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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
TIE MOST POPULAR FLAVOR.
Care In Cultivation Of the Much Used
Vanilla Ecan.

| The best variety Of vanilla comes
from vanilla pl folia, which requires
! mucky, porous soil. The plant
thrives UP tola height OF about 1000
| feet above sea level and as is heshy
| roots do not peno. rate deep ilto the
| soil 1t requires only prcportionate-
iy thin layer OF soil. he plant
bears merchandise fruit In the third
year, sometimes even In the second
year which require from seven to
eight months TO IL iture, and the har-
vest takes place fioa April to June.
Five to seven ha. 2sts are made
from the same plant fore it is ex-
hausted. New plants must not lie
planted in the same place OF the old.
Protection against wind. also shade,
Is of great Importance for I. g growth
OF the plant, and therefore I. fields
must be surrounded by tr IS and
hedges. Grubs and snails are ts1mies
OF the vanilla plant the former cat
the roots and the latter the oung
sprouts and beans. While In the laird
plants blossom, the percentage in
creasing from year to year up TO
the seventh. The cultivation of va IL
la in German East Africa is impcl3d
by the absence of insects which IRE
Instrumental In fructifying the vanall
blossoms. Each separate flower has
therefore to be fructifed by human
hands, the cover Of the stigma being
raised by means Of thin little rod
and the pollen, which is just above
the cover, Is pressed against the stig-
ma.
When the young beans have grown
to the length of a finger they must be
closely inspected and all defective
ones must be cut off. The beans ma
ture from seven to eight months after
the qualification process. The ripe
beans have yellowish green color.
The way of preparing the beans
varies, but an ever increasing temper
allure is required to dry them and
obtain the well known brown black
color. In this way the thin skinned
bean with its fine aroma is produce
ed If hot water is used for heating
the beans they are placed in baskets
and immersed in 1t. The water has
temperature of so to S4 debrees Reau-
muir Afterward the beans are pack
ed into wooden boxes, which are lined
with wooden cloth. and closed. The
next day they must have a CLASSY
appearance. They are then again
wrapped in dark wooden covers and
laid In the sun to dry If the wealth
er is rainy they must be dried in
dry room at a temperature OF so de-
grees Raeumur, but an after drying
in an airy room of from two to fou.
weeks is necessary. After that the
dry beans are packed In boxes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
LETTEN,s STORY.

New Orleans, La, Sept. IL
shortage of 100000 was discovered
today in the accounts Of the state tax
commissioner In this city. The police
are searching for Charles Letten, one
OF the oldest state collectors in the
service, who is charged with defalca-
tion.
This is the third defalcation In six
months In the Louisiana tax depart
ment, two previous shortages total
ing over 100000, and today, for
the second time there is no clue to
the whereabouts of the missing of
fetal. A cursory examination of the
books OF Letten, who is clerk OF
the First district. indicated a deficit
Of about $4,000
All the machinery of the police de-
partment of this and surrounding
states is being used to ascertain Let.
tens whereabouts. He has held the
position for 10 years aud today no
record could be found OF any bond
ever having been required of him.
Letten is one of the most promi-
nent Democrats In New Orleans and
has held the position Of chief clerk
to former Mayor John Fitzgerald. who
today said he would make good any
deficit in Letten's accounts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
TRAIN WRECKERS'
N[FAR|OUS WORK
PLACED TIMBERs ON TRACK
TRAIN FROM CAIRO MAR
RoWLY ESCAPES.
DISCOVERED IN TIME
BY Parties Returning From Fishing
Trip Who Stumbled Over the
Obstruction and Removed
Same.

