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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-26
At Detroit.
At Chicaro.
THREE LEAGUE

EsR \
At Dubuque.
Dubuouc. JAY 25.--ovitz pitched
good game Cars double scored t'o
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-26
At Boston.


Observation-Disclosures rain, no game.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-26
At Cleveland.
At St. Louis.

Batteries Waddell and Spencer;
Smith and street.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15

We have on hand well select ed stock of furniture and will receive in the next few days a car of choice select furniture, chairs and iron beds. all of the latest designs. Don't buy until you see our line.
 MCDANIEL HARDWARE Go.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15
POSTOFFICE.
Jack GEaysGo Sc. Waltw nt1

Postmaster ............. -.......... Jack Gnysn IieIk... sNW usN
 Office hours-Open at q m.. close at q open at D. m.. close at 7:So p. m. Sunday-spol close at 6:30 p. m. Money ords~ departmsat-eo at a- m. close at p. m.
 Mail from Roaston and intermediate poiao . rives at II .. m.. leaves at p. m.
 Mail from Gale and intermediate points asIiso at Il l. n. and leaves p. m
 These routes daily except Sunday.
 Mail on rural routes Nos. l. 2. 8. (. and lsasa every day except Sunday at 8 a. m.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15
AWFUL

Mary, aged five, and Stella who was about the same age were talking about their future dreams.
 When I grow up," said Mary. "I'm going to be a school teacher.
 Well, Pm going to be a mother with four children, !" said Stella.
 Well, when they come to my school Pm going to whip them, whip them, whip them!"
 ::You mean thing!" said Stella as the tears started in her eyes, What have my poor children done to you?"
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15

chin and found it had grown a fcot long," Quite a long chin, don't you think" remarked the teacher.
 The pupils are preparing a school entertainment to be given Oct 30.
 Miss Hartsfeld visited her home recently and returned to her work much refreshed.
 Leo Hines and Miss Lenna Beatty have been appointed school reported for the present week.
 We are sorry to lose one of our best students, Miss Etta Long, who was called home last week. We hope she may be with us again soon.
 It is said that Prof. Calhoun advised Miss Hartsfeld to send any refractory students of hers to him for correction. A certain boy knocked on his door, the door opened, and before the boy knew what was up h @ had been flogged in good style. At the conclusion, the following dialogue took place:
 Please, sir, why are you whipping mel"
 Didn't Miss H. send you to me for correction?"
 No sir, she sent me for a box of chalk.
 Floyd Nelson, of Laneburg, who went to school here fast year was in town Saturday. He says he IS going to Little Rock to work in an insurance office.
 R. Wylie will move here soon.
 MT. Yamamoto, a Japanese student from Oklahoma city, delivered a lecture here Satur- day night, which will be useful to all of us who expect to go to Japan.
 Rev. Edgar Waddle and fami- ly, of Morris, are moving into the house recently vacated by Bro. McSwain.
 Bud Stuckey. of Hampstead county is contemplating moving to Emmet for the benefit of the school.
 Mir. Austin Queen have moved into Prof. Thomas house. Prof Thomas goes to Belton next week to open his school there.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15
Congressman, 7th District, =
 R. Minor Wallace.
NATIONAL TICKET.

The Republicans say they have rounded up the bankers, manu- lecturers, railroads and business men, so that they will almost vote as a unit, and that during the rest of the campaign they will round up the labor vote. If they will say how much money they have, how many bankers, manufacturers, business men and laborites they need; what those that are for sale will cost on an average, we will then make an estimate as to whether they will be able to defeat Bry- an. They may defeat the Ne braskan, but it will take more money than Mark Hanna raised to defeat him in 1896. Perhaps the real reason why Roosevelt, Taft and others will not publish the campaign fund collected by their national committee before the election, is that they are afraid to let the voters who are for sale see how much per head the committee is able to pay, and that the price per head may go to a figure beyond the reach of the committee. We shall sae what we shat seo.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15
EMMET NEWS

