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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
DECISION IN HANDS OF FATE.
How a Chicago Girl Settled the Nc
mentous Question.

She was standing I'm q North tlarh
street corner waiting for ear when
he stopped to chat with her The sab,
iect Of engagements came dp. "a
girl friend Of mine once had an awful
experience. she said Kate had
been receiving the attentions OF a
young man whom ri cali Tom, for
several years Two or three times he
had asked her to marry him but She
had withheld her answer
One day he was appointed to a
position in an Eastern city. That
night he called on Kate and asked
her again 10 marry him.
81 need a little time 10 think st
over, she said
j leave tomorrow. said Tom.
Well tomorrow night TN mail
you ii letter giving sou my answer
said Kate Tom went away and the
next day left the city Kate thought
the matter over until late in ths ni 5At
Then She decided ulOl plan. She
would write TWO letters FOO Tom seal.
them address and stamp ,heu They
would look exactly 8liEe
one would accept bis proposal and
ne o'her would reject H. She would
place them In the pocket of her coat
90 to a train and JUST az it started.
she Aoui1 throw one letter aboard
the "hI car without trying to see
which it vas
Kate carried out her plan. She
went 10 the Union depot and just as
an easibound train started threw one
.et'er aboard. Then she rushed back
INFO the depot and opened the other
letter TO see how fate had decided %
for her with a scream She dropped
into a sea. and almost tainted
~ this point the ear stopped and
the girl stepped aboard. did She ac-
ccpt himg' asked the man on The cor
usr 90 the car started.
The girl replied. bat her words
we're drowned By The rumble o. The
car Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
TAXES AS LEVIED DINE THE CHINESE
Commissioners Banquetted In Boston
--Oiney Says America is Friend
~ TO China.

Boston. Feb. II The Chinese com
missioners tonight We're given Il ban
quet by Governor Curtis Gild, on be-
half Of the state Richard Onley
former secretary of state was one Of
the principal speakers. He expressed
the belief that the stories Of anti-Amer-
lean feeling in China were greatly eX-
aggregated; he said there was no Ques-
ton of the friendly feeling between
the TWO governments; commended
President ROosevelt's recent utter.
ances on Che Chinese question and
said that If We expect justice from
China We must be just % Qua, nation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC
WILL BE MUCH IMPROVED


Of the city A l0ineh pipe Will he laid
from Tenth to Thirty.sixth street, on
Washington avenue; Ginch pipe from
TwentyGrst TO Twentyeighth on Com
mercal avenue, ana Il 4 inch pipe from
Twentyeighth TO ThirtysiNth. with q
system Of lateral pipes Of and 4
inches in diameter All this was re-
solved upon by the stock holders, so
far as The gas service of the city Is
concerned: and in the matter Of elec.
trio lights the extensive changes out
lined in the reports To the city coun
cll and the contract made in accordance
herewith viii be carried ont These
changes constitute q arnagem@nt
of the lighting system generally in
which The number Of gas lights viii
he reduced and HE remaining ones
replaced by more powerful lights, and
the electric lights will he rearranged
and kept burning all night instead Of
til mid night. as now A plat showing
the changes in The location OF lights
was gone over. but this could mol he
definitely decided upon because it
must be made in accordance with the
wishes of the street committee OF the
city council.
Some important Improvements with
respect 20 the street car line Of the
city were also discussed bu nor def
nitely decided upon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13

The demand for The Bulletins car
tOon on the Republican political sitaa
zion iii Cairo, in the senatorial race, is
something never before heard of here
An The extra copies Of the paper that
he office could spare were taken up
IN a few hours, and 1t has been neces.
sary 10 print the cartoon in circular
form In order 70 meet the pressing de-
mand. The picture was good natured,
Of course. II was not the intention
to give offense to any one, and no one
was offended; al any rate, no one rep
resented in the picture has so express
ed himself But that it was, in the
main. a true picture and that it amused
and was approved by the general pub
lie. is amply attested by the great
demand for It, This evidence of ap.
provaI encourages The Bulletins man.
agement TO continue this feature Of the
paper.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
HOUSEHOLD CARES
Tax the Women of Cairo the Same as
Elsewhere.

