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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14
ILLINOIS POLICY THE REVENUE LAW
AS to investigating Equitable
Scandal
NOT YET DETERMINED BUT WILL
PROBABLY JOIN OTHER
STATES.

II is not definitely determined what
position Illinois will take in the pro-
posed examination Of the Equitable
by the insurance departments of ives
tern states. Mr.. Vredenburgh. state
commissioner. says that Developments
will determine what policy this de-
partment will pursue both as to the
Equitable and as to other great insur-
ance companies, says the Springfield
News.
II will be remembered that recently
meeting OF the departments Of seven
states was held in Chicago to discuss
an examination Of the Equitable by
these states. Mr. Vredenburgh ans
Mr. Brlnkerhoff attended from this
state. Illinois contended that this wat
not the proper time TO make the ex
animation but the votes OF the othei
states were cast in favor The book
| of the company are now in the hands
of the New York legislative commit
lice. and the New York insurance de
partment and there is question wheth
Ter the western states could get pos
session of them at this time Thu
books of the Mutual Life, by requesi
of It's officials, are also undergoing
examination by the New York depart
mant,
The probabilities are, however, tina
when the five western states which
4 voted to make the examination &c
\ possession Of the books and begin th'
scrutiny Illinois will join.
If the inquiry of the New Yorl
department and Of the legislative com
mittee is conducted honestly and th'
truth told. there will be little left TO
the western examiners to find. Ii
fact, the chances are thar the whol,
truth about the Equitable has alread,
been made public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

The Kitty Base Ball League is a hard
child to nurse" and a harder one to
KILL While its friends and relatives
were gathered around its bier shed
ding tears over its untimely death, the
Kitty burst from its coffin, and tear
ing off its grave clothes. swore 1t
wasn't dead. and that to prove At, 1t
would play out the season of 1905.
This in effect, was the result Of the
meeting of league officials held In
this city last night at the Halliday
Hotel. The schedule win be CON
tinued indefinitely. which means that
the season will go on until frost
comes.
Those present at the meeting
were: Chas W. Brown. president OF
the league, Paducah: C. F. c. Gosnell
treasurer. vincennes; Fred Ewing
Princeton; G. s. Carey, Cairo The
Paducah Association was not repre-
scented. Harry Lloyd. manager of the
paducah team, went to the meeting
to represent the Indians, but he hasl
no proxy, so he could not participate
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14
CARDS ARE PRINTED.
Illinois Portland Board Does Not
Spend Money on Engraving In.
vitations for Illinois Day.

The Illinois commissioners to the
Lewis and Clark exposition have is.
sued invitations to the Illinois day ex-
ercises. The cards were out before Ii
was known Governor Deneen could
not be present The reception In his
honor was arranged for Thursday ev.
ening, August H. The Illinois day
program Is to be given that day. The
governors determination not to go will
not affect the arrangements, except
that he will not be the central poinl
Of interest. The cards are printed. IN
which respect they differ vastly from
the elegantly engraved cards which
the 81. Louis board usel to send on
for Illinois day events and receptions
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14
CHRONOLOGICAL
Hug. IA In History.
lwrA1 1.

f7ss-Thouas Sheridan. father OF the ora
tor and dranatist died
1e0e-Park BENJAMIN, author and editor.
born: died 1884
1e7o-Admirai David Glasgow Fsrragut
died: born 1901. Farragut had almost
reached the retiring age when the civil
war began IN 1851. He received his
first appointment IN the navy when he
was years old. David Porter took
the boy with him on the famous cruise
OF the Essex during the war Of 1872
and the little fellow distinguished him
self In command OF prize ship which
he took into port at Valparaiso.
1854 John Quincy Adams son of Charles
Francis and grandson OF President
John Quincy Adams, died at Quincy
Mass: born 1893
1se6-Dr William schrader of the Univer-
SHY OF Missouri. noted scientist. died
ct Columbia. Mo. Olin Warner. noted
sculptor, died in New York city: born
1914
1871 Destructive storm on the northern
coast OF the gulf or Mexico: heavy
loss OF life and damage 10 property In
New Orleans
1904 Battle In the strait OF Korea be-
tween the Russian vladivostok squad
ron and the japanese; Russian cruiser
Rurik sunk.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

