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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
THREATENING LETTER
Sc Mt to Commissioner MuIVihill Of ST.
Louis Because Of the
Tight Lid"

st Louis. Aug 21--Excise Com
missioner Mulvihill's life is threat.
ened in letter received at the Com
missioner's office Wednesday morning
The writer, whether a joker or a
crank In deadly earnest. gives Mulyi-
hill a chance for his life, conditional
upon a quick cessation of lid opera
tons. The letter in full reads:
Dear Sir:
BE careful. You have gone far
enough Beware Enclosed find black
SPOT one black spot is the first
warning Two black spots last warn
ing. Three black spots death.
Y. v"
On the hack Of the letter is the in
scription. Fl. G. for society"
The letter Is written In ink and
bears Tuesdays date. The handwrit-
ing is fair and there are no mistakes
in spelling. The black spot was Of
heavy glazed paper and was pasted on
the sheet
Edward Hartman. who is in charge
Of the Office during Commissioner
Mulvihnrs absence from the city. said
he did not take DE communication
seriously. But he had Il photographed
and turned over 20 the police.
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SAYS LOW PAY
IMPER|LS ARMY
COMMANDER OF NORTHERN DIV
lsioN, GENERAL GREEDY, AD-
yocATEs MORE RATIoNS AS
CURE FOR DESERTERS.

Washington, Aug. Glow par,
poor food and no drinks-the later
privation caused by abolishing the
canteen--are the principle reasons
for the large number of desertions in
the army assigned by Major General
Greedy, commanding the Northern di-
vision Of the army, in his annual ne
port, made public today.
The Northern division includes tho
Department of Missouri and the Da-
kotas and the deparement of the
Lakes. General Greedy dwells upon
the great number Of desertions, but
also says that the same reasons
which cause the desertions have
brought about a moral deterioration
in the standard of recruits.
General Greedy sets the soldiers
daily earnings at 1874 cents, in con.
trast to which the average of the min
imum daily wages at all posts through
out the division for unskilled labor
was $40 day
General Greedy holds that the army
ration. while excellent in quality and
doubtless of sufficient nutriment value
in quantity and variety. does not sat
isfy the American soldier. He be.
lieves that an increase Of the ration
viii make the service more attractive.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
Measurinu Eve.strlnns.

Physical skill, endurance and Prov
ess-these we're the things that com
manded respect in the wild west. And
what mills of violence and torture the
old melees were, To maui and bat;
ter victim till he was jelly. to leave
ife-mark of victory upon the van
luished. and then to celebrate tho
OIympian event by getting gloriously
Trunk with your friends on new whls-
sy-this was lame and sport. 1t ws.s
tame fight IN which one Of the con-
lestanis did not lose a part Of his
EAR. or have his nose bitten off. but
he acme of skill and power lay in
9Iucking ont your opponents eve. In
iced. eye gouging, as IL was called.
was a road 10 glory. and the threat
I'll pleasure your eyestrings was the
aicnest tsunf-FEom Simon Kenton.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
TOLD OF PRESIDENT m'KlNLEY.
incident ExsmpIifiss His Devotion to
His Wife.

The love which Mrs Mckinley bore
her husband was so much the ruling
passion Of her life that she was ex-
tremaly sensitive about him. In spite
Of herself, she was Jealous even OF the
demands which the public made upon
his time. Her love was matched by
most unusual devotion on the part
of the president, as this heretofore
unpublished incident illustrates Col.
John n. TAYLOR, OF East Liverpool. o.,
a lifelong fdend of Mr., Mckinley, who
was known in Washington as "the
man who had latch-key to the White
House. took his liAle granddaughter,
Pauline Taylor, aged three, to the ex-
ecutivo mansion for a visit
She climbed. upon Mr.. McKinley's
knee and soon discovered his watch.
Then she priod open the back of the
case, as If locking for something.
Why. Mr. President" she lisped,
It's empty NY papa has my mammals
picture in his watch"
Mrs. McKinley's face fell on the in
slant. but the president was not found
wanting.
u carry my wifc's picture in my
heart. Pauline. he Sid. quietly. and
Mrs Mckinley was all smiles again.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22

The river arked 20.S feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing o
rise OF GA Of foot in "a hours,
Rising rivers were reported yester
day from points above here as fol
lows: Cincinnati 0.4, Louisville 0.3,
mt. Carmel OIL, st. Paul 04, st. Louis
los.
The II. III. Davis returned to Joppa
light having taken a derrick boat
down the river
The Stacker Lee was here two
hours yesterday arriving at noon from
St Louis, bound for Memphis. She
added literally here.
The Ferd Herold from Memphis
passed to st, Louis at noon yesterday
making a short stay in this port.
The Dick Fowler was in and out
from and to Paducah yesterday on
time.
The Katherine came up light last
evening.
The Wash Honshell brought two
barges OF logs and one Of lumber from
the lower river
The Peters Lee on her last trip
down from Cincinnati had 3,54S pack
ages for Memphis.
Seven new boats are being built in
Towards ship yard. This does not
look as though river commerce was
dying.
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LONG DISTANCE PHONE
Concluded from First Page.)

