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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
WOMEN kNEEL TO MEN.
1t Is One of the Laws Aong the MANY
Tribes of East Central
Africa.

Men In Africa, and especially in East
Central Africa, believe that their wom-
en- are their interiors. and many CEN
turtles ago, says the Chicago Trib-
une, they made a law that has worn
| itself into custom that women must
acknowledge this by always kneeling
when they meet man.
Duff Macdonald, who spent many
years as a missionary in this country.
says that African women hold most
degraded position. and are looked upon
pretty generally as beasts of burden
capable of doing all the hard work.
When a woman meets any man. be 1t
on the road, she is expected to 'taidi-
wala"-that is, TO kneel and clap her
hands to the lord of creation as he
passes Although a woman may have
slaves of her own, she observes this
custom whenever she meets them on
the highway.
Macdonald adds: Whenever we
saw a woman go out of her way with
the intention of kneeling before us,
though she carried a hundredweight
on her head, knowing that she would
have TO get up with il. we shouted:
You are losing your way. this Is the
path and she took it, glad that she
might dispense with this custom"
Certain 1t is that II the African
woman kneels before a stranger or
slave she prostrates herself most hum
bly, before her husband--her lord and
master. He Is her father and she Is
his child; he commands and she obeys;
he may innict punishment and she ac-
cepts 1t.
The title Of father" ia given to all
old people: a man of 80 will say: Il
am only a child; ask the old man."
The woman must submit, of course
She Is her husbands chattel he has
bought her for two skins of a buck.
and this is fair price for one wife.
He often gets them In payment for
debts
II a girl is not a first wife she
counts for little, as these Africans
usually have one chief wife and three
or four minor wives A man who Is
married a few years is expected to
have junior wives. The chief wife has
the superintendence of the others and
looks after the household The pun
ishment she inficts for laziness is to
Danish the junior wife from her meals
until hunger brings her to her senses.
If junior wife is obstreperous she Is
put in a slave stock.
The authority of a chief wife is not |
a matter TO jest with. II junior wife |
gets unruly the whipping post is made
use Of This does not annoy her lord |
for African men have little sentiment |
for their wives, and feel none for their
Junior wives. They are bis chatteis, |
having the same value as his cattle
perhaps less. When a man is pressed
Tor money he usually sells his vile
and not his cattle. He expects them
10 cultivate the soil and cut down the
.rees, and when he finds time or has
he inclination he helps them.
Mrs. Macdonald says that she
unused herself by taking the loads of
wood cut down by the women and
placing them next to those Of the men.
explaining that civilized men try to
-elieve women of hardshIps, but they
hook their heads and answered that
heir lords would never submit 10 this
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
Successful Surgery

Drs G. r. McNemer, J. j. Rendle-
man and Daniel Duggan, performed an
operation yesterday at st, Mafy's In
Urinary on the 10 year old son OF Mr.
Jones, well known liveryman of La
Center, Ky, for relief of a mastoid alb
scess. The patient was in a critical
condition when brought here ard as a
result of the operation was resting
comfortably last night. being free from
pain with normal temperature.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
BERTHE cLAlcHEs SENTENCE

New York. June 5.-Berthe Claiche.
who pleaded guilty of man daughter
in The frs degree for the killing Of
Emil Gerdron. wa, today sentenced
by Judge Davis 20 nor less than tive
year and two months nor more than
Ave years imprisonment. The maxi
mum penalty 20 years
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
Receives Certificate.

John X. MCGEE was given a ceftifi-
cate of good character by the circuit
court yesterday emitting him to prac-
tice law here on the recommendation
of Hon Walter Warder and States Al
torney Wilson. He Is the only negro
lawyer in the city at the present time
that holds certificate to PRACTICE in
the circuit court.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
WORK OF BURMESE WOMEN
Engage in Large Financial Deals
That They May Support Hus-
bands in Idleness.

The Burmese woman's highest am.
bition is to maintain her husband in
lordly idleness and TO supply him with
abundant funds for cock fighting, bull
lock cart racing and gambling.
Many Of the Burmese women DO big
deals in timber. buying up in advance
the paddy crops Of a whole district. ana
so on. on a scale that requires big financ-
ing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
CT Came Back.

