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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
tndia's SAVINGS Banks.

TIE postal eatinzs baak Of India
was established In 1882. in which year
the deposition numbered 3g.12l aud
she deposits amOuatedeo ssS2 243. In
1907 the de1osi'ors numbered 1880
go and the deposits amounted to sac
2e3.2S3. which. perhaps. should not be
considered large in country havin 2
a population Of some 100000. 600. but
tie average Indian farmer. mechanic.
servant ct Iab1rer never deposits
mculy in bank. but hides Il away
in a pot or box in the ground-New
York World
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
a VILLAGE Power.

A Columbus firm had an account
against man in small country Town
in Ohio, and after Intellectual attempts
to collect determined 10 do something
radical So they wrote letter to
the postmaster OF the town and asked
information concerning the merchant.
what his reputation was. whether he
paid his bills and what kind of a man
he was generally. and said If he was
no good TO give the bill, which they
inclosed to the Justice OF the peace
for collection The answer they got
from the postmaster took their breath
away 1t read something like this.
Gentlemen: | am the John Smith
about whom YOU are seeking informa-
ton. am also John Smith. post
master, and | am John Smith. justice
OF the peace. Yours very truly.
JOHN SMITH"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
Telephone Full of Germs.

There is a movement among health
authorities to do something to arouse
phone tpe disk being 4 collector Of
germs TO some extent. Telephones
should be washed with soap and water
and kept as clean as possible, good
disinfectant also being necessary. The
telephone companies should keep pub
lie instruments and the booths in a
clean condition. 1t is suggested that
the telephone be not held to the moHth.
but against the breast when talking
and another precaution is to place
paper OF linen over the transmitter.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
Immense Electric Machine.

The largest static electric machine
ever built is owned by a New York
physician. and Is six feet high over all.
seven feet long and four feet wide,
weighing csc pounds u has 40 glass
discs. each 40 inches in diameter. Of
which 20 revolye, while the others re-
main stationary. II is driven by an
electric motor OF onefourth horse
power. being first excited by a small
auxiliary hand machine. and at full
speed may yield a spark 80 inches
loHg and three foHfths OF an inch in
diameter To fully excite the huge
machine requires from FIVE to ten min
utcs. the charge. however. being re-
tanned for as much as - to - hours.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
Coed IN Either Event.

Gen Dabuey a. Maury tells in his
RecollectiOns - a Nirginian" Of an
old lady in Fredericksburg who vas
reduced 20 taking IN boarders in order
10 make both ends meet. On one oc-
casion Of peculiar stress. the larder
was 30 empty that the good lady took
30 her bed aud summoned her servant
Nancy she said. there's nothing
IN the house for my boarders 10 eat
except mush- Eut give them that II
they are Christians. they will accept il
in resignation and thankfulnezs. And
II hey are not Christians. il is a deal
too good for them"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
indians with Boards.

II has been written over and over
again that the North American Indian
was always beardless New light comes
from an uuearthed letter from Capt
Amos Stoddard United States Artil.
lery and Engineers, in 1906, to Or.
Mitchell Of New London. Conn, in
which Stodlard tells OF a tribe Of
yellow men. not in the least tawny,
who lived near the lake on the west
side Of the Rocky or Shining noun
tains, and who wore their boards. and
4 great number Of whom had red hair
on their heads" They were great OK.
perts with the bow and arrow The
lake referred to must have been Flat
head lake. in northwestern Montana.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
DRINKING TOO MUCH. -.

