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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03

Rising rivers were reported yeStsi
day from points above here as iof
lows: Louisville 2. Evansville IL
Mt. Vernon Ia, RIverton a, Johnson
vile 3, Paducah g, Kansas CITY -
The Herman 5aepcke cam w
Yesterday with two barses q ices
for the Chicago Mill
The u. S. snaeboat H. G Wrlgh'
cleared for ST. Louis yesterday 10
work her way up,
The Dick Fowler was the Padtcah
packet yesterday and Will he down
today.
The government li3ht house tender
Lily from Paducah passed to 8
Louis at p. m.
The John A. Wood from st. Louis
with emptias returned with six
barges Of ccal.
The Ferd Hcrold left ST. Louis
Yesterday for Cairo and Memph
and will reach this pert today
The City of Saltillo should be cut
from ST. Louis today. bound for the
Tennessee river
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
TRANSFER TO NEW MAIN
Water Consumers on Rursted Main
at Thirty-fourth Street Street
Connected to New One,

Consumers who were connected 10
the old water main which bursted az
Wednesday evening were transferred
to the new main yesterday, The main
was an old two inch pipe which waa
put in there about ten years ago to
supply the fair grounds. Workmcn
who are grading the intersection at
Thirty-fourth and Washington plough
ed it up. But few of the people sun
piled BY this pipe had rot yet been
connected with the new main.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03

Teams Belonged to Grooeryman j. T,
Rennie--Driver mi red--Vehcles
Badly Damaged.

Two teams belonging to John T
Rennie, the grcceryman at Thirty
fourth and Commercial, ran away
morning and damaged both
vehicles and injured one OF the
drivers. One runaway team was
pitched to a delivery wagon which
ran out Twcntyeighth street and
turned up Poplar street. At Thirtieth
street the driver was thrown out AMI
slightly Injured The two rear
wheels were broken The other run
away happened near Mr.. Rennie >
store and resulted in a buggy being
badly demolished, but no one was in
jurcd.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
COMPLETE SURVEY
FOR CAIRO e. NORFOLK RAIL
RoAC-ENGINEERS BEGAN
WORK YESTERDAY.
Actual Work of Construction to Be
an Soon-Terminal at
Wiokliffe Are Secured
TO Riser.
(Wiekline (Ky.l Yeomanl

There is eyer- r""sCn to believe
! that Wickiffe Is n ne The tafmi lal
Of a new railroad. A corns CT en-
gineers Under the direction Ct MI L.
c Weston Will iegn work this
morniag aud will complete he sur
vey for the early constructor Of the
Cairo & Norfolk railroad,
The preliminary survey Of tn $
route was made Something over a
year ago. and all arrange ment3 I I
tie building Of the road have lie II
made. The actual work OF const ne
ton is promised to follow the tina
survey within a very short tine
This road is coming 10 Wickl n
without any blare CT trumpttS, pat
riotic gatherings and speech S, CT ne.
quests for public contributions. For
many months Mr.. +. c Weston IN
conjunction with his father, A. IVES
ten. President L. W. GCode and their
associates have been quietly engaged
in working out the details and the
enterprise is now in such shape tina
it may be asserted confidently that
the road will be brilt just as rapidly
as it is possible to nu.id a raj road
The Cairo & Norfolk rai'r a vi /
extend from his point TO Norfolk.
Va, and will penetrate one Ct the
richest coal, timber ami miner l
regions IN the United States The
undcveloped resources Of this vas
territory. a greater part Cf which
has hiterto been without raj roal
facilities, are said to be as valuable
as can be found anywhere.
The statement which appeared in
the Louisville papgs last week, init
mating that the line would be bI.lr
by the Illinois Central is without
foundation. All the necessary money
to finance the big enterprise is in
sight. al we have every assurance
that the actual work of construction
will begin within the next few
monhs. Already the bonds of tie
new road have been listed in tie !
New York markets aud large blocks
haze been sold and paid for by
French capital, The bonds CT the
are listed a S77s and are
finding ready sale by purchas ers !
who are in position to know their
value
IIr Weston has been located in
cur city for more than three years,
during which time he has maintaine
an office and made many larga and |
important investments here. He has :
great confidence in the future of this |
city, and has been earnestly at work |
for the great enterprise which he has |
promoted. He has leHe this with |
)ut asking for contributions from our |
people, and does not now ask for /
any greater concessions than the |
people are willing to extend. That |
he will have the hearty cooperation !
ri the city authorities and of cur
business interests in the work he has |
undertaken is a foregone conclusion.
for it IS a generally recognized fact |
that he is here for the purpose of |
doing good He has just returned |
from a trip to the east and north, |
where he has been in conference with |
The president of the proposed rail |
road. Mr. w l.. Goode and others i
He comes back to us with the assur-
ance that all arrangements have
been made for the work of colstruc-
ton, and hat the road will be in
operation as soon as it can be built |
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
For cominn BANQUET.

