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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
TAX PURCHASERS NOTICE.

To the Southern Illinois and Mis-.
souri, Bridge Company; G. & Il. /.
railroad Company; G. & T. Railroad
| Company aud the Grand Tower NC,
Railroad Company, and all other Pc.
lsons Interested, You aud each of YOU
are hereby notified that on the Goth
day of July A. ID. 1906 at the Court
House in the g tv of Cairo, in the
County of Alexander and State of hit
nciS at a uLblic sale of real estate
for unpaid taxes and costs, by James
). Roche, collector of taxes in and for
said Alexander County. Lee b. Davis
purchased the following described RET.
estate. situat" il the County of Alex,
al Ter, tn-"il Part of west half of
southwest quarter containing SO
acres, and pan G. the southeast quar-.
ter Of southwest quarter, containing
246 acres, all in section 4, township
Is, south of base line, and range 3
west of third principal meridian, and
taxed in the name of the G.. & f. l.
Railroad Company.
Part Of the southeast quarter CT see
tim s. containing 15-100 acres and part
of the northwest quarter of section 9.
containing 2PS7 acres all in township
Is, south of base line AID in range
: west Of the third F. NJ, taxed in ~
name Of the Southern Illinois anu
Missouri bridge Company, also a 'pl, &c
Of land oil the southwest quarter III
SouI1cast quarter of section IL, town
ship south of the base line and In
range 3 west Of the third p. NJ cCn
tanning - acres, and taxed In the
lame el the c. & r. Railroad Com.
pary.
And the zine fer redemption of said
cal estate, from sale will expire on
the 10Th day Of July A. d. 1908.
LEE b. DAVIS, Purchaser.
Dated at Cairo, Illinois, this 10th /.
day of April, A. d. 1908
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28

the
child graduated from any of schools public private
type ndistngusae any of his fellow graduates
his parents immgratcd the United States few ago
on the Maytlower.
This indisngushabty American children constitutes the great
hope of this Whatever blood of previous flows their
they and their children henceorh American.
For the first time in the history this country the immigrants
irving the port New York last year exceeded million The
Der 1,l2LS44.
ebb tide 100000 immigrants
turned to Europe since last judy.
probably that 100000 babies
States last year though have stated that that the
No official figures hand just what the figure
the country but it certainly than double the
the arriving aliens which would bring the comts present
babies than 100000 1t safe say that
Young Americans brought by the sto the homes of the country
very far above this number.
Immigrants contribute very fully TO the death in the
States because Of the hazardous occupations which they find employ
They largely from country districts while here very many
them hudded close quarters the cities greatly the
Of their health
Add the deaths the large army of those who return their
land and the residue great A in favor of the American
keeping in the vanguard.
remembered also that every baby immigrant
this country American and bound time definite
type of country.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
SURE CURE FOR BABY's ITCH.
Oh OF Wintergreen in External Wash
Produces Remarkable Results
How to Get Prescription.

is your baby burning up with tortur
ing itching Eczema? Is he tearing his
tender skin to shreds vainly trying to
scratch away the terrible agony?
Arc you or any member of your fam.
ly suffering with an aggravating per
5istent skin disease
Use oil of wintergreen mixed with
.thymol, giycerine etc. in ID. d. D.
Prescription. 1t will give instant re.
lief.
Oil Of wintergreen. this simple
everyday oil Of wintergreen. nike
with other healing herbs and vego.
table ingredients, cures the wors
forms OF skin disease. and the rene.
dy is SO easy to apply. just an extern
al liquid wash. No drugs or medicine.
lust few drops of the wash apple!
to the itching burning spots. then in
slant relief The instant the oil is ap.
piled the itch is gone.
To secure the proper results from
this soothing curative remedy. it =
necessary to use oil of wintergreen
compounded with other mild ingre-
.dients. This compound known as d.
ID. d. Prescription. not only relieves
but permanently cures. Just try D. d.
ID. Prescription. Try a few dps and
note the relief We positively vouch
for the merits of this remedy. Her
man c. Schulz.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
IndIa's Valuable Coal Fields.

india, the land of mystery, is rap
idly coming to the front in various
fields of industry. The indian en-
pire possesses no fewer than Is coal
fell. while iron is worked on an ex-
tensi q scale in no fewer than three
districts. two of which are situated N
tne immediate vicinity of Gale ia
Nor are oil fields wanting; II more
or less important centers are en-
gagged in this industry in the province
of Bengal and Assam, while tobacco
cultivation is another valuable asset
to Assam, as well as to Madras.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
ANSWERS EVERY CALL.
Cairo People Have Found That This
is True

