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The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-01


Here the stalks were forced over
knives which not only cut off the ears,
but stripped the husks from each ear.
AS fast as the stalks and husks were
removed, they passed to the mouth of
the pipe running into the barn-lOft,
and were blown through it by a re-
vOlving fan. The ears fell into another
hopper, where the kernels were shelled
from each and poured into bag at the
side of the machine, the empty cobs
being carried off by the endless con-
veyOr in the wooden trough. A steam
engine of about ten horsepower was
belted to the shelter and husker, and
operated it so rapidly that the two
human feeders were continually at
work.
That's the sort of husking bee we
have i'm Kansas" said Henry. ''That
machine does more than sixty people
could do, yet it requires only an engin-
eer and two men to feed it. You
know now why Kansas has a corn-lOt
of over eight million acres, besides
beating the rest of this great country
of ours on wheat"
''You folks are certainly up to the
times when it comes to corn grOwin',
but 1 expect you have some big ma
chimes for wheat, too, don't yOu?''
well have to put in a whole day
where they're harvesting to show you
that. One of my fields runs up against
Charlie SheldOn's; but his is much big
ger, and he uses what we call 'trac-
tors My work is done by horse pow
err
''HOw do you tell where your wheat
begins and his leaves off? 1 don't see
any fences
Haven't had time to put 'em UP
yet Too busy with the crops But
We fixed that. We just had each field
surveyed, and we go by the stakes
when We harvest"
1My, but they must be great patch |
es., |
"One of SheldOn's is two miles in a |
straight line from one end to the |
Other.''
The next day, when they reached the |
scene of operation in the wheat field |
the spectacle was one which made |
Uncle Ben gasp with astOnishment. |
He counted the horses hitched to the |
pOnderOus apparatus that loOmed up |
in the sea of waving grain. Ten, TWEEN |
ty- actually thirty -two-in the string. |
they were pulling thresh- |
ing machine with a reaper attached to |
its side; but where the field had been
covered the stalks were still standing!
THAT don't seem to cut very WELL"
said the old man. ''Must be a lot of |
waste
Its different from the harvesters
you have East. Sometimes we leave
the straw in the field if we are in a
hurry, and just run a header over it:
for if we want the straw, we can cut
the stalks any time. What you see is
a heading and threshing outfit. The
header is just what it is called. It'll
clips off the heads Or tops containing
the kernels. As fast as cut, they fall
ff Ialt
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-01
What Uncle Ben Saw on a
Kansas Farm.

By Day Allen Wiley in the Technical World Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30

Special Meeting CT tine City Council
Will Take Up Railroad Fran
chise Ordinance.

In order to settle the railroad fran
chise matter as quickly as possible
so as To permit the beginning of
work on the Improvement proposed
10 be made by the Cairo q Thebes
railroad company a special meeting
of the city council will be held tonight
TO take action upon the ordinances
framed for the purpose of giving the
two railroad companies the necessary
right-of-way over certain streets.
As was understood all along, the
two railroad companies have agreed
between themselves as 10 the matters
at issue between them. The Cairo x
Thebe- company agrees to pay The
Traction company the amount of the
cost of removing the latters track
from Walnut street and laying il
around the loon over Eighteenth
street. Washington avenue and Four
teenth street. This is estimated to
cost Sl.7S3-q2. If the Cairo d Thebe'
had TO build eight or ten crossings
over the Traction company's track at
Walnut stree. he cost would probably
be line same.
No trouble f. anticipated over the
ordinances at the council meeting 5e-
night as the feeling seem 90 be that.
with proper restrictions and require
mems imposed. the ordinances should
pass as quickly as possible
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
Words Used Rut Rarely.