i Ii would be idle 10 deny that tn
drinking habit has reached almes
the proportions Of a pastime amonl
Ius We no longer drink only wher
we are thirsty, We drink when sur
rounded by our fellows to promote
good fellowship just as We drink
when alone to escape from boredom
We drink when We are merry and We
drink when we are depressed. In
short. We drink much and often,
Each has his fayorite tipple. Tea,
that mild dIstillation of the Orient, is
the beverage of gossip and literature,
suggesting placid rumination and n
quiet setting Soda, ginger beer and
the thousand and one connections of
the corner soda fountain tempt the alb
stemious, above all in hot weather,
Wines and more ardent spirits admin
lister a fi9llip 10 the nerves of those
who are addicted TO the use of alec
ho!ic stimulants Each after his fash
ion INDUCES in some kind of excess.
The secret Of this Indulgence in
liquid refreshment of various sorts is
to be found largely in the fact that
each season sees a multiplication of
the beverages that are agreeable to
the taste We drink not because we
are thirsty but because the flavor is
pleasing to the palate, and In doirg
this some physicians contend we are
exceeding the liquid requirements Of
the organism. In considering this mat
ter editorially the Lancet remarks:
Tile thirsty person who cannot
satisfy his thirst unless the beverage /
what is in reality a drug has |
really acquired an unhealthy habit. or |
20 put 1t plainly. a disease. Yet what |
Else il the alcohol OF the various al |
1oholic beverages, the caffeine of tea |
and coffee, the glucoside or quinine of |
bitters, or even the ginger of ginger !
beer or of ginger ale. the aromatic |
]
oil of the liquer. the carbonic acid gas
In soda water, the citric acid of the |
lemon and so on but drug? All these |
clearly convey something into the or
sanisn over and above water itself. |
they cannot quench thirst in the
'ense that water does
The medical journal gees on to as
scribe the great growth OF this habit
VI drinking liquids other than water
o the fear that water may contain
Iisease entities. II ends with a warn
ng that persistence in the habit fire.
uently manifests its in effects in a
disturbance of function which may re.
alt in harm to the entire organism
.eoorG. Herald
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14

| Ing Inspector and fire wardeis can b.
paid out OF the fees which house build
lers or house owners should be requir
ed to pay. A competent fire chief anc
competent firemen must probably be
paid out of the general fund and fol
these provisions can doubtless be
made. :
1t appears. therefore, that although
the city Is in had state financially
the difficulties In the path of the
proposed improvements are not at all
serious, and are not worthy of a mo
ments consideration in view of tho
great benefits to be derived in which
every citizen in Cairo will have a
share
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
Biography.

Dr. William Albert Docy. who ha
been professor OF zoology al Norn
western University for the past twelve
years. was born in Troy. Mich. SCI,
TENDER "a. 1857. After graduating
from the University Of Michigan in
1881 he spent Two years is special
study a. Harvard. alter he studied al
the University Of Berlin and az the
-aza Us biological station a. Naples.
Upon returning 10 America he became
professor Of biology al Lake Fores.
University. where be remained froll
lsss to 1885. During a part Of the
same period be vas professor q ply
siology Al Rush Medical College IN
Chicago. DR. Doey is regarded a. IN
authority on the subjects Of embry-
ology and animal mOrphology and has
written q number Of books and papers
embodying the results Of his studies
and Investigations. He has been hon.
orsd Eith membership in a humber Of
the leading scientific societies Of Ara
erica and Europe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
Useful Remodeling Suggestions.

Have you q last ycfr's ~aitc liner
suit which requires o.ly p lew new
little tguracs to make 10 suitable foi
this summer? If SO. follow one OF the
latest ideas from Paris. and introduce
a bit OF color by using colored ere
tonne for the trimming Just a touch
of II will be sufficient. Perhaps yoJ
will need TO make only a new set OF
cuffs, aud possibly an adjustable shaw
collar, which may be worn or remoset
at your pleasure.
Then. again. YOU could introduce Z
reHOyating touch In your linen skirt
and-coat suit merely by changing the
buttons If your suit happened Il
have large pearl buttons last season
rip them of. buy some molls ant
cover them with cretonne.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14

In these days when only the rich
criminal or suspect is accorded much
space in the e~spapers it may be a
relief to the predatory rich to have the
fact recalled that the blessed middle
class may also produce dishonesty. A
policeman tells this story:
Before | reformed ana went on the
force | was eicrking in a small store.
one day an Italian woman came in.
She held a string In her hand. Il long
string, and said that she wanted a
blanket Of the same length | went
through our stock and found that tho
longest blanket We had was six inches
too short In the midst of my search
the boss came up.
WHATS the natter ne said.
II told him.
That's easy said he IN talk to
her aud keep her busy While you cut
off the string
The hon t copper sWeas thar he
would not be an active party To- such
a trick, but whatever was done the
woman soon left the store with Il
blanket and string of equal length
san Francisco can.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
TRUE TO TIE LAST
INCIDENT or THE DAYS or The
"0LD NAVY"
Spirit That Belonged TO the Men Who
Fought with Perry Is with the
Blue Jackets u Uncle Saay
To-Day.

