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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
CATCHING FISH IN BASKETS.
An Easy Method Which Obtained
Around the BAY of Fundy.

The Bay OF Fundy has always been
a famous fishing ground especially
for salmon and shad. Fifty years
ago the fish were so plentiful that
met hod was used to catch them
which seems odd nowadays when
fish has at least half chance to es-
care the hook or the net.
The tide rises high in the Bay OF
Fundy and its headwaters, and OF
this fact the fishermen of fifty years
ago took full advantage. At high
tide the water, makes stable rivers
of tiny streams. Large schools OF
shad anda other fish in those days
came up the river with the tide
The method of catching them was
simple in the extreme. At low tue
a seine would be staked to the river
bed and she top OF the seine weight
ed to the bottom with leads. Then
after the tide had risen the tsher-
men would pull up the seine SO that
IL formed a barrier across the entire
river bed
When the tide began to run out
the FISH would find their return to
the sea and freedom barred erect
lively. The little fellows, of course,
would make their way through the
seine. but the ones worth catching
would flop impotently against the
msshes.
Soon the tide would be out COM
pletely, leaving only a foot OF water
in the river. Several thousand nsn
would be there for the taking A
pair of rubber boots and a baske'
would be sufficient equipment IoI
the fishermen, who waded out ahc
gathered them In wholesale.
The fish don't run up the rivers
any more. and the SEEMING must DC
done in the bay itself. This Is PROF
liable, 1t is true. but fish with nan
a head can avoid capture for a lone
time.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
THE OUTPUT OF EXCELSIOR.
Ten Thousand Acres Of Timber saeri.
feed to That stufIing Every Year.

Excelsior seeing TO the average
man a trifiing product, and one that
by reason of Its lightness cannot rep
resent large consumption OF tim
Der, yet there are so many uses for
IL that the total annual production
for the country requires 60,000,0O0
feet of timber, or the growth of 49,
600 acres Of forest land.
Besides the constant use In general
packing excelsiorsis In demand by
upholsters of furniture and carriages
by mattress makers. occasionally for
stable bedding. and by steamships
to filter salt wateF. Airlchly nphoi-
stored chair and mattress which a
customer fondly sapposes to be filled
with hair contains nothing but ex-
celsior beneath-possibly layer OF
cotton. Thus we sit and sleep on
wood as well as read wood pulp
newspapers. and at the mortar end
of things We are likely to,repose In
a coffins upholstered with "A choice
grade of excelsior. One New York
mattress factory uses 'scarload q
day. Teddy bears owe their rotund.
ity to special quality of fine excel
siorfsae tlvfe q SIS ~
Logs must be perfectly dry for
the manufacture of excelsior. They
are generally seasoned for sin
months in sheds and them cutf'into
16-inch lengths NJ and'u CHARTERED
These block are fastened In the ma
chine and are automatically fed
therein fter.pA series of sharp spurs
eight inches wide and placed -frac-
ton of an inch apart. rapid ypscores
the surface of the block to depth
that Is less than the thickness OF a
match. A'knife follows, planning the
block TO the depth Of the scoring,
ana "a bunch of curly excelsior falls
on travelling belt. e~cE 49, , .v
One excelsior, machine turns out
half a. tonga day, and the total an
nual production Is estimated at 25,.
600 carloads. averaging l5 tons each
There is not much wood left on, l0.-
0O0 acres of land when the excelsior
machines have had their years ra-
tons.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
What He Was Waiting For.

A mysterious stranger with lower
ed brow and menacing glare stood
alongside one of the shoemakins ex-'
hiblts in department store and
watched the shoemaker at work.
For long time he stood there never
shifting hts glances staring steadily
at the bench workman, watching him
put handful after handful of tac8s
In hts mouth and gradually empty
each NAV load into a shoe sole. Fin
ally n store detectfye'b eeame suspie.
ofus, and after keeping an eye ON the
fellow for a white went over to him
and asked him what he meant by his
actions. "Oh, nothing. answered
the man.. I'm just waiting 20 see
what will happenaif that shoensker.
should sneeze while he has mouth
full of tacks. philadelphia Record.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04

