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Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-31

The going into effect of the anti-paSs
provision of the railroad rate law marks
officially an important step in the reforms
of the day. Most Of the railroads OF the
country have anticipated the provision OF
the rate law by cutting on free transporta-
ton, but few of the great systems have
continued to follow the old policy. After
next Wednesday 1t will be unlawful for any
common carrier engaged in interstate COM
merce directly or indirectly ito issue or
give any interstate free tickets, free pass,
or free transportation for passengers, ex-
cept to its employees and their families, it's
officers, agents, surgeons, physicians and
attorneys at law; to ministers OF religion,
travelling secretaries of railroad Young
Mems Christian associations, inmates of
hospitals and charitable and eleemosynary
institutions and persons exclusively en-
gagged in charitable and eleemosynary work;
to INDECENT, destitute and homeless persons
and to such persons when transported by
charitable societies or hospitals and the
necessary agents employed I'm such trans
portation; TO inmates OF the national homes
or state homes for disabled volunteer
soldiers, and of soldiers and sailors homes,
including those about TO enter and those re-
turning home after discharge and boards
of managers OF such homes: to necessary
to employees on sleeping cars, express cars,
and TO linemen of telegraph and telephone
companies; to railway mail service en-
ployes postofiice inspectors, customs in
spectors and immigration inspectors; to
newsboys on trains, baggage agents. wit
nesses attending any legal investigation in
which the common carrier is interested
persons injured in wrecks and physicians
and nurses attending such persons Pro-
vided, That this provision shall not be con-
strued to prohibit the interchange of passes
for the officers, agents and employees of
common carriers and their families; nor TO
prohibit any common carrier from carrying
passengers free with the object OF providing
relief In cases of general epidemic, pesti-
lenee or other calamitOus visitation. Any
common carrier violating this provision
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and for each offence, on conviction, shall
pay to the United states a penalty OF not
less than 500 nor more than 5000. and any
person. other than the persons excepted IN
this provision, who uses any such inter-
state free ticket. free pass or free trans
portation, shall be subject to a like pen.
atty"
The Interstate Commerce commission
says this section OF the law will be enforced
without fear or favor" Movements 10
have the legislation modified are under way.
The day before congress adjourned for
the holidays the house committee on inter
state and foreign commerce heard a dele
cation that desired to have the door opened
a little wider
Even IL congress should amend the provi-
sion or even repeal II. which Is not likely.
the great railroad systems would hardly re-
turn TO the old practice OF issuing free
transportation Unfortunately. The day OF
the pass has passed.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-31

Hear about the queer accident at the
Robinses house? Little 4-year-old Willie
took an old shotgun down from the wall,
poked the muzzle In the babys face and
pulled the trigger"
"Too bad Same old story-didnt know
It was loaded"
ut wasn't loadedl"-Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-31

Il hear that our poor old friend Topper is
quite broken in spirits"
From what l saw of him lately think
his broken spirits are largely brandy
smashes. "-Baltimore American
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-31

Doctor" said the visitor with the fur
lined collar, there's something the matter
with me-"
We'll" responded the doctor, II knew
that when saw you Hamlet last night,
but / can't do anything for you. Curing
hams is out Of my ine."-Philadelphia
Ledger
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-31

politcsY'
IL should say so. She's speaker of the
house. "-,Milwaukee Sentinel.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-31

"why doesn't your wife sing to the baby
when II cries2"
''She used 70, until we discovered that
tho neghbors preferred TO hear the baby"
CLEVELAND Leader.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-31

HE seems to be a man of considerable
address"
mo wonder; for years he canvassed for
directory. "-Baltimore American.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15

