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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-02-21
Let the Negro Work Out His Own Salvation.

After this preliminary review of affairs, the
President spoke squarely and plainly as to the
duty of each section to the colored man. His doc
trine may be very accurately summed UP in two
sentences, the first being from his manuscript adj
dress:
"The only safe principle upon which Americans
can act is that of all men up,' not that of
some men down."
The other sentence was not In the Presidents
address, as written by him, nor was it reported
in our Southern papers, but was an impromptu
side remark, we learn. as he raised his eyes from
his manuscript and-referring to the negro
came down with a strenuous gesture:
"Help him if he stumbles, but if he lies down.
let him stay"
And this sentence, it seems to us, is worth the
whole speech. 1t sums up the right philosophy
and ought to become classic. Give the negro a
show, but don't boost him. Let the South treat
him justly and let the North abstain from maud
lin meddling.
"The problem" says the President, "is so to
adjust the relations between two races of different
ethnic type that the rights of neither be abridged
nor ieoparded; that the backward race be trained
so that it may enter into the possession of true
freedom, while the forward race is enabled to
preserve unframed the high civilization wrought
out by its forefathers." He declared that, on one
hand, race purity should be maintained at all
hazards; but that on the other, the negro should
not be shut out from the enjoyment of political
privileges to which his Individual character en-
titles him, and that his civil rights should be
carefully safeguarded.
In the main, the President argued simplv that
Library
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-02-21
The True Story of the Booker Washington Dining.


ALI this comment on the Presidents speech
seems to make it worth while for us to tell the
true. story of the famous Booker Washington
dining-the true story as it was told to the writer
in New York City last month by the man in
directly responsible for it, and never before pub
lished in any American newspaper. And by
speaking of our informant as indirectly respon-
sible, we mean to say only that he was response
bic merely for Washington's calling on the Presi-
dent on the Hateful day, not for Roosevelt's ask
ing him to dine.
"There has never been an, incident in American
history" said our New York friend, Sin which a
mans good intentions in one direction laundering
ly led to such a complete and colossal misunder-
standing of those intentions. This dining, which
brought the President the bitterest abuse in the
South, was the indirect result of a very earnest
desire on his part to deal fairly with the Southern
people. I know the whole history. It was just
after Roosevelt had appointed Judge Jones, of
Alabama, a white Democrat, to the Federal bench,
and had broken over party lines in some other
Southern appointments. Hanna and the Republi-
can bosses were wrathy at this, and were de-
handing that the spoils be given only to the
machine Republicans and negroes of the South.
So strong were they that Roosevelt was actually
taking his political life in his hands in opposing
their wishes. 1t was just then that Booker Wash
ington passed through New York on his way home
from New England, and I saw him and talked over
the situation. / told him that it was his duty
as a leader of the negro race to go to Washing
ton and offer to support the President in the APP
pointment of worthy white men, Democrats if
necessary, as against unworthy Republicans,
whether black or white. Washington went, but
the President was busy, and luncheon hour came
before they had had time to talk. Roosevelt then
told Washington to come to lunch with him. and
Washington-who knew Southern sentiment and
custom as the President did not, and ought to
have refused-fually consented. None of the
family were at the table except Mrs. Roosevelt.
who did not stay. But the point is that the
President was risking his political life to save the
Southern people from unworthy appointments at
the very time when an unintentional blunder on
his part brought on a storm of abuse and mis-
understandings"
Ibis IS the true story of the dining, and it GER
tainly puts the matter in better light than our
Southern people thought.
And that President Roosevelt has had no sud-
den conversion to the liberal views set forth in
his New York speech is further evidenced by the
fact that a thoroughly Southern magazine article.
arguing for the same principles of Justice to
the negro without social intermingling or pat
ronizing philanthropy, brought it's Democratic au-
thor an appreciative and unexpected letter from
the President even in the midst of last summers
campaign.
General Miles and Jefferson Davis.
In a recent Congressional debate, John Sharp
Williams, while defending General Nelson A.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-02-21
General Miles and Jefferson Davis.

In a recent Congressional debate. John Sharn
Williams, while defending General Nelson A.
Miles from some charges, took occasion to criti-
else him for Stacking Jefferson Davis when the
confederate leader was imprisoned at Fortress
Monroe. Through forty years of sporadic crit
cism, General Miles kept silence about this m,ncb.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26
Got Even With Judge sewaII.


