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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19
AN EXPLANATION.

CAIKO, ILL.,, August 18th, 1888
To the Editor Of the Balletin:
DEAR SIR; la an article in your paper
Of this morning in regard to the Widows
and Orphans Mutual Aid Society, the wri-
ter states, The opponents of Mr., Lewis,
while acknowledging the value Of his ser.
vices, desire to see change in the secre-
tarys office ia order that the affairs and
past management Of the Society may be
all thoroughly brought to light
This is an unjust imputltion both upon
thessecretary and other officials, therefore
that the public may judge as well as mem.
beers of the Society, l ask that you insert in
your paper this, together with the following
reports of the executive committee and ex.
tract from my annual report now in the
hands Of the printer:
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19
EzrRAcr FROM sncnErAnY's REPORT


81 renew the request and invitation so re-
peateily given, all officers and members of
this Society are earnestly requested, and
citizens of the United States or other
country, are cordially invited at any time
while in this city, if they desire so to do,
10 call inspect and investigate, the books,
accounts and everything connected with
this institution. Being an open Commun-
ion society, we court scrutiny and investi-
cation. We have no secrets, signs, grips,
passwords, paraphenala, or regalia, save
and except one, that is cordial shake Of
the hand, being firmly convinced that our
system Of insurance needs only to be known
to be appreciated and patron2ed,
"Some time since an Hon. Judge of
Canada who stopped of the train for a
short time in passing dsccrncd our sim,
stepped in and after beng shown our
books and modus operandi Of dong bust.
ness, took with HIM a copy of the constitu-
ton aud bylaws, to his lodging, next
morning called and made application, was
examined and took three certificates. Since
which time we have invited the outside
world to call on US, at their convenience"
The writer has doubtless been greatly
misinformed or misunderstood the inter.
viewed, as the above and foregoing must
satisfy any intelligent person, that no
change of secretary is required to accom-
pllsh what the opponents Of the secretary
say they want to accomplish, hence there
must be n different motive.
BY inserting the above, you will do an
act of justice to the writer as well as pres
ent and prospective Widows and Orphans.
Yours respectfully,
THOMAS LEWIS, Secy
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19

Tuesday will spend that day and Wednes.
day in looking over the buildings and
ground to be raised and make his estimates
of the cost, etc, and will give the result of
observations and calculations to the audi.
ence gathered in the Opera House Wednes.
day night.
1t Is needless to say that the subject to
be discussed is OF the greatest import ance,
not to the property holders alone, but to
every laboring man in the city; for the ques-
tons that are to be decided concern the
community at large and ever individual
citizen in it. They are, whether or not
we shall render the city entirely safe, not
only against the disastrous effects Of an
actual overflow, but also against the almost
equally paralizing effects of fear of such
a calamity; whether or not we shall ever
be rid of our yearly accumulated water
curse; whether or not we shall ever have a
substantial, an attractive city that, will be
sought by men OF means aud Of taste, for
place of business and of residence; and
whether OF not we shall inaugurate an era
of prosperity such as we have not had for
many year; that will insure general re-
viyal ofevery industry and every business
in the city; that will create activity and
plenty where there is now idleness and
want; that will increase our population,
increase over wealth, start US all at once
upon a career of steady growth, which can
only result from our own nevcr.tAihng CON
fdence. and the confidence ofour neghbors,
in our entire and permanent freedom from
the evil effects OF high water either from
within or from Without career upon
which we would have been started years
ago, but for our annual ALLEGATIONS Of &C
cumuated water within our levees and our
sem-annual or tri.annual FEAR of an over
dose of water from without.
The Opera House should be crowded
Wednesday night as it never was before,
and we feel confident that it will be.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19

