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The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-04
1905 IN BRIEF
The Chief Events of a
Notable Year.
SHORT DAILY RECORD
Last Chapters of the Var In
the East.
THE YEARS OBITUARY ROLL

Political Affairs, Miscellaneous,
Sporting and Personal items-Loss
of Life and Property by Accidents,
Shipwrecks, Storms and Cont1a-
Rrations-A Chronological Review.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-04

H. Political: In a speech to German sub
jects at Tangier the kaiser declared
that the integrity OF Morocco would
be maintained
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14
OUR PROTECTION TARIFF.

No good Democrat can find fault
with anything said by Mr.. Bryan in
his interview cabled from London ami
printed IN yesterdays Bulletin. That
he Is more radical than he was in
1896 may be true ane SIN he may be
entirely within the pale OF hat con
servative Democracy under whose
control this country made IL greatest
strides in substantial pro. perity. Mr.
Bryan admits that the conditions
which. in his opinion made the free
coinage of silver desirable have
changed. so that this is not now an
issue. and so far as the trusts are
concerned. he is certainly not too
radical when he declare "our effort
should be TO distinguish between
those corporations which are legiti-
mate and those aggrgations of wealth
which are organized for the purpose
OF pnhlic plumber. and appeal for sup
port to those only who are willing to
have tie government pi5tect each
person II enjoyin his own earnings"
Some years ago congress raised a
high tariff wall around this country
for the protection Of infant Industries
in the home market. II was not long
before those industries reached the
proportions of giants. They had the
home market secure and we're looking
over the wall at foreign markets with
wisfful eyes. They had but one of
two avenues by which to maintain an
increased business. They must fall TO
competing in the home market among
themselves and thus reducing the
price. cut down profits in order 10 ex-
tend their business, OF they must CON-
bine together TO hold the price up to
the limit afforded By protection and
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14
SOME HOT SHOT"

Dick Yates has issued a large sheet
giving clippings from newspapers of
The state. commenting on the Repub'
lican senatorial candidates A para.
graph in one corner of the shee:
which is anonymous. seems to be
from the pen of the Ex-Governor him.
self for Il sounds so much like him
Il is as follows:
Under the foxy and SLY leadership
Of Shelby " CuIlum a federal trium-
yirate has been formed in the State
and is today debating 20 The Republi.
cans OF Illinois with the insolence Of
despotism An army of federal office
holders including judges Of the courts.
clerks of the courts. bailffs of the
courts, marshals and deputies. district
attorneys and assistants. revenue col
lectors and deputies bank examiners
and bank receivers, receivers in bank
rnptcy, trustees in bankruptcy, still
house gaugers and still house store
Keepers pcstmasters, rural route in
spectors postal inspectors, and rural
route carriers, thousands of them
drawing Ia year an aggregate OF ten
million dollars and contributing TO all
purposes an average Of five
per cent Of these millions All these
today are demanding in loud acclaim
The return Of Shelby VI. Cullom to the
United States senate This political
federated inggernaut. not yet satisfied
with its ruin, Is grinding into the du
all the rights and privileges Of Illinois
republicans To name their own candl-
dates and formulate their own plat
forms or principles
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14
FILL UP THE CITY.

The movement started by the citi-
zens meeting last night. at the rooms
of The Commercial club, Is one of
much greater importance than may
appear at first glance. II Is of q
piece with with the Greater Cairo"
movement. in full sympathy with the
spirit thereof and as such merits en-.
thusiastic popular approval. The talk
of filling mp the city has been heard
long enough. The actual work Is
about to begin and this step OF last
night is In the right direction. for
II will save the people of Cairo many
thousands of dollars in the work Of
Improvement upon which they have
started, besides yielding a profitable
investm ent for those who may identify
themselves with the improvement
company.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14
PUMPING PROCESS PROPOSED
FOR FILLING UP THE CITY
Forty Thousand Dollar Company to be Composed
Entirely of Citizens Of Cairo Will Do the
Work--CommitteeS Chosen

