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The Washington times., 1907-05-16

Banks showed an Improvement. but
were limited 10 the issues Of the two
railroads that have recently been so
attractive.
The Washington times., 1907-05-16
STOCKS, BONDS, MONEY, AND GRAIN
new YORK STOCKS

Quotations furnished by A o. Brown &
Co. Munsey Building; Members New YORK
Stock
The Washington times., 1907-05-16

David A. Greenlees has disposed of his
membership on the Washington Stock
Exchange. the purchaser being the we'll
known commission merchant, L. O.
MhitfOrd. who pays $50 tor the seat
This is a drop Of s. 800 from the last
sale, which occurred in the fall of 1905.
Al the last regular monthly meeting
OF the board Of directors Of the Potomac
Fire Insurance Company, George w.
Brown, formerly second vice president,
was elected first vice president, TO fiji
the vacancy caused by the death OF W.
Riley Decide To NIL the omice OF sec
ond vice president, George W. r. SWart-
Zell was elected, and the vacancy on the
board was filled by the election of Clar-
ence +. Moment
The Washington times., 1907-05-16
Money Loaned SaIaried People

and others, without security; easy peyment1r
Orices in 6s principal citiess save yourse1
money By Eettins nay tsrrns nrEe. D a
The Washington times., 1907-05-16

Directors Of the Sloss Sheffield Steel and
Iron have declared the regular quarterly
dividend of IL per cent upon the COM
mon stock. payable June i.
The Washington times., 1907-05-16

The SeSboard Air Line reports for
March the largest gross earnings in the
history OF the company, the receipts
for that month showing an increase of
SIS. 800 over the same month a year ago.
The Washington times., 1907-05-16

Directors of the Rubber Goods Manu-
featuring Company have declared the
regular quarterly dividend OF Ia per
cent on the preferred stock, payable
June Is.
The Washington times., 1907-05-16

The gross business Of the General
Electric Company since the first Of the
year has been running at the rate OF
S7o,OO0,OO0 a year. In the fiscal year
ended January 81 the actual gross bust
ness Of the company was over $50. 900. 900
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-07
Lost.

Alocket and ohain, between T. d.
May = residence and the depot about
the size Of quarter, set with SIX
stones; rope chain. Return to News
office and receive reward.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-07

LOST. On the streets Of Brandon,
last Sunday. one small gold heart
with the letters 3. B. G. on back Of
II. The finder will be rewarded BY
Mrs. III. e. Ward.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-07

Clothing.
We have an immense stock of clothing of
every description. We want to show YOU
the best line of Boys and Childrens' two
and three piece suits you ever saw. We
have large sizes in knee pants suits from
81 $50, So, $3.50, So, up to SIS.
Knee Pants, heavy weights, at CSC. CSC.
4OC, SOC, 6Oc, 75c 500. Boys Over
coats at bargain prices. Mems Overcoats
at positively less than the manufacturer
wants to day. Thousands of pants for
men and boys at 75c, ST and up to SIS.
Ladies Jackets and Long Coats.
Last year we carried a large line of these
goods, but we have five times the assort-
ment that was ever shown in the town of
Brandon, and we want you to examine our
line OF these goods before you buy any
where else. If we can't save you from soc
to $500 on Ladies' Wraps we don't want
you to buy We have all the nice things
IN this line for the Girls, Children and
Babies.
Dress Goods.
We positively are showing everything de-
slrable in the Dress Goods Line at less
prices than last year in almost every in
stance. We have an extra bargain in
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-07
The House That Does Things.

we think that even the most biased person will admit that old
brandon IS not the same in point of Stocks of Goods
carried by the merchants that was when the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-07

Ladies' Cloth, 81 inches wide in all colors,
at 6OC yard. Think of the width.
Next Saturday we are going to place |
], on sale the biggest line of Dress Goods at
1OC Yard that you ever looked at. Al
ways bear in mind that this is the store
and the place to buy dress goods.
Shoes.
his season we have bought largely from |
manufacturers in Boston our line of staple
everyday Shoes We think, and we feel I
sure you will feel the same way when you
look at them, that we have acted wisely in
buying from first hands, as we save you |
money. Our new line of Ladies Fine
Shoes are nadeSin Cincinnati, the place |
that is noted from one end of the country I
to the other, as being the best place to get ]
style, fit and workmanship in Ladies Shoes. |
Our every line of Shoes is full, from the !
the little soft-sole baby shoes to the high /
winter Bootee for the working man.
Hats and Caps.
We have about 100 manufacturers samples
OF the latest shapes and coors in Mems
Hats at wholesale prices, besides the big
gest line of regular goods that we have
carried. We show over 50 kinds of Caps
at Csc piece.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26

