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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-10

suredly none of them could have sur
viyed the ordeal If it had 1t re,
bounds to the everlasting credit OF
Americans that they have been able
to forgive-if not forget---to again
unite under one flag the flag thar
we all honor and revere now; ,ae
flag of a reunited people who rank
among the most powerful on earth
and the reunited country is counted
as one of the world powers. Today
the loyal sentiments of the people OF
the South and the people of the North
flow together like the current of =
stream that had been divided by a
rock only to mingle again after the
obstacle had been passed.
isn't this result worth even all that
it cost in blood and treasure, IN
heart breakings and tears. on the
part of the north? Hon. Reed Green
expressed the idea | would like to con.
yey. in an address I heard him make
some years ago to a gathering of old
soldiers. He said that, but for the
successful efforts of the North to pre-.
arye the union of states intact, there
night now be not merely two unions
or confederacies, but several north,
south, east and west; continually
euarreling among themselves and
/ one strong enough to resent or de-
fend itself from even petty foreign
ggression; that the success of the
north meant the strong, influential
MON of today with people imbuai
with the same unity of purpose.
Yet, after all. are such sacrifices as
were made during those four horrible
years remembered in the North as
they should be- except by those par
Elephants who still survive? The gen,
erations that have grown from in
fancy to manhood and middle age
since that memorable April day fifty
years ago know of them in only a
perfunctory sort of way as they have
| been taught in the public schools, and
think of them almost as the basele5s
| fragments of a dream.
This. perhaps, is not to be Won
dered lat for in the rush, turmoil and
worry of more recent days, there are
too many other things to demand at.
tention now to the exclusion of events
of half a century ago of which they
coud have no knowledge except that
gained by books or tradition. Even
the pres ent secretary of the treasury
said y public speech only few
days i go that the whole system OF
pensions to civil war veterans was a
mistake; possibly, he admits, an
honest one at the time it was made,
born from a historical sentiment of
gratitude for what had been accom-.
plished, but mistake that should
be corrected now. So it may be that
Republics are ungrateful," but the
Nation still survives, grander IN,
more powerful than ever.
JOHN F. RECTOR.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-10
A MEMORABLE DAY
WEDNESDAY WILL BE ANNIvER
SARY OF FIRING ON FORT
SUMPTER-5o YEARS AGO.
Brief Review of Its Effect-cairo Sol.
dier Recalls Experiences
Preservation Of Union Not
Duly Appreciated.

Wednesday, April 18th, 1911-Not o
date of more than ordinary signif.
canoe to the average man of today,
to those whose hair has not yet be.
gun to show the silvery badge of mid
die age. Yet it marks the fiftieth an.
|niversary of the most important event
that has occurred on American soil
since the first gun was fired for in.
dependence at Lexington.
1t was on the 18th of April, 1861
half century ago. that South Care.
lima troops under the command OF
Gen. Beauregard opened fire on For;
Sumpter in the Charleston harb0r
which was CALAMITY defended by Ma
jor Anderson and his little, handful
of United States artillerymen unit
stress of circumstances compelled the
surrender the next day.
Some one said thai the musket shot
at Lexington was "heard round the
world" But it is equally true that
the echos of that cannon shot across
the quiet waters of Charleston harbor
that peaceful April morning rollej
round the world for more than four
years and its reverbrations were ell.
for score OF years afterward
Will you pardon one who has a
vivid personal remembrance of that
day If he INDUCES in a bit Of memo.
rizing on that event and the events
that followed? Not to fight the wa
over again nor even refer to the
causes that led up to it.
For more than four years one PEG.
pie people speaking the same Ian.
guage, worshipng the same God re.
lated by ties of blood and friendship
and who for nearly hundred years
had dwelt in peace and harmony. wa
divided into waring sections. Millions
yes, really and truly-millions OF
men from the South and the North.
sought the lives of each other on tha
fields of battle. Billions of treasure
was spent and billions Of proper H
in the efforts OF one side
to destroy the union of states and ot
the other to preserve 1t. The whole
world looked on in amazement and
horror, and some of them reioiced to
think that the republic was at au
end none even dreamed that in less
than half century that those seem.
ingly broken links Of Mnship and
friendship would have been revealed
the scars healed and almost forgotten
What other country on the face OF
the globe could have so quickly and
SO completely recovered from such a
strife? Certainly none Of them ever
had such an experience and most as.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-10

