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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-14

Up TO the age Of IL Turkish girls
are as free and untrammeed as
European children but with her
twelfth birthday the girl becomes a
woman She adopts the "tcharchaff,"
and joins that silent sisterhood who
are condemned 70 see the world dark
ly through a veil, without having lost
any of their natural desire TO partlci.
pate in its gayeties.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-14
THE STREET RAILWAY MATTER

THE STREET RAILWAY MATTER.
4 No misgivings need be felt as to the
street railway matter. Such excellent
progress was made toward a salts
Factory arrangement in the delibera
lions Of the stree and ordinance com
mittees the substance of which was
given In yesterdays Bulletin. that il
seems altogether likely an ordinance
will be finally agreed upon, which
will be quite satisfactory in every i'm.
bortah detail. and which both the
street railway companies will ACCEPT
As Indicated in yesterdays Bule-
lin. the main. If not the only objec-
ton made by the Interurban people 10
The ordinance as proposed. is that the
lime limit for laying the track on
Washington avenue is too short. This
objection will probably hold good ais
IN behalf of The Traction company
tor IL is known that the difficulties
encountered in procuring material
Especially from steel mills. are many
ind great.
b The committees were prompted in
king the time for the completion OF
he washington avenue tracks az four
months. by the hope and expectation
hat the street Improvements pro
,osed for the avenue would require
bis. Naturally, and very properly the
sommitiees do not wish the street i'm
,rovement delayed by any lack Of
mercy on the part Of any street rail
way company; nor do the men in
.ifher of the street railway companies
sIsh to do this But IL is more than
.robable that the proposed Washing
On avenue Improvement will not be
Ielayed on this account if the time
OF completing the tracks proposed &c
. laid l. extended quite consider
biz. say. 70 one year.
There is reason 10 believe that the
Washington avenue improvements
20 be Jumped" IN the advertising
nd bidding. wiih the Sycamore street
IA Poplar street improvements, and
efhaps with others yet to be heard
rom. The estimates for The three
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-14
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois
Population 1917.

Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois
Population 1917.
Mayor, GEORGE PARSON1.
Clerk, r. A. HATCHER
Treasurer, JAMES QUINN.
Comptroller, ERNEST WORKMAN.
Police Magistrate. A. J. ROSS.
Chief OF Police. M. s. EAGAN.
Alexander County, Population z2A63
County Clerk, JESSE K. MILLER
Circuit Clerk. LEE b. DAVIS.
Sheriff. FRANK Il. DAVIS.
STATES ATTORNEY-Alex. N
Wilson.
Coroner, DIR. JAMES McMANUS.
County Superintendent of Schools.
PROF. JOHN SNYDER
Assessor and Treasurer, FRED d.
NELLIS.
Board Of County Commissioners.
]. J. JENNELLE. Chairman.
GEORGE PARSONS.
DR.. EDWIN J. CAUSE.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-14

streets named have been submitted
together to the Board of Local I'm
provements and the work for all will
probably be carried along together
the purpose being TO make as large n
contract as possible in order 10 secure
he lowest bids. Experience has
shown MS that, with every step in the
preliminary work prescribed by law
and delays made compulsory at
various stages, progress is unavoid-
ably slow and II is not reasonable
to believe that the improvements on
any or the streets named will be de-
layed by the street railway com
panies, il the time limit is extended
as suggested,
That the mayor the committees
and aldermen generally are dis
posed to be reasonable and fair to all
can hardly be doubted in
view of the results Of their delihera
tons Monday and Tuesday, and We
may all look forward confidently 10 a
result at tomorrow
nights meeting
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-14
Eixinn the Women EoIks.

30 You always take home SIX
copies of the paper
Not always
Then why now3'
Because | want to get achance 10
read about that murder trial myself
-CourierJournal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-14

The muIIstln 10 on Gale M tAs FOL
issing place:
CoIeman's, ria EIsheh street.
Halliday House kewa etaHa-
Walkers, 10 Sixth street.
blue Front RsssaaFaHe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-14
Her Plant.

