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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

Cairo Alexander County, illinois,
Population 13,147.
Mayor, GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk. r. A. HATCHER,
Treasurer, FRANK B. ARM.
STRONG.
City Attorney, HUNTER BIRD.
Comptroller, ERNEST NORDMAn.
Magistrate, ANDREW WHlTCAMP
Chief OF Police. j. G.. COWELL.
alexander County, Population 27,48l.
County Judge, w. S. DEWEY.
County Clerk, JESSE E. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk, ALFRED brown.
Sheriff, A. S. FRASER.
States Attorney, ALEX WILSON
County Superintendent OF Schools.
MRS FANNIE p. HACKER.
Assessor and Treasurer, W.D. LIP.
PITT.
Coroner, DIR. JAS. MMANUs.
Board of County Commissioners.
J. J. JENNELl.E Chairman.
G. V. NEFF
DIR. EDWIN GAuSE.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13

Gus Aure-
Illus, Of all that 10 gentle and
just, humorous and honest. rner-
oiful, wise, laughable, lovable
and divine, and all oonsecrated
to the use Of man. while through
all and over all an overWhelr-
ing sense Of obligation, of chival-
rio loyalty to truth and upon all
the shadow Of the tragic end.
Lincoln was not q type. He
stands alone--no ancestors, no
fellows and no successors. He
know and mingled with men Of
every kind, and, after all, men
are tho best books.
Lincoln never finished his eau
cation. To the night of his
death he was a pupil, learner,
an inquirer, seeker after
knowledge.
Lincoln was a many sided man,
acquainted with smiles and
tears, complex in brain, single
in heart, direct as light, and his
words, candid as mirrors, cave
the perfect image of his thought.
He was never afraid to ask,
never too dientied to admit that
he did not know. No man had
keener ~it or kinder hsmor.
He was not solemn. Solemnity
Is a mask worn by ignorance
and hypocrisy. Il is the preface,
prologue and index to the can
ming or the stupid. He was nat
ural in his life and thought,
master of the story te!!er's art,
in application perfect, liberal in
speech, shocking Pharisee and
prudes, S.sins any word that wit
could disinfect.
He waa an orator-clear, sim
cere, natural. He did not pre-
tend. He did not say what he
thought others thought, but
what he thought.
" you wish to know the diff
ference between an orator and an
elocutionist, between what is
felt and what is said, between
what the heart and brain can do
together and what the brain can
do alone, read LincoIn's won
drous words at Gettysburg and
then the speech Of Edward
Everett. The Grafton Of Lincoln
will never be forgotten. 1t will
live until languages are dead
and lips are dust. The speech
of Everett will never be read.
Lincoln was an immense per-
sonality--frn, but not obstinate.
- obstinacy is egotism--firrness,
heroism. He Influenced others
without effort, unconsoiouslN
and they submitted to him as
. men submit to nature, uncon-
sciousIy. He was severe with
himself and for that reason
lenient with others. He appear
ed to apologize for being kinder
than his fellows. He did nerci-
full things as stealthily as others
committed crimes.
He knew others because per.
fectly acquainted with himself.
He cared nothing for place. but
everything for principle; moth
ing for money, but everything
for independence.
He knew neither tyrant nor
slave. He neither kneIt nor
scorned. With him men were
neither great nor small; they
were right or wrong. Through
manners, clothes, titles, rags
and race he saw the reai--fhat
which is. Beyond accident,
policy, compromise and war he
saw the end.
He was patient as destiny,
whose undecipherable hero.
gIyphs were SO deeply craven
on his sad and tragic face.
It is the glory Of Lincoln that,
having almost absolute power,
he never abused il except on the
side Of mercy.
Wealth could not purchase,
power could not awe this divine,
this loving man. He knew no
fear except the fear of doing
wrong. He spoke not to infIame,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13

The above IL a correct statement of
the circulation OF TIE Cairo Bulletin
for the year 1910 and for the month
of January, 1911.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this LIST day Of February, 1911.
LEO ]. KLEB,
Notary Public
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13
Il Got Warmer.

