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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23
KNEW NOTHING or rEAR.


The fearlessness OF children IN
times OF great danger is very well II.
Illustrated In story told In London
many years ago about small bay
whose father was sailor on one Of
the English menof-war, The boy d
TO take his boy along with him upol
one of the cruises. during the progress
of which the vessel fell in with tha
United States ship Hornet and live,
ly battle ensued, since at that tins
the relations of England and the
United States were not friendly. In
deed, they were the reverse. and there
was war between them.
During the hottest part Of the fight
the lad amused himself by chasing .
goat about between decks The can
non crashed and the balls were tlyina
here and there, carrying death and
destruction wherever they went I'd
these neither goat nor boy seemed to
pay the slightest heed Their little
game OF chase went on despite tho
horrors by which they We're surround
ed until finally there came frightfll
crash, a shell sped between the deckl
and part of it in bursting struck the
unfortunate goat carrying away the
poor creatures hind legs.
Seeing her thus disabled. the boy.
nothing daunted sprang TO her side
and, grasping her in bis arms, cried
out: AHA, now I've caught you,"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23
NOTICE TO LICENSEES

Office Ct the City Clerk, Cairo. Illinois.
December II. 1907.
At "a regular meeting OF the city
council of the said city held on Tues
day, December 3, 1907. the city clerk
was directed to give notice by publ
cation. that al licenses are due AMI
must be paid By January lst. 1908.
nd that no application for license will
Dc considered unless accompanied by
the full amount Of fee required Tor
such licenses.
ROBERT A.. HATCHER.
City Clerk.
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10 be without authority 10 act ut pres
'cnt; both were guarded in what they
said neither committing himself BY
word, as the whether he favored a
primary or net, except that Mr. Millef
said he would favor primary election
III there were primary law. But
enough was said aud more was sh WI
In the manner CT saying II ~ satisfy
the citizens that their petition wiz
not be granted. The plan Is to h ld
q delegate convention. the delegates
TO De ciiCS sen Ia caucus by The nm
chine" in each county, cath'bcund u
name the machines nuppet as the
candidate. The lot has been cast
and the mantle Of the late Congress
man Smith has been assigned. II
matters not that the players had no
claim upon the garment, that Il be-
lcngcd TO the people-the voters-who
fad conferred il. TO whom 1t revert Il
at the death CT the man who wore ii
aud who alone can transfer 1t right |
fully and with honor to other should |
ers; it matters net that the dice with |
which the throw was made was load. /
I'd" dice, srch as tricksters use to
ilch where they fear the chance OF
air aud open play, 1t is a desperat
game which the gentlemen of the
committee are playing. They need
he friendly but very earnest warn
ng which The Bulletin would here
With convey to them,
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Brought a Rush.

yeas" related the old postmaster
at Bacon Ridge. times we're getting
rather dull, around here, so we had
to resort to some press agent tactics
like you show fellows. The village ed
itor put an ad in his paper that Hiram
Brown would take city boardeTs at five
dollars a dozen.
Great Bernhardt," gasped the the
atrical manager. you don't mean TO
say that Hiram kept his word?
That's what he did, stranger. with
reductions II large lots"
rBut-how could he board them at
five dollars a dozen?"
He didn't board them, stranger;
he just took them. You see. Hiram
Brown is the village photographer"
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Prayer Of a Good indian.

o. Powers that be, make me sufii-
cient 10 my own occasion.
Teach me to know and to observe
the rules Of the game.
Give to me 10 mind my own business
al all times and to lose uc opportunity
OF holding my to, que.
When IL is ap .s'nted for me 10 suf-
fer let me, as q. as may humanity
be possible, take example from the
well-bred beasts. and go away quietly
to bear my suffering by myself.
Help me to win. II win ! may, but
and this especially-if ! may not win
make me a good loser. Amen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23
DECEMBER q IN HISTORY.

1GeD--- Pilgrims began building a set
Element at plymouth.
ITS - Savannah, Ga, attacked hy the
British.
isO5-Jt saph Smith. fcunder CT Mor
m n'sm, bora. Died, JGna ~
1914.
tSll--Gen. jackson alta ked the
british camp below New or,
loans,
1898 Thomas W f'yaos Ame lean
dentist, who wen fame and
wealth Ia Paris born. Del
Nov Is, 1897
1862 Citadel CT Antwerp surrendered
to the French.
l95l-Oscar f. Straus secretary of
commerce and labor, bern,
IS93- Homestead iron works shut
down thrc wing several thou
sand men out of work.
IS99-Gen. Roberts sailed to assume
commend III the British forces
in South Africa.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23

