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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-01
THE STORY OF A FALLEN
KNIGHT.

humble cabin which was to be their
home. When they ate their first
meal under this humble roof they felt
the delight and sweet repose which
comes to one who has home which
is his own. No boarder or renter
can feel that way; for they are mere
ly pieces Of human driftwood. There
is something about the home that at
taches to no other place in the world;
and nation of home-owners is in
vincible, for they draw their inspira-
ton from the home; while the list
less tenant has nothing to appeal to
patriotism. Bob Ingersoll declared
that no man would fight for board
ing-house.
The people around Belleview, Mo-,
who saw this quiet man come among
them, say that he carried his posses
sions on his back. But he had hard
ly gotten there until he made by
hand printing-press, and began the
publication Of the Peoples Banner
to spread the doctrines of your cause
and Of mine; and often the bare
necessaries of life were denied his
wife and little son, who were more
than life itself to him, in order that
he might buy the blank paper or pay
the postage on his little paper, to
send its message Of liberty to the
world.
The world has known heroes be-
fore, and will know them again.
Some deserve their fame because Of
their bravery; some endurance; 9TH
ers self-sacrifce. But the heroism
of the man who delves In poverty
alone and unaided, with his heart
centered on the common good, and
putting aside his own interests and
the comfort of those he loves that
others might be benefited, is as great
as any.
During Mr.. Thornton s life on the
homestead I had many letters from
him, all full Of hope. and rejecting
his happiness at having home of
his own. He discovered the work
ings of an ancient mine, and on this
he labored his spare hours, hoping to
discover either a treasure III mineral
wealth, or to add a leaf to the sci
entifc lore of his country. After
the campaign Of 1904 was over
during which the little Banner was
a most valued supporter of Cur
champion, Thos. E. Watson, Mr..
Thornton wrote me only occasionally,
and now and then his little paper
failed to come. I finally learned that
he was in deep distress, that his
little son was deeply afflicted, and
had to be sent to a hospital. I sent
him some assistance, and the let
ter thanking me was the last mes
sage that ever came. For when the
early spring came and the wild flow
ers began to peep out among the
rocks on the mountain and the grass
grow green in the valley, he died,
having contracted disease at meet
ing held in Bismarck to foster i'm
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07

ent material from the bowl. prevents
the loss Of heat
BY a cool pipe one means dry
pipe; and this all depends on the
stem not on the bowl A cool pipc
or hot pipe has little to do with the
actual heat Of the smoke coming from
the stem into the mouth. but almost
everything to do with the chemical
qualities Of the smoke Any tobacco
smoked at different temperatures pro-
duces different chemical results, and
the tastes of these are falsely laid to
the material Of the pipe instead Of to
its construction.
"A poor plpe-no matter II 1t cot
$50 and was given to You by your best
beloved--is shown in Fig . The draft
is everywhere uneven, and over half Of
the pine, except on the very surface,
there is no burning Of the tobacco at
all This is not only waste, but-which
is worse-spolls all the tobacco in the
bowl. Not only is the tobacco burned
badly. but zone along the line OF
consumption is merely charred and
smolders: besides this, the unburned
but highly heated tobacco out Of tie
line Of draft is more or less distilled,
the navors from which mingle with
those from the chawed portion and
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07
japanese LACQUER,

japanese lacquer Is the most beau.
tiful material Of the kind in the
world ald 81 has recently been the
subject Of 4 special study bv two
chemists Ncssgs \ ~s,li. T. and r.
stevens. whose '"-ui's AZ. p.iblshcd
In the Archiyon der Pharmazic. The
special qualities Of Japanese lacquer
a-e IT'S brilliaUce its great harinese
and toughness aud its resistance fo
acids. alcohol and boiling water. II
Is made of the gum OF the RbGs .er.
niciiera. which grows and is cultivated
IN China as wei as in japan. and
may be seen as an ornamental tree in
Euroi e. The besi gum comes from,
the foot Of ihe tree in the hottest
weather Of summer. Tie arr Of blood.
ing the trees has been carefr1v c..,f.
waited. as well as hat o. rrarar.8g
aad cooling the lacquer. Fiacly pul.
Eetizoa mineral >ai.s. as sell az car-
bon. sold and silver are cmprovod in
producing roivehiomaic effects.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07
S;l(IjiI.f|:::.N!''!{,EE3x * ion.
sS~sr,Ni',..T' scS-y-p.>
+. .sSs.., 49, w. lNID-s.''ss..a.sAs'
DRAFT OF ToBACcO.PlPE.
II Poor the Burning Of the Tobacco
is imperfect

