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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22
AND STILL THEY DESERT.

The annual report Of the adiutant
general shows continued extensive
desertions from the United States ar.
my In the last fiscal year 5000 en-.
listed men took French leave, viola
ting the law, their oaths and their sol
emn duty This number represented
a slight increase over that of the pre-
vious year.
The question of army desertion has
been discussed for years, and a rig
.orous application of the severe penal
ties provided for it has been ady0-
Hated more than once. II is undisput.
ably true that too many Americans
decline to take soldering" seriously,
and desertion does not appear to
them as n really grave offense. When
times are good and employment is
easily obtainable, the lure of the fun
and variety of the free life in the city
assumes a high degree of potency
The monotony of garrison existence
and the hard work and study demand
ed of the soldier are among the rea.
Sons assigned for thee In question,
but not even the deserters will con-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22
SUITS MISSISS1f PI VALLEY.

In his speech at Norfolk President
TAFT declared again his interest in
waterway work, but with the provisc
hat he disanproses IA general prop
ositienl to raise a lot money and
lump some here and some there and
some back here. just in order to dis
tribute it equally over the country
fhe whole region of which 81 Louis
the center will applaud this view
which is an avowal of hostility to the
Did rivers and harbors policy of ap
preparations for insignificant creeks
md impossible landing places SO as tc
tive each group Of congressman q
hare of the government cash in THEN
espective localities This system not
lnly scattered the money available
or waterway Improvement but
caused the frequent suspension OF
work on important projects for which
Expensive fleets, machinery. appli
ances and carefully organized crews
had been provided. Insignificant
rivers entirely outside the track of
commerce have been voted hundreds
If thousands of dollars and the eX,
penditure was plainly but make-be-
ieve and conscious waste.
President Taft's statement of his
position materially strengthens the
akcs-to-gulf deep channel since it
distinctly looms UP on it's own merits,
rs the most important inland water.
way enterprise, applies to the largest
area of the country. and best de,
serves to he classed as national and
International in value. Moreover the
work has already been finished at
10Th ends and chiefly by the aid of
money furnished by city or state. Chi
aago's drainage and ship canal has
;ost that city s60001000 The poo
DE of the state of Illinois have voted
10000, 600 TO extend the canal from
Toilet to the head of navigation on the
illinois river, Belo~ New Orleans
he largest ships use the deep channel
,reated through the passes for the
1undredmiie journey from the sea
vi this has been done, though the
national government asserts the right
,f%domain over the rivers No part
" the United States Is more anxious
han the Mississippi Valley to stop all
Jumping Of government money into
ichemes devised merely to break into
he treasury without giving. or ex.
pecting to give, any practical return.
-Globe-Democrat.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22
JUBILEE CLOSED
At ST. PATR|CK'S
SUCCE SSFUL MISSION SERVICE
LASTING ALL WEEK ENDED
LAST NIGHT.
The PAPAL BENEDICTI0N
Pronounced BY Rev Fr. Mc-orry at
Evening Servicc-L argc Attend
ance and Fine Music BY
Church Choir

st. Patrick's church was the scene
yesterday of two very imposing cere,
monies witnessed by multitudes OF
people which brought to the close a
weef S Golden Jubilee and Mission
conducted by Rev. Pr McCorry, c. S.
F., and Rev. Fl. Carey, c. S. F., OF
Chicago. For several months Rev.
Fl. Dowpey, rector of the parish, to
gether with the faithful members OF
bis choir, and staunch supporters Of
the congregation, as well as the en-
Couragcmcnt OF as many interested
friends OF other denominations, have
desired to manifest their deep appre-
citation Of the moral good aud help
the church, through the administra-
ti6ns OF its pastor, have given the
community at large during the past
fifty years of existence. and have left
no stone unturned to make such an
event memorable and notable one
in the annals of the church history Of
tine city of Cairo. AS an account Of
the parish history has already been
given in a previous issue of The Bul-
lctin, a REPETITION is unexpected Sui
flee it to say that all attended or
heard of the services have been
pleased to note daily the success that
has been accomplished in every par
ticular Of the celebration.
Fifty years OF prosperous and use
iul life iol such q sanctificd instru-
mcnt of good can not be passed over
lightly either by the press or the PEG
pie and bence it is that irrespective
OF race or creed this church of God
has been filled every day by appre3i-
alive Christian men and women,
The large cross erected over the
main entrance illuminated by cleo
tric lights, and an arch similarly con
structed, the Stars and Stripes with
a beautiful Irish flag, waving over.
head to the gentle breeze, their sweet
assurance that there is house dedi-
Gated to the honor, love and glory OF
God, and to the welfare OF country
and happy memories Of faith of a
The harlshipa endured
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22

