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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-26
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MORE MONEY RECEIVED
Christmas Fund Totals $1,743.43
With Latest Donations From
Otto ]. Fairs Store

List 1913 from Otto ]. Fairs
grocery store was brought in yestcr-
day with total of $1.60 and bring
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-26
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-26

New York, Dec 26 William j.
<&r,rirs, released on 100000 bail
ncHding appeal from conviction of
lh lpyceny OF $4,000 from the
-&-neg.e Trust company, says that
hc w'n utilize bis time while await
iag tn decision of the higher courts
to paying the depositors of the de-
funct trust company. He says that
he and his friends deposited $S,500,-
600 with the concern and never got
cent back and that he expects tc
be completely exonerated. He ha;
been served with assubpoena requ!r
ing him to attend the trial o.
Charles II. Hyde, formerly tity
chamberlain, which VIII commence
Jan. 2,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-26
Mirror for Cyclists.

"A convex mirror has been designe,
Tor motor cyclists. who, by attaching
It to one wrist BY rubber band, car
mt tho hand and see what is comul
behind lhsm.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-26

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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-26

The ages Of greatest public spirit
are not always eminent for privat,
vktue.--Hume on politics Reduce,
TO q Science
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
SETS A NEW AGE MARK.
A German Woman, 125 Years Old,
who Remembers Napoleon.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer
Frau Dutkiewicz, residing at Posen. has
celebrated her 125th birthday So far as
official records go. she is the oldest wom-
an in the world. She is tall and thin,
but bent and very feeble, although not
absolutely bedridden.
Her face is full Of wrinkles OF twelve
and a half decades. She is almost blind
and deaf. and suffers rheumatic pains.
Long tresses of perfectly white hair give
her a patriarchal appearance She is i
pensioner on the bounty of the local Ro-
man Catholics.
Her son. aged eighty-nine. was a priest
of the Jesus Church in Posen. BY a
strange coincidence. while celebrating
mass before the altar on his mothers
125th birthday he fell dead from heart dis
ease.
Frau Dutkiewicz was married over
ninety years ago and has been a widow
for fifty-five years. She gave birth to ten
children, and her descendants now num-
ber more than two hundred. She pos
sesses two great-great-great-gra
dren.
She distinctly remembers the Napoleonic
wars and the final fall of Napoleon. Those
far-off events at the beginning of the
nineteenth century are clearly impressed
on her memory, whereas many incidents
of the last quarter of a century have
been entirely forgotten.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
NATIONAL HYPOCRISY.
England and Germany DenOunC
Italy, Despite Own Conduct.

England ana Uermany DenOunce
Italy, Despite own Conduct.
From the New York Times.
We knew that thu "swiping" of Tripoli
by Italy would create a painful impress
sion in England and Germany, but we
had not looked for quite so profound a
shock to the moral sentiments Of those
two nations. A considerable part of the
English press denounces in unmeasured
terms the Italian procedure. The STAND
ard says that Italy appears to have the
same conception of ethics and interna-
tional rights as the Barbary corsairs,
whom we had occasion to trounce a hun
dred years ago. The German press says
that thu invasion OF Tripon is an act of
brigandage. and Italy is accused of "bru-
tai violence and political hypocrisy"
Some of the French new spapers also give
evidence of moral sEiverings
II war were not very serious, a very
dreadful and shocking business, these
Outbursts would provoke laughter. Meas
ured by the standards OF Bismarck,
Italy's present doings are altogether cor
rect and regular. Under Bismarck's di-
rection Prussia laid hold of the Schles-
wig gHOlstein territory elbowed Austria
out OF the German confederation, and
brought on the war with France which
consolidated the German empire, by a Sc
ries of cold-blooded acts and policies that
would be voted immoral and odious by
any self-respecting pirate crew assem-
bled in forecastle council Germany fixed
her own price for her two massacred
missionaries in China. The valuable
KIao-Chou territory being in her judg-
ment about the right price, she laid hold
OF il.
With the extinction of the Boer nation
ality in South Africa and the approprta-
tion of Egypt fresh in her meomry, Eng
land is hardly in a position TO say harsh
things OF Italy for grabbing the worth
less Tripoli territory. France. edging
her way toward the complete political
control OF Morocco and buying of the
German interIopers with a large slice of
Congo territory held by questionable
titles, is in the same box with the rest.
So are we, for that matter, for We took
the Canal Zone" But as a nation, We
are ashamed of that act of perfidy, and
II cannot be doubted that in tme-we
hope it will be soon-we shall make just
reparation to Colombia. Denunciation of
these forays upon neighbors' territory
might be expected from deacons and ell
ders of the church, but the nations that
have the right to cast the first or the
second stone are few indeed.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05

