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Douglas Island news., 1911-08-30

The Klondike strike was made fifteen years ago on the 17th of this month. Dawson celebrated the anniversary with appropriate ceremonies.
 The gasoline launch Prickly Heat, sailing on Lake Eyak with party of Cordova pleasure seekers, caught fire and sank. The occupants escaped.
 A Nome dispatch says that while Gus Carson was talking at the telephone wires became crossed with heavy power wire, and he was electrocuted, dying instantly.
 Rev. George M. Irwin, once g resident of Southeastern Alaska, where he preached, practiced law and ran newspaper, died on the 23rd at Seattle, after short illness.
 pr. William Thompson, physician and teacher at Athoik, on Kodiak isl and, Alaska, has begun suit against Mary OxalI for ffty.seven hundred dollars for jilting him.
 The movement for the development of quartz mining on Seward peninsula has begun to assume proportions that are likely within short time to oVer- shadow the placer industry,
 Owing to the ravages of disease, the natives at Chignik are dying off at an alarming rate. SiEce the eGd of May twonty-three men, women and children have died, while many more are af- fected.
 TAo United States Smelling and Re fining Company, which has entered the Alaskan field in opposition to the Guggenheims, has sent experts to the Seward district to leok over various properties.
 Col. Sol Ripinsky had on display last Wednesday a couple of boxes of straw berries taken from his garden. One of the berries measured six inches in cir. conference, and many of the others were close to that measurement.- Haines Pioneer Press.
 Col. Roosevelt, in his recent Outlook article, said: "The government must control the development of Alaska" If this means anything, it means that the government itself must undertake the task of developing the resources of Alaska and administering them.
 The Valdez Prospector says: Follow. ing the fire at the Cliff mine last Satur- day, 100 tons of ore below the stamps caught fire and are still burning, keep ing the temperature of the machinery at high degree. The sulphur in the ore igniting, it is impossible to put it out with water.
 Stroller White, of the Whitehorse Star, is out with subscription list to raise fund for "haud. painted glacier" to attract tourists to the Rapids City. Stroller contends that hand painted glacier will stand the heat of summer and the ravages of ice worms in winter better than the real article.
 The proposed visit of Clifford Pinchot and Senator Poindexter, of Washing ton, to Alaska, is said to be for the pur- pose of making personal investigation of the Controller bay situation. These gentlemen have lost confidence in the report of the geodetic survey or are the victims of malicious alandaC.
Douglas Island news., 1911-08-30

It is now quite popular for congress- men and senators to put in their spare time drawing bills calculated to cure all the ills from which Alaska is suffer ing, or is supposed to be suffering. The latest to offer his talent to the cause is Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska.
 A Fairbanks dispatch to the Cordova Alaskan announces that Judge Cush- man has political aspirations and may seek the republican nomination for delegate to congress, and says he is we'll known to both the First and Fourth divisions, and has large circle of friends in the Third district.
 The report has reached here that a rich body of ore has been encountered in the Beatson mine on Knight island, strike which oversteps anything yet encountered in that property. About 75meu are employed on the property and are turning out more ore thau the present steamer capacity can take care of.
 The Pioneer Mining Company's Ego devil" at Nome is proving a success. It will take a fve-ton load up over the divide with ease and will haul loads up to the limit it is expected to do over the tundra The machine is proving the proper power for transportation of freight over the tundra where wagon roads have not been constructed.
 An effort to get wireless stations es, tablished at outlying points in Yukon Territory will be undertaken at Ottawa soon by Bishop Stringer. The bishop believes that such places as Herschel island, Fort Macpherson and Rampant house would be robbed of great share of their isolation and the people there and the country in general be wonder. fully benefited if wireless plants were put in operation.
 Nome,-When the schooner Redfeld, from Seattle to Nome, arrived off Cape Flattery, the captain found on board a seasick girl, 16years old. She confessed that she had slowed away to be near her sweetheart, the engineer. By yir- tue of bis authority as commander on the high seas, Capt. McKenna pro nounced the engineer and the stowaway man and wife. The girl dried her tears and the couple arrived here after a happy voyage.
 w. Fl. Isom, of the N. A. T. & T. O., came in on last nights train from Whitehorse, enroute from Fairbanks to the outside. Mr. Isom says that every thing is all right in the Fairbanks country except that the mines in that vicinity are and will be short of help on account of the stampedes in every direction. Mir. Isom laments the fact that there does not seem to be at the present time any considerable number of old-time prospectors in the country. He can discover no reason for the dis appearance of the old timers unless it be that they have all got their home stake and gone to distant lands. In regard to the rumor that his company had sold out their holdings, he said there was nothing in the story. The company has closed out all the small trading stations and confined their business operations to the main supply points along the Yukon. But they are still in the country and doing business .as of ,ynre.-Skagway Alaskan.
Douglas Island news., 1911-08-30

