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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24

The French scientist Ribot in his
work on Diseases Of the Memory
tells of n man thirty years of age of
considerable learning and acquire
ments who was found at the termina-
ton Of a severe illness TO have lost the
recollection of everything. even the
names OF the most common objects.
As soon as his health was restored he
began 10 acquire knowledge like a
child. After learning the names Of oh
jects he was taught TO read and after
this began 60 learn Latin. He made
considerable progress when one day in
reading bis lesson with his brother.
who was his teacher. be suddenly stop
ped and put his hand 10 his head.
what is the matter? Don't you feel
wellF" asked his brother.
Il feel a peculiar sensation in my
head" he replied. land now it seems
TO me knew all this before"
Strange to say. from that time he
rapidly recovered his faculties and
could never understand how II had
been necessary TO teach him reading
and writing when he was thirty years
Of age and proficient in both
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
llllR,RI||llfE
Cures Whiskey and Beer Habit

given q second respite until August
25, before this date arrived. however
the Supreme court of the state grant
ed a supersedeas to permit of The
consideration Of his case by the court
December 18th the court handed down
a decision affirming the verdict in the
lower court, and fixing the date Of
execution for February 23
The last effort made by Hoch TO Sc
cure new trial ended on February
2lst, when Gov Deneen. and board Of
pardons refused to interfere in his be
half Ii was alleged before the board.
by Mrs. Emile Fischer Hoch that she
had been so bounded by the police
that she sommitteG perjury during
the trial. and that much of the evil
denoe which she had given against
lIoch, was not true, A physician also
declared that the death of Mrs. Welck-
ef'Hoch had been caused by kidney
disease, and not by arsenical poison.
ing. On cross-examination before the
board however, he admitted that he
had not made a post-mortem exami.
nation of the body of Mrs. Welcker-
Hoch, while three physicians who had
conducted such an examination de
clared that death was caused by ar
senic,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
NATAL AUTOGRAPHS.
Sign Manual of the Child That Does
Not Change In Life. ..

| Sign Manual of the Child That Does
Not Change In Life. go.
There is born with every one Of us
and continues unchanged during our
| lives an unfaihng ana ineradicablc
mark or marks, which absolutely dis
| tnguish each one of Us from every 9th
err fellow being These physical marks
never change from the cradle to the
| grave. This born autograph is impos-
! sihle to counterfeit, and there is no du-
plicate of It among the teeming pillows
in the world Look at the insides of
your hands andsthe soles of your feet:
closely examine Nhe ends of your fin
gers. You see circles and curves and
arches and whorls,some prominent with
deep corrugations, others minute and
delicate. but all well defined and
closely traced pattern. There is your
physiological signature.
Run your haDls through your hair
and press finger tips on piece of clear
glass. You see,all the delicate tracing
transferred-not two fingers alike. Even
the left hand sknoweth not what the
right hand doeth-" They are distinctly
different. ilven,twins may he so little
different in size, features and general
physical condition as To be scarcely dis
tnguishable. vet their finger auto
graphs are radically different
In fact, IN all humanity every being
carries with him on his baby fingers
and his wrinkled hand Of decrepit old
age the Identical curves. arches and
circles that were born with him. Moth
ing except ACKNOWLEDGMENT can oblit-
crate or disguise them. Criminals may
burn and scar their hands. but nature,
when she restores the cuhclc, invaria
bly, brings back the natal autograph.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
A PLUME OF SILVER
Mrs. Alice RoosevcIt.Longworth Has
Most Remarkable Hat Ever
Made.

New York, Feb 23.-When Mrs
l.cngworth was purchasing the mos
remarkable trousseau ever purchased
in America she decided she would
have hat of pure silver and decorated
with giant plume of silver
The most skllful worker in silver
and feathers was engaged and he set
to work to manufacture from countless
filaments of silver an ostrich feather
that would be almost as light as a
real feather.
He made a plume forty inches in
length that curls almost around the
large rolling hat Of silver which IL
adorns and droops down upon the hair
of the young bride
The hat is woven entirely Of silver
and has silver tuilc drawn in loose
folds around the crown and clustered
al the pack over the bandeau. which
TITS the hat forward over the face a
little. The giant plume is fastened
TO the right eide and sweeps around
the loft Of the crown. over ana around
the brim and down upon tue hair.
Mrs Dongworth has the distinction
of wearing the only ostrich plume Of
silver ever made in America-or any.
where. il Is said, and that plume
weighs four ounces, The entire hat.
when finished. weighed half a pound.
The cost o fthe hat is 5000. including
the plume
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
whats In atNamet

