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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15

Can sit in il now?" she asked.
You certainly can" said he.
Il feel so nervous she cried
But gathering her skirts about her.
nevertheless, she sat down In the ham.
mock, through In tentative way and
with the appearance of girl who
fears the worst.
Are you sure you've fixed It good
and strong. Mr.. W!yree?" she asked.
Eyes. yes said he.
"And II won't breakT
"And It won't break"
mot even II swing my feet?" she
whispered.
Very dark It was behind those
vines, and very snug. A single moon.
beam stole It's way in beneath the
leaves Of the vines and kissed her
swectly-sweetly on the lips).
mot even," said he. IF YOU swing
your feet"
She swung her feet and one Of the
ropes creaked.
"There!" she said, stopping
That's nothing" he assured her.
soodnaturedly; that's only rope
creaking."
YES" she cried And. flrst thing
know, II win let me down."
why" he said, ut would hold
DOZEN"
II don't believe It would" she said.
IT don't believe II would even hold
two. II Annie Smith were only home
I'd call her over and show you"
Wait" said he. and I'll show you
myself"
He arose from the chair nothing
warned HIM and walked over TO tho
hammock She made room for him
"There!" he said, "Now do you 10
IL
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
Pride ard Awe,

The Successful Man, who had gone
TO the city in his early youth to make
his fortune. was inspecting his native
village. II was the first time in many
years that he had set foot In the old
town and he was amazed at its
shrunken appearance The friend Of
his boyhood had him In tow. with a
mingled feeling of pride and awe,
Its fine to be back again." said the
successful man.
Its fine to have you back" re.
marked the friend of his boyhood
Here awe was uppermost.
still things look rather run down
around here" unused the successful
man.
Here awe got severe jolt and pride
asserted herself
Run DOWN." snorted the friend OF
his boyhood II should say they are
run down. Why. there's an automo-
bile comes through here about every
three hours"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
A FEW DAYS GRACE
Win Be Given by city Officials Re.
qarding Order to Clean Up
Their Premises.

No warrants have been sworn out
yet for those who have not cleaned
III their premises, as a great many
have started the @orx and will obey
the mandates of the city officials
while there are others who show a
disposition to clean up but are a
little slow in commencing. The city
officials wish to be as lenient as pos
sible with the people and will give
thcm another day or two grace One
firm. Winter Bros, whose wrecked
machinery and brick nave been lying
in Railroad street since the fire. have
commenced taking it away and have
made good progress.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
Prisoners Narrow Escape.

Much to their disgust, two men and
woman, prisoners at police head
quarters, were thoroughly fumigated
with formaldehyde gas at Allentown
Pa, and will not soon forget the ex-
perience that came near costing their
lives House Sergeant Harrison Ster-
ner, unaware that any Of the cells
were occupied, decided to fumigate
the cellrooms, He set the fumigating
machine to work and went into an
other part of the building. Only after
the terrified prisoners had yelled
themselves hoarse and were nearly
smothered was the mistake discov.
cred.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15

Joe Wilson, which are the result Of
an indictment returned by the grand
jury charging them with irregulari-
ties in office.
The mayor an councilmen men
toned did by their vote establish the
office of assistant civil engineer and
appointed Henry Rowher OF St.
Louis, placing him on the officers sal
AIRY list. The move was opposed by
|Councilmen Bfunhorst and William
Meyer, the only two who were not in
cluded in the indictment. In open
meeting Mayor LemIng claimed that
the present city engineer, Hawley
was incompetent and could not look
after street paving which has been
contracted by the mayor and council
in favor Of a creosote wood block
concern.
They gave bond for their appear
ance at the January term of the cir
cult court.
TdUtfS WtIt dtSU SSiftu upon tfts
Engineer Hawley, charging him with
irregularities in the purchase of 10000
brick from the street and wharf com.
mission of the council, having PAID
them 81 per 1000.
Fred Naeter OF Naeter Bros, rub
fishers of the Daily Republican. was
indicted by the grand jury, the papers
being served todaT. He signed the
bond of County Treasurer E2lllz max
ing oath that he was worth $4,000
above all liabilities Papers were
presented to the grand jury showing
that he made false statement, and
he was accordingly indicted for per
jury.
All the men on whom papers were
served today are influential poll
ticians locally and have used every
endeavor to suppress the news whir'
they were successful in doing so far
as local papers are concerned.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
HARMONIOUS RELATIONS
Concluded From First Page.)

