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The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-22
MASONIC.

a Cairo Lodge No. 217 \, + and 4. NJ,
" will hold special communication
thif Friday evening April 22i. \. l..
$50, Mt :! O'Clock, for work in the T. \
Degree. Visitor. fratornnlly invited
BY order Of the W. VI.
IL CHAS. FORREST >rc.y.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-22
ODD.FEIIOWS' CELEBRATION

The Odd.Fclows Of Cairo and all the
country round about will join in an ami
vcrsary celebration, in the city of Metrop.
oils, on Tuesday the 10Th instant. Tho
pert and elegant little steamer Fanny
Brandcis has been chartered by the order
in Cairo, and will leave our landing at IN
early hour on the appointed morning. \
band Of music will be in attendance, 50 that
if any of the ladic, and gentlemen choose
to while away the trip in vibrating the
toe fantastic, they will have the opportu-
nifty to crafty themselves.
Z. ). No whisky allowed on board -
either ofihc boat or passengers
"OLp DlcK, II, squire Shannc.sy il
often called, j, equal to almost any cmer-
gcncy. Not long ago citizen was
brought before him on n charge Of drunk
cnucs.. Tho citizen laid great strc., upon
the fact that he had never appeared in a
police court before. IL had lived in Cairo
eight years, he said, and during all that
time had never paid fine.
The evidence was heard, and the ac.
cuscd proved guilty. Did understand
you TO say inquired the squire, that
,hi, is your first appearance in II police
COURT "ic., eagerly replied the citi-
zen, expecting great lcnicncy-"thi, is the
fret time. never paid II fine in my lii'c.'
We'll, well, coolly rjoincd the squire,
III this is your first appearance, You can
afford to pay pretty heavy penalty. W,
must reserve our lcnicncy for regular cus'
TONERS. The rule hold, good in trade
why no, in law? Your fine, ,ir, is $40 an,
,rimmings-a little heavy probably bu
If you would avail yourself Of our cheaper
rates, you must come oftcncr. Officer
take the prisoner
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-22

Mrs. Whitcomb desire, all to Try her
syrup; It j. the great children. .oothiue
remedy. and sold at the low price of .,
cent. apil>dlvIw.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-22

JrsT REcENED.- The Shoe Fly Elliott
and Don't Boddcr Ne Hat and r.y, at
I. Nch'. no ~ Ohio Lcvro.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-22

The Continental i, the only cooN stove
with sliding oven door. Warranted in
all respects. Pitcher 4 Henry at lg2
Commercial avenue cor, l2th street.
nuy2Oir
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06

Comical Demonstration by an Inebriate DOE,

"A prominent saloon keeper of this city
amused himself few days since by giving
favorite dog a glass of whiskey and
then watching it in its antics. The dog,
which is named Jim, drank the liquor
with an apparent relish, and about five
minutes later was in beastly state of in
toxication. Jim tried to walk across the
room, but his short, chubby legs became
entangled, the tail hung lifeless about the
hinder parts, and the drunken brute stag
gered about the same as would a two-legged
drunkard under the same circumstances.
But the most ridiculous action on the
part of the dog was when ii tried to pick
up small cracker which had been thrown
on the floor The cracker lay about seven
feet away. Jim saw the cracker, and like
other drunken brutes, supposed there were
two crackers. When he endeavored to go
for the coveted morsel, his shaky legs took
him to the left and about four feet out of
the way. Recovering himself, Jim man.
aged to again point his nose toward the
cracker, and elevating his tail and bracmg
himself up, once more started, as he sup
posed, in straight line; but instead of
reaching the bait, landed head first against
large spittoon, standing at least three feet
to the right of the cracker. Nothing dis
couraged, and remembering the old saying
which had been taught him when purp,
that perseverance conquers all things
Jim tried it again, but in different man
ner. He shut one eye, and with the other
satisfied himself as to the exact wherea-
bouts of the cracker. He looked up at the
ceiling, looked sideways at the bar, and
then Jumped for it. Alas for Jim's good
intentions! he tumbled all to pieces that
is to say, he went down, and instead of
reaching the cracker, struck on the head,
rolled over on his back, and made two or
three desperate attempts to get up, rolled
over once more and under a chair, and in
less than minute was the sickest looking
specimen of caninity that ever barked at
the moon.-Chicdg0 Times.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06
Mr.. Creswell's Statement.

