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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office Of Comptroller Of the Currency

Washington. ID. c.. Jan. 21, 1905.
Whereas, BY satisfactory evidence,
presented to the undersigned. it has
been made to appear that the City
National bank OF Cairo, located In
the City Of Cairo, in the county OF
Alexander and state of Illinois, has
complied with all the provisions Of
the Act of Congress ito enable Ma.
tional banking associations to extend
their corporate existence, and for
other purposes" approved July IL,
1882. as amended by the Act, approx
ed April -, 1902;
Now, therefore, I. William n. Ridge
ley, Comptroller of the Currency. do
hereby certify that the City National
bank of Cairo, located in the city Of
Cairo, in the county of Alexander and
state of Illinois. is authorized to llaSe
succession for the period specified
in its amended articles of assoeia-
ton, namely AinsiP the close of bnsi.
ness on January 81, 1925.
In testimony whereof. witness my
hand and the 7seafof office this twen-
ty.Hrst day or january. 1905.
tSigned) WILLIAM B. RIDGELY,
(Seal Comptroller of the Currency.
Charter No. 7S5. Extension No. l72.
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, BUSINESS LOCALS. .
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II Sanders & Son, farming imple-
ments and wagons. High grade gro
ceries and fine coffee a specially.
Cairo Iron and Machine Supply
Store, ]. B. Reed, Prop. 1905 Ohio.
Iron, steel and heavy hardware. mill
supplies. betting, pumps. gas pipes.
For fresh vegetables, fancy and
staple groceries and choice meat call
at the Walter C Sherick market,
Eighth street.
Rei1hard, photographer. maker Of
flne photographs. Try this gallery,
you viii get fine artistic work at sat.
isfactory prices. 2ll Sixth Street.
Burke's Livery, feed and boarding
stables, flrst-class livery service. A
fine line of carriages for funeral oc-
oasions Always the best.
WaldorfAstoria and harrington
Hall coffee is guaranteed by Ehs &
Greaney, 2)09-ll Washington avenue.
Every drop IS drop of comfort.
Engraved calling cards-your name
engraved on copper plate lin scrlpt)
and a hundred cards for $3.50, 100
cards from your own plato for s1O0.
John A. Miller, ieweler, OH and Com.
mercial avenue.
Money. money, money. at Guys
Loan office, Unredeemed pledges for
sale Guy b. Perry. the pawnbroker
is the man for confidential dealings,
507 Commercial avenue. Phone 407.
Uncle Joe's Hotel, best sl.OO a day
house in the three states. You get
the best of everything TO eat and
drink. and a nice clean he'd.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23
CARES OF OFFICE

In an address the o her evening
Governor Harriek, of Ono. showed
that feature Of the cares of office has
impressed Itself upon him fully. The
man In pablic office. he said, "and the
editor OF a newspaper arc much alike
in one respect The critic of news
paper is al all times ready to admit
that he could do much be.tcr han the
editor. II Is ve"y easy for the c tzen
while nc' wearing the often CALLING
harness Of responsibility. to call down
his editor or his representative in
public office, viewing ass he does their
acts only from his own S andpo nj ana
environment. not approaching becausc
he docs not take time to make a study
of the situation s;iaa all that surrounds
them in their positions"
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RAILROAD NEWS
Laws Fer Trainmen.
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That The railroad employe of I'll
inois is NOT adequately protected in
his work by the laws OF the state is
the claim made by the brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen. and that organiza
lion has begun propaganda at Speng
field looking 70 the enactment OF leg
islatlon, in which it Is claimed Illinois
Is far behind many OF rs sister states.
and even some European countries.
1t Is a remarkable thing" declared
Ia ra road man yesterday. that this
state, which leads every her in the
union in the number of miles Of rail
road. and Which also heads the list
in The number of railroad employees,
should so long have neglected to pro
vide by statute that measure of pro
lection TO which the men are entitled.
The national safety appliance act
passed by congress as the result of
recommenda'iCrs made by The inter
state commerce commission, II a
splendid law. but exercise protection
over only part of the railroad en-.
ployes Of Illinois. as this state has a.
score OF railroads which do no go be.
yond lis borders and the employees
OF these roads get no benefit from the
nrt onal law
Then, too. there Is he chance fol
evasion even wi'h The interstate
roaGs. With such Cf their cars and
looondiires as ere not equipped with
The proper safety devices demanded
by the national ACT it is comparative.
iy easy TO make he claim that such
cars and locomotives are used only
within the STATE and not in interstate
traffic"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23
POVERTY AND PROSPERITY.