other attraction, Prof. Storers band, was
filling the air with sweet strains. Later
those strains or rather others from the same
source, called an audience together to listen
to the orators of the day.
This Changers Picnic, as its authors
modestIy call it, bids fair to vie in time
with any of the county fairs Of Southern
Illinois and heartily wish the grangers
would inaugurate something Of the kind.
Alexander county could come forward with
wheat, corn aud cattle and only after il is
done shall We see the benefit to be derived
from 1t in new peoples moving in and the
improvement in the old ones who remain.
To know that what we have may be com
pared with what a neighbor has is enough
TO spur US up to trying to have the best.
The white flower found near Dixon
Springs spoken Of IN a late BULLETIN is
probably what botansts call punctatum
rotatum but what is commonly known as
"spder lily" from its peculiar shape. 1t
naturally grows IN cool damp spots from
here southwark but bears transplanting.
Ours have boomed protusely in a sunny
border for three years.
Mrs. D. GREEN.
Cache, Aug. l7th 1888
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19

Services in the churches to-day as
usual
The Kmbrough goes to Cape Grar.
deau tins morning.
Ladies and chldren's low shoes, at &C
tual cost to clear. Stuart. 1t
Presiding Elder Nash will preach at
the Methodist church to-day, morning and
evening.
"A large party is making preparations
to go to Dixon Springs Tuesday morning to
stay several weeks,
Read notice in another column, of
Eichhoff's furniture rooms, 1t will pay you
--LosT-On Washington avenue black
dress coat The finder will be rewarded by
leaving it at this Office It
City Clerk Foley paid off about forty
Of the city's creditors yesterday. Scrip is
ready for delivery to about sixty more.
On the gath instant Dongoa will vote
to determine whether or not the town shall
be incorporated under the late village act
Gentlemen, do not forget that we are
closing out our fancy shirts, at prices tina,
will pay you to investigate Stuart. It
The llibernian fire company gave an.
other Of their delightful little dances a
their hall Friday night, that was largely
attended and much enjoyed
DR. Parker was called upon Friday I,
set broken arm for little child of Mr.
Jacob Walter on Eighth street. The in
Jury was the result Of a tall in the house.
Young Charley Celia is being attended
by DR.. Parker and everything known to the
surgeons art and skill is being done tc
save him. Last night he was resting as
easily as could be expected, but the DR.. il
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19
THE STARTING KICK

Next wednesday night, at the Opera
House, the street-dIling ball will receive its
first kick that will give it a good starr in
the public mind Hon. d. T. Linegar will
make the important speech Of the evening,
giving an outline of the objects Of his two
important bills with reference to this sub
ject, passed by the late Legislature, ard civ
ing also facts and figures that will prove
the entire practicability of the plan out
lined and the perfect ease of its execution.
Speeches will also be made by Mayor
Halliday and Mr.. Coughlan, of Chicago.
The latter gentleman is member of the
firm of II6lIngsworth & Coughlan, the
oldest house.raising contractors in the city
of Chicago. He will arrive in the city on
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19
THE GRANGER PICNIC.

