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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-18

By WILL J LAMPToH

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glyinp fuy since his marriage I've years
before 'ht date OF this chronicle
The weather hat boon very bad for
several DAYS rrf,r. THANKSGIVING. and
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-18
Richness.

Did you have much variety at your
uncle's Thanksgiving dinner In Kan
sas2"
oh, yes; we had corn-fed turkey,
corned beef. stCwed corn. corn fritters
with sweet acorn dressing, homIny
pie, corn cake and maize pudding. -
Puck.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-18
Belt Weighs Nine Tons.

A guttapercha and rubber manufac-
turing company of Toronto has made
q belt for the grain elevator of the In
tercolonial railway at St John which
ls one OF the largest ever produced. II
is Of rubber and measures 3,259 feet. Its
weight is nine tons.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-18
Aftermath.

Crawford-Don't you ever realize
that you can have too much Of a good
thing'
Crabshaw-I always do when my
wife warns over the turkey the second
day.-N Y World.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-18
The Notable Execution.

How is your club for the protection
Of birds coming on"
oh. We stop meeting just before II
Is time TO think about turkey"-De.
troit Free Press.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-18
SENTENCED TO HARD LABOR.

"Of course you don't have to work on
Thanksgiving, do your"
Il should sny did. always have to
carve the turkey, Chicago Record
Herald
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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

qnired Of II, including the naming OF !
chairman Of the national committee.
win 4. win?
The Republicans are most conf
dent. They pretend to think that they
have the world in a sling. Maybe so;
but If 80. II comes from a knowledge
which is not shared by the general
public other than that part Of II
which believes that nothing not even
the will of tho people-can stand out
against unlimited money put where 1t
will be most effectual by defiant, blat-
ant and scientific corruptionists.
"All of us will know Wednesday,
THE Democratic party has offered
the people an opportunity, at least, to
stop and think. 1t has given them a
chance both to take account OF their
assets and to check the brellS.neck
speed of the men In power; to return
into their own hands the wavering
balance of the elements at Washing
ton to check growing absolutlsm
threatening the tax books not only
with perpetual protective tariff, but
with militariat boding disaster and
driving the iron of the commercialism
of the age into the very souls Of the
people. Humbug triumphant. Vii
lainy prosperous. Over every door
way, public and private, the Roosevelt
doctrine blazing in letters of living
light, Get There, No Matter Howl"
I'VE shall sec, We shall see. But
let there be no misunderstanding Of
the issue. Shall we smite the Philis
tine hip and thigh. and teach him, in
the person of Theodore Roosevelt, a
lesson he will never forget, or shall
we throw up our hands and proclaim
that-short of revolution the party
in power is a self-perpetuating ma
chine, inyincible against the people at
the polls?''
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07
THE FINAL WORD.

