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PIECE OF cosrLlN TAPESTRY FROM FRANCE

United States Ambassadors and Min
listers in the various capitals of the
world. Two governments, those Of
Cuba and France had already made
all arrangements for governmental
gifts ere the intimation came from
Washington and CT course, In each case
the original plan was carried out but
at the other courts Of the world the
governments took no action but mere
II left matters in the hands Of the
rulers who we're, to be sure, at entire
liberty to send presents provided they
paid for them out of their own pockets.
Incompatible Cobeiin Tapestry.
or the thousands Of wedding pre-
SCENTS valued at hundreds of thousands
OF dollars which arrived at the White
House during the first half OF the
month OF February undoubtedly one
of the most attractive was the won
sIerful pieces of Gobelln Tapestry, the
gift OF the Republic of France and
which was presented to Miss Roosevelt
in person by M. Jusserand, the French
Ambassador to the United States.
This gift has especial significance from
the fact that the factory where i
was manufactured was established by
Louis XIV and isNunder the direct con-
froi OF the government OF France.
Never before have the looms In this
Frcnch governmental tapestry plant
nrOduced a work Of art that was not
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09
RICH WEDDING PRESENTS.
GIFTS TO PRESIDENTS DAUGH-
TER THE MOST M4GNLFICENT
lever PRESENTED.

Valued at Hundreds of Thousands OF
DoIiars-Rare Tapestries, Silk,
JeweIrY and other Ornaments from
Every Country.
No other American girl has received
wedding presents SO numerous, yalu-
able or interesting as those which
have been shower 1 upon President
Roosevelt's Oldest daughter. Nelly
Grant who, next to Alice Roosevelt,
had the most brilliant White House
wedding received many costly gifts
from all parts of the world but her
trophies pale by comparison with those
of the first White House bride of the
present century. For one thing there
were only two hundred guests at the
marriage Of Nelly Grant and Algernon
Sartoris whereas nearly one thousand
persons were invited to the White
House wedding Of 1906 and OF course
the number of presents in the latter
case outnumbers those in the former
instance In the same proportion.
Recognized as Great World Power.
Then too, Uncle Sam was not near
ly so much of World Power in the
days of President Grant as he has
been since the Spanish-American
War and consequently it is small won
der IL the various rulers Of the world
have manifested greater interest in the
nuptlals Of the daughter of the pres
ent Chief Magistrate than they did
in the similar event quarter Of GEN.
fury ago.
However, It should be explained |
just here that President Roosevelt's |
daughter has received very few pre-
sents from foreign governments-al-
most all Of the gifts having come from
the sovereigns or other rulers as In
dividuals. That the governments
should not send tokens was the express
wish Of President and Mrs. Roosevelt
and was clearly Indicated to the
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09

Awarded Carnegie Medal and educational Fund
able to swim, quickly sank in the deep
water. Upon coming to the surface,
however, she was seized by the Newark
heroine who brought her safely to
shore
For her act of heroism, Miss Titus,
who Is only sixteen years old, was a
warded a Carnegie medal, although
at the time her name was under con-
sideration, hundreds of other persons
were brought forward as worthy of re-
ward.
Since receiving the medal Miss
Titus's father died leaving insufficient
money to send her to college as she
craved. Miss Reifsnyder. apprised the
Carnegie. commission of her friends
desire for an education and the com.
mission decided to grant her $4,000
Five hundred dollars OF this is to be
paid upon her entrance to a school,
$500 annually in advance for three
years, and $500 at her graduation
This Is the largest reward ever given
by the commission, the highest previ-
ious being $1,000.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09
MESSAGES UNDERGROUND.
n Jesuit of Pennsylvania the Invent.
or Of q Kew Wireless Telegraph
System.

Father Joseph Murgas of Wilkes
Barre, Pennsylvania, expects, within
the next month or two to be able to
send wireless messages to Europe by
means OF his new system which is
now In practical operation.
Since the completion of the aerial
wireless system and its development
to its present stage of perfection
Father Murgas has been experiment.
ing with an underground service
which he believes will be more valu-
able than the aerial system. His ex-
periments so far have been limited
to short distances with moderate cleo.
trical power and shallow holes. But
he Is now completing underground
stations In Wilkes-Barre and Scran-
ton and will conduct the experiments
on a larger scale.
So far as he has proceeded with
this work, so successfully has his
theory Of Underground wireless tel
egraph worked cut that recently he
announced he had no doubt of his
ability to send an underground mess
age to Europe and that the expert
ment will shortly be made, despite
the fact that It is estimated It will
cost $4,000.
To accomplish this, he says. shaft
5000 feet deep must be sunk In this
country, and one Of similar depth in
Europe. Each Of these will have to be
concerted to render It impervious to
dampness. which would destroy the
efficiency Of the wires with which the
sending and receiving apparatus viii
be connected with the surface. Al
great deal Of power win also bs re-
CURED.
The shafta at wilkes-Barrs and
ere 800 feet deep and the
distance IL eighteen miles. Ins shefs
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09

