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THE CAIRO BULLETIN. SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 10. 1904.
THE BULLETIN'S
BY, REV. FRANK
DE
I..-W Ani;lu, Oil., July 10. At this
iwtfioii of rintriutlc Jubilee, when the
Kiviit ones of our tuition's history' tire
rivalled, lliu pronrlior chooser for his
theme the career of Marcus Whitman,
through whose 1h-i'o1hiu und self sncrl
fleo tho gvent empire of the northwest
. wus milled to our nsitlonnl domain.
The text Is Matthew 42. "The stone
tvhlch the builders rejcctii, the sumo
1b become the bend of the corner."
Every Fourth of July it la the cus
"torn of patriotic speakers to eulogize
the mimes of George Wfinhiiigton find
Samuel Adams and James Otis- and
,, 'Joseph Warren and 1'utrii U Henry and
! Witt Clinton and John Adams and
John Hancock and Robert Morris und
, llenjaniln Franklin and John either
poon,; mid Thomas Jefferson mid Xu
tluinael Ureij and Alexander llaniil
ton mid JoWiii Jay. These were the
mental -giants who hewed out of the
now world's, ij))rres the .titanic stones
which--became the foundation luyers of
our national government. Hut these
were not the only men In those early
, days of our national history to whom
we, as a people, are Indebted. We
ought to be careful lest the glory of
those luminaries blinds us to the grand
cur of character of patriots less eon-
fiplcuous, whose courage, devotion mid
self sacrifice helped to establish our
liberties or to extend our opportunities.
Tomorrow we shall celchrate our na
tional holiday, Let nie present to you
.today a name which ought to be familiar
to us all, but which Is seldom placed
In the rank it ought to have on the roll
of the nation's heroes. While we honor
the men who cleared away the debris
and dug "out the foundation stones of
our national capital let us spare, too,
a few words of praise for a man to
whose daring and perseverance It is
due' t lint at least one If not several
stars were added to those that glitter
on our national flag. I place my wreath
of immortelles today on the grave, of
Marcus Whitman,- who practically,
single handed, saved the states of Ore
gon and Washington to the Union. To
the heroes of lUiukcr Hill und Sum toga
and l'orktown we owe It that our
eastern . shores are . lapped by the
waters of the Atlantic; to Marcus
Whitman wo owe It that we hold on
our western shores tjjio crystal gates of
tho rueltlc. I praise t)ie Marcus Whit
man of 1842, who placed the despised
capstone of Oregon njton the topmost
pinnacle of the Washington legislative
balls, made up of the stone of many
states.
Katlon'a Debt to ftlitrcna Whitman.
' How did Marcus Whitman save Ore
gon to the United States? First, by
beetling the Macedonian gospel cry of
helplessness. Like the pilgrim fathers
be obeyed the direct summons which
came to him in the voice of many
thundering.1 to carry ('hrist'n message
of salvation even unto the .'uttermost
parts of the earth.iHo- left hi home
among the beautiful hills,; of venlral
NeM' York state, not out of a spirit of
adventure, as a Chanter Astor might
plunge Into the African jungles to hunt
big game. Hi left It not, as did John
McLaughlin, to dangle before the avari
cious eyes of North American Indians
. bis prizes, which would make the red
skinned hunters more expert jn set
ting their traps and bringing in their
piles of furs. He left It not as did the
English gentlemen who came to James
town, Va., in the hope of becoming
landowning aristocrats In a new world
or as did the Spanish marauders, who,
lu their continent of Mexico, stole upon
the land what the pirates of old used to
steal upon the sens. Hut Marcus Whit
man and Samuel I'nrker dared eross
the American continent because from
tlie furoff Willamette valley came the
story of the bitter need there was for
the gospel of peace to be preached to
the Indian war chiefs, with scalping
knives and tomahawks at Ix-lts, who,
by their actions, said: "We need the
white man's bonk of heaven. We need
the white man's Christ."
A Strange Qneat.
To describe how that Macedonian cry
of helplessness came to Marcus Whit
man, let me transplant yon in imagina
tion back to the little frontier town
of St. IOiiI.-i, Mo., ti ml. like the shall
ow on the dial of Ahur.. turn back
time until the year Ww will
suppose. In order to make the wild,
, weird scene we are alut to dcserilic
more vivid, that the old Indian fighter
ami territorial governor, up to. ist.
and the United Statvs suiierintenilent
of the Indians, from 121 to JMIS, Gen
eral William Chirk, is spending a so
cial evening with two of Iris old
friends, who followed Ix-wls anil him
self on their famous journey of tbe far
northwest. Suddenly a messenger
raps at the door. In nnswer to the
grnIT call, "Come In," there enter four
1'lstjiead Indians. Two of them are
need warriors, two young stalwart
braves. "Where are you fum. my
men? asked' the general, eying them
from head to foot. "From Hh mur
muring waters of the Columbia? Ini
orsI1Io. From the l'acific shores?