) For some weeks past q movement
has been on foot which viii be of tn,
. greatest importance in connection witt
the extensive work which has beer
inangurated in the city in the wa,
of filling low streets and low lots
The talks of filling up the city" has
been heard for many years but nc
formidable movement in that direc
ton has been made since that which
was started by Mayor Halliday in the
eighties and which was considered
rather too big a proposition at that
| time, since it contemplated filling the
| lower part of the city to a grade with
Ohio street. The movement now in
hand Is 10 organize for work and it
seems certain TO prove successful.
The purpose is TO organize local
company for the purpose of procur-
ing the necessary machinery to fill
the low streets and lands Of the city
by the pumping process.
~ q meeting Hclu recently II com"
mittee consisting of John F. Rennie.
w. p. June and VIM. Wagner was an
pointed to visit Kansas City, Mo,
where work similar To that proposed
TO be done here has been going on for
years. The committee went there and
made a thorough investigation. return
ing about ten days ago and last night
made formal report TO a meeting of
citizens held at the Commercial club
rooms pesided over by Mr.. J. b. Ma
gee; and their report was entirely
favorable. They found conditions in
Kansas City much less favorable than
here, for doing filling by this process.
but state that the mashinery and
equipment employed do the work in
most satisfactory manner
The report of these gentlemen was
heard with much interest and it was
at once decided to inaugurate a move
ment to organize for work here. Vari-
)us plans were discussed, but that
finally decided upon was to organize a ,
company to be composed entirely of /
of Cairo, which is "a. procure
he necessary machinery and'Nake con
ractc to do the work. The capital /
stock is to be $4,000 which will be
ample for all the needs of the com
Iany. and it is intended to make the
company a popular one. accepting sub
scriptions to stock from whomeyer
nay wish to be identified wit hthe en-
erprise.
Committees were appointed which
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14

sell their surplus In foreign markets
and that is exactly what they do. be
cause that yields more profit than any
other available ayeue. That is why
The great Industrial combinations in
all the products that are taxed have
sprung up all over the country: that
il why they are selling abroad more
cheaply than at home; that is why the
prices Of things we buy Is under the
Nominations and control of combina-
fions, and a rival factory with more
| favorable locality and closer market
which would tend TO bring down the
price. is crushed 10 earth by these com
binations who then say 10 the Re-
publican party: stand pat How
mlich do you want to keep this game
going?"
That is not the worst effect of Ii
II not only STILES competition, but ii
bars the door to every coming Young
American. whether in individual man /
enterprise or in the domain |
of labor, or both. II forces the home |
market under the control OF combina-
tons, prevents indus trial competition,
bars the door TO increased employment |
Of labor, and thus destroys every YES
tige OF a square deal to the American
voter.
Under normal conditions, applicable
TO all trade everywhere, under all
IL unaffected by other lays
/ is an economic principle, as eternal
n trade as is the law of gravitation,
hat the price OF product in the
urthest market in which il Is sold,
ess the cost and commissions of sell
ne it there. fixes The price of the pro- :
uct in all intervening markets and in
he field of production as well The
in the country long ago
ound out that if the hens lay more ,
ggs in Indiana than the local market
an take care of, and they are shipped :
} Chicago and New York and other
reat cities then the city price, less :,
le cost Of shipping the goods there :
nd the commission of the wholesaler :,
nd the retailer fixes the price of :
very egg laid in Indiana, and the =
en- nor anybody else cannot get away =
ON that law.
Every wheat raiser, every cotton ?
User, every man who has thought Of :,
whether he comprehends the phil "
iophy of the law or not, has felt it =
its operation and result There is "
II one class of people in the United y
ates that do not conform TO this law II
he manufacturer who sells abroad
reaper than at home violates this =
ndamental and universal law Of o.
ade to which everybody else who ~
finishes a product TO be sold in ex- -
SIS Of his individual consumption ~
ust conform. And the protective -
riff alone enables him to do this.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14
AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.

In this issue Of The Bulletin appears
in fun probably tine most important
official document which has been
given To the reading public of Cairo
in many years 1t /. the ordinance
passed by the city council last Tues.
day night. providing for the construc.
ticn of the gTea Commercial avenue
sewer. 1t fills ten full columns of
space in this paper approximately
1910 lines or 112T0 words 1t took
many DAYS OF careful work TO prepare
il and it is a complete outline of the
big sewer, every detail of construction
being set forth in legal phrase so that
misrepresentation or evasion may be
as nearly impossible as IL can be
made. II took The Bulletins two
machine operators. Messrs Weisen-
bach and Orrick. a little over four
hcurs to put this formidable docu-
ment into type, striking the key
board on an average 80 times for
every line. 5.79G times for every
column. and $500 times for the en-
tire ordinance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14
TWO SOCIALIST CANDIDATES.

