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MILTON

Milton.-The Women's Christian
Temperance Union gave an entertain
Ing program at the M. e. church We'd
nesday evening, consisting of songs,
recitatlons, readings and addresses
The meeting was for the purpose Of
arousing deeper interest and in
thusiasm In the nationwide fight that
is being waged against the liquor In,
terests
Several probationers were taken in
to full membership at the Sunday
morning service at the M. E. church
last Sunday
Rev. John Randolph is laying the
foundation for his new residence in
West Milton
j. I. Barthelow has raised his house
and put a new cement foundation. He
has also made other improvement to
the front part Of his house adding
much to the appearance of it.
Aurora lodge No. SO, A. F. and A. M.
will celebrate Saint Johns day on
June "a at which number of promi-
nent Masons are expected here.
The following are the newly elected
officers Of the Methodist Protestant
Sunday school: Supt, Robert Ran
dolph; Asst, Superintendent, VIM.
Potter; Secretary, Mrs. Daisy Sheets;
Treasurer, Rev. A. D. Huff; Organist
Mrs. Daisy Sheets
Franklin Pinnel, residing south Of
the city died Sunday morning, the
cause, of death being appendicitis. No
arrangements have been made for the
funeral
Rev. Theodore Kropman of Wapello
preached at the Presbyterian church
last Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. Ollie. OF .Rella filled his regular
appointment at the Baptist church
Sunday morning and evening.
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Escoffler, the European chef who
has lately been on visit to this
country, says that there is a distinct
relationship between cooking and
character. The man who habilually
poetizes his repast, says he, grows
more delicate, less brutal Coarse
food, if steadily INDUCED in, will on
the other hand, make one gross, VIC
lent, perhaps criminal
If Escof11er succeeds in transform
ing the quick lunch habitues into
spring poets he may aid the national
digestion, but the temper of the ma
ton might be strained point in such
an event.
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POSTSCRIPT.

POSTSCRIPT.
Later advices-April 20.
(Rais Uli loc.)
That is not in Tophet,
BY beard of the Prophet
I'm not such a rash 'un
To die in that fashion,
Alone and obscurely
And most prematurely.
Sun setting, sun rising
want advertising.
l relish the glories
Of newspaper stories;
Enjoy them most keenly
And bob up serenely,
When news Is most meagre,
l like to beleaguer
Some Barbary castle
And hold merry wassail
With friend or with foeman.
In short I'm a Snowman;
I'll die with pageant.
And ev'ry press agent
Will furnish the papers 4
Accounts of my capers.
Each man and each maiden.
From Bombay to Alden,
Will read the full story,
And mourn for old glory,
Chaotic, unruly,
Mohammed Ben Muley,
Yours truly. Rails Uli.
Eth, what?
Philadelphia Public Record.
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THE FARMER AT HIS BEST.

Herbert N. Casson in the Review Of
Reyiews.-To see the new farmer at
his best, went to Iowa. No other
state has invested SO much money
$6O,000,000-in labor saving machin-
cry; so that it may fairly claim to be
the zenith of the farming world.
Here are 10000 women and 100000
men who have made farming a pro
fession. They are producing wealth
at the rate of s50O,000,OOO year,
nearly $1,000 apiece. How? By
throwing the burden of drudgery upon
machines.
Iowa is not so old; she will be six
ty-two this year. She is not so large:
little England is larger. Yet, with
her hog money she could pay the sal
aries of all the monarchs Of Europe,
and with one years corn crop she
could buy out the harvester trust. or
build three New York subways.
When the Indians sold Iowa to IN
Gle Sam they got about cents an
acre. To give the price exactly, to a
cent, it was $2,877,574S7. When this
money was paid there were statesmen
who protested that it was too much.
Yet this amount was less than one
quarter of the value of the eggs IN
last years nests. Every three months
the Iowa hens pays for Iowa.
Through the courtesy Of Mr.. Har-
Ian of the Des Moines Historical So
ciety, obtained the addresses of nine
old settlers who went into Iowa with
OK carts, before 1850, and who are
still living. found that every one Of
them had remained on the land and
was prosperous. The poorest owned
$1,000 and the richest $4,000, and
their average wealth was $4,000.
| found the young country, born
since the civil war, in which 5000
farmers now own property worth $751;
100000. They have $4,000 horses, IT,.
600 sheep, 10000 cattle and 10000
hogs. In the furnishing of the homes
In this county, so it's auditor informs
me, more than $4,000 has been spent
on the one item of pianos.
In small, out of the way town
called Ames l came upon a farmers
college-a veritable Harvard of the
soil. Here, on a thousand acres
which fed the wild deer and buffalo
In the days of Andrew Jackson, is a
college that equals Princeton and Vas
sar combined in the number Of pupils
It's farm machinery building is the
largest of its kind, and 1t is curl
GUS fact, showing how new the new
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THRENoDY.

