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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-14
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Happiness is a beautiful plant The
more YOU pluck from il and give to
Others She stronger and more abund.
ant if grows.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-14
Exact Science

All inexactness in science is the re-
suit Of ignorance or of the failure to
record events accurately.-London
Hospital.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-14

what? A tax on the income? Why.
it already is in force-the tip
Translated for Transatlantic Tales
from lie Rire.
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city Without Sewerage system.


Eighty per cent. of the huElan fam.
lily is sane. The rest are in public
asylums, sanitariums and society,"
Louisville CourierJournal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-14

New Workers daily use 2.100, 900
tons of water, enough to fill 4 trough
81 miles long. 60 feet wide and ten
feet deep.
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sUcAP.

SuGAR-Raw steady; fair refining
SEQ; centrifugal 9G; test $3.50, mo.
leases sugar S3.15, refined quiet.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-14

The Italian women are industrious.
Even while walking along the street
the Roman girls are busily engaged in
knitting.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-14

How mankind defers from day to
day the best it can do, and the most
beautiful things it can enjoy without
thinking that every day may be the
last one, and that lost time is lost
eternity MAX Muller.
City Without Sewerage System.
Although the streets Of Nankln are
reputed to be the best of any interior
Chinese city there is no sewerage
system.
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ate habits, who can speak read ana
write English. Men wanted for SER
vice IN Cuba and the Philippines. For
Information apply to Recruiting OTi-
Ger. 4l5 Ohio street, Cairo, I'll.
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SITUATIONS WANTED

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Inquiries and replies to advertise
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sidered rather than wages. Apply
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-14
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting OF the stock
hold OF the First Bank and Trust
Company, Cairo. Illinois, will be held
OF the office Of said Bank In the City
OF Cairo. on Tuesday, January 18th
1908, at o'clock p. IN, for the pur-
pose Of electing board Of directors
and transacting SUCH other business
as may properly be considered at said
meeting.
J. s. AISTHORPE.
President.
GEO. f. CRT,
Secretary.
Cairo, Illinois, December Goth, 1907.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-14

A single ton OF steel win make
about 10000 gross q STEEL penz
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MISCELLANEOUS.

ROOMS For light housekeeping
1906 Poplar street.
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Alexander
National
Bank
csnmsrslai Avsnss ana wIshsn ssrssg
CAIRO. ILLINOIS.

S~p 1850. ......s...s...$ 10 -
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FOR SALE,
MALE HELP WANTED.

WANTED-Young men for train
service. No experience required. Van
Noys News Co.
WANTED FOR u. S. ARMY Able.
bodied UNMARRIED mon between ages
Of IS and Sc; citizens Of United
States. ofslfpod character and temper,
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Accounts Of corporations ana in6ivsN.
uais especially solicited. Nnehansa
furnished to any part Of the WORK.
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pIRx@TuRs

Isssr.ss Paid .. rl~s SspsuaH :
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SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE

Cairo, Illinois, December Goth, 1907.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
Maioritv and Plurality.

IL politics the plurality is the great.
est of more than two numbers and Is
also the excess Of the highest number
Of votes cast for any one candidate
over the next highest number. When
a candidate receives out of 10000 votes
cast 1000 and two other candidates
receive respectively $500 and $500,
the first Is elected by q plurality,
though he has received less than n
majority of the whole vote, and he Is
said to have plurality Of 500 votes.
If the numbers are 6,000, 5000 and
1000, the majority Is 2.000 and the
plurality is 1900. a majority, there
fore, must be more than half the en-
tire vote cast. and a candidates ma
jority Is. then. the difference between
the number Of votes be received and
the combined number Of votes cast for
oil other candidates; his plurality IS
the difference between his own num-
Der and the number received by the
candidate nearest to him. Oftentlmes
a candidate receives a plurality, but
not a majority. Unless there Is q tie
there Is always plurality. - Path
finder.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22