attitude to coin money out OF these
discoveries, there is another class thar
are not interested in any new tangled
ways of farming and apparently don't
care to raise bigger crops or to i'm
prove their worn-out land. Land will
not increase in production or price in
their hands. Southern Illinois is a
great fruit region. but those who make
large money from orchards must more
tfan ever from this on be intelligent
masters of the horticulturist's art to
combat the plant disease and insect
enemies For this peculiar comhina-
ton of conditions-cheapl lands. dem
onstrations of how to improve them,
! IL being fruit section, and the pres
enee of considerable element Of peos
pie who are not going TO profit by the
new agriculture, southern Illinois is
certainly a fair field for the farmer
who goes on his own place with the
intent 70 make the most of it anu NOT
afraid of plenty of hard work.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14
BECOMING DANGEROUS.
Position Of Sunken Towboat Joe 3.
Williams Is Bad.

The position of the Joe B. Williams,
which sank at the Three Sisters island
is becoming grayer each hour
Although the steamers, Ranger Full.
ton and Wash Honshell, all powerful
towboats have made strenuous efforts
TO release the Williams their work
has been in vain. The big log whicl
snagged the hull Is holding fast and
the big boat appears TO be well riyetei
to the bottom.
The Wash Bonshell reached Padu
cab from the wreck Saturday evening
with the crew of the Williams. Mos
OF them left Paducah Sunday morning
over the Illinois Central railroad TO
their homes at Plttsburg and Louis
vile.
Tho Honshell returned 70 the wrecl
again Saturday night.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14
Attorney General Stead Clears
Up Questions
SAYS BANK STOCK SHOULD BE
ASSESSED AT FACE VALUE
FIXTURES NOT ASSESS
ABLE.

AS a result of the converting Of
county boards of review all over the
State. Attorney General Stead a
Springfield has been besieged with in
quiries regarding the construction Of
the revenue law. Owing to the gceat
volume Of inquiries, the Attorney Cen
eral has ruled to answer only sucn
requests as come from States Attor-
neys. under worse guidance the boards
Of review operate.
A number of points passed upon in
the last few days are Of general inter
est to property owners throughout the
State.
Shares Of stock of State and na
tional banks, says the Attorney Gen
eral. should be assessed at their fair
cash value, which may be ascertain
ed by taking into consideration not
only the capital stock of bank, bui
also its surplus or undivided profits
and all its property. both real aag
personal. From the fair cash calut
iof the stock should be deducted tht
fair cash value Of the real estatl
owned by the bank. Such banks arc
not entitled TO any reduction for ,h'
value of safes or office fixtures. Aside
from the assessment of its stock an
its real estate, no other property O
bank IS assessable.
A board Of review does not have tn,
power to assess the furniture am
fixtures Of a bank. In the case Of tht
First National Bank Of McLeansbor.
the stock was assessed to the stock
holders, and the surplus to the blnh
Attorney General Stead rules that il
the assessment of shares of stock, tn
surplus should be taken into consid
Grafton.
| The Attorney General is asked as 4
the right Of a board of review Z
assess money against trustee wh
hollis the legal title to property To sC
cure loans evidenced by promissor
notes. He decides that the board ne
no right to assess one mans propert
to another, and when such an assess
ment is made, the same is withou
authority of law, and d tax upon suc
an assessment viii be enjoined
The act Of the last General Al
, sembly exempting church propert,
parsonages and residences occnpie
for church purposes, and not for p
cunlary profit, does not affect the %
sessment of parsonages and residence
for the present year. 1905, says the \
torney General The act did not TAX
effect until July /, and there is not
ing in the amendment indicating .
intention to make the act restrospe
K Tive
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14
GOING INTO POLITICS

Shanghai. Aug 1880 Chow re-
ports the anti'American boycott liz
assuming political character. An
outbreak is feared Only
the northern Chinese authorities are
sternly depressing the movement. The
viceroy Of Nankung Is apparently IN
decided what steps to take.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14
BIC FOUR TO EXTEND
viii Build Branch Line From Harris
burg to Marion, Touching
Coal Fields.

