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Middletown transcript., 1910-04-16
THE COST OF LIVING

From the eighteenth annual report ol
the Bureau of Statistics and Information
of Maryland for 1909 some valuable in.
formation is cleaned. In regard to the
cost of living, it is stated that this is one
of the most serious problems that confront
the people at this time, not only In this
country, but in European countries aa
we'll. In 1892, which was the first year
that prices Of certain food products of a
medium quality we're gathered in certain
sections from number of grocery stores,
as compared with the prices ascertained
by the same method in 1909 of the same
articles and quality of goods, show the
enormous increase of 5l.47 per cent: 1t
must be remembered at that time the
combinations and trusts did not control
the products of the country to the extent
they do at the present time.
The cause OF these conditions seems to
be largely with the middleman, or those
who come between the producer and con-
sumer. This statement is substantiated
By the enormous difference in the prices
paid to the farmer or the producer and
that paid by the consumer TO the dealer.
At oil events, this difference in prices
occurs between she time that the articles
leave the hands of the producers and the
time they are purchased by the consumer.
When considering the great advance in
the cost Of living, the earning capacity Of
those who must bear this increased bur-
den should also be taken into considera-
tion,
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PREACH ON CONSUMPTION

Ministers Ia more than sixty cities and
towns Of New York State are being re-
qnested By the State Charities Aid Assoc
iation to preach on April 24th, National
Tuberculosis Sunday, on the suhject
mo Uncared.for Tuberculosis in 1915. "
II is estimated that 5000 sermons on this
topic will be heard.
April l4th has been set aside By the
National Association for the Study and
Prevention of Tuberculosis as day on
which the subject Of tuberculosis is to be
presented in all parts Of the United States.
Ministers OF every denomination are CO.
operating.
Mr.. John E. Kiugsbury, assistant Sec
retary of the State Charities Aid Associa.
tion is calling upon the upstate cities OF
New York to lead the country in this
movement. It is planned that the pro.
gram Of no uncared-for tuberculosis by
1915 in New York State. recently adopted
at the Albany Conferences, shsll receive
special presentation and emphssis fram
the pulpits in every part Of she state.
Under the direction of Philip v, Dsnahy,
head OF the Labor Department Of the
State Charities Aid Association, the labor
unions in every large city are being re-
quested to attend church in body on
April oath, or to have the subject Of
tuberculosis brought up at their regular
Sunday meetings.
The State Charities Aid Association has
prepared special literature for use Of
clergymen and others on National Tuber
culosis Sunday.
Middletown transcript., 1910-04-16
LILACS
BY MARGARET M. HALyEY

BY MARGARET M. HALyEY
They have tired they say of the endless
lay
That rhymesters troll to their Goddess
spring
OF her praises rung by the novice tongue
That untuned to art is fain to sing.
So vowed no line from pen of mine
Should come to join the despised array
4 wholesome thoughtl-but set at naught
BY the random Whit of lilac spray
0 paly plume in your magic bloom
Turks sweet temptation to thought and
rhymel
AS fairy wand in my cliDging hand
You guide me back to the far-off time.
The while my feet tread the city street,
My heart has wandered with you away
To childish hours, when, crowned with
We sceptred our Queen with lilac
spray
Now vanished quite from material sight
The stem craved in the vender's
hand
Lo tall and straight by fence and gate,
The lilacs dearer to vision stand.
Where the Western breeze, mid the aspen
tress,
Straye in its own wild Celtic way,
And fingers now, tossing bough to bough,
Kissing goodnight to each lilac spray.
Where labnrnums trail, in their golden
veil
Tangling the latest beams that come
Where their footstools' green is of softest
sheen
Where they nod ''good-day" at the
door of home
My lilacs bloom 10 fragrant bloom
For one happy hour of one happy May
In your midst againl ahl the wish is psinl
We have travelled too far, my lilac
spray
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TO REGULATE SPEED
Plans Formulated to Cooper
ale With the Lew Court

