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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
Variety in the Orchard.

Growers really have very little
positive knowledge concerning the
interpollination of fruits. but most
people have learned by observation
that the most productive and salts
factory orchards are those of mixed
varieties, says Field and Farm. No
subject connected with our modern
horticultural operations needs to be
understood better than this subject
OF pollination of fruits. The Keiffer
and many other varieties of pears
such rs the Bartlett, Howell, Shell
don. etc. have imperfect blooms and
should have such varieties as LIE
Conte or CARRIER well mixed through
OUT the orchard as pollenizers. We
have seen orchards OF Keiffer trees
which scarcely bore at all until some
pollenizer was interspersed in the
orchard, With alternate rows of Lee
Conte the Keiffers bear heavily. Old
In which there Is no
room for new trees may be regulated
by topworking a scion or two of tho
staminate sorts into each tree and
In this way overcome the difficulty,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
COURTESIES EXCHANGED
Concluded from First Page).

things at a cheaper price, is a buneo
game that works a little while but in
the end does no good to either party.
so 1T is between nations. The devel-
opments of each other is for the bene-
fit of the other
1t gives me personal pleasure to
meet the representatives of japan. II
has been my good fortune six or sew
en- times to visit the wonderful coun.
try and to enjoy the hospitality of the
wonderful people You don't visit
there once without having an impress
sion made and you can imagine the
impression have in having been
there six or seven times and having
twice or three times been the guest
of the emperor and the people OF
Japan.
Those of Us who know the facts
were never SO stirred IN by the re-
cent announcements of trouble be-
tween Japan and America. believe
that even the newspapers have now
given IN the idea. Those of us who
were in Japan, who know her aims
and ambitions, who came into con
tact with her great men and talked
with them personally, had no trouble
on taht score. Japan is engaged in a
contest, is engaged in a struggle
almost said, but won't say it, because
it is not a correct expression-tn
war, and preparing herself for it. That
struggle is in the development of her
resources each making of her people
a great successful and commercial
people. She has proven her ability
on the field of battle She has shown
what can he done by the thoroughness
of preparation and courage and care
tul and deliberate steps in the direc-
ton of ambition in the defense of her
rights and of the maintenance of her
prestige on the battle field. But she l.
not engaged in that now. She is pre-
pairing for the victories of peace, and |
IN that we all hope she may be sue
cessful. We are not going to yield |
in that controversy if we
can help it, We are entering the CON !
test, and | hope we will strip our
selves in that controversy if we can
help it. We are entering the contest.
and | hope we will strip ourselves of !
some Of the nonsensical ideas we
have had heretofore in that contest
in order that we may make a little
greater strides than we have made
heretofore in the Orient and in the
Tar distant countries
Before leaving tonight for Des
MONIES, President Taft sent the fol
owing to Governor John A. Johnson.
My Dear Governor Johnson am
very much delighted to hear of your
Improvement today and earnestly
lope your recovery will be rapid AS
leave the state thank you again
or the cordial welcome of yourself
and the people of Minnesota
Very sincerely yours
WILLIAM r. TAFT"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
Plants for Home Decoration

The various ornamental peppers
make handsome pot plants suitable
for room decoration In winter when
properly grown Prince OF Wales.
with lemon fruits, Tom Thumb. with
DARK scarlet fruits and Kaleidoscope.
white traits changing to red, are all
fine varieties for pot culture and II
the seeds are started In small pots at
this time and shifted into larger ones
as they grow, finely developed plants
well set with fruits may be produced
by Christmas. They will grow "a anv
rich potting compost, and do not
mind the hot sun II well watered
but the sun-rays should OF strike
the sides or rim OF the pot. All are
easily grown from seeds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
TITLE TO COAL LANDS
stu Unsettled $50. Vast Areas Near
katalla in Alaska-Estimated
Value $1,000, 5000

Seattle, Wash. Sept. t9-The rul.
ing of President Taft in the Ballinger.
CLAWS controversy does not change
the title to the vast coal areas near
Katalla, in Alaska, claimed by several
syndicates including the Cunningham
combination, ii was announced today.
Estimates OF the value of the coat
lands vary from S75,000.oo0 to $1,000
0OleO0, with the country only par.
tally explored
The record in the Cunningham cases
show that the claimants have supplied
the interior department with docu-
ments in an effort to prove the regu.
larity of their proceedings. 1t is stated
however that there will be no imme,
date decision on the question, but
that under orders from the president
a more thorough investigation will be
made on the coal land cases.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
HlDs FOR WATER.

