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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
MOUND CITY.
Sent. 10.


u ssrs. Jarvis Hickox, Lewis
zach and Bernard Beckwith of Cairo
spent Thurs lay evening in this city.
rs. =. L, Thomas and daughter
Nigal Who have been the guests OF
SIR and Mrs. G, B. cvle and family
oa FIRST street left Friday night for
the'c home IN Oscar, Ky.
A. j. Doueherty made business
trip to Cairo Friday.
Yrs. Alice Brown and little son .et
Tu'stki are the eststre,atiyes here.
Alta meeting a. queen Of -Egypt
chapter, Order OF Eastern = star
Thursday evening Mrs. Sytil Whitley
was initiated into the mysteries OF
tho order. "A large n1:mber of out Of
town guests and visitors were pres
eut among whom were Mesdames
Mary Healey Mary. Blank. verna
Wright. nellie Roberts, Leila Armm
Ado Grain, Ella Watkins, Maude
Ttins aud NickeDG aof Mounds: Mr.
and Mrs, W w. Orr and Mrs. ]. T.
Lynch of Cairo. On Oct. 4th Mrs
Mary Blank, Mrs. Mary Healey and
Mrs. nellie ROBBERS of Mounds. and
Miss Elsie Rodman of this city will
represent this chapter at the Grand
Chapter in Chicago.
Dr. j. b. Mathis made trip to
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBoRs


Holloway, KY, Friday.
r. II. Hawley was a Mounds bust
ness caller Friday
Mrs. Mary C0nley, Misses Mollie
Campbell and Kate Conley and Mrs.
Cwinn and little grandson were
Cairo visitors Friday.
Messr. T. NJ. Ford, @. A. Nc
Cfacken, W. W. Hough and J. G.
Rhine spent Friday afternoon fishing
lin Kentucky waters.
~. z, Rodman was a Cairo business
caller Friday.
| Mrs. Harry LAWYER and Miss
Blanche Martin srent Friday after
noon with Mrs. Ell Martin in Cairo.
! AIRS. Sol Davis and daugher Miss
Ryrdie we're Pounds visitors Friday.
Mr.. VIM, Lewis made a business
| "trip to Cairo Friday.
| Frs. Irving Cornell and son James
| Of Mounds visited relatives here Fri
Iday.
Frs. Geo. Conrad and daughter
Hedwig. Frs. G. c, Caldwell and chfl
| dren and Mrs. VIM. Bacchus and son
Paul were Mounds visitors Friday
afternoon.
, Frs. Frank Burgman visited friends
at Mounds Thursday.
Miss Byrdie DAVIS, Mr. CLYDE Muir
ply and Mr.. Troy Harley will enter
Browns Business College in Cairo
Monday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
ILLINOIS CENTRAL r. r.

Low rate excursion to Louisville
vile Tuesday, Sept. 2lst. Fare fol
round trip only $3.50 Special train
leaves Cairo at 8 a. M due in Louis
vile at 7:30 p. m. Return specia
leaves Louisville at 4 p. III. Sept. 23rd
Tickets good only going and return
ing on special train.
JNO. A. SCOTT,
Asst. Gen. Pass. ACT. Memphis.
]. II. JONES,
Ticket Agent, Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
No Chinatown prunkards.

A drunken Chinese is a rare sigh
in the streets Of New York. The I'm
official government of Chinatown
which administers the high, the low
and the middle justice inexorably
takes care of this After the first of
Tense John is warned A petition in
sures his deportation to China. The
DEGREES of Chinatown are always car
"ied out
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19

Smoking in church Is a Dutch Gus.
tom. Dutchmen are such inyeterate
smokers that one of them is seldom
seen without his pipe. Indeed, 1t is
a fact that they find themselves UNI
able to forego the indulgence, even
for the short period of church sery.
ice.-The Sunday Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
Valuable SUGGESTION,

1t Is said that severe paroxysms OF
coughing may be arrested by giving
The patient teaspoonful of glycerine
in a wineglass of hot milk. This is
one of the simple remedies which are
dear to the heart OF the practical
woman, and II is so easy to remember
that it may serve to alleviate the suf
tering Of some unfortunate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
BIDS FOR WATER.
Cairo, H., Sept. 18th, 1909,

Cairo, ILL.,, Sept. 18th, 1909
Sealed bids will be received by the
ely council of the city of Cairo Hi
nois, 1T the office of the city clerk
of said city up till 1880 o'clock Tues
day, October 9Th 1909. for furnishing
water to the city for the remainder
of the year 1909 to be used in the
city's street washing machine for the
purpose Of washing the streets OF the
said city.
The city council reserves the right
to reject any AMI all bids.
ERNEST WORKMAN,
City Comptroller.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
Tea Possibilities.

