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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-09-15

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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
DEMOCRATS WANT
BANNER REMOVED
TAFT EMBLEM AN EYESORE TO
BRYAN FOLLOWERS IN LIN.
LINCOLN - EXTENSIVE PRE-
PARATIoNS OF NOTIFICATIONS

Lincoln, Neb., July 26.-Lincoln
Democrats will make an effort to have
the Taft banner which is hung over
the main street, taken down on the
day Bryan is formally notified of his
nomination The banner, which pro.
claims that Taft will carry Nebraska,
has been an eyesore to local Demo
Gratis since it was hung. A week after
it was placed, the banner was burned
and partially destroyed 1t has since
been re-hung.
To-day it developed that determin.
ed effort will be made to have the of
rensiye emblem removed on the date
of Bryan's notification, as many Dem.
ocrats will be in the city, and NUM-
cipal tact, the Democrats say. requires
that visitors be not allowed to look
at the banner
Extensive preparations are being
made In Lincoln for Bryau's notiaca-
ton on August u The central com.
mittee is attempting to bring crowd
to Bryan's town which viii surpass
the one in Lincoln at the time of the
candidates homecoming ten years
ago.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
BEAT BURGLAR
WITH BALL BAT
YOUNG WOMAN FOUND HIM UN-
DER HER BEO-DELIVERE
HIM TO POLICE STATION
THEN ASKED HIS RELEASE.

Philadelphia, Pa. July 26.-Magis
trate Call discharged a near burglar
today because he felt that the man
had been almost too severely punish
cd by Miss Dorothy Dctwiler, who il
not quite 20 years old
Finding him under her bed in her
room, at 1il9 Stiles street, Miss bet
wiler not only beat him into submis
sion with a baseball bat, but march
eel him to the Tenth and Thompson
streets station and handed him over
to Sergeant Hamilton.
When arraigned before Magistrate
Call the man presented a pitiable ap
pearance. He was so sore he could
hardly walk. and his face and head
were a mass of bruises and bumps.
After telling the Magistrate that his
name was George Krall and that he
had no regular home, Call looked at
him and then at Miss Detwiler, who
was there o tell her story.
1T seems to me- he said finally.
that you have been punished enough
Krall You certainly look as if you
have been through a battle. You had
better 90 to a hospital. and If Miss
Detwiler has no objection III let yJt
go
oh, yes, let him go. said the girl
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
TAFT HAS DOUBLE
Milwaukee Man Given Ovation in New
York Hotel-Everybody Thought
He Was Cand date.

New York, July 26-Charles b
Rollenaugh. of Milwaukee, held an in.
formal reception for 10 minutes Friday
night at the Hotel Aston. the crowd i'll
the lobby laboring under the delusion
that he was William II. Taft, who had
left thee ity three hours previously.
Mr., Rollenaugh is the first to appear
in the role of a Taft double
He was such a good ringer" that
the orchestra thought to do him honor
by hating a Hungarian rhapsody to
play The Star-Spangled Banner" AMI
other patriotic airs Mr. Rollenaueh
said he had been taken for Mr.. Taft
so often that II had become a com
mon thing.
Il don't tell them that I'm not Taft. -
lie said, and ! don't tell ON am
Taft. just smile like Taft smiles
that comes perfectly naturalto me
and let EN- call me the next presi-
dent Of the United States
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
Oxen as Railroad Builders.

The OK as a beast of labor has
about had his day with the Amer
lean farmer He is raised by whole
sac, killed by wholesale, and then
distributed throughout the world as
beef. but he doesn't have to work.
Up in eastern Canada, however. he
does a big stunt of work before he
is eaten. In Nova Scotia, especially,
oxen are still used for all sorts of
farm work.
They pillow the fields, haul the hay
and apples and potatoes and cart in
the irewood from the forest. They
are slow, it is true, but there is time
and to spare in those parts.
OF late the OK has been helping to
build the railroads in Nova Scotia
He is found to be very useful in grad.
ing the roadbed, which calls for lot
Of short-haul work. The oxen are
yoked In pairs and as many pairs can
be used tandem as are necessary to
any given job. They are patient and
untiring
over the last state of the Nova
Scotia OK it were better to draw the
veil. When his working days are
about over he is fattened and then
slaughtered Furthermore. he is eat,
en-, and If those who have made him
work through his long and busy life
have the eating of him. he is well re-.
venged.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27

