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The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-27
4 Observation-Disclosures,
: LEGAL DECISIONS :
Observation-Disclosures,

Moral Obligation as Consideration
CT Contract.-One Kane entered inJo
an oral agreement with his broker
authorizing him to sell parcel of
land On the day of sale he made
and executed a written agreement
promising to pay two hundred dol
lars of the purchase price to his
broker for the services rendered
Now there Is statute which pro
vides that any agreement authorizing
a broker to sell or purchase real es-
tate for compensation shall be void
unless it be In writing, and upon this
statute Kane, In Muir v. Kane, i0f
Pacific Reporter, 1863, bases his all-
peal from the judgment Of the SUI
perior Court claiming that there is
no legal consideration for the written
agreement. The Supreme Court OF
Washington holds that the moral OBJ
legation to pay for the service is sat
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Rises from Coffin ard Talks.

A weird sort Of happening was that
which occurred In village in the de
nartment Of the Somme, France, re
entity. A man named Lavalard. who
lived at Cappy. apparently died sew
eral days before and arrangements
we're made for the burial, But on the
lay of the funeral, while his friends
we're condoling with the widow, he
got out of his coffin in the i'e,.t room
and, opening the door, asked why
there we're so many people in the
house. The resurrected man, how
ever. was taken Ill again and died o
few weeks after.
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Britain is crowned. The coronation
chair is a massive throne of oak. II
which seven Edwards have sat, Be
meath the seat is sandstone bloch
known as the stone OF Destiny from
Scone. The throne in the House Of
Lords is of Burmese teak and Is
carved and gilded and studded with
crystals.
The throne In St James's Palace Is
large with a canopy overlaid with
crimson velvet, embroidered with
crowns set with pearls. The most
costly throne is at Windsor, 1t is
opposed entirely of carved ivory, in
aid with precious stones, especially
meralds. 1t was presented &c
,ueen Victoria by the Maharajah oil
Hrayancore.
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HAD MADE PHlLANDER TIRED
Patient Man Finally Decided End
Must Ee Put to Picture
Puzzle Craze.

The pretty young woman with a
small suit case stepped bri Aiy up the
gravel walk and said 'Goot-mornlns
10 Miss Eliza Long, who was enjoy ing
lilo on her south porch. Would YOU
IKE to look at some puzzle pictures
inquired the young woman.
I'D like to-" said Miss Long, frank
ly, but I've promised Phiiander--
mats my brotter--not to touch an.
other one for six weeks, by that tine
he thinks the ieverll be broken up,
No 'usnt any use your opening
hat case; can't look, Twas on'y
last night promised'phiiaatr' and
Miss Long turned her head resolutci
away.
Il think he was unki1d to extrac
such a promise said the young WON
an with the suit case, Indignantly.
No, he's kind man" said Miss
Eliza. dispassionately Hes borne
q good deal. He said last night that
he was willing to stand irregular meal
and silent evenings. and mornings OF
2eighhors dropping In to exchange
while the work stood still, and AL.
such
He said he and the other MFR
round had agreed that it had got &c
run its course, and then 'twouid be ovr
ana done with; but when II came T.
having me look at him across the sui
per table as II he's dummy an,
when he asked what was the matte
tell him I'D been thinking what an 90
gant picture he'd make. sqnatad
with the wall behind and u. ~.
rent, he yaw twas tire to take ~
aaG t,!al. Uy-,, | don
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ONE THING HE HAD OMITTED
jenkins MIGHT Have Scores Triumph
sut for That Small Act Of For
getfaIness


When jenkins went to his bedroom
at half-past one, 1t was with the de
termination of going to sleep, and witt
another determination that he would
not be interviewed by Mrs. Jenkins
SO. as soon as he had entered TIL
door, and deposited his lamp upon th
dressing.table, he commenced hi
speech:
# locked the front door. | put thu
chain on. | pulled the key out lit
tie bit. The deg is inside ! put thu
kitten out | elnptied the drip-pan o,
tao refrigerator The cook took the
silver to bed with her. put can
under the knob OF the back hall door
I put the fastenings over the bathroom
windows The parlor fire has coal on
put the cake-bcx back in the closet
| did not drink all the milk, 1t d not
going to rain. Nobody gave me any
message for you mailed your letter
as soon as | got downtown Your
mother did not call at the Office. No
body died that we are interested in
Did not hear OF any marriage or en-.
gaeemant. / was very busy at the OF.
flee making out bills. | hung my
clothes over chair-backs want q
new egg for breakfast. think that's
all, and | will nov put the light out
Mr.. Jenkins felt that he had hedsed
himself against all inquiry. and a tri-
umphant smile was upon his face as
he took hold Of the gas-check, and
sighted a line for the bed, when he
vas earthquaked by the query from
Mrs jenkins: Why didn't you take
off your hat?"-Argonaut.
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y :
, SOME SHORT TALKS
, ON MANY SUBJECTS
BY RETIRED TEACHER.
No Use Talking.

