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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-23

gard, IA. ~ 1897, lat tho city scoupdil
chamber, No. INA Commercial ave
nue.. IL the said city OF Cairo. open
examine und publicly declare the said
bids or proposals so delivered to II.
A copy OF the ordinance above de-
scribed, providing for the making Of
said local Improvement. can be OBJ
tanned from the city clerk OF said city
oi Cairo, at his office, Mt No. I'LL
Commercial avenue, and the speci.
ficati0ns for the said local improve
ment can be found and examined at
the Office of the city engineer OF the
said city Of Cairo, at No I'LL Com
mercial avenue. In the said city OF
Cairo.
The contractor, whose bid shall be
accepted for the making OF said local
improvement, will be required to en-
ter into contract with the said city Of
Cairo for the construction Of said lo-
cal Improvement. and will also be re-
CURED to enter into bond, payable
To the said city of Cairo. In the sum
"a my VOW ptl SCiltuiu VI Liz
!amount of his bid, with security to
be approved by the said Board OF Lo-
cal improvements, conditioned for
the faithful performance, in all re-
spects, Of HIS contract and for hold
ing the said city harmless, etc, and
|shall bind himself. in the contract
and bond to guarantee his work for
the period of two ca years from and
after its acceptance by the said Board
of Local improvements. Said con-
tractor will be paid In bonds OF the
said city of Cairo. drawing interest,
from date, at the rate OF FIVE (5) per
cent per annum. Blank forms of
proposals for said bids will be furn-
ished on application to the city engi-
neer Of sad city Of Cairo. Illinois.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Dated at Cairo, Illinois, this
twelfth day OF August A. d. 1907.
GEORGE PARSONS,
President of the Board OF Local I'm
provements of the City OF Cairo,
Illinois.
Attest:
ERNEST WORKMAN,
Secretary OF Board.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-23

MISCELLANEOUS.

Use Peres Bug Gone for Reaches,
Bed Bugs and Ants-L Hanauer,
agent, S13 Commercial avenue
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-23
SWEET PEA CARNIVAL.

BOzemsn. Mont. Aug. 22.-Boze-
man resembled a vast garden Of flow
ers today. so profuse and elaborate
were the floral decorations on the oc-
casion of the sweet pea carnival
Great lunches Of the pretty blossoms
we're displayed everywhere. in add
ton TO large quantities OF flowers Of
other varieties. The festivities OF the
day were enjoyed by hundreds Of Wis
itOrs from out of town. Among them
were many members Of the Order OF
Elks, who have been holding their
state convention here this week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-23
SENTIMENT Rules BREAK IN WHEAT
Stock Market For Day--No improve
ment in Railroad Bonds--Time
Money Quiet and Easy.

bartlett, Frazier Il Carrlngton)
| New York, Aug. 22.--This market
to-day Is a sentimental market You
can ascribe its changes for the bet
ter to Mr. Morgans arrival in this
country, to Mr.. Shifts interview OF
the general unanimity OF the press
that speech making of the political
variety should stop; that these af-
fairs should have a rest; and that
lperhaps our fright in the past has
more than discounted the future.
These changes and ideas produce
short covering and there certainly is
IAN extensive short interest whose
resources are opulent in the extreme.
The Bank of England did not change
its rate London gets small amount
OF gold from Paris and the same in
iluences Of a lettering sentiment are
observable there; and we may also
add, that If one will examine the list
OF company corporations in England
he will find the same industrial extern
sion as we have in this country The
financial standpoint that has happen
led in this city today, is the raising of
the interest rate ON New York city
bonds, and it Is not a pleasant occa-
sion for many buyers OF past issues.
The extension Of municipal credit in.
this country and abroad during the
last few years has been abnoral sand
in no specific case Is this habit of
than in this country. This city gov
eminent as well as others, will have
to learn the lesson that there is a
limit to one borrowing no matter how
rich you are. OF course, semi-social-
istlc tendencies have also hurt NUM-
cipal as well as other classes of in.
vestment. There is no special inn
provement noticeable in the railroad
bond market The bonds of the coal
roads will have question mark after
them until along into 1908 when the
right to compel segregation of their
coal properties is adjudicated The
traction situation here is in the same
delightful muddle and some of the
stockholders of the surface lines are
forming a protection committee. itI
certainly would be rash motive TO
attempt to prophesy the ultimate out
come of this complicated situation.
The time money market Is still quiet
and easy. Shortly before the close.
CHANGING over the list of rails and in
II Ct tffl ~. 4
almost to three points and
above three quarters in most of the
actively traded in stocks. We said
yesterday, owing to the lack of liaui.
dation, that we thought the market
ought to do better; that it looked like
bad news had been discounted and
liquidation had ceased in the railroad
list. We believe that but we do notyl
want to extend our optimism. There
can be no sustained advance on its
merits until certain economic laws
now in operation become passive.
Politicians may talk, great financiers
may be interviewed, but the world
markets are going through an adjust
ing process and will only be acceler-
ated or retarded temporarily by ALL
the words that any man can utter. |
The law of supply is above political
or economic genius, and until VIC |
arrive at the day where there is a |
normal money market and less
inflated security market, liquidation |
will go on.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-23
lnstaIIment system In Wales.

