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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27

hotel was crowded. the special trains
brought their thousands from 10 to
II this morning. The multitude seat.
tered over the city this morning. see
ing the sights and following Van
Qstep's band coucc. -. bit as the
hour set fer the presidents arrival
approached they were packed in a
solid mass on the river front, com,
prising 10000 people, all seemingly
happy.
The uublic spirited men in charge
of the days arrangements have done
their work well. Even the weather
man gave us an ideal Cairo fall day,
fair and quiet and balmy The blocks
of street ana houses from Fist to
Eighth are draped IN the national
colors; all the buildings are decorated
and these with the two grand arches
at Sixth and Eighth streets, with fes.
toons of flags ami banners between
and beyond them each way formed an
imposing background for the living
flag OF Csc school children occupying
a space 25Xl01 feet on the leyea
slope, for the military array and for
the sea of humanity that packed the
slope and the street. The wharfboat
was enveloped in flags and bunting
and streamers it's entire length Of
300 feet, and the presidents stand
erected over the stage at Sixth street
was wrapped in a great flag es-
pecialy made for the purpose, and
the presidents flag was a prominent
feature
A conspicuous feature on the leyee
slope were the soldier boys. Co. k
LET Cairo so men. under command Of
Capt w. P. GreaIey. and Co. NJ. Of
Champaign, an equal number, under
command Of Capt smith. The latter
came down in a special car on the
Illinois Central and were uuartered
at the armoTy here under the care OF
Cart. Greaney. The soldiers guarded
the presidents stand forming a
square so as to leave a clear space
OF twenty feet around it and one of
the most pleasing features of the day
was VanOstcn's Mound City band and
its series of concerts
The harbor was cleared of all NOV
ing vessels, strict orders being issred
ty /, S. Local Inspectors Williams
and Moore that all mrst remain at
the bank during the coming, presence
and departure of the presidents fleet.
They had the tug Tbeseus as a harbor
patrol to see that orders were obeved
The excursion steamers all came to
anchor at places assigned to them
by the harbor committee Wharfmaster
McHalc, Capt, Faudrec and Samuel
Halliday
Danville Battery of four guns ami
thirty men came down on the Big
Forr morning train and were placed
on barge in midstream opposite
Eighth street and fired salute of q
guns as the presidential fleet camd
into mort.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27

There is no other family in New
York whose disagreement would
cause such genuine regret In the So
cial as well as the business world.
Both Mrs Astor and her husband, be-
sides their birth rights as members
of two of the famous families in
America have won personal dlstinc-
ton in many fields.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27

Generous applause greetd the
speakers, but the enthusiasm of the
people semed TO know no bounds as
tn president concluded his remarks.
To the strains OF Hail to the Chief
by Van Osten's band the president
AMI his part left the stand passing
the senators and congressman who
had been seated along the balcony
during the speci-making but who
stood in long line as he party
moved to their steamer The crowd
on the levee Bloc fingered till the
fleet was well under way to Memphis
and then dispersed over the city
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27
rhenrx and Practice.

GeraIdine-"A rose by any other
name would smell as sweet Gerald
II have never been able to make
you believe it when | brought you
flowers"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27

The presidents fleet was seen com.
ing down the Mississippi river on the
west side of the city shortly after II
O'Clock and word came to the crowds
on the streets, II was half an hour
later before the flag ship came around
the point below the city and turned
mp into the mouth of the Ohio This
was the signal for chorus of whis-
ties on shore, which was kept up with
short intermissions until the fleet was
well on its way toward the wharf,
when the DanvilIe battery anchored
in midstream shook the air with its
roar of welcome to the nations chief.
All became quiet as the Oleander
carrying the president neared the
wharf and even the vast multitude
on shore was awed to silence.
The steamer Oleander carrying the
president and his immediate party;
the Erastus Wells, carrying the cab
met members and diplomats; the St.
Paul carrying the governors, and
the Quincy, carrying the 200 or moro
senators and congressman. were all
anchored at the wharf boat The
steamers Mississippi carrying the
members Of the Mississippi River
Commission. the Lily, with members
and guests Of the St. Louis Business
Mems League, the Alton with the St.
Louis delegates to the Waterways
convention. the Grey Eagle with the
Kansas City delegates, the Cape Cir
ardeau with East st. Louis, Belleville
and Alton delegates, the G. W. Hill
With members of the Illinois Manufac.
turers Association, the Illinois with
the Illinois Fish Commission and
guests, the City of Saltillo with st.
Louis delegates to the Waterways
convention, the Grand with the Little
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Uncle Ezra SAYS:

ats all right to make hay while the
sun shines, but you hev no right to
neglect the cool stun jug down under
the big oak tree. boston Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27