mans death. tributing him as the
genius of the new Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific, adding that the
high state of efficiency of these prop
critics, their part In the development
of the. country, and the solid basis
upon which their securities rest. are
monuments to his genius, marvellous
energy and untiring work.
His intimate associates appreciate
even more the kindness of bis heart.
the strength of his friendship. the
quickness of his sympathy, and his
loyalty to all his associates
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
The Lure Of a
Hammock s ~ e e.s.s,
Good evening. Miss Carraway."

GOOd evening, Mlss SdifaWoy'
Good evening, Mr.. Wigtree."
And as these salutations OF conven.
ton echo themselves away into the
cold and barren limbo of potatoes.
prunes and prisms. let us take pinch
of the snuff of true philosophy and
see If any Joy remains in little ru.
mination.
Time: Eight O'Clock in the evening.
Scene: The country on a balmy
night In June-a vine-sheltered YER
anda Above: The moon and stars.
Below: A man and maid.
Let us therefore look at the man.
So.
Whereupon we will turn and regard
the maid and Immediately We know
that Joy remains. She had complex
ion like strawberry and vanilla, and
the sweetness of her ruby lips no NOR
tai tongue could tell. Wherefore We
will tell it. Take barrel OF sugar
and concentrate all its sweetness INTO
two small pieces, shaped like litte
lady's lips. Take a quart OF honey. IL
you please, and refine It into two
drops; place drop on each OF those
two little sugared lips.
Take bouquet of lilies, bouquet
of violets and bouquet Of heliotrope;
extract the scent from each, dlstil It.
place 1t In an atomizcr and spray
those two little sugared lips afore-
said Take bottle Of the strong.
est rum, a bottle of brandy and case
OF vinegar wine Distil them into two
drops of concentrated intoxication and
delight and place drop on each OF
those same two little sugared lips.
Take q lambent name and turn II
down to glowing sensation OF
warmth; take the velvet from q thou.
sand red roses. and place them all
upon those two ravishing little
sugared lips, and there-and there
you have the sweetness that no NOR
tai tongue can tell
''You are Just in time. Mr.. Wigtrec."
Just In time for what, Miss Cara.
way, may ask"
Just In time," she answered him.
ito help me put up the hammock. One
end has to be tied here and the other
end there, but 1t has to be done aw'
fully strong or else 1t comes down
when you try to sit in 1t. So perhaps
we'd better leave it,
20, | think l can do it. Miss Carrn.
way" said he, and he squared hts
shoulders until one could scarcely SEQ
the tips Of his ears. I'm not SO ter.
ribly weak. you know" he added.
Dear me-" she said, 81 never knew
you had such broad shoulders"
Even the tips OF his ears disapp-
cared from view
why" she said. They're i'm.
mense!"
And as for Mr.. Wigtree, Mr.. Wigtrea
began tying the hammock into place
with such stimulation Of strength
that one instinctively knew that II
Hercules had ever tied a hammock
in place he would have tied 1t In just
that way.
"There!" he said. That's one end"
"If you can only tie the other as
strong as that" she exclaimed.
THERE he said. Now If that
isn't up to stay don't know what is"
And he drew chair along the We
randa and sat down with manner
like that of man who has already
earned his entertainment.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15

never
"I don't believe you dare swing IL. !"
she said.
They swung It.
20, WELL" she said, "tust for littlo
while 1t may be all right. but after a
mi-rte or two
And so they continued to swing II.
Suddenly she nearly fell out back
ward. He caught her.
There" he said Now you can't
fall OUT"
NO." she laughed, and after time
she placed her north against his ear
and whispered. Where are you going
on Sunday"
81 don't know" he whispered back.
a premonition striking him when 1t
was all too late.
WELL" she whispered again, "what
do you say it We 60 to Coney island7"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
SYstem That Worked Well.

