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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04
Amateur BURGLAR.

Some one not We'll praeticed in the
business got into j. b. Shea's harness
establishment, on Washington avenue
during Monday night, Entrance was
gained by the rear window. Little
of value was taken
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04
Martens Club.

The Matrons' Club held the last
lante-Lenten meeting yesterday after
neon at the residence of Mrs. f. D.
Carey on Twenty seventh street.
Mrs. w. f. Marlborough of Cape
Girardeau, Mo, and Miss Boutwell,, of
Clay City, H., were guests of the
club.
The club will not meet during Lent,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04
THE OWLS.

All members OF the Owls are re-
Guested to attend the meeting tonight
for important business luncheon and
smoker. BY order OF
WA. II, LEACH
President.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR Electric opticgraph
moving picture machine with song
illustration steropticon. one set song
slidCs, one reel films, $50 Chas
Fillmore. 313 Eighth street
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
New Pastor Appointed.

Rev l.. G. Graham, Of Paducah
Ky. has been extended a call TO the
passionate OF Calvary Baptist church.
He Will arrive Saturday and viii en-
ter upon his duties Sunday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

The silver medal to be won at the
Frances z. Willard contest Thursday
night is on exhibition in the show
window of w. F. Smith. the jeweler
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

Ten Thousand people read the Bale
tin every day. An advertisement in
Il Is sure to BE- profitable to the al
rsrtiser.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

The w. C. 4. II. will hold a Frances
f. Willard meeting and silver medal
contest at Calyery Baptist church
Thursday evening Admission Toe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

The Bulletins advertising rates are
the lowest Sben circulation IS oonsid
cred
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

Miss Stella .'arks, milliner for the
Reiss- Stapleton company will leave IN
a few days for Mexico, Mo- to take
q similar position.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

Miss Byrd Hubbard Of Eleventh
street left last night for New York.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

Miss Mabel Patterson of Carbon
dale. Is the guest Of Miss Madge Zim
norman of Fifth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

, tuned from a visit to her daughter
Mrs. Edward Rolwing, at Charleston
Mo
Miss Stella .'arks. milliner for the
Reiss.Stapleton company will leave IN
few days for Mexico, Mo- to take
q similar position.
Miss Mary Foster has resigned her
position with the Gilbert Insurance
agency and has been succeeded by
Miss Lillian Schutter.
Leroy Startzman Of st. Louis, ar
rived here yesteday 20 join Mrs.
Startzman for a short visit to the fam
llw of NJ. NJ. Riley OF Ninth street
Mrs. l.. Miley and Mrs Simeon
Hicks. of Chicago. sister and niece OF
United States Senator Albert Beyer-
idge of Indiana, are the guests of Mrs
p. S. Buchanan of Twenty-eishth
street for several days.
Miss Emma Carey Of Twenty-sev-
enth street, has returned from visit
at Lafayette. and indianapolis Ind.
and Efingham, Iii. At the former
place last week she was member of
q house party OF twenty-five young
girls who were given the nee OF one
Of the fraternity houses, the students
Of that frat, having taken quarters for
the week at the hotel. The junior
of Purdue University was
The attraction that took the visitors
to Lafayette and they We're enter
.ained royalty with balls, matinee
PARTIES and other social honors.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

DR. Grrdon returned last evening
from a visit 10 Grand Chain. beina
called there professionally.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04
Rehearsals Called.

Rehearsals for the Alice in Wonder
land entertainment to be given at the
opera house this month under the aus
pices of the Christian church, have
been called for today and this evening
at Armory Hall. School children TAX
ing part will meet at 1880 O'Clock and
the adults will meet at 1880 o'clock.
The directors will arrive this morning
aud request that all who are to take
part be present at the rhearsals today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

The ladies' of the First VI. f.
church will give a social at the resi-
dence Of Mrs B. r. Thistlewood
Thursday afternoon. Admission Il
cent?.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

Mr. and Mrs Alexander Wilson re-
turned last evening from St Louis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04
SOCLALANDPERSONAL

|, tuned from visit to her daughter
Mrs. Edward Rolwng, ut Charleston
Mo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

c. r. Stephens Of Muskegon. Mich
Of the Muskegon Bciier Works is i
the city on business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

w. II. Sutherland left yesterday for
Mobile Ala. where he will transact
business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