What is the difference between a
good and bad pipe? One would think
that smokers in general would know,
but TINS is rarely the case, if we may
believe Channccy Thomas. who writes
ON the subject in The Technical World
Magazine Not one smoker in thou
sand, or perhaps, in ten thousand, Mr.
Thomas asserts, knows the elements
of a good pipe, Attention is paid to
the material, which has little, If any.
thing, TO do with the qualities Of a
pipe, and practically nothing whatever
is thought Of shape and proportion.
the Two things that make pipe good
or bad SAYS Mr. Thomas Il have
known an engineer to talk by the hour
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07

over the draft of his fire boxes, and
never once In half life time think Of
pGe draft in his pipe that he smoked
hourly" Yet according to the writer
the question Of good or a poor pipe
is bound up in that single word
draft" He goes on to say:
"A pipe made on the right principles
is shown in section in Fig J. The
bowl is as narrow and deep as is CON
yenient the hole in the stem meets
the bowl at the very bottom and in
the center. thus insuring a perfect
and even draft hence a complete and
even burning Of the tobacco The
cake prevents the fire from burning
the bowl and thus prevents making
It's bore larger or uneven, which would
in proportion spoil the draft. The
sides Of the bowl are thick to keep
in the heat. thus making the burning
al the same temperature at the edges
OF the tobacco as in the center, and.
when the pipe is not puffed, prevent
ing undue cooling Needless to say.
tobacco should be consumed at an
even temperature. to vary it from high
to low for any cause ruins the flavor
OF the best kinds Of the weed. 1t is
commonly known that a cake adds TO
the good smoking qualities of a pipe.
This is due to Two causes: the cake,
being mineral stays hot when the pipe
is not puffed and also being Of differ
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07
ON THE RIVERS
u. S, Local Inspectors Here--Ste amer
Summers Has 10000 Bushels
Corn for NashvlIe--NeW
inspection Rules.

United states Local Inspectors
Williams and Moore Of Evansville,
came down yesterday TO inspect Capt
Fred BENEFITS steamer. the John S.
Summers this morning aud will
probably inspect the tug Ariadne
later today The Summers under
command Of Capt L. d. Tullis, came
up from the lower bends Monday
with two barges corn which she will
take to Nashville leaving here his
morning. SIZE has 10000 sacks
nearly 3o,olo bushels of corn in the
twp barges, all gathered up between
New Madrid and Hickman. The sum
mers has been busy craft this sea
son
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07

stton the members form a practl-
cally continuous closed ring In or.
der to keep the members in closed
position. explains Scientific American.
they are attached to a spring. which
is coiled on the bolt in recess BE-.
tween the members The extent to
which the hooks may be opcn,d Is
limited by pin on one uembcr,
which engages slot in the other
One of The principal advantages Of
the invention is that the hook is free
from any projecting parts. which are
liable TO catch on brush. or the like,
in logging operations Another i'm
por'ant feature Of the invention is
that the ends OF the shacklc are on
the outside of the hook. and thus DO
not interfere with the cable.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07
pHots Society Reoresn zed.

IS s. Louis dlspat n saws The
vote oa he proposed dissolution Of
thc llots Society and the dropping
az one NJ It's constituent oreaniza
ron- wa, counted Yesterday at tie
rooms iu the Panama building WITH
tno result tha The M.ssi-s ppi and
Ohio River Pilots Society will b.
maintained AID Harbor NJ. - -
Masters Mates and Pilots viii DE
dropped The vote was 20 to p =.
= Brown. secretary viii notify the
grand harbor an Washington. Toe
association retained Is the origi al
soc'c-y. Of vh On the pilsts are mem
beers. They later became affiliated
with The ha-hor. but it wa f0rnl
buIdeusomc To- maintain both orga1i-
zation- and the question Of with
drawing from one or the other was
frr In ID VOC
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07
The WEATHER
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Another splimglike day greeted tht
people of Cairo vest rday. The sky
was fair par fthe time but cloudy
toward evening with threatening rain
The maximum temperature was IS
minimum 80, AT p. m. a. and at y
O'Clock Ia night 40 on the streets
The government BUN tin YESTERDAY
reported rain f ON eleven points
none in the river valleys. There is
storm area in The northwest: WITH
higher temp natures increasing cloul
mess and brisk to high winds
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07
Electrically f7.-,d eanan3s.

