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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28

"When grandma was a little girl she
said with look SO wise,
And with d thoughtful twinkle la her
yiolel.bue eyes
"She used TO wear long dresses, and
long pantalets SO queer.
All starched tin they could stand alone
twas funny y my dear,
Iiut that was great long
time yoa know.
SO long, long long ago.
.aS4e used to sit as stlii In church, and
still as any mouse
(Anl grandma SAYS they called the
churches then the Go1i Loi -
llOGSeD.
she couldn't see the minister, the
pawbacAs were 50 high;
She cculdnt 80 u slaep Or cape, and
didn't dare To crH
tut that was great long
time YOU know,
50 long, long long ago
'Sh. couldn't run, and ramp, ana
scream, and jump, like me--or
sou,
mon chatter at the table, as we al
Ways like tn 10,
Size made low coartesies, Ike this,
and had such funny ways,
For children mast BE seen, nos
heard. tAas Taught her in those
avs.
Hut that was great long
time you know.
so long long, long ago.
THE crown folks were SO horrid IN
that old time don't You think,
To treat little grandma 50 she
hardly dared to wink?
81 nuW we must be Kind 70 her, and |
try all sorts Of ways
I'D make her happy and forget those |
awful still Ola days
For that was a great long /
t.ne, You know.
So long long long ago.
Youths Companion. |
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
REV. SAM SMALL
. AT OPERA HOUSE
WILL MAKE CLOSING ADDRESS
THERE S u NJ . A. NIGHT
SPEAKS TONIGHT AT THIRTY.
THIRD STREET BAPTIST.

Rev SmaTl had a large audience at
the Nineteenth Street Baptist church
last night, among them being many
white people Of both sexes. The
church was crowded. Rev. Small de-
livered one Of his characteristic talks
against the liquor traffic and evoke,i
the usual laughter and applause BY his
funny stories and illustration. and
strong hit He will speak tonight at
the Thirty-third street Baptist church,
also a negro church, and on Sunday
he will deliver three addresses, la the
at Cairo Baptist church
afternoon at the court house and al
night at the opera house.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
A Real Wonderland.

South Dakota with Its rich silver
mines, bonanza farms, wide ranges
end strange natural formations, IL a
reritable wonderland. AT Mound City
I'LL the home Of Mrs. r. ID Clapp. a
wonderful case Of healing has lately
occurred. Her son seemed near death
with lung and throat trouble. Eek
hausting coughin spells occurred
every Ave minutes" writes Mrs Clapp
when began giving Or. Kings New
Discovery. the great medicine that
saved his life and completely cured
him. Guaranteed for coughs and
colds. throat and lung troubles, at all
druggists. soc and s100.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
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I NEWS or THE RIVERS /:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The river marked 30 feet Oh the
Cairo gauge last evening, showing il
rise of tl.9 of a foot IN "a hours.
Rising rivers were reported yes
terday from points above here as fol-
lows Pafkersburg Oh. Cincinnati
a8. Nit. Vernon Oh, Mt Carmel on.
Chattanooga on. Guntersyille &C.
Florence o2, Riverton "a, Padu-
cab 10.
The Sadie Lee was In port all day
III from Memphis. She left at G p. m.
on her return trip south with good
business.
The Chas. g. Pearee, towing show
beat. came up Yesterday morning and
rassed up the Ohio.
The Beaver brought two barges Of
logs. one 81 lumber and one empty
from the lower river.
1t Is announced that the Lee Line
steamers in the Memphis. Cairo and
Cincinnati trade will resume their
trips next week The Georgia Lee
will leave Memphis next Saturday
for Cairo.
Supervising inspector John A. Cot
ter of New Orleans has renewed the
license as master and pilot OF Mrs.
Cailie +. French formerly engaged in
the showboat business and probably
the best known woman along the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers and their
tributaries who Is now farming near
Columbia, Ala.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
PUBLIC MAN DIES
John Chandler Bancroft Davis Report.
e. OF Supreme cour: q Years.
Held Other Positions.

