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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16

BraYett, bass The recital is compli-
mentary to the Richmond Art associa-
ton. The program follows:
Senate, No. 5, OPP 11S. Gustav Merkel
l. Allegro resoluto
Mrs Miller.
Great Peace Have They Who Love
Thy Law. u. H. Rogers
Miss Kaufman.
"a, Cantilena =. &c. Waring Stebbins
(b) Verset.. :. ;. Alloys Claussman
tc) Scherzo.. -. ..R. Schumann
Miss Miller
(a) Bedouin Song. :. Arthur Foote
~ Twilight, Words by Moore,.. :.
>. -. -. 80. ID. Procherve
Quartet
Sunset. 80. -. 80. Dudley Buck
Mrs. Earhart.
Concert Marcrh, No. 2, OPP. 50 THE
Tretone'. -. w. Wostenholme
Mrs. Miller.
- y =
Miss Laura CASTOR has arranged for
two recitals to be given Monday, June
twenty-first. In the afternoon the
younger students Of Miss Castor will
furnish the program. The more ad-
vanced pupils will give the evening re-
cital. The public is invited.
- - -
Mrs. Edward Singer and Miss Mar
tina Singer of Muncie will come Sat
urday to be the house guests Of Mrs.
George Reid for week. A number Of
social events will be given in their
honor.
Mrs. Elnora Linens gave a dinner
company last evening at her home on
South Eleventh street for the Likens-
Bosenbury wedding guests. The COM
pany included a large number Of per-
sons from out Of town.
= y -
Miss Mary Grant Of South Eighth
street has gone east for an extended
visit.
Miss Grace woodward will leave
soon for Mexico.
y - =
Miss Ruby Clark gave picnic Tues
day afternoon for the members of her
Sunday school class. The affair was
held in grove back OF Earlham COL
lege. Those present were Miss Shur-
ley Penny, Miss Esther Fletcher. Miss
Helen Jameson, Miss Helen Nicholson,
Miss Genevieve Newlin, Miss Ruth
Friedgen, Miss Grace woodward, Miss
Charlotte Fulghum, Miss Louise Mails
by, Miss Airline Shreeve and Miss Do
rothy Dill.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16
0. G. DAVIS LONG
FIGHT FOR LAND
COMES TO An END
Williamsburg Man, Represent
ing Wayne County Heirs,
Secures Rich Texas Prop
erty After Trouble.
PROPERTY LOCATED
IN OIL DISTRICTS
Had Been Grabbed by Land
Sharks, Railroads and Cor.
porations-Was a Gift to
An Old Soldier.

!, After Ave years effort o. g. Davis
Of Williamsburg, former representative
of this county in the legislature, ha:
succeeded in acquiring quit claim
deeds to 1850 acres of land in Mont
gomery county, near Beaumont, Tex,
which was settled by William Massey.
a soldier under Sam Houston. when he
successfully wrested Texas from Mex
leo. About 3. 400 acres of the land was
sold recently and local heirs, includ
ing r. M. Lacey, James Lacey. Orville
Price, the Laceys and Prices living
near Fountain City, and the Studys
and Cranors living near williamsburg
received their apportionment.
When oil was discovered near Beau
mont this land suddenly became much
more valuable than it had been for
farming purposes. Land sharks f1nd-
ing that the taxes for few years had
not been paid Immediately grabbed It
and started operations. A railroad
company was mixed up in the deal. A
large amount of the territory had been
sold and settled and large amount Of
work was entailed in Strengthening out
the conditions.
Interesting Story.
The requirement of the land and 9TH
er incidents connected with it is very
interesting story. William Massey.
the original settler of the land and
great-great-grandfat Of the local
heirs, had settled in Texas when Sam
Houston resigned the governorship OF
Tennessee because his wife was over
heard one day to say that she did not
marry Houston. but the governor Of
Tennessee. Houston Immediately went
to Texas and made good his threat to
establish q government of his own.
Massey served under Houston in his
conuuests against Mexico and for good
service was given about 5000 acres OF
land.
Upon his death the land reverted to
local heirs and they paid taxes on 1t
for a number of years. However, for
some reason, they finally discontinued
to do so. BY the laws Of Texas, a
grant of land made to an old soldier
can not be sold for back taxes, a fact
which saved the land for the local
heirs. Not until the Oil was discover
ed in this section Of the state was any
attention paid to the land by the
heirs. When they took the matter up
again. it was found that the land had
been split up by corporations. land
sharks and others.
o. G. Davis of Williamsburg was Sc
lected by the heirs to straighten out
the affair. For five years he spent
most of his time in acquiring quit
claim deeds and few weeks ago sold
3. 400 acres. The heirs still own about
800 acres of the original grant.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16
Ruler 81 Rassin's Title.

