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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06

President G7-neil Of thc Kitty Base
ball league tLis morning aan-uHccl
the appCinrmtn Of his committee
which will arrange fte league sche.
dHla for tlc coming season Z. e.
Fanhaker oi CAIRO. il appointed
chairman and tho other membc-s arc
G. J LevcreHz of Danviiic ald A. r
FRANKS of Jacksonville Just waea
they Wil meet is moi known . jhe-e
VIII hc no meeting held, until after
the sixth CITY i- secured FOR the lea
Ene-Vinceun Isl Capital
As con As fhe qHe.tion OF tha sixth
member r. definitely -eused. the
chairman wiz hang up the So D-ize
and state the conditions a. ordered
by the league Tho time cards must
open with the northern teams PLAYING
The three southern clubs. on MAY
and close she season not before Sept
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06
Meeting Of Shareholders.

Office Of the Cairo City Gas Company
Cairo, H., February ), 1906:
The regular annual meeting Of the
shareholders Of the Cairo City Gas
Company will be held at the office of
the company, No. 709 Ohio street, in
the city Of Cairo, Illinois on Monday
The 18th day Of February, A, d., 1906,
between the hours of 10 o'clock q.
M, and , O'Clock p. m.
JOHN W. EAKIN,
Secretary.
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VILLA RIDGE.
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February S. 1906.

I FCNT U"TJ y I0UU'
/ Mr. Ernest Hogendobler, who has
been working for the past six months
in Colorado Springs, Colo, has return.
| ed hime
! Born to AR and Mrs T. e. Grain,
! a daughter, January 80.
Miss Acsa Nesbitt Of Mounds Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Seth Titus, samr,
day and Sunday
The Congregational Ladies' Ala will
give a tea Friday afternoon al the
home Of Mrs Or. Rife.
Mr.. f e. Butler transacted business
in Mound City Saturday
Mr.. Patsy Powers visited at home
Sunday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06

THE Isle of Spics" is tIe kind Of
beauty show which is in great demaa
M This time The old time chorus ri
who was so much i0ked D. thc humr
i-ft NOT without some aEon. D.
been -ga 'ual'v disaDpc9r from t8
stage and now tde call for your
small chorus girls ot proposs1ssir
appearance and good voice b. g.
Whitney has eus7g.d unu Jally prei
girls for bis Isle of Spic compa
WhicH viii De seen here The ope
house on Friday. Fcbruag Pfh
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06

The Chinese are, perhap. HE most
successful poultry raialrs in ibn
"orld. They do not feed thc iowl
but make Them pick up thoir oat
sood. each flock being kept ou th.
move, as sheep are on a range Tie
quality of this poultry is. however
Toor
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06
Ssass SEs u III f# m d

ID and not later than Sept 90 The
success ful schedule adopted will be
selected on the basis Of minimum
mileage A meeting of the committee
will be held at Centraia and The besJ
schedule adopted out of those sub
mitted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06
GOING TO NEVADA
Concluded from First page.J

wants refuse TO give out any state.
ment and TO avoid all publicity even
the telephone in the house has been
taken out Admission TO the house is
denied all bur the most intimate
friends
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06

Specialties galore and music Of the
best No time, no money has been
spared 10 get the best that can be se-
cured. Get your seats in plenty OF
time. Matinee and night, Saturday,
February 10Th.
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Warming.

All taxes ON dogs are due and Should
be paid in order to avoid payment O..
costs in the impomding OF animals,
L. NJ DAVIDGE,
Feb l. 1906 pOundmaster
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06

Comm rot ca Lyman 3D. Howe
marvellous Lifaorama 10 appear 81.
.uau house ~ Tuesday February d.
a01i .auaus d. Nc matte. what maT
be said or written about SIR. Howe
Eorld famous picture it all com
back to- the same poin the sorI
and snir' Of each Dictur lies IN
absolute fidelity 80 The siual Thi1
is the secret of any notably succcs-fHf
entertainment & Is arr The nc
faithfully a photograph reprOdHce
fhe more fri ned and D. Itiful an
appealing b. becomes p ces % --
and 80 cents
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06

To live mp to no. SllUu salary limit
viii bc a bard proposition bui fbc lcs
eue adopted 10 5nl DO IS ap to pre-t
dent Gosn,H fo sac that if Is enforced
w believe Dec can and vi'i fo it viih
cuf fear or latDr
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06
The Federal
Government

in common with large en-
pioyers CT bonded persons.
prefers Corporate Suretyship
because Of is greater stability.
Those who are required 10
furnish Internal Revenue
Boads, as brewers and tosacco
manufacturers; C. who desire
eUaf.ntees on Contracts for
q Supplies TO tic Sta.c, Or 10 she
Federal Government, viii save
Themselves anroyance e.
= coming - RS.
4 When The Lc-al, the State,
Z or The Unitc5 States Govern
3 mcnt REQUIRES O bond Of you.
arrly % th-
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Cairo, Alexander County, sllInols poR
ulatloH 1871

