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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
Bible Authority For n.


Mr. Rundleu. at one time a mcr
chant in the town Of Newcastle, Me,
instructed his clerks 10 Strictly fol-
low the pTecepts Of the Bible in all
of their dealings.
One DAY lady came in TO buy 4
piece OF dress goods. and one OF ihe
clerks spent q great deal Of limo
showing her various cloths which she
said weren't good enough Seeing
that she Tae fuss- the oierl said
he thought he bad better piece in
the rear Of the store He shovel her
this Piece which she hsd already
seen, but told her " vas much finer
aud worth 20 cents 2 hsard more
She said that she could readily ses
that IL was better. so ms5e her pur-
chase
Mr. Rundiott. Who had seen he
transaction. ceusured the clerk. Who
replied that he hadn't done anything
but what he could refer 70 the Bible
to Justify
why. hoW is fhat?" asked Mr
Rundieit
The clerk replied. well. -he was
a stranger. and took her in"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
CAIRO & THEBES PRESIDENT
ASKS CHANGE IN ORDINANCE
Says Conditions Imposed Makes Washington Ave-
nue. Terminal Necessary to Successful Opera
ton of the Road

!, Cairo and Thebes President fini.R
e Cairo. H.. March - 1906.
? TO the Citizens and Business Interest:
!, of Cairo:
The Cairo q Thebes Railroad com
pany seems to be the important ques
ton before our people, some wanting
10 see our line enter Cairo. while
others would prefer 1t located outside
the city and have so stated TO me.
Differences of opinion naturally exist
in all cities and the public has a right
to,ts opinion and should express It.
al the same lime they should con slider
carefully what is to the best interests
of our city
! The Cairo & Thebes Railroad com.
! pany want nothing but fair treatment
at the hands of the city council and
| the citizens of Cairo. This railroad
company is a Cairo corporation, was
organized in Cairo by Cairo business
men and arrangements have been
made to finance it and outside capital
will be provided TO complete the road.
The matter Of terminals has been
the most difficult part of our proposi-
tion 10 finance by reason of the guam
tity and expensive land required in
the city limits, the cost of filling same
and the class of stations necessary to
suit this location. This difficulty has
been placed upon us by the passing
of the ordinance giving us the frantI
chise over New Levee street.. which
provides that all trains operated over
the Cairo & Thsbes railroad must |
come into the city of Gao and pro-
vides further that we cannot sell, |
convey or transfer the property to |
any railroad now running into Cairo.
To comply with the terms of this or
dinance We must necessarily either
abandon New Levee street and 90 into =
the Drainage District with our termi-
nails. in order to have room 10 handle |
our business. or be permitted to cross
streets as outlined and asked by us. |
Or have the ordinance so changed as
% allow us TO run a part of our trains
only into Cairo. We could then over.
,ome The difficulty and the proposed
extensive and expensive improve.
nents In the city would not be neces-
AIRY. We are trying TO live up to the Z
requirements of the ordinance by Il
oming into Cairo, yet there seems to j
'e a disposition on the part of some /
o keep rs out We cannot come into
cairo unless we have the ground to
,lace our passenger and freight de- z
lots south of New Levee street and ! t
ast Of the Mississippi Ieyee as the /
rJlinance provides. We must be per. i
lii'ed 10 cross the streets asked for y
= have the present ordinance amend. c
d 80 as to have part of our termi- l.
ais nide the city and part out
Ide, or we must come in with all or v
ay out with all in order to comply "
ith the ordinance. S,
If the city. council will permit
hange in the present ordinance | feel
itisfied that we can adjust our differ.
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eeMfRoMrsE SEEMS CERTAIN

There need be no harsh words used
in this little controversy over the Cairo
&C Thebes railroad proposition. and
there need be no great degree of ex
citement. The matter will most Ger
tainly be adjusted in the way best
suited TO all concerned. II seems
quite safe to say that the railroad com
pany will not come TO Washington ave
nue.. and that il WILL come into Cairo
as far as Walnut street II Il is nor
permitted TO come further.
The matter will come mp again be.
fore the council committees tonight.
for further discussion By all concerned.
and probably a special council meet
ing will be called later in The week
to take final action. a. Mr Smith is
anxious that q decision be reached ss
speedily ss possible
More. than likely IL. Smith Is il
error ia his statement published ellie
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
Lohster's Bad Charsctsr.