The official statement made by Post
master-General Creswell to the Senate, as
published some time ago i'm the daily pa
pers, respecting the ranking privilege, is
certainly conclusive, and very plainly
shows the Senate what its action should be
in regard to the abuse. Mr.. Creswell's fig
ures prove that there passed free through
the mails, in January last, matter that
should have paid $3.50, 200 postage. This
amount only represents the partial returns
of four hundred and fifty-four post-offices.
If full returns had been made from all the
post-offices, the Postmaster-G General thinks
the amount would have exceeded 5000, 900,
or at the rate of s., 10000 a year. Accord
ing to this estimate, the ranking privi-
lege costs the country for each of the two
hundred and ninety-three members of
Congress about SO 900, which Is double the
salary paid. This matter is now before the
Senate, and 1t is to be hoped that its action
may be in accordance with the desires of
the people, and the recommendation of Mr..
'Creswell.--N. Y. lfcthodist.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06

A PHYSICIAN residing in Andover,
Massachusetts,, gives the following instance
of canine sagacity: con Wednesday of this
week 1 was called to see patient living
some distance from town. During my Wis
it daughter of the sick woman drove up,
whereupon her husband exclaimed The
dog did reach her, after ALL On asking
for an explanation he told me that, having
no one to send for his daughter, he had
sent off at noon, on that same day, his lit
tie black and tan terrier dog, with a.note
fastened to his neck, simply saying; Go,
sir, to Elmira's.i AT O'clock, the little
fellow arrived at the daughters house,
having travelled distance of over seven
miles over an exceedingly tOrtuous route.
The daughter recognized the dog, read the
note, and reached her mothers house at
5 o'clock
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06
Agitation In Salt Lake ON the Poiygam!
Bill.

SALT LAKE, March PA meeting of
merchants and professional men was held
in Masonic Hall last night, to adopt a me-
mortal to the Senate of the United States
praying for the expurgation of those sec
tons of Mr.. Collom's bill, which punish
by fine and imprisonment the continuance
of the patriarchial family relations. The
meeting was addressed by Messrs. Kelsey,
Harrison, Stenhouse, Marshal, Jennings,
Sherman, Tullidge, Chislett, Walters, and
Lawrence, who argued that aliberal policy
toward the offenders of the past would be
of advantage to the government of the
whole country, and that such action would
arrest polygamy in the future. Messrs.
Robertson, Marshal, Carter, Hussey, Kahn,
Walker and HOLSTER, nom Mornons, were
appointed Committee to prepare a me-
mortal to be telegraphed to the President
of the Senate. The interest on this sub
ject here il intense. Ifthe Senate pass the
House bill in its present shape, the Terri
tory of Utah. il is claimed, viii become .
laeolafiop ~
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06
The Funding BilI.

The funding and Banking bill, intro
I'D by Senator Sherman, provides the
followirS. =" 600 five per cent. ten.
en unas o sr SamSs be issued at par for g9le
oT or present yeer pGRes eona a Y n
gold to be used for reu. MP
twenty bonds. - no
2. That 500, 900, 600 four and h.
cent. fifteen-thirty year bonds be issued VI
par for gold or any Government debt bear
ing higher rate of coin interest.
3. That an unlimited amount of four per
cent. twenty-forty year bonds be issued, as
the Secretary of the Treasury may decide
necessary in exchange for any indebted
ness of the United States, including legal
tenders
4. Total exemption from taxes.
5. That coupons be paid abroad as well as
here.
g. Agents. to be appointed here and
abroad to sell and negotiate the loan, and
not more than per cent. to be paid them.
Z. Reserves $50 900, 900 each year out of
import duties for payment of interest and
reduction of principal of public debt.
Bonds now, or hereafter to be- held by the
Treasurer in the "Sinking FUND.- and
Especial FUND.- shall be cancelled and de-
stroyed
8. After October /, 1870, no other bonds
tiistii tiOse u0ueT tillS dct sitif De recelVeu
as security for National Bank circulation.
And two-thirds of such bonds must be of
the a per cent. issue. Existing National
Banks must withdraw their securities aid
substitute bonds as above.
s. No bank can receive over so per cent.
of the par value of bonds deposited.
10. Any bank can pay legal tender notes
to any amount to the Treasurer, and re-
ceive circulating notes therefor, based on
the the 4 per cent. bonds, without limita-
ton, and said legal tender notes shall be
Cancelled and destroyed.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06
A Beautiful Comparison.

