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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE RIGHT KIND OF A MAN
can secure desirable agency con
tract with The Mutual life Insurance
Company Of New York for Cairo and
outlying territory. There is no sal
AIRY connected with the position, no
snaps aud no easy money but an OPP.
portunity for clean, conscientious
work to better his present position.
am not looking for the unemployed,
unless they can give the best of refer
enees, nor am ! looking for dissatis-
fled agents Of other companies. | pre-
fer some energetic, middle aged man
now employed but who believes he
can do better for himself with a little
hard work. If you are interested adj
dress Gaylord Davidson, Manager
The Mutual Life Insurance Company
Of New York, Springfield, Ill.
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"LlNeUIsr" LOST HIS DINNER.
Man OF Many Languages Dropped
Around at Wrong Time.

Madam" began the man with the
| red nose to the farmers wife, you see
before you learned man In hard luck,
In fact, ! am one OF the worlds great.
est linguists'
rs 1t painful"' she sympathetcally
asked
You don't understand, madam A
linguist is one who can talk the Ian.
guages. Now, can converse with you
In Latin. can tell you the sad story
OF my life in Greek. | can go to the
lecture platform and lecture in any
language known to man"
Dew tell.' she gasped.
Yes, madam, all the languages are
spoken tluently by me. Were YOU Ger
man | would talk German with You;
We're you French. we would converse
in the language of that country: were
you Spanish, you would think from my
talk that | was a native of the land
Of the dons"
Il want tew know, Mebbe you'd
jest as soon ask fur a piece of pie in
Latin?"
Certainly madam, f pluribus union
semper idem de pumpkin.
"Wa-al, the idea!' exclaimed the
amazed farmers wife. - An how does
the French language sound?'
Beautiful, madam. When | say in
French, Parle yous rouget noir oui
sausage? | mean Isn't it a lovely
day.?
Good land"
The same sentence in German would
be, 'Ach, budweiser und der kemp
stein is oudt."
"Wa-al, wa-aI wa.al! How sum
folks dew run tew smartness. VIII We
lake dinner with us?'
Certainly, madam"
It's real kind of We to be obligin'. |
Wy son will be hum from college any
mint, an he writes that he knows all |
hem languages. You an him can talk |
EN- all over an let pa an me listen
o We. Would you like to step over to |
he washhouse an wash up fur din
Ter? It's all ready"
The great "linguist" hetyed a heavy
Ugh, muttered something, about fool
ons being around when they were
ot wanted, and started i'm the direc-
ion of the washhouse
But he did not return.-The Bo-
eman
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Robbiao Dsnte's Tomb.

Rohhing a blind man IS commonly
regarded as about the meanest crime
"a perzon can commit. but stealing the
oil from a sepI'chral lamp seems 10
run 60 pretty close.
Some time ago all italy associate
Itself with a project to- keep a lamr
continually burning on Dante's toni
at Rarenna. and recently the fam
was kindigd with great ceremony ir
the presence Of representatives u al
the chief towns in tie country.
But the other day 81 was found &c
have gone ont The publication Of the
news caused indignation. which Was
intensified By the discovery that some
one had stolen the oil from the sacred
lamp.-New York Sun.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14

China is not nation in the sense
in which We ordinarily use the word
If we picture to ourselves the couu.
tries of Europe. with their different
languages ami different customs.
drawn together into a loose confpdera
ton under the government Of a con.
quering race. we shall have some small
conception Of what this Chinese ma
ton really is.
The peoples Of these different Euro
pean countries are all Caucasiaus; the
different peoples OF China are an
Mougolians. These Chinese peoples
speak Is or 20 distinct languages. each
divided into almost inHumerable dia
lects and subdialecis. They are gov.
erned by Manchu. or Tartar, conquer.
OTIS who spring fIom a different stock
wear different costumes. and speak
among themselves d language wholly
different from any Of The IS or 20
native tongues. Success Magazine
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WANTED.
Proposals For the Removal OF Gar
baue For the Year 1909.