The Scotch fishery board in its
tVonty-third annual report gives the
following as the characteristics Of the
lobster Ii is IN essentially surly
suspicious and Gnsuciable fish, and re-
CARDS anything that comes near IL as
IT'S foe The main motive Of IFS ac
tiyiiy is deiousc aud ia defending
itself il manifesto blind aud unro
leniing vengeance. n proc Tres a ron
in which 10 wait for its prey. and
to which TO retire after n Rcht. and 70
is then unsafe for any animal to ap.
proach it
lts keenncss Of attack snd relent.
less hold when once Il has gripped
its antagonist are due 10 ITS want Of
sight The eye of the lobster Is so
sensitive that strong light blinds IT,
Although n possesses keen sight
when first Matched. the lobster is
practically blind later in life. It sees
nothing properly. bat simply has the
sensation of light and shadow. It
tests a shadow with its antennae, and
sometimes when a strong shadow Is
cast on it. the lobster will leap at II
on the off-chance that it is a foe.
The fighting tendency makes it diff.
fcult to keep lobseters in confne-
ment. When once they have settled
down, however. they will live at
peace with one another. but it is
only an armed neutrality. ami If one
Of the fish ever loses SIS fighting pow
er It Is at once attacked by the
others -Americsn shipping.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
.FAVORS THE PARK ON
WASHINGTON AVENUE

| Editor of the Bulletin; Anent the
communications in the Telegram and
Citizen of last evening permit me to
| heartily indorse the suggestions of
! Alderman Nordman and Dr. Dunn in
reference to making a park OF part
Of the block below the Library. I
earnestly hope DIR. Dunn's excellent
and practical plan will commend itself
to the officers of the Cairo and Thebes
Railroad and that they can accept such
a compromise for the good of the city.
and that the council win view the
matter in the same light II has often
been cause for regret that no space
was reserved for park this side of st
Mary's park which is SO far away
from the center of the city. This win
provide one, which If not large. may
he made very attractive and useful
and a beautiful setting for the new
station. The placing of the Halliday
memorial fountain in this ornamented
square and near the Public Library
will be most appropriate, as Capt w.
p. Halliday gave much interest, time
and money to the Library.
Such great interests are involved IN 1
the settlement of this matter that It'll
IS 70 be hoped that the wisest coun.
sells may prevail ana spirit of con
citation and fairness be fostered
Cairo citizens should all strive for the
pest interests of the city and such con.
,essions be granted as will bring the
whole matter TO an amicable conclu-
sion, FAIR PLAY.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20

4,
In the first of two articles on The
Coal Trust the Labor Trust and the
/ People Who Pay" in the April Every
body's Hartley Davis thus describes
/ The greatest monopoly of the age;
/ The Coal Trust is scant half
dozen years old Yet IL owns eighty
three per cent. of the coal in the
ground. and controls ninety-eight per
| cent. 1t owns a perpetual franchise
TO mine and distribute: II owns the
labor of thousands of men and boys;
| owns the men who used 10 be known
as Independent operators then as
Operators merely. il owns the rail
roads that transport the coal; ii owns
the selling machinery. 1t decides how
much coal shall be taken from the
ground. where it shall be shipped and
how, what the carrying charges shall
be, and the selling price. IT can fore
tell what the minimum price will be
FIVE years from now in New York or
a way station in Minnesota. The maxi.
mum price it would moi predict, for
tiat utpGHhN uppu EEOHOlHlt EOHut'
tons; meaning in this instance, the |
ability of the public TO pay. Actually
the trust has perfected system |
whereby the price of million tons de. !
livered in New York or half a wagon
load sold farmer from ain elevator
at a way station on the prairies of
North Dakota is fixed with equal Ger,
tainty and rigidity. II determines the
exact profit both of the New York
wholesaler and of the smallest retailer
in the smallest community. II knows
every item of cost down to the frae.
ton of a cent, from the mins to the
consumers coal bin Those poor, ig- {
norant dealers who labored under the
foolish delusion that they had right !
to do business as they saw fit. and who
sought to augment their total profits {
by cutting prices 10 increase sales,
have swiftly been shown the error of
their ways The monopoly has simply
cut of their supply of coal and driven ]
them out of business Already this !
gigantic trust has taken from the PEG. {
pie eighty millions of dollars more {
han could have been collected had the !
continuation NOT been effective" q
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
Separate City and state Politics.

