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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25
That Old Blue Plate.

In answer to an inquiry concerning
old Staffordshire plate, It may be said
that the origin OF the potteries OF
Staffordshire. county In England. Is
remote, but In the seventeenth cen.
fury these establishments were i'm
proved by the DISQUALIFICATION
Amsterdam, who introduced salt glaz-
ing although Prime says that giaz.
ing with salt was discovered in Eng
land about 1850. In the eighteenth
century the achievements OF Josiah
Wedgewood made Staifordshire ware
famous. To come down to the plate
in question, the DR. Syntax books
were written by William Combs. to
carry q series OF quaint illustrations
by Thomas Rowlandson and published
by Alderman. These books were
enormously popular rs or 100 years
ago, and later, and the pictures were
reproduced by various potters, which
Is believed by Its owner, 8. X. Macy,
to be possibly 100 years old.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25
Dobby's Logic.

For days before Christmas Bobby
toiled industriously at kindergarten,
preparing gifts for various members
Of the family: penwiper for father,
a calendar for mother and a gilt-paper
chain for little sister. The holiday
spirit seemed to be rampant in Bob
by.'s small heart as he tied IN each
little parcel with elaborate care.
On Christmas morning. for the frst
time in weeks, a cloud Of gloom sud
denly settled upon him.
who gave me dis. Muddy!" he de.
manded. pointing at an elegant train
OF cars. Mother believed In keeping
up the sacred myths OF childhood, SO
she responded smilingly: why,
Santa Claus. Isn't it lovely. darling!"
Bobby did not unbend. "An' dis.---
and dis-and disf" he repeated In
exorably, bis chubby finger travelling
from one beautiful gift to another.
Mother still smiled, a little dazedly.
Santa Claus, darling" she repeated.
That dear old friend OF little boys.
Wasn't he nice to you, precious7'
Bobby threw back his little head.
"Yes.Y he remarked scornfully, Santa
Claus was nice to me, and next year
shall give him all the presents I
worked and worked to make He's
much potter to me than my own fam.
lily Woman Home Companion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25
What Il Comes To.

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley told In an ad-
dress In Washington q story apropos
of food adulteYation.
There was a man. he said, who
manufactured socalled silver spoons.
A dealer bought largely from him,
but was always clamoring for lower
price.
"'But can't lower the price, the
manufacturer would say, unless I put
In more lead
"'All right-more lead, by all
means This the dealer reply.
THE other week the dealer wired
that he would take an enormous con.
Segment of spoons IL the price were
cut further ten per cent.
81 can't cut the price another pen
n.y. the manufacturer wired back.
"'put in more lead, wired the deal.
err. \
Impossible was the manufactur'
er's reply Last lot shipped you
were all lead"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25
ar,louIty Of oil.

II has recently been pointed out
that the use of oil for lighting and
heating purposes liz Of very ancient
origin, and IL is only necessary to re-
call the parable OF the ten virgins
to notice that oil was widely known
in the early days of the Christian era.
although 1t is probable that at that
time the oil was Of vegetable origin.
ard obtained from rapeseed. nuts and
olives; but II petroleum oil was not
used the "City OF Eternal Fire"
tBaku) and its FIRE temple were well
known to travellers Of the olden time,
and many other sources were known
In the Ionian islands, Burmah and
the Eastern Archipelago. Within the
last century, and particularly during
the latter half of 1t, oil has been dis.
covered in almost all parts of the
world, principally in sub-tropical re
gions, and there appears to be q
chain Of petroleum-bearing earth
which follows more or less closely the
chain OF the volcanic regions. The
origin OF petroleum IL obscure, but
generally It may be stated that or
ganic remains Of plants or animals
when subjected to decomposition fol
lowed by distiliatiop at low tenn
perature, produce q petroliferous, tar
ry substance which closely resembles
natural petroleum.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25

day cf January, A. u. 1918. the Sec
Iond day of January. A. D. 1919. the
second day Of January. A. D. 1920,
land the second day of January, A,
d. 1921, respectively and each and
all of said nine unpaid instruments
bear interest at the rate of five t5l
per cent. per annum from the sec
|ond' Gay of December. A. ID. 1911
payable annually at the same time
that the said several installmsntS
become due and payable. respective
iy.
All persons interested are hereby
notified to call and pay the amount
assessed, at the City Treasurer and
Collectors office, at the First Bank
and Trust Company's Bank. Nos.
609-6tl Ohio street, in the City OF
Caro-. Illinois. within thirty 900
days from the date hereof.
+ Dated this 18th day of January,
a. 2. 1913. JAMES QUINN,
City Treasurer and Collector.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25
-1AdE TWELVE

