davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
Biography,


John Ferreol Monnot. noted as d
metallurgical and mining engineer,
was born May 10. 1861 in Westchester
county, New York He was educated
in France and was graduated iwth
honors from the Ecole Superieure des
Mines de Paris Upon the completion
of his education he returned TO the
United States to begin work as a min
ing engineer Mr.. Monnot has added
to his fame by inventing many valu-
able processes, among others one for
extracting rubber fro mthe bark AMI
leaves Of trees. improvements in
steam heating and electric lighting
systems, and process for making
compound metals known as Monnot
metals.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13

The Bulletin has been investing lib
orally in special news service from
Springfield during the present session
of the legislature This morning
there is particularly interesting
batch of items from there; the prob
able delay of the s20,000.00O water
ways proposition till congress shall
act. the passage OF the Ettleson
School book bill by the senate; tae
advance of the bill 10 permit towns
to vote independently on Prohibition:
defeat of the $1,000 saloon license
bill; the usual senatorial ballot and
several other matters. The news
from Springfield is likely to be in
teresting from now till the close OF
the Legislature.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
BANK ROBBER CAUGHT
Arrested in Postoffce In Arizona
Town-Has Had Rather Reck-
less Career.

Phoenix, Arizo May 12.-Deputy
sheriffs today captured Henry Starr,
an alleged Kansas and Colorado bank
robber in he postoffice at Boursc.
Starr it is sail formerly was at the
head of the Starr gang which oper-
ated with the famous Dalton gang,
broken up after the Coffeyville, Kan
sas raid lie is charged with ron.
bling a bank at Tyro, Kasa on March
-, 1908, and a bank at Amity. Coo,
July 6. 1908.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
COMBINE ALL FAITHS.
Catholic and Protestant-Rev. Dress
Says All People Should be
zone in Christ.

New York, May f2-Tho unifica.
tion Of an christian faiths-a cons1li-
dation Of the Protestant and Catholic
churches as more effectual means
Of spreading christiauity-was the
plea sounded by Rev. Or Charles W
Drees IN an address, before the Ame~
lean Tract Society at its annual meet
ing here today.
There ought no longer tn be- such
a thing as Romanist or Protestant ir
any country, he said we should
be all one in Christ.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
NEGRO DANCE HALLS
concluded From First Pase.)

of the community If the wide open
dance halls or more commonly
known as "honk-a-tonks." the only
requirement for admission for either
man or woman. girl or boy. being the
payment of an admission fee. where
the surroundings are most debaslng
for the morals of young girls espc-
eially, as the vilest debauchery is
freely INDUCED in and from which
eliminates crime and murder.
We now respectfully ask for dis
missal at your hands.
II. S. CANDEE. Foreman.
DOUGLAS HALLIDAY.
T. J. KERTH.
HENRY BAIRD.
JERRY DCNNING.
A, b. ROWLAND.
MAX KAUFMAN
ALBERT Drawn.
THOMAS HOBBS.
W. p. RYAN.
p. MAHONEY.
W. L. WOODWARD.
E. c. HALLIDAY.
JOHN ATKINS.
GREEN LIPE.
DAVID PROWN.
FRANK BARBEE.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13

Prohibition seems TO be getting a
check.up in several of the states
where 1t has had fairly good sailing
for some months past. In Illinois,
Missouri. Arkansas and one or two
other states the legislatures are
tremists. This may be regarded as a
tremists. Thism ay be regarded as a
sign of returning reason. The man
who would lay a restraining hand
alike upon Prohibition and upon the
saloon, is the real temperance man
and the one who is bound 20 govern
in the long run.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
FIGHT WAS NOT GIVEN
Somebody Stole the Gate Receipts
and Indignant Crowd Wrecked
the Club House.