Xnjr, nay. that cannot lie. Fr what
did yott come? For the white man's
book of heaven? What, did't thou
have to travel 3.or miles to hunt up
tbe white man's book of heaven when
tbe representatives of tbe Hudson Hay
company have for years been buying
your fur?" "Ye." answered the Nex
I'erces Indiana. "We have come 3.OU0
miles for the whlti; man's book of
besven. Will you give It. wt" Put
though the three -vise men. coming to
seek the newborn king iti the Jeru
salem capital, never nisxle Hire stir
than ditl tlie four Fbillieatt Indians
ewntnf to find the white man's Christ
la the Missouri frontier town of 1S32,
yet even there In that Et Louis frontier
town tier, coiild not find the white
SUNDAY SERMON !
WITT TALMAGE, D. D.
man s hook or Heaven, 'ineso l' laiiicuu
Indians found there the white man's
sins, but not the white man's clod.
Let mo now read to you the stran
gest valedictory ever given at any
place. The two older Indiana who
came on this mission of seeking the
white man's (J oil had died. When the
two younger braves were about to iIp-
part for their own faraway. wigwams,
one of them In Indian eloiiiience spake
these words, vvJiUh were published
the little frontier paper of that time
"I came to you over the trail of many
moons from the setting sun. You were
the friends of my fathers, who have
ull gone the long way. I came with
oil eye portly opened for more light
for my people, who sit In darkness.
go back with both eyes closed. How
can I go back blind to my blind peopli
who sit In darkness? 1 made my way
to you with strong arms through many
enemies and strange hinds that 1 might
carry back much to them.' ' I go bat.'
with both arms broken and .empty
My people sent me to get the white
man s book of heaven, ion took me
where you allow your women to dance
as we do not ours, and the book was
not there. You took me where they
worship the (ireat Spirit with candles,
and the book was .not there. You
showed me the Images, of the Good
Spirit and pictures of tho, good land
beyond, but the book was not among
them to tell us the way. I am going
hack the long sad trail to my people
of the dark land. You make my fer
heavy with gifts, and my moccasins
will grow old In carrying them, yet the
book Is not among them. When I tell
my poor blind people after one more
moon in the big council that I did not
bring the book no word will bo spoken
by our old men or by our young braves,
One by one they will rise up mid go
out In silence. My people will die In
the darkness, and they will go on the
long path to other hunting grounds
No white man will go with them ami
110 white man's book to make the way
plain. I have no more words."
Whitman' Reapouae to the Call
It was the publication of these 'words,
copied in the eastern papers, that made
Marcus Whitman heed the call of tlie
Nez I'erces Indians; it was the publi
cation of these words that nerved
Whitman to consecrate all his life to
giving lhe Flathead Indians the white
man's "Hook of Life." It was that re
solve to go In the name of Christ to
the far northwest which made It possi
ble for Marcus Whitman to save Ore
gon to the Union.
Marcus Whitman did not go to the
banks of the Columbia to save Oregon
for tlie Union.. He went to the north
west, to save the red men for Christ.
When iod culls lis to one sphere ot
work he will always open for us other
spheres of labor if we will only obey
his first call, which says: "Come!
Come! Come now!'' '
Hut Marcus Wlilliijon was a states
man as well ns n humble gospel mis
sionary. Like Livingstone in Africa,
ho saw how much could 1m; done In
that land by' the resources of civiliza
tion. His prophetic gaze traveled on
through the centuries, and he longed
to have that fair region under Christian
influences and prospering under the
white man's skill and Industry. He
could hear the-tramp of tlie oncoming
generations, as well as the creaking
of his cart wheels by bis side. There
fore, when Marcus Whitman, on the
famous Fourth of July, IKK'., with his
young bride, spread tbe blankets upon
the top of the Koeky mountains, with
Mount Hood and Mount Jefferson
standing afar off us guarding sentinels,
and dedicated that western soil of tied
unit his native laud, like Haul, be was
surrounded by a great cloud of wit
nesses. In Inspired vision he could
nee the farmers of r.K4 planting their
seeds lu those valleys. He could see
those mighty forests changed into
homes and factories and stores and
libraries and schools anil churches.