| oscar Solomon Straus, the present
secretary Of the department OF COM
merce and labor was born in Rhenish
Bavaria, Dec. %, 1850 He came to
the United States With Bis parents at
and early age and the most OF his
bovhood was spent in Georgia, in
which state his father had located.
The elder Straus was ruined tiuan-
cialiy by the Civil war and leaving
Georgia. removed 20 New YORK to
begin life anew Oscar attended The
pubiic schools and in 1871 gradual ID
from Columbia college. Two years
later he graduated from the Columbia
law SCHOOL While In college Mr..
Straus supported himself by writing
for the newspapers He early rose
til prominence in his chosen profes
sion, bet In 1880 he was forced 10 give
np his practice OF law because of fail
ing health. In 1887 he was appointed
Minister to Turkey by President
Cleveland and his mission TO that
country was remarkably successful
In 1889 he returned to America, bit
in 1897 was reappointed to the office
# Minister to Turkey by President
Mckinley. and retained it for three
Years. In 1902 President RooseTe.t
appointed Mr.. Strars to the vacancy
II the permanent Court Of Arbitration
at The Hague caused by the death Of
Elk President Harrison. Mr.. Strars is
said to be the first Jew to be mem
Der of the United States cabinet.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23
FIGHT BLOODlESS DUEL
Allegation of Political Dishonesty
Against Hungarian Premier at
Budapest Causes Affair.

Budapest, Dee. 22.--Dr Wekerle,
hungarian premier. and former Min
ster Of Justice Polonyi, fought a duel
oday with swords, as result OF an
allegation Of political dishonesty
aade against the premier by the ex
minister at sitting of parliament a
lew days ago. The meeting took place
It noon and was a bloodless enc.
Neihtre was injured and the two be-
came reccnciled.
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An Attark M Gttu
Tifp
By COUNT LEO N. ToLsToI.

here here them give their strength the people and let
of labor and then believe there will be
parties among
These parties salt taken from the water which lies in
heaps and crystals vary from another But put them all
they will dissolve Thus it is with the village 1t IS
which everything do And happiness will be real
happiness village will reign in life The
field air borng brother free from sort of
saveryhs which should live If do not do
this element form separate and
enslavng people, establish for ourselves special life
full of inventions and ies-h life like cobweb ornamental but
not strong and like obweb dirty and stained with the blood of
those that perish why these wise truthful village people
nvolunly of little spider which has mbbed
anohes We deserve the confidence of these people
andt the desire in us their friends
But We without making The first step, without living, working
and ana with their national life desire be in command
of it, and provisions pleasure And gnor-
We imagine advancing and that only because of
activity life is progressing
Even mills and the fulere situated along the wide river
must be imagining all probability, that the mighty current of the
river is caused BY the movement of their wheels
Two miserable bers, in which all the unhealthy
If the BODY accumulated have been scattered in the form of
cities over The vast expanse of the land and the townspep sng
the rens in their hands, rule tie land imagining that they the
head The handful of people using violence shameessy
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ErIrsrss a Good Feeder.

President Farrores. OF the French
republic, is anorner European ruiz
or who is very fond Of the table.
though By no means glutton- When
Fallieres became president he dis
missed the famous chef Of the Elysee
and Installed a woman in the place.
The French were sarcastic, declaring
no woman could cook. but guests at
Failieres table since have had occa-
sion to change their miass.
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NECESSARY AS IsTANCE
viii Be Rendered New Orleans Bank
BY Clearing House--Institutlon
Found Solvent.

New Orleans, La. Dec. 22.-~At a
late hour tonight the New Orleans
House association issued an
nouneement that committee from that
organization which had made thor
ough examination of the State Ma
sional bank Of this city had found
he bank absolutely solvent and that
the New Orleans Clearing House as
ISOLATION would render the bank any
assistance it might need
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TINE cam CARO- ELErIRlc RYA

