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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-06-12


C0OLLY and Bingo. always made
III the audience "sit up when
IL they swept into the ring. She
~ was so young, so gayly clad, 80
light and joyous in all her poses. She
seemed scarcely to touch the back Of
the white horse as they dashed round
the ring in the glare of the tent lights.
The: other performers went through
their work mechanically while Polly
rode.
As for Polly, her work had never
lost its first interest. Jim may have
of the dead mother had got into her,
but it must have been an unsatisfied
spirit, unable to fulfill it's ambition in
the body that once held it, for it some
times played strange pranks with Pol
ly. Tonight her eyes shone and her
lips were parted in anticipation as she
leaped lightly over the many colored
streamers of the wheel Of silken rib
|bons held by Barker in the center of
khe ring and by Toby and the tum-
Eblers on the edge of the bank.
With each change Of her act the au-
nience cheered and frantically applaud
ed. The band played faster; Bingo's
pace increased; the end of her turn
was coming. The tumblers arranged
themselves around the ring with pa
per hoops. Bingo was fairly racing.
She. went through the first hoop with
a crash of tearing paper.
"Heigh, Bingo" she shouted as she
bent her knees to make ready for the
final leap.
Bingos neck was stretched. He had
never gone so fast before. Barker
Hooked uneasy. Toby forgot to 20
on with his accustomed tricks. Jim
watched anxiously from the entrance.
The paper Of one hoop was still left
unbroken. The attendant turned his
eyes to glance at the oncoming girl.
The hoop shifted slightly in his clum-
sy hand as Polly leaped straight up
from Bingos back. trusting to her first
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-06-12

from Julia, who had stayed az 4 Tia
window, Oh. look !; something has
sfhapp she criegd. There's
crowd. They are coming this way. ' '5s.
Douglas crossed quickly toF Julia,s
side and saw an excited mob collect
Ing before the entrance to the main
tent He had time to discover no
more before Mandy burst Ia at the
door, painting with excitement and roll
ing her large, white trimmed eyeballs. q
MARS John, a little circus girl done,
fan on her hossv' she cried. ''Dr.
Hartley say can dey bring her in
heah?' WI, Nh %6ss W : y Z
"of course" said Douglas, hurrying
outside. ;;55s5s .s7>:*{S.,.= s,3s.f-
There were Mortified EXPLANATIONS
from the women. who were aghast at
the idea Of a circus rider in the par.
sonage. In their helpless indignation
they turned upon the little deacon, feel;
ing intuittvely that he was enjoying
the drama. Elverson was retreating
. toward the door when he was sudden
ly thrust aside by Douglas. =,
In the young pastors arms was q
white, spangled burden of humanity,
her slender arm hung Hfeless over his
shoulder. The silk stocking was torn
from one bruised ankle: her hair fell
across her face, yelling it from the un-
friendly glances of the women. Doug,
las passed out Of sight up the stait
way without looking to the right ol
left, followed by the DOCTOR: III
Mandy reathed the front door III
time to push -backVK crowd Of intruq
ers. She had barely closed the doM
"n %n i y IS 4. apeEy'tl ecs95 5t@: H
eco iway vfom 91eeetpacrtea Mandy
as her eyes 1unconsciously hsought the
stairs.
SJim followed the direction of her
glance and cleared the steps at a
lbPoqqnd. Mandy pursued him. muttering
angrtly. Deacon Elverson, too, was
about to follow when grim reminder
from Miss Perkins brought him around,
and he made for the door instead. He
started back on opening it, for stand
ing on the threshold was clown in
his grotesque makeup. His white
clothes were partially concealed by a
large travelling ulster held together by
one button. In one hand he, carried a
small leather satchel. in the other q
girls sailor hat. A little tan coat was
thrown across his arm. The giggles of
the boy hiding behind his mothers
skirt were the only greetings received
by the trembling old man in the door.
way.
He glanced uncertainty from one un-
friendly face to the other. waiting for
a word Of invitation to enter. but none
came.
Excuse me-" he said. II just
brought some Of her little things. She'd
better; put on. her coat when she goes
out. It's gett1n' kinder chilly,
He looked again into the blank
faces. Still no one spoke. He stepped
forward, trembling with anxiety. A
sudden fear clutched at his heart, the:
muscles of his face worked pitiful1y,
the red painted lips began to CULVER;
1T ain't-it amt that, is it," he fall
tered, unable to utter the word that
filed him with HORROR 53=;: s. s. = Is B
Even Miss Perkins was momentarily
touched by the anguish IN the Old
mans voice. 81 guess you will find.
the person you: are looking for up
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-06-12
SYNOPSIS.

