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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

ana IA MIS- aBuorlr4iCe On slavery. mn.
ID and ukewarm people were ALWAYS
/ denouncing him because he was ex.
rene; but as matter OF fact ne
meyer aveut TO extremes. he worked
step by step; ana because or ,ais the
extremists hated and denounced him
with 4 fegy0r which now seems TO us
fantastic IN its dedication OF the un.
real and the impossible At the very
time when one side was holding him
mp as the apostle Of social revolution
because he Was against slavery, the
leading abolitionist denounced him as
The slave hound of Illinois" When
ne was the second time candidate for
president the majority of his oppo-
nents attacked him because of what
they termed his extreme radicalism.
while minority threatened TO bolt
his nomination because he was not
radical enough he had continually to
check those who wished TO 20 forward
too fast, at the very time that he over.
rode the opposition Of those who
wished not to 90 forward at all The
goal Was never dim before his vision;
but he picked his way cautiously, with
out either halt or hurry as he strobe
toward il, throu,h such a murass OF
that no man Of less courage
would have attempted it, while 1t
would surely have overwhelmed any
man o. Judgment less serene.
a n - ~ f...K
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

STOPS AT EXACT MINUTE 100
YEARS AFTER GREAT MANS
BIRTH.

Guthrie Okla. Feb IA remark
able incident today startled the lower
house of the Oklahoma legislature in
to adjournment, after it had decided
to ignore the observance Of the Lin.
coin anniversary
Pointing to the electric clock on
the wall of the chamber, Representa-
tive Jones near the noon hour said
Il wish to call attention of the mem
bers 10 one OF the strangest coinci-
deuces ever seen. That clock, after
counting time without interruption ev-
er since this body has been in session
has stopped at the hour of eleven
O'Clock. one hundred years ago Abra-
ham Lincoln was born. as history
runs, at The exact minute this cloca
has stopped Ia stopping work this
.lock is showing far greater respec
10 Lincoln's memory than is this
)ody."
move We adjourn until tomorrow
morning
the motion was carried without a !
.isseninS voice. The senate re
NAMED in session
The local manager Of the Western |
'nion Telegraph company said the !
lock could not have been tampered /
nth without detection
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
RORN 1909 --DIED 1865.

ms supporters t0 study the Inciuenes
Of the trial through which they were
passing as philosophy from which to
learn wisdom and not as wrongs to
be- avenged ending with the solemn
e&hortation that as the strife was
over, all should reunite In a common
| effort to save their common country.
Strong Sense OF Justice.
He lived In days that were great
and terrible, when brother fought
against brother for what each sincere
ly deemed TO be the right In a con
test so grim the strong men who alone
can carry ii thro :sh are rarely able
to do justice to TIE ecep convictions
of those with wnGm hey grapple In
mortal strife At such times men see
through glass darkly; 10 only the
rarest and lOftiest spirits is vouch.
sated that clear vision which gradual
ly comes 10 all, even to the lesser, as
the struggle fades into distance. and
wounds are forgotten andpea creeps
back TO the hearts that were hurt. But
Lincoln was given this supreme vision
He did not hate the man from whom
he differed. Weakness was as foreign
as wickedness to his strong, gentle
nature; but his courage was Of quail
ity NO high that II needed no bolstering
of dark passion He saw clearly that
the same high qualities, the same
cmrage and willingness for selfsac-
riice, and GGy0tlon 10 the rlgnG as 1t
was given them to see the right, be
longed both to the men OF the north
and to tao men Of the south.
AS years roll by, and all of u3,
wherever We dwell, grow to feel
equal pride in the yalor aud self-de-
'otion, alike Of the men who wore tho
blue and tho men who wore the
gray, so this whole nation
Ail grow TO feel peculiar
sense Of pride in the man whose blood
VAS shed for the Union of his people,
md for the freedom OF race: tn
over of his country and of altman.
und; the mighty man who mastered
he mighty days, Abraham Lincoln"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
LEGAL DECISIONS
ss..ss.xss.ss..ss.x.sss.s