There was characteristic incident in
the early life of Colonel Ellsworth. the
brilliant young lawyer who was one OF
the first notable victims of the civil
war. His struggles to gain a foothold
In his profession were attended by
many hardships and humiliating priva-
tions. Once, finding the man he was
looking for on a matter of business in
q restaurant, be was invited TO partake
Of the luncheon TO which his acquaint-
ance was just sitting down. Ellsworth
was ravenously hungry, almost starv-
ing, In fact, but he declined courteously,
but firmly, asking permission to talk
over the business that had brought him
thither while the other went on with
the meal.
The brave young fellow in telling the
story In after years confessed that he
suffered positive agony at the sight and
smell of the tempting food.
81 could not in honor accept hospi-
talty | could not reciprocate," was his
simple explanation Of his refusal. 81
might starve, but could not sponge!
Marion Harland's Complete Etl-
Quette."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22

He that comes unbidden VIII SIT
down unasked.-Irish Proyerb.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
Meat Vereus Scng.

The great tenor's lunch consisted OF
a cheese omelet. asparagus. fruit and
an ice.
mo meat?" said the reporter.
"As little meat as possible" the tenor
replied. Meat kills song. The night
ingale, the thrush and lark are grain
eaters. and their song Is sweet Tie
carniyorous birds. the crow. ETC., only
croak. And In countries that 60 IN for
excessive meat eatlng-Eugland. for in-
stance-there are few good voices,
while In the more vegetarian countries.
such as Italy, fine singers abound
Song birds are vegetarian" he con-
cluded. "Carnlvorous birds croak.
New York Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
Lord Kelvin and the Cable.

1t Is perhaps not generally known
that the success Of the Atlantic cable
was due to the calculations and e1-
periments Of the late Lord Kelvin, at
that time plain William Thomson. He
discovered that the current through a
long cable would arrive gradually at
the receiving end and devised the ap-
paratus which rendered II possible to
utilize such Il current for making the
Morse signals. 1t was through disre-
gard Of his theoretical predictions that
the first Atlantic cable. in 1863. was
ruined by too powerful currents. With
out his mirror galvanometer TO trans
late into visible signals the delicate
impulses received through the cable
the enterprise would have been a com
plete failure.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
Starting Early.

Wangles was married recently, and
there was a regular hail Of rice. con
fetti aid old shoes for good luck as he
got into the cab. Moreover, on turn
ing round he was struck above the
eye by a friendly shoe with rather a
heavy heel
AS the cab Immediately drove away
no notice was taken Of the accident
and, despite the large handkerchief
tied by his sobbing bride over his In
1ured optic, the blood still flowed down
Wangles' face.
When they arrived at their destlna-
ton the newly created Benedict went
out to a doctor to get the bleeding
stopped.
How did you come by this, my
man?"
"Well. you see. dOctor-aw-I got
married this morning. and com
menced Wangles. VIXEN the doctor
broke in:
"What! Has she started already%-
London Answers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
rhn Mnral Of PLAYING Cards.

Playing cards have had their moral
side. 1t may surprise you to know. Al
the BlenheIm club in London. lecturing
on the subject Of playing cards from
the point Of view Of the collector, MT.
Alfred Whitman said that the most
valuable packs were those that taught
Biblical history or inculcated moral
lessons. In Italy In the eighteenth cen
tury It was customary 10 issue packs
Of cards with Old Testament scenes
engraved upon them. In Germany or
the same period playing cards with
fables to which morals were attached
were customary. French playing cards
Of the time OF Louis XIV were used TO
teach geography and history, while In
4he England OF Elizabeth and the Stu
arts playing cards were used as po
lItical pamphlets. Most valuable were
cards issued in France at the time OF
the French revolution. when figures OF
Genius. Liberty and Equality took the
place OF kings, queens and knaves.-
London Saturday Review.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
The Worship OF Serpents.

