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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-27
WHAT TWO DOLLAR WHEAT WILL.
MEAN.

MAY wheat is going to two dollars. .
is the cry of the gamblers in the wheat
pits. Republican organs echo the cry
and follow it with "Hurrah for Roose-
welt and Prosperity"
Prosperity for whom? Probably not
for the farmer, certainly not for the
consumer. If by any chance wheat
should go to two dollars bushel, the
price of -four would advance CORE
spondingly There would be an in
crease of 100 per cent. in the price of
bread. This might please a few people,
comparatively speaking, but it would
be a great hardship to millions and tens
of millions of wage earners who find
bread dear enough at present prices
The only way in which bread riots could
be prevented if wheat should really
go to two dollars per bushel. would be
by the repeal of the duty of twenty-five
cents per bushel on wheat, and even
that might only relieve the situation
in a measure. This is one of the many
taxes on food stuffs levied to fool the
farmer, who in an ordinary year is
able to supply the home demand, and
to export besides.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-27
A GOOD SIGN IN NEW YORK.


The temperance Of Smith M Weed
as an active Democratic leader in New
York State, is another welcome sign
Of Democratic harmony and coming
victory Mr.. Weed was one Of Samuel
J. Tilden's most aggressive and trusted
lieutenants, and during two Of the
Cleveland campaigns he was conspic-
uous for successful leadership. In
Clinton and adjoining counties Mr..
Weed is political power, and his ac-
tivity this year will be worth several
thousand votes to the Democratic tic
ket. No Republican, familiar with
political conditions in northern New
York, will deny this.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-27
persIntent EGort xecessarx.

Farmers must not expect reforms
without constant agitation and persist
ent efforts in pressing their demands
1t will not amount TO anything simply
to show the inequalities of taxation or
the necessity Of retrenchment in pub
lie expenditures. These demands must
become as household words, and they
must be repeated again and again until
justice and fairness prevail in the en-
actment of legislation to correct evils.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-27
TARIFF AND LABOR.
High Prices for Manufactured Goods
and Low Prices for Labor.

Workingmen sell labor and buy
goods 1t is to their interest to have
labor dear and goods cheap How can
tariff on goods protect labor? It
cannot and does not. Worldngmen can
never be protected by any tariff on
goods while labor is left on the free
list and immigrants can flood this
country with cheap labor. as they are
now doing.
Labor on the free list means the
cheapest possible labor in our protect
ed mills Tariff-taxed goods means
the highest possible prices for manu-
featured goods. This sort of protec-
ticn works beautifully for the manu-
facturers, but very poorly for the EN-
ployees. 1t is, in fact, swindle on the
American workingman, for it compels
him to pay American prices for goods
while selling his labor practically at
European wages If day or week
wages are higher here it is because our
workers do more work and not be-
cause of tariff taxes upon goods.
The humbug Of the tariff. 50 far as
labor is concerned, was we'll summed
up by Hon. William D. Kelley, a pro
tectionist leader in Congress in 1872,
when he said Yes, men are on The
free list. They cost us not even
freight. We promote free trade in
men, and it is the only free trade
am prepared to promote
A tariff on goods, by barring out for
eign goods, makes it easy for our
manufacturers to form trusts and nut
up prices. This they have done. Prices
are now from 80 to 40 per cent. higher
than in 1897, when the Dingley bill,
which greatly increased tariff duties
on goods. became law. Trusts and
monopolies now control the prices OF
nearly everything. A leading Repanii-
can Congressman, Mr.. LittlefielG. of
Maine, had printed in the COMPRESSION
al Record o. February. 26, 1908. list
of 500 trusts with capitalization of
nearly $14 ,0000o0,000. The most of
these trusts have been formed since
1897.
The Dingley bill did not put duty
on labor to keep out foreigners and to
protect American wages 1t left labor
on the free list and 5000 immigrants d
day, or nearly 100000 a year. are
landing in this country to compete with
American worldngnlen and keep wages
down. When workingmen strike for
higher wages or shorter hours their
places are often filed by these for
eigners Many strikes are lost or part
ly lost, because of this steady inflow
of foreigners. 81 looking for work. If
the workers now on strike in the cot
ton mills, steel mills, beef packing
houses, etc, are lost, it will be be-
cause there is plenty of idle labor, and
it is easy for employers to obtain
workers at lower wages. In fact, the
employers would not have permitted
or encouraged strikes, had it not been
for this great influx of foreign labor
and for the fact that high tariffs and
high trust prices have Frustrated our
industries and thrown thousands of
men out of employment.
The tariff must be changed somehow,
if the workingmen are to be benefited
by it.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-27
GRANGE LIFE INSURANCE,
The subject VIII BE Discussed by
the National Grange Ina November.

