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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-11
GOLF CHAMP TO
PLAY I'm ENGLAND

Crack Yankee golfer who g en-
tered In the English amateur
championship. an event he "a be.
lieved to have more chance 40
win than any golfer since the day
when Travis was recognized as
Col. Bogey's most determined op.
poncnt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-11

TaftfTIt8 Dc. IVITIUH anu ~
namaker; carrigan. Gregg and
Smith.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE


HaffFTIr8-FTcIsfNfl Iun"Y Anu
King: Needham. witse and Mcy-
ers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-11
GIANTS WIN IN
RED HOT GAME.


Results Yesterday
seattle n raGuna o. spokane H. We
toriA 8. Portland 3 Vancouver :.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-11

AMERICAN LEAGUE

a. Cleveland.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-11

Seattle 80 racona Vancouver az Fer
land Spokane 81 Victoria
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
Making the Chances Even.

In days when tavern braws In Eng
land were frequest and swords were
out on the slightest provocation com
mon fairness demanded that the blades
Of chance combatants should be OF
equal length. In a sudden ARRAY
there would be no thought of measur'
Ing swords. SO the authorities took the
matter into their own hands at the
gates Of the city Of London. where
every gallant was liable to be chal'
lenged. and IL the public official found
any blade beyond thirty-six inches the
smith stood by to snap off the steel to
the required length. In Queen Eliza.
beths reign this was the common
practice.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
ILLINOISCENl'RAL
(July /, 1919
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Trains Leave Cairo:

l:1O a. m. Daily Chicago vestibuls
limited. arriving Chicago 1o:40 a. m.
2:l6 a. N. Daily st. Louis Night
limited, arriving st. Louis 1920 q, m.
Sleeping cars open at $3.50 p. m.
1920 a. III. st. Louis Special
500 a. m. Chicago Daily Express
HIS a. m. St. Louis Fast Mail
l1:15 .. IN, Chicago Midday Speciai
$3.50 p. m. Afternoon Express TO-
st. Louis, Odin. Efnngham. Nation
and Champaign.
i:15 p. m. Thebes Accommodation
4:15 p. m. Fulton and Mayfield &C.
commodation.
s:t5 p. N. Chicago and Eastern
Express.
1910 p. IN. Chicago Night Express
arriving at Chicago 7;l5 m
2:303 am. Memphis and Nashville.
$40 a. m. Coach section for Mem.
phis ana New Orleans.
$40 a. m Seminole Limited fot
birmingham and Jacksonville. Fls.
800 a m Paducah and Louisville
TAI p. m Daily Memphis and Ncw
Orleans.
1.56 p. m. Daily Nashville, Chstts.
uooga and Atlanta
$3.50 y. m. Paducah and Louisville
Sleeper. Paducah to Louisville, open
at $3.50 p. m.
6:55 p. m. Memphis and New Or,
leans Special
For through tickets. sleeping css
accommodation and further informs.
ton apply at Illinois Central Passsp.
ger Station, Cairo, III.
J. H.3oNEs, Ticket ACT
n. q. PHELPS,
General Pass. ACT. Northern ana
Western lines.
GEO. Il. BOWER,
General Pass. ACT. Sou. lines
s. G. HATCH, Passenger Traffic Man.
aoer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
UNCLE WALT
TIE POET PHILOSOPHER

two brusers in the ring
them bling
largely made of bone; a
THE PRIZE represented all
marti fun Of manly
fought to win the
watched blow
gasp
sigh: whiskers
hump his he cant sounding
did like theme
might write his lays Of fighting held the bridge
against host and then became the
embalm fight
With show zeal fire
that fights scads calls
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
The Plant Of the silk~orm.

The sitkworm remarked, with q sob:
II soon will be out OF Job,
For the women their skirts 80 abbrevi.
ate
They use two yards where they should
use eight
And with us that Ia raising hob
when gaze at the throng on Broadway
On any old sunshiny day
/ sec Lottie. Olivia. Alice and betty
With petticoats none or with pettieoats
petty.
And / am constrained to say:
"'oh, give US the days Jf y0rs
When the old fashioned sldL they wore!
II measured full many yard ar0und.
1t had a train that would wipe tht
ground
And was bunded VITA g9rc upon gore
The silkworm remarked. with a sigh
IAN Idle young worm am |.
For the maiden now dresses SO yOu car
see
Much moro of hef tI1il sou eau or me
Does the fashion Of Eve draw uisht
New York Globe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
MUST CARRY GOOD WATCHES
Railroad Men Are Compelled to Use
Accurate Timepieces.