NEWS FROM OUR NEIcHBoRs
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Willis Friganza of Vienna Is in the
city visiting with his wife, who Is
here the guest OF her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Mertz
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Hayden of Rock
port, Ind, spent few days with NJ"
and Mrs. j. N. Bowers on Main street
while en- route to their home from
Charleston, Mo, where they HAYS
been visiting,
Miss Jessie Neadstine has returne1
home from Quincy where she spen
the winter with her brother, Geo
and his wife. Miss Neadstine :
much improved in health.
Little Miss Miriam and Master Ray
mon, children of l.. A. Murphy are O.
, the sick list.
Mrs. Fisher and daughter, Miss An
toinette of Mounds were shopping
here Saturday.
| MlsSeS Nay IldWNih al" hN 49,
| Armstrong have returned from Ca
bondale where they attended meet
ing of the Southern Illinois teachers
| James Ince of Cairo was in tn
city Friday on business.
| Mrs. II. NJ. Smith is i'll at her hom'
! on Third street.
Mrs Irma Belts is sufficiently re
covered from an attack of la gripp'
10 be out again.
n. A. Arnold, who has been visiting
his son at Golden is in the city. tn
guest Of his son, Robert Arnold OF
Poplar street.
Miss Minnie Lewis of America wa
in town Saturday shopping.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodli
! Episcopal church will meet Wednea
day afternoon with Mrs. Claude Smi
ON Main street. There will be II
meeting of the Guild of St. Peter
Episcopal church this week on az
count of the observance of H0''
Week, but the next meeting will b.
held at Mrs H. Goldsmith's home @.
Fourth street Wednesday, April 10 Il
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committee. This, however, was EN-
phatically denied by Elbridge Han
ecy, counsel for Lorimer, VINO is pre-
pairing to make a fight to the last
ditch in the event the committee re-
ports adversely to the interests OF
his client.
Edward Tilden, president of the
National Packing Company, named
by Mr.. Funk as inc treasurer Of the
Lorimer fund, also held conferences
with his attorneys. E4H
Mr.. Tilden, who is under Indictment
by the federal grand jury with nine
other packers, is expected to be tie
first witness to be called by the com
mittee next Thursday
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CAR LOAD Of BABIES
Young Married Couples of Fort Worth
Ask For Them--Houston Would
Not Divide Supply.

Fort Worth, Tex, April 9.--Becau e
the stork is making few visits in Fc t
Worth there is a big shortage in t @
local baby market. To relieve th s
shortage, the United Charities Ass J.
citation today announced that at G
request of many young married &C :
pies charity associations in Ne "
York had been written asking that a
car load of infants between the ag s
of months and years be sent TO
Fort Worth. This morning car load
of sixty-ix New York bNbies passed
through here in charge or nurses to
Houston, where homes have already
been found for them.
The United Charities Association
tried to obtain few of these, but the
demand in Houston was greater than
the supply, so Fort Worth has or
dered car of its own. Four months
ago several car loads of New YORK
Infants were distributed at New Or
leans, Houston, Dallas and San An.
tonic. and many young wives actually
besieged the train in efforts to OBJ
tain baby.
While Texas has ousted trusts, no
law has been passed against Stork
&. Co., and his failure TO deliver the
goods in this state has not been eli
planned.
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Call Many Witnesses.


There natural element of the caion pasma fbrou
constituent which y the true healing quality Of the blood This pas
this vital fluid only loses heal but
aon wound ulcer the flesh The
and the enlag External applications
because such treatment does the blood
expected from pers washes saves etc. is cleansing soothing effect
heals old
down the blood the impurities
the keeping the then the bound
all blood
but restores the healing pmi qualities promoting
quality for good health S. S. builds
bottom the ulcer to the skin and makes
Sores and Ulcers and medical advice
stores. TIE SWIFT SpEryETc m ATLANTA "a III
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-10
MOUND CITY.
April 9.


