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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-20
The Bulletin 10 on sale Il the
lowing places:
coleman's, 214 Eighth street.
Halliday House News Stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.
the Southern Illinois editors have

The Southern Illinois editors have
been invited to East St Louis on the
25th to attend In a body the dedica-
ton exercises OF the new federal build
ing, at which the president will offiei-
ate. Several interesting side trips are
planned for the association. Score.
tary Trovillion has sent circular let
gers to editors generally.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-20
CIRCULATION STATEMENT,

Average number of complete AMI
perfect copies of the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the year 1908. .2os4
Average number of complete and
perfect copies or the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the month of Sep
TENDER, 1909 ........... 80, .2o41
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-20
TIME CARR CAIRO ELECTRIC RVS

f1ass linn oars due 10 leave Second st. 70
DNN b1hC ing north on Commercial Ave
every 10 minutes from a. IN. to II y. m.
Going north.on Walnut Stevery IL minutes
from Ii 18 o. III to l0:ts p. nj.
pnnyn~ ca tina uulbroGk Ave. car due
FOpIaf 81. LaslS TO leave Second 81. 90
ing north on Itolnrook at bb7. SGT. B:47; 6.h7
7.i2 a. M and ON tn e same minutes every hour
until 1912 and iI:l2 y. m.
aoing west on Twenty Eighth ST. NJ bas;
b:i9; s.s4, G.is and 70f q. m. and on snme min.
ntes every hour untii 1854 and i:0t p. m.
Poplar ST. cars due to pass st Mays pkrs
ID inmates AFTER leaving Secohd 81
He'll Line OMi ears i,:se o. "a. ,sss !.
a.: t.s0 A. tu.; 2:s0 a. m. $40 a. M. s;sa i. n
>:N n. IN.
North on co.nmerciAi~-I2 y. m. n. n
m n. nj. a. IN. h. M.
Belt and Owl cara are duo 10 pkan Yves
thirty fourth 81 10 minutes amer teaviE
Sec ID st
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-20
Plenty Of undua Diamonds,

According to a statement by the
German colonial secretary, the value
of the diamondiferous deposits In Ger
man Southwest Africa amounts to
s250,000. 600
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-20
SOME SHORT TALKS =
ON MANY SUBJECTS =
BY RETIRED TEACHER. .
Teddy's Lion Story,

Roosevelt has sne attribute Of the
seasoned sportsman; he can spin big
fish and game stories, In his first
contribution to the Scrbner series
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-20
4 -
CAIRO IN 1880
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


On the night of February nth the
dry house of the box factory on Thir-
ty-fourth street. filled with slaves was
destroyed by fire. The fire companies
fire. The Arabs arrived on the ground
first but left their hose cart behind.
The Hibernians had some wheels on
their engine broken, but got first
water" The Deitas fell through the
rickety high sidewalk three times and
gave UP in disgust
Hon Thos. ". Halliday had been
elected cashier OF the City National
bank. to enter upon the duties of the
position on March 1st
The X. NJ X. C. elected officers on
February 18th. Claude Winter was
*. II. S.; II. S, Haas, S, b.. John w.
C. Fry, T. G.; Phil saup. viii Neff
and P. II. Schulz, members of com.
mittees.
Washington Birthday exercises
were held by the children OF Miss
Thompsons Grammar school in the
tnowl Douglas building Essays We're
read by Misses Amy Wilson and
Maud Lotlin. Miss White Dunning
Tread selection aud Miss Nellie
Fisher gave a sentiment Rev b. Y
George closed with an address.
Hon. Thos. w. Halliday began his
duties as cashier of the City Nationa
Bank on March list
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-20
ITO Enjoy