Ii Is one OF the regrettable features
of our great national prosperity thai
we have with US constantly SO much
poverty, suffering and unhappiness.
| Tho rich are nnquestionably grow
ling richer Material prosperity has
advanced thousands: but the genins
of Capitalization and the fact that
there is now no place for ehe former
in modern industrialism is laying its
hand heavily on many worthy man
and woman. While admitting the ag-
gregate growth in wealth il Is diff
cult to prove that the poor are get
ting their share One cause for much
suffering is the immense immigration
OF the poorer classes that cannot be
absorbed in any line of work; another
cause Is the disproporion between
the advance in wages and the increas.
ed cost of living; yet another is the
killing PAGES in business that often
leave a man at 45 stranded, dere-
liot ON the shore of the business
world.
questioned. the cost of living in this
country has increased 81 per cent in
the last seven years. There has been
no such increase in salaries for the !
shirtmaker, the dry goods clerk, the /
laborer. or for that matter any other
industrial occupation. with the ex-
ception OLA few highly organized and |
skilled trades
New York, the metropolis of the
nation. Is the great center of poverty. I
The statistics fEnished by Robert
Hunter of the University settlement
,f that city are startling. He says
hat fully 20 per cent of the people
If New York are suffering from pow
'rty. He also says that 12i. per cent
If the entire population of the coun
ry come under the head of poor"
ars his attherity there were %. 900 4
in the borough of Manhat-
m last year. or IA per cent OF the
population of the island. One out of
very ten persons dying in New York
s buried by the city or county. Men
90 proud 10 beg are departing by
he suicide ronte every day. New
FORK city mus not be taken as
air sample, however. The steam.
hips have been dumping their unde-
irable ernlgran.s there for years. and
here the poverty of Europe is inten
ified.
However il is a subject for thought
or personal consideration and for
nch measures of relief as we may
Command. II is gccd to note the
eamy side once in a while lest we
orgc. Minneapolis Times. 7
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

In Tuesday evenings Telegram ap-
peared letter from, Or. w +. Grin
stead, Of this city, and nov soiourning
nt French Lick Springs, Indiana.
which could only have been read
With qualification by all who may
have seen II. DR. Grlnstead took oc-
casion 10 express his $ rong approval
oi inc recommendations made by the
Committee OF Twen in It's efforts
for Greater Cairo.
ConiirR from a gentleman OF Or.
Grin lends financial standing and
prominence and taking into consider
a;An tho fact tha! afloagh rest
Dan. q the city for several years. he
only OF late identified himself
With real y and business Investment,
tho hearty approval expressed in his
letter i Of especial weight and in.
fiacnce The opinion of business mea
and large property owners means
yGly more TO the community than
nlv amount OF idle talk and specula
tion, Indicating, as il does, the judg.
ment and preference Of those who viii
bear the greater part Of the burden
OF Improvement. -
Dr. GrInsieadls message Isl .. wei.
cnmeaones furglN htSathssfa Spirit and
states a purpose Upon Which the fi
fare OF this city depends, II teaches
a greater lesson. perhaps. than may at
first appear in that IL shows the dis.
position on the part of those able
to contribute 10 the building up Of
Cairo. Give as the streets,' It
says. and we will build the honses. /"
There has been no question of re.
sources or of the fact that capital
was here and it has only required the
assurance that its expenditure was
Justified. A Bulletin representative
yesterday. in conversation With a
prominent official of the City Ma ion.
al and Enterprise Savings banks was
surprised at some statements of the
volume OF business now conducted I'm
this city and adjoining territory. The
gentleman said, Our citizens hardly
realize the possibilities of Cairo in
The business world" AS an ins anca.
ii was explained. that since the pub
lioation of the bank statements made
January 11th last. the deposits of the
City National bank have increased
Si77.e00 and OF the Enterprise Savings
bank $4,000. No in idle money!
said the official. but as indicating the
actual Increase in the volume of bust
ness transacted. and have no
doubt he added. that the other
banks OF our c.y are contributing
fheir full share TO this growth"
The signs OF the times then, are IA.
v9rahie cairo's lucky star. slow to
rise. Is in The ascendant Public sen.
fmeHt. long divided. is concen
frafing into unity of purpose that
cah hat win accomplish great things.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23
SENATOR ALLlsoN's RECORD

