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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07
is country. Of the great patriot the

this country. Of the great patriot the world says:
 AS Q schoolboy in Genoa Garibaldi could never be induced to watch military parades with his mates. It struck me then hY said, as matter of pain and horror that one portion of mankind should be set aside to have for their profession the business of destroying others Yet this soft-hearted boy be- came the resolute and in the end sue cessful leader of one of the most glorious of forlorn hopes The march of the 'thouse nd of Marsala will ever be fa- nous as a perfect example of high valor in a holy cause.
 "Garibaldi was a man out of Plutarch's lives fallen upon modern times. Candle maker and king maker, exile and idol, he touched the extremes of dramatic con trast The death of his intrepid wife, Anita, was a pathetic scene in the fight of q hunted guerilla. His generous yieI1f. ing of power which made Victor Elm manuel King of United Italy was an n- stance of patriotism arising above what would have been if most conquerors per sonal ambition. Even in his lifetime he was idolzed yet unspoiled by adulation, in England France, South America above all in Italy. Was ever a finer tribute paid a great man than the day when Garibaldi entered Palermo, worn and il. and when 100000 ble people stood in silence at a mere request not needlessly to weary him even with ap plause?'
 he white lie' of society Is well known as Is the technical denial'' of Wall street but it Is doubtful if any prominent fig ure. other than John w Gates, ever car ried his denial so far as to deny his identity. One day man who recognized him beyond the chance of a doubt over heard the Westerner say that the Rock Island was buying the Chicago and East ern Illinois. The man was unintention- any all eavesdropper and, unlike many in Wall street, did not consider himself at liberty to use the information with ou- Mi Gates's consent
 "Mr Gates,' he said, quite by ac- cldent I overheard your remark about the Pc ok Island. but don't feel at lib- erty 10 repeat 1t without your consent. Do I have lt?"
 Well, sir saiG Mir. Gates promptly and undisturbed 'T did let fall a guess about Rock Island. but did understand you to call me MT. Gates? You can go as far as you like with my guess but my name is Sanders. Charles w. Sand ers, sir
 The stranger expostulated that he knew very well that he was talking with Gates, John w. Gates Mr Gates laughed at the idea and couldn't be con- Vinced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07

A favorite subject of the newspaper letter writer is the charge that 1.-the gov ernment system Of doing things is slow and expensive. The assertion was made by one of them the other day that it took ar hour to pay off eighty federal employees at the sub-treasury building.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
Lacked Presence of Mind.

In the criminal court in Baltimore q
darby was on trial for stealing a
watch which he had pawned. He was
identified by the owner as the person
who had grabbed the watch out of his
pocket, yet the darby claimed he was
innocent When asked how he came
in possession of the watch. he said
81 was standing on the corner when
a man comes up to me and says he is
hard up and hasn't cent to buy food
with, and he wants to sell me this
watch for three dollars. | knew
could get four dollars on 1t in pawn.
and I felt sorry for him and bought
the wach for three dollars and pawn
ed II for four dollars That's how
got the watch"
The prosecutor then asked. if he
bad bought the watch for three dol
lars, knowing he could pawn It for
-four dollars, simply TO help the man
along because he felt sorry for him.
why ne did not advise him to pawn it
and then he would have had
four dollars instead Of three dollars.
We'll. you see" said the prisoner.
Il didn't have the presence of mind
TO do dat'-Judge's Library.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
Drinking Men
Not Wanted

The above sign is now seen IN
many shops and offices in this city
because drinking men are unreliable
Competition is too keen and life is
too strenuous for an employer to
keep men on his payroll whose
nerves are unsteady and whose brains
are not clear
Every line of business is beginning
to close its doors to drinking men.
Drunkenness is a disease and like
most diseases-has its remedy Or
rine is the reliable treatment and s.
sold under q positive guarantee 30
effect cure on your money win D.
refunded. Orrine is in two forms
40. which can be used without the
patients knowledge in tea, coffee or
food. and No. for those who wish to
be cured.
The guarantee applies to both
FERNS Mailed in plain sealed pack
age on receipt Of SlO0. Write for free
booklet. mailed IN plain scaled envel
ope. The Orrine Co. Washington,
u. c.. or Paul G. Schulz & Sons.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
WOULD MAKE 1T RIGHT.
Widow Rad Plan to Fix Things as to
Jin's Bcdy.

