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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
w. r. slMoN's UNUSUAL OFFER.

''Is isn't often that I have faith
enough in the medicine put up hy
other people TO be willing TO offer to
refund the money II Il does not cure
said W. r. Simon to- Bulletin man
who dropped into his store. hut ] am
glad to sell DR.. Towards specific fer
the cure of constipation and dyspep-
STA on that basis.
The DR.. Howard Company. in or
der TO get a quick Introductory sale.
authorizes me to sell their regular
fifty cent bottles at half price. p
cents. and. although ! have sold lot
of it. and have guaranteed every
package. not one has been brought
back as unsatisfactory.
Zone great advantage of this specif
ie. he continued. IS its small dose
and convenient form. There are six
Is doses in a vial that can be carried
in tie vest pocket or purse. and ev.
cry one has more medicinal power
tbaa a big pill or tablet or a tumbler
O! mineral water.
Z am still selling the specific at
haif-7riee. although I cannot tell how
long I shall be able 10 DO so. and
anyone vino is subject to constipation
sIeE headache. dizziness. liver trouble
INDIGESTION. or a general played out
condition. ought to toke advantage OF
this chance"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
MEMORIAL FOR MAINE MEN.

Valley Forge. Pa, Oct. ia large
and distinguished delegation headed
by Governor William 7. Cobb and h's
stan attended the unwilling today II
a memorial erected In honor OF the
Maine soldiers who wintered here
with Washington during the War OF
the Revolution. President George T..
Fellows Of the Maine Society OF the
Sons of the American Revolution ps7-
sided at the unwilling exercises ani
Augustus +. Moulton delivered the
principal Grafton Governor Cobb
made the speech Of presentation To
tho aVlley Forge commission.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
lS59-Col. Robert Il. Lee captured
John Brown and his men Il
Harpcr's Ferry.
Biography.


, Henry Osborne Hayemeyer. head Of
the so-called sugar trust" was born
in New York. October 1S. iSi7 He is
the grandson of Frederick c. Have
meyer. who with his brother. William
F. Hayemyer. came to America in
1902, from Germany. Soon after their
arrival in New York the brothers be-
gan the sugar refining business. law
ing the foundation for the great AM
erican Sugar Refinig Company Of to-
day. Their two sons, who bore the
same names as their fathers. carried
on the business after they had gone.
Their two brothers. Edward and
Frederick, succeeded to the business
in 1912. After them came Theodore
A. Havemeyer. son Of Frederick. who
remained the head of the concern I'M
til his death in 1896. In that year
Henry o. Hayemeyer succeeded TO
the presidency Of the company. Henry
received a liberal education in both
public and private schools. and i'm
lmediately became associated with the
great business of his ancestors. He
was chiefly instrumental in organizing
the present company in 1857 and was
the recognized head of the gigantic
concern for some years before the
death Of his brother Theodore. though
the latter held the title Of president
until he died
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

felt, however, by friends of the road
over the evident enmity shown toward
it By the roads centering at Thebes
because this enmity precludes th'
likelihnnd that any such business ar
rangemcnt will be possible as was
hoped for by Cairo shippers, to reach
the Southeast Missouri territory.
However. this attitude may chape
In time. II is suiIicicat for the pres
cnt TO know that the Cairo e Thel1
railroad project IS 2 very mach biz
ger affair thaa il was gencraN'
thought 10 be when Il was FIRST start
cd. The people who are behind i
probably have their plans all mad.
and are net worrying very mHei
about the attitude C. the other te.
lows. Al any rate everything thr'
have done In Cairo f. ca a scale an
Of character to Justify big expecia
tons
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
TARGET PRACTICE
! FOR COMPANY K
cAiRo's GALLANT SOLDIER BOYS
Will GO TO RoSky
DELL.
ELECTION TO Be HELD
AT An Early Date to Fill Office Of
Captain and Second
Lieutenant.

