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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-05
ILLINOIS HOTEL.
Now open al Mound City. iii,
Rates 81 Is per day; meals Csc.
E0ard $500 per week.
MRS. ETA JAMES, Prop.

fight an extremely feminine person.
She called me dirty cur" testi-
fed Policeman Okraj. "and then she
raised h"
Il object. your honor" shouted Mr.
Allng The witness is drawing a
conclusion as to what hi looks
like"
The objection was sustained.
Rooms 81 to $3.50 per week. Eli Ohh
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Floral stars.

The daffodil is on the bill
Just now;
When spring awakes he crocus
makes
Its bow;
Both worth their wage on any stage
We vow.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-05

the upstairs portion of the village
hall, the atmosphere of which was
surcharged with multiplicity OF
odors.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-05

Borrowell-I tell you, it's hard to be
poor. Harduppe-Gee. l find 1t the
easiest thing In the world.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-05
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Cairo Alexander County, illinois,
Population 13,147.

Cairo Alexander County, illinois,
Population 13,147.
Mayor, GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, II. A. HATCHER,
Treasurer. FRANK B. ARM,
STRONG.
CITY Attorney, HUNTER BIRD.
Comptroller. ERNEST WORKMAN.
Magistrate. ANDREW WEIITCAMp
Chief OF Police, j. G.. COWELL.
Alexander County, Population 27,4et.
County Judge, w. s. DEWEY.
County Clerk, JESSE n. MILLER,
Circuit Clerk. ALFRED BROWN.
Sheriff. A. s. FRASER.
States Attorney, ALEX M.WILSOrl
County Superintendent OF School.
MRS FANNIE r. HACKER.
Assessor and Treasurer. W.D. LIP.
PITT.
Coroner DR.. JAs. M'MANUS.
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The Bulletin n On sale % The fel
lowing places:
colsnan's, 7o2 commsrcIsI Assnua
Halliday House Nsws stanA
clue Front Restaurant
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Advertisers in The Bulletin get re.
suits. \.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-05

Beat Core. in city .si1 Ohio 81
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Mountain advocate., 1911-04-28

argued that the money spent in road
bull ing was money well spent.
At the conclusion of his remarks
tire meeting adjourned until Thurs.
day when m excursion was planned
to 60 to Cumberland Gap and go
over the government road rescntly
constructed between that point and
Mddlcsboro.
IL is earnestly hoped that each ard
every Vice. President who was named
at the meeting will tax, up the slo-
gan of building the "Wilderncss Bou-
levord" and keep it up until every
citizen realizes what it will mean to
have good roads leading through
our county and connecting us with
the ont side world
lets rot sit down with folded
arms and wait Tor the Vice Presi-
dent to du It all but let's take hold
with him aud pull together and snc-
cess will surely crown our efforts.
Fell county SAYS, they are going
to build "a road from Cumberland
Cap TO the Knox county line" Now
will Knox county awaken and meet
them at the border and extend tie
Boulevard on through her limits to
the Laurel county line
We believe she will and we stand
read, to do all i'll our power to help
to bring it into use. If it takes the
voting OF bonds, we are for the
bonds. II it can bc done in some
other manner. we are for it, any
way to get the Wilderness Boule-
ward. Let everybody talk favorable
and have no knockers and eventual.
" good roads will he woven into
regular net work in every direction.
Let the good work 80 on.
Mountain advocate., 1911-04-28
New Fountain Installed

u n'I' lie "olden has installed
TINS week III ms popular restaurant
one OF the most attractive ana mana
some SOFA FOUNTAINS mat Is /" p'
found anywhere
rs 4 model q beauty 1t is mex
ceIl'd, ami must he seen to tie apPre'
GATED he counter Is all "i soma
whi'' marnle ava the FOUNTAIN Is "i
onyx with beautiful electro hGh' Tx
lures mounted on the top
lh' S'"e'o"aru CONSISTS "' an IN.
Mountain advocate., 1911-04-28
Good Roads Meeting

10 the citizens of Knox County:
At the Good Roads Meeting held
in Pneville last week had the dis.
tinguished honor of being elected as
Vice President from Knox county,
and as such feel it is my duty to
call mass meeting of the people Of
the good county of Knox that they
may become familiar with the stu
alton and help MS to place in motion
the movement which we hope will
result in good roads for our people.
Therefore, have in mind that Court
day in MAY would he the most con.
venent tune for he citizens and for
that reason | will designate Mon.
lay, May %, as the date for our
first meeting.
Let every citizen who is interested
in the upbuilding OF Knox county
make it a point to be at the Court
house On that date and Join in the
movement.
The meeting will he free and open
To all and we are expecting you.
Very truly, your servant,
Mountain advocate., 1911-04-28
VICE PRESIDENTS SELECTED
ALONG COURSE OF ROAD
Strong Efforts Will be Made to Build Wilder
ness Road From Cumberland
Gap to Boonesboro

