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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26

away from home for lays in drunken
carousals. The child was taken sick
with the whoopingcough One time
was sent for, and when L got home my
wife was in great agony over the dead
baby. She never left the baby for a
moment, and had cut up some of her
clothing to wrap around it, 1t was
terrible scene for both of us, My wife
was converted over the distressing turn
Of the death of the baby. She begged
of me to quit drinking and lead a
Christian life. But it seemed to me
that l was in a bad condition to do
either at that, time. But l promised
my wife that l would quit drinking.
Then the buns brought me eleven bot
ties of whisky to settle my nerves and
straighten me out from my debauch-
cry. | broke my promise to my wife,
with the excuse that If God was love
he would not have taken our baby.
And l again took to drinking harder
than ever. My brother then spoke to
an official of the Y. M. c. A. to help
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26

whisky, and. thank God, haven't
wanted it since, and that was ten years
ago.
Starts Barber Shop
81 managed to get some clothes and
found that I must get to work. I
started a barber shop. but was very
nervous the first day A millionaire
real estate German came i'm and L
braced UP the best l could, and when 1
asked him if he wanted to be barbered
he said, Mine Gott, not much with that
nervousness
Il made $4.20 the first week, and for
six weeks placed my money in safe
keeping. l sent for my wife. and 1t
was a happy reunion. We lived In
small quarters and were obliged TO
economize for some time, but. thank
God l have paid the debt of $500 since
my conversion, and by the help of God
l am superintendent of the Grand Rap
ids Rescue mission. the largest In the
world, and am blessed with wife, home
and friends"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26

told the story that caused me to change
my life, and now l am happy with my
family
Never Was Wealthy
"To begin with, / never was spoiled
with riches. My parents were poor and
had seven of us to feed and care for,
and we had to go barefooted.
yes, 1 was poor boy, but l had a
praying mother She gave ne good ad-
vice and warned me against touching
liquor. But my father got into hotel
where there was bar, and In one year
he was a hopeless drunkard. l tended
bar, and when l was 15 years old 1
was arrested for the first time.
"Now. men, the biggest little devil is
the cigarette In your heart Of hearts,
when you see your mothers, why are
you ashamed of cigarettes IL they are
good for you? l thought it was smart
to smoke cigarettes and drink, and said
that a drunkard was fool to get that
way. 1 followed up the cheap shows
and said like many others that 1 could
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26

drink or let it alone. But l found that
didn't want to let 1t alone. The gang
that l was with kept going down lower
and lower and went with the crowd.
l drifted into a den of thieves and of
course got into much tr uble. 1 was
advised to go to an outside town and
start a barber shop, which 1 did; but
somehow the city people followed up
and I was thrown in more bad COM
pany.
His Marriage
about this time / got married to the
best woman that ever lived, and she Is
my wife today. People told my be-
trothed not to marry me. but when a
girl is in love it is hard to change her
mind
"A baby was born to us and trouble
continued, and tell you that I. drunk
ards home is next door to hell. When
our baby got old enough TO understand
some of my faults my wife begged of
me not to act dlsgracefully before the
child. And to avoid this l used to stay
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
TROTTER TELLS
STORY OF LIFE
uncovers Old Sores in Order to Give
others Similarly Situated Cour-
age to Make a New
Start

Three thousand men listened to the
address of Melvin E. Trotter on 1.-The
story or MY Life" at the Temple Audi
torium Sunday afternoon, under the
auspices of the Y M c. A. and the
Union Rescue mission. Intense inter-
est was shown, the speaker taking hi
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
Chiidren's Hose LDorth to 35c at

big assortment Of sample hose; in very superior
quality and in black only in assorted lace patterns
have double knees, oes heels and toes made of the
best and most durable yarns and absolutely fast
color. These hose specially priced for Memorable
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
For Sample Underwear LDorfh to soc

splendid assortment Of both womens and chdren's gar
ments the womens either jersey swiss ribbed vests in
low neck style the coors light blue light pink and white
with tape finished yokes and straps the chdren in the
low neck and sleeveless styles well high neck and long
match button side also length Styles lace trimmed
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
Converted at Mission

81 went from bad to worse, and had
the delirium tremens, but, thank God,
a rescue mission turned my life. They
were singing, Throw Out the Life
Line ! got my back up against a
warm chimney and slept while they
were singing and speaking. My clothes
were very scant. l had IN a coat that
borrowed from a dummy when he
didn't know it. After while l heard
some one say, old Bob, the greatest
bum that ever was, has been sober six
months, and other men said that they
had been saved, 1t seemed to me that
there was hope for me. But the rescue
mission men said that God loved just
such man as l was and l gave i'm and
made a start.
THE next morning l was much sur
prised that l didn't want a drink OF
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26

me. His answer was, L won't touch
him; he is drunken sot, and past all
redemption
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26

