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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09

Cairo, Ill. December 10th, A.D., 1910
TO the Stockholders Of the Muddy
Valley Mining and Manufacturing
Company"
In accordance with the request OF
all the Stockholders Of the above
Company Special Meeting Of the
Stockholders of the Muddy Valley
Mining and Manufacturing Company
IS hereby called. To be held at the
office of this corporation In the city
OF Cairo, State Of Illinois at 2 o'clock
p. m. on Tuesday the 18th day OF
January A, p. 1911.
The nature of the business to be
transacted at the proposed meeting
rs 70 consider and vote upon the
question to abandon the corporate en-
terprise, surrender the corporate
charter, franchises and corporate
lame and dissolve the corporation
w, P. HALLIDAY,
JOHN TIERNAN,
A majority Of the Directors OF said
Corporation.
Gilbert h Gilbert, Attorneys.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
ANOTHER FANATIC
BAND IN COURT
OF ABSOLUTE LIFE"
AND GIRLS WHO LIVED WITH
HIM CHARGED WITH DIsoR
Derby CONDUCT.

Chicago, Jan. 8,--Eyelyn Arthur
See, self-declared apostle of new
life in which all beings will be pc,
feet, appeared in the municipal cour,
today to answer to charges Of disor
DERBY conduct following police inyesti-
CATION of his apartments and his "ab
solute life' colony. Two girls, one
10 and the other II, who admitted In
court they had for months been living
with See, unchaperoned, also appear
ed in court under the same charges.
Mona Rees, the elder of the girls
was destined, according to the plar
Of See, to be the mother of the frs.
perfect child, she herself being al
most perfect, according 10 the cult'
teachings. The other girl, Mildrad
Bridges, was striving to attain thai
state
Twenty Or thirty little boys and
girls attended sort OF school con
lucted by these three and, accorlin2
TO See, were taught to be unselfsr
and to work for the love OF work, not
for money alone
Mrs. Felicia Rees, mother of Mona
also was Interested In the colony and
spent much OF her time teaching i'f
principles She told the police she a.
proved her daughters living with see
as all were perfect and, hence, sin
less
See, in court refused services Of al
attorney saying he nad the counsa
Of God and would purify the cour
room The hearing was postpone,
until jan IL, and See was refuse.
hail,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
MORE TROUBLE
FOR INSURGENTS
PEPRE SENTATIVE MANN LOAD
ING HOUSE DOWN WITH MO-
TONS UNDER NEW RULE
ADOPTED LAST SESSION.

Washington. Jan. 7,-More trouble
Is in store for che insurgents and
Democrat members Of the house who
arc trying to make the new rule CIV
ing the house power to take bill
away from a committee work smootn-
~ and effectively.
Representative Mann, Of Illinois, on
Thursday added lo7 motions to the
number then pending before the
house for the discharge OF commit
tees from the consideration OF vari-
Gus bills. This made lat such mo-
tons then on the calendar,
Today Mr. Mann introduced \
separate bills to put the necessities
OF life on the free list in the new
tariff law, and he minated that he
would soon submit motions to DIS
charge committees from the consider
aticn Of these bills so that they may
come before the house 10 be vote1
on.
al Of these motions wnica are au
thorized by the rule adopted at tbs
last session can be taken up only on
the first aud third Mondays Of eacf
month,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
EARNINGS of Writers,

There are at least fifty writers In
England who are making $1,000 year
each by their books. In this number
1t is possible that there are dozen
who make incomes Of i2.0O0 TO $4,000
a year. Marion Crawford is said to
have received f2.000 down for each Of
his novels. and he often turned out
three year. Sir Walter Scott made
100000 during his writing career. AL.
phonse Daudet received 100000 for a
single novel. Lew Wallace got In roy
nlties on "Ben-Hur" and The Prince
Of India' almost tsoOC0. For any Of his
stories Rudynrd Kipling is reputed to
charge . shilings Il word. Les Mis-
cradles" brought Victor Hugo close Old
f16.OO0.--T. P.'s London Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
FAVOR STERILIZATION
Illinois State Boards Ask Adoption u
Law to Prevent Propagation Of
Criminals and Others.

