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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27

When knights were clad in complete
armor from top TO toe it was essen.
tial that they should bear some sign
by which their followers could dis.
tinguish them in battle and this was
the function of their armorial bear.
ings Knights who omitted to wear
their own arms ran considerable risk,
and il is related that al the battle of
Bannockburn The last OF the De Clares
owed his death to his omission to
wear his bearings. He was slain un.
recognized. whereas, had he been
known, he would have been held q
prisoner for The sake of ransom or
as hostage The Englishman.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27
Jared Him,

A burglar broke into a BROOKLYN
residence and got away with a 50 cent
stickpin. sl5 watch and a purse cen.
tanning three or four dollars in small
change. completely overlooking a 500
roll of banknotcs in jar right along
side of the articles stolen.
When he read an account of the
burglary in the next days paper and
learned what he had missed he sighed
and sadly remarked;
Now wouldn't that jar you?"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27
Seek Pure Water Supply.

The recent cholera epidemic at ST
Petersburg has turned the attention of
tbe municipality to considering the
question of supplying the city with
water from Lake I-adoga. one Of the
finest usshWateT lakes in the world
The wafer is pure and the supply by
glayitaiion. and the plan. If carried
out. viii Prove Of great value 10 the
city This lake is situated about nine
miles from St Petersburg and is the
source Of the river NeYa
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. May 26 -CATTLE.-Rc-
ccipts $1,000; steady 10 strong:
steers J30d 10; COWS AMI hcifers 800
nG75; s.ockers and feeders 33oH
565.
HOGS Receipts 2G,009; weak to ;
lower. Choice to- heavy shippiag 40
n $50; butchers 735m 100; light
liked 7lom725; choice light 725G 80:
packing -3om7lo: bulk of sales 725d
7i0
Receipts 10000; 1On >
lower. sheen 375 MGS1; lamts G75ff
$50: springs S0onl1; yearlings 700d
-T5
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27
ST LOUIS CATTIE.

st. Louis. May 2G-CATTLE-Rc-
ccipts 44ua. steady TO 10 lower: ma
tive shipping and export steers G25 n
700: dressed beef and butcher steers
5t0G670. stockCrs and feeders i50d
535. COWS aud heifcrs 525G6T0: Tex
rs and Indian steers i50d 675.
HOGS-RccciI S 1D.1oo: five lower,
pigs and lights i75d $50; packers 7l0
725; butchers and best heavy 1854
750
SHEEP Roc ip's 2.foo; 1oH u
lower: natives i5onGlo; lambs 200
q 925.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27
Half. TELLS CHARACTER.
Color oS Hair said to Indicate n Fer
sons Temperament.

Many people believe that blonde. or
light hair denotes affection and dark
hair constancy A person without hair
is not devoid of character; far from it..
The disposition Of the average bald
headed man is to show such solicitude
for the welfare OF others. that he neg
iects himself A germ causes badness.
Prof. Sabouraud, of Paris France, in
nocculated rabbit with Dandruff germs,
causing II TO become totally bald in five
weeks time. To rid the scalp OF these
dangerous germs IT is necessary to apply
Ncwbro's Herpicde.
Destroy the cause-you remove the
effect"
Sold by leading druggists Send 1Oc In
stamps for sample to The Harpicide Co..
Detroit Mich.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27
NEW YORK MONEY.

Money on easy call Ia az per cent,
closing bid Ia Time loans steady hut
very dull; sixty days 2M2R per cent
ninety days PA M21a; six months sd
ga per cent Prime mercantile paper
.3l2 per cent. Sterling exchange
staedy demand 1873; sixty days
1856 "a 1860. Bar silver .523s.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
PROVISIONS,

BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS
steady and unchanged.
COFFEE-Futures opened steady
at unchanged prices to an advance Of
points and was just about sustaiuc
by the moderate demand from shorts
and near month bulls. Trading was
very qut0 and the market closed
steady, net unchanged to points
higher Sales 1900 bags May 10.
spot quiet; No. Z Rio 77smS: mild
quiet; Cordova ga G1294
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27
Rough en- Father.

when mother has to look after 500
buttons OF each Of her gowns. where
docs fatior cot OF in he matter of at.
'eutioa ias thusa tx on his trousar-e
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27

SUGAR-Raw steady fair refin-
ing 3i2; centrifugal 90 test 392. mo.
lasses sugar 81, refined steady
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27

Richter: To recall benefits we have
bestowed shows want of tact; to for
get those bestowed on us, shows want
of heart
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27
When You're Stunu.