Timely stumping of the toe 0
George Bishop, Of La Center, Ballar'
county, while he was walking TIL
track of the Illinois Central railroad
Inear Barlow, Ballard county. severa
nights ago, resulting in bad brulse.
to his knees, probably saved a fas
passenger train loaded with people
from being smashed In terrible
wreck says the Paducah NewsDemo
crat News of an alleged cold blood
ed attempt OF train wreckers reached
Paducah late Tuesday. The Paducah
police department and the Paducah
force OF the railroad company have
been assigned to the task OF catching
the would-be destroyers of lives and
property. Patrolman Patillo Kirk. OF
| the railroad force, who is said to have
been down in Ballard county on an
Investigating tour. returned to the
city today.
George Bishop, president OF the La
Center Mercantile company and w.
To- Bonds, manager Of the La Center
Telephone eXcahnge, went fishing at
the lake near Barlow a few days ago
They were on the way to Barlow af
ter dark TO catch train for home
AS they We're walking along the rail
road track near Chapman's Crossing.
about three quarters Of a mile south
of Barlow Bishop, who was a step or
two in advance. suddenly tripped and
fell across the rails. His knees We're
badly hurt.
Striking light the men were star.
tied to see that Bishop had struck his
toe again two big pieces of timber
that had been placed on the rails in
such a shape that the train could not
have passed over them, nor knocked
the timbers out Of the way.
Bishop and Bonds .tugged at the
timbers until they cleared the rails
Fifteen minutes later the passenger
train from Cairo bound for Padueah
by and in another ten min
utes the passenger train from Padu-
cab to Cairo and Chicago made
blurred streak through the night
where the timbers had been laid over
the rails.
Paducah policemen and detectives
are divided on theories as to who
put the obstruction on the track.
One is that it was done by school
boys, who did not know the serious
ness of their act The other is that
t was done by misguided robbers.
Trains between Paducah and Cairo
10 not carry mail or much valuable
express matter.
One suspicious fact is that it was
lone by robbers is that the obstruc-
ion was placed at the only big cut
between Paducah and Cairo. Railroad
officials have been endeayoring to
yeep the mysterious attempt to wreck
! train secret.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
A TRYING EXPERIENCE.
Through ii all the Butler Kept Dig
nified Attitude.

The talk had turned on British but
lers most solemn and majestic OF
functionarles-an lady present re-
lated her experience as girl at a
dinner party in London. Her neighbor
at table was a famous man, OF whom
she stood so much in awe that she
found herself unable to converse with
him and sat silent and uncomforta-
BILE, vexed at her own shyness, yet un-
able TO overcome IL. Dinner was half
over. says the Youths Companion,
when she CHANGED to lift her eyes 10
a tilted mirror ON the wall and beheld
a spectacle otherwise invisible to the
guests.
Half way down the long table sat
a very great lady. aged and deaf, the
grandmother OF the hostess and a lit
tie beside and behind her chair was
posted the family butler, whose duty
it was on such occasions to repeat in
TO her trumpet such scraps OF CONVEX
sation as he could catch and answer
her questions concerning anything
that was going on.
She was tar too deaf for conyersa-
ton at table with strangers. but
deep familiar tones. even when whis-
pered she could understand.
At the moment when the young
American looked up Mullins, to the
eyes Of the company, showed as
composed and stately being. respect
fully bent toward the trumpet OF
Lady Blank But the treacherous
mirror reflected a rear view of diff
erent effect.
a very young and eharmless puppy
had somehow slipped into the dining
room, and with futile but distracting
ferocity was worrying first one and
then the otner of poor Mullins silk
en- calves.
With surreptitious kicks and shakes
the fortunate man cleverly preserv-
ing his dignified appearance above the
level of the table, would endeayor to
ding aside the joyous enemy. who
would roll away few feet unharm-
ed and gleefully return to the attack.
At last in a specially vigorous effort
Mullins shed shoe, which the puppy
promptly seized and ran away with.
The American girl. shaking with
mirth. quietly called the attention of
her distinguished neighbor TO the
scene in the looking glass and they
watched 1t together with GREATNESS
interest to its close.
Her shyness was banished BY the
time they bad laughed out their laugh
together and the great man. recover
ng his breath pronounced the issue a
drawn battle
THE enemy is driven from the
field; but be departs with a trophy"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
Another Shoe Thief Caught.

