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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Miss Fannie cushman continues
seriously III at her home in Park
Place West
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Mobile and Ohio engine No. % (o-G-
% which has been switching in the
Cairo yards. has gone to Marphys-
boro to switch Engine No y. a.
.6-0l Is switching Id It's stead E1gi.
me Frank Jacket ST.. operates the
engine
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Harmon Hoffman, of BE Big Four
route, has gone 10 NJ Carmel 10 fire
freighters.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Engines No. SSQ@ and $500 are haol-
ing The ST Louis iron Mountain and
Southern passenger trains 10 Birds
Point
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Misses Minnie klee and Verna Sub.
lette OF ST Louis. will be guests of
the Misses Klee today
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Miss Margaret Whitaker is III
with severe attack OF tonsilitis.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Mrs Chas. AFTER Mrs. Jacob Steg
er and Mrs. Isaac Valdez attended
the Rebekah District meeting n
Trenton, H., the past week.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12
NEWS or THE RAIL


Engines No 1876 and 1870 are pulling
Mobile and Ohio trains No. ) and 6.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Mrs. W. c. Rife and Miss LYDIA Co
nant OF Villa Ridge, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. p. A Conant
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

PERSONAL NOTES |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mrs. David Johns, of Poplar street.
continues very III.
Jacob Solomon has returned from
n business trip 10 Chicago.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Il w. T. Boone and family. of HOG
Walnut street, will remove 10 Alex.
|andria. La. where the former viii
have his headquarters hereafter. The
house they have occupied will be Or
who recently purchased It, and fam
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

W. e. Batty and family have re-
moved from West Fifteenth street to
424 Twenty eighth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Thos. +. Fitzg raid, Of Unity. Is in
the city today the guest OF Miss Cleo
Webster. Mr. Fitzgerald II Il student
cupied by Mrs. Gertrad Wadschmidr
of tn Gem City Business college AZ
Quincy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Mr.. Frank Hargan. of Charleston
Mo-. is the guest of his daughter Mrs,
John Sammcns and family.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Mrs. Will Calohan. of Carbondale.
Is the guest of her sister. Mrs Fay
Stophlet Of Thirty-fourth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Judge William \. Butler has re.
turned from Pope county. whore he
has been holding court He will pre-.
side al the May term of circuit court
which opens Monday
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Swoboda,
nee McElligott have returned from
their wedding trip to New York add
Brooklyn and ar at home a; the resi-
dence of the brides mother Mrs. r.,
NJ. McElligott OF Twelfth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-12

Mrs. Mary A. Wilson went to
Hodges Park Yesterday TO visit her
sister. Mrs, George Vincent.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09

and in view of their past accomplish
ments no one has the temerity to doubt
their ability as spontaneous town con-
Structors. They that their
town will BOAST 1000 population i'm less
than sixty days, and considering the
known fact that men of ample means
are now investing rapidly with them
it may be true.
IL is reasonable to suppose The moro
people will want homesteads iI Tripp
county than in Gregory three years
ago. Gregory has proven its worth as
an agricultural country. n Trip Is
known to be of the same character.
land to be thrown open i'm Tripp as
there was in Gregory county, in round
numbers 1000. 600 acres.
AS a matter of fact. the rush"
alrady begun. Hundreds of eastern
people are coming to Ronesteel and
stay Is brief. They go and look at the
country and go back home-but before
going they invariably their
intention of registering for "A home
stead at the proper time. Ii has been
estimated that if only those who ars
making these preliminary trips now
return and register, 1t will mean Il total
OF at least 100000 people. Add TO this
the fact that most of these people
openly announce that they are looking
the COUNTRY over in the interest of a
colony of people, or at least several
grown sons of their own, and III will be
seen that estimates which at present
seem overdrawn may prove to ba
very conservative.
1t remains To be seen whether the
opening of Trip county will be as en-
t~ertaining and interesting To the casual
observer as was the opening of Gre
cory county. No one III was in
Bonesteel at that time has forgotten
or will forget the sights and sounds
which they encountered. Ii was bed
lam let loose. vice OF n rampage, law
and order scoffed NJ and forgottent
hold-ups and assaults in open daylight.
lawlessness run wild in every conceiv-
Bonesteel who had lived in the town in
contentment before openings" were
thought of. lost patience at the wanton
violation of the peace and dignity of
their beloved hamlet. and the next sight
that the spectators were favored with
was Il bunch of gamblers and thugs
going down the railroad track. driven
by citizens With guns in their hands
and determination In their hearts
Since that day Bonesteel has enjoyed
comparative peace. Well, the pro-
motors of Dallas say that they will per-
init no such lawlessness in their town
as existed in Ronesteel at that time:
but Bonesteel is said to be watching
with much interest their suddcn rise tC
fame as the newest and at present only
genuine gateway" to something tina
the people are supposed to want, and /.
prepared 10 extend sympathy and ad.
vice born OF experience, If necessary
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09