M. A. B. M. Rails Uli.
Announce the muezzin
In Tangier, in Fee, in
The wilds of Morocco,
Where blows the sirocco,
Lament for the hero
A blend of old Nero
Don Cesar, Domitian
And Moslem patrician-
A stealer of cattle,
A Bayard in battle,
An up-to-date brigand,
A patriot Stigand,
A Toussaint, a .robber,
A mercantile jobber,
Who. took Perdicaris
Thereby to embarrass
Affairs diplomatic,
BY cool autocratic
Demands for ransom
Yet treated him handsome"
And even Sir Harry
Mclean, whom to tarry,
He firmly persuaded
Until he was aided
BY forces in Britain,
Who threw up the mitten,"
And sent him the money,
With phrases of honey
This knight and this pirate
Now smiling, now irate,
Now honest, now lying,
Now nations defying,
Chaotic, unruly
Mohammed Ben Muley,
Yours truly Rails Uli
Is mott
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Henry Clews in his weekly banking
letter ventures the opinion that the
worst stage of the Industrial depres-
sion has been passed, and that normal
business conditions will soon prevail.
He says:
In considering business prospects
one thing should be especially borne
in mind. We have now had six months
of very severe contraction. Produc-
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College and she became Mrs. Nc.
Clure.
Now Miss Eleanora Mcclure, their
daughter, has had her romance at
Knox college, too.
The engagement was announced to-
day of Miss Mcclure and Fred Saw
age, the son Of wealthy farmer Of
Cass county, Ill. At the same time
the engagement was also made known
Of Miss McClure's chum, Miss Helen
Mulch. Miss Mulch lis to marry Lee
Savage, the brother of her chum's
finace
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DIPPED FROM THE STREAM
The VILLAGE Belle,

with due apologies to H. w. L.
Under Merry Widow hat
A village maiden stands:
The mazda stunning belle Is she
With soft and delicate hands,
And the smile that comes from those
lips of hers
Is one that pleases man.
Her teeth are pearls, her eyes are
stars,
Her face is free from tan,
Her brow has naught Of care nor toll:
She shirks Where'er she can,
And looks the whole world in the
face,
Though she owes her dry goods
NAM
Week in, week out, from night to night
You can see the fellows go,
You can hear them speak their heavy
parts
With hearts that beat so, so,
Like a sail that flaps in an ocean
breeze
When the ship rocks to and fro.
And little brothers, as is their wont.
Look in at the open door,
They love to see their sister frown,
And hear the fellows roar,
And oft they catch the spanks the
fly
Biff! baff! when the day is DER.
She goes on Sunday to the church,
And smiles at all the gents,
She seldom hears the parson preach
To her he's rather dense.
She sees the hats on other heads,
And they look Ike thirty cents.
She hears the lad with trembling voice
Singing in tenor's place
He need not look at her once more,
He's lost out in the race,
And with that soft, white hand she
wipes
A fly from off her face.
Primping, Tuning, fussing,
Onward through life she goes:
Each morning finds her chewing gum,
Each evening sees some beaus;
Nothing attempted, nothing done,
To earn nights repose.
Thanks, thanks, to thee, my village
belle,
For the lesson thou hast taught:
Thus-all of life is not to pose,
Such liver oft come to naught,
But those that count are lives of
worth,
With deeds Of kindness fraught.
G. Earl Stebbens.
In the Chicago Record Herald.
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Announcement

| hereby announce that will be a
candidate for the nomination of mem
Der of board Of supervisors Of Wapello
county on the republican ticket sub.
ject to the decision of the primary to
be held June 2, 1908. G. L. Nye.
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Announcement.

hereby announce myself as repub-
lican candidate 70 nomination for
Superintendent of Schools, subject to
June primaries. James A Yeager, Ed
dyvillle, Iowa.
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Announcement.
Announcement.