III may ne news 10 many tnuC Tue
watch Of the railroad man is az NEG
sssnry in modern railroading as the
air brake. Without accurate time
teeping there would probably be more
accidents than If there were no air
brakes. The train dispatcher starts II
train ut a certain time: ne llalts II ut
certain stations ut certain times; be
side tracks 1t for n period Of varying
the side tracked train must agree with
the watch Of the conductor on the ex-
press to which he had to give way:
each station master along the road
checks the time Of every train that
stops or dies pnst.
In order thnt there may be agree
ment among ull these railroad men
there musr obviously be NOT only time
pieces. but accurate timepieces. There
must also be some means Of Inspect
ing the timepieces to see II they are
accurate und Ii they agree with some
standard. The railroad man is there
fore compelled to buy not simply an
ordinary watch OF reasonable value.
but particularly good watch. n time
piece which liz adjusted to heat, cod
and ut least three positions. These
three positions are pendant up. Ms
carried In the pocket: dial up aud dial
down. Such an Instrument will NOT
vary more than thirty seconds week.
which is good deal more accurate
than many scientific instruments OF
precision used IN laboratories Even
human pronenpss to error Is consid-
cred in this matter OF choosing good
railroad watch. for lever set watch
Is preferred to the pendant set watch
because there is just the chance that
the stem of the pendant set mny not
be pushed back after setting through
an oversight.
On one great line about 5000
watches. worth on an average OF SD
apiece "a low averagei. are used. Ii
we take into consideration the number
Of watches that are used on other
roads throughout the country II is
evident that the value must run up
into hundreds of thousands Of dollars
In order that the watch may be kept
up to regular standard It must be
inspected regularly. There Is not only
general time inspector on most rail-
roads, but staff of local inspectors
who are placed along the road ut con
venient points and to whom the men
may resort when they wish to COM
pare their time with the standard time
at that place. Once every two weeks
the railroad man submits his watch to
such an inspector. usually jewser
or matchmaker by profession
The inspector gives his expert opin.
ion on the condition of the timepiece.
II 1t needs cleaning he says so and
does It: IL II is fast or slow he regu-
lates 1t. and not until 1t is running
with sufficient accuracy Is 1t allowed
to escape from his care. A watch's
record Is kept as II 1t were thief. So
far as repairing goes. the railroad man
Is under no compulsion. He need not
hand over his watch TO any particular
matchmaker or inspector for repnlr.
but he can give it TO any matchmaker
in whom he has confidence. II must,
however, be submitted to the In
spector before 1t can be used In actual
service.
That no favortism is shown In the
matter of watches Ia evident In the
fact that no less than eight diff
ferent manufacturers supply railroad
watches. American.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
A sixtus v. Salad.

When Pope Sixtus v was an OBJ
scure monk he had great friend In q
certain lawyer who sank steadily into
poverty while the monk rose TO the
papacy. The poor lawyer journeyed
to Rome to seek aid from his old
friend, the pope. but he fell sick and
told his doctor to let the pope know
of his sad state IL will send him q
salad" said Sixtus and duly dispatch.
ed basket of lettuce to the invalid
When the lettuce was examined mon.
ey was found In the hearts; hence
the Italian proverb Of man in need
Of money, HE wants one Of Sixtus
VS. salads"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31

pain, my nerves are stronger and i cal
do my own work. Lydia L. Pinkham',
Vegetable Compound cured me after
everything else had failed, and rec
ommend it to other suffering women"
MRS. WM. SEALS COS w. Howard St.,
Creston, Iowa.
Thousands of unsolicited and genu-
inc testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which is made
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those lis.
tressing ills should not lose sight of
these facts or doubt the ability " vida
Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
restore their health.
III yl% want special advice write
to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
She will treat Your letter as
strictly confidential. For 20 years
she has been helping sick women
In this way, free of charge. Don't
hesitate--writa ut once.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
Jam For Breakfast.