Scaled proposals addressed to the
city Council of the City of Cairo,
Illinois. will DE Received at the Office
of the City Comptroller up to .
o'clock. y. M. THURSDAY. Dec. 3lst
1908 for the removal of all garbage
of the city during the year 1909.
The garbage. consisting of all de-
caved fruits. vegetables and kitchen
ofrals and dead animals, from the
front of all residences and streets Of
the CITY of Cairo rs may be directed
by the City Council and Board OF
Health.
The contractor will he required to
remove all garbage during the months
hereafter named as follows:
For hte months of January Feb
ruarv and December. two times each
week: March aud April, three times
each week: May. june, July, August.
September. October ahid November.
six times each week.
The removal Of the garbage to be
tr the satisfaction Of the Board OF
Ueath and deposited not less than
Op. Mile away from any inhabited
pcrtiCn of TIE city.
A bond in the sum Of Five Hun
drea l50J) Dollars with approved Sc
curity must accompany each bid.
The council reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
ERNEST WORKMAN,
City Comptroller
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ALL HAVE MEANING
TRACING ORIGIN OF BRIGHT AND
APT SAYINGS.
In Common Use, Yet II Is Doubtful
II Many Know the Circumstances
Connected with Epiaram
and Slang

We all have slowed away in the TOT
drawer OF our brains odds and ends ot
apt sayings. very convenient when we
wish to give bright touch, chic
turn, to our dull, everyday speech
| yet III using them few of us have the
remote idea where they came from
whether the case in point be a bit OF
old lace epigram or an up-to-date twist
of slang off a bargain counter.
| When we accuse The greedy member
Of oul family of taking the lion S
share we are borrowing the naive sar
| casm Of Aesops fable. where at the
| end Of a joint hunt the animals wish
to divide their booty and the lion
claims one-qnarter of the spoils by
right OF prerogative, one for superior
courage one for his dame and cubs,
and "as for the fourth, let who will
dare dispute It with me"
To Spain we owe that delightfully."-
wicked slogan Every one for himself
and the devil catch the hindmost"
You no doubt remember that at one
time his Satanic majesty kept "A school
Of magic at Toledo. At the end of the
term the graduating class ran through
a long subterranean ball, the president
Of the school being entitled to the
hihdmost If he could catch him As
the one caught was forced to take a
postgraduate course, it would have
been distinct advantage, had he not
been Obliged TO barter his soul for the
privilege.
When We plume ourselves with some
pretty ostrich tip of hattery few. of us
know that the expression "a feather in
your cap, arose from custom of
woodcraft enthusiasts and that in
Scotland today the one who kills the
first woodcoek plucks out feather
and proudly wears it in his cap
However nippantly we may faunt
the phrase, Oliver Cromwell gave it
dignity of thought and diction when |
be declined England's offered crown |
Royalty is but a feather in a mans |
cap he said; LET children enjoy their |
rattle"
AS a purebreed game cock has only |
red aud black feathers, and a cross
breed is known by white feather IN |
bis tail TO show the white feather |
Lorcibly pictures c0Wardiee. since it Is |
lyerred that the least mpurity of |
blood destroys the birds pluck |
While in the barnyard, we must lol- |
er long enough to clear up the mys- |
cry of being as poor as Jobs tur- +
Key for the elusiYeness Of this bird
las no doubt tantali1ed many a search
II Of Scriptures who had not paused
o consider that a turkey is as much
n American institution as the eagle
n our coins,
With the unfortunate patriarch S
overly In mind, Judge Halliburton
he British-American humorist, Sam
Jobs turkey from his
wn vivid Imagination, describing the /,
ird with only one feather In his tail ,
nd Of so weakened a constitution !
nat he was Obliged to lean against
le fence TO gobble.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
The Marriaue Ace.

The marriage age in Austria is "a
years for both sexes; Germany. the
man al is. the woman at IL. Belgium.
the man AZ Is. the woman al IS:
Spain, the man al Il. the woman az
II; Mexico. with parental consent.
Is and IS. otherwise n for both
France. the man a. IS. the woman ar
Is, Greece. the man at "a. the woman
at y; Hungary. Catholics. the man
at "a. the woman az y. Protestsnts.
the man at rs. the woman at IS. Port
ugal. the man al IL. the woman At u.
Russia. the man al IS. the woman at
IS; SaKony, the man a. IS. the woman
at 16. Switzerland. the man at IA. the
NUman al y.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
Too Many Tins

SO you're looking for work again ,"
"Yessah.T answered Mr. Erastus
Pinklev.
! thought you had a job with a
tailor
-Yessah. ] thought 7 was gwinefar
make my fortune out o. dat job De
tailor would stan a customer up an
take ont a-tape measure an begin TO
call ont numbers"
OF course
i followed i'm ss long az could
Bat. deed. boss. my salary WsrE Z
big enough 70 play al osn policy
gigst~-Washingtoa STAR.
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Proposals For Furnishing Lumber Ia
the City For the Year 1909.
City Comptroller

