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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
q. c. Dancing Club.

The B. c. Dancing Club gave one ri
its enjoyable informal dances last
night at Ascalon Lodge Hall.
Those in attendance were: Misses
Magdalene Vanderburgh, of Capt Cir
ardeau. Mo. Miriam and Emma Carey,
Quindara Jones. Iona Swoboda, Ethel
Charles. Edna Lind. Alice Strong,
Mary Huette, Edith Hill. Camilla Hal
liday. Loretta Fitzgerald. Myrtle
Teichman. Frances Farrow; Messrs.
Seldom Fisher. Horton Crehan. Jos.
eph Wenger. Leo Kleb, Gilbert Casey.
Harry Becker. Henry Steinel, VIII
Burke. John Rector, John Ladd. Louis
Phillips. Herman Katz. Grin Rule,
Fred Halliday Phil Fitzgerald, Glenn
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truant nor dealt with legally as such
The term truant officer in such cases
but as found in the law becomes {
misnomer and misnames the law as tC
intended application. In the broader
duty Of his office. he is more often a
starting officer and as such his field
of duty is wide and fertile. He must
see the parents and wage a campaig
against ignorance and Indifference on
their part. He should know the law
and the rights Of the child the state
and the parent. He should be intel
lectual and informed. sympathetic
and tactful- appealing more by the
power of right than might.
In several cities of fifteen to TWEEN.
|ty thousand population, no attempt
has been made towards enforcement
and the plea offered in extenuation is
that the schools are alreay oyercrowd
ed This is a very weak excuse
School boards cannot afford to disrsr
gard any school law, particularly the
law involving 50 many far reachinc
consequences affecting the general
welfare as wen as individual happi-
ness. The law enforced may mean
enlarged school accommodations but
it will help a greater number to bet
ter citizenship and better life Aud
that is what the schools stand for any
how.
One city school reports an arrange
ment with the city authorities where
by a regular policeman is assigne !
to the schools for four hours day to
act under the direction of the super
intendent as truant officer In some
respects. this is considered good
plan as the police know much about
the children who cause truancy trou-
bles and the children and their par
ents of the not.started-to-school class.
The cost to the school by this plan
is but $4,000 annually, and is re-
ported as quite effective. Still. gener.
ally. police are overburdened with
duties and besides they are by habit
to win by right and
might while school attendants neel
be won by taetful head and heart APP
peals.
The superintendent Of city school
in a large college center reports that
a pretense is made to enforce this
law with the assistance of $500
per month officer. and that the results
are by no means satisfactory. That
there is al OF Of hardness. truancy
there is lot of hardness. truancy
rolled. while the non enlisted list ~
appalling. He thinks the law too lax
still doubts the good in making par
ent pay fine to cause him TO obey
a law intended for his child's every
welfare Again. this serves to prove
that the attendance school law OFT
Ger must needs be a winner Of par
ents more than a driver of lawbreak
ers.
TAYLOR c. CLENDENEN.
Superintendent City Schools, Cairo,
Illinois.
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MAKE EFFORT To
KEEP RELAY HERE
COMMERCIAL CLUB SEEKS TO
KEEP MOBILE & OHIO TRAIN
CREWS HERE.
.RUMORS OF A CHANGE
OF Relay To Jackson, Tenn, Causes
Activity on Part Of Mayor Par
sons and Commercial
Club.

A meeting Of the board Of directors
tcf the Commercial Club will be hele
(, tonight TO consider the matter Of re
qpesting the Mobile 4 Ohio railroad
company not to change the relay OF
the Cairo-Okalona division from Cairo
to another point.
1t will be remembered that reports
were published recently to the effect
thar the headquarters of the train
crews would be changed from Cairo to
Jackson. Tenn. Another report was
to the effect that Corinth Miss,
would be made the relay station.
Mayor George Parsons recently
wrote letter of remonstrance TO the
officials of the road and the CONNER
cial Club has been using 1t influence
to keep the relay for Cairo.
A change OF relay would mean the
removal of several conductors fam
lilies as well as others of the train
crews from this city which would be
matter for great regret
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
GUNARDERS CARRY
MAILS TO EUROPE

Washington. oct. i7.-By reason Of
their speed the new Curnarders. Lrsi-
tania and Mauretania viii receive
from the United States government
from $4,000 to $4,000 every time they
leave New York for carrying first
class mail destined to Europe.
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Farewell Affair.

