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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
THE SIGN OF THE DOLLAR.
various Explanations, But None En-
tirely Accepted.

Several attempts have been made
10 explain the origin of the mark
that is used as the sign of the dollar,
| and to show how it came into use.
Ana 1t need not cause surprise that
none OF these explanations has SEEM
&c to receive ratification. The prin-
cipal ones that have been given are
these:
I'D That II is a combination OF
the initials OF the United States.
CD That II Is a union of the let
tors p. and s., from the Spanish
word pesos. 81.
CD That 1t is mod ifcation of
the figure 8, as the dollar Is called
piece of eight.
(4.) That 1t Is derived from n
representation of the Pillars of Her
cules found on dollars once in com.
mon use.
CD That 1t Is a contraction OF
H. s., the mark OF the Roman money
unit.
These are all theorie, only. each
one having, perhaps, slight proba-
bility In its favor, but without any
firm basis of fact or history to rest
on.
Whatever resemblance there may
be between our dollar mark and
some of the characters that nave
been used before and elsewhere, il
is clear that this mark il of Ameri-
can origin. and that 1t came into use
after the adoption of the Federal
currency.
Formerly and for a long time, all
accounts in the United States were
kept In sterling moeny. At the
close of the Revolution the currency
In use had becomegreatly deprecated
and the depreciation was different
IN different sections of the country.
While no mint had been established
In this country, the Spanish dollar
and its subdivision were in general
use.
The word dollar was not coined
in this country. 1t is the English
equivalent of the German thaler. the
unit of the German monetary system.
II was in use in England as early as
1868. 1t varies at different times IN
these shapes: Dollar, dollor, daler,
daldar. dolor, and dolloer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
ROBERT BACON.

coach on The launch which followed
the crew on one of It's
fall practice spins. Two stu
dents were watching the oars
men from a canoe, which was
overturned as the shell passed 1t.
Mr. Bacon and j. S. Reed Jumped in
20 the water, and by strenuous ef-
forts succeeded In bringing the men
safely to the launch. Elliott Bacon.
the secretary's youngest son, was
stroking the crew at the time of the
accident = The secretary himself is
an old Harvard oarsman, and Is one
of the most prominent members of
President Roosevelt's famous ten
mis- cabinet" Mr.. Bacon has been
mentioned as possible ambassador
tbroad.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWERS AND FILLING.

Cross Streets Between Twenty-Firs,
Street and Twenty-Eighth and
West Twenty-Eighth Streets, and
Part of Walnut Street, in the
+ City of Cairo, Illinois.
Public notice is hereby given that
until ten 00) O'Clock a. m Thursday,
June 1, 1903, at the city council
chamber of tho City of Cairo, Illinois,
No. iii Commercial avenue, the
Board of Local improvements of the
City of Cairo will receive sealed item
lied bids or proposals for the con
struction of vitrified tile pipe sewers,
house connections and inlets and
brick manholcs in Twenty-Second and
West Twenty-Second Streets. Twenty
Third and West Twenty-Third Streets,
West Twcnty-Fourth Street, Twenty
Fifth and West TwentyFifth Streets.
Twenty Sixth and West Twenty-Sixth
Streets, Twenty Seventh and West
Twenty Seventh Streets, Charles
Street and a part of Walnut Street,
IN the said City of Cairo, and for fill
ling with earth of the untitled portions
of the said streets, except West
Twenty-Fourth Street.
The said sewers, house connections,
inlets aud brick manholes and the
said filling must be constructed. made
and done in accordance with the
terms and provisions of Ordinance
Ne. 127. approved Nay IS, 1907, now
of record in the office of the City
Clerk of said city, No. iii CONNER
cial avenue. where printed copies of
the ordinance may be obtained on
application to the said clerk. and in
the office of the City Engineer of the
city. in the same building. the specifi-
cations of and for the said work will
be found and may be there examined.
The said local Improvement as a
whole and in all its parts is fully de-
scribed in the said ordinance, and the
bids must be for the construction of
the Improvement IN strict conformity
with its terms and provisions. Bids
viii be received for tho making IF
the Improvement as a whole and al
so for the construction or the sewer
work without the filling and for the
filling without the sewer work aud
also for the sewer work and filling on
I
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
NEW YORK GRAIN