A doctor who had treated a patient
for long time without giving relief
finally wrote to him that he could do
no more, and that tempus edax rerum
was the only remedy The patient i'm
mediately went to a drug store and APP
piled for the remedy, The druggist
gave him bottle of some kind of mix
ture and charged him large sum for
It. After the patient had taken the
compound for some time he met his
doctor and thanked him for the won
derful prescription. which had cured
him. The druggists trick was dis
covered and the patient sued him for
the money spent on the bogus medi-
cine
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26

"Will someone kindly tell me, =
spoke the man from behind news.
paper, why they are always speaking
about dash for the pole? My i'm,
preston Of these Polar expeditions,
gained from reading, Is that they pro.
coed BY painful and tedious stages,
creeping along over vast expanses Of
Ice and snow, climbing YEARLY over
the ice hills and hnmmocks and stop.
ping TO bridge yawning crevasscs and
pitfalls The word dash in my mind
Is always associated with a sharp,
quick run to a certain point, and yet
we are told that sometimes Polar ey.
plorers manage TO make only a milo
or two a day and that by the hardest
work. How can any one call progress
that often lasts several months a
DASH?
We read that Wellman Is going 10
make dash for the pole by means
OF a balloon We are told that Peary
is going 10 make dash for the pole
By means OF ice sledges drawn by Es
quiman dogs And now | see by the
paper here that another explorer is
going TO make a dash for the pole
in sledges drawn by Polar bears Now
my impressions of Polar bears arc
that they are slow and sluggish in
How is one going to make
a dash with such ungainly crea
tures?'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26

The eastern tourists decided to have
a little fun with a Billville citizen TO
whom they had applied for informa-
ton as to the road they were travel.
ing
How long have you lived here?'
they asked.
Long enough to know better" .f
Don't you like the country"
when ii goes to suit me-"
Ever been up in an airship?"
No. When | make up my mind to
fy. I'll knew whar to light"
Ever ride on railroad train?"
No. Nighest ever come to it wuz
befa' blowed up by a sawmill.'
We'll, tell us what moonshine'
liquor means"
The Rillyille man shifted his
"chaw' of tobacco from one jaw to the
other, spat on the greensward and as
he prepared to climb a fence, said:
HI, and a heap of it!"-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26

Preparation That Made War Arrows Of
Cherokee Indians Deadly.

An old Cherokee Indian recently
gave away the secret how the Indians
OF olden times used 10 poison their ar
row heads for war purposes or for
killing bears. according TO the Denver
Field ana Farm They took fresh
deer liver, fastened It to long pole.
and then went to certain places where
they knew they would find rattle
snakes in abundance About midday
the rattlers are All ont of their dens.
coiled up In the cooking sun The
bucks would poke the first rattler'
pole. A rather unlike common snakes,
always shows fight in preference to
escaping The snake would thus re-
peatedly strike at the liver with its
fangs until its poison was all used up.
whcrenpon ii would quit striking and
try slowly to move on. The bucks
would then hunt up another rattler
and repeat the performance, keeping
up the work until the liver was We'll
soaked with snake poison. Then the
pole was carried home and fastened
somewhere in an upward position until
the liver became as dry as bone
The liver was then pounded to fine
powder and placed in buckskin bag,
to be used as needed for their arrows
This powder would stick like glue to
any moistened surface and was death
10 any creature which 1t entered on
arrows.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
ENCOURAGE child in Music.

Encourage your children If they
show a fondness FOR music Teach
them little kindergarten and nursery
songs which are bright and swinging.
The music should be easy enough for
the childish voices to master without
any difficulty. Do not start a child
to studying instrumental music when
too young. for the practicing will be-
come a drGdgery and the child's tai
ent may be ruined. A child should be
at least u or Is years OF age before
il is made to study music. and many
an horities claim that l6 is the proper
age II a child has no taste or fond
ness sog music. do not force It TO
study for il will be time and money
vested sai IL is sometimes ruin0us
TO a ehild's disposition
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
Trend of Civilization.

had thought that civilization
meant the attainment of peace and
order and freedom. of good will be-
tween man and man, of the love Of
truth, and the hatred of injustice, and
by consequence the attainment of the
good life which these things breed,
life free from craven fear. but full OF
incident; that was what | thought il
meant. not more stuffed chairs and
more cushions. and more carpets and
gas. and more dainty meat and drink
and therewithal more and sharper
difference between class and class
William Morris.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
SOUTHERN SKIES
A REAL DELIGHT
LoTTiE BLAIR PARkER's PLAY
HELPS TO GIVE CAfRoiTES
MERRY cHRisTMAs-oEBuT
or YOUNG ACTRESS.