Frequently in the Tsouih one finds
among the negroes as remarkable
Christian names as those bestowed
upon their offspring by the Puritan
fathers. 4 gentleman Of Virginia tells
Of negro living near Richmond who
for years had been Familiarity known
to him as Tim. II became necessary
Mt one time in a lawsuit 10 know the
full name of the darky. The not un-
natural superstition that Tim stood for
Timothy met with fat denial
"No. salir' exclaimed the negro Nah
name amt Timothy. It's What -timor-
ous-sOuls-we-po or-mortals-be Jackson.
Dey Jest calls me Tim TO 't"-Suc-
cess Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
W1CKLIFFE, KY.
Wickliffe, KY. Feb. 20 1906.

Prentis Brothers & Co., have sold
their entire stock of groceries and
hardware to Geo. B. Wilds. The Prem
It's brothers intend moving TO Arkan-
sas and so into the mercantile bust
ness there We are sorry to lose good
citizens such as they, and we wish
them success wherever they may cast
their lot
Miss Lizzie Williams, who has been
quite ill., is convalescent, and will
probably be out again in a few days,
j. Will Dunn, who recently moved
to town from near Blandville, has
opened butcher shop in the over
street building opposite the Elwood
hotel
Miss Minnie Wilson, of Cairo, is
visiting Miss Willie Sparks.
Mrs. ]. +. Garrett is quite i'll at her
home in the east part of town. Or,
Grinstead is expected over from Cairo
this morning to see her
Miss Blanche Shelbouine, daughter
of Mm. Carrie Shelbourne. of this city.
was married in Paducah Wednesday
morning TO Mr.. Frank Hill, Of that
city. May joy attend them.
Mr.. ] p. French the tonsorial artist,
has been quite i'll for about week,
but we understand he is a little better
this morning.
We are informed that Prof vii.
liams will open pay" school as
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
m. s,cred ana s,mboIic Palm.

From the very earliest times the
palm Tree has been recognized as a
symbol Of victory Among the Greeks
aud the Romans palm branches were
used 10 decorate the buildings and
streets Of their cities in honor of the
return OF a victorious army. This Gus
tom appears to have been taken from
The eastern nations. but from what one
in particular no one now knows. At n
very early age the Hebrews were ac-
CtsiVmed to carry palm branches on
al occasions 81 rei0icings This Gus
tom having been observed Oh the entry
Of Christ into Jerusalem. the tree has
come - bear = special symbolism
among Christians The primitive
church used il TO express the triumphs
% tie Christian over death through the
-sesgc-e-f.o1. = carly ias The second
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
NAPoLEoN's ESCAPES. ~.
Reckless OF Danger, the Great Soi-
der Was often Wounded.

In reply TO the question in what en-
gagements he considered himself to
have been In the greatest danger of
losing his life Napoleon once said, In
the commencement of my campaigns
Indeed. IL further proof were demanded
to show that he did not spare himself
at Toulon 1t Is only necessary TO add
that during the ten weeks OF It's siege
Napoleon, In addition to a bayonet
wound in his thigh, had three horses
shot under him, while at the siege of
Acre during the expedition to Egypt he
lost no fewer than four in the same
manner.
During the last days Of his life. when
captivity, disappointment and sickness
had well nigh completed their work, 1t
is said that the agony of his fatal dis
ease drew from him on many occasions
the pitiful cry of, why did the cannon
balls spare meg
During his long military career Napo-
leon fought sixty battles, while Caesar
fought but fifty. In the early part OF
his career he was utterly reckless OF
danger while on the battlefield. and this
spirit Of fearlessness contributed large
~ to the lowe and esteem in which he
was held by his armies, There was a
curious belef.among the English in Ma
poIeon's time that he had mover been
wounded and indeed the report was
current that he carefully il not in
eovardly manner RETAINED from eX-
posing himself Nothing could be more
contrary to the truth, for he was in re-
atty several times severely wounded,
but as he wished to. impress upon his
troops the belief that good fortune new
er deserted him and that. like Achilles.
he was well nigh iMulnerablc, he all
WAYS made secret of his many dan
gers. He therefore, en- joined once for
all upon the part OF his immediate STAFF
the most absolute jsilcnce regarding all
circumstances Of this nature, for 1t is
almost impossible to calculate the con-
fusion and disorder which would have
resulted from the slightest report or the
smallest doubt relative to his existence,
rnon the single thread of this mans
life depended not only the fate and gov
eminent of great empire, but tho
whole policy and destiny Of Europe MS
We'll
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
MOUND CITY, ILL.
Mound City, Feb. %, 1906.