Depicting the courage, tortitude ant
herolsm OF the ordinary seamen of tht
| old Navy the historian Bancrof
| narrates numerous Incidents OF rea
| life on shipboard, ana probably the
| most thrilling manifestation Of hero
ism patriotism and personal self-ef
tacement described by that great
writer Is concerning the conclusion OF
the battle OF Lake Erie. when the con
centrated fire IF the British 50 depict
ed the force of the flagship that Com,
modore Perry Was obliged to call at,
wounded
Men dying and mortally wounded
fell upon the decks, and looked With
eyes Of alteration upon their intrepid
commander The time came when the
surgeon was mortally wounded aud his
mate, Parsons. with six assistants
had more than they could do TO care
for the increasing number Of wounded
In fact, the time came when those who
fell We're Obliged 10 tie where they fell
for lack Of hands to carry them below
Then Commodore Perry called down
10 Parsons
You must send one of your assist
ants on deck Immediately"
This order was obeyed, and in few
minutes another assistant was called
then another and another, until all OF
the assistants We're at work serving
the guns Then Parsons was called
upon 10 send up one or more wounded
men who could pull rope They came
aud entered feebly but willingly into
the work assigned to them
Wilson Mays, an ordinary seaman.
was sick when the battle begun, but
he Went on deck to participate in the /
engagement. and was wounded. He
was sent below and his injury cared |
for When he heard the commander |
calling for more men he asked to be |
allowed 10 90 on deck again. His re- |
quest was iuaIly sent to Perry. who |
asked;
What can he do?"
i can sound the pump and let some
'trong man go 70 The guns, came the /
answer
The permission VAS given and Mays
iat down at The pump, relieving a man
Who cheerfully went to work where
le was greatly needed When the bat.
he was over Wilson MAYS, ordinary
leaman, was found at his post of duty.
smiling chee.tully. but. examination
disclosed the fact that he was dead
shot through the heart!
uneonquerable as spartans will ever
le the nation that is defended by such
men. Wilson Mays deserves an ever
asting monument in memory of his
ier0sm.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
pronqed.

Il have good reason" said the head
of the establishment. addressing the
cashier. according to the Chicago
Record-H Herald. for believing that
you are living beyond your means
You are mistaken sir. am will.
ing TO have a thorough Inspection of
nay accounts at any time"
How does It happen. then. that
you are able to have a big automo-
bile?"
on ia. ha. ha' That comes OF
having wife who can write poetry"
Poetry, Bah, Who ever heard Of
any body earning enough writing
poetry 10 have an automobile"
That's all right She won it In a
Limerick contest"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
Whose Fault

We talk so much. and We think 81
much more, Of the trouble we hav,
with others. that We more than hal
persuade ourselves tina, If ever, bodl
else were just right. Wa could get OF
easily in life. but the fact is that nor,
than half Of all our troubles. even %
our troubles with others. grow out o
our own faults and cur own failure.
and not the faults and failures %
other people. Tntil We get rid Of our
selves. or until We are lifted aboF,
an selfish thought Of ourselves. Their,
is continual trouble for us. howevel
other people bear themselres.-
Home Chat.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
Warranted TO Wear.

4 teacher in one of the cookine
classes Of New York school tells OF
the unique criterla by which her pupils
sometimes Judge each others work in
that line.
One little girl was criticising TIE
production OF a pie BY another pupil,
when she said
That pies all right. but it amt
as good as me aunt In Orange useter
20 make. You could take piece OF
hem in your hand an walk all round
the place eatin' 1t an it wouldu I
break '"-Iilustratc Sunday Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14

KEEN In BUSINESS
ANClENTS NOT INFERIOR TO
TRAINED MEN or TODAY.
Tablets Found in Ruins of Babylon
Cast insight into Life of Old
Community That Is Most
interesting.

