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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-20

Hon. VI. F. Gilbert congratulated the
club upon its excellent cord. saying
hat it exemplifed good citizenship in
its character purposes and in its
work. That man was not a good citi
zen who would do nothing unless he
vas Maid for it, There was 'ide in
the affairs of cities as well
and Il was as important for the one as
for the other TO take il at its food il
success was TO be attained. Real es
tate values in Cairo had gained dur
ing the last year rs had never been
known before. which was but one of
he symptoms. but re one Of the
sity's substantial prosperity.
Prof Clendenen spoke of the
Greater Cairo spirit and what II dc.
handed Among these was material.
commercial and educational advance.
neut and greater respect for the law
HOPE ami Hustle" represented the
elements Of success and progress.
Cairo had possessed The one for many
wears. it now had both in creditable
measure.
Judge Dewey filed in a gap By re-
iatng several stories illustrating the
changed cling found among people
abroad regarding Cairo. since the
spirit 81 Improvement has taken pos
session Of The CITY
Dr Crinsiead said be wasn't
business man. only country doctor
whose home vas in Cairo. He spoke
Of his travels 10 all parts Of this coun-
Try and under dozen or more flags
IN Europe lie said be had seen
many cities that were more beauti-
M and had enjoyed sojourniHg there
Ior time. but when he had con
GUIDED his visit he always had been
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NEW INVENTIONS OF NOTE.
Hen That Will Not Scratch and Pig
That Never Runs Away.

1t may have escaped the attention
of the people, but it is nevertheless a
fact that the last summer has been
extraordinarily fruitful in inventions,
says Judge.
A farmer in New Egypt, N. j., apply
ing the methods of Wizard Burbank
to the poultry yard, has evolved a
scratches hen which promises to rev.
olutionize fancy gardening.
The New Egypt hen is set up on the
usual hen plan, with this difference:
One leg is two inches shorter than
he other. By reason of this shortage
ne side of the hen goes at a slower
pace than the other, which has the re-
suit of a curvature in her locomotion.
In other words, this hen, starting for
the freshly seeded garden in direct
line as hens will, finds herself mys-
teriously shunted aside. When she
thinks she has arrived at the garden
she is most nightly mistaken, for she
las merely gone the circle and arrived
Jack at her own doorstep. Simple
as this idea is and effectual in curbing
the nomadic propensities of the hen,
the invention has laid dormant in the
human brain for all these countless
million years. A mere two-inch di-
versity in the underpinning circular
res the motion of the hen for time and
eternity.
A man in Pugwash, Me-, has hit upon
an idea so like that of the New Egypt
man that he might almost pass for the
same. The pugwash man has sue.
ceeded in breeding what he calls the
fenceless pig. This is a pig with one
eye eliminated, and 1t is found that
the single optic affects the pig just as
the short leg affects the hen. Each
ends IN a circular course and conse.
quently never wanders far from home.
The invention is said to be worth mil.
lions to the western farmers and
herders, doing away entirely with the
necessity for fences.
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IF You
Are Sick

1t is because some of
the organs of the body
are not doing their work
well. There is a lack of
that nervous energy that
gives them motion. Con-
sequently you are weak,
WORKOUT, nervous, irrit-
able, cannot sleep; have
headache, indigestion, etc.
because there is not sufi-
cient nerve force to keep
the organs active and al
low them to perform their
natural functions. DR..
Miles Nervine restores
health because it restores
this nervous energy.
81 have been sick for a year, and
did not know what was the matter
with me. 1 tried many remedies and
none Of them proved of any value. 1
cured a bottle, and before 1 had taken
half of it 1 was better. I would have
had nervous prostration If 1 had not
got this medicine when 1 did. 1 con-
tinued to take it until I was entirely
well. 1 have since recommended it
to five of my lady friends, and they
have all thanked me for doing SO, for
it benefited them ALL
MRS ROSE ONTO
1S9 s. Sd St, Columbus, Ohio.
Dr.. Miles Nervlne is sold by your
druggist, who will guarantee that tho
first bottle will benefit. II 1t falls, he
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
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NOTICE

Is hereby given to the creditors
of Isaac Perkins, deceased, to
~ esent their claims to the
undersigned administrator at
Holbrook, A. T., within four
months from date. Dated July
l, 1907.
W. B. WOODS,
1916 Administra tor.
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HANDY MOTH PAPER