The cheaper fake article ic sod
the cheaper the purchaser feels when
he realizes that he has been Sold
Philadelphia Record
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27
Epiurammatlc,

When a man is down and ont, that
is the time he ought to be up and Dc
ing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

car lads represent the days move,
mpntS.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27
Eathcr Of Trouble.

Imagination is the father of most
CT our troubles.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27
illinois CENTRAL
Corrected to May 9th. 1909
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE. '
TrsIns eaye Cairo.

1915 a. M, Daily Chicago Vestibule
limited, arriving Chicago 1880 a. m.
2:12 a. m..Dally St Louis Night
Limited, arriving st. Louis 1903 a. m.
Sleeping car open at $3.50 p. m.
1920 a. m, st. Louis Special.
500 a. m, Chicago Daily Express,
except Sunday.
800 n, M, st. Louis Morning Ex
press, daily. III
11:15 a. m, St Louis Fast Mail.
11:15 a. m, Chicago Midday Special
2:35 p. m, Daily st, Louis Limited
Odin. Effingham. NATION Champaign
$40 p. m., Thebes Accommodation.
7:15 y. m, Chicago and Eastern
Express.
2:20 a. M, Memphis and Nashville.
1926 a. M, Memphis and New Or
leans Limited.
600 a. M, paducah and Louisville
1:41 p. M, Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
1:41 p. m, Daily Nashville. Chatta'
nooga and Atlanta.
4:30 p. m, Fulton and Mafield ac.
commodation.
$50 p. m, Paducah and Louisville
600 p. m, Memphis and New Or
leans Special.
For through tickets. sleeping car
accommodations and further informa-
ton apply at Illinois Central Passcn-
ger Station. Cairo, Ill.
J n. JONES, Ticket Agent.
s. A. HATCH, G. p. A.
A. n. HANSON, Pasx, Traffic MGR.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-27
ROOMS AND BOARD.

FURNISHED room and board. AIS
Washington avenue
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
IN THE HEN YARD.

Professor Rice of the Cornell sta
ton says hopper feeding saves labor,
guards against unGer-feeding and
avoids crowding. which is Likely to
occur when considerable numbers
are fed a wet mash.
If a farmers wife does not have
success with her it is pretty
sure that the fault lies with the oper-
ator and not with the machine.
Guineas make excellent broilers
and bring very high prices.
No reason to keep an Improbable
hen any more than there is to keep
an Improbable COW.
When you receive fancy eggs from
a distant dealer let them stand
t~wenty-four hours before setting.
AS a rule pure bred hens Will pro-
duce the best profit.
A poorly ventilated hen house VIII
lessen the egg supply.
Kerosene is the best friend the hen
has, provided it is used literally on
every inside part of the hen house.
Some high bred roosters are so I'M
selfish that they give all of their food
to the hens and go half starved them
selves. In such cases they should be
fed separately.
Never feed fowls on the ground. A
clean board or trough is much better
in every way.
It is downright cruelty to confine
the fowls without providing them
with sand and other grit.
A flock of fine birds can be built up
by selection, just as improvements in
other live stock is made.
Unless a sick fOWl is a very valuable
one the best and cheapest cure is the
AK.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
WEALTH AND THE HEN
Very Easy to Figure Out Millions That
Never MaterialiZe.
New York Tribune.)

