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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-03
THE RAPE OF THE FIRST WARD

Anent recent comments on events
In the First ward il Is interesting to
note some election figures which tell
a story that may or may not be sig
nificant. Until the last two years the
ward has always been the Democratic
stronghold of the city. When party
lines were drawn at all IL coud al
ways he relied upon TO give its ma
iority to the Democratic candidates
In 1890 its Democratic majority was
1877; in 1892. 1871 This was a normal
majority. In 1896 there was lessen.
ing in the size of the majority, but It
was there as usual 10 the extent of ~
votes. In 1898 il was 70, in 1890 it was
10. In 1902, SO. In 1904 when Roose-
Welt made his remarkable race and
Democrats were displeased with Par
ker's candidacy. the majority was
only 4.
In subsequent partisan elections
the ward has gone Republican. al
though reasons which operated
dgainst Judge Parker could have no
Influence whatever TO bring about
such a result Judge Vickers carried it
by rs, and in the recent primary cleo
ton 295 Republican votes were cast,
or SIS more than were cast for Roose
Welt in 1904.
In these last named two elections,
the influence of Edward Maley as
serted itself--not that he was a Re
publican and sought the success OF
Republican men and measures as a
matter of principle. for such men
have no politics on election day-but
that he found 1t to mis- personal ad
vantage, pecuniary and otherwise. TO
favor the men for whom he carried
the ward.
There can be little wonder that men
who are mere servants Of the people.
or who seek TO be mere servants OF
the people. should seek the favor of
this man who had proven himself a
master. and deal gently with him
when he was lin trouble"
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Two OF A KIND.

There is going to be a warm col
test in the congressional district ad
Joining this where Congressman Chap
man will be opposed by Ex-Cnngress
man Williams Both are strong polit
ically. Mr. Chapman has Roose
welt majority n l.000 al his back. and
being a good mixer himself one may
regard It as neryy for any ordinarF
man TO contend with him. But VII
liams Is not an ordinary man he b.
one of the war horses of the Demo
cratic party who has overcome Repuh.
lican majorities before and for whom
the Roosevelt land slide has no ter
rors-
The situation is similar In this dis
frici. with Congressman Smith and
Capt Joplin and we NAV look fof
come feathers in the air in both dis
tricts when the campaign opens in
earnest
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mlly Snmr Eturs
Sprll gailurr
BY REV. DR.. A. II. STEPHENS.

Human skill ingenuity and persistence have accomplished almost
the miraculous they omnpotent The forced growth
conditions responsible hasty premature and
development which in the end suffer defeat.
Goadng and squirting and pamperng and nursing in
surroundings fails produce
successful struggle The beacon which alures the
reasonable the impossible the false guide leading its
tain disaster This the desert mirage which the approach
of the thirsty Traveller grasp of touch
Men should understand the the
and can be sought only imminent peril
In equation this life God the largest factor, the
with which every later reckon.
Emphasis placed the unusual the brilliant the spectacular
instead the honest noble pure good respon-
sbe Tor much that superficial and unworthy Of intelligence,
purposes and day.
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TIME CARD.
CAIRO ELECTRIC AND TRACTION
COMPANY


In Effect January I, 1905.
BELT LINE
Cars are due to leave SecoId Street
going North on Commercial ave-, ev
cry Is minutes from H. N. to u
.. m.
Going North on Walnut Street ev.
cry Is minutes from Cos q. m. ~
10: SO p. IN.
POPLAR STREET LINE
Holbrook Avenue Cars are due Ia
leave Second Street going North ON
Holbrook avenue at F:57; 6:27; 6:42:
6: 81: 7.12 a. IN. and on same minutes
every hour until 1922 and 1l:l2 p. III.
Going West on Twenty Eighth St
at 5:4s: 6:l9: 6:s4; 6:49; and 7:U4
a. m. and on same minutes every hour
until 1924 and 11:04 p. IN
Poplar Street Cars are due to pass
ST. Marys park Is minutes after leav.
ing Second Street and make the trip
around the city In 80 minutes.
OWL CARS
North on Walnut-11: sop. m; 1884
a. M; 1880 a. m; $3.50 am; $3.50 =
M; 4:30 a. M; $3.50 a. m.
North ON Commerclal-12:0 90 p. m:
100 a. m; 200 a. M; 800 4. M;
100 a. m; 500 q. m.
Belt and Owl cars are due to pass
West Thirty-fourth street IS Minutes
after leaving Second street and make
The trip around the city In 80 minutes.
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BUILDING A GREAT TUNNEL
MAY BE LIKE ONE AT CAIRO
New Railroad From Cairo South Offers Fresh
Ground For Reasonable Speculation on
Important Subject

