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FOR RENT
FOR RENT Eight room, two
etory residence la good location Ad
drees "B. W." this office.
KOOMS For light housekeeplug.
1505 Poplar street.
"""FOlMfiSNT sTxroom house ; bath
Hiid lights. Apply 2727 Holbrook avo
n in;.
FOR RENT Hooms. SI'.S Eighth
Eighth street.
FOR KENT Nicely furnished rooms
91-1 Wtilnut btreet.
FOR SALE.
FUR SALE Cheap good driving
and saddle, horse with runabout and
harness. Apply G. 1'. Eiehenborger.
HELP WANTED FEMALE.
WANTED Iuly solicitor, salary
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ply 18d7 Conimercial avenue.
FDR SALE Elegant residences No.
27.15 Washington avenue, corner Char
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MISCELLANEOUS.
PASTUKI3 TO LET Will call and
get stock. B. J. Hargan, Mound City,
Illinois.
CATCHING FISH IN BASKETS.
An l.anj Method . Which Obtained
Around the Ray of Fundy.
' The Bay of Fundy has always been
a famous fishing ground especially
for salmon and shad. Fifty years
afro the fish wero so' plentiful that a
method was. used to catch them
which seems odd nowadays when a
fish has at least half a chance to es
cai e the hook or the net.
The tide rises high in the Bay of
Fnndv and Its headwaters, and -of
this met the fishermen of fifty years j
nga took full advantage. At high
tide the water- makes sizable rivers
of tiny streams. Large schools of
shed and i other fish in those -day
cauie up toe river with the tide.. .
The method of catching them was
simple in the extreme. At low, tide
a seine would he staked to the river
bed and ihe top of the seine weight
ed to the bottom with leads. Then
after thu tide had risen the fisher
men would pull up the seine so that
it formed a barrier acro3S the entire
river bed.
Wuen the tide began to run out
the fish would find their return to
the sou and freedom barred effect
ively. The little fellowi, of course,
would make their way through the
seine, but the ones worth catching
would flop impotently against the
meshes. .
Soon the tide would be out com
pletely, leaving only a foot of water
in the river. , Several thousand fish
would be there for the Uklng. A
pair of rubber boots and a basket
would be sufficient equipment for
the fisherman, who waded out and
gathered them in wholesale.
The fish don't run up the rivers
nr more, and the seining must he
done in the bay itself. This Is prof
itable. It is true, but a fish wltn nan
a head can avoid capture for a long
time.
Iron Cnnesfor Exercise.
Among fashionable accessories of
fh. masruline costume the very new
eft item is the Ircn -cane. It weighs
possibly seven 'and a - half poamls.
and it Is Intended as an exerciser.
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second , ainl Sycamore streets. Terms
$1.00. Lou Shepherd.
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containing Information for 25c. C. W.
Wolsenbaum, Altamont, Kas.
WE have 23 or 30 loads of clean,
new shavings. They are free. while
they last. Greer-Wilkersou Lumber
Company.
RAILROAD P03iTICrI3 OPEN
Offur ni-rptitaiil opportunities to cvb)e young
dhu. Clencul poHiiion 'twu la larc elites tud
II mitif.iii" n( Hie country for Im'O with or
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able to do oilier nor!;, hqIpa noil technical men
wnutl ut onci.. List of Opportunitii'it fro. 1
you write stating aw, exper.ence, etc.
HAPGOODS (INC.), Brain Brokers
Suit. 100. Chemical Bldg., St. Louis, Mo.
" NOTICE.
I will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by my wife. Oliver
Gaunt.
LOST.
LOST Scotch collio pup, halt
grown. White breast and shoulders.
Reward if returned to 800 Cowmierchil
avenue.
LOST Gold ring, plain, Inscribed
"Mother to Ella." Finder return to this
office "land receive reward.
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tie time for chi.t woifilns. dumbbells
and all the other devices for keeping
hlmuelf In trim the cane may prove a
bo::i. It can be used as one walks
in ilia open air, and consequently !e
the city man's nearest substitute tor
the natural exercise wnlch' comes
from outJoor sports. While ' walking
along the cane may be swung first In
one hand and then Ir the other, so
that development will he uniform.
