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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01
TO NAME BENCH CANDIDATE.

Bloomington. H.. April 3O.-The
Democratic judicial c~rvention of the
third supreme court district will meet
here May 6 to nominate a candidate
tao succeed the late Jus Ice WilSin
on the state supreme bench.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01
METHoDlsTs AT JACKSONVILLE.

Jacksonville, H.. April 30.--The
conference of Methodist bishops o.
the United States will convene here
tomorrow for two days educational
session. About hundr d Me hodist
ministers will also attend.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01
ANCIENT MARINER DEAD.

Marine City, Mich, April 30.-Cap-
tain George r. Coltrell, one of the
pioneer captains on the Great Lakes,
is dead aged 80. He began sailing
the lakes in 1886.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01

ToIedo-Kansas City-Wet grounds
no game.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01

Dincen. Harris and Arm
brustcr; Orth and Klein ~.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01

IF YOU FIND A sroRETa little
more crowded than usual today you
will know that its advertising has
been a little better than usual rc'
Gently.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01

American League.
Chicago-Detroit-Wet grounds no
game.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01

Philadelphia, April 30.-Pitcher Car
ridon won his own game with hit in
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01

GOOD WANT ADvERTisEns
nearly always get what they want,
either In the way Of bosrders. renters,
help or buyers for any article that
they may wish TO sell.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01

atteries-Hall. Leary and Mclean:
fcrall and Moran.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01

Batteries Kiison and Blanls nship.
Plank and Schreck.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01

Batteries Morgan. Buelow ard
stephens. Iicbhard. and Clarke.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01
SCORES OF YESTERDAY
National League.

Pittsburg-st Louis-Raiu, no game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02

te,y, r. Blackburn. land II il
not the mission Of the physician and
dlomist TO do so. We are content
90 DO all we can to lessen the sum Of
human suffering"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
Scouts the Idea.

He dismissed the soul-weighlng prop
osition with a quiet lauFh As a sci
entifc man he secuted the possibility
OF actually ascertaining the weight of
a soul Mine you, Ne did not deny that
we have souls. He advanced no ma
tcrialistc theories. but he calmly ridi-
culed the Idea of putting a soul on the
scales as you would a pound of butter
or a piece NJ meat.
Like all doctors who have much to
do with dead bodies. said DR.. Black
burn, L regard the seat Of the soul
as unknown. I do not believe It las
any more weight than the 'weighty
thoughts of some OF our great think
ers"
II was natural that this abrupt dis
missal Of the brain-weighing theory by
DR.. Blackburn led to an interesting
talk. We Of the nOn-professional class
have always been taught that the brain
Is the real home OF the soul-that the
soul thinks, aided by the actual tissues
Of fhe brain. No doctor can ever dispeI
from human belief the idea Of a soul
or spirit: but then the doctors do not
attempt 20 do 80. They deal with the
flesh end its Ills. the substance of
things.
we may never solve the soul mys-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02

But as soon as saw Helen Prentiss'
picture. and learned from the house
Keeper that she was religious. unmar-
ried. and therefore. more likely to be
subject . hys&erical insanity. near
middle asc- lived down that walk. and
had free access to the house knew
was on the scent. She was the only
being about the premises whose char
acter. - 1 saw it in her picture and
learned e from the housekeeper fitted
all the facts. Both she and her sister
have Authorizations, visual and audi
tory. and they had talked the matter
of this sacrifice over for a long while
no doubt. before acting. and were both
in II, the younger leading and the
elder following meekly- But only the
younger had the courage TO hold out
to the last. IL was she who committed
the deed. in their own house where the
child often went. and who brought the
body home. An insane hospital is the
place for them
DR.. Gcrrish was silent for a long
while Finally. as they rolled up to his
door:
Shall you do any more Of this kind
of work." he asked with distaste in
his tone
DR. Furnivall took his hand.
"Gerrish." he said. If a dear friend
of your own were in trouble. whom
would YOU rather trust his case to. the
police or me?'
Gerrish bowed his head
We'll, good luck to you" he said
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02

would be indicated the exact weight OF
that slice. to his ewn and the Gus
toner's satisfaction.
For il was pateuted Yes. and the
ingenious official saw, soaring above
the diseased turnips and potato mon
strosities on his desk, visions Of fame
and fortune. the merited and Inevitable
result OF this sublime and unparalleled
cheese-cutter.
But, alack and alas! The obtuse and
ignorant minds Of the vendors OF
cheese refused TO be convinced OF the
advantages offered by the invention.
An agent was first employed by the in
ventive Official. TO sell the machine in
Washington. previous to taking the
entire country, and, indeed. the world
generally. by storm with the luminous
continuance. But. as has been so beau
ufully, though. sadly. observed by the
poet. there Was nothing doing"
The unhappy agent first approached
the general dealers with his cheese
cutter. but they would have none OF IT,
Then he moved upon the market peo-
pie and retailers Of cheese. Juggling the
machine, which was somewhat more
cumbrous than robust eight-day
clock. around with him He was re-
ceived quietly at first, though with
marked inattention
But II was no use. Take ii away.
was the general verdict. and. after
that. persistence brought about Ian
guage which can only be compared 10
real strong LimbergeT in a lively state.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
:: :: The HautOVer Case :. ::

