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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-03

The House has rejected the proposed increases of the salaries of President, Judges, etc. It being the third re. jection and by a decisive vote, there seems to be but slight, if any chance, of the proposed increases being grant ed during the present session.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-03

never effect a reform.
 MT. Taft is evidently blazing the way' for slight or no progress in prom ised reforms during his term of office.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-03

Week of March ~I Americas Foremost Musical Family, 6 MUSICAL CUTTYS Using Violin. Cello. Piano, Xylophone and Brass Instruments Kelly & Barrett Willie Weston
 Leeds & IcMarS
 Veronica and Hurl-E'alls
 Added Feature N1BLO'S TALKING BIRDS
 Special Feature
 1.-THE CHALK LINE'' Great Rural Drama, Presented by Harlan Knight & Go. :.e Next Week-IRENE FRANKLIN, Queen of Vaudeville.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-03
RERM U D A
HOTEL HAMILTON

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-03

WANT ADS. GENT A MoRD1
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03
OUR KANGAROO COURT"

There have been some references
in these columns from time to time,
to evil practices in connection with
the circuit court in this city and coun-
ty; and although not one-half has
been told, the reader of average intel
ligence and fair mind must be sat
isfied that the state of things there
has been bad
But there is another court in this
city which ia just as bad, if not very
much worse in some respects. 1t is
not a regularly constituted court. It's
sessions are erratic as to time and
place. 1t is held most often at police
headquarters, but any old time or any
old place will de-at midnight or in
broad day light on the open street,
or in a dark alley. And the Judges
who preside in this court and who
administer Justice to the culprits
that come under their jurisdiction are
the police officers of Cairo-some
times three or four, some times two,
some times only one.
And the processes of this court are
rigid, the judgments so binding, and
the execution of these judgments SO
swift, so merciless, often so brutal
that this court may be compared
without much straining to those re.
markable tribunals which held sway
in the darkest periods of the world Z
dark ages" This rs a feeble de.
scription of Cairo's " KANGAROO
COURT" 1t is one view--the view
It may be said, of the pessimist, the
man with a crouch, the chronic
kicker the muck raker," the man
who can see no compromising good in
things evil. Take the other view
The Kangaroo Court does away
with costly procedure; it has no law
yers to prosecute or defend; it has a
profound contempt for 1uries, good oil
bad; it needs no prison bars except
4 for temporary use, as a means Of
moral suasion" when a victim is in
clined to be obstreperous refusing &c
obey orders. The police are the ac
caisers, judges, the jury the attorneys
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03
|NOTES OF RAILROADS

Beginning yesterday train auditors
were placed on the Illinois Central
trains 8, 6, 203 and 204. Conductor
B. E. Blaney brought in the first an.
|ditor yesterday morning on 203.
Air brake instruction car No. 10 of
the Illinois Central was in Cairo yes
terday afternoon.
WA D. Wood, Of st. Louis, T. %
A. for the Wabash, Is in the city on
business.
A. b. Ayers, of st. Louis, T. p. A,
for the Rock Island was in the city
yesterday calling on the local ticket
lagents.
Fred Warren, T. p. A. for the Fris
co, with headuarters at st. Louis, has
returned to that city after a business
| visit here.
A new express car has been placed
between Cairo and New Orleans vis
the Mobile & Ohio and New Orlean.
| and Northeastern which leaves dan,
on No. and returns on train No. 2.
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= - e. i'''7- 49, i-'7-- 7'-s-''---F-.''
AlIeuisu.

AlieHlSEn.
"You are an alienist?'
Yes, SIR
That is to say, you know a crazy
man when you see him?'
That's about it,
rs the prisoner sane?"
He isl
What particular thing determine,
your decision?"
The size and source of the fee. o.
course. You must be a novice"
No extraneous comment, please
Do alienists ever lie under oath.
Those of the other side, yes, al
ways
But supposing you had been re-
tanned by the other side?'
I'm that case this side would have
become the other side.
And yot say this prisoner Is sane?'
mo, insane; crazy as hare. al
imbecile from the cradle"
Haven't you changed your mind il
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03

One of The Bulletins correspond.
ents this morning is inclined to co
incide with the Socialistic view that
capitalism" is the cause of all the
evils of particularly the so.
cial evil represented in the "Red
Light district" He is mistaken. The
Socialistie doctrine is that the social
.evil' referred to is the result of poy.
erty. This also is untrue. The so.
cial evil" like drunkenness, has ex.
listed in all times, in all lands, and un.
der all conditions. 1t Is found among
the rich no less than among the
poor. 1t is one of the evils incident
to human nature, the regulation and
restriction of which presents more
or less difficult problem of govern
ment in all communities. The best
that can be hoped for is that, like
other evils, it shall be held within
such bounds as will render it least
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03
Pretty Things. for the Houss.