Miss Mary Foster has resigned her
position with the Gilbert Insurance
agency and has been succeeded by
Miss Lillian Schutter.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

Ms Charles P. wsnssr has r
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

Leroy Startzman Of St Louis, ar
rived here yesteday 20 join Mrs
Startzman for a short visit to the fam
gw of NJ. NJ. Riley OF Ninth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

Mrs. II. l. Harper. ~ indianapolis
is the guest Of Mrs. J. T Moreland
of Ninth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-04

II. H. Halliday returned last even
ing from St Louis where ne had been
on a business trip.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10
The Massachusetts Elections.

The unprecedented majorities by
which the Republicans carried their
state and national tickets in Massachu-
setts in November are echoed in tn, re-
suits of the recent municipal elections
there OF the u cities which held cleo
tions Tuesday the Republicans carried
Ii, many of them by overwhelming ma
jorities. Only eight of the q cities vo-
ted for license, the feature of the day :
election being the great increase in the
no-license vote in all of the cities. The
net result of the elections Is the gain
Of three cities to the no-license column
and in the other cities the license mar
gin of victory was much reduced. Wor-
cester. the largest city in the coun-
try to go dry by it's own vote, likes the
no-license conditions so well that it will
continue therl for another year
Plainly the prohibition tide IS still riS-
ing in New England, as well as in the
West and the South. An interesting
feature Of the elections was the cleo
ton of Policeman George II. Brown as
mayor of Lowell by majority of over
2000 votes. He is now member OF the
police force and was the. Republican
nominee He conducted vigorous and
spectacular campaign against ex-May-
or Casey. his Democratic opponent, and
interest. Patrolman Brown is a Maine
man, native of Waterville, but has
lived in Massachusetts, since childhood
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

The Republican victory in Portland
by a majority of 2024 as compared with
that of 1151 year ago is especially
significant in view of the agreement
OF the party managers that the voters
of the city should be left to express
their own preferences this year and
no money used to influence them at
the polls The result is especially
humiliating to those Democrats who
have made a business of wailing after
each successive defeat that the Repub-
licans had bought" the victory.
Along with the increased Republican
majority was a general falling off in
the total vote as compared with a
year ago, and while this falling off is
generally conceded to have been
largely due to the severe storm which
ragged on election day, it is to be noted
that while the Republican vote fell oil
only 153 as compared with that of last
year. the Democratic vote fell off 1926
Plainly there are exceptions to the
rule that fair weather on election day
is favorable to Republican success ant
that rainy or stormy weather means &
Democratic victory.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

Are the Democrats of York county
pleased with the beginning made by
the sheriff whom they elected in
September? Not if the Biddeford
Record voices their sentiments and it
is generally supposed to be able to 10
this. The Record frankly confesses
that il has failed to find any Democrat
who is satisfied with the Biddeford
deputy appointments. while it has found
many who are very sore. Declares The
Record. The appointments will prove
generally unsatisfactory to those who
made it possible for him to have the
appointment of deputies and give the
keenest satisfaction to those who hope
to see his administration such a failure
that it will be another A years before
the Democrats will ever elect another
sheriff in this county"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

!, Mondays heavy rain revived the old
question of what becomes Of lost UNI
brellas, inasmuch as many good citl-
zens awoke on that day to find them
selves short. The provident man rare
ly invests much money in such protec-
ton from the elements. He is content
to buy cheap umbrella, knowing full
we'll that he will shortly lose it, and
thereby providing against needless re-
grets. One Augusta man, to whom we
will give fictitious name, succeeded
in keeping an umbrella until it wore
out by painting on the inside of it
in large white letters the announce
ment, stolen from C. G. Blank, Au-
guSta, Maine"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10
The Temperance Wave in Ohio.

