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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
COMMERCIAL CLUB HEARS
PLAN BY HON. WALTER WARDER
P. II. Smylh Says Cairo's Wholesale Dry
Goods Trade Was Sl,OOO,OOO Last Year.
President Smith Makes Good Report

bonded debt was about $4,000 anu
tha citys current debt mot less
than $4,000" This would make a
tstal Of $4,000 leaving a margin OF
about ST. 900 between the city $
deht and the constitutional limit
which would be- available for city
! hall purposes. This would be ample
| for a building that would serve as
city Jail police headquarters and
city offices generally until the city
could erect a more pretentious struc-
tue This building should be put
Itp on the citys lots, fronting on
Poplar street, and be so built as TO
serve permanently for jail, police
headquarters and fire station. the
city hall proper to be built later
fronting on Washington avenue. II
it should be found that the city
could not issue bonds at all, then
the $4,000 could easily be raised
from citizens, and the city would be
| ab!e to pay the interest which would
| mot be more than the rent it was
now paying
! Attorney Miles s Gilbert said
While the state constitution placed
/ a limit on the debt OF the city, il did
/ not place a limit on the rate of tax
alton The latter limitation was by
/ legislative enactment, which corld
he changed by the legislature at
will. He believed an act permitting
cities to make special levy for city
aali purposes could be secured. H
sail he believed the city's current
debt was nearer So. 900 than $4,000
lana it's total debt considerably be
You'd the constitutional limitation.
Csiro's Wholesale Trade.
! 7. Fl. Smyth spoke of Cairo's job
bling trade He said the wholesale
dry goods trade of Cairo had in
Icrcased from $4,000 in 1883 to 81
| 100000 in 1907. Other lines Of job
bling had probably increased in like
+ degree. There was no reason saic
he why the Wholesale trade Shout
not continue to grow. We have tn,
! territory, We have the goods, W
have the energy and push. and will
gu" splendid facilities We are able q,
deliver the goods II was eyiden
/ THAI Cairo dealers stood well vii
the retailers of the adjacent terri
5 tory. because 1T was their custom u
P deal fairyl with all what wa
3 ueeied said Mr.. SMITH was an assc
i citation such as was organized re
{ Gently, to protect the iobbers an,
also their patrons. He thought al
a merchants should belong to one O
Q more OF the commercial organize
e ,iCns OF the city out there was Ii
- reason why there should not be al
S organization OF jobbers separate an
5. distinct; it should not be selfish
o. It's aims anl oepration but co-op'
I rate with other commercial bodie
o Luncheon was rartaken Of ate
y the speeches. served by Scullin
s Ricketts,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29

John d. Rockefeller. tsstiiying in
the governments suit against the
OH trust in New YORK. during the
intermissions in his evidence talked 20
the reporters
Adverting to an old friend. M-- Rock
efeuer smiled and took a clip iEs. yel
Tow with age. from his poke
Ny old friend didn't believe in the
Texas oil fields said M RoCkefeller
Listen 70 what a Galveston news .
per said about him Il the tine:
The of fields discovered in oui
state are excellent IN quality and abun
dsns in aaznufy. Grezs s-.ssly Is fsli
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
Observation-Disclosures
!: NEWS OF THE RIVERS /:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The river marked 1873 feet on the
Cairo gauge yesterday showing
fail OF IL feet in "a hours.
Rising rivers were reported yester
day fro points above here as fol'
lows: Cincinnati 40, Louisville .
Chester s., Cape Girardeau 8.
The government steamer Chisca
went to Luxora yesterday with four
barges OF stone.
The Sadie Lee was in port all day
from Memphis returning TO thas
port last night.
The John S. Summers went south
with an empty barge.
The Jos. Is. Williams from LOUIS
willie at 10 a. m. yesterday was
through the bridge by the tug and
passed to New Orleans. Sac had
"a coal boats and barges and two
models. The Sprague was behind
the Williams and will wait for the
next rise which is coming out ol
'the upper river, to lift her tow Over
the low places. She is laid up al
Mt Vernon.
The Oleander. light house tender
left for Memphis yesterday morn'ag
the Dick Fowler was the Paul
cab packet yesterday. She Will b
in port today as usual.
The Peters Lee will leave Cinein
cinnati today for Cairo and Mem
phis.
All told there's four mi / OF
bushels OF coal coming out OF TN
Ohio on the latest rise. That make
2Gol0,0 900 million bushes shiple
from Pittsburg IN the last fou
weeks
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29

