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ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to December list, 1908.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Tr.ina eave CzIFo.

THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Trsine Lesvs Cairo:
1:o5 a. m. Daily Chicago vestibule
Limited, arriving Chicago 1880 a. m.
2:23 a. m, Tally st. Louis Night
Limited. arriving ST. Louis 7:0s e. m.
Sleeping car open at $3.50 .. N.
500 !. NJ, Chicago Daily IMPRESS
except Sunday.
500 a. m, ST. Louis Morais nx-
press except Sunday.
ff:t5 q. m, st. Loris Fast Mail
1875 a. ~, Chicago midday Special
1885 o. m, Daily st. Louis limited.
ASS p m, Afternoon Express for
odin. Effingham, Nation. Champaign
$50 . m, Thebes Accommodated.
7:f5 .. M, Chicago and Eastern III
press.
2:3o a. m, Memphis and Nashville.
$3.50 q. m, Memphis and New or.
leans Limited.
500 a. m. Paducsh and Louisville.
f:4f o. m, Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
f:4f .. m. Daily Nashville. Chstta
nooga and Atlanta.
4:3o .. m. Fulton Accommodation.
$50 .. m, Paducah and Louisville
500 o. m, Memphis and New Or.
leans Special
For through tickets, sleeping car
and further informs
ton apply at Illinois Central Passen-
ger Station. Cairo Ill
J. n. JONES, Tiekst Agent.
.. A. HATCH. q. p. A.
n "A uAManA o.. TeseH~ -
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Accents

In the midst q a rambling speech
the political orator declared. The sit
nation Is grave. The crisis g. acute
And the gentleman's speech. added
the newspaper reporter. vas circgm-
fek- -Youth's Companion
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MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT.

Minneapolis. Dec. 17.-WHEAT.-
May 1oSaa: July 1OSa G1OS%; De.
cember 1916. cash No. northern
I0sas No. , northern lOG&.
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SITUATIONS WANTED

Advertisements of not exceeding
three lines will be accepted free for
one weeks time from any reader OF
The Bulletin to be filed by advertiser
In person, on regular form, ut the of
flee Of The Bulletin Company, 70t
Ohio street. The Bulletin Company
assumes no responsibility for any I'D
vertisement or statement made there
in and will cot accept under this
heading the notice OF any person
known 10 he employed.
Observation-Disclosures bookkeep
er wants position-best OF references.
Address Bookkeeper this ofrice.
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WANTED Camera or kodak, see.
ond hand Must be bargain. State
make size lens and your price Write
High School Box 210, Anna, Illinois.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Rounding zs reg .-Iag1s lee
Reminding rs c0u ..fe4 104
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22O Sixth street.

WANTED 50. 500 on 2io acres fine
Missouri land per cent. Safe mar
gin. safe man. Address Loan Bul,
lctin.
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

Chicago. Dec. 1.-THE following
car loads represent the days move
NOR l.,
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Rslna Oh.

sslng Old.
Any ons who decides to SIT down
and - cd can readily do so.
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No z. Express daily, Iv.....i.so an
No. =. Express ssIly. Wifi ara
q. n yoNE8 TIskss kFpek
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MOBILE & OHIO R. R
Corrected 10 December fst, 1908.
Time Of Trsins a
CAIRO


No. I, Express daily, .f:5o p-sa.
No. 3. express. daily. Wifi an.
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River, Transportation
Lee Line Steamers


PEE nsmssis ss< way LsnfInss
Stacker Tee, THURSDAY. Dee. 20. am.
Sadie Lee FRIDAY. Dec. II 5 pm
Peters lee TUESDAY. Dec. IS, am.
Per o. Lssls ard Way Lsnsisss
Peters lee Th8rscsy. Dec. 70 an.
ststEsr Lee. sunszy. Dee. -, an.
Pee Frslsht ard pssssss spsly %
HsHsxy O rsirlips whsrssss< csirs
sosFHr Z. lEL. {. sousss.
esnsr.l nxrsssf a r. q p. a
esnsrxl ORES . ssxss Frsst str<<&
msnBal2 Tea
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WANTED.

