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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-04-23

As a household remedy for cuts,
burns, bruises, pain, etc., DIR. Cox's
Barbed Wire Liniment has no equal.
Price 25c. For sale by all druggists.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-04-23

A street car motorman of St. Louis
has informed James Shepard Cabanne,
Jr., that he saw the kidnapped boy in a
restaurant with a stranger and recog-
nized the youngster from his picture.
The search for the little fellow has been
thus far without avail.
Insanity both at the time of the kill
ing of William E. Annis and since then
will be the chief point in the defense in
the trial of Capt. Peter G. Hams, Jr. /,
charged with the murder of Annis on
August Is last
The Lititz National Bank, of Lititz,
Pa, has closed its doors. 1t had paid
up capital of $105, 900.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-04-23

cational bill was called from the Finance,
Ways and Means Committee and placed
on the calendar and will doubtless be
passed.
Both the Senate and House held long
sessions Tuesday afternoon and trans
acted much business. Several impor-
tant measures passed final reading and
many new bills were introduced.
The general educational law appro-
priating % per cent. of the gross reve-
nue. of the State for school purposes oc-
cupied the chief attention of the SEN
ate. After considerable debate and sew
eral Intellectual attempts to amend the
act the Senate passed the House gen
eral educational law by vote of % to s.
A Senate bill requiring that all public
printing be done within the State was
passed.
Several bills were introduced includ-
ing two measures providing for the more
thorough organization of the State
guard; a bill prohibiting the sale and
shooting of quail; bill amending the
general game and fish laws and num-
Der of local measures.
After lengthy discussion the House
passed bill relative to the qualification
of jurors in criminal cases which will
have far reaching effect on criminal
practice. The bill provides that a juror
shall not be disqualified on account of
any opinion formed from reading news
paper reports of homicide. An at
tempt to table the bill was defeated and
it then passed final reading by vote
of 6S to 90.
The session was marked by the intro
duction of more than twenty-five bills,
among the number being one to clear
up the States title to ReeIfoot Lake,
and another to set apart this body of
water as a game and fish preserve.
The bill providing for constitutional
convention was called up, but no action
taken, it being set for special order Fri
day.
The Davidson delegation introduced
bill amending the abutting property law
by providing for expanding the accrued
under that law.
SOME MORE BILLS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-04-23

FREE-If DIR. Cox's Barbed Wire
Liniment does not do all that is claimed
for it your money will be refunded
For sale by all druggists
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-04-23
purchase of Reelfoot Lake.

By Mr.. Tatum-Two bills to amend
the charter of Newborn.
By Mr.. Taylor-To amend the char
ter of Humboldt
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-04-23

WANTED-An agent for Obion Coun-
ty to write live stock insurance for Amer
lean Live Stock Insurance Co. Address
w. P. Allen, Sharon, Tenn. 5
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-04-23

Born yesterday to Rev. and Mrs. E.
L. Watson, a fine boy.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-04-23

the Capitol Annex property to the city
of Nashville for Capitol boulevard pur-
poses was introduced in the Senate, as
was also one amending the primary law
in minor particulars. The general edu-
cational bill was called from the Finance,
Ways and Means Committee and placed
on the calendar and will doubtless be
passed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-04-23

A negro ran amuek at Richmond,
Va, with shotgun and a-revolver and
wounded three citizens and policeman
He was captured after an encounter in
the heart of the shopping district.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-04-23
SOME MORE BILLS.

By Mr.. Parham-For protection Of
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-04-23

The indications are that Abdul Ha-
mid, Sultan of Turkey, is preparing to
abdicate Rumors are afoat in Con-
stantinople that he has fed, but they
cannot be confirmed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
DEBATE WITH ALDRlCA
Concluded From First Psge.)



Nhlie II may he' Faiu polIFer
evidently reierr.9e 10 the statement
ny Aidfich 1hat ih6Fe are onII ie#
increases ana quite .afIr numbers 81
reductions III the Niit' venture to
say mat Nheh we are through win H.
II VIII be SO hea. i5 IKE tae DinEteN
Id" 'H''t men WEI We. a'' "h"l was
me eAtfacfdlhaIE occasion lha' ca0
e0 US mere rms session eef'dihi! wa
cdlied 70 increase '@c '"e scAeda4es
OF lhe bhsley law.
ooliINef aSseI'e" lnat oS Il sFS'eil
Oh fa'lhg COTTON goods We're hlgher on
account OIL me presence OF me Siaa'I
peIee''' age ei "oo' mere h"a oeeh
1o'dllel d very ste"''E InVieased pro-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
BIC MINSTREL
SHOW TONIGHT
LOCAL COMEDIANS WILL PER
FORM-SPEClAL SONG BY MR.
NlxON-FiNE MOVING PIC
TURES-cOMING SHOWS.