Judge Sewall and Joseph Story W
dining together at an inn, when a il
son Of Erin appeared at the door ,
called for dinner, The landlord t
him he could cat when the gentlen
had finished.
Let him dine with u.s." whispe
nudge Sewall, and we evil have SO
fun with him"
The Irlshman took his seat at
able.
You were not born in this co
try?" said Story.
mo, ! was born IN Ireland"
is your father living?"
No, sir"
What was his occupation"
Trading horses, sir"
Did ne ever cheat any one?"
4 suppose he did, sir"
Where do you suppose he went t,
TO heaven, sir"
Has he ever cheated eny one Their,
He has cheated one man. | beliey
was he prosecuted?"
He was not, SIR"
why not?"
Because they searched the klngd
j heaven for lawyer to take
2ase and couldn't find one"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26
TONE OF STOCKS
WAS IRREGULAR
READING WAS AGAIN IN THE
LEAD OF ERRATlc ISSUES
CALL MONEY RATE WENT UP,
CAUSING A SLIGHT FURRY
ON CHANGE.

New York, Aug. 25.-The tone of the
stock market today was irregular
throughout and trading narrow and
professional. Interest naturally cen
tered around Reading, which opened
at fractional decline, but speedily
recovered Following its early recoy-
cry the stock made a gain of Is. only
to fall "a points below its closing
price of yesterday The marker be-
came feyerish with declines of to
2h points in a number Of the more
active issues, includ ng Union Paci-
fc, Louisville and Nashville. North
ern Pacific and Northwestern. Some
of the best known brokerage firms
were open sellers of the active list.
This was especially true of Union
Pacific. which was carried down over
u points with scarcely a halt. Most
of the sellers of Reading came from
the same sources. In spite of the
heavy selling of Amalgamated Cop
per the stock yielded only a point, but
recovered with the announcement of
another advance in the price of the
metal.
The list steadied in the afternoon,
although Reading continued to act err
radically, but the better tone of the
market was followed by increased per
iods Of dullncss, which induced traders
To increase their commitments on the
short side.
Bus ness dwindled in the late SEES
sion and the closing hour was the dull
last of the day. The feature of the
afternoon was the slight furry in call
money which sent the rate up to
3h per cent.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26
Sound Reasoning.

"Sambo,' said the owner of a &
try place to his gardner, "concerr
that tree I wanted you to cut do
my wife thinks 1t had better be
lowed to stand
well, All think It ought ter &
down, Massa Brown was the repl
What ass your reasons for think
so Samhn?"
We'll, sir de first reason am
1e tree done keep de light Off de gr,
house; de secon reason am dat
gettin' old, and de third reason am
4 cut It down last night. Harp
Weekly m
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26
1.-TWO TO FIFTEEN DAYS PLEAS

1.-TWO TO FIFTEEN DAYS PLEAS
URE TOURS, No. s of the New York
Centrals "Four-Track Series" des-
cribcs great many trips occupying
from two to fifteen days, arranged for
the purpose Of meeting the wishes Of
all classes Of travellers The time,
fares, connections, and all other de-
tails are given. The book contains "a
maps Of interesting tours and i3 illus
trations Of hotels and charming phases
Of resort life. For q copy send two
cent stamp 10 George II. Daniels, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, Grand Central
Station, New York.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26

Ill N Y
made public 9y my arrest. But I
tripped WI on one thing. ! didn't know
taaFs was . middle way for man with
utYneys ffgsr fiWr&#a
Mia manner changed.
Nance oldsp. he said aloud now, IL
charge YOU with stealing a valuable
private paper Of irine from my desk
Here, sergeant
! hadn't particularly noticed the
sergeant standing at the other door with
his back 70 w But from the way he
came at Tausiss call | knew he'd had
a private talk with him, and knew he a
found the middle way.
This girls taken paper or mine. !
xspt her SEARCHED, Tansig cried.
n0 you mean, X said. that your
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26
NEW YORK COTTON.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Money Quotations.

Nav York, Aug. 25.-Money on call
firmer and higher, Ia 49, per cent;
closing bid, Q; offered at "a Time
loans, steady; 60 and so days, 3%Sh
six months, 4 per cent. Prime paper
4%415 Exchange easier, demand 4,S6
55+4SG.60; GO days, $fSf.G5~4Sd.70
Bar s Ter, Gig.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26
Photography.