Sterilization Of the habitual Grim
inals, imbeciles idiots and feeble
minded wards of the state, will be
suggested In bill to be introduced In
the legislature and which will have
the support Of the state charities com
mission and state board OF admins.
tration, The purpose OF the measure
is to stamp out the transmission OF
imbecillty and criminal tendencies to
children
The measure Is now being prepared
by Judge Lawrence L. Sherman
president OF the State Board of Al,
ministration, the medicai features Of
the bin being prepared by pr. Frank
Billings Of Chicago, chairman of the
state charities commission.
The members Of both the State
Board of Administration and the
Charity Commission are unanimous
in their support of the proposed law
10 their aid in urging the passage Of
sterilization bill will come many Of
the medical men who nave made a
study Of the question and practically
every charity worker N the state
Sterilization laws are now effective in
four states, Indiana, Connecticut, Can
fornia and Washington. The Indiana
law has been in operation three years
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
Ire insurance.

Primarily life insurance is cooper.
ative plan to meet the default involved
In the premature death Of prodnc'
tive llves. a nonproductive life Is not
properly lnsurable a life stamped
with immortality is not insurable. \
life somewhat impaired through defec
tive family history or Us individual
weakness or disease II that life at the
same time Is 4 productive life, Is In
surablc III price, All OF which brings
US back TO the same eonc!usion--i e.
life insurance is great social plan
which merges the individual into the
mass and puts behind the frailts 81
man standing alone the immeasurable
strength of men standing together
Darwin =, Kingsley In Leslie's.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
Proposals Fer Doing TIE City Printing
For the Y2ar 1911.

Sealed proposals addressed to the
city council OF the city OF Cairo. | T.
nais, will be received at the ofh2c
fthe city comptroller ZIP to 7;@1
O'Clock p. m, Thursday. January ~,
1911, for doing the city printing fo7
the year 1911
All bids must include the publish
lne in some daily newspaper OF all
the proceedings Of the city council
ali ordinances governing the city OF
Cairo and al official notices required
by The city council or county court
The tyne 10 be rsed is to be what is
known as s point type
bond in the sum Of Two Hundred
Goo Dollars with approved security
MIST accompany each bid
The city council reserves the right
10 reject any and all bids.
Datri this 7th day Of January, A.
D. 1911
ERNEST WORKMAN,
City Comptro,l r
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09


Edmond dc Goncourt. the Frencb
novelist, admitted that he worked Will
an eye to his epitaph. and ne wanted
the epitaph to endure for long time
He records In his journal chat 9TH.
thought that the world may perish
may not last forever. is one which oc
casionally fills my mind with gloom, J
should be defrauded by the destyuc.
ton of this planet, for have written
only IN the hope of eternal fame. 4
reputation lasting 10000. 10000 even
100000 years, would be poor return
for the pains have taken, the priya.
tons have suffered. Under these
conditions it would have been better
to lounge aimlessly through life dream
ing and smoking my time away
Chicago News.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
Dresden China.

1t Is to Frederick Bottger, a native
OF Saxony --1Gs2-1719-- that we owe the
secret Of making china or porcelain
1t was hi ITO that d lucky accident
revealed to Bottger the true nature Of
the required paste. Having noticed
the unusual weight Of some hair pow
der, he inquired what Il was made Of
and found that il was finely powder
ed clay from ane. He forthwith pro-
cured some uf the clay. made vessels
OF It and, to his iniinIle delight, learn
ed that lie had at last found tlw very
mnterial he wanted In 4 word. he
had made the discovery VI porcelain.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
Proposals for Furnishing Lumber t
the City Of Cairo, Illinois, For
the Year 1911.

Sealed proposals addressed to the
city council Of tine city Of Cairo, III,
nols, will be received at the office or
the city comptroller up to 1880
o'clock p. NJ, Thursday, Jan. 10, 1911,
for furnishing to the city Of Cairo
Illinois, all lumber needed for public
use during the year 1911,
Bids must state price FOR each kind
Of lumber white oak, cypress, white
or yellow pine, the l. nber to be de-
liyereI to any part OF the city as may
be ordered,
A bond in the sum Of Five Hundred
$500 Dollars with approved security
must accompany each bid.
The city council reserves the right
to reject any anil all bids.
Date1 this Nh lay Of January, A.
D. 1911.
ERNEST WORKMAN,
City Comptrollcg
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
A HeartIess Joker.

