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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30
What He Hard.

John Is bis name. and he lives Ia
Newburg. Further personal details
are not necessary. Now, John has u
wife who Is not as charitable as she
might be, and she has woman friend
who has domestic troubles OF her own
and therefore can and does sympathize
with Johns wife, Just what time II
was when John came In the other
morning deponent knoweth not. but
certainly it was no sort OF time for a
married man to be getting home, and
his wife told him so, though he knew
1t perfectly well without being told.
Next morning after John had gone to
his office his wife called up the other
woman on the telephone and told
about John. The other woman was all
sympathy. and what the two had to
say about the kind of husband John
was was more than plenty. In the
thick Of 1t friend of Johns got on the
wirenot Intentionally, Of course, for
he thought John was model. but he
got there, and 1t sounded good enough
to him to stay and listen But not
for long. Presently he coughed, and
there was sudden silence.
who's tilat?' inquired Johns wife.
ITS John" responded the friend
and hung NJ the receiver New York
Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30
The Waste of the Wind

Every one who wants cheap mo
tive force Las tried to harness the
wind. Every child has made a paper
propeller or windmill. But can it be
said that the possible uses Of the wind
have been as arduously investigated
as such recently discovered forces as
steam and electricity and gases? rs 1t
not conceivable that the practical uses
of the wind are underestimated just
because they are so familiar?
We cannot help thinking that the
wind will be more variously employed
some day in the same way that prob
ably the problem Of laying under con
tribution the great physical fact of the
tides will be solved. One would think
that the wind could be used for cleo
trio lighting, yet there is no practical
apparatus for the purpose. True, the
wind is variable and occasionally alb
sent, but as electricity can be stored
one might suppose that this was the
very case In which variability did not
particularly matter.-London Specta-
tor.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30
The Clever Shoe Clerk.

At the cost Of considerable time and
labor one high grade shoe house is
bound to protect its goods. On rainy
day woman wearing wet shoes went
In to buy rubbers. The clerk meas
ured the width and length of her
shoes, removed them and brought a
new pair of the same size to try on.
Visions of depleted pocketbook caus-
ed her to exclaim, But don't want
new shoes, only rubbers"
II understand" said the clerk. 81
am only slipping these shoes on to fit
the rubbers over. 1t soils the inside
of rubber to slip 1t on over a wet
shoe. Then if it doesn't fit and the
customer doesn't take It it is spoiled
for the next customer"
"And the outcome of that expert
ence was" said the woman, that l
bought the shoes as well as the rub
bers and had them sent home C. o. D.
Maybe that was what he was working
for all the time. - New York Sun,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30
CHANGED FIRM NAME
WsberPayne Dry Goods Co. VIII He
Wsbsr-Wolters Dry Goods CO.
New Member from ST, Louis

The Name tof the Wsber-Payne Dry
Goods CS..fat nos Ohio street has been
changed to the WeDer.Wolters Dry
Goods CO.. the necessary papers al
thcrizing the change being forwarded
a few days ago to the secretary OF
state The number of directors of
The company was changed from five
70 four Harry H. VOTERS, who is q
member Of the firm Is from St. Louis
He has been with the firm for the
past six months He has been In the
wholesale dry goods business for ff.
teen years the greater part Of the time
with the Ferguson-McKinney Com.
rany Of St. Louis.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30
.BURGAR|Es At MOUNDS
Several Places Entered Sunday Night
-Sums Of Money Taken From
Citizens.

Mounds Is becoming metropolitan
in the matter of burglaries the past
few days, Half dozen instances
have been reported. Sunday night
Clyde Amt railroad man, suffered
the loss Of a gold watch and IS In
money, taken from his trousers. Mrs
MrMuisry, the boarding house keeper.
lost her pocketbook containing sos
In cash and two checks.
Tuesday night Hank Mills, switch
imam. had 80 taken from his trousers
Toaket. A boarder Id Mrs. McMur,
try,s boarding house had 800 bill
taken from his pocket book. The 500
bin. was . phony and the burglar
threw It on the floor.
Besides those above reported there
were a nnnber Of OTHER cases where
small amounts were taken.
The burglar al. burglars gained en-
/ francs through ID doorway, having
either picked the lock or used skele-
ton keys, ss
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