Cairo People Have Found That This
is True.
A cold strain, sudden wrench,
little cause may hurt the Kidneys
Spells of baekache often follow.
Or some irregularity of the urine,
certain remedy for such attacks.
A medicine that answers every call.
IL Doan's Kidney Pills, a true spe
life.
Many Cairo people rely on it.
Here is Cairo proof
D. Teller, 32G Twentyninth street
Cairo H., says Il injured my back
light months ago by heavy lifting AMI
was confined to the house fcr some
ime. | was unable to got up from u
hair unless assisted, and my back
'ched all the time. | applied plasters
md rubbed myself with lnimcnts but
readily grew worse My wife at last
procured Doan's Kidney pills for M
IT Schuh & Sons drug store and
took them as directed After the see
md day ! felt great relief and con
inued taking them until cured Nj
back is stronger than every before"
For sale by all dealers. Price 20
}ents Fuster-Miburn CO.. Buffalo
New York sole agents for the United
States
Remember the Doan's-anl
axe no other
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
Ex-Alderman Neff mas always be

Ex-Alderman Neff mas always be n
noted for being of an inquiring turn
of mind. AS member Of Caito's 6 "
council he gave frequent proof OF a
disposition or determination to know
things, and he succeeded sometimes
In making his fellow members &c 4
uncomfortable. 1t was a commend
able trait in an alderman, hnt it may
prove to be his undoing as a bachelor
He has started to investigate the hi
linery business and if he doesn't ct
tangled uD" somehow before he s':s
through with it, his friends will b.
badly fooled-and disappointed a
we'll
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RVS

BELT LINE cars due to leave Second at, 60
ing north on Commercial Ave-. every II m n
utes from .. M. TO II p, III.
Going north on Walnut st. every is minute
from sos IN. to 0;63 p. m.
POPLAR ST. LINE-Holbrook Ave, car
Ave. at 5:57; G. al; 6:42; 8:57; 7.I2 a. M snd on
same dlnutes every honr until i0:42 and Ii: III
p. IN.
Going west on Twenty Eighth st. at sat
6:i9; 6:34; 6:4a: and 7:04 H.. m.and on same min
utes every hour until 1854 and lI;v4 p. m.
Poplar st. cars due to pass st. Mays park
is minutes after leaving second st.
BELT LINE OWL OARS north on Walnut
ii;80 p. m. 1884 a. M; 80 o, m; 2;S0 o. IN,
80 q. M; 4 30 q. m; s 80 n. m.
North on Commercial-l2:o0 p. M; 100
m. 100 =. IN. 3 90 q. M. 100 .. m. 5 .. m.
Belt and Owl cars are due to pass Yves
Thirty fourth Ut. is minutes after iesvias
Second st,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
Rionranhv.

Charles Tyler Olmsted. Protestant
Episcopal bishop of Central New York
was born at Cohoes. n. Y, April rs
1912. After graduating from Trinity
college at Hartford in 1865 he studied
divinity at st. Stephens college and
was ordained a deacon in 1861 and a
priest the following year. For several
years he was an instructor in math-
ematics in st. Stephens College In
1868 he became an assistant in the
famous Trinity Church parish In Nevf
York City and remained there until
1884 From 1884 until 1929 he was
rector of Grace Church in Utica. Dur
ing the next three years he was agaih
in New York City identified with Trim
ity parish where he remained until
elected bishop coadjutor of Central
New York in 1902. Two years later
he became a bishop and was conse-
Grated in Utica. July II. 1904.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28

Evidently Congressman RodenhcrP
oes not like Democrats, particularly
IF. Bryan; but nobody has asked him
10, and there does not seem to have
been any particular call for his tiradt
IN congress yesterday. He will have
some difficulty satisfying people that
there is so much difference between
Bryan and Roosevelt, when the Ia.
ter's popularity rests principally In
following the formers precepts
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
President Roosevelt is at

President Roosevelt is at his best
in the message he sent TO congress
yesterday which appears almost IN
full in this paper The congress vas
too much tied up by rules and by
othar business to near it read: OF,
perhaps they thought he was play
In politics" But 1t is 4 sturdF laea-
SAGE and right on nearly all the CUB
jec;s il touches upon. His demand
fer extraordinary power in hanl
ling trusts may he objected to On
various grounds. Trusts need some
thing stronger to curb chem than
executive caprice.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
jealousy a Counterfeit.