tions to find themselves sometimes ig-
nored; to learn that their recommenda-
tions, formulated after careful inquiry,
are often tossed into the official waste
paper basket, and that their declara-
tons as to matters Of public policy fire.
quently fall upon deaf ears. They
should not, however, weary in their
welldoing. The people of the District
must have a medium through which
their wants can find expression. If not,
citizenship has no value, and all of US
might as well be content to sit upon the
fence and watch the procession as it
goes by.
We hope that the protest of the citi-
zens against an increase in the water
rates and their demand for universal
transfers will not be regarded with in
difference in high places.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
The Cost of Battle Ships.

The semi-oficiaI estimate of the cost
of the battle ship Florida, now nearing
completion at the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
is rs per cent above that of her sister
ship, the Utah, which was built by a
private concern at Camden, n J. 1t
seems reasonable to suppose that the
government should be able to establish
shipbuilding plant at one of its navy
yards capable of constructing a war YES
sci at lower cost than any competitor
II has been demonstrated, however, in
two attempts, and under favorable la
Dor conditions, that the government is
far behind private enterprise in this re-
spect. a fact which generally is evil
denced in any comparison of public and
private work.
Government shipbuilding might well
be abandoned. unless the maintenance
of such costly experiments is necessary
to secure emergency construction. But.
on the other hand. If Secretary Meyer
means to adhere risidly to his policy Of
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
Honor the Old Maids

From the New Orleans Picayune.
Honor the old maids, for they are
worth more in push. ability. and char
acter than the molycoddIes they are re-
placing right and left every day"
Such was the announcement made a
few days ago by an organizer of the
movement to aid spinsters. Since that
time more than 500 letters Of appre-
citation have reached him. One of the
latest letters, from Chicago, reads:
Il read the announcement that a man
is championing the cause of the old
maid. am glad TO see that a business
man is taking this stand and telling
whoever can and will read that the wo-
man who is forced to earn her living,
or is doing it through choice. has the
push, ability, and character necessary
TO insure her an independent and happy
Iife.. without waiting for some impossi-
bility to marry her." The man who
wrote that letter is a gentleman in two
places, and we doff our hat to him in
reverence and respect.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
Attack and Refense.

From the Philadelphia Evening Times.
Craig Biddle, at a dinner in Newport,
defended cosmetics and attacked scam
dal-mongering in one great epigram.
An elderly matron was criticising cer-
tain young girls for using rouge and
powder in what she deemed an immod-
est manner.
But" said Mr. Biddle, those girls
were educated in France, and over there.
as you know, cosmetics are looked upon
as necessary-the same as we look on
bread and meat"
Nevertheless said the matron, Il
have my suspicious about girls who paint
like that
"weIi, as for me- the young man re-
torted. "I think 1t is far better for a
lady to redden her own cheeks than to
black en- other ladies' characters"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
CHARGED WITH LYING.
Judge Admonishes Lad Instead of
UPbraiding Mother.