hereby announce that I am a
candidate on the republican ticket for
the nomination for sheriff of Wapello
county, subject to the decision of the
primaries of June 2, 1908.
Alden Mcdowell.
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lof were passengers to Ottumwa Sat
urday on No. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lutte Larson return
ed to their home in Ottumwa Sunday
evening on No. after attending the
funeral Of Mr.. Larson's mother, Mrs.
Hannah Larson.
Thomas Stodghill of Ottumwa spent
Sunday in Dudley.
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Announcement

Please announce to the voters of
Wapello county that I will be can
didate at the primary in June for the
nomination of recorder on the repub-
lican ticket. W. S. Wilson, Jr.
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Announcement.

hereby announce that I will be a
candidate for the nomination for mem
Der of the board Of supervisors of Wa.
pello county on the republican ticket,
subject to the decision of the primary
June 2, 1908.
A. J. Fairchi1d.
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HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

from vour druggist or dealer this very
day. A short course will make you
feel like a new being. 1t cures Dys-
pepsia, Indigestion, Costiveness, Bill
BUSINESS, Female Ills and MaIariaI
Fever.
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Romance of Parents Same as Daughter
New York, May Samuel Sydney
Mcclure. the magazine publisher,
years ago met Harriet Hurd at Knox
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OF the Of
fluid
Roson disease in some form is to follow letter
bo pes etc. while they show
winch lar impure supply
and the blood purified distressing BURNING
will remain Rheumatism ctar Ulcers Scrofua
POISON and all other blood disorders
d e15euat1on will continue
@ remedy It goes down into the circulation and
Nothing reaches inherited like
81 because purifes the blood
circulation Not
highest order but appetizer equal Book on the
oooa ana any medical
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA "a.
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The merry month Of May thus far
has been a decided frost.
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Don't Get Cross
AND DISCOURAGED

AND DISCOURAGED
because your health is poor. More than
likely it is caused by the stomach be-
ing weak, the liver inactive and the
bowels costive, and such being the
case all you need is to get bottle of
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Entered as second class matter
october II, 1908, at the postofflce. OF
tumwa. Iowa, under the Act Of Congress
OF March 3. 1879.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-19
SCHOOL CENSUS FOR 1908
GIVES CAIRO $1,000 PEOPLE
Minor Population Less This Year Than Last
Nearly One Thousand Not in Schools
Comparative Figures

At noon yesterday Prof Cleldener
and his assistants concluded the
school censHs of 1908 for this schoo
district. He was assisted by Bras hear
Mattlr gly who had che FIFTH ant
Sixth wards. and Comfort Butler who
had the big Seventh ward. the Pro
fesso" taking the First, Second. Third
and Fourth wards, Future City and
country portion of the district.
On its face the result is somewhat
Disappointing for 1t shows a decrese
from last years figures in the minor
population. of sol and in the po0ula.
ton OF school age of 49, These losses
were largely in the First Fourth and
Seventh wards and the Professor ac,
counts for them IN the Fourth by the
removals because % the construction
of the Cairo & Thebes road, which
took up considerable of the property.
and in the First and Seventh by the
minors becoming adults as shown in
the results OF the recent city election.
Commenting on the figures Prof
Clendenen says.
The school enrolment of the year
1908 was made up of 1851 boys and
1928 girls. or 2,57, IN ALI OF these
4S5 were white and 1919 colored.
There were 253 whites enrolled in tda
two parochial schools, or Las whites
in ali schools of the city.
"Of the 1870 minors, 2.S27 We're en-
rolled in public or private schools. As
there are l.6J5 minors in the district
under the age of six, It may be reason.
ably assumed that fully threefourths
OF that number or 100 in round
are above the compulsory
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-19

knew the genial, kindly man who fol
many years was leading spirit ii
ali of Cairo's affairs and many tears
were shed over the thought of seDara.
ton.
Mr. Wright and family returned to
Cairo in June after spending the win
ter at their home at Orlando, Fla
and We're here for a brief stay at The
Halliday. On Wednesday night OF
last week Mr. Wright left for Mem
pins to join his family who had pre-
coded him there by a few days in
tending to spend a short time there
and then proceeding on their way TO
Orlando to which place Mr. Wright
was deeply attached. 1t is evident
that he had just arrived there after
long hard trip in extremely sultry
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-19
BASEBALL CLUB
SUES FOR LOSS
BRING ACTION AGAINST PADU-
Cab & Carlo PACKET COM.
PANY IN PADUCAH CITY
COURT.
{ Paducah News.Democrat.)