Il have Just had an invitation to an
electrical tea to be given by woman
doctor" said the bachelor girl. I'm
looking forward to 1t and wondering
what is going to happen to us
whether she will give us little bat
terry and let us entertain ourselves.
make the tea on an electric stove, or
JUS electrocute the bunch Of us"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19

Goose Chase" Two of the latest
rec'3 of the very best MANUFACTURES
THE illustrated song will be entitled,
Nothing in the World Like Love"
sung by Mr.. Nixon Admission ten
cents. Matinee and night.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
Said Uncle Siias:

There may be room enough at the
top, but the crowd en- route keeps a
good many fellers from gittin' there. 4"
Los Angeles Express.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
MORA ATHoN TRANSFER LINE.
Household goods and piano moving.
Tel. Home q. Bell 81, 1910 Conf.
Frivolous Modern Society.

In the Victorian era a young Eng
lish woman was in the fashion If she
attended half a dozen balls in the
season. BY degrees her ambitious in
creased until now dance every
night is not considered too much
Thus the number of dances during the
season has vastly increased.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Effective September 10th, the Hi.
nois Central suburban train service
between Cairo and Mounds will be
S. G. HATCH
Genl, Passenger Agent.
Cairo, Sent. Is, 1909.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
DRAY AND transfer LIME

Office 1910 Conf. Phones Home q
Rel 81 AIT. Pabst Beer Mora Athon
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
MISS MAUD SUTHERLAND. or,

uate Cincinnati Conservatory of
Music, win take limited number of
violin pupils. 8l5 Twenty
street
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19

Cairo, Sept. Is, 1909.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29
LUMBER TRADE IMPROVES
Good Volume of Material Now Nov
ing Through Country.
Tariff Cut VIII Probably Not Have
Serious Eject Upon the
Market

In commenting on the lumber market,
The Southern Lumberman says:
While trade is not yet what the lum-
bermen wish for, the reports Of our cor
respondents from all sections OF the coun-
try show good volume Of business NOV
Ing. the season considered. With the
tariff out OF the way. with good crops In
prospect. and with business really nor
nal with many Of the other industries,
there is not now a cloud the size OF a
mans hand TO be seen that forebodes
III for the future.
The lumber business II seems, was one
Of the industries singled out by Congress
10 make good the campaign pledges OF
reduction The lumbermen did all
they could 10 prevent the cut. and hav-
ing fought a good fight and lost. they can
set about to make the best Of the sltua-
ton.
The position is taken by many in the
trade that In the end the difference IN the
schedule between the present tariff bill
and the old Dingley law will not make
the difference that it was first thought II
WOutQ. Inc pIOIls the advantage gwen
by the new rate will go into the pockets
and for the benefit Of the owners OF
Canadian timber. whether they be
Canadians or American citizens owning
timber land in that country It will take
further developments than those now -ap-
pearing for the majority of lumbermen
TO believe that the owners Of timber land
in Canada will not put the % cents diff
ference IN the rate in their pockets,
instead Of taking It of the price OF the
lumber they offer for sale in this coun-
try.
There has been but little change in the
hardwood situation for a month past,
apd despite the fact that It is vacation
time and the dull period Of the year. the
demand is on the increase, and there Is
now more call for the lower grades. The
most encouraging feature of the entire
situation is the attitude OF the manufac-
turers of yellow pine on prices. The mill
men are willing 20 make some minor
concessions to buyers who will accept
Immediate shipment. but they are arm
in their price, and from $50 to s. higher
than prevailing quotations for orders
which provide for fall delivery. There Is
now every prospect IN all Southern woods
for a fine fall business at profitable
prices"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29
COKE PRODUCT IN ALABAMA
Takes Rank as Third State on Basis
of Output.
Quantity shows Steady Decrease
Since 1896, when IL was
100000 Tons.

