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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
LIGHT VOTE IS
EXPECTED HERE
Commissioner And Precinct Offic. rs
To Be Elected In Alexander
County Today

A light vote, one Of the smallest IN
the history of the county il expected
to-day in the election for county COM
missioner for which there are bnt
two candidates, Calvin Y. Neif. IN
dependent Republican and James
Curry, independent Socialist and 9
number OF justices Of the peace and
constables in many Of the precincts
The expected vote IN the entire
county Is about l25p,
The polls will be open at the thir-
teen different precincts OF the city
at 6 O'clock this morning and close
at a this afternoon.
Little Interest in Election.
There has been but little interest
In the election as the reelection OF
Neff has been conceded since the
Dmoerats put no one up, though put
ting in two, Sheriff Al. S. Fraser and
County Supt Of Schools, Mrs. Fanny
p. Hacker a year ago by heavy ma
jOrities, as the Soealistic strength il
regarded as insignificant, though ad
admitted that they will poll Their
following and possibly a number
of others will vote for their man.
Commissioner Neil, who is also al
alderman from the first ward, has Q
record which speaks for itself. He
Is large tay payer and has been 9
watch dog of the treasury" since hi:
term Of office, he urges the people
of the county not to fail to vote be-
cause of the importance of the office
Gives Much Time
He has been able to give more time
to work, probably than either of thu
other commissioners and is moi
known as strict partisan, which
fact gives him many friends abonl
the Democrats. His election is gen
orally conceded.
James Curry has been residen
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
NEW YORK DENTAL PARL0Rs.

We have opened up an office In
Cairo, ILL.,, at 500 Commercial ave
nue.. UP stairs over Huette's shoe
store.
Every gold crown and bridge
turned out Of this office will fit per.
fectly. Every set of teeth made will
fit perfectly and cant be told from
natural teeth. The same pains will
be taken with all classes of filings
We make a speciality of extracting
teeth.
"The Best Work at the Lowest
Prices"
Respectfully,
DIR. l.. A. JONES,
Proprietor
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
MAKING Use Q, street Rubbish.

At Southwark, London. and at St.
Ouen, France. street rubbish is trans,
formed into marketable product Al
Southwark all the refuse is crushed to
a powder. which is sold as manure
At st. Ouen the powder thus made
stances, Is formed into cheap fuel
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07

BY the will OF French lady who
died recently farm was left to the
town on condition her family vault
was kept In repair; while the rest OF
her estate was to be divided among
those attending her funeral.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
Foley Kidney Pills

TONIC m AcTI0M QUICK m RGsuLTe
Givs prompt relief from BAcKAcHEy
KIDNEY and BLADDER TROUBLE,
RHEUMATISM, CONGESTION 81 ths
KIDNEYS, INFLAMMATION II tho
BLADDER and Ill annoying URINARY
IRREGULARITIES. a positive boon 70
MIDDLE AGED and ELDERLY
PEOPLE and for WOMEN.
HAVE nlGhEsr RECONSIDERATION
&. A. Davis. e27 Washington 81, Connsrsviils.
| Ind, is IN his S5th year. He writes IN: " haye
1 lately suffered much from my kidneys and blad.
der had severe backachea aud my kidney action
was too frequent, causing me to lose much sleeu
| at night, and In my bladder thsrs MS constant
pain. took Foley Kidney Pills for some time,
be up and around. Foley kidney PILLS hays ~
/ highest Recommendation"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07

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\ ,,~. ey-. AZ
1t is not alone the
convenience, or
the freshness, or the
crispness, or the un-
usual food-value, or
the digestibility,
or the cleanliness, or
the price, that has
madeUneeda Biscuit
the National Soda
Cracker. III
It is the remarkable
combination of all
of these things.
Ii everyone, every
where, knew how
good they are,
everyone, every
where, would eat
them-every day.
Sold by grocers in
every city and town
Bought by people
of all classes.
I Never sold i'm bulk
always ) cents in
the moisture proof
package w hich
keeps them oven
fresh.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07

Concluded on page six.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-04
-illeeping Boys on the Fnlm.