Al the cabin of a Tennessee settler
where | stopped over night they told
me of widow living three miles away
who. finding that the body of her hus.
band had been petrified after lying in
the ground for five or six years, had
sold it to a Snowman for $50 in cash.
The people were not at all sentiment
tai but they didn't look upon the
transaction as just right Next day,
as | journeyed along, stopped at the
house of the widow named for a glass
of water. When she learned where
had stayed over night she asked did
they tell you about my dead husband
turning to stone?" Yes" And
about my selling him to a Snowman ?"
Yes" And they don't think it was
rieht?" "Oh, they didn't say much.
But | know what they have said to
others and how they feel about it.
Mebbe it wasn't jest the right thing to
do, but I'll tell you what's in my mind.
If | kin get an offer from a rich man
III marry again, and the first thing
after that I'll buy Jim's body back and
use it for a gate-post and have him
near me all the rest OF my life"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
To Clean Window Shades.

We have all heard the story Of the
woman who told the new maid to
wash the curtains, meaning thu lace
ones, and came into the kitchen just
in time to discover the newest window
shades melting in the boiler. But we
do not all know that when shades are
merely dust soiled the surface can be
freshened by the application of hot
corn meal The shade should first
be spread out fat on large table and
the meal rubbed in with a circular mo-
ton of the palm Then If rubbed gem
tly with a soft, dry cloth the meal and
the dust It has absorbed will be re-
moved without leaving any trace OF
either.-Country Life in America.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
HAD THE BUSINESS INSTINCT.
Negro Knew What He Was After
When He Lent the Money.

Ed was mighty bright negro be-
longing to family in Columbia,
Tenn. He had been a faithful servant
for many years. and by saving and
carefully investing his wages he had
belied the usual thriftlessness at;
tributed with more or less Justice To
the majority of his race. His master
was an attorney, and one morning, be-
fore he had arisen, the lawyer was
called upon by Ed. who said: Say.
boss, An wants yo' ter draw me up a
mawkgidge" "A mortgage?" asked
his master. what do you want a
mortgage for?" We'll. Abs done lent
Tine Lisha FIVE dollahs, an All wants
a mawkgidge on his cav an caff."
For how long have you lent the
money! "Fo' one mont" "One
month, Why, the interest on that
amount for that time wouldn't pay for
the paper a mortgage is written on"
Boss" said Ed. scratching his head.
-Ah amt carin' muffin 70 dat intrust
All ies wants dat niggahs COW an
can. Judge.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
STARTLING FOR THE EMPEROR.
Pretty Present Sent to the Ruler Of
Austria.

4 day or two before Easter a very
carefully tied up little parcel was left
az the Hofburg. addressed TO the en-
peror. Il was viewed with some sus
picion. and as the orders are never te
accept anything that has not been
commanded. IL was about 10 be re-
fused. says the Vienna correspondent
70 the London Standard. when a sound
u song vas heard from within.
The servants made one Of the cham
berlains acquainted with the facts. and
It was decided TO open the packet. In
side vas found a very neat little Gaze.
and inside the cage a srry Young star
ling. which. as soon as light and sir
were lei in. began TO whistle a series
" The most popular airs Of the season.
s letter attached to the cage begged
bis majesty % accept the gin Though
The sender vas aware OF The strict
veto against Offering presents TO the
emperor. De hoped that an exception
might BE- made in his favor. as be had
spent nearly a year in training the bird
70 give moments Easter pleasure to
his sovereign
The tone Of the letter pleased his
majesty. and while be vas talking to
The official who had brought ii the star
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
LITTLE BOY DIES
Of DIPHTHER|A
GEORGE FELTES. SON OF MR..
AND MRS. GEORGE FELTES,
SucCUMBS AFTER FOUR
DAYS ILLNESS.

George Feltes, the little four-year-
Id son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Feltes
died last evening at 7:45 o'clock in
their apartments at 222 Eighth street.
second floor. Death was due TO
diphtheria with which the child had
suffered since last Tuesday night.
Anti-toxin was administered to the
little sufferer and Yesterday morning
he showed signs az great improve
ment but at ) o'tlock last evening a
change for the worse occurred Death
was due to weakness of the heart.
There are two other children in the
family who have been given anti
toxin but neither have shown any
signs Of having contracted the disease
the family is under quarantine. They
have the sympathy OF the community
iii the affection
Mr. Felts is employed as a switch
man by the Big Four railroad com
pany.
The funeral services win be
private
There are no other cases Of diDh-
iberia in the city so far as known.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
TWO WHO WERE NOT HAzED.
West Pointers Escaped Usual Fate of
Freshmen"

