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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13
THE INTERuRBAN ORDINANCES

TO the Editor of The Cairo Bullt
tin: notice In Saturday morning
issue OF your publication that the tw
ordinances known as the luterurba
and Terminal ordinances are 70 b
published in your Sunday edition, an
as they are t. be brought before t.
city council for action next Monda
evening, it seems to me that the ques
ton Of granting the two ordnance
IL one Of great Importance to the citi
Gems of Cairo as well as the propert
owners along said proposed route an,
should be read with care.
II seems TO me that our citizens
and particularly the property owner
along said streets should attend III
reot.ng next Monday night and ey
press their Views on the subject /
does not seem hardly right to leay,
the responsibility entirely In tn,
bands CT the members of the cit,
ecuncil, who, so far as | know, up t.
this time have had no opportunity Il
learn and know what Is the genera
feeling of the citizens and propert,
owners relative to the franchises Il
be granted, and unless the propert
owners directly interested attent
said meeting and make their desire
known, they will have no right, !
my Judgment, to criticise and bewa
the lost opportunities in the future.
fhArnfaVn hnt
YOU publish this communication
which gives some Of the points as TO
lows:
The Terminal ordinance will Civ
that company
First. A 50-year franchise.
Second. Allows the building
1900 feet Of switch or side track OF
Sycamore street ami 4C0 feet o
Forth street
Third. Permits the running of
binary steam railroad freight car
over the tracks IN Sycamore stree
and Washington avenue
Fourth Permits the Termina
tracks to he connected by switche,
or otherwise with any or all of tn,
steam railroads which are now her
or may enter the city.
Fifth. Permits the loading and ~
loading Of freight and passengers a
such regular stopping places along #
line including Sycamore street an
Washington avenue as may be desig
rated by the company.
Sixth, While the Interurban ordi
L ance contains provisions for dom
certain paving by that company. tn
Terminal ordinance is silent on tina
point.
Seventh. The ordinance permit
the use Of gasoline engines as motiv
p-wer for the handling Of the cars.
Eighth As many as four car
freight or passenger, may be run /
enc train. These are all points this
would bear careful consideration b
the members Of the council.
While 1t is a fact that practical
al CT the people of Cairo desire
see an interurban railroad built at
the same time. there is room fci
serious consideration Of the question
a. 10 whether such great advantages
should he given any corporation for
the long term Of 81 years. Conditions
may change very greatly In that tins
and the route over which the fran
rhise is granted includes the ONLY
road way for getting into and out OF
the city by the country people. The
question as to whether gasoline en-
sines should be used on those streets
Is one deserving Of serious considera-
ion.
A CITIZEN.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Average number Of complete and
perfect copies OF The Cairo Bull,
lttln printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1906 ..~..... 20 .
Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Brl-
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the month of Septem-
Der. 1907 ...........,,...... Zli4
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13
To Stnn snnrinn

A medical Journal submits the fol.
lowing advice for the benefit OF
lady who wishes to cure her husband
OF the habit of snoring: RAISE your.
sell softly on your elbow and gently
but firmly bite his nose."-Judge.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13
Host R.rre.A.ng prln. In The Tor.
ne Pressrvs Hls.or.c Kouss.

AT Littleheld. Conn, the house n
which Judge Tappan Reeve star ID
the first law school in this countr, in
1144 has Just been sold at auction 70
persons who will see that 1t is pre-
served for its historical value.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13

An scrostie poem in which the FIRST
or last letters Of each line read down
wards form a word. is said 10 have
been invented By Po-phyr.us C7taIia
nus in the fourth century. Double
acrcstics became pouu-a- in 1861.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13
Mystery Solved.
A CITIZEN

Replying to the problem Of how .
orainless youth can Rave a headache.
subscriber writes in to sugges: that
~hat brainless youth really suffers
from Is an aching void. We leave IL
to the debating societies.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13
So Il Must Be the Paint.

A celebrated painter had nervous
prostratien from having painted too
many chorus girls. Other people have
had the same malady by reason OF
looking at the chorus girls that were
painted
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13

The Bulletin il on sale at the fol
lowing pIacesi
coiemsn's. 2f4 Eighth street.
Halliday House News Stsrd.
Walkers. f0f Sixth street.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13
Character writino.

