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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-06
coMMoNER's NEW EDITOR,

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In tbs week tissue ri The Common |
er MI Bryan announces an important |
chang@pfn the editorial staff Of his
papef, asfollows:
ON tho frst day Of May, MIR Richard
Il. Metcalfe, for many years editor In
chief 81 the Omaha World-HeraId sew
cred Ehfs connection with that paper to
ACCEPT the. position Of associate editor
II The Commoner. Since the estah-
Iishment Of The Commoner Mr. Met
calfe has been an editorial contributor.
INT he will now remove to Lincoln and
dey6fe his entire. time to this paper
M Metcalfe stands in tho front rank
Eof American journalists and has earn.
I'd an increasing reputation for ability,
ccuragc ahH fidefity IN the#advoeacy
| Of Democratic prime pies. Among his
4 .fTiendy- and they include all who
| know him he Is Familiarity addressed
al "Mst" and hia. name affixed 10 .
Newspaper story Is a guarantee OF "
fairness and accuracy The quality o.
his Democracy may he Judged bSD thu
4fact thatgiie was unanimously chOsei
delegate JAZZ large to the kansa
| ECity convention and was the Nebraska
I member on the resolutions committee
~ On another page will be found his pic
fsnre and d report Of the nonpartisa'
I pinner rendered him on the eve Of hi
( tlepafture from Omaha. Having bee
i intimately associated with Mr.. Me
q caIfe for fifteen years and in editorii
i work Tor nearly six years, ! kno'
\ whereof ! speak when | say that
a have strengthened The Commoner
y claims upon ITS readers by sccuriu
q his services.
a w J. BRYAN.
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SOUTHERN WATERWAYS.

The rsrattan0s "a Tradesman OF May
fst calls attention TO an art Gle writ /
Ten from Mobile by w. E. Curtis, spe /
cial correspondent of the Chicago Rec
Ord ffefala and the Washington star
white be was on his recent trip south
and published in those papers. and |
The Tradesman suggests that while
Mr. Curtis is a brilliant writer and a
news gatherer Of wide experience he
should know better than TO ed the
facts that he gives 60 his readers,
Says the Tradesman:
In d recent letter from Mobile he
states that there are 2,220 miles Of
navfgable rivers back Of Mobile and
leading into the gulf On these he
says that the government has spent
81 900 GOD, and then adds. The com
merce for an entire year By boats In
Alabama upon this s9,Do0.Oo0 Of nav
| igation is not equal TO a single day
| traffic upon the railroads. and then
further says What il the use Of
ihe. United States spend ng $4,000 900
| Il s1s,000.n0a building locks and
dredging channels in rivers upon
| which there arc no hoata2
/ The logic OF his statement, If there
III any logic III II. would be, Why
should the United States spend any
thing OH any rivers and vet the write
recall the fact that during the perioi
l 94Fsssat sA1f-tae ssafs 1886 where the raj
raa6s can I'D ifa business ami 19a
, there was spent On the rivers arouni
J, Pfttsburg sby the government a sun
! approximating sl4.00a,00a and no on
raj cd the cry that this was WASTED
Pitisburg has perhaps the best syster
Ill railroad service III any inland eit,
I and this Immense .expenal Ore oR Il
riyafs was largely III lsesponse sfps
q demand from the coal producers
4 order that fhegsmfght more success
] fully compete. with Alabama coal alor
the lower Mississippi river II Is on
~ during the seasons CT high water, wi
5 all this expenditure. that Pittsburg
9. able to use the river for it's coal sh'
ments to the south and the river CHI
u Of the south are certainly al much {
u titled to have the government sha
It'll expenditure for their rivers as
those elsewhere. for when proper
cilities are given the southern ri'
will be used proportienately lust
W. much as those of any other section
u our country.
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A NEAT REToRT.