She-What horrid seats we have,
Tom. right in the middle of the cheer
ing section! can't see a single hat
or dress
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-14
tHN
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday clrcu.
lati0n for the year, 1906. :. POPS
Average daily and Sunday circu-
lation for the month of January,
1907 2043
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-14
Mise Dad,

Yes; my daughter is engaged 10
that young nlnc0mpoop.
Why don't you object
Because don't want her 10
marry the dub
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-14

BIT the ordinance ought not 10 be
"rairoaded" through. Its lesser de.
tails have not yet been given to the
public and some Of these may prove
important. in their relationship to the
greater provisions, on in their future
effect. The ordinance is one of the
most important offered to any city
council in many years past and il
ought to be carefully considered in
all of its bearings before II is finally
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-14
Big -Four From East
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RVS,

BELT LINE cars due to leave Second st. 70.
ing north on Commercial Ave, every is min
ntes from q. IN. 10 IL y. m.
Going north on Walnut st. every is minutes
from sos a. m TO 10 :53 p. m,
POPLAR ST. LINE-Holbrook Avo, cara
due to leave second st. going north on Hol.
brook Ave. at 1857; 9 n; 6:42; 6:57: 7;12 a. IN.
and cn same minutes every hour until ip;+7
and MA p, IN.
Going west ON Twenty Eighth st. at Sac,
5:f9: 6 "a; $40; and 7:04 o. IN. and on same min
utes every honr until 1924 and li:04 p. IN.
Poplar st. cars due to pass st. Mary's park 10
minutes after leaving second ST.
BELT LINE OWL CARS north on Walnut
-lI:30 p. IN 1884 a. m; 1880 a. ~; 2'90 ., m.
1880 a. M: 4:SG a, M; $50 q. M
North on Commercial-i2:00 p. m; 100 =. M;
400 o. M; 8: 90 =, m; 400 a. M; q. IA.
Belt and Owl carr are due TO pass West
Thirty-fourth st. II min ltes after leaving
Second st.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-14

An gives You the top o the mornln'
Atlanta Constitution.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-14
HOW The TRAINS RUN

Corrected to February g. 1907.
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS DEPART
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
WENT TO TEA
And It Wound Her eohhin.

Tea drinking frequently affects peo.
pie as badly as coffee. A lady in Sails
bury, Nd, says that she was COM
PEELED to abandon the use OF coffee a
good many years ago, because it
threatened to ruin her health and that
she went over to tea drinking, but
finally, she had dyspepsia so bad that
she had lost twenty-five pounds and
no food seemed to agree with her.
She further says: LAS this time l
was induced to take up the famous
food drink, Postum, and was so much
pleased with the results that l have
never been without it since. l com.
menced to improve at once, regained
my twenty-five pounds of flesh and
went some beyond my usual weight.
Il know Postum to be good, pure
and healthful, and there never was an
article, and never will be, l believe
that does so surely take the place OF
coffee, as Postum Food Coffee. The
beauty of it all is that it is satisfying
and wonderfully nourishing feel as
If could not sing its praises too loud.
Read THE Road to Wellville," /" in pkEs
"The-e's Reason"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
FORTY-SIx RATIOHS REPRESENTED
ZIG CONTRAST BETWEEN sENTI
MENT PREVAILING AT SECOND
And That Marking Eve Of First Peaea
conursss-Prospeets Slight For
Armament Limitation.