~ AoAA
Without going too carefully int
statistics, it is safe to say that out of
every 100 adults about 80 have had,
at one time or another, a more or
less definite notion Of going into poul-
try raising as the surest means Of &C
quiring W<alth quickly and easily.
With most persons, of course, these
imaginings never get beyond the hope
full stage. and to this is due, no doubt,
the persistence of the cheerful fiction
that the laying Of golden eggs is the
delight Of the ~barnyard fowl. A care
full canvass of the list Of m~illiOnaires
in New York fails, however, to reveal
one who made his first hundred
thousand in the operation Of a Chick
en- RANCH" although several, after
reaching the seven-figure class, have
gone into the raising of chickens and
conducted their operations along that
line with about the profit shown by
their automobiles and yachts. Moth
ing is easier than to sit down and fig
ure how many hundred per cent. a
year nay be realized on biddy if, at
ter being purchased in the open mar
ket for so cents, she cOnScientiOuSiy
lays her owner IN egg a day, worth
on an average the ear round 2 cents.
Not having the holiday habit, and with
no scruples against working on Jun
day, she may be expected to pay for
herself about once a month. Figuring
from these premises, it appears that
the profits on an investment Of a few
thousand dollars would make the yield
from a corner in the wheat market
look commonplace; and, inaSmuch as
every one knows some n who
in the paper about a man who made
a large fortune out Of the chicken
business, it is perhaps to be wondered
at that the of poultry raisers
does not increase at the rate of sew
eral million a year.
Although the 124 years of the Au-
gusta Chronicle should have brought
it much wisdom. it fall into the error
Of assuming that poultry raising offers
a large and profitable field for the
activities Of the inhabitants of it's sec
ton. Even aside from the handicap
under which raisers of chickens in the
vicinity of a large colored population
are generally believed to labor, it we'll
for the hopeful wouId-be poultry
man to bear in min hat the hen is
a stubborn fowl, who keeps her eyes
on the market reports and reso1utely
refuses to lay more than one egg a
week when the price is high, doing her
best work only when the price gt--
under 20 cents a dozen
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
HOW TO PROTECT
FRUIT TREES, ETC.

The Best Sprays and Washes n
Where to Obtain Then Suggested
by Mr.. Geo. E. Woodruff.
AS this is a time of the year when
bugs and beetles and all other kinds
of pests play havoc with the roses,
like, Mr.. Geo. E. Woodruff. Of Dill
worth, the w~e1l-knOWn nursery man
makes a suggestion as to remedies
and where to get them. Said he the
Charlotte News:
ut seems at this present age we
are more troubled than formerly with
diseases, blights, ETC., of the various
plants, vines, trees, etc, and in fact
all kinds of vegetation. But we have
remedies, by which, if people will
use them, we can destroy these
troubles with little expense n work
and in the interest of those who love
fruits, flowers, etc. I will give some
suggestions:
beginning the first week in Feb
ruary, all fruit trees, grapes etc,
should be sprayed or washed with
whale oil oar Bordeaux mixture, or
kerosene emulsion. These remedies
can be got out of the North Carolina
Bulletin, Raleigh, by simply sending
them your name on a postal. They
are glad to send out this information
The simplest thing and a good one, IS
the whale Oil soap; hat can be got at
Burwell & Dunn's drug store, n can
be used on anything at all seasons, by
making a wash and applying with
brush or rag, using a piece Of soap the
size of a hickory nut to n gallon of
warm water; dissolve we'll and make
fresh for each application. The
North Carolina Bulletin describes all
the various diseases, etc, in full, and
tells you which is the best remedy for
each disease, and how and when to
use the remedy"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
Not Like 1889.
(TarborQ ~SOutherner

(TarborQ SOutherner.)
It is infreQuent to hear farmers say
that the crops this year are Ike they
were in 1889, when the shortest crop
was made, yet there is nothing to sub
stantiate such assertions. June, 1899
was a dry one, that is the ainfall be
low the average. The excessive rains
of July, August and September fol-
lowed by a unusually early frost
caused the very short crop.
In August, good farmers, as the
late Bofiver Bradley said, the outlook
for a large crop was good, never bet
ter.
Those who remember the cotton
that year wilt call to mind that the
bolls were the smallest ever known,
showing that they had started after
the rain let up. Had frost been b
month later these bolls would have
grown full size and a good crp would
have been gathered.
Very light soil have been danaag-
ed mos seriously by the heavy June
rains this year, but unless We have
this month and the next two, excess
sively wet, there can be no repiti-
ton of 1889.
Grass, unless it results from neg
lect in cultivation. does not indicate 4
short crop.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
GET A GOOD HORSESHOER.