Third Party in Jury Room.-Appel-
liant in the case Of the Commonwealth
vs.. Lombard, 20 Atlantic Reporter
l22. alleged that a barber had been al
lowed to enter the jury room and
shave the members of the jury after
they had been sworn. The only word
the barber uttered was Next" at ap-
propriate intervals. The supreme
Court of Pennsylvania remarked; The
day has gone by when jurors were
kept without food or fire to coerce an
unwilling agreement, and jurors are
no longer regarded as wrong doors
who want only a chance TO violate
their duty; such situation should be
regarded with common sense, q
and a trial really fair and proper
should not be- set aside for the mere
suspicion or appearance Of irregular
ity shown to have done no actual iu-
jury"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
CORNERSTONE OF
MEMORIAL LAID
Concluded From First Page)

representatives Of every part of the
nation, should be held upon the cen.
tenary of Loncolns birth. We have
not come so much to dedicate this
ground, but to set It apart as 4 gift
70 the American people as a lasting
memorial to the Matchlass Amerl-
can The man born here has a..
ready consecrated this place II is
for us to be here dedicated to the
great task before us, that this nation
should not be preserved merely tol
fall before the enemies Of peace, but
hat ii shall be made free from the !
things that dlshonor and Cypress |
The inspiration of nigh citizenship |
must ever emanate from this spot.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
RESIGNS SUPERINTENDENT
OF CHICAGO SCHOOL SYSTEM

Chicago. Feb. 12.-E G Cooley To-
night announced his resignation as
superintendent Of the Chicago public
senooi system. He has been Offered
thu presidency Of a prominent BIOS
ton publishing firm He declared
That several days ago he was tired
Of lighting politicians and opposition
organized against him. Cooley has
been at the head Of the Chicago
schools since 1900. He was born Ar
Strawberry Point. Ia. in 1857 and is
a graduate Of the University Of Iowa.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

As was TO be expected President
Roosevelt held his own with the many
great orators who spoke of Lincoln
yesterday The closing paragraph OF
mis- address at Hodgenville. KY. was
as fine tribute rs any that has been
delivered upon what will probably BE-
regarded always as the country's
noblest and most heroic public man.
Said the president: AS years roll
by, and all of US. wherever we dwell
grow to feel equal pride in the valor
and self-devotion of the men who
wore the blue and the men who wora
the gray, SO this whole nation will
Ercw to feel a peculiar sense of
pride In the man whose blood was
shed for the Union of his people. and
for the freedom of a race; the lover
OF his country and of almankind: the
mighty man who mastered the
mighty days. Abraham Lincoln"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

The grand jury at this term q
court did some good work in run.
ming down some of the rascallv ius-
tees Of the peace and constables in
the city and county. Many of these
petty officials get into Office with liz.
tie or no effort. having no opposition
They get their names on the ballot
and one vote elects them. Then some.
how they secure bondsmen and are
ready for business. Their busine
consists largely OF extorting money
from pettl offenders by threats Of dire
punishment If their demands are not
met In the case Of Walker. the
negro justice against whom a true
bill was found by the grand jury. wit.
nesseS testified that BY conuivance
with a rascally constable. he Ia
sent negroes to the county iau in
default Of bail for the most trivial.
offenses; and cases whera he and
his constable pal" logged and bul.
lied accused men out Of money bvI
threat Of confinement in Jail were
numerous. Walker happens 10 have
two good bonlsmen and these are
liable for his misconduct. Walkers
case adm0nishes citizens to be more
caresnl in going on the bonds of
irresponsible fellows who happen toll
get into Office through the thought.
lessness 81 voters.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
Reputation Of Judgment Of pi.

Reputation Of Judgment Of d.
Vorce.-ln Bledsoe VS.. Seaman. % Pa
cihc Reporter, SIC. plaintiff sues for
the alienation of the affections of a
man from whom she has been al.
Horced for seven years. Plaintiffs hus.
band abandoned her, took up his resi-.
dence in South Dakota for the purpose
Of obtaining divorce. ana thereafter
lived in adultery with defendant.
When an action for divorce was com
menced by the husband plaintiff an.
peared. obtained a divorce, the Gus
tody of their child and alimony. Plain
tiff contends as her husband never
was a bona fide resident Of South Da-
ka, that court had not acquired iuris.
diction The Supreme Court of Kan
sas holds that a party having obtain
ed the relief desired cannot repudiate
the action Of the court on the ground
That il was without Jurisdiction. and
that when plaintiff procured tie d.
Yorce the defendant having knowl-
edge thereof had a right 20 assume
that plaintiff no longer had or claim
ed any right to the affections OF so
riety Of her former husband.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

