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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
ECLIPSE DRAWS MANY
To Naval Observatory at Washington
Contacts Took Place Earlier
Than Was Predicted.

Washington. June 2S.-The eclipse
of the sun served to attract many as
tronomers and spectators to the
United States Naval observatory here
today where that event was observed
with keen interest
The first contact occurred thirty.
five minutes and twenty-eight seconds
after 9 o'clock this morning, which
was ten seconds aaead of the pre-
dicted time, while the second contact
occurred forty-nine minutes aud two
seconds past noon. being twenty-threa
seconds ahead of the predicted time.
The image of the sun was almost
perfect when the nrst contact oc-
CURED, but it was not so good at the
time of the second contact, owing to
the clouds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
Loss of fingers ............ 2io
Other injuries ............3,5 $50

Loss OF fingers ............. 2iO
Other Injuries ................35 $50
Total casualties 4,009
Last year the results. according to
the American Medical associations
statistics, were somewhat worse. with
total killed and injured of 4.fl3.
Dust and dirt are aeclared to be
equally responsible with gunpowder
as cause OF lockjaw, Formerly it
was considered that the tetanus bacil-
lue was contained IN the percussion
caps. blank cartridges, and other por-
tions OF fireworks that were forced
under the skin IN Fourth of July
wounds" says an authority. The
majority of observers, however, have
come 10 recognize the fact that IL Is
not always the blank cartridges or
percussion cap. but the dust and
street dirt with which the hands are
soiled that contain the tetanus bacil-
lus or it's spore This dust is carried
into the wound ana Is much more
difficult to remove tnan a blank cart
ridge wad. Every Fourth of July In
Jury should receive the same treat
ment as crushing injuries from street
ear accidents where II is shown that
the wound Is infected with street
dirt"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
GREAT MASS MEETING
Held in Lisbon BY Republicans
Want to Know All About Money
Used BY Royal Family.

Lisbon, June 2S.---A mass meeting
arganized by the republicans and
presided over by Bernadino Machado'
republican leader. To-Day passed reso-
lutions demanding a vigorous inyesti-
gaton of the advances OF money to
the royal family and the misuse of
public funds during the regime of the
late King Carlos.
strong force of police surrounded
the meeting place, but there was no
interference with the speakers, some
of whom were most violent in their
expressions. No untoward incidents
took place.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
SAVED BY THE POLICE
Man Found Wandering With Big Sum
of Money and Steamer Ticket Put
on Right Track.

N'ew York, June 2S.-When Max
Schwartz, of Ohio, wakes up at sea
tomorrow morning aboard the Ham
burgA erican steamer Patricia. he
will have time to reflect and be CRATE.
ful that the Good Samaritan is to be
found among the policemen of Jersey
City Heights.
1t required four policemen and q
patrol wagon to get Schwartz on the
Patricia aud the boarding was accom-
plished only two minutes before the
sailing time
Policeman Wilson found Schwartz
wandering on the Hudson County bou-
levard at midnight with 5000 in bills
in one hand and a steamship ticket I'm
the other.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
NEAR TO STARVATION
Little Town in Very Serious Plight
Hundred inhabitants in Need OF
Every Necessity.

Atlanta. Ca, June 2S.-One hundred
people are on the very verge OF star
yation at Tavert. a little town In
Louisiana Just beyond the Mississippi
line, according to a report to the de
partment of the gulf by Lieut. F. b.
Upham. who was appointed TO make
an investigation.
In a telegram sent to the department
headquarters in Atlanta. Lieut.. Upham
reports that these hundred unfortn-
mates are in need of every necessity.
lie has been ordered to give what re
lief he can. The department of the
gulf was ordered several days ago to
investigate the destitution in Miss
issippi and adjoining states and take
steps toward relieving it.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
JAP BUDGET FOR 1909
Receiving Attention--Seek to Restore
Credit Abroad-Cut Army and
Navy Expenditures.

Toxic, June 2S.-Work on con-
structing the budget for next year has
already commenced and the old meth
ods will be adopted. Ae great effort
is being made to indHce almost com
plete change in the expenditures on
the army and navy and in the method
of handling government securities.
The administration is bent in the
direction OF restoring the credit of
Japan abroad and it is realized that
this can only be done by the recon
struction of financial methods
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
PENSION BY CONGRESS
At Next Session Will Be Granted to
Mrs. CleveIand-WiIl Receive
$1,000 Per Year.