No use talking to defend Cairo
after this. Better save your breath.
And when you go away from home
register from some other city, to
avoid suspicious looks. Cairo is
down to hard pan and must work out
a redemption for her reputation.
Steady work in the Zine of moral re-
form for tong time viii be necessary
to obtain fair name for Cairo
throughout the country.
In Hard Luck.
The rtail liquor dealers in this CITY
have hard luck this year so far. On
the first Of January their license was
boosted from $500 to $1,000, and then
a few weeks after, through the i'll
advised action of a mob that could
not command the sympathy Of the
public, they were compelled at great
loss to close their places of business
for several days. The military com,
mander was probably more afraid Of
the demoralizing effects of whisky
and beer on his soldiers than he was
that it would arouse the mob spirit
again. The cold fact is, that the ele.
Iment which usually mostly composes
mobs had ways and means for salts
flying their thirst for stimulating bev.
erages, while the more sedate and
sober saloon patrons were deprived Of
| their customary resorts
The Unlucky Number.
Soon after the city was divided int
thirteen voting precincts came the
junlucky mob that Sheriff Nellis had
to deal with. 1t is to be hoped that
the evil spirit was appeased by this
demonstration and that no more bad
luck for the city will follow.
Where is He?
What has become of the frebug?
Was he the purse snatcher, Pratt?
He was described at the only time
seen as wearing long oyercoat This
was the description given of Pratt
Chicago has her bomb thrower He
has exploded thirtyhve bombs with
! destructive effect each time in the
last couple Of years and has not been
discovered.
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Board of Trade ana Commercial Gil
recently.
The demand that the law shall b
upheld has come from all classes d
people; 1t has been directed in terms
that could not be misunderstood tc
the men who constitute our city and
county governments, and in SONS
cases it has been accompanied witt
the threat that if these did not obey
citizens themselves would becoma
their own executives through what
ever machinery might be necessary
to gain their wholesome and right
eous ends. But these demands are
weakened by this dead fly in the
ointment" which was so striking ,
evident at the meeting of Thursday
night If any business man present
at that meeting should conduct his
business on the theory that he him
self must be blamed for any neglect
or misconduct on the part of his SER
wants; that the latter must not lie
condemned for a willfull and persist.
ent disobedience to the rules and
regulations which prescribe his con.
duct and duties, it would not be long
till such merchant found himself in
the bankrupt's court or in the peni-
Tertiary The people Of Cairo have
been for some years past close to the
former place, and during the last sew
eral months have been about as near
to the latter place, or worse one, as
community can get. That there he 5
been some Improvement lately; that
the stubborn resistance to betterment
in official quarters has yielded--a lit.
tle--is gratifying; but we can not
ignore the fact that this yielding has
come only after terrible sacrifice, in
which human life has been lost and
the name OF the community has been
plunged into depths of disgrace in the
eyes OF the outside world, that were
never reached in all its previous his
tory.
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LEST WE FORGET.

