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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
CHILDREN PUT CHICK TO BED.
"Fiutty" the Pet OF Two YOUNGSTERS
Out in Oregon.

Fluffy is a chick that made It's an
pearance at the home OF Gerald an.
Ellen Ryan, little son and daughter
OF Joseph A. Ryan, 365 East Thirty
fourth street last Easter Sunday
since which time it has become fam
ly pet 1t was a present from friend
With the children especially Fluffy
Is on excellent terms. and enjoys its
chickenship immensely throughout the
hvelong day. When the evening shad-
ows fall Fluffy wanders up to the
house and casts longing glances at
Gerald and Ellen. Then they know
what to do, for it's certain bedtime
has arrived and their pet wants to re-
tire. II waits until taken in charge by
the tots. who tenderly carry 1t to the
basement and carefully set 1t down in
It's nice, comfortable box, where 1t re.
mains throughout the long, silent
watches of the night.
Last week Fluffy undertook a big
job-to fly from the attic window to
the chimney-and nearly frightened
Ellen and Gerald into fits. After alight.
ing on the chimney the chick was
afraid at first, TO attempt to reach the
ground and Gerald was about to fetch
a ladder, when Fluffy screwed up suffi-
cient courage to make the daring leap,
and the situation was relieved. Port
and Oregonian.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
DOES HIS WORK IN PRIVATE
Great Painter Who Wants No Wit.
nesses to His Art.

John Sargent the famous painter, is
something of an eccentric in private
life. When engaged on any important
work he will suddenly disappear from
London--only for a few days-and
where he goes nobody knows. Then
he returns from his hiding place, bring
ing his picture with him One Of the
secrets of his wonderful lifelike por-
traits Is that he always aims at trans
uniting the mind and feeling of his
sitter, as well as his outside shell on
to his canvas. The faithfulness OF Mr..
Sargent's portraits is such that Mr..
Dooley was once led to remark that
mo artist in our day has succeeded
so well in showing up the maneness
iv tn people he has mugged." BY
the way, Mr.. Sargent is a musician of
no mean order. while as a CONVEX
sationalist he possesses a charm all
his own,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
Clothes and the Man

gentleman met his medical ad.
wiser on Forty second street the other
day and passed friendly greeting.
Well, and how are your" asked the
doctor
Quite passable, thanks" said the
other but ! notice that when bend
forward, stretch out my arms horizon
tally and impart to them a circular
motion, always feel such a pain in
my left shoulder"
But what need is there for you TO
perform such ridiculous antics?" in.
CURED the physician
DO you know any other way. doe
tor, OF getting ON your top-coat?" re-
piled his atient.-Harpers Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
New Illuminating system.

A new system Of illumination Is Of
fered By the discovery Of Prof Blar
Of Germany. which is a liquid illum
mating gas 70 be delivered at the
houses Of customers at regular periods
in much the same manner as coal oil
and other commodities are delivered at
fhe present time a 22-pound cyiin
der q gas is sufficient 10 supply a
50-candle power light for four months
if used four hours a dav. The means
u connection between the burner and
the reservoir is through a fine tube
no thicker than an electric light wire
and just a. flexible.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
Costly Necklaces.

The most costly necklace I'm the
world belongs to the Countess
Henckel, lady wen known in London
and Paris society, the value of which
is said to be $250,0OO 1t is really com
posed Of three necklaces, each OF his
tOric interest One was the property
of the eX-queen Of Naples, sister OF the
late Austrian empress; the second.
once the property OF Spanish gran
dee, while the third was formerly
owned by the Empress Eugene. Not
long ago a necklace composed of 4I2
pearls, in eight rows, the property of
the late duchess of Montrose. was sold
for 100000 The Empress Frederick
Of Germany is said to have possessed
a necklace of 80 pearls. worth at least
100000, while Lady llchesters neck
lace of black pearls is valued at about
SIPS 000.
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AND THEN He WASN'T PLEASED.
Wlfey's Economy That Drew No Praise
from Husband.

