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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
THE COLONEL.

Col Theodore Roosevelt, first
among the private citizens of the
United States, will pass through
Memphis tonight on his way from
georgia to Arkansas
Col. Roosevelt Is doing a work for
rs that we have been neglecting He
s trying to save the soil of the ma
ton and trying to make rascality in
public Office so odious that the sue
cessfuI grafter's acceptance as a party
leader and law maker viii no
longer be possible.
The colonel wants 10 put grating
in high places and by men Of high
standing on a level with pocketplck-
ing and other vulgar forms of theft.
Not the least OF the colonel's SER
vices to his eountrymen is the en-
he gave to the scholar
n politics. Pinchot Is one Of his
educated finds" These educated
.haps were denounced by the oil
army Of Grab-Alls as impractical
lreamers and as long-hafred cranks,
,ut when these college men began to
Expose srafters and grating systems
II high places they INDICATED The
ar-stghted Judgment Of the colonel in
INVITING them into public life.
Roosevelt is the apostle of the new
ida Of back to the farm, as well as
ne first preacher of the new national |
SIN, He wants the soil conserved, |
'nt more than all he wants to con
'erve our national character in the
ILLNESS of integrity and square deal.
ng
The colonel is a mighty talker, but
n all Of his utterances are preach
1ents for the material and moral
rowth of his country and his country
zen. More power to his tongue,
We hope the coloners Journey
Trough the south will continue to be
leasant and while Memphis misses
he honor Of entertaining him on this
lip, we hope to have him wis It's at
n early observation-disclosures.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.

| property several wealthy men offered
to give the entire amount. hut since
Uncle KemuS had been beloved by
many it was thought best that many
be allowed to help in purchasing the
| "Snapbean Farm"
From all over the civilized world
| letters approving the plan of the as
ISOLATION poured in, MIR. Carnegie
gave check for $1,000. Julia Ward
Howe and other American writer's ex-
pressed their sympathy with the work.
and from children all over the country
came countless small donations.
The association plans to install a Ii.
brary in Part of the house, to preserve
as memorials the rooms where MIR
Harris lived ;md worried and to con
vert the grounds into = playground for
children. Ii las also been suggested
tiar Il free kindergarten be conducted
in the bouse. Upon the lawn fountain
vii! Ne placed reproducing the four
footed characters of his stories In
bronze or marble.
THE Sign Of the Wrens Nest" Is
now occupied hy the Harris family
the widow, who was Miss Else La
Rose OF Canadian birth. and six chill
dren When asked whether she were
willing to have "Snapbean Farm"
pass out Of the family possession Mrs.
Harris said. Not If were going 10
live always. bu; loye to think Of
the home being keptas It Is as Il memo
rial to my husband"
1t il a quaint and homelike place.
The wide expanse Of veranda is shad-
ed by vines and made inviting with
great armchalrs and hammocks In
one corner Of the porch IL chair and
table at which Mr.. Harris wrote, In
the yard Is riot OF rosebushes and
other hardy southern flowers. When |
one IL seated on the veranda and peeps |
ont between the vines one might well
zee Bier Rabbit limping cautiously !
from behind clump Of bushes and |
shifting the air. In a nearby pasture |
"Ols Sis Cow" stands In the shade |
chewing her eud and switching the |
flies with her tail. and 10 tall poplar
that stands sentinel at the door the
bird sings day and night.
Mr. Roosevelt accepted an invitation
given him by Mrs A. Med. Wilson,
president Of the Uncle Remus Memo
rial association. to visit Atlanta on
Oct, s and make the address for the
benefit OF the association, Many other
noted men also volunteered to be pres.
ent on this occasion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10

and the women of the corps will have
reaped these qualities from their care
ful training should nothing more sc.
rious be demanded Of them when the
war bells ring out fiercely over our
land.
Both the Morse and scmapbore
codes are taught in the convoy corps.
AfRr the signaling comes the stretch
er drill The corps is mt first nut
through n highly involved foot drill
and then the stretcher is brought ir
and opened out exactly in regard to
the peculiar etiquette exacted by the
Il. a, NJ. G. A real man lies upon the
floor, and the squad double up with
their stretcher His wound is exam
ined and bound up by tic nurse of the
squad, and six eager pnirs of hands
lift him from the tiCar on to the knees
Of three Of tile bearers. The stretcher
is pushed adroitly under the wounded
man and he is lowered gently on to it
and is borne of triumphautly to the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
Beqears and Bandaqes.

