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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
For Ducks and spIrreIs.

A hunting party composed OF A. J,
Reese, Louis Zanone. w. b. Thistle
wood and City Jailer Lutz went 70
Dog Tooth Bend yesterday morning 70
shoot squirrels and ducks. They
hadn't reported last night, but 1t was
confidently expected around headquar.
ters that there would be squirrels and
ducks, fried, frizzled and fricaseed,
served three times a day for a week,
at the city Jail The boarders in that
establishment are said to be tired OF
turkey anyway and Jailer Lutz is try
ing his best TO keep them in goo
humor
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
Cos, Of e.1l.sh Paupers.

Some stal tling figures of compari-
son have beea made to show the great
cost OF English paupers. The English
poor law foOts up an expense Of moss
than s75.0o0,0e0 a year. which is 50
great as the entire annual expenditure
OF the kingdom Of Holland. almost as
much as that Of Australia and New
Zealand combined and equal to the
whole public expenditure Of Denmark,
Greece and Norway.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14

If the Shah Of Persia were to be
derived OF his income he could still
make sure of being one of the richest
mon in the world He would only
have to sell his ornaments, gems and
precious stones to become possessed
OF aboat $50. 100000. the sum at
which the magnificent collection is
valued.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
ADDITIONAL CITY BRIEFS.


A lecture viii be given Thursday
evening at Cairo opera house in the
interest of the Christian church buil.i.
ing fund which viii be well worth
hearing III viii BE- de'iYr-ad BIZ Dr
5edger. Of Jefferson City No, On
Success and Hew TO Obtain III Tho
Doctor IL an able platform speak as
Of considerable note and will BE- sure
to entertain and instruct his audience
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
Civilization OF Silkwo,rrn.

In Italy there arc cultivated every
year l.250.o00 ounces of silkworm
eggs. and there are produced no.
goo 600 pounds OF coeooEs. having a
total value. at to-day's prices. Of
$50. 100000. Lombardy produces a
full half OF this total. The Venetian
provincoa produce about one-hfth.
Piedmont about one-seyenth.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
TO ORGANIZE new
PATRIOTIC SOCIETY

Chattanooga. Oct 49, Sponsors Of
Uncle Sans navy are TO be organized
into a Society of Naval Sponsors. AT
engagements are going forward for this
new patriotic society, There are only
tG2 names on the list OF eligibles and
Of these only fifty have been reached
a committee headed by Miss Annie
Keith Fraser Of Chattanooga, daughter
81 Senator James b. Fraser and spon
sor of tile Tennessee, Is at work on
the details OF the organization.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
Special Meetlnn Toniaht.

The city council will hold special
meeting tonight for the purpose Of
taking final action on the street rail
way ordinances II is understood that
a formal protest viii be presented
signed By citizens owning property
and residing along Sycamore street
and who are opposed to the long
switches there al to the 5O-year fran.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14

Whenever we get call to attend
d case Of epilepsy said an ambul-
ance surgeon at Bellevue. New York
City, eve always find the patients
neck and face covered with salt. The
efficiency of salt az cure for epilepsy
Is evidently a relic of some old coun-
try superstition. though just what 1t
is we've mover been able to find out"
New York Sun.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14

Those Of us who think
nature shows signs Of
wisdom are not so ready
as some others are to look
upon the appetite as a
gross symptom of our
animal nature be 5 t
thwarted and suppressed
whenever possible. We
do r.st think it probable
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
.Innnnrsc .pens"

The pens used by the children of
jar an consists OF bamboo and rab-
bliss hair Tho pen itself is tiny
brush Of hair tied to the end OF a
bamboo stick. il does not seem pos
sihle that writing under such cir
-umstances could be good. but Jap
anese children really write very well
Indeed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
onlclslIrcr and Health.

Quicksilver miners follow the most
unhealthy trade in the world. The
teeth OF the employees fall out owing
10 the fumes Of the mercury produc-
Ing constant salvation and the sys-
TEN becoming permeatted with the
netal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Average number OF complete and
perfect copies Of The Cairo Bull
ietin printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1906 .2025
Average number OF complete an1
perfect copies Of The Caho Bsl-
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the month OF Septem-
Der. 1907 .... .21l4
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
rr.its nd ana Rothsohilds-

Prodieal. as the Rothschilds we're
and are. nearly ali of them have one
trait In common. They will give
thousands without a moments hest
taiion. thoy will not be fieeced a
reany after half an hours discussion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
Bcfore scrring Celery.