Franks Mammoth Ministries meas
uring to the maximum Of modern
minstrelsy. manipulated and ma
terialized BY the master minds OF
Howard Frank and Robert Huette,
viii present a galaxy of come lians
black faco singers, buck and wing
dancers. acrobats, etc, az the opera
house tonight.
This troupe OF local talent will con
sist OF the following fayorites besides
the leaders menoitned above: Tony
Mcnamara Raymond Franklin, Stew
art Lewis, Harry Craig. George Koch
Ter. Leo Johnston. Simpson Bondu
rant. O'Neil Atcher and John Crehaa.
There win be a street parade at 4;20
this afternoon. This performance will
be given in connection with the NOV,
ng picture show AMI the adm.s ion
viii be ten cents
The picture subjects are as fol.
lows: The Old Soldiers Story,
The Pcnnyless Poet and The
Magic Dice" Illustrated son. How'd
You Like TO Marry Ne" sung by
Mr.. John Nixon. There will also BE-
a special song by Mr.. Nixon entitled
BLIND Pc. Spells Bind Pig"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
ELECTION Returns
CITY COUNCIL AT SPECIAL MEET
ING FINDS MAYORS MAJOR
ITY TUESDAY WAS 1917.
His Honor Thanks Members For CO.
operation Last Two Years-Re-
firing Alderman Bour'
gois Bids Farewell.

A special meeting OF the city coun
ell was held last night for the pur
pose OF canvassing the returns OF
Tuesdays election. There We're pres
ent His Honor. Mayor Parsons, and
Aldermen Magner Ferguson. Grea
ney German, Bourgeois, Koehler
Kelly, Scullin, Nells, Meehan.
On motion Alderman Meehan, Cor
man and Ferguson and City Clerk
Hatcher were appointed committee
to canvas the election returns. Their
report made few changes in figures
already published, and none that was
material The mayors majority is
1d17.
The mayor spoke briefly banking
member of the council fer their
courtesy and cooperation during the
last two years and hoping for a like
state of good feeling attention to
public business during the coming
two years.
Alderman Bourgoise, who retires
voluntarily as member from the
Fourth ward, was caiIed on for a few
remarks, which he gave, wishing his
colleagues a cordial farewell. Alder
man Thistlewood, the other retiring
alderman was not present
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
HER AWFUL DREAM
MRS. ESTERBROOk RELATES
TALE OF WOE.
Mr.. Esterbrc ok Also Interested in HI
Wife's Adventures in Slumber-
land-Vision Breaks Off al
an Interesting Point.


Il wouldn't tell that dream befor
breakfast for $4,000 o00." said yoGn
Mrs. Esterbrook with financial Pre-
ciaiOn.
"Bosh,' commented Mr. Esterbrook
Anyway, breakfast IS almost ready
Lucy. | know what's the matter wit
my safety razor. | must have bent /
when | dropped 1t In the washbowl."
lie tenderly felt a row of scratche
on his face that suggested recent dis
pute with woods cat.
During breakfast Mrs Esterbrool
maintained a sober silence. But il wa!
plain that the dream desired great!
TO rise and display itself 1t clam
ored inwardIy to be heard
At last when Mr.. Esterbrook ha,
carefully folded his napkin In the wa,
Mrs. Esterbrook always said i
shouldn't be folded, She rested boil
elbows on the table and began.
Bob" she said. 1t was an awfu
dream. You and | We're lost in tn,
mountains where we were last sum
mer. We walked and walked. AM
climbed and climbed, and slipped OF
smooth places, and jumped bottomles:
pits-O. 1t was awful"
Mr. Esterbrook grunted as an indi
cation that he was listening, but KEEP
his eye on an attractive item in tn,
paper beside his plate.
And then" continued his wife. 81
slipped and almost went over a elf
into an awful chasm, and you reached
out and caught me, and then you
slipped. and before | could reach yor
you Went down-down-d owu-miles
and miles, it seemed to me. until
heard you strike the rocks below.
Well, | went on alone through
those awful woods and finally came Il
a beautiful groye-like California OF
Florida or the Garden of Eden. and
passing through it | reached a great
hotel all white and with colonial Pill
lars
They We're dancing in the big hall
and | went in and danced until a mar
with pointed yellow beard came VI
and said:
You look like a cousin of mine
you'd be all right il you knew how tc
dress That made me mad. and J
went over to big mirror, and Bob
what do you suppose | had on"
Smoking jacket? Kimono?" sug
gested her husband dryly.
NO sir" she said, Il had on thai
old crepe de chine | wore at Mamie's
wedding. Think OF my being there il
that dress, Bob-two seasons behinC
the times, Wasn't It horrlble?'
Mr. Ester5iUok started to say some
thing. He choked aud rose.
Awful, he remarked. Terrible Ii
must have been fearfully embarrass
ing; but did they ever recover my
body"
Il don't know" confessed his wife
4 woke up before We got to that But
wasn't It an awful dream?"
1T surely was" said her husband
struggling into his oyercoat.-Galyes
ton News
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23

