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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-22
BY HON, GEORGE W. PECK,

ID HUN. btOttbH. W, lG.l IL,
Tex Governor of Wisconsin, Former Ed
tor of "Peck's Sum-" Author of "Peck's
Bad Boy" Etc)
Copyright, 1905, by Joseph b. Bowles)
Brussels, Belglum.-Dear Old Skate:
what is the matter with our going to
Belgium" said dad to me, as we were
escaping from Germany.
We'll, what in thunder do we want
to go to Belgium for?" said | to dad
Il do not want to go to a country that
has no visible means of support, except
raising Belgian hares, to sell TO CrankS
in America. | couldn't eat rabbits with
out thinking | was chewing a piece Of
house cat and rabbits is the chief food
of the people. | have eaten horse and
mule in Paris, and wormy figs in Turkey,
and embalmed beef fried in candle
grease in Russia. and sausage in Ger
many, imported from the Leutgard
sausage factory in Chicago and stuff il,
Egypt with ground mummy for curry
powder, but | draw the line on Belgian
hares, and | strike right here, and shall
have the International Union of Anal
gamated Tourists declare a boycott on
Belgium" said just like that, bristling
up to dad real spunky
"You are going to Belgium, all right, "
said dad, as he took hold of my thumb
in a jiu jitsu fashion, and twisted it
backward until fairly penuked, and
held it, while he said he should never
dare go home without visiting King
Leopod's kingdom, and having talk
with an SOyear-old male firt, who had
a thousand chorus girls on his staff and
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-22

Bosh-I knew a man once who had
never met with a disappointment in his
life.
Josh-How was that?
HE was never looking for anything
but trouble Detroit Free Press
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-22
Of Some Use.

Ella-That fellows head isn't Of much
use to him.
Stella-Well, l suppose he feels that
he's got to have something to hang his
hat on.-Judge
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-22
Russian Loss in Ships.

St. Petersburg, Sept. lS,-The Rus
sian loss in ships in Port Arthur, Vlad-
iyostok and the Sea of Japan, accord
ing to official statistics published this
morning, amount U $ll3,OOO,OOO
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-22

The Bad Boy Goes to Delgium-Dad
Buys Fake Souvenirs at Waterloo
He Goes Swimming with King
Leopold and the Bad Boy Ties Up
Their Clothes.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-22

Leslie Lyle, living near GAINESVILLE,
met with painful accident. He had
about loaded his wagon with hay, when
he stepped backward off the frame,
Feeling himself about to fall, he threw
out his harm to catch one of the wagon
standards The standard was sharp,
and stuck into his forearm, ranging
downward toward the wrist and pene-
trating to a depth OF several inches. A
fearful wound was inflicted and the
young man remained impaled on the
standard till his father and brother re-
leased him.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-22

Squirrels are unusually plentiful in
the bottoms throughout Chester county
now. 1t is no rare sight to see hunt
ers from Henderson returning with a
dozen or fifteen squirrels as the reward
Of two or three hours exercise along
Sugar or Clark's creek.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-22

H. PASSED., of Dyersburg, having
bought a half interest in mule and
one-horse wagon with one Will Roark,
mortgaged his part of the purchase for
a little money and started up the bust
ness OF buying hides around Dyersburg,
One day last week PASSED. drove to
Union City, where he sold both mule
and wagon or had them shipped, and
left for parts unknown. He is believed
to have gone to Cincinnati, where it is
said his wife lives, and Roark sent an
officer there with orders to bring home
the money, the mule or the man.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-22

Lightning played queer capers in
Carroll county last week during an
electrical storm. A terrific bolt of
lightning struck two large trees near
the home of j. G, Boyd, killing three
large hogs standing some distance
away. a strange feature OF thvrccu
renee is the fact that the trees were
more than Il hundred feet apart, and
the hogs were still hundred feet fur
Their from the trees, and the same bolt
struck all of them at the same time.
The Central Baptist Association held
a three days session at Humboldt last
week. There was large attendance
\ regular campmceting fashion dinner
was served on the grounds each day.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-22

Cotton is reported in poor condition
throughout Chester county. The eX-
cessive rainfall during the summer
months greatly injured for fruiting and
now is causing much cotton to rot in
the boil. Farmers are not expecting a
rich return for their work, even at II
cents. Corn has done some better
than cotton this season.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-22

