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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

Association football players will
be interested to know that the In
ternational board at recent
meeting decided that the ball used
in any important match should be
considered the property of the assoc
citation or club on whose ground the
match is played, and at the conclus-
ion of play it must be returned to
the referee. This will do away with
the scramble which sometimes takes
place between the teams a the con-
clusion of a game for possession of
The ball
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
Difference In Failures.

A Denver capitalist said bitterly.
apropos of dishonest liquidation
wherein he had been caught: There
are pessimists who say that marriage
Is failure: but between a marriage
and failure there's this difference;
In a marriage the wife takes the hus.
bands name. while In a failure the
husband takes the wife's name"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

Paul Clyde, a freshman of the
University of Washington (Seat-
tle) gives promise of developing in
TO a splendid distance runner. He
recently made a new Pacific Coast
mile record in the northwest inter
collegiate championship, at Wala
Wala, by running the distance in
4:21 20. He also ran a half mile
in minutes. Clyde has been run
ming two years.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

Leo Hendy, national interschCl
astic swimming champion and the
winner of many of Brookline Mass,
championships, has been appointed
an instructor in swimming Of the
Boy Scouts. He will be stationed at
Ponkapoag, near Boston.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

In conversation with Louis Brock
EFT OF the Harrisburg Kitty base
ball teamball team yesterday, that
gentleman informed the writer that
he and Mr.. STEELE We're arranging to
transfer the tweleve games which
the team had scheduled for White
City to the towns of greensboro,
Henderson, Paducah and Cairo.
Should that prove successful there
would be only one more game to be
played at White City after the game
with GAINESVILLE Friday-Harris-
burg News.
Haven't heard of any such trans
fer of games insofar as Cairo is con-
cerned, and they are always made
by agreement
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

Umpire Mike O'Brain has come in
for a bit of unfavorable criticism
from down New England way re-
Gently the Portland, Me, fans OBJ
iecting to his ruling in the recent
Portland Worchester, Nawland
League games.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

The st. Louis Browns claim the
only star baseball player in captiv-
ity in the big leagues. He is
Charles Flanagan, who recently
completed his term of service in
Uncle Sans navy, He's an infield-
err and he halls from San Diego,
where the Browns picked him up.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

If some one had offered to wager
last April that late July would find
Fletcher and Snodgrass leading at
bat well above 300, with Larry
Doyle well below .220, next to last
among the regulars, the bet would
have been grabbed from a thousand
quarters, eaten alive.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

This years big football game be-
tween Yale and Princeton will be
played at New Haven on Saturday,
November Is. The Yale VS.. Har-
ward match is to be played at Cam
bridge on Saturday, November %.
Langford will referee and Snow um-
pire in both contests.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

Ollie d. Pickering, formerly man
ager of the Vincennes Kitty league
team and now the star outfelder OF
the Henderson Kitty league team, is
a grandfather for the second time.
This morning a son arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Rus
sell in this city and a telegram OF
notification was at once sent to
Grandpa" Pickering The mother
of the new arrival was formerly Miss
Ozetta Pickering, who shortly be
lore her marriage was champion
lady roller skater of this city and
who was giving exhibitions in the
leading Kinks of the country. The
father of the new boy is an employe
of Tne National Rolling Mill com
pany Capital.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
sWATzAs BY sCO0PERINKUMs

Reports regarding Manager
Nairns conduct on his departure
from Cairo Friday evening on the
Illinois Central train and while at
Paducah were brought to the atten-
ton of the directors and fans last
evening. The gentleman who fur
nished the news offers to substan-
uata his statements by affidavits.
The matter will be taken up and in
yestigated and II found as stated.
Manager Nairn will be requested to
resign and sever mis- connection
with the team.
remarkable coincidence of yes
ierday is that all the teams in the
hrst division lost to the quartette in
the second brigade,
Another feature exhibiting the
classy playing of the teams. is that
all the scores We're very close and
aeld down to minimum.
The Bulletin will receive fun re-
turns, including the box scores of
al games played abroad bv the
team beginning last night up to
the close of the season. These re-
poFts are al the service of Wis
ohS to the office but the effort
n
% answer all REQUESTS over the tele
feat.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

The devotees OF the steeplcchase
branch of the sport are hustling
around these days looking for like
" material for the fall three-year-
old stakes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
RACING