The members of Company X en-
jnyed smoker last night at the5r
Iarlnury. Soft drinks ana three kinds
OF sandwiches were served after the
regular dfill and the company was
dismissed about ii o'clock
Final arrangements were made for
The TWO days target practice, the
members Of the company are to have
at the Third Battalion range at I3os6T
Dell tomorrow and Sunday. sergeaaf
Peabody ana detail Of two squads
viii leave Saturday morning at j
o'clock and prepare the camp for
tile remainder DIT the company which
win follow ut > o'clock Sunday mora
ing. Every member has been sup
piled with a score book and will keep
his own individual record, beside that
kept by the official scorer.
Captain GFeanay notified the enIn-
pany that there would be an election
ut an early date to fiji the vacancy r.
the roster Of commissioned officers Oh
the company. and also the office 81
captain, Captain Greaney's time Of
enlistment having expired. 1t Is the
unanimous desire Of the company that
CAPT Greaney retain the office he 50
efficiently has held.
The vacancy spoken OF il In the Of
fee Of second lieutenant, formerly
held BY s, A. Buchanan. who recently
resigned ON account Of business af-
fairs keeping him out Of the city
greater part of his time
Sergeant Peabody is being mention
oil prominently for the office. Ser.
gaant Peabody Is conscientious
worker. d well trained soldier sen,
tleman ef sterling character, and ~
lone can say that be would not do all
lin his power for the welfare Of thu
company. His past REGARD, Though his
lseryice in the company has been q
comparatively short duration, has
proven this.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
CAIRO { THEB[S
LOSES IN FIGHT
FOR RIGHT T OREACH THEbES
BRIDGE BY EASIEST ROUTE
AS PLANNED.
State Railroad Commission Decides
In Favor Of Opposing Railroads
important Issue.

News from Springfield yesterday
was a severe blow to the Cairo &
Thebes people 1t told of the decision
Of the state railroad and warehouse
rendered yesterday morn
ing and that the decision was against
the contention Of the company in the
matter OF the Thebes bridge ap
proach,
While the board decided for the
Cairo Il Thebes on the less important
point that it had jurisdiction, 1t de-
cided IN favor eli the other railroad
companies as to the main issue and
the result will be that the Cairo Il
must abandon the approach Il
had planned 10 make and 20 onto the
bridge by roundabout way TO 40
this win necessitate mile OF more
longer run and a deep cut through
hill
The route chosen by the Cairo &
Thebes engineer was an ideal one,
directly onto the bridge from
the side Of a hill, and 1t would have
given this road a decided advantage
3yer the other railroads centerlng at
The bridge.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
MEN WANT WAGES
Employees of Metal Bound Package
Company Threaten 10 Bring Suit
Unless Psid-ciaim rs
Per Cent.

Among the people who have
brought suit or will bring suit against
the Metal Bound Package Company Of
Mound City are 1G5 employees who. Il
appears have wages due them. These
men were paid Is per cent OF their
wages when the plant was closed
down come weeks ago and the other
= per cent remains unpaid. A mum
Der Of these employees are in lumber
camps I'm Missouri at and near the
town called Metal Bound" II is stat
ed that the total liabilities Of the con
Germ viii reach 100000 but the com
pany has extensive properties, includ-
ing a large tract OF timber land. The
principal stockholders are leading cit
liens Of Muncie. Ind.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
THE CAIRO & THEBEs.

The news from Springfield yester-
day. with regard to the Cairo &
Thebes bridge matter. will cause gen
eral regret in the community. II is the
FIRST and only really serious setback
the promoters have had in this very
important project. The little tits over
the right of way through the county
were only such as those engaged In
any big enterprise may expect TO meet
with. and they have all been gotten
out Of the way This bridge approach
matter was the only proposition that
remained 20 be settled to complete
The preliminary work for the enter
prise
OF course. The decision Of the com
mission will not stop the building Of
the road-probably nothing coaid stop
thar now. for Il has passed beyond the
stopping stage. thanks 70 The ener
f.etlc pushing q President smith and
as ASSOCIATES. some concern may Dc
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

The news columns this morning
tell Of The killing of a big bear IN the
ST. Francis river bottoms according
To q letter receiYal by cairolte from
his friend who claims It was the
game identical bear that escaped
from the president in the Louisiana
canehrakes. Just why he thinks 20
he doesn't tell and it doesn't matter.
the distressing thing is that Il be-
Gomez dnily mere arravent that these
/ tuIsi M fellows played a confidence
ran, IN the president Of the United
Sd asd ~ oagat net to "staad
II that. The Bulletin has contended
III along that II The president wanted
anv good sport as n hunter ia Gaze
lsakes he sioIld have stayed around
these parts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

Adolphus Busch, the great st. Louis
brewer has Just had another family
affair that has brought him before
the public. Some time ago an elder
daughter married under circum-
stances that did not meet the patarnal
approval aud now younger daughter
has gone and done likewise IN
each case the man was a worthy
Young fellow and Mr. Busch displayed
the good Judgment TO accept the sit
nation and make the best of it. doubt
less regarding the happiness of his
daughters as of first importance and
believing that they were the best
Judges of what would tend to that
end. In each instance the paternal
forgiveness was celebrated with a
cold bottle and "all the world that
cloves lover" gave hearty applause
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
Mysterioss Burglary.

