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The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-28
A CURIOUS PUZZLE.

Two Arabs sat down two dinner. A
stranger requested to join their party, say
ing, that rs he could not buy provisions in
that country, If they would permit him to
eat an equal share with themselves, he
would pay for the whole. The frugal
meal consisted of eight small loavcs of
bread, five of which belonged to one of the
Arabs, and three to the other. The
stranger having eaten a third part of the
eight loaves, arose and laid before them
eight pieces of money, saying, "My friends,
there is what promised you. Divide ii
between you according to yourjust rights"
a dispute arose, of course, respecting "A
division OF the money; but reference being
made to tho Cadi, he adjudged seven pieces
Of the money to the owner of the five
loavcs, and only one to him who had the
three loaves. And yet the Cadi decided
justly.
Ans,cer.--A has loaves b has 3 loaves
The stranger eats la of the eight loaves,
which equals 2 2-3 loaves. There would
now remain 8 l-3 leaves. Surprising that
A and Is shared alike in eating the remain
ing 6 Ia; this would give an amount OF
exactly 2-3 loavcs to each person. But
b only had loaves of his own. Hence
the stranger could only consume Is Loaf
belonging TO b. Tho remainder of the
strangers portion e. l-3) must have been
part Of AS loaves. Now 2 l-3 or 7-3 wal
supplied by A, and only Ia was supplied
by b. But 7-3 is seven times as great as
l-3; that is, the portion belonging to A
which tho stranger ate was seven times MS
great as that portion belonging to b, con
snmed by the stranger. Wherefore, the
Cadfs decision was just, viz, pieces OF
silver TO A and to Is.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-28
A TERRITORY WITHOUT TAXES.

Colorado presents state of financial
prosperity Ms territory unequaled in the
history Of n new state, II not entirely with
out precedent. There is no Indebtedness
OF any kind hanging over tho territory.
There Is u surplus Of $4,000 in the treas
ury. Tho current expenses of the govern
ment are less than $4,000 per annum'
The law provides that no tax shall BIO lew
led for the current year, 1872 and that
the tax Of 1873 shall not exceed one and
one-half mills on the dollar. When the
legislature meets again in January, 1874,
.he present surplus will scarcely DO dimin-
lshed. These are simple facts stated in a
pam manner. Here is a territory with
no debt, no taxes, and hard cash in the
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-28

The Cairo BULLETIN has laid aside its
old iron.clad armor, that old we'll battered
mail in which it has fought SO we'll in the
past, the battles IF democracy, and is now
a " Liberal Republican. &C oiconda Her
aid
We have still the same weapons We
formerly used, and are about TO advance
on the old enemy by another route. We
feel inclined 70 sing as we trudge along
with our new companion: This is the
way we long have sought, and mourned
because we found II not"
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-28
NOBLE JOHN NOBLE, OF PA.
DUCAH, KY.

If there Is a gentleman more devoted to
'princple' than bluff John Noble once
of the Paducah Herald, we should like TO
look at him, and, If the scheme were feas-
ible secure him as the chief ornament in
cabinet Of quaint and curious old.fashioped
things, played out long since, which we
have now in course Of preparation. Even
the Honorable Alexander Henry Stephens
and tho Honorable Daniel Whangdoodle
VOORHEES,, although unrivalled in their
way, being politicians of the most highly
fossilized kind, pale their intellectual fires
when they hold up their tapers Of princi.
pie in contrast with that Of Noble, which
burns with light equalled by few and cx-
celled by none. In short, it blazes.
We mako these remarks with pride. If
there is anything we admire It is devotion
to Democratic principles, and John in
this regard suits us to T. There are
some men changefuller than the sleek pur-
pie Of a pigeons wing, but John is as
changeless as the eternal hills. What he
once believed he now believes, and what
he now believes he will always believe
Somebody has said that the divine institu
ton CT slavery has been destroyed, bu
Noble'knows this to be base Abolition
} falsehood, gotten up for the ostensibe pur
pose Of defeating the Unterrifed Democ
racy in old Kentucky and other Demo
cratic strongholds. The man win
was once Republican is in hi
estimation confirmed enemy of tn
South. Repentance can do him no good
Salt cannot save him. lie is US good O
damned. John will swear to you on tn
slightest provocstion that John e. Cal
| houn's reputation is more honorable tina
8 Washingtons and that John Wilke
Booth is saint, now seated close to tn
throne. He has no doubt that one South
. erner can wallop five or dozen Yankee
/. and that the Southern Confedcracy wi
t yet schieve Its independence and take II
u place among the nations Of the earth. {
!, course, John is just now in ecstacies owe
, the foolish uttcrances of Voorhees,, and
attempting to initiate that wishwash
!. statesmans effort to obtain notoriet,
: Therefore, John has rushed into prin
: and through the Paducah News hi
proclaimed his eternal hostility TO Gre,
|, ley. Good heavens how the noble Mob
, slsshes about lilo goes into IL. &. q
Bill Nyo went into the Heather Chine,
and denounces him to the top of his ben,
Easy, John, easy; don't be rash. Appl,
ice to your head, and cool of. Endeavo
TO be reasonable. At all events, DO calm
So, 80 easy, John, easy.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-28