The Cairo Commercial club held
rs monthly meeting last night with
good Attendance. President Egbert
a smith presided He made state
r,enr regarding the Cairo delega-
items trip 10 Washington, compil-
menting the railroad management
Tor its exertion in getting the delesa,
tlcn through on time He spoke OF
the efforts Of Congressman Ihisl.e'
wood to procure an appropriation u
work on the west side of this city
NJ Smith said be had written iiitE
or more letters to representative
men uraing the Importance OF tne
work and he felt sure that capt
Thistlewood's measure would nay
support from every state IN the
urion. Mr.. Smith spoke also OIL tae
invitations extended to Messrs, Har'
rahar and Russell, of the Illinois
Central and Mobile & ONO TO Dc
guests of honor at the clubs annual
! '3anouet He said also he. as presf
| lent ef tae Cairo < Thebes railroad
! company was having an Industrial
nan OF the city male By Engineer
| Dewey. which he proposed to send
10 the industrial departments OF all
| M the railroads centering here, &c
| show them the advantage OF Care
as a manufacturing point. lheIt
title routine business.
New City Hall.
The first address of the evening
i wa3 made by lion. Walter Wardc
Who selected for his theme "Cairo''
i Paramount Necessities liz sal
while Cairo had many great needs
ne felt that two pressed themselves
more strongly upon the attention o
/ the people than any others: Th'
irst which he regarded as the mos
important of all was street paving
Sew ers mad been built but thes
we're Of small value if the streets
were left in such condition thu.
.ould not be drained into thu
sewers: and this could not be dom
without paving. Cairo must first Q
III get out of the mud. Mud wa
iher greatest evil-Mud! Mud!
Mud,t,
The next important need was
city hall The suggestions made a
the Merchants Luucheons on thi
subject had failed to lay the found;
ton for the proposition. which wa
rev enue. He would offer propcs
| ton which would meet this defe'
and which he felt could be carrie
I out There was no hope from
= bond issue, as the constitution, an
I nor the state law merely, limited th
city's debt to per cent of the a
:, sessed value Of property Under tn
limitation the city could Issue bond
/ or incur debt to the amount of SOL
? l6i 50. upon a taxable valuation la
year of S2,023 256 According
l. statements made to him by the eli
+ comptroller and city clerk, the city
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
TO SAVE TIME, SPEND 1T WELL

The only way to save time is TO
spend it well,
Perseverance on occasion develops
into peryersity.
The first requisite for a good hus'
band is a good wife
The sting Of defeat outlasts the
sweetness Of victory.
Speak your mind if you must but
mind how you speak.
II woman loves man she does
not hold him up to ridicule
All the world loves a lover, because
the world likes being amused.
Confidence is a good thing TO have
but accurate knowledge beats 1t.
1t Is hard to keep up appearances
and save up money simultaneously.
The man who is always right Is
perhaps, the most exasperatins thinE
on earth.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
Declined with Thanks.

"In many respects it (the articlef
has a good deal OF merit but on the
whole do not think it suited TO the
Review Perhaps my JUG
ment would not agree with that OF
others whose opinion is TO be respect
ed. but, after all, you know. We edit
ors have no other criterion than our
own judgment James Sparks, edit
or OF The North American Review, re-
iecting a manuscript by Henry Nads'
worth Longfellow
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
Guaranteed Liquor Cure

Drunkenness is a progressive dis
ease; the moderate drinker is not sat
fsfed with two or three drinks a day,
the craving for more and more be
comes irresistible as the disease ad-
vances: the result is Chronic Alco-
hoiism
The treatment used successfully by
thousands right in their own homes is
orrine. Il Is sold under a positive
guarantee to effect a cure OF ycuI
money defunded.
Orrine No. !. is the secret remedy
rhine No. 2 is for those willing "a
lake the treatment Either form cost
s.. Write The orine Co. Washing
ron. ID G.. for booklet. mailed in plair
a. .aied envelope. Sold by lesdi 4
druggists and IN this city by Paul G
gthuh and Sens.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
Scheme fer Ventilation.

Nentilate the rooms by laying
slat on the window sili-a lath will
do-and shutting the window on IL
This will leave an inch between the
upper and lower sashes for fresh air
without draft If afraid Of bur
glars drive a nail under each side OF
the lower part Of the upper sash 10
hold il tight, and on the inside one
will DO at one slde over the lower
sash. The burglar is not ready 10
draw nails
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
Art and Labor.