VTTlo.
confidence of the Well-Informet
c.,.. A,.x.s s..and the Concentration o
Population physicians it was essen
Mayor. GEORGv PARs,t parts Of svrr,
Clerk, r. A. hArCHER.
Treasurer, FRANK -. ss snoa'u "
STRON
City Attorney, HUNTER BIRD.
Comptroller. ERNEST WORKMAN
Magistrate, ANDREW WHITcAMP.
Chief OF Police, Ms R1AN.
Alexander County Populations g7,4s1
County Clerk, JESSE q. MILLER
Circuit Clerk, ALFRED BROWN.
Sheriff. FRANK r. DAVIS.
States Attorney, ALEX nj. WILSON,
County Superintendent OF Schools.
PROF 8. X. GOTT
Assessor ana Treasurer, FIRED n
NELLIS.
CoroDer. DIR. JAS. M'MANua-
Beard ~ County Communist snarx
J. ]. JENNELL.n, Chairman.
9. v. HtcFF.
Or. EDWIN CAUSE V
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-20

they wanted primary law or not. The
proposition as TO whether they ap.
gsroyed of the passage of primary
legislation or not was submitted to
the voters in 1904 and the vote was
overwhelmingly in favor Of it as fol.
lows:
For .590,9T6
Against .....,............. ie'4to
The Lincoln Courier sees In these
figures significant argument, say
ing:
With such a tremendous majority
in favor of primary law has the po-
litical boss any ground whatever for
making declaration that there is no
demand for such a law?
Can the political manipulation and
opponent of primary legislation, In
face of these figures, convince the leg
islature that the voters have changed
their minds respecting the need for a
primary law?
In face of such an overwhelming
vote In favor of giving the people the
right to choose their own candidates
for office will any legislator have the
hardihood and temerity to defy such
sentiment by voting against an honest
and effective primary law?
II any legislator should SO far forget
his duty and obligations to his con
|stituents as to vote against primary
bin he would sound his own political
death-knelI.
In view of the vote here presented
Lii Is the plain duty of the Legislature
to enact a primary law. However
should the legislature fail or refuse
to do so we make the prediction that
lin the next campaign the demand foT
primary legislation will be at white
heat among the voters.
And these points are well taken.
Furthermore. if the same proposition
was submitted again the majority
would be even greater in favor OF
primary legislation.
The people have learned by trial
OF the law that ii gives them power to
nominate their officials.
They know that nomination of good
officials Is more important than their
election.
They know that If good men are not
nominated good men cannot be elect
ed.
They know that If the political
gangs make the nominations creatures
Of the politicians must be elected
They know that the machine gangs
favor the old system of boss-controlled
primaries and conventions because the
people 10 not get 'lookin' at such
events.
The only persons in Illinois today
opposing primary legislation are few
misguided but honest ones who can
see but one side of the issue; a host
OF professional politicians who do not
want to surrender to the people
control of nominations; goodly num-
Der of satellites of these bosses
some of whom sit in editorial chairs
and most of whom are seekers of jobs,
private snaps and personal profit =,
State Register.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-20

Where Imitation 10 Better.
A bad imitation OF wickedness ID
better than the real thing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-20

Hon Thos. w. Halliday began his
duties as cashier of the City National
Bank on March list.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-20
THE PEOPLE AND THE PRIMARY.

The people of Illinois themselves
settled the question in 1904 whether
they wanted primary law or not. The
proposition as 10 whether they ap-
Jsroyed of the passage of primary
legislation or not was submitted to
the voters in 1904 and the vote was
overwhelmingly in favor Of it as fol
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08

had everything to lose and nothing par
ticular to gain. Going to hostile
camp of Indians, risking all on the
card Of friendship and man to man re-
spect (willing to test the ghost dance
shirt in fair Individual, single handed
way, perhaps. If pushed), but alone
and above all desirous to save my red
brother from a suicidal craze-they
impressed President Harrison that it
would create a war, ending in the
death Of Sitting Bull. So the COM
mander In chief, the president, was
constrained to act (afterward, In In
dianapolis. to express regret for it to
me personality. and my mission was
counternlanded at the threshold almost
Of the hostile camp. Sitting Bull
death and the Ghost Dance war fol-
lowed.
Then came the army and the Indian
agent Left to himself. in conjunction
with his coad1utor. the army officer,
that most efficient and famous among
the best Indian agents, Major James
Mclaughlin Now inspector, would
have probably brought about peace
ful solution But eastern meddlesome
energy demanded action, action against
this horrid religious innovation, and
they forced the market by their innuen-
does and long distance fears.
All interested in my best belief were
pushed, and Colonel Drum. comman-
dant at Fort Yates, and Major Nc
Laughlin were ordered to cooperate to
secure the person of Sitting Bull.
Henry Bull. lieutenant of Indian po-
lice, had intimated that the old chief
was preparing his horses for long
ride" Couriers were sent to tell him
to quietly arrest Sitting Bull. and Ma
jor Edmond G. Ratchet of the Eighth
cavalry and Hotchkiss gun were sent
to support him.
After a hard ride, Just at dawn they
saw a man coming at full speed on Sit
ting Bulls favorite white horse "a
Kentucky charger had presented him
three years befOre), whom they found
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08