~ Synopsis.
CHAPTER Polly, child Of the
o circus, is brought up by Toby, clown,
and by boss canvasman called
"Murver jim" She learns to ride
Bingo, circus horse, and grows to
womanhood knowing no life except
that of the circus. ia church near
the circus lot interests Polly. Jim re-
proves her for her reckless riding.
The story then continues as follows:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
From Poplar Bluff comes the report

From Poplar Bluff comes the report
that plans are under consideration by
the Iron Mountain and Cotton Belt
railroads, for the restoration OF the
Birds Point incline, as foresAadowed
recently in the news columns OF this
paper in a railroad mans comment up
on the Cairo & Theses Frisco combi
nation. Whether or not this talk Is
merely a matter of speculation can not
now be definitely stated; but it stands
to reason that the restoration of the
service AT Hrd's Point. with whatever
improvements may be called for to
meet all the needs of the situation
would be very natura; sel-Cff TO the
combination referred 20. Thp Gou,d
lines have 4 fine business out Of Cal
ro. something like $50 10 zoo cars per
month, and they are going TO guard II
jealousy against such competition as
would come naturally from direct
connection with Frisco territory via
the Cairo & Thebes The Gould road
have also valuable terminals at Birds
Point. which they can restore for the
transfer of trains at comparatively
small cost
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
HIS INTERPRtT
OF PARTY'S PLEDGE
Concluded from First Page).

respond to that call as he heard i
as well in the interest Of the party
as of the country.
Split viii Follow.
In addition 10 the suggestion oil
veto which many political observers
read in the presidents statement. II
is taken also to mean that if con
gress does not agree TO what he re
CARDS as proper revision downward
there will be a split between the
president and he legislative branch
as wide as those which marked the
experiences Of Roosevelt and Cleve-
land.
Opinions differed tonight as to the
effect Of the statement upon the pos.
sible date of adjournment There
has been much talk Of an agreement
by July q This possibility seems to
have been eliminated tonight and
August ! to ) are the dates now
looked forward 10. If the confereas
carry out their determination to
place the responsibility for some o.
the schedules direct upon the presi-
dent, their action may mean pro
longed debate when the conference
report comes up for consideration.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17

Wednesday. July 2Sth. 1893
Said bids shall be sealed and
marked as such aad shall b. accom-.
panied by cash OF certified check for
two hundred dollars (s200D payable
to the City Engineer conditioned upon
the entering into the required con
tract and bond for maki-g the said
Improvement.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted will be required to enter in
to contract and bond. in the sum OF
80 per cent Of the amount Of his bid.
conditioned upon the faithful per
torrance Of his contract and shall
bind himself in this contract and
bond to guarantee his work for a
period Of two 90 years from AM
after its acceptance.
The right is reserved tn reject any
AID all bids.
WILBUR B. THISTLEWOOD,
City Engineer.
Cairo, Ills, July 18th 1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
OIL IN ILLINOIS
VALUE INCREASED FROM s116,561
IN 1905 TO s22,64s.ss1
IN 1908.
Alexander County Not Mentioned
Though in Oil 6elt-Sand
and Clay Only Pro-
auctions.