Cairo, Ill. Dec. 9Th. 1908.
Sealed proposals addressed to thu
City Council Of the City of Cairo, Iii
nois, Will be received at the office OF
the City Comptroller up to o'clock
D. n. Thursday, December 31st. 1908.
for supplying to the City OF Cairo,
Illinois all lumber needed for public
use during the year 1909.
Bids must state the price for each
kind of lumber, white oak, cypress,
white or yellow pine, and are to BIZ
delivered to any part OF the city al
may be ordered
bond In the sum of FIVE hundred
t5OO) dollars with approved security
must accompany each bid.
The City Council reserves the right
o reject any and all bids.
ERNEST WORKMAN,
City Comptroller.
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Real Estate

If you have the credulity to think
your face is clean after you have car
ried 1t all over New York" said the
business woman. put a lot OF cold
cream on 1t. then wipe it OF with
clean cloth. The amount Of genuine
soil you will find on that cloth will iii
you with establishment. New York
Press
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
Just Suooestion.

J hes-. said MIS- NeKdore. that
That stubborn candidate Tor president
Of your club has finally been induced
% uifhdraw iH the interest Of har-
mcay.
-Yes.~ replied Mrs. Peppery. By
The way. its a wonder you couldn't
induce y1ur daughter 10 withdraw
from the piano occasionally for the
sszne reason"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
PETITION TO PROBATE WILL.

state Of Illinois. Alexander County,
rs.-County Court Alexander County
December term. 1908.
II the matter Of the probate Of the
last will and testament Of Aida r.
Smith. deceased In Probate.
To all persons whom this may con
ceru-Greeting
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
CENTRAL
Corrected 10 December list, 1908.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Trzine Leave Cairo:


1905 a. m. Daily Chicago vestibule
Limited, arriving Chicago 1850 = m
2:23 a. M. Daily st. Louis Night
Limited, arriving St. Louis 7:0s q. IN.
Sleeping car open at $50 p. N.
500 a. m, Chicago Daily Express
except Sunday.
500 a. m, St Louis Moraig M.
press except Sunday.
ft;t6 q. m, st. Louis Fast Mail.
11:15 a. m, Chicago Midday Special
2:35 .. m, Daily st. Louis Limited.
2:35 m, Afternoon Express for
Odin Effingham, Nation, Champaign
$50 m, Thebes Accommodation.
7:1s p. m, Chicago and Eastern Er
press.
2:3o a. m, Memphis and Nashville.
$3.50 a. m, Memphis and New Or
leans Limited.
500 a. m, Paducsh and Louisvills.
1:4t p. m, Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
t:4i .. m. Daily Nashville. Chatts
nooea and Atlanta
$3.50 p. m, Fulton Accommodation.
$3.50 o. m, Padueah and Louisville.
500 0. m, Memphis and New Or
leans Special
For through tickets. sleeping car
accommodations and further infOrma
ton apply at Illinois Central P.ssen-
ger Station, Cairo Ill
IL. JONES. Ticket Agent
8. a. HATCH. G. p. A.
A. y. HANSON, nass. TrsHls hsF.
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Eorr1s 81 Duty

We require from buildings. as from
men. two kinds Of goodness: first. the
doing their practical duty well: then
that they do be graceful and pleasing
ia doing &C.: which is itself another
form Of duty.-Ruskin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
" 10 FOR LAo,-s TOO.
rhey Can stop TheIr Hair Failing on
with Herpici,.~.

Ladies who have thin hair and who's
hair Is falling out. can proven; the hal
falling out. and thicken the growth. with
Newbro's "Herplcde" Besides. Herpl
eide is one OF the most agreeable hal,
dressings there Is. Herpicde kills tho
dandruT germ that eats the hair or az
the root. After the germ is DESTROYED
the root Will shoot up and the hair grow
long as ever, Even sample win con
vince any lady that Newbro's Hcrplcldc
Is al Indispensable toilet requisite. T.
contains no oil or grease. It wiz not stain
or dye. Sold by leading druggists. Send
loc, in stamps for sample to lhe Herpi
eide Co., Detroit, Mich.
Two sizes--50 cents and y1.Vs.
paul a. gchuh q Sons Nnn<iai Aws~ts
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
DANGEROUS Doubt

The woman who thinks no other
woman is to be trusted seldom sBc.
ceeds in raising herself sbsrs sasrs.
zion
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
HELP WANTED--FEMALE,
Los
HELP WANTED-MALE,

WANTED First class stationery
engineer. Give full particulars as TO
experience, wages, etc. Address A. J..
care Bulletin
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
SITUATIONS WANiEL

Advertisements of not exceeding
three lines will be accepted free for
one weeks time from any reader Of
The Bulletin to be fled by advertiser
In person. on regular form, at the of
fee OF The Bulletin Company, 70g
Ohio street. The Bulletin Company
assumes no responsibility for any sd-
vertisement or statement made there
In and will Eut accept under this
heading the notice Of EAy Esrs0n
known to be employed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14

The Associated Press. the greatest
neSs gathering orEanlzzflon in the
World. supplies the Cairo BuIletin
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14

Most Cairo people have the Cairo
On their breakfast table ex
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
A Poor BIuh.