Bull Head fired and killed Sitting Bull.
to be an Indian policeman with the re-
port of fght-"An police killed.
Riding like mad. they arrived to find
some Indian police still fighting from
Sitting Bulls cabin, being surrounded
on all sides.
Eolley after vOlley was poured in un-
expectedly on the besiegers, and a few
shells from the Hotchkiss gun scatter
ed them, and the beleaguered were re-
lieved. They had reached Sitting
Bulls cabin ut a. m, surrounded it,
and. capturing the old chief in bed, ar
rested him. While dressing. his son.
Crowfoot, alarmed the camp. Bull
harangued his friends, frenzied by the
thought, no doubt, that his own tribes
men were his captors. not feeling that
respect for them he would have had
for the military.
Catch-the-Bear and Strike-the- Kettle
dashed in and fred. hitting Bull Head
in the side. who fired aud killed Sit
ting Bull. The latter firing as he fell,
Shave Head was shot in the abdomen,
and all three fell together. The fight
became general until the arrival of
Major Ratchet and several police, and
many ghost dancers were killed, they
not having time to utilize their shirts.
Thus was ended the life of the chief
whose faults and virtues will long be
q subject Of discussion, but who will
always stand as great red chief of
the Uncapapa Sioux-Sitting Bull.
returned to Nebraska and was or
dered by Governor Thayer, being a
brigadier general on his staff. to join
the Nebraska national guard with Gen.
eral Colby and entered the field al
Pine Ridge. placing the militia I'm posi-.
tion to assist in surrounding the hos.
tiles Then l joined General Miles as
advisory scout, Frank Gruard being at
headquarters, and used my personal
influence TO pacify the Indians.
Through Major General Miles stern
measures and at the same time his
diplomatic methods the greatest plan
ned Of Indian uprisings was quickly
suppressed through the bloody battles
of Wounded Knee and the Mission, SO
as to make it the very last possible
| struggle of the red man. the finale of
all Indian wars
/ had the satisfaction at least of at.
tending the final ceremonies and, with
a score Of my old commanders and
many comrades of the sixties, seven
ties and eighties, was on hand to well
| come the era of good will to each 9TH
er, clasp hands in friendship and smoke
the pipe Of peace in brotherhood for
ever between the white man and the
red.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08

a. ea1n;. a, NJ; t,t's. Lin,
to fame that
Of "the liberator"
is the most en-
during. OF all his
qualities that will
endear him to the
heart of the fu-
ture that of his
mercy. t ou G b
the gentlest, will
De- most power
ful. The hearts
of men are moved
to b i'm W b O s 9
b e art is moved
to others. The pic
ture of Lincoln
that will be long
est tre a s ure d
will be that Of his
shedding tear s
over the case of
SO me mo It b e r
whose soldier boy
had en- SEN
fenced to death.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08