There was pensve look In Mrs
Compton's charming eyes, but she
smiled across the table at her husband
when he asked her If she felt too tired
to go with him to concert. Il sup
pose you have been busy packing all
day, he said thoughtfully.
oh, yes. I've been busy" she said,
with a little sigh, but feel satisfied
for everything is packed now, except
the last things, that can't go in the
trunks till tomorrow and besides that
have done something I'm sure will
please you, Henry, 1t will show you
that I'm really learning to be thrifty
and economical like you
Il should like to hear what you've
done, said Mr. Compton, with as seri-
Gus an air as his wifes.
Il knew that the battery in my little
electric lantern would not begin to last
till our vacation was over" said Mrs.
Compton, and yet it didn't really need
to be recharged yet So rather than
have that spark wasted, ! went into
the library at dusk, with all the cur
tains drawn and the shades down, and
just sat there in the dark-or il would
have been dark except for the lantern
mean--and pressed one finger after
another on the lantern button,
changing fingers as they got numb, till |
at last the spark gave out. So now |
can have it recharged tomorrow with |
a clear conscience. Youths Compan-
on
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
One Industry Of the PeskY Ant.

Out IN Burma and the far east
whore sandalwood is worth its weight
In silver. the pestiferous ant is a yalu
able assistant 10 the loggers of that
precious timber. The hard and fra
grant heartwood alone has value. but
as the tree grows this valuable heart
is overlaid by a soft and worthless lay.
er forming twothirds OF the trunk.
When a tree is felled and cut into
lengths the loggers let the timber lie
At once the ants begin work upon the
soft wood. which is sappy and sweet
enough to attract them. In a few
weeks. less than a month in the case
OF the largest butts. the ants deliver
the heartwood free Of ali the worthless
sapwoOd.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to September list, 1903.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Traine Leave Cairo:

1882 a. M. Daily Chicago Vestibult
Limited. arriving Chicago 1870 a. m
2:2s a. m, Daily ST. Louis Might
I Limited. arriving St Louis 7:0S a. m
Sleeping ear open at $50 p. m.
500 a. M. Chicago Daily Express
except Sunday
500 a. NJ St Louis Mornig Elk
press except Sunday.
1875 a. m, St Louis Fast Mail
11:15 a. M, Chicago Midday Special
2:35 p. m. Daily St Louis Limited.
2:35 o. m, Afternoon Express for
odir. Effingham. Mattoon, Champaign
5:TO-p m, Thebes Accommodation
7:1s p. m, Chicago and Eastern Elk
press.
pas a. m. Memphis and Nashville.
.s:f5 a. m. Memphis and New Or
ileaus Limited.
500 ]. r.. Paducah and Louisville
1:4t D. M, Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
TAI o. m, Daily Nashville. Chatta
nooga and Atlanta
4:5c o. m. Fulton Accommodation.
$50 o. m, Paducah and Louisville.
500 o. n. Memphis and New Or
iIe1ns Special
For through tickets. sleeping car
Recommendations and further infOrma-
;tion apply al Illinois Central Passen-
ige- Station. Cairo H.
}. X. JONES, Ticket Agent.
s. a. HATCH. c. p. A.
a. n. HANSON, Pass. Traffic Mgr.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
Costly Enqlish Tunnel.

The new Rotherhithe tunnel under
the Thames to Stepney has cost some
thing like $l0,O0O,0O0 TO construct and
is the largest tube boring OF its kind In
the world Its total length including
the two Soping approaches, Is roughly
l.3 miles The length OF tunnel aeui.
ally under the river is about one.third
OF 4 mile.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
MEN ARE FowERLese
To Fight Against Disease Unless They
strike at The Underlying Cause.

To treat Dandrur and Falling Hair,
with irrltants or oils on which a para
site germ will prosper, il like seooping
water from the ocean to prevent the tide
from rising.
You cannot accomplish satisfactory
cure without having n right understand
Ing or the fundamental causes OF the
trouble,
You must kill the Dandrufr Germ.
Newbro's Herpcidc does this because It
Is specially made to do that very thing
When the germ is removed, the hair
has no choice but to resume healthy
growth and beauty,
Destroy the cause. you remove the
effect"
Sold by leading druggists. Send l0c. In
stamps for sample to The Herpcide Co,
Detroit, Mich
Two sfzes-50 cents ana y1.SS.
Paul G. Schulz a Sons, Special Agents
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
Aftermath"

Aftermath" is peIsistently H.
used word. Early July IS the time OF
the 'math:" that is. the first mouiu-
OF the meadow The short grass
with a sufiiciency % rain-wiH .Ioy
again, and later win come the second
NOW or aftermath" The phrase
the storm and IFS aftermath" seems
a favorte with some story writers
but IL j. diIcEit 20 undatet. ud hos
: storm caa have a second m0wia=,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
4o-ACRE FARMS 5000.

