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The river press., 1910-03-23
A CHINESE SOLOMON.
His Decision In a Case Of q Woman
With Two Husbands.

His Decision In a Case Of a Woman
With Two Husbands.
There was a Chinese Judge named
Wang, who was as wise as Solomon.
Before Wang two men and a woman
appeared. The older man was the wo-
mans first husband. He had gone to
the wars and been reported dead. Now
he returned alive to claim his wife
But she meanwhile had married the
younger man, who refused to give her
up; hence all three came before Wang
that he might decide this truly difficult
case.
Yang Ki," said the Judge to the wo-
man, (which Of these two men made
the better husband?''
Both were perfect husbands, my
lord judge" Yang Ri modestly replied.
So the Judge told the men that he
would keep the woman by him for a
week, examining her thoroughly, and
week hence he would decide the
case. Well, the week passed, and the
two husbands came once more before
the judge. He shook his head gravely
and said to them:
''The woman, Yang XII, has died.
There is no case. Let her original hus-
band take the body away from my
house and pay for the burial"
"Ho, not IT, said the original hus-
band. And, so saying, he darted from
the court and was soon lost to view.
'You, them" said the Judge to the
other man, "must stand these burial
expenses"
EYES," the man answered, "that is
just, and will give this woman, who
was good and kind, the finest burial
| my purse will allow"
The judge clapped his hands. Yang
Xxi, blushing and smiling, entered the
courtroom in a rich dress Of gold bro
cade.
"Take her." said the wise Judge, "for
you and not the other merit her love
and service"
The river press., 1910-03-23
funnv For Her.

A New England lad was intently
watching his aunt in the process of
making pies and cake. He seemed
very much inclined to start a CONVEX
sation, an inclination, however, which
the aunt in no way encouraged. She
continued in silence to assemble the
ingredients of mammoth cake.
"Tell me something funny, auntie,"
finally ventured the boy.
'Don't bother me, Tommy" said the
aunt. ''How can l when I am making
cake?"
"Oh, you might say, Tommy, have a
piece Of the pie I've just made That
would be funny for you."-Exchange.
The river press., 1910-03-23
Waited Twenty Years For a soiutio

Waited Twenty Years For a Solution.
A bit Of pure and harmless mischief
at recitation at Yale was the device
Of a member of the class Of ~, who
introduced at recitation a turtle covered
by a newspaper pasted on the shell.
The tutor had too much pride to come
down from his perch and solve the
mystery Of the newspaper movement,
but twenty years after. meeting a
member Of the class, his first and alb
rupt question was, "Mr. W., what
made that paper mover
The river press., 1910-03-23
A Relief,

Johnny" said the boys mother, II
hope you have been nice, quiet boy
at school this afternoon"
"That's what was." answered John
ny. 81 went to sleep right after din
ner, and the teacher said she'd whip
any boy in the room who walked me
up."-Boston Post.
The river press., 1910-03-23
The Chance.

"You didn't use to object to your hus-
band playing poker"
mo, but that was before l learned
to play bridge. 1t Is lovely game,
but cannot afford to play it unless he
stops playing poker."-Houston Post.
The river press., 1910-03-23

ing regions and the crowded CEN
ters of population.
Nothing would make more for
good citizenship and industrial sta
bility than RELIEVING THE
CON G f STION IN OUR
CROWDED CENTERS.
The river press., 1910-03-23
Uniform Divorce Law Would
Do Injustice to Many,

BY Mrs KATE TRIr1BLE-WOOLsbY
HE of the United States crying for either
further regulation a further restriction of divorce At
least 80 cent of all divorces sought by women
rectly indirectly. What need most is REFORM IN
THE MARRIAGE LAWS. When get this the need of any
kind of divorce laws will be removed large and poey
will be greatly benefited
The present laws in of states permit girl married
before she arrives which would permit legally buy
hat Any immature boy released criminal can
get the acred knott tied without trouble Such laws
PED millions of good into marriage laws shoud
refuse RELEASE them they seek later go
UNIFORM DIVORCE LAW WOULD PRACTICALLY I'M.
POSSIBLE OF REPEAL OR eETTERMENT AND ALL
PROGRESS REFORMING MARRIAGES, STRIKING sER,.
Gus BLOW CIVILIZATION.
The river press., 1910-03-23

country of the south. Nowhere is
there more surely a LIVELI-
HOOD AWAITING the man
who is willing to do the work of a
man.
The river press., 1910-03-23
Girls, Go In For Athletics!
BY THEODA BUSH. College Girl Athlete.

