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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-18
Russell saae's Great tsek' u

When Norcross blew himself up In
Russell Sage's Office. Jay Gould
jumped into carriage with a gentle
man, who told this to the New York
Press, and rushed to Mr.. Sase's resi-
dence to congratulate him on his
lucky escape from death, Uncle Rus
sell met the carriage at the curb and
as Mr., Gould shook his hand and
spoke of his good fortune. Mr.. Says
coolly remarked: Yes, was pretty
lucky; I had on these old, clothes i'd
stead of my new suit" The clothes
were a sight to be imagined.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-18
An Indiscreet Memory,

The, Hostess-Don't you think
Col Broadside is quite wonderful
old man? Look at him. He Is al
straight and slender as an arrow
and he has the most wonderful mem
DRY.
The Lady OF Dubious Age-1 thinl
he's an atrocious old bore. He re
members when everybody was born
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-18

friend, may not give thee slice of
this tender ham"
Then the plates ratified, the windows
ratified, the plates ratified and the
Quaker got ratified, when Booth let
loose all of the thunders of his voice
in passion, shouting:
Pass me nothing; pass me nothing,
persistent dotard eat no flesh but
human flesh, and that tear and de-
your raw; raw and bloody and crunch
its bones. Sunday Magazine of the
Pittsburg Dispatch
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-18
SartorlaI Splendor.

One of the New Jersey representa-
tives in congress, very much addicted
to apparel at the variety known as
loud" was on his way to the capitol
one day when he encountered Senator
Depew.
IF you're going to the capitol said
the senator I'VE might as we'll walk
together"
I'm not going there just yet" said
the representative. Il must first stop
to see my tailor about new over
coat"
"Ihe tailor!" exclaimed Mr.. Depew,
in mock establishment. why, Jim, it
has always been my understanding
that you were clothed by costumer!"
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SITUATIONS WANTED

Advertisements or not exceeding
three lines will be accepted free for
one weeks time from any reader az
The Bulletin tn be filed by advertiser
In person, on regular form, ut the of.
fee of The bulletin Company, 7ea
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assumes no responsibility for any Rd-
yertisemeir or abatement made there
n and Eill not accept dndsr this
heading the notes OF any psrssa
Known to be employed
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ILLINOIS Il CENTRAL
Corrected to Dec. LIST. 1909,
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Trains Leave Cairo:

us q. m. Daily Chicago vestibuie
limited, arriving CChicago 10:4O am.
2:16 q. m. Daily st. Louis Night
Limited, arriving st. Louis 1920 a. m.
sleeping car open at $3.50 p, m.
$3.50 q. m. st. Louis Special.
$500 q. m. Chicago Daily Express.
$500 q. IN. st. Louis Morning XIX.
ress, daily.
ff:f5 4. m. sc. Louis Fast Mail.
1f:f5 =. m. Chicago Midday Special
2:s5 p. N. Daily So. Louis Limited.
2:s5 p. m. Aftermhoon Express fol-
)din, Efftngham, Nation, Champaign
$50 p. m. Thehes Accommodation
500 p. m. Chicago and Eastern Eek.
press. -
io:1o p. m. Chicago night express.
arriving at Chicago 7;15 a. m.
R:20 q. m. Memphis and Nashville.
S:&6 o. m. Memphis and New Or
cans Limited.
$40 =. m. Seminole Limited for
Birmingham and Jacksonville, Fla.
500 I. m. Paducah and Louisville.
1:4I b. m. Daily Memphis and New
0rleAns.
1:4f p. m. Daily Nashville, Chatta.
le0Ea and Atlanta.
$3.50 p. m. Fulton and Mayfield 40.
eornmodAtion
$50 >. m. PSducah and Louisville.
5:55 p. m. Memphis and New Or.
eama Special
For through tickets, sleeping car 40
commodations and further informa-
lion apply at Illinois Central Passen.
ger Station. Cairo, III.
]. n. JONES, Ticket Agent
:. A. HATCH, a. p. A.
= n. HANSON, Pass. Traffic Mgr.
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Nv Comparison.

Broadstreet-The high cost of living
makes me wonder where We are going
TO end
Wallstreet-It makes me wonder
where the next generation is going to
begin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-18

been termed, the
dense, almost sol
id--snow clouds set
tied down over the
Rocky mountains
and the adjacent
region, as though
b uryin 6 t h e m
mountain d e e p
with the feathery
flakes that came
silently and swirl
ingly down. stead
lily and persistent
ly busy, as though
building a new
range of noun.
tains Of solid and
never-ending pearl
stretching away
seemingly in an
endless chain, and
creeping up to-
ward the zenith in
an ambition to
Guido Nature her.
self. Watersprouts
have been known
in a few moments
Of time to mum
date valleys and
even hills them
selves; and such
q diSptay Of tho
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-18

The only Cairo paper with the ser
vice Of the Associated rress u The
Bulletin. tsr
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LOST.
MISCELLANEOUS.