On the new Birmingham Line Of the
Illinois Central Railroad. Corinth
Mississippi. 10 Haieyvilie Alabama
Soil adapted 10 corn. cotton. oats.
fruits and vegetables. Climate and
water good Lands uuimuroved arr
selling Tor $3.50 20 S1en4 per acre:
partially improved, S7-98 10 $500 per
acre. For a free copy Of an eight
page leaflet describing this new terri.
tory on The Illinois Central. address
the undersigned a. Manchester Ia.
J. F. MERRY.
General immigration Agent.
Marnhnstar II
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14

other secondhand junk, including the
then current styles Of plug hat
THE tile of those days has re
NAMED the ruling fashion in Japan
up 10 the present Japan may build
Drcadnoughts, but the plug hat of O.
years ago still reigns supreme.
only on such ccromonious occa
sions as the New Years festivities
the enlperora birthday or possibl.
the racine meets at Negishi, near
YohohaMe. does the Japanese gentle.
maa bring forth from his camphor
"old Ghost his plug has. "A heritage
from his torelahcm. 1t may be
wiped with 20 summers; damp or
green with the shine Of antiquity, but
ihal matters nothing.
once this superstrucmre 10 lis
wrinNed frock coat and baggcd
trousers is added, the japanese gem
tlcmau feels that no dignity short of
a decoration OF the order Of the Ris-
ing Sun can be added 10 his person.
That croWning glory of a plug hat
may h't'it dl'NAh MS ears OF IL may
perch upon his head like half pea
nut she'll but no matter; Il Is the hat
of civilization and the badge OF r.
spectability.
He trots out Ct his house lookinG
like one Of the ancient dsimios stiT
with the dignity Of two swords. All
that fearful day he wears this hat If
ancient tintage like crown. and in
the end he slows II away in his damp
proof chest awaiting another festal
occasion or held as an asset in his
estate after death"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
How the Ruins Go

i thought" said the American who
was seeing Europe for the first time.
that you people had lot OF interest
In old ruins over here"
Once We had such things" the
native spologizrd. but your heiressos
have come over and bad most Of them
put IN good repair.'-Pittsb OBJ
server.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14

Ice on the birth OF child and at the
death OF anyone in the parish All
new buildings, schoohouses bridges
aud boats must he blessed; children
beginning AT school term are blessed
and in time OF pestilenee or peril there
must be continuous prayer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
Romantic British Wooers.

The Englishman. in his wooing
shows a reckless improyidence which
would turn a Frenchman's hair gray
No concern Of his is the important
matter Of a dot. he chooses when
he is true 10 himself-for purely TO
mantle reasons-Black and White
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
SEALED PROPOSALS
FOR CITY FIRE HOSE

Cairo. M. Sept 18th. 1908.
Sealed proposals will b. received
by the city council Of the city OF
Cairo Illinois. al the city clerk :
oh~ce up 90 > o'clock D. m. Tuesday
October 9Th. 1soS. for one thousand
G"00l feet more or less. two and one.
half tzizl inch cotton fire hose.
TITO city council reserves the right
to reject anv and all bids.
ERNEST WORKMAN.
City Comptroller.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
Stocks - Bonds u Cereals

BANKER cLEWs WRITES UNITED STATES
COURT IN PENNSYLVANIA IN DECLARING COMMODITIES
CLAUSE OF HEPBURN UNCONSTITUTIONAL
TO RAILROADS OWNING COAL PRoPE RTiEs-ApVANcE
MONEY RATE REGARDED sEAsoNAsLE
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
Hard Worked and Poorly PAID.

Siberia best-Fsid clergy get about
5000 year, while the poorer clergy
have often 10 beg for their bread. They
have a great deal to do. There is al
WAYS a service between four and FIVE
in the morning and there are two other
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
Alexander
County National
Bank
Commercial Avenue and Eighth Street
CAIRO. ILLINOIS.
OFFICERS

Accounts Of corporations and Individ-
uals especially solicited Exchange
furnished to any part Of the world.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
STEAMER LIBERTY

CAIRO AND NEW MADRID PACKET
Leaves Cairo a. 70 am. every nondsy,
Wednesday and Friday; New Madrid
at 6 >. n. every Tuesday, Thursday
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
oEEIcERs
DIRECTORS

Interest Paid on Time Deposits
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
Cairo City Transfer Line

Successor to Stoltz & Walters :.
J. X. klERcE. Prop.
All Kinds OF Hauling Done Promptly.
Both Phones t23
iii Washington Ave-, Cairo, Illinois.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