No phone orders will be accepted
and none delivered; are we'll made
of the best kiln dry hard wood;
nicely finished in every way with
top pad and covered with the most
durable material; a very special
Offering for Memorable Tuesday,"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26

are regular @o5U and SIUUU hats Specially priced Tor
"Memorabe Tuesday"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26

e told the story that caused me to change
S my life, and now 1 am happy with my
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
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pccially priced Tor Memorable Tuesday, at Y 1-2c.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19
FORCE STEEL TOMB.
Gang of Workmen Kept Busy Half a
Day 10 Open Receptacle Where
in Lies Perkins.

Lawrence, Kas., Sept. 1s.--On an
order from the Federal court work.
men today broke open the steel, bur
'glarproof vault in which reposed the
remains OF L. H. Perkins, who died re-
Gently leaving insurance policies call.
ing for $65O,O0o.
The insurance companies have with.
held payment charging that Perkins
took morphine with suicidal intent be
fore he fell from the roof of his resi-.
dence. A commission of doctors
named by the court and chemists
from the University of Kansas, act
ing for the family, took portions of the
remains for examination and the body
was placed in another heavy vault
similar to the original one
The task OF removing the remains
was extremely difficult and kept
large gang of men at work half day.
AT the time of Perkins death the
family physician said he had died of
conclusion of the brain. The fact
that the insurance policies were taken
out during the last year of his life
caused the companies to resist pay
ment for which the family are suing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19
RUSSIAN GIRL WAS
A WALKING BOMB"

ST. Petersburg, Sept 1s.-The 20.
lice today arrested young girl. nick.
named Wanda. who is accused of par.
tieipating in plot to blow up the
headquarters OF the secret police sit.
uated on the Moika canal. whose tor
ture chambers have aroused bitter
feeling on the part OF the Revolution
lists. The police claim that Wanda "
planned to become walking bomb"
and enter the headquarters building
in the middle of the day. when it il
full of police. wearing the
Uniform of gendarme officer lined
with walls of gun cotton and carry
ing powerful bombs.
Wanda" the police say. had
hoped by blowing herself up to re-
iuce the entire building to ruins and
kill all the officers composing the
staff OF the political police.
In consequence Of the murlerous
designs of the iievolutioBists the
secret police have decided to give IN
heir present quarters and remove to
IN isolated stone building on Kamenn
llace.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19
NOTICE.

AS the day for the reception of
President Roosevelt and his many
distinguished associates is near at
nand, most earnestly request all
citizens to cooperate with the public
officials in putting Cairo in the best
possible condition. by cleaning up
streets and premises.
The occasion is one never before
experienced here and can hardly be
expected to be repeated in the near
future and therefore trust that every
citizen-especially along the line of
march. which will be on Eighth street
from the Leyee TO Washington ave
hue. up Washington to Twenty eighth
street. thence to st. Marys park
viii cooperate in making their homes
and places of business attractive. by
cleaning up and decorating literally
with the National colors.
GEORGE PARSONS.
Mayor
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19
KENTUCKY SUMMER
RESORT DESTROYED
BY RAGING FLAMES
ACCOMMODATE SEVEN HUN
DRIED GUESTS MASS OF RUINS
PARTLY INSURED.

Leitchfield KY, Sept. 1S.-Grayson
Springs. one of the oldest summer re.
sorts in Kentucky, was practically
destroyed by fire last evening at G: 80
O'Clock, causing loss of 5000
Ipartly covered by insurance. The
three hotels were burned TO the
ground. but as the season was prac-
tically over there were only a few
guests in the place, and they manag-
ed to escape with all of their belong
ings.
The fire was discovered in the
kitchen and although every effort was
made to &c the flames under control
they spread rapidly from one build
ing to another and soon the three
houses. which could accommodate
nearly 700 guests. were masses of
flames. Little of the furnishings
We're saved.
II Is not known how the fire start
ed. The buildings were known as the
Louisville, Memphis and New Orleans
blocks. the oldest being the New Or
leans, which was built about so years
ago. The other buildings We're recon-
stricted two years ago and We're
modern.
Grayson Springs has been owned
and managed for some time by
Mercke Brothers, of Louisville. and
they had Just closed a successful sea
SON
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19
ULCER MAY Be FATAL
Pettibone's Condition Serious-Can't
Attend court-Doetor Says May
Not Survive Operation.

