss Alice Morse. of
Sycamore street, was made the guest
of honor Monday night by party Of
friends invited by Miss Morse. The
evening was pleasantly spent.
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Bio Enaines Eor Bin -Four.

The Big -Four is getting a number OF
big consolidated engines No. G546
came into the Cairo yards Yesterday
morning. and another will be here to-
day. These monsters win pull 1900
tons
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

The Stacker Lee will be in rort to-
day from Memphis for St. Louis, She
had 4l25 packages Of freight for
Memphis on her way down.
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NOTICE TO sARTENDERs.

There will be a meeting Of Iocsl
union No. 627. tonight az : O'Clock
sharp at Union hall. All members are
requested 70 DO present BY order Of
THOMAS p. FLAGLER
Pre- 4dent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

kempt figure crept through the hedge
ana stopped short IN her path.
Don't go on, miss" said the hoy,
with much excitement Don't! They
are waitin fer Dawson below, an
maybe they might do SO some harm"
Waiting? For what? la shoot
| HING asked the girl brea thlcsSly
| Eyes, miss. The wagon has gone to
| windsor Bend to meet him. an when
II comes back well, they're waItln',
miss, down in the hollow"
But 1t isn't Dawson the wagon has
gone to meet said Molly In horri-
fed whisper, 1T is Mr.. Cornish"
Il guess II won't make no difference
10 them miss, whether it's Dawson or
the master himself They're bent on
blood
The boy darted through the hedge
leaving the girl, white and Mortified. in
the middle of the road For mo-
ment size stood us il stunned. Then
her mind leaped rlotously to the
chance of escape. If | can reach the
Windsor road through the cross PATH
she thought desperately, Il may be IN
time"
sha t,,rnoa tbr,,cb h-o,.on ,.,,, i,
tho hodo. ma a Am hastda Ia rl,I
ana, breaking into II quick run, rushed |
osa, t5.b hon1. ma = taa,,Ia ~ |
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aIftnl,ad 49, h.r l,.,h. - -,
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etanns .rtnnnl ANN .1,I n,ann h,a ra,,
~ ona{n li,,httr g,.,irI, t."o'.lE
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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Mrs Arthur ThistlewOod and Miss
Leila Thistlewood are among the
Chicago excursionists They win be
away TWO weeks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Washington, ID. c., Aug 2l.-Illi-
nois-Local rains Wednesday and
Thursday, cooler in northwest We'd
nesday. cooler Thursday, fresh north.
east winds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

The dredge which is being built at
Grafton was launched yesterday and is
now to receive her machinery.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

To have your advertisement read
y the greatest number Of psoDle e
nust appear in The Bullstia-
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22
OHIO DEMOCRATS MEET.

Columbus O.. Aug 2I-The Demo
cratic Ohio convention here today or
ganized, hear speeches and adjourned
until tomorrow.
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Licensed to Marry Yesterday.


Several cases Of sickness were tab.
en- care Of by Health Officer Orr yes
terday- One of them was negro boy.
one woman and a man.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Harmon went to
Chicago yesterday to visit their son
DR. Harmon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Illinois ISSUED at Chicago: DC
casional showers; cooler In north and
central portions.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Mr. WunderlIeh's father. who Is 50
years old, and whom he has not seen
in many years.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Miss Jennie Cowell of Twenty
eighth street, stenographer for Ar
mour and Company. and Miss Winnie
Cullinan, stenographer at Purcell's
Insurance office, left yesterday for a
weeks visit with friends in st. Louis
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

The Wah Honshell passed Mem
phis Monday for Cairo with a barge
Of lumber.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

The Georgia Lee Is on her way to
Mound City TO go on the ways She
passed up yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Chas Pink is still reported as i'm
proving slowly but friends are still
barred from seeing him as he is quite
weak.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

The dredge boat Beta is at Point
Pleasant Mo, waiting for the river
To 80 down so size can go to work.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Mrs. Mary Eisenberg and daughter,
Miss Hattie, went to Chicago yester-
day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22
Forecasts For Today.

Cairo and vicinity: Showers and To-
cal thunderstorms no decided change
in temperature.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Thos Darmody, of upper Washing
ton avenue was taken suddenly sick
yesterday and Drs Walsh and Duggan
were called to attend him Mr. Oar
mody is foreman of car repairers Of
the Illinois Central.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

The Ferd Herold will be In port to-
day from St Louis for Memphis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Mrs. w B. Huette went to St Louis
yesterday ON the excursion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Yesterdays map reported a -ies Of
co OF a foot at Mt Vernon. O.3 at Gun
tUsville. % at Florence. 04 a John
sonviIie ~ at Paducah. o. at st
L0uis. 0l at Che ter.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Bulletin ads pay Ask any msr-
chant that bss used Its coIrmns durins
tAs past rear.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Chas. Wunderlich went on the Chi
cago excursion last evening. accom-
panied BY his children. Clarence and
Olga They viii not stop al Chicago
but go on to Jefferson. Wis, to visit
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

The Herman paepcke came up from
the lower river yesterday with two
barges OF logs Tor the Chicago Mil
and Lumber company.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

The Sadie Lee will leave Memphis
today for Cairo
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Alexander and
daughter. Lucille of Charleston. Mo.
have gone to South Haven. Mich.
after a brief visit here with Mrs. G.
c. Terrell, sister Of Mrs. Alexander.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

Mrs. T. A. Fuller and daughter were
among the st. Louis excursie~'---' yes
terday
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22

-sruge w. n Butler is holding court
this week for Judge Duncan at Me
rropols.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22
Condor a HIGH FLYER

The condor can fly at 4 height Of
six miles.