Little Willie-Say, pa, doesn't 1t get
colder when the thermometer falls?
Pa-Yes, my son. Little Willie Well.
ours has fallen, Pa-How far7 Little
Willie--About FIVE feet, and when it
struck the hall floor 1t broke"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13

One would think that this situation
should call for some earnest alton
ton BY the men in authority, with n
view OF adopting some policy that
would result ultimately in relieving
the city OF this interest burden; aEa
that there has been seemingly htGe
OF no thought given to II, m years
taat it has not been matter Of
earnest discussion in committee, ana
of detailed report and recommends
ton by the mayor--that the financial
affairs of the city have been permit
ted 10 run along in hap-hazza"sl
go-as-you-pIease sort Of way--this
may properly call for some unpleasant
comment among the people OF Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13
THE President
OR UNCLE JOE?
Concluded from First Page.)

the issue, for the time being at least.
According TO gossip such reso:u-
lion PROBABLY will be passed by the
senate withou, reference to. a commit
lee and sent over 10 the house.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13
On the Trail.

"I'm cunning for railroads." an
nounced the trust buster.
Then come with me- whispered tho
near humorist. Il can show you some
Of the tracks, Brooklyn Life.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13

matter of its floating" debt Pro
ably ii is not the province Of the
comptrollers and treasurers repo
to go into these m#tters; bur certain
it should be made easy for any one
to gain This Information from sac
books Of the city a any time aud On
short notice-aud it ought to BE- 4
subject Of fri AMI detailed t~ea'menr
in the mavrr's MESSAGES, for the III
formation OF tie people and the city
council
In q general way it IL Known that
the city has been in a bad state wi5a
respect no Its 'foting" deh' Less
than two years ago it was an entire
year behind in meeting Its Necessary
running expenses. running up 10
sT5. 600 or $4,000 at the end Of the
fiscal year. The raising or the saloon
licenses and the increase In the Tar
able value of property has resulted
in reducing this lebt somewhat, tut
II probably still is in the nelgh1of-
hood of s65,oO0 to $4,000.
This floating" debt OF the city co..
sists Of about $4,000 of anticipation
warrants, so called because they a.
drawn against next years "rlnorat1~
tax levy TO meet this years expenses
These warrants are accepted at t'le'r
face value because they are passed up-
OH the taXable property OF the CIR
according TO law, and draw 6 per
cent interest. The balance Of thc
"fqaiing'' debt consists o. Ceriii;caieT
of Indebtedness, based upon the goof
failh OF the city government, and arc
discounted in the course OF trade
Both these papers" accumulate III
the banks Of the city in the course Of
ira year, and are aeli there until the.
following year, when the former are
paid out OF the tax levy and the Ia
te. out of the saloon license money
The bonded debt OF the city also Is
an unpleasant subject 1t amounts
10 about s62 900. They are 2o-Yea.
bonds, also drawing per cert inter
est They were Issued II years agc
in settlement of some Of the com
promised bonded debt of the city:
and although they will rall due -
1914, no thought seems to have been
given to tne fact--certainly no steps
have been taken to pay them.
The matter of interest on this
floating AMI bonded debt of the city
is an important one. On the antiei-
patton warrants the city pays ever
year from 1890 to $500 interest
and on account of its certificates o.
Indebtedness being discounted In
trade, II pays considerably more ror
its supplies than it would need to
pay If these certificates We're taken
at par. But this is a bad feature par
ticularly with respect to its bonded
debt. The $4,000 in bonds have
drawn interest to date for II years.
and during that time tae c,ty nay
paid interest on them to the amount
of $63,24o. At tine end of the 20 year
period it will have paid $74.4G0 in
interest and the principal remains the
same
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13
CAIRO IN 1890