A phiiolog.at was talking about
words There are over 225,O 900 words
in The English language" he said.
but we only use few thousand OF
them. The extra ones are no use to
us. Any man could SIT down with
dictionary and write in good English
story that no one in The world
would understand Here, fer instance.
can ,ou make head or tail Of this?"
And the pniologiat battered off
Bliby
"A anl aeanbuy the ataba Yon
are asweyed Yet this IS no blushets
bobance nor am cudden, either
Though the aabal is dern still VIII
againbuy it,"
Then re translted
81 win ra, YER the drum You ara
amaU3? Y this Is no young erls
boastlug III am / fool, either.
Though TIE drum IS hidden, still viii
J. IT. louisville Couuer
journal
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
WIND AND RAIN
Former Reached Velocity Of Fortytwo
Miles Per Eour-No Damage
on Land or Water

People who made up their minds
some time ago that winter was over
and spring was due have been very
much in dumps because OF the
weather conditions duru the last
weri q TWO Ana Obi ha since
Of wear whom unsettled condition
OUGHT 10 be looked fir
I Tday WAS q peciaIiy bad or
millinery openings quarter SHOES.
fawu colofed suits. Shirt waists and
things Ike that The drIzzling rain
was blown in eleven different ways
in every block and an umbrella was
no better than toy clothes house
for protection
The wind blew strong all day reach
ing its maximum velocity of ~ miles
per hour at 100 in the afternoon The
though continuous, was very
light measuring only 80 of an inch
for the "A hours ending last evening
at z O'Clock. No damage was done
anywhere in the city
On the rivers boats had difficulty
making landings. The Dick Fowler.
instead of swinging about in the har
Dor in a grand circle, as she always
does was content TO sneak slowly into
port and stick her onse against the
bank above the wharfboat. which must
nave hurt Capt Orders pride very
ieeply.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
OPINIONS OF OTHERS.
A Hint to Wives.

just a hint, in conclusion, 10 wives
in general, II has always seemed 70
MS a matter of connubial duty. for a
wife 10 laugh at her husbands jokes.
That may be too strong statement of
The proposition but il is clearly a
sweet token of affection for her TO do
SO. And above all things, when her
lord tells the same old joke at table for
the forty-second time. il is unkind. 10
say nothing Of the bad policy and bad
of H. for her 10 intercept il
with the sardonic inquiry. For pity
sake, John, are you going TO tell that
old joke again." In all seriousness.
ladies', let ms assure you that is no joke.
and It is too much to expect any hus-
band, however amiable he may be. TO
receive such a blow in pious SUMS
sion. Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
NEWS OF THE RAIL
Great Reduction of Force On c. & E.
/. romorrow--Activity On the
BID Four-General Notes.

There seems To be kind OF up
heayal on the c. & f. |. railrfad-a
system of retrenchment which mani
tested itself at this end of the line re
Gently in the adjustment Of il, termi-
mails at Thebes. Now comes the news
that there IS to be a tremendous re
duction in the shop forces all along
the line, which is 10 go into effect to-
lhot1uw, Saturday.
In all Of the shops fully 50 per cent
Ct the men will be laid off indefinitely
and the rest will be pnr on stiH
shorter hours. This reduction viii be
made whether or not the coal miners
strike on April !. The foremen from
all over the system were gathered in
Danvlle yesterday afternoon in the
Office of Superintendent of Motive
Power Parks and were given their in.
structions in the matter At the Oak
lawn shops here has been a gradual
reduction in forces since last fall
dom ever anyone employed to fill the
vacancy and as a result, but a very
small proportion of the big forces at
work there a year ngo. are still on
he company's rolls. A reduction Of
50 per cent will leave but a small
bunch Of men, in fact II is reported
that after the reduction is made. one
gang foreman instead Of three viii
no nlapad in chnrpp 0F tho men Fp-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
SCHOOL PATRONS MAY TALK.

Superintendent Ciendonon has imam
gurated a new feature Ia the schools
which ought to prove very popular and
very beneficial if carried 10 it's legiti.
mate ends. II Is 10 make the Patrons
Day an occasion for a free forall dis
eussiGn Of methods and for sugges.
lions ny patrons ON lines of school
work, The patrons are invited to at
tend the schools and witness the or
binary exercises. and then gather with
he teachers of the different depart
ments for an exchange of ideas. The
first of these meetings was held yes
terday afternoon ana was very inter
estjng as may be judged from the ac
count in the news columns
These occasions will afford oppor-
tunity TO all who have a proper inter
est in the schools and who may feel
that new methods or features should
be introduced or old ones amended or
10 present their ideas and
have them considered and discussed in
their presence by the teachers imme-
diately concerned 1t brings the
schools closer to the people and ought
% arouse general and deep interest.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30

and silvery oratory into dollars.
Grover Cleveland, on the other hand,
never developed any talent for money
making. and though eight years in
the white house his wealth is said
now not TO exceed $4,000 He TOO
was practical failure at the bar
success. Since his retirement from
The presidency he has been content
with comparatively small income
AS a moneygetter Mr. Bryan appears
to have surpassed him, being already
in imminent danger Of becoming a
'putocrat. Springfield ono News
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
The Eco in the Cocktail.

