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The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
ExssrImens.i Root Garden.

One Of the most remarkable gar.
dsns In the world is established on
the roof Of the Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy. There botanist Is expert
mentins with the use of drugs on
plants, to determine the possibility Of
growing under artificial conditions
plants from which valuable drugs are
taken, and also to learn what effect
drugs and chemicals have on plants.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
REPRESENTS BEST
INSURANCE COS,
THE KIND THAT tNsuREs."'
Edward L. Gilbert Company, General
Insurance Agency and Only
incorporated Agency in
Southern l!linois.

The highest class, oldest, nest re
liable fire insurance companies Q
the world are represented IN Cairo b
the Edward l.. Gilbert Company, So
Commercial avenue, the only incor
porated agency in Southern Illinois
Ii Is only necessary 10 mention the
companies represented by this agency
which is sufficient proof that the be I
underwriting organizations have In
Cairo and Southern Illinois an agency
that is widely and favorably known.
These companies are: Atlas h,sur-
ance Co.. of London; British America
Assurance Co, of Toronto: CONNER
cial Union Assurance Co., Of London
Calrmet Insurance Co, Of Illinois;
ca'e donian ms. Co., of Scotland
Fireman Fvpd Ins Co. of Cali
fornia Franklin Fire ms. Co.. Of
Phiade 'phia; Georgia Home ms. CO.
Of Georgia. Mechanics and Traders
ms. Co. Of New Orleans, North Brit
ish and Mercantile Of LONDON Proyi
dence Washington ms Co.. Of Rhode
Island: Royal Exchange Assurance Of
London
The Edward T.. Gilbert Compani
also does a large accident business
Representing the Travellers Insurance
CO., of Hartford Conn, the pioneer
accident insurance company Of
America. In addition Thu agency
which has been establi he'd in Cairo
since 1863 and was Incorporated June
II. 1906. does large bonding and
surety business through the Fidelity
3 Deposit Co. of Baltimore, Md
Mr. Gilbert Is also secretary Of the
Central Building and Loan AssocIa,
ton and under his management II
has very materially increased its
standing in the coz munitv.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
SCHUH DRUG co.
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS.
Johbers IN Druggists Sundries, Paints,
Oils, Liquors, Wines and Pro
oridsary Articles.

The Schulz Drug Company is an IL
mstration of what brains, push and
pluck viii accomplish in a thriving
|tity. This extensive establishment
whose business territory covers a
wide eXganse Of territory embracing
lac ,tates of Southern Illinois. Ken.
lucky Tennessee, Arkansas and Mis-.
|souri wos established in 1868.
For nearly half century its
name has been known and its repu-
|tation for fair and honorable dealing
acknowledged near and far.
In 1898 the present company was
with Paul G.. Schulz as
resident and treasurer, Harry w
Schulz, president and manager
and Walter Den2el, Fecrftary.
The company occupies its own
building one Of the most imposing
land commodious edifices in this Sec
tion Of the country.
1t IL three story brick, so by f25
feet at the corner of Commercial
avenue and Tenth street and is equip
ped throughout in most attractive
and convenient manner and possesses
every modern facility for handling
the large and constantly growing
business transacted.
In their establishment is carried a
complete and we'll selected stock OF
Drugs and pharmaceutical prepare.
tons, patent and proprietary medi'
cines, soaps and perfumes, toilet ar
ticles, eae.
Under the National Pure Food and
Drugs Act recently enacted by Con
sress, their line of liquors has been
brought into wider popularity tnan
ever as the known purity of all
liquors handled by them is generally
recognized,
The Schulz Drug Company also
make a 9Decialty or the famous
Schuh's Homemade Pills and Paul's
Great Specific for the Blood, two
staple remedies whose curative pow
ers have attained a wide reputation.
They also carry complete line Of
druggist sundries, paints, oils, and
other goods together with stationery
OF all Kind.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
BEAUTIFUL SET
OF TEETH
The Most important Feature of the
Face.

