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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01
DEATH AND FAMINE IN RUSSIA
Consequences of Crop Failure in
Cars Empire Arc Almost Beyond
Description. ler IN

Appalling details are being given In
the Russian newspapers concerning
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01

ICE BON, never used, brand new,
solid ash; galvanized iron lining
fine ice keeper s3.95 cash $40 on
time. All styles at proportionate
prices Rhodes Burford 10O1-10e5
Commercial Ave. ,g,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01
In these strenuous Tines.

The man who thinks before he
speaks has to think fast to keep his
ideas from being back numbers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS,

Z ROOMS papered complete. $2.6o
ehd up;r10 patterns to select, from.
VARIABLE, the painter. 220 Eighth
street. Both phones.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01

FOR SALE--Automobile, pas
senger, IS horsepower Premier;
good as new; reasonable terms. e.
l.. CROSSE, Roberts Cotton Oil CO.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01

Ladies Big pay copying addresses
at home; particulars &C stamp.
HORIZON Agency, Chicago
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01

FOR SALE Motorcycle, 1919
American, h-p. perfect mechanical
condition good as new new nightin-
gale whistle decided bargain, SIS
takes it. A, w. Neff, Jr, 2O09 Wa
nut street,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01

FOR SALE--Two Administer rugs
9x12, good condition, only slightly
used Call at No. Sl2 West Charles
street. Bell phone 1872,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01

Neutrality-suspicious., hustling
young men to qualify through our
course In Salesmanship for Guaran-
teed Positions as soon as courses are
completed Positions absolutely
guaranteed to all graduates; for in
formation, call on or address J, b..
LEMONS, Division Supt. interna-
tional Correspondence Schools,
Local Office Room 6, Bergen Bldg,
Carbonate, III.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01

FOR SALE -16 HIP. . passenger
runabout Run rs hundred miles.
Fully equipped in Al condition.
Cairo Motor Co.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01

WANTED-Position by young
man age 10. References as to char
acter and ability. Address &c" care
Of Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01

FOR SALE-Fresh milk cows for
sale, Jacob Klee's wagon yard,
Twentieth andtWash. ]. II, Fuqua.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01

Barber, married man
preferred George Koch 1913 Com
mercial avenue. l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01
FOR SALE.

For SALE Great bargain for
sons Industrious man or woman;
two houses and lots AID one laundry
for sale cheap; terms cash; good
paying business will be sold at a
sacrifice Call on w. ]. STONE,
21st and Sycamore St.. Cairo, Ill, at
onaea "a.s s2.rsa 40.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01
"By Jove!" l said, interested.

For the temple bells are calm, and It's
there that I would be-
by the old Moulmein pegoda. lpokin' lazy
at the sea" Il, fr '''
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-01

"shp me somewhere east Of Suaz," where
|. the best Ia like the worst. II
Where there Amt no Ten commandments
am man can raise O thirst
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22
COSBY'S RECORD IN
 QUARTER CENTURY His Wholesale Hay, Grain and Flour Business Big
 Factor in District

Starting a small hay and grain store 5 years ago on Morris avenue and at pres ent only a few feet away from the orig inal store stands the largest hay and grain agency in the city. Such is the record attained by W. NJ. Cosby in his quarter of a century fight for business supremacy in his particular line,
 The firm of w. NJ. Cosby occupies large and commodious salesrooms on Morris avenue in the heart of the wholesale dis triet and handles all kinds of hay and grain. AIr. Cosby has been agent for the Champion brand flour since. starting in the hay and grain business and remains at present the sole southeastern dispenser of that justly popular grade of four
 A few years ago, owing 10 the rapid expansion of the business and the lack of suitable warehouse quarters, Mir. Cosby built on Fifteenth street one of the best equipped warehouses for hay and grain purposes in the city; and at the present moment, owing to the everincreasing vol ume of business under his progressive management and ownership, he Is just completing the erection of the largest grain elevator south of Nashville, on Fifteenth street and Avenue F. The ele ivator has a frontage of 2J0 feet and is 120 feet deep and represents the invest ment of many thousands of dollars
 In trade the firm of ". NJ. Cosby is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22
Wholesale Dealers Haue Kept Steady Pace
 With the Citys Wonderful Grouth ard Progress