I wy anu Otdket
The newly elected mayor of Pitts.
burg. George w. Guthrie, thus advo
Gates one of the cardinal principles OF
the National Municipal league There
is. no honest connection between ma
tienal and state politics and municipal
administration. No thoughtful student
no observant practical man. believes
now that such connection exists and
whenever any connection has been es-
tablished in any community between
them the result has always been 10
produce corruption, both in the party
and in the city.
q also believe that the making an
opportunity 10 serve the city condi-
tional upon party service or making
cbodicnce 60 the boss the condition of
the retention in any public employ.
ment IS degrading 20 the citizenship
of tho people aud destructive of all
hope of honest efficient. municipal ad-
administrations II should De elected
mayor ! would never permit any man
TO be obliged 10 perform partisan or
any other services outside OF his duty
to the city as condition Of hi. reten.
tion in that employment. and would
seek. with all the power of the Office.
10 introduce into the city service the
provisions of our city charter. which
make 1t the duty Of the administra-
ton to adopt and enforce proper civil
service rules governing the service Of
the eity.r
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
ART NOT BOUGHT sY THE TON
involving Contract That MacMonnie,
Came Near Mabipr

SaHFG WEAR MAKING.
or late years Frederick MacMon.
| MES, the sculptor, has had so many
commissions 10 do groups OF sculpture
that he has made il a rule never to
enter competition with other artists
for an order says the Worlds Work
In this connection story is told Of
an American city thar asked him to
enter a design for army and navy
groups for soldiers and sailors
monument He declined to compete.
The the commission was rendered him
outright He submitted sketches Of
his idea for the groups. The commits,
tee In charge of the monument wrote
him, asking:
How many tons of granite do you
intend to use In the base?'
His reply was: If you arc in the
business Of buying granite. you may
use as much as YOU want ono ton or
100000 tons. | am an artist and
have never yet heard Of art being
bought by the pound"
The question was dropped until the
contract for the commission was
drawn. When Mr.. UacMonuias re.
coived it, he discovered in it a clause
providing that in case the bronzes
were ever thrown down from their
base for any cause whatever, and any
person or property should be injured. !
he an his heirs forever should be |
liable for the damage sustained He |
the contract without com.
nent, unsigned, When the committee |
wrote him asking the reason, his brief !
'epy was; "Your lawyers are too \
sharp"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
Wanted to Make a Sale.

Commissioner James p. Garfield.
at = dinner in Chicago. told a story Of
Adam Black. the founder ii the we'll
known publishing house
"one dsv. q short time after UT
Blscl had opsre1 his botlz shop he
said a reush looking man entered
steslthily cleaned over the counter.
winked and whisrared' IN Mr. Blacks
car I've got some fna smugglea
whisky that ye can have ~ great
bargain.
4" Go away said Mr. Black. f
want nothing OF the kind. You are a
bad man Go away
But the smugaer must have doubt.
ed the sincerity Of this repulse. for
now. leaning over the counter again.
he whispered still more earnestly:
"Iii take PRAYER books for it,"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20