Troy. \. Y. MAY IA fight sohed
uled at Mechanicsville tonight BE-
tween Harlem Tommy" Murphy. OF
New York. and Battling" Hurley II
Patterson. y. J.. was not held Pre-
Nlous TO the tight. announcement was
made that the gate receipts. aggrcga-
ting about $3.50. were missing. The
crowd wrecked the club house and
bar room IF the hotel conducted by
one Of the promoters.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
Left BLOOMING Alone,

II you only knew what to expect"
sighed the hostess; but you don't and
cant. Last month | went out and
bought flowers for my party. Then
my friends all sent me f1owers-roses.
carnations. some orchids. This month
didn't buy myself flowers. expecting
the same. and. my goodness. There
wasn't a single blooming flower In the
nat Not one of them sent even
bud"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
MONKEYS CREMATED
Boy Threw Match Into Cage Carpeted
With Straw Durinn Parade in
Jacksonville, Ind.

Jacksonville Ind May IA
small boy, name unknown, threw a
lighted match into cage OF mon
keys which brought up the tail end
of circus parade in this city to-
night The cage was Uttered with
straw and before the attendants could
pull ont the squaking beasts, they
were crematcl. There were seven
monkeys, all trained. The police are
searching for the boy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13

The Dollar Day" scheme In which
business men of Cairo and other
towns in this section have been In
duced to embark is one or the many
good schemes to stimulate business
In dull times There is nothing like
a bargain day to induce buying aud
the merchant who makes every day
bargain day" in one line or an
other is the live wire" in the bust
ness world.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13

Improvement is noticeable on some
of the streets, as a result of the
Chiefs order to clean up. Citizens
who have obeyed the order volun-
tarily. probably will keep their eyes
on Others now to see if they too
obey; and if it shall appear that any
are permitted to go on in the same
old way, it will not be long before
all will be again as it has been for 10!
these many years. Naturally Off
GERS do not like to order citizens
into court. but they viii be compelled
to 10 this in cases of offenders, In Jus
tice to those citizens wao have
obeyed the cleanup order.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
The Jew In History.

Long before Socrates taught philoso-
ply. or before Herodotus wrote his
tory. Israel had an organized civiliza-
ton. II has literature before most ma
nations knew only war and savagery.
Draper says that they (the Jews)
were our factors and bankers before
we knew how to read"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
Aprli Statement,

The above is a correct statement
OF the circulation of The Cairo Bulle-
tin for the year 1908 and for the
month of April 1909.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this fourth day of May 1909.
LEO ]. KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
TWENTY KILLED BY
PREMATURE BLAST
IN STONE QUARRY

Albany n Y, May 12-At least
twenty men were killed today by a
premature blast of dynamite in a
stone quarry operated by the Gala,
nan Road Improvements company.
near South Bethlehem, e:oyen miles
southwest of Albany
The Dead.
John Hoyt Callahan. vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
company; Charles D. Callahan,
brother Of the manager; leroy Me
MILAN, assistant superintendent;
John Hendrlckson. Fred Snyder
James Malonay, william Baumes,
Fred zappert, twelve italian work
men.
1000 Pounds Exploded.
One thousand pounds of dynamite
exploded, aud the bodies of the vic
Tins were hurled hundreds OF feet by
the conclusion and so badly mutilated
as To he almost beyond recognition,
Workmcn with shoyels found here
and there portions of bodies and
brought their gruesomc roads in
boxes to the morgue which served as
a temporary morgue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
The Bulletin In on sale nc the fol-
lowing places:
colcman's, 2f4 Eighth street.
Halliday House News stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.

That the jury in the Peter c..
Hams case refused to be hoodwinked
by the insanity dodge or by the "un.
written law dodge Is a sign Of re-
turning sanity and respect for writ
ten law on the part of men charged
with the duty of protecting society
from the wreckless.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
Retail Merchants Association.

The next meeting of the Cairo Re
tail Merchants association will find
the number of members very much
Increased Secretary Comings and
others have been active III getting
memberships written up, and have
succeeded IN securing some good
names on the list The next meet
will be a week from today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
NO WONDER SHE'S CROSS.

