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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
sHREwp SCHEMES OF ANIMALS.
Devices Which Show They Come Pref
" Close TO thinking.


~ Close to Thinking.
They were talking about instinct In
animals Il saw an exhibition OF
greediness and cunning by a horse. ="
said one of them. There were two
old dirt wagon horses that had
stopped for the noon meal The driv
er bad emptied a portion of oats into
A wheelbarrow set at the head OF the
two horses. who still remained in the
traces. The horses we're to eat out Of
the common mess
odd Mr. Bay Horse, who evidently
was a veteran in the dirt wagon line
and possessor of a good appetite.
would grab a mouthful OF oats and
splutter them out on the ground on
his side Of the wheelbarrow. After
be had collected quite a pile on the
ground he commenced on the common
stock. and when he and his compan-
Ion had cleaned out the wheelbarrow
old Mr.. Bay Horse turned TO his priv
ate store on the ground. while his
companion. from the other side OF the
wagon pole looked hungrily on, but
could do nothing.
Il VAS travelling in the mosquito
country last month" said the other.
"and the mosquitoes we're terrible.
They attacked cattle and live stock
and would drive them frantic. At one
place a farmer was burning brush in
the field. and I noticed a dozen cows
and horses clustered in the lee Of the
smoke made by the burning brush
They would move around as the WING
shifted. always keeping in the smokt
drift. where. OF course. no mosquito
could live. And the animals stood
with closed eyes. too"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
Had It's Other Adyantan.s.

The relative from the East, who
had come to visit his cousin. the post.
master at Boom City. was surprised at
the smallness Of the place.
Il expected TO see a larger tow
than this, he said Surely there
can't be much salary attached to a
Job Ike yours"
Why. as to thai. said the postmas-
ter. the salary is but tl2 a year. but
it is paid with the utmost promptness
and with my life and fire insurance
agency. law business. carpenter shop
agricultural implement business, drug
store. and cigar shop | manage to get
along. In addition to that the posi-.
ton gives one a sort of-er-standing
In the community"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
is READY
FOR PROSECUTION
SEVERAL OF THE LIFE iNSuR-
ANcE "soUEALERS" WILL
GIVE ASSISTANCE.
M'CALL HAS RESIGNED
Expected Change In Head of New
York Life Insurance Co., oc-
ours at a Directors
Meeting.

New York, Jan 3.-District-Attor
ney Jerome will tomorrow begin the
serious work of preparing gor the
prosecution of officers of life insur.
ance companies who have abused
their trusts.
! II was stated today by man in a
position to know what is going on
within the various insurance com
| panies that Mr.. Jerome would UNI
| doubtedly receive aid from unex-
| pected sources
He added that before the month was
out Mr.. Jerome would receive over
lures from at least one "squealer" in
each Of these companies: The Mutual
Life. the Provident Savings Life, the
Life Association of America and the
Mutual Reserve Fund Life associa-
ton. While no promises of immunity
are ever made by the district attorney
to "squealer' Ii is the unwritten
law in Mr.. Jeromes office not 10
prosecute those who give evidence
which enables the poole to convict
ciiSA"SiS "uO III SIT bCHCi wise tStdpc
punishment.
Had Financial Reasons.
There are other reasons which have
impelled Mr.. Mccall, according to one
Of his intimate friends to hold on to
the presidency of the New York Life
TO the last possible moment
According to this man, Mccall has
said within the last week that his per.
'onal finances are in such shape that
he sannot afford to give up the presi-
dency unless he is compelled to get
out He said he was not nearly as rich
as he Is popularity supposed to be- and
that his valuable real estate holdings
in this city and Elebron are heavily
mortgaged. He said that while he has
drawn a large salary he has lived at
an expensive rate that has left him a
comparatively small surplus.
New York Life Statement Due.
A large part of the clerical force of
the New York Life and the heads of
all of the departments were hard at
work at the home office of the com
pany. No. 3iG Broadway. yesterday, |
the annual Statement II
has long been the custom of the New
York Life to make public its annual |
statement during the first week of the |
new year. and it is the intention to
live up to this record.
The statement to be made public |
this week will make favorable show
ing because of the exceptionally high |
prices of securities which ruled on
Saturday, December 80. the last bust.
ness of the year. The new business of
he company will also make a fair
showing although the figures will fall
short of the amount written during
1904.
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BELKNAP.
January 2, 1906.