The Board Of Directors cf the
Commercial club held a meeting last
evening TO perfect ARRANGEMENTS FIR
the banquet on the 18th inst nj
which Gov. Eenneen will be the pr n
cipal guest Of honor A proposition
to have the banquet at The Halliday
was discussed but not acceeded IT,.
The banquet will be in every respect
q first class affair.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
w'd Rather Die, Doctor"

than have NV feet cut Off said NJ.
l.. Bingha OF Princeville, ILL.,, "but
you'll die from gangrene (Which had
eaten away eight toesl if you dont,
said all doctors. Instead, he used
Eucklen's Arnica Salve till wholly
cured It's cures of Eczema. Fever
Sores, Boi.s, Burns and Piles astomd
the world. 25c at all druggists.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
ADDITIONAL CITY BRIEFS.
comoleted /. c. Platform

The new brick platform al the Hi
rois Central station has been com
pleted after five days work. With a
gang of about ten workmen the old
platform was torn out cinders filled
in and bricks laid in this short
space OF time. One advau' age Of the
new platform is that there viii be n
cracks for money to drop through
which might accidentally be dropped
On the platform.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
Paw Your Take S.

After April Is all who have not
raid their taxes at the sheriG's Office
will be compelled to pay the COS
along with the taxes. The sheriff
has the special assessments on his
books this year and it caus 5 more
work than usual
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
ALDERMAN FOURTH WARD.

Leo McDaniels authorizes his an
.YOuncement as candidate tcr
election to the office of alderman
from the Fourth ward of the city Of
Cairo, at the election to be held on
Tuesday, April 20, 1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
To Masters and Pilots.

Office Of Inspector l4th District,
Cincinnati Ohio, April ls', 1899.
Masters ana pilots are hereby mott
fed that hereafter. Grand Chain Ne.
>. will be shown on the rocks just
under the end Of the dixie when Tie
water is low. to the left on the star
board hand going down. and clcs
o to avoid rocks about 800 fe1 cut
side.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03

The day was mostly fair anil quie'.
with a trace of rain early in the
morning. The government bulletin
reported rain from ten points. none
IN the river valleys. Extremes of
temperature were 81 at Phoenix AMI
aud 26 at Havre.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

Peter Saup authorizes bis an
nouncement as candidate for coun'
ty commissioner Of Alexander county
subject to the Republican primary
election to te held Tuesday, April 20.
1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.

Prof. S. Z. Colt authorizes his an
nouncement as Republican candi'
date for County Superintendent OF
schools, at the primary election to be
held on Tuesday, April 10, 1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.
Baptist Ladies Met.

The Ladies' Aid Society Of Calvary
Baptist church was entertained yes
terday by Mrs, Chas Orrick of Al
Fourteenth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
ALDERMAN SEVENTH WARD.

Edward ]. Brackey authorizes his
announcement as candidate for al
derman in the Seventh ward OF Cairo,
Illinois, at the election to be held on
Tuesday, April 20, 1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
Forecasts For Today.

Cairo and vicinity: Fair aud cooler.
Illinois: Washington. April g.
Fair Saturday except showers in the
northeast; Sunday, fair, slightly
warmer in north and central.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03

Robert Thornberry authorizes h 5
announcement as candidate for
Police Magistrate of the city of Cairo
at tho election to be held on Tuesday
April 20, 1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
For CITY TREASURED.