Cairo, H., Sept. 18th. 1909.
Sealed bids will be received by the
ely council OF the city of Cairo. Iii.
nois, al. the office of the city clerk
Of said CITY up till 73O o'clock Tues
day, October 5th. 1909, for furnishing
water to the city for the remainder
Of the year 1909 to be used in the
city's street washing machine for the
purpose of washing the streets OF the
said city.
The city council Reserves the right
to reject any ami all bids.
ERNEST WORKMAN,
City Comptroller.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
CUBAN LOTTERY IS HIT
The Authorities viii Not Pay on
Tickets Mailed From the
United States,

Washington, Sept. l9---Iu its cam
paign to prevent the use of the
United States mails in connection
with the new nationa. lottery of Cuba
the postofice department has beer.
given to understand that the Cuban
authorities will not redeem any
tickets sent through the United
states mails, even though they bear
the lucky number
This safeguard, however. will not
DE the sole precaution against the
use OF the mails in this way.
All inquiries made by persons in
the United States to officials of the
cuban government are to be turned
over to the postoifiee inspectors.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20

GROWING THE SUGAR BEET.
Depth of Planting Has Marked Infiu-
enee on Amount of Sugar Present.

1t is important not only that a
sugar beet should be of a proper
size and shape. but also that 1t be
grown In such manner as to secure
the protection Of the soil for all Of
Its parts except the neck and foliage.
The proper position for beet to oc-
cupy In the soil at the end of growth
is shown In the illustration. This po-
sition can only be secured for the
beet by growing 1t In a soil suff-
GENTLY pervious to permit of the
penetration Of the taproot to a great
depth. 1t is for this reason that sub
soiling in the preparation of a field
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
Pray to Pigs,

The native of Borneo prays to a
pig on all important occasions. II he
fears enemies, Ill luck or sickness "a
coming the pig is brought into thu
hut with its legs tied together. a
lighted brand is applied to scotch 1t
slightly, then the pig is asked about
the matter which the natives want to
know.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
ILLINOIS CENTRAL r. r.

Low rate excursion to Louisville
vile Tuesday, Sept. 21st Fare for
round trip only $3.50 Special train
leaves Cairo at 8 a, m. due in Louis
vile at $50 p. M. Return special
leaves Louisville at p. IN. Sept 23rd.
Tickets good only going and return
ing on special train.
INO. A. SCOTT,
Asst. Gen. Pass, Agt. Memphis.
]. "A, JONES,
Ticket Agent, Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
RIVER NEWS
ss.ssssasaaaaaaaaaaalaaaas

The river. marked III feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
fall Of 3 of a foot In "a hours.
The r. Dunbar came out from Pa
ducah yesterday with an excursion
party. She viii be ont today as usual
as a packet
The Stacker Lee passed to ST.
Louis yesterday morning from Mem,
phis, doing little here.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
Robin Superstition,

1T Is unlucky to Kill a robin" LIS a
well-established saying in England.
"How badly your hand shakes; you
can scarcely write" said teacher Ia
boy in school in England. III
always shakes" said the boy. Il
once had robin die in my hand and
they say II a robin dies in your nant
II will always shake"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
Want ads in the Bulletin are sure
result producers. Try one.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Effective September 10th, the Iii
nois Central suburban train service
between Cairo and Mounds will lie
s. G.. HATCH.
Genl. Passenger Agent
Cairo. Sept. Is, 1903
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20

way. / doctored
until i was dis
couraged, an d
thought / should
never get well. I
read q testimonial
about Lydia Z.
Fnkham's Vegeta.
BILE Compound, and
thought / would
try 1t. After tax.
ing three bottles /
was cured, and
-. ~ a.,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
NOTICE.

Owing to the fact that will have
to remove all of my stock from HALT
day avenue | will make quite reduc.
ton on shingles for the next thirty
days.
r. T, LANGAN
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20

What Man Has Done, Man Can %.
If thing Is possible and proper to
man. deem 1t possible to thee.-Mar.
Gus Aurelius.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
. Forecasts Ror Today.

Illinois: Washington, Sept H..
Increasing cioudiness Monday; rain
Tuesday. west winus increasing by
Tuesday morning.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
Saws the Observant Man.

"Ez a rule people amt ha'f so sad
nur hat SO happy ez they appear to
be on the surface"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
Detention.