The dentist who mas adopted the
lmodern appliances and has reyolu
tionized the science or dentistry has
removed the dread Of the dental
chair,
Or. Harris 813 Commercial avenue,
has introduced these modern meth
lods. He scientifically operates upon
the teeth 50 that extracting is free
from all pain, and the work accom-
}plished is true and painstaking. He
uses the Alyeolar method in treat
ment.
En-. Harris has worthily gained q
high reputation. He has an extern
sve laboratory and his instruments
are put through a thorough steriliza-
ton
lie makes specially of his plate
work and IS enabled to fit the mouth
with bridge and crown 70 an exact
ness 50 that the old trouble of former
years Of soreness OF the mouth Is
completely avoided.
The work of Or. Harris is the best
that practical practice and exper'
fenced skin can give and all the ma
terials used by him Is OF the best
Dr. Harris has so arranged his of
iiee hours as to give convenience to
patrons, They are from 8 a. M. to
8 D. m. ON week days and from 9 a.
m. to p, m. on Sundays. Appoint
ments can be made with DR.. Harris
over Home Phone G73.
His Dental Parlors can easily be
located by the sign of the big tooth
al the door
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
.SCUDDERS-GALE
GROCER co.
Wholesale Grocers and Produce
Dealers.

Prominent among the ably man
aged and repre- enIative mercantile
establishments of Cairo. that have
enjoyed well merited success in the
wholesale grocery trade, is the old
established firm CT the Scud,ler-Gale
Grocer Company.
Historically considered this firm
ranks among the oldest Wholesale
Grocery Houses In the middle west
the business having been established
since 1898.
Beginning as E. G. Scudder x Bro.
AMI consolidating with the j. w.
Scudder Grocery Co. and Brookmire
Rankin & Scudder, In st. Louis, In
1895, the Scuddens-Gale Grocer Com
pany was established with the parent
honse located In St Louis and now
conducts branches at Quincy and one
lin Cairo the latter being the largest
branch store. George B. Wearen.
manager Of the Cairo branch store
! first organized the Fields. Wearen
Company In Cairo in 1904 and upon
1.-THE death of Mr.. Fiefis one year later.
| consolidated the business with the
Scudder-Gale Grocer Company and
with that conducted a branch in
Cairo, operating under the firm name
| OF Scudder-Gale-Wearen Co. unrll
January, 1870 when the latter was
taken over by the Scudder-Gale Gro
Ger Co. and George B. Wearen con.
tinIes as manager OF the Cairo
branch and stakeholder In the st.
Louis firm. Mr. Wearen has full CON
trol OF the Cairo business and gives
his personal attention to all buying
for the house, the Cairo branch doing
an annual business of over one mil
| lion dollars.
They occupy their own building at
Ohio and Twelfth street substantial
new three story brick and basement
of 10000 square feet of floor space
with most excellent receiving and
shipping facilities and private tracks
in the rear
| The building Is elegantly arranged
and modernly equipped With evely
facility for carrying on the large
business transacted including electric
elevators and automatic Ere sprink-
| lers.
Their territory embraces the states
of Mississippi. Kentucky Tennessee.
! Arkansas, Alabama. Missouri and
Illinois, sixteen commercial travellers
covering the field. The office force
consists Of % persons and the com
pany gives employment to large
number OF others.
The company handles practically
everything needed in the grocery line
and do large produce business.
Each line is complete. down 70 the
very smallest detail, the aim OF the
management being to carry stock
that Is uneyceiled In comprenensiye-
ness and completeness. They have
built up quite reputation on their
widely known high grade pure food
products such as the Robin, Buffalo
and Red Gross brands, and their Old
(, Hickory Sorghum and pure food pro-
Iducts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
IMMACULATE
Is the New Plant CT the Cairo Cream.
cry Company.
Has No Superior for Perfection in all
Sanitary Requirements.