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Mountain advocate., 1911-04-28

One Of the most enthusiastic gath
erings that has assembled in South
eastern Kentucky in long time was
tho one that gathered in Fineville
last Wednesday with the purpose in
view Of organizing "Ths Southeast
ern Kentucky Good Roads Associa.
tion
The movement was first started
at meeting held in Middlesboro
recently, ut which time Mayor Pat
terson of Pineville and Judge Fuson
OF Bell County consulted with May
or Helburn Of Middlesboro and State
Senator Zoe +. Bosworth and they
then and there decided to call the
meeting in Pinevile on April the 10Th
and Goth. and ut once set about to
make il a success. Invitations were
issued and speakers were secured
from this and adjoining States and
delegates from quite number OF
adjoining counties were present.
The Convention assembled in the
large Circuit Court room at 1890
O'Clock by Judge b. A. Fuson and
opened with prayer by Rev. Saddler.
The address of welcome was deliv-
cred by Mayor f. S Helburn OF
Middlesboro, in which he made an
earnest plea for the upbuilding and
Improvement of the Mountain Sec
ton OF our State.
Mayor Helburn was followed by
Hon. Jno. w. Chalkley, OF Big Stone
Gap, Va, who is one of the prime
movers in the great road building
wave that has struck our sister
State, and has resulted in the usual
of bonds amounting to over two
million dollars for the purpose OF
road building in Virginia.
The delegation from Knox county
miss that part of the program as our
train did not arrive until the noon
hour. We were conveyed to the
Court house by automobile upon our
arrival and from there repaired at
once to the skating rink where a
splendid dinner was served to every
body. Col. Joe Crumli presiding
over that part OF the program was
sufficient to satisfy everyone that
everything was in 6rst'elass older,
After dinner the Association re-as-
semhled at the Court house and
when called to order telegram was
read from Hon. II. A. Sommcrs, o
Elizabethtown, expressing his re-
grets that he could not he present
10 assist in the movement.
Judge ]. Stamper, OF Knox county
was then called for and responded
in n strong speech in favor OF goo,
roads and while he was speaking th'
school children of the High Schoo
of Pineville marched in in n bod,
and sang some choice selections an'
were cheered to the echo by the larg
audience present Judge Slampe
emphasized the fact that good road
were essential in order to derive til
benefits our children are entitled L
from the public schools
Mountain advocate., 1911-04-28
BASE BALL
u. {. Made Good Showing
Last Week in the
Bluegrass
Easily Defeats The Eastern
Normal and keniuCy
Wesleyan

The Union College base ball team
lett on Sunday the 10th for week 5
trip to the bluegrass for a series of
games with the L. X. $. y at Rich.
mond. X. ". L. at Winchester and
the Bluegrass League teams at Paris
and lexington
The first game was with the State
Normal at Richmond. The Normal
boys put Mp a good game and had Il
tirst-claSS pitcher in Park, who
struck ont IL of L. C'S. men, while
Rig Mack only got S. /. {. was
only able to deiyat item bv a to .
score. Sawvers carried of the bat
ting honors in this game. getting
two hits ont Of four times at the hat.
Tuesday morning they left for
Winchester to play two games with
Kentucky Wesleyan University. The
* W. I. bows were very sore he
cause their blue grass pride had been
humblcd by a bunch of mountain
BOYS irom little mountain college,
so they decided to even up things
wi h L {. by puttiug in six Of the
HlucGrass League players, thinking,
Ut course, it would he easy to take
the game, but they were doomed to
disappointment for Kelly allowed
them only two hits and struck ont
thirteen while Edwards allowed ten
hits al d struck out eight. Union took
the game + to l. Watkins and Saw
yeas did the best batting, although
NcDonald's 3 base hit came in good
time. The next lav only one inning
was played, rain stopping the game.
Union went over to Paris Thurs.
dav for a series of two games with
the fast Bluegrass League team of
that ity. Our boys went up in the
air, making IL costly errors. Wat
kinS pitched fairly good game al
lowing only hits and with the
proper support would probably have
made the game interesting Wat
kins, Golden and Faulkner each got
a hit Paris got away with the
game Q to |.
Mcdonald pitched Friday, allow
ing $ hits and came very near win
uing his game in the ninth with n
three Dagger, and would have won
except for the : errors made behind
him. Golden was the champion bat
ter in this game getting 3 hits out
of times up Paris, by the best OF
lScl,, took this game to e.
They took the intcrurban 10 Lex
inpton for a game with the LeNing.
ton Colts on Saturday, Saturday
proved to he very disagrccable day
and also an unluckv one for Union
Kelly started in to pi'ch for Union,
-.
Mountain advocate., 1911-04-28
Seed Corn Here

