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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
SANE CHRISTMAS NEXT.
Why Should indiscrin1inate Gift Civ.
ing to Grownups Continue?

Why Should indiscrin1nate Gift Civ.
ing to Grownups Continued
Is the movement for safe and
sane fourth of July to be followed by
one for an economical Christmas? Do
the majority Of people feel that the
Christmas present has been as much
overdone as the firecracker, the toy
cannon and the pinwheel?
1t must be understood in the outset
that the movement TO eurtail Christ.
mas giving has no relation to the chill
dren. The joy of the little ones In
their Santa Claus and his bounty is
too beautiful thing TO disturb. 1t is
only the presents to<the erownups, 10
every Tom. Dick and Harry with
whom one happens TO be acquainted
the presents that are a burden and a
bore both to giver and recipient that
it IL proposed to abandon.
Frequently these are given through
sense of duty and cannot be af
forded by the donor. Just as frequent
ly they ara not needed by the one on
whom they are bestowed Thus the
outlay Is not justified. II Is depriva-
ton to one without any corresponding
benefit to the other The recipient In
turn feels It a duty to make presentSto
the giver. presents-that perhaps he can
as little afford and that his friend
as little needs. Thus both have had to
make sacrifices for which they have
received no equivalent good. 1t Is this
sort of giving when we expect re-
turn. this giving through sense OF
past or prospective obligation. against
which there is widespread revolt. 1t
Is not in harmony with the Christmas
spirit. 1t Is commercial, onerous and
lacking In spontaneity. 1t makes us
dread the return Of the holiday when
we should welcome 1t with joy.
Fortunately the habit is dying out
Without any preconcerted movement
to that end 1t is still being dropped by
mutual consent. A has reached the
point OF insurgency where he doesn't
give n hang whether b remembers him
or not. He will not rack his brain
and depIete his pocketbook buying I'M
welcome things for Il, only to cause b
in turn to hurl. perhaps grudglngly,
equally unwelcome things at his own
head. All unknown TO A the same in
surgency has been working IN the
heart of Il. and the irrational custom
falls OF its own weight. In conse-
ouenee the day ON which we celebrate
the birth Of the Son Of Man ceases to
be a bargain counter exchange.
with the children it is different. We
give to them for the pure joy Of It,,
without any hope Of return. We enter
into their joys and partake Of the
Christmas spirit by sharing 1t with
them. Thus we unconsciously fulfill
the command of him in whose honor
the day is celebrated and vertically be-.
come as little children
J. a. EDGERTON.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
SANTA CLAUS At
/ CH|LDREN'S HOME
TOYS, CLOTHING AND GOOD
THINGS TO EAT PLEASE THE
LITTLE ONES.
HAD PICTURES TAKEN
Fifteen Children in Home--Many At
tending Schcol--Several Wis
TORS Yesterday--Police.
men Give Turkeys.

| The fifteen little inmates of thu
Cairo Children's Home enjoyed a
bounteous visit from old Santa Claus.
Visitors at the home yesterday found
/ the little girls. dressed in new frocks,
lnlaying with their new dolls, riding
| them in the dear little carriages, and
the little boys busily engaged with
their new mechanical toys, miniature
railway trains, and otherwise enjoy
ing themselves.
Fifteen good, healthy little Ape
tites were appeased by the best foo /
| the market afforded All that goes
| to make an ideal Christmas dinner
Twas there for the little ones cast up
on the mercies of the world, under
circumstances in some cases which
he general work-a-day public knows
not Of. The most beautiful part OF
the discipline OF the institution is
where the little foundlings "say
grace" Before the meal is begun nj
teen little heads bow and fifteen lit.
tie voices and hearts give thanks tc
the Almighty, in words and tones
taught them by the watchful matron
TO see the children engaged in this
dear little prayer is moving Per
haps, they really do realize how
thankful they should be-
A visitor at the home yesterday
photographed the little ones n q
grouD The children were highly
pleased, s, but seemed disappointed
when they found the pictures codle
not be seen at once after the expos.
IRE was made.
No matter how much attention has
been called to this noble institution
and the excellent matron in charge.
IL can be cried along the highways
and byways that here is one chari,y
in Cairo that the people should aid
with a generous hand, and 1t appears
that this fact is fully realized, TO
Judge from the large amount of use
full materials and money given this
year to the benefit of the little ones.
Who knows that the walls of the
Children's Home today may not har,
Dor future president OF the United
States, or a second Julia Ward Howe?
No additional subscriptions to The
Bulletins fund to be donated to the
iChildren's Home were reported yes
terday The list at present is as fol-
lows:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
CHRISTMAS AT p. o.

