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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08
How Prisoners Read.

cit n rather pathetic" said prison
.chaplssn, the way our inmates read
their surreptinous newspapers. 1t is
bad for the poor fellows eyes. too. 1t
In against the rule for them to read In
their cells. and in the cell doors ther'
are peepboles TO which the jailers
come poiselessly. seeing that all the
rules are enforced The prisoner who
simply must read pastes with a biz Of
porridxe his journal up against his
cell door. beneath the peephole. He
sits down on the floor q yard or two
away and holds his dustpan In one
hand and his brush in the other. In
this awkward and wearisome position,
his eyes nearly popping out OF his
head from strain. he reads away for
dear life. And when the jailer's cold.
hard eye peers in through the peep
hole II misses the paper and lights up
with some faint appreciation AZ the
sight OF the prisoner polishing up bis
foor"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08
GETS EDUCATION IN AMERICA
Daughter Of Chinese Minister 10 Il
Enter College.

Chinese women who have been edu.
Gated In America will receive dis
tinguished recruit when Miss May
LANG Cheng, the only daughter Of
Sir chentung Liang-Cheng, the Chit.
nese minister to the United States,
returns to her native land
Miss Cheng Ia particularly bright
young woman and has attracted much
attention In Washington. 1t Is an.
nounced that the piquant little Celes.
tial maiden Will be educated In
Barnard college, although 1t Is said
Wells college. Aurora, N r.. IL pos
sible candidate for the honor of In
stilling the ideas Of western civiliza.
ton in the pretty Miss Liang's head.
Wells college Is the alma mater OF Ill
Hung Chang's granddaughter, Miss
I'll, now Mrs. Bien.
Miss Cheng lis under sweet Ii and
dresses In orienatl style, as becomes
tho daughter of the Chinese represen-
tatiye to this country. She speaks
English and has shown marked ability
in music. Broadway Magazine
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08
Tree Doctors.

Prof George f. Stone, who is in
charge of the work, writes as follows
concerning the course in tree culture
given at the Hatch Experimental sta
ton of the Massachusetts, Agricultural
college, Amherst, Mass:
AT the present time we have seven
senior students who are taking work
in a course which | term the Physl-
ology and Pathology of Shade Trees
So far as / know this is the only
course given in this country or any
where else and we are turning out
quite few young men who are
especially trained to All intellIgently
such positions as city foresters or
helpers in parks.
Many of our men at the present
time have established firms for the
care OF trees. and all OF them are
meeting with remarkable success,
some Of them employing as many as
zoe men. / started this course ten
years ago at the request Of students.
and have been surprised at the way
In which II has developed. Park aud
Cemetery.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08

That no sum is too small to be taken
into account by the lynx-eyed Austrian
officials Is evident from an incident
reported from Bregenz. The tax Office
there has just received a formal notice
from the high court Of Justice at Inns
bruck stating that an investigation Of
the accounts Of the Bregenz tax Office
for 1906 shows an overpayment of one
heller fone-tenth of a penny In the
salary Of one OF the officials.
The notice directs that the Official
be required to refund this sum. which
must then be duly entered in the state
accounts for the current year. A Vor-
sriberg paper publishes facsimile Of
this interesting document. and graveiy
expresses the hope that the extra
heller has not led the overpaid official
into paths OF. extrsyzgsat dissipsuon
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08
LIFE IN U. 5. ARMY
New Syctem of Recruiting Insures EN-
listmsnt Of Better Men--Agree-
shIe Life For the Well
Behaved.

Sergeant Joseph Kresky arrived Ii
| Cairo yesterday and took charge Of
| the t. S. army recruiting station here
relieving Sergeant James Cook, who
will rrc coed to Harrisburg, ILL.,, and
take charge Of the recruiting station
at that place.
The local army recruiting office Is
at the Planters Hotel, where Sergeant
Kresky will be pleased to meet any
one wanting to join Uncle Sans
army.
Speaking of army life Mr. Kresky
says, Il have been in the army for
the past five years and during that
time have served at various army
posts and have always found army
life satisfactory. But it must be
borne in mind that the one essential
for leading happy life is good be-
havior and if anyone from the ranks
tells tale of unnecessary hardships
endured. or other grievances, 1t is
certain to be the result of bad conduct
and the same man would have Jared
equally as bad in any other walks of
life.
In some parts of the u. S. there
seems to prevail the idea that to be
a soldier of our regular army is to be
in a position below that of the ordi.
nary citizen. This, however, is not so
and can be learned by careful inquiry.
1t will be found that large proper
ton CT the soldiers of the army are
self respecting, well conducted men,.
many of whom occupy the higher
grades of non-commissioned officers.
Under the old method of recruiting II
is tree that often rough and worth
less characters got into the service.
their career winding up in desertion
or dishonorable discharge. Under the
present system of recruiting such
men can no longer get into the SER
vice and the young man intending 70
enlist can feet assured that he Will
not he thrown with undesirable ecm.
panions."
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08
WILLIE HAD Needed ORDER.