II liz vain to find fault with those
arts of deceiving wherein men find
pleasure to be deceived. John Locke.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
YOUR
! BACKACHE
WILLYIELD
To Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Hockland, Maine. ~ was troubled
TOT long time with pains in my back
ana side, and was misera HE IN everv
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
SURE Slim

When you wake up at daylight and
can't get to sleep again. it's sign It's
a holiday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20

Weakness Of the Fool.
A fool is always beginning.-French
proverb.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20

The Philosopher OF Folly.
Originality is fine thing" says thu
Philosopher Of Folly. even If you
have to steal 1t.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20

Read the Bulletin every morning for
wo cents per day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
Sun and Moon.

Mote. The. above sun and moon
record is for. Illinois and approximates
the time at Cairo within a few min
utest.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20

for the growth of sugar beets Is OF
such great Importance II the beet.
In Its growth, should meet a practi-
cally impervlous subsoil at the depth
of or o inches. the taproot will be
DETECTED from Its natural course. lat
eral roots will be developed, the beet
will become disfgured and distorted
in shape, and the upper portion of It
will be pushed out of the ground.
Experience has shown that the con-
tent of sugar In those portions Of a
beet which are pushed above the soil
Is very greatly diminished
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
DRAY AND TRANSFER LINE.

Office 1910 Conf. Phones Home 81,
Bell 81 Agt. Pabst Beer Mora Athon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20

Have the Bulletin on your break.
ast table every morning.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20

.S General Conditions.
The day was fair with little move
snent In the air
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.

i midnight tstreet record) :.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19
=: :::$ NEUROLOGY OF THE GREAT FOR 1909

In their eighties were Joseph Whar-
ton, ga general, rather than captain,
OF industry" the Earl of Leicester,
who had sat in the peers for more than
three generations Thcodor H. Cuyler
and Bishop McQuaid of Rochester: Won
Gottschell, poet and dramatist, and
Henry c, Lea, scholar and historian;
James Henry Carlisle for half Il century
president OF Wofford college, and
Colonel "Alcc" Mcclure, almost the
last of those great editors who sur
vivcd the civil war; w. NJ. Stewart.
former Senator from Nevada, author
Of the fifteenth amendment and friend
of Lincoln; those links with earliest
Victorian days in England, Sir Theo~
dorc Martin and the Marques of Ripon,
and Mrs Martha Finley, who had
brought "E,lsic Dinsmore' into the
world of Yesterdays girlhood.
Geronimo, the Apache, WAS sc. and
the wonder is that he WAS spared 80
round out so well life in which there
seems not one redeeming feature; ven
omous as Il snake. treacherous. resent
ing kindness. robber and an assassin.
Contrast this record with that built up
By the eighty-sevcn years of Edward
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19

the pictures I don blame him. Smart
as chain lightning he saws. Oh--and
Charlie Peacham has sold him the house
But Ethel, with forced smile and
abrupt word, dashed into the Beehive.
She bought q spool OF No. go white
thrcad-and left the parcel aud cents
change on the counter. That evening
at the dance Ethel Prout's engagement
to Mr.. Searlc was announced.
Mabel Gibbs is going 10 he one Of
Ethel : bridesmaids and The two girls
are quite inseparable Just now. Ethel
is so glad that Mabel's color is pink
as she ii just fit right into the color
scheme. If Ethel does net a little su
perior because she S engaged first. Mabel
ovcrlool5s it because she soon VIII have
the field 10 hersclt-and the future al
ways is SO full of golden possibilities
for girl who Is single.
Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Prout arc hecom-
ing almost as good friends again as
when the two girls were not particularly
attractive infants.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19
THE FEUD BETWEEN
MABEL AND ETHEL