~ ry Will Illustrate
this. While he was playing chess
with friend Mrs. Lincoln sent one Of
the boys. perhaps Tad. to call him to
supper. Lincoln heard, but was alb
sorbed with the game and gave no
heed. Again the boy came with the
message. Same result. Four or five
times the operation was repeated.
Each time the father promised to come.
but remained immersed in the game.
At last the boy deliberately swept all
the chessmen to the floor. Without a
word Mr.. Lincoln gathered the lad In
his arms and started for home. Any
one who has ever played the royal
game Of chess knows just how much
patience and self control that action
required.
One Of the favorite pictures Of Mr..
Lincoln represents him reading to one
Of his boys. 1t was true to the life.
Even In the busiest and most trying
times the president found leisure to
read aloud to Tad from the Bible or
from story book. The boys were
privileged at all times to 60 to their
fathers Offices. whether in Springfield
or Washington. Not only so. but they
were allowed to do as they pleased
with scarcely word of reproof or
admonition from Mr. Lincoln. He
enjoyed nothing better than sharing
their sports or joining them in an old
fashioned "romp."
His attitude was much the same to
other children. None Of these ap-
pealed to him in vain. He would give
them money. presents. souvenirs or
anything they asked. Some of his
dren. He raised beard at the re-
quest Of little girl he had never seen.
Right there he carried his indulgence
Of children too far. He should have
given them anything he had. perhaps,
but not his face To me and to many
never seemed a hOmely man. Kindli-
ness. intellectually. strength and spirit
uality all are expressed in that face,
and all of these are beautiful things.
Sculptors have raved over the strong
lines of LincOIn's face. Some Of the
greatest sculptors I'm France, without
knowing who the subject was, thought
a plaster cast Of Lincoln one Of the
finest models they had ever seen.
LincoIn's face may have been irregu-
lar and some of the features coarse,
but there was not an ugly line in 1t. II
was altogether too fine a face to be
disfigured by brush Of a beard, espe-
cially one Of those hideous whiskers
Of the Greeley variety, stretching in 4
stubby fringe from the ears around un-
der the chin. When a man will so
caricature himself to all future ages
simply for the love Of child he never
saw. it shows that he has big heart.
No wonder the common people loved
him as father.
The death of his child In Springfield
and Of little Willie in Washington filed
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08

7 JUDGING by
al rhe manner
In which the
entire oun try
came to regard
President Lincoln
as a father, he
must have been
an ideal father
in his own home.
In his 8 / m pie,
kindly and unaf-
fected ways he
seems Just such a
father as each
one of us can re-
member his own
to have been. We
all idealize our
fathers, and that
is the reason they
seem like Lin
coin.
1t is said he
was most indul-
gent ith his
children. One Sto-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08
| TIE
INDIANS SIDE
LAGREAT CHEFS
| !. DEATH
DEATH


As. S,.;these short descriptions oi
events, deserving more ex'
Bile here, are nearing a close
and have covered period with which
his name is associated, it Is fitting that
the general reader should be given a
little insight into the character Of the
famed Sioux Indian Sitting Bull Aft
er remaining in Canada until his peo-
pie were leaving him and returning to
their reservations, having only rem
nant Of his immediate following and
family left, he himself consented to
return under conditions that would be
favorable to his followers, while he
was assured Of immunity from per-
sonal punishment.
He was wise enough to know that
his absence was weaving many from
obedience to his sway, and martyrdOn
at q distance, he thought, was not as
effective in retaining popularity and
power as would be persecution under
the eyes Of his people.
He was of incorruptible loyalty to hi:
people, q stickler for their treaty
rights, q native politician who II
schooled q little more in diplomacy
and its concealment Of designs would
class him as the great Indian states
man.
In war his bitter opponent. in peace
he won my friendship and sympathy
He impressed me as a deep thinker.
Conscientious as to the proper rights
to the lands of his fathers, he ad-
vanced arguments that were strong
and convincing. His claim of primitive
possessions for ages beyond the white
mans coming, of the conditions being
undisturbed for centuries and existing
as the Great Manitou had ordained.
the bountiful supplies he had furnish
ed on land and in the waters, of wild
fruit, wild fowl. wild cattle. abundance
Of wild horses. verdure to support
them without the plowman's weary
work-all furnished him an argument
that the disturbance and compulsory
change to its heirs of this legacy were
arbitrary. unjust to the verge Of what
we would call sacrilegious interference
with the Divine will.
He had all the old treaties in his
head in the Indian legendary manner,
also in hieroglyphics. but in writing
and printed type he had an extract
from the treaty Of 1868 by which the
Sioux reservation of Dakota was set
apart "for the absolute and undis-
turbed use and occupation of the In
dams and upon which no outsiders but
government employees shall be allow.
ed to pass, settle or reside"
Basing his case like a lawyer, he
would introduce 1t as silent witness,
justifying his actions, and with keen
eyes he would watch 1t carefully, SO
that It could not be tampered with,
and while, of course, he could not read
he had marks on this sacred totem that
be was familiar with. HIS eagle eye
would sean the face Of the reader Of it
to see the effect, and on its return his
face intimated strongly the triumph
It gave him as d claimant to clear
title.
l will give Il general idea OF the
old mans description Of conditions, re-
suits and the power to him Of some
mysterious man that was invisible be-
ing in the dark-away east:
That the white man at this time had
taken most of the land: had destroyed
or driven away the game and that the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08