Dear Bulletin
| have heard Of oif.years for fruit, but
this is the offest one ever saw. What was
not killed off by the cold last winter and
eaten of in the spring by caterpiIars has
been knocked off by oticious neighbors, so
that in our own particular case peaches and
apples have been extremely off at our ia
bic.
Consequently it WAS with mixed wonder
and curiosity that Darius and drove along
the rain.beaten road to the Granger Picnic
near Villa Ridge Thursday II We had 50
little fine fruit out in Cache Bottom, how
could those people have enough to make
much Of a showl we asked ourselves, for.
getting that there are in that section many
cunning artfcars who understand pinching
and pruning 10 the last degree, what al.
most means causing a barren tree to bring
forth fruit. The drcnching rain of the day
before and the threatening clouds Of that
morning did not deter hundreds from gath.
ering in the spacious grounds now the prop.
erty Of the Grange, 4 natural grove WAS
thinucd out and enclosd with light wire
fence which prevents the admission Of
teams within the limits.
AT the entrance u the main building
there was fine show of corn, some Of
which hal wisely been brought in complete,
root and ali, the tassels reaching up into the
branches of an oak tree. The first table
was devoted 10 vegetables whose size and
qualities showed conclusivey that Pulaski
county's children need not fear starvation
if her Sous will till the soil. The specl-
mems Of wheat were very fine and mcrted
the blue ribbons which they received
Beauty Of Hebron, White Star, and other
varieties Of Irish potatoes made ones
mouth water, while great glossy onions
looked as though they were ready to bid
the tear start To particularlae where there
was such an abundance would be tedious,
The display of grapes was charming The
Lady," dainty white grape, was brought
out by being surrounded by luscious Con
cords, dusky Isabellas and many others.
Peaches and apples were there in great
variety and beauty but the display was not
quite equal to that Of last year
In the ladies' department snowy bread,
golden butter transparent jelly and appe-
tizing pickles were intersperscd among
beautiful bouquets and thrifty pot-plants.
Suspended above these were specimens of
patch work, embroidery, lace, worsted.
work, pencil drawings, painting, ct cctera.
The collection Of paintings was the work of
one young lady. The largest piece, solemn
looking owls perched on n dead limb, done
on ordinary white hoor-mating was very
amusing and received as much attention as
the dainty placques just beyond it.
am sorry can not give a list Of the
awards.
At noon special train from Cairo
brought quite a crowd and some attractions,
the coolest being u contribution from the
Cairo Ice Factory in the shape Of block
of ice in whose centre were tastefnly ar.
ranged vegetables. While the incredulous
were caressing its sides aud breathing upon
it to see If it really wouldn't melt, the
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19
Notice.
b To CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.

To CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
Sealed bids will be received at the Office
of II, H. Candee, Cairo, Ills, any time be-
fore noon of August 3lst, 1888, toI furnish
ing the materials and erecting building
at Cairo His, 10 be known as the A. B.
Stafford Memorial Library Building, accord
ing TO the plans and specifications printed
copies of the specifications can be furnished
to be seen at the office aforesaid.
Bids may be submitted for any part or
parts of the work, or for the whole of it,
Good and sufficient bond will be re-
quired.
Any or all bids may be rejected
Address to the undersigned marked
proposals for Stafford Memorial Library
Building ANNA f, Stafford.
Cairo, Ills, Aug. 10, 1888.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19

To the Chairman Of the Executive Committee;
DEAR SIR: In compliance with the res
oIu'Ion PASSED at tie last meeting Of your
committee, after spending several days in
reviewing and footing the accounts Of the
secretary and treasurer. find the books to
have been properly kept, and the reports
made by them, to be correct,
Al. Of which is respectfully submitted
By Yours most respectfully
WM. 7. PITCHER.
Your executive com mit,ee, whose duty it
is to examine the accounts, and monthly,
quarterly and annual reports Of your secre-
tary and treasurer, be- leave respectfully to
report that they have from time to time
performed those duties, and now, at the
close Of the year, have reviewed their work,
and find it correct and also that they have
examined the reports Of those officers this
day presented to you, and find them correct,
/. S. THOMAS, pres. by his proxy
+. VINCENT
w. T. REDBURN.
w. &. JOCELYN
W. +. PITCHER, Secy,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19
A Card.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretons of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &c, l
will send a recipe thatwill crre you, FREE
OF CHARGE. This great remedy was
discovered by minister in South America.
Send seliaddressed envelope to the Rev,
JOSEPH T, INMAN, Station d., New York
CITY.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19
For Sale or Trade.

A frst,clsss property consisting of acres,
garden, etc, good dwelling house, store.
house 20 feet deep, 2-story barn, ice house,
corn cribs, smoke-house, well, cistern, etc.,
at Greenfield Landing can be bought for
cash or will exchange for Cairo property.
| mean business Come and see me.
620f john TANNER.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19
PROPOSALS For Filling.