Circular No. Just issued by the
Ininois State Geological survey re,
latins to the mineral products of Hi
nois in 1908 mentions AexauIer
county only in connection with sand
and clay, and the output of these esti-
mated in dollars and cents was not
available for no figures are given.
There is nothing III the report about
oil in Alexander county, because none
has ben developed although it is in
he 'oil belt The several attempts
to bore for oil have failed from one
cause or another although in each
case there seemed for a time to be
good prospects. Regarding the oil
production in other parts of the state.
and its rapid increase since its begin
ming in 1905. the report says
The most notable Increase OF In-
nois mineral products for the last
four years has been that of petroleum
In 1904 there was no record of any
oil in commercial quantities. In 1905
the Eastern Illinois field was tapped
IT Casey and during that wear there
was shipped by tank cars is, SOP bar
rels at an approximate value of s1l6.-
SCI. In 1906. a rush TO the field took
place and the rapid development to
the south of Casey brought in a pro
duction OF 4,2970J0 barrels. with a |
value of s3.275.S02. which raised Hi |
uois to ninth place among petroleum |
producing states Pipe line We're ex-
tended into the field that year and !
production was further aided by quick |
reiefs of the tankage on the surface |
In 1907 the development extended TO |
deeper fields around Robinson and |
Bridgeport. where the sands We're
,idual wells brought as high as TOO
o 1000 barrels per day on initial tap
Ding. and dropped to a steady daily
production of $50 to ESQ barrels
other pipe lines were introduced and
he production in 1897 reached "a
,Sl ,972 barrels with a value OF SIG
-32,947 This was an increase in out
,ut over 1906 OF 19.SS4,923 barrels or
1920 per cent ard placed Illinois
bird in rank OF oil producing states
Oklahoma and California being first
md second.
The production of oil in 1903
mounted TO 1855, loo barrels valued
It $22.G4S.SSl This was an increase
over 1907 of 9403133 barrels or 30
,er cert, Had the pipe lines been
bile 10 receive the entire supply tn
PRODUCTION could easily have reached
0O00000 barrels. As a matter Of fact
.oweyer the output increased beyond |
he capacity of the pipe lines, which
L one time during the summer. We're
over 10000 barrels daily.
nd the surface tanks on all leases
ecame full. Thus production was
iscouraged and checked.
The average price per barrel in
900 was "A cents In 1907 IT dropped
, G7.7 cents and in 1903 to G7.2
ents"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
y %
LEGAL DECISIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Lien of City for Expenses of Re-
moving Debris of Collapsed Building.
The New York Building Code, see
tons l53-155. provides that on the re-
fusal Of an owner Of an unsafe build
ing to make il safe or remove it, a re
)ort of the building shall be made &c
court. which, If ii finals that the build
ng is unsafe. shall command the COM
missioner OF buildings to make it safe
or take it down, and that the expense
thereof shall constitute a lien on the
premises. Section 15T provides that
if a building colapses the city may
remove the debris, to De paid for out
of the fund, under section l5S. In thu
case of In re jenkins, 115 New York
Supplement, $50, such provisions are
by the New York Supreme
Court, and il is held mat the city has
no lien on property for expenses in
Cured in removing debris of a collap.
sed building and thar the bodies Of
people buried beneath the ruins. an
is directly liable 70 the contractor EN-
ployed to do the work
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17

Free for all race-Girls.
Sack race-Free for all
Shackle race-Free for all.
Three Legged Race-Tree for all.
Three legged race-Free for all.
Backward race-Boys and girls.
Blindfolded race-For ooys
Free for all-ln the > and yeag
Id.
Race-Fat men.
Race-Lean men
Race-Old men.
Race-Young ladies.
Walk fast-Old ladies.
Walk fasi-Fat laiie-
Tug of War-BOys.
Tug of War-Girls.
Stand and iump-Boys.
Run and jump-Boys-
Hop. step and jump
Best athletic stunt-Boys.
over hand rope climb-Boys.
Shot put. hand.
Shot put, throw.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17

1t comes from very excellent au-
thority that the reason why the
Standard Oil company was so well
treated In the new tariff bill Is that
the Independent companies might get
the benefit of Protection. In other
words, and to come right home to our
own doors, Pap Aldrich sat up sew
eral nights framing some sort OF q
scheme that would promote the inter
ests and float the ponds of the Cairo
Oil & Mineral Co. If the scheme
also promotes the irtere SITS Of the
Standard, that is merely an unayoil,
able incident.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

/ have authority for the parties in
terested to receive sealed bids fer the
pavement with vitrified brick and
otherwise improving Commercial ave
nue. from Thirty-fourth street to Thir-
ty-eighth street in the City Of Cairo
Illinois. according to the plans and
specifications now on file in my office
No. I'LL Commercial avenue. said
bids viii be received until 10 . IN
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
SCORE WAS rs TO is
CONTINUED From First Pase.)

lected. Mike O'Day ground keeper of
the park, was offered as a sacrifice on
balls and strikes. Two or three threats
to Kill him had no serious outcome
And nobody got hit by a pitched bar
they had plenty Of time to dodge.
Score r n +
Denis. 10 2 0 o g : % % :
Reps. , 0 0 10 I . fs % 4
Batteries: Webb. o.
North Carolina, pitcher. Oldfield. Ar
kansas, Kinkead, New Jersey. catch
ers; Republicans. Gaines. West Vi
ginia, pitcher. Burke. OF Pennsylvania.
The game was for charity. but there
were so many passes that the gate
keeper said he would no- have known
where to put a paid ticket had it been
presented.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
Only Way to Win Friendship.

