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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-12-21

Die MiibIe Der rgolitcn Qaper
60" iii 9aIiton, R..g.. nnrba hurdl
Selter polfig cinaeaidert. Ter Sdo-
Den miro aui 100000 eeif1st.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
DIFFERENT POWDER
viii Be Used Hereafter in Monongah
Mines Where SEQ Men Lost
Their Lives in December.

| Baltimore, Jan. 1i.-Powder which
requires dynamite cap to ignite and
gives no flame. will hereafter be used
In the Monongah mines OF the Fair
mont Coal company. where over 800
men lost their lives early in Decem.
Der, and In all the mines of the com
pany in thta regoin, which are of
similar formation. This announce
ment was made by President w Wat
|son, president Of the company. today,
who returned to Baltimore from Fair
mont w. Va, for the FIRST time since
the disaster This step was decided
hit the company to minimize as far
as possible the danger OF operating
tfe mine. Black powder was used IN
the Monongah mines when the eXplo-
sion occurred, but whether the powder
had anything to DO with the accident
even experts have not been able to de-
termine
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15

see the two Gentlemen! They ap
preach rapidly from opposite direc-
lions. and meet abruptly and with
such Force that each tumhles down on
his Back Air How nnfortunate,
Oh yes' II Is sad they should have
met at all, and there liz Worse yet to
come. As they scramble to their
Feet each succeeds in kicking the 9th
er ON the Sly, whereupon one instantly
smires his Assailant so furiously with
large Bludgeon that he actually
spreads the whole top OF his Head
out like a Mushroom. The unfortunate
Wretch Immediately retaliates by seiz-
ing a Barrel and smashing 1t to Film
ders ON the antagonists brow, and
the Latter returns the Compliment by
sticking a Pick-ax into his Back.
No, no, my Child This is not a Po-
lttical Argument or a Religious Discus
sion. It is merely a Bit of Polite
Vaudeville, with the accent on the
Polite. Puck.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
sELF.LiGHTINa LIFE suoYs.
Distinctive Feature Carried by the
Worlds Fastest ship.

One feature Of the big Lusitania
which attracted crowds when she was
open for inspection was the auto
matte life buoy which Is fastened be
tween decks on slantIng frame in
such a way that it can be released BY
the pressure Of a button on the bridge,
On each end OF the four arms of q
large cross.shaped framework Is a
copper ball These balls are so
Weighted that gslcn the buoy strikes
Che water it viii float upright TO the
cross arms are fastened long brass
cylinders. These cylinders are cal
cium carbide lights 80 arranged that
they fare UP by contact with the
water
Should a cry Of imam oyerboardm
be raised at night the officer On the
bridge presses thu button. the buoy
hits the water and the lights flare Nh
III the man overheard be 4 swimmer
he can reach the buoy. to the arms Of
which loops are attached 10 aid him
IN keeping above water The ship
also has mark to guide it after ii
mas been put about. Washington
Post
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
Shorter cinners.

Nothing has done more to shorten
the oyer-elaborate dinner than the Gus
tom Of restaurant dining. In a cafe
one feels easy at inviting people to
steak with two vegetables, a salad and
cheese and coffee. AT home oysters
and soup. entrees and dessert would
also have beer deemed necessary. So
many people dine In restaurants now
that this simplicity Is creeping into
the cheerfully selected little home din
ner. One may invite even ones formal
acquaintance 70 dinner without tax
Ing, as someone puts It. either the
limitations of the cook, the hostess,
the family purse. or the patience Of
the guests"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
KNEW NOTHING OF FEAR.
Boys Play Weoe on During Horrors OF
Fight at Sea.

The fearessncss Of children IN
times Of great danger Is very well II
lnstrated In story told In London
many years ago about small boy
whose father was a sailor on one OF
the English men-ofwar. The boy $
father had in some manner managed
to take his boy along with him upon
one OF the cruises, during the progress
OF which the vessel fell in with tha
United States ship Hornet and a live.
ly battle ensued, since At that time
the relations Of England and tho
United States were not friendly. In
deed they We're the reverse, and there
was war between them,
During the Hottest part Of the fight
the lad amused himself by chasing 0
goat about between decks. The can
non crashed and the balls were flying
here and there, carrying death and
destruction wherever they went, To
these neither goat nor boy seemed TO
pay the slightest heed Their little
game OF chase went on despite tho
horrors by which they We're surround
ga until finally there came a frightful
crash. shell sped between the decks
and part Of it In bursting struck the
unfortunate goat carrying away the
poor creatures hind legs.
Seeing her thus disabled, the boy
nothing daunted, sprang to her side
and grasping her in his arms, cried
out: AHA, now I've caught you"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15