Jealousy is terrible thing. II re-
somhles love, only it is precisely loves
contrary. Instead of wishing for the
welfare of the object loved. it desires
the dependence Of that object upon
Itself and its own triumph Love is
the forgetfuIness Of self; jealousy is
the most passionate form of cgotism.-1
Amiel's Journal
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
TODAY IN HISTORY
ApriI %.

1888 Maryland ratified the Constit;l-
tion OF the United States.
1813-Prince Kutusoff, commander IL
chief of the Russian forces thai
opposed the Invasion of Nepo-
leon, died. Born l745.
1859 Colorado River expedition end
ed.
1S65-Sir Samuel Cunard. founder of
the Cunard steamship line. died.
Born 1881
1834-Many lives lost by earthquake
in Venezuela
1905-General Fitzhugh Lee died
Bern Nov. 10, 1885.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
Death From Nose Bleed

Arthur Lapalme, 81 Don proplia-
tor, aged %. is dead at Marquette Hos
pital from nose bleed. For the last
three months he has been afflicted.
The low was at irregular Intervals.
but with an increase in quantity, ard
I.apalme suffered legSening Of the IN
tcTNalS until death resulted
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
w M IN For Drunkenness. Opium,
~ ~~w~AY Morphine and
~ WGEw&V other Drug Using.
~ the Tobacco Habit
"a "a &sw and Neurastheuia.
Core; wswoA THE KELLEY
Strictly A &B u @% EHSkt1uIE
Confidential azMz Dwight. lie
A Guess and Ia Reckon.

A Yankee who visited my town Of
Tppelo, mississippi" said Private"
John Allen, certainly got off a good
one at the expense of one of our
townsTen Tho two had been dis
cussilg the differences between the
North ana the south, wen the Mis-
sissippian observed.
" Well, after all, near as I IAN
see, there isn't much difference be-
tween us and you, except tina, we
reckon" and YOU guess"
True, answered the Yankee;
but You musan't forget that we
guess a blamed sight better than
you reckon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28

The above Is correct statement OF
the circulation of the Cairo Bulletin
for the year 1907 and for the month
OF March 1908.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this first day of April 1908.
LEO KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
A Change.

Twenty years ago respectable
French families welcomed translations
Of English novels. They could put
them without fear into the hands OF
their girls. That would be a very
risky experiment now.-The Christian
World
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28

NERICA will remain American however great the flood of
immigration There an offset to the influx of the alien
millions offset that than counerbaances any for
eign influences immigration might plant upon this soil and
that renders institutions and national character safe
while refuge for the oppressed of all lands
The stork is busy in this country.
The American babies far outnumber the arriving mm-
grants The schools turning out nothing but Americans
Fed from many nations their finished product in every
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies of the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the year 1907 21t6
Average number of complete and
perfect copies of the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the month of March
1908 .2036
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28

The Bulletin Ia on sale al the fol
wing places:
coieman's, 2f4 Eighth street.
Halliday House News Stand.
Glue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28

The Bulletin is a member of the AS
ISOLATED Press the greatest news
gathering oganizatlon In the world.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
One Charm Of Woman.

Women are delightful because they
have nothing to say and say it so often
and so nicely.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28

UneslIant, Even II True.
Woman's way? What is it? The
other way, every time.-Chloago Rec
ord Herald
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
CAIRO IN 1854.
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| At a meeting of the city council
held ON May 18th, the Illinois Contra
Railrs ad company was given permits
lsion 10 lay Il single track over and
Iupon the streets of the city from thelf
lgrounds above Fourteenth street IL
the westerly limits of the city, to eX.
ltend ont Seventeenth street, crossing
Commercial avenue, Poplar street
Washington avenue and Walnut street,
and thence across any public street il
may deem proper to the said wester-
| " limits of the city The track was
required to be of the usual gauge. to
have all necessary crossings for
teams, aud also Sidewalk crossings
The privilege was given for nine
months only, At a later meeting, the
route was changed from Seventeenth
street to Eighteenth street at the
company's request
At the same meeting the sum Gf
81 500 was voted as a bounty fund t.
be paid to a Cairo company being or
ganized to enlist as hundred day men.
1t was understood that this money
should not be paid over unless said
company was mustered into the ser
vice.
An inmate OF the local post hospi
tai wrote to the Democrat highly com
plimenting the management -includ
ing Dr J. p TagEatt his assistants
and the Sisters of Charity. never tir-
ing in their efforts to relieve the sick
and wounded soldiers mt all times
These ministering angels may he
'ound fitting to and fro soothing the
eyered brow Of those languishing on
neds of disease and pain. God bless
he Sisters Of Charity they are doing |
/ world # good for our poor soldiers
Early in June. H. c. Bradsby who |
lad heen editor Of the Democra
rom the beginning resigned his posi /
ion, and was succeeded by James Z |
MARSHALL.
The naval whartboat at Mound CityI
vas DESTROYED by fire, together with
OF of valuable goods. The los
mounted to about s20o0 600 The hraf
'ire company took their engine up b.
cat and worked faithfully to save
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28