DR. Tarr, of Grand Chain, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with j. r. Evers.
Miss Myrtle Hodge gave a Watch
party to her friends at her home Sun
day night
Prof. F. l.. Veach returned home Sat.
urday from Gorevile and Marion.
where he and his family have been
visiting relatives and friends.
Dr. H. o. Williams has succeeded to
an equal share of the business Of his
father. w. l.. Williams, the business
will still be carried on in the old
stand
Clarence Evers returned to Cape Cir
ardeau, Mo. Sunday to complete his
studies there.
Thomas Jaynes of Thebes returned
home Sunday.
]. A. Anderson and son Clarence are
in Cape Girardeau. Mo, for few days.
Mr.. Anderson intends placing Clarence
in school there.
New Years was celebrated as usual
here with the ringing of the bells.
Guy Carter of Cypress spent Sun
day with Guy Rees.
Miss Sadie Main of Karnak spent
Monday evening with Miss Flossie
williams returning Tuesday.
Mr.. r. l. Rushing and daughter.
Elva of Big Sandy, Tenn, returned
home Monday after short visit with
Mr.. and Mrs F. A. Greer.
Flossie Williams gave tacky party
TO her friends Monday night and the
were mostly OF persons
around town, but some OF the COS
Times were such as Ichabod Crane.
Gloomy Gus. Hi 10. Weary Willie and
others to numerous to mention every
one enjoyed themselves splendid.
Elizabeth Marshall returned to
Vienna this morning tuesday,
Misses Beulah and Suda McLaugh-
lin Of Riuard. H.. returned home this
morning after a short visit with Mr..
and Mrs. o. VI. Fraim.
A. W. Duncan and Dow Drake de-
parted for Vienna this morning where
they intend taking a course in teIe-
Eraphy at the Vienna school of tie
graphy.
Charles Brown and Walter Rees re-
turned TO Lebanon this morning CTues-
day).
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lnsinuatinq.

The following story is told OF one OF
the former governors of Georgia: II
seems that he was out walking one
morning. few days prior TO his cleo
ton. when he met an old negro. The
following conversation took place:
Morning. Marse John.
Good morning, uncle"
You all Is looking mighty fine"
Yes. feel pretty good /"
80 you know what you looks like,
Marse John?"
mo. What do look like?"
you looks as II you had dollah
in youth pocket and was runnin' foah
Governor"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
CHICAGO FEELS HE BLOW


Chicago, Jan. 3-One man was
killed, a score of persons injured and
fully 100000 worth of property was
destroyed by the wind storm which
struck Chicago tonight. Al one time
the wind reached a velocity of sixty
miles Along the north shore where
the wind seemed to exert its greatest
force, trees were uprooted and every
thing movable toy away. In evans
ton and South Chicago the wind
worked great havoc, the greatest loss
being in South Chicago where an open
hearth furnace under course OF CON
stsuction by the Illinois Steel company
was blown down. causing a loss of
$50 1900. The fatality due to the storm
occurred on West Madison street,
where Thomas d. Henderson was
struck on the head by falling sign
dying in the hospital few hours
later.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
THAWEO DYNAMITE
Under Stove.-Ten Sticks Exploded
Killing Child and lnjuring
the Parents.

Menominee, Mich. Jan BY the
explosion Of ten sticks of dynamite in
the home of August w. Schroeder in
Groves, near this city today. Gertrude,
his two-year-old daughter was killed
and Nj, and Mrs. Schroeder seriously
Injured. The dynamite was frozen and
was put under the kitchen stove to
thaw OUT when it exploded. The child
was terribly mangled. The house was
almost destroyed by the shock and
caught fire
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
WIND AND RAIN.

Albany, Ga, January "a heavy
wind and rain storm struck the west.
ern part of this city this afternoon de.
molishing the acid chamber and great
shed of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Company, where Ben Jones, negro,
was killed and several others were
more or less injured. Trees and small
buildings were leyelled but no large
buildings were injured. The loss of
but one life is remarkable, considering
the violence OF the storm.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
HURL A DEFIANCE
Dealers in Bids" and Offers on Chi
cago Board of Trade Form
An Alliance.