John P Sullivan, of New Orleans
grand esquire OF the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks, is one of the
few men who as a student at West
Point was never successfully hazed.
Col. Sullivan-by virtue Of the Span.
ish war, as he did not remain in the
army after leaving the military acade.
my-stands six feet two inches in his
stocking feet and is built in proper
ton. The story goes that when a mob
Of fellow West Pointers attempted to
practice on him the usual diabolical
arts reserved for new arrivals in the
old days, the young man from Louis
lana submitted a counter proposal
I'm willing 20 be hazed all right. II
you fellows are equal TO the job, he
said. but | must insist on your com
ing one at a time" That looked easy
but was not The hazers came on ona
at a time and rumor has IL that Sulli
van whipped II Of them to a standstil!
before making them see the futility
# further attacks. After that he was
not molested.
West Point annals contain a record
II az least one other man who was mol
hazed. He is Capt Beaumont B. Buck
Of the Sixteenth infantry His meth
eds we're not the same as Sulllyan's
however. He warned the hazers not
10 attempt TO enter his room. and
when they tried TO rush him he fired
On them with results by no means
pleasant TO one young man. This was
while he was still a student at a pre-
aratory school near Mest Point.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
unshakable.

There are some men who, once they
get an idea in their head. never get IL
out again. As rule they are perfectly
honest in the matter, sEd believe thar
the facts are all on their side. This
being so. all attempts to shake them
in their opinion. or TO present facts
bearing on the other side. are futile.
a case in point. declares Automobile
Topics. IS the class of men who believe
t1st automobiles are road damzgeFs. L
not read destroyers. -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
pon 2e Years Old.

Besie. a collie belonging to s =.
Clark, OF Northyiew, Colo. is believed
to be the oldest dog alive. having at
tanned her twenty-sixth year
Until two years ago the animal re-
fused 10 take shelter in the severest
weather. preferring to sleep in the
snow and wind She is now feeble
and stone deaf. but she can see we'll
and her teeth are in a fair state OF
preservation. lie age IS vouched for
by number Of n. ~ able persons who
are familiar with her -areer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
mEn In Breach

A brooch which is unique. called
Flu Ju,' is worn by the Chinese as a
charm for long life, happiness and
success. Flu Ju," has been worn and
worshiped by the Chinese people for
nearly 1000 years, and is implicitly
believed in by them. The men wear
these pins on their caps and the
women wear them in number of
ways, usually as brooches and az
pendants on chains. They are being
imported for American wear IN
brooches, scarf pins. pendants and
hatpins. and viii probably prove ex-
tremely popular Judging from the
present vogue Of Chinese articles
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The WEATHER
:. Observation-Disclosures
Yesterdays cairo Temperatures.
General Conditions.

YaattrJay was fair and quiet with
little prospect Of disturbance in the
conditions. There had been 05 of an
ilAh cf rain durins the "a hours end,
inA last evening but IL fell during
the night before. The government
bulletin reported rain from "a regular
points, and from special points NOT
IL the regular list as follows: Mt.
Carmel, ri, $50 inches; Vincennes.
ma. 2.4a; New Madrid. Mo- 1880;
Paducah KY ITO; Mt Vernon Ind,
i Sc; Terre Haute, Ind, 1.5O; Logans-
port, Ind, lag; Columbia Tenna 1aS,
Chester, Ill.,. 1902; Johnsonyille,
Tenn, 1902. The extremes Of tenn,
perature were 50 at Phoenix, Ariz.t
and at vicksburg. and "a at North
Platte
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
Quick channlnu Extraordinarx.

signorina Fatima Miris. who is Gre
ating a sensation on the Italian stage.
viii shortly appear in London. Single
handed she has produced THE
Geisha." representing herself all the
IS principal parts ana changing her
costume 175 times Her performance
lasts three hours. and at no time is
she OF the stage for more than ten
seconds. she has a marvellous voice.
and can sing soprano. alto. tenor and
BARITONE. The critics declare that
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03

Do many endurance race autos
pass here r. asked the city boarder.
ue-ri1g down The read. Yeas. stTan-
ser. rcrlied the old ftmer. They
are all endurance racers to us. TO
you?- sure u IS an endurance test
q patience To- Keep from blazing away
Al them every time hey run over a
COW or scare a hqrse."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03

ling began to pipe so loudly that his
majesty broke off the conversation to
listen. and decided to send the bird to
his grandchildren, at LainE, for their
amusement, also giving instructions to
find out the sender, if possible. and
give him suitable return present.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
NEAR A HUNDRED
CAIRO MERCHANTS
SIGN AGREEMENT TO ACCEPT
CLEARING HOUSE cERTlFl-
GATES AT FACE VALUE.
i'm ALL TRANSACTIONS
Many Additions Made Yesterday And
Elan 70 Protect Commercial In
terests of City Meets With
General Approval.