A moth destroyer and disinfectant.
Placed under carpets, or in the folds of
rurs and clothing, it drives away moths
aud worry. Twelve sheets in packet,
carriage prepaid, 10 cents; six packets,
80 cents, if druggists does not have it.
Madigan Powder Works, Selec-
ton S67, GAINESVILLE, Iowa.
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blue eyes, with whom l was still in
love. Both girls were, except for
their eyes, exactly alike. Twins,
began to see.
The girl with the brown eyes had
tears in them. The girl with the blue
eyes had her handkerchief to her face
But this, she has since informed me,
was because the humor of the affair
had just struck her. She was hiding
what might have seemed to me indie
cent mirth The matron said grave
ly:
Sir, an awful wrong has been done
to you, for which / question whether
we can make adequate amends.
can, however, express my most deep
and sincere regret. But before l en-
deavor to explain, permit me to intro
duce myself. l am Mrs. Alexander
Featherstone, and these are my
daughters, Mabel and Alice"
Pardon me, Mrs. Featherstone, 81
said, Il have already had the honor
of an introduction to Miss Alice
Featherstone, and the result of the
introduction was such that, having
no natural taste for penal servitude,
l would rather not pursue the ac-
quaintance."
Your anger is just, Mr.. Felix. But
you will at least permit me to explain.
On the day on which this awful thing
happened my de- lighters wore new
dresses exactly alike"
..Ah orDIainc coa pox,
Doubtless thai young lady in the full
ness of her heart was DESTROYS that
others should share her good fortune.
1. too, had a new dress on the day in
question"
Miss Mabel Featherstone put her
handkerchief to her face again.
Mrs Featherstone bit her lip but pro.
ceeded THE dressmaker had made
the pockets of these dresses ridicu-
lousy shallow Mabel declared that
she would never dare to put anything
in her pocket for fear of having it
taken; but Alice laugnel at the idea.
and declared that she was competent
to guard her pocket if Mabel was not.
They went shopping, and Alice insist
ed on putting her purse in her pocket.
1t had been there for five minutes
before Mabel, from pure love of mis-
chief, took it out unperceived by Alice
and put it in her own pocket. The
girls became separated on Broadway
and the purse must have fallen out of
Mabels pocket when you saw her.
Alice did not miss it till she saw it
in your hand; and then-what could
she think?"
ooh, Mr.. Felix" exclaimed Alice,
please forgive me! Mabel and l had
a tiff over those wretched pockets. and
we did not speak for whole week till
this morning, when she came to make
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There was a short silence. And
then 1 laughed, heartily and long. 1
dined with the Featherstones that
evening. And-er-well, to put the
matter in a nutshell, my wife has blue
eyes, clear and bright, like glimpses
of heaven. To some extent l deserve
my Rachel. Did 1 not serve seven
days for her?
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I:1sQr-s-~Qf..s-~,1H-.s-~1rsG
s THE PURSE AND !
! THE PRISONER {
By ALFRED HURRY
I~Ntr~s~Nnr--ss.Hr.~~vtslsi
By ALFRED HURRY
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles)