VILE r. stone to consider the srike
situation.
Striking operators formerly EN-
ployed by the Associated Press al
Omaha Kansas CITY, St. Louis. st
Joseph. Denver, Salt Lake city, San
Francisco and intermediate points
sent a telegram to President Small in
which they said.
I'VE will never return to work I'M
less wet get ell we asked for. Then
we will wipe out all old scores. pledge
ourselves to live up to the contract
and devote ourselves to the best in
terest Of the union and our employer.
Settle it now for all time; otherwise
there will be dissatisfaction. This Is
the final word from us"
Officials of the Western Union and
Postal maintained that they were
satisfied with the strike situation
They stated that the strikers would
soon return to work. The latter
seemed as determined as ever to re-
main on strike until a settlement is
made.
Several more brokerage firms
signed the union agreement today.
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Accumulation RossessIan.

There Is not vice which more ef.
fcctually contracts and deadens the
feelings, which more completely
makes mans affections center in
himsolf and excludes all others from
pariaking in them, than the desire Of
aecumulating possessions. When the
desire has once gotten hold of the
heart. IL shuts out all other oonsidera-
tons. bat such as may promote its
views Ia is zeal for the attainment
Of IFS end. it IS not delicate in the
choice OF messs. As it closes the
heart. also it clouds the understand
ing Il cannot discern between right
and wrong. it takes evil for good. and
good for evil; II calls darkness light.
and light Bishop Mant.
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statesmen WHO LACK TACT.
Two GIarine Instances Of Inc fflciency
Put on Record.

"One of the most difficult things in
our business" said the proprietg Of
one of the retail clothing stores. lis
to get hold of statesmen with the requi-
site amount of tact / believe more
tact is required of statesmen in our line
than almost any other.
Not long ago we had young sales,
man here who thought the only way TO
please a customer was to keep up a
line Of con- talk. One day a plain
looking old man came in to look at a
business suit. Wen, as he was putting
the coat on the old fellow the sales
man patted him on the shoulder and
told him in low voice, 'ThatH make
you look like real college boy, all
right
If there was anything that the Gus
toner didn't want to look like ii was
a college boy, and he left without buy
ing a suit.
Another time the same salesman
nearly queered ssS with a poor. con
sumptive, emaciated looking middle
aged man, who appeared to have one
leg In the grave and the other one
dragging n there was any subject
that should have been avoided ii was
that of his state of health But tho
minute the salesman saw him he want
ed to let him know that he remem,
befed him from previous visit TO the
store and said, Wen, how Is your
health these days, anyhow
That was enough to remind the
man that he was probably there to buy
MS grave clothes. cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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MADE IT SEEM PLEASANT.
Lawyer Talked Eloquently Of Stay in
the "Pen."

Il gave such n talk TO a client Of
mine not long ago On the pleasant fea-
lures OF prison life" said a prominent
local attorney recently. that / actual
~ got TO thinking Tor q little while II
would De a great lark 10 spend a few
weeks in some good penitentiary.
You see. the fellow was guilty. and
/ knew it. disnt see how il would
b. possible 10 clear him. and I knew
he would ef a lighter sentence by
pleading guilty. Bat | had a job try
ing TO talk him into changing his plea
TO guilty. he said he didn't think he
would ever get recoaclcd 10 life in
the pcniteRiiary.
4 told him that Of course. there
vas n certain amount Of preiudice
against living in a peniteniiary. but
that IL always struck me that o.
wouldn't be hair bad if a man went
with bis mind made Mp e. like Go.
Tho SECULAR hours ought to be a
great thing for p man. told him. AID
IL you are at al slick you can fx no
some scheme 20 set oct # hard Wora.
Then you are clear cat Of the prosaie
buziness affairs % the outer porld.
You &c 10 bed AZ night knowing just
vhat you VIII have to do the next day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
NEWS Of RIVERS
AND STEAMBOATS,
PRESIDENTS COMING TRIP CALLS
70 MIND TWO SIMILAR
EVENTS.
Experimenting to Economic in Use
Experimenting to Economic in Use
Of Coal On Steamboats,
Rivers Slowly Rising
Above.