A considerable addition was made
yesterday 10 the list of business men
anu others who will receive the Cairo
Clearing House certificates at par in
all their dealings with the public. The
pledge ana It's signatures as present
ed last night were as follows:
Believing that the banks Of Cairo
have acted for the best interest OF tn
community in organizing a Clearing
House Association and IN deciding 70!
The present to pay out no currency
except in cases Of extreme necessity
We. the undersigned business men Of
Cairo hereby state that we will accepg
In trade at par, the certificates issued
NV the Cairo Clearing House Associa-
ton
Dated this LIST day Of November
1907
Smith Bros
f. A. Buder
Cairo city Gas Company
Cairo Electric & Traction Company
New YORK store Mercantile Com.
panE
Caadee Insurance Agency.
The Bulletin Company
vi. I'll Halliday Milling Company.
]. Solomon Company
+. Teichman & Company.
W II, Huette.
Cairo Brewing Company
f. s. Haas
National Lumber & Woodenvare
Company.
r. G. Schulz & Sons.
Chas r. Miller
Kelly Bros. Lumber Company
Weed & Bennett Company.
onls Herbert Company
r H. Schuh.
Fl. Goethe
If. G. Schulz.
Il. c Herbert american Steam
sebille a Tracy.
Frank sebille
H. N Henekell.
Andrew Lohr Bottling Company
Central Building < Loan Associa-
tiou
Edward Il Gilbert.
Kaufman Bros.
Lazarus & Nassauer Company,
Lewis Mercantile Company.
b. McManus, Jr.
Pink & Company.
Flack & May.
George T. Carnes.
G-.P, Crabtree.
r. Snyth x Company
Cotter Ercs. & Company
Cairo Cidar and Vinegar Company.
Three States Buggy Company
B. Mcslanus. Jr.
T. B. Reese,
r. Sadier.
John a. Miller
Cairo Furniture Company.
Fair Furniture Company.
S Gruskin
Joe Altman
John Grimes
William Arid
G. A. swoboda
T j. Williams
II. r. Rfthenberger.
George Stewart
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03


Tho river marked 9.5 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
fall of n5 Of foot in "a hours.
Rising rivers were reported yester-
day from points above here as fol
lows. Cincinnati In Louisville o..
Evansville Ola. Mt Vernon Oh, Mt.
Carmel or, Florence OF. Kansas City
02 ST. Louis OIL.
The Sadie Lee cleared for Memphis
at j D, M. yesterday with good start
fer way points
The towboat VIM. r. King came out
from St. Louis and returned after half
an hours stay. She was light both
WAYS
The Stacker Lee arrived from st.
Louis at 1870 p. m. and was here till
O'Clock adding freight for Memphis
and way points.
The Richardson from Padrcah and
return was in and out on time. She
will be the Paducan packet Monday.
Travel on the rivers is decreasing
as the winter approaches
The Peters Lee should be in port
TODAY from Memphis bound for st
Louis. She put off 5,0l9 packages All
Memphis.
The light house tender Lily is re
eeiYing new boilers at St Louis and
win then go to Paducah for the win.
ter.
The Nellie took an empty barge to
Paducah last evening
The City Of saltiilo win he in port
today from st. Louis bound for River
ten, up the Tennessee river
The Beaver win be out from 81
Louis today with Capt. F. NJ. Ryan r.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
command and Pilots H. c. Partee and
Fred Nellis al the wheel

Yesterdays River Forecasts.
The Ohio al evansville and Mt.
Vernon, win continue rising slowly
during the next IS hours. At PadJ-
cab and Cairo. not much change dur
Ing the next As hours
The Tennessee. from Florence to
be mouth, viii probably rise during
the next fS hours.
The Mississippi from below st.
Louis TO Cairo not much change dur
ing the next IS hours.
The Wabash, at Mt Carmel viii
continue rising during the next IS
hours.
n. NJ. CUNNINGHAM.
Observer
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03

NEW UPTOWN COAL COMPANY
Yards located at 56th street and Big
-Four track near the r, Nordman
plant at west 34th street, only high
grade Illinois Goals handled; we Will
appreciate all patronage given u.s.;
Phone, Home ia: Terms c. o. D.
WEST SIDE COAL COMPANY.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03

Signorina Miris, who is only "a years
Of age, is Siddons, Nellie Farren,
Florence st, John and Fregoli rolled
into one At present she is perform.
ing at Bologna piece entitled La
Granae Via in which Sc makes over
one hundred changes of costume.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
NEWS OF RIVERS
AND STEAMBOATS,
MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION
WILL LEAVE CAIRO FOR Low
Err RIVER NOV. 1o-LEE
LINERS WILL BE IN PORT
TO-DAY.