From the Ohio State Journal.
A woman appeared before the Juvenile
Court holding 4 little boy by the hand,
a fine-looking little fellow he was, with
an open face and a gentle manner
What is the trouble here" asked Judge
Black, and the mother answered, He
tells lies" such as he would spend money
for one thing and say it was for some
thing else, OF that he had gone some
place when he hadn't been there at all
The judge talked kindly to the boy Of
the evil of lying and gave him some
sound advice. treating Of the sad atc
that hangs over an untruthful boy and
how manly it was for a boy always to
tell the truth. And yet, we thought, while
all this fatherly counsel was going on,
that that mother needed a lecture, too.
for bringing into court and CHASING with
the delinquent and vicious her own little
bright-face6 boy. There is a screw loose
at home. There is something lacking
there Raise a boy in the clear air OF
truth, all the time appealing in a quiet
way to his moral courage, and he will
come out all right.
What an announcement for lying there
is in some homes? We don't say in this
home, but in many homes one can see
it, in the pretense, the mannerism, the
strut, the vanity. or whatever tells a lie.
That is the sort of atmosphere that
breeds lies; and raise boy or girl in it
and they become liars in word and deed.
Parents do not think of this when they
resort to a little deception for appear
ance sake
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
MEMORIAL TO CLEVELAND.
Tower to be Erected mt Princeton
in Memory of Late President.

From the Human FactUr.
A tower is soon to be erected within
the grounds of the University of Prince
ton, N j., as a tribute to the memory
of the late Grover Cleveland.
The movement to erect this memorial
and the collection Of the funds neces-
sary to complete 1t was under the lead
ership OF ex-senator John F. Dryden.
who, while of opposite political faith.
is a great admirer of the many virtues
of Mr.. Cleveland. An official report shows
Sl07.l75.43 to have been collected by pub
lie subscriptions for this work.
The design OF the tower as now de-
cided upon, Is the eleventh or twelfth
submitted by the architect, the details
having been worked over again and again,
and studied in connection with the most
famous memorial towers ofthe Old World.
II is held that this is the only tower
planned in America that can equal and
perhaps surpass the memorial tower in
Oxford. which is acknowledged to be the
most beautiful architectural work at that
university.
The proposed tower is to be forty feet
square and 10 feet in height. The archi-
tectural treatment will be in the decorat-
ed Gothic style. The material will be
native to New Jersey. only n steel gray
tint being used. The trim will be whittier.
silvery gray Indiana limestone being
employed.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
Still They Come.

Washington is growing more and
more attractive as a place of residence
to wealthy people from every section
of the country The latest additions to
the list of this class Of people include
men and women from widely separated
cities, one of the best known of whom
is NJ. E. ingalls,, the Cincinnati railroad
magnate. While Mr.. ingalls, has leased
house for only the winter season, il
will be strange if he does not find en-
vironments sufficiently pleasing to in
duce him to consider building a resi-
dence and making the Capital his per-
manent home.
In the list. too, are those who have
purchased property and have made plans
for the construction of fine residences,
with a view to living permanently in
this city. This is decidedly encourag-
ing just at the time when the Chamber
of Commerce is ready to launch plans
for accelerating such a movement. If
all these people have been attracted to
Washington simply because they know
the city and its advantages as a place
of residence. there should be little diff
fculty in inducing many more to come
after the allurement of living here is
presented to them in a dignihed and
proper way.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
Publicity and Supervision.

The address which Mr. George W.
Perkins delivered in Detroit yesterday
before the board OF commerce of that
city will receive the widespread atten-
ton which it deserves. Mr.. Perkins
has displayed his ability in the manage
ment of great enterprises and is pos
sessed with the happy faculty of ex-
pressing his views in vigorous language.
His speech lacks nothing in clearness,
and while it may excite controversy, II
cannot fail to be understood
Mr.. Perkins believes that the day of
business competition has passed. but
that monopoly should be regulated by
the Federal government He disclaims
any sympathy with state socialism, but
feels that if the public becomes hnan-
cially interested in any business enter
prise, the promoters of that enterprise
should recognize the government as a
trustee of the people. They should ad-
wise the government as TO the extent
and purpose of their corporation, and,
after organization, should submit ex-
haustive and detailed statements of the
operations of their business, so that the
authorities may, in turn, acquaint the
public with the honesty OF the manage
ment, not only toward the labor en-
ployed, but toward the consumer.
Briefly stated. Mr. Perkins sums UP
his panacea in two words-publicity and
supervision. 1t would seem that when
the monopolistic corporations agree to
this proposition, they will disarm much
of the antagonsm which now exists
against them The public does not OBJ
ject to combinations unless those COM
binations are maintained for the pur-
pose of secretly imposing upon the con-
sumer and accumulating inordinatc
profits. If the operations of the trusts
are to be an open book, and if any con-
duct which is opposed to public policy
is TO be restrained by government ST.
pervision, long step will have been
taken toward establishing a proper re-
lation between the business interests
and the people, who are compelled to
purchase the necessaries of life in order
to subsist
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
Unnecessary Agitation.