Hard to attend 10 household duties
With constantly aching back.
A woman should not have bad
back.
AND she wouldn't if the kidneys we're
wen.
Deans Kidney wills make well lid
neys
Here is a Cairo woman who endorses
this claim:
Mrs. T NJ Thompson, Of 1909 Park
avenue Says IAN at once dull ach.
ing in The small Of my back was very
apparent if overtaXed myself or
caught cold. / tried ordinary simple
household remedies but | never was
able to check the trouble let alone
coure it until | got Doan's Kidney
Pills at Schuh's drug store | don't
it understood that every vestige of
aching has left my back, for house
hold cares will bring about that tired
and languid feeling and lameness
across the loins, bur an appeal TO
Doans Kidney pills when they occur
has never been made in vain up 70
date
For sale by all dealers Price 80
cents Foster-Milbum Company. Buf-
falo, New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
THE PEOPLES TAXES.

Elsewhere in this paper appears a
detailed statement of the taxes 10 be
paid by the people of Cairo and Alex
ander county for the year 1905. The
statement is an, elaborate one and is
correct. being taken from the books
of County Clerk Miller II is shown
that the grand total paid for the
various purposes in he entire county
IL $lG3,971 So, Of which $ll0,435,l9 is
paid BY the city and 070S06 is paid
By the county. There has been re-
markabe increase IN the latter tax
since 1898 when il was $l9,079.59, In
1904 il was s22,74l,25. This increase in
the county lax is due largely 10 an in
crease in The value Of taxable prop
erty which is a matter for congratula
ton
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13

Wmopolami u .he Zambesi river
which u the vicinity OF Victoria
fall i5 coming in0o use for trauspor
tatuu purposes are causing a lot OF
trouble a Livingstone correapo ndsn-
VI the Bulawayo Chronicle write
The hippo have again become very
troublesome on tie Zambosi Several
fatality and some narrow escapes
Olc man who had gone out had bis
boat overturned close To the edge of
the falls and 3. was only br ho most
strenuous effort That be and the boy
hc had with him were not swept over
the ip As 10 was. thcy managed
b reach Cataract island. where they
were obliged 10 spend The night, re-
NAMING there until They were rescued
on the following morning.
-Four OF the civil commissioner
messenger were upset while padding
bro ono of the government boats on a
receut date. and one of their number
was drowned while the boat was
-nashed go pieces The following day
Mr. Gayrzzi and a friend We're thrown
into the water when crossing The
river. but MANAGED 10 regain their
boat
Hippo. from amy sentimental point
OF view. are hardly The SOFT Of things
to De- preserved as pets on a potion
OF the river where there IS constant
traffic and ii g. to- be hoped that
every effort viii Dec made 90 eXtermi
nate them before more serious acct
dnnia nclnr--
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
Amhassaaor ReIa,s Popularity.

Robert J. Wynne. American consul
general ar London. says lhai London
is in rapures over the lavishness OF
Ambassador Reid's eWeriainments.
1T was o dimcu't thing for any man
10 GO 70 London as Ambassador after
Choate." DE- added "hn- Reid has gone
90 for entertaining ia such grand
siyle as To- capiitatc London. No am
bas sador has spent go much money a.
Reid
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
HERE'S A PROBLEM ron YOU.

How cold is il when il is twice as
cold as Two degrees above zero
This question has been raised by
some one who has "mack' for
puzzles and, while the answer seems
quite easy at first glance, II is really
quite difficult when one gets az II
right, and there are serious differences
Of opionion among the knowing ones.
Almost any one will declare that
twice as cold as TWO degrees above
zero IS Two degrees below Of course.
but this is not correct.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
ner Mean IoL.

Where have 'rg been 1ore asked
Mrs Jawback. iciiy D. sas ella
dag. an' hOw.
I've been WATCHING the cavalry ev-
olutuns." explained Mr. IaatIr... t-g-
Ing to warm things Bp a hide o 10
love io see ihe horses ,alae1io sDoat
the field
Well ] love io see sou rilv ct
home AVID cafry toei shout the hrres-
ssit Mrs , Eifh arm hum1r 80
out and attend 20 The furnace al ansz DO
-CieYeland Leader.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
The Picturesque and Historic Route
10 Eloriad.

