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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-11
SPORTS
COLLINS THROWS LEWIS.

Despite the fact that Martin Lewis
was some twenty pounds out of
wild Joe" Collins class. the catch.
as-catch-can wrestling match between
these two men was won by the latter,
who took the first and second falls.
At the outset the men started rolling
about the mat, and after a series of
tumbles Collins came up on top and
pinned Lewis big shoulders to tie
mat with a crotch and reverse half
Nelson hold in { minutes fiat. The
second fall went % minutes. Lewis
lid most of the top work in this
period, using tactics that reminded
the onlookers very much of the style
Of the Indian Montour but the
Strangers" nephew failed in all his
attempts to roll the wild man over
and. finally Collins inserted an arm
in his opponents crotch, and whirling
him into a scissors over the head.
pinned him to the mat for the second
time, winning the match
The battle royal between five white
men was won by Frank Isbell, and
the mill proved to be all that had
been promised for it, one of the fast
est of the season The five rounl
3paring match between Fred Austin
md Vic Hargrave was declared
draw after the contestants had bat
tied furiously for the honors the
specified time. The honors of this
bout were certainly evenly divided.
The battle royal furnished by six
negro men was the most laughable
event on the card and was fast and
furious while it lasted.
The fourth number, the six round
boxing match between Bob Seward
VI Cairo, and Fred Murphy of st.
7 outs, ended in the beginning of the
I'fth round when Murphy's seconds
threw up the sponge and the decision
was awarded to Seward The fight
vas Stewards from the start.
The next athletic tournament will
We held a week from tomorrow night.
"rilay. March 10. Collins VIII
yrestle some good man whom Mr.
Carton viii send here Collins chal-
enge has been issued to several. and
he name of the man who will meet
him here next week will be an
bounced in due time.
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HOUSE is FULL OF SECRETS.
Hidden Stalrcases and Tunnel to Cave
Found in Old Home.

Cleveland, O.-Queer old secret tun-
nels, hnilt sixty or seventy years ago,
ana leading from one OF Cleveland
oldest residences TO artificial caves IN
the hillside above the Cuyahoga river,
have been discovered In the demolition
Of the old w. j. Gordon homestead, on
West Ninth street. opposite Lakeside
avenue. w. J. Gordon. who gave Cleve-
lands largest park to the city, was tbs
grandfather of Daisy Gordon Hanna
Patton Of New York, divorced wife Of
Dan r. Hanna.
Secret stairways and hidden closets
abounded throughout the building and
were located on every floor, secret
cabinets being found even In the gar.
ret near chimneys. Just what purpose
the tunnels and strange compartments
served nobody seems to know
Gordon was always considered &c.
centric. but his oddities In the con.
struction of his home and grounds
were never brought to light He was
for years one OF the largest wholesale
liquor dealers In the central west.
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WAGES OF OPERATORS LOWER.
Charles p. Neil Reports on Conditions
of Telegraph Companies.

Washington.-The report of the COM
missioner of labor, Charles p Neil.
upon the telegraph companies, as d-
rected by the senate resolution of May
2S, was transmitted to the senate a few
days ago. The report deals with meth.
DDS OF handling the public's business.
hours, wages and conditions of labor Of
telegraph employees. Receipts and ex.
pendtures for a period u Ave years
are reported for the Western Union
only. In the matter of handling the
public's business. the report indicates
that messages are classified and that
certain classes of business have pref
erence over others. The toll rates are
compared for the years 1873. 1888 aud
1908 between various points aud the
telegraph rates I'm European countries
are given The subject OF films time
is discussed The report takes up the
matter of wages and working condl.
lions, dealing with the subject OF over.
time, typewriters and the blacklist.
The rates of wages and earnings for
the months of April. 1907 and 1898, are
tabulated somewhat In detail and show
decrease In average rate in most of
the cities for both the Western Union
and Postal companies. The decrease
In average rate OF wages for the Postal
company Is not so great as that shown
for the Western Union, nor is there
decrease in so many cities.
A table given shows the highest ay.
erage monthly wages paid operators in
1908 by the Western Union was ST. So
in Mobile, Ala, while the lowest aver
age was $50,79, in Buffalo. The aver.
age for Chicago was $500 The high
est monthly average paid by the Postal
company in 1908 was $Sj9S- in-gan
Francisco. The lowest was $500 IN
Philadelphia The Chicago average
was $1,000 The highest average paid
in 1888 was SS2,64, in New Orleans
The average paid in that city in 1908
was S69.T0,
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MOUND CITY.
March 8.