The Subject VIII Be Discussed by
the National Grange Ina November.
At its last session the national
grange recommended that the state
oranges discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of in
augurating life insurance feature in
the grange. and each state was asked
to appoint Il committee to cooperate
with the national grange committee.
1t is constituted as follows. w. *.
Thompson. master of the South Caro-
lima grange chairman. b. g. Leedy.
master of the Oregon grange; Governor
N j. Bachelor, master of the New
Hampshire grange: w. f. Hill, master
of the Pennsylvania grange, and Il. Il.
Wolcott, master of the Kentucky
grange. 1t is thought that some feast
Bile plan may be adopted at the next
passon of the national grange for this
class of insurance Fire insurance has
been wonderful success and has had
much to do with increasing the mem
bership in the grange. as it is not only
the best but the cheapest insurance OBJ
tainable
New Hampshire has had d grange
life insurance company for thirty years
and it is in a prosperous condition. The
states of Oregon and Washington have
similar insurance company together,
but there are probably not more than
half 4 dozen Of them, if as many, in
the United States While there is much
to be said in favor of this proposition
it also has its objections. and it would
probably require years to bring it to as
great perfection as the fire insurance
companies have reached
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-27
Let All Participate.

Instead Of listening till out Of pa
thence to prosy, long winded. dry as
dust speakers. how it cheers and en-
livens the grange 10 hear members say
q few words each These short and
spicy speakers are far more helpful to
the interest and good of the grange
than the lengthy harangues Of ever
lasting takers.
Let every one who can possibly do 50
attend the state grange meeting of
his state. 1t is something he can IN
afford to miss
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-27

National Secretary G. N. Freeman of
TipDecanoe City, O., reports for the
quarter ending Sept. 30 1904 p new
oranges and 3 recognized. and for the
year ending then, 2S1 new oranges or
gained and g reorganized. making a
total of 563 virtually new organizations
for the past twelve months, which ia a
very excellent showing.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-27
Total. Size. bod. 0oo sa4s. bod. oo0

This makes s177,ooo,oOo more this
year than in 1896 more than double
as much What excuse can the Re-
publican apologists offer for such a
vast increase, and how do they pro-
pose to further tax the people to sup
port such extravaganza?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-27
REPUBLICAN ExTRAvAGANCE.

The extravaganza of the present adj
ministration is a difficult matter for
its apologists to explain First, there
is the deficit for the fiscal year 1894
of over Sal, 600 900 staring them in the
face, which has reduced the available
cash balance in the United States
Treasury to the zero point, so that
Secretary Shaw will probably have to
again call on the banks for another
installment of the cash they hold and
on which they pay no interest 1t is
all very we'll to call the payments for
the Panama Canal an extraordinary"
expense and so excuse the present con-
ditions There are other expenses that
this administration has piled up that
are equally extraordinary that no ex-
cuses can palliate or gloss over.
Take the expenditures for the year
before the war with Spain, when the
Democrats were in power and the APP
preparations made by the Republicans
for the present year. and the extrav
agance of the present administration
is at once apparent.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS.

really not what they SEEM your faith
ers may be ex-allermen who were
retired ON third base two or three de-
cades ago; you may hail from Vienna,
Caledoio or Eico: but when you visit
the thriving metropolis of Pulaski
county bear in mind that here cattle
have quit stalking in at the front doors
of the houses and eating up all the
green Bingham aprons; that deg fen
mel no longer flourish in Main street;
that hunting the festival econ in the
third ward has been abandoned. and
above ALL that the Kentucky bourbon
dispensed was not given a bath in the
Ohio river as it was brought over
the proof is way up You1l find it
cheaper to regard these terms of pro-
gress.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12
M OUND CITY.