An English e.et trital expert has
discovered means Of ripening ba
nanss TO order ne punches are
hung in an air-li4lii glass case In
which are number Of electric lights.
The artificial li2ht AID heat hasten
the ripening process in proportion 70
the number Of lights turned on Rec
ords have been made which enable
the operators 70 make delivery OF any
desired quantities at ans asrccd tine.
Popular Mechanics
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07

Green guttarercba Is now obtained
rom the leaves of the caoutChouc
tree, aud is said to be more durable
than that procured by cutting into the
stem Of the tree Unlike the ordinary
product il does not require an expen-
sive process Of publication so that
its cost is chtaleued In France
green gnttapereha IA nov being en-
ployed in the construction Of sub
marine cables
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07

the uneyenly burned tobacco--the total
mixture being something TO weep and
cough over The same thing is no
ticed in the corncob pipe, Fig. 3, when
the reed stem is run into the bowl only
10 it's inner edge Now push the reed
a little farther in, and you have a good
pipe, as in Fig 4, Besides forming the
cake common to all pipes, the corn
cob Is light in weight, hence is easily
held between the teeth; moreover, be-
ing Of a cellular structure and full Of
dead air, The corncob retains the heat
in the bowl, causing an even burning,
whereas many other pipe substances.
like clay iron, or a dense, heavy
wood, without the cake change tenn
perature rapidly up and down the
scale almost with every puff
"All fancy types OF pipes are apt to
be no good whatever. The plain bowl
and stem, rs in Fig /, are the best
All contrivances to catch or to alb
sorb' the 'nicotin' only drive man to
cigars OF out Of the house The reason
Of this is that the liquid wastes from
a pipe are mostly tar, and, Il held in
the pipe in out-of-thc.way health cor
ncrs. decay and become a horror to
the smoker. In the plain pipe, all this
waste matter must be-and easily is
cleaned out either after or before each
SMOKE, or there can be no smoke oni-
tied TO the n;rle.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07
Forecasts For Today

Cairo ana vicinity, Showers AMI
warmer: winds becoming brisk and
high easterly.
Illinois Showers and warmer
Kt.ntucky ana Tenn ssee: Partly
clOu4y warmer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07
Sun and Moon.
Washinnton Forecast.

Washington March G.-lLLINOfS-
Rain and warm Thursday; Friday
cold and probably fair with fresh
southeast TO south winds becoming
northwest Friday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07
Yesterdays River Forecasts.

The Ohio from Evansville TO "a ro
viii continue rising slowly during The
next 80 fo IS hours.
The Tennessee. from FlccrrHce 30
below J0hnsonvlIe. viii fall during
the next 90 to IS hours
The Mississippi from be'ow :
Luis go above Cairo. will continue TO
fall slowly during the next go hours
The Wabash Nj Carmel. no ma
tenaI change durlg the n-Xt 20
hours
CHARLES T. LTNNEY.
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07

The Owls met La night ana enjoy,
cd thems Ives in the usual way. They
had four applications for membership
A smoker and luncheon concluded TIL
business meeting
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07
NOVEL TWo.PART HOOK.
Arrangement by Which the Danger
Of Being Weakened Is Remedied.

The ordinary hook used by lumber
men for attaching cable to a log
is quite liable 20 become unlocked
whenever the cable is slackened To
prevent such annoying occurrences,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07

uniformly completely.
PeLocation draft burning
n1uIat ion
Of Draft UneVeny
3 distilled
Fig Properly Pedstem pushed nearly to
draft.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07

Tho current Of 10" Nile at tho As
souau dam IS $50 strong that boulder
weighing GO tons has been disIudgcd
from its bed end buried against th.
masonry.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07

Results is what the advert or wants
and that is what he gets when ne
places ais advertising in The BuI-
lrliu
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07

The Bulletin is the Only paper with
in radius u $50 miles with the se--
vice r. the A-s9ciated Press
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07
a Novel Two-Psrt Hook.