astrous to the family than sudden
death of the providing head. The
healthy members are deprived OF the
necessaries of life to provide some
slight medical aid and small measure
of comfort for the invalid, so that by
the time the end comes the whole fam
lily Is frequently half starved as wen
as wholly impoverished, and to make
matters worse the survivors are apt to
spend the last cent on the funeral.
vice and crime are yet more dlscour-
aging sources Of distress. The num-
Der of children rendered homeless
through the misconduct or their par
ents Is large and is increasing. IN
temperance is the most common form
of vice and brings countless evns 10
it's train. Sooner or later the Gerry
agent comes down on the miserable
horne. The parents are sent to penl-
Tertiary or workhouse. or are simply
nut under bonds to contribute to the
sunnort OF the children. The children
mass through the Children's Court to
an asylum. and are sometimes gao 70
escane from their homes. public chari-
ty meaning to them warmer ciotning,
sufficient food and comfortable bed.
Inability to obtain work in New
York usually cans INCOMPETENCE.
london Is fril OF the unemployed but
that Is hardly the trouble as yet Ia
the American metropolis.
Law Arainst nesertion Of Glider.
DesersIon has become 20 common
that several states have rpranfIv
nes~ed laws making II a felony.
Under these laws the authorities are
81 HE "a ssnpoaa heavier npnalties and
also 70 secure extradition IN case
the deserving parent has gone TO some
other state. The number Of children
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09

designed as a gift either for royalty or
for some distinguished son of France
and even such honor has been paid
but rarely.
1t was the wish Of the French people
and officials to present to the White
House bride the most exquisite and
precious thing that could be selected
and quite naturally they selected a
special product of their best workshop.
This Gobelin tapestry,-the only one
Of the kind ever sent to this country,
has as it's design reproduction Of
/ painting made by Ehrman of Stras-
burg, a famous Alsatian painter.
The tapestry is two feet wide and
four feet long and the predominating
colors are blue, green and yellow. 1t
was made fully fifty years ago and the
subject is allegorical in character, re-
presenting a woman Of the Middle
Ages dressed in long flowing robes of
blue and yellow end standing before
lectern making Examinations upon
a scroll. The figure is almost in pro.
file and the dark hair is curled about
the head in classic style. Around the
main picture Is a border wider at
each end and narrower on the sides
in which wreaths, leaves and medal
lions appear at intervals. This tap
estry, small as it is, Is said to be worth
from $4,000 to $4,000
JeweIed Necklace from Cuba.
For the new Republics gift to the
daughter of President Roosevelt the
Cuban government appropriated the
sum of $4,000 and the Cuban Minis
ter at Paris was entrusted with the
task of purchasing the handsomest
ieweled necklace that could be obtain
ID with this sum. The White House
bride, by the way, has received sever
Il pearls and diamond necklaces.
Most Of them have come, however,
rom relatives of the bride and
New York friends.
The German Emperor did not take
he world into his confidence with re-
'erence to the present sent to tn
voung lady who christened his yacht
nut 1t proved to be q jewelel bracelet
or which the Emperor and EmNress
personally selected and matched the
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09
REWARDED BY CARNEGIE.
Miss Maud Titus Presented With a
Medal and an Education.

When Miss Maud Titus of Newark,
N. j., rescued her friend Laura Reif-
snyder from drowning in a yachting
accident in Casco Bay, Nova Scotia,
July 80, 1904, she did not know that
her act placed her under the watchful
eye Of Andrew Carnegie, the Steel
King. Miss Titus and her unfortunate
friend were out yachting on that fate
full day when a sudden squall upset
their yacht. Miss Titus is an expert
swimmer, while Miss Reifsnyder I'm.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09

gems. The Kaiser's envoy in America
and his bride sent set of dessert plates
of Dresden China. The Represent
ative's fellow Congressman from Ohio
gave a silver loving cup said to have
cost $500 and the Congressman re.
presenting the State Of New York
made up a fund and purchased a
splendid set of ornamental glass made
by Tiffany. The White House bride
has reason to congratulate herself that
all foreign donors. including the Eur
opean and Oriental sovereigns arrang.
ed to themselves pay the duties on
their wonderful collection of silks,
rugs, vases and other ornaments. IL
the Presidents daughter had been
obliged to defray from her private
funds the import tax on these SOU
venirs 1t would have played havoc for
some time to come with her personal
income of $4,000 year.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09
A Past Greenhouse.