FOR stylish dressmaking call at
5l7 Eleventh street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
MOBILE & OHIO R. R
Corrected TO September 1st. 1903
Time Of Trains at
CAIRO
southbound

Southbound
No. I, Express daily. w.. .2:O5 pm.
No. 3, Express daily. w.. .2:O5 am.
NorthboUnd
No. 2, Express daily lv....1:35 pm.
No. 4, Express daily, W.. 2: isa.rl
J. h. JONES. Ticket F1Eht.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14

Fer Freight ard Passage Apply AZ
Halliday q Phillips wharfs0st. cslro.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-14
RoeERT {. Lee.
C. BOURNE

General Manager c. ?. q ,. -
General Office. South Front street
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-12

incapable Of contracting n marriage
The cause for annulling the marriage
10 wit, the lunacy of Harry Kendall
Thaw-existed at the time of such mar
rage"
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw then goes on to
recite that one of the defendants is the
mother Of Harry Kendall Thaw and a
resident Of this state and that there
has been no issue of said marriage.
The summons and complaint Is no
mere lengthy than that. 1t will not
be necessary to file papers in the SUI
preme court, It was explained. All that
Is required as preliminary step is that
a copy Of the summons and complaint
be served on each of the defendants.
Though reports have come from Mat
teawan that the prisoner was anxious
to avert suit, 1t " said that he was
calm when told that his wife would
not longer live with him.
Suspicion of the suit has been caused
by the lack of first hand information
about the financial arrangements for
the future of the young wife. 1t has
been reported that she was to receive
a lump sum Of $4,000 and $4,000 per
year, but the lawyers deny this state
msnt. 1t is, however, understood that
MIS-. William Thaw has made arrange
ments which will prove satisfactory to
Evelyn.
Lawyers have said In such suit she
could not ask for allmony. Some of
them explained that If it were proved
that Thaw was insane at the time of
the marriage which would be the
ground of annulment, he was bur-
dened with no responsibility. They
said that he could not under such cir
cumstances be required by the court
to make settlement on his wife.
Nothing has been done In regard to
a settlement" said Dan O'Reilly. "The
reported agures-a lump sum of $50, 900
and an annual allowance of $4,000
are all guesswork."
1t appears to be generally agreed on
both sides that divorce will be
granted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-12
ASSISTANT JUDGES
NAMED LICENSE
COMMISSIONERS
Appointments We're Announced
This Afternoon
OLD BOARD IN BENNINGTON
Fred Potter, Tee umseh erownsli and
Walter Patterson Selected for
Town Of Pownal

Assistant Judges e. e. Potter OF
Pownal and G. w. Peck of Sandgate.
who have been in town during the past
few days attending to different mat.
tiers of county business, today com.
pleted the appointments Of license
commissioners in the two Bennington
county towns, Bennington and pownal
that voted yes" at the recent March
election.
The appointments of the commits
sioners at Pownal were completed last
evening and commissions were issued
today to Fred Potter, Tecumseh Brown
ell and Walter Patterson.
For Bennington the judges undoubt.
eddy came to the conclusion that the
license business could be in no better
hands than at present and this after
noon commissions were issued to the
former board, Sheldon H.. lockwood,
Frank E. Battles and DR.. F. s. Pratt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-12
G. A. r. STAFF APPOINTED
Announcement Made by Department
Commander c. e. Beach.

Burlington, March 11.-Charles Il.
Beach, of this city, commander of the
Vermont department, G. A. K. today
made the following star appoint
ments: Quartermastergo general and
assistant adjutant. G. j. Williams, of
Burlington; Judge encouragement
]. H. Lucia of Montpelier depart
ment inspector, Z. II. Putnam. of
Brattleboro; patriotic inspector, c. II.
Dunton, OF Poultney; chief mastering
officer, Il. j. Foster Of Waterbury
Center; senior aide-decamp and
chief-of-staff, George w. Eenncy, of
Rutland; members of staff. II. w.
Spafford and Milo Lyman of Rutland,
H. |. Bangs of Brattleboro, J. n. Cul.
yer of Richford. o. +. Eaton, of
Waitsfield, w. H. Munsell of Wells
River, j. c. Griffith of Dandy, A, G..
Horton of Chittenden, ]. L. Moseley,
of Mortified, j. w. Copeland OF l.yn-
donville, Charles Stone, George b.
Martin and H. o. Wheeler oil Bur-
lington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-12
WAITING FOR INSURANCE.
Extent of New Merrifieid Mil Depends
on Terms of Settlement.