Washington, June 2S.-A resolution
granting Mrs Cleveland a $4,000 am
nuar pension will be passed by con
gress at its next session, it was report
ed here today.
Mrs Cleveland will be one of two
presidents widows enjoying the spec
ial bounty of the American people.
Mrs. Garfield has received a pension
of $4,000 each year since 1882 Mrs.
Harrison, the only other presidents
widow now living, has never been
pensioned.
Mrs Harrison is not in need. She
was Mr. Harrison's second wife, and
was married to him a number of years
after he left the White House.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
Frank Gotch and Dr.. b. F. Roller.

Frank Gotch and Dr.. b. F. Roller
California state tennis championship
begin at San Francisco.
Junior tennis championships of Can.
ada at Toronto.
Thursday.
international balloon races sched-
uled to begin in Chicago.
Friday.
Initial meeting OF Great Western
Trotting Circuit begins in Peoria, Ill.
jim Donovan VS.. Make McDonougb,
10 rounds, at Binghamton, n. Y.
Opening Of annual horse show at
Culpepper, Va.
Saturday.
Joe Gans-Battling Nelson fight for
light weight championship at San
Francisco
Ocean race of the Brooklyn Yact
Club for Sir Thomas Liptons cup
Annual regatta OF New England
Amateur Rowing Association at Bos-
ton,
Central States tennis championship
tournament begins in st. oI-uis.
Regatta OF Mississippi Valley Power
Boat Association at Muscatine, la.
Packey Mcfarland VS.. Freddie
Welsh, 10 rounds, at Los Angeles.
Annual regatta of Detroit mich J
Motor Boat Club.
Southern Golf Yacht Association
races at Mobile, Ala.
Regatta of Connecticut Valley Row
ing Club at Springfield, Mass
Peoples Regatta at Philadelphia.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
THE COMING FOURTH
Over Four Thousand Casualties Ex
pected in This Country on
Next Holiday.

Chicago, June 2S.--In spite of the
uproar, deaths and accidents OF pre-.
vious fOurths that urge a saner oh.
seryance of the and It's various
nights-the approaching battle with
cannon crackers, toy pistols and fire
works promises the following re.
suits
Deaths
From tetanus ................ 81
15l
Mangfing
Loss of arms, legs or hands 80. rs
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
q e e CURES
o.o.o. OLD SORES

No old until the which products been
External applications of saves washes lotions etc reduce the inh
the trouble
Old the blood
which
irritation disease daily fed with the gemaden
circulation impossible for the heal s. s.
by its purifying action the blood down into
circulation impurities
morbid which responsible for the failure of the place to heal
healthy; blood
tissue begins form the fills with firm
purely
purifier young
anym medical o who
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
LAWN FETE TONIGHT.

Ladies OF the Presbyterian church
will have Lawn Fete this (Monday)
evening from to Il O'Clock at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. Antrim
on Twenty-eighth street. lee cream
and cake in abundance. Music by
Culver's Band. Admission 15c.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
At MinneapoIi
Second Game.
SPORTS FOR THE WEEK.

Monday.
Middle States tennis championship
tournament at Orange. n. ].
ship tournament begins at Knoxville.
Tuesday.
Tommy Quill VS.. Joung Erne, Il
rounds, at Armory A. c., Boston.
Opening of four days trotting meet.
ing at Pontiac.
Wednesday.
Annual meet of Federation of Amer
lean Motorcyclists begins in New York
city.
Wrestling match at Seattle between
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
TROOPS RESTORE ORDER.

Omsk. Asiatic Russia, June 2S.-A
fight developed today at a nearby VII
lage during the yearly fair Russians
and Kirghtz tribesmen were engaged
and the encounter lasted two hours.
Four men were killed and 80 wound
ed. Troops were finally sent In ami
restored order.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
TWO HUNDRED HOMELESS
AS Result of Tornado Which Struck
Clinton, Mimi, Saturday--OVer
Sixty Injured.

st, Paul Mimi, June 2S.-Additional
detils of the tornado that struck Clin-
ton late Saturday afternoon, killing
seven people, have been received. over
sixty We're injured, but only eleven
seriously hurt.
Thirtythree houses in Clinton were
totally destroyed and % were partial
ly ruined. Two hundred people are
homeless. Ooutside aid is needed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
At Chicago.