New York. May 25.-WHEAT Rs
ccipts 10000: exports $4,000 Spot
firm; No. red 105 nominal elevator;
No. red 1909 nominal fob. anoat;
options closed q to cent net higher
May 10Sl2; July 100; September
95&
Receipts $4,000; exports
10000, Spot steady; No, =, rs asked
elevator and 70 nominal fob. ahoat.
Options closed net unchanged May
1884,, July 70; September "a.
steady; mixed 81; white 57bM59;
clipped white 5715 6U641z
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
THE REAL TEST
OF Herpicide Ia In Giving II n Thor.
Ough Trial

There is only one test by which 4
Judge OF the efficiency Of any article
and that IL by It's ability 10 do that
which it is intended to do, Many hair
yigors may look nice and smell nice
but the point is--do they eradicate Dan
druH and stop falling hair?
No. they 10 MOI. but gerplcide docs,
because 1t goes to tho root OF the evil
and kills the germ that alta, the
papilla from whence tie nalr gets its
life.
Letters from prominent people every
where are daily proving that Nowbro's
Herpic!do stands The test n use"
It Is delightful dressing. clear. pure.
and free from oil or grease.
Sold by leading druggists Send IOc in
stamps for sample TO The l.erplcido Co,
Detroit. Mich.
Two sizes-50 cents and y1.00.
Paul G. Schulz & Sons, Special Agents
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
DANGEROUS GARAGES for shlps,

There are many strange possibilities
OF disaster hidden In the holds of ves-
sells, though the seaworthiness of mod
ern ships minimizes them. Cotton has
burst into fame a product of spon.
taneous combustion. A ship laden
with bricks is in an awkward predica.
ment If it springs leak. for the dry
brick will suck up water and greatly
Increase their weight dragging the YES
sci down.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
Hottentot women.

Among the lIottentots women hold a
better position than they do anywhere
else in Africa. The married woman,
says one traveller, "reigns supreme
mistress. Her husband cannot with
out her permission take a bit OF meat
or a drop Of milk" Generally they
rank much above the average OF the
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
.uoIusr 10 aolIdr, MaM

OF the cast the page has been intro
duced at the reception functions and II
is his duty to take the wraps, give
checks for them and find them when
required Women certainly would ap.
preciate anything that would save
them from the crush In the dressing
room, but no doubt they would have to
wait longer than they are generally
willing TO DO now.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, May 24--Money on call
easy ~ M1A ruling rate l%t closing
bid IL offered 1t IA. Time loans
somewhat firmer, sixty rays ~ per
cent and ninety days pa per cent:
six months 3BG24 per cent. Prime
paper 312 al per cent. Exchange cas-.
ier demand $f.S71O; sixty days 81.
S525. Bar silver 53ls.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
GOVERNMENT BONDS
PROVISIONS.

SUGAR-Raw steady. fair refining
315: centrifugal &c test IS: molasses
sugar $50; refined quiet.
BUTTER-Steady. creamery IN
so.
CHEESE-Irregular. full creams
1905.
E6GS-Easier, western 16d17.
CoFFEE-Optious closed net IN.
changed TO ) points lower Sales c.
2'e bags September Go5NG1O: Decem.
Der ''e5. Spot steady: No. Rio 60. /:
Santos No. 4. SO; mild quiet; Cor
dow % n123..
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
ST. LOUIS CATTLE.

St Loris, May 2J.-CATTLE.-i.
600; steady; native shipping and ex
port steers G07l5; dressed beef and
butcher steers 525uGlO; stockcrs and
feeders 3M 500; COWS and heifers liz
@625; bulls 25ni0o: calves 325H 600
HoGS-S,5oo; 15420 cents lower;
ranged 350MIji.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, May 25.-CATTLE.-Re
ceipts 10000; firm steers 5m730:
cows and heifers 35on625; calves
520q620, stockers and feeders 325d
$40.
HOGS--Receipts $1,000; 15G20
lower; choice heavy shipping 5i0d
$50; lights j30dJi5; pigs 415m525:
bulk of sales 530N540.
sHEBP-Reccipts 10000; steady to
ten lower. sheep $500; lambs 525n
G60 yearlings i50n525.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
French Penal Settlements.

About 5000 Of the toughest Grim
inals of France and her colonies, In
Gliding Algerian Arabs and negroes,
are scattered in settlements along the
Maroni and Mana rivers in the east.
ern part Of French Guiana, South
America. The government selected az
the homes of these criminal exilos dis
tricts that were regarded as very un
healthful.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
New Laurcls for MIR. Bacon.