The Hague, June 14.-With the rep
resentatives of 46 countries here for
the opening of the second peace con-
ference, there is a remarkable con.
trast between the sentiments prevail
ing upon the eve of the conference OF
1899 and to-day.
In 1899, although less than half az
many governments were represented
the hopes of the world were high and
there was a vision of disarmament and
the banishment of war from among
civilized peoples.
The delegates entered upon their
work with the zeal of men upon holy
mission. Yet three months later this
dream faded.
Nothing beyond the adoption of a
pious VOW remained.
To-day, with the conference a war
parliament in the fullest acceptation
of the term, the delegates meet in a
more practical spirit.
Two wars have been founght since
1899 and the military budgets are
heavier, but disarmament has not
been broached, even, and the prospects
of a step toward Limitation Of arma-
ments are slight.
At the same time, the delegates ad-
NIT that the public agitation in favor
of reduction is stronger than in 1899.
The trouble, they say, lies in the
European situation, which is so deli.
cate that no single power is ready to
propose fomula lest 1t jeopardize the
extremely useful work Of ameliorating
the horrors Of war, defining the rights
and duties of neutrals, perhaps extend
ing the principle of arbitration.
The powers favorng a discussion of
a proposal to reduce armaments fear
that unless 1t is brought up the whole
idea may fall into universal ridicule
At the outset it is seen that the i'm
portant thing to avoid Is discord, and
with the purpose of permitting fur
ther exchange Of views 1t has been de-
cided to postpone the second session
OF the conference until Tuesday.
Some optimists believe that because
the difficulties are fully appreciated in
advance the result will be more salts
factory.
Upon the single question Of publicity
the Jealousy of the powers has con-
tributed directly to bringing about
view different from 1899.
Then not single power supported
Sweden's motions for publicity.
To-day Germany believes that pub
licity will prevent her being placed in
false position, and the fact that Ger
many refuses to advocate secrecy
forces her opponents to support pub
licity.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
TROOPS OF THE CAR.
6lDDEN NOT TO SPARE BULLETS
IN CASE OF DISORDER.
OUTBREAK OF AGRARIAA RIOTS
In Several Regions Anticipated Wher
the Peasantry Learns of the
Dissolution.

St Petersburg, June 1.-THE disso
luton Of the second douma was re
! ceiyed throughout st. Petersburg with
perfect tranquility, thanks to the pre-
cautionary measures.
Demonstrations among st. Peters,
burg worllingmen are anticipated. The
authorities profess 10 be chiefly appre.
hensive over the possibility Of riOting
and racial excuses in Odessa and Kiev
and other cities where party feeling
runs high. An outbreak of agrarian
disorders in several regions Of the
empire is anticipated later when the
peasantry learns Of the dissolution.
but a spirit of quiet confidence in the
ability Of the government to handle
the situation prevails in administrative
circles.
Though Gen. Dracheffsky, project Of
police, was nominally in charge, the
provisions for public safety were vfrtu.
ally in the hands of Gen. Hazenkampf,
the aide to Grand Duke Nicholas Mich.
olaievitch, who returned from Kras.
noye SelO to assume command of the
combined garrison, including the
guard corps, the 37th infantry division,
large force Of cavalry, Cossacks and
several machine gun detachments.
The military was chiefly disposed OF
in the industrial sections, but strong
force occupied the TauriIe palace vi.
cinity. A portion of the Tzarkuzk regi.
ment garrisoned the palace, while
squads Of cuirassiers were stationed in
the courtyards of the adjoining build,
| ings. Not even douma officials were
allowed to enter the precincts of the
palace. A laconic notice was posted
on the gates announcing that former
deputies" would receive their salaries
upon application to the chancelIery.
Reports were in circulation during
the day that the workingmen were
planning a great demonstration IN
front of the palace, but they did not ap.
pear, and only occasional sightseers
visited the building.
The officer in commend of the troops
! informed press representative that
he had orders to disperse without par,
Icy, ard not to spare bullets in case of
necessity.
During the night nine of the 16 so.
| cial democratic leaders specifically
named in the government indictment,
| including Prince Tzertzereteli and M.
Dzhaparidge, were taken into custody.
The seven others succeeded in eIuding
the elaborate provisions for their ar.
rest.
Two secret service officers, with
signed warrants, had been assigned to
follow each deputy and serve the war
rants as soon as the ukase was promul-
gated. They were instructed to follow
their men to the fro1tier if necessary,
/ but the deputies succeeded in making
! their escape.
Among those who have not yet been
arrested are NJ. Ozel, the report OF
whose capture was unfounded, and M.
Alexinsky, who has not returned to
| Puccia
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
A'EASSsqIg|Igs2E ( 4
%-~ -BZ% ~
THE "WHITE RIeBoN.r'
influence This Badge of Purity Exert
ed Over One Life.