The prospective presidential tril
down the Mississippi river calls To
mind similar trips by two other
notables, and the river editor of the
Globe Democrat tells of two in which
Capt. Thorwegan of st. Louis, took
important part The Capt took two
prominent personages down the river
In 1920, on his two palatial steamers
Great Republic and Grand Republic
1.-The two finest and largest steamers
that ever floated these waters. His
nrsr ffip was WITH tie Great Republic,
contracting with the Grand Duke
Alexis to transport hi and his suite
end admiral from st. Louis to New
Orleans for the sum Of $4,000. the
time being Ia January OF 1872. and
being d winter month, Captain Thor
wegeE made provision in his contract
ii not being able to go out of the river
from here. he could substitute another
steamer to take them to Cairo. About
the time the departure was to be
made ice formed in the river rapidly,
and 1t was agreed TO go out If the
river from here hurriedIy and take
him and his suite at Cairo. On arriv-
ing at Cairo lee had formed there
heavily and 1t was decided by both
the grand duke and Captain Thor
wegen TO hurry on to Memphis and
transport him from there. On leaving
Cairo and running through heavy Ice,
reaching Columbus, KY. twenty miles
below Cairo, he was caught in the
middle Of the river In an ice gorge.
ice forming around his steamer. com.
pletely enyironing her in a blocked
river. aud he Immediately wired the
grand duke at Memphis the situation
and FASTENED in person to Memphis
by rail, Arriving there. he conferred
with the grand duke to fulfill his con
tract by the charter of the steamer
James Howard, equally as large and
fine steamer, and paid CAPTAIN
Pegram the sum of $4,000 to carry
out his contract and took the party
from Memphis to New Orleans.
He says the grand duke was quite
eccentric and extravagant caring but
little for money. quite different to
Dom Pedro of Brazil. whom he trans
rorted from St Louis to New Orleans
in 1876. he coming aboard of his
steamer. the Grand Republic, with his
suite. registering himself and suite as
other passengers. and asked to be
served alike. He says that Dom
Pedro was quite a model man. pains
taking and social gentleman. and
made every one his friends whom he
met Captain Thorwegen Is widely
aud popularity known to the people of
the Mississippi valley and from his
youth a ST. Louisan whose name is
known in every household He has
transported over 1900. 600 Of people
On his excursion business in past half
century Of experience. and never /
MANNED or lost life.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
EVIL IN THE TELEPHONE.
Does Harm in Keeping Women Too
Much in the House.

4 physician remarked lately that
the telephone was the means OF more
sickness especially headaches. than al
nest anything else He explained that
women who could do all OF their or
dering over the telephone seldom left
the house 10 buy anything and If the@
wonld only get ont aud take n walk
early in the morning they would re-
turn TO the house with brighter spirits
and more animation for work. Uu-
doubtedly II is an Inspiration to get
out and see that one is not alone in
the days work a woman here clean
ing her windows; another is sweep
ing her rooms: a beyy hurry by with
packages under their arms after a
visit TO the stores and groceries. To
see people busy and fun OF life and
animation is an inspiration 10 any
one. and this seems to be exactly what
the physician meant by his remark.
The most detected, Respondent and
headachy women in the world are
those who live back of locked doors
and keep up the eternal grind Of kitch-
en- work from one day to another.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
NEWPORT READY
FOR WILHELM
MRS. STUYVESANT FISH WILL
ENTERTAIN HIM WITH A DIN
NER-WILL GO FROM NEW
PORT TO BOSTON.

Newport. r. l.. Aug. 21.-Newport
society is all agog in anticipation of
the visit Of Prince Wilhelm Of Swe-
den. Preparations for the reception
and ENTERTAINMENT of the distin-
gpished visitor are complete. The
Prince will arrive tomorrow on the
cruiser Fylgia and his visit will ex-
tend over four days
The Prince will be entertained to
morrow night by Mrs. Stuyyesant
Fish at Crossways al a dinner. where
large number of the Newport sum
mer residents viii have an oppor-
tunity TO meet him. From Mrs. Fish's
dinner he VIII go To ball TO be given
in bis honor by Mrs. + J.. Derwind
at her villa, The Films.
Friday will be devoted TO slght-see-
ing about the city. with a visit to the
Casino. Golf club and other social or
ganizations. In the evening Mrs. OK.
den Mills viii give a dinner in his
honor.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Rich
ard Gambriil will give garden party
at her Bellevue avenue residence. In
the evening the Prince will return the
eourtesies By a dinner to some of his
friends on board the Fylgia. where.
later. a larger number viii be invited
TO dance. On SUNDAY. the final day
Of his stay here Mrs. Fish viii give a
farewell luncheon 10 the Prince at
The Crossways. Later in the day the
Fylgia viii sail for Boston.
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and ne one can get in where you ere
to modest you You won't get more
tran a couple Of years. and that Will
JUST give yen time to learn some good
trade
When | got through he decided to
plead guilty, and | believe he was
really locking forward TO year or
two in the pen. Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
A RoYaI Paintcr.

