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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
MAKING WORK FOR THE sToRK.

A number of measures intended to
stimulate the birth rate in France
have Just been introduced in parlla'
ment as a result of the publication OF
vital statistics showing that there
were 1900 fewer births In the French
republic during 1909 than in the pre-
ceding year: tits proposed to Impose
additional military service on bache-
Tors over 30 years OF age and to make
obligatory the marriage Of state en-
ployes who have reached the age of
25 years. Also 1t is provided that
government employees are to have pen
sion allowances and increases OF sal
aries when they are blessed with more
than three children apiece.
The outlook In France certainly IL
especially for those who
happen to hold government Jobs. The
only trouble is that every man will
probably want to become public or
fee holder and the head of large
family TX the proposed measures are
enacted into laws, This may maks II
Ia little awkward for the government
AS for the bachelors who are to be
compelled to undergo additional mill
tary service for the privilege OF re-
naming unmarried, much will depend
ON the kind Of service to be rendered
1t Is possible to imagine military ser
vice that would not be half as attrac
tive as matrimony. Let the gold braid
and brass buttons be taken from the
insistent bachelors: give them over
Ialls instead of natty uniforms. anC
compel each soldier to till an acre oil
1.-TWO of ground during the tilling sea
son and there will be no danger Of
having the army overcrowded.
II the proposed measures are adop
ted and our suggestions enforced the
stork may prepare TO put large
corpe of assistants on duty In France
Record Herald.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
Floral Etymoloay.

"Prinlrose" is one OF those words
that have shown popular association
TO be stronger than etymology 1t has
no real connection with the rose. but
liz the old French "primerole" and
anyhow. means only the prime OF
first flower tnore or lcssl OF the year
Our language has insisted upon max
ing roses" of all sorts of flowers
We have the tuberose. which Is only
"tuberosa." tuberous, aud the rose
mary, which Is 'rosmarnus." dew OF
the sea. On the other hand the rose
has been dropped readily enough II
cases where popular fancy could not
see the flower. The alchemists called
green vitriol rose of copper "cupri
rosa" In French this became coupe
rose" but English wore 1t down to thu
pointless "copperas. "--Iondon Chron
fcip
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

The badger is 1t great epicnFe In
eggs. ana much uf the hostility Of
ganmkeppers to tits animal lies un.
d1uitcdly In the fact thar it Will. when
it gets the chauee, devour whole
nest Vt partridge or pheasant eggs.
Badgers are said also to he foud of
honey. and, knowing the extraordinary
craving of their South African cousin,
the ratel, for this dellcacy. | should
say 1t Is not improbable that they may
occasionally partake Of it. Ii is certain
that these animals have particular
liking for the nest and larvae OF
wasps and wild bees. digging down
with strong feet and Infinite perseyer.
ance TIL they attain their object
These animals are said by keepers t.
kill and depour freely young rabbits
That they do partake Of this fare at
times Is, | think. certain. but that they
destroy any very considerable number
is more than doubtful. Still, the badg
err il carnivorous IN his tastes and Is
not, even by his kindliest friends. &c
be absolyed from devuuring at times
tender rabbits and even the young OF
game birds when he can get hold OF
them. - Westminster Gazette
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
Wheat Does Not Grow Wild.

The existence of names for wheat I'D
the most ancient languages confirms
the evidence Of its great antiquity ana
of it's cultivation In tie more temper
ate parts OF Europe, Asia and Africa
From the evidence adduced by betn-
nists of high standing 1t seems hishiy
improbable mat wheat has ever been
found growing persistently In wild
state, although 1t has often been as
serted by poets, travellers and hlsto-
rians. In the odyssey" for example
we are told that wheat formerly grew
In Sicily without the aid OF man. Do
dorus repeats the tradition tfint osiris
found wheat and barley growing pro-
miscuously In Palestine. but neither
this nor other reputed discoveries or
wheat growing wild seem Mt all cred
ible. seeing that 1t does not appear 10
be endowed with the power or per-
sistency except under continued cui-
t1fra
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
SAVING Time or Time Tables.

