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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
"Dsatsa ani lie Frezth ReFsIHlioa"

By Casrles 7. war-ick- suthor q ..MisAbesn
ard The Fre1sh Revoluticn'' Publlshed ~
George ". JAeobs & Co, PhIla1elPhia-
Price $50.
The Hon. Charles F. warwick ex-
mayor OF PhiIadsIphia. has completed
the second volume of his trilogy OF
the French revolution. Tie hrst
MiTabeau and the French RevOlu-
ton" appeared last gear That volume
treated OF the epoch which demanded
the eurbing Of the monarchy and was
dominated BY Nirsbeau- The second.
called the period OF repubiicenism. was
dominated by Danton and came peril
ousiy near bringing about q reign CT
anarchy. The third. yet 10 be written
but promised for next spring. Is the
period controlled by Robespserre. when
the few wiser and zaner heads saw the
approaching danger and tried 70 effect
a reaction.
Mr. Warwick says that all his life
this period of history has particularly
appealed 70 him and that he has
planned for years 10 write a history
Of the time divided into the three i'm
portant periods Being q busy man.
whose entire day was taken up with
his public and private duties. his only
time for writing was at night Quite
IN the natural order OF things his
health broke down and the book was
much delayed. While each book is
complete IN itself. one cannot read one
OF them and not Immediately want 20
begin the next Carlyle's French
Revolution" has been SO generally read
that IL is not anliss nor presumptuous
10 compare the modern work with one
which has long been regarded as 3
classic. II is fact. however. that
Mr. Warwick's books are easier 10 read;
they are more vital and are written in
the simplest OF simple. direct English.
One gets a much better idea OF the
period Of French history BY reading
these books than by years OF digging
amond old fashioned standard works
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made Use % IN the solution OF sociolog-
ical problems. but not attempting 10
actually solve anything. which. as he
repeatedly says is not his object IN the
present book In & foreword Mr. Bent
icy SAYS. This book IS an attempt 10
fashion z tool How well he has sue
ceeded OF of what value the tool viii
be is not for the lay mind 10 judge,
but the volume viii undoubtedly be OF
very great interest 70 sociologlsts.
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presents IS OF What he believes are
representative OF his best work along
this line While many o< them are ex-
cellent. one can bur think thar part
OF the power and charm was n tha
personality OF the speaker. the tones o.
his voice. and perhaps a kind o. per-
sona1 magnetism
Dr. Banks IS . type OF the modern.
progressive. successful preacher. whose
heart is set on soul saving and who
turns his energy i1ts these channels
that run 70 the best results In his
opening chapter on The Pastor as a
Personal Soul Tinner.~ he gives an
exposition OF his businesslike methods
OF following Up every opportunity for
directing the sinner into the paths of
grace Since the Institution OF thsss
methods in his paStorate az Denver the
accessions 70 his church have numbered
more than 1900
The material IN this book may prove
OF practical value 20 the preacher o,
today and viii make interesting read
ing for ali lovers OF pulpit literature.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
Peggy al spiaster Fsrm''

BY Helen u WinsieE- Published hy L C.
Page & Co, Boston Price $50
Miss Helen winslow is a disciple OF
the simple life and her arguments an
favor of il would convert almost any
body.
In this book the spinster. who is a
delightful voman-no longer young
and her niece. Peggy-aiso a spinste-
but very young 0ne-grow tired OF
the bustling city and go into the
country TO live on a farm
They rebuilt al old house by adding
an old barn TO il IN the shape OF an
L. they acquired q horse. @Ladybird." "
and they kept chickens and cats and
q dog named Jack. a beautiful full
blooded collie The people who lived
near them are all described in 50
charming and witty a manner that one
wants 70 find this town at once and
meet them. too. The book is profusely
illustrated with Photographic reproduc-
tions. so il seems more real than ever
and adds TO the impression that the
incidents are taken from life One
learns much Of the attitude OF the two
women toward the life they are lead
ing from their letters. which are
sprightly and fascinating
No story is complete without the love
element and both the spinster and
Peggy have their love affairs Robert
Graves hopes in time to induce Peggy
TO leave the farm for him. and while
the spfnster has 4 sentimental recol-
lection OF an early love AFFAIR the pro-
fessor is fast eTacing that memory ard
the time Is ripe when she viii take I'd
tne new romance coming TO her late
in life
The character sketches are al very
interesting and al the description Of
the country life refreshing and allur-
ing. 4 sweet. clean summer romance.
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N'moas"

