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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20

STORE SUCCESS AND GOOD ad.
vertising u,ually go together. At any
rate, that has been the experience OF
great many big concerns.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20

THE WIDE AWAKE merchant Is
always worth call, but especially
SO when he has an important an
nouncement in the papers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20

Concluded on Sixth Page.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07
The Salute to the Remains.

From the Saturday Evening Post.
 One of our early lawyers had a mur- der case to defend," said Senator Car ter of Montana, "and he had hard case. When it came time to sum up he asked permission to take a recess for ten minutes, and during that ten minutes he went over to the hotel to get an inspiration.
 When he came back he walked out in front of the jury and said: As re- gards to this case, this is the greatest country on which the sun ever shone. We are the greatest people, We have the greatest destiny. Why, gentlemen, every time one of the ships of our glorious navy sails into the ports of the world with the Stars and Stripes flying, every ship of that power and every ship of every other power fire q sal-u-tee from great cannon in her honor, and, gentlemen of the jury, If you listen to what the scoundrelly op- position of this man has to say you are about to incarerate in prison or hang by the neck my poor, unfortunate client simply because he, on one occa- sion, fired one small revolver shot at a man who unfortunately died on that occasion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07
STOP SW
It Is Nothing But Habit and Is Very
 Easily Cured.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post
 Don't swear or you'll catch no fish," was remark made by a venerable in- habitant to much younger man, who was emphasizing his talk by the use of some rather strong explosives. No one was engaged in fishing at the time, nor was a piscatorial excursion being thought of. The suggestion was made in the back room of cigar store, where three or four men were talking over current events, and the utterance made by the aged citizen was intended, as he afterward said, to show his ab- horrence of the nonsensical use of "cuss words" Then he felt called upon to deliver little homily to his companions, all of whom, like himself, are well known residents of Washing ton.
 Men incur habits" he said that are really useless, and, in my opinion, swearing is one of the worst of them. One can see why, in moments of pas sion or great excitement, person may indulge in swearing, but that some men, and know several of them, should break out with a series of oaths in ordinary everyday conversation strikes me as beyond reason.
 "T presume we have all met men who regard themselves, and are so consld- cred as gentlemen, who rarely express a sentence without swearing. More than that, they seem rather proud of their proficiency in this direction. tell you that swearing is habit that little determination will easily over come"
 The sermon, coming from the lips Of a man whose hair and long beard were as white as snow, had good effect. The cigar merchant was so impressed that he declared he would hang up sign in his back room which should read: "Gentlemen are requested not to swear on the premises" Whether they allowed themselves the privilge of "cussing" elsewhere, he said, was no affair of his.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07
orioin of Our Free Public Schools.

William Mailly in Success Magazine.
 When the socialists are charged with pursuing an agitation that would destroy every institution, human and divine, that man holds sacred, how many people know that the proposal to establish free public schools in this country first met with the same sort of reception? And yet that is a fact. The public-school system came into existence through the agitation of a group of weayers, tailors and mechanics in Philadelphia, New York and Boston. These worklngmen organized party in 1929 with the free public schools, where the children of rich and poor alike can attend on an equal footing," as its chief demand public meeting called to dis cuss this proposition in Philadelphia at the old city hall was broken up by the police and the speaker arrested and taken to jail And the New York Evening Post of that day called on the bankers, the preachers the merchants and other re- spectacle members of society" to organ ize to put down this pernicious agita- ton which threatens to undermine the very foundations of society,"" That must sound very familiar to the readers of certain metropolitan newspapers which habtually thrust forward the socialist bugaboo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07
Personal and General.

Mrs. w. Fl. Dennis informally enter tained few of her friends at dinner last evening in honor of her sister-in-law, Miss Lalla Dennis of Hopkinsville, Ky, who Is her guest for a few weeks. Those who enjoyed Mrs. Dennis hospitality were Mrs. George Bowen, Mrs. Milton Ewing, Mrs. I. F. Perkins, Mrs. J. c. Berry and Mrs. w. P. Golson.
 Miss Corrie c. Smith of Montgomery will be the guest for a few days of the family of her uncle, Dr. R. P. McTyiere.
 Dr. w. F. Hurt of Roanoke is visiting friends in Bessemer.
 J. S. Sikes has resigned his position with the Martin Furniture company to accept a more lucrative position with o. w. Will son, furniture concern of Meridian, Miss. MT. Sikes has resided in Bessemer for the past seven years, during which time he has formed a host of friends, who regret to see him leave the city, but are glad to hear of his good fortune in se- curing better position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07
Democratic Committee Meets.