In 'The Beaux and the Dandies'
Clare Jerrold recalls story of the
heartless Sheridan, who was at Bath
with Beau Nash. Meeting after long
absence one Major Brereton. who was
noted for bis high play at gambling,
Sheridan asked: How are you. major?
How have YOU been going on of later
Il have had a eatenisfortune since
last we met was Brereton's reply.
Il have lost Mrs Brereton.o
AYE" answered Sheridan. How
did you lose her at hazard or at
quinxe?'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
Danger of Rest In sprains.

Sprained ankles and knees are com
monest On The football field. and we
fancy that 1t has been largely from
the experience gained In treating these
football injuries that surgeons have
come to realize the danger Of rest,
Gradually it has become evident that
most Of the disability after sprains
resulted not from the sprain but from
the treatment. the unhealthy stagna-
tlon of fluid about an unused joint, the
resulting adhesions and muscular afro
ply. Now our football surgeons treat
their sprains, by massage and moderate
exercise from the outset, thus avoid
Ing the stlffening. the atrophy and the
tedious weeks Of .convalescence which
they used to infiict.--London Family
Doctor.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
Humanity In War.

The first man, so far as history can
speak on the subject, to do anything to
mitigate the hardness Of the usages Of
war was Marcus Aurelius, the noblest
Of the Roman emperors. or this illus
trious man De Quincy writes. +Mar-
GUS Aureiius first resomtely main.
tanned that certain indestructible rights
belonged to every soldier simply as a
man. which rights capture by the
sword or any other accident of war
could do nothing to Shake or limin-
ISL" Modern humanitarianism in war
dates front about the beginning Of the
eighteenth century.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
caaaina the Orator.

q Swiss understood the art Of pub
inDers. In the eyes Of some per-
there Is, however. one drawback
/, after dinner speeches are inter.
lbly long. In bygone days the
lie of Berne seem to have awak-
to a sense OF the einaiction Of
after dinner speeches, and they
lpon d plan, which Is observed to
day, for the purpose OF cutting
RS short when they become too
A man wearing bears skin
Is near the speaker, and IL the
+ becomes prosy and wandering
lrawh ont in his remarks then the
advances very grayely and just
It's claws upon the orators mouth
method has never failed 80 far
Mall Gazette
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting OF the stock.
iiolders Of the Alexander County Ma.
aonal Bank Of Cairo, Illinois, will be
held at the office OF the said bank
In the city OF Cairo, Illinois, on Tues.
day, January 10, 1911, for the election
of Board OF Directors and for the
Transaction OF other business. Polls
ill be open from 10 O'Clock am. to
p. m, ON said day.
JAMES RI. GALLdGAN, Cashier.
cairo, Illinois, December 10, 1910.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
Shrinking Billiard Balls.

.HH - I
ivory dries 1t shrinks. and expert.
has taught the ivory billiard ball
r that a tusk shrinks more In
than In length. To meet this
Iarity the best balls are made
tusks little thicker than the ball.
tusiss OF COW elephants are best
lilliard balls. They are not SO
q as bull tusks. and the fine nerve
re is not so plainly seen. Hhc
I'd ball IL turned IN the cough md
In a warm room for two years.
hen, after shrinking. turned again
b. New York Press
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09

In Denver are n couple Of sisters
who are trying To make living as
artists Their father. who lives In an
other town. ~ fairly well to do, and
not a month goes by but what the
girls have to write home for money
With which to pay expenses. Recent
~ one Of the girls saw a little story IN
IL magazine ana thought it funny. In
1t one man asks another how his son
Is getting along in the city. 'yery
we'll indeed" replied the other. 'He's
progressing Now he's spending only
$40 week more thin he earns"
The girl cut the story out and sent
1t to her father. 1t hadn't been mailed
an hour when she received a clipping
from him 1t was the same story
Denver Times.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
Secretary
afro. ILL.,, Dec, s1st, 1910.

