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The Detroit times., 1908-01-29
JOHN p. HuckesrelN.
Has eecS-32 Years in the Dry Goods
Business


Business
You do no. need 10 be given a formal
Introduction to John y. Huckestein.
dealer In dry goods at 212-2l6 Ran
dolph-st., for that estimable gentle
man has beer In business 80 years
Many are the complaints one hears
from members ~ organized labor that
they And IL difficult TO find the union
label in this or that store. but
they never have reason TO complain
OF MIR Huckesteln. for nearly all his
goods have the label on them and
he Is proud OF the fact that his
customers. when he once gets them
into the habit OF trading with him.
keep on trading with him year In and
year out.
Mr.. Hnckestein keeps a splendid as
sortment OF dry goods and sells them
at living prices. both for himself and
the buyer. The rule OF quick sales
and sruatt profits IS good enough Tor
him. Therefore. 10 goes without say.
ing that he Is doing business on q
very metropolitan plaa
The Detroit times., 1908-01-29
VIII Report on Picture Shows.

A request has been made TO the fire
commission by the ordinance commit.
tee Of the council that all moving pic
ture shows In the city be investigated
with regard 10 the likelihood OF fire.
and that conditions be reported back.
A new ordinance covering such shows
VIII be drawn up, based upon the FIRE
marshais report.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-29

TfsgS e31irp0 The Germs which cause
Ouinsy reach the deeper
FIeVenIS seated tissues by absorp-
Quinsy ton through .s S the son ,.;n
ful Inflammation which results in suppura-
ton. Quinsy is simply development Of
Sore Throat to which some people are
peculiarly subject. With than. a tedious
or neglected Sore Throat terminates in
Ouinsy. With them. quickly cured Sore
Throat means Quinsy avoided and nothing
cures Sore Throat as quickly and surely as
TONSlLINE.
MANY such letters an below prove TOM
SHINES value in preventing Quinsy.
y Gentlemen I'll have been subject to
Quinsy for the last fifteen years and have
simply had TO suffer from ten days TO two
weeks with IL at every attack. never having
been able 20 find preventive. until COM
menced using TONSILINE.
Up until year ago had had ten at
tacks Of Quinsy. but have been able to
avoid II twice since that time by the use OF
Is cent bottle Of your remedy. Hoping
that others similarly troubled will profit by
my experience. and thanking you TOR what
your TQNSlLINH has done for me. / re-
main, Yours very truly z. T KEENAN,.
oA''s o''s Asss ss.,:s S Ole C. A and c ny, n
Sufferers from Quinsy should ri
always have TONSILINH ready for ~
instant uss on FIRST sign of Sore
Throat. PC and 60c-AlI druggists. ~
The Torsilins CO. Canton, Ohio. VI
The Detroit times., 1908-01-29
New Dlvorce Gases.

The new divorce cases started In
the circuit court Wednesday morninf
are: Jane against Fred A. Kirchner;
Zoe against Elmer Parke and Henry
against Lydia Knope
The Detroit times., 1908-01-29

A woman always means what she
meant to say n she doesn't say Il.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-29

Les Files de Charlie will give a
dancing party Wednesday evening In
Strasburg's academy. for the benefit
OF the House of Providence.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-29

The annual meeting and election oil
officers OF the members OF the Field
School alumni will take place In Jubi'
lee hall. Fort-st and Mt Elliott-aye.,
Thursday evening, Jan 80, at 1880
o'clock. Dancing will follow the bus
mess meeting Friends OF the mem
bers will be welcome The members
OF the executive committee are Mrs
A. Digel, Miss Elise Lemaire and II
Macbeth
The Detroit times., 1908-01-29
IN SOCIETY

Mrs. John M. Lewis gave luncheon
Tuesday for Mrs. F. M. Lewis, OF Gin
cinnati.
The formal consolidation OF Sicily
lodge with Damon lodge No. 8. h. OF
p. occurred Monday evening. ban
quet followed.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-29