manned for three years. The engine
which he operated did not weigh more
than 20 tons, the track was construct
ed of iron rails and ties made of small
trees that had been cut to the de-
sired length and were not hewn. and
the fastest passenger trains were not
allowed to be run at speed exceed
ing one mile in three minutes. From
Maryland Mr. Smith went TO Fort
Dearborn. which is now Chicago, and
was employed on the Chicago G. Ga
lena road between Chicago and Elgin,
H., which road is now part of the
Northwestern system. Engineer
Smith did not long tarry In Illinois
but went to Milwaukee and ran an en-
CINE on the Milwaukee & Mississippi
road which is also now a part of
the Northwestern system The rails
used there were made of hewed
planks with an iron strip nailed on
for the wheels TO tread on, and the
weight Of the engines was limited TO
ten tons. When an engine was built
In the shops at Milwaukee which ex-
ceeded this limit about 500 pounds II
was held back for about six months
to allow the construction department
to build a heavier track. The loco
motives used at that time were called
John Bulf' engines, because they
were patterned after the engines used
in England. They were wood burn
10 10.
road during a trip because the fuel
supply had given out, and the crew
would have to stop the train long
enough to go into the timber and chop
enough TO take the train on to the next
fuel station 1t was in 1861 that Mr..
Smith left Milwaukee on account Of
ill-health and settled In Kansas.
where he ran a sawmill BY 1878 Mr..
Smith had regained his health and
resumed railroading once more as
an engineer on the Santa Fe road at
Emporia. where he remained until
1898, and then retired TO a farm.
When he took a place as engineer on
the Santa Fe road the wages were 500
a month for an engineer. $50 a month
for conductor. and $50 a month for
brakemen and firemen. The present
scale Is more than three times that
amount. The trains on the Santa Fe
We're equipped with speed recorders
which were called Dutch clocks" A
paper tape was placed on the clock
at the beginning of each trip and the
speed of the train over the entire di
vision was shown by an automatic
recorder, which worked similar to the
telegraph tape. or TO the speed re-
cording tapes of the present day.
The speed Of the freight trains was
limited to Is miles an hour and the
passenger trains to % miles an hour
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
NEGRO ARRESTED
FOR BIC Theft
POUCH CONTAINING $4,000
AT KANSAS CITY LAST
MONTH.

Kansas City, July 26.-Charles Saw.
age. a negro, was arrested here To-
da# by postoffice authorities, charged
with stealing a mail pouch in the Kan
sas City union station on June last
containing 5000 being sent from
Los Angeles to a New York City
bank. The inspectors assert that
they have positive evidence against
Savage and declare their belief that
he has buried the money. intending
to recover it after his release from
the prison.
Savage was taken into custody 4
few hours after be returned to the
city He had since the rebhery visited
several western cities, including Den
yer. In his pocket the inspectors
fornd clipping from a Denver news
paper giving the experience Of a rob.
Ter who had stolen large sum Of
money and buried ii.
The man had been sent to the peni-
Tertiary for a number Of years aud
in the story he figured out that by
serving a certain number of years
he wolud upon his release have
earned 100000 a year.
On this the inspectors base their
belief that Savage has concealed the
stolen money, hoping to regain II
when finally he is given his freedom.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
CONFtSSES ON
EVE OF WEDDING
MISS FLEMING SAYS SHE WAS
TO WATCH FRANK GOULD
AND COACH ANOTHER Wo.
MAN 70 TESTIFY FALSELY.

/ New York, July 2G,--Contents Of a
statement said to have been made to
the district attorneys office by Miss
Julia Fleming, who is in custody on
the charge of subornation of perjury
in the Frank j. Gould divorce case,
were made known today After the
hearing Yesterday Miss Fleming, Y
was said. made a statement which cor
rohorates the story told by Miss Ma
bel MacCauslan, the young milliner's
apprentice, in which the latter said
she had been offered sum Of money
to testify falsely against Frank j.
Gould in the divorce suit brought
against him by Mrs Helen Kelly
Gould.
When employed at a prominent no.
tel, Miss Fleming said, she had be
come well acquainted with MIR Could
and her part in the alleged conspiracy
was to coach Miss MacCauslan ami
enable her to identify MI Gould on
the witness stand,
Miss Fleming was 10 nave been mar
ried today
Howard McCabe, who was 10 wed
Miss Fleming. failed in securing a
bondsman The Tombs warden would
not permit the marriage to take place
in the prison without an order from
some Judge, and as all the courts were
closed this afternoon the marriage did
not take place
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
FULLER COUNT NEEDED
To Determine Actual Result of Demo.
cratic Primaries in Texas-Pro-
hbition Has Narrow Lead.