The general ailus!on to the ruler OF
Russia as the car Is. strictly speaking,
incorrect. His Official title is EN-
peror and autocrat." Gar is the old
Russian word for lord or prince ana
was abandoned by Peter the Great on
his triumphal return from Poltava. bis
crowning victory over Charles MI.
OF Sweden. Since then the Russian
monarch has been oficially entitled
emperor. and at the congress OF Wen
ma in 1915 his right to the imperial
term was admitted by the powers.
with the proviso that. though he was
emperor. he had no precedence over
the kings Of western Europe.-St.
James Gazette.
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The legal formality Of addressing q
court sticks to many a lawyer Of con-
gressional preferment. 1t II nothing un-
usual to hear an impassioned orator In
the house. pausins in his argument or
breaking in upon the argument Of an
other. exciaim. Vow. II your honor
please" OF course the house ALWAYS
marks the slip with a burst of loud
laughter. In the senate. where there
are also many lawyers it is rarer to
hear the familiar words because de-
bate there il more sedatc.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16
DELAYED.

Though his complexion was pale
green. he managed to tottee to the
deck on the third day after leaving
port. There he met IN exaspesatin9ly
joviai and healthy looking fellow pas
senger.
''Glad to eee you.' exclaimed the lat.
ter to the man with the Sreen face.
How 10 II that you haven't been On
deck before thisr'
well. you see" replied the other.
each time that I planned to get on
deck something kept coming up. % I
had to postpone the trip."-New York
Times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16
The printee'a Devil.

Aldus Manutius, printer in Venice
to the holy church and the doge, en-
ployed negro boy to help him In his
Office The boy was believed to be an
imp Of satan and went by the name Of
the printers devil" In order to pro-
tect him from persecution and confute
a foolish superstition Manutius made a
public exhibition of the boy and an
nounced that any one who doubted him
to be flesh and blood might come for
ward and pinch him to make sure The
mistaken impression was removed. but
before this time the name printers
devir' had been attached to the boy and
was thenceforths applied generally to
the boyish assistants in a printing Of
nee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16
Love . rsuro Dream.

The Stern rarent-And II you marry
this young I.ittlecash where do you
propose to live?
The Giri-vhy. George says we are
going to live at the same hotel where
he lives now.
The Parent-Don't you know It costs
a great 6eal to live at a hotel:
The Girl-Why, no, papa: 1t won't
cost any more. George says that II
you know how to order one portion Is
ample for two persons. really won't
he the least bit OF burden on George.
papa.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16

Kean .lerG.a-1--sc you seen mJ
Hamlet. ME boy:
Scribb-l am glad to hear ron char
acterize it In that way.
Kean Kemble-What do you mean?
Scribb-I'm glad to hear ron call It
Jour Hamlet. ! knew It wasn't Shake
speaEe' Plain Doa3oe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16

On Jimmie's birthday his mother
gave him knife. A little friend told
him that be ought to give his mother
penny. SO that 1t would not cut their
friendship. whereupon Jimmie replied.
1t won't cut anything else. SO guess
1t won't cut our friendship."-Delin-
Gator.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16

Popley's looking bad. What's the
m;1ter with him:"
Lungs"
You don't say. Weak. chr
No: strong There's a new bsby
at his house that keeps him awake
nights. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16
The Five kakleaa.

A set Of regulations. intended to dis.
tinguish the Sikhs irevocabiy from
those around them. was the rule Of the
Five Knkkas- Every Sikh must have
with him five things beginning with
the letter "'k"-viz. kesa dong hair).
kangha "a comb,. karada "a knife.
kirapana q svor1 and kacha (breechea
reaching to the knee,. The purpose Of
these rules was that every Sikh should
avoid shaving. as do Nohammedans
and Hindoos. and should be constant.
" armed and free from the long gar.
nents that might impede him In .
fight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16
Modern Ambulance
Service

We introduced about 3 years
ago the FIRST private ambulance
ever used in the city. which has
met with success beyond our ex-
pectation. Wishing to give the
public the best service that mod
ern equipment can supply. We
have recently added one Of the
best arranged white ambulances
equipped with q special device for
removing sick patients down Diff
fIcu1t stairways. Disinfectod,
clean linens used in each case. and
every comfort furnished Careful
and experienced men answer calls
day or night
Wllssa. Ps1lneyer Z DoWninG
Hho0e -. - y. 1oGA DaBooa.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16