TO floriau.
The Dixie Flyer" leaves ST. Louis
over the Illinois Central railroad every
night al $40 and arrives in Jackson
vile at 1920 the second morning.
Through Pullman Day coaches Nash
Vile TO jacksonville. Daylight ride via
Lookout Mountain and through the
old Batnenelds of the Civil War The
Florida Limited" leaves St Louis
over Louisville and Nashville railroad
every afternoon at SEQ and arrives
in Jacksonville az SIS. St Augustine
a.z5 next evening. Solid train carry
ing Dining and Observation cars. Both
trains usc ihc Nashville, Cnaiianooga
and S. Louis railway between Nash.
vile. Chattanooga and Atlanta which
IS by far the most picturesque route
ta me south For folders. battlefield
books and information about Florida
call on or write fo r c. Cowardin,
western Passenger Agent y. G. q ST
q. National Bank OF Commerce Bldg,
So Louis. Mo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
80 80 80. Evsr.ihIna.

HEM o. Rockwell. @ conductor on
the New York Control railroad and
for forts sears an c-al dove pf that
CORPORATION hae been appointed rail
road formls ioner or New Torh state
a. .aars r. s COO scar fle was
on DIS aas aos'h uiH DDS train and
hal reached Aft1aT rfr1 r-as u hi-
srp1intueuf 49, hrpa-Tf fo him
@Thertf SOU for fh- iHformafou- Do
ssfF ~ ffs i-ferr saf. "hHI must
-.t. rr.fa nr O.. f Then
D. ral Hs band to fae engineer.
sau1r eel 5s7-4 --- as o.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13

been wont to flourish-~all are really
closed" as tight sas bees wax"
There has been "A great scampefing
of non-residents, the professionals. who
have nearly all packed their grips and
gone beyonf The jurisdiction Of The
law officers of Cairo.
What the grand jury will do remains
10 be Seen II is understood that
states Attorney Wilson has Informed
them that the matter is up to- them
ana that if they find any gambling In
tho city II Is their duty to stop 1t
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
supt. Loeke slzes up So.

Ssco has the reputation OF being
one Of the quietest. most conservative.
laW-abiding cities In Maine A friend
OF John S Locke. Sae0's genial super
intendent OF schools. met him one day
during the summer. and after @ hearty
exchange Of greetings asked What
has been going on in Sac0 since
was here last2~
Nothing. nothing" the snperntend
ent replied. and then. with characteris
tic drollery added There b. b. tha
Episcopal sefvicp a declarat'on uhich
sptlv describes sac0 u1a %
the beginning. is now and ever shall
be. world Sifh0ut end
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
CARTOON AND COMMENT.

The Bulletins eartoOnist this morn
ing sought 10 illustrate the situation
with reference 10 gambling. and the
grand jury. The grand jury is Ger
taiBly looking at" the evil. and the
evfl has certainly ducked its head.
Our artist is probably in error in the
sign Open; Come In" for il is a fact
affested by all who are in position 70
kHow that there is really no gambling
now In any q the places where It has
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13

The people Of Cairo read over 99.000
books from the public library during
the year 1905. not over 1000" as
stated in a head line yesterday They
read $500 during the month of jana
airy, 1906. There il in this statement
food for reflection reflection that
must give pleasure 10 every true
Calroite
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
Average daily and Sunday ciren-
Iation for the month Of January,

The above Is a correct statement OF
the circulation Of the caro- b'ille'ih
for the month Of January 1906.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this End day OF February. 1906,
(Seal.) LEO J. hLAh
Notary Public.
NY commission expires January 10,
1909. aI&AMA
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13

The Bulletin 10 on sale at the sel
lowing places:
Ccieman's, 2t4 Eighth street.
Halliday House news stand.
Walkers, 10 sixth street.
Bius Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13

10 the contractors of Cairo. H. We
The Hold Carriers Union No II. If
Cairo, ILL.,, do ask for an increase IN
wage 10 pc per hour for brick ear
rers aud 2Skc per hour Tor mortar
men, and viii furnish hoda. hoe ana
shovel. 8 hours shall constitute a
days work and will come in effect
April lst, lg0G Please notify us soon
as possible
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13

III. Miller and lilly Rose. of Chick
ssha. J. r.. ram away TO Oklahoma
CITY ard nero married on 'hc birthday
of the brides faher the latter feceiy-
ing the nf-t ini-iiieence of the event
ca mss note from his daughter. u
could thlnb OF nothing That sou need
morc than q s0niu laH. SD concluded
90 give sou one as a birthday present "
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
For County Superintendent of Schools.

We are authorized to announce
JOHN SNYDER AS candidate for re-
eiectipn 70 tfIe dffice of County Super
infendent of Public Schools OF Aiexan'
der county, subject to the Republican
primary election to De held April rs,
1906.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
Sums to Be Paid By the People of
Cairo and Alexander County for
the Year 1905.