The announcement has been mace
that the Big Four railroad Is to build
a branch line from Harrisburg 10 Mar
ion II Is but "a miles from Marion
10 Murphysboro, and the Murphysboro
people will Try to induce the Big Four
70 continue the extension to Murphys-
moro
Marion Is In The edge OF the William
son county coal field and by going y
Murphysboro the branch would tray
crso great part Of that field and
reach tho Jackson county field as well
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14
VOTES FOR WHISKY.
DorrisviIle, Suburban viIlige of Har
risburg VIII wet Up

AT a special election held Saturday
the village 81 Dorrisville, situated iusl
one mile from Harrisburg, voted by a
majority Of ten votes to have saloons.
This is the only place in Saline Coun-
ty where whisky is sold, It being
banIshed from several other points at
elections held last spring.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14
4 dispatch from Memphis says:

a dispatch from Memphis says:
"W. j. Harahan, Of Chicago, fourth
yicc,presidcnt OF the Illinois Central
fallgoad I, g. Rawn. Of Chicago, gen
Rral manager; M. Gilleas, third vice.
president. and general superintendent
II tho yaz0o and Mississippi Valley
railroad: ". McCourt, general supcrin
tendont Of The southern lines Of the
Illinois Central; J. J. Flynn, superin
tendcnt OF the Memphis division, ~
John A. Scott, assistant general ~
sanEer agent held q conference at tas
Office Of w. s. King. assistant genera
superintendent Of The Yazoo and NIT
sissippi Valley railroad, and sever.
Important changes In tho train ser
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

of languages were soon rendered star.
board" and larboard" by British sail.
ors. These two words sound so much
alike that frequent errors and acct
dents occurred, and years ago there
fore, the use Of "larboard" was dscon.
tinued and port was substituted. Il
lis also stated that the origin Of the
terms has been attributed to the days
|of the Norsemen and Saxons. In the
viking ships and warriors hung the
"bords.' or shields, on the side Of the
ship above the places for their oars
The viking himself held the steer oar,
which was fastened to the right hand
side Of the stern Thus the right hand
side Of the ship became known as the
steer side. and as the bords of the
warriors were hung there 1t was callei
| The "steerboard,' or starboard side.
while the lower or lurking side became
known as the larboard Bord eventual
| ~ became corrupted into port.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

MIR. 7. 3. Green, train auditor OF the
Iron Mountain, who now makes his
home at Poplar Bluff, is In this city;
Mr.. Green was formerly the Iron
Mountain agent at Charleston, and is
well known in Cairo railroad circles.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

Mr. Fred Wiedman resigned his pos
ition with The Bulletin last night, and
left for his home at Centralia Mr..
Wiedman sprained his ankle at the bali
park last Friday afternoon, and Is in
serious condition.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14
THE WEATHER
Observation-Disclosures
Washington Bulletin.

Washington, Aug. 13--Following is
the weather forecast for Illinois for
the next "a hours.
Thundershowers Monday; Tuesday
partly cloudy and warmer; light 70
! fresh east winds becoming variable.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

Mr.. William Deslmoni has leased
the opera house at Chester, ILL.,, and
lefr last night for that place. He will
also retain control Of the Murphys-
boro. house the coming season, but
viii make his headquarters at Ches-
ter.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

Mrs. Frank Jaeckel and Miss Addif
James returned from Monitor. Mo, at.
Ter pleasant visit OF month with
friends
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

passing through such good towns as
Herrin or Carterville and Carbonate
on the way,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

Over one hundred and ten years ago
the first steamboat plnwed the Amerl
can waters. On May 1,.1TSS, Fitch's
steamboat, the Perseverance, was put
In motion ON the Delaware river 1t
barely made three miles an hour. The
| Perseverance was a queerer-looking
craft, too, than was ever seen along
the banks Of the Mississippi IT had
d ks foot steam cylinder lying hori-
lzontalIy in the bottom Of the boat,
with reciprocating piston whose
force was transferred to cranks On
each side Of the boat Connecting
bars attached these eranks to IL pad
dies, of which three on each side Of
the boat were in and three out of the
water at the same time. The engine
was the first double action condens-
ling engine. transmitting power by
means Of cranks, ever constructed
and the Perseverance antedated Full
tons Clermont by % years and made
the steamboat an invention Of the
last rather than Of the present cen
Itury. Waterways journal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