A man named Kinney. engaged in
constructing the buildings for the
Michigan Chair Factory. fell sixteen
I feet this forenoon aud alighted across
barrel OF nails One wrist was
broken. the other dislocated and in.
ternal injuries sustained. Or. Har-
gan. who attended the man, says his
condition is critical.
Judge A. X vickers. of Vienna
arrived at noen today and convened
circuit court at pm. The docket
is a large one. Pulaski county not hav-
ing a term of this tribunal in nearly
twelve months The criminal cases
number twenty-five ami there is
rait' of law and chancery eases,
Among the attorneys present at cir
cult court are l. o, Whitnel and
". A. Spann, Of Vienna Hugh Mason.
of America; Chas. B. Echols. OF Grand
Chain; W T. Freeze, of Creal Springs;
T tt sheridan of Marion; W b, Gill
bert, of Cairo; and States Attorney
Geo f. Martin. H. &, Carter. L. NJ
Bradley, Thos Boyd. W. A, Wsn l.y-
man &, Caster. Harry Hood, Fred
Hood, John D. Bristow and Charles l..
Rice, of the Mound City bar
Sad Sunday afternoon three lovely,
sad-eyed, notwithstanding youths Of
Cairo paid Mound City a visit, con
veyiug themselves in hired rigs let at
nine dollar hire, more or less. They
dashed in at the foot OF Main street
and raced up that thoroughfare for
quarter of a mile-quarter mile heats,
best two ia three. The fervent third
heat had barely been finaled when
the city marshal sounded the gong
intercepted the spirited charioteers
and escorted them to the jug of re-
Election They were not corked in,
because they reflected in time to rem.
der that unnecessary. The two coughed
up fifteen punks to have the fractures
of the city code bandaged and s'teen
other plunks for frostiEg for the cake.
Boy. you may wear long back hair,
front peekaboo bangs, gold trimmed
eyepieces and trousers that appear
10 be turned up at the bottoms but are
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Dr. J. j. Rendelman was visitor
at the High School yesterday morning.
Otto Patterson, Of Mound City. is a
new member Of the freshman class.
Nick f. Hacker. OF the junior class,
has been appointed poetica editor Of
the Egypt.
Miss Mona Patterson, of Mound
City. is a new member of the senior
class
The pupils in Mrs Ways arithmetic
class had an examination yesterday
morning.
Gilbert Russell. of the freshman
class, has returned to school after a
long absence caused by illness.
The seniors that take part in the
trial OF the Merchant of Venice
program practiced after school yes.
terday
The Junior class is the only class
in the High School that has not lost
a single member since school opened
in September
Al the request Of a majority of the
freshmen class a meeting will be held
some time this week for the purpose
Of electing officers.
Miss Mabel Brown. who was former
ly a member Of the freshman class.
has quit school and returned to her
home In Charleston. Mo
The art exhibit Of the Western
Drawing Teachers association will be
here in the High School building. for
one week beginning February list 1901.
a number of the boys were out
praeticing their athletics after school
yesterday and from the spirit in which
they have entered the practice
Cairo is sure OF the banner.
A number Of the bows In the manual
training classes have not completed
their plans Of the High School build
ing 50 those that have finished are
spending their time cleaning their
tools.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12
G r A N D c H AIN

Harry Steers is down from Metro,
polls, III.
d W Tarr, of Vienna, visited 1ela-
tiyes here Sunday
Mesdames Minnie and Lizzie Mvr
chant went to Cairo Monday.
Miss Annie Youngblood of America.
is visiting Mrs, Margie Melntire.
Fred Weaver and wife of oImstead,
were here Saturday and Sunday.
Professor G, Conant and wife came
down to attend the lecture Monday
night,
Miss lila Poe, of Metropolis. MT. is
staying with her aunt, Mrs. VIM.
Steyers.
Miss C. Klein has rturned from her
visit to friends in the western part II
the state.
Mrs Harry Rees of Oaktown
brought her son, Willis. to DR.. Tar
for treatment.
Jim Luther was thrown from a horse
Saturday and severely hurt. Or Ootz
dressed his wounds.
Miss Stella caves died sunday al
her sisters Mrs. Magic Mcintosh
here in tow, The funeral was held
at the Christian church Monday. BY
Rev Jones The remains were In,
tered in the Masonic cemetery.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12
INSTALL OFFICERS.

At the last meeting of Cairo lodge
No. lil2. Knights of Honor. held in
December. officers were elected for
1901 The new officers will be in
stalled tonight as follows
Jno $, Hacker dictator
George Adams. vice dictator.
] G. Fischer. assistant dictator.
Geo r Magee. guide.
James Quinn. chaplain
c. r s Pennebaker. reporter
Frank Cassidy. financial reporter.
Charles Cunningham. treasurer.
Jon G. zonne guardian.
Charles Lancaster, sentinel.
Jno F. Rector. p. f. Powell and
Alex. G Royse. trustees.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12
AT CAIRO OPERA HOUSE
The Rivals" "Wednesday.

