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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
World Coal Supplies.

The British Board OF Trade has
Just published report in which II
states that the total known coal pro
duction of the world In 1911 lex.
elusive of brown coal or lignitel was
about 1850 100000 tons, Of which the
United Kingdom produced more than
one-fourth and the United States more
than two-fifths. As compared. with
population the production III the
United Kingdom was six tons per
head, and In the United States Iii.
tie less than Ave tons
The output in the Ave principal
producing countries during 1911
was as follows; United Kingdom
27f, $4,000 tons; Germany, 15s,164.-
600; France, 3s,O2300O; Belgium. 30.
$4,000; with the United States at
the head with 443,025, 900.
The average value per ton of the
coal taken at the collieries was
United Kingdom. s1i9Se; Germany,
s2.375; Belgium, $685. United States.
$1432.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
improvements.

Bacon see poultry dealers In New
York have installed electric fans to
cool live chickens to prevent deaths
from heat.
Egbert-I wish they would install
snme kind of an apparatus to warm UP
the chickens In cold storage, SO they
wouldn't appear to be so long dead"
exception 10 the nuis.
Yes, we always called him sissy
In school and when he got to college
everybody there regarded him as a
poor stick. He used TO go around
alone, with his mouth open and far
away look in his eyes, and It became
one of the regular customs to make
him the victim OF practical jokes
And | suppose that he is now the
most famous member OF his Glass;
mo. When heard of him last he
was third assistant disher-up In a
vegetarian restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
Arm in ARM we'll. perhaps.


For better, for worse, for richer, for
poorer, hefemale of bygone century
who fiuttered on a strong mans arm
is very nearly extinct in America
The male of today is lucky If he is
not walloped on the tennis court, out.
swum, outgolfed and outwalked On
that most crucial of all occasions
when old fashions come most to the
fore, bride sometimes succeeds in
trembling like leaf or looking faint
or suggesting by some ingenious
manner posture or speech that she
is poor, weak, defenseless thing
But the attitude seldom lasts beyond
the church door.
SO the current pow-wow In Paris
and London over the rules for arm
in-arm walking will have only an ac.
ademic interest on this side of the
ocean. Side by side. yes But per
ish the thought of strong woman
clinging to anything save her own
sure self confidence!
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
GREATEST or ALL DISASTERS
Flood Of the Hoang-tIo in China in
1887 Takes First Place Among
catastrophes.

Taking of foods, what was the
greatest disaster nature ever hit the
world with? don't mean the deluge
or anything SO far OF as that, and
don't mean wars, either They're our
own work. But what was the biggest
loss of life that ever happened be-
cause of food or fire or an earth
quake. or anything of that sort. as
far back as the ordinary records go?"
II suppose you don't include plaques,
such as the black death that ravaged
Europe for century or 80. almost
continuously. back in the Middle
AgesE
mo; that lasted too long mean
one 81 the sudden smashes that have
hit the world and Knocked out cities
or sunk ships; anything Of that kind"
Well" said the man appealed TO as
q handy reference book. IF you limit
It that way I think the Hood Of the
Hosueho, q Yellow River, IN China.
-
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

Il u. /
IN 1887. takes first place. It began
late in September and before the wa
ter went down about $4,000 square
miles of one OF the most fertile and
populous plains In the world had been
swept by the swift current. That
means twenty-five per cent. more land
than there is in Ohio.
"More than thousand villages and
towns were simply washed off the
map, and the loss of life has never
been calculated at less than million.
Some authorities say that fully l.
100, 900 persons persisted. 1t was like
wiping out as many people as there
are in Cleveland and Cincinnati to-
gether.s
Il should say that might be the rec.
ord disaster of all the ages" ex-
claimed the friend who started the
talk about losses through the violence
of nature. 1t must be away ahead of
anything an earthquake ever did, or a
storm at sea"
Yes, probably by four TO one, at
least. But some Of the worst earth.
quakes and volcanic eruptions have
done a lot Of killing where there was
no way to get authen &c figures. 1t Is
possible that more aan a quarter Of
a million people Re lost their lives
in some earthqu or eruption, or
both together, t the odds are
*.
against it.
What paralgzing thing such a
food as the one in China would be II
II happened in this country or Eu-
rope!"
Indeed, it would, was the reply,
but half the people in China probably
never even heard the news
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
airet III frzn,ler Line
~Fs~-..s 3. .,.,,,. ..,..e
iSs e~.-. Pro,
~ Rst.ss 4 s.n, ~ los. se-~s.,s
aafs ehaps. tst
'sni n"-~'-'~'.i =" ".t.

ducing competent mon TO take up The
work for the brief time in which they
are engaged as numerators.
This branch the field work. cost
the government sT9233S5. or about
si25 per inhabitant, and Mr. Durand
believes that it can be done cheaper
and better by the carriers. with their
somewhat similar training. The post.
master general is said to favor the
plan.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
Mail Carriers, New Job.