Somebody brokelinto y y Henck-
els drug store Wednesday night.
seemingly Just to see how easy 1t
would be to get in and out again. for
Mr. Henckell missed nothing. but i
bottle Of whiskey and this was left
unopened in the shed where the bur
giar had left H. Entrance had been
gained by a rear window which was
broken. Il vas the second time the
same window vas broken by some
mEsterious Intruder.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
OCTOBER 10, IN HISTORY.

Henry a.. landed in ireland
and styled himself King Of All
Hibernia
15i0-De Soto and his force engaged
in battle with the Mobile In
dians in Alabama.
Massachusetts puritans limited
suffrage to members Of the
church.
1775-American troops captured
Chambly. Quebec.
lSO0-Spain coded the territory OF
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

t+tNialditd 70 Idiltts
American sloop Wasp defeated
the british brig Frolic off the
coast Of Virginia.
1873 Napoleon defeated at the bat
tic OF Ieipsic.
1g2G-rhe last state lottery drawing
held in England.
Charles Edward poulett Thom-
son snoceeded Sir John Cot
borne as Governor of Canada.
fS42-Fira submarine telegraph in
America laid between Govern
or's Island and New York
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
September Circulation.

The above Is correct statement oi
the number at complete and perfect
copies III The Cairo Bulletin printed
for tie year 1906 and for the month
of September. 1907
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this first day on October 1907.
LEO kLEB.
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
NoTEn PoEI DIES.

Charlotte. n C.. Oct 17-John
Charles Mcneil. poet and raconteur.
ssed to day az his home in Scotland
county. aged 3 years. = 49, rresi-
dent Roosevelt presented him with
the Patterson memorial cup for the
most gifted work of the year
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

III III too carly to indulge In con
eratulaaiens over tire shortage Of
PAROLES ON Riley's frost on the pump
kin. There hasn't been much frost as
Yet ana the pumpkin crop is nothing
to brag Of
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Average number Of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letln printed daily and Sunday
during fbe year 1906 .202S
Average number or complete and
perfect copies o. The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the month Of Septen-
Der, 1907 Ills
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

The Bulletin Is on sale at the fol-
lowing places:
Coleman's. 2f4 Eighth street.
Halliday House News Stand.
Walkers. t01 Sixth street.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
GREATNESS SIS.

No man can be justly considered
great until IL makes a difference
whether the papers quot him or not.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
River without Anoles.

The Lena is the straightest Of all
the great rivers. For 500 miles it
runs in almost a direct iine to the sea
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RVS

BELT LINZ cars due Ln leave Sscoad ~. GO
ing north on Commercial Ave-, eVery is min
utea from q IA. 10 pm
Going uorth on Walnut IT every ID minutei
from 6:0s m. TO i0:S3 ..
POPLAR ST. LINE-uolbrook Ave, oar du
TO leave Secoa II geing nerfh on Hoihr"ok
Ave. at 5s57; 6 "a; s:42; 6:S7; 7:i2 n. IA. aai o.
same minutes every hour until lo.42 aDd-l;H
y. M.
Going west on Twenty Eighth IL. at b:ssi
6:I9; 6:34 s:f9: and 7:04 n. m-Ana on sauie min
utes every hour until 1919 aud ii;0i y. N.
Poplar st. cars due to pass 81. Mays pAfk
Is minutes after leaving Sec md st.
BELT LINE OWL CARS north on walnut
II 30 y. m. 1884 q. m; 30 a. M; 2:8o .. M;
80 A. m. 80 a. m; 5 80 a. NJ.
North on Commerciai-i2;o0 p. m; 100
m. 2 90 q. m. 3 90 a. M. 4 40 a m. q. IA.
Belt and Owl cars are due to pass wes'
Thirty. fourth st. Is minutes after iesvins
Second st,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-11
Prof Dar;d " I.l,a...

