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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-09

yes; I'm just back from Europe"
did you see any towns abroad mat
reminded you of homer" ooh, YES. In
Venice everything was flooded and in
Pompeh the streets were all dug up
Kansas City Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-09

BIopbs-Why do you liken Hard
uppe to the busy bee? He's not par
t1cuIarly industrious. is he? Slobbs-
Oh, no, it isn't that, but nearly every
one he touches gets stung
phia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-09

"Tommy-Pa. what part of speech is
woman? Father-Woman isn't a part
of speech at all, my son; she's the
whole thtng.-The Pathfinder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-09

Mr.: Crimsonbeak-I wish to gracious
you'd take that bunch of hairpins out
or your mouth when you're talking to
men, can't understand a single word
you say. Mrs. Crimsonbeak-There YOU
go! You hate to see me have the least
bit OF pleasure.-Yonkers Statesman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-09

II admit have the fault you men
tion,'' said the conceited man, self
complacontly, but it's the only fault
replied Knox, "just like the small hole
that makes plugged nickel no good"
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
GOOD WOMAN
PASSED AWAY
kRS. WINiFRED Balm, MOTHER
OF MRS. WALTER WARDER.
DIED AT HER HOME IN
VIENNA FRIDAY.

Mrs. Winifred Balm, mother of
Mrs. Walter Warder of Cairo, d ed at
her home in Vienna Friday afternoon
after an illness of two weeks dura
ton, at the advanced age of 81
years.
The decedent was a resident of
Southern Illinois for many years and
was a most estimable woman having
spent most useful life. She reared
family of children who have made
excellent men and women and all of
whom were tenderly devoted to their
good mother
The Balm home in Vienna had been
the scene of many a happy family re-
union for many years at holiday
times and each one of the family
made it an endeavor to be a member
of the happy gathering over which
this good woman neld court.
The children surviving the de-
cedent are Mrs. Warder of Cairo. who
was at the bedside OF her mother in
her last DAYS. Mrs. Oliver A. Harker
OF Champaign, Mrs. Fanny Jackson
and .Messrs William and John Balm
OF Vienna. Mr.. John b. Jackson of
Anna, the well known banker is a
grandson Of the decedent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21

and Labor. to gather data regarding
the conditions at the various harbors
along the Ohio river. In response to
| the request of the chairman Mr.. Brad
| ford spoke briefly OF his mission and
complimented Cairo and the glthec
Ing present.
Rev, Thompson, pastor CT IN
Christian church. spoke eloquently OF
Cairo's first inception. recalling in
Imagination how the neck of Ian 4
probably was formed. aud how the
Indian may have been its first in
cf the location between the two
great rivers. He told how he came
to Cairo in response to a call from
the Cairo congregation. and sail he
had found the people of the highest
class. He knew that a lcng time ago
something had been declared to be
rotten in Denmark, and probably i
was that way yet; and a new nose
in a place usually could smell tAings
which escaped the older noses; but
IL bib hnA bcNoilt a hSN h' St - 81
nosing around too much. He knew
that people outside of Cairo do
knock" Coming into the city re-
Gently on one OF the trains a stranger
who also was coming here asked:
Are you going to Cairo too?" On
being answered affirmatively the
stranger remarked: You'll find il the
dirtiest. filthiest pace YOU were ever
In" But residents of Cairo shiuld
boost instead of knocking. He
knew the people OF Cairo were the
most generous he had ever met; they
appreciated the importance Of good
schools. churches. and the like, as
important factors in the city's de-
In his efforts to get
funds for the new church house for
his congregation he had met with
generous treatment.
would stimulate the peo-
pie to greater efforts for improve
ment; great work is being done to
ward making the city what 1t should
be. One great need is that the Eeo-
pie be inspired with indiviiuaism |
the people must help to make their
city attractive and prosperous Mr.. |
Thompson closed with a fine poetical
quotation from Prentiss in which the
thought was presented that everyone |
makes an eternal record for good or
evil
The chairman appointed Hal r. |
Aisthorpe to preside at the next |
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
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!: NEWS OF THE RIVERS /:
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The river marked i6.5 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
fall of a of foot in "a hours.
The river bulletin yesterday re-
ported a rise of a of q foot at Johr-
sonvillc. Rivers were falling at all
other points above here
The II. w. Buttoroff from Memphis
passed TO Nashville yesterday morn
ing to run in the Nashville Paducah
trade
The Sadie Lee pulled out for Mem
phis yesterday morning with good
business.
The Dick Fowler was the Paducah
packet yesterday. She will be out
tomorrow.
The Sprague with rs boats coal
and three fuels, passed TO New Or
leans yesterday Afternoon.
The J. b. Williams and Sam Clark
are coming out today or tomorrow.
The lighthouse tender Oleander is
at Memphis on her way to Cairo and
St Louis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
Loss WAS $4,000
Illinois Central Officials Visit Scene
of Fire at East Csiro-2o Cars
Burned.