Some OF the Merry Widow hat box
es OF gigantic size which caused so
much merriment while ago are ap-
pearing in So lovely guise that they
| hardly know themselves. Covered
with cretonne or broeade In wonder
fully pretty Dresden designaAdged
with the fashionable FURNISHED old
French galoon, and decorated on the
cover with exquisite miniatures OF
lovely bellies of the empire, tho form
most attractive lingerie receptacles
for the daintily arranged clothes press
shelf.
Remember that scrap basket Is s
,, receptacle for bits of paper. threads
pencil sharpenings and such things
but not an ornament TO be decorated
with gay ribbons and tasseled velvet
points.
There are the most exquisite wall
papers for bedroom of delicate col
ors. with border of pretty roses in
festoon shape and lowered cretonne
to match for hangings and upholstery.
Nothing could be daintier for the
bedroom than a set " white enamel
furniture, with upholstery in pink and
white rambler rose cretonne.
Flowers will keep much longer II
fresh water Is given them each morn
ing, the stems clipped bit and 3
little salt added to the water.
TO set under the tea poi are gray
green tiles, simply and effectively dee.
GRATED in white. with Japanese grass
es. bunnils or birds.
A pretty little dressing table aces
sory is hatpin holder OF dainty white
china, decorated with sprays Of deli,
cately colored flowers.
Rarely lovely are the old Persian
brasses of queer oriental design and
shape and maryelously beautiful work.
manship.
A beautiful after-dinner coffee sci
vas of pale coral color, with gold tins
and effective medallion designs in
delft blue and gold
A linen fringe may be found In the
upholstery department winch Is just
the. thing to finish the ends OF oblong
sofa pillows.
The popular Gloucester hammoeks
come in an effective shade of green
and are great addition to living
room or porch.
An attractive addition to the nursr
cry is a ehild's wicker clothes tree.
with large bow OF Dresden ribbon
for decoration
Never forget to dust over the. door
and window frames when giving a
room its thorough weekly cleaning.
In furnishing room 1t Is very poor
taste TO have more than one kind OF
wood In the furniture.
An artistic electric light fixture had
ses eral globes of lovely design in ex.
quisite Favrile glass.
Cheesecloth may be dyed any eolot
for curtains and some unusual and
pleasing effects may be gained
An exquisite vase OF thin greer
glass has a silver frame in dainty
openwork lace design.
Resting She'd is the quaint name
given to the summer house in Jap
anese garden
Rustic furniture is delightfully."- pic
turesque for camp or garden.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03

the civilized world, so far as it could
be reached by telegraph wires ant
cables. Since then its advertising has
been special, coming occasionally
but it has not been short on this class
of advertising. The latest in this
kind of advertising came with Taft
day and the lynching. the latter being
the largest special it ever received
excepting that given by Charles
Dickens in his American Notes" and
Martin Chuzzlewit."
Advertising is usually expected to
inure to the benefit of place, but
it may be doubted that Dickens ad
vertising helped Cairo any. He did
not intend ii should. and from the
time it was given this locality has
borne bad name, physically and
morally. What will be the effect OF
the lynching advertisement? 1t is
said to be better to be talked about
disparingiy and abusively than to be
ignored. But viii not people gener-
ally be affected favorably towards
this city by the spirit manifested in
the lynehing affair? 1t will confirm
their former idea of the place. as one
where crime was not sufficiently
checked by the authorities; but they
will conclude that a revolution has
taken place here, that they are sound
at heart and are determined to rule
hereafter, and will keep crime and
vice within the narrowest limits pos
sible.
Suffrage Leaders.
The pictures of the most eminent
women among the leaders of the
woman suffrage movement represent
them as having masculine heads and
faces, strong If not coarse features
that would suit man of force and
character better than a typical men,
Der of the female sex They are
unusual among women. But they
are the kind to lead a crusade, and if
successful in their present undertak-
ing will soon after be looking for the
loaves and fishes as politicians. AS
such they will match any Of their
competitors among men, and will
furnish candidates for all of the
offices from justice of the peace to
president. Those of the English mill
sant cprt would ,,,aka gonl ,,nlinop,ar1
There will be fresh and lively times
in the old land when women get to
voting. The Law and Order League
will need to double its number then,
taking its reinforcement from the
women. to hold things level in Cairo,
and the military would be necessary,
perhaps. to maintain peace among the
petticoat voters.
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)
:CAIRO SCHOOL NOTES.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS !;