So If men of 60ineha portly
build O.- of jaded. overworKed com
ntexioti or otherwise afflicted-' with
the signs of city confinement' nnl
lack of exercise are observed during
the next few ; months promenading
the city streets and tracefully, light
ly, airily swlnglrg tanes'-after tne
mupner of major domos, 'the specta
cle will not be caused by a sudden
attack of springtime gayery." It will
simply be the man with the lion
cane out for his -"ally stroll.
Coffee, the tnspiri-r.
The Italian composer, Duniiettl,
courted insplrution by a meai
vihich r.roved so injurious mat it
caused the premature deray of his
faculties, lle'-vas 1 accustomed to
shut himself in - his room with j.
quantity of mu-lc paper, pens, and
Ink, and three or four pots or strong
coffee. He weuui then begin to
write and drink, and when the sup
ply of coffee .was exhausted.- he
would order more, and continue to
drink as long as he wrote.
He asserted that the coffee was
necessary for. his inspiration. The
result of this pernicloJs habit, was
a yellow, parchment like complexion,
with lips aim--t Jet black, and a
nervous system, .which soon caused
his breakdown and death.
Inoqunl-Dlvlslon of Labor.
Two boys had been behaving so
badly in class that they were ordered
to remain after school houM and
o rito thnir names two hundred times.
They started on the task. After a
time one of thein grew Uneasy ana oe-
n u-j.tchlne.hls companion in at
fciace; then suddenly he said to the
toai-hor. '"Taini fair, sir! ins names
Bush and mine's Schluttermeyer!"
World's Wit.
z Stocks Bondsi Cereals
ACTIVITY IN STOCK MARKET HAS BEEN RENEWED MONEY RATES
CONTINUE EASY SITUATION IS COMPLEX OUTLOOK BRIGHTER
IN DRY GOODS MARKET SOME HOPEFUL SIGNS ARE MANIFEST
CROP OUTLOOK IS ENCOURAGING RESTORATION OF CONFI
DENCE DESIRED MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
New York, May 2. Special. The
improvement anticipated in these ad
vices for several weeks past has fully
materialized. In the stock market
sales pnssed the million share limit,
the trend cf prices being generally up
ward. Of course the splendid success
of the Pennsylvania lean was the main
stimulant. This induced a much bet
ter feeling because it demonstrated
market, and bettered the chances for
flotation of the numerous, other addi
tional issues which have been held
back since the panic. It is probable
that fully $2C0.OO0.O0. if not more,
of new captital will bo required be
tween now and the close of December,
but it is altogether premature to sup-
pose that these applications wilt meet -considerably better than at this time
with any such 'success as the Pennsyl-!last year. Cotton is also doing well,
vania. Indeed, it is probable that! and advices thus far received indicate
there will be sharp iliscrimnntion by
both bankers and Investors in th
placing of new Issues; and it is quite
certin that, If matters in Wall street
are pressed too fast, a sharp reaction
will set in and real progress lie delay
ed. We have now had a very substan
tial recovery on the Stock Exchange;
and it behcoves all interests to in
future pursue a policy of moderation.
Any further important rise should be
discouraged until bettered conditions,
outside warrant a fresh upward move
ment.
Money Still Easy.
In spite of the fact that we have al
"sidy exported about $15,000,000 of
gold, and that Secretary Cortelyou
may shortly withdraw $4"..000,000 of
government deposits, money rates
have continued veryeasy, and in tills
respect no apprehension exists as to
the future. Gold exports are leoked
should the $100,000,000 Imported here
during -the panic be sent back to
Europe no serious consequences would
follow since we could compel its re
turn later on if needed. There may
have been considerable expansion- of in the money market. Now that the
loans during the current week, and al- process of readjustment hss been rar
though funds are returning freely from j tied on to a considerable extent!' te-
tlie interior, the next bank statement
will be looked forward to with consid
erable Interest.
Situation Complex.