ences very easily, bur in that case w
cannot promise the large expenditur,
OF money in the city proper. We have
been forced by the city ordinance tc
ask for the streets we have, also to
acquire the necessary property to en-
ter the city in order to transact oui
4 business.
The officers of the Cairo & Thebes
I railroad want TO cooperate with the
city council and the citizens of Cairo
in reaching an agreement by which all
interests will be guarded and the best
results obtained for our city.
We would not ask for the crossing
of Walnut street if we could get along
without il. nor would we do anything
to injure the Cairo Public Library, an
linstitution We all feel proud of. We
thought our efforts were answering a
double purpose-Ihat of improving the
surroundings of our Library by filling
the ground and by placing nice build
ings where now is an unsightly hole in
the ground but we have objections
raised against this improvement.
We have been meeting with OBJ.
stacles and objections for the past
eight months from the passage of the
ordinance granting the franchise over
New I4eyee street. up TO the present
time Property has been bought to
block our way, we have been fought |
by interests not friendly to us and all !
our efforts for the best interests of |
Cairo. seem to be retarded in many |
ways
The Cairo & Thebes railroad was |
in the interests of the ship
pers of Cairo. who want to reach a |
territory that belongs to Cairo and over.
come the disadvantages under which
they now labor on account of the pres.
ent lines having Withdrawn their ter.
minals from the city The opportunity
IS at hand to overcome these obstacles
yet the business men who are inter-
ested in rates seem to be taking very \,
little interest in this road at the very
ime they should exert themselves in
Us behalf.
II the business interests of Cairo ,
, dut int Tel hlHdlS Dl tHD IdlIO q 1
rhebes railroad in Cairo now is the
ime TO act and to act promptly. We
re not asking for financial aid: we
re not asking for bond issues; we are
10. asking our shareholders TO put MP !
ne money, hut only for the moral sup
'oTt of the business men Of Cairo
If the terminals of the Cairo &
'hebcs railroad are wanted in Cairo l
axe an interest by lending your >
1oral support and use your influence
, our behalf and avoid regretting a :
ossible mistake that can never be d
DIRECTED, as this opportunity when
Ist will be lost 10 cairo forever. u
Your opportunity is at hand and if Is
on do not take advantage of ii You So
i'll have no one to blame but your. Ct
lives. G
Very respectfully. d
r. A. SMITH. CO
President c. & T. r. r. Co. W
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
THE PLAY TONIGHT
David Harum" BY the Rodney Stock
Company and Ladies' viii Be nd.
mitted Free.

Tho Rodney Stock Company Will
open five hight's- engagement at
Cairo opera house tonight giving ii
new bin every night II is a popular.
strongest plays before the public in an
acceptable manner The opening play
will be David Harum" based upon the
exceptionally interesting story of that
title Ladies will be admitted free to-
night under the usual conditions
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
WAR ON DOPE.

indianapolis, Ind March 19.-An ac-
tive war is 70 be waged against In
dianapolis druggists who have been
selling morphine and cocaine In pack
ages TO fiends without physcfan's
prescription. Among the indictments
found by the March grand Jury, it Is
said are several against prominent
druggists
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20

We are authorized to announce DR..
r. J. Cause Of Unity, as candidate
for reelection 10 the Office Of County
Commissioner of Alexander County,
srbjcct 10 the decision Of the Republi.
cap Primary Election.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20

The above is a true AID correct
statement OF the circulation of The
Cairo Bulletin for the year 1906 and
fer the month of February, 1906.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
fF Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this End day Of March, 1906.
t.t LEO j. KLEB.
Notary Public.
MY commission expires Jan. 16, 1919
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20

England's public haugman. Billing
ton, who died lately, is to be sue
ceeded by Alec TAYLOR. 4 naval re.
serve man Who has been recently =
rsilread en- picTe He said. On rsceiv-
ing TIC appointment that be would
always te -gI1d 70 hang a sta';o-uss
ter without chaIg-.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
OPERATORS OF FOUR
CONCLUDED from First Page.)


cents higher TO bc equal to the pro.
poriionate rate paid in the other three
seats. This difference. n T. claimed.
viii more than Offset the increased
cost otI mining caused by the hot
firerz Law. ...
WIN Make Illinois Suffer
These points are beng raised to whip
The Illinois operators into line II a
strike occurs in Illinois the operators
will be made 10 pay the penalty by
having increased burdens placed upon
them whenever they are willing TO
make a settlement.
wis will be done BIZ increasing the
wage outside the Danville district in
much larger proportions than in the
latter which is the basic point from
which the wage scales in all other
parts Of the state are made.
II is definitely established that The
miners will take nothing less than the
1908 scale. This IS about three cents q
ton above the present scale Of y cents
IN The Dsnville district for miHo run
aud 5 cents FOR screened coal IN the
other three states II i---zze for
day isbofers vii BE- =. ccnt- z day.
The Soa'bHeztetn miner. declare
hat If an increase IS given in the east
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20

The lz-0 largest suamps I'm. The
sc1th Tire EFcrrisdes and the- ulesu-
oke. coTer IN area - sae Gaa s9us-a
r1iles The trees src -err lsrzs a7g
~eg-ts.t-- - 8-'h s-s-r- 80
T-ta sii.ga.o-s lzd dag u5-casins.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
Fer sherIn.

