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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-04
Picking Cueumbers.

Don't forget to keep picking the Gu
cumbers ~ they ripen. Look through
the vines carefully (they have q great
way Of hiding in the leaves). 20 that
none will be overlooked; for two or
three large ones going to seed will
sap the strength Of their vine, where
~ in picking them right along new
ones will form and . continued san.
ply be securOd.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-04

record 10 about 5000. Al inc F1n-
American exhibition, Buffalo. out OF
ten competing breeds Of cattle. the
French-Canadians gave more pront
in the form Of churned butter for each
dollars wsrth of food consumed than
any other breed. Isn't this the kind
Of butter machine we need! Given
a certain amount of raw material in
the form Of fodder and grains. the-cow
that can manufacture this into but
ter with the least waste comes pretty
near to being the right sort to keep.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-04

The third degree-the spectacular, blood
curdling, terrifying third degree that the
magazine and melodrama writers like to
talk about-is a myth. There never has
been any such soul-trying experience in
store for the wrongdoer who falls into the
hands of the authorities since the days of
the Spanish inquisition.
The third degree to-day is duel Of
wits-a matching of will and power, with
the detective or inquisitor pitting his
strength of will and force of argument
against that of the suspect. No physical
force is used, no intimi1 lion through bod
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-04
TO
BREEDING EWES
Proper Care N1ust Re Given sheep
at All Tamse.

1t 10 = good plan to allow the breed
ing ewes the run of the farm after the
crops are OF in the fall, as long as the
ground 10 bare, 30 they can pick It
over Also let them have the run Of
the stalk field until the snow gets too
deep and whenever the ground is bare
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-04

es to bear upon object but each and OF
those batteries masked with greatest The woman Who ~
saying after the usually the woman from whom men
Aee the quarry eventually in most not
worth the trouble of the chase ,
Among humanity there few powerful
vanity Besides the code Of polite society xacts
that webred themselves agreeable and entertain
all whom they meet social inter-
such courtesy being the least part OF their duty 10
their he) who would have friends must
himself friendly"
She must be charming in order to charm
themselves ovab must think OF
other people There greater obstacle to
social given ucrum that of
When woman sees the dearest fellow world drifting just
little out stretch out her hand to hold him bach
make sign? 1t all depends whether or
no CO. She hold out her hand he holds
out his but beckon still less must she call him to her
cling The woman whom man, little WHILE has loved ought
to 10 make it impossible for him to leave her
this? Not by coyng of Sweets not by surfeit
of her society truth but most love too easily
They will them by that they snatch at whatever
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-04
FRENCH CANADIAN CATTLE,
CLOSELY RELATED TO JERSEY
Give More the Form Of churned sus's1 1'1
Each Worth Of Feed Than ANY
Breed

in their ability to thrive on rough
pasture In summer and coarse. plain
fodder in winter. Nevertheless they
respond splendidly to better treat
ment.
In 1886, the Quebec legislature save
an omcial standing to the breed BY
establishing = herd book. Animals
Of acknowledged pure blood ans OF
superior dairy qualities were admitted
to registration for ten years. but since
1896 none have been. or can be. en-
tered, except the descendants OF tne
foundation stock already recorded
The whole number of animals now on
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-04

In the winter turn them out 70 they
can get exercise. The exercise 10 Of
more benefit than the food they get.
For rough food there II nothing bet
tsr than clover hay-the sheep never
ret tired of it, and corn fodder il next.
Timothy or slough hay IL very poor
fsed for sheep and they do not seem
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-04

Although believer in Immortality, I
do not find warrant for that belief in any
of the late developments of psychical re-
search, startling as they appear to be. All
these manifestations seems to me to have
a very important bearing on what we are
gradually evolving concerning the "abysmal
depths of personality"
We are making great progress in our
apprehension of dual consciousness; and,
largely through psychical research, we are
now able to detect the workings of the sub
liminal mind and to realize its tremendous
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-04
Women
Court
May Woo Man
of Her Choice
with Fitness
BY HELEN oLDYIELD.