The small town Of Werda, In the
kingdom Of Dahomey, Is celebrated for
Its temple of serpents," long building
in which the priests keep upward OF
thousand serpents of all sizes, which
they feed with the birds and frogs
brought to them as offerings By the
natives.
These serpents, many OF them or
enormous size, may be seen hanging
from the beams across the ceiling.
with their heads pointing downward
and in all sorts OF strange contortions.
The priests make the small serpents go
through various evolutiOns by lightly
touching them with n rod. but they do
not venture to touch the largest ones.
some Of which are large enough to In
fold n bullock In their coils.
1t often happens that some Of these
serpents make their way out Of the
temple into the town, and the priests
have the greatest difficulty in coaxing
them back. To kill serpent intention
ally Is a crime punished with death
and II a European were to kill one the
authority OF the king himself would
scarcely suffice to save his lie. Any
one killing a serpent unintentonally
must inform the priest OF what has
occurred and 90 through the course OF
publication which takes place once d
year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
The Efficacy Of Prayer.

Among my esteemed neighbors there
Is q family known for the piety Of its
members and their implicit confidence
In the efficacy OF prayer. One OF the
daughters. Miss Kate B., has almost
reached the age when she could be re-
ferred to ungallantly as an old maid
She Is the target for many a good ma
tured quip pertaining to her alleged
hores and endeavors In the direction
Of matrimory.
Not long ago a certain society Of
young men which had interested itself
in a campaign for higher saloon license
sent q committee TO visit the homes or
the district and obtain signatures to
high license petition. When this COM
mittee, umbering half dozen men,
bers. ascended the front steps at the
b. home my friends wife was the first
to see 1t through the front window.
Laws, Johnr' she exclaimed to her
husband. "See all those young men
coming to visit u.s."
Mr. B. glanced out Of the window.
noted the number Of the invading force
and remarked, with an air OF convic-
ton:
"Humph! Kate's been praying
again."-San Francisco Call.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
Rnnne,a Portrait In Oil.

There never was but one oil portrait
of Daniel Boone painted from life. and
that was by Chester Harding. dis
tingulshed artist Of Boston. who came
to Missouri In June. 1920. and painted
II In the residence Of Flanders Gala
way. Boone's sonIn-law, where Boone
was then living. near the village OF
Marthasyllle, In Warren county. The
Rev. James Z. welch, one Of the Oldest
Baptist preachers in the state and IA
ther of Alkman Welch. attorney general
of Missouri during Governor CANDLES
administration, sat In Boone's bed be-
hind Boone for him to lean against
while Harding painted the picture, the
pioneer being too feeble to sit alone.
Hariings portrait Of Boone now hangs
In the state capitol at Frankfort, Ky
Kansas City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
Whnra BED Hair Is lisIikad.

In Cornwall, particularly the Lands
End district, it is not advisable to dub
a person "a red haired Dane" though
in most parts Of England, especially
inland, the expression would as likely
as not provoke no comment at all or be
regarded as simply frivolous.
At a police court case heard In 1867
at Penzance town hall II came out in
evidence that the defendant had called
the complainant "a red haired Dane"
and this led to an assault The strong
repugnance Of Cornishmen to be dubbed
by this strange appellatlon is as strong
as ever
The Celtic nations hated the Danes
and were always fighting them. and
not only in Cornwall. but also all along
our coasts. where the Danes or Morse
men made their rayages. this deep
rooted prejudice against people with
red hair. "red headed" more or less
remains ingralned in the national char
acter.-J. Harris Stone in THE Eng
lish Illustrated"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22

"You think It's strange Go YOU" said
the sailor. that us shellbacks can
hardly ever swimi"
"Strange and almost criminal" re-
piled the druggist firmly. Sailors who
can't swim--I don't understand II at
ALL"
The sailor frowned.
"Supposln." be said, con q cold.
black night you found yourself in the
sea. not spar left Of the wreck.
every shipmate drowned. nothin' any
where but the cold. the blackneSs, the
bitter water. In them conditions" he
said, what would you ruther do
swim and swim and swim in agony
TIL You died or sink right down and
de at wunst?"
"I think I'd rather die at once" said
the druggist. shuddering.
$50 sailors think" said the other
land it's to spare themselves possible
long hours OF agony that they like not
to learn to swim. And they encourage
their sons net tn learn. too. II there's
any likelihood of the lads follerln' the
sea."-New Orleans Times-DemOcrat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
Countermanded.

