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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-09
NEWS FORECAST
FOR The WEEK
AND REPUBLICANS
ALIKE no OBSERVE LiNcoLNs
BIRTHDAY.
ACTIVITY IN POLITICS
Mffi BE Marked the Coming Week
MISS shonts 20 Wed Iake de
--immigration Con-
ference at Tampa.

washington. u. c., Feb. Discus
sion of the Aldrien currency biiit
which senate Aldrich Is y call az for
eonsi1eratiGn Nondas viii probably
Keep public attention focused ol tha
senate during the week.
Tuesday will see tho frs skifmish
cl consequences ID tho presidential
battle or 1903. On tlat day popuia
primaries IL practically all the eighty
eight counties cI Chic will be he'll
far the instruction Of its deiegates-at-
large on the presidential question The
result IL expected tu show deeisiyeiy
|the relative strength cl the Taft ami
Foraker fcrccs
An event III particular interest
throughout the south viii be a
southern immigration conference,
which Il to meet Wednesday at Tam
na. ria. The conference wiz bc az
tended by delegates representing al
rhe southern states aad will be az
dressed by tho German and Spanish
ambassadors, the governors 81 Flor
lila and George ana cthef men q
via prominence
The most conspicucgc event cf the
week in the social world viii probably
se the wedding Of Miss Theodore
shonts, daughter oG MI. and Mrs,
Theodore r. shonts aud tho Duke de
haulnes. which will take place sat
arday afternoon at the ncma Of tilh
brides parents In New York CITY
In the political field there Will bs
much activity. The celebration o.
l-l.ineolna BiafFaas aagassersaEA ,AAss.d ss.d.
nesday will afforst opportunity for o.
lof tie presidential possibilities an'
numerous ether party leaders ~ ail
theil views over the banquet board
lTt will be an ESPECIALLY busy week fei
Secretary Taft. Tie will go to Mich
Eigan early in the e'week to address IN
Lincoln Club banquet at Grand Rap
iids, aud will also be heard at Lansing
Detroit and possibly one or two othe
points. AT the end of the week y
Iwill make another trip, this time Z
IConnecticut to speak at the dinner o
the Yale alumni at Hartford.
William ], Bryan will wind up nj
| New York state tour at Buffalo Wed
aesday. when he will be the guest 0
tho Erie county Democratic commil
sos.
The Lincoln banquet Of the Ma
ouette Club OF Chicago Wednesda
lleht will have as spea"ers Senator
Reveridge Of Indiana and Piles @
Washington.
Senator Eacx will be hailed as tn
next president at the annual lineol
nav banquet Of the Fittsburs Chambe
Of Commerce. at which he VIII be tn
; guest OF honor
: The Republicans will not hayo
monopoly of the Lincoln birthday Gel
bratiops The New York county con
mittec Of the Independence 'Leagu
will give Lincoln dinner at whic
tho speakers will include John Temp
lGraves, Charles A. Walsh. OF low
|, Thomas l. Hisgen OF Massachueset
| and several other mrn prominent
lpclitio'.
Probably the most important eve
OF the week for the Democrats no
ever. VIII bf the Wisconsin state ca
D vention in Milwaukee. at which de
N lgates.at large win b. CHOSEN to t
c Denver convention. II IS expected tn
/, this will be the first delegation
istructed fer Bryan.
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CHANCELLOR DAY
GUEST OF HONOR
AT BANKERS BANQUET IN Al
sANY. N. Y.-sPoKE ~ PRAISE
OF BUSINESS MEN OF THE
COUNTRY.

Albany. " Y Feb. 2--Chanceiior
1ames r. Day Of Syracuse University.
the guest of honor a. a banquet of
csuup Y. ol the New York state
paukers association tonight ia a
gpeeeh denouneei those VINO would
create class hatred and prelndice
and =auze dfstrgst and suspicion Of
business mend whose gsnias an
money trsn the whels which give en-
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poymcnt 10 millions 81 laboilng lHeH
ana women"
panresentatiyc Charles Fowler.
chairman Of the house committees q
banking and currency also delivered
fn address, III which he explained thc
details Of u financial measure ile nas
introduced IN the house.
the dinner was eniiyened by many
unique features Of entertainment aha
oratory Of the lighter vein was nnra
ttrained.
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BANK WILL CLOSE.

nowagiac. Mich, Feb sAil-
nrnncement was made today that the
City Bank Of Dowagiac will not open
for business Monday The bank y
capitalized for $4,000.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-09
INVOLUNTARY PETITION
IN BANKRUPTCY FILED