San Francisco will award purses OF
$227.000 for the 1915 light harness
races which will be a feature OF the
Panama-Pacifie Exposition.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

Longwood Cricket Club near Bos-
ton, the oldest lawn tennis organi-
cation in America, is the first to
construct covered courts, in this
country The new building will be
of steel and stucco on terra Gotta
blocks; 12O by 1902 feet and S5 feet
high. 1t will contain two full sized
double courts. A balcony around
the interior will seat 500 spectators,
The playing surface will be a board
floor covered with "battleship lin
oleum" of a thickness of 3S of an
inch and green in color.
FOOTBALL.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

A st. Louis Judge has decided that
tipping porter is a voluntary act.
The Judge evidently has not had much
experience with pUrters.-Chicago
Journal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
Porch Plant,

Save the top Of pineapple,
In a pint Jar filled with water
will soon root. Then pot 1t ass
would any other plant and 1t ma
pretty decoration for the port
Mothers Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
Alyees Take One.

NinCenneS 2 IN
'larksville .e. ...2 |
Batteries -Terhune and A.shby:
|. Coleman. Nicks and Jolly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
BOXING.

Billy Gibson, of the Garden A. c.,
New York. is trying to match
packy Mcfarland and lightweight
chamoion Willie Richie.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
TUESDAY.

Leach Cross, New York dentist
and Marty Baldwin, of Boston
meet for twenty rounds at Vernon.
Cal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
T7To Contest at Hoptown

h@ 'sbarg ...... $500 /
Hopkinsville ..... 2 l
Batteries--lrvin and Fish; Pear.
son and Kalkoff Eleven innings,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

Richie is in great demand, for
lack Coffroth wants him as the
chief attraction with Tommy Muir
ply in San Francisco, on Admission
DAY
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
SPORTING CALENDAR,
MONDAY

MDNDA Y.
Grand Circuit meeting at Com.
stock Park, Grand Rapids. Mich.
Motor boat races al Put-in-Bsv
Ohio, for $4,000 in prizes.
Auto race meet at Galveston. Tey
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

Dickman. of Australia swim for the
worlds championship. in England.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

Harry Hillman, the Dartmouth
coach and old time runner is trying
to work off the effects of recent
attack of indigestion by training.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
off the Bat By JEAN SCOOP

Score by innings:
Cairo .. 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 %
Owens, o.. % 0 0 l Q 0 0 0 x-1
SUMMARY.
Stolen bases-Budke, Robidon.
Sacrifice hits-Ling, Robidon.
Two base hits-Sears, Gossage,
Taylor.
Double plays Sears to Budke;
Ling, Sears to Ling.
Bases on balls--Sheets ), Cos
sage 3.
Struck Sheets I, Gossage 4.
Passed balls--tTaylor 3.
Wild pitches-Gossag I Sheets |
nime-l:07. Umpire Lauzon.
Scorer Hildebrand.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

University of Chicago students
will have summer football practice,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
uaFyg.7yV&lgF VIgTV ISy'555 E15VFiSi1

Mike Glover, one of the best well
terweights ever turned out of Bos-
tou.is anxious to meet Mike Glib
bons
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
BASEBALL.

"The Giants in walk, lis Joe
Tinker's dope.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
Kitty League Standing.

Results of Saturday.
Cairo o, greensboro. l.
Paducah ., Henderson l.
Hopkinsvlle /. Harrisburg ,,
Clarksyille ,, Nincennes g.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
('lIESU
- - =

Dr. Emanuel Lasker. chess cham
pion of the world will defend his
title against A. X. Rubinstein of
Russia in April 1914.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
FRIDA Y

canadian Henley, at st. Gather.
inse, Ont.
Famous Australian cricket team
plays All-New York eleven at Ijv.
ingston, Staten Island.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

Today's big tennis event is the in
ternational tournament for the
Davis Cup at Wimbledon, England.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
THURSDAY.

Kacing season at Belmont Parl
ends.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
TT-TTTI51
Malaria Or ChiIIs & EaRYYp

Prescription No. 666 is prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHtllS 4 FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any rase, and
II taken then as tonic the Fever viii not
return. IL sets on the liver better thsa
Csiomei snd does 40, sripe or sieksn. sc
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
National League.