Every right action and true thought
sets the seal Of its beauty on person
and face; every wrong action and foul
thought its seal Of dlstortion.-John
Rus1in.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
cslro, Alexander County, liIInoi4
Population 1917.

csiro. Alexander County, liIInois
Population IS. t47.
a1tui GEORGE rnRSCNo
Ntrk x A. HATCHER.
Treasurer. THOMAS e. MAHONEY
CITY Attorney. r NJ. MOORE.
Comptroller. ERNEST NORDM a "
Police Magistrate. A. J. ROSS.
Chief OF Police, M. 8. EAGAN.
Alexander County, Population 1z.4o7
County Clerk. JESSE H. MILLER
Circuit Clerk. LEE B. DAVIS.
Sheriff, FRANK r.. DAVIS.
States Attorney. ALExANDHh
WILSON.
Coroner. DIR. JAMES McMANTs.
County Superintendent of SchoolA
PROF. JOHN SNYDER
Assessor and Treasurer, FRED d
NELLIS.
Board Of County Commissioners
J J, JENNELLE, Chairman. n
GEORGE PARSONS. -
DIR. EDWIN J. GAUSH.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13
TIME CARD CARO- ELECTRIC RVS

BELT LINZ cars due Co leave Sesond St. 20
ing north on Commercial Ave, every is min.
utes from 0 n, N. 10 | p M
Going rorth 90 walnut ct. every Is min tes
from 8: 0S NJ. to tn;ks o m.
POPLAR ST. LINE Holproot Ave car IN
20 leave See0a II ing merit on Hoiorook
Ave-, atb:57; 5 n; s;42; 6;57; 7.l2 =. M and OF
same minutes every hon- until 1914 and 1i:fi
.. In.
Going west on Twenty Eighth Sc. 81 SAG,
6:is; 6:34; 5:i9; and 7:04 4. and on same min.
utrs every hour nm II 1924 aid if.04 .. m.
Poplar 1t. cars due 90 PASS ~ Nssy's rsrk
minutes afte leaving Sec nd II.
BELT LisEOWL CARS North on Waiwat
II 30 p. m. 1874 a. m; 3n g.. M; 2,30 = n.;
$50 a. m; 80 q. m; 80 a. m.
North On o mmercial--i2;0o D. M; taD
m. 2 90 m 2 90 u. u. 40 a IN. B q. IA.
Belt and Owl cars are dne 10 pass Yes
Thirty fourth ~. IL minutes altar, lsavt "a
Second St
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13

Any item that u OF interest 70 zoe
ohoos sour nees tn III. Bullstia
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13

Ton pay . little more FOR ella sifiea
adverusgs IN the Bulletin than
other Cairo papers but you ga IN.
~rnla
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13

A good many OF the opportunlties
thai seem 10 be golden are merely
gold plated
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13

Read the Bulletin and get all the
-evs while h In nsvn
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13
What q srile is.

Can ycu tell me saat a srr,le ts.-
-sksd a gentleman Of little girl.
les. sir. it's the whs-rs5 II a sas.-h.'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13

WE ARE NOW SELLING GUARAN-
rEEo TAFFETA SILK 7ETricoATS
with guarantee attached to each
Garment which "a
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13
Cry ADAMS, con,en,ment

scre is none SO cruel as the cheer
~ soul who takes US away from de-
lighttUl troubles ard causes as 10 en-
dare the monotony OF conteated no
merits
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13

Mexican Tom will open a candy
kitchen at 1915 Washington avenue
Saturday. October 18th.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-13

Two choice lots down town for sale
Ar Easterday-Wa
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05

"You know Haeckel, Ernst Haeckel,
the wonderful German scientist of
Jena? Well" said globe trotter, 81
have seen that man eat snakes, mon
keys, and iguanas.
ut was in Ceylon, in village called
Belgama. We were spending the win
ter there, and we had a fine time, al
though it was too hot. Haeckel ate
his queer food in his daily curries,
taking the profoundest scientific in
terest in them.
"TIis old cook to-day would give him
a curried snake, tomorrow an iguana,
the next day a sea spider, the day
after monkey. And Haeckel would
laugh, taste the meat curiously, and,
il it was good, eat it with appetite,
"a strange man, scientific ma
chine-yet very lovable-if a cent?
pede was sweet and tender, he would
as soon eat it as chicken"
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05
TAUGHT FOR HALF A CENTURY.
Long Record of Usefulness for Massa-
chusetts School Teacher.