The fire at East Cairo early yester-
day morning destroyed nearly 20 box
cars. The loss is said to be about
$4,000. a special train left Cairo al
q y. m. yesterday with a number of
the officials of the Illinois Central to
visit the scene of the fire. In the
party were Messrs Cliff. Barry.
Rought. Callahan aud Agent Ladd, Of
Cairo. Special Agents Briggs, Fftz-
gerald, of Cairo, Cronin and King.
who are investigating the origin OF
the fire also left on the special
II is said that some tramIs set fire
to the cars. As soon as the fire was
discovered an engine was sent from
Cairo 10 save the remaining cars. but
they were all in bad order and when
the engine attempted to pull them
out a number of draw heads pulled
loose. Mr.. I9add took a number CT
regroes over on the tug about an
hour after the fire started and they
it with buckets Of water.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
DIED FROM OLD ACE
Was About TO Celebrate Centennial
Blrthday-Oid Negro
Resident.

John Anderson Stewart, negro
aged 80 years, . months and II days,
was found dead in bed yesterday
morning at his home No. 1871 Cedar
street 1t is not known what time he
died but was found dead in bed by
his daughter at 7:30 a. m. The de-
ceased had been i'll for the past three
years. He was born in Nashville
Tenn, and had resided In Cairo a
number of years. Coroner McManus
held an inquest over the remains at
2 p. m. yesterday in the undertaking
parlors of NJ. f. Feith. The verdict
was that Stewart had come to his
death from infrmities and senili'y
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
BUSINESS CHANGE
w. e. Twohey Buys T. n. Haynes
Store at 1908 Sycamore Street
Latter to Leave City.

w E. Twohey has purchased the
stock and fixtures of r. IL. Haynes
dry goods store at No. 3So3 Sycamore
street The transaction was made
yesterday morning. Mr.. Twohey is
proprietor of the Central Bargain
Store 1909 Washington avenue AMI
will move his stock Immediately TO
the store he purchased. His new
store has the best location in that
part of the city. He has conducted
the Central Bargain Store for num-
Der of months and is moving TO i'm
prove his location. Mr., Haynes will
leave in a few days for Nashville,
Ark. where he viii go into the real es
tate business
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
IN POLICE CIRCLES
Burglars Bound Over-St. Louis Elec.
ton Crook Arrested in Cairo
Benton Murderer Caught.

Harry Hughley and James Young
the two negro boys who with Eddie
Jackson attempted to burglarize
Nichols & Stegg's basement several
nights ago, aud which resulted in
Jackson being shot, were arraigned
before police magistrate A. J. Ross
yesterday and bound over to the
county court. They were taken to the
county jail yesterday for safe keep
ing. Jackson who is in the InfiTmary
is getting along nicely. The boys all
tell conflicting stories.
Chief Egan arrested negro yes
terday named Virgil Rush who Is
wanted ar St Louis for fraudulent
registration. The St Louis author
ties are very strict against such OF
tenders and are endeavoring to
catch them and punish them Sc
verely.
VIII Evans alias VIII Chambers
was arrested several days ago by
Chief Egan supposed TO be wanted
on the charge of murder committed
near ZeigleF. Ill. last July. The sher-
iff Of Franklin county has been mott
fed and the description given tallies
with the murderer wanted. The she1-
if said several days ago that he
would come after the man, but has
lot arrived.
A yigilaut search is being kept up
by Chief Egan for Charles Turner.
the negro who stabbed Mollie Ander-
son several days ago on Twenty-fiftb
street The victim is improving
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR MAYOR.

George Parsons authorizes his an
uouncement as candidate OF the
sCITIzENS PROGRESSIVE PART 7
for reelection to the office OF Mayor
of Cairo, at the election to be held on
Tuesday, April 20, 1909.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
FOR POLICE MAGISTRATE.

