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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23
TIE EPIC or plTTseuRe.

THE WORLD is WAITING FOR
lhe epic OF Pittsburg. Frank Nord
hCuld haya written Il before he died
Tho city Of Carnegie is a better cx-
ample Of The vulgar arrogance Of over
sudden American riches than the
Sou.he Pacific or the Chicago wheat
pc Money made safely under prolec.
fion Of state mon1ply is grosser and
more daring lhan money made IN tle
fee competition
tt wealth of Piitsburg Is the chill
Of BE American iron and steel tariff
M. Carnegie made $4,000 300 IN
few yca-s bv selling steel 90 the gov
enmC and ciiizcas Of tn United
stare az monopoly pr ces and then an.
l~aiinr On Tho steel trust. He Is only
ous big example An the amaller steel
companies have the same history Oh
a moro modest c3lc. PitHbu-g T. fun
II ltrla iron and steel muhimillion-
air Ike ar Corey n is ely Of
rc8lY 'icA whose sin und 'gested
wolfh stinks as their youth stank OF
the coal dump CT the COW yard.
Like other American cite pius.
burg ~ marvclu'rly well conducted
upon 'hc whole One cannot insist too
often iha' Americans boar the infoxi.
eaton Of sudden wealth better than
most people But thiz city Of tar'n
barous eHcrs enough ridiculous and
t-agic examples 81 money drunken.
ness 10 c3rich a dramatic epical study
Of that gEossest form Of spiritual de
b2uclcry.
Ns-v York and Chicago overshadow
PitsHirg so thai the public exc
catches only the highest examples Of
the apulence Of wealth ar. schwab
snd Nr. Corey are seen On The pin
naole Of the steel trust but only
glimpres are had Of the antics Of the 1
current news may remember thai /.
fone Of the salties' tales Of rich /
young cubs and spoiled daughters Of I
un3igesied wealth come from that
molf dollhouse e tariff monopoly
The dowaEerE II PittsburE buy
1Eokfn down duke fo- their daush-
teE vita most cyEicsl uonchalance. I
he wsarie5 eonjussl partners Of I
change from season to sea
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23
OFFICE OF CITY coMPTRoLLEe.
Proposals For City Printing.
Cairo H.. Dec. 21st, 1905.


Sealed Proposals addressed to the
city council of the city of Cairo. will
he received at this office up to 5
o clock p, m. of Tuesday, January 2nd,
1906, for doing the city printing for
The year 1906
All bids must include the publish
ing in some daily newspaper of all
the proceedings OF the city eounclf.
all ordinances governing the city of
Cairo. all official notices of whatever
kind required to be published by the
laws and ordinances of the city OF
Cairo and all other official notices
required by the city council or coun-
~ court
The type TO be used IS to be what is
known as S-point type A bond in the
sum Of (s20000) Two Hundred dollars
with approved security must accom-.
pany each bid
The city council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
II s. DEWEY.
City Comptroller
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

And laughed am waved their 'hellos'
% all they knew in town.
The shy is gray and gloomy, tho
house Is dark and still
The cedar trees is lonesome where
they stand on the hill
And we'd picked OUT the best one, the
ona we knew would be
The Very finest cedar 10 make a
Christmas tree:
The clock here on the mantel is tick
in soft and SLOW;
NThey can't come home for Christmas.
They're not a-comin,.. Not" ''
ANA mother at the window looks out
ana down the lane.
And stare al my paper but stare at
L in vain,
For all the type is tangled and all the
letters blurred
n one unendin sentence, repeatin
word an wD-d~~
rhe only news The world holds today
for her and me:
They can't come home for Christ
mas. Is all that can see.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

Daylight ride to Little Rock and Hot
Springs. Train No. 49, leaving Cairo
at $50 a. m. via Iron Mountain route
makes connections at Poplar Bluff
with through train for Little Rock
and Hot Springs arriving Bitue Rock
at 700 p. m. and Hot Springs at 500
p IN. This train also connects for all
points in Texas and California, Ok
lahoma and Indian Territories and
Arkansas, thus shortening the time
between Cairo and these points IS 10
u hours. See agent for folder and full
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23
THE DAILY JINGLE
NOT COMING HOME.