Az the cost OF numbering The popu
lation of the United States. and the
collection Of other statistics. cost the
thirteenth census over $3.50 per in
habitant. Director Durand in his an
nual report suggests that mail car
rsers be used for future census work
He calls attention to the fact that
Hfnch Of the work was nnsatisfac
tory, and also TO The difficulty in In
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
IneuIeaslna Right Views.

Some people hold that children
ssh0uld hear sad things to cultivate
their sympathy. Might il not be just
as effective TO teach them to sympa-
thize with gladness? Is 1t not much
easier 10 weep with those that weep
than It Is to really rejoice with those
who do rejoice? It is a very hard
ened heart that 10 not, softened at the
sight of pain and distress. while it re-
quires something higher and nobler
to be glad when another has some
pleasure or happiness greater than
we possess.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

THE slTlassI CASH aFcIsTER tv.
sell .. ~....s. -.....s -
-."". .-s~ -~asns
--.,~.. a.. .s--.

st l.ouis and centraiia
5.is p. m Chicago Sieht Express.
s.ecpina ear from tsarbendaie to
f.hsearo
1905 p. m ebisaeo Nigh, Express.
arriving at chieas" g.. A. IN
si--s- a-'t s-r,hs
gan be occupied after s:se n
las ~ Panaas l.nalie., tse >ew
:, N "-.rs,. 40 N.shvtlis.
(, 30 m Memphis. New Orleans
and itoi Spe'nss
t;a5 a. m Seminole Limited for
sirnnnxnsm .ns Jacksonville. Fia
500 4. IN esaness and lDuisvilis
Express
1861 D m Daily Memphis ana New
Orleans
f:S1 p. m. Daily Nash Wills. Ghstfa-
nooga aud Atlanta
+:l0 .. N. Fulton and MayfieId &C.
comm0dation.
$40 .. m paducHh snd Louisviiis
Sleeper. Cairo to LonlsvfllN.
i:45 p. m. Memphis -ao New Or
leans Special
For through tickets sleeping car
accommodations and furthsr infor-
nation apply at Illinois Central
Passenger Station, Cairo ri
IL J0Nre r,et = Art.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
ILLINOIS.CENTRAL
s.sx<-z-sz-A--s
The Fast Tail Route
Corrected to March 9th, 1918.
Traing I.eaya Cairo bA

Trains Leave Cairo
1910 a. m. Daily Chicago vesti-
buled It'd, arriving Chicago
1915 a. m.
2:16 n. m. Daily st. Louis Might
It'd, arriving st. Louis 1920 .. m.
Sleeping cars open at $3.50 ,. m
1:10 a. m. Panama Special.
400 a. m. Thebes Accommation.
4;50 a. IN. Chicago Daily Express.
11:15 =. m. st. Louis Fast Mail.
11:15 q. m. Chicago Midday Special
2:45 p, m. Afternoon Express for
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
Help Wanted---Male.

WANTED FOR U. s. ARMY -
Able bodied unmarried men between
ages OF Is and IS: citizens OF United
States, OF good character and tenn
perate habits. who can spead. read
and write the English language.
INSTRUMENTATION apply to Recruiting
Officer, All ONO ST Cairo, ll,.s
MAN 10 travel in Illinois. Groc
eries. Candies. Jewclry Good pay
and. tailored suit or 20 year watch
free in 30 days. Experience UNI
necessary j. e. McBrady. Chicago.
y 4-18-It
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
SOLICITORS WANTED.

Solicitors both sexes, to sell non
alcohol fiayorings and toilet ar
[ticles. Salary or commission. Manu-
facturers' Distributing Agency, St.
Louis, Mo. 3-13 I'm
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
source q Joy.

Among eligible women there IL
'NRurv-ioy one divorced man than
over ninety ard nine men who stay
married. Judge.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

4 WANTED-To exchange Chicago
nroperty. Toy Cairo property. Have
two vacant lots in Chicago which I
wish to trade for small Cairo prop
erty. Address E. B., care Bulletin.
,.wsxswu.=~ne Slick
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

{ WANTED have county and
state rights of some good patents for
sale, trade or lease. good hustler
can make from $3.50 to $3.50 per
Month What have you to en-
CHANGE O Also want agents, ladies
q gentlemen. See what have. G.
l. Leonard, patentee, go Fourth
street, Cairo, Ill. Alp lit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

1 WANTED = To move pianos.
Trunks and furniture. All kinds of
hauling. J, w. Coy, 7S7 Bell
phone. 4-15-tf
sN Half - "
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
Salesman Wanted.