RELT LINE cars due 70 Iaave SECOND at. 90
ing north on Dom mere ~ ave., avary I. mi, .
utes from y, M. IN I D IN
Goirg forth IN walnut ~, e.@ry Is mtnuty
frorn sos N. to thiS9 D M
POPLAR at. LfNF-HoIhreas Ave car
to leave 1Aeon ~ q Twp varth 90 Holhrook
Ave, at 5.s7; N; ai42; SIS 2 7.i3 a. m. aud o,
same minutes every hous until f0!A2 and il;ii
D. On, &#
Going west on T~eaty Eighth ~. III $40;
1885, 6:s41 $40: and 7.14 a. =, snc or, same min
lt-s evsry hnnr upti i1:aa ard ii.n4 ~ m.
porar u. ears due 70 ass ~, Msry's park
-'f-'rfea afte lea wing Second st.
IL 80 p. N. 1874 g. m -, no.; THO g. m.
Sn n NJ: 80 q m $40
North IN o. mmercai--I2:on ~. 100
m, 200 m 3 o. n NJ. 3'nn m, s.. ".
Set and Owl cara are dne to psss Yves.
Thirty fourth 81. 10 minutes after le wing
Second st
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The above Is correct statement
81 the number Of copies Of The Cairo
Bulletin printed during the year lsoo
and the month Of November. 1901.
CLYDE SULLIVAN.
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this second day OF December
1907.
LEO KLEB.
Notary Public.
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CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS.

Cairo, ILL.,, December 10, 1907.
The Bulletin is hereby authorized 70
announce George Parsons as candi
date to fill the vacancy in the Twenty
fifth Congressional District Of Illinois
subject to the decision OF the Repub-
lican voters by primary election.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23
THE TRAIL OF THE sERPANT.

AS recorded in the report in yes.er
days Bulletin, the gentlemen who rep
resent the Republican county and col
gressional district committees have
refused to grant the request Of citi
zens for primary election to chose
successor to the late Congressman
George w. Smith. The request was
presented by eight gentlemen who ara
representative citizens as wei as lead
ing Republicans-not politicians, bur
men. OF influential standing i'm the
business, professional and industrial
life Of this community. They were
John S. Aisthorpe. president of the
First Bank & Trust Company.
Paul G.. Schulz, president OF the
Schulz Drug Company.
w. c. Whitney, superintendent OF
the great Singer Manufacturing
Plant.
Frank Cannon, II the Cannon Box
COMPANY
Thomas A. Fuller ex-alderman of
Cairo.
Joseph Curry. public spirited sa-
loon man, prominent in the Roosevelt
Day demonstration.
]. B. Magee. OF the Redman- Magee
Elevator Company. and president of
the Cairo Contracting & Dredging
Company
Chas. S. Carey. president of the Ma
iional Lumber and Woodenware Com
pany.
Nor did these gentlemen come as
individuals. They came to present Pc
titions signed by several hundred fel.
low Republicans cf this city-all men
Of worth. life long Republicans. and
Republicans from principle not for
perquisites.
They did not ask for any recogni.
ticn for themselves as individuals.
nor fol any favor to any man az
against any other man They asked
only that the question of the success
crship to the late Congressman Smith
be left to decision of those who alone
have right to choose the successor
: and from whom the late congressman
himself held bis commission. They
asked only that the people-the Re.
publican voters Of this county and
district, be given az opportunity to
exercise the right guaranteed to then
by the Law of the land-the right to
choose their representative in cor.
gress. They made their request re-
sDectfully. but as firmly as become
men conscious Of the justice of their
cause. the rectitude of their purpose
ire unselfishness CT their motives
and their request has been in effect,
refused.
Chairman Wood. Of the county com.
mitfee. consented TO bring the peti-
ton before his committee when il
shall be called 10 act upon the cleo
tlcn: but saw no reason for calling
the committee together until after the
governor had called the election: and
he believed the county COMMITTEES
would be governed in It's action BY the
concentrations II the COMPRESSION
al committee Mr.. Miller. Of the con
rressisnsi COMMITTEES. would not
rrumise to bring the petition 70 the
attention Of the co-nmsttee when Il
shall meet Both gentlemen claimed
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Fully Prepared.

Mrs. Stubb-John, what IN the
world are you doing with those boxing
gloves in one hand and the remnants
OF dinner in the other2
Mr.. stubb-Msria. there is a tramp
downstairs who says he is looking for
scraps. want to be certain which
Kind he meaas--Illustrafed Bits.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23

Hanover was the first city TO pur-
chase a complete automobile IRE en-
CINE service. consisting Of engines.
hose carts and hook-and-ladder kit
Hanover is also the only city in Ger
many that has a complete automatic
FIRE alarm service which gives the sig
nal simultaneously at the central and
substaticns
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23
MAYOR PARSONS oFFENSE.

