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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01
Seyen-Toed Dick.

An interesting family of cats which
frisk about the Oak street police sta
ton. New York city, Is the talk of the
district, and many persons have come
from all over the city to see this
strange family. each member Of
which has seven toes on his fore feet.
Seven Toed Dick Is the father OF
the brood. but, strange as IL appears,
their mother, Six Toed Judy. did not
develop seven toes until she was al
most a year old. though now she has
that number like the others.
The rest of the seven toed family
have not been named yet, but there
are six of them, of all colors, each Of
which has seven we'll defined toes on
its front paws.
According to Lieutenant Mccarthy,
who was In every country in the
world when In the United States
Navy, seven toed cats are not rare in
some countries. He says:
THE Island of Madagascar Is re-
nowned for its freak cats, and Malta
is a close second, but legend says that
a hundred years or so ago a ship
from the Far East, which was wreck
ed on the Jersey coast of Fair Haven
had a number of seven toed cats
aboard, some of which swan ashore
for they are good swimmers and
ever since that locality has produced
any number of them.
'One big yellow one that ] remem-
Der seeing in Djokjokarta on the Is
land OF Java, was the pet of an old
deep sea sailor. He had taught 1t
many tricks. 1t could turn somer-
sault like a trick dog, roll over, play
dead cat and do other strange tricks.
but its best stunt next to swimming
was to carry the mail. for 1t seemed
to recollect locations like a human
being and would go for the old jack
tars mail a mile of to the post office
and always bring 1t back safely.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01
DRINKING WATER HIGH
New Workers viii Pay Three Hundred
Million Dollars For New System
to Supply Them.

New York, April 30-Common drink
ing water bids fair to become more
! expensive than champagne in New
York. if the cost of the Catskill water
supply scheme continues 10 grew. AS
originally figured the expense of the
plan for supplying water to the city
was $4,000. goo Last fall it had
reached total OF 1852 GOO coo and
now il has passed the $30o00o0 600
mark. with no apparent end in sight.
That the construction Of this new
water system will far exceed the cost
of the Panama Canal cannot be doubt
ed and the water furnished by it will
be the most expensive drank in any
city in the world. The whole affai"
bids fair to become one of the greatest
Scandals i'm the record of the city. Il
is reported that advance tips were Civ
en- to real estate agents which enabled
them to acquire land at SlS an acre
and sell il to the city for $3.50. Already
sc commissioners counsel and experts
are drawing $50 day for a FIVE hour
day or S1S.250 a year apiece, a total cf
S657 900 a year in salaries for one
small class of employees. As things
stand now the estimated cost of this
gigantic water scheme would con
struct all the subways six times over,
or build a railroad clear across the
United States and more than half way
back again. To pay interest on the
bonds and the sinking fund the CITY
will need s1S000.0 every year, which
means an increased tax fer every
workingman living in New York OF
more than s2l annually The fact has
now been brought TO light that tn
city was recently offered an oppor
,tunitv which was turned down. to con
tract for 200.000.000 gallons of water
p day at a price of S5,100000 year
To secure that supply now ii is goine
to pay more than three times that
sum every year In view Of these
facts recently brought out it is plain
that no city will dispute New York's
title to the most expensive water on
earth. All that remains to be seen is
what the average citizen will drink
when this new system is inaugurated
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THE pSEUDONYM.

The soldier had asked the widow
to marry him and she had refused.
THE proper thing for him to do.
now. would be to bid me fond fare
well and get marching orders,
unused the widow, with a smile OF
chastened humor; but the soldier
didn't see it in that light, as he sat
bolt-upright in the only decent-sized
chair in the widows boudoir.
May speak," he asked. his keen
gray eyes upon her face.
IF you don't mind" acquiesced
the widow meekly. ITS what I'd
prefer.
May | ask questions?". said the
soldier.
IF that's the only form of speech
you can rise to. you may" The
widows tones were resigned. but
very musical.
You say you won't marry me?"
the soldier went on imperturbably.
TO be quite precise" corrected
the widow. Il said could not"
Have you anything against me?'
"N-no.'
Gould you ever imagine liking
me we'll enough to be my wife?
Il might" admitted the widow. IF
tried"
Are you willing TO try?" The
soldier was warming to his work,
Certainly mott" cried the widow.
That is-most certainly mott"
rs your refusal in any way due
to your late husband?" he inquired.
Not In the least" she said hur-
riedly. my late-he had nothing to
do with It,"
Did any trait In your late hus-
bands character lead you to resolve
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01