There is a certain little boy who
will be known to fame az Willie
Smith. simply because his name Ia
neither Willie nor Smith. He has q
friend whom we will call Tommy
Jones for the same good reason.
Willie Smith Is very fond OF going
swimming. and, tradition to the con-
trary, he goes with his mothers per-
mission. His papa visited the swim.
ming hole" as such places are usual
~ called when patronized by small
boys, and certified that there was no
danger SO Willie IL allowed to go
whenever he pleases. But one day not
very long ago he developed a bad cold
AS the result Of the bath.
a"With what did you dry yourself
when you came out of the water?"
asked mamma who vaguely remem-
bered that she did not remember hay.
Ing seen her small son take towel
with him when he went on the swim
ming expedition,
II used my shirt he explained
And mamma realized that her young
hopeful caught his cold BY wearing
the wet Shirt the remainder OF the
day, SO she told him never, never, to
do 1t again.
The next time he went swimming
fond mamma noted that no towel was
brought home.
Willie she said severely. 7 told
You never to go without a towel How
did you get dried?'
oh, | used Tommy Jones shirt"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08
Something Of q Comet on the Way

Something Of Comet on the Way
Those OF us who live three years OF
so longer may expect to see comet
compared with which our present Wis
liant is scarcely worth mentioning
This wonder of the skies Is Hal
ley's Comet" which, after its mighty
circuit through space, has for CEN
turtles paid us regular visits at an
interval of about rs years. On its last
appearance, in 1885, its brilliant disc
and flaming tail, spanning the heav-
ems like an arch of fire, created the
greatest excitement ~
Another remarkable comet OF last
century was that OF 1871, which for
several weeks blazed brilliantly in
the northern sky This comet, which
was credited with tail 200 100000
miles long, more than long enough to
encircle the earth 5000 times, mar
rowly escaped collision with the sun,
only $4,000 miles separating their sur
faces.
The comet of 1851 was chiefly re-
markable for the fact that the earth
passed-without anyone being a whit
the worse--through its tail
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08
GREAT ACTS ON
ROLLER SKATES
THE RExOS EXCITED WONDER
ING ATTENTION AT HIPPO
RINK LAST NiGHT-HERE
TWO DAYS LONGER.

The spectators who witnessed the
performance Of the Rexos at the Hip
20 Rink last night saw the greatest
act on skates ever put before the
public OF the city Mr.. and Mrs.
Rexo first appeared together in re-
splendent costumes and gave an ex-
ceedingly original and graceful double
on skates When this was done Rexo.
just for good measure, threw the
boomerang a few times and he was
followed by Mrs. Rexo. who appeared
while on the Unicycles. Rexo, in
turn, performed feats on this appli-
ance. Mrs. Rexo again followed, this
time in change OF costume, and on
the roller skates performed a variety
OF feats in which she displayed great
cleNerness and grace.
The best was yet to come however,
when Rexo appeared i'll his corkscrew
effect costume and did stunts OF Il
that is almost unbelievable.
he turned cartwheels and back hand
springs and did numerous other aero
battle stunts that no other skater
seems to have yet tried on the rollers
Ills side and front splits. the latter
are 'feats Of extraordin
lry difficulty and he performed them
With the greatest apparent ease The
side split Is used by Rexo in his
sreat tunnel act, when he goes
through a tunnel no more than eigh- |
cen inches high. giving at the same |
line all imitation Of a freaght train |
going up grade. ReXo spins about |
twenty-five revolutions on one toe |
Ind probably one hundred on the two |
oes, and as he revolves the stripes on |
lis costume give the illusion Of gi. /
santic corkserew piercing the floor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08
''We." Cities.