ROM time mmemora all the traditions Of her have for
hidden woman to sue nevertheless that she may and does
WOO the man of her CHOICE and frequently with success is
fact which dispute deny Most of Ms know men
whom to the best of knowledge and belief never could
have courage to propose to their wives unless those
wives had made the task easy that as the small boy said
of his peccadillo, TT just did itself"
AS with many other things the secret of success lies IN
the knowing how clever may bring all her bat
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-04
| Abysmal
Depths
of
Personality
D LOUIS =. D0NU

quite apart from valid proof of immortality nothing
knowledge of dual that points that direction
ought say do not feel myself sufficiently in possession
value, but speaking from
sufficient knowledge reported the
psyccal research warrant the conclusion that
they anything manifestations Direct Of the sbmi
nal consciousness.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-09-04

Muvver's MIX crashed to the floor.
ototts hurled the glass knob, whieA
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09
WAS ARRESTED
ON SUSPICION
SHERIFF TOOK CHARGE OF DR.
FRITcA SUSPECTED OF MUIR
DERlNG MISS MiLLMAN.
MAN SENT HER MONEY
Is Belief Ct Sheriff Caston-Girl
Probably Prepared to Meet
Fate-HeIped Make
Plane.

Detroit Mich, Sent, S,-Dr Gee.
4, Fritch. well known physician.
WIS arrested tonight on suspicion of
numbering Maybelle Millman, whose
dismembered body was found in two
sacks in Tcorse Greek.
Martha Henning was taken in Gus,
tody IS witness.
The arrest followed the hurried re,
turn OF the sheriff from Ann Arbor.
His returne was simultaneous with
the telegram from Washington au-
tborizing the submission OF the rec
orls of the Ann Arbor nostoffice to
the sheriff
This is anxiously awaited in the
hope that the records might show
who sent the money which Miss Mill
man received at her home Just before
leaving for Detroit three weeks ago.
Extraordinary efforts for secrecy
were made when the sheriff was sum
monei from Ann Arbor this evening
Miss Henning and Fritch We're both
questioned for half an hour. then the
doctor was taken into a separate
room, and the girl subjected to fur,
Their questionining. Miss Henning
was then token to the matron's room
for the night, and the doctor placed
in cell.
Fritch was previously arrested
in connection with the mysterious
death of Edith Presley, proof
reader in the state senate, who died
under suspicious circumstances in
Detroit in 1907. Two criminal prose
cutions We're started after the Pres
ley tragedy and when the case
against q member of the legislature
was discontinued for lack of evil
dence the case against Fritch which
depended much u9on the obtaining
of the conviction of the legislator,
nolle prcsquied.
Ann Arbor, Mich, Sept ST am
convinced that Mabelle Nillnan was
sent the money by some man for the
purpose of having performed a sur
eieal operation, said Sheriff CASTOR.
This led her to leave home end de-
ceiYe her parents. The operation
proved unsuccessful she died. The
body was disarticulated, the vital por-
ttUU Destroyer, and the rest thrown
into Ecorse Creek The girl was prob
ably prepared to meet her fate, and
had aided in the plans for secrecy
should her death follow"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What Heap of Happiness it Would
Bring to Cairo Homes.

Hard to do housework with an ach,
ing back.
Brings you hours of misery at leis.
ure or at work.
II women only knew the cause
that
Backache pains come from sick
kidneys.
Twould save much needless wee
Doans Kiin.y Pills cure sick kid
news,
Cairo people endorsa this:
Mrs. Rerdie Banta, 407 Eleventh
street, Cairo, H.. says: Il suffered
from attacks of kidney complaint and
was unable to find remedy that
would help me. My back ached mcst
of the time and was subject to
dizzy spells and headaches. Doan's
Kidney Pills were so highly adver-
tised that / decided to give them a
tritl | procured supply at Paul G..
Schulz 4 Sons drug store and after
taking the contents of one box, / was
free from the symptoms of kidney
complaint"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
Genes. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's sand
take no other.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09
DlScREDITs COOK.

Seattle. Sept SIS. P. Beecher. OF
Peshashting. Wash, who says he ac-
eompanied Cooks Mt. Mckinley ex-
petition. said today:
Before Cook started for the sum.
nit. Miller. the photographer. and
Printz were sent up the ketchna riv.
er, while Delmore Brown and | went
up the Matanuska river TO await
Cooks return
AT Old Knik. | met five miners who
had come down the Chultna in row
boat. They reported they had passed
Cook headed up the river in a launch.
This was tie time Cook says he
to the summit. There is re
markedly little time between the
of the five miners and Cook
and Cooks return to have reached the
ton"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09
GOLF EXPERT
WAS ELIMINATED
WENT DOWN BEFORE ALBERT
SEckEL OF RIVERSIDE
EGAN STILL UP.
TRAVIS IN GOOD FORM
May Get Into National Championship
Finals Fifth Time-SaWyer
Playing Fine Game
Contest Today

