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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-08
TWENTY-FIVE GRADUATES ARE
PRESENTED WITH DIPLOMAS
At Thirt-First Commencement of the Cairo High
SchooI--Hon. Champ Clark Of Missouri
Orator of the Occasion

When the curtain rose at the opera
house last night + was 10 disclose to
view one of the prettiest scenes ever
witnessed on the local stage Twenty.
two young people the graduates of the
Cairo High School. CARRIED in Oxford
caps and gowns. the insignia of their
scholastic knowledge. were seated in
semi-circle in the foreground while
at each side OF the stage was a
simple. but effective arrangement of
palms and Gala lilies. Back of the
graduates were the members of The
board of education and faculty of the
High School
The stage setting was In excellent
taste the background being a dull
olive green without ornamentation ex-
cept Southern smilax which wreathed
The doorways
With this delightful environment.
the orator of the evening. Hon.
Champ Clark. the brilliant Missouri
leader in congress evidently thereby
inspired was at his best oratoricalIy
and his address on Picturesque Pub
lie Men" was one of the most praoti-
cal. instructive and entertaining
speeches ever heard here. There was
no attempt at flights of eloquence but
tho speaker carried his audience
along In genial but forcefui manner
that indicated thorough bonds Of in
terest and understanding.
Congressman Clark stated at he
outset that the chief duty Of congress
men was to kill bills instead of pass
ing them after which iconOclastic feat
he proceeded to deny that all con.
gressmen we're ignoramuses as they
are often accused Of being by their
constituents. Mr. Clark need scarcely
have made the latter statement for
he himself was a living refutation of
Rat declaration. charming all with
the brilliancy OF his speech. He re-
ferred to Culberson of Texas. his i'm.
mediate neighbor in congress whose
ability as a criminal lawyer IL Pie
Eomenal- Culberson had defended 225
men charged with murder in the first
degree and had cleared every one Of
them This was given b. the speaker
as one refutation Of the charge OF ig-
hoianee preferred against congress
men.
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war. This speech was greater than
Websters' but it did not go with the
people
John Allen ioked himself into con.
gress and staid tnere for sixteen
years only leaving that body because
ne refused to rum
Defends Public Men.
The fact that Thomas Bracket
Reed resigned the speakership that
he might go out into the world and
make money was one of the many in
stances that give the lie direct to the
statement that all public men are
corrupt. Il myself. wonld not be going
about the country trying to make
money by lecturing If all of us were
corrupt. One of the twelve apostles
vas a scoundTel and the percent age
OF public men who are scoundrels is
not nearly so great
AS an example of John Aliens
jokes. Congressman Clark said that
he joked the House into such good
humor that congress voted a hundred
thousand acres of land to a school for
girls down in Mississippi. land worth
a million dollars. but Aliens genial
wit did the work.
Patriotism said the speaker is
no. a mere empty word but is a part
and parcel Of our natures. II per
mestes the atmosphere wherever the
stars and stripes abound. reverenfiy
thank God for the day March S. 1898.
when every man in congress voted
$50 900. 600 into the hands Of the
president Of the United States with
cut strings or restriction. for that day
ense1 tfe Civil war which never had
been en-cd until then There was no
partisan politics in the inception Of
he Spanish war. OH Fighting Joe
Wheeler ~ Alabama. persuaded CON
zress TO reconmend him 10 the presi- 1
ltrt a. major general TO service
n the Spanish war and he. an exon 4
'ederste soldier with only one arm.
he other lost on the field Of battle in /
he struggle for the Lost Cause. again /
vent into The fight but for his coun-
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ON THE RIVERS
Lee Liners viii Be Due Todly-oh
Will Continue Rising--Ncted
Riverman Dead.

The big Sprague Is coming up the
Mississippi with "a empty coal boats
for Louisville and one barge of lum-
Der. The Williams is also coming up.
The Peters Lee will be In port To-
day from Cincinnati bound for Mem
phis.
The Ferd Herold will be out from
ST. Louis tonight, bound for Memphis.
The Ariadne ran In place of the
Thesens yesterday
The Dick Fowler was in on time
yesterday from Paducah and returned
with good business.
The Stacker Lee left Memphis yes
terday for Cairo and ST. Louis. She
will be here In the morning.
The light house tender Ofeander is
laid UP at Memphis.
The river marked 1922 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening, showing a
rise Of IL in "a hours.
Rising rivers were reported yester-
day from points above here as fol-
lows. Pittsburg 1.G. Louisville 81.
Evansville 0.S. Mt. Vernon 10. Mt.
Carmel Oh. Nashville 0.2. Florence
Oh. Paducah 0.S, Chester OF. Cape
Girardeau OF.
The Hermann Paepcke arrived
from the lower river yesterday with
barge of lumber for Cairo.
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Reed, Minority Leader.