1t was a case In which first aid to
the injured was imperative. but no
one present knew how to extend the
aid Presently a bandaged beggar
who bad been sitting on the curb cast
Oft his pretense of helpessness. Out
OF linen strips provided by the wo.
men In the crowd he fashioned band.
ages and applied them skillfully.
Where did you acquire all that skill
IN nurslnS?' n hystander asked
at Is one Of the first things the men
OF our profession learn" was the can
did response. Half our success de
pends upon arrangement OF bandages
that makes MS look ms If we had been
half killed No doctor can be depend
Ell on TO fix us I'D. SO we have TO do
our own bandaging. Every successful
man in the business practices on him
se'f and the other fellows until he can
turn out first class Job" New Yorb
Sun
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.

Next to The candidates for sheriff
perhaps the voters of Cairo and Al.
exander county are most interested
IN the candidates for county sehoo
superintendent at the coming elec.
ton; because the schools are among
the most important institutions IN
the community and it is necessary to
Keep them free from the faint Of
gang politics. or the equally demon
alizing influence of unworthy mo.
tNea OF prajudces. as it is to keep
the cnarcAes that way-both being
equal IN their influences as sources
Of good citizenship.
That unclean pol tics and unworthy
motives We're at work In the Repubti-
can primary election to defeat Prof
Gott and to place Mr. Twente in
charge Of the schools of the county
IS not open to question. 1t was com.
mon talk on the streets, before and
on the day Of the primary, that one
strong reason why the negro voters
I'D moi want Prof Gott, was that thew
blamed him for the failure ia Mace
negro school children among the
White children who constituted the
Human Flag" at the river front on
Ialt Day. More than likely prof
Gott had little or nothing to do with
this, but whether he had Or not is be-
side the question that presents H.
self to The voters or this city and
county Nor is it necessary here to
indulge in speculation as to what the
result would have been had an at.
tempt been made to mix the races
on that occasion. The fact remains
and II Is enough to know that the
failure to mix them was made an
issue at the primary election: that
MIR. Nellis and the managers of Mr.,
TWentes campaign accepted the issue
thus raised--perhaps raised It then.
SELVES to influence the mnthinkinr
negro voters, Certainly, these man,
ayers practically marRed in advance
nearly all the ballots cast by the
negroes, and thus brought about the
defeat Of probably the ablest man and
The most earnest school worker that
has ever been at the head of the
schools Of Alexander county
Mr.. Twente who was dominated
over Prof Gott BY small majority,
may be all that Is claimed for him,
and q great deal more. He may be
thoroughly qualified ror the position
of school superintendent (Which, ac-
coriing TO the belief Of many, he Is
not--and certainly he falls fiji short
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
those days

mission Many will retain councils,
mayors ward representation and
othe~ features long established, But
all must come to the application of
nonpolitical methods, the simplihca-
ton cF machinery, the shortened bal.
lot and the election o. fit administra.
tors regardless of party labels, All
must abandon the old checks and bal-
anees. 20 favorable to spells, and sub
stitute new ones--direct accountable
lily to Tie people, plain and honest
budgets, merit service. ctc.-Resord.
Herald.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
SATURDAYS MURDER.