Mrs. Henrietta Clanton of Mounds
was In town shopping Saturday,
Miss Kate Tobin of Mounds spent
Saturday afternoon with her sister
Mrs. Henry Parker on Pearl street
Frank Tobin Of Cairo. brother OF
Mrs. Parker was also her guest Sun
day
Among the Cairo visitors and shop
pers Saturday were Mesdames VIM
Wilson, Alva Smith, II. M. Ford A.
w. Williamson. Edgar Miller Geo
Belts and Frank Handley and Miss
Helen Wilson.
Ollie TAR Of Cairo spent Sunday
with his sister Miss Earle Tarr.
Miss Margaret Rhegness of Jack
son, Tenn, is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. B, Blankenship on East FRS
street.
James Mcclure of Commercial ave
ME left Friday for the oil fields Of
California where he has secured em
ployment and where he expects tt
make his future home His wife viii
join him later.
ID. G.. Craig was in Cairo Saturday
on business. -
Claude Smith who has had a pos
tion with the Metropolitan Life In
surance Co. IN this city the past yea:
has received promotion to the as
sistant superintendency at Caruthats
vile, Mo, and he and his wife vii
leave for that city the ensuing week
The Ladies Aid Of the Consregd
tional church will conduct atheu
Easter market Saturday, April 15tf
in the store room recently vacated b'
c, L. Harrison In the Phoenix Block
Mr.. and Mrs John Walker, Mrs
Flora Arnold and Mrs, Alice Hilemaf
of Olmsted attended the Odd Fellows
installation in this city Friday even
ing.
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Of legislators by the Lorimer support
ers. These will be questioned closely
concerning their own votes for Lori
mer ana certain transactions proceed
ing the senatorial election with which
they are known to have been oon
nectel.
In all 125 subpoenaes have been
served in Chicago within the last few
days, Among this army o. witnesses
are several millionaires who are be
lieved to know something about the
creation of the "slush" fund and its
disbursement.
Contributors Aeitated.
Rumors were current along LaSallf
street that the persons who gave the
100000 We're considerably agitated
at the prospect OF being called on the
stand before the Helm committee
! The summoning of number of lead
ers of the packing interests created
a very uneasy feeling.
Although the givers realized that
there was no penalty attached to the
donating of money to the Lorimel
fund. they likewise recognized the
danger of endeavoring by false testi
mony to deceive the committee, De
cause the testimony is all given un
der oath and, if proved incorrect,
leaves the givers liable to prosecu
ton for perjury.
Considerable pressure is being
brought to bear, 1t is said, on Sena
tor Lorimer TO induce him to resign
and relieve mis- friends of the embar
RAISING predicaments in which they
find themselves.
New Lease on Life.
The Helm committee, it is said by
members of the senate, probably will
be given new lease of life in order
that 1t may continue it's investigations
even after the adjournment of the
present session 1t is not likely that
Senator Douglas W. Helm, chairman
of the committee, will decide to
transfer the scene of the committees
activities from Springfield to Chi.
cago, although certain members OF
the committee may come here to
make personal investigations.
A conference Of Lorimer advise, 1
was neld during the day at the La.
Sale Street National Bank and, it is
said, message was sent to Chairman
Helm requesting him to confer with
them early this week.
Hanecy Cenies it.
1t was said that Senator Lorimer
desired to make a proposition to the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-10
PAYING ELECTION BETS
Traffic Blocked on Chicago Streets
BY Pushing WheelbarroWs Car
ryine Harrison Voters.

Chicago, April 9.--1Street cars, wag'
ons and autos were jammed into a
tangled traffic mass at Clark and Ran
Golph streets by the paying of two
"wheelbarrow" election bets yester
day noon.
Teter G. Manusos a South Water
street commission merchant, and
Peter Baraglia proprietor OF shoe
shining stand in the Hotel Sherman,
the losing Merriam Supporters, TOOK
turns at the wheel" Tom Johnson,
pformer attorney for the fire depart
ment, who won from Baraglla, and
DR.. Robert G. Guarno took the posi-
tions of honor on the vehicle
Noon Traffic Blocked.
The odd caravan, headed by little
German band and including com
mittee of lawyers VINO had drawn mp
the betting articles before the cleo
ton, and also number of relatives
of the principals, started at noon
from lambs cafe, Clark and Randolph
streets. The, paraders were able to
push through the immense crowd
that gathered and to make their way
north on Clark street.
AS they came in sight on their re.
turn crowds of the curious disregard
ed the heavy traffic and in a ew
minutes the busy corner was blocked
from four directions
A Gordon of mounted police en-
deavored to lead the parade through.
The policemen were interrupted II
their efforts by Chief Steward, who
had seen The mix-up from the city,
Building.
Chief Steward Intervenes.
Raising his arms to the mounted
officers he shouted:
Now break this nonsense up. II
they try to continue, arresT them
The order was effective. The
wheelbarrow was abandoned, the
band dispersed and adjournment was
taken to Lambs cafe, where dinner
was bought by the losers.
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Secretary to the President.

