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The Washington times., 1907-10-11
Still Walking,
Looks Good TO
Finish The fob

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Oct u.-Dan
O'Leary passed the 715-mlle mark at
l0:15 Tuesday morning, at Norwood
Inn, near Cincinnati.
he Is still in good health, AID ap-
pears as friskr as ever. There now
seems no doui,t that he will accom-
ptish the feat OF walking 1000 miles
in J. 900 consecutive hours.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11

Public interest IN the series is BEGIN
ming 70 wear OF. At the first game tie
attendance was 5000. The second con
test was Witnessed by a crowd number
Ing about 1900 less than the opening
The Washington times., 1907-10-11

The cold weather probably affected
yesterdays attendance. Light overcoat Is
were quite acceptable to The majority
OF the enthusiasts.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11
Killian Not So Bad.

Evers duplicated Rossman's feat OF
getting three hits out % four times at
bat Two Of Johns were two-base hits
Both Rossman and Evers are lcft-hand
hitters and made their hits OF south.
pc " twirlers.
Killian's work, after the first inning
he was In. was fully as good AZ any
twirling tlfat has been done In the series
MS judgment of the Cubs heavy hitters
being fine, while his speed and curves
were good. His change Of pace is really
what made him so effective.
Schmidts work behind the bat was all
tnAt' could be desired. The Cubs were
playing the hit-and-run game all day.
Kings work, while not so spectacular
as during the other games, was lust as
good.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11

Chicago has made 1--WE errors in three
games, while Detroit is credited with
two misplays. In batting Chicago Is
long way ahead. having made eleven
runs to Dstroit's five. The National
League champions also lead in the extra
base hits.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11
In Detroit Today.

The scene OF today's battle shifts TO
Detroit. which viii give the Tigers
slight advantas9.
Jennings men are by no means dis
heArtened, and Will fight all the harder.
and in a series ike this that means
whole lot Win an even break in the
luck Donovan should win today. as
wild Bill is right at his best now,
and all American League rooters know
what that means.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11

Another One
The New Poole.

Talk about "toppy"
clotheS-here'S a pip
pin"-it'S certainly the
newest and most Styl-
ish Sack Suit ever
S hown in ready-to-
wear,
The coat is best termed
a novelty" being 80
inches long, with a wide,
long roll lapel. It's some
what ike the "Shantz"
described yesterday, and
equally exclusive. Cuff,
with one large button, on
the sleeves, and otherwise
finished equally new.
Made in true Bieber-Kauf-
man style-made like the best
local tailor tries to make his.
There's a price reason, too.
Come down and wen talk II
over.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11

The severe strain OF the closing games
OF the American League championship
race is already Inanifesting itself. The
Detroit players nre not playing up TO
their true form, while the Chicago team
IS showing the benefit OF the easy Fuish
IN the National League race
The Washington times., 1907-10-11

The Cubs outplayed Detroit at every
angle OF the EaTne. They batted harder
better and their fielding was practically
perfect.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11
JOSS Says Luck
Was Big Factor
In Tigers Loss
By ADRIAN JOSS.
Cleveland's star Pitcher.

CHICAGO, oct. 1.-THE third game OF
the worlds series developed nothing
startling in the general all-around play
Of either club.
The Cubs won solely because they hit
couldn't get the hit that would send
home the baserunner.
Reulbach pitched very good game
and had the Tigers helpless for the first
four innings. but from then on. they
were hitting him hard and especially
IN the nth and sixth innings, great field
ing and a few horseshOes getting him
out Of ticklish places.
Instances of Luck.
With Rossman on third and Coughlin
a. second and one out in the nth.
Charley O'Leary stepped into a curved
BAH and met IT fun on the nose. The
BAN was hit directly over Tinker 5
head, and had IL got by would have
gone to the fence. but Joe. by jumping
as high as he could managed to spear
IL, doubling Coughlin at second
In the sixth Killian, the first man at
the bat. singled and Jones walk ed
Sehaefer lift a fast bounder 10 the lef,
OF Steinfeldt on which the Cubs third
sacker made q great play, doubling
Jones and Schaefer by throwing to
Evers. who tossed 70 Chance. sam
Crawford and Cobb followed with sin
gies This play broke up what might
nave been a great batting rally
Sieyer, on the other hand was hit
the fact that It vas the Cubs ieft-hand
ALTERS that were driving in all the
runs.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11

SO far, Cobb has not shown any Of the
brillianCy which made him the most
talked-of outfielder in the American
League.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11

tho batting line with two doubles and
a single tir.ker tripled, ard Steinfeldt
Sheckard. End Chance each was credited
with n two-base hit. Rossnlan and
Killian each made two safe hits.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11