II was her first dinner in a Kew
York restaurant after She had arrived
IN this country, and her hos. WIS in-
Producing her 10 a Martini cocktail.
She was curious as to the compost.
ton Of the drink. and the man began
by saying ii was made of gin. Al
this she Interrupted him by remark
ing that in her country they used
that liquid for washing ia windows
"Vcry ell then replied aef host
just drink the yermouth and Ter the
gin 90
When she had got 10 the bottom Of
the glass an made ont The olive c'slr-
lv she remarked, Il suppose i5 th;s
is @ cocktail thai is he egs OF the
hen New YORK Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30

all OF whom will be sufferers because
Of the idleness of the men.
The dispatches tell us that the oper-
ators have appealed TO the president
for the appointment of commission
but they declare that they have felt
and still feel' that they cannot afford
10 advance wages. This would sound
more reasonable were it not that they
can and do fix the selling price OF
coal arbitrarily and in effect make
the public pay whatever advance in
wages they might agree to give. And.
since the public is made TO pay any
way, they would probably rather pay
higher price 10 avoid strike than on
account of strike.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
Cleveland and BRYAN.

II is Interesting 10 note how these
two men have Jared in practical
finance u is said that Mr. Bryan has
accumulated a fortune Of $500. 00O-an
acquired since he swept like a whirl
wind the Chicago convention Of 1896
with his famous cross Of gold" and
crown of thhns' BRA ion. Bryan
was a failure at the bar. and only a
few weeks before he was nominated
for president he sat in the press gal
lery at the republican national conven-
lion " St Louis as a new "a 1cr CORE
spondent. His leap into fame was
the beginning Of his money making
tie knew how TO convert reputation
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30

Dickens lovers throughout the
world will be Interested to hear that
the warehouse in Manchester OF The
Grant Brothers-the originals Of the
Brothers Cheeryble" TO be altor-
ed 10 a way that viii abolish some Of
It's interior historic features. Curl.
ously enough. it is just fifty years
since Daniel. the younger Cheeybia,
passed away, II has been supposed
that in drawing these characters Dick
ems relied entirely on report, but. In
fact, he had made the acquaintance ot
the brothers. Grant and Manchester
twelve months before Nicholas Nick
lcby was written tie met them at
dinner party aud the friendship was
for many years Many
Of the Cheeryble attributes were
drawn from real life. notably the apo
plec,ic butler ~ the } iubnWater din
ner who anticipated his masters
wish for a fresh bottle Of wine by
holding il behind hjs back With he
a0:ssrrew already inserted Pax
Mall Gazette
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
MANY WASH-OUTS
All Trains late Cotton Belt Forty
Five Minutes Behind Schedule
Leaving Time

The Iron Mountains afternoon pas
senger tain did not make its usual run
between Cairo and Poplar Bluff Mo,
yesterday due to a bad wash-out near
MorehOuse. Mo Passengers who ar
rived here 10 connect with this train
We're obliged to take other lines.
Trains on all lines We're late, due
to the heavy rains which necessitated
extra precaution being taken for safe
ty, as the road.beds were badly af-
fected in many places.
The Cotton Belt train due 20 leave
here in the afternoon was delayed in
leaving here about As minutes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
REPUBLICAN COUNTY
CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETS

{ but lively interest was manifested
In the subject Of the new primary law
Judge w. s, Dewey and Hon Walter
Warder, TWO able lawyers present
We're able 10 eXponnd the intricacie3
OF The new law
The committee made arrangements
for the primary election to be held
April 2Sth under the new primary law
ana decided that candidates for the
various county offices shall be nomi-
mated by primary election
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
HE IS THE TALLEsT SOLDIER
Lieutenant in Kaiser's Bodyauard Is
Over Seven Feet Tall.

