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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-25
THEBES, ILL.


For the past three years Harry Pc;
IT has been connected with thc
rhebes police force, and he has made
n excellent officer He has rente
he building across from the corne
staurant and win conduct a room
ng house
The erection Of an opera house il
rhebc5 is no longer an irrcdescent
ream r. M. Jcliries, who has tn
natter in hand says that work on TIM
building will be commenced as sool
rs material can be placed on the
ground,
The election OF village officers was
cld in this city last Tuesday Three
rustees. one police magistrate and d
ill1ge clerk was elected The wealth
r was fine and heavy vote wa p1ll
ID reaching q total Of 22o Only lio
ote5 were polled at the spring eloe
lion in 1898.
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NEWS FROM OUR NEIGFIBORS


Jim Glenn > base Bnrl Youno lef5
field, Jack Patrick, centre.feld. VIII
Ponder, right.aeld. some close games
are looked for in the near future
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Brady arrived
from Cairo, where they have been fog
me last week,
Mrs. Sallie Powell returned home
saturday, after toT DAYS visit to
i'o oeh'ef' ny
Miss Mattye Moore, of Arlington,
VISITED her cousin MIS- ice jennings
i'"S
MtsS'S. heFhard lded ana Wlil
Foooc'' % 0lah,o"n' are IN inc CITY.
Rev =, II. fields, pastor Of the
Mc'"o''lS' chuFoh was out OIL town
ldS' "eeh'
Mrs. Eliza Bon, Of Arlington, was
here Saturday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley ana family q;
Arlington. was m To have their Mic
.ures made nv our photocraphor
NJ. NJ con,- 80 por,.,o
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itod 80 Ca4.naa,. mr. - " i -
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BARDWELL, KY.
April "a, 1904.

Mrs. d. b Danelson of Milwaukee
Wis, is visiting the family of Mrs
Jessie Nichols
Mr., Davis, Of Lafayette, Ind. is here
with an imported German coach horse
The horse arrived at about 2 o'clocl
SUNDAY morning and is fine. higt
stopper, and he expects to dispose of
him here.
Mr. Wardc, of Bugg e. Warde, is
having his home rapainted and paper.
cd by an artistic workman. X. l..
Chandler The mere fact that Mr.
Chandler is to do the work insures
that il will be something fine.
Misses Pearl, Lulu Underwood. ant
Hattye Denton, were in town shoe
ping Saturday.
Miss A. Dee subIet.e. Of Wickliffe
visited in the city the latter part O
the week.
Miss Lizzie Adams entertained {
few of her friends Friday evening, {
to II. and report an enjoyable time
Henry Cotner. W.; has been a.
work in Cairo for the last fey weeks
has returned home.
There is a new ball team organ
lied here now. called he Cherry Malt
club which Is bound Ia prove = sue
cesslnl venture The club i5s com
posed OF Roy briggs. Mgr. Owls
Bonds, pitcher, Oscar Bodkins. catch
er. Geo TUrney 1 base. Roy Biggs
? base. Everett Russell. short stop
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band or by clockWori; they made their
own tallow candles and used, even on
festive occasions, wooden blocks or
raw potatoes for candlesticks; they ate
from pewter kept bright by The wild
securing brush; they doctored their
own diseases by Il hundred and enc
different Wild herbs, al gathered near
home, and al put up in bags for the
winter or hung in rows of dried
lunches Soap was made ut homo: so
We're the apple butter, cheese, pearlaSh
birch vinegar, cider. beer, basket. Each
farm was factory of odds aud ends
a village store in itself, laboratory Of
applied mechanics.
Now all that period Of sturdy individ-
ualiSm is as utterly passed as is the
government Of the phaWohs The rail-
roads have killed it all Every process
on the farm has been revolutionized by
science or mechanical invention; every
article can now be bought more cheap.
~ than it can be made Mt home The
very mending of clothes now hardly
marks the good housewife; YOU are
told that it is cheaper for the elder
daughter to 90 to work in the factory
and buy with her wages new suits of
ready made for the boys, 1t is All
gone, The old life now lives only in
tender memories.
Estates Of / 900 acres and more. own
cd by nonresidents are rapidly multi
plying along the coasts Of the seas and
gulf, the shores of the lakes and rivers,
in the mountains ana villages. rs there
reason to believe that the alteration
that has taken place within fifty years
is any greater than the next fifty years
will show? The property thus taken IL
not wrestod away from the poor for if
II were offered as gift in small hold
ings it would not commonly be taken.
1t is precisely tho poor who cannot af-
ford TO hold it under existing condl-
tons; it is only available as Il toy for
the rich man or rs a playthiug for his
Milwaukee Journal.
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Ohexcn OriIers