The Y. P. s. c.. II. of the Preshy
terrain church celebrated the ninfl
anniversary OF the Society of CHRIS
tian Endeavor. Mr.. win Dewey ia
charge Of the program. MIR John &
Fisher. corresponding secretary, read
an able paper on the work and mis-
tory of the local society.
large number of Cairoites left Tor
Mardi Gras and Saengerrest festivl'
ties at New Orleans on Feb llth
including Mrs. Chas, Gayer and
daughter, Miss Clara. Mrs. VIM. Web
er and daughter, Miss Maggie, Miss
ulrlch, Miss Desimoni, and Mess's
Peter Day. David Marx, Z. Bucher
r. Hehsacker, G. R. Stuart and j. {
Fischer.
Ed W. Kelly returned home from
Colorado lin january whittier he
rad gone to seek his fortune"
A birthday party was given Miss
Nellie Kleb on the evening of Feb,
ruary l1th. Among her young friends
present We're Misses Maud Mason
Mollie Moran, LOWE Johnson, Emma
Hofheinz. Maude Cantwell and Floy
Hatcher, and John Jennelle and Lacy
Mason.
j. s. Aisthorpe, deputy U. S. in
ternal revenue collector was IN
charge of the collectors office in the
custom house during Collector Dap
HogaR's absence in Washington.
Winter Brothers moved their gro
Gerry stock into their new building on
Washington avenue, below EighIh
street on February 18th.
A surprise party was given Miss
Tillie Bross at her parepls new home
corner Washington avenue and II en-
ty4first street, on the night OF
nth. After dancing was over al
CANT repast was spread. Amon1
young people present were MI I
Maggie Siaplelon, Rose Eble, M \
and Minnie Kleb, Matte Ehs.
Messrs. Chas and VIM. FeuchEergp q
bert Smith, Clarence Petit AG
Louis Rossman.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13
He Was Immune.

Howell = Her laugh is contagious.
Powell Well. ] WIS In no danger d,
catching It. She was laughing at d. /,
New York Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13

The Bulletin Ia on sale nj the soI
towing places:
coieman's, 7n2 Commercial Avenue
Hsitidsy House News stand.
RIas Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13

Mrs. ]. B. Wenger will instruct lin
tied number students OF violin. man
iolin and guitar, Home phone 764.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number Of complete and
perfect copies OF The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and sun
day during the year 1910. .2287
Average number Of complete and per
feet copies of The Cairo Bulle-
tin printed daily and Sunday
during the month of January,
1911 ..., ..........2 560
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13

not 10 up
braid, but
I 0 C o n :
vince. He
raised his
hands not
to strike,
but in ben-
o d lotion.
He Ioneed
to pardon.
He loved
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13

For signs with class see Bnllard &
Nitzmiller, 1000 Commercial.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13

To tnow 'hc woest * cuc wss.
whereL. 70 letter \ ....fel Austin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13

Rooms 81 to $3.50 per week. 81 ohif
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13

Signs for any price for any bust
ress. Rullard & Kitzmller
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13

ne loved RoBT. @. INGERsoLI-
to see the
4 pearls of Joy on the cheeks Of
a wife whose husband he had
rescued from death.
Lincoln was the grandcst fig
ure Of the fiercest civil war. He
10 the sentiest memory Of our
world.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13
INCERSOLL'S
TRIBUTE TO :
LINCOLN > :

+ RIA N G {
minsling
of mirth
and tears.
o Z I h Q
tragic and
8 r tesque,
Of S 90
rates and
Rabsiais,
Of Aesop
and Mar
Gus Azure
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13

j. s. Aisthorpe, deputy U. S. in
ternal revenue collector was IN
charge of the collectors office in the
custusn house during Collector Dar
HogaR's absence in Washington.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-13

Winter Brothers moved their gro
Gerry stock into their new building on
Washington avenue, below Eight
street on February 18th.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14
No Laws Delay Hero.

In Perak, in the Malay peninsula, lawyers find no business, for modi- fled form of trial by ordeal decides all disputes. In place of tbe legai practi- tioner the pleader is q native boy who Is assigned to one or the other Of the sides and is given bamboo tube ill which is sealed the pleading of the person or party whom he represents. When all is ready two stakes are driven into the bed of a stream, and by aid Of a bamboo pole the heads of the two boys ate submerged at the same time By grasping the stakes they are enabled to remain under wa ter for quite awhile after their natural inclination would bring them to the surface, but at last one of them gives in and, releasing his hold of the stake, comes to the air. He is immediately seized. and the tube he holds is cast aside. The other lad is led ashore, his tube opened. and the document con tained therein stands as the decision in the case,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14
Why lie Wanted References.

At q credit mems dinner one of the veterans told this story: In the recon struction days a man from Alissis- sippi valley town came to ouT western house one day. We had sold hiH be- fore in a small way, and he always paid. He had enlarged his business, be told Us, and wanted bigger line than usual. but before making his SC lections he wanted Us to give him ref erences. We expressed surprise at such an unheard of demand, but he said, My two brothers-in-l have gone In with me, and they're very par ticular as to whom they dc business with. So we sent him to our banks, and he came back, said VIC were all right, picked out big line of goods, and in sixty days he busted We couldn't collect dollar. Two years later I met the man in Cincinnati and told him we had become Fecouciled to our loss. But will you please tell me, I asked, why did you want references as to our credit?' Well, you see, he answered, I wanted to know If you could stand it. Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14
Scott Relics at Abbotsford.