Sprague. Warner 4 Co, one Of the |
large mercantile establishments of
Chicago, hung b huge banner above3
their business house with these words
printed upon Ii:
sDo the streets Of Chicago belong
to It's 100000 citizens for their free
and uninterrupted use In the conduct
of ALI legitimate bnsiness2"
Answering this inquiry the Chicago
Tribune hands this singing but just
rebuke to the inquirer.
Ii IL AIN important question. Sprague.
Warner & Co have been slow in com
Ing tn the consideration Of II. They
have arrived" at last. Lol these
many years they have occupied the
principal north and south avenue Of
Chicago. Or that part Of 1t which Hes
opposite their premises. as common
shipping yard. They have been su'
premely Indifferent 70 the comfort
and rights of their Yellow eitizenys For
their own private pecuniary benefit
they haHe.put to immense inconvent
cnce daily thousands Of people who
as they Justly say now, are. entitled r
'tho free and uninterrupted use q
the treetss" III IL true they cautious
A III add a. phrase about -the conduct o
ali legitimate business But legit
mate business cannot be conducted \
the streets lii such way ais TO proven
their Tree and uninterrupted use" b
the people The one Idea excludessth
pthers
when 40 sprasns, Warner q u
prou0bc n 10 hire a sprivaiG shippin
yard xid get off the public streets ai
iaewalksg The platform they baS
put, ,ip On the sidewalk north Of Ra
dolph street II "a disgrace to the m
nicIpaIity. and the sign. This Is
mhlic sidewalk IA an affront to eve
citizen. or course II is public sid
walk. and the street opposite " s
public strect, There should be
need ok signs to inform the citize
that they own the streets and $40
walks.
Sprague. Warner q Go, arc not in
rositicn To lecture anybody. not CIV
mo rirting tcamstcrs, on the use a
abuse 81 the public streets. They a
others like them have scespasscd
pnbiIc rights as long and AN hagran
ss any class III this comm,ln!ty. III
have sct the bad example. They h'
inrltcd tn disorder, the violation
" tbe 1aws Ina ordinances, the contm
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gtyI.. in Fea,Iains sesut i,

The Somal men are ssid 10 choose
their wives by standing the girls 10
a row and selecting the fattest-they
detest slight girls. Among the Hot
tentots. whatever shortcomings a
sirl may have. she must not be thin.
tie Hottentets like their girls to be
fat and have plenty of it, Though q
Hottentot bellies value in the mar
rage market is largely determined by
her c0rrulence, she may have otheI
virtues.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-06

An expensive city hall costing $40,
900 or $4,000 IL proposition that
can not DO consistently advocated at
this time, There are too many other
ways IL spending the difference be
tween that sum and an amount sui
ficient To procure all necessary re-
auiremeEts in this respect. What the
q tn needs and what II should have u
modern building, ample in capacity
ana sufficiently ornamental @ be 4
credit 10 Cairo and all off this can be
accomplished with sum one third
of the amount stated.
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$1,000 REWARD

TIE BULLETIN cok FAhf
WILL PAY A REWARD or
TEN DOLLARS FOR the
ARREST AND coNvIcTloN
OF ANY PER SON FOR
STEALING THE BULLETIN
FROM The PREMISES OF
SUBSCRIBERS.
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SULLIVAN,
TIE Bulletin Ii os sale Al the fol
lowing places:
ccleman's, ala Eighth street
halliday Hcuse newa stand.
walkers, 10 Sixth street.
tlnlon News Co. Union depot
blue Front Restaurant.

The city's own properly north III the
custom house is the only logical site
fDr the new city hall II Is the IDEAL
locatxn III every respect and its use
viii convert $1,000 worth Of real e.
tate now lying Idle into pfotita9llssaa
investment. the i've lots nf block AZ
rot belonging To the city should he
purchased and friendly steps should
BE taken 1T once To obtain them and
make the city's holdings in the block
complete.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-06
TAINTED TIMES.

Tainted money.
Tainted stocks.
Tainted ways OF
Getting rocks,
Tainted garments,
Tainted shoe,
Tainted food
And tainted booze.
Tainted morals,
Tainted sports.
T Tainted cases ra.e
In the courts
Tainted votes,
And tainted tricks
In the world
OF politics
Tainted novels,
Tainted plays,
Occupy our
Nights and days
Tainted husbands,
Tainted wives
Gee, but ours are
Tainted livesl
louisville Courier,Jonrnal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-06

All Illinois Central, Mobile q onio
and Cotton Belt trains arrive and DC
part form Central station, corner o.
ssecohd street and Ohio street, 4
All Big Four and Iron Mountain
trains arrive and depart from thf
Union station, Second street and Com
mercial avenue. III
Mail may be deposited In the noE 9
the transfer station, located ~ zen
trail station, 20 minutes before tho 90
partnre Of any train.
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hIls Humble Excuse.

nrhere's too much deeeitful talk in
this world" said Mrs, kandor I
think If one man has anything to say
about another he should eoniine him
self to the truth.
but, said Mr. Kander supp 81
there arc ladies present.
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saws Uncle 'Rss.