Washington, Dec. 27.--John Chand.
Ter Bancroft Davis. for twenty-four
years reporter for the United States
Supreme court, and formerly United
States minister to Germany. IS dead.
aged, So. Among the more important
positions held by Davis were those o.
secretary of the United States legation
al London, assistant secretary Of
state. agent for the United States be
fore the Geneva Court Of Arbitration
for the settlement OF Alabama claims
and Judge of the United States court
OF claims. Davis was author OF
number Of important works.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
A blind Pig Book.

One OF the funniest Of scrap books
is the Blind Pig beck. 1t is not
full of blind pigs. but the young folks
who draw the pigs are blindfolded,
hence the name.
Amy blank book will do Haze each
of your friends shut his or her eyes
tightly and draw a pig on a page of
the book The eyes mast not be
opened until the drawing is finished,
and then the artist will see the queer
est looking thing you can imagine as
a result of his or her efforts.
Each artist should sign his or her
name to the pig. which will look like
almost anything else but a pig. The
book is a most interesting thing to
keep, and when its pages are full Of
pigs drawn and signed by all your
friends. it is a curiosity. indeed. and
treasure which will be OF interest to
you all your life.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
GREAT NUMBER OF JAPS
Remain in Manchuria and the Coun-
try is TranquiI--Are unciviI
to Railroad Passengers.

London Dec. PA dispatch to the
Times from Pekin calls attention to
the great humble. OF Japanese SOL
diers still IN Manchuria, though the
country is perfectly tranquil, and rec.
ords of complaints of their incvility
to railway passengers. The dispatch
ESQ gives instances of Japanese for
bidding railway construction into
Chinese territory west of Liau valley
and claims it II impossible to recon
Gle this prohibition with any national
Of the open door policy
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
The Rir Sewer.

Work On the big sewer Is going
along very satisfactorily Il IL ex-
pettad that Commercial avenue will
b4 crossed and the regular street car
service restored there today or Mon
day Next week the straight work UP
and down the avenue will be com
meneed and 1t will go forward much
more RAPIDLY than has the part Of the
work On Tenth street. Two gangs Of
men with two tramways will be In
operation, one working southwark
and the other northward from Tenth
street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
MILITIA READY
FOR RACE WAR
HASKELL or OKLA
HoMA ALARMED AT SlTUA-
TON IN HERIETTA--TRouBLE
WITH BLACKS I'M GEORGIA.

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. Ex-Governor
Haskell states that he has most dis
quieting reports from Henrietta anil
that two companies of national
guards are being held in readiness t.
move to that town at any moment
He Is awaiting Geographic reuues-
from the mayor for help Armed
guards arc patrolling Henrietta streets
and couriers are out endeavoring to
locate an armed body of negroes who
wera last reported four miles from
tow.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
ADDITIONAL CITY BRIEFS.
e oinn Steady Work.

The Cairo Contracting ANA Dredg-
Ing company's plant Is IN full blast
every day, filing the low ground on
tne right-of-way Of the Cairo h
Thebes railroad, IN the vicinity Of
Nineteenth street west Of Walnut.
The long line OF pipe extends from
street southwark and
eastward and emits a continuous
stream Of sand and water A great
bank al sand has been piled up Gov
ering several blocks.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders and
directors of the Home Telephone
company of Cairo. Cairo Illinois,
will be held Tuesday, January 2lst,
1908, at $500 p. m. in the office of the
aforesaid company; said melting for
the purpose Of electing directors and
officers and increasing the capital
stock of the aforesaid corporation.
and transacting such other business
as may properly come before SAID
meeting.
ANDREW LOHR.
President.
H. r. AISTHORPE.
Assistant Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28

