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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
WINS PROPHET FAME .
Oklahoma Hermit Correct in Pre-
dieting Floods
Railway Builders Stand in Awe OF
Him Because River Wrecks
Bridge Thrice as He Said
1t Would.

MuskOgee, Okla.-Liying in hut on
the bank of the Canadian river, neal
Forum, his abiding place for 30 years
is Pierre Davis a hermit, whose jour
neyings in all that time have never
carried him outside of siX-mIe
radius of his cabin, and then only ioI
food and skins for clothing.
Davis is six feet tall finely built
and of commanding presence. ms
great hobby in fact his only hobby. Is
10 forotell certain events. especially
pertaining to floods. So accurate has
he been that workmen along the Mid
land Valley railroad almost stand in
awe of the queer old man.
Three times last autumn he pre-.
dicted that floods would come and
each time deluge arrived, on the
date he named.
While workmen were completing a
new Midland Valley bridge to replace
the one washed away the old hermit
made his first appearance. For time
he regarded the bridge workers silent.
". Then he spoke to the foreman of
the gang
you see little water in the river
bed now" he said, but in 80 days the
floods will come and the bridge will be
carried away"
Having made his prophecy the old
hermit strobe away and the workmen
laughed at him as If he were crazy.
Exactly 20 days later the flood came.
The following day the Canadian river
swept away the bridge.
The bridge was rebuilt. and when
the workmen had nearly completed il
the hermit again appeared. lie
prophesied that November % there
would be a 14-foot rise in the river
and that the bridge would again be
washed away. The 22d of November
the bridge was again washed away.
Four days later while workmen
were rebuilding the bridge the pic
turesque figure appeared again. Sol
EMMY the old hermit prophesied that
the following Sunday the bridge would
again go out, The prophecy proved
true.
Undaunted, the company again pu
workmen TO rebuilding the bridge
which was completed December IL
Before the final repairs were made
| Davis made another prophecy. He
said that the first train would not ht
run over the bridge until Decembe
Is. This prophecy also proved true.
Although the bridge was complete,
December 10 there was delay in get
ting the first train over, and IL wa
not until the 18th that traffic was re
| sumed.
On every occasion Davis has fore
told the exact height TO which III,
river would rise. and his prediction
| have been correct.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
MARRIED IN A ROMANTIC WAY.
indiana Girl Writes Name on Slip Of
Paper and Wins Husband as
a Result.

Laporte. Ind Louis f. Perrin Of
New York and Miss Lillian Hazelbaker
of Summtville were married in JUS
tice Kimberlin's Office at Anderson.
Ind
MIR. Perrin is the son of VI. Perrin,
head of numerous cotton mills in the
New England states, and is a graduate
of Columbia university He entered
the government service as special
messenger and was stationed at Fort
Casey. Washington.
When crossing Idaho on a special
trip he was shot in the leg and taken
to a hospital at Warren's Junction \
few days prior to the accident he had
found a piece of paper on which was
written the names Of several Indiana
voune women. one of whom was Miss
HaZelbaker
While lying in the hospital the
young soldier wrote to the young WON
an and received a reply He left the
service on March and concluded TO
visit his correspondent on his way
home. when he arrived at her home
the meeting resulted in love at first
sight.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
SAW GROWTH or DISPOSITION.
All That Good.Natured Man Was Will
ing TO Admit.

There is an extremely good natured
Yankee merchant near Southampton,
Mass who has for years sustained the
burden of looking out" for an invalid
cousin. a man whose infirmities OF
temper have increased In direct ratio
to his bodily ailments.
One day neighbor had overheard
the cousins entirely unwarranted re-
ordinations as TO the manner in
which he was being taken care of, re-
ordinations that had been met with
perfect equaniniity by the long suffer.
ing merchant.
The neighbor was indignant. why
on earth. Bill" he asked, do you al
low that old codger to abuse you so.
you who are SO good to him? He's get
ting worse and worse
We'll" said the goodnatured man,
Il suppose Toms troubles make him a
trifle cross at times Though he
added. apparently against his will, Il
must say that recently I've thought
Tom was increasing little in his dis
position illustrated Sunday Maya
zine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF BABY.
Advice That May or May Not Be OF
Interest to Fathers.