Ia- Bea5a. canal SEQ miles in
Ies 81. g. Tie ljzsc5t artificial water
t - g. e. t.J-.4
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15
COUNCIL PASSES ORDINANCES
FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Total Estimated Cost is ST., 1874. 3--Burqos
Plat is Adopted Saloon RaAIes Not Inter
fered With-City Will Not Sell
Pump House

| A special meeting Of the city coun
Gil was held last night for genera
business. II was called for the pur
pose of disposing of various import
ant matters which had been left in an
unfinished state at the regular meet
ing and to clear the way for new
bu siness. Those present were His
Honor, Mayor Parsons, and Aldermen
Scullin Meehan. KOenIer. Davis
Burke. Simon, Lawler, Nellis. Fuller
Snyder Wagner and Thomas.
The mayor stated the purpose of
the meeting and the clerk read the
report of the ordinance committee
recommending the adoption of he or.
dinance providing for sewers and fiji.
ing on Douglas street Fourteenth.
Fifteenth, Cedar Locust. Pine streets
and Jefferson avenue at a total esti
mated cost of s32, i09OG. On motion
the report of the committee wa re.
ceived, the ordinance placed on its
second reading. read by Attorney
I-eek, ard adopted unanimously.
An ordinance providing for sewers
and Filing on Sixteenth street from
Washington avenue to Pine street
and of Seventeenth street from Wal
nu' @ Pine streets at total est.
mated cost Of sT9.79l.SS. was re
ported for passage by the ordinance
lnd street committees. read by Attor
nay L"ek and adop;ed unanimously |
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15
SEVENTY EICHT CONTESTANTS
FOR THE BULLETINS PRIZE
Kenneth Warner Was the Lucky One Being One
OF Seven Who Gave Correct Answers
All Have Equal Chance

aside from the chance TO earn by
honest effort bit of Christmas
money, there is, in The Buletln's
Missing Word" advertisement con.
test su,h merit as comes from pains
taking study Of the English language
in the construction of sentences.
There Is no more common cause Of
IN lnra in life than carelessness or
a slip-shod way Of doing things which
results in the omission of details that
later prove to be essential to success.
Hence, II may be claimed that his
contest promotes good end in that
II Induces careful scrutiny to discover
faults In a department Of a newspaper
which has grown to be a most i'm,
portant one in every papers construc.
ton and in its life, for the critical
Judgment thus cultivated will prove
Of value in other directions.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15
RAUM ALS0 TOOK
HIS W|FE'S MONEY
PEORIA DEFAULTER SPENDS ss7.
900 OF HER FoRTUNE-FAM.
NY LAWYER DECLARES CON,
FESsED FoRGER is INSANE.

Peoria. nj. Dec. 14.-Investigation,
oday proved that Dan" F. Ranm
the Peoria attorney who conf,sse.
yesterday to forgery of deed. to tho
amount IF 10000 had operated 10 a
much larger extent and his pecula
/ tions are now conservativelv est
ma ed at 100000 OF this amount
$4,000 was his wife's money. which
wa wasted in riotous living and in
| foolish investment.
Mrs. Raum was Formerly Miss Rae
Copeiy. of Aurora, and soon after
their marriage she came into p sses-
sion of S$S7,00O. OF this amount S52..
.oAo was realized in cash from the
sale of Tho Aurora Ga. company whe1
the We tcrr r"'oH Gas and Electric
company was CONSOLIDATED.
" : Fc+une Dis ,pocsrs.
His wiz tire torture dis1p
reared rh, Pe--, cfnses Ia say
Mrs Raun' lad small farm. and his
with all '' other properly. wa lon
10 The erer Of her husband. who
allowed il TO slip out of hi, po SEE
sion
R7nm is supposed TO have made
victims of seyeraI other persons.
Naose identity will b. known upon
fullcr invo stigation.
Iiaum's paper are still locked upI
in The safe in his Office in the Y. NJ.
G. A. building Thcy are expected TO |
throw further sht or his forgcri !
IN cfi"r is being made u establish |
The fact ihai Raum is insane. AMI the |
Grsi step Of the defense will he an AZ
tempt 10 place him in an asylum al |
Tha word given ont by |
he family today was in substantial I
ion OF The plea iha, Raum had brain
,oall' fer several years. and that /
Eve years ago he was treated by a
'hicae0 ply ic an for brain trouble.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15
The stants.