And now the blame is laid on the
city girl who gets into the country
to teach school. There is something
so bright and dainty about her that
the hearts OF the older boys get all
splintered up by the CLINT Of her
eyes and the music of her voice.
Under her witchery those boys lose
all interest in cattle and corn, and
aspire to so to the city to clerk and
sell lace, and he where the glitter
ing maidens are, says the Ohio State
Journal.
This is the hint of Chicago
banker at a meeting last week to en-
courage the farm boys to stick to
the farm. The hint should he given
to the city girl herself, who could
let it ,be understood that she liked
the farm and the farm boys, and
she inteded some day to settle down
and be farmers wife, and milk
the COW and tie the calf, and scoop
up the hens eggs aad hew the coun-
try sausage, and feed the hollyocks,
and do all those charming things
that change the cheeks to roses and
the voice to music.
If this is attended to in the right
way the city girl will keep the boys
on the farm, and save large por-
tion of the nations glory. The coun-
try girls could do all this-but there
is the trouble, they seek the city
TOO.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-04

iay those snares that no man may
escape. Even the austere Paul,
who adncnished Timothy that wo-
men should not appear with broider-
ed hair, knew and valued woman's
hair. IN writing to the Corinthians
he may have conceded little to the
spirit Of that gay metropolis, for ne
said that II awpman have long hair
1t is glory to her.
( "a glory to bet.-and one GLADDEN.
or galaxy of thair dlnefeth in glory
from another even as the stars.
Some Of US prefer gold, some prefer
brown and others prefer tresses as
hack as Ethiopia. but no matter
what the color, It is all endued with
equal glory and charm and power.
The gold that ensnared the mag
ination Of Drowning was no more
enhancing than the dusfy locks
that entrapped the fancy of Umar
the Tentmaker and Milton the stern
Puritan.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-04
Reforms for Mexico.


The message of president Diaz to
The MEXICAN Congress is of extra
ordinary interest, because it pro,
poses what is practically remodel.
ing of the electoral system that has
prevailed in Mexico during the last
half century. Mexico has been {
republic in name only. There has
never been aything approximating
general manhood suffrage, and it is
doubtful whether the Mexican peo
pie even now, except as to COM
paratively small percentage of the
population, are in condition &c
govern themselves through the me-
dunn of the ballot. las the Balti,
more American says, the long and
often renewed administration OF
Diaz has been sort OF benevolen;
tyranny. Under his guidance the
resources of the country have beer
developed and wonderful materia
progress has been achieved.
In the message which he read tc
the Congress he proposes to limit tc
a single term the service of any fu,
ture president--that is, he pro.
poses to make it unconstitutiona
for any chief executive to hold On
continuously, as he has done. In
order 20 bring this one term limita,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-04
a Hairy RevoIution.

If every American man should
suddenly take to the Scottish Kill
land bare legs, it would he no more
OF. an. innovation, nor mean nearly
so much as does the present queue
cutting in China, where 10000
Queues were cut OFF in Hong Kong
alone in December, while there
were hair cutting festivals in many
Of the large coast cities and such
outiyiag places as Manila, Singapore
and other cities of the Straits Set
Element, says the National Guard
Magazine for March.
1t must be remembered that vast
China is ruled by handful OF
Manchus who conquered the land
four centuries ago and as mark of
subsection compelled the men to
wear the pig tail" while the wo-
men were compelled to bind their
feet.
This also prevented the movement
of families, as the women could not
h0bble far. While the braid of hair
was easy to grasp and several pris-
oners could tbe tied together.
| In time these marks of suDjection
became the most highly treasured
emblems of loyalty. But today the
cry Is China for the Chinese" and
maybe the Manchus day has set.
Starting with the radicals of the
New China party, the docking of the
queue was urged 10y them as the
visible and necessary sign of al ac-
ceptance of new ideas. Patriotism
demanded that the Chinaman should
rid himself of all the customs of the
dark ages, said the reformers, and
there was no better evidence o!
emancipation from conservatism
than the absence Of the queue.
II was not more than three years
ago that the New China party
started the queueless crusade and
so rapidly has the movement spread
that before the end of last year a
rescrips from the dragon throne
itself advised the wholesale cutting
of the hair and the new, half or
ganized Tzucheng Yuan, or national
parliament, passed measure COM
handing the removal of all queues.
This change is all the more sig
nifcant in that it came from
Chinese inspiration and not through
foreign Suggestion, Thirty or more
years ago the foreign missionaries
in China attempted to make head
way against the practice OF foot
binding and their suggested innova-
ton was at first bitterly resented.
1t was not until within the last ten
or fifteen years that anti-foot bind
ing societies composed of Chinese
made any great Roadway against
the evil and now the reform is by
no means general.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-04
Beauty and Hair.