People who like to eat pastry or
other irregular dishes for breakfast
should be consoled to learn that no
less man than Herbert Spencer ate
rawberry jam at his morning meal.
He did it to avoid monotony, believing
that digestion was best served by
keeping the stomach entertained with
variety. He is said to have told Of a
man who went into decline from a
too steady diet of mutton chops.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
WHAT CLUB QUERIES
By . Charter Member


What If the Democrats of Ne
braska should bury william J. po-
litically? This seems likely to hap.
m The Democrats OF the most
epulous county in that state,
Douglas county, in which is the
large and important city OF Omaha,
have held their first convention
since the last state election. and
adopted resolutions denouncins
Bryan in strong terms.
The reason for this was that Bry-
an bolted his party ticket at the
election and did what he could to
defeat the Democratic nominee for
Governor, who was defeated. all
though his predecessor as Demo
cratic candidate for Governor was
elected. OF course, Bryan was
credited with the defeat of the par
ty nominee for Governor and proba.
bly, was responsible for it.
Previous to the state convention
which nominated Dahlman for Gov
ernor there was an earnest cam
paign. Bryan canvassed the state
closely to obtain control of the con-
ventior but was beaten large ma
jority of the delegates chosen being
against him. The convention re-
jeeted his candidates and the plat
form he submitted to II for adop.
ton. Then he went on the warpath
against the party in his state. This
was the climax of the passing oil
Bryan in Nebraska.
His violation of the fundamental
Democratic doctrine, that the ma
jority must rule, was very clear
Then he had ben raw-hidins Demo
cratic boilers from 1896 down to the
date of the State ronve'tiSH wl'ef
he became an ihexcusable bolteI
himself, and thus presented gross
inconsistency.
Put he had taken on q side line
III boiling previous 70 that whlci
did not attract the attention il
should have received Instances O
this were his advice 10 Illinois
Democrats to bolt thcir state tickc'
at ono time, and his Intrusion int
city election to defeat Demo
cratic nominee for mayor of St
Louis The latter net was rebuhet
by the triumphant election Of tn
candidate he aimed to defeat and
| the consignment to oblivion %
| Bryan's boiling candidate There
was no chance FOR Democratic sue
cess in Illinois, but Bryan's oppos
ton reduced the Democratic repre-
| sentation in the legislature. TIL
state ticket rad been nominated b
fair and harmonious convention
If Bryan is chosen g delegate I,
the next national convention he vii
have to secure control OF hia owr
| congregational district lie migh
appear rs proxy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31

S' W.T. WV ~"
,choolmaster Pythagoras raped for

ScnOOimaster Pytnagoras rappeu LOT
order
Young gentlemen" he said wIgh q
frown, the fact has been brought 10
nay attention that YOU speak Of ne ia
military as 'Prexy.' Tint sangy ind
disrespectful appellation may pass cur.
rent In student bodies where tha
standards VI II crude western ciyili11'
ton prevail. Tut self respecting Nei.
lenes will not incorporate II IA The
classic and perfect iangupge that me-
come down TO them through the ages
Cut 1t OUT"
Thus we see how rnerited rebuka
uttered by great ancient pedagoguO
and philosopher served to enrich thu
vocabulary Of later day.--Chieae''
Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
A Careful Mother.

II mustn't let my social activities
make me neglect my children" de-
clared Mrs. De Styles.
quite right" assented her secre-
tary.
Send them marked copy of this
society paper. IT outlines my plans
for August in full."---Courier Jour
nal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
Two Queer M.taIs.

RhodiuIn and ruthenium are metals
OF comparatively little practical use.
The former occurs In platinum ore to
the extent of 3 per cent The latter Is
found only in osinlridium and averages
about per cent of that metal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
On Her Own Ground.

"A woman can't drive a nail"
There has been too much SLAM
dering of women. A woman may
not be able TO drive nail with n
hammer, but you give her hair
brush and she can drive a nail "a
we'll az anybody"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
A Gilded Fad.

yes, papa is going to buy me bat
tleship."
Good gracious. I beg your pardon,
what forY'
II want TO Use its deck for dane
ing party."-Cleveand Plain Dealer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31

in my side, sick
headaches and ner.
vousness. | had Ia.
ken so many medi
zines that / was
disc outraged a n d
thought | would
never get well. A
friend told me OF
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Veg e table Com.
pound and it re.
stored me to health.
L have no more
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
June Circulation.