| Following arc 'he contestants
whose answers were received yester
| day:
Lucille Robinson, Mrs. Il. l.. Rus
sell, MIS- Maude Lynn, X, A. Blanch-
ard r. J. Phillips, Clifford Vincent
| lneZ Mcehan Ruth pettis. Ethel
Phillpy, Able Wood, Anna Pierce
Walsh Harry c. Rudolph. Beatrice
Lancaster, Genevieve McNuIty. Hope
Orr, Mason Stack, Richard Cantril,
Clarence SCHNEIDER, Mrs. Addie Curt,
singer, Loru w. Kennar Miss Dennie
Ruth Costlcy. Wren w. Northrop,
Leonard Dixon. Ray Kendall, Able
Williams, Kenneth T. Wenger, Gladys
Walker, Viva May Held, Title Byrne.
Roy A. Shelter, .Iervis Hickcox, Inez
Wagner. A. J. Dexter, 1r Durwoo1
Bfockell Fay McCabe, Francis Dono.
van, I.ottie Taylor, Carl Herbert, Mar
garet s. Hlatteau, Ralph McGruder,
Adlai Magee. Clara Hancamp, Mrs.
Frank H. nce, Ruby Morley. Frank
Schoembs, Jr., Samuel V. Pell, Leah
Gray, Frank e Torrey, Margaret G.
Luta, Georgia Perrault, Gertrude
Bopp, Clara NJ. Milburn, Florence +.
CarlcY, NJ. w Richardson, Mrs, NJ. j.
Walder, Mrs. A. T.. Rust, Hazel Har
ned, Florence Hardesty, Rich Cham
pion, Rose Barry, Bernie w Dawes
Paul Magee. Emma l.. Kaha. II. A.
SaI1ner Eugene Russell. Emma John
son John Moore Winstead, of this
city, ana j. H. Hasbison. of Olmstead
D. Il. Gillespie of Mounds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15

| on motion of alderman Nellis
An ordinance providing for sewers
manholes, inets cts, on Twelfth
street, Walnut street and Washington
avenue at a total estimated cost OF
S5.455.7l was recommended for adop
ton by the street and ordinance com
mitees, was read by Attorney Leeb
and unanimously adopted on motion
of Alderman Scullin.
An ordinance providing forfling Of
Eighteenth. Nineteenth, Twentieth.
Cross and Cedar streets, at total
cost OF s$1979 was recommended
for passage by the street and ordi.
nance committees. and was read by
Judge Dewey and was unanimously
adopted.
A resolution was adopted calling
upon all persons Going business in
the city for which license was re-
CURED to apply for renewal for the
now year and pay necessary license
fec before January l.
Comptroller was directed TO advcr
tise for bids for city printing and for
removal of garbage during the new
year.
Alderman Koeher moved that the
chief of police be directed to enforce
he ordinances prohibiting ranlcs In
;aloons. etc.
Alderman Burke nhyod lay The
motion on the table. J
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15
DEEDS RECORDED
Real Estate Transfers Filed For Fec.
ord With the Circuit 'tt
Clerk.

Catherine Graves to John c. Ghol
son, wd city OF Cairo first additi,a
lot 1G, block %. $3.50
Caroline Vanguard 10 Mrs. A. r,
Hatcher, swd, city of Cairo, fourth ad
diton, lots lG and Z, block 90. $3.50
Charles Feuchter ct al. to Mary G
Gholson swd city Of cairo, Feuchter
&, Lansdens addition lots % and %,
block g. $3.50.
Mary G. Gholson and husband to
Guy p. Eichenberger wd. city Of Cal
70, Feuchter & Lansden's addition.
lots % and %, block 3, $3.50.
Catherine A. Howe, 10 Henry jones'.
ct uX wd city of Cairo, Gnh adds
ton, lots p and %. block II. S225.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15
All Have Equal Chance.