New York, Dec. 20. Mounting
l1.474 feet in the air on an aeroplane
means great big lot so far as the
ayiator's powers OF endurance are
concerned said a prominent man
here. commenting on Arch Hoxsey's
Performance at Los Angeles, 'fbtr
1t does not call fer the exercise OF
mitch greater skill in the manage
ment of machine than a fight in
lower attitudes. It's cold way up in
the air--very cold-and man runs
Z great risk of having his faculties
henun,hed ana his limbs frozen. Why,
sometimes the flies come down with
tieir wings and even parts of their
coated with ice. 1t re-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

nires nerve and strength and en-
urance, tell you, to keep motor
DING under such conditions. or
curse II anything goes wrong with
our rotor or planes when you are
Ugh up you have a much better
nance of gliding to the earth thar
on would have If the same accident
happened lower down. Hoxsey's
vorll's record took the place of that
Of Legagneaux, the Frencnman, mace
Dec 3, at Pau. France. 10,499 feet.
! ne best two American records be-
ore Hoxsey's splendid fight were
nose of ]. Armstrong Drexel, made at
Nov %. 1910 feet, and
hat Of the late Ralph tombstone,
made at Belmont Park Oct. 81. 9,714
Get. Drexels mark was not allowed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

reach out for business. There is nc
doubt prices of uecessaries OF life
are higher than at any time past ex
eept war times. According to a gov
eminent commission tae cause did
not lie With the farmer: the same
commission had said ii did not lie
With the packing house. The speak.
&c doubted the latter finding for he
believed the packing house trust was
III part responsible for it, because it
Fought up great quantities of neces-
sar-es and held them in storage and
controlled the market. They claimed
the retailers were to blame and were
getting the money; but these mad not
shown any evidence Of accommodating
blg fortunes. He believed a very no.
tent factor in boosting prices was
government extravaganza: the tariff
tax, the state and city taxes, for i'm
pfovemen,s and other purposes
These taxes had TO be paid by the
ultimate consumer in the way OF
higher rents and higher prices for
necessaries. Speaking of the mail
order evil, Mr.. Aisthorpe believed II
might be combated. SO far as he or
his family were concerned not dol
lar was sent out of Cairo that could
be spent here for family needs; but
he felt sure much money was going
away from Cairo. The purpose OF
the retail merchant should be to fin,i
out the reasons for this. He felt that
II was natural for a wage Garner 10
buy where he c0ull buy cheapest and
he had been told by some of them
that they could save from 90 to 25
per cent by buying outside OF Cairo.
There was no good reason for this
and II might not be true; hut the
thing for the home merchant to do
was to convince the consumers thai
1t was not true. Merchants w<6e
suffering severely from the credit sys,
TEN and many lost much in the
course OF year from bad accounts.
Some might feel that they must make
II tails loss from buyers who were
good pay and this would not be fair
to the latter.
Mr. Aisthorpe spoke of the rivers
as cutting Cairo out from two states
ami urged the merchants to Join in
an effort TO have a road built In Zen.
tucky and to have free ferry estao.
lished to aconnect with this road.
Though Interested in a ferry company
himself, he would aid in such move.
ment The present ferry was too
expensive boat and had lost money
during the last three years but
smaller boat running back ana forth
between Cairo and East Cairo could
be operated at one-third the cost.
This would be one way of getting
more trade in Cairo. The city should
not be asked to establish such
ferry. The merchants themselves
would be the direct benehciaries, and
should get together to do i, them
selves.
James Meehan, former president O,
ths association, spoke Of the upaili
hght the association has had the PEG
lie had been under the impression
tfat It was organized to boost prices /,
md even the press had been against
It When II sought to have an ordi-
nance adopted taxing peddlers Of pro.
ifce, Peddling was great evil in
raiIo, The peddlers were RESPONSE. I
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30
CAIRO RETAIL MERCHANTS
AT BANQUET AND TALkFEST
.i~7rHEFwsl M r.