-
County Of Alexander. Illinois. and
the amount Of oil Of said INSTALL
mcuts Il now the sum Of Two
Thousand. sssen Hundred ts.7eo)
Dollars each. ana the same become
due and payable on the second day
OF January, j. D. 1914. the second
day OF January. A. D. 1915, the Sec
ond day Of January, A. d. 1915, The
second day Of January. A. d. 1917
ths second day OF January. A. d.
1918, and the second day of jan
uary. A.. D. 1919. respectively. and
each and all Of said sven unpaid in
staIlm.nts bear interest at the rate
of fivc (5) sper cent per annum
from the sth day of November, AID.
1909. payable annually at the same
time that the said several INSTALL
ments become due and payable. re-
spectively.
All persons interested are hereby
notified to call and pay the amount
assess i, at the City Treasurer and
Collectors office, at the First Bank
and Trus. company's Bank. Nos,
6o9-6ll Ohio street. In the City of
Cairo. Illinois, within thirty t3ol
days days from the date hereof.
Dated this 18th day Of January,
"A. D. 1913.
JAMES QUINN.
City Treasurer and Collector.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT N1rICE
Snecial Warrant No. %.

Notice: Public notice is hereby
given that the county court of Alex.
ander county. Illinois. has rendered
a Judgment for special tax upon
property benefited by the following
Improvement: For the filling with
,arth of the untitled portions Of
Commercial avenue, from the north
line of Second street to the south
line of Thirty-fourth street, in the
City of Cairo, Illinois, for its entire
width, from lot line to lot line, and
for the construction upon the said
Commercial avenue, from the said
north line of Second street to the
said south line of Thirty-fourth
street, OF a vitrifed brick pavement,
with a combination concrete curb
and gutter on both sides of said
brick pavement, at the outside
edges of said brick pavement, under
Ordinance No 224 of said City OF
Cairo. adopted April 18th. 1910
and approved April 18th. 1910, as
will more fully appear from the GER
tilted copy of the judgment on file
iu my office; that the warrant for
the collection of such special tax Is
in the hands of the undersigned.
/ Said special tax is levied to be
paid In ten annual insta lments
and the amount of the first install.
ment thereof originally was thu
sum of Fourteen Thousand, Eight
Hundred and Twenty Six Dollar,
and Twenty-Three Cents ts14.-
s2S.23), but the said instsllment
has been reduced the sum of Three
Hundred and Forty Dollars ant
Forty-FNe Cents (s34o.45J by tn,
Judgment o, the eonnty court cr tn,
County of Alexander. Illinois. and
lthe amount of The said install men,
is nov the sam of Fourteen Tho is
sfrd' Feursi4fNd-ee md ENTRY,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25
Blasting Buried Oak.

A rich find OF black oak has been
made on a farm near Hull, England.
The farm recently changed hands and
the new owners decided to clear away
a wood which stood upon II. In ex-
cavating to remove tree roots, the
workmen discovered several trunks
of black bog oak, and further investi-
cation revealed hundreds OF trunks
Of oak under the ground. They were
IN splendid condition and had evil
IDENTIFY been buried century or more
II is customary to bury oak in order
to turn II black, and thus increase its
value. Evidently that had been done
in this case, but the death or re-
moval OF the proprietor of the farm
caused II to be forgotten, and II lay
undisturbed, and other trees were
planted on the top OF It. So great 10
the quantity and so cofnpactiy lie It
buried that explosives are being used
to loosen IT, The value Of the oak 10
believed to be considerable.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25