II y in order to state that all who
take part in this contest will have an
equal chance for the prize, no matter
at what moment their answers are
filed between the hours of ~ o'clock
noon and 6 p m. Answers sent by
mail must reach the office between
those hours in order TO receive con.
sideratlon This is stated in view of
the fact thal yesterdays mail brought
an wers TO Thursdays advertise,
mcnts, too late for consideration in
the contest for that day. as follows;
Thoe. N. Copeland, Grand Chain, ILL.,;
Clara Hancamp, Joe Lee Robinson.
Mrs. NJ. j. Valdez, w. r. Pitcher,
Maggie Cannon This made G7 who
entered HE contest Thursday
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15

! The vote on the latter motion STOOD
6 to G and the mayor voted yea cX
| planning that he considered tht
original motCl out of order anyway
because, If the mayor or chief OF
police We're negleQting their dirty in
any matter there was another way to
reach them.
The report of the street committee
recommending the adoption of the
John A. Bourgoise plat, of what was
the Cairo base ball grounds, was
adopted after some discussion Pro
test was made to the adoption Of the
plat by George r. Boyd who owns a
piece of ground adjoining that of
Bourgoise, and who said that the
manner OF the Bourgoise plating
would seriously interfere with the
proper plating Of his ground Judge
Dewey represented Mr. Boyd and
with permission of the council stated
that the adoption of the Boutgoise
plat as submitted would create the
very conditions which the council had
tried 10 avoid; il would create two
dead end street,. for which there
would be no outle;. unless buildings
which had been erected in the Boyd
were removed Attorney
leck spoke for Mr.. Bourgoise saying
that MIR Boyd had himself erected |
The buildings referred to, knowing |
that they were situated 50 as TO pre-. |
vent plating of his ground in har |
nony with the adjoining ground and |
with the general plating Of that por-
ion of the city
The council voted to approve The
recommendation.
The finance committee recommend.
ID that the petition Of J. b. Reed for
purchase of ten-foot strip off city lots
1t Tenth and Ohio streets. be not
Tanted. The committees recon
ncndation was concurred in.
Ordinance by Alderman Scullin
elattng to runners was adopted
Ordinance by Alderman Mechan
aising license for Cairo opera house
} s3l0 per annum. was laid over tili
he next meeting of the city council.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15
Cairo, H.. Dec. 1t. 1905.

Cairo. H., Dec IT, 1906.
Missing Word Editor of The Bulle
tin:
Dear Sir--The missing words in TO
days contest are:
Success" in Peoples Furniture
Co.'s al.
ben" in Ben w, Albas ad.
The in Mrs. G. RI, Brackets ad.
select" in Rubj's Toggery ad.
Mrs in Mrs. Reinhards adj.
Yours respectfully,
KENNETH WARNER,
No 53S Eleventh St, City
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15
OIL eUsHER At cARMI. I'LL.

Carmi. Ut. Dec IA eusher was
8 rrck today by oil driliers vest Of
this city At the depth Of 2.0lo feet
0il Wa struck. the Gow covering sever
% acres of ground before If was
checked.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15
Yesterdays Winner.

Yes erday rs answers were re-
cniyad of which the following gave
correct s3lut ons:
KENNETH WARNER.
ANNIE MAGEE.
FRANK +. EGAN.
JOHN II. LADD.
MRS. ELMER G. INCE.
Hal. GREEN, JR.
The winner was the first on the list
whose answer Is here given.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15
PROMINENT MASON DEAD.

La Crosse. Wis, Dec. lI.-Frod
Ring. aged n, well known capitalist.
retired railroad official and grand
tea -urer Of The Masonic Grand
Lodge. Wisconsin. dropped dead at
his home today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15
LAMP ExploDEs; LOSS $4,000

Wakonda, $. d.. Dec. li.-Fira
starlas from the explosion Of lamp
this evening destroyed tho First Ma
tiona bank and six other business
buildings. The loss Is s75 900.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15
Chicago Far Above tie Sea.

Chicago is situated on an extreme.
~ fiat site. but no other city in the
world. of anything like IT'S size. lies
SO far above the level of the sea.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-15
THIS is A RECORD.