County Clerk Miller and his assist.
ants have completed the arduous task
Of extending the taxes to be paid on
city and county property for the year
1905 and the figures are given below
Many very interesting facts are pre-
scented in these figures, especially
when comparisons are made with
those of previous years
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Sheriff.

"a We are authorized to announce %.
]. HODGES as candidate for sherin
OF Alexander county. subject to the
decision OF the Republican primary
election.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13

We are authorized TO announce DR..
i. j. Cause of Unity, as a candidate
for reelection to the office of County
Commissioner of Alexander County,
subject to the decision of the Republic
can Primary Election.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13

Take Laxative BrOmO Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money II il fails 10
cure. = W. Groves signature Is on
each box. 25c
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-13
For County Commissioner.

We are authorized to announce DIR.
Ell. DUNCAN Of Tamms, as a candi
date for County Commissioner OF
Alexander county, subject to the decis.
ion or the Republican Primary cleo
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-06
RUEF'S TAKING WAYS.

TTHE pursuit OF his profitable industry Illus
moving tale told by Mr. Joseph Maont who in
happy before the fire helped French
OFarre street. There great deal OF
Maont business and in other conducted
But these lines altogether legitimate
Certain practices permitted by Maont and other French
expressly forbidden by The police had
close their houses any
This the opportunity Of the boss The police authorities
began talking French Some of the pro-
should revoked The keepers knew they
the wrong, but they making much money that they
They realized they the mercy OF the
police and the who controlled the police
They sought Rue they paid him large fee running
thousands of dollars The activity Of the police ceased directly
The object had been attained Maont explains the situation in
these words:
realized highway robbery could complain and had
by
would be well The
would
trold It would have been force of
busuess-there to do that
realized what best that induced
preached would like
of replied
gradually
way the blackmaer authority. Ruef calls it
legal In fact it nothing but barefaced rob
berry and blackmaL
this is toleraby complete and easily
reached Ruef conduct is certainly unproessiona and is for
consider whether dbarmnt proceedings
should be taken.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-06
HE MAKES THE DIRT FLY.

THE immense Of preliminary work that required
material progress excavation of the Panama canal
could be made is indicated by Secretary Root in letter
the President describing what he his visit the
These prenares included the quarters
houses terminal yards wharves DOCKS
machine shops and the system railways
posing OF material All that is complete and
the of excavation work beginning
important showing Mr. Root thus describes what
Culebra
of which had been
in
think thirty hovel
Uiha by
in
hovels
fasta the opeuing 0 makes for
The Government has the conclusion that this
speedily and economically by
excavation proceeds of information for Govern
engineers enable them ntegeny prepare specifications
modern
percentage, will be fulfilled of the
experts Altogether just say Roosevelt
fuhTs his promise make the dirt fly.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-06
capitalization of British Railways Is Six
and a Half Billion Dollars.

pounds sterling. The total working
expenditure OF the railway companies
advanced last year to the extent OF
s4,450,O00 compared with 1904 The
proportion of working expenses to
gross receipts remains at the same fig
ure as In 1902. 1908 and 1904. viz, 81
per cent. Since 1896 there has been
a total increase under the head OF
rates and taxes Of sS, S20. 900, and as
compared with the total OF 1896 the
sum paid by the companies in 1905
showed an advance of about 56 per
cent AS set-of to an item against
this growth IL may be noted that the
decline in the cost of fuel begun In
1902, continued last year. During the
same period the cost of rails showed
the same tendency.
Official returns just published show
that there were on December 81, 1905.
1913 miles of railway open for traffic
In Ireland. The amount of capital au-
thorized and paid up was f3S. 405. 255-
The receipts from all sources amounted
to f4,108.67s, as compared with f4.139.-
94S in 1904. The working expenditure
was f2.526,S77. a decrease OF $4,000 on
the preceding year, while the net re-
ceipts were f1,5s1.S01. a decrease OF
1890 compared with 1904 The pas
senger traffic yielded E2.14O.S79; goods.
f4,626.761s steamboats,, harbors. canals
and docks. ELL, 1,626, and miscellaneous.
f129.612. The number of passenger
journeys was 29,025,575 and the num-
Der of miles travelled 17,727,321.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-06