Perhaps the reason why Paducah
authorities are making a mere pre-.
tense at quarantine Is they know
thai nobody wants 70 come 10 Padu.
can anyway Also they know that
II any oLa did want to 90 there from
Cairo he would be in more danger
from smallpox there than here.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
TODAY IN HISTORY
Isssssssssssstsssssstsrl

February g.
1756-Americans defeated the Eng
ish a. battle q Moore. Greek.
~. G.
lst5-Datid Dudley Field. eminent
laEyer born in Haaiam.
Cohn Died In New York CITY
April rs. Isss.
1t16-Ihe American Temperance So
ciety formed IN Boston.
<s5l-Atf establishes the UnIFsf
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

Charybdis. in Greek mythology. is q
sea monster which three times a day
sucks in the sea and discharges it in
whirlpool II Was depicted as a
maiden above. bat ending below in the
body OF fish besirt with hideous dogs
Opposite her was the other monster
Seylla. In later times they were placed
IN the Straits Of Messina, ScyIa beina
identified with a projecting rock on
the Italian side The recent earth
quake is believed 70 have changed the
position Of the famous whirlpool
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
Biouraphy.

Denis T Flynn, for many years
prominent in public affairs in Okla.
homa, was born February 70, 1862,
at PhoeniXville. Pa. He identified
himself with the Republican party
and soon became an acknowledged
leader in Oklahoma politics, He was
elected delegate from oklahoma to
the Fifty.third congress and con,
tinued to serve eight years.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number OF complete
and perfect copies of the
Cairo Bulletin printed daily
and Sunday during the year
1903 ......,..., ...... -. .2084
Average numeber Of complete
and perfect copies of The
Cairo Bulletin printed daily
and Sunday during the month
OF January 1909 2422
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

Paducah's mayor wouldn't talk 10
Cairo's mayor yesterday about the
quarantine. 1t is a good sign. Being
ashamed of a thing is the first
symptom of repentance and goes
long way toward getting forgiveness
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
January Circulation.

The above is a correct statement of
the CIRCULATION of The Cairo Bulletin
forthe year 1908 and for the month of
January, 1909.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 3rd day OF February, 1909.
LEO j. KLEB,
Notary Public
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
IN MARATHON RACE

New York, Feb. 12-Out of field
of 81 starters James Clark OF the
Xavier Athletic Club, of This city, to-
day won the Marathon race in . hours
4G minutes - -.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

slty of Minnesota passed.
lSG2-Assault on Fort Donelson, Ten.
nessee, began.
1890 Oklahoma Territorial bill
passed by the senate.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

Power was his, but not pleasure. Inc
burrows decpened on his brow, but his
eyes were undimmed by either hate or
fear, His gaunt shoulders were
bowed but his steel thews never fal-
tered as he bore for burden the
destinles OF his people His great
and tender heart shrank from giving
PAIN ana the task allotted him was
TO pour out like water the life.blood OF
the young men, and to feel in his
every fiber the sorrow OF the women.
Disaster saddened but never dismayed
him. As the red years OF war went by
they found him ever doing his duty in
the present even facing the future
with fearless front, high OF heart,
and dauntless of soul Unbroken by
hatred, mistaken by scorn. he worked
and suffered for the people Triumph
was his at the last; and barely had he
tasted il before murder found him, aud
the kindly, patient, fearless eyes were
closed forever
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
The EulIstln 10 on sale ut the fellow
Ing places:
cclernan's, zf4 Eighth street.
halliday Houss News stand.
BIvs Front Rsrtanrsnt.

St. Valentines notes are Ike
some other notes in this respect II
they fall due on Sunday they are pre-.
scented the day before.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
VAN osTEN.s ORCHESTRA

Available sar dances, receptions.
private parties. etc. Office lc<
Eighth St Residence 320s Sycamore.
Hone Phone IA.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
Natural Envy

Bacon: A man that hath not vfr.
tue IN himself ever envieth virtue In
others
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
Visionary

we keep our automobile zoo The
mirage" said one Topeka matruu to
another
That's where most Of as Keep our
automobiles" was t-s gentle reply.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

Police Officer Henry T. Martin
committed suicide by shooting him
self with n revolver. carly on the
morning of January 27th The scene
of the tragedy was the corner of
Commercial avenue and Sixth street
Whisky and dependency were the
causes
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
Roosevelt Cordially Received.

