davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
THE PAST.

ia love to be out where pecan nuts
are falling.
I'd love to be out when a haze
hides the stream
The bruno of the morning-the
country is calling;
The land Of my boyhOod. the land
of my dream! a
I'd love to start off with my mothers
caresses,
Lunch basket in hand, DER the hill
to the school.
And sit by the girl with the yellow
gold tresses,
And stop by the way for a drink
from the pool
I'd love to hear father at night call
the cattle,
And hear the conten.ed cows moo.
ing along,
And hear the trace-chains Of the
work horses rattle
And hear the sweet supper call
rung on the gong.
The gong an old saw from the saw.
mill on yonder.
It's sonorous notes filled the valves
10 the brim
Oh, | long for It all as I sit here and
ponder;
For the past. like IFS mornings. all
hazy and dim,
u. NJ. Lewis. in Houston Post.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
TtaE cRIolRoN CLUB.

That must be Grabbed and unhap.
pys Individual. indeed who never
laughs God pity him. He is like the
man who. has no music in his soul
unfit to be trusted 1t has been said
tina laughter is the suTest antidote
in the world for bad health. and II is.
Ii would be hard to think of more
pitiful object than the person who
never smiles; whose nature never
rises above the serious and disports
itself in the warm. refreshing sunlight
Of his fellow mans good nature and
jollity, childrens laughter. &C:
who Is always solemn faced and mo-
rose. taking life as a thing which has
in It only sad, fearful duties to per.
form Such a persons life is one cor.
tinnous and unbroken round of misery
not only TO himself but to all who rub
against him. Life Is hard enough as
1t is, with its labors and sorrows, but
it can be made so easy and pleasant
il one only tries. The world likes TO
laugh. Why not laugh with it?
For instance:
Who, be he Democrat, Republican,
Populist, or Mugwump, can read the
story on the first page of this morn
ing's Bulletin of the Gridiron clubs
banquet in Washington last night
without emitting a good, hearty
laugh2 To the dyspeptie. the man
who is sour on the world. that meet.
ing has no meaning, but thank good
ness, there are few dyspeptics com
pared to the vast army Of well-order
ed. even balanced. good naturel Amer
ican citizens who love 10 fcrget iron
bic and drown il in laughter. To
them that Gridiron dinner tastes like
apple pic. Taere is a smile II every
line and burst Of Joy in every joke
1t is a happy and wholesome feel
ing that can thus tear down party
lines, and the lines of greatness and
stiff offcialdom and gather men of all
atiens in the nation. presidents
senator's, congressman, United States
supreme judges. diplomats and com
mon ordinary newspaper men into one
assemblage for the simple purpose Of
having a good time and making each
other laugh Behold the spectacle
TIE president CT the United States
burlesqued before his very eyes.
Great judges and senators ridieuled
and made spot Of in Their own pres
ence, And all by few newspaper
VII err.
Verify. We Americans are wonderful
people. Where in any other natter
Or tae globe could last nights Grid
iron banquet at Washington hayi
he produeed2
Des 5id We say ordinary newspaper
mcne W retract On the ethe
hand they are ths INST extraordinarl
neespaper men. Il IS doubtful if tn
lenk fde membership Of that Grid
iron sinb could be matched in brigh;
ness ia any other organization In thi
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
BRYAN AND PARKER.

Alton b. Parker and William Jen.
nings Bryan met Wednesday for tho
frs time, but this meeting of the two
distinguished defeated candidates
does not seem TO have been regarded
as having any political gnificance.
When Mr.. Bryan calls at the White
House his conversation with Mr..
Roosevelt is considered of much i'm
portanee politically. When he meets
Judge Parker the affair is treated az
a social happening Of no general pub.
lie ccr ,cacc
Ye. Sas no 50 Log ago that
Judge Parke. was commonly looked
upon as. the new Moses who was to
lead the Democratic party cut Of the
wilderness, even if he wsre defeated.
lie was to be the party leader.
Nothing has been heard from tho
judge politically since election. but
Mr. Bryan has been voluble and ON.
nipresent. He is making speeches.
delivering lectures. wri ing editorials.
advising the Democratic congressman.
comforting with The president and
helping to shape legislation generally.
Judge Parker Is pegging away at
the law, apparently unconscious az
rate bills or rebateh. or tariff SEIZED
nles, or Navy appropriations, or fiscal
protectorates.
Mr. Bryan, after two defea s. Is
still in politics up to his chin. Judge
PARKER, after one defeat seems to be
satiated with stateeraft What has
become Of reorganization and the re.
organize? New York World.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