Ex-Governor of Wisconsin, Former Ed
tor of "Peck's Sum-" Author Of Peck s
Bad Boy" Etc)
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01
.LEs 10 ,.r,.i,ies

Col ] M. Rice OF Peoria, a gentle
man well known In political and mill
fary circles in that G W in an article
In the september number of the Mu-
nlcipal Journal and Engineer, suggest
n method for the management of pib-
lie utilities that is unique q, say tie
least and that might he put into op.
GRAFTON with success. so Tar as gas,
electric light, heat and water com
pan'cs are concerned
Col. Rec takes the position that
the operation OF public utilities Is .
purely business proposition. anl
should be divorced from politics 81
entirely as any other business propo
sirion. lie holds that any scheme .
municipal ownership under present pc
\ lticai conditions in municipalities
only tcnds 10 corrupt and debauch tn
public officials that whether publ
utilllles sfe controlled BY the mum
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

eipalit.es direct or by private eorpor-
ailons watch desire 20 secure fran
chises and other privileges from the
nun cipal government. the result is
the same
To avoid this Col Rice would have
the city lease the public utilities 10 "a
corporal on en- corporations not for
peouniary profit TO be managed by
boards Of directors elected. nof by
the people at large, but by persons
using and paving for the product fur
ni.he1 by taa, particular plant The
directors thus chosen should have 10
connection with the government Of
the ny and no inter sst to serve oAly
the interests of consumers Thus So
lectei to act for four years. they
should be the agents AMI repres snsa-
tives of a corporation of consumers.
each of whom is Interested only in
securing the best service at the low
est prce possible. The employees OF
the concern should be selected on
their merits with out regard TO polisi-
cal influence.
By this plan every person who used
gas OF water or electricity, or publ c
heat would belong to the company
furnishing these articles. and have a
vote in the management of its affairs.
A sinking fund would be provided 70
make good any repairs TO make extern
sions of the plant when necessary.
and then. after all expenses are paid.
the consumer would have the product
al the cost OF tha production
A plan modelled something after
Col Riee's idea might be feas bic,
and be made TO operase sucees sfully
as to gas. electric light. water and
heat, but It could not be applied 10
street railways. and so far as con
sumption Of the products In street
lighting, the lighting and heating OF
public buildings. etc. would be diff
cult Of application Besides. il the
ownership cf taese plants We're in the.
municipality every voter and tax
payer. whether using any of the pro
duets or not would be entitled to have
some hing 10 say in relation to their
management How the ECU tess in
these features of the plan could be
adjusted furnish a problem that i
puzzling 10 say the least
However the suggestions Of Col
Rice furnish food for thought, and are
the. efore worthy Of consideration.
They do not antaganize. as we under
stand them, the policy Of municipal
ownersh D. but substitute for munich
pal operation of the public utilities a
method intended to secure RESPONSE
BILE business management of these
utilities.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01
FACTS AND FAACIES
comeal prama Il pe1ot

Comeay Drama at Deoot
An ;ni2f, tag bio OF comedy SINS
witue sed By pel, Toe evening
irai4a IN Carl 3ndale last !.
-idd travel ng nan 81 aha in' ii. =
lss Il sh "a man ana geHa. tf.t
gers 10 thi7 p llity, l. We
have learned were or north haand
train No c JEst before he trains
were ready to leave inc man Jump d
from No. 6 and hoarded No 20G. the
ST. Louis train re wa9 evidently
trying 10 shake ne woman. bur she
was Get 10 he hoos 20 easl4 and inn
mejiately followed him, also getting
on the sa Louis train, which left the
station few minutes after on
reaching the Ma street eros ing the
man again jumped from the train
which was now moving At considerab
lie speed
Seeing that the woman had again
followed aim. The man rnen attempie ]
- get on the train again This was
not 50 easy 10 do ami the man lad
very tltES YAH iNpA btHtS utdWh
undo the wheels md perhaps losing
a limb OF more seriously injured As
II was he was dragged a considerable
d stance when the train was brought
10 q aIandstill. The man aud woman
then both boarded the train and were
soon speeding on towards Murphys-
bUro
The pas engers on three passenger
uains were spectators Of the peculiar
affair, but no one seemed to know
who the parties were.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01
Early Mornina Carpenter

There is no one Who admires in
1ustry moro than DO remarked a
man who looked troubled and care
worn but when II comes 10 carly
mo ming industry that wakes the
echoes when every decenf citizen
should be asleep. then must say I
rebel Ye ! am disgruntIed, and !
Hay It an on the iadustr Gus efforts
of my next door neighbor, who evi.
iently believes in ahe healthy. wealthy
ana wise theory ~ it y who awak-
ems the chickens. and eyea the dogs
arises He makes the early morning
air rescund with blows Of his ham
mer. with the head splitting buzz AM
rp of hi cav, and the blood cuFdling
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ouARAN.
TINE.