sad faced woman whose sorlber black
gown old a story for everyone to read
and haven't YOU heard solne careless
one out of that little company tel! an
anecdote on death supposed 70 be
funny? Perhaps it Was funny to every
body else in the room. bat to that lit
lie black clad woman il WAS torture.
ard nothing less. Even the amusement
that ii afforded the others was not
enough To pay for what she VAS made
to suffer while it was beins told.
Such Things happen every day. n
company OF women will begin to dis
N that little group who las figured in
a painful! divorce case win be made to
wriggle under the lash of words. \
trifling lover will be the subject under
consideration when The girl whom he
has Tilted eits silently by and listens
to the remarks mai" from which she
cannot escape. or Il murder story Wiil
be gone Over when in the crowd is
one whose father or brother is locked
behind barred doors for a similar crime.
And Almost always there are some in
the company familiar with al The cir
rumstances who might turn the tide of
conversation il they but cared to take
the oub
II women cannot; he Thoughtful enough
" have not the imarinatiol OF INTELLECT
20 appreciate tho sriefs OF others With
3ut living through similar ores then il
might he Wei! for them to have > little
lose AL or their own. Such uledicipc
-ay be Severe. but 1t can be gUaran-
tea1 to euro. and it would prevent the
niiag ~ II add torture on those
whose g1icf5 are already about as great
$ they era bear.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09
A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY

rum i.l' DtlIiltitp1.
10 household is complete without =
pet grandfather. especially If there is a
baby to be ruined and an air Of cheer
fitness TO be kept UP.
Secure COR yoi.r purposes q grand
father with - lack OF morals. Il ioVial
disposition and about a million dollars.
Let him roam ut large wherever. he
viii.
II docs not matter much whether he
is = grandfather ON your wife's side or
on yours. If he is on your wife's side
you will secretly dislike him: If he is
on your side. she will. But you will
both let him be on account OF the mil
Lon.
Never permit grandpa to be out of
Tie nursery when baby is in il. Then.
when anything is broken. you can
blame him. and pull mis- leg for II new
one.
Babies and grandpas always go well
together. They are both the same age.
II is we'll to bear this in mind. Keep
a savings bank for both OF them. And
leave them both in charge of grandpa.
When they are full, carefully remove
the interiors n begin all over again.
IL is not necessary to provide more
than one grandpa. no matter how many
children you may have. Two grandpas
in one house often leads to an inter
llecile war.
When you &c out with you wife,, al
ways leave grandpa in charge Of the
baby. 1t is not necessary to tell him to
mind. He will, anyway, as a matter of
course.
When one baby outgrows grandpa,
secure another Immediately. Remem-
Der that grandpa must be amused and
that he is amply able to pay for it.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09
WOMAN SURVEYOR.
From the London Leader.

FROM lIt tstlltpii .NhNi''
Miss Alice Perry, the first lady In
Ireland who has uualitied as an on
gineer. has been appointed county sur
veyor of Galway in succession To her
father. the late MIR. James Perry. The
appointment becomes permanent next
month. The post was formerly worth
CT. 900 "A wear. but this has now been
reduced to G500.
III Ireland has the first lady county
surveyor. Shepton Mallet. in Dorset,
may congratulate itself upon having
the first urban district counsel i'm Eng
land which has appointed a lady med
zeal officer of health. DR.. Annie VAIN
wright Hyatt. who has been appointed.
is the daughter OF The present medical
officer OF health, for whom she is I" be
deputy.
Miss Hyatt has obtained the London
degrees of NJ. II. and u. Sc. After train
ing at University college. Bristol. she
went to the Royal Free hospital. Lon
don. and has since qualified as "A med
ical practitioner. Sbe has acted as as
sistant medical officer to the Berm"nd-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09