Mr.. Elias Carlson OF Kalams Cow
utz county. Wash has invented a
two-paft hook so designed that it can
not accidentally be unlocked. As
shown I'm the accompanying engrav-
ing. the improved device consists Of
two overlapping hoos members mount
ed to swing upon a bolt 10 which the
usual shackIe is secured Contrary
to the common practice. the hook
members swing literally toward each
other. that is. the avis is parallel n
the general planes of tho hook mem
bers instead of being at right angles
thereto. as I'm previous twoTart
hooks The overlapping portions II
The hook members are haltencd at
Their adjacent sides. so that when
they are swung to closed position The
ends vii ole. no projecting oustruc-
ton 20 the free movement Of cable
within fine cfHeel book To this DO
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07
FrussI.tr and s,inoln.s..

What We call frIsslity when We
atr i- ne refer ~ as s'inginess when
cd ag Others
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-07

The Bulletin is the only Cairo news
paper that regularly makes a circula-
ton statement for the benefit Of ad-
VCriacrE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
WARM WELCOME IS GIVEN ID RAGSDALE BeSSemer Thanks Him for SuC-
 cess Achieved COUNTY BILL IMPORTAN I Novelty Works to Be Built In Besse. mer-Basebal Team Returns With
 Broken Heart-Personal
 and General News.
COUNTY BILL IMPORTAN I

Bessemer, August Special )-When Dr. M. C. Ragsdale, the representative in the legislature from this end of the county, arrived in the city this afternoon, after 1 o'clock, he was accorded one of the heartiest receptions given public man by this city in q long while. He was met at the corner of Third avenue and Nineteenth street by a delegation Of prominent citizens, about seventy-five strong, and escorted to the Rebie hall, where he received the congratulations of his friends on the wonderful amount of good work accomplished by him in the legislative body that has just adjourned.
 Dr. Ragsdale introduced the new county bill, and he put up hard fight for 1t. At times it seemed that his efforts would be in vain but after weeks of hard work, in which he was ably assisted by number of Bessemer citizens, he succeeded in get ting hearing on the bill and 1t finally passed both houses. A reception will be rendered the doctor some time next week and every effort will be made to make 1t one of the finest ever given in the city.
 Dr. Ragsda1e has been sick for the past few days, but his friends feel quite sure that a few days good rest, after his days of hard work will bring him around in good style.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
ELYTON KICKS ON
 DUMPING GROUND
Council Will Prohibit Birminuh am
 From Dumping Trash Near Green Springs.

Acting Mayor B. II. Cooper received a communication yesterday morning from B. F. Stevens, clerk of the town of E1yton, bearing the information that An ordinance had been adopted prohibit ing the city of Birmingham from dump ing it's trash within the city limits of Elyton.
 The city has for some time been using that section of town near Green Springs as a dumping ground for all garba ge and trash. and no relief was forthcom- Ing IS long as the people in that vicin- ity were unincorporated. Since being taken in by the town of Elyton. how ever. they have made complaint to the council of Elyton and action was talk en by the body prohibiting the city of Bir- mingham to put off any waste on them.
 This action of the Elyton city coun- ell means that Birmingham will have to look for 8 new dumping ground, and 1t Is thought by many practically in sures the erection of crematory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
MEMBERS DENIED
 USE OF CHURCH
INDEPENDENT BRANCH OF CUM- BERlAND BODY GOES TO THE CHURCH AND FINDS THE DOOR LOCKED AGAINST THEM.