forms OF government. better results
can be obtained
The most notable change has been
made by Boston and because of its
size, this city win be watched with
special interest. At the last election
| it voted in plan No. 3" This plan
provides for more centralized form
of city government. Briefly stated
tits provisions are as follows Party
designations are abolished. The city
to be governed by mayor and nine
councilmen. Members of council elect
ed at large and not by wards Term
of ofTiee for mayor four years, subject
to recall at the enl of two years.
Salary of mayor $4,000. Salary of
councilmen $500, Nomination by
petition, thus doing away with caucus
land convention. 5000 signatures
neCc ssary for nominations Members
of the street con mission aud all de
|paftfnent beads to he appointed by
the mayor subject to civil service
test
This plan was voted in against the
opposition Of the old-line political
bosses and machine politicians. who
had substitute Of their own known
as Plan No. II Boston thus be.
comes the first city of first magnitude
i'll the country to abandon the old
form OF city government by mayor
AMI council elected by wards and to
adopt modified form OF the com
mission plan.
To orr mind the solution of the
problem of city government lies more
n the choice of men than in the form
Of government Fnt how shall the
best men he induced to run for the
Office Of mayor and then how shall
we he reasonably sure that the best
will he elected?
The Boston plan tries to eliminate
by eliminating all eau
9uses, primaries and conventions and
all party emblems. The radical dc.
feet Of this plan is that the minority
choice Is likely to succeed. The pub
nc service corporations, for example,
could back one man and the people
scatter their votes among enough
other disinterested candidates so that
The tool Of the system would win.
Perhaps after all manner of de
have to fall back on educating the
2oters TO their responsibility in fhe
exercise Of the franchise and to. az
lear understanding of the charactcs,,
If mer they should select for theiiFI
officials. = Evansville Courier.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22
LAND LOTTERIES,

LOWS w. Hill president Of tn
Great Northern railway, is oppose
to the lottery system Of disposing o
government lands Considering ina
Mr.. Hill Is at the head Of a railway
which has proftted enormously b.
these lotteries his 'Irusitiou is rather
surprising but is none the less
crcditahle TO him.
Mr.. Till says the people who went
west for the Flathead and Coeul
ld'Alope land drawings paid the rail
roads $4,000 600 for transportation
The Great Northern, he SAYS. got its
share of the money. hut he is ashamed
of it and wishes he could give the
money bach TO the misguided unior
Inmates who let themselves he m'sled
by the governments operations into
thinking there was independence and
perhaps fortunes ahead of them
The Great Northern railway may be
La soulless corporation, but its presl'
dent clearly is man not lacking i'll
soulful impulses or in appreciation Of
hrman misfortunes. The government
land drawings undoubtedly work in
jury to great number of persons.
Railroads and immigration agents ad
Vertise them far and wide. BUYING
space in the newspapers and circulat
ing tone of literature through the
mails and otherwise. Much of this
reading matter pdrtrays the attrae
tons of the lands in hyperbolical
style. Its writer's, with small regard
for accuracy or truth, descant at
lengthA on the independence OF farm
life, tffe,advantagsMaf owning farm
she f1sibilities u Irapd increase, in
yatte-aad the wealth. That may be &C
qufiVt 10 growing fruits or grain
Thousands of persons are deceived
by these glowing aud fancitul deGcrip
tions. People who know absolutely
nothing of farm life and are without
any adaptabiity for farming are thus
led into Wild goose chase to the
West The chances of getting tract
of land are poor at teSt. Many of the
applicants could maze no use Of it II
they had it. Many of them can III
afford the time or money necessary
for western trip and some of them
drop the substance of employment to
grasp at the shadow of free land.
Nine times out of ten they get no
land and their last state is worse than
the first It is the realization Of these
things which causes Mr. HILL rail.
way president whose road is profting
by them, to deplore the lottery policy.
The United States government has
made relentless war on private lottery
schemes and has either banished all
gift enterprises froI the country or
put them ont of commission, 1t is
passing strange that it can find no
better method of distributing nuhIic
lands than by system forbidden to
any private individual or corporation.
-Courier.Journal
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22