a 4 III
ence VIII be found In such d con
fict.'
That Mr.. Bryan should entertain
apprehension Of the influence OF Groy
Ter Cleveland upon the convention is
most natural: for though the ex-presi-
dent would hardly attempt to shape
the convention In his own favor, still
|it might be that he would be quite
willing to lend the wMght OF his In.
nuence to another than EIr. Bryan
That this influence win be potent
goes without saying; nor perhaps with
the strictly Western Democrats, but
most certainty ia the delegations
.iua-ng from cthe; sections Of the
country
There ara psychological moments in
every national convention. Mr.. Bry.
an owes his first nomination to Just
such moment. Should Mr.. Cleve-
land be upon the floor OF the Denver
his presence would tend
10 develop the Intensity Of these crit |
cal occasions. Ne offers such a |
ss-kins contrast II MIR. Bryaa mi |
,nly in the matter Of party policy |
lut also In that twice he has led the |
,arty TO victory, while twice Mr.. Bry.
N has taken it to defeat C CONNER /
ial Appeal,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15

Z aisli88
The Sunday ordinances In force IN
this city relate to saloons. to theatres
and to the sale OF merchandise, II
any one were so disposed he could
cause something BIZ furry under See
fiun SIS which says: Every person
syaAss -4s-s-~4ss WIZ siIdt'
sell or offer for sale or barter any
goods, wares Or merchandise or other
articles on Sunday, unless 1t be pro
visions til eat, refreshments for tray.
elers. fuel and supplies for steam
bonts.o medicines for the sick, shall
hi fined not less than five nor more
thai twenty-five dollars for each Of
fNaAs Al strict enforcement CT this
section would interfere with many
things that have probably never been
interfered with In Cairo. This section
may be construed narrowly or broad
ly, according to the hnmor or pre-
jndices Of the person constituting it,
narrowly Sc as to prohibit the sale of
everything not specifically embodied
iii the exemptions, or boardly 50 as to
leave latitude for supplying some Of
the Injuries to which people are ac-
customed. II the great Cotton Mather
were living he would probably cen.
tend that grocer must not sell, col.
fee on Sunday, because 1t Is not PRO
visions to eat and druggist must
not sell chewing gum or tooth brush
because Ii Is not medicine" But
Cotton Mather is dead and we all
have cause to be glad OF it--nor is his
spirit congenial to these times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15

yeas" related the old postmaster
at Bacon Ridge. times were getting
rather dun around here. so we had
to resort to some press agent tactics
like you show fellows. The village ed
itor put an ad in his paper that Hiram
Brown would take city boarders at five
dollars dozen.
Great Bernhardt" frnc""d the the
atricaI Manager. "Yos frat mean TO
say Z. It Hiram kept his word2"
That's what he did. stranger with
reductions in large lots"
"But-how could he board them at
five dollars a dozen?'
He didn't board them, stranger:
he iust took them. You see. Hiram
Brown is the village photographer"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
! CAIRO IN 1861
sssxsxsssssssssssssssss.ss

| An effort was being made to add a
| library to the school connected with
lSt. Patrick's church
In April new interest was being
taken In the local military company,
1.-THE Cairo Guards" The company had
over 50 muskets, all neodful aceoutre-
lments and many OF the members uni
formed
The Gazette OF April 18th contains
startling war news. Fort Sumpter
had surrendered and President Lin
coin issued a proclamation calling
upon the states for rs. 900 men. The
celebrated Seventh and Sixty-ninth
regiments of New York militia had
rendered their services to the Presl.
dent, as well as an Trishbregiment OF
1000 men in Philadelphia.
A meeting of citizens of Williamson
county was held at Marion on April
18th which unanimously adopted resc-
buttons demanding a division of the
state, and pleaging themselves to use
all means in their power to attach
themselves to the Soutrern Confeder.
ac!'.
On April cath. nearly 1000 Illinois
Volunteers, with ten pieces of artill-
cry, arrived In Cairo, and were camp
ed upon the commons below the ST
Charles Hotel More troops were ex-
peeted daily and hourly A battery
has been planted at the point to com
mand the rivers.
On April 2sth Col oglesby's regi-
ment OF ten companies arrived.
Col. Prentiss. in caarge of the
Cairo Post. has detailed regular
armed force to patrol our streets to
prevent any possible disturbance ttrat
might be made by men under his com. 4
mane.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
RinnranhN.

