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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-08
"Eiectri6ed."

The startling physiological effects of
electricity upon the human system full
ly warrant the use Of the word as a
superlative term to express enthusiast
tic conditions. This expression must
have come into use at an early day,
soon after Franklin made the static
electrical machine a matter of general
knowledge, for Thomas Jefferson in
his autobiography stated, "Paine's
Common Sense electrified u.s." Thorn
as Paines book was issued Jan. !,
1776, and as Jefferson's autobiography
was founded on his diary it is probable
that the sentence was written by JEFF
ferson at the same tme-Electrical Re-
view.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-08

Sup. Ebbott moved that theBoard adj
iourn.
Carried.
State of Wisconsin, Rock. County S.
|, Howard w. Lee, County Clerk OF
said county, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true copy of the proceed
ings of the County Board of Supervisors
of said county, held in the office of the
Clerk thereof, in the City of GAINESVILLE
on the 18th day of June, 1905.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the county seal
at GAINESVILLE, Wis., this 2Sth day of June
1905.
SEAL. HOWARD w. LEE,
County Clerk.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-08
The Musfache.

The home Of the mustache is in
Spain, and here is the history of it's
origin: After the Moors first invaded
the country the Christian and Moslem
population became so mixed that it
was difficult to say which were Moors
and which Spaniards. The Spaniards
then hit upon means by which they
could at once distinguish their breth-
rem. They did not shave their lips any
longer and they allowed a tuft Of hair
to grow below their under lips, so that
their boards formed the rude outline
Of d cross. Thus the mustache became
a symbol Of liberty and fraternity.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-08
Antiquity of Chairs.

Chairs were in use in Egypt so long
ago as 1899 B. G. The Chinese en-
ployed them from about 1900 B. G. In
India they were used and are men,
toned as dating from HOO B. C.
House chairs with backs were in use
in India A. D. 800. They are known to
have been employed in Rome so early
as A. D. 10, being mentioned by Pliny
at that date Chairs with foot rests
were used in Rome A. D. $50.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-08
A Double Bull.

A double bull in a single sentence
was perpetrated by the late John Hol-
lingshead, an Englishman. He wrote,
when Lord Mohun was killed he was
living in Macclesfeld house, Gerard
street, Soho, at the back Of Leicester
house, site now occupied by the de-
funct Pelican club"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-08

Adopted
Sup. Treadway submitted the follow
ing and moved it's adoption:
Resolved, That S41.OO be refunded to
VIM. Hammer or his assign by reason
of tax certificate No. 1O5, the same being
an invalid tax certificate.
Resolved, That the County Board
hereby finds that the sum of $3.50 is
Justly chargeable as and for the tax of
1903, and $3.50 as and for the tax of
1904, on Lots..15, 10 and 20 of Hammers
subdivision of Lots Is, Is, II, Is, 10 and
20 of Block of Walkers addition to
the city of Beloit.
Wherefore, 1t is ordered and directed
that said amounts be fixed as the
amounts justly chargeable thereon, and
it is further ordered that the same be
assessed in the next assessment,of county
taxes, together with 10 per cent. as by
statute made and provided.
B. d. TREADwAY,
J. w. QUIMBY,
w. FL. FL. JOHNSON,
Committee.
Adopted.
Sup. hopkins moved that the per diem
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-08

Sup. Treadway of Committee No. l
submitted the following report and
moved it's adoption:
Whereas, the attention of your COM
mittee No. has been called to tax GER
titicate No. 105, issued to VIM. Hammer,
and upon investigation finds an erron-
eous description of the lands covered
thereby has been used both in the tax
sale and in said certificate and the same
void and of no effect by reason thereof.
And, whereas, your committee further
finds:.that the lands intended to be COW
cred thereby are just chargeable with
$3.50, as and for the tax of 1903; said
lands being Lots Is, 10 and 20 of Han
ners subdivision..of Lots Is, 16, II, IS, 10
and 20 of Block of Walkers addition to
the city of Beloit, according to the duly
recorded plat thereof
Now, therefore, your committee rec
ommends that S3S.O2, the face of said
certificate and 1898 interest be refunded
to VIM. Hammer or his assignee and that
said lands be reassessed for $3.50 as and
for the tax that should have been paid
for the year 1908, together with interest
thereon at 10 per cent. as by statute
made and provided.
Dated June 18th, 1905.
B. d. TREADwAY,
J. w. QUIMBY,
w. III. III. JOHNSON,
Committee.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-08
Vindicated.