0osa Asaaa D,sur i rsal scenomy.
D2UD1Xo
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16

VIRGINIA:
stun NE0pA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16

The Lost Balloon.
Up. up. way up in the air
Ny dear balloon went flying.
Perhaps you think that don't earo.
But 1t was new.
And It was blue.
And. oh. ! feel ike crying:
Up. up. way up In the sky
1t never heard me calling.
It's dropping now. and that u why
Some other boy
Will see my toy
And catch IL while it's falling:
Youths Companion.
What Cats Are Those7
There's cat very good for food. lis said.
And cat Marks the resting place Of the
dead.
There's a cat that makes . discerdans
And . cat that IL made to scatter round.
There's cat that erawls beneath our
feet
And a cat whose movements are quick
and hlet.
There's . CIT that bianches our faos with
fear
And cat that wanders far ana near.
Answers. - Cntsup. catacomb. house
cat. catalogue. caterpillar. catamouut.
catastrophe. cattle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16

ment at the unusual noise she was In
a place Of safety.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16

Mrs. Frederick Miller will. give an
organ recital Thursday afternoon a.
three-thirty O'Clock in the Reid Me-
mortal Presbyterian church She will
be assisted by Miss Marie Kaufman.
soprano; Mrs. Will Earhart. alto: Mr..
Q. c. Krone. tenor. and Mr.. F. I.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
STRICTLY A SAVINGS BANK
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS

interest paid on Time Deposits.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19

OF to-day as tb those or the oUs. ror
the ragman, like the chimney sweep
and the sun dial maker, Is becoming
extinct His used to be a profitable
trade. The wooden rags he bought
turned into shoddy. brought thrice
their cost So did the bones, which
were ground up for fertilizer. So did
the iron, which. melted. lived again.
Many millionaire manufacturing fam.
lilies had their beginning in a long
headed ragman. He first ground his
rags into shoddy Then he spun the
shoddy into thread Then. a full
fedged millman. he wove the thread
into cloth. But the municipalities of
today contract with single firms for
the disposal Of their peoples refuse
and the old ragman Is disappearing
because there is so little for him.
For-and this Is the great secret
while the ragman made grand profit
on what he bought, it was on the
refuse given him that he really throve.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
of Active Selling In
Stocks Yesterday Without
Counterbalancing Demand.

New York, Feb. 1S.--The stagna,
ton that has prevailed in the stock
market was changed today into an ac-
tive selling movement without any
cOnnterbalancing demand to meet IL.
severe inroad on prices was the
consequence.
The whole market hinged on de-
yelopments in the steel trade, While
no formal announcement was made
during the session of the stock eX-
change it was generally known that
conferences were going on among the
officials of the United States steel
corporation, which were likely to re-
suit in changes in the schedule of
prices.
The stock market promptly took
up the burden OF this reversal of
policy and began to discount an en-
pected cut in steel prices. The posi-
ton was complicated by the fact
that the market prices of the stock
Of the United States steel corpora
ton had been held up by main force
as we'll as the price of its product.
The belief that the position so long
maintained by the leading steel in
terest was about to be abandoned
Undermined the whole market, 1t
was supplemented as factor by
fears that Il. II. Harrlman's health
was not such as to enable him to
carry out the projects which have
been main incentive to the specu-
latiye confidence on the part of a
large element in the market. There
was show of firmness among the
copper mining and refining stocks in
spite of the further marking down
in the price of copper.
Call loans showed soce increased
ease. The extent of declines invited
some large buying around the low
levels by bears in the taking of their
profits on the short side. This raj
l:ed prices and considerably reduced
extreme declines, but the course was
downwards again at the closing
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
Stocks y Bonds y Cereals
|NROAD ON PR|C[SI|NCL|NED TO DRAG
Was Trade in Wheat Yesterday
Other Grains Closed Strong
Corn Was Firm.