Miss May Bell entertained with a
farewell party Wednesday evening n
honor of Miss Jessie Harris who will
leave in a few days for Los Angeles,
Cal, where she will reside.
Music. games and refreshments
were pleasures of the evening The
guests were: Misses Jessie Harris,
Hazel Neff, Eva Harris. Clara Heilig
Ora Decker, Ada Bell. Grace Crippen.
Bertha Rude and Clara Threekod-
Messrs. Smith. win Gillespie, Harry
McDougall. Everett Heilig, Earnest
Blanchard. George Martin, Joe Nc
Nulty, Harry Walder and Charles
Harris.
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BLEW HIS HEAD OFF.

York. Pa. Oct 17.-Jacob Dettin
ger. aged 50 years. of this city. com
mitted suicide tonight in an unusual
manner. Placing a stick Of dynamite
in his mouth and holding ii in his
right hand Dettinger exploded the
dynamite. blowing his head of
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
Loaded For Bear.

Conductor J, T. Lynch of the Cotton
Belt railroad reports that Abe Gold
smith shot a bear weighing i51
pounds five miles northwest Of Brink
ley, Ark. day or two ago He says
that the brnin was one which escaped
from President Roosevelt down in
louisiana
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
WANT REINSTATEMENT
Former Western Union Employees
Make ACCOMPLISHMENTS, S.
C., Force Would co Back.

New York. oct 17.-striking tele-
graph operators to the number Of 2s
applied for reinstatement in the West
ern division CT the Western Union
Telegraph company today. according
70 an official Of that company All
n the force at Columbus. S. C.. asked
10 Be restored 70 their former posi-
tons
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
Llst Of Names For Jurors.

The board of county commissioners
held session yesterday al which
they compiled list Of names from
which petit jurors win be drawn for
the coming year.
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For the Organ Fund.

Mrs. Martin S. Egan gave euehre
yesterday afternoon at her home ga
Fifteenth street, the proceeds of
which are to be added to the organ
fund OF st. Patrlck's church. Hand
some prizes were wen as fnllows,
Mrs. James Meehal first. hand paint
ed plate: Miss Anna Fuller, lone
hand. celery tray; Mrs. Peter Saap.
cut. sugar and cream service.
Mrs. Catherine Stapleton Of Tenth
street. win entertain at cards for the
benefit Of the organ fund at an early
date.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

Peacock Coal Co., Desoto, ILL.,. will
now ship car loads OF coal, lump or
nut to all points south Of Desoto. This
celebrated coal has no equal any
whore IN Tllinois-a trial will con
vince you. II your dealer can not sup
Ply you order direct from us. Rates
on application.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
Brief Session of Court.

Circuit court adjourned at 10
o'clock yesterday morning after a
brief session and will reconvene this
morning. Judge Eutler dismissed the
jury from service until next Monday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
Revival Services.

Another interesting and profitable
meeting was held at the Southern
Methodist church at Thirty-seventh
and Elm streets, last night led by
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

Evangelist Bowers. There was one
conversion and a number manifested
a deep interest in their spiritual wei
fare. Every one IL invited to attend
these meetings which are held
nightly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
Link. Jones Weddina.

The marriage of Pab, f. Jones Of
Sikeston. Mo. and Miss Lula LAX of
Evansville, Ind. was solemnized yes
teriay afternoon at the court house,
the Rev. W. T. Morris officiating.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
Meet This Afternoon.

The Ladies Aid of Calvary Baptist
church viii meet with Mrs Boucher
24oi Park avenue at $3.50 this after
noon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

Miss Monte Coleman left for st.
Louis yesterday morning to spend
the winter with friends
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
Birth Of a Son.