Dakota was suffering most iof lack
of fuel and the railways were unable
to move cars more than Twenty-Five
miles a day. 100000 tons OF fuel went
past Memphis BY river on their way
10 New Orleans. in ten large carsot s.
SIXTY Thousand tons went down on a
single feet. and sold in New Orleans
for less than the rail freight would
have been from Pittsburg TO North
Dakota. They went 2,00o miles in
three weeks or less, while a single
carload would have taken eighty days
70 cover the distance by rail The
fleets mostly returned empty but one
Of them carried back sugar and syrup
AT a cost of little more than mill
a ton-mile. and ii made 1000 miles
upstream in a little more than a
month-at the very time that Christ
mas gods ordered in Chicago in No
yemebr were still blocked by Feb
rnarv's SHOWS in the west So much
advantage already lies on the side Of
the river, comparatively unimproyed
though it is.
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followed by the Cairo LODGES.
Mr.. Sweeney's mission was to con
duction school Of instruction. Tits
part was instructive as wei as int
esting. The manner in which Mr..
Sweeney conducted this school made
il very impressive on the minds of a
the members.
Quite a number of lodges from out
of the city were repres nted IN .
largest representation coming from
Ullin. numbering seventeen.
Messrs. Hay aad Ritter LETT this
morning, the former going TO Decatur
and the latter to Galatia. Mr. Sweeney
left direct for his home at Galesburg.
The Knights of Pythias of ullin,
have extended an invitation to Caro-
Knights to meet with them on Wed
nesday, May 9Th and assist in cele
bratng their first anniversary.
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DR.. DOOOS WILL
GIVE LECTURE
AT COURT HOUSE MONDAY NIGHT
ON THE WHITE PLAGUE" UN-
DER AUSPICES OF WOMAN'S
CLUB-PUBLIC INVITED.

DR.. Samuel Doods will give an ad,
dress at the court house next Monday
evening at 7;30 o'clock on the subject
The White Plague" to which the
public is cordially invited.
Acting upon the decision of the Gen
eral Federation of Womens clubs to
conduct a campaign of education on
the prevention of tuberculosis, the
Cairo Woman's Club has requested DR.
Dodds to deliver this lecture which
will be of great interest and benefit.
The public health committee of Hi
uois is organizing the state by coun
tiles into citizens committees with a
club woman as county chairman. Mrs.
liz. s. Dewey. president of the Cairo
club has been appointed chairman OF
Alexander county by the Illinois Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs. The main
object of this organization is to in
struct the public on means of proven
ton and cure Of the dread disease, tn.
berculOsis
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01
OURBOYSAND GIRLS
An Elephant Fiinancier.

Ordinarily one wouldn't suspect an
elephant Of possessing high grade
of financial acumen. Gunda. the big
Indian pachy derm at the New York
Zoo, however. is no ordinary ele-
pnant He knows a l1t of things,
has an intimate knowledge Of money
matters. acquired by long experience,
and is fairly entitled to be called a
financier of discrimination aud dis
cernment.
Gunda. who is relying fayortte
with visitors to the Eco, has in his
cage a large bank. into which he puts
the numerous coins which he re-
ceives from his admirers. On some
Sundays in midsummer when Bronx
PARK is crowded. be takes in as much
as 81 or IS a day. He seldom falls
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ASCAl ON LODGE
HAS GRAND TIME
HIGH OFFICERS OF THE ORDER
ATTEND TO HOLD SCHOOL OF
INSTRUCTION MANY VISIT
ING KNIGHTS ATTEND.

The Knights OF Pythias greeted
Grand Chancellor Louis c. Hay. OF
Bloomington last night at Castle hall
OF Ascalon Lodge No 81 Grand In
ner Guard Chas. L. Ritter. of Muir
physboro. and Official Instructor r.
W Sweeney of Galesburg, We're a'so
present.
Grand Chancellor Hay gave the
Knights a good talk on the method
to follow in creating an interest aud
maintaining it. The talk was fully
appreciated by all those who attend
ed and should it be needed by all the
lodges over the state would no doubt
be productive of much good to
Pythian lodges.
Mr.. Ritters remarks were well
taken and he gave the members some
good advice which no doubt will lie
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10 gather in a respectable amount OF
cash at the end of his days POSING.
One morning while one OF the
keepers was "tidying up" the hippo
potamus cage, i1st opposite Gunda 5
compartment, he was surprised to
fini a large smooth cent among the
aippo's straw. Several Chinese coins
AID a clumsily plugged nickel came
TO light next, and finally by the time
he had finished his work he had
rounded up a total OF fifteen pieces
OF currency or near-currency that
any railway ticket seller would re-
ject on sight.
: Suddenly the keeper happened to
look up and, catching an unmistak-
able twinkle In Gunda's eye, had an
idea. Investigating the elephants
bank he found therein suspiciously
bright and new looking collection of
pennies and larger coins. The evil
dence was clear that Gunda, seized
with some sudden and unaccounta-
BILE desire for financial house
cleaning, had carefully eliminated all
the bad and useless money from his
savings and had disdainfully flung
them into the abode OF the hippo
potamus. The keeper even declares
that perfectly good Canadian ten
cent piece was among the coins cast
out by the intelligent pachyderm.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01
Diving for Fish