NV friend Miss Jones, whose Moth
ers' Column" forms so popular a Tea
ture in that widely-read magazine,
Home, Hearth and Henyard, said 10
me- MY dearest Victoria, why do you
not write a fathers page for the perl
odioal which you yourself represent!
Now that the suffragette parades so
hamper mother in her domestic duties,
father must be prepared 70 assume
many of those household cares which
pertained formerly to her own prov
ince."
Above all else, father should re-
member that baby is not machine
but bald. vocalized, nocturnal. ruof
cund. omnivorous mammal indigenous
to flats. but found elsewhere in con-
siderable quantities.
Binghampton father writes: /
have sweet little fodder who cries
himself red in the face whenever we
endeaYor to correct him. | am afraid
that he viii work himself into fit
What shall | do?"
PaiLt baby's face with stripes of deli
cate green. This will relieve the glare
which is often injurious to father :
ewes, Ii signs of a fit appear. rip baby
MP the back lightly with a pair of scis
sors-Harper' Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30

in the Success Magazine, but remem-
her that that is a very small part of
the consideration. You have actually
gotten an opportunity 10 get right into
the very heart of the great activities
of a large concern, to get close TO men
who do things; an opportunity to alb
sorb knowledge and valuable secrets
on every hand; an opportunity to
drink in. through your eyes and your
cars. Knowledge wherever you go i'll
the establishment, knowledge that Will
be invaluable to you in the future.
Every hint and every suggestion
which you can pick up. every bit OF
knowledge you can absorb. you should
regard as a part of your future capital
which will he worth more than money
capital when You start out for your
self
Just make up your mind that you
are going TO be sponge in that in
stitution and absorb every particle OF
information and knowledge, every sug'
gestion possible.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
einh, To Battle in Icy Diver.

When the temperature is at freezing
a policeman is. no doubt, Justified IN
concluding that a person diving into
the Seine intends to commit suicide
Two Paris policemen, acting under
this impression the other day. hshed
ont of the river a man who was seen
splashing about under the Pont des
Arts. Leave me alone" were the INST
words. Il am a free citizen. and YOU
have no right TO prevent me from
bathing If want to. don't want TO
die. | am making experiments to de
termine the strength Of my powers OF
resistance to the cold. Leave me
alone" He then Owed into the water
again leaving the policemen consider
ablv astonished. and with a wider &c
ouaintance than ever Of the eccentri
cities Of human nature.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
Fund fer Woman Study.

Pittsburg. Pain the will of c. c..
Mellor. an intimate friend Of Andrew
Carnegie. who died recently leaving
an estate valued at 81 500, 600 is a pc
cnliar endowment fund bequest
II gives $4,000 for the purchase OF
books relating To Women, considered
physically. intellectually and historic
ally. to what has been her position
from the most primitive times to the
present: 10 her work and influence IN
the evolution and development Of the
race and Of its industries. arts and his
tory: TO what she is now doing ON the
same lines. and what she could and
would do If allowed by men and por-
ton of her own sex: TO the promotion
of her educational Industrial, legal and
political equality, especially to her
right of suffrage.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
Compass. for German gags"

Berlin.-The German Jag" is to be
guided home by compass. The city
fathers of Berlin have set the fashion.
They have ordered that in 100 of the
most popular parts of the city the
uavement is TO be ornamented with a
mosaic design in cOlored marble of a
mariners compass.
At least the comic papers of Berlin
saw that the compasses are for the es-
pecial benefit of inebriated gentlemen
who have lost their bearings. The city
fathers. however, declare that the OBJ
iect is TO enable strangers to find their
wav more easily about the city. The
designs are about yard in diameter
and show the cardinal points Of the
compass and the half points.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
The Bitter Bit.

A week or two ago an attendant at
one of the big theaters on the Paris
bouleyards found a fine pear necklace
which she handed over to the box
Office. One of the spectators, lady,
saw the woman pick up the necklace,
and went to the boX.ofiice and claimed
il as her own To mark her appre-
citation Of the attendants honesty she
gave her 20 francs. The next day,
however. the real owner of the neck
lace presented herself at the theater to
make inquiries. On hearing WAT had
occurred she burst into laugh, and
explained that the pearls were but imi.
tation, and had cost her ~ francs only.
So the smart lady loses at least
eight francs on the transaction.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
VERSE WORTH READING.
knoWled ge.