Mrs. George Conrad and little
daughter Hedwig, left Tuesday fol
Vandalia, where the former will be al
HE bedside OF her sister-in-law who
IS very ill., Mr.. Conrad will leave
Wednesday for the same place
VIM. Painter made a business trim
to Grand Chain Tuesday.
Thos. Smith, Ir., of St Louis. was
the guest of his sister Mrs. Grace
Mertz and other relatives here this
week. He left Tuesday for Paducah.
A, A. Austin was a Cairo business
caller Tuesday.
w. b. Haight OF Mounds passed
through this city Tuesday en- route to
Grand Chain where he win transact
business.
a goodly number Of our business
men net at the club room OF the
Mound City Mems Improvement com.
rany Tuesday afternoon to consider
the proposition of the Cairo and ST.
Louis lnterurban Railway for right of
way, etc. The meeting was called TO
order by Judge W. A. Wall who in a
brief speech stated the object of the
meeting. He nominated O. L. Bart
lett, for chairman. Mr. Bartlett de-
clined and Hon l.. NJ Bradley wa
made chairman and Chas. Schulcr
secretary After considerable arga.
mcnt and q number Of suggestions
George T.. Martin made a motion that
we guarantee the said lctorurnai
line the right Of way, fifty feet wide
from the leyee al East First street
through the Mason land, HE Herbert
estate and Wall and BrisJoW land. #
The said Interurbaa railroad company
would make This route he main line
aad contiIga the same as such. The
motion after amendments and sugaes
lions was carried, following which ar
ton the meeting adjourned
Mrs. J. Z. Rodgers who has been
the guest OF Mr. and Mrs Jean Bryan
The past week left for her homo IL
Paducah Tuesday.
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The Fall of
Alderman Barnes
By VIM. HAMILTON OSBORNE
Copyright. by Bobbs-Merrill Coz

1t was three days after the big snow
storm. Ozone was in the air Alder
man Barnes, millionaire and public
spirited man of the city of Monroe,
swung down the street at a clip as
lively as his portly persH would per-
NIT
Magnificent" he cried to all within
hearing, winter for me. This snow
and"
No one knows to this day what Al
der1nan Barnes was about to say; if he
knew, he has forgotten it. Just at that
instant, so it seemed, he had other
fish to fry. For his feet flew east, and
his head flew west and Alderman
Barnes and mother earth met madly,
and embraced warmly. Alderman
Barnes, to say'the least, was red hot
For he had fallen down.
They helped him up He stood for
an instant, speechless Then the
iiood-gates opened Weird words, hot
from the anvil of Alderman Barnes
outraged interior, came forth, Under
lHtUl lut SlioN IHtlltI anu Tue tltN VI
Monroe grew warm. But Alderman
Barnes madness settled finally, into
method. He looked about him; he
looked below him
Ice" he yelled lie was right.
There was ice TO the right of him;
ice to the left of him. behind him, and
to the front. There was something
more. He stood In front Of a brick
dwelling house. He hobbled up It's
porch and rang the bell, A man ap-
peared-a genial. buttered gentleman,
napkin in hand, fresh from the midst
of breakfast This gentleman looked
upon the battered form Of Alderman
Barnes.
Sorry" he said, but we haven't
got any cold victuals."
Alderman Barnes waved his hand,
suffering the while. He did not
swear further, for he saw the mistress
of the house in the background lie
must be cool and gentlemanly, he told
himself
you want your sidewalk cleaned"
he yelled to the man with the napkin.
The other sighed YEARLY. I'VE do
not" he answered, you're the fif-
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teenth man that's wanted the job to,
day. Go on"
you don't know who you're talking
to-" Numbered the outraged million
aire. I'm Alderman Barnes of Mon
roe" At this instant the mistress of
the house plucked her husband by the
sleeve and endeavored to pull him
back from the door
shut the door, she cried trembling.
"he's drunk"
The man inside nodded. and finished
a piece of toast that he had been eat
ing my friend" he remarked gently,
this Is not saloon. Go to Dutch
Jake's around the corner" With that,
he slammed the door. Alderman
Barnes retreated. "Tn fix 'em." he
muttered to himself. He went from
the house TO the nearest police station
He was still limping when he entered
the station and approached the SER
geant:
II want warrant of arrest for
the greatest scoundrel that ever lived
that's what" he demanded.
Case of-assault?" asked the ser
geant Barnes shook his head. He
detailed the injury, and its cause.
When he finished, the sergeant slowly
settled back into his chair
"Ain't got no authority to issue any
warrant In case like that" he an
sSered, its case for a civil suit,
that's all"
"W-h-h-hat?" rOared the millionaire.
why not, I'd like to know. The or
dinance-"
What ordinance?" queried the ser
geant.
Compelling property owners to
clean OFF their walks"
The sergeant nodded. There amt
none" he responded. He leaned over.
This is a civil case" he said, ego
and see your counselor about it.
Still hobbling. Millionaire Barnes
saw Westervelt his attorney. "Of a
surety" he told him. you can recover,
under two sets of circumstances. The
first is, If you can show. in the abb
sence of an ordinance. that it is clear
by negligence for a property owner TO
leave the snow upon his walk. The
second is. to prove damage. What is
YOUR damage. anyhow"
II fell down." feebly said Alder.
man Barnes.
Granted" Westervelt said. but
you've brofen no bones. And you
haven't even been killed. IL you'd
Hacn killed. now. Why, We would have
recommended suit"
Thanks" responded the alderman,
dryly; many thanks
As to the other feature Of the
case" went on his counsel. why the /
faet remains that this property owner |
has been no more negligent than thou |
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DYSPEPTic PHILOSOPHY.