The Ohio. at Evansville. will fall
during the next As hours, and begin
to rise again Sunday At Mt. Vernon.
not much change tonight. then fall
for 36 to As hours. At Paducah and
Cairo. will continue rising during the
rext two or three days
The Tennessee. from Florence to
below Johnsonville, will continue to
rise slowly during the next two or
three DAYS.
The Mississippi from below St.
Louis to above Cairo. viii not change
much during the next as hours.
The Wabash. at Mt Carmel. Will
continue rising during the next two
or three days. reaching a stage Of
about Il feet
MoNTRoSE w. HAYES,
E, Local Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Alexander County Ma
tional Bank Of Cairo, Illinois, will be
held at the Office of the said hank
in the city of Cairo. Illinois, on Tues
day. January IA. 1908. for the election
Of Board of Directors and for the
transaction of other business. Polls
win be open from 10 o'clock a. m. to
5 p. M. on said day.
JAMES II. GALLIGAN,
Cairo, ILL.,, December 9. 1907.
Cashier.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
RIOT IN POLAND.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Russian Poland.
Dec. 27-At least two dozen Jews
were killed and as many more wound
ri in riots which occurred In the
vicinity Of this place last night and
today. The chief or police was muir
dered BY the rioters. Seven large
knives were thrust into his abdomen.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
MISTAKEN FOR EARTHQUAKE.

New Orleans, Dec. II -Reverbera-
ton of the big gunfire at Fort Morgan
today ratified windows and slightly
shook houses eighty miles away on
the coast Of Southern Mississippi. It
was at first thought the disturbances
we're earthquake shocks
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
TROUBLE IN GEORGIA.

Midwife. Ga. Dec. PA negro who
sometime ago killed Marshal Brinson
here was today surrounded in a cabin.
He fired upon the posse shooting the
marshal through the head Then the
negro was killed and the body lies in
the railroad waiting room here. The
posse has been summoned from Wad.
ley. as the negroes are threatening
trouh.t
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
A CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY
R7nehn1en Engage in Fight at Family
Reunion-one Killed-Another
May Die.

Haeler, Neb.. Dec 2z-J. c. P
Jarrett. a ranehman living eighteen
miles northeast of here was shot AMI
Killed at the ranch of his son-in-law.
Ora Alien. Christmas afternoon br
LATE Alien. father of Ora.
The Aliens and Barretts were hold
ing family Christmas reunion. The
ffx started during which Barrett was
killed aad the elder Alien so badly
peunaed m that he may die.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
WILL LEAVE STATE.

st. Paul. Dec 27-The United States
Life Insurance company of New York.
aud the Michigan Mutual Life of De
troit, today notified the insurance
commission they win withdraw from
Minnesota January /.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
CONVICTED or FORGERY.

Mays Landing. N. j.. Dec. 27.-John
Andrews, formerly chief clerk Of the
office at Atlantic City,
wae convicted tonight OF forbery and
of sums aggregating
1914 200.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
NOTICE 70 STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting Of the stock.
hold of the First Bank and Trust
Company. Cairo. Illinois. will be held
at the office of said Bank In the City
al Cairo. en- Tuesday January 14th.
1903 at . O'Clock y, m for the pur.
pose OF electiug board of directors
and transactiug such other business
as may properly be considered at sand
meeting.
J. s. ATsTHORPE,
President.
GEO. F. ORT,
Secretary.
Cairo Illinois, December 2Gth. 1907
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
Clean Food.

To eat or not to eat flesh foods. that
lie a question which win hardly be
settled BY general consent for some
generations; but every one will agree
on the wisdom Of insisting upon guar
antees that cur foodstuffs shall be
clean. unadnlteTated and sound.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
TESTIMONY ALL IN.

Georgetown, KY. Dec. 27.-All testi-
mony on both sides in the Caleb Pow
ers trial was In late this afternoon,
and it is likely the court will instruct
the jury late tomorrow. Each side
will have nine hours for argument.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
WEALTHY MAN SUICIDES.

New York. Dec. 27.-Desponde1t
over continued i'll health. Henry F.
Terry. a wealthy and well known So
ciety man Of Brooklyn, committed
suicide by shooting himself tonight.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
JAPANESE DIET OPENS.

Toxic. Dec 2S-The twenty-fourth
diet formally opened today (Satur-
dayJ The emperor personally made
q speech from the throne to the upper
house.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
YOUNG STUDENT KILLED.

Greenville. Ohio. Dec. 27.-Mascn.
aged Is. son of DR.. and Mrs. George
W. Burnett was killed this afternoon
while trying to generate Illuminating
gas at the high school laboratories.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| The WEATHER
Observation-Disclosures
General Conditions.