WANTED Few select day board
efa Sunday dinner specially No
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Accents q esrpersslons and ln6Ivis-
uals especially solicited. Exehanss
Furnished 70 any part u the world.
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Alexander County
Savings Bank
CAIRO. ILLINOIS

STRICTLY = s...:H~ss Bank
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
INVALIp's SAD PLIGHT.
After lnhammatory rheumatism, HalP
Came Out, Skin Peeled, and Bed
Sores DeVeloped-only cuti-
cura Proved Successful.

About four years ago had a very
severe attack of inaammatory rheuma.
tlsm. My skin peeled, and the high
fever played havoc with my hair,
which came out in punches. also
had three large bed sores on my back.
] did not gain very rapidly. and my
appetite wac very poor. tried many
sure cures but they we're OF little
help. and until l tried Cuticura Re-
solvent | had had no real relief. Then
my complexion cleared and soon felt
better. The bed sores went very soon
after a few applications of Cuticura
Ointment. and when used Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment for my hair
II began TO regain its former glossy APP
pearance. Mrs. Lavina J. Henderson,
l3s Broad St., Stamford. Conn, March
6 and IL, 1907"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
HER DESTINATION IN pousr.
Little Girls Remark Not compllmsn.
taTy TO Grandma.


Ethel IL OF the mature age Of Ave.
Recently her grandmother concluded
that II devolved on her to instruct tina
child In religious matters
You must be a good girl Ethel
she said Then you will 20 to beaveA
when you die"
Ethel seemed scarcely pleased with
this reward for exceptional conduct.
Don't you want to go to heavenF-
asked grandma, with n look Of re-
proach.
"oh, I don't know" tempoitEsA
Ethel. Il guess not"
Why not?" demanded grandmA,
severely.
Because maybe I couldn't get Qua
answered Ethel.
You wouldn't want to get out" ~.
piled grandma.
"oh. yes. should" returned Ethel.
with conviction.
NO" argued grandma. you would
not Why should you want to get out
Of heaven"
Why" answered Ethel. Il guess I'd
want to go and see you once In q
while. wouldn't I?'-Woman's Home
Communion.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

Poplar Blun-Attacked by n huge
catamount ten miles south OF here, r.
Emory, a timberman, nred every bull.
let he had In a squirrel rife without
bringing the animal down. The AMI.
NAL closed in on him and would prob.
ably have killed him had not Emory
though OF his watch chain composed
OF bullets he had saved while a pri.
vate in the first Tennessee regiment at
Manila. Jerking OF the chain, Emory
loaded his rife. using powder from
his horn flask. and succeeded in killing
the animal just as It was lunging to-
ward him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
Leaoue Made permanent.

sedalia-At the opening session OF
the state convention OF the Missouri
Anti.Saloon league, the permanent or.
ganizauOn slated by the committee on
temporary organization went through,
with William II. o'Brien OF St Louis
chairman. A committee on resolutions,
composed OF A. l.. McCauley, Garth
age; w. +. Parker Lebanon: A. Bush.
nell. Kansas City; X. -. Templeton,
Holden. and NJ. II. Mark!ey, Salem.
was appointed
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
A Family Matter.

Eph was before the high court %
Justice for the usual orfense.
Now. look here. Eph." said the
Judge in an admonitory way. don't
you know It Is wrong to steal chick
ems"
Deed | does, ledge. rs q plunged
Bsptis. is."
Then why did you steal those
chickens"
"Dey wuzn't chickens. jedgs: dsy
wuZ ducks"
That makes no difference"
Deed 1t do. jedge," Eph pleaded.
Ducks is kinder kinfolks to US Dap-
tises. an it's all in de family, sub"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
THE RECKLESSNESS
OF KNEELAND
BY WILLIAM r. STEWART
tCopyrightJ