Inc woman who has thousand petty cares and
snnoyanoes while she sulfers with heaasche or side
sche mast not be blamed if she cannot always be
angel.cally amisble What she needs is thoughtful
ness from her family and such simple and nstursl
remedy IS Lanes Family Medicine, the herb tea that
makes weak women strong and wei. Sold By drug
g.sts and dealers, sc.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily AMI Sun
day during the year 1908. .2o84
Average number or complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the month of April 1908 2178
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
TODAY IN HISTORY
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

May 10.
1607-EnElish colonists began To build
at jamestown, w. Va,
17S1-Benedict Arnold became com
mander of the British forces in
Virginia.
1888 Society of the Cincinnati form.
ed ut the Nerpank House, in
Fishkill, n, Y.
lS67-Jefferson Davis admitted 10
bail in 100000
lS94-Talmadge tabernacle. In
Brooklyn. destroyed by fire.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
CAIRO IN 1877
(cairo Bulletin, Edited by John H..
Oberly).

On March 18th committee from
Taxpayers association visited the
public schools on an inspection tour.
with a view 10 ascertain the condition
of the schools. The committee con.
sisted of Dr. Wardner, Wood Ritten.
house, VIM McHale. A. Susanka
John Antrim and c. R Woodward.
The Bulletin announced the mar
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
ADDITIONAL CITY BRIEFS.
DAUGHTER Born.

Mr. and Mrs Marion Labor, or
40S Thirty-fifth street, are the par
ents Of a fine daughter who came
early this morning.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13

Advertisers value the Bulletin b.
cause of its extraordinary pulling
power.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
Rathersome.

Some men would rather own an an.
tomobilc than ave nothing to worry
them.-Chicago Daily News.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13

riage of Mr.. John s. Hacker to Miss
Fannie Posey, niece of Col. Geo w
McKeaig.
On March 10Th the total enroll
ment of white children In the public
schools was ITO; average daily at
tendance 70S. Total number in the
colored schools 2SS; average daily at
tendance 220
BY invitation of Capt. Thorwegan,
about twenty couples INDUCED in a
social hop on board the steamer
Grand Reprblic in the harbor, on the
evening of March 2lst. Among those
present were Messrs John S. Ais
thorpe, Harry Hughes and Frank
Howe; and Mrs y. F. bake and
Misse Lncy Wilson and Jessie Phil
lis.
The legislature had Just passed a
bill making the terms of city clerk,
city treasurer and city attorney, as
we'll as mayor, two years instead OF
me.
George Corlis and family arrived |
rom Metropolis on March 25th, to
make Cairo their home.
The law firm of Mulkey, Linegar &
4ansden was organized the latter
art Of March.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13

riage of Mr.. John s. Hacker to Miss
Fannie Posey, a niece of Col. Geo. w.
McKeaig
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13

The Bulletin announced the mar
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-04

was very plausible. and professed .
great interest In Christianity, and
eventually left me, giving me an adj
dress and promising to come again
The next morning, when was going
to get into my. jinrikisha to go to
school, my rug was missing. My
servants at once concluded that win
ter was the season for the sneak-thief,
and that I had been victimized. For
myself, found 1t hard to believe that
a man who had expressed himself SO
well and so piously could have stolen
my rug.
I refused to report him to the police
but compromised with my conscience
by writing to the man at the address
he had given, asking him In English
II he had by mistake taken my rug.
got no answer. but three weeks later
| had a visit from a policeman, who
brought me back my rug.
My post card had been the means
by which they were enabled to get, OIL
to the track OF well-known person
age. 1 also got scolding and = lee
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-04

whether during their very brief stops tho
top of the earth they had sufficient time to verify their
first conclusions"
Then what proofs will the public have; how
will these beyond doubt that they have been
there?" the doctor asked.
"Of absolute proofs. such would be undeniable in
a court of justice, there be We will always
be compelled accept their words. The talk
observations that will support them beyond per-
adventure Is the sheerest Any COM
petent to take such observations would be equally
petent to coin them There self-recordng in
sruments to automatically, mechanically uphold him or
give him the lie The statement credited to astrono-
that eclipse, occurring at the time that Cook
beyond the S0th degree of latitude have
observed by him and would be contrbutory evidence
likewise means nothing Those acquainted with at
mospherc and photographic conditions in the North
that this is buncombe. Then. too, Cook the
sort of a man to manufacture records we who know
him believe him be far above It, 1t would been
the easiest possible thing acquaint himself with fu-
ture astronomic conditions be prepared ncorpo
such observations among his other manufactured
data.
NO not until some one has firmly established an
aerial stage line the North Pole VIII we be in a posi-
ton to controvert the claims of those hardy men who
find delight in the frozen soudes of the Arc
tic sea- matter of fact there is nothing inherently
difficult in reaching the upper stretches of the
final dash have to be COPIED with in the prepare
have undergone IN his winter quarters in Elesmere-
land on his homeward journey.
YES both reached the pole, and both by methods
credable When their claims finally sifted by our
national photographic Office we'll fitted to be of
last resort will doubtless find that quote Ad-
mral Schley also brave and hardy Arctic explorer
there is glory enough for ALL"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-04
POLICE EFFICIENCY.