Says Henry Watterson In the CouT
| ier-Journal:
Theodore Roosevelt entered tbs
White House by decree of fate. no
OF the people. No one contemplated
such a contingency. His nomination
for president in 1900 would have beer
secuted by the very men who are nov
noisest in his support. II he stay.
there, he at least, and the little co
terie of select men about him, will re
gard the renewed commission as ap
prevail by the nation not only of all
be has done. but as warrant TO &c
ahead and do II, or the like Of 1t, al
over again. In the teeth of such O
proposition. how was II possible 20 tel
the truth without arraigning Theo
dore Roosevelt? The indictment has
not lacked for specification. and 1t has
been conclusive. Beginning with a
general challenge of his good faith as
a politician. 1t has ended with the
open question of his integrity as a cit.
lzen and as a man.
There could hardly be two opin.
ions respecting his change from a
rabid civil service reformer to prac-
teal partisan of the most convention.
al II not Of the lowest type. Finding
himself by chlnc the actual occu-
pant of the chief maglstrscy. he pro-
ceeded al once TO kick away the stills
of the reformer and to put on the jack
boots of the boss. He made common
cause with Quay and Addicks. lie
played fast and loose with Plat and
Odell. He prostitute1 the patronage
of the office right and left. In con
tinuous performance. which might be
entitled He Stops 20 Conquer. ="
there was no sacrifice of his former
professions too dishonoring. or even
too barefaced. from the naming Of a
postmaster general. whose sole rec
cmmendation was his exploits as
party organizer and a position on the
Republican national committee. where
he could do most good TO Theodore
hDDrtftiA anu AlbaA udl III " AdftNr
A. Hanna. even down TO the making
of peace with a New York Insurance
commissioner. whom he had. as gov
ernor Of the Empire State. removed
from office and branded IS a scoun-
drel He meant to escape the fate Of
Arthur. and be did escape Ct; and.
though Arthur never set up for any
thing but a machine politician. this
ostentatious reformer. this selfglori-
flying hero Of civic righteousness. did
not hesitate TO do what the successor
0f Garfield would have scOrned to do.
with extraordinary knowledge Of
the neither side OF politics, along with
the intrepidity Of thorough shameless
ness. he broke the record If bis pre-
deeess0rs I'm accidental possession Of
The presidential office. with its vast
resources and opportunities. not only
securing a nomination. but a unani-
nous nomination. 81 a convention cut
and dried TO execute whatever he re
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07
FAIRBANKS BAD BREAK.

Senator Fairbanks made ba.
break al Auburn. Ind which possess
cd 20 much humor that /; must not
be lost in the closing hours Of the
campaign.
Standing on the rear platform Of
his special train snjspeaking to a
large throng Of thl Auburnites. he
pointed 10 a hugo factory building
close by and took ;lr big structure 70.
his text
He told his audtnce that Auburn
would be in a bad say we're il not for
That factory. that IL employed hun
dreds Of men al keod wages. that
children were clotEed and fed. lard
ers filled. bank DEPOSITS swelled and
scores Of homes m3de bright and hap
py-aIl because Of hat factory. Then
he drew another ptture. He intimst-
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07
SONG OF THE BALTIC SEA.

We're bold. you know. quite brave. yu
boi
A tug boat we will fight
And take crack at fishing smack
Why. that Is our delight.
Well find a sloop or a chicken coop.
Or a mud scow We will meet
And its vitsls pierce in an action
fierce
For We are the Baltic feet
Wen fight a barge ~ it's not too
largeD-
Wei chase birch canoe.
And we grin and glOat when a ferry
boat
Steams up within our view.
We will fight a raft or most any craft
Were sure that we can beat.
Nov a racing shell. Why. we'd drub II
well.
For We are the Baltic feet
There were wise men three who went
TO sea
In an earthen bowl. you know:
Nov we surmise they're about our
And just the sort Of foe
We could drub and rout beyond any
doubt
And send TO a dire defeat.
So our desres. wish is to meet that
dish.
For - are fhs r,a1ffc at
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TO THE PATRIOTIC VOTERS OF
ALEXANDER COUNTY.

The great battle of ballots of 1904
is now but little over "a hours away.
The American people will be called
upon tomorrow TO again exercise their
sovereignty as freemen to selec. the
men who will conduct their govern.
ment for the next four years. Great
issues are in the balance and every
citizen of his republic worthy the
name and the privilege will exercise
his franchise and go to the polls, for
there is no higher duty
than that of patriotism;
and no higher element of pat.
riotism than the desire upon the part
Of every man. be he Democrat or Re
publican, PopuIist or Socialist-to
secure for himself. his children and
his fefroS man .he best government
Ats possible to secure.
This can only be done. as present
conditions obtain, through political
parties. II may be tina. a citizen Is
not satisfied with the policies of the
party he has affiliated with in times
past But Il is the duty Of everyone
to go to the polls. The issues have
been made up and thoroughly discuss
ed. The case now res.s with the great
jury Of voters. II you are a Republi-
can and think the Republican party
offers more for the best interest Of
the country and rs prosperity. vote
for Theodore Roosevelt n you are
Democrat and believe the country's
interest can be best subserved by a
Democratic administration vote for
Parker aud Davis. In any event vote
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