The democratic executive committee met tonight for the purpose of electing committeeman to fill a vacancy caused in the Fourth ward by the moving of R. J. McCabe into another ward. The following are the members of the committee:
 Rush Randall, chairman; w. D. Lanier John S. Randle. First ward; F. A. Little J. A. LaRue, Second ward H. w. Mas sel, J. E. Melton (absent), Third ward; k. N. Parnell, R. J. McCabe (absent) Fourth ward.
 On motion H. J. Palmer was elected to fill the vacancy. A committee of three, E. A. Little, John s. -Randle and H. w.. Massey, were appointed to select aAcam- paign committee. Retiring to an anti room they returned in a short time with the following report:
 eve. your committee, recommend the following named gentlemen as campaign committeeman to further the interest and election of the democratic nominees of the democratic primary of April IA, 1908. and suggest J. B. East as chairman. Re- spectfully submitted,
 E. A. LITTLE,
 H. w. MASSEY,
 JOHN s. HANDLE. The list furnished with the report 150 ndd names of the voters, divided into the four wards. On motion the report was adopted
 After the transaction of some other business pertinent to their campaign they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

ecrable in the world and that his usual luck was to find a nine the highest card in his hand As a consequence of this hand with nothing over nine grad ually became known in England as a Marlborough" The expression became more general and it Is today the uni- versal term applied to a hand without honors.
 Once at the end of a game in which Lady Marlborough had played against her husband, she took out her purse at the end of the rubber, and with a sad and wistful smile declared to the ladies that, in her opinion, void hand at bridge , could, with much more point, be called Lady Marlborough" In the course of this rubber Lord Marlborough held 100 aces twice and four honors in diamonds once.
 In regard to women who play poorly, reminds me that the other day I was playing bridge in the country with my host, his wife and another lady. The women. although they were poor play CTS, rather fancied their game My host amused himself by winking at me and taking the four aces out of the pack. These he slipped into his wife's lap. The hand-a club-was solemnly played; we quilted the tricks and scored up the odd.
 My host then remarked: q can't for the life of me remember who had the ace of spades"
 His wife expostulated: "Oh Harry, please let's have no post mortems.''
 At the next deal he again slipped all ha doubled spade, was dealt, played and scored.
 The ace of hearts seemed to bother my host, and he remarked: "I really can't recall who had the ace of hearts" l. At this his wife exclaimed Well, you seem to have the aces on your brain" to which, with an amused smile. he re- piled: That may be, my dear, but you have them on your lap"
 I believe there is good ground for the assertion that America was introduced to bridge before England, for it is certain that the late Henry l. Barbey explained the game to his friends at the Whist club in New York as early as the be- ginning of 1894 A trif1e later he wrote a little pamphlet about it for private  circulation, and in 1897 the game had so far spread in the Whist club that 1t is- sued the first code of bridge laws to be published in this country.
 The late Henry Jones, popularly known as "Cavendish," who was prob- ably the master mind of whist in Eng land, and who has done more than any one man for the game was at first bit terly opposed to bridge. He poked all manner of fun at the game. He said 1t was ridiculously simple and bore; but before his death, in 1899, he was con- verted to 1t and ended by saying that there was mo game of cards in the world wherein skill sound judgment and insight into the adversary's methods will meet with more certain reward than they will in bridge"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07
HURD THREATENED WITH KIDNAPPING Mayor and Marshal of Brigh-
 ton Resign ARE TIRED OF COMPLAINTS New County Meeting Will Be Held In Bessemer onieht-Personal and
 General News of Bes-
 semer. 44s
By ]. F, LEE.

Bessemer, August 6.-(Special. )-Joseph Hurd. son of Dr. Hurd of this city, who works at the Birmingham Trust and Savings company's bank in Birmingham, upon arriving at home in Lipscomb to- night about o'clock, found an anony- nous letter in his front yard, threaten ing that unless a certain amount of money was produced his child would be Kidnapped, the time limit for him to pro- duce the money being two weeks.
 Dr. Hurd was notified of the incident, who immediately called Chief Deputy George Jones, asking that bloodhounds be secured and carried to the scene in an endeator to catch the person who put the letter in his son's yard.
 The particulars as to how the money was to be delivered, or what amount, could not be learned. as it was impossi- ble to get in direct communication with Joseph Hurd after receiving the fore going meagre particulars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07
PAY ALLOWED THE
 TROOPS ON DUTY
PRIvATES GET DOUBLE THE PAY OF REGULAR ARMY MEN, BUT ssIoNED OFFICERS GET BUT HALF.