Beardstown, Meredosia, Petersburg,
Exeter, Pinckneyville.
Calhoun County-Belleview Carlin.
Croder. Hamburg and Gilaid precincts
dry all that voted On the question,
Cass- Beardstown went wet by
500; Virginia dry by 172; Ashland
dry by 1906; Chandlerville dry by a.;
all but three precincts dry; two not
voting.
Edwards-Total vote in county
was: dry. 9Gs; wet. S04 Albion City
and every precinct dry.
Hardin-Every precinct dry.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08
Johnson -Anti-license majority in

I W i Va. asA y W y
each Of the twelve precincts
Massac-After spirited contest
the nine precincts went dry, including
Metropolis, wet for thirty-five years.
Petersburg is wet by
Itwentythree votes. South Athens Is
also wet by forty-five North Athens
dry BY nine and Tallula dry by one
vote. Rest Of county Dry,
Morgan Jacksonville voted out sa-
looms BY 775 majority after intensely
Spectacular campaign. Meredosia
and Nortonville are the only precincts
In the county giving wet majorities.
After the Jacksonville victory anti
license people paraded the streets and
sang hymns
Perry Southern Illinois fight cen
tered IN this county. Every precinct
carried by drys but Pinckneyyille ana
Willisyille. Majority in DuQuoin
against saloons rs, driving out TWEEN
tythree saloons. TamaiOa went 1lS
against saloons Majority for saloons
ton followed the result In DuQuoin.
Pope Entire county is anti-saloon
fer first time in two decades.
7ulaski- Wetaug the only precinct
t. vote for license. Mound City
against saloons BY 1873. Mounds,
ullin Grand Chain, Olmstead and
Pulaski precincts all dry.
Scott Winchester returned dry
majority Of Is. Exeter the only pre- /
cintt C'.t Of twelve to vote wet.
Union Votes Dry.
Union County dry for first time in
wcnty years. Principal fight in Anna
md Jonesboro. where saloons have
,een In operation for two decades.
Anti aiocn majorities as follows:
lfnes bcro, 1856 Anna 232;; Dongola,
$780, Ccdben 1870; Mill Creek 200
WabashOnc precinct voted for
icense out Of nine voting, Monnt
1armcl went dry.
Williamson Heavy antlsaloon vote
II coal mining towns Marion went
ry by 470, with twelve saloons. Her
in croai Springs Cartergille and
ohnstn City all saloon towns went
~. The county Is entirely anti.
aocn
In each Ct the cornties one county
commissioner was elected the or
iaaiiiy dominant party winning. The
cal cption vote overshadowed this
aatrra Of the election
Under New Option Law.
The LEGAL option elections held
Tuesday are the first to be operated
ndor the new local option law en-
cted after a bitter fight in the Illinois
gislature last May.
The law which had the backing of
10 Illinois Anti-saloon league, was
issea only by doubling up Of friends
LEGAL option, largely from the coun.
3 districts. and the strong support
's Of the proposed Chicago charter. =
working agreement between the
70 elements resulted in the passagA
hoth bills in the closing days of the
ssion.
liz l&ial bptloiA DGoptc 1aft lidit
70 unsuccessful attempts at previous
ssons to secure the enactment of +,
lch a law. The 1905 general as I
mbly almost enacted law salts T.
Glory to the local optionists but at "
c critical moment it was riddled in q
G house through the organized e. a
rts Of the liqror interests and rem
red unconstitutional. a
The present law is not all that Is K
sired by the Anti-Saloon league, o
nich is preparing strenuous cam a
ign fer an enlargement of the laws s.
DIVISIONS, enabling the local option So
tie to be taken by entire counties or tt
wards and precincts within cities, ii
til of which sections We're eliminat pc
from the so-caled Berry bin last Iii
ay at Springfield. be
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08
WAVE or PROHIBITION SHOWED
ITSELF PARTICULARLY
STRONG IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS.
IN FOURTEEN COUNTIES
The People Have Declared That
SaIono Must Go--Only Ten Out
of 1859 Precincts Went
nWet"

Although reports are yet TO come IN
from some Of the counties where the
question 81 saloon license was before
the people. enough IS known to indi-
cate that the saloon has lost standing
very generally With the voters In this
end Of the state AS in Mound City
Mounds. Grand Chain and elsewhere
n the adjoining county. the women
and children took prominent part
rearly everywhere
The results Of the election are sum
married. as follows:
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08
prontaple Tourists.