Chicago. Feb. lS.-WEi'EAT: In.
interest in the bull campaign expert
enced a partial eclipse today, the
sharp advance in corn and oats at
tracing the gttenti4.n of traders to
! the coarse grain, The most import
| ant item for wheat trade at the open
| ing was the estimated cables here
that Argentine shipments of wheat
for the week were likely to reach six
million bushels.
This prediction on the movement
| from the South American country
was soon followed BY one of the
weeks shipments from Australia,
which placed the exports of that
eountr yat 100000 bushels. These
statistics caused bearish sentiment
the first hour. There was a general
selling by commission houses ami
some profit-taking by leading holders,
Toward midday a firmer tone deve,-
oped on the strength of coarse grain
Cash wheat continued to sell at
stiff prices owing the brisk demand
from millers and this strengthened
options. Trade, however, was in
clined OF drag the entire day. The
close was Il to PC lower.
No. 2 red $11Sqs@1.20, No. 3 red
IS11G%0L1S15, No. 2 hard $1.125s@
IsI15h, No. hard S10701f2; May
opened $1.13% ola; highest $1.143s,
lowest S113A, closing $1137s@114,
July $1,00h,
CORN-DeDcided strength marked
the trading in corn. May climbed to
a new high record mark for the pre- p
ent upward movement OF prices at
GGtbc. other deliveries were almost
equally as strong The weather map
was responsible for the bullish stu
alton. Unsettled weather was re-
ported in the corn belt and the fore
cast predicted additional rain or
snow tonight or tomorrow. The adj
vance of y a lie in cash grain was
important factor. Selling by cash
interest caused a rencSiCn from a
| nigh point, but the close was firm.
May opened at G55s @G5%c, highest
GGiac, lowest G5%c closing 6G1sc,
luiy Gjase, No. 3 Cf1aMG4&c, white
65la mG5%c, No, 3 yellow G4a4 a65c.
OATS-Scored a net gain of a cent
! for the day compared with the close
o. the previous session. May sold at
| 55A a.c new high record Of the sea
son. Trading was unusually active,
and commission ,housesl reported a
large increase in buying orders from
outsiders. The demand was based
chiefly on the exports. Stocks OF oats
| in store are extremely light. The
close was strong.
No. white 53k 0541ac, standard
Sc, May opened at 54A 654asc, high
est 55Ac, lowest 54hc, closing 55H
| Il 55Ac, July 1919.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
A Strenuous occupa.ion.

AS we look over the busy tugs Of
New York harbor We little realize
the dangers and responsibilities OF the
busy life OF these "draught horses" Of
the deep. Day and night, In all kinds
of weather, they are hGstiing here and
there about their various troublesome
tasks. When big liner. or any other
craft is In distress by fire or strand.
ing. or other accident, the ubiquitous
tug Is the first upon the scene to save
life or property. Some OF the harbor
craft have eyentful histories worth a
page in Sunday newspaper. Tho
venerable steam lighter General Sigel,
for instance, has been sunk five times.
New York Press.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
COMMON suPERsTlTioNs.

To spill the salt is unlucky.
To sit down 10 to table is unlucky
A black cat brings luck to house
Walking under ladder invites mis-
fortune.
Peaeoeks feathers are unlucky
ornaments.
Crossed knives indicate an immi
nent quarrel.
Clothing unconsciously put on In
side out is a good omen.
Breaking a looking glass protends
seven years of misfortune.
A picture falling from the wall is an
omen of death in the family.
Seeing the new moon for the first
time through glass should be avoided
Friday Is an unlucky day for o
Journey or to commence any under
taking.
Helping to salt is helping to sorrow
The Gentlewoman.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
Alexander
County National
Bank
Commercial Avenue and Eiqhth st.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS.

Capital -. ...... ...... .s1o0, 900
Surplus -. -. ....,.... 100000
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
"Mind Your Stops."

Massachusetts has law. known as
the "semi-colon law" under which a
misplaced semi-colon regulates the
liquor traffic In the city Of Boston.
But this is not circumstance to an
omitted comma as instanced In the
following act of the last legislature
Of Massachusetts: Whoever operates
an automobile or motorcycle on any
public way or private way laid out
under the authority or law recklessly
or while under the influence OF
liquor, or so as TO endanger
the lives or safety of the
public" etc. Ii is now asserted that
the reckless motorist can go as he
pleases on highways which have not
been laid out under The influence OF
liquor"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
Meet Trouble with Deflance,

As little dogs bark at shadows, so
do some women become alarmed at
the first sign of trouble. To the strong
hearted and the strong minded there
are few situations that cannot be con.
trolled. Why not be superior to these
small matters that annoy you SO? You
do not live at all unless You live In
peace and happiness. Change what
can be justly changed and let the rest
90 hang. Perhaps you are like the
northern woman who went Into the
beautiful southland and grieved all
the day and all the night. too, because
the nightingales sang so loud. Poor
lady!
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
NATURE SPARES