cd that If the Democratic ticket wer,
elected that factory would have Il
close down. Hundreds would bt
thrown out of work, homes made desc
late and the growth and prosperity oI
the town seriously retarded.
The listeners smiled, then laughed
then shrieked at the humor of the sit
uation. Every man Of them knew
which the senator did not-.hat the
factory had been closed down for two
years. 1t was the plant of the Au-
burn Buggy company, which went in
to the hands of a receiver in 1902.
Many whom the speaker was al.
dressing had worked in that very fac
tory and had been out of employment
ever since its doors were closed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07
TARIFF AND TRUSTS.

! In his letter of acceptance Mr.
Roosevelt argues that high tariff ha'
nothing to do with the trusts
Every Republican paper IL
the United States swallowed tbs
assertion without challenge-includ
ing the Chicago Tribune
There was lime, how
ever, and 1t was only few
months ago. when the Tribune, which
Is one of the strongest Republican pa
pers in the northwest. held to very
different view. In an editorial which
appeared in that paper on Feb. Ii
1900, under the heading when VIII
They Get Enough" The Tribune
pointed out that in the preceding year
the Carnegie company made $4,000,
900 and said: land yet, Mr.. Carnegie
is not satisfied" The Tribune direct.
ed attention TO the fact that the Stan
lard Oil company had at the time this
editorial was written just declared a
quarterly dividend of s20,000,00d
and yet" said the Tribune. Its di.
rectors are not satisfied. They wish
congress to pay subsidies to the
ocean-going vessels in whose earnings
they have a share" The Tribune add
ed.
IF there is any other American cor
poration whose profits were $4,000,
900 last year or promise to be $4,000,
900 this wear II may be taken fol
granted that the men at the head OF
them are no more satisfied than the
Carnegies and the Rockefellers and
are no more scrupulous as to the
methods of adding TO their posses
sions.
There seems to be no limit to the
rapacity of corporations which have
been built up at the expense of the
public by excessive tariff protection,
by illegal railroad determinations, OF
official favoritism. The men who rule
those corporations may not want the
EARTH but they certainly want the
United States and the abundance
thereof
They and their allies on land and
sea are working al the entire sub1u-
CATION of the government, so that
they may add more millions to theiI
present annual revenues of 100000,
600 in the case of the Carnegie com
pany and $4,000 600 in the case of the
Standard oil
"They try to put their creatures in
all official places which touch their
interests at any point.
They demand subsidies for their
ships
"They insist that the money OF the
government be deposited in banks ID
which they are heavily interested, SC
they may be able to control the stock |
markets and to lend to the taxpayers |
the money which the latter have con
tributed TO defray governmental ex-
penses.
Their demands are usually com
piled with
And yet the Tribune l. today Civ
ing it's support to a party which is re
sponsible for excessive tariff protec
ion" and is standing pat on IL;
party whose Golfers are running over
with millions contributed by the
trusts with which to debauch the bal
ot boxes of this country tomorrow
and thus insure then continued i'm
nunity from being disturbed by en-
orcing the laws against them. Blu:
he Tribune Is a Republican paper
That explains It all a Republican pa
per would sink the sste and stultify
tself any time to helt its party.
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FROM RAG.PickER TO SENATOR.

From the rag-picker to United
States senator is pretty big jump.
and yet that is just what the new sen
ator from Massachusetts ha's made.
Not ''rag-plcker" exactly as we might
understand 1t. but almost that. His
grandfather Zilnas Crane, founded a
small paper mill at Dalton. in the
western part of Massachusetts. and
his father, also Zilmas, succeeded to
the business. When Murray Crane
was II years old he left the public
schools to take a place in the mill. be-
ginning at the lowest place, that of
rag-picker
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