German Students ''.of. Temperate.
When was a student at Heidel-
berg, twenty-five years ago. the
amount OF beer the students con-
sumed was something astonishing. :"
said Mr.. ~ Osborne of st. Louis
In fact many of them drank to ex-
cess. and the fellow who could put
away the biggest quantity was sort
of hero Now all that has changed,
as my son, who is studying at Heidel-
berg. writes me. He says that while
a good many OF the students still use
beer, a boodly number are teetotaiers
and that the wholesale swilling Of the
old days has gone. think that
everybody will be glad { know that
sobriety has taken the place of intern
perance among the young men at one
of the foremost seats of learning in
the world. Baltimore American.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
decentralization of Labor.

Two boys had been behaving so
badly in class that they were ordered
to remain after school hours ana
write their names two hundred times.
They started on the task. After a
time one of them grew uneasy and be-
gan watching his companion in dis
grace; then suddenly he said to the
teacher. "Taint fair. sir! His names
Bush and mines Schiuttermeyer! -
Worlds Wit.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04

Every male in Russia over rs years
old smokes about $50 cigarettes
week, acccording'to British consular
report on Poland and Lithuanian One
pound of tobacco sufflces for 1000 Gig
arettes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04

THE PEN remarked the student.
is mightier than the sword YES =
answered the man who likes the
ponp and trappings, but 1t doesn't
make near the showing In reception
or a parade"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
CENTRAL
Corrected to May 1st 1908.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
.,a.

Trains Leave cairo.
1882 a. M. Daily Chicago Vestibule
United, arriving Chicago 1880 a. m.
2:23 a. m. Daily ST. Louis Night
limited arriving st. Louis 1908 a. In.
Sleeping car open at $3.50 p. m,
500 a. m. Chicago Daylight Express
except Sunday. So
500 a. m. st. Louis Morning ex
Dress, except Sunday fEs's
11:15 a. m. st. Louis Fast Mall.
11:15 a. m. Chicago Midday. Special
2:35 q. m. Daily St., Louis Limited
2:35 p. m. Afternoon Express fol
Odin, Effingham, Nation, Champaign
$40 p. m. Thebes Accommodation
7:15 o. m. Chicago and Eastern Elk
Dress. l..
2:45 a. m. Memphis and Nashville
3:15 a. m. Memphis and New Or
eans Limited.
500 a. m. Paducah and Louisville
1:41 o. m. Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
1:41 q. m. Daily Nashville, Chatta
nooga and Atlanta.
1880 p. m. Fulton Accommodation.
$50 o. m. Paducah and Louisville.
500 o. m. Memphis and New Or
leans Special.
For through tickets, sleeping car
accommodations and further informa
ton apply at Illinois Central Passen
ger Station, Cairo. III.
]. n. JONES, Ticket Agent
s. A. HATCH, G. p. A.
a. n. HANSON. Pass. Traffic Mgr.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04

Ever notice that almost everyone
you talk with gives you some infora
nation that isn't Of any earthly use
TO your
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
from Canes for Exercise.

Among fashionable accessories OF
the masculine costume the very new
est item is the iren cane. II weighs
possibly seven and half POUNDS
and il is intended as an exerciser.
For the business nan w1o has VI
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
Imuroved Diamond Drill.

Australian mining men rejoice tn
the possession of new diamond
drill weighing ony zoe pounds. while
the weight of the machines now in
use Is three or four tons.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04

THE wicked stand in slippery
places" quoted that driveling old,dub.
the Philosopher of Folly ITS the
good people who aren't wise TO the
game who fall when they strike such
spots"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
Where7

After"the model tenement house Is
built the next move viii be to obtain
the model enants.--Detroit Fres
Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
German and American Machinery.