man walked into a railroad office
and addressed the chief clerk, who
was his friend. and asked him II he
could recommend good filing system.
The chief clerk explained the system
he was using, and his friend left, say
ing he would install the same kind In
his office
About two weeks later the chief
clerk met his friend
We'll, how is your filing system?"
"Oh. it works ftne!"
How is business?"
Not much You see, II Is this way:
We have to spend so much time work
ing the filing system we haven't any
time left for business. Judges Lii.
brary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15

Touraine, where he spent the night.
The wetsern tour will begin al
1880 tomorrow.
Governor Draper in an after dinner
speech, said:
I'VE consider ourselves greatly
honored to have the president live in
Massachusetts, for even a short time
May his journey be successful and
beneficial to him and the people aud
next summer, may he and his family
return to Massachusetts.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
No Old Maids.

Wed have no old maids II we took
a lesson from the ancient Babyloni
ans spinster said. I'm Babylon UNI,
married women were graded by the
state according to their looks. For a
beautiful young wife the state de-
manded a large number of gold
pieces; less desirable wife cost a
smaller number Of ausd pieces, and
this money was all paid out again as
rewards to those who married elderly.
unattractive girls. Thus it cost a for
tune to marry beauty. but If you mar.
ried ugIiness a fortune came to you.
Hence all was happiness in Babylon,
and old maids were unknown"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
SHIP IS IN GOOD SHAPE
Concluded from First Page).
own view.

own view
Up to the present Peary's total OK.
.penditures on polar explorations, he
said, would aggregate, roughly speak
E. ss6997eaH4 he first and smaller
wife's fortunes, and contributions of
portion of this was his own and his
personal friends. The proceeds from
lectures and boks also went in, said
Peary OF the total outlay about $780,
900 was supplied by members of the
Peary Arctic club and other connec-
lions. He always lived on his salary
and until 1900 was in debt for money
advanced for arctic Investigations.
To all invitations Peary replied that
1t will be impossible for him to make
engagements now; that the Peary
Arctic club and New York have the
first claim.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
Offered 5000.

Paduah Sun: With IS roundtrip
passengers and large consignment
of freight for points along the Tennes-
see, the City of Saltillo arrived yester.
day afternoon at 4 o'clock from st.
Louis and left at D. m, for Waterloo
Ala. She has been offered $1,000, II
is said, by Cairoites 10 make the trip
down the Mississippi river with the
presidential party. but 1t has not beer
decided whether she will accept the
Offer go &ss2
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
TAfT'S FIRST SPEECH
Concluded from First Page).

like that Of Governor Johnson, de,
nouncing the east calling upon the
west to organize against the east be,
cause the east is deriving more bene-
fit from the governmental policy than
the west at the vests expense. 1t is
is difficult to treat such an appeal Sc.
riously. Throughout this country
there is free trade of the freest char
acter and due to this prosperity of the
west, especially the agricultural west,
Eeven more pronounced than that Of
the east. The east is too close to the
west by ties, ancestry, associations,
and connections to MAKE such an at
tempt at sectionalism successful.
Never since the war has the feeling
between the north and south been
more cordial and friendly than today,
and political attempt to make a
cleavage between the east and the
west will only confound those who
propose it.
Things are not perfect; but we
have made progress We have a right
to believe that further progress is
likely, that conditions are improving
and that we may continue to main
tain for all citizens that equality of op.
portunity which is the highest object
If well conducted government to pre-.
serve
The Climax.
The climax of enthusiasm during
Taft's speech was reached when the
president touched upon sectional dit
terences. With rising infection
md foreeful gesture he declared, las
PRESIDENT of the United States | may
veil lift up my voice to protest against
my effort, by whomsoeyer made, TO
array section against section and
americans against Americans.
Practically the entire assembly
,heered the speaker. Many leaped to
heir feet in endorsement of the pres
tnt's, remarks. tive applause being
schoed by the galleries.
The president was cheered loudly
Il the close Of the address. Under
,5cort Of the lancers he passed to
1.-THE street and proceeded to the Hotel
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
RIVER NEWS