mine for an instant before their own
er walked on l stood still. l was
in love with that girl, whom ten Sec
onds before 1 had never seen.
l gazed after her till she was out
of sight. Then l gazed at the sacred
spot on the pavement where she had
stood, and behold, there lay a little
purse. l picked it up reverently and
fastened after her; but she was lost
in the throng of Broadway.
l reached Twenty-third street and
turned and retraced my steps, and
presently l saw the girl again. She
was gazing into another shop window.
/ picked my way delicately through the
feminine crowd. My arm brushed hers,
and the blood rushed from my heart
TO my ears. She turned. Our eyes
met. And, by all the saints in heaven,
her eyes were brown, 1t was not
she, but some other girl dressed ex-
actly like her.
My hand fell from my hat, and l
gasped an apology. l was wriggling
away, when hand grasped my wrist
and tried to wrest the purse from me.
| turned and beheld a large man in
ill-fitting clothes.
'Ah, would you?" he said. Quiet"
He dug his knuckles into the back
of my hand. l restrained fierce de-
sire to inf1ict similar treatment on his
countenance, and said: Let go, you
ass. Can't you see I'm not a pick
pocket? l picked up this purse five
minutes ago, and"
Yes, I've heard all that before, sew
eral times; l don't want to hear it
again. Have you lost your purse,
miss?'
The girl with the brown eyes
searched for her pocket, found it, and
then felt in it.
Yes, l have!" she exclaimed.
l broke into cold perspiration.
Wrenching my wrist free 1 held out
the purse. But this is not your
purse
But it is. Oh, you bad, wicked
man! l felt you take it,
This settled the matter. l was
marched off between two policemen
The girl and the detective went in a
cab.
When brought before the magistrate
she made a pretense of being dis
solved in tears, and pathetically be-
sought the authorities to release me.
But the magistrate-a white-haired,
fatherly old -soothingly ex-
planned to her how necessary it was
for the protection of honest people
that rOgues should be punished. At
length this wretched woman, commit
purse, suffered the oath to be admin
istered and swore the purse was hers
Silence, prisoner" said the father
ly magistrate-still fatherly, but in a
different way; you will not mend
matters by blasphemy. A month.
Take him away"
| was taken away to cell.
In this impolite retirement l spent
the seven most hideous days and
nights of my life. But on the eighth
day came release. A warder entered
my cell and with more respect than
me that my innocence had been dis
covered and that l lad been pardoned
for the offense l had not committed.
My good name and my clothes hav-
ing been restored to me, l was re
quested-a refreshing change from be-
ing ordered-to step into a private
room. Here l found three ladies-a
majestic matron, the girl with the
brown eyes who had procured me a
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it up. To my horror she presented
me with another purse in place of the
one she had lost, and then 1 saw what
a fearful thing l had done"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-27

Mr.. Dunlap promised to marry her,
but that he eventually told her that he
couldn't. SO she sued. Unless the
suit has been since settled in secret,
just as Mr. Dunlap's divorce was OBJ
tanned, the case is pending yet.
But this didn't seem to upset the
young wooer. He told all and pro
posed to Miss Byers. She confessed
her love then and there, and promised
to marry the young millionaire any
time he choose, no matter what came
Of the breach of promise suit.
II vas all whirlwnd courtship.
There was daily manicuring and
dinner or the theater at night.
Then the young people told Mrs BY.
ers. She was taken completely by
surprise. She hardly knew the man
any more than that he sometimes
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-27
YOUNG MAN ANSWERS HIS OWN
MOTHERS ADVERTISEMENT
FOR A HUSBAND.
MOST REMARKABLE ROMANCE
George Ebhert and Parent Are Re-
united After 20 Years in Strange
Way-Former MysteriousIy Dis
appeared When Baby.

Mt. Glead, O.-George Ebhert, kid
mapped 20 years ago and carried west,
came back here to the home of his
childhood in answer to matrimonial
journal advertisement, to marry a Wo-
man who proved to be his own
on record. Mrs Jane Ebhert is the
woman and it has been proven beyond
a doubt that she is the mother of
George Ebhert.
Mrs. Ebhert tells the following story
OF the strange affair:
Twenty years ago my husband,
Ezra Ebhert, myself and little George.
then but four years old, lived on a
farm near Pulaski, O., happily to.
5ether. Our farm was located in the
backwoods and in very lonely and
unsettled portion of the country,
ON the evening of July 10, 1887.
baby George suddenly disappeared.
We thought perhaps he had wandered
away into the woods aud Immediately
began search for him. Night came
and We could find him nowhere. We
hunted all night and neighbors joined
in the search with us. We hunted for
George for several days and at last
came to the conclusion that he must
have been stolen. We never received
any letters asking for money, and at
last gave up the expectation Of ever
seeing him again.
The years passed away. Four years
ago my husband died, and | was left
alone in the world with the farm on
which we had lived so long for my
support
About one year ago | became inter.
ested in matrimonial correspondence,
and advertised in New York paper
for a middleaged man of good habits
who would like to marry a middle
aged lady and live on farm | re-
ceived several letters, but there was
something about Georges letter that
best suited me and so, after a CORE.
spondence Of about one year, we de-
cided to get married and George came
He reached the house soon after
his arrival in Pulaski, the nearest
point The marriage was planned and
the minister was engaged to perform
the ceremony.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-27

