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FOR THE STATE PRIZE.

(Outside Twin Cities.)
W e. MoYLAN, Eveleth. ...... so
JOHN cULHANE, JR., Elkton. 20
p. FITZPATRICK, Winona. ....
DAN M. CLARK, Brainerd. .....
JAMES CULLEN, Brainerd. 80.
MARTIN MURRAY, Saltwater.
T. 3. HILL, Winona.
T. 3. MURTAUGH, Madison
Lake ...................
p. McCABE, Duluth. ...........
FRED L. RYAN, Duluth. .......
J. II. cAWLEY, Little Falls.
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FOR THE ST. PAUL PRIZE.

FOR THE ST. PAUL PRIZE.
MRS. M. A. CoNRoY, St. Paul.
MISS NELLIE MeCoLL, st. Paul
MISS MAGGIE BRIDGEMAN,
st. Paul
MRS. J. J. CAREY, st. Paul.....
MRS. e. SEXTON, st. Paul. ..
MRS. M. SCOTT, st. Paul..
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FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE.
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MRS. CATHERINE o'sRIEN,
Minneapolis .................. q
MRS. MARY FOLEY, Mpls. ... q
MRS. r. p. SULLIVAN, Mpls....
MRS. ROSE D. RITTMAN, Mpls
MISS MARGARET coGWIN,
Minneapolis ...................
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VOTES Will DECIDE

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HOW THE VOTE STANDS.
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FOR THE CAPITAL PRIZE.
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WOMEN'S CONTEST.
FOR THE CAPITAL PRIZE.
MARGARET SULLIVAN Roches-
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FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
WILL WELCOME
SWEDISH PRINCE
WELHELM or SWEDEN TO BE
ROYALTY RECEIVED AT
JAMESTOWN.
e, ,,~,,,+ IL Lie Llonor Rv Vice Consttt
Banquet In His Honor BY Vice Consul
Fernstrom--Gov. johnson OF
Minnesota Specially
Invited.

Norfolk. Va. Aug. Is. Right royal
will be the welcome TO Prince Will
helm OF Sweden, when the cruiser
Fylgia arrives at Hampton Roads to-
iday for 4 visit OF several days at the
jamestown exposition. The Fylgfa,
which is one of the newest and most
handsome ships Of the Swedish navy,
rs due In the roads this evening. Her
arrival was welcomed By salute
from the ships Of the North Atlantic
squadron now here.
Baron Lagererantz, the Swedish
minister accompanied By the seere.
tary OF the Swedish legation, will op-
en- quarters at the Hotel Chamber
lain al Old Point Comfort tomor
row morning in anticipation of the
arrival Of His Royal Highness,
Charles w. Kohlsaat. the foreign COM
mission OF the exposition, will as
sist in the arrangements for the en-.
tertainment oil the distinguished Wis
itc.,
Monday evening Minister Lager.
crantz will give a dinner to Prince
Wilhelm at the Hotel Chamberlain.
to which Will be invited officers Of the
United States navy and of the expo.
sition company. Tuesday viii be de.
voted to visiting the exposition and
d luncheon will be given at the Army
and Navy Club A review Of troops
and sailors will be given ON the ext
position parade grounds In honor of
Prince Welhelm and his aides.
ON Tuesday evening there viii be
d banquet to His Royal Hlghness By
Vice Consul Fernstrom at the Vir-
ginia Club In this city A special
steamer will bring the Prince AMI
other guests from the Fylgia TO Nor
folk The officers OF the United
States navy here, as well as President
Tucker OF the exposition company,
will also entertain the Prince.
1t is expected that the welcome to
the Prince will be participated in by
many Swedish-Americans from var.
ious parts of the country, particularly
the West and Northwest. Governor
Johnson. of Minnesota, who is Of Swe.
dish parentage. has been sent a spec.
ial invitation TO attend all OF the so
eial functions to be given in honor
Of Prince Wilhelm
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
TESTED HIS SANITY.
IL Did Not Take the Doctor Long TO
Find Out His Mistake.