tricians and pipe filters, who look AZ
ter the light wires, air and water con
duts, but the majority of the work
ers are in the unskilled class-the
men who put in place the iron plates
| that form the tubes. Each plate
weighs 4 ton or more, and eleven of
them with a keypiece form com,
plete ring of iron 21a feet wide.
Hydraulic erectors left the iron into
place, and hold ii while it Is bolted
to the ring that has gone before; hy-
draulc rams braced against the new
est ring force the shield forward an
other yard, and so make way for still
another ring This is the routine )f
the tunnel worker. The record is five
rings-1212 feet-in eight hours.
But the dangers of the work? Dan
gers there are, or a certain risk of in
jury. but not enough to worry any
man in good health who will observe
the rules that stare him in the face
from every wall.
For TO make II as safe under the
bed of river as it is on the lands
surface Is the aim of the Pennsylvania
tunnel builders. The old Hudson
river tunnel. which crosses the HUI
son at Morton street, was abandoned
at one time because SO many lives
were lost. The main difficulty was to
keep the river from coming into the
tube and drowning the wOrkmen. The
air under the heavy pressure required
to keep the water from sweeping in
sometimes blew the roof off the tun-
mel altogether. and then the water
poured in in such volume that there
was little or no time for escape
Emergency Curtain For "BIow Outs"
But nowadays the life of the sand
hog is at least as safe as that of the
surface worker. Except at times
when it is necessary to send a few
men ont back of the shield the work
ers are protected by the massive rings
of iron which form the tube, and in /
front is the still more massive shield. !
Still there remains the possibility that Z
the water will break in, and so wher , /
ever this disaster is at all likely 20 1
oecnr. steel emergency curtains sur I
an air lock, are dropped from
the roof of the tunnel They reach .
from the roof to a point just above the !
centre, and the emergency gangway |
from the heading of the tun- !
mel 10 the curtain makes this isle of
safety available at all times. The the 4
DRY Of the curtain is the same as that !
OF the diving bell. Once the men get /
behind ii they know that the water
viii not rise above the edge of the
curtain, and SO while they may be
wet tothe waist. they will always have
breathing space.
Recently in one of the East River
tunnels a pocket of wet sand suddenly
dropped upon the back OF the shield,
and given this avenue of escape, the
air at pressure of "a pounds to the
inch, burst through the bed of the
river. Within a few minutes the tun.
was flooded to a depth of II feet.
but all the workers except two who
wedged each other in one of the shield
made their escape
without difficulty to the emergency
curtain.
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SOME SOUND ADVICE.