Reed was entirely different III
was genial and jovial and would jok,
about anything under the sun. ever
his own personal appearance which
the speaker thought a remarkable evi
-dence of good humor. Reed was a
greater minority leader than speaker
Republicans" said Mr.. Clark are
more easily drilled than Democrats
What the Democrats need Is drill
master. Reed managed a Republican
minority by the simple motion OF his
hand. a "Simon says thumbs up,
thumbs down" sort of method, but
Democrats were not so easily led and
each man was a law unto himself.
Lafe Pence the great populist of
Kansas. called Reed the mentor OF the
Republicans and the tormentor OF the
Democrats.
Bailey of Texas. is rs handsome as
Apollo Belvidere and above reproach
in spite of muck-rakers. No man who
had served ten years in congress with
him would believe IN the reports Of
his wickedness.
Congressman Clark placed Abra-
ham Lincoln. Tom Corwin, Proctor
Knott, John Allen of Mississippi. and
Sunset Cox as the FIVE greatest
of the House. Lincoln
he said" deserved TO divide honors
with Mark Twain and AI,emus Ward
a. humOrist but he never gave
race Of his humor in congress for The
office Of congressman did not suit
him and Lincoln did not fit congress.
ienator Chauncey Depew believes he
you'd have been president If he had
'Ot been humorous but he was mis-
aiken for he would not have gotten
nio the senate hal IL not bees for
ls humo- r was aiso frue Of Tom
'0rBin. His sit and humor made
IN and jet he was possessed Of other
rest talents
"COrwin made oae Of the greatest I
peeches ever made in congress- said /
he speaker. when he gave his won
lerful Grafton against the MexicsH ]
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try We are one people. with one
faith, one country. one flag.
The more serious parts of Con
gresham Clark's speech were fire.
duently interlarded with funny
anecdotes and he kept the audience
in the happiest humor possible
Throughout his address. There was
prolonged and loud applause when he
had finished.
The VaIedietory.
Miss Emma Herbert The valelic-
toiian Of the class OF 1907. with quiet
self-possession and excellent voice
that was heard in all parts of the
house made beautiful address Of
farewell referring in a touching man.
ner to the death of Fannie Cushman.
one of the class. In such a way as to
touch responsive chord in the
hearts of all who knew and loved this
young girl
The diplomas were presented by
President Walter Warder of the
board OF education with a graceful,
PREDATORY speech such as Mr. Warder
car always he relied upon TO make.
The order of the program In its en-
iireiy was as follows;
Program.
Piano Duet-Grand Operate Fan
tasia arranged by Epstein: Mesdames
p r. Thistlewood and w. d. Ban
nis'er.
Invocation-Rev G. S. Ohrum.
Salutatory-Rosa Goodman
Vocal Solo-"To the Evening Star"
RON Tannhauser by Wagner: Grace
Introduction OF 5peaker-Principal
W D Bannister.
Address Picturesque Public Men; !
Ion. Champ Clark.
Cho-us-~Rest." arranged from |
Melody in F." Senior 4
lass
Naiedici ory-Emma Herbert.
Presentation Of Dlplomas-Presi- 1
lent Walter wsrder.
Presentation of Honors-s upsrin-l
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Newspapers Make Statesmen.

The speaker then dwelt at some
length on The fact that repartee was
one of the strong aids to a congress.
man. He said many men accidentally
made regulations for quick wit and
ready speech only as a result of being
forced into a hole and I'm fighting out
would say something bright enough to
be taken up by the newspapers which
meant everything 10 the congressman
so quoted. "A dozen good epigrams
repeated in the newspapers have done
mere to make a congressman famous
than the passage of a dozen OF his
bills. often look up in the press
gallery Of the House and think that Il
Is the greatest manufacturing club in
he world-manufacturing statesmen
out of raw material"
Then Congressman Clark proceeded
10 make an epigram of his own re-
feriing TO some parsonage as being
as bright as a silver dollar before it
was demonetized by the crime of 70"
which brought down the house.
J. Hamilton Lewis, Chieago's cor
poration counsel who has served in
congress so ably he characterized as
the greatest dude in Christendom and
described J. Hams costume 10 prove
his assertion. layiag special emphasis
on the fact that he never appeared in
the House without gloves and wore
white spats and various other para
phernalia. But Notwithstanding an
this, he predicted thai Lewis would
be the greatest Democrat in Illinois in
the next FIVE years.
James G.. Blaine. he characterized
as a giant. physically and intellect.
ually. as ambitious as Lucifer. with 1
the character Of Washington and the
mamie Of Jefferson. Thomas Bracket
Reed he said. lowered ike King Saul
8tove his Republican CONTEMPORARIES. q
These two were unlike. Blaine man.
iced br fnesse and Reed by main
strength. Blaine was a moneymaker
nd would have been president had il
lot been for TIL. 4 don't believe
anyone ever loved Blaine but his wife
md daughter" said he. in describing
he dignity AMI lack Of approachs- 4
,ility Of Blaine.
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Noted River Man Dead.