| ford before YOU renew the policy will
Pcacham?'' urged Mrs. Gibbs.
9 What's Charlie done you don I
| lillc!' demanded Mr.. Gibbs. q We al
ways found him fair and square.
II, ,,yo been reading up, on such sub
opinion is Mr. Sanford has the best
company TO be in.
"'Maybe In drop in and talk to
him, - said Gibbs, ''but-'.
"As Che house is in my name-I like
to be posted. too broke in his wife.
"Lct him como M here some evening
and bring his pamphlets and we can
both look them over.
Mr. Gibbs happened To look mt Mabel
Just then, which reminded him of the
drcssmakcr's bill that had come that
afternoon. Well, perhaps 1t would be
well to help the good work along. San
ford certainly seemed like u hustler.
The very next evening Mabel Hoatcd
into the front room lust rs Mr.. San
ford was taking out MS fountain pen
To write the policy. After some pleas
ant conversation and music, Mrs; GIBBS
had the uices! little lunch. which made
a great hit with Mr. Sanford. who was
boarding AT the Mansion house:
"Comc up to dinner sunday, lnvlt'
cd Mrs. Gibbs. - certainly can sym
pathize with any one who has to board
at the Mansion house.
N'Maybe TN have place of my own,
soon, - limited Mr.. Sanford, blushing,
Mabel also bushcd
Mrs. Gibbs heamed.
Mr.. Gibbs said: "Mv boy, II sound
some of my friends and see if / can I
put something in Your way.
Did YOU ever hear anything any
moro pointed !h asked Mrs Gibbs after
the caller had taken his departure. She
kissed Mabel very, very tcndcrly. There
was no telling how soon she would be
losing her. Of course tho ProutS heard
that Mr. Sanford had called on Mabel
Gibbs.
.'Ncvcr YOU mind. darling" said
Mrs. Prout ''Anv man with two eyes
in his head can see through the Gibbscs.
He II see that YOU haven t broken your
neck TO meet him.
OF MIR Scarlc calls, mommer, tell
him I'm not ut home, said Ethel,
GROSSLY.
The next morning Ethel was on her
way down 10 Wavcrlcy Hall to help
the decorator put pink crepe paper over
the electric lights and to see that the
floor had been waXcd properly, when
young DR., Grant overlook her.
For time Ethel lacked the courage
to speak of the subject nearest her
heart. but 6ually she vcnturcd-w when
ncr INTEREST WouIuH IIoh suspicious,
''Uow : your friend, Mr., sanford?
.Why. that : ono thing ! wanted TO
tell YOU about,' exclaimed the popular
dentist, :" He won t be able TO come
to the dance This evenIng--and he want
ed me TO express his regrets To You,
The fact is, Mr. Sanford has gone away
TO be married! Yes, sir, what d You
know about that for n sudden tit!
or course. we all knew he was to
be m1rricd soon, anyway, but 1t seems
the girl wanted big affair in June.
But he sent her Il telegram, all or
sudden, that he was coming on and go
ing 10 bring her hack with him. He S
awfully ia love with her--anA from
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19

"Way back in dancing school days,
when Professor Valentine was getting
up reception with featured special
ties, he had learned that if Mabel Gibbs
were @iVCn tho Highland dung for Z
solo number. Ethel Prout must be made
Queen OF tho Fairies or allowed 10 do
the Spanish dance.
Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Prlut never
missed 4 Saturday afternoon during thC
course Of lessons 10 be right on hand
TO look after the interests OF their ro.
Spectivc lambs. When they wercu Z
telling the professor how 10 run his
class or instructiug their jlttle daugh,
tcrs with wh0m-and with whom NOT
10 dance, they'd sit in the front row
ard nod their heads in time TO the
music.
Mabel had black hair. more than
she d ever need, aud plenty oC. fcs-
lures In conventional design. scattered
prettilv over a complexion whose b!oum
is rarely seen elsewhere than on The
top row OF peaches in a basket. But
Mabel didn + have ANYTHING ON Ethel
unless one preferred bruucitcS. Mabel
was at her best in pale pinI;-Ethcl
in baby blue. (which do you t!Hul; is
tho prcttier Of the two,' was enough
10 start an argument whenever two or
more persons were gathered, OF course
the breach became wider between the
Gibbscs and the Prouts after the TWO
girls were graduated from high school,
There rouldu Z he more than one MOST
beautiful and MOST popular girl IN
such small social pond.
Mabel S mother threw the first bomb
into tho clothes contest By marching
Mabel off to the DeighboriOg city for
an expensive tailor-m9dC suit and her
first "rcal evening gown From then
on the rivalry began 10 run into money,
for YOU don 4 think Mrs. prout would
let That Gibbs Cirl get ahead OF her
angel Ethel, do you!
Mr. Gibbs began 10 smoke a pipe
and decided there WASH 9 anything the
matter with his last winter s oyercuat--
, If it. had new lining. Besides, busl-
/ ness was booming
! As Mr.. Prout travelled for the rur
ncr factory, Ethel and her mother
agreed TO see how little they could 1--we
| on, and 1T was truly surprising. Oi
course, they didn't eat many meals NJ
home. for somehow they always found
! themselves at some friend 3 house Just
around luncheon or dinner tlmc. They
! declared they never could keep track
I Of the timo--it was such bother--and
-oh--if dear Mrs, SO-and SO insisted
+. they'd loyc to stay-Shc was such
! cook etc Evenings when Ethel > many
admirers dropped in. Of course, there
always were nice little spreads Of choc
olatc cakes, salads. sandwiches and co
Goa. These served not only tho pur
pose of attracting youths, but prevent
ed Ethel from becoming any more
ethereal.
Still, the Prouts didn Z provide any
moro charming refreshments for The
band of cubs, who Vaciilated betwcer
the two homes like tide trying e
eater TO two moons. than did Tho
Gibbscs And TO think that the rich
est young man OF them all--one wb'
had hiticd from Mabel 10 Ethel Will
exciting impartality-had gone and 20
cugagcd TO a plain, Ordinary girl, wh'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19