The president was cordially and
leferentially received He was fire.
quently interrupted by applause. The
other speakers were also literally APP
plauded. Roosevelt aroused especial
enthusiasm when he mounted his
chair and gave the crowd better OPP.
portunity to see and hear him
IN the main, he confined himself
closely to his manuscript but at the
beginning departed from it to make
reply 10 the complimentary alMs.
sions to himself by Governor Folk.
The corner stone remained sus
pended in the air in the grasp Of al
li- derrick erected beside tne tent
While the orator. was in progress
and Immediately afterwards was in
To its place at a signal from the
president who applied the first
rowal fun of mortar that will hold
{ in place during the coming cen
urieS.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

County Treasurer William Martin
died of pneumonia on January 29tn
at his residence on Cross street lie
became n resident of this county in
1916 He was born In WAVES coun-t
ty Kentucky. in 1921.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

The good natured man is imposed
on, while the kicker gets everything
J. }. O'Connell, in The Sunday Maya
zine
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

Don't 20 to the trouble to learn to
play the harp just because YOU think
It will come in Ll-dy for you in the
next world.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

Mrs Elizabeth McEwen Moore died
OH January25th at the residence of
her father, John McEweu.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
observation-disclosures
CAIRO IN 1876
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
(From The Cairo Bulletin published
by John n. Oberly).

a special to The Bulletin an.
nounced the election Of eX.Presideut
Andrew Johnson OF Tennessee, to
the United States senate to succeed
BroWnlow.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

Mr. Thomas b Wnitlejge OF st
Louis, and Miss Sarah f. Gilbert OF
st. Mary, Mo, We're married at the
Church Of the Redeemer on January
10Th. Rev Chas. Gilbert, rector,
performed the ceremony, assisted by
Rev. Mir. Wells of Mound City
James A. Phillis and Duff Haynie
acted as ushers, and Miss Annie Pit
cher presided at the organ. After
the wedding a reception was held at
the residence of the brides brother,
Mr. Miles f. Gilbert. for which 500
were issued.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
Papers Placed In Box.

SkiIliu,iy concealed under the
stone was laid p metallic box con.
tanning copies Of the constitution OF
the United States and other import
ant historic documents. some cf
which were placed i'm it by the prasi-
dent AMI others by other members
Cf the party Among the con
jributors 20 the treasure were an
2cd negro isaac r. Montgomery. of
Mound Bayou, Miss. who is said to
Rave been q slave Of Jefferson Davis.
president Of the Confaderacy. who.
Ike Lincoln was a native of Ken.
Wcky To Montgomery was assigned
The appropriate task OF depositing
copy of I.incoln's emancipation proc
'mation aud in doing so he made a
brief speech i'm which he referred to
himself Is Zone OF the former nil
ions OF slaves 10 whom Lincoln gave
redom, and a representative Of ten
Aillion grateful negroes
Tile corner stone is d fine speci-
neu Of gray granite and was appro-
Hiately crowned with a wreath of
arna'ions presented by the Ken
"cby Lincoln association.
The president boarded his train
or Louisville at 3:l5 expecting to ar
i've at Washington at p. m. tomor-
ow. /
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13
Washington and Lincoln.


AS a people We are indeed beyond
measure fortunate in the characters OF
the two greatest OF our public men,
Washington and Lincoln. Widely
though they differed in externals the
Virginia landed gentlaman and the
Kentucky backwoodsman, they wore
alike in essentials, they were alike
in the great qualities which rendered
each able to render service to his ma
ton and 10 all mankind such as no /
other man Of his generation could or .
did render Each had lofty ideals, I
but each in striving to attain these
ofty ideals was guided by the sound.
9st common sense. Each possessed +
ntiexible courage in adversely. and a
'oul wholly unspoiled by prosperity.
Zach possessed all the gentler vir.
ues commonly exhibited by good men
Who lack rugged strength Of character,
each possessed also all the strong
ualities commonly exhibited by those
lWering masters of mankind Who
ave too often shown themselves de-
old OF SO much as the understanding :
the words by which we signify the
lalities Of duty, OF mercy, Of deyo-
On to the right, OF lofty disiuterested.
{ IS in battling for the good Of others
mere have been other men as great
nj other men as good but in all
re history Of mankind there are no
.nrl Two great men as good as these,
other two good men as great Wide.
though the problems of to-day DIFF.
r from the problems set for solution /
Washington when he founded this
alton TO Lincoln when he saved it {
d freed the slave, yet the qualities d
ey showed in meeting these prob b
ms are exactly the same as those ],
e should show in doing our work to- d
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-13