Lottie Blar Parker's "Under South
ern Skies" played no small part in
giving Cairoites a merry Christmas
yesterday. Two large audiences wit
messed excellent performances OF this
delightful and substantial play at the
Cairo opera house. The play is one
well known to theater goers but its
sweet love story. compelling dramatic
features and the heart interest thread
which runs throughout makes il one
OF those that never grows old
The presentation was all that could
be desired. Beautiful special scenery
aud effects added much to the per.
Torrance.
An interesting feature of the matt
nee was the debut as an actress of
Miss Estelle Smith daughter of W. W
Smith, prominent business man OF
Springfield. Mo. Miss Smith was the
love sick Miss anf entered into her
part with snch enthusiasm that she
fairly captivated the audience. Her
work was painstaking aud carried
with II finish that belled the fact
that it was her first public appear.
ance. Miss Smith mas just finished a
course in dramatic school and from
the standard she set at her first APP
pearance II is evident that she will
be most successful All the members
of the cast shovel to an excellent ad-
vantage but especially deserving OF
mention is Thomas Grise as Major
Crofton and Miss Martha Yount as
stell, his dauehter
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
TOOK HIS OWN FROM RoseER.
How Pilgrim Got Back His Stolen
Purse in Church.

From Czenstochowa. the Mecca Of
Polish pilgrims. comes an amazing
story of condolences. A pilgrim went
to one of the priests and complained
that some thief had stolen his purse
while he was in church, and asked for
money. The priest replied that he
had no money and that the best thing
for the pilgrim to do was 10 try to
find the thief. Il shall go into the
church and steal money from some
body else. said the pilgrim, for
have nothing TO go home with" He
went into the church and seeing
man in the crowd with q wallet on his
back slipped his hand into ii and
pulled out his own stolen purse. with
the exact sum he had left in 1t. He
was SO glad to find his money that he
hurried off to tell the priest and the
thief got away.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
Edsh stitfqned a little.

~ NJ stitf9nei a little.
II dor like to hear one man ais
parage. another" she said, coldly.
"Oh, everyone says he's vain, Edith.
Why, his walk Is enough to tell you
that. But don let US waste time
talking about him, darling; let's talk
about ourselves.
s'Do you think thtt will be more In
teresting?" Edith's lip curled a little,
Decidedly. How different you are
from most women. dith,' he said.
y am not at all The sort OF WON.
an You should have fallen In love with,
Jack" rejoined Edith quickly, yet
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
Turkish Labor Too Cheap.

An American IL udfacturer OF laun.
dry machinery tried to introduce it
into Smyrna, Turkey, but Consul
Ernest l.. Harris has reported that so
long as the price Of labor in that
Turkish city remaiGs so low the prac.
tice will contiHue Of doing the wash
ing at home, and there will be no OPP
portunity for the sale of laundry ma
cbinery. or late years in Smyrna It
has become The practice, he says, to a
certain extent to send the washed
linen TO public laundries for ironing
ard starching. but even this is ceas-
ing. Specifications were drawn up for
the establishment of laundry after
the American plan. and careful consid-
GRAFTON was given to the price OF coal
and labor. II was found that the mar
gin was so small that the undertaking
was bound to be failure.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
| NEWS OF THE RIVERS |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The river marked 223 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening. showing q
rist of O6 If foot in "a hours.
pecial reports received from PORT
above BIZ Observer Hayes yesterdag
were ais follows: Pittshnrg 1S2. res
a.9;; Parkersburg TIC r4s4 3. Cincin.
natl 21,9. fell OILS: Evansville 2lS, ros 4
1G
The jim Wood went to ST. Louis
with six barges OF coal
The W. W. oNeil fram Louisville
passed to New Orleans yesterday
morning, with % boats. u bargas
Of coal. one model barge coal and one
model barge merchandise
The Wash Honshell went south sas-
terday with empties.
The Fred Hartweg took three
barges coal to SIT. Louis,
The John S. Summers went south
with two empty barges and a derrick
boat after legs
The Herman Peapeke brought up
three barges OF logs for Chicago Mil
The Sadie Lee viii be up from Mem
phis today and return from here this
evening
The Stacker Ire Is laying over AZ
Memphis till after the Christmas hoii-
days She had 44Gs6 packages for
Memphis.
The Peters Lee laid over Christmas
at st. Louis She will leave there,
tomorrow for Cairo and Memphis, be-
ing here Saturday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
RAILWAYS BUILT FOR WAR.
Russia Has Recently Completed Last
Strategic Line.