81 congratulate you. I understand
you have been INDICATED"
'"Triumphantly, Johnson. At the first
trial the jury disagreed; at the second
trial my lawyers found flaw in the
indictment, and the case was thrown
out Of court. Chicago Tribune.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-08
Supplied a Deficiency

Mr. Goodman-James, the gentleman
you gave as reference tells me you're
not very truthful. Jimmy (the Office
boutwell,, say, yer sich truthful guy
yersep yer need an ablebodied liar
like me round der place.-Philadelphia
Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-08
Accommodation.

The Landlady-Wiil you have coffee,
tea or cocoa, Mr.. Slopay? Mr.. Slopay
Anything you wish to call 1t, ma am!
Puck
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-08

Sup. Hopkins moved that the per diem
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
The |. c. Grit.

Orders have been sent 10 every
agent along the Illinois Central 10
send freight on to New Orleans Civ.
ing assurance it will be handled
promptly.
The company is showing real grit
in replacing the docks at New Or.
leans, and the wharves viii be ready
In two months 1t is stated that the
elevator to take the place of the one
burned is TO be completed in six
months In the meantime other
roads are offering their facilities to
the Illinois Central. and the com
pany claims that not pound of
freight will be LOST to the port.
Vice President Hartman has put
his heart into the work. and has Civ.
en- orders that every energy be con
contracted in rebuilding the terminals
destroyed He contests that every
railroad company and every large
grain shipper in the United States
realizes that New Orleans is the log
ical port for export grain from the
central ana western states, and the
company shows a determination to
meet this condition Of affairs.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BOY
KILLED WHILE OUT HUNTING

Charley Horner, the ffteen-year old
son Of Conductor Daniel Horner of
Wetaug, was killed near his home last
week He came in from school and
took his gun and went out to hunt
rabbits He had killed a couple and
only had one shell left. that was in
his gun. His dog started another
rabbit and he started to climb on a
log TO see 10 shoot better. when it is
supposed he slipped and in falling
struck the hammer of the gun against
the log The load was discharged in
close proximity TO his head, tearing
the whole right side Of his head away
and scattering the brains all about.
Death was instantaneous. His dog
came in about dark and his mother
secured searching party and the
body was found about 8 o'clock D. m.
and carried home.--Pulaski Enter.
prise
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
TO MAKE CAIRO
A GARDEN SPOT
BEAUTIFUL AS WELL AS GREAT.
Err TO BE PUT IN FRONT OF
CAIRO'S NAME iF WOMAN 5
CLUB SUCCEEDS IN ITS
PLANS.

Beautiful as well as Greater Cairo
is the object of the Cairo Woman's
club, which at meeting held We'd
nesday decided to turn the city into
a veritable garden spot.
A committee composed of Mrs. e.
$. Dewey, Mrs. Samuel White, Mrs.
Richard Franklin was appointed to
solicit the donations of flower seeds,
etc, which will be distributed among
residents in different parts of the
city. Congressman George w. Smith
will be asked TO send on a big bunch
Of congressional flower seeds from
Washington to further the good cause.
Any Cairoite who desires to help
the Woman's club in their commend
able intentions of making Cairo more
beautiful are asked to notify Mrs. L..
l.. Powell at the library or any of the
members of the committee.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
ST. PATRICK s DAY
TO Be OBSERVED
IN CAIRO WITH SPECIAL CHURCH
SERVICES AND BIG BANQUET
TONlGHT-"THE WEARlN' OF
THE GREEN" TODAY.