The present estate of Abbotsford was formed during the years 1911 to 1917 from various small farms, the first one purchased bearing the 'inharmo nious designation Clarty Hole. After Sir Walter Scott's death in 1884 a com mittee of friends collected fS,000 to- ward the redemption of the estate, and Mir. Cadell, the publisher, contributed the rest on receiving the rights over Scott's works. The library and mu scum had been given some years be fore by the creditors. As his son. Lieutenant Colonel W. Scott, died on his way home from India, the prop erty descended to J. R. Lockhart, his son-in-law, and thence to his daugh ter's husband, J. F. Hope-Scott, whose daughter held the estate for some years. Many Scott relics are preserv- ed in the house. notably his chair and writing table in the study and his ha. and gloves in the hall.-London Stand ard
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14
QrYinu Her Tears

What do, you do when your wifi. cries?" asked the younger man. 'Do you have to give in 10 her?"
 "No" said the alder man Give be- some monsy. ."-RuAfalo Express.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14
Hard For the Eskimos.

One of the difficulties of the Mora vian missionaries in Labrador is to make the Old Testament, with it's wealth of pastoral detail, intelligible to the Eskimos, not one of whom has ever seen horse. ''Sheep and cattle, says Hesketh Pritchard in Hunting Camps In Wood and Wilderness y
 they cannot realize or conceive of, for there are no domesticated animals save dogs ill that portion of the benin sula. They comprehend the story of Esau, the hunter, and that of Samson and the lion, which animal can be translated as polar bear, but of Abra- ham in the land of Mesopotamia they can form no picture. The nearest ap- proach to these ideas is drawn from the harvest of the sea, seals and fish taking tie place of f1ocks and herds"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14
MistIetoe a Menace.

Few people who know mistletoe only as a desirable feature of Christmas decorations understand that the plant is a parasite dangerous to the life of trees in the regions in which it grows. It is only question of time after mistletoe once begins to grow upon a tree before the tree itself will be killed. The parasite saps the life of the infected branches Fortunately it is of slow growth, taking years to de ve.up to large proportions, but when neglected 1t invariably ruins all trees 1t reaches. The only method of exter- mination is the cutting down of dis. eased trees.-Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14
PILES. FILES! PILES!

Williams Indian Pile Ointment v.s cure Blind, Bleeding and ltchiE :; pilsr. It abBorb9 the tuu1ors, allrt1 itching At once, acts as Pexlties gives instant relief. Williams' so dian Pile Ointment is prepared ssl' Piles and itching of the private p&r.s Sold oy druggists, mail soc snd t1.s& Williams Mfg. Co.,, props.. Clerelans ). Sold by McCanmou St SoH.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14
He Was Slow.

q had not talked to him more than fifteen minutes when he called me an Idiot"
 Gee! He didn't violate any speed limit in getting next, did heY-Boston Post
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14
c. S, M'NEW HAS

f Sr7'zr-T--- i1~., FOR SALE or exchange for city pro- perty 80 acres of fine land, 45 acres clear, 35 acres Virgin hardwood tim Der.
 FOR RENT. 1902 Ash, 13 rooms, block ground, $So00. I'll Beech, rooms city water, out houses, $12.50. 40S W. 17th. rooms, city water out houses 5000. 1924 w. 14th. nooms, city water, bath, lights $500. 1905 Cherry 4 rooms city water bath lights $14.50. 1903 Cherry, 4 rooms, city water, sink $1250. 700 W. 18th, rooms. city water, $7.00 121 Idaho, rooms $1000. 106 N. Pa. rooms city water, $s.50 Cor. 22nd and state, rooms $500. Cor. 18th and HIul. rooms, bath, electric lights s15.0o. S2e Texas, 4 rooms. bath. electric lights. $s.oo.
 Have rooms listed for ',~''t A,r"-,- keeping in very aes'r'N'H location.
 c. s rT'N-
 1o6 PINE ST.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14

70 accept good advice is but to M, rr,,lse ean's own abilir:F. Goethe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14
His Kind.