Owingsville, Ky, Dec l4.-Mr. Nor
ton Wei aged -, aud Miss Annie
Horseman, aged II were married here
by consent Il their parents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-03

Among the Italians, too, were foua
the only peddlers of cheese and
dandelion greens.
But on the East Side one finds U
greatest variety of goods. Had
caps, goods left over thirty days
the laundry" furs, shoes, picture
postal cards, hardware, groeens|
and even bedding and omniprese'
Welsbach burners. One can
wonder at some of the things so'
Why should mattresses, or what q
policeman called 'sul-sar-wasef
be sold from a pushcart? The Y
congruity of the thing is most =
parent. as one man was touA
selling crucifixes on Riving's
street One would not expect hl'
to find a market for his wares ID
section almost wholly jewish
he stated there were many buye.
An italian at Thirteenth stIee' =
First avenue had a most unique o''
lection. for. the self-same cart v
a supply of toy balloons sAa1
whirligigs, candy crueifixes
shrines of the Madonna. The WIZ
found him so engaging tnat
bought one OF each. The seas0
bring out new men,as the lemon'..
men in summer and the hot po.--
and hot corn man in the falL
hot potato man has an oven -
looks like a steam road '-
which he laboriously pushes a0es
Inasmuch as he moves 1t Wi'h
fire up. one feels him to be per''.'s
capable of borrowing req
stove. The hot corn man aA
charcoal under a pot and the eOis
hot, though. late in the day ia'
Observation-Disclosures A. Hin N
Independent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-03
New York Pushcart Peddlers.

A peculiar feature of the peddling
is the growth of what is called the
Stablekeepers' Union. The men,
bers OF this union are the men who
own most of the carts used by the
peddlers They have, for the use
OF a cart that originally cost about
$40, a minimum fixed charge of ten
cents a day. To understand why
the peddlers are willing to pay such
rental. one must remember the
tenements OF New York. in which
there is no room to store a cart.
Even II there were space for a
number OF unrented carts in the sta
Bile. what is to hinder the owner
from seeking the man out OF work
and suggesting that he begin ped
ding? II the man has no license
that Is also easily arranged. for the
stable-keeper has not only carts.
but also licenses. A friend has
taken out license for which he no
longer has use. and the stable-
keeper gathers 1t in. Then. for 25c
a day. cart and a license oan be
secured. even II ones name is
changed in the progress.
II one who has seen the push
carts only In the financial district
We're asked what Is sold on them, he
would undoubtedly say fruit, lunch
es and candy. But even II he went
as far north as Fulton street he
would have to make a new list OF ar
tiees. When our list of goods sold
was complete we felt II would have
been easier TO make list of things
that were not sold. The Ameri-
cans sell lunches the Greeks fruit
and ice cream almost exclusively.
while the Italians widen the list by
adding vegetables. But the Jewish
peddlers sell practically every con-
eeivable thing. The ordinary foods
end vegetables were found on the
carts. but also some not TO be ex-
peeted; for example. grape fruit.
artlchokess egg plant and olives. An
the men who sold clans were found
In the italian district. as the Jewish
ceremonial does not allow shell nah
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-03
The Big Junket.
(western oregon.)