If only we could see what Hes ahead,
II we might look beyond tO-morrow's
portals.
I wonder II we should, ahsolyed from
dread,
Be Impoverished and contented NOR
tails?
Would all the hate and heartaches dis
appear,
Would glee blot out all memories OF
Would courage come to take the place OF
fear
If we could see what lies beyond to-
morrow?
II we could know what destinies the
fates
Are shaping now for us who hlindly
bluuder,
And oft in vain assault forbidden gates,
How would the knowledge profit us, /
wonder?
Would failure cease to break the hearts
of men,
Would nights deep silent darkness lose
its terror?
Would he that ought to dig lay down the
pen?
Would all who stumble cease to grope
IN error
We know that right is right, that wrong
is wrong
That thus 1t was ordained at times
beginning;
We know that honors 10 the wise belong,
That sorrow Is the heavy price OF sim
ming
Yet foolishly we sin and venture whore
the currents, soon or late will drag
us under;
II somehow all the future were laid bare,
How would beholdng profit as won
DER
S. f.. Kiser, In Youths Companion
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
MISSION WORKER TO WED JAP.
Miss Kate Goodman of Les Angeles Es
gagged to Rev. Mr.. lnazawa-so'h
Well Educated

Los Angeles. Cal.--An unexpected
romance has entered into The lives Of
Miss Kate Goodman, an American nlY'
sion worker among japanese women
and children in and around this city,
and Rev. Joseph Keninchi lnazawa,
pastor of the Japanese Presbyterian
mission.
Accidentally thrown together less
than a year ago, their friendship
ripened into mutual admiration, aud
now they are engaged TO marry.
Mr. Inazawa was greatly surprised
when he learned his secret had
leaked out but freely acknowledged
the truth of the report. No date, he
said, had been set for the wedding
ceremony.
InazaWa has been A resident of this
city for several years, during which
time he has hccn in charge Of the
work of the Presbyterian mission. He
is well educated and Americanized
For more than twenty years he has
been engaged in missionary work on
the Pacific coast with headquarters at
San Francisco.
Miss Goodman is a resident of Mon
eta, a suburb of Los Angeles, where
she conducts a night school for Japan
ese boys For many years she has
been a worker among the Japanese
and has studied their language with
the intention of going to Japan as a
missionary. She is well educated and
highly connected, and was a student
at the University OF Chicago when she
started a year ago for Japan. lnaza-
wa is As years old and Miss Goodman
a few months his junior.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
Thr Esthe.ic Rachelor.

The modern bachelor is an ardent
admirer of well chosen furniture and
OF beautiful pictures and china. nor is
he Obvious TO the charms Of lovely
old silver and dainty napery. To have
tea with him is often an esthetic as
well as a material pleasure.
Only in one thing In his establish
ment does one note the missing fem
mime touch. 4 woman's room always
contains flowers, a mans scarcely
ever-Black and White.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
Free Masonry.

The origin of Free Masonry Is I'M
known. It's history can be traced for
upwards of 500 years. Its traditions
20 back many hundreds of years pre-
viously 1t is frateinal aud benevo-
lent in its purpose. Ancient Craft Ma
slnry consists of four degrees only,
but many other branches and degrees
have been added from time TO time,
further exemplifying and illustrating
the lessons taught in the original de-
grees. William Morgan was an impe-
cunious printer of northern New York,
who threatened to print the so-called
secrets of Masonry, and who, on being
arrested for debt or some other cause,
suddenly disappeared. His disappear
ance about 1925 was taken hold of and
exploited for political purposes. The
so-called exposure is unreliable and
valueless. Morgan was not true Ma
son.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
SCIENCE PREVENTS BADNESS.


1t Ia the rarest thing in the world for
a man to be necessarily bald. No man
whose hair is not dead at the roots. need
be bald ii he will use Newbro's Herpl"
eide, the new scalp antiseptic. Herpi-
eide destroys the germ that cuts the hair
OFF at the root; and cleans the scalp OF
dandruff and leaves it in q perfectly
healthy condition. Mr.. Mannett. in the
Maryland Block, Butte. Mont, was en-
tirely bald. In less than n month fterpi'
eide had removed the enemies OF hair
growth, and nature did its work by COW
ering his head with thick hair an inch
Icing, and in six weeks he had a normal
suit OF hair. Sold by leading druggists.
Send 1oc IN stamps for sample to The
Herpicide Co., Detroit. Mich.
Nnc 1pttat 1ot,.Sa ~-"f aNtceo
pitt q StEuh y >on- >p~r,. N~,"'
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
To Develop American Artists.