The first month of our school year has passed. Everything is moving along tremendously. New students are coming in and our enrolment will doubtless be larger than ever before.
 Prof. Calhoun has adorned his room with some beautiful pie lures and flowers. He beleives that lovely surroundings make lovely character. We hope to be able to "beautify" our as- sembly hall soon.
 The boys are talking of organ izing a basket ball team. If this is done we shall probably have some match games with some of our neighboring schools.
 On Friday night Miss Annie Dell Meador, of Okolona will read for us in the school auditorium. We hope to have a large audience. Miss Christopher will assist by giving some musical selections. We guarantee every one who attends very pleasant time,
 One of the young ladies in the American literature class in tell ing the story of Rip Van Win kle's return said; Every body he met for some mysterious req son stroked their chins. Rip unconsciously stroked his own
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15
HAS BOUGHT PROPERTY

J. 0. Crow, proprietor of the Steam laundry has bought the lots betyeen the Christian church and the Methodist parsonage. He has also bought the old Christian church and will move it onto the lots, and make two nice cottages. The Christian people will build a new and more commodious building on the site now occupied by the old church.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15

See the McDaniel Hardwars Co. obout your heating stoves and get them up before the cold snap catches you.
 FOR SALE-One good second hand buggy. Will sell cheap for cash. J. M. Denson.
 McDaniel Hardware Co. is headquarters for rugs. All sizes from the smallest up to 9x 12.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15
CHURCHES.

ME. Church South-Rev. T. D. Scott n.... Preaching every Sunday. morning and s',S s;.; Prayer meeting every Wednesday n;s Sunday School every Sunday morning at sM. \ Finis K. Murrah. Superintendent.
 Baptist Church-Eld. L. M Keeling n...,- Preaching every Sunday morning snJ s:s. Prayer meeting every Thursday night snsa1 School every Sunday morning at o'clock. E Young. Superintendent :. \
 C. P. Church-Rev. l. N Clack, pastor. p,.. ing every Sunday morning and night Sn.s. kins. Superintendent
 Christian Church-Eld. R. A. Hishsnith -, Preaching every Lords day at Il am. ri IT pm. Prayer meeting every Wednesd.y ,,.A Sunday school every Sunday morning at 10 o'c6f Chas. F. Newth. Supt 'N"s
 Presbyterian Church-Rev H. Nj. McIain ... tor. Preaching the 1st 2nd, and 3rd Sun1sv 3 each month. morning and night. Fourth 0Sca.' at Marlbrook- Prayer meeting every Wedne,5.s night. Sunday school every Sunday mornins n ' o'clock: T. C. McRae. Supt
 W. .. T. U.-meets End and 9th Friday sf., moons at o'clock. Mrs w B. Waller. pra.ias.1 Mrs. H. A. Sykes. Secretary.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15
NEW BARGAIN LIST OF VAUGHAN
 REALTY co.

 REALTY co. SEE ALEX VAUGHAN at the PICAYUNE OFFICE. Three and one half miles south east of Prescott, two hundred and eighty acre tract, ninety acres in culti-
 vation, thirty-five acres in pasture, 155 pear trees and
 balance peaches, apples and plums, all select kinds; 2
 room residence; two over flowing wells: three barns,
 two stock ponds, fine ridge
 land. Also eighty acres, forty acres in cultivation, five room residence, crib
 and stsbles, has produced forty bushels of corn and a bale and a half of cotton to the acre. One of the best
 bodies of land in this sec tion. .28O acre tract, $3, 900. 30
 acre tract, $10OC, cash. One new six room resi- dence and one four room
 residerce: lots 100 x 44O. good barn and garden, con-
 crete walk entire front, West Second street near St. Mary's Woodstock mills, $1350, one half cash. terms given on balance.
 North one half of Lot 1, Block 2, Warren adition, four rooms and hal ab- stract title. good garden and on Walnut street, price $75O.
 One five room cot e in good repair. Lots 16O X 1S0 we'll, garden and barn close to Junction City Lumber Co. Price, $750, one half cash, balance terms.
 One six room residence and one four room resi- dence, Lots 305 X 65O, just outside of the city limits, all for $1400 or will sell sep- crate.
 One five room cottage with barn and garden on West Main e. close up to the business part of city, $750.
 I'm cen and a half acres next to corporation in East Prescott, two tenant hous- es and good we'll. Worth double the price. See me at once, former list closed out.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15
noTlcs TO THE PUBLIC.

Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any individual, firm or corporation appear ing in The Picayune will be promptly corrected if brought to the attention of the publisher. Statements of facts, however will not be retracted.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15
Advertised Letters!