"As a rule" said Uncle Eben, tam
no use o lookin' a gif boss in de
mouth. Dc fact dat he were gf
is purity sure sign he's no good
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27
The Reason Why.

Il wonder why men don't take more
interest in the primary" Possibly,
because it IS secondary considera.
ton"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27

Bronson--Did your son play on any
of his college athletic teams?
Woodson--No; but he graduated
with honors.
Bronson--Well, OF course, that's
something. Syracuse Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27
TIE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.

President Taft cae forward smiling
from the Hard usage he has had on
this long trip But when he spoke,
he frog in his voice was SO pro-
nounced that the audience were sur
prised into laughter in which he join
ed. The PRESIDENT apologized for
his voice expressing the hope that he
could make himself heard by all He
congratulated Cairo and its situation
between the two great rivers and said
/ ought to be one Of the metropolises
Of the country. The reason that it was
not, was due to the failure of the ma
tional government to make the rivers
capable of carrying the commerce
which would come and so at its doors
if it were possible. The people of
Cairo deserved praise for their
energy and .persistency in build
ing such a city here and they
were right in demanding the im-I
of the rivers, He would
however admonish them that bird
in the hand is worth two in the bush,
and he would advise the people of
Cairo to first demand the improve
ment Of the Ohio liver which was also
at their doors On. which was already
far advanced in Improvement and
then devote themselves to the Missis
sippi, He was to be nardoned for IA
voring this, because the Ohio river
comes from Ohio, you know and so do
L. Vociferous applause greeted the
president, and when be concluded
with an expression Of hearty thanks
Tor the ~2ce2tion accor,.d him and
those with him.
Speaker Cannon.
Calls were made rOr Speaker Can
non who was conspicuous in the
.hrong on the stanG, and he responded
IN characteristic talk which evoked
much tai glitter and applause H 5tttt III
the difference between him and the
president was thar the president had
much to say hut no voice to say il
with, while he (the ~peakerl had a
rood voice but not much to say. If he
,ould retain his throat and have the
Presidents head transferred to his
shoulders what a grand speech heI
would be able to make. Mr. Cannon
advised his hearers to read the
presidents address at St Louis
and declared that it express
ed exactly what he and
Congressman Thistlcwood and all
congressman believed The speaker
concluded by promise of the people
of the Mississippi Valley for their
struggle to save their rich farms by
levees, and favored government all
in that direction.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-27
GUNS OF DANvILLE BATTERY
-" FIRE SALUTE TO BIG FLEET
Short Addresses by President, Gov Deneen and
Congressman Cannon All Favoring River
Improvement Grand Reception Given

following of the visit of hotel crowded
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12

