davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
FATHER OF SAVINGS BANKS
Rev. Henry Duncan. Scotch Presby-
terian, Was the First Man to In
augurate System.

"The one hundredth anniversary OF
the founding of the first savings bank
viii take place this year and all Pres
byterians will be entitled to front
seats In the centennial celebration"
said a Michigan banker.
The founder of the first savings
bank was a Scotch Presbyterian domi-
ME, one of those blue Presbyterians
you read about. He was the Rev
Henry Duncan OF the church at Ruth
well, Scotland Distressed at seeing
the wastefulness of the laboring PEG.
pie In his parish, In 1910 he offered to
pay five per cent. interest to anybody
who would leave savings with him.
The dominic had the financial
genius to make go Of his new protect
and was able few years later to
record In a pamphlet, A Parish Bank,
a remarkable betterment Of economic
conditions In his neighborhood~ LESS
drinking and more thrift.
THE pamphlet attracted wide at
tention. the experiment was initiated
elsewhere and the vast savings bank
system of the civilized world sprang
from this humble beginning. Ruth.
well erected public monument to the
memory of Mr.. Duncan In 1916"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
BIG THEATRICAL MERGER
Managers Controlling Enormous Bust.
ness Place All Bookings With
kiaw and Erlanger.

New York, May 10.--An alliance
has just been formed by producing
theatrical managers, who together
own and control two hundred leading
travelling combinations. placing their
bookings and interests in the hands
of Klaw and Erlanger The managers
in the new alliance are Charles Froh-
man, David Belasco, Henry w. Say
age, Henry B. Harris. Joseph Brooks,
Cohan and Harris, Klaw and Erlanger.
Florenz Ziegfeld, Augustus Pitou,
Charles B. Dillingham;, Joseph NJ
Gates. w. Genhals and Kemper,
Frederic Thompson, AL II. Woods,
Joseph Weber. Henry Miller, Daniel
Frohman. William Harris and others
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
Getting
Most
Out of
Holiday
By ANNA WOODWARD

road.
your attachment civilization be made
Thus map you send in advance trunk from
stopping another three days tramp
ing with knapsack you find yourself comfortable hotel
rounded by your usual belongings
village settlement where
lodging by nghtfa you have the whole world before
Since have packing do be with the lark and
wonderful hours the early morning when the air has
freshness the fields and woods have beauty that not known by
go till after the high the heavens
When weary under the shade of tree rock
will provide table for the lunch that you with you and at the
springs which make cup for yourself from the
maple hickory And when night you
like that Of who is
Almost before the is done sleep oyepowe you and
those who have walked all day and
have put off carry knapsac in its place their shoulders
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
Size Of an Earthquake Wave.

Not long ago an attempt was made
to measure the height and length OF
the waves of an earthquake that oc
CURED In Greece. the pulsations Of
which we're perceived by the aid of a
specially constructed pendulum at Biz
mingham, In England, The pulsa
lions, or waves. passed through the
rocky crust of Il. earth with We
locity Of about two miles second,
and each Of the largest Of them, nc
cordlng to the investigator, must have
been about 28 miles In length. but
only half an inch ip height.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
Ramrod Discipline.

II It Is true that the German crown
prince received from his imperious IA
Their 4S hours "stuben arrest" or de-
tention In his own palace at Potsdam.
for some formal breach Of court eti'
quette, this will not be the first time
that he has incurred such penalty,
The kaiser himself, when q young
man was often in the same hole. see
ing that rigid discipline Of the iron
ramrod kind is still the rule OF the
Hohenzollerns. The emperor has more
than once given chamber arrest tc
his second cousin, Prince Frederick
Leopold, son of the Red Prince" who
captured Metz; and was not even
Frederick the Great when crown
prince, consigned to prison at Custrin
and threatened with death by his ia
Their. the kldnaper of giants?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
TO ARB|TRATE RATE WAR
interstate Commerce Commission
Confers With Representatives
Of Eastern Railroads.

Washington, May f0.-At a confer
ence today between the Interstate
Commerce Commission and represen-
tatives of the eastern trunk line rail
ways and COMMERCIAL bodies in the
large eastern cities, the commission
agreed to act as arbitrator on the i'm
port traffic question which has re-
suited in rate war among the east
ern railroads.
The war was started by the Boston
and Mains over year ago by its put.
ting Boston on an equal footing with
New York ON west bound import traf-
fic.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
chauffeur c0NFEssES
Tells Chicago Police That He Ran
Down and Killed Woman
Monday Evening.