To prevent the constant knocl
over and breaking Of measures
glasses in the dim light Of the d;
room. paint the foot and rim OF o
glass vessel with a coat OF white
enamel. This Will make 1t show
clearly, and Will thus prevent \
dents. M
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26

" Makes bone and muscle faster !
any other remedy. Brings siren
health and happiness to the wi
family. That's what HOLSTERS Ro
Mountain Tea will do. 80 cents,
or Tablets. p. G. Schulz & Sons.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26
Saw Stone by Wire.

tone saving is now carried on sue.
sfully by means of wire in place
saw. An endless wire works over
ieys, as in the bandsaw. 1t is driv-
ut q uniform speed and the cutting
lone by sand mixed with water.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26

Oh, Mag, it was bard lines look
Why?-Why. because the place
so bare and so small. There were
few things TO move and it took sue
short time, in spite Of all could dc
pretend to do. that l was in despair
''You must be right" said at len
looking woefully up at her.
Yes; knew | was, she said, SIT
lily.
Il must have lost It."
Yes"
There was no hope there. l tur
to go.
I'm lend you nickel TO get HON
you'll leave me your address" she
after moment.
Oh. that admirable woman, She oil
to be ruling empires instead of sesi
ing thieves. Look at the balance of
Mag Ny best acting hadn't shaken
She hadn't that fatal curiosity &C
derstand motives that wrecks SO n
who deal Nith-we'll call them 4
temporarily l.nstraight. She was O.;
fed just not to let me get ahead OF
In the least particular. But she We
mean, and she would lend me nick
ct an emotlonally extravagant ten-'
piece. bun just a nickel-on the cha
that was what seemed to be.
oh, did admire her; hut I'd have
more enthusiastic about 1t if &C
have seen my way clear to the b,,by
the paper.
took the nickel and thanked her.
effusiyeness left her unmoved.
wholesome, blue gowned rock wit
neat, iull-bibbed white apron; tn
what she vast
And still | fingered. Fancy Ma
Olden just heartbroken at being G
PEELED to leave police station!
But there was nothing for 1t. G
had to-. My head was a-whirl '
schemes coming forward with sug
tions and being dismissed as unsuita
my thoughts were flying about at S
a dizzy rate while stood there in
doorway, the woman's patient hant
the knob and her watchful eyes on
that | actually
Mag, | actually didn't hear the
irons voice the first time she spoke
The second time. though, | turnt
so happy could not keep the tremor
of my voice.
y thought you had gone long Al
she said.
Oh, we were friends. we two, y
chnmmed over a baby. which for VOL
Is like what taking drink togetht
for men. The admirable dragon In
blue dress didn't waver a Dit Decf
her superior spoke pleasantly to
she only watched and listened.
Which puts you In a difficult posi-
when your names Nance Olden--
have to tell the truth.
i've been detained" | said ,
dignity, against my wish. But th
all over. I'm going now. Good-by.
nodded and caught up my skirt. &C
paused just as the admirable dra
was closing the door on me. rs
baby asleep? wonder If | might
her once more"
NY heart was beating like an en-
gone mad, n spite Of my careless I
and there was blizzing in my ears
deafened me. But | managed to ST
still and listen. and then to walk of
though II didn'h matter in the leas
me, while her words came smashing
hope out Of me.
We've sent her with an officer |
10 the neighborhood where you fo
her He'll find out where she belo
no doubt Good day"
ITO be ContInued.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26
Provision Market.

Butter, Cheese. and Eggs-Flrm
nd unchanged.
Coffee ptions closed steady, net UNI
hanged TO 5 points lower. Sales,
1000 bags. September 1920. Spot
10 steady; mild, steady
lSugar-Raw, steady; fair refining.
"a centrifugal, 9G test, $4,000;
GLASSES sugar, S1s; refined, steady.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26
Bonds Cereals

Hogs-Trade was fairly active at
bout steady prices with sales $3.50
i75, for rough packers up TO 6GG.37ia
pr better class of hogs, the bulk of
aies being s5.90d6,25.
Sheep-The market was active to
he extent of moderate supply, with
he recently advanced prices for both
leep and lambs well maintained.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26
ITO be Continued

