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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08

rand, with plenty of nerve. but no capi
tai, had contracted for street-car space
and the advertiser he had counted
upon had left him in the mrch at the
last moment His love affair must
take a back seat until he eXtricateG
himself from this difficulty, that was
plain; and 10 that end he turned all
his faculties. Slowly, but surely. a
plan evolved itself; and when. after an
hours hard thought, he was ready for
the first step. Durand telephoned for a
messenger and sent a piece of rush
copy to his printer The proof read
thus:
STUNGi
bought this space for customer
who has Something You Need, and
was about ready to tell you about it.
But he got cold feet, and the space
belongs to me.
feel sorry for that customer. II
must be uncomfortable to have cold
feet-and an empty head bothl
That remarked Durand, OK ing
the proof ought to DO for a starter
Now for the follow-ups."
Taking down contract file. he re-
freshed his memory concerning the
terms on which he had purchased the
space Full daily service. $50 cars
two cards in every car. one on each
side Of the car four weeks service
at
Durand shut his eyes. The price
would eat up all his little capital
and with no returns for his forced in.
vestment. II was well he had a square
Jaw; he needed it
Three days later The first card an
peared. Durand, riding down town.
watched the faces of those who read
it, and the smiles that followed the
perusal of the unusual advertisement
printed in red and black on a white
background. choercd the advertisinp
mans troubled heart. The cards would
not be overlooked by the public. at any
rate
Three days later the second card an.
peared:
DO YOU LIKE A COWARD?
I'm advertising here because a COW.
ard stuck me with this space.
He makes good thing--aIl house.
keepers need it-but re didn't have
the sand to tell you about i. in this
space.
TOO BAD, ISN'T IT.
When Durand g0t on the car that 1
Mr.. Gaines was in one cor /
ner. reading his paper. Frank .
watched him closely waiting for hi
prospective father-inIaw and present
,oldfoOted customer TO see himself al.
Eertised as "a coward He was rewat5
ID very soon. and the manner in whics
ir- Gaines face turned red could not
ave been improved upon by the most
.iorious Of Italian sunsets.
Mr.. Gaines did not see Frank. and
yhep. the latter reached his Office he
Icy .klnok lands wjLb-himself.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
Friday.
NEW ATHLETIC CLUB,

From the following letter to The
Notwithstanding it may be Inferred
that new athletic club has been
formed in Cairo, and promises to turn
out some good athletes:
Sporting Editor, Bulletin.
Dear Sir: The members of the
Little Egypt Athletic club are con
complaining giving an exhibition in
scientific wrestling and boxing at the
Armory hall in the near future.
The contestants i'm this exhibition
are to he local talent and members
of the club.
We have arranged to give this OK
hibitiCn chiefly for the benefit of the
iaIies, in as much as we believe that
there are great many ladies' in
Cairo who would enjoy an exhibition
OF this kind, but who 10 not care to
attend the professional tournaments
nt the opera house.
Hence We offer them this opDor-
tunity to witness an exhibition of
skill and strength of Che stronger
sex
The details and names of the con.
testants will be given out later
Hoping that you will favor us by
this, We are yours truly.
LITTLE EGYPT A. C..
By the President.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
Trunk Is $50 Years Old.

Albion, Mich. Fred Howard OF this
city, who has large collection OF
relics. has Just secured what he con-
sders Il prize in the form of an old
fashioned trunk 1850 years old. 1t is a
small leather covered affair, ornament.
ed with brass tacks, and the inside
of the trunk is lined with style sheets
of ladies' hats of the years 1880.
IN the inside Of the cover the fellow.
inc rief histOry was written by Mrs.
SaraH a. futile a pioneer Of this
city, who died 2 few years ago; This
trunk belonged To my great-grand
mother, Mary Quentant. who was mar
ricd to Dr. stephen White in 1888. 1t
was given to her by her mother and
must be over $50 years old"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
HARMONY NOW PREVAILS
Between President Gomez and Vice
President Zayas of Cuba-Fac-
tons Enter Agreement.