change in Jack Har-Rick II was an
accomplishment OF surprising interest
to science. What was It? 1t was not
hypnotism in the usual sense. with ITS
claptrap shows and humbuggery. And
IL had worked so smoothly. so directly
10 the point. so unerringly. Was ITS
gift to DR.. Furnivall. alone? Or could
ii be acquired? And these were the
predominating questions IN his mind
when. little later. they started on
their midnight drive back to the city
for II IT we're to be learned, II II were
a science, and application would make
II his own. IL should be his. The i'm
portance of such a power as that n
his profession would prove meal
culable.
Nevertheless he felt that now was
scarcely the time to enter into that
matter with the doctor, and the first
thing he said when they set out was:
Doctor. / don't at all see how in
the world you managed to trace those
women out"
There was never anything more sim
pie" he answered. You remember
that mark on the forehead? Ii was in
the shape of a cross. That and the
sacrifcial oil satisfied me that il was a
case OF religious insanity. The rest
was easy I had only to find a person
whose character fitted all the circum-
stances. The police searched for mo-
tive and motive in the usual mind is
synonymous with money. Therefore
their suspicion pointed TO poor Jack.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
An Experts Dictum.

When the soul-weighing discussion
was going the rounds OF the papers
an interview was obtained with DR..
J. w. Blackburn, the celebrated path
olOgist of the Government Hospital
for the Insane. in Washington. better
known as St Elizabeth Hospital. and
which is one OF the largest and best
institutions in the world for the treat
ment Of mental disease DIR. Blackburn
Is famous the world over as a path
ologist and has occupied his present
high place for twenty-three years. He
In also professor of morbid anatomy
IN the Georgetown University, and
holds a like chair in the medical de-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02

partment OF George Washington Col
lege.
In his long experience as pathOIogist.
he has dissected 2,23O bodies in the IN
terest of scierce. His collection Of "a
biological specimens is, no doubt. the
largest In the world, and possibly no one
IN his branch of medicine and scien-
uhc work has dissected so many bodies
with view Of learning the physical
and other causes Of insanity. Natur-
ally. much OF his work is with the
brains OF those who die in the hos
pital after long confinement in the in
sane wards. Very often in especially
interesting. cases the dissections have
been made very soon after death.
II was very natural. therefore. wnen
the soul-weighing discussion got into
The newspapers that Dr. Blackburn
was asked 10 give a talk. not alone
on the weight OF a soul or how 10
estimate il. but also 10 talk about the
mysteries OF the human brain and The
body. His experience has been so
great and varied that, taking the soul
weighing theory as a text. he was
asked much about the human brain
anc its functions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
Justice Swayed
By Sentiment
BY MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN.