IduutdH New -DtluOCIdt.J
Because the steamer Dick Fowler
which plies the Paducah-Cairo packet
trade. left the Metropolis base ball
team behind at Mound City. ILL.,, Sun.
day. June p, Ed Compton, captain
and general manager OF the club, filed
suit in Magistrate j. J. Bleichs court
Thursday morning against the Padu.
cab and Cairo Packet company for
s25.2i the loss claimed due as the r..
suit Of the packet company failing
to keep its contract with the "Kraper
Esparolas"
Compton contends that the packet
company agreed to take his club to
Mound City and return FOR the price
of IS cents the round trip for each
member of the team. The contract
embraced that the boat was to meet
the club at Mound City at G:30 o'clock
Sunday evening.
AS the story goes the "Espanolas"
went to Mound City and played the
team there, but when ESQ o'clock
came the boat was not in sight The
club waited patiently but the boat
rad passed Mound City long before
ana the team was forced to catch o
train back to Metropolis.
Magistrate Bleich will hear the case
Monday July q
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-19
Aiden-Tayior Wedding.

Cairo friends of the bride will be in
terested in the following details o
the Alden-Taylor wedding at Anna a
published in the Anna Talk:
One of the very prettiest home
weddings that ever took place in this
city occurred Wednesday evening al
O'Clock at the residence of Mr. ana
| Mrs. J. B. Alden. on Main street
when Miss Bertha Alden was united
| in holy wedlock to Mr.. William HAYS
Taylor, Rev. JAS X. +. Craighead
OF the Presbyterian church. officiating
The handsome home of Mr. and
Mrs. Alden was prettily decorated for
the occasion with asparagus ferns and
pink and white roses and ribbon.
The ceremony was performed in the
back parlor. under large floral bell
forming a crown for the side decora-
lions in the archway between the two
parlors. The ceremony in which the
ring Is used was read, supplemented
with appropriate remarks by the pas
tor and was most impressive
An aisle, through which the bridal
party must pass to the ceremonial
arch. was made by eight little girls,
cousins of the bride. holding ribbons
in harmony with the general color
scheme Those forming the aisle
were Misses Jean, Mildred, Alice
Oarita and Sarah Hayward Alden.
Margery Preeina and Estelle Mangold
and Lillian Lanier
The wedding march was played by
Prof. Taylor's orchestra.
The bride was attended by Misses
Vesta Alden. Zoe Louise Alden Edith
Willard, Francis Karraker and Elsie
Rendleman as brides maids and Miss
Margaret Alden, her sister, maid
of honor. The bride was attired in
gown Of pearline lawn. trimmed in
meehlin lace and wore veil with
orange blossoms. and carried shower
bouquet of brides roses. The brides
maids carried bouquets of pink roses.
Mr.. Dan Johnston. of Valparaiso,
Ind, friend of the groom acted as
best man.
After the wedding ceremony and
congratulations refreshments were
served, consisting of Ice cream and
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-19
NOTICE.

Public notice is hereby given that
the Increase in the number OF direc-
tors Of this company from three to
five, and the increase of its capital
stock from $4,000 TO 100000, has
been legally accomplished-the Ger
uficate required by Jaw having been
filed in the Office OF the secretary of
state Of the state Of Illinois on June
26th, 1908. and a like certificate filed
in the office of the recorder of deeds
OF Alexander county Illinois, (being
the county in which the principal
business office of this county is To-
cated) on the 9Th day of June 1908.
Dated Cairo, Illinois, June Goth,
1908.
HOME TELEPHONE
COMPANY OF CAIRO.
BY Andrew LOhr. President.
Attest: II. II. Aisthorpe. Assistant
Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-19
MURDERER IS
CAUGHT IN CAIRO
OTIS M'CAlN, SLAYER OF YOUNG
NEGRESS AT RIPLEY, TENN,
ARRESTED BY CONSTAeLE
EDWARD HENDERSON.