Dallas, Tex, July 2G.-TOnight's re.
turns from the Democratic primary
election held yesterday accounts for
loss than half of the vote polled and
makes little change in the returns re.
reived last night Governor Camp
bells majority over Williams viii he
in the neighborhood of $4,000. At.
torrey General Davidson has a lead
of G500 over Wynne, but it will take
fuller accounts to determine the re-
suit State wide prohibition has a
very narrow lead.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
Pumpkin Fanchonettes,
Recipe for Herring Dish.

herring dish brought over from
Normandy by a French woman is pre-
pared in this way: big onion is
chopped fine and fried in butter until
II is a rich golden brown. but not
burned. Then it is removed and six
big herrings are put into the pan and
cooked When they are nicely
Drowned. they are arranged on a hot
plate with the onions. and sauce
made with salt. pepper and two table
spo0nfuls of vinegar cooked together
is turned over them. Mustard is
passed with them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
ONLY REQUIRED
HALF AN HOUR
TO HEAR EMBEZZLER WALKERS
PLEA AND SENTENCE HIM TO
PENlTENTiARY $500 CONNECT
CUT MAN GIVEN MAXIMUM,

/ Hartford, Conn, July 2G.-Wllan
IF. Walker, former treasurer of the
Savings Bank of New Britain, in the
Superior court room yesterday plead.
ed guilty to four counts in long in.
dictment charging him with embezzle
ment of securities of the bank.
A few words from District Attorney
Alcorn, then Judge Shumway pro.
nounced sentence, which, in its eX
IRENE penalty, means 20 years in state
prison at Wethersfield
The four counts represented an en-
bezzlement of bank property amount
ing to $4,7O,000 The original indict-
ment contained Is counts appertaining
to bank funds and six additional
counts charging the embezzlement of
securities of the Connecticut Baptist
amounting to about 500.
600.
The indictment which was read
made no alusion, however, to nine
counts relating TO bank property, or to
the embellishments from the Baptis,
AS the latter counts
were not mentioned in the writ of ey.
tradition Walker could not be placed
upon trial for this crime.
The court proceedings occupied
scarcely half an hour
Walker made a complete confession
which embraces the statement that
sharpers in New York. in whose hands
he was at the time, sent the dispatch
in February, 1907, which made it ap
pear that he had been killed by the
cars there
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
ASKS JOHNSON
To MAKE TALKS
BRYAN WANTS INTERVIEWING
VlTES MlNNEsoTAN TO FAIR
VIEW - REQUESTS FROM
MANY STATES FOR TALKS.

st. Paul July 26.-Gov. John A.
Johnson of Minnesota today reyeided
a personal letter from w. J. Bryan,
Democratic candidate for the presi
deEcy, requesting his early presence
lat 'Fairyiew" and asking him when
he could be available for speaking
purposes.
The latter question is asked. Mr..
Bryan says in his letter in view of
the numerous requests that have
been received for GOV. Johnson for
speaking dates in the various states.
He says the demand in this respect is
general and he hopes the Minnesota
governor will be able to give them
hts attention.
Mr.. Bryan refers to the visit made
him at Lincoln by the Minnesota dele
cation to the Denver convention and
the cordial support rendered him by
the individual delegates.
He was told then that GOV. John
son would be available when wanted
and he now has requested his pres
ence at Fairyiew that details con
corning the campaign may be talked
over.
Gov. Johnson is NOT In the city he
being out on lecture tour but the
contents of Mr. Bryan's letter were
wired him. It is expected that on its
receipt Gov. johnson VIII go direct to
Lincoln
In the absence of Gov. Johnson the
text OF the letter was not given ont.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
Chinese Objection to Railroads.