With two defeats staring II In the
face. Detroit Will begin the home series
badly handicapped. the Michigan team
has an uphill task, but this has been
one Of ths strongest features OF IT'S play
during the past six weeks. II history
repeats itself. Detroit may yet Full the
series out OF the IRE.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11

Detroit again displayed conspicuous
weakness behind the bat The catchers
are poor In comparison with the Chicago
backstops. Schmidt is slow, and cannot
ret the ball away from him, while
Payne's work is of a rcE-ics character.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11

Jennings is directing all the Detroit
PLAYS from ths bench and coaching
fines. The Chicago players are depend
ing upon themselves and the conditions
as they are presented to them.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11

The left-hande6 pitchers bothered
Slagle, and he did not show up as bril-
liantly as in the two previous games.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11

The left-handed pitchers held the Chi
caCo runners close to first, and the
Cubs didn't steal a base.
The Washington times., 1907-10-11

Chance is undecided on a pitcher for
today, but II the weather is warm he
will probably use Mordecal Brown. the
great thTee-nngered finger, who last
season was unanimously declared the
peer OF the National League twirlers. II
Brown were in the same condition TODAY
that he was a year ago this time when
he went against the Sox. the world
would probably read OF one of those
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
WHEN The OTHER MAN is HIT.


Il wLnder why It is" said the mel
ancholy man, that. when we hear OK
misfortunes that don't come very close
to us, there Is usually feeling--well,
won't call il one Of superiority Of
fate, but certainly one OF recognition
Of the fitness OF things by which we
are not picked out for such evil case.
And we are careful to give ourselves
all possible credit for exemption.
Jones, you hear, has failed Poor
Jones You know him. and you know.
that II you had been in his place you
would have seen the signs OF disaster
and taken warning. Browns son has
made runaway match. Well, we'll.
That is tough on the Browns. but 1t Ii
clear that they didn't understand
bringing up boy. And so 1t goes.
There's preening OF the feathers. an
assumption OF an air or conscious rec.
titude Does 1t come from innate
selfishness? Or Is II because there
has been no personal experience oi
sorrow along the lines indicator"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
Stocks !. Bonds !. Cereals
HEAVY CORRESPONDENCE BULL|SA
OF Dealings in Few Stocks Showed
Enthusiastically the Professional
Character Of the Market.

New York Dec. 1S,-IIeavy conges-
tion Of todays dealings in a few
stocks pointed Enthusiastically to the
professional character OF the market.
This was particularly marked IN
Reading, in which orders for many
thousands of shares were executed
from single houses, The fact that
action was looked for during the day
on the dividend on this stock added
~ interest In large transactions
Readings aggressive upward turn
after early weakness affected the
whole market in sympathy This was
partly due TO the covering OF the pro.
f ssional short account which has
tcen built up in the last few days in
connection with the talk of difficulties
te be met in conforming to the law
AGAINST the ownership of coal mines
by railroad companies, which goes
into effect May LIST. The stock re-
acted on the regular dividend declara-
tion.
Missouri Pacific was quite weak on
circulation Of nmors throwing doubt
on the maintenance of its dividend at
the present rate. One OF the days
events that relieved the market from
some pressure was the relaxation Of
tension in the call money market. The
high rate was z per cent and there
was a recession from that IN subse
qaent loans There was less calling Of
loans BY banks and holders Of stocks
were freed 10 that extent from pres
sure to sell A rebound In the Lon
dou price Of copper and tin was Of
some assistance TO industrial stocks !
with the metal trades.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19

German Newspapers Protest II Ia Be-
ing Carried to Extremes.

How the times change!" says 4
writer in the Frankfurter Zeitung. In
the days OF our fathers no description
OF homelike. cosy room was com.
plete without reference to the tick
ing clock. 1t was this gentle sound
which emphasized the quiet OF the
place. People had no nerves in those
days. To-day the thought Of q ma
chine ticking Off the seconds and strik
ing the hours is a source OF worry and
distress. Time Is going. but they do
not wish to be reminded Of It contlnu-
ally; no clock is better than the tick
ing machine. And now 10 meet the re-
quirements OF the nervous people, q
factory at Schram5urg Is making a
noiseless clock In an article on the
same subject another paper says;
"The anti-noise craze has made disa-
greeable and uncomfortable some OF the
noises which once were music to us,
and soon we will find way to silence
the birds and to mufIie the sound OF
the rustling leaves.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
In Wheat But Market Eroke Late
and Closed Below--Corn and
Oats Affected.

