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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
As,To LiE7 INSURANCE.

Nyrhe legal iiiyeEtigatlon into the
workings and methods Of The Equii
able Life Insurance Company Is at
tract ne wide spread interest and de-
servedly SO. There are few communi-
ties IN the United States that Is Mt
conccfnel to b more OF less degree.
There seems 10 be no doubt that the
Equitable Its the name misnomer?)
has been managed to the personal all
vantage of a few individuals who, ap-
parently. have reaped rich harve4ts
from their ability to control affairs.
Comparatively few IN the country have
realized the magnitude OF the life in.
surance business Of the United
States.
Tue so.caIled "old line companies
had, on the flrst OF the current year
about seven ana half million polio,
holders. whose combined insurance
amounted 20 the Uncomfortable sum o
nrrxly eleven Billion doIlars--mor,
thAh ien hines the amount Of the Ma
(o5kl 6el3 4 VA IA M s-sH.s
WY W realize, good reader, what
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
The Fair and Politics

The illinois state fair will be hell
at Springfield the latter part of this
month ar,l the first part OF next. and
will be attended by the partisans Of
the different aspirants for senator III
a body" said a well known Mound
City Republican at the Halliday few
nights ago.
All the federal Apprentices viii he
expected to be there ana root for
Cullom; there viii be more postmas.
tiers than you can shake a stick at,
while the collectors of customs, the
internal revenue agents. and the small
fry will be limited only to the mum
Der in the state They will all sing
the Cullom song to the top &c their
voices-or run the risk of being fred
soon, The Hamlin men. the Yates
men. the Sherman men. and all the
black-hcrse men will be there but
the Culiom crowd will be the biggest
and will claim TO represent the
common peespul'' The state fair
will be semi-offieially the opening OF
the campaign, ani the senior senator
expects every one of the federal APP
pointees to be en- hand They must
be there or take the consequences.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09

vast sum Of money must be must be
paid in annually to carry this enor
nous amount 81 liability,
It is more than probable that there
are policy holders in one of the other
fuf the four great companies in every
city. town. village or hamlet in the
country.
Some OF these companies claim
that they are @siock-companies" and
! that therefore. the accrued profits are
the personal gains Of the stock held
ers
The point is a fine one which re-
mains for the courts to decide, but
nevertheless. it affects such vast
number Of people that it compares. in
effect with the national banking laws
of the. country, and cannot be con-
strued, save on mere technical points,
as being in the private interes of a few
favored individuals.
The investigation now in progress
should be thorough. and measures
adopted which will prevent, for al
time 10 come. those companies being
conducted in the interests of the man
agrees or those on the inside as against
the interests of the millions of people
who have invested in those companies
in the way of premiums with the ex-
pectation that they were providing for
their families in case of their death.
There is. probably. no doubt that
every policy now in force will be paid
&c It's full value whenever il becomes
due; but that is not the question at
.ssue. Millions upon millions have been
divided among the policy holders in |
steead of among the few. Men who
stood high in the business world and /
in the law making departments of the |
government have been deteated in d. |
verling those vast profits to them |
selves.
That reformation is. needed all /
viii admit; that it will be made. there /
s every reason to believe.
In the meantime, policy holders /
should see that they do not lapse, for
what they haYe paid in would be 8
iolal l1ss to them, and a correspond
ng gain to the favored few,
Keep up your payments, The voice
II the people is the voice Of God and
right Will prevail in the end
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
MARRIAGE AS A PAsTlME

The daughter Of well to do Chica-
go family recently entertained an
evening party with a mock wedding. "
Two Of her friends posed as bride
and bridegroom and there were all
the usual accessories of special music,
iowars. and dress. The entertainment
ended with a real wedding supper.
The utmost pains were taken TO
make the affair resemble in every de.
tail an actual wedding. except, Of
course, that no contract Of marriage
was made.
II was pretty spectacle. A well
managed wedding always is. Though
not strictly novel, for such social o.
vers ons. arranged On the spur of the
mcment, have long been common, II
differed plasingly from impromptn az
fairs Of the kind IN the care taken Il
make all details correct and complete
! II delighted so much those who wit
nesscsd II, and who did not stop Il
think, thar 1t Is said to be likely (,
become favorite form Of social pas,
time. Several other mock weddings
are reported to be planning amonl
| Chicago young people.
Yet this Is a form Of Amusement
that must cause regret TO all partlcI
pants and to all Others who stop i
think Marriage should be the mos
serious act Of their lives for those cor
cerned Hence In any way to make n
amusement. q pastime. or jest Q
marriage must b. unpleasant to ever
thoughtful person who pauscs to cor
s'der II. m s Fr at
| M iba,fcf bow dciicsteiy II De Il
ranged and how carefully carried Oh
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
GOOD OF THE QUARANTINE