Elmore Yocum Sarles, governor of
North Dakota. was born January is,
1859 nc, Wonewoc. Wisconsin A
course In the district schools was fol-
lowed BY one year of study at Gales
Vile University. For several years
after he left the university he was en-
gged in buasiness mi Wisconsin. In
1881 he removed to North Dakota and
located nHillsboro. He took an in
terest tn Republican politics and for
two years was mayor OF his adopted
city, AT the same time be accumm-
lated a considerable fortune In bank
ing and In real estate and other bust
ness enterprises. In the fall of 1904
ha was nominated and elected gov
ernor of North Dakota on the Republi-
can ticket.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
CLEVELAND AT CONVENTION.

The Omaha Dispatch has raised up
something more than { gIost where
with to brighten Mr.. Bryan and hts
large following.
The report that Grover Cleveland
may attend the Democratic national
convention as a delegate says the
Dispatch, lis causing great deal Of
uneasiness In tho Bryan camp. Mr..
Bryan himself Is keeping very quiet
on the subject. hut his close personal
and political friend, Mayor James
Dahlman OF Omaha. is supposed to
have expressed the sentiments of
Bryan when he said: "If Grover Cleye-
land comes to Denver and attempts
TO start something. he viii surely be
run over. However, believe Cieve-
land has too much sense to attempt
any coup at the convention While
Mr.. Bryan is not afraid of anything
that Mr.. Cleveland can do to the dele.
gates from any of the Western states,
be and his friends are apprehensive
OF bis influence on ne Eastern and
some Of the Southern delegations. To
the Democrats OF the West Mr.. Cleve-
land can say nothing. and Bryan feels
perfectly secure Of his Western dele
cations. But of the delegations from
the Northwestern states he is not SO
sure. There may come time in the
convention when word, OF a speech.
from the ex-presideRt might turn GER
tain Northwestern delegations from
the support Of Bryan and place them
behind some candidate mere to the
liking OF those Democrats for whom
cleveland stands. Bryan knows that
Cleveland will have more influence
With the delegations from New York.
New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Massachn
sets and number of other Eastern
states than he himself win have. And
be also fears the effect of the counsel
81 Mr. cleveland on a number of
seutheru delegations He knows that
The fehl Il and viii be largely Bryan
or ensz Bfxen. and he also knows
<azt where Cleveland and his influ- /
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RVS

BELT LIME cars due to leave Second ct. o..
ing north on Commercial Ave, every Is mia
utes from q. nj. To II y. m.
Going north on walnut st. every Is minute
from sos o Nh. TO 1898 y. IN.
POPLAR Sir. LINE Hoibrook Ave, car
TO leave Second Ut geing nerth on Holhro0
Ave-, at 5:57; 27i 642i 6:b7; 7:l2 a, ~. and g4
same minutes every hour until f0.a2 aud II ia
p. m.
Going west ON Twenty Eighth NJ. at $3.50.
6:I9; 6.84; 6:49; snd 1904 nl.ara ON same mia
ut-s every boar until 1924 and llig4 D, IA.
Poplar st. cars due TO pass st. Mays park
n minutes aftar Leaving Second S1.
BELT LINE OWL CARS north ON walnut
II 80 p. N. 1874 =. m; 10 a. ma; 80 a. al.
80 q. M. 4 ,ae n. na. + 3 30 H. IA.
North on Commercially 400 p. m., 100
N. z 90 q. III. 8 o. n. 10. 4 40 "A. m. 3 d. m.
Belt and Owl cars are due to pAsa Veg
Thirty .fot nth st. Is mInataa alter lsksins
Second st. /
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
JANUARY IS IN HISTORY.