The esteemed citizen Is quite bars
in its criticism Of Mayor Parsons. He
is to blaine, all at once, fer abou.
everything that is wrong in the uni
Verse. He is responsible far the bad
condition Of the streets CT Cairo. al
though under no administration that
Cairo has ever had has so much baen
done to improve the streets; he Is TO
blame fer the financial panic. Of
course, which prevented the letting
of the contract for Washington ave
nue., and he is now to blame for the
rain which makes the crossings
muddy and which interrupts improve,
ment operations that are in progress
at various points in the city. true, the
financial stringency Expresses many
people sorely; the unfinished street
crossings and pavements are properly
matter for much regret: and the rainy
weather adds much to our distress
when we seek to cross streets that are
in course OF reconstruction or where
sewers are being built, or crossings.
II is too bad; people have cause to
feel aggrieyed and may be excused
for making vigorous protest against
these things. There ought not to-
have been any financial stringeney;
new pavements ought to be laid with
OFT tearing up the old: sewers and
should be built without in
Lerfering in any way with the public
and rain-why, rain
ought not to be allowed to fall under
any circumstances Just when we are
In the midst Of a desperate campaign
TO make the city @dry."
1t is simply outrageous. and Mayor
Parsons ought to know that all these
.hings are Objectionable, not to say
highly improper. yea, even unconsti
utional since there is no primary law
IN the books. The mayor ought e.
rave done something or other, AM
lot having done it he ought to be
hornswoggled.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23

I shall never belong
TO any parties. Ny field
il here in the village.
and | shall always adj
here TO it. Let all sin
ccrc people who wish
happiness to the counr
try and to the whole
world come into these
black huts 4; let them live
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23

Tbe Bulletin "a on sale ut the fol-.
lowing places:
Coleman's, 214 Eighth street.
halliday Rouse News stand.
Walkers, f01 sixth street.
Blue Front Restaurant.
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Buy Piano for Christmas present.
Whitlock. 1902 Washington avenue.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting Of the stock.
holders Of the Alexander County
Savings Bank Of Cairo. Illinois. will
be held at the Directors room I'm the
above named bank in the city Of
Cairo. Illinois. on Wednesday Ian.
cary !. 1908. at 1870 O'Clock for the
purpose Of electing a Board OF Dlrec.
tors. and such other business as nav
b brought before said meeting.
JAMES H. GALLIGAN.
Cashier.
Cairo. H. December G. 1907.
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SENATOR MAlL0Y ILL
Suffers Relapse From Rally After
General Breakdown On Novem-
Der 10th Last.

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. 22--United
States Senator Stephen B. Malloy is
reported to be in dying condition
tonight. After an illness caused By a
general breakdown on November 20,
with paralysis of the left side, he RAJ
lied somewhat, bet early today began
sinking rapidly. and is unconscious
tonight.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23
CIR GrratrHt prrzfltt
NrFA 1T Arin Amrrtra
BY PROF. SAMUEL FORTIER.
u. 5. Agricultural Department,

Opinions will differ as TO what constitutes The great
est need Of arid America at the present time. The nu
wants Of every new sparscy settled region are
not readily supplied When the region embraces two
ffhs Of the area Of the United States and holds within
its confines the destiny Of fourteen young common
wcalths its needs are multiplied many times. The
remedies proposed are as varied the conditions ana
Better and cheaper transportation Is one
mans remedy more capital to develop our resources
il anoher's while third is in favor Of establishing
manufactures. Many favor the further construction
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23

! But, to be serious. The mayor was.
In the eyes of the esteemed Citizen.
very good sort of mayor until very
recently. II supported him for, re
election, defending him then even
against criticism that was just. II
was his organ and every enc knows
that as on organ 1t can't be beaten
II is only since he has dared 10 aspire
to congress without asking permii
sion from the party bosses that h
has become a bad man aud very bad
mayor. 1t may be admitted that thera
is much work to be done by the mayo
Iof Cairo during the next severa'
years; but, surely the esteemed con
temporary presumes much when it
declares that mo man win want (
take 1t up and finish It." There are
probably dozen good men in Cairo
who would and could fill the place
very satisfactorily A city of eighteen
or twenty thousand people must be
poor indeed If it has cnly one MAJ
willing and able to be its mayor and
give it good service as such.
How different was the course o.
Capt Thistlewoodl" exclaims the Ciii
zen. Far be it from The Bulletin to
utter one word in disparagement Of
Cart ThistlewOcd either as man or
as citizen, as mayor or as soldier The
Citizen itself must condemn him n
he is condemned. for II was he more
than any mayor Cairo has ever hal
who has set Mayor Parsons an ex-
ample In his present aspirations. As
mayor Of Cairo. Capt. Thistlewocd
was a candidate for congress: as
mayer Of Cairo. Capt; Thistlewood
was a candidate for sheriff: as mayor
of Cairo. Capt. Thistlewocd was Gin
didate for state auditor; as mayor Of
Cairo. Capt Thistlewcod was eandi
date for state commander of the G. A.
r II ell these candidates. Capt.
ThistlewOod engaged in campaigns
which took much time and attention
and yet. the esteemed Citizen viii
admit that Capt Thistlewood made
Cairo good mayor. will it not?
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23
u.,,;,uees AAes,.