He could hear the singing of.the mow
ing machines and see the white winged
ships like great sea gulls flouting in
those harbors. And us Columbus tmik
possession of the new world in Illi
nium: of Ferd ina ml and Isabella, who
Utteil out his small licet. Marcus Whit
man dedicated this western soil to his
two masters --to hi Iod and t the
United States government.
FnvuM Tr (irred and fl(lhnr.
He dedicated this western soil in
spite' 'of the' fact- that -nil Could be
said to discourage settlers had- biyn
said In calumnious disparagement. 1'he
Hudson Hay company wanted it lift
In the iindisturlied hishcsIoii of the
wild animals whose skins they were
turning Into gjld. They wanted it for
a crp'tuul bunting ground. Therefore
they declared It to be a land burred by
Impassable ranges of mountains, a land
of imdraiuuble morasses, etileiitial
and malarial, unfit for the residem1 of
whit? men. a land given irp to barba-1
rism nml Indian savagery. " S -rsist-j
ent were the falsehoods miwwirrtnsted
by these greedy, selfish (upltalists that
ljefore Marcus liitman'.1d etit Ore
gon hud lMen lying like the capstone of
the Jerusalem temple which the build
ers rejti-tnl. but whii h afterward le
came the chief of the corner. "All the
national statesmen. Imth trans and cis-
ii.iu.ii. .in.-.. I... 1.., . ....... . ,
itnin uni'i inini . 1 i., , .111, .iinii'i
a-ltl. Itlm m.l.lilat.i.m ,.r n .1 1-1 :n.tii,l !
iru.pili'int would t-nrt to nrf-serve tin
i
ordinary pebble among bis precious
Jewels.
Why, io neless was this Oregon
region considered In 1M2 thst l.in;e
Webster, -then premier of President
tbeir f west, f.nj tl long bridal
trip of 5.0"i miles comiiii invs.
T Br Mrs la the Party.
fcoene the enrd: We ore now at the
frontier station of Fort Laramie, of ths
Tyler's cabinet; was willing to barter
oil' to Iml Ashburton the whole of tho
far northwest for a few privileges for
the Amerlimn.salious to flslji for coil, off
tho ' biM'W jot". New fcmurlli jiil! - A. few
years UcfHrV JiMU.iJo prove his fitter
Jjpiornnce of tho Intrinsic value of this
laud of tbe northwest, Ibiniet YAehsJcr,
then the most jsiwerful member of tho
United States- senate, uneoutroverted
by Clay and Calhoun and Henton, made
this astounding speech: "What do we
want with this vast, ''worthless .area,
this reirion Of saviiL'es und wild bensts
of deserts, of shifting sands and
whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and
prairlo dogs? To what use could we
ever liopo to put these great deserts, or
thesn great -mountain ranges, Impene
trable and covered to their bnse with
eternal snows? tint can we ever
hope to do with the western const of
8,000 miles, rock hound, cheerless and
uninteresting, and not a harbor on It?
What use luive we for such a country?
Mr. President, I will never vote n cent
from the public treasury to place the
racitie coast one Inch nearer Hoston
than it Is now." Ah, me! Am I going
beyond my right In declaring that Mar
cus Whitman, kneeling 111011 the top of
the Hocky mountains on the Fourth
of July, 18:!ii, and taking possession of
that western coast for (!od and tho
United States, was an Inspired states
man? Whitman's Hrare Knterprise.
But .Marcus Whitman had more than
Inspired vision and opened ears. He
had a consecrated, noble: Christian
heart, as well as a clear brain. He
was 11 gospel missionary who was
ready, if necessary, to die if by his
death be could only accomplish the
work which Coil had given him to do.