Havana, March AT the end of a
prrtracted session the joint commit.
tee of Miguelistas and Zayistas this
morning agreed to the preliminar,
,nrms for a fusion of the two factions
under the title Of The liberal parry
Tde amicable agreement is of vita
Importance. indicating the establish
mcnt Of harmony between President
Gomez and Vice-president Zayas and
the removal Of the possibility of grave
dissensions which constituted serious
danger to the success of the new gov
cry mpnt
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
MOUND CITY.
March z.


Mrs. Clara Estes spent Saturday in
Cairo where she has several music
pupils.
City Marshal John NJ, Dishinger
made business trip to Cairo Satur-
day.
Peter Burgess was i'll the city Satur,
day from America.
Capt. James Bartleson of Omsted
spent Saturday in the city on bust
ness.
Judge l.. G. Castor and daughters,
Zella aud Doris, spent Saturday with
the formers mother at Olmsted.
A. w. Williamson is suffering with
rheumatism,
Miss Allie Belts was a Cairo visitor
Saturday.
l.. d. Reese is visiting T A. Tucker
and family at Olmsied
Mr.. Henry Walker Of Maiden, Mo,
passed through this city Saturday en-
route to Olmsted to visit his brother
John w. Walker.
Mrs. Sarah Schoenfeldt is the guest
of Cairo friends till Monday,
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Mason were
Cairo visitors SATURDAY.
MI and Mrs. Chas. l.. wilson and
baby of Mort1s were in the city Sal-
urday Ell route 10 America TO visit
the formers mother.
I 4
among the Cairo shoppers Saturday.
DR.. J. B. Mathis made a profession
al trip to America Saturday
Mr.. Henry Hileman of Olmsted was
in the city Saturday on business,
George Lyerle was in town Satur-
day from America.
j. w. Dorsey of Holloway, Ky,
Ky. spent Saturday in this city
w T. Parker has gcno into the
chicken raising business He has r.
Gently purchased several fine full
blooded white Plymouth Rock chick
ems and has an incubator set
Geo Herald of Olmsted was in The
city Saturday.
Mr., and Mrs. Maud Maddox aDl
three children are in the city from /
Cairo visiting Mr.. and Mis- J. S, Mil |
Ter,
The effect of cairo whiskey. was
strongly shown in this city Saturday +
when the conductor of the the Big :
Four passenger assisted by City Mar.
shall John NJ. Dshinger took drun!.
en- man from the train aud landed him
10 our city Jail. Another incident was
that of Vim. Reynolds of Holloway.
KY, who with his brother rot OFF the a
steamer Dick Fowler this afternoon
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBoRs


! The former had been in an affray
either before he left Cairo or on the
! boat aud had incidentally come in
contact with some instrument in the
hands OF some one else as blood was
streaming from an ugly wound on the
left temple. Flourishing an ugly
| knife and using the worst Of oaths
| he had the crowd at the landing in a
state of frenzy. He left on the ferry
boat for his home Two scores for
Cairo whiskey.
Fred Unger and wife of America
were in the city Saturday.
VIM. Painter made business trip
% America Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Armstrong made
a business trip to Cairo Saturday.
Mrs. Pink Dunsworth is visiting
her mother at America.
Leonard Covers. an eleven year Old
lad, while playing at the river front
Saturday afternoon ventured too far
out on one of the post which support
the outside shed of the Mound City
Stave Company's plant and fell into
The water which was about sin feet
deep and but for the timely aid of
Elder Sims (colored) he would have
been drowned. We think this ace
dert viii suffice TO keep the boy and
many others who are too yenturesome
from risking their lives in this man.
-
A fine baby girl came recently 10
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. b. l.. UIcn.
Their daughter, Mrs. Belle Piand, is
The proud mother and is doing we'll
If you are not atteding the revival
services at the court house under the
auspices of the Baptist church, you
are missing great blessings. Two con
versions Friday night, four Saturday
evening ana numbers during the 9th
er evenings. These are some of the
blessings which God is pouring out
upon our city asd we ought all of US
receive some of them. Earnest pray.
CT, concentration of effort, and COM
bined strength Of the christians ell
the different denominations is begin
ring to gain the souls which the PEI
pie have so longcd to see saved. Let |
all urite in these meetings A large |
number of Mounds friends attended |
the services Saturday evening and |
assisted in the great and glorious
meeting.
Alice Cutting, aged eleven years
laughter of Mrs. Charles Pryor, died |
It 100 O'Clock Sunday afternoon from
aeryous disorder.
The Earl property on Main street
vas destroyed by fire on Sunday
'Fcning. The house was the proper
y Of Dr.. George Howard.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
Cupid and the
Street-Car Cards
By EVERARD JACK APPLETON
Copyright, by Bobbs- Merrill Coz