A son was born TO Mr., and Mrs
Harry Franklin OF 4l0 Thirtythird
street yesterday morning
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

Judge w s. Dewey and Senator
Walter Warder are in Springfield on
business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

Mrs. John w. Gholson and little
son OF Barlow, Ky, formerly OF Cairo
are here visiting relatives.
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SOCIAL ANDPERSONAL

| ems Blom. Byron Herbert. Charles
Gihofef
Judge w S. Dewey and Senator
Walter Warder are in Springfield on
business.
Miss Monte Coleman left for st.
Louis yesterday morning to spend
1.-THE winter with friends.
Mrs. John w. Gholson and little
son OF Barlow, Ky, formerly OF Cairo
are here visiting relatives.
Circuit Clerk Lee b. Davis and fam
lily have removed to the Gilhofer prop
erty at Twenty-third and Walnut
streets.
Miss Tahy who has been the guest
|cf her sister, Mrs. j. Y Turner, left
yesterday for her home in Lite
Rock, Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Workman nee
Little have returned from their wed
ding trip to Dawson Springs and
points south.
Mrs. S. Bowling of Humboldt,
Tenn. is visiting her daughter, Mrs
Annis McCallum and her son Herman
Bowling, OF Eighth street
Mrs. c. II. Bracket and Mrs. f.
Krauss have returned from bust
ness trip to ST. Louis in the interests
Of the Grand Leader Millinery COM
pany.
Herbert Marshall and w. p Linthi-
cum have returned from a business
trip to points in northern Illinois in
the interests of the Dunbar Tie COM
pany.
Mrs. w. P. Halliday and children,
III Memphis. who spent the summer at
Osterviile, Mass. are expected to ar
rive here Saturday 10 visit Mr. Halli-
Jay who is i'll.
Mrs. w. F. Vanderburg and daugh-
ters. Misses Magdalene and Pauline.
of Cape Girardeau. Mo-. formerly OF
Cairo. are guests Of the formers niece
Mrs. David S. Lansden, of Twenty
seventh street.
bined. and is the biggest in this sec
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lens Blom. Byron Herbert, Charles
Giihofef.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

Circuit Clerk Lee b. Davis and fam
! lily have removed to the Gilhofer prop
ierty at Twenty-third and Walnut
streets.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
SKATING TONIGHT.

There will be skating at the Rink
tonight instead Of dancing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

Two choice lots down town for sale
hy Easterday-Wal
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

bined and is the biggest in this sec
ton of the state.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

Miss Tahy who has been the guest
cf her sister, Mrs. j. Y Turner left
yesterday for her home in Lite
Rock, Ark
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Workman nee
Little have returned from their wed
ding trip to Dawson Springs and
points south.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

Mrs S. Bowling of Humboldt,
Tenn, is visiting her daughter Mrs.
Annis McCallum and her son Herman
Bowling, OF Eighth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

Mrs. VIZ. Vanderburg and daugh-
ters. Misses Magdalene and Pauline.
of Cape Girardeau, Mo-. formerly OF
Cairo. are guests OF the formers niece
Mrs. David S. Lansden. Of Twenty
seventh street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

Mrs. w. p. Halliday and children
~ Memphis. who spent the summer al
Osterville. Mass. are expected to ar
rive here Saturday TO visit Mr. Hall
Jay who is i'll.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

Mrs. c. H. Bracket and Mrs f.
Krauss have returned from a BUSH
mess trip to st. Louis in the interests
Of the Grand Leader Millinery com
pauV
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

Wind and weather were to Mrs.
Goodsall constant source of interest.
She watched the clouds and the village
weather-vanes with eagerness and
pleasure, and In doubtful weather her
first question to the grocer's boy when
he came to take or deliver orders was
sure TO be, (which way was the meet
lng-house vane p'inted when you came
by?"
Her neighbors all humored her by
telling Of any eccentriclty they had
discovered in their own or other
vanes, and Mrs. Goodsall would speak
of "eddies' and currents" and
''swoops'' of air in Wise and authori.
tative manner.
"How did you enjoy your visit tc
Boston?" asked one of her nelghbors
OH Mrs. Goodsali's return from Q
weeks sojourn with a niece who lived
in the city. Il suppose you saw lots OF
grand sights. l hear Carrie lives in
considerable STYLE"
"She lives IN benlghted locality
said Mrs. Goodsall. dryly, that's what
l call IT.; for all their carriages AM
stone steps an fine clothes. it's be.
nighted spot. Peer an twist as
could, there was only one weather-vane
/ could sight from their windows, back
or front. What kind of place do you
call that for Intelligent folks TO make
q home, I'd like to knoww
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

when the wind was not unfavorable-
OF Ten miles an hour and so was called
the Little Rock express.
One day the Little Rock express
jumped the track and went tearing into
cornfield. While the rest of the train
men were sitting in the shade waiting
for the wreck train the conductor came
up. saying to the engineer:
"Bill, l am afraid you're In for 1t
this time. miss my guess If you don't
get fined for this"
.Ah. g'wani' exclaimed Bill, at
wasn't my fault; II was the fault o.
the rotten old road. Besides, we get
derailed on an average of three times a
week. The superintendent wouldn't
know what to think II we kept the
track for ten days running.
That's all right. Bill" rejoine6 the
conductor. but you're Off the wrong
way. SO long as you keep on the Fight
OF way 1T doesn't matter much. but we
have no business in this mans corn
field and you know It."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Knockout for Fonetics.