Public notice is hereby given that
the Board Of Local improvements Of
the city OF Cairo Illinois. has award
cd the contract for tie construction
of a yitrlfod tr.-k pavement. with
q combined concrete curb and gutter
On both sides q said pavement. anil
for the construction Of brick catcn
basins en- Thirty-tourth street. in said
|city OF Cairo from the west line #
Commercial avenye TO the cast line
of Washington arvaue. in said city
.of Cairo, under Ordnance No. III Of
said city Of Cairo. adopted November
10th. A. d. 1908. ald approved Nc
vember 18th. \. d. 1903. to /. NJ.
Johnson, at and for the sum of Nine
teen THOUSAND aad Sixty-Nne Dol
lars and Seventy-five Cents 1919 069-
~. subject, however, u the right Of
the owners of a majority of the
frontage Of lots and lands upon the
said Thirty-fourth street. or Their
agents. TO elect to take said work
AMI enter into a written contract to
do the whole Of sail work at ten
G0l per eentum less than the said
price at which the same has been
awarded to the said l.. VI. johnson.
within the time and in the manner
required by law in such cases made
aud provided
Datel at Cairo. Illinois. this 23rd
day Of April 4. y. 1893
GEORGE PARSONS.
= President Of the Board OF Local In
provvments Of the CITY OF Cairo.
Illinois.
Attest. ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary Of said Board.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23

The first Italian music master who
went to Edinburgh one day was pass,
ing the Iron church as the service
was drawing to close. The lonely
Italian drew near the door and was
startled. He said to the beadle:
What is that horrible noise | hear|'
The bcadle, much scandalized, an
swered: That's the people praislng
God The sad foreigner rejoined:
Then their God must have no ear for
music, and, sorrowfully shaking his
head, he walked away.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
CARLOAD OF POLES
Arrive For Cairo & ST. Louis Rail-
wsy-To Extend On Up the
County Road.

A car load of poles to be used to
string the trolley wire over the Cairo
and ST Louis railway track which has
been laid to the north end of Future
CITY. arrived yesterday. The poles
will be put up Immediately and
the trolley wire viii be hung as
soon as possible. The track IS being
properly gagged and graded and II
nothing interferes cars will be run
ming over the track In about a week
The plan of crossing Goose Pond
and paraleIling the T. G. tracks vii
probably be abandoned AMI the track
extend up the county road. The
Cairo and St Louis railway will ask
the county board at the meeting on
April 2s to grant them a right-of-way
along the west side of the road nearly
to Cottonwood Slough.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
THE THIN AND WEAK.
Easy Way For Them to Get Strong
and Fat.

Easy Way For Them to Get Strong
and Fat.
To the thin and weak Paul C.
Schulz & Sons have a word 20 say
Let them use Samose. the wonderful
flesh forming food. that is now 50
popular. and they viii soon be plump
AMI Rosy
Samose is not an ordinary meJi
cine: il Is a fish forming food that is
adapted 20 the most delicate. It's
tonic eject gives sreneth and health
SO that after it, use Tor short time
al the esh and fat producing ele
ments in the food will be easily as
simulated and retained BY the body.
TIE large sale Druggists Paul 4
Sons have had On Samose since they
first il reduced it in Cairo and the
wonderful results following its use
have made them such enthusiastic
believers in its great merits. that
they give their personal guarantee
to refund the money If Samose does
not make hin people fat and rcsto. e
strength and health.
When a gain in weight is noticed
after SamCse has been used for a
week or ten days. and health has i'm
proved, AMI YOU notice yours IF
growing stronger. YOU certainly
should feel more than satisfied with
what you have received from tie
small cost of soc.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
AN HONEST
INDIAN
BY ALVAH MILTON KERR.