As to genera business conditions,
the present situation is very unsatif-j
factory and complex.- The wave of
depression which began 'In Wall street.
with the panic has entirely l,ft that
listrict, and is now expending Its full
force In the various" departments of
commerce and industry. In soni"
inarters it appears to have exerted
ts worst effects, white in others the
risis is still acute. In the iron trade
depression is extreme; both orders
Hid profits being less than half those
of a year ago. While there are signs
of weakness in prices, the Steel Cor
poration stil adheres to its policy of
maintaining values, and orders are
much 'deferred in consequence. It had
been hoped that improved conditions
n the money market, and renewed
ibility of the railroads to finance their
requirements, would at least lead to
the placing of larger orders for struc
oral iron and steel. Such expecta
tions have only been realized to a
Iniited extent; for the railroads are
not in need of new equipment 'while
so many cars and locomotives are idle.
and will, moreover, probably confine
their purchases for structural mater-
il to work that must be completed;
postponing the unnecessary repairs
and new work unttil prices recede
and industrial conditions become more
favorable. In the textile trade there is
ilso much depression, but the outlook
s brighter. Production of both cot-
on goods and woolens is being cur
tailed to the extent of 20 and 0 per
ent. Prices have declined 20 per
cent und over; wages and raw mater-1 readjustment than if allowed to oper
ils have also fallen, so that the textile ate naturally and quietly.
ndnstry has reached a point in the
irocess of readjustment which places
it in a position to respond to the first
signs of business improvement.
.. Some' Hopeful, Signs.
Ontsidts of the great iron, and tex
tile industries there are a few hopeful
signs to be found. Indicating that the
worst of the crisis is either near or
past. Recovery first began In th :
stock market three months ago, anil
should, ere long, make its appearanc
in the business world. Bank clear.
ings, it is encouraging to observe.
show smaller and smaller losses. Last
week their shrinkage was only 20 per
cent compared with 30 per' cpnt and
over for a number of previous weekfl
New York.- Boston and Philadelphia
still show the keenest depression.
while some of the Western States ex
hibit relatively small declines In clear
ings compared with lat year. Rail
road earnings, however, still tnak
very discouraging gross reurns, prov
ing a largely diminished voiume o?
traffic. Over Hio.OnO idle cars are rc.
ported, which is much the largest to
tal on record. Many of the roads are
makinc hemic efforts to offset the
losses In netn earnings by rigid econ
omy. A prolonged continuance of ex-
sting conditions would certainly send
the weaker lines into bankruptcy at n,i
distant date. In sheer self-defenr.e
the roads may be forced to advance
their rates 10 per- cent unless traffic
oi.ickly recover?. This Is a rate of
increase which the roads say would
not bo felt by the public, and would
enable the roads to preserve their
efficiency of service and meet their
imperative obligations. Such an In
crease would, however, seriously In
jure our export trade, which is largely
dependent on cheap freights. The
railroad situation is certainly critical
and calls for calm and just consider
ation. Crop Outlook Good.
Perhaps the most encouraging fea
tare at present is the crop outUok.
Tile season is fully two weeks earlier
than last year, and weather conditions
have-been particularly favorable for
cultivation and planting. No dam
age has been reported from the late
cool spell except to fruits. Reports
as to winter - wheat are exceedingly
flattering, conditions appearing to be
no decrease in acreage. Good crops
this year will accomplish more than
anything else toward restoring busl-
.ness to normal Tolume and prosperity,
i Prices cf all agricultural products nr.-
high and yield a good profit to the
grower. With chances, therefore that
there will be a good demand (luring
the coming year for everything which
our farmers can grow 'there Is everv
prospect for a very profitable year for
the agricultaiiral classes.
Restoration of Confidence.
In considering liusines prospects one
tiling should be especially borne in
mind. We have now had six months
of very severe construction. Prodti-
tion cannrt be indefinitely curtailed at
the rate of 20 per cent to ",0 per cent.
Such contraction is out of all proper
ti6n to the actual decline in consump
tion. Before long supplies must lie
come greatly reduced, if not exhar.sn
ed, even if consumption were to con
tinue on present reduced scale. Every
thing now points- to at least a partial
resumption of industrial activity ere
long as a result of better condition-
cr very will begin here and there 'as
confidence revives. A rational restor
ation of confidence is more to be desir
ed than anything else. Unnecessary
fears should be as carefully avoided as
unfounded optimism.' It should not lie
forgotten that tlie situation today Is
radically different fr.m wiiat existed
a year ago. Then our troubles were
ahead of us, now they are largely be
hind us. and will soon become a mat
ter of history. We have enjoyed our
prosperity on a high basis of values;
we must now seek its renewal nn
much lower basis.
