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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-29

INTEREST PAID IN Tine Dspss'sA
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-29
TIME OF TRAINS At
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No. 1 Express. daily " ...2.33 pm.
No. 3 Havana Ltd. daily. " 2:1s am
No. Express. dkly. " ....1l.25 pm
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No. 2 Express. daily. lv..-..1-49 pm.
No. Limited. daily. lv.-..2.1s an.
No. s Express. daily. lv......4:55 an.
Corrected 10 October 18th. 1907.
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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-29

FIRST CLASS dressmaking. Call
Mt $50 Tenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful 1t Is In
Preserving Health and Beauty.
Costs NOTHING to Trv.

Nearly everybody knows that charcoal
- the safest and most efficient disin-
fectant and purifier in nature, but few
realize its value when taken into the hui
man system for the same cleansing pur-
pose.
Charcoal is a remedy that the more
you take of it the better; it is not a drug
at all, but simply absorbs the gases and
Impurities always present in the stomach
and intestines and carries them out OF
the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking. drinking or after eating onions
and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal, effectually clears and i'm
proves the complexion, 1t whitens the
teeth and further acts as natural and
eminently safe cathartic.
1t ahsorbs the injurious gases which
collect in the stomach and bowels; 1t dis
infects the mouth and throat from the
poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one form
or another, but probably the best char
coal and the most for the money is in
Stuarts Charcoal Lozenges; they are
composed of the finest powdered Willow
charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics
In tablet form, or rather in the form of
large, pleasant tasting lozenges, the
charcoal being mixed with honey.
The daily use of these iozenges will
soon tell in a much improved condition
of the general health better complexion.
sweeter breath and prrer blood, and the
beauty of it is. that no possible harm can
result from their continued use. but, on
the contrary, great benefit.
A Buffalo physician, in spanking Of
the benefits of charcoal. says Il ad-
wise Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to all
patients suffering from gas in stomach
and bowels. and to clear the complexion
and purify the breath, mouth and throat:
I al hpli is w
flied by the daily use Of them; they cost
but % cents a box at drug stores. and
although in some sense patent prepara-
ton, yet l believe ! get more and bet
ter charcoal in Stuart's Charcoal Loz-
enges than in any of the ordinary char
coal tablets"
Send your name and address today for
free trial package and see for yourself
F. A. Stuart Co., Sc Stuart Bldg, Mar
shall. Mich.
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The New Gayety.

The Runaway Girls company will
be the attraction at the New Gayety
theatre all this week, commencing Mon
day afternoon, with a matinee. There will
be a matinee every afternoon and per-
Torrance every night during the week.
The company is said to contain an I'M
usually large number of comedians, a
large and well drilled chorus, and sew
eral clever women. There is also a vau-
deville bill with several acts which offer
variety.
The Livingstons a troupe of European
acrobats. have been added to the list of
vaudeville acts. This is said to be one
of the best acrobatic acts in vaudeville.
1t is composed of men and women, and
It, is promised that there will be some
new and startling stunts offered.
In speaking of the company the Will
mington Morning News recently said.
At the Opera House last evening THE
Runaway Girls opened a three days en-
gagement. Though the piece is ranked
as a burlesque 1t might just as readily
be called a mixture of musical comedy.
and vaudeville. The costumes are elab-
crate and there was nothing in the per-
Torrance last night to offend anyone.
There are a number of pretty dances.
The singing is above the average of a
burlesque company. There are a number
of clever people, including Cara Burg,
Frank Damsel, lie Reynolds, Burt Wig
gin, Frank Fox, W. r. Sherwood and
large number of girls. The piece given
is entitled The Sultans Dilemma" and
there are a number of interesting situa-
lions. The same company will appear
again this evening and tomorrow after
noon and evening. The piece is the clean
est and best burlesque which has been
given here in a long time and good busi-
ness is looked for Burlesque would lose
much of its terror for timid theatregoers
if all OF the companies were like this
ono
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
New Years Day in the Orient.