At the fudge social at C. Fl. s. Sat
'urday night the boys promise some
thing new in the amusement line.
The above reference is to a play or
rather a sketch that SOME of the boys
are going to present. The playlet
hinges upon the present polar con-
troversy and is to be scream from
start to finish. The title of the piece
and cast Of characters are as fol-
lows:
Alone at the Pole"--or Where
the Aurora Borealis CLOVIS"
with Due apologies to Samuel G..
Blythe, The Saturday Evening Post,
DR.. Cook and Commander Peary)
Cast.
Lieut.. Leary, an Arctic Explorer
Tony Mcnamara.
DR.. Look, an Arctic Explorer-John
A. Hofheinz.
Captain R. o. Beef, with Leary-
Logan Colp.
| Ugh Kid Milf, Headman of Eskimos
Edward s. Hill.
Geo Washington Rufus Rastus Lee.
Negro Servitor to Leary-Mike Gal
win.
Tishpoo, Eskimo Messenger-Joe
.Glynn.
p. C. Canute, Danish Consul-John
B. Castleman.
H. c. Arlson, Fisherman--Chas.
Quellmatz.
NJ. Arconi, Wireless Operator--Roy
L. Gadbois,
Sidney Levi Rosenbaum. Financial
Backer Of DR.. Look--Russel s. Reed
Archimedes Darwin Jensen, Noted
Scientist-Tennyson Goldsmith.
John B. Rives, Newspaper Repre-
sentative with Look--John Lynch
Eskimo Maidens-Arthur Schoembs
Milo Buchanan, w. j. Hopkins Leroy
MetZger.
Eskimo Men--Dwight Ohrum. Leon
ard Cox Tom Lewis.
Eskimo Dogs, Seals, Walruses, etc.
Synopsis Of Scenes.
Act THE Frozen North.
| Act AT the Polar Apex.
Act. 3.-The Return.
Act 4.--The Triumph.
Musical Numbers.
The following musical numbers will
occur during the action of the play
Give Me Another Gumdrop Moth
er'-Eskimo Chorus, dogs assisting
"Tll Nail the Starry Banner to tn
Pole" with dance--Look and Choru!
BE Sure and Bring 1t Back Will
You'-Eskimo Chorus
1.-THE Polar Mystery''-Leary an,
IChorus.
THE Polar Queens"-Chorus o
Eskimo Danes.
Eskimo Love Songv-Pisthoo AM
Chorus.
mo Matter What They Ask Yot
Always Tell Them Yes"-Look.
). Never Take the Flag Down Boy!
) She's Nailed Up There For Keeps
Leary and Eskimo Quartet.
) Get Your Good Old Hammer Boy.
Wen All Take a Knock"-Arconi an
Operators
II Love My Chocolate Cream, B,
Oh! You Gumdrop'-Matt Hense
! and Chorus
when the North Wind Blows
Arlson and Chorus.
20 You Eskimo Kids"-Financis
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with THE FUNNY MAN
- so %>>>>~~>&
For Two Years.

For two years after | was mar.
ried | was ashamed to meet the
preacher who united my wife and me
in the holy bonds. YOU see, In my
excited condition | made a blunder
and gave him SIS bill instead OF $40.
which intended to hand him. !.
suppose he thought was a. cheap
skate, but | couldn't very well ex.
plain 1t without making myself ridi.
culous, or causing him to suspect
that was lying about it,
You say you felt that way for
two years."
Yes. After that began to be sor,
ry | had given him anything
Philadelphia Record.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03

The Citizens League did well last
night to direct its chairman to notify
|Gov. Deneen that the statements of
the Chicago negress. Mrs. Barnett, re-
garding the lynchings in Cairo. was
la tissue of falsehoods. This woman
is one of those professional race agi-
tators who DO more to create and pro-
mote violent race prejudice than any
other agency. The negroes should be
the last to want any strife or test of
strength with the white race. Their
chance for progress and happiness
lies in peace-along the lines laid
down by that most worthy leader of
the race Booker t. Washington The
negroes worst enemies are those who
under the pretense of friendship
would excite them to strife; and it
is gratifying to note that the large
of them realize this.
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81. EUbU
The above is correct statement
OF the circulation of The Cairo Bulle-
tin for the year 1908 and for the
month OF October 1909.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Ord day of November 1909.
LEO J. KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