Ohio is COINS dry IN wholesale fash
ion. They have county option law IN
that state and in IS of the SS counties
which have voted upon the matter dur
ing the six months since the new law
went into effect the saloons have been
voted out of existence. Only FIVE of
these 30 were dry under the previous
law, and this indicates the extent Of
the temperance wave which is sweeping
over the great Buckeye State. In point
of population the State is over half dry
now and in point of area 1t is two
thirds dry. SO far, nearly 2O00 saloons
nave keen voted out of existence. Ill
the few remaining counties they will
vote within the next few months and
the result will be that Ci1io viii lack
but little of being total prohibition
state.
The counties remain dry or wet, ac-
cordirg to the vote for two years. Ohio
has large German population and
many thought that the provertial Ger
man love of beer would result in the
maintenance OF the saloon in most
counties in the state, but the result
shows that this was Z wholly mistaken
idea. The Ohio Anti-Saloon League has
been waging a very active crusade and
the result is largely due to its efforts.
There are no halfway measures in the
55 of the SS counties which have voted
themselves dry, but they have enacted
strict prohibitory law and liquor sell
ing of all kinds will be absolutely pro-
two years
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

Mores Millennium. being the Utopia
of Sir Thomas More rendered into
modern English by Valarian Paget, ~
mo-: cloth: Price $3.50. New York:
The john Mcbride Company.
There has always been belief that
the Utopia of Sir Thomas More written
in the Latin language 400 years ago was
one Of the important sources from
which tie builders of the great Alneri-
can Republic drew their inspiration.
When we consider that this work was
written during the reign of Kisg Hen
ry the eighth, by the man whom that
imperious and cruel Monarch chose as
Chancellor of England to succeed Car
dinel WDisey, we can but marvel at it's
breadth of view, and it's humanitari
spirit. The custom as has been, here
tcfore, Tor editors and publishers to re-
issue this work for students of litcra-
ture mainly with notes and glossary to
elucidatc the medieval English text
In this edition We have this gree work
rendered into thorough paced modern
English, making it easily available for
the enjoyment of the general reader of
today. So good q critic as Prof Chur-
ton Collins writes that, as a romance
and work of art the Utopia ranks in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

Ex-Prcsident Nord Alexis did not, as
it turns out, lose all his Doodle in the
trunk that was intercepted and pill
laged at the dock. He managed to re-
tain possession Of a good sized leather
bag and was thereby enabled, when he
reached Kingston, to purchase COM
Portable house, a carriage and span
of horses. He was indeed fortunate to
.
be able to accomplish these results,
Still, we think he made mistake in
going to Kingston. The opportunities
for gate receipts are much larger in the
United States.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10
The Milton Tercentenary.

1t was 800 years ago yesterday, Dec.
9, 1908. that John Milton was born in
London, and the tercentenary was ap-
propriately observed in various parts
of the English speaking world. 1t was
not any great popular celebration, to
be sure, for Miltons work was not the
kind to inspire general enthusiasm
over his name three centuries after he
lived, but in literary circles and
among leaders Of religious thought the
anniversary was a notable one and the
subject was worthy all the honor that
could be paid it,
But even though the works of Milton
our times, they will be quoted and re-
membered for generations after these
best sellers have been forgotten. Mil
ton shines as one of the great stars
of the literary armament and his Tight
does not grow dim with the passing
years His supreme achievement
paradise Lost, was IN MS own NINA
surpassed by Paradise Reganed," his
last work. While there is no end of
mystery surrounding the private life
and personal affairs OF Shakespeare,
those of Milton are well known
story. His unhappy marriage. his
blindness, his stern idealistic Puritan
principles, the loyal assistance of his
two daughters during the % years of
his life after he became blind, his
University career at Cambridge and
his service as an under secretary Ior
the Council of State until ousted upon
the restoration of the Stuarts-these
details of his life are familiar to all.
He died in 1874 at the age of 66 and
his dust repOses at London in the
church of St Giles.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

The editor of the Houston Post re-
Gently received by express live pos
sum on which there were charges of
50 cents. The editor does not complain
in this instance but suggests that any
Of his friends who contemplate sending
MIN 1our-year-old cornfed steers
should take the trouble to avoid the
express companies or prepay the char
any Southern editor who gets a fine
fresh. fat possum for so cents should
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