Syitzerland's greatest industry, the
entertaining Of tourists. has been Off
cially computed TO bring 500 900, Oo0 a
year. $1,000 900 more than the public
revenues of the whole confederacy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08

Auv item that ia Of interest to you
IL Of interest to your frisnds Tele-
phoss rous asss 70 u. Esnsus-
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08

Pianos-best makes-easy pay
ments or cheap for cash, all guaran-
teod by makers. J. w. Whitlock,
White Sewing Machine office, '1102
Washington avenue.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-08

Another fresh lot of Saturday candy
received at Paul G. Schulz and Sons.
soc candy Saturday and Sunday for
35e.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-16

We have the very choicest things
for your Christmas buying 1913
FELKER, the Grocer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-16
Mr.. Roosevelt Withdraws.

When President Roosevelt issued
an official statement to the effect
that he would not allow his name
TO be used for a denomination people
laughed Men in politics think that
If it had not been for the so-called
Roosevelt panic" the president might
have taken a chance, Indeed in his
own party there are not many men
who up TO two or three days ago
believed that he was absolutely so-
rious in his assertion that he would
not under any circumstances become
"a candidate But in retiring Mr..
Roosevelt is very wise. II he should
be candidate, he would have to
meet these questions
His sincerity when he declared
himself not a candidate.
His position on the third term
issue.
His belief concerning tariff reyi-
sion.
His attitude toward the CNll ser
vice.
His convictions concerning what
/ president or cabinet officer
should be permitted to do in order
to affect the action Of a national
convention.
/ And after all this what he has
to say concerning the issues which
will be raised by the republican
and the democratic national conyen.
tions
Mr.. Roosevelt has his spokesmen
and through them he should be able
to express his views without de
manding that somebody be nominal
ed TO give them proper expression
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-16
lBy wins ]. AbboN

Aoy Vil'o ~ FNbhNN'
Washington, Dec. 1G.--When the
democratic national committee deter
mined to hold the next convention
Of the party at Denver ON July 1th
il administered justifiable rebuke
to the republican committee. by its
action II declared that the democracy
did not believe any one city should
be given a monopoly of conventions.
II made It clear that however great
Chicago f. and however efficient its
telegraph and hotel facilities. there
is one party In the United States
that will 20 into one of the smaller
cities, that will go mo the middle
west and give the people of that
section a chance to meet and TO listen
to the prominent spokesman OF the
democracy Many cities appeared by
representatives before the democratic
nations. mittce. In the end Den
yer won-not because Of the financial
proposition which it made, but be
cause the members of the commit
tee believed that there could be no
better place for the preaching of dem.
ocracy than the capital OF Colorado
1t is going to be up to Colorado
to reclprocate this feeling. People
who remember political history have
not overlooked the fact that when
Colorado was made state by dem
ocratic votes in 1876 II cast its
electoral vote against Samuel J. Til
den and for Rutherford b. Hayes.
Had Colorado voted as 1t was ex-
pected TO vote there would have
been no contested election, no cleo
toral commission and none Of the
political antaEonisms which have aris.
en- since. This is Colorado's chance
TO redeem itself. and the members
Of the national committee who almost
as a unit voted for Denver. believe
that it will do so.
When one considers the fact, there
| Is no city nearer to the cenic" of
/ the United States than Dcnvcr. 1t
is as near to Tallahassee, Fla, as
/ It's Is 10 Seattle. OF course this does
not mean that it is in the center
| of population. But the people who
are In the more dense centers of
population are the men who can af
/ ford to go far afield to national
convention The people who are In
the less populated districts are
those who should be represented ant
to whom the selection of Denver
will come like promise of partici
patton in the selection of the mex
nominee for the presidency. In brie
the choice of Denver means tn,
opportunity for the working demOc
racy Of this country to have an on
pormuity to express its views. Wha
these views may be nobody knows
They may be for Nj Bryan or the.
may be for someone else. Mr. Bryal
himself would be glad to have then
expressed honestly whether for O
against him. When the delegation
come to Denver all democrats vii
be glad to hear their expression
of opinion and all, even the Brya
democrats, will be disappointed
there are not many names sugges
| ed besides that of the great con
| moner of Nebraska
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-16

DcWitts Kidney and Bladder pills
afford quick relief for all forms Of
kidney and bladder trouble \
weeks treatment 25c. Sold by W.
u. Frame DIV
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-16
TO THE PUBLIC.