Friendliness is virtue of virtues.
Until you are adrift among persons
unfriendly, you do not realize the
value of a responsive companion.
Many persons called cold and quiet
are only timid. The circumstances
of their life have made them difident.
No word of friendliness is lost. Scat
ter kindness freely and your reward
will come.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
A Country Without Roads.

The only road in Honduras worthy
of the name is the cart road from re.
gucigalpa to San Lorenzo, and this
one. owing to lack of funds for repairs.
has become almost impossible The
auto trucks which were in use during
1906 were laid up and the experiment
declared Q failure.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
loo Technical.

The artist was picking at very
small bird at the little table d'hote He
finally laid down his knife and fork
and looked plaintyely across at his
companion. Il don't see how you can
eat these table dhote dinners" said
he. Il can't There is too much
technique"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
Wedding Pages IN Pretty Garb.

At the wedding OF the head master
Of Eastbourne college. England. the
three pages in the bridal procession
were CARRIED as scholars. in black satin
knee breaches. buckled shoes, scarlet
silk gowns. with white shirt fronts
Each carried mortar-board hat and
a scarlet-bound prayer book
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
Who Would ThInk tts

Ae renowned NJ. Blowitz once
wrote from Paris to the London
Times: La Liberte is one of those
Anphloious journals that. waiting to
see which way the wind blows. some
unes Unexpectedly turn the scale
Christian Register.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17

Base ball.
The prizes to be awarded the fortu-
nate, contestants are blue ribbon for
a first and a red ribbon for a second.
The executive board. consisting Of
the superintendent Of all the Sunday
schools in the city. will have a meeting
tonight at the Methodist church TO
complete their arrangements and hear
final reports of committees outstand-
ing
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17

On. Nov. 14th terrific storm
passed over Cairo doing great dam.
age, Two colored churches and two
dwellings We're blown down, several
roofs We're torn off, and a little girl
killed by door that had been blown
on her.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
MUCHfUN ASSURED
FINE PROGRAM OF EVENTS Ar
RANGED FOR UNION SUNDAY
SCHOOL PICNIC.
Boys, Girls, Men and Women on List
For Various ntests-Superin-
tendents Meet tonight To
Report.

An attractive program has been pre-
pared for the great Union Sunday
school picnic at FOr- jefferson mex
Tuesday, which gives assurance Of
good entertainment for all who attend.
Leading features on the bill are as
follows:
Free for all raee-Boys.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1908. ......,. 20si
Average number OF complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the month OF June, 1909 .2f25
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
June Circulation.

The above is correct statement OF
the circulation of The Cairo Bulletin
for the year 1908 and for the month
OF June. 1909
CLYDE SULLIVAN.
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me
this 9Th day of June, 1909.
LEO ] KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
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! CAIRO IN 1879 {
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Rev. r. Fl. label of st. Patrick's
church wa stransferred TO Bunker
Hill, H., early in November. He was
succeeded by Rev. Thomas Masterson.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17

Mr. Ernest II. Thielecke was tenn
porary editor of The Bulletin during
a long Illness of Editor Harrell.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17

In addition to this the men claim
that since 1907 they have had to pool
their money and each section pay
from % cents to forty cents an hour
for their foreman, the company not
paying the foreman.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17

The Bulletin is on sale at the fol
lowing places:
Coleman's 214 Eighth Street.
Halliday House News Stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17

At a masters sale on November
18th the lot on the south side of
Fourth and leyee streets was sold TO
Tim Mahoney for $1,000 r. II. Cum
ningham paid $500 tor the ADJOINING
lot, which carried with it a half inter,
est In the brick wall on the south. A
house and lot on the north side OF
Seventh street kest of Washington
avenue sold TO Oscar Haythorn for
$755.
John d. Holmes. a highly esteemed
citizen and a public spirited gentle
man died on Nov 18th, His funeral
took place from the Presbyterian
and was attended by the X
NJ. X. c., the Delta Fire company and
a large concourse Of friends Beauti-
full eulogies We're published by those
organizations and also by the Temper
ance Reform club.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-17
MORE TROUBLE FEARED