Wheaton, ILL.,, Sept S-The follow,
ing is the list of pairings for tomor-
row:
D, E. Sawyer VS.. II. Chandler Egan
Albert Seckel VS., Charles Evans, IL
Mason Phelps VS. Paul Hunter.
W. j. Travis VS.. Robert Gardner.
Today's round Of match play in the
amateur golf tournament re-
suited in eliminating Thomas NJ. Sher
man Of Utica, who succumbed to Al
bert Seckel. of Riverside; Walter J.
Travis, the only Fastener, who, with
sherman had remained in the running
beat w. G. Fownes, Jr,, of Pittsburg
4 up and to play, thus in a measure
evening up the score between them,
for twice before, in national tourna
ment, Fownes had defeated the veter-
an in extra hole games.
Travis took AZ going out this morn
ms but steadied down and played
this afternoon and finished the game
at the thirty-third hole Bye-holes
were played and Travis completed the
round in &c. Travis recovered his
form and stands a splendid chance of
getting into the national champion
ship finals for the fifth time. =
Tomorrow will bring together an
other pair who fought for national
solfing honors twice before, Egan,
twice winner Of the national cham
and Sawyer, former western
champion. Egan defeated Sawyer in
the national four years ago, and also
In the finals for the western cham.
pionship In 1905. Sawyer defeated
Egan in one Of the preliminary rounds
for the national championship at
Cleveland two years ago and IS now
playing the best golf he ever did Both
yesterday and today he made Is holes
in T.,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Elm Street.

Public notice is hereby given that
until two GU o'clock, p. M, on Mon
day, September goth. A. d. 1909, al
the city council chamber Of the City
Of Cairo, Illinois, at No. III CONNER.
cl1l avenue, in said city of Cairo, the
Board of Local Improvements of the
said City of Cairo. viii receive seal
ed, itemized bids or proposals for the
filling with earth OF the untitled nor.
lions of Elm street, from lot line to lot
line, and to the grade of said street as
now established by ordinance. from
the north line of Thirtieth street to
the east line of Washington avenue,
in said City of Cairo, and for excava,
ting and grading the said Elm street
for the width of thirty (3Q; feet, in the
center thereof, that is to say, for tho
width of fifteen C5) feet on each side
Of the center line of said street. from
the said north line of Thirtieth street
to the said east line of Washington
avenue. and for the construction upon
the said Elm street. in the center
thereof, of a vitrified brick pave
ment, with combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides of said
brick pavement. of the width, includ.
ing said combination curb and gutter.
Of thirty 900 feet, being of the width
of fifteen C5) feet on each side Of the
center line of said street, from the
said north line of Thirtieth street.
to the said east line of Washington
avenue, and for the construction upon
the said Elm street of natural lime
stone marginal curbs, at all unpaved
street intersections, at the outside
edges of said brick pavement and
combination concrete curb and gutter
as extended out to the lot line on
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09
CENSUS DIRECTORS
Named For Twelve Districts In Hi.
linos and loWa--Aii Repub-
Icans.

Beverly, Mass, Sept. S.-The ap-
pointments OF the following census
supervisors was announced tonight:
Tllinois-Second district, Leon D.
Nish, Elgin Eighth--Edwin c. Pot,
kins, Lincoln; Tenth. Louis w Fri,
bourg, Decatur; Eleventh, Frank J.
Heinl, Jacksonville; Thirteenth, Har-
ny T. Schmidt Fourteenth, John
James Bundy, Centralia
Iowa
Iowa-Third district. Conrad B.
sherr, Dubuque; Foulih, Louis p.
Barth, Crescent; Fifth, jeremiah
Morrisey, Marshalltown; Sixth, W. II.
Hasbury, Ottumwa; Eighth, William
&. Chubb, Corning; Ninth. Emil A.
Larson, Red Oaks; Eleventh, Thomas
McCulla, Cherokee
All the foregoing are republicans
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09