IT is SAID that Horatio Seymour de-
mics he has declared for Horace Greeley.
Hon. s. s. Cox reported that Seymour had
so declared; but no person will be sur
prised at the contradiction. Seymour is
one Of the timid men Of the democratic
party, and everybody expected he would
DO dumb as an oyster. If he has declared
for II. &. we shall mark down the fact as
one of the wonders Of the campaign.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-28
THE Commerce, (Mo.) Dispatch thu

THE Commerce, (Mo.) Dispatch thus
defines It's political positions
Tho Columbus Dispatch we believe
is right in tho position it assumes, and
promises for itself to "support Greeley OF
nobody" We have long felt that the
Democratic party had all the fools in it,
while the Radicals have all tho scoundrels
If q candidate is nominated Mt Baltimore
new evidence of the correctness of oul
opinion will be furnished. The bull-head.
ed course of Democratic leaders has been
tried long enough, and found sorely want
ing. We would avoid having the blundel
repeated.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-28

The malicious charge that ex-President
Andrew johnson had seduced and driven
to insanity and suicide the postmistrcss of
Greenville, Tennessee, has been disproved.
And thus johnson is preserved to us in all
his innocence and chastity.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-28

VOORHEES, cannot forgive Greeley be-
cause he shouted: "On to Richmond ~ but
hc can forgive, as Greeley has long for
given, the men of the south who rendered
the march "On 10 Richmondv necessary.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-28

HENRY 8. FoorE has declared himself
candidate for Congress in Tennessee
He is a played out politician, and should
be shclvcd this time "once for ALL"
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-28

For all the popular warm weather
beverages, go to the ITALIA saloon, corner
of 18th street and Washington avenue.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-28
Good Enough
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
PREA N BILE.

We, tho Liberal Republicans OF the
United States in Convention assembled at
Cincinnati, proclaim the following princi-
pies as essential to Just government:
DEAD ISSUES BURIED.
/. We recognize the equality Of all
men before the law, and hold that It is
the duty ofthe government in its dealings
with the people to mete out EQUAL AN I'D
EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL, OF
WHATEvERNATIONALITY, RACE,
COLOR OR PERSUASION, RELI-
GIOUS OR POLITICAL.
2. WE PLEDGE OURSELVES TO
MAINTAIN THE UNION OF THESE
STATES, EMANCIPATION ANDEN-
REIMBURSEMENT, AND TO OP-
POSE ANY REOPENING OF THE
QUESTIONS SETTLED BY THE
THIRTEENTH, FOURTEENTH AND
FIFTEENTH AMENDMENTS OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-28
LlBERAL Y0REI0H POLICY,

~ = SiIfts Ia The promotion and success Of
s(Ses III xSH nsinciplss, and the support of
ssils1 81 - = sSs SSsIGA ~ tbi: eoavsn-
y sashts Spscisity nom any dsNGn. welcome the
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30
MONEY, ACTIVITY AND AUDACITY.