The Delaware Automobile Association
held its monthly meeting at the Board oI
Trade rooms in the Equitable building
in Wilmington Monday night and spent
most OF The time discussing the good roads
question. President A. ]. Weeks, of the
Delaware County Automobile Association,
addressed the association on the roads
question and the automobile situation in
general.
In his discussion he devoted consider
ahle time to the dirt road proposition and
told the members of the local association
Of the things that are being done in other
states to remedy the bad roads. He said
that the supervisors of the different coun-
try districts through which the dirt roads
pass have been using the split log as
drag and have been getting the desired
result. He explained that after the road
dries isths spring the log is dragged over
lie several times, and then the road 10
graded so that it becomes smooth and
remains in this condition regardless of
the rains. This course after being fol-
lowed several seasons haFdens the surface
of the road and shapes it so that it drains,
and becomes passible for carriages and
automobiles at all times of the year.
Though no action was taken on the
question, the local association intends to
take up this matter with the supervisors
with the intention of having the plan
followed out throughout the state. Il is
probable that the association will 60 into
some kind of demonstration of the plan.
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ANNUAL CONVENTION

Preparations for the thwenty.third
annual convention Of the Delaware State
Sunday School Association 10 be held in
West Presbyterian Church, Wilmington,
April 27th and 28th, are almost completed,
aud the convention promises to be the
largest in the history Of the association.
Never has each an array Of talent been
secured. Beside '.Delawars's finest, !"
there will be present from Outside the
State, Mr.. w. G. Pearce Of Chicago; Rev.
Edwin Hsyl DsIk, Of Philadelphia; Miss
Cora N. Coats, Superintendent Of Elemen.
tsry Work for Philadelphia County, and
Miss Anna ]. smedlsy Of Bethany Pres
byterian Sunday School, Philadelphia.
In al twenty-five speakers will instruct
the convention.
Various denolninaiional Sunday School
publishers win display their supplies.
The Sunday School exhibit carefully
studied will be in itself a valuable educa-
ton in Sunday School work.
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BIG YIELD OF CORN

The Trgipia Plot, published at Norfolk,
Of January 28d last, contains remark.
able record OF corn raising from one acre
OF land by John F. Bats, of Wake county,
N. G. His record beats the world that
be raised from one acre 226 bushels of
corn. This is nearly 100 bushels more
than has ever been produced on one acre
OF land anywhere in the world. The
corn from this wonderful acre was sold at
$5 3 bushel, the highest price ever re-
corded for seed purposes. and the acre
produced him $l,l30. Farmers eli over
the country were hungry for the seed at
any price and it is reported that he was
sven offered higher sum. Every stalk
bore four even aud regular ears filed to
tbs end. Eight years ago the same acre
produced only five bushels and season
before last only eight bushels of wheat.
He attributes his phenomenal success
to the selection Of bis seed after years of
corn breeding tests, more than any one
thing. The land was carefully and well
prepared. Il WAS plowed twice after
crop of COW peas, cutting three tons to
the acre, heavily lnannred and 800 pounds
OF acid and 200 pounds of cotton seed
meal broadeastsd. The ground was pIow-
ed the middle OF March. twelve inches
deep, followed by Dixie turning plow 6
inches which left the land broken to
depth of Is inches. Il was narrowed and
smoothed the same day and on April 9th
it was cross ploWed. Corn was planted
April l7th, s inches apart, three grains 10
the hill and 8 inches deep and 8 gallons
of seed was planted. Il was constantly
cultivated aud several times blown down
but il was go strong that it quickly straight
ened. The acre produced from le, 600 to
1900 stalks loaded With perfect ears
with four and five ears to tie stalk. In
his selected seed he aims to produce q
hard white grain, on a email cob of handy
size. He intends 10 beat his record If be
can and this season intends to break the
land earlier and put more vegetable
matter in the soil. Il will be interesting
to watch she result and Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wilson is highly interested in
Farmer Bats and his corn growing.
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Nazareth Portland Cement

TIL FOUNDATIONS OUR NAZARETH PORTLAND CEMET
for the following Bateshps and Armed Crurs
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WORK MAKES MEN

Work makes men. Luck usually fails.
Pluck nearly always wins. To succeed in
anything one must overcome obstacles.
Force and fiber are built BY hardslrips.
Grit is as necessary in the making of q
man as gumption. Hardships are not
always bandicaps. Often they are helps.
You will understand this better in twenty
years. Meanwhile permit one who has
lived that twenty years and more to ad-
wise You in this. Hang onto your job
until you are sure of better one. De.
pendable boys are in demand. And no
boy can be depended upon who does not
finish the task he sets hie hand to do.
However disagreeable our work, do il
thoroughly. Do il better than the aver.
age boy will do it.
Middletown transcript., 1910-04-16

Kearsarge
Kentucky
Illinois
Missouri
Louisiana
Minnesota
Virginia
Delaware
Middletown transcript., 1910-04-16

LAUNDRY-Send your laundry to Tur-
ner Bros, Wilmington, for frst-clasa work.
]. WILLIAM BEAsToN, Agent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06
. . . .
SOME SHORT TALKS
or MANY SUBJECTS
BY RETIRED TEACHER.
4 q 4 a .
gryan and Bailey.