Cairo, Alexander County, llInogs pep
uation 1871
Mayor, GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, T. a. HATCHER.
Treasurer. JAMES QUINN
Comptroller, =. S. DEWEY
Police Magistrate, A. ]. ROSS
Chief Of Police. n 8 EGAN
Alexander County Population s2,9ss
County Judge, WM s. DEWEY
County Clerk, JESSE z MILLER
Circuit Clcrk, LEE b. DAVIS.
Sheriff, JAS. S. ROCHE.
Coroner, DIR JAMES AcMANUS.
Board Of County Commissioners.
GEORGE PARSONS.
DIR EDWIN J. CAUSE
J. J. JENNFTLE. Chairman.
Assessor and Treasurer, FRANK z
DAVIS.
County Superintendent Of scholls
PROF. JOHN SNYDER.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06

Someone mas been giving the Padu-
cah press dope story about Eddie
Brahic being signed by Cairo. Col
Mccarthy way last December signed
two catchers and change arist
from Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
for rhe Cairo aggregation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06

No word from Msttobn up TO S
O'Clock last nigh. The Cole county
Broom Corn Huskers are evidently i'm
a trance over that SlG5 they viii be
compelled to put up
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06

-ots Ce1rrzi. H61us . 0s.5
80 cotton geIt trains 1rriys an5 a.
.su 1fu Central Ftstfan. eorrer q
2 $50 s'ree. and Ohio rtreeL
a.. fa Frr and iron Eo-1tEif
trains arrive and iepsFf from 81
uoIon STATION Second assst sus Con
merCisi avenue
Mal mag bc isroz.tsa is ihs tGE r
The transfer station iocats6 O. Caz
tra1 station. 81 minutes before tfs 60
rar~r-s ~ sr~ frafs
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06

There viii De fun Of every kind for
every body in The Struggle for Gold.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06

County superintendent Of scholls
PROF.. JOHN SNYDER.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06

Elegant halls f0r public meetings
have been fitted up with gold lining
and q mirror front The latter Uncie
Joe Gays was 1ut in s1 that p1-s,r-
hy may see if fheir bats are ou
straight The halls viii o. open Tor
tne Inspection ri the public on FEB
ruary Is and all visitors viii receive
cordial welcome.
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
COL. w. C. GREENE SUED
BY TEXAS LIQUOR DEALER

Ell PASO, Texas, Dec. PSI. B. Die
ter a wholesale liquor dealer and brew
er, has sued Col. W. c. Greene. the cop
per mine owner, for $4,000, alleging that
this should ba his share of money al
legged TO have been received from the
Stone Webster Electrical Company, Of
Boston. operators of the El Paso street
car and light system. for abandoning a
franchise for an electric car line held
jointly by Dieter and Greene and the
latter's associates.
Dieter was granted a franchise two
years ago and says he turned 1t over to
Greene and associates to work out, they
agreeing TO advance $1,000 at once, and
later form q company and raise col
lateral to build the whole system. The
petition sets out that the defendants
actually did furnish an amount of
money about s.. .000 with which certain
short pieces of street railway were con-
structed in the city. but that the de-
PENDANTS entered into a secret agree
ment. by which defendants received
sum amounting to at least $40. 600 for the
abandonment of the project.
The Washington times., 1906-12-28

Without any apparent attempt 10 make
IL SO il hegins TO look as II the year on
the Washington Stock Exchange will
go out Ia a blaze of glory and the total
trading OF the last week make a very
respectable showing when the record
comes to be made up. Nor Is II confined
TO any particular group OF stocks, al
though the Coppers have the call and
Railways and Gas generally the leaders
are allowed. through causes well known,
20 subsIde into P state OF unusual quiet
Today the activity and interest in
Mitchell Mining continued and prices
held from around 5@s. Options were
most in demand. and out OF a total of
,705 ], $50 were bought IN that way. This
class Of trading requires little immediate
cash. and Is. therefore, very popular at
this time, when the money market is
not particularly easy. The price paid
for options today was one-eighth better
than that OF yesterday. At the close
cash stock was plentiful at or. Whue
equally the bid was strong for large
blocks. but one-eighth less
In the railroad class there was good
buying OF Capital Traction and the price
held firm at Ia on the largest amount
OF trading for some time The railway
common went at 90. and one small lot
filed up the measure or the bidding.
New high records were established in
bank stocks on sales OF Commercial at
2U6lA. For long time the figure secured
pegged at 200. but since the dividend has
been declared the figure has been raised
several points,
Miscellaneous sales of Norfolk and
Washington teamboat stock at 80
showed no dimunition OF interest, not
WiJhstandiuE the published statement of
Z possible rival CBTnDauE- TGteuBlra
was taken at %. while Mergenthaler
registered about the only loss Of the
day, 10 the extent of a full point Ian
sJOn was neglected.
The amenities OF the occasion received
rather severe shock in "A dispute be-
tween "A prominent bank and broker over
the question of the cerfihcation OF
checks ia the usual course OF settle
ments. While the mater was largely
peIsonal II cropped out in the form OF
expressions which were overheard
throughout the room
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
VIE THE VOICE PLUMBERS.