For a quarter Of a century. from 1850
to 1906 Alabama and West Virginia were
close rivals for second place in the rank
Of coke-producing States. and during the
last five years Of that period each State
held the place alternately. Since 1905.
however, West Virginia has outranked
Alabama and in 1907 produced over a mil
lion tons, or about a third more coke
than her rival It would appear there
fore. that West Virginia is permanently
established as second among the coke
producing States. IN 1908 West Virginia
produced nearly 275.0O0 tons more than
Alabama
Alabama's production Of coke decreased
from S.034.50l short tons in 1906 to 3.021.-
794 tons in 1907, and to 2,362, 666 tons IN
1908. The value however. increased from
$S.46.S99 in 1906 TO s., PIG, 1914 in 1907. but
fell OF 10 S7,l69,90l in 1905 The decrease
In 1908, As compared with 1907. vas $50 =
lS short tons, or 2L8 per cent In aurn-
uty' and 2O46,-9S, or 22.2 per cent in
value.
The coke manufacturers OF Alabama
possess an advantage over those Of West
Virginia in having a home market for
their product. This Is Illustrated par
ticularly by the Difference in value be-
tween Alabama's production and that OF
West Virginia While West virginia
coke Is certainly of as good a quality as
that Of Alabama. the value Of the small
er tonnage OF Alabama in 1905 was great
er by over $1900.OO0 than that of the larg-
er production Of West Virginia. Notwith-
standing the depression in 1905, the aver
age price per ton Of Alabama coke de-
clined only I cent. from S3.05 10 NO4
while that Of West Virginia declined
from 1926 TO $500
There were 45 coking establishments in
Alabama IN 1905 an increase Of two over
lsH7 The total number Of ovens In
creased from 9SS9 TO 0.l03 or the As es-
Establishments 10. with a total Of SS7
ovens, were idle during 1908. as compared
with six idle establishments having q
total of 715 ovens in 1907. There were
no new ovens building at the close OF
1903 The establishments in Alabama in
clude two by-prOduct recovery plants
with total of go ovens. all Of which
were operated during the year.
4 Considerable increase is noted IN the
percentage OF coal washed before cox
ing in 1908 as compared with 1907. In
1907 the total quantity OF coal washed
was 3.924.956 short tons. or 70 per cent OF
the total In 1905 the quantity OF coal
washed was 3,274,4So tons. or 81 per cent
OF the total. OF the coal used for coke
making in 1905 2,005.453 tons was run-of-
mine and 1,S71.33S tons slack
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29

Within a few days the United States
will take title TO a large tract Of land
fronting on Occoquon River in Fairfax
County. Va. on which the District OF
Columbia will build its new warehouses;.
AS soon as the necessary building can
be erected. the District will have model
penal institution far removed from the
city. At a later time a tract OF land Will
be acquired in Maryland for the District
Jail. and when that IS done the prison
problem" which has confronted East
washington for two generations viii be
eliminated.
The tract which is TO be purchased In
Virginia is the property Of J. L. Daw-
son. of Fairfax County 1t contains
about 500 acres has upon IL a valuable
stone quarry. and is capable of being
transformed into a fine farm. The S3v-
erument will pay 1920 for the tract. In
GLIDING 5000 for the quarry ana $500 for
machinery and Improvements on che
farm.
Commission Makes the Deal.
The details Of buying the property have
been carried through for the government
by a commission composed of John JOY
Edison. Justice Stafford. and Commits
sioner Judsou. A few weeks ago a sur
vey Of the tract was made by the Dis
trict authorities. and the necessary
papers 10 complete the purchase were
forwarded last week to the Department
OF Justice for legal record ana other
matters relating to true title Of the
property.
A clause OF the last District nppropria-
ton bill authorized the purchase OF the
property and the manner in which il
was TO be acquired. The terms OF The
law have now been practically complied
with. and as soon as the legal formal
tiles have been observed the government
will take possession of the Dawson farm
and yroceed with the establishment Of
the District prisons there
Convicts VIII Erect Buildings.
The clause of the District law referred
70 provides that temporary structures
shall be erected to house the inmates
Of the workhouse on the farm. The con-
victs viii be utilized in the construction
Of these buildings and I'm the permanent
structures which are TO follow.
In fact, the law stipluates that all the
work upon the farm. together with the
crushing OF stone for District purposes
and other work at the quarries, shall be
done with prison labor When the build
ings shall have been erected the labor
of the convicts will be turned TO agri-
culture and the purpose is to raise on
the prison farm all that shall be re-
QuiTed TO support the convicts.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29
Point. Wear De Penal Farm Recently garrsa Oeegaa va
WILL RAISE ONIONS.
Bee County, Tex, Prepares TO En-
ter Competition on Bermudns.