Guy Morse authorizes his announce
ment as a candidate for city treasur-
er OF Cairo at the city election to be
held on Tuesday April 90. 1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03

P. E. Powell authorizes his an
nouncement as candidate for Police
Magistrate of the City of Cairo. at
the election to be held on Tuesday,
April 20, 1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03

The river marked 315 on the Cairo
gauge las evening showing a rise of
j Of foot in "a hours,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03

FOR MAYOR.

George Parsons authorizes his an
nouncement as an independent candi-
date for reelection to the office OF
Mayor of Cairo. at the election to be
held on Tuesday, April 20, 1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
c NJ. STONE.

Lieut.. Commacder, T. S. Navy,
Inspector, 18th Light-HOr Distrtcl
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
POLICE MAGISTRATE.

John Hogan authorizes bis an
nouncement as candidate for 20
lice Magistrate Of the city OF Cairo
at the election to be held on Tuesday
April 20, 1909.
Judge A. j. Ross authorizes his
announcement as a candidate for re-
election to the office of Police Magis'
trate of the City Of Cairo, at the
election to be held on Tuesday. April
20, 1909.
Andrew Whitcams authorizes his
announcement as candidate Tor
Police Magistrate of the city OF Cairo,
at the election to be held on Tues
day. April 20, 1902
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
Observation-Disclosures,
THE WEATHER
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

AT IL midnight tstreet recordy =.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
Sun and Moon,

Mote: The above sun and moon
record is for Illinois and approx
mates the record a. Cairo within a
few minutes.1
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-03
kkfDIToRlALS,
Opinions Of Great Papers on important Subjects.
Of Great Papers on important Subjects.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

to spasm Of disgust lie hurried to the capital AMI
told the story Of the Apache chief lifted to the planes
Of herolsn by little groups Of and women who would
have screamed for q detachment Of militia II seven
tramls had appeared In their communities at any one
time.
The true story Of Geronimo has never been printed
1t never be printed 1t would b but q record Of
rghtful horrors cruees uncomfortable to the civilized
man. outrages innumerable Tho territory Of Arizona
for years In nightly dread Of the sudden descents Of
the Indians upon ranch house and outpost General
Crook had prevailed upon Geronimo to come In from
the businesses Of the Serras and accept tract Of land
In the shadow Of Fort Apache, but the Indian was
WARRIOR and farmer. After q few years he gath.
cred his young together and fed the reservation.
Death and terror and smoking ruins In his wake
Then General Miles took up the chase. At Ito close
Geronimo assumed his quarters at Fort SILL and It was
there he died. hating the white to the end untamed,
aevolent. When the tender hearted sentimentalists
raise him monument should add these words,
and to tho memory Of the hundreds Of and babes
who diei BY his hands."-Toedo Blade.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-03
At the middle the sails are held to.

At the middle the sails are held to.
gcther with q strap and harness snap.
and should the wind blow too hard
and the sail become unmanagcable the
snap can be released 20 that the pres.
sure will be only ON the two outer tri.
angular sheets.
When using this sail you stand at
the middle with one arm over the
yard.arn,s. and BY means Of a rope on
which there are several loops you can
steady the sail and hold It on the
wind.
After a little practice II will be an
easy matter to handle this shilling up.
paratus, andsit will be possible to run
before the wind the tack just 40 II
one were sailing boat.
Extra heavy shoes should be worn.
with straps at the ankles, for there ID
considerable strain on the skates. par.
ticularly when lacking on the wind.
The wind runner 10 modification OF
the ice-bOat and less difficult Of an
amateur to make. 1t 10 very much
like a big Ice sled. with a long deck
on which several persons can lie.
10 make one. get two spruce planka
thirteen feet long and ten inches wide,
They should be not less than an inch
In thickness after being planed on
both sides. Round the planks OF al
one end and cut them away at one side
ct the rear ends.
The cross rail at the front 10 Of
spruce and measures eight feet Ions
and two by four Inches In thickness
The angle timbers are five feet slz
inches long. and are bevelled 10 a. Ia
lie against the cross timber and the
first brace. to which the planklng Il
boltcd. There are two braces Of
spruce each three feet long. The real
brace Is made Of two pieces OF spruce
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-03