The Washington Herald stated plain
ly, when the agitation concerning the
alleged attack upon the relations OF the
Federal government and the District Of
Columbia was first started. that there
was little or no cause for alarm. This
opinion is now repeated with emphasis
1t is extremely unfortunate, at a
time when Washington is entering upon
a prosperous fall season, and when the
advantages OF the city as a residence arc
appealing more and more to the wealthy
and the cultured. that stress should
be laid upon the danger that its progress
is to be checked. As matter Of fact,
there seems to be no foundation for the
assertion except that possibly the chair
man of the House District Committee
favors a change, Even if this be true.
it does not argue that the change will
be made. The organic act of 1873 can
not be repealed or amended by the vote
of one man. 1t takes more than one
swallow to. make summer, and it takes
a majority vote of the House and of the
Senate, with ultimate approval by the
President, to enact new laws.
Congress is not in session. No bill
has been introduced No authoritative
statement has been made by anybody
Notwithstanding this, an effort is being
made to create apprehension, There is
said to be a menace that the relations
which have existed between the Federal
government and the District for more
than thirty years are to be disrupted.
Upon this slim foundation the entire
structure of fear is erected
We repeat that the agitation is not
only unwse, but that it is absolutely un-
necessary.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY.
JEFFERsoNs GREAT UNcoN-
By A. w. MACY

JEtFERSON'S GREAT UNCON-
STITUTIoNAL BARGAIN.
In 1903 President Jefferson asked
Napoleon to sell the United States
strip of land at the mouth of
the Mississippi River. Napoleon
replied by making the astonish-
ing proposition to sell the whole
region west OF the Mississippi for
S15.000,O00. Jefferson was in a
quandary. Here was an oppor-
tunity to secure an immense ter
ritory, vastly rich in its natural
resources. at a mere fraction of
its value. Yet II could not be
done lawfully under the Consti-
tuition. and Jefferson and his par
ty were great stickIers for the
Constitution. There was no time
for delay; whatever was done
must be done quickly. The Con-
stitution could be amended. but
that would take time, and the
golden opportunity might escape
forever. With the shrewd instinct
of a keen business man Jefferson
decided to close the bargain and
trust the people to justify his
act. His judgment was confirmed.
not only by his own but by sue
ceeding generations. At one
stroke of the pen the area of the
United States was almost dou-
bled. II was a more momen-
tous act than even the writing of
the Declaration OF Independence.
Copyright, 1911. by Joseph B. Bowles.l
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
Sunday I'm Vermont.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Police Commissioner Waldo, Of New
York, was talking about the proper OBJ
servance of the Sabbath.
II believe in a proper observance Of the
Sabbath" he said, but / should hate to
see US go to such lengths as prevail In
certain sections Of Vermont.
"A friend Of mine is passing his va
cation in Vermont. He is staying with
"a rich farmer, one Of his boyhood mates.
MY friend the other Sunday said after
lunch that he thought he'd take stroll
and. swinging his stick. he started on.
But he had hardly got halfway down
the old-fashioned garden, when his farmer
host came running after him with an UNI
brella-
william he said. would you mind
carrying this umbrella instead of that
cane on your walk? It would look less
frivolous and worldly.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
Rules for women with Cash.