Upton Sinclair author of The Jun
gle" the book which started the pack
ing house scandal. Is to run for con
gress on a socialist ticket. In nOmi-
mating him the socialists will do some
what better tnan their brethren in
Colorado. who have nominated for
governor William ID. Haywood. now
in prison charged with the murder Of
Ex-Governor Stuenenberg Of Idaho
Springfield News.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14

are to take further steps in the move
mem ana report 10 q future meeting
Messrs Rennie, June. Wagner and
| Kelly are TO ascertain the cost OF
| snch plant as Cairo will need for
the work in hand. and Messrs. Angus
l-eek, Chas. Feuchter, Ir.. e. G. Pink
| and Jas. II Galligan constitute the
committee on permanent organization
From indications last night there Is
reason TO believe that il will not be
difficult To place the $4,000 stock, as
those present at the meeting who ok.
pressed willingness TO become iden.
titled with the company made offers
'aggregating $4,000. But ii is the de-
sire Of the promoters of this enter
prise TO make ii a popular one and
they feel that the people of Cairo will
respond very generally to the solcl-
tations of the committees.
President Smith. of the Cairo &
Thebes railroad. who has long had
this move in mind and talked much
about il when not talking or thinking
about the other important matters he
has had in hand. was present at these
meetings and stated last night that
his company alone would have work
for this improvement company that
would employ their machinery fully
nine months, to its full capacity and at
a good profit, although the cost to his /
company would be about half that of |
The other processes employed in fill |
Ing and the amount of work to be |
done on the streets of the city and on |
he STREETS of the city and on the low |
ground owned by citizens would keep /
he company employed a long time, |
while the amount of money saved to I
he people of Cairo in the cost of the
work would run into many thousands
Of dollars The estimated cost Of
loing the filling in District No |, as
liked by the engineer is $4,000 and
his would be cut in half if the filling
process is adopted.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14

The above Is a correct and true
statement Of the circulation OF the
Cairo Bulletin for the year 1905 and
for the month of June 1906.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 30th day Of June. 1906.
LEO j. KLEB,
(Seal) Notary Public.
My commission expires January 1G
1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14
For County Judge.

We are authorized to announce
WILLIAM S. DEWEY as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
County Judge of Alexander County
at the ensuing primary election on
August 4, 1906.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14

The Bulletin 10 on sale at the fol.
lowing places:
coleman's, 214 Eighth street.
Halliday House News Stand.
Walkers, 10 Sixth street.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14

BIRDS POINT, MO.


Birds Point. Mo-. July u, 1906.
Mr.. Joe Scott he Young disciple OF
Pan. wishes his kind sympathetic
friend to accept his most sincere
thanks for his solicitude and sympa
Thy for him in his illness. He de Tres
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14

With all this labor put upon It hy
attorney and skilled wofkman one
may assume that it will merit the
perusal of all the people of Cairo es
pecially the tax payers who are 10
pay fer the improvement provided
for: but II Is likely that very few will
do SO. trusting 30 tie men whom they
have choen 30 attend to their affairs
10 see that il Is all right However. It
would be well il citizens would file
this paper away for future reference
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14

his unknown friend 70 not be alarmed
as the Flntitis Is nor a fatal disease
as Il has been diagnosed by some or
The most eminent physicians OF the
day. as il was learned that no fatal
results come 10 the one afflicted with
the disease. Also he would like to
state that he extends his regrets to
he mc>nbers of the fair sex who Were
compelled to take 10 the tall timber
The poor, dear. little delicate, angelic
creatures, II Is TO he hoped the next
time they hear sounds emanate from
a flute they will MOI be so severely
shocked. And the dear old mothers,
may they again be enjoying their
usual domestic felicity after the
copious flow of tears. After the rain
comes the sunshine. My dear I'M
known pencil pusher and nerve grab
Der whenever the protnbeafances on
the side of your craa:um receive any
sound they cannot comprehend or
tolerate, beg leave 10 simply say ~
as YOU have been used to the melo-
llons sounds Of canine music.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14