Only a couple of years ago it was
declared by the Republican party that
publicity was the cure for the trust
evil. The department Of commerce
and labor was established and the an.
Iouncement went forth that the trusts
would be investigated and an account
of their doings spread before the peo-
pie to read. They We're investigated
but no reports have been given out
Theatrusts have contributed millions
of dollars to the Republican campaign
fund. They did it through Mr.. Corte!-
you who has the secrets OF their
workings in his possession. Mr. Cor
telyou says he did not promise the
trusts anything in return 1t was un-
necessary. The acceptance of the
funds was sufficient promise for the
trusts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

lard for six years In succession; whe
is admitted by many OF the most sub
! stantial and foremost Republican bus
mess men Of Cairo 10 have made the
best circuit clerk the county ever
had; but II Is made for the purpose
Of asking the Republican bosses OF
|AclSander county ii this is the kind
Iof campaign they are waging? The
people had learned that they had no
regard for the public welfare, Have
they also no regard for private char.
acter? In order TO carry out their
plans will they stop at nothing? Il
is incumbent upon them to come out
and disavow this SANDER at once. or
else acknowledge by their silence that
they are particeps crimnis And yet
the circular has been out now eight
days with their knowledge and they
have said nothing.
Are the people going to endorse
such methods as this?
Every charge made in the above
quotation is lie, That sufficiently
answers them. But it may be stated
that the public records of Alexander
county, like the records Of every other
county In the United States, belong to
the public and any citizen has right /
to go search them. And as to the
"book-typewriter" the slanderer of
Mr. Davis, through his own ignorance,
unconsciously pays Mr.. Davis com.
piment, for every progressive coun
~ in the United States is purchasing |
these book-typewriters. They are
simply small cog in the wheel OF
progress The other charges are too
TO answer
II Ben Jones, il he is not the author
Of the circular himself. was the right
1ort of man, he would have come out
and denounced this sneaking attack
On Mr.. Dayis.-thus proving his own
character by scorning TO benefit by /
such unprincipled methods But he
has said nothing.
The best Republicans in Jones' own
and neighboring precincts are fight
ng him openly. And it is said by
prominent members of his party there
hat he will lose his own precinct by
arge majority What is the matter
With Jones. that his own people re-
use to support him? There are good
'easons, and the patriotic citizen
hould investigate.
Lee B. Davis has lived in Cairo for
he past four years and in Alexander
county for the past thirteen Every
BODY knows him. He stands upon his
He is worthy of any mans
He has conducted clean,
quare. honorable campaign, resorting
o no tricks and no devious schemes,
10 sIanderous posters. Shall he be de
Gated? II is with the people to say.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

There is a reason TO believe that the
traffic In Chinese girls has been re-
newed In San Francisco in the last six
months on an extensive scale. and the
Chinese immigration bureau there is
under hot newspaper fire II costs
the slave dealers of Chinatown $1,000
to land a girl illegally. but now the
money is divided, and whether any of
1t goes TO white officials, arc still open
questions.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

Olive Thome Miller. the well known
author. after a residence of twenty
five years in Brooklyn. has gone to
live in Southern California. She and
Mrs. Sara Hubbard of Brooklyn. one
Of her closest friends. have taken ii
bungalow. Mrs. Miller. now over ~
years old. is recognized as about the
best authority in this country on birds
and their habits. Far and wide she
has had the name Of The Bird wo-
man..
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

II Is known In inner circles Of Wash
ington society that there has been 2
complete break in the friendship which
formerly existed between Miss Alice
Roosevelt and Countess Marguerite
Cassini. niece Of the Russian ambas-
sador. The rupture occurred stimuli
taneously with the rumor that Miss
Roosevelt and Congressman Long
worth had become engaged. and this
fact has been the cause Of a good
many mods and smiles.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

The staff correspondent of the
Washington Star, writing from New
York says: Judge Parker himself is
absolutely radiantiy confident of car,
wing New York, Connecticut and In.
llama He draws The deduction tina;
the Democratic prospects in those
states come up to the mark a cond.
lion must exist in other states which
will give him victory
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

ifsuch great misfortune as Roose.
velts election should befall the eoun.
try tomorrow there is one man In
the United States who deserves either
a cabinet position or something as
good, He Is Chas. Kushnick of Eden.
Wis, who is the father of 16 children,
all of whom are living
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