John Hogan authorizes his an
nouncement as candidate for Po-
lice Magistrate of the city OF Cairo
at the election to be held on Tuesday,
Anril 90. 1909
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
POLICE MAGISTRATE.

Judge A. j. Ross authorizes his
announcement as a candidate for re-
election to the office Of Police Magis'
trate of the City of Cairo, at the
election to be held on Tuesday, April
20. 1909
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
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THE WEATHER B5
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Yesterday,s CAIRO Temperature.
General Conditions.

The day was threatening with a
rainfall measuring .21 of an inch.
The government bulletin reported
rain from 21 points, very little In the
Hpper river valleys Extremes of
temperature we're IS at Oklahoma
and % al Duluth and Moorhead.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
| SEE NOW

that I've been wrong in not sskinu
you to help me to see Alright" prob
ably tells the story of many a msn
and woman in this city. You 90
along with weak. strained, tired eyes.
or eyes with worse defects, when all
you need, perhaps, is a pair of proper.
W adjusted eye glasses. Note this
fact We make no charge for expert ex
animation of your eyes and needed
glasses priced fairly. Treat your eyes
right by letting US have a look AZ
them. W. r. SMITH.
Jewelcr, Graduate optician.
sc5 Washington Ayenus,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.

Prof. s. f. Gott authorizes his an
nouncement as a Republican eandi-
date for County Superintendent OF
schools, at the primary election to be
held on Tuesday, April IS, 1909.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
POLICE MAGISTRATE.

Andrew Whitcamp authorizes his
announcement as candidate for
Police Magistrate of the city of Cairo,
at the election to be held on Tues
day, April 20, 1909.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

Peter Saup authorizes his an
nouncement as candidate for coun-
ty commissioner of Alexander county
subject to the Republican primary
election to be held Tuesday, April 20,
1909.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
Forecasts for Today.

Cairo and vicinity: Rain: not
much change in temperature.
Illinois: Washington, March 20
Fair in the north. rain in the south
Sunday Monday warmer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
oooooooe oeoeCooe1oeoooees GO ooeoeoe

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|: New Spring Clothes For Men
+: ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG MEN
clothes shop where all things are new at all mes in acl
. just little in advance. y
How much thought have you given, your suit or suits for
: Spring? Some men-no most menknow that stocks are
. newer and more complete al this time than any time during
the season. They The whom the newest styles
o are first Seen--the dreSSy men OF the town.
You are invited to come and see new STYLE CLOTHES
sauthortatye as TO style; is study in the art of best tail
Orng is impossible TO describe each pattern and color
but we can say bit of news that stripe effects will be
first in BLACK and WHITES tanS greens and plain blue serges
. and about in the order named.
The style Of suit that will have decided preference will be
the perfectly plain suit cuffs apels trie shorter than
last season. The trousers be either plain roll bottom
Our window display new fashions shows to advantage the
best tailored readyowear clothing produced Style
from every garment greetS you, and The who tries
one Of suits will pronounce the most comfortable
. he ever stepped into
Mems fancy suits at S995 TO $4,000 Only all wool or pure
worsed We start the price range s995 with The best
value ever offered in Cairo. Black and blue suits Of unn
ished worSted and tibe $95 TO $780, See the new suits
at $500 and $500.
Men will enjoy looking through many styles Spring
Clothes and you cannot visit shop tomorrow come
Tuesday or Wednesday.
OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL O'CLOCK UNTIL
!: 0M0N'S !;
100 Commercial Avenue III u
ncc lc Nnn nnr
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
Sun and Moon.

Note: The above sun ana moon
record is for Illinois and approx
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21

mates the record at Cairo within a
few minutes.l
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-10
Tho Pictured Cowboy.

recall one picture by n celebrated
artist of the east who does western
things. 1t depicts Cowboy at Rest
He is lying on his stomach in the sun.
his chin in his hands. His horse stands
nearby. with the reins thrown over the
horn of the saddle. Now. cowboy In
the daytime. well filed with beans and
canned tomatoes, would not lie thus.
and, above all. he would not leave his
horse standing thus. He would pull
the reins down over the horses head
and let them hang, elsewise his cow
horse would depart. l recall yet anoth-
er picture Of faithful cowpuncher
who with his trusty rife defends him
self from behind his dead horse. which
he uses as a fortress. The dead horse
Is about four feet and a half through
idewise-excellent for a fortress, but
q trife wide for a thin f1anked cow
horse 1t would be useless to point
out any detail like this to any earnest
artist Of today. Worse than useless
would it be to suggest that a cow
puncher is the LATEST created thing, for
In art he must do perpetual stunts Of
actiOn."-COllier'a Weekly.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-10
Equal to the Occasion.