Japanese police are always strict In
their methods, but are often genuinely
kind to persons In distress. In spite
Of his big sword. mawari san, the
gentleman that goes round" has a
very human heart. The following in
cident, which happened to the Rev.
Arthur Lloyd. author of Everyday
Japan" will show the efficiency Of
their methods:
Many years ago. before l knew as
much OF Japan as I do now. writes Mr..
Lloyd In telling the story, I was one
evening at supper, when a young man
came to the house. wanting to see
me. It was winter, and there was a
IRE in my hall, so l asked him to wait
until l had finished my meal. which
seemed for the moment to be, the most
important in the world.
After supper l talked with him. He
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-04
RAISE CHILDREN OR TOLL

Economist Says That One Thing or
the Other Must BE Done by Wives.
In the way OF practical plans for the
amelioration Of conditions leading up
to unhappy matrimony, two interesting
suggestions have been forthcoming In
recent weeks, says the New York Her
aid. One of them happens to be only
new variation Of the old proposition
of taxing the unmarried, but the other,
by Prof. Pattsn Of the University OF
Pennsylvania. adopts an entirely diff
ferent attitude In advising that In all
families where there are no children
the women should be bread earners
The two news items In the matter fol-
low:
That wives should be largely self
supporting is the view taken by DR..
| Simon Nelson Patten Of the chair Of
economies Of the University Of Penn
sylvania. He came here last week to
tell the League for Political Education
of his ideas and returned to Philadel-
phia, where he is at present the center
Of storm Of criticism.
The doctor, whom I saw yesterday,
still maintains that his wife should go
out to do days work, as her husband
does, so that by the joint income the
family revenues may be kept at ng-
ure large enough to insure good
home and the proper care and educa-
ton of the children. He finds that wo-
men Of all ranks Of life are entering a
leisure class, to the diminution Of the
birth rate, the degeneration Of society
and the peril Of the state.
1T all resolves to this" said he,
"that woman II ceasing to become .
producer in an industrial way. Her
work has been taken away from her.
In other generations she worked With
the introduction of machinery and OF
the department stores much Of her vo-
cation has been taken from her. A
large part Of the work which wal
once hers II now done outside Of the
house. Once she made clothes and
even wove the cloth from which she
garden and raised vegetables, she
milked the cows There was a dime
when the farmers sneered at the mar
who MIXED A woman always did
that. l have Travelled extensively
through the farming districts Of the
West without ever having seen a farm
er's wife milk COW.
formerly the woman was the mans
Industrial partner. Her work now has
gone out of the home and nothing re
mains for her but to leave the home II
search of It. There is no use for hel
to waste her time In trying to do that
which is now being better and more
cheaply done by other means.
at is far better that she should tot
at some remunerative occupation ant
leave to other agencies the production
Of articles for household consumption.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-04