Ing sail and whisk about In time to
avoid plunge into the Icy water.
And skating sails arc not hard to
make. One small hoy can manage one
and behind him he can tow long line
Of other boys. or grown folk for that
matter. II the wind IL brisk enough.
There are all kinds Of skating sails,
from the plain square vail supported
on two cross sticks to the more elab.
crate shapes which require two or
even more people to manage them prop
erly.
The double. diamond sail 10 the eas.
lest to make and the easiest to handle.
With It one can skim over the ice this
way and that without taking any more
than steering stroke with the skates.
Nor Ia the sail difficult to make.
Two yard-arms are required-spruce
or pine 10 the best wood for the pur.
pose. They should be one inch square
aud twelve feet long, planed smooth
and slightly tapered at the ends. These
ends are dashed together with linen
line. and at each foot coils OF more
linen line should be wrapped around
the sticks to give them strength.
Two feet six inches In from the ends
small holes are bored In the sticks nj
the inside to receive the ends Of pins
that project from the blocks, which
are dashed fast to the cross or vertical
sticks. These blocks are three inches
and half long aud are attached t.
the middle OF each upright.
These blocks serve double purpose
They hold the yard-arms apart, and
the pins that project into the yard
arms In turn hold the vertical stick,
securely In position. These sticks ARK
i've feet six inches long, three-quarteri
OF an inch square and are slightly
tapered at the ends. When the yard
arms have been sprung apart and thu
cross-stlcks let into place the middle
Of the framework IL bound with {
strap which draws the two sticks d0wl
against pins set at both ends Of {
block, and which In turn slip int
holes made at the inside edges OF thu
sticks. The sails are one yard square
made from unbleached muslin, ant
hemmed all around the edges to maxi
them strong. Loops OF tape ar
sewn at each corner, and the sails ar
dashed with strings to the ends of tn
sticks and yard-arms through screy
eyes driven In the wood.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-03

bolted together and through It the rud.
der post Is passed.
Shoe blocks are bolted fast across
the outer ends OF the cross rail and, an.
gle timbers. and to the under side Of
these the iron shoes are bOlted fast.
At the middle OF the cr0ssbar aud over
the ends of the planks bench IL con-
structed to support the mast, which IL
stepped through hole cut In the mid.
die OF the top board and rests on the
cross rail-. The bench Is fifteen inches
high. and Ia nailed fast ut the lower
edge Of the sides to the outer edges
Of the planks. Round iron braces ex.
tend from the top Of the bench down
to the rail.
A blacksmith will make the shoes
from tire iron. They are thirty inches
long and rounded up at the front. A
collar OF iron IL welded on the shanks
so as to bear on the under side Of the
block. Then, when the tops Of the
shanks are threaded nuts will hold the
shoes In place.
The rear shoe or rudder IL chisel
edged. and Is twelve inches long. Will
both ends turned up. The collar on
the shank should 10 placed SO that the
bottom edge OF the shoes and ruddel
should b. the same distance below the
deck. The top Of the rudder post Il
made square. so that tiller will ii
over the shoulder, and can be bol,ec
down.
The mast IL Of spruce. dressed from
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-03
Keen Isnsginstlen.


Children are not the only holders Of
the precious key Of the imagination.
The finest minds often keep the power
OF make believe" much to their own
and the worlds benefit. That such q
possession coupled with ardent enthu.
siasm makes demands on the nerves
and strength IL shown In the following
anecdOte. related by the late Moncure
Daniel Conway In his autobiography
He was at one time q pupil of that "a.
nous man of science, Louis Agassix.
One particular lecture Agassix do
voted to displaying some fossils Of sau.
rians, newly come into bis collection,
lie made the subject text for q gen.
eral review Of the chain Of reptilian
life.
As he proceeded. darling OF to the
blackboard to illustrate. comparing the
extinct with the contemporary fauna
he became more and more animated
His face Redeemed with excitement
until at last he said:
Gentlemen, I ask you to forgive me
II to-day ! end the lecture at thii
point, although the hour 10 not out.
assure you have been describing
these extinct creatures until they have
taken on a sort OF life. They have
been crawling. kissing. darling about
me. have heard the crawling and
kissing until l am really exhausted.
regret 1t, gentlemen, but l trust you
will excuse me-
Our admiration for the grand teach
er was such as to make us breal
through all rules, and we give him ,
hearty cheer. lie bowed low to u
aud quickly disappeared.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-03
4 SKATING SAIL
AND WIND RUNNER