Addressing the National Negro
Business League. Of which he Is presi
dent. Booker T. Washington gave the
members Of his race some sound ad
vice. He referred TO the Importance
Of their conducting themselves in such
a was as to command the respect Of
the white race. and declared that afier
studying the conditions and oppor
funilies Of the negroes in the north
and in the south he is Of opinion that
the southern states offer the best
permanent abode for the masses OF
the nsgroes. There l. practically no
section Of the south where the negro
farmer. mechanic. merchant and
banker cannot find encouragement.
opportunity and prosperity. said the
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Therefore nauram performed the important task of eevang
that loves truth But then definite because OBJ
sevaton OF but toward With this means
at hand we travel upward into poetry.
This postulate Sowgeueral recognized throughout Germany
think All poets including the old nauastic damatiseven
write poetry resting the valleys OF
nauran But of this development great confusion
confusion the wordha resulted tt minds of both public and
critics because have mixture OF se-symbosm natural
ism and materasm The settled style OF modern German drama
has yet found We all looking for think though
that be otherwise than elevated form. During the
but broadergauged but less clear We beginnings
OF development but prophesy the direction will ultimately
take.
The petty matters in life have practically disappeared from
drama The period OF the and sordd happily but
would be unjust did add that sordd has ufca
ton art if it elevated the plane OF poetry For instance Maxim
Goris Nacha though ordd the last degree poetcal In
this connection recall the words OF greatest critics
In itself real object unpoeta the poet able
il in the proper manner
Glparzer has said with much truth that if really nothing
more than imitation OF is uperuous for there us
hcaton for initiating mpeecy perfect thing True arto the
question of didaccism presents sefs teacher
and enobes Therefore its collective force ethical
must enforce specific moral Thus similar
When look upon beautiful landscape for instance do de
specific moral although feel its eeyang and nnobng
fuence
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speaker.
Booker Washington realizes that the
negro is dependent largely upon him.
self and that it lies largely with his
own conduct as TO whether he will be
given encouragement and aid in life
He appreciates the deeply injurious
influence of crime among the race as
a stumbling block to progress and
prosperity Said he
"On the negro's part we have a duty
Our lea-ers should see To II that the
criminal negro is gotten rid Of when.
ever possible, Making all allowances
for mistakes. injustice and the influ-
ence Of racial pride. | have no hesita.
ton in saying that one OF the elements
in our present situation that gives
me most concern is the large number
of crimes that are being committed
by members of our race. The negro is
committing too much crime, North
and South"
In Cairo the opinion above OK
pressed is illustrated in the police
court records almost daily. But for
the criminal negro population in this
city the police force Of the city might
be cut in half and still be ample for
all the needs of the community:
whereas under the circumstance as
they are the force is not large enough
to give proper patrol of ali parts o.
The city. OF the 320 arrests made last
month not over ten per cent were
whites. and that Is about the proper.
tion every month. Both our jails are
constantly full of negroes who have
violated the law, and they con.
tirbuted about $500 of their earnings
in August to the police department
Of the city. while other large sums
went TO the gambling dives
But this criminal character of the
negro finds even worse expression
in his social life than il does in the
police record. as incidentally de-
veloped by the school census. viz:
that two-thirds of the negro families
Of the city are without male head
This phase Of the negro character
was also brought out in the raids
made by a squad of police the other
night in order to check the social evil
among them in neighborhoOds where
it has become too aggressive.
STAND PAT COMPLICATIONS
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AUGUST Circulation.

The above is correct and true
statement of the circulation OF the
cairo Bulletin for the year 1905 and
for the month of August, 1906.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 3lst day of July, 1906.
LEO ]. KLEB,
fSeal) Notary Public.
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| The movement to build new rail-
road from Cairo southwark on the
| west bank of the Mississippi river, rs
outlined in yesterdays Bulletin, gives
degree of strength TO the suggestion
thar some OF the trunk lines which are
known 10 be aiming at Cairo from the
north will seek TO cross the river here
into Missouri and the talk of bridge
or a tunnel across the river receives
fresh impetus. There was ample
justification for this conjecture even
before the latest movement, for the
situation and the promised develop
ments pointed logically to this result
Some were inclined 10 scout the sug-
gestion of a tunnel on the ground
that the difficulties presented would
be insnrmountable or at least so great
that the expense would be too great.
But these scouters need only to take
look at what is being done in New
York for the Pennsylvania railroad
company, 10 change their views, for
the difficulties which are being over
come there are vastly greater than
anything that would present itself
here:
Day and night. week days. sun
days and holidays, hundreds of men
are at work boring the under-river
tunnels in and around New York,
Down under many fathoms of water
and yards of mud and rock, the steel
tubes, through which the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad will soon land passen-
gers from East and West in the heart
of New York, are pushed steadily for
ward with no more waste of time
than il takes to change shifts"
Under water work has a fearsome
sound-to those who have never seen
il going on Talk to men who have
been engaged In it for years and you
get another idea. There are plenty
who can speak with authority, for the
world has been searched for men OF
experience 10 build the Pennsylvania
tunnels. On the cross town shafts
sixty Austrians, who got eheir train
ing In the Simplon tunnel, are EN-
Dloyed.
There are engineers and foremen
lere who have runneled Egypt, South
Africa, England and America, and
who look for other subterranean re,
yions TO conquer.
What do you expect to do when
his Job Is finished?" one OF them was
asked.
Get harder job" was the short
answer.
All the excitement was taken out
Of one novice's visit back Of a tunnel
shield by finding tom" Brown. the
oldest foreman on the contractors
staff, seated on pile of riyerbed silt
squeezing mud balls, for the
of finding how much water
he sand carried at that spot. Thai |
nothing bur the air pressure kept the
whole OF the East River from de-
on his head. worried him not
he least.
Days Work of the Tunnel Man.
Skilled labor in the tunnels is in a
minority, however. There are the en-
yineers. who keep the lines straight |
inspect and devise WAYS and means
II overcoming difficulties; and cleo
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To avoid failure and
disaster each must have
a fair conception Of the
limitations imposed up
on human effort. He
must understand the
things he can not do as
well as the things he
can do.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
CaIr3, Alexander County, illinols
Population 1912.