Chicago, May 10-Arthur Watt. "a
years of age, chauffeur, employed by
Thomas Mcclure, is said by the po-
lice to have confessed that he ran
down and killed Mrs. Albert Behr on
the north side Monday evening. Watt
was arrested.
AT the garage detectives found an
automobile with the front lamps
broken. The radiator was battered
and there were blood stained dress
good In the running rear. Inquiry
showed that the damaged car had
been run into the garage an houl
after the woman was killed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN WRECK
ED CAR NEAR GLASGOW,
XIV, LAST NIGHT.
ONE OF THEM IS FORBES
Indications Are Men Are Forbes and
Yates Who Left Quincy in
Balloon to Break the
Record.

Glasgow. KY, May l0.-Two un-
conscious men were found in the
wreck of car of a dirigible balloon
which landed today near Center,
thirty miles from here. One of the
men is believed to be A. Holland
Forbes, and on a card bearing this
names, found in one of the mans
pockets, was the instruction: In
case of accident notify New York
Times
The two men were taken to the
home of farmer Forbes regained
consciousness TO a slight degree and
told in dazed fashion Of hoving
started out from some point in Con
nectieut in an attempt to reach New
York City.
The second man has not regained
consciousness and the physicians say
they are both in a bad condition.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
FIENDISH WORK OF PIRATES
Entire Ships Company Slaughtered
by Chinese and the Vessel
Carried OF and Sold.

Says the North China Daily News:
Another terrible story is reported to-
day from the south In the middle of
the tenth moon a vessel with a large
cargo of unhulled rice, bound for a
seaport near Canton. anchored for the
night at Pakongkeu. some dozen miles
north of Tsingyun. In the dark
watches Of the night the vessel was
boarded by "a score of thieves who,
after desperate struggle. overpow
cred all the crew, They bound the
captain hand and foot, lashed him to
the anchor and then dropped him over
board The remainder OF the crew
We're drowned i'm a similarly cold
blooded fashion and then the vessel
silently weighed anchor and slipped
down the river. The sole survivor
had gone ashore to drink wine with a
friend In the neighborhood, and when
next morning at dawn he came seek
ing his ship he learned the fearful
tale from some fishermen who had
been plying their nets near by
From Inquiries made 1t has tran
spired that the vessel was taken to
Samshui, where a steam launch was
requisitioned to tow her speedily to
Ch'ant'shufen, large grain center
near Canton Here the cargo of CO..
600 catties was easily sold for $4,000.
after which the vessel also was sold
for the proyerbial price of an old song
when 1t is possible to get clear
away with such valuable prizes. it Is
not to be wondered at that piracy con.
tinues to flourish In this southern
province
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11

fires are on every side of the city.
At numerous points in northeast
ern Minnesota the fires are blazing
up, threatening the settlers. From
Reservation river, thirty miles be
yond Grand Marais, to a point so
miles west of Duluth, come reports
of serious fires. loft, town of sew
eral thousand near Grand Marais, is
nearly destroyed. only eight buildings
standing. Fires are also raging
the Northern Pacific and Great Nor
thern
Fires ARE raging between Merrill
and Tohomawk, Wis. The town Of
Corning Is also threatened, Scores
are trying to check the flames. Tim
bers slashings at Lincoln. Oneida and
Marathon counties are buring.
The fires attacked Mosinee, Mara
thon county tonight. The residence
quarter was soon in flames. The
whole town is endangered. All eiti'
zens are fighting the flames. At
Knowlton the forest fires are being
fought by every available man.
The increasing fires in the west
end of the peninsula of Michigan
have cast a pail of smoke on the
whole region, having destroyed much
timber and threatening to wipe out
the village OF Allston. The town IS
completely surrounded Two homes
have already burned Every residtnt
is fighting the fire, but the town
seems doomed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
UNEAS|NESS INCREASED
May 20 Set as Date for General An
ti-Manchuri Uprising in Chang
Sha, China.