There were some developments in
the case of the stolen shoes yester-
day. The negro arrested by Chief
Egan Monday gave the name Of an
other negro as implicated with him
iii the theft Of the shoes, and he was
arrested yesterday by Special Officer
Ledbetter, of the Illinois Central,
being captured at Villa Ridge But it
is still mystery where the shoes
came from, although they are be-
lieyed to be part Of the lot taken from
an Illinois Central car at Mounds. not
long ago. A dozen pairs have been
by the chief nearly all from
Of wild Cat Chute" who
bad bought them for from 81 to 81
pear. which was very much below
their value The shoes are of all
shapes, sizes and qualities.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
At THE BAPTIST
TENT MEETING
Or. II. M. WHARTON PREACHED
TO ANOTHER LARGE CON-
GREGATloN LAST NIGHT
TEXT FROM FOR
TEETH PSALM.

There was another large congrega.
ton and another excellent sermon by
Or. II. NJ Wharton. the evangelist
last night at the Calvary Baptist ten.
lat Twenty-eighth and Sycamore
streets. Or. Whartons text was He
brought me up out Of an horrible pit
out of the miry clay and set my feet
upon a rock and established my go
ings the second verse Of the fortieth
Psalm.
The evangelist il possessed OF great
power TO win mems souls to Christ
and his sermons are not Of the sensa-
tional type but earnest. convincing
and dignlfed as becomes the service
OF God
Coed gospel singing is a feature
Of the meetings and members OF near
ly every church IN the city are join
ing in worship At the tent. Services
viii be held every night this week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
STR. SADIE Lee
IN CAIRO TRADE
THE GEORGIA LEE AND PETERS
LEE WHICH WERE IN OHIO
RIVER TRADE ARE
BEING REPAIRED.

Beginning at noon yesterday the
Lee Line company opened the Cairo
trade with the steamer Sadie Lee.
The opening of the Cairo business
was felt necessary because of the
abandonment of the Cincinnati trade,
which was closed two weeks ago,
leaving only the St Louis and Ash.
port packets coming up the river.
The Harry Lee, which went to Ash.
port. from Memphis, did not reach
Cairo, and this left all that business
to the Ferd Herold and Stacker Lee,
the ST. Louis packets.
The Georgia Lee and Peters Lee
which We're in the Ohio river trade,
are laid up at the bank at Memphis,
being repaired for the opening Of the
cotton season. when they will be put
into commission.
1t is expected that the water will
be in condition to reopen the Cincin-
iat trade by the last of October or
the middle Of November Down the
river the Lee line has tine James Lee
which is the Friars Point packet.
A good falls business is promised
to river traffic in cotton if the sea
son will last long enough. Planters
say that III the season is not cut short
there will be the heaviest crop in the
history Of this section.
The prospects down the river are
not so good as they are up. and the
rep will be only fair as compared |
With other years. The crops for 100 |
niles down the river are what the |
planters call spotted" That is the
,rop will be good on one plantation
md bad on another This sort of |
is produced by the peculiar
aims which have been falling there
his summer According to the state
nents of many Planters, it did not
ain on the just and the unjust, but
aimed around in spots, causing the
otton crop to be spotted" also
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
How Piutes Catch Quail.

These natives have a unique way OF
getting quail. For them there is no
closed season, or indeed any game
law whatever Seasons when the
quail come sown from the mountains
% the spring the Indians make great
preparations for their capture. says
the Los Angeles Times.
They build a bough house, with a
long slender opening in the front
formed of tall straight sticks set
closely together. Within the house an
Indian sits concealed holding a long
timber rod which he operates dex-
feronsiy through the narrow open
ing. In the early morning when the
birds flock down for water he picks
them of. one at a time. killing them
instantly
There is no report in this manner
Of hunting 10 frighten the others away
ard the Indian often gets enough
game in single morning for Tie
whole settlement.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
THEFT suPERsTlrIoNs
Cures Effected and Good Fortune Gain.
ed, According to Popular
Traditions.