The author of Across England In
Dogcart" once stopped to examine a
clurch In the little village Of Enstone:
The day was warm, and on leaving
the church i rested for awhile in the
grateful shade of the building and for
the sake of the GOODNESS still kept my
hat in my hand. While standing there
l overheard one workman ask of an
other:
"Why do e keep is at Off like that
out Of doors, mater"
"'Cause 'e's n Quaker. o. course" re-
piled the mate. "Quakers allus do in
churchyards."
Here was an opportunity not to be
lost. mo-" said l, II am not a Quak-
er. 1 am an Episcopalian."
There was short, awkward pause.
Then the first workman, evidently of
an inquiring turn Of mind, said to his
fellow mason, who seemed to be con-
sidered an authority:
"a E-piscopale one, e says e is.
Wot's that, Bill?"
"Oh," replied the learned Bill, quite
equal to the occasion, that's one of
them fancy foreign religions. surev'
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-10
A ROYAL Romance.

The second son Of Prince Oscar II.
fell I'm love with Miss Ebba Munck
while at Bournemouth. She was one
Of the ladies in waiting to the Swedish
crown princess, and King Oscar wished
his son to make an alliance with one
Of the royal houses Of Europe. The
difficulty seemed one to be met only
by drastic steps on the part Of the
lovers, but Queen Sophie's heart was
won, and she 1t was who obtained the
kings consent. She was very i'll, and
a dangerous operation was the only
chance of saving her life. IF under
60 it and it is successful, will you al
low Oscar and Ebba to be married|
she asked the king and Of course the
king promised. A year later the queen
was quite well again. The lovers were
In her room when the king approached.
At the door he stood and listened.
Miss Munck was singing to the queen,
and he waited until it was over. Then
he advanced, held out one hand to his
son and gave his other to Miss Munck,
and so his pledge was fulfilled and the
couple came into their happiness.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-10
Feat. That Never H.ppersd.

A grotesque and foolish view Of the
west leads many who are not &C.
quainted with that part Of the country
to perpetrate amusing blunders re
garding the possibilities of the typical
western weapons, the rife and the sis
shooter. To shoot an animals eye Out
at a hundred PAGES is a common feat
In wild west literature. Sometimes II
is done with a six shooter-in type, moi
anywhere else. OF course, no man
can see the eye Of an animal that far
/ have had good rifieman tell me he
could cut off a robins head at a hun
dred steps. The truth is that he could
not see the head clearly that far. You
read that the desperate Slade could
with a six shooter at fifty or sixty
steps hit a man in any button Of his
coat that he chose, but you may be
sure that neither Slade nor any one
else could do anything of the kind.
Even trick and fancy shooting at its
best could ever cover feats ascribed as
matters of course to the average from
tiersman by those devotees Of frenzied
fiction who never saw the frontier
Outing Magazine.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-10

I'm winter time milk goes to the buy
err in chunk instead of quart, says
Glasgow paper. The people in Sibe-
ria buy their milk frozen and for con-
venience it is allowed 10 freeze about
a stick, which comes as Il handle to
carry it by The mill1man leaves one
chunk or two chunks, as the case NAV
be, at the houses OF his customers.
The children in Irllutsk, instead of cry
ing for drink of milk, cry for a bite
OF milk. The people in winter time do
not say, BE careful not to spill the
milk" but "Be careful not to break
the milk" Broken milk is better than
spilled milk, though, because there is
an opportunity to save the pieces. A
quart OF frozen milk on a stick is a
very formidable weapon in the hand of
an angry man or boy, as it is possible
to knock a person down with 1t. r.
kutsk people hang their milk on hooks
instead Of putting it In pans, though,
Of course, when warm spring weather
comes on they have to use the pans or
pals as the milk begins to melt and
drop down the hooks.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-10
Scorched Table Linen.