Constable Edward Henderson, col
ored, >caught a fugitive from justice
yesterday when he located Otis Nc
Cain. negro who is wanted at Rip
ley Tenn, for the murder of Willie
Hennings, young negress.
Mccain had been in Cairo several
days and boarded at Mrs. Jane Gray s.
house at 321 Twenty-6rst street He
expected to leave there for Birds
Point. Sunday but Henderson by a
clever piece of work thwarted his
plans and will receive a reward Of
$50 which was offered by the authorl-
ties at Ripley
Sheriff Pennington, of Ripley ar
rived here last nIgnt to take the
prisoner back.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-19
Comparative Table.
CAIRo'S POPULATION.

The usual ratio of total population
TO minor population is from to to
/. The total minor population in this
school district, as given in the fore
going is 6575. OF these about 575
are outside the seven wards Of Cajrt
leaving 5000 as the number Of minors
in Cairo proper. A fair estimate /,
80 Il one. which gives Cairo a popu
latioE OF u 600. Even the lowet esti-
mate taken anywhere. to T.. would
give us $4,000 population, while the
highest of 4 to l. would give US 2i000
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-19
Casper Vellingmeyer { Co.
House Movers and
General WreCking Contractors.
zoo Commercial Ave.
NEW PASTOR TO
VISIT CHARGE
REV. FRANK THoMP5c WILL
PREACH FOR HIS coNGREeA-
TON or FIRST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH SUNDAY.

The Rev. Frank Thompson, newly
elected pastor of the First Christian
church of this city Will arrive in the
city today to pay a visit to his new
charge. He will preach TO his congre
'gation at Stafford Hall Sunday morn
ing and in the evening will give a
sermon at the First NJ T.. church,
Special music is being arranged by
the choir of the latter church for this
occasion and the public is Invited.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-19

school age of A. This leaves a diff
ference of 943 in the 2.ll3 of ages t
to Ii not found in school These
should be in schooI. The law demands
it and truant officer to enforce the
attendance.
With a white school of eight depart
ments under construction in the Sey-
enth ward and four additional de
partments being provided in the
Fourtl ward. both races will need T.
see that school attendance is pushed
up to a higher level"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-19

weather and this is believed to has
ua., .a rch for his impaire
.as,' fwo years ag Nr Wrig
. oath 81 e re owe
stE t5 -at 4 yer. serene uer 90
= DIS f.a since that tire which vi
aiwa-s b. a happy memory TO h s
friends. A beautiful new home. JUS
iEished awaited the occupany of Mr.
Wright and his family at Orlando but
he who had planned it was destined
never to live within its walls.
Marion c. Wright was born about
SO years ago near Madison. Ind. and
for a time in his early youth he was
employed AZ a clerk on a steamboat.
Some time afterward he came to
Cairo as young man to take a posi-
ton as clerk on the wharfboat. He
gave evidence In his youth OF re
CONCLUDED on Eighth Page.l
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-19
Best the World Affords.

1T gives me unbounded pleasure to
recommend Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
says ]. w. Jenkins, of Chapel Hill, n
G. 81 am convinced it's the best salve
the world affords. 1t cured felon on
my thumb. and it never fails to heal
every sore, burn or wound to which
it is applied. 25c. at all druggists.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-19
CAIRO SADDENED BY DEATH
OF Ex.MAYOR M. c. WRIGHT
Who Passed Away at Orlando, Fla, Thursday
Night--For Many Years Leading and
Loyal Citizen

Messages We're received here yes
terday by The Bulletin and by rela.
tiyeS and friends. telling the sad news
of the death of ex-Mayor Marion G.
Wright, of Cairo. which occurred
Thursday night at Orlando, Fla. az
10 O'Clock. The news was received
with profound sorrow by all VINO
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-19
.ElKS To ATTEND
FUNERAL RITES
5ELEGATloN FROM CAIRO LODGE
WILL BE PRESENT AT FUNER-
AL OF MARION c. WRIGHT OF
MEMPHIS.

Cairo Lodge OF Elks No. 651. at their
meeting last night appointed a dele
cation to go to Memphis to attend the
funeral Of their late brother. MarisH
c. Wright of Cairo, vino died Thurs
lay night at Orlando. Fla.
The committee is as follows Wal
ter Fl. Wood. Charles S. Carey, P. II.
smyth. Thomas J. Kerth. B. B. Brad.
ley, John T. Rennie. They will leave
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-19
cotiilion Club Excursion.

The Cotillion Club win give dance
and excursion on the Str Liberty
Tuesday evening. July 81. Invitations
will be issued to the members An or
chestra will furnish music and the
AFFAIR promises to be very pleasant
one