Ever since the guarantees were IS
tablished in the south, there has been
almost constant friction between The
municipal and the state authorities
Notwithstanding the fact tina, they
were all working to the same end. a
desire 10 keep the yellow fever under
control as much as possible. keep Il
from spreading and over running non
infected localities, the different boards
Of health seemed always to D. at cross
purposes. Bitter feelings were en-
gendered and in some instances force
was used 20 prevent one side or the
Other from accomplishing the best re.
suits
Things have been better managed
mp here. The State Boari OF Health
came 10 Cairo and established the
quarantine with q view Of kespirs the
9oHilance ous of Illinois l. was rea.
Tied almost at once hat Cars was
The gateway 10 tne sta.e. The city
authorities we're just as wiling to
AZ old the pest as those who repre-.
scented the state and there ,ras no
d ifieulty in reaching a perfect I'M.
derstandine. Both worked together in
perfect harmony and IA cort'al feel.
ing exists.
Probably no unprecedented individual
viii deny that much good mas been
accomplished. Beyond any reason
able doubt the disease has been kept
out Of both the city AMI the southern
end of the state soIely because OF the
watchfulness Of both city and state
working together for thar
sole purpose. Possibly some iacon
venience has resulted: maybe some
have had good reason to feel that 4
little discrimination might have been
but taken as whole, the
quarantine here has been as mildly
rigorous as circumstances wouId an.
low The great majority of the poo
Pile demanded it and are glad that
their demands were recognized with
as little friction as has resulted.
Happily the necessity for 1t will not
last much longer, and when the en-
barge is raised they viii feel that a
good work has been accomplished.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE
Barnes Triku.e 10 His Friend

Barnes Trihuse to His Friend
A friend of former tinitsd States
Marshal Isaac o. Barnes having died.
nc attend sd the funeral He arrived
promptly. and seated himself in the
cowded rorn to- await the services.
For some reason there was q very long
delay, and the solemn silence of the
GaFkened room was anything bur cop
genial 10 a man Of Mr.. Barnes dispo-
sition. The heat, also, was very OPP
preasiye
Tanning himself vigorously with his
hat and twisting uneasiIy in his chair,
Barnes remained silent for what for
him was a very long time. But at last.
being unable to contain himself longer,
he leaned over toward a solemn look
ingman on his right ami remarked, in
q hoarse whisper audible all over the
room Il presume you were wen ac-
quainted with B lly" referring to the
.deeeased.)
Eyes. indeed said the stranger;
he was very fine man"
Il should say he was" replied
Barnes, ''and smart. too: smarter than
lightning. Why, SIR be continued, in
a louder whisper. getting excited. IF
he had had the running Of this funer-
al he'd been under ground an hour
ago. Boston Herald.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
A Criticism.

Dur ng the recent American tour Of
Emile Mors, the automobile expert Of
France, there was a parade in New
York.
NJ Mors, at the time OF the parade's
passage, was on Fifth avenue, Seeing
the great thrnnss 81 people, and hear
ing tho loud, gay music, he decided
that he would like to have look at
the procession and accordingly he
plunged into the deep crowd and tried
to work his way to place of vantage.
The nearer the front he got the
more evidence he found Of the police.
The police. indeed. were IN great evil
dence. pushing here, showing there,
now uttering loud threats, now max
ing amid Intense excitement, aud ar
rest.
Keep back! Keep back. Keep
backN was the continuous cry.
NJ Mors could hardly see the parade
for the police, and on acount Of the
excitement that hey caused be could
not keep biz niindo on II at ulI Turn
Ing somewhat impa,iamtly 10 man
ON his left, he said;
why sare Il tho crowd being kept
back 50 VARY forcibly?r
so as to give tie police full chance
10 see tho procession. the man an.
swered. New Orleans states.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
never relent Anything that cost
above ten cents can be pawned.
Ghastlv Trauedv of Winter