CAPABLE SALESMAN to cover
Illinois with staple line. High com
missions with $4,000 monthly ad-
vance, }}sPermanent position to
right man Jess II, Smith Co., De-
trolt, Mich. 420-lt
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

For painting in all It's branches
call up ]. F. Champion and get esti-
mates Bell phone 1916. Residence
2415 Park avenue. 1-21 II
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

wANTED-To purchase Z one or
two story house. Ase o. SIX rooms
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

i Thomas A. Fuller. real estate
agent, Special attention given to
collection Of house rents and &C.
counts. Office 2315 Commercial
avenue. Home phone Ask.
Fg 12-27-tf
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

COMlNG'S STUDIO has never
charged more than 10 cents a roll
for developing films: we are still do.
ing them at that price,. 10 or IL
exposures. Best work and quickest
work in this part of the state. Let
us show YOU, at 2691s Eighth St. tt
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
ADVERTISEMENT.

down town. suitable for dwelling
ta,rposts viii buy II the price Il
eight What have YOU TO o1e::
Answer X this odlcc. IT II
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

WANTED TO BUY-A second
hand electric motor, about one
horse power. Address "T" this
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
Help Wanted Fsrnals.

WANTEn-Thirty girls at tn
Overall factory steady work. good
pay. Twenty. ninth near Sycamore
o. L. Marx & Co
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
OLD COINS WANTED.


$$$--We pay CASH premiums on
hundreds OF Old Coins. Keep ali
money dated before 1925, and s,nd
TEN cents III once for our New H..
lustrated Coin Value Book, AT. II
may mean YOUR fortune. Clarke &
Co., Coin Dealers. Dept. 80. LIE Roy,
N. Y.-Adyt. 2-6-1yT
Y START MAIL ORDER BUSINESS
You pay on instruction course. Free
information so you can start big
paying business. You make your own
goods, l write and print your cir
snlars free. No expensive news
paper advertising New plan best
Of all.s Messenger, Dept 6. Mon
'ov'a. Calf. 1929 ct and Sun.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
Miscellaneous Wanted.

/ Koenig's Labor Agency. No. l07
Commercial Ave. Cairo. Bell Phone
Main 47s. supplies Male Help OF iii
Kinds On Short Notice. OFFICES In IN
important Cities.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

LOST-White female poodle April
2 Dog answers to the name Of
Dealt" Reward OF $40 for return
of same Or information leading 10
recovery. Home phone ZIG. 1w
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
Miscellaneous For Sale.

FOR SALE OR TRADE--For city
proper my country home at Ohm
stead. MRS. A. Comings, All Eighth
street. 1-25-3w
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

WANTED--To exchange q $4,000
equity in well improved farm for
Ca 70 residence PROPERTY Address
a e. fli." care Bulletin. giving loea.
ton and particulars 4-1Gt7t
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

q FOR SALE--New two-story build
ing on 40 IT. lot--store house and
residence, combined: seven rooms.
Ave. upsairs. Building 80 by so
feet. s Apply to w. H. Beverly,
Mound City. Ill. 3-22-30t
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

W0MEN--iSell guaranteed aos.
iery; whole or part time goods re-
placed If hole appears; big money
saver: large profits; experience un-
necessary. international Mills, 1929,
West Philadelphia, Pa 4-20-tf
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

4 AUTOMOBILE FOR sALE--Newly
painted: thoroughly overhauled;
GOOD running condition.; new tires.
Price $259.s Ed Maley, 81 Ohio
street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

WANTED-To hear from some
resident in Cairo or vicinity who
does not carry fire insurance. Cam
dee Insurance Agency, GIT Ohio
street. Ii
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

d FOR SALE-Eight room cottage
on Tenth street, near business part
Of the city, between Commercial
avenue and Poplar streets. Apply
at 224 Seventh street. 3-ls tt
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

WANTEn AZ onec and at -
times, laborcrs for farm and factory
work Ladies for housekeepers,
hotels and factory. Plenty and
steady employment. Union En-
ployment Agency, IA East Main ST.,
Galesburg, III New phone 1858
Main. Old phone 935. 4-16-2w
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
Lost and Found.

LOST--Gold watch, hunting case
engraved ON back Liberty. Reward
If returned to Colonial hteel.
wa d-20-Tt
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

FoR Rents room dwelling
Sixth street. All tt
= ~
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20

EfQH sl,ENT-A four-room house.
8Iply to P. A. Doud. 33i Fourth
street,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
Rooms For Rent.

soa RENT-Niceiy furnished
rmans. hot and cold bath. 500 n
coo.mercia 1-22 IT
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-20
spyEaTIxEMExT
Dwellings For Rent.