The scientific treatment of milk in
these days of modern Improvement
has passed the experimental stages.
Physicians upon this one point agree
that health in a great measure de
ponds upon the milk we drink and
thoroughness in hygenic treatment
has become absolutely necessary.
The Cairo Creamery Company has in
its new and thoroughly sanitary plant
no superior in any part of the coun-
try for perfection in all the sanitary
requirements. The best creameries
anywhere are not better equipped,
1t is the most sanitary plant of its
character in Illinois.
The plant, a three story brick and
concrete building, is located at Fourth
Railroad street and Commercial ave
nue., occupying 50 by 100 feet and is
immaculate in its purity and neat
ness. 1t is refreshing in its very at
mosphere. It is inviting and pleas
Grable in every detail.
The equipment is OF modernized
pattern and design. Its interior Of
enameled ceiling and walls and ce
|mcnt floors vita thorough ventlCa
'tion and flood of light impresses
one with the purity and simplicity
of Its construction, serupulously neat
and with every known device and ap.
ip'lance to properly care for milk, but
ter and dairy products.
The company has its own refriger
Iator plant. ice machines. cold storage
and zero rooms for ice cream that
forms an important part of their bus
mess, the Ice cream being made un.
der the same clean. sanitary condi'
lions and of any flavor, mould and
design.
This company started about six
years ago in a small way. Its bus.
mess has grown to large proportions
strictly on the merit and quality Of
its goods, and this year, in their new
plant, finds them better prepared TO
meet all public requirements.
In its new and modern home every
available scientific precaution Is talk
en- and nowhere in Illinois Is there a
more complete and sanitary creamery
as that of the Cairo Creamery Co., OF
which B. Fl. Wing is president and
manager and Fl. N, Henckell, vice,
president.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
Seems More Than Coincidence.

A peculiar thing happened at Tweed
mouth the other day says an English
exchange. During shunting opera
tons a number of wagons ran into the
buffer stops. demolished a wall and
fell into the street beneath. No one
was injured, but in the debris of the
wall the dead body of a newly-born
child was found wrapped in woman's
garment.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
BLESSING Should Have Counted.

There is a French story of an old
woman who, on seeing the carriage of
the young King Louis XIII. passing
on its way from church, where the
marriage. had just taken place, took
off her shoe, and throwing it at his
coach, cried out: !" Tis all | have
your majeetv, Int may the blessing OF
God 60 with it."
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
Had 70 ImaQlne Il.

Chambers think man should
never miss an opportunity OF improv'
ing his mind. don't wish to boast
but | can truthfully say that I began
to improve my mind as young man
and have gone on doing so ever since
Chubbs treflectively) Great Scott.
What a state your mind must have
been In when you started on it,
Stray Stories.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
Penalty Of Hiqh Position.

He who is raised SO much above HIS
fellow-creatures as to be the object
OF their terror must suffer for 1t in
losing all the comforts of society. He
crowds. He keeps them at a distance,
and they equally shun him. Fear and
affection cannot live together-Ex
change
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
Singer and Orator.

If had my way" DR.. Mcnamara
once confessed to an interviewer, Il
should be singing in Carmen instead
of making speeches from the treasury
bench But, unfortunately, the British
public thinks great deal more of a
man who can make a bad speech than
a man who can sing good song" -
Westminster Gazette.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
Natural Mlxup.

A little while since, Pasadena was
very much excited over the question
OF municipal water, one of the
phases Of the situation being the
stand taken by the mayor. who by pc.
culiar coincidence was named Water
house. Edwin, aged FIVE, had taken a
lot Of 1t in and his association of
ideas was not at all illogical when
asked. little later. If he could tell
the name of the mayor. he very
promptly replied; 'Ch, yes; 1t is Mr.
Reservoir. Los Angeles Times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
DENISON- GHOLSON
DRY GOODS co.
Manufacturers, Importers and Job
bers of Dry Goods and Notions.

The Denison.Gholson Dry Goods
Co. has the distinction of having
made rapid strides in the local mer-
camille world having been establish
ed but six years and has increased it's
volume of business yearly until now
it is doing nearly a million dollars of
business per annum.
This enterprise was established by
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
l.esa Production OF Flax.

Examining the map OF Russia. with
the figures at hand, II Is found that
the greatest falling OF in fax culture
is in those provinces that formerly
produced the largest quantities OF
good fax fiber for expectation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
Soap in History.

1t is noteworthy that the Latin word
for soap, sapo. is derived from the low
German word sepe The ancient Bel
gians had sort of caustic soap or
rouge that was probably the origin OF
the well-known old Dutch soap.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
Jennie Was Posted.

The teacher had been telling the
class about the rhinoceros family.
Now. name some things" said she.
that are very dangerous to get near
to. and that have horns" "Automo.
biles!" replied little Jennie Jones,
promptly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
Busy.