never relent. Anything that costs
above ten cents can be pawned.
CHASTITY Tragedy of Winter
Until midwinter one can exist in
shitaya. without hedclothing, but
when the nights get cold, with the
fearful piercing frtst Of Japanese
winter. some covering must be had.
Now appears another piunGerer of the
poor, in the guise of capitalist who
rents quilts by the night. He charges,
and Invariably collects, from one farth
ing for a shred Of dirty, patched old
rae 10 / penny OF even four cents for
foul but heavy covering. Then too,
there are frail silk quilts for bridal
couples. but these are too costly to
be rented by many bridegrooms.
Rent must be paid in advance, and
before the family goes 10 sleep the
collector comes around and gets their
money or the quilt With refine
ment of cruelty he does not appear
until the lessee has turned in, and
the loss Of his covering viii be doubly
felt There are heart rending scenes
when the penniless mothers strive to
hold the quilt to protect their babes
from the chill and damp Like the
pawnbroker and the moaey lender,
the quilt lender Is tlinty hearted.
Few % the inhabitants OF the
Shitaya ever get enough money ahead
TO buy bed cotering, and the CHASTITY
tragedy Of renting is reenacted again
and again for winter after winter
Where there are so many children
having but few cotton rags, the win.
ter means acute misery
Nothing that was ever edible
can become too bad for The poor 20
use. From this and similar quarters
the seavangers 20 forth daily search
ing for food, and they rake the city as
with a comb Back they come at
night laden with bad rice, decayed
fish and meats, scraps from slop bar
Fels broken food from restaurants.
ana all manner Of queer odds and
ends.
This second hand food business has
an extensive language Of It's own, with
special terms for every kind and con-
ditnon Of edible junk that IL brought
TO the quarter. This jargon Is
wholly unIntelligible 70 the uninitiat-
ed, and few there are who care 10
learn the language Of the freezing and
starving who rent rags and dine en-
offal
Poverty has an ultimate expression
here its last word
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
LoomIs's SUCCESSOR.

A less audaeious President than Mr.
Roosevelt would hardly have gone to
the Morgan dirsctnrates for FRS As.
sistant Secretary OF State BUT Mr..
Roosevelt is in the heyday Of his pop
ularity This contempt Of his for the
accepted preiudices CT the country
against Wall street gives spice 10 his
appointment Of Robert Bacon.
After its experience with LOOMS
Acting the public will be indulgent It
should be thankful that the State De-
partment is finally rid Of LOOMS, no
matter who steps into his shoes. Mr..
Bacon, hnweyer. his unauestioned abii-
ity Few men of his years have been
10 thoroughly schooled in high finance,
AS d director Of the Northern Secui-
ties Company he muse appreciate the
slight cost of cyersfHpping the law.
and as a director Of the Steel Trust
and anthracite coal mining railroads
The must reafsze the convenience of
ISkirting the law On the safe side. TO
cultivate such fine distinctions ought
Ito help III the making III a truly cley.
er diplomat
What Mr. Gac~ II
tionaI law and tho h.sio OF fsf .rn
affairs Is sin an nnreyealei mystery.
/ II is said thai as the representative of
the railroad mine owners at the time
of the anthracite coal strike he show.
ed promising talent as diplomat at
the Washington conferences which led
to the appointment of the Gray com
mission by President Roosevelt AT
any rate, he knows enough to calcu.
/ laie the differences intime between
Panama and Washington and win not
initiate "LOomis Acting by notifying
American officials that a revolution
is under way several hours before it
has begun
No doubt Mr. Bacon will acluit him
self at his new post with diligence and
d'stinctcn. Secretary Root vouches
for him. which is saying much, On
the. whole, since the Administration Is
determined TO 20 into the business Of
regulating the debts of our weaEe,
neighbors to the south it Is NOS iuap-
propriatc that the state department
should engage the serv ces of an ex-
pert financial adviser. New York
| World
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09

