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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-26
RANK AND RAIMENT.

The last relic Of glory is dropping
from the masculine raiment. Untilthe
last year or so, the gentlemans full
dress has kept one little scrap of dec
grafton, as reminder of the splendors
of other days, in embroidered shirt
fronts and ornamental studs. But
these, we hear, must 90, for fashion
now commands her choicest cavaliers
to appear at dinner or soiree severely
simple in the plainest Of bosoms, with
mother Of pearl buttons at two for a
penny. 1t only remains to condemn
sleeve. buttons, and make gutta .percha
or leather-twist the "correct thing
for watch chains, and the manly attire
will be reduced to its ultimate expires
sion of funeral plainness, beyond which
lies no further depth, unless it be good
plain sackcloth and ashes.
Morally speaking, the innovation is
well enough. in democratic country
it is right that social usage should give
as few chances az possible for caste
and class to invent badges or insignia,
or offend the aelf-respect of their more
modest neighbors by any needless signs
of superiority. But rich toilets are
Just such signs; for ornament and
splendor in dress afford the best OF
chances for the display of wealth and
that artificial taste or caprice which SO
often 60 along with it, and are sup
posed to indicate social position or re-
finement. Men do not think much of
these things, but women do. Augustus
with his more than modest professional
income, has yet been used to move
among the most gorgeous "sweels, as
we'll dressed, and evidently as we'll
bred a man us many in the company.
He thinks his sweet little bride amaz-
ingly tasteful and correct in her plain
ornaments and modest toilette, and
looks forward with certain pride TO
comparing her with the millionairesses
at Mrs. Cr1sus' soiree. But when
poor little Jenny sees her pretty light
silk and simple ruches side by side
with Mrs. Croesus' last Worth costume
on which the lace alone is equivalent
to about all of Augustus yearly in
come, her heart sinks within her. Sh'
is classed and judged. She sees a
once that spite of her husbands man
" figure and distingue address, to sa.
nothing Of her own youthful grace AM
prettiness, there is not the slightest us'
In their trying to pass for "swells'-
and she feels with the halfangry, half
comic resentment Of a sensible woman
in q false position, that every parvenu
in the room has set them down at frs
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-26
THE PHILOSOPHERS STONE.

The eccentric but brilliant John
Randolph once rose suddenly in the
house of representatives, and screamed
out at the top of his shrill voice, Mr..
Speaker Mr.. Speaker have dis
covered the philosophers stone. 1t
is-pay as you 60 y John Randolph
dropped many rich gems from his
mouth, but never a richer one than
that. Pay as you go, and you need
not dodge sheriifs and constables.
"Pay as you 20, and you can walk
the streets with an erect back and
manly front, and have no fear of those
you meet. You won't have to cross
tie street to avoid dun, or look in
tently in shop window, in order not
to see a creditor. PAY as you CO."
and you can snap your finger at the
world; and when you laugh, it will be a
hearty, honest one, and not like the
laugh Of the poor debtor, who looks
around as though he was in doubt
whether the laugh was not the proper
ty of his creditors, and not included in
articles exempted from attachment. F"
"Pay as you 60" and you will meet
smiling faces at home-happy, cherry
checked, smiling children---a contented
wife-a cheerful hearthstone. John
Randolph was right. 1t is the philoso-
pher stone.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-26
SPECTACLES.

The use of yellow spectacles instead
Of green or blue is proposed by a re-
cent writer, on the hypothesis that yell
low is the ray having the least actinic
or Photographic power. This error
has originated in a want Of knowledge
Of the fact that, of all the rays, yellow
has the most powerful action on carbon
compounds. Since the eye in its con-
struction involves the use of such COM
pounds, it follows that the yellow ray
of all others will have the strongest ac-
ton on the eye. This agrees with our
actual experience for the yellow is by
far the most powerful light to the eye,
and the universal preference for green
and blue glasses is owing to the fact
that these, by shutting out the rays
that act with the greatest energy on
the carbon compounds of the retina,
produce milder and loss irritating
action on the organ when by disease
or other cause its sensitiveness is in
creased Nature and Science scrib-
ner's for January.
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BULLETIN BUILDING WASHINGTON-Av.
glance as only "three. thousand dollar

glance as only "three. thousand dollar
people"
In view poor Jennys very natural
modification and annoyance, we may
rejoice that the trouble, serious as it is,
is limited to the feminine half Of
humanity. a hundred or two years
ago, Augustus would have not merely
shared her vexation, but had just tho
same to endure on his own part. The
rich velvets and sa,ins, lawns aud laces,
swords and garters and jews Of the
finished exquisite under the Georges
or the Grand Monarque, made correct
dress impossible without money, and q
good deal of it. In those days man
carried his income returns blazoned
on his back. The quiet scholar or
poor artist was as easily distinguisha-
BILE from the grandee as if he had worn
badge or placaad, like a railway
conductor or Broadway advertising
medium. What vexation must have
gnawed the hearts of numberless good
fellows, in those days of external dis
tinctions, at having to 90 about ticketed
as. the poor devils they were, in world
ly sense, one does not like to reflect;
and though we smile at poor Gold
smiths fussy embarrassment over his
famous bloom-colored suit, our amuse-
ment is tempered with a pang of pity
and sympathy.- Home and Society,"
ScribBers for January.
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might have taken him for policeman
Suddenly door gave entrance to a
lady elegantly dressed. The man cx-
claimed, Halo, madame, alone so late,
and in such bad weather.
without any invitation he followed
the lady, who, arriving in her parlor,
and thinking him civil policeman,
offered him two shillings.
Madame Money--to me p
"And who are your
Z" am the Prince Louis Napo-
leon"
"Next day the conspirator of Stras-
burg and Bculogne, the escaped from
the Fortress of Ham, recalled himself
to the memory of his followers by send
ing them some English gold with
which to still conspire against the
government that had twice left him his
life. From this day the misery which
had overwhelmed the son of Admiral
Nerhuel was driven away by the bank
notes of Miss Howard. While he was
president he had called Miss Howard
to Paris and had taken for her house,
No. II Rue de CRY. Miss Howard,
who had given eight million of francs
to Napoleon at the moment of his ele-
walton, was considered and considered
herself as the future Empress. But
the daughter of Albion counted with.
out him who, when he speaks, lies (;
when he is silent, plots
One day Napoleon sent Miss How
ard to Havre in company with his ac-
complete, Mocquart, promising to come
and see her upon the Sunday. Satur-
day he married Mile. de Montijo.
Taking her tea the morning of the day
when she shonld receive the visit of
him who owed everything to her, Miss
Howard read Of the marriage in the