By Louis Albert Banks, D D. Puhushed IN
Funk 4 Wagn2lls company. New Ycrk
Price &1-4o
Dr.. Louis Albert Banks has achieved
fame In Denver. Col. as the pastor Of
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church and
q preacher OF thrilling, soul stirring
and remarkably successful sermons. IN
this volume. Sermons Which Have
Won Souls" dedicated to his nock, he
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

book is too stupid 10 marry and one
is sorry for the girl for having TO be
tied 70 him.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

IN the July instaIlment OF VIII Il
LOWS artist memories, there appears
one OF the most charming figures of
modern times. the young. brilliant and
fascinating Robert Louis Stevenson.
who joins his cousin and Low II Paris
and becomes the central fgure IN their
life IN the quarter No better picture
OF the charm OF Stevenson can be found
anywhere than IN these memories %
his friend for % years one q The pic
lures published shows that the youth
ful Stevenson had blond hair. a fact
that all his after photographs seemed
20 disprova
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

Holman Day IS going n for politics.
having laid aside his literary interests
10 manage the campaign OF one OF ths
Maine candidates for congress Ar.
Day himself is a candidate 10 represent
Auburn IN the Maine legislature next
autumn.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

Prot Vernon L Kellogg % Stanford
university. author OF American IN
sects.' 'Darwinism Today etc. has IN
press a volume entitled Insect Stories"
Although the author calls these
strange, true stories of insect nfe.
their truth IS not likely 70 be ques-
toned even BY ths Great Denouncer.
They are primarily for young folks.
but are also open 70 grown I'D nature
lovers
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
BOOKS REVIEWED

The Process Of Government" By Arthur F.
Bentley
Confessions of Princess
n Corboy Ca~aLer." b. Haniel C. Morse.
Good Citizenship BY Grover Cleveland.
A Random Shaft" By Jude MacilaIOr.
rigorous Dauu. Bali0haBe., By ambrose
PToH
-'SooiaI Demoorccy.' bp PAIL KaHapfmeyer.
"Volue. Price and Profit" BIZ Carl Marx.
Climbing Up TO Nature By Florence ].
LegiS
"Dant0n and the French Revolution By
Charles F. Worrick.
Peggy Gt Sp5ser Farm BIZ Helen ". Wins
lon
Sermons br Louis Albert BGnks. D. D.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

Mr.. Philip s Nfarden. whose previous
journeys resulted last fail IN bis book
entitled Greece and the Aegean
Islands is now making an extended
trip through Spain
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

By Charles 2. Tz-zick- 1utsor q ..Ni-abeen
ard The Fre1ek Revoluticn.F Published ~
George W JGoohs & Co. Philadelphia
Price se-5o.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

'-Trilby" defies the death tradition OF
the too. too popular novel The Harpers
have sent this memorable heroine TO
press for the unknownlh time. and
there IS no predicting when shs VIII
consider herself among those pasE
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
Read the
Man
i'm His
Walk
BY REV. WILLIAM GARDAM,
Detroit.

their individuality crowded
this business walking the mind the and the
mind and only the mind but the morals the spirit may found
Walking not simply progression, it the forward movement plus
mental moral qualities The way the feet picked up the way
poised the lateral and forward the body
at$ have imprisoned within them the very spirit the There
the who picks his way whose every step calculated step who
surprises himself by missp wobbes turns back and goes
his steps One recognizes that such has HIM
self in hand finds himself grauious needless difficulties has
the world that deals with him and with which ~ deals pretty we'll
yd and understood In tight and difficult PLACE, peou Of
he pretty make the best possible and
out in the best possible way.
And then there is the mincng lightly tripping walk telling of
mind that works quickly but specifically that seeks through
world the least tragedy and seeks take the pathway
the least possible eXerton Given rapid mental hut
focusing much energy any particular problem The gtttepp
easily about when the road hard and the enemy threatens
surrender when straight ahead would involve long
campaign ---
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

trust for his fellog citizens a certain
dignity which. ii his conduct and
manner of life he is bound to protect
against loss or deterioration
obedience to this obligation,
which can hardly be avoided, limits
the eX-Presijent to his choice of an
occupation and means of livelihood
and prescribes for him only such
work as In popular Judgment is not
undignified; and 1t also forces a scale
Of living on his part frequently less
In keeping with his financial ability
than with popular conceptions of ex.
Presidential propriety."
Mr.. Cleveland referred at some
length to the way an ex-President Is
deluged with newly written books, ia
made a target for all manner of Pc
cuniary solicitations, and is called
upon to make addresses ION topics
and FOR purposes that are bewiller
ing, and at times and places that arc
impossible"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