When the three men sat down the
leader af the trio began a minute in
spection Of the tablecloth. Presently
he put his finger on several little
scorched spots.
"See this?' he said to the waiter.
Eyes, sir"
"Well." said the man, ''just bear In
mind, won't you, that these holes were
here when we came in? And when we
get through don't tack dollar on to
our bill to pay for burned table linen"
'That's all right" said the waiter
"Ill look out for that"
The order having been given, the
cautious diner calculated his remarks
still further. ''That is a trick those
fellows have" he said. Somebody
burns the tablecloth with sparks from
q cigar and gets away before the dam
age is discovered, and the next conner,
II he happens to be a smoker, is blamed
for his predecessors sins and Is
charged with the cost Of the linen.
have had to pay well for other peo-
pies carelessness, so nowadays make
II a point to examine tablecloths at
the beginning of a meal."-New York
Press
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-10
The Illusion of Night.

l sometimes fancy that every great
city must have been built by night
At least 1t is only at night that every
part Of a great city is great. All archi-
lecture is great architecture after sun
set. Perhaps architecture Is really q
nocturnal art, like the art Of fireworks.
At least I think many people of those
nobler trades that work by night Gour-
nalists, policemen, burglars, coffee stall
keepers and such mistaken enthusiasts
as refuse to go home till morning)
must often have stood admiring some
black bulk Of building with crown Of
battlements or crest of spires and
then burst into tears at daybreak to
discover that 1t was only haberdash-
er's shop with huge gold letters across
the face of it.-G. A. Chesterton In
London News.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-10
Notice of Proposed Street Closing.


Take nOtice, that it is deemed advisable by
the Common Council OF the City or Owosso TO
vacate, discontinue and abolish that portion OF
Huron street in said city which lies be1
tween the west line of South Washington street
and the east line of South Shia wassee street
in said city, and the Common Council OF said
city will meet at the Council Room on Monday,
the 4th day of October, A. ID. 1909, at 1890
o'clock in the afternoon, to hear objections If
any, thereto, as provided in the resolution
hereto annexed adopted by the Common Coun'
Gil August 30th, 1909:
Resolved by the Common Council OF the City
of Owosso that this Council deems IL advisable
to vacate. discontinue and abolish that portion
of Huron street which lies between the west
line Of South Washington street and the east
line of South Shawassee street In said city
and Monday the fourth day OF October, A. D..
1909 at 80 O'Clock in the afternoon OF said day
is hereby appointed as the time when this
Council will meet and hear objections IL any
thereto.
The City Clerk is hereby directed to give
notice OF said meeting with copy OF this reso'
luton by publishing said notice and resolution
for not less than four weeks before the time
appointed for such meeting in The OwOsso
TIMES one OF the newspapers of the City Of
Owosso. Objections IL any TO the proposed
action of this Council In vacating, disseminating
and abolishing that portion OF Huron street
above described may be filed with the City
Clerk in writing.
ARTHUR II. DUMOND
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-10
Notice of Proposed Street CLOSING.

Take notice. that 1t is deemed advisable by
the Common Council OF the City OF Owosso to
vacate, discontinue and abolish that portion OF
Green street In said City which lies betwe en-
the south line OF the right of way OF the Ann
Arbor Railroad Company and the north line of
the right of way OF the main line OF the Grand
Trunk Railway Company, and the Common
Council OF said city will meet at the Council
Room on Monday, the 4th day OF October, A. ID.
1909 at 1880 O'Clock in the afternoon, to hear
objections, IL any thereto, as provided in the
resolution hereto annexed adopted by the
Common Cduncil August 30th, 1909:
Resolved by the Common Council of the CITY
OF OwossO that this Council deems 1t advisable
to vacate, discontinue and alb )lish that portion
OF Green street In said city which lies between
the south line OF the right OF way of the Main
line OF the Ann Arbor Railroad Company and
the north line OF the right OF way OF the Main
line OF the Grand Trunk Railway Com pany and
Monday the fourth day of October A. d. 1909 at
80 o'clock in the afternoon OF said day Is here
by appointed as the time when this Council
will meet and hear objections II any there
to.
The City Clerk is hereby directed TO give
notice OF said meeting with a copy of this reso.
luton by publishing said notice and resolution
for not less than four week before the time ap
pointed for such meeting in THE Owosso
TIMES one OF the newspapers of the City of
Owosso. Objections II any to the proposed
action of this Council in vacating, discontinu.
Ing and abolishing that portion OF Green street
above described may be filed with the City
Clerk in writing.
ARTHUR Il. DUMOND,
City Clerk