Rev. Il. Dewitt Talmage, now of Brook
lyn closed sermon as follows:
Seated at country freside, the other
day, saw the fire kindle, blaze, and go
out, and | gathered up from the hearth
enough for many reflections. Our mortal
life is just like the fire on that hearth. We
put ON fresh fagots, and the flame bursts
through, and up, and out, gay of sparkle,
gay of flash, gay of -emblems OF
boyhood. Then the fire reddens into Goals.
The heat is fiercer, and the more it is stirred
the more ii reddens. With sweep OF
flame il clears its way till all the hearth
CLOVIS with the intensity--emblems of full
manhood. Then comes a whiteness in the
Goals. The heat lessons. The pickering
shadows have died along the walls. The
fagois drop apart. The household hover
over the expiring embers The last breath
of smoke has been lost in the chimney.
FIRE Is out. Shovel up the white remains.
Z shes
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06
Random Reading.

Goodness has the promise of and secures
the blessings of both worlds.
A ship should not be made to depend on
one anchor, or life on one hope.
God warns the earth with snow; can he
not also warm the soul with grief?
There is no salvation of the SOUL no hope
of everlasting life but in the Cross.
There is no real use in riches, except it
be in the distribution; the rest is but con-
ceit.
Shall grudge to spend my life for Him
who did not grudge to shed his life-blood
for me?
Man must have occupation, or be mis-
cradle. Toll is the price of sleep and APP
petite-of health and enjoyment. The
very necessity which overcomes ournatural
sloth is blessing.
Our trying to love an object is like our
trying to laugh when we are not pleased ;
the more we try, the less we shall succeed
The trying part of the process implies it is
thing we do not prefer.
Bad thoughts are worse enemies than
lions and tigers for we can keep out of the
way of wild beasts, but bad thoughts win
their way everywhere. The cup that is
full will hold no more; keep your hearts
full of good thoughts, that bad thoughts
may find no room to enter.
With all the lessons that humanity has
to learn in life's school, the hardest is to
wait. Not to wait with the folded hands
that claim life's prizes, without previous
effort, but, having struggled and crowned
the slow years with trial, seeing no such
result as effort seems to warrant-nay, per-
haps, disaster instead. To stand firm at
such a crisis of existence, this is greatness
whether achieved by men or women.
Most young men consider it great mis-
fortune to be born poor, or not to have cap
ital enough to establish themselves, at their
outset in life, in good and comfortable
business. This is mistaken notion. So
far from poverty being a misfortune to
them, if we may judge from what we every
day behold, it is really blessing; the
chance is more than ten to one against him
who starts with fortune.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06

AN Illinois undertaken sent the follow
ing entertaining note 10 sick man:
DEAR SIR--Having positive proof that
you are rapidly approaching deaths gate,
i have therefore thought it not imprudent
to call your attention to the inclosed adj
vertisement of my abundant stock of ready
made collins, and desire to make the sug-
gestion that you signify TO your friends a
wish for the purchase of your burial outfit
at my establishment.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06

An English paper tells the following an
ecdote of South American origin; A rich
merchant at Valparaiso, being challenged
by an officer to fight a duel, wrote to his
adversary the following simple letter: II
have no desire whatsoever to kill you, and
still less do desire to be killed myself.
Here is what / propose: Go to the nearest
wood. Choose tree about as stout as my
sell, place yourself fifty, thirty, or even fif-
teen steps from it-just as you like, and
then fire bravely ON the tree. If you hit, /
will admit that was in the wrong, and
viii offer you an apology. In the contrary
case, 1 shall be ready to receive yours
The officer laughed, and was disarmed.
He invited his adversary to dinner, and
bumper in hand-the reconciliation was
agreed upOn.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06