It is absolutely essential for the
horseshoer to thoroughly understand
the anatomy and physical laws as well
as the mechanical rules of the horses
foot. for most all ailments to which
horses feet are subject come binder
his direct supervision.
He is often called upon to treat
foot disorders and should eouin him
self with sufficient knowledge OF the
subject before attempting to remedy
sub ailments.
Corns seem to be one of the most
obstinate cases hat come under the
observation OF the h~orseshoer.
Some authorities claim that these
corns resemble the corns on the hui
man foot, but they are misled on ac-
count OF the cause and location being
generally the same.
1t IS a misapplied term when con-
nected with the foot of the horse.
The discoloration which appears
betWeen the bar and wall is a deposit
OF blood after a rupture of the blood
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

vessels which form such a complex
network aroun the foot. h part
of the foot has to do more than it's
share Of work. Corns are chiefly
found ON the inside of the foot because
of the habit Of fitting the shoes
closer to the center of the frog than
the outside. thus throwing the work
on the inside heel.
Another error is making shoes
right and left. Why should this be
done When there is no distinction in
the anatomy The foot has as many
points Of observation as a marine
compass and Zach point must be
rigidly observed if we wish to be
successful in manipulating the all
of the foot.
The shoe must be an equal distance
from the center Of the frog in order
to balance the foot.
If this cannot be done by nature,
mechanical rules must be followed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
DR.. k|NCSbURY'S LETTER

or about 1869 to 1875 the finest quail
ity of obacco grown in Granville sold
from $50 to more thar 500 per hum
dred pounds or n dollar a pound.
l know that about 1902 the finest
tobacco sold in Richmond, Va, for
$50 per hundred and upward for the
leaf was grown in Granville. 1 re-
member we'll that an old friend of
min living not very distant from the
Tally Ho section, sold a part Of one
of his crops for over 500 average
per 100 pounds, the prices for the
lowest being $S7 per hundred and for
the highest $112 per hundred, the
average being $108 per hundred
pounds. Somebody, or some con
spiracy or some trust or something
else has spoiled all such fun now, and
it reads like a broad joke to write of
it in these decadent, selfish times. My
recollection is that some thirty years
ago there were about fOrty-three to-
baccO factories in Granville county.
Are there now SO many as five or
two? If they are gone, what has
swept them off the earth? The curse
of America now is a high robber tariff
tax that creates and fosters the de-
Vouring trusts.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
President Helps Orphans.

Hundreds of orphans nave been
helped by the President Of the Indus
trial and Orphans Home at Macon,
Ga, who writes: w have used Elec-
trio Bitters in this institution for nine
years. It has proved a most excel
tent medicine for Stomach. Liver and
Kidney troubles. We regard it as one
of the best family medicines on
earth" 1t invigoratcs the vital or
gans, purifies the blood, aid digestion,
creates appetite. To strengthen and
build up thin, pale weak children or
people it has no equal. Best
for female complaints. Only soc at
all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
A VINE PROTECTOR.

This is for use in growing young
e beans, tomatoes or any other
lei new, tender plants needing some
kind of support. The frame is light
and has hinges for packing away
when the eason is over. It is strung
with wire n is driven into the
ground, the ends of the legs being
pointed. Furthermore it is braced
b. a wire and staples at each end.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
CAPT. j. G. RONEY EXPLAINS
WHY TOBACCO WAS SHIPPED.
Denies That He HAD Orders to Ship
So 1t Could Escape Taxation.
Especial to News and Observer.)