It is now quite popular for congress- men and senators to put ill their spare time drawing bills calculated to cure all the ills from which Alaska is suffer ing, or is supposed to be suffering. The latest to offer his talent to the cause is Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
Observation-Disclosures
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBoRs
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The Woman's Club met at the home
LOT Mrs. b. Hutcherson Thursday
afternoon. A large number was in
attendance and roll call was answered.
by quotations from Burns. A sketch
OF the life Burns was read by Mrs.
w. A. Wall and was highly appre-
ciated by all Mesdames Fl, Hood
and w. Read favored tie club with
an instrumental duet after which cur
rent events We're disct ssed. Follow
ing this a general talk on the park
question was INDUCED in and it. is
hoped by the ladies that the city au-
tnorities will soon have the old belfry
removed from the park site. The
club is preparing to give an enter
tainment about Feb. 2Sth. Further
announcement will be made later.
The club win meet Feb. 10th with
Mrs l.. G. Perks.
Misses Minnie Blanchard and Eta
Elliott CT Cairo spent Thursday even
| ing with Mrs. G. e. Richey and Miss
Harriet Hawley on Poplar street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
xzase.xEzxse : n -
,horr ~ tho MOB.

A procession of the unemployea
thai took place in London in l7Gl did
not meet with any great success or
public sympathy In that year wigs
went out Of fashion. and the wigmak
ers Of London were thrown out of
work and reduced TO distress, They
petitioned George III to compel gen
tlemen to wear wigs bylaw. AS the
wigmakers went in procession to ST.
James to present their petition it was
noticed that most of those persons
who wanted to compel other people to
wear wigs wore no wigs themselves.
This striking the London mob as very
Inconsistent they seized the process
sionists and forclbly cut off all their
hair.-London Express.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
tloqarth Used TO forget.

William Hogarth. the famous Eng
fish artist. WAS ~ alisentmtnded be
caused his friends much entertain
ment. When he was prosperous enough
TO have his own carriage he first used
1t to make call upon the lord mayor
When he came on Of the Mansion
House it was raining hard and the
artist tnlmpcd the entire way home
wet to the skin When asked why he
mad not come in the carriage he said
he forgot al about H. and q messen
ger had to be dispatched to the coach
man to tell him TO return.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04

A young san Franciscan the owner
OF large and valuable collection OF
autographs, once wrote to James Me-
Neil Whistler. politely requesting bis
signature The letter was sent In care
of the London Royal academy. with
which the famous American painter
was NJ outs After four months the
letter was returned to the San Fran
cisco address from the dead letter or
fee in WasiliJgtml Covering the en-
velope was the word repeated mum.
berless times. Unknown"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
BREAKS UP BAD COLDS
Most Effective and Harmless WAY e
Cure Cold and End All
Grippe Misery.

1t Is positive fact that dose
of Pape's Cold Compound taken ev.
cry two hours until three consecu
tive doses are taken will cure Grippe
or break up the most severe cold
either in the head, chest, back, stom.
ach or limbs
You distinctly feel the cold break,
ing and all the disagreeable grippe
symptoms leaving after the very llrsi
dose. 1t promptly ends the most NUS
cradle headache, neuralgia pains
dullness, head and nose stuffed up
feyeushness, sneezing, sore throat
running of the nose, mucous catarrhal
discharges, soreness, stiffness and
rheumatic twinges.
Pepes Cold Compound is the re.
suit Of three years researches at a
cost OF more than fifty thousand dol.
lars and contains no quinine, which
we have conclusively demonstrated IS
sot effective in the treatment Of
colds or grippe.
TAKE tnlS harmless compound as
directed, with the knowledge that
there is no other medicine, made
anywhere else in the world, which
will cure your cold or end Grippe
misery as promptly and without any
other assistance or bad after-effects
as a 25cent package Of Pape's Geld
Compound, which any druggist in the
world can supply.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
The Poor Man,

A man sent to an insane asylum with
a load Of coal found on his arrival the
gates We're open. but not knowing
where to deposit the fuel he left his
horse and cart outside while he went
to inquire He walked about the
grounds, but failed to see any one,
so made his way back to the gates,
but to his horror found they were clos
ed, lie tried in vain to open them
and appealed to passersby to help him,
as the borse and cart belonged to him.
Fancy said one passerby to another,
that poor man thinks he is carter
london Ideas
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
Tho Arrow Of St. Edmund.