Two sons Of famous sire. Joseph
Jefferson. jr. and William w Jeffer-
son, will appear here at the opera
house Wednesday Jan Goth, in Sheri-
dams greatest comedy. The Rivals
Large and fashionable audiences greet
these admirable artists everywhere.
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific. THE
Rivals 7 has undoubtedly played to the
largest receipts ever known In theat-
rical history. Joseph Jefferson, ir.,
as Sir Lucius OTrigger" excells all
other characterizations of this part.
which was SO admirably played by the
late W. j Florence William w. jeff
erson as Bob Acres il said to be
most worthy successor to his father.
The supporting company embraces the
principal members of Joseph Jeffer-
the Dean during his short prelm-
nary tour this season
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12
CURED LUM6AGo.

a. p. Canman. Chicago, writes
March 4. 1908: Having been troubled
with Lumbago at different times and
tried one physician after another.
then different ointments and lima
ments. gave it up altogether. So /
tried once more. and got bott.s of
Billiards. Snow Ointment and gave me
almost instant relief / can cheerfully
recommend Il, aud will add nv name
to your list of former sufferers" 25e,
SOC, 81 Sold by Schulz Drug CO.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12

The barometer ranges below normal
nearly all sections. with depres.
sions. or disturbances. central in Ken.
lucky and in the extreme northwest
Pressure Is highest in the upper lake
region.
Ihere has been no material change
10 temperature since Saturday morn.
ing.
Within the last J6 hours light pre-.
eipltafion has occurred in Tennessee
kentucky. southern Ohio. Indiana
iitifois, Missouri and eastern Iowa
Sioudiness prevailed quite gene -allv
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12
A Different Kind of Rural Play.

Quincy Adams Sawyer" coming to
the opera house on Thursday, Jan.
Il, Is said to be wholly different from
any other New England play. and adj.
yantageously SO. II has been treated
with special individuality Of precep.
ton and Judgment. and the company
was reported by the critics there 10
be chosen with excellent regard for
their ability in this line of country
character impersonation. The story
Of the young man in the country is
50 naturally handled that everyone
perceived the varied romance and
humor of the different situations. and
laughs and sympathizes with equal
spOntaneity.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12

POLICE NEWS.

Myrtle Thornton is lodged in the CITY
jail charged with stealing suit Of
clothes from Roy Gohlson. She was
released from Jail a few days since
where she served a sentence for cut
ting Hanna Thomas on the head fifth q
Ratchet. She will have a preliminary
hearing today and will probably be
left to the tender mercies Of the
grand jury.
VIII Dixon is awaiting chance To
explain why he stole certain pair of
shoes and he will tell Judge Robinson
about it today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12
FANCY JOB PRINTING.
Notice.,

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the City National
Bank, of Cairo. Illinois. for the pur
pose of electing seven directors. will
be held at the office of said bank,
Tuesday, January 18th, 1901 Polls
will be open at 10 o'clock a. IN. aud
close at 4 p m, Of said date.
]. s, AISTHORPE,
Cairo, ILL.,. Dec. 10, 1903. Cashier.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention of Events Concerning
the People Of Cairo and
Vicinity.

