The Cairo bulletin., 1905-08-18
DR.. A. NJ. Dubois Retires from
CObden Sentinel
A PICTURESQUE WRITER
ATTRACTED ATTENTION OF MET
RoPoLls EDITORS BY HIS KEEN
PEN.-Hls REFORMING AT
ANNA HOSPITAL.

Illinois country journalism. has just
retired from the newspaper field after
browsing therein fer about a quarter
! Of a century He mas sold he Cob
den sentinel go Or Poinjextar n den
tisC Of Golden. who VIII assume charge
af the paper with the issue OF Aus
"a
pr DuBeis was so years old the
-hi,l c9y - last February bur nis
-rits "-e stll lean ard his body ac
i've and bis pen isn't at all rusty
ne dultor feels ,ha the manage
9oi 9l c Fruit Growers Journal
tN lo st'n otains control Is
fuFici nj 10 Keen HIM Gus Of mischief
ana Interested in life He says his
friends advise him to dispose of both
papers and spend the remainder OF
( his days in ease, but" says tha doc
tor Il tell them that If should give
lap all business and have nothing to
10 | wouldn't live fifty years
Was a Strong Writer.
/ Or, DuRos' reputation in "newspa
/ per debating is such that the average
country edigof.-if he knows the doc
tor-thinks Z long time before print
| ing statement likely TO rouse the
Doctors antagonism The Sentinel
was Republican paper until 1892
! when Il was changed to Democra .ic
| IN thar year there was considerable
criticism Of the Anna Hospital man
/ aeement. and Or. Dubois was urged
I to take ND the matter in the columns
iof the Sentinel. He did 50, printing
in all fifteen columns OF his own OBJ
seryation and comment. with the re-
suit that Gov. Ffer asked for and
obtained the resignation Of the super
intendent.
The Chicago Herald sent a staff
man 10 investigate the matter ami
| copies Of The Sentinel were sent 70
Tie editor and extracts from Or. Du-
Bots articles reprinted IN The Herald.
Mr. Scott, the publisher Of the Her,
Ola. was SO struck with tha doctors
style That he tried To induce rim to
| take a position Az editorial writer on
he STAFF Of the Herald. Or Dubois
! las figured in several newspaper con
troyers es lii southern Illinois which
hfs adprsaries remember % their sor
Erow. "ye.. says the doctor. my fights
have all been for p-incipal-uot for
| spite or fun"
Founded Sentinel in 1882.
Dr. Dubois founded the Sentinel
about q years ago and few years
later he established the Fruit Grower;
Journal which now has a circulate IN
IN nearly all parts Of the world "OA5
dark nighr when there was no one
| around. says Or Dubois 4 stol,
three years and gave to the Fruit
Growers Journal SO ts first issue came
out as number q volume three.
Born in New York.
Dr. DuB1is was horn at Greenwich
Washington county New York. on
mile east of he Hudson river neAr tht
place where Burgoyne surrendeted
He was son of Pei Dubois, 1
farmer when hoy he moved t.
Jackson. When is years old he wen
to and spent two years oil salt wates
He was within one year Of GRADUATING
! from Law school when he took up n
study DC medicine in New York Cit
at the Electric Medical College. 500
after completing the medicine cours
:, he married a Miss Stone, sister &
DR.. Horatio Stone, the famous sculI
tor Of Washington, and III 1854 III
young couple moved to Wisconsin !
d covered wagon, whore for lively
wears the doctor practIced his profei
sion.
!, Comes to Illinois.
The family then came to souther
Illinois where for Is years Dir. III
!, Pois practiced medicine, gradual
" letting 20 that profession for the new
II, paper business The doctor had ha
no experience in the newspaper offic
when he started the Sentinel
Il founded the Sentinel" the doct,
said, without subscriber or an ed
! tor" He was an experienced write
Z however, as ne was the author Of Sc
eraf plays which gained considerab
popularity. among them being fl
act drama called the Green Mounta
Boy" and "The White Slave" whic
was the name given to the famo'
!" play by BARLEY Campbell a few yea
later After coming to southern iii
y oils his articles In New York pane
attracted considerable attention. al
W. turned many feet toward Egypt" q
new Garden Of Eden IN southe
Illinois His wide range Of edut
ION gave him a great advantage ov
the average country journalist a
he was absolutely fearless in usi
81 his pencil
~ He also had reputation as |,
~ turer He was "Fremonter' a
stumped the state OF Wisconsin 1
JUS the famous scout.
Married Fifty Years.
nj Pr and Mrs, Dubois have been mi
~ ricd over fifty years. Mrs DnBc
WHO Is now a hopeless Invalid, Is al
doctor and practiced medicine he
IN her younger days.
three years ago their residence v
me burned and one ~ the most yalnal
Libraries In the state went up
smoke. In tbs library was a yea
Nj" issue q the broadway Journal. adsi