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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
ORDINANCE READY
Street Railway Franchise Domument
Now in Hands of Representatives
of TWO Companies,

1t T. understood that the ordinance
relating to tn street railway fran
chises for the Cairo Traction Company
and the Southern Illinois Interurban
Company ha been eompleJ ed and
rha, copies OF same have been placed
in the hands OF representative Of the
two compan es. This was the sugges.
ton Of the mayor, the purpose being
TO give the attorneys of the compan-
es time to go over II before th y are
cited o state their objections or ap-
prevail before the committees on
streets ard ordinances Little can be
learn.d as to the details of the ordi-
mace, as representatives OF the com
panies refuse 10 talk before the mat
ter has come before he committees.
But rumor has it that in some import
ant part ella the ordinance does not
conform TO the wishes Of the lnterur-
ian pc pie although the time limits
are left blank 10 be filled in by III
'ommitIeess
II is understood that If all parties
ar ready 10 be heard on the sub
ect the committees will meet today
II tomorrow with a view to placing
he ordinance before the council to
morrow night But this plan may lie
'nterfered with by the absence OF
Judge d wey enc Of the Intern ban
cgal advisers. who went TO Spring
field yesterday to attend a conference
With the state board Of railroad and
warehouse commissioners with refer
euce to the controversy over the
Cairo q Tbebes and c. & f. l. crossing
lat Santa Fe. 1t is likely. therefore
hat the railways matter will be held
n allegiance till The next council meet
ino
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
The perIvatlons Of Words.

There are some very funny stories
told about the deriyatiOns of words,
since people are likely TO twist their
language into strange forms. Thus.
the pope is even to-day called by the
name 'pontifex, which boys in the
Latin class all know is taken by him
from the title Of the old Roman priests.
Now "pontifeX' means bridge builder.
and il is true that the Roman priests
in the early days Of the republic were
in charge of bridges: but scholars tell
rs that the word pontifey' probably
should hs 'pomrtifex" meaning MAX.
er of ceremonies Many of you have
wondered what tho priests Lad to do
With bridge building. and this little
change OF mt to mp" makes the
whole matter clear.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
BUSINESS SHOW
A BIC AFFAIR
NATIONAL EXHIBITION WILL BE
HELD IN CHICAGO WEEK OF
MARCH 10 TO 23
FACTORIES IN OPERATION
OF Various Kinds, a Feature--Cham
pons in Every Line Of Office
Practice VIII be There

Some patient statciar has figured
ont that there are G21l20,0J3 steel
pens used in the United States alone.
every year Few people have any
conception Of the vast amour, of steel
that this takes, or the intiu te care
needed in producing them. PENS are
matters of such small consequence TO
the average pest that they are
given but little more thar passing
thought Eut they form a very i'm
portant part of the commercial life
Of this country At the National
Business show to be held in Chicago
during the week of March rs to -,
a pen factry will be in actual opera
ton right before the very eyes of the
visitors. where thousands OF these
little Instruments which Lord Lytton
said a,e m ghtier than the sword '
viii be turned out every hour ani
given away for souvenirs
A typewriter large enough SO that
if the Interior arrangements We're
taken out Of it could be fitted up for
very comfortable Office or par
ti'ioned off and made INTO a nat large
enough fog a bride and groom win he
another mechanical wonder that will
be shown be,e also Work is being
done on this monster machine now,
and if all goes well it viii occupy
prominent place 2 the floor. IL viii
be large e1oag for the use Of the
giant Goliath, and each key will be-
large enough for man TO stand upon
Fountain pens, perfect in every de-
tail. several times the size Of a man,
will be other wonders To attract al
tentiun.
Business men will find this show
most unusually interesting for here
will he exhibited every Known sFs-
tenn and device for use in office and
business. While this show is for bust
ness people, principally, it is thrown
open to fhe general public and at
tract, more attention tdan anything
that comes 10 town. outside Of the
big circuses
-NEN t1lhI&PiRl4S III ENti llilt ga
office practice are coming forward
daily. ard there $ every indication
now that all OF the contests will be
more than ordinarily interesting. for
the rivalry that exists between the
stenographers, adding machine opera
tors. accountants. money changers
and others produces condition here.
tofore unheard Of Various sections
Of the country are coming forward
with champions Of different sorts
that VIII compete against each other
and already the far west has chal
leuGcd the world and put mp a biz
purse TO make the events more inter
estiug Miss Fritz the worlds cham
pion speed typewriter operator will
Dee there as we'll as H. Otis Blaisdel
the male champion Of this country
Pretty girls will vie with each other
I'm the various accomplishments. They
will try hard 70 maintain their posi-
ton as man superior in the various
departments Of business. So far the
girls have won first honors in all
events at previous shows and it looks
from the entries made 50 far As.
though they were still going to keep.
the lead.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
GROSS EARNINGS OF ROADS
SHOW s224.o62,452 GAIN