To t'e somewhat lenefhy list Of
royal Tc-scn-rc Who have cultivated
rlore or lo1s &C slall in the arts mast
row be- miied sc nafae r. PGace
Ernest cf Save Iei1ineca. re-n1d son
# the rcienius duke. wh,m tie fis.
torioerarhers dcscribe as a painter C.
fine talent he is now engagec upcn
a canvas Of large size, destined for the
smphitheater Of Jena university. The
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
To Save Coal.

The United States geographical sur
vey department is experimenting with
the burning Of coal for steam uses for
the purpose Of chanting more steam
than now, and already has so in.
creased the efficiency in burning
amounting to ten per cent. 1t was
mentioned some time ago that tests
had smonstrated that a gas engine
weeld 10 nearly three times the work
to Doung OF coal as the steam engine
The experiment now being made is TO
set the same OF even better results
for the steam engine. Some Of the
Mississippi river steamboats, are regu.
lar glustons for coal. and if their abil-
ity IN that can be changed and other
wise utilized it viii be a great work
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
oPERAToR GOES INSANE.

New York. Aug 21.-There was
much excitement at the main Offices
Of the Western Union this morning
when Harry Behnekin. a young oper-
ator. worn out with long hours Of
strike breaking service. suddenly
went insane. The police were sum
moned and had a desperate struggle
before they got him into the elevator
and again on the main floor while
waiting for a patrol wagon. He was
taken TO Bellevue hospital where the
PHYSICIANS declared he was suffering
from religious mania"
Behnekin was a member of the To-
cal telegraphers' rnion. but decided to
remain on duty when the other men
went out
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SAY ITS ALL OVER.

New York. Aug. 21.-Ohicials of the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies stated that they were
hPndling business without congestion
and that so far as companies are con
cerned the strike Is over
Daniel Russell who has charge of
the headquarters of the Photographers
union. disputed the statements made
by the telegraph officials and declared
that Il the strikers stand firm they are
bound to win. Mr.. Russell said the
companies will be forced to Get the
demands OF the men
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profted bv Error.

when ! opened the door," said the
fiat dweller, my Ice man stood there
He looked very meek and humble, to
my surprise.
will fix that ice bill you thought
was too exorbtant,' he told me.
Perhaps 1t was. win cut it down.
He had gotten me mixed up with
somebody else. l hadn't complained.
but that didn't keep me from getting
cut the bin and letting him cut it
down all right enough
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
Yesterdays River Forecasts.

The Ohio, at Evansville and Mt
Vernon. will continue falling during
the next "a to 4s hours, then rise
slowly. At Paducah, will continue
falling during the next As hours. At
Cairo. not rch change during the next
&c hours.
The Tennessee. from Florence to
the mouth, not much change during
the next Sc hours,
The Mississippi, from below St
Louis to Cairo, will continue rising
slowly during the next "A to 4s hours.
n. NJ. CUNNINGHAM,
Observer,
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
The Cow as a Machine.

AS an illustration OF the efficiency
Of good COW. as a machine for the
manufacture OF milk and butter from
grain. the record is given Of a Hol-
stetin COW al the age Of three years.
which, during one year produced milk
amounting 10 1888 pounds or over
nine tons of milk containing $40
pounds of butter. The net profit fig
ured in maintaining such COW IS
stated at about 1856 per annum.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22

Manager Of the Rome Nine-How
aboHt the game to-morrows
AHsur tasidel-Whats the private
adTicen from the Ail-Etruriasg
The Hostage from Gsni-Thore has
been tho grand Ehake-up and Bason
Raiikraies. the Greek. goes in the
box. His pitching is Of A usldness.
Augur-The auspices are favorable.
painr Racchus Ssiarius Puck
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
Mo Daily Services.