The prod!gal son wrote the old
man as follows:
Il got religion ut camp m Getting
the other day. Send me ten dollars"
Bat the old man replied:
Religion Is free. You got the
wron" kind
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
Biu Price fer Butterfly

Five hundred and fffy dollars has
been paid for 3 single specimen Of The
Autiuacus eufierfr.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
Cairo City Transfer Line

Successor 10 stolts a waltsrs 90.
J. n. klERcE, Pres.
Az kinds Of Hauling Done Promptly.
Seth Phones IN
itff washlnstsa Ave- cslrs. iiilssia
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14

WANTED-Experienced bookkeep-
err wants position-best OF references.
Address Bookkeeper this office.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
OFFICERS

Accounts 81 corporations and isSivIs
usls especially solicited. Exchange
Furnished to any part sf the wsriA
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MOBILE & OHIO R. R
Corrected 70 December tst. 1908.
Time Of Trains a.
CAIRO
southbouns
10. I. Express dsily, iv....f:so
10. ;, Express daily, lv..i:s7
Norfhbouns


Ne. 2 Express sally. v.....f:so Pm,
No. 4. Exur<x czIsx. N-x.1z An.
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River. Transportation
Lee Line Steamers


Per Memphis sss way LsnTns.
Stacker Lee, Thursday, Dec. 70. am.
Sadie Lee Friday. Dec. ~ 5 pm.
Peters Lee 81. Tuesday. Dec. rs. an.
Fer o. Lsgls sns wsy Ls,dlnss
Peters Lee Thursday, Dec. 20 an.
Stacker lee, 81. Sunday. Dec. -, an.
Per Freight ard Psssaes srsiy q
hsiiitsy q PhIIlIps whsrfsssl cslrs.
EoBEET Z. tfE c BOURNE.
esnsrsi ssnssss $3.50. a
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OFFICERS

Interest Paid % Time pspsslsa.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-14
Alexander
County National
Bank

Commercial Avenue and Elshth Ssrssa
CAIRO, ILLiNoiA
Ssehs' .ss..............s. .v1u0.Ooo
surplus ........ .........s~. lu0,U ua
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Alexander County
Savings Bank
CAIRO, ILLINOIS

STRICTLY A sAviHos BANK
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

and the water are boiled together. It may be that the Britsher tries the other extreme, and hopes by his cold bath that the lrrking germs arc too shivsry to get in their deadly work.
 And that thought-that about tho Britisher--invites ono other speculation. Why is 1t, one wonders, that thoso who pronounce 1t 'barth" use the thing itself much oftcner than those who pro nounce it nasally, "ba-a-th?" But ths subject is one that leads us too far afield; it needs to be considered hygien- ically, medically, socially. philologicallv, historically and even, perhaps, politi- cally, and for all of these we have not time nor spacr. We can only say that the Pittsbwg lady who left her un- washed husband has proved herself a benefactor of society and has denca- strated another direction in which the influence of women may be extended
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10
ONE IMPRESSIVE LESSON

Tho presidential campaign just ended, whatever else 1t has done, has served to place the people of this country on notice of tho despicable methods that have been employed in tho past to con trol congresses, courts, and newspapers of the land for the political and mater ial purposes of the Standard oil com pany, end probably other gigantic con cerns of like character.
 Tho concrete and sickening evidence as to this state of affairs, for which we haye to thank MT. William Randolph Hearst, has been laid relentlessly before the American people, and however much they may deplore the personal side of tho question, they cannot but rejoice that they know something of the real facts in the case and no longer merely suspect where they cannot prove.
 To our way of thinking, MT. Hearst's last-read letters were the most distress ing of any. They served to show SO plainly the self satisfied and snug com placency with which the Standard Oil company has sought to control the press of the country-s3,ooo for one years subscription to the Manufacturers Rec ord, Sl,25o to the Pittsburg Times, S5, 900 for Mir. Gunton's protection per iodical, and last, but by no means least, the suggestion to the unspeakable Mir. sibley that "a permanent and healthy control of the Associated Press and other avenues of publicity be securedi | A free, untrammeled and unbuysble press is the one ultimate thing of all that the American people cannot afford to give up. It is their greatest bulwark the most effective guardian of their lib ertiesi The "organ'' subsidized or con trolled with sinister design, but wrap ping itself in the mantle Of fake patri otism and piety, nevertheless, suave 1T argument, and apparently high-mindet in utterance, is the thing that is to bt dreaded more than all other malevolen' influences. Its power for evil is far reaching, it's selfshness is monumental
 The people should demand of every newspaper that 1t show clean bill oi health, that it isn't hired agent, al "organ," or "tool." Tho newspaper that gains the confidence and respect of the people in the immediate future if not for all time-we may go to sleeI again in this country-must be the ont that is believed to be honest and free It is the only newspaper that deserve: to succeed-for it's success would bt founded on the eternal rock of self respect and decency!
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10
Advertising is an important bushes