In order to save Oregon for the Union,
In midwinter, alone, he rode straight
across this continent. He dolled the
warning elements as well us savage
tribes, the terrors of the snows and
the precipices and colds as well as the
Indian tomahawks. '
After the Hudson Hay company
found It was unable to stem back
western immigration It took another
course. It decided to Import Its own
loyal English subjects from Cnmidu
and gradually crowd the Americans to
the wall. It tried to do with the Amer
icans ns the Americans of the east did
with the Indians. About a century
ago Joseph Elliott was tlie agent of
the Holland Land company, which
owikhI nearly all the lumber about the
region of the western part of New
York near to Niagara Fulls. One tbiv
a famous Indian clilet of that time
Red Jacket by name, met Mr. Elliott
and sat down with him upon a log to
talk. In u little while Ited Jacket
said, in n quiet tone, to Joseph Elliott,
"Move along. Joe," and Mr. Elliott,
surprised at the request, moved n little
along the log. In a little while- came
the second request of "Move along,
Joe," and a third request, "Move along,
Joe," and a further request, "Move
along, Joe," until Mr.Elliott was ot the
end of the log. Then, when the Indian
said "Move along, Joe," Mr. Elllolt be
came angry anil answered: "Why, man,
I 'cannot move along any farther with
out landing in the mud." "Ugh," said
Red Jacket, "Just so white man In
reference to Indian land. White man
says to Indian, 'Move along, move
along, move along,' until white man
pushes Indian off the face of the
earth."
The tactics adopted by the Amer
icans toward the Indians were Imi
tated by the Hudson Hay company.
It began settliivg Oregon with Its own
friends, in the hope that If a treaty
between the United ' States and Eng
land should be negotiated, leaving the
possession of the country to be de
cided by popular vote, .tho English
settlers would outnumber the Ameri
cans. Whitman no sooner learned the
nature of the scheme than be set out,
winter though It was. for Washington
to put the government 011 its guard and
warn It against negotiating any treaty
by which the position of Oregon would
be affected. That lonely ride from Ore
gon to v aslilnglon lu tlie winter or
W2 Is a story of personal Intrepidity
and patriotism which ought to be Im
mortal. Would you and I he willing
to sacritlee for our country und our
od as Marcus Whitman saciiiieed?
Would you and I be willing. If neces-
ary, to give up our nil and lay dnvtii
our lives in suffering greater than asy
soldier ever suffered upon the Aim-r
an battlefields?
Hut. as I take a step further lu my
study of this t-eliuirkuble nation build
er,
li ml. us with Marcus Whitman, the
greatest of men are always the gen
tlest of men. I 'nr! Iieriiiiin-, 1 'i 1 1 , 1 ib.it
the seemingly uiiliniort.iut Incidents
of their lives, which they did nut of the
nreness and nobility of tin Ir hearts.
ave sometimes bail the m.l farji-ach-
ig effects In their nMllnate triumphs.
Not only do we admire Marcus Whit
man ns'a patriot on 1 a hero, but us a
lover and a husband, and it Is a re
markable fact Hiat his public success
as lu no small degree due to the qual
ities lie displayed in his private life.
Ii yoti nsk bow the one could con
tribute to tbe othi-T? I nnwer by rap-
Idly drawing three verbal pictures.
Scene the first: We are now standing
In the little village church of I'rntts-
btirg. in the central part of New York
state. It Is In the u int'T of is.'!!; Feb
ruary Is tbe month. A rather short.
heavily built man of-rnl.li'h hair and
boord. with determination marked up
on every lincaiiM-nt of lN f.n-e, j the
bridegroom. It. Marcus Whitman Is
bis name. A sw t faii-d young lady.
Nareissa Pretitis. biii-'i1i-r of Judge
Prentiss. Is the bride. Ill the pi fotiee
of their vPlage friend the young eou-
Tbe cfHii.'r:itiiI:itin:is
'
e-iw said
The bride und cnx-m
t-irn i
tnutte rber. Hie little car-nan f
trsnseontlnentnl traveler r" here told
that tber n-et nnlond their wagon
end strap all their poods opon puck
Hjuh s and b.res. No wagon had ever
yet crossi-d the mltttnins. and no wr.e
f:H soilH. Up tu tilts ve-ir IH' f.h te
woman bad ever rrel tw. continent.
There were two bride in tbit party.
Tbe one wa the young wife of Marens
WUtman; tbe other was tbe bride of
nis missionary ns.wemr, i:cv. namlM
-JlHHtw by rtqme."'"'! tell you that wag
(inciinnot go, through," I hear one of
the rough members of the caravan say.
I no,w see h set hsik upon the face of
Or.-Whitman. Ills jitws snap shut
with tho grip of a steel trap. Then a
glint conies Into his eye as he says:
"Hut I tell you that wagon will go
through. These ladles, my Wife und
Mrs. I'nrker, must not be compelled
to "ride, horseback ull that way." A
muttered oath comes from the lips of
the rough man at the fort as be sliys:
"All right. Wo will try to piill.it
through." And pull and push and lift
that wagon through those men did.