Chicago. Feb. s.-An involuntary
petitiun in bankruptcy against Heath
x Miuigan. one Of the Oldest and
l.rgess paint manufacturing firms in
:his stale. Was fied today. following
a conference Of the firms creditors
No statement Of liabilities and assets
was made public.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS ACQUITTED

peoria III. Feb. s.-Former Sheriff
n r. Potter and former Jsiler W. +
Iesers we're acquitted today OF the
charge OF conspiracy TO defraud the
ecnntv in making double charges for
the care OF prisoners for ghieh they
were indicted
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sixTv-ElcRT cousTiFs
NOW DIV IN MISSOURI

warrensburz. No FEB. S-3ean
son county voted for local option ie
sav bv a majority .ef 100 Sixty
eight Of the ia counties N dissoAln
have now voted for local option-
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-09
elitterlna Pageant.

The pageant was a glittering one.
IT was beaded by a section Ct cavalry
tollowed by the municipal guards
Then came six grooms Of the chamber
~rbo followed the carriages Of the
iudges. councillors. members OF the
house Of peers. Ambassadors princes.
government and spalaee Officials ana
eeclessiai funtionaries- The hearse, OF
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25

If man is to initiate the bird success.
fully, he will need to take account Of
the freaks of weather up in the air.
Count Zeppelin's record making drigi-
BILE came to grief through storm. He
soon brought out another with higher
motor power, hoping for better luck.
He deserves 1t as II reward of persist
ence.
1t is the persistence of men like Yep
pelin and the Wrlghts that augurs
most for aerial navigation. They can
profit by their failures. Storms will
be the worst foe to airships. Birds do
not fly against storms. They often fly
below or above them and even alight
to escape the winds fury. The petrol
flies near the water and hugs the sur
face closest when storm is threat
ening. The machine which is "self
adjustable to conditions of the air" will
need to beat the bird at weathering
storms or, like most all birds, dodge
them.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25

The national campaign of 1908 has
been fruitful in examples, proving
again that honesty is the best policy in
politics too. The doctrine that ito the
victor belongs the spoils" goes without
challenge, but the spoils meant are not
the abuse of Office for private gain,
merely the party right to the appoin-
tive offices. The idea that an office is
an opportunity for graft" either di-
rectly or indirectly, at public expense
is welcomed among the pothouse poll
ticians of the slums, but the man of
ability and ambition yields to it to his
eventual regret.
No man who enters politics knows
what the future has in store. He may
never expect to be a candidate and
have his record dragged into the lime
light. Many an aspirant is available
for most of the important reasons, but
fatally unavailable because his record
won't stand the fire of the campaign
A clean record in office is the very
best capital 1t is certain to lead to
the call, "Come higher up" But the
bad record, like the bad penny" is
equally certain to turn up at the
wrong time.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25

1t Is believed that the Russian ad-
mlnistration summoned Count Sergius
Witte from retirement for the fifth
time in order to have him solve the
new problems raised by the Balkan
troubles. Witte has been called by an
authority on Russian affairs zone of
the creators of his country" He has
nothing much to boast of as yet, but
that may be because he is hated at
the seat of government and is dis
pensed with the moment he gets a
firm grip on the nations vitals.
Witte built the Siberian railroad,
which saved Russia in the late war
He foresaw that war and prepared
for it, likewise the revolution contem-
porary with it. AS the calling Of
Witte to power has usually signified
trouble in the air for the czar's gov
ernment, the latest move may mean
that the new Turkish question or COM
plication arising in the far east is
crucial and master hand must take
hold. Such problems are certainly be-
yond the talents of the ordinary Jew
batting, prisoner tlogging bureaucrat.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25
The house was big, elaborate lime