ed by Dr. and Mrs. Workman on the occasion
OF their recent climbing $1,000 10 the Nun
Kun Himalayas. where, az an altitude Of over
si.300 feet, the mercury In the tube Of the
solar thermometer fell from 1913 D. 90 4 de-
grces below zero within 10 hours. or amid
such oomforticas surroundings rs those Of Dr.
Cook and bis single companion, passing the
last night OF their four days ascent OF Mount
Mckinley IN a cavity gtampedNout Ia the deep
snow slope. with a thermomctrc reading %
III degrees below zero. Then there are such
dangers as the risks from savage OF ildis.
posed natives. as in some Of the valleys OF
the Caucasus aud beyond the English sphere
Of influence IN the Himalayas. or insidiOus
fever and the deadly sleeping sickness" OF
the forests OF equatorial Africa. 10 say moth
INK Of the yexatious problems arising from
the necessities Of transportation OF supplies
by undisclplined porters.
Some OF the names OF the victors recur sew
eral times in the annals OF conquest We have
named the pioneers OF 1868. members Of the
Alpine club. Moore. OF that party, returned
with +. c. Grove aud others OF the club IN
1874 and scaled with them the western. slight
ly higher. OF the twin domes OF Elbruz
Us,47o), like is fellow an easy mountain.
Dechy. q Hungarian alpinist and expert pho
tographer. came first in 1854. then In the
three following years. d~ovoting his efforts ra-
Their 70 the glaciers and passes than 20 the
high SUBMITS and procuring the remarkable
views that adon his recently published vol
umes. Dent came again with Donkin IN 1856
and climbed Gestoa Q5,932). They both re-
turned 10 1855 with Fox added 10 their party.
A fortunate indiaposition detained Dent.
while Fox aud DOndn went on 20 climb Don
gosorun u4.547) and then 20 attack the
stronghold OF Koshtantau. Here they and their
guide pershed; Just how We shall never know
To solve the sad mystery Dent returned a
year later with Freshaold. II. Wooley, the
present president OF the Alpine club. and ON
srs. and found high up on the grand peak the
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12
ON FOOD
Tho Right Foundation Of Health.

Proper food Is the foundation Of
acalth. People can cat Improper food
for a time until there Is a sudden col.
lapse Of the digestive organs, then an
kinds Of trouble fellows.
The proper way out OF tho difficulty
So TO shift to the pure. scientific food.
Grapo-Nuts. for Il rebuilds from the
foundation up. A New Hampshire
woman says,
Last summer ! was suddenly taken
with indigestion and severe stomach
trouble and could not Get food with.
out great pain. my stomach was SO
sore could hardly move about Thia
kept up until I vas so miserable life
was not worth living
Then a friend finally. after much
argument induced me 20 quit nay for
mer diet and try Gppe,Nuts.
Although / had but little faith I
commenced 10 use Il. and great was
my surprise 10 ind that 1 could eat
Il without the usual pain and distress
In my stomach.
so J kept or lsing Grape.Nuts and
soon a marked Improvement was
shown, for my stomach was perform.
Ing Us regular work in a normal way
without pain or distress.
Very soon the yellow coating disap-
peared from my tongue. the dun.
heavy feeling IN my head disappeared.
and my mind felt light aud clear: tho
languid, tired feeling left. and alto.
gethor / felt rs II / had been rebuilt.
Strength and weight came back rapid.
~ and went back 20 my work with
renewed ambition.
To-day am a new woman IN mind
as wen as body. and / owe Il all 10
this natural food. Grape.Nutss
There's a Reason"
Look 10 pkgs. for the famous little
book, The Road TO Wellvnla.
Ever read the above letter. 49,
enc appears frnm iims 90 urae. Tt.~
~ Eeauinel true, = fall af han,aa
iotSrrEL
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12
Almost Any Mother.

The mother OF a large family fell
III and died. and the attending ply.
sician reported that she died Of star
walton. II was Incredible. but he
proved e. The woman had to get the
dinner, and then spend the next two
hours in waiting IN the family aad
getting the children TO the table. IL
was on record that she got all
OF them there az the same time. and
they came struggling in all the way
from potatoes 10 pie BY the time
she had wiped the last face. her own
hunger had left her. and she had no
desire 20 cat. Chickens. the doctor
said. come running AZ feed time. but
children don't A hen has a better
chance to eat than a mother-Ateh.
ison Globe.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12

last hivouac OF their lost associates. Woolay
succeeded IN scaling the fatefui summit u
was IN 1859 and 1890 that siEnor selia made
his visits. combining. like Deohy. photography
with exploration, yet ascending more peaks
and securing that superb collection Of views
later used In collaboration with Mr.. Freshneid.
Doubtless the most impressive Of all the
Caucasian giants IN It's aspiring grandeur f.
the douhletowered Ushba, so stationed on the
watershed OF two continents that one OF its
peaks Is In Europe and the other in Asia. The
former was climbed in 1888 by Mr.. Cockin
"a. CO, who that same year vanquished
Shkara and Janga. and later. in 1890. Adat-
Khokh and two other high peaks. in 1893 yet
others, but In 1895 was folled In his attempt
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12

A clergyman. who was not ayersc
to an occasional glass hired an irish
man to clean out his cellar The Irish.
man began hiss work. He brought
forth a lot of empty whisky bottles.
and as he lifted each one looked
through &c az The sun. The preacher.
who was walking on tho lawn. saw
him and said They are an dead
Ones. Pat They arcC said Pat
We'll, there is one good thing about
it-thoy ali had the minister with
them when they were dying Tit
Bits
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12
Valuable Knouieaee sprsasins.