Dr. Bliss of Washington, got into
warm controversy with the Super
intendent OF st. Ellzabeth's over 4
patient whom the doctor believed
was perfectly sane, according to an
exchange.
Finally. agreeing to be responsible
for him. he secured the Superinten-
dents consent TO take him in his
carriage on his round of calls where
he could study him to better adj
yantage. The patient was bright and
interesting, good conversationalist
and the doctor became firmly con-
WINGED that he was wrongfully held
at the asylum.
Have you small piece OF toast
in your pocket?'
Toast? No. replied the doctor.
Are you hungry"
oh, no, str, said the patient
most politely. Only the truth is
am poached egg and unless | have
a Piece of toast to sit on shall go to
pieces directly"
DR.. Bliss drove him back to the
asylum for some toast.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
Thr Mnnfrn pagan
ann Nta Nnme
BY REV. HARRY GRANDSON HILL.

Crs had not he dies though Christ had died He
spends his Sundays athletic sports amuemen public parks
in pay This may be hahful and be puebu
the time thing that develops this class of pagns
The modern pagan home has its fine tapestries musical Instruments
creations Of fiction and Of farce and and against
plan frugal home Of the past with its chief library vounthe
Bible This pagan home has springs Of pleasure but Of joy
ygo power its fountains Of recreation but
Of inspiration.
The question of needs Christian discrimination Some
are entirely wrong within themselves, circumstance
some are \ proper will do no wrong 10
SELF bring blush Of shame to the check will wor loss Of time
andw will do NJ wrong others.
The body was the soul Think Of what capable
and then think doing Endowed with intellect and will
which little than the angels, having the precps and
practices living Christ guide him, he still bows the knee to Baa
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

The blow that destroys the effect
Of an adverse examination is ocoas-
ionally more the result OF accident
than conscious effort In a trial not
long ago very simple witness al
in the box and after going thro gh
his ordeal was ready to retire. One
question remained.
Nov. Mr. has not an attempt
been made 10 induce you to tell he
court q different story"
4 different story to what ! havs
told. sir?"
Yes Is n not so7"
'Yes, sir"
Upon your oath. demand N
know who the persons are who have
attempted this "
Well. sir. you'ys tried as hard a.
sny Of en-" wss the unexpected
AZ ser.
il ended the examination.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
BIGGEST LOG RAFT
|. PASSES HE'LL GATE
CONTAINING SIX THOUSAND
SPRUCE PlLES-FlRsT BIG
RAFT IN NEW YORK HAR5oR
IN SIXTEEN YEARS.

New York. Aug. 1S-Thc largest
lumber raft which has entered New
York Harbog in sixteen years made
pert this week and was successfully
nayigated through He'll Gate II was
made UP OF 5000 spruce piles and
was 800 feet long. 40 feet wide amid
ship and drew twelve feet Of water
It's arrival served to recall the tragic
history OF other giant RATS which
have been consigned to this port, a.
well as the dangers Of ocean trips fol
these lumber craft Il was awal
back in 1891 that the only raft whic'
exceeded the present one W siz'
reached port after previous losses
which involved hundreds Of thou
sands of dollar and cost the life %
United States Consul Murray. station
led at ST John IN Nova Scotia. on III
Bsy If Fundv. IN 1883 Jr Murrs,
CONSTRUCTED At that point what II
known IN New York lumber historl
as the first great Leary raft. its it'll
y htihr NAf u AA-N taAA AAldA IT. Va
built for alumber dealer Of that name
u was CONSTRUCTED under Consul Nun
hays nlperli bon. she iarsesi b. etr
ATTEMPTED. and the largest tOo. eFe
destined e. rthis port. aud afte
meeting terrific equinoEial storm
was wrecked in passage. From tim
10 time for years since shipmaster
have reported sighting units q th
great raft floating in the Atlantic a
far Horth as Greenland. The secou
great raft slightly smaller than %
hrst. vas Constructed in 4 tzy g
Fundy in 1853 and Z too vas Rreei
ed TIE third vas launched in ls1
lsnd finally resehed Nsr York szfei
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
TWO BAD WRECKS
ON The BIG FOUR
COW ON TRACK AT LEDFoRp
STATION BITCHES DOUBLE
READER.
ONE DEAD THREE HURT
Head-on Collision at LawrenceviIle
Crew Overlooked ,Orders Smashes
Engines--Traffic Delayed.