"The wearin' o. the Green" will be
The proper thing in Cairo today and
it's The Bulletin that's a-wishin' the
top of the marnin to every son of old
Irlind in the city
st. Patrick's day comes but once a
year and it will be properly observed
n Cairo. The Catholics Will observe
the day with special services at their
churches, while at night a banquet
viii be given in ST. Patrick's hall by
the members of the Ancient Order of
Hlbernian's and the ladies' auxiliary.
Solemn high mass will be said at
ST. Patrick's church at O'clock this
morning. Ths celebrants viii be the
Rev. Father Engie Of Mound City,
Deacon Father Marooney Of Vandalia
and Sub-Deacon Goelzhouser Of New
Burnsides
The sermon will be preached by
Father Marooney
At 1880 p. m. services known as the
stations Of the corps followed by ben
ediction will be held and all members
of the church are requested to at
tend.
At 8 o'clock the A. o. H. banquet
will commence An excellent must
cal program has been prepared and
in addition some very clever speeches
and talks are to be made. Mr.. p. H.
Smyth will act as postmaster and
Rev. Father Morooney will respond to
a toast on THE Day We Celebrate"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
WATER COVERS
THE Low LANDS
DAMAGE BEING DONE BY THE
PRESENT RISE IN THE RIVER
WATER FILLING UP LOW
LOTS IN cAlRo-RlVER TO
FALL SOON.

While the river here is no ways
near the danger point, and will prob
ably be falling in a few days. the
b. Oh water is doing a great deal Of
damage in the lowlands, and grain
and stock are being moved in all
possible haste The steamboats, haul
ing corn have all they can do, and it
is reported that some of the grain
has been sold at almost sacrifice
prices because there was not time
for the owner to move IT,
There has also beon some loss from
lies and logs floating away further
up the river, bur fortunately the rise
was anticipated and most of the prop
arty that was indanger removed to
place of safety in time
The guage last night at 6 o'clock
stood at 1874. a rise of 0S MA hours,
Unless rains of great consequence set
in at once the river will probably be-
gin to fall today or tomorrow
The city sewers have been closed
since Saturday and quite good deal
of sipe wafer has accumulated in the
low lots in the different parts of the
city.
The lower parts of the drainage
district are slightly inundated and
unless the river commences falling in
a couple of days the pumps will be
started. The pumps are ready and
can be put in operation on very short
notice.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17

Judge John J. DeEIaven of San Fran.
cisco wished in a recent address 10
point out the importance Of triaes.
Every tribe he said. has some
weight and TO form an accurate judg-
ment no trifie may be overlooked. II
Is amazing how great a difference an
apparent triie may make
Once, when | was a youth. at
tended a court where the judge vas 4
little deaf A witness stated his &C
eupation, and the Judge. bending for.
ward with his hand to his ear. said:
You are, you say, an organ grind
er?'
The judge vas only a trife wrong
yet the witness corrected him some
what hauEhtily.
An organ huiider. he sald."
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17

AT a meeting attended by nearly
half a hundred prominent and repre-
sentative citizens held in the Office of
Mr.. c. r. Stuart last night, the organ
ization of the new Commercial club
was completed and the by laws and
constitution adopted.
Many important matters were
transacted and the meeting was a
most important one as well as enthu-
siastic.
President f. A. Smith presided
over the meeting
The bylaws adopted are quite
lengthy, stating the duties Of The Of
ticers, committees, etc, etc. The OBJ
ject of the Commercial club is stated
as follows:
The object-To develop and pro-
mote the commercial, industrial, so
cial and general interests Of Cairo
and Alexander county.
After the bylaws had been adopted
the committee on location for a meet
ing place, recommended that 1t had
made arrangements to occupy the
three rooms formerly used by the Y.
M. C. A. in the Miller-Schuh building
on Washington avenue near Eighth
street. The three rooms will be
made into one large room and the Of
fees Of the Commercial club will be
established there as soon as the nee
essary Improvements can be made
The following we're selected as a
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
ORGANIZATION OF COMMERCIAL
CLUB COMPLETED LAST NIGHT
BYLAWS and Constitution of New Organi=
cation Adopted To Establish Head
quarters--New Members