! A unique method of fishing 10 em-
ployed by natives along the Parhaung
River. Two iugout boats are en-
ployed about thirty feet long with
two men with long poles, one In the
bow, the other at the stern, punting
the boat along. They stretch long
rope made of bamboos and plated
grass about hundred yards long
and weighted about every ten yards
with big stones. This they let down
into the water and the fish are fright
ened toward the bank. The divers
then jump In three at time. remain
ing down about twenty seconds. They
carry gaffs about IS inches long
and fishhooks with cords attached.
When they strike fish they let 80
the gah and the fish Is hauled up into
the boat. A big fire is lighted on the
river bank and the men warm them
selves before 1t when not diving
Rangoon Gazette.
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; NEWS OF THE RIVERS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The river marked $50 en- the CAIRO
gauge last evening showing a rise OF
80 Of a foot IN "a hours.
The Annie Russell with Russell E
Gardner aud party on board cleared
yesterday morning for Hickman.
The Fred Hartweg went south VITA
two empties after logs and lumber.
The Herman Paepcka w5nt s2rti
with an empty barge after lumber for
the Chicago Mill.
The Harvester from st. Louis went
to Paducah with four empties.
The Dick Fowler from aud to Padu-
cab had good business both ways. She
win be the naducah packet today.
The Sadie Lee IS coming up from
Memphis and win be here today anC
will return from here.
The Georgia Lee will be up from
Memphis tomorrow bound for Cincin
natl.
The Illinois Central transfer be al
VIM. Butler Duncan which has under
gone repairs at Psducah, has been lei
into the river and IS again ready fol
business,
The closing down of the coal mines
in Southern Illinois has made bust
ness good for the West Kentucky and
other coal companies operating In
Tennessee and every towboat that is
fit for service has been engaged to
haul coal from the Caseyville mines
to st. Louis,
The Peters Lee will enter the Mem
phis and Cincinnati trade on May Z.
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Enornous coal Traffic.

John L. Matthews. in Everybody's
Magazine says: The Ohic-Mississippi
coal trade, which exists today. is one
of the greatest single movement of
cargo in the world. From Pittsburg to
New Orleans is 1000 miles, all down
hill. Coal in 1000-ton barges is
RATED into fleets and towed down this
distance by powerful steamboats,, at
cost of less than IS cents ton,
against a railroad rate of about $3.50
from Pittsburg to Memphis for 4S
cents, against a rail rate of s2.70.
Millions of tons of coal have gone this
way and always will go this way, be-
cause the boats have only to drift,
and those that come back, mostly
empty, are not hard to shove up
strea. In the very week when North
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01
OUkEOYSAND GIRLS.
COLORED STARS.

Here is pretty experiment that
any ingenious boy ran make. Get
piece of cardboa l. say, 8 by IL
inches in size, and bend 1t gently In
the middle. In one of the wings
thus formed, cut tour-pointed star,
with two of the points vertical and
two horizontal. Now bend this wing
back upon the other and make trac-
Ing of the star upon the latter with q
pencil.
Your object is to get the exact
center of the star-tracing. and this
you may do by making 10, at the
Intersection of the diagonals. Now
make another drawing OF star on
the uncut wing, but Its points must be
at an angle of forty-five degrees with
the first. Cut this new star out care
fully. and place the cardboard. as
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01