The gross earnings OF 1874 railways
in 1906, according 10 figures compiler
by the Commercial and Financia,
Chronicle, reached the total OF So
1877, 500 500. an increase Of S224,062,
452, or 11.74 per cent over the pr
yious year This compilation IS basel
on the returns Of companies operating
1S6.GS7 miles of road.
Assuming that between % GOO and
5000 additional miles are not repre-
sented in th table, the Chronicle esti.
mates thar the returns from all reads
would show an Increase of approx
mately s240.0000 600 of which 1925.
100000 would represent the results O.
the first six months Of the year and
sl05 100000 the operations Of the last
six months. The fgur 5 Of 1874 rail
ways include the Canadian lines. but
not the Mexican roads or the mining
opera ions e The anthracite coal
roads
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
The Flag in the Air.

arc wound around the body and then
unwound by a single twist of the
swinger's wrist; they are twisted
around and between the legs; under
one arm. around the body and over
the other arm: they are thrown with
enormous force high in the air, above
the houses. and then caught in one
hand A masterpiece of the flag swing
or is to hurl the flag as high as he can
and. while waiting 10 catch Il in his
lett hand TO occupy his right hand by
throwing several oranges above his
head and n spear them with a dagger
as they fall.
Nothing positive Is known as 10 the
origin Of the sport. but it is supposed
10 have been of military birth and to
have served as a field game for the
victorious troops while resting after
a battle
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
NO NATION COMPARES
Concluded from First Page.)

they will adjust their rates gradually
but surely on a fair basis, and the
people will be the gamers more be
cause of the stabili Of the rates and
the abolition of unfair discrimination
between hippers than by tn actual
lowering of the charges for transpcr
tation. the present indications are Aaf
the railroad rate law will prove -
notable in way in regard 10 con
mercial affairs as the emancipation
proclamation was in its effect upon
the civil life Of America.
There is some reason for those who
view with alarm the apparent cUncen-
trat'on of power in The hands Of the
federal government Som Of he best
things done by the Fis y-ninth con
gress have necessa.ily involved taking
away certain powers indirectly from
the sttaes and giving hem TO the IA
ton.
II is probable Jher never was a las
which began 10 execute itself 50 ex
quisiiely and so rapidly a. the re
food measure passed by the congress
jus about 10 expire II too va.
fought and there was in this ca
also an hone difference Of opinion
The representatives OF great drug
houses. Of the manufacture OF pre-
pared foods. e distillers. and of the
proprietors Of supos dly secret paten.
mo licincs. bombarded congress witt
assertions that their lives. heir liber
~. and their property we're all al
take. Congress listened to none nj
Ties people and the result has dem
onstrafed the wisdom Of this legisla
tive deafness
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04

A new game called "Hot-Pot' is
likely to have an immense success
this winter, and you can make II all
yourself 1t can be played by old
and young alike, and by any number
of people. so long as there is an equal
number OF players on each side. The
"Hot-Pot is a square-sided box of
cardboard without top or bottom
1t is placed on the floor the players
sitting round in circle alternately
one OF each side. their chairs being
placed exactly six feet away from the
Pot, One side has red cards, the other
blue ones, aud the object of the game
is to flick the cards into the Pot, the
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
MEETINGS WILL
BE CONTINUED
GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED
AT METHODIST REVIVAL
EVANGELIST WILL LEAVE
TODAY

There Was a large attendance -
Both morning and evening services a.
ih First 81 E. church SEES o.Ilr A.
fHs morning -rr.c' H-s W T Holt
sang a H.H.lrl and to.cBue -a.a er
trled Tel Mother 90 BE- There.
which affected nearly ali tho 5rIl u-r
foo tears.
At fhe evening service EtruuoI 60
D.. e. Cariu preached bis farewell
='rmon and wII leave r8d8y u Cruz-
uiio. There we're f5ur conversion
and ih-ce acCe--iuHs to De- chgrc1
bership
Rev ". T. Morris. the pastor. has
concluded fo courluue tha mee-i g.
until further not CO. in view Of The
great interest manifested
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
AN OLD BROADWAY TAVERN.
Was Place Of Prominence When New
York Was a Village.