The cat at an English hotel walked
on board a ship a Few months age,
and forgetting to walk back in tine.
was taken to sea. The ship returned
in due course. and the same night the
cat was heard meNing outside the
hotel door Ii was little the worse for
Its sesfaring experience.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Cairo commsndery No. 10 Have
Elected New Officers for the
Ensuing Year.

Cairo Commander No. Is. Kn ght
Templar, has elected new officers af
follows:
/. {. Clendenen. eminent com
H. n. Henckell, captain general; Ross
II. n. Henckel, captain general; Ross
c. Bates. senior warden. +. b. Coch-
ran. junior warden Rev G. n. Arm
strong. prelate; W. r. Gibson. treas
urer. {. IT, Thomp on, recorder
The installation will be- held some
time next week.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

Cairo and vicinity: Continued I'M
settled weather with showers and To-
cal thunderstorms; no decided change
in temperature.
Illinois: Generally fair except To-
cal thunderstorms; continued warm.
Kentucky and Tennessee: General
ly fair except local thunderstorms.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

The retail clerks of Cairo are con.
sidering the plan of organizing a Re
tail Clerks Union, the object Of which
will be to secure shorter working
hours, A meeting will be held tonight
at Armory Hall for the purpose of
effecting an organization.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
JOHN CHINAMAN AT WORK.

When the water of the Canton river
is low the Chinese catch the gobles
which lie on the mud. They use a
board four or five feet long and
foot broad, slightly turned up at tho
front end, where a piece of wood Is
provided for a hand rest. They rest
one knee on the sledge and propal
themselves along the mud with the
other foot
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

Prof Culver's Egyptian Band in full
uniform. assisted by The Olney Band.
will furnish music at the Greater
CARO- Rink tonight After the skating
closes at 10 O'Clock a dance will be
given for the benefit Of The band.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

The condition of the upper Ohio l.
water The rise al Pittsburg was but
for day and not sufficient to float the
big field Of coal over the low places.
and it hae given place to a decline
which promise to hold on a while.
Cincinnati and Louisville reported a
rise yesterday but EVANSVILLE report
ed decline AT st. Louis the rise
continue
A Cairo the river marked 1873 feet
at 4 p m. Yesterday showing a rise of
OF in ~ hours. One year ago IL
marked 25.5 feet
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
Fourth wedding Anniversary.

In the language of the small boy, the
bride" Of four years who wishes to
celebrate her anniversary finds herself
up against it, -Four years Of married
life brings the third of the anniver-
saries. for the third year is overlooked
for some reason. and the fourth ami
yersary calls for leather. Now. there
are no leatheT-colored flowers. and dead
leaves certainly do not make a happy
decoration. Because Of this II might
be wise for the one who contemPlates
such an entertainment to arrange q
sort OF nan Indian party and half picnic,
using the leather and the wood-broTn
colors.
The celebration will be an evening az
fair, and both house and lawn may be
bpought into use. Out on the lawn
have kettles hung in the typical Ll-dian
:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Takes New Position.

w. ii. Ge'senhoff has been appointed
to the position of secretary and trea..
urcr of the Weber Dry Goods com
pany and has assumed the duties OF
his new position.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
PURELY PERSONAL

