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The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-09-07

the friends of the cause that the good work
would 20 on in his county, until men,
Women and children would be called to the
fold of God ~. ~t
q The Committee on Business next re-
ported as follows:
sEyening meetings for street preaching,
atcerncr of Eighth street and Commercial
avenue, to be conducted by I. /, b. Turner,
of Shawnectown.
A meeting for,hc colorcd people, corner
Fourteenth and Walnut streets, led by
Pros v. r. Johnson. Nf
MEETING Of the Association q o'clock,
p.m{a thstsarket houssl Subject for dis.
sasaISas
80 lehsil W seesre tho coLopssation
ospefS ~ Ia TIE Dahbash sihooi wefk''
3 ReeQ1k - Mr.. NeShigsa, Of Aana.
lcA ftcm NJ RSynolds express
Iis6vssrSE that urgent business ~oold pre-
ssat hisi ittsndence, wss read BY th'
chair.
| The Rev. Mr.. Scott pronounced the bon
fSdiclsHs Ebepy,be couyen ton adtourne'
NNntif2 3 tsbck ~ 80 - - ."
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-09-07

siour Is pRIcn xss.-Money cannot
bnyit, bu, La,uras and Morris perfected
spectacle will preserve it. No glimmer-
ing or watering Of sight, peculiar 70
others u use. Tabor Bros sole agents for
Cairo md vicinity, See advertisement.
fr-f a. aug3i d&w II.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25
BEL AIR. FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER %, 1870
ROADS AND ROAD MAKING.

In this as in other countries the great
enemy of roads is frost, and the only way
to even partially prevent its ravages is to
construct roads high enough to allow thor
ough drainage. The flat surfaces permit
ted on most roads in this country is their
radical defect. The result is rivers of mud
in spring and autumn, and frozen ruts of
Understandable ugliness and discomfort in
winter until such time as the snow covers
and fills them.
A few days labor devoted to thorough
ditching along the sides of roads and ele-
waiting the centres where they have settled
below the proper grade would greatly nit
igate the evils complained Of This is
generally done, when done at all, by throw
ing back on the road the soil excavated
from the bitches, very erroneous method
and almost sheer waste of labor. Such
soil is generally composed of comminuted
and pulverised material washed off from
the road, and will only temporarily pack.
AS soon as it becomes very dry in summer
it grinds up into dust heap, and is blown
off by winds, and washed off again by
rains.
All soil used to raise the level of roads
should be new soil, not the washings of the
roads, which latter should be carted away
Where roads are much travelled these wash
ings are valuable manure, and it would
pay well to cart them into the lands lying
along such roads, from which soil of infe-
rior fertility might be taken to form the
roadways.
Wherever practicable, deep hard bed
of stone or timber should be laid below
the reach of frost, upon which the surface
material should be distributed. Gravel
stands unrivaled for road surfaces, but it
is not available in many localities. Bro
ken stone, however, is obtainable often
times where gravel cannot be got, and an
swers the purpose very well.
We have seen a road laid through a
swamp made with bed of rough logs,
we'll sunk down, and covered with q mix
ture of blue clay and broken stone, which
was excellent in all respects, having al
most as good and permanent surface as
macadam
1t is usual to work country roads early
in the summer, to repair the defects caused
by spring upheavals. This done, they are
generally left till the ensuing season, when
the same operation is repeated. But lit
tie labor late in the fall would pay well on
most roads. This labor should be expen-
ded in securing proper drainage. All
sluices should be opened if stopped, the
roads raised, where the summer wear and
tear have depressed them, and their
surface made smooth, 80 that the water
may run off with the utmost facility.
Neglect in these particulars is always
dearly paid for in the miring of teams
and wagons and in wear and tear of both
animals and vehicles.--Scientifc american.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25
The History Of a Defunct Horse.