cairss,. Alexander County, iiisnsfA
Population 1917.
Mayor. GEORrv PARSONA
Clerk. r. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer. FRANK h ARM
6TROM.
City Attorney. HUNTER BIRD.
Comptroller. ERNEST WORKMAN
Magistrate, ANDREW WHITCAMf
Chief Of Police, NJ 8. KGAN
Alexander County, Populations x7,4N
County Clerk. JESSE Il. MILLER
Circuit Clerk, ALFRED BROWN.
6herin. FRANK Il. DAVIS.
States Atorne& ALEX M. WILSON
County Superintendent OF Schools
PROF. 8. d. GOTT.
Assessor and Treasurer, FRED
NELLI1.
Coroner, DIR. JAS. M'MANUs.
Hsart Of County Commissioner
j., J. JENNELLk. Chairman
G. v. NEFF.
DR.. NDWN CAUSE.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03
LEGAL DECISIONS
Observation-Disclosures
Recovery of Loan to Political Part,

Recovery of Loan to Political Party
In Stiff V. Forbes, III New York
Supplement, 143, it appeared that
plaintiff had loaned money to a so.
cial labor party through its national
executive committee. The loan and
its purposes were reported to the ma
tional convention. When the time for
payment approached, it was decided
that the committee had no power
Tor authority to borrow this money.
The New York Supreme Court held
that, the party having had knowledge
of the transaction. It's silent ac-
quiscenee in the benefits received was
la ratification sufficient to allow a re.
covery.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03
causes Of Quarrel Removed.

'Is your husband thoroughly domes-
ticated by this timer "Oh, yes, he
never has any loose change in mis-
pocket, and Is careful not to leave any
of his private letters lying around
the house. We have little to quarrel
about, ow."--Cleyeland Leader.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03
a WaatA Of MnnAY.

Hub-Reckless and extravaganza
I? When did ever make useless
purchase? Wife-Why, there's that
fire extinguisher you bought year
ago; we've never used il once.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number Of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letln printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1908 ......... .2oS4
Average number OF complete and
perfect copies of the Cairo Bull
letin printed during the month
OF Octobery 1909, daily and
sunday ......... $50. .2fos
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harmful to society. When it becomes
la source of police graft as it UNI
|doubtedly is in Cairo and elsewhere.
something needs TO be done to break
up the nasty compact; for then its
power for harm is measured only by
the sum of money it may slip into
dirty official palms.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03

The Bulletin is on sale at the fol-
lowing places:
coieman's, 2t4 Eighth street.
Halliday House News Stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03

II is Friday morning, and, so far as
known, Mayor Parsons has not yet
acted upon The Bulletins suggestion
of some days ago, that he shall de-
mand the resignation OF Chief Egan,
Jailer Lutz and at least four patrol
men. Very we'll The end Is not yet.
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v y y y =
SOME SHORT TALKS
ON MANY SUBJECTS
~ RETIRED TEACHER.
Advertising Cairo.

During the civil war Cairo was
best advertised. 1t was leading
headquarters for war news, and got
regular daily advertising throughout
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03
CAIRO l. ST. LOUIS RAILWAY co
(INTERURBAN LINE.)

TIME CARD.
Cars will leave Second street, Cairo
for Mound City and Mounds az so'
lows:
First car leaves at 4:30 a. m.
Second car leaves at a. m ane
every hour thereafter until 8 p, m.
Last cars leave at 9:40 .. m sns
1f:20 p. m.
c. E. ARMSTRONG,
General Superintendent
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03
CAIRO IN 1881


On April 9Th Samuel Orr was APP
pointed a police constable to serve as
health officer.
A report of government engineers
published in The Bulletin of April
10th gives the amounts expended for
Cairo protection" for stone and
brush work along the Mississippi
river bank. Amount expended pre-
vious to July l. 1879, was SS5,1444S:
for the year ending July /, 1885, $685.
20G.95; amount required to complete
the work $59,14S.57
A city election was held on April
18th. which resulted in the election
of N. B. Thistlewood, mayor: T. j.
Kerth. treasurer; A Comings, police
Justus r. Cunningham,
city attorney; D. J. Foley, city clerk;
and t. N. Kimbrough, C. N. Hughes,
John Wood, C. o. Patier and e. B..
Pettitt aldermen. 1,T4S votes were
cast.
Bulletin of April 10 Edison Is
fairly in business with his electric
light in New York and competing
with the gas companies, wires having
already been put in a number of pri-
vate houses. The new light is soft
and white and can be turned off by
simply moving a thumb.screw, either
from single burner or from an en-
tire house"
In Anril Cant 6 NJ Orr rasionaA
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RVS


