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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14
Burmese Wives.

The Burmese woman must make an
excellent wife. A Singapore paper
ssys that her highest ambition Is TO
maintain her husband in lordly idle
ness and % support him With abun
dant funds Tor cock Sighting. bullock
cart racing and gambling And many
Of the Burmese women Do big deals
In timber. buying Up in advance the
'psdd-" crops Of whole district and
20 on. on a scale that requires big
financing
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14
BY innings

BY innings RH f
Danville % D 20 80 II q
Cairo 80 ! 90 o o 0 0 o. Z Z
SUMMARY-Earned runs-Cairo !.
Danville 8; Two base hits-Dtarlige
Conklin =. Way. Hayworth. Redden
3; Sacrifice hits-O'COnnell. Wills ,.
Spencer; Struck out-By Way t. By
Chfistman (: Bases on balls-Of
Way /: Wild pitches-Selby /; In
nings pitchcd-By Way 3. BY Selby 2
BY Christman 7;-Passed balls-Wolfe
/; Double plays-Haywo-th so Spen-
Ger. Dithridgc to Roland TO Connors:
Left on hases-Danville ;. Cairo Z:
Timc-l:i5; Attendance--1GSl; I'm
Vire Neach.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14
Good for an Rxpsr,.

A famous diet exper- was mar
RED in London the other day The
menu Of the wedding break-ast was:
Clear vegetable soup. Cepss On lets,
cabbage with ,heese sauce. milk pow
der blanc mango. chccoia'e blanc
mango, chsszs savo-y. fruit
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14
Toys -. lot smoke.

Bristol, England. where one OF the
greatest tobacco businesses in the
world is established, has too girls who
have resolved to have nothing 10 do
with boys who smoke. A Bristol
youngster has taken the matter to
heart and has induced $50 other
youngsters to pledge themselves not
10 smoke.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14
JACKS DOWN BRIDES.

Jacksonville. May Jacksonville
won today by timely hitting. Both
pitchers we're at their best Armstrong
and DOYLE OF MaitoOn raved their team
from shut outs b. knocking cut home
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

say, II regret TO report, etc." wire
that kind Of messages to Danville
when the Old Sojcrs lose. Tell us.
please what he said when they won
Saturday and Sunday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

The Cochrans defeated Mounds in
their opening game Of the season Sun.
day at Mounds by the score Of 6 to 4,
The Cochran6 are ready to meet all
teams in the is year-old-class in or
cut of town For games address w. j.
Cochran, 1113 Washington avenue,
Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14
RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

While 1t 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
ether cities. is is found to be
impracticahle, in fact,' abso-
lutely n physical impo.slbility
10 answer the inquiries and
perform other work on the
paper. Under these conditions
the indulgence and patience of
readers Is requested and they
are respectfully asked to wait
for The Bulletin In which will
be found full accounts of all
games played the previous day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

There may be a want az. printed to
day which is hunting = job for a man
Who ought 70 have been working for
FOu Tor Esars.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

Big Wills, the Old Sojer first base.
man put up a great fielding game and
while a good sacrifice hitter, he has
demonstrated that he has an awful
weakness at the bat. He has not Sc
cured HIT in either of the games
played 50 far. Keep EN- low and close
in and there is no danger of him ever
humping into a safe hit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14
Keen the Heart Young.

As long as the heart Is Young and the
thought is youthful. old age cannot
touch you--Success Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

Cairo's Own got its walloping, too,
at Sikeston yesterday from Joe Per.
cival's bunch, being shut out by a
score Of 5 to o. Hewlett for Skeston
was invincible. Halliday, Brackie and
Bourgoise were in the points for
Cairo's Own.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

Hayworth in left field for the visi.
tors made two of the prettiest one
hand catches off his shoe tops while
on the dead run that has ever been
seen on the local grounds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

Every time the "Old Sojers" lose
game the directors Of the Danvillc
Base Ball association hold a meeting
and want TO fire some one of the play
ers. Too many fingers in the pie The
Cairo directors hold one meeting In
January before the opening Of the sea.
son and one after the close. The club
Is entirely in the control of the man
ager and no change can be made after
he has been selected. He is of course
a stakeholder and a director. There
are no emoluments of any kind attached
to the management-only little glory
and lots of abuse Mr.. Mccarthy is
In the second year as manager and
has the moral support of every officer
Of the local association, which, by the
way. has been the same since its or
ganization. We doubt If there Is a
player on the team who knows the
names of the officials of the associa.
tion, so little do they have to say,
placing implicit confidence in Mr.. Nc
Carthy's ability.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14
HOW THEY STAND.
RESULTS OF SUNDAY.