BY his gallant rescue of a Har-
ward student from the waters OF the
Charles River, Robert Bacon, Assist
ant Secretary of State, recently gain
cd new laurels for physical prowess.
While visiting his two Sons at Cam
bridge, Mr.. Bacon accompanied the
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to May list, 1908.
The FAST MAIL ROUTE
Trains Leave Cairo:

Trans Leave SSTos
1882 a. M. Daily Chicago Vestibule
Limited, arriving Chicago 1870 =, m
2:23 a. m. Daily st. Louis Night
Limited, arriving St Louis 1908 q. u
Sleeping car open at $3.50 p. m.
$500 a. m. Chicago Daylight Express
except Sunday
500 a. m. st. Louis Morning ex.
press except Sunday.
11:f5 a. m. st Louis Fast Mall.
11:t5 a. m. Chicago Midday Special
2:35 o. m. Daily st. Louis Limitrd
2:35 .. m. Afternoon Express for
Odin, Efflngham, Nation, Champaign
$50 p. m. Thebes Accommodation.
7:15 p. m Chicago and Eastern Bx.
press.
gas q. m. Memphis and Nashville.
Sis a. m. Memphis and New Or
leans Limited.
500 a. m. Paducah and Louisville.
i:4f q. m. Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
1:41 p. m. Daily Nashville, Chatta
aooga and Atlanta.
4:30 p. m. Fulton Accommodation.
$3.50 p. m. Paducah and Louisville.
500 p. m. Memphis and New Or.
leans Special.
For through tickets, sleeping car
accommodation and further informa.
ton apply at Illinois Central Passen-
ger Station. Cairo, IN.
}. II. JONES, Ticket Agent.
8. A. HATCH, @. p. A.
4. n. HANSON. Pans. Traffic. Mgr.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
provisional Verdict"

Here Is the provisional verdict Of a
Billyille jury: We. the jury. bein
locked up an hungry. with nothin &c
eat an no chance to git out, ind the
defendant not guilty till We git three
square meals an about six quarts o
coffee. Constitution
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
Fine Weaving.

Sir William Hunter says the Dacca
weaTers employ no fewer than I26 dis
tinet implements. A piece spun in
1887 on being carefully weighed and
measured was actually found to be 200
yards in length and Only i've grains
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
site Of Aneien, sa,tlsneld.

a complete skeleton, with an arrow
embedded in it, has been found on the
Downs near Hailsham. Sussex. Eng
There are long trenches OF bones. and
experts say that battle vas fought
there at the time of the Norman inva-
sion $40 years age.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT.

Minneapolis May 25.-WHEAT-
No. northern 1895 as spot; 1928 to
arrive; No. northern 1915 as spot /;
107B to arrive.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26

state OF illinois. county OF Alexander. Is:
|, j. H. Galligan, Cashier OF the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true TO the best of my knowledge ans
belief, j, II. aALLlGAN, Cashier,
Subscribed aAd sworn to before me this 2let
day OF May, 1908.
=. L, GILBERT, Notary Public.
Correct--Attest: .-
G.. V. NEFF
G. o. PATIFR, Directors
CuAs. FRuCHTER, } ..-
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26

Railway engines which we're built
n England over so years ago are
till In use on the Swedish lines.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
Alexander
County National
Bank
oFFlcERa

Accounts Of corporations and individ-
uais especially solicited. Exchange
furnished to any part OF the world.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
PAS Opinion.

Pa, What IS a diiettante?" "one
who wonld Ike 10 be, but never quite
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

Chicago, May 25.-The following
m loads represent the days move
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE-- 10 al =
Alexander County National
Bank
ENOuRCEa .

at Cairo in the state OF Illinois, at the close OF
| business, May a. 1903
| 4 NllAIIRnEA
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
OFFICERS.
DIRECTORS.

in,srsss PAID On Time pssssIt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26

For Freight and Passage apply at
Halliday G Phillips Wharfbaat. Cairo.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
In the Same Glass.