One OF the most Interesting literary
end social events OF the week was the
meeting and reception given by mem
bers OF the Parmenas club Tuesday
afternoon in the home OF Mrs. Edgar
Whitcomb. No. 40 Pilcher-st., from Z
to 5 o'clock. II was reciprocity day
and members from other women s
clubs OF the city were present and ell
joyed the program presented. A com
prchensive paper on Sir Walter
Scott" was presented by Miss Belle
Turnbull, OF the Eastern high school
The musical numbers we're given by
Mrs. George p. Hyde. contralto. and
Miss Eva Lord, pianist. with Miss
Marie Lemaire, accompanist The par
lore were decorated In pink and green
and the. dining room In yellow. A
string orchestra furnished the music
during the reception. Mrs. Beecher
Sterne, president OF the club. was as
sisted In receiving by Mrs. Whitcomb
The Detroit times., 1908-01-29
Count Leopold Dies.

HEIDELBERG. Jan. 29.--Count Lee
pold. reigning prince OF Lppe. died
today.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-29

The shipmasters' Social club will
give is FIRST ball of the season In the
Light Guard armory, Wednesday night.
The members OF the committee In
charge announce that some may have
been overlooked In sending out Invita-
lions. but that all are invited and may
obtain tickets at the door.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-29

A joint installation OF officers o;
Banner Hive. No 2, l.. o. T. M. OF the
World, and Banner Tent. x. o. I. NJ
of the World, will take place Friday
evening In the Elks' temple. Mrs. LII
liam NJ. HOLSTER, supreme command
err Of The order, VIII act as fHstafffng
officer and will be assisted by the LII.
liam NJ. Hollister Guards. Banner
Hive has the largest membership OF
any hive In the city, and Is the fourth
in size in the order, having nearly 700
members. Mrs. Alberta Droelle Is It's
commander. Dancing will follow the
installation.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-29

Even lawyer objects To be
cross-auestioned by his wife.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30

PAUL GILMORE, POPULAR ACTOR
HAS HiH iDEALS-HIS PLAY
THE BOYS OF COMPANY q"
is A SUCCESS.

III this day Of problem plays, many
of them dealing with the unhappy
tendencies Of human nature, 1t is a
wholesome pleasure to see play like
The Boys Of Company b as given
by Mr. PAU Gilmore and his good
company last night at the opera
horse.
Mr. Gilmore does not take pleasure
in rortraying the disagreeahle thin S
of life but instead chooses plays of
refinement which appeal to the better
instincts and he never tails to please
in his Interpretation of such charac-
ters
Mr. Gimore's personal magnetism
ana clever acting serve to increase
his popularity as the seasons go by
and he is always rayorite in Cairo
hoth professionally and socially the
latter being attested by the number
of theater parties and social atten,
tjons shown him when here
Miss Aubrey the leading woman,
Is talented and most attractive both
on the stage and off Her work gives
bright promise
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
NOTICE.
state of Illinois, Alexander County

State OF Illinois, Alexander County
ass.
In the County Court, to the Janu
airy Term, A. u, 1909
In the matter of the estate OF
Clemontiue Mclean, deceased,
To the distributes of said estate
and all persons Interested therein:
You are hereby notified that ON the
18th day Of January 1909 the under,
signed administrator of said estate
viii present TO the County Court Of
said Alexander County at Cairo, Hi
nois, final report of his acts and do.
ing as such administrator and ask the
court to approve the same and to dis
charge him from any and all further
duties and responsibilities connected
with said estate and his administra-
ton thereof At which time and place
you may be present and resist such
application, If you choose so to do.
j. MTRAT GUION,
Administrator of the Estate OF elem
cntine Mclean. deaCesed
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30

