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The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
Has Left the City.

G. II. Gale. a dentist, who had rooms
in the second story of the O'Shea and
Aydt grocery. on Eighth street, left the
city some weeks ago for st. Louis. 1t
is reported that he will not return.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
Monday Gard Club.

Mrs. Frank C. Cannon of 24l4 Elm
street, entertained the Monday Card
Club very pleasantly yesterday after
noon. Mrs, G. A. Swoboda won the
high score prize at playing 500 and
Mrs. w. ?. Greaney the cut. A
luncheon was served.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08

TT z dt z UNNNE TFVNoNE
Paper in waste basket caught fire
Saturday in the office of the Gaunt
Produce Co.. Sl5 Ohio street, and
scorched the desk and the floor
There was no one in the office at the
time, Mr. Gaunt being out in front
of the building when passerby
glancing in saw smoke in the office
and called Mr., Gaunts attention to
the fact The fire was extinguished
without further damage being done.
1t is presumed that some one had
lighting cigar
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
MEETING Postponed,

The Fortnightly Musical Club. which
was to meet this afternoon has post
poned the program to later date out
of respect to Mrs. Ben. R. Thistle
wood one OF its esteemed members,
whose husband died yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08

shot by his wife Martha, Saturday
night, is reported as rapidly failing
and will not recover The shootist
is still confined in the city Jail.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08

VT, z. IHUFCH HeVIVdI WeeIFHgS.
Revival meetings will be conducted
all this week at the First NJ. f.
church, Eighth and Walnut streets.
Rev. NJ. IL, Loar. pastor of the NJ. f.
church at Murphysboro, H., is con-
Quoting the services this week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
y SOCIAL o4ND Personal -
Bows Club.

The Boys Club of the First Presby-
terian church met last evening in the
church parlors.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
Westminster Guild.

The Westminster Guild members
were entertained at the home of Miss
Mary l. Foster. 2727 Holbrook avenue,
last evening.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08

for their own people would prove a
pleasure to them and yield good profit
to the promoters
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
Mite Society.

The Mite Society of the Cairo Bap-
| fist church held their regular weekly
meeting yesterday afternoon with
Mrs. Martha Howe of 1923 Sixth
street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
Adiusters Here.

insurance adjusters were in the
city yesterday to adjust the losses
by fire on the Neff property on
Eighth street and at the home of Sol
Farnbaker.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Roofing at UIlin.

II. +. Moreland and his force of
workmen returned yesterday from
Ullin where they put on job of
metal roofing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
G. G. l.. Club.

Miss Hannah Motchan entertained
the G. G. L. Club yesterday afternoon
with sewing and refreshments.
Miss Meta stotz will be the hostess
to the club next Monday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
Fire at Produce House.

owned by negro named Albert
Green
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08

The negro, win Jones, who was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26
SLOW NEW YORK.
It Actually Made the Hustlins Western
Barber Sleepy.

II Actually Made the Hustling Western
Barber Sleepy.
"Why. say" said visiting barber
from the wide untra mmeled west. you
folks here in New York are narrow.
limited. shackled. contracted. far be
hind the age You think you are the
human limit when really your gait is
very slow.
Il went into one of your shops here
yesterday. Nice shop. good equip
ment. everything fine and elegant, but
when / saw how slow you were here
on the work it made me nervous. y
good plant. but not worked to capacity.
"They had q man in a chair with n
barber cutting his hair and a mani
cure fixing his hands and a bootblack
backing his shoes ali at the same
time. and l suppose you think here
that that's going some to have three
people work on a customer all at once.
but. goodness me. you ought to look
into my shop and see how we do things
in my part of the country.
I've got a shop that's every bit as
modern and up to date to the last linn
it as anything you've got in New
York. but out there we utilize our
plant. What do you suppose we do
when a man comes in that's in a hur-
ry to catch train? Think we all lie
down and take a nap?
why, we put one barber to cutting
his hair and another to shaving him.
and two manicurers tackle his hands,
one on each side. We take off his
shoes. and two boys work on them,
each backing single shoe, while two
chiropodists get at him. each taking
a foot, and at the same time we have
one boy brushing the customers hat
and another brushing his overcoat,
while another dusts the clothes he's
got on with a vacuum buster.
You put three people on n man at
once and think you're doing something.
We put on eleven and think nothing
about 1t at all. and our town amt a
quarter as big as New York-not a
quarter.
why. honest. this New York at
mosphere makes me sleepyr'-New
York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26
WHY FEED CATTLE?
Steers Pay More Than the
Elevator for the Corn
They Eat.

