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Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
Please let me prove that
you don't need to
StayDeaf

have proved it already to 900 people.
have perfected device which fits into
the ear without the slightest discomfort. 1t
isinvisible wheninserted. Sotiny,s operfect
fitting, that you forget you are wearing 1t.
This device is SO shaped that it mag
nifes sound. And it concentrates the sound
on the central part of the ear drum.
In effect it's the same as an ear trumpet.
But nobody sees the device and you seldom
think of it yourself.
invented this device because was
deaf, and was desperate. People did not
want to shout at me. SO they avoided me.
You know how it is.
For two years tried to get doctors to
help me, but they failed. The only relief
anyone could suggest was an ear trumpet.
So was driven to help myself.
l made an artificial ear and expert
mented. worked night and day in sheer
desperation. 1t was years before sue
ceeded. and then simply by force OF my
will power.
But was amply repaid. When my de
vice was perfected could hear-as l hear
today-just as we'll as anybody.
What did for myself have done since
then for 100000 others. But the help which
got cost me years of close application.
1t costs anyone else just five dollars.
But don't send for it now.
Write first for my free book. 1t tells all
the facts, and gives letters from hundreds
of users Then you will know, as know
now, how much this help will mean to you.
cannot conceive of any partially deaf
person neglecting to send for this book.
am sorry for one who doesn't.
When l was afflicted would gladly have
given ten years of my life to hear as hear
now. Yet all I've learned is open to you II
you'll simply write me postal.
Write today to the Wilson Ear Drum
Co., 100 Todd Building, Louisville, KY.
and simply say. "send Mr.. Wilson's book"
Those who purchased these drums in the
early days, and who want the new ones
which l have greatly perfected. will be
offered discount
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13
Biography.

The Duke of Teck, whose name in
fun is Adolphrs Charles Alexander
Albert Edward George Philip Louis
Ladisaus, was born in Kensington
Palace August IS, 1865, the grandson
Of the late Duke of Cambridge. WHO
was first cousin to the late Queen
Victoria. The Duke Of Teck is still
more closely related to the British
royal family through the marriage cf
bis sister to the 1rince of Wales The
duke was educated at Wellington and
ut the royal military school at Sand.
hurst He became au officer of the
18th Lancers and distinguished him
self in the South African war in 1898
1900. In the later year he succeeded
his father to the title In 1894 he was
married TO Lady Margaret Grosyenor.
daughter of the immensely wealthy
Duke of Westminster
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The Bulletin 10 on sale at the follow
InG places:
CoIeman's 214 Eighth Street.
! Halliday House News stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.

Wholesale merchants of Cairo seem
TO be on the right track in the sug
gestion by G. l.. Keaton, of the firm
of Mcknight & Keaton, that they in.
duce retail buyers to visit Cairo. To
induce retail buyers to visit their city
is the purpose of some very elaborate
planning by the big merchants of the
big cities-it accounts for much OF
their trade when other conditions ar
equal. Cairo has the houses, all she
needs is square deap' from the rail
roads, and sample orders. to get the
business permanently and in steadily
Increasing volume. Mr. Keaton's
plan for getting the sample order,
by offering rebate in the fare 10
Cairo, coupled with Mr. Carey's plah
for rating and routing bureau
ought to accomplish the desired re
suit
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Mems Dress.

Men are dressed as they are chiefly
because fewer Of them look ridiculous
SD clothed than they would in any
other costume. Modern dress is merci-
ful to men; it gives no undue ad-
vantage 10 the well-built and handsome
indeed, it detracts from their appear
auce and modifies the figures of those
not blessed with a fine physique
Court Journal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13

Under the new primary election Ia o.
masters oligarchy" in this congrc.
sional district of which we have heard
SO much lately The chairmen of the
county central committees, of the
counties which constitute the ccn
gressional district will constitute the
congressional central committee and n
postmaster must become a candi a. g
for county central committeeman and
then be elected chairman of the cora
ty committee before he can be a mem
Der of the congressional committee
II must not be inferred-anu The
Bulletin does not wish to imply
that. to be a postmaster is at all dI =
graceful On the contrary a man may
be a postmaster and yet he a very
respectable and very companionab.e
sort of person. In fact The Bulletin
is free to admit that, as a rule. post
masters stand well in a community
fas Is contended by the Evening con
temperary)--as long as they attend
TO their business as postmasters. 1t
is only when they forget that they
arc tmasters-servants Of all of
the people. irrespective of party-and
become active. factional, politicians.
even usurpers of the rights of the
people-that they become objection
able as postmasters. See7
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13