Captain Hank Spurrer of PttSburg
an old Ohio river steamboat captain
was the speaker,
81 remember well my first trip up the
Ohio" said Captain Spurrcr. IL was in
command Of the Sally Ann. Mr.. Com
stock, the mate. was ut his station in
the front. According TO his notion Of
things the steamer was getting Il little
too close to certain flats which lay
along the larboard side. SO up he
comes to me and, with his hat cooked
on one side. says:
'Cap'n Spurrer, you're gettin' leetle
too close to them flats. Hadn't you
better go aboutY
" 'Comstock,' l replied. you just 70
forward and attend TO your part of the
boat and Ill attend to mine.
"COmstock went for'ard in high glee
and yelled out:
Boys, see that thar mud hook all
clear for lettin' go"
AYE aye, sir; all clear
Let go, then said be.
Down went the anchor ont ratified
the chain, and like a flash the Sally
Ann was brought up to standing.
"ComstocE walked aft to me. touched
his hat and politely said.
:" We'll, capn. my part Of the boat is
attended 70. It's in anchor Louis
vile Herald
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Y. M. C. A. Notes.

Several members Of the Mounds as
sociation attended the Y NJ c. A
conference at Cairo Thursday.
The attendance at the rooms has
been greater during the last month
than ever before The membership
now is 800 ana in the boys depart.
mont the membership is 10.
The boys department has had head
quarters in the Wood building, bu,
will move to Mrs. Parracks building
on Second street next week.
The library contains about 500 Vol
nmes and it is we'll patro9izcd by the
railroad men,
The social given by the ladies Of
the Baptist church Thursday evaninl
proved quite a success.
Mrs Ada M Oliver of Pulaski. IL
here completing the organization
a w G. T. t.. A program of musit
and reading was given at the Congrc
gational church last evening
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-25
April "a, 1904.

Mr. and Mrs H. T. Beebe and chill
dron left last week for pleasan.
visit with relatives in Centralia.
Charlc3 Lane and Otis Hudson were
visitors OF Cairo Yesterday.
Mr. Frank Toban, who has been Wis
iting in the country returned SUI
day accompanied with his sister
Miss Icola Toban
Frank GOA Is visiting in Murphys
TO.
Mrs. George Pearson is ILL.,
Mr.. and Mrs OILS Weedard. of Don
cola. returned homo Saturday frol
a visit here among relatives.
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MOUNDS.
AnrII q, 1904.

John Valentine, OF Du Quoin, Hi
nois Central railroad supervisor, Is
the guest Of John Trayers
Worth Hcaly left yesterday for 4
visit in Jackson, Tenn.
Miss Iona Swoboda, Of Cairo, Is
visiting Miss Sarah Trayers.
j. w Harding and family have
moved into their new residence on
Blanche avenue
Mrs. Mark Kennedy and daughter
Miss Hazel are visiting in villa
Ridge
Miss Tillie Aldrcd was in Cairo OF
business Friday.
DR. Royal, of Villa Ridge, paid
Mounds business trip yesterday.
Miss Eula Richie visited in Mound
City yesterday.
Cliff Gum, Of villa Ridge, was here
Friday.
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The false work has been completed
to pier 2.
The stone work on piers 8 and G
will soon be completed
The excavating on No. 4 has been
! Completed ana they began concrctina
asst Sunday.
twenty-five new bridge men arrived
y the city Saturday.
The cars were run on 10 the east
lpproach Of the bridge Saturday.
Tho pressure mcn will soon bid a.
Goodbye ana take their departure foi
New York
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-25

To win q wager a lad, Nikolaus Ga
g2no, living Al Temesvar, in Hungary
con uwcl ter pairs of large sausages,
two and orc balf pounds Of bacon and
eleven pounds OF broad lie won his
bet. but died Immediately afterward.
The tmortem examination showed
that the heart had burst In c0nga-
quolce 81 the rrc aare of tho over
distcndel stomach
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-25