The young man with the heavy jaw
and the light hair whirled about in his
chair, shaking the letter in his hand
as if it were alive.
That he declared to the empty
chair beside him, that is the limit,
and then some! Quitting me cold, at
the eleventh hour. It's enough to make
a man lose his grip on everything but
his profanity"
He read again the epistle that had
caused his outburst:
Dear Mr.. Durand-I am afraid. after
all, that it would not be wise for me to
go into the street-car advertising YOU
gave me figures for, and we will therefore
drop the matter With thanks for your
estimates. | am, Yours truly,
J. n G. GAINES
Mr. Frank Durand, City
Dnrand drew scratch-pad to him
and for the next five minutes scrubbed
industfiously and viciously He was
Writing just the kind of letter we all
write occasionally. 1t bristled with
irony and sarcasm; it held Mr.. Gaines
sudden accession of wisdom" ND to
ridicule; it called attention to the fact
that Mr.. Durand, under a verbal agree.
ment with Mr. Gaines, had contracted
for two regular stNet-car cards in
every street car in the city for a
month to be used in exploiting the
value of Gaines Peerless Preserving
Jar; and it wound up with such a tor.
rid collection of remarks that it would
have brought Mr., Gaines to Durand'e
Office with an officer of the law-had
the letter been mailed
But though Durand was angry he
was also in love, and with no less a
parsonage than Katherine Gaines;
wherefore, in place of mailing the let.
ter, he tore it up and dropped it into
the waste-baskct. With Mrs Gaines
willing. with Katherine almost willing,
and with Frank himself more than
willing, it would not do to jeopardize
his chance to win the father over to
his side
That thought brought him back TO
the blood-chilling fact that Frank Du.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
Coburn's Greater Min..rei..

Listen for the big band next FL.
day March Goth at the opera house.
The free concert al noon will inclrde
all the latest music CT the seas II.
pdpulaF and ragime numbers. the
best marches, medlcgs. stl-s, and
Characteristic hits Manager Cohp-a
and his big minstrel company. There
is no better a,tractic.. more couric-
Gus or obliging caterer to his patrons
or more progressive, hustling d..
rector of big laughing show than
"Cobe'. Don't forget The da'o. Prices
25c to sl.00. Seats on sale Thurs
day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08

Buermann store the constable noticed
feathers flying from them. Then there
was a crasa and three of the ducks
were driven through the front window
Of the store, falling on the floor, al
most entirely stripped of their feath-
ers by the wind. Buermann said that
all he had 10 do was to draw and cook
them.
Buermann found two more Of the
flock of ducks minus their feathers
hanging on barbwire fence back Of
his store. The ducks had been driven
into the fence by the wind and killed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
Little Dolly DimpIes,

The famous Newsboys Quartette has
been especially engaged for the Grace
Cameron Opera company and will
reader many pleasing vocal selections
during the performance of Little
Dollie Dimples". One of their biggest
hits is entitled The Girl That I'd Call
Mine Grace Cameron and Little
Ecllic Dimples" will be the attraction
at the opera house on Saturday Mar.
18th, matinee and night. Prices:
Night 25c to S1.00; matinee 25c, soc.
75c. Seats reserved for both per-
formances and on sale Friday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
SPORTS
COLLINS ARRIVES TODAY.

wild Joe" Collins will arrive here
today from the south, by way of st.
Louis. For the past week or so he
has been engaging in some hard
matches with best westers in the
sorth. mostly in Texas, and has
more than held his own Collins
Cairo admirers expect to see him
have an easy victory in Martin
Lewis Wednesday nigmht but those
who know of Lewis record venture
the opinion that Collins will come as
near being defeated as he ever did,
If he does not lose the match. At
any rate it will be one of the fastest
goes seen here this season. Lewis is
expected to arrive sometime tomor-
row from the north.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
SELF RULE FOR Buys
ABOLITION OF ERNALISM Oh,
JECT OF NEW MOVEMENT.
Teaching of Citizenehip in a Democ-
raey Is Sought by the AS
ISOLATION Of George Jun
nior Republics.

