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The Washington times., 1912-07-18
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
Every Knock Is a Boost"
Good chance slipped by.

Good chance slipped by.
1t Is unfortunate to drop a victory
such as the Nationals dropped yester-
day. and that one was doubly unfortu-
nate because the team lost a chance to
climb up on the ladder OF success. The
Browns carry a good sized kick and It
will not do for Griffiths team to under
estimate their ability.
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CLOSE CONTESTS IN
AMATEUR LEAGUES

In the second inning. The Ave runs In
this round would have been enough to
win as the losers failed to score until
the fifth.
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Capital City League.

Gates steal of home in the final round
of yesterdays game gave his team a
one run lead which proved enough to
win. The score stood, Mercury, 3; Capt.
tai, 2.
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Hitting was light and errors were

plentiful. Ragged support at times
when clean work was necessary lost the
game for the Lincoln team. Simpson
managed to connect for half Of his
teams four hits
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Northern Association.

Regents got in ahead of Waverly with
. . to 3 score yesterday, scoring heavily
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Quantrelle, Buscher, and Dodge were
the hitters of the afternoon. Quantrelle
has been banging the ball in approved
style OF late, and has good mark in
the averages.
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Fielding was exceptionally good, and
while the hitting was light both teams
took advantage of every possible open
ing. Cunningham, Mulvey and Gates
were the best players at the bat.
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Errors made the scoring possible, for
but eleven hits were made by both
teams. The pitchers were in fair form,
but the teams behind them were way
ooff color
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Minor League Results.
American Association.

Minneapolis, 8; indianapolis, J.
Toledo, s; Milwaukee, 4.
Kansas City, 5; Columbus, 8.
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Southern League.
New Orleans, 4; Chattanooga, /.
Nashville, 4; Birmingham, /.
South Atlantic League.
First game: Columbus, /; Columbia
Q. Second game: Columbus. 7; Colum
bia, /.
First game: Macon, /: Albany, Q
Second game: Albany, 3; Macon, 2
Jacksonville. IL; Savannah, 0.
International League.
Baltimore, I; Jersey City, l.
Buffalo, Z; Rochester, 2.
Montreal, 10: Toronto, g.
Newark, 4; Providence, 3.
Virginia League.
Portsmouth, 2; Richmond, O.
Petersburg, 4; Newport News, o.
Norfolk, 10; Roanoke, g.
Appalachian League.
Cleveland. 4; Johnson City, 1.
Morristown, z; Bristol. 8.
Carolina Association.
Spartanburg-G -Greenville, rain.
Greensf oro, Z; Winston Salem, s.
Anderson-Charlotte, rain.
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Spartanburg-Greenville, rain.
GreensF oro, 7; Winston Salem, 5.
Anderson-Charlotte, rain.
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Southern League.
New Orleans, 4; Chattanooga, /.
Nashville, 4; Birmingham, /.
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South Atlantic Leasue
Observation-Disclosures nna
Virginia League.

Portsmouth. 2; Richmond, 0.
Petersburg, 4; Newport News, o.
Norfolk, 10; Roanoke, 3.
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Appalachian Leaqua-
Carolina Association

Cleveland, 4; Johnson City, 1.
: Morristown, Z; Bristol. 3.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-19
Domestic Pets.