The house was big, elaborate lime
stone affair, evidently new. Winter
sunshine sparkled on lace hung case
ment, on glass marquise and the bur-
nished bronze foliations of grille and
door. He mounted the doorstep, rang
and leisurely examined four stiff box
trees fanking the ornate portal, mea-
ger vegetation compared to what he had
been accustomed to for so many years.
Nobody came. Once or twice he fan
cied he heard sounds proceeding from
inside the house. He rang again and
fumbled for his cardcase. Somebody
was coming.
The moment that the door opened he
was aware Of distant and curious
uproar-faraway echoes of cheering
and the faint barking Of dogs. These
seemed to cease as the man in waiting
admitted him, but before he could
make an inquiry or produce a card
bedlam itself apparently broke loose
somewhere in the immediate upper
landing-noise in its crudest elemental
defntion-through which the morti-
fed man at the door strove to make
himself heard: BEG pardon, sir; it's
the children broke loose an runnin'
wild-like"-
THE what?"
"Only the children, sir; fox huntin'
the cat sir''-
His voice was lost in the yelling dis
sonance descending crescendo from
floor to floor. Then an avalanche of
children and dogs poured down the
hall stairs in pursuit Of rumpled and
bored cat, tumbling with yelps and
cheers and thuds among the thick
rugs on the floor.
Here the cat turned and soundly
cuffed a pair Of fat beagle puppies,
who shrieked and fed, burrowing for
safety into the yelling heap Of chill
dren and dogs ON the floor. Above
this heap legs, arms and the tails of
dogs waved wildly for a moment, then
small boy, blond hair in disorder,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25

The letting of the contract in Octo-
Der for deepening Dismal Swamp canal
started on it's course another deep wa
terway project of national Importance.
Chesapeake bay with the sounds of
North Carolina and is practically a
link in the great inland shipway from
Florida to New England. When COM
pleted this route will enable vessels
Of commerce to avoid the stormy
passes of our eastern coast and will be
serviceable to the navy in time of
war
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25
A Fatal Fall.

The report which reached Honesdale
on Thursday last, after THE CITIZEN
had gone to press, that Robert w. Pat
terson, of Madison Avenue, Scranton,
had been clubbed to death by unknown
parties was entirely untrue as to the as
sault, his death resulting from fall.
His injury was caused by his toppling
backward down flight of stairs into
the cellar of the Office of the Hover d
Slender Lumber Co., where he was en-
ployed as foreman.
He went to the office early on the pre-
vious Thursday morning after having
been in attendance at lodge meeting
and was passing up the back steps when
he lost his foothold and fell backward
to the cellar floor. The floor is concrete
and his skull was fractured when he
struck it. He regained consciousness,
however, and walked to his home, Il
short distance away. After complain
ing to his wife OF severe pains in his
head, he lay down on a couch, and it
was thought that he would soon be all
right as scalp wound appeared to be
the worst Of his injuries. 1t was soon
discovered, however, that his condition
was serious, and DR.. Rea being sum
moned, he was taken to private hos
pital, where, on Tuesday, an operation
was performed. \ clot ofblood was re-
moved from the base of his brain, but
the treatment was of no avail, and he
died as stated.
MIR. Patterson was 43 years of age,
and was born in Berwick. He is sur
vved by widow and two children. His
wife, whom he married about ten years
ago, was formerly Miss Minnie Smith
daughter of James Smith of East Homes
dale. The children are boys of s and I
years res factively. The funeral was
held from the family residence in Scran-
ton on Friday afternoon, the remains
being brought to Honesdale for inter
nent in the German Lutheran cemetery.
The services were conducted by Rev. W..
F. Peffley, pastor of Zion Evangelical
church, Scranton. Among the floral
tributes was wreath from Green Ridge
lodge of Odd Fellows, of which deceas-
ed was past grand. The pa,l-bearers
were members of that lodge-Past
Grands Okell, Connolly and Shearns,
and Albert Trego, with Rev. Clinton b..
Henry as chaplain. The remains were
received here by a delegation Of Free
dom lodge, marshalled by Past Grand
Penwarden. \ number of Odd Fellows
from Green Ridge accompanied the
body to Honesdale. 1t is expected that
the bereaved family will return to this
place to live.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25

forward, "I'll tell you what sort of a
man Philip Selwyn is. He permitted
Alike to sue him for absolute divorce,
and, to give her every chance to marry
Ruthven, he refused to defend the
suit. That sort of chivalry is very
picturesque, no doubt, but it cost him
his career-set him adrift at thirty
five, man branded as having been d.
vorced from his wife for cause, with
no profession left him, no business,
not much money-a man in the prime
of life and hope and ambition, clean in
thought and deed, an upright, just,
generous, sensitive man, whose whole
career has been blasted because he
was too merciful, too generous to throw
the blame where 1t belonged. And it
belongs on the shoulders of that Mrs.
Jack Ruthven-AliXe Rutbven-whose
name you may see in the columns Of
any paper that trtckles to the sort Of
society she figures in. l meant you to
understand that Selwyn is every inch
man, and when you have the honor
to meet him keep that fact in the back
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25
Interwoyen with This fine, grip.