The legend of the death of st. Ed.
mund was curiousIy corroborated
after lapse Of eight centuries. The
story goes that The martyr was tied
to a tree and, as torture proved un-
awaiting 10 mske him recant his faith,
was shot at with Danish arrows till
tree ~ .lOXnn to which he was said
to haze been bound and which was
twenty feet in circumference fell in
1S4S, and according to THE Black
Letter Saints of the Prayer Book') a
piece Of iron like an arrow head was
found imbedded in the wood
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
Wife Got Tip Ton Advice.

My wife wanted me to take our
boy to the doctor to crre an ugly
boil" writes D, Frankel of Stroud,
Okla. u said put BucElen's Arnica
Salve on it, She did so, and it cured
the boil in a short time" Quickest
healer Of Burns, Ccalds, Cuts, Corns,
Bruises, Sprains, Swellings. Best ,pil
cure on earth, Try it, Only 25c al
all druggists
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
THEBEs, ILL
February 8.


Mr. Otto Adams OF Cairo was d
visitor in Thebes thursday.
At r, A, Brown &Sons drug store
is beautiful display Of valentines
the handsomest ever.
Mr.. Hugh Sitton, formerly of ST
Louis, has returned to Thebes -
help his father in the grocery bis.
mess.
Barber Paul Phelps was a visaog
in Cairo Wednesday.
There is talk of organizing a boas.
ter club in Thebes. Every business
man and property owner should
take an interest in this and try and
boost oar little burg
j. H. Vow :; Co, formerly of Par
ageyilIe, Mo, have opened up a
lew lestaurane ana grocery store on
Second Street
Miss Della Crawford, age s, is to
20 TO Cairo this afternoon to sing at
he Evening Citizens spelling cos
est in the High School building 10
might. Her song will be "Stiugy
Kid" with which she has made a
great hit in Thebes -Iiss Helen
Edwards, age 10, also Of Thebes,
will give a recitation.
A negro named Lawrence Fraz-
Ter came over from Illimo, Mo-, and
lear the tower of the Cotton Belt
road was letting himself off while
The train was going lively He saw
train approaching on the other
rack, fearing it would run over him
he grabbed the iron OF the car he
vas slightng from and was thrown
lnder the wheels. They ran over
lis neck, crushing 1t fiat. He hal
1een working at Elmo and was on
ne way to MS home In Cairo to see
Ms sick wife, -Four dollars and
some cents were found in his shoes
lie will be buried here oy the cour..
ty
Mayor King has been on the sick
List for few days past
llt bulittlA NOW has TWO WI -
pondents in Thebes. A combined
news bunch will appear in this pa
per from them every Wednesday and
Saturday. Now is a fine time to sub.
scribe for the great home daily, the
Bulletin, which covers this field bet
ter than any other does or ever can
Ten cents a week delivered at yorr
home or business place every nom,
ing by the carrier
Mrs. Ellen Storm of East St.Louis
is visiting her sister-in.law here
Mrs. Annie Storm.
The Holly-Baker Lumber Co., are
building planning mill in the extreme
south part of town. 1t will give en-.
ployment to about fifteen men.
A young woman SAID she would
like very much to take the Bulletin,
and would do so, if she could read!
Alas! Alas!
What il the matter with putting a
five or ten-cent theatre in the old
courthouse on the bluff? 1t is In
about the central part of town AMI
when lighted by electric glims would
make beautiful display in The
night. t1ii
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
MOUND CITY.
February 8.


Misses Kate Conley and Ella Dolan
were Cairo shoppers Thursday after
noon.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Episcopal
church will meet next Wednesday at
the nome of Mrs. f. Hoffman instead
OF Mrs. ]. NJ. fuckers as was pre-
Wously stated.
Mrs H. Wright of Villa Ridge was
shopping here Thursday.
Mrs. f. Tinnemeyer of Cairo, spent
Thursday with her daughter Mrs. g.
C, Arey of this city. She was accom-
panied home by her little granddaugh-
ter, Vera, who will spend a few
weeks there.
]. Childers of Mounds, transacted
business here Thursday.
Lawrence and Mary Mulroney and
Miss Julia Schuler visited in Cairo
Wednesday.
II. A. Wilson of Metropolis is visit
ing relatives here this week.
Mrs. Gus Johansen and son Carl
were Cairo visitors Thursday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
A Cent.