Sealed proposals will be receivedup to and
including Thursday the 23d inss for five
hundred yards of earth more or less, to be
placed upon the school property on the cor
ner of Nineteenth and Walnut streets
BY order of the board.
N. B. THIsTLEwooD,
j. A. GoLDsTNE,
Committee.
Cairo, Ills, August 18th, 1888.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19

A Lew horse shoeing shop has been open.
ed by Mr. P Powers on Tenth street. All
manner of blscksinitbing and wagon work
done to order. Repairing work specially.
Work done promptly. If
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19

The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist
church will give sociabe in the Parson-
age church parlors and grounds, on Tues
day evening, Aug. 2lst. Ice cream, lemon
ice, cake, etc. Let everybody come. By
order of Society. 81
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19

Mr. Noble Thompson, Of the popular sta.
bles, 1893 Broadway, N. Y, states that St.
Jacobs Oil is the best pain-cure for man or
beast that has come under his notice in If
teen years.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19
K. Eichhoffs Furniture Rooms.

Don't buy any kind Of furniture until
you have seen the beautiful stock at l0l
Commercial avenue near Sixth street, up
stairs. All the latest styles at close prices
Slim
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19

Notices IN these conmns, zen cents per line,
each Insertion and whether marked or not, il calcu.
hated 10 toward any mans business interest are
always paid for.
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The Daily Bulletin.
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Notices In rhls column, eignI cents per line for
Brst and Ave cents per line each subsequent inser-
zion. For one week. 80 cents per line. For one
month, 20 cents per line
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iro, Ills, August 18th, 1888.

For good meal go to DeBaun's, Sc Ohio
Levee. If
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19

Mrs. X. E. Norman has opened first
class boarding house in the Bribach house,
opposite Court House, where regular board
ers and transient guests will find good &C
commodation. Board and lodging $500
per week, rates to transents $l.00 per day.
Table supplied with the best the market
affords. Sl2-tf
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19

Saddle Rock Oysters at DeBaun Sc Ohio
Levee, If
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19

For good cup of tea or coffee, 90 to
DeBaun's. If
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19

Fresh oysters at DeBaun's, So Ohio
Levee. If
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-19

Cache, Aug. 18th, 1888.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-27
PRIEsTLY BANKING.

Another church bank has failed. and the
Catholic people of Lawrence, Massachu-
sstts, are in financial distress as conse-
quence. Perhaps the church will come to
q full appreciation some day of the wisdom
of the pro7erb that directs everyone to
walk in the path Of his own trade. What
excuse had the priests of Lawrence for es-
tabliahing a church savings institution
Financial management is an art; it calls
into exercise the highest business skill it
has no relation to things spiritual, and
priests have never yet meddled with finan-
ces that they did not make serious blum
ders. By education, calling, and their Sc
clusion, they are untitled for fnanciering.
They viii always find it wiaest and safest
TO leave financial management to their
lsity. As sample of the financial acumen
of one of the Augustinian fathers at Law
renee, he is reported as saying to his peo-
pie: ''Have patience, contribute, and you
will have your money in short time" In
other words, "We have lost your money by
bad management, now let all contribute
literally to replenish the treasury and we
will pay you back all the treasury owes
YOU" If it were not SO serious matter,
this example of profundity might excite
mirth at the expense of the pious priest of
Lawrence, who cannot see in it the
same financial system under which the
prudent Mr.. Micawber proceeded when he
called his creditors together and cleared
his conscience by giving them his I. o. U.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-27
PROCESS OF DEAFNESS.

Deafness varies in degree from the iionapprecia.
ton of faint and low sounds to the total loss Of
hearing. During the incipient stages Of deafness
the patient usually hears well enough when listening
or while paying close attention. but is quite hard of
hearing when not expecting to be addressed. Under
these circumstances the person afflicted often
appears needless and inattentive until the impaired
condition of the hearing power becomes more
noticeable and explains the difficulty AS the COM
plant progresses, we find that the patient expert
ences more and more difficulty to hear readily,
while paying close attention, when two more are
talking, or when the conversation is carried on in
low tone of voice. especially il the articulation Of
those with whom they converse is not sufficiently
distinct In such cases, they hear the sound of the
voice, but fail to catch the words and hence they
continually complain of persons talking way down
the throat" In this almost imperceptibly slow and
gradual manner hearing becomes more and more
clouded and in listinct until it ia entirely lost
very seriously impaired.
During the ncipient stages OF deafness, delusive
feeling of csure or obstruction is often experienced
in the ears, which the patient endeavors to remove
by shaking the head, digging into the ears with ear
spoons and other dangerous c0ntrivances, or by a
persistent course of Swinging, proceeding often
attended by most injurious results
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-27