Five wealthy New York women sub.
scribed $1,000 each TO create a fund,
the income of which is to be used to
send one American architectural stu,
dent to the Paris Ecole des Beaux
Arts every three years for 21a years
course. The donors are: Mrs Goe-
let. Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney Mrs.
Auchauty. Mrs. w. * Vanderbilt and
Mrs.. Alexander G. Cochran.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30

hour through three inch tube. II Is
believed that the discovery may revo.
lutionize local agriculture. which has
languished owing to the lack Of irri-
CATION. as the artesian stratum ex.
tends apparently from Patiaa to the
Himalayas.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
River Transportation
Lee Line Steamers

For Memphis ana Way Landings
Ferd Herold. ......sst May !. am.
Sadie Thursdays pm
Peters Iee.... Monday May 10, pm.
For Psduesh, Evansville, louisvills,
Cincinnati and intermediate landings
Peters Lee...........Sst. May J, am
Fer st. Louis ard Way Landings
Ferd Herold. Wed. May 5, am
Fer Freight and Passage Apply u
Halliday q Phillips Whsfbost Cairo
ROBERT e. LEE, G. BOURNE,
General Manager. ofsa 70.
General, OFFICES, South Front stress
Memphis TsnA -
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30

my min. Having a variety Of timber
| can furnish cross ties. car building
lumber, No. white oak logs, hiek-
ory, ash and walnut. the same cut to
dimensions of order. Ny mil! is To-
Gated west of Moscow. KY, will soon
be in full operation. | desire cores
pondence to be directed to J. 7. De,
weese, care of John i. Drew, Mos
COW, Ky.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
Find water Where Badly Needed.

A Hindu engineer experimenting in
artesian boring az Patiala struck a
spring Of water loo feet below the sur
face which discharges 5000 gallons an
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
Beyond.

Think thou and act tomorrow thou shalt
die
Outstretehed in the suns warmth upon
e shore,
Thou sayst: Mans measured path Is
all gone DER;
Up all his years, steeply, with strain and
sigh.
Man clomb until he touched the truth:
and |,
Even l. am he whom It was destined
for"
How should this be? Art thou, then, so
much more
Than they who sowed that thou shouldst
reap thereby
Nay, come by hither. From this wnve-
washed mound
Unto the farthest noodbrim look with
me;
Then reach on with thy thought TN IL
be drown'd
Miles aud miles distant though the gray
line be,
And though thy soul sail leagues and
leagues beyond
Still, leagues beyond those leagues there
Is more sea
Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to May list. 1903.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE.
Trains Leave Cairo:

Trans Leave OalTos
los a. m, Daily Chicago Vestibule
Limited, arriving Chicago 1880 a. m.
2:23 A. M, Daily ST. Louis Night
ramItru, urtfytns rs,ass 200 - w.
Sleeping car open at $3.50 p. m.
500 a. M, Chicago Daily Express,
except Sunday.
500 a. m, st. Louis Morning FIX.
press. except Sunday.
11:f5 a. M, st Louis Fast Mall.
11:15 a. m, Chicago Midday Special
2:35 p. m. Daily st. Louis Limited.
2:35 D. m, Afternoon Express Tor
Odin. Efingham, Mattoon CHAMPAIGN
$40 D. m, Thebes Accommodation.
7:15 D. m, Chicago and Eastern
Express.
2:30 a. m, Memphis and Nashville.
$3.50 a. m, Memphis aud New Or
leans Limited.
600 a. m, Paiucah and Louisville.
1:41 D. m, Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
1:4t p. m. Daily Nashville. Chatta-
nooea and Atlanta.
4:30 p. m, Fulton Accommodation.
$3.50 p. m, Paducah and Louisville.
600 p. m. Memphis and New Or
leans Special.
For through tickets. sleeping car
Accommodation and further informa'
ltion apply at Illinois Central Passen-
ger Station Cairo. III.
J n. JONES, Ticket Agent
is. A. HATCH, G. p. A.
Ia. n. HANSON, Pass. Traffic Mgr.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
MAKES CAPITAL OF KNOWLEDGE
AGviee FOR the Worker Just Getting a
Start In His Career.

When you get a job, just think OF
yuuself as actually starting out in
business yourself. as really working
for yourself. Get as much salary as
Yea ean, writes orison SWEET Aarden
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30

Most Cairo people have the Cairo
Bulletin on their breakfast table eE
cry morning In the year.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30

The Cairo Bulletin is the only Csi
y paper with the service of the Asso
GATED PTssA
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30

Be not jealous OF women. Care for
them, share with them. speak kindly
to them, be tender with them. give
them sweet words, but let them not
rule thee.-The Sunday Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
MOBILE & OHIO R. R
Corrected to May LIST, 1909.
Time OF Trains at
CAIRO

CAIRO
Ncrthbound
No. 2 Express, Daily, lv....1:bo pm
No. 4 Express. Daily. r....2:i7 am.
southbound
No. I Express. Daily, lv....1:5o pm.
No. 3 Express. Daily. lv....1:t2 am.
). n. JONES, Ticket Agent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30

Not alone shall n man enjoy feast
not alone shall he take thought OF his
affairs, not alone shall he travel. MOI
watch alone when all others sleep.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30