innovations straw or Panama hats art
worn. Sailor hats swathed in oriental,
looking scarves are worn. are eN-.
ceedingly attractive. Others wear mo-;
tor caps and hats. The tall silk nat
has almost entirely disappeared. Young
girls ride in shirtwaists. or often with
short coats under which are worn loose
white piQue vests.
Some young girls who ride astride
wear II long Dat cut up at the back.
n which falls on either side to give
the appearance of a skirt. Others VINO
are still ung still wear II short skirt
blue serge skirt and white blouse and
extra long CATERS. \ new material for
riding habits is an elastic cloth which
comes in dark. invisible mixtures.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09
WHY TAN SHOES WEAR WELL.
Dressing Used fer Them Does Not Con-
tain Acid-2lsckino Does.

1t seems pretty certain that for some
rcascn of other IAN leather keeps softer
than black leather one explanation of
this may be that n the greater number of
cases the blackcnins used for polishing
black boots. has strongly acid properties,
whereas the pastcS used for polishing
brown boots are never acid and consist
of a varnish made of oils and WAKES.
In many of the formulas given for max
ing backing a very large proportion of oil
Of ~vitr,ol. or strong sulphuric acid. is d.
rected to be used. The chief ingredients
Of boot blackine, according 70 the London
lancet. appear 10 be ivory black. treacle
and oil OF vitriol. Sometimes hydrochloric
acid is used.
The object of the acid apparently is to
dissolve OUT the mineral matter (chiefiy
phosphate of limo Of the ivory black and
80 to reduce 1t TO a very fine spongy state.
The result is that the blackins is very
acid, if not with sulplluric acid. certainly
win phosphoric ac.d. AS 1t matter of fact
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09

thousand dollars to make their village
up to date" in public improvements
and conveniences. and they saw ii
gradually melt away before their eyes.
Some Of the merchants of Dallas made
%overtules to Gregory and removed with
their business to that town. where they
were received with loud acclaim. But
the young men surnamed Jackson paid
no need to these things. They main
tanned an active business buying n
selling the fertile lands of his new
country. and one day last autumn the
citizens of Gregory were thunderstruck
by the announcement that the Jack
sons had bought II goodly tract of land
four and one-half miles west of Gre
sorry. or the railroad survey, and would
establish another town. The full sign1-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09
Town Of Dallas, Moved Bodily Across sauth Dakota Prairie.

one instance at least. And now we
are to again witness that wonderlui
SIGHT. the sudden uprising from the
bare prairie of :; western boom town
1t has been semi-officially
that the president will not delay the
opening of Trip county beyond
August or September which means
that the registration will be held pro.
badly sixty days earlier. whlcn VII
give Dallas about ninety days In which
10 become a city large enough to hous
1000 people al a time. This is a CON
seryatiye estimate for much more than
that number were in Homestead AT dr.
ferent times during the Gregory county
opening. a total Of 100000 registering
for homesteads at that time.
The Dallas enthusiasts are sanguine.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09