Cairo /, Danville ..
Paducah .. Vincennes 5.
Jacksonville 5, Nation 4.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

The Iron Man" win drive some
Of these pitchers TO the woods if they
| persist in laying them over neck O,
head high. Break EN- over wide and
ow and Holy will break his back. The
Iron Man got his three nice bingles
played a star game in the outfield
| md ran bases like a deer and with
lis accustomed daring and abandon
Holy Is hard worker
Eddie Kolb is making good his word
So far the Vincennes Rabbits have
won two straights from the Igorrotes.
Now what team. Mr. Rollston has it
up in their necks?
Hatch today at the rubber for Cairo
in the last game with Danvile.
Today will be the Last game played
IN Cairo until they return from Pa.
1ucah on Friday when a series of
'hree games will be played al Sports
mans Park with the Igorrotes.
Is there some one sitting on the
Cairo bench with fingers crossed?
Look under the bench for the "yaller
dorg'
There is very little consolation to
be extracted from the fact that the
Rabbits beat the Igorrotes two
5traights. If Cairo. and from present
indications it is snare and a delu-
sion could lake four out of six from
he Igorrotes nobcdy would care much
if only one game our of every other
four was won. Don't build any hopes
IN such a thing-it looks like the i'm
Docs.ble.
And to think that Joke Workman.
seated on the odd Soiers bench
laughed with he hee-haw OF Maud.
Capt Wills showed his level head
yesterday when he blanketed Selby
and sent him to the stable. sending
Chrlstman TO the slab instead. Sell
bys arm was sore and he didn't have
anything. The change was made after
The second inning, Wills seeing that
Cairo was hitting freely. This wisdom
on the part of Wills undoubtedly won
The game fer Danville as the "Old So.
iers' with the fierce bombardment
that Selby's delivery would have been
subjected to if he had been allowed 10
remain in the box, would have sent
Danville ballooning instead of Cairo |
II takes brains and quick perception !
10 handle the re.ns over team.
Still thoroughly loyal to Cairo and |
here's hoping that We will eventually |
get Strengthened out and get to going |
IL.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

The elasticity of the opinion of a
fan Is wonderful. If the home team
wins he showers the players with
praise and silver but on the very
next day II that team loses, he piles
epthets upon their heads and advises
them TO hike back to the farm and
grab hold Of the handles of the pillow
or pitch hay.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

One thing. however, seems certain
and that is the directors will get a
good team, if the present one does
not make good. The Danville direc'
tors are men who are used to having
winning teams They have always had
them in the past and they will have
one again. Danvile will not have to
put up with any tail-and aggregation
the fans can count on that.-Danville
Commercial News.
What dye want? Perhaps the d!rec
tors don't know when they've got a
good team.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

Judging from the character of play
ing furnished by Cairo in the last two
games. one would be prone to believe
that what was first thought to be
real silk now turns out to be merely
a merceriZed fabric.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14
SCENE or BATTLE.

Danville at Cairo.
Mattoon at Jacksonville.
Vincenncs at Paducah.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14
RkRRfTS lake SECOND.

Paducah. May 13.-Vincennes made
II two straight with the Indians owing
10 McClsin's error which lost the
game. Attendance 1915.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

Some of the Old Sojers run bases
like dachshunds with monster pad
locks on their feet.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

runs with a man ON base each time.
The score: r II T.
Mattoon .,.... 4
Jacksonville .,........... s 6 /
Mccarthy and SchIssell,
Allen and Belt. unprecedented.
Alas, alack for the process OF elm.
nation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

Still thoroughly loyal to Cairo and
here's hoping that We will eventually
get Strengthened out and get to going
right.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

Shoke Workman kepd der tellygrai
wires sizzling lasd hide nit der eggs.
cidement Kris Leferenz blood
curdled NIT shoy und he woke der
whole sidy of Danveel ub ven he got
der goot news
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

Curt Redden, the giant center fielder
of the Old Sojers. resigned a. village
attorney of Rossville to sign with
Danville. Lawyer, hey? Somewhat OF
a fielder too, in addition to being q
farm hand" from "Watkinapolis.'
the new name of the capital city OF
"Injianny,"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

You might be living IN a house twice
a. big as your present one II you had
begun 10 watch the want ads. for
chances and opportunities and invest
meats years ago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14

Eddie Kolb is making good his word
So far the Vincennes Rabbits have
won two straights from the Igorrotes,
Now what team, Mr.. Rollston, has it
up in their necks?
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Milwaugee-Toledo-Rain
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-21
San Mateo Flooded.