A young gentleman just out of college,
on ,e remarked that it was exceedingly in
salubrious to inhale the obnoxious efiuvia
arising from the cadaverous carcass of the
defunct horse. He was undoubtedly right,
and science has found way of remedying
the evil. They now make up SO many
things out of the dead body ola horse, that
the animal must be a remarkably fine one
if he is worth as much when alive as he is
in the retorts and kettles of the chemist
AS soon as the horse is dead, his blood is
sought by the manufacturers of albumen,
and by sugar refners, and by the burners
of lamp black. Not drop of it is allowed
to go to waste.
The name and tail are wanted for hair
cloth, selves, bow strings and brushes
The skin is converted into leather for cart
harness, for boots and shoes, and strong
collars. The hoofs are used for combs,
horn work, glue, and in old times were the
chief source of the spirits of hartshorn,
now obtained from the gas house. The
flesh is boiled down in the rendering vat,
and much oil and fat is obtained from it.
Some of the choice bits may find their way
into cheap restaurants, and play their part
of beef steak, or help to enrich the hasty
plates Of soup of those Establishments
The flesh left after all has been extracted
from it that is of any service, is sometimes
burned to be used as a manure, or is work
ed up into heterogeneous compounds such as
the cyanides,ito be used by the photograph
ers for taking our pictures.
The stomach and intestines make valu-
able strings and cords for musical instru-
ments, and out of the bones so many useful
articles are manufactured that it is almost
impossible to make out complete list of
them. Among them are buttons, toys,
tweezers, knife handles, rulers cups, domi-
noes, balls, and the residue from all these
things is burnt into the backbone to be
used by the sugar refner, who thus puts in
second claim upon the dead horse; and
some part of the back bone is burned
white to be used by the assayer in testing
for gold; and when the refiner and assayer
have finished with it, it is converted into
super phosphate, to serve as a valuable
manure on our land. The teeth are used
as substitutes for ivory; and the iron shoes
if not nailed up over the door to insure
good fortune to the household, are worked
up into excellent wrought metal. Some
portion of the back bone is converted into
phosphorus for the manufacture of matches,
and lately valuable bread preparation is
made of the phosphate, and medicines ara
prepared for the cure of consumptiyes.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25
AMERICA WITHOUT SHIPPING.

There are few observant persons, but who
are aware of the fact that the policy of the
Republican party has in few short years
driven American shipping completely from
the seas, SO that ship building in the Uni
ted States has we'll nigh gone out of fash
ion. For the true cause of this, we refer
the reader to the following article, from a
contemporary not of the Democratic faith:
According to the statement of the Reg
lister of the Treasury, the iron shipbuilding
of the United States for the year ending
June 80, 1870, stands Is vessels, 3,2S2 tons
whereas the annual report of the board of
trade for 1868 shows that there were built
in Great Britain in 1868 1862 sailing vessels,
131,732 tons; 1873 steam vessels, 1900
tons; total, $50 vessels, 206, $40 tons. I'm
official statements show that iron ship
building on the Tyne and Clyde has i'm
mensely increased during the past two
years. The increased tonnage required by
the foreign steamer lines-British, French
and German-between the United States
and Europe has alone created large de-
mand upon the British ships. OF the 125
iron steamers now plying between the Uni
ted States and Europe, not one wears the
American flag. This is humiliating enough
to American maritime pride, especially i'll
view of the fact that our mountains abound
in iron and COAL and that our other facil-
ties for building iron ships, which are grad
ually driving wooden vessels from ocean
commerce, are unsurpassed. But no natu-
raj advantages can enable American indus
try in any department ofenterprse to flour
ish under the incubus of high tariffs and
other heavy taxes and an unsound and in
fntnd currency
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25
STARVATION IN PARlS-EATIIG A MENA-
aERlE.

No more startling presage of the famine
which threatens Paris could be furnished
than the London Telegram of the 18th, which
announced that the Parisians began on the
It'll instant to slaughter and eat the flesh OF
the different animals in the Jardin dies Plan
ties. 1t was added that "the meat rates high
in market. Yak sold at thirty francs per
pound. The monkeys were to be killed
and eaten during the next ensuing week"
Long before the war scientific men in Paris
had partially succeeded in popularizing
horse meat as an article of food. But none
of them had dreamed of the approaching
necessity of recommending yak, or any
thing else to be found in Paris, only in the
Menagerie ofthe Jardin DIES Plantes. This
menagerie is indeed abundantly supplied
with animals 1t is one of the most extern
sive in the world. Established in 1894,
it has become an important addition to
the attractions of the Garden, which itself
dates from the reign of Louis XIII. The
various compartments of the menagerie are
enclosed by iron ratings. Noahs ark
could not have been more crowded with
animal and reptile life. Here are allkinds
of poultry, geese and swans crocodiles,
alligators, lizards, boa constructors, buffa-
loes, lions, bears, elephants, camels, cam
elopards, hyenas, panthers, Bengal tigers
and innumerable monkeys. In the good old
days of peace the visitor was directed to
apply to M. lie Directeur du Jardin DIES
Plantes for ticket to witness the feeding
of the animals but now that dire war has
reduced the Parsians to feed upon them, q
differently worded ticket will be required.
No doubt Partisan cookery will be equal to
the emergencies, but the Partisan restau-
rants will need new and strange bills of
fare.-N 7. Herald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25
HuNoRs OF THE WAR,-A Bayarian