i by the Priests and pecpe of st, Pat
Ir;ck's during that Length Of timc, the
criticisms opposing its teachings
have all been forgotten and buried,
was the eloquent comment Of one of
ten visiting Priests
Yesterdays Services.
Rev Fr. Carey preached sermon at
solemn High Mass aud admoEished
the PEOPLE TO continue now i'll the
spiritual life they haze adc2ted and
to be ever loyal TO thcir good resoIu,
tiobs Of the Jubilee. to arise and walk
constantly in the straight path that
leads to eternal lift. Il was a grand
exhottation, ERNEST anl cXeellently
preached by this promising young
.orator The X, of c. ana the A. O.
H. were present in body and the
church was filled Gounods Mass
was beautifully rendered By the choir
which deserves much praise for the
music and hymns given during the
whole wceh
The directors in charge are to he
congratulated upon their very sue
cessiul efforts
The evening service was the final
one and great throng was present
long before the hour OF commencing
QrcStions were replied to by FIR. Carey
in his usual able manner Gounod's
Heneaietus was sweetly sung by the
chojr, besides an Ave Maria and an
q Salutaris. Then the congregation
heard The farewell words OF Rev Fr
McCorry who spoke words Of thanks
to all who had helped to make their
His text pertained to Heaven as tbs
true home and in most
terms he appealed to all to
strive above all things to gain or de
serve an admission there at all costs
This life is only finite, the future is
infinite, eternal and happy one ii
labored for by man. He
brought tears e. some eyes by his re
tlecticaa upon the sorrows of this
world eau ed by death but assured
all of a joyful reunion awaiting tie
just and hoped that # he and his tcl-
low 'aborers in the mission should
never have the pleasure of meeting
the members of this congregation
again here below that they would
meet one day at the Great White
Throne in the Eternal Home.
He then impaired the PapaI Bene,
dicition TO ALL which was followed by
Benedictus OF Blessed Sacrament, al
which Rev FIR Eschmar officated
as isted By Rev. Fr Hickey and Rev.
Fr NFumbour OF Mound City
Many visiting priests were also
present in the sanctuary
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22

tend that Uncle Sam could maintain
an army on the basis of little work
less study and no discipline.
However, what can be done 10
make the soldiers life reasonably at
tractive and happy should be done
Adventure, or tho prospect of it, al
ways stimulates enlistment, and
change of scene. social intercourse
reading, games and other recreation
reconcile the average recruit to his
lot Rigor in the enforcement OF
penalties should. therefore, go hand
in hand with efforts to make garrison
life and study healthy. various, inter
esting and stiulating. -Record Herald,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22
The 6Jt!etin is on sale at the fol
lowing places:
Coleman's, 2f4 Eighth street.
Halliday House News Stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.
MR.. WILSON'S STATEMENT,