speaker and his rules committee
There has been dictatorship of the
most unrepubican character. A few
'haye practically controlled all legis
'lation as against vast majority'S
wishes. The Republicans have been
divided, but in most instances with
out the courage to carry out the poll
'eies approved by individual members.
The president has had his hard blows
from leaders long his enemies. He
has fought them back. and in some in
stances forced them to act as he desir-
ed. During this. its first session, it
has pushed the appropriations above
the billion mark Speaker Reed had
his billion dollar congress. The pres.
ent has done at one session what the
other required two sessions to ac.
Yet Mr.. Reeds congress
came in for a cyclone of condemna.
ion,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
Getting Helm.

A Massachusetts man whose busi-
ness frequently takes him over tha
line into Vermont, says that one aven-
ing he was guest at a farm hoIsa
in that State, when he observed thar
the wife of the owner-a poor, wan
little woman-was doing every bit
Of the work around the house. q
AS he himself put, she did an
amount of work that would put An
ordinary Massachusetts horse IN
shame and he really felt like a villain
sitting there watching her.
Feeling considerable compassion
fer the woman, who looked as il
ready to drop from overwork, the vas
itor asked;
Why don't you get help hare?
Surely you are not going to try To
pull through the long winter without
a hired girl"
A sickly smile came to the pallii
face of the woman. "Waal, | lun-
no." she said. u don't feel as #
could just ylt; but p'raps eff ] shoIiI
get to feelin a little better ami
stronger l might"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
QUARTER OF A MILLION.

1t Is estimated that the cost L
the newspapers of the country of Civ
ing the news Of the Republican ma
ttional convention this year will be a
IqUarter of a million dollars. Although
the convention is still six weeks off
| the pre- separations for il have been put
actively under way with the opening
| of headquarters in Chicago this week
| by Secretary Dover OF the national
committee, and the letting of con.
racts for red. white and blue bunt.
pg, From the reports that have
been received and the record of re .
aryations at the hotels it viii be the
largest political gathering ever held
\ this country. 1t is likely also to
be the most fully reported if the de
mand for Tess reservations is any
indication. 1.-THE news associations
have announced that they will need
more space than ever before and
papers which ordinarily send only
one representative are asking for
places for three or four. The news
Ehich everybody in the country is
Interested. are one of it's most i'm.
pertant features and the managers
Of the approaching Republican gather
ing are giving particular attention to
me provisions for reporting it's pro-
eeedings. Something Of the amount
of the work involved is shown b.
an article in the June number Of Ap-
pfeton's in which Trumbull White.
formerly a newspaper man in Chicago
md who has covered several national
conventions for Chicago papers. tells
low the newspapers manage to put
heir readers In touch with every
thing that goes on both before and
behind the scenes Almost directly
surrounding the chairmans rostrum."
says the Appleton writer lis a group
If chairs facing temporary desks in
The most favored vantage point for
'atching every word that falls from
the speakers lips. These are for the
press associations which serve al
most every paper i'm the Emitted
States with detailed account of the
convention. Surrounding them are
Dlatoons Of chairs and tables, hun
dreds of them altogether. numbered
and separated for assignment TO in
liyidual newspapers Close at hand
are the rooms assigned to the tele-
graph companies the press associa.
lions and papers requiring increase
facilities. These rooms will be
FULLY equipped with telephones and
instruments with long distance con
neetions viii be placed on the desks
of the writers in the main hall. so
that not an instant's time will be
lost in communicating the affairs of
the conventions to the waiting world
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

The finance committee of DuQuoin
city council reported at the late meet
ing of that body regarding the finan,
cial condition of the city. II stated
that the expenses of the city govern
men for the coming fiscal year would
be $lS,440 and the revenue in sight
was $S,425, leaving a deficit of $I0.315.
The proposition was made to Issue
bonds TO the amount of $4,000 TO
meet the deficit but the mayor oh,
iected as this would exhaust the city S
bond Issuing power under the law
and il would b. confronted by a like
condition next year with no margin
left for issuing bonds. No way out
of the difficulty could be suggested
and the council adjourned DuQuoin
is placed in this condition by discard
ing the saloon license
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