An Americanized Chinaman, Chin
Gee Hee, is the protector, president
and engineer-in-chief of a railroad
which has recently been opened in the
Hongkong hinterland OF the six
locomotives used. four were purchased
in the United States. the others com.
ing from Germany. The president saws
his chief difficulty in building the road
was in overcoming the obstinacv of
the natives, who opposed the work on
the ground that the smoke from the
locomotives would ruin their crops.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
$4,000 IN JEWELRY
Stolen BY Burglars Who Dynamitco
Two Safes in Crowded District
of New York.

New York. July 2G-In the middle
of the close packed, presumably we'll
guarded business section of the lower
West Side cracksmeu dynamited two
safes early today and carried ava.
enough gold and silver loot to break
down an ordinary man. The robbery
was brought of in the offices of the
Thomas J. Dunn Company. manufac
turing jewellers. on the third floor Of
the building al 101 Chambers street.
The value Of the stuff stolen totals up
90 considerably more than 10000
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
Doc Advance Agent Of rrain-

A traveller waited at a certain Eng
fish provincial town in vain for the
much overdue train on the branch
line. Again he approached the soli-
tary sleepy looking porter and in
quired for the twentieth time. Isn't
that train coming soon?" At that
moment dog came trotting up the
line. and a glad smile illuminated the
officials face. All. yes. sir replied
the porter It'll be getting near now.
lIere comes the engine-drivers dog"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
MANY GIRLS ARE SAVED
From Becoming White Slaves In
Carbohydrates Found Them
Ready TO Sail From Spain.

Corunna, Spain, July 2G.-The en-
barkstion at this port of number Of
Young women on board the Spanish
steamship Isle de Panay nominally
bound for Teneriffe. aroused the sus-
picions of the local authorities. and it
was found that dozens of young girls.
mostly minors. were slowed away on
board the steamer The authorities
forced all the young women they
could find to disembark II f. said
the girls were intended for the white
slave traffic in Cuba, whore it is sail
to flourish.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
JUST THOUGHTS.

OF course you never took advantage
OF any one.
II isn't easy to fool the man who
knows himself.
The harder man works the harder
II is to work him.
An easy-going man is apt to make
II hard going for his wife.
Did you ever see pretty girl who
didn't know she was pretty?
The woman who hesitates usually
has an impeachment In her speech.
How some women do enjoy taking
a whack at some other womans rep
utation'
The hardest work some men do Ia
inventing excuses TO keep from going
To work.
Once in great while vou meet
women who boast Of tine skeletons in
their closets.
How many times have you Voc out
when invited to go up against anoth-
er mans game?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
HE BEGAN YOUNG.

New York. July 2G-Harrv Bow
man. aged is years. charged with de
rtion of his wife and two-months-oId
child. admitted today that the com
plainant is his second wife. that he
was married first at the age of Is,
end that he had been a widower for
lncre than year before he ventured
upen his present troubled coures. It
was finally agreed that the couple
should live apart and that Bowman
should contribute TO the support OF
his wife and child.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
WEALTHY WOMAN KILLED.

Granite City. H. July 26-Mrs. An
ME Mocur. widow OF one of the veal
thiest and most respected men OF the
foreign colony. was shot twice and
killed tonight in her home, by mat
whom she had repulsed last night
The police are searching for the
slayer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27

Art-A chaser fr the weather II
conversation.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
GORE JOINS ELkS,

Lawton, Okla, July 2G.-For the
first time, so far as known, in the his
tor, of the order, the Elks let Il
Neophyte go through their initiation
ceremonies without being blindfolded.
United States Senator Gore was the
person thus distinguished at his
initiation into the order last night
Senator Gore is blind
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
THE WEATHER
General Conditions.

The rain yesterday had the effect Of
making the day more pleasant than
recent preceding days. The rain let
up early in the afternoon aud the sun
stole out and shono brightly for I.
while. The dust being layed and the
atmosphere cooled made walking en-
lcyablc and many were to be seen on
the street enjoying the pleasant con
ditlons. There was trace Of rain
late last evening
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27

The stage-A place OF illusions
and cure for them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
RIDDLE WILL STAY.

st Petersburg. July 26.-John W.
Riddle. the American Ambassador. has
left for Kislovodosk. where he will
pass fortnight to recover from the
effects of a recent serious illness. The
rumnr of his resignation from his
present poot has been denied.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
WIFE ACTS AS SKIPPER
And Brings Vessel Across Lake ST
Clair in Storm When Husband
IS Injured.