The city council did right to yiel
to the wishes of the people on Thirty
fourth street in the matter of the
street pavement There is merit in
their contention that the street rail
way company having used the street
so long free of cost, ought not be
permitted to take up one of the tracks
seemingly for the purpose of evading
portion of the cost of paving the
street. The company may claim tha;
changes were forced upon II in con.
nection with the Cairo & Thebes road
compelling the running of cars on
Washington avenue-has compelled
changes elsewhere in order to re-es-
tablish tho equilibrium in the opera
tion of the system, BE this as it may.
the city council can probably not IL
more the expressed wishes of proper
ty owners in matter of this kim,
even though shade trees must be sac
rificed in order to make the company
pay.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13

II the bird cage has furnished or is
an old painted cage just lot birdie ont
in closed room for awhile and give
the cage a coat of gidine inside and
one outside and it will look like a
new brass cage. The silt dries
quickly Ho not put il on too thickly
OF it viii be lumpy
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CAIRO IN 1870
s.s..s...s...s.ss..s.ss..s

City Assessor John Hyland flei
his books with the city clerk. Thc
total assessment was S3.731,0eo OF
this sum, $529.ooo was ON personal
property, and the remainder on real
estate.
The Hibe~nian Fire Company gave
a picnic at the Flora Garden on Patk
9S<hue on August ISM II was "a
pleasant affair and financially SUE
cessful.
e. P. Birmingham. formerly princi
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|uly Circulation,

3l...........,z Od0
The above is a correct statement
of the circulation of The Cairo Bulle-
tin for the year 1907 and for the
month OF July 1908.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this third day of August. 1908
LEO ]. KLEB,
Notary Public.
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lime CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RYA

lELT LINE cars due to leave second NJ. g ,
ing north on Commercial Ave, every u min
uts FROM & a. m. TO II =.
Coins north On w.lnpt ST, srevy IL mir"t
f-Cm sos q IA. tn 1888 =. IN,
POPLAR ST. LtNE-Hoihroot Ave-, rs
\ e.. At 5:61; SRI; sst7; 1857; 7;l7 a. m. and
ssu diDDts. e.sty hour until le;s2 and IL
.,
G,lns west on Trensy Eighth St. Al -
6:1g. 6:a4; 5:iS; and 7:0i ~. iii. and on same
utes very hour until l0:94 and 1904 p. m.
Pop ar st. cars due to pass st. MAry's
Is mil utes after leaving Second st,
BELT LINE OWL CARS north ON Waiuut
La p. M. H. "a q, m. 80 n, M; 1880 =. IA
so q. M; 4 q. M; $50 n. m.
North on Commercially: 700 p. M; 100
n, 90 q. m. 8: 90 a. m. 4 100 =. M. .. IN.
belt aud Owl cars are due to pass ives
lhirtv fourth st. Is minutes after leaving
second st,
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H.xs pl,x nn n. 1.acher

II boys would only learn algebra.
history and the rest as easily as they
learn batting averages and the stand
ing Of the baseball clubs in line for the
Herald trophies. how much easier the
lot of the schoolteacher would bel
n. Y. Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13
straiuht Business Offer

An advertisement in an English
paper reads as follows: Stolen, a
watch worth El0. II the thief Will
return II. he shall be informed, gratis.
whore he may steal one worth two Of
It. and no questions asked
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13

But It's 50 SeTdonl RE DeseTVe8 IT,
What better way Is there 10 foster
efficiency and encourage effort than
by the sign Of appreciation and ap-
proyal? Ye, how many men there are
who confine this policy 70 their private
affairs. The public servant is just as
susceptible to a word Of praise i3r
good work as the enc in private life,
and often more milwaukee, Seni-
mel
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13
Training the Girls.

How shall we train our girlso" is
VA important question Train them
With about p yards Of black silk. if
op want TO please your girls. A
clvet train would also make them
rapiy.-London Tt-Bits.
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And All II Implies.