The Retail Merchants Association
of Cairo held a notable meeting las,
night at Alexander Clrb grill room
Abort sixty members sat down to a
neatly and bountifaily spread ban
quet board, with resident Geo. T,
Carnes as master Of ceremonies. AZ
ter the feast President Carues Aeliv.
cred his annual address, in wA.ch be
reviewed briefly e., e history. purposes
ana hardshlps OF the association, lie
cldring that while macn good hao
been accomplished, net as much had
been done as should have been done.
because Of want of interest and
unity of purpose among the members.
He urged members to arouse Them
selves, dwelt eloquently upon the
mission OF the merchant, spoke OF the
need of loyalty to their city and to
themselves, and hoped for a prosper
GUS year 10 come.
W. B. Huette, president of the Com.
mercial Club, spoke in response TO in
vitation by Mr.. Carnes. He deplored
tire lack OF interest referred to by
the latter, Every organization. if IT
is to succeed, must have the interest
OF its members. Speaking of the
retail Business generally and of the
nail order competition, Mr.. Huette
said the merchants generally were
not doing business scientifically: the
mail order and other big retail CON
Germs hal an advantage in this res
rect and were resring the benefit.
He spoke Of the retail tobacco trust
which had 600 stores in the country
aud had resorted 10 the usual me-
thods of trusts to ! i'll individual com
petition. 1t was becoming more ap-
parent daily that success In business
was merely a matter OF survival OF
tbe tittest, those who all busir,ess
according to the most scientific me-
tbels would occupy the fleld The
"redit system was one of the greatest
evils with which the Cairo merchant
Md 70 contend. and the purpose OF
Ihn association SHOULD be to protec,
fs Tembers from this evil. Every
merchant should boost his business
fhould have a good stock, au attrac-
live front, By boosting his own bust
ness he world boost sthe city. Mr..
Huette said the association has &C.
'onap'ished much In the way OF elm,
mating had feeling and Jealousy
'mong Its members: but pleasant
'tyalrY should not dic out, If any
merchant was showing exceptional en-
terprise and was forging ahead, the
Naers should strive to follow. In
his way all would develop and con
ribute toward the development Of the
ino. s. Aistforpc, president OF tie
First Dank & Trust Co. said the first
condition to success was unity OF pur-
,ose and action; this was just as i'm
lortant to the retail merchants asso-
'iation as to any others. Members
mould attend meetings and take part
. The discussions; this would prevent
Misunderstanding. All were alike in |
crested and benefited BY the rpbuild-
ne OF the city when was the ultimate !,
purpose of the association Cairo |
rs'ress men were not doing the bust.
less they ought to do and united ac.
'rn was necessary to improve condi. |
Ions every merchant needed to
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30
The White Mans Burden.

An industrious. useful man Is not
only compelled to pay taxes to support
worthless people in the poorhouse and
hight powerful enemies. but his own
children often tell their intimate
friends that he doesn't do" as much
for them as he should --Atchison
Globe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30
SEMINOLE LIMITED
daily from
Chicago 10 Jacksonville

leaving Chicago at 300 p. M, arriv-
ing at birmingham 4.30 pm. next
lay and at Jacksonville at 7:05 the
second morning. Exclusively a
Florida train to and from Jackson
vile without change observation
compartment sleeping car and a
welve-sect'on drawing-room sleep
ing car, free reclining chair car
(steel construction throughout com
Portable and with all modern conven-
ences and combination coacn and
baggage car. Through sleeping car
st. Louis to Jacksonville without
change. Daily connections from
PEORIA Tourist sleeping car every
first and third Tuesday Chicago to
Jacksonville.
Dining Car serving Meals en- Route
Connection made at Columbus with
sleeping car to and from Savannah,
Direct connectisns at Jacksonville
for all points In Florida and for
Steamships for Cuba and Nassau.
Tickets, reservations, information,
train time and fares may be had of
your ! r ito6cArcao c,,. !,
4. Il. AANs 'r.M 4. Chicago Chicago III ii.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