Brattleboro, March 1O.--Arthur NJ.
Merrifield of Williamsville, whose mill
was burned February 20, is making
preparations to rebuild, but until the
insurance has been adjusted he cannot
say whether the new mill be simply n
saw mill or. VIII contain basket de-
partment He mas about 10000 feet
OF logs waiting to be sawed into lum.
Der, The mill which was burned was
the principal plaee of business in the
village and its loss is felt by the entire
population. AT the-annual town meet
ing an expression of the voters toward
exempting from taxation for five years
whatever plant Mr.. Merrifeld might
build was taken, and the vote was
unanimous In favor of the exemption.
AS there was no article in the warrant
covering the subject. this vote was
not binding, but 1t showed the senti-
ment of the people. A temporary
foot bridge Is being built in place of
the highway bridge Which was burned
and some action will be taken soon
toward providing a new bridge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-12
new YORK SENATE
FOR ANT|-RACE
TRACK BILL
Codes Committee Makes Favor
able Report by 5 to z
TRIUMPH FOR GOV. HUGHES
Bookmakins and Taking of Wasers
on Race Tracks Made Penal
Offence.

ALBANY, n. V, March l2.--The race
track gamblers Wee badly beaten in
the first lineup In the fight against
race track betting.
The senate codes committee by a
vote Of 10 > reported favorably the
Agnew-Hart amendment to the penal
code.
This makes bookmaking and all TAX
ing of wagers ut race tracks a INSIDE
mcanor instead of felony, makes i'm
prisonment for Dot more than year
the penalty, removes the alternate pen
atty of fine and cuts out the clause
which provided that where an exclu.
sive penalty is provided by another law
the code shah not operate
The bill makes the code effective
against race track gamblers as well as
against poolroom men and provides a
real penalty in place of the fines, which
never bothered bookmakers.
The bill was reported with a McCar-
rem amendment fixing the time when il
shall go into effect as Sept. /. This
amendment prevailed by vote of 4
to 3.
Governor Hughes will not accept the
amendment, the sole effect Of which
will be to give the Jockey club four
and one-half months of gambling prof
Its by postponing the enforcement Of
the constitution.
The assembly codes committee will
take action on the penal codes and the
Percy-Gray amendments and win re-
port both measures.
After conference with Speaker
Wadsworth the members Of the assem-
bly, codes committee stated that they
viii accept the McCarren amendment.
Chairman Murphy said this was the
probable course.
However Speaker Wadsworth said:
If the governor takes the position
that | am informed he does, / have
grave doubts of the adoption of the
amendment by the house"
SAssemblyman Hart said:
Il am opposed to the amendment and
will fight as hard as can against IT,"
Governor Hughes refused to COM
ment for quotation upon the action Of
the senate committee In amending the
penal code bill, but he left not the
slightest reason to believe that he viii
stand for the McCarren amendment.
Probably the governor will take the
opportunity in the near future publicly
to state his objection TO the change,
permitting race track gambling TO con-
tinue until September.
1t is understood that the governor
sees no reason why the time for the
constitution to take effect should be
postponed. That is the important point.
The reason why code amendments
usually take effect on Sept Is so as
to give the legal profession an opportu-
nifty to become familiar with the new
statutes and adjust their practice ac-
cordingly.
The abolition of race track gambling
presents no parallel with other code
amendments, and the governor will not
regard precedents ms controlling in this
instance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-12
oproac To Hell the Universe Affords Fer the Man Who Cheats Ne,
GUARDING AGAINST FIRE
Hrattleboro Schools Being Made More
Safe-Doors 10 Opea Outward.

Brattleboro. March 1.-THE fire
horror of the school in Collinswood,
Ohio, last week has prompted the
Brattleboro school officials to examine
the school buildings here. The high
school building was found TO be in a
satisfactory condition, but in the Can
al street graded school some of the
doors at the exits opened inward.
These have been changed so that they
now open outward and hereafter will
be kept unlocked during school hours.
The doors at Brattleboro academy in
West Brattleboro open inward. Some
change probably will be made there.
but the directors have not had an OPP
portunity to meet to decide just what
will be done. The situation there is
not considered dangerous. There are
six schools in the building aggregating
about 100 pupils. There is a broad
veranda at the second story and down
stairs there are double door exits ON
opposite sides of the building. A fire
drill has been instituted, and the
schools approach the exits from differ
ent directions, no two schools coming
together in the halls. The time re-
quired for getting the 100 pupils out
of the building under the fire drill is
one minute.