There has been little comment in
the press Of this city on the affair
Of last week. 1t was urged that any
attempt to analize II and to place the
responsibility for II would add fuel
to a fire well under way and bring
more and perhaps greater harm TO
the community. In so far as this
counsel came from men who really
have the wellbeing of the city at
heart, 1t was good counsel and was
entitled to respectful consideration.
There is danger however that con
tinued silence regarding the affair
win be misconstrued in some quar-
ters, or taken advantage of to exploit
views that are not justified by the
facts, with the result that the lesson
which the affair ought TO teach the
people of Cairo, and especially those
n authority. will be lost. II has been
he custom Of the latter, the men in
authority, to accept silence on the
part of the people as acquiesence III
whatever conditions existed; they
have urged silence regarding existing
evils, only that afterwards when critl.
eised for neglect. Of duty, they might
point to it as proof that the people
we're Indifferent or satisfied, attempt
ing to justify themselves in neglect
Of duty, or in evil conduct, by the
plea that the people are to blame"
There has been ample proof during
the last year or two, and especially
during the last six months, that the
people are not Indifferent; that they
nave not been satisfied with the gov.
eminent given them by their ser
sants, and that they were determ-
med to have change for the better
evensif they must themselves assume
the executive functions of govern
ment through various organizations
and through more violent methods, II
.1eed be.
The danger of losing the benefits
OF the terrible lessons which the
rated at the meeting Of the CONNER.
eial Club Thursday night 1t was &
Iarge gathering of representative
men, with the mayor occupying a
front seat; and while a great deal
Eas said that was very strong and
very good, there was in the whole
that same faint of dead fly which
has marked other meetings of like
characterized was disposition on
the part of most speakers to excuse
the servants OF the people who con-
stiute our city government and to
whom, under the law, the people must
first look for good government--ther
was the same disposition to overlook
the responsibility of these officials, to
overlook their faults Of omission or
commission. and to place the blame
upon the people I'VE are to blame!,
The People are to Blame!" I'VE
must do this and I'VE must do
that!n was the sentiment which per
meatad the speech making. in utter
disregard Of the fact that 1--WE, the
people have been very busy for some
time past, trying to do that which We
elect and pay men to do for us, as the
law directs.
ttJphcid the Law.' il the demand
or tie Pure Ballot League.
typhoid the Law!" Is the demand
of the Citizens League.
TYPHOID the IawN' is the demand
XII the Social Purity League.
~sjphc;d the Law. was the de-
\ p,ard of the Joint meeting Of the
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-27
Women at Thirty.

Women begin to be socially toler.
able at 30, and improve until the deep
ening Of their consciousness is
checked by the decay of their facul-
ties, But they begin to be pretty
much earlier than 80, and are indeed
sometimes at their best in that re-
spect long before their chattering is.
apart from the illusions of sex, to be
preferred in serious moments to tho
silent sympathy Of an intelligent pet
animal. Shaw.
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January Circulation.

81. ....... .21S7
The above is correct statement
OF the circulation OF The Cairo Bulle-
tin for the year 1909 and for the
month of January 1910.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 4th day OF February, 1910.
LEO ]. KLEB,
Notary Public.
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And what of the future? 1t ought
not to require a seer Of eXtraord
nary power TO become convinced that
| if the people of Cairo are to haze
steadily improving and permanently
better conditions, with peace and Sc
curity and prosperity they must lock
primarily to the properly constituted
authorities, to their servants under
the law, for such a result, in so far
as good government can or is neces-
Isary to produce it. The past is the
best If not the only light by which
we may judge of the future: like
causes produce like effects under like
conditions.
The affair of last week, as that of
Nov. Sth last, were but effects of a
cause, and that cause lay not in the
lcharacter OF the people Of Cairo, as
some have been pleased to declare;
but in the character Of their govern
| ment. A wishywashy and corrupt
police policy, political intrigues, fac
tionism, jealouses among few men
ambitious for office, in which the
lpeople have had little or no part and
| in which these reckless conspirators
have sought to gain petty personal
| advantage at no matter what cost to
their city--these have made up the
lcause of Cairos tragedies and dis
grace; and it would have made little
difference last Friday night whether
we had 90 or 200 men on the police
force OF the city. unless they had
| been governed by a policy based on
efficient and conscientious service to
the people. for law and order, the re-
suit would have been the same. What
ever we may say in criticism of the
sheriff on account Of the means he
adopted to uphold the law, it will
have to be admitted that he did up.
hold the law; and there is ample rea.
son to believe that had one or two
police officers done their duty as
conservators of the peace there would
have been no mob and none OF the
evil things that followed it.
II there Is to be no change in the
state of things here presented, there
is little hope Of future security to life
and property in this community. If
the system Of pandering to the shift.
less and lawless element, by the city
and county authorities, for political
purposes or for graft, Is to take a
fresh start after few weeks have
elapsed; ii citizens are going to be
content with whining at evil condi-
tons, excusing and pleading with
their servants instead Of holding
them to strict responsibility under
the law, demanding that they shall do
their duty or incur such penalties as
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-27
Ferry Bridge Over the Rhine.

The ferry bridge continues to find
favor In Europe. One of this type,
with span OF $40 feet, is planned
for erection across the Rhine at
koblenz, Germany The floor. with
its double track, will be carried by
steel arch.
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English Monarch,g Many Thrones.