10 aud IL years (age limit being
raised yr } who raises 60 bushels,
bu or more corn to the acre will re.
ceivc special diploma bearing the
signature Of the Governor, state
Superintendent, Commissioner OF
Agriculture and the County Super
intendent. In addition 10 the above
reward, portion Of the good citi.
zcns of Barbourvillc have seen fat 10
offer to those boys whose names are
listed by the County Superintendent
as contestants, using the seed corn
distributed by him, and who actual
" put in cultivation one-half acre or
more, the following prizes;
1.-The Knox County Officials Of
fer for the best WELD of corn on any
half acre grown in Knox county by
any boy between the ages of 10 al d
Is years, a gold piece Of 500.
The National Bank Of John a.
Black offers $40 for the second best
yield. Same conditions as No. |.
T. F. Faulkner & Co will give one
boys saddle and blanket, valued at
$40, for the third best Weld. Same
conditions as No. |.
1.-The FIRST National Bank, by
Robt. W. Cole, cashier, oilers $40
in gold Tor % ears best developed
corn raised in Knox county by any
boy between 10 and Is years OF age.
The Parker Mercantile Co. will
give one suit OF clothes, valued at
$40, tor the second best - ears.
Same conditions as No. ,.
3-The Knox County Board Of
Education offers so to the boy he
tween the age of 10 and Ii years for
the lewcst number of ears Smelling
one bushel of corn.
W. II. Green offers 50. in gold, tor
the second lewest Same conditions
as No 3.
fudge +. u. Sampson will give
SO, in gold, to any boy in Knox
county between the age of 10 and
Ii years who can exhibit the ten
largest ears Of corn.
! K. Miller will give one pair o!
shoes, Diamond Special valued at
81, for the second largest 10 ears.
Same conditions as No. f.
81 X. Tugglc will give s., in
gold, to the contestant who strives,
vet fails, and has the iewcSt number
of bushels on a halt acre plot.
Union College, by James D. Black,
will give five months free tuition TO
the boy between the age of 10 and
Is wears who will produce the neat
est and best kept record OF how he
crIt;y,ted his half acre of corn.
r p Walker will Give s. Der
ib,sbci ,or tbe greatest number Of
bushels raised nm orc.riphth of an
o,,oo, or,,rd nv any hoy between
IN aud IL wears IN Knox comfy
The po,houryille Rapti>t Institute
u.gI MO. ,rc,.tn.,;on for five mont .
oorv hoy between the noe off 10
o,jlG wears who can proIY,c th,
,r.o,.s, number ,l ears or,yr ON
IA stalks
Smith Riley \ Co Nil, DIV, one
r,;r -, Walkovcr shoes valued at
:, ,,.,h, b,y betvecn the ace of1o
Mountain advocate., 1911-04-28
COMMIT RI.

". ". Evans, Chairman,
X. W. Cole, Read /, Black,
T. +. Faulkner, ". II. Groon,
b. p. Walker, W. [. Faulkner
ANY boys who vet desire to cutter
the contest will make it known To-
the County Superintendent at once.
Contestants will please call at the
County Superintendent office on
MAY the LIST Tor registration, seed
corn and instructions.
Mountain advocate., 1911-04-28

Hon Ruby Lailon, of Madison
vile, was present and was called
upon To give a talk, He responded
IN a very interesting talk and all
seemed Ia enjoy his remarks, II,
urged the building Of the roads and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-05-23
SCALES BROKE OUT
ALL OVER HER BODY
Scalp Affected, Hair Began to Fall.
Hands So Disfgured She Had to
Wear Gloves All the Time. Two
Hospitals Unable to Assure Cure.
First Application Of Cuticura Soap
and Ointment AIIayed Itching.
Psoriasis Has Disappeared.