Chicago, Jan. 3.-Dealers in bids"
and offers" on the local board OF
trade have formed an alliance and de.
clared today that any dealer in the
privileges who was prosecuted by
members Of the regular board would
be defended by the use of common
fund raised by the men who fvot
bids" and offers" This is practically
an open defiance to the regular board.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
SNOWFALL QUITE GENERAL

Des Mo,nes, Iowa, January 3.-Re-
ports from all over Iowa indicate 10
days snow storm was the seyerest
of the winter Trains are generally
reported late, conditions being espee.
ally bad in the northwestern part Of
the state. AT Fort Dodge and Sioux
City the storms attained the dimen
sions Of a blizzard The snowfall was
quite general throughout the state.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
ARSENIC IN FOOD
Partaken of at Breakfast BY Ten
Persons in Y. M. c. A.
Cafe.

Sioux City, Ia, January 3.-Ten per
sons who at the new Y. M. c. A. cafe
partook CT breakfast food impregnated
with poison. believed to be arsenic,
were made violently i'll and are now
under the care of physicians. It Is
believed AL viii recover. The manner
in which the package of breakfast food
was poisoned is mystery. An inves.
tigation is being made.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
WASHINGTON DINNERS.

Washington. January president
and Mrs. Roosevelt tonight we're the
guests at a dinner given by Secretary
and Mrs. Root Vice President and
Mrs. Fairbanks also gave dinner at
which Miss Alice Roosevelt and Rep.
resentative Longworth of Ohio were
among the guests.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
VIII Adop. MOSQUITO EntermInator.

DR.. J. II. White, United States Ma
rine Hospital surgeon, in charge at
New Orleans, has announced that the
new mosquito exterminator known as
"culicide," discovered by Mr.. Minis,
chemist for the Board of Health Of
that city. will be adopted by the gov
eminent
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
MAC STEPS OUT.

New York. January 3.-John A. Nc.
Call today resigned as president Of
the New York Life Insurance com
pany. The resignation was accepted by
the board of trustees, and Alexander
Z, Orr was promptly elected president
of the company.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
PASSENGERS

paeennnare For New York and eastern
uSSCh9StS cities should bear IN mind
that the III nois Central . the quietest route
by many hours. leaving Cairo a. J. 200 p. m. and
arriving in New rk st7:S0 the second day.
SOUTHERN DIVISION
eHE ONLY DIRECT LINE TO nEnPHp
NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA. AT.
LANTA, JACKSONVILLE "a.
VANSAH. yICKsBURG
aud JACKSONVILLE.
8tOb q. m The Dixie Flyer hsnpnt
nashville and Jacksonville.
$40 .. m. Memphis and New Orle. % Ltrss,
ed via Memphis, srrfviag in Memphis a. s,ss
=. m and New 0Tlsans SIS D. N
$500 a. N. Fsducah and ouisvfile
Ia p m, daily, N emphis and Nsx Orlsan
sssf Nail arriving IN Memphis 81 7.E5 N. aus
New OTlesns a. $50 .. n.
l;4 ,. N, daily, Nashville, Chssanoor.snd
Atlanta
$3.50 pm. Memphis ana Ee- orIe.u. spsc,,
srrive In Memphis At ii.se .. N, Esv ofies1
iis8la m.
es45 .. m Psduoah snd IouI Vile.
sTfof torpuEn ucEsts, sleeptnR car aooorn.
mcdstions and further information auplv At
tIltnoa Central PASSENGER Station Cairo, IN.
8. Q. HATCH, G.P.A
A HANSON Passenger TrsHe Manager.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
TWO CHILDREN scALDED

Milbank, S. D., Jan 3.--The FIVE
year-old daughter of Morris Rabel,
farmer living near here and younger
child fell into a tub of boiling water.
The baby is dead and the elder chic
is so badly scalded she will die.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
MORE THAN SHE COULD STAND.

Defiance Ohio, January 3.-On be-
ing informed that her son had been
adiudged insane Mrs. Dora Moehering,
aged 73 years died today. She had
been III 20 wears with heart trouble
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04

He had not changed. This season
as Of yore II was the same. Between
each act. with some glib lie upon his
tongue. he slipped out blandly. TO re
turn Odorous Of cloves. She drew clos.
or 10 him.
George she breathed passionate
ly, promise me one thing"
what is it, the man asked.
'Pr0mise-oh. promise me-to stop
drinking for my sake.
His response rang out clear and
true
I viii. be said. Hereafter when ]
drink e. viii be for ny own sake sole
y"
And. as the curtain fell. he scram-
bled adroitly over seventeen pairs Of
legs and disappeared again.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
BLIZZARD IN KANSAS.