A cent is little thing. but In the az
gregate 1t Is mighty. We speak of the
copper cent" but 1t Is not entirely
copper. Its composition is 95 per cent
copper, 3 per cent tin and 2 per cent
zine. That alloy is in reality bronze,
and the official name of The cent Is
bronze" There used to he a copper
cent, but an act disseminating its coin
age was passed In 1877 For seven
years nS57-64) we had q nickel cent
and up to 1857 a copper half cent.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
MOUNDS.
February 8.

February 3.
| Mama Mama, here comes Rip Van
Wrinkle
Said our little airi with 4 mc.ry
4 tWiuAle.
ION no, my daring, insit" him in.
4 He is the representative of The
Bulletin AZ
Il Mrs. Alice DeGelder of Beech
Ridge was visiting in this city Thurs
Il day.
II MANY OF our farmers are planning
! their Alaska peas this week. The
Il crop will be small this season as seed
are scarce and high in price,
Chris Geek, president of the Cairo
Brewing Co, Of Cairo, was Up Friday
morning looking after business.
Mrs. II. ]. Neibower, Miss Ina Ma
son and Miss Margaret Lockman Of
1 Dongola, visited Mrs. j. +. Richard
son on Blanche avenue yesterday.
4 A. Minton of Shiloh was shopping
4 In town this morning.
Miss Lydia Beringer has scld her
lot, made vacant by the fire on Oak
street, to Omer Hudson.
There are special reasons why
railroad men should attend the Y.
NJ. c. A. convention at Freeport on
Feb. 9-l2. Two full conference SEES
sions will be devoted to practical rail
road problems, road men, shop men,
railroad officials and association sea-
retames will participate in the discus
sion.
DR.. A. b. Royal of Villa Ridge and
Judge w. A. Wall of Mound City at
ten led the directors meeting of tie
First tSate Bank Thursday afternoon.
l.. Crippen OF the |. C. force who
has been in the hospital at Cairo
where he had his leg amputated be
low the knee, has recovered sufficient
to resume his duties at the bill desk
Mrs. Geo. Blank returned yesterday
from Vienna where she had been at
tending a meeting Of the Eastern
Star
Ii seems like spring to see every
one cleaning up their yards ano
trimming the shrubery,
Ray Taylor has accepted a position
as delivery man for E. G. Brittons
milk dairy.
The total attendance at all religious
gatherings OF the Y. M, c.. A. last
year is reported to be 5,094,522.
Mrs. B. A. Royal of Villa Ridge Wis
tied with Mrs. Frank Grain o"
Blanche avenue last evening and al
tended a meeting of the Eastern stan
The only way for our merchant
to induce the people to buy at nom
is to deliver the goods We hear
one lady say to another 81 paid m!
car fare to Cairo the other day an
tramped all over town trying to find 2
certain piece of goods, but could no
find what | wanted so | came bael
to Mounds and went to Jake Blum!
and found just the kind and quantity
of goods wanted and the price wa
right" This speaks in thunder tones
for Mounds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
Help For the Electrician.

If you are ever puzzled in working
with electric wires az to which is posi-.
tive and which Is negative or whether
the current is alternating there is no
simpler method than the use of pc
tato Cut the vegetable in half and
insert the ends of the wire into the
fresh body, About the positive wire a
green stain will at once appear, due to
dissolved copper. If the current is al
ternating the ends of both wires will
be surrounded by dark colored stains,
Chicago Tribune
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
SANG lren OF PRUSSIA.

We are accustomed to regard sand
as utterly barren but the plants native
to the coast sands of Prussia have
been enumerated by naturalists whose
estimates vary from III to pa varie-
ties. OF these one of the most avail
able is the Arundo arenaria maram
which thriyes only in sand and in the
salt air Of the beach This in time
serves to prepare the soil for larger
plants
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
Whittier's Safeguard.

When an oYertimid visitor from tie
city once commented to the poet Whit
tier upon the insecurity that seemed
inseparablc from so many doors oren
ing out from al sides Of the large Cd
country home the master of the house
strovc gently to restore confidence by
pleading that most Of them were lock.
ed at night.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
NaS F1zA1r1'ir
Be Yourself.