his cup or sorrow
toovcriowing. To
the first he refer
red in the touch
ing speech Of fare
well to his friends
an d neighbors
gathered about the
platform when he
left for Washing
ton. OF the death
of Willie there
are many pathetic
stories, none per-
haps more so than
that in which he
spoke to a friend
of a dream he had
Of his dead boy.
By the mere re-
cital the great
hearted president
was so IN o v e d
that he bowed his
head on the desk
and SOhhed aloud
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08

soBBEp ALOUD. He was quite
as indulgent as a
husband. As | have said before in
these articles, do not share in the
deeogatory opinions of Mrs. Lincoln.
She was spiritual, she loved her hus-
band, and she believed in his future
even more than he believed in 1t him
self. These are wifely qualities and
are worthy Of all praise. II she had
faults. Lincoln's charity was great
enough to cover them. Why should
not ours be as great?
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08

The Indian could not cope ,oin the raps-
SeStotis, tnpisible man ia the dGrk-
n4D0y east.
kast be could do was to halt and leave
Sioux people undisturbed. the white
men representing the great father
having in 1868 made the treaty to that
eject. Others had arranged with
them to build an iron road" with a
horse that ate wood. breathed FIRE
and smoke" to draw wagons and en-
agrants quickly across their country
70 Oregon, Washington and California,
toward the setting sun. With pleasure
they agreed. When this road was
built IT was only as wide as his out
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08

IT has been said
that the most
fruitful apple
tree has the most
clubs under 1t.
BY this standard
Abraham Lii n
coin was a fruit
full tree. He was
more profusely
vilifed, belittled
and lied about
than almost any
man of our time.
Ape" was one
of the nildest
and most amia-
BILE Of the names
he was called.
Many Of them
were unprintable
and hence mer-
cifully have been
forgotten. He
was even abused
by his own par
~ nnoDn~ A;o
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08
How Lincoln
Was Abused
lSo9-The Lincoln Centenary-Isos
By JAMES A. EDCERTON

ICopyright, 1909. by American Press Asso-
ciatton.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08
By JAMES A. EDCERTON

Icopyright. 1908. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08
Me
Lincoln Centenary
Lincoln as Husband
and Father
By JAMES A. EDGERTON

(Copyright. 1908, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-04-08
meet the expenditure. Economy in
government should be the watchword.

meet the expenditure. Economy in
government should be the watchword.
For years our people have been
like an heir come into vast and veal
thy estate. We have been wasting and
squandering the great inheritance
which Providence provided.
And, worst of all, in our prodigal-
ity, we have been unable to distungish
between income and liquidation Of our
estate. We have cried income, income
when with income there has been great
liquidation. We cannot plant coal and
copper and iron, nor can we restore
fertility to lands that have been work.
/ ed to death.
''Last year $1,000, 100000. Where
did it come from? Agriculture. That
was the real income. It is the main
stay of our prosperity. To conserve
and increase the productivity of our
soil and to conserve the unsquandered
portions, Of our great estate are OBJ
jects which should be kept constantly
before the mind.
with the recovery from the condi-
tions which prevailed in 1907 and in
1908 fairly under way, the future is
full of hope. The experience was Sc
we're to all the country, but believe
we have come out of it with more in
telligence concerning national affairs,
and in stronger and better shape than
ever before.