A very devout clergyman had just
married a couple and. as was his Gus
tom, offered fervent prayer, invoking
the divine blessing upon them. As
they seemed to be worthy folk and not
overburdened with this worlds goods,
be prayed, among other things. for
their material prosperity and besought
the Lord to greatly increase the mans
business, laying much stress on this
point.
In filling out the blanks 1t became
necessary to ask the man his business.
and, to the minister's horror. be said.
81 keep saloon"
In telling the story to his wife after
ward the clergyman said that as he
wrote down the occupation he whis-
pered:
Lord, you needn't answer that
prayer."-PhIladelphla Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
CoraraesioraI Bell Siunals,

On the floor of the house the door
keeper has his desk. and it Is here that
the bells are struck that give notice
of the needs of congress. One bell
calls for tellers when the house Is in
committee of the whole; two bells in
dicate call for yeas and nays; three
declare q recess: with four bells th'
red light over the door goes out; five
bells mean n "call Of the house. under
which the sergeant at arms Is supposed
to summarily arrest any member on
sight and bring him in, whether on
foot or horseback. Any member who
is not present at a call of the house is
subjected 10 a severe reprimand. Look
ing down the corridor, the going out Of
the red light gives the curious sug'
Ccstion Of the tail end Of a passenger
train daShing through tunnel. While
the red light burns bright and clear II
means that congress IS under way, but
when the light winks and goes o
then the visitors understand that Il
wheels of legislation have ceased to re-
volve.- National Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
The Poor y HYnary Fish.

"Here is an interesting thing that
haDDenef last summer 10 a friend ani
myself" said New Yorker. I'VE hld
gone on a fishing trip IN Il rOwboat,
but il seemed that either all The dsh
were al another place or were not hun
gry. We decided II those fish were
not hungry we were. We had taken
our luncheon. rs wise fishermen viii,
and In order to keep the bread as fresh
as possible had LEFT It IN lOaf form.
Ny friend asked me TO pass IL 10 hin.
and In doing so the loaf Of bread went
overheard. We made ont tae best we
could without the bread and Inter row.
ed to another place TO ish. on our
way back we passed the place where
we lost our bread. Then we saw the
sight Of our lives. On each side OF the
loaf Of bread stood a big fish. and for
as far as we could see there was g
great line Of smaU fish. We wondered
what 1t was. and then the thought
dawned on us-those fish bad formed
bread line" and the two large fish
were dealing out the bread After thit
we didn't have the heart to try 10
catch any of those poor. hungry tSh."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
For Sale.

We have just added to our list tho
following valuable Real Estate:
600 acres HIGH grade farm, with hnt
Brick dwelling and l25 acres OF No.
timber.
135 acre farm excellent land and goco
improyements-the above too farms IN
LOudodn county, Va.
137 acre farm Of good land and. I'm
progemnts, large dwelling &c.
50 acre farm of good new dwelling
and excellent land and all necessary out
buildings-(above two farms In Eau
quier county, Va.)
G5 acre farm, near Woodstock with
fairly good improvements and gooc
fruit.
A new Z room dwelling and ] acre LOT
on Nam street, Woodstock, Va, vel
located, with electric lights and pure
mountain water IN the house.
A Lsod dwelling of 2 rooms on large
corner lot in Edinburg, Va, we'll locat
ed: f purchaser should desire to have
30 a res of fine land on the suburbs OF
the own, can sell him this also. -,
All the above properties Will be sold
on easy terms at reasonable prices.
j. N. DAVIS & co.
Real Estate Agts.s
Woodstock, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
An Admiral's Stories.

One OF the English admirals has
choice collection OF stories at the ex-
pense OF Iaymen placed in office at the
admiralty as II consequence OF turn
Of the political wheel. or one lord or
the admiralty he told 4 delighted house
Of commons how. receiving report or
disaster to a ship cOuched in technical
phrase. he wrote reply demonstrating
with the officer for his use OF bad IAN
guage. Another civilian lord. looking
over chart and observing that one OF
his majesty's ships. homeward bound
passed within n space OF two inches
on the chart an island where cast
away sailors were sheltering. wanted
to know why 1t could not call and re-
lieye them. The admiral explained
that the two inches on the chart meant
a distance at sea Of 1000 miles.-Lon-
don Strand Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
A Bride With SONG Coed Points.

