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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04
The Bulletin Ia on sale at the folio,
Ing places:
colenisn's, xf4 Eighth street.
Halliday House News stand.
plvs Front Restaurant.

The wise men of the city council
will need to get their heads together
in the very near future and prepare 4
revenue ordinance of some sort. The
idea that suggests itself most readily
is that legal advice be had as to who
may be taxed under the state law
and then frame the ordinance accord
ingly. And 1t must be no petty affair
no raising of few dollars here and
O few dollars there. That would be
child's play. The city needs and must
have from 100000 to s30soea annual
ly more than she is getting now II
she is to hold her own In the march
OF progress which is rpon her and all
around her. ayil the ordinance to be
framed. must produce that amount
from Some source. The PEG
ple must have better service
ii. various departments; they
must have better fire service,
a larger police force. street clean.
ing system, a building inspector, AMI
various other things that go to make
life safer and more tolerable in a
city. These things cost money and
tie money must be gotten. 1t is prop.
er that the burden of taxation for these
improvements shall be distributed as
much as possible and as evenly as
possible, and to this end the proposed
ordinance or ordinances should EN-,
brace all who may be reached by the
taxing power under the state law as
II now stands.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TODAY IN HISTORY
SssyssgSysssssSssssssssssS
January 4.

january y.
lCS9-Colonel Henry Slaughter an.
pointed governor OF New York.
17SO-Horace Binney, who made a
notable fight in congress for
the United States bank, born
in Philadelphia Died there
Aug. IL. 1875.
l7Si-Treaty OF Paris ratified by
American congress.
lSia-Steven Thompson Mason. ex
governor Of Michigan. died.
1S5i-Albion, Mich. college partly
destroyed by fire.
1S6l-Alabama troops seized Fort
Morgan aud the U.s. ar9easf
at Mobile.
1875 General sheridan ASSUMED
command OF the department of
the gulf at New Orleans
lSS5-Archhishop RIA Of Phllade'-
phia invested with the pallium.
ls07--Andrew Carnegie gave $50
zoe for home for Bureau Of
American Republics in WASH
ington.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04
NEW CAR TO BE TESTED.

Chicago, Jan. 3.--The Chicago AMI
Alton railroad beginning tomorrow in
tend 10 experiment with a gas-electric
car between Bloomington and Dwight,
H., distance of SO miles. II the two
weeks test Is considered favorable
more cars will be used.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04
November Circulation.

The above Is a correct statement OF
the circulation Of The Cairo. Bulletin
for the year 1907 and for the month Of
November 1903.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
This first day OF December, 1908.
LEO ]. KLEB,
(SeaD Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04
PosToFFIcE EMPLoYE A THIEF

Chicago, Jan. 3.After 16 years Of
service in the postofice Daniel Kerr
aged 80. was arrested today charged
with taking money from the mail in
the advertised letters" department.
Kerr, according to the authorities has
confessed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04
Biography.

John $. Kennedy. retired New
York banker and philaBthropist was
born in Lanarkshire. Scotland. Jan
rarp 1. 1890, and after a common
school education he began life AS a
c1ecs with firm IN Glasgow. At the
81 Of "a Mr.. Kennedy retired from
the banking business, but continued
10 BE- more or less active I'm the man
agement Of some Of the vast railroad
properties In which he vas interest ii
~ ate years be has devoted much
time to pS.lanthropic work. His do
nations 10 various institutions ana
missions amount to millions Of dol
lars.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04
Danish
Alcohol
Ills Far Outweigh
Any Possible
Benefits
Nv SIMON BARUCH. NJ. d..
New York.

That alcohol has "a certain food value" is true,
but it is also true that this value is very limited. and
that alcohol lacks the chief characteristic of other
foods viz the capacity for being stored for future
use. The statements of some advocates of alcohol
that more people die of excessive eating than of drink
ing, is absurd Every physician testify that dis
eases arising from oyerndulgence in food are either
temporary or quite remedabe after removing the
cause while most diseases arising from abuse of al
coho are fatal, and when once established are in
durable in the large portion of cases. after alco'
hol is withdrawn.
value, the question presents itself Is it needed
for our sllsennnce and what is far more important.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04