Hair seems so necessary to women.
When they find it failing them they
seek a mercenary reinforcement
from any and every mart of the
world. The women of distant lands
shear their own black locks-has
any one ever heard OF any hair in
the market-place that was shorn ir
blond lands?-and barter them foi
western gold. An exchange says We
levy tribute upon China and the
Isles Of the South Sea and upon
Japan and upon India and upon
We dare not say what other regions
lin order that our women may
twist and pile tress upon tress and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-04

J. : y
ton ABOUT he reeomnlends 4 COM
sDreIiensive reform OF tie electoral
laws. Bnt apparently he stilfshas IA
mind the granting OF hedged and
limited suffrage. as he would have
the electoral laws so framed as to
Insure the activity of those citi-
zens who are considered capable OF
voting with a full consciousness OF
what they are doing. He also pro-
poses that the judiciary system
shall he reformed to the intent OF
making the courts more Independent
and chat the great estates shall be
cut up into small holdings and dis
trthuted among individual farmers.
This proposal to break up the old
established Iandrtenure system,
which is to a large extent the feudal
system that originated. at the time
OF the Spanish conquest. is the most
important and Significant Of the re-
forms which the message suggests.
The establishment of an independent
class of small andholders- that is,
a thrifty. independent farming pop
.ulation-would give to republican
form OF government stability
which it could not otherwise gain.
The message may have the effect Of
staying the revolution. II the Con.
gress acts promptly and in accord
With the spirit of the message, a
new political era in Mexico may be
speedily inaugurated. Presumably,
the Inauguration OF the proposed re-
forms would involve the holding Of
a general election, in which case the
supervisory services of the United
States government may yet be de-
handed. Those who started the
revolution now in process justify
themselves upon the representation
that the last national election was a
farce-a manipulated and prede-
termined affair. 1t is more than
doubtful whether a fair and salts
factory election to inaugurate new
political era in Mexico could be he'd
without outside assistance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-04
ROAD men
Are Named by the County
Court for the Various
Districts.

Late Monday afternoon the county
court appointed the following road
supervisors for the ensuing year:
CLARK district-W. C. Kester,
Thomas Bennett. John Rector and
J. C. sharps.
Coal district-William Strother,
Allison Bartlett and Charles Green.
Clay district-.L. ID. Martin,
George Tetrick, C. IA. Thompson,
Joshua Thompson. R. Robinson and
Harvey Bice.
EIk district-G. wv. hickman, Will
liam Nutter, d. s. Young, John
Booth and M, j. Green.
Eagle district-E. M. Hess, ]. S.
Griffin. Sylvester Lyon, C. d. Robin
son, "A. j. Michael, Emory Shreeves
and A. j. Garrett.
Grant district. w. Miller,
Samuel Sheets, G. Nv. Stout, Elias
McWhorter and Whitefeld Reed.
TenmiIe district-G. Nv. Williams,
Hiram Lynch, William l.. Pepper
ana Harvey Warner.
sardis Dissatisfaction Fittro, ],
u. Lindsay, r.. V. Thompson, Sam
uel 'Lanham, d. W. Kemper and
Temple Smith.
Simpson district-E. n. Palmer,
tHarter Stout. n. Green, Fred
White and James B. supler.
Union William Burnside.
Henry Noon, j. w. Sommerville, ].
"A. Howell, James Musser, Harvey
Moore, Jud sidebottom, J. ID. Mitch
ell and John Wilcox.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-04
An Evening Echo.

