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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
TAYLOR'S DIVE"
OLD OFFENDER
HAS BEEN SCENE or NUMEROUS
AFFRAYS AND SEVERAL
MURDERS.
Dive KEEPERS COMBINE
Said to Exist in Cairo to Intimdate
Mayor, Aldermen and Police
Outgoing Alderman
Threatened.

Last night at late hour after the
following story had been written and
put In type a cutting affray took
place In Taylor's place. the parties
to which were two of the regular
hangers on of the dive, a negro man
and a negro woman-Chas. Williams
and Lucy Brooks. 1t appears thai
Williams claimed the woman is his
woman, and she had been flirting
with some other negro in the "Honk
atonk" He had watched her ana
waited for her in the dark hallway
and when she came out to go into the
saloon he sprang upon her and slash
ed her in the face with knife, max
ing two ugly gasnes. He tried to
cut her throat but she ducked ard
the blade caught her in the face Or
DiCkerson dressed the womans
wounds. Williams was one OF SherIf
Davis deputies until recently He
a negro for robbery and
turned him Loose for reasons h9st
known to himself whereupou the
sheriff took his commission from
him.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
NOTICE.

The Board of Local improvement.
of the City Of Cairo. Illinois, hereby
gives public notice to all persons in
terested that il did on the Stst day OF
May. A. y 1902 file in the County
Court of the County OF Alexander. in
the State Of Illinois. its certain writ.
ten certificate showing that the cost
of the construction OF the local i'm
uruyenent provided for by Ordinance
No tC6 of the City of Cairo. Illinois,
adopted August 18th, A d 1908, and
approved August nth. A. n. 1908, up-
on Thirti7th Street IN said City Of
Cairo. consisting of the con friction
in andlupon the said Thirtieth Street
of a yitritieed tile pipe sewer, house
connections and inlets and brick man
holes, from Commercial avenue to st
Mary's Place East, in said City of
Cairo. exclusive of the CO t and OK
pense of making and collecting the
special tax assessment levied to pay
for the construction OF said local i'm
provement and of letting and execut-
ing the contract relating 10 The con
struction of said local improvement,
was and is the sum of Three Thou
sand Five Hundred and Foriy-nine
Dollars and Seventy Cents ($3,549.7W,
and hnwing thai the cost AMI ex-
pease thus far Incurred in making
and collecting the special tax assess
ment levied to pay for the construction
of said local Improvement aud of let
ting aud executing The contract re
lating 10 tho construction of vaid lC-
cal improvement amount to the sum
Of one Hundred n00oo) Dollars. and
showing that other cost and eX-
pense will necessarily he incurred In
colpc ing the future installments OF
said special tax assessment levied to
pay fcr the construction of said local
improvement. the exact amount Of
whica cannot he now determined, bu'
which will amount to at least the sum
of Fifty-four pollars and Fifty-six
Cents fS5456l. and showing that tn"
estimated by the Board Of 10
cal improvements OF the City Of
Cairo. Illinois. 10 BE- required to pay
the arcruing interest on the bonds is
suei aud to be issued by the said
CITY OF Cairo, to an iCipate the col
lection of the special tax assessment
leyied 10 pay for the making of said
local Improvement is tine sum ot
Nine Hundred 1900 l0 Dollars. an
showing that the cost Of said local
in BTuyement. including he cost and
EXPENSE thus far incurred and the
said estimated cost and expense To be-
hereafter Incurred. in making ana col
letting the special tax ass ns Mt
.e~ied to pay for the construction Of
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
ECZEMA DURABLE? PROVEN
Attorney at Moline, H., Convinced by
Oil of Wnterurecn Com
pound,

There is nothing that VIII convince
4 lawyer except evtC.ncc.
Now. here is some rather starting
evidence OF a simple home cure for
eczema which convinced one LAWYER
F. G. En.riken. attorney at Moline,
Ill., He tells how oil or wintergrecn
compound mixed with thymol and
.glycerine as in D. u. u. Prescription,
cured him In thirty days after thirty
two years of suffcrihg
For - years" writes Attorney En-
triken. 4 was troubled with eczema,
scabs all over my face, body and
head could run ualr brush over
my body and the Goor would be GOV
cred with scales enough to fill b7s.
ket tried everything saves. in
tefnaI medicine, Xray-all without
result"
Just a month ago / was induced
to try d, d. ID. Prescriptions The
itch was relieved instantly; so | con
tinued 1t is just a month now and
dul CplllplctciS 'uIcu. nave H't Il
particle of itch and tne scales have
dropped OFF
Il can only say again CURE DIS
COVERED. | am now starting all
eczema sufferers on the right track"
Cure after cure has been brought
to our attention and ALWAYS hat in
slant relief from the awful itch
Herman c. Schulz, druggist.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
MisaEplYinq Music.