Wisdom always knows when t.
quit.
He who takes things on faith gets
many jolt
A little push will generally outlast {
strong pull,
Many a man is offensive, even whcr
he is on the defensive.
Marriage is a contract but there are
lots OF contract jumpers.
The trouble with the upstart is that
he never feels downcast.
If you would be popular, give more
applause and less advice.
Most young fellows who are dead n
love manage to come to life again.
A man must marry before he can
fully realize how many faults he has
Tell a woman you can read her like
a book. and she Immediately gets red
The bad boy who goes fishing OF
Sunday deserves 10 be caught, So dt
the fish
A woman saves money for rainy
day In order that she may buy silk
stockings.
There are many hugging the delu
sion that a little public charity will
cover lot of private theft
II is always easier to prescribe purg.
ing by fire for others than II is to en-.
dure little plain washing of our
Gelyes.-Ram's Horn.
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MOUNDS.
M arch 10.

Major s. o. Lewis of Villa ri lge
was a business visitor to this city
Saturday.
The local rairs raised tie wa,or
over the l. c. tracks and the goycra-
ment road Monday night.
MIS-. Frank Moore of Hickman,
KY is visiting her parents Nh and
Mrs, b. A. Royal this week,
Louie Painter of st. Louis. fnl
Ernest Grain of Villa Rida we're
pleasant visitors Saturday.
Mrs, Gold Smith celebrated Ter
eightieth birthday at the old Smith
homestead west of Villa Ridge Fri
day afternoon.
G, w. Johnson. the blacks NTH.
was business caller Tt esday.
A terrific cyclone swept over the
central part Of this county Won lay
night about II O'clock. II came from
the Southwest and seemed to strife
the earth On Tavlor Heights just
north of this city where it comp etc
ly demolished l. ". Taylor's ste elk
DdIIl AHA partly Ahii" ltu iln OllhSN.
just east of villa Rilge 1t krocked
the flues off the dwelling &C VIII
Spaulling II blew in the windows
of Ernest Grains house, wrecked u
new house for Mrs p. l.. Miller,
knocked, down the large barns and
smaller outhouaes Ct ]. II. KIN kr,
Thos Aldrich. NJ NJ. Wilkerson and
Mrs. Lizzie Silver One man a Mr.
Knight, was killed, and many others
injured The path Of the Rtorm was
about one-half a mile wide.
The primary election which took
place her. yesterday WAS by far the
most holly contested Of any election
ever held in the town, The total
numbcr of votes east was 1852. For
mayor +. Irittol received 1913; w.
J. BiggerstaT 1852 For city clerk, /.
j Hrlson, 2lO; 10 opposition. For
city treasurer, Leonard Armstrong
OF the Headlight, received lGO; H. c.
Moore 14S. For police magistrate,
lake Lackey 1874: Albert Spence, 13l
For aldermen, Thomas Cole 1870, e c.
Fletcher 1872, VIM Strohm 159. VIM.
Earl l35, Jack Saddlar 1893, Joe Rob
erta l73, Geo. Scruggs 1871 John
NO!te 1871.
The public schools of this city will
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Bobby's Unfortunate DELAY.