To most people. especially When they
are on the road. time Is money. but
time tables are not convertible into
cash. In tie pages Of Through Say
age Europe" Harry De Windt gives a
curious and amusing experience on a
Russian railway some years ago. The
patience Of the Russians il In marked
contrast with the impotence of Amer
lean travellers. All Russians have q
rooted antipathy to fast railway travel
II one may judge from an incident
which occurred some years ago when
I was travelling across the Caucasus
from Batoum to Baku. We had
reached tunnel. at the entrance OF
which the train waited for at least
twenty minutes.
There is something wrong" | re
marked to n fellow passenger.
"Oh. no." he replied I'VE are only
making up the time, This tunnel was
recently made to avoid long bend
round range Of hills, and as 1t nov
cuts off several miles short delay l.
necessary so as TO lit In with the SEIZED
uled time"
But surely we should save time by
going on" urged.
"perlaps So" said my friend. Blu
then. you see. they would have TO alter
all the time tables
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
FARMING AND LONGEVITY,

Mortality figures compiled by Tie
United States Census Bureau indl
cate that the simple life is conduc
| i've to longevity, Statistics covering
eighteen states for the year 1908
show that disease, accidents, and
suicides claim fewer victims among
those work on farms than from those
who are employed In othdr ,Taca-
tons.
The farmer is much less suscepti
BILE to some of the fatal maladies
such as tuberculosis, Brights disease,
heart disease and pneumonia. than
are persons engaged in other walks
of life This is to be expected as
the former lives largely out of doors
and fresh air and sunshine are po-
tent enemies of disease germs. One
notably fatal malady, however, is
more prevalent proportionally among
farmers than among residents of cit
les. That malady Is typhoid fever
and its frequency in rural localities
undoubtedly is due TO unsanitary CON
ditions which exist on many farms
III this country. There is a great
deal Of inexcusable carelessness
among farmers in that particular.
Only Is per cent Of the farmers
who died in 1908 were victims OF
tuberculosis. on the contrary That
disease was responsible for tg per
cent OF the total deaths in the eigh.
teen states covered. Only ~ per
cent Of the farmers deaths resuulted
from Bright's disease, while that NAL.
ady claimed per cent of the total
deaths. The figures do not take in.
FAINT mortality into consideration,
embracing only the ages from Is 70
GA. 1t is stated that while in the
majority of eases the advantage does
not appear to, lie on the side of the
tlller of the soil, the grand total is
decidedly in his favor" The figures
for instance, show that of the total
death rate, 1908 per cent consists
of deaths from disease, accident aha
suicide. They indicate, however,
that in the case of persons engaged
In agricultural pursuits the percent
age OF deaths from the same causes
is only $685..
The figures supply another good
argument for those who are proqagat
ing the doctrine of black to the soil.
Were the farmers less indifferent,
as a class. to sanitary surroundings
their chance of longevity would be
vastly better than those of the dwell
ers In cities. Wherefore ii would ap'
pear that the man who moves to the
country in search OF health, Is on Tho
right observation-disclosures.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

The butterine manufacturers should
be able to secure some excellent ties,
timonials from some scores of regn.
lar consumers In Cairo who for many
months past have pronounced It's
product the finest butter" they ever
tasted The Cairo consumers are not
much to blame for being deceived,
for butterine when properly prepared
(which it Is at the big factories) Is
cleaner, more palatable and more
wholesome than much of the butter
that is sold daily Yet 1t Is safe to
say the Cairoites who bought and ate
the butterine, and found 1t fine. "
when it was sold to them as butter,
would have had very much differ.
ent opinion of the product had it been
placed before them honestly labeled
as required by the federal pure food
law. There's nothing either good or
bad but thinking makes It so" finds
striking illustration here. and there il
reason to believe that such revela
tions as those In Cairo will tend
strongly to break down the public
prejudice against butterine, with the
result that dealers will have less rea
son to complain Of the government
regulations
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