Senator Allison now holds the rec.
crd Of records for membership in con.
gress. He has served the longest con.
tinuous term ever served by any one
senator. He has served longer than
anyone else, whether continuously OF
not He has served more years in
congress, reckoning both branches to
gethea than any other man. With the
snd & the present session next week
Senator Allison will have been com
pleted his fortieth year in congress.
having been eight years in the house.
from 1865 to 1871, and thintytwo
years in the senate. from 1879 TO
date
The have been number of rthir.
ty year. senators OF continuous ser.
vice. including old tom" Benton
and Senator Cockrell. But the record
for continuous service In the senate
has been heretofore held by Senator
Morrill OF Vermont, who died Decem.
Der q, 1898, within three months OF
the mDlerion of his thirty-second
year The record for broken service
in the senate belonged to Senator
sherman of Ohio who had twice gone
temporarily into private life only to
be qficklv returned to the senate.
Last Sunday. however Senator ALI
son surpassed even this record OF Sen
atQr sherman's. II he lives to the
end Ct his present term in 1909, he
will complete his forty-fourth year Of
service. within a day or two Of the
celebration Of his eightieth birthday.
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SHEARS AND PASTE.


Grayce-W Which one of those girls
is it that you don't like?
Gladys-Ssshl She'll hear you.
When the crowd comes up I'll kiss
her twice
Mabel-You don't know George
papa. He's generous TO fault
Mr. Nurnx-rm glad 10 hear II. Per
haps he'll be generous TO some Of
yours.
Bookkeeper-The boss came in and
caught me taking kiss from the
pretty stenographer. Actually said
was dishonest.
Mail Clerk--In what way?
Bookkeeper-Said | was taking
something that belonged TO him.
Mrs. Wellread-Did you yisit the
while in Rome?
Mrs. Nooritch--No; we called on
no one of that name. We met very
few people, in fact
Senator Westurn a representative
statesman? Why, what's he ever
done2s
Two yeArssand six months. if my
memory serves me correctly"
Lets &c over to Baxter's pond to
skate.
"oh. rs TOO fur. Let's skate here
on the crlck."
But the ice is heap thinner over
at Baxter's."
An right. Como ahead"
Every household ought to have an
encyclopedia" observed the professor
Il think so, too, responded Miss
Flutterby, brightly They are so
handy 10 press crumpled ribbons, and
flowers. and lcters, and things"
MeFub-Enpeek actually seems to
enjoy having his mother-in-law visit
him. The old lady must be wealthy
Ell?
Sleeth--No; ii amt that. You see
his mother-in-law and the cook SCRAP
every day and he don't care much
which wins.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23
HAMLINS
WIZARDOIL

Tkis great, soothing, curative
remedy relieves pain, reduces
swelling and Inflammation, and
heals up all open wounds and
sores. II is the one perfect, mod
ern dressing, or treatment, for a
wound. Its quick use will posi-
lively prevent blood poisoning.
Always keep it al hand.
Says Mrs. Jessie Tarris, of Eliz.
abeth, Ky: NY little boy was
badly burned on both legs, which
were so drawn out Of shape that
be could not even crawl. I tried
many remedies without relief, but
finally Hamlins Wizard Oil made
a perfect cure, and he can now
walk and run. We thought we
should have to amputate both bis
legs, and feel that Hamlins Wizard
Oh saved his life. Price SOC and
S1.0o.
Seld end recommended By
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23
man. 1t was voted in the third ward

John H. Oberly, mayor, advertised
an ordnance relating TO police Officers
and their salaries. The police force
shall consist OF chief of police and
four constables, three of whom shall
do night duty and one day duty The
chief shall receive $1,000 year, and
each of the constables $75 per month,
the city marshal and comptroller al
so SIS per month.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

The above Ia correct statement or
the circulation OF the Cairo Bulletin,
daily and Sunday. for the year 1904
and for the month Of January, 1905.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn 70 before me
this thirty-first day Of January, 1905.
z. l.. GILBERT.
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

but the masts and even the sails. The
Paris Auto vouches for the fact that
he yacht is not mere toy, but
real vessel, capable of fulfilling all
the requirements of any ship Of simi-
lar size.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23
Firs. Artificial Teeth.