A headmaster for half a century in
the Cambridge schools is the remarka-
BILE record of Ruel H. Fletcher, of the
Thorndike school, East Cambridge. He
has recently graduated his fiftieth
class from that school.
For fifty-eight years he has taught
school, beginning in 1S49. He came to
Massachusetts in 1852, taught school
two years in Abingdon, two years in
Quincy and then began his long serv-
ice in Cambridge. That service was
started in the Otis school, for which a
new building was erected a few years
after and the name changed to the
Thorndike school, so that his service
has been practically in the one school,
When the city of Cambridge erect
ed two new school buildings four
Years ago, unknown to him the pd-
pills of his school circulated a petition
that one of the new schools be named
in honor of the headmaster to whom
they were 50 devoted; The decision
Of the committee to comply with their
request was prompt and unanimous.
The Fletcher school graduates its first
class on Tuesday, and Mr. Fletcher
will be a guest OF honor on that occa-
sion.-Boston Herald.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05
WEALTH OF CANADIAN FARMERS.
Are at Present Lending Money to the
Manufacturers.

There is no question that the largest
percentage of the amount at present
on deposit in Canadian banks (some
$3.50, 000,000) is controlled by the agri-
cultural community. This vast amount
is in addition to the large sums on de-
post with trust and loan companies
and in farm mortgages, for it is well
known that in recent years the aggre-
gate of farm mortgages, in Ontario
and Quebec particularly, has been de-
creased. The farmers to-day as a
class are not borrowers, but lenders.
This is markedly so in Ontario.
Turning to the other side of the
banking returns, it is observed that
current loans and discounts, which
represent the volume of money EN-
ployed in the manifold industries OF
the country, have increased in just
about the same ratio as the deposits.
In other words, the manufacturers
of the country and those engaged in
other lines of activity are borrowing
the capital required in their various
enterprises from the farmers.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05
Just Had to TAX.

1t was real hardship for Judge
Brown to have to keep silent for any
length of time. Even when travelling
he usually found some one who would
at least listen while he talked. But
on one occasion he found himself in
a railway coach with only one other
occupant-a stiff, dignified old lady,
who did not deign even to look at
him when he raised his hat upon en-
tering the coach.
The judge grew restless after they
had travelled several miles. He
drummed on the windows, coughed
several times, then finally, in despera
ton, cleared his throat, and asked
In stentorian tone:
Madam, did it ever occur to yot
to wonder whether it had ever rainet
any before the time of the fiood?"
The unusual question startled tn
old lady out of her dignifed silenc
and the two old people were soon Ell
gagged in animated conversation
| Cleveland Leader.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05
Gun Loaded 40 Years.

Diamond Miller, the little son Of
]. II. Miller of Magyar, KY, while hunt
ing in Slate Rifle hill, near that place,
found a gun which is thought was
lost there during the civil war. 1t is
a double-barrel shotgun, and both bar
rels were loaded, each with nine bull
lets and seven buckshot. The gun is
a muzzle loader and bits of newspa-
per were used for padding. The pa
per is discolored by rust, but a few
Of the words are ineligible, and
confirm the belief that the gun was
loaded at some time during the war
between the states. Some OF the
words are Captain" Company IS"
Sergeant" Commander"
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05

TITS wonderful how few love letters
are recalled through the mails these
days." remarked postoffice attache
the other day. II can remember when
scores of SWANS came in every day to
take advantage of the postal provi-
sions for recalling letters after they
had been mailed. 1t is not difficult to
notice great falling off in the pro-
portion of the letters from young men
to girls that are recalled. l take it
that people are getting more careful
about what they say. Then there is
another reason-the telephone. Young
men do not write love letters so much
when they can call their sweethearts
on the phone and have a few minutes
chat with them every day or two in
neighboring city. STILL. don't sup
pose the oldfashioned love letter will
ever be entirely supplanted."
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05
NOTICE TO CREnIrnna

State of Mississippi, Alcorn conu.
No. 1888. Chancery Court in va svulsY'
In estate of B. w. Holmes 1 Ne.:l.
is hereby given that | have tb 1s0' KS
been appointed by the Chancery ca NY
OF Alcorn county, Mississippi Adm s,'
ist~atrix of the estate of B. W Hel ,'''.
late of said county, decd. All cre, i;,,,s
OF said estate are notified to have tba;s
claims probated and registered by , H.
Clerk of said court within on. vs ~
from this date and in failure 10 "a 3s~'
bate and register said claims within n ars
year, they will be forever barred ~
This August End, 1907.
ANNA HOLMES, Administrators
of estate of B. W. Holmes, Decd
Gambler & Gambler Attys. for estate
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05
INoIAs PLAGUE VICTIMS.
Appalling Total For Thirteen Years,
and Fatalities Increase.