'I heard of man oncn who was going to make money hand over fist when he was carried off"
 By death:"
 ''No; by the police. He was porch climbing" Baltimore American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14
LOST

WANTED-15 GIRLS AT THE FAM
 ous. Those with experience pre- ferred. IL
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14
Two of Kind

II told dat feller I was SO flat broke I had to sleep outdoors" said Plod ding Pete.
 Did it touch his heart?" asked Me andering Mike.
 "No. He said he was doing the same thing an had to pay de doctor for tellin' him what blessin' 1t was."- Washington Star.
The Coconino sun., 1911-03-10

work trains, which have not been running for the last few days, on account of no train crews.
 Miss Minnie Tarr spent a few hours in Flagstaff on Wednesday, where she has resumed her mando- lin lessons with the Catholic sis ters.
 Elwin F. Tarr, wife and daugh- ter, were passengers on No. 10 Friday, returning to Winslow after two weeks vacation in Phoenix.
 H. Miller, timekeeper for Smith Construction Co. at Red Cut, re- signed and left for Kansas City the first of the week.
 Mrs. Marie Reynolds spent Sat urday visiting with Mrs. Milton Maynard, leaving for Winslow the same evening.
 Joe Dixon transacted business in Maine the last of the week.
 w. F. Stout visited with friends in Fairview Wednesday.
 F. Maynard was a Flagstaff vis- itor Friday.
The Coconino sun., 1911-03-10
MAINE MENTIONS
Maine, Ariz., March 8.

Conductors Moss and Tooker, with Brakemen Davis and Harris, and Engineer Schoar, resigned their places with the Smith Con- struction camp at Red Cut on ac- count of the construction company refusing to give them the ten per cent Santa Fe raise. Both crews left for Winslow the last of the week.
 Conductors Reynolds and Lan- den, with brakemen Hawkens, Hansen, Slass and Thressler, ar rived Wednesday morning to take charge of the Smith Construction
The Coconino sun., 1911-03-10
Gives Prompt Relief

William Fl. Douglas, IT,, ot Washington, D. D., says: l take great pleasure in informing you l have used Dr. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey, and it gave me almost in- stant relief.
The Coconino sun., 1911-03-10
Local and Personal

A. H. Beasley is home again from the south.
 A sure sign of spring-boys are playing marbles.
 Weather has settled for a time no snow or rain for several days.
 John. Byrom left Sunday for Dewey to remain couple of weeks.
 Deputy Sheriff E.. NJ. Tackett was in the city Tuesday from Williams.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Branagin were in the city from Bellemont yesterday.
 Ray Eddy, the telephone juggler, went to Camp Verde to look after his wires, Wednesday.
 ]. C. Mortz recovered sufficiently from a recent attack of the grippe to go to Bellemont Thursday.
 George Fleming, the Pitner light man, was in Williams Tuesday, where he placed number of lamps and secured a contract to install lighting system.
 If you notice number of young men, some fat, some lean and tall, counting one-two to themselves, don't be alarmed, they are merely learning to dance.
 Mrs. Mary Cowherd of Phoenix is visiting her mother, Mrs. H. McGookin, at Milton. Mrs. Me- Gookin has been quite seriously Ill for some time.
 Mrs. K. D. Prime left last Thursday for lower Oak Creek on q visit to her daughter, Mrs. Dolph Willard. She expects to remain a couple of months.
 Hugh Campbell, president of the Arizona fair association and chief wrangler of the Campbell-Francis sheep company, came in from the west Wednesday evening.
 Wm. 5. Beck, the tailor, has received his new French dry clean ing machinery and is prepared to handle the work on fine garments for ladies or men. It does the work right.
 E. E. Thurston and wife, who have been visiting at James By ron's the past week, left for Corn vile this week. Mrs. Thurston has been in poor health, but is improving.
 Bert Hoffman, who is working with the Hart cattle outfit on Can yon Diablo, was in the city We'd nesday. Bert says that both Can yon Diablo and Canyon Padre are running a good strong stream of water.
 It is reported that Conductor Pete Boyd, who owns furniture store and mattress factory at Winslow, has recently, in a spirit of economy, added a watch repair shop to his institution. Other rail artists, who are probably jealous of Pete's business ability, are re- porting around that he put in the watch repair department in order to get his ticking" for nothing.