New York.-Tbat the teaching OF
citizenship in democracy soon may
snpplant the present paternai form OF
government in every school In this
country Is the object of a movement
set on foot in this city recently Fol
lowing the principles of self rule
which have made hundreds of tie best
citizens out of boys and girls sent
as "inCorrigibles" TO the George !"u'
Tor Republic in this state during Ia.
last II years, an effort will be made
TO have all children fitted to be indie
pendent and self-reliant Americans
before everything else.
With junior republics established in
California, New York, Connecticut and
Maryland, others set up in Massachu-
sets, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
and still others projected in many
more states, the organizers Of this
new school system are preparing TO
carry their object lesson into every
public and private school of the ma
ion.
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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
THE HOLY CRY"
At OPERA HOUSE
GREAT DRAMA WILL De PRE-
SENTED TONIGHT WITH
STRONG cAST-OTHER PLAYS
THIS WEEK.

The attraction at the Cairo opera
house tonight is the Holy city. BY
Clarence Bennett, with strong cast
of characters. II is stated that .
''Salome' introduced in this play is a
woman of beauty. but not the de.
PRAYED and utterly sensual degener
ate which Oscar Wilde sought 10
have accepted in the erratic drama
WHICH he gave TO the world many
years ago and which has recently
been made into grand opera by Rich
ard Strauss. Prices 25c TO $40.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
Monday.

International six day go-as-you
please race begins in New York,
Meeting of Central league at TcTt
Iaute.
Jack CTwin) Sullivan, VS.. Jim Stew
art, ten rounds at Brooklyn.
Opening of automobile shows in
Kansas City and Portland, Ore
Tuesday
Boyo Driscoll VS.. frankie Neil. 10
rounds, at New York
Sandy Ferguson vs.. AL Kubiak, II
rounds, at Boston.
Opening of annual horse show at
Pasadena, Cal
Opening of the fifth annual motor
boat regatta at Palm Beach, Fla.
Wednesday.
Opening of annual bench show of
Topeka, Kans.. Kernel Club.
Thursday.
Opening of automobile show in Mil
waukee.
Meeting at Poughkeepsie TO com
pletc organization of the new Eastern
Association.
Friday.
Joe Cans VS. Jabcz White, 10 rounds
at New York.
Marvin Hart VS.. Tony Ross, 20
rounds AT New Orleans.
Willie Lewis VS. Mark Goucher, 20
rounds at Paris, France
Saturday.
Opening of automobile show in
Annual indoor relay carnival at Uni
1crsity of Wisconsin.
Undine stakes at Oakland; Uni
elk Handicap at Arcadia.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
Polly of the Circus.

That delightful love romance Pol
ly of the Circus" in which Frederic X
Thompson has provided a strong cast
with Edith Taliaferro for the Polly
will be seen at the opera house for
two nights. On Monday and Tuesday.
March 18th and 10th. Il contains as
pretty 9~st9ry as could well be put
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
GRIM PHILOSOPHY.

A good shape is simply matter Of
form.
4 bird I'm the hand is only half as
good as one on the platter.
The next best thing TO knowing how
70 do II. is knowing how not TO do IT,
Lots Of firms could get along better
with less system and more gumption-
The best cure for ingrowing Krouchi-
ness is plenty Of hard work.
The crooked bank cashier certainly
believes ia taking the thing that is
nearest his hand
when a man asserts that luck was
against hirn-well, let him have that
The world could struggle along will
cut geniuses. but IL would be in h.
Tsv without workers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
FIRE CAPTAIN KILLED.

Rockford, H., March 7.-Captain
Ernest Pearson of the Rockford fire
department, was caught by a falling
wall today and killed while fighting
fire at the Rockford Paper Box
factory. The fire caused a loss of
S5~Uaa.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
Farmer Raises 5s-Pound Turkey.