high mass will open the beautiful de
votion known TO Catholics as "The
Forty Hours"
ON Friday evening at 1870 O'Clock
lecture and benedction
On Saturday solemn high mass a,
s O'Clock n, m. At 7;3o y. m, lecture
aud henedlction.
on Sunday low mass at = a, m,
when all who attend the deyotions
viii receive holy communion,
solemn high macs at 10 a. m. at
witch the choir under the leadership
If Mrs. l., II. Profile will sing
Councils "Messe Solcne Ii. In the
evening at 1880 O'Clock closing eyer.
ciaeA with lecture and benediction.
st. Joseph's Church.
Services will be held ON Nov
Years Day at st Joseph's church at
j O'clock and O'Clock a. M, {. II.
Quoted by the Rev Father James
Cullen,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
GOOD PROGRESS
ON NEW SEWERS
CAIRO'S NEW SYSTEM RAPIDLY
APPROACHING COMPLETION
THIRTY-FOURTH STREET
DISTRICT NEXT m ORDER,

Cairo's new sewer system does not
lack much of being completed In
ten days from now the lateral system
, nihe district from Twelfth street 70
Thirtythird street inclusive will have
been finished. and owners of property
in that district will be at liberty to
make connections with the new sys
tenn. The Commercial avenue main
also will probably be finished the
latter part of January and this Will
leave only the Thirtyfourth street lat
eral system 10 be built For the latter
he preliminary steps are well adj
yauced and bids will soon be asked
for Mr. Rich has not yet begun WORK
ON lowering the big sewer from Thir.
tieth street northward There is
some misunderstanding between the at
torneys Of the parties as to what Mr..
Rich shall ohligate himself to do. Tho
city,s council wish to have II SO that
nothing in the agreement made with
Mr. Rich shall he so construed as TO
relieve the Rich Construction Com
pany from any responsibility for the
defective original construction Of the
sewer
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
Must import Marriage able Girls.

The problem Of finding wives has
become serious one In St Peters
burg. The male population exceeds
the female by 1924 900 in the Russian
capital and the authorities are weigh
Ing plans for importing prospective
brides from The provinces, The need
of wives, indeed, has led TO the ma.
king of several fortunes IN matrimoni.
al as-ncies heavy fees being exacted
for arctty girls as wives from remote
country places, The men outnunber
the women In all classes in ST Peters
burg, ard at social affairs there are
usually two men for every woman, or
course this Is a truly delightful stu
alton fer the woman, but ii is one that
is multiplying iealousies between men
and cauring affairs" with swords and
pistols upon the field Of honor, Social
activities in St, Petersburg have been
declining in interest because of the
scarcity Of women. whereas In all the
other large cities in the empire won
en- are much more numerous thar
men.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
Hooked a SWordhsh.

Eight miles off Newport. Cal, ~
foot swordish, with a sword -four feet
long. caught on an 80" hook by Hugh
Mcmillan and c. O. Shoemaker, towed
the fshermen's launch two miles. after
having charged the boat repeatedly
and Scared the stern in numerous
places The monster was killed after
half an hours fight II weighs. pew
eral hundred pounds.
when the big fish was FIRST caught
II charged TO the surface. endangering
the lives Of two men and Of other men
in two nearby launches The captors
Of the monster were towed almost out
OF sight Of the men in the other boats.
Persons ashore refused TO believe that
the two men caught the fab on their
27-strand cotton line until the story
was vouched for by the men in the
other launches.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
Lo-3 JOY OF LIFE
HUSBANDS AND CHILDREN NOT
FOh WILL GIRLS.
Have Little Choice Tut to Become Old
Maidstone Glad Because She
Misunderstood the Meaning
OF License.