They dragged It over the mountains
and across the prairies to lighten the
Journey of two young women who as
brides accompanied their husbands to
furoff missionary fields.
Scene tho third: It is the year 113.
We are now standing in the White
House of our national capital. The
president of the United States Is John
Tyler. Hi" Is smooth faced, tall nud
spare of frame. The second member
of this notable group has a huge, mass
ive body, a leonine face. He is one
with looks expressive of the descrip
tion given by a famous English jurist:
"lie is the most magnificent physicsl
as well ns mental specimen of Ills day
and generation." Ho Is tlie questioner.
He is Haiilel Webster. The third mem
ber of the group. looks ike a rough
mountaineer. He is clad in skins. His
hair is uncut; But he Is one of the im
mortals of bis day. He is .Marcus
Whitman.
As we stand in the corner of tbi:
room 1 see a strange scene, ij ier anu
Webster, the two leaders of .the Ameri
can government, are being driven buck
and back from their old positions of
statecraft by this seemingly untutored
man of tho backwoods. '1 hen, like
Haul before, A grlppa, I r,ee Marcus
Whitman step forward, and hear blm
say: "Mr. Secretary, you Know not
what you are doing. Hotter, far ls-t
ter, barter away ull the weallli and the
sovereignty of the New England states
for a few Newfoundland cod than stir
render to 'England the priceless treas
ures of Oregon und the strategic posi
tion of the far northwest."
Ball," answered Hauiel Wcbste
with scorn, "what is the use ot On
gon to tho.Uniou? That hind Is wholly
Inaccessible. A wagon road could
never be built across those mountains.
Then, as Richelieu turned upon bis
king. I see Whitman turn and hear
him triumphantly say: "Mr. Secretary
that is a grand mistake that has been
made by listening to interested persons
Six years ago I was told that then
was no wagon road to Oiivgon.-juiid It
was Impossible to takf a ,wusa more,
and yet, lu spite of pleadings ana at
most threat, I took a wagon over that
roud, and have It now;" "Is that so?
aid Webster. "Then Oregon must be
saved to the Union." And so t find
In these few words lhat the devotion
which Marcus Whitman gave to his
wife by compelling the men to carry
his wagon over the Rocky mountains
was one of the mighty means of help
lug ts save Oregon to the Union. It
proved that the far northwest ami the
oust were not separated by biipassubb
bnrrlers. And It furthermore proved
that nil men's greatest, nud trimst suc
cesses nro always depcittlisit upon their
faithfulness In the common duties of
ordinary -life. Marcus .Whitman's love
for his country is ttsluy associated with
the pure luve which he bore Nareissa
Prentiss. The true successes by which
we will be ulde perhaps to do souk
great net for our country will be de
pendent Uhiii bow we fulfill the little
duties of everyday domestic existence.
How Ills Ileivnril Came,
How shall we close this Fourth of
July eulogy upon a great nation builder
and the savior of the fur northwest?
By finding him seated in the guberna
torial chair of Oregon? By Uniting him
gracing the United States senate, like
Sam Houston, who brought Texas Into
the Union? By finding him the west's
favorite candidate for the presidency?
Oh, no. J.'ke Abraham Lincoln. Mar
cus Whitman did u great work for this
Union. Like braham Lincoln, liil
took him vn his heuw-uly reward
as sooh us that vork was done. The
Indians, whom he cauu to save, Incit
til to bitterness by the bullied foreign
ers, killed tbls noble man l:ud his li'i
,ble wife. At Witilawulla their lnnies
lie hurled. May our lives be devoted,
patriotic lives, us were tlm.e of Marcus
Whitman and Nareissa Whitman. May
our deaths, like ll.i lis, ls n heavenly
translation. And may our neighbors,
as did theirs, fts i life world Is better,
not only bis-. him- we have lied for oU'
country, but also for our iod.
Vni loii-lf tlil rfst. tr ttifl tiruik i"l hiv
r-iot ' ' ' .
Thnt lit rtritlMlv won- t ot a year :i!i.-,i.l,
Thf t'niWil tt:il imve k, , t nr. r.-m.
llt-auw ef tine. ?.f m-i'l liitmiiii Hi'
Hixlo IkM th. ms.iti'l loll-n nnl w i not
ton late.
In Mb slriRl linml n"t n nntt.-u'n t.-t
I-f-rb;, but .1 itift f-.r thn rmtioti fh
AVi.uM hardly -nrt mlth t-lny. If
May t" tieve what th .ai.-rs sav ii.n
Thin Krit n-irthwrrt Hint In i ircK-.n.