Prof David Y. Thomas, Of the
University Of Arkansas. discusses
IN q philosophical way the rela-
ton Of the Declaration Of indie.
pendence with its magic words,
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit 81
Happiness, to Modern Society. An
article Of especial interest is con
trlbuted BY M. de,Joya, native
Iof the Philippine Islands. and
recently a student of the Uni
versity Of chicago and + Yale
University, on "The Political and
Social Conditions in The Philip
pine Islaads.'
There are two articles Of lit
erdry nature: Prot Ohio Guer-
lac, Of Cornell University, on
Ferdinand Bfunctierc," and Prof.
Robert A, Law, OF tie University
of Texas, on "Souie Recent
Studies Of sllakspere."
Prot. Edward 6. Elliott, Of
Princeton University, writes con-
else and informing article on
"The P.ecep;orial System a,
Princeton Prot. butcher, of
Weslerln University, begins in
this number a series Of articles ou
French colonies in South Africa,
WHICH will be of special val1e in
view Of recent international de-
relopmen's. Pfof. William K.
Boyd, of Trinity College, in a RI.
view Of Dunning's History of
Reconstruction, comments o.
some pI'a~es or reconstrnctio~
y story. Tie editors recite soant
tspecjailr Il .t.wortity Incidents In
reeeni educational history in til,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-11

Delicate, weak, nervous women should
especially shun the use of alcoholic
medicines which, from their stimulat-
ing and exhilerating effects may seem,
for time, to do good, but which from
the inevitable effects of the alcohol in
shrinking UP the red corpuscles of the
blood are sure to do great and lasting
harm in the long run. Besides they
beget a craving for stimulants which is
most deplorable.
Only invigorating and nerve strength
en;ng effects can follow the use of this
famous medicine for women. 1t can
not possibly DO harm in any state or
condition of the system. 1t has been
carefully adapted to woman's needs by
an experienced phyEician-a specialist
in their diseases. 1t makes weak wom-
IN strong and sick women well.
II woman has bearing down, or
dragging pains, low down in the aldo,
men, or pelvis, backache, frequent
headaches, dizzy or fainting spells, is
nervous and easily startled, has gnaw-
ing feeling in stomach, sees imaginary
floating specks, or spots before her
eyes, has melancholia, or "blues," or q
weakening disagreeable drain from pei
vic organs, she can make no mistake
by resorting to the use of DR.. P;arce's
FaTorite Prescription. 1t will invigor-
ate and tone up the whole system and
especially the pelvic organs.
DR.. Pierce's Favorito Prescription is
scientific medicine, carefully devised
by an experienced ard skillful phrsi-
clan, and adapted 10 woman's delicate
system. It is made of native American
medicinal roots and IS perfectly harm
less in its effects in arg condition of The
female system.
As & powerful invig3ratiag tonic, ira
vorite Prescription" ir92parts strength to
the whole system and to the organs
distinctly feminine in particular. For
oyeF-worked, "worn-out," rundown"
Gebiiitated teachers, 'tni!liners, dress
seamstresses, cshop girls.
house-keepers, nursing mothers, and
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-11

feeble women generally, DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription is the greatest
earthly boon, being unequaled az an
appetizing cordial and restorative tonic.
As soothing and strengthening ner-
vine "Fayorite Prescription is I'M
equalea and is invaluable in a!laving
and snbduing nervous excitability, ir-
ritability, nervous exhaustion, nervous
prostration, neuralgia, hysteria, epasms,
st. Eitus's dance, and ether distressing.
nervous symptoms commonly attendant
upon functional and organic disease of
the uterus. 1t induces refreshing sleep
and relieves mental anxiety and des-
pondency.
No woman suffering from any Of the
above symptoms can afford to accent
any secret nostrum or medicine of IN
known composition, as a substitute for
a medicine like DR.. Pierces Fayorite
Prescription, which is OF KNOWN COM.
POSITION and has record of over forty
years OF cures and sells more largely
to-day than ever before. Its makers
withhold no secrets from their patients,
believing open publicity to be the very
lest guaranty of merit.
DR.. Pierce invites all suffering women
to consult him by letter free of etcrqe.
All letters OF CONSULTATION are held az
strictly private aud sacredly contden-
tial and all answers are returned in
plain, scaled envelopes. Address: Dr..
K. '. Pierce, Inyal.3s' Hotel and Sur
gical institute, Buffalo, \. Y.
DR.. P:crce's Pheasant Pellets cure coz
Constipation is the caus+ Of
many disoases. Cure the cause and
you cure tie disease. Onc Pellet" IS a
g@n..o la%Gt.T@, aUa we q mid catbar-
J:o. Druggists sell th"m, ard noting
IS Just - r],,l,' T..ey IRE tisa oyiGiaai
!..ttlc Liver Pills first put up by old
Or. i-rrce or@r ID Haars a@0. Much
BIZ, never tti led. They ara
tiny saga@ ~os,.ed Graaules - easy to
tale a candy.
i'r. PIERCE $ Gre2* thor and-page fllrs-
tret@d CORN -. + ~s1 tedicaI Adviser
VIII 80 sei' st'a ~aHer-bOuud, for q
a.aG.@s, o. ciu:h-bound for 81
stamps. address Dr.. Pierce as above.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-11