There were four Carroll girls, all
over Is. Their father, small white.
haired, dignifed man, was In the room
and smiled timid welcome. The girls
were still In black for the mother who
died year before, says Rheta Dorr in
the Broadway Magazine. 1T Is much
harder for us now that mo hers gone"
said Sallie Carroll, But she made
us promise on her deathbed that we'd
keep things just as she always had
and we're certainly bound to do II.
We all work in the mill. We are weav.
ers, except Mamie there, the young.
est. She is warper. We don't let
father work any more. We maze
enough for lis all and him, too, az
somebody's just got to be at home ,
look out for things or else where's
your homer"
why do poor folks have such b.,
families?" demanded Mamie CARROT.
Indignantly They've got no busine
to. Why do poor folks marry at nll?'
Don't you expect to-" | asked.
The faces Of all the girls were sober
I'VE can't figure out that there's any
choice for us between breaking up our
home and being old maids" said the
oldest Carroll girl. 1T may be dis
grace to be an old maid. People say
II Is but at least we are comfortable
and happy Why, what would become
Of father II we married?"
! instantly thought of girl knew
In Fall River She was weaver, too,
and earned si1 a week, which made
her an object Of desire to more than
one young man In the town. But at
rs she was still single. In the course
of confidential talk asked her why
she had never married and she told
me with much laughter the reason.
When was 49,. she said Il was
foolish enough TO fall in love with the
timekeeper in the clothroom at the
iron works mills. He was better look.
ing then than he is now. Well he
asked me to marry him and ] said
would. Then he said we ought to go
and get the license. What license?'
| asked flaming mad You see, we
girls had a dog we were awfully fond
OF and one day the poundkeeper came
around and said we'd have to take ont
a license or he would kill the dog SO
we skimped and saved and went with
out carfare until we had enough TO
pay for the dogs license.
We'll, somehow, the word license
seemed TO me to be connected with
dog | didn't know that people nad 10
have licenses | told my young mo?
that II he couldn't marry me without
license. as if he were paying for dog,
wouldn't marry him. He argued and
argued and we both got madden and
and finally we broke II of
Mother was glad el ough She always
hates TO have one of us marry. Less
money carried home. you see" She
added thoughtfuIy: "Of course, I was
/ silly goose. but somehow. when see
him with bis wife, she looking ten
Years older than she is, with care and
-aising children whose only future is
n the mills. | think marriage license
md dog license are not so very DIFF
erent'
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
Anomaly Of the Sidewalk

He stood before the Bowery SAVINGS
bank His trousers ran to shreds be-
low and the folds AZ the top end. where
a string held them. proved that they
had been made for an ampler girth.
The dog had slept on his hat and per
haps brushed II in the gutter He
had worked bis elbows shiny. his arm
pits ragged and gravy spots Of diverse
shades and sizes showed that who
over had eaten IN that coat in other
DAYS had bean too ravenous to mind
stopping over The barber and he
were strangers and he looked through
hleared eyes into vacancy as the busy
sidewalk traffic trooped past him and
thrifty depositors hurried IN and ont ~
the bank In front OF him he held =
tray Of gimcrscks from which hung
piacard Good Luck Rings"-New
York Times
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
"Faither,"


"Wully," said Mrs, MacHigh 10 her
little son as they emerged from the
station at Saltham BY the Sea. moo
that we are at the coast mind and ca
yer father papa when he comes doom
for the week end Yen no forget. wul'
ye?"
oWully," nearing the big sea, felt
graciously inclined to promise any
thing. and told his mother he wouldna
forget
On the Saturday morning Mrs Mac
High was sitting on the stands beside
some swell seaside acquaintaDces,
watching me children playing Think
Ing to Impress her neighbors she
called out in her best society vnice:
Weelie, your papa is coming doom ths
lay
"Oh. is he?" answered "Wee1ie. :"
busiIy engaged at q sand castle aud
quite forgetful OF Mondays promise
An wull my father be wi m?"-
ritBits.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30

Poor feilow!'' seid the lady. who
was being personally conducted
through the asylum Poor fellow,
He is so handsome, he has such noble
features, such a splendid brow, such
an aristocratic bearing. What a pity
that his mind has been wrecked Was
he crossed in love-
mo" replied the attendant He's a
poet It's a very sad case His friends
thought he was going to be the Ameri-
can Byron or Milton, or something
like that; but one day he wrote a
poem which he called Lines to a Wa.
ter Fowl and sent ii TO a newspaper
or a magazine or something and when
II came out II was headed Lines to q
Water Bowl The shock upset him
and he amt been right since, Chi
cago Record Herald
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30