largely interstate in it's dealings for al- though great percentage of the firms trade is in Birmingham and throughout the state, Mississippi, Tennessee. Georgia and Florida are buyers of considerable account. As buyers the firm of W. NJ. Cosby encourages the Alabama farmer by handling his hay. corn and oats whenever available for the market, but in a large measure the buying of hay and grain is done in the middle western states.
 According to MT. Cosby the farmers of Alabama do not raise much corn or oats: in hay they do much better and every year shows greater improvement in the amount of their crops and of the quality of Alabama hay much can be said in favor MT. Cosby is of the opinion that the Alabama farmer is very progressive and shows great aptitude to install mod ern methods in fostering his crops.
 W. NJ. Cosby first came to Birmingham in 1883 and started in the hay and grain business in 1887. he has never had part ner, preferring to control his own busi- ness without aid. and that he has been successful can readily he attested by spending few hours in the spa cious .salest rooms on Morris avenue, and watching laborers brisltly loading teams for the city trade and unloading cars of four and grain just arriving from the middle west country. The wholesale hay and grain business in the south in the last few years his increased wonderfully and the firm of W. Nj. Cosby has placed fairness in all it's dealings as the basis for the foundation of its business. and MT. Cosby stands today one of the foremost whole sale hay and grain dealers in the south eastern country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22
A. B.-C. COMPANY Is
 LARGEST IN SOUTH
Concern Now Requires Numerous Travelling Men
 to Cover Its Territory

The American Balleries-Candy company is the largest firm of it's kind south Of the Mason and Dixon line. which is a great deal to say. for the company was organized only in 1910. The officers of the American Bakeries Candy company are J. E. Ramsey, president: William Fisii. vice president; H. Malchow. seere- tary and F. W. Sturdivant, treasdrer.
 In keeping with their extensiVe' busi- ness the company keeps. .ten-strayelin men out on the road who are kept busy throughout the entire south. '' The slarg- est trade of the company is. received from Alabama, Georgia end Florida.
 At the corner of Avenue r and Twen- tieth street stands the bread plant or the company From this plant between 30,O00 and 40,000 loaves of bread are baked every day and sent out over Great CT Birmingham and Alabama. This branch os the company Is the largest of it's kind in the south. Pies and cakes Of all kinds are also baked at the bread plant.
 At the corner of Avenue E and Twen- ty-eighth street is located the cracker factory of the American Bakeries Candy company This Is the largest and most complete cracker factory in the entire south. The factory is running about IS hours a day at the present time and still
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22
M. AND |. CIGAR
 COMPANIES WORK
Demand for Their Fine Cigars Has Increased
 Every Year

Fourteen years ago the NJ and C. Cigar company started in Birmingham with two cigarmakers. Since that time the demand for the M. and C. goods has increased so steadily that at pres ent the company Is housed in a mod ern building at 2015 Fourth avenue, and force of 13 men is kept busy putting out the supply of cigars. Nine cigarmakers are employed and four helpers are used by this company The NJ and C. company was formerly lo- cated in building on the site of the new Tutwller hotel and was forced to move to make way for the hotel build ing.
 w. H. Jones and r. w. Mcfntnrff are the proprietors of the company. Eight brands of cigars are made at the NJ. and C. plant, all of them bearing r the NJ. and C. mark only the best brand of tobacco is used in manufac- turing tlfe cigars. a fact which is quickly noticed by loyal smokers for at present the demand is so heavy that the company can hardly keep up with it. Both and i0-cent goods are made by the NJ and C. company.
 Every cigar dealer in the Bilming- ham district carries the M and C. cigars and local smokers are well ac- quainted with the brand. At the Ala bama State Fair this fall the company will occupy a booth and have two cigarmakers at work all the time. Among the smaller manufacturing firms. the NJ and C. company stands out in The front ranks. Their motto is along the Trade in Birminglam' order and the company is always be- hind any movement for the betterment of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22