! Referring TO the card In the +
: Morning Democrat of ycstcr +
! day. signed by MIR :. T. Blcd +
+ soc. as attorney for The Unit +
: ed states Fidelity n Guarau- :
+ ~ Company. the public mind .
+ might be led to infer that Mr. I
+ G. VI. Cunningham. who was =
= formerly the general agent for I
+ the company, was trying to Z
+ collect monies due the com !
E pany. aud was endcavorinE Z
+ to act on behalf Of the com. Z
: pauy In other matters with 4
= out authority to do SO. We I
e eel IL our duty to say To the :
: public that in the controversy I
= between MIR Cunningham and I
Z the company he is acting un- !
Z der our advicos. and he Is not I
+ attempting to collect any mon I
+ cy due the company ON any I
+ account. or to act in any 9th I
I. cr capacity FOR. or on behalf
I. of said company. 4
4. \ r. COLEMAN. 1
+ J. W. IARRELD.
+ Attorneys for g. VI Cunning 1
1. ham
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-16
Immunity.

The trial OF the train crew accus.
ed Of responsibility for the Terra
Gotta wreck which occurred Just
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-16
Notice.

We pay sl.O5 on the dollar for
all cashier checks spent with us.
Reliable shoes for the family.
HAMILTON SHOE STORE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-16

Spend your cashier checks at
S1.05 on every dollar.
HAMILTON SHOE STORE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-16

Raymers Chocolates, the very fin
est that money can buy, at Felix
er's. 1913
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-16

When you place an order for gro
ceries remember our special line OF
candies. FELKER, the Grocer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-16

Whether a girl Is yivaciOus or mere
ly silly depends upon whether you
like her or not
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-16

Hamilton & Co. wants yen. c. IA
Ter checks az fl0j on the dollar
Buy your shoes at
HAMILTON
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-16

When a man has an evil mind, air
ing his views doesn't make them any
sweeter.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-05-16

Mrs. j. W. Righy was called tC
Portland last week to testify in the
case OF the United States VS.. kootner.
1t appears that the defendant was ad
vertising special sale on staple goods
and guaranteed satisfaction or money
refunded. Parties in this city order
cd goods from the defendant but when
they arrived they we've not as repre-.
sented. The defendant was then
written to concerning the matter but
he refused to take the mail from the
postotiice. The parties then referred
the mattor to the postoliice inspector
who brought the defendant before the
grand jury now in session. Mrs. Rig
by stated that she was quite certain
that they would find an indictment.
The Portland journal had been car.
rying an advertisement for the con-
Germ and when they we're written to
10 reference to the fraudulent meth.
ods pursued by the defendant they
wrote to Mrs. Rigby offering to make
good any loss sustained through the
advertisement,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-05-16
WILL RECOMMEND
WOOD PIPE

8, A. Skinner returned tIom Gold
endale Friday. Mr.. Skinner has made
a tour of inspection OF the wooden
pipe system in use in that city for
supplying water for domestic pur-
poses. The trip was made III the IN
terest of the Bonded lrrigatlng dis
trict, which is contemplating laying
several miles OF wood pIpe for their
system.
Mr.. Skinner brought with him sev.
eral specimens OF the pipe that had
been in use there for several years
Two Of the specimens we're from pipe
that had been in use for over hVt
wears. and we're as sound as the day
that they were laid. Another sFecl,
men had been in use tor 10 years, and
was practically in as good condition
as when laid. Mr.. Skinner has also
removed a portion of the bark from a
joint of the pipe, and upon examina'
tion 1t was found to be as we'll pre-
served as when first put In place.
The pipe examined by Mr.. Skinner
was manufactured out of pine logs,
and as a matter of fact, would not be
as durable as pipe made of FIR timber,
Mr.. Skinner is well satisfied With the
proposition of it durability, and VIII
undoubtedly recommend to the board
Of director that .pipe line be laid
where ever practicable.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-05-16
Glacier Office Burglarized.

The office of the Hood River Glacier
was burglarized on last Saturday ev-
ening. The miscreant entered the
press room in the basement by break
Ing out the large window pane in the
door. lie undoubtedly thought that
he could find way into the upper
room through the basement, but upon
examination he found that his efforts
we're foiled. The next move was to
get long pole and pry open the win
dow in the rear of the building on the
first floor. In this measure he sue.
ceeded, and upon entering the build
ing he found his way around 10y light
ing scraps of paper and using them rs
q torch. The wretch was very kind to
us. We had less than $40, 600 in the
safe and till, but this was undisturb-
ed. Our editorials we're also in tact
the next morning. In view of these
facts we can discover no motive for
the crime.