Advertising is an important business proposition. It is an investment of money. A newspaper without circula- tion can bring no results and the money expended for the alleged publicity is absolutely thrown away. Remember this, Mir. Merchant The Silver Belt printed and delivered to regular paid subscribers Sunday morning 4,9o3 cop les, which is a larger circulation than that of any daily newspaper in the world printed in a city of 10000 or under.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

This report about great meteor fall ing to earth near Rome, Ga, Tighten ing tho inhabitants nearly to death and Illuminating the skies for miles around, is probably not without some founda- tion in fact. Colonel James Lewis whiskcrs have been knocking about tho country down there.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

Edna Wallace Hopper is very much incensed that people should criticise her for accepting motor car as gift from one of her gentlemen friends. She evidently resents the idea that she focks with "cheap skate" crowd.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

"The growth of the Silver Belt dur ing the past year has been wonderful And still not so wonderful, after all, winch the broad, liberal, fair policy of the paper is considered "--Rev. George Selby.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

Delegate Cameron assured the Silver Belt that he would secure statehood for Arizona at the short session. He will have the hearty support of tho Silver Belt in every undertaking calculated to advance the interests of Arizona.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

The Los Angeles Express says man out that way is clamoring for noise less typewriter Does he mean one that won't rattle. or one that won't talk and chew gum audibly7
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

There is not Rough Rider" in this country, we are surc, who wouldn 2. be heartily ashamed to be caught this tine next year without a copy of the Outlook somewhere about the place.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

"A Missouri politician got into a fight the other day because someone said that an editor had written his speeches, says the Dayton News The editor, of course, knew how to dispose of the embarrassing situation. He blamed it on the proofreadcrs, ve sup pose.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

King Edward doesn't use any biz stick, but he apepars to get thcre just the same when it comes to playing the diplomatic game successfully.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

A race of people has been discovered in Mexico that never before saw white man. These people will be surprised now to learn how many pretty glass beads and fancy fasks of frewater they can get for their belongings.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

A man was mistaken for squirrel up in Maine the other day and prompt. ly shot. If this had happened in Grand old texas, and the Houston Post was standing sponsor for it, we wouldn't believe a word of it, but We wouldn t be surprised to read the story.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

King Peter of servia, ladies and gen tlemen, will now render that beautiful ballard, by special request, up to Our Nccks We're in the Chowder; We Cannot Fight, We Have No Powder" ["
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

The New York Evening Telegram calls attention to the fact that 1t is still legal offense for man to kiss his wife in Connecticut on Sunday. Did you ever stop to think that those old Puritans may have been grim huInor- ists7
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

What funny names those European legislative assemblies have-folkthing skuktchina, sob-anje, and so on. Thcy all seem to be users of something re. sembling genuine American congrcssion- al hot air, however!
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

And the next thing on the boards is Thanksgiving. The country has a good deal to be thankful for this year and Teddy should have anticipated the re- turns and given us at least two days in which to express our gratitude.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

Speaker Cannon is studying French,' says the Philadelphia Press. Wonder if ''Uncle Joe," knows that Amsterdam, Rotterdam, zaandaIn, and Helder arc Dutch towns'
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

At solie time in the life of every man he tries poetry and the chicken business,' says tho Atchison Globe. And generally finds them both guilty without anyrecommendation to mercy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

''There are people slive today who undoubtedly marched with Caesar says noted theosophist. He had cvi- dently just got home from q muaical comedy and had the ch,,rus In mind.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

If Alfred Austin were the poe. laure. ate of this country, We suspect he would have been given the Col. Stewart treat ment long ago.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-10

A review of the returns shows that William Jennings Bryan suffered worse defeat than tho democratic party, and that was bad enough.