iT51 Firstf Colonial assembly q
Georgia met.
1l77- Vermont declared itself free
and independent state.
iSI0- Masked balls prohibited In New
York and Philadelphia.
1926 Robetr G. Harper. twice candi-
date for the vice presidency Of
the United States. died In Baiti-
more. Born nVirginai In 17G5
fS5a-W H. p. Fannce, president Of
Brown University, born.
1866 Edward Everett. American
statesman and orator. died iii
Boston Born April IT, 1904
1905 Fifty-nine lives lost iii ava
lanehe at Bergen. Norway
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15

fol funds be deposits IN bank. Trus
tees have not authority To release
hinApr his bondsmen III case OK loss
ThAschool frnd recognizes no losses
teacher may suspend pupil tenn
porarily II so authorized By the board
The sole power of suspension il
vested In the school board, and In any
case IL valid for hte current TENN
only
School trustees should look after
all the property decided to them for
school purposes. II these lands are
held as part OF the principal Of the
township fund they are authorized to
lease the same.
The law does not require teacher
to 10 the work Of a ianitor unless
be has agreed to do so In hts contract.
II il the custom. however. in mnay
country districts for the teacher to 40
this work
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
But SEEING Is Believing.

Three business men OF Chicago. one
Of whom il said to be rather close"
In financial matters. were on their
way TO luncheon one day. when they
We're stopped by several sisters OF
charity, soliciting aims. Each one OF
the three men contributed something;
but when one of the sisters inadvert-
entity solicited from the close man
a second time. he protested politely
that he had already done his part. AS
the three continued on their way, one
whispered In the ear of the other, Il
believe him, but | did not see it," II
saw him do it," whispered back the
second man, but | don't believe IT.
Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
ptAuer Of 4 Coed Indian.

o. Powers that be. make me sum
cient to my own occasion.
Teach me to know and to observe
the rules of the game.
Give to me to mind my own business
at all times aud to lose no opportunity
of holding my to que.
When it is apsTinted for me to suf
fer let me, as &. as may humanity
be possible, take example from the
well-bred beasts. and go away quietly
to bear my suffering By myself
Help me to win. If win may, but
and this espeeialiy-if l may not win
make me a good loser. Amen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
.sWhs. ls tIis.orv.

What is history but the more or less
superficial opinions OF certain men
with respect to the movement and
course of events. some Of which NAV
be doubted or denied or disputed?
There Is a widespread opinion that
history is something apart. something
that gets itself done whether or no.
and windy orators have been knorn
to appeal to Its judgment. But II viii
have TO be written by men who have
been trained 10 interpret It imnar-
tially.-Uncle Genus Magazine
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
NOTICE.

Notice IS hereby given that the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders and
directors Of the Home TeIephons
company Of Cairo. Cairo Illinois.
VIII be held Tuesday. January 21st.
1908. at 300 r. M. IL The Office Of tho
aforesaid company; said netting for
the purpose Of eleeting directors ana
officers and increasing the capital
stock 81 the aforesaid corporation.
and transaeting such other business
rs may properly come before said
meeting.
ANDREW LOHR.
President.
II. r. AIsTH0RPE.
Assistant Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
December Circulation.

III .1UlU
The above III correct statement
81 the number Or copies Of the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sunday
during the month Of December 1907
and the year 1907.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this sixth day of January 1908
LEO j. KLEB,
fSeal.) Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Miss Redman. of the first primary
grade In Douglas school Is IN and
Miss Jessie Way is filing her palce
Owing to the serious illness of her
mother with pneumonia. Miss Marde
Gilman of Room ). Stafford school. Is
on duty nd her pleea is filled by Miss
Maude Hastings.
Term examinations will be held
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
Enllx Pren1red.

Mrs. Stubb-John. what in the
world are you doing with those boxing
gloves in one hand and the remnants
Of dinner in the other2
Mr.. Stubb-Maria. there is a tramp
downstairs who say : he is hooking for
scraps. want to be certain which
kind he means.-Illustrated Bits.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15

Art and science both
reveal the secrets of ma
ture, but they adopt diff
ferent methods. While
science inquiries into the
various provinces Of ma
tnre under the guidance
Of induction and dedue-
tion. art intuitigeIy
nrasping the idea 0f the
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Average number of complete and
perfect copies of the Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the year 19O7.....-....2llo
Average number of complete and
perfect copies Of the Cairo Bull
ietin printed daily and Sunday
during the month Of December,
~ 1907 ......s......-... 1u9o
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
General Notes.