The following list compiled by Assist ant State Examiner of Public Accounts H. Y. Brooke of the number of officers allowed to the National Guard troops, and also comparison of the pay all lowed to members of the regular army and the National Guard reads interest ingly at this time:
 NOM ON-COMMISSIoNED OFFICERS
 ALLOWED.
 Infantry-One first sergeant ser geants; I quartermaster sergeant; cor porals.
 Troop of cavalry-One first sergeant sergeants; 1 quartermaster sergeant : 1 veterinary sergeant; 1 guidon ser geant; l trumpeter; corporals.
 Battery of artillery-One first ser- geant; sergeants; quarterma ster sergeant; l veterinary sergeant; guidon sergeant; l trumpeter; cor porals.
 Ar,r1 or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07
Seaboard, On Time Line

Se a b0a O, Un-T1me-Llne, parlor car and broiler service; 4:15 pm. train to Atlanta. Pullman and diner on GAO am. to New York and eastern points, Popular route to sea- shore resorts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07
Summer Substitute for Meat.

In the August Woman's Home Com- panion Fannie Merritt Farmer gives a number of hot-weather substitutes for meat. One such substitute consists of cheese and macaroni croquettes:
 Break macaroni in half-inch pieces: there should be two-thirds of a cunf,,I Cook in boiling salted water until soft. drain in a calendar, and pour over two cupfuls of cold water, to prevent pieces from adherng. Add thick white sauc. made of two and one-half tablespoonfuls of butter, one-third cupful of flour, one cupful of milk, one-fourth of teaspoon ful of salt and a few grains of pepper; cheese. Spread on a plate to cool. Shape. dip in crumbs, egg. and crumbs again. fry in deep fat. and drain on brown pa- per-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07
adjourned to meet again next Tuesday night
School Board Meeting.

At an adjourned meeting of the city school board, the contract for painting the interior and exterior of the Clarendon Avenue and the Roberts schools was awarded to Chandler Bros, their bid be- ing $94S, against Will Hammonds bid of $l0O3
 Long-Lewis Hardware company were the only bidders for installing a heating system in the new High school, they hay ing furnished two bids, one covering the direct steam heating system, the other the blower system. As the board has not yet decided which of the two they would prefer installing, the matter of awarding the contract was held up until another meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07
Midniaht Oil Means Suicide.

People talk about the midnight oil as If it had some virtue attached to it. writes Dr. Hale in Woman's Home Com- panion for August. Tn truth, four times out of fire the midnight oil means over work or 1t means that you have neglected some duty which should have been at tended to before the sun went down.
 "Unless each night recovers the ground lost in the exertion of the day before, you are committing suicide by inches: and you have no right to commit suicide at all"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07
New County Meeting.

There will be a new county meeting Friday night at the Rebie hall at 8 o'clock, and all interested in the move are urged to attend.
 Reports from the state will be received and other matters of importance dis cussed. It is important, according to the committees in charge of the work, that everybody be on hand. The meet ing will be largely attended as the meet ing of the press association and the re- suit throughout the state has greatly interested the home people, who are at the back of the move.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07

It is only by Labor that Though can be made Healthy. and only by Thought that Labor can be made Happy
 -Ruskin
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
TENANTS STRIKE.
Against Paying Rent--12,oJo Families
Observation-Disclosures Get Notices
For Dispossess Proceedings.