Germans are less In hurry than
Americana. Their printing presses are
built much heavier than ours the ma,
chimes being constructed TO last long
period, even at the sacrifice OF speed
and efficiency. ,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
cnnd.n,,stIan 81 RrltaIlt,

would not enter In my list OK
friends a man who needlessly sets
foot upon Q worm.-CowpaF.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
Stocks = Bonds - Cereals

ACTIVITY STOCK MARKET BEEN RENEWED-MoNEY RATES
CONTINUE EAsY-sITUAToNl is CONTRIBUTIONS BRIGHTER
MARkET-soME HOPEFUL SIGNS ARE MANIFEST
CROP ENcouRAGNG-REsToRATIoN CoNFi
pENcE DESIRED ANYTHING ELSE
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04

Author Poorly Remunerated.
For "Middlemarch" George Eliot got
40. 900 aud for "Romola' $4,000.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
OFFICERS.

Accounts OF corporations and Indlyid4s
uals especially solicited. Exchange
furnished To any part of the world.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
Situation Complex.

SITUATION SompteE
AS to general business conditions,
the present situation is very unsatis.
factory and complex The wave of
depression which began in Wall street
district and is now eXpending its full
force in the various departments of
commerce and industry In some
quarters it appears to have eXerted
its worst effects, while in others the
crisis is still acute. In the iron trade
depression is extreme: both orders
and profits being less than half those
of year ago While there are signs
of weakness in prices the Steel Cor
poration still adheres to its policy of
maintaining values, and orders are
much deferred in consequence 1t had
been hoped that improved conditions
in the money market, and renewed
ability of the railroads to finance their
requirements, would at least lead TO
the placing of larger orders for struC
tural iron and steel. Such eXpecta.
lions have only been realized to a
limited extent; for the railroads are
not in need of new equipment while
so many cars and locomotives are idle
and will, moreover, probably confine
their purchases for structural mater
ial to work that must be completed;
and new work until prices recede
and industrial conditions become more
favorable. In the textile trade there is
also much depression, but the outlook
ton goods and woolens is being cur
tailed to the extent of 20 and 80 per
cent. Prices have declined 20 per
cent and over; wages and raw mater
lis have also fallen, so that the textile
industry has reached a point in the
process of reimbursement which places
| it in a position to respond to the first
signs of business improvement.
Some Hopeful Signs.
Outside of the great iron and tex
| tile industries there are few hopeful
signs to be found indicating that the
worst of the crisis is either near OF
past. Recovery first began in tn
stock market three months ago. and
should, ere long. make its appearance
in the business world Bank clear
| ings. it is encouraging to observe
show smaller and smaller losses Las;
week their shrinkage was only 20 PEI
aop+ oop,narod with On ,,o.,sn ayt = :,
over for a number of previous weeks
New York. Boston and Philadelphia
still show the keenest depression
while some of the Western States ex
hibit relatively small declines in clear
lings compared with la.t year. Rail
road earnings, however. still MAKE
very dscouraging gross reurns, prov
ling a largely diminished volume o
traffic. over $4,000 idle cars are re-
Iported which is much the largest to
tai on record Many of the roads arr
making heroic efforts TO offset the
losses in netn earnings by rigid econ
lomy. A prolonged continuance of ex
listing conditions would certainly sert
the weaker lines into bankruptcy at n;
distant date In sheer self-defenst
the roads may be forced to advance
their rates 10 per cent unless traffi
leUickly RECEIVERS. This is a rate .
increase which the roads say wouli
not he felt by the public, and woul'
enable the roads to preserve thei
deficiency of service and meet thei
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
WAN
MISCELLANEOUS.

PASTURD TO LET-Wfll call aud
get stock. b. J. Hargan, Mound CITY
Illinois.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
MOBILE & OHIO R. R
Time Of Trains st
CAIRO
southhoune

No. i, Express daily, w.. .2:o5 pm.
No. 8, Express daily, lv.... 2:o5 am.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
Money Still Easy.