They can't com home for Christmas
and mother sgh3 and stand
And looks out OF the window, her let.
ters in her hands,
And tgys to hide her feelin's, and L
wen, here I've set
A-lookln at the paper, an haven't
read il ye;
The headlines and the items is. iumb-
led every way
They can't come home for Christmas"
is all they seem TO say.
I know what mothers thinkin' shes
loekihi down the lane.
And mndin how she'd counted to 80
% meet the Train
I'd poll ned up the sleighbeIls until
they looked like gold
And seemed so full Of iingles as any
bells could hold,
Aud Wed q gone in early, and thoi'd
a tumbled down
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23
November Circulation.

The above is a correct statement Of
the circulation of the Cairo Bulletin
daily and Sunday for the year 1904,
and for the first eleven months of the
year 1905 CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this End day of December, 1905,
(Seal.) LEO ]. KLEB,
Notary Public.
My commission expires January l6.
1909 "a
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

The Bulletin Is on sale at the fol.
lowing places:
CoIeman's, 214 Eighth street.
Halliday House news stand.
Walkers, 10 Sixth street.
Union News Co., Union depot.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23
Confdenced.

Henry 10 you know what you said
IN your sleep LAST night?
NO what was it Alylra?
shall not tell you.
o well. it doesn't make any diner,
ence. \ man is NOT responsible for
anything he says in his sleep. BY the
way. here's the $50 you wanted 10
spend for Christmas Things Now what
wa il said?
You didn't ay anything, Henry
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

Scientific Eoarder-The marveis OF
scientific construction nowadays are
stupeadous. This is emphaticaIly the
az of Steel
Practical Boarder-Well, don't
think there's any more Of that going
on now than there ever was. They're
catching EN- al It a little better than
they used to-that's all.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

WHEN YOU 20 out OF town tell out
iders bri 5ny that Cairo IS goinn to
lead the Industrial process on in the
Ohio valley. a hundred or two well
chosen words setting forth the main
facts will be beneficial TO Cairo AMI
il will help you as we'll
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23
Lest His Balance.

Auntic when Jack heard your foot
steps in the corridor last night he was
just on the verge of proposal
Dear dear. And my coming scared
him back
Bless you, no, auntie! 1t scared him
over the verge
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

WHEN you dc your Christmas shop
ping remember that you are moi the
only one the clerks are expected to
wait On. Get through as quick as pos
sible and give he Others a chance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

IN defining the public schools as
factories OF American citizenship"
the president confirms the popular
fear that they are no longer places
where one learns grammar and how
TO add.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23
SHEARS AND PASTE.
Wrcrn Flqure N Speech,

Wrong figure n speech
Shadbolt- Your finances are at h
low ebb again, are they?
Dinguss- Ebh? No; that would
that they're sometimes at the
flow. which they never are My finan-
ces are at their normal and unyarying
level
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

OF course there are a good many
gentlemen who are 20 busy at this
tine that they would forge it a
Chri1tmas times if the usual unsmok-
able cigars and unwearahle crayats
were not duly received.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

SOMEBODY who is evidently try
ing TO stir up trouble wants 10 know
what has become Of Mae Wood. Car
RE Nation and Case Chadwick. Why.
they are with a good many others Of
Their class in training du-iag the win
ter bat the whole bunch will be out
il the spring again. never fear
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

Tommy Wrott (at the theatre)-
You are going to take off your hat,
aren't you"
Lotta Guph-No, I'm going to let
this girl behind me feast her eyes on
1t all evening. She's got one Just like
ii
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

THE cost OF the sugar brought into
the country this year exceets one
hundred ana fifty millions. Somebody
wants to know where so much of il
has gone Oh, fudge,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

TO CURE "A GOLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money If il fails to
cure, Il. w. Groves signature is on
each box. 25c.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

s6p with the coarsest disregard Of an
pearances. Ut IL the place u all others
70 be therscene of the epos of Amcri-
can new riches.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

AS to Nine Bernhard and her cir
Gus tent, muscd the professor I'm in
clined TO think she's more syndicated
against than inning
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