AT ST. Louis.
| st. Louis ............I ~ IA 0
New York ........... 3 q
Batteries-SalIee and Wingo;
Crandall and Meyers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
SPORTOGRAPHS
ATHLETICS.

ATHLETICS.
Albert L. Gutterson, Olympic jump
ig champion will soon become a
benedict
Carroll b. Half, the University of
Michigan athlete SAYS he will travel
east and meet Tom Halpin of the
Boston A. A., any old time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
SATURDAY.

David Biiiinton, of Radcliffe
Lancashire, professional swimminr
champion of England, and Oscar F.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
WEDNESDAY.

Annual Horse Show, Long Brapcl
n. j.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

CAIRO
GREENSBORO.

oWENsBoRo.
Alb r Fl 70 A r
Robidcn. Sd 90 o / 4 o.
Ling, lib ..e.S o O. 8 o o
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

CRICKET AND TENNIS. .
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27
At Pittsburg.

bdVVVIIs AUams, WCQuiIIan
Robinson and Simon, Gibson, Cole
man; Alexander and Killifer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

Battefles-JOhnsOn, SUggs and
Kline; Allen and Miller.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-27

At Cincinnati.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-10-31
CHAPTER XII.
Ihlrty seconds More,

At nine o'clock the following morn
ing Eve men grouped in McCarthy's
Office. talking earnestly. barrow and
Jack Warford had been the first to
arrive. Mccarthy did not seem sur.
prised to see them; nor did he greet
them with belligerence.
"Weli?" he demanded
"Well?" repeated barrow. sinking
gracefully on one corner of the table
You're an old fool, Mccarthy. What
good did you think 1t would do you to
arrest me?"
IT intended to sweat you," confessed
the boss frankly, but was too busy
Sweat me, eh?" demanded barrow,
with some amusement 80 you do
cided not to. did you-hence the lack
of enthusiasm on the pert of the po-
lice In effecting my recapture. You
didn't imagine I caused all this. did
your"
II don't know" growIed Mccarthy
But IL you, or the other fellow. or
whoever or whatever It is. think you
can blum me out. YEN o. hs sr It's left!
That's ant"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-10-31
WHITE WAYS NOT WELCOMED
Explorer Tells Of Dire Results of "CIv-
iiization" Among the Eskimos
That He Has Known.

Cold figures and facts presented by
Vilhajalmar Stefansson show why he
wishes to protect his blond Eski-
mos" from contact with the whites.
He says in the Geographical Magazine
that according to records in the GO
years up to 1910 the Mackenzie river
Eskimos have been civilized. Chris
TANNED and reduced by white mems
diseases from over 1000 to less than
40. In 1911 there were at Cape
Bathurst about 40 civilized Eskimos,
partly Mackenzie river people and
partly emigrants, and out of that 40
a good 20 were seriously Ill. two OF
them permanently insane. while in an
uncivilized group (Which from the
very beginning has been isolated
from white mem we found only one
sick. an old man who had been blind
for something like eight years.
And not only were many OF the
civilized Mackenzie people chronical-
ly i'll. but they we're also insufficient
ly clothed and insufficiently fed. There
was In 1911 probably not single In
dividual in the Prince Albert sound
group who did not have at least two
complete suits OF warm skin clothing
and many had several suits. while
among the civilized Eskimos Of the
Mackenzie Mt any time between 1908
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-10-31
ECZEMA ON BACK AND CHEST

Pierson, N. Dakota.-"The eczema
started on my scalp. 1t finally went
on to the back of my neck, then on to
my back, arms and chest. II broke
out in pimples first and then seemed
to run together in some places. max
ing a sore about the size of dime.
At times the itching and burning were
80 intense that IL seemed unbearable.
The more I scratched It the worse 1t
became, and there would be . eight
discharge from It. especially ON my
scalp, 30 as to make my hair matted
and sticky close to the scalp. The
hair was dry, lifeless and thin. MY
hair was falling 80 terribly that : had
begun to DESPAIR of ever finding re-
lief. My clothing irritated tho egup-
ton on my back. The affected parts
were almost solid scab.
II had been bothered with eczema
for about a year and a half. Thea L
began using the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. used them daily for two
months and I was cured" (Signed)
Miss Mildred Dennis, Apr. 80, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept L. Boston. ADV.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-10-31
CHAPTER XII.
The Unknown.