tline on both sides Of the street SC
that the distance between the inner
faces Of the curbs shall be thirty
(3o) feet. .o- frtcen ti5)s feet on
each side of the center line of the
interesting streets. and with nat
Iural limestone marginal curbs, set
on a natural earth foundation. at
the outside edges of said brick
pavement and between the inside
edges of the gutter-fags of said
curb and gutter as turned and ex-
tended around and out TO the lot line
on both sides of said interesting
streets and so at the westerly end
of said brick pavement. and for the
construction OF brick catch-basins
upon the said west Thirty-Fourth
street and supplying cast-iron traps
and east-iron covers therefor, and
for otherwise improving said West
Thirty Fourth street. under Ordi-
nance No. 244 of said City of Cairo,
adopted March 2sth. 1911. and APP
proved March 2sth. 1sl1. as will
more fully appear from the certified
copy of the judgment on file in my
office; that the warrant for the col
lection of such special tax is in the
hands of the undersigned.
Said special tax Is levied to be
paid in ten annua' installments.
and the amount of the first INSTALL
ment thereof is the sum of One
Thousand. Fifty-Five Dollars and
Ninety-Six Cents. ts1.o55.96). and
the said installment became and was
due and payable on the second day
of January, A. d. 1912. and has been
paid.
The second instalimcnt of said
special tax is for the sum of One
Thousand $4,000 Dollars. and the
said installment became and was
due and payable on the second day
of January A. d. 1913. and is now
due and unpaid.
The eight remaining installments
of said specia' tax are for the sum
iof One Thousand (l,0o0) Dollars
each, aud the same become due and
payable on the second day of jan
uary. A. ID. 1914, the second day
of January. a. d. 1915. the second
/ day of January, A. d. 1915. the Sec
ond day of January. A. d. 1917. the
second day of January. A. d. 1918.
the second day of January, A. d.
1919. the second day Of January. A.
D. 1920, and the second day OF Jan.
uary, A. d. 1924. respectively, and
each and all OF said nine unpaid In
Ista!lments bear interest at the rate
of five 60 per cent. per annum from
the second day OF December, A. ID.
1911. payable annually at the same
time that the said several Install
ments become due and payable. re-
spectiyely.
| Al, persons interested are hereby
notified to call and pay the amount
assessed, at the City Treasurer and
Collectors office, at the First Bank
and Trust Company's Bank. Nos.
60e-6i1 Ohio street. In the City Of
Cairo, Illinois. within thirty t30)
days from the date hereof.
Dated this 18th day OF January,
A. ID. 1913.
JAMES QUINN.
City Treasurer aud Collector.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25

Reminiscent Veteran RsesIls Cheap
ness az Provisiens IN 1920 and
for Years Aftsrward.

Conversation in . restaurant b.
tween several diners was on the cost
Ut living An aged patriarchal look
ing man broke into the conversation
and told some OF his experiences:
'If L live until the last day of Sep
TENDER ] will be ninety-two years old.
might not look II. but lisa fact, all
right, for l was born in Philadelphia
In 1890. My father was. what they
called 4 sheep butcher. andlI have
known him to come home Dragging to
mother of having sold his mutton for
81 cents a pound
I'VE used to get the best cuts Of
beef for a levy pound. Tufnips
were begging at 20 cents a buahel.
Pork was as cheap as mutton. and
tsh brought about four cents pound.
Flour was sold by the hundred.
weight at about 3l.5o.
we owned our own house.
three-story brick with big, yard,
Eeighbors renting similar houses paid
t12 month rent, and thought they
we're being robbed. Coal could be had
for four dollars q ton. Butter Of the
best variety cost from ~ to rs cents
q pound. Cigars which now cost
dime are no better than the old
'sixers' we paid a cent for. and 1
have never smoked q fve-center that
was as good as the old time halt
Spanish which we bought two for q
cent ~ o.
"A laboring man worked for one
dollar day and lived web. The
Civil war brought a great change in
the cost OF living. Prior to the war
there was 4 marked distinction be.
tween the rich and the poor. The
latter included all classes. bat the
! wealthy were told by the clothes they
wore. -. y. .ssgeJi 49,
Nov. In this age, 4 .sl0.s,week
clerk dresses better than the; richest
men knew back in the SOS. ] have
never advocated economy. but con.
fess there are q great many things
that could be dispensed with, both
as to clothes. eating and pleasure.
"As long AZ the people have high
tastes, things are going to command
high prices. This demand Of people
booms prices. "-Philadelphia Record.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25

There was a scraping noise which
sounded ss though something was
stuck in the chimney and was strug-
Cling to get free. II woke little John.
ny, who scrambled out Of bed to In
vestigate. Before his startled eyes
Santa Claus presently emerged from
the little aperture under. the mantel-
piece that served to house the gas log
Something about Santa's appearance
struck Johnny as being highly uncon.
ventionsl.
Why, Santa" he exclaimed. ~
thought you had whiskers? Where
have they gone to-"
my son." Santa sadly returned, y
had close shave getting down through
this ding busted modern contraption
that passes as a fireplace at the bot
tom Of brick.lined worm hole these
modern architects call a chimney"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Special Warrant No. 81.