Somewhere on the site Of the great
building known as the Bowling Green
Offices. ar No. Q and IL Broadway,
once stood the Kings Arms Tavern,
saws the New York Herald. Its square
windows looked eastward on the
Bowling Green and its grassy lawn
sloped to the edge of the North river.
The picture shows the tavern from
the west or river side.
A Mrs. Steele kept Il In 1863, having
moved from Broad street. She
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04

side getting the most in winning the
game, and the best out of seven games
form a set The cards are held by one
corner, and a twist Of the wrist should
send them edgeways into the Pot; but
it requires good deal of dexterity
to succeed and the futtering of the
cards as they hover on the edge OF
the Pot is most exciting to the play
ers A better game for a large party
could not be imagined, es everybody
can take a hand, for everyone thinks
he or she can throw a card into a pot
till they try, and then the irritation OF
failure makes them an easy prey tc
the charms of the game,
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
LYRe ELM IN VERMONT.
Odd Shape Assumed by Tree on
farmers Property.

Vermont is justly noted for her
beautiful forests and shade trees, and
among the latter none are so grace
full or more used for ornamental pur-
poses than the elm.
II is quite common tree, growing
b, river banks and in fields, sinsly
or in groups.
Occasionally it takes a departure
from It's symmetrical form and as
sumes odd shapes, like the one IN the
illustration, which resembles the Tyre
musical instrument that was much
used by the ancients,
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04

brought with her 'ho tavern sign ~
'lc King Arms. and from that the
house took its name George Burns.
Of coffee house fame Is also said 70
have kept the house Historians do
NOT agree on the fonanc1 Of NJ Burns
and Vr uill T., thcm settle the vczed
question 80 matter who kept the
house fin Colonial o. Revolutionary
DAYS IT'S place in the history OF tavern
sites was firmly fixed a hundred years
before Mrs. Steele look possession.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04

This tree forms part Of the stone
wall that through the past summer
has guarded the seven-acre corn field
Of Fred A. Smith on the Atcherson
Hollow road at Cambridgeport, Vt
when clearing off surplus trees,
brush. etc, from the highway, Mr..
Smith. to please the people in the
vicinity who admired The tree, spared
The Tyre elm, as it is Familiarity
called.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
THE VATERLAND ASHORE,

London. March 3-Tha Red Line
Steamer. Vaterland Captain Ehoff-
which sailed from Antwerp Saturday
for New York is ashore on Goodwin
Sands.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
eauses surprLss y 49,.

Milwaukee. Mar. The announce
ment Of Spo-ners es-cRafion wss a
complete ST. prise throughout Wisrou
si-- Governor Davidson. over tne
long distance telephone this afteIn OF
said he had nor eceived the resigua
ticn. ami could hardly believe it true
SDoOners successor. Governor David
son said. will Dee chosen by the leg $
laiurc nuw in ecz ien
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
BEDTIME.

When tire Thip-pooi-w begins his t.lain-
tte rtF.
Aaa tie d1skF shades are drawn across
the sky.
Then VIII children soon be sleeping
For just as the stars cone t,-rr-.i9z.
Ile old Sandman goes a-creeping ~
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
ON THE RIVERS

The river marked 225 feet On the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
rise of 10 In q hours.
The Georgia Lee came ont from
Cincinnati last night with big cargo
for Memphis and way points. She
was in port several hours.
The WashHonshel came into port
yesterday with logs for Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
DiPHTHElA At WHITE HOUSE

Washing 1n Nar Archie Roaze
velt ha= difh-ns. but is moi seriously
iT- He is Isolated in the southeast
fuu1u uf b. Whitc House Strict
g.rai llii-e ie maiutaiuad
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04

THE THUMB STING.
Done Swiftly II Will Mystfy the
Spectator.