December rs will be observed al
the Cairo postoffice. Carriers VIII
make the morning delivery and col
lection trips but no other service will
be required OF them on that day. Gen.
eral delivery windows will close al
room. Money order and registry di
visions will be closed all day. MAJ
will be dispatched from the postoffce
same as on other days.
SIDNEY B. MILLER,
Postmaster.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
Adams-Giil.

William d. Gill and Miss Anna A
Adams were married Sunday after
noon at 5 o'clock at the residence Of
the brides parents, 326 Division
street.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. DIR, L. G. Graham Of the Calvary
Baptist church.
The wedding was attended by the
relatives and few intimate friends
OF the bride and groom. Z
The bride was becomingly attired
in blue travelling suit with hat to
match.
Mr.. Gill Is an employe Of the Sim
ger Mfg. Co. in the capacity of head
saw filler. The bride is the daughtef
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Adams and
is a young lady OF charming person
atty.
The young couple leave today for
Mount Vernon, H.. where they will
visit the relatives of the groom. When
they return to Cairo they will reside
a. $40 Thirty-eighth street, which has
been furnished BY the groom.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
Automobiles.

In 1890 there We're only fifty motor
cars In America.
A recent investigation revealed the
fact that there are about 5000 storage
battery automobiles in Chicago.
A plant for manufacturing CONNER
cial motorcars which will employ 1000
men Is contemplated in Michigan.
The general use of the automobile In
a South African town has caused the
abandonment Of a short railroad and
one Of Its stations has been turned into
a garage.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26

Mrs. Henrietta L. bradley, of Gil
Twenty-second street, who mas con-
Quoted q hair dressing parlor in Cairo
for many years on Eighth street,
leaves his morning for st, Louis, ac-
companied by her daughter, Mrs.
Leila b. Turner, where she will be
married to Rev. T. III. Lockwood
Tuesday evening at the Douglas ave
nue. church. Rev. Lockwood is a
negro minister who has a church at
Springfield. Mo, which will be the
future home of the couple.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
KILLS TWO BROTHERS.

Dublin, Ga. Dec. 25.-Marshal
Erastus Raffield, living near here,
this afternoon shot and killed two
Thigpen brothers and fatally wound
ed the third Raffield was appointed
marshal last Thursday, after another
man. 1t lis said, had been run out OF
the community. and this afternoon
the Thigpen brothers notified him he
would have to leave or be locked 10
in Jail. A fight ensued, and when
one Of the brothers reached for his
pistol Raffield began firing. No ar
rest have been made,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
Resisted the Officer.

Henry Orange, son of the notorious
James Orange was arrested yesterday
for being drunk and disorderly and
resisting an officer. This is the same
negro who claimed to be injured on
the Cairo and Thebes railroad few
days ago when the locomotive tender
jumped the track.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
PERsANoL MENTION

Simon Willard Of Mound City, was
here yesterday.
Dan Sullivan has returned from a
visit to Wickliffe, KY.
W. a. Shumate of Sikeston, Mo-,
was In thecity yesterday.
Mrs. j. A. O'Bryan of Charleston,
Mo-, was In the city yesterday.
Ralph Barter viii return today from
a visit to relatives in Mt Vernon, Ind.
d. l.. Williamson of Jackson, Tenn,
spent Christmas with his mother here
Lillard Turk, OF Fardwell, XIV. was
in the city visiting friends yesterday.
Miss Catherine Bently is spending
the holidays with friends at villa
Ridge.
John Ladd Of Peoria, H.. spent
Christmas with his father here yes.
terday.
Will English Of Memphis, Tenn, is
in the city visiting relatives and
friends.
Phil Fitzgerald of Memphis, spent
Christmas here with relatives anc
friends.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
Full Program at Gem Today