In the new world the grim reaper has
called from hfe s fields Manuel Amador,
first president of the Youngest OF re-
pubicS, Pauama; Alfonso pcnna. for
mcrlv chief executive of go.ahcad
Brazil, and Miguel Iglesias, The Pc.
ruVian general and publicist TO the
north of us the primatc Of all Canada,
Arthur Swcatman. Archbishop OF To-
ronto. has land by his work for his fcl-
low men, while in Great Britain 5 other
dependencies the chronicle holds the
names of Sir Thomas Bent. ex-prcmicr
of Victoria, Australia; Sir William
Thomson, Scotland = foremost medical
gcicntist, aud that brilliant young Irish
poet and dramatist, J. NJ. Syngc
Newcomers and Veterans.
The author Of Riders to The Sea-
though his pen fell from his fingers
WHOM he had not yet reached n thirty
eighth birthday, was yet not tho young
est who have called out their "Ad.
sum - for the last time. Ross c.. lar.
vin,/oae Of Cornell 5 most promising
professors, was only %; Louis Loeb.
the artist and james Macarthur. cdi-
tor, critic and playwright. were 43.
and Bordcs, tho Partisan composer, and
Clyde Fitch, but year older than that.
and If one may not write down tho last
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19

FL Rogbi ("Bu Humara >. tho pre-
tender 10 the uneasy throne of Morocco
The ministers cf King Alfonso would
seem TO have acted unwiscly; the Sultan
Mulai Hahd surely acted cruelly-aud
two picturesque actors in the drama be-
hind the international footliehis have
been hailed from the stage their parts
half-played.
In March, John Davidson. the poet of
The effect Street IdyIls' (if not in.
splred, yet plcasinglY) )talcnted), closed
his OWE career by drowning. \ month
earlicr The Poc-ikc Frcnchman, Catullc
Mcndes was killed in railway tunnel
and sudden accident rcappcarcd only
the other day to compass The death Of
David DeArmond. the Missouri senator
fatally burned during his splendid eff
forts 10 rescue his grandson.
All Lands Have Lost.
That these seven names represent six
countries is 1ndeX TO the fact that The
year neurology leaves every land, the
wide world over. the poorer for the gray
dispatches which the passing weeks
have brought. Besides Meudes, Franco
has lost the Marquis dc Galliffet, who
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19

Everett Hale's career-apd the man
who "lookcd like farmer, talked like
n statesman, wrote like an artist and
lived like a saint President Taft Is
tribute to his memory was: 'He ran
his course clear through. and beautiful
" all the way. The whole community
suffers in the death of such an upholder
and staunch advocate of swectnes. and
light"
Eleven Famous Women.
Tho mention of Mrs. Finley brings
forward q half dozen of her sisters,
better known, it may be, in the ittics
and sixties of the last century than
today. Augusta Evans Wilson died in
May whose "Jnezn and "St. Elmo -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19

named as a great dramatist, yet, as
Dr. johnson would have said. his death
has eclipsed no inconsiderablo part of
the gaiety of nations.
The other side TO this age record
comes with the eighteen who had passed
four score years and more, four of them
having left even the Goth milestone be-
hind. Lord Gwvdyr, with personal rec
objections of the great events of five
reigns. lacked but few months Of his
century Frederick Holhrook, Yer
mont s war time governor, was %; Sa-
LIANT, the rabbi Of Jerusalem. was 93,
and w P Firth, whose canvases Of
Tho "Darby Day. sort have won so
many hearts was nearing 81.