noIa I'm q CARS due to leave 81 90 Id 81. ~
DSas LsnC ing north on Commercial Ave-
every ID minutes from n. m. TO III p. nj
Going north.on Walnut SteveTy Ii min ates
from sos n m to 1858 p. m.
Poplar ST. Line aols,oe, Ays e, a 10
Ing north on Hoihrook- Mt 6:6T; 8.27; $40; s:bs
TIP am. and on the same minutes every houi
until lQ:42 and ll:I2 p. m. a ,a,
Going west on Twenty Eighth 81 ~ 6Ac;
6:19; 6S4 Gas and 7:04 q. m. and on aalne min.
utes every hour until 1924 and ifbA pm
Poplar st. cars due to pasa st. Mays parh
10 minutes after leaving Secoud 81
Belt Line Owl Cars n - 0 T. T ne !.
m.;i:SoA. M: 2:S0 =. M; $50 \. m; tsoa. "a
6:S0 q. m. s,-
North Oh CO mmerciai--i1 o. On Is m. -
m 4, M. 4 .. IN. Ia. m. "a s EW.
Belt and o VI cars Are due TO PISA woJ
Thirty fourth 81 ID mtnntbs aftef icavtn !
SEQ nd ST
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In April Capt S. NJ Orr resigned
his position as health officer to ac-
cept another on the wharfboat.
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Backer and Chorus.

Backer and Chorus.
Orchestra under direction of Ches-
tier White win play the following over
lures: "The Ice Trust March," "Es-
kimo Glide" Arctic Rag" and Gum
drop Shuttle"
Scenery from the studio of Reed
and Colp. Electric effects by
Sehoembs Costumes by each indi-
yidual. Gumdrops by Ohrum THE
Candy Kid" North Pole donated by
the BARRIERS union. Ice by the ice
trust. Ships, sledges, guns. ammuni.
ton, fishing poles. blubber. by Cad.
bois the property man. Music AMI
additional songs by Pennebaker,
This will be the first sketch of its
kind to occur at c. Fl. S. and the boys
will put in on with every detail. The
play will take place just before the
auction of the candy and all those
who do not wish to stay for the latter
event can leave Immediately after the
performance If they so desire. A cor
| dial invitation is extended to the
Alumni and their personal friends as
well as those of students, All girl
students will be admitted free if they
bring small box of candy, but the
charged to the boys.
All those who are going to attend
should cut this part out of this issue
so as to have the program. None
will be given out at the door.
The regular fortnightly meeting Of
THE Boys Literary Society was held
at C, H. s. last night, After the usual
business procedature the interesting
event the debate, came off. The sub
ject, an Instructive one was Re-
solved, That state of matrimony is
better than single blessedness. The
alternatives we're Messrs. Carlson and
Midkiff (single) and the negatives
Messrs. Allen and Robey (married).
Mr.. Midkiff in starting advanced the
thought that he was in favor of en-
tering the bonds of matrimony and it
was good thing. On the negative
Mr.. Robey cited vario4s instances
where married life isn't what its
cracked up to be, gave statistics and
ended in having given fine debative
argument. In defending the affirlna-
tive, told of some of the joys and adj
vantages of married life and said he
was striving hard to become candi-
date for such a state. Mr. Allen, in
speaking negatively summed up the
points brought out by his opponents.
said that they spoke only from a
theoretical standpoint. In rebuttal
Mr. Midkiff closed for the affirmative
side and then the subject was given
to Cox Colp and Reed for decision
After due deliberation they an
nounced verdict in favor of the
negative side.
Following this Tony Mcnamara
sang two songs. Lovey Dovey' and
Il love My Wife, But oh! You Single
Man." In his usual inimitahle way.
With the resolution Of John Lynch
to extend a message of coincidence to
the negative members of the debate,
the meeting closed.
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rehearsal of the boys to take
part in the sketch Alone at the Pole"
was held yesterday afternoon and IS
called again for this evening after
school.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03

Mr. Allen, Manual Training in
struetor delivered the Thursday morn
ing talk yesterday. His subject was
Northern Sports" and he made it
both interesting and instructive in his
happy way
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-03

On April 9Th Samuel Orr was ap-
pointed a police constable to serve as
health officer