Morocco, Ind.-Thomas Cantrel. a
farmer living north of this city. claims
The honor Of having raised the largest
turkey gobbler ever seen in this coun-
~ The gobbler weighed So pounds
gben Mr.. Cantrell sold IL and II was
little more than year old. He sold
several gobblers that ranged in weight
rom thirty to forty-fve poundA
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
CIRCLES.


Politicians are seldom what they
scream.
The too tender heart is the worlds
pin cushion.
A friend in need is a friend-we
usually shun.
What is success? Only failure with
fresh scat of paint
An American is never SO energetic
as when he tries to be idle.
Tell the world YOU are tired Of life
ard >e world is tired of you.
What You call temper in your wife
you call temperament in yourself
A man is never so utterly unoriginal
as when he is lovemaking or praying.
Put a beggar on horseback-and
he'll ride to the first place where he
can sell the horse
II isn't the cynic who takes the
worst view Of everything There is
the amateur photographer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08

on the stage in play form Its incl
dents and sentiments both continuing
to give it special charm. The way
Ia which the little circus rider winds
herself around the heart of !he minis
ter is her directest appeal to the sym.
pathios. Prices: SOC to $L50. Seats
on sale Saturday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
POPE VERY Ill.

Rome. March THE pOpe's indis-
position has taken on a character of
Influenza and his condition inspires
apprehension.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08

It's awfully hard for man to look
sad when his wife is making prepare.
tons to spend a month in the country.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08

Do your work little better than
the other fellow and some morning
you'll wake up and and yourself his
boss.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08

Just about the time a man succeeds
in accommodating all the money he
wants, the alarm clock gets busy and
wakes him up.-Chicago Daily News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08

Politicians are seldom what they
scream.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-08
SPORTS FOR THE WEEK.

B. II. HOLDERBr
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-25
dissolution. Distillation.

A man who had made his forum.
in the west returned to his boyhood
home in Ohio to spend 1t.
whats become of John Falyey?"
he asked OF some Old friends he met
at the hotel.
"Oh, he's dead. Drank himself to
death. We buried him two years
ago"
well, I declare. SO cid John is
gone. And where is Jim Robinson?
Is he dead. too?"
"Oh, yes; we buried him three
years ago. He drank himself to
death, too
You don't tell me. And where
is old Peter Mearean? Has he pass
Ell over?'
yes" said one OF the home folks.
"Old Peter has been gone about a
year"
"You buried him a year ago.
Well, we'll"
ooh, no." was the reply. eve
didn't bother to bury him. We just
poured him back into the barrel. -
Saturday Evening Post.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-25
THE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

County Superintendent Billington's
reason for prefering county High
school in the country to an arrange
ment for the privilege of the Paducah
High school is insufficient II is not
important that some father fears to
send his child to the wicked city of
Paducah to School. 1t might be i'm
portant II Professor Ellington thinks
Paducah an improper place to send
children to school. He might find
other parents who prefer to send their
children to school, where they can
find a convenient place to board, pave
ments to walk on in bad weather, a
well equipped school with a compe-
tent faculty. the use of public Ii
brary, and such other advantages as
q city offers over the country for ac-
curing a we'll rounded education.
We do not believe that Professor
Ellington thinks the county High
school will compare with the Paducah
High school in equipment, latitude
or general efficiency II will be no
handler for remote residents of the
county, than will the Paducah High
school. If there is nothing in the
way OF adopting Judge Lightfoot's
proposition to make arrangements
for the privilege Of the Psducah High
school, more than the prejudice OF
some parent. there isn't much in the
way. Professor Ellington will find
more objection to his. High school In
the country. we think, II he intends
to consult the whims OF a majority
of the citizens.
The best plan for the county Is to
send the rural graduates to the Padu-
cab High school, at least until there
are sufficient pupils to warrant a
county High school of standard excel
lence. IL will not be fair to the farm
ers to heap the special tax on them
for poor quality OF school. when
they can have the advantages OF a
better one for one-tenth the cost.
1t will be better for those country
youths to come to the city to get their
education. II will be better for the
city youths to have the country
boys aud girls among them. They