The event fell in 1889 in northera
California, where the Trinity river
cuts through the Coast Range in lead
ing its tortured waters out TO the sea.
My contract imposed the task of erect
ing a telegraph line So miles through
a chaotic land.
From the very first step in laying
OUT the line until the last spike was
driven the construction work was a
fight with obstacles At many points
a wide tunnel had TO be cut through
the forests. much as If one We're open
ing a highway in order that falling
boughs and trees might not crush the
line when the wild coast storms raked
the mountains Then there Were thick
cts of chaparral and manZanita to be
knit in something Of the intricacy of
the matted hair on, buffaio's neck.
The turbulent Trinity had to be
crossed at three points, the wire car
ried around the brow of high and dan
gerous heads, and directly over the
sagging spine of a mountain, 5000
feet above the level of the distant
oceans floor
The object of the line was wire
connection between certain mines,
lumber-camp towns. and the coast fort.
| brought no men from the city, de-
pending wholly on such labor as
could purchase in the region of action.
First, the course of the line had to
be determined, and, after some inyes,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
y
!: NEWS OF THE RIVERS F.:
SsxsssSssSsssssssssSssssSs

The river marked 365 feet on The
Cairo gauge last evening showing Z
rise of IL feet in "a hours.
Rising rivers were reported yester
day from points above here as FOL
lows: Pittsburg rs. Petersburg T.
Cincinnati 6. Evansville 80, Nj
Vernon 81, Mt Carmel l, Chatta
nooga. ?, Paducah 2, ST. Louis, 2.2
Chester %. Cape Girardeau is.
The Sadie Lee from Memphis got
away on her return trip yesterday
She will be out at noon today
The Liberty came out Of the Ohio
yesterday afternoon.
The Ferd Herold will be out from
st. Louis tomorrow bound for Mem
phis.
. The Peters Lee leaves Cincinnati
today for Cairo and Memphis.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
Blew Cylinder Head.

A cylinder head blew out on the
government steamer MinnetOnka
about $50 o'clock yesterday morning
near Commerce, Mo, while she was
on her way to Grand Tower No one
was injured as ii fortunately happen
ed the crew were breakfasting when
the accident occurred. The hog
chains were broken and a large hole
torn in the boat She was brought
back to Cairo and landed on the west
side of TIE Mississippi river aud T.
now awaiting orders from Memphis
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23

The abolition of the amateur deflnl-
ton would not alter anything that is
of any value to golf 1t need not even
mean the abolition Of the amateur
championship if clubs simply excluded
from their membership those who
were or had been professional players,
and it would certainly clear the game
Of many iniustices, abuses and miscon-
ceptions 10 which the definition gives
rise.-Chambers Journal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
He Was Trying to strai9hten the Pole.

| tigation, | selected a halfbrced named
Rcd Buckle lor nay guide. Red Buckles
! parentage was hardly to be mentioned
| even in that primitive region. for his
| mother was of the Digger Indian tribe
| and his father a white miner, who
| though long gone from the vicinity.
| had left behind a history that would
hardly make pleasant reading. Red
Buckle himself was a bronze Hercules
massive Of frame, impassive in de.
| meanor, and as straight as the finest
| pine along the Trinity. With the first
| glance | noted the quiet bitter dignity
Of his face. He was neither white
man nor an Indian, and he clearly
| felt it.
! did some wild and hard riding In
suprintending the cutting out" hav-
ing constantly to pass from one relay
to another through so miles of swell
ing ascents and tumbling activities
Finally, when the way was cleared
and the spruce and cedar poles had
been "snaked" out OF the forest at
different points and set, the wires
spikes and brackets We're carried in.
much of the way on mule-back, and
distributed. Then a task much harder
than experimenting the work fell TO
me-. No man In the region had ever
made fastening on a telegraph
pole As an operator and dispatcher
the feat, for ii is feat, of making
such connection had rarely fallen TO
my lot Now there seemed no es.
cape for me- unless | sent to San Fran.
cisco for a man. and that would con.
sumo both money and time. de-
cided to do the work, Being by nature
supple and strong, | got in climbing
something Of that facility which is
proycrbial with the cat. No matter
at what angle the pole stood. or II
oveGhanging the waters Of the rushing
Trinity, or high on the mountainside,
| grew to have no fear had two
lusty fellows carrying the reel Of wire
ahead of me. and REQ Buckle was my
immediate assistant. When ! was in
the air | noticed him always lowering
beneath me at the base OF the pole,
alert to catch me should fall
1t was on the sixth day, and after
several Indifferent mishaps, that We
came to the spot which we presently
christened Buckles Grip" This was
at a point where the Trinity bored it's
way through a gorge with shore-walls
so abrupt that Ii was altogether i'm.
possible for us 10 take the wire
through along the waters edge. On
that account we carried the line
around the sloping forehead Of a
mountain-spur. just above the brink
of the shore-wall, which plunged sheer
downward nearly 100 feet to the hurry
ing torrent of the river. There was a
narrow bench, threaded by a mule
trail. around the Joint just above the
precipice. and up the ascent and down
the farther side and at the highest
point poles were set. leaning toward
the river in order 10 resist the pull"
OF the curve. 1, was at the center !
pole above he Esecipice that the &C
cident occurred.
This pole was high. and set within |
six or eight feet OF the brink. and /
leaning onward in order to carry the /
wire around the iutting point The |
men reeled the wire by 1t on the wa
ter side. and proceeded out of sight /
downward and around the rocky head,
fastening their handvises to the wire |
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
ADDITIONAL CITY BRIEFS.
Eel Down Stems.