Ample Reason For Hope.
There is really ample reason for tak
ing more hopeful views regarding th?
future. This does not mean that, the
country is on the edge of a midden
ormnrked revival, hut that conditions
are. changing and now positively favor
progress towards normal erudition.
What effect this will have upon the
stock m.Trket remains to be seen. Se
curities have already had a very sub
stantial rise, which may lead to par
tial realizing, but in tho long run
values seem destined to reach a high
er level and Wall street as usual is
discounting the nation's recovery in
advance. The great danger is that ill"
recovery may be too rapid and prevent
a thoroughgoing readustment an l
liquidation which is the only true basis
cf renewed confidence and recovery.
Peveral industries are still resisting
the inevitable decline in prices which
must, come and which would do much
towards an industrial revival. In these
cases our great corporation managers
are often standing in their own light.
Resistance to the law of supply and
demand simply means a more violent
HENRY CLEWS.
German fctmWiia. l'empcrnie.
"When I was a' student at Heldel-
Derg, twenty-nve years ago. tne
amount of beer the students con
sumed -was something -astonishing,"
said Mr. J N. Osborne of St. Louis.
'in fact many of thfm drank to ex
cess, and the fellow who could put
away the biggest quantity was a sort
of hero. Now all that hat changed,
as my son. who is studying at Heidel
berg, writes me. He says that while
a good many ol the students still use
beer, a j,oodly number are teetotalers
and that the wholesale swilling of the
old days has gone. I thlslf that
everybody will be glad t know that
obriety has taken the place of Intem
perance among the young men at one
of the foremost seats of learning In
tho world." Baltimore American.
Song of the Shirt.
W?hen Thomas Hood wrote - his
'Song of the Shirt." conditions- In
London were ' far worse than they
nave aver been In New Yorkv Our
uorrible sweatshop system Is not a
circumstance to the slop-shop system
of the English capital. Hood and a
party of friends discovered two
ycung women, daughters of' Major
Reynolds of the Fifth ' West India
regiment, utterly unprovided for at
nis death, " trying to preserve their
axistence by making shirts for a slop
ihop at three tents each. Public at
tention was -drawn to the -case, and a
aubscription ralsej In their behalf.
The "Song of the Shirt" was tnsplred
by It. N. Press. .
MASTER'S SALE.
State of Bilnols, Alexauder Couaty,
ss. Alexander County Circuit In the
matter of Anheuser-Busch . Brewing
Association a, Albert B. Arey and
Harriet M. Arey,1 In Chancery Bill
to Foreclose Mortgage. Public notice
i3 hereby Riven that In pursuance of
a decretal order entered In the above
entitled cause i.n February 21st A. D.I
190?, I, Walter Warder, Master In'
Chancery for said--court, on Saturday
the 9th day cf May, A. D. 1908,. at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon of said
day, shall sell for cash at public auc
tion at. the southwesterly door of the
court house in the city of Cairo, In
said county, the following described
real estate: Lot numbered three (3),
!n block numbered twenty-eight 28),
in the fi i st addition' to the 'city of
Oiiro, in the county of Alexander and
state of Illinois together with all and
singular the tenements and heredita
ments thereunto belonging.
Dated f-t Cairo. 111., this 17th daj
of April, A. V. 1908. '
i WALTER WARDER,
Master In Chancery for the Circuit
Court of Alexander County. Illinois.
David 1 S. Lansden, Complainant's
Solicitor. ('-.,
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.'
Sealed bids will bo received at the
office of tho-city engtneer until 5 p
m. May 5th,' 1908, for furnishing the
material and labor and constructing
complete guaranteeing- said work for
a 'period of two years cement side,
walks under ordinances No.' 128, 129,
131, 13:1, 135, 130. '137 and 110. Said
bids shall ho marked as such and ac
companied ' with cash or a certified
check for ten per cent of the amount
of the bid. ; Said bids will be 'opened
during the first regular meeting of the
city council in May. The right 1s re
served to reject any anil all bids.