BRYAN Is not wholly EXEMPT from
the falling Of grsat men generally
losq much Hontzed and hopared. Ha
las for some YEAR, bean more dis.
1osed to dictate to hls marty and Tho
country than to sanl, and reDrasent ii
The mistakes Of BRYAN have become
pronar subiect for comment In the
1artv as wen az out Of e.
IN exeeeajnqlv bas taste was his
,gpech an New Yorl, unea his refgrn
gon Il tour around rba world when
he was given p grand raceplfoB br
lie na7aIa 3resnectf.a ~ nartv ua
roufJ Eava rraa.vat fine laoo,.tr.,.
Han AS q aarsonar frihn+e mir h.
took IL as "a sahoorraas-ar vhasa huel
ness qa- 10 teach tha naanIa I'd
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The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06
:GAlR) SCHOOL NOTES;
~ y - - ~ A"a ~ w
ssssssssssssssssssssssssss

The Athenian Literary Society will
hold their meeting this afternoon
after school in the Assembly Hall
The program is announced as fol.
lows
Piano SOLO Mona Perrault
Life Of Mozart--Anna Perez
Vocal solo--Lila Roberts.
Moonlight sonata Marguerite Bry.
ant,
Piano solo-Geraldine Schuh.
Quanette Ruth yesterday, Lynette
Swohoda, Margaret Strong, Phyllis
Smith
Piano soloLocille Pinney.
AS this Is the first meeting IN sey.
eral weeks sufficient interest should
prevail to make it the best.
John Lynch 10 has returned to
school after extending his Christmas
vacation several days visiting rel3
tiyes in the south
The FIRST girls basket bah game of
the season took place in the attic las
evening after school. Only practice
&Afac ssas mac aid tna bWo teant.
We're eaalposea d Freshmen girls
SUIT, rlendenen has signed and
posted the following on the G. Fl. s
bulletin board: THE Douglas. Lin
coin and G. H. s. in matters Of regu
larity Of attendance and punctuality
are not making records equal to tn,
past two years so far In l909-l91o
There are rooms at both Lincoln ans
Douglas that do we'll But there ar
others needing the spirit OF want t,
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be there all the time and on time.
Motive. pride in these matters and q
feeling against delinquency Of either
the absence or lateuess is not hard
to develop A word OF the right sort
when about to dismiss at noon Or
evening Will help. Regret and even
righteous Indignation when the laws
of attendance aud punctuality arr
violated is another big help. Ragm
or school loyalty is another aid AM
a mighty one when aroused The
Greedy, Garrison, Stafford, Elwood ami
Bruce schools are making fine rec
ords
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06

SO you at last yielded to that mans
opportunities and gave him some
tips on the market" yes" an
SWered MIR Dustin Stax What hap.
pened?' Well, they turned out so
badly that I'm mighty glad didn't
invest any money on 'em myself
Washington Star.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06
Platinum Merely sy.product

~ British Columbia platinum is
found IN many of the alIuyial gold
workings, where it can be saved as a
by-prodact. The saving Of it in a
small way is, however, attended with
So much trouble that it has been prac-
tically neglected ana no appreciate
production made recently
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06
On Manetlvers

Army Service Corps n. c. O. In
charge Of forage Ito officers groom
who has come for extra rations for
a horsel Have you brought requisi
tom GruoN--"No Amt got none
with us but I've brought bucket
Punch.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06
French Idea of Heaven.

AS the Dutch make cleanliness a
religion" said the globe-trotter, so
the French make religion of cook.
ing. ! once met Frenchman who
said My idea of heaven is eating
pate de foie gras to the sound of trum.
pets,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06
November Circulation.