Celery. says London Health.
should be allowed to lie in water 70
which a little salt has been added for
az least an hour before serving. This
makes Il crisp.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14

chise. But friends OF the ordinances
claim that the city council viii pass
the measures In their present form by
vote OF 70 6. or 10 % I.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
know ThYsolf.

The danger Of a little knowledge of
things is disputable; but beware Of
the little knowledge of ones self
Meredith.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14

Rssuits IL what the advertiser wants
and that 10 what he gets when he
phases his Advertising In ths Bul
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14

Subscribe for the Bulletin and get
all the nevE Only sec per nnnth Cor
. Dspsr svsry 6.y IN tRs y..r-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14

iOu pay = little more Tor classified
zdvsr1sns IN the Bulletin than
otb-- Cairo papers but you Eet the
ressl1z Sz.IztX
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14

Worms bring TO the surface yearly
as much as ten tons OF soil TO the
&C on grass and cultivated land.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
11agrantry ann Gnm Jt
Gas Gnn,r 3ntu Rfing
BY LOUIS N. PARKER.
Originator of the Historical Performance.

In 1904 the people of Sherborne in Dorsetshire,
realized that the following year would be the twelfth
centenary Of the founding of the bshoprc, school and
town, and they asked me whether folk-play might not
be novel way of celebrating this historic event
fell in with the suggestion all the readily
had always wished to organize such performance in
the ruins of Sherborne Castle We began very modest
W but we ended with over 900 performers and audi
ences totaling 10000 Thus pageantry was invented
Once, in speaking Of the necessary qualifications
for the actors in pageant, i remarked "All we re-
quire is childlike heart" / find it is by no means
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
No.

Fools. Ike children. may aivays
tell the truth. as the pr0ve-b says. bat
that Is not the reason they are fools.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14

The Bulletin is on sale at ths fol
towing places:
colcman's, PA Eighth street.
Halliday House News Stand.
Walkers. f0f Sixth street.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Cairo, Alexander County, IlilnoI4
Population 16,147.

Cairo, Alexander County, IlllnoIA
Population 1917.
Mayor. GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk. II. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer, THOMAS E. MAHONEY
City Attorney, #. M. MOORE.
Comptroller, ERNEST WORKMAN
Police Magistrate, A. ]. ROSS.
Chief OF Police. M. s.. EAGAN.
Alexander County, Population x2,Ae7
County Clerk. JESSE II. MILLER
Circuit Clerk, LEE b. DAVIS.
Sheriff, FRANK r.. DAVIS.
States Attorney. ALEXANDER
Coroner. DIR. JAMES McMANUG.
County Superintendent OF Ech0ol2
PROF. JOHN SNYDER.
Assessor and Treasurer, FRED p
NEI.I.rS.
Board Of County Commissioners
j. J. JENNELLE, Chairman.
GEORGE PARSONS.
DIR. EDWIN ]. CAUSE.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14
HnW THE TRAINS RUN

Corrected to August 10th, 1907.
xRAsSs ARs n ~RAINH DHYAxs
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-14

Big Four going Mort
NO g.. $3.50 els a m
No 2------ -- 400 p IN
! 8 daily
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

witches in Salem and hanged ouakers
in Boston.
From the top of the town hill our
guide saw some boats coming in laden
to the waters edge, and we drove down
to the end OF the long wharf, arriving
there with the boats, and had a sight Of
between fifty and one hundred barrels
of fine mackerei, all gIistenfng In the
cold afternoon sunlight. The fish, still
alive with their tails Tapping. was q
sight not soon to be forgotten. The
large open launches were filled with
q crew of four men, IN sea boots and
sou'westers, who stood by with scoop
nets on long handles, ready to dip the
fish into baskets to be hauled up into
the houses and sheds on the dock;
where they were quickly weighed and
thrown into large bins to be cleaned
or shipped to the Boston and New York
markets.
The men in the boats while waiting
for the baskets would pick up long
handled pitchforks, and with them
would weed out or sort over the catch
We saw several hundred fine long whit
ing, founders. hake and fiuke thrown
overheard, and were informed that that
was usually done when the catch was
mackerel, and no other fish were saved.
dogfish and other poor varieties being
cast away. We could not understand
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