The annual meeting ~ the stock
holders Of the Alexander County ~.
tional Bank q Cairo. Illinois. viii ts
held at TIE office II the said hapt
N the city Of Cairo. Illinois. On Tues
day, January rs. 1909. for tbe elee
ton Of a Board Of DIRECTOR and 70,
me transaction Of other business
Polls vii be 0pen FROM 10 O'Clock =
M. 10 ?. m. On said dav.
JAMES II. GAIIJGAN
Cashier.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
NOTICE TO LICENSEES!

Office of the city Clerk.
Cairo, Illinois. December 10. 1908
40 regular meeting of the city
ouncil Of the said City held on Tues.
day. December s, 1908. the city clerk
was directed to give notice by publi.
cation that an licenses are due and
,ust be paid 10y January LIST. 1909
and that no application for license
will be- considered unless accompan-
led by the full amount Of fee requir
cd for such license.
A special meeting will be held by
The said city council on December 80.
1908 and all applicants are urged 10
have their applications filed in this
Office by 100 o'clock D. N. of that
date.
EOBT. 4. HATCHER.
City Clerk
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
Would Not Hsv. u I.ssened.

DR. Walter 6 Smith. the popular
Scotch poetprescher. on one occasion
tried 70 explain TO an old LADY, the
nearing Of the scriptural expression.
Take NJ thy bod and walk. BY saw
ing that the bed vas simply a mat Or
TUG easily taken ID and carried suav.
No. no. replied the lady. I Gamma
believe that The bed uas a regular
four poster There would be NJ mira
Gle In walking away Al = bit o. mat
or rug on yoHr hack"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
MtTHOD|STS ROW
ON JONAH STORY
DR.. l.. W. MUNHALL ATTACKS a
HIGHER CRITIC OF THE
HOLY BIBLE.
EXCHANGE ANGRY WORDS
Other Ministers Declare Blbllca
Stories Have Value as Allie
goricaI Talcs--Munhall Ac.
cused Of Dishonesty.

Chicago. Dee. % Did a whale ac
tually swallow Jonah and disgorPe
him later?
This Is question which has split
| upcr the rock of Methodism. DR.. l..
! w Munhall of Germantown, Pa,
author, traveller ana lecturer, attack
Ell the higher critics of the Bible to-
day before the Chicago Methodist
minister's meeting at the First Meth.
odist church upon this question, and
in doing so precipitated a ministerial
row which threatens to spread
throughout the Methodist church.
Dl. Munhal in his address, de,
clared for a literal Interpretation Of
the Eible He said in fact that ii
the sayings Of the Old and New Tes-
lament were dishelicved that the
whole structure of Christianity top
pied His address implied that un.
less every word Of the Flhie was ac-
cepted as historical truth that the
higher critics" would succeed il.
tearing down the superstructure OF
religion
A "hubhrb" Of no small degre
was caused among the ministers who
listened to the address and there
were assentatiens and dissensious
from the statements which the &c.
turel put forth.
An AIlegorcai Tale.
Several wordy wars ersued when
the lecturer came down among the
ministers who throngeI the assembly
room Some of the ministers openly
declared that they did not believe
tho story of Jonah and the whale as
il was written in the Bible. They
said that their Interpretation Of the
Jonah and the whale story made Il
appear to their minds that the swal-
lowing OF Jonah by the whale was
merely am aIlegorical tale which was
intended to convey a certain truth
but which was not meant to be taken
literally
The Rev II, W Warren of the
First Methodist church Of Harvey.
took issue with Dr. Mnhall and lie
clared to the lecturers face that
when he stated that the Methodist
ministers did not believe that the
words of the Bible were the ,
words of God that he was dishonest. :
This scathing accusation was uttered
by the Rev. Warren when he met
Dr Munhall in the aisle after the
lecture
say to YOU that your implication
that the Methodist ministers do not
believe the first words of the Bible
are the words of God that you are
dishonest, said Dr. Warren
The Higher Critics,
You don't know what YOU arc
alkine about when You say that am
returned Dr. Munhall
Prof. w. A. Patton of Northwest
lrn University was among those who
lissented from the views held by Or.
Nunhall Prof Patton, who is
Known as high critic of the
3ihIc, addressed himself personally
% Or Munhall and a little wordy
var ensued between the two divines
Prof Patton does not believe that
he story Of the whale swallowing
onah Us literally true He says that
b. words Of the Bible are meant to
'o Interpreted. not literally. but for
be truths and the stories they teach
nj convey
We are not battling against the /
kcPtics Of 10 years ago, but against
j." 'EomtiCnists of today" said Dr.
alton.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
Girl Who Can Throw,