ter Competition on Bermudns.
San Antonio. Tex. Aug. 2S.-Bee Coun-
~. just south Of this city. will next year
enter the onion market strongly. Many
truck farms are now being started there
In addition TO those already in operation.
and in the near future Bee County Will
take a prominent position In the onion
and general truck supply
T. V Chnders, a Galveston capitalist
and r. Hartman. OF the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company. are the prof.
ectors of one Of the largest colonization
schemes carried out recently. a tract OF
1000 acres OF iTTigable land has been
acquired by them and viii be settled by
zoo German families, each of them receiv-
ing a plat Of ten acres. Some OF the set
tiers have already bought their land and
are preparing 1t for next seasons crop.
With q fair crop, az least 1.50o-car ship
ment OF onions should originate from the
tract
Candlsh. station on the Sunset Route.
Is located In the immediate vicinity Of
the property. and has been changed 70
Bermuda for the purpose Of hlrmonizing
the name OF the place with its CHIEF in
dustry.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29
SCHOOLS MAY BE CROWDED.
San Antonio Expects Many Pupils
from Surrounding Country.

San Antonio, Tex, Aug 2S.-With the
school opening season not far off. this
city is preparing for a great influx OF
boys and girls from every part Of the
State Of Mexico. A very large number
OF pupils from points In the United
States outside Of Texas arc also expected.
Last years scholastic population OF San
Antonio numbered over l2C00. According
to figures furnished by the many private
institutions. this number will be aug
mented for the present year by at least
:, 800
A larger number than ever IL coming
from Mexico. Better class Mexicans VINO
wish their children trained in the most
modern sense of the word have for
long time looked on San Antonio as the
logical place where this can be accom-
plished In the first place. there is
large and cultured colony OF Mexicans
here. and then the distance from the
Mexican border is not too great.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29
One American Vessel There.

Consul General Richard NJ Bartleman,
Of Buenos Ayres. reports that the foreign
shipping entering that Argentine port for
the quarter ended March 81. 1909, num-
bered SO vessels. with total of 1.24l. ISL
Twenty mine were sailing vessels One
American vessel only, sailing ship, en-
tered and cleared
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29

The quantity Of china clay and china
stone produced in the United Kingdom
has doubled in the last thirty years AS
shown by statistics forwarded by Consul
General John L. Griffiths, OF London. the
1908 production amounted to 7214l6 tons
Of clay and 75.473 tons Of stone. as COM
pared with 3o4.549 tons OF china clay and
SS,1E2 tons OF china stone for the year
1873.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29
Water WorIzs Dbl PrIkIn.

The new Pekin city water works are
described in a newspaper article for
warded by Consul Gracey, OF Tsingtau.
The system is modern throughout, with
various pumping stations, settling tanks
filtration beds. water towers. &c. which
VIII amply supply ChinaSs capital with
water. instead Of the insanitary wells.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29

OF prisoners in Bengal shows an increase
in the number Of prisoners from 1881 In
1907 to 10000 in 1905 The daily average
of prisoners rose from 1920 in 1907 to
1853 in 1908. The death rate in 1907 was
I7.5 per l.OOO but rose. 10 800 per 1000 in
1905 tuberculosis was the prevailing
disease.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29
coo Ore. from Canndn.

Consul Abraham Z. Smith makes a re-
port from Victoria on the new 81, 000005
iron works and smelling plant recently
established at Port Townsend State OF
Washington. It is deriving its hematite
OF soft ores from Vancouver Island. Can
ada. where the company's deposites are
said 10 contain 2aOO0,OOO tons.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29
Mnr Rurn Cotton Sod.

Consul Frederick l. Bright, of Hudders-
field, England. reports that the British
Cotton Growing Association has been
making important experiments in some
OF the British possessions IN Africa, which
promise TO add cotton seed 10 the present
sources from which fuel can be obtained
for use by the internal combustion engine
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29
NEW GAS-DRIvEN LAUNCH.
The First of It's Type to BE Built
on the Clyde.

A DumbartOn firm has recently COM
pieted new producer-gas-drive launch.
This boat, the first Of its type built on
the Clyde, Is a forty-foot mahogany
cruiser Of thirty horsepower with a speed
OF ten knots. The motor IS Of the usual
four-cylinder petrol type. and has been
specially adapted FOR producer gas. The
official trials Of the launch were carried
out in the presence OF a number of prom
inent Clyde yatchsmen and gas engineers
interested in gas-propelling power. Al
though the weather conditions were most
unfavorable, the experiment was consid-
cred satisfactory.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29

Consul General Thomas Sammons, Of
Seoul states that there are III telegraph
and eighty-fve telephone Offices In Korea
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29
WILL BUILD PRISON
Government Buys a Work.
house Site in Virginia.
FIFTEEN MILES FROM CITY

Dawson Farm, on OccOQuOn River,
Contains AbOut 1,15O Acres, for
which United states VIII Pay ST.
2OO-PurchnSe Includes stone QuHr-
~ and Farm improvements.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29

Continued on Page ?. Column 3.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-03
UNCLE SAM NEED!
RANGERS
EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD OCT.
1926 no FILL VACANCIES
BEGINNERS GET 5000 A YEAR
800 TO BE APPOINTED.