q went to a fashionable wedding the
other day" remarked a man who has
little time for such things, "and was
decidedly impressed by the character
of the music that was played while the
assembled guests were waiting for the
wedding party to arrive The princi-
pal number played by the orchestra
was an air from one of the most mod
ern operas. II marks the entrance Of
the heroine Of the piece who is com
ing on the scene TO take part In a
wedding of complaisance with the
hero, who is generally regarded as one
of the greatest blackguards the world
of opera knows Every character on
the stage knows that the Buddhistic
wedding ceremony that is 10 take
place is sham and the marriage
turns ont TO be a tragedy OF the shah
biest sort. And yet that music WIS
PLAYED in a church that stands for in
telligence If any one congregation in
this town does-'-Evchan"e
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
1909 CLASS PLAY
Graduates viii PRESENT Shakespeare s
Midsummer Nights Dream at
Hich School Tomorrow.

The graduating class of tho Cairo
High School will present THE Md
summer Nights Dream ny Shakes
peare, as class day program. The
east which will be fully costcmcd
are practicing every afternoon in the
Assembly Hall where the play viii b.
given tomorrow afternoon The
dramatis personae of the play Is as
follows:
Thcseus-Du of Athens Frank
Egun.
Egcus, father to Herma-Glern
Butler,
Lysander and emeritus lin love
with Hermial Mona perrault and
kate Gilhofer
Phlostrate Master of Reyels to
Theseus--Edna Cohen,
Ounce a arpenter-Clifford Vim
cent,
Snug, a ioiner-Kyle Emit
Bottom, a weayer-Rrashear Mat.
tingly.
Flute, bellows mender-Fred
Whelan
Snout, tinker-Stuar; Lewis.
Starveling, a tailor-Leo Spence,
Hippolyta. Queen OF the Amazons,
(betrothed to Tneseusl -Gertrude
Hernia, daughter 70 Egeus lin
love with Lysanderl-Golida Davis.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
REEVES DEFEATED
Yesterday by Mounds-Score Was 5
to 0-Play Oklahoma Indians
Today-Herrin Sunday.

Mounds defeated Reeves yesterday
afternoon at Mounds by a score of o
to q. Leifield pitching The support
given Loifield and the four hits made
gave Mounds an easy victory
Mounds will play the Oklahoma In
dams this afternoon on the Mounds
diamond and fast game is looked
for as the Indians are winning wher.
ever they go Tom Halliday. the Boy
from Texas. will pitch for Mounds
The Hcrrin. ~ team will play
Mounds next Sunday They were de-
feated at Mounds a week ago sun
DAY when they played there
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
HUBBY EFFECTED QUICK CURE
Sick Wife Aroused by Contemplation
of Her Successor.

William, dear" feebly called the
invalid wife. who was supposed to be
nearing the end of her earthly career.
Yes, darling" answered the sorrow.
ing husband What is it,"
When am gone" said she, 'T feel
that for the sake of the motherless
little ones you should marry again"
DO you really think it would be
best, darling?" asked the faithful
William
Yes, William. | really do" replied
the invalid, After n reasonable length
of time YOU should seek the compan.
ionship of some good woman"
DO you know, my dear" said the
husband, that you have lifted a great
burden from my mind? Now. there Is
that charming widow Jones across the
wav She has acted rather friendly
toward me ever since You were taken
ILL., Of course, dear, she could never
fill your place, but she is young, plump
and pretty, and I'm sure she would do
her best TO lessen my grief"
William Henry Brown" exclaimed
the female whose days were supposed
10 be numbered, as she partly raised
herself upon the pillow, IF you ever
dare install that red-headed, freckle-
faced, squint-eyed hussy In my shoes,
Fll-fll--" And then she tainted,
But the next day Mrs. Brown was
able to sit up, and two days later she
was downstairs.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
@ssss1Sa1Ass4slslaaassSsss
; NEWS OF THE RIVERS :
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11y1s11ss1sSs1s1ssssSsysss