Feeding live stock must be consid-
cred from the standpoint of fertility
of the soil and not alone from that of
direct profit in the cattle or other an
imals. Beef cattle even more than
dairy cattle can make an excellent
use of. some of the by-products of the
farm that cannot be used in any other
way.
1t has been demonstrated at the Uni
versity of Illinois through a series of
years that the money received for corn
which is fed to cattle was more than
the corn would have brought in the
market. I believe it takes a smarter
and better trained man TO succeed with
beef cattle than in the dairy business.
That is why am in the dairy business
on my own farm in charge of a tenant.
1t takes a great deal of business ability
to manage cattle feeding successfully
1 think the manure is worth consid-
erably more than the labor involved
in feeding the cattle. There is a de-
cided movement i'm Illinois now toward
grain farming instead of live stock l
think that is a serious mistake. Prac-
tically half the corn gnown in Illinois
is shipped out of the state. enough to
fatten 100000 steers. If the manure
from these were properly preserved
and properly applied 10 the land, it
would increase the producing capacity
of the farms of this state S12,000000.
That is not a fancy or a theory; it is
a fact Live stock consumes about so
per cent of our corn. The high price
of corn is caused by its demand to
feed live stock far more than by its use
as human food. Destroy the live stock
market for corn and the price of corn
will be much lower.
I do not advise dry lot feeding in
summer, but / am not sure but we are
coming to it, 1t must be demonstrated
before we know about II. Pasture is
the most expensive cattle feed. Silage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26

tootsies in the morning dew. If the
vegetarians viii not eat the carcass of
the cow they should not be allowed TO
wear her tanned skin. In principle 1t
is just as bad to kill the poor beast
for her hide as it is for her beef. To
be consistent the vegetarians ought to
wear wooden shoes or moccasins WOW
en- from grass. Nobody but an unfeel
ing brute and barbarian would take
life in order that he might deck his
feet with the pelt of the victim. Yet
/ have never heard that vegetarians
object to wearing shoes Why this
discrimination between the inside of
the carcass and the outside?
What marvellous explanations are Of
fered for high prices by those who Ell
Their do not see the true cause or want
to conceal it. Take this vegetarian
thing. for example, which has been adj
vanced seriously by a business man of
repute. If he is correct in stating
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26
Vegetarians and Leather.

One genius has arrived at the re-
markable conclusion that the advanc-
ed price of shoes, for example, is due
to the vegetarians. Owing to the agi-
tation against meat eating fewer
beeves have been killed. Thus the sup
ply of hides has decreased, and leath-
er has advanced. That logic is alb
solutely hole proof, like the socks
we buy with coupons attached. We
knew the vegetarians would do some
thing horrible, and now they have
done it. They ought to be made to go
barefoot, like victims of one of these
new cure cults who battle their bare
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26

great congestion in cities and the cor
oIlary of too few people farming have
scooted prices upward. Professor J.
r. Kennedy Of the Illinois university
believes that the high price of land
does the trick. Others are sure 1t is
the scarcity of farm labor. There are
almost as many opinions as there are
people expressing them. All these
views are interesting, but what good
are they to the ultimate consumer,
who has to dig up the price?
Perhaps the most fearful and won
derful cause assigned to dear grocer
les and meats is the labor union.
Somebody, who shall be nameless,
says that the trades organization is
responsible for the whole thing. Next
he VIII be charging # to the weather
department, the insurgents or Dr.
Cook Others win say that high prices
are caused by peekaboo waists or holes
In cheese. So far as 1 know. Cannon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26

makes cheaper beef than anything
else. It can be kept throughout the
year or two or three years. have no
doubt that silage is one of the most
important feeds for beef cattle.
have never found a man who fed silage
to beef cattle that has abandoned IT,
At the university the beef breeding
cows we're wintered cheaper on silage
and hay than they could be kept in
the summer. A silo 1Sx36 feet is am
pie to supply silage six months for 80
steers. A good ration of cotton seed
meal or linseed meal is three pounds
per day per goo pounds OF live weight
of the animal. We get more out OF
the corn by feeding the meal; the
corn is digested better-Professor II.
w. Mumford. University of Illinois.
answering questions in Mclean Coun-
ty Farmers institute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26
SAME OFFICERS IN
American National Insurance
Company Holds It's An
nual Meeting.
THIRD YEAR; FINE GROWTH
Total Business in Force at End of
December $23,O16, 49O-Is a
Home Institution.