King Edward has more throEes than
any other monarch in the world. He
has three in his London palaces. one
In the House of Lords. one at West.
Minister and a sixth is at Windsor
Castle. The most ancient is at West.
minister, where each ruler of Great
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ticient to sustain the subsequent writ
ten agreement to pay therefor, The
statute was intended to prevent
frauds and perjuries. This contract
between Kane and Muir was not one
OF moral turpitude, and the authority
to make the sale is admitted; there
fore, the statute does not apply.
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The Bulletin 10 on sale 4 the fol.
owing places:
ccIeman's, 214 Eighth street.
Halliday Houss News stand.
1lus Front Restaurant.
Meshew News Agency, 221 Eighth
street and II Sixth street.
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Prize for Truthfulness.

feature of the prize distribution
to the children OF the Portuguese
Jews schools at London. England.
was the awarding Of a gift of s55 to
the most truthful boy and girl attend,
ing the schools.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the year 1909 .....22fs
Average number OF complete and
perfect copies OF The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the month OF jan
nary. 1910 .2212
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CAIRO & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY CO.
(iNTERURsAN LihE.)
TIME CARD.

Cara WI leave Second street, Csirs
for Mound City and Mounds az .oi.
lows:
First car leaves az 4:s0 a. m.
Second car leaves at 6 a. m. and
every hour thereafter until 8 p. m.
last cars leave at 9:40 p. m. and
1890 .. m.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CAIRO IN 1883
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS !

The wedding of Mr.. Samuel Sh9-
/, maker and Miss Annie Ford was sol
amnied at the residence of the BRIDES
parents, corner of Washington ave
aue and Fourteenth saSeet, on the
evening Of November 9W Rev. ].
A. Scarrtt performed the ceremony.
Mayor Halliday received a dispatch
at P. NJ on November 10th, stating
| that the Normal University at Car
bondale was on fire At p. NJ. the
Arab and the Rough and Ready Fire
companies were sent up on a train
of fiat cars to render assistance. The
Cairo people, however arrived too
late and the building was completely
destroyed
In October there were 1899 pupils
enrolled in the public schools OF
these 74S were white and 39l colored.
MIR Jacob Lind and Miss Lena
Kline were married on the evening OF
| November 29th, at the parsonage OF
st. Josephs church, by Rev. Chas.
Sweeney. After the ceremony ~
| ception was held in the hall of the
Rough and Ready Fire Company.
After a grand feast, the affair termi-
mated with a dance Misses Teresa
Kline and Emma Bross were brides.
maids, and Messrs. Peter Lind and
| Ed l.. We'll groomsmen.
| The Odd Fellows elected officers on
the night of December 9th w. l..
Bristol was n. g., Henry Haseniager
". G., and r. j. kerth and A. Coming
trustees.
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OFFICIAL DIn[CTOtY

Caro-, Alexander County, Illinois.
Population 18.t47.
Mayor. GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, Il. a HATCHER.
Treasurer, FRANK B ARM.
STRONG.
City Attorney, HUNTER BIRD.
Comptroller, ERNEST WORKMAN.
Magistrate, ANDREW WHITCAMP.
Chief of Police, M. S. EGAN.
Alexander County, Population 27,a61.
County Clerk, JESSE f. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk. ALFRED BROWN.
Sheriff, FRED d. NELlIS,
States Attorney, ALIEN NJ, WILSON,
County Superintendent OF Schools,
PROF. S. E. GGTr.
Assessor and Treasurer, w o. LIN
PIT.
Coroner, DIR JAS MMANUS.
Board Of County Commissioner.
]. ]. JFNNEl.LE, Chairman.
c. V. NEFF
DIR. EDWIN CAUSE.
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Pats yte,n cara due 70 leave Second 81 no
GSAs AsssS tug north on Commercial ava
every Is minutes from y. MI. TO II p. in.
Going north. on Walnut Steysry III minusys
from SOS a. n to t0;os 2. M.
Poplar 81. Line /, mo esSs ss nss. =. -
ing north on Hoihrook- ut 6b7 a:s7; aay abl
7sl2 a. IN. aud ON the same minutes every ho,K
Sntl l042 and ii:i2 p. m.
Going west on Twenty Eighth st. NJ $40.
d.lg; B:aA, S:s5 and 7:04 a. III. and sSuln mir
atea every hour until 1914 and li:nA p. m.
Poplar 81. cars due TO pasn st. Mays peTa
ID minutes after leaving Second S.
Belt Line Owl Cars n ss5 = On a. T ~,
IN; 80 =. m; 2:5o Z. m; $50 4. M. &;s0 .. 70
$50 q. m.
North on Com RI erciAi--i1 p. N. : q. "a. Ia
70 q. IN. .. m, B q. m.
Belt and Owl cars are due 70 pArs wpss
Inirty-fourtn st, is minutes snsr tessiii
$50 nd 81
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know but he's right. Youths CoLs
panion
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tiYnnotlsm n MedleinA