New York, Jan, Six hundred no
tees of disposess proceedings were
obtained frcm the municipal courts
today by East Side andlards as a re
taliatory move against tenants WIG
have struck against paying rents until
their demands for reduction have
been allowed The strike leaders as
serted today that twelve thousand
families had refused to pay rent this
month. The attorneys for the ten.
ants propose to have the dispossess
cases tried separately. 1t is thought
the landlords may be forced into sub
mission through interminable court
proceedings.
Several landlords made rent con.
cessicns today.
The tenantry are planning a mon
ster parade as a demonstration
against the landlords. ltHs estimaed
that fully $4,000 men, Women and
children will march
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
NOTEO CASE ENDS
EDITOR HARDEN or DrRi IN
GETS -FOUR MONTHS I'M
RlSoNMENT.
All EI1 CHARGES Against Count kuno
Won Moltke Proven to Be With
out Foundaticn--Fine
Not Sufficient

Berlin, Jan. 3.-Taa notorious Har.
den-Von Moltke libel suit ended this
evening when the accused editor of
Die ZuKunlt was sentenced to four
months Imprisonment and to pay the
entire costs OF both the present and
former trial The re was no doubt.
the president of i:ie court declared
IL passing sentence, taat Harden bal
meant to imply that Count Knno Won
Moltke was possessed Of unnatural
incIinations while lis reference to
the intercourse between Count Ven
Moltke and Prince Euenburg Ger
tainly left the impression that Illicit
relations existed The intention of
the editor was to degrade Moltxe and
Fulenburg in the eyes of the public
The proceedings had proved al
the charges made by Harden a. Sc
lutely without foundation The court
expressed the opinion that no fine
would sufficiently punish Harden fer
his offense, and Imprisonment was
decided upon. In consideration OF
Hardon's health he was given oalyI
four months imprisonment
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
STATION AGENT
GETS A MEDAL
SAVED LITTLE GIRL FROM GER
TAIN DEATH - ROOSEVELT
GIVES HIM MARK or DiSTlNc-
TON FOR BRAVERY.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The president
has awarded railroad life-saviae
medal to Edward McGrath Of Mil
waukoe. McGrath is station agent
for the Milwaukee railway at Stcwe,l
station, Milwaukee, He Is crippled
mailing II neceesarv for him to wear
a piece of wood attached to the bot.
tom OF one snoe.
In August last year while McGrath
was On the station platform. the
CROSSING gate being c,escd, Emma
fmmlch, sx-J9ai.e.i girl, at.
tempted to oross ,ae tracks III fro mt
Ct al approachlng train. She failed
t@ lfaad McGraths warning and was
liz imminent danger of being run
down. McGrath ran 20 ner aid and
with great risk t.. himself succeeded
in lifting her from in frcnt of the
train as itsrushe,i by.
McGrath was struck by the pilot of
the engine but escaped serious IN
jury. The child was uninjured.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LEADERS AGREE
RECOGNIZE DEMAND FOR GRAD
ED INSTRUCTION - ADOPT
RESOLUTION RECOMMEND. .
ING CONTINUANCE.

Boston, Jan. 3.-After a discussion
which consumed the time Of four Ions
sessions and part of the fifth. repre-
sentatives Of all branches of inter
denominational Sunday school work
unanimously adopted resolutions rec
ommending a continuance OF the full
est development" of the present sys
TEN of the international Sunday
school lessons and at the same time
expressing recognition of the demand
for graded instruction.
The action of the conference was
signihed in that without dissent it en-
dorsed the common ground on which
Sunday school leaders who up to this
time have held a diverging opinion
with regard to systems Of instructions
may meet
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
DECIDES IT IS
ADULTERAT|ON
TO MAKE SAUSAGE WITH WAyER
AND CEREALS AS INcRE-
DENTS - MICHIGAN JUDGE
DEFINES ARTICLE.

Lansing. Mich, Jan. 3.--Circuii
Judge West this afternoon In an opln
lion held that the use OF cereal aiItl
water in sausage is an aduiteration OF
the product and brings it within the
Scope, of the state pure food law pro
|hibiting authorizations. The decision
was made In the application of Ar.
mour & Company for an injunction
to restrain the state dairy and food
department from interfering with the
sale OF their sausage because OF ce.
reals and water are used In Its manu-.
facturc.
Judge West said:
with the general public CT this
largely reared on farms
and In small villages, and remember
ing homemade, sausages, there Is no
occasion to look at dictionary to
define sausage. The common defini
ton Is that.it is composed of chopped
meat seasoned, and the definition
must prevail as against a manufac.
turer's process OF adding cereals and
water"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
FORAKER WILL
NOT Be BOUND
BY CALL. FOR REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION IN oHlO--SAYs
REQUIREMENTS or ORDER
ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.