Boise. Idaho, Sept. 1S.-George A
Pettfbone, former member Of the
executive committee of the Western
Federation of Miners. was unable to
appear in the district court this morn
ing to have his case set for trial. An
affidavit of his physician states that
Pettibone is suffering from an ulcer.
which. unless soon checked. viii
prove fatal He saws an operation
NAV be necessary but that the patient
may not be able to survive il.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19
ADDITIONAL CITY BRIEFS.
Telephone Line Completed.

The Thebes & Cairo Telephone
company's line has been completed
and connected with the Bell com
rany's lines which will give service
now between Cairo and Beech Ridge,
Olive Branch, Willard, Santa Fe and
a long-needed convenience.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19
PRAYER MEETINGS
To Be Held at Homes OF Members of
Cairo Baptist church-First
Meeting Tonight.

There will be prayer meeting to-
night by members of Cairo Baptist
church and their friends. at the resi-
denee of Or. Bondurant. 324 Eighth
street. conducted by Rev. Osrum. 1t
will be the first Of series of such
meetings to be held at the homes of
members of the church. Tomorrow
night the meeting will be held at the
home of Mr.. H. G. Steinel. Thirty
fourth street and Washington avenue
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19
NEWS OF RIVERS
AND STEAMBOATS,

The river marked 1872 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening. showing
rise of GA Of foot in "a hours.
Rising rivers we're reported from
points above here yesterday as fol
lows: Pittsburg IL. Evansville o.a
Mt Vernon 0.S. Padueah o.s, St
Paul 0.5. Davenport OF. Kansas City
0.5.
The Fred Hsrtweg arrived from the
lower river and returned light.
The Dick Fowler was in and out on
time yesterday with fair business.
The Stacker Lee was in port sew
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19
Yesterdays River Forests.

The Ohio, at Evansville and Mt
Vernon, win continue rising during
the next "a to 36 hours, then fall for
three or four days. At Paducah and
Cairo, will continue rising slowly
during the next 4S hours.
The Tennessee. from Florence to
Johnsonyille. will fall slowly during
the next As hours.
The Mississippi from below St
Louis to above Cairo, will continue
falling slowly during the next two or
three days.
N. NJ. CUNNINGHAM.
Observer
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19

Cairo and vicinity: ISSUED at
Chicago)
Illinois: ISSUED at Chicago Fair
south. showers north portion.
Kentucky and Tennessee ISSUED at
Louisville) -increasing cloudiness fol
lowed by rain.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19
GIVING the IhIno AWAY.

Farmers Wife-Tbat idiot OF girl
has actually been silly enough to put
cold water into the new milk for the
tourists instead OF warm.-Simplicis-
sinus.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19
Rock Salt Preserves Ice.

A cheap mixture to put around an
ice chest to keep 1t cold is pounded
rock salt In the proportion of one part
to two parts OF pounded Ice.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19

eral hours yesterday afternoon out
from 81. Louis. She cleared for Mem
phis at 3 D. m. with big trip.
The Russell Lord from st. Louis
went to Paducah light.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19
Twould Come Hiuh.

II personal magnetism could be
bought and sold 1t would be the
highest priced commodity In the
world.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19

Friends OF the Bulletin are request
Cd 10 send or telephone items to this
sffisA
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19

Results Is what the advertiser wants
and that Ia what he gets when be
places his advertising In The Bul
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-19

THE WEATHER
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

Yesterday was fair and quiet. The
government bulletin reported rain
from Minnesota, Wisconsin anil
Northern Illinois, the heaviest LIS
inches in Chicago Extremes of tenn
perature were rs in Dodge City and
Phoenix. and 80 at Winnemucca.
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ground is high and broken by numerous
hills. Farms and diaries cover a large
part of the area. h region has no trolley
connections.
Richmond is the terminus Of a trolley
line running to st. George Inc is a dis
tributing centre OF some Importance. 1t
is somewhat larger hal the other settle
ments near by and has a number OF local
stores and markets. 1t has a station at
lakewood Court House about a mile to the
southwark on the Staten Island Rapid
Transit railroad.
This road runs parallel to the south
eastern shore front a mile or two distant
from the water and connects Tottenville
and a string Of intermediate towns with
st. George and New Brighton. A branch
from Clifton run southwark through Rose
bank and Fort Wadsworth TO South Beach.
T~ottenville, ut the extreme southern
end of the island, is a town of mixed popu.
lation. AlonG the waterfront are several
Of water which separates it from the Jersey
shore is Perth Amboy, with its important
docks and Industries. Factory hands,
mechanics and boat builders form the
local population. They occupy. several
blocks of small frame cottages on the north
ern slope Of the ridge near the railroad.
At the summit ard on the southern slope
of the hills is a colony of New York COM
muters. The site commands n view Of
the lower bay to Sandy Hook and the At
lantic Highlands.
Bet ween T'~ottenville and Midland Beach
are a string of small settlements inhabited
almost entirely by New York business
men and their families. Pleasant Plains,
Princess Bay. Huguenot, Great Kills and
New Dorm are the most important. At
Great Kills is a broad sheltered bay where
the fishing is excellent.
Stapleton. about "A mile and a half below
st. George, at the northern end Of the island,
is of considerable local Importance. 1t
has a number of large industries, including
three or four hreweries, and has a large
foreign population. The proposed new
ferry between Stapleton and the Battery
has led to good deal of speculative activity
in the neighburhood of the terminal.
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Miscellaneous.