WILBUR B. TH1STLEWOOD,
.City Engineer.
Cairo, 111., April 25th. 1908.
Cigarette-Smoking Russians.
Every male in Russia over 15 Vears
old smokes about - 100 cigarettes
week,- acccordlng'to a' British consular
report on Poland and Lithuania.1'' One
pound of tobacco suffices for 1,000 cig
urettes.
. The Philosopher of Folly; '
"The wicked stand - In slippery
places," quoted that driveling old dub,
the ' Philosopher of Folly. "It's the
good people who aren't wise to the
game who fall when they strike such
spots."
,. Where the Pen Fails.
"The pen," remarked the 'student,
"is mightier than, the sword." ''Yes,"
answered the man who likes ' the
pomp and - trappings,' "but It doesn't
make near the showing in a reception
or a parade."
German and American M.iehlnery.
Germans are less In n . hurry than
Americans. Their printing presses ar,q
bui'it. much heavier than ours, tho mjjti
hinos'being constructed to last a long
period, even-at the sacrifice of speed
nd efficiency. ' r , ..
Where?. !
After' the model tenement house is
built the next move will he to obtain
the--i model" tenants. Detroit Fres
I'ress.
, Author Poorly Remunerated.
Fnp 'Midrllemarch" George Eliot KOt
?40,000 and for "Romola" f -r.000.
ILLINOIS' CENTRAL
Corrected to May 1st, 1908.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Trains Leave Cairo: '
1:32 a. m.. Dally Chicago Vestibule
'Jmitcd, arriving Chicago 11:30 a. in.
2:23 a. m. Daily St. Lonls ' Night
Umited, arriving St.-Louie 7:08 a. in.
Sleeping car open at 8:30 p. m;
5:00 a. m. Chicago Daylight Express
except Sunday. ,
5:00 a. m. St. Louis Morning ex
press, except Sunday. - -,
11:15 a. m, St. Louis Fast! Mail..
11:15 a. m. Chicago Mid day Bpeclal
2:35 p. m. Daily St.. Louis Limited.
2:35 p. m. Afternoon Express for
Odin, Effingham, Mattoon, Champaign
5:10 p, m, Thebes Accommodation.
7:15 p. m. Chicago and Eastern Ex
press. , . (
2:45 a. m. Memphis and Nashville.
8:15 a. m. Memphis and New Or
eans Limited. '
6:00 a. m. Paducah and Louisvlllo.
1f41 p. m. Dally Memphis' and New
Orleans.
1:41 p. m. Daily Nashville, Chatta
oooga and Atlanta.
430 p. m. Fulton Accommodation.
5:50 p. m. Paducah and Louisville.
6:00 p. m. Memphis and New Or
leans Special.
For through tickets, sleeping car
accommodations and further Informa
tion apply at Illinois Central Passen
ger Station, Cairo, III.
J. H. JONES, Ticket Agent.
S. A. HATCH, G. P. A.
A. H. HANSON. Pass. Traffic Mgr.
MOBILE & OHIO' R. R
Time of Trains at
CAIRO
Southbound"
No. 1, Express daily, lv.... 2:05 p. m
No. 3, Express daily, lv....2:05 a.m.
Northbound
No. 2, Express daily, lv. . ..1:3T p.tn
No. 4, Express daily, lv.... 2:11 a.m.
j J. H. JONES,' Ticket Agent,
May 1st, 1908. Cairo, III.
THE OUTPUT OH1 EXCEIAlOtt.
Ten Thousand Aero of Timber BaeH
flce4 to, That Stuffing Every l'eat
Exoelsior'seeratf to ths ! averag
man a trifling product, and one that
by reason of Its lightness cannot rep
resent a large -consumption of .tim
ber, yet there are so many ?uses for
it that the total annual production
for the country requires 60,1000,000
feet of timber, or the growth of 10,
0Q0 acres of forest land.