That superstition Is a very common
incentive to theft Ii the belief Of DR..
| Hellwig Of Berlin. For instance, II is
settled belief among the women OF
Posen that wound can be surely
! healed by stealing piece OF hoay linz
ell belonging to woman, burning 1t
i and rubbing the wound with the
ashes.
In Pennsylvania the remedy pres
cribcd for swelling Of the glands or
the neck Is to steal piece OF bacon
and bind a slice of ii over the SWELL
ing. This is a sovereign remedy Tor
warts in Schleswig and Syria.
Stolen bread is cure for many
ills II is the favorite appetizer in
Russia and is so regarded Also in
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The conviction is on record OF a
man in England for stealing turnips
to rub on the limbs Of his crippled
son. He was perfectly able to pay
for the turnips. but then tie charm
would not have operated.
In Syria people wear pieces of cop
per money suspended about their
necSs or copper rings on their fingers
to avert erysipelas, The security is
rendered tenfold if the object be stol-
en-
Theft is also considered a great
help in producing good crops or the
generous multiplication OF fiocks and
herds, TO save failing crop Of flax
one must steal a little to mix with it
when it is ripe.
To prevent swarming bees from
leaving the premises the wool OF
black sheep must be stolen and kept
on hand, On the other hand, to drive
cockroaches out of house the sure
plan is TO steal a brakeshoe from a
neighbours wagon and keep it red
hot on the stove.
When girl desires to see In
dream her future husband she must
steal a pair of trousers on st. An
drew's day. She must hide half
crust of bread in one OF the pockets
while she burns the other fragments:
then she places the trousers under
her pillow and goes to bed fasting.
The ring stolen from the hand Of !
dead man is a general protection |
from evil. Amy one who steals an |
article on Christmas night, New Year
night or Twelfth night without de-
lection can keep on steanug for a
year with impunity.
The Danes consider that for one fish.
erman to steal another's landing net |
is equivalent to stealing his luck.
The belief that stolen money is
lucky prevails almost all over Eur
ope
in Alsace well to do people will ac-
tually steal money to play the lottery
simply because they believe 1t is sure
to win. The Magyars go to the
farmyards of their most successful
on New Years night and
carry off a barrowful of the earth,
which they spread over their own,
beating down each spadeful with sew
en- slaps of the spade. The belief is
that by doing so they transfer a good
part of the neighbours luck to them
selves for the succeeding year.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
NEWS OF RIVERS
AND STEAMBOATS,
SUDDEN DEATH or PILOT COL.
LiER IN CAIRO AND CAPT.
COOK IN ST. LOUIS.
Sadie Lee Has Resumed Her Place in
Cairo and Memphis Trade--Gen-
erai and Local Notes.

AL. Collier died suddenly last even
Ing at the Bourgeois rooming house,
corner OF Fourth and Ohio streets.
He was about 45 years old and leaves
wife. He was one of the old river
pilots, having been In the service of
the Mississippi Valley Transportation
Company and since that company
quit business. he has been running on
tow boats. between Cincinnati Cairo,
Memphis and New Orleans. He had
made Cairo his headquarters for many
years, and was well known among
river men all along the rivers.
The frneral will be held this
Thursday afternoon from the resi-
dence. slS Ninth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
Snaa Removed.