The speakers Of the two houces Of
the TllinoiF legislature are having
trouble making tne Legislators attend
he daily sessions. Ii is said that
nearly fourffths OF the entire lem
Der hip in both houses attead only
NO or three sessions out Of a week.
AMI many Of them attend only one
session They leave Springfield on
Thursday night or early Friday
morning and do not return nrtil
Tuesday on last Friday there we're
only % members ont Of f53 in the
lowe- house TO answer the ron call.
while in the senate Lent Governor
sherman did busine with only Two
senator's present. One moved that
the reading of The journal be dis.
1ensod with and the other moved an
adjournment. Both motions carried
unanimously. If this isn't a farce
We don't bHog RAat couslM flutes one.
Here is the state of Illinois paying
2u- saYeral thousand dollars each
week to men for services rendered
Fnca the services are net rendered.
bill prohibiting the acceptance of
-1iiroad pssses by legislators would
stop this iraves.y fer every one OF
nose Ia members who leave their
duties in the middle Of lae week ana
60 home AMI .tay unil the next Tues
day ride On a free pass Such bin
IS badly needed. And II ought to be
enacted into lax that for evedy DAYS
absence without leave member
shah forfeit his per diem.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
THE COAL TRUST.

Some recently published statistics
show tina the owners of the coal sup
ply have, according to the Washing.
ton Post, been making deals that
make Mrs. Chadwick's efforts look
amateurish, aud which are perfectly
safe and devoid of risk" The Post
explains: AT the most conservative
estimate the consumers are to be ask
ed 10 contribute ss,000,OO0 or 10000
600 to the coal combine, above all
questions of cost or ordinary profit
The statistics from an authentic
source. place the years production Of
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
sTRlNeER MAY GET JOB.

Former Senator Lawrence b.
Stringer of Lincoln, Democratic can
didate for governor in the last cam
palgn. will be offered appointment as
one OF the judges OF the. s-ate court
Of claims by Governor Denocn. ac-
cording to reports mere The place
is one of dignity and pays $500 a
year and some of Mr., Strlngeis
friends say he will accept it--lllincis
State Register
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
stars to me.

stars to me.
When thou art near no night could
be more bright, -
Nor sunlit days more dreary with
out thee.
fear, and yet I seek in thy dark eye
The secret verdict fashioned in thy
soul;
'Twere better far for love of thee 10
die,
Than 10 live on Without thy love
as goal,
EDWARD DOENTH TrrTMAN.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
CONFESSION.

1 told thee yesternight l liked thee
well.
Exceeding well Forgive me. for ]
lied
I-yes. lacked the courage, dear. 20
tell
I love thee mere than ali the world
beside.
Could but prove how much thee
Adore.
Alas. no tongue has words 50 sweet
and strong.
/ love thee so, I could no love thee
more.
AMI thus III love thee whiie my
life is long.
Ny soul lives but in thine. rhoa art
the light,
The sun. the moon ard ali the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
RIGHT ON IN THE LIGHT.

Whilst we are a-moanin
in shadders O night,
The world keeps arollin
Right on to the light
The sars do their duty
Keep heaven so bright!
An the glad world a-rollin'
Right on to the light!
So there is the lesson,
And read it Alright!
An join the procession
That moves to the light!
Frank l. Stanton, in Atlanta
Constitution.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE

Rcy Dr. Gfatin Guinness. one Of
the best bible teachers in England.
is in this country and a present in
St Louis.
Courses in the history cf modern
art win be introduced in Dartmouth
college under the direction of Homer
Satqn Reyes,
The school for millinery for gentle
women, conducted BY Lady Rachel
Byng. daughter OF the Earl Of STRAIT
ford, is said to be a successful enter.
prise.
William ]. Tyndall, congressman.
cleo from the Fourteenth Missouri
district. has just visited a city for
the first time and taken his first ride
in an elevator
Miss Mona Limerick, cousin Of
Mrs. Patrick Comphell, is creating
considerable Of a furore in London
in an entertainment similar to that
which Nine Yvet Guubert created
in France.
Henry Walters. the art collector
has announced plans for his new art
gallery in the most aristocratic part
of Baltimore Mr. Walters already
has me of the largest private gal
leries in the country.
Perhaps no German journalist has
ever been honored as Ludwig Pietsch
was on the rscen occasion of his
eighteth birthday. He received over
1000 congratulatory messages. in
clul ng one from the kaiser. who re
ferTed to him as the lucid chr1nicler
and an old faithful comrade of my
father. An annual pension Of 1000
marks has also been granted him.
Genius is some sort of neurosis."
says Sir friedrich Treves, the cele.
brated English physician, IAN uncalcu.
lated nervous disease. The few men
Of genius have met were exceeding
ly impossible persons. They are Ger.
tainly entirely out Of place in the
medical profession. where even cley-
erness is not to be encouraged. In
deed. If all desperately dangerous
persons. the brilliant surgeon is the
most lamentable'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