The above Is a correct statement
OF the circulation OF The Cairo Bulle-
tin for the year 1903 and for the
month OF November, 1909.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this third day Of December, 1909.
LEO ]. KLEB,
Notary Public.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number complete and
perfect copies Of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the year 1908 .....2o84
Average number OF complete
and perfect copies of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the month OF NO
Yember. 1909 ...............,. Ass
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TIME CARR CAIRO ELECTRIC RVS

Wafs EsUo oAga Que 20 leave Second So, tic
AsS'A AfstC Ing uorth on Com m erclal Ava
every 10 minutes FROM & e, M, 20 Ii p. IN.
toine n6rtAon Walnut st every III nninuaes
from s:18 n m t. Io:tS r. m.
Poplar ST. Line M0 Ihse sa Ays g, Cas-
ing north on HolhTook: al $751;; APT G:s1: aB7
T.t2 q. N, and on tie Same minutes every nous
until DAP and il:t2 p, III.
Going west on Twenty-Eigh th 81. ~ SAB;
6;la; 6:Sl S;4S and 7:0s q. IN. aud OH aamg Tntns
utea every hour until 1884 sg4d n;os p. m
Poplar st. cars due to pass 81. Mays pAye
IL minutes attes leaving second 81
Bell Line aWl Cars iItt y CO w ,s.a
,u.; l:S9 a. m; ESQ y. m. $50 n. nj; ti1 w. m
$50 q. m.
North on Com n eTciai--lf p. Ens | a. "a, IA
m g, III. 4 49, m. ". M,
Belt and Owl cars are dae 10 pass va
Thirty-foufth So IS fnfnutes EfseF loavlo
ESQ nj 81
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pioiom acy.

A lecturer who recently advertised
that he would deliver a plain talk
to plain people" complains that no
women attended Some people are
neither born with diplomacy nor
achieve diplomacy nor have diplomacy
thrust upon them
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois.
Population 1S,147.
N2vor GEORGE PARSONS.

Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois.
Population 19,147.
Mayor. GEORGE PARSONS.
Jerk r. A, HATCHER.
Treasurer, FRANK B ARM.
STRONG
City Attorney, HUNTER BIRD.
Comptroller. ERNEST WORKMAN
Magistrate, ANDREW WHETCAMP
Chief Of Police. NJ. S. EGAN
Alexander County, Population 27.461.
County Clerk, JESSE f. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk, ALFRED BROWN.
Sheriff, FRED d. NEIIIS.
States Attorney, ALEX NJ. WILSON
County superintendent of Schools,
PROF. S. E. GOTT
Assessor and Treasurer, w, .. LIP
PIT
Coroner DIR. las. M'MANUs.
Board Of Comfy Commissioners.
J. j. JENNELLE, Chairman,
c. Y. NEFF
DR., EDWIN CAUSE
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>EIF0 8 ST LOUIS RAILWAY co.
tiNTERURSAN LINE.l
TINE CARD.

TIME CARD.
Cars will leave Second street, Cairo
Fer Mound City and Mounds az fol.
lows:
First car leaves ar 4:3o a. m.
Second car leaves at 6 a. m, and
every hour thereafter until 8 p. m.
Last cars leave at $40 p. m. and
1920 2. m.
c. e. ARMSTRONG,
General Superintendent
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06

The Bulletin In on sale at the fol.
lowing places:
coleman's, 214 Eighth street
Halliday House Newz Stand
Blue Front Pestaurant.
Meshew News Agency, 221 Eighth
street and IL Sixth street.
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Women.

One woman can meet another WON.
an for two minutes. and describe what
she had on for two honrs New York
Times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06

The Department OF Public iustruc.
tion has published fer the first time
a complete high school directory Civ
ing q list Of the township and city
high schools with the names Of the
principals. the teachers, and the sub
iects they teach and the enrolment Of
last year as reported by the county
superintendent One Of the direc
tories is at &, II. s. having been r.
ceived recently
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06

There is an experimental movement
reported in a New York paper, that
the writer noted recently, TO counter
act the attractions Of the moving
pictures by the introduction int
some schools of the mechanica
pianos BY means OF which the chi
iren may become acquainted with Oh
best music and their taste SO eIucat
ed that they will learn to prefer good
music to sensational pictures. This
surely Is one way Of overcoming evil
with good Children hear so little o,
good music and although the mr.
chanical music players win neve.
take the place Of Inspired musicians
they at least are better than mediocre
players ami familiarize The y0upe
people with good music suitable {,
heir understanding.
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The tug "a b Stafford, running as
a packet between Cairo and Mound
City, was presented with a beautiful
set OF coIors by Mr. Fl. IL Candee On
March It'll.
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Very Probably.