Capt. Ashford, who died in Mem
phis. had lived in that city seventy
years and was a well-known ST. Louis
and New Orleans boatman for many
years. In the fifties he was a pilot
running from St Louis to New o.
leans. and during the war was on sew
eral boats between Memphis and New
Orleans. He became interested In
the White River line in 1867 with
Maj. John ID. Adams, and was on the
steamer Oreanda that sank about five
years ago at Peach Orchard Bluff
The crew and passengers escaped. but
the boat was lost Until year ago
he was captain and pilot on the c. B.
Reese. a government boat in the
White River district, when he retied
on account of failing health.
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Yesterdays River Forecasts.

The Ohio, at Evansville and Mt
Vernon, will continue rising during
the next AS hours. At Paducah and
Ciaro. will continue rising during the
next two or three days.
The Tennessee from Florence to be
low Johnsonyille, will rise slowly dur.
ing the next "a to sc hours.
The Mississippi. at Chester, will
fall tonight and Saturday From Cape
Cirardeau to Cairo, will continue
rising during the next "a to 3G hours.
The Wabash. at Mt Carmel, viii
Continue rising during the next SO
bours-
N. NJ. CUNNINGHAM.
Observer.
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THE CAIRO BOARD OF TRADE
WILL ENTERTAIN COMPANY K.

Invitations have been sent out by
President John s. Aisthorpe and Sec
rotary w. Barclay, of the Cairo
Board OF Trade, to q smoker which is
to be given on Monday, June 10, at
the Armory. in honor of Co. X. l. N.
lG. The invitations state that "The
Cairo Board of Trade is extending
this courtesy to Company X. to show
its appreciation toward the young
men who compose this organization. :"
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II is expected that all the members
of the Board of Trade will be present
and about twenty-five prominent eiti-
zens who are not members. A lunch
con will be served and addresses will
be made appropriate TO the occasion
and Ii is expected that the boys of
Co. X. will receive strong and pleas
ant proof Of the interest and good win
felt toward them by representative
men of the city.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

eUcKLEY-Died. at Anna. H.,
Thursday, June 6, 1907, at a. m.
Michael ]. Buckley. aged Sc years.
Funeral eortege will leave residence
at a. m. Saturday morning. June 8.
for ST Patrick's church where ser
vices will be held. Interment viii be
made at villa Ridge cemetery.
Friends are invited.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-08

The program committees held a
meeting yesterday afternoon and com.
pleted the entire program, deciding
upon every feature finally. Among
those in attendance from abroad were
President Decker. Secretary Pou-
penney VIM. Leech. VIM. Allen Adam
Jourden-all prominent men in the
Hustlers organization Mr.. Allen being
expresident of the Southeast Missouri
Drummer's Association. These gen.
tlemen returned to their several
homes last night, after final con
ference with Mayor Parsons. Presi-
dent Decker says everything is salts
factory and Secretary Poupeney is
firm in the belief that the Cairo meet
ing will be the greatest the society
has ever had.
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THE WEATHER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Yesterday's Cairo Temperatures
General Conditions.