Probably 1t can be said with little
likelihood OF contradiction that the
property owners on Commercial ave
nue. and the men who reside or are in
business on that street, want the
street paved as quickly as possible.
whether the Traction Co. pays for
two tracks or for one. Some OF the
leading business men express them
selves as thoroughly tired OF seeing
this important thoroughfare In bad
condition, a menace to travel and an
eye-sore to strangers who come and
90 and who seeing only this part Of
the city. Judge the whole city BY
what they have seen. They are will
ing to pay their share OF the cost with
y single track for the street railwa,
II the company can not see Its wa,
/ clear To putting down the secont
1 track Nv this time. realizing thai
mn
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

will be refunded proper proportion
of the cost Of paving as provided in
the companys franchise ordinance. 1t
is to be regretted that Mayor Par
sons was not here to meet Mr.. Club
buck and reach a satisfactory con,
aclusion regarding the differences that
have arisen: but probably 1t is safe
to assume that he and his associates
in the city government win concede
the wisdom OF the citizens who con
tend that the Improvement should be
pushed to completion as quickly as
possible, regardless of what the rail.
way company may do about this sec
ond track.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
LEGAL DECISIONS
interference With Business as ire

interference With Business as lire
parable Observation-Disclosures, as
ground for injunction in Dingiey Y.
Buckner, 104 Pacific Reporter, AIS,
averred that they were in possession
of the necessary appliances connected
with a building used in conducting q
creamery business. and daily shipped
large quantities of butter to their
customers; that under an attachment
defendant, as sheriff, took possession
of the property and was about to
close the building, whereby complain
ants business would be destroyed to
their great damage The court al.
lowed the Injunction under Code Civ.
| Proc. 52G, providing that an Injunction
:, may be granted where it appears that
| the commission or continuance OF
come act will produce waste or great
| irreparahle injury to complainant.
| The injunction was claimed to be
abortiye because the taking posses
| sion Of the property, which was sought
to be eujoined, had already been ac-
complished, and the Injunction had
the effect of changing the possession,
But the court asserts that 1t would be
| intolerable that equity should refuse
/ to interfere to prevent the destruc-
| ton Of ones business for the reason
that the despoiler had acted so speed
lily as to take possession of the ap
purtenances of the business before
the owner was aware OF his purpose
or could move to circumvent 1t.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

New York, June 23.--The directors
of the Minneapolis and St Louis
Railway today passed semi-annuaI
dividend Of 21s per cent on all pre-
ferred stock. This is a Hawley road
The directors ay; while the gross
earrings during tile past have been
toe greatest in the history Of the
company, the net earnings have been
disappointing
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

In the death of Andrew Lonr yes
terday morning the city lost one OF
her most valuable citizens 1t is
sucn men as he that build up and
sustain a community's commercial
aud financial character Mr. LohI
was one OF the most modest of men,
vet an important factor in Cairo's
business circles and his passing
away will be generally regretted.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
CAIRO IN 1896
(calro Bulletin, published by {. a.

The building committee of the
Episcopal church received bids for
the br!lding OF a new stone church,
ranging from $4,000 to 1850. The
bids were all rejected as the commit
tee believed the church could be buIlt
for less. They decided to have the
work done without the Intervention
Of a contractor.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
May Circulation.

81 @1oo
The above Is correct statement
pf the circulation OF The Cairo Bull
letin for the year 1909 and for the
month Of May, 1910.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 9Th day OF June 1910.
LEO J. KLEB.
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

A contemporary up the Mississippi
speaks of "St. Louis, the Gateway. F"
"A misuse OF the article st. Louis "a
gateway may be conceded "The"
gateway ID Cairo where low water
prevalent not.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

When the weather was cool and
rainey some Of us were displeased,
but the wheat farmer was happy;
now that the weather IL clear and hot
some OF us are displeased, but the
corn farmer smiles.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

With Folk of Missouri and Harmon
of Ohio the Democrats seem to be
well provided with presidential ma
terial for 1912. What they need now
IL some one other than William Jen-
nings Bryan to write the platform,
and this is where Henri Watterson
might come in.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
SORT OF SCHOOL
Of INSTRUCTION
Concluded from First Page.)