.Besides the constant use In genera)
sacking excelsior' Is ln'deman.1 by
npholsters of furniture and carriages,
by mattress makers, occasionally for
stnble bidding,- and by' steamships'
to filter salt water, t A1 richly uphol
stered chair and a mattress-which a
customer fondly supposes to be filled
with hair contains nothing but ex
celsior beneath possibly a layer of
cotton. . Thus we sit and sleep , on
wood as well as ' read wood" pnlp
newspa-pers'and at the mortar- end
of things we-are likely 'to'Tepoae In
a coffin r upholstered with t choice
grade of excelsior,'? One Newt-York
mattress -factory uses a i. carload a
day.' Teddy Aears owe their rotund.
Ity o a special quality of fine excel-
Siot.-Y'-. '.'"!-' .' J ' ' f .1 ys
Logs 'must be perfectly 'dry for
the-manufacture of excelsior They
are'-generally r -seasoned fori- six
months In . sheds . and! thl-n Cut .'lnto
1 6-lnch '. lengths and! Quartred
These block are fastened ln the m
chine 'and 1 are automatically n fed
thereafter' A series' of sharp spurs
eight Inches' wide nd placed a -frao-.
tion of an Inch apart; rapldly..scores.
thd surface of , the block to -a-depth
that is Jess -then the thickness -of a
match. 1 A:knlfe follows, planing th
block? t the depth, of the. soerlng
and 'a bunch of curly excelsior falls
on .traveling-belt, v -v i, n m.
One.'excelRlor eniaehlne turns j out
half a-: ton a dayand the total an
nual production Is estimated at 25,
000 carloads, averagins 15 tons each.
There Is not much wood left on 10,-.
000 acres of land -when -the excelsior
machines have had their year's ra
tions. '
Where Money Is U.elc.
. Now and then one hears of out of
tho way places 'where 'the conven
tions of dlfe' as they are nntlersoodi
do net exist."-' One of thriie Is where
money Is useless. This is Ascension
Island In'the Atlantic .
.The island Is the '.property of the
British Adffl!ra!ty,i- and is governed
by a Captain1 of therwyal navy,' There,
I. nrt 'firlvnte-. itroeertw In land: se
there' are "ito-ironts taxes,- ete.-Th
pocks and hords re imblle property,
and the roest (killed-Is ssiied in 'rations.-.
So are the vegetable grow
on the -farms; i- -x " 'i;
Hern, It would seem.iis Teal-eooifll-IsmvU
When a fishwrtron makes '-a
catch he 'brings It to the guard roonw
where- it la issued' ty th eergnnf
major. The only private proper ty is
fowls and pigeons. Even-the wild
jlink'oys are. under government cony
'trol.1, Thy .are Ustod on- the booHi
of the pa lustier and are ban Jed
over at stock-taking. j . '-
' The population- conslitsof aifew
bluejackets.". a 'company: of marines,
and-some Kroos from-SIerra dx?one.
There a marine ran-do anything
The muleteer' is amnrlnor,so.are.the
gardeners, the shepherds thftJ stork'
men.' the-E rooms; the niawMis.the
rarnenterst. ami the '.nmbera. . Even
the island trappef who gete rewards
for the talis of ihe rate Is a marine.
Diamonds Harder The-el.--
The dlamood'ds 'the hardest tr.In-t
eral In exfstotfve alteough inetar
tantalum, used for electric lanapifll
aments comes very neaf It.' AHbe?h'
so hard, the diamond 1s very brittlei
sc that t. sharp blow will often-frac1
ture It. But' Sir ' William t'rookes
who1 has devoted much time during
many years to the scientific study of
the diamond.-. has'ishowsrs thar If a
waoA one la nlaeed betwoeo the steel
Jawa -of hydraollc press; and the
presBUie -Is' applied without. -jer,'o
as -to" avoid' fmcture -due-td brittle
tieas,-the Jaws way.be made -to meet
without- the slightest injury to -even
tha nrieas of the diamond.-- the - hard
s eel-closing around R and'taklng an
impression of the much harder dia
mond Just like so- ninth aw This
experiment, no'doubt, in the hand
of .ia skilled scientist -would e, all
rlghU but we would not aJvise read,
ers to try It on with their diamond ,
rings. Tit-Bits.