After the heavy thunderstorm o.
yesterday morning the day was fair
and quiet, but rather sultry and un
comfortable. There was general
feeling of suneasiness, but the baron
etric conditions were not threatening.
The government bulletin reported rain
from Ia places. Temperature had
risen over Missouri, Arkansas and Ok.
lahoma
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tendent T. C. Clendenen.
Renediction-Rev Chas. II. Arm
strong.
Honors.
Valedictory-Emma Herbert.
Salutatory-Rosa Goodman.
Englis Herbert.
hematics-Emma Herbert.
Latin--Rosa Goodman.
Science-Emma Herbert.
History-Julia Farrin.
Drawing-Mabel Hickcox.
Manual Trainin5--Leslie Roche.
Music-rGrsce Edmonds.
Deportment-Anna Adams
Attendance-Anna Adams. Julia
Farrin.
Class Roll.
Anna A. Adams,
Emma S. Carey.
Minnie f. Conant.
Francis |. cushman.'
Katherine l.. Davis.
Grace NJ. Edmonds.
Kathryn A. Edwards,
Julia B. Farrin.
Rosa f. Goodman.
Emma Il. Herbert.
Mabel f. Hickcox.
Dora +. Kmge,
Helen Lewis,
Edna A. Lind.
Roy II. Lower.
Frederick McDougal.
Mamis O'Connell
Elizabeth c. nefiis.
Leslie b. W Roche.
Minnie Antoineiie Smith.
Rose Marie We'll.
Margaret G. Whitaker,
J. Hlsey Woodward. Jr.
deceased.
Beard Ct Education.
Walter Wafder.
Edward L. Gilbert.
Chas r. Stuart.
Mrs. Amarala Martin,
H. II. Halliday.
E. D. Carey.
Concluded on Second PsgeJ
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Washington Forecast.
Washington, June ~ ILLINOIS
Showers Saturday. Sunday partly
cuoldy and warmer In the north, with
fresh east winds becoming variable.
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But perhaps the greatest feature OF
the entertainment program for this
great occasion is expected to be the
boat races on the river. This will be
novelty to most OF the visitors the
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-08

One OF the attractions for Thurs
day evening. the first day of the
Hustiers' presence in the city, will be
Capt. Oldtieye, the water walker. He
has been engaged for an exhibition in
the harbor here, just before the fire
works are to be set off in the river.
Capt. Oldrieve promises TO give us a
fine exhibition.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-08

Contractor Fraser had the heavy
work on the Eighth street arch all
done last evening. The work was
well done The four posts had been
so exactly placed that every bolt
fitted easily in its proper place and
the four sections OF the arch pre-
sented graceful outlines The finish
ing touches will be put ON today by
Mr.. Fraser and then the electrical
workers will have charge. putting up
the wires and the globes. The cleo
trical festoons on either side of Com
mercial avenue are up. Washington
avenue also has received attention in
this respect.
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Chairman Charles Feuchter Jr,, OF
the Hustlers' Decorating committee,
authorizes the announcement that a
prize OF $50 In gold will be given for
the best decorated business house In
the city; $40 in gold for the best deco
rated residence, and lesser prizes for
the second and third best
The judges who will decide upon
the relative merits Of the decora-
tons will be chosen by the president
of the Hustlers, and will be out-of-
town gentlemen
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ATTRACTIONS FOR HUSTLERS
SECURED BY COMMITTEES
Capt. OIdrieve Will Give Water Walking Exhibi-
tion--GoId Prizes Offered For Best
Decoration--The Boat Races

like Of which they can not have at
any other point in their territory. Ii
will offer intense satisfaction to the
sporting spirit OF 'the boys, and 1t Is
said to be the chief attraction for
many who will come. Chairman Ais
thorpe of the boating committee. has
assurance of very large attendance
OF boats.of various kinds, To contest
for the handsome prizes offered. Mr.
Aisthorpe received word recently that
some people in st. Louis were exert
ing themselves 10 prevent boat
owners from coming here by cir
culating stories as to impositions that
would be practiced upon them here.
One story was that every one of the
boats would be made TO pay exorbi-
tant wharfage, that gasoline was 60
cents per gallon, etc. Mr.. Aisthorpe
succeeded in running these stories to
the earth and put stop to them; and
he feels sure now that there will be
the greatest gathering of boats in the
Cairo harbor that has ever been seen
here. or In this section of the country
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Forecasts FOR Today


Cairo and vicinity. Showers and
warmer.
Illinois: Showers; warmer.
Kentucky: Showers and local thun7
derstorms
Tennessee. Showers and local
.thundfrsorms: warmer central and
east portions.
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sun and Moon.
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tendent T. C. Clendenen
Renediction-Rev Chas. H. Arm
strong.
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Concluded on Second Psse1
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-10-15
WEDDING BELLS.
wALEs-ABELL


A very pretty wedding took place Sat-
urday afternoon iii the Church Of the
Redeemer on which occasion Miss Jo-
sephine Abel was united in marriage
to George H. Wales, of Washington
ID. G., by the Rev. DR.. Hughes.
The bride was dressed in beautiful
gown Of white chiffon and point lace
over white silk and carried white car
nations. Mrs. Aug. B. Sanders, of
Philadelphia, acted as matron of hon
or aud a, Ralph Servers, of Washing
lton, d. G., performed the duties of
best man. The ushers we're Frank
Abel, a brother to the bride, Lucian
w. Jenny, OF New York, DR.. Lang
worthy and Mr. Nyman, both of Wash
ington, D. g.
The groom entertained the ushers
and hest man at the Goliath House at
dinner on Friday evening. He present.
ed them handsome silver card cases.
The brides gifts to her attendants
were fiuer de lis pearl pins.
The couple left in an automobile to
start their wedding trip but the ma
chine broke down on the Convent road.
They waited in the car while the chat
feur went back for another machine.
The bride and groom expect to live
in Washington, Dc
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-10-15
SEWER NOTES.