The prevailing method Of selling
pianos In Wales Is the hike pur-
chase system" Under this system
an $50 piano costs the buyer sos.
and proportionally on up. Such a
system makes the piano trade In
Wales a business that must be care
fully watched and OF necessity the
higher grade pianos costing more
than 5000 find comparatively little
sale.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-23
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Corrected TO August 18th, 1907.
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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-23
SCREENED BUILDING SAND.

Delivered to any part of the city
at rs cents per yard. Cairo Contract.
ing and Dredging company. Charles
Feuchter, Ir., secretary, room 3. Alex
ander County Bank building Bell
phone WA Cairo prone 300
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-23
Three Foolish Laughs.

Burne-Jones In one Of his lettsrs
explains what he calls the three
daughters OF the fool, He laughs at
what is good, he laughs at what ID
bad, and he laughs Mt what he does
not understand"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

A LITTLE boy at La Crosse, Wis. =,
Emmett Schrank, only three years of
age, who had enough intelligence,
courage and strength, to pull his
baby sister out of fire which con-
sumed their home, last week, gets
no medal from. the Carnegie hero
fund, its manager and dispenser de-
claring that the boy was too young
to be considered o hero and that he
acted on childish impulse, without
appreciation of danger. Out upon
such a narrow-minded view of deed
that is no less heroic from having
been performed by child!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

While engaged in a hand hand
fight on board a scow dashed to the
tug Fearless about midnight, Satur-
day, George Ross, cook, and Edward
Paggett, deckhand, fell overheard
and were drowned at Tacoma. The
accident happened just as the tug was
backing out with the scows. The
body of Ross was recovered within a
few minutes, but the remains of
Paggett could not be found. Ross
and Paggett were sitting on the
scow quarreling, and Capt. Vincent
Libo warned them that if they want
ed to fight they would have to go
ashore. Hardly were the words
out Of his mouth when the two men
sprang at each other and commenced
to fight viciously. Nearer and near
er they approached the edge of the
scow, and suddenly locking arms at
the very edge, swayed back and
forth for moment and then plunged
over the side into the bay.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

The Walla Walla wheat-growers
have effected an organization to Sc
cure adequate labor for seeding and
harvesting this seasons crops. Their
plan is to employ an agent and they
opened an Office at Walla Walla,
Monday. 1t has been seriously pro-
posed, if white men cannot be OBJ
tanned, to import q few hundred
black men from the South, with the
guaranty that they will be returned
to their proper field of labor in time
for contemplating.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

FLOODS PREVAIL NEARLY EVERY
wHERE.-Floods have done immense
damage both East and on this Coast.
The Mississippi and all its tributaries
have overlooked their banks, and
many bridges have been carried away
and much property destroyed. In
California, the village of Dreadful,
near Oroville, has been completely
destroyed by the overflow of Feather
river. Over 200 men, women and
children were compelled to find safety
in the tree-tops and on the roofs Of
houses, where they were exposed to
cold and rain 48 hours. At San
Jose more damage has resulted from
the overflow than any other the past
fifteen years. Travel has stopped,
fruit trees are injured and the life OF
one child has been lost. At Stockton
the condition is the same and two
lives reported lost. At Oroville the
loss is $65O,OOO to property and 20
Chinese were drowned in the subter-
ranean rat-holes of Chinatown.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

YET another titled lady is going
into trade, at Broughton, England.
Lady Algernon Gordon-Lenox will
engage in the fruit-bottling trade
and will doubtless faunt the legend,
"Purveyor to His Majesty, the
King" to give tone to her business
if not flavor to her product" When
it is realized how closely the line is
drawn against a business faint to o
reputation that qualities for admis-
sion to the aristocratic circles, it will
be seen how venturesome LADY
Algy" has been. She has decided to
set up fruit-bottling works ON her
estate and has declared that she will
open q wholesale warehouse in Lon
don, if the jobbers fail to care for the
business she expects to develop.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