Bile for the high rriess Of eggs here,
eggs being higher here than in ST.
Louis. The Merchants Association
was Cairo booster and ought To
have the support of the people.
W. b. Haley, manager of the
Rhodes-B urford Co.'S Cairo establish
ment, spoke particularly Of tie nail
order evil, and out-of-town buying,
complaining that some of the promi-
nent citizens had not given his firm
a chance to furnish hotel or club
house, although he could have sold
the furnishings as cheaply if not
cheaper than the st. Louis or Chi
cago houses which aad much greater
expenses u meet The mail order
house in Louisville had made great
inroads on the firms establishment
there. He denied that any one could
buy cheaper anywhere than in Cairo.
TO combat tnE evil he would have
every merchant in Cairo do as ne
mad done, give his employees to UNI
derstand that they were paid with
money gotten from the people of
Cairo and that they must spend their
money in Cairo on pain of being dis
missed from service. AT least Cairo
should be given a chance.
Mr.. Haley would have members of
the association pledge themselves to
buy only in Cairo, and inaugurate a
system Of inquiry TO ascertain VINO
the outoftown buyers were by send
ing men to the depots to learn who
received goods from the mail order
houses. He believed this would be
an effective means of checking the
evil.
G. c. Terrell, former president OF
the association, spoke OF the need of
greater interest by members In the
association. If all would come out
there would be no difficulty about
pushing these things along. So far
as the buying away from home evil
was concerned ne said he could speak
with certainty respecting sh&s,
which ne knew cor!d he bought cheAr
CT in Cairo than in the big cities. In
n lated an incident to prove his as
sertion.
Jno. w C. Fry. vice president of
the association, said he ard his as
sociates had been in business in Cairo |
rs years, and had done bigger bust |
ness this year than in any year since |
1904. He felt some fault lay with the
in not taking sufficient |
pains to satisfy customers His prac- |
lice was to always offer to get goods |
'or his customers, If he didn't happen
~ have in stock what they wanted. |
lie admitted that the habit of buying |
out OF town was general, but ii was
10 In all towns and cities. People |
rom neighboring towns cone to
5airo, Cairoites went to ST. Louis. st.
louis people bought in Chicago, the
latter TO New York, and those of
New York sent to Paris and Berlin.
{ would be practically impossible to
stop II. He felt, however, that the
association could 10 much good IL
members would show proper interest
by attending its meetings. The lack
IF interest and of unity was deplor-
lble. Next Thursday was regularj
meeting night and he would bet 1.
'ottle of champagne that not over IL
members would attend unless some
me put up a job on him. He would
Ike to see members cone out and
AXE part in the discussion and In
he work
John B. Greaney said every little
banquet mas its little speaker and
very little speaker has his little
obby. Tonight the mail order house
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30
SOCIETY," PERSONAL
From Wedding Tour.

Hon. Reed Green and bride re-
turned yesterday from their Wedding
trip in Southern climes, They have
taken Mp taeir residence In the old
Green homestead al Sixth and Wal
nut streets and will line at the Hal
liday Hotel until the furnishing D.
tho house has been completed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30
When Malone. Wen. to III. Mountain

Mahomet made the people believe
that he would call hill to him, an6
from the top of 1t offer prayers to tn.
observers Of the law. The people as
sembled; Mahomet called the hill tt
come to him. again and again; and
when 1t stood still, he was never q
whit abashed. but said: III the hill
VIII not come to Mahomet. Mahomet
will go to the hill."--Bacon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30
Party Last NIqhs.

.s,.n party was given to Mr.. and Mrs.
" NJ, A. Marsh Of Twenty-first and Sy-
4 caInore street last evening BY num-
her Of their friends. Games, refresh
Ments and conversation was the pro
shEfaih. Those present besides Mr.. ami
y MRS. MARSH were Miss Myrtle Stone,
Miss Lulu Stone. Miss Hattie White,
Miss Hazel White, Miss Irene Kelsey.
Clyde Stone. Russell Marsh and Al
fred Marsh.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

Uncle Eben- Looks to me as II that
express trains goin faster than usual
To-Day. Uncle Ezra Course II Is!
Squire Hoskins sent a special deliy.
cry letter to bis son In New York
this morning. and this was the train
y was goin out on.--Puck.
n 80 ~.RsSAsA 4AYfs.N ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

"She hasn't any confidence In her
husband, has she?"
mo. She caught him telling the
truth the other day, and now she can't
dope him out at ail."-Toledo Blade.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

Patient Father-Dearie, baby's eat
ing my glove now. Is 1t all right?
Dearie from above)~ quite all
right-pausel-you're sure It's yours?
Punch.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

New Reporter-The auto turned ter
rapin. and City Editor You mean
turned turtle. New Reporter-Well, 1t
was high priced machlne.--Judge.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

Mrs. H. ". Harrison. masseur. mau-
ifHrist, shampooing. hair dressing
sd hair dyeing, R6th phones, Far
I'm SVs Washington avenue,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