A healthy dog living a natural aDc
healthy life-not the life Of the pam
pered inmate Of harem-is a dis
tinct asset in a household
lie not only helps to smooth the
rough places and give us interests and
protection, but very often he compels
his owners to take their due share OF
exercise and lead more open air lives
than they would do If left to them
selves
We eve him heavy debt of graft
tude and we should lose no oppOrtun-
ity of doing him a good turn, but the
lady who lets her pet eat from her
own plate, sleep IN her own bed, even
teaches him to take morsels from her
own lips, frequently kisses her pets
ru2zle, and allows him to lick her
face with equanimity in return, is Sc
verely warned.
These. says a well known doctor
are NEST dangerous practices when
one realizes how all dogs perform
their own toilet.es and where they
poke their muzzles, and also how the
germs OF certain disease may be trans
nitted.
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the people will be continued to the
end that Cairo may become in the
near future the GREATER CAIRO
that we have for so army years
hoped for.
If every resident of Cairo would
try to be as consistent a booster as
the mayor. Cairo WOULD become
the GREATER CAIRO. Boosters
are absolutely essential and if all
boosters in Cairo will get together
and decide upon a definite plan Of
boosting. good results should be OBJ
tanned. There are many things in
Cairo to boost and very few things
to knock. The greatest evil Cairo
will have to contend with will be
the knockers and the perpetual pes
simists, Memphis is one of The
most bustling cities in the union to-
day through the successful elimina-
tion Of the knockers and fogyism.
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It is not at all well known that
lentghthood has constantly been con-
ferred upon women. Many English
ladies' received the accolade and
many more were members Of sucn
knightly orders as the Garter and St.
John. When Mary Cholmondeley
the bold lady Of Cheshire" was
knighted by Elizabeth for "her valiant
address" Gil the queen taking the
command ct the threatened invasion
OF Spain, did she know that a whole
city of Spanish women, the gallant
women of Tortosa had been knighted
for saving that city from the Moors?
Mary and Elizabeth had both been
knighted at their coronation, but by
the time Anne,s the second Mary. and
Victoria assembled the throne 1t had
been quite forgotten that according to
English law and use a woman who
filled a mans office acquired all its
privileges and was immune from none
of its duties.
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SEEMED A FOOLISH QUESTION
sefuddIed Bridegroom Resented in.
quIry That at the Moment Seemed
TO Him lII-Tlmed.

One Of the most widely known nec'-
bers Of the Red Ink set got married
some time ago says the New York cor
respondent Of the Cincinnati Times.
Star II was no new experience fer
| him. In fact, he'd taken the hurdle
two or three times before--each time
falling at the water jump. To be eX.
plicit about it, he's a perfectly fire
little poet, as long as he is clutche
to the cart But when he begins 10
dabble with Old Man Red Eye, ne DO
comes matrimonially and socially I'M.
| possible On the occasion Of this la
est marriage, he had been sober fer
quite long while, a phenomenon dus
in part to the fact that he had been
stone broke for an even longer whila.
And he had bound himself never, never
to listen to bubble.
~ think he meant 1t, too" said or 2
Of his friends Anyhow, he's beea
sober ever since, which Is an event
that ranks with Hailey's comet in n
| frequency. But the day Of the MAJ.
riage he needed little bracer Know
| ing his falling his friends would not
| give him any money. Neither would
| his bride-to-be although she is sim
| ply laced with It. Our poor poet went
around with his tongue cracking
and warping in his mouth--drier than
the covered bridge Of holy writ. Sud
denly 1t was discovered that the mar.
riage license had not been procured
I'll get It, volunteered the poor poe +
| Give me s.
HE knew that the license cost but
one. But no one else knew it. He got
the license, and then he filled himself
as full of bulge as possible with 81
and an hour a half When he walked
up the church aisle he was burbling--
but long training kept him from be
traying his condition. His bride-to-t
got sniff Of what had happened {.
ner 81, but it was too late to meu
then Our poor poet got along al
right until the minister asked him YER
solemnly: DO you take this woma1
to be your welded wife?"
"Whereupon he loked at the preach
er in amazement Quit your joking
old top, said he, in loud, round tone
That's what I'm here for. I'm the or
iginal taking kid"
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ura, so mechanically did he operate,
ard the sentinel never for an instant
relaxed his scrutiny.
| had picked up almost the last
crumb, toying with it is desperation,
when voice spoke apparently from
the head of the stair. The Ranger
turned lis head to answer, and q the
Instant a paper pellet was crushed into
my hand. Instinctiyely my fingers
closed over il, and as the guard turned
back again, gruny ordering us to
hurry up, Peter was at the opposite
side Of the table gathering up the
dishes, his bald head shining brilliant
ly, his eyes as dull as those Of a fish,
| leaned back watching him, clutchiug
The paper pellet in the palm of one
hand, until he passed out with his
tray, and the-door clicked behind him.
Not once did he glance toward me- or
acknowledge my presence. Fearful
lest | might be spled upon, my heart
beating wildly in anticipation. lay
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The LsGy's Plan.