The atmosphere Of the earth acts
very much in the same way as does
the glass of greenhouse-it allows
the rays OF the sun to pass through.
nut imprisons the heat. Thus II is
colder on the top of q mountain than
at the sea level. because, though the
mountaln-top II slightly nearer the
sun, the atmosphere is very much less
dense
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09

chusetts and Pennsylvania children In
the second class are placed in country
families and their board paid by the
state.
Since taking up this method OF pro-
viding homes for its charges, the
Children's Aid Society of New York
City has had 23,5oS children legally
adopted and secured homes In the
country for 25,537 others who receive
wages. At present 1t is placing al
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09
Size or Brains.

A large brain does not necessarily
Indicate intellect. The brain OF an
iiiiterate person has been found 20
weigh more than Of the most celebrat-
ID scientistA posts, and philosopher.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09

Year in New York Alone-LOuntry
Homes Provided in Cases Where
Practicable.
At one Of the vacation Bible classes
last summer, some tenement children
We're taught word-guessing game.
One OF the words selected was
home" The little girl whose turn it
was TO guess failed to get clue, and a
boy trying to help her, said, Think OF
something that smells awful and you
want to get away from Quick" The
child guessed "house." The dirt and
foul atmosphere Of his home is dis
gushing to even the tenement child
himself yet home Is the childs great
est necessity. Authorities on the sub
ject strongly advocass thA private
fortunes Of philanthropists as wei, as
state and municipal funds be devoted,
not to building institutions for depen-
dent children, but to pensioning wild
ows with families and finding foster
parents for orphans.
OF the 100000 children under IA
years of age who form 10 per cent of
the population Of New York City, 25,-
600 are homeless waits. About half of
these forlorn little ones are babies be-
tween the ages of two and four.
The causes that operate to bring
about this pitiable condition are those
that fill the warehouses and PRISONS
death of one or both parents, injury
through accident, consumption, vice,
crime, inability to obtain work and In
competence, desertion, juvenile de
pravity.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09
MORGAN A GOOD LOSER.
ALBANIAN SHOWN
NOT TO BE A PANAMA CANAL
OBSTRUCTIONIST.

Is Second Oldest Man in the United
States Senate. But Possessed of
Great VitaIlty-StrOng But Always
q Square Fighter.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09
The Great White PLAGUE.

Consumption carries of 1-S the met
ropolitan population. The lingering
illness In tubercular cases Is more dis
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09
Many Half Orphans.

Complete orphanage Is less frequent
than is generally supposed. In most
cases that come under the attention Of
the charities associations, the children
are half orphans. However when the
father is the surviving parent, the re-
suit as far as TIE treaking up of the
home is concerned is the same. A
man rarely succeeds In keeping his
children together. If they are very
young a woman's care is imperative,
and where poverty prevents the hiring
Of nurses. the charitable institution
is the alternative. If widow is left
with a family the childr, L stand
better chance, Cor not only is 1t motor
ions fact that a mother will work
harder and more effectively than a
father to keep TIE brood together, but
the charities commissioners, recogniz-
Ing the value Of even the poorest kind
Of home to the child, viii give sub
stantial, If limited, aid to that end.
TA4 C~-~% NmgL;%a Dl r~,.a
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-09
HOMES FOR CITY WAIFS.
ORPHANS IN GREAT
CITIES--MANY DELIBERATE.
LY DESERTED.

Eight Million Dollars in Charity Last
Year in New York Alone-LOuntry
Homes Provided in Cases Where
racLicable.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-18
ENFORCING THE GAME LAWS.