The Ven. A. H. W. Anderson, rector
of the Church of The Redeemer. went
t. Chester, H.. yesterday to spend a
week with friends. During his abb
sence the daily services at the church
win be omitted The usual choir
practice will be held on Friday even
ing but the evening prayer service
viii not be held. Next Sunday SER
vices viii be conducted by Rev, Rob.
ert ]. Belt, Of Belleville, Ill
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22

The Nineteenth Street baptist
church under auspices Of the u. Y. r.
nv. gave trolley party last night for
the benefit of the church. Several
trips were made around the city. The
conduct of the patrons was most com
menaahle.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
Real Estate Transfers.

Edward p. Fitzgerald ct nix to Jen-
ME Nelson, swd., city of Cairo, first
addition. lot %. block 80, $500.
Charles Feuchter, Jr ct al to Ellen
j. Wilson. swd.. city OF Cairo. second
Fenchter & Lansden addition. lots 5
and 6, block A. 1920.
Urgens S. Gadbois ct TX to Anna L..
Wilson. swd,. city Of Cairo. Hooker's
subdivision. lot 70, block (. sl.G00
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
The WEATHER
9IEyvTT1y1T11TTT1T1H1TU11S
Yesterdays Cairo Temperatures.
General Conditions.

Tho day was cloudy and light rain
fell In the morning with drzzle in
III afternoon The measurement was
.02 III an inch The government bulIe-
tin reported rain from eleven points
the heaviest being 1.24 inches at
Chattanooga The extremes of tenn.
perature were "a at Phoenix. Ariz,
and Shreveport, La, and Al at Havre
and Helena
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
A Paradox EXPLAINED.

Minerva was the goddess OF wisdom
ard yet she fought about taking the
beauty prize" sncered the young
student.
My SON mildly replied the old
philosopher. that merely proves she
was wise to the ways OF man.
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Forecasts For Today.

Cairo and vicinity ISSUED at Chi.
cago9 Probably showers; slowly ris.
ing temperature.
Illinois Issued at Chicago Fair,
east. showers in west portion; slowly
rising temperature.
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MATTER OF ENDURANCE.

Chicago. Aug. 21.-The strike lead
ers at the headquarters of the tele-
graphers' union declared today that
the contest has settled down to a
matter of endurance which. according
10 one official of the union, means a
test Of finances. Both companies to-
day added a number of men and
claimed to be making satisfactory
progress.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22

subject Of the picture IS the Prince
Electer John the Magnanimous. found.
err OF the university. The painting will
occupy the whole Of one wall of the
amphitheater in the new buildings Of
the university. -London Globe.
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Marrliaqe Licenses.

Ollie Rodgers Of Paducah. and
Ellie Mae Thomas of Mayficld' Ky,
Ernie /. Brake and Moran Theo
Story. both Of Paducah.
Jesse Jones and Barbara Wilkins,
both Of Cairo.
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When VIII This hannen7

We are going 10 write a scathing
article about the outlandish shapes OF
women's hats just as soon as We learn
why man buys a high-crowned soft
hat and then punches it fun Of dents.
-Blacksburg IS. c. Chronicle.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS

r. n. Jackson, Of the Peabody Lum-
Ter company. was called to Chilli
cothe, Ohio, yesterday by the serious
Illness of his wife who is visiting her
parents at that place.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
SOCIETY NOTES.
eobblers Entertained.

The newly instituted Order Of Cob
hlers and their wives were entertain
ed BY VIII p Greaney and wife at
their residence on Upper Washing
ton last evening.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22

Both fire companies responded TO a
call from Sixth street md CONNER
cial avenue last evening about
o'clock, but found no fire.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Elnners Cut OFF.

Ernest Nucas. negro employed az
the Singer factory had his fingers
cut on by saw while at work yes
terday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22
pannernus Anywhere.

Bad water and ignorance are said
to be responsible for the spread Of
typhoid fever in PittsbuTg. They are
a dangerous combination.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-22

The Bulletin Is The only paper With
In radius Of $50 miles with the ser
vice Of ths Associated Pr,.A
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-16
a Parable.

Once Upon a Time there was Fair
Young Girl with soft, white hands and
a Swans Neck. She was born to be a
Princes Bride, but unfortunately there
were no Princes near where she lived.
Also her Parents were poor This
Sweet Young Thing liked fine clothes,
but didn't like work. So when a Young
Man of Common Blood offered her his
hand in marriage she cried him yea.
She thought she was going to live on
Easy Street, with nothing to do but
kiss her husband goodby in the morn
ing and watch for his return at night.
Five years later she had two children
to take care of; her soft white hands
were red; her sylph-like form was
bulky She worked eighteen hours a
day, washing, ironing and sewing, with
no relief in sight.
By that time she began to wish that
she had learned stenography and re-
manned single.
Moral-People who don't like work
shouldn't marry for a home.-Detroit
Free Press.