At camp meeting | was attending
was being held, and a large number
were present, writes Rev. o. w. Scott
in Home Herald.
During the service a young lady
arose, and, while in the act of remov-
ing her jacket, she exposed a small
bow Of white ribbon on her breast.
A little farther to the rear, two gen
tlemen were seated side by side. They
We're utter strangers to each other.
One asked the other, What is that
bow of ribbon on the young lady's
Dress" His neighbor replied, That
is badge which the women Of the
Womans Christian Temperance union
wear, and he went on to describe its
use and significance.
The first speaker then said: Il once
had sister wbc wore one, but she is
now in heaven" Saying this he with
drew from the service, and. as it
proved afterward under deep convic-
tion, and returned to his hotel in the
village near by.
For hours there in his room he had
on nightly by the holy spirit, ald at
last yielding, he was happily and
soundly converted. He had not seen
the Young lady wearing the badge to
speak to her, and she was all uncon-
scious; of her silent influence until the
following morning, when letter was
handed to her from this stranger.
The purport of the letter was this:
When he saw the little white bow it
carried him back to his boyhood days,
and revived the memory of his sister
who had worn the white ribbon" He
wrote that some influence had brought
him over from the village to the camp,
for which he was most grateful. He
revealed that he was drummer" for
a liquor firm in a certain city, but that
he was through with that business.
for ne had promised God that he
would never sell another drop of rum
so long as he lived.
He added: You don't know what
you have done for me, though you
have never spoken word to me.
am going home to-day. | spent the
past night mostly on my knees, and
l was saved, and God told me that 1t
was all right with my soul. May God
bless you and help you to wear the
ribbon and may it and you help
many more as you have helped me.
Pray for me-"
Truly the white ribbon" has preach
ed many sermon for purity and
righteousness.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
PURIFIED LIFE INSURANCE.
Benefits from New Law, Which Ee
mains Substantially Unchanged.

Through the influence of Gov.
Hughes, the New York Legislature de-
cided to make no radical changes in
the new insurance law. 1t was pointed
out by Gov. Hughes that the New York
law has already accomplished wide.
spread reforms. with proportionate
benefits TO policyholders. and that it
should be given a thorough trial be-
fore any amendments were seriously
considered. 1t is estimated that the
cost of the mismanagement of the past
did not average more than 20 cents to
each policyholder. while the benefits
to present and future policyholders
will amount to many times more and
be cumulative besides. The speed
craze of the big companies and the ex.
cessive cost of securing new business
was the most eXtrayagant evil of the
old managements. Under the new
regime the cost of new business has
already been greatly reduced, along
with other economics.
The showing made by the Equitable
Life Assurance Society in its report
for 1906 was a strong argument
against mSddling with the new law.
In the Equitable alone there was a
saving of over $2.0OO,O00 in expenses,
besides an increase in the income
from the Society's assets amounting
to as much more. The ratios of the
Equitable's total expenses to it's total
income was 1929 in 1904, 1880 in
1905, and only 14.48P5 in 1906. The
dividends paid to Equitable policy
holders in 1906 amounted to $7,2S9, ,734,
which was an increase of more than
go over 1905.
While the Equitable made a better
showing than any other big company,
all reported radical economies and un-
der such conditions the Legislature
wisely decided to leave the law SUBJ
stantially as it stands.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20