Art. properly So called. IS no recrea-
tiOn. it cannot be learned AT spare mo
ments. nor pursued when We have
nothing better TO do. u is no bandi-
work for drawing room tables. no re-
lief Of the ennui Of boudoirs. j. must
be understood and taken seriously OF
hot al all. To advance It. mems lives
must be given. and. TO receive il. their
hearts John Ruskin
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29

Tho ferceuess Of the rat and IT'S
great capacity for increase are enough
to make il a formidable enemy, but
with these qualities it combines in
telligence. Il is truly marvellous how
one small head can carry an 81 knows
Every housekeeper realizes how hard
# Is to catch rats. because they are
often too wise TO enter traps. how
ever tempting the bait
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29

Englishmen are traditionally back
ward In the matter of modern Ian
guages. but they are ahead q us
Americans. American boys and girls
are not more stupid ihan foreigners
they are simply more stupidity
taught in the matter Of languages
New York Nation
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
The Failure.

say that he failed, perhaps, as this duH
world
Counts failure. say in life he dld ho'
win
The largesse Of the crowd, nor hear tho
din
OF noisy acclamations. that unfurIed
No flags Of conquest for him, nor were
skirlrd 49,.
The pipes Of victory; bat as one aH ,
To him who came 20 suffer FOR The SIN
OF those v.ho cruClAcd Him, was he
hurled
To depths OF irremediable woe
Mocted and malgned and spat upon oS
men
who In their blindness could not under
stand. " -
Vet christ. who walked before him here
be low
stood there beside him at the finish
when 81
IAfe was too hard for him, and held
his hand.
Celia Mvrovcr Robinson.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29

NV heart Is fun of song, my lips ars
scant of speech.
II is YOU. you. you. IL is VS.. each 10 eacb'
II Is happy winds OF dawn that blow tie
world awake.
II is sunlight. leaping sunlight on the rip
ple-crested lake
oh. the wave 81 love I'm me that sweeps
me when / think
oh. the founts Of memory where my glad
spirits drink
Night and star and ripened corn. harvest
burdcned Hill.
and the woods at twilight when the earth
is stills
Oh. IoveHness Of years that foods my
mind anew.
And back Of all and in all just you, you.
you!
Metropolitan Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29

The secrecy Of diplomacy IS carried
20 much greater lengths ln EuGl4ud
than in most European c1u1. ries. Nni
only are statements iu parliament few
cr. but they are much jess frank han
they are in Germany er il France
Nanchr--er Guardian
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

a small boy would be as bad under
any other name.
The influence behind sclfcontrol is
usually somebody else's club.
4 coed way 70 get girl 10 marry
you is not 10 BE- able TO support her.
The reason a girl wants to marry .
man Is she wouldn't if she knew what
was best for her.
Once in a while there Is a good man
10 be a sort Of measuring yardstick Oh
all the bad ones.
The only thing needed TO mark
man As d bore Is for him to have good
sense.
a woman has such Imagination she
car tell a. the way a man has his hair
cut that he admiros her.
There's hardly any way man can
gatier a woman more than to tell her
she doesn't seem 10 eat as much as q
bid.
A woman never regrets the change
from the bathing TO the evening re-
ceqtion season IL she is equally built
for either
No matter how many times you kiss
somebody else's sister g always tastes
. diEeutnt and 10 matter how few
times your own sister always the
sane.-NeE York Press
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
Red Cotton Bug midas pest.

One Of the most destructive as well
as one Of the most offensive pests that
afiict the planters Of India is the red'
cotton bug. The insect has been re-
ported as a cotton pest from every
part Of the country. It's presence ].
detected by the offensive odor-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
Two Thouohss,

Don't forget that human nature re-
quires amusement, Just as much as
teaching and correction. so try and
give your children a good time as
far as you can. ss well as the teach.
ing and correction that seems to you
TO be necessary.
No knowledge lie better worth &C
curing than the science OF living ami
cably With other people
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29

The strong gale last night. blow
ng at the rate Of about 80 miles an
4ou damaged wires considerably,
Part OF the city was in darkness as
a result No other damage was re-
ported up to $3.50 this morning.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
10 IN. Blush Of Edna's Cheek.