He vas five years old On this
particular day mother had dressed
him with unusual care and was very
much displeased to have him come in
with clothing dirty and torn. She had
so often told him he must take his
own part I'm the boys scraps-hght.
should the occasion demand it. This
he would not do And now she intend
ed 10 punish him
Bob became very indignant and
said; We'll. mamma. just told the
boy wasn't ready to fight. and when
! got ready he was settin on me- -
Delineator.
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Polly of the Circus.

Frederick Thompson's Polly OF
the Circus with Edith Taliafcrro
will be seen at the opera house for
two nights on Monday and Tuesday,
March 18Th and 10th. The story of
the play is novel and it is well told
and beautifully framed. The scenic
production is elaborate and the circus
scenes true to life, with acrobats,
tumblers, clowns and trainers. Prices
soc to $3.50. Seats on sale Satur-
day,
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ADJUSTMENTS
syExEssxsSggxaassgsasaxss
The Minstrel Show.

Are you going 10 the big minstrel
show next Friday March 18th at tEh
opera house? Remember II Is j. A.
Columns Greater Ministries, the clean
est, gwelest most dependable attra,-
ton of the season. He nevtr d;sap-
points, he never gives poor perform.
ance he always provides an entirely
new program each year. Remember
the Tree band concert and parade at
noon. good music, the latest music.
real minstrel music. Prices: 25c to
800 Seats on sale Thursday
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STEAMERS COLLIDE
On Beached After Reseung All On
Board the Other Which Quick
ly Sank.

Chatham, Mass, March To-
Blanketed by dense fog and pro-
cseding at half speed, the steamer
Horatio Hail. from Portland bound
for New York, and the II. f. Dillock,
from New York for Boston. met in
the middle of narrow channel known
as Pollock Rip Slue today The Hall
sank and the Dillock run ashore six
hours later on Cape Cod Beach.
where the passengers aud crew of
the Hall, who were rescued bv the
Diilock, were landed unframed.
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ELEVEN TEAMS CONTINUE.

New York, March 10.-Eleven
teams of pedestrians continued tonight
Ia the six day go-as-youplease race
" Madison Square Garden.
The scores of the leaders at. 10
o'clock tonight were:
Cibot-Ophee, 4049.
Davis Motkus. 5000.
Dneen-Prouty. 1888.
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NEGRO COULDN'T HIT ARE

Philadelphia, Pa, March 10-Abe
Attell tonight Knocked out Young
Pierce, colored, of this city, in the
sixth round of a scheduled fifteen
round bout at Essington. Attell was
the colored boys master throughout,
the latter at no time being able to
and an effective blow.
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PUGiLIST BREAKS ARM.

New York, March 10.-The bout be-
tween Jack Dorman and Johnny Dw-
yer here tonight was cut short at the
end Of the sixth round by the discov-
cry that Dorman had broken his right
arm.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-11
Dollie Dimples.

Mr. Harry Bewley the mimic
known III vaudeville as the man vita
a hundred faces, has been especially
engaged to play Hi Skinner" In G. II
Kerrs new musical comedy LITTLE
Dollie Dimples," which comes to the
opera house on Saturday March - h,
matinee and night.
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Tor the good OF society. - viii De a
bnlwark for the home. Ii viii protect
susceptible unmarried women. II win
abolish at one blow all the married
iiirts."
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Go-As.You.PLEAs SCORES

New York, March 1.-THE score at
! o'clock this morning Thursday
vas Cibot-Orhee, 424,3; Davis Met,
kus, 400; Dineen-Prouty, 5000
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ON THREE WEEKS, NOTICE..

Vancouver, b. c., March 10
Champion Jack Johnson said tonight
that he will fight Jeffries any time
IN three weeks notice this or any
other year.
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. Status Of the Monarch.

A king may be a thing of straw; but
II he serves to brighten our enemies
and secure our property, it is well
enough; scarecrow is thing of
straw, but it protects the ceTn.--Rope.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-11
Sometimes More.

Il see that a New York professor re-
forms bad boys with piano music" Il
hope he bears in mind that some
pianos need reforming quite as much
as bad boys do"
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS


reopen en- Monday, March %. Par
cats <anl children please remember
the date.
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sNARLs OF A cYNIc.