HUMoRs OF THE WAR.-A Bavarian
officer tells the following anecdots; vouch-
ing for its truth in every detail. One dark
night shot is fired by sentinel of the
outpost chain. Instantly they are all on
the alert, thinking the French intended a
surprise. The officer in command comes
rushing on, and questions the sentinel who
had fred the shot. "What made you
shoot ?" "a .Frenchman was just going
to steal in here on all tours, and so | shot
at him. did you challenge him9 and
what did he say "He could only answer
"Oui, oui, and so I fired at him" The
ground was closely searched the patrol
walked up and down, and at last the "oui
oui" sayer was found. He was laid hold
of with "a shout of triumph, lifted on high,
taken to the camp, and there eaten up as 9
delicious morsel. The "oui, oui" sayel
was fine fat hog.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25

COVERING UP THE ScAR.-A distin-
guished preacher of London, in speaking
of the proneness OF Christian denominations
to observe each others defects rather than
exccllencies, says:
When an eminent painter was requested
to paint Alexander the Great so as to give
a perfect likeness of the Macedonian con-
queror, he felt difficulty. Alexander, in
his wars, had been struck by sword, and
across his forehead was an immense scar
The painter said, eff l retain the scar it
will be an offense to the admirers of the
monarch, and if omit it, it will fail to be
perfect likeness-what shall do ?" He
hit upon happy expedient; he represe:n,.
ted the Emperor leaning on his elbow, with
his forefnger upon his brow, accidentally
as it seemed, covering the scar upon his
forehead. Might not we represent each
other with the finger of charity upon the
scar, instead ofrepresenting the scar, deeper
and blacker than it actually isl Might moi
Christians learn from heathendom lessor
of charity, of human kindness and oflove
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25
Longevity in Man and the Lower Animals.


The duration of life of larva in closely
allied forms, varies from four years and
more to week. Fleas are said to live as
long as nine months. Fish have great ten
acity of life. The carp is stated to have
reached one hundred and fifty years. A
pike which was taken at Halibrun in
Suabia, in 1897, weighing 35Ofbs, and
measuring 10 feet, had ring attached to
it, bearing an inscription which, if genu-
inc, would warrant us in believing the age
of the fish to be at least two hundred and
siXty-seven years. The toad lives thirty
six years, the frog from twelve to sixteen
years, and various tortoises must have seen
many years five may Judge from the size to
which they attain. Parrots and geese
reach an age between one hundred and
one hundred and twenty years, and falcons
and ravens outlive one hundred and fifty
years, but the little wrens live only two or
three years. Of mammals, the whale and
the elephant have the longest term of ex-
istence, living as they do over one hundred,
perhaps to two hundred, years. The horse
lives twenty five, but sometimes reaches for
ty years; the sheep and the goat twelve
years the lion from twenty to fifty years.
Man, there is no reason to doubt, has lived
long past the Psalmist's limit of three
score and ten, there being wellauthentica-
ted instances of his living over one hun
dred years; but it is only among highly
civilized nations that satisfactory data can
be obtained regarding his longevity. A
minute investigation of the conditions
that conduce to length of life, goes to sup
port the theory that the longevity OF animals
is influenced by their amount of procrc-
alive power, and their ability to sustain
wear and tear.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25

sY@ A boy was sent by his mother to
saw some stove wood out of railroad ties
Going out doors shortly after, she found
the youth sitting on the saw horse, with
head down. The mother asked her hope
full son why he was cast down, and why HI
didn't keep at his work.
The boy replied: my dear mother,
find it hard, very hard, to sever old ties"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25