American ~ gs7-4 NJ Cc~a4a.
Wherever IA Aarn,'r', aap u f5r Q
mud in pfoporti9iiAta ~. ipa;hetie
reception he 'cares So u SITE issue thl
iudclibIe impression ~ hi4 risi3 pef-
aonallty in such wise BE- Il c'&tNaia.:
the scdate old maritime provinces 80
very rapidly fhat son can lltfaiy flnd
any difference between tl.en and
Maine or Massachusetts. This Is in
obedience to a natural law which must
Ering about such results. His man
Ders. his speech, his coinage, his means
Of communication, whether by land or
sea, are entirely reciprocal with Can
ada, but as he Is mighty and Canada
~ feeble numerically the greater, AZ
usual, includes the less.-~F. 7. Bullen
In London Mail,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
IMPRISONED JOYS.

Keep your faith in all beautiful
iinss in the sun when i. IS hid
en-, III the spring when i is gone
nd then YOU viii find that duty
nd service and sacrifice, all The
ID ogfes and bugbears Of life.
ave joys imprisoned in their deep
1t dungeons. And it j, for you to
i them free-the immortal joys
lat no one. no living soul Ct fate
. circumstance. can rob you Of
ice you have released them.
10y Role Gibson.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
CAIRO & THEREs n. r. co.
TIMETABLE
ii effect January 1st. 1911.

In effect January 1st, 1911.
Trains leave Cairo for Cache, VIII
Ter City, Fayyille and Thebes at It'd
a. m. and 400 d. m.
Trains arrive Cairo from Thebes.
Fayville, Miller City and Cache at
1910 a. IN. and $40 p. m,
All trains daily except Sunday.
Il, A. SMITH, President.
w. l. POMEROY, Agent
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09

January 18th, 1911, for the removal
OF all garbage in said City of Cairo
during the year 1911.
Said garbage shall consist Of all de-
eayed fruits, vegetables and kitchen
affals in front OF all residences in said
City OF Cairo, and shah also consist OF
all dead animals which are to be
found in all streets, alleys and private
premises in said City of Cairo.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted shah be required to remove
all garbage during the months here
matter nt III as follows:
For the months Of February ard
December, Of the year 1911, two (2)
times each week; for the months of
March and April OF the year 1911,
three CD times each week for the
months of May, June. July, August,
September, October and November OF
the year 1911, six 60 times each
week.
ANY dead animals which shall be
found upon any of the streets and
alleys or upon any private premises
in said City OF Cairo, shall be remov.
ed by the contractor Immediately aft
er his attention shall have been call.
ed to the same
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted shall be required to remove.
said garbage in "A wagon or wagons
containing steel tank or bed which
shall not be less than three-sixteenths
of an inch thick and shall be water
tight and which shall contain a lid
or lids on the top thereof which shall
he so constructed as to prevent, as
mucG as possible, the escape OF any
stencil from the garbage contained In
, the tank or bed OF said wagon o.
wagons, and said lid or lbs shall be
Kept tight and closed at all times ex.
cept when garbage II being put INTO
the tank or bed OF said wagon or
wagons
No'lid will be accepted by the said
City Council Of said city Of Cairo,
lunless the person making such bid
/ viii agree to furnish wagon or
wagons containing tanks and lids OF
the Kind above mentioned, and fail.
nre to keep the lid or lids on said
tanks seeGrel% and tightly closed II
y times when garbage Is not actuallr
Icing placed in the tank upon said
wa6on or wagons shall give the said
City Council of said City OF Cairo the
right to- terminate said contract nj
any time said City Council mag de.
sire to do so.
! The removal of said garbage an,.
dead animals shall be done to the
satisfaction Of the Board Of Heath
of said City of Cairo, and the same
shall be deposited not less than ono
mile away from any inhabited portion
Of said City of Cairo
: A bond in the sum of Eve hundred
(5Gl) dollars, payable to the said
City of Cairo. with security to be ap-
proved by the said City Council OF
said City Of Cairo, must accompany
each bid
Said City Council of said City al
Cairo reserves the right to reject any
and all bids
Dated this 7th day of January, A
y. 1911
ERNEST WORKMAN,
4 City Comptroller.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
NOTICE no STOCKHOLDERS

The regular annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the FIRST BANK &c.
TRUST COMPANY, Cairo, Illinois.
win be held at its banking rooms in
tae City of Cairo, on Tuesday. Janu-
airy 10th, 1911, at $3.50 D. nj. for the
purpose Of election OF Directors and
snch other business as may properly
come before said meeting.
H. n. AlsTHOR2E,
Secretary
Cairo. ILL.,, Dec, 31st, 1910
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
NOTICE.