Washington, d. c., Sept. Am
examination to fill vacancies in the
ranger force in 149 national forests
in 21 states and territories will be
held October % and &c. From this
examination it is expected that 500
appointments will be made.
This examination will be held at
each forest supervisors headquarters
in the national forest states and ter
ritories, including Washington state.
While the examination is entirely
along practical lines, knowledge OF
field conditions rather than book
learning is considered essential, the
opportunities for those applicants
with educational advantages are con-
siderably increased. The rapid de-
velopment of the national forests is
making continually increasing de-
mands on those engaged in their
management, and men with ability
to assume responsibility and serve in
supervisory capacities are in demand.
These more responsible positions are
filled by promotion from lower grade
men, so that any one entering as a
ranger is eligible for promotion to
any of the more responsible and
higher paid places, including that of
forest supervisor.
Only those men who are at least
81 years of age, not more than 40,
of good character. temperate, and
in good physical condition are eligi-
BILE to take this examination. The
salary paid to beginners is 5000 a
year. Applicants can secure inform
alton concerning the examination
from the United States civil service
commission, Washington, d. c.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-03
]. 5. CROP COND|-
TONS
ACREAGE CULTIVATED 1.6 PER
Gent OVER LAST YEAR-AP-
PIES AN AVERAGE YIELD
GROWING CROPS SUMMARIZED

Washington, D. c., Sept. 3.-The
crop report issued shows conditions
on August LIST slightly higher than a
year ago and moderately higher
than a ten-year average condition OF
all crops on August 1st.
In addition to the higher condi-
ton, the acreage of cultivated crops
is about 1.6 per cent greater than
last year.
Winter wheat, spring wheat, corn.
oats, rye, flax and grapes were better
than last year and the ten-year aver
age; barley and potatoes were bet
ter than the conditions on August list
last year, but slightly below the
average condition.
Tobacco and sweet potatoes were
better than the average and lower
than last year.
Important crops below both last
year and an average condition are
cotton, rice, hay, buckwheat and
apples.
Summarized, the relative condition
of crops was:
North Atlantic states, including
New York and Pennsylvania, 1911,
or rs per cent below the ten-year
average; north central states, COM
prising Ohio, Indiana. Illonois, Mich
igan and Wisconsin, SS.5, or &C. per
cent better than the average; north
central states, west of the Mississippi
sSS, or 81 per cent above average;
south Atlantic, SOL, or .3.S below
average; south central. 1872. or 10
perectn below average; far western
states, GA, or 4.8 below average.
The following Is a summary for
the United States of conditions on
August LIST for crops not previously
reported:
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-03
Canadian Forestry Meeting.

Regina, Sask., Sept. 3.-A two
days meeting of the Canadian For
estry association began here today
with large attendance of represen-
tatives of the governmental, lumber
ing, farming, transportation, COM
mercial and professional interests of
western Canada. Tree planting and
tree growing On the prairies is the
chief topic scheduled for discussion.
Other subjects on the program in
clude the management of the forest
reserves and the question of their
use as game preserves.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-03
OKANOGAN SURVEY TO SHIFT
Oroville Probably Northern Termi'
nus, 1t Is Sand.

Oroville, Sept Sit has been re-
ported here from men high in the
service of the Okanogan electric rail-
way that the preliminary survey is
is to be changed so as to make the
northern terminus at Oroville instead
Of at Nighthawk. BY this change the
road would pass through the wonder
fully fertile fruit country known as
Whitestone flats, and strike the
Okanogan valley about 10 miles south
of the city. This would parallel the
Great Northern branch from OrOville
to Brewster for about ten miles.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-03
Ready for Olympic Golf Match.

Chicago, Sept. 3.-Golf enthusiasts
everywhere are manifesting a lively
interest In the Olympia team compe-
tition, which is to be held tomorrow
on the links OF the Chicago Golf
club at Wheaton. The event is a
curtain raiser for the amateur cham
pionship tournament Of the United
States, which is to be held at Wheat
on next week. The association rep
resented by the winning team will
have the custody of the Olympic
trophy for one year. and each MEM
Der of the team will receive a silver
replica Of the trophy.