the company Is behind on the orders on hand. The work in the factory is healthy and the wages are good. many girls of the city being employed there.
 On Avenue A. between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets is the Merita. choe- late factory and the main offices of the company. The company makes d speciality of the manufacture of Merita biscuits and Merita chocolates. The manufacture of the cheaper grades of candy has been dis continued by the company, and a speciality Is made of the Merita chocolates. which have already become famous throughout the entire south. The demand for this brand Of candy is rapidly increasing and with the arrival of cooler weather the plant will undoubtedly be taxed 10 the utmost to meet the demand. Inc Merita chocolates are sold for so cents and si a pound.
 About 100 people are employed by the company in their several plants and of tiices, the weekly pay role amounting to over 5000. The company has several oth- CT plants in the south, but the main of fees and main factories are situated in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22
Another Wonder
] the e.hieago NeWs.

From the Chicago News.
 There was the alligator out in the Great smoky river in Kansas,.you will remem- ter reading. about a few weeks ago, and then there was the alligator found in creek in Pennsylvania and told about in this column several months ago. Nobody knows where either of them came from, l. Is the same way with the alligator in the Maumee river in Indiana. The Maui mee Is not tropical stream md SO peo- pie smiled a bit when a colered man re- ported that he had been chased and frightened half out of his wits by biz Dug in the water when he had gone swimming. The people he told the story to intimated that he was not strictly tenn perate iR the use of whisky. But they took back what they had said when a real for sure alligator. seven feet long. was shot and pulled up the bank of ths Maunee by hunter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22
One Link Missing

From Inc thlcaRO TrIbnne.
 Reporter: "1 believe that's about all, Colonel Oh by the way how did your grandfather get his start in business?"
 Colonel kneemo Candidate for Con gress); "l haven't the least idea, young man. but if there was anything disrepu- table about it some one of my biographers will print the story before the campaign is over. Good morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22
Nearly Five Hundred Trauelng Salesn1en Nop Carry Throughout the Southland the Message Of Brnanghan1's Greatness q Gen.
 ter for Wholesale Trade

On such a trip the wholesalers pick Tn many points for the betterment of then. business and closer harmony is promot- ed between the wholesaler and the re taller
 The trips are made regular part of the yearly business of many of the firm $ and schedule is made out and discussed the most importnnt places. selected aid plans carefully formed before .he start is made. es,
 That the wholesale trade in Birnlingham is greatly un the increase is snown by the answers of the dealers when asked concerning trade conditions flows busi- ness? Why it was never better" said a local wholesale grain dealer, My books show that last month I did over si0.e1 more business than in any previoEs month";
 Looking to Birmingham
 Alabama is looking to the R.rmingham wholesalers for supplies. Heavy ship ments and increased orders are tlieresults. Many improvements and additions to wholesale buildings have oeeh made re- gently to care for the demand Although there are many wholesale dcal1 $ in the city, the rapid development.of the eountr% leaves the opportunity for an expansion of the business in Birmingham and it is safe to say that the next ten years will
  conditions of the city.
 For years the Chamber of Commerce has dinned the Trade in Birl.lingham spirit into the ears of the people of the city. No doubt there are some people who still have the idea that a trinket from Tifanys cannot be equaled or that a piece of furniture Is worthless unless it has the dust of Grand Rapids in it's pack ing. but an investigation of tic Birining- ham wholesale houses will convince the unbeliever that the best of everything can be had right here at home.
 Four hundred and seventy-fVe travelling men covering the entire south Is record to be envied by any southern city-bv ary city as young as Birmingham With Il c cooperation of the citizens that mark can easily be surpassed by local wholesalers within the next few years. The citizen should patronize local dealers. Local deal CTS should patronize local wholesalers. fer local wholesalers can supply taeir wants with just as good products as outsiders and much sooner and cheaper. The retal- CTS of Alabama and the South look to Bir- rningham wholesalers for the filling of important orders. Quick and efficient ser vice is the practice of the Birmingham wholesaler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22