Thomas Lindsay of Charleston, Mo,
Is in the city visiting relatives.
Miss Lydia Hediger IS confined to
her home on Fourth rtreet by illness
Miss Marie Whelan returned yester
day from visit with friends at Don
COLA.
Mrs. Fl. c. Haner is at home TO her
friends in her new home at $500
Washington avenue.
Miss Jean Beal of Vienna Is the
guest of Miss Mabel Engler of West
Twenty-first street.
Miss Vera Geisenhoff is assisting
the clerical force In The office of
Sheriff James Roche.
Miss Juanita Lentz of Dongola Is
the guest of Miss Bessie Whelan of
2sO1 Sycamore street.
Count Wright formerly of Cairo. is
now located in Chicago where he is
connected with leading hotel
G. w. Rubens editor OF the Benton
Record, of Benton Mo, was in the city
yesterday en- route home from Padu-
cab, Ky.
n. p Robbins and daughter. Mrs.
Henry Smith Candee returned last
evening from visit with relative. at
Chicago
Miss Mary Orr of Clinton, Ky. who
has been the guest Of her uncle r. 4.
Willie, has gone to memphis for a
brief visit.
George Z. Ohara and family will
leave today for Lexington. Mo. where
Mrs. ohara and daughters will spend
the summer.
). j. Eichenberger returned yestef
oay from Arizona after an absence Of
several months. His family will remain
there for the summer.
w. j. Johnston and p. 7. Langan
went to Anna yesterday to interest
the business men OF that city in the
Cairo excursion to Olney Thursday
Mrs Rebel lmboden of st. Louis.
wife Of Conductor Rebel lmboden of
the Mobile and Ohio railroad. is a
guest at The Halliday and will remain
here for a month for her health. She
formerly resided in Cairo
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Cochran and
daughter OF Mt. Plea ant Mich.. are
guests Of the former mother. Mrs.
Mary Cochran and brothers W. J. and
E. b. Cochran of ll13 Washington
avenue.
Mrs. }. II. Jones Of Chicago. arrived
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
Seasonable
Entertainments
. and =
Suggestions
for Social
Functions
By EDITH A. BROWN
Society Editor Of the Chicago Record-tlerald.

4 Red Dinner Party--Hour Glass and
Father Time as Place Cards
"Come Dine on Rubies"-Indian
Picnic for Leather Wedding Cele-
bration-Wigwams and Kettles on
the Lawt--Chocolats Ice Cream in
Leather Canoes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
Notice to the Public.

All persons indebted to the lrm of
Scherick q Finley, grocer. are Ie.
qgcstod TO call and settle a. once.
THOMAS b. COTTER. Trustee
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
Local and General Notes.

Capt Yves Conan, who i. very i'll al
his home in New Albany. was one of
the pilots on the Robert e. Lee when
she ran her race with the Natchez
from New Orleans to st. Louis.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
Concrete BuiIdino aIocks

Anyone desiring concrete building
blocks see c. H. Harp. Twenty-hfth
and Washington avenue or at resi-.
dence. 2si0 Sycamore street. Cannon
phone 51i.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

Confessional; Steel barges are
finding considerable favor over the
wooden craft of that type on Western
rivers. While the first cost of steel
barge of course III considerably great
err, in the long run it outlasts the
woo 'en vessel, giving many more
years of hard service.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

The persistent man usually wins
the try again" fellow is as lucky" In
want advertising as he is 10 all other
thlnsA
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

| stone, causes Teu 10 reign over the Oluel
colors
The ruby idea may be carried GU
with good effect In dinner. For thu
house decoration use great punches o
the red peonies, which are SO refreshing
| and attractive
For the center decoration of the table
have an immense hour glass fashioned
| Of red flowers and one of TWO ideas may
| be used for the place cards In the
| shops are to be found very small hour
| glasses in the natural woods. These
| may be purchased and painted red OF
decorated with red ribbons and used fol
place cards or small dolls may be dressed
to represent Father Time, with his
sickle, and used. The two ideas may be
combined, for that matter, giving Fa-
Their Time to the men for place cards
and the hour-glasses to the women
The names should be written with red
ink, and on the card should be a quota.
ton referring to time or life or the
things of life which might have bear.
ing upon birthdays. For instance. for
a dinner of II these may be chosen as
appropriate quotations, care being
taken always to place the quotations
with some regard for the guests
For the happy go-lucky man o.
woman:
was not born for courts. or great af
fairs,
| pay my debts, believe, and say my
prayers.
Pope
For the generous:
To live uprightly then is sure the best
To save ourselves, and not to damn tn,
rest.
Dryden
For the famously honest:
My honor 10 my life, both grow in one;
Take honor from me, and my life is done
Shakespeare
For the jolly, very active man; who
may be trusted to see the joke:
Go to the ant, thou sluggard, learn Il
live,
And by her ways reform thine own.
Smart
other quotations which may be scat
tered about the table to suit the guests
may be:
That life is long which answers lifei
great end,
The time that bears no fruit, deserves
no name.
Young
We live in deeds, not years-in thoughts
not breaths--
In feelings, not figures on the dial.
He most lives
Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acti
the best.
Bailey
Life is not to be judged by days;
Virtue endures when time decays.
What Is time, If not employed
In worthy deeds, but all void?
There's a divinity that shapes our ends,
Rough-hew them how we will
Shakespeare
Health is disease,
Life death, without friend.
Who lives to nature rarely can be poor,
Who lives to fancy never can be rich
The menu, too. must be done in red
At the top of the card have written or
printed:
Come, dine on rubies,
For the menu have the following.
Chopped cherries with ice.
Dreamed soup with tiny beet balls.
Lobster croquettes.
White cabbage salad. I
Rare roast beef Baked potatoes.
Sliced tomatoes.
Radishes
Eggs picked in beet juice and served
on bleached lettuce.
Cherry ice and waters.
Coffee.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IN SOCIETY
syssssssssssssssssssxsssss
Methodist Reception.