The Telegram Is ashamed to re-
cord the fact that Clarksburg is in
the same class of the cities indicated
in the following concerning the sub
ject matter:
at is certainly disgrace to a
community of Grafton's pretensions
that her dead must be hauled to
their last long resting place over
such highways as the roads which
lead to either of our cemeteries. To
convey corpse to these places for
the burial of the dead at the present
time is fearful undertaking.
Grafton Sentinel.
And the people of Salem who have
been chagrined over this same condi-
tion may feel a little consolation to
know that other towns do not all
have smooth traveling.-Salem Ex-
press.
The road, or what is supposed to
be road, extending from the Dublin
bridge in the East End to the Masonic
and Holy Cross cemeteries is in about
as bad condition as road can get.
AT present 1t is quite impossible and
travellers going along there are COM
PEELED to use an adjoining field in
order to pass through that particular
district. Should the owner of that
field decide to close 1t up and pro-
hibit trespass a pretty prcdicament
would face those who have to travel
that way. Harrison county surely
is wealthy enough to fix up this road,
as well as some others that need re-
pairing, and the Telegram sincerely
hopes that it will he able to inform
the Grafton and Salem papers inythe
very near future that this city is out
of theirc lass in this respect.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
Looks After Details.

Claims against the government
arising from the Civil war are well
looked after by Senator Nathan B.
Scott as to West Virginia as shown
by list published in another column
of the Telegram. 1t will be observ-
ed that there is an almost absolute
certainty of twenty-six West Virginia
claims, aggregating $33,974.0O are
to be allowed at the present session
of Congress, when the omnibus bill
passes. All these are the result of
Senator SCOTS efforts alone as none
of them were in the omnibus bill,
when 1t went from the house to the
senate, and Senator Scott gave them
his Jealous personal attention.
While these do not in any measure
constitute the great work of Unit
ed States senator in behalf of his
own state and the nation, yet they
are part of the work of a senator
that should be duly appreciated.
Senator Scott's success in this
shows that he gives attention to de-
tails and accomplishes good in all
the duties of his position.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
swisher a Minner.

"A gentleman I'm pafkersbarg Il, writ
ing to fellow-townsman. who was
sojourning in Charleston during the
Legislature, said: II received call
from Governor Swisher today. 4
like that man4he has the air and
confidence of a winner"
That is not.the only complimentary
TO the Secretary ofSState, but it Is
an accurate index of how he i'm
presses every one with whom he
CONS into personal contact. 1t
throws; "a sidelight on the ,remarkably
successful and brilliantly meteoric
career of the young and dashing Pre-
mier. He has the qualities which
attract people and stimulate their
admiration and confidence. They
are the personal attributes which
combine make personality mag
netic. And 1t is these qualities, 1t is
believed, which have done more than
anything else to make Swisher a
winner in every contest in the politi-
cal arena in which he has engaged.
And 1t may not be amiss. to state in
passing, that he never met up with
defeat, and that he never won a VIC
tory except in the face of numerous
obstacles and. the fiercest kind of a.
fight.
Like the Parkersburger, 1T seems
that he impresses everybody with
having the air. and confidence of a
winner"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
RATE WAR
B. & o. Again Favors the West
Virginia Coal Operators in
Matter of Shipping Rates.

The railroad rate, war which was
recently precipitated; by.'t B. & O..
when they cut rates on coal ship
ments from the Fairmont ana Wheel
ing coal regions d West Virginia to
Cleveland and intermediate points,
and which practically ended when the
B. & o. agreed to restore the rate to
what It was before it was reduced
last November, has assumed a new
form, and it is very likely that an
other and more bitter war will be de-
clared within the near future.
1t is currently reported that the
B. & o. has agreed TO grant the OPP
orators of. the West Virginia regions
another reduction, which will place
the rate on the same basis which it
was prior to the restoration of prices
to the rate which existed for many
years with all railroads under an
agreement.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
FIRE DESTROYS POWER HOUSE
IN THE TOWN OF ADAMSTON

engine and generator, dynamos, trans
formers and other fixtures TO the
amount of $4,000 The building was
separated from the car barns by Il
heavy brick wall. The barns were
not destroyed. the walls having stop
ped the spread of the flames. a
number of cars in the barn were re-
moved to place of safety. but were
later taken back. The walls of the
building are standing.
Through service on the traction
line between this city and Fairmont
was cut out by reason of the fire. bur
cars were run from Fairmont 10
Gypsy and late in the night one car
was able to run between this city and
Gypsy. All the Clarksburg lines were
out of business but Sunday connec-
ton was made with the high tension
wire from cayenne and the Adamston
and Grasselll lines were able to oper-
ate. 1t will be at least week before
all the lines will be able to work.
The power house was used as a
Transforming station. the current
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12