When plain. unvarnished youth de-
cides 70 have his voice cultivated. it's
high time to examine his head Anc the
@ @Deht thinS 10 use on the job is a
It's all very well for a girl to hurry
East WITH the money that Der fond papa
sWeated blood 70 save and spend Ii try
ing 10 have a little talent grated on
her laTnyX. and the other Latin portions
OF her vocal valves. Even though she
De crowded ont OF the grand opera bus-
mess by a conspiracy on the part OF
Media EameS. and Oscar Hammer
stein, she can go back home, and sins
IN the choir About all she has 10 do IS
70 pick out Il becoming hat and roll her
eyes at the right place IN the sermon
ana pretty soon, II the minister is young
and unmarried. and sufficiently calloW
and pin-feaJ JheFish, she'll have him fig-
uFing Out how two can live in parson-
age on salary that isn't big enough for
one. should the parson fail her she falls
back on the leader Of the choir. who If
ne runs true TO form. Will have raw oys-
ter eyes. an excitable Adams apple, a
WhlIe tie an unreasonable nature
large pink ears and steady work as as
slstant bookkeper IN the Farmers Ma
uoEal.
But with a mere man. how different!
30 such lite-net awaits him when he
fails. But he banks upon the impress
sion, so common in the provinces, that
the vocal teachers Of New York are
set OF gifted plumbers who can take
and give him any kind Of q voice he
wants.
His finish is known 10 all. His parents
are still as proud OF him as a young
dentist is OF his first filling. and the
home paper speaks OF his success III the
city but the only place his name ap-
pears in print locally Is or the third
page OF the programme Immediately pre-
ceulug the bTief mention Of the lady who
cesl lgHed the costumes and the gentle
man who painted the scenery.
True. ne is on The stage regularly but
the audience never gets a peek AZ him.
except when the back row OF the male
chorus comes down and swings across
He gets the magnificent sum Of SO q
week for being a brigand IN foolish
velvet coat, with his limbs bandaged
between the knees and ankles with
criss-crossed tapes. You may have no
tced that all comic opera brigands
are supposed TO have sore legs.
in the course OF years. II he is gallant
and steady, his salary Is raised to 5000
and he is promoted to d speaking part.
something like this.
See, comrades here comes our gal
liant leader! Let Us greet him with a
song
The Funny Part; Yet a fresh crops OF
them comes on every fall.
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
CITY AND COUNTRY WAYS.

A New York observer says that IL is
easy 10 pick cut a country man in a
hotel dining room or a restaurant. apart
rom his general appearance, which may
not tell a story, because ne does not
dust the seat OF his chair before draw
ing uD 10 the table lie has one other
peculiarly which distinguishes him, he
does not betray the slightest fear when
the waiter approaches him The de
meanor OF the citihed man OF the world
IS very different, He stands in awe of
the waiter and shows IL, although he
uretends 10 be at his ease. He wonders
If his clothes are producing the desired
Impression. II he can order as the waiter
thinks nc should order and If his tips
viii be satisfactory. A thousand and
one misgivings and aprehensions assaii
I he regular diner OUT IN public places
which do not disturb the countryman.
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
MARKET IRREGULAR
AFTERTHE OPENING
Strength Was Shown in
Most Stocks During the
First Hour.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-The stock mar
ket opened irregular. The only notable
price changes occurred in Great North
ern preferred, which advanced IA, and
Canadian Pacific. which was down d
point. Fluctuations in other stocks were
very narrow. AtchisOn and Union Pa
cide were down y, while Reading and
81. Paul showed initial advances of Il
Erie gained Is. Amalgamated Copper
declined = and Steel common advanced
the same amount
After a strong opening the stock mar
ket became somewhat Irregular. with
the bulk OF the traders arrayed on the
bear side and some renewed liquidation
of speculative accounts consequent upon
the closing of the year that caused re-
cessions from the highest range in the
first few minutes. Reading, which was
again the most prominent feature. was
bought on d large scale. Price move
ments in the rest of the list followed
those Of the Reading, early gains being
succeeded by a general reaction in which
number of Issues fell below yester-
days closing figures Government bonds
unchanged. other bonds were steady.
The stock market after the first hour
continued irregular and without much
feature. The general tendency was
slowly downward
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
Description Is Meager.
WANTED TRADING STAMPS.