Jane A. Stewart in Leslie's Weekly.
The most wonderful ceremonies con-
nected with the new year occur in China
and Japan A Chinese city presents a
busy and attractive spectacle on New
Years day. The streets are thronged
with people dressed in gala attire. The
mandarins are known by the red, blue,
white and gilt balls on their caps. Gentle
men of rank and wealth are carried in
palaquins. When friends meet they greet
each other with "Kung-hl Kung-hi!"
which means, q respectfully wish you
joy But instead of shaking hands I'm
the American fashion, each grasps his
own hands, lifts them as high as his chin
and with a sweeping motion throws them
down as low as possible bending the body
at the same time This is the mode of
salutation among the Chinese. At the
dawn of New Years day the visits Of
congratulations begin and New Years
gifts are sent to particular friends, al
ways accompanied by a visiting ticket of
red paper, on which is written the name
of the donor and a list of the presents
sent. These consist usually of silks, fine
tea, sweetmeats, ornaments of personal
wear, toys and souvenirs of various kinds
In Japan, the custom is to send letters on
rice paper to those in distant Places con-
veying the formal expression of the New
Years greetings. Presents of cooked rice,
roasted pease. oranges and figs are Of
fered to every one.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
NEW YORK CITY FUNERAL

VA HLIAM Allen Whites eompari-
Wv son of New York city and EN-
poria, Kan, in The American
Magazine for January, is full of fun and
Ideas. Here is the differences between
funerals in New York city and Emporia:
Three years ago we sent Charley YER
non, the best reporter on the Gazette
force, to New York for a holiday and
he came back with a poor opinoin of the
town. The first thing that shocked him
was to see a funeral gathering down tho
street at a fast trot, and as we are rather
accurate about such matters in Emporla,
Charley instinctively counted the car
riages and found that there were less
than twenty, though he learned after
ward that it was the funeral of a man
worth a million. We have had only one
funeral in our town of a man worth a
million, and that was three miles long
Charley says also that there were no
bGggies in that millionaire's funeral pro-
pesslon-the mourners all rode In closed
carriages This Is odd to us, for in a
funeral procession here in Emporia the
hearse is escorted by the wagonette-a
long, low, rakish-looking craft, with seat
or each side; the pal-bearers ride in the
wagonette and have a moderately good
time, and If 1t Is a funeral of proml-
hence the pall-bearers are generally lead
Ing lawyers or doctors or business men,
Following the hearse come the hacks
never less than three and sometimes as
many as a dozen. After the hacks in
the funeral procession come the double
seated surreys-the undercut surveys taxi
Ing precedence over the others-and after
the Surveys come the top buggies, and
after them come the runabouts and If
the funeral is an unusually long one
the spring wagons of the farmers bring
up the rear. 1t means something to die
In JEmporia it is not the every day event
In q, mans life that it seems to be in
New York.
Indeed, when a prominent man dies,
o. one whom we love. the mayor in our
town issues a proclamation calling on
the merchants to close their stores, and
the banks close their doors, at the hour
Of his funeral. And when Mr.. Soden,
who had run the mill for fifty years, died
last summer, though his funeral was on
Saturday, when the streets of the town
were crowded with farmers who had
come in to trade. the stores and banks
were closed at the very busiest part of
The afternoon, and we slipped ON our
Sunday clothes and left Commercial street
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
Both Are Men Who Usually
Accomplish the Things
They Undertake
SKETCH OF CAREERS OF
MEN IN THE PUBLIC EYE
Gates Loves Anything In Which There
Is Element of Chance, and Hoad-
ley Accompanies Ends
Through Aegresslons.
BY sEWELL HAeGARD.