A frightful accident occurred yes
terday morning early on the Bis Four
railroad at coaling station named
Ledford, about three miles south Of
Harrisburg, in which the fireman was
killed and three other members Of
the train crew were injured and q
great destruction OF property result
ed. The train was freight, north
bound, aud was doubleheader The
cause of the wreck was COW on the
track, Both engines were smashed,
one being whirled completely around
and a dozen freight cars were piled
up in heap.
Traffic was interrupted all trains
being stopped at the wreck and trans
fers OF passengers aud baggage and
express made around the scene, both
ways. The body of the dead fireman
was brought to Cairo TO be prepared
for burial here
Another wreck occurred at Law
in which two freight trains
came together head,on. causing the
partial destruction OF both This was
caused BY failure Of one OF the train
crews to obey orders
r. was expected that traffic would
be open again this morning
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

the nations that the whole matter will die of hamilton and
be forgotten that will again For that
hesitate even to the subject in most general
have repeat it that what Japan and the United
States both want and Both nations devoted TO
commerce. conflict
All the japanese merchants this country and all Intelligent
thinking japanese in Japan and elsewhere regard all talk of be-
the nations nonsense
am told thinking intelligent American people take pre-
cisoy the SAM view Of the matter
Whatever questions easily be settled 1t there be
any cause all that necessary to find the specific thing
which produces trouble examining it closely study it carefully and
thoroughly, and a solution will easily be found
There saying Japan Rich men do not quarrel This
saving applicable the present situation II there be Americans
who are geren inclined toward Japan they should study the sta
stics Of the commerce between the countries,
For ending December 81 1906 the exports OF the United
states ID Japan yen and the exports Of Japan
to the United States 125 96l40S yen.
So far year there has been tremendous increase in the
n nations and the aggregate promises exceed by heavy
margin the figures Of last year.
When these figures considered be that between
the only be done sacrifice Of this tremendous trade
The commerce shows that Japan and the United
states are dependent upon each other Any
interruption Or the Of trade between the
two countries would calamity itself regardless Of all the other
horrors of
hope that the newspapers will printing anything all
most general way brings about condition Of the public mind that
undesirable.
Any ordinarily insignificant happening distorted and
un an Importance altogether beyond its real meaning and in the
sensatonal easily made the bone Of contention
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
No RED NosED ANGELS.

iii his address at the opening of the
Blue Grass fair, at Lexington, Ky. the
other day Henry Watterson said in
part:
Il do not care to live in world
that Is too good to be genial too
ascetic to be honest, too proseriptive
To be happy | do not believe that
men can be legislated into. angels
X even rcd-nosed angels. The blue
laws OF New England-dead letters
fer the NEST part-did more harm to
the people while they lasted than all
other agencies united. would leave
them in cold storage. to which the
execration OF some and the neglect OF
& all, consigned them long ago. not
embalm them and import them to
Kentucky to poison the meat and
.,drink and character of the people.
shall leave my home life. my profess
sicnal career and my familiar asso
ciates to say whether | do not place,
and have not always placed, the in
tegrity of man, the purity OF woman
and the sancity of religion above all
earthly things: but | hope never to
grow tho old 10 make merry with my
friends aud forget for little that !
i AM 40 longer one and twenty.
When the time arrives for me 10
90 t. my account mean to 20 shout
ipv: to 20 with my nag flying. and as
never He'd to the people of Ken
tucty. please God, ! never shall.
have told them a great many un
ralatable things ! have met their
disapproval full in the face. | have
lived TO see most of my admonitions
against this. that and the other vain
hope INDICATED by events.
Il want to live yet little longer
still to tell the truth and shame the
devil. but II obscurity and adversely
and neglect shall overtake me 1t vii
be a comfort even in the valley Of th'
shadow of death that from first &
last fought not for the speckle'
gospels of the short-haired womeI
and the iong-haired men Of Babylon
but for the simple manhood aud tn
lovely womanhood Of Old Kentucky
never new Kentucky. but always am
forever old Kentucky-your birthrigh
and mine"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
AUGUST 70. IN HISTORY.