Miss Bush astonished athletic throughout
6s a Of
Radcliffe
The river press., 1910-03-23
By JAMES ). HILL. Railroad Builder.

The thousands who can
not enjoy the luxuries and pleas
ures of the cities should not stay
there to see them pass them. The
The river press., 1910-03-23
Ward & Morrison
MEMS FURNISHINGS

We expect that by April first large portion goods
arrived 1t our intention to carry in stock complete
wearing apparel embracing the we'll popular lines in Boots
and Shoes Clothing, Hats and Caps, Shirts Hosiery,
These goods have all been carefully Just the
class OF merchandise that expect build upon
We solicit and will take especial mail orders We will sell
strictly for cash. and will be keeping with modern
method of doing business.
In the meantime taking orders for ready made to
Spring Suits We satisfaction times or your
money back
WARD & MORRISON
The river press., 1910-03-23

in the TRUE SPIRIT succeed making herself heard
II from. 1t is all in your ENTHUSIASM AND APPLL
CATION.
have been interested the called fashionable
fashionable dngs which The day
of sitting still and whining for things Of believing that
chosen will bring the things which DESIRE including health
are long past.
| BELIEVE THAT EVERY SHOULD SOME SORT
OF CLUB IN WHICH PHYSICAL EXERCISE
WOMEN WILL BE SHOCKED At THE THOUGHT RUNNING,
JUMPING AND THE MORE STRENUOUS INDOOR SPORTS
THAT REALITY A Feminine
Today there still too many girls who NEGLECT THE ATH
ETIC SIDE OF LIFE with the result that when grad
uated into the of % work they find that they
FICIENT PHYSICAL FOUNDATION OF STRENGTH to
withstand the workday strain.
So for girl make herself worth while she TAKE
UP ATHLETICS
The river press., 1910-03-23

the volume, as
well as by in
creasing t h e ir
markets nearer
home, while at
the same time it
will decrease the
cost to the con-
suming classes in
the manufactur-
The river press., 1910-03-23

poor mans prob
lem is solved in
the SOIL OF
THE SOUTH
the south more
than in the soil
of the west. No
land yields more
plentifully when
properly cultivat-
ed than the farm
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21
Lar Eu;depne

II had a colored woman before me
as a complaining witness" said a
criminal court Judge. "She had man
held for trial by city magistrate on
the charge that he had attacked her
with pair Of scissors. He mout near
gouge nah eye out, jedge.' she said TO
me. 'Jes' come at me lax lion, he
did, a-roarin', sub He poke me In de
face wiz dem scissors, jedge. not once,
but for four or FIVE times. He jes'
cut up my face lax it was a yahd of
ribbon, jedge. The magistrate what
held him to dis heah court says he
nevah did hear tell of no more dang
Gus man
''Well. / looked her over. She had
a wide. smooth, yellow face that didn't
have mark on 1t. / told her to re-
peat her story, and she went all over
1t again, telling how the man had
slashed her face with that pair Of
scissors.
but, madam I said. there isn't a
mark on your face
"'Marks!' said she Indignantly.
Marks. What / care for marks. lem
me ask yoN dat? 7 got witnesses, I
tell you. New York Cor. Cincinnati
Times-Star.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle told several
good stories of old fashioned practi-
TONERS he knew. There was one man,
he said. who never used to wash out
the half emptied bottles returned to
him. but enptied them into one huge
Jar, from which he dispensed this mix
ture of medicines to his more obscure
patients at is like grapeshot." he
said; zone of them is sure to hit"
There was another man who used to
say, When my patients are alive
don't know what Is the matter with
them and when they die I don't know
whether fhey are dead" That was
like the medical man who said to a
lady whose husband he had been at
tending. Madam. | have very strong
belief that your husband is dead, but
if 1t is your wish | have no objection
TO a consultation"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21
She Had Couraae.

A self possessed young woman who
knew no French strolled into one OF
the larger downtown cafes. She spoke
to the waiter in that decisive tone
which distinguishes the initiated and
glanced over the French bill OF fare
with the nopchalant air of Pa
risienne.
"Ill have" she began firmly as she
plunged into the sea of French dishes
--"Ill have---let me see. Oh, yes, III
have some bisque tortoni. a sultana
roll. pommes de terre and little of
that frontage. And, garcon, You might
as well bring me cup Of coffee"
The waiter gasped. He started to
speak, but the young woman froze him
with one of those Icy stares peculiar
to the thoroughly sophisticated
And the order arrived two kinds Of
ices. boiled potatoes. and piece of
cheese. But she ate it as If she had
been used to that sort of diet all her
ife.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21