board of directors: George Becker,
w II. Lawson, ID. l.. Marx, Saml
White, George Parsons, w, j. John
son, G. B. Werren, E. G. Pink, p. T.
Langan, E. A. Smith and John C.
Fisher
The bylaws call for the following
committees and President Smith will
select the members of the different
committees tomorrow: Manufactur-
ing and industrial, commercial rivers
and harbors, city and county affairs,
transportation, rates and traffic, legis.
lation, publication, statistics and in
formation, real estate and building,
reception and entertainment and
membership.
The growth of the Commercial club
has been almost phenomenal. Start
ing with comparatively few, the mem.
bership now reaches way over two
hundred. AT last nights meeting SO
new members were taken in. Besides
the list of candidates previously pub
lished in The Bulletin were the fol-
lowing:
]. G. Holman, P. A. Conant Fl. A.
Jones S. B. Miller Saml Hastings,
Otto Lee. Robert Stapleton, Harry
Diltz, John Moeckler. Thomas Nc
Farland, Lee Fitzgerald. Martin Lally
F. w, Schatz, w b. Mattingly, David
Josephs, j. S. Jenkins, J. w Thomp-
son, John II, Jones, J. n Gyion, VIM.
Stltzner john Snyder Gus Winter NJ.
L. Kelley.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17

Walter Camp, the Yale football
coach. tells the story Of young Yale
student who came to New York to wit
ness a football game, and who cele.
prated the victory of his team by Wis
its to many cafes He accompanied
some friends to a theater in the even.
ing. where the performance was in
pantomime. At the conclusion of the
performance he exclaimed: I'm
drunken than | thought was. 1
haven't been able to understand a
single word of the whole play"-New
York Times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
Walk for Their Health.

A number of public men in Wash
ington. including all Kansas senators
and representatives, are carrying
pedometers and arc doing immense
walking stunts for their health. Sen
ator Long and Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow are RESPONSE
bic for the new fad, Both had stomach
trouble and they landed in a santa,
rum. They chased about the hills
and plains for a month. While they
lost flesh, heir stomachs improved
and they even learned to eat five or
six kinds of breakfast food Get q
pcdometer and walk" was the advice
they gave upon returning. Within
two days every pedometer in town
was bought up. Statesmen may be
seen rushing about as though engaged
in a sixday walking match. In order
TO get the full benefit of the new
cure" each lawmaker must walk at
least thirty-five miles a week-ten
miles on Sunday and the other TWEEN.
ty-five during the other six days.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
WAS ACQUITTED
AND RE-ARRESTED
JACK TYLER, M G r o WHO
THREATENED MoTORMAN
PRINCE WAS ALLOWED FREE
DOM ON CITY WARRANT, BUT
is NOW IN CHARGE OF THE
STATE.

Jack Tyler, the negro who was ar
son and charged with flourishing a
gun in the face of Motorman Prince.
was tried yesterday morning on a
city charge and was acquitted. He
was Immediately re-arrested on a
state warrant sworn ont by the Cairo
Electric Traction Company and was
placed under $500 bond by Judge
Robinson, by whom the case will
probably be tried.
When the case was brought up for
trial yesterday morning Tyler had
had several negroes Of his own motor
ious stamp as witnesses for him and
all swore that he was playing pool
in the saloon owned by Dick Taylor
ON the levee at the time when Motor
man Prince saws that he was threat
ening him with a gun. However their
stories were so conflicting and so
widely varied that II is thought that
when he comes up for trial on the
state charge there will be no trouble
10 convict him.
Capt Wilbur was introduced as a
witness for the plaintiff but though
he is the gentleman who hoaFded
the car while Tyler was on the front
of it threatening the motorman, he
could not positively identify him.
The Cairo Eelectric Traction Com
pany has taken the matter up and will
spare neither time nor expense to
prove that Tyler is the guilty man
man and thereby vindicate Mr.
Prince.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
NEWS OF
THE RAILROADS
REPORTED THAT COTTON BELT
WILL USE Nj. AND o. YARDS
HERE AND WILL CROSS ON
THEBES BRIDGE - OTHER
RAILROAD NEWS.

If the reports are true, Cairo will
lose nothing by Abe removal Of the
Mobile and Ohio freight terminal to
Tamms as the rumor has 1t that the
Cotton Belt win move its large office
force and business from Birds Point
to Cairo as soon as the Mobile and
Ohio change is made, using the Mo
bile and Ohio's freight yards here
This will bring considerable business
to Cairo as the Cotton Belt is working
a great many men in its yards and
offices at the Point.
1t is also reported that the trans
fer steamer win be done away with
and that the Cotton Belt will cross
on the Thebes bridge and run into
Cairo over the Mobile and Ohio
tracks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
THREE FEEBLE MINDED Chill.
DREN SENT TO STATE HOME.