This is very simple trick, but by
performing it swiftly you may surprise
and puzzle spectator very much.
Wind a piece of string about your
thumb. thus; Let one end Of 1t (A)
drop between the thumb and foretinger
of your left hand then wind the other
part, which you retain in your right
hand, two or three times round your
thumby next make little loop (B)
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04

Mo;her-Nov. ran YOU toll me I'm
which Of his battles Gen. Wolfe was
killed.
Son aoi Hcir-ln his l1st. va n il?
Scraps
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
COUNSEL is CONFIDENT
tConcludcd from First Pagcl


symptoms uf uaTanCia-
r i- probable that fIe pffsceu-
.ir-- expects riu testify that many
af 'lo symptoms which d. Evans has
struggled tp show were simply those
of mol8uchoIa are really the sies of
pafau0i8-
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
Guests, manner,.

Ladies on The way down to country
house parties habitually sbuse each
Others clothes and morals in general.
and their hustess in particnlar.-Cor-
respondent. Of the Worid
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04

The Bulletin is the only Cairo news
paper that regularly makes a circula-
ton sfatemCnt for the benefit Of ad
ter-lser=
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04
! THE WEATHER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Washlnnton Forecast.

Washington, March S-lllinois-
Fair Monday and Tuesday night, light
to fresh north to east winds,
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04

Friends Of the Bulletin are request
Cd To- send or telephone items 10 this
UinuC
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04

Results is what the advertiser wants
and that Is what he gets when he
places ais advertising in the Bui-
lslin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-04

Ad,ertisiuz in fhc Bulletin pays tfr
.iyHrii-sr because ID g. rad
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-20
PALOUSE RIVER
MEASUREMENTS.
Statistics on Its Flow Furnished by the
United States Geological Sur.
vey, With Other. Data.

The station for measuring the flow
of Palouse river, established by the
United States Geological Survey in Sep
TENDER, 1897, has been continued dur
ing the past year, notwithstanding the
reduction in the appropriation for such
work made by congress at its last ses-
sion.
The Palouse has it's source in the
northern part of Latah county in west
ern Idaho, whence it flows westward
into Washington, it's course for some
distance lying approximately parallel to
that of the Snake. In the eastern part
of Whitman county it bends to the
southwest, and six miles below Hooper
it turns suddenly southwark and enters
its canyon, through which it flows to
its junction with the Snake. For some
distance above Hooper the river con-
sists Of a succession of pools, from 10
to Is feet in depth, connected by short
rifles. A short distance above the
mouth of the river are Palouse Falls,
which are approximately 100 feet in
height. The measurements on the Pa
louise are of value as showing the
amount of water that could be used
for irrigation on lands of Washtucna
Valley and in the section north of Pasco.
The gauging station is located at
Hooper. 1t was originally established
April /, 1897, by the land department
of the Northern Pacific Railway; but
in the fall of the same year the United
States geological survey assumed charge
of it and moved it about a mile down.
stream. Owing to varying conditions
it has been necessary to use several
cages. The present gage, known as
No. 4, is in two sections. 1t is read
once each day by Mr.. Frank Hill.
The records of the station for the
past ten years show the riverxto have
very wide range of flow. The actual
minimum was cubic feet per second,
occurring in August and September,
1901; the maximum, l6, 430 cubic feet
per second, occurred during the food
stage of March, 1904. The normal high
water flow, however, is much less,
while the normal minimum flow is very
rarely less than 20 cubic feet per sec
ond.
The results of the stream-fow meas
urements carried on by the United
States Geological survey on important
streams in all sections of the country
are published annually, and copies OF
the reports may be obtained free of
charge by applying to the Director OF
the Survey at Washington, D. C.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-20
HENRY ALERT DIES
FAR FROM HOME
Went to California the First Week in
January for His Health-Heart
Failure the Cause.

When Mr.. Alert went south none of
his friends thought his trouble of such
serious nature. The entire community
was schocked when the telegram reach
this city on Monday that he had passed
away. Heart trouble was the cause of
his. Up to the hour of going to press,
Wednesday, 9 A: NJ, we have been un-
able to learn as to the funeral arrange
mentS.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-20
Advertised Letter List.