ficance of the announcement did not
permeate the minds of all at first. but
calm reflection soon indicated that the
new town might be Il menace TO its
larger neighbor. The opening To set
Element of 1rirp county. adjoining Gre
CORY county or the west. was conf
IDENTITY expected during 1907. and the
town of Gregory being al thai time the
end Of the railroad and only five miles
from the Trip county line. had built
to large proportions largely on the
strength of being the future gateway to
the fertile valleys of Trip when the
fling should occur. During the Gre
CORY county opening. three Years ago.
the little village of Bonssteel grew to
the proportions OF a city in less than
three months and received an impetus
which placed il far in advance of other
towns. and 1T remains still the undis-
|, putcd metropolis of the entire country
west of Niobrara-due wholly to the
great development made during the
opening. Gregory fully intended and
expected to become a second ROneSteel
when the president should issue his
proclamation opening Trip county to
stood that anger and CONSERVATION
We're in the hearts of c;regoryites at
the news that the Jacksons had lald
out a new ;oWnsite four miles west OF
them and only a half mile from the
! 'Ilt,D county me. IloNSNNI. NV Nst
Still one hope held OUT to them. The
railroad ended 1T Gregory. and Gre
cory people stoutly insisted that it
would go no farther until Trip county
WAS settled. Without "a railroad Dallas
would be powcrless. n could not hope
Ia compete as Il gateway to the
promised land. The young promoters
firmly insisted thai the railroad would
be extended to their town this spring.
and succeeded in inducing a few bust
ness men to invest in property there.
Also they got busy moving build
in.s from the old town to the new. "a
distance OF ten miles. Throughout the
past wintcr. in spite Of the bitter cold
ana the snow. a large force OF men
and horses worked steadily al the job
OF moving Dallas TO New Dallas" AS
the new town was temporarily called,
and when spring arrived the JOB was
finished. The spirit of energy and
perseverance displayed won the adj
miration of even enemies. Eastern
people ON a o Ii of the west were OF
ter startled and ~astounded ut the sight
of seventy or mere horses hitched IL
a frame building moving slowly across
the prairie. Often progress had to
be stopped while the men in charge
dug II roadway aliroush the deep snow
IN a valley on filled Il gulch or buffalo
wtllow in order to make the passage
| safe. II was Il tedious and very cX-
y, nsive undertaking. but the Jack
sons" never fslterc,. but sturdily push
ed tho work to completion. 1t was Tho
iaiomiiabie spirit OF the west. which
recognizes no obstacle as insuperab!e
and hcsitatos NJ no task that is at al
Dcssiblo OF accomplishment.
With The approach Of spring "a. in.
tense rivalry between the own o
Gregory and Dallas became acute. NJ
expression favorable to Dallas mad
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09
T~HOuGHTLESS OFFENSES

ii sometimes seems as If people nave
to suffer every kind of AN experience
before they can understand how others
m,1st feel under similar conditions.
If his is true then the batteries ought
to be turned on everyone for Il time
so that those who have suffered and
know may not be forced to bear "a
double dose because of thouGhtless ac-
qu%aintanceS.
never lost by death some one dear to
her cannot appreciate what such "A
bereavement must mean to another
cannot be explained, but such must be
the case or there woul not be so many
knives thrust into hearts every day.
Weren't you ever i'm a room fun of
people in which perhaps there was one
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09
THE GIRL WHO RIDES.

The skirts his year are worn longer
tha of late-long enough to cover the
boots. Long. tight-fitting Holland
coats or white pique jackets are used
with the black skirts by some women
and there also are jackets of soft tus-
sore silk TO go with them. With these
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09
What He Would Have Done.

From the LlstiRe Blatter.
Wilhclm-Well, old man. l haven't seen
you for an age. And how do YOU find
matrimony suits you?
ohann (~sighing)-It's an expensive ioy.
if had only known What had to pay I'm
m;iliners' bills
Wilhelm-you would nave remained sim
gle. Ell?
Johann-No. l would have married the
milliner.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09
FLOWERS.

The fleur-de-lis is the emblem =
of France. =
The violet is the national flow =
err of Greece. =
The sugar maple is the nation :
: al emblem of Canada. =
The shamrock is emhlematic OF =
the Emerald Isle. =
; The linden is the national IN ?
blem of Prussia. =
England's national flower is =
the rose. '
Italy'S emblem is the lilly. =
= Germany's emblem is the corn :
flower. =
= The leek is the emblem of =
= Wales; and the thistle OF Scot =
land. =
The United States has no ma :
tional flower. =
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09

The model pictured 10Y one of the new dropping rim shapes so fash.
ionabe this season. Fine natural color leghorn WAS used. 1t was slightly
siTened by IA narrow taneta sin cord. applied BOTH ndera and above IN inch
md n hall from the brim edge. Sf black satin ribbon was folded abOut
tn hgh crown, and Was tied in a la rge flat bow at the left side OF the
al HI back, HI roses were in various ahades Of pink the foMge pc
ing largely composed of feathery grasses ued along with the rose leaves.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09

Many an effective sermon is wordle.s.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-11
Tales Worth Telling /
tji5O)C00CtS9LJGCOCCSo00OOi9
PARDONABLN.