There y q wide spread impression
among Cairo people that the stare
Board of Health il responsible for the
rigorous quarantine regulations In
force here How such an impression
could have been created and become 50
prevalent is difficult to explain, es-
p5cially SO when the reverse IS true.
When the yellow fever FIRST became
prevalent Ia the south. DR. Egan, as
ecreiary OF the State Board oil Health.
came to Cairo with the intention on
inaneGrating such m asuTes oniy as
would he effective in projecting the
state at large from infection al ar
as possible
Reports from the south daily become
more and more disquieting ana the
Cairo Boand of Health yielding to an
Ialmnst universal demand from the
people who dreaded repetition az
the experience Of 72, decided On more
strenuous measures The great ma
iority of the people felt that self pre-.
servation was the FIRST law Of nature
and when the city council Of the local
Board ef Hsalth asked the co-opera-
ion " the state and national aatnor
tiles i met With general approval.
The aid thus asked was cheerfuny
granted Il was felt from the very
beginning that no half way measures
woual suffice, therefore the local al
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

thofi,ics suggested the present strict
system and The State board agreed to
enforce e. the officials of that body
being, with the consent of lhs city
authorities, left in charge
This system may of may not BE- alb
solutely perfect, but had II not been tor
the quarantine established 10y Cairo IS
own Officials and enforced by the
STATE Board aided hy officers hired
by the city. Cairo would have been
subjected 10 infection at first hands
on al least three separate occasions
That We h1vz escapql such a dire
anlictinn is dge solely 20 the rigors
OF the quarantine.
Il is unfair. then To ceneure tho
STATE Board OF Health for such IN
eonyeniences as may result. or for The
continuance of tn quarantine Meth
err should blame Dee attached 90 the
city officials All have laborod with
enc common purpose in view; the pro
lection of the city and they have been
successful thus far; only a short ime
more VIII elapse before The necessity
for a quarantine Of any kind WIll have
ceased to exit
Remember. also that while the State
Board of Health has cheerfully co
operated with our own authorities IN
enforcing Cairo's own regulations, 1t
has borne one half the expense for
guards ami all of the costs for il
speeiors; feature which should be
appreciated by the taxpayers Of the
citt.
a Shirt Of fa.rnesg should prevent
tairt People from harshly condemning
tbs state Rcagl.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01
BELIEVES IN sELF-MADE MEN

Charles NJ Schwab. the steel kng"
and northumberland was in Chicago
d few days ago, fresh from tour Of
Europe and enroute to Nevada in the
interest of his extensive mining prop
critics and ID san Francisco To look
after his steamships. A newspaper
reporter interviewed him and and read
him an extract from a recent lecture
What faat you say Of TIE day Of
the self-made man beng over?T he
said brislsly when askel 10 comment
on ain address made by Professor Ma
hanial Butler before the brotherhood
cf ST. Andrew
Why, that statement is foolish
don't want TO gel into any controversy
with the professor. but am confident
that the chances for ambitious Young
men to make themselves successful
were never better than today You
hear talk about the corporations throw
ing limitations about the individual
efforts Of young men The fact 4
that corpoNltions are reaching ont
for br ght youths ana paying we'll FOR
their services when they find hem
This is the age Of the self-made
man wish that I was boy again
so that could start ever again Win
the brilliant opportunities that see
at hand Corporations never paid
such big money as they do today
Il am a friend of colleges but see
a point on which they cannot lay roo
much stress. They should teach their
students that they are no better so
cially than the young men who are
" inning their way in the work shops
The college diploma ought not give
any man superior place in society
over the man who has been learning
1 by practice while others were learning
| through theories
"Bnt," he added. Il must agree with
Secretary Shaw. The man who works
for wages and keeps his eye on the
closk thinks eight hours day al hi
can stand; II, however. he IL workinl
for himself. or is on salary" and az
xious 10 advance h msalf he can 20
Tin ten twelve or even fourteen hour
Icheerfuly. II is 10 be regretted tina
/ such men ara growing scarce bu
those who remain in that class an
: believe that their employers interes
t and their own are identical, will b
I sure 10 win out, whether they are sra
yates Of a college. Of the road, th
mine or thes hop There Is Away
Q room at the top"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