p6Feu IIie SOiutet' Sdiu NAS W.
der. am | understand that your re-
fusal Is entirely a personal matter?
lis this the way court-martials
are held?" Interrupted the widow to
gain time.
Am II" repeated the soldier.
Eyes. she said. with little gasp,
you are"
Then we've settled one point.
remarked the soldier with satisfac-
ton.
Please" inquired the widow plain
lively, would you mind telling me
how many points We have to make?
1t might give an added interest to
the game.
Several, said the soldier short
ly.
TOO vague" said the widow.
We'll, go on"
The soldier obeyed.
Are you a gambler" he inquired
still imperturbabale.
Good gracious. not" gasped the
widow.
Have you ever cheated at cards?
Heaven forbid" said the widow.
holding her smelling salts to her
impertinent little nose.
DO you take absinthe? And are
you continually followed by some
fearsome and wholly imaginary
beast?"
Listen to the mani" cried the
widow, determined to assert herself.
You've mistaken your vocation;
with such limitless cheek you ought
to have been a lawyer; with such
wealth of Imagination you'd have
made your fortune as writer; with
such a capacity for asking questions
you'd have been a power in the
House; in fact, it Is absolutely
shameful that you should have taken
up profession that relies more up
on your hand than your head.
1T don't" said the soldier; 1T re-
lies on both to work together"
Mind and matter unused the wild
ow, I'm equal proportions. Is that
the recipe?"
The soldier bowed.
Have you struggled your children
away, In case their increasing size
should tell tales of your age?" he in
quired.
Il might have" she admitted
judiciously, "of course, II Id had
any, but, as 1t appears. so far"-she
stopped a moment and gazed earnest
ly into the soldiers face-"I'ye not
yet managed to smuggle husband
away-not even in the family vault. -
she finished desperately.
The soldier looked into her blush
ing face and his smile was no longer
suppressed.
You see." explained the pseudo
widow. you've suggested such terri
BILE reasons for my refusal OF you
that the real one seems a mere moth
ing beside them"
That's what | intended" said the
soldier, because | knew that Wild
ow' was. so to speak. your non de
plume"
The pseudo widow blushed more
rosily than ever.
oh" she murmured. with ex-
cusable establishment, you did1
i was badly in need of new SEN
sation-I was indeed and 1t has
been great fun. Are you going to
ask any more questions, or is 1t my
turn now?''
only one more" whispered the
soldier, bending over the back of the
chair. do you love me?"
Ruled out of order!' she cried.
with a tremulous laugh as their lips
met.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01

shown in the illustration. on table
bearing two lighted candles OF the
same height and opposite screen OF
white paper fixed to the wall.
Regulate the angle formed by the
two wings so that the luminous im-
ages cast by the stars may fall, one
directly on the other, In the center
of the screen. You will thus have a
bright star with eight points. Now,
II you cover one OF the two openings
with piece OF colorei glass, say
green. you will have tri-colored
star, with the points alternately
red and green and the center white.
The piece of colored glass may be
replaced by a wine glass containing
any colored liquid. and the points of
the star will then show alternately
the color OF the liquid and its COM
Elementary hue. Some very pretty
effects may thus be produced.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01
Late ALREADY.

Five minutes after the tardy gong
had struck, the principal of the
school was walking through the low
er hall when he saw a pujgy little
fellow scampering toward the first
grade room as fast as his fat legs
could carry him. See here" called
the principal to the .ate conner. Il
amt got time to talk to you; I'm late
already" replied the breathless be-
ginner as the door of his class room
closed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01

Miss Josephine Magee is expected
to return today from an extended
visit with relatives at Kerrsville. Tex.
She will be accompanied home by her
brother, Frank l.. Magee who will
visit his brother ]. b. Magee and
family and his sisters, the Misses
Magee.
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One of the Oneerest.

Naturalists say that the man-faced
crab OF Japan Is one of the queerest
creatures known to them. 1t 10
scarcely an inch in length. yet 1t has
face that is the perfect counterpart
of a Chinese coolies. with eyes, nose
and mouth all clearly defined. This
uncanny thing, besides having face
like a humaL beings, has two legs
that seem to grow from the top OF
its head and hang over the sides OK
It's face.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01
To BUILD SEWERS
BEFORE PAVING
PROBLEM coNFRoNTS BOARD OF
IMPROVEMENT AND CiTY'S
ATTORNEYS RESPEc TING
WASHINGTON AVENUE.