New York, Janury 12.-(speeial)-Th
Birmingham district say Wall street IN
dustria leaders, is most fortunate in nav
ing two such men as John W. Gates ana
Joseph II. Hoadley interested in her well
fare. They are two distinct types of men,
but with a single purpose-get there-ahd
they usually do.
Mr.. Hoadley strikes one as being inc
more serious in his work. At least he
doesn't get his name in the papers as
often as Mr.. Gates. In the lives OF Doth'
however. there Is constant activity-the
constant successful carrying out of some
enterprise.
Mr. Gates Graves excitement. 1t is al
most inconceivable that he could stop ana
think ont a problem yet his history would
Indicate that he has stopped to think out
a great many. Mr.. Hoadley on the other
hand is apparently of the calm, calcuiat-
ing type If excitement is necessary "
his being the public has never iouhu II
out. Both men began business IN Sinai
u,av and are now rated high in the fnan-
cial world. Just how much they are worm
probably no one knows but themselves
Gates began business peddling barped
wired out in Texas for 500 a month. lie
soon demonstrated that he had the fore
sight to see the opportunity and the COM
mercial ability to make the most Oh H. ior
he began to manufacture wire lie hadnt
peddled day before he learned that there
was more money in manufacturing than
selling.
When he became manufactures he
also speedily discovered the advantage oil
consolidation. He borrowed SD00Oo from
I p Morgan and set about consolidating
with his competitors. This policy he car
ried out step by step until he had brought
all the great wire manufacturing con-
Germs of the country together
A perusal of the headlines of the neWs-
papers of the last few years will give one
a good idea of the activities of Mr.. Gates.
Here are few samples
Gates This Year 100000 Ahead,
"Gates in Texas Deal" Gates Now
Plans a New Deal in Wall Street
Coates Booms Flying Machines Gates
Attacks Colorado Courts "Gates Sells
a Western Road" Mexican Mines for
Mr.. Gates" Gates Finger in $l1,OOOOoo
pie Gates Loses $4,000 at Poker
THE Game too Stiff for Gates" Gates
Won S25OO00 on the Racing Season,
Gates Loses $4,000 in Six Hours at
Faro" Gates to Build Paris Theatre,
"Chcago Hears Gates has Won $4MOOOo,
Gates Organizes New Steel Trust,
"Gates Controls Tennessee Coal ard
Iron" etc.
The south perhaps hasn't forgotten John
w Gates coup in Louisville and Nash
vile in 1902 The deal was one OF the
most remarkable in Wall street history
His scooping up of one of the most I'M
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holder in twenty-sx new England cot
ton mill corporations and he had built
the power plants for 70 per cent of the
New England cotton mills.
Besides, if he didn't know anything
about cotton he was a man of nerve for
he had carried through several success
full campaigns in Wall street. At any
rate he entered the fray and he won
out. He followed the advance in cotton
steadily up from 91s cents to 121a cents
His profits must have been great-sev-
eral million dollars at least.
In everything he takes up Mr.. Hoadley
is a man who believes in going for
ward. For several years he has had large
industrial interests in the SOUTH par
ticularly in the Alabama coal and iron
fields. His record of advancement there
speaks for itself. His New England con-
nections are also extensive. He controls
the Corliss Engine company at Provi-
dence, r. L., and the Greene-Wheelock
Engine works at Worcester, Mass.
While not as spectacular as Mr.. Gates
he has nothing to be ashamed of in
his list of achievements.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
Prominent Clergyman
Restored To WgOr.

The Rev. DR.. A. H. Long, a
prominent and independent
clergyman, who is called the
venerable Church of God min
lister, of Mount Joy, Penn, is
"a years of age, and says DUFF
FY'S PURE MALT WHIS-
KEY, the Great Remover of
Youth, cured him of nervous
debility, congestion of the
brain, grip and severe attacks
of vertigo and restored him to
health and vigor.
During the past forty years of my
life have suffered much from nervous
debility, congestion of the brain, la
grippe, nervous prostration and num-
erous severe attacks of vertigo. In con-
sequence of this my system became
very much dilapidated. Some time
since [ resolved that 1 would give your
medicine fair trial. Now I am per-
fectly well, strong and vigorous. am
In the eighty-fourth year OF my age
and my purpose is to keep your medi-
cine always on hand as a restorative
tonic. A II LONG. Mount Joy, Pa,
Sept II, '06-
Rev Dr. Long has preached 5000
sermons, written out in full 1000 SER
mons, baptized $40 protesting beliey-
ers, married ia couples, officiated at
500 funerals, preached at rs different
camp meetings and revised the Apos-
ties Creed
Many prominent cIergymen, doctors
of medicine and temperance workers,
who, like DR.. Long, have been benefited
by this great medicine, extol its vfrtues,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
What the Stage Has Missed.