Nc more important subject has
been presented for discussion at the
Merchants Luncheons than was that
presented BY Mr., Jesse Z. Miller. last
Saturday. Although few OF our citi-
se.s recently attempted To procure
some municipal legislation which
would have proclaimed TO the world
that Cairo no longer cared to cult
v;te the good will and business re-
lationship of her rural neighbors.
this was defeated and the people OF
Cairo are on record as recognizing
the importance Of Offering the people
of the country every facility to come
here and do business with them. And
IN line with this sentiment is Mr..
Miller's suggestion that the move
ment for road building IN the county
be stimulated In Mr.. g/diller's care
fully prepared statement. and com
ments made thereon. II was shown
that the county board is powerless to
raise funds for road purposes under
the new Interpretation OF the state
Law: that funds for road building can
be raised only by a road district tax;
that Cairo as a part of Road Dis-
trict No. Z is deriving about $1,000
annually for use on its streets; that
the remainder of the road tax 10 this
district has been SO. wisely used that
the roads IN this district are in
fine condition. that the roads in Dis
trict No. 2, aaJoinlls- No. are poor
many farmerss in tsis district bei1s
kept away from Cairo because OF tie
bal roads. that the money collected
for Road District No. is insufficient
10 meet the needs OF the situation
and that this. can be overcome by
consolidating Districts and 2 into
one. which would permit the now
surplus funds Of District No. Z to
be used In extending its roads into
what is now District No. ?. There
would be no increase In the tax IN
Cairo or IN what is nov District No.
7. II would mean merely TO take up
the road work In this district where
Il pow Is. and extend Il into the al
siirine district The proposition
ouEt 10 look good to all cOncemed-
10 the people Of Cairo Who want their
e0od roads to reach as far into the
cornty as possible and 20 the peo-
pie Of the county who want TO bel
able 20 visit Cairo when the weather.
is 20 bad 70 EOrk IN the fields. TAs
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04

Yes, a great many women dress to
please men. Some Of them want TO and
some of them have to. In the first class
You may put the marrying women and in
the second class the married women. OF
course there are women who retain their in
diyiduality in dress as in other matters,
whether married or single-strong-minded,
if You will. and yet not claiming to be mems
equals-because they believe they are men )
superiors.
But, to return to their more numerous
sisters who dress to please men.
Maud or GLADYS or Mabel in love with
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04

lover plcascs herself by buying hat under which both Of
them comfortably and Der sister in love whh her uor money
equally adorable deerrng his As general thing
h- oong the cnamod young elects to like
thing but after marrying he may grow critical
yrnnal ny and then his wiies attire reflects his change Of
spirit -tl dr-ss please hiHlause she mup-but he
longer pase herself II be Likes little hat she must though 1t
makes fright Of be- f,ash enough prefer merry widow
walk along under IT, style style This is the
why an assembly married often dress parade of dowdies
There class If who had mind Of their
own and never will They nfict Fl Georges
opinions Fred know purple from scarlet
bot be- quoted authority the bpmingn Of particular coors
and Jack accused Of persuadng tall skinny
stripes affect big pads Such drag in
masculine final court Of appeals TO decide anything from
cors and steaks gloves and shoes Its mental defect
Then san there vho dress please themselves simply
and solely ohers who thought to dress Their code
this at What ds signify how dress here where every
v knows Away home What does it signify
ae drs- hen. nobody u.s. comfortable code
-ill women drsss o spite anotherf7
S..a.l, y.. c ....:1} no RA-.@lssz
surely. N.ES
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies OF The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1907. .2tf6
Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letins printed daily and Sunday
during the month OF November
1903 2fs0
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04
Greek Eire

Greek fire was combustible com.
position NOV unknown but thought
TO have been principally naphtha)
thrown from engines said TO have
been Invented by Csllinicus. an en-
gineer Of HeliOpolis in SYRIA In the
seventh century. 10 destroy the sara
Gems ships (which was effected by the
general o. the feet Of Constantine
Pognatus and 10000 men were KILLED,
A so-called Greek hre.- probably a
solution 4 phosphorus in bisuIphide
Of the ca bon was employed at the
siege Of Charleston In lS62.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04

Advertising pATs Cairo Bulletin the only Ca
with the service Of the
~ v-4l- have u svsss tssd Prs<2
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04

byterian church festival on Christmas
evening a purse OF sl75 was present.
eel to Rev II. b, Thayer pastor by
the congregation. Hon. ID. W. Mum
made the presentation speech,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04

Capt. Joseph +, Baker L. $. Ma.
rne corps, made holiday visit To
his uncle, Hon. David j. Baker
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04

On Christmas Day William c, Mul.
KEY and Miss Mary Maloney We're
united in marriage in ST. Patrcks
church.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04

Many Shorthand Systems
There are more than four hunorek
systems Of shorthand
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04

matter Will be further discussed at
next Saturdays Luncheon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Claire, Alexander County, tIilnsis
Population 1917.