The ladies of the Methodist church
will give a reception anu sale Tuesday
June 18th at the residence of Mr.. p
w. Barclay.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

The City of Saltillo from st. Louis
bound fer Riverton was at the wharf
here from noon until 2:30 p. m.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

The Fred Hartweg came out from
Joppa yesterday with an empty.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

To have your advertisement read
BY the greatest number Of people II
must appes. In The Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

Washington Bulletin.

Washington, ID. G. June 5,--Illinois
Generally fair Wednesday and
Thursday; fresh south winds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

The Dick Fowler is the packet fol
paducah today. She had fair busine T.
yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

The Peters Lee from Cincinnati, dis
aarged 227S packages at Memphi
and the Stacker Lee from St.
Loui had 1883 packages. Both left
there yesterday for Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

Secretary Of State James A. Rose
of Springfield. was in the city last
evening. en- route home from Padu-
cab, KY, where he visited his laugh
ter.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06
ON THE RIVERS
No Towboat Water in Sight--Paducah
Ways Kept BL.y--Loca and
General Notes.

The Mary NJ. Michael came up from
Vicksburg with nine empties for the
upper Ohio.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

had been visiting friends for several
days and will visit heg husband J. II.
Jones, ticket agent for the Illinois Cen
trail railroad
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

The Herman Paepcke went to the
lower river with four empties
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

Mrs. J. II. Jones Of Chicago. arrived
last evening from Centralia where she
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

The Sun is ON her way up from Mem
phis and will return from here tomor-
row.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

Thomas Russell, who underwent
surgical operation at ST. Mary's N
Urinary several days ago for the relief
of appendicitis, Is able TO be up and
will leave the hospital in a few days.
Mir. and Mrs James Milne Of sos
Twenty second street. left last evening
for Memphis where ,ae former will at.
tend the National H'eGeration Of Oper.
ative Millers' convention tae session.
of which are 20 be ae:d at the Hotel
Gayoso. Before returning they will
make brief vi It 10 W. II. Russo ana
family formerly Of Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

The James Lee was In port ycster-
day morning from Memphis, en- route
to Paducah for repairs. Her place il
the Memphis and Fr:ars Point trade
is filled by the Harry Lee
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

Paducah NewsDemocrat: The
steamer T. H Davis of the Chicago
e. Eastern Illinois railroad transfer
feet between Paducal and Joppa, ar
rived from Joppa Saturday night and
will be taken out on the Paducah
marine ways Monday To- extensive re
uair' The hull, upper works, boilers
and engines will all receive attention
and the boat will be in offactarld
and the boat will be in good condition
when ready for service again.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

Inspectors Green and Mcdonald in.
Monday and then went to Joppa and
Brookport to give official attention to
several boats there.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

Thomas Lindsay of Charleston, Mo
is In the city visiting relatives.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Cochran and
daughter OF Mt. Plea ant. Mich. are
guests Of the former mother. Mrs.
Mary Cochran and brothers w ]. and
E. b. Cochran of ll13 Washington
avenue
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

Miss Marie Whelan returned yester
day from a visit with friends at Don.
COLA.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06

Mrs. Fl. c. Haner Is at home 10 her
friends in her new home at 5000
Washington avenue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-06