Another fine suggestion came from
Prof. Van 0Sten. that a L. S. flag
100 feet long, be formed on the leyee
slope facing the presidents stand.
composed of children dressed to rep.
resent the colors of the national EN-.
blem in proper order. The Prof.
planned this for the Roosevelt recep,
ton at Memphis bu; conditions We're
unfayorable there on that occasion.
The long slope here would be SPLEEN
did for the purpose. Some decora-
tons will be secured from the state
by agreement between the mayor
and Acting Adiutant Dickson at St.
Louis some days ago.
Mayor Parsons will have the en-
tire leYee slope covered with fine
Elco gravel for the occasion.
The advertising committee. Alder.
man Williams chairman. has dis.
eussed several plans. One sugges-
ton IS that jobbers and merchants
generally who do much correspond
ing, have regular Taft Fay letter
heads printed; and that for those
who do not care to go to that ex-
pense to advertise Cairo on this
great occasion, small slirs or cir
culars be printed telling of the day.
with view Of the city on the oppo.
site side-those to be distributed to
business men to be enclosed in their
correspondence.
1t is expected that the railroads
viii 10 their share Of the advertising
in the way of hangers, etc, in con
nection with their exeir excursions.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09
Cairo Rivermsn in 81. ouls.

Globe Democrat. Capt Charles
Nichols was at the Derrickson ana
Ray boat store yesterday, having
brought Charles Comis&ey's Yacht
White Sox up from Cairo. He furnish.
sd Harbor Is Masters and Pilots with
a report on the condition OF the river
channel from the mouth of the Rel
River to St Louis Capt Nichols will
next week so to New Orleans to bring
up the Pacific No with empties. ---
Capt. Harry Nichols, who took the
steamer Prospect. towing the show
boat Sunny South to New Orleans. Is
on his way up, making the trip on a
packet boat to post up on the river.
Capt Bud Smedley and his wife
are still at Creal Springs, Ill. Capt.
Smedley is New Orleans pilot and one
of the best on the river. steam
er Harvester OF the West Kentucky
Coal Company is waiting at Donald
sonyille, La, for empties to bring III
TO Paducah. Mate Lee Green Of this
steamer was in st. Louis yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09

both sides of said street, and for Tie
construction upon the sd d Elm street
of brick catch-basins, from the said
north line of Thirteth street to the
said east line of Washington avenue
in said City of Cairo
The above work is provided for Inv
and fully described in Ordinance No.
1873 of said City of Cairo, adopted Juiy
18th. A. d. 1909, and approved
July 10th, A. D. 1909, and tie
said bids must be for the construct.
ion of the said local Improvement as
a whole in strict conformity to the
terms and provisions of said ordi-
nance which is now of record in the
office of the City Clerk of sad CITY
of Cairo, No. iii Commercial Ave.
nue. in said City Of Cairo where
printed copies of the said ordinance
may be obtained on application to
said City Clerk, and in the office of
the City Engineer of the said CITY OF
Cairo, No. l1l3 Commercial Ayenna
in said City of Cairo, which is just
across the hall from the said CITY
Clerks office, the specifications OF
and for the said local Improvement
can be found and may be there ex.
amined.
All bids or proposals must be az
companied by cash, or by check, pay
able 10 the order of the President OF
the said Board of Local Improve
ments, in his official capacity, certi-
fled by responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten 00) per centum
of the amount OF the bid or proposal
br the construction of said local i'm.
provement, and without such cash or
check, no bid or proposal will be CON
sidered by said Board. The bids
shall be delivered to the Board at the
time and place first above mention
ed; and at said time and place above
mentioned the said Board, in open
session, will open, examine and pub
licly declare said bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local i'm
provement shall enter into CON
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction Of the said local inn
provement as a whole in strict ac-
cordance with the terms and require
ments of tine said ordinance. and
shall also enter into bond payable
to the said City of Cairo, in the sum
OF fifty t50) per centum of the amount
of his bid, with security to be ap.
proved by the said Board, conditioned
for the faithful performance, in all
respects, of his said contract and for
holding the said city harmless. etc,
and he shall also bind himself, In his
said contract and bond, to guarantee
his said work and materials and the
said local Improvement for the period
Of two (2) years from and after the
acceptance of the same by the said
Board and its confirmation by the
court
The contractor to whom the con
tract is awarded for making said To-
cal Improvement and who shall con
struct said local improvement, will
be paid in bonds of the said City of
Cairo bearing interest at the rate OF
five % per cent per annum from
heir respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposals
will be furnished on application to
he said City Engineer at his office
aforesaid
The Board reserves the right to re-
ect any and all bids.
Dated at Cairo, Illinois this 8th day
If September A. d. 1909.
GEORGE PARSONS,
resident of the Board of Local I'm.
provements of the City Of Cairo.
Illinois.
WORKMAN.
Secretary of Said Roar1
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09
Human Flag One Hundred Feet
Long to be Formed on the
Levee Slope
Will be Composed of Children Who Will Sing
Patriotic Songs Ornamental Arch at Sixth
Street-Band of 40 Pieces to Fur
nish Music

