The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-18

that the dandy waslpeddling "vermifuge'
and worn medicine" and he captured the
man as he came from the next premises
"Peddlng mediciner asked the chief. -
"Yes sir" said the strsnger.-"Got a
license !'-"No."-"Well you need one to
follow your business in this town."-"The
h you say."--Wel, you heard what
said."-"I guess know my business
"Guess know mine, too, 80 you may just
come along with me and we'll settle this
business" - You're nofficerl -"You've
guessed it."--'Got warrant for mei'--
Eyes, "-"Lesseelt. --"Here's my warrant"
and the chief took hold of Mr.. Dandy and
marched him down the street toward Mag
istrate Comings' office. After hsv.
ing gone little ways the prisoner got
his mad up and expressed desire to walop
the chiet.-"How long did you want to
work this towul" interrupted the chief
About week. "-"WelI," said the officer,
you lick me and you can stay as long rs
you damnplease without license. 80. We
notion 70 mash your head, and if I had a
brick | would" The chief marched him
up to pile Of bats near by and said, there
you are, go in lemons" but the prisoner
backed out, saying that he was no d-n
fool. "Well, don't talk like one then"
came the reply, AMI then both proceeded
quietly to the magistrates Office where the
prisoner gave the name of Thomas Hays,
and paid a fine of $40 and cost,
The Argus dsmisses the points made
by THE BULLETIN yesterday with the simple
remark that they cover ground that was
traversed before in the discussion of the
higher grade project. The fact that the
Argus didn't find this out until it had made
several unsuccessful efforts 10 answer them
does not speak well tor its insight, or fore.
sight. The Argus then proceeds t. give
its readers over half a column Of matter
that is itsel bur q reh4sh of what it has re-
peated and re.repeated in former discussions
OF the subject. 1t says the high grade
plan provides that owners OF low lots shall
FL them up, which is not true; the high
grade movement provides only for raising
the streets and leaves it optional with OVID.
ers of lots to fill them up or not. The
Argus says "the place to commence film.
is where the fewest people will be ncon-
venienced," If the same theory had been
carried out in 1865 and adhered to all
along by the city council, the Fox, Howard
s. Co. fill would have begun up 10 the Cor.
rell and extended around the unoccupied
sipe-wster lots only, while lower Com.
mercial avenue would be frog
pond today. We believe in confering
benefit where it will affect the grestest
number Of people, and therefore do the
most good If high grade is benefit land
that it is all the merchants on lower Com
mercial avenue, who were put to heavy ex-
pense and much trouble to elevate their
goods last February, will admit, and the
Argus has not dared to deny then it should
be inaugurated where its Influence will be
felt by the greatest number of people and
by the greatest interests. In view of the fact
that one of the Argus chief arguments
against high grade has always been that
the property in the city would not bear the
expense of filling and raising, its "dogmst.
Icai' statement now, that high grade
ought to be commenced where the property
is least valuable, is very amusing. The
Argus says something more than high
grade is necessary to induce capitalists to
locate here The Argus Ia mistaken. We
nave had numerous instances Of outside
capitalists refusing to locate and invest
their thousands here simply and alone be-
cause our city grade was ten feet below
hgn water mark, and because all argu.
ment to convince them that our levees were
an ample protection, failed to penetrate
their thick veil OF prejudice. We have it
from Mr. Leighton Pine himself, that the
only reason why the Singer company did
not establish It's two hundred and fifty
thousand dollar pillow factory here was be.
cause Of the cty's low grade. The Singer
company knew our rate Of taxation and Of
ireIgns, knew that they could make Ger
taluIy as much, and very probably more
money here than at South Bend, aud SAVE
LARGE SUMS IN FhEIGHTs YEARLY. But
low grade in Cairo decided them in favor
| o; Sou,h B nd and scored one more against
Caro-. The Argus "innOcently" deplores
the revival "of PROJECT that was UNDER
stood TO be virtually dead" and "that sat
! like pail upon the town last summer,
paraIyzlng the enterprise and energy of
| the people, The Argus is mis- AIKEN The
project was not dead, and did not paraIyze
| anything The fact that the ordinance es
,ahIi'hng nigh grade in certain district
WAS aud is in the hands of special int
committee OF the council, which is to report
| upon 1t at its leisure, and that resolution
declaring against high grade was defeated
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