NJ J. Mahaffee. the painter Cf 1913
Commercial. received injuries Tues
day by falling down a pair OF s-eTs
which will probably con1ne him to
bed for several weeks Mr. Mahal-
fee voh has the contract for paint ng
II. \. Cushman's residence at 2Si1
st Mary's Place West. acc'd anially
tTipred and fell down the back steps
of Mr.. Cushman's residence. He was
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
NOTICE OF AWARDING CONTRACT

For the Construction Of a Vitrifed
Brick Pavement. with com
bined concrete curb and gutter
on both sides OF said Pavement
and for the construction Of Brick
Catch Basins on Thirty-fourth
Street, in the City of Cairo, iii
rois, from the west line Of Com
nereial avenue TO the east line
Of Washington avenue, in said
City of Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
CANNON NAMES COMMITTEE.

Washington, April 22-Speaker
Cannon today appointed She house
committee ON enrolled bills, Wilson
.Of Illinois, being named chairman
Other members are Moore, of Penn
sylyania. Anthony, of Kansas; e.
wins, Of Missouri; Raney, of Illinois;
Dixon, of Indiana; Wilett of New
York
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
THE INDIAN MEDICINE MAN

can produce roots and herbs for every
ailment. and cure diseases that baffle
our most skilled physicians. who
have spent years in the study OF
drugs.
From the roots and herbs Of the
field originated Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. which for thir-
ty wears has proved more potent aud
efficacious in curing female Ills han
any combination of drugs known.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
Cod Liver oil for plants.

A woman who owns two splendid
looking rubber plants which keep
green and vigorous though their
habitat is an apartment, says that she
attributes their good health entirely
to an occasional dose of cod liver oil.
She has found a large spoonful OF this
medicine from time to time better
than any of the fertilizers usually ad-
vised, aud not more expensive.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
PARDoNs BOARD ADJoURNs

Joliet H. April 22-The state lar-
ions board adjourned tonight send
ing It's findings to Springfield for pub
LEGATION. a report on the application
Of Paul 0. Stensland for pardon IS to
be made to Governor Deneen.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
Stole $40.

Some unknown party stole $1,000
out Ct the cash register in Sol Faa'-
bakers saloon at sixth and Ccmnof-
ciGl last night about 1880 o'Il1cE.
The bartender was in the saloon Al
the time, but did not know Of the rob
berry until he went to make chang
S goral artlea are nader arrest ~
suspects.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
THE WEATHER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

The day was mostly cloudy. Show
ers were predicted for last night and
came about o'clock The govern
ment bulletin reported rain from II
points, extending over the upper river
valleys. Extremes of temperature
were SS4 at Jacksonville, Fla, and IA
at Bismark
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
River Forecasts.

The Ohio at Evansville and Mt
Vernon will continue rising durils
the next sc to As hours. AT Paducal
not much change for 4S hours, ther
rise AT Cairo, will continue rising
fer several days. passing 81 feet dur
ing Friday.
The Wabash-At Mt. Carmel, will
continue TO rise slowly for or 3
days.
The Tennessee-From Florence H.
The mouth, will continue to fall slow
ly during the next "a hours
The Mississippi-From below 81
Louis to Cairo. will continue rising
for several days A stage of q feei
or more is Indicated for Cape Girar.
deau by Saturday.
w. l.. BARRON.
Observer
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
Forecasts For Today.

Cairo and vicinity: Probably clear
Ing and rising temperature.
Illinois: Washington, April 22.-
Partly cloudy Friday possibly show
ers in extreme south; Saturday fair.
warmer; light west winds, becoming
variable. A.