Some one. remarked to Edward ID.
Sohier, the Postcn lawyer, that he had
read in a paper thar d dead whale had
driven ashore at Nantucket contained
In It's stomach pair Of boots marked
."JS' Mr. sohier lnftantiy rcplied.
They probably belonged to Jonah.
and he must have left them when he
stepped out New York Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09

mock wedding" is essentially an
OffRnse against good taste.
The mock wedding" cannot remain
long a social amusement in any social
circle of real refinement. Those who
practice II may deceive themselves for
the moment into thinking that they
are doing nothing harmful But when
they think about il afterward they will
feel the offense Of il.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
According 70 Calendar

DO you know that winter does not
begin Officially in this locality until
the first day of October? No matter
how cold the weather may be. or how
much the employees of the federal
building may shiyer. they cannot
have official fires Till that date.
There may be tons of fuel in the base
ment. but they must wal. for that date
before a fire can be legally started.
They may start one themselves, in the
CRATES, but they are liable to be
fired themselves if they do and they
usually put on extra wraps rather
than take the chance with the Gus,
tcdian."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
FACTS AND FARCIES
she Was eaauaas Too.

A new bellboy az the Halliday was
Inc source of considerable amusement
last night A man aud his wife en;er-
ed the hotel through the ladies' en-
trance. the wife remaining in the hall
way while the husband went into the
office to register. The bell boy was
summoned by Clerk Hires 10 go into
the hall and bring in the mans bag
gage. In few minutes he returned
10 the desk, and Hires called out:
Did you find any baggage out
there's"
Yes sir. replied the boy. Il found
two grips and woman"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
French Army Methods.

ia the French army an officer whose
duty it is to report ON junior is oblig
ca to show him the original report
and obtain his signature to 1t. as q
proof that he has made himself mas
ter Of the contents The general Of
fcer IS not permitted to express airy
opinion on the matter until he obtains
rom the one accused written dc.
tense.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09

The Republicans Of the state seem
to have the idea that the next iegis-
lature is sure 10 be Of their party
faith. Aren't they little bit prey
iousg Illinois has been known to 20
Democratic to the extent, at least,
aof having majority on joint ballot
In the General Assembly, and 1t is
barely possible that It may do SO again
The Republican aspirants for sefia-
tofial hpnors, take 1t for granted that
thq primary election that must Id
held next April Will settle the. mat
ter, when In reality II Is nothing but
An expression Of the wish of the
voter, and has no binding effect on
the members Of the legislature. Gull
Iom or Yates may get the largest mum
her OF votes throughout the state but
II the Democrats have he majority III
the legislature, they may be counted
on to vote for a Democrat in prefer,
ence 70 either of them rhe Ncvem.
Ter election year hence will settle
~; not Ire primary of neat April.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09

IN the London morning rush hours,
before 1920, the number Of persons
who entered the city by train and ON.
nlbus from the suburbs on recent
day when they were officially counted
was: From The west, 1888 from the
north. li5,i09; from the cast, 1871
479; from the southeast 1882; from
the southwest S2,327. Total. 516.175.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
Ths BIiitti, u On sale at the fol.
lowing places:
Eoieman's, 2f4 Eighth street.
Halliday House news stand.
WALKERS, Id sixth street.
Unioh NsWs Ec, Union depot
Blue Front Restaurant.

The infallible riaan--did yoii ever.
encounter him 1.-THE oals man who Is
indapabie Of making a rhistake2 He
~ II rare specimen. but he III some
times discovered, and even when posi-.
tvs proof Il against him will refuse to
admit that he III IN error He Ii exas-
perating. but he does exist
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09

Nov. children, said. Mrs. Wigs
we viii study the days Of the week.
When the day after tomorrow Is yog.
terday. to-day viii bc as far FROM
sunday as today was from SUNDAY
when the day before yesterday was to-
morrow. THEN what day of tie week
Is to-day. = Womans lone Compar-
ion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
SWana Ii Battle RoYal.