Notice: Public notice is hereby
given that the county court of Alex.
ander county. Illinois, has rendered
a Judgment for a special tax upon
property benefited by the following
improvem emit; For the construction
upon West Thirty-Fourth street
from the west line of Washington
avenue to the east line of the right
of way of the Cleveland. Cincinnati,
Chicago and ST. Louis Railway Com
pany, in the City Of Cairo. Illinois
of a vitrihcd brick pavement. with
q combination concrete curb and
gutter on both sides of said brick
pavement. at the outside edges Of
said brick pavement. the said paw
ing and guttering, at the intersee.
ton Of all streets. to be turned and
extended around and out to the lo'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25

lDolars and seventy-Eight Cents
| ts1i.4s5.7sl. and the said INSTALL
ment became and was due and pay.
abe on the second day of January
A. ID. 1911. and has been paid.
The second instaiIment of said
special tax originally was for the
sum of Fourteen Thousand (14.oo0l
Dollars but the said installment has
been reduced the sum of Two Thous-
and. Seven Hundred t2.Too) Dol
lars by the judgment of the county
court Of the County of Alexander,
Illinois, and the amount Of the said
installment is now the sum OF
Eleven Thousand. Three Hundred
11.300) Dollars. and the said in
stallment became and was due and
payable on the second day of jan
uary. A. d. 1912, and has been paid.
The third installment of said
special tax originally was for the
sum Of Fourteen Thousand 10000
Dollars, but the said installment has
been reduced the sum of Two Thous-
and. Seven Hundred t2.7o0) Dollars
by the judgment Of the county court
of the County of Alexander. Illinois.
and the amount of the said install
ment is now the sum Of Eleven
Thousand, Three Hundred t11,300l
Dollars, and the said installment be-
came and was due and payable on
the second day of January. A. d.
1913, and is now due and unpaid.
The seven remaining installments
of said special tax originally were
for the sum of Fourteen Thousand
t14.000) Dollars each. but all OF
said installments have been reduced
the sum of, Two Thousand. Seven
Hundred 12.70o) Dollars each by
the judgment of the county court of
the County of Alexander. Illinois,
and the amount of al of said INSTALL
ments is now the sum OF Eleven
Thousand, Three Hundred (i1.300)
Dollars each, and the same become
due and payable on the second dag
of January, A., d. 1914, the second
day of January, A. ID. 1915. the Sec
ond day of January, A. D. 1916. the
second day of January, A. D. 1917.
the second day of January, A. u.
1918. the second day of January. A.
d. 1919, and the second day of Jaa-
uary. A. d. 1920, respectively, and
each and all of said eight unpaid Inc
stailments bear interest at the rate
of Ave ,5) per cent per annum from
he fourteenth day of November,
A. D. 1910. payable annually at the
same time that the said several in
stat ments become due and payable.
respectively.
All persons interested are hereby
notified to call and pay the amount
assessed, at the City Treasurer ana
Collectors office, at the First Bank
and Trust Company's Bank, Nos.
609-6ll Ohio street. in the City OF
Cairo. Illinois, within thirty 1907
days from the date hereof.
Dated this 18th day of January.
A. d. 1913.
JAMES QUINN,
City Treasurer and Collector.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Special Warrant No. %