20 for the men Of old" sings a lady
raet in one of the current MAGAZINES
u is our impression that the men Of
ID demanded 2 good deal Of submits
on on the rart Of their wives Chi
400 Record Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13
A Republican county consentioa

A Republican county contention
was held at the court house on Angus
27th. Col. McKeaig presided On q
ballot 10 nominate a candidate fCl
shcriG Martin Brown received II
votes, Peter Saup Henry Winter an.
S. r. Hay We're also voted for N
Brown was declared the nomine
Jewett Wilcox was nominated for th
legislature, and G. Osterloh for Coz
oner This was the first convention
held since the enfrauchisement of the
ncgroo8 and in which they par'ici
pated
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13
Name of the Same Color.

In a certain store in Chicago there
Is a salesman named Green Small
Clarence learned his name and said,
Say. Mr. Green. there's a man living
two doors from us who has a name the
same color as yours!"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1907 .2ff6
Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the month of July 1908 gill
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13


Poison and don't know it.
If You have aches and pains in lie
bones, back or joints, Itching, Seakbs
skin. blood feels hot or thin; SwoD"s
Glands, Rising and Bumps o.. ...4
skin, Sore Throat or Mouth, falling
hair, Pimples or Offensive eruptions,
Canccrous Sores, Lumps or Sores on
Lips, Face or any part OF tho bod
Rash on Skin, are run down or ners
vous, Ulcers on any part Of the cody,
Carbuuclcs or bolts, Take Botanic
Blood Balm, %. 3, b. Guaranteed
to cure even the worst aud most deep
seated cases. i. Il. r, drives all po..r
onous matter from the system ants
sends a flood of pure rich blood III
rect 10 the skin surface. In this way
Aches and Pains are stopped, all Erup
tlons Sores Fimplcs, even cancer are
quickly healed and cured,
BOTANIC BLOOD BALM, q. 3. 81
composed OF pure Botanic ingredients
DRUGGISTS, 81. Sold IN Cairo, Viz
by W. r Simon. 1901 Washington Ava.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13

In a game of base bali between tn
Charleston, Mo, club and the Delta
ON the Cairo grounds, on August 26th
the former We're defeaed by a sc0l
OF - to Is. Capt Chas WHequeu
burg led the Charleston boys Tha
Bulletin states that .he Charleston
players Were well formed Young mea
OF uniform size. while the Cairo boy
were little whiffets, Of an averac
weight of l20 pounds" Broderci
Of Cairo, starred at first base and L.
the bat Henry Gossmau was umpir
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13

Bryan Accepts.
| After Mr.. Clayton's speech of Motif
cation Mr., Bryan responded in 2
notable speech the text of which fol
lows:
Mr. Clayton aud Gentlemen OF tbs
Notification Committee: | can not &C
cept the nomination which you Official
" tender, without first acknowledging
nay deep Indebtedness 70 the Democrat
ic party for the extraordinary honor
which 1t has conferred upon me Hav'
ing twice before been candidate for
the presidency, in campaigns which
ended in defeat, a third nomination, the
result Of the free and voluntary act OF
the voters of the party, can only be- cX-
planned 10y substantial ana uudis.
puted growth in the principles and pol
leies for which /, With q multitude OF
others, have copteuded rs these prIu
ciples and policies have given me what
ever political strength | possess the
action Of the convention nor ouy rc-
news my faith IN them, but strengthens
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form endorse it IN whole md /,
part. ami SHAH II r.eatul re.aul ID.
Declarations as binding npa4 p., An.
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contains According to r., gs.a..r..
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sl;ion ON ,br .1poS..a.,s vein. 4 ar,. at is.
sue; and an o.1HIl Is uoi gt liberty to
use the authority vested ia him TO
urge p2rSouN Nip-ts which have not
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check and restrain Them and to secure
II possible. freedom from all re
straint which viii permit every I'M.
scrupulous wrong doer TO do what ne
wishes unchecked. provided he has
enough .noucy. What an arraignment
Of the predatory interests,
Is the presidents indictment true :?
| And, If true. against whom was the
| Indictment directed? Not against the
Democratic party.
MIR. Taft Endorses the Indictment.
Mr. Taft says that these evils have
crept IN during the last ten years He
! declares that during this time, some
! prominent and influential members
of the community spurred by financial
/ success and ia their hurry for greater
| wealth became unmindful Of the com
mon rules Of business honesty and
fidelity. and Of the limitations imposed
Icy law upon their actions" and that
the revelations Of the breaches Of
trusts the disclosures rs to rebates
and determinations by railroads, the
accommodating evidence of the viola.
"a wy '''' ~ ''7- - ~ : - " nun
''gF ~ corporations ana me o'er-lSsoe
of stocks and bonds Of Interstate rail.
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or Aeaa4.
During all this time. | beg 10 remEnd
won. Huwrirau oflolals presided IN the
estcnt'.e druartmant lued the cab
f.aa eliminated thc senate controlled
.te haas. OF representatives and occu-
sta m.s: 49, ~. federal iudgcShlps.
Taar years ago the Republican plat.
form haastfgl'y declared that since
'>'t#Wl.b the exception IF two years
'a1 Republican party had been Ia con.
'.', ~ I'rl or Oh "' ih' Ht''n'NeS or
'-' i."'r'i governments INIT i"r TWO
H''.'> '.-'N WIS ll' I''"'''fatie parry III
Il i''-., ~" '' e''u'' enact OF f'I'" !
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'.'- ENJOY su tue Hol"'S' nav las secured
'"9 It'si-'' ''' tue hepu'iieah party |
'''fi't the '>i"O>'"'!''l.
p arHhlIran paFAy Pnre6Hrthi
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13