Their Majesties, tlic King and Queen of
Spain; Their Majesties. the King and
Queen of Norway; Their Royal High
nesSes, the Prince and Princess of
Wales.
Every one of these cards is genuine
V ork OF art, and the collection itself is
the most beautiful and in all respects
the most notable which has ever been
put upon the market
The Royal Collection" very properly
leads off with a copy of the Company's
famous "Royal Card" THE origin OF
the Order of the Garter" specially is
sued for the personal use of his Males
ty, King Edward VII. The accompany
ing cut Will give some idea of the beau
tifll picture which> forms the cover de-
sign of this card though it can afford
little conception of its exquisite beauty
" hen reproduced in colors. The COR
der of the Garter" was the first of all
English orders with its proud motto,
'Honi Soft Qui Nal V Pense.' In the
picture of its origin we see the courtly
Edward III, with the Countess of Sails
bury forming the central figures in this
brilliant design. THE First InveSti-
ture of the Order by the stately Mon
arch, the recipient being his son, the
valiant Black Prince, forms no less
beautiful companion card the original
design of which The Raphael Tuck &
Sons co. had ,he honor of painting for
his Royal Highness, the Prince of
Wales
But it IS not alone in Christmas cards
that the Raphael Tuck & Sons co.
stand prc-eminent with the trade. In
calendars it's wonderful collection for
the forthcoming season consists of four
hundred numbers, brimful of striking
novelties. rosplendent in richness and
altogether unique in its comprehensive
attractivenesS.
In Books and Toy Books the most i'm
rortant publication is Father Tuck s
Annual" 1t has spoken for itself for
the past ten years and will speak again
In the present season, with no uncer-
tain voice.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

most favorably received in all parts of
the country and is generally conceded
TO be an exceptionally able and we'll
considered state paper. The few crltl-
cisms of it which have thus far ap-
peared read very much as if they had
it's preparation by men who were pre-
pared to be opposed to- anything il
might contain. Such criticisms carry
little weight with the thinking public
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

1t Is said that ex-senator John c.
in the cabinet, although he would GER
tainly lend great strength to it. Mr..
Spooner was long recognized as on" of
the cleanest and ablest men in Con-
gress and exerted a large influence in
national legislation. He retired from
public life two years ago to engage in
the practice of his profession and while
the country would be only too glad to
see him return to it as a cabinet Off
Ger, the chances are that he could not
be induced to do so.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10
The Italian letter writer who recer

The italian letter writer who recent
ly worked that old and musty ruby
swindle, in which. according to his pa
behind him a $4,000 gem in his hasty
departure to Europe, seems to have
had no difficulty in finding a new crop
of easy marks. 1t would seem at least
as if no one could be found in this day
and generation to be taken in by this
class of antiquated and moss-grown
swindles.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

The Houston Post learns, upon what
that new and delicious article Of diet
has hcen invented in RraZoria County,
Texas. which is nothing more or less
than "poSsum sausage" We feel very
sure that the Post must have been
misnformed. With turkeys as cheap
as they are in Texas, no intelligent
southern man would think for mo-
ment of sacrificing 'pcssum in sausage.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10
Work on the Panama Canal.

The report Of the Isthmian Cana
Commission for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1905 is one of interest to every
citizen OF the United States. It's CHIEF
feature is the clear and comprehensive
summary of the work accomplished
which is given by Chief Engineer Goe-
thaIs. The greatest of all the problems
in the work is not as popularity sup
posed, the one of making the big Guile
bra cut. Indeed the task of carrying
the excavation through the big ridge
insular is a comparatively simple Ole
SO far as engineering problems are con-
cerned and the work upon it is already
we'll advanced.
a far greater problem is found III the
gigantic work of building the mani
mouth dam Which will hold back the
waters of the Chagres river and store
them in a big artificial lake. The work
Oh this great undertaking is now under
way, although rs yet it can only he
said to be in it's first stages. Every pre-
caution known to engineering skill has
been taken TO insure its permanency.
Careful borings have been made along
it's entire extent to ascertain the exact
nature of the foundations. These bor-
ings have been carried down to bed
rock, which, on the average, has been
reached at a depth of 200 feet The re-
port states that 91S,92O cubic yards OF
material has been removed from the
spillway of the dam, providing tor a
channel, 800 feet in width. Golfer
dams have been built across the Chag-
res river, to facilitate the work. The
old village of Gatan has been removed
to higher ground. 1t is now thought
that the general work of eXcavating the
canal will be completed by the time the
immense masonry of the Gatun dam
is finished.
The labor problem, which at one time
was regarded as the most serious one
to be encountered in the building of
the canal, seems to have practically
settled itself While there We're fewer
employees by 1000 from the United
States, in the year covered by the re-
port than in the previous year, there
was an increase of 500 in the number of
Europeans, and 1000 in the number of
West Indians. The excess of immigra
ton to the ISthrnuS over emigration
was $4,000 for the year. A large part
of those now employed in the work
have their families with them and are
comfortably housed on the Isthmus.
The most rigid sanitary rules are IN
force with the result that conditions
of health on the acanal zone are as
favorable as can be found anywhere.
Great credit IS due the able army en-
gineers and their assistants for the
splendid showing that has been made
in the carrying forward of this great
work
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