Dr. William Oslef, regius professor
of medicine at oxford, will return to
America about Christmas and in Jan
uary will take part in the work of the
Johns Hopkins Medical school at Bal,
timore, much as he did when at the
head OF that Institution.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

THERE f. n limit 10 the nerve of
a burglar-you cant help admire
them al times. An exchange tells Of
four Of them stealing away six crates
Of eggs. $500 in all. and delivering
them 70 the receiver OF their stolen
booty without breaking one Of them.
It would not take a Sherlock Holmes
10 decide that those men are new ar
ihe business d delivering groccries.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

Special low rates TO Big Four points
account Holidays. For full informa
ton see agent
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

Law 0n-What did your wife say 70
you when you got home last night?
Dawsou-Say? She said an eighteen
volume encyclopaedia
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

ODELL says he isn't politically
dead, Mavbe be i sim habbllng about
To save funeral expenses.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

IL you NUT light tn 2 candles on
the Christmas tree watch them closely
and keep the. children at a safe dis
lance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

PERHAPS Mr. Corey figured that
II was cheaper 70 reform than resign.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

SPECIAL privilege usually assas-
sinates itself In the end. &tEMiYW
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

WE can't help thinking that in the
recent sensational duel IN Pelnsyl-
vania whare the survivor saved him
self by holding up his little two-yoar-
old child a. a shield for himself that
the wr:ng man was killed. Even the
commons 81 instinct of the brute Is 10
protect their helpless little ones at
the risk q their own lives il need hc
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

pr Plchn who was q speaker Al the
recent German colonial conference,
attributes the brutal exercise of GER
tain German and Belgian officials
when sent to govern black men to-
"trppencholer." or tropical frenzy
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

A PRESS dispatch avs that an a.
tempt wss made on the lie Of Presi-
dent Reyes Of Columbia OF course
there if no connection between Christ
mas .Eo9ping and ths assassination
OF the chief Of a South American re-
public. but il will have no effect On the
Christine trade in this country. It's
big world We live in--that's an.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23
NapfH FL pAvFMsilf

II MANY CASES 4 CONSIDER.
able part q the money spent for
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

The Rev David Huuouse Buel, the
new presi lent Of GEORGETOWN uniyysity.
is one Of ne pronounced opponents OF
The pres Mt met -ods In football.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE

NJ Casasus. the new ambassador
from Mexico, Is said to look much
like tho Rev mr.. Parhhursr, Of New
York.
J. Lathrop Allen who made the first
band instruments in the United states,
IL sim living in Nav York at the age
OF 90
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23

Question Answered,
You are wrong, Edith They didn't
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-23
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Average daily and Sunday circula.
ton for the year 1904 ...,. 1916
Average daily and Sunday circula-
tiDn for the frstden months OF
1905 .2f46
Average daily and Sunday circula-,
ton for November, 1908 i. .2o74
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
NORTH HERO.

The adjourned term OF the Grand Isle
County Court convened Tuesday when
the new court room was opened to tho
pubic. The three prisoners confined in
jail at Burlington were brought to town
Monday ami temporary quarters Wcro
liked up until their cases are disposed of
In court. The grand jury meets ut this
crm.-fiolland Feefee. the cOrnetist in
the North Hero orchestra was taken sud-
denly i'll while blowing his horn at the
Glass blowers entertainment SATURDAY.
night and Sunday DIR. Branch was called
who pronounced 1t q severe attack of the
grip.-J. ID. Hazcr has let his farm Ia
Joe Dubuquc.-1hc two brcakwaters that
j. W. Clement had put in the past win
ter on Eow and Arrow Point to project
his boat house, have been badly damaged
by the ice and the south side of the north
pier has sunk In the mud out of sight
All the schools in town began Monday
with Miss May Sargent at the south end
r. Pawn Hoag at the city. Mabel Hazen
at Jerusalem and Miss Hoag from
Cumberland Head at the north end
Those who have been looking after nick
rrol in the marshes this spring report
them very scarce
rho adjourned term OF Grand Isle
c"nnty court. Judge Rowcll presidinr
convened Tuesday at p m. The after
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13