The day was fair and quiet Very
little rain was reported and the warm
wave prevailed very generally In the
comntrs, The extremes of temperature
were 72 ait Vickburg and at More,
head and Bismark.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
Good Advice.

Drink less. breathe more; eat less.
ehes mOres ride less. walk more:
elothe less. battle more; worTy less.
woTk more; waste less. give more.
write less. read more; preach less.
practice gore.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
LEAVES FOR JAPAN.

Ottawa. Ont Dec. 26.-Japanese
Consul General Nosse left tonight for
Japan. Before leaving he said his
relations with Ottawa authorities
were of the most friendly character.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
WASHINGTON Forecast.

Washis gton, Dec. III ILLINOIS
Fair and much colder Saturday with
snow Iii extreme north; Sunday fair
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28

Money generally burns a hole in a
mans pocket quicker than in a wo-
mans stocking.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28
NOTICE.

By order OF Mayor Parsons the
ordinances iu regard to the discharge
Of Ere arms within the city limits
viii be strictly enforced.
Chief Of Police
n. s. EGAN.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28

It's because courtship is such a Pose
that marriage is oftea such a failure.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28

The Bulletin Is the only paper with
In 9 radius OF 15o miles vita The ser.
nee Il u Associated Prena-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28

Subscribe for the Bulletin and gel
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28

Second thoughts are often best. even
n a ca7e cf 1--we q; 1Fst sight
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-28

The Neat Rsccoon.
The raeco0n washes its food before
eating Il.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
WHAT SHE HEARS AND SEES

somebody's records. and Mrs links ap-
pendix viii be pried out Of me before I
can explain that I'm Mrs. Bliaks"
Il haven't a mind suited to Ibsen, and
can get along without comic opera,
said the business woman, but I never
miss melodrama that comes 20 town.
I revel in forest fires and buzz saws and
mad rides for life, and leaps, and all that
sort Of thing, but there's always been
one thing about melodrama that / don't
understand Everybody believes implic-
lily whatever the villain says. The here
may swear on his honor till he's black
In the face and II hasn't any effect, but
just let the villain speak, and every
things his. There's the man who killed
your father, he remarks. Nobody asks
him how he happens 10 know. He's said
il. and that's enough. The heavy man
starts right IN TO hound the hero from
that moment. She's 10 better than she
should be-, he Kisses; and pop out goes
the heroine into the snowstorm. and
nobody ever finds out till the last act
that the villain made it up just 10 get
possession Of the papers, villain has TO
have papers-papers and cigarettes. May
be it's the villain mystery that makes
me like melodrama. II We had men ike
him of the stage we'd never need courts
and Juries. He'd convince everybody. l
don't know what the big scene will be
when I go 10 q new melodrama, but I'm
always sure Of one thing-there1l be one
man in it whose lightest word Will be
believed"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29

The straits to which the Irish Pariia-
mentary party are reduced was never
more forcibly evidenced than when. bav-
ing called for a mass meeting of their
Dublin supporters the other day. said
meeting had TO be held in a room Of the
Mansion House with a proportion Of the
seats untitled, and the doors locked and
bolted and guarded by stalwarts TO keep
out a thousand Dublin men. who sought
admission in order 10 tell Mr.. Redmond
and his colleagues what they thought of
the policy recently pursued.
Mr.. Redmond, snder circumstances
most discouraging. is. with his back
against the wall. fighting bravely and
grittily for life. But the Archbishop Of
Dublin delivered him a bad blow lately.
when he publicly expressed disapproval
OF the party. And now his reception in
Dublin falls sore upon him. He is doing
his best, according to his lights. lately,
but he cannot undo the great harm that
his policy Of trucking to English parties
did. And even II he could undo it. the
country seems unwilling to forgive him.
II is well known that even the remnant
Of his own party have in great measure
grown disloyal TO him. And another por-
tion Of the people who were his loyal ad-
herents have just new been detached by
his absolute failure to do the remotest
benefit 10 ireland during the late session
Of Parliament.
The Independent last week points out
that the Parliamentary fund receipts for
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29