A spring blessing for all mankind
There's nothing like HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea to make one
strong, healthy and robust. Keeps
the whole family we'll 80 cents, tea
or tablets. Paul G. Schulz & Sons
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-25

it, Up they got on their hind legs and
began to dance around and sing, while
the little bear whistled tune that he
had learned at school.
And the first thing they knew they
were flying around light footed and
light hearted ana feeling ten years
younger They laughed and forgot
their troubles ana were as happy MS n
bride aud groom or coarse. the little
bear was very much pleased with the
success Of bis plan.
This life IS not so dreary, after all,
exclaimed Mr. Bear
Indeed, il is not" agreed Mrs Bear
Moral You can Be happy if you try
to be. Detroit Journal
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-25
COUNTRY LIFE.
The Change That Has Come Fem
the Methods of Fifty Years Ago.

1t is not yet fifty years since the
people of our country villages lived by
farming, the men making their own
sleds. shingles. ax handles, scythes.
brooms, OK bows, bread troughs and
m0rtars: the women carding. spinning,
braiding. binding aad dyeing. They sat
round great fireplaees with hanging
crane firedons and n sn5t ...~nol bT
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Dancing as a ReIlnIous act.

In ancient religion dancing came to
he one of the chief acts of worship.
Religious professions went with song
and dance to the Egyptian temples,
and Plato said that all dancing ought
TO be thus an act OF religion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-25

Pimples, sores, bad breath, head
ache, Indigestion and constipation
positively cured with HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. Nows the time
to cleanse your system Of all impurl.
ties. IS cents. Paul G. Schuh &
Sons.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-25

Count Mauritiug Transplant was tho
discoveror of The process Of combining
with odorifcrous substances ana there
By presented us with @ hun.oG aroma
tic nayors, toilet waters and cosmetics.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-25

Wanted. hy Widow. a Husband. TO.
push fried ash saloon business. or to
be sold Advertisement from English
paper
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-25

Discretion is the gentle art of not
being found out
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-25

WHAT SHE THOUGHT.
Mr. NeWwcd You needn't to bus
any moro coal dear
Mr. Ncwwcd-Why not?
MR. NeWWcd-I bought @ new stove
today ami i'3 q self feeder
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

Governor Vardaman takes occa.
sion to reply to the caustic criti-
cisms Of the press relating to the
President in the following manner
The South does not ask Of the Pres
ident fayor-she only demands her
rights. There is growing disposition
on the part Of our people to magnify
the virtue and Importance of che Of
tice-holder, separate and distinct from
his office, and to minimize the power
and dignity of the private citizen.
They seem to forget that the only real
ruler, sovereign Or king in America is
the honest, intelligent, self-respecting
and patriotic white private citizen.
Let me make myself understood. In
the performance OF the functions Of
his Office as President, standing as the
embodiment Of the majesty and power
Of the laws Of this great Republic, /,
as citizen thereof, am as loyal to
Theodore Roosevelt as any man who
lives beneath the Stars and Stripes.
But for the little individual who has
seen fit to malign Jefferson Davis, and
with brutal discourtesy refused to
correct falseho0d written about him,
after Mr.. Davis had called bis atten-
tion to IL; who has insulted the South
ern people, violated the law for the
purpose Of hulniliating Mississippians
particularly, I have 20 more respect
for HIM, though he be President, than
l had for this same little Individual
when he was pursuing bis most be-
coming avocation breaking bronchos
on a Western ranch.
The Office does not change the In.
herent qualities Of the man. lit does
not make him any bigger, it does not
throw an atmosphere Of divinity
around him, but often contrasting his
pretension with his real worth, the
infinite littleness OF his nature Is re-
yealed Ia form unmistakable.
But probably ] should not write ia
this way about one who has been so /
recently 50 largely elected President Of
the United States little diplomatic
i usually handed out on
like this. But do not like
that
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09
HoRNBEAK.