Did you ever ny like the wind over
the ice3 Nor Never tried skating
with sails or q wind runneri Then
there 10 something left to knOw-some'
thing new In sensations.
Now. iceb0ats sometimes are danger
Gus. You can't stop an icebOat scoot'
Ing over the frozen surface II you
chance to run M against a rift in the
ice. But you can always drop . skat'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-03

q stick four inches square. II 10 II
feet long aud tapered at the upper
end. A pin driven In the lower end
will At into hole made In the cross
rail between the planks, and with
shrouds Of wire that extend from mast
head to the ends Of the cross rail the
mast 10 held securely in place. The
boom 10 fifteen feet long and two
inches In diameter.
A leg Of mutton sail can be cut and
hemmed to measure. ten feet on the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-03
WHEN MARRIAGE u A CRIME.

LEARNED Judge, speaking from MS seat
4 ~ on the bench recently characterized mar.
l ringe under certain circumstances a. a
crime. lie not denouncing bsamy or
III bogus marriage. either The circumstance
vSSSS&S2J In this which IN his eyes made matri.
mony crime the fact that the pros
pecve husband earning but 50 week. "This rush
ing into marmony may appeal to the President Of the
United States, said the Judge but am not going to
encourage the ctime Of matrnony BY making husband
whose earnings but 10 week go out and steal to
support wife. because he barely support himself
the &c." The therefore refused the application
Of the wifcs lawyer allow her ~ week out Ut the
husbands earnings "a held that the wife must 20
ard hcr living, for II she lived with her hus
band he would almost Of necessity become dependent
upOn public charity
This IL rather radical position for q court to take
Most Judges they could not the way clear to
pei the husband pay the wife oDethird Of his income
would advise the couple to get along peacefully aud
make the best they could Of bad bargain But here
Inference Of the courts ruling ID that the couple should
separate and each 20 his her way, before
marriage Probably he had view to the welfare "
posterity. What kind Of chance would children have
In family In which the total income but 80 week
In the primitive days Of grandfathers and great
srandfathers young people married with small incomes
q no incomes and often brought up large families
cefu,y But the cost Of living then comparatively
small their wants smpe they were content with
few comforts and uxuries opportunities for employ
nent almost unlimited. It 10 far different now.
especially IN large cities Most prudent persons will
hold with the Judge quoted, that men and women have
moral right to incur the responsibilities Of matr
mony under circumstances which bound to entail pow
sry and to breed scontent and suffering rather than
happiness-M Minneapolis Tribune
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-03

navy. On . wnrshp the training Il thorough and con-
slant aud the discipline 10 strict The men On such
vessel are always under the immediate eye of their on
and engaged In duties In which any lack Of attsn
ton or aptuess plainly in evidence II any Of the
sixteen battleshps In the neet had been lax In s
sgeent inferior In s the fact would have been
manifest and proved great drawback to the general
success
ness and proficiency Everything has been done with
regularity and precision under al the varying crcum
stances Of wind and weather. and Of sailing IN
waters little Travelled. In the q the United States
the volunteers who served IL the armies have great
record They becams soldiers quickly and Of typs
never surpassed. On warshp the training 10 neces-
sary more rigid aud technical Some Of the boys
from the cornneds now expert marksmen with that
triumph In mechanics. q modern big gum All the men
on the dcet deserve high credit But had marine
advantages not open to the boys In the cornfsd. Per-
hns the old sailors call them hayseeda But their mettle
ID better known now.-St Louis Globe Democrat