Mayor. GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, II. A. HATCI1.R. y,
Treasurer. THOMAS H. MAHONH
City Attorney. FRANK MOORE.
Comptroller, ERNEST NORDMAR
Police Magistrate, A. ]. ROSS.
Chief Of Police, M. y. MAGAh
Alexander County, Population sp,4sT.
County Clerk. JESSE Il. MIL,.nf
Circuit Clerk. LEE p. DAVIS.
Sheriff. FRANK r.. DAVIS
States Attorney, ALEX. WILSON
County Superintendent OF Schools
oROF JOHN SNYDER.
Assessor and Treasurer, TRnD IA
NELLI6.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04

Mr., Hisey Woodward gave a Christ
mas party TO number OF his young
friends. Fifteen couples were pres
ent.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04
CAIRO IN 1873
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mr. George Mclean Of Wilkesbarre
Pa aud Mrs c. niece Of Cairo.
we're married. in St Louis On Dee.
2lst
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04

Daring the exercises at the Pres
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04

The Arab and the Rough and
Ready Fire companies each advei~
Used a grand ball and supper for
New Years Eve.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-04

Soard Of County ComnIssisnsrs.
j. j., yENNELLE, Chairman.
GEORGE PARSONS.
/. DR.. EDWIN GAUSH.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
Tacoma Quotations.

Wheat-Milling bluestem $1.13 per
bu., club $1.02 per bu.; export, blue
stem Sill per bu., club $1.01 per bu.;
red Russian, 99c per blu.
Poultry = Turkeys, live 22@24e,
dressed &c; spring chickens, dressed
Zoe; hens, dressed 18c; ducks, live
lac; hens, live 13c; spring chickens,
live 15c; geese, fresh dressed 18c;
squads, live $2.50@3 per doz., dressed
$3.50.
Butter = Washington, SOC; fresh
Eastern, 34@35c.
Eggs - Washington ranch, candled,
48@5Oc; Oregon, 32c; Eastern stor
age, CSC; fresh, 40@42c.
$32@33; rolled oats, $1,000.
Hay, Alfalfa, Etc.-Wheat hay, SIS
@19; timothy, $1,000; mixed, $3.50
IS; wild, $1S@2f; clover, $1,000;
timothy and clover, $4,000: alfalfa,
$1s@19; straw, $11@13.
Feed Germ, $50; wheat, $34@35;
barley, whole grain, $2S@29: rolled,
$31@32; shorts, $27.50@28.50; bran,
$26@27; middlings. $1,000; oil meal,
|$44.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
PREDICTS POPULATION OF
100000 IN NEXT CENSUS

Tacoma, Dec. 21-Guy r. hehes'
census supervisor for the Second oon
gressional district OF Wasnlns'on'
forecasts Washington will nave ~
least five and probably six congress
men following the coming census ~
stead of three as it now mas
declares that the census will sno" 'n0
state to have about 1,10O,OOO peopi'.
or little over twice its population %
ten years ago, when there were 'i0,
1O3 in the state. The apportlonllons.
was then one congressman Tor eve
194,182 people. Figuring on an app.
tionment of one congressman TO eve,
215,O0O people, Washington, MI ~
ley claims, will have its five consios -,
men at least. As to how the state
be redistricted Mr.. Kelley is al Pm -,
He believes, however, the census ~. .so
make showing that will rendel -
division of the Southwestern "a'
ington district imperative.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
Americas Bio Coffee Bill.