nomination. 1t is also announced
that they will go even further than
that, and that they will pass instruc-
tions for him.
The newspapers who missed this
great and remarkable scoop Of the
Dispatch-News, doubtless declined to
accept incorrect reports sent them
by the scherr bureau, even IL they
we're prepaid. The Dispatch-News,
instead of congratulating itself over
perpetrating a fake on its readers,
should be apologizing for it. What
confidence can a reading public have
in newspaper which purposely mis-
informs, itasrsNone whatever sss;
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
Short Circuit Causes High Ten
sion Wire to Start Blaze
Car Service is Crippled.

Because of short circuit Saturday
evening at $3.50 o'clock of high ten
sion electric line in the power plant
of the Fairmont and Clarksburs
Traction company at Adamston, the
plant is in ruins. the fire ensuing
from the circuit consuming the one
story brick building and running the
machinery within little over half an
hour. The approximate loss is $780,
600, covered by insurance.
The fire was under some Roadway
when the man in charge of the plant
discovered it. He attempted to cut
the connection and to use the hose,
but was soon threatened by the
flames. In few minutes barrels OF
oil exploded and the building was
then an easy prey.
Among the property destroyed were
the 400 horse power Westinghouse
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
eix Months Behind.

Wall Street has suddenly awaken
ed to the belief that Secretary. Taft
is to be the next Republican candi-
date for president says ihe Wall
Street journal, and is discovering
that in spite of the fact that he is
Roosevelt's own candidate, picked
out by the president a year ago, and
that he indorses the presidents poll
cies in every address, he neverthe-
less possesses many attractive quail
tie as statesman.
Wall Street has simply discovered
fact which was clearly announced
on August 1, 1907, by the Wall
Street Journal. On that date the
Wall Street Journal said that Sec
rotary Taft was far in advance for
the next Republican nomination. 1t
named among Mr.. Taft's conspicuous
qualifications as candidate his
high personal character, his capacity
for public work, his independence OF
any corrupt commercial affiliations
and political rings and his judicial
and diplomatic talents. 1t stated
that Secretary Taft was in entire
sympathy with the general scope and
purpose of the Roosevelt policy and
that the president made no conceal
ment of the favor with which he re-
garded MIR. Taft's candidacy. 1t
further said that II elected president,
it was safe to assume that Secretary
Taft would continue the Roosevelt
policy as regards government super
vision of the corporations, but that
he himself would be the president Of
the United States in fact as well as
in name, and that he would display in
that office the same judicial and dip
lomatic qualities as have distin-
guished his public life heretofore.
1t seems to have taken the specu-
lative portion of Wall Street about
six months to learn for itself the
truth of all this.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
WILLIAMS DECLINES
TO RUN FOR CLERK
In a Letter Written to Bar of
Clarksburg Thanking Them
For Their Expression
of Appreciation.
Clarkshurg. Nv. Va.

March Q. 1908.
To the members of the Harrison
County Bar:
Your expressions approving the
conduct of the office of Clerk of the
Circuit Court during my incumbency
and your urgent request that l be-
come a candidate for recollection to
that office are testimonials of which
any man should be proud.
No man could appreciate more
than do your approval of my con-
duct of the office and the honor you
do me in asking me to become can
dldate for reelection: and no one
appreciates more fully than j do the
influence members of the Bar have.
and as matter of fact should have.
in the election of n man well equip
ped to perform the duties of the Of
flee of Clerk Of the Circuit Court.
However proud I may be over your
expressions of approval and the hon
or you seek to confer upon me, 7,
nevertheless, feel that from per-
to let my gratitude to the members
of the Bar induce me to serve six
more years, should be elected.
Before 1 assumed the duties of this
office was engaged in the practice
of law. My ambition now is to he
again listed with you as an active
lawyer.
Six more years as clerk would take
from me six of the most important
years of my professional life.
With deepest thanks to my friends
among the voters of Harrison county
and especially to the members of the
Bar for their expression of approval,
good will and hearty support, take
this means of announcing that ! will
not be candidate for Circuit Clerk.
but shall rtlre from this Office to
take up the active practice of the
law, my chosen profession.
Very truly yours.
HOMER w. WILLIAMS.