Miss Lydia Hediger IS confined to
her home on Fourth erect by illness
The Princeton union., 1906-02-15
THE PRINCETON UNION: THURSDAY FEBRUARY Is l,oe

from Harwood, n. D., on the main
line of the Great Northern in north
westerly direction, to hit the Aneta
line in the vicinity of Page or Ayr.
In view of the big Improvements about
to be made on the roadbed of the
Casselton or Aneta line and the ex-
tension of the line from Aneta to
Devils Lake, the people of Moorhead
and Fargo fear that they will be cut
off from the main line of the Great
Northern and from direct communica-
tion with the territory tributary to
the many stub lines of the Great
Northern in the northern part of
North Dakota.
A party of men is engaged in open
ing up the old mine where the French
explorer and voyageur, LIE Sueur, is
supposed to have found the green
colored earth which he shipped to
France in the belief that it was rich
with copper. This was 200 years ago,
and the location of the mine has been
a secret all OF this time, until recently
it is thought to have been accurately
located. A layer Of green earth has
been found. The mine is located
close to the site of the ancient Fort le
Huillier, erected by LIE Sueur's men
to protect them from the Indians.
The Princeton union., 1906-02-15
66e Farm Fireside.
Gleanings by Our Country
Correspondents. -.
BALDWIN. .

BALDWIN,.
Henry Young is laid up with a stiff
| neck.
Tom Neely was caller at J. L.
Frost's last week.
Miss Emma Trunk has returned
home from Geo. Patton's.
Everett Hamilton and family spent
Sunday at the Hannay home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moeger of Princeton
spent Sunday at Lew Persons.
Mrs. M. B. Jennison's daughter
from Minneapolis is visiting her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Johnson spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Higgings.
q. B. Fisk and family spent Wed
nesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Pierson.
Miss Be Vier went to her home in
Big Lake Saturday, returning Mon
day.
Mrs. Geo. Townsend and children
spent last Wednesday with Mrs. Will
Pierson.
The Ladies' Guild met again Thurs
day with Mrs. Ames. The next meet
ing will be held at Mrs. Joe Cahoe' IS
Thursday, Feb. p. All ladies in.
vited.
Mrs. Gus Townsend and son from
Minneapolis is visiting Mrs. Town.
sends sister, Mrs. VIM. Hannay, be-
fore leaving for their new home in
the west.
Several from here intended to 60 to
Elk River to the ''big time" Satur-
day, but when they looked at their
thermometers decided to remain at
home by their fires.
A merry party on woodrack stop
ped at Henry Young's place Saturday
night to let the Youngs know they still
had neighbors who enjoyed game Of
cards and good things to eat.
J. R. Edmund's father died Sunday
morning from old age. The funeral
was held Wednesday morning at nine
O'Clock, Rev. Henderson preaching
the sermon. Interment at Monticello.
The community were sorry to hear
of the death of Jesse Grant, one o1
Baldwin's best young men, he having
resided here for twenty-one years.
The funeral was held Tuesday after.
noon at two O'Clock, Rev Cathcart
conducting the services. Interment
in Baldwin cemetery. The relatives
have the sympathy of the community.
The Princeton union., 1906-02-15
About Colds.

Though a cold is easily caught it
is next to impossible to cure it. It is
to be feared that the physicians them
sevles do not fully understand it. Com
mon sense would dictate that as it is
produced by irregularity in the tenn
perature of the body one condition OF
recovery is absolute and unchanging
physical comfort. A man with a
cold is more sensitive to thermal
changes than the most delicate ther-
mometer. He needs to be comfortable
and to be completely delivered from
drafts and atmospheric changes. On
this principle Gladstone, when he had
taken cold, always went to bed and
stayed there until he was we'll again.
One of the best methods of avoiding
colds is to accustom the body to a
moderate temperature, and if person
is unalterably bent on patronizing the
funeral director he should overclothe
himself. He should provide a nice
fur-lined overcoat, heavy silk scarf
for the neck. hannel-lined earmuffs
and arctic overshoes. Then the first
time he gets too warm and removes
some of this toggery there will be a
funeral.-ChicagO Chronicle.