Eter established himself at st. l.onl'
as a manufacturer of barbed wire on
his own account. The company which
he originally organized he combined
with other Wire factories and IN 1898
he reaped handsome profit by sell
ing the consolidated company to the
Federal Steel company. He also or
ganized the American Steel aud Wire
company and merged II into the giant
United States Steel corporation. Since
severing his active connections with
the steel companies Mr. Gates has
been Identified with numerous big
deals that involved large transactions
in railway and Industrial securities,
Recently he has given much of his
attention to plans tor development cf
the town OF Port Arthur. Texas
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

The following is an extract from
an editorial that appeared recently
IN the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal (Repl:
at has been informally agreed among
the people here that Lincoln is to be
polite and non-partisan this year
When Democrats from outside came
to Lincoln in 1896 and again in 1900
they found the town plastered with
Mckinley pictures. II was so sumilat
ing to Mr. Bryan that he preferred
TO ga away to see the leaders of his
party rather than have them come
here to see him. Now q general feel
ing of tolerance and good nature is
In the air, and when the Democratic
statesmen come they will be received
with federation. A part of the change
will be due to business conditions.
but most of It comes from the reac-
ton from the extreme partisanshp
that prevailed here eight and twelve
years ago."
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
BEING AN EX-PREsIDENr.
Grover Cleveland Thinks Something
Has Been Overlooked by Americans. p

Has Been Overlooked by Americans.
That something has been overlook
ed by the American people in the ad.
i justment of the accounts between
them and their eX-Presidents" is the
| opinion Of Grover Cleveland who, as
| our only living eX-President, speaks
| with unique authority on this sub
| ject. Being himself in no need of
| aid from the public treasury, Mr..
| Cleveland is in position to disc. IS
the whole question with the utmost
freedom, without "A suggestion of pei
onal interest in so doing. While not
entirely agreeing with the biographer
who speaks of that melancholy
product of the American government
tai system-an eX-president, he new
ertheless admits that there are certain
anomalies In the relationship between
the American people on the one side
and their eXPresidents on the other
1t Is an account he suggests, that has
never been exactly balanced
1t is in accordance with the spirit
of our institutions, says MIR, Cleye-
handwriting In the Youths Com
panton of recently that the Presi-
dent who represents more nearly
than any other governmental agency
the sovereignty and will of the Amer
lean people, should at the termina-
ton of his public service, take up
again the relationship which he as
Private citizen owes to the affairs If
American life. But this he is H.
lowed to do only under certain vague
but imperative restrictions. TO
quote the writer at greater length on
this point:
The truth is, that our people. so |
far from treating their ex-Presidents |
simply as relies OF past honors, seem |
disposed not only to bestow upon |
them honor and respect but to con-
tinue them in service SO far as to In |
terfere seriously with their untram- |
meled return TO private citizenship |
ana their unrestrained resumption Of /
the occupations of every day life.
There is a sort OF vague but none
the less imperative feeling abroad n
the land that one who has occupied /
the great office of President holds IN
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

Friends and relatives of men ac-
cused of murder often believe they
have right to do almost anything
under the form of law, to save the
accused's life, and from their point
of view this may be admitted. Our
sympathies are always with the liy
ing and we overlook much aud excuse
much which friends or relatives do
to save a loved ones life But society
has claims also. and society and the
laws of the state draw lines beyond
which even friends and relatives may
not 60 without crnsure or punish
ment. These lines are drawn at tn
manufacturing of testimony, and the
Eliminating or subborning of VT
nesses. The prisoner is entitled to
a fair trial and nothing more. The
community. also. is entitled to a fair
trial and 1t wants nothing more.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
TODAY IN HISTORY
May 10.

i7G5-One-fourth of the city of Montrp-
al destroyed by fire.
lSO3-England declared war against
Bonaparte
lS04-Napoleon |, proclaimed Emperor
of the French.
lSO9-England took possession of the
Island of Anholt. Denmark.
lSi3-The Free Church of Scotland es
tablished.
lSi9-Smith O'Brien expelled from the
British House of Commons.
Emperor Nicholas II. of Russia
born.
l9oi-POol rooms in New York city
shut off from Geographic ser
vice.
1yo6-Four towns in northern Michigan
destroyed by forest fires.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC nYs