AUCTION SALE OF REAL Els
TATE Wanted, bids for No. 531-21st
street; lot and brick cottage. Highest
offer buys the property (good for ten
days.1 Address Bulletin office or e.
A, Burnett, 4204 Mcpherson Ave-, St.
Louis. Terms to suit.
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ne Cairo Bunetn n ne only Oh
= paper with the ssrvics q he Asse
siasss ReuR
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.-......-......~.. .......~.-.-.-.-.-,-.-.-...-.
hree Chris tmas
Days Together
(Copyright.)
BY F. B. EMERY

Christmas day dawned bright and
clear. but Mildred Hudson was any
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WANTED Situation by young man
IS years Of age. Add, ess G., this
office.
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One Christmas in
the Mountains
(Copyright.)
BY E A RI M A r B L E

Two or three days before the holy
holiday" as Christmas has not inaptly
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SITUATION WANTED-By young
man 10. Willing to work. Address
M this office.
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France. New Glory.

In this conquest Of the air France
has earned a glory OF which nothing
can deprive her. After all the foolish
talk about French decadence it ia re.
freshing to see the aspiring germs OF
France soaring triumphant into Uni.
travelled heights. Only America con.
tests her, supremacy In domain
which she has made her own. France
may be proud Of what Is happening
at Betheny. The spectacle Is one fun
OF reproach to ourselves, but we do
not grudge France her glory. We re-
joice In her renaissance She has re-
sumed her role as a pioneer Of hui
mainly London Chronicle
The Day Of Petty Tyranny.
Early methodist preachers had fea.
son to deplore the power Of the all.
mighty landlord. chT!ss Msll. him.
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River Transportation
Lee Line Steamers

iIH Iunhl s-ssas;- 81
For Msfnphls and Way Landings
Stacker Lee leaves Fri. Dec, II, pm
Peters Lee leaves Thur Dec. 2s, SPIN
/ ~ FrStsht sns PassssS appty to
ttAIEioAN y phlLltpo WHARF
ooAS. CAIRO IL.
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.
Winter Tourist Fare..

-airo 10 Aberdeen. Miss. ana
return 40 IN
Cairo to Durant, Miss. and
retutt, 1a1a
cairo to Jackson Miss ana
return * sE
,airo to Mccomb Miss ana "a.
turn - Es
cairo to Hammond In and ra..
turn anu % I.
cairo to New Orleans IA ana
return o, xs
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A.--s-,s,---.ss-----s----
WANTED.

WANTED-Ten girls to work in
glove factory. Good salary. Cairo
Glove Co., Sixth street
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FO, SALE-The furniture con
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-22

college.
Orde had sat well in the back
ground, watching intently all that was
going on. After the exclamations fol-
lowing the exposure had subsidized. he
spoke.
Boys" said he, "how game are you
to get Charles money back-and then
some?'
.'Try u.s." returned big Tim.
ssThis games at McNeill's, and Nc
Neill's is tough hole" warned Orde.
Maybe everything will go peaceful,
and maybe not. And you boys that
go with me have got to keep sober
There isn't going to be any row unless
I say so, and I'm not taking any con-
tract to handle lot Of drunken river
hogs as well as go against game"
The thirty men Of the rear crew
signifed their intention to stay by the
procession.
'You can't make those sharps dis
gorge" counseled Newmark. "At the
first look of trouble they will light
out. They have it all fixed. Force
won't do you much good and may get
some of you shot"
"I'm not going to use force" denied
Orde. I'm just going to play their
game. But bet can make it CO."
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-22