Many years ago when wandering tribes of Indians occupied the region of Jones Valley the redskins were wont..o stop off a, the trading station where Elytor now stands and barter skins of wild animals for tobacco, iirewater. trinl<ets and few of the necessities of life.
 For years the Indian station 1t Elytoa did thriving business, and the wholesale trade of this district was arst started. Later on when the white fathers penetrat- Cd the wilderness of the south and made file first steps toward the civilization of the country on a big. scale it was neces- sary for greater amounts of supplies to be sent here, and few of the more adven- turous traders established businesses il. this region. Since that first start many years age the wholesale business of Ala bama has been greatly developed and Birmingham has come in~for its full shar of the trade.
 With the entrance of the white. man came the building of railroads and the de- velopment of natural resources Hand in hand with the development Of the lard came the development of tho wholesale trade, for a greater amount of supplies
 
 the wholesale houses of the city-are those which were established many wears ago, and houses which catered to the trade ot settlers around Birmingham.
 Business Has Wide Range
 Where formerly the wholes9le trade of' this city wus restricted to what is now the Birmingham district, at the present tiins Birminsham wholesale houses ;send supplies to all parts of the southland, and many local firms have business with northern and even foreign cities. Inquir- ies are often received by the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce from foreign lands asking information as, to the trade of local wholesale houses, and. stating desire to hear from local merchants as to tra de conditions and the possibility of establish ing business points in far off corners of the earth. Where formerly the only travelling men out of Birmingham were perhaps the agents of some coinmissary, abnt 475 men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22
No Foundation

From the Minneapolis Journal.
 Heres where my friend and l arc going to have few words over noth- | ing" said the wireless operator, as he i prepa red to manipulate his instruments |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22
Making File for Reference

The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce is busy at the present time arranging a
 The need for a Wholesale Dealers asso- local wholesalers. so that when any iu- quiry comes in on the matter O. the local wholesale conditions 1t can readily be aa- swered from material in the Chamber Of Commerce files With the completion of this file a long felt want will have been satisfied. for at present if k 9 difficult matter to ootain accurate Information OF the wholesale trade from any one place
 The need for Wholesale Dealers asso- citation is great one in Birmingham and i. is probable that the matter will be taken up before long. Practically every large. city of the north has such an orr ganization, and the get together" spirit invoked by the meetings of the whole salers apcomplishes a vast amount of good not only for the firms but for the city: ,i ,,8, fn
 Make Trips Among the Trade
 A feature of many of stns northern wholesale dealers associations is regular trips by the wholesalers into the regions where their trade is largest. These trips are usually made on special trains, but often when the distance is not too great automobiles are used. Last year the Chi cago wholesale men went as far north as Winnipeg, Canada, on one uf these trips. The wholesalers make it polnt not to talk business on{a trip of this kind. Upon entering 2 store which gets it's supplies from one of the wholesalers .he dealer is approached with "fIowdv do. We didn't come to talk business but merely to get better acquainted and to look around '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22

are engaged by local wholesale houses at the present time as travellns men. AL though the territory covered by these men is in most instances restricted to the south many of them travel through the north and solicit trade for Birmingham wholesalers. From that Indian tradins station al Elyton the wholesale trade of Birmingham has developed until at pres ent there are about l20 wholesale houses in the city. If retail dealer wants a car load of bananas he can get t from B.r- mingham; if he wants a few choice car wheels he can get them from Bir'ning- ham Anything from canned corn to mat tresses is handled by Birmingham whole sa Hers.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-01
MAKING CANARIES OUT OF SPAR.
ROWS.

