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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
WRESTLERS ARE READY.

wild joe Collins missed his train
a St. Louis last nigh aid will not
arrive here until this Afternoon. Mon
tour is expected today ASA, accom-
panied by Mr.. Barton, The man who
is conducting the athletic ;ourna-
merits at the opera house. and DR.,
Railer, of Oklahoma, who is backing
iae Indian.
VOID from Collins Il Ia The effect
that he is in as gopl rcuu.tion IS
when he. was seen hore the last time,
W,tCn he threw Geo-ge Baplste Two
falls IN three. Collins Is he recog-
nized favorite in Caro-, and the con
census OF opinion anon.st The Cairo
sporting ffetcrnitX + ,hat he will de-
feat the India.
The boxers, Kelly and Murphy, will
be in tomorrow. These men have
both been heard from to the effect
that they are in excellent form, and
if nothing unforeseen happens Ia
either of these men before tomorrow
night their match will be pulled off
on schedule The mill promises t.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
DAYS OF CIRCULATION OVER.
Persistent Office-Seeker Had Finally
Landed Soft Job.

II remember one man from my
home town. westerner senator said
recently. lin the good old days of
civil service examinations, whose
dream of earthly attainment WAS a
government place. When his party
was finally successful he immediately
set out for Washington and was on
the Job long before the 4th Of March.
but there seemed to be hitch some
where All through the spring he
was about town Wherever ! went
would see him, striving for or just
after an audience with some depart.
ment official BY June he was seedy
and broken looking but sill appeared
TO be game Finally l found him In
the gallery of the senate chamber APP
parently endeavoring to kill time.
Well, have you given 1t up?
asked, trying to he sympathetic.
"'Oh, got the job, all right, he re-
piled with satisfied smile. I'm
working now. Success Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
The Earliest Relioion.

Religion was at first purely dog
matte, All Snifit of tie ramily, pure and
simple The gods were the dead an.
cestors, and the worship consisted OF
the perpetual care OF the hearth fire
and the graves or the departed rela.
tives II was the ancient belief tthe
most ancient, so far as We know that
the departed ancestors continued to
live in or about the tomb, ana that
their peace and happiness depended
absolutely upon the care with which
their posterity looked after their wor
ship. II the hearth fire was allowed to
die down, or the tomb was neglected
or the food and drink were not faith.
fully taken to the tomb their exist
ehce became a wretched one; where.
as, II these things were carefully at
tended to. all was serene with them
There is much to show that TIT.
domestic belief obtained for long
time before the belief In God and q
future life came in.-Chicago Amer
ican.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
lnNad and Hated

Europe hates our rich art patrons
and loves them. 1t loves them for the
money they have made and are will.
ing to spend on old masters and new
masters. even when they are spuri.
GUS. 1t hates the rich American when
he beats a rich European In competi-
tfon for some highly desired art treas.
IRE. Then Americans become mere
men who triumph by brute strength OF
the longer purse. and, worst than that.
art consumers who raise art prices to
unreasonable heights by their tradi.
tional desire to get what they wait
when they want II.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23

be allowed to look In tne mirror a.
propitious times. Many patient has
been frightened literally TO death by
his haggard refection-has looked.
sighted. and renounced hope. But many
another patient In really bad way
really desperate. too-being given a
look at himself just after he has
taken stimulant. has buckled up
wonderfully. In fact. siekroom mir
ror wisely handled. is a curative
agent. while recklessly handled Il
may kill"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
MOUND CITY, I'LL.
February ~.
. sss1sN%<~<t%s~-@F'