If you want a smooth clear &C
plexion, take HOLSTERS Rocky Mou
ain Tea this month, Bright eyes a
red lips follow Its use. 35 cents, 4
or Tablets 2. G.. Schulz & Sons.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26
FOR Half a Century.
lave BEEN RECOGNIZED AS
SURE CURE FOR ALL BILIOUS
AND MALARiAL DISEASES,

SUCH AS
sIarial Fever, Bilious Fever, Fever
d Aaue, Dumb Aaue, lntermittng
d Renting Fever, Sun Pain, Sick
,adachc, Worms, Neuralgia, Swamp
ver, Juandice, ErysIyelas, Renal
d General Dropsy, Ague Cake, La
ippe.
AS a female regulator, blood puri-
Il and in rousing torpid liver they
We no equal
Malarial Rheumatism always bene-
led and generally cured.
When your brain refuses to work
d your whole nervous system is on
e ragged edge of utter prostration,
d your very vitality seems oozing
ray, take Woods Fever Pills. and
our Eureka.
c a Box. If Your Druggist Don't
Keep Them Write to Us.
Or. WIN. WOOD & SONS,
CAIRO, 5LL-INOIA.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26

A wonderful tonic for the sick and
ilicted. Get strength, health and
ppiness by using HOLSTERS Rocky
puntain Tea this month. A bracing
Emily medicine. 35 cents, Tea or
Iblets. p. G. Schulz & Sons.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26
At ST. Louis.

ST Louis, Aug. 25.-Cattle-Re-
eipts, 1900. Strong; beef steers,
3,25@5.70; stockers and feeders. $500
b400; cows and heifers, S2.40@5.05;
'exas steers, $25004.25.
Hogl-Recelpts, 400. Strong.
.ange, $5.500C.35.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26

Why, Mr. Tausig, cried, before he
could get his breath, How odd TO meet
you here! Did you and a baby, too?"
Did find" He glared at me. Il
ind you; that's enough. Now
But the lunchesn was to be at IL: 80"
| laughed. And haven't changed my
dress yet
You'll change it al right for some
thing not SO becoming If you don't shell
oA that paper.
"Paper?"
Yes, paper. Look here, II you give
4 back to me this minnte--now--I II not
prosecute you for--for -.
For the sake OF my reputation?" |
suggested, softly.
Yes. He looked doubtfully at me,
mistrusting the amiable Difference of
my manner
That would be awfully good of you i"
! murmured.
,, He did not answer, but watched me as
though he wasn't sure which way I'd
jump the next moment.
\ wonder what could induce you to be
80 forgiyng," | went on, musingly
What sort Of paper is this you miss !?
II mnstbe valuable"
Yes, it's valuable all right. Come on,
now! Quit your fooling and get down to
business. I'm going to have that pa,
per"
DO you know, Mr.. Tauslg." said
irnpulsively. III l were you. and any.
body had stolen a valuable paper from
me, Id have him arrested. would.
should not care rap what the public
exposure did to his reputation, so long
80 long" grinngd right up at him,
so long ais It didn't hurt me myself, in
the eyes Of the law
Mad? oh, he was hopping! A Ger.
man swearword burst from him. don't
know what 1t meant but can imagine.
Look here, | give you one more
chance" he squeaked; IL you don't"
"Whatll you dor
was sure | had him was sure from
the very whisper In which he had
spoken, that the last thing In the world
he wanted was to have that agreement
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26
Cairo City Transfer Line

Successor to StolI d Walter.
J. III. KETRCE, Proprietor. All klnds
OF hauling done promptly. Roth
phones 133. iii Washington Avenue
Cairo Illinois
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26
tcsS'HEhs iss4 ), m. B'sb.nsuiIl csnp.a,l

But / didn't stop to wish very long.
Here was with the thing ! valued most
In the world still clutched In my hand,
and not nickel TO my name TO get me,
the paper. and the baby, on our way.
II was the baby. Of course. that de.
cided me. You cant be very enterpris-
ing when you're carrying pink lump
OF sweetness that's all a-smile at the
moment. but may get all a-tear the next.
"It's you for the nearest police sta
ton. you young fought" | said, squeez-
ing her. = cant take you home now
and show you to Mag.
But she giggled and gurgled back at
me. the abandoned thing, as though the
police station was just the properest
place for young lady OF her years.
1t was not so very near, either, that
station. MY arm ached when got
there from carrying her, but my heart
ached, too, to leave her. told the
matron how and where the little thing
had picked me up. At FIRST she wouldn't
leave me, bnt-the tickle little thing
bihss vi uiih " hhSiSli gu ali uoi Sihilcs
and wiles TO the matron. Then we both
went over her clothes to find name or
an initial or a laundry mark. But we
found nothing. The matron offered me
glass of milk. too, but was in a hurry
to be gone, She was nice matron; so
nice that was just about to ask her for
the loan of carfare when
When | heard a voice, Maggie, in the
Office adjoining, ! knew that voice al!
right, and knew that had to make
decision quick
did. threw the whole thing into the
lap OF Fate And when l opened the
door and faced him was smiling.
Oh. yes, Ii was Tausig.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-26