Cincinnati, Jan "A Nat refusal
to be fbound by the conditions of the
call for the Republican state conyen-
ton which is to name the state ticket
and select delegates at large to the
national convention. is the conclusion
reached by Senator Foraker and an
nounced in a statement given to the
press here tonight.
Primaries for test of strength be.
tween Taft and Foraker. as presiden.
tial candidates. were provided for in
the official call and the method pro-
yided Is sharply criticised by Foraker.
He claims the qnirements in the
call are not authorized by statutes,
hisTparticular objection being to the
large number OF signatures required
for domination papers. 1t is in the
concluding paragraph of his state
ment that Foraker sets at defiance
the committee cali, He says:
Counties are not bound to follow
the order of the state central commit
tees. but whether they will do so or
rot am not advised. AS far as | am
concerned shall make
no effort to comply with such un,
called for, Illegal and arbitrary condi
Lions.r
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
GREAT RESULTS
ARE EXPECTED
FROM MEETING OF NATIONAL
GUARD ASSOCIATION WHICH
WILL CONVENE At BOSTON
18TH INST.

Washington, jan S;.--Important re
suits in war legislation are expected
tc follow the annual meeting Of the
National Guard association at Boston
beginning the 18th inst. The war de
partment has shown its appreciation
in the meeting by the character Of its
representation, having designated As.
sistant Secretary Oliver, Grigadier
General George y. Davis, Brigadier
General w, ". Witherspoon and
Colonel L. NJ. Weaver to represent
The army. The most important busI-
Iess to be tran -.cted will be that
prepared in advance by the executive
committee. headed by. General Drain.
amt mainly devoted to the considerap
tion of changes to be made in the
law resulting from the expiration. of
the fiye--year, period allotted by the
Dick law for bringing the National
Guard into conformity with the regu-
lar army.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
HAD A SUICIDE PACT
Floor Walker DeaG and Wife OF Ma
tional Bank Examiner in
Serious Condition.

Chicago Jan. 8. -Charles G. Brock
eft 80 years old employed as a floor
walker in a State street store, and
Mrs. Ruby Pishzak the wife state
bank examiner, were found uncon
scious from bullet wounds in Grant
park in front of the Auditorium An.
mex tonightF Notes were found in
Brockett's clothing showing the
shooting was in Pursuance of sui.
eide pact Brockett died few
minutes after having been taken to
the hospital. The woman Is in a
critical condition.
At Mrs Pizhak's home the police
found a note addressed to Her father,
John Funas, of Brownville, Neb.
Brockett came to Chicago from San
Francisco few months ago He has
a brother in that city and sister,
Mrs. Dewitt O'Connel in Davenport,
Iowa.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
TWO DEAD RE suit
OF TERRIBLE FIRE
IN new YORK CITY

New York. Ian 3.- One hundrct
members Of the Daughters OF 1.ibert,
barely escaped with their lives to
night when fire swept Waverly Hall
Brooklyn, en- the top floor of which
they were holding an entertainment
The family Of the ianitcr occupied
rooms at the rear Of the fourth floor
and the mother, Geraldini Ledeschi,
and infant son were caught In the
flames. The child was burned to
death while the woman jumped from
the window to the sidewalk and was
killed. The Daughters of Liberty lost
their wraps, but managed to get down
the fire escapes unframed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
TOWN QUIET.

Louisville, KY, Jan. 3.-Although
all is apparently quiet tonight in the
war between the Tobacco Growers of
Kentucky and Tennessee against the
American Tobacco company, the de
velopments fthe day have given
great uneasiness. The town of Rus.
sellvilie. which was raided by the
night riders early this morning. is
quiet tonight. but the authorities were
on the alert to prevent any repetition
O fthe outrages. State Fire Marshal
Ayres is on his way to Russellville
and will begin an immediate investi-
CATION of last nights raid.
The county Judge and court officials
today notified Governor Wilson that a
special term of court will be called to
consider evidence brought out by the
investigation and that extraordinary
efforts will be made to apprehend and
punish the guilty parties.
At Winchester today the Burley To
bacco Growers and Tobacco Buyers
held a conference, but failed to agree
upon q price.
E. 8. Smith. vice president Of the
Tobacco Trust offered twelve cents
a pound for ten thousand hogsheads.
but the Equity Committee refused to
consider it. Much disappointment is
felt over the failure to agree upon a
price About sixty million pounds are
represented by samples here.