The above is a correctsstatement of
the circulation Of the Cairo Bulletin,
aaily and SUNDAY, on the dates stated.
month of December, la04. - =
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this thirty-first day of December, 1904
Il. l.. GILBERT,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

tei s. Ailard. Editor ana proprietor
OF the Shawnee Okla. Daily News
announces that Carrie Nation win ed
IL the February Eth clifton Of his na
per For that iasue whatever she
says goes. Lou Allard was an hi
nois journalist until he removed to
Oklahoma a few years ago. where he
appears to have a fair take and is
keeping himself ana his paper wei To
the Springfield Sta e Register
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
Social courtesies.

"Gacious. my dear" said the first
ociety belle. spitefully q do hope
you're not ILL., You look 20 much old
or tonight"
I'm quite well, thank you. dear.
replied the other And you-how
wonderfully improved you are. You
look positively young"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

The Ruiistln is on sale at the fol
lowing places:
coleman's, 2i4 Eighth street.
Halliday House news sand.
Walker'e. 10 Sixth street.
Union News Co., Union depot.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

Daisy-Why. Roe. dear, what have
you done to your poodle? The last
time I saw him hi hair was white,
Rose-Yes. but Il was sucl a NUS
anee 20 keep him washed. yon know.
so / just had him dyed brown"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

Sir" began the visitor, Z come
- you in the interest Of the city's
poor children. / thought you might
like to on,ribu.e to our fresh air
fund"
"Of course" replied the kind-heart-
cd suburbanitc. "You may take qs
much as you please from my nlaca.
But how in the world are you gosas
10 carry it,"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

Knicker-So the burglar was found
under the bed.
Bocker-Yes; his defence vas alb
sentmindcdness. Said he was so used
to crawling under his auto to see why
It didn't 60.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST


Pennsylvania last year led the
union in the number of legal execu-
tions-l9.
No more than 10 per cent of the in
habiiants Of ;he Philippines can
speak any Spanish
Maryland was first in the tomato
canning industry last year, with In
diana god second.
4 pig is usually kept in every
stable in Persia; it is thought its
presence is beneficial to the health
Of the horses,
An immense ches nut crop is re
ported from the west side OF New
Hampshire IN some places they
sell as low as cents quart.
II may be some comfort to those
who fear hat We are destroying orr
forests to learn that the worlds for
est area a present Is estimated at
$500, 100000 acres.
In one Connecticut city the barber
shops have begun using a new brush
with every shave The brush is hemp
ike and Is much softer than the pres
ent hair brushes that are used The
hemp fiis iato a patent handle md
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

What do you think about the tar
linz"
MY dear sir" answered the habit
ual orator. Il don't think about it.
talk about it,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

From millionaire to ten per week,
Il is the thing to scrimp;
I'm living on he simple life
Because my pay is simp.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

A woman in Georgia had her mouth
to freeze while il was open and now
she can't close H. This is warn
ing to he fair sex TO Keep taeir
mouths shut.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

The Chicago city election l. coming
on apaee and promises an interest
ing campaign. TAe Republicans have
called their convention to nominate
candidates for mayor and city oflie-
ials fer Feb. Is Ii is expected John
N. Harlan viii be the Republican
nominee for mayor.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
New Decorative stone.

Gallalithe, or milestone is being
much used for decorating, and prom
iscs to take the Il2co of marble.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
SHEARS AND PASTE.
Sure to Arrive on Time.