II has been found that false teeth
we're uscd by The people who lived il
1000 e. G. These teeth were nade OF
ivory and fastened Ia an ivory plate by
means q a fne gold wire.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

u The Huiistin Is on sale at the fol
lowing places:
coiersn's, 214 Eighth street.
Halliday House newa stand.
Walkers, 10 Sixth street.
Union News Co, union depot
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday circu-
lation, for one year, ending De
cember 81, 1901. - ...... 1883
Average daily and Sunday circu-
lation for the month Of Janu
AIRY, 1906 ...,........,.... 2o45
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Hemp-orua causes INSANITY.

OF the patients in The lunaiic asylum
at Lahore. Indis. SO per cent are be.
level 10 have been haeitusl hemp.
rug tafers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

Chief Of Police Price has had his
share of deserters on his hands re.
Gently. 1t has been only few weeks
since Jailer susanka was sent to Nor.
folk, Va. with a deserter from the
navy. Last week chief Price took
Edward Lindsay, who deserted from
company e. Seventh infantry in Call.
fornia, TO St Louis ami turned him
over to the Jefferson barracks guards
He is now in : Louis on a similar
mission, taking Fred Scott back to
finish his service with Uncle Sam
Scott deserted from the coast arm
lery in Florida. He was captires
once and taken to Louis TO awa,t
trial. The colored sentinel. left -
guard him. went to sleep ana sootf
escaped. The punishment for sent,
neis in such cases Is 10 take the nlace
of the prisoner that escaped aad I,
is probable ihat the negro soldier has
taken Scots place since the laftor's
departure. Septt gave himself up 70
the police here.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

Mexican minis turn out more silver
money than those of any other coun.
try in the world Last year Mexico
shipped several million silver dollars
to China.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

THE JEALOUS WIFE.

THE JEALOUS WIFE,
Il wonder what he may be dohe
now?
oh. ii could only be there TO seei
Some woman may have called ana
he and she
Perhaps are making eyes; she may
allow
Her hand to lie in his this mnutg
How.
Oh how can endure these donbts.
ah, mel
The brazen thing may natter him.
and he
May listen, needing not his sacred
yowi" a
While thus his loving wife in loaal.
ness
Devoted all her eager thoughts to
him.
What did he do. the wretch? All. N.
ing less
Than take his knife out and sit
there and trim
His finger nails. and vainly Try to
guess
How next TO meet the landlord
cold and grim
IS. + Kizer in Chicas2 Record
Herald
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

mighty little business this kind ct
weather said drug clerk yesterday.
When the bglgh' sun shiny days
come people either have no aches or
pains or else they forget about them.
and tha makes the drug business
poor" Another druggist said he had
had days when business was more
rushing than yesterday. Most of the
physicians are also having a breath
ing spell after busy time with ne
grip victims
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

Cairo has one case of smallpox
Henry G. Goatey was moved yes.er
day from his boarding place. Mrs
John Fl. Bedford's residence 90S Wal.
nut street. to the pest house.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

Thomas A. Reinhard of Granite
City, H.. brother of Mr.. W. II. Rein.
lard Of this city. died suddenly Sun
day In ST. Mary's hospital. East 81.
Louis. Death was due 70 pneumonia
After an illness of two days. The de.
ceased was 90 years old painter
and is survived by his wife. mother.
two brothers and one sister. The re
mains will be taken to the former
home of the deceased, Mt. Carmel.
H.. for interment.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

Mr. B. II. Wing, proprietor of the
Cairo creamery. has purchased the
creamery at Hous ons H., and viii
move it to Cairo, thus enlarging his
plant preparatory to the sumutor
rush.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

Galalith. or milk stone. Is being
much used for decorating and promis
es 70 take the place of marble.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

Mr., L. s. Dewey has been appointed
special agent for the census depart
ment 70 collect statistics of manufac.
lures at Cairo. Mir. John T. Brown
formerly held the position. but resign.
ed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

Comprising 100000 newspapers by
hydraulic machinery. an Austrian in
yentor has constructed yacht OF the
material thus obtained. complete in
every detail. and no less than ,5 feet
in length. Everything about the liitle
vessel is Of paper-not only the hull.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

Mr.. W. II. Sutherland of the Cairo
Milling company, has purchased five
lots on the corner Of Elm ana Twen-
iy-eighth streets from the Halliday
estate and win build residence there
in the spring.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