The United States snagboat II. G.
Wright reports the following list of
snags destroyed on her trip dow /
from st. Louis to Memphis: / Twin
Hololw, / Chesley Island, ) Lillys. 5
Crooks. ] Fort Gage. / Red Rock. /
Tower Island. 6 Hamburg, / Old Cape.
l Anterior. / Goose Island. / Thomp-
sons, 4 Brewers, Scudder, 2 Eliza
towhead, Greenfield l mouth Ohio. |
Island !, ] Samuels, l Medley Point, !
Jim Bayou, l Island 10. 4, Chases
Landing, l Harpers, l Toneys, 6 Bend
of IA. 2. Bells Point. Island rs. II
Island Fl, ! Below Hales Point. ) Ne.
braska Point, Carr Landing. 2 Is.
land 25, 5 Island 20, ODonnel. /
Ashport below Ashport. below
New Haven, Osceola towhead. 4
Craighhead. Pecan Point. 3 Brandy.
wine 3 Foglemans, Poker Point. /
Randolph Point. Island 40. Bend
OF 40, 2 Arthur Bend. Paddy Hen.
Total 127 gs.-Commercial-Ap Appeal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12

The high wages paid make Il a
mighty temptation to our young arts
ans 70 Join the fierce OF skilled work.
men needed to construct the Panama
Canal Many are restrained. however.
BY the fear Of ferers and malaria. II
is the knowing ones-those who have
used Electric Bitters. who 20 there
without this fear. well knowing they
ere safe frem hazardous Influence
with Electric Bitters on hand Cures
blood poison too. biiiousness. weak
ness and all stomach, liver and Kid
ney troubles Guarantee by all drug
gists SOC.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
The Airdome.

The ever pleasing HARLEQUIN Story
in moving pictures at the new Air
dome theatre tonight for the last
time. Positively The finest spectacu.
lar picture ever produced. highly
coiored in two reels, show lasting
IS minutes, pbopular and pleasing pic
tltre every one should see. Mrs.
.Iuanita Bryan sings Won't You
Come over to My House" First per-
Torrance promptly at 1880 Spend
the evening at the Airdome and see
the most pleasing picture ever pro.
duced positively for the last time to-
night. Come early and stay as long
as you like.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
SOUTH AFRICAN TEMPT ES.

IAe temple ruins at ~~sia are
say they were ancient, but DR.. Ran
dali Macivers, their latest explorer,
says they we're built in the Middle
Ages He says the great "elliptieal
temple" was the fortified residence OF
the great chief or Monomortapa.
whose sway extended over an enor-
nous area and an extensive popula-
tCE.
To understand how architectural
feats like the finer Rhodesian build
ings can have been achieved by the
precursors Of the modern South At
rican natives il is necessary to as
sumo that in those days there was or
ganlzation Of far higher character
than has obtained in recent years,
organization under great chiefs whose
power and intelligence were of a re.
latiyely high order From the Por-
tuguese and their records this would
appear to have been the case in the
days of the Monomortapan empire
OF the Middle Ages down TO the close
of the sixteenth century.
The organization of labor implied
by the elaborate and decorated stone
architecture Is remarkable Even
more remarkable than the fortified
castles are the terrace walls. These
stone built walls form irregular con
centric rings around the hills upon
which the villages were situated. and
although structurally simple, cover
an enormous area, extending in close
formation over a space of upward Of
fifty square miles.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
Genera and local Notes.


The river marked 1914 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening. showing 4
fall of 0.5 of foot i'm "a hours.
Rising rivers were reported yester.
day from points above here as fol.
lows: Parkersburg Ie. Cincinnati
OF. Evansville 0.G. Mt Vernon 10.
Nashville 0.G. Chattanooga o..
Pilot Joe Corners of the Ferd Herold
who laid OF at st. Louis on account
OF Illness has recovered and has come
south on the Stacker Lee to meet his
boat
The Steamer Tennessee is being ne.
getiated fer BY New Orleans parties
who will pui her into fall and winter
trade. The Tennessee is now run
ming in the Missouri river.
The sadie Lee left Memphis yes.
teEday for Cairo on her first trip of
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
THE WEATHER
Yesterdays cairo Temperatures.
} General Conditions.