we Of this day must try 10 solve
many social and Industrial problems.
requiring 20 an especial degree the
combination Of indOmitable resolution
with c0ol-headed sanity. We can profit
by the way In which Lincoln used
both these traits as he stroye for p.
form. We can learn much ~ value
from the very attacks which fJllo~iug
that course brought upon his head al.
lacks alike by the extremists of reyo-
luton and by theextrcmists on reaction.
He never wayered in devotion TO his
nrinrinlcs. In his love for the union
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-21
Quaker Scotch Oats

duces a -boned, well-devel-
oped, mentally energetic race.
His experiments prove that
good oatmeal such as Quaker
Scotch Oats not only furnishes
the best food for the human be-
ing, but eating it strengthens
and enlarges the thyroid gland
this gland is intimately con-
nected with the nourishing pre-
cesses of the body.
In conclusion he says
1t seems probable therefore
that the bulk and brawniness Of
the Northerners (meaning the
SCOTCH has been in some measure
due to the stimulation of the
thyroid gland by oatmeal por-
ridge in childhood.
The Scotch eat Quaker Scotch
Oats because it is the best Of
all oatmeals.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-21
The Soft Answer,

At Il dinner in Bar Harbor Boston
woman praised the wit of the late Ed
ward Everett Hale.
Walking on the outskirts of Boston
one day." she said. he and inadvert-
emily entered field that had Nc
Trespassing sign nailed to a tree
Soon a farmer appeared
Trespassers in this field are prose-
cuted,' he said in grim tone.
DIR. Hale smiled blandly.
But we are not trespassers, my
good man. he said
What are you, them asked the
amazed farmer.
We're Unitarians,' said DR.. Hale"
Washington Star.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-21

In an article published in the
Youths Companion of Septem-
Der 23rd, 1909, DR.. Browne, the
great medical authority on
foods, says, about brain and
muscle building
There is one kind of food
that seems to me of marked
value as food to the brain and
to the whole body throughout
childhood and adolescence
(youth), and that is oatmeal.
Oats are the most nutritious
of all the cereals, being richer
in fats, organic phosphorus and
lecithins.
He says oatmeal is gaining
ground with the well-to-do of
Great Britain. He speaks of it
as the mainstay of the Scottish
laborer's diet and says it pro-
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-21
Many Were in the Same Boat,

According to the Saturday Evening
Post, this is story heard with much
glee by congress during the last days
of the Roosevelt administration:
During the recent cold spell in
Washington, a man, shiyering and
ragged, knocked at the. door of a K
street house and said to the lady:
Please, madam, give ME something
to eat. l am suffering severely from
exposure"
You must be more specific" the
lady replied. Are you a member of
the senate or of the house?"
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-21
z~x<*~>~ .6~~

1t is astonishing how many people can
be induced to accept old failures under
new names We have the old-fashoned
poke bonnet, with brim pressed flat, rag
ing as a "Merry Widow" just as we have
an unlined long coat that We used to call
an ulster, selling freely under a new name
So the oentury-old nsturalism that pro-
duced generations ago nothing but unbe-
levers in the Bible is now very fashion,
able though just as deadly, under the title
of ''historical criticism" and the unfrocked
Bishop Colenso has become leader of the
lords hosts and the dean and Col. Inger-
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-21
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

Dy local applications. as they cannot reach the dis
caseu porton ol the ear. There is only one way to
cure deafness, and that by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inIlamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachan Tube. When this
tube is mlamcd you have rumblins sound or i'm
perfect hearing and when it is entirely closed Deaf,
ness is the result and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal cond
tioH hearing will be destroyed forever: rnc cases
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing
but an inlamcd condition Of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of
Deafness caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
py Hairs Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free
F. J. CHENEY d Co, Toledo O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constitution.