A prominent novelist spoke recently
at a Boston Club about the wonders Of
modern invention He said:
There was an old fisherman row.
ing in his boat one day, when an au-
tomobile canoe sprung a LEAK near him
and Immediately sank.
ITO the indignation of the canoes
occupants, the old man paid no heed to
them, but rowed calmly on his way
putting an old clay pipe.
However, the wrecked canoeists
managed to swim to him, and as they
claimbered into his boat, one sputtered
angrily:
'Confound you, why didn't you lend
us a hand? Didn't you see we were
sinking?
The old man took his pipe out OF
his mouth and stared at them in aston
ishment.
Blessed if | didn't think We wuz one
O them new-fangled submarines, he
said.-Harper's Weekly.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-11
Cuba'S Sugar
Trade Grows


ate the value OF the imports from Cuba the fiscal ending
$974I69o and of the exports thereto $4oo5274 In
both imports and exports the trade with Cuba 1907 that
previous year The largest imports from the island any previous
year those of 1906 when they aggregated little mil
lions The largest exports the island prior 1907 those
1906, when they aggregated 4734 millions.
The imports from the island exceed by per
the highest record under Spanish rule 1874 imports
from Cuba valued $50 million dollars The exports
island about twice much those of the highest export
under Spanish rule 1893 when the exports were "a
lion dollars in value.
comparison of the trade with Cuba 1907 that of the last
year prior to the reciprocity treaty 1905 gives
ing results The reciprocity treaty into effect in December Ioo3
and the last full year of prior was the fiscal year
ending June &c. comparison of the figures of that year with
these OF 1907 shows increase of about imports from
he Island and OF about I25 in the exports island
ing that same period the increase in imports parts of the
world was about and the increase exports other parts
OF the world about On the side
occurs sugar leaf tobacco and bananas Sugar increase
IRON 422 million dollars 7oH millions 1907 tobacco
an increase from practically millions 1917 millions and bananas
from little over half million to million dollars value while
cigars and cigarettes show but very slight export
side the number of articles forming the trade is much
larger than those the import side but all cases they show
marked increase in 1907 1908.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-11
POETRY QUOTATIONS.

At the Authors Club, in New Iorl
Richard lie Gallienne, the English poe
said one day of poetry:
THE poet was once the mouthpiect
of the nation. Honors and wealth were
showered on him. To be a poet way
to be king. But now the poet is moth,
ing. He cannot earn a living. / doubt
| if an industrious poet, working eight
hours a day could make one-half as
much as an industrious bricklayer
Were it not for advertisement poetry
Mr.. lie Gallienne smiled.
The other day." he said, meeting
a poet, / asked, in low voice:
Well, how is poetry now?
"'Dull. Very dull, the poet answered
gloomily. Breakfast food verse is only
bringing a quarter a line. Patent me-
dicine ads have fallen to twenty cents.
Fall clothing poetry has been wobbly
for a week, and canned meat verse
dropped seven points yesterday in as
many minutes"
-. - - -,
~ - - ~ - - - ~ -
of thing has come in San Francisco.
1t is approaching in the nation. The
other day, in the Police Court, poor
man was convicted of stealing junk.
He wanted the junk, and he took It,
justifying himself because he needed
the money. When the trial took place
he had no social position, he had no
friends, he had no attorney. But he
was guilty, and it took just ten min
utes to send him to Jail.
Yesterday Louis Glass was convict
ed of bribing Supervisor. Glass
wanted to debauch Lonergan, and he
did it, justifying himself because his
worm-eaten company needed Loner-
grams vote. When the trial took place
Glass had social position, wealth, fine
friends, the cleverest attorneys money
could summon to his side But he was
guilty, and it took just ten minutes to
send him to Jail.
GLASS is now behind bars in the
County Jail. He is reckoning to Pat
Calhoun, tirey l.. Ford, Thornwell
Mutually, William NJ Abbott, Eugene
de Saba, John Martin, Frank G..
Drum, G. H. Umbsen, Joseph e. Green
and w. l. Brobeck.
"Ruef and Schmitz are episodes.
Glass is an event His conviction is an
event in American history that heralds
a new era. He is the first of the
wealthy bribers, the big business men.
His own individuality, his own suffer-
ings, his own remorse sink into insig-
nifieance beside what he stands for"