Reed aDheeled, his thumb on the hammer.
waving frantic dish towel at him.
Nothing could induce the cook to at
tempt the logs.
"What is it. Charlie?" asked Orde,
leaping ashore and stamping the loose
water from his boots.
"It's all off," confided, the cook pes
simistically. Its no good. He's stop
ped us now"
whats off? Who's stopped whaty'
"Reed. He's druv the men from the
dam with a shotgun. We might as
well quit"
Shotgun. heyw exclaimed Orde.
sWell, the old son of q gunr' He
thought moment. his lips puckered
as though to whistle; then, as usual,
he laughed amusedly. Lets go take
look at the army" said he.
He swung away at round pace,
followed rather breathlessly by the
cook.
Orde found the center Of the dam
was occupied by Reed, his plug hat
AuZ1IcT tHdu ever, ulS COdttdtiS anu
loose trousers tapping at his every
movement. Over his shoulder he car
ried long percussion lock shotgun.
Perched along the bank sat the river
men, watching him in silence.
whats the matter?" inquired Orde,
approaching.
IF the law don't protect me I'll pro-
tect myself" Reed proclaimed. II
give We fair warning"
s'But surely" said Orde. I'VE have q
right to run our logs through. It's an
open river"
"And hev We been runnin' your logs
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-22
Chapter
6

n EWMARK followed the thirty
M three days work of the log
drive with great interest. Grad
ually the men got used to him
and ceased to treat him as an outsider.
The drive went down as far as Red
ding in thirty-three days. The men
worked fourteen and sixteen hours at
times. Several bad jams relieved the
monotOny. Problems Of mechanics
arose to be solved on the spot Orde
solved them by rough and ready rule
of thumb. He built structures which
would have furnished winters dis
cussion to some committees, just as
the loggers had built through rough
country hundreds Of miles of road
better than railroad grade and smooth
as a turnpike, the quarter of which
would have occupied the average coun-
ty board Of supervisors for five years.
The drive was to be delivered at the
booms Of Morrison and DAILY above the
city Of Redding, thriving place OF
about $4,000 inhabitants situated on a
long rapids forty miles from Lake
Michigan.
The last camp was made six or eight
miles above the mill. A good proper
ton Of the rivermen, eager for the
town, tramped down the road, to re.
turn early in the morning more or less
| drunk. One or two did not return.
Among the revelers was the cook
Charlie, commonly called ''the doctor,
and he moped about disconsolately. IL
the evening he looked so much like
chicken with the pip that Orde's at
tention was attracted.
'Got that dark brown taste, Charlie?' 2
he inquired, with mock solicitude.
81 tell you l only had two glasses o.
beer!" cried Charlie, goaded.
"Then why this joyless demeanor?'
begged Orde.
Charlie grumbled fercely inarticu
late, but Johnny Challan interposet
with chuckle of enjoyment.
"He got 'bunked.'
"Tell us!' cried Orde delightedly.
at was down at McNeill's place,
explained Johnny Challan. "They wa
couple Of sports there who throwe
out three cards back up on the tabl
and bet you couldn't pick the jacl
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-22


| They showed you where the jack was
before they throwed, and it surely
looked like picnic. but it wasn't"
''Three card monte" said Newmark.
How much?" asked Simms.
"About $5O," replied the boy.
Orde turned on the disgruntled cook
''And you had fifty in your turkey
camping with this outfit of hard citi-
Zensv' he cried tYou ought to lose
it."
Johnny Challan was explaining to
his companions exactly how the game
was played.
At this point Newmark broke into
the discussion.
Have you pack Of cardsy" he ask
ed in his dry, incisive manner.
An old deck was produced.
Newmark cleared cracker box of
drying socks and drew it to him.
"These three are the cards. he said
speaking rapidly. There is the jack
Of hearts. l pass my hands-so. Pick
the jack. one Of you," he challenged.
hAg VI Soh, nC SCd. Ous
The foreman leaned forward and
rather hesitatingly laid blunt fore
finger on one of the cards. 1t was the
ten of spades. LET me try" inter-
posed Tim Nolan. Il bet / can pick
her.
"Oh, yes. you bet" shrugged New
mark. "And that's where the card
sharps get you fellows every time"
He deftly tipped the cards.
Nolan, who had watched keenly, in
dicated one without hesitation. Again
it proved to be the ten of spades.
Everybody was ambitious, and the
young man, with inexhaustible pa
tience, threw out the cards, the cor
ners Of his mouth twitching sardonic-
ally at each wrong guess. At length
he called halt "By this time I'd
have had all your money" he pointed
out. 'Now I'll pick the jack" He
made his swift passes and distributed
the cards. Then, quite calmly, without
disturbing the three on the cracker
box, he held up the jack of hearts.
An exclamation broke from the
group. Nolan leaned forward and turn
ed over the three on the board They
were the eight Of diamonds and two
tens Of spades.
sThat's how the thing is worked, =
announced Newmark. "Once in awhile
you'll run against straight game, but
not often"
"But you showed rs the jack every
time before you throwed themw puz-
zled Johnny Simms.
s.Sleight Of hand" explained New
mark, "the simplest kind Of palming.' ?
"Where'd you get on to doing all
that, NeWmarky inquired North. 'You
amt tin horn yourself?"
Newmark laughed briefly. mot IT,
said he. Il learned a lot OF those
tricks from q travelling magician In
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-22