If you simply cannot help eriticising
at least be careful In selecting your
victim.
A magazine editor to whom o. Hen
ry had promised a story many times
without delivering 1t sat down one day
aud wrote him thus:
my Dear 0, Henry--If do not re-
ceive that story from you by noon to-
day am going to put on my No. II
shoes and come down and kick you
down your own stairs. never fail to
keep my promises"
Whereupon o. Henry replied:
81. too, would keep my promises IL
l could do all my work with my feet"
Chicago Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21

advice he has given or may give to
the crown, and this is correct
enough attitude. But the effect Of his
silence on his crucial feature only in
tensifles the curiosity and the CON
Germ OF the embattled hosts OF all
parties. If the king--fa not given the
guarantees, what assurance is there
that he will do so after the next cleo
ton II The respective strength Of the
parties remains unchanged or is
changed but slightly?
The cry why an election9' con
tinues, and in view of the concessions
made by the tories and the lords 1t
is an effective cry. AsQuith wants a
final settlement Of the issue between
the commons and the lords, but will
an election bring such settlement,
assuming that the king has not made
up MS mind? II would if the liberals
should largely increase their repre-
san,a.,on and become Independent of
,aEor and OF the nationalist, But
woai. otherwise? Probability says
il would not Then, as a mater of
fact, the liberals risk much more than
the tories 40 by appealing to the
country at this time and inthe circum-
tances as they are shaping them.
selves. Are the former confident of a
great Victory In spite OF the partial
surrender Of ,Te iol1- and Their eformI
Of the tories?- Record
aid
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21
KING GEORGE AND THE CRISIS

Premier Asaaith declines, for Oh
yious reasons, to answer the most In.
teresting question suggested BY The
perplexing political situation in Eng,
land-the question, namely, whether
'or not the King has given him the
necessary guarantees" The king
has not been idle Or Indifferent, but
mas be promised Asquith to swamp
me tory peers in the event of another
Observation-Disclosures victory ana
thus insure the adoption by the upper
house OF the next parliament of the
resolutions depriving the lords OF
their final veto on legislation ami
otherwise reducing To- power and
Importance in scheme of govern.
ment?
Asquith says he cannot disclose the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21
LEGAL DECISIONS
10 Damages For Loss of Vote.

No Damages For Loss Of Vote
Plaintiff brought suit for $4,000
against the defendant carrier because
he was deprived Of mis- privilege OF
voting at the general election by rea-
son of defendants undersigned but
negligent failure to carry him from
Denver to Greenwood Springs and re
turn in time to vote The supreme
court Of Colorado In Morris v. Colo
RADIO Midland Ry. Co, 109 Pacific RE
porter, 43o, holds that, in general
where one Is injured, in respect Of
property or person. as the result o.
negligence by another, however min
territorial the injury, the law implies
damage, and permits recovery, but
that ii lis otherwise where one loses
his vote through the fault OF another
unless the loss is occasoned by dc-
sign, that the right to vote is d pol
teal privilege bestowed By law whic0
althOrgn Of paramount Importance, IS
not such a priv lege as can We meas-
ured by or paid in dollars ana cents.
Where damages are allowed the court
holds taat they are Of an exemplary
and punitive nature, visited on the
eWljoer for his misconduct rather
than as conirensat on to the party
VINO has Suffered the loss the wrong
being primarily against the public,
and not the Individual.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21

One day while Katherine's mother
was in cup Of beef ten was prepared
for her but Katherine fancied it and
drank almost all of it, Her father
was about TO scold her when her moth
or said:
Never Iaind: 1t does me just as
much good to see her drink IT,"
Shortly after this dose Of castor
oil was prepared for Katherine, and
she poured II into her dolls mouth.
why Katherine" said her aston
ished mother. what did you do that
forT'
That's all right" Katherine replied,
at will do me just as much good il
she drinks lt.''-Boston Herald.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21
We cannot sell IT, We will
give II away.
An AntIelimax.

Advertisements, especially those OF
personal nature. are not always
characterized by sense of proportion
One recently printed runs as follows;
Willie, return to your distracted wife
and frantic children DO yon want to
hear of your old mothers suicide? You
viii If you do not let as fnow where
you are. ANYWAY, send back your faith.
er's colored meerschaum"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21
LET'S WAKE UP!