As far as government documents are
concerned. they will be printed in the
orthodox photography of the standard
photographers and not according to the
dictum of the simplified spelling board.
When Congress took the matter with
apparent seriousness and proceeded to
legislate. the jig was up. President
Roosevelt Is as earnest as ever in his
belief that we should simplify our
more pressing affairs in jeopardy by
forcing the issue at this time
There is suspicion that the resou-
ions requiring official documents TO be
printed by established rules of SPELL
ing was introduced for the purpose Of
bringing on a controversy with the
president, but IL so. he checkmated the
move by promptly bowling to legisla-
tive will. That settles the question
for the present, and it is not likely
to be renewed at least during the pres
ent session President Roosevelt has
more weighty matters on his mind and
he won't be switched from the main
track by any dispute over comparative
trifes.-Toledo Blade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
A. to Combination.

"Noxious where it is not ineffective"
is the presidents characterization, in
his message. of the effort to prohibit
all combinations. good or bad, in our
Industrial system; and he points out
the fact that combinations of capital.
like combinations of labor, are neces-
sary elements Of that system. He crit
icises our present laws-as they have
often been criticised in these columns
for forbidding all combinations Gin
tween those combinations which do
good and those combinations which do
HARM Under the Sherman antitrust
law, for example. every combination to
maintain the prices of commodities,
whether local or general is Illegal, and
careful construction of it would for
bid labor unions from organizing to
maintain a given rate Of wages. if we
consider labor as a commodity. So,
too, as the president says, railroads
would often like to combine for the
purpose of preventing a big shipper
from maintaining improper advantages
at the expense of smaller shippers and
the general public; yet such a combi-
nation, which should be favored, is now
prohibited. This is phase of corpo-
ration law reform which demands the
immediate attention of Congress-
Leslie's Weekly
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
The Poverty OF English.

The poverty of the English language
Is exemplified by circular which is
making the round of q suburb and in.
viting subscriptions to testimonial
to the stationmaster. 1t comes from
one who styles himself 1.-THE longest
resident" the sad physical fact being
that he is probably the shortest, NJ
though in bulk and rotundity he makes
ND for the inches he lacks In height.
Here Is a case in which the very clum
siness of the German language would
be an inestimable help, for then this
this gentleman could quite correctly
describe himself 1.-The for-the- longest.
time herein-residing," or even perhaps
"the he-longest-t time herein resid-
INCEST" individual. Those compound Id
jectlves of the Teutons may be awk.
ward. but they express what the user
means. and insure accuracy.-LondOn
Chronicle
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
P0IiC0| Comment. )


When 1t was announced even before
Congress had digested the presidents
special message on Porto Rico, that
six more special messages were to be
sent in, there was a general cutlery
from the oppressed congressman, who
declared that they were being so over
burdened with messages that they
hadn't time to pay attention TO any
thing else. The presidents meddling
was deplored. and direful predictions
were made of the trouble that some of
these messages would cause. The San
Francisco message was expected to reek
with blood and thunder, and it was
rumored that message on the naval
personnel would urge presidential dis
erection in wedding out officers, and so
he directly opposed TO the plan for con-
trolling the personnel which had been
recommended by a naval board that
had inquired into the subject. San
Francisco and the navy were both ex-
pected to IRISH promptly in rebellion.
As matter of fact, the messages
90 burdensome, and the congressman
may even congratulate themselves on
the high quality OF the entertainment
they have bad from some Of them.
For instance, the longest of all the
messages, that on Panama, would pass
muster anywhere as light literature.
ii was chatty and vivid, even without
taking the accompanying photographs
into account. and for all its length it
eontented itself with but a single gen.
eral recommendation as TO reorganiza-
ton. OF cou.Se it was directed over
the heads of Congress to the country,
but that didn't spoil 1t for local con-
sumption
The message on the navy personnel
proved to be just the opposite of what
the wiseeercS had predicted, inasmuch
as it transmitted the navy boards rec
concentrations with approval The
.message on the discharge of the col
ored regiment was vigorous enough 70
keep it's hearers awake, but since the
Senate had demanded it, no complaint
about it could be made. The message
on San Francisco and its treatment of
the japanese was considerably more
moderate in tone than had been ex-
pected Finally the message on the
land laws was one which Oh the very
face of the facts was greatly needed,
however unpleasant reading it may
have been to congressman who had
dong neglected their duties at previous
sessions That made only five of the
expected six messages, the other APP
parently being held for later transmits
sion
Considering all things, Congress
still considers itself ag vel at the
number of the special r ,Lg3s, it may
temper its sorrow materially by consid-
Grafton Of their quality.-Chicago Rec
ord Herald
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