/ There is somewhat sensational
sequel in the news columns this morn
| ing 10 the ugly murder story given
Yesterday morning, 1t appears that
Jim White, murderer, had some gooi
friends in two other Jims, who have
been unpleasantly before the public
in the past, and who. it seems, aided
rim to escape arrest. There was
reason to believe also yesterday, that
other friends We're at work in Whites
behalf, fixing up case" for him--a
case quite different from that told to
Officer Jones by an eyewitness to the
tragedy just after it occurred, as told
in yesterday mornings paper
friends" by the way, who have been
guilty OF dirty work" in other sim
liar cases. All of which leads to the
conclusion that it will require more
than ordinary vigilance and determ-
nation On The part Of those in au-
thority to get at the truth In the case.
There seems TO be little room for
doubt that In the killing of young OF
tersen Cairo has had another exhibi.
tion Of arrant cowardice, such as ls
of nearly all men who
depend upon the pistol to right their
wrongs, Daring the afternoon Otter
sen and White had quarrelled and the
former had called the latter had
names. But White had not the cour-
age to resent the insult at the time.
III get you after supper was his
threat 1t was not till be had his
head full of whisky and his fist on
the butt of big pistol that he got |
real angry" and as brave as lion
angry enough and brave enough to go
On hunt for his intended victim,
several saloons before he
ound him, then take him by surprise
'eat him over the head and shoot him
ike dog.
Cairo has had several cases like
his and all Of them bear out tie
generally accepted view that the fell
ow VINO has a reputation as a man
1ller is not much of a man himself
S in fact very contemplate sort of
human cm--for his reputation is gen
rally gained by such killings as that
i Saturday night-neyer in an open
lean man-to-man fight, where both Z
rave an equal chance for life.
1t is time that a new leaf was
urned over in Cairo in the handling
II such cases. We have had enough
irty work by the gang" in our cir
uit court in such cases. And it is
inc also that the city council began
o exercise more discretion in grant.
1g saloon licenses. so that men who r
ave been run out Of other communj, q
les for conducting disorderly placs !
specially when they pride themselves
pom being 'man-killers" are not per +
itted to come here to bring discredit =
pom the business and upon the city. II
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10

RANGER AT WORK IN NATIONAL FOREST.
Ing steadily and rapidly--ln some of
the forests at the rate of 100 per cent
per annum The day seems not far
distant when million persons will
annually visit them.
The records show that the seasonal
nse of the forests runs from two
months In a Colorado forest. such as
the Routt, to twelve months In an
Alaskan. such as the Tongass. But
the uses differ In Colorado the 1000
visitors entered the forest 10 ts,. ""
camp, to climb and to drink the mod
cinal winters, In Alaska the 1000 III
most solely to hunt ami fish. The
2l,o00 persons who went into the ~
conino forest. Arizona. during ninp
months, Went to camp or to enjoy
the scenery During four months TO-
QUO persons visited tile Angeles. Cat
The most popular of the forests Is thu.
Pike. containing the fafNous peak OF
that name.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10

standing on the banks Of the river
AWberg, between MaIlow and Fermoy
county Cork. Ireland, il a remarkable
edlhce known as Johnny Roche's Tow.
er. The whole tower was built by
the iaoor or one man. who subsequent.
~ resided In It This individual, who
received no education whatever also
erected mill. constructing the water
Wheei after special design Of his own
Long before the introduction OF the
bicycle he went about the country in
wheeled vehicle Of his own construc-
tioh' propelled by foot power His fast
feal was to build his tomb in the mid
Ole or The river bed John Roche died.
nut was not inferred In the strange
bufylng place which he selected for
himself, his less original relatives
deeming such mode Of sculpture IN
christian. london strand Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
HOW COMMISSION RULE WORKS

IN the last several weeks two or
three cities have joined the growing
group Of commission-goyerned munich.
palities. Perhaps the rush" is over
Tor the present, and people generally
are disposed to await the results OF
the experiments alreadp undertaken.
But there Is ne evidence or intima-
ton from any quarter that commission
government has been disappointing
On the contrary, all the reports SO far
are highly encouraging.
keokuk, Iowa, has Just published a
statement covering the first six
months of its new form of admins.
tratlon. There has been improve
ment all along the line. Bonded In.
debtedness has been reduced. a cash
balance has taken the place Of a
shortage and floating debt; the city
mas been drawing interest iustead of
paving it,, rents and fines have been
collected where they had never been
collected before more and better
work has been obtained in the street
repairing department, and at lessened
cost; and 50 on.
ire application of ordinary busl.
ness efficiency and method has
Drought about these results. A few
responsible men have accomplished
what many politicians under a system
OF misdireoted checks and balances
could not or would nor accomplish.
Many American cit'ets will ado,t
or need TO adopt, government BY com.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
A WoMAN's CORPS.
How the Fair Sex Of England Plar
to Help In Future Wars,

How the Fair Sex of England Plan
to Help In Future Wars.
Women as a race are just every bit
as patriotic as men. although the fact
has to be mentioned occasionally or
the public cannot believe 1t. A corps
which has just been started In Lon
don illustrates this tlnism beyond all
doubt 1t is called the "Women's Sick
and Wounded Convoy Corps, but Is
not given over to show and uniforms.
with careful avoidance Of hard work.
The strenuous life is really lived by
the convoy corps, and should war ever
come a well trained body OF women
Will be prepared to answer the call OF
their distressful country at twenty
four hours notice.
Self reliance and quick decision In
difficulties. a cool head, aud d ready
helping hand are always an advantage
In this world to their lucky possessors,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
NATIONAL FAIRGROUNDS.
Thousands Now Seek Recreation In
the Forests Of America