The following is the list of letters re- maining unclaimed in this office for the week ending Oct. 5. 1908, and if not called for by Oct. 19, 1908, will be forwarded to the DeaG Letter Office. GENTLEMEN. LADIES. Carrell c. Roberts Mrs. Randy Coops Nose Yeager Mrs. Sarah A. Lee
 Mrs. Nellie McDaniel
 Miss Ruby Mckay
 Mrs. Ella Williams. When calling for the above, please say advertised.
 JACK CRIMSON. P. M.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15

Rev. L. J. Ritling of Emmet is in town today.
 Some matter for the Methodist church was crowded out of the dailr today but will appear in both daily and weekly tomorrow.
 Judge J. M. Pittman who has spending the past two months in Michigan came home yester- day.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15

Board of Health-Drs Adam Guth,;.n P $ SA, ReRan. ana ].
 School Board-C. c. Hamby. prssd... 4, Vaughn. Secretary; G. R. Haynie W ~ J. c. Young. J. s. Reaan. "' -
 City council meets first and third, ,Tus.d., .,-, in each month ""sy s9Al
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15
LODGES.

Masonic-meets 1st Friday night in esch uaetSl J. R. York. w. M; Dale Wilson. Secretary.
 Woodmen of the World Meets M spd 1tA Wednesday nights in each month c. R Hay.k c. C.; bio Lewis. clerk.
 Knights of Pythias-meets every Monday nirhk R. P. Hamby. c. C.; P. F. Chappell. K ofR GS
 Odd Fellows-mests every Tuesday night Jl D. Wilson. N. G.: Alex Vaughn. Secretary.
 Knights and Ladies of Honor meets ist a,d q Thursday nights in each month. Alex vsneM protector: R. J. Daniels Sec.
 Ancient Order of United Workmen--msstssvau second and fourth Thursday nights. Jin KG. shaw. N. w.. Jim White. Recorder.
 Nevada County Medical Society meets It Nsu, day night in each month. Dr. Wm. w. Rica prs. ident: Dr. J. s. Chastain. secretary.
 Rebekah Lodge No. 236 meets every nrse ~ third Wednesday night in eachmonth. Mhs Alse Monson. Noble Grand. Alex Vauahsn. Secrstny
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-02

to be used in conjunction with the
telegraph.
Many household necessities have
sprung from the brain of this blind
old man. A little rubber holder
that ats over the handle Of ham,
mer and holds a nail so that I'm
ger will not be smashed he already
holds patent on.
That Johnson has suffered the
fate of more than one genius is
shown by his simple story:
Il heard a great deal about rail-
road accidents" he says, land
remembered the iron spikes they
used before l became blind. made
spike split in the middle, with
notches on the outside protruding
upward. The slit in the spike made
1t flexible. When driven In 1t ex-
banded and with the notches on
the sides it was impossible for 1t
to work out OF the rail. took this
to man who Is an official in a
big railroad. He looked at it and
took my wooden model. He said he
would send it to New York Week
after week I went to his Office, and
one day he said he had received
my model back and the president
Of the road said 1t was no good.
tried to patent it after that, and
then I found someone had already
secured a patent for It,"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-02

him one of the most remarkable fig
ures in contemporary Europe.
A striking mixture of romantic
medievalism and extreme progress
iveness, Prince Furstenberg is very
much a man after the kaiser's
heart. Unknown to the country at
large, the prince, still known as
Max to his Vienna and Prague
cronies of former days, has made
his blunt personality and wise coun.
sci so vital factor in Wilhelm's
estimation that his majesty is
known to have singled him out for
future chancellor of the empire.
His serene highness was born in
Bohemia and traces his lineage
back to one Of Charlemagne' pala-
dins. The Furstenbergs of the early
middle ages lived in the Black for
est. They received the title of
prince from Emperor Franz l. in
1863.
A comparatively poor man when
he was young, Prince MAMMALIAN
became head Of his house and
owner of its estates in 1896. His
fortune, estimated at $l0O,O00,000,
consists of breweries in Bavaria,
coal and iron mines in Silesia, vast
timber and farm tracts in Baden,
Bohemia and Austria and huge
blocks of buildings in various cities
In Germany and Austria.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-02
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
TOPEKA, Kas., Sept. 2.-The
little, insignificant mound building
prairie ant is giving the big state of
Kansas one of the hardest fights it
ever had.
Maybe it is because the state ag-
riculturists go to sleep at night and
the ant keeps on working, for it is a
little known fact that the ant is the
only living critter that never
sleeps.
The ants have a bad habit of
building mounds a foot to a foot
and half high in wheat and alfalfa
fields, and still worse habit of
clearing off all vegetation within a
radius of 20 feet of each ant CITY.
Thus the enmity of the farmer is
aroused
The farmers do not object SO
much to the clearing of the 20 feet
of alfalfa as they do to the fact that
in harvesting they must drive
around the mounds. To allow the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-02