Considerable ;ntercst is shown
over a beque,t Ut 100000 t.
Yale University, made by Mr.,
Archibald II. Bloant, of London.
Mr. B QUIT is described as YER,
sccentric, never having spent 4
penny outside Of ueeessaries aud
3aving z particular objection to
Americans There is no know
edge Of his ever having had any
connection whatever with the
University.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-11
The First Cana Prra.ru..

The blue grass region Of Kentucky
and Tennessee was the first national
park and game and forest preserve In
America. y was 50 set apart before
the white rnau had CONF with pFofaa.
Ing foot aiAi courucgiug firearms by tho
great 1rJquuis tribes Of Indians. the six
Nations. They forbade any settlement
or agriculture In al that great recon.
and II became known a. the 'niuutlng
grounds. New Crioals palIy States.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-11

October Saall iliaallc Quarterly.
TIE October number al tts
a,a Aaan,.e Quarterly +, esp.
,iaiIy notable FIR The wj1c rauc-
.of subjects and contributors.
S4E1s Of tbe lsa .ius universities
OF America a,e represented In tlh
table Of contenis-au evidence o
thg national clara Seer Of tb:s
magazine. II Ia Il widc circu14-
ton and 3as III subscribers,
readers aud contributors, an rx-
tended public to minister Ia.
This nau nal influence las been
NOTED IN reccat leading uewspa-
pers aad periodicals Of tie coua.
try
Tile leading tgatutcof tIe 0cto.
Der number Is a discussion Of tic
present railroad situation as pei.
lains 10 North Carolina. Mr. d.
A Tompkins, Of Charlotte, for.
mcrly 4 member OF the Industrial
Commission. writes on "I'lie
Real Grievances Against the Rail.
roads. and Ex.Judge Robert W.
Winston, Of Durham, gives a
history Of the passenger
rate controversy from tie stand.
point Of tic State.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-11
Mhsn Tho linz ctma.

Maud-Uh. Ethel. and what did you
say TO him when he proposed to you7
DID you say what you said you were
going to the other day. That was Il
noble speech. Just suited to crush the
boldest man. And did he stink away
like d whipped dOgi
EtheI-weiI. not exactly. You see. I
didn't say just that. I-I-wcll-er-er
well. you see, I said "Yes."-London
Express.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-11

TIE Literary society and athle.
tic association Of Albert college,
Beileyiile, Ontario, are now de-
artmeuls Of ths College Young
Mems Christian ASSOCIATION.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-11

The'ssop',onlores Of Wesleyan
at the eud Of their year celebrate
"The Cremation OF /, Pnyslcs.n
A procession, with an efigy Of
Physic-, paradss the streets, head
ed BY His Mljesty, the Devil"
After suitable rites have been per-
formed. tie ceremony ends with
the burning Of the funeral pyre.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-11

The other day a ycphs man gave
reason for not dancing. the spirit
OF which might lie made 10 apply to
good many failures in life. II should
iLiie to dance he said. and should
dance. only the mushsputs me out and
tie girl gets in my way."-London Tat
Ter. r. = .#.t..-+
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-11

Union College las the distinc-
tion OF being the mother Of the
first Greek letter Fraternity. This
is tile first lludenomils,ional col
lege founded in our coantrg.