The sewer gangs are generally en-
gagged on the trunk lines. One gang
has been laying iron pipe through the
lots from Albeit avenue to lafayette
avenue where tile are again brought
into use. This line will eventually
cross the Ford property and Morris
street continuing to Madison avenue.
Two gangs are at work on Ridgedale
avenue and have a line nearly all laid
from Albeit avenue to Morris street.
Another gang is at work on that street,
part Of the men this side of the rail
road crossing. A gang is at work dig
ging ditch and making fill on Gar
field street, the pipe running out above
the present surface Of the ground in
some places. Still another gang is at
work on Lincoln street laying the
small tile while the water is getting
out of the trench nearer George street
where large tile are to be laid.
The work on the rock excavation on
Speedwell avenue steadily proceeds and
one gang is keeping things moving on
South lstreet and another on Boykin
street.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-10-15
Morris Academy Notes.


The following item from the Brown
University Herald, y the daily paper of
that institution, will be of interest, to
many MorristonianS and the friends of
Morris Academy
/" Above all things, Brown will have
one of the best Freshmen baseball
teams in the history of the University.
Among the many 1911 stars is Clark, of
Morris Academy, who was one of the
most promising pitchers in the prep.
school world last season. Among his
records is that of pitching twenty in
nings IN one day, defeating the st.
Francis Xayier School in the first game
and forcing the strong Morristown
Field Club team in the second to play
an eleven inning game before the Field
could win, and then only by score of
|6-5. Last spring he held the Column
bia Freshmen down to one hit. Whit
more, short stop and substitute pitch
er, PantaeniuS, third baseman, and
Thurman, catcher, all of Morris Acade-
my, and Herman, who pitched for Null
ford High School, are among the other
baseball men of the FRESHMAN Glass;
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-10-15
Dover pepartment Inspection


Wednesday evening was gala occa-
sion for Dover on account of the an
n ual inspection of the fire depart
ment. The guests were The Wharton
and Rockaway fire departments. At
ter parade through the principal
streets in the following order, the
Dover boys entertained their guests at
banquet at Mann's Hotel
Fire Chief Hathaway and Assistant
Dahler followed by the Spicertown
Band Dover Fire Wardens with light
ed lanterns, Engine Co. No. 2 of Dover
with engine; Engine Co. No. of Dover
with engine; Rockaway department
led by their chief and assistant; Whar-
ton department by their chief and as
sistant; Protection II. and l.. Co. OF
Dover with their apparatus drawn by
May and Blossom. All along the line
of march fire works greeted the boys
and MANY cheers from their apprecia-
tive and enthuastic spectators. The
drilling. Of the Protection Fl. and L.
Co. under the direction of Lieut.. J.W.
Rolf, was particularly commendable.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-10-15
aUER1NBALLoN.

One of the prettiest home weddings
of the season took place Wednesday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan Bowman, at Mendham, when
their nciee, Miss Hannah Matilda Bal
Ion. was united in marriage to Court
landt Vincent Guerin. The officiating
clergyman was the Rev. P. Fl. Murdick
pastor of the local Methodist Church,
of which both were active members.
The wedding was solemnized in the
spacious parlors Of The Naples, the
Bowman homestead, which was beau
tifully decorated with palms, ferns and
fall greens.
The bride was gowned in point de
esprit with tulle veil. and carried bri-
dial roses. The bridesmaid, Miss May
Ballon of Philadelphia Pa, was gown
ed in white lawn with lace trimmings,
and carried pink carnations. Jas. X.
Burd of Mendham acted as best man
The bride descended the stairs and en-.
tered the the parlorS leaning upon the
arm of Harry Bowman, who gave her
in marriage. The groom and best man
met the bride at the altar erected in
the front parlor. Miss Mable MANIFEST
played the wedding march from Lo-
hengrin. A wedding supper and re-
ception followed the ceremony. After
an extended southern trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Guerin will reside atReseville, n. j