Hit don seem exactly de propah
thing" remr ked Uncle Rastus, 10
CT man ter hank de L. wd TO giym'
him his daily bread, an den turn right
eroun an jump on his wife case hit
amt no good. Detroit Tribune.
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Esneclaily Their Rivals.

A generally ignored point In asses
sing the many reasons why American
girls are so popular Is the very cap
tivatIng shade Of Difference with which
they treat those olaer than them
selves Lady's Pictorial
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-06

AT the government station Isnlea, In
Sweden. experiments are being made
Ia secure varieties Of plants not likely
10 be injured by frost
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-06
Smallest Police Station.

The smallest police station In Eng
ana II at the town OF Ftshguard, In
ParnIJruF shire. The building being only
boat ten feet square.
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a BAD Gnu.

IA gnu iii the zoo that was piebald
One day Tot exceedingly h ghhalled
As an after effect
Az one might expect,
That gnu iii the Zoo became ribald.
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Quite So.

Nerdy Free advertising Is eqlliFa
TENT 10 ready money tilts IE
Bntts--In thai case TFshYpld say
Ghat this New ftrf lIe Insurance
company il suffering FROM an embar-
ra4 sn1ent 81 r1ches. fS b 4
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-06
AprIl. 1eos.

The above Is correct statement OF
me j rculatIon Of the Cairo Bulletin.
daily and Sunday, for the year 1904
and for the irst four months Of the
year 1905
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
subscribed and sworn to before me
this first day Of May, 1905
II. Il. GILBERT,
Notary Public
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-06
THE SONNET.


What is a sonnet? IT'S the peariy shell
That mnrmurs OF the far off muir
muTing sea-
precious jewel carved most curious
ly;
II is a tile picture painted well
What Is a sonnet? eris the tear that
fell
From a great poets hidden ecstasy
twoedged sword, star song-ah'
me!
Sometimes a heavy-tolling funeral
bell,
This was the flame that shook with
Danto's breath.
The solemn organ wherein Milton
played,
And the clear glass where Shake
spcare's shadow falls;
rea this is-beware who ventureth
For like ford the narrow floor IS
laid
Atid-ocean deep TO the sheer noun
tain walls
Richard Watson Glider
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Tho Trouble.

The worlds o stage on which VIC
troll
About In various groups;
And some few have a leading role
But most of It's are snpes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-06
Last Of earharous Punishment.

In 1894, at Monmouth {Engl asslzes
girl, aged rs. was burned for nur
dering her mistress This was among
the last punishments by burning in
England.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-06

II Is not likely that man would have
bear much worried over the loss OF
raen II he had not been driven out TO
hunt job. S. E. kiser.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-06

Sam Does yo' belieb dat II am
good luck Zoe hab slppahs frowed
at 20 when yo' gifts married.
Jim Deed | don't; dats wot dey
did zoe us an It weren't long beto
NAH wife started frowing dem at me.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-06
SHEARS AND PASTE.

Her Position Defined.
"Arc you opposed 10 MARRIAGE he
asket.
NO replied the lady who had re.
ccivcd degrees from three colleges, y
do not object 10 marriage per ~, Y "
merely the fact that one cannot get
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-06
s.reet Car Transfers.

Nearlv ~ rer cent Of all street car
,assesEere require transfers,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-06

married without having husband
that | dislike.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Cairo. Alex ander County, Illinois, Pso
uiation 16.t4T.
Mayor. CLAUDE WINTER.
Clerk, II. A. HATCHER.
Comptroller. r. Il POWELL.
Police Magistrate, J. II. ROBINSON
Chief OF Police. T. B. PRICE.

Alexander County, Population 22,ss
County Judge. WIN. 8. DEWEt,
County Clerk, JESSE II. MILLER
Circuit Clerk, LEE b. DAVIS.
Sheriff, JAS. 8. ROCHE.
Coroner, DIR. JAS. M. McMANU'
Assessor and Treasurer, FRANZ
DAVIS. 3sF
County superintendent Of Bet
PROF. JOHN SNYDER.
Doard OF County Commission
J. J. JENNELLE, Chairman.
GEORGE PARSONS,
DIR. Edwin ]. CAUSE.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday eireu-
larien for one year ending De
cember 81, 1904 ...,..-'.'..'i'''''
Average daily and Sunday circu-
lafion for January 1905 -. z-oto
,.'t... ZOOS 2,0Si
.saron iaos ......2.o95
s 49,, ,aos .2.220
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
PERMIT Is ISSUED
CONSTRUCTION OF KENESAW
APARTMENT HOUSE AUTHORIZED.