From the Woman's Home Communion.
First-Six per cent is a liberal return
for the use of money.
Second-The higher the interest return,
the less safe the investment.
Third-Before buying a security find
out what you could sell it for If you
owned it.
Fourth-Stock extravagantly advertised
should never be bought.
Fifth-the personal magnetism Of a
stock salesman does not add one cent to
the value of the stock.
Sixth-Investment, like medicine, is a
science practiced by experts.
Seventh-Get expert advice concerning
inveIanent. You can afford TO pay for
it, Unnecessary.
Eighth-The successful banker is the
best adviser-when he will advise.
Ninth-Gct information about securities
from as many sources as possible before
buying
Tenth-Don't invest hurriedly.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
Her Faith.

From the Providence Journal
One merit Of this story is that 1t is true
At least it is guaranteed by we'll
known Providence society woman.
Majorie Elizabeth. a niece from Mich
igan, was visiting her, and accompanied
the elders to the Episcopal church OF
which her aunt is a member. Various
features OF the interior interested Mar
jorie greatly. and she asked about them
in a stage whisper. The baptismal font.
she was told, was where children were
baptized and became Christians.
Aren't you a Christian, MartorieT'
she was asked.
WELL" observed the diminutive wor-
SHIPPER, still in the stage whisper. while
I'm here 1 suppose might as we'll be a
Christian. but when I get home think
I'll keep right on being Presbyterian"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
Citizens Associations.

The citizens associations are becom-
ing active after the summer vacation.
These associations are unique inStlIu-
tions, the outgrowth of the peculiar
form of government in the District OF
Columbia. In a community where no
one votes, and where the municipal au-
thoritieS are not directly responsible to
the people, the latter must find some
method of expressing their needs and
desires. Consequently, in every section
of the city associations are formed
which deal with the requirements Of
that locality-police and fire protection,
additional school facilities, street i'm
provements, and, in fact, with every
phase of municipal administration
These associations thus become the
forums where are discussed matters Of
common interest TO the neighborhoods
represented.
They are, in fact, the only medium
through which organization can be Ell
fected, and they constitute the main
channel of communication with the au-
thorities. 1t is true that they have no
power. They can only recommend. At
the same time, the District Commits
sioners in the past have been sympa-
thetic with their purposes and aims, and
through cooperation with them have
been able to form an intelligent idea of
local needs.
The Washington Herald accords to
these associations its hearty indorse-
ment, Its members are public-spiritcd
citizens, who devote their time and
money to the development of the city's
progress. They are deeply interested
in the affairs that concern every prop
erty holder, for nearly all of them are
home owners Even if they do not re-
side in palatial residences, they are en-
titled to consideration.
With view to securing more effect
i've organization, these associations have
combined into a federation the mem
bers of which are accredited delegates
from the subordinate bodies. This, in
itself, was a wise move and has been
successful. 1t has already taken an
active part in District matters, and bids
fair to extend its usefulness
We admit thae it must be discourage
ing 70 the members Of these associa-
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
Pre.ldent Perlsin., clear..

From the Saturday Evening Post.
The late President Perkins, of the Chi
cago Burlington and Quincy Railroad.
smoked atrociously bad cigars during the
daytime and insisted on his friends smok-
ing them also.
At the close Of trip across the con-
tinent in his private car, wherein Mr..
Perkins had supplied a guest literally
with these cigars. they came into Port
land. Greg. AS they rode into the station
the guest saw a big electric sign adver-
tising these cigars The sign read:
Blank Cigars--Five Cents'
Perkins, said the, guest. turning to
the railroad presidentA when did they
raise the price on those eisaEs of youFsy'
The Washington herald., 1911-10-05
joaquin MIIIer's Handwriting.

From the London Chronicle.
The handwriting of Joaquin Miller, the
Poet of the Sierras," is said to be the
worst in America since the days Of Hor-
ace Greeley He was recently invited to
take part in a club. His answer covered
four pages, but no one could decipher a
word of it. The secretary wrote again to
Mr.. Miller. stating the difficulty, and
adding: If you will be present on the
date mentioned. will you kindly make
cross on the bottom Of the letter: II 1t
will be impossible for you to appear, will
you kindly draw circle?" By return of
post came a letter with sign appended.
But it was impossible to determine
whether that sign was intended for a
cross or a circle.