A church i'm Depere, Wisconsin, glories
i'm the name of the United Evangelical
Methodist Baptist-C ongregationalist-Pre
byterian- Moravian- Protestant Episcopal
Lutheran German Dutch Reformed Cath
Ollie and United Evangelical Church and
Christian Brethren of the Glorious Reform
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-20
MASONIC HALL.

lNHlS MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY WILL on Osl
FRIDAY evening. by a Strand EIOrsE
tfo'.scHieoe Concert ssnd Hall at tn
AiaSonic Hall and Maxwell House.
On thls occasion the beautiful Masonic Telntle
mica WIN ths choicest exotics, plants and fouu
taiIs, VIII be converted into Promenade Conner
loom, and united by spacious stairway to ths
Maxwell House, the elegant parlors. DINING
rooms and balconies Of which will be richly deco
rated and thrown open for the Grand Floral BalI.
new fountain viii be added to the beautv of thf
scene '' - S-s
Two splendid bands Of music, under the direc.
ton OF Prof. Bl;tz, have been engaged.
=. ne moor management will be under the direc-
ton Of Prof. c. B. Diamond.
Entrance to the Ball at the Maxwell House. on
church street. Tickets, admitting a gentleman
and two ladies', including refreshments, IS. ADJ
mission t o the Promenade Concert alone and Hor-
tlcultural Exhibition, at Masonic Hail. 80 cents
Children half price.
Upon application the children of the Orphan
asylum VIII be admitted free on Wednesday after
noon, ana the children of the Public Schools on
thursday morning and afternoon, at 10 cents each
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-20
Raising 0rnIpS i'm BRILL.

Mr.. II. Cspron, of Ontario county,
New York, says in the Rural Ne,0 York
er, that three things are essentially neces.
sary in raising good crop of turnips:
rich land, double moldboard pillow, and
a seed drill, sowing two rows at time,
drawn by horse. His practice is as fol-
lows:
First pillow the land eight or ten inches
deep, Glover sward is best, manure and
harrow faithfully, rolling to smoothe the
surface and pulgerize the Jumps. Next
draw q straight furrow on the edge of the
field, with double moldboard pillow,
which has a simple apparatus on the
beam to mark line for the next furrow.
This may be set any distance from twenty
TO forty inches. Keep the ridges always
straight. / find that thirty TO thirty-two
inches is the best distance for the drills.
A good team and man will easily ridge
eight acres in day, every round making
two ridges. One horse and man with the
double drill, in a half day will drill
in eight acres, and do it well,
using one and a half to two pounds seed
70 the acre, making q continuous row of
plants, and the work is done; June 10th
10 the 26th is the right time for seeding.
1t is essentially necessary for after
culture to have the drills straight. When
the plants are in the third leaf, go through
with the cultiVstOr, which should be set
to work within two or three inches of the
plants. Next hire an Englishman (who
is worth two Americans) to thin them
out; cost $l.25 to 81. so per acre. This
work is done rapidly by working in the
furrow, and with broad hoe striking
square across the drill, leaving one plant
every twelve or fourteen inches. 1t is
well to have boy follow the man to pull
mp where more than one plant is left.
Cultivate as often as you please until the
tops are large. Sometimes, and in rainy
seasons, it will be necessary to go over
them a second time with the hoe, and the
xrtorlr ic do,,a
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-20
RoIIed Corn ms Food for stock