Among the purchasers Of new elk
for-a-quarter trolley car tickets recent
iy was an early morning shopper on
Market street ear, who, after she had
fshed cut a silver quarter from her
purse. looked at ii with bulging eyes. IS
though she considered it a pretty good
sized piece OF money to spend IN car
fare all at once. She gave up the money.
however, when the conductor came
around and received FIVE tickets In re-
turn. why. don't I get six?" she ex-
claimed. Yes, madam" replied the
conductor. but I've taken out one for
this ride" The woman saw the point
and reIapsed into silence for a while
But look here" she said, when the
conductor passed her again, her eyes
tWinhHng ''ts this all / get holding
out the five tickets. That and the ride,
madam" was the reply, Why said
the bargain hunter. Il thought the
company was going 20 give trading
STAMPS
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
FROST FOR CUSTOMS OFFICERS.

The worst case Of frost that the
Government ever encountered in its
business OF collecting duties from re
turning tourists was experienced when
the customs oilCials examined the bag
gage Of 81 cabin passengers who ar
rived IN New York on the North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Friedrich der Crosse
from Bremen. Every oDS. of the 1rst
and second cabin passengers made
chased nothing abroad ard that they
had nothing dutiable IN their personal
effects. One inspector found a near
gold watch that a second cabin passen-
ger had failed 10 declare and Ihe pas
sengeT was taxed s. duty. When the
customs cashier made his return with
the solitary e bill the custom houso
officials were amazed. The incident IS
UNPARALLELED IN Government records.
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
PLACED ON RECORD

Interest-Yetta B1dman TO Esther
RosenthaI, Lille Schlosberg, Norris
Rldman, and Leroy L. Bildman, all in
1erest in estate of Joseph Biidman,
1874 Riggs street northwest-Henry f.
Pellew 1t uX. 10 John Jay Gould. lot
g. square 30, $40.
North Columbia Heights-Fanny w.
Gresham 10 Gilbert COngdon, lots /,
3s a. block 6, $40,
Uniontown-John Scrivener ct uX. 10
John r. Osborn, part lots $50, 81, 2S2,
Efingham place. MeIendez King
10 Alice Y. Williams, part lot H., block
IInfontown-John Scrivener ct ux. 10
Jacob NJ. Shepard, part lots 2S3, 2S4, 2S5,
$40
Seventeenth and P streets northwest
Mary NJ. SyphaX to Patrick F. Hannah
and Lillian Hannah, lot It. square 1S0,
$40.
1929 CorcOran street northwest-Pat-
rick r. Hannah ct ux. TO Mary NJ
Syphax. lot ii. square 179, $40.
Long MeadoWs-JOSeph c. Sheriff OF
ux, to Andrew .. Nash, lots So, 81, IS,
American University Heights-Sarah
J. Croissant ct al. to Lemuel b. Lane,
lots and 8. block S, $1,000.
DObbins Addition-Arthur NJ. Wheelef'
committee, ct al, to Chapman W. Mau-
pin, lot y. square ., $40.
1854 Third street northwest-Mlnnle r.
Griffng ct viT. Harry w. 70 Patrick
Mccarthy, lot z. square $40, $40.
North Columbia Heights-isaac h
Bryant et ux 10 Hugh }. Murray lot
lie Droit Parl1-scott Nesbit ct ux. 70
Archibald II. Grimke, part lot q block
s $40
Mt Pleasant and Pleasant Plains
Franklin 7. Sanner ct uX- 10 William w
Townsend, rear part lot as $40.
Washington Heights-James NJ CTrlggs
et uN- 10 Timothy II. OConnor, lot %
block 8. so.
1115 and 1llT Seventh street southeast
Singleton l. Cooper ct uXsIo Joseph Il
Chiveu, part original lot a, square SS2
$40.
Second street northwest extended-EV.
Riley Deeble ct uX- TO District OF Co
lumbia, lots A, B. c, block II. Effingham
Place. AMI lots 26, p, and part lot .,
block ., addition 10 lie Droit Park,
Sl2. .797. 50.
2727 Y street nOrthwest-Anna r.
Brown et vir, Edward H, to James b.
Archer. jr., and Eugene j. Bernhard.
trustee. part lot 152, square 1886 SO
1912 Church street northwest-Joseph
a McDuliie ct uX TO James and Maria
A Kicks, lot S. square 194, SO.
Deanwood Heights-JOhn W. Gregory
et uX. to Fannie William, lot 81 square
10. $40.
Bingham Place-Charles S. Harrison
TO Archibald H. Grimke, east one-haIf
lot II. block z, SO.
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
HAVING on TRE LAwYER.