Mis- Graham had 4 provoking tone w.
she wished I felt sorry for him
won't you sit down and have some
ten ?" asked.
He shook his head 81 must be getting
back, now / have found her."
He was too polite to look at his watch,
but we both knew what he was thinking.
II left my horse In your back yard
Miss Graham rose. II must go, too
Thank you. Mr.. Seldom, for the sunset
and the tea. Mr.. Islip will find my horse
and go back with me-" Her eyes were
dancing as she looked from one to the
other Of us men. and J hardly wonder.
for I felt distinctly out of sorts all OF
sudden. and Islip's face wasn't as
cheerful as usual.
Charles brought Islip's horse down to
the beach, and we three walked up to the
point In the pines where Miss Graham
had left her mount. There we separated.
"By the way, Seldom said lslip, "the
markets shaky; slumping all yesterday
and started in to-day. Better look out
for squall." He grinned as he disap-
pearsd.
Charles was clearing away the remains
Of the tea-party when | returned.
Sorry, Mr.. Felix" said he. II tried
to keep the gentleman away, but he
would come out Said he wanted to see
you on pressing business"
That's all right, Charles. He came
to get my guest. We couldn't have sat
there drinking tea all night"
mo, of course not, sir, OF course not.
turned to do indoors. by the way,
Charles, that tea was splendid; you did
yourself proud.
BY the time supper was finished / was
still thinking about the Penguin Club
which was a very singular thing, because
ordinarily had no use for tho place
(To be continued
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-04

and the hardships difficulties of travel the Arctic
Ice who for years has been Chcagoan engaged
in geographic authorship and publication, Is well
equipped to discuss the merits OF the controversy Dr.
Murray Aaron has reached the time when exploration
must given up for the less hazardous duties OF the
editorial deskhe harpoon laid down for the blue
ell Yet has lost Of his interest In Arctic ex-
poration his admiration for the qualities that have
enabled two daring Americans to finally In the
battle OF centuries is all the intense because
Of his knowledge of the almost nsurmountable condi
lions be contended with. Dr. Murray Aarons travels
and writings widely known OF all geographers, and
he has a list of fellowships and memberships in
graphic other learned societies. both In this country
abroad that itself In quite alphabetc
array Of initials.
mo one who knows either Dr. Cook or Peary," said
the doctor for moment doubt that each OF them
firmly believes he has set his feet thai spot
without longitude where all lines converge-and hence
without dimensions-that call the North Pole The
only doubt permissible to fairmindcd who have
the privilege acquaintance with these great
to whether in the final dash they able to take
along those instruments necessary to scientific exac
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-04
Rfpenfng Bananas.

1t is familiar fact that banana
are imported green. but 1t came as
new thing to visitor to the banana
district in Colombia to find that ba-
nanas are not permitted to ripen on
the plant even down there. They are
cut and set to hang somewhere until
they wither ripe, as the phrase Is Ba-
nanas do not have to be yellow to
be ripe. That is only the color Of the
skin when 1t has dried up. To the
person who is accustomed to eating
bananas only when they are yellow 1t
seems odd to peel them when they are
green and find that they are perfectly
ripe within and fit to eat---New York
Sim
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-04

Young physicians in the smaller
towns have an idea that appearing
very busy will help them greatly in
starting a practice. The following ia
told by ex-senator Godfrey Hunter OF
Kentucky. DR.. Hunter had a call the
afternoon following the hanging out
OF his "shingle," and started through
town In his buggy at terrific speed. A
policeman stopped the enterprising
physician
Doctor" he said. at is against tina
city ordinance to drive at the speed
you are going. You must accompany
me to the Judge and pay your fine"
What is the finer"
give dollars"
The doctors hand few to his peck
ct Here's ten dollars; have to
come back just as fast as am going
Success Magazine.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-04

HAS been remarked that while
the biologists, ethnologists. as
tronomers and navigators have
been very outspoken in their
opinions of the apparently con-
flicting Cook and Peary claims
to precedence at the North Pole,
explorers with wide experience,
especially Of Arctic conditions,
have been reticent for the most
part, or very non-committal.
DR.. Eugene Murray Aaron, F,
G. s., who has acquaintance with
both Commander Peary and DR..
Cook. and who has a knowledge
of the terrors of the long night
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-04

what is the distinguishing quality
Of the problem playr'
1T makes you think The nrst half
keeps you wondering what the Ques-
ton Is, and the second half keeps you
guessing what's the nnswer."-wash-
ington Star
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-04

"My husband is so very unreason-
able
Most husbands are What did yours
dor
He Fixed a nshhook in one Of his
pockets because he pretended to sup
pose that robbed him at night and
then he blamed me because he forgot
II was thsre"-Ceveland Plain Dealer.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-04

turs for not reporting my case at once
to the authorities. Soft-heartedness. I
was told, was one of the curses of the
world