Binks las snow hiesl-rm afraid.
Barnes, that the train you're waiting
for will be badly delayed.
Barne5-No, it won't. Ny mother
in laws on il.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

The owner of that 100000 dia
mond that has just been found in
johannesburg had better keep away
from Mrs. Chadwick
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

whatever | done. | never smoked
cigarettes. says John l. Sullivan
proudly in his lecture This is one
thing 10 the Bos on boys credit
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

An oyster containing pearls of the
value OF $3.50 was found BY fisher
man at Neumuasi5r. Gzflsny.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

Father Gopon, the Russian Patrick
Henry, has probably been given death
instead Of liberty.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday for
one year, ending December 81,
1904 observation-disclosures 1929
Average daily and Sunday for the
month Of December, 1904 +. 2065
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

If Uncle Andy keeps on heroically
coughing up for those debts he may
Be rewarded ont az his hero fund.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

With all those Russians oussing
him General Stoessel is sol darned
glad he didn't die in Port Arthur
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

An exchange says that the Japan
csc now look upon Togo as the log
ical candidate for president
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

The United States has the only
genuine horse marines. Twelve ma
rines have been mounted al the navy
yard. Mare Island, Cal. and regular
ly patrol the island
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

Ii is said that a plant has been
found In Nigeria which win drive
away mosquitoes. English army of
ficers say that a branch or two
placed in a ten. willNkeep out all in
scots.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

Somehow, Kuropatkin always
starts well but soon gets winded.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

is pulled out after each snaye~and is
thrcwn away with the lath6r paper
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
TALK 1T OVER WITH US.

And let us tel you why 1t is wise to
advertise in the columns of The
Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

Bartonyille, H. is the only incor
porated town in the United States
that does not have to levy municipal
tax The population of the town is
300 and $4,000 is collected annually
in saloon licenses.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
FOR THE
SCR AP BOOK
OPTIMISM.


What II the wind blows crea~ and
cold?
What If the SHOWS drift deep?
What il he clouds The skies entold7
What if the daisies sleep?
Some day the winds win zephyr be,
And the SHOWS viii melt and 20,
Some day the darkened clouds will
fee
And the daisies begin to grow!
Earl E. Grigg. in Atlanta Constitu
ton.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

.
BOO. and $4,000 is collected annually
in saloon licenses.
What appears 10 be an inexhausuble
supply OF fullers earth is being open.
ed near Akron, Col. A large plant
has been erected fer drying the earth
(which IS used for verifying lard,
clarifying sorghum, cleaning wooens
and for various medicinal purposes.
The New York legislature passed
bill prohibiting the display Of foreign
flags on any public building in the
state. Colorado, by act of legislature,
forbade the display Of any foreign
flag IN that state, except on he build.
ings occupied by foreign consuls
Mr.. Carnegie gives a bonus of 10
per cent upon their yearly wages to
all employees upon the Skiho estates
who are total abstainers from intoxl
eating drink. He believes that such
are well worth their bonus, both from
an economic and social point or
view
Colorado's gold statistics for the
first six months upon their current
year show a total tonnage of 332,300,
with a valuation of $40 522,S00.
Should there be no decrease in the
produc ion for the ensuing half year
Colorado's total output of gold for
1904 will be about s22, 100000
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

Miss Mona Limerick, cousin Of
Mrs. Patrick Comphell, is creating
considerable Of a furore in London
in an entertainment similar TO that
which Nine. Yvete tuiibert created
in France.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

William ]. Tyndall, congressman.
cleo from the Fourteenth Missouri
district. has just visited a city for
the first time and taken his first ride
in an elevator
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-10-04
new BOER REBELLION
NIPPED IN The Bud
LEADING BuRaHER RESIDENTS
. OF GERMAN SOUTHWEST AZ. 4.
RIGA UNDER ARREST.
sAlo TO HAVE ARRANGED COM
slNATloN OF FORCES WITH
RE1ELLIoUs NATIVES.