E-e
The Courier says there is a class Of
voters in this community who voted for
Mr.. Anderson" which though "not very
numerous, but with money, activity and
audacity, has been in this election very
efficient and exercised great influence"
"TO this class belongs the JOURNAL-thc
standing apologist of Warmoth, Ander-
son & Co." This is very f1attering,
truly; and reminds us of the remark of
a gentleman, when the counting of the
votes showed the result Of the election,
that "the Liberals had the brains and
the Democrats the g-ts." We used no
money and have not been fully paid for
the tickets we printed and We have not
heard that any independent or Liberal
candidates mOrtgaged real estate for
money, or borrowed It otherwise, for
ele%ctiOneering purpo@es.
As for the "activity," it is necessary
to succeed at any business, even slower
than politics and before
that the display of activity in pursuit
of a lawful thing, was wrong. Accord
ing to our neighbours code, anything is
wrong, it seems, that beats his party.
As to "audacity," we refer him to the
French politician who saidit was neces-
sary in politics; andifthe Courier's party
neglected to make Use of what was es-
sentially necessary to success, others
should not be blamed for acting like
sensible beings.
The sun and substance and truth of
the whole matter is, the COurier's candi-
dates did not get enough votes to elect
them on this occasion; if they had, it
matters not what kind Of means might
have been usedt to obtain them, we should
have heard nothing about "money and
whiskey," and "money, activity and au-
dacity."
AS to being an "apologist for War
MOTH" even the New Orleans Bee, the
CONrier's political bible, is now compli-
menting him and all that we may have
said i'll hisfavOr, pales into insignificance
beside the praise bestowed on him by
the Bee.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30

The election is over, but the Courier
continues the fight after the battle.
Snarling, swapping, abusing, and calling
hard names, art this stage, will not change
the results of an election which they
could not Influence in advance; and such
exhibitions OF temper at disappointment,
by a newspaper, will not tend to raise it
in the estimation of the public. "What
can't be cured must be endured is good
philosophy which the Courier would do
we'll to practice cheerfully instead of
abusing, over the shoulders of Senator
Anderson, Supervisor Hawkins, the
JOURNAL, and others, the great body of
voters in this parish who would not do
it's bidding and elect the convention
ticket.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30

WOMAN AND DREss.-DO woman talk
about anything but dress? Sometimes
we doubt it.
As you pass q pair of them in the
street, You catch such bits of CONVERSE
ton as these
"FOur f~tOunces and Il bias fold.n
Hers had fringe"
"Ihey are worn longer than eyer
now" -. ~@
"Black silk is so g~enteel."
81 know it was made at home. She
may say it was imported from Paris,
but know better,nI "a.
Pm going to have mine faced with
~velvet.n
You sit opposite them in the cars, and
1t is the same thing. in church two
bOnnets touch each other, and II soft
whisper of POmpadOur style" reaches
yOu.
You go to a wedding, and it is the
brides dress that is discussed and, alb
s~Olutely, we have heard ladies who had
lust shed tears over the solemn burial
service of il friend, allude to the width
of the hem on Il Grape vail, or the cost
of the stuff in Il mourning dress.
Clothes, clothes, clothes. How we
iOOE-nOt what we dO-alWays hOW we
GpDedr, not what we are!
1t is necessary to give some attention
to these subjects, but it may be possible
to frit life away on them SO entirely
that there is nothing left for better
things.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30

FIXING THEIR STATUs.-The Courier
says a large majority of the 100 voters
at Plaisance, "were in favor of the
clique" If the Courier means the Liberal
party by "the clique" the people of
Plaisance now know their political sta
tus, if they were ignorant Of it before.
"a large majority" of the voters in the
parish were in favor of the "clique; :"
"and that's what's the matter" with the
Courier ct ais. .s.- -.. ..7:.......
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30

It is said that one of the most power
full remedies for bots in horses is a
strong decOCtiOn of sage tea, made very
sweet. 1t dislOdgeS the bots instantly,
10 get horses out of a burning build
ing, harness them as if for their usual
work and they will follow as if nothing
were the matter.
An agricultural exchange a V the
following Is known to be an excellent
remedy for a fOundered horse, and eve
give it for what it is worth:
"When you are satisfied that he is
f%oundered, nc matter what the cause.
give him one pint of dry salt, with u
spoon; then keep him in the stable
without drink for twenty-fonr hours,
and nine times out of ten Il radical cure
will be effected. This remedy, however,
is recommended only in the first stages,
or within three or four days after the
cause.n 80. a.
The following is said to be a sure test
OF a horses age: AFTER the horse is
nine Years old a wrinkle comes over the
eyelld, at the upper corner of the lower
lid, every year theafter he has one
well-defined wrinkle for each year Of
his age yer nine. If, for instance, u
horse has three wrinkles, he is twelve.
Add the wrinkles to nine, and you win
always get his age.
The Philadelphia Ledger takes up
the money side of the horse disease.
There are about 100000 horses in the
United States, valued Mt 1886, 0O0, 700.
It but n per cent of these should
be carried off, making $4,000 horses, it
would entail a direct money loss of &c.
100000 two per cent, or two deaths ont
of every hundred, would bring Il loss Of
Oypr S13 000 600 and +hrpn nar oau+
which is the mortality, in some
cities, swells the loss to nearly
$2O,O0O,0 900. This is in addition
to the heavy loss of the daily earnings
Of the vast proportion of the horses that
are disabledan cannot work. Such fig
III may have their uses in some quar-
ters not yet reached by disease. HUI
mainly should be the only stimulus
required in order to insure the use of
such preventive measures as better
treatment, less labor, cleaner stables,
ETC., but the money side of the case may
reach some people who seldom look at
any other.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30