| Chicago, December 1S--W llEA F.
/ Sentiment at the opening was very
bullish owing To reports Of wet wealth
Ter IN Argentina but the upward tend.
ency CT prices was checked for time
by heavy selling by longs. Toward the
end of the first hour, however. prices
advanced sharply on a cablegram
from Antwerp which showed a gain
lot 3ls to 3M i'll the price OF wheat
there. On this upturn May advanced
from around 1851 to l07. The volume
trade in the meantime was very heavy
Later the market broke severely on
reports that weather conditions in Ar,
eentina in general We're quite FAVOR
able to harvesting. The early gains
were all lost on this decline. The close
was weak and showed May Fl lower.
No. 2. red 1904 @10lM; No. 3 red
990100% No. hard 1854 lbs, No.
8 hard l0om1oG. May opened los to
q highest l07; lowest 1914 closing
1915 December 1914.
CORN Sentiment rather bealish
all day. Principal depdessing infu
ence was the INCREASE in local receipts
arrivals today being mere than esti
mated The slump In wheat caused
additional selling of corn and resulted
In a weak market at the close, with
May M0llower No. : yellow 90; NO
3. 5As M551a; No. 2 white 5fbM55;
No. 3 yellow 57l4 May opened 5sa
.M59#. highest 500; lowest 5Sls
closing 5SisMh. December 51as,
OATS Firm al the start on III
of wheat, but weakened Will
that grain and closed at the lowest
point Of the day. May showing a dc
cline OF * from Yesterdays final quo
tation No. Q, so; No. , white 51laGp
52R May opened 5484 as; highest
s.; lowest 81 " closing 5lh. De
cember sos.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
ADOLESCENCE or THE DOLLAR.
Present Unit of Valus Has had Many
Forms and Shapes.

The dollar took some rounding. Nor
did ii formerly ring true, but, much
alive simply gave bieat or below.
Cattle, among country folk, at one
time constituted the dollar, while
plmiiive man generally made use of
any article sufficiently abundant for
the standard payment Of all merchan.
disc. writes H. Holt Lolnax in Harper's
Weekly. rhus. IN ancient Greece, a
laee bronze tripod had the value of a
i en- oxen A good hard working wo-
iaaa, On The other hand, was given In
IA hange for oaly -four such beasts
When metal took the place OF money,
tAe daliar chung 10 it's traditions, and
coins were stin called after live stock.
Thus. nccgnia" applied to metal
money derived IFS origin from ''pecus
(c4ltle). From the custom of counting
heads Of cattle came the present des-
ignation Of q sum in cash--capital. or
"camta" (headsl. In Sanscrit, roupa.
Cherd. fiockl made roupya, or the In
diam rupee, while the ingois OF cleo
trtni. or admixture Of gold and silver,
when FIRST In use as money. bore the
Impress a. an OK on COW. Not clumsy,
bat too fragile. were the shells in use
"a morcl te he negroes OF Africa,
ana tnionsauut ancient Asia, where
fa natives, taken by its beauty, gave
lie shell a mo--y value.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
venetahIe with Old Lineage.

Asparagus is the aristocrat of the
food plants, None other has so distin-
guished a lineage, for its records reach
back almost to the beginning Of au-
thentic history. 1t is mentioned by
the comic poet Cratinus. who died
about 425 b. c. The Romans hold
asparagus in the highest esteem. the
elder Cato treating al length, in his
de re Rusiica. still extant. Of the
virtues aud correct cultivation of the
plant Pliny. writing about 60 A. D.,
has great deal to say Of asparagus.
lie says: "of all the products OF your
garden your chief care should be as
paragus.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
LIES Sails.

Some day when you go down to
the shore of large body of water,
make a little study OF the sailing yes
sells you see. OF course the wind
blows in the same direction over every
part Of the water. but you'll notice
that some vessels go one way and
some another This because the sails
are set in different ways. Set your
life sails-your ideals. purposes. esu-
mates of what is most important to
you--in one way, and LIES expert
ences will send you on the rocks OF
destruction. Set them in different
way. and the same experiences will
send you into the harbor OF heaven
Wellspring.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
TMn Sure Cures.