Jan. 3ist. 1911, present prices on
gas ranges will be withdrawn. Feb.
An, 1911. prices will be higher. Cairo
City Car Company.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

officially, the assertion being made
first that his Paragraph, or height
machine, was incorrect.
That charge being disproved. it was
said that he had not surpassed John
stones mark by 300 feet, as re-
quired by the rules governing high
fights.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

When making spiced cakes always
sift the spices with the -four. They
will he more evenly diStlibutsd. sa
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

The superior man has neither anxi
ETY. nor fear.-Confucius
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

IA -. Garrett OF Charleston, Mo-.
IL In the city en- route to Mayae.d,
Ky, where bic will visit relatives.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

Ernest Howle of Charleston, Mo-,
is in the city en- route to his hons
from q trip to Houston, Texas.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

The conditions Of Rufus r. Robbins
OF 80 Seventh street, is reported I'M
proved.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30


ia p. Garrett Of Charleston, No.
Is In the city en- route to Mayaesd,
Ky. where be will visit relatives.
Mrs. g. W. Bohrer and son Harry
of st. Louis are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. c.. G. Beird OF Park avenue.
Alderman Daniel Kelly who is at
st. Mary's infirmary. has the grla
which he wishes to turn loose. He ID
improving.
Father j. j. Downey priest of 81.
Patrick's church went to st. Louis
this morning where he win spend sew
eral days.
Phil ChrisIman, Sr, arrived Wed.
nesday from Aberdeen, Miss. He lis
the proprietor OF the mail order
liquor house at sis Commercial ave-
ilue. He has not been in the eits
since last April. His SON Phil has
been tending to the business.
9, Q. Crane. accompanied by ais
two young sons Lawrence Fletcher
and William Floyd have spent sew.
eral days in the city. Mr.. Crane rep
resents the Technical Text" They
leave this morning for their home ii
decatur. III Mr.. Crane has been Civ
Ing his boys q taste of the road as
sort Of holiday iaunt
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30

Mrs. 9. W. Bohrer and son Harry
of st. Louis are the guests of M.
and Mrs. G. G. Beird OF Park avenue
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
NelUs Breuities

ST. LOUIS, MO.-John s. Oyerton
an Old time actor, who PLAYED with
Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett ana
other famous stars died last night a.
the age of SO years.
CHICAGO-Damages amounting 20
SSOo,OO0 resulted from three fires here
Yesterday. Flames swept through a
haiI block OF homes In Lakeyiew win
ing out 20 buildings. The Cragfn grain
elevator OF the Northwestern Mali e.
Grain company was burned to tha
s slounu ana the plant of the C. F.. Og-
ien brewing company was destroyed
KITTANNING, PA.-search or ~
woooeo Mills around the Widnoon Coal
: in tpaIiy mines near Lawsonharn by
large posse has failed to find troc,
OF the masked robber who shot Hor-
ton n. Craig, a paymasteris ~,,o,a
saturday. The bandit, who fled ffar
the murder, failed to get 81. 500 in 20 81
Whlch Paymaster r. M. Brown had in
q satchel. He is believed to be hiding
in some NINE
WASHINGTON-If the converted
yacht Hornet, which the government
has just sold to Isaas stern. of New
Orleans, the highest bidder at the con-
demnation sales, is going to NicarapIa
TO serve as the nearest approach to
navy that the Estrada faction cav
possess, the Washington authorffias
have not received any Official word oF
that purpose. There is nothing hnw
ever, TO prevent either faction 81 Mica
ragua from acquiring the disco 49,
naval vessel, under certain limsts 1;o,sa
The vessel could carry arms -. =
cargo, but It could not be e0lllnneS =. =
A 6rmed vessel and sent ont ~ -.
American port - an
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
WHEAT HEADS SHOW TWO
EXTRA ROWS OF KERNELS

Watertown. S. D.. July 5.-A pecu-
liarity in the heads OF wheat is being
reported over this section Of the state
this summer. Instead OF four rows OF
Berries in a head there are six on a
great many OF the heads. II is said
that the kernels are all Sound and well
alled, only 80 per cent heavier than
Usual 1t is accounted for by the ideal
weather prevailing in this section dur
ng the last month, when the grain was
heading out. w. Fl. Stokes, president
II the Stokes Milling company, OF this
sity. estimated the yield at IS per
cent OF what II was last year, but
much nearer normal in the northeast
grn corner OF the state than over the
rest of IL.