The program at the Gem theatre
was little disarranged yesterday
afternoon and evening by the non-ar-
rival CT vaudeville artists. A belatei
train was the cause. The people
have arrived and the full program
will be given this afternoon and even
ing Robert Meyers. Cairo's own
yiolinist, again delighted large audi
ences, catering to the varied musical
tastes,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
Birds Mill Merchant Deal

J. D. Merriman OF Birds Mill, Mo.
opposite Cairo. died Saturday after
noon at O'Clock at his home, aged
II years. Mr.. Merriman had been
conducting a general store at Bird S
MILL Deceased leaves his wife. The
remains viii be taken to Charleston
today for interment in the Odd Eel
lows cemetery Burke e Blaine are
the funeral directors
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
NEGRO Shoots Another.

p. L. Lyms, negro shot another
negro named Sam Settles at 4:45 yes
terday afternoon at 2l1h Fifth stree
where they had been quarreling. The
shot struck Settles in the side and
Is not considered dangerous wound.
Officer Mills arrested Lyms and put
him in the city Jail
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26

For the convenience Of patrons Of
the street car line, books containing
Is tickets for $500 are for sale at H.
C. Schuh's Drug Store and at the or
flee. 1908 Washington. Cairo Electric
g. Traction Company.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
Rapidly MultinIyInn.

Judging from the advertising pages
OF the magazines" remarked the Oh.
server Of Events and Things. 1T
seems to me that there Is new safe.
" razor invented every minute.
Yonkers Statesman.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
SOCIAL o4ND PERSONAL y

I mrs. E. L. Tibbs, of st. Louis, IL
spending the holidays with ner rela.
Itives in this city.
| Oberly Gossnlan, of st. Louis, is in
| the city to spend the holidays with
relatives and friends.
c. G.. Beard of Memphis, Tenn. was
| in the city yesterday the guest OF
Miss Alice DeRossett.
Miss Virginia Halliday, who has
been i'll with an attack of quinsy,
was much Improved yesterday.
Miss Nettie Smith of $40 Thirty
sixth street, whoh as been i'll for sew
e.al weeks, is much improved.
John Mackey Of Vienna will be
dcwn today to attend the dance given
by the Younger society set tonight
Cleve Champion OF Cape Girar
deau, Mo-, is spending few days
with relatives and friends In the city, |
Joe lflynn, who is attending school |
at Chicago, is here spending the holi-
days with his father, John p. Glynn.
Miss Inez McCord and mother. OF |
Memphis, Tenn, are visiting Mrs. r..
and family of Twenty-eighth
street. s4
w. N. Stuart, who has been EN-
pl0yed in the office of Armour and |
ca, for some time, mas gone to Pine
Bluff, Ark.
John Lynch of Maiden, Mo-, who
S attending school at Columbia. Mo
spent Saturday here the guest OF
John A Hufneinz.
F. E. Shields, wife and son If
rhebes, are spending the holidays
With Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Summons,
il 721 Twenty-second street.
DR.. w. r. McCIusky of Anna was
n the city yesterday and preached
1 both the morning and evening ser
ices of the Presbyterian church.
G. l.. Kistner returned yesterday
rom Little Rock, Ark, where mel
pent the past week on visit to his
on, c. l. Kistner, Jr,, and family.
Miss Clara DeGelder of Beech
,idge, who has been visiting Miss
Helen Hill OF Poplar street, for a few
lays, returned to ner home yester-
lay
Stephen Bird, father of City Attor-
ley Hunter Bird. is at st. Mary's In.
Urinary. where he underwent sur
;lcal operation. He is recovering
rom the effects.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Barth of Dan
lille, H., are spending the holidays
with Mr.. Parth's mother, Mrs. S.
3arth, of 622 Thirty-sixth street Mr..
Barth is an engineer on the Big Four
John F. Rector, Jr., of vicksbrrg,
Miss, Is in the city spending the
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F.. Rector, of Walnut street.
Mr.. Rector is engaged in the news
paper business at Vicksburg.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
kress' open WedntSd
One O'clock.