thou lucky blushi Let me repeat
with warm and firm insistence.
I envy thee thy short and feet
Yet happiest existence.
Thy life is briefer than the rose:
And yet could I but live IL.
Were every Measure that man knows
Nine own. I'd gladly give IL
Bat since there's not for ne the bliss.
thou crimson blush 70 be thea
I can at least bestow q Kiss.
And then. in raptsiT-. SO thee
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29

Panama hats are made iH Col, mbia.
Peru. and Ecuador. but never ia Pana-
ma. The vaiue n a PaEama hat e
chiefly the cost u the labor expended
in making &c. fo- the value 70 he raw
material never exceeds 81 rerts. and
averages Tess than % cents.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
Enreoasts for Today

Cairo and vicinity: Rain; lower
temperature.
Illinois. Washington, Jan. 2S-Ralh
ar snow in the north, rain in the south
Friday; colder Friday; SATURDAY
partly cloudy and colder.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
,us,.sxSsssssssssssssss...
TIE WEATHER
sxsx.yssys.ssssssssssSsss'
YESTERDAYS Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

There was trace of rain and 'he
day was cloudy. Rain was repof'e"
from seventeen places by the govern
ment bulletin. None in The upper fiS'
er valleys. Extremes Of temperature
we're IA at New Orleans and Jackson
v.IIe and s at Winnemucca.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
TIE Answer.

Teacher SO you can't do simple
sum in arithmetic? Now let me ex
plain 10 you. Suppose eight of You 70
gethcr had As apples, 80 peaches and
IS melons. what would each of you
get?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29

In a once famous tea district q Ii
dia the cultivation Of rubber has driv-
en- the production Of the former to sec
ond place. nearly 1900 acres beng
devoted g rabber piaEtzGoas
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29

December Is. 1926. is recorded as
the coolest day ever known IN London.
when the thermometer registered is
degrees bclog zero
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29

ror James H. ;aSa, vine sa.d lie wouId
drink A., the oil found in Texas, fu
MIR. Dash is a man Of honor
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
Sun and Moon.

Mote: The above sun and moon
record is for Illinois and approx
mates the record at Cairo WITHIN
few minutes
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29

Fresh cake. bread and pies at II
Cuuthers. zzs Eighth street
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
vssosrEN's ORCHESTRA.

WI sccspt outof-tosE engage
ren<s: s5Sr-~s 1of Eighth street
C1irc n
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
ADVICE TO RAW YOUTHS.

Better Be told to 90 home than take
cut ycur watch toe early.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29
WANTED ONLY MONEYS WORTH,

"a stomach ache replied Johnny.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-29

a small boy would be as bad unde
any other name.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-14

In Miss Castles wallet the Off
GERS found newspaper clippings
that seemed to establish the ath-
letic young lady's identity with
out doubt as Mrs. Clifford, nee
Miss Helena Chick, of New York.
The clipping described the Gift
ford-Chick wedding as one of the
exclusive events of Boston soci-
ETY., dwelling on the young brides
prowess as a huntress and the ath-
letic ability which won her a
championship in the shot put at
school. Miss Castle" would not
deny her identity as Mrs. Clifford,
but Miss Girard admitted it.
HE insulted u.s." and Miss Cas-
tie struck him." explained Miss
Girard to the police Judge. "You
would have done the same,
wouldn't your" The judge
thought he would. And while a
crowd of several hundred gasped,
the two young ladies passed out
of the court house and swung up
the street.
1--WE want to be let Alone" said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-14
CURIOSITY LEADS FATHER TO
DISCOVER MANGLED BODY
OF SON IN MORGUE
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.
SALEM, Ore, Aug. 14.-Wal-
ter W. Johnson, a resident of this
city, interested by curiosity along
with several other curious per-
sons, walked into the morgue late
Wednesday night to be met by the
view of the mangled body of his
15-year-old son, Ralph, lying on
the slab before him.
The lad had been picked UP In
the suburbs and the body was so
mutilated and disfigured from
having been thrown and dragged
In the stirrups by a horse that 1t
was unrecognizaible. The authori-
ties had been unable to identify
the body until the father saw It
unexpectedly in Coroner Clough's
establishment.
AS there were no eye witnesses
to the tragedy the manner of
young Johnson's death is I'M
known.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-14
LOW RATES BRING
HEAVY TRAVEL