The river marked 1926 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
rise OF IS Of foot Ii "a hours.
Rising rivers we're reported yester-
day from points above mere as fol
lows: Cincinnati 3, Louisville l.
Mt. Vernon i, Nashville i, Ches
ter 3.
The Harry Lee from Memphis pass.
ed to Mound City yesterday to go on
the ways there for repairs. She pick
ed up a pilot here.
The John S. Summers went to the
lower river yesterday with an empty
barge
The Dunbar did not come down yes
terday. the Fowlers having dropped
her because of dull business during
the present low water season, which
made it Improbable to run her at the
price the owners of the boat demand
ed. The Dick Fowler is expected to
be ready for business again next Mon.
day, and there will be no Cairo Padu,
cab packet till then unless the Ry-
mans will run the Dunbar on their
own account.
The Stacker Lee will be out from
Louis today bound for Memphis.
The Ferd Herold is coming up from
Memphis bound for st. Louis. She
will be in this port today She had
4,207 packages freight for Memphis
Capt. George Clarke will take the
big transfer st. Genevieve repaired on
the Mound City ways, to her waters at
st Genevieve, Mo, and bring back
the Duncan to go on the ways.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
WILL RETURN TO WORK.

Clinton, Ind. Sept 1.-THE Crown
Hill miners tonight rescinded the res
olation insisting upon placing old en-
ployes nthe pick rooms and will re-
turn TO work tomorrow. The company
had closed the mine until the resolu-
ton was rescinded.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
NOTICE..

Annual meeting of the Egypt
and Fishing Club will be
held at the court house Thursday,
Sept. 10th, at O'Clock p m.
All members are requested to be
present. BY order of president.
J, T. PlTMAN.
President.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
EXTRACTION GRANTED.

Sacramento. Cal, Sept 14.-Govern-
or Gillette granted extradition papers
today for the return to Illinois of John
F. Cullerton, arrested at Los Angeles
on a charge of bigamy,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
OFFICIALS FACE
GRAFT CHARGES
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO-, MAYOR.
ENGINEER, COUNCILMAN AND
AN EDITOR INJECTED BY
GRAND JURY.

Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. IA
Sheriff Schade of Cape Girardeau
county today served papers on Mayor
NJ. E. Leming and CouncllmeD D. A.
Glenn, Joe l.. Juden, Alex c. Vaster-
ling. Herman Book, Tom Gill and
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
NEW WAGE SCALE FAVORED.

Chicago. Sept, l4.-President Ma
hon Of the Street Railwav Employees
Association favors the new wage
scale offered by the companies. II
is expected to be accepted by the
men.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15

"If you had space for only a small
library. what books would you
choose?"
II suppose" answered Miss Cay
enne, "I'd follow the example Of most
of my friends who assume literary SUI
periority. For the library Id select
volumes whose titles would make a
good impression and keep the current
novels and magazines out OF sight"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
BOUGHT PAN-AME RlcAN r. r..

Mexico City. Sept l4.--Anerican
Ambassador Thompson today Sc.
cured control of the pan-Ameriacn
railway, PA miles in length, extend
ing to the Guatemalan frontier
Thompson purchased sa,6oo.0oO worth
Of stock.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
TUNNEL NEARs COMPLETION.

Detroit, Sept. 1.-THE last section
troit river was sunk today. 1t Is eX.
pected that the twin tubes will be
opened January l.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
KANSAS BANKERS KICK.