Fireman Kneeland. new recruit In
Hook and Ladder Company No. 6, was
In an unpleasant humor. His asso-
ciates had been chafing him all morn.
ing. and he resented the rough han.
ding.
"Youse fellers think because I'm
from the west and amt Irish don't
know the game" he said finally.
We'll. I'd like to see the man of yer
who cd teach me-"
"'Taint that. but yor too blamed
serious. Tn idea Of fireman givin'
up n rescue to n policeman! Why,
that cop'll report he saved the girl,
and get a medal and promotion. Might
have kept them in the department"
Cop said the woman was his wife"
wife. nothing! Guess he saw you
were only a probationer and easy.
Just watch the papers in the morning
and see who did the rescue act You've
no sense OF humor, that's the trouble"
Kneeland had no humor that was
a fact. Or. IL he had, II was subordi.
mated to a seriousness which made
him unpopular with his fellows. With
them work. too. was work. but also
play was play. And Kneeland never
played.
THAT fellows got something on
his mind" said Burke. when the new
fireman had left them and shambled
up the stationhouse stairs to the
sleeping quarters. Hes good stun.
Ill IuAN A,.s ii .N,sIa
When the alarm for fire tangled out
In Station No. 8 at IL o'clock that
night a bad.tempered lot OF men slid
down the brass poles and clambered
aboard the truck. 1t had been the
second time they had been disturbed
within an hour, and the hard work OF
the morning had left them needful OF
rest.
As the truck drew up at the edge
OF the black belch OF engines the
crews were already dragging lines OF
hose into the burning tenement. From
the third and fourth story windows
n pail OF smoke was blackening the
night. lit at intervals by choked
tongues OF flame. On the fire-escapes
appeared, momentarily, figures in
night-clothes; then. told that the low.
er part was still safe. disappeared in.
TO the rooms and rushed down the
stairways,
Cropping their way In the choke and
another. striking blindly with only
the feel OF the place to guide. the
hook-and-ladder crew cut their way
through doors and partitions. making
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

smoke.vents TO bring the fire into the
open. where the men from tine engines
could attack Il.
In the forefront of all was Knee
land. Not the captain. with a life's
training behind him, nor Burke nor
Casey. veterans both. welded AK and
bar with greater effect. The excite
ment OF the fight was in his blood; II
took hold OF him as the spirit OF car
mage seizes the soldier In a death.
grapple at close quarters.
The men OF an engine company had
worked their way to the fourth floor,
and were playing their hose on the
flames which licked up through the
ceiling.
open the windows at the front"
the captain ordered.
Kneeland was the first to make his
way through the rooms and reach the
side Of the building facing the street.
The fumes OF the drowning fire were
suffOcating. aud he was half dizzy.
The shouted orders from without, the
painting engines, the low grumble OF
the flames overhead, and the batter.
ing OF the streams OF water against
the woodwork dinned confusedly In
his ears. With his AK he chopped
down a burning window frame, and II
fell out into the street.
He turned to attack another. and
the smOke-grimed helmet OF a police
man confronted him. The face under
meath was scorched and blackened.
but Kneeland remembered Il from
the morning. The policeman stag.
geFed toward him.
There's a woman out there" he
said. pointing toward a window over.
head. Save her: I'm all in"
He leaned against the wall, catch
ing his breath In gasps. Kneeland
looked at him. The policeman gave
no sign OF recognition.
For a moment In the mind OF the
fireman a sinister purpose arose. The
ruck of the fight with the flames had
passed beyond them. From the stair
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
1.-TWO ToPERs."
A Teachers Experience.

MY friends call me The Postum
Preacher. writes Mimi school teach.
err. because preach the gospel OF
Postum everywhere | go, and have
been the means OF liberatlng many
'eofrre-pot slaves
= don't care what they call me so
long as | can help others to see what
they lose by sticking TO coffee. and
can show them the way to steady
nerves, clear brain and general good
health by using Postum
While n school girl drank coffee
and had dts OF trembling and went
through siege OF nervous prostration,
which took me three years to rally
from.
Mother coaIed me 10 use Postum,
but thought coffee would give mo
strength. SO things went. and when
married l found my husband and
were both coffee topers. and can
sympathIEe with drunkard who tries
TO leave on his cups.
AT last In sheer desperation I
bought a package OF Postum, followed
directions about boiling Il. served IL
with good cream, and asked my hus-
band how he liked the coffee.
We each drank three cups apiece,
and what a satisfied feeling Il left. Our
conversion has lasted several years
and will continue as long as we live.
for II has made us nsw-nerves are
steady, appetltes good. sleep sound
and refreshing"
There's Reason" Name given by
Postum Co, Battle Greek. Mich. Read
The Road TO MELVILLE" in pkEs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full Of humaa
Interest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
Bolt HurI. Four Into River.