One of the big retail stores of Cairo
did $2,00e worth more business last
month than the month before, and
probably there are others which can
make similar reports. The bank
bearings. the postoffice business, the
bank deposits. all indicate fairly pros
perons times in Cairo. Yet it is true
that there has been, for some time
past a quioness in Cairo, CONNER
cially and otherwise, which has oeca
Toned some complaint quietness
akin 10 depression In some directions
Tut those who may have felt that Il
was q serious condition, likely to be
Testing, are sure TO find themselves
in error; for this quietness has not
teen local, but general, and will, III
due time. give way to normal state
Of activity-in Cairos case probably
greater activity and progress than has
heen known in many years.
1t can not be successfully ques-
TONED that Cairo is in better position
To invite and command the respect
and active interest OF some-seekers
and Of men In the commercial and in
dustrial world than ever before. It
may be claimed that much improve,
mont was necessary, was urgently
needed, physically and otherwise; but
none may deny that much improve
ment has been made and is still being
made and by no means least among
The things that should commend the
city IN the result Of the recent cleo.
ton, in which it was declared, be
yond possibility of doubt, that the
SUBSTANTIAL, progressive element Of the
city, with high ideals of what the city
should be, is Overwhelmingly in the
ascendency and is at the helm.
But it would be the height of folly.
as all thinking men will agree, for
the people Of Cairo to sit down Mi
cawber-like and wait for something
to turn mp" The things Of first i'm.
.
las been placed in position to con-.
nand respectful attention; the thing
of next importance Is to command
that attention, and this can not ln.
done except in the manner adopted
by all other ambitious and progress
siye cities.
The people Of Cairo, more especial
" the property owners and business
mon, need to arouse themselves; taey
need TO throw OIL the easy-goine. sell
satisfied habit; the idea and habit If
the man who is doing fairly web
anu Is satisfied" for therein lies the
cause OF Cairo's tagging behind. We
may preach as we will Of content.
ment" as the ultimate aim of all ha-
man effort but we know from ex.
perience and iom the experience of
others that "contentment Of even
the pretense thereof, in individual life
as well as in the life of community.
means stagnation and rctrogression
a community must not be satisfied or
y W.T. die
Caro- urv5s some very important
things and she cant get them by ST,
ting still, First and above all things
elsehs stated III d ciscular letter Is
sned BY the iaoc-seT-er committee Of the
Cairo Commercial Chub--she needs
MORE PEOPLE: more people to fiji
her houses and to buy the necessaries
of life from her business men--tc
create q demand for more homes AMI
for more aud larger business houses.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21
| Dr.. c. |. Weber |
Cilb,rt Bio * /
Eye. Far. Nose and Throat |
The ChinchiIla,

The tiny chincilla, not more than
twelve inches long, with plump lit
tie body on short, stout legs, thrives
only in the tropics The little beasts
have to be killed with the utmost pre-
caution not to injure their fur, that
grows on skin nearly as tender and
soft as web of silk A perfect skin
not larger than a small pocket hand
kerchief is a revelation in fur growth.
The texture Of every hair Is finer than
floss silk. the length of it nearly an
inch and the colorlng about that of
the soft, undyed marabou feathers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21
CAIRO IN 1888


T.e K. NJ X, C, boys and friends
70 tie number oil 1870 went 10 Padl :
/ esh Oh lure 9th, On the steamer New
SOUTH. The Krew .egaled The Pa.
ducah people with one Of their funny
araGes, and were treated hospit-
ably.
on June 18th, Day E, Eucher
Chas. Fctchter, Jr, Jno A. Mile
lr, j. Pankratz, II L. Marx and
Bucaer and other members Of the
Macnrerehor gent to st Louis to nj
tend saeGgcrfesi
Tic city council on June 18th votad
70 purchase a patrol wagon for the
use Of the pol ce iepartment-a horse
to ho hied from livery stable
when required,
Thomas c. King. of ST. Louis, and
Miss Mary Jeanette Clancy, jaug :
ter of Col. Jno. Clancy of Cairo, were
married in the former city ON June
l3tn, by Rev Father Mays. Of ST.
Iohn's caurch.
The Raggio base bali clus and near
~ 200 fr ends went to PGducah on
the steamer Three States on Sunday,
Jane l7th a game OF base bali was
played in which Cairo was victor by
= to J. Phelrs pitched for tac Rag
sia's on the same day. tie Lohr
HeHi TO Mound City and defeated the
cub OF that town By II to 10. fol
the gtae money. $25. On their re-
trrn to Cairo, the boys hack broke
down and most Of them walked back
home.
Henry RulolIh (Bon Alba's mead
barber and Miss Doris schwe TIE
were married jane 18th, at the rest
dence Of Ben Magee, by Rev. Mr.. No
Nemer OF the Baptist church,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21
Fifty Years Ago Sunday.
Nov. 20.