AN Austrian gets into the cable.
gram predicting dire results of war
between the United States and Japan.
If memory be right, it was an Aus
lrian who got aboard one of the bat
tleships just after the affair off Santi-
ago, and, noting the dirty condition
and the cleaning-up process, asked if
they had been having target practice.
Yep" replied young officer, point
ing toward the Spanish wrecks.
" Mein Colt" CALCULATED the for
eigner. This later Austrian should
apply for the job of naval attache if
he wants to see things done on the
Pacific. -Oregonian.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

GREAT MINDS AGREE, Or Is IT
PLAIN TO SEE?-The Oregonidn ex-
presses its profound conviction that
the cry Of panic by the railroad COM
panies and their prophesies of bank
ruptcy if the popular will for fairness
and justice, and the demand for
them to share an equal burden of
taxation are maintained, is but o part
of an arranged programme to enforce
sway in all matters relating to the
rapidly developing railroad service.
In other words, the people are pun
ished for the same reason as the
school-boy was in olden times, to
make him good" Our readers
will bear in mind that this opinion
was expressed by the STANDARD
quite early-immediately after the
rise of the curtain upon the first act
of this drama of Missrule.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

EDWARD SLACK, a well-to-do farm
er living near Elba, Idaho, offers to
give 81, 1000 a piece to each of his
eight daughters, as a marriage por-
ton, none of whom have ever had a
husband. No man is eligible who
was not born west of the Mississippi,
or who smokes, chews, drinks, swears
or CANDLES, or cannot furnish certi-
ficate of good character from the pas
tor of the church to which he be-
longs. He does not claim that his
daughters have wings, but he thinks
that the cash will 60 very far to-
wards feathering the family nest.
The daughters are all western-b bred
and the Oldest is 81 years of age.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

WHY BUTTER COMMANDS A HIGH
PRIcE.-The Oregonian attributes the
butter famine that has prevailed the
past couple of months to high price
of meat years ago, which led to the
slaughter of many calves for veal,
only half of which are heifers. To
increase the number of dairy cows is
a slow matter, and when the progeny
is thus decimated, the number Of
dairy stock falls short of the demand
created by normal increase of popu-
lation. Probably this result was not
foreseen, nor would it have been
needed if recognized, for immediate
gain always Outweighs the prospect
of future profits in the majority of
instances. Now that butter is on
the top shelf, probably the same in
centive will serve to restore the dairy
herds, but it will take time, unless
conditions are improved by importa-
tatiOn from States where the basis of
supply has not been similarly dis
turbed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

Gov. GILLErr, of California, has
refused to sign bill appropriating a
million dollars for the Pacific Coast
Exposition, at San Francisco, in
1913, on the ground that it is prema-
ture. He wants the State to re-
cover somewhat from the disaster of
last April before imposing avoidable
tax burdens.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

The official rascality and corrup-
ton that has held sway for years in
San Francisco, is being laid bare in
the probing of the Schmitz and Ruef
developments. A confession made
by the latter unearths an unparalleled
state of boodling and political cor.
ruption, and from so to Is indict-
ments are expected of men now
prominent in the public eye.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

THE threat of the railroads to stop ex-
tension if agitation 10 not stopped re-
minds us very much Of the little girl
who threatens to take her doll rags and
dishes and 90 home if her playmates do
not obey her.-Lineoln Commo1er.
Yes; and it exemplifies unmistak-
ably the oft-repeated comment upon
the affairs of men, that Life is, af-
ter all, but the active impulses of
children of mature growth"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

LAST Saturday the ice on the Mis-
souri, river at Chamberlain, S. D.,
was taking out the big bridge of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railroad. It was thought the trains
would have to cross on q temporary
pontoon bridge.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22
Does It PayP

1t is said that the mill owners of
Portland are losing something like
s., 900 day by reason of the labor
strike, and as this money is turned
over many times in the ordinary
course of trade, it amounts to CO.
lossal sum, probably cool million of
dollars in less than a couple of
months. The loss indirectly cannot,
of course, be accurately measured,
but it amounts to sum that is a ca
lamity, in whatever way it is consid-
cred, without any palpable benefit to
anybody.
Labor is ever at disadvantage in
such contests, for the men of money
only suffer in pocket, while the poor
man is at times likely to experience
pangs in the stomach. Why not look
at these matters from a rational
standpoint? 1t has been demon
strated, time and again, that capital
has deliberately closed factories to
punish operatives for political effect.
Can it be less an object to seek re-
venge for the bad blood aroused by
demands in controlling the wage
rate? Nay, verify; we must take man
as he is. The best way to promote
harmony is by peaceful methods. Co.
erciOn developes the mulish instinct
found in every personality that but
awaits cause for development Is it
not folly to fight with a jack-knife
an adversary armed with rapier?
A modification of the proverb Stop
to conquer" seems to be the proper
method Courtesy and kindness are
always potent factors for overcoming
the arrogance of the human heart
and smoothing the way to peace and
harmony.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