pal OF the Cairo public schools, was
now general agent for Central He
Hois for the Life Association Of Amer.
lea
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13
An Election a Public Affair,

An election IS a public affair. The
people, exercising the right 20 select
their officials aad 10 decide upon the
policies to be pursued, proceed TO their
several polling places Oh election day
and register their viii What excuse
can DE given for secrecy as to the in
fluences at work. If a man. pecun-
iarily interested in concentrating the
control Of the railroads in one manage
ment." subscrihcs a large sum to aid In
carrying the election, why should his
part In the campaign he concealed I'M
Ill he has put the officials under obi
CATION 10 him: If trust magnate
contributes 100000 to elect political
friends to Office, with a view to pre-
venting hostile legislation. why should
that fact be concealed until his friends
are securely seated IN their official pc.
sitionsf
This IS not new question: II is a
question which has been agitated-a
question which the Republican leaders
fully understand question which the
Republican candidate has studied and
yet he refuses to declare himself in IA
vor Of the legislation absolutely neces-
sary. namely, legislation requiring pub
LEGATION before the election
Democratic Party Promises Publicity.
How can the people hope to rule. If
th"y are not able 10 learn until after
the election what the predatory inter
esis are duiu-t The Democratic party
meets the issue honestly and coura-
geously. II says:
we pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment Of Jaw prohibiting any
CORPORATION from contributing to a
campaign fund. and any individual
from contributing an amount above
lConcluded on Sixth Page.l
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13

Over-issue Of Stocks and Bonds.
Mr. Taft complains of the oyer-issuo
of stocks and bonds of railroads, "for
the unlawful cnrichlng of directors
and for the purpose Of concentrating
tne control Of the railroads under one
management" and the complaint Is
well founded. But. with II president To
point out the evil and a Republicans
congress to correct Il, we find nothing
done for the protection Of the public
Why Ny honorable opponent has, by
his confession relieved me Of the ne.
the condition and he can not avoid the
logical conclusion that must be drawn
from the admission. There is no doubt
whatever that large maiority of the
voters of the Republican party recog
nlze the deplorablc situation which Mr..
Taft describes; they recognize that the
masses have had but little influence
upon legislation or upon the adj
mlnlstratiou Of the government. and
they are beginning ~ understand
the cause. For generates the Re
publican party has dya WH lis can
paign funds from the hpu"Gcieries Of
special legislation Privileges have
been pledged and granted I'M return for
money contributed TO deoaneh cleo
tons What eau be expected when of
fetal authority IS turned over to the
representatives of funs" 'r.la FIRST fur
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13
OFFICIAL. DIRECTORY.
Cairo, Alexander County ll'lno'7
Population 16,t47.