Among the building permits issued today
by the building inspector is one for the
Kenesaw apartment house, to be erected at
10th street and Kenesaw avenue, at an ap-
proximate cost of 100000. This is the
apartment house which has caused so much
trouble, and which the property owners IN
the vicinity of the site opposed so strenu-
ously. The company finally applied to the
court for writ Of mandamus compelling
the Commissioners to issue permit for the
structure. The Commissioners fought the
application on the ground that the triangle
at the junction OF the two streets named
should be devoted to some other purpose
than site for an apartment house. The
writ was granted, however, by Justice Cla-
baugh, and the permit issued today insures
the immediate construction.
The specifications filed with Building In
spector Ashford provide for a seven-story.
fire-proof apartment house, to be built Of
steel, brick, terra Gotta and Indiana lime
stone, with 1873 feet frontage on one street
and 100 feet and So feet on the other two
sides Of the triangle. The building will
contain &C apartments with a drug store
on the first floor. The architects are Aver
hill & Stone, and the builders the Thomp-
son-Starrett Company Of New York. The
site is part of the old Eslin. estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
subcommittee to Arrange for Recep-
ton at Manassas

The coming reunion of the Society of the
Army of the Potomac, which takes place
at Manassas, Va, on the battlefield, May
10 and II, promises to be one of the biggest
events that have taken place in the history
of the society in many years. A local COM
nlittee of fifteen, under the craftsmanship
of Judge Charles E. Ncol, has charge of
the local arrangements, and Judge Nfcol
has named subcommittee to take up diff
ferent parts of the work. with chairmen
as follows: George c. Round, executive
committee; Daniel H. Prescott, music; Wal
ter Shannon, hall; A. O. Portner, transpor-
tation; H. NJ. Clarkson, refreshments, and
c. Maurice Hopkins, decorations d.
The people of Manassas and vicinity are
prepared to give the veterans the time of
their lives, and Chairman Nicol has ap-
pointed a committee of 100 to look after
this part of the program. The exercises
will commence early on the morning OF
May 10, when the several corps societies OF
the Army of the Potomac will hold meet
house building at Manassas
The general meeting Of the society will be
held at II am, and in the afternoon Rev.
Newell Dwight Hills of Brooklyn will de-
liver the Grafton of the occasion. The vet
Grams will be welcomed on the part of Vir-
ginia by Gov. Montague, and Judge Nicol
will welcome them to Manassas.
May IL will be devoted to visit to the
battlefield and addresses by prominent par
Elephants in the fight. A luncheon will be
served at the Henry House.
1t is estimated that fully 800 members of
the society will be present, and fully half
of this number will go from this city. The
Society of the Army of the Potomac has
about 1900 members, and Gen. Horatio d.
King of New York is it's president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
IN ANNUAL MEETING.
United States Historical Society to As
semble in Asbury Park.

The decision was reached at a meeting of
the United States Historical Society last
night at 1875 Carroll street southeast to hold
a midsummer annual meeting of the organ
ization. Maj. ]. H. Slime, president of the
society, stated that the National Educa-
tional Association would meet in annual
session at Asbury Park N. J., on July 3
next, and continue the meetings four days.
He proposed that the United States His
torical Society hold its annual meeting at
the same time and place, and the PROPOSE
ton was agreed to.
Maj. Slime also stated that many Of the
state superintendent of education, who
are members Of the National Educational
Society," are also affiliated with the local
historical society, and the coming occa-
sion would also be in the nature OF a re-
union.
Capt Homer ]. Locklin, vice president OF
the United States Historical Society, re-
ceived many compliments from the men,
bers on his recently completed lecture on
Mount Vernon and Its Lessons"
Capt. r. H. Wood stated that he was ar
ranging a complimentary function for the
members of the historical association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
THROWING DIRT ON THE STREETS
Penalties Imposed in Three Cases il
Police Court.