Some Of my friends were afraid. g"
said Gov Burke Of North Dakota. that
Miss Benton would not smash the bot
tie on the bow OF the great battle-si p
but I wasn't MY fears were that she'd
stave hole in the ship. am sure
that she hurled that champagne go
hard that the bottle was smashed be
fore It hit the bow Of the ironclad"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
The WEATHER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
!; NEWS OF The RIVERS :
~
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

The day was cloudy and rain fell
during the forenoon measuring 20 OF
an inch Rain began falling again
last night and seemed likely to con
tirue today The government bulle-
tin reported rain from eleven points,
Extremes ef temperature were Y at
Vicksburg arl New Orleans AMI IA
al Winnemncca.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
ALL ITALY M0URNS
Continued from First rage.)
Rain Poured Down.

Rain Poured Down.
They said the first thing they knew
they We're thrown ont of bed. and
amid crashing ceilings and falling
furniture managed to make their way
to the street Then in the blackness
Of the night and amid the pour rain
that added TO their horror and dis
tress, they rushed blndly away anil
the crashing of tumbling buildings
and Chrieks and groans of those bur.
led in the ruins
Many Are Insane.
Many while trying to escape were
struck down by falling balconies ami
masonry, and still many others lost
their reason and are today wandering
aimlessly in the open fields outside
the city or up and down the ruined
streets they knew so well.
Robbers Shot Dead.
Looters and robbers were shot
dead by the rifles OF the soldiers"
Previous reports from the devas
tated provinces that a number of vii
lagos were ravaged by fire are con
frmed. Seventeen persons are deld
at Riposto The town Of Seminaria.
in Calabria, twenty miles from Reg
Eio, is said to have been destroyed
with loss of a hundred lives.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30

Harriet Chalmers Adams has trav.
sled 10000 miles through South All
"A and has original biogrsph pictures
II the canal work on the Isthmus 81
Panama tina; are said TO be very FIRE
Quite a number n women have made
-ecords recently with long distance
rsvel. and manage abou, as vel. as
men in seeing the county.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
Judging from Sample.

I don't think the rich are exception.
ally happy.
Mo- Know many
Some
Very rich7
One TO Ave millions
Oh but they lead quito a different
life from the really rich
To he sure; but still, don't you
think you can tell Just as much about
the quality ~ molasses from a hos
head Of 1t as you can from shipload7
Life.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-30
pi.po.i,io. Worn strivi,o 90,

There ~ no more desirable trait for
q companion IN the journey % life
than that % cheerfulness. the yokef-l-
low OF good temper. "A merry heart
doeth good But chseTfulnesz Is not
merely hiisrity and fun. II includes
the ability 70 look on The bright side.
to make the lest % everything. 70 re-
Fuse TO meet trouble half way. and 70
Such = dispositsyn - invslusbls. snd
he worth 9. lts cwrsr e sho-s Pixies.