- What He Was Waiting For.
A mysterlons stranger with lowe!'
ed brow and menacing, glare -stood
alongside one of the ahoemaklni es'
hibltsln a department atore and
watched the shoemaker at -' work.
For a long time he stood there,' never
shlftlng .his glance sUHne steadll
at tbe bench workman, watch tn ft him
nut handful- after handful of tacks
in -his mouth and gradaaMy empty
each, in aw 'load Into a sboeeoie.' ti
aiiv a store detecUvebecme susplc
olns, and after keeping an eye on the
fe4 low for htte went4 over to msa
aur asked him what he meant by-his
actions. "Oh Bothieg,"A answered
th man.-,, "I'm -lust waiting to eee-
whatewlU happen-f that-shoemaker
should sneete while be baa a moata
ful of tack.- Philadelphia Record.
Improved DUmotid Drill -Australian'
mining. tnea -rejoice la
the possession- of a1 new- diamond
drill weighing ony- 409 Tioonda,' while
the "weight of the machines now In
use Is three or four tons.
Ever totlce'that almost' everyone
you talk with gives you some In for
matlen that isn't of any earthly as
to yout
,- ' i - rr. r
Conatamnatlon ef Brutality.
I would net enter U my list of
friends a man who needlessly aeu
foot upon a worm, Cewpe.
tlUn DCCn aid of UfV. It Is iBtlxii
aolMae bMH U it ABaoLUTIM 1 0 J '
o expanse Is iput4 la tea bln( of this
ar for we ortd arselva on atiltn -
rtttt cannot b aqoHte tor It. -!!
aiko tsKuwiteco j
SMITH BROTHERS"
THE BIG STORE
1300-2 WASHINGTON .AVENUE.
Dealers. ln Everything that li good to
Eat, Use and Wear. Exclusive Agent
for BLANKE'3 Celebrated Coffee.'
C. E. GREGORY, Mgrffl
1166 Washington Ayenne.
Alexander
County National
Bank i
Commercial Avenue and Eighth Itreef
CAIRO, ILLINOIS, 1
Surplus .lOtfrOOO
.-..ijf.i ... ,. urrivKni, ..
E. A. Buder President
Chas. Fenchetr Vice President
li Pi. Galligan Cashier-
r. Spencer Assistant Cashier
Accounts of -corporations and IndJfld"
uals especially solicited, v Exchange
lurnlshed to any part of the world. -
i Alexander Comity
savings oanK
STRICTLY A SAYINGS BANK.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS.
Capital $50,000"'
Surplus1.. 60,000"
OFFICERS. -
EJ. A. Buder President'
C. O. Patier Vice President
J. H. Galllgsn Cahlr
Frank Spencer .. ..Assistant Cashier
DIR1CTORS."-
E, A. Budei4.-
3. H.: Galligan
ThoaBoyd."
C. O. PaUor.
ii V. C-V.-Nett.
N. aViTkHtlewoBd"
Oeorge Parsoii.
vYn-Khietrr'
Chas, Feuchter,
D. 8. Lensdem.'
' r .. V-! T' T '
11
interest tald ri TWna Deeeslte.
Cairo CIlj transfer Lini
Buceeasors to Stolti ft Wttr.
J. H. KIERCE. PROP.
All Kinds of Hauling Done Pomptl.
Both Pones. 121. "
1111 Washington Ave, Cairo, lllieela.
River Transport
1
jj. Lee Lice'Steaaers
For Memphis and Way Handings.
Steamers Departure
.Sadie Lee. Friday. May 8. 5 P-m.
Ferd Herold, Wed. .Mays, p. m.
Fi Cincinnati and Way
Landings
Peters Lee, Sunday, May 10, p. m.
S
Fee St. Levre and Way Lwj
perd Herold, Sunday 10. a. m.
.For Freight and Passage anplj
St Halltday phtnipa fcart
boat, CatroJ "
ROBERT E. LEE, C. BOURNE
General Manager. O F. A P.A
General Office. 4 South Front St
Memphis, Tet . t
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