With the arrival of spring the excavat-
ing and teaming of dirt have begun. The
District ordinances are very strict about
the hauling of dirt in wagons along the
street. requiring that none shall be split
on the pavements, which would result in
dirty streets. And as a result the usual
galaxy of violations of the law is noticed
in the Police Court now
Two of the cases brought before Judge
Kimball yesterday were against Andrew
Gleason, jr., son OF Andrew Gleason, a
prominent contractor and politician of this
city, for violating the ordinances regard
ing the dropping of dirt on the streets
1t was shown by street inspector that
although the defendant hired men to clean
up the STREETS after the wagons, still some
dirt was left on G street and on LIST street
northwest.
Policemen Hodges and Morris, on the wit
ness stand, testified, however, that the dirt
was dropped from the wagons, but was
cleaned UP afterward. This led to an in
depreciation Of section 1, article Of the
dropping the dirt was a punishable Of
fense whether 1t was picked up or not
afterward. The offenders personal bond
was taken.
In the case Of Obid Cornwell, alleged to
have dropped dirt on w street northwest
1t appeared from the testimony of Police
man Nolan that some dirt that chung TO
the wagon wheels as the wagon went from
the lot to the street fell on the pave
ment.
In order to remind the defendant to be
more careful In the future, Judge kimball
imposed fine of So on Cornwell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
Fails in Chosen Occupation.
BENEFIT OF GRACE DENIED.
False Pretenses Charged Against Al
legged Defaulting Tenant.

II Ulysses L. Boyer had awakened to the
material advantages of matrimony just
three days earlier than he did, the police
say. he might have escaped the trouble of
answering in Police Court to a charge Of
false pretenses, which has been filed against
him. The case came up before Judge Scott
In Police Court yesterday morning and was
continued indefinitely.
According to the Information, Boyer as
serted that he was the head of family.
but In reality was not married until three
days after he made the statement. His
landlord, Don A. Sanford, brought suit
against Boyer, it is alleged, to recover I'M
paid rent. On judgment obtained, the
landlord got an attachment on his tenants
household goods. Boyer, the police claim,
then stated that he was married and the
head of a family, and by virtue of regu-
lations covering such cases. got $500 worth
of the furniture away from the attach
ment. Witnesses say Boyer went to VIII
mington and there. three days later, took
unto himself wife. The government says
that three days of grace are not allowed
in these matters, and a charge Of false
pretenses was placed against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
MISSION FIELD AND FORCE.
Mr.. Gaer Discusses America and Its
Opportunities.

John Willis aBer, assistant secretary Of
the home mission board of the Presbyterian
Church Of the United States, addressed a
large meeting of the Presbyterian Christian
Endeavor Mission Union of the District of
Columbia Friday evening in the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. America, a
Mission Field and Force was Mr.. Baer's
subject, and as he dwelt upon particular
points in the development of his theme there
was enthusiastic applause.
The meeting was presided over by Rev.
DR.. Donald C. Mcleod. pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church and president Of the
union.
Mr.. Baer spoke especially of Porto Rico as
being a good home mission field. He said
the Protestant Church there Is fast SUPER
seding the Catholic and has a larger at
tendance at it's services. He prophesied that
within a short period of time the Protestant
denomination win control the religious feel
ing of the island.
In regard to Utah, another home mission
field, he believed httleineed be said in WASH
ington, where so much about the Mormon
Church had beenapubhshed. The Mormon
organization is nowothe dangerous thing,
he declared, and he fopes for the time when
the constitution willwsettle the matter for
good and all with an amendment against
the practices of the body. This statement
was loudly applaudeds
IT thank you fer the applause very clev-
erly given" said he. shut wish rather that
these hands would set out and hustle. for
there is a missionfiei right here in Wash
ington."
He spoke of the poverty and darkness in
the lives of those in cities and the ignorance
in many mountain sections OF the love OF
God.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
TWO MORE MIGRANTS.
The Migration Of the Hopeful" Glass
Keeps Police Busy.

The annual spring migration of Migrants
and unemployed persons from the northern
cities south through Washington has COM
menced, and for the next month the floating
population In this section of the country
will be increased. This week two Phila-
delphia lads with q desire to see the coun-
try were caught riding into the District on
q freight train, and when arraigned In the
Police Court Friday last they were told by
Judge Kimball that they must move on at
once. The Prisoners Aid Society thereupon
undertook to send them as far back as Bal
timore.
Two more young Philadelphians Of the
class called "hopefuls" appeared in Police
Court yesterday before Judge Kimball on
charge of vagrancy. They gave their
names as Fred Harm and John Doyle.
How did you come into Washington?
On a freight train?' Judge Kimball asked
of one.
mo, sir; we came on passenger train"
''How much did you pay?'
Nothing, your honor. The conductor
didn't see u.s.
II thought you were free customer
commented his honor. After spending
thirty days with Keeper Zinkhorn you must
get out Of Washington as soon as possible"