Lindau. furrier and milliner, has taken a
lease of the building at No. y West Twenty
third street for twenty years from the Butter
lex Company and will alter the building for
occupancy. .
for l.. Iuniuo the six story apartment house
at Nos. tjs and i60 Fast roth street for
4 term of years, al an aggregate rental Of
$50, 900.
Plans were filed yesterday for the addition
to the Hendrix. Hudson Apartment, northwest
corner Of ilGtn street and B~road dN The
Riverside Drive. 800 feet on 10th street and
~ feet on Broadway. The building when
The addition is twelve stories high. on a plot
g0Nl7j feet, and will cost 5000 900. 1t viii con-
tain a caf6 and restaurant. and will have
direct connection with the subway station at
10th street. Rouse 4 Sloan are he architects.
Plans have been filed for remodelling the
five story apartment hotel on the east side Of
Ienox avenue from ii3th 10 18th streets, the
improvements to be made for the Sphinx
Realty Company, at a cost Of slo0,Wn; for
dence at No. Il West Thirty-sixlh street for
business uses for the Clinton Realty Com
Ip.annLy, a. o oSSIns I Snd 20 jor s TGle isS BEL me svs three
the improvements to be made for William
Barnard as owner.
The Manhattan plans for new buildings filed
yesterday include two six story flats 70 be
built at the northeast corner Of Avenue d and
Thirteenth street for Charles Wcinstein as
owner. at a cost of $4,000, and which Will he
fitted ~ IA branch post office on the ground
floor two SIX story rats, with stores. for
ADDhie " AlNlllO NJ NOS. ~ 10 ~ I nflStOlneT
street. TO cost so, 1900. n five story and base
ncnt clubhouse for he Hudson Guild at Nos.
$50 aud I3S West Twcnty-seveuth street. to
cost 400. 900. and Il siN story tatfor JuCoh Jung
at Nos. - and 81 West i?Sth street. TO cost
sii, 600.
The Bronx plans include seven two story
dWellingS to lie built for Philip +, Reuben
macheT on Marion avenue south Of ?3sth
street. at IA cost OF SSG,pOO tW0twC story dwell
ings for AuHlin pirk at the northeast corner
OF Crcston avenue aud la7th street, TO cost
$4,000: two Two story dwellings OF Oakley
street north Of Fish avenue for the Williams
bridge Construction Company, TO cost tp,Op.
two TWO story and attic dwellings for u. =
Voorhees, on Tiebout avenue south Of Clnrk
street. to cost $1,000. aud a one story stable
on I57th street west of Cortland avenue. to
cost $1,000,
The Bankers Land and Mortgage Corpora
ton has made the following sales at Elm
hurst Heights. To ANN Connolly, the plot
O0AlOO ON the northeast corner VI Arlington
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Io2D STREET Pehlemann 4 Schwegler
have sold for Lydia J Jenkins tine Brit
at No. 24I West iO2d street, on plot 5oXloo. II
adjoining the northwest corner OF Broad
way.
SIXTH AvENUE.-J. Arthur Fischer has
building with stores at No. si7 Sixth avenue,
IN lot ?5X75,. adjoining the northwest
erty has not changed ownership in sixty
years
LEMON AvENrE George +. Picken has
sold for August Brakmsn. No: $50 Lenox
avenue. a five story fiat with stores, on lot
25x75.
SEVENTH AVENUE Mary Coctigan has
sold No 1882 Seventh avenue. a five story
double fiat. on lot 2jXlO0, between 1920
and l33d streets
Delaney STREET. Nicholas KnaT has
sold No l26 Delaney street. a five story
tenement, on lot % 3Xl0O.
WEST FARMS ROAD. Clarence Davies
has sold for William Bloodgood five lots,
with stores and buildings thereon, on West
to t the N SSS9' YORK; SaPnH westcRe s"% and Boston
more nST5U tRaa 5000 '''' ." "
sold No. s?s West Ninetieth' street, a three
story dwelling on lot II. 6Xl0O.s.
risTH STREET. Mary Mccarthy, has sold
10 Philip Englander No. ?32 East llsth
on lot ?lNlm1i, In part payment Mr.,
Highlander gives Nos. lGl7 and lo2a Wash,
lngtOn avenue, Two threP STORY frame
tenements, each on lot 25NlOO.
ALLEN STREET May Perlman has sold
TO Jerome j. Wilson Nos. 22 and 2O4 Allen
street. two three story tenemcnts. OF. plot
42.3y50. In part payment MIR. Wilson
gives Nos. /? and IL Oak terrace. two two
story frame dwellings, on plot 5oNl0o.
TWENTl-THlRD STREET.-A, b. Mosher
4 Co. have sold for the Madison Square
Mortgage Company the five story business
building at No. los West Twenty-third
street. 100 feet east of Seventh avenue,
on lot 2?xl12.6. In part payment the Madi-
son Square Mortgage Company takes
the five story double fiat at No. 81 West
li6th street. on lot 25NlOO.ii
SIXTEENTH STREET. Henry Nechols and
Samuel Blumenstock have sold to Mrs. q.
Brownson Nos 1871 and 333 West Sixteenth
street, two five story tenements. OF plot
5OvI03.3.
FOURTEENTH STREET Emily Gerhardt
has sold to Landsman & B~erokwitz No.
33l East Fourteenth street, Il six story
tenement on lot 25Nl03.3.
WHITLOCK AVENUE Abraham Davis has
sold TO August Jacobs the plot 75IiO0
on the west side of Whitlock avenue. 100
feet south Of Longwood avenue.
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News OF the suburbs .