why good food nsh should be wasted.
Why not give them to the poor? The
fishermen said the poor would not take
the trouble to come after them. Great
docks of sea gulls sailed over the boats
and swooped down to carry away such
dsh as could be carried. but soon the
water for yards around was full of
Heating fish. What an opportunity for
our charitable associations to establish
curing plant and save all this food
for the poor! Why not divert some of
the money used to send earmuffs and
foot warmers to the African heather
each year and feed some of the deserv-
ing poor at home?
We saw in one boat a horse mack
erel OF great size. One OF our guides
estimated its weight at over one hun
dred pounds. The captain of the larg-
est boat informed the man on the dock
that they had put up the gates on over
thousand barrels in the lower trap.
which was explained to us that there
was that quantity of fish in net wait
ing to be brought in and shipped at the
convenience Of the fishermen. Some
times a large shark will get entangled
in the nets and do great damage We
saw a goose fish taken from the smaller
boat. and asked the skipper what it
was. lie explained; I'VE Down East
erners sec only too much of them. for
ocean. The New England shore is their
favorite stamping ground. and they
seem to live in every depth OF water.
sometimes biting on fathom and a
half shoal and again being brought up
from bottom 800 fathoms down They
are slow swimmers. small tailed and
weak finned and generally hug the bot
tom pretty close. There seems to be
nothing alive in the sea that the
goosehsh cannot devour. Size is no bar
to his swallowing the biggest fish with
that wide, double extension, elastic. au-
tomato mouth OF his. The Connecticut
boys call them molliguts and in Maine
they are always known as monkfish.
The story OF how the name goosefsh
came to be used is that a Provincetown
fisherman, rowing off to his eel pots one
morning, saw some big commotion go
ing on in the water, and on investiga-
tion found that one of these fish had
caught wild gose by the feet and the
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

Sounds ana tongues, which are two
famous New England delicacies from
the cod, are not bothered with in the
Pacific coast packeries. The fish them
selves are so plentiful that there is no
disposition to turn the sounds and liv-
ers and tongues to commercial sdvan-
tage. The sound Of the Pacific cod
differs greatly from that Of the Atlantic
species; that OF the former is dark,
small and exceedingly thin and con-
tains little gelatinous matter. II the
present outlook for an increase OF salt
nsh trade In the Pacific continues the
curing stations established on the
Alaskan coast and the curing estab-
ltshments in San Francisco Bay will be
taxed to the utmost to be able to sup
ply the ever increasing demand from
the States east of the Missouri river.
The Cape Cod fisherman will ever re-
main the most picturesque character Of
the eastern sea, and will In all proba-
bility always dress. act, eat and talk
as did the fisherman of the early Colo
nial days. The only important changes
ih his methods are the adoption of
small power boats, made possible by
the cheaply built and cheaply run gas
oIine engine, and the cold storage idea
for his fresh fish. In all other notice.
able particulars he is very much the
same as he was when they burned
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
IA .SRAheN

goose had hauled It to the surface. I
myself have seen a wild duck taken
from the stomach of a big gOosefsh.
which was caught OF Newport, r. l..
two years ago They eat hundreds Of
mackerel, sculpin. crabs and squids, and
very often smaller members Of their
own family.
The worst nuisance they cause Us
fishermen comes from their swallow
ing the wooden floats, or buoys, that
mark the location of our lobster pots.
The only protection we have is TO drive
the blocks full OF sharp iron spikes.
Sometimes they carry these off. spikes
and all, apparently rclishing the points
as a change OF diet.
'In the SUMMER months they spawn.
laying their eggs in a long jelly-like
rope about ten inches wide and fifty
feet long. Hundreds Of these 4 red
brownish stripes can be seen drifting
on the surface in July and August It
is estimated that one Of these floating
masses weighs at least fifty pounds and
contains $4,000 eggs The full-gT0wn
goosefish is four or FIVE feet long and
weighs from thirty to fifty pounds. We
don't eat them in our locality, though
in the South they sometimes do. and in
the British Isles, where they are very
common. they are staple article OF
diet. The flesh is firm and sweet.
lnNfu IeSEUlD4lu1 HdA4Dut- d4iI NLou+
twelve pounds of good meat can Be got
from one big fish, The steaks cut just
above tho tail are the best eating.
They are ill-natured fellows spd
can give q fearful bite with their big
jaws There is a poisonous effect from
the bite that is very serious to some
folks. When a hand or q finger Is in
jured the whole arm viii swell to an
enormous size. They die hard and
when landed in a boat often tax the
united strength Of two men to kill
them. Would they be dangerous to a
man in bathing3 Would they2 Why.
say" and the skipper brought his huge
fist down on his knee with emphasis.
"a man better meet two full-grown.
hungry dog sharks than one goOseflsh.
for a shark is discriminating critter
and might not fancy his favor, while
the ether cuss will eat anything he
runs his snub nose up against, from an
oak block to an anchor"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