Board Of County Commissioners.
j. j. JENNELLE, Chairman.
GEORGE PARSONS.
DR.. EDWIN J. CAUSE.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
Make
Laws for
Women
Workers
BY Sepbronisba P. Breckenridge,
University Of Chicago.

the married before they reached age of 81 years
Only within years has been accorded ANYTHING like
rights entering trades professions Society has right by eg
ate enactment TO protect especially married time
children being born and reared The should enact
prohibiting the employment of eight hours
day
One measure of protection for and young girls which
needed law compelling employers make public
they make with girls under IS years Of conditions under
which girls compelled and factories
made public such conditions would be tolerated
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28

Advertising In The Bulletin is profit
able TO the advertiser because 1t has
tbs highest class circulation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28

When a man has his teeth pro-
fessionally attended to should ne
debit the cost to Incidental ex.
penses?
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
Value
of
Starting
Right

best they could 1t job they did the results
have been DISASTROUS the roads have little hun
lrcls of millions have been wasted.
Within the last - years has been discovered that are
public property and that their building and
body and alone the that the
something's and the state aid plan devised 1t proved be
right plaza plan by which the respective townships decide
selves what roads shall be improved and when the improvement
the engineer takes the
and the saving of As the pays half
BILL the correspondngy relieved and has been
roads can be built than supposed to be possible and yet the tax
upon las increased because the has paid for half
property really only small part the
list In Illinois for instance it is less than one-third.
aid uan the only that has been found satisfaetory
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
Alexander County, Population 22.4s7

Alexander County, Population 22.467,
County Clerk, JESSE e. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk, LEE B. DAVIS.
Sheriff, FRANK f.. DAVIS.
States Attorney, ALEX. WILSON.
Coroner, DIR. JAMES McMANUS.
County Superintendent of Schools
PROF. JOHN SNYDER.
Assessor and Treasurer. FRED d.
NELLLIS.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois,
Population 16,147.

Mayor. GEORGE PARSONS =. ..
Clerk, X A. HATCHER.
Treasurer, THOMAS Il. MAHONEY
City Attorney, FRANK MOORE.
Comptroller ERNEST WORKMAN.
Police Magistrate, A. j. ROSS.
Chief OF Police, M. S. EAGAN.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
Youth the lime Of Opportunity.

Youth is the opportunity to do some
thing. and become somebody.-Aungr.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
date plan.

The married woman is negligible guam
tity. She is also prone to gossip unless her
hands and her mind are occupied with work.
For that reason it is essential that women
between the ages of IS and 40 years should
have work to DO
The married woman has always been re-
garded as a negligible quantity. The law
said that the husband and wife were one
but there never was any question about who
was the one. The position Of the unmarried
woman was slightly different. If she was
over u years Of age she might collect her
own wages, but in those unfortunate DAYS
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28

and effective, and state after
state, in rapid succession,
is adopting it. 1t is the
sensible, equitable, up-to-
date plan.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28

The LARGEST Deposits or
any Bank I'm Southern
Illinois.H
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28

Early in June, II. c. Bradsby, who
rad heen editor Of the Democra'
from the beginning resigned his pos;
ton, and was succeeded by James Z.
Marshall
The Meeker herald., 1908-07-04
Plea for Sunshine.