mower to go through them chokes
the machinery and ruins the cut
ting edge of the sickle.
In a field at Hays City, Kan, "a
colonies of ants cleared space
amounting to between 1 and per
cent of the total area, and most of
them had constructed mounds of
sufficient size to compel the now
ing machine to pull around them.
In many Kansas dooryards the
ants not only render the lawn I'M
slightly with their mounds, but I'M
hesitatingly attack the careless
child who walks over or plays about
their cities.
No amount of rough handling
short of actual determination will
make the ants abandon their
homes. The method recommended
by the state agricultural college is
to evaporate carbon bisulfid under
a vessel placed over one or more of
the gateways of the mound. The
vapOr formed, being heavier than
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-02

ain sinks downward through the
burrows into the very lowest
streets of the nest. All the ants
that are at home are suffocated.
Butt is almost impossible to find
time when all the ants are at
home. If any happen to be out
working they will return and null
tiply and build up their home again
and again. 1t is absolutely impos-
sible to discourage them.
The ants cover each mound to a
depth of from one-half to one inch
with layer of coarse particles of
sand, dirt or cinders. A worker will
seize a. pebble with outstretched
mandibles, and, with head elevated,
carry it to the very cop of the
mound without once stopping for
rest. In no case will one worker
help another that has started out
with to olarge a load. Overloaded
individuals struggle vainly at the
base while their comrades pass un-
cernedly up and down all about
them.
The gateways to the mounds are
tunnel shaped. At night or on the
APPROACH of a rainstorm the open
ings are closed with material SINH
lar to the mound covering.
The force that does the night
closing is small, but when a storm
is rapidly approaching the number
is greatly increased that the work
may be quickly completed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-02

list of things which must be ad-
justed to keep the national balance.
California has already taken
hold of the problem and decreed
that only a certain proportion of
the entire student body may be
women. Otherwise Leland Stanford
and the state university at Berke-
ley might have become mere seats
of higher learning for women.
Remembering that it was only
in 1870 that America women were
first admitted to college courses,
the figures recently issued by the
United States commissioner of edu-
cation contain some surprising rev.
Citations. OF 4S2 institutions de-
voted to the higher education of
men, $40 admit women. Eliminating
Roman Catholic colleges, this is so
per cent of the whole.
Last year So per cent Of the stu.
dents in the public schools were
girls. The number of male students
In universities had increased ~ per
cent over the records of 10 years
previous, but the female students
had increased 104 per cent. One
cannot but wonder what the coun.
try Is to do with so many clever,
educated women.
Now arises the question, are the
best results obtained through co.
education or will the natural trend
eventually be backward to the
times when women had fewer mis-
sions and were content with the
home duties. What is to be the
final effect Of so much learning for
women? That higher education is
the cause of the unrest of the times
is acknowledged by it's greatest
champions. But what is to be the
remedy? Will woman, having tasted
of the tree of knowledge, ever be
content otherwise?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-02
ON A JAG TWO YEARS

That her husband, after spree
of two years duration, left her for
Alaska, is the reason given by Jes.
sic Donovan in Judge Sullivan S
court for wanting divorce. Furth-
ermore, it is alleged, Mr.. Donovan
has to date never returned to his
anxious wife and all hope of his
appearing has been abandoned
They were married in Ontario in
1900. The desertion took place in
May, 1906.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-02
BLIND EDISON
SWZNDLED