Though most OF the Pacinc coo are
caught a thousand miles from San
Francisco they are nearly all cured,
packed and prepared for market near
this city. The Goldfish fleet now con-
sists Of eight or ten vessels and gives
employment during the season 70 sew
eraI hundred men. The season begins
about March / and ends October
There are four regular fish boats which
go north, and a tender, which makes
three annual trips, carrying supplies
and bringing back fish. The chief cur
ing establishments IN San Francisco
bay deserve mention. The principal
one is Pescada Landing, about ten
miles from San Francisco. The plant
includes wharves, fish houses, flake
yards, storehouses, sheds, etc. The
picking tanks. of which there are a
large number. have each a capacity of
twelve tons OF fish. The fish are resalt-
ed and picked in these tanks and kent
there until taken out for drying, which
is not done until the market demands
IT. At Pescada Landing every modern
appliance is brought into use. The old
fashioned New England methods of
curing and packing have been aban-
doned When a vessel arrives with a
cargo OF cod she IS moored across the
end Of the wharf and the fish are load
ed on cars. Railway tracks are laid in
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

with plenty Of potatoes and onions.
Baked fsh, fried fish, picked UP salt
Goldfish IN cream are All sure 10 ap-
pear and Teappear on the table during
your stay. even though IL be short
one. and you may be sure you viii eat
heartily and enjoy every mouthfui OF
fish you have on the cape. The New
Englander gets the Goldfish habit and
never RECEIVERS. A Yankee sailor in the
tropics viii be sure TO have a good
supply OF salt mackerel, cod and her
ring ready for use when he tires Of
the food Of the country. salt fish and
potatoes make a diet that has carried
tho Cape Ceddcr all over the world. He
loves II, thrives on il, and wherever
lac goes sees 10 Il that he has a plen-
tiful supply either with him or shipped
to meet him in far of lands.
So important is the salt Goldfish IN
dustry becoming. and SO great the de-
mand for salt hsb as an army or navy
ration on the ship stores for long vow
ages. that our claim to being tho only
large producers Of this food cannot
long be sustained. Tho Goldfish catch
OF North America in 1905 was worth
sI2.5O0. 600, about half Of which be-
longed 20 Newfoundland and Labrador.
Canada's catch that year was worth
s364O O0a
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
The Pacific Cod

Japan took great interest ia Pacifit
Coast .codnshing in 1905. To investi-
gate the American methods Of cod and
deep-sea fishing ~ Japanese agent of
the Mikado's Government signed on q
fshing boat as a common seaman end
spent season in Bering Sea. lie found
cod plentiful in the Okbotsk sea II
is the intention OF Japan TO make the
most OF the fishing privileges secured
in that body Of water from Russia
The home Of the Pacific cod stretches
over practically an unlimited area. II
includes not only the broad expense OF
the Ollhotsk Sea and Bering Sea. but
other banks as large as ireland, where
cod are most abundant One of them
has an area OF $500 square miles An
other. and one OF the best, is within
easy reach OF Puget Sound. II is easy
TO fish, and boats procure an abun-
dant supply as a rule.
Pacific cod now have q place in the
markets Of the Atlantic, even in
Gloucester. Mass In less than a dozen
years the Western cod will no doubt
equal the Atlantic production, and,
quick 20 see any commercial advan-
tage, the Western fisherman has
brought 10 bear many improvements
on the old methods OF curing and ship
ping, which the New Englander still
adheres TO with all the tcnacity OF his
stubborn race.
IN the Middle West California-cured
goldfish brings .. trife higher price than
the Gloucester or Cape Cod article.
This difference IN price is due 90 the
fact that the cod shipped from san
FrsDcisco finds a ready demand on ac-
count OF it's superior cure They are
more progressive on the Pacific Coast
They have invented new ways Of hand
ling FISH and new methods in curing
it. There is something, too, In the
atmospheric conditions out there which
operates TO the advantage OF the curer.
Another thing they do in the cod FISH,
cries OF the Pacific Coast IS something
that Is never done on the fishing banks
at Gloucester. In the Eastern fisheries
the fish are caught in seines. or in
weirs. or in travis. but of the Shu-
magin Islands the fish are SO thick
that they are caught with hook and
line as fast as a man can haul them in.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