The above is correct statement
of the circulation of The Cairo Bull
letin for the year 1910 and for the
month Of June 1911.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this goth day of July, 1911.
LEO. j. KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31

From the deck Of the steamer Arch.
er, of oesel. in the Baltic. May. 1854.
the whole English fleet of nineteen
sail. then nearly thirty miles distant
was seen A. If suspended in the dir up.
side down.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31

On March Is. 1900. debtors In the
New York city prison issued the tirsl
number Of paper entitled the FoE
lorn Hope.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
china's ersa. plain.

In the Great plain OF China, where
the streams nave very gentle fiow,
there are many stagnant pools. and at
times in the summer the mosquito is a
veritable plague.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
Mystery Of the Main. Cleared.

One of Marie Corellrs novels was
found not far from the magazine In
the wreck Of the Maine. And yet peo.
pie will continue to talk about the
mystery OF the explosion. 90 Boston
Transcript.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
"loomjno.

On July 20, 17oS the whole coast Of
France. from Calais to Dieppe. was
distinctly Visible for three hours TO the
people at Hastings. distance Of fifty
miles. This particular form Of mirage
Is known as looming"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31

A landowner In Japan owns the sur
face and products of the surface Of
the land only. ALI minerals under the
surface appertain not to him, but I'd
the Japanese government.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
In AdNanta.

It does no good to swat the feel
Who rocks the boat after It's done
rather think we ought to break
His neck before the trips begun.
Birmingham Ags-HerRld.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31

Friend--I suppose It was hard to lose
your daughter?
Father Well. 1t did seem as II It
would be at one time. but she landed
this fellow just as we were beginning
to give up hope. Christian Intelli-
gencer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
The War Game

Come out of that bush and sur
render. You are technically woun-
ded"
81 may betchnieally wounded,
but can't come out. l have torn
my pants, and not technically, eth
err" tEs.sytseA
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
Group.

Group. that severe and sometimes
fatal infantile disease. although known
from 4 remote period. was not sclen.
tifcally described and treated until
17D5.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31

kindly Lanlady 40 The new
boarder,-- How did you find your bed
Mr.. Inlatey
Mr.. Inlntc taken aback,--0h. dash
II, rna'am! I was not 10 bad as that
14t-BitA
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
Very Unusual,

"The lady who did the shooting
is an actress, of course?"
mo"
"Authoress. them"
"No; just an ordinary individual"
Hum" said the city editor, "this
Is q bigger sensation than thought"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31

Wigg--"S cribbler is always talking
about how he wooes the muse" wagg
well, she has pretty good grounds
on which to sue him for breach Of
promise. PHILADELPHIA Record.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Average number Of complete
ana perfect copies Of The
Cairo Bulletin printed daily
and Sunday during the year
1910 ........... 22S7
Average number of complete
and perfect copies of The
Cairo Bulletin printed daily
and Sunday during the month
OF June 1911. .......... .2105
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
Ola Tin. mso;e

In the sixteenth century magicians
were buried alive Ii Spain ana italy
for performynces that now excite but
little wonder.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
c.,h.d,.,l ,,A corr.,,..

Many Of the cathedrals Of Europe
are situated beside markets. and traf.
ticking In done upon their steps and
clear up into their recessed portals.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
Wa.srnroat Panar.

Light, but strong. waterproof paper
that successfully initiates leather aad
rubber is made in Japan from vege
table fibers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31

The curiew bell wss introduced III
England In 1905 When 1t rang at B
o'clock IN the evening all Ares and
candles had to be extinguished or d
severe penalty resulted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC ny


EAzs Es==s cars due 10 leave Second ST, go
uNht Ah~N ing north on Commercial Ave,
every 10 minutes from 6 q. IN. to II p. IN.
Going north on Walnutst every ID minutes
from 8 a. m. TO 1898 p. IN.
Poplar ST. Line To eaSs second AoH 's ST. Que ro
Ing north on Holbrook, at 5:57, 6:27, 642 6:57,
T:l2 a. M. and on the same minutes every
hour until iu42 and ll:l2 p. III.
Going west on Twenty Elghth st. at 6:4S;
6:l9; 634; 6:ig and 7.nl Il. nj. and on same min
ntes every hour until l0:3s and ll;0i y. IN.
Poplar st. cars due to pass st Mary's park
Is minutes after leaving second 81
ielt Line Owl Cars i no5Sf D. on M T Sssa
m 80 a. M: go a. m; $3.50 a. m; 1870 a. m.
30 a. M.
North on Com mercial--i2p. M; a. M; a.
IN; 3 a. m; 4 q. IN; 5 a m.
Belt and Owl cars are due to pass West
Thirty-fourth ST. 10 minutes after leaving
second Street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
The kicksrs.