Wallace Irwin in Golfers Weekly.
Bernard Shaw-Heres Gorky who
plays fast and loose.
Inviting tales of SANDER.
And vet he's no Improper Goose
He is a Propaganda
Gorky (toying with 1yddite bomb
How do you like this turnip? We grow
these in the Garden of Discomfort.
Shaw-What of Russia?
Gorky-Russia is like Heaven. There are
no marriages there. Did you read how
l roasted New York?
Raisuli-Did you read how New York
roasted you.
Gorky-The New Workers are like ducks
They are always bathing in water and
quacking with loud voices. These things
denote barbarism. America to me was
bitter cup.
Lipton-To me it was no cup at ALL
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and sat for an hour on the lawn about
his house. under the broad trees that
he planted half century ago And
while the preacher preached from the
front steps Of the porch of the house of
mourning, and while the choir moaned
inside the house, up town the stores were
closed and business stopped. Yet Mr.
Soden never held an office in all his
life, and would be counted a poor man
in New York. But unless one contends
that the death of friend is a mere in
cident Of the day, like the loss of an old
hat we here in Emporia see some things
more sanely and more humanity than they
do In New York, where death in house
only interests the servants next door"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
The SineWs of War.
From Judge.

From Judge.
so he was elected after all?' said the
ordinary citizen.
Easily" replied the politician.
"There was so much mud flung at him
that | was sure he would be defeated
Yes; but you see, he came down with
lost of dust"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
CommerciaIizinq Cupid.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
''Is 1t true, Tom, that you are going
to marry Maria?
Eyes, sab: it's true"
"They say she's a remarkably good
laundress. It's almost a pity she has to
give up her work"
Give up her wuk? Why. what YOU
pose I done marry her for?'
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Optimistic View.

From the Chicago News.
Tom (proudly)-Miss Pinkleigh has Just
promised to be my wife.
Jack (consolingly)-Oh, don't let that
worry you. Women frequently break
their promises.
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$1,000 a share, netting a handsome divl-
dend for Mrs Kane on her pies.
Mr. Hoadley started in life as a me-
chanic's apprentice in San Francisco and
soon gained the reputation of being one
of the greatest mechanical engineers the
world has ever known. He was president
of the Greene Wheelock Engine company
before he was %. He was the organizer
of the American Locomotive company
while still in his early 30s. In addition
to his engine plants at Worcester and
Providence, he controls the American and
British Manufacturing company at Bridge
port, Conn.,, which makes the ordnance
and projeetiles of the United States gov
ernmept up to a three-inch gun.
After reviewing this phase of Mr.. Hoad-
ley's life it may see strange to the reader
that a man of his bent should become
a leader in the cotton market But he
did and in 1905 he was proclaimed the
rev Cotton King" succeeding Theodore
II. Price.
That was a memorable campaign in the
cotton market. After the Sully year of
shortage and high prices the south pro-
ceeded to raise a cotton crop the like of
which had never been imagined except by
some Jules Verne among the planters
1t amounted to 100000 bales
The bull leaders were tired of Price as
their standard bearer. The trouble with
Price was that when he had reached
the limit he had set on the bull side he
would pull out and take the other side.
While the bulls We're looking for leader
Hoadley came to the front. He was not
even member of the cotton exchange,
but that didn't matter He knew some
thing about cotton for he was a stock
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portant roalroad systems of the country
was executed in a manner somewhat
plratical. but tempered by the experience
of the Northern Pacific disaster which
had preceded it, it was done without
precipitating general disaster.
After buying control of the road away
from August Belmont in the open market
Mr. Gates passed his stock over to J. p.
Morgan e Co. who in turn disposed Of
the controlling interest to the Atlantic
Coast Line interests. Hetty Green is now
said to be the biggest individual holder OF
Louisville and Nashville stock.
Gates is said to have made $5,000,000 on
the deal, and J. p. Morgan 100000
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13