What a fortunate provision of nature
II is, that deprives the rose of mental
suffering; for how poignant would be it's
grief to discover, in the height OF Its
bloomi glory, that a canker fed at its
heart and that its beauty AMI fragrance
were doomed forever. Nature always
spares the suffering; she is a veritable
store-house OF pleasing rewards. for
those who seek her aid. In the years
gone by falling hair and grayness have
cast a gloom over the lives of thousands
of young women. but thanks to the in
vestgatons of scientists the true cause
or hair destruction Is now known TO be
a germ or parasite that burrows into
the hair follicles, Newbro's Herpicide
absolutely destroys this germ, thus
permitting the hair to grow as ma
ture intended Sold by leading drug
gists. Send Toe. in stamps for sample
to The Herpicide Co.. Detroit. Mich,
Two sizes-50 cents ana Woo.
Paul G. Schulz & Sons, Special Agents
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Chinese Woman's Jewels.

Chinese ladies are very fond of
Jewels" says Sir Alexander Hosie. the
British attache at Pekin. Il was a
passenger on a train between Pekin
and Tientsin, and a young Chinese
couple Joined the train.
The woman's thumb and the four
fingers of each hand were simply COW
cred with gold rings encrusted with
stones of every description from dia-
mond to turquoise. She seemed OPP
pressed by her adornment and held
her hands straight down. being SO en-
cased in rings as to be unable to bend
her fingers"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Cairo, Illinois. February H. 1909
Public notice is hereby given that
on the 2nd day of March. 1909, at the
usual hour and place of meeting OF
the city council of the City of Cairo
Alexander County, Illinois. the under
signed, Cairo and st. Louis Railway
company, will present petitions and
apply to said city council for the
grant to it. its successors and as
signs. by ordinance of the right to
construct. maintain and operate a
railroad track, with poles AMI wires
and all necessary or convenient
equipment. appliances and an
.purtenances for said track, in,
upon, over and along the sur.
face of Thirty-Eighth street from
its intersection with Commercial ave.
nue. to and across its intersection WI
Poplar street with the necessary
curves and extensions to connect SAID
track with the track now operated
by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chi
cago & St. Louis Railway Com
pany on Commercial Avenue and
with the property Of the un.
dersigned. Cairo * ST. Louis Rail
way Company, located north of Thir-
ty,Eighth Street and west Of Poplar
Street, in said City of Cairo.
CAIRO & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY
COMPANY.
By l.. f. FISCHER,
General Manager
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-CATTBE: Re
ceipts 1900 head, Is to 25c lower:
steers IS a I. cows and heiferss3. 25
GG, bulls $1,000 5.25. calves s35OG
Sc 80. stockers and feeders S3256
$3.50.
HOGS-Receipts $4,000 head. 10 to
l5c lower; choice heavy shipping
light mixed sG.20dGS0. choice $685.
nG.4o. packing SG.25GG.40. pigs s.. 25
6615.
SHEEP-Receipts $1,000 head. 10c
lower; SHEEP s5.25d575. lambs s625
q 7G0, yGrlings s5GG.S5.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
HAD ACCENT OF THE OLD SOD.
And Irishman Thought Color Was
Due to the Hot Sun.

II is said to be popularity OF the
island OF Montserrat that the ne
eroes speak In rich Irish brogue.
This phenomenon Is explained by
the fact that in the seven
teenth century the colony was PEG
pied almost entirely by the Irish. In
"The Cradle of the Deep" Sir Fred
erick Treves gives the following In
cident illustrative of the care with
which this dialect has been preserved
II is quoted from Ober
An Irishman fresh from Donegal ar
riyes at Montserrat, and leaning over
the steamers rail, addresses himself
in the following terms to coal-blacR
negro who has come alongside with
provisions:
Say, Cuffee. phwat's the chance for
a lad ashoref"
Good, yer honor. II ye're not afraid
of wurruk. But me names not Cut
fee, an. phase ye. it's Pat Mul
vaney."
"Mulvaney? And do ye name to say
ye're Oirish?"
"Oi do"
The saints defend usl An how
long have ye been out here?'
"A matter of tin year or so"
Tin year. An yez black as me hat
Save me soul, | took yez for a nay
gur."-youth's Companion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-19
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York, Feb, 1S.-WHEAT: Re.
ceipts $1,000 bush, spot firm; No.
led sl.197s at elevator and $1207s
afloat. Options closed partly &c
net lower May S1177s
CORN-Receipts $4,000 bush, spot
firm; No, 2 7ic at elevator and 71Mc
afloat. No , white nominal, No. .
yellow 7l24 afloat. Options closed &c
ret higher May 73%c.
OATS Receipts $4,000 bush. spot
firmer; mixed 5G156kc, white 55h
m59c, clipped white 571s G63c.