Miss Bell in charge for the remainder
of the school year: as Professor Guild
has only three classes 1t was thought 1t
might be donc.--Mss Joanna d. Croft
returned to her studies in the Normal
school Of North Bridgewater. Mass, on
Mondav.-Mrs. Earl Lawrence returned
To her homo in Newport. after a week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.. II.
Hamilton.
j. q. Circus. the driver of the mail and
express team, is on the sick list-Richard
1.cahy of st. Adams is assisting j. IL.
l',rncs about several Jobs of plumbing
that are being donc.--1'he railway man
ngenent arc doing some spring cleaning
having thoroughly renovated the passcn
tcr station outside and in and arc paint
ing the freight house outside.--Work on
Owls Head creamery is making good pro-
Grcss. The building is nearly incloscd.-.
The anniversary of the Wonan's Home
Missionary society OF the Vermont con-
ference will be addressed by Mrs. Libby
Allen of Des Moincs. la. on saturday.
April % at two o'clock in the Methods
Episcopal Church.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13
H1GHGATE CENTRE.

Nj. r.. Loukos left Monday morning for
Windsor. where he has secured Il positioii
as guard in the state prison. Mrs.
I,ouk"s ana daughter Margaret will rc-
main III town for the pr, scnt.--Mlr" j. l..
Place has returned from st. Adams.
Nhcrc she has been visiting Mrs. n. G..
Morton.-Miss Mamie Butler. who has
been i'll Win grip the past two weeks. is
cnnvalsccii,C Tho Won;ns auxiliary
will meet with Mrs II. ID. Iicr,ick Thurs
day afternoon. --tioorgc Lambert has
purchased of II. n. Clark. trustee. the
"Bordo Shop property formc ry owned
by H. c. Jcnnison: consideration. $500. -
l.. r. Gallagher Of Concord. y. H.. hd
Il position with tho foundry company
Monday morning about eight O'Clock fire
WIS discovered on the roof of the dwell
ing house Of Joseph Brewer. hlVint,
caught from sparks from the chimney.
Prompt assistance was at hard and very
soon the fire WAS cxtincuishtd. out not
unit after some damage had been done
TO the roof and household effects. The
Loss is csti'nqtod at about SO. Tie
hUlllinsS were ins.rcd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13
MONTGOMERY CENTRE.

ar. and Mrs. George starr have re
turned from ROstcn.-6icorco Tweed is
seriously ~ with typhoid pneumonia
Mts Gradford St Francis went to
burlington last week. where she under
went an operation for appendicitis Mon
day.-Some % or 30 p, oplc enjoyed "a
maple sugar treat at II. q. Rowlcy' $
sucar place Tuesday afternoon. The
April me- ding of the W. G.. +. [. was
he'd with Mrs George Wright N'eincs-
day afternoon.-Mr Thomas Kirkland
vas called to Newport Tuesday by the
death. from hanging OF her brother.
Howard Arol.--Schools in town com
mencc next Monday April II with the
same Corps Of teachers in the Center
school with the exception of Miss Mabel
Tracy. who will not return. At writing
her room is not supplied with a teacher
Teachers for other districts in this part
OF the town arc follows: South
school. Miss Laura Kirlcy of Fairfield
IIoo torvlle, Miss Adclinc Stanhcpc Of
berkshire; Notch Road. Miss Rose
Brady of Bakersfield: East Hill Oscar
Dow or Montgomery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13
ALBURGH.

John ID. Edwards. aged - Years, died
April with pcursN lie IA survived by
Il wife and two children Keith "A bov Of
IL years and l.ottic aged 10. Funeral
services were held at the house saturday
morning. The Roy. O. +. Newton officiat-
ing. Mr.. Edwards was born in Gambia
but had lived here for several years. lie
was AN upright and respected citizen. "a
member of the congregational Church
and Il jealous worker for its good lie
VIII be missed 10y mauv.-Juli,,s
Dragon, who had been i'll for
several weeks died April {. his age was
40 years. He leaves wife and several
children. Funeral services were held at
the home in Alburgh Centre SATURDAY.
with burial from tho Catholic Church in
this place Monday the 10 t.-W Hard
Lyman II. +. u carrier on route No. . is
i'll and +. \. Elodrctt IS acting as sub
situtc-NTrs. II. H. Darby. who has been
i'll for several weeks is slowly improving
Mrs. Melissa Young. who has been in
poor health for a long time to the bed
The infant child of Ira Scarlcs is serious
ly sick.-The condition OF MIS-. NJ. t.
Mott remains about the same.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13
WOLCOTT.