must have remained there an hour
undisturbed. listening to faint sounds
in the rooms ADORE, and peering ont
between the iron bars at a little
square Of blue sky, and some waving
branches. Once, with ear pressed
against the door could distinguish
the regular steps Of g. sentinel pacing
back and forth, and out Of the window
caught the silhouette Of a cooked
hat and brown gun barrel Seldom was
evidently guarding me with the Ut
most care
BY the light I judged the time some
what beyond noon, when the door
opened suddenly, and Peter appeared
bearing a trap. He was as mysteri-
ously silent and professional as upon
his first visit, not even favorinE me
with a glance, his mind apparently
intent upon his duties, moving about
noiselssly, wiping the table, and plac-
ing his load Of dishes thereon with
great care that all should be arranged
liz perfect order. The door remained
ajar during these preparations, a
Queens Ranger standing there mo-
tionless, leaning on his gun, and eye
ing US steadily At last Peter drew
up a chair, busted it, and with wave
Of the hand invited me to be seated.
| ate as slowly as possible, while he
stood over me, anticipating my every
want. He might have been wax Gg-
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-19
Correspondence
By GEORGE FITCH.
Author of "A Good Old Siwash."

A correspondence school is an
educational institution with a long
distance attachment which enables
man to stuff himself with kuowl-
edge at the rate OF two cents an
ounce. rural free delivery included,
1t is very easy to attend CORE
spondence school All that is neces-
sary is to be a good correspondent,
A man need not be careful dresser,
or a durable end runner, or a master
with the banjo, or a swan like
dancer. He does not need to possess
a chilled steel voice box or wagon
load OF sofa pillows, or talent for or
ganizing under-clansmen or an in
ordinate nocturnal appetite for pie
All he needs is hushel of two-cent
stamps and a little spare time in the
evening. With this equipment h
can in few months familiariaa him,
self with the principles of mecnani-
cal drawing, electricity. German
Spanish, shouldecless French, inten.
siye farming, swimming under water,
journalism, horse doctoring. ship
building Marathon running, cake
designing, skyscraper planning, piano
playing, preaching. law, scenario
writing. auto driving, plain legislat
ing, home plumbing, awaiting %;
hair cutting.
1t will thus be seen that the co,
respondenCe school has vast curri-
Culum Hundreds of thousands o.
Americans are attending thes
schools around the kitchen table a
night. and all over the land Worried
young chauffeurs are sitting in mo
tionless automobiles trying to fiul
out from a fat book how to get home
in time for supper.
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Boosting Cairo.

Is Mayor Parsons a booster for
Cairo? Read the following extract
from his annual message:
"The people of the city have
every reason to look upon the future
Of Cairo in a most optimistic way.
SO far as | have been able to learn
The BUSINESS interests OF the city
have recovered from the effects Of
Tie flood more rapidly and with bet
ter results than the most sanguine
Of US had anticipated. We are
working together as a people more
tremendously and actively than has
ever been known before The work
that has to be done in raising and
strengthening the levees Of the city
and Drainage District vii furnish
employment to all the laborers in
the city and require additional la
borers from abroad, thereby putting
into circulation large sums of ready
merey which will be paid out fol
labor. Such condition has not ex
fitted Cor some time and Is bound
10 lie of great benefit to our mer
chants and the people in general.
Again want to commend tht
harmonious and active services tha'
have been rendered to the publ,
during the high water period and
express the hope that the pleasan'
relations that have developed among
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BETT0R HAD MONEY COMING
But Then, Charley Is Hardly Likely
to Live Four Thousand Weeks,
You Know.