MIR. and Mrs. Ed Carson left Gan
day for Memphis where they will re-
side in the future.
Mrs. Kate Scott OF Assumption,
Ill.,, is here to spend several weeks
with her mother. Mrs. James House
Sr.. AMI her brother, Mr.. VIII Rouse
while her sister, Mrs. Eva Boiling will
make an extended tour of the east.
Mrs. Boiling will leave during this
week
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
Episcopal church will meet with MIS-,
w. T. Siefert OF her, home. on High
sire Il Wednesday afternoon. There
will be no prayer meeting at the NJ.
r church this week on account or
the revival services 'atl the Baptist
church. This will give all members
an opportunity to attend these meet
ines which are increasing in inter-
est
Misses Flora Wieting and Daisie
Hogendobler were in the city Sunday
on their way to their schools at Olm-
sted and Carnak respectively.
Mis- I.eota La Montague of Cairo
IS the guest of Miss Estelle Brown
on High street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Mohuniro
have begun housekeeping in one OF
the Gaumt cottages on Poplar street.
Miss Olive Buckle was n Cairo
visitor Sunday.
Mr. John Bray who has been the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sullivan
on Fifth street the past few days left
Saturday for his home at Kansas
City. Nd. Mr. Bray who Is brother.
of Mrs Sullivan was several years
ago a citizen of this place and has
only visited here once before during
the past twenty years.
Ernest Hosler was in the city from
Mounds Sunday
An immense crowd from Mounds
attended the immersion of about
thirty persons from that place and
one from this city at the river sun
day afternoons. The crowd came in
carriages and the trains were packed.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Rutledge- are
the parents of a fine baby girl who
arrived at their home on Commercial
avenue recently, Z 8
Mr.. and Mrs elf Compton OF
Cairo spent Sunday as the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs A. L. Compton on Main
street.
Misses Oma and Meta Sheerer
have had as their guests this week
the Misses Beulah and Nellie VIE
ting. Ella and Zelma Wright and
Louise aPrker. all of Villa Ridge.
Miss Georgia Heard who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l..
Dougherty left Sunday for her homie
at Olmsted.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS :

Mr. Ed O'Hara arrived Sunday to
visit his mother, Mrs. Mary OHara
on Fourth street,
A number of friends Of Miss Julia
Johns surprised here at the home CT
her sister, Mrs. II. G. Parker on Pearl
street Saturday evening. Several diff
fercnt games were played and light
refreshments wre served at a late
hour Miss Johns was thoroughly
surprised but was voted splendid
hostess. The following young peo-
pie were present: Misses Mona Con
nell. Irma futile and Madeline Coul-
ter: Messrs Arthur Beaupre, Joe
Martin, George Neadstine, Hal Read
and Mr.. Benson The Just For Fun
club of which these persons are mem
bers will meet at the home of Miss
Mona Cornell next Wednesday even
ing. -&
Oscar Ross left this week for
Union City, Tenn, where ho'wi!l visit
his mother.
!. Mrs. Chas. Wehrenberg, Sr., Mrs.
Geo. Blank. Mrs. II. M. Smith and
Miss Elsie Rodman left Monday for
Murphysboro where they will repre-
sent Queen of Egypt chapter. order
Of the Eastern Star at school OF M
struction
Mr.. Portland was Cairo visitor
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schiller re-
turned from Levngs Sunday.
The Mound City Improvement 'clnD
met in the Congregational church
Sunday afternoon and adopted the
bylaws. The regular meeting OF the
club is the first Tuesday night OF
each month. Mr. Hugh Mason, w.
n Movers and Prof. Beasley resigned
from the board of managers and &
6. Miller. ]. r. Harris and G. G.
Trammel we're elected to fill the va
cancies. The board as then consul
tuted was elected for the full term
of twelve months. The meeting then
adjourned to meet next Sunday after.
roon at the Methodist Episcopal
church. The club now has a mem
be rship of las.
Mrs. Mary McNeile was among the
Cairo visitors Sunday.
Chas. Burns and Frank Cannon
we're Cairo business callers Satur'
day. af-s raH#
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23

II were YOU q nol waste nickel
telephoning Ethel She promised to
marry me a week ago and ! rather
think she expects me to be her escort
TO that theater party. Good night"
The young man with the violent tie
sat staring at the chair which had
been occupied by the quiet young man
I'D like to know" he said at last
Gust what it was she said when she
smoke about me the other evening
Come to think of 1t. | believe his tone
was sarcastic when he mentioned H.!
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
WANTED.
Springs for the oceans bed.

Springs for the oceans bed.
Plaster to mend the break OF day.
A barber to shave the face OF the
earth.
A dentist to work on the Jaws OF
death.
A pair of suspenders for breaches OF
promise.
A few seeds from the flower OF
speech.
A pen that will write with inky
blackness.
Sea horses to feed from the trough
OF the sea.
A pair OF corsets for the waste 81
| time.--C. X. L., In Judge.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
HIGH PRIVATE WINS DERBY.