13f4-Earl of Derby defeated tho
French at Auberoche-
1ses-Five persons executed FOR
witchcraft at Salem. Mass.
-caniialation Of st Sebsstisn-
77Se-British warship ROYAL Georgs
sunk near Spithead.
1xss-Richard p. Bland Missouri
statesman. born. Died June Is
1890.
1<s7-William Bowen Campbell, gov
ernor OF Tennessee. died Born
Fch. &. 1904
1ss1-steamship Te1t0nic broke tbs
trans Atlantic record. Time
DAYS, &c hours and 81 minutes
1Sss-BoIIer explosion in a hotel a
Denver. Colo, killed p per
sons.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
CIR Marrtagr nf
Gnuurittpnrr
BY FRANKLIN III. GIDDINGS.
Professor Of Economies at Columbia University.

offspring pour upon the earth the tomb the milk of
hecrs baon and the honey Of yellow bees with which,
lpheenia remarked living wont to "reioce the dead
If the object Of marriage raise the social position
family marriage convenience certainly effective
that end than the marriage Of love
But il admissible regard the personal happiness Of husband
and the physical and mental welbeng Of their offspring for
indefinite generations the supreme Objects of marriage the so
love romantic marriage only that claim biological and
Psychological sanction.
this point If it is has been
alleged that many people America Of late maintaining that the
European marriage Of better than the American romantic
marriage the fact undoubtedly hat the wealthy
society beginning feel strong desire gregate itself
exclusive aristocrsiie class That, suspect, is trte
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RVS

BELT LINE cars due 10 leave Setoad st. 60
ing north on Commercial ave-, every Is mia
utes from a. m. to p, m
Going orth on Walnut Vt every 10 nIihntes
from sos q M. to iH;SB m.
POPLAR ST. LINE Holbrook Ave, car du
same minutes every hour until I0;f2 and ii;i7
p. m.
Going west on Twenty Eighth st. at 500;
6.i9; 6:5f; sag; and T:08 a. niand on same min
ptts every hour until 1924 md li;N4 y, m
Poplar ~. cars due To pass Ht. Msy's psrb
minutes after leaving SEQ nd ~.
BELT LINE OWL CARS north on Walnut
n 20 p. m. 70. q a. m. J 80 ~ n.; 2AO a. M;
3 40 a. IN. 30 a. mi 5 80 n m.
North on Commercial-l2 90 p. m, J 90
m. 90 n. m. 300 n. m. % n m. s .. m.
Belt aud Owl cars are due 70 pass Weti
thirty fourth 81. ID Dinutes after leaving
Second St
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

A little boy wantei to give bis
mother a birthday presest and re
did not know what to give her. so 1T
last he decided 10 give her a bible.
After be had bought it.. he did not
know what to put on the front page.
so. after looking through some Of the
books in the library, he decided 10 put
the following on To dear mother;
with the authors compliments"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
HEALTHY PLANro
ncQuirc the Most Careful Attention ~
Well ~ Good Soil.

Did you ever see n rosebush which
despite the most benehcent environment
n soil--of sunshinc-and OF atmosphere
seemed never 10 achieve healthy
growth.
ton Of manure will not hc,c plant
TINT has a cankcr eating out its heart.
You rust destroy the cause before you
ian remove the effect
You cannot cure Dandrufr and Bald
aoss by rubbing on hair lotions and
rubbing In vasellne. etc.
You must look to the cause OF the
trouble---its germ at the roots of
your hair which causes 1t to fall out.
Newhro's Herpicide destroys the germ,
ana healthy hair Is the sure result.
Sold by leading druggists. Send loc. In
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co..
Two sfzes-~oo cents and 800.
Paul G. Schulz & Sons, Special Agents
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
July Circulation.