Batteries--Altrock, Wash, Sullivan
and Weaver; Mullin, Summers, Thom-
as and Schmidt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
Y sH'lAs
At Dubuque.

At Dubuque.
Dubuque, June 2S.-A base on balls
and an error gave Decatur four runs
in the seventh.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
Am ERICAN LEAGUE.
At ST. Louis.

Batteries-Pelty, Dineen and Steph.
ems and Spencer; Joss, Thielman
Clark and Davidson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29

A Word from Josh Wise.
Lack o great wealth keeps lot
of people out o tn international di-
yorce courts"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
THREE | LEAGUE.
At Rock Island.

At Rock Island.
Rock Island. June 2S.-Bloomington
was unable to hit Howard.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29

At Clinton.
Clinton, June Bunched' hits in
the third won for PeOnF
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-29
At Cedar Rapids

At Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids, June 2S.-The lccals
could do nothing with Steiger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-09

made Emperor William forget the
charms of beer and sausage and who.
knows how to cook eggs in 16S differ
ent ways, left as a token of his appre-
citation his latest invention in the gas
Economical line. The day he was to
sail he placed before James B. Regain
of the Knickerbocker hotel. whose
guest he had been for week. a dish
of which Strawberries was the foun-
dation. Regain wanted more. but there
was no more. 1t was the only sample
Of the new dish, and Maitre Escoftier
had tried it on Regain to see if it was
worthy of leaving as souvenir. He
said it was 1.-The strawberry Edith"
and something entirely new.
1t was offered to the guests of the
Knickerbocker that night and made a
great hit at So cents a dish. The de-
mand for the recipe was so great that
Mr.. Regan made it public. Here it is:
Fresh strawberries rolled in vanilla
sugar, favored with curacao-kirseh-
maraschino- dished in Melba dish. COW
cred with whipped cream. favored
with vanilla sugar and violet leaves
crushed"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-09
Afraid OF Safety Pins.

1t Is not esGsy to realize the bondage
to fear under which barbarous people
live on account of their superstitious
ignorance. Mrs. Theodore Bent tells
in her book. Southern Arabia" how
she tried to make present of a safety
pin to native woman and what Il
storm of Indignation was occasioned
by her act On our arrival at our
camping ground and while we were
waiting for our tents to be ready was
surrounded by women all masked.
They seemed highly astonished at a
safety pin which was taking out. so
gave or, rather. offered it. to an old
woman near me- She wanted to take
the pin. but several men rushed be-
tween us and roared at us both and
prevented my giving it to her. | stood
there holding itout and she stretching
out her hand. and one or two men then
asked me for it for her. I put it down
on stone, and she took it away and
seemed pleased. but a man soon
brought it back to me on the end of a
stick. saying they did not know these
things and were afraid of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-09

Alderman Lawler moved the adop-
ton of ordinance for improvement of
Thirty-ninth street by laying water
Rain. Adopted by unanimous vote.
Alderman Tuckis offered resolution
that city clerk and city treasurer be
Instructed TO keep separate accounts
of certain waterworlis funds. Adopted.
Alderman Tucllis presented bill of
Henry Myer in sum of $3.50
Alderman Frick moved bill be re-
ferred to claims committee. Lost.
Alderman Tuckis moved bilT be al
lowed Adopted, s TO 6.
Alderman Smith resigned as chair
man of the street and alley commit
tee. Resignation accepted by the
mayor.
Alderman Ostrom read petition from
Paul Bollinger for permission to con-
struct certain driveway. Referred TO
street and alley committee to report.
Adjourned on motion of Alderman
F,rick. NJ. 7. RUDGREN,
City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-09
CROWNINSHIELD'S CAREER.
Achievements of the Rear Admiral In
His Active Naval Service.