"Allow me to say q few words In praise
ago, was affected by white scales on my
knees and elbows. / consulted q doctor
who treated me for ringworm. l saw no
change and consulted a specialist and he
claimed had psoriasis. continued treat
ments under him for about six months until
/ saw scales breaking cut all over my body
save my face. Ny scalp was affected, and
my hair began to fall. / tht7 changed
doctors to no avail. l went to two hespi-
tails and each wanted to make study Of
the case and seemed unable to cure it or
assure me of a cure. l tried several pat
emit medicines and was finally advised by
. friend who has used Cuticura on her
children since their birth, to purchase
the Cuticura Remedies. purchased cake
Of Soap, the Ointment and the Resolvent.
After the first application, the itching was
allayed.
II am stu using the Soap and Ointment
and now feel that none other is good enough
for my skin. The psoriasis has disappeared
and l everywhere feel better. Ny hands
were SO diShgured before using the Cuti-
cura Remedies that l had to wear gloves
all the time. Now my body and hands are
looking fine. "(Signed) Miss Sara Burnett, 2l35
Fitzwater st.. Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 30, 10.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold through
out the world. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp,
sole props, 13s Columbus Ave, Boston.
SEMailed free, samples Of Cuticura Soap and
Ointment, with 32-p. book on skin treatment.
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Round Of Hospitalities for
House Party at Fort
Myer.

Miss Eleanor Grant, of Cincinnati;
Miss Hirshinger. of North Carolina;
Miss Linnor Booth, of Kentucky, and
Miss Mary White and Miss Laura
White, of GAINESVILLE, Nd, will arrive
in Washington tomorrow, and Will be
the house guests of Colonel and Mrs.
Garrard, at Fort Myer, until after the
wedding next Wednesday of Miss Lucy
Garrard and Lieut.. Victor S. Foster,
U. S. A. They are all to be among the
brides attendants at the wedding.
A round of Inequalities have been
planned in honor of the house party.
beginning with a band concert at ~
coloneI's house tomorrow evening, fol-
lowed by an informal reception.
Thursday evening. Capt. Warren Dean.
U. S. A., Is giving a kitchen shower and
lawn party at his quarters for the bride.
Miss Claire Swift. daughter of Col.
and Mrs Eben Swift, U. S. A, is giving
a tea for the bridal party Friday after
noon, and Friday evening Capt. Baily.
L. S. A., the best man for Lieutenant
Foster, is to give a theater party.
Mrs. Herbert Carter, of Green Valley,
Va, Is giving a large luncheon for the
bride and her attendants Saturday, and
that evening the entire bridal party will
attend the last Of the seasons hops in
the administration building at Fort
Myer.
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By WILLIAM CARLETON

had to stop Rafferty,. He listened and
then he said:
well, here's where we do stop him"
We went at the job in whirlwind
fashion. 1 spoke a half dozen times,
l wanted to say. Every time / stood
and l remembered the kindly things he
used to do for the old ladies.
And l knew that Dams offer to take
me into partnership wasn't prompted
altogether by selfish motives. He could
have found other men who would have
served his purpose better.
In the meanwhile Dan had organized
Social Clubs" in half a dozen Sec
tons. For the first few weeks of the
campaign l never heard of him except
as leading grand marches. But the
last week he waded in.
There's no use going into details.
He beat U.S. He rolled up a tremendous
majority. The president of the club
couldn't, understand it. He was dis
couraged.
II had every boy IN the ward out
working" he said.
Yes 1 said, but Dan had every
grandmother and every daughter and
every granddaughter out working.
Dan came around to the fiat one
night after the election. He was as
happy as a boy over his victory.
Carleton" he said, again. its too
domd bad We amt an Irishman."
After he had gone, Ruth said to me:
Il don't think Mr.. Rafferty, will make
a bad alderman at all
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black coffee made of beans for break
fast, Nella said: Uncle, why do you
not sell one of the beautiful stones you
were looking at last night, then We
could have food
What do you mean?'' asked her
uncle; you must have been dreaming.
l have no valuable stones"
Nella told him what she had seen and
he laughed They are only glass;" he
said. al have them to keep away trou-
BILE, but you must not touch them, for
II any one else handles them they will
lose their charm"
Nella did not believe him and after he
went to the mill she took the jar from
under the bed and took of the cover.
The gems sparkled as the light touch
ed them. One looked like coal OF
fire, and NeIla reached in and took 1t
out 1t turned a blush shade and as
she rolled It over in her hand it became
yellow and all colors.
This is the prettiest Of al" she said.
II am going to keep It: uncle Will never
miss this bit of glass, and need some
thing to keep away trouble as well as
he does. l did not touch the others, so
they will still protect him"
But what was that the bit OF glass
seemed to be singing?
ct have caught the sun Of India
And stolen in the moons soft ray.
have sat at the throne OF Caesar;
Keep me for a day"
NeIIa pushed the jar under the bed
and put the opal chat was the name
of the beautiful stone) in her pocket.
After her work was finished she went to
the mill to help her uncle.
She watched the yellow corn as 1t was
poured into the hopper to be ground.
IT wish 1t were all gold" she thought
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wish l had a dress like the blue in it
Her old dress fell to the ground, and
in its place was a beautiful blue ons
This will never do" thought Nella- II
have on a lovely dress and l have no
home. So she began to wish for all the
things she seemed to need.
A house appeared across the road
from where she sat, but Nella did not
dare enter, it was so grand. II wish I
were inside the house." she said, and
she found herself walking up the stairs.
She went into all the rooms and found
everything for which a girl could wish.
Nella took good care Of her uncle for
The rest of his life and he never in
ouired about her strange power.
Tomorrow's story: Little Lady"
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FoR LITTLE FOLK JUST BEFORE BEDTIME
The Sandman S Stories
NELLA'S WISH.