That among the ancient Bahyloni
yers of rare ability, real estate men Of
more than ordinary shrewdness II
driving and clinching bargain and
craftsmen with great ingenuity and
pride In their work Is the opinion OF
Eugene f. Ware. lawyer poet and
"kansan."
In an address before the real estate
men of Kansas City some time ago Mr.
Ware made the statement that AS long
as 5000 years ago men were deaIln
In real estate and that those men
We're AS energetic traders and as Keen
in their transactions as the real estate
dealers of to-day, says the Kansas
City Star.
Mr. Ware explained the result Of his
research into the history of the Baby
onians which has caused him 10 form
this opinion. While travelling in Eu
rope several years ago he came upon
a number of clay tablets at the Louvre
in Paris The tablets are specimens
uncovered by eXcavators who were
searching for records of the ancient
Babylonians. Several thousand OF
them have been found In the city Of
NippuF. capital of the ancient Ra0yio.
nian state OF that name. Nippur was
one Of the largest cities of Babylonia,
situated on the banks of canal coz.
Meeting the Tigris and Euphrates ri"-
ers The city was famous as the seat
OF worship OF the god Rel, chief deity
of the Babylonian pantheon.
A tablet owned by VIZ Ware is a
replica of one In the Louvre It IL
nothing so much as a cake Of
toilet soap In color il Is pure white
and is covered with letters Of the
cunelform alphabet The Baylouiaas
used tablets similar 10 the one owned
by Nh. Ware for all their writing, and
on these recorded deeds, leases and
other real estate transactions. The
tablets were made of white clay very
much Ike that used by modern sculp
tors They varied in size from speci-
mems as small as q pea TO others the
size of a bushe basket. They were
made by men who probably occupied
the same position In the Babyloniau
business world as our modern public
O. A lawyer would 60
10 one of these scriyeners on the
street corners. dictate his brief to him T!
and the "stenographer in clay" would |
write on the tablet with a three-cor. !
nered stick The tablet was then |
baked In charcoal oven and was
ready for use The writing on the tab
let's was first translated by Sir Henry |
in 1854
The tablet owned by Mr. Ware re- |
lords transaction between a jeweIer
md a real estate man, The real es
ate man purchased a gold ring with
IN emerald from the jeweler and the
ablet records the sale and contains
he jewelers. guaranty of the ring for
20 years.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
BEAR NAMES or GREAT MEN.
Famous Cognomens Borne by Those Of
Humble Occupation.

The question Of what to do with our
great men after they have ceased to
hold high Office Is effectively answered
In the New York city directory, Accord
ing to that unimpcachable authority
George Washington Is pursuing the
humble but very useful occupation of
a barber in Harlem--and. according to
his customers, he Is "A good one, An
drew Jackson, whose name has here.
tofore been associated with notable
military achievement, follows the
peaceful calling Of a nurse Abraham
Lincoln is put down as a secretary
William Mckinley as publisher. and
James Madison as the secretary OF an
important corporation James Monroe
is a maChinist: Benjamin Harrison
printer; William Henry Harrison
fireman, and Andrew Johnson sail
maker Thomas jefferson IS appru-
priately in charge of a Tammany club
house John Adams is policeman
and John Tyler proudly figures as
gentleman. -Lippincotts
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
Mr.. Green's Waterloo.

Mr.. Green had been paying tour dol
lars d week for board; his appetit.
constantly increased. Finally his land
lady saw thar she must either sell out
and quit or raise hcr b0arders rate
one day. after Watching him feyerish
Is deyouFing plateiul after plateful
she plucked M courage. and said.
Mr. Green. ] shall have TO raise
your board TO five dollars"
Nj Green locked W with a start
then in a tone Of CONSERVATION he
aid.
oh Mrs. Small don't It's as mucn
as 1 can do nOw 10 eat four dollars
SOrth. Home Companion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
Board Of County Commissioner.
J. J, lENNELLE, Chairman.
GEORGE PARSONS.
DR.. Erwin CAUSE.
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC n.y.,

HhLp LIN cars due to leave Seeond st.
ing north on Commercial Ave-, every Is ul1
utas from .. IN. to II y. M.
tioinE north on Wsinut NJ. every is minut
from sos y IN. to 1888 .. IN.
POPLAR ST. LINE aolbsoot Ave, car
90 leave second 81 gelng nerth ON Eoibrt
Ave-. at 6;sT; 6.H; Sti2; 6:5Y; INA. m. ana
same nnutes every hour until lg,4a and ~
p, III.
doink west on Twenty Eighth ST. at
6:is. 6;@4i o:4S; and 7.G4 :. I'll. and on sa,1,a
utica every hour until 10: % and tl:04 .. IA
Poplar st. cars due 10 pass ut. MAry's
Z min utes after leaving second vt,
Sell n LINE OWL OARS north ON walnut
1890 p. III. 1854 IA. m; 30 .. M; 28u = 20
so n. ~; 4:s1 y. m; B so a. IN,
NORTH on Commemorative p. M; loo
III; z;oo .; m; oe "a. m. 400 a IN, n. ia.
Belt aud Owl cars are due to pass ives
fhirtv fourth st. 10 minutes AFTER leN vias
second st,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
Charued.