Ami Whitman!
Ami Id !f-
Ah. mr rlillitrn. ti
ilc'p t In a tii.-utyr's
STav,
Mriir'l' Mi.r-lT'il. both he nml nh
I'.y the Indian pool thry went m ct
to
fci ve.
Such Is Hie tragic, story of the l!f-'
work of tin- grost tuition builder. Mar
cus W hitmait He was tlie missl"n:irr
of 30;. the 4 hristi.in patriot .f 1P'.
the nmrtj r -f 1M7.
(CVprriirM. by tmis K1nw.n.
Baby 5-Iecps onl grow-, while mam
m:i rests ir Hoiiihtirs ltocKy Jionn
I i-in Tea 1-' given. It's the greatest j
! In by medicine ever offered loving
n otii' r.-. "i i -h-. T'a or Tablets.)
I'atd '. Schi.h Son.
M0U.I3TC S
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets
A Buy Xwiarli. fcr Eaiy Pwf !
Br-jsj 0-1 Ira H-a!'! ar.4 Rrisrsrf ft.
A 9'?s f f CV-tt f!'r. tr-lif-i ir. J-
Rn-1 kifiiv-T Trmi!.i. t'.it-pl.-. K.-tTf. l--f-.-r
h' fivi fti-fW-. srs . fwir-:. H-n1
an-t H- kirV". t R.Tf M""o"i ! t"
K l f'r, a a Yx. f,-?i!n i bjr
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J. H. Galilean.
W. E. Gholsoa.
C. O. Patier.
C. V. Neil.
Chaa.. Feuchter, Jr. J
M. Herbert
Accounts of corporations and In
dividuals especially solicited. Ex
change furnished In any part of the
world.
Alexander County
Savings Bank
CAIRO, ILLINOIS
E. A. Buder, President.
Thos. Boyd, ..........Vice-President.
J. H. Galligan Cashier.
F. Spencer Assistant Cashier.
CAPITAL -
$50,000
$22,000
SURPLUS
AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS
Strictly a Savings Bank.
Interest Paid
on Time
per cent
Deposits at
per annum.
rat of three
I
Established 186. "
IVI. J. Howloy,
REAL ESTATE AGENT
AND M0TAR7 PUBLIC. .
Real Estate Bought and Sold. Rents
Collected, Taxes Paid and Con
veyances Written.
702"4 Commercial Avenwa.
Ben Michael, the Old Reliable
Pawnbroker. ;
Bargains to be had in' diamonds,
watches, guns and pistols; leather suit
cases and sporting goods. .
Low Rate Excursions For June
VIA
Big Four Route
FROM POINTS IN ILLINOIS,
St. Louis World's Fair
Every day until December 1st, 1904
Season Tickets.
Sixty Day Tickets.
Fifteen Day Tickets.
Coach Kxcuishm Tickets to St.
Inils World Fair will be. tm Mile
Tuesdays and Thursdays until June
!0th. Inclusive, from certain ikiIu.
Warsaw, lnl.. Koauon tickets, from
Mnv l.'lli. to fioptonihcr u'ttth, r.MM.
nclii. ivc.
W.nnaw. I111I.. Ilftccn day excursion
tir!;ets .May l.itli, to Mcpu-tniit-r .;nui,
I9n, liifhwlve.
For full Information and particu
lars as to rates, tickets, limits, call on
A pen Is Four Houte," or addros
(he iitnlersisiH iI.
w.uim:n j. lynch. .
flciural Pa n. & Ttckot Ant., Cincin
nati) Ohio.
M. STOXK, ' KLM I'M SMITH.
T. P. A. ' Ticket Agent.
Cairo, Illinois.
PRACTlCAt.
IA6AIIMC
ron tub
GENTEEL HOUSEKEEPER
sack issue comtains beauti'uu.v
illusthatco imshcs. occohatioms
ron THE TABLC. DAINTY menus pom
ALL. OCCASIONS. TC.
IT 19 THI AMn-CAH AUTIiOmTT
ON CULINAKT TOPICS AND TAMIOMS.
Cwanr im IM. ft 00 rta f am
TABLC TALK
PUB. CO.. PHIL-
It'S otnwt St.
ocudto ano ocrtworp.
Ol'r t I i:h II uftinw ja; trm
fi l-.f"(icM dirties tiiJ.ilvt'y.
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tu tttjL n tr t-j rutM rtR os
WaMIMG"OK. o c.