sterday was fair and quiet, an
ar able fall day The government
hriletin reported measurable rain
fro u rs places, extending over the
Osjo. Cumberland, Tennessee and
middle Mississippi valleys, the heay-
lest being LIS inches at Plttsburg
Hnd l.G2 inches at Parkersburg. Elk
trenes of temperature We're l02 at
Phoenix, Ariz, and 40 at Huron.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
SHOE TH|EF'S PAL
LANDED IN JAIL
CAUGHT AT VILLA RIDGE ON IN
FORMATION FROM CAIRO
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
.EMBEzzLtD $4,000
Be Headed For Caro-Negro
Thief Caught in Cairo Sent
to Hickman.

Finis Wilford, yellow negro who
was arrested by Chief Egan some
time ago on information from HEX
man, Ky, that he was wanted there
Ear grand larceny was yesterday
taken back to Hickman by Sheriff j.
T. Seat and Deputy G. b. Johnson,
who came after him, MILFORD is
wanted for stealing watch, also on
all old fine for crap shooting, He
didn't want to go with the officers at
first and insisted on having the legal
document calling for bis surrender to.
the Kentucky officers, read to him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
The Minister'S Son."

In The Minister'S Son" will b.
found beautiful simple portrayal OF
everyday life. showing a sons loyalty
to his parents and while all the Will
ase think him a worthless idler and
laugh at his invention, he goes To the
city and soon interests capitalists IN
his scheme. sells out his interest and
returns home in time TO save his old
father and mother from being turned
cut Of their home The company
presenting this play Is good one
and the engagement here Thursday.
Sept 18th. 1T the Cairo opera house.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
KENTUCKY THIRD
IN List Of Tobacco Producing States
Value Of Product Nearly FL
teen Millions.

Washington SEPT. IA bulletin
just issued by the census bureau
shows that Kentucky ranks third IN
the United states in the proarction ~
chewing tobacco smoking tobacco
aud snHf though TIRE production in
3 sos ras worth q million AMI a haf
dollars less than iH 1900. The Faiue
of the production in 1905 Wa So H.
COO and the value q the total produc-
ton n 1890 was SI4s4sIs2
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
ADJUSTMENTS

The capacity Of the opera house
was tested last night to witness Mr..
Dudley in his great Interpretation Of
the dual role in Robert Louis Steven.
sons masterpiece Or. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde" Mr.. Dudley was at his best
and his support perfect. Tonight Nat
Goodwin's great success The Cow
10y Millionaire" viii be the offering
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
Death Of Commander Cook.

A wire from St Louis announces
the srdden death of Commander ST.
mon Cook, Y. 5. ~, inspector Six
teenth lighthouse district, at that
place. Commander Cook has been in
charge Of this district since April /.
1906. During his regime over forty
new post lights have been establish
ed from Cairo TO New Orleans. He
has performed work as lighthouse in.
spector- which all river men will com
mend. Commander Cook was a man
about 90 years old.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12
Emhezzled $4,000.

A telegram was received by the
chief last evening from the police de-
partment of New Orleans. asking that
watch be kept here for Chas f Lette.
who is wanted in New Orleans for
embezzling $4,000 Of public money.
he being in the public service there.
Lette is So or so years old, feet 10
inches high, weight about 155 pounds,
blue eyes, gray hair almost white.
and pompadour, gray mustache.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-12

the season in the Cairo and Memphis
trade. Sam Scritchheld, of Canton.
Mo. is pilot on her. He was on the
Stacker Lee till her last trip. The
Lee win be here tomorrow.
The Jim Wood will be up tomor.
row with empties and the steamer
Lucille Rowland. the latter to go on
the Mound City ways.
The Joe B. Williams is due out Of
the Ohio With a tow of coal.
The towboat Nellie returned to
Mound City yesterday.
The Charlotte Boeckler brought up
two barges Of wood yesterday for the
Southern Wood Supply Company.