"Kandor may be brutally frank, but
there's one good thing about him, he
doesn't believe in running man
down behind his back"
oh. all that's changed now; he's
bought an automobile Philadelphia
Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
CAIRO INSURANCE RATES.

"A sure and a comparatively easy
way for the people OF Cairo to make
from $4,000 to 100000 per year,
would not be so very far out of the
way as title for the address deliver
ed Saturday afternoon at the Mer
chants Luncheon, by Henry S. Can
dee, president OF the Cairo Board Of
Fire Underwriters. From this point
OF view the address will probably
strike the average citizen most forci
bly,. although there are other points
OF view from which ii merits respect.
ful consideration.
The address is made by fire in
sGrance agents from the standpoint
of fire insurance agents. and one might
claim that what was demanded woul |
naturally be in the interest OF fire
insurance agents. But, strange as
il may seem at first glance, the fact
is that ali of the things demanded
are very clearly and first of all. in the
interest of the people. aside from any
effect they may have upon fire insur.
ance rates or upon fire insurance in
any of its phases. 1t stands to rea-
son that anything which will tend
To reduce fire insurance rates will
tend To reduce the premiums aud the
percentage of premiums paid to-
agents. Hence, Mr.. Candee aud the
associates for whom he spoke. appear
In the rather unusual attitude of try
ing TO cut down their own incomes
in order that the people may be saved
from loss by fire.
Restrictions as TO the maintenance
OF shacks. care In the construction OF
new buildings, adequate water press
ure in time of fire. an effective and
reliable fire alarm system and efficient
work by the fire department-sll
these things would be of incalculabls
value to citizens, even IL they did not
result in lowering insurance rates one
cent, for they are conditions of FIRST
Importance to safety from loss by fire
The carrying OF insurance is but an
incident. an additional and necessarily
but partial safe guard from such les
except where insurance is carried
for purposes of swindling ordinarily.
no honest man can AFFORD 10 have a
fire even IL he carries a good-size
Insurance policy
But the reduction OF insurance rates
by such an enormous amount Annually
as Is indicated in Mr.. Candee's al
dress is not to be sneezed at. especial !
" when II can be secured With but
little additional demand upon ihe gen |
eral fund of the city. Some OF the
things demanded are merely matters
Of police regulation. and the city has
suffered greatly for many years past
because people have been permitted
TO do too much as they pleased in mai
tiers which vitality affected the general
welfare. Proper water pressure. prop
er FIRE limits. restrictions as to shaelzs.
requiring new buildings to Be properly
built. preventing the maintenance Of
nnisances generally-DOne Of these |
sill make any draft on the revenues
" the city. and II Is probable that the
cost o. some Of the other require
ments esn - met out Of the insurance
funa such - the nee chemical en-
ssne 40 ; are larm system. A buIla
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number OF complete and
perfect copies of the Cairo Bul-
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1907 .....,....211t
Average number of complete and
perfect copies of the Cairo Bul
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the month of August
1908 PISS
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14

Yes. 1t Is the moral Gentlemen.
The moral is. never despair. No mat
ter how dark the situation or with
what troubles you are surrounded. yOu
cannot tell al shat moment yen NAY
cough up SO and walk in sunshine
Lgzih tn il and take no other"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
AUGUST Circulation.

81. ...s...r. -Uio
The above is a correct statement o.
the circulation of The Cairo. Bulletin
for the year 1907 aud for the month
of August 1908.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this second day of September. 1908.
EMMA s. RILEY,
(Seal) Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
CAIRO IN 1871
sy.Yysyysssyss..ss.sy.y..s

r. NJ. Melcher and Son. of St. Louis
We're the lowest bidders for the con
struction of st. ,Iosephs Catholic
church, their bid having been $4,000.
Father Hoffman and VIM kluge were
soliciting subscriptions for the church
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
Their Speciality.

i hate the man vho brass and the
man who whfnes. asserted the dog
mastic person. The man I like most
is the man who takes things quietly
We'll. replied the listener. aren't
there enough pickpOckets and sneak
thieves - suit yOaf-
The Cairo Bulletin IL the only Cairo
eist.f Prses
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14
CleareH Ouf

walker wonder If there were any
tramps in old Romeo
James-No fear. There we're tog
many baths in that toSh.-Illustrzts
Blta
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-14

The Bulletin is on sale at the follow
Ing places:
coIeman's, 214 Eighth Street.
Halliday House News Stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.