United States has forty-one eduea.
tonai institutions that have endow.
ment funds of over $1,000 oOo each. of
which twenty-four are in the North
Atlantic states. ten in the North Cen
trail, three IN the South Central and
two each in the South Atlantic and
Western states.
Three Chinese girls. wards Of the
emperor, have arrived at Wellesley
college. being the first Chinese women
to be sent to America to be educated.
Their ages are 30. &c and 1e years.
They came attired in native costume
but viii adopt the American dress if
the college authorities require It.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15

Of q tragedy. The audience should be led through
The sane ordeal of publication The hero no longer
lives for himself; he lives for his ideals His ideals
live in him, and his life is subseryient TO his
ideals.
Mans life is a constant struggle FOR progress.
a strife for the ideal. and an advance to loftier
heights in The infinite path Of great pos
sibilities This idea is the keynote which vbrates
through the highest works Of ar, and which thnis
through the universe as the Law Of cosmieal evolution
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
The Excitement Plan.

The paymeits amt so hard"
what terms ~
a dollar down and a dollar when
ever the collector tetches me-
Louisville Courier JougnGL
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
Coughs. Colds and Croup

than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. In
many homes It Il relied upon as i'm
plieitiy as the family physician. It con-
tains no opium or other narcotic, and
may be given as confidently 70 a baby
10 al adult. Price S5cs large size SOC
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15

Ton pay . little more ror classified
advsrusus IN the Bulletin thas
sther Cairo papers but 5cs. So sss
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
Very Important.

Everybody nowadays seems TO be
wearing uniforms" said Mr. Sirius
Barker, ENORMOUSLY. The army. the
navy, the police. the railroad men. the
theater employes-eyerybody has
some kind of special costume" That's
So, answered the policeman to whom
he was relating his troubles. We'll,
what ! want to know Is this: What's
the use of having any plain citizens
clothes at all?" Great Scott. man,
There must be something for the de-
tectiyes to Disguise themselves Ia"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15

Friends OF the Bulletin are request
- n sand or telephone items to tkis
s<aeA rL.Lsa.-..........s.sslls..-..
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
AdvertIslna Scheme STONED.

A novel advertising scheme has been
tried in London, England. 4 well.
dressed young man was standing on
the curb at the corner of Aldwych
when suddenly letters. apparently OF
fire. made their appearance across the
back of ais oyerooat, and as quickly
vanished. Passersby rubbed their eyes
and stared in establishment as the H.
Elimination again came and vent at ir-
regular intervals. Il was a new de-
velopment OF modern advertising. the
light being switched on from an cleo
trie battery carried in the pocket. The
inevitable crowd gathered. with the
inevitable result-a policeman shout
dered his way to the front, and the
agent of an enterprising advertiser
had to move on.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15
CIR AltrpaHtltg
Struggle fnr Jnrals
BY DIR. PAub CARUS.

! graspng the idea of tht
whole and representing single examples gives
enigma Of the world
Every object microeosua little world tself-vhicl
means it forms orderly arranged unity Unity is the first and pn
cal rule of which BY all variety should be neglected
artistic production The rule Of unity teaches that there law and
order the mcoosm Of artistic representation
time that the order be found in the
the creations of his the artist explains the problem
world With this in mind the Romans called poet prophet The
poet priest Of humanity And truly every artist poet
Goethe makes Wilhelm 1eer Shakespeare
tho he revealed the life yet say this
that passage contains the solution of the riddle"
Poetry is generally considered highest art if graduation Of
the admissible ALL The drama is again considered the high
kind poetry among dramas the TRACED, takes precedence as
profoundes dgne ana phoophic representation
tragcl drama tragedy ragea drama
may represent the disastrous of folly only tragedy
evolution which leads through to
lofty idea From the time of Aristotle the
considered the highest kind of art.
There is law of life and the evolution of life: and we cannot
understand phase life without taking law
which peryade The chief stages psycca growth
are designated by Of life optimsn ? pessim;
and g. The human being in his youth optimistic In the
phase of optimism enjoys life accepts
But when worldly evils crisis arises in his
psycha Development the catastrophe of Tmism destroys the op
decisions of early years 1t only with harendng struggles
that man gains the lost balance of his aspirations establishing
purified. higher view Of life which call meliorism.
elorn taught by the martyrs Of TRUTH who
and the progress who die the field of battle they have lived
life that living. Life valuable because occasion
to work and 0 struggle to advance and to progress.
The phase recognizes that the purpose of life
yond sphere of the ego; the ,u Of life lies d
which will which, indeed worth living and striving
The of meiorism sheds light tragedy and
plains clearly complete Of the Greek meaning
publication hero which Aristotle teaches to be the purpose
If tragedy The audience should be lei
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-15

Resulh Is Whist tie advertiser vsstz
and that L. what he gets vhsn be
pisces ala adTsrtiEsnu IN he RsI