Every day sees hundreds Of new re-
cruits ia the war against tuberculosis.
and every day brings new methods for
the fighting OF the plague. The Ma
uonai association predicts that II the
present degree Of interest Is main
tanned. within Eve years everybody In
the United States will have been So
formed on the way 10 prevent and
cure tuberculosis, and concerning the
Infectious nature OF the disease. Two
things in particular are needed. and
for these the National association Is
working In every way They are. .
complete registration Of tuber
culosis cases. and the further iaola
uon Of dangerous advanced cases OF
consumption
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12

New Eng
land, a
s p ndid
range Of
glacfer-
b earring
peaks, the
S outhe rn
Alps. cul
minaung in
NJ o t
Cook or
A rangi
lI2,349), a
mighty pin
nacle Of
rock and
ice. on
the island
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12

several brilliant AsCouts. including the Silver
horn. Seton aud Cook. Among the episodes
the story OF his slip on Seton and hanging
IN mld.alr supported only by the rcpe In the
hands OF ZurhriKren. himself but iusocuroly
placed. Is one OF The sort calculated TO make
the heart even OF the experienced climber
stand stfn.'
Returning now 20 the western continent, Il
Rag As in order TO say a few words concern.
ing tho development OF mountaineering a. q
sport on this side OF tho Atlantic.
The far west. and especially the Pacific
slope OF our continent Offers a much better
held: yet even here, az least IA tho United
states proper, distinctly alpine features are
for the greater part absent That vigorous
societies have arisen here Is not strange: the
Sierra club in San Francisco QS92) and the
Mazamau 1880 In Portland, ore. The for
mer finds a grand field for rock climbing In
the high Sierra, the latter makes exhilarating
and inspiring snow excursions to the SUBMITS
OF the extinct volcanoes OF the Cascade range,
These beautiful snow-coyered domes, Shasta
Q4.4iO). Hood u1,225), ST. Helena 100000
Adams Q2.47O) and Rainier 1880. present
no serious technical difficulties, as may be
judged from the fact that large partiea Of
80 20 40 OF both sexes not infroquently make
their SUBMITS. This Is not true Of Mount
Baker Q0.S2D. which a selected party OF Ma.
zamas found almost beyond their powers IN
1907.
Mount Ritter p3i56) was assembled by John
Muir IN the early seventies; Mount Whitney
QA.499). the highest summit In the United
States proper. by Bengole, Lucas aud johnson
Ia 1878. and Mount Abbott u3.700l. whose
"forbiddiRg summit Is one Of the only
two great Sierra peaks which has not been
assembled" ESQ wrote Prof J. n. Lo Conte IN
is0D. was conquered IA 1908 BY that LEADING
authority on the Sierra Nevada. 20 whose
eomsra We owe our picture Of 80 PERCEPTIONS
upper aiopos.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12

tive credit shall be nc.
corded to those who
bring 10 us the knowi.
edge OF the worlds mys.
terlous heights, we must
consider not only the in.
herent difficulties offered
by the type Of mountain
assembled. but It's remote
ness from civilization.
the character OF the coun-
try TO be traversed In
reaching It's base. the
height OF snow line. the
climate, whether temper
ate or anording such
contrasts as those report
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12