As a result of the breaking OF the
mains OF the Spring Valley Water
company. the town of San Mateo was
flooded II was owing TO the broken
way In San Francisco. The town or
San Rafael. despite its own troubles.
dispatched fire. fighting apparatus to
San Francisco.
From early morning the Offices OF
the Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph companies in Oakland have been
filed with people in all walks OF life,
filing messages Of inquiry as to the
condition of friends and interests in
other cities of California which suf.
Fire spred Rapidly.
The fire swept down the streets so
rapidly that 1t was impossible to save
anything in It's way. II reached the
Grand Opera House on Mission street
and in a moment had burned through
the roof.
The Metropolitan Opera company
from New York had just opened its
season there. and all the scenery and
costumes were soon reduced TO ashes.
From the opera house the fire leaped
from building to building. leveling
them to the ground in quick success
sion. The Call editorial and mechan-
zeal departments were totally de-
stroyed In few minutes. and the
flames leaped across Stevenson street
toward the History stone and iron
Claus Spreckels building, which with
its lofty dome Is the most notable edt-
fee In San Francisco. Two small
wooden buildings furnished fuel to ig-
mite the splendid pile. Thousands OF
people watched the flames licking the
stone walls At first no impression
was made. but suddenly there was
cracking of glass and an entrance was
effected The inner furnishings OF the
fourth floor were the first to go. Then.
as II by magic, smoke issued from the
top OF the dome This was followed
by most spectacular illumination
The round windows Of the dome shone
like so many full moons; then long,
waving streamers of flames burst forth.
Women wrung their hands and wept,
saying: 1T is so terrible"
The tall and slender structure which
had withstood the forces OF the earth
appeared doomed to fall before the fire.
But after time the light grew less
intense. finding nothing to consume,
died out. leaving the building standing.
but completely gutted.
las the difference in time between
San Francisco and Vienna is nine
hours. six minutes. II follows that the
disturbance shown by the seismograph
at I.aibach practically synchronized
with the first earthquake shock expe-
rienced at san Francisco at 5.l3 a. nj
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-21
Earthquake and Fire Raze
San Francisco.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ~

persons In the building. The superin.
were both killed.
The Palace hotel Is destroyed. the
Postal and the Western Union build.
ings and the magnificent new Union
Trust company building, i stories in
height. have been dynamited.
Santa Rosa In Flames.
Reports from cities near San Fran
cisco show the destruction was gen.
eral. Santa Rosa, 80 miles north. Is
In n.mes. and the damage there Is
over 81 5000 The loss of life is not
known.
At Napa many buildings were shat
tered and the loss will amount to
5000. 900. No loss of life is reported.
At Vallejo the damage was slight
in comparison with that suffered in
other cities. The loss will be about
100000
The court house nj Redwood City and
other buildings collapsed. Santa Rosa,
to the north Napa. Vallejo and all
towns around the bay were damaged.
These reports. alarming as they We're,
created little interest In San Francisco.
where the people were in frantic
state.
The experience has been testi-
monial To the wodern steel building A
score of these structures We're in the
course Of construction. and not one
suffered from the earthquake shock
The completed modern buildings were
also imniiinc fron harm from the seis-
mic movements The buildings that
collapsed were all fiimsy wooden and
old brirk structures. The damage By
earthquake does not begin to compare
with he loss by fire
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-21

their lives the millions of dollars worth
of property which has been placed In
the streets that IL may escape the raw.
ages of the flames.
Mayor Schmitz. who has established
his office al police headquarters. has
named committee of safety. compris.
ing many prominent citizens.
Tents For the Homeless.
Mayor Schmitz sent out word to the
bakeries and milk stations throughout
the city that their food supplies must
be harbored for the homeless Tents
have been placed in every park in the
city. and those who have lost their
homes will be given food and shel.
ter.
Commissioner T.. Myron Wolf an.
nounced that the eight odd fire insur-
ance companies interested had decid-
ed to pay dollar for dollar to every one
insured with them The companies will
not discriminate between fire and
earthquake. and every one insured
will be paid to the extent of the loss.
Only two of the companies affected
are Pacific coast concerns the others
having principal offices in the east or
In Europe and all will stand the loss
without danger OF failure.
One of the first orders issued by
Chief of Police Dinan was the closing
of every saloon in the city This step
is taken To prevent drink-crazed men
from rioting in the city streets.
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-21