cCgr. koa-e next Thursday afternoon
for the purpose IT nominating a candi-
Gaze FOR county commissioner 90 op-
pose Mayor Parsons. whe viii be the
Republican nominee 1t is a matter
cf considerable Importance and eN-
IRENE care sho1ld be made in the
selection. The Democratic party in
.his county is fortunately well
quiPped with eos material and no
dodbt can he entertained that one OF
the best viii bo nominated
Tie finances of MaSsnder county
sTe no, in The hes. hape In tbs world
-nd i. wiz rlqure close figuring by
ievel headed business mea TO make
t0,h ends meet Nominass a man
upon whom The whole party can unite.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

noise Of his file and plane. When
this thing first started | thought h 3
was only building dog house, a
chicken coop or shelf maybe but
DAYS have slipped by into weeks and
now weeks into months and from my
back window ! see something which
must he intend ID for coal house
1t is hut half wsy.up in spite OF his in
dustry, and he evidently intends 70
hammer away for another month
he arises at the crack of dawn, and
works away regardless of the comfort
OF his own family or his neighbors I'M
til breakfast and then he departs for
his regular work He is fine fellow
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01
Mr.. RockTFELLER's TEARS

The Cleveland Mark Antonys went 10
pras. Nh. Rockefeller, net to bury
hinand Mr. Rockefeller wept AM
b. ton should indeed be made Of stern
affEtuif
Efro be sure, old Omar would have
taken another view
The Moving Finger writes, and Hav.
ing Writ
Moves on; nor all your Piety nor VIII
Shall Lure II back to Cancel Half a
Line,
Nor all your Tears wash out Word
OF 1t.
| But Omar was notorious cynic.
Moreover, he drank red wine and tried
TO be a good fellow" Mr.. Rockefel
Ter deapises good fellows
Nevertheless the soectacc Of Mr.
Rockefoller's weeping is somewhat dis
concerning. ~ does not square with
our preconceptons OF the riches
man In the world" II Is alien to the &C
J cepted canons Of the captain OF indus
, try. Nobody could imagine old Jobi
; Jacob Astor's weeping II q delegation
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

OF prominent New York citizens had
gone tuB 10 Hell Gate TO pay their
tribute Of admiration and assure him
thai there was nothing Tepreheusibie
IN the expedition with which he fore
cloased mortgages. Il would be hard
10 conceive Of stephen Girard's op-
ening his laehrymal duets. whatever
The occasion: and as for old Commo-
dOre Vanderbilt, he would have hal
something besides tears for a delega
tion nat ventured 10 insinaate that be
was in need of coincidence. Il would
be pretty hard to think Of Mr. M0rga1s
as weep.ng-unless it wera over he
indiscreet frankness OF George w. Per
kins.
However, We are not dispoed togibe
at Nj Rockefeller's tears. Mr.. Gil
bert X Chesterton. reminds us thar
the fiction Of the Englishmans repres.
sion is not English, but he comes with
in the scope Of Mr.. Chesterton's the
sis. The reporters tell US that There
were tears in Mr.. McAdoo's eyes
when he made a speech the other day
TO $50 new roundsmen Surely tears
are no more our Of place IN AIR Rookie
feller's eyes than in those Of Com
missioner of Police under a Tammany
administration.
Nj Roetefeller's tears are not idle.
They are grateful evidences Of emo.
ton, aud indicate moreover on his part
a formal recognition of the principles
ct the division of labor While he
does the weeping his competitors ana
the consumer are allowed TO do the
waiiiug and gnashing OF teeth The
New York World
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday cir
culation for one year ending De-
cember, 81, 1904 ...............,.1s 1870
Average daily and Sunday cir
iation for first six months of the
year. 1906 .................. .213T
Average daily and Sunday cir
culation for month of July.
1909 .2165
Average daily and Sunday circu-
Iation for month OF August, 1906. 21e1
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