ANTI. RAILROAD BLovIATING. = The
Mountain Democrat notices the fact that q
number of men now sing praises to the
railroad power, who have in former times
been anti.railroad bloviators. That's fact
that we have noticed before this, and hence
never bet cent on bloviator. The
s. cinchers are all-or nearly all-for sale.
These men get up howl for their own
ends, and practical man who believes in
doing equal and exact justice between the
people and the corporations, and who will
not join the howl-who will not help the
cinchers get good price, is placed under a
cloud. The bloviator and the cincher is
never a good Injin, and the quicker the
people learn it the better for them. The
quiet, straightforward man who demands
Justice when there is no bloviating going
on, when there is no capital to be made out
of it, and who refuses to join in a senseless
howl at any time, is the only kind of man
the people will ever get to serve them well.
TColusa Sun,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-27
UTAH.
Salt Lake Adyices.

SALT LAKE, February 26tb.-Sheriff Polk,
of Elko. Nevada, arrived in this city to-dsy,
for the purpose of taking Nay, the Central
Pacific wounded train robber TO Nevada fol
trial. They left on the afternoon train fcr
Elko.
Miners and stage-drivers are arriving in
this city daily from Idaho with frozen hands
and feet, caused by the severe weather of 6
few weeks age. They are taken to the hos
pital, where amputation is found necessary
in almost every instance.
Forty three cases of minerals, representing
specimens from the Utah, Idaho and Mon.
tana mines, were packed here today for ship.
ment to the international Exposition at Am
sterdam.
On Saturday a bill was introduced in the
Montana Legislature by Senator White, Of
Deer Lodge, for the punishment of bigamy
and polygamy in the Territory OF Montans,
which, like all Central Rocky Mountain Ter
ritories, is cursed with Mormonism.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-27
DEAFNESS IN CHILDHOOD.

In many cases Of deafness that present themselves
for treatment, the loss Of hearing can be clearly
traced to trifiing aural complaint, which COM
menced during infancy or childhood, and was
allowed TO run unchecked and unattended. Usually
there no visible symptoms denoting diseased
condition Of the ear. The child merely suffers from
slight but growing indistinctness of hearing which
assumes the appearance of observation-disclosures, care
lessness stupidity inattention for which persist
emit punishment is often inflicted, when the fault is
entirely due to defective hearing. As soon there
fore as the slightest doubt exists in reference to
child's ability to hear, medical advice should be
obtained, in order to have thorough examination.
Many cases. by proper and timely treatment, are
susceptible Of complete relief, which, IL neglected,
become hopelessly incurable.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-27
NOISES IN THE HEAD.

Noises in the head are sometimes the first and
only indication of a morbid condition Of the ear.
They may resemble the escape of steam, the ringing
of bells, the beating of the heart, the hummng Of
insects the rattling of machinery, the of the
SURF the singing OF the teakette, and in fact every
imaginable sound. Often two distinct noises are
perceived simultaneously, or one noise continues
white the other appears at intervals There ia often
q throbbing beating or pumping sound, with or
without sensation OF heavuess or fullness in the
head, sometimes more noticeable when fatigued,
after unusual exercise or excitement, after meals.
Noises in the head impair The functions Of the brain,
and exercise a most depressing mental and moral
influence upon the patient, sufficiently SO SIS 10 lead
sometimes to suicide The mental distress and tort
ure which they occasion arc often 30 great that
many patient is far more anxious to have the
noises removed than the herring restored, if only
one thug or the other could be accomplished