interviewer with This fine, grip
ping story of splendid girl
and a real Man - one of the most
charming love stories of recent
years - are the authors views of
some of the problems of Society.
Divorce, gambling, martial un-
happiness, are here treated as
hey enter into the lives of men
and women possessed of wealth
and social position. If the writer
seems harsh in his characterize
tion of the older members of the
smart set" he is tender and
hopeful in his views of the
incoming generation. In the
younger sci" "according to him,
lies certain hope of regeneration
of the wealthy and fashionable
world. As he sees those who
will sit on the thrones of power,
their hands are clean, their
hearts are pure, their ideas and
aspirations are worthy. . When
they shall take their mature
places in Society's ranks, it will
acquire a 1tew tone and q better
and worthicr view of life and its
problems and responsibilities
than 71ow prevail
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25


evening. Now, before !vti -.-..
l want you to plainly understand the
truth about this unfortunate affair,
and that's why I telephoned your gim-
let eyed friend Neergard just now to
let you come around here for half an
hour.
SIN the first place, Captain Selwyn is
my brother-in-law - which wouldn't
make an atom of difference to me in
my judgment of what has happened
if he had been at fault. But the facts
of the case are these" He held up an
impressive forefinger and laid 1t fiat
across the large, ruddy palm of the
other hand. First Of all, he married a
cat! Cat, cat. Is that clear, Gerald|'
"Yes, sir"
"Good! What sort of a dance she
led him out there in Manila I've
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25

heard. Never mind that now. What
I want to know is how he behaved
with what quiet dignity, steady pa
tience and sweet temper under con-
slant provocatiOn and modification he
conducted himself. Then that fellow
Ruthven turned up-and-Selwyn is
above that sort of suspicion. Besides,
his scouts trok the field within a
week"
He dropped heavy, highly colored
fist on his desk with bang.
"After that hike Selwyn came back
to find that Alike had sailed with Jack
Ruthven. And what did he do-take
egal measures to free himself, as you
or l or anybody with an ounce of tenn
per in 'em would have done? No, he
didn't. That internal Selwyn con-
science began to get busy, making
aim believe that if woman kicks
over the traces it must be because or
some occult shortcoming on his part
IN some way or other that man per-
;uaded himself of his responsibility
,or her misbehavior. He knew what
t meant If he didn't ask the law to
aid him to get rid of her. He knew
perfectly well that his silence meant
acknowledgement OF culpabllity, that
ne couldn't remain in the service un-
Ter such suspicion.
"And now, Gerald" continued Aus
tin, striking his broad palm with ex-
tended fore6nger and leaning heavily
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25

A>NN''~"' ''"NS "Pp'''''''' ''''''S ''DoN'
staggered to his knees and, setting
followed hand to cheek, shouted: "Hi,
forrard Harkaway, forrard! Take
him, Rags! Now, Tatters! After him,
Owney! Get on, there, SchnitZel!
Worry him, Stinger! Tally-ho-o"
At which encouraging invitation the
two fat beagle pups, a waddling dachs-
hund, cocker and an Irish terrier
flew at Selwyn's nicely creased trou-
sers, and the small boy, rising to his
feet, became aware of that astonished
gentleman for the first time.
STEADY, there!" exclaimed Selwyn,
bringing his walking stick to brisk
bayonet defense. STEADY, men! Pre-
pare to receive infantry-and doggery,
tool" he added, backing away. "No
quarter! Remember the Alamo!'
The small boy with the blond hair
stepped forward and dragged several
dogs from the vicinity of Selwyn's
shins.
"This is the Shallowbrook hunt" he
explained. II am master Of hounds;
my sister Drina, there, is one of the
whips. Part Of the game is to all fall
lown together and pretend we've come
,roppers. You see, don't you?"
Il see," nodded Selwyn. ''It's
pretty stiff hunting country, isn't it?"
Yes, it is. There's wire, you know"
volunteered the girl, Drina, rubbing
The bruises on her plump shins. Exit
Xxi makes pretty good fox, only she
Isn't enough afraid ofNus to run away
Very fast. Won't you sit down? Our
mothertfs not at home, but we are"
would you really like to have me
stay?" asked Selwyn.
"Well," admitted Drina frankly, "of
course we can't tell yet how interest
Ing you are because we don't know
you. We are trying to be polite"-and,
in fierce whisper, turning on the
smaller of the bOys-"Winthrop, take
your finger out of your mouth and stop
staring at guests. Billy, you make~him
behave himself"
The blond haired NJ. Il. II. reached
for his younger brother. The infant
culprit avoided him and sullenly with
drew the sucked finger, but not his fas-
cinated gaze.
II want to know who he ith," he
isped in loud aside.
80 do l." admitted a tiny maid in
stick-out skirts.
'Well," said Selwyn, "as a matter Of
fact and record, am Il sort of rela-
tive of yours, species of aYuncular
relation"
'What is that?" asked Drina coldly.
THAT" said Selwyn, 'means that
I'm more or less of an uncle to you.
Hope you don't mind. You don't have
to entertain me, you know"
"An uncle?" repeated Drina.
sour uncle?" echoed Billy. You are
not our soldier uncle, are you? You
are not our Uncle Philip, are you"
ut amounts to that" admitted Sell
wyn.
One by one the other children came
forward to greet this promising new
uncle whom the younger among them
had never before seen and whom Dri-
ma, the oldest, had forgotten except as
that fabled warrior of legendary ex-
plolts whose name and fame had be-
come cherished classics of their nurs-
cry.
To hecDn'lnuel
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25
W. C.. T. U.