Pursuant to formal communication by attorneys for the session of the First Cumberland Presbyterian church, L. $. A. sent to W. M. Franklin, as clerk of the Cumberland congregation, of which J. D. Lewis is pastor, the latter are no longer allowed the use of the church property on the corner of Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue. The refusal 10 allow the use of the edifice was put into effect last night when the members of the Cumberland congregation gathered to hold their regular Thursday night prayer meeting.
 Quite large number of the members were present and when they found the building locked against their entrance. knelt on the steps of the church and bowed their heads while a prayer was offered after which they dispersed. But few remarks were made and there was no disturbance of any kind. The trustees of the Cumberland congregation have not stated what course they will pursue in the matter, but it will very probably he taken into the courts within a very short while.
 The split Tn the coilstesatioh oA 'hO First Cumberland Presbyterian church IS the result of the merger with the Presby- terian church, [. S. A. The pastor of the church, the Rev. l. D. Steele, ac- cepted the change, together with major ity of the members. Quite a number, however, objected and have retained the original doctrine, and have called the Rev. J. D. Lewis, who has been conduct ing regular services on Sunday afteI moons and Thursday nights. They had planned to hold revival next week and advised the other branch of their inten- tions. who responded with a communica- ton to MT. Franklin. advising him that the use of the church by the First Cum berland Presbyterian church would nJ longer be permitted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
WATCHMAN TAKES
 SILKS AND SATINS
EMPLOYE OF MANY YEARS AT LoVEMAN, JOSEPH 6 LoEB'S PUT IN JAIL UNDER BOND OF s2ooo.

Silks, satins and other expensive dry goods valued at something like s300c or $4000 have been recovered from the residence of Fritz Braun, the night the store of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb for a number of years, and who was arrested Wednesday morning after be- ing spotted by Detectives Murphy and Patton.
 Braun has been an old and trusted employe at the large dry goods store of Loveman. Joseph & Loeb, but the disappearance one after another of pieces of fine silk and satin aroused suspicion and Braun was accused, and the goods found al his home
 It Is said that fine silks were scat tered over the house from attic to base ment and goods of all grades afN colors were found. It was also stated that the family of Braun had had about $4O0 worth of the goods made up into dresses and were wearing them. It Is not the intention of the firm to de- mand these goods, however, as one of the members stated yesterday that they would do the firm no good now and would be of great benefit to the poor family
 Detectives Murphy and Patton have been working on the case for several days and have accordingly been watch ing Braun It was learned that there was silk in Brauns house. and when the detectives went there they found large quantity of fine goods.
 Braun has been arrested and is in the county Jail under a bond of s2000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
BUILDING STRIKE
 IN WASHINGTON All Building Operations Are Practically Stopped FILLING PLACES OF MEN Government Work and Construction of New Union Station Are Not
 Affected By the Tie-Up
 of the Operations.
FILLING PLACES OF MEN

Washington August S.-The long threat ened tie-up of the building industries of Washington reached crisis today when the carpenters, bricklayers and other union workmen employed on many buildings under construction by contractors affili ated with the Employers association were ordered out. The general strike was for mally decided upon last Sunday by a conference of the representatives of seven teen International and national building trades unions but no effort was made to put the strike order Into effect The bricklayers and stone masons orders de- cided to join in the fight against the open-shop policy of the Employers as sociaton last night.
 Business agents of the buildings trade union made a thorough canvass of the city today to determine how many build ings under construction by members of the Employers association had non n-union mechanics at work
 This canvass was completed this aft ernoon and the general strike order was at once promulgated It is estimated by labor union leaders that from 300 to 700 men will not report for work tomorrow. Officials of the Employers association stated tonight that they would have no difficulty in fQng the strikers places.
 On the other hand business agents of the union declare q number of the mem bers of the Employers association have signed an agreement to employ only the union, and union men employed by them will not be asked to obey the strike order Among the building affected by the strike are the New Metropolitan club and the Washington Elks home. The office build lngs Of the United States Senate and the Houseof Representatives are not involved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
ROTHSCHILD FINED,
Will Appeal From the Judgment of
 the Inferior Court.

Emanuel Rothschild, who Is well known here, was tried in the police court yesterday before Judge Fea gin on a charge of disorderly conduct, az gravated, and fined s1oo for alleged in- sultng remarks to Lillie Winston, a young girl about 15 years of age. It will be remembered that Mrs. l.. A. Winston, the mother of the child who is said to have been insuited by Roth schild, went to the establishment of the man and there assaulted him.
 There were a number of witnesses and spectators in the court room wh en the case came up, and when the fine was imposed the defendant gave notice of appeal. He stated that he intended to swear out a warrant for Mrs. Wins ton for assault and battery