John W Gates is a man of medium
height, with a gray mustaehe. He is 81
years old. He has few equals in
Wall street, and has executed some of
in Wall street and has executed some of
the largest and most sensational coups
that the bourse has ever seen. Gates is
also fond of games of ehance-anything
that involves speculation.
A year or so ago he was with a party
going to the Princetcl- Yale game at New
Haven, in a private car. On the way
poker game was started and Mr.. Gates
won a large amount of money. Only one
other man won. Mr.. Gates suggested to
him that it would be a nice idea when
they got to New Haven to give their win
nings to charity, saying that he came on
the trip for pleasure and not to make
money. The man, however, did not see 1t
in that light. and would not agree to give
up the money that he had Won Instead,
he suggested that as they were the only
winners, they should match for the money
each had won
Mr.. Gates told him that he did not care
to match, that he wished to read the pa
per. The man was most persistent. but
Gates was equally firm. However the
man became unbearable, so Mr.. Gates
took a silver dollar out of his pocket.
and placing it in his hand said in quite
way:
Mr.. --, you have been annoying me
| considerably. | do not wish to match you,
but since you insist | will match you
just once. call this dollar for a quarter of
million"
The man looked abashed and said he
| would not do that Mr. Gates sank into
his paper and the other man kept quiet
the remainder of the journey
He is fond of automobiing but the real
passion of his life is horses. His par
ticular hobby is race horses
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Mr.. Gates gets down to his office before
3 o'clock every morning, and stays there
until the market closes Then he gets IN
his motor and goes to the race. Outside
of the gaming end OF the sport he has a
real fondness for horses; he likes to go
into their stalls and become acquainted
with them.
He is fond of poker and bridge whist,
and is a good player of both. In fact
there is no game of chance that he is not
interested in. outdoor sports attract his
attention as much as indoor ones. He
has one of the most luxurious yachts In
the world. the Roxana. 1t is fitted up like
a palace, having a number of state rooms
with individual baths and a horde of SER
wants. Mr.. Gates Is a great host and
nothing is too good for his friends Every
known fishing tackle and gun is on board
so that his guests can take their choice
of any sport the ordinary mortal cares
for.
He has a good sense of humor and en-
joys story immensely. He once said
that there were two things that would
surely kill man IL he struck to them
long enough-namely: Wall street and au-
tomobiles.
He is a most magnetic man and has
a melodious voice. Money means abso-
1utely nothing to him, as he has paid as
much as $500 a day for his rooms. He
goes abroad every year and always travels
flrst-class
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$1,000 a share, netting a handsome diyi-
dend for Mrs. Kane on her pies.
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Mr.. Gates is one OF the least hypocrit-
ical of any of the multi-millionaires. What
he does he does openly, whether 1t be
buying railroad on Wall street or play
ing faro. Recently at Saratoga he
seated himself comfortably a faro table
and began to play He lost a few thou
sand dollars, then requested that the
limit be raised. This was done, and he
began to play fabulous sums. saying he
did not want to play a child's limit. To-
ward morning his luck began to go
against him and he lost heavily, quitting
the game S32, 900 loser.
He Is a man who seems to take great
chances, but who rarely makes a mis-
take A few years ago he was on a
train going from New York to Chicago,
with Mr.. Lambert. They had made about
S15, 600 600 in eight days. Before reaching
Pittsburg Mr.. Gates said he thought that
they should invest this money in some
way. that it was doing no good lying N
the bank.
well. what do you suggest doing with
it," said Mr.. Labert.
Lets get off at Pittsburg and buy some
mills" said Mr.. Gates.
They got off at Pittsburg. but were I'M
able to make a deal. However, they
heard that mill was for sale in Cleve-
land, so Mr.. Gates wired for the price. HI
received a reply that the cost of the mill
was S1,000,000. He telegraphed this reply:
''All right we will take It,"
The details of the sale were completed
a few days afterwards.
This was the beginning of Mr.. Gates
career as a steel man.