Pete Kinby fbeside the stove, to up
braiding wife at the washtub) Who
yo' done calm an idler! Ahm busy
all night trying I git asleep, an Ah'm
busy all day tryin' t keep awake
Puck
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13

l.. f. Denison, president; ]. F. Rob
.erts, vice-president, w. T. Wall. sec
rotary G. c. Terrell treasurer. They
occupy their own building, sol and
SOB Commercial avenue, which is the
largest and tallest OF Cairo.s bust
ness houses. The firm employ so
people, has ten travelling statesmen,
covering Southern Illinois, Southeast
Missouri, Northern Arkansas, West
ern Kentucky and Tennessee. They
do general business as manufactur-
ers, importers and jobbers of dry
goods and notions.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13

An editor in Pottsville, Pa, has
been bitten by rat. Why Is 1t that
everybody and everything seems to
regard editors as legitimate prey?--
Manchester Union.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13

Woman does not dress merely to
please man Set her down on desert
island and she would find some new
flower with which to adorn her hair
Exchange.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-13
BIRD Lore,

The hen is meek and lowly bird,
but she has done more for this coun'
try than the eagle ever will do.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-07
TWO MORE TIGERS SIGN
CONTRACTS FOR SEASON


owen Bush, the Tiger shortstop, ar
rived in Detroit this week from In
dianapolis, looking at and, fine. and
proceeded to. go into executive session
with President Frank J. NaYin of the
Detroit baseball club soon after.
There is a little difference of opin-
ion over the question of pay. DOME
wants just a little more increase over
the 1908 figures than the club is ready
to concede. There is nothing very
strenuous about the difference how
ever and a quick and happy ending OF
the negotiations is to be expected
From wellington, Kas.. came a lone
imposing looking envelope which, wher
delivered at the headquarters of the
Detroit baseball club was found tC
contain the signed contract Of Edgar
Willett. the far famed Detroit pitcher
who last season made good the prom
Use he had shown ever since joininI
the team. by taking the firing line II
his regular turn, winning % games an'
losing but nine--a performance II
which he was excelled only by GeorS'
Mullin and Eddie Cicotte of the othe
regular tollers. the former n team mat
and the latter native and residen
of the city which Willett was repre-
senting.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-07
THERE STILL is A CHANCE.
National League May Yet Adopt 154-
Game Schedule.

Will the National league decide at
the last moment to go back to the
154-game schedule? The American
league men are so violently opposed
to the 16S-game idea and there is so
much adverse criticism i'm other quar-
tiers that il is rumored there may be
a shift before the schedule meetings
i'm February. President Johnson OF
the American league says that the
adoption of a 16S-game schedule by the
National league will surely imperll
the worlds series and will also cause
so many conflicting dates that many
OF the major league clubs VIII surfer
Johnson has received hundreds of let
tiers from fans all over the country
who want to see the rival major
leagues play schedules of equal dura-
ton, and as result he is working
the wires to have the National league
men alter their present plans. Garry
Hermann of Cincinnati and Barney
Dreyfuss of Pittsburg are opposed to
the 1863 game schedule and are said to
be doing some effective missionary
work among their fellow club owners
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-07
FRED TAYLOR is WANTED.
Old Portage Lake Point Man Breaks
Faith With Ottawa.

ottawa. Jan, Tt is probable that
the ottawa Hockey club will issue an
Injunction to prevent Fred Taylor from
playing with the Renfrew team. Tay-
lor did not have a contract with the
ottawas. but It appears he accepted
the first weekly payment of the sea-
son several days ago. endorsing the
check which was handed him. The
Ottawas maintain that Taylor's ac-
ccptancc of the check and his sigma
urc binds him to the Ottawa clup
for the season. Several of the Ottawa
officers are in favor of taking Taylors
case TO the court.
Taylor explains that his agreement
with ottawa was a provisional one
and that the cup holders did not ful-
mn their part of it. There is abso-
lutely no danger of Taylor jumping
back to Ottawas as he has given 9
personal guarantee to the RenfreM
club. He has already reported at Rem
rev for practice. Ottawas may give
Gordon Roberts tryout at coveI
point
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-07
ALL MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS
FARM OUT YOUNG PLAYERS