OF all the suburban, residence districts re-
Gently opened around New, York city few
country atmosphere as has Park Hill-on-
the place is that it is within the limits OF, "A
good sized town-Yonkers. This gives the
residents all the advantages of being in the
city itself. so far ms churches. schools and
S yamfases are are f tRs fesslt of Pa Park o2 HiII}s beau aa-
tiful and healthful location on the Hudson.
II is within easy reach Of New. York city by
veioped FOR a score OF years past, so that
now It is practically II village by itself, with
all desirable City imnroyements in the way
veniences and is built. up with handsome
residences; surrounded by ATTRACTIVE lawns
pany. Which owns the properly. has pro-
tected it with such decided restrictions that
only the most desirable class of well to do
people has been able to settle there. Park Hin
has a country, tennis, golf and ridiny clubs and
is something OF II show place a. a summer
resort.
Thr new Chateau des Beaux Arts ut Hun
tington, H. l., belonging to Bustanoby. Bros,
will he opened to-day. This country hotel. :"
signed from French models and represents
an expenditure OF t75O.OOL. Its grounds oc-
GinEi ia a 9 M wa R frontage n 7 C OF SyJer zoo feet 1o on
ccRRGIs:ay" % q the & T IoSiis }i39ff., p perIod"'1S' Will he
OF the east side Of Hancock street, near Free
man avenue. Long Island city. from the
Bell estate and has resold them TO "A MIR. Car
roll. Mr.. Merkt has also bought three lots
on the east side OF Eleventh avenue, near
broadway, from the Koch estate and has
reSold them TO two investors. who will erect
two five story fats.
John L.. Parish will sell at auction on the
premises on saturday. July @, az 28O p. NJ,
seventy-siN plots. averaging lO1Nl5O feet
each. at B8yport Cove. Rapport. L. !. The
plots front ON the Great South Ray and on
the MeTriCk road. The property IL adapted
TO the building of summer houses, as Bay
port hiss a large summer colony of New York
and Brooklyn people, II II forty-tVo miles
from New York, hat twentv-tw trains daily
and il famous for its fishing. yachting. hunt
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BARGAIN House, a acre ground, t.soo; Prince
hay, staten Island. BELA J. PORTER, i:s West
S9th NJ,
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4a7 FIFTH AV., NEW YORK

avenue and K~ensington terrace; to Barthey
Kelly, the plot 40XlOO on the east side OF Penn
sylvania avenue. 100 feet north of Woodside
avenue. to John r.. Jardin, the plot 40XiO0 on
the west side of Hillcrest avenue, 100 feet
north Of Kensington terrace: to Edward F.:
Hooker. the plot 40IiOO on the east side OF
Belmont avenue. go feet south OF Albemarle
terrace, and to Vincent Fallon. the lot 201lO0
on the south side of Prospect avenue, go feet
west Of HillCrest avenue,