Wen conceal his identity under the
trade name OF Charley, says the New
York correspondent of the Cincinnati
Times.Star He is telegraph opera.
tor with professional knowledge OF
the ponies. When times were better
In this town in sporting way he
used to take the racing results In a
poolroom, When the Western Union
refused to serve the rooms IL town
any more, he had TO take Just an o"di-
nary wire-snapplng Job. As a side Is
sue he used to run a little handbook
IN take the bets at track odds" b.
announced to his friends You al
know thatS1 haven't any tank ron. hG'
I'm honest, II you hit me too bar,
I'll have to pay YOU OF opt Of my Ga
airy, at the rate OF two dollars 4
week"
That was satisfactory to the iiit,
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Copyright. 1912, by Gorge Mathew Adams)

bunch Of oparators who handed him
dollar bills daily charley went on.
lGch being a little better than even.
Operators a,a pretty wise PLAYERS as
rule. ami thew hit him almost as
often a. the, lost Put .c1 the whole
charley was ahead. Then. one dag 4
friend mt a gve.do',ar hiu on q four
horse parlay
a don't like to take this rnonev. ="
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when the attention Of The Sui
eth IL sailed to any misstatsmenl
II fact or to any error concerning
INV man or thing, corrections will
,heerfdlly be mado.)
The City Hall Project.

"Inasmuch as 1t seems reasonably
certain that the government is going
to assist the city authoritfs and the
Drainage DstriI in strengthening
the levees, the larger veortion of the
cost will be paid out in labor to con
tinue the arrangements for the con-
struction of city hall without delay
and have such building or buildings
constructed as will meet the needs 81
the city during the present year.
am not prepared TO recommend, un5
der the circumstances, the eXpendi-
ture of the entire $4,000 that has
ben voted for this purpose, but d.
believe that it would be possible IL
make arrangements for putting a
building with such improvements as
be necessary at an expenditure OF
about $4,000, and haN whatever
buildings that are so constructed
that thy may be added to as neces-
sity may require"
The foregoing is an extract from
the annual message of Mayor George
Parsons to the City Council and
probably the most important part OF
the message. The voters Of Cairo,
who authorized the issuance of $T5,-
600 worth of bonds for the erection
of new municipal building, have
been wondering what would become
of the project The city already has
expended $4,000 fighting the flood
and il it viii have TO rebuild the
Cairo levees without aid from the
government it doubtless will be sew
eral years before conditions would
warrant the erection of municipal
buildings, no matter how PRESSING
the need may be.
However, if the city received aid
from the government, the new city
hall will be a possibility and II
there is any chance to acquire a
structure of this sort, it should not
be overlooked Cairo needs a new
city hall, perhaps not as much as II
requires an adequate levee system
but the necessity Npf adequate quar-
tiers for the municipal business
is pressing. Mayor Parsons already
has decided over two lots to be used
as site for the proposed new mu.
nicipal building and with the eX
penditure of $4,000 an excellent
building could be constructed. iii
suggestion that the Buildings b.
erected in such a manner that add
tions could be added as the year
pass is worthy of consideration
Cairo is bound to grow, perhaps
more rapidly in the future than IN
the past 1t would be folly to con
struct city hall large enough for
our present needs only, as thu
present generation would have L
pay the penalty of our foolishness. &
we build city hall, let 1t be 81
constructed that Improvements car
be added at any time,
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CHAPTER 1T-Disguised in British
uniform arrives within the cneny's lines