closes in the morning for the state.
It. is probable the cose will go to the
jury shortly after noon tomorrow.
Attorney Forrest, for defense, BIT
terly denounced Representative White
and also the methods of Wayman.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

An excursion to Evansville over
the G. K V. X. X, was run on Sunday
Sept. 18th, three well filled coaches
left Cairo and another was added at
Mound City. In the afternoon. a
Cairo baseball club played in Evans
Vile and lost to 0.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
. CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number complete and
perfect copies OF The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the year 1909. .221s
Average number of complete and
perfect copies OF The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the month OF May
1910 .............. ......... .21as
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
PrAcocious In Spots.

Bobby--Do | have to go to school,
mother! Mother OF course, Bobby.
Bobby--Why. mother. heard you tell
father last night that | knew entirely
too much. Detroit Free Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

Hotel Manager - THERE, Now |
have so arranged the prices on the
menu that no one can order less than
a dollars worth. = Meggendorfer
Blaetter,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
EIGHT 6LIDDENlTES ARRIVE
AT OKLAHOMA CITY

Oklahoma. City, okla. June 3d.
Eight Glidden tour cars arrived nere
today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
81. cot n.

He thine II 80 p. inland you Will
think Of ME when am gone? She
(suppressing 4 ynwn,-Tll try TO II
you'll ever give me an opportunity.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
Gcod Work OF Youthful Scholar

Jane Davies. under twelve years OF
age, Of Blaencwn. Wales. Sunday
school scholar, has learned by heart
the whole of the New Testament dur.
ing the past year.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

Cypress water tanks have been
known to last for Il quarter Of cen.
fury and white pine ones two decades
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

The Bulletin 10 on sale at the fol
lowing places:
coleman's, 702 Commercial Avenue
4 Halliday Houss News Stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.
7 MesheW News Agency, z2f Eighth
street and IL Sixth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
JOHNSON LEAVES FRISCO.

San Francisco June 23.-Johnson
and his trainers left for Reno to-
night.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

Though New York theater managers
give their customers plenty Of foreign
MAYS. they give two from home au
ttLors where they give one that is i'm.
ported.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

WANTED-500 rooms to paper
from 81 up Marabe, the Painter
220 Eighth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
ROUND TRIP Is CENTS.

Special rate is made on the Inter-
urban Line for continuous ride Cairo
to Mounds and return rs cents, dur
ing the warm weather.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

Mrs. kinder--lt seems to me FOR a
man who claims to deserve charity
you have very red nose.
Beggar-~Weil. mum. the cheap soap
use Ia very hard on my complexion,
mum. 7st
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

The Cairo Bulletin mas been Cairo
leading PAPER for over forty years.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
At Kansas City.

Kansas City ...................,..
Columbus .... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
GAMES IN THE
MAJOR LEAGUES
Concluded from First Page)

Phi adelphia ........ ...... IL 4
Batteries--Quinn, Frill and Sween-
ey Morgan, Atkins ana Lapp.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

About the middle of September, Il
two-story dwelling on the northeast
corner OF Sixth street and Washing
ton avenue Was moved two lots north
on the avenue to make room for the
proposed Episcopal stone church.
Fred Comings left for Racine. Wis,
In September to attend school.
On Sept 18th, tho city council
adopted an ordinance providing for
the graveling Of Commercial avenue
by special assessment,
The youngest two daughters OF
Mr. Frank Killer, Of Memphis. were
visiting the family of James Law.
The home of Mr.. Fritz Serbian, on
Twenty-eighth street near the Mis-
sissipp leyee was destroyed by fire
on Sunday night, Sept. 18th. The fam.
lily had all retired and were awaken.
ed by the smoke. Nearly all the fur
niture was aslo destroyed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
calroAiexander County, Illinois,
Population 18,147.

reputation lS,1a7.
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, ]. G. COWELL,
Alexander County, Population c7,4s1,
County Clerk, JESSE r.. MILLER,
Circuit Clerk. ALFRED BROWN.
Sheriff. FRED =. NFLLfS.
States Attorney ALEX M. WILSON
County superintendent of Schools,
PROF. $. Il. GCTT.
Assessor and Treasurer, w. d. LIP
PITT.
Coroner. DIR. JAS. MMANUS.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-24

Fred Comings left for Racine, Wis.
in September to attend school.
The independent-reporter., 1910-08-11
WANTED: so MEN AND WOMEN.