Topeka, Kas., Sept. 14.--Attorneys
representing 1SS banks fled suit for
an injunction to restrain the enforce
ment of the state bank deposit guar
anty law,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. r.
One Way Second-Class 'olonist Rates
To California and Points in
The Northwest

Corresponding low pies to other
points on main lines knd branches
in California, Oregon Washington,
Alberta, Arizona, Britth Columbia,
Idaho, Arizona. Mondna, Nevada,
New Mexico and UtaH
Tickets on sale daily from Septem-
Der 18TH to October h5th 1909, in.
elusive Every Monds on train No.
(, at 600 p. M. throuh tourist sleep
or leaves Cairo, running via New Or
leans and Southern .1cific r. r. to
Los Angeles and SanlFrancisco.
For full information amply to J.
II. Jones, Ticket AgeH, Central I'm
ion Station, Cairo. I'LL.
A. II. HANSON. P r. NJ.
s. q, HATCH, cir A.
Chicago, lii
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
Early Education.

One of the things daughter learns
long before her a, b. c's is that moth.
er had a chance TO marry better.-St
Louis Republic.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
To Danish Rats,

Chloride of lime Is infalliable; It
should be put down the rat-holes and
spread about wherever they are like.
ly to appear
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15

The day was partly fair and quiet.
There was trace Of rain. The govern
ment bulletin reported rain from IA
points. none in the upper river val
leys. Extremes Of temperature were
g2 at several points with minimum
of IS at Wfnneinucca.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15

Will Not Need 10 BE Gone Long.
It never is necessary for man who
starts forth in search of trouble to
carry his lunch along.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Elm Street.

Public notice is hereby given that
until two (2) o'clock, p. M, on Mon
day, September goth. A. y. 1909. ut
the city council chamber Of the City
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
The New Idea.

"He hasn't much sense" said the
health fad enthusiast, disgustedly.
Why, he hasn't enough sense to go
out into the wet"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
CURTISS COMING HOME.

Paris. Sent 1i.-Glenn II. CurtiSS
has decided to sail for New York to-
morrow despite the offers for flights
at Frankfort and Eerlin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15

In the earliest ages science was
poetry. as In the latter poetry has be
come science Lowell.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
pretty sure,

The man who bumps Ms face on
the sidewalk is pretty SURF to find II
a concrete proposition
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
Forecasts For Today.

Cairo and vicinity: Showers,
cooler
Illinois: Washington, Sept IA
Showers. and cooler Wednesday:
Thursday fair; moderate variable
winds
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
front.

'front.'
Front is like bread in that both ara
a little substance blown up with much
wind 1t is unlike bread In that man
cannot live by bread alone Puck.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15

Don't forget to order that coal to
day from the Cairo City Coal Co.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15

The only Cairo paper with the ser.
vice of the Associated Press Is The
Rnllatin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
CARD OF THANKS.

We the undersigned relatives of the
late Alexander NJ. Raggio desire to
express our sincere thanks to all who
aided us with words and deeds of
sympathy during our recent affliction,
MRS. MARY RAGGIO,
JOHN RAGGIO,
MRS. KATE TALBOT,
MRS. LILLE WINDROTH.
The Cairo City Coal Co. are selling
coal at reduced prices.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15

A dollar saved is dollar earned.
You can save dollars with us. Cairo
City Coal Co.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
Sun and Moon.

fNote: The above sun and moon
record is for Illinois and approximates
the time at Cairo within few min
utesl
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-15
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the WEATHER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.
! General Conditions.

AT - midnight (street record
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-08-12
JAS. [. STAMPER,
Auctioneer

Don't claim date for your sale until you have
seen or correspended with him. He not only has
the natural qualifications for a good auctioreer
But is well posted on qualities and prices of liv
stock, and all merchant bic commodities and has
the mack of getting long prices for the property
which means success for you as we'll as for himself.
Informttion in regard to billing and conducting
sales furnished on application. Terms reasonable
and satisfaction guaranteed.
We hereby recommend Mr.. Stanper to any on
need of his service.
LOUIS BoBHLER Cashier, Meade State Bank
F. w. CURL Cashier, First National Bank
Meade Kansas.