Washington, Dec. 19.-America, in
ten months, has used $64,O0O,0O0 worth
of coffee, or $45,OOO,OOO pounds. Eight
ninths of it came from South America
Coffee is only an indication of the pro-
portions which the trade between the
United States and South America has
assumed this year. All previous rec
ords for South American importation
will be passed, according to calcula-
tions of the bureau of statistics. The
total value of all imports will be more
than $26O,OOO,OO0. In return our ex-
ports to South America probably will
equal, if they do not exceed, the high
mark in 1907, when they touched $685.
100000.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
Washington State
News Items

The new Carnegie library building
at Vancouver has been completed.
A new dock, owned by the city of
Aberdeen, is being built at the foot OF
Wishkah street, that city.
The new Chehalis high school will
be used for the first time at the open
ing of the school term following the
holidays.
Cheney, Spokane county, home of
one of the three State normal schools,
voted dry at the local option election
last week, 1876 to rs.
A new corporation proposes to build
an electric line from Hoquiam to Ia
coma. Three surveying parties are
already in the field.
Postmaster Henry L. Votaw has
been reappointed postmaster OF the
Tacoma office. There were several
other candidates for the position.
Druggists of the State will test the
validity of the State law which COM
pels all persons selling liquor to pay
an annual tax of $25 to the State for
the privilege. A test case will soon
be in the courts.
A four-foot vein of coal is reported
as having been discovered on Major
creek, a short distance west of Lyle.
The creek has cut through the vein,
exposing the coal. Cheap Transporter
ton facilities are close at hand.
M. J. Cramer, of Olympia, locating
engineer for the state highway COM
missioner, has finished work on pro-
posed road No. 6 blaine to Vancou-
yer, Wash), for the section between
Kalama and Vancouver. The party
has been working on the trip about
sixty days.
The State board of control has re-
jected the bid of ]. M. Yeaman, of Spo-
kane, for installing the Marshall rock
quarry and Lance & Peters, of Seattle,
for installing the Deception Pass quar-
ry, and decided to go ahead with the
original plans to complete the installa-
ton of the Deception Pass Quarry with
convict labor secured from the peni-
tertiary.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
Grays Harbor Canal Project.

Aberdeen, Dec. 1S.-Reports brought
to Aberdeen are to the effect that the
plan for an inside canal between Grays
harbor and the Columbia river is be-
Ing received and that surveyors have
been busy for several weeks on the
route Seattle and Portland capitalists
are said to be behind the scheme, who
nave recently been here looking the
srouhd over. A chain of lakes be-
tween south bay and Willapa harbor
WIN be utilized and the southern term
mai will be near Oneida.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
Seattle Market Report
Purchasing Prices

The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers Tor
delivery in round lots, +. o. b. Seattle:
Eggs-Select ranch, 47@50c per doz.
Poultry-Live hens, 14@15c per h.;
old ROSTERS, sc per h.; spring broil-
ers, 16@17c per h.; ducks, lac per
h.; geese, 13c per h.; live turkeys,
21c per h.; dressed turkeys, 22c per
h.; squads, $2.50@3.
Potatoes-$12.5O@15 per ton.
Dress ed Veal-Small, 9@11c per Id. !;
large, 7@9c per ID.
Dressed Pork - Small, 9@9kc per
h.: large, 5@S1sc per Id.
Butter Fat-39c per Id.
Ranch Butter-22c per Id.
Belgian Hares-9c per Id.
Spring Lamb-9@10c per Id.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
BALLINGER-PINCI1OT
HEARING ORDERED

investigation be pres ented in the SEN
ate today. 1t is understood that he
has been overruled on that point, and
that the exceedingly complex task of
determining the form of inquiry will
be ,threshed out between now and the
reconvening of congress on January f..
This whole subject gives promise of
heated discussion among members OF
both houses of congress, and it is not
unlikely that the investigation will at
length be put in the hands of joint
special committee representing both.
character would fall to the committee
on public lands in one house or the
other. These committees are made up,
however, largely of men from Western
states, who have in one way and an
other taken sides in the controversy
and whose interests might be regarded
as possibly interfering with an I'M
biased judgment.
One thing appears certain, the inves.
tigation-whoever makes it-nust be
relentless, and everybody seems
agreed that it must be absolutely pub
lie; it is admitted that anything in
the nature of "star chamber" proceed
ings would satisfy no one.
Entire Department Barred.
The entire department of the inte-
rior, so far as it concerns public lands
and mineral and water rights, it is
agreed, must be barred to the search
light, from the time when Mr.. Balm
ger was commissioner general of the
land office under the Roosevelt admin
istration to the present moment.
The position of Mr.. Ballinger and
his friends goes beyond any question
of personal controversy, and they and
those who voice the attitude of the ad-
ministration disavow any desire to
convict somebody else" as means of
indicating the secretary of the inte-
rior. For instance, it is positively de-
clared that the interests of the depart
ment of agriculture and it's forest SER
vice, of which Clifford Pinchot is chief,
will be recognized as having an i'm
portant stake in this business, since
much of this unhappy controversy has
concerned matters in which the forest
service was more or less directly in
volved.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24