Race suicide is in strong evidence
in France according to the latest sta.
tistics. There were 1866 births
here last year less than the year
previous.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

-VFV
The above is correct statement
Of the circulation of the Cairo Bulle-
tin. daily and Sunday, on the dates
stated, month OF October, 1904.
CLYDE SULLIVAN. Business Man.
ager
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this thirty-flrst day OF October 1904
e, l.. GILBERT, Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

Judge Parker says the trusts have
not contributed dollar No the Demo
cratic campaign fund. He is substan-
tiated by the managers of the Demo
cratic campaign. Mr. Roosevelt ad.
mits that the trusts have contributed
to the Republican fund. Is there any
room for doubt as to whom the trusts
want elected?
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

In October the Illinois Central com
pany shipped TO the east from this
city 3,7l9 bales of cotton; In Septem.
Der the shipments amounted to 9l2
bales.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

Forty-two years Of service without
ever having been late TO his Rork II
the record of J. G Botz.the oldest en-
ploye in the internal revenue depart
ment az Washington. Although over
50 years of age. Mr.. Lotz is al his desk
every morning promptly ar . O'Clock.
and the years ne has spent IN the
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

Once more the rumor Is abroad that
David Bennett Hill is about to wed.
This time the story comes from New
York City, where a leading drapery
and housefurnishing concern is said
TO have been instructed TO refurnish
and redecorate Wolfert's Roost before
January at a cost not TO exceed $780,
900.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07
The Professor.

Certainly observed the doctor, IN
reply to question; tight lacing, ha
bitually practiced, often causes REQ
noses"
But light tasting, habitually. prar
ticed. causes more of them" replies
the professor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07
Defect in the Machine.

Hicks-I understand that you have
had telephone put in your house
Mrs. Wicks must find 1t a great con.
venience.
Wicks-Yes but she doesn't like
1t half as well as she thought she
would. You see when she is using
it she has TO listen half the time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07
Correct.

Now. children, said the teacher.
what sort OF man is said TO jump
at conclusions? You may answer.
Absalom Smith"
THE man who rushes out at the
end Of the sermon" answered Absa.
lom promptly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE

Now that James Bryce. the distin.
guished English visitor, has been
made an LII ID. by Columbia UNIVERSE.
ty. he is the owner Of four such de-
grees, the others having been confer.
red by Ann Arbor. Glasgow and Edin.
burgh universities.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07
SHEARS AND PASTE.
Adding Weiaht.

Deep Sea Divcr-This here diving
suit amt weighted enough. cant
sink.
Assistant-All right. Bill. Here's a
couple of life preservers
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

BY straight line bucks in the last
half Judge Parker has managed TO put
the ball on the Republicans one yard
line The touchdown will be made
tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07
A Reformer,s Confession.

| hate TO run for office.
The people ought to see
| am so good that offices
Should turn and run for me.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

II can only be imagined what would
happen if Admiral Rojestvensky and
his crew should spend week hunt
Ing in the Adirondacks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

Murat Halstead. the veteran jour
nalist of Cincinnati, has been elected
president of the American Ncwsboys'
company. which was organized to pub
fish the American Newsboys' maya.
zine. He also has been chosen editor
of the magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

The Bulletin is authorized to announce that
Alexander Wilson Is candidate on the
Democratic ticket for recollection to the ONCE
OF states attorney.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07
Equally Ignorant.

Bill Collector The boss wants 70
know when you're going to settle this
account"
Mr., Siingun de Mnnnaway-"Ple Please
tell your boss his curiosity in that di.
rection Is no greater than mine. Kind
ly refrain from slamming the door az
you so out II jars on my nerves"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

Nordy-Here's' doctor who says
If you drink sour milk you'll live to a
ripe old age.
Butts--And if you drink ripe milk,
| s'pose you'll live to sour old age,
Ell?