achievements OF the Rear Admiral IN
His Active Naval Service.
1t falls to few men in the naval serv-
Ice to achieve the reputation of signal
ability in it's various branches enjoyed
by Rear Admiral A. S. Crowninshield.
who recently died in Philadelphia.
Aboard ship, in command of training
vessels, as chief of the bureau of navi-
CATION, as ensign facing the enemy's
guns in front of Fort Fisher. in all
places where duty called in peace or
war, he gained honors and friends and
Ofttimes the praise Of the department.
He was born in New York state
March Il. 1S43. and was appointed
naval cadet in 1860 and graduated
three years later. Promotion to master
came within two years. to lieutenant
within three and to lieutenant COM
mander within five. In. 1880 he be-
came commander. captain in 1894,
chief of the bureau of navigation with
the relative rank of commodore in
1897 and rear admiral in 1902.
He saw active service at the begin
ming of his career This was when
ensign on the United States steam
sloop Ticonderoga. which participated
in both attacks on Fort Fisher in 1864
and 1865 For this service he was
highly commended He afterward COM
handed the training ship Portsmouth.
the school ship ST Marys. was a
member of the naval advisory board
in New York city and commander of
"a Tn,
1867
On April &c. 1902. Rear Admiral
Crowninshield relinquished his duties
as chief of the bureau of. navigation
and member of the general board and
departed for the European station to
hoist his flag on the battlesbip Illinois.
which took part in the naval demon
stration incident to the coronation OF
King Edward. Secretary Long compli-
mented him upon his administration of
the bureau. In the five years he had
made many notable reforms. He was
a member of the board of officers
which recommended the amalgamation
of the line and engineer corps. which
was enacted into law. AS q member
of the naval war board during the war
with Spain he displayed sound judg-
ment and knowledge of war conditions
which were of great value to the de-
partment in the distribution of vessels
| and the final cornering of the Spanish
| squadron at Santiago Finding it i'm
| possible at this time to procure enough
men for the navy ON the coast the rear
| admiral suggested and Secretary Long
| adopted the suggestion that landsmen
be enlisted and trained. In a very
/ short time thousands were receiving
an education in the duties of men-of-
wars men.
On leaving active service, in March
1903, the rear admiral retired to the
Anchorage, as he called his villa al
Seal Harbor. Me-, where, with his wife
| a talented authoress, he rounded out in
quiet contentment his long and active
| life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-09
SCHOOL FOR HORSE
Training School to Fit Them
for Cavalry to be Established
in Southwest.
TESTS FOR THReE-YEAR-0LDs
Best Trainers to be Employed at Re-
mount Station at Fort Reno, Okla,
to Break Steeds.

A kindergarten school for army
horses, Il general training post for the
cavalry service, is an experiment to
be tried out by the United States gov
eminent Herds of three ear-oid horses
gathered from all parts of the land.
unbroken to bride. saddle or harness.
are to be shipped to old Fort Reno and
given lessons in what to do This
is the order OF j. B. .aleshire. quarter
master general of the United States
army.
Instead of a general military post.
picturesque old Fort Reno is to be
made ''rernount station" a place
where new mounts will be provided
for cavalrymen. says an FL Reno CORE
spondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer
1t is proposed to turn out more than
1000 head of horses and mules each
year ready for the military. The cav
alrymen who have been stationed at
the fort have gone to other posts. and
just as soon as stables can be built the
horse school will open. By July l the
three-year-olds are expected to be on
the reservation, and the tanning will
begin. England and France have re-
mount stations, but Uncle Sam has
never attempted them before. If the
one at Fort Reno proves a success it
Is probable that all horses and mules
in the United States will hereafter go
through their course in school before
graduating into regular army life.
"a horse usually lasts about seven
years in the service" said Captain
Letcher Hardeman, who is at Fort
Reno arranging for the opening of
the school "a mule is good FOR ten
years. The contractors who have fur
nished the army horses have been buy
ing them between the ages of four and
eight years. Our experiment will be
with three-year-olds.
VIII Use Gentle Means.
''There'll be no broncho busters here
We don't care for any man who would
mount three-yenr-old. sock pair Of
rowels into it's side and fight it until
it's broken in spirit and broken in
heart. That Kind of breaking may do
OH the plains. but 1t won't do for the
United States army. A good cavalry
horse must have cavalryman,s spirit.
Nor will the cavairymen themselves do
the breaking. This work will be in the
hands of civilians. under the supervi-
sion of army officers.
"The best trainers we can find will
be employed. After the horses have
been broken cavalrymen will teach
them the game of war; No animal is
to be roughly handled Kind treatment
goes long way with a horse in cult
waiting good disposition.
We believe there is economy in a
remount station. Not only will we get
a better. more desirable lot OF horses.
but by taking them as three-year ODDS
we Will get from one to Eve years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-09
WI ON STREET CAR ETHICS.
Chinese Minister Urges Countryn1er
to Give Up Seats to Women.