Oakland, Cal, Feb, 22,-High Pirate
Of the Forsythe stable, won the Cali
fornia derby in clever style at
Emelyyille today. Joe Madden, see
ond; Tom Hayward, third. The event
which was mile and a quarter, was
Witnessed by the largest crowd OF
the season. High Private was to &
the fayorite. The race was worth
$500 to the winner. Time 2;13.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
KING JAMES WINS AGAIN.

Los Angeles. Cal, Feb. 22,-Sam-
uel C. Hlldreth's King James won the
SC, 900 speed handicap, six furlongs
at Santa Anita park today defeating
the best field of sprinters that ever
faced the starter in Southern Cali
fornia He was quoted 10 to /. Rose
ben was second, Magazine third
Time Ill 40
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23

be one of the livelicst ever seen here.
A large delegation is expected
down from Paducah to witness tho
program, the paducah fans having
had the opportunity of seeing Collins
large following in the city up the
river.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
BoNHAe BREAKS RECORD.

Troy. y. Y, Ieh. 22.-George Bon.
bag. Of the Irish-American Athletic
club. broke the worlds record for tho
five-mile run here tonight He made
the distance in 81 minutes and 80 1-5
by Tim Collins, p minutes and 10 2-5
seconds. -4
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
DoRANDo BEATS FIVE MEN.

ST. Paul. MINI, Feb. % Dorando
Pietri the Italian runner, tonight de-
feated team of five local men who
ran ten relays, in a fifteen mile race.
Dorandos time was 1 hour, 90 min
utes, IS seconds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
Mirror for the Sick Room.

only hand mirror should find
place In a sickroom." said a doctor.
and II should be one fiatter1ng TO the
patient-the kind, for instance, which
II the face Is too broad. will lengthen
il q little Aud the patient should only
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
SUMMERS LIcKs BRITT.

london Feb. 22.-JOhnny SUM
mers. English pugilist, tonight re-
ceived the decision over Jimmy Britt
of California, in a twenty round bout.
Up to the sixth or eighth round
Britt had the better of the bout. From
that Summers improved and the
honors were even until the close OF
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
Revo,,s a. Cold steel.

"Your only hope said rnree doctors
to Mrs. T.. NJ. Fisher. Detroit, Mich.,
suffering from severe rectal trouble.
lies I'm an operation" then | used Or.
Kings New Life pills." she writes,
"till wholly cured" They prevent
Appendicitis. cure Constipation, Head
ache. 25c at all druggists.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
FIGHTS TONIGHT.

Bert Reyes VS.. Cyclone Johnny
Thompson, 10 rounds, at New Or
leans.
al Kubick VS.. John Willie, j.
rounds, at Boston. ..... ..... t.fa.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
MONTE ArrelL.s BEATS REGAIN.

San Francisco. ran. 'gz''@sM6fitsi II.
tell was given the decision over
Jimmy Regain at the end of 20
round boxing bout here this eve,
ming.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
THE WORLD OF SPORT

the tenth. After that although Britt
was always strong, the Englishman
had somewhat the better of him, and
the decision in Summers favor was
Il popular one.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
ONES GETS DECISION.

New Orleans. Feb. 22.-Wiliia
Jones, of Brooklyn. was awarded the
decision over Charles Goldman, OF
New York, at the end Of n ten-round
bout here tonight. ,ti ~ e.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
The Present Moment.

Since time Is not person we can
overtake when he is past, LET us honor
him with mirth and cheelfulness while
he is passing
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23

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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
GOOD TIME IN MARATHON.

New York, Feb. 22.-Edwin H.
White, of Holy Cross Lyceum, Brook
Ign, today won the fourteenth regi-
ment marathon race. His time for the
&c miles and 3S5 yards was 2;53: 10.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
CHURCH NOTES.