FASTENING HoME.--Life bears us oh
like the stream of mighty river. Our
boat at first goes down the tiny channel
through the playful murmuring of the lit
tie brock and the willows upon its CLASSY
borders. The trees shed their blossoms
over our young heads, the flowers on the
brink seem to offer themselves to our
young hands; we are happy in'hope, and
grasp earnestly and eagerly at the beauties
around us the stream hurries on, and still
our hands are empty. Our course in youth
and in manhood is along wider, deeper
flood, and amid objects more striking and
magnificent. We are animated by the
moving pictures of enjoyment and indus
try passing us; we are excited by our
shortlived enjoyment. The stream bears
us on, and joys and griefs are left behind
US. We may be shipwrecked, but we can
not be delayed; rough or smooth, the river
hastens towards its home, till the roar of
the ocean is in our ears, and the waves be-
meath our feet, and the floods arc lifted up
around us, and we take our leave of earth
and its inhabitants, until of our further
voyage there is no witness save the Infinite
and Eterual.-Bishop Heber's Fare,oeu Ser
mon.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25

"A lady complains that the first year
of her married life her husband called her
"my DEAR" the second year MRS E." and
the third year "old sorrel top" which was
too much for her to BEAR
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the
i subscriber has obtained from the Regis
ter of Wills of Hartford county, Md, Letters
of Administration on the personal estate of
JOSHUA F. GALLON,
late of Hartford county, decd. All persons
having claims against said deceased are here
by notified to exhibit the same, with the legal
vouchers thereof, on or before the
10TH day Of October, 1871,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded
from oil benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand and seal, this 10th
day of October, 1870.
ELIZABETH G. GALLON,
JAMES L. RICHARDSON,
oct14 Administrators
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25

situated in the 9Th election district of Har-
ford county, which is assessed in the name
of Benjamin Butterworth, and now occu.
pied by Mrs. Martha Foard, is charged
with taxes for the year 1868, to amount of
$47.45, with interest thereon from 1st Jan
uary, 1869; and with taxes for the year 1869,
to amount of $4,000, with interest thereon
from the list day of January, 1870; and
unless the said taxes arc paid within thirty
days after the 18th day of December next,
the land or such part thereof as may bene-
cessary to raise the amount due thereon,
shall be sold to the highest bidder for the
payment of the same.
HUGH G. RAMSAY,
noy1S Collector of Fifth Dist.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25
Garpefs. Oh Cloths and .Hats.

ar neat and attractive Patterns for sale by
" C. w. NORRIS / BRO,
nov1 Bel Air, Nd.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25
Dissolution of Copartnership.

Dissolution of COpartnershlp.
THE Partnership heretofore existing be-
l. tween VIM. Herman and George E. N.
Ewing, under the name and style of
HERMAN 6 EWING,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent The
debts due by the firm are assumed and will
be paid by VIM. Herman, and all debts
due to the firm are in the hands of VIM. H.
Dallam and Geo. J.. Van Bibber for co,lec-
ton.
VIM. HERMAN,
G. E. N. EWING,
Nov 10th, 1870.
1Y- The business will be conducted at
the old stand by the subscriber, who, thank
full for past favors, respectfully solicits a
continuance of the patronage of the public.
nov1S VIM. HERMAN.
JAMES BoYD's trustee In the Circuit Court
VS.. for Hartford county,
BLACKWELL AND
OTHERS. In Chancery.
ORDERED, this 3D. day of November
" 1870, that the sale made by Henry W
Archer, trustee, ON the 18th October. 1870
reported by him in the above entitled cause
be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary be shown on or before the I'd day
of December next; provided copy of this
order be inserted in some newspapers print.
ed and published in Hartford county, once In
each of three successive weeks before the
said I'd day of December.
The report states the amount of sales to be
1883.
A. L. JARRETT, Clerk.
True Copy, Test,
nov11 A. L. JARRETT, Clerk.
ZEPHYR WORSTEDS!
PRICES REDUCED.
| A VERY fine assortment of ZEPHYR w0RsTEDs-
| IN all onlnr nd had. afr dt rad
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25
Boots and Shoes.

Paints, Oils, Furnishes SC.
A Good stock Of these articles, including WINDOW
IA GLASS and PUTTY, for sale by
novl CHAS. w. NORRIS l. BRO.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25
All Policies Non-Forfeitable.