Charles Dewey Hilles. who succeed
ed @. d. Norton as secretary to Presi-
deaf Taft. has for the past two years
been assistant secretary of the treas
ury. At the time Of his appointment
to his new post Mr.. Hilles had com
pleted arrangements to engage In bust
ness in New York city, but gave up
this plan at the solicitation Of the
president, His acquaintance with Mr..
Taft dates back to the time when the
president was a judge in Ohio. They
were close friends, and on his election
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-10
by Captain GEORGE L. KILMER.
copyright by American Press Associt
ton, 1911

by Captain GEORGE L. KILr1ER.
copyright by American Press Associa.
ton. 1911
Ut was moment OF interest to the
little band in Fort Sumter when
Il at reveille on the 9th of January,
1861, the news reached them that
a large steamer flying the United
States flag was Off the bar of the har-
Dor, two or three miles distant. Ev-
cry one was afraid the garrison was
to be"taken away The men talked 1t
over at breakfast, but even while they
were talking the vessel was rapidly
sstcaming up the channel. Then every
man climbed to the ramparts, but
there was no excitement Suddenly a
blue puff of smoke from hidden bat
terry i.s!le more than mile from
Sumter showed plainly that the Con
federates In Charleston had their opln-
ion of the strange steamer, the IA
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-10
NEW PROOF FOUND.
RECORDS OF CHICAGO BANKS
SHOW SEVERAL DEPOSITS OF
"LoRlMER MONEY"
Helm Committee Has Called Over
100 Witnesses TO Explain Sus-
picious Circumstances
Must Explain.

Chicago, April documentary evi
dence to corroborate the testimony
of Clarence S. Funk and Others who
testified concerning the existence OF
a "sush" fund used in the election
of United States Senator William Lor-
inner probably will be presented TO
the Helm investigating committee at
Springfield when that organization
resumes it's work next Thursday.
Bank books and records said TO
show several deposits of $4,000 each
made at the time it is alleged the
fund of 100000 was raised, have
been found.
Secret Agents Are Here.
Secret agents OF the Helm commit
tee are said to have been in Chicago
for several days probing into the
charges made by Mr.. Funk. A mem
Der of the committee who refused TO
permit the use of his name yester-
day said that the books of the bank
would be submitted in evidence to
prove he truth of Mr.. F'unks asser.
tion that Edward Hines told him sucn
fund existed
TT apparently is safe for the con-
tributors to the fund to, go on the
stand and fatty deny all knowledge
of such turf" he said, but if we
can produce positive DOCUMENTARY
evidence of its collection and dis
bursement, together with the banking
records of the amounts of money that
went to certain legislators. these peo.
pipe will be slow to perjure them.
selves"
Call Many Witnesses.
George w, linn, sergeant-at-arms
of the Helm committee, and a number
of subpoena servers came 70 Chicago
seeking certain Democratic state sen.
ators who are supposed to know some
thing concerning the alleged bribery
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-10

the president appointed Hilles to the
position he has just relinquished In
the treasury department. The salary
of the secretary to the president Is
$4,000. Mr.. Norton tried to have the
salary raised for his successor. but the
house rejected the measure after II
had passed the senate.
Secretary Hilles is O native Of Obi,
and for many years has been interest
ed in matters pertaining to the care
and education of Juvenile deliuQuents.
For four years previous to going TO
Washington he was superintendent Of
the New York Juvenile asylum at
Dobbs Ferry, a position in which he
showed excellent executive ability. Mr..
Hilles Is forty-four years old.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-10
INTERESTING INCIDENTS
AT OLD FORT SUMTER