Russia has at length completed the
great steel and concrete bridge across
The Oxus at Karki, on which ii has
been busy over since the autumn Of
1906 This bridge is the last and
principal link in the new startegic rail
way which is being built between the
great city OF Samarkand in Russian
Turkestan, and the little village of
Bosaga, on the Afghan frontier. and as
soon as the rails are laid. which will
be in few months time, the ear
will be able, should he so wish, to
mass easily a million Of men upon the
borders of this debatable territory. An.
other of these strategic railways has
also been recently completed from the
Caspian to Penjdeh, BY way OF Mery.
This means that Herat, the tradition
al key Of India is now within easy
striking distance of st. Petersburg.
These great trunk lines have been con-
sifucted secretly. They have never
been opend for traffic, except IDEAL on
certain sections. They are, in fact.
railways built for war The sterile re-
gions through which they run can,
for the most part, never support any
permanent population They stop short
on the frontier of Afghanistan, amid a
tumble of mountains and morasses and
salt deserts.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
"shoppino Headache. {"

prominent physician says that
shoppers headache" is due to the
fact that one has not eaten enough.
lie declares that no work is so nerve
trying as shopping. and advises a
good. substantial luncheon in The
midst Of the store hunt Take an hour
for rest and eat. thinking as little as
possible OF the tasks yet to be accom-
piisbed. and there will not be such a
splitting headache 10 take home
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
Gees ard a Don.

Bees have a way Of swarming in all
sorts OF places. One day about a mil
hon Of them invaded kennel where a
terrier was quietly DOING. The dog
naturally resented the intrusion. and
not knowing the way to manage bees
Is 70 lei them alone even II they
choose to settle on ones head, he tried
70 bite them. and was very badly
slnng. Fortunately his master was
close al hand and ? few buckets Of
water saved the dogs life.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
FIGHTING IN NORFOLK
Celebrating Marines From Navy Yard
Had to Be Attended TO
By Police.

Norfolk. Va, Dec "a Rictous
scenes were witnessed tonight in the
streets hg marines from thenayy yard
and training stations, niece ssitating
the calling out of the entire police re-
serve The marines who We're oele
hrating Christmas had freqrent col
lisions with negroes, who stood their
ground at times and rough and
tumble fights occurred.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
Spread Of eslloonaev

Before long 1t may be quite as fash
ionsoie TO ride in a balloon as 1t now
- TO dodge police traps in a motor
cars. In fact, d Is high time that the
balloon, or something. did come alaaz
ior already the motor is getting a TT
ne old fashioned. and i; no longer so
absolutely up to date as il was.-Loa-
don Skefeh
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting OF the stock.
holders of the Alexander County Ma
tional Bank of Cairo, Illinois. will be
held at the office of the said bank
in the city of Cairo. Illinois, on Tues
day, January IL, 1908, for the election
Of a Board of Directors and for the
transaction Of other business. Polls
will be open from 10 O'Clock a. m. to
8 p. m. on said day.
JAMES H. GALLIGAN,
Cairo, H., December 9. 1907.
Cashier.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26