gone, my appetite is good, sleep good,
and my bowels are all right. ! think
Peruna is good medicine for the grip"
A Most Effective Medicine For
La Grippe.
Robt. l.. Madison, a. NJ, Principal Of
Cullowhce High School, Painter, y. g.,
Is chairman OF the Jackson County
Board of Education. lie Is a writer Of
occasional verse and has contributed 10
number oftleading papers and maga
zines.
In speaking of Poruna, Mr.. Madison
says:
81 am hardly ever without Pcruna in
my home. ltis the most effective med
irine that haveeycr tried Tor Ia grippe
II cured my wife OF nasal caiafrh.'
yritcful friends ur.ini, that rc-ri-ua be- piven q
time, aud now ferl pratiiicd to announce "a the
Only enhance it wcll-kuuwn beneficial character
IS. H. HAKrMAN. NJ -"
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-21
The Fear of Grip Makes People
Nervous.

There is no remedy in the world that
meets the conditions produced by the
grip better than Peruna.
Peruna strengthens as It renovates,
soothes while it stimulates, heals as It
expurgates.
II reaches the source OF all diseases of
the mucous membranes by its action on
the vaso-motor system of nerves.
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-21
KILLED MAN IN DEBRIS
Says He Cut Arteries In Wrist Of
Nictirn

A. w Hussey came TO the station
at the hall OF justice and told how. at
the direction OF policeman. whom he
did not know. but whose star number
he gave as els, he had cut the arteries
In the wrists of "a man piniOncd under
timbers at the ST Catherine hotel Ac.
cording to the statement made by
Hmssey. the man was begging a. he
killed. and the policeman shot at him.
but his aim was defective and the bull
let went wide Of the mark The officer
then handed Hussey knife. with in
structions TO cut the veins in the suf-
fering mans wrists and Hussey
obeyed orders.
Chief OF Police Dinan directed that
Hussey be locked up. There has been
no opportunity to investigate his
story, but the police believe that the
awful calamity rendered him insane.
and that the incident reported to them
had no existence excepting in the
Imagination OF the man who made the
report.
Mayor Sehmitz sends out orders that
the physical necessities of the suf-
ferers be first attended to. Goldberg,
Bowen a. Co send word that they have
placed all of their stores at the dis
posal of the city. including the pro-
visions contained therein.
The sheds over the Southern Pacinc
long wharf on San Francisco bay have
completely collapsed, Many OF the
bunkers fell into the bay carrying
with them thousands of tons OF coal.
The long wharf was one of the most
important shipping points about the
bay. and freight traffic will be Inter
ruDtod greatly
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-21
After Effects Of the Grip.

Every person who has had la grippe
during the last year should take a
course of Peruna.
The grip has produced catarrhal in
fiammation Of the whole mucous mem
branc, and good health is impossible
until ,hese are restored to "A normal CON
dition. This Peruna will do.
A great many remedies have been
suggested for this condition from time
to time, but Peruna is the only remedy
that has gained great popularity in
these cases.
1t has seldom failed to give satisfac.
tion during forty years experience and
stu occupies the unique position of
being the leading and most generally
I'D remedy for the aftcr-cnects Of
la grippe.
Revised FormuIa--"Fora a number Of yci
lightly laxative quality. have been experiment
riends Of fc-ru-na that have Incorporated such a
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-21

w H. ExSpa Judge OF the Supreme
gentleman
mOniafs efficacy
Induced undergo with This Justly cee
week
o conn
of
10
part for Ia ulenica
Democratic messenger., 1906-04-21
No Time Like the Present.

NO lime Like tne present.
II you are suffering from the after
effects OF Ia grippe-if you have become
discouraged in your attempts to cure
yourself with other treatments, take a
bottle OF Peruna now.
y bottle Of Peruna taken during the
beginning of the disease is worth more
than dozen bottles after the trouble
has hccomc deep-scatcd.
Pe-ru-na, a Good Medicine for La
Grippe.
Mrs. Louisa Eastman, Lancaster,
Wis, writes:
~ am all right. do not think need
any more treatment | am able Ia do
my own work which | could not do at
the time / wrote you. My cough is
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-04-03
INJURED MAN BETTER
Supertindent Martin Slowly Re-
covering From Accident