Springfield Feb 17.-Convictions
for violations of the Illinois game law
have been reported 10 State Game
Commissioner Wheeler in the last
week as follows:
For Killing Game Out of Season.
l.. Bailey, Blue Mound, Macon county;
fined SIS and costs for killing a prai
rie chicken. Orville Wetzel. AL Keeney
and John Updigraff, New Philadel
phia, McDonough county; each fined
sis and costs for Killing quail.
For Hunting Without License
JEFF King. Corinth. Williams on county,
John Hobbs. Rock Creek. Hardin
county Arthur McNay. Mendon Ad-
ans county; each fined $25 and costs.
For Selling Game-John iIegstrom,
ST. Charles, Kane county: fined $75
and costs for selling squirrels.
JOHN A. WHEELER.
State Game Commissioner.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-18
BIRDS POINT, MO.

February II. 1906.

Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Murphy were
Cairo visitors Thursday.
II. Il. ORourke, the popular Cotton
Belt machnist who. together with
Mrs. ORourke, has been visiting at
Smithville. Tex, will return Monday.
Harry says he is the proud possessor
of a twele pound heir ana we are anx-
iously awaiting his return so we may
see at what elevation he is holding
his head
Miss Rebecca Allen was shopping
in Cairo Friday.
The one absorbing topic among the
young men and women of our village,
is the masquerade ball Of The 28th.
All are very anxious 10 learn how
each other will dress.
John Brown and bride. Of Jonesboro
Ark, spent Wednesday and Thursday
visiting friends az this place.
We noticed DR.. Carey Of Cairo. on
our streets Thursday.
The VI. W. of A. initiated three mem
bers in the mysteries of Woodcraft
Wednesday night and have some ten
or fifteen applications yet to be acted
upon. which means fun for the Wood
men" boys for several weeks to come.
Mrs. Sides. who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Sickman at Birds
Mill. returned home Thursday.
Mrs. Allie Ripperdam. who has been
differing with the typhoid fever for
several weeks has had a relapse and
is again very low.
r. E. Smith car foreman for the
Cotton Belt railroad. who is now at
Hot Springs being treated for the
writes that he is very
much improved and will return soon.
Mrs. Guy Meyers and children are
visiting in Charleston this week.
Messrs. Joe William. Charles Mel
son and f. G. Frayser are Charleston
visitors today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-18
.DOLAN WILL FIGHT
For Reelection Seeking Vindication--
District No. Adjourns
to March %.

Pittsburg, Feb. 17-After being in
session FIFTEEN days the delegates to
the convention Of district No. 5. United
Mine Workers. adjourned today "a
meet again on March %. Meantime a
special referendum election will be
held and when the convention re-as-
scmbles it viii be to receive the re-
port Of the tellers and install the new.
ly elected officers.
The election ordered today will be
most exciting one. President Dolan
says he will go before the miners
again as a candidate and seek vindica-
ton III the form of a reelection.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-18
FENCED THE LANDS
Government Wants Them Taken
Down and Perpetual Injunction
Against Company.

Omaha, Neb.. Feb. I'm the
United States circuit court today suit
was brought by the attorney general
against the Nebraska Land and Feed
ing company TO compel the removal
of fences alleged to have been built
on government land. They are charged
with having Illegally fenced 100000
acres in Cherry and Sheridan counties.
Destruction of fences is asked and
perpetual Injunction against them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-18

One-way Colonist rates to Mexico
City. 5000 10 Mexico City. Tickets
sold daily February Is 10 April Z. and
September - to Octobe l3. 1906.
s31.G5 one-way to San Francisco. Los
Angeles, San Diego and other points
in California; also 10 Prescott and
Phoenix, Ariz. Dates Of sale. daily
February IS to April and September
IS to October 10.
$25.65 20 Billings. Montana.
s30.55 to Helena. Butte. Garrison,
Chinook. Anaconda. Niissouls, Xiii
spell. Grantsdale. Mont, Ogden and
Salt Lake City. Utah. and Pocatello,
Idaho.
S32.15 10 Spokane. walla Walla.
wallula Junction. Ellensburg Wen
atchee. Wash, Umatilla. and Hunting
ton. Oregon.
s3l.65 to Portland. Tacoma. and
Seattle. Wash. Victoria and Van
oouver. B. C.. Astoria and Ashland.
Ore. Calgary. Alb.
Tickets to points named sold daily.
February - 10 April Z. and September
Is 70 october.3i.
For further particulars and any in
formation regarding the above rates
cali uu OF address the Undersigned
b ". GROSS.
s. G.. HATCH. Ticket Agent.
General Passenger Agent
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-18
ANNOUN CEMENT S BASE BALL GOSSIP
ILLINOIS CENTRAL r. R.