caIro, Alexander County, Illinois
Population 1912.
Mayor, GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, X. "A. HATCHER.
Treasurer, JAMES QUINN.
Comptroller, II. S. DEWEY.
Police Magistrate, A. j. ROSS.
Chief of Police. M. s. EAGAN.
Alexander County, Population 22963.
County Judge. VIM. $. DEWEY.
County Clerk, JESSE Il. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk. LEE b. DAVIS.
Sheriff, JAS. 8. ROCHE.
Coroner. DIR. JAMES McMANUS.
County superintendent of Schools,
PROF. JOHN SNYDER.
Assessor and Treasurer, FRANK Il.
DAVIS.
Board Of County Commissioners.
GEORGE PARSONS.
DR.. EDWIN j. CAUSE.
J. J. JENNELLE, Chairman.
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The portraits OF all

The portraits OF all
the pickpockets OF our
country do not hang in
the rogues gallery.
Pictures OF the biggest
pickpockets OF the
country are not found
there. The man who
takes money which he
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The Bulletin 10 on sale at the fol-
lowing places:
coIeman's, 2f4 Eighth street.
Halliday House News stand.
Walkers, 10 sixth street.
Hiue Front Restaurant.
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Bulletin ads payr Ask any mer
chant that has used its columns durihs
The past year.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday clrcu
lation for the year 1905. .... .2123
Average daily and Sunday circu-
lation for thu month of An
gust, 1906 ................... .2ofo
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SOUTHERN DIVISION

rHE ONLY DIRECT LINE TO NEhPHIs
NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA. At
LANTA, JACKSONVILLE, sA-
vAENAH, vICKBBUR9
and Jackson WILLIE.
3iO5 a. IN. 1.-THE Dixie Flyer" Nsnphis
nashville and Jacksonville,
aiI0 g. m Memphis ard New orlesss Ltu,s.
cd via Bemshis, arriving In Memphis a s;as
.. m! and New Orleans 8:f6 p. M.
600 a. m, Padacah and ouisvtlle.
I:4I .. M, daily, Memphis and New Orlean
Fast Mail arriving In Memphis ct 7;46 p. n. aad
New Orleans at $40 .. m.
I.4I p. m, daily, Nashville, ohatanoorsand
Atlanta.
800 pm. Memphis and New Orleans speois
nrive IN Memphis ct Il:io p. m, New orlsan
10 .95 q. IN. .
sos o M Paduoah end Tout Vile.
srFor through tickets, sleeping car sooom,
modstions and further information apply at
Illinois Central Passenger station. Cairo, M.
J. n. JONES, Ticket ACT.
o, q. HATCH, q. A.
AJBAHRON Passenger Traf3o Manager.
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advanced the cost Of living 81 per cent
since the present tarih law vas en-
acted.
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The best Is always tho cheapest.
Advertisers usA tho ualletin.
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ILLINOIS Central
Corrected to August list, 1906.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Shortest and ouicksst Routsts
St. Louis & Chicago
KwTrains leave Cairo,

1872 q. m. Daily Chicago Vestibuie Limited
arriving in Chicago at IL 80 =. m connecting
with afternoon trains for all points east and
north.
2:2O u. m. Daily st. Louis Night Limited
arriving in st. Louis At 7:0a .. M, connecting
ut Union Station for all points usst. sleepina
cars open at 9;4b D. m.
$40 a. M, Chicago Dayiisht Express
excent SUNDAY, makes all stops between Cairo
Chicago, arriving In Chicago ut $3.50 p. III
$40 a. m. vt. Louis Morning Express
except Sunday, arriving In st. Louis at 1iir
making all stops.
11;l5 n. m. st. Louis Fast M all. Rrri
ing In 81. Louis at $500 p. nj.
1913 q. m. Chicago Midday Special
arriving In Chicago, $3.50 .. m.
2:35p. IN. Daily st. Louis Limited, arr
irving In st. Louis at S:05 p. m, connecting
Union Station for Ransas City, Omaha. Den.
yer, San Francisco and all points west.
2:35 y. IN. Afternoon Express for Odin
EffnxhAm, Nation, Tolona, Champaign. Chi
cago
DIS D. m. Thebes accommodation.
7:I5 d. m. Chicago and Eastern EH
presa arriving in Chicago at 6:30 y, M Indian
apolis 7:25 Cincinnati, 1880 .. M. Buffalo. s:n
.. m. New York 1850 .. IN. Sleeping oars 20
Chicago,
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Ht1asrs nf Grrnta1t Dranta
nj thr prrsrnt Day
BY DR.. LUDWIG FULDA,
Germany's Great Poet-Dramatist.