Whene'er the summers sizzling hot
Tho ones who pIJHl and &cuid
Are those who grumble-are they not2--
Because the weathers cold
-Denver Republican,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
We See the Sionifieanna

One hundred even, in the shade!
Well, that Is hot.
No wonder that New York is called
The Melting Pot"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
A Mattar az Msnsllra.

HE writes poetry by the yard"
That's probably why his verse IL 30
poor. Poetry should be written by the
foot" - Birmingham Age-Heraid.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31

country's Neglected Opportunity.
Spain contains 11,597,O4S acres
unproductvs land.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31

The shepherdess Of ancient times. accord
ing to the book.
Kept awful company. because she went
out with crook.
Dallas News
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
Guidebooks.

Guidebooks are an English invention.
They flrst appeared In l7T6.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
cnId ana silu.r cnlns

Gold and Silver Coins.
Gold and silver coins we're used IN
Egypt In 2G00 B. G.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
Taking No Chances.
Not Forever.

"a thing of beauty is Joy for
ever
'Pshaw! My wife's latest hat
wasn't in style for more than a
month"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
Fir Eaanns

Fire engines were Invented In 25o
b. G.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31

NATION
AND PAIN
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Creston, Iowa. was troubled for
a long time with Inflammation, pains
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31

HIM Ets I9T paitsmts 89ok N patslts.
Needed. . why Some Inventors fail ~
- All sent Free, Special lists Of possible buy.
ersA 70 our own clients. Send rough sketch o.
model for search Of Patent Office Records.
u! LOCAL Representatives In 900 Cities and Towns
vur Mr, Greeley was formerly Acting Comm
sionsr Of Patents and a. such had fulf chargr IL
HH.S Patent Office. GREELEY a. McINTtREs
Fatcnt Attorneys washington, ID. & I.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-31
A SMILE OR TWO.
Keep After Him.

We feature the creature
That's known as the fly.
We want you to know him
As he passes by.
LIP all omusWs r....
What measure Of pleasure
In lying in wait
For one all unmindful
OF his coming fate!
Hold steady, keep ready,
And pity him not;
But fold UP Your paper
And give aim swat.
Taking No Chances.
ISOLATION, grow to look like each 9th.
They say that people, through as
err"
Then I must decline to be engage
ed to you, Mr.. Wombat, even for a
couple OF weeks j ga q
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31

According to information received at
the White House the president is con
fronted with the spectacle of insurgent
republican senators working hand in
hand with members of the old guard
to encompass the defeat of the Canad-
ian reciprocity bill, for the sole reason
of their animosity to the president. In
surgent Senator'S GrOnna, LaFolette,
Bourne, Bristow, Dixon and Clapp are
working with regular republican Sen
ators McCumber, Gallinger and Hey
burn Senators McCumber, Gallinger
and Hepburn are high protectionists
and are against any break in the~tariff
wall. While these senator's bitterly
dislike the insurgents, they dislike
President Taft also. Senators Gronna
LaFollette, Bourns. BriStoW, Dixon anC
Clapp are against reciprocity, not be
cause they believe it will in the enc
work injury to the farmer, but because
President Taft advocates reciprocity
In fact, it is charged that they in theil
own councils admit that the majorit!
of farmers will not be injured by th'
enactment of the Canadian pact; tha
the farmers at the end of a years tria
of reciprocity will be willing TO sup
port a further break in the tariff wall
This bunch of men. who ought to b
statesmen, are trying to induce demo
Gratis to vote against the reciprocit,
measure on the ground that if it pass
es it will be a republican measure an
will strengthen the republican party
Senator Bailey Of Texas is charge
with being their go-between.