Unusual preparations are be-
ing made at Kress TO make
their Gegtiiar Annual Inventory
Sale, which starts Wednesday,
Dec. 2Sth al ! O'Clock. one to
be remembered. The store will
be closed to the public Wednes-
day forenoon but all employees
will be very busy inside, as
scmbling the big bargains 10
each department SO that the
doors can be opened promptly
at o'clock next Wednesday.
All leftover holiday goods.
slightly soiled or broken, as
sortnents CT staple lines. etc,
must be closed out before the
Annual Inventory is taken at
the end of this week, conse-
auenty great bargains are
promised.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
aclinaton. Ky. couple Marry.

Arlington, KY, Couple MaFry'
Mr.. Lee and Miss Robertson, both
of Arlington, Ky, were married yes
terday afternoon at 1880 O'Clock at
the parsonage of the Calvary Baptist
church, the ceremony being per
formed by Rev DR.. l.. G. Graham,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
Christmas Dance

One OF the most enjoyable dances
Of the season will be given tonight
at Swoboda's hall by the younger So
ciety set. The main feature of he
dance will be German led by Mr.,
Leon Denison. The invitation list III
cludes about fifty couples.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
CITY NEWS in BRIEF
Gave Them Gold.

The employees Of the Alexandeg
County National and Savings Banks
from the janitor Up. weer each re-
membered by the officials to the ex-
tent OF $40 gold pieces.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26

Jan. 31st. 1911, present prices on
gas ranges will be withdrawn. Feb
lst, 1911, prices will be higher. Cairo
City Gas Company.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
Peerless Club Dance.

The Peerless Club will give their
regular weekly dance at Swoboda ha'l
"Wednesday evening.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26

We sell gas ranges on time pay
ments and at reduced prices till Feb
LIST, Cairo City Gas Company.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26
Missionary Society.

The Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church viii be enter,
tanned by Mrs. B. HI. Wing Of SIS Cen
ter treet tomorrow Tuesday after
noon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26

"Jones Is fast going to the dogs"
"Tm very sorry to hear 1t. I'm ex
tremely fond Of dogs. Lippincott's.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26

LARGEST and cheapest line Q
toys In the city, DeBaun's Twenty
eighth and Poplar.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-26

lie, not the useless sorrow
Pursue you night and morrow.
II ecr you hoped. hope now,
Take heart. uncloud your faces
And JOIN in our embraces
Under the holly bough.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-04
WATCHED OVER BY SATAN.
superstitions That Irvine About the
Mandrake Plant.

Superstitions That Irvine About the
Mandrake Plant.
The little plant the mandrake has a
wealth of tradition centerlng round it
such as is seldom found in floral lore.
Quite an insignificant little plant with
spindle shaped root often divided
into two or three forks and rudeIy re-
sembling the human form, it is doubt
less from this latter fact that it has
derived its name. Langhorne In the
latter part Of the eighteenth century
tells us to
Mark how the rooted mandrake wears
His human feet. his human hands,
while it was once believed that per-
son pulling up mandrake would in
stantly fall dead. This was said to
be because the mandrake had a human
heart at its root and when pulled 1t
would scream In such a fearsome man
ner as to terrify the hearer to death or
else induce madness. Shakespeare
alludes to this where he says:
And shrieks like mandrakes torn out OF
the earth,
1hat living iHOEtAls, nearing tneIu, run
mad.
And again in "King Henry VII"
where Suffolk, asked by Queen Mar
garet whether he has not spirit to
curse his enemies, replies;
Would curses kill. as doth the mandrake's
groan.
would invent as bitter. searching terms
AS curst, as harsh. as horrible to hear.
From time immemorial the man
drake has been associated with en-
chantments and has ever been be-
lieved to be one of the most powerful
charms of witches. Mr.. Conway in
paper on Mystic Trees and Flowers"
states that "by popular superstitions
in some places it is said to be per-
petually watched over by Satan, and
if 1t be pulled up at certain holy times
and with certain invocations the evil
spirit win appear to do the bidding Of
the practitioner = Westminster Re
view
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-04
Early LandhoIdino.