Word comes from Lovelock that A. y.
Martin. superintendent of the Monte
Cristo quartz mill, is greatly improved
although still in a serious condition as
the result of the injuries which he sus-
tan6d at the mill recently. His father
from Los Angeles and a prominent phy-
stefan of San Francisco are in attend
ance.
While working at the mill his clothing
became e~ntangled in a belt attached 10
q huge fywheel which was running at
the rate of 300 revolutions a minute, ana
before the machinery could be shut down
he was whirled through the air many
hundred times.
When the engine stopped Martin drop
ned 10 THE floor and was able to stand
ON his feet. but soon tainted. Nearly all
the clothing was torn from his body ana
he received Commissions that blackened
his body all over. The only bones broken
wire several ribs.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-04-03
PERSONAL MENTION

D.. w. D~efenbaugh. brother of the
genial and popular clerk at the VIM
mucca hotel, is in from his mines at
Barber Canyon. He will take back a
load of supplies for the camp.
Arthur yerling of Burns. Oregon. is
stopping at the winnemucca hotel.
Miss Octave Brochier and Martin
Brochier, brother and sister, ARR red
from France yesterday evening and are
Registered at he Winnemucca hotel. They
viii depart for Kennedy tomorrow.
NJ. Camp. representing A. Zellerbach &
Co., the well-known wholesal e payer
dealers OF San Francisco, is in Winna-
mucca on business today and is staying
at the Lafayette hotel.
j. Cosgrove of Indianapolis is a busi-
ness visitor in Winnemucca.
Nj. j. Parker of Wood River is 3 sis-
itor in town today and is a guest at the
Lafayette hotel
T.. Bosler of Mansfield. Ohio. is a re-
cent arrival at the Lafayette hotel.
Josiah Copley. who has been in Winns-
mucca for the past few days on bust
Happy Creek. near Amos.
Mrs. David Giroux left last evening for
Oakland to attend the bedside of her
mother. who is reported seriously i'll.
Mrs. Giroux' mother is 50 years of age.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-04-03
MOUSE CAUSES SCENE
Gets Into Elephants Trunk and
Great Trumpetins Ensues

NEW YORK. April Traffic was
blocked yesterday for three hours IN tae
s~ubway-not the one owned by Au US
Relmont-but that one contained in the
trunk of an elephant named Coco, which
forms one of a herd in the Barann *
Rally circus inthe Madison Square Gar
den.
Bailey circus in Madison Square esa1den,
A mouse ran into the stall VIII -
Coco eats her hay. There was a
trumpeting which brought Jim, ths
elephants keeper. to the stable in a hun
ry. The elephant put her trunk down f'f
a moment and the opening at the emo
of the hose-like pco Ioef,hte give ~
mouse its chance. Lik a fash the mouse
disappeared up coco's trunk and the
stamping. believing and trlmpting which
ollownd sounded through the garden
like the claps of a thunderbolt.
vainly Coco tried to rid herself of tie
obstruction, and the tickling and tle
pain that it caused her nearly set her
frantic. The veterinary surgeon attached
to the circus arri yed With two
assistants and after Coco had baea
tied he probed for the mouse.
but without dis,odging it. Then he
sent for some strong red pepper, a
half-pound of which he had tossed INTO
the eie phant's mouth.
Immediately there followed a sneezii's
so violent that those who watched the
proceedings thought Coco would blow
her head off. The third sneeze blew the
mouse ten feet across the floor.
After Coco had got a drink of water
she settled down to peace and cui I
again.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-04-03
GET YOUR
Mattresses Remade
NOW BEFORE THE BOOM By
CHAS. NIBLETT,
Opposite the Court House.
ALWAYS KEEPS cHAMBERLAlNs
Cough REMEDY IN HIS OUS

1--WE would not be without
Iain's Cough Remedy. 1t is kept on hand
continually in our home says w. w.
Nesrney. editor of the independent
Lowry City, Mo. That is just what
every family should do. When kept al
hand ready for instant use. a cold may
he checked at the outset and cured In
m,ich less time than after 1t has become
settled in the system. THIS remedy Is
leo without a peer for Group in chill
dren, and viii prevent the attack "he'
given as soon as the chiiu pecoihe'
hoarse. or even after the croupy cough
appears. which can only be lone "heh
the remedy is kept at hand. For SAFE
by the Eagle Drug and Jewelry Co.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-04-03
EUCHARIST SET

EUCHARIST SERVICE THURSDAY.
There will be Eucharist service at Sii-
yer state hall Thursday morning at $
O'Clock. The Rev. John Brann VIII OF
ficiate. All members of the Episcopai
church are requested to attend.
The Episcopal church choir Will meet
for practice at the home of Mr.. and MIS-
Wolf Thursday at 7:30 p. m.