The woman who loves a man be-
cause he beats her would probably
love him more IL he didn't.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06

In an able article IN The Bulletin
Of March END, discussing the sipe
water problem, Charles Thrupp. civil
engineer stated tAai when he came
% CaEo in 1854 the town was SUI
I3Efded hg laree commencing at
the old fort and running along Ohio
To about whore the l. c. r. r. round
house is now located then it followed
the ridge near where J. B. Reeds
residence now stands on NineteenI
street; and then on to the Mississippi
near the old burying ground thence
down the Mississippi to the point
These levees We're, by comparison ID
the present leyees, mole hills, and
We're from four to eight feet wide.
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Unnecessary Accomplishment.

Stella Here is schedule that saws
you can feed family on $50 a month.
Bella-"Wcll, ii you have enough
brains to do that you can catch a hus.
band with plenty of money"
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06

Louis Rossman aud Chas. Feuchter,
Jr. who had been attending an acad-
envy at Poughkeepsie, n Y, returned
home on March 18th.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06

The Juniors held a meeting yester
day afternoon at which imporan
business was transacted The elias
motto chosen was Palm can only
te grasped by the dust Of hard labor
ana the class flower black pansy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-06

Principal MidEiff stated yesterday
that the percentage Of attendance
has been forse this year than for any
time during the two previous years
Mr. Midkift said This wasn't yerg
gratifying ana asked the cooperation
of the students in thinking about Oh,
matter and improving the condition.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
TO cHR|sTEN ARKANSAS
Governor Donaghey Will be Asked to
Name Daughter Of State to
Name Big Ship.

Washington, Dec. 25.-A daughter
II the state of Arkansas, in all proba-
3ility, will christen the great 5000
on battleship Arkansas in Camden
Y. j., Jan. Ia. despite the fact Thal
he legislature of the state failed to
make an appropriation for an exten-
i've participation by that common
wealth in the launching of her name
sake in the navy.
1t is said in the navy department
chat Gov. Donaghey probably will be
asked by the government to name \
sponsor for the vessel, a wife or 2
laughter Of a citizen of Arkansas who
ives in Washington, or some othel
,oint within easy access of Camden
n any event, it win be the endeavo
VI the department not to deprive TN
tate OF the honor of christening thu
gessel, custom invariably observes
in the navy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
ROBBED A TRAIN
SINGLE HANDED
BANDIT MADE RICH HAUL or
MONEY AND WATCHES ON
MISSOURI PACIFIC TRAIN
MADE HIS ESCAPE.

Kansas City. Dec. 25.--A lone BAN
Iii celebrated Christmas tonight BY
.ning through Missouri Pacific tram
70. liz, due here at 1875, and hoid-
ne up more than one hundred pas
sengers. from whom he took only
Money and watches.
He boarded the train. which was
rom st. JOSEPH. hound for St. Louis,
the outskirts of LeavenWorth, and
eft 1t at the Northwestern Junction
n Kansas City. kan, after securing
large amount Of money and valu'
hles and shooting one man who al
smpted to resist. him.
AS the train pulled out OF the
.eavenworth Junction the rohber
opened the rear door of the Pullman
ar and confronted the crew with q
.evolver, after which he robbed them,
Then he went through the car taking
ID watches and wallets. He held vi
every passenger.
At Kansas City. Kansas, he droppe.
from the steps OF the smoker and dis
appeared.
The railroad officials say the maj
who was shot was not seriously IN
jurea, and 1t Is not known how mucl
money the bandit secured.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
RASMUSSEN IS
SCORED BY COOK
Concluded from First Page.)

uestions, designed to evolve the
nswers desired, and points out what
ia terms the we'll known trait OF al
adams to give answers which they
: Sieve viii please their questioners'
Or, Cook, turning his attention Q
.e missionaries through whom, It Is
.lleged, Rasmussen obtained the Es'
limo boys statement, explains that
aev were half breed Eskimo Chris
ians, who were quite unable to make
themselves understood by the Eski'
nots to whom they preached, and
ct these same missionaries are
,redited with sufficient intelligence
ID cross examine the Eskimo boys
about something which they them
selves do not understand"
Or. Cook says in conclusion:
During all of last winter Rasmus'
sen travelled through Denmark on a
ecture tour, and in his discourse he
las vigorously wefended Peary. Fol
rears Rasmussen has heaped abuse
Peary, most of 1t not fit to print
There is something irrational about
Rasmussen's public utterances. Th'
only rational explanation for Rasmus
gen's irrational course Is to credit
i'm with an ambition to get into thf
inc light. But need an explorer
toop to the depths Of literary much
aker to get public attention."