Berlin, Oct. 4.--Andrew de Wet,
nephew of the famous Boer general,
Christian de Wet, has been arrested
at his residence In suburb Of Wind
heck, German Southwest Africa, with
four other Beers accused Of plotting
the overthrow of German rule in
Southwest Africa and create Boer
republic. This news. purporting to
come from an excellent authority, was
distributed to the German press by
the Hanseatic press bureau and Is ac-
cepted as true by leading Berlin jour.
mails. @.5 - :. .tss :9.gs.
Andrew de Wet. who is a merchant
of Windhoek, is described as having
arranged with the rebel natives to
make common cause with them. About
$4,000 Beers are said to be in Ger.
man Southwest Africa, one-quarter Of
whom are organized. Considerable
quantities of arms were seized at De
Vets house. Although the arrests oc.
CURED Aug. % nothing was reported
by cable to the newspapers, doubtless
on account Of the censorship.
Andrew de Wet married . daughter
ef . Prussian army officer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-10-04
INSURANCE.
llsurs With G. D. EdIck ksI ynrk III

THE SECOND BIENNIAL REPORT
Of the Agricultural College Survey
Of the state Of North Dakota. Ii q
book o. about 200 pages, CONTAINING
{ in addition SIX new maps, and some
thirty full page plate engravings.
The report deals principally with
the subjects Of soils and water sup
ply. two subjects than which there
are none Of greater importance. The
report is printed on good paper. and
the engravings have been made at q
large expense. It 10 q volume which
Is worthy to be placed on the shelves
Of the libraries Of all who wish to
preserve and have ready for use the
fullest infolt.ation regarding the re-
sources Of the state. Owing to ths
fact that there u no appropriation
( which e available for the payment
Z Of postage on the report II Il neces-
sary to ask those who desire i copy
Of this report to send ten cents ID
cover postage. The book 4 free on
request except for the item Of post
age. Address Prof. Daniel u VII.
lard. Agricultural College, N. b. Il,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-10-04
DRIscoLL NOTES.

DR.. Mcbride, the dentist, was intowr
a couple of days last week. 4
| H. T. Lande transacted business In
Bismarck Monday and Tuesday oil
this week.
]. H. Wilcox paid the capital city a
visit this week. .--
Miss Cotton went to Bismarck lest
Saturday. We understand she has
been engaged as teacher at Baldwin,
this state. .E
A. B. Burgess had the misfortune to
get piece of iron filing in one OF
his eyes this week. He was in Steele
yesterday to consult a doctor.
John Fisher, matchmaker of Mime.
apolis, is registered for a week at
Hotel GHett. ,... =
Our public school pupils had their
regular monthly examinations last
week. The results were good.
J. w. Avery has a new horse power
potato digger and will turn out most
of the murphies around here this fall.
The plasterers are at work on G. ].
Keenan's new store and the building
will be ready for occupancy in a
couple Of weeks.
A number Of our people have been
on the sick list the past two weeks
The Ladies Add OF the Norwegian
church will meet tomorrow with Mrs
Holt.
No site granted yet for elevator.
e. A. Hull is down from Wilton fcl
short visit. 49,.
Rev. Ogden has been kept away
from home most of the time the pas,
two weeks. Last Sunday he dedicated
the new church at Mckenzie.
o. G. Olson. who suffered broker
ankle some time ago. is able to wall
now without crutches.
Mrs. C.. NJ. Carr has been remer,
bering her neighbors the past few
days with fine specimens Of hom,
grown tomatoes. They are beauties
and Of large size and fine flavor. Mrs
Carr has demonstrated to the satis
faction OF all that one can have a.
fine garden here as In other states
Her garden this year wonli glaede,
any ones eyes.
Ed Anderson's meat wagon il /.
great convenience.
No sdr, you can't pick up mau t,
! do common labor in these parts at tw,
dollars per day-they are too scarce.
Driscol, N. D., October 4, 1905. !.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-10-04
in ORDER TO BRING SUIT.
Chicago Gas Company Asked 70 File
Bond OF $4,000, 600.


Chicago, Oct. I'D. O. Mills, com.
plainant in an Injunction suit to 70
strain the city Of Chicago from en-.
forcing an ordinance fixing the max.
imum price Of gas at rs cents, may
be compelled to file an indemnity bond
Of $15.000,000 to secure the city and
consumers generally from all damage
while the Injunction proceedings are
pending. The matter was taken be-
fore Federal Judge Peter 8. Grosscup
during the day, but q hearing viii
not be had until Oct. 10. The motion
for the bond was made In an anidavit
filed by Attorney Henry M. Ashton,
special counsel for the city. "
It 10 charged In the afidavit that
the Peoples Gas Light and Coke COM
pany, which has practically monop-
oily IN Chicago. claims assets valued
ct $78.713.918, while the company
plant Il actually worth not to exceed
3S6. 900 900. It is also charged that the
gas company has failed to create q
reserve fund to cover the 5000, 900
loss It would suffer II the city wins
the suit.