The river marked 32,9 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening, showing a
rise of 3 OF foot in "a hours
The river is expected to come TO 4
stand here today and begin to fall to-
morrow
The Dick Fowler was the only
packet in port yesterday from Padu,
cab and return.
The Ferd Herold will bring a large
party of Confederate veterans from
st. Louis on her trip the latter part
of the week
Waterways Journal. Capt Byrd
Burton was in the city this week con-
1erring with his partners. Cants Gus
and David Block and AL Gambeck,
relative to the future movements of
the City of Memphis which Is now at
Cape Girardeau having her cabin re-
built. II is said she will not enter
the Missouri river as the Kansas City
merchants insist that the owners OF
the boat are to carry insurance.
which is too expensive for the rate Of
freight received
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
a Weed That Steals Oysters.

A seaweed has invaded the oyster
beds of France and carried off 400 900
oysters 1t has carried them off bod
lily, as a thief would do.
The minute seeds OF this weed float
up the English channel in the current
Of the Gulf stream. they settle on
oysters in the Breton beds of Morbi
han, Quiberon and Belle.Isle, and they
grow to the size of ducks egg.
They are full of water. but at ma.
turity the water eyaporates, and air
takes its place. The egg-shaped sea
weed is then a balloon. and like a ball
loon 1t lifts its oyster from the bottom
and bears 1t out to sea
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
FAMILY CARES
This information May Be of Value TO
Many a Mother in Cairo.

Whom there is added to the many
cares inscparable from the rearing Of
chillren that affection of weakness
uf the Kidneys and auxiliary organs,
the mothers lot is far from a happy
.one This condition can be quickly
changed and absolutely cured b. the
use Of Doans Kidney Pills when
ibis is known the mothers burden
will be lighter and her home happier
Mrs. w :. Saekhouae 422 Eieh-
tcenth street Cairo. 1T, says My
little boy suffered from weak kidneys
fer almost four years and ! WIS nm.
able to find remedy that world
help nm. lie it'd not have any con
trol over % Kidney secrct!urs at
night anil this weakness was q
source of much annoyance At enc
time : had taken Doan's Kidney Pills
and they had helped me so greatly
that decided 10 try them in my sons
case. procured q box at Paul G
Sehuh d Sons drug store and as a
result of their nsc. the hoy is now
Tree from kidney complaint Doan
Kidney Pills have my hearty en-
dorSement."
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-D an 's-and
take no other.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01

A Philadelphia of some scientific
attainments was one evening porting
his interest was excited by the prices
shown.
Barker" said he to the waiter. Il
observe that the list offers some sher-
ry at Is cents and some at four dol
lara Now. what is the difference be-
tween the brands"
The waiter looked surprised. Beg
pardon. sir, said he. with that frank
ness permitted an old servant, but 1t
does seem remarkable that such high
~ educated gentleman cant do sim
pie bit of arithmetic like that ,"-Har-
per's Magazine
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
Lived 1852 Years,

VIM Parr- Engiand's oldest mau-
married the third time at ia. worked
in the fiel9s tin 132 and lived % years
longer. People should be youthful at
50. James Wright. Of Spurlock. Ky,
shows how to remain Young. 4 feel
Just Ike lG-ycarold hoy" he writes.
after taking six bottles of Electro
Bittcrs. Fer thirty years Kidn"y
trouble made life a burden. but the
first bottle of this wonderful medicine
convinced NE that I nad found the
greatest cure on earth" They're a
godsena to weak. sickly rundown or
old people. Try them. SOC at all
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
NOTICE TO PUBLIC;
DUMPING REFUSE.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
The dumping of garbage. trash,
manure, brush or any other refuse or
offal upon the land owned nv the un.
dersigned west and south of the Mis-.
sissippi leyee is forbidden, except BY
special permission from me and in
such places as shall then be desig.
mated Tor that express purpose.
Privilege heretofore given has been
abused to detriment of the land and
menace to the public health. ANY
and all persons tresspassing ami
creating a nuisance may be prosecu-
ted to the extent of the law.
EGBERT A. SMITH,
Cairo, Ill, May 81, 1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
Kills 70 stop the Fiend