Toxic. Japan.-"If the missionaries
are tackling this proposition, they
have certainly got nerve" exclaimed
a newly-arrived American tourist,
after his first ride through Toxic.
Tile immensity of this city of million
and half OF people, its impassivity'
its impenetrable orlentalism, and the
unrelatedncsS of its parts one to an
other impress every visitor. He must
be a hardy propagandist indeed who,
without a sense of hopelessness, can
undertake the task of converting
Toxic to anything.
Yet Toxic is the key to japan. 1t Is
more like Mecca to the Mohammedan
than like Washington to an American,
or Ottawa to a Canadian. The TACT
that this is the largest city of the en-
pire means less to the native mind
than that it is the home of his imperi-
al majesty, the emperor, whom all
Japanese regard with real reverence,
as well as unquestionable loyalty and
whom most of the people worship as
divinity. Here, too, center all ma
tional interests and enterprises; this
is the commercial and educational
capital Toxic leads Japan. Hither
every ambitious youth hopes to come;
and the fact that cook, an artisan
or a student halls from Toxic gives
him prestige wherever he may go
throughout Japan.
up-to. Date Methods in the Orient.
So, despite the herculean nature Of
the task, the missionaries have laid
siege to this strategic city. And, con
sideriag that there are missionaries
still living and resident here who
came TO Japan when there was not u
single Christian in the empire, the
present situation is very creditable
While it is easily possible for tour
ist to pass through the city and find
not the slightest Vestige of missionary
activity or Christian life, it is impOS.
Siblc for him to reside here for ii
week, and to become reasonably Ia.
miiiar with Toxic, without being
brought into frequent contact with
evidences Of the presence and work
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20

members of this body, all of them a
monument to the work of one man,
Bishop Nlcolai, who has labored here
alone, or with only one other Euro
pean helper, for 80 years. His char
acter has been equally elfcctual with
his intellectual ability and his dill
gence in spreading his church.
During the war he had to go into
retirement, being Russian, and the
cathedral was guarded constantly by
the Japanese authorities, lest mis-
guided patriots burn or sack it.
Bishop Nicolai gave himself largely to
literary work but his priests did most
acceptable service in ministering to
the Russian prisoners, who were of
their own creed.
The romance of the Roman Catholic
Church in Japan-one Of the fine
stories of all religious history-must
be told in another connection. but
here in Toxic the church is repre-.
sented by cathedral which, next to
the Greek church building. is the
most imposing ecclesiastical edifice in
the city. The total Roman Catholic
membership in Japan is $4,000, and
the missionaries are nearly all
French. There are schools conducted
by nuns and by the teaching orders,
and a notable amount of phlIanthropic
work is done, including the main.
tenanCe OF two leper hospitals. one in
Gotemba and one in Kumamoto.
In Toxic there is leper asylum,
started by Miss Youngman. a Presby.
tcrian missionary. but maintained by
an American and European religious
organization which works for the
lCpcrS of the east. Under this same
auspices is Miss Riddclrs Ieper asy.
lum at Kunamoto. Miss Riddell. who
is Il Church Of England missionary,
| is the only foreign lady in Japan ever
decorated by the emperor.
rhC Toxic ICpcr home is managed
by two native Prcsbyterlans, MIR. and
Mrs. SeiShiu OISuka. whose refine
! mcnt and Christian character is writ.
ten On their racrs. They have been
! in charge Of the hOmc since its open.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
Counted Not His Life Dear

A. young man who had gone through
the great school Of Oxford, and done
we'll in his studies, made up his mind
to go to Africa as missionary. One
of his, teachers who loved him said:
you will die in year or two in that
hot country It is madness But the
brave young servant of Jesus an
swered: II think it is with African
missions as with the building of a
great bridge; you know how many
stones have to be buried in the earth,
all unseen, to be a foundation. II
Christ wants me to be one of the un-
seen. stones, lying in an African grave.
am content, certain as | am that
some day Africa will belong to Jesus"
The Young man died in year.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
FAILED IN SMALL THINGS.
Congressman Evidently Was No Hero
to His Wife.

There is q certain congressman
who, whatever authority he may hold
In the councils of state, is of compare
lively minor importance in his own
household. Indeed. II has been ua-
kindly intimated that his wife is "the
whole thing" in their establishment.
Representative and Mrs. Blank
had been to Baltimore one afternoon.
When they left the train at Washing
ton, on their return, Mrs. Blank dis
covered that her umbrella, which had
been intrusted to the care OF her hus-
band. was missing.
Where's my umbrella?" she de-
manded
I'm afraid I've forgotten 1t, my
dear" meekly answered the congress.
man. 1T must still be in the train"
'In the train" snorted the lady.
"And to think that the affairs of the
nation are intrusted to a man who
doesn't know enough to take care of a
woman's Ila!"-Sueeess Maya
zine.