The Portland papers report that q
project Is on foot TO assemble the
members OF the Oregon legislature
together at Pendleton. In Umatilla
county, In November or December,
at the time OF like meeting OF the
Washington legislature at Walla
Walla. only AZ miles distant. II Is
not stated that the Idaho legislature
is TO be at Welser at the same date,
but II Is more than likely that the
scheme includes that body. Walla
Walla is n central point, and a big
meeting of the solons Is TO occur
there. No bigger event has been
suggested for the future, and none
OF bigger moment has transpired In
the past.
The obiect9 Lootlng the state
treasury of Oregon. The smallest
item ls sSO.00O for the extension
of the Cello portage road TO The
Dalies. An unknown slice for the
Weston normal school, three hun
dred and Atty thousand dollars for
n jute mill TO make wheat sacks and
burlap wrapplngs for hops and wool.
A million or two for ietty work at
the mouth of the Columbia and the
Coiilo canal. The junket Is 10 assem-
BILE at walla walla 10 inspect the
jute plant. The Weston normal win
have been inspected by that time
have been won over. The proposed
jnto mill IL 10 be promised To Mar
ION county and ls TO nx that delega-
tiop.
But does Oregon need jute mihG
Tho plant will cost 100000 or
$4,000. Then there must be s5O.-
00O more for a revolving capital
money 10 buy raw material. The
product of the min will be sold at
cost and viii be brought and used
by farmers, hut all the people OF
the state pay taxes wherefore con
siderable body of the taxpayers are
taxed for the benent Of a class.
Farmers have always objected TO
class legislation and Justly In this
instance their sense OF equity will
revolt at such an appropriation, not
withstandipg the velvet is 10 be on
their cloth exclusively.
Now wheat sacks sell for ten aud
twelve eents each. whereas Ave or
six years ago they were going at
ave cents. but farmer Blgelo don't
want Mike Jones. the mill man taxed
Go help pay for sacks,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-03
secret of a woman's Health.

II the women OF the twentieth
century Is going to give the greater
part of her waking hours 90 unneoes-
sary care of her hody. she sinks 20
the level OF the Indian squaws. who
were the pets OF the great chiefs
hundreds OF years ago. The sQuaws
We're oiled aud painted and over
hung with sharks teeth and wam-
pum--thoy had rings on their hng-
ers aud bells on their toes What
real life differences are there be-
tween those fine ladies of the Choe-
taws and the IroQuois and the fine
ladies of todayg And yet there Is
an echo In the ears OF the modern
woman the cry OF the tenement
house, the cry OF the child laborer.
the cry OF the pressing, unsolyed
problems OF the home and OF the
would--the cry OF her own immortal
soul--the while she dawdles over
her silly face. and grimaees before
a mirror' The sQuaw was the
nobler woman OF the two. At least,
she ''lived up TO her lights"
The whole "beautlfeation" enter
prise Is delusive. The woman who
serupulously regards neatness. who
observes the laws of health. who
does the duty of each day as though
Il might be her last. and then gives
her best efforts to making the world
better and happier, without much
eonsidering her own complexion
that woman Is not only admirable
for her character. but she Is also
likely TO be far better looking than
her belaoed, over-dressed. powdered.
rouged, "esrated." massaged. and
over-manlpulated sisters. s.--Kate Up
son Clark. In Harper's Weekly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-03
The ProhibItionists.

Not much has been heard In re-
cent years OF the prohibltionists, and
the assumption is probably correct
that as a political force their party
at present is OF inconsequential i'm
,portance. The prohibition principle,
however, Is still a rallylng center
for advocates OF temperance reform
OF the radical type. No one will de-
ny. whatever, the future Of the par
ty, that the prohibition agitation has
had n beneficial effect upon legisla-
,tlon and in creating a more 'healthy
sentiment In regard TO the liquor
trafIlc. The agitation Just now. how
ever. seems TO be at standstill. and
the attitude OF the better class OF
citizens toward the drinking evil Is
problematlcal. II there are any who
still hold TO the favorlte dictum OF
the prohibltlonist that you cannot
license n wrong without sin they are
making themselves heard. In some
communities not long since the pro-
hibltlon question was dangerous
one To meddle with. II split churches.
endangered the lives of ministers
who advocated II. and It was a ques-
tion that the practical man." who
had an eye To earthly success and
spiritual tranquility avoided as far
as possible Does II still lexerclse the
some incendiary potency. and is II
because men are more commercial
that they leave Il alone? Or. Is the
apparent abandonment OF the prln-
ciple due To the fact that Il has been
found impracticable as a remedy for
the evll? Prohibition ls not being
preached to any extent from the pull
pit. Is prohibition dead. or Is Il still
n live wire which men ere afraid to
touch for fear of the consequencesg
Has the martyr age passed forever
--Wateryille Times,