Dog tax Is now due The tax or
every dog in the city OF Cairo. ose
the age Of two months, Is So for each
year. All persons keeping Or harbor
ing dogs around their premises Wit,
out having paid the tax, will be
prosecuted 70 the full extent OF :hs
Law.
JOHN SHEEHAN,
Street Superintendent,
Poiiss Headquarters,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
Proposals For the Removal Of earb
age for the Year 1911.

Sealed proposals addressed 10 The
City council Of the City of Cairo,
Illinois VIII be received at the office
Of the City Comptroller os said City
81 Cairo at No, I'LL Commercial ave.
nue., IN the City OF Cairo. Illinois, IN
TO 1872 o'clock b. m, Of Thursday,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
POSITIONS WANTED.

Perhaps you can't secure just the
lind Of employment in this city you de-
ire. A Position Wanted ad in this
tpcr and 80 other daily papers in In
llama, Illinois and Ohio will get what
5ou want. $3.50 per line each insertion.
NuStill Advertising Syndicate, Elwood,
,,,iAn3, Write for list of papers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09

HENRY cLEWs SAYS WEEK THIS YEAR IT'S
TWO PREDDEcEssoRs-ALL MONEY MARKETS GOOD
coNDIToN-BETTER INVESTMENT CONDITIONS REsPoh.
slHLE FOR MucH-RAiLRoAD CASES. HOWEVER, VERY SER.
Gus MATTER-rLis TIME or YEAR RAILROADS ARE MORE Ac
TIVE IN IMPROVEMENT oPERATloNs-sETTER VALUES LOOK
ED FOR.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09

FOR .sALE--Dry kindling, stove
wood and heating stove wood. Apply
West Twsnty-first street. Rell phone
Ills. 5. L. Brown.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
LOST.

LOST--Dark brown Drindle pup
Ears are clipped. long tail tipped with
white Return to 1907 Commercial
and receive reward
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09

FOR ASALE-4Cheap, Encyclopedia
Brittanica-25 volumes. Address
Books this office.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
FOR SALE.

Or SALE-One OF the most mod,
and spacious residences in
o, II rooms and two BATH rooms,
m heat and modem improve
It's, grounds fronting 100 feet on
nut st, 100 feet on Tenth st.
OF the most desirable and CEN
locations In Cairo. Apply Winter
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
WANTED.
HELP WANTED-MALE.

Observation-Disclosures bookkeep
er (male) one acquainted with retah
trade, good opportunity for live one.
National Wooden Mills.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09
FOR SALE OR TRADE.

If you want to Sell or Trade any.
thing, want ad In this paper and SO
others in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio win
find your party. It will only cost you
$3.50 per line OF 6 words, write us for
list Of papers. Austill Advertising Syn
dictate, Elwood, Indiana.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-09

FOR SALE-Two pianos OF repusa-
ton; slightly used. Cali Thiebes
Piano Co., 200 Eighth street.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-12-08
Proposition Number =.

Price, Reduction Cash with. rderof course: We have demonnaedth this feature to the entire
stsfachono many of our friends this fall It very simple. Just make out a list in Quantities
of the Kings you need. Attach teb etpm es you have hear Of bng it us with yur authority
for the prices you show, suchas speGal lists catalogues ec. We will .nota agree to undsent the
save yu this: First The annWnceo of sending your order this SIS uyi title; Second
The delay between sending order and ecIt of goods- that's more; Third The danger of hamD
lost in transit still more; FOURTH, The probability of havng goods damaged and broken in
transit that's most And above all this We offer 1.-The opportunity of eemg what you get When you
into. If yout think it a doubtful pop@idonw we have but one requeh-TRY U.s. ~e
When you get the Xmas lumber your favoem magazine tmemss undhing Better uwy but
in your hurry don't overlook the SPECIAL ORDER SIP and SAME DAY MATT ORDER FEATnPE'