# An interesting report is given else
where in this paper from AState's Az
torney Wilson telling how many hom-
icide cases have been given attention
In the circuit court in this county
since 1904 inclusive. with the at
torneys on both sides, and the results
oil the trials.
The Bulletin was prompted to re.
quest this statement from the state S
attorney because OF statements made
that the reason for the many acquit
tails of murdercrs tried in this county
was to he found in the weakness Of
the prosecution" not In the causes
assigned by The Bulletin, viz: weak
ness, error and corruption--but prin-
cipally corruption-on the part of
other servants Of the people. some Of
whom were permitted in all the ways
that rogues in office could devise to
hamper the prosecution, without in
reference on the part of those whose
duty it was to see that justice was
done.
The states attorneys report pre-
sent some very significant facts In
Twenty-Five cases of homicides in
which he appeared for the people dur
ing the last six years, the defendants
were sent to the penitentiary In nine
teen and acquitted in ten; and in
only one of the ten cases wherein &C
quittals were secured was the states
attorney alone. He had the assis-
lance OF Hon. Reed Green in one ease.
of AttorneyIeek in another, of Attor-
ney LIngle (of Jonesboro) in a third
Senator Sheridan (Vienna) in a
fourth, in all of which the accused
We're acquitted.
To say therefore that the many ac-
auittals of murderers in the circuit
court in this county Ia recent years
has been due to the weakness of the
prosecution" is to declare that some
of the ATTEST attorneys in the state
are weak.
The Bulletin is under no obliga-
tons to MIA Wilson 1t knows of no
reason, from personal point of
view. why 1t should espouse his cause
ID this matter. Its purpose has
been only to get at the real reason
for our trouble, regardless of whom it
might run down in the. effort. realiz-
ing that no cure can be hoped for un-
less the true cause is known and ef-
fectively attacked that, as long as
the guilty are permitted to shift re
sponsibllity to others, there would be
small chance of betterment.
States Attorney Wilson's official
record has been clean one-no faint
Of graft attaches to him during his
Bong service, which Is more than can
be said forgat least one of his prede.
cessors; and Ills record for success
FIJI prosecution is as good as any
barring those cases in which weak
ness, error and corruption in behalf
of the defence, on the part of 9TH
ers from whom, as fellow servants OF
the people, he had right to expect
aid--certainly fair .treatment--haye
been glaringly apparent.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22
LEGAL DECISIONS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Excuse of Juror Because of Wife 6
Anger-Drring trial Juror evlnced
A marked desire to ne excused from
further service. The court asked him
If there was any reason why he could
not proceed with the trial. He re-
piled, 81 would ratncr be at home
with my wife" To the courts iu
luiry regarding the wiGes condition
the juror replied, She Is sick
enough The court then asked If a
physician had been called, the reply
being that he did not care to say III
court, the opposing counsel, and tho
anxious juror then drew apart and
the presence of everybody. The
discussed the ailing wife, 1t appeared
she objected to his serving on the
Jury, and demanded that he be eN
cused The juror was very anxious
to please his wife. and manifested
some agitation. because he said he
was afraid that If he did not go home
she would deprive him of her pres
ence The trial Judge refused II
recognize the gravity of the situation
In People V. Lutzow, SIS Northeastern
Reporter, tO49, the Illinois Supreme
Court sustained the trial court hold
ing that the mere Sact that mans
wife becomes angry because she does
not believe that her husband has
that she was not sick at all, but that
tried to he excused does not warrant
his release from jury duty.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22

There are men On the present
Cairo police force, a number of them
who would do their duty, II they
dared, in the matter Of curbing the
dissolute aud disofderly element of
the city. But they dare not, under
orders of the chief, either spoken or
implied, They pass by disorderIy
horses and close taeir eyes to much
that they see there, which they know
ought not to be permitted, because
they know, from the experiences Of
their own or of other officers, that
Interference by thc9;i will not be aus'
tanned at police headquarters.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22

The above Is a correct statement
or the circulation Of The Cairo Bulle-
tin for the year 1903 and for the
month Of October 1909
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Srd day OF November 1909.
LEO ]. KLEB,
s.ss Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22
GOVERNING CITIES,

During the past year changes have
been made IN ahe charters of l3o-o,id
cities. The significant thing about
this is the widespread dissatisfaction
with city .goyernmcnts, and an effort
to- Improve them IN every case the
belief seems 10 be that By changing
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

Caro- asxsnssr County. iiiirs,&
5oouszt,or to.t4!.
Mayor. GEORCV PARSONa
Clark n CHER.
Treasurer FRANK B. ARE
ETRON.
City Attorney. HUNTER BIRD.
Comptroller. ERNEST WORKMAN.
Magistrate, ANDREW WHITCAMr.
Chief OF Police, M. 8. E(lAN.
Alexander County, Population x7,Asv
County Clerk, JESSE e. MILLER
Circuit Clerk. ALFRHB BROWN
Sheriff. FRANK e. DAVIS
States Atorns Z ALEX M, WILSON
County Superintendent of Schools,
PROF. g. T. GOTT.
Assessor and Treasurer. FRED u
NELLIE
Coroner, DR.. :Ap. M'MANUS.
scsra Of County CommIsslensrs
J. ]. JENNELLh, Chairman.
G. v. NEFr.
DIR. EDWIN aAUsE.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number Of complete and
perfect copies OF The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1905 ......... .2os4
Average number of complete and
perfect copies of the Cairo Bull
letin printed during the month
of Octobery 1909, daily and
Sunday .,...... 49,. .21os
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22