Birch Stream and Other Poems. by
Anna Roynton Averill with the repro
dHctions of photographs: Cloth; 300
pages: Published by the Cricket Club,
Dover, Maine.
In this pretty volume we have col
lection of poems from the pen of the
talented Maine woman. a collection OF
much merit and deserving of wide
reading by all who love nature. While
Miss Averill has for many years contri-
buted poems to magazines and news
papers, and has written verses for an
niversaries. reunions, and special oc-
casions this is the first collection of
her Morks in book form and il will be
gladly welcomed by her many friends,
not only mere in Maine but far beyond
the borders of the State. There are
230 poems in the collection of which 40
are classed as personal and occasional
poems and 35 as children-S poems. or
the others. nature in some of its mani
fold phases is the leading theme, al
though the religious element predoml-
mates in some and in others the theme
is found in the meditations of the
heart and in the simple suggestions of
everyday life. All the poems are
sweet ard graceful. and many of them
possess Il rare musical swing and lyric
spirit. Many Of them deal with home
scenes and subjects in Dover and Fox
croft and that section of the state. The
following titles. taken at random from
the table of contents. indicate the ma
ture Of the volume: when the Wood
Thrush Sings Sunset on Sobec
Lake. Winter Twilight" "Lichen.'
T"A Song for December" "A Dream Of
Peace" "Buttercups," 1.-The Deserted
House "A Harvest Hymn Before
the Kain,' "The Singers Reward "A
Bird Song" Might on the Farm "The
Landlocked Lake" ITO Foxcroft Acad-
envy" 1.-The Minister'S Garden" with
Fansies,'' "A Raindrop Legend,
"Drouth,'' Through the Heart OF
Maine" "On Ragged Mountain" "Or-
gan Music. "In the Cornffeld." etc. etc.
The book is prettilv illustrated with
| 50 fullpage photographs, mainly OF
'orest. hill and water in Piscataquis :
ncOuntV
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

Tie plan of Congressman Hobson to
officers to 6S years is meeting with
much favor. There seems to be no
reason why they should not be able to
render the country good service up to
that age--eyen in the strenuous times
of war
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

1t will be Il wise man or woman VINO
avoids the December "a rush by making
purchases in advance. AS the holioHy
season closes in, electric cars VIII pe-
ccme more crowded, stores more con-
gested and transportation faciilties
mere uncertain.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

Judging from the newspaper reports,
it is pretty small man in Hayti who
fails to secure the title of General.
There are General Simon, General Firm
in, General Fouchard, General Aeconte,
General Rameau, General I.egitime and
General Cussedness. The last named
ten in the saddle.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

There is evidently a growing feeling
in the English House of Commons that
the House of Lords is to be reformed,
but IL appears to be exceedingly diftl-
cult to find any one who is willing to
bell the cat
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

Democrat by the name of Ben Da-
Wis Vas defeated for the Legislature in
California in a district that is usually
Democratic. After carefully consider
ing the matter, the Houston Post is of
the opinion that he was mistaken for
the aDDle
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

Baltimore's health record for last
week showed 404 births and 159 deaths.
Evidently it is in no danger at present
Of the evils that follow in the wake of
race suicide.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

The big tunnel through the jPyrenees
is finally completed, and the trip from
Madrid to Paris is now a comparative
ly short and easy one This great
gineering feats of the aqA
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

Taft's plurality in the states of Cali
fDrnia, Oregon and Washington, as
shown by the official returns, was over
15O, 900 1t is evident that the Repub-
lican party was never stronger ON the
Pacific slope than it is today.