Mr.. j. Il, Dowdy and wife made
a business trip to Oblon one day
this week.
The bank is rapidly nearing com.
pletion and will be quite an orna-
ment to our town.
Mr.. Jake Trosper bought the
Petite farm three or four miles
from town and moved recently. We
do hate to give good neighbors up.
Our school is progressing very
nicely indeed, and the pupils seem
to be taking a great interest in
their books, which is very crafty
ing to the teachers, who have the
interest of the pupils at heart.
A pretty little girl arrived at TIE
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Goth
ran recently.
Sammie Forbes is quite sick with
the fever, but is said to be doing
very well at the present time.
Mrs. Stella Tate, after long i'll
ness, is convalescent.
Mr.. Albert Wallace and wife are
the happy recipients Of new baby
girl.
Since beginning my letter / learn
that Col. Frank Hornbeak is very
i'll of asthma.
Mr.. George Davis will be plenti-
fully supplied with -four for quite
awhile, having purchased several
barrels preparing for the future
when the price on -four goes higher.
Death recently entered the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Forbes and
claimed for his victim little Bruce,
their baby boy, aged two years, six
months and fourteen days. Moth
ing that loving parents, friends and
faithful physician could do could
keep the little one here on earth
longer. Father. mother, the part
ing is not forever. Bow yourselves
to the will Of Him who
doeth all things vel and be pre-
pared to meet your darling in
world than this. Mr.. and
Mrs. FORBES wish to thank the.kind
friends and physician. DR.. CT Mar
shall, who did 50 much for them in |
their time Of trouble.
SYLVAN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

bis plan Of meeting an attempted
reduction Of Southern represents.
ton BY Congress, should the Re
publican majority in that body
seriously undertake TO carry out
the plan of Messrs. Crumpacker
and Keifer. His plan is to pay no
heed to any legislation making a
new apportionment on the ground
of franchise discrimination in the
South, and TO disregard such leg
islation in a manner that would
carry the issue into the courts.
Said he in bis Spartanburg speech:
know Of no power on earth or III
heaven, except a direct Intervention
Of God, that can force State Legis-
lature to pass bin redistricting a
State so that it shall contain four or
five or six Congressional districts, in
stead Of seven Or eight All that
State Legislature would have to do
would be to do nothing and To contin-
ne this course until the courts had
determined the point at issue, and
then, in the usual way, the political
parties would make their nominations
and the general election would be
held. The people Of Mississippi would
continue to nominate and elect eight
Representatives to the Congress Of the
United States la the districts as now
fixed by law those Of South Carolina
would continue to nominate and elect
seven. Their certificates, after the
election, would be sent up Ia the usual
way; they would 60 to Washington to
apply for admission in the usual way;
the House of Representatives, with
majority, could refuse
them admission in an unusual way
If SO, they, Of course, could not break
into the House and would return
home. Two results would follow. |
One would be that the Congressman |
thus elected would not, for the nonce,
receive their salaries from the nation
al treasury. That would be a matter
Of considerable personal interest to
them, but Of no abiding interest to
anybody else, and Of no public signifi-
canoe whatsoever. So But the
question Of salary can be used as the
basis for test case in each State af-
Iected, thereby removing The question
from political and partisan legisla-
Tive tribunal to judicial and nom
partisan tribunal. A man has to pre-
'ent himself at the bar and be sworn
n before he Is, for the purpose Of vot-
ng and accommodating, a member of
he House. But he is, for the purposes
i salary-drawing, a member from and
Ifter the 4th Of March succeeding his
lection. A months salary is due him
n the 4th OF April. If the Sergeant
farms refuse to pay it, he can apply
or mandamus to compel him to do
Q. Thus the whole case, pro and con,
an be got into the courts, by whose
would abide
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09
HAML-I ms
WIZARDOTL.

r. you have ever experienced
its gentle, quoting influence, on
an aching, throbbing head, tooth,
or other nerve, you win never be
without it in the house.
II had been subject to sick
headache for over 8 years, = writes
Mrs. A. o. Scharfer of Great
Bend, Kan. II used one bottle
Of Hamlins Wizard Oil, and have
not had q headache since
And @. Dieclnnan, Of 1913 Hend-
ricls St., Detroit, Mich, writes:
~ have always found relief from
earache by using Hamlins Wiz
ard OIL" Price Soc and $1s00.
Sold and recommended BY
Martin Allen Drug Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

AN IDEAL WEEKLY.