In spite of the fact that we have al.
ready exported about $15,000000 of
gold, and that Secretary Cortelyoa
may shortly withdraw $45 100000 Of
government deposits, money rates
have continued very easy, and in this
respect no apprehension exists as to
the future. Gold exports are looked
should the 100000 900 imported here
during the panic be sent back to
Europe no serious consequences would
follow since we could compel its re.
turn later on if needed. There may
have been considerable expansion of
loans during the current week, and al.
though funds are returning freely from
the interior, the next bank statement
will be looked forward to with consiG.
cradle interest
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04

New York, May 2.-Speeial.-The
Improvement anticipated in these adj
vices for several weeks past has fully
materialized In the stock market
sales passed the million share limit,
the trend CT prices being generally up.
ward. OF course the splendid success
of the Pennsylvania lean was the main
stimulant. This induced a much bet
ter feeling because it demonstrated
market, and bettered the chances for
fotation of the numerous other add
tional issues which have been held
back since the panic. 1t is probable
that fully $250000,000, if not more,
of new capital will be repaired be-
tween now and the close of December,
but it is altogether premature to sup
pose that these applications will meet
with any such success as the Pennsyl-
wanna. Indeed, it is probable that
there viii be sharp discrimination by
both bankers and investors in the
certin that, if matters in Wall street
are pressed too fast a sharp reaction
will set in and real progress be delay
ed We have now had very substan
tial recovery on the Stock Exchange;
and it behcoyes all interests to in
future pursue policy of moderation
Any further important rise should be
discouraged until bettered conditions
outside warrant a fresh upward move
ment.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
NoTthhound

No. 2, Express daily, N..1:35. pm
No. q, Express daily, w.. 2:f1 am.
J. H. JONES, Ticket Agent
May list, 1908. Cairo, III.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
OFFICERS.
DIRECTORS.

interest RsIs'sa Time psrsslss.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04
POSITIONS OPEN
NOTICE..
LOST.

LOST Gold ring, plain, inscribed
Mother to Ella" Finder return to this
office and receive reward.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-04

FINE bull can be found at Twenty
second and Sycamore streets. Terms
$1.00. Lon Shepherd.
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DOCTORS SPOIL

purpose Of protecting themselves against
night doctors, though, of course, their
contention in this respect Is never allow
ed when they are brought into court for
toting concealed weapons.
This sculptor. who had a sense Of
humor, revelled in it after the matter
was explained to him and he was mis-
taken for a night doctor by blacks whom
he tackled after nightfall with view
to getting them to pose for him. He
had the keen. alert look of some medical
men, and he answered to the last item
to the ignorant negro's idea of what
night doctor ought to be like.
THE Italian sculptor had to go prowl-
ing after night for his models, for he
was an almost frenziedly industrious
worker, working as long as he had a
particle of light in his studio. without
intermission even for food.
1.-The sort of negro he wanted for his
soldiers monument design was the char
acteristic woolly-headed African with
sure-enough Ethiopian features; and the
negro of that type in or around Wash
ington was bound to be of the sort to- be
haunted by the fear of night doctors.
1.-The sculptor was riding uptown to his
living place on a 14th street car one night
when, glancing out of the car window at
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60 g. HEARDIAND SEN - j e. C.