1t was midnight in the harbor Of
Tampico and no one was on deck OF
the Thorsdal but the watch" q single
member of the crew. He was hum.
ming Life on the Ocean Blue" as hs
knocked the ashes from his pipe, when
he beheld huge be st climbing over
the gunwale of the ship Two large,
glistenng eyes stared at him from out
of the darkness
BY the salt sea waves" quoth the
seaman, as he tumbed below He
aroused the captain
There's tiger or a lion on board
sir was the information he tried to
convey to the weary skipper
Don't go to sleep on watch" mum
bled the skipper and you won't have
bad dreams" as he turned over and
went to sleep again.
Just then the iaguar on deck above
emitted roar that made the stanch
ship tremble from stem to stern.
Whereupon the captain, her mate and
crew tumbed out of their berths and
went on deck, The jaguar, searching
for food, was cOrnered From half a
dozen reyolyers and rifles a fusillads
of bullets was aimed at the beast bus
none touched it.
I'll fix the beast" shouted a sea.
man. Pulling out his jackknife he
opened the largest blade and thrust
the knife into the muzzle of a rife.
He aimed the weapon at the crouch
ing beast and fired The jaguar fell
dead with the knife blade in its heart
If you don't believe the yarn
spin, reiterated the skipper. there's
the skin
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went to his trunk and pulled out the
time worn keepsake from the bottom
of it, and handed it to me.
For a few minutes | could not
speak, for the work | recognized as
that done with my own hands on baby
Georges petticoat 20 years ago. |
then remembered of birthmark on
his left arm, and asked him if he had
such a mark
He said that he had and at once
proved his assertion. The mark was
in the same place as the one on little
Georges arm. | put my arms around
his neck and we both wept for Joy
that | and my long lost son should b.
united under such peculiar circum.
stances after 20 years
MI Ebhert will remain with his
mother on the old farm, where "a
years ago he first saw the light of day
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care OF an aunt in New Orleans, who
moved to New York.
When she was old enough to sup
port herself Miss Mcdonald became
manicure and went TO work in bar
Der shop But she won't have to man
icure nails any more, and she will
bring the young man-his name she
won't tell-enough dowry to keep the
wolf from both the front and the back
doors.
Then there was dainty little Mss
Hannah Becker, who worked as man
icure in a John street shop.
Sormer Victim Of Cupid.
There came there one day young
Edward Sohmer, son OF State Senator
William Sohmer. He wanted his nails
polished and Miss Becker was assign
ed to the task. He was 81, good look.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-27
JeWsnarp Corner.

With an extraordinary outlay OF
about $50 in gold coin Dell Scully
cornered the jewsharp market here.
buying the last 500 Of those instru.
ments known 70 be in existence
These he distributed broadcast among
the Youngsters OF the town and among
The relic hunters Of maturer age. and
the festive twans OF the hideous
things was heard on all corners last
nisht TO the discontinue OF all he
cars and dogs in Astoria Caristeo8om
The Astogjau.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-27

New ork-The way TO mans
. heart--through his stomach-thats a
dead letter now. The new love route
is through his fingers
II you doubt the suggestion read tho
facts.
All the pretty manicure girls seem
to be winning husbands just now be-
the finger nails of the rich young men
who wouldn't dare to be seen at any
dance or dinner after candlelight with
ont having their fingernails immacu-
lately groomed.
The latest capture Is William A..
Dunlap, son and heir Of the million
aire mechanically" Dunlap, as he
is known around whore mcn.about-
town.most do congregate, says the
World.
Just before Easter there was a ten
tatiye announcement of his engage
ment 10 Miss Lavender Byers. the
prettiest girl in fashionable mani
cure establishment on Broadway,
which is conducted by Miss Mary r..
Peart And Miss Byers Is not the first
who has been won from that resort
of the young men who feel that 1t is
absolutely essential to have their nails
carefully tended.
Two other pretty young women
have already put aside the nail paste
and the poIisher for the plcasanter
duties of running some rich young
mans home. Two others of Miss
Peart's staff have become the wives of
wealthy patrons.
Tried to Keep It Quiet.
OF course, inasmuCh as Mr.. Dunlap
has been divorced once and sued for
breach OF promise by another young
woman, he made every effort to have
the engagement kept strict secret.
but somebody told it to somebody
else. and that somebody else told it
TO "A third person-and there you arei
Finally Mrs. Byers had to tell It to a
few of her intimatcs, and then every
body knew. Mother and daughter
have gone to Chicago, where they have
met Mr.. Dunlap, just from Nevada,
where he has been making all kinds OF
money. The 81 is easy to guess.
They were married in Milwaukee last
week
Young Mr. Dunlap, who has been
around town now these fifteen years,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-27
WOMAN'S FZANCE
LSLONG-LOST SON.