Mrs. James Russell assisted by her
charming daughter. Miss Annie. en-.
tertained Thursday afternoon at their
beautiful country home, with Il five
O'Clock tea complimentary TO Miss
Sue Evans and Mrs. Huduel of Smith.
Vile, Texas
Henry eagle. the shadow grabber"
Is again at his post on the incline en-
CINE after an illness OF several weeks.
Miss Sue Reyele who is visiting
friends at onion City, Tenn. will en-
route to her home fl; Lutesvlle, Mo,
make a short visit to her father. Capt.
John Revelle, and sister. Miss Minnie
Revelle, principal and assistant Of
tn Birds Point schools.
John Rooney, the popular and
smiling young railroader leaves for
bu siness trip to Knoxville, Tenn. with
the intention of locating there.
Mr.. Frank Brown. the handsome
of this vicinity spent Sun
lay in the shade OF The old apple
Tree" at Charleston with the idol OF
his alteration.
The Pasttime Orchestra, under the
of Chas. Hodge of Cairo,
furnished some excellent music at the
lepot Thursday evening The Organi
,ation is composed OF the clerical
'orce of the Cotton Belt office and I'M
Ter the leadership of such an accom-
)ished musician as Mr.. Hodge hope
,oon 10 tart out on a concert tour"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday circu-
lation for the year 1905 .2f28
Average daily and Sunday circu-
laiion for the month OF June
,aac oNoo
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14

tcOneIudea On Third Psssl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
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arms to the bands crossing the bust and
| appear almost as a dropping extension of
| these last.
From the horizontal bands crossing the
body at the bottom of the lace yoke the
mousseline Is gathered in very full Just
! below the bust and also at a similar point
| in the back another band, half-inch
wider, of cloth of gold ribbon is wound
around the figure and drawn in slightly so
shaping the gown in to the outline of the
| figure. This lower band Is inches above
| the waist line, and from this point the
| inner robe is much more scant. and the
| whole robe clings in more to the figure.
From this point also the robe falls in
| fraceful but fun folds. and is bordered
| at the bottom by very wide band of cloth
of gold matching the ribbons. This is at
| least ten inches wide
| To go with this there is a superb long,
| loose mantle of violet hued velvet ex-
| quisitely embroidered around the rolled-over
collar and lined with lavender mousseline.
X
Miss Linda Gilbert Plimpton, now Mrs.
James Ditmars Remsen, wore a white
chiffon wedding gown over satin, and a
very graceful one it was. with its borders
| outlined in Greek key pattern with folds
of white satin, and another fold at the ex-
IRENE edge. The chiffon was draped on to
| the foundation so that the brides hand
some figure was set off to good advantage.
Hc lIiliI SulIIco yOhe udu pIOJeSSii6 Jul
from under its edge fiounce Of duchess
lace in bertha effect, and the short, puffed
sleeves also showed duchess lace above
nous, single-fold affair of tulle fastened
to the brides blonde hair by coronet of
orange blossoms.
The bodice of the robe had its folds
drawn down tightly to the slight pointed
girdle of satin, and from below the girdle
the jupe fell in fold effect. The train was
Of the usual length and round.
X *
Miss Grace Minot Plimpton was her SIS
ter's maid of honor and only attendant
Her pink chiffon gown had a bolero, or
rather eton coat effect in chiffon, edged
with ruchngs of pink satin finished by
tiny white lace ruff1es.~
The gathered skirt had two or three in
sertions perhaps an inch And a quarter
wide, let in around the bottom. Her large
pink hat was trimmed with an immense
pink ostrich plume. starting from the GEN.
ter from under a huge pink rose, and this
plume trailing across the top of the hat
swept off it at the left back. She carried
pink chrysanthemums.
* x
Mrs Mary Minot Plimpton, the mother
of the bride, was in gray liberty satin,
with a sweeping skirt and a bodice en-
surplice to the front. There was a
stock, yoke and ruffles of Florentine lace,
and twist of orange-colored velvet ribbon
showed at one side of the corsage. The
elbow sleeves of satin were finished with
cuffs of the white lace, through which mar
row bands of orange-colored velvet were
drawn and tied at the back in tiny bows.
Mrs Plimpton's chapeau was a pale-gray
toque trimmed with gray and white bird
49, n cn MIR q
orange color.
MARIE E. WELDON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

All sorts of revelations were expected ON
the publication Of the late Queen victoria
letters which was promised Tor next
month King Edward, however, has stop
ped or rather delayed the publication LORD
Esther and A. c. Benson are the editors
were full of spice, but also revealed good
many skeletons in the closets of noble
Families. and affected well-known irving
people When this became known the king
was applied to by some OF the most lnfiu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
The Family Skeleton.