the car gave forward bound. For TIL.
third time the young woman was tossed
into the arms of the good-looking man.
For moment she seemed to regard the
case hopeless and to hesitate as to
whether to free herself from his grasp.
The young man was equal to the occa-
sion and In a very bland voice remarked:
Don't you think you had better stay
here?'
An entire boarding house sought its
breakfast at downtown restaurants last
week. AS the boarders took their seats
ar table. there was a loud report from
the kitchen. Speedy inquiry showed that
there had been an explosion in the gas
range. The cook. being too frightened to
run was found on her knees in a corner
of the kitchen, with her hands raised in
prayer tmploring to be saved. She did
not know what she wanted to be saved
from. but she had bunch there was
danger somewhere. Weak and trembling
from the shock the landlady and several
stout boarders raised the helpless cook
to her feet. They tried to comfort her.
telling her there was not the least bit of
danger within forty-square circuit. But
she refused to believe It, and, reaching
for her bonnet and shawl. insisted upon
going home. In vain the boarders begged
her to stay and cook their breakfasts.
But she was obdurate and shook her head
to their pleadings: No, miss" said she,
time the Lawd has warned me, an the
third time means I'll have to go. I'm
not goin' to take another chance with
that unsartin gas stove"
X y x
Considerable Indignation has been ex
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Ger of line organizations is as ignorant
of his duties as the recruits from which
he was drawn. and lacks both the force
of character necessary for discipline and
the ability essential for efficiency. To
restore former conditions is beyond hope:
but to create a natural and lawful status
for this class is not only possible but
necessary If the worst fears for the army
are not to be realized. But even this is
not all. The ultimate expression of pres
ent conditions is the certainty in the heart
Of every officer serving directly with
troops that conditions are steadily grow
ing worse. and a feeling that, starting
with disbursement descends to indifer-
ence and permeates every company. troop
and battery in the army and threatens
decentralization not yet imagined outside
of these organizations. but appearing as
an ever-present danger within. Whether
right or wrong in this belief. the evil
effect on the service is the same"
* X
A young woman boarded a Metropolitan
car at 9th and F streets several days ago
and found that there was no place to sit
down and hardly room to stand. Men
were hanging on to every available strap,
and the young woman. being unused to
the problem of maintaining her equilib-
rum on the moving car. nearly fell every
time the car started or stopped.
With every forward lurch Of the car she
would fall backward. and twice the sud-
denness of the start threw her in the
arms Of a nice-looking young man stand
ing just behind her. She was as embar-
raised as she seemed pleased that she
did not have to fall to the floor. AS she
recovered her balance each time bright
red bushes stole over her face. Suddenly
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<<THE full measure of present con-
ditions in the army" said Cen
Bell. chief of staff. 'is not
yet apparent. except TO those in
immediate contact with troops and able
to compare directly present and past con-
ditions- In experience. training and
methods. the army of ten years ago fell
short Of the army of today: but in charac-
Ter OF enlisted personnel. relative strength
OF organizations and in contentment of
mind 1t was equally in advance. Today
nearly every organization of the line Is
depleted In numbers. That itself means
unpleasant increase in fatigue and loss of
interest In military work. 1t is impossi-
Die with two or three squads of men in a
company to raise the present prescribed
course OF training above absurdity in the
eyes OF either officers or men. Under
these conditions II becomes distasteful to
the one and disgusting to the other More
over these reduced organizations are made
up almost wholly of recruits and men of
short service. Even the non-commission-
ed omcers. with decreasing exceptions, are
men still in their first enlistment With
the passing Of the old non-commissioned
officer. the enlisted service, In the alb
sence OF relief. will enter upon what is
likely to prove the last stage of demorali-
zatton. Formerly by sheer force of char
acter superior training. and long service,
this class built up for itself an artificial
status distinct from that of the private
soldier and making more for discipline
and efficiency than any other one thing.
Today the average non-commissioned Off
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pressed by bona f1de American soldiers
at the practice of certain members OF
so-called religious armies parading the
streets of Washington wearing the. insig-
mia of army and navy officers. The other
day two regular soldiers followed man
about town for nearly an hour IN an ef-
fort to discover who and what he was.
The man in question wore on his coat
collar the stars of major general. U. S.
A. while elsewhere on his person were
the insignia Of a brigadier general. Ac-
companying him was a youth who wore
on his shoulders the straps of captain
of artillery.
The regulars had their curiosity aroused
to the bursting point, and. seeing vet
eran soldier at the corner Of 7th street
and Pennsylvania avenue wearing the
bronze cross Of the Spanish war Vet
Grams, one of the regulars stepped up to
the vet and asked:
Say, bunkie-for I see you are a SOL
der and wear the bronZe-what kind of
soldiers are them fellers? One OF them
seems to be cross between brigadier
and major general. and the other fellow
is wearing the shoulder straps Of an ar
tillery captain"
The Spanish War Veteran sized up the
men and their insignia. and then replied
in the drollest of tones:
Them amt soldiers. They are street
preachers-members of some gospel army
or t'other."
"Ah. blank cartridges and beef stew. I"
said Uncle Sans regulars. m evident dis
gust, as they fled down the street.
X X X X
Lieut.. Shackleton. the young English
man who will try to reach the south pole