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the American National In
surance company (fire) was held yes
terday afternoon. The following were
reelected as directors: H. H. Cleave-
land, F. c. Denkmann. Phil Mitchell,
w. A. Rosenfield, l. S. White, C. ].
Larkin, II. e. Casteel, E. w. Hurst,
Otto Huber and NJ P. Wore, Rock ISL
and; Henry Gund, Lacrosse, Wis, and
P. j. Harmon, Chicago. The directors
reelected the officers who had served
during the past year. They are:
President-H. H Cleaveland.
Vice president-F. C. Denkmann.
Secretary-M. P. Wore.
Treasurer. S. White.
One of Newest I'm Field.
The American National Insurance
company is one of the newest in the
insurance field. 1t was chartered il
1907 under the laws of the state of
Illinois. Since it's organization rapid
strides have been made and the COM
pany has been a fine success. The
financial statement of the company
for the past year was published yes
terday. 1t is as follows:
Total income. 1907, 1860; total dis
bursements, $19S,57O.92; total assets,
S4G5, 3S2.07; reinsurance reserve and
other liabilities. $1S4.92 80; surplus
to policy holders. $3.50. 46074; gain in
income. s100,92239 gain in assets,
Sill, 706.56; gain in surplus, $47 ,255.97;
gain in insurance in force. $6,975.-
$40 90. insurance i'm force Dec 81
1909, s23.O1G, 400.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26
The INCREASED COST OF LIVING.
Formation of Trusts a Strong
Factor II How Congress viii
Investigate the Question ::

and Aldrich have not been accused q
it yet, but the trusts have been, ane
that is much the same thing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26

are going on. there is one movement
that may come TO much or little &C
cording to whether the people take it
as a crusade or joke. 1t is the pro-
posed boycott of high priced trust
products led by DR.. E. L. Scharf of
Washington. DR.. Scharf wants to get
a million householders to join him in
the boycott and proposes to start with
meat. The only trouble with this pro-
gram is that if Scharf and his million
boycott all high priced trust goods they
may starve TO death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26
An Old Machine.

The Tubingeu Morgenblatt Of Oct.
81. 1920. contains a description of such
a machine as then in use in the Lon
don coffee house. 1t was in the shape
of a tobacco jar. which stood on the
table and had a slot into which a pen
ny had to be inserted to obtain q pipe
fui of tobacco. The weight of the coin
lever and released lock.
The writer adds that a halfpenny
would not do the trick. and the would
be cheat could not recover his money.
London Notes and Queries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26
Critical Study of the Great
Rise In Prices and the Causes
Which Have Brought 1t About.
Bx JAr1Es a. EpeERroN.

THE inquiry into the cause of high
prices is something like the
question of Who killed cock
robin?" Nobody knows for sure,
but everybody has his suspicious. Sen
ators Clapp and Money say the tariff
Is responsible. Senator Bristow, Rep
reSentative Kahn and Dr. John Yves
ley Hill assert it is the trusts Sena-
tors Bourne, Dick and Crawford, Rep
resentative Scott, Economic Expert
Byron W. Holt, President Taft and
Professors James B. Clarke and Davis
r Dewey Opine that it is the influx of
gold, the consequent depreciation of
money and a higher standard of liv
ing. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
Senator Dolliver and Representative
Livingston of Georgia say that too
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26