Announcement il made that the
Mississippi River Commission will
leaye lit, Louis ca Nov 1S Oh its an
nual inspection 81 work between
Cairo and New Orleans, The steamer
ID now at MemIags and will be
brought up BY Fred yoltz who goes
down on the Stacker Lee which will
In port today
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
Refutlna a Claim.

An Oregon girl Travelled 1000 miles
behind an OK team for the purpose OF
marrying a minister. Yet ministers
claim they are not appreciated.-N. T..
American.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03

German proverh: Ones own thistle
is dearer to him than his neighbours
garden of roses.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03
Mashinnfon Forecast.

Washington, Nov 2.--lLLINOIS,--
Partly cloudy sunday Monday fair
and warmer diminishing northwest
winds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03

r, G, Burmeister
NJ Relsmann,
Mike Egan.
John T. Rennie.
Brackey Bros,
Petit A. Byrne,
Otto Schulz.
G. c, Kuykendall,
G. l., Hebsacker
=. c. Hatch & Company.
B. Il. Livesay,
Jos, Friedman.
Thos. Gardner
r F. English
Mrs. j. II, Green,
j. J, Webster
A. T. DeBaun.
g. III. Perranlt.
Frank Thomas.
VIM. II, Boyer
A. s. Wagner
w. = Greaney.
John T, Brown,
Rhedes-Burford Furniture Co.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-03

.G ~ neu,s al the -r.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27

called by Acting Coroner Henry Ellis.
County Attorney W. H Streeper directed
the proceedings and drew up the finding
which he read after it was agreed upon
When the verdict was read Frank T.
Sheffield of Layton. who witnessed the
accident. arose and asked if the jury could
eOnscientiously bring in any verdict, when
no member Of it had seen the accident
and no witness had been called Rufus
Adams, Samuel Norman and Eugene San
dali were the jurors.
This evening the bodies of the four dead
were removed from BurtOn's undertaking
establishment at kaysvilIe to their former
home III West Layton. A long line of
carriages followed the dead The home
was reached at sunset, just at the hour
when the home coming would have oc-
CURED on the previous evening but for the
accident. The funeral services Will be
held in West Layton meeting house at /
o'clock Friday afternoon.
Citizens of Layton will ask the Oregon
Short Line to take steps at once to make
the crossing absolutely safe. row Of
tall pOplars and the station building OBJ
struct the view of the railroad from the
county road.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
Acknowledged the Editorial.

Senator BOTah here read an editorial
appearing in the Miners Magazine of
January. 1896. beginning with the state
ment that Steunenberg had been usher
ed into eternity and thus had closed the
career Of man who showed no mercy >
Continuing the editorial in most iuflam-
matorY terms detailed Outrages i'm the
hull pen in 1879. attTibuting to StelInen-
herg the responsibility for the calling in
Of black brutes OF soldiers who out
ragged the wives and sisters Of miners and
refused the request of a miner who with
the dew Of death upon his brow asked for
a minister and was told that he could
make his confession in HE'LL The edit
torial went on to saw that the death of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
Lost Wife and Baby.

The witness said Orchard was not a
close acquaintance and was not q man
of any Importance in the union Davis
was in Denver at the time of the INDIE
pendence depot explosion. He first read
of il in the newspapers and knew of 30
plan to wreck the place. He was married
Christmas day, 1902, but his wife and baby
died during the strike days in CrippIe
Creek. At this point the witness showed
evidence of emotion. but quickly rallied
Davis attended the miners convention
in Denver in 1904. He had known Hav-
wood and PettibOne for about q wear be-
fore this At the time of the deporta-
ton of the union miners from Cripple
Creek Davis started out to work else
where. He went first to Cheyenne where
he stopped three days. He met Orchard
in Pat Moran's saloon with Johnny Ne
vile and the latter's boy. Leaving Grip