90 Il OoMIf <AIN Z -
gotten mp to afford opportunity for all to insure without
sending money out Of the Siate Il must be clear to
every intelligent mind that would secure the largest
build up institutions by keeping capital at home.
The laws of trade commerce. selfinterest and selfre
Refers to Hon. A. W. Bateman, A. H. Greenfield, John
Moores, Nathan Dean, Jr and to Dr. R. D. Lee Drs. Il.
Hall and W. g. Richardson, Dr. 7. Hopkins, DIR. Thos
NJ. Elliott and DR.. NJ L. Jarrett-Medical Examiners.
Look to Your Interests,
and insure at once Persons wishing to insure would
do well to consult the above from whom applications
may be obtained
A. j. MYERS, State Superintendent,
will attend courts and travel through the county
transact business of the Company.
Now, gentlemen, you have the chance to insure in
good and perfectly reliable Company under own
supervision
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25

MARK TWAIN ATTENDS ONE, CoNvERsEs
WITH THE PRESIDENT, AND EULoGIZEs
jim NYE.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-25
By ]. S. RICHARDSON, Aucr1oNEER.
PUBLIC SALE.

THE undersigned will sell at Public
l. Auction, on the premises formerly oc-
cupied by VIM. Mechem, near Rock Spring
Church, on the road leading from Bel Air
to Jarrettsyille.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-20
TRE PRESS MCST BE 81.
LENCED.

The Radical thieves in the Leg
islature having failed in their
attempt to break down the Demo
cratic press of the State, and
build up, by a legalized system of
public plunder, a gang of Radical
cormOrant journals, al attempt is
now made to silence the independ.
ent press of the country by crimi-
nal prosecutions for libel This
is one Of the evidences of progress,
of which the Radical thieves, who,
yulture like, have Aocked into the
South, are eternally prating; and
the onslaught upon the editor and
proprietor of the Herald is the
first fruit of this progress. If a
jury can be found willing to con-
vict Messrs. Spears and Swords,
there is an end Of the much boast.
ed liberty of the press in Missis-
sippi, and henceforth every Jail
bird from the North and the West
will insist on being mentioned as
an honest man, and the words
"thief," burglar" and "pick-
pocket" must be stricken from the
English language.
With the assistance of Judge
Burwell, High Court Brown, ia
Cobson, Short, Webber, Walker,
Et id Omne genus, this attempt 10
improve the vocabulary may sue
ceed, but I am inclined to pre-
dict an ignominious failure.
Doubtless it would be highly graft
flying to some of these enterprlslng
gentry who left their country for
their country's good" to be re-
cognized as gentlemen and honest
men, but I much doubt if any jury
outside of a State Prison would
decide in favor Of that nOmencla-
ture, if applied to q majority of
the sensitive functionaries named.
We shall see. o. p. Q.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-20
An Interview " Ith Napoleon.

We copy as follows from the
Paris correspondence Of the Lon
don Telegraph:
Il is with the purpose Of enabling
your readers to form their own
Judgment upon the views now ex.
pressed by the Emperor Napo.
leon that / venture to repeat
the words which he yester-
day employed while speaking to
q friend and TO myself during an
interview with which he honored
us at the Tuileries. must begin
by remarking that I have known
the Emperor for many years, and
have seldom seen him looking bet
ter. When last I spoke with him
five months ago, he looked care
worn and haggard, with Q complex
ion more than usually sall0w and
ash.colored. Yesterday his face
looked fuller, his eye bright, his
cheek healthy. / wish In addition
10 premise that, after he had spo-
ken, ] inquired whether we were at
liberty 70 repeat his words q
hdWte voi1. ~ wish nothing better
than that / should be represented
to the people Of England as hold
ing these views"
The Emperor, after speaking with
his usual quiet klndliness upon
some private matterB, turned sud
denly TO the political situation Of
France end Of Europe. He said
zone fortnight before the utter
ance Of the Due dc Grammonl
In the Corps LegislAtif-which ut
terance has, as it seems to me, beer
90 unjustIy reflected upon the Eng.
lish pFess-I had no notion that wal
was &c hand, nor en- !, even At thiI
moment, prepared forlt. I trusted
that when The Due de Gammonl
had set me straight with France b.
speaking manfully In public as 4
the Hohenzollern candidnture,
should be able so to manipnlat
land handle The controversy aa Z
make peace certain. But Franc
has alipped out q my hand. LQsr
mot rule ualsss + Iced. This e 6
Imoal nalioaA| aE haa IA my m