Chang-Sha, China, May 10.-The
general uneasiness is greatly increas-
ed here in consequence of the appear
ance of a large number of poster
unsigned, demanding the destruction
OF all foreigners and native Christ
ians, and setting May 20 as the late
for general anti-Manchuri uprising.
The government officials have de
stroyed the posters and the city Is
strongly patrolled The agitators are
holding secret meetings.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
AScENDED AT QUINCY.

Quineys ILL., May 10.-With the
avowed intention Of trying to estab-
lish a new long distance balloon rec
ord. A. Holland Forbes, holder Of the
I.ahm Cup, and ]. G. Yates, New
York astronomer, assembled from here
the night of May 3, in the balloon
Viking, which has gas capacity of
81 900 fet, went almost straight up
for 1000 feet then started slowly
southwark.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
LoTTIE COLLINS.

In London few days ago Mrs.
Samuel P. Cooney. better known as
Lottie Collins. died after having
spent Ave years in retirement. Miss
Collins was prominent figure in the
amusement world a dozen and a hall
years ago II -ss her good fortune
to set two continents singing a
sprightly song called "Ta-rara Boom
decay" III the title meant anything
or ii the rafrain conveyed any men
tai impression, the meaning OF the
song has passed out Of the minds or
nearly everyone who heard It, But
there are hundreds Of thousands or
persons who remember Lottie Collins
whose singing OF the ditty brought
here fame in night and fortune in
year and reputation that Is one
of the traditions of the stage.
"Ta-ra-ra Boom-desay, written by
a member of Thatcher's Minstrels,
went unsung and unhonored for a
year or two and would have died I'M
wept If Lottie Collins, an ill-paid
music hall singer, had not electrified
a London audience with 1t and made
ii at once the hit of the season Eng
lang began to whistle and sing Lot
tie Collins song and America began
to hear of it. Miss Collins rose from
$40 week to salary Of 5000 week,
tremendous salary for singing
coincidence in London in the nineties.
1t is said that Charles Frohman paid
her 81 900 week to come to Ameri
ca. Vaudeville had not become prom
inent then and few theatres outside
OF New York were devoted exclusive
ly to producing variety shows" for
mixed audiences. Miss Collins was
content to make her debut as a
specially artist" between the acts
of comedy.
There was suggestion of deviltry
in the frolicsome manner in which
Miss Collins sang the song, but
there was no uncleanliness in either
the song or the vigorous swirline
dance that accompanied it. The meth
DDS of the musical condolences Of
that period were less open to critl
cism than those of some of the vaude
vile and musical comedy stars of the
present. Such songs as THAT WASH
An and such dances Of the Apache
and .Cubanola Glide" as 1t is dancet
by d few Of the more brazen per
formers, had not been introduced
upon the polite stage. Miss Collin
earned her salary more legitimatel.
than some OF her successors, and he
professional labors brought to tn
theatre nothing for which the stag
was the worse or audiences tn
worse for hearing or seeing.
Can as much be said across tn
grave OF some OF the unblushin
condolences who have been in tn
last two or three years the instr,
ments for the exploitation of delll
crate and studied suggestivenes
where light entertainment is provide
for the tired business man and b
wife and daughters -Courier-Journa
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11

1t has been said that an American never
walks when he can ride. There is a good
deal Of truth in this 1t is sufficiently true,
as the doctors will tell you, to account for
a good deal of the national tendency to
dyspepsia.
Ii men would only walk to their offices
and women to the shops
Now that winter Is behind US and it is
not unrt~soast!s to talk in pleasant antici-
patton Of summer ho,al4ys, word may be
said before il is too late On the advantages
of walking tours. The important thing is
the sense Of freedom to feel the joy Of the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
priI Circulation.

The above is correct statement
of the circulation OF The Cairo Bull
letin for the year 1909 and for the
month of April 1910.
CLYDE SULLIVAN.
business Manager
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 5th day OF May. 1910.
LEO ]. KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11

The Bulletin Is on sale at the fol-
lowing places:
h coleman's, 7o2 Commercial Avenue
halliday House News Stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.
Meshew News Agency, 221 Eighth
street and re Sixth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
1T 10 FOR LADIES, TOO.
rhey Can stop Their Hair Falling Out
With Herpieide.