inally belonged TO Mr.. Joseph Nourse.
first Registrar OF the Treasury under
President Washington. Several times IN
its history il would have passed into the
hands Of private owners had the little
church not stood in the way The Right
Rev. Thomas John CIaggett, who was
the first bishop COnsecrated on American
soil. his conservation taking place at
Trinity Church, New York, September
Il, 1854, lies buried beneath the Chancel
Of St Adams TOufbstoneS 10 the bishop
and his wife, with eptaphs written by
Francis Scott Key have been placed
in a wall Of the church. Rev. c.. G. +.
Bratenahl became rector Of St Alban' S
ten years ago, and has performed the du-
ties faithfully and we'll An enthusiastic
parishoner remarked recently that he ex-
cells in both pulpit and pastoral work.
There are three missions connected with
the church. They are ST, DaYids on
Conduit road; ST. Columbia's, and St
Georges.
Rev. James ". Henry. who has so ac-
ceptably filled the pulpit in the Church Of
the Covenant for the past few months.
breaches his last sermon to-day. He
takes with him warm wishes for his fu-
ture success in the ministry Before his
death Dr. Hamlin had designated Rev.
1Ir. Henry as the minister kc wished 10
leave in charge OF the church during his
summer vacation. The distinguished
author, lecturer, and divine, Or. Henry
Van Dyke, viii preach for the congrega-
ton throughout the month of October.
a change greatly regretted by his par
ishoners and friends is that which takes
Rev. Z. Rockford Stetson from the
Church of the Good Shepherd to New
York City. where, or October !. he as
sumes his new duties as vicar Of Trinity
Church. Great success has ATTENDED his
work at the Church OF the Good Shep-
herd, which was his first charge. and in
his eight years Of service he has seen il
grow from a membership Of less than lO)
10 a vigorous congregation Of more than
100 communicates. Mr.. Stcts)n is a Wash
ngtOnian. He is a graduate Of Harvard
University, and was prepared for the
ministry at the Virginia and General
Theological seminaries. and at the Wash
ingtOn Pro-Cathedral Clergy House
This is one Of the latest stories going
the rounds about Bishop Ethelbert Tai
bot. Of Pennsylvania. While he was once
attending a meeting Of church dignita-
ries In St Paul, a tramp approached a
group OF bishops gathered on the hotel
porch and asked for assistance.
No" said one Of the churchmen; Il
don't think I can aid you" But pointing
20 Bishop Talbot who was some distance
from him. he continued There is the
youngest bishop Of US all. and he is a
very generous man; perhaps he may do
something for you"
The tramp went TO Bishop Talbot, and
the others looked on with interest They
saw a look of surprise come over the
tramp's face as the bishop earnestly talk
ed 70 him. and finally something passed
from hand 10 hand The tramp was
walking slowly away when the former
spokesman called to him.
We'll, did you get something from our
young brother?'
No." was the depected reply; Il gave
him a dollar for his new cathedral at
Laramie"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
A BARBER AND THE TARIFF.
An object Lesson Which yGade "a Re-
visiOnist of Him.

Z. Gil. in Sew York Evening Post.
4 Washington barber went 10 Europe
this summer. He found that he could
buy a suit OF clothes in London for
about half the price they would cost
him here. This didn't particularly i'm
press him. He never thought Of at
tributing it to the tariff on cloth, but
coming home in an English steamship
he had his eyes opened. He went into
the barber shop on the boat to get his
hair trimmed. The English barber pro
duced a pair of hair clippers manufac-
tured in this country His American
customer, with a quick professional eye.
noted this, and the following conversation
ensued:
I see you are using a pair Of Amer
ican clip6ers?"
Yes; they are the best 1 can get"
Bought them in New York, / SUD
pose?"
No, l didn't. / got them in Liver
pool. when l went ashore in New York
to a BARRIERS supply house and asked
for a pair of clippers. they told me the
price was $50 on. but I'm a profess
sional-' I said Then they said l might
have a pair for S2, but l knew that I
could DO better at home. So when we
got back to Liverpool went up in James
street and bought this pair. the same
kind they showed me in New York.
for SIS"
The Washington barber left the steam
er a tariff revisionist. He has been tell
ing the story TO all his customers ever
since he got home. He understands now
why he pays $50 for a suit of clothes
in Washington that ne could buy in Lon
don for $3.50