Special Correspondence to The Press
OAKLAND, Sept. lis there
fame and fortune awaiting the man
who will spend small amount of
time and money to asst a blind
old man in perfecting and patent
ing the fruits of his inventive
mind?
J. S. Johnson Of this city firmly
believes SO.
Johnson is known locally as 1.-THE
Blind Edison" While he had his
sight he worked on inventions, but
it Is only since he lost both eyes
in an explosion that he has per-
fected them and built the models.
Among Johnsons inventions are
patent streetcar fender, new
process for separating gold from
the ore and an electric typewriter
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-02

build for permanency, saying con.
crete was the only material with
which this could be done. He sug-
gested that if the city council will
refer the matter to referendum
vote of the citizens it will learn
that 80 per cent favor concrete.
G. B. Dennis said he was for
seel, but would stand for concrete
if the concrete advocates will guar
antee such bridges do not cost over
% per cent more than steel.
City Commissioner OBrien, who
favors concrete, said Engineer Rails
ton had made an off hand estimate
of $706,000 on the Monroe street
bridge, but that he believed Mr.
Ralston would be surprised at how
much less the cost will be when he
makes his estimate IN detail.
w. S. Norman urged temporiz
ig policy, holding down to Ne orig.
inal 100000 estimate. He favored
stopping work on the Mission ave-
nue. bridge. His argument aroused
protest from the audience. Mr..
Norman urged the water isue for
prior consideration.
d. T. Ham viewed the question
from the standpoint of financial
conditions. The present bonded
debt enlarged by the loans needed
to carry on water and sewer eX
tensions now facing the city, would
bring the total to point where
a city cannot issue bonds for ex-
pensive concrete bridges, he said,
and have sufficient funds left to
secure a permanent water supply
when it becomes necessary. He
was willing that the laboring man
should have every dollar for public
Improvements that can be raised
by bonding the city, but he would
advise close management until the
needs of the next few years had
been weighed carefully.
Mr.. Ham spoke OF the present
burdens of taxation to men of fair
means, when some one in the audi
ence cried out, Don't you think
we laboring men pay any taxes at
ALL" Mr.. Ham said he knew the
burden of heavy taxation was as
hard on the man with $500 home
as on J. J. Browne, who paid $685.
600 in taxes every year.
Judge George Turner arose to
deny an imputation on his cOnnec-
ton with the bridge question. He
said he represented no corporation
or private interest in his stand on
the bridge question, simply enter
ing into the matter in his capacity
as a citizen and a taxpayer. He
urged caution in proceeding with
concrete construction and ques-
toned the advisability of building
of concrete until it's stability in
high bridge construction is more
established.
R. F. Collins, Charles Liftchild
and Professor Blair also argued in
favor of concrete.
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Monroe street. He did not think
either bridge could be built for this
money.
The committee considered How.
ard street an ideal location for a
concrete bridge, and recommended
this style of construction at that
point. The engineers original esti.
mate on concrete on Howard street
was $4,000, which he has since
scaled down to $4,000, the amount
of his estimate on steel for the
same bridge. The new estimate for
concrete at Howard street provides
for only a single deck bridge, while
the estimate on steel is for a dou-
BILE deck bridge.
No plans or estimates had been
made by the city engineer on Mon.
roe street, Mr.. Baldwin said, and
unofficial figures had run from
100000 for steel to 100000 for
concrete. The committee consid-
sidered the probable difference in
cost between steel and concrete at
Monroe street to be too great to
warrant this expenditure at the
present time. 1t was argued that
the city needs more money for
waer extensions, sewers and other
improvements and until these
things are built expensive bridges
should not be undertaken.
The present bonded debt of the
city, Mr.. Baldwin stated, was $500
600, and it is now confronted with
needed improvements at the water
plant calling for at least 100000,
and before many years a perman-
nent gravity water system would
be necessary, costing 100000 to
100000. The present city adj
ministration, Mr.. Baldwin said, was
the most expensive in its history,
deficits coming not by the thous.
ands as in the past, but by the
tens Of thousands.
Councilman Mohr interrogated
Mr.. Baldwin as to the differences
between the first and subsequent
estimates of the city engineer on
bridge construction, and seemed
unable to understand the variance
of the estimates. The first esti-
Inmates had been so high as to
brighten taxpayers, and he wanted
to know if there was any fixed rule
for making such estimates. He
said a concrete bridge expert had
told him that he would build
bridge at Monroe street and guar
antee it to last forever for the sum
of $450,000. While the estimate on
the new bridge now under way on
Mission avenue is S116,000 Mr..
Mohr said he would be pleased if
it were built for $150,000
Thomas Maloney, representing
he said, 5000 organized working
men of Spokane, made a very eff
fective plea for concrete. He spoke
of the great growth of the city
in the next few years, and that
this growth will provide the funds
NEEDED for all municipal purposes
when he time comes, the newcom-
ers paying the cost. He scored
tempOriZing and urged that the CITY