Mr. O. l.. Bartlett is having a new
boiler and smoke stack installed in
his hoop factory this week.
Perks and Higgins are having the
house that was recently damaged by
fire repaired. Mr.. Cahill is doing the
work.
Judge Wall has returned from his
western trip.
Mr. c. S. Britton made business
trip to Chicago this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Poor base re-
turned home after few days visit
with Mr. Poors parents in Pulaski,
There is some talk of b. e. Butler
being a candidate for county superin-
tendent OF schools.
TIE mask ball given by the Base
Ball association was decided success.
Bob Carter made a business trip
to Olmstaad Wednesday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
Superstition an0
q Trio
By EPES w. SARGENT
Copyright, 1905, BY X, A. Whitehead

"And the one who looks over your
shoulder into the water is the man you
will marry" concluded Mrs. Pleasan-
ton. II never knew il TO fail"
John pleasanton smiled behind his
newspaper. Halloween superstitons
were nonsense but here was IN oppor-
tunity for advancing lem iowells
chances. If Grace believed in such
things what was easier than sending
Howell TO The spring to appear at the
opportuue momentt Aud The best OF
the joke would be that his wife was
aiding him TO circumyent Harry Pow
ers, the maternal choice for son-in-la
"Rut there is no well to look down"
protested Grace. our well is a pump"
THE spring will do even better" was
the confronting assurance. Grace shiy-
cred.
go alone to the spring at midnight"
she cried.
"I'll 90 with YOU" cried Pax. her
small brother who found some relief
In Latin from his Puritan name Of
Peaceful, Mrs PleasantOn held up her
hands in horror
Indeed you will not" she cried IN
shocked tones "That would break the
spell. Grace must go alone" And she
smiled TO herself as she thought Of her
cleverness in providing Powers with
an opportunity 10 propose under prop
erly romantic conditions.
She knew thar Grace would like lIar-
ry were it not that Vance Waddell had
gained her fancy. 1t was merely a
passing fancy, and with superstition to
aid him Harry would have no trouble
in displacing his rival. 1t was only her
husbands stubborn lnsistence upon
Jem Howell which had prevented her
from oustlng Waddell before. She
could have dealt with a single opposi-
ton, but the two were against her, and
she must resort to strategy
She did not dream that her husband
had paid any attention to her talk, so
she smiled placidly to herself over her
sewing ia the thought that on the NOR
roW victory would perch upon her i3an-
nerS, While on the opposite side Of ihe
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
BIRDS POINT, MO.
February %. 1906.

Cairo visitors Thursday were Mes
DANES Hensey and Sanders and Miss
Mccullough.
Mrs. w. l., Perez, of Cairo, spent
Thursday here.
Mr. J. f. Luby is visiting relatives
at Clinton, ILL.,. this week. ~
Several of the Cotton Belt officials
were in Birds Point, Thursday on
an inspection tour.
The Woodmen of the World initia.
ted another member at their last meet.
ing.
Messrs. VIM. Bean, |. O. Andrews.
Charles Spencer, w. r. OVERLY and
Charles McAllister, attended the pro-
duction of Arizona at the Cairo
opera house, Thursday night.
Mr. Jap Atherton, Of Villa Ridge. ILL.,,
spent Thursday with his daughter
Mrs. Burt Barnett. of this place.
Mr. Ira Raynor. who has been con
fined to his home by illness for sew
eral days, Is able to be out again.
Mr. II L. O'Rourke arrived from
Smith vile, Tex, Wednesday. where
he has been visiting relatives for
several weeks Mrs. O'Rourke and
little one will return in few weeks
Mrs. Emma Ripperdam, who is at
ST. Mary's hospital at Cairo, suffering
with typhoid fever, is slowly improv
ing,
Mrs. eagle, who has been under
treatment for pneumonia at St Marys
hospital at Cairo. is conyalescent and
will return home Sunday.
Mr., Herbert Marshall, chief clerk
for the Big Four railroad at Cairo,
passed through here Wednesday en-
route to Little Rock, Ark, TO spend a
few days with his brother, who has
lately returned from the west, where
he has been travelling for his health,
Misses Margaret and Alberta Blat.
teau departed Wednesday on the
steamer City of St Louis" for Co
lumbus. Ky. 10 spend few days with
their grandfather, Capt. J p. Roberts,
Of that place
w A. GOA was in Cairo transacting
business Thursday.
Mrs U. Beckwith attended the show
at Cairo Thursday night,
Thursday was pay day on the Cot
ton Belt railroad.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
AuReI1fs Verdict,