''Tf you want to know a sure cure
for rheumatism said the pretty
woman, take a long piece OF Irvine
and lie II around your waist, up under
your arms and down again around
your wrist, and let IL stay there. In
tl.ree days you will be perfectly
cured. II know better cure than
that.7 said the tall, thin boy, Take a
black cat out 10 graveyard on a dark
night and cut off both its cars and a
piece Of its tail Put the ears and
tain on the roof of the house TO sun.
and when there's nothing left of them
youll quit having rheumatism."
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
THEIR \
HONEYMOON

The October bride bestowed ecstat-
ic hugs and little fiuttering kisses
upon the several members OF the
group that welcomed her back to
town. Then she seated herself with
an air OF much dignity and looked az
severe as II Is possible for one to
look with dimple ia ones chin.
We did have heavenly time she
admitted. but i am sure You haven't
the right idea as towfy il was so per.
feet
Why. because II was your wedding
trip. Of course" protested one.
Not at all for that reason. stout
ly asserted the October bride, blush
Ing nevertheless II would be truer
to say that II was In spite OF that. :
"You know. girls, pursued the Oc.
tober bride. an earnest wrinkle 10 her
brow, Jack and | are much too old
for foolishness Yes, We are. SO we
decided at the very beginning that we
were going to be perfectly sensible
and natural about our little tour and
not bit like the conventional young
couple
Cant You Just see them!" ex,
claimed one of the listeners,
Be still, So we planned to go
straight to New York, getting there in
time for the art exhibit we We're both
crazy to see. Besides. we would visit
a few relatives. have a good time with
Jacks old friends and so about town
us much as we liked. Now, wasn't
that q sensible enough programme for
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
EnnIlsh a pu1zIlna Lanauaae.

A Frenchman in conversation with
a friend said. 4 am going to leave
my intel paid my bin yesterday
and asked the landlord Do | owe
ycu anything lie said You are
square That's strange. said I, I
have lived long and never knew ] was
square before. Tf~n. as | was going
away. he shook u aand. saving I
hope you'll be round again SOON
said. 4 thought you said was square
lie laughed and rep.'ed. When said
hoped you'd be round again soon I
meant | hoped YOU wouldn't be long
English Is a difficult language"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
Cedar shavinas for DOCS.

n your dogs are troubled with neas
very simple way to get rid Of the
pest Is to provide beds of fresh cedar
shavings or. better, cedar excelsior in
the kennels or wherever the dogs
sleep. The scent is not at all unpleas-
ant to the dogs. but is abhorrent to
the fieas When a dogs coat gets thor
lughly scented not only do the fieas
cave him while asleep but they will
iot jump upon him when he is out in
he sand during the day.-Country
lie in America.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to December tst, 1907.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Trains Leave Cairo:


1899 a. m. Daily Chicago Vestibule
Limited, arriving Chicago 1870 a. m,
2:32 a. m. Daily st. Louis Night
Limited. arriving st. Louis 1908 a. m.
Sleeping car open at $3.50 p. m.
5:ooa. m. Chicago Daylight Express
except Sunday.
500 a. m. st. Louis Morning Ex-
press, except Sunday.
11:15 a. m. st. Louis Est Mall.
11:15 a. m. Chicago Midday Special
2:35 p. m. Daily St. Louis Limited,
2.35 o. m. Afternoon Express for
Odin, Effingham. Nation. Champaign.
$40 p. m. Thebes Accommodation.
7:1s p. m. Chicago and Eastern Ex-
press. A4 a* a
3:f5 a. m. Memphis and New Or
leans Limited.
600 a. m. Paducah and Louisville.
1:41 p. m. Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
t:4i p. m. Daily, Nashville. Chatta-
nooga and Atlanta.
4:eo .. m. Fulton Accommodation.
$50 p. m. Paducah and Louisville.
$500 p. m. Memphis and New Or
leans Special.
For through tickets, sleeping car
accommodations and further informa-
ton apply at Illinois Central Passen-
ger Station, Cairo. III.
J. n. JONES, Ticket Agent.
8. A. HATCH, q. P. A.
A. n. HANSON, Pass. Traffic Mgr.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
Power of Imsoinstion.

Illustrating the strange power OF
the imagination. Z. F. Benson. author
Of "Dodo." tells this incident. A doc
tor be knew had found it necessary to
give a patient for many evenings an
injection Of morphia TO enable him to
get some sleep. After while the
doctor thought it advisable to stop the
morphia. and for two nights his pa
tiest was unable TO sleep. owing TO
great pain On the third night the
doctor, being still unwilling TO ad-
minister morhpia. injected plain water
instead. The man slept perfectly and
awoke in the morning with what is
known Is q morphine mouth
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19