There needs not great soul to
make a hero; there needs God
created soul which will he true to
its origin; that will be a great soul.
CARLYLE.
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New-York tribune., 1911-10-22

they know are above criticism. An umpire
may not walk TO suit them. but the fans,
not withstanding their insulting verbal as
saults during the heat of battle upon his
honesty of purpose. never feel any deep
doubt concerning his unpurchasable ale
glance to the square deal If umpres were
less spotless objects the fact that they are
c7ars from 80 until tho game Is called on
account OF darkness would. of course, make
their irregularities worth great deal OF
money. a naughty umpire might make
thousands Of dollars for rendering a wrong
decision. He would have 10 render string
Of them over a very brief period TO profit
much by trickery, because as soon as his
acts became identified ne would have 10
spend his earnings in another climate.
For instance. II Is within the power even
of one umpire to make or unmake an entire
season, to change the results Of scores Of
games by a word Hank O'Day called
Merkle out on the Polo Grounds at the
close Of the season of 1905 when he failed
to touch second base When Bridwell made
the hit that should have won the pennant
for New York thousands Of frantic fans"
leaped upon the field 10 congratulate the
Giants O'Day saw Merkle run 10 the
clubhouse and, throwing down his pro-
tector. he ran into the diamond, saw Eyers
hold the hall on second BASE and, above
the tumult, called Merkle out. Five thou
sand men were swdrming madly around
O'Day and the Chicago players. only
partly understanding the cause of the ex-
element. Men struck at O'Day. struck
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
CURE WAS EFFECTED.

II was strong me iCine, but it saved the
game. The lesson burned IS message on
the minds and hearts of the players every
where Gambling was taken by the hand
and led TO the entrance Of the ball park and
accorded less than fifteen seconds to go
away. From that day the league has re-
garded gambling as the cancer of the
game.
Undoubtedly the players rs class are to-
DAY the cleanest body Of professional ath-
letes in the new world. In the 70's the
fans used to say: "Aw, they threw the
game" When does one hear a serious
charge Of that kind now?
During the desperate pennant ace in the
American League in 1908 q single decision
nv Sheridan on a play a the plate killed the
hopes of St Louis. and day later de-
cision in the first inning a ball which the
White Sox insisted was n strike, ended
Chicago's hopes. In that same season Fred
Clarke was called out at third base on the
last day Of the National League season at
Chicago. and Pittsburgh lost the pennant
by that decision. But there was not a whis-
per Of criticism respecting the umpire
whose decisions blasted the fondest hopes,
perhaps, lndl bdStbdl ll4dNtlo '''il hil'"f
II the honesty of the game were Lot so
universally and cheerfully recognized the
numerous situations always manfesting
themselves where the old-fashioned crooked
work could do the trick so easily would
lead 10 doubts in the minds of the fans and
the game would die Except for the spirit
that pervades the promoters and players Of
the game, that they must be constant as
the northern star. the opportunities for a
weak man 10 be tempted would be so many
and might be made financially so adyanta-
geous that it would not be cause for sur
prise If a cog slipped now and then.
As baseball is played to-day II is prac-
tically impossible for questionable opera
tons to creep into the mannuvres Of the
diamond. Since the great leagues elimi-
mated gambling the banker and Office boy
know that at the hall park they Will find &
relaxation as nearly nawless from a moral
point of view as it is possible to obtain in
ar imperfect world. The lemonade may be
largely Imagination, but the virilty and
honor Of the gladi tors in the arena below
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22