About i.20o.o people are always
afcat On the seas Ct the geTlL.
Erelsnd's Deg Population.
Il is estimated that there are a.
sCO.e00 dogs in Great Britain.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
cs'ro' Alexander County. 'iiIno'4
poou sticD 1s.14y.
,illoo'S

cs'ro, Alexander County. ,iiIno'4
poou sticD fB.14y.
Mayor GEORGE pARsrNa.
Clerk & A HATCHER.
Treasurer THOMAS II, MAr0Nll
City torney r M. MOORE
Comptroller ERNEST NORruAN
PolIce Magistrate, A. J ROSS
Cher Of Police. NJ. =. EAGAN.
Alexander County. Formulation - s61
County Clerk. JESSE u Mnl.FR
Circuit Clerk, LEE B DAVIS
sheriff, FRANK "a DAVIS.
States Attorney, Af.rStSviHl
WILSON
Coroner, DIR. JAMES MrMAsr5.
County SUPERINTENDENT ~ s.hoolx
PROF JOHN SNYDER
assaHso' md rr-aeureI rHED IA
iJTLi4iS
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23
Costs to Keep Clean.

New York city's street cleaning de-
partmeot IS spending about 500. 600
Tor each WORKING day-
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23

calling themselves Civilized And, indeed 1t IS alb
solutely immaterial TO these people who have
been deceived and robbed for centuries what parties
and factions there are amidst the dwelers OF the
filthy cities-they see in them Their enslarers and
bypocrites, and they have faith in their kind and
cunning words the horse docs not believe the
rider who saws that he feels sorry for the horse and
still remains on his back. striking him with his spurs
You must first Of all dismount and walk be-
side the horse if You really feel sorry for it because
Of the burden Of your weight
..raHs i advertise --st- sNs a. fifi*
.aa maj Ia .ssi sets ~ten he r.Iv-rsi>pz 70
.i.... II, sfssrf.ainr In q kas Eairp EA2al
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23
c,Rct,tA ALTON STATEMENT.

Average number Q. complete anu
perfect copies of the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and
Sunday during the year 1906. .2o2S
Average number OF complete and
perfect copies of the Cairo
\ Bulletin printed daily and
Sunday during the month o.
November, 1907 ..............1o so
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23
HOLIDAY GIFTS AT HUNTS

A fine line OF guaranteed silk
Underskirts in black and all col
ots. n YOu 10 not buy one Of
these you have not hoaght the
best
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23
SENATOR MALLORY DEAD.

Pensacola. Fla. Dec. Ex-senator
Mallory died at l2:4s this morning.
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The eSei,snsn, Plan.

The payments amt so hard
What te-r.sT"
a dollar down and a dollar when
ever the collector ketches me-
Louisville Courier journal.
costly Srots.
It costs over $1,000 TO ere 4 single
shot nom ore ii the largest suls ne
il the Ffsaeh army
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-23

BOARD 1T CoJrty Commissioners
J }. JTwNELLE. Gbnirman
IFnRGE PARSONS
On EDWIN j GAUSN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-31
Other Districts.
Mining Notes.

Eleven cars of ore from Utah mines
We're released from the Pioneer sampler
yesterday.
Captain Duncan MacVichie was in Bing-
ham yesterday. presumably on under
ground railroad business.
There will be no calls on the mining ex-
change Monday-I4abor day. Boston and
New York markets closed last night until
Tuesday.
The Taylor & Brunton sampler yester-
day reported the release of ten cars Of
ore from Utah mines, eight from Nevada
and two each from Idaho and Montana.
Uncle Jesse Knight, David Evans and
other big operators, including Senator
Reed SmOot, were up from Provo yester-
day looking after business on this end of
the line.
Representatives of the United States
Smelling, Refining & Mining company
have gone to Idaho to look over the Wei
mer Copper cOmpanys property. The
United states company gets the ore
shipped from this infant producer.
D. c. Williams. superintendent of the
National Development company's Ruby
valley, Nevada, properties. came in from
camp yesterday morning for a few days.
lie staces that some fine bodies of lead
silver and copper ores are being opened
up and at the same time plans are being
perfected for the handling of a magnifi-
cent water power that the company has
acquired in that region.
Henry NJ. Atkinson, manager of the
New England Gold & Copper company's
properties at Bingham. was in the city
yesterday. He stated that mistake was
made the other day in telling of the pro-