.
Notice: Public notice Is hereby
given that the county court OF Alex.
ander County, Illinois, has rendered
a judgment for a special tax ubon
property benefited by the followfng
improvement: For the construction
upon Fifteenth street, from the west
line of Washington avenue to the
west line of Cedar street, In the
City of Cairo, Illinois, except the in
tersection of Walnut street with
said Fifteenth street which has al
ready been paved with vitritied
brick and curbed and guttered and
except one hundred and twenty-five
d2.) feet Of combination eoncrets
curb and gutter on the north side OF
said Fifteenth street beginning al
The west line OF Washington avenue
and extending west the distance OF
one hundred and twenty-five (Ig2l
feet which has already been con-
structed, of a vitrified brick pave
ment, with a combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides of said
brick pavement, at the outside edges
of said brick pavement, and with
natural limestone marginal curhs,
set on a natural earth foundation
at the outside edges of said brick
pavement and between the inside
edges of the gutter-flags of said
curb and gutter as turned and ey.
tended around and out to the lot line
on both sides of the said Fifteenth
street and also at the westerly end
OF said brick pavement, and for the
construction of brick catch basins
upon the said Fifteenth street and
supplying oast-iron traps and cast.
iron covers for said catch.
basins, and for otherwise improving
said Fifteenth street, under Ordi.
nance No. 242 of said City of Cairo
adopted March 28th, 1911, and an
proved March 29th, 1911. as viii
more fully appear from the certified
copy of the judgment on file in ms
office; that the warrant for the col
lection of such special tax is in tbs
hands OF the undersigned.
Said special tax Is levied to b.
paid in ten annual installments
and the amount of the first install
ment thereof is the sum of One
Thousand, Three Hundred anC
Eighty-Four Dollars and Fifty
Three Cents 1.3S453), and tn,
said installment became and was duo
and payable on the second day o.
January, A. ID. 1912, and has beer
paid
The second installment of sale
special tax is for the sum lof 81,
Hundred (600) Dollars. and the sale
installment became and was due ant
payable on the second day of Jan
nary, A. d. 1913, and is now du,
and unpaid.
| The eight remaining installment.
OF sai,l special tax are for the sun
OF Six Hundred t60ol Dollars each
land the same become due and pay
able on the second day of January
A. d. 1914. the second day of Jan
luary. A. d. 1918, the second day o.
January, A. D. 1915, the second da,
of lanuaf., A. Z, 1917, the secont
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25

Ali persons interested are hereby
notified to call and pay the amour,
assessed. at the City Treasurer and
Collectors office. at the First Bank
and Trust Company's Bank. Nos.
60s-sl1 Ohio street. in the City OF
Cairo, Illinois, within thirty t3o}
days from the date hereof.
Dated this 18th day of January.
A. D. 1913. JAMES QUINN.
City Treasurer and Collector.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25
stripes ana uars.

The thin girl and the stout girl
were admiring some handsome gowns
displayed In the show window OF a
department store.
I'D like that one" said the fat girl,
indicating one Of the prettiest
Huh" said the other, II never
wear stripes"
With glance at the moro than
sylphlike figure of her companion the
stout girl replied:
"Of cowrse not. II would be utterly
impossible. There wouldn't be room
to put more than one stripe used
lengthwise, and If you wore them hsri,
sortally they'd be bars
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25
No Change.

They had parted years ago. Now, In
the deepening shadows of Scotland't
twilight. they met again.
Here be the old stile, Annie he
said.
AYE: and here be our initials thai
you carved, John" she replied.
The ensuing silence was only bro
ken by the buzzing of an aviator over
head.
Honey-laden memories thrilled
through the twilight and finished theiI
glowing cheeks,
"Ah, Annie" exclaimed John, sud
denly seizing her fair. slim hand
we're list as beautiful rs ye evel
were. an I hae never forgotten ye
my bonnie lass!"
"And ye, John" she cried, while
her blue cen moistened trenulousiy
e'are list a. big leear Al ever, an
believe ye fist the samei"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25
II Takes Az Kinda. ete

Upgardson--Some men will cat
your throat for rs cents.
Aton-Yes, and some won't. TrA
surgeon that opened my windpipe
snes and took out . fragment Of
chicken bone charged mo S76.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25
Home Comforts

Mrs. F1ubdub--My husband goes out
every evening for . little constit't
tionaL Does yours?
!. Mn. 0usslor--No; my husband al.
lYsxe kaepe Y In the hcuss.SPpcA
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-25
Al the onsea.

Arr there any society peopls here
ton1Shtf"
7 Qsss not. notice everybody In,
the boxes Ii Listening q the sinRins."
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-05-15

OF hydrogen and ten atoms Of carbon,
are alike In their composition. TO
ehumerate some-oil Of orange, lemon,
cloves. ginger and black pepper.
The suggested explanation Of these
ptrniia titles is that the atoms are plac-
ca differently toward one another in
the mo!acules of the different sub
stances
other things just as peculiar are evil
deht when certain substances are unit
ed chemically. Thus hydrogen gas.
"hch Is odorless. and nitrogen gas.
which Is also odorless. when united 20
TO make ammonia. which has very
strong odor Copper. which has no
door. and zinc. which also has none.
when melted and mixed to give us
BRASS, produce substance with a very
characteristic one. - Chicago Record
Herald.