From Puck.
Grandson-"Well, grandpop, I've discov-
cred that we are descended from foreign
nobleman"
Grandpa Hardscrable-"Wal, p'raps ye're
right, Jimmy-but TIL family's bin respec-
table ever since l kin remember
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

entail In order to prevent their private
affairs and perhaps painful revelations or
family secrets to get out, while they lived,
the king ordered a wholesale revision, and
he will now first read all the letters which
are to be used. This being the case, King
Edward will largely be the editor of the
volumes and Lord Esher and Mr.. Benson
merely the compilers
x x
Stranger than fiction, indeed. is the story
which comes from Paris Of lola and the
curious incident of a bibulous donkey. The
donkey's master, arrested with his animal,
both being drunk, gave the excuse that he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

treated the donkey comrade and every
time he took drink. he gave one TO the
donkey The cables carried the story in
detail. lola in his work La Terre' tells
of donkey who wandered into shed fill
ed with watts of wine, and, drinking his
fill, was soon so drunk he had to be
taken home in a cart. When the book APP
peared critics rushed into print from ev-
erywhere, and called lola names for ever
dreaming that donkey would drink liquor
or could get drunk.
Real life, after many years, has proved
Zola' S case.
If you want work read the want coll
umnS of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

Barrie. W. W. Jacobs, Guy Booth5y, Ian
Maclaren and Frankfort Moore.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-27
SCULTOR BORGLUM HAS FINISH
ed STATUE

1'na Gutzon BorelHm statue. whi>h
va present 1 % the Cnileratty Of
Neva'a 1E Clarence Nackev in hon
OF Of the Nevada pioneer. Io@r Mack
a.. IN, been finished in the Borall.n
studio in New York. l. will he Sror-
ed in New YORK until May. wnen i
viii he Skipped here for ms alIatjon
Tie e-atrr was made at a cost Of
So Gee.
Presitanf Sfubbs received a rela-
gram Christmas day from Clarence
M2ckay. sending sim holiday greet
ing. Mackay will not come to Ne
yada Dr.. Stubhs says. until the min
ING building is completed in May
The present indications are that a
delay will b caused in finishing thu
construction because Of the inability
to procure materials
An interesting program will be ar
ranged for the ceremony unveiline
of the BCrelum statue.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-27
CONVICT GETS
CLEAN AWAY

In some miraculous or underha nded
way. the warden does not know ex-
actly which. the doors of the prison
hospital building were left open last
night and a convict named Ed. Spen-
Ger walked out % liberty. After
which the doors were closed and prop
erly locked. Spencer is still az large
The escaped convict was a hospital
attendant Between his night quar-
ters and the outer air of the prison
yard are three doors. each of which
would have to b. unlocked before he
could leave the uilding. He was
checked off a. he went in with the
other prisoners. and the eXt heard
Of him was when he appeared at a
Japanese house IN Chinatown in this
city and attempted to compel the Jap
to We him some clothes. The Jap
refused and notified the sheriff, VINO
in turn notified warden.
Lieutenant Muller and guards we-e
So. III dJ Dli't l4l an ttbi ~ over
take Spencer before he goc away, but
Up TO the time of going to press nc
report Cf Spencer capture had been
received.
Il is almost certain, ! ) found
the doors were lef- open by design or
otherwise. that the official az will
at the prison devoted to things other
than their duties and the successful
administration Of the institution An
example should b made Of any per
son. emplOve or Otherwise. that as
sisted Spencer to scape
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-27

ing of J. M. Reuck, of Los Angeles;
DR.. f. H Woolsey, Of Oakland; J. Nc
Ross Of San Francisco; E. A. Weed,
of New York; and p Il. Flanagan, J.
c. HagerInan and S. p Davis of Ne
yada will meet in this city in few
weeks to consult with Cotton Borg
lum. the New York sculptor and artist
reia1.ve 70 plans for the decoration of
the interior Of the building The com
mittee will at that time suggest q
president Of the association.