81 AUoo
The above is a correct statement OF
che number Of complete and perfect
copies Of the Cairo Bulletin printed
for the year 1907 and for the month
Of July 1907.
CLYDE SULLIVAN.
Business Manager
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this first day OF August, 1907.
LEO KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

the last Big raft to arrive until this
week Counsel Murray who oonstruc-
ted all three accompanied it but the
strain OF the voyage proved too much
for him and he died q week after
reaching port. Since that date, six
teen years ago, New York harbor has
seen no big lumber RATS until this
week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

why we're sou 50 anxious to send
that man 10 congress-
we thought II nd be a good
thing for the community" answered
Farmer Corntossel. to have him
where Re could make speeches where
folks are raid 20 listen instead o
irte-rHuiing 3 opie al TIL Vo-k
a. 4 L.. TTsfhluzt1u star.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number OF complete and
perfect copies OF The Cairo
Bulletin p 'inted daily and sun
day for the year 1906. -.... .2o2S
Average number of complete and
perfect copies Of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
dry during the month OF July
July ........s......... .1ooS
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

Hlton-My wife is matter-of-frct
woman She only speaks her mind.
Chilton-So does mine but she
changes her mind so often that il
keeps her talking all the line.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

Our view Of the rela-
tive merits of romantic
marriage and the mar
riage of convenience is
necessarily determined by
our view of what mar
riage is for.
In the days Of ances-
tor worship the supreme
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

The BulIstin 10 on ssTs at ths 70
isswIna piacss:
colsman's. ~ EIahth street.
Halliday Houss Nova stand.
walkers, 10 Sixth atrsse-
klus Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19


We do not worship a
Thor, nor a Wooden, nor
a Jove, nor a Mar, yet
we daily bow the knee to
amusement, ease a n d
commercialism.
The pagan is not nee
essarily a bad manas
the term man IS applied
- L. f. Al, ~.....I,
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

Errs with very thin shells are rot
&c EkeiT &c crack II boiling II they are
PIT into cold water and brought very
Slowly &c tie boil
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

"0h, Edgar. IL now there should sud
denly be a collision. how deligl Iul 1t
would, be to die thus together, (After
pause) II is true slat your life IA
insuredyis it not?"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
Liberia a Healthy Realon.

The white population in Liberia is
showing notable increase. II has
been found that African fevers are
less frequent and deadly there than
In other regions.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois
Population 1917.

Cairo, Alexander County, IIIino'r
Population 1871
Mayor, GEORGE PARSONS
Clerk. n. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer, THOMAS II. MAHONEY
City Attorney, r. ". MOORE.
Comptroller, ERNEST WORKMAN
Police Magistrate, A. j, ROSS.
Chief Of Police, M. s. EAGAN.
Alexander County, Population 22,4e7.
County Clerk. JESSE n. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk, LEE b. DAVIS.
Sheriff. FRANK n. DAVIS.
States Attorney, ALEXANDER
WILSON.
Coroner. DIR. JAMES McMANUS.
County Superintendent OF Schools
PROF. JOHN SNYDER.
Assessor and Treasurer FRED y.
NELLIS.
Board Of County Commissioners
). J. JENNEI.LE Chairman.
GEORGE PARSONS.
DIR. EDWIN J. CAUSE.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
Japan aun lInitrA Statrs
Galtltnt Atfnrn tn Qltarrrl
BY CHOZO KOIKE.
Japans consuGenerai In United States New York CITY,

AR between the United States and Japan to inconceiv
able.
All talk Of it is absurdity Of course in my capacity
as consul general have nothing to do officially with dpo
matte questions which may between the two countries
All of those matters dealt with by the japanese EN-
bassy in Washington My official functions relate chiefly to
the commerce of the two nations
The Japanese embassy has decided and very wisely too in
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19


adTeusnz n Bulletin is gets when be
parers but tnorlsces advertising the BuA
rsszlts
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

Cannot satisfy covesousness.
The world Is too small for the coz
etoas.-Latin Proyerb.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

Papa. what year was mamma born
in?"
I'm 1880. Willie. Her birthdays
In February"
That would make her AZ years
old. wouldn't IT."
"Ahem! Not necessarily"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

Big Four going Mort
NO O. 8.i5 a IN
No q. - 40 p m
d 3 daily
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

untersd 4 the Cairo Postofdce ~ second-ciAss
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19

purpose Of marriage was