The w. c. T. L. meeting which was
held at the home OF Mrs. II. c. Hand
Tuesday evening, Nov. 18th, proved an
intensely interesting one, the subject
for the evening being, ':Scientitic Tenn
perance instruction in the Public
Schools" \ very pleasing part of the
program was that taken by the high
school pupils. Those taking part were
Sarah Menner and Roy Leinbech, who
read essays on ''The Value of Total Abb
stinence to a Life" May Peterson and
Leon Ilagerman, who gave recitations,
and Gertrude Krantz who sang a solo.
Miss Katherine Schlund read an article
which showed how Scientific Temperance
instruction was introduced in the schools
Of the United States and many foreign
countries Mrs. Anna Keen and Miss
Libbie Mills read extracts from the State
Presidents address on the subject Mrs.
Gertrude Hitler told of the Prize Essay
work, and said that the Wayne County
w. {. T. t., offers a prize of S. for the
best essay written on the subject, "The
Value of Total Abstinence to a Life. -
\ solo entitled "The Children" was
sung by Miss Mary Jones. The next
topic meeting will be held at the NJ. f.
parsonage. Miss Mary Jones will have
charge OF it. The subject will be "The
Relation ofTemperance to Unions"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25

rafu.
"Oh, yes, sir" replied young Enroll.
"I've heard good deal about it. Ev-
erybody has, you know"
"Well, don't know" retorted Austin
Gerard irritably, "what everybody
has heard, but suppose it's the usual
garbled version made up of distorted
fact and malicious gossip. That's why
sent for you. Sit down."
Gerald Enroll seated himself on the
edge of the big polished table in Aus
tins private office, one leg swinging,
an unlighted cigarette between his lips.
Austin Gerard, his late guardian, big,
florid, with that peculiar blue eye which
seems to characterize hasty temper,
stood by the window, tossing up and
catching the glittering gold piece
souvenir of the directors meeting
which he had just left.
"What has happened" he said, sis
this. Captain Selwyn is back in town
sent up his card to me, but they told
him l was attending a directors meet
ing. When the meeting was over
found his card and message scrib-
bled, saying he'd recently landed and
was going uptown to call on Nina
She'll keep him there, of course, until
1 get home, so / shall see him this
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25

thousand easements as polished and
eXpressionless as the monocles of the
mighty.
And, strolling at leisure in the pleas
ant winter weather. he came presently
to street stretching eastward in all
the cold impressiveness of very new
limestone and plate glass.
Could this be the street where his
sister now lived?
AS usual when perpleXed, he slowly
raised his hand to his mustache, and
his pleasant gray eyes, still slightly
bloodshot from the glare Of the tropics,
narrowed as he inspected this unfamil-
lar house.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-25
JUSTIFIES HIS EXPOSE.
Harden Says Zu EuIenbere's ExpuI-
sion Did Good.

Berlin, Nov. 23.-MaXimilien Harden,
editor of Die Xukunft, whose allega-
tions resulted in the unearthing of the
'round table" scandals in the sum-
mer of 1907, has published political
article in which he aftirms that he did
good work in causing the expulsion
from court of Prince Philip zu Eulen-
berg.
Continuing, he says that the late
Baron Speck Won Sternberg, who was
German ambassador at Washington,
wrote him letter in which he declar-
ed that some of the leading men in the
United States had expressed to him
their approval of and sympathy with
the work done by Harden.