"HE annual official railway report
just issued in Great Britain deals
with all the lines in the United
Kingdom, covering a mileage of
52,s22, made up of 3s,431 miles running
track and 1881 miles of sidings. Com
parison of 1905 with 1904 shows that
there were small increases in capital
gross receipts. working expenditure
and net earnings. and that the per-
centage of net earnings to total capital
remained approximately the same. The
total amount of railway capital re-
turned at the close of 1905 was nearly
S6,415, 100000, of which more than
s970,000,000, or approximately Is per
cent, was due to nominal additions, the
latter forming approximately 1S1s per
cent of the ordinary stock, 1914 per
cent of the guaranteed and preference
stocks, and 13 per cent of the loans
and debenture stock.
At the end of 1905 the total amounts
of capital, compared with the corre-
spending amounts of 1904, showed an
increase of about 3A millions in the
ordinary, IA millions in the guaran-
teed and preference. and 81 millions
in the loans and debenture stock, max
ing a total increase of 14L millions, a
comparatively small increase.
Both passenger and freight traffic
receipts were greater than in 1904 the
latter having increased by a million
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-06
How the Outsiders View the Condition of
Misgoverned San Francisco

BE RUFF displayed considerable
~ forethought in providing the
IL meeting called to protest against
the inadequacy of the police pro-
lection afforded in San Francisco, and
the criminal negligence of the officials,
with chairman and secretary, a set
of cut and dried resolutions in advance,
but he is playing with edged tools.
The public endurance can be pressed
beyond the limit. Ruef essays to con-
troll every political party in the city;
his restless activity goes good deal
farther. He has his agents and spokes-
men in every public gathering, and he
seeks to direct all public action.
1t may incite the belief that Ruef must
be got rid of at all hazards. A large
and intelligent community cannot al
ways be misgoverned, plucked, abused
and outraged with impunity. When the
agencies of government are being sys-
tematically prostituted to the ends Of
corruption and crime, a supreme neces-
sity arises for a remedy, lawful or
otherwise. Conditions in San Francisco
are as revolving as they are desperate,
and Ruef had better go slow.-Oakland
Tribune.
The next Legislature should change
the name of San Francisco to Ruef-
ville.-Santa Rosa Republican.
Abe Ruef, actual Mayor of San Fran
cisco, says he is devoting his life to
public affairs, 'in which there is not
one cent for me-" Quite right, honest
Abe; nothing less than dollars goes,
eh?-Los Angeles Herald.
Mayor Schmitz has deserted his city
in the hour of it's direst need. He is an
artful political dodger and left home
to avoid exposure of the fact that he
has betrayed his Union Labor asso-
ciates, but he is only postponing the
evil hour, as he must eventually face
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-06
In the Joke World

Reed-It's a terrible thing to run
out of gasoline"
Greene-Why, 1t doesn't smell then
too, does it?"-Yonkers Statesman.
Bacon-In what kind of factory do
you find the most hands?
Egbert-Why, in a watch or clock
factory, of course.-Yonkers States
man.
G1adys-Mama can't see anybody to-
day; she's upstairs with the new baby.
You see, they sent her a girl, when
she'd ordered q boy, an she's so dis
appointed she's sick.-Puck.
Stage Manager-Everything on this
stage must be f1reproof."
The Villain-Here, boyl Run out
and get me package Of asbestos
igarettesl-Yonkers Statesman.
Farmington-Ah. there's that old
poem about husking bees. I always
did like that.
Dumley-Husking bees? What do
you mean?
Farmington-Why, were you never
in the country during the season of
husking bees?
Dumley-No. How in the world do
you husk bee?-Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-06
Beautiful State in Mexico
IS Rich in Resources.

"HE State Of Vera Cruz is now of
great interest to foreigners and
{ viii be for years to come 1t in
cludes both. temperate and tropical
zones and extends from the gulf coast
to mountain elevation of 10000 feet
Thus soil and climate are varied. The
markets of Jalapa, 1900 feet high, have
in season apples, peaches. pears,
ounces, plums, grapes, oranges, lemons,
figs, melons, etc, of the temperate zone,
and mangos. zapotes, chirimollas, pa
payas, breadfruit, cocoanuts, nanches,
pineapples, Coffee ETC., of the tropics,
writes Consul ]. B. Richardson of ia
lapa.
The map suggests the ease and profit
of railroad extension. The suggest ed
Mexican link in the Pan-American sys-
tenn will doubtless be under construc-
tion soon. 1t will be built few miles
back from the coast along the foot
hills, tapping fertile and well-popu-
lated valleys, extending back into the
sierras, opening and settling a most
healthful and delightful region. The
State lacks many things that are prime