Forest Park Presbyterian church Of
Baltimore has dedicated Its new edi-
flee.
Archbishop Ryan dedicated the new
church OF st. Matthias AT Bhla. near
Philadelphia.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23
A SLIGHT
MISCAL.CULATI0N

HE Young man
with the beetling
eyebrows aud the
assertiye necktie
paused 10 knock
the ashes from his
pipe.
Whom | going
to take To the
theater party?" he
echoed. why, |
don't mind telling
you that I'm go
ing totake Ethel!
oh" said the
other young man
W h 0 S e quietness
was his noticeable
C h ara C I eristic.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23

invention of ArabIans.
Gunpowder was invented by the
Arahians about 200.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23

A pair Of corsets for the waste q
time--C. X, L., In Judge.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23

Sea horses to feed from the trough
OF the sea.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23

A dentist to work on the Jaws o.
death.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23

A pen that will write with inky
blackness.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-23

A few seeds from the flower Of
speech.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-03
AIDING La TOILETTE
Senator Clapp Defends Course
of "PrOgresaUes. "

Milwaukee. Dec. 2.-SenatOr Moses 2
CIapp. of Minnesota. opened the campaign
of Senator Robert NJ La Toilette for re-
election by delivering a speech here to-
night
Party solidarity" ne said. is a desirable
thing. but Ia amounts % nothing unless
coupled with vitality. and no party can per-
n1anentIy maintain solidarity and vitality
without a third factor. and that must be
party integrity. SO-called 'prOgressives
stand for solidarity only when solidarity Is
coupled with vitality founded upon integ-
rity,
The recent tariff struggle was IN 40
sense a struggle between protection and
free trade. but degenerated into a struggle
between monopoly, on the one hand. and
the true friends Of protection. on the other
As an illustration Of this. the men VINO
forced the tariff bill through Congress
threw protection To the winds whenever
II served their purpose"
Senator Clapp criticised the Juggling
with figures which. he said. had been
done TO make IL appear that the revision
was downward. He attacked the corpora
ton tax. and declared il was an income
tax bill disguised and unjustly framed.
taxing the precariOus income and exempt
ing the permanent income.
Referring 70 Senator La Toilette. he
pointed out what he had accomplished In
Wisconsin and predicted his reelection
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-03
MRS. BOOTHS APPEAL.
Christmas for Those Who Thought
Santa Claus Was Dead.

Mrs. Maud Bailington Booth. in behalf Of
the Prison League OF the Volunteers of
Amsrica, issued yesterday her annual
Christmas appeal for contributions. She
says that all gifts of clothing. groceries and
cash Will be greatly appreciated. Speaking
Of the work in behalf of which the appeal
is issued. Mrs. Booth says:
This year the need is greater than eve
before because Of the larger number Of
This appeal Is my special means of raising
the funds necessary for this work. as
send out no solicitors for this purpose.
Last year your readers responded to our
appeal Tor funds In way that enabled US
10 give a wonderful Christmas to many
child who had given up Santa Claus as
dead and gone so far as IL was concerned
be gladly received and should he directef
10 Mrs. Ballington Booth. Volunteer Prison
League, No. "a West 2Sth street. city
We wish IL distinctly understood that
the Volunteers Of America f. a duly incor
porated society. that our books are prop
erly audited and that our treasurer will
send receipt for every dollar received and
pended.
This branch Of Mrs. Booths charity
confined to the homes OF those mothers and
children whose husbands and fathers are
In prison. and who have no other way OF
receiving aid on Christmas Day. big
box flied with different articles Is sent to
every family the day before Christmas.
their needs having been aseertained be
forehand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-03
SCHOOL FOR PREACHERS.
Minister Says They Should Study Pol
itics in Tammany Hall.

The Church and corporations were the
subjects Of a lively discussion at yester-
days session of the sociological confer
ence which is being held in the Madison
Square Presbyterian Church. Professor
Charles Sprasue Smith stirred things up
at the start. when he said that the
churches were dormant and ought to come
out Of their slumber. He admitted that the
churches had been working honestly for
three centuries 10 reach those outside the
Church. but not intellisently. he added.
Professor Franklin II. Giddings of the
School OF Political Science, Columbia Uni
yersty. prescribed conhscation as the
remedy for corporation evils.
'Conascate their property TO the last
cent" he said. Then they will be taught
lesson and those corporations acting
illegally will act within the law. When
the sovereignty of the Republic is In ques-
tion and II is necessary TO condscate prop
erty belonging to the one opposing the Re-
public-yhy. do a."
Mid excitement was caused when the
Rev Pau! Moore Strsyer, OF Rochester, said
that young ministers needed a course In
political training under practical politicians
and when he added that, in his opinion
Tammany Hall was the best school for
the purpose the sensation was complete
The conference, which began on Wednes-
day. viii be concluded to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-03
FROM DEATHS DOOR