Chance and struck Pfester; but the umpire
shouldered his way along, brushed angry
men aside 10 get his protector and walked
through the crowd to his dressing room.
Suppose ODay had neon lacking in
scruples! His easiest course by far was
to call Merkle safe.
Again. recall that nervy and important
decision of the same umpire in the world
championship game between Chicago ana
Detroit on October S. 1901. 1t was the trst
game Of the series. which finally ended IN
a tie in twelve innings. In the eleventh
inning Chicago actually scored the winning
run. only 10 lose It through the decision OF
O'Dav. a Chicago man and a National
Lacquer Slagle was on third base ana
started home with the ball back of third
in left field The ball was thrown home
and arrived after Sagle had crossed the
Mate and was nearly to the bench. Stein
foldt. who had been batting, was excited
and when the ball was thrown 10 the
ulate. wild and wide he jumped and let It
rit his sho,.lder and prevented Schmidt from
catching IT, O'Day, in spite of the fact
that Slagle had crossed the plate and that
there wasn't a chance to put him out
called him out because OF Steinfeldt's inter-
ference.
The mos; responsible player on the team
of course. is the pitcher. He comes pretty
nearly knowing the weak spots In the bat
ters who face him. lie knows that certain
batters Ike 10 connect with a slow ball,
others despise a spit ball. etc. II the un-
susceptibility of these men to the buzzins
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
One Need Har Back Only About Forty Years to Find Pro
fessonal Baseball in Sorry Straits Account OF
Bribery Scandals That Accompanied Gambling.

Why did IL not go the way that racing has
gone? What saved II from the punch that
put professional boxing in the sporting
bread line?
Along about 1875 ministers spent almost
as much time preaching against baseball
as against dancing and the liquor evil Re
formers made regulations and adherents TO
their cause because of the bitterness with
which they assailed baseball. They had no
great difficulty in proving that the game
as conducted was crooked.
Crookedness in the prize ring rather than
civilizations tender regard for its repre-
sentativcs that were pummeled there has
made that sport the target of effective an
tagonistic legislation almost countrywide.
Baseball was on the point of hearing the
public bid II emulate Rip Van Wrinkle and
OF finding the public ready TO encore the
imitation al the end of twenty years. Like
the defenders OF racing to-day, there were
those who maintained that betting was an
integral part of the sport and that its aboli-
tion meant ruin for baseball
In 1875 a revolt, led by w. A. Hubert,
owner of the Chicago Club was organized.
II had one object-to make the game 4
The strong rule against gambling was dis
regarded by the New York and Philadel
phia members of the National League of
Professional Baseball Clubs They went
out Of the organization and for seven years
New York and Philadelphia were without
league baseball.
The championship was in Louisville s
grasp about this time. Four players were
found to be taking brbes to throw game.
They were catapulted out of the league.
They never came back. nix, forever was
the decision of the directors of the new
snti-gambling outfit when these men made
numerous appeals for reinstatement one
man sent his wife to Hubert. She said that
the league had reduced her and her chill
dren TO hunger. Here's a hundred dollars;
take 1t and eat" said Hubert Come to
me again If your husband doesn't get work
! will never renstate him
New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
Nowadays and for Many Seasons Past Despite Occasona
Outcries the Public Has Had Implicit Confidence in
the Integrity of Umpires and Players.

Apparently nothing can stop the growth
OF the industry. or sport. whichever you
care 10 call e. except the creeping into II
of something dishonest 10 Kill the publica
enthusiasm The game has all the elements
OF strength; the American people rejoice
I'm clean athletic contests, and baseball
somehow has the power In an unusual
degree to shake the kinks out Of mans
mind, make him al heart boy again and
send home in an optimistic mood the per-
son who left the office. study or laboratory
pitifully pessimstic two short hours be-
fore.
Harking back for final glimpse OF the
czar-the umpire-and the many precau-
tions he has To take to guard against
criticism and keep his record clean the
following story is told Dy Hugh 5. Fuller
ton. the baseball writer. SILK OLoughhh'
the umpire had had a bad day. and was
complaining TO Tim" Hurst
"An umpire's life is worse than MUIR
derer's" walled silk" "He is an lshma-
lite. an outcast, a thing despised, loathed
and hated He must hide from his fellow
men: he dares not talk to any one; he has
no friends: he cannot speak 10 the players;
must hide in obscure hotels; conceal his