Population 1917
Mayor, GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, II. a. HATCHER.
Treasurer THOMAS Il. MAHoNEs
City Attorney. FRANK MOORE.
Comptroller, ERNEST NORQMAh
Police Magistrate, A. J. ROSS.
Chief of Police, NJ. S. EAGAN-
Alexander County, Population 22,d6Tf
County Clerk, JESSE Il. MILLER
Circuit Clerk, LEE b. DAVIS.
Sheriff, FRANK f. DAVIS
States Attorney, ALEX. WILSON.
County Superintendent OF Schools
pROF. JOHN SNYDER.
Assessor and Treasurer, FRIED ~
NELLIS.
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Alexander County, Population 22,4e7,

Board Of County Commissioners.
J. !. JENNELLE, Chairman.
GEORGE PARSONS.
DIR. EDWIN CAUSE.
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Why No Railroad legislation

For ten years the Interstate Com
merce Commission has been asking for
an enlargement Of its powers, that it
might prevent rebates and discrimina-
tons. but Ct Republican senate and a
Republican house Of representatives
We're Unmovol by its cntreaties. In
1870 the Republican national cOnven-
ton was urged To endorse the demand
for railway l,-islation, bat its platform
was Giict Oh the subject Even in
1901 the convention gave no pledge to
remedy these abuses. When the presl-
dent finally asked for legislation he
drew his Inspiration from three Demo
cratic national platforms and he re-
ecireJ moro cordial support from the
Democrats than from the Republicans
The Republicans in the senate deliber-
ately defeated several amendments Of
ferred by Senator La Toilette and sup
ported by the Democrats amendments
emholying legislation asked by the In
teTstate Commerce Commission. one
of these amendments authorized the
asccftainmcnt Of the value of rail
roads- This amendment was not only
defeated by The senate. hut it WAS over
whelmingly rejected 10y the recent Re
publican national convention. and the
Republican candidate has sought to res
cue his party from the disastrous re
suits of this act by expressing him
self. in a qualified way, in favor Of
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13

FeFes can never desi7ey fiebf
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13

jyst Little Nonsense.
N..as,e q little gaety with Nor,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-13

E, P. Birmingham. formerly princl
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In a message sent to congress last
January, President Roosevelt said:
The attacks by these great corpora
lions Oh the Administrations actions
have been given a wide circulation
throughout the country, In the news
papers and otherwise, by those writers
and speakers who. couscipuslT or TN
consciously. act rs the representatives
Of predatory wealJl-of The wealth ac-
cumuated on a giant scale by all forms
of inlquity, ranging from the oppres-
sion IF wage earuers to unfair and I'M
wholesome methods of crushing ont
competition, and to defrauding the
public by stock-jobbing and the manip-
ulati1n Of securities Certain wealthy
mon Of this stamp. whose conduct
shouid he ahhorrent 10 every man OF
ordinarily decent conscience. ard who
commit the hideous wrong of teaching
orr Young men that phenomenal bust
ness success must ordinarily be based
on dishonesty, have. during the last
few months. made It apparent that
they have banded together 10 work for
a reaction. Their endeavor is to
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-06-04
How TO Deal with the Problem of Railroad
Capitalization.

The Government should express. afrmatively and
negatively purposes which carrier
stocks, bonds,
The directors of the road proposing such
of proposed the
OF rporation majority
shall subscribe
Third This signed individually by each of the
and personally by EACH should be
designated official of the federal Government-the Interstate
Commerce Commission, perhaps
Fourth An report by majority of the
body, stating with
securities disposed Of the resulting
and their
Fifth The Government should through it's special agents.
all books of
and law the keep only such books
the Interstate Commerce Commission shall authorize
permitted destroy investigation of
expenditures etc. often be deemed advisable.
Sixth The deviation in any particular from the original
declaration of intention the of
either in their character of
otherwise from the expressly stated such
which the of such securities
issuance of securities which the law
authorize the failure report accurately and fully whatever
the law requires otherwise comply with the
law should subject the directors personally such of
prisonment the Law prescribeFrom Railroad Capt.
lizatiOn Federal Regulation, by Franklin K
American Review of Reviews for June.