Hypnotism has been recognized BY
The medical profession since the III.
'eenth century.
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the Law imposes; il in the future as
in the past these servants are per.
mitted to plead Il don't know" or II
didn't know in cases wherein their
ignorance. real or pretended, meaEt
crime and tragedy and disgrace to the
community; ii We are to be always
met with the charge that the people
are to blame" low public sentiment
lis to blame" in whatever evils OF
government comes from official neg
lect, Incompetence or corruption; Il
there is to be always a standing ehal
lenge to the people that they must
take upon themselves the duty Of
executing their laws if they want
them executed at all-then there is
small hope for peace. security and
prosperity in our city, and we may
look for continuation OF conditions
which always call forth citizens
leagues of all sorts, and which tend
naturally to foster and sometimes ex-
cuse, the mob spirit.
There is, however, a rift in the
cloud just now. Some of our petty
political pirates have been forced to
the realization that they have made
the people OF Cairo taste the bitter
fruit Of their infamous scheming once
too often, and we may look with con
idence for the end of the rule III
which the dissolute element is recog-
niz6d as the controlling element in
the community's affairs.
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In October there were 1893 pupil
enrolled in the public schools o.
these 7iS were white and 39l colored
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-15
c1okee E2us

Mr.. b. B. Beard Is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Manning, this week.
Miss Eva B. Hooks IS visiting
her aunt. Mrs. Belle Greer, in AL.
bahy.
Miss Neva Greene, Of Leesburg,
was tninsling with friends and fela-
tives Sunday.
We were sorry to learn Of the
death Of Mr.. Will Liesin's father,
last Wednesday night. The family
have our sympathy.
Miss fThso and Odessa Poole have
returned to their home in Cofdele
after spending a week With their
brother, w. R. Poole.
There will be services at the
Green school house again Sunday
night at 1880. Would be glad to
see nice crowd out as the meme
bers who were received during the
meeting will be baptized by Brother
Dickerson, Of Leslie.
A most enjoyable occasion was
the fish fry ~ given Thursday on
Chokee creek in honor Of the Misses
Poole, Of Cordele. Those present
were Mr.. Ben Manning, Miss Theo
Poole, Mr.. B. B. Beard, Miss Odes-
50 Poole, Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Fer
guson, Mr.. and Mrs. U. r. Poole
Mr.. and Mrs. B. 8. Boutwell,, Mr..
and Mrs. Barheld, Tyler and Ed.
ward Ferguson, William and Mary
Poole. and Little Arthur Barfeld.
M, ga
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Smithville Paragraphs

Mrs. q. g. Gsheke Is visiting relatives
Id Albany.
Mis-, r. 6. Edwards is spending \
week with friends III Macon.
Mrs. C. q. Ansley and Miss ElmA
Evans spent Friday with friends in DAVE
son.
Mr.. Cleveland Gouldman, Of Birming-
hahn, is the guest this week Of Miss Pearl
Hale,
Mrs. C. r. Wsiia and children, Of Al.
bany, spent the weekend with Mrs. G.,
A. Sapp.
Mrs. H. f. Mckinney and Miss L1-
Gle Cochran, ars visiting Mrs. G. Jones
in Leslie.
Miss Ethel McMahus left Sunday fol
Fotsythe to restIine her studies at Bessie
Tiff college.
Mrs. Tom Yarbtough, Of Cuthbert,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-15

spent Sunday here with his siatef, Mrs.
j. L. Wells,
Mrs. Maggie Mciannn left Sunday for
Macon, whore she win spend several
weeks with relatives.
Mr.. w. r. McAfee left Tuesday night
for Atlantai where he will spend week
ut RobinsOn's sanitariuni.
Rev. +. r. MrMichael, Of Boston, is
spending few days here this week with
his daughter, Mrs. L. NJ. McAfSe,
Mrs. ]. g. Pruett and two little sons;
Joe and Garnet, Of Leesbufg, are the
g,iests for few weeks of Mrs. b. /. Nc
Kenney.
Mrs. W. +. Monroe, Of Portsmouth,
Va, and Mrs. Gus Burkett and little
daughter, Katie, Of Macon, are the
guests Of Mrs. ]. r. Cobb.
The Embroidery Club was delightfully."-
entertained by Mrs. F. r. Lane, Friday
afternoon, at The home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. s. Burton.