That social influence, in the form of
imitation, rivalry, or in whatever other
ways social influence may exert its eff
feet, does play role in shaping the early
responses of certain animals comes out
clearly in the work of Conrad at Clark
University. This investigator reared
English sparrows in the presence of ca
naries, keeping them from birth separate
from their own kind. The first sparrow
was captured when one day old, and was
reared by canary foster-mother. Dur
ing the growing period this sparrow wa
isolated from all other sparrows and plac-
ed in room containing about 20 cana
rles. The native characteristic "chlrp'
first developed. AS time went on this
was given less and less, being gradually
replaced by the peep which is natural
to the canaries. The sparrow improved
in his vocal efforts by this kind of train
ing, gaining the confidence finally to
chime in when the canaries would burst
into song. A second sparrow was cap
tured when two weeks old, and was rear
ed in a room with the canaries. The
regular sparrow chirp had, of course, al
ready developed by this time. After
being with the canaries for time he de-
veoped ia song which more or less re-
sembled that of the eanaries-it was
certainly something very different from
the ordinary song OF the sparrow. Dr..
Conrad says: AT first his voice was
not beautiful; it was hoarse. II sounded
somewhat like the voice Of the female
canaries when they try to sing. He sang
on lower scale; ne often tried to reach
higher notes, but did not succeed. Later
he learned to trill in soft, musical man
ner." In both these cases the call notes
of the canares were adopted. These two
sparr WIS were then taken from under
the tutelage of the canaries and placed
in a room where they could hear the song
and call-notes of adult sparrows. For
the first two or three weeks the integrity
OF the song and call-notes learned from
the canaries was maintained. At the
end of the sixth week, however, they
had lost practically every vestige OF the
acquired canary song. Professor John
B. Watson, in Harper's Mag azine for
February.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-01

Everything for fun, noise and excite
ment. We visited the Palace and st.
trancis Hotels, which were thronged
with masqueraders in all kinds OF comi-
cal costumes, and masked. They had
beautiful music of all kinds to add to
the fun of the occasion. In the streets
were hundreds of automobiles brilliantly
Illuminated and gayly decorated with
streamers, banners and flags OF all de-
scriptions. The crowd was jolly and
goodnatured and full OF fun, all out for
a good time, and l guess they had 1t,
too, by the appearance of every one. At
midnight all the bells and steam whistles
began to ring and blow for the next
hour and the fun and excitement to
grow more furious than ever. We We're
out until two o'clock in the morning and
the streets were still thronged with
merrymakers.
The San Franciscans are a stirring
crowd and full Of life and fun. 1t GER
tainly was lively night, full of mirth,
music and noise, and long to be remem-
bered with pleasure, Gypsy Smith, a
genuine gypsy, born in England in a
tent, a great evangelist, is holding re-
vival meetings here for month in a vast
pavilion that will seat about 10000 peo-
pie He draws great crowds to his meet
ings by his power and eloquence and has
made many conversions. Sunday, Janu-
airy l4th, he headed vast parade Of
several thousand Christian men with
Bibles. They marched up Market street
to the pavilion, headed by mounted police
with band of music and singing stirring
hymns, such as Onward, Christian
Soldiers, - Throw Out the Life Line, !"
etc., and they created much enthusiasm
along the line of march. He has about
1000 singers in his choir at the pavilion.
The weather here is about like Septem-
Der at home. The grass is green, flow
ers blooming, birds singing, and it does
not seem possible that there could be
such contrast in our country. haven t
seen a flake of snow here for the winter
and will not.
Well, l guess l have written enough
for this time, and if this escapes the
waste basket will write more later.
Wishing ali my friends Happy New
Year | will now close.
J. WARREN SKINNER.
San Francisco, January, 1912.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-01

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