Continued from First Page.)
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j 4. y MA A 5 NO / REFER L


When Lincoln,s Words Were Tur,ieog
Back Upon Himaslf. iSs
General Robert Avery, who war
wounded almost fatally at ChancelIors
vile and covered just ii time. to LOSE
his right leg at the hip on Lookout
mountain, told an anecdote or Elm
coin which shows the great presidents
appreciation Of the fitness OF things
and his unfailing fund Of humor.
s*8s.W hen / had recovered from the ef
sfects Of the amputati lion, Z said General
Avery, "a very dear friend of. mine;
who had served long and faithfully as
q regfmental quartermaster was an apt
spiicant for position as brigade quar-:
stermaster. He filed 1t: with me, and
after # had been properly briefed and
Endorsed made it my business to put
IL before the president There was al
long line Of people waiting to sec Mr.
Lincoln when arrived at the White
House; but seeing 4 was a wounded
mar, he came over to me. I'll take
my turn, Mr.. President said, and he
turned to receive his visitors. ; A5ss;;
The man ahead of me also. had a
request for an pointmen letter
which Governor Bramlett of Kentucky
had Endorsed J. Respectfully referred ia
President Lincoln. 4 s. ~.
.8s Governor Bramlett requests that i
be appointed said the man from Ken.
lucky. President Lincoln took the LET.
ter. Why exclaimed Mr.. Lincoln,
this doesn't show that Governor Bran.
lett requests anything. It says simply
1aR espe ctfully referred. ' That means
he just passed it along. II you can
get Governor Bramlett to request me
I'll do it. Respectfully referred is
only q polite way Of getting rid Of q
person. s,$.@. s;;& y
800 He was sitting at bis desk at, the
I time, settling lower and lower down IN
I his chair until only his head seemed
to show. presented the papers Of
my friend. He read them and said,
Why, yes Then he wrote on q card,
Respectfully referred to Mr.. Stanton
the secretary Of war. s5 ~ s.s5s s. :s5
This won't do, Mr. President,
said to him. Why not he asked. ..Be
$canse you have just said 20 that man
from Kentucky that Respectfully re
feEreds is polite way Of getting I'D
OF a person ~ ;s 81: SIS ss:l
The president slowly rose out Of bis
deep seated chair until he hooked seven
feet tall to me, and then be began tt
laugh a You've got me- said he. and
then be wrote On q card, Appoint this
/ man ~ New York World. ;s2 .:s
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THE BURYlNG BEETLE.
Dead Mice and Birds eeereted az Food
s.s5s5ss For It's Young. # .s.8 3.isI.

Dead Mice and Birds eecreted az Food
For It's Young. 4
People often wonder what becomes
8of the dead mice and dead birds, for
though birds and mice are constantly
dyingin large numbers, hardly one is
ever to be SEEM The fact Is that they
are buried by beetles Buchner gives
ID brief account Of them as follows: q,
Is Several Of them unite together to
bury under the ground, as food and
shelter for their young, some dead ami
ma such as d mouse, a toad, d mole,
bird tete. The burial IS performed
because the corpse, II. N left above
ground would either dry up Of grow
rotten or be eaten by other animals.
IN AN these cases the young would
perish, whereas the dead body lying In
the earth and Withdrawn from the
onter air lasts very; well. n.
The burying beetles go 70 work Ia
sas very wei considered fashion, for
they scrape away the earth lying nm
der the body SO that 1t sinks OF itself
deeper and deeper. When 1t Is deep
enough It discovered over from above.
III the situation IS stony, the beetles,
with united forces and great efforts,
drag the corpse 10 some place more
suitable FOR buryfng. They work %
/ diligently that al mouse, for instance,
I 81 buried vi thin three hours. But they
often work on for days, 50 as TO bury
! the body as deeply as possible. From
/ large carrasses, such as those Dc horses
sheep, etc they only bury pieces as
large as they can manage. Z
MS us There can be no doubt Of the intelli,
gence of these strange insects, as q
sgentle discovered ID q rather curi.
Soas war He desired q 10 dry q dead
|. load, and for that purpose he fastened
&c upon The top of an npaiightt sticaK
The burning beetles however. were
soon attracted hy ttlhe smell. and, ind,
ting that they could not reach the toad
they undermined tie stick, causing 81
TO fan with the toad. which Was thea
duly bnried Animal EFsenGs