Ladies' who have thin hair and whose
hair Is falling out, can prevent the hair
falling out and thicken the growth, with
Newbro's 'tHerpicide." Besides, Herp.-
eide Is one Of the most agreeable hair
dressings there is. Herpicide kills the
dandruff germ that eats the hair off at
the root. After the germ IL DESTROYED
the root win shoot up, and the hair grow
long as ever Even a sample Will con
vince any lady that Newbros Herpicide
is an indispensable toilet requisite. Il
contains no oil or grease. it win not stain
or dye Sold by leading druggists Send
l0c in stamps for sample to The Herpi'
eide CO.. Detroit. Mich
UnA dollar porww guaranteed Pau
q. gehnh 4 Sons. special agents.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
SIGHTED AT cARMl.

Carmi. May 10-The balloon Viking
which assembled at Juincy last night,
passed over here shortly before noon
today, flying southeast towards Ken
lucky.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
Killing
4 Farmers
4Little
Allies
By THOMAS J. DIVER

the little will destroy day
Does think countless number Of canker and gbs
that the robins will be convinced that his little friends
are more valuable mn hired human help be in the destruction
Of injurious insects.
The doing deal to help the farmer teaching
cultivate the soil scientifically Now let our lawgvers
step farther good work and pass protect the farmers best
ds-the insectiyorom birds
In the of 1908 while visiting the great apple country of
Annapolis valley surprised at the absence OF bird
life in the further noticed that the hcky infested
with the canker worm Talking the he remarked
that only and that the people had been destroying the
birds They had used paris and other
to kill the BIRDS eating the poisoned insects had been
destroyed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
Church Control Ia Russia.

There are no coroners IN RUSSIA
Tho busials ~ under control o. me
church and ~ police. and oil GENE.
tories axa owned NJ the church ana
tha municipality. Cremation y con.
trary Us INV. but Il has been suggested
iloih oficlal sources.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Average number OF complete
and perfect copies of The
Cairo Bulletin printed daily
and Sunday during the year
1909 ........... POI
Average number Of complete
and perfect copies of The
Cairo Bulletin printed daily
and Sunday during the month
of April. 1910 ....... 222
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11

1t is not only this winter nor the last
that this destruction has been going on, but
for years past accounts have come in from
Florida and many other sections of the
south telling of the wanton destruction of
those faithful little allies of the farmer.
If the farmers of the north, east and
west were only to realize the value of these
birds to their farms congress would soon
be petitioned to pass national law making
it criminal offense to destroy not only the
robin but all other insectivorous birds.
Does the farmer, or in fact anyone who
owns tree-planted garden, reflect on the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
CAIRO & ST LOUIS RAlLWAY co.
(INTERuRBAN LiNE.)
TIME GARD

TIME GARD
Cars will leave Second street, Cairo
for Mound City and Mounds as fol-
lows
First car leaves at $3.50 a. m.
Second car leaves at a. m. ard
every hour thereafter until 8 p. m.
Last car leaves al 9:40 p. m. and
1920 p. m.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11

I1VII Is 70 Ut UNtINUIIIt VIII BVUV II HINES SUUu
ness to make goodness and the science of goodness
not of crime, to produce good citizens.
When goodness il understood, its beauty, charm,
bsses blessings, preachers will be required to aud
it, to press its claims Everybody will seek it of his
own accord. For to be good verify is to be happy.
Nor will anyone need to mention evil, to denounce it,
to deplore it, picture its miseries Evil and its
offspring will disappear. e
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11

to be eschewed that study but the good to be developed our
thought Of whereas the thought of virtue ha
monies with its gracious practice
Physicians and reformers preachers teachers acting this
principle They studying health rather than disease for it IS health
that desired not ny Upte ncensed with the per-
qusies for good citizenship than with the attributes and conditions Of
and delinquency The peace party breaches the expansions and
happnesse and blessings Of rather than dec the horrors OF
1t peace poby and goodness that merit attention.
dure As this becomes fully understood and thoroughly
applied will be realized that ANYTHING else waste 1t will be realized
that need prisons prisoners police Rather that need
schools of citizenship hospitals for the dnquen education for the
sayages.
1t will be realized that breed and increase rather than
aay it; that mind criminal mind criminal thought
criminal thought engenders 1t take thief
catch thief and crmnoogy detect crime But after it has been
detected, what is there? Only crime only the criminal
I'LL: !. L. ..ritl.. $1,000
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