Washington. according to
prepared jointly by the state fro
den and F. P. Simons of tho ",
ington State Fire Assoo;..,
suffered much less loss
forest fires this year than ever hos
While no accurate report has
been compiled before. still it is though,
that a decrease of at least ono.,.'
Will be the result of the years 6s,.
against fires, says the Oregon Jourr,,
The reason for the large decrease :,
the fact that efficient patrols arc b.
ing stationed on all the forests. .,,.
these patrolmen find the fires hefo,.
they get chance to DESTROY mno,
property; that efficient fire fpbt;n.
tools are now to be had, and tn
that these patrolmen have been tau.h.
the proper methods of fighting suoh
fires. The year 1909 was the drio,.
year in 40 years, yet the fire destruo
ton was less and the number of fro,
fewer.
According to the report turned in to
the national forest service s9s7s
acres were destroyed in the state of
Washington during the year. which
closed December 1. Of this amount
27,O27 acres were merchantable finn.
Der, 1851 were covered by unmerch.
antable timber, while 25,245 acres
were of cut over lands. A total of 139.
$4,000 board feet of timber were de-.
stroyed. Their value was 81 per 1000
Besides this, $43,379 worth of livestock
and improvements were DESTROYED,
These figures are all lower than the
last years estimate.
In so materially cutting down the
forest fire losses an expense of $780,.
013.76 was incurred by the state, coun-
ty, individuals and the forest service.
The Washington lumbermen them
selves have taken a hand in watching
fires this year and as a result of their
vigilance in the 100000 acres owned
Individually in Washington last year
but 1000 acres, or one-twentieth of |
per cent of the total, were destroyed
This is in land owned by the Wash
ington lumbermen.
AS suit of the great saving which
the Washington men have made this
year it is thought likely that meet
ing of Oregon lumbermen will be held
soon after the first of the year at
which the matter of forming state
association and fighting against fires
will probably be taken up. The mat
ter has already been agitated by
number of prominent lumbermen and
under their guidance will probably be
taken up soon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
EASTERN TRAlNMEN VOTE
TO DEMAND MORE MONEY

Pittsburg, Dec. 19.-The Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen tomorrow
will serve notice on seventy-five rail-
road companies east of the MISSISSIPPI
pi river that an increase in wages Will
be demanded, the increase to be from
per cent to 40 per cent.
w. G.. Lee, national president OF inc
brotherhood, tonight refused to ln.'-
mate what action would be taken IL
case the demand is refused.
About $4,000 members of the Drolh'
erhood are employed on the rallroaus
affected.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
MANY STUDENTS WORKING
WAY THROUGH UNIVERSITY.

Seattle, Dec. 1S.-Nine hundred and
thirty-eight students of the University
of Washington of the 1,670 enrolled
are earning their way wholly or in part
through college, according to figures
furnished by Registrar H. T. Condor.
Of these 369 are making their way
through college by their efforts alone,
and $50 are partially earning their way
through college.
Of the students now at the univers'
ity ga are taking the course in liberal
arts. The law department comes next
with I'll students, and civil engineer
ing third with an enrolment of 126
students.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
WASHINGTON Leads in Changers.

Husum, Dec. 1S.-C. B. Kegley, mas
ter of the Washington State Grange,
in recent address at a session of the
Pomona Grange, in the central part of
the county, stated that for three sue
cessive years Washington had led all
States in percentage of increase of
membership and that the oranges in
this State now have $4,000 members.
He said the Society of Patrons of Hus-
bandry dates from 1867, and it's orig
inal spirit conforms closely to the pres
ent rural uplift movement.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
Pinchot Still Holds Job.

Washington, Dec. 18.-Gifford Pin
chot, chief forester of the United
States, to whom it was said an offer
had been made to become president of
the University of Michigan, returned
to Washington from Chicago and de.
clared he did not intend to give up his
governmental position.