Nothing is clearer than the fact that
the system Of landholding in the most
ancient races was communal Private
right in land was for long time I'M
known, the source of life being held in
common between the members Of the
tribe. Not only land, but all property
that in any way had to do with the
general welfare. was looked upon as
belonging to the whole tribe in com
mon, no individual having the right to
call it his own. Gradually and after
very long time, under the old regime,
the right Of private ownership began
to creep in until at last it became the
recognized rule pretty nearly every
where.-New York American
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-04

legal papers; he had observed Wayne's
visits and had CHANGED to learn who
he was
Redmond on the afternoon which
he had spent with his friend had seen
Wayne kneel beside Miss Saintsbury's
chair and kiss her hand, the gentle eli
max Of their first love episode. Later,
on the street, he had encountered
Wayne and had observed him with a
natural interest. And. having eyes that
were keener than an eagles, Redmond
had remarked the sinister figure of the
convict slouching upon Wayne's TRAN.
In European capitals. as an attache of
embassies, he had seen much of that
sort Of thing, and he knew that it
meant mischief. Therefore he well
coined the opportunity to put the
threatened man upon his guard
through the agency of the woman who
loved him. and if he had not been in
Vited to tell Miss Saintsbury's fortune
he would have disclosed what he knew
IN the ordinary way of conversation.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-04

A hunter finds some honey in the fs-
sure Of rock, fills jar with it and
takes 1t to a grocer. While it is being
weighed a drop falls to the ground
and is swallowed up by the grocer's
weasel. Thereupon the huntsman's
dog rushes upon the weasel and kills
it. The grocer throws a stone at the
dog and kills him. The huntsman
draws his sword and cuts off the gro
GERS arm, after which he is cut down
by the Infatuated mob of the bazaar
The governor of the town, informed
Of the fact, sends messengers to arrest
the murderer. When the crowd re-
sisted troops were dispatched to the
scene of the conflict, whereupon the
townspeopie mixed themselves up in
the riot, which lasted three days and
three nights, with the result that
10000 men were slain. All this through
a drop of honey.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-04
Cadets Must Sacrifice Comfort For the
Sake of Looks.

Cadets Must Sacrifice Comfort For the
Sake of Looks.
''It is true,' said a retired army off,
with the Washington Herald, that
many West Pointers acquire a figure
of perfection of symmetry and a car
riage .he acme of manly grace, but
these are due not to any ingenious ap-
planes, but to the systematic drills
and exercises that make the cadet, to
certain extent, an athlete. At the
outset these young fellows are put
through what are called the setting
up exercises, their object being to
straighten the body and develop the
chest. One might suppose that 1t would
require great amount of such exer-
else to make any marked showing, but
three long hours of such exercise daily
will soon produce beneficial results In
the most stopped FORMS
"The cadet uniform is also a great.
help in this direction. The dress coat
is tight, very tight The shoulders are
heavily padded in order to give them
square effect The chest is made
thick, so that there will be no danger
Of wrinkling. And In size new dress
coat seems always to be designed for
boy several times smaller than the
one who is to wear it. A new dress
coat, in fact, is always a source of
suffering to its owner. When he first
puts it on 1t buttons readily about the
neck, but seems to lack about six
inches at the waist The owner may
squirm and wriggIe and attempt to re-
duce his waist to a minimum circum-
ference, but his maiden efforts are
never sufficient to button the new dress
coat. Experience is a great teacher,
though, and the young fellow laugh
ingly requests one or two Of his friends
to lend their assistance, and he finally
succeeds in buttoning the coat. All
this for the sake of looks. Comfort has
no place in the makeup of a West
Pointer; it's discipline and looks"