We arc authorized TO announce n.
J. HODGES as candidate for sheriff
Of Alexander county, subject to the
decision of the Republican primary
election,
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
FOR Representatives.

We, are authorized to announce DIR.
r.s L. 0TRIISH as candidate forsrep-
resentatlye In the Fiftleth Senatorial
District subject to the decision of the
democratic primaries.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20

When Male Vanity Shows rsslf
After man hss been told that hts
hair is getting thin on TOP for tho
FIRST time in his life he finds out how
. handle a hand glass.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
For lconoress.

\ MAYOR GEORGE PARSONS au,
thofizes his announcement as cam
didate for congress in this, the TWEEN.
ty-first district of Illinois, subject to
the Republican primary election to be
held April 2Sth, 1906.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
For County superintendent OF Schools

We are authorized TO announce
JOHN SNYDER as candidate for re-
election to the Office of County Super.
intendent OF Public Schools of Alexan-
der county, subject to the Republican
primary election to ne held April rs.
1906.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20

Advertisers IN Tbs bulletin get tins
hset rssulis because = has ths lsrees,
circulation ard goes 70 THE, bscpIs
having the pdfehasing poEez.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20

thar they should also get more. not
outstanding they did not snffer a re-.
duction two years ago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, Pop
ulatIcn 1917.

Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, Pop
uiatIon 1917.
Mayor, GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, n. A. HATCHER. H
Treasurer, JAMES QUINN.
Comptroller, e. S. DEWEY.
Police Magistrate, A. j. ROSS.
Chief Of Police, NJ s. EGAN.
Alexander County, Population 22,s6n
County Judge, VIM. s. DEWEY.
County Clerk, JESSE E. MILLER
Circuit Clerk, LEE B DAVIS.
Sheriff, JAS. s. ROCHE.
Coroner, Dr. JAMES McMANUG.
Board of County Commissioner.
GEORGE PARSONS.
DIR. EDWIN J. CAUSE.
J. J. JENNELLE, Chairman.
Assessor and Treasurer, FRANK N
DAVIS.
County Superintendent OF Schollx
PROF. JOHN. SNYDER.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20

The Bulletin 10 on sale az the FOL.
lowing places:
coleman's, 2f4 Eighth street
Halliday House news stand.
Walkers, 10 sixth street.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
Cor County commIssIons,r.

We are authorized TO announce DR..
q. j. DUNCAN OF Tamms. as candl.
date feTfg County Commissioner of
Alexander county. subject to the decis-
ion Of the Republican Primary elec-
ton.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
For the Legislature.

II. @. CARTER, of Mound City. au-
thorizes. his announcement as candi,
dafe for minority representative in the
Illinois general assembly, for the Eff
ticth ditrict, subject to the primary
elections TO be held April 20, 1906.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
Entered at the Cairo Postoflos ~ second oisss
Mail Matter
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday circu-
i Iation for the year 1905. ...... 2t2s
Average daily and Sunday clrcu
lation for the month Of Feb
rnary, 1906. ................. 1855
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Broma Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money II IL fails to
cure. z. w. Groves signature Is on
each box. 25c-
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
RICHARD ~ POWERS Of G,

authorizes his announcement as can
dilate for minority representative in
the General Assembly Of Illinois, from
the FifIieth senatorial district, sub.
iect to the Democratic primary cleo.
tlon April %, 1906. t
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-20
Saws sh. saw Ghost Of ssrnius.

At the exact hour of the assassina-
ton Of the Russian Grand Duke Ser
gius his goddaughter. in The Alexis
palace, declares he opened the door
Of her room. covered with bleeding
wounds and exclaimed Look, young
prinoess."
SPEED Of Electric Current.
The speed Of the electric current in
copper wire ls 4ss. 5oo.eo0 meters q
second The fastest ocean steamer
makes only 9.s meteI- q secoad.