If The Times were called upon to
select an ideal weekly country news
paper, we would unhesitatingly name
The Commercial, published at Union
City, Tenn, by Messrs Marshall &
Baird. The Commercial Is a ten page
journal, gotten up with strict atten-
tion to the best style Of topographic
art. The number before us contains
several columns Of live, attractive adj
vertisements, interpreted with able
editorials. sparkling local items and
breezy neighborhood news. The paper
has a good field, which it Industrious
u cultIgates. and has made itself a
credit to Southern journalism. Mem
phis Times.
This il enough to move q stole
If that sort Of individual ever pub
lished . county newspaper. Any
how we are not insensibIe to the
compliments Of the Times, even
though we fall several notches
short Of the editors estimate. BY
the way, the Times announces its
annual Christmas edition of "a
pages to appear December Is.
This will be very interesting
number from many points Of view.
The Times is a mirror Of nearly
oil the organized and social life Of
Memphis and those who are IA
miliar with that city will find III
valuable.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

Governor Frazier and his Colo.
nels last week enjoyed the distinc
tions and pleasures Of an American
battleship launching. II was the
occasion which had been set apart
for the ceremonies accompanying
the commission Of the Tennessee
for the naval service. The Gov
ernor, his daughter and his suite
were honored BY a demonstration
which made a Presidential inaug-
uration look cheap. Miss Fra
tiers christening was complete;
and when the bottle Of champagne
had been broken against the vessel
she tloated gracefully and proudly
out upon the bosom of the deep.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

The Boston Herald reporter said
that President Roosevelt's little
boys chased turkey gobbler all
around the White House lot until
the turkeys tongue was out and
the President found the sport very
delightful. And now the Boston
Herald is separated from the Gov
eminent weather reports. Well,
the Herald will have to ask John
Hay if ''It's raining in London
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09
watch the Label.

If you are subscriber TO The
Commercial your name is printed
on little yellow label On this
label is printed the date to which
your subscription is paid Look il
up and # you owe the paper any
thing we want it. The amount may
be small, but several hundred small
accounts mean great deal to US.
The Commercial appreciates your
patronage, but if you viii attend to
this matter to-day the favor will be
doubly appreciated.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

A real estate man informed us
this week that he didn't know Of a
vacant house ID Union City and
that this year is the first since the
lumber boom Of the eighties ID
which these conditions existed.
Mr.. Cobb and several property
owners are arranging to build new
cottages.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09
Cured Paralysis.

W. S. Bailey, p. o. True, Texas,
writes: Ny wife had been suffering
five years with paralysis in her arm,
when / was persuaded To use Ballard s
Snow Lfniment, which cured her all
right. I have also used 1t for old
sores. frostbites and skin eruptl0ns.
1t does the work. = 25c, SOC, 81 at the
Drug Co. Mailing cor.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

Last Mondays edition of the
Nashville Daily News came out en-
larged and amplified with a COM
pendulum of the city Of Nashville,
including its financial, commercial
and industrial interests. The pa
per contained many new features
marking the capital city's growth.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09
Estray Notice.

Taken up and posted ID District No
4. Obion County, Tenn, by j. o. Hou-
ser, one dark bay mare mule, Is hands
high, about IL or 20 years old. dim
brand, can't make IL out, valued her
at $1,000.
THOs. r. BARRETT, Ranger.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

Don't forget to use little Prick
~ Ash Bitters whenever the stom-
ach or bowels are disordered. It
quickly corrects such troubles and
makes you feel bright and cheerful.
Richard Polk, special agent.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS PLAN.

Hon. John Sharp Williams, the
Democratic leader in the National
House of Representatives, in q
speech delivered in Spartanburg,
s. O.. q few days ago, presented
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

The last session of the present
Congress convened at noon last
Monday. Owing to the death Of
Senators Hoar and Quay since last
session the proceedings were only
routine.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

Bodily pain loses Its terror If you We
q bottle OF DR.. Thomas Eclectrtc oil
In the house. Instant relief In case 81
burns, cuts, spfalns, accidents Of any
sort. Moss Pharmacy.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09
Garrett ana walker vote.

The vote for candidates for Congress
In the Ninth Congressional district is
all In and Is as follows:
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09
Aches

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sarache, stomachache, backache,
sideache, and all similar nerve dis
orders, are instantly soothed, and
quickly relieved and cured, by
that most dependable Of all medi-
cines for the relief Of pain,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-12-09

Tickets and particulars IS 10 specific rates.
limits ana train time Of your home ticket agent
-. j.. Meiyip. Paducah Junction