1t is rumOred that the Courier is going
to set up shop in a tub, sc as to more
perfectly initiate Diogenes. II this
comes to pass, one thing we can Eouch
for: Senator Anderson, the JOURNAL,
and possibly a few others, will always
be, whether they wishi t or not, between
this modern Diogenes and his sunshine.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30

The Courier has a mania for abusing
everybody whom the JOURNAL compli-
ments OF speaks favorably of; and we
verify believe Embellishments isso strong,
that if we were to compliment the pub
Usher of the Courier, he would abuse
himself.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30

DERIvATIoNs OF WoRDs.-How many
of our readers are there who think, for
a moment, of the derivation of some of
the eommonest words in daily useq This
study Of words is one of the mOst fas-
cinating in the world, leading the stu
dent into UNEMPLOYED fields, and delight
ing him at every turn with new discov-
cries. To trace the unity of one CON
mon specific all mankind. has, like the
unityof the human race, led many learn
ed Professors into great absurdities, but
apart from that, it is very pleasant to
follow a word to its source. We will
give three or four derivations from the
French.
On opening a pamphlet" few know,
or remember, that the name comes from
par an Jflet, (by a thread as the leaves
of that species of literature were form
erly commercially a single thread. "Bel-
DAM comes from belle dame, beautiful
lady,) and a singular ~trayestie it is of
the original meaning. "Flirt," from
feurette, Qittle fiower.) 1t grew from
an habitual French phrase conte= des
6euretteS, when people made love, orpaid
compliments without serious meaning.
"Pier" is from pierre, (stone.) "Sash"
from chassis, Cattice work.) "VolIey"
from uo1ee, (dight.) "Talley ho!o from
aa TailliS, Ito the thieket.) "Causeway*
from claussee, (bank.) "Omelet" comes
from gAts meEees, mixed eggs,) and
"Tennisn from tones, lllold,) "Demi-
john is a corruption of the name Of the
Persian city, Damaglan, where these
vessels, or their shape in skins, were in
use. "Mummeries" is taken from Nd
homerids, and "keyH from the Spanish
Cayo. "VestIgn comes from Uestiare.
/" Gibberishn from Ghe6er. tWise acre.
finds its root in the German Weissager,
Cprophet.9 "Wprmwoodn from Wer-
multi. But to us the most amusing OF
all travesties, is our usual phrase, ito
sleep like a top" which comes literally
from the French, dormireomM auae taupe.
Ito sleep like a Role,)
Examples ecunluiateas we WFitetlem
down. but re have no space, or time fol
any thing lgut the days of the week. The
old Scandinavian cnitus has given them
alto us. The Dies Soils, and Dies Luni
we're translated into Sunday and Mon
day. In Tuesday we have Tyr, Wed.
nesaay is taken from Wodan or Odin
Friday from Fxeie, and Saturday from
saetare or Loki tile seandipppyian prin.
cipleof evil.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30

THE NIGGER VoTE.-The Courier
speaks of some things uttered on the
hustings at Grand Coteau," but it does
not tell all. We are informed that Mr..
Estilette said there that he preferred
Riard's election to Anderson's. This
statement, it is believed, gained for him
the place he afterwards had on the Rad
ica1 legislative ticket, which was: L. B.
CJtny, Chretien Mornllinyeg, Jules Co.
deau and E. d. Estilette; and the col
ored support he received by being on
that ticket, tits further believed, elected
him. Without the colored votes he
would have been defeated; and he owes
his election therefore principally to
coiored voters We see no wrong in
this, and think Mr.. Estilette acted as a
sensible man in obtaining all the votes
he could; but the point we wish to make
is this: when the Courier publishes it as
d political crime for Senator Anderson
to receive cllIored votes, it should re-
member thatsome of itsoWn candidates
were deeper in the mire than he was.
viii the Goarier please state, in this
connection, Why andby what means were
the nalnes of some of its candidates
printed in New Orleans on the Radical
tickets for thisparish, since itnow seems
go opposed to persons being elected by
colored yOtes7 After the desperate eff
forts the Bourbons have made here to
gain or neutralize the colored vote, it is
rather an nnkind cut on the part Of the
bourbon organ to ezpresssuch contempt
for an election by that means. Use the
nigger voters andthen abuse them, may
be i Bourbon maxim: but the nfggerf
may remember it at the next election.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30