Albert L. Pickett and Miss Lille
L. Driver. of Charleston. Mo, were
united in marriage at the court house
Sunday by Rev. Porter, Of the Cairo
Baptist church.
Louis HerbeI the liquor dealer, Is
presenting his friends and customers
with ticket which entities the holder
to bottle Of the celebrated Moerlein
beer of which he is agent
Clarence ]. Brasher, of Marked
Tree. Ark. and Miss Olive May Marsh
all. Of Sikeston. Mo. were united in
marriage yesterday afternoon at the
parlors of The Halliday, Rev, J, A
Searritt officiating.
Mr.. Zion Bishop has received word
from Louisville. Ky, that his sister
died at that place December - as the
result of surgical operation The re
mains were shipped TO Lee county, Viz
ginia for interment
The remains of John n Sloan, who
committed suicide last week by tax
ing morphine will be inferred at
Beech Grove cemetery today A sis
ter of the deceased. residing at Mound
City. sent money to defray the funeF-
al expenses
At a meeting Of the Central Labor
Union last night the following officers
were elected John Higgins. persi
dent; Joseph Mcnamara, vi ce-
president; Pearl Williams, secretary
and treasurer; VIM HocknedeL ser,
geant at arms.
1t is reported that former Cairo
young man in implicated in the check
swindle at Carbonate which occurred
when the Illinois Central pay car was
al that place Ii is not the first time
the young man has been under the
Dan of suspicion His apprehension
rests solely with the bank which was
swinded and as yet no arrest has
been made
Mandamus proceedings have been in .
stituted by the negroes Of Centralia
against the city board of education to
compel the board to accord the same .
to both white and black
children II is believed that the Cen
tralia colored people are receiving
financial assistance from
the state organization. as ii Is known
that they were obliged to advance
over 5000 In beginning the suit.
Centralia Democrat
A meeting OF the board Of education
vas held last night Those present
were Hon. Miles Fredk Gilbert. pres.
dent Mrs. A. Martin. Mrs. Samuel
White, James Gallagher, G. e. Stuart.
Ned Gilbert, r c. Clendenen. The
business was mostly routine. bills be
ne allowed etc An important act
was to authorize the superintendent
o provide suitable exhibit for the
Cairo schools. al the School exhibit
If the coming Worlds fair.
A musical entertainment OF high
order win soon be given at the Cairo
opera house, by local talent the pro
leeds OF which re to be devoted 10 a
good purpose. Mr. George parson has
engineered the matter and has inter
ssted some Of Cairo's best talent. The
cairo Maennerchor and the choir Of
he Methodist church will join In the
program. which gives assurance of
extraordinary. The choir
will devote It's share Of the proceeds
oward a new organ for the church
md the Mannefchor will use its part
o defray the expenses to the National
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12
BRIDGE CAUGHT FIRE.

The one-mile trestlo north of Wick
life caught fire yesterday morning al
2 O'Clock, but was discovered in
time to prevent any serious damage.
Traffic was discontinued for short
time and several eharred timbers will
have 10 be replaced with new ones.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12
BUSINESS LOCALS.
RATES FoR BUSINESS LOCALS.

Or. Edwin d. Morrow, dentist 500
Commercial avenue.
Call up Stoltz & Walters, phones
l33, for all kinds OF hauling. e.
Wanted Cook for small family
Apply to Or Berry, Marine hospital 1t
Call up Stoltz 6 Walters for rubber.
tired rigs. Both phones 1873. II.
Telephone. Brown 1878. Jno. oShea.
plumber, sewering. gas fitting. sec
Eleventh street. If.
Wanted To rent two wen furnish.
ed rooms, Address S. w, The Bulle,
tin.
FOR RENT-Modern fiat, 6 rooms;
bath, Opposite Public Library. Also
modern dwelling Sl1 nth St. for rent.
Inquire of Walter Eiehoff 1914 Wash.
ington Ave.
Coal, Lump and Washed. Quick de-
livery Lump at s2.75. Cairo Phone
43s, Bell 70. two rings, Office, C, W.
Wheeler's old stand On Tenth street.
II r. E. CANNON.
Wanted-l0 young men to learn
granite trade Good wages to start.
ZERAN MARBLE & GRANITE
WORKS.
Coal. Lump and Washed. Quick de.
livery. Lump at $275. Cairo Phone
i29, Bell ~. two rings. Office c, W.
Wheeler's old stand on Tenth street.
\ Fer Rent-Large furnished front
room at s07 Washington avenue, 81
FOR HIGH GRADES HARRISBURG
COAL, FOR STEAM OR DOMESTIC
PURPOSES, SEE NJ. cAAlLL, ACT
ROBINSON COAL co. PHONE 400.
25oo COMMERCIAL AvENE.
Stoltz & Walters are prepared to do
all kinds of hauling, moving and trans
fer work. Office at stable on Conner.
cial avenue. Both phones 1873. II.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12
PLEASANT AND MOST EFFECTIVE,

T. ] Chambers. editor Vindicator.
Liberty. Tex. writes Dec. -. 1902.
With pleasure and unsolicited By
YOU | bear testimony to the curative
power Of Billiards. Horehound Syrup.
| have used it in my family and can
affirm it Is the most eff
fectiye and pleasantest remedy for
coughs and colds have ever used .
Sold by Schulz Drug Co.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-12

r r. Cannon has taken the C. W.
Wheeler coal office and yards, on
Tonth street, whore orders may here.
after be left Phones: Cairo i39; Cen
trail Union r. two rings. Big Muddy,
Dryden, Randolph. Carterville and
Herin. Lump Nut and other coal. Car
lots or by the ton at market prices.
Also stove wood and kindling. If