In the county court yesterday after
noon, Judge William S. Dewey order
ed that three children, brought before
him for that purpose, be sent to the
state home for feeble minded chill
dren. They were Clarence Langton,
aged II years; Clandia Ray Whit.
aker, aged Z. and Frank Wallace.
aged 4 years.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
CHILDREN GIVEN OVER TO
GRANDFATHER BY COURT

Judge Butler yesterday rendered \
decision in ;ae suit foF the custody of
he children Of William Shroud. re-
Gently divorced. Judge Butler gave
the children into the keeping of theis
Grandfather r. Woodard. of Alto
Pass. III. In the case Of the people
VS.. Franklin. arguments for which
were heard a few DAYS ago. Judge
Butler announced that he would take
tAe case under further advisement and
render a decision at the May term
Of court.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
CANDIDATES FOR CITY
OFFICES IN MOUNDS

AZ the city election caucus in
Mounds Tuesday evening last, Geo.
Wood was nominated for mayor. Ira
j. Hudson for clerk, and Thos. y.
koraker for treasurer For council
men NJ. L. Kennedy, Eli a. Armstrong
and A. c. Burr were nominated.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
SIX BILLS PASSED.
BY the Senate at springfield-Local
Option on Third Reading.

Sprinfeld H. March 1G.--Tde sen
ale today passed six bills. oh ef
among Them being the municipal
courts bill and the bill putting ply
sicians. nurses and interms of Cook
country hospital under the civil ser
vice
The bin TO provide local option for
cites, towns and villages went to the
third reading. In The house the
Greins saloon limitation bill. fixing
the ratio in the state at one saloon to
each 500 inhabitants, and the Phillips
bill prohibiting the sale of rQuOr with
in a mile Of public schools in the coun-
try districts went 10 its second read
ing
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17

the United States. born in Calvert
county. Md; died 1864. Justice fancy
was a devoted friend of Andrew jack
son. who appointed him TO office sew
eral times. once to cabinet position.
In the latter he was not confirmed He
succeeded Marshall as chief Justice
In that office he pronounced the fa-
NOUS verdict in the bred Scott case
that the negro being of an inferior
order, had no rights which the white
man was bound to respect"
fS91--Prince Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul
Jerome Bonnparte died in Rome; born
1922; son of ex-King Jerome.
las-The Panama canal treaty with Co
lombia ratified by the United States
senate.
l904-I'he Duke OF Cambridge. grandson of
George Ill. died In London; born 1919.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
Frinhtful canacltv.

Ny little sister Marion. when four
years old, was feeding some greedy
hens in the back yard one day at
coon. She was called 10 dinner. and.
ON taking her chair at the table. e.
claimed: "Oh. mamma I'm as hueFrv
az a chicken wiih hundred tongaes-
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17

The Russell Lord, of the Aver Lord
Tie company's fleet, had trouble with
her negro tie-carriers Wednesday ev.
ening. The boat was below Paducah
gathering a tow Of ties. Some of them
were in the water and the negroes re.
fused 10 handle the wet ties. The boat
was forced TO return to Paducah after
a new crew The boats are all having
much trouble in securing rousters and
tie-carriers. The negroes will not
work at any price. although they have
been in idlencss for months.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
Breathing Through the Nose.

Breathing through the nostrlls will
prevent many affections of the respir-
atory passages common to cold and
damp seasons # is natural breath
ing. The mouth is for feeding pur.
poses. and not for breathing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17
NEWS OF RIVERS
AND STEAMBOATS,
BUSINESS IN HAR5oR HERE YES.
TERDAY WAS RATHER Ac-
TlvE--A LONG LIST OF AR.
RIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

Business at the local wharf yester-
day was rather good There were
quite a number of arrivals and de-
partures. although the majority OF
them were towboats.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17

w L. Shourd has moved from 231
to 222 Twenty-eighth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17

The Island Queen, the big excursion
boat is on the way down the Ohio.
bound for Paducah, where she will be
repaired
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17

Mrs. John Ford has returned home
from a visit to Hickman, Ky.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17

Mr.. Peter Miller of Sandusky, was
here yesterday on business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-17

Miss Ethel Hargis of Seventh street
has returned from a visit to relatives
at Sandusky.