Lieutenant in Kaiser's Bodyauard Is
over Seven Feet Tall.
Undoubtedly the tallest soldier in
the word is Josef Handel who has
recently been made a lieutenant in The
baiser's famous bodyguard During
the past year and before he became q
soldier he was exhibited under the
simple name of "der iaa. loser 81
the Perrin P-nonjf'lon ana oth"
Ul-. ~ L-.. .- . ~
ot O. -maag .E tle f .anA o.
earth, distinction to a-.,b bee j.
easily entitled, aya tAa Cincinnati
enquirer
Handel IS not 90 years old. yet ba
stands feet inches in hi2 stockings
Though he was earning big salagl
ne did not hesitate a moment wher
the kaiser called him 10 his body
guard in Potsdam He would never
have been given the honor ii The aai
ser's physicians had not pronounced
him perfectly proper. toned physicaiy
and OF sound health A remarkable
fact is that Handcls parents. who
live IN Leipzig are people Of ordinary
size as are also his brothers and sis
ters. of whom there are seven Handel
makes a picturesque figure in his
guard uniform and the high helmet
makes him look a yefitable Goliath
Frederick the Great would have given
his best Pipe TO have added such =
giant TO his guard Of tall soldiers
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
Harder for Him.

The oyergrown boy who moved The
millers, lawn was unusually slow one
day Ordinarily the task, stretched
to its utmost limit. look exactly Two
hours. hut on this occasion il re-
quired a,9HJst four When the lob
was finally completed Tom requested
pay for four hours work 10 twenty
cents an hour.
But. objected his employer. You
usually NOV that lawn for forty
cents"
Il know it," returned Tom. twirl-
ing his cap. but I'M have 20 charge
more TO-DAY. was sick and couldn't
work so FAST Montreal Herald.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30

"Iu sa. .'. .. ~. what w.
cat.' observes a.. u r.n .Au f.
stt'E Go be iue ljfe and j9s of the
hair is pronounced shade of auburn.
81 have heard so. she replies.
~Then. judging from yonr hair, YOU
must be fond Of carrots
Possibly" she replies with that
subdued sweetness OF tone which in
dictates q raging volcano seejhing I'M
der the placid countenaucr Pos
sibly. and, judging by your head and
its apparent contents. you mus have
been overly fond Of pumpkins all your
life"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
THEY'RE FOR DICK POWERS.

The paducah News-Democrat re
produces The Bulletins editorial com
men ON the candidacy Of r. L. Powers
for the legislature, and with the head
ing We TINS Is For You, gives
Dick a neat little boost as follows
If Dick Powers make as good a
eampeiRn as he did q baseball mana
ger and as straight a representative
as he does an umpire Southern Hi
nois will make a home run IL they
elect him He has hundreds of friends
in Paducah and if hoping will do any
good a seat at Springfield is awaiting
Dick
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
Reaching Tax DODGERS.

England has a way Of reaching the
taX-dodgers. Recently Birmingham
condemned twentythree houses FOR
public purposes. The owners claimed
their value TO be over 100000. The
appraising commission consulted the
assessment roll and found that the
owners Of several houses had sworn
to the value of their property for pnr
poses Of taxation This value. the
commission held. bound the owners
when the city came 10 take their prop
cry. The result cut the claims almost
in half-Ncw York World.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
ROSES THRIVE ON MEAT DIET.


Cultivation.
Il have yer 70 see 4 rose equal to
those grown IN Rome" said the anna
tour horculturlst "Thcy bloom In
the greatest abundance all through
the winter and they are as large and
rich and yelyey as our American
beauties living out OF doors. Chamber
ing like Ivy or honeysuckle over the
crumhing marble walls Of ruined tenn
pics, cleaning in crimson and green
masses upon ancient columns. giving
10 the erimmest and saddest of medi
eval palazzos an air of eayety ard
youth
one day ON the Via Sistina, as
passed the garden thai had once been
the garden OF lucullus. saw an old
man tending the superb roses thai
grow there lie was pouring on their
roots dark, rch-looking fluid
Why are the Roman roses So
beautiful ana abundant? | said to me
old man.
Because they eat meat, he an.
swered
Ear meat? Nonsense, said /.
Well they drink meat meat ox-
tract, which Is The same thing. said
the old man We Roman gardeners
have for centuries watered our roses
thrice a week with a strong dacocdon
OF fresh beef a rich grade Of haal
tea They are meat caters That Is
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30

So far as Cairo Is concerned there
will probably not be any great dis,
tress among the small consumers.
Some of the dealers agree that they
will be able TO meet all reasonable de
mands upon them until the weather
grows warm, as there is plenty OF
cCal on the surface contracted for
coal on the surface contracted for de
livery 10 them OF course, wholesale
coniiiscation by railroads would com
plicate matters; hut the railroads have
been busy for weeks storing coal all
along their lines and perhaps the
most aerions trouble will be found
with the industrial establishments.
many Of which are short
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
Guarding NATURALIZATION.