Sunday, as we sat in my home
talking of many different things, l re-
marked how much Georges head was
shaped like little George that disap-
peared so many years ago, and then
related the story of my past life and
of how | had a little boy named
George who was stolen 90 years ago.
Ny intended husband said that it was
very strange, but that he had never
known of any real father or mother
and had shifted about the world for
himself since childhood. He said that
he had a little petticoat which he had
kept since childhood that had his
name worked on it In red yarn. He
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-27

yelous nautical yarn OF t2-foo.. $50
pound iaguar that clambered aboard
the snip while she was at TamDico.
Mexico. and attacked her skipper.
Capt. Nelson. her mate and half her
crew before the blade of a knife fred
from a rifle ended the beasts wicked
career.
Ii You don't believe the yarn..I
spin, quoth the skipper there's the
skin indicating what had been the
beautiful coat OF the animal in cues.
ton, which was nailed upon a wall OF
his cabin.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-27
No Cause for Alarm

Mrs. Naggs-Im afraid your hus.
band is inclined to be a flatterer.
Mrs Waggs-Why do you think so?
Mrs. Naggs-Last night at the re,
ception he told me l was a peach.
Mrs. Waggs-Oh that wasn't fiat
terry. He detests any kind Of fruit
Chicago Daily News.
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he Reason.

Why, asked The curious little boy.
do they call some bodies Of water a
bght?'
Possibly" answered the funny
teacher because it is there that PEG
pie find themselves most in the teeth
OF the gale. Baltimore American
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-27
Feminine Eqotism.

He saw what consider the hand.
soonest young lady in the city on one
Of the downtown streets this morning
She-lndeed, What street was on
when YOU saw me?-Chicago Daily
News,
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SHOT HIS knife At
FEROCIOUS JAcUAR
SAILOR TELLS OF ADVENTURE
WITH BEAST AND SHOWS SKIN
TO PROVE ITS TRUTH.

Philadelphia. The steamship
Thorsdal came into port the other day
with 500 tons of iron ore and a mar
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-27

is Just SO years old. This will be his
second matrimonial venture Twelve
wears ago he met and married Miss
Lulu Freer, of Monticello. \ 1t
was romantic courtshlp, and SO
quietly did Mr.. Dunlap go about ms
work of winning the young lady ;
heart and hand that II WASH Tor
month"; afterward that any one knew
that they had been married.
Romance Soon Ended.
But the romance didn't las. long
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-27
SAY NO LONGER THAT IT IS
THROUGH HIS STOMACH"
LATEST LOVE ROUTE NOW is THROUGH HIS FINGERS

There was one quarrel after an
other. Finally after a particularly Sc,
rious rupture. the young wife left her
husband and later there was dt-
yOrCe
For a time the young man devoted
himself strictly 10 business. His
father died. leaving a large estate, In
which he shared very generously. lie
invested heavily in Nevada mining
properties, and his judgment proved
sound He turned over the money his
father nad left him with such care
that he largely increased his own
wealth. he became one OF the most
prominent young men in the Western
mining field
OF course he couldn't stay in Ne
yada always
He heard the call of the Great
White Way and he answered it, Some
months ago he ran overland for few
weeks In New York, and of course he
had to have his nails fixed up after so
many months in the wilds of Nevada
and its mining camps.
This was on March I last,
BY chance Miss Byers was assigned
To take care of young Mr., Dunlap's
fingers. He found himself facing a
tall. Gibsonesque young girl, barely Is,
who treated his nails so deity that he
was captiyated at once He glanced
for a second time at the young woman
who held his big hand so lightly in her
own, and he was smitten very. very
badly.
Became Regular Visitor.
He paid his fee and went away.
Next day he was back again. His
nails seemed To be botheriug him very
much, though the polish which Miss
Bycrs had put upon them had hardly
worn off at all
There was another polishing and an
other trimming and the young mil
lionaire went away neither heart
whole or fancy free. In fact he was
very much in love And SO Miss
Peart's parlors saw the young million
aire there every day
But there was fly in the ointment
not the nail ointment which was ir-
reproachable.
1t was IA much more serious propo.
sition. Just about the time that the
young man got ready to lay his heart
and his fortune at the feet of the pref
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-27

brought Miss Byers home after the
theater But so persuasively did her
daughter plead and so ably did young
Mr.. Dunlap aid and abet her that Mrs
Byers readily gave in