Insist on yourself; never initiate.
Your own gift you can present every
moment with the cumulative force o.
whole life's cultivation. but of thn
adopted talent of another you have
only an extremp0raneous, half pos
session. That which each can do best
none but his Maker can teach him.
Where Is tine master who could have
taught Shakespeare? Where is the mas
ter who could have instructed Frank
lin or Washington or Bacon or New
ton? Every great mar Is uniqus. Do
that which is assigned to you and Vol
cannot hope too much or dare too
much. = Emerson
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04

A glutton once made n bet that ia
could eat ten apple dumplings at one
sitting if the other party would pas
for the accompanying wine. After t!Ia
ninth dumping. however. he declared
himself beaten Sadly he regarded the
tenth dumping, which still reposed OH
his plate. Shaking his finger at it. he
said: "Ah. If Id known you'd be-
left over ID have eaten you first"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
Spoilina His ADVANTAGE,

Robert Lowe, the English journalist,
was always saying good things Look
at that fool throwing away his nat
ural advantagesw he exclaimed wien
a deaf member of the house OF com.
mons put up his ear trumpet.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04

Ralph Waldo Emerson once made *
crushing reply 20 n man who asked
him whether tie people IN Boston did
not feel alarmed Said Emerson.
What about" Said the man. "Why,
the world is coming 10 an end neat
Monday" emerson replied: I'm glad
Of it, We can Eet along great deal
better without it,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
nrnaru Waitinn.

The chap who lives on the strength
of what he nsed to be has TO wait q
long time for the second table.-Chi-
cago Journal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04

S. w, Bends, of Coal City, Ala, has
Il justiiable grievance Two thieves
Stole his health for twelve years.
They were liver and kidney trouble.
Then Dir. Kings New life Pills
throttled them, He's we'll now TN
rivaled for Constipation, Malaria,
Headache, Dyspepsia Csc, at all drug
giSts,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
Enual 10 the Cat.

Semple-Johnson has trained his ell
to climb a brick wall Nistor-Oh
that's no stunt. I've trained my ivy
to do that Detroit News.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
GREATEST MEDICINE ON EARrf


A prominent citizen OF Evansville
Ind, writes: Il was i'll for five
months with a pulmonary trouble, and
had the best Of dcrtors;--l had len.
orrnages and was in very bad way.
through the advice OF a friend |
tried Vinol and feel that it sayob
my life. 1t is all you recommend it
to be. believe it is the greatest medi-
cine on earth have advised others
to try Vinol, and they have had the
same results" Name furnished on
rcquest)
We want every one in this vicinity
who is troubled with chronic colds
coughs-or pulmonary troubles-to
come to our store and get a bottle Of
Vinol
II it does not go 20 the seat or
trouble--heal the inflammation ana
stop the cough-we will cheerlully re-
turn every cent paid us for IT, This
shows our taith-and proves that you
take no chance. DO we mean IL?
Come and see. Paul G. Schulz a
Sons, Druggists, Cairo, III.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
Your Engine will start on a sinql

Your Engine will Start on Singl
Turn in any weather if equipped
with SCAR Printing Spark Plug!
You will appreciate this feature in.
stantly Simply pour a little gasolin
into the printing cup and your engine
will start with one turn of the Crank
All sizes for sale by
r. L. INCE, 4t2 Commercial Ave.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
Why He Stoonej,

They had been engaged oaly a week
He had kissed her fully forty times
that evening. When he stopped the
tears came into her eyes. ana she said.
Dearest, you have ceased To love
me"
mo, haven't" he replied, but
must breathe" Ladies' Home Journal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
Restiul Sleen Restored

"Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Is far su.
perior to all else as a strengthener and
health builder for the aged, weak and
siclSly," says MIR. D. r. Sibert, 81 years
of age but hale and hearty.
He writes: Il am 81 years old and
have suffered great deal with indi-
gestion and kidney trouble. These
troubles were entirely overcome bw
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. 1t also
induces sleep. ! find Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey far superior to all
else, and while am greatly opposed
to taking spirits as thousands do, +
will always Use Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey, be benefited and attain a
clear conscience by taking it as a
medicine as prescribed" ID. r. Sibert,
Scotland Archer Co. Texas
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04

Who bravery darrs must sometimes
risk fall Smollett