MEDICINE COMPANY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26

Chamberlain Cough Remedy is
very valuable medicine for throat
and lung troubles, quickly relieves
and cures painful breathing and a
dangerously sounding cough which
indicates congested lungs. Sold by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26

by the natural laws of competition
They are arbitrarily fixed by combina-
tons. There is a monopoly in enough
Of the chief articles of commerce to
govern the entire price level. What
ever minor causes operate to produce
high prices. and they are many, these
combinations in restraint of trade are
the chief cause. Here is quotation
from Congressman Julius Kahn of
California which is so pat that l can
not forbear quoting 1t. Being asked
to what he attributed this increase in
cost, Mr.. Kahn said:
1 attribute it first of all to the forrna-
ton Of trusts that control these things
Take the item OF fish. In the past, when
there was an abundance of fish in the
Pacific coast markets, the price went
down. Now when the market is glutted
the dealers simply send the surplus to a
fertilizing establishment. where it is con-
verified into a fertilizer and that amount
of the stuff an article of food is with
drawn from consumption This creates
fictitious shortage. and the price is Kept
up. The same thing is true of fruits.
Fruits ought to be cheap in California,
but the price is kept up when there is an
unusually big crop through the practice
of destroying that which falls, putting II
in cold storage or otherwise keeping 1t
out OF the local markets, SO LIaI THO sup
ply is reduced. The natural law of supply
and demand is distorted, and the people
suffer accordingly.
Congress Wants to Know.
There is to be an investigation of
high prices, possibly two or three of
them. Senator Stephen 3. EIkins OF
West Virginia has put in a resolution to
appoint a committee of five senators
to inquire into the subject, Senator Coe
l. Crawford OF South Dakota has in
troduced another resolution which en-
powers the secretary of commerce and
labor to conduct the investigation,
while one or two similar measures
have gone into the house. President
Taft favors an inquiry, and Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson is already max
ing one. As to what will come from
all these probefests it is hard to say.
Congressional Investigations are some
times fearful and wonderful things.
1 recall one of n score of years ago
into the railway mail graft that was
n shame and an outrage on the coun-
try, as subsequent disclosures have
proved. AS general thing inquiries
by congress are probably fairly hon
est and thorough. yet l would have
my doubts about one where the COM
bined trusts are concerned. And
think these doubts would be shared by
nine out of ten men in the country. An
inquiry by Secretary Wilson would
have more public confidence.
While all these investigations and
threatened Investigations of food prices
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26

If you want to stop that cold right
off and in the easiest kind of way,
just get a bottle of Dr. Bells Pine
Tar-Honey. It's the largest selling
Cold and Cough Medicine in the world
because it stops coughs and colds
quicker than any other known remedy
or prescription, and it does that be-
cause it gets at the cause-kills the
germs of cold-cuts the mucous and
gets rid of it naturally
1t contains no habit forming drugs
nothing harmful-only real old fash
toned pine-tar, sassafras, rhubarb,
honey and other beneficial ingredients
all plainly stated on the bottle.
Made by the same known scientific
SIIrHERI Nm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26

process for the past twenty years.
You ought to take Dr. Bells Pine
Tar Honey just as soon as you begin
to feel 'coldy"-just the minute your
throat begins to tickle-then you'd
stave off these colds and coughs.
Keep it in the house-dIaUGys ready
that's the right way. Every time you
sneeze, shiver, "snif1e" or feel full
in the head" you need it.
At all druggists in 25c, soc and 81
bottles. Children take it readily.
Look for our trademark (the belly
and Granny Metcalfe's picture on every
bottle That identifies genuine DR..
Bells Pine-Tar-Honey.
Made by
FOND ANY ~,
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-03-24

cattle business, however, they
retaining %. 900 head on their
different ranch properties in the
neighborhood Of Stamford. And
after the sale of the Spur ranch
they will own $4,000 acres of
land in Texas.
1t is announced that still other
big ranchmen in that section Of
the state intend following the
example Of the Swensons in sell
ing off their big ranch properties
% small farmers. a movement
that is calculated % further the
development Of Middle West
Texas. and incidentally Of Fort
Worth. which is the logical trade
center for the towns Of that por-
uon of Texas. Fort Worth Rec
ord.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-03-24