CalroAlexander County, Illinois,
Population 1917.
Mayor GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, r. A. HATCHER.
treasurer. FRANK B. ARM
STRONG.
City Attorney. HUNTER BIRD.
Comptroller, ERNEST WORKMAN.
Magistrate, ANDREW WHITCAMP
Chief OF Police. J. G.. COWELI.
Alexander County Population 27.4s1.
County Clerk, JESSE f. MILLER,
Circuit Clerk. ALFRED BROWN.
Sheriff, FRED D. NELI.IS.
States Attorney, ALEX Nj. WILL SON
County Superintendent of Schools.
PROF S. Il. GCTT.
Assessor and Treasurer, w. D. LIP.
PITT.
Coroner, DIR. JAS. M'MANUS.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11

On October 9Th the city council
pa sed an ordinance fixing the license
for skating Kinks at 500 per annum,
All Kinks were required TO be closed
at II p. m.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
CAIRO IN 1885
Cairo Bulletin, published by E.. A

The ladies of st. Joseph churcA
cleared sSo5 from a fair and festival
given early in October. A barrel Of
-four donated BY Mr.. Chas, Gallagher
netted $50,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11

The special delivery system was
inaugurated in the Cairo postoffice
on October lst. During the first
week only two letters were delivered
in Cairo bearing special delivery
stamps.
On October 9th officers for the
Cairo Street Railway Co. were elect
ed. J. A. Goldstne was president;
Fl. Blooms, vice president; II. Schulze,
secretary, and Thos. Lewis, treas
urer. Calvin Neff, Thos. Lewis, H..
Blooms, AL Lewis, J. A. Goldstine and
III. Schulze we're directors
Early in October, the finishing
touches were being put upon the Ma
rine hospital buildings and grounds.
A Cincinnati firm put in the heating
apparatus. The surgeons residence
was completed but not yet furnished,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
MANY TOWNS THREAT
ENED, some ALRERDY
BURNED BY FIRE
--------------
Concluded from First Page.)

Mile Creek Valley and along the
Northern acific railway dest Of
Washhurn City art threatened. The
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11

Board OF County Commissioners,
]. J JENNELIE, Chairman.
G V. NEFF.
DIR, EDWIN CAUSE.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11
Inspire
Ideals
Science of Good
ness Will Produce
Good Citizens

WAS Of Prof James talks to teachers that ne begged
them to dwell less the ills Of inebrey and more on the
superior joys Of sobrety the clear mind the pulse the
sweet inoxeatons of sunlight morning dew and landscape
gories and their wholesome stmuations In fine he wished
inspire the school children with ideals to cultivate In them
the virtues rather than try to uproot from them the wees
His pedagogcs If our minds dwell on that
which would shun prone to commit 1t than
II 10 tho avn
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-11

Improvement Ever Possible.
No one ean be more profound than
he really is But everyone can learn
and strive. Schunlann.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-05-27
Call and set acquainted.
Toggery, ais Sherman.

Call and set acquainted. The
Toggery. ais Sherman.
Bert Porter. the alleged bootleg
ger. had his hearing this morning
and was bound over 70 the district
court and released on $500 bond.
Home dressed spring lamb. veal.
beef. pork and mutton that 10 prop
erly cared for at the Kaesemeyer
Market. Occur d'Alene st.
The Milwaukee contractors evil
IDENTIFY do not expect to lay idle very
long for they are unloading a large
shipment Of rails for the dirt trains.
The Toggery. sIs Sherman. for
Shoes at the price.
Viva Remedies. No. 1O41 Third st.
c. b. King, a former resident OF
this city. but now OF Phoenix. Ariz.,
left late this afternoon for his home.
Mr.. King has been in the city for the
past ten days in connection with the
sale Of some Of his property.
Come and see the hand
some gold ormolu and French gray
silver articles on display al Halls
Music Store, 213 Sherman st.
Mrs. T. v. Case of 500 Occur a.
Aiene street Is giving a sewing party
this afternoon to her friends. A
social good time will be had, after
which refreshments will be served.
This IL the frat OF q series OF parties
to be given by her.
Mr.. r. L. Wells and wife are In
the city visiting friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wells have been spending the
winter at San Diego. CAL. and Just
arrived from there. Mr.. Wells Will
leave tomorrow for Frazer river.
Canada, to look after his land invest
ments and Mrs. Wells will visit in
Spokane.