CHAPTER fT-Disguised in n British
UNIFORM arrives within the cnemy's lines.
: CHAPTER III-The Major attends n
great fete and saves the Lady Of the
blended Rose" from mob lie later meets
the girl Ct q brilliant ball
CHAPTER Iv-Trouhle Is started over
waltz, and Lawrence Is urged hv his
partner, Mistress Mortimer, 1.-THE lady OF
the Blended Rose), to make his escape.
CHATTER V-Tawrcnce Is detected a.
SPY by Captain Grant of tile British
army Who agrees to a'J
CHAPTER vT-Tne Guel IS STONED By
Gf3nt 8 friends and the spy makes . dash
lot nbertN swimming river following
CHAPTER vIr-Tha Mater arrives et
wv s;op OF blacksmith, VINO Is fre01ly.
Rose
CHAPTFR VTTI-Captaln Grant ana
rangers arrive and saarch the blacksmith
shop in vain for the spy.
CHAPTER Tx-Lawrence Joins the min
ute men who capture Grant ana his
train.
i, CHAPTER Xr-Lawrence's captors lock
refer the Jailer,
ro CHAPTER xIr-pcter advises Law
one viii send for him
CHAPTER XIV Lawrence again meets
the Lady Of the Blended Rose. who IN
forms him that he is In her house and
that she was in command Of the party
that attacked and captured him
CHAPTER Xv-The captive is thrust
into a dark underground chamber vvhr-!
captain Grant begins search of the
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-19
Schools

The student of the correspondent
school does not wear a hat banged
up in front or mysterious ieweled
pins. hut he can easily be distinguish
ed by his college flag, which is a
brunette forefnger on his right hand
The yell of the correspondence
school is, Gee whiz! Postage duet
and some fine records are held by
the students, who make them while
sprinting for the last mail collec-
ton
The correspondence school has de-
veloped greatly. but it still fingers
behind the ordinary college in many
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ing of the Cache river and cuttin =
off the winding loops, beginning at a
point several miles above PULASKI.
This scheme is entirely feasible and
would reclaim thousands Of acres Of
fertile land besides allowing fiat
boats to handle the produce Of corn
and grains to all points southwari.
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Confusion OF Effects.

"Thlngs didn't seem to work tcscth-
err in your series of dramatic represon'
tations"
"They didn't" admitted Mr.. storm
ingtdn Barnes, When we played
tragedy the box-oGlce receipts were 9
farce, and when We played farce they
were a tragedy"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-19

important branches Of science. 1t
does not teach lawn tennis or stroll
ling or debating or bonfire building
or neophite spanking. 1t does no,
develop a taste in neckties and IL
nances and in the beauties OF obtain
ing money by mail The college
sophomore with a pa who is suscept
ible to good literature can make a
record which the correspondent stu
dent can neeyr hope to approach
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NOTICE TO sUBsCRrBEHs

II you ia2 to receive your
paper by 7 .. m, on week
DAYS and 5 d. m, on Sundays
telephone to The Bulletin OF.
Zee, No. IS, either phone and
one Will be sent to yox ~
special messenger.
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(To be Continued.

.Thorc "a no real need OF anyone
teia- 'ro@llod with constipation.
GtW.hcr.1n's Tablets viii cause an
agreeable movement Of The bowels
without any unpleasant effect Give
them a trial. For sale by all drug
gIsts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-19

th'If h'H q t.'SIt~il'f hhtit4tLtlJ NU-,
tlceable, 80 IS to cause The girl to ak
anxiously;
"EIe has ret been iniured?"
"Wlo. the colonel!" with short
laugh NO fear Of that while pursu.
ing hose fellows: they ride too fast,
and are scattered by now all the ways
from here TO the Atlantic Probably
squad Of the same gang out there
fighting Seldom. Trouble with the
colonel is he takes the affair too se7i-
ously; imagines he is actually on the
trail, and proposes TO remain ont all
night. l became tired of such foolish.
ness and rode back"
YOU mean you left? Deserted?"
ooh, hardly that" lazily. you see
[ was sent out with a detachment to
ride down the Lewiston road mora.
~ left my sergeant In command and
turned my horses head this way.
can be back by morning, anl wanted
to see YOU
"To see me. Captain Grant! You
dlsobeycd my mther'5 orders to ride
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