Toledo, Ohio, July 26.-While her
husband lay in his bunk tossing with
pain because of an accident. Mrs.
john o. Johnson acted the part Of
skipper and brought down their yes
SCI. the schooner John Schultz.
through the river and across lake st.
Ciair in the terrible storm Of Friday.
Mo- only did the woman take her
trick at the wheel through the storm.
but when she was OF watch. instead
Iof resting. she nursed her husband
whc had terribly burned his legs on
Wednesday by coming in contact with
the bot pipe of a steam syphon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
BURIED ALIVE.

Fostoria, O., July 2G.-Charles Solo
mon was completely buried by the
cayinc Of sewer trench into the new
Methodist parsonage this morning,
but was dug out in ~ minutes. No
bones were broken and his recovery
is expected although he was uncon-
scious all day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27

In Brazil the federal government
owns and operates 1887 miles of rail
road lines. It also owns four lines of
734 miles al told. and leases them to
private companies. State govern
ments own 10 miles. Under private
ownership and operation are some
hing like 5000 miles.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27

One-night stand--A boost FOR hom'
and mother
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
GERMANS BREAK RULES,
AMERICANS ARE WINNERS.

Paris. July 26-lt is announced as
practically certain that the American
car In the New York -to-Paris race will
bee adiudged the winner owing to the
noncompliance Of the German com
petitors with certain conditions gov
erning the race.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27

We only know there is plenty OF
room at the top from those who have
been there and fallen on
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
pYspEPTIc PHILOSOPHY.

The best way to get girl to marry
you is to try not to.
A little push is often more lasting
than strong pull
The fellow who has too much to
say always succeeds in saying II.
II is perhaps better to crack q
smile than to burst into laughter.
Opportunities generally grow where
It is most dangerous to look for them
A Sunday dinner demonstrates that
the better the day the better the feed,
The only way You could find the
brains of some people would be with
a club
woman ls a paradox. II is when
she is fair that she takes the men by
storm.
We only know there is plenty OF
room at the top from those who have
been there and fallen of.
When a man admits that he hai
made fool of himself he cant under
stand why the rest OF the world does
Mt share his establishment
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27

The best way to get a girl to marry
you is to try not to.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27

er Smith, at the
age of 81 years,
In 1S49 Mr., Smith
began running an
engine on the
Mount Savage q
Cumberland rail,
road in Maryland.
where he re
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27

The harder man works the harder
II Is to work him.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
DEATH IN CLOTHES WIRE.

MayAe!d Ky. July 2G-Joha Groom
eel II years. rushed ont into the
yard OF his home here to remove a
bed guilt from he clothes wire today
VIXEN a storm broke Lightning hit
the wire and electrccuted the youth.
who had grabbed IT,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
Dreams

How long does a dream lsst?" asks
a university Of Berlin professor. With
politicians who never get there a life
time northumberland Times
Leader
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27

The Bulletin win only cost you So
cents per month and II IL certainly
rorth double the money,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
Washington Force asst.

Washington, July 2G,-lLLlNOlS-
Showers Monday and Tuesday; cooler
Tuesday fresh to brisk south winds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27

Have The Bulletin on your break.
fast table every morning. 1t will cost
snu only two :snts per dsy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-27
GIRL CAUSES A
BIC NAVAL ROW
KING EDWARD BELIEVES THE
SERVICE is HURT BY Off.
GERS QUARREL.
PARLIAMENT MAY PROBE
Lord Bresford and Two Others Do Not
S7eak-GirI All Three Paid
Attention to Finally
Marres,

! London, July 2G.-Oficial and cs.
Ipecialy naval circles were startled
when it was made known that the king
has. together with his cabinet Off
GERS come to the conclusion that per
feet harmony must be restored in the
navy, even If man of Lord Charles
Bresford's rank and men of lesser
position must be removed or assigned
TO minor duties The kings action
is due to the strained relations which
have existed for many years between
Sir John Fisher, the first sea lord
Lord Charles Beresford, the com
mander.in-chief of the channel fleet
and Sir Percy Scott the rear admir-
al commanding the first cruiser squad
ron
None of these three speak to each
other, and his majesty believes that
such relations are not conducive to the
proper handling of England's fleets.
The matter has been made the sub
iect Of a question in the house of
lords, no action satisfactory to the
king and the navy chiefs resulted, and
they have decided to take the mat
ter into their own hands for con
Sidprati0n