A correspondent of the Chicago Tri-
baae has had some experience in boiling
corn for stock, which he gives in these
words: During the winter, ! have fed
my pigs and mich cows on boiled corn
and potatoes. OF late have fed on
boiled corn. For this purpose l have
used two barrel farmer boiler. In this
boiler put two bushels of shelied corn,
and ill the boiler nearly level full of
water. This is allowed to soak some
hours, and is gently boiled for eight or
ten hours, using cobs, coal or wood, as
convenient. The fre-box is made for
coal. So well have ! been pleased with
this mode of preparing food for my pigs
and cows; and of the fact that soaking
and slow boiling has in it the true princi-
pie of economy, that ordered a second
boiler of the same size, but this time
with q tire-box convertible for either
wood, coal or cobs. | expect
to save in fuel and labor
more than enough to pay the cost of this
second boiler, which, with freight, is a
little over $40. | could have boiled for
my eight cows and twenty-five pigs in the
one boiler; but ! wish to feed directly
from the boiler, while the food is warm,
10 save one handling, and then to try the
value of the process of slow cooking.
The two bushels, after cooking, ill the
boiler heaping full, and absorb ten or a
dozen pals of water. Judging from ap-
pearancc the value of the corn is at least
doubled. If this shall prove what think
it will, that bushel of corn thus cooked
is worth more than if ground, then we
shall have made progress in a direction
that is at once available in all parts of the
State. We may say what we please about
grinding corn for the food of stock, yet
practically, ii is out of the questi"2. II
we take the corn to the mill, one-Iodrth
of 1t must 90 for the grinding; anu if We
charge a reasonable price for the hauling
TO mill and handling, we have reduced lis
value one-half; that is, we have fifty
pounds of meal for one hundred pounds
of shelled corn.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-20
For AttorneY General

We are authorized to announce @. J.
SPURLoCK, Esq, of Warren county, as 6
candidate for Attorney General for the
Eighth Judicial Circuit-Judgs w. P.
Hickerson's. msy15-tde
We are authorized to announce John S.
G. Davidson, Esq, as a candidate for At
torney General of the Criminal Court OF
Davidson county at the ensuing August
election, subject to convention.
apr26 tde+
We are authorized to announce Andrew
j. Caldwell as a candidate for Attorney
General for the county of Davidson at the
August election. apr1Otd
We are authorized to announce 7. w.
Haley as candidate for Attorney General
for the Criminal District of Davidson
county. apr10td
We are authorized to announce Terry II.
Cahal as a candidate for Attorney General
of the Davidson County Judicial Circuit at
the ensuing August election. apr If
We are authorized to announce Maj
WILLIAM CLARE as a candidate for Attorney
General for the county of Davidson, at the
next election. apr5 tide
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-20
FARM AND GARDEN.


SAONGfs
Mr.. Hin Carter, in his "'results of fifty
/. years experience in farming" printed il
the Southern Planter and Edrmer,
claims that clover is the base of all per
manent improvement of our lands. lie
says: "It is the best of all grasses fol
restoring them. And land which is good
plaster land is susceptible of Improvement,
because where plaster acts, clover is sure
to grow, and with clover you may i'm
prove your lands to the highest degree of
fertility. If plaster acts well, can with
clover make land rich enough for any
crop. l never knew good clover ley fail to
make good crop of wheat. Clover is
good manure above and under ground
both, the roots as much as the hay of
summer oioYth,n
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-20
Can Feed Change the Quality OF
MiIkl

Milk
DIR. Ruin, an eminent German chem
isl, answers this question in the negative.
His answer is contained in a communi-
cation to meeting of agricultural chem
lists, at Halle, Germany, last August, and
his opinion is based on an experiment
made with eleven mich cows. He be-
lieves the results obtained are correct, as
the experiment was made with great
care. DR.. Ruin says:
Green clover was fed wish or without
the addition of cut straw, so that the pro-
portion of the nitrogenous to the non
heterogeneous clements of the food varied
from 1:2.5 to 1855, nevertheless the rela
tive proportions of the several constitu-
ents of the dry substance of the milk, as
fat, casein, albumen and sugar, remained
constant throughout. The relative pro-
portions of the several dry constituents of
the milk appears, therefore, to depend
not on quality of food, but on special
characteristics in the constitution OF the
animals themselves. DR.. Ruin has now
confirmed this result, by experiments with
a more varied mixture of food, since he
has fed hay alone, then hay with starch,
with oil, with beans, with bran, so that
ia one instance the proportion of the nj
trogeneous TO the neutrality-suspicious. sub
stance was is l. 1t is not possible by
any choice of food to modify the charac-
ter of the milk, so as to make it richer,
for example, in fat, or any other organic
ingredient; this can only be done by a
judiciOus selection of the breed of mich
cattle. The proportion of water, how
ever, to the ingredients of the milk may
be affected by the character of the food,
so that the richness of the milk in any
given constituent, as, for example, oil,
may be increased; but al the same time
every other constituent, except water, is
increased in the same proportion.