Sir Henry Irving was at one time a
witness in a case OF street robbery He
had seen a sneak thief make OFF with
girls pocketbook and he consented to
appear al q witness for the girl.
The thiefs lawyer was Of the type
that roars and rants at witnesses and
attempts TO break them down. He tried
this method on the distinguished actor.
And at what hour, sir. did this hap
pen2'
Il think" began Sir Henry, when
the lawyer interrupted with.
1T isn't what you think. sir; its
what you know that We want.
Don't you want 10 know what /
thinE7" mildly asked the actor.
Il do not" the lawyer snapped out.
We'll then" said Sir Henry, Il might
as we'll leave the witness box. I can't
talk without thinking. m not law
yer"
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
OUR AGED NAVAL OFFICERS.

Our navy is overweighted with age in
It's personnel Before an officer can at
tain position IS captain or flag officer
he Is about sixty years old. The young
est captain IN the United States navy
is tfty-five. and he has served only four
and a half years. The youngest flag
officer is dfty-nine. There is a marked
difference IN other naVies In that of
Great Britain the youngest captain in
command at sea is thirty-five, and he
has served over eleven years in this
grade. In France the youngest is forty
seven; in Germany, fOTty-two: in JaDan
thlrty-eight. The youngest flag officer
in the British navy is forty-fiVe
fourteen years younger than the young
est American flag cfficer.-Newark IN.
j. Advertiser.
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
HERO GAVE LIFE
FAR UNDER RIVER
Man Caught 800 Feet Be
meath Surface in Bel
mont Tunnel.

NEW YORK. Dee. 2s-Workmen today
are working franticalIy in the Belmont
tunnel from Manhattan 10 Long Island
City in an effort TO recover the body of
Thomas Brown, foreman of a tunnel
gang, who was buried under a rush Of
water and qutcksand, 3O1 feet below the
East River yesterday afternoon when a
blOwcul occurred
Brown lost MS life in trying to save
ms Fellow workers. When the blowout
occurred he shouted TO the men 10 run.
lie waited 10 see that everyone was well
on MS way before starting for safety
hlm5eif. He was caught in the rush OF
sand and water
The Washington times., 1906-12-28
Hollis Reid Disappears,
Aunt Seeks Him I,3 Days
Mrs. L. E. ReveIl, of This City, AdvertiSes for
FaVorite Nephew, Who Fails to Reach Her
Home From B. and O. Station.

''WiIl any person who has seen or
heard of a boy. thirteen years old.
named Hollis Reid. please communicate
with Miss l. E. Revel. 2lls Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest"
This advertisement appears in The
Times today. 1t is the endeavOr Of an
anxious aunt To locate her faVorite
nephew, who has been lost In Washing
ton since December Is lie came to this
city from Boyce. Clark county. Md. to
spend the Christmas holidays with her,
but never reached her home.
Description Is Meager.
The only description Miss Revell can
give Of the lad is that he has black
heis, gray eyes, and wore leather boots
The aid Of the police has been enlisted
but without result.
The lads father IS a paralytic. His
mother is dead. The father could pro-
The Washington times., 1906-12-28

vide no Christmas for him and agreed TO
allow him to come to Washington.
Miss ReVell has learned that the lad
arrived at the Baltimore and Ohio sta
tion on December 15 and asked Il po-
hceman where she lived. The boy was
placed on car, and told to go 10
Police Headquarters. He had never been
TO Washington before. and did not know
where Police Headquarters is located.
Since he boarded the car and started
for Police Headquarters he has not
been seen or heard Of by his relatives.
Uncle's Search Fruitless.
After spending the holidays with his
aunt, the lad intended visiting his uncle.
WHlet Revell. at Silver yIil. Va Mr.
Revel wrote and inquired as 10 wheth-
er the lad had arrived here, and re-
ceivins a negative reply, came TO Wash
ingtOn, and made a search for his
nephew. but his attempts 10 locate the
lad were futile.
The lad has not returned home. 1t
Is believed ne is still In Washington. and
has not the proper food or clothing.