The next morning Jack received by
special messenger a note from Edith
asking him If he would like to escort
her aunt and herself to lecture to be
delivered that evening in one OF the
large churches.
If You think it will bore you, don't
come" she wrote. and added in
postscript that the lecturer, an emf.
nent scholar, had been asked to take
supper with them after the lecture
OF course Jack decided to run the
risk of being bored, and appeared
promptly at the hour Edith had named
in her note. The subject of the lee
ture was Nationalism and Home
Rule in Greece in the Fourth Century
B. c."
Jack endeavored to listen and I'M
derstand it, but became hopelessly be.
logged within ten minutes.
Charles Eyerley was one of the
guests at the supper, and carried all
greater advantage. Everything he said
had an air of eleverness. His bril-.
liant wit, his easy, confident man.
ner, his yelled compliments, put every
one--except Jack-in a. good humor.
He was listened to with attention by
all; his ideas were lucid and he ex-
pressed himself to the point.
Poor Jack sat silent throughout the
meal and told himself that he had
thorough contempt for man who
the conversation. Ever
ley. confound him, gave no one else
a chance to get in word.
q fear you have spent anything but
4 pleasant evening" Edith said, as
her lover. who fingered until all the
ether guests had gone, was pulling
on his new spring overcoat in the
wide hall.
"Oh, no; 1t was delightful, perfectly
answered Jack, with
heavy sarcasm. "Everley surpassed
my widest expectations. wonder he
doesn't enter the lecture field him.
self"
Good night" said Edith, colby.
md assembled the stairs TO the sec
md floor without giving even a glance
backward.
I'm always putting my foot into
[ somehow thought poor Jack, as he
vent out into the sweet spring night.
When he arrived at his Office the
Iext morning he received a painful
urprise in the shape Of a note from
edith asking to be released from her
to him.
DO not blame yourself In the least,
ear Jack" she wrote. You have
cen all that is good. generous and
eyoted. But / am convinced that
hOuld We marry we would both be
rretched Our engagement was
llstake. and the sooner a mistake is
apaired the better. always"
Jack was proud. He loved Edith
tarr desperately. but he told himself
lat If she did not want him, OF
curse he wouldn't try TO hold her.
Is notes were always brief. and he
rote now the briefest Of his life. Il
insisted OF three words: You are
ee. and his signature.
Early IN the following fall Editns
to Charles Everley was
Jack was invited 10 the
edding. but he didn't attend. That
ould have been a drop too much in
s cup Of disappointment.
But a year later he married little
Ose Thorp.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
First Idea Of the Telearaph.

Long before Prof. S. F. B. Morse
had perfected his great invention the
word telegraph was used for a sort
Of semaphore. ii the French revolu-
ton telegraph" assisted by teie-
scopes, was devised to carry news
over immense distances, Forty years
before this time, however, there was
published the first detajA4A~cheme for
communication by mead Electricity.
Ii Is outlined in letter TO the Scots
magazine, written February /, 1853.
from Renfrew and signed &C NJ" This
suggestion was to transmit a charge
from the conductor Of an electrical
machine at the sending station along
an insulated wire to the receiving ma
chine, the presence Of the charge be-
ing indicated by the behavior OF
light pith ball or the passage of
spark" Each letter of the alphabet
was to have a separate wire. SO that
any word might be spelled out and
any message sent
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
ANDREW LoHR.
"a HOUR RACE ENDS.
Fl, n. AISTHORPE.
Assistant Secretary.

E6 ton. Dec. 2S--The twenty-four
hour bicycle race was won by team
Of J. F Morgan and Iver
Lawson. Distance 46l miles and three
laps. Patrick Logan of Boston. and
W. 5. Mitten, of Davenport. Ia, were
lied with Moran and his partner for
irst place at the conclusion of the
race. and mile sprint was necessary
q decide the winner.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
Muck Raklnn.

1eneral declarations against vice
ana in are indeed eXcelle1uy useful.
- f"'slng men 10 consider and look
iooai them; but they do oilen want
eHeci' because they only raise con.
used Apprehension Of things. and in
de'eTfnifste propensions 10 action.
@aicn usually, before men thoroughly
perceive or resolve what they should
praeiise. 10 decay and vsnlsb-Iss,e
burrows.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26
SHAH or PERSIA ILL
And Must Postpone Formal Taking OF
Oath Of Allegiance to the Con-
stitution.

Teheran. Dec. 25.-It was an.
ncuncod today that the Shah is in.
disposed, and has peen Obliged to
postpone the forsiai taking Of the
oath Of allegiance TO the constitution,
which he had promised to do Thurs
day. There was /. meeting OF the
diplomatic CORPS at the French lega-
ton at which it is said the question
OF foreign intervention was discussed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-26

Artist want to get a frame for q
rather important picture I've inst fin
ished. Picture DealeT-Certa.nly. sir.
For your own use2 Artist-No. I'm
sending it to the exhibition. Picture
Dealer-Just step his way I've the
very thing There You see: the de-
sign OF the frame is a nymph on each
side, Absolutely excludes all danger
Of having the picture hang upside
down.-Stray Stories.