London, Sept. 4.-Dispatches from
India state that the decrease in the
number of deaths from the black
plague during the hottest months is
disappointing compared with previous
years. For the week Of July 10, the
latest figures available, the deaths in
all India were 1899, decrease of
only 500 over the preceding week. The
total for the first six months of 1907
is 1,O60,O67, which exceeded the record
of any previous year
In 1896 the PLACE first appeared in
India, and up to July of this year
5,65O,0O deaths have resulted from it
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05

Citizens of Pasadena, Cal, have
made complaint to the authorities that
bees and flies, intoxicated on fer
mented orange juice, have become a
nuisance that should be abolished.
They say that the proprietors of a
nursery near the town have large
force of Japanese employed extract
ing seeds from partly decayed or
anges, and in the process of squeez-
ing the seeds from the oranges a
small stream of orange juice flows
from the place, which attracts mil
lions of flies and bees, which become
Incorporate. The nursery uses the
seeds for planting.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05
THE GREATEST CROUCH.
Good Story of Dean Swift, Told by the
Man Who Ate Asparagus Stalks.

Perhaps the greatest crouch of lit
erature was Dean Swift, that whimsi-
cal misanthrope, who evinced a NOR
bid delight in humiliating his social
interiors, because he himself, when
young, had been outrageously affront-
ed by his superiors.
Swift had acted as private secre-
tary to Sir William Temple. Once,
when Sir William was confined to his
bed with govt, the king, William Ill,
visited him, and Swift OBLIGATED as his
majesty's guide through the gare lens
of Moor Park. The king taught the
secretary how to cut asparagus in the
Dutch way, and Swift had also the
felicity of seeing him eat the vege-
table.
Years afterward, when Swift was
dean of st. Patrick's cathedral In
Dublin, his publisher, Faulkner, called
at the deanery on business connected
with some proofsheets Having been
detained until near dinner time, he
was pressed by the dean to dine with
him. Asparagus was one of, the vege.
tables, and the guest asked for sec
ond helping.
"Sir," snapped Swift, pointing to
Faulkner's plate. first finish what you
have upon your PLATED"
what, sir? Eat the stalks?" asked
the astonished publisher.
AYE, sir; eat the stalks, or you'll
have TO more! King William always
ate his stalks" added the dean in his
most imperious manner
Whereupon the meek Faulkner
yielding to the deans will, ate the
stalks most submissively.
Shortly after the, deans death
Faulkner was relating the incident az
an illustration of Swift's insolence.
"And you were silly enough Il
obey him?" asked some one.
YES" replied Faulkner, and lie
me add, sir, that if you had dinet
with Dean Swift, you would have eat
on your stalks, too"
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05
SLAUGHTERINGJEWS
MASSACRE AT ODESSA RESUMED
AT DAWN TUESDAY.
sLAY AND SPARE NOT. IS CRY
Hundreds Killed or Wounded-Awful
Atrocities Msted to Women
and Girls.

Odaeea Sent "A reign of terror
nravoils Mere Defenseless Jews have
bean massacred on all sides. Women
ana cb,ldreu we're shot down while
l,neeling N nrayer over the graves of
friapds and relatives. Hebrew girls
wera draeoAd from their homes and
saiuod mon ID the prey Of the czar's
raiders
Tbis yriabtful record is believed to
he onlv he beginning OF one of the
,,ost r,th,ass attacks ever made by
The dreaded 4Black Hundred" 1t is
known that the police are acting in
loaona with the Jewish prosecutors.
Tbev stood nv while women and chill
dren we're being fred upon and made
no effort 10 interfere.
The slaughter is in full progress
again TUESDAY. Shots are heard CON
tinually and. undeterred by the police,
the massacre is proceeding unchecked.
Almost with the return of daylight
the attack on the Ghetto was resumed
bv small bands of desperadoes. In one
or two instances resistance was Of
fered by Jews congregated in the
houses attacked. A shot or two was
fred from one house and was the
signal for hordes Of the Black Hun
dred to rush to the slaughter. Mobs
marched through the streets, firing at
random through the windows and
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05