Chinese of New York city will in IN
ture be sure to rise and give their
seats to women on the street cars,
even if all Americans do not do so. for
WI Ting Fang. minister to the United
States from China, recently told them
that by following this custom they
would make no mistake.
Mr.. WI was the central figure at a
mass meeting held in the tleater in
Chinatown to aid the New York Con-
fucian association, which will teach
the morals and the precepts of the it,
lustrious sage. The minister. clad in
oriental costume. appeared for the first
time in the quarter in response to an
invitation from leading residents.
Mr.. WI Endorsed the Confucian as
ISOLATION, which is planning to erect
a 100000 building. with libraries.
gymnasium and baths, something like
a branch of the Young Mems Christian
association. Although the ethics of
Confucius will be taught there. no OBJ
lection will be made to Christians
joining it.
WI 1iAS ohss ciii linb bt was uot
SO particular about the kind of re-
ligion his fellow countrymen embraced
provided that it was good one and
that they followed its precepts.
I'm the same way" he continued,
with an engaging smile, Il commend
to you all good American customs. One
thing in which you may well emulate
your American neighbors. my breth-
rem, is In respect for women. would
see the social state of women improve
In our own country, and ! think it is
gradually doing so. Here it is the
custom for men when in a street car
to give their seats to women. 1t is re
spectful and courteous, and l suggest
to all of you that you observe this
very commendabIe course.
'In fact, my brethren, you will also
find that the American habit of pay
ing good heed to what your wives say
to you will be of benefit to you. The
advice of a good woman profits much
1t will keep you from the excesses oil
gambling and also from the use Of
tobacco, which is not good for yot
and gives you shocking breath
About the only American custom
can think of now which | canno
commend to you is the habit of drink
ing whisky and brandy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-09
California ALLIGATOR Earn.

One thousand alligators. ranging
from the length of a lead pencil to
monsters that could crush man in
their jaws, arrived at Los Angeles n
few days ago from the southwestern
part of Louisiana and were landed
loose in new gator farm in east
Los Angeles. They were brought in
a specially arranged freight car over
the Southern Pacific. The increasing
demand for alligator leather, which is
converted into pocketbooks and hand
bags, makes the consignment of sau-
rians valuable and accounts for the
new industry started in Los Angeles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-09

more service from them than when we
took them four to eight years old
They may be bought cheaper too. A
rebellious. unwilling horse can almost
disrupt Il cavalry movement. and the
sooner it has t. C.'-inspected. con-
demned-branded on its side the bet
ter off that troop of cavalry isl
Captain Hardeman says that not a
great many horses are condemned for
viciousness, but occasionally one entire
ly unfit for use is got rid of.
About sixty men will be employed at
the Fort Reno station and they expect
to break in 500 or 900 head of horses
and from 800 to 400 head of mules each
year. The old barracks at Fort Reno
have practically been abandoned for.
months. The fort is on a reservation
over which bands of Cheyenne and
Arapahoe Indians still rove but they
commit no depredations. The Darling
ton agency is just few miles distant.
and 10 is careful that he does nothing
which might prevent him from draw
ing his quarterly pay He remembers,
too, the Indian police. mounted on fast
ponies, who feel the Importance of
their blue uniforms and brass buttons.
Captain Hardeman recently finished
checking up the supplies which hive
been stored in the old fort and has
shipped them away to other depotS.
Only a few caretakers are now at the
post, and their chief duty lies in wan
dering about the deserted barracks,
waiting fer the new stables to be built
and the horses to come. Lively times
are expected then.