The Illinois Central maintains
Double Daily Service, and operates
the best of trains. with Dining Cars,
Bufret,Llhrary Cars, Chair Cars, and
Sleeping Cars. from Chicago st.
Louis. Cincinnati and Louisville south
TO New Orleans. The best road for
reaching the Winter Tourist resorts
of The south, including
NEW ORLEANS, vlcKsBuRG, HAM
MoNp, LA, GuLFPORT, MISS.
Mardi Gras at New Orleans Feb.
q, 1906 Gulfport is a Mexican Gulf
Coast resort having the new fine
Great Southern" Hotel. Regular
ocean steamship saiIings from New
Orleans for Mexico. Central America,
Panama. West Indies and Europe.
Send or cali for descriptive matter in
regard to The above
HAVANA VIA NEW ORLEANS.
Havana Cuba, is best reached via
the Illinois Central through service to
New Orleans and the new ocean liner,
twin screw. nincteen-knOt
S. S. PRINCE ARTHUR
leaving New Orleans every Wednes-
day at 4 y. m and arriving at Havana
al sunrise Friday morning
Alexander Wilson compainant's so.
THE CUBAN SPECIAL
a fast Weekly Limited steamship
Train Is RIM latter Dec. 2G) every
Tuesday from Chicago and 81. Louis
direct 10 the boat side. Send for Cuban
literature.
HOT SPRINGS, ARK. FLORIDA.
Daily Sleeping Car without change
Chicago 70 Hot Springs. with connec-
lions at Memphis from Cincinnati and
Louisville.
Through Dixie Flyer" Sleeping Car
Line St Louis TO Jacksonville via
Nashville. Chattanooga and Atlanta.
MEXICO, CALIFORNIA.
Tour of all Mexico Va Illinois Cen
trail II. r. under escort Of Reau Camp
bell. General Manager American Tour
ist association. Quincy Building. 1l3
Adams ST.. Chicago. leaves Chicago
January 30. Select clientele Limited.
All exclusive privileges. independent
travel. Special Pullman Vestibule
Train. Drawing Rooms. Compart-
ments. Library and Music RoomSg in
the largest Dining Car in the S-11d,
and the famous Open-Top Observation
Car. Chililitli. Special Baggage Car.
Tickets include all expenses every
where
Special tours OF Mexico and Califor-
mia via the Illinois Central and New
Orleans under the auspices of Ray
mond and Whiicomb. win leave Chi
cago Fridays Fob. I'd and 23d for Mex
ico and California. the last 10 include
a stop-over az New Orleans Tor the
Mardi Gras. Entire trips made in
special priya.e vestibule trains Of
finest Pullmans. with dining car ser
vice. Fascinating trips. complete in
every detail
Illinois Central Weekly Excursions
10 California Excursion cars through
10 Los Angeles and san francisco as
follows: Va New Orleans and tie
Southern Route every Friday from
Chicago: every Tuesday from Cincin-
nati and Louisville Via Omaha and
the Scenic Route every Wednesday
from Chicago.
FULL Particulars concerning
al Il the above can be had Of agents
Of The Illinois Central and connecting
lines or ~ addressing either Of tne
Undersigned
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Chi-aro. 1Ii.
5. g. HATCH. q. p. A.
Chicago, III.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-18

In the cly Of PaIpar india. visited
recently by the Prince and Princes
a. Wales. ~ the streets aro broad
and straieh and s--ss enc ano.her ar
right angles and erafI etlace. public
or private. Is q fhe same Uniform
BALE pink he.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-18
BETTER THAN SPANKING.

spsskipg does not cure children Of bed
srettipg N il did there sould be few children
tbat would do il. Thsre - constitutional
cause for this. Mr.. n. Summers Boz 20
Sotre uAr,e, Ind. viii send her home treat
raaut 10 auv mother. She asks 10 money.
Write her today 81 voBr Children trouble yoH
in this way DON'T blame the child. The
ehaness are It cant heiph.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-18

President Gosnell has purchased a
typewriter and with its use hopes to
keep his correspondence up TO date
lat all times. He is now devotng say-
eral hours each day in his attempts
10 learn the art of typewriting and
is succeeding well His style of i'm
provement is so rapid that il is be
lieved he will be rapid enough for any
kind of work when the season ends
-Vinccnncs Capital
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-18

We'll. nov. that's a funny hing"
What isl
-Miss Passav WIS IN old maid Be
rore sine married. ard uow thar her
husband is dead she has become q
roung widow"