(SpeCldI TO News ana OBSERVER
Wilson, N. c., July 9.-Captain J.
G.. Roney, the Wilson Of the
American obacc Company says the
publication of the article in the Will
son Times, copied into the News and
observer yesterday, has a tendency
to do the company he represents, an
injustice when it intimates that the
tobacco was shipped away from Will
son to evade paying tax on same;
that the American obacco Company
with the exception Of a few years
since storing in Wilson) has paid
more tax to State, county and town
than all Of the other a inter-
ests combined; hat instead of Will
son and Wilson ounty losing about
$4,000 annually that the State, county
and town tax amounts to from $4,000
to $4,000 annually: says hat he was
not instructed to have the a in
transit on the first day Of June to
evade taxation, as intimated above.
The amount of leaf tobacco ship
ped from Wilson by the American To-
bacco Company from January 6, 1903,
to April IA, 1909. was 5,468 hogs-
heads, or about 5000, 900 pounds.
What the Times Says.
Referring to the statement of Capt.
Roney the Times says:
with reference to the amount of
LODdccO given III 1OI ldAdllOIl ny Tie
company the following will prove Of
interest:
II 1905 s216.0s0.
'In 1906 none.
'In 1907 S56.925.
"In 1908 S178.65O.
@In 1909. none.
W. asked the Captain if tobacco
in transit on the first day of June was
given in at it's destination. He replied
hat he thought 50, but was not alb
solutely sure of it.
w desire to say that since the city
and county have felt they were COM
PEELED to increase the tax rate we
nave spent all the time we could spare
from our other duties making inves-
legations as to the necessity for this
action. Realizing that the revenue
from the ~dispensary was suddenly
taken ava ana in view of the public
improvements, both in the town n
township and the increased revenue
demanded in some school districts Of
the county, the increase in the rate
seemed justified, though naturally we
are opposed to an increase il it can
possibly be avoided. So, while MAX
ing these Investigations our
was called to the fact that there
Wiuld be some $4,000 decrease of rev
enue by reason of the shipment away
Of tobocco that last year was valued
at S17S.65O.
'The further information was Sc
cured from what we deemed as a re-
liable source that the bulk of this
tobacco left here the latter part Of
May, and naturally we assumed it was
sent away by the company in order
to evade taXatiOn.'
It would seem to be in order tor
the Wilson authorities to ascertain
whether the tObaccO was listed for
taxation in Durham. Capt. ROney
should furnish that information for
his own protection. If it did not
reach there in time to be taxed
then the Wilson authorities should
put it on the textbooks and let this
matter be settled in the courts.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
Davis 100 per cent
Pure Paint

See ANALYSIS and GUARANTEE. 8
Davis 1OO Per Cent Pure Paint
will stand the test of the most rigid
Pure Paint Law. For Sale by
THOMAS III. BRIGGS & SONS, :
RALEIGH, N. c..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
Going to Build?

If so. you will need paint. You may
study catalogues and color cards for
years and you will never find anything
to equal
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

Who is always prying has Il danger
Gus life.-Spanish.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-26

The story of the loss OF the White Star liner
ReDubuc and the description of the thrilling
,as attending the rescue of her passengers
form wonderfully dramatic tale OF the sea III
foo thicker than wooen blanket, through
which her courageous captain had to depend
wholly on his compass to keep out OF harnn
49,, tho Renublic. absolutely her course TO
,.o,o. uas rammed forty-fve miles south OF
NeStucket Lightship at 4 a m. on Saturday
The I,loyd Italiano steamer Florida. under
,,o,ne captain on his second voyage in COM
r,ard was the vessel that gave the Republic
what subsequently proved TO be her death blow.
Cor she sank on Sunday night in thirty-hve
fathorns of water. carrying to the bottom the
bodies of two OF her cabin passengers. thou
sands of dollars worth Of valuables and bag
gage owned by large party of wealthy tourists
ubo had boarded her in this city in high spirits
on Friday at p. m
The trained eyes of the navigators on the
bridges of both vessels could not see the bows of
4heir respective steamers. Men trained to see
things that the lay person could never hope to
see looked into a black fog. There were no
fewer than a hundred persons ready to catch
the faintest suggestion of sound from a nearby
steamer standing eagerly on the decks and
bridges of both vessels but none was keen
enough 10 avert catastrophe that bad though
it was might have meant the loss of more than
thousand lives.
The Latin blood. which travellers Of tie sea
New-York tribune., 1909-01-26
ALL SURVIVORS OF SEA
DISASTER NOW HERE
Joyous Meetings When Baltic Lands 1000 Sufferers
from Saturdays Collision at Sea.
|ONLY FIVE MET DEATH IN CRASH
Crippled Florida Crawls Over Brooklyn PeWomen Showed
Great Bravery-Pasengers Tell Of Experiences
Wonderful Work with Wireless.

and the nor Line
night Of
remained with their
of the and
ezhau Of to-day
exceph her second ON
from sight $40
and the
Immediately lowered from the
and the second officer had
boat with W j. Mooney
athoms the tips Of her
mtss
osuvivo o Republic and OF
1l3 O'Clock
heer passionate
survivors drew up set
ora, nurses to Republic the Florida and the Baltic
the steamships
Florida Of the
kstab
killed the collision and carried oe
death the Flo
vented boats with the rest Of the survivors
b thea
officer
and later Wne tne a
nfromh
from
oy tne ool spirit
belonging TO e passengers
with the vessel Mst
Wn take passage again their destinations abroad