Many Tacoma people took ad-
vantage of the low rates offered to
points In the East the last three
days and all the lines report a big
demand for tickets. There will
be but two more opportunities to
go East at low rates and the low
rates on these dates will apply to
Chicago only.
September tickets will be sold
on account of the national conven-
ton of bankers to be held Septem-
Der 1917. October tickets will
be sold to Chicago and return ON
account of the Centennial conven-
tion of the Christian church, to
be held at Pittsburg. In both in
stances the fare for the round
trip will be $72.oO.
Westbound colonist tickets will
be on sale at SIT. Paul and com
mon points from September Is to
October 10 this year at $25 for
one way. Heretofore It has been
the practice of the railroads to
keep these tickets on sale for two
months.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-14
ExTORTION CHARGE IN IN
DICTNIENT AGAINST INSUR-
ANCE COMMISSIONER is
DROPPED ON TECHNICAL
ITY.

OLYMPIA. Aug. 14.-By a
vote Of 81 to Is the senate yes
terday, on a technicality, sustain
ed the demurrer to the first article
In the indictment against Insur-
ance Commissioner Schhvely and
thereby freed the defendant In the
impeachment proceedings from the
trial under this section of the
charge.
1t became evident in the days
proceedings that Schively is to be
freed, IL possible, by resorting to
tricks on technicalities. Attorney
Israel, backed by Senator Ruth
and others, insisted that Schively
must be tried according to the
rules of lawyers in a court of JUS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-14
SCHIVELY WINS
FIRST POINT

tice. Other senators argued that
the senate was supreme In i'm
parchment trials and could abide
by its own rules and the usage of
good parliamentary practice.
Haggling over such technicali-
ties. the senator's finally lined up
and wiped out the first charge in
the Indictment, which charges ex-
tortion, on the ground that 1t did
not charge the illegal" taking OF
fees. Because there is no statute
in the state expressly prohibiting
the form of graft alleged to have
been practiced by Schively in
|mulcting insurance companies for
the benefit Of his own pocketbook
the senators hid behind the tech
nicality and abrogated the charge.
The managers of the prosecution
were given time, however, to
amend the complaint. All of
Pierce county's senators voted
against Schively on the test.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-14
BIG REALTY FIRM
ACCUSED OF FRAUD

inner Governor John II. McGraw as
president, and other prominent
men of Seattle, who constitute the
board.
Besides the allegations of fraud
land failure to account for some
$40,0 of the trust fund held for
by the directors, the
allegation is made that in the dis
posal of bonds and contracts in the
concern without the consent of
other bondholders, special prefer
|ence was shown to few bond
holders, whereby rebates or re-
funds were made to those special
ly selected.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-14
Sensational Charges Made in APP
plication for Receiver for Puget
Sound Company.

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
SEATTLE, Aug. 14.-Sensa.
tional charges OF fraud, misman-
agement, unlawful collection cd
commissions by the directors and
numerous other alleged illegal
acts are made IN an application
filed in the superior court for a
receiver for the Puget Sound
Realty Associates, one of the larg-
est so-called united ownership
concerns in the state OF Washing
ton.
The action is brought by H. H.
Frost and other bond and contract
holders against the concern, the
board of directors, headed by for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-14
STMASTER
Acquitted

w. ]. Fielding, postmaster at
Hillhurst, was found not guilty
of assault by Justice Card yester-
day. The charge was made by H.
s. Kettler, who declared that
Fielding had threatened to shoot
him with shotgun. The court
held that the fact that Kettler was
attempting to take from Field
ing's barn horse, which he claim
ed, was justification for Fielding's
acts. Kettler admits that he at
tempted to forcibly remove the
animal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-14

Miss Girard after her release. 1--WE
are interfering with no one, and
are asking nothing of anyone. No.
we are not suffragettes. We want
to enjoy our personal liberty.
that Is ALL"
tits absurd" said Miss Castle,
that we can't dress this way IL
we want to-"
Perhaps" was suggested tim
idly, IF you had not hit that
young mani
why, plenty of men have hit
Iimpertinent young men," said
Miss Castle Indignantly. "and
plenty more have wanted to, If
they dared"
"lmpertinent young men should
be taught"
And Miss Castle" drew from
one of her pockets a real mans
eigaret case, selected real mans
lcigaret, lighted it carelessly with
a match from a real mans match
box and blew cloud of smoke
toward the ceiling in a real mans
way.