Ten years ago intense naturalism prevailed on
the German stage but il is gradually disappearing.
This of naturaliSm was merely wave-sone-
thing transitory Yet it had wholesome influence
upon German dramatic art Before the beginning OF
the naturalistic period German literature had been
enmeshed in conventionalism. Ii had originality.
1t depended for its inspiration French literature,
and was not able TO follow the spirit OF German ma
tional life.
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GigyrHt ptrkpnrkrtH
ut thr Tnmntru
BY DIR. LYMAN ABBOTT.

has honestly earned from the pockets OF the people the
bling table SPECTATORS shop industry which young
children ground weatshop order supply cheap goods
far robber than the petty thief on the
In the lie OF baby child and Young college.
ognze made baby child and colgan
when young college and business the whole order
American people accept truth that the
made Tor things and that the OF man the Of
money he make.
What curious phenomenon this is, but that is true of many
people doubt If people accept
change the flag dollar marks and the from
an Cod We Trust" successful honest if YOU but
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be successful.
Is money always the badge OF character:
| recently was talking with a noted lawyer in
New York who told me that for the large
number OF wrong and immoral methods OF
business practiced in New York to large ex-
tent. there was no punishment in the statutes.
The law was codihed years ago ans since then
both law and crime have increased, but crime
has outstripped the law.
Can il be said that money is the badge of
ability TO discern between dishonesty that is
legal and that is illegal and that il is the sign
OF character?
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Alexander
National
Bank

Commercial Ave. and Eighth street,
CAIRO, iLlINois-
surpIus and Undivided Profits, $4,000
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Passengers cities cat ss should bear IN sA @ia
that the Illinois Central Is the quickest ont
arriving In New York at 80 the second day
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STAND PAT COMPLICATIONS.

Another Republican Governor is left
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Interest PAID "a Tine pspssis~
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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-05-08
COMMISSIONERS
ARE IN SESSION

The county commissioners met yes
terday afternoon in an adjourned ses-
sion 10 complete nun beI of matters
tai en- up at the meeting a month ago.
The contract for Temodel'ing the
county court mouse was let to Go. r.
Wilson for S431l. Other bidders were
Chas. Cummings. $4,000; l. J. Bailey
and Co. S5S35; Geo. Watts, $500
Bids for the construction of the new
wagon bridge across the Wenatchee
river at Leavenworth were opened and
the contract awarded to l J. Bailey
and Co. for $4,000. Other bidders
were, Puget Sound Bridge aud DIedg-
ing Co, 1920; Int. Con. Co., S4425.
B. NJ. Chapman appeared before the
com mmissioners for the people of Mon
itor and stated that the 81 900 bonus
demanded by the commissioners to
apply on she construction of bridge
at Monitor, mad been raised and was
ready TO turn over to the county.
The county auditor was ordered to
advertise for bids on the bridge to
be opened at their next meeting.
No bids were put in for supplying
the county with wood as advertised
for after ths last meeting.
The plat of Miller Dale was filed
with the commissioners by Phillip
Miller and accepted.
The commission is in session again
this afternoon and will pfobatly COM
plete it's work tonight. A number of
| reports on county roads ordered at the
last meeting will be gone over and the
usual bills audited.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-05-08
Death OF a Pioneer

Word was received in WenatUhe
this week of the death Of Mrs. Toll.
man Trip, one OF the earliest pioneers
of the Wenatchee valley. said to be
the first white woman who settled
here. Mrs. Trirp died at her old home
in Nevada. Mo-, where she had gone
some ii ago in the hope that her
health might be improved. Mrs.
Tripp resided in Wenatchee until four
or five years ago at which time she
moved to Cashmere, where she owned
a 6ne ranch. Her daughter, Mrs. West
ia resident of the valley and was
with her mother at the time of her
death. Mr. West left tor the east q
few days ag" and will bring the re.
mains to Cashmere where .hey will
be inferred. No GATE has been decid-
ed upon for the funeral % 1t is not
known just when the corpse will al.
rive