The moment e fish Is hauled up and
GaiCen of the hook the fisherman cuts
~ tongue out by a peculiar motion Of
Tic knife. hangs him up by the tail
and drains every drop OF blood out Of
him. The Eastern fisherman, on the
other hand, allows the fish 10 lie in
heaps until they gasp themselves to
death. and in this process the blood
is scattered through the meat, giving
il that brownisb color which is any
thing but pretty in tho fish trade. Tie
Pacific Coast Goldfish, when they arc
cured and faxed, come into the market
plump and almost as white as snow,
and, though the fish are not quite so
large, they are much more desirable
as an edible
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

every direction throughout the plant.
AS fast as the cars are filled they are
run upon a platform scale, where the
weight of the fish is noted. and then or
to the washing pond or picking tanks.
At other times the cars carry tine fish
from the tanks TO the fake yard, or
thence TO the packing or skinning
room.
The manufacture OF boneless fish is
carried on in the same manner as in
the East and the product is packed i'm
cases and in boxes holding from thirty
20 100 pounds each Most of the boxes
contain two-pound packages of bone
less cod, known to the trade as
bricks" Unskinned dry cod are sold
in dfty-pound bundles.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-08
GOTHAM CITY OF BLONDES.

Travelling Man Always Knows
When He LIS Nearing New York.
II can always tell when l am get
ting into New York by the way the
blondes begin to thicken," said she
travelling man. when am away
out In the country districts visiting
the small towns the sight of a real
blonde Is rare. The hair of the ma
jority of the country maids Is dark,
though | pass an occasional light-col-
ored or red head on the streets. Their
hair Is often arranged becomlngly, but
never with a Marcel wave. Their COM
plexion never have the steamed ap-
pearance of the city belle, but are
fresh and wholesome.
"But day after day as get nearer
New York the lemond rind blonde
begins to crop up She boards the
train bound for New York from the
little town where she has probably
been visiting relatives and her
thoughts probably turn once more to
the quick lunch and chewing gum and
dignity, or to her place third from the
right In the second row Of the chorus
'SThe dark haired sisters begin to
melt away the closer the train gets to
the city, so that by the time the out
skirts of New York are sighted the
dark crop has given away entirely to
the peroxide fairy with the rippllng
Marcel wave and the adjustable waist
line. l had heard about blonde being
the proper thing in hair, but thought
it was comic paper joke TIL l took
to the road One thing certain--New
York is the city Of blondes. New
York Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-08
GRANDFATHER.

How broad and deep was the fireplace old
And the great hearthstone how wide!
There was always room for the old mans
chair
BY the cozy chimney side,
And all the children that cared to crowd
At his knee in the evening tide.
Room for all of the homeless ones
Who had nowhere else to go;
They might bask at ease in the grateful
warmth
And sun in the cheerful glow,
For grandfather's heart was as wide and
warm
As the old fireplace, l know.
And he always found at his Widespread
board
Just room for another chair;
There was always rest for another head
On the pillow of his care;
There was always place for another name
In his trustful morning prayer.
oh, crowded world with your jostling
throngs!
How narrow you grow, and small;
How cold, like a shadow across the heart,
Your selishness seems to fall.
When | think of that fireplace warm and
wide,
And the welcome awaiting ALL
Chicago Inter Ocean.