Thousands Now Seek Recreation In
the Forests of America
Before the years outing season Is
over nearly half million persons will
have sought recreation and health in
the national forests Of the Tilted
States According to the record Of the
United States department Of agricnl.
ture the total last year was in close
figures 40677115. With tine finest noun
tain scenery and much OF the best fish.
ing and big game hunting In the Unit
ed States. the national forests. made
more and more accessible each year
through protection and development by
the government. are fast becoming
great national Fairgrounds for the PEG
Pile
The use of the forests for recreation
is as YET In its beginning, but Is grow.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC NV

Fell Inc cars due TO leave sesuna ss. ~
"SAs AAaAS ing north on Commoroisy Ana.
every II minutes from q =. m. 10 Ii b. nj,
6oing NORTH on Walnut Stev1ry ID mtnnNad
nom =. m TO 1858 p. m,
IVPIdI q. LiIle 10 leave Second 81, GO ~
lng north on Holhrook; at 6s67; SIT; 6A2; OH
az am. and on the same minutes every hon,
until io42 and ffi7 p. m.
Going west on Twenty Eighth 81. NJ 1As
6l9 1874, 64s and 704 D. m. and on same mis-,
utes every hour until 1894 and llO4 ma
Poplar ~. cars due TO pass b. Mays pAyx
10 minutes AFTER leaving second 81
Beia Line Owl Cars i ras,' j On w ,;ss =
a.; l:5o q m, $50 4, M; sBU D. M. 4sg ID
hE@
North on Com merciA IN b A. Ia we Yw
IN a. m. "A. M Ga. m
beis ana Owl cars are dun sa paaR Yves
hnay-fourxh NJ, ID minute aver sss Vss
fec nd ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10

voters, like the disciplined machine
blowers. can insure the success of
he nominees they trust.
In passing we may observe that it
vas mighty good thing to embody
he primary legislation in two acts in
stead OF one. The RecordHeraId is
glad il harped on that necessity and
1xpediency, and helped to lessen the
LANCER Of real confusion Record
Herald
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10

LEGAL DECISIONS
Defective streets-AdmissibiIity Of

Defective streets-Admiss oil
Evidence-Mayor, etc, of City of Bir
mlngham VS., Pool. Where. in an ac-
ton for injuries TO a traveller on a de-
feetive street, witness testified that
ne called up the street commissions
cts oface and requested them over
the telephone to remedy the defect
several days prior to the accident,
and that the person answering the
telephone replied that it would be
attended to- and the street commits.
sioner denied obtaining the informa
ton and making the promise, it was
competent to show that a telephone
was kept in the commissioners office
that similar con plants were usually
received over the telephone, ana that
a person in the office mad authority
10 receive complaints during tae ah
Sence Of the commissioners -Su.
prone Court of Alabama, 81 s. r.,
137.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10

of being as well qualified as his de-
feated opponent proved himself to
be-. But the question of qualfica-
ton for the office was relegated to
the rear in the primary election; it
was subordinated completely to a
lquestion Of race prejudice in which
1.-THE interest of the schools had no
part except to be deliberately sacri-
Ificed. Hence, while it may not be
questioned that Mrs. Hacker who
opposes Mr.. Twente for the office of
school superintendent, is admittedly
better qualified, at least as we'll quail
fed as he for the position, she
stands far above him in that she
does not represent in her candidacy
and would not bring into the admins
Wation OF the office, Influences which
an thinking men must eoncede would
tend strongly to demoralize-in some
instances perhaps to ruin~-t1. |
schools Of The county
Mr. Nells for sheriff, and Mr. |
Twente for county school superin
-enJent stood together at the pr |
mary elections and they stand to-1
5ether now as candidates before the |
,eople upon an issue which they then
elves have forced upon us--the rer |
esentatives of an element in the cit
ma county which ought not to b
to dominate n THE condue
Il he sheriff's office or of the schools
1 the city and county; land the yot. |
ITS need 10 keep this uppermost In |
heir minds when they cast their bal |
OTIS on Nov. 3
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
PRIMARY CONFUSION.