IT EE miscarriage or justice through
sentimentalism has reached an
alarming stage in this country.
The perpetuity OF the majesty
or the law demands a halt in the
methods OF trying criminals.
Within the past few years men and
women have perpetrated the most
atrocious crimes in such public places
ana manner that no possible Coubt
exists as TO the identity or guilt OF
the attempted or successful murd.rers
Immediately after these Offenders
against society and the law make a
plea for elepency on the ground that
they have suffered intolerabIe cruel
ties at the hands OF unfaithful hus-
band, wife. or erstwhile friend.
Companions in wrongdoinC become
jealous of each other, or weary Of the
tyranny that their relations ineict
and seek vengeance or relief through
channels that are employed by as
sassins. Unfortunately. In all TOO
many instances sentimentalism and
misguided sympathy come in such
overwhelming torrents as 10 complete
ly defeat the ends Of justice and set
AZ liberty the perpetrator Of the das-
tardiy deed
1t would not be claiming too much
to say that almost without exceptFon
the recipients of such unmerited elem
ency return to their old habits and
vicious lives. continuing to exercise
an evil influence over the weak and
youth of the land
Men and women who have been
feted and courted and supposed to be
il all respects above suspicion. have
been by their own rash acts sudden
ly placed under searchlights which
quickly dispelled the illusions of the
public as to their real character.
First. il is a man who has been
driven to desperation by a heartless.
cruel woman; then il is woman who
has borne the taunts, abuse and in
humanity of some man, who takes
the law In her own hard and wreaks
vengeance by numbering her Gun
oppressor- The dead are denounced
and the living commissioned pardon
ed, and allowed 10 return 10 their
inlquitous ways Of living. while Justice
sits patiently by. unrequited.
Is the farce to continue? Is viola
ton of the law TO be condoned tbror,rrb
sentimentalism? Are the vicious and
degenerate TO be permitted TO live
their lives without lei or hindrance
and when one OF them murders orc
of their number. is the murderer 10 go
free because Of the power Of the IN
written law?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
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by while this horrible injustice was
done the child OF my dearest school
friend2 | should be unworthy OF the
name Of Christian woman Am 1 not
the bride of the Lamb? And when the
laws OF man come i'm conflict with the
voice OF God. which should l follow?
1t was by Gods own command that 1
laid that little innocent at His feet, a
holy sacrifice. He went to his Maker
pure and unspotted-
A deep grOan and the noise OF fall
sounded behind the curtains of the
alcove. Jonas Hautover had tainted
as the truths of the crime burst upon
him.
Or. Gerrish. pallid of face, stepped
hastily between the parted curtains
and hurried away for restoratives.
AstCnishment mingled with the grief
in his expression, as he glanced at the
two women. Nothing further from the
fiend he had pictured in his mind could
be conceived than the appearance of
these sisters. the one meek, retiring
humble-faced; the other. though show
ing at the moment strong symptoms Of
hysteria. plainly of a sweet and gra-
cious disposition; both OF them bear
ing the uumistakable imprint of good
breeding and benevolence
Heaven" he exclaimed. under his
breath. ''Furnivall has kept his word
with a vengeance. This Is the great
est surprise of my life,'
But his surprise In the direction was
mingled with admiration OF his friends
powers. He saw behind this strang,
deposition. which had begun as denial
and glided easily into confession.
without any apparent recognition oy
the speaker OF the contradiction IN
volved. the same transformations force
which had wrought the astonishing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
Weighing the Soul.

So 1t was argued that by weighing a
body just before death and immediate
ly after. We would get some idea
of the weight OF r human soul II
was even told that experiments had
been made under imperfect conditions
and that a difference OF a pound and
a half had been recorded. This then
was supposed to represent the actual
weight Of that particular soul Now
IT must be conceded that the unpro-
fessional public was somewhat inter
ested in this suggestion Most of US
believe in souls and much interest was
developed in the proposed investigation
of the theory.
1t was suggested that the best way
To conduct an experiment Of soul
weighing was to experiment with
some criminal about to be executed
by hanging or electrocutIon Most
criminals go TO a sudden death in fair
~ good health. and ii was suggested
that the soul weighing test could be
well tried with a man about 20 climb
the golden stairs" by a very sudden
method. Thus far no such experiment
has been tried in the prisons where
men have been recently Executed
One reason -hy 1t has not Deen done
is that the doctors have no faith in
such a theory Scientific men and es-
pecially doctors who we're questioned
about the matter. merely laughed.
They aid not deny that such a
thing as a soul existed. but they did
deny that II had any substance or
weight that could be estimated on
scales. The physician when asked
about a soul. generally replies in the
words of that ancient philosopher:
THE most we know is that nothing
can be known" and there they stop.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
The LnUent1on That Failed

A PROMINENT official OF the
~ Department Of Agriculture
n recently afforded proof that
genius can be misdirected and,
incidentally, that a well-paid Govern
ment servant is still susceptible TO PER
sonal ambition. The official in ques-
ton is not wholly unconnected (as
Dickens might have observed with
the Bureau of Plant Industry. which.
as even the unscientific may infer, has
nothing to DO with cheese. considered
as such. But the official. during some
fieeting moments snatched from the
arduous cares of office. evolved a ma
chine, Of cunning mechanism, for cut
ting cheese
The machine was wonder In its
way, and perhaps the most wonderful
thing about it was that ii did away
with the necessity Of weighing the
cheese. For. by the application of
mathematical principles, the cheese de-
noted its weight, in whole or in seq
ment Cor slice), on the disc which
formed portion of the machine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
EASILY REPLACED.

Mr.. Fastet with EtMaiiD-'-S ensa-
tional elopementP' Well. what do you
think OF that7 Young Galley has run or
with his fathers stenographeri
Mrs. Fastset-Heavensi Why. It'll
break the pcor old mans heart
Mr. Fastset-Oh. don't know There
are Just as pretty stenograPhers In the
employment agency as ever were hired.
Puck
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
Sliced and Weighed.