BELT LINZ cars due TO iesve second At. 40
ing north on Commercial Ave, every Is mia
ates from y, nj. TO II p. M
Going north on Walnut st. eyery lb minuts
from sos = IN. to 10; SO D. M
POPLAR sf. LINE-Holbrook Ave, car
~ leave SECOND vt geing nerth on HoISrop
same ninutes every hour until IO;42 aud II Il,
2. N,
Going west on Twan.y Eighth NJ. StS:t.
6:is; 6;N: 6;is; and 1904 a. IN and on sAlae min
uses every hour until 1924 ard II :Oi .. IA.
Poplar ~. cars due TO pass Ht MAYS
= minutes after leaving second ST,
Bell LINE OWL CARS north on Walnut
1880 p, m, 1894 a. m; 80 o. M; a;s0 a, 10.
80 a. M; 80 a. m; so q. m,
Moth on Commercially; p. Di.; Ion
N. 90 o. NJ 300 a. N. 100 q. IN. S a. M.
heis SUD Owl cars sre duo 70 pRga ~es
Thirty. fourth st. is minutes after Isavip.
second Sc,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
Biography.

John w Gates, whose successful
speculations and big financial deals
have made him we'll known to all read
efs OF newspapers, was born on farm
IN DuPage county, Illinois. MAY IS.
1888. and received his education in
the country schools near his home
He began bushes life as proprietor
OF small hardware store at Turner
Junction, Illinois, and later at Wheat
on. Illinois, became travelling sales
man for Colonel Isaac L. EIlwood
the pioneer manufacturer of the barb
ed wire fence. Mr.. Gates introduced
the use of barbed wire in Texas and
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
WOrknen
Called to
Preach
Peace
By JAMES DUNCAN.
fEu tkr PreSscss iaertan fessfstisa Il Labor.

the Of the governmental that makes for aggnde
ment IN obedience to impulses Of wrath and hate.
War for anarchy influence favorable the deye-
opmen of the spirit destruction the Individual
best light it be regarded only abhornnt necessity The
gospel universal peace impulse
to anarchy.
In the long history worlds the workngan
burden Of loss and suffering and the worknan to-day is
by his record of devastation and death to the high duty and privilege of
preaching and supporting the propaganda Of peace the peace of the
diyidual and the
Personally opposed the pepeuaton and observance of every
tradition and custom that ezas Courage the manly but all
the courage and forude has to-day needed
peace and progress.
1t would be idle that the world free itself completely
strife There strife of kind,
the sentiments of justice of wrong Such
when in high places the fitting word
spoken in favor of the oppressed, and -
. 4: :'; :ss:.:.. ''a' launched ..'e~~
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

The Law and Order League move
meht In Cairo has been abandoned be
cause, as stated, the substantial citi
gems OF Cairo declined To identity
themselves with it, This must not be
taken to mean that the substantial
citizen OF Cairo wink at lawlessness.
but rather that they feel some other
means should be employed to bring
about the desired result A Law and
Order League could enforce the law
Iii given cases, in more or less spec
tacular way. but il probably would not
reach the worst offenders, for the law
won.a not reach them In the new
election law in this state the briber is
explicitly exempted from prosecution.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
ApriI Circulation.

The above is correct statement
OF the circulation OF The Cairo Bulle
tin for the year 1907 and for the
month of April 1908.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this fourth day of April 1908.
LEO ]. KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
A Philan tn ropist.

Yeast: You say your brothers.
not easily discouraged"
Crimsonbeak; Not him. Why,
he went out fishing. the other day,
and used up about 81 worth OF bait,
and never got a fish"
And wasn't discouraged"
Not bit. He went out the very
next day ami fed the fish lot
more 't-Yonkers Statesman.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

There is lawsuit on between John
w. Gates of Wall Street fame. and
John r. Madden. the horse-breeded
and Turfman of Lexington. Ky. 1t
seems Gates accuses Madden of
"walching" or ''reneg.ng" on a
gable in stocks. Our general observa-
ton is that the honesty Of the selfish
man is only relative. They won't
stand punishment. They will meet oh
legations. when the amount at stake
does not involve sacrifice. They
will avoid crimes where society s
statute law or unwritten or moral
law definitely fixes the penalty or
opprobium, and will at the same time
commit graver wrongs where the
statute or moral law has not yet so
definitely fixed a penalty.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

Congress is to adjourn in few days.
II will go out with bad record. The
conduct of the majority party has been
sufficient 70 Justify belief that the
next congress will be Democratic, In
the holse there has been more than
the accustomed intolerance from the