Poplar Bluf-A bolt OF lightning
struck the east pier OF the incomplete
iron county bridge at Hendrickson. a
short distance north OF Poplar Blum.
on the Iron Mountain railroad. tore
the slender steel stringers from their
foundations and the entire frame
work. Tone OF iron and steel were
plunged into Black river. Four work.
men. laboring on top OF the fabrics.
tumbled with the mass into the torrent
and all we're rescued.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
New Chart Correct. Errors.

The great practical utility OF the
magnetic survey made in the Pacific
ocean by the yacht Galilee since 1905
is shown by a new magnetic chart.
from which II appears that the charts
previously used by nayigators in the
pacific ocean were erroneous along
some much.traversed routes TO the ex.
tent OF from three to Eve degrees,
and the errors at times were syste-
matte, Errors OF this magnitude are
Of Importance In practical navigation
where the indications OF the compass
should be as accurate as possible.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
Saw Land Rise s4s.as an Acre.

Chillicothe-Dr W. c. Williams, 90
years old. died at his home In James
port north OF here. He was a native
OF South Carolina and came to Mis-
souri, in the rs. settling near James
port, where he purchased 1000 acres
OF land at Is cents an acre. The land
now is valued at $50 an acre. Mr..
Williams was mayor OF Jamesport
for one term. He is survived by Ave
children.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
MISSOURI NEWS
Rsasnts No, to au. STATE Auditor

Regents Not TO Sue state Auditor.
springheld-H. u. Mcdaniel, presi.
dent OF the board Of regents Of the
Springfield state normal emphaticai.
ly denies a report from Jefferson City
to the effect that the regents will in
Stitute msndamus proceedings to COM
pei State Auditor Wilder to honor
reauisition on the remaining $4,000
appropriation for the normal building.
Work on the building Is tod up be.
cause the regents can not get money
to meet the contractors estimate.
State authorities say there IL no mon
ey available.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

There are in New Haven about 1000
persons who have come from a sin.
vie province in Italy. They pride
themselyes-and well they may-on
the fact that during the last 20 years
not one OF them has been sentenced
70 Jail in New Haven. there has not
been a single divorce case. no one
has been implicated in a murder case.
and there have been few civil actions
among them. II Is evident, either
that these Italians are most uncom-
monty good people by nature. or that
the air Of Connecticut makes It still
the Land Of steady habIts."
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
Water, Water. Every,vhere.

During the food OF 1903 an old
dArky living in the East bottoms
Awoke one morning to find his
premises four feet under water.
Later he was found by a party
OF rescuers walking about the yard
piOdding into the ground with a fish.
Inc pole. lie was asked his purpose
food gracious. men," said he,
what do you think All Am a.doin'? All
am ,ryin' to find NAH dog goned well
SO Al can git mahself pail OF watah.'
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

A foreign nobleman who has been
visiting in this country says that
American girls are foolish to marry
for titles. as the titled husbands are
no good and do not represent the best
of their class. He need not be giving
this out for information. after the a..
tied fortune hunters themselves have
been doing everything in their power
to publish broadcast the same knowl.
edge
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
Rockefeller Suit Dismissed.

JoplIn-Frank Rockefeller, brother
OF John ID, Rockefeller. the oil king.
failed to file cost bond in his suit
against Henry Gross OF Aurora, TO re-
cover S265.00O invested in the Cob.
bier mine near Wentworth, Mo. and
his suit was dismissed by Judge Smith
Mcpherson, sitting in the place OF
Judge Phillips.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

a new German law provides that
the German language shall be used at
all public meetings In all parts of
the empire. This is part OF the sys.
temaic effort to bring about the Ger.
manIzation Of Alsace, German Poland
and the Danish districts OF schleswIg-
Holstein. The number Of people az.
fected is about 100000. Language
is the mightiest implement OF con.
quest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
Frank Moore to De Extradlted.

Jefferson Clty-A requisltion was
issued by the executive department
on the governor of Colorado for the
sXtradition OF Frank Moore. He Is
wanted in Stone county, where he is
under indictment on charge Of Sc
duction under promise OF marriage.
He 10 under arrest at Fort Collins.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

France is confronting a serious prob.
lem in the excess Of the death ratio
over the birth rate. 1t is more than
q national-it is a world tragedy for
a nation so conspicuous in history
and in romance, in poetry and gallant
achievement as France to be com.
PEELED to face. even remotely. the pros.
pect OF dying out.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
SOP. ess.22 Paid to state.