II
more to interest in affairs
wv the morning was well spent.
On the river the work was
going forward with the precision Of
clockwork.
Orde discovered about noon that the
jam crew was having it's troubles. I'm
mediately below Reeds dam ran
long chute strewn with powders,
which was alternately a shallow or a
stretch of white water according as
the stream rose or fell. Ordinarily
the logs were flushed over this decliv-
ity by opening the gate. behind which
a head of water had been accumulat
ed. Now, however. the efficiency of
the gate had been destroyed.
81 wonder if we can't drop that gate
way down to get something for g
head" said Orde to the foreman.
The two men examined the chute
and the sluice gate attentively for some
time.
eff we could clear out the splinters
and rubbish we might spike couple
of saplings on each side for the gate
to slide down into" speculated North
The logs were held up in the pond.
and a crew of men set to work to cut
away the splintered ends of the old
sill and apron. The current rendered
footing impossible, so all the work had
to be done from above. Wet wood
gripped the long saws viselike, so that
mans utmost strength could scarcely
bulge them. Nevertheless they held
to it. Orde. satisfied that they would
succeed. departed up river to the rear.
This crew ne found working busily
among some overf1owed woods. They
were herding the laggards of the flock.
The subsidence of the water conse-
quent upon the opening Of the sluice
gate had left stranded and in shall
lows many hundreds Of the logs. From
the advantage Of deadwood, stumps or
other logs the "sackers" pushed the
unwieldly timbers forward. leaping.
splashing, heaving showing, until at
last the steady current of the main
river seized the logs and bore them
away. With marvellous skill they top
ped the dripping, bobby. rolling tim
bers. treading them over and over
back and forth. in unconscious preser-
vation of equilibrium.
Hardly had Orde the opportunity to
look about at the progress making,
however. before he heard his name
shouted from the bank. Looking up
to his surprise he saw the solemn cook
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-22

soon the river 1tselr rurned TO their
assistance
The going of the jam drained the
water from the lower floors of the
mill. The upper stories and the grain
were still safe.
BY evening the sluice gate had been
roughly provided with pole guides
down which to slide to the bed of the
river. The following morning saw the
work going on as methodically as ever.
BY the end of the second day the pond
was clear, and as Charles wanigan
was drifting toward the chute the first
Of Johnson's drive floated into the
head of the pond.
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-22

;nn os,.;Le ..na, 81 permanently!
No, thanks"
returned Newmark dryly.
"Well, stay with us as long as you're
having good time" invited Orde
heartily.
'Thank you," Newmark acknowl-
edged this. Il believe ! will"
'That old mossback Reed was right
on deck with his rope" remarked john
ny Simms. s'That was pretty decent
of nim."
"Old skunkv' growled North. HE
lost us two days with his nonsense"
"Oh, he's poor old devil" replied
Orde easily. That's the way the
Lord made him. He can't help how
he's made"
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-22
Chapter 4
s 81


such thing may be, was
scow about twenty feet long
by ten wide. 1t was very solidly con-
structed of hewn timbers, square at
both ends, was inconceivably clumsy
and weighed an unbelievable number
Of pounds. When loaded, it carried all
the bed rolls, tents, provisions, cooking
utensils, tools and chest of tobacco,
clothes and other minor supplies. 1t
was managed by Charlie and his two
cookies by means of pike poles and
long sweep at either end.
The packing began before the men
had finished breakfast. Shortly after
daylight the wanigan, pushed strongly
from shore by the pike poles, was drift
ing toward the chute. The heavy scow
threatened to turn side on, and the
sweeps at either end churned the wa
ter frantically i'll an endeavor to
straighten her out.
AS Newmark looked at the smooth
rim of the water sucking into the
chute he began to wonder why he had
come. The noble ship was pointed
right at last and caught the faster wa
ter head on.
"All rightv' Charlie shouted.
Zeke and his mate took in the oars.
The wanigan shot forward below the
gate.
Whack, bump, bang, and the scow
stopped so suddenly that its four men
plunged forward in miscellaneous
heap. The water backed up behind
| the stern, began to overflow into the
boat. Newmark saw that the scow
had run her bow on an obstruction
and had been brought to a standstill
square beneath the sluice gate. The
water was beginning to flow the entire
length Of the boat. Various lighter ar
ticles shot past him and disappeared
over the side.
| Newmark had an inspiration. The
more important matters, such as the
mems clothes bags. the rolls Of bed
ding and the heavier supplies Of pro-
visions, had not yet cut loose from
their mornings. He seized one Of the
! long oars thrust the blade under the
! edge of thwart astern, laid the shaft
of the oar across the cargo and by
resting his weight on the handle at
/ tempted to bring it down to bind the
contents Of the wanigan to their
places. The cookies came to his as
sistance. Together they succeeded in
bending the long hickory sweep far
enough to catch it's handle end under
another forward thwart. The second
oar was quickly locked alongside the
| first, and not moment too soon. A
rush Of water forced them all to cling
| for their lives.
/ Two or three rivermen appeared at
the edge Of the chute. A moment later
old man Reed ran up, carrying rope.
This, after some difficulty, was made
| fast to the bow of the wanigan. A
short rope from the top Of the dam
allowed the boat to be lifted free of
the instructions; a cable astern pre-
vented the current from throwing her
broadside TO the rush Of waters; an
other cable from the bow led her in
the way she should go. Ten minutes
later she was pulled ashore out of the
eddy below very much waterlogged
and manned by a drenched and dis
gruntled crew.
"'Bout two ton of water in them
bed rolls and turkeys grumbled
Charlie.
In a couple of hours run the wani-
gan had overtaken and left far behind
the rear of the drive.
"Well," said Charlie at last, 1--WE
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-22