Mr.. W. C. Newton, of Chicago, has
accepted a position with the Western
Union office at this place as operator,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14
PURELY PERSONAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mrs. Martha Howe will leave this
afternoon for visit at Princeton, Ky,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

A knot is nautical mile, and a
nautical mile is equal 10 the length
of one minute of latitude on the mer.
idian, or one minute Of longitude on
the Equator The United States Coast
Survey has adopted the rule Of con
sidering one nautical mile as being
.G0S3.27-100 feet, or 500 feet longer than
land mile
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

The New York Marine Journal says
Was there ever more inconsistent
government. press and public than
that of the United States? 1t goes
into Mysteries over loss of little
over 1000 lives by steam vessels in
one year, and Is as dumb as an oys-
ter over the killing and manning Of
1896 human beings through railroad
accidents in three months. Such in
consistency Is objectionable, and
viewed in its true light is farcical.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

The City of Savannah arrived at 5
O'Clock yesterday morning from the
Tennessee river on her way to ST.
Louis.
The Charlotte Boeckler went down
to Hickman early yesterday with two
empties for the Interstate Tie Com.
pany.
The Carrie " arrived late In the
afternoon from the Upper Mississippi
with raft Of logs for the Peterson
Mills.
The Catharine went to Mound City
with one empty for the Barrett line.
The Columbia towing Freneh's
show boats. passed out OF the Ohio in,
TO the Mississippi at II O'Clock.
| The Stacker Lee, with good pas.
senger list. arrived at 1880 O'Clock
p. m, from Memphis. She stayed at
the Sixth street wharf until o'clock,
when she departed for ST. Louis.
Pacific No. went up the Mississippi
with three empties for the combine.
The Ranger with FIVE combine
emptles, left for the lower Mississippi
The H. NJ. Hoxie arriver light from
Paducah. carrying three men without
health certificates"
The job Of surveying the river from
Louisville to Cairo IL no small under
taking The work can be done onl,
In about five months Of the year i
is estimated that it will take two
years in which to complete It. The
work of running the soundings from
1 Cincinnati to Louisville. which vii
complete the survey between thos,
points, and to make the complete sur
lvey from Louisville To Cairo will hayt
70 be done within the appropriation d
P'Wf"WVs N%al'' Aht AGan lIiilihS III
work can be done with this appropria
tion, bur this does not mean that
, Typographical map Of the bed of tn
, river will be made This would cos
a great deal more. There will be tw
separate crews, whose work will b
entirely different, although they vii
work in conjunction with each other
Louisville Courier-Journal
The origin Of the words "starboard
} and 'larboard,' as used in the maui
+ cal vocabulary, has been attribute
to the Italian words "questa borda.
3 meaning this side" and "quella boz
) da, meaning that side" Abbrevia
: ed, these two phrase appear as st
j borda and la borda, and by corruptio
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

vice and schedules of both lines were
made"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

The Stacker Lee, with good pas
senger list. arrived at 1880 O'Clock
p m. from Memphis. She stayed at
the Sixth street wharf until o'clock,
when she departed for ST. Louis.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

Pacific No . went up the Mississippi
with three empties for the combine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

The Ranger with FIVE combine
emptles, left for the lower Mississippi
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

The Columbia towing Freneh's
show boats. passed out Of the Ohio in
TO the Mississippi at IL O'Clock.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

The Catharine went to Mound City
with one empty for the Barrett line.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

The H. NJ Hoxie arriver light from
Paducah, carrying three men without
health certificates"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

The Carrie w. arrived late In the
afternoon from the Upper Mississippi
with raft Of logs for the Peterson
Mills.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14

The Charlotte Boeckler went down
10 Hickman early yesterday with two
empties for the Interstate Tie Com
pany.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14
NEWS or THE RIVERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The City of Savannah arrived at 5
O'Clock yesterday morning from the
Tennessee river on her way to ST.
Louis.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13