Topeka, Kas.. January S.-The snow
storm reached the proportions Of a
blizzard at several points in central
Kansas tonight. The temperature has
dropped TO twenty above zorro.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
HEAVY SNOW IN IOWA.

Burlington, Iowa, January "a gale
swept over southeastern Iowa tonight
bringing Is inches of snow which
drifted in many places delaying trains.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
.,rLEANLINEss -
DON'T THROW YOUR
HEEL WAY.

1t Is not necessary, CUBAN
PIPE CRATES (DISCS) were
invented so that you could get
benefit and flavor OF every
grain OF your tobacco.
You are no longer obliged to
suck into the mouth nicotine
mixture and thus suffer the dis
comforts Of tobacco hearts,
burning or irritation OF the ton.
que, spending one-half OF your
time unclogging your pipe stem
getting ready TO smoke. The
CUBAN DISC is a FILTER and
permits only smoke to pass
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One of the two sizes Of discs
will fit your favorite pipe or
any bOuy eiSeS.
2 Plain (both sizesl worth
Zoe Tor 100
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lot .......,,....... $50
If your dealer cannot supply
you send to the
CUBAN DISC COMPANY,
Worcester, Mass.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04

Theater-goers # Cairo will be pleas
ed 10 learn the poular Harris Parkin.
son Company who It will be remember.
ed, made so strong an impression on
their former visit 10 this city. This
season the company has all new plays
and car load Of scenery with which
they stage them. Robert n. Harris.
of Cairo's Own Stock Company. recog-
nized today as one Of our leading stock
actors. still heads the company, and
this season Is supported b yam even
stronger company than before. The
plays presented this season are entire.
ly new 10 the popular priced theaters
as IL is the first time they have been
leased 10 repertoire and are all re-
cent New York successes. The open
ing bill will be a complete scenic pro
duction OF Slaves of the Orient.
heart-rendering story that appeals 10
every man, woman and child. The
usual ladies' ticket will be in force the
opening night and are on sale Monday
Marty every one likes 10 have their
emotions stirred once I'm a while. ami
IL is for this object that most people
go 10 the theatre as a diversion from
the daily domestic routine Such a
diversion is pretty well assured IN
The Woman in the Case" which is to
be presented by a brilliant company Of
players at the opera house Friday
January 5th. The play which Is re-
garded as the best work Of the famous
author. Clyde Fitch. is the most sen
sational success the American stage
has had in many years. In this drama
OF New York life the au- hor has
brought into conflict the nobler and
baser passions Of modern man and wo
man IN such manner a. TO make his
play the subject Of heated discussion
and argument wherever 10 s. pre
scented. II Is one Of the enterprises of
the well known firm a WagenhaIs A.
Kemper. who promise a production
identical with that seen Guring its two
memorable engagement IN New York
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04

The best Is always the cheapest
Advertisers use the B1llstln-
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04

The Bulletins subscribers have
money to buy vita
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to December 10. 1905.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE.
Shortest and Quickest Route 70
St. Louis & Chicago



I 80 a. m. Daily Chicago Nestibule Limited,
arriving in Chicago at II 80 a. m connecting
with af ernoon trains for all points east and
north.
2;20 a. m. Daily -. Louis Might Limttec
arriving in 81. Louis At 7:0e . NJ, connectint
81 Union Station for all points west. eleepins
cars open at 9:45 p. m.
$40 n. m, Chicago Daylight EHpress
except Sunday, makes gil stops between Oair
and Chicago, arriving in Chicago ct $3.50 o. N
$40 a. m, st. Louis Morning Express
except Sunday, arriving In st. Louis At iI:1
making ell stops.
I1;l5 q. m. st. Louis Fast Mail, arri, =
Ing in -. Louis st 80 .. m.
11tl5 n. m. Chicago Midday Special
arriving IN Chicago, SIP. m.
2;35p. m. Daily st. Louis Limited, ar.
wing IN 81. Louis At o5 p. m, connecting
Onion Station for K ansas City. Omeha, Den.
yer, San Francisco and al points west.
7:35 o. m. Afternoon Express for Odin,
Efiinfhsm, Nation, Tolona, Champaign, Chi
aFo.
500 .. m. Thebes accommodation,
1900 p. m. Chicago and Eastern I'm
Jress arriving in Chicago at 30 .. m Indian
spolis, 7:25 Cincinnati, 7:So q. M, Buffalo, s.z
n M View York 1850 q. m. Sleeping cars
Chicago,
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04

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BY the greatest number Of people II
must appear In The Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-04
Marrianes OF Royalty.