When We reflect that in eight states
Of the union aliens can become voters.
practically citizens without being re-.
CURED 10 be full citizens We can scc
all the more reason for guarding nat
uralization. The states should every
whore cooperate To require the voter
to be a full citizen of the United
States. but eight at least have fail
ed Of their dnty Congressional ac-
tion. if f. cannot deal a direct death
blow TO This abuse. can stimulate
local opinion 10 organize for its aboli-
ton. Boston Transcript
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
THE COAL STRIKE.

According to- the dispatches this
morning all chance Of agreement be
tween the mine workers and owners
is pest. for the present at least. and a
general strike will be in force after
10 morrow. Tke announcement will
surprise no one for IL was generally
expected. and all who could do so. and
who were Of proVident nature forti-
fed themselves against the resulting
scarcity Of coal. as far as possible.
The number Of men ordered out on
strike is 534. ZOO. but the number Of
people who will be directly affected
Eill number close 70 three million
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30

The Republican county central com
mittee held a meeting yesterday after
noon al the county court room al the
court house. All the members from
Cairo were present and the stormy
weather did not prevent a large repre-
sentation from the county precincts
from coming here to attend.
Walter II. Wood was chairman and
Judge w. S. Dewey was secretary Of
the convention
The attendance was not only large
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30

The above Is a trne All correct
statement OF the circulation of The
Cairo BulleIin for the year 1905 and
fer the month of February, 1906.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me
this End day OF March, 1906.
LEO j. KLEB,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Jan. 16, 1919.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30

We are authorized to announce DR..
f. J. Cause OF Unity. as a candidate
for reelection TO the office Of County
Commissioner of Alexander County,
subject to the decision OF the Republi-
can Primary Election.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
viii Run Sunday Excursions.

The Big Four the c. II, d ID. and
the Hooking Valley roads have deed-
ed 10 run Sunday excursions the com
ing season as heretofore. regardless
of what competing roads do in the
matter
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
Twenty Steam shovels at Work.

An idea of the immen-ity of the
track correction work on the Cairo
division Of the Big Four can be form
ed from the statement Of a civil en-
gineer. who came mp yesterday after
noon from Cairo and counted twenty
steam shoyels at work ar various
points.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
For the Lenislature.

II. G.. CARTER, OF Mound City, au.
thorizes his announcement as a candl-
date for minority representative in the
Illinois general assembly. for the Fiji
tieth ditrict, subject TO the primary
elections to be held April 2S 1906.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
For County Superintendent OF Schools

We are authorized to announce
JOHN SNYDER as candidate for re-
election 10 the office of County Super
inrendent of Public Schools of Alexan-
der county, subject to the Republican
primary election TO De held April rs,
1906.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
For Representative.

We are authorized to announce DR..
G. l.. OTRICH as candidate for rep
resentative in the Fiftieth Senatorial
District subject to the decision OF the
democratic primaries.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
arrin-cn-Rranhr From, Ianan

Erin go Bragh~ was stamped on q
cap purchased by patriotic member
OF he Clonmel tTipperarS) Industrial
Association. He was surprised on eN-
aiming the cap to find that it had
been made in japan.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
Fer County Commissioner.

We are authorized to announce DR.
r. J. DUNCAN OF Tamms. rs a candi
date for County Commissioner of
Alexander county. subject TO the decis.
ion OF the Republican Primary cleo
ton.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday circu-
latlon for the year 1905. 212e
Average daily and Sunday circu
lation for the month OF Feb
raary, 1906. 1862
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30

The Bulletin 10 on sale at the fol
lowing places:
Coleman's, 214 Eighth street.
Halliday House news stand.
Walkers, 10 Sixth street
Eiue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-30

Professor Tfouneem fshaking pnpi
by the e0lisrl-I believe satan has
got hold of you. sou little scamp.
Tommy Terror tpaEtiagl-I believe
he has