white flag on April II to demand sur
render. The demand was refused.
About o'clock on the morning Of the
10Th Captain Chestnut again appeared
at Sumter and remained there until
past 3 O'Clock. awaiting Major An
derson's reply. He had orders In his
pocket to the commander OF the bat
teries on James island to open Gre In
case Anderson remained firm In his
purpose to hold the fort. On leaving
he placed in Anderson's hand written
notice that the hostile guns would open
In one hour. These trips were fnada
IN an open rowboat. which was pulled
to Fort Johnson and reached there at
4 O'clock.
From Fort Johnson Captain Ches-
nut started by boat to report to Beaure-
gard, In Charleston. He was rowed
out into the harbor between Forts
johnson and Sumter and there lay 10
until the signal shot was seen to burst
over the target.
I After delivering his report to Beaure-
gard the captain was again sent in his
open boat down the harbor, now alive
! with shells from Sumter and all ifs ad-
versaries, including Fort Moultrie. The
boat reached Morris island In safety,
passing under the guns which were fir
Ing vigorously. Captain Chesnut's In
structlons were to learn the condition
of the southern batteries exposed to
Sumter's shots and also that OF Sum
ter, His boat ran out In the harbor
toward Sumter. and he saw that the
buildings In the fort were on fire.
About that time the firing from Sumter
ceased. but the flag was still waving.
Captain Chestnut determined to make
one more demand for the evacuation
and was preparing to go out In the
boat when the United States flag sud-
denly disappeared from the historic
walls. Word was brought from All
derson that he would evacuatc. AMI
the captain fastened to the city with
1 the news.
The next mission of Captain Ches-
nut was one of mercy. The quarters
in Fort Sumter had been set on fire
( by hot shot from Moultrie. and the
1 condition CT Its magazine was not
known to those outside. IL was sup
posed that there must be some wound
ed needing care. A fire engine and
its company were loaded on board a
/ steamer. and with surgeon and his
staff of assistants the relief party hur-
ried to the burning fort. On nearing
the wharf the steamer was warned
away by an officer In the fort, who
stated that 1t was In danger OF blow
ing UP at any moment from the mines
placed beneath the wall at that point
as a means of defense.
Captain Chestnut entered the fort
! through an embrasure and offered the
services Of his fremen and surgeons
to Major Anderson. Only one man
had been wounded. and the fire had
burned itself out. The lower maya
! zine was under the burning ruins, but
! was deemed safe. The upper one hal
been emptled by casting the powder
barrels into the sea.
Fighting on Their Own Hook.
Major Anderson gave orders that |
only the easement guns OF Sumter
should be used in reply to the enemy.
These were the guns fred through |
embrasures In the wall answering to
/ the ports Of a battleship. The bar
bette guns on the parapet were the
only shell guns in the fort. So the
answering fire was Of solid shot
| against shell. Seeing the disadvan-
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tage. one Of the gunners, named Car
mody, stole away to the ramparts and
coolly fred every barbette gun in po-
sition on the Moultrle side. Carmody
was unable to run the guns back SIM
gle handed for loading and could not
alone fight the whole Confederacy
with suitable weapons.
In another part of the fort there
was a ten inch columbiad In barbette.
which also came under Anderson's
prohibition. 1t was loaded and train
ed, and two sergeants, watching their
chances, stole into the gorge and fred
It. The shot barely missed smashing
the famous Confederate iron battery.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-10
HICKORY STOVE WOOD $3.50.

Big load. stove size, delivered
Both phones. Clark-Danforth Co.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-10

Camp Meetings.
IL was In August, 1909. that the flrst
camp meeting for religious worship
wGs Geld In America,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-10

The Elk will dye for you
After March /,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-09
Shakespeare Questions, May 10th,

Lesson. Act Five.
Roll Call-Quotations on Forgive
ness.
Special Questions Psychology OF
the play, Miss Davis.
My impressions from Milan, Miss
McDuffie.
/. "My project gathers to a head =
Is this climax?
q Has Ariel natural qualities?
g. Why was it dramatically neces-
sary that Alonzo should not be har-
dened in his guilt?
4 WIS there a purpose in the 9th
er two being so unrelenting?
s. Compare Prospero's enemies
with Timon's Whose We're the
greater?
g. Why was it easy for Prospero
to forgive his enemies?
Z. Quote lines from Y. l.. /.
which prove that S. was lover of
nature rather than the court.
8. Is there a touch of pathos in
Prospero's farewell to Ariel? What
is it's significance?
9. Compare Ariel's words with ref
erence to his swift motion to similar
words of Puek's?
10. What is the significance of
Prospero's long speech?
IL. Thy dukedom | resign. Elk
plain.
70. What common loss does ?. say
he and Alonzo suffer?
49, Was there any significance II
the mention of the name Of chess? Is
it mentioned in any other play?
IA. What words still bear out Mi
randa's enthusiasm for life?
Is. What evidence of &eeat par
entail respect does Ferdinand show?
16. What blessings in disguise
does Gonzola believe the Tempest
has wrought?
IT. What prophecy of his has come
true?
IS. What words of the boatswain's
substantitae his fine character?
10. Quote Calban's words of
penitence?
20. my Milan what does the
poet symbolic in this?
81. The morals and religious les
sons of the Tempest
The questions for the last lesson
will also be used.
Matte Middleton, Leader.