Arkansas
Texas, .
Louisiana
An Ideal country for cheap
homes. , Land at $5, $10 flit
per acre; grows corn, cot
ton, wheat, oats, grasses,
fruits and yegetablea.
Stock ranges 10 months
In the year.
South east Missouri, An
Kansas. Ioulslana and Texas
are full of opportunities
the climate is mild, the soil
Is rich, the lands are cheap.
' Low home-seekers" , rates
about half tare Tla the
Cotton Belt twice a month
First and thjrd Tuesdays.
For descriptive literature,
maps and excursion rates,
write to
E. W. LABEAUME,
G. P. A. and T. A.
Cotton Belt, St. Louis, Mo.
St. Louis, Memphia & Southeastern
R. R. St. Louia & Gulf Ry.V)l,
TO THE
Louisiana
Purchase
Exposition
Through the Picturesque Mis
sissippi Valley, Skirting the
Great Mississippi for One Hun
dred Miles, Presenting a Con
tinuous1 Panorama of Natural
Beauty. .
Low j
Excursion
Rates
For Further Particulars and De
scriptive Literature, call on
nearest agent or address,
W. R. POWE,
Oen. Pass. Agt. Cape Girardeau,
Mo. ' ' '
New Fast Train to St.
I4 o n i s , iuati"jurated
June 5. Leaves Cairo
12:46 p. m., daily.
Dining cars serve all.
meals, a la carte. Train
is wide vestibuled and
consists of handsome
day coaches, drawing
room and library-observation
sleeping cars.
Write or call on any
M. & (): R. K. agent
tor all iniormation.
OR. MORRIGOn;
Office 7W(nMncrcixlAV&'
Illinois Central
Oorreeted to May 1,-ltli, 1WM. '
THK FAST MAIIj ROLTTK
Shortest nl Quicker EonU to ,
St. Louis & Chicago
-Tralui leT Ctnf ' '
li.lO a. m. KailT t'hlriuro Vm1II,.U
T.imilfHl. mrriviiiK in Chicuo At 10M m.
oimnectiiifi with ftft.ruoon traioa tot til points
cmit and north.
1 :it m. m. Illy St. T.onl. Ntirlt MhIImI
Arriving InHt. houi At 7:0 a. m., counjtln
At U11 ion HUttion for All point, want, Hlentni
caih open at :th p. m.
4 : 1 a a. m. Thetie. Accommodation.
Sil.la. ni.. hlrairo Ilarllirbt Kiiipmi.
except HuntiAr, make. All .tops btan Calm
. .1 , . I ..... .. b i. : ... . . ... - .
61 1 5 a. in., tit, I.oui. Moralnir Kxprraa,
except Hutiflsy. arrivliig in Ht. Loui. at
makinar all .top..
11 sii.l p. in. ft. Txola Fat Mail, rrU
lug in 8t. Uiul. at :( p. m,
f '2iaft D. m; hlraco MlitilAy 8pctl,
arriving la (.'hiroKO, 10:60 p. in. . , . t
2 21 1 p. m. iiniljr Mt. i.oui. IJmttoS, r
riving in St. Loui at 7:36 p. m, eonnecUntat
l uiim Station for K ansa City, Omaha, Den
ver, Kan KranciKO and alt point, treat.
2:20 p. in. Faat Kxprva for Odin, Ef
finfrhacu, Mattoon, Tolona, CbAmpaigo, Chi
cago - ,,. , ...
liilOp.m. Thetx). acconnnodatlOn. - !
tCDTi p. m. ( hicaso and Earner Ex
prwii. arriving in Chicago at :0S A. m., tndian
apuHs. 7 :2A Cincinnati, 10:85 a. m Buffalo, HiU
P m., New Vork 7:50 a. at. BUmpiux car. to
OhicaKO. ,
PnceAnrrnrs For Mew York sal Barters
I aSSC'IgLrS Ci,ie .honld beat in mind
that the lllinoln C entral (a tbe qniakeat route
by many hour, leaving Cairo at(;06 p. m. and -arriving
iu New York at 7:60 the wcnd mora
tog. . ":-.
SOUTHERN DIVISION.
THE ONLY DIRECT I.TNE TO MKHPEIU8, ,
NASH VILLK, C rTATTANOOGA, AT'
LANTA. JACKSON VILI.K. SA- '
VANNAH, VICKSbUBQ '
and JACKHON VII.LK.