Mary j. Holmes, author of about
half a hundred novels, resides in
Brockport, N. Y, where she has lived
some 80 years. Her first novel was
published In 1854, and almost every
year since she has produced another
book Her husband Is Daniel Holmes,
slawyer.
Doubleday, Page & Co. have Just sent
special copies of Homer Hulbert's book,
1.-The Passing of Korea" to the Emper-
or and the crown prince. They were
bound in full morocco and In the ko-
rean colors, yellow and red, and were
the gift of Mr.. Hubert to his royal
friends, the emperor and the prince.
who. In his twenty years of residence
in Korea, have showed him many
kindnesses. Mr.. Hubert once saved
the emperor's life.
Daniel Gregory Mason's book on
THE Romantic Composers" deals with
most of the great names in the hiatory
of music in the first half of the nine
teenth century-Schubert, Schumarn,
Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Chopin, List.
The studies of these composers. which
are connected by the general idea I'M
DERIVING the entire work, are preceded
by an Introductory chapter in which
Mr.. Mason gives clear statement of
what he means by romanticlsm In my
sic.
Over 100 years ago Buck" Whaley
wrote the memoirs Of his thirty -four
years of eventful life crowded with in
cident. The manuscript was lost sight
OF for century, till Sir Edward Sulli-
van walked into a London book auc-
tion-room the other day, where she
COPY was offered for sale. He bought
it, and prepared it for the press with
notes and introduction. 1t Is at pres
ent the talk of London society, and
will take its place alongside 1.-THE Life
of Jack Mytton" ad other books of
memoirs. destined to fascinate future
generations of readers.
Byram Stoker, whose Reminiscent
ces of Sir Henry Irving" have met
with so favorable a reception, wrote
very different kind Of book on his
first centure In authorship. That book
was 1.-The Duties of Clerk of Petty Ses
si,ns In Ireland" sort Of legacy tC
his old department In Dublin castle
which he left to join Irving In the yeaI
of It's publication. He had risen to bt
inspector of petty sessions when hi
threw In his lot with the greatest &C
tor Of the Victorian era. Sir Thornley,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Hunting Tronhies.

The old farmer led the city boarder
up the rickety stairs.
"Come this way, neighbor," he
drawled II want to show you the
horns of all the game bagged during
the past season"
Visions of moose and elk antlers fit
ted through the mind Of the city board
er. When he reached the attic he was
startled.
why, man." he calculated. ''the only
kind of horns l see up here are auto
mobile borns."
And automobiles happened to be the
game | bagged," chuckled the old man.
Every time one of them ran over a
chicken or a pig l ran out and held
them up by shooting the tires. Then l
stripped the horn off as a trophy
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

Sherman's famous march to the sea, a
part of the Twentieth Army Corps was
halted in a section of this forest, and
prepared to camp for the night. The
soldiers were somewhat mystified at
finding so large a stretch of smooth,
solid rock, but congratulated them
selves that they would not have to
biyouac in the mud
Knapsacks were unslung. guards
were mounted, and fires were kindled
at different points. and the tired and
weary veterans were preparing to set
tie down for comfortable rest. Fhe
heat of the fires softened the rosin.
First it began to sputter. then great
black clouds of smoke began to as
cend, ard suddenly huge columns of
fire shot up, seemingly from the very
bowels of the earth.
The whole camp was in commotion ;
the men beat a precipitate retreat. and
soon the whole space was seething,
roaring mass or flame. One of the sol
diers, as he grabbed his gun and start
ed, shouted warning to his comrades !:
run, boys We've struck h"