Marriages OF Hoysfy.
In royal families the Processes
Marry At about %. the princes al
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The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-15

flowers and is one of the strongest,
freest growers of this type. Jeanne
d Arc" also bears Il double bloom,
white suffused with lavender. And
all of these new varieties have the
thick glossy ivy-shaped leaves and
dropping habits that make this class
so desirable for basket plants and for
dropping from the window bracket.
A novelty in heliotropes is the 'Al-
bert DelauX." with irregular blOtches
and yellOwish marks on the leaves
and light lavender flowers. Madam
de Blonay." while as fragrant and in
every way desirable as the purple va
rieties. offers Il novelty in the form of
pure white flowers.
The name California attached to
new plants naturally suggests IN
usual size and brillance, as developed
who have grown the snowy flowers in
the East have declared that the hand
some double petunias. "Giants of Cali
fOrnia.' have been well named. Near
Iy all the flowers are ruffled or fringed
and measure from four to five inches
across. The great variety of cOlOrs,
blOtchings. stripings and veinings
make fantastic and beautiful cOmbi-
nations and they are quite as easily
grown in the average window or gar
den as their more plebeian rela atiOns
among the accommodating free-blOOm-
ing petunias.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-15
Fraxinus Ornus- -Flowering Ash
Mamma Ash
Ash,

The following description of a de-
sirable Towering tree was written for
the Florists Exchange, by Mr.. Joseph
AIeehan.
To those acquainted with the beauty
it is always a surprise to find so many
collections of trees without it being
represented in them. We really think
it Il beautiful tree and one all cOllec
tiOns should contain: and aside from
its other merits there are so very few
trees Towering when it does. i'm early
June All ash trees flower, and we
have said before very many of them
are worth considering for their bios
SONS. but there are none of them
bearing flowers as beautiful as this
Every prominent twig is generally
capped with a cluster of blossoms
The flowers are fieecy white prettier
we think. than those of the white
fringe, as the ChiOnanthus virginica
is called. and they well cause the tree
itself to be known under the common
name of mamma ash.
In England, where the tree is much
valued in landscape gardening work
its flowers are of greenish white,
but under our bright skies they are
almost white. having but little green
in them; and when a tree stands out
alone and is in flower it is cOnspicu-
Gus and beautiful The clusters of
flowers are shorter than the leaves
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-15

The Gainesville Sun tells about some
corn that has been grown in that coun-
try, as follows:
J. L. Matlick, of Terra Ats, w. Va.
a sOn-in-law of ID. \. Albright, of this
city, has returned to his home. after
visit of couple of weeks here.
Mr.. Albright is also a West Virgin
ian. coming from Terra Alta When
he left his native home about three
years ago to come to Florida with the
intention of starting a farm, his
friends laughed at his folly" telling
him that he could not raise Il stalk of
corn in this state two feet high: but
Mr.. Albright was not discourag ged, and
came here, purchasing a small farm
just beyond the limits of the city, in
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-15
This Was Some Corn"

NO doubt many people, outside of
Florida, have an idea that corn can
not be prOtitably grown in this state.
1t is true that the average corn crop
of Florida is very small, but that is
due to improper preparation of the
soil and lack of cultivation. not 70
either soil or climate The soil around
Gainesville is good, but no better than
it is in many other places.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-15

the cultivation of which he has been
quite successful.
Just to show his West Virginia
friends how badly mistaken they were
in their prediction, Mr.. Albright sent
by Mr.. Matlick stalk of corn taken
from his farm which measured eleven
feet clear, and contained three we'll
matured ears. This was not the only
eleven-fOOt stalk in the field, either, as
Mr.. Albright has quite patch on
his place, to say nothing of acres of
other produce growing with the same
prolfficness. His West Virginia friends
will probably be surprised when they
see this, and Mr.. Albright declares
that he would not be surprised him
self to see a number of them coming
this way within the next few months.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-15

so that they present an attractive ap-
pearance the foliage partly overlap
ping them.
The Towering ash makes but a
small tree, 20 to 30 feet. which allows
of its being planted in positions in
which large growing ash trees could
not be permitted: and it commences
to flower when it is quite young. In
some lists it is to be found under the
name Ornus eurOpaea. but bOtaniStS
agree that it is rightly placed in
FraXinuS.
Seeds follow the flowers freely, and
even these are not una ttractive, they
come in such large numbers.