2'. 1 5 a. in. "Tho Dixie Flyer," Mcmpht,
Nabville and Jacksonville.
it: 1(1 a. m Memphis and New Orleans Limit
ed via Memphis, arriving in M.mphia at t:19
A. m. And New Orleai). 7:15 p. m. ' r , :,
: I:(HI a. in.. Vadncah and l)ui.vlite. ' . ,
H:2)a. m.,daily, t-ukon, Pailucah and Louis'
ville tiipreng, arriving in Fulton 10:15 a. at.
Paducab 11 :40 a. m. and Louisville J: p. in.
1 :.'ll p. ni., dally, M eniphi. and New Oriean.
F.hI Mail arriving in Metnphla at 7.10 p. m, and
'New Orleans st :a6 a. m. '.
I::ln p. m., daily, Naihville, Chatnooga and
Atlanta.
Ai'iO p.m. Memphl. and N;w Orleani Special
arrive in Memphi. at 10:d0 p. m., New Orleiui.
10:00 a.m.
5:1 j p ni. Paducah, tlopkinxrllleand Ixiul.
rille. SS-For throngh tleketi, aieeplng car acoom
modation. and further information apply at
Iiliuoi. Central Passenger Station, Cairo, III.
J. H. JONKS.Tkt. Agt.
A. B. HANSON. Oen Paa. Agt. Chicago.
IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE
Clai4nt liaui
rinynui nnxf
Quickest and
Most fleilabli
Rout.'- "
TO ' , .
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska,
Colorado, Utah, Pacific Coast,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas,
New Mexico and Hot Springs...
Observation Parlor Cafe Dining Oars,
meals a la carte ; elegant Drawing
Rocm Slfopers, lighted by electricity
andcoolod by electric fans; newlte
clinlnfr Chair Cars (seats free); com
ortable Day Coaches.
- Special Indacement. offered to some k.r
for point, aouth and aouthweat. Low toarll
rate, to Rocky Mountain reaorts and Paolflo
Coaat from Cairo, St. Louia, etc. . , t j
raaiira uu CAIBO
(fo. ai --I:M p a
THMim anaiTS at oaiao
No 11:1
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Local Freight and Pa.aenger No. 7....S:t S
Taiin. ai3iva at ibm rtnirr
Local Freight and PaaaengerNo. 78 S:lS a to
H. O. TOWN8EMD, O.n'l P s. Aft. at
PaoRy , St. Lnnla. Mo.
ELM EH hilliH. Paoaengor and Ticket Agent'
Cairo, lllinoia.
if
W)'.:.:.
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SWAW&itHOH STATION
HUIOIAM
llal tl akw
rlOBlL
ntsE Op TRAINS
CAIRO
NORTH BOUND
No.
t Leave (daily).
4 Lavr. idaily).
"No
. 1 Sia.ra.
. 2 v p.m.
No.
Leave. (ila.lj-; -rr
BOCTH BOUND
No.
1 Lvave. i.Uilyl.
. 1 :Ss j.m.
. I I.B.
Jt Warn.
. t tria
No. I Leav.. daily) -
fo. & Leasee dailv . .
Ma. 11 Leave, (wae'e Sara).
C. CLASKK.
ntti wr. t 1 fin.
CM. SMIASI. WWO.tM. S (ALU
SwUMIti". 4aViaeirasJICtal.
snau , . T aaw
--lH
BIG FOUR ROUTE.
Best and Quikcst Line
' ' -TO-
EvarsA-ille, Paducah, Vincenocs
Danville, Terre Haute, Indian
apolis, Louisville, " Cincin
nati, Pittsburg, Baltimore
Philadelphia, Washing
ton, New York Bos
ton, and all East
ern Cities. ....
S-TraJc. leartrg Cairo:
No. a: a. n.ennanau. Irll.we
fork, fa! tnaliand eipreu. O. 'f ekaats
of car. to N.w Vork and Btoa.
Ko. t I at p. n. ChHco, lr-dianapntiA Ota
rt.nai and aaatera eipma. h-rt I n. for,
d:.napoit.-. ra ft lrprat :C y. m.
S. M 1:(K. p. bl-UkaJ acer.aiaw!aii.
SA.Tra:n. arrive at Cairo 12 o. a. a.
and le-5 a. bl AK t-n rt.i'r mcrr at.laT
f.ir r. w,ap.. nuirr-ad . a'df "--! rnra
Ifirorwtalioi,, raile1! or a4dre. KLM Kit ft M ITtA
Tkrl Aot. l'i- lrtir
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