The Unknown.
1t now becomes necessary to glance
in passing at the personal character
istics OF Professor Eldridge. This
man was in about his fortieth year
tall. spare. keenly intellectual in coun.
tenance. cool, possessed of an abso.
lutte reliance on the powers of science
beyond which his mental processes
did not stray. His manner was dis.
tinguished by stir unbending for.
mality; his expression by a glacial
coldness Of steel-gray eyes and a
straight-line compression of thin lips !;
his dress by precise and unvarying
Journalism, and his speech by curl
Gus polysyllabic stiffness.
This latter idiosyncrasy would In
another have seemed either priggish
Of facetiously intended. With Profes
sor Eldridge it was merely a natural
method of speech.
Withal, his scientific attachments
were not only undoubted. but so con
siderable as to have won for him
against many odds the reputation OIL
great scientist. His speciality. II
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-10-31
SYNOPSIS.

Percy barrow. young scientist In
search OF a Job. enters the office of
,Boss'' Mccarthy of New York. Nc
carti1y has Just been threatened by an
Anonymous message ordering him to flee
TO Europe He does not take the mes
sage seriously. Darrow goes up the
elevator to try for a position with DR..
Knox. Suddenly. the electric apparatus
IN the Atlas building goes out of busi-
ness. Experts are unable to locate the
trouble. All at once, without apparent
reason. electric connections are restored:
The next evening Mccarthy Is warned
that unless he leaves at once for Europe
2 sign win be sent him at six; Prompt
tus Of New York II cut or. Percy OAR
row Thinks he has clue. He engages
tho help OF Jack warford. a college ath-
iete. They visit Mccarthy and offer to
run down the cause of his mysterious
trouble. Mccarthy has just received an
other warning by wireless. AZ six a
death1y stiffness falls on the Atlas build
ing. plotting. out all sound; barrow Is
arrested as he leaves the building. He
Is undisturbed because he believes he ID
on the right track and that another por-
tent WIFI appear at six. This time the
whole town Is thrown into darkness and
all bearing suspended. Under cover. OF
the confusion barrow escapes from jail.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-10-31
uncomfortable CT.

There Is just one ANIMAL man Slaa
never conquered. never can conquer.
Centuries ago every other beast be-
came the slave OF man or else 6ed
far from human habitatioh. One and
one only refused to fee or to submit.
This only exception to a world OF
servants and Of scared enemies II the
domestic cat. When some animals be-
came mans slaves and others aed
from him, the cat did neither. 1t
simply took all the favors ana ad-
vantages man had to offer. and refused
to do one lick OF work in exchange
Beat a dog and he will fawn On you.
Beat a cat and II will attack you and
then desert you. You can't eoa9uer
the cat. You can't make Il work.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-10-31

few tenants remaining in the building
diagnosis. The exactness of scientific
laws was so admirably duplicated by
the exactitudes of his mind that he
seemed able, by bloodless and me-
chanical sympathy, to penetrate to the
most obscure causes of the strangest
events. 1t might be added that prac-
tically bis only social ties were those
with the Warfords, and that the only
woman with whom he ever entered
into conversation was Helen.
At sight Of him Percy Darrow's
lounging gait became accumulated to
exaggeratior.
Hello. Prof." he drawled. ION the
job. l see. Good morning, Doctor"
he greeted Knox. what do you make
OF it?"
II make Of it that the Atlas Building
will shortly be without tenants" re-
piled the doctor; me. for one"
Eldridge surveyed barrow coldly
through the glittering lenses of his
glasses.
THE cause Of these extraordinary
phenomena Is self-evident," he stated.
"You mean their nature, not their
cause" replied barrow "In nature.
they refer back to the interference
with etheric and molecular vibrations.
That" he added, "is a fact that every
boy in the grammer-school physics
class has figured out for himself. The
cause Is a different matter.
II stand corrected" said Eldridge.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-10-31

had stumbled forth. vowins never to
return to such a-assorted adjectives
building. That was all there seemed
to be to say.
In the meantime the crowd had In
creased from few hundred to thou.
sands. Police appeared. The CORR.
doris were cleared of all but few.
Among these were Hallowell and Jack
Warford; the former as a reporter.
the latter as the reporters compan.
ion. Doctor Knox and Professor Ed.
ridge arrived shortly. After a time
barrow reappeared. sauntering quite
calmly from the pail of darkness, as
though emerging from behind vel.
vet curtain.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-10-31
Sharks Menu Extensive.