Marriage license has been issued 10
VIM. NJ. Callahan Of Gale, and Miss
Nina Mary stophlet of Thebes Miss
Stophlet is well known in Cairo and
has a hos of friends here who Will
be interested in her marriage Her
father, NJ. b. stophlet. was formerly
n business in Cairo, conducting a
grocery store at 1911 Poplar street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

The Columbia. S. c., State" notes
that the dispensary sales in Sumter
population 5.GS0) for the six days
ending December q aggregate sG.422s.
more than 81 worth Of rum for each
nhabitant. 1
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

The San Toy company was greeted
last night by the largest house OF The
season. The opera house was filed
from narquet 10 gallery and many
people stood up to see the show. II
was one OF the best ever seen in Cairo
and deserved the patronage it recols.
ID. About fifty people from Mound
City Witnessed the performance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23
ADDITIONAL GENERAL LOCAL

Mother Jones'" the noted labor
speaker. addressed a large crowd last
night at Carpenters hall.
The year 1905 began on Sunday.
will end on Sunday and will have IF
ty-three Sundays in it, There may
be much virtue in one more .han the
usual number OF sermons.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST

The royal mint at Vienna is coin
ing slO0,0000 worth of new gold and
silver money for .Seryia.
is8. s:sai,,s.R --
II costs on an average 5000 to put
out fire in London. and $700 TO ex
inguish one in New York.
The cellar in the Bank of France
large warehouse. silver
coin is stored there in 500 barrels.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

Washingtons birthday was cele-
brated by a bah at The ST. Charles
hotel which was attended by 75
couples.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

The Rev. Thomas Jefferson Shores
received one vote for select council
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

The cotton factories of Lancashire.
England" says Edward Irving. at
present spin about $4,000 600 miles
of thread a day. so that in six seconds
they make enough to reach from here
10 the moon. The product of eight
days would reach from the sun to
Neptune. Counting $40 working days
in a year. it would take them. al his
rate. 500 years 20 spin enough thread
to reach the nearest STAR
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

Two weeks ago i was thought the
severe weather had passed and a mum
be- Of our suburban residents CON.
menced spading their gardens with
view OF planting the earlier yege-
ables. The coldest snap of The year
found this work in progress. sending
tie would-be gardeners to thafr FIRE
SIDES and the mercury down to s de-
grees below zero.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23
IS YEARS AGO TODAY.
snN~e>>NNNe~AeNAN1~NNNNNN
From re bulletin Of Feb. q. lszo

Mr. Dean. a steamboat pilot, was
ATTACHED on Poplar street near the
ophpa Asylum by Two or more men
and beeten in. cruel and shocking
manner. He was found next morning
at daylight and taken to ST. Mary's
hospital
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

In The mlinic pal election Thomas
Wilson was cleo ed mayor over John
ii. Oberly by 90 yotes; John Brown
was elected city clerk by is votes:
Joseph 3. Taylor. city trealurer. John
NJ. | 1nsden. city attorney; Michael
Bambrick, city marshal; Daniel Arter
select councilman. city at large; Her
man Meyer, select councilman, second
ward Isaac Walder, Leo Kieb. al
dermen first ward; A. Lohr. Henry
Wiz G.. aldermen second ward: p
Fitzgerald, third ward; Jas Carroll.
fourth ward. Although there was
an immense amount of free whfskey
consumed, there was no fighting or
r.otoEs conduct"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

The precise number of words in
the Old and New Testaments is 77S,-
692. ana by reading something like
'en minutes a day at the pace of 200
words a minute, one could read the
Bible through in a year,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

In Denmark there are 224 900 rural
land owners More than half have
moi more than one acre, 10000 have
less than four acres. and only 1000
have more. The small land owners
mainly occupy themselves with che
egg and fowl industry.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

Governor Sparks of Nevada and
some other worthy men intend to es-
tablish an oasis in Death Valley. sew
enty-five miles south of Goldfield. for
the benefit of travellers. Artesian
wells VIII transform it and it is 10
be stocked with game
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-23

OF the three brides now offered to
King Alfonso. the daughter of the
Archduke Frederick is approved by
the queen mother, Princess Maria of
Mecklenburg Is preferred by the kai.
scr. and the Princess Patricia of Con
naught is favored by the Spanish cab
net