The congressman's letter inquiring
OF President Mccall, OF the New York
Life Insurance Company, how much
Of the congressman's own money was
appropriated to defeat him for con.
gro. . Is the gist OF the thing. Can the
New York Life answer the question.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

No wonder the Car wants another
conference TO work for International
peace. He Is kept at war with his sub
jects about half the time, and 1t Is not
easy to fight all over the gridiron at
the same time
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

Most Of the tourists who went
ahroa,i this summer have returned but
a number of beef trust officials have
been detained over there by a previous
engagement.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

When they smash that Philadelphia
machine a good many men who live at
a distance and who dispose OF their
votes to the highest bidder will be
out Of job.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01
CLYDE SULLIVAN.

The Bulletin Il on sale IT this fol-
lowing places:
Eoiemsn's, 214 Eighth street.
Halliday House news stand.
Walkers, 10 Sixth street.
Union News Co. Union depot.
EIue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

say good word for Cairo when
ever you 30 out OF Town. II every
Cairo man would do this the good re-.
suits would soon be noted
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

In Mexico bottle was found which
rs said to have travelled 1000 miles.
The contents OF bottle have been.
known to make people travel farther
than that.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

A man from Rye has won golf
championship Most enthusiastic golf
'sSplayers are Identified, with rye or
sScoth one
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

Chicago, too, Is working mp a sensa
ton in insurance graft 1t was ex-
pected that Chicago would show UP
pretty soon. But Atlanta is yet to
hear from.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

I Those Eastern potentates are rerer-
ngto Miss Alice Roosevelt as the
American princess Funny thing hap
pen in the Orient
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

Atlanta seems TO be very much dis
appointed that the courts have de
esied that Georgia il bigger than At
lanta
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

Ut . = - %
The above is correct statement OF
the circulation OF the Cairo Bulletin
daily and Sunday for the year 1904,
and for the first eight months Of the
year. 1905.
CLYDE SULLIVAN.
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this LIST day OF September, 1905.
tSeal) LEO. J. KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

A cali has been issued BY the Dem
ccratic County Central Committee for
a mass convention to be held at the
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01

Ths Washington Star suggests that
the policyholders gets the rind,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01
Alexander
County National
Bank

Commercial Ave. and EiShth Street,
CAIRO, tLLlNoIa.
Capital .....,...t....... 100000
Surplus and undivided profits, $4,000
OffIccrs
70. A. Buder. ...............P President
Chas Feuchter, Jr.. .Yice-President
j. II. Galligan. ...............Ca Cashier
II. Spencer. ....... .AssistAnt Caahier
Accounts e corporations and individ-
uals especially solicited. Exchange
furnished to any part OF the werld.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-01
Officers
Directors

NNUhs FUWVI1tFTt III, N II. IHIbII5WUUu
David 8. Lansden.
----~-~--s--
interest paid on time deposits 1t the
rsts of three per cent pSr annum.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-21
TRIBUTE TO SENATOR HOAR.

The memorial address of Senator Lodge delivered before
and members of both branches of legislature
the life and work of Senator Hoar anticipated scholarly
and masteu effort Few have had Heblef subject for euogy
and friends of the late preferred who
closer personal touch with him spoken OCCASION
fact that Senator Lodge possesses many high quaca
tions to judge the dead stateman fully and Justly.
Senator Lodge able thoroughly familiar with
the history of his country He could therefore adequately
Senator Hoar comparison with those other
who his contemporaries To accomplish
lawyer and Mr. Lodge paid high
ing tributes OF the argeness of heart
indedne of Senator oar the told eloquent inspiring
language He decatey referred 20 the later problems taken
Mr. Hoar and in doing declared they fully his
like the antacr the Knownothng and the reconstruction
problems II when speaking of Senator oar an
ideas that Senator Lodge happes phase character
delightful portray and TO tell OF the mind the firm
confidence OF the lawyer and ncorrupbc
in the advance and progress of the country paths
have been pleasing task and plenddy performed
than Senator Lodges ringing words must have
been the thoughts of many who listened who re-
called the goe of the Bay states past and her noble list
who had loved the dead These recalled
that the mind which dw the very heights had again
expressed supreme confidence the young He
who had been the friend the poor the oppressed the
mated who the unfaerng defender OF law that
the high examples Of the past would lead conditions
In the future.