The action Of the Illinois Supreme
Court in perniuing the filing of a
mahdamus petition 10 bring about
more nominationJ' for tho lower
house OF the legislature is significant,
DuI not necessarily alarming. The
politicians fear confusion worse con
founded as the result of the suit. but
Inc object of those who are behind
II IS distinctly laudable, What they
nope for or expect is a decision "peo.
ple,zlng the primary act and taking
away certain powers claimed under
It's phraseoIogy by the senatorial com.
mttees.
Or course, the law and It's inter
probation may yield us some sur.
prises, but the Supreme Court NAV
pc counted OH to take cognizanca of
consequences and put reasonable.
natural, healthy construction on the
feature IN question The most prn.
Sressive provisions Of the new sri.
mary legislation, it should be borne
~ Mind We're virtually dictated by
mat tribunals affirmationg of tho
principle that a primary is an cleo.
non at which the voters not the
bosses must be given opportunity to
exercise Their preferences.
y ne court should direct the Ger,
/ fIsN.,t H..
llhcatlon Of three house nominees by
each party from each district this ar
mat political organization might suf.
Ter losses. But the issue in the legis.
iatiye election ~ sinaio honesty,
moral fitness to represent the people
and there is nothing partisan about
this issue BY pumping the uprlglt
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
The siuancer.

Words have been added TO the Eng
lish language as the result Of wagers
The third Lord Spencer bet that by
cutting of the tail part OF his over
coat he could bring INFO fashion over
coats 50 short that the skirts Of the
uhdercoat would show beneath. He
won his wager. and Spencer" became
tue name both Of thnt garment and Of
me feminine one afterward construct.
ed In its likeness.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
September Circulation.

The above Is correct statement OF
the circulation Of The Cairo Bulletin
for the year 1909 and for the month
Of September, 1910.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this sixth day OF October, 1910.
LEO J. KLHB,
Notary Public,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number Of complete and
perfect copies Of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the year 1909 .. .22fs
Average number OF complete and
perfect copies OF The Cairo Bul
letin printed daily and Sunday
Turing the month of September
1910. ...... ,2t3S
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1
The creates e p4et 5abtit afd Brter
| Fox ana Sis tpn a3 Alls Meadows
and dc gals h5d won for himself the
love of millions
How i e.a W. Cevt +" said Andrew
Carnegie Waa sa was introduced to
Harris III the courae 1T a visit 10 AT.
lanta. Poly" responded Uncle Re
mus, and the two were friends al
once. MIR. Carnegie had come to At.
lanta with the ogden party, and he
mad made TWO requests of r. j. Pax.
ton, president Of the Atlanta chamber
or commerce. One was that he meet
Uncle Remus, ANA the other was that
ne meet no one but Uncle Remus. Mr.
carnegie came away declaring thar he
would never forget his visit to the au.
thor.
Inc famous author and his books are
much in the limefght just now owing
to the movement TO preserve his homo
IN Atlanta as memorial A short
tlme after the death of AIr. Harris an
Uncle Remus Memorial association
was organized The movement was
started by former Mayor Joiner Of At
lahta ana was taken up by prominent
ciubWomen. Mrs. A. Med. Wilson Is
president of the association and Presi.
dent Taft, Colonel Roosevelt and Mr.
carnegie are among the honorary vice
The object of the associa.
ton is to buy the home of Uncle Re.
mus from the Harris heirs and make
a memorial of it, The property is as
sessed at $4,000. As soon as ii be-
came known that the Uncle Remus
Memorial association could buy the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
Twenty five Years Ago Today.

Snbaqueous mines, containing
2S2,000 pounds Of ractarock aud
dynamite. exploded under Flood
rock, at Hell Gate. a strait con
meeting East river and Long Is
land sound. to remove the OBJ
struction to navigation.
The General Grant Monument
association reported a grand to-
tai In contributions Of SIS.
Si9af. General Grant died
July %. 1850
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10
Fifty Years Ago Today.
Oct. 10.

The New York Herald, fore.
most press opponent Of Lincoln.
conceded the possibility Of his
election In view of the verdict
of Pennsylvania on the 9th.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10

Rice Is overwhelmingly ahead Of any
other food in Asia In Europe it |.
scarcely raised,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-10

How rich Is heT' "fmmenseIy.
He's had every operation the doctors
could think of,"-New York American