HICKORY STOVE WOOD $50
Big load, stove sIxe, delivered, Both
phones. Clark-Danforth Handle Co
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22

Al a meeting of the Young People 8
Temperance Tub on tho evening Of
Dec. 10, literary exercises were held,
Misses Musa Green, frankie Rcxford,
Fannie Barclay. Fannie Pitcher, and
inas took leading parts in the pro
grammc.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22

A girl was born unto Mr.. aud Mrs.
Join Barry on Dec. goth.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22

a roll of honor of the pupils Of Miss
Eta Foss' room in the public schools,
contained the names of Frank Reel,
Walter Wood, Guy Summerwcll, Ed.
die Warl and Minnie Kaohler
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-22

evening, which was "a brilliant sue
cess in every particular, A number
of leading yocalsts and performers
took part in the program among these
,cing MSS Ella Robins aud Mr.. John
IS Aisthorpo The net proceeds were
$l3.
A severe cold snap, lasting several
days, made heavy ice in the ponds
back of the Mississippi leyee. Tho
ice was more than eight inches thick.
A horse disease known as "epizoo
tic" was prevalent throughout the
country and had reached Cairo late
in November
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-06

ROLLER WITH ''SPUDS" TO COMPACT EARTH
ROAD.
from Good Roads Magazine. New York.
acres. along one side of which ran
road much used for general traffic and
which that institution had agreed to
keep in order in lieu of paying the
road rates. found that a consider
able amount of the time of the farm
teams was taken up in hauling wag-
ous and buggies of bemired travellers
out of the slough which constituted
about quarter of mile Of this road
where II ran through a ravine with
high old Usage orange hedges on each
side which had not been trimmed for
tWNUty years. 1t had been the custom
To administer doses of gravel aud OF
refuSt from n coal mine every now
and then, hut the road incontinently
swallowed Them up and asked for
more. Old country experience suggest
ed drains. and as 10 pipe or tile was TO
be obtained the oht hodges were cut
down to a height ul three feet. and
bitches eighteen inches wide and from
three to four feet deep were dug on
each side the road and filled with the
brush. well stamped in and topped up
with good depth of soil. The road
bed was nicely rounded up, and 10 a
very short time the ancient morass
gained the reputation OF being one of
the best bits of roads I'm the neighbor-
hood
The tiles and pipes used for this
drainage work are made of a porous
clay, unglazed. the water entering them
not alone and only, but percolating
through their whole length. This can
be easily proved by sealing up both
ends of one of them and burying 1t
three or four feet in any damp place.
In week or two when dug up 1t will
be found full OF water. or course
when a proper and fairly even fall
about two inches to a hundred feet
is given to drain made of these pipes
1t will carry the water to any distance
desired. The bottom of a drain must
be kept level and the pipes laid SO
carefully together that no earth can
get in between any two of them.
Since the general desire seems to be
for good roads without prejudice as to-
what means or materials are used to-
produce them it would be well for
some OF our farmer readers to try the
effect OF a few of these drainpipesl
where they can be produced, brush
where no pipes are TO be had, on their
own private roads where water Is too
abundant
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-06
O'CONNOR HOPES
FOR IRELAND.
Noted Patriot Editor In New
York TO Gather Funds.
BENEFITS or HOME RULE.

He Says 1t Would Provide Better Edu-
cation and Better Government---He
Describes the Workings of the Land
Act--Something About His Career.
The recent arrival in New York of
Il. +. OConnor, M. F., the Irish patriot,
who has come over to seek funds to
help out Irish political projects, has
renewed discussion as to the relations
between Ireland and her ruling pow
ers Mr. O'Connor says that If the
new British budget is thrown out the
Irish party will have a great chance
TO be a factor In the subsequent gen.
eral election.
1T is my first visit in three years"
said Mr.. O'Connor. who has lost roth
ing of his rich manner of speech. 81
shall be here for about a month to
get funds, If possible, to help our Irish
legislators. You know they have to
spend many weeks in England with
out pay, and 1t win be a great help to
them If we can grant them a weekly
stipend.
IF the house of lords throws out the
budget, which now seems probable,
there will of course be a general cleo
ton Immediately following. With the