Set not thy heart on things that are
to be attained only through too great
labor through transgression OF the
law. or through humiliation before thy
enemy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
OFFICERS

Accounts % corporations and Indivld.
uais especially solicited. Exchange
furnished to any part OF the wori1.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
Alexander
County National
Bank

Commercial Avenue and Eighth o.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS.
Capital -. -. -. . ....... $1,000
Surplus 80. 80. .......... 10000
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
NOTICE.
JOE ALTMAN.
IKE ALTMAN,
ALTMAN BROS.
SITUATIONS WANTED

Advertisements or not exceeding
three lines will be accepted free for
one weeks tii7c from any reader OF
The Bulletin tn pe filed by advertiser
I'm person, on regular form, at the Of
flee OF The bulletin Company, 7OS
Ohio street. The Bulletin Company
assumes no responsibility fo- any ad-
Vertisemeit or statement made there
in and will not accept under this
heading the notice of any person
known TO be employed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
WAN
HELP WANTED-FEMALE.
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-I desire to sell or con
tract for the sale of the products CT
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
STRICTLY A SAVINGS BANK
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS

Tntsrsss paid On Time Deposits.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-24
WANT A RECEIVER
Petition Made BY Fifteen Creditors Ct
Illinois National Fire IN
surance Co.

Decatur H., Sept, 2S.--Fiiteen
creditors today petitioned for a re-.
ceiyer for the Illinois National Fire
Insurance Co. The petition says the
company is owned by l.. Nj. Fairbanks
brnther of ex.Vice President Fair.
banks.
Fairbanks IL in Mansfield Ill.,, and
Percy b. Sullivan, business manager
of the company, said today
Fairbanks invested the funds "
Mexican land, and railway property II
Honduras. The creditors object (
these investments. 1t was Fairbanks
idea to close out the business ant
reinsure In another company. lie eN
lpected to take his time about II. Thi'
| petition is merely to hurry settle
lment."
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-24
ADJOURNED.
To Oct. II For Further Consideration
Of Sycamore Street Improve
ent.-Ciams Allowed.

At a meeting of the Board of Local
improvements last night, to consider
further the Improvement of uprer
Sycamore street, Mayor Parsons read
the letter from General Manager Van
Wrinkle of the Big Four, stating that
he could not be here till early in
October to confer with the Board re-
garding the subw>~ proposed to be
built at the railroad crossing on that
street.
The Board felt that it he worth
while to defer final action again
in the hope of reaching an agreement
with tho railroad company and voted
to adjourn to Monday Oct, II, at
p. m.
The Rich Construction Co was al
lowed S700 which was due on finished
work under the s. per cent rule.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-24
OIL LEASES
( SOLD FOR $10,0o0,0Oo
tPenton Standard. J


1t is currently reported, says the
Oblong Oracle, that the KanaWba on
Co, and Jennings Brothers. all OF
whom are practically one and the
same firm, have sold their extensive
lease holdings which it is said amount
40 one eighth of all production in Hi
mois, to the Ohio, or Standard Oil Co.,
Flor the fabulous srm Of Sl0,000t0l.
This Is perhaps the largest oil deal
ever made in the history Of the oil
business and includes about 80 farms
in Crawford and Lawrence counties,
majority of which were in and
labcut Oblong The Kanawha offices
lin the east part of town have been a
| vast improvement to the city, but
| just what will be done with it by the
Ohio is not known. 1t is enough tc
sav that scarcely any doubt exists
that it is a hard hit because of tho
IDEAL
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-24
RESTORES PLEASING PLuM1NEss
Samose Sold Under Paul G. Schutr o
Sons EMO Cure No Pay Plan.

There are a good many people "
Cairo who ardently iwsh they couli
find some way OF getting iat AMI
plump. While not i'll, yet they are 20
him and scrawny that their friends
think they cannot be we'll In nine
cases out OF ten this condition can
be readily overcome by using the
combination OF flesh-forming foodA
known as Samose This little tablet
taken three times day with the food
does wonders In building np good
laelth and restoring the pleasing
olumpncss that Ii so desirable.
Before the discovery OF Samose.
|neople who were thin, weak anu run
Town were advised to take some naus
eous preparation OF cod liver OIL, hnt
now with this flesh-forming food III
1alatablc form nothing at all disagree
liable Is necessary to gain weight.
paul q. Schulz and Sons have the
| agency FOR this preparation and SCH
Hit with the promise that If It does nos
| y all that Is claimed for i IN making
people rain In weight and In health
1.-The money will be refunded.