G. R. Fogg, the enterprising drug
gist, is advertising today for fifty men
and women to take advantage of the
special half price offer he is making
on DR.. Howard's celebrated specific
for the cure of constipation and dys-
pepsia and get a fifty cent package
at half price, % cents.
So positive is he-Qf the remarkable
power of this specific to cure these
diseases, as we'll as sick headaches
and liver troubles, that he agrees to
refund the money to any customer
whom this medicine does not quickly
relieve and cure.
With DR.. Howard's specific at hand
you can eat what you want and have
no fear of i'll consequences. 1t
strengthens the stomach, gives per-
feet digestion. regulates the bowels
creates an appetite, and makes life
worth the living.
This is an unusual opportunity to
obtain 60 doses of the best medicine
ever made for half it's regular price
with the personal guarantee of a well
known business man to refund the
money If it does not give satisfaction
4-18
The independent-reporter., 1910-08-11

great mills, there are the Weston
saw mill, sash and blind factory
and a number OF other minor indus
tries.
The rural districts of Madison
which raise food products for this
large industrial population are not
surpassed by those of any other
town in the State in their natural
farming facilities. 1t is noted
fact that there are some of the best
farms in the town of Madison that
can be found in this part of Maine.
Perhaps a good example would be
the Elmer E. Towne farm situated on
the electric car line from SkoWhe-
gan to Madison. This farm we'll
represents the possibilities of Madi-
sons soil, especially in orcharding.
Mr.. .Towne has about 1000 trees that
bear grated fruit of the best vari-
eties of apples. Another good farm
in Madison is owned by Frank King
who has distinguished himself in
nearly all branches of farming from
his excellent soil Mr.. King has
demonstrated in the most successful
way that sheep raising is profitable.
The excellent farms in Madison that
one might mention are many. Suffice
II to say that Madison has as many
The independent-reporter., 1910-08-11

Madison, being on the main line of
the Maine Central railroad from
Portland to Kineo, is readily acces-
sible for new residents and the pro-
ducts of the mills can be shipped di-
rect to market. There is also
splendid farming section as a base OF
food supply for large industrial
population. With all these advant-
ages, Madison will undoubtedly con-
tinue to grow and prosper.
Historically, Madison dates back 3
good many years but its rapid
growth has been recent. In Indian
history it is famous, for here at
Old Point, about mile from the
village, came the tragic end of the
Norridgewock tribe and the assassl
nation of Father Rasle in 1724. A
monument marking the spot as visit
ed by thousands yearly. In 1880
The independent-reporter., 1910-08-11

support of the library. On the sec
end floor of the library there are d
number of alcoves in which the town
plans to have a collection of different
exhibits placed. 1t has been sug-
gested that each alcoye have exhibits
peculiar to itself. one representing
Madisons industries some repre-
senting the historical part of Madi-
son, while others represent the work
done in the schools.
In reviewing the many practical
and beautiful things about Madison it
cannot be forgotten that the church
es of the village mark an important
place in the town. There are four
churches, Congregational, Free Bap-
tist, Methodist and Universalist, and
just across the bridge on the Anson
side is a Baptist church.
Provided with good stores, excel
lent school buildings and schools of
high standing, with churches OF
several denominations. and a fine
new Carnegie library, Madison has a
splendid foundation for the proper
development of a large manufacture
ing town. With these Madison may
be assured not merely of an in
crease in manufactured products and
in population but also of an increase
in the best qualities of good citi-
zenship which will be the crowning
glory of the future largest manufac-
turing town in the county.