Next to the man who sells a poem.
the editor who has the option of reiec.
ton is the happiest man on earth.
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q q q FOR

Rheumatism caused
gradually
kidney action and other Irregularities
considered
condition the blood the
portions of the body continually
and joints the irritating producing acid
atm only be cured by thorough cleansing
just what S s. does goes down into the circulation and by neutral
the uric acid and driving the blood
removes the Strengthens and ingom
OF
it becomes nvigoratng nourhng fluid
vigor the body relieving suffering this
disease being purely purifier and
safest for Rheumatism
medical advice desired free 20 VIII write
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA
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KINGS HEALTH is GOOD
Nc Alarm Felt DOVER Reports That
His Majesty is Not in the
Best Condition.

London, March i0.-No alarm Is
fell here conccrnin~ the health of
King Edward and no credenee is
placed in the reports that he is seri-
ously i'll. Indeed it is announced
that the kings general condition has
improved sirse his departure from
London.
RumoIs Anecrning the health Of
the king have hcon current since his
visit to Berlin l1t it is learned from
an authoritative sCrrtc that his ma
jesty's general le1'th IS remarkably
good for a man of his years.
Steals Precious Time.
There Is no worse robber than
POOR book.-Italian Iroverb.
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Getting Ahead Of Ones Self.

IF have anything to do that / par
tieularly dislike, / start to work on IL
the first thing after breakfast, sub
ordinating all routine work to that
task" said successful housekeeper
recently. "One can expend enough
nervous energy thinking about and
worrying over an unpleasant duty to
accomplish it. When 1t is finished and
off ones mind early in the day. one
sec assss q Yne.s ss1x Y y sRssk."
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-07-30

commenced to learn how to improve
our soil so that its fertility may stead
lily increase, while giving us annually
larger and larger crops. We have
learned how to begin the work of re-
fOrestatiOn, of how to terrace our hill
sides and bring back the fertility to
thousands of barren acres. We have
only learned how in chemistry and
metallurgy and concrete instructions
to get ready to work. We have very
much more to learn in all of these
things than we have acquired. Our
knowledge is limited, while almost in-
finite possibilities remain for study
and requirement. Marvellous beyond
the dreams of the present are the pO-
tentialities o. the future.
But while this optimistic prediction
is dazzling in it's brilliancy, it must
not be forgotten that there will come
with this expansion Of industry great
problems which will tax the wisdom
of statesmen to the utmost. 1t will
make acute the question of regulation
of corporations; it will create new and
pressing demands upon the central
government for the improvement of
waterways in connection with nitric
ate transportation problems; it will
call for largely increased taxes, per-
haps by new methods. and with en-
HANGED prices of commodities it will
make critical in many ways the pres
ent system of the economic distribu-
ton of wealth. All signs point to a
period of economic adjustment to
new conditions.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-07-30
CONGRESSIONAL DUTY.

~ owe a paramount allegiance to
til. whole cOuntry-a subordinate one
to my state" Henry Clay once said.
in defining the duties of member of
congress. II he had had in mind the
si1,iatiol hat now faces the men who
have succeeded him he could not have
fora & text more pat. For the tariff
is . 'ocal question. in some phases OF
viii il .'ie constituents of each man
have 4 direct interest, and that inter-
est S often far from the good Of the
Whol ,1>ople.
Ever Ia: itf measure faces an OPP
DOs;. o.. of more or less strength. The
vote O. =. :. member is of value. and
lie is l.. !. position TO force the matter
in Wlli IL h is particularly interested.
Schedules that are not merltorlous
thus tird ti.air way into bill. Other
member having meritorious items
tail to O., x 50 those that are bad for
fear of Losing support for their own.
rrhe corstti,e KS OF an individual
SlpmOer tttiH II tlttD VNSl nm tuol
Ids to Gree him to support sched-
j.. !, tina. IRE i..aElfes,ly unjust to the
calutry IT .Hrct. and he holds the
same sOr. OF vluh over the men who
.,aY., chars q Of the whole measure.
I..t!v and ,,7.rsoual interest is placed
ahead of the national and patriotic
OIL.
President J.rt the other day re-
minded some congressman OF this
fact. He stat ID that he thought his
view was fro.n broader standpoint
thai! theirs. 1t is recorded that some
of these had n" words with which to
answer him. They were serving their
districts ratht3 than their country.
Just now is the psychological mo-
ment for the '..y!ng aside of personal
matters and he taking of the nation
wide view. Constituents should real
IKE that they have no right to make
unjust demands, and senators and
representatives should rise above
wishing an unjust sectional point or
submitting to it from their fellows.
T',ey should become statesmen and
S, we their country. They should as
81 I the president in getting that
which is to the benefit of the whole
200 lie.