Arthur Richardson has finished work for
Jordon Austin in ;helivery Larnand Is at
homo-'rhc infant daughter of Marvin
Wheeler and wife, who is suffering from,
an abscess, is improvirF.-H Il. Parkcris
clerking for X. NJ. IIubhell-Kntic. thu
young daughter of George Richardson's *
III of peritonits and complications-Miss
Edith kimball is ut work for Mrs. ". Ar
buckle.-Mrs. Hattie Waite has reiurne,S
from Barre and will rcnan some time
longer with her sister, Mrs. Truman Jones.
The saw mill in the village was started
Monday, April 10 John Colgrove and Miss
Emma Alger both of Wolcott were united
in marriage at the home of the groom Fri
daJ. the Rev. &. NJ. Stebbins officiating
G.. y. Valcau was mt home from tho L v
NJ. for his Easter vacation Mrs r. C.
Arluokle was called to Eden SATURDAY by
the serious illness of her mother. Mrs. DIR.
Bacon. who has been i'll for several
wceks,-The engineer in the steam mill
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13
ENOsBURCH.

Ellison Maynard, who has been very
sick. Is gaining SteadilN.-The Rev. j.
w. Baker is not yet able To begin his
worl, ut Berkshire Center as the grip
docs not wholly leave him.-Thc town
school board have chosen r.. w. Spicer
clerk, and ". jay chafee. superintendent
The eleven schools are to begin the spring
term April Il with the following teachers:
At No. |, II. May Leach; No. ., Matte
Chapman. No. .. Sadie Rubloe: No. t.
Mary Nichols; No. y Synthia Doanc: No
:! Julia Burns; No. II. Mrs. j. &. Miller;
No. H. Ruth Goodspecd; No. IL Cora Orr;
40. L., Edith Goodrich; No 16, Gertrude
FradY. The term will continue ten weeks
sugar makers found their buckets full
of sap the morning Of the 10th and are
likely to make an average amount of
sugar
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13
RICHToRD.

The lecture that was to have been
given by Rev. Newell Dwight Hills has
been cancelled and the Richford Dramatic
club will present "Charlcys Aunt in
Ayers hall Tuesday. May 9-E. IL.
Grice is preparing to build house and
barn on the Grant lot which he purchas-
ed of Edward Culver in the fall-The
Epworth League gave sugar party in
the vestry of the Methodist church Mon
day everng.-The spring term OF school
began Monday with the same staff of
teachers. Public sentiment here seemed
to be in favor of the formation of Il
county base ball leaguc.--AIrs. r. u.
Leach is making preparations to take the
advanced pupils of the Leach school of
music into Montreal to attend the Pad
erewski recital on Easter Monday
Dorothy, the 15-mOnths-old daughter of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13
EAST BERKSHIRE.

The death of Mrs. Hannah stone pcrlev
Mt The age of 10 years, occurred Sunday
night at the home of her son. corlss
I'orlcy. The funeral was held on We'd
nesday, with the Rev William Walker
oifciating.-Mr. and Mrs. D. I-cahy went
Wednesday to Newport Center to attend
the funeral Of their nephew. Howard Ar
ricl.-Miss Frances iIadd went Tuesday
TO EnosburGh Falls whore she has an
engagement nursing School will begin
April II with +. a. MacMurty, il graduate
on Middlebury College, and Miss Blanche
r.o"ards OF Cambridge as teachers
ne members of the Monday Evening
ci''p ana their friends are invited to
Spehn social evening April II. at Mrs.
j. W. Paul's.-B. II. Combs started SAT
nrday for Indianapolis, Ind-The Misses
Ruth and Helen Bogue and Miss Marion
Mosiar OF Richford were rccentlv pnests
OF Miss Pauline Perley.--Irvine Ans,,,,