The days when the nerves seem all
on the surface. and you are 80 tired
you could cry out. oh!-then put the
broom away and lay the unironed
clothes aside and quickly 20 out into
the sunshine Pack your lunch in .
basket and go out into the woods and
eat It!
II the day is stormy and the clouds
hang low did you. housewife and moth.
er, ever comb your hair in the most
becoming fashion. put on your pretti-
est dress, and wait for husband and
father to come to supper?
It is from the heart Of one who 10 .
farmers wife that this message comes.
For the sake Of your little children.
for the sake Of your husband and his
love. and for the sake of all the best
that is in you. occasionally take the
time to go out bit into the sunlight
of Gods world and meet there In
friendly Intercourse the good men and
women who tarry there: then back In
to the home corner = happier home
maker. = cheerier mother. and ruer
cife -Harper's Bazaar.
The Meeker herald., 1908-07-04
CETTINGRID
OF A RIVAL.
lcooyrieht. y Daily story Pub. ce)
~ nAsaIsr Lur1raIs SMITH

Jim had withdrawn from the contest
when Merrick entered the lists. He
had loved Annie Kent from the time
when she was freckled-faced. long
legged girl Of II. bringing her fathers
dinner pail to the shop at noon. And
when four years transformed her into
. beauty and men lowered around her
like moth around candle he loved her
NO less loyalty. But when mans
beaten, he's beaten" Jim said, accept
ing his defeat with grim philosophy.
What sort of show would have
alongside of q fellow who can give a
girl 4 diamond"
The scattering of her adorers at
Merrick's advent did not please Annie
Kent. 1t was not altogether her fault
that she was coquette. since nature
had made her one to start with. While
Merrick's attentions only made Jim
jealous Annie enjoyed herself i'm
mensely. but 1t was quite a different
matter when Jim and the rest fell
back and left Merrick master OF the
field. As the mill owner grew more
and more sure Of her he appeared in
q less attractive light. The presence
of rivals had awaited to check his
domineering instinct. Now his true
nature cropped out continually. regard
less of the fury Of defiance 1t aroused
in the girl whose fiame-colored hair
was not given her for nothing. But
perhaps Merrick, who was considered
a catch" In socalled aristocratic cir
cles, had some excuse for supposing
himself irresistible to girl whose ia
Their was hand in his own mill.
The philosophy with which Jim had
taken his defeat was purely super
ate with no apparent loss of appetite,
joked with the waitress in the cheap
hotel where he boarded and looked the
world in the eye as II in defiance Of
pity. But underneath this outer calm
ness love and jealousy and hate made
his big heart hell. In the quiet OF
the night there were times when tears
OF molten fire ran down his cheeks.
and sobs shook him, and he felt that
he would give years Of his life for a
good grip on Merrick's throat.
But for all that, when Mike Herman
approached him with a proposition to
be whispered behind a mans hand,
with furtive glances to right and left.
Jim looked him over as he might have
examined a new variety of vermin. Il
don't stand for that sort of thing" he
answered shortly.
"Ye're a good little bye. fergivin'
your innemies an all that" Herman
sneered. AN we've more raisin to be
hatin' him than amy of us, seem he's
stolen your gurl from ye, along with
the rest av it.
Jim raised his voice. when l get
ready to kill man." he shouted, ''I'll
The Meeker herald., 1908-07-04
Why Dan o,ReiIIy Lost.

Dan O'Reilly of the Thaw legal
force tells the story on himself 1t ap'
pears that it was part OF his duty
to inspect Thaw's asylum quarters at
Matteawan before that person was I'M
INJURED in the asylum for the criminal
insane. On his first visit O'Reilly was
impressed by the bearing of a tall, thin
man, who was detained in the ward
to which Thaw would be later as
signed. He made this chaps ac-
quaintance, and at the latter's sugges.
ton PLAYED several games of checkers.
O'Reilly won easily.
A day or two later O'Reilly visited
the asylum again. He met his affable
lunatic friend, chatted a bit, and sug-
gested another game of checkers.
Again O'Reilly won.
Trouble is, can't keep my mind
on the game" said the fellow. unless
I'm playing for money. Suppose we
make 1t ten dollars a corner?'
O'Reilly didn't want to take mad
mans money. but as he insisted. they
played two games. The lunatic won
both. O'Reilly paid and went away.
somewhat chastened. He met the
superintendent at the door. Tell me
the history of that chap over there. .
said O'Reilly. indicating the successful
checker player. Very entertaining
chap. Doesn't seem at all insane"
The superintendent looked. You
mean Henderson" he asked. Why. he
isn't insane. He's one Of the keepers.
Used to be champion checker-play
er"-Cincinnati Times-Star.