on the southern tower OF Ushba. This
vas secured In 1903. after a repulse
that nearly cost him his life, by Herr
A. Schulze with others.
Germany was also represented as
early as 1891 by Herren Purtscheller
and Merzbacher. OF whom the former
had climbed Knimaniaro in 1887 and
The latter was to distinguish himself
as a pioneer IN the Tian-shan noun
tnina,
II the keen interest that had attend
ed tho continued revelations from THIS
so~mi-adjacent region TO the a
gas beginning 10 wane az he END OF
the eighties. new matter came pouring
In FROM various quarters 10 whet b
appetite for alpine ~grandeurs. The
Rev. W. s. Green a. ca had visited
New Zealand IN 1889 and assembled
Mount Cook (AorangD. which attains
an altitude Of 1888 feet A pioneer
there at the ~auupodos. stimulating the
ambition Of the young men OF that
new country ard exciting other emu
latlon nearer home. he shortly direct
cd his steps 20 the freshly opened
mountain region OF British Columbia
and here. too. became the forerunner
OF a new generation OF alpinists. bring
ing out the first mountaineering book
FOR this new Switzerland.
A New Zealand Alpine club was
formed in 1891. and not only is wi
periodical but also the pages OF the
Alpine Journal have since brought out
numerous articles descriptive Of the
noble scenery aud stirring adventures
among those Southern Alps or its
members one Of the most active has
been sir. G.. r. Mannoriug. author OF
with Axe and Rope Ia the New zea
land Alps CLongmans. lS9D. Doubt
less the most exciting OF the works
that deal with this region Is that OF
MT y a. Fitzgerald. who Ia 1895 made
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12

Doan'a Kidney Pills.
II. Msyne. Market
St. Paris, Tenn.
says 'Weak I'D.
neyB a my back
stlh and lame. The
urine was cloudy and
irregular and ! had to
get up a times
at night / lost en-
ergy, became weak
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12

and could not work. DOan's Kidney
Pills removed all the trouble and TO
stored my health and strength"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co, Buffalo. n. Y.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12

How 70 Cure kidney Troubles EaslIy
and Quickly.

Il II needless to suffer the fortunes
Of an aching back. the misery OF back
aches, rheumatic pains, urinary disor.
dora, or risk the danger OF diabetes or
brights disease. The cure is easy.
Treat the cause.-The kldneys-with
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12
LUCKY MAN.

She-Twu men whom ] refused TO
marry, sir. have become miliouairesl
He's that the reason why7
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12


exploration
has proved
IA scinating
during the
half
4 oufurv
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12

Lofty mountains in the
various quarters Of our
globe present a great
field. Modern noun
taineering dates from
the first ascent OF
Mont Blanc, in 1886
and for more than
half a century ascents
Of Importance were
confined almost exelu.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14

The Mannerchor Society and a
number of friends held their annual
outing at Fortenia on Sunday.
This is the season when lawyers
take their annual rest, and peace
will again "hover" for little while.
The winsome strawberry has
made it's annual adieux to this To-
cality, much to the grief of it's ad-
mirers.
The Westfield Free Press has
discovered a wild man in the woods
near that place. There are some
newspaper men who can make a
paper interesting, even when real
news is dull.
Many of our exchanges complain
that the trees are already losing their
foliage, and that it is due to the ap-
petite of the plant-louse. State En-
tomologist Fell tells them not to
worry about it as the natural enemies
of the louise, as the lady bug and
the maggots of the flower flies will
soon do for them.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-14

Thursday evening last the chair
man of the committees on Old
Home Week which will be celebra-
ted in this place Sept. Sd and 4th,
met at the chambers of the council
All the chairmen except three were
present.
The meeting was called to decide
upon the date of holding the cele-
bration. The affair will really oc-
cupy four days and will include Sun
day and Labor Day. The latter oc-
ours on Monday, September 6.
The resolution, however, names
Friday and Saturday, Sept. and 4,
Immediately preceding Labor Day.
This celebration will be a strictly
home affair, in which but very few
out of town societies will be asked
to participate. The civic and fire.
mems parade will occur Friday
morning at 10 o'clock in which the
school will also participate.
The dedicatory exercises of the
new High school building will occur
in the new building at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning.
The athletic sports will take place
at o'clock Saturday afternoon, at
Central Park.
A registration book will be pro-
vided for visitors who visit Homes
dale. 1t will be located at the town
hall.
The newspapers were requested
to invite the public to visit this place
especially during the two days Of
Old Home Week, and private citi-
zens were also urged to invite their
friends to be present.
The speech-making will occur
from the court house steps on Fri
day afternoon.
1t was agreed that the next meeting
of the committee be held on Thurs
day evening, July Is.