A fight to the death between two
fulI-grown swans was Witnessed in the
Wyck, tributary OF tho English
Thames They could not be sepa
rated, and continued Until one died
of exhaustion. The other was severely
Injured about the neck.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday cir
culation for one year ending De
cember 81. 1901. 1896
Average daily and Sunday cir
lation for first six months Of the
year, 1905 .................... 2o45
Average daily and Sunday cir
culation for month of July,
1905 ...........2 t65
Average daily and Sunday circu-
iation for month OF August. 1906, 2tef
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09

Al Colorado woman mas recently re-
TUNED 10 her home at Colorado
Springs, after an absence of TWO years.
and set up claim for her extensive
mining property. Her identity and
ownership Is incontestible but she says
the report III her death 4 year ago,
was grossly exaggerated She's
Marktwainesque
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
Indians Revcnns

AT last" muttered Eat En- Alive.
chief Of the Ogallallas, "the rcl man
~ to have his revenge, and sweep the
pale face from the American continent
He had just hen reading that IN
Michigan tho experiment. N employ.
Ing Indian girl cooking school sradu-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
SHEARS AND PASTE.
Two Too Many.

Mr., Bigby stumbled on his wlfe's
train, and groweled out:(
Il should think your skirt was
eight feet long"
"Oh no. cooed Mrs Bighy swsetly.
IT'S only six my dear. The other two
are yours
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
Goinn Cl,car.

Senator Steele want $50 600 for
that job
Railway Magnate--"you won't gct
the tenth part Of II. Senators ate
going to jail now for $4,000. This Is
a bear market for senator's
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
IdIer's Excuse

All work consistently | spurn.
With toll I'm unacquainted.
Because the dollar | would earn.
Might possibly be tainted.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09

The provincial legislature Of British
Columbia has passed a law abolIshing
the wearing % wigs as an Hccompani-
Lat u Official attire.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09

II has been noted thar Illinois al.
ways holds the right Of line Of heads
the procession In the parades Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic when
ever there IL national demonstra-
ton 5f that order and why The state is
thus honoredg The reason Is, that the
FIRST g. A. r, Post was organized at De-
catur, Illinois, very soon after the
close of the civil war. and the first
Department consisted OF illinois
was Gen. John A, Logan, of Illinois
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Whls japan's total eSaorts have IN
creased ~ 800 per cent. In she past
.welFc Years her shipm snts IL Asa
have risen Goo per cent, anu 10
China more than 1000 per cent. Iii
the ten years 1s95-l904 her shipments
to the United States rose from s23.-
100000 to siG.0o0,000, or 100 per cent
Increase
century ago France had 26 per
cent Of the population Of Europe /:
now " only has II PEI cent Of 1t. All
mn time French was spoken all over
be world. Today 1t is the language
0I 45,00e,0o0 people, while German is
spoken BY 11o.00o.o00 and English by
nearly sI5O,00a,0oo.
The Ontario government is consid-
ering a system Of permanent forest
reserves on which the timber will be
scld only as il comes 10 maturity.
The ultimate outcome Of the plan
would give Ontario forest reserve
of 4000,00G acres. yielding yearly
revenue Of 100000 900.
Rattan furniture was first made in
the United States with bamboo and a
kind Of sea grass imported from China
The Chinese have now learned the
trick, and make this furniture in
large quantities. The grass grows in
unlimited quantities in the salt water
marshes along the coast.
| The ten years preceding the war.
lS93-l99S. were epoch years for ia.
pan. Her foreign trade more than
doubled; the tonnage of her steam.
ships multiplied itself BY fonr; the
earnings Of her railways, postal ser,
vice and telegraph did equally well;
while the deposits in her banks in
creased fifteen fold In fact, she
trebed her national capital lii those
Ten years.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
August, 1905.

~ 80 - 80 : ! tHl
The above II q rorrect statement II
the circulation, 81 the Cairo bulletin
daily and Sunday for the year 1904.
and for The first eight mouths Of the
year. 1906.
CLYDE SULLIVAN.
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this LIST day of September. 1905.
tSeal) LEO. ]. KLEB.
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09

ates as cooks in private families was
being successfully made.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-09
Commercial Ave. and Eighth Street,
CAIRO, ILLINOIS

Capital ................... 100000
Surplus and undivided profits, $4,000