Some years ago In an agricultural
district in England there lived farm-
er who wanted 10 sell one Of his COWS.
There was not at that time weekly
paper In which he could advertise. so
he resolved to follow Il local custom
md ask the VICAR of the parish when
giving out his notices at church TO ad-
vertise the COW.
"Yes. farmer" said the vicar. Il
should Ee willing to Obii@e you. but
you don't attend mr church.
Presently. however trey struck
bargain that the vicar should adyer-
tlse the cow. and the man in return
promised to go to church. Now, un-
fortunately the man VAS deaf. and on
the Sunday following when the vicar
gave. out the banns Of marriage be-
tween Joseph So-aud-so. bachelor. and
Sarah So-and-so. spinster. the farmer
took It for granted that the vicar was
giving out particulars Of his COW and
shouted out:
You might rs well say while you
are about 1t that she IS most gentle
creature and entirely free from vice"
Stray Stories.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
Laundering Shirt Wsists.

Mathilde, the popular washerwoman
having sprained her wrist, was unable
20 do her weeks ironing, but sac stood
over the young Irish girl she had hired
md directed the work.
Maybe, Bridget" observed Mathilde
with watchful eye on her under
study. you'll t'ink. you. dat all shirt
waist ees iron alike. Maybe you'll tink
she ees som easy JOB for iron shirt
waist for hall dose lady Of different
shape.
But non. Bridget. she ees mos diff
ficult. som OF dose waist ees for dose
50 Fat Nine. lone. wat weigh free.
two honder pound. Som ees for dose
so tin Mile. Smit', wat weigh lax som
small feddaire.
"Eet ees not sufficient to but iron
dose waist, she mos hall be mold to 81
does bodice.
"De waist Of dose tin. dose tall, does
fat. she ees iron hall Of n difference
Dose fat, she ees not desire som hump
hon behin' hees shouldaire. Does tin.
she ees weesh for stick out biff0rc
For dose tall mam'Se!le you mus max
high dose collaire; for dose fat ma
dame max wide dose nrm'Ole.
"Eet ees dose WeesdOm. Bridget. wat
ees bring hall dose mos bes' Shirt
waist desc town TO de door Of old
Mathilde. e."-Youth's Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22

Fashionable clothing made in the
best style. =,
Latest style goods always on hand
Orders promptly filed.
Nov. 9-lyr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
cirour,stantiaI Evidence.

"You say you met the defendant on
street car and that he had been
drinking aDd gambling" said the at
torney for the defense during the cross
examination.
yes" replied the witness.
"Did you see him take drinkT
"No."
"Dld you see him gamblrgf"
"No."
"Then how do you know" demanded
the attorney. that the defendant had
been drinking and gambling"
well" explained the witness, "he
gave the conductor a blue. chip for hi
car fare and told him TO keep the
change. ge."-Lippincott's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22

The Australians when they find 6
horseshoe throw it over their shoulder
A lady in Sydney found one and threw
IL gracefully over her shoulder. II
went through n hatter's window anc
hit a customer who was trying on a
new hat. This gentleman. under the
impression that one Of the shopmen II
a fit of temporary insanity had playeJ
the trick. promptly struck him and
sent him through the plate glass win
dow. A general melee ensued. although
on consideration nobody knew what II
was all about
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-05-22
Ha Haa Two SIGNATURES.

There is one Sew York business man
who Is reasonably proof against the
forger, as he has two signatures and
the forger must first get hold Of one
of his bank checks to get any action
Seeing the signature on a letter or no
tel register would do the forger n'
good The bank would not recognize
II. II don't particularly fear th'
forger." the business man admitted
"but my two signatures make me ice
safer just the same. [ am surprised
that eyeryb, dy doesn't hit on the SANE
plan. It's very easy after you get th'
knack of signing your name two sep
arate and distinct ways."-New fork
Globp