The worst foe for - years of John
Deye of Gladwin. Mich. was a run
ming ulcer. He paid doctors over $500
without benefit. Then Bucklin's Ar
MICA Salye killed the ulcer and cured
him. Cures FeverSores. Bells. Eel.
ons. Eczema Salt Rheum. infallible
for Piles. Burns. Scalds, Cuts, Corns.
&c at all druggists.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01

As an allarounJ laxative tonic and
heafh builder no other pills can com.
pare with Or. Kings New Life pills
Ihey tone and regulate stomach. liver
and kidneys. purify the blood. streng-
'hen the nerves cures Consultation
dyspepsia. Biliousness. I4undico
Headache Chills aud Malaria. Trv
them 25e at all drug stores.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
SUNDAY EXCURSION RATES
Via Mobile & Ohio r. r.
TO POINTS IN ILLINOIS. and

TO POINTS IN ILLINOIS, and 8
Louis, Mo. one fare for the round
trip. No ticket sald for less than
s100.
TO ALL POINTS SOUTH within
127 mics 3 cents per mile and bridge
transfer.
For further Information apply to J..
II JONES. Ticket Agent. Central
Union Station.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01

Almost any millionaire would be
willing TO give up large percentage
OF his fortune if he could tell the dif.
ference between a masterpiece and
daub.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
! THE WEATHER {
Observation-Disclosures
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

The day was mostly cloudy with
rain measuring II of an inch for tho
"a hours ending last evening. There
was little movement In the air.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
English PrudlusI OF Matches

More matches are used In the United
Kingdom than in any other one coun.
Try In the world 1t has been est,.
mated that English people use an
average of eight matches each person
per day. q
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01

Jack the Giant Killer boosted of his
invisible coat
MY wife can't ever give Il to
tramp he said.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
Forecasts For TODAY.

Illinois: Washington May 81
Showers Tuesday and Wednesday;
moderate south and southwest winds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01

It's zoo bad sighed Mrs. Lapsling
l shall have TO go 10 the dentists
again find | have another vicarlous
tooth in my upper jaw"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
Hon1e AZ 1 at

a husband in another state Ia.
Just returned TO his wife after an al.
srace Of 20 years. We suppoee the
slcs friend be was Sitting up with died
a. last.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01

Dick Taylor's disreputable resort
| on lower Commercial avenue, which
was the scene OF the disgracefu pub
lie demonstration Saturday afternoon
has figured in several disorderly at.
| fairs lately As stated yesterday it
| is a resort for negro men and women
| of the lowest type, who congregate
there al all hours of the day or
night for the vilest practices, TIL
men are nearly all armed with pistols
and the women with razors-all
ready to resent any act that does net
please them, or to combine against
an intruder who would interfere with
them. in which latter sentiment they
are heartily joined by the proprietor
especially If the intruder happens 10
be an officer
That there should be disorder in
the place is to be- expected Several
murders have been committed there,
and as a result of trouble bred
there, several bloody affrays-have tall
en- place in which the victims wer,
sent to the hospital and their care
aud cure paid for by the people OF
Cairo. These affairs are always KEEP
from the public if possible, and a
number of them have never reached
the public and press. In the latest
which could not be suppressed, a ne
gro went into the filthy den In tn
basement where the "Honkatunk" Is
conducted, to look for his wife He
found her there with other womea
and men engaged in drunken orgies
and attempted to take her away. Pts
tolls and knives flashed rom all sides
dozen shots were fired and when
the smoke cleared two men were laid
low. The negro who had gone to get
his wife had three or four bullets in
his carcass and another was shot In
the shoulder The wounded were
carried to the hospital and both 60;
well. At the hearing in court there
wasn't any evidence to speak Of and
little fines on misdemcanor charges
was the extent Of the punishment
nothing being done to Taylor him
sell
The place has been a low dive for
many years 1t was a filthy gambling
and murder hole for many years be
fore Taylor became its proprietor
Bill Scott conducted II as such anI
had numerous contests with the ~.
lice. Scott, like TAYLOR, was a negro
politician, aspired to be a ward boss
and stood high in the local RepubIi
can machine. until he thought he saw
a better chance for recognition with
the Democrats when he turned 10
them and has posed as a Democrat
ever since TAYLOR is still a member
of the Republican machine" and is
recognized as an Influential member
OF the party in its conventions and |
in It's committee councils
Dive-kcepers Combine.
II is said the secret of Dick Tay |
Tors immunity from Interference /
by the police is 10 be found in the
Tact that there is a Dive Keeper
Combine in Cairo which has deter |
mined to assert itself at elections |
against any man who intcrferes with |
them. II Is known that TAYLOR has
approached some of the aldermen /
whose terms expire ncxt year and
'aoVertly threatened ,hem with on |
position or defeat If they did not vote
10 suit him and his pals. on all mat
tiers that may arise in the city coun- |
Ell IN which the dive keepers inter. |
esis were involved. There are four
or five dives like Taylor-s in the civ |
AMI each has its ggor- 90 80.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01