anybody? And ii was such fun that
Jack and both said on the way home
we should consider II a real duty to
tell everybody who was going to ba
married this year to try It,"
Il was wild to see those pictures;
tell us about them said one of the
October brides friends.
oh, the pictures, of course. Why,
there was one room that beautiful
watercolor in IT, don't seem 10
recall the artist. but there were the
coolest little alcoves. with big leather
divans as quiet as could be. We
didn't see a great deal OF the pie.
lures, though. was sorry for that,
bat we went only two days, and
We didn't get around much, some,
how"
And the theaters2" asked one girl.
What was there at the iheatersg"
There We're some awfnlly good
things Jack and went several
times, and never enjoyed anything
more What did we see? Why, you
know that one where the girl comes
in--oh, never can remember names
of things. Besides, we didn't go as
often as we should have liked. Our
evenings were so fun
Il suppose Jacks friends went
mad about you both. asserted the inn
pulsive girl
We'll, ali we met were delightful
and cordial We met only one or two
OF them, as It happened. Jack and
/ were both rather sorry about this,
but Jack said that. after all. we should
be going back in a few months. and,
as long as we were so hurried this
time, perhaps 1t was just as well that
Il wasn't known by many of his
friends that we were in town
Were the shops as exciting as
ever?a demanded the frivolous girl.
oh, perfectly fascinating That
was one thing saved my time for.
wasn't entirely satisfied with what
had and I meant to do good deal of
shopping, but as it turned out we had
only about an hour just before our
train left
but don't see. protested a be.
wildered auditor. what you really
did in New York"
You don't. Haven't ! just been
telling YOU Why. We were terribly
busy all the time. The DAYS simply
few There was the park, and we
drove about good deal and visited
all sorts Of oat-of the-way restau-
rants that Jack knows-and-why we
hardly got there before il was time
to turn around and come home.
And you would seriously advise
the rest of us to adopt the same plan
for honeymoon inquired the de.
mure girl, softly.
4 most certainly should" de-
eIared the October bride. earnestly
Really, you have no idea how supe.
Tior Il is TO the usually silly. moon
ing Kind OF thing. What are You
girls laughing al ? Oh. you wretehesl'
Chicago Daily News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York. Dec. 1S-WHEAT.- Re.
ecipts $4,000; exports 100000; spot
steady No. . red 10fA elevator; No.
2 red 1904 fob afioat. Options
closed a to Y net lower. May liza.
CORN-Receipts 10000; exports
$4,000 Spot easy: No. 2 y elevator
and GOA fob aiioat: No. 2 white
nominal: No. 2 yellow nominal fob.
anoat, Options closed Y higher, to
u lower. May 7lh.
OATS Receipts CS,o00; exports
5000. Spot firm: mixed So; white
5Ti@ M60; clipped white 59N65.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. Dec iS.-CATTLE'- SLOW
aud steady to 10 lower. The quality
Of receipts was not of the best an !
there was a poor demand on the part
OF shippers and packers.
HOGS-Opened l0m15 lower but
later the decline vase all regained.
There was good inquiry from eastern
buyers for coed animals.
SHEEP--Only demand was for a
better class of native lambs. The mar
ket for sheep was practically dead,
with prices nominally steady.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19

The Constant wearing Of Hat Pvspo-
gates DandruR Cerns.

There are many men who wear their
hats practically all the time when awake
and are blessed with heavy shock 81
hair; yet II the scalps Of these same men
once became infested with dandruft
germs the parasites would multiply All
the quicker for lack Of air. Badness
would ensue as the final result New
bros Herpicide kills these germs and
stimulates unhealthy hair to abundant
growth Herpicide Is pleasant hair
dressing as well as dandruff cure and
contains not an atom OF Injurious sub
stance. Sold by leading druggists Send
loc. In stamps for sample to The Hsrpi.
eide Co.. Detroit. Mich.
Two sisss--T0 csnts ana y1.ss.
1aul g. 6ehuh Z Sons. Special Assnts
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
49, 1esfs~-- - ss-sr-s-as --s---e--~sa-z
MISCELLANEOUS

are SAID TO nave been killed by the
hail and many knocked down. Light
ming struck a tree on the Goodyear
har grade. and it was still burning to-
day. At George Cooper's ranch. near
Snow Tent. the hailstones were re.
ported as large as small eggs. and one
of these knocked the horse senseless.
Nevada City Correspondent San
Francisco Call.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
Fathers IN Job lots.

TIE boy had caused considerable
trouble during the day. and At last.
thoroughly exasperated. the teacher
said: I shall write note 10 your
father concerning your conduct; is
your father aliveg" Yes. ma'am;
no. ma am. my frst one Amt, was the
rather startling answer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-19
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Dec. 49, Money on call
firm, SOLE per cent; closing bid B.
Time loans nominal; sixty days l2M
l5 ninety days to 10; six months
S per cent Prime mercantile paper
8 per cent. Exchange firmer after de-
cline, demand 4SG6l4SG05; sixty
DAYS 4S0.1AM4S015. Bar silver 52M,