In passing "A rule 10 do away with
farming the American league has
caused few of the teams in the class
A leagues To worry somewhat about
the future. for there was scarcely an
American league club that did not
have it's favorite spot to send excess
baggage.
For instance, George Stallings of the
New York club sends his best second
string men to Joe McGinnity's New
ark club while Utica OF the New York
state league gets the remainder. In
dianapois and Rochester are the clubs
considered friends" of Detroit. St
Paul gets first call when the Cleveland
magnates cut down their list. Connie
Mack sends his recruits to the Tri-
State league, close TO home, where he
can keep an eye on them. Minneapo-
lis was Washington's farm last sea-
son. but as Cantillion is out and left
McAleer with only twenty-nine men,
the Nationals will have no dumping
ground among the minors.
Louisville will receive the men
that ST Louis does not want, for Bob
Hedges has an interest in the Col
onels. Minneapolis will probably get
some favors from ComislSey this win
ter. while the Providence club, In
which Hugh Duffy still holds stock
may get some of the White SoX thai
Duffy does not want at Chicago.
The National league has beer
somewhat freer from the farming
evil than the American. Still, scarce
~ club refrained entirely. Ebbet'
sent his extra men to Rochester las
season, Pittsburg to Wheeling. whil
New York and Boston were friendl!
To certain clubs in the little league
i'm the east. Buffalo also was oil
right" with the Giants. Cincinnati
used to send its excess material I
Atlanta. but some other club will draw
the prizes this winter, as the Athletic
have crowded the Reds from Atlant
as a spring camp.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-07
THE VALUE OF A SMILE.
What Is Back of the Beaming
Face Of Taft?


The publishers of the American
Magazine have received a very sapient
and interesting letter from Chicago
correspondent which they include in
the department of the Pilgrims Script
in the January issue. 1t is as fol-
lows:
"There is a smile of singular bene-
Violence -ambulating over the
country. 1t bcspeaks a warm heart
and a depth of human kindness. How
deep is IT.?
"Thcre was man named Wallace
who attempted the Panama job. Ru-
NOR has IL that his feet were chilled
and that he returned to consult his
superior as to the question of resign
ing. Before he was granted an OPP
portunity 10 explain, he was met by
TRADE of objurgation. and all OF
the remarks were carefully published
and spread broadcast. He quit, subject
to humiliation and disgrace beyond
his due; after which cloudy weather
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-07
Sporting Department
JOE CANS THINKS JEFF
HAS PASSED BEST DAYS
Former Lightweight Champion Be-
leves in Old Adage youth Must
Be Served'-Favors John
son and Tells Why.

81 doubt very much If Jim Jenries
can come back" said Joe Cans in dis
cussing the prospects for the coming
OF those words, He will come back
Take all the old champs, i'm their good
days IL seemed impossible that any one
would ever beat them. History shows
that the day arrives when the quick
ness of the eye is gone. the old speed
is lacking. and the wallop that used
to scare all rivals has lost it's hitting
power. When this happens and a new
champion appears on the stage, the
wiseacres make the old remark that
the former title holder is all in
This applies to jeff
JEFF is acknowledged to be a grand
specimen of "A man, and without
doubt the greatest heavyweight that
ever climbed into ring. He was, but
now he is not. The old saying Youth
must be served goes for jeff. De-
spite the fact that he is a young man
he has lived longer than his years.
This doesn't mean that JEFF has
dsslpated his strength away. But al
his friends know that the big fellow
is an inveterate cigarette smoker and
the man who fills his lungs with that
poison for years can hardly expect t.
go up in the mountains for few
weeks and wear off the bad effects OF
Lady Nicotine. This makes ii look tt
me as though his wind would be bad
and that. for man of his size, would
be handicap that would mean dis
aster.
"In addition to smoking, jeff ma
spent years i'm utter idleness. That's
good dope for man of business wh'
needs surplus nerve and strength
With a fighter it is different. "A
soon as he allows himself to get tina
soft fat on his body and makes n
effort to work it off, he is on the to
boggan. In his training stunts, Jei
may manage to get rid of lot G
overweight and may appear as I'm
as a fiddle when he sits in his corner
But take IL from me, that old vitalit!
which is absolutely necessary for an
kind of a battle, will be missing, an
then what can you expectY