A tiger sharh, captured in Key West
harbor, is reported to have contained
in its stomach cows head. dehorned
and NIL. as the lower jaws. the verte-
bral column of sheep. the scutes of
a green turtle. the bones and feathers
of two birds. and lot of tin cans and
seaweed It's Jaws measured foot 4
inches. straigh' across But why call
1t tiger shark? Goat shark or os-
trich shark would be more in keep.
ing.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-10-31

and 1912 a man who had even one
good suit was hard to find. Most Of
them are so poorly clad that they
are unable to hunt seal in winter
through being insufficiently protected
from the cold
This insufficiency of clothing is the
result OF two things: First. the in
PRODUCTION of rifles has destroyed the
caribou upon which they depended for
clothing, and. secondly. the multiplied
ton of new wants. such as the desire
for tea, tobacco. sugar and ammuni-
ton. forces them to barter for these
expensive Injuries the skins which
they might otherwise have used to
dress In for the cold"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-10-31

ward McCarthy-"must bride high, or
have a strangle hold on you for fair"
He looked around to see the boss
eye fixed intently on him, smiled pleas
antly, and moved to one side. Sim.
mons stepped forward. handed Nc
Carthy paper. and went out. The
boss read the message slowly, and
turned little pale. After a moment
or so he surreptitiously drew out his
watch. Percy Darrow smiled. He,
too, held his watch in his hand.
Thirty seconds more-about," he
remarked pleasantly The boss looked
up startled. The last thing he saw
was the family smiling. triumphant
face of the young scientist. Then abb
solute blackness fell on him.
For several seconds astonishment
held the inmates Of the room chained
to their places; End for that space Of
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-10-31

so you've been getting more wire
less, have your" surmised barrow.
Mccarthy cast surly glance toward
Jack, whom previously he had liz.
nored.
Eyes," he admitted grudgingly.
barrow held out his hand. After a
moments hesitation Mccarthy thrust
forward a single yellow paper, and
Darrow read aloud In spite Of the
boss warning GESTURE:
Mccarthy: The sign has been sent
you and sent your people. You are stub
born, but II shall not avail you. You must
go; and within twenty-four hours. II
will not avail you unless you go. The
Celtic leaves tomorrow at noon. You
must go on that ship. I shall know
whether or not you obey me. Once more
I shall warn you; one more sign shall
send. Then I shall strikc!'
Hes getting garrulous." remarked
barrow reflectively; but he's reliev
ed my mind. You'd better CO."
Col cried Mccarthy, half starting
to his feet. "Not on your life!"
barrow surveyed him calmly.
You're getting rattled."' said he
"and it doesn't pay you particularly tc
try to bluff me. A jack-rabbit of av
erage firmness could stampede you In
your present state of mind"
"You think so?" sneered Mccarthy
II know so. And you're quite right
II you attempt the game too long. he'll
destroy YOU"
"How?" demanded Mccarthy.
Take my word for it, he can do it,
replied barrow.
Mccarthy ruminated, drumming his
thick fingers on the desk.
Find him." said he. at last.
81 intend to-" replied barrow.
"That'll be all right about your
friends job" conceded Mccarthy, with
nod toward Jack.
81 fancy you won't have anything
to do with It," returned Darrow pleas
antly.
At this moment the door opened and
Hallowell entered. He nodded to Oar
row, and greeted Mccarthy.
Nothing for YOU" growied the lat
ter.
barrow glanced at his watch.
"He will have In about five min
utes," said he to the reporter.
The fifth member of the party now
entered in the person Of Simmons. the
United Wireless operator. On seeing
the number gathered in Mccarthy
office he came to halt
barrow Immediately detached him
self from the group and approached
this man.
Anything new" he inquired in q
low voice.
Simmons glanced toward Mccarthy
New about what?" he demanded
stolidly.
ANY more messages from our mys
terious friend out in the ether to oul
equally mysterious friend at the
desk?"
II don't know what you mean?"
barrow surveyed him reflectively.
This is pretty big story" he
said at last, land affects a lot of PEG
pie. If you really haven't leaked
we'll. he"-with a Jerk OF his head to