as she walked away. Then uncle and
l could have a nice dinner. -
A cry from her uncle caused her to
look back. and she saw gold dollars In
the hopper in place Of the corn.
Where did they come from?" asked
Nella as she helped to gather them; she
did not think about her wish. ~
Il do not know" said her uncle as he
poured more corn into the hopper, butt
Of course, it did not turn to gold as
Nella did not make another wish.
Uncle" she said, you must 90 to
the market and get nice dinner ana
NO." said her uncle, I'VE will eat
bread and milk and save the money"
What makes you so miserly," said
Nel1a; money Is of use only for what
gry," she said, Il wish had a table
before me with a good dinner
Up from the floor Of the mill rose q
table and Nella sat in her chair before
it so quickly that she rubbed her eyes To
make sure that what she saw was real.
Her uncle ran to her and shook her by
the shoulder wish again." he said.
wait until / finish my dinner" said
Nella. Il am hungry. You eat, toe,
uncle"
But the miser was so anxious to have
her wish for gold that he could not
eat, and when Nella had finished, and
the table and chair had disappeared he
said: Now wish that the mill pond
may become gold
Nella wished as he asked her to do
and the mill stopped grinding, for there
was no water to turn the wheel Tho
misery miller had not thought of that.
Now see what has happened" said
Nella, you cannot grind any more corn
and what will the people do for food2
You are bad old man and think ONLY
Of yourself. 1 wish I did not live with
you"
AS she spoke she began to run. With
out touching the ground her feet flew
along the road. On and on she went
until she wished she could stop, ana
then she stopped so suddenly that she
almost fell over. -
She sat down by the roadside wonder
ing what strange power had come to her
when she heard the singing again. IT
is the bit of glass; she said, taking II
from her pocket and looking at 1t. Il
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TT HEN Nella's father and
NM mother died she went 10 live
W " with her uncle. He was
miller and lived In little
house by the mill.
He told Nella he was very poor, but II
she would do the work and help him
she could live there.
So Nella worked very hard to please
him, but he was a miser, and never
thought she did enough to pay for her
board.
One day after she worked very hard
and was tired and hungry, he told her
they could not have any supper that
night, as he did not have money enough
to buy food, as the people for whom
he had ground corn had not paid him.
Nella went to bed, but she was 50
hungry she could not sleep. By and by
she heard noise and she went to the
door of her room and looked out.
Her uncle was sitting by table, and
in front OF him, sparkling and cleaning
like fire. were beautiful diamonds, sap
phires, rubies, and other precious stones
He held them in his hands and ca
ressed them as though they were alive.
Then he put them carefully in an
earthen jar and put them under his bed
The next morning when they had only
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-05-23
Colonel and Mrs. Williams
Close Washington Home.

Col. and Mrs. John r. Williams, U.
S. A, and Miss Dorothy Williams have
closed their Washington residence and
are at Forest Glen, Md.
The military attache Of the Russian
embassy. Col. Baron de Dode, and his
sister, Baroness Elizabeth de Bode,
were hosts at dinner last night, having
As tFeir guests Raron and Baroness
Nolda, and Pierre Botkine, Russian
delegate to the fur seal conference;
Prince Koudacheff, Russian charge
daffaires; Commander Vassilief naval
attache and Nine. Vassilief/ and Mr..
Dmitrow and Baron UxholI, /of the en-
bassS staff.
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Society Attracted BY
Game at Georgetown.

Official and diplomatic circles Of
Washington society are taking consid-
cradle interest in the baseball game to
be played Friday on the Georgetown
University field by the teams from the
University of Keio. Japan, and George
town.
The japanese ambassador has invited
the President and the members OF the
Cabinet, and 1t Is expected a distin-
guished company will attend.