The Taft day executive committee
met last evening. Mayor Parsons pre-
siding. An important matter dis
Cussed was the music. This will be
furnished by Erof Van Osten who
was present to consult with the com.
mttee He said he would have forty
pieces in tie band well trained. The
band will play along Washington ave-
nue. and other main streets all the
forenoon OF October - so that there
VII be plenty of music for the Wis
itors who come before the presiden-
tial fleet arrives. The band viii be
composed OF the Mound City band
augmented to - pieces by other com
petent musicians whom Prof. Van
Osten will secure for the occasion.
The boat committee. with f. A..
Smith chairman, had a meeting in
the afternoon and discussed various
plans for the Cairo delegation to New
Orleans in the presidents feet The
steamer City Of Saitillo was favored
and can probably he secured. She
is the St, Louis-Tennessee River
packet which is in this port every
week, and fine little steamer which
would answer the purpose nicely.
The decorations committee with
los, Curry chairman. also had a meet
ing AMI decided that 1.Coo would be
needed TO do the occasion Justice.
One suggestion from Secretary Stuart
is that an ornamental arch be erect
ed at Sixth and Ohio street spanning
Sixth street, which would be con
spicuous from the presidents stand.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09
BY Glimpscs Only.

We get our knowledge of perfect
love by glimpses and in fragment
chiefy-the rarest only among US
knowing what 1t Is to worship and
caress, reverence and cherish, divide
our bread and mingle our thoughts
at one and the same time, under in
SEPARATION of the same object. Finest
aromas will so often leave the fruits
to which they are native and cling
elsewhere, leaving the fruit empty
of all but its coarser structure!-
George Eliot
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09
AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY.

Sheepshead Bay, Sept. S.-School
marin won the Great Filley stakes
T,l75, today An extremely poor lot
contested, and the time. 1:14 for six
furlongs was very slow. Sticker was
the choice at odds. Scaoolmarm was
Wei supported at to J.. Throughout
the final furlong it was a hard drive
between Schoolmarm and Sucker
but in the last sixteenth. Schoolmsrm
got ahead two lengths: Sucker was
second and Old Rose third.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09
RIVER NEWS
( ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The river marked 1872 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
rise of 5 of foot In "A hours.
Rising rivers We're reported yeste~-
day from points above here as fol
lows. Nashville, 4. Johnsonville !,
Kansas City 81. st, Louis 3. Ches-
ter ..
The Ferd Herold was in port half
an hour yesterday morning from
Memphis bound for st. Louis,
The Stacker Lee from st. Louis ut
/ p. M, was here till ) r. M, making
additions for low river points.
The Ruben Dunbar was out from
Paducah yesterday in place OF the
Dick Fowler which was caught on
the rocks at Caledonia and is being
patched up.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09
DATES ENR0UTE TO POLE
CONCLUDED From First Page.)

Peary,s credibility, declared the evil.
defce Will be forthcoming shortly to
support Cooks position. and show
Pearyis charges unfounded. Osbon
SAID: "Peary is digging his own grave.
lie = colossal fakir, his statements
a fabric of untruth AS soon as he
sets foot in New YORK, Bradley AMI
myself will give out alfidavits to sup.
port our position.
= have an affidavit stating that
Peary opened Cooks trunks. took out
his observations and Data and open
ed letter Cook had written to Mrs.
COOK, read IT, and sealed it again.
Pealy also wrote Mrs. Cook telling
her boldly that he husband was a Ia.
kir."
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09
Co With a Rush.

The demand for that wonderful
stomach, Liver and Kidney cure, DR..
Kings New Life Pills is astounding.
All druggists say they never saw the
Ike Its because they never fail to
cure Sour Stomach, Constipation In
digestion. BiIiousness. JaunIice. Sick
Headache, Chills and Falaria. Only
25c.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09

something more than fttig out for a
fishing trip"
Cook in letcure last night SAID
when we started the pole was no
Fart of our program which aimed al
together to study recreation, with the
role possibility a future problem
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-09
PEARY TAKES SUPPLIES
Concluded from First Page).

mier Beernaert in the evening.
There is great disappointment over
the curtailment of Cooks visit. The
explanation assigned is that as Mrs.
Cook is i'll and unable to come to Eu,
rope the doctor is Fastening home
ward.