VIII 174Nk y
e started as though be couldn't
believe bis eyes when he saw
me. THE Lord hath deliv-
cred m.ne enemy into my
hand, :" shone In his evil little
face.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-12
NEEDS THOROUGH OVERHAUL
ING.

The demand by President Roose-
welt for the resignation of Public
Printer F. w. Palmer will probably
open up a new stage of the govern
ment printing office controversy, says
the Spokesman-Review little has
been made public of the conditions as
found by the commission appointed
to investigate the printing office, as
until recently those who testified felt
themselves under obligation not to say
anything outside as to their testimony
before the commission. Within the
past few days, however, revelations of
an interesting nature have been made
and if matters were allowed to go
on as they have been drifting, the
country would be involved in enor-
nous expense for the printing of pub
lie documents.
Congress has been reckless in the
past in authorizing unnecessary print
ing, and the system which has been in
vogue in the various departments has
resulted in an enormous quantity OF
printing without special authorization
of congress.
The trouble leading up to the at
tempted ousting of Foreman Ricketts,
and Hay by Palmer ana the demand
by the president for the latter's resig-
nation appears to have been within
| the office itself. It has developed
| that the whole office is disorganized
and broken up into cliques. The tre-
mendous business of the establishment
seems to have been conuucted in a
perfectly haphazard way.
The immediate cause for the trou-
| BILE between Palmer and Ricketts, is
said to be an outgrowth of an old con-
troversy between the partizans of the
two machines, and the validity of a
contract for a large number of ma
chimes of one make, entered into by
the public printer, was brought into
question. According to the testimony
taken by the commission, employees in
the office are stockholders in various
companies competing for contracts,
and this has intensified the partisan
spirit and led to alleged acts Of insub-
ordination.
It is certainly time for the president
to interfere and have complete
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-12
NOT WORTH HIS SALT.

when we say a man is not worth
his salt" said philanthropist, 1--WE
use an interesting and classic form
Of speech. We go all the way back,
in fact. to the time of the ancient
Romans
"The Roman workers in the salt
mines were paid in salt. The salt that
they got i'm return for their labor was
called their salarium (sal-salD or salt
allowance.
"The word salarium, meaning salt
money or allowance for salt, later on
was applied to the fees or tips men
got for odd jobs. For patching my
toga.' the noble said, Il will give that
fellow a slight salarum-a bit OF
money to buy salt with.
FINALLY. 'salarium' came to NEAR
wages. salary, what it does today. A
salary is, essentially, salt money, and
when we say man is not worth his
salt. we mean he is not worth paying
wages to-"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-12

An Athena uuckman has just sold
his truck team for use in the lumber
camps on the Sound. The same buyer
bought span of heavy horses at
Adams Here is an industry capable
of unlimited expansion There is no
reason why Umatilla county farmers
should not make this one of the most
profitable features of their ranch-the
breeding of heavy draft horses. We
have better sires here in the county
now than ever before, so there is no
excuse for raising scrub horses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-12
HOW HE SAVED \ LITTLE GIN.

"Jim was a good negro" said Rep
resentative Moon Of Tennessee, but
he loved gin better than he did his
Maker, and he would not pay debt
If their was any earthly way to get out
of it. one day Jim went to the store
armed with a gallon jug, and asked
for a quart of gin, telling the mer-
chant that he was prepared to settle,
The fluid was put in and then 1t was
discovered that Jim had no money.
Forthwith the merchant poured the
quart back in the measure while Jim
picked up his jug and walked out
smiling
"He had put i'm about quart OF wa
ter, and, of course, he had just about
that much gin and water In the jug
The grocer's gin in his barrel was d
little weaker, but Jim's quart was
strong enough to bridge over on
Minneapolis Tribune.