X >tss a.s,irsc+ Mo- tNs
7, ,.nf,p stree, roma Nth
. IA adr, basement aud large
p.iteet repair Good neigh
y no" ,n1 ina rent. Apply Can
3, insurance Agency, SIT Ohio
"feet. Beth phones No. Las.
1871
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-08
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

= 80 Z, go )
Akron, O.-Rubber strikers
have appealed to Gov. Cox for
protection. Allege police exceed
authority. Four strikers injured
in fight with police.
Mineo1a, N.$Y.-Edward Cor
man went suddenly insane and
leaped from sanitarium window.
Badly hurt, Recovered reason
and won $1,000 verdict from san
itarit1rn. l@1 ..s3s&st + al.1t~
Portsmouth, va Steamer
Sadie sent call for help from Par,
anlore's Beach, Va Capt. and
one sailor injured. Mast torn
away in gale,
Paterson, N. J.-When NATL
da Simon saw burglar in house
she began to sing. Burglar
couldn't stand it. Dropped stuff
and ran.
New York.-Rev. Joseph LAM
bert, Providence minister who
married John Jacob Astor and
Madeleine Force, is now selling
bonds for living.
Washington. When congress
created new department of labor
it forgot to appropriate money for
secretary.
Westinghouse Indians, rep
resenting nearly all tribes, called
on Franklin K. Lane, secretary of
interior, to pay respects.
Danville, Ill-DeWitt c. Mel
lis, Cairo, and Orville Kelly,
Evansville, Ind, and Chas Snod-
Derby. Kankakee, indicted by fed
eral grahdjury for white slavery.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-08

Chicago, as head of children's
bureau, department. of labor.
Washington. = Wilson reap
pointed Charles P. Neill aslabor
commissioner.
Washington. Foreign nations
anxiously. waiting Wilson's de-
cision on Mexican situation.
Hot Springs, Ark.-Three re-
ported killed, 7-injured and 6
buildings destroyed by fire. Z
$4,000 loss.
Vienna.-Fifty Arabs in CALI
poll, who refused to obey orders
on account of cold, executed.
London. . Olive Wharry,
known as Joyce Locke, suffra-
gette, sentenced to IL months for
setting fire to Kew Botanical Gar
dens pavilion.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-08

Now Barratt O'Hara
He threatens to teara
Fine hole through employers
AS he probes the white slave.
Probe to it OF man,
Just as deep as you can.
The people will back you,
While employers will rave.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-08

EDlTOR,S NOTE
The white slave investigation is
the biggest story turned up in
Chicagoin many years. It means
much to the people. Less inn
portant news is left out in order
to give this space.
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and warmer tonight, with
temperature above freezing for
Chicago and vicinity; Sunday
fair; moderate southwest winds.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-07-11
Huqe Rock Is Unveiled.

Direct by womans hand, the gi-
gantic bowler which is TO perpetuate
the glory and romance surrounding old
Fors St. Joseph was unveiled while
thousands cheered. Mrs. John 4. Fer
guson, of Niles, pulled cord which
released a great flag and revealed the
7O-ton rock with is carving.
The flag which had draped the big
rock was itself made by a woman's
hand. For months Mrs. George f.
Gillian, wife of Niles editor, secretly
worked on the banner. much like an
other patriotic lady in colonial days.
The site OF Fort ST. Joseph is a
mile or more from Niles business dis
trict and a picturesque parade typify-
ing in several instances the pio-
neer days of the "coureurs de bois'
made its way to the meeting place.
Here in oratory, poetry and song the
magnificent bravery and unselfsh
amtryrdom of the men of the La Sale
and Marquette type were awarded
praise. One of the most interesting
addresses was that of former Judge o.
w. Coolidge, who has made close
study of the history Of the immediate
locality.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-07-11
Bees Addicted to dope. /"

Just add this one to all the queer
things that have happened in the year
OF grace 1913 and believe it's true. be-
cause w. E. Baker, deputy auditor of
the state of Ohio, says he can prove
IL.
The honey bees near Fostoria, which
Is Bakers home town, have contract
ed the opium habit. Like the Chinese,
they get theirs from the poppy. Bak,
er and many other residents Of Eos
toria grow oriental peoples.
The bees have found this out, and
of late they are leaving acres OF
clover blossoms to hunt out the poppy
beds. They work very vigorously for
an hour or so and then fall to the
ground apparently as etupehed as are
opium smokers after hitting the
pipe. "-Fostoria (Ohio) dispatch to
New York Sun.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-07-11
CLOSE TO NATURES HEART
One Of the Blooms Granted to Farm
ers for Which the City Man VIII
Grope I'm Vain.