mi &
The Sentinel is glad 70 80
election of Sammie M. Ns sss ny
a seat in the legislature fr0,,' Y
corn county. Mr.. Nahars IT, =
born and reared at Dumas /, @as
county and has several br !, '''s
and sisters in that coro, 0s''sfs
now He is a splendid ,p''''y
OF good family and has ooo esang
ucatlonal and experimental Jy T.. "
ing ! we believe that he Win I' y
a worthy and faithful ran J. !. =
tative of the peoples intars ss'''-
the state law making bo ~ =
Ripley Sentinel.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05
PRICE OF LIFE IS Low.
London Rouehs viii Put Any One
Out of the Way cheaply.

am told that e10 note will buy
picious person can fall into the
Thames on a dark night, or break his
neck going round slippery, dark cor
ner, or fall under van, if little bit
of crisp paper changes hands, says the
London Sketch. l know that very
distinguished playwright, wishing to
work out the plot of a melodrama.
went into a high-class den of thieves,
made friends with some of the lead
ers, and unfolded to them as some
thing he wished to put into execution
the plan he had devised for his viii
lains action. He told his listeners
that there was very important finan-
cier he wanted out of the way for 4S
hours while he played the very dick
ems with the exchange with the stocks
the financier controlled. He suggested
to his listeners that an attractive lady
and yacht would be the simplest
means of insuring this object. His
hearers concurred. They knew the
very yacht for the purpose; skipper
and crew could easily be produced;
and concerning the lady there would
be no difficulty whatever. Then,
after the As hours. we will of course,
bring him back" said the dramatist
brightly, thinking Of his fourth act.
A cloud came over the faces of his
audience. well, gunner, of course,
If you wish it, but it would save such
a lot of questions being asked if he
just went quietly overheard" tho
spokesman suggested
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05
MINING sTocK

40, 600 shares in Portland !.
d allt & Mining Co., at si,' 8 cs se.
for the whole 10 cents 3 So ssnls
amounts. Producing nr Ta,,a.lsF
excellent management. p'V a,.'''|,
stock holder and Pres. " iss y
Adams, Corinth, Miss. IT,,
Tres ERE 5. ?, Ross; Sec. ! ~ y
Boothe, Portland, Ore. = i
c, Address v. NJ. Langley. ~
Oregon. O'elaha
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05

If your dwelling is electrically light
ed never place wood, clothes or other
infiammable material against the
wires, meters, or switches; never use
an electric wire as a clothesline, and
see to it that your dwelling is kept
free from rats. as these pests often
gnaw the insulation from the wires.
The amount of loss from electric
fires in the United States in one year
according to the Saturday Evening
Post. is s15,00O,O00.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05
SECRET OF GOOD MANNERS.
TWO Theories of the Aoquirement-
unselfishness and conventonallty.

Most mothers hold, consciously or
unconsciously, one of two theories
about the requirement of mannerS by
their children. One mother says,
Manners are only the outward sign
of the inner nature. if my daughter
has a kind heart and a well trained
mind she will behave In gentle,
charming fashion. will teach her
compassion, respect for age, unselfish
zeal for helping with the worlds
work Her manners will take care OF
themselves" Another mother says,
my girls will never get on without
conventional manners. They shall be
taught from babyhood to emulate the
speech and bearing Of ladies'. They
shall be instructed in the proper be-
havior for every occasion. They shall
walk and dance and write and speak
with graceful perfection" Neither
method, says the Youths Companion,
produces altogether satisfactory re-
suits. Unselfishness is truly the
foundation of good manners, but not
the superstructure. Many conventions
al restrictions have grown about so
cial relations. Some can be explained
by the demand. of kindness and some
| cannot
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-05

vinita, l, T., Sept. 4.-Gen. Pleasant
Porter, chief Of the Creek Indian Ma
ton and candidate for United States
senator when Oklahoma and Indian
territory became state, died here
Tuesday morning following stroke
OF paralysis. He was &C years old.
Mety Tiger, second chief, will sue
coed Porter as head of the Creeks.