Colonel Manifold, Of the
British army, writes: my admi.
ration for the Chinese coolie Is I'M
bounded; there Is no man in the world
who does the same patient. .aborious
work so cheerfully. Farther on, when
we came to the mountainous water
shed country, where only load backs
are possible, became still more con-
firmed in this opinion. Often after a
long and weary day with the sur
veyors, in the course of which we
would have climbed up from 5000 to
5000 feet, and made several such as
cents and descents, having, perhaps,
been on the move from ) in the morn
ing until dusk, we would come in,
rather inclined to pat ourselves on the
back at the thought Of what a hard
days work we had successfully &c
compllshed, only to find that the Chi
nese coolies had made as good time,
each man having covered nearly as
much ground with a load of 100
pounds on his back. This done on
few bowls of rice and bean curd, for
wage of less than nlnepence US
cents.
Then, on their arrival, one might
have thought that the coolies would
have been glad to rest; but If, as was
often the case where accommodation
was limited, slept in the same house,
l found to my annoyance that to re-
tire to bed was far from their thoughts
and that my sleep was often disturbed
by the noise they made as they SAT
up gambling long past midnight and
yet they would be again on the road
before 6 in the morning, having. risen
to make up their loads and get their
food cooked before o'clock. k."-Chicago
News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13

while the waist is of white Persian
lawn trimmed with embroidery, but
there are, of course, countless mater
ials which are appropriate for the skirt
while the blouse can be of slightly
heavier lawn if preferred. Again, the
model is an excellent one for the dress
of one material, and will be found
charming for the school days Of early
fall if made from challie or some SINH
lar light weight wool.
The dress is made with the blouse
and skirt, which are quite separate.
The blouse includes the tucked front
and the full sleeves and the fitted body
lining, which can be used or omitted
as material renders desirable. 1t is
closed invisibly at the centre back.
There is a belt at the waist line and
another attached to the skirt, so that
the two can be buttoned firmly to-
gether. The skirt is five gored, and is
laid in backward turning pleats which
give q box pleated effect at the centre
front.
The quantity of material required for
a girl of ten is. for waist two and
three-quarter yards twenty-seven, two
and half yards thlrty-two or one and
fiye-eighth yards forty-four inches
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
FISASA.,E=
5 SS0&oHV+s

He-"Can't you give me little
hope" Why-er-yes. / have
maiden aunt who is dying to get
married. Life.
Whene'er / buy suit Of clothes
The mirror makes me very sad.
i cannot, howsOe'er ! pose,
Look like the picture in the ad.
Washington Star.
"What is your idea of classic"
"a classic" said Mr. CumroX, "ls some
thing you have to listen to because
somebody else said it was good
Washington Star.
Hawkins - "That plckpocket they
caught is really very intelligent fel
low" Sampson-"No doubt OF it.. He
proved that by his ability to locate o
lady's pocket."-Judge.
"She's still encouraging Mr.. Hug
gard, although her mother told her she
must keep him at distance" "Well
she's Keeping him at distance-from
the other grls."-Philadelphla Ledger.
Mrs. Hlcks-"John, I'm sure there's o
burglar down in the dining-rOom." Mr.
Hicks (sleepily)-"GOod! If we keep
quiet maybe he'll take away that chat
ing dish Of yours. Philadelphia Press.
1t is easy enough to be cheerful
When pleasures come fast and thick,
But the man worth while
Is the man who can smile
When his "woolens" begin TO stick
Chicago Record Herald
Don't let it happen again, that's
ALL" said Johnny's mother when she
heard Johnny had played truant. "It
didn't happen this time" replied John
ny between his sObs. Il did it on pur.
pose."-Boston Transcript.
Bleeker-"Say, old chap, I'm in
beastly bad luck; need money badly
and haven't the least idea where / can
get it," BaXter-"Well, I'm glad tc
hear that-I thought perhaps you had
an idea you could touch me for it,
Puck.
A.rs. CrawcOrd-",Iow that the Ion.
eymOon is over suppose you find
your husband has grown economical
with his kisses" Mrs. Crabshaw-
"He has reached a worse stage than
that, my dear. He has grown econom.
ical with his money."-PhlladelphiO
Telegraph.