The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-27
BREEZY BUNCH OF
GOTHAM GOSSIP
ONLY ONE CHILD OUT OF ONE
HUNDRED IN NEW YORK
KNOWS NATIONAL AIR,
THt COCKTAIL BRACELET
Us the Latest Fad For Women With a
Thirst--Wili the East Side
Elevate the Stage "A Real
Mysterious Mystery.

mysterious mystery.
New York, Jan 26.--If Francis Scot
Key, composer of the Star Spangled
Baner could hear the national anthem
as II Is sung in the New York schools
he would probably turn in his grave
rot once but many times A recent
practical test among 10000 school
children brought to light the aston
ishing fact that only one out of every
hundred had any real idea of the
words.
1t is rater astonishing TO know that
generation brought up as it were
on "Bedelia" and kindred songs which
are picked up in a few minutes
should have had its musical and
triotic education SO far neglected as
to be unable to dlfferentiate between
the rockets red glare and the rob.
ms red breast" or between the Star
Spangled Banner" and the "Sull
Spanking Banner
All this comes as a result Of the
order of the District Superintendent
that every child in his district, in
grades from 5A TO 8B, that is, aged
from something like nine to fifteen,
should write from memory three,
stanzas of the national anthem with
out any special preparation. The way
that anthem was slaughtered was
something awful Ore tho land az
We washed were so CALAMITY scream
ing" wrote o3e pupil while another'9
ideas were recorded in the following
words under tao heading of THE
Star Spangle Paner:"
y say can YOU see
BY the donce early light
For so proudly we hale
BY the sleming last gleming,
And tho Robin red breast,
Burst ou Of his nest
Gave through through night,
When our 1age was still thear.
Ten Thousand school children and |
among them only one hundred knew |
tflN hhlltudi dhtuNHl. buL kiltH u r |
laps the children are moi the only |
ones.
Bar Roosevelt and Platt.
Never again unless they gain en-.
trance by stealth. will Theodore |
Roosevelt or Tom Plat be allowed in
tho federal building here. Postmaster
Wilcox has issued an edict to this
Cifect which Is final unless sufficient /
pressure can be brought on him to
bring about its revocation The order.
which was entirely unexpected, was
issued by the postermaster as he was
leaving his office one morning this
week
Taylor" said he to his personal
attendant, eff Theodore Roosevelt
comes in here, put him out. | want
him TO understand this is no loafing
place for him or his kind. And" he
added after a moments reflection,
put Tom Plat out too. He's get
ting to be nuisance. Remember. |
out with bo,h of them"
Tom amt so bad. Mr.. Postmaster"
'aiN ihF 'bi SNhi'is- A. diA utD- |
dore. Tom has been serving the gov
ernment many a long year, and then
along comes Theodore and makes all
the fuss. Tom is so old and feeble
he can't stand for his rights All
right, . Mr.. Postmaster, I'll put 'em
out
AS the door slammed Theodore
dashed In closely followed by Tob
Now Theodore, now" began Taylor,
and then thinking of the big stick
he exclaimed: Now you Theodore
and Tom. scat Y-u are fired with
out honor or rats by the boss and
forever barred from civil service
Scat" And they catted-Theodore a
yellow. one-eyed nondescript cat, and
Tom. who has been catching rates
around the federal building for years.
The cause for their banishment is
found in Theodore's recent attempt to
tear Secrtary Murphy to pieces. and r
as a result the two old cats are now
hopeless.
The PEOPLES institute Work.
While District Attorney Jerome
alhs of invest eating the theatrical :
trust and many people are kicking
, igDrously against ticket spectators.
the Peoples Institute believing in
Ibe educational value of the drama for
he masses of the east side Is pro :
ceeding calmly and successfully to
put IL within their reach. II is rather
4 surpris ng work even for New York.
md an interesting work too, which
he institute under the direction Of >
Mr.. Charles Sprague Smith is carry
ng on. It's object is through the re-
luCed rates which 1t secures. 20 bring =
he best OF the legitimate L drama with 7
IN the reach of people who ordinar-
lC0ncladed on Secopd Fage) C