List of letters remaining unclaimed
in the post Office at Ritzville, WASH,
week ending Feb. 16, 1907.
Mantin, Mrs. Maude; Cusick, j. H.. {;
Claywell, Howard; Fischer. c. F.;
Lavinge, James Card; Nc Gee DR..
I. S.; Schrok Rev. J. Foreign: Veigel
Wm.; Yarnanoto 7.
Persons claiming the above will please
say Advertised and give date of
this list. John F. Irby. P. M.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-20
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

10 II. m. bible school. J. M. Benning-
ton, superintendent. The theme for
the morning worship will be, What
is Death?' This will be discussed be-
cause of special request. At this SER
vice an anthem will be rendered en-
titled, "He Saw the Wheat Fields
Waiting" by Herbert. The subject
for the evening services will be, 1.-The
Old Time Religion. Anthem, "Tho
Faint Yet Pursuing"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-20
CHURCH NOTES.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

Services at the First Congregational
church at usual hours for Sunday, Feb.
"a. Preaching service at II a. m.
Subject of sermon, Spiritual Gifts.
In the evening the subject will be, 1.-THE
Man who Threw His Inkstand at the
Devil" For the boys and girls who
attend the morning service the pastor
will give a five-minute object talk On
1.-THE Clock"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-20
Wanted.

Information concerning the where
abouts of Carl Stevens is requested
by E. D. ellison, sheriff. The missing
man was in the employ of the tele-
phone or telegraph company few
months ago in Ritzville. He is not
wanted upon a charge.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-20
LIBRARY BUILDING
A SURE THING.
All That Is Necessary IL to Draw the
Money and Build Structure-Let.
ter to Secretary Proctor.

The Library Association will be able
to celebrate at their annual festival
Thursday evening the final step in Sc
curing Mr.. Carnegie's gift of $4,000
for a library building. The following
letter was received Monday;
New YORK, Feb. IA, 1907.
Rev. William M. Proctor, Ritzvillle,
Washington:
Dear Sir-Yours of the 9Th and en-
closures received. Mr.. Carnegie has
now authorized his cashier, Mr.. R. A.
Franks, Home Trust Co., Hoboken, N.
j., to arrange payments on library
building as work progresses, to the ex-
tent of ten thousand dollars. Please
communicate with MIR. Franks.
Respectfully yours,
JAS. BERTRAM,
Private Secretary.
The library committee will now feel
justified in going ahead with plans for
the building. 1t will take month or
six weeks to fully consider the matter
of plans, etc., but it is hoped that by
the time all frost is out of the ground
arrangements will have been completed
to begin the construction.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-20
One Cent Stamp Books.

Commencing about March lst the
Postal Department will issue Stamp
Books Of the one cent stamps, there
will be only one size. containing twenty
four cent stamps. Interviewed with
parafine paper and bound like the
books Of 2 cent stamps, the selling
price will be Is cents.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-20

Notice is hereby given that the books
of registration for precincts two. (0
and three 80. inNthe town Of Ritsville.
will be out from aSd after the first day
Of February. 1877. Tor all voters who
desire to vote for any election during
the year 1907.
G. e. Lowell,
City Clerk.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02

lG0aliauea "a sSalsta l,aas.s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02
NO INDICTMENTS
ARE YET / RETURNED / !. |.
Henrico County Grand Jury Has
All-Day Session Without
Definite Result.

After an all-day session., devoted en-
atirely to investigation into the alleged
election frauds in the recent Demo-
cratic primary, the Henrico grand jury
yesterday evening at 6:35 O'Clock adj
4journed to reconvene at \ o'clock this
afternoon. Nearly the whole days
proceedings were devoted to the
examination of witnesses, of whom
fifty or seventy five must hav
appeared and of the cash book OF the
treasurer's of!lce. Everybody concerned
In the slightest manner With the grand
jury and its investigation was en-
joined to- the strictest secrecy. and not
the least particle of information as to
that was going on behind tbs Fosalv
guarded doors OF the grand jury room
7 IA as to What turn "a. tius a. a.4-tr.
might be expected to take was d.
bvulged, Vague rumors stirred an al
| ready unsettled atmosphere, swayina
to this or that opinion as Apprehension
! az calm assurance Of those intereste>
! In this proceedings held Its course bu
Is'hen. after so long a,deliberation, III,
| grand jury adjourned to hear fnrthel
I Testimony today, a conviction thut@n
sdict.nent or indictments would result
k#eemed evident In tho conversation anf
"a aces ri thoae "ha ill SIT, fy
courthouse. And, Indeed, this seems Z
followed the affair to..its lireacn
4aendlng state,
n S3 May End Io-Da..
III As to be expected that the sinyesti
ration will be. ended TIL 81 evenin 81 5an'
n that those ~ hpss course e. Y Ering thl
q Tr,nhYi v I'M IN, Tvvni stl, III, III. N