The Board of Local Improvements,
or. rather, the city's special counsel
Attorneys Lansden c Leek. have an
important problem to solve in con-
nection with the Washington avenue
Improvement. Before the brick pave
ment is laid the board desires TO have
sewers laid across the avenue. at the
several cross streets where sewers
are needed, from Twenty-second to
Thirty-fourth streets. The ordinance
providing for these sewers and for
filling where necessary, were passed
some time ago, and efforts to get bids
for both filling and sewers were made,
but have failed. Bids for the sewers
were received but not for the filling
and as the two were combined in one
ordinance, and the sewers could not
be built in some places without the
filling. the sewer bids We're not ac-
copied Hence there are no sewers
across Washington avenue at the
streets named, and the board con
siders it unwise to lay the pavement
| on the avenue and nave II torn up
later on to build the sewers. 1t wants
the sewers built across the avenue
at once so that the pavement will not
need to be disturbed. But how this
can be done under ordinances that
have been passed, or If it can be done
at all even by the passing of a new
ordinance is the Drohlem Whatever
can be done must be done quickly as
the pavement work is progressing
rapidly The board met Wednesday
to discuss the matter with Messrs.
Lansden & Leek and adjourned till
next Wednesday to give them an op.
portunity to devise and report a plan
of action.
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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01
Curtailings.

Curtail a part of your anatomy and
get that which a doctor asks for on
visiting a sick person. (F1et-fee.)
Curtail a piece OF tree and get
an animal which. when In the wild
state. is to be greatly feared. (Board-
boar.)
Curtail a piece of headgear worn
hy kings and get a bird that loves to
visit the ripe corn-feld. Grown
.crow.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01

Harris Schulze VINO has been the
guest of his mother Mrs. Hermine
Schulze OF Ninth street will return
to Anna to resume his duties at the
hospital offices today. He attended
the drill of Company X last night in
his official capacity as first lieutenant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01
81 know what the preacher mear

II know what the preacher meant
when he spoke Of the lay members
this morning." remarked little Fred
or his way home from church.
What did he mean, dear?" ques-
toned his mother.
"He meant Chickens" answered
Fred. II heard Linn tell papa the
other day that there were a lot Of
gossiping old hens In his congrega-
ton"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01
Each to His Taste.

This Is another story of an inquisi-
tive little boy. Such stories and such
boys are both common.
Mamma" he asked, what is pa
pa's business?''
why, Jack. he's tea-sampler. lie
tastes the different kinds of teas.
Mamma. remarked the youngster
presently, do you know what m
going to be when | grow ur'
No, Jack" replie' his mother.
IA cake sampler!" said the small
boy. with a look of anticipation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.

States Attorney and Mrs. Alex
ander Wilson returned last evening
from Chicago where they spent a few
days on a shopping expedition.
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to remain a
widow after
his death q
went on the
soldier.
p r a y
| e a V e my
late husband
out of the
q u e s ton.
c ri e d the
widow with
rising irrita
tation, his
c h a r a c ter
was blame
less.
f h en-.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01
Yesterdax,s River Forecasts.

The Ohio, at Evansville and Mt.
Vernon. not much change during the
next SO to 4S hours At Paducah and
Cairo. will rise slightly during the
next 80 hours.
The Tennessee. from Florence to
the mouth, will continue rising q to
IS hours,
The Mississippi, at Chester, will
fall during the next IS hours. AT
Cape Girardeau not material change
tonight. then fall.
The Wabash at Mt Carmel. wi
continue falling during the next As
hours
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
The WEATHER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature
General Conditions.

The day was fair and quiet. The
government bulletin reported ram
from II points extending over ONO
valley Extremes Of temperature We're
Sc at Phoenix, Ariz., and 26 at Hayre'
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WASHINGTON Forecast.

Washington, April 20.-lLldNoiS--
Fair Friday: Saturday, fair and
warmer: variable winds.
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Note. tic EUI0EUIHo WI 49,
moon record is for Illinois and approx.
imates the record at Cairo within a
few minntes.l
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Vanarles q sueceas.

Success sometimes meets a mans
xpoctations only when his expeeta-
.oas are on the return trip.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01

Teacher-Now. Howard, can you
tell me what an impression is?
Small Howard-Yes, ma am, It's
dent in a sofi place.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01
Tax on Bears In Japan.

Bears are liable to taxation in some
Japanese villages. The origin Of this
curious custom Is unknown.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01

After all nothing takes the bumps
quite like the water WACO.
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Truth In a Few Words

Going to law is losing COW for the
AXE of eat.-Chinese Proverb.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-01

Roses and other plants at Mrs. Nal
denis. S19 Twenty-second street.
Leave orders for cut flowers.
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forecasts For Today
sun and Moon.

Cairo and vicinity: Fair and cool.
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Every mother feels o

great dread OF the pam
and danger attendant upon
the most critical period
of her life. Becoming