Jefferson City-For the first Ave
months OF the present year there has
been paid into the state treasury as
collateral interest tax S102, 665.22
Four tifths OF this sum, or sSO,24O.O6,
goes to the state university at Column
bia, and the remaining onc.hfth, or
$22, 42516, TO the ScrrOoT OF Mines and
Metallurgy at Rolla.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

A young man in New York was ar.
rested for kissing girls on the street.
but explained he kissed them because
seeing so many pretty girls set him
crazy. What a wave OF OSCILLATION
would strike Baltimore. exclaims the
Baltimore American, II the number OF
pretty girls turned masculine heads
like that
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
Boy Admits wreeklno Train.

ST. Joseph-Willie Darkest, II years
old, arrested. has confessed to the po-
lice that he turned a switch which
wrecked Burlington freight train. He
said he wanted to get some coal and
planned the wreck in order to upset
some OF the cars, so he could get the
fuel easier. He is held in the county
detention home TO await trial.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

Gold has been discovered In the
Philippines. Those islands may yet
pay handsomely. Alaska was long
called Stewards Folly" But II is one
of the finest investments any country
ever made.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
esoIoaIst Rssrans Place.

Springfeld-Dr. Edward Martin
Shepard has resigned as professor OF
geology In Drury college after 80
years service In that position. He
will receive a pension of Sl.O65 from
the Carnegie foundation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

DepositoTs of busted Japanese
bank have formally requested the
president to commit suicide. whereas
in this country the depositors are ex.
pected TO do that.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

There are 300 paint factories in this
country. making over 100000. 900 gal
Ions of paint year and the business
demand is increasing faster than the
facilities.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

The symptoms are that the print
paper and wood pulp schedule will
have to wait and take its chances
with the others. Meanwhile it will
remain sacrosanct.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
IS Fine Tor saying "Fgssy Faos.T

81, LouiS--Is the name Pussy
face" applied to = girl a compliment.
AIRY appellation or otherwiseI Louis
A. Grandmother considered Il 30. but
Mss Lizzie Celia didn't. and had
him arrested. Judge Pollard sided
with the girl and fined him IS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

Every father OF seven or more chill
dren is practically exempt from taxa
ton in France.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

II the matter were TO be put to a
votes OF males between 10 and 90 tho
schools would be closed and all mathe
NAUTICAL problems would be worked out
on score cards.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

II is reported that well-known
football player is suffering from the
effects of overstudy. This sounds ex.
tremely like a story that can be cor
rectly classed with the nature fakes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
Lived 70 Years In Same House.

Hannibal--CharlSs NJ. McWilllams,
the largest taxpayer in Miller town
ship, died at his home near this city.
He was 76 years old and died In the
house In which he was born.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

Raisull is a hard man to kill. A face
like his would have been the death
of an ordinary man long ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

A Philadelphia doctor says now
that It is whiskered men that make
kissing dangerous. He must have a
friend in the safety razor business.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18
JEFFERSON County Wet.

De Soto-The local option election
In Jefferson county. outside OF De
Soto. went wet by 1900 majority.
This includes reports from all but
three precincts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

Cuba exported Sl.s3s.O23 worth of
tobacco. S965,3lO worth of cigars, S24,.
2s4 worth Of cigarettes and Sll.555
worth OF cut tobacco In March, 1905.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

One firm OF four men having their
headquarters near the Illinois river
gather 100000 worth OF pelts every
year, which are sent to Europe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

Ogden Armour carries only $3.50
with him when he is in Europe. lie
doesn't want to be tempted to over.
tip the walters.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

The collection OF anthropoid apes In
the Regents Park Gardens. London, is
the finest ever brought together.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

Germany sends 2s,OOO.OOO feathers q
year to England for millinery pur.
poses.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

a lecturer asserts that American
babies cry because they are overfed
How in the world did he ever find out ?
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

Perhaps London did not care for
THE College Widow" because It had
never met her.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

A Columbus, o., man saved his life
by clingIng to a mules tail. The grave.
yards are full OF men who tried this
method and failed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

Among flowers the chrysanthemum
ia said to live the longest after being
cut.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

Great opportunities exist in Spain
for American farm implements.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-18

With big deficit in her budget
Japan is not yearning for war at the
present moment.