FINLAND seems to be abreast Of the
worlds progress in civil matters. At
an election, held last Friday, for
members of the Finnish Diet, SO wo-
men candidates were in the field, and
q dozen or more were elected. The
bestowal of a universal ballot, with
proportional representation, COM
bined to secure a full vote. Hitherto
the nobility, the burgesses and clergy
did all the voting.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

THE California Senate has adopted
a resolution protesting against nat
uralization of the japanese, and for
rigid exclusion of that race, with
Koreans and other Asiatics. The
Senate committee, in submitting o
favorable report, declares that the
measure is necessary from the fact
that President, Roosevelt in special
message to Congress-, has urged the
naturalization of the Japs, and de-
clares that this county should first
Americanize its already large foreign
population.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

ROCKEFELLER is said to have given
fifty million dollars for relief Of the
famine district in China. Lal we
had no idea that the oil consumption
Of that country would warrant such
liberality. What a world of good
such donation would have done,
however, in relieving the furnishing
operatives in the sweat-shops of this
country, who generally use moonlight
after factory hours.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

Gov. Hanly, of Indiana, has signed
a bill whereby the State will take
charge of the grounds in which are
situate the grave of Nancy Hanks
Lincoln, the mother of Abraham Lin
coin. He will appoint commission
which will have special charge of the
matter,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

A GUBERNATORIAL boom for the
Speaker of the late House, J. A.
Falconer, of Snohomish, was sprung
at a young mems banquet at Ho-
GUAM, last week. A good sugges-
ton, for "our friend, the enemy"
They might 60 farther and doworse.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

IT WILL PROBABLY BE CALLED
INSANITY. - The impression gains
ground in the East, as the Thaw
trial draws to close, that the main
actor in that tragedy will never
again enjoy freedom. New York is
we'll prepared to deal by lawful
means, with all sorts of malefactors.
1t now seems probable that he will
be found insane and incarcerated in
Matteawan asylum, which is specially
provided for the criminally insane,
the result of that doubt which seems
so persistently to rise when the life
penalty is considered. The unwrit-
ten law has been entirely ignored as
o plea of justification; both the jury
of twelve, and of the people, seeming
TO regard it as only to be invoked in
justification of the acts of men who
have not themselves been notorious
violations of the principle. The con-
6nement in Mnttcawun asylum will
be ample punishment in this instance
is shown by Thaw's dread of that
possible termination.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

The State Senate of California has
passed bill for law limiting the
age of school children. No child
over ten years of age can enter the
primary department OF q public
school, except by consent of the Su-
perintendent, the Board Of Education
and Boards of Trustees, who may
grant older children the privilege of
entering primary grades for the first
time. The measure applies to all
children, regardless of color or race
and amends the present statute au-
thorizing the establishment of sepa-
rate schools for Asiatics and Indians
by including the word japanese. 3"
Another bill provides that the will OF
the State be expressed regarding
Asiatic immigration, on the ballots
of the voters at the next election.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

IT is reported that Thaw now sees
visions, another indication of the in
sanity his family seem to be so anx-
ious to prove, confessing to heredi-
tary faint that, except in dire ex-
tremity like this, would be indig-
nantly denied. And it may be, after
all, that his protested antipathy to
the insanity plea is only well-acted
part.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

SPEAKER CANNON and a committee
OF fifty Congressman will 60 on a
junket to the Panama, ostensibly to
investigate progress of the ditch. II
will doubtless be corker" of a
time-or rather an uncorker; and the
illustrious aggregation of patriots
will be enabled to look through glass
darkly at mankind's devious WAYS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

IT seems Seattle is experiencing
difficulty in disposing of her two
million and quarter dollars of water
bonds. 1t is claimed the financial
furry on Wall street is the source of
the difficulty. Why does she not
come to the State School Fund for
relief? She has never hitherto failed
in that resort. 80 s
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

LABOR TROUBLE IN SEATrLE.-And
now Seattle is to feel the disastrous
effects of conflict between employer
and laborer, disagreement between
the Master Builders Association and
organized labor. The primary OBJ
jet of contention was for increase of
per diem of common labor from 81. so
to 8. Work on about fifty buildings
has been discontinued by the con-
tractors, and about 1000 men are
thrown out of employment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

ENToMOLoGIsTs have warned the
farmers of Missouri and contiguous
States that they may expect vista
ton from thirteen-year locusts, or
periodical cicadas, this year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22

The Rail,oay Age of Chicago re-
ports that Washington has more
railroad construction under contract
than any other State in the Union
$50 miles.