once a painter notorious for plagia-
risms executed a historical picture in
which every figure Of importance was
copied from some other artist. so that
very little remained To himself. II was
shown TO Michael Angelo by a friend.
who begged HE opinion OF y. Excel
lently done. seid Angelo "only az the
day OF Judgment when all bodies viii
resume their own limbs again. 7 do not
know what will become cf fh9t histor
zeal painting. for there win be nothing
left of it"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24

carve palm, branches on the tombstones
Of those who had died for the faith.
and about the same time all pictures
of martyrs were figures holding repre-.
sensations Of palm branches In their
hands. ~, "A
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24

supposed TO be the first wife of Hoch,
is also living in the same place.
Hoch has always been rcticcnt re-
gardlng his career IN this country,
and his first wife, married in the
! United States. is believed to have
| been Mrs. Martha Steinbrechcr, to
whom he was marie in 1896 After
living with Hoch four months she
died the cause OF death being given
as nephritis.
In November 1895 he married Mary
Rankin in this city and left her the
day after the wedding because she
refused to give him her money. In
April 1896 Hoch married Martha Hertz
field, and left her in four months af.
ter obtaining from her 5000. His next
wife is said 10 have been Mary Hoch,
OF Wheeling. W. Va She died Of ne
phritis after three months. Hoch has
always denied this marriage and de-
clarad that he merely assumed the
woman's name
I'm the fall of 1896 Hoch married
Clara Bartell of Cincinnati. and she
died within three months of the mar.
riage. In January 1897 he was mar.
ried to Julia Dose in Hamilton. o..
and abandoned lscr after obtaining
$500.
In April 1898, loch wa arrested in
this city for selling mortgaged furni
turc, and served Two year, in the
House Of Correction
In November, 1891. he was married
10 Nh. Anna GOchrl,c Of Chicago. but
abandoned her after failing TO obtain
any money from her April s. 1902.
he married in St Louis. Mrs. Mary
Decker. who died early in 1903. Her
relatives have claimed that she was
poisoned.
December 10. 1904 Hoc1 was mar
Ticd 10 Mrs. Mary Walcker. a widow
of this city the woman for whose
murder he was condemned Deem |
Der % the woman became III. and Jan. |
uary ~ -he died. the cause Of death !
being. stated in the physicians Ger
as nephritis. Fivn days later |
Hoch married Mrs Emile Fischer. |
A sister of Mrs. Weicker. Hoch Hell
$3.50 from ner and dissp- |
peared January 10 the last Nh /
IIoch reported to The police the dis
appearance Of her husband Suspic
Jon was rnu-ed by her story. and the
body If Air. Welcker-Hoch was eN
humod. and rs grains Of arsenic were
found in the stomsch Search was
made for Hoch aud h was finally
discovered in New FORK. where his
Isndlady. Mrs. Kimmerly reported
HAT she believed her boarder to be
Hoch because he had proposed mar
-iage to her on the day Of his arrival
in her house He was arrested and
alter brought TO Chicago.
Hocb. after being placed In Jail
lere. admitted that he had been mar
led thirteen time. but always denied
hat he had caused the death OF any
II hi- wives He was placed on trial
April 10. and on May 20 the jury re
urned a verdict finding him guilty
II murder. and fixing the punishment
II death. ON June ?. sentence was
,asscd on him. the date If the exc
-ution being st for June p Gov.
Jeneen granted him reprieve until
uIy % Within one hour u the
inc st for his execution Hocf wa
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
Special Homeseekers' Excursions
Mar 9Th and onth

On the above date the Mobile G.
Ohio railroad will sell round trip tick
cts from st. Louis and points in Iii
nois at less than half rates 10 New
Orleans, Mobile Montgomery, Brm-
ing ham, and other points in the South
and Southeast. Stop-overs and liberal
limits. Apply to your home agents Oh
write John M. Beall, G. p. A.. NJ. & O.
r. r., ST. Louis, Mo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24