n EWMARK followed the thirty
III three days work Of the log
drive with great interest. Grad
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-22
;9AChapterG
s. 4 J

Va YHEN Newmark awoke once
M more to interest in affairs
wv the morning was well spent.
On the river the work was
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-22

b e t t e r m a K c
camp. Well be
down in the jam
pretty soon.
Nv ell, said
Ord e to New
m a rk la t er,
around the camp
fire, "how does
river d r iv j n .
strike you 2"
ssIt is extreme
" interesting =
r piled New
mark.
Like to Join
the wanigan crew
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1909-12-03
LAONA.

Joe Checuta was Lakewood visitor
Wednesday.
A. j. Stuelke of Gillett transacted
business in town Wednesday.
Bert Casterton was busy unloading
a car of Dousman flour Wednesday.
The freight on Tuesday killed COW
belonging to Joe Trottier of this
place.
The stores is town are and are being
tastefully decor ated with the new
Christmas goods.
Mrs. NJ. Bradle and Mrs. Nc Donald
visited relatives in Wabeno from Sat
urday to Monday.
The Ladies of st. Leonard's Church
cleared $500 on the Thanksgiving
Supper gsven in the Sargent house.
A Young mems Basket Bah team has
been organized composed Of the follow
ing players: Messrs. Breuin, Wagener,
Merlxline, Joe Sargent and Lambert.
The dance given at the Sargent Opera
house Thanksgiving eve was largely
attended and a very pleasant evening
was spent by the large crowd that
atteudcd.
The two story frame building belong
ing to Frank Carson was burned to the
ground last Tuesday evening The
building was insured for about 100000
The local High School Basket Ball
team leave for Wabeno today with the
ayowed intention of bringing home
the big end of the score. How well
they succeed will qe told in the next
weeks issue.
Miss Carrie Bruer and John Hutsell
went down to wabeno Tuesday and
were Rnited in marreage BY Rev, Cal
vert of that place. They returned here
Wednesday and all passengers thought
il syas haAling by the way tee rice was
bsing shrownat the young couple.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1909-12-03
sOPERTON.

Fred Coburn went to Green Bay on
business Friday.
James Nolan Sundayed with his fam
lily at Menominee.
Claude Colburn spent g few days at
Newald last week.
Miss Edmire Quinlan returned from
Green Bay Saturday.
w. J. Harris and wife are visiting at
Marinette and Menominee.
c1 E0pays forthe Advertiser from
9l.OUnow till Jan. i, 1911. Bet
ter subscribe now.
j. l.. Halle and two sisters and
niece, of Crandon spent Thanksgiving
with the II. K. Nc Graw and family.
A large crowd attended the dance
last Friday evening. The music by
Panosh's orchestra was fine and all had
a pleasant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Luetke went
to Marinette Saturday. Herman re-
turned home Monday and Mrs. Luetke
returned Wednesday.
Are you taking the home paper? If
not you better subscribe now. We will
send you the paper until Jan /. 1911 for
81 50 if paid in advance.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1909-12-03
FOR SALE
OR RENT.

Good, large. two-story Res
denc on Oconto Ave. Small pa,
ment down, balance in monthly
payments TO suit buyer, or will
rent building by the month at
very reasonable price.
INQUIRE AT THIS OFFICE