On evenin's when the southern
breeze comes sOfi an sweet an mild,
Just clingin' al caressin' like the
fingers of a child, II brings a kind of
longiu' to a feller's heart to be at
peace. an feeliD full OF love twards
all humanity; b. thaws out all the
hardness an the spite he's stored
away an charged 'gainst some that
wronged him, TO be used some other
day: 1t makes him mild an yieldin' SC
he hardly could refuse a favor to
most any one even II he knows he'll
lose.
The birds an beasts are matin' an
the trees an CROWN things are
spread with ali the soft new life an
beauty summer brings. II all acts
like a tonic-lightens up a feller's
heart: 1t brigbtens up old friendships
an helps new ones get start; II
helps a Teller see the work OF his
Creators hand; he gets a glimpse Of
mightiness that man cant under
stand--that is IL he's a farmer with
real farmers beart-when the mild
sweet southern breezes of the early
summer start Christian Hehald.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-07-11
Masons Lay Corner Stone.

The Knights Templar communicates
OF Marshall, Charlotte, Jackson and
Kalamazoo, and the Masonic lodges
of Marshall, Kalamazoo, Galesburg,
Homer, Lansing, Jockson, Athens, AL
bion, Charlotte, Coldwater, Bellevue.
Bedford, Burlington, Tehonsha, Oil
vet. Hickory Corners, Climax, Parma
and Richland, were in Battle Creek to
assist the Battle Creek commandery
and lodge in laying the corner stone
Of the new Masonic temple. which will
cost $4,000. The ceremonies began
with street parade at IL a. m, and
the corner stone was laid at high
noon. Judge Walter Fl. North was
master of ceremonies. and Grand Mas
ter DR.. Francis Clarke, of Flint, laid
the stone Past Grand Master Lodge
and Carton gave addresses.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-07-11
SPEECH BY WILSON.
PRESIDENT ADDRESSES GREAT
THRoNc ON THE cETTys- u
BURG BArTEEFIELD.s 81
PAYS TRIBUTE 70 VETERANS
Nation Does Not Stand stIll, HeTsays,
and Orders Of the Day for the
People Are Laws on Statute
Books. WA

Gettysburg, Pa, July 4IPresident
Wilson's address today was the chief
feature OF National day in the celebra-
ton OF the semi-centennial of the Bat
tie Of Gettysburg. It was heard by a
vast crowd of old soldiers and others
and was warmly applauded.
The presidents address follows:
Friends and Fellow Citizens | need
not tell you what the battle Of Gettys-
burg meant. These gallant men in
blue and gray sit all about us here.
Many OF them met here upon this
ground in grim and deadly struggle
Upon these famous fields and hillsides
their comrades died about them. In
their presence ii were an impertinence
to discourse upon how the battle went.
how II ended, what 1t signified! But
30 years have gone by since then and
l crave the privilege of speaking to
you for few minutes of what those
30 years have meant
What have they meant? They have
meant peace and union and vigor, and
the maturity and might OF a great ma
ton. How wholesome and healing the
peace has been! We have found one
another again as brothers and com.
rades in arms. enemies no longer, gen.
erous friends rather. our battles long
past, the quarrel orgotten-except
that we shall not forget the splendid
valor, the manly devotion of the men
then arrayed against one another, now
grasping hands and smiling into each
others eyes. How complete the union
has become and how dear to all of us,
how unquestioned, how benign and
majestic, as state after state has been
added to this great family of free
men. How handsome the vigor. the
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-07-11
new RECORD FOR Z
J No THE SOOl CANAL.
OVER TWELVE MILLIONS TONS
OF FREIGHT PASS THROUGH
IN JUNE.
ALMOST EQUAL TO ENTIRE SEA
SON OF FORMER YEARS.
Eleven and One-Haif Bushels Of
Wheat During Month Is Nearly
Equal to Entire Year
of 1884.

The statistical report of the st.
Mary's canal for June, issued recently
proved to be another record breaker,
1,260,761 tons more being carried
through the locks than the previous
record of August last year. The total
freight was l2,113.613. almost as much
as was carried through Is years ago
when 13,195,S60 tons passed this port
in the entire season.
Another interesting comparison is
the amount of wheat. AS nearly as
much wheat was locked through in
June as the entire year of 1884, the
figures being l1,513,6S4 bushels for, the
month of June and 11,SS5,795 bushels
for all of 1884.