The cheese seller. upon being re-
quested TO furnish forth a quarter or
half pound OF cheese had simply to
set his machine for the desired por-
ton. insert the knife neatly, cut out
the slice and There. npon the rnachinA-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
DR.. Blackburn, Who Has Dis
Sected Over 1900 Bodies,
DeclazeS the Soul Has NO
Place in the Human Organ1
eaton, and its We1qbt Is In
"Welghtp Thoughts" Only
HENCE and whittier the soul?

v 7 HENCE and whittier the soul?
~ I question asked by wise men nd by no
wisdom life begana emains
swered after o of science. of
study, and of dissection. Napoleon a eenane
ing death and perhaps renewing religious
rebuked the doctors with
doctors of
cannot find it with dssecing knife coming from
usrous patient brought
smiled 1t honor great man. They
might have asked Napoleon
tangible SOUL but they changed the subject
Recently newspapers
detailing the plans weighing
tession theories the soul leaves
No has spirit human body at
the moment of death
ethereal something of invisible
nae and that this ethereal apor must have
weight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02

I regard the seat of the
soul as unknown. I do not
believe it has any more
weight than the "weighty
thoughts" of some of our
great thinkers.
We may never solve the
soul mystery, and it is not
the mission of the physi-
clan and atomist to do so.
We are content to do all we
can to lessen the sum of hui
man suffering.-Dr. I. w.
Blackburn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-09-27
Nor.ry cARoLINA's NEEo.
Necessity for More Conservatism I'm
the Democratic Party.

Full of self glory because OF his
successful" battle with the railroads
Governor Glenn seemingly is not con-
scious of the harm that has been
done.
While whipping them he was Grip
pling his own people. While 1orc-
ing them to submit to state laws De-
fore their validity could be Judiciary
determined, he has terrified capital
from afar, heretofore, friendly, and
though be is paraded as a son worthy
to fill the highest office in the land
ha has exhibited a narrowness which
would not become M IN tnat OK
allied position.
A~npareztly he was seized WITH the
hone of future greatness, OF "as
swayed by the ranting OF the oeana-
sogues. He may out live It.
The need of a broad and more
uheral spirit was shown before the
ad;o, rrment of the Last general as
sembly. ,a strone
men of the state are plep 80.
form a conservative democfa'io pc
~ 2 marty that can rally unuel S.
t,nd.rd the men who have Droush'
shont this area of marvellous pros
60 ~ wbo can help halt the reck-
pen,oe of the habitual seen
ers Of office, and who can save oe"-
The aim of these leaders of nough
~ prevent an exodus to the re-
publican ranks. No souenerN more
needs a conservative PAL! Dis-
than North Carolina'-illneSD
match.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-09-27
MISS ANNA JEANES DEAD.
Philadelphia Quakeress Who Gave
Big Sum For Education of Ne
grOes.

Philadelphia, September 24.-Anna
T. Jeanes, the philanthropic Quaker
ess, who gave $1,000. 900 last April
for the education of negroes in the
south, died here today, aged IS years.
Miss Jeanes created a sensation IN
April by summoning Booker 7. Wash
ington, of Tuskegee Institute, and
Thomas B. Frissell of Hampton Nor
NAL and Agricultural Institute, to this
city and turning over to them a deed
of trust for ST, ZOO, 900 for a fund for
parliamentary schools for negroes"
Robert c. Ogden of New York, was
appointed a trustee with Frissell n
Washington for the fund. Miss Jeanes
specified that the money was to be in
vested in bonds of certain states n
the money accruing therefrom applied
for the school purposes. Miss Jeanes
leaves an estate estimated at from So
O0O, 900 to 5000, 900.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-09-27
SOUTH AND THE RAILWAYS
Extreme Decentralization Where there
should be Greater Need Of Increase
Facilities.

Railroading in the south Is now
. The first serious consequence
/ sthat capital is unwilling &c be en-
ployed in the south under present
conditions, and for the want Of 1t
the railroads are compelled to aban-
don all new work. They cannot get
the money to go On with It Ii they
would.
The Atlantic Coast Line, Southern
railway, the Georgia Central and the
Louisville and Nashville, to name
but the principal systems which had
large works In view have stopped all
improvements not already in hand,
and have curtailed, so far as posi-
BILE. all work underway. They will
conine themselves to expenditures
for maintenance purely and carry
on no improvements that are not alb
solutely essential.
Probably $4,000. 900 of work,
contemplated or about to be under
taken, has been deferred.
The south in the last two years
has disclosed a greater need for in
creased TdllIOdu IdCIlil1cS, THAN any
other part of the country, and owing
to the abnormal congesting of freight
on the existing lines, wasteful opera
ton has been incumbent upon all
the systems.
The situation vas trying enough
and the difficulties of raising the
enormous amounts of new capital
needed to create additional railroad
facilities were already formidable, be
fore the political agitation began TO
assume forbidding proportions. b
situation now is simply chaotic.
Unit la better understanding exists
between the south and its railroads
it will be we'll night impossible TO
raise new capital for railroad build
ine.-Wall Street Journal.