Gustave Courbet, the famous painter
who, as a member of the Paris Com
mune, ordered the Vendome column to
be torn down, has become a confirmed
hypochondriac, and has entered the ia
nous convent of the Trappists.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30

SUB RosA.-An addition, IN arriting,
was made to the circulars printed at the
Courier office just before the election,
which makes statements in regard to
Senator Anderson as false as false can
be. No proof can be found for them in
any record, Journals Of the Senate"
or anywhere else, for nothing of the
kind happened. They were simply bold
assertions, without foundation, intend
ed to influence persons not acquainted
with the past history of the parish.
These statements were not even printed,
but added in writing, and probably only
to such circulars as were directed to
that class Of people who were not ac-
guainted with the facts. One of them
has fallen into our hands, and we would
like to see the evidence OF it's truth.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30

OK THE HUsTTNGs.-Fhe Courier heard
something's TINT took place ON the hust-
ings, Just before the election and so
did We. At Grand Coteau, on the ocea-
sion alluded to by the Courier, our IN
formants did not hear all the Courier
heard Tor they had been invited by o
gentlemansof the neighborhood to dine,
and after waiting d long while, In the
hope that the discourse would finally
end, they were urged away by their
host, who said the speaker was on one
of his fom mile heats, and dinner would
dry m before the end was reached.
Being hungry, they preferred dinner to
hearing an exposition Of Mr.. Anderson'a
Senatorial career, which they had al
reSdy SO often read fn the Courier aud
they departed This accounts for the
fact that we did not hear all that the
Courier heard 0f what transpired %
the hustings" at Grand Coteau. Wedid
however hear what transpieea on the
hustings Z Mt Vile Plate, when Ms, An
derson was not present but as we have
yielded to the Courier q monopoly inthe
pablieation of such things, We did not
before The election, and aaan not now
publish what we heard. Because W. OPP
pose 4 nlans election I'd Office, Ii nj
reason that We Should, or do dislike him
personally Politics makes strange bed
fellows; ! and if, at every election, We
denounce rs rascals oil who are opposed
To us, the time viii come sooner or later
when ne shah have no political bed.
fellows at alI-or 80 few, that they viii
be Of no advantage. This seems to be
tlle policy OF the Courier, and d more
suicidal one it could not follow.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30

Miss Belle siya, Q native singer Of
Toledo, Is going abroad. She win next
be heard If Al asii 'gplelF1a Angelica % Cor
reIissimmi.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30

Ladies and gentlemen promenading
together of afternoons this fall are
commanded by fashion to walk arm in
oTn . as- ..' ...r. -.'E
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30

BUrT-1SG.-At a dance, a lady who had
been considerably annoyed by the co.,
lisions incident to waltzing in Il croWdtd
place, was heard to remark to anofheL;
"What apity gentlemen whowaitzdoRt
wear bustles, so as to give warning OF a
collision, and prevent, or ut least check,
the impetus Of the coming butt"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-30
THE N1GGER QUESTION REVIVED.

Mr.. AndersOn's election was not due
to the white votes alone he did not, We
are satisfied, receive a majority OF the
white votes in st. Landry;-his election
is due principally to the c0lored voters
whom he sedueed from the republican
party by means well known to this com
munity some of his friends, we are told,
boast of the means resOrted to by them,
money and whiskey played themost i'm
pOrtant part in the game.-[C0urier,
Nov. 23d.
The hog will return toits wallow; and
so the Courier, after its party failed to
seduce the colored voters in support of
all the candidates ON the convention
ticket, nOwaccuses Senator Anderson of
being elected principally by colored
votes. If such was the case no crime
was committed, if the Courier party is
as upright as the Courier represents it,
for it attempted the same thing and
failed.
AS to the GOWjer's statement that
Senator Anderson "did not receive a
majority of the white votes in st. Lam
dry" we can easily prove the contrary.
' We take the vote of Penn and Antoine
in this parish, one white and the other
black, as the standard of white and col