If Fort Worth provides bette
fire protection than Houston doe
for example, there would be ;
manifest and inexcusable Unjust
ice if Fort Worth did not enjoy Z
lower key rate" than Houston
If one citizen has taken more
precaution against fire than his
neighbor it would be equally an.
just if the two were charged the
same rate. The principle Of the
law is impeccable and unassaila-
bic.
II is not a new-fangled idea.
1t is a principle that has been
recognized as long as there have
been fire insurance companies.
But they have not been able 10
give il a high degree Of applica-
ton. The result is that, intent
chiefly on getting enough and
something more, % pay their
losses, the insurance companies
have not been greatly concerned
as 10 whether the contributions
have been made equitably or not.
II the negligence of one man was
visited on another they had no
great reason 70 care 50 long as
the sum of their contributions
was enough.
The principle which the State
is trying 10 enforce. and which
we have no doubt ii will enforce,
gives an incentive 10 every town
and TO every individual 10 mini
mize the fire hazard.
Every community will derive a
profit from its own efforts, and
50 will every man. The result
will be a reduction of the fire
waste. which means a reduction
IN the fire insurance tax. This
aw is rich in benefcient posi-
and we have no doubt
hey will be full developed, even
hough some mistakes should at
end the effort 10 develop them.
Dallas News.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-03-24
Abilene Courts the Santa Fe

Abilene Courts the Santa fe
W. b. Storey Jr., chief engi-
neer OF the Santa Fe's system
and G.. w. Harris WHO'S also con-
nected with that railroad spent
Saturday night at the Hotel
Grace. These gentlemen stated
that their visit to Abilene was in
no way connected with railroad
matters.
Although nothing authentic
could be obtained the Reporter
learned that the gentlemen met
some OF our prominent citizens
and that matters Of importance
We're DISCUSSED. among them some
Of the problems which have here
tofore given Abilene railroaders
much cause for thought. also
matters calculated % have a bear
ing on future railraod building in
this city.
Some citizens believe that a
big deal is on foot looking to the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-03-24
100000 LIVESTOCK DEAL
Swenson q Sons Sell $4,000
Head off Spur Ranch Loses
Big Ranch,

In one of the largest deals that
has been cOnsummated among
the cattlemen Of Texas for many
months was closed in IT. Worth
Wednesday when 5. NJ. Swenson
q Sons Of New York city sold "a
W. }. Lewis Of Clarendon, Texas
all OF the cattle on the Spur
ranch.
There are Is. 900 head Of cattle
in the bunch and while the terms
Of the sale are private il is learn
ed that the figures are around
the 500. 900 mark. The deal
was made through +. 5. Has
tings Of Stamford and Charles
A. Jones OF Spur, the Texas rep
resentatiyes OF the Swenson
family In the transfers the
Swensons leased 30 Mr.. Lewis
the Spur ranch. aggregating
43s. 900 acres, and through the
terms of the contract Mr.. Lewis
will perpetuate the well known
Spur brand
In the lease contract however
the Swensons reserve the option
Of selling the Spur farm lands
out to actual settlers in small
tracts, there being no limit %
the amount Of land which may
be disposed Of in this manner.
By this deal Mr.. Lewis secures a
lease upon the property that was
originally owned by the Espeula
Land a Cattle company Of Eng
land and he will at an early date
take active charge with head
quarters az Spur. The sale of
the land % actual settlers is TAX
en- 10 mean that the Swensons
intend 10 push the movement %
bring farmers into the Spur
country and great development
Is looked for there. as a re-
suit.
The Swensons are still in the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-03-24

elimination Of the Burlington
system from Abilene in the inter
est Of the Santa Fe. or the acquir-
ing Of the Abilene & Southern by
the Burlington. II has been uH-
officially stated for several days
that a proposition has been made
the Burlington to either buy the
Abilene &Northern or sell the
Abilene e. Southern at similar
figures per mile. Abilene Daily
Reporter.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-03-24
Work Of Rating Board

II was 10 be expected that the
efforts Of the State 10 readjust
the basis Of fire insurance rate
making would occasion good
deal of protest more or less We
hement The fact is. though,
there have been fewer complaints
than the News expected. and it
Is TO be- noted that the two cities
which made formal protest
against the action Of the State
Rating Board have withdrawn
those protests.
The News expressed the opin-
ion long before this law became
operative that its animating
principle was both morally Just
and scientifically sound. That
opinion has been strengthened
by recent events. nor will II be
weakened If mistakes are made
IN the first efforts 20 give IL APP
phcation.
Fire insurance is a tax, and as
necessary a tax as any other
that is levied. IL is right that
that tax should bee proportioned
communities and among
individuals in accordance with
the dangers which they tolerate.
Il is a method Of penalizing neg
igence. municipal and individual.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-03-24

A few days ago the city Of
Plainview purchased two fine
black horses and presented them
to the fire department. the boys
are proud Of their steeds and are
giving them daily training.