Lincoln made very brief and
pacific speech at Springfield IN
response TO local demonstra-
ton The keynote of this his
first public speech after his
election was with malice to-
ward none, with charity for ALL
words made memorable in his
second inaugural.
Public meetings favoring Sc
cession held in Georgia and
North Carolina.
Current rumors that Mr.. Lin
coin was receiving threatening
letters from the south denied ut
Springfield. Verbal and writ
ten requests to resign In order
to save the Union were numer.
Gus and were kindly received
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies Of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and sun,
day during the year 1909 -. .22f5
Average number of complete and
perfect copies OF The Cairo
bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the month OF DC
tober 1910 .................. .26S8
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21

They're beginning to put on airs"
as that sol
Yes their washwoman Is now q
laundress. - Detroit Free Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21
TIME CARO- CAiR.a EgsCTglC RVS

A4ys fne a6rs nur 70 leave neGcoh ws "a
DNAs HsaAs. Inc north on Comm prrlal AVS
every Is minutes from n m. 10 II o, m
1oinR aotsh.on Walnut 9sevesy ib rngnusu
rome =, NJ 10 io:bs n. m.
Porlar ST. line so i.Ss ss Ags q, =, da.
" pnttn on Hothrook- nj bs67; SIT; ga, az;
il s.m. and on the ia,ae nrsnuscs every nou,
anti i142 and l1a2 n, N,
toing wsst Twenty Eighth 81. NJ BaTI
S:lS; 8:34. 3AS -. 7:04 Q. m. and on san min.
utes every no rtntil 1854 aud liza M
'opiAr 81. cars due 10 pass 81, Msrys ON
70 minutes After leaving Second sa
Belt Line Owl Cars 7, e ! on y, wssa
a.; iSoA M. s:so =. M; $50 . NJ; $50 q N
North on Commercial Tsp. m ia ~,
m o. m. o. m. 8 .. m
Belt and Owl cars are due 90 pass "
Ihirsy.foursn 81 a. minutes nfsex tanys /,
Soc III Se
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-21

HAVE THE BOOSTER FUND.
Every day letters come to Cairo, or
men come to Cairo, their purpose be.
ing TO gain information regarding
Cairos advantages and there's 10
one here upon whom the people can
rightfully call to supply the demand.
They are given attention. of course
such attention as the secretary OF the
Commercial Club, or some other pub
lie spirited citizen, can give them,
voluntarily and freely. without any
other compensation than such as may
come to them from the general bene-
tit TO the community, in which all
share alike And these men, who
perform this work for the public, at
no listle expense to themselves IN
money, time and work, are hampered
ty want of systematic gatherins
and preparing Of information regarl.
ing the city, gotten up in an attraa,
tive and convincing style; they are
hampered by 4 general lack Of inter
est among the men who would be
mcst benefited by any progress made
in the city; they have not the back.
ing of strong. live organization of
citizens who can be depended upon
to meet any reasonable conditions
that may be called for TO Insure the
Of Cairo's claims rs
against those of other communities
less favored than Cairo perhaps, but
more insistent and more alive to
their interests Little or nothing is
accomplished for cities these day
without organized effort-not organ
tation for banqucts and talk.fests
but for work; the banquets and talk
Tests need to be made incidentala
Cairo needs the Booster fund
avery cent Of the $4,000 should be
subscribed, for II is not too much and
here is ample assurance that it will
10 properly used
She needs Belt Line railway
Which viii afford proper switching
ABILITIES to industrial establishments
nd iohbers.
She needs Traffic Bureau in or
ler that her transportation interests
nay be properly cared for and pro
ectel against the encroachments OF
her rivals.
She needs river terminal to bring
Ter in line with the plans Of the new
Mississippi River TRANSPORTATION Co.
md PLACE her in position to get her
fnIl shaGe Of benefit from the reyi Il
IF river traffic which Is sure 10 come
Is a result of river Improvement and
he completion Of the big canal.
She needs bigger retail stores TO
make her more attractive to the large
consuming population at her doo.s
md ia bold the home trade.
opc needs greater activity on the
lart of her jobbers, not only to hold
he trade they have but to extend it
nto new fields.
she needs a bonded warehouse to |
fer accommodation to manufac
rrers and big iobbers. at home and |
broad, and 10 make good Cairo's !
lain as a superior distributing cen |
er
Other things are needed which can
'e had only through action by the
lily government, such as improve.
Rents i'm fire protection to insure
over rates. sewer connections for all |
esidences to insure good health, sys-
ematic cleaning of streets; but the
aing5 above enumerated must be go,.
en- Trough organized effort by cit.
ems II they are TO be had at all.