Vast Area for Trees.
England has 1000 600 acres OF land
available for forestation.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01
Sun and Moon.

Mote. The above sun and moon
record is for Illinois and approx
mates the time at Cairo within few
minutesl.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-01

The only Cairo paper with the ser
vice of the Associated Press j. The
Bulletin.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-01

five states represented in the American
Athletic association had delegates present
and an active campaign was mapped out
for the American Athletic associst ton Good
Roads board during the coming year.
At the suggestion OF Senator c.. T. LASH
Ter OF Virginia, who outlined the method
OF building roads with convicts in the Old
Dominion Mr.. Neff has decided to make a
canvass Of tho entire country to find out
which states employ ~convicts in the build
ing Of roads. This will be followed up
later with an effort to Get other states to
use convict labor in road building There
Is a general movement throughout the
country TO abolish convict labor In lines OF
an industry where it interferes with organ
lied labor. but in no section Of the country
does organized labor object to the use OF
%convicts in the building Of good roads.
Senator Lassiter and other southerners
who attended the meeting assured the del
egates from the western and northern
states that the south through the medium
Of its convict labor will soon be far ahead
Of any other section in the United states
in the matter Of good roads.
There will be another meeting Of the
American Athletic association Good Roads
board during the Chicago automobile show
when Mr.. Neff expects TO formulate
further plans for carrying on the work OF
his board in various parts Of the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-01
KANSAS RALLIES IN LAST HALF
Reverses score and Earns n Victory
from Nebraska.

LINCOLN, Jan. s1.-lspecial Telegram
Kansas defeated Nebraska in the most
fiercely contested game OF basket ball
PLAYED on the university floor In recent
seasons. by q score Of IS TO 12, tonight. The
Jsyhawkers won the game in the second
half by a brilliant exhibition OF ~alscrity in
teamwork. In the opening session they
failed to make a field goal and the score
at the intermission stood s to 2 in favor Of
the C%ornhuskers.
During the first half II looked as though
Nebraska would be sure to win the con-
test. Kansas was o~utplsyed both in guard
ing and goal tossing. Bell and Perry, the
Cornhuskers' guards, stayed close 10 their
opponents and prevented any unguarded
throws for goal. What throws the jay
hawkers made when not guarded were Accu-
rate. and nothing but the hard work Of
Bell and Perry saved the Cornhuskers dur
ing the opening session.
Kansas began the second half with a spir-
tied display Of dribbling and speedy throws,
and in the opening five minutes overlook
the lead Of the CornhusHers and placed the
score at II to S. Nebraska soon tied 1t up
again, but Dwight Bell was forced to retire
after making five fouls, and the Jayhawk-
ers then, in the last three minutes OF the
contest. shot three field goals and made
one point on a foul throw. This gave them
a lead that Nebraska could not overcome.
Captain Walsh Of the Cornhuskers played
a fast game. but he was SO closely guarded
that he missed several chances to throw
goals from the field. Had his work been
UP 10 the standard set IN the Drake games
Nebraska would have had a margin Of vic
tory on its side. Long and Johnson were
stars for the visitors. The former made
three field goals in the second half. Their
height made them hard players to guard,
and the goals they tossed were thrown
when Nebraska players were with them try.
ing TO break up the play. The lineup:
N-rpp II $500,