Two of the oldest and best known mem
bers Of the National Academy OF Design.
1t was learned yesterday, have recently
been In danger of death through accident
and disease. respectively. They are Sey-
mour j. Guy. who is in his eIghty-sixth
year and has been a National Academician
since 1885. and Roswell NJ. Shurtler. who Is
In his seventy-first year and has been an
Academician since 1880
Shortly after Mr.. Guy left his studio. In
West 10th street. on the afternoon of No
vember 10. he was knocked down by one
of team Of horses attached TO a heavy
delivery wagon. lie was Knocked uneon-
scious. and when he recovered his senses
found himself leaning against an elevated
railway pillar. with policeman standing
guard
Mr.. Guy was painfully bruised on his
right side from shoulder to foot. and can
not use his hand for painting. He has
since been confined 60 hts home. No. 81
East 124th street
THAT was the third time 1 have been
Knocked down at that corner by delivery
wagons in the last three years.. said Mr..
Guy yesterday. About a year ago Ed
ward Gay. another Academician. was also
knocked down with me. and Jared rather
worse than l did. but without breaking any
bones.
Mr.. Guy and j. G.. Brown are the oldest
tenants of the famous old Studio Build
ing. No. 81 West 10th street. having
worked there nearly half century j.
q. Brown is in his seventy-ninth year
and has been a National Acsdemician since
1853 While MIR. Brown has made his
reputation by his realistic pictures Of the
street boys of New Yogk. Mr.. Guy has
been best known through his portraits and
his genre pictures. with candle light eff
fects.
Roswell NJ. Shurtlen has been critically
i'll at his home. No. a. West 22d street.
since his return with his wife from the
Adirondacks about a fortnight ago. where
he spends usually six months every year.
Mrs. Shurtleff said yesterday he had
been In a very serious condition. suffering
from bronchial affections and incipient
pneumonia. but was now convalescent-
lie is under the treatment OF DR.. Clinton
L. Bagg. Of No. 26 West 46th street.
MIR. Shurtleffs most noteworthy pictures
are scenes In the Adirondacks. Beginning
his art career an illustrator for maya
zines and books. he began TO paint in oils
in 1870, at first animal pictures and later
landscapes in both oils and water colors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-03
LITTLE TIN" THERE.
From Hot Springs to Sinking
Fund Meeting.

Alderman Little Tim Sullivan. who. as
Chairman OF the Finance Committee of the
Board Of Aldermen. 10 a member OF the
Sinking Fund Commission. attended the
meeting Of the commission yesterday. COM
ing all the way from Hot Springs, Va, TO
keep his promise 10 the Mayor. who sent
for him tco weeks ago.
The alderman seemed cheerful and
looked fairly strong. but he was noticeably
nervous and said that his head panied him
a good deal He said that IL the commits
sion could set rid OF accumulated business
at another meeting within a day two he
would stay in town. but otherwise he would
go back 10 Hot Springs. He called on the
Mayor and took the oath OF once as al
derman for his new term He said that he
had no intention of resgnins as chairman
OF the Finance Committee.
A warm controversy occurred yesterday
at the meeting between President Nc
Gownn Of the Board Of Aldermen and w.
NJ. X. olcott. counsel for the Hudson River
Day Line. Of which Eben f. olco,t is
pr, sident After a debate over terms Mr.
olcott said. sarcastically:
If you name your terms I'll be happy TO
meet them"
President MCGOWAN rose TO his feet with
lists clenched. his face flushed with in
dignation.
Il resent that: resent that" he cried.
THAT'S altogether uncalled for. and It's a
remark unworthy Of a gentleman"
Il don't know what you mean," said Mr..
olcott. coolly. as he backed toward his
seat.
The trouble was about the lease OF the
pier AZ isist street and the North River.
The subject was referred back TO the City
Chamberlain pending the next meeting. and
Mr.. Olcott apologixed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-03

Terminal railroad. which 10 seeking .
franchise 10 construct and operate rail-
road tracks In certain Brooklyn streets.
was In no way connected with the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company. Mr.. Have
meyer said: The East River Terminal
Railroad Company. which il a corporation
chartered under the railroad law. IA owned
by the firm of Hsvemeyer 4 Elder. COM
posed OF Messrs T. A. Havemeyer. F. c.
bayemeyer. ST.. Horace Havemeyer and
myself This firm has no connection by
stock ownership or otherwise with the
American Sugar Refining Company"