1T Amt POLITE To SCRAP ABOUT MAR
RIED LADIES
table her better half chucllled Mt the
pit she had dug for herself Neither
thought Of Pax.
Iem Howell, pacing up and down by
the stream the following evening, heard
footsteps and became suddenly alert.
A moment and a shadow crossed his
face. The firm tread he heard never
could he Grace approaching. He step
ped back into the shadow Of the big
butternut tree which shaded the spring
Just rs Harry Powers burst through a
tangle Of brush and approached the
spring.
The latter's quick eyes detected his
rivals form, though not his Identity,
and with sprlng he was upon him.
I'm teach you tramps TO hang around
private property" be ried; then his
grip upon The others coat relaxed as
they came into the moonlight. and he
could see the face of his captive
What are you hanging around here
forT' he demanded.
II was just coming over from Bias
CONS and thought I'd like a drink Of
spring wafer" was the easy explana-
ton. II never would do to let Powers
know that he expected Grace.
Wonder you didn't stop at the
house" groviod Powers. You're nj
ways hanging ground here"
Il was afraid III urn into Won" re
tOrtcd Icin. "SomehGw Won always
seeLi 10 Pc there Yourself.
If am. I'm welcome" WAS The re-
sponsc. Mrs. Pleasanton WIS saying
the other night she never seemed to
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
R.stne@. Trimming.

THAT men is a very witty fellow"
"Well. he's a chemist He ought to
be-
what has that TO do with his wit?'
Because chemists a. class are al
ways ready with retorts Baltimore
American
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
Cheap Tea In Janan.

Tea at a cent a pound .s used By
the poorer classes ir Japan. This
Is the cheapest kind Of "banc1a.~ and
consists OF the trimmings OF the tea
bushes when they are clipped With
the shears after the FIRST crop.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24

Nearly one half OF the women on
gagged in occupations in London. Eng
land are domestic servants. - whom
there 3 one 70 every t7enty persons
IN The population
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
A Missing Feature.

GObang Did yOu enjoy the ocean
trip? Ukerdek-NOt much. ! missed
the train hoy and his little boxes Of
hgs.-st Louis Post Dispatch.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
HOCH NOT DAUNTED
Concluded From First Page.)
Hoch Was Brave.

Rev J. r, Burkland who was recit
ing the prayers for the dying as the
procession approached the scaffold
continued them while Hoch was being
| prepared for execution. Deputy Sheriff
| Peters spoke to Hoch, asking him 10
move backward as he was not squarely
upon the drop. Hoch glanced down at
his feet. moved quickly to the rear and
again resumed his military attitude.
"Father Forgive Them"
While the deputy sheriff was pinion-
ing his feet, Hoch spoke to him in low
tones, and on Peters asking him If he
wished to say anything IIoch answer
ed in the affirmative. Hoch then said:
Father forgive them, they know not
what they do. must die an innocent
man. Good bye"
He bit off the last two words In a
crisp cOncisive fashion, and as soon as
he had uttered them the drop fell
Death Was instantaneous.
D. MacNamara. the county physi
clan was at Hoch's side the instant he
fell and declared that death had been
instantaneous, the neck having been
broken. The pulse continued TO beat
ten minutes after the doctor declared
the neck broken.
Would Be Too Late.
While the execution of Hoch was in
progress. Attorney Maher, was still
making desperate efforts to induce
Lands to sign an appeal and grant a
Hoch supersedeas. until his application
for a writ of habeas corpus could be
tested by the supreme court. He met
the judge in the hall and appealed to
him To wait until the other attorney re-
turned from the jail with Hoch's sig.
nature. Judge Lands refused. and said
he would be back at o'clock The
attorney reminded him # would then
he ton late. and with tears implored
the Judge to wait Landis was firm.
however. and refused. saving he be
lieyed he Wa doing his duty az his
oath required lie then left the build
ing
Hunted For Lands.
Nahor then igined Comerford and
they .et cut 10 find Judge lands and
while going from place to place seek
ing the judge they mot ncwsboy5 with
extra editions Of papers announcing
that HOch had been hanged. They !
then declared the case would be car |
ried to the supreme court and II sue
cessful they would prosecute all Off |
cials connected with the hanging on a |
criminal charge.
Hoch is Buried.
The body OF HOch was given 10 A /
local undertaken. who buried IL at his |
own expense.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGEBORS /:


soon as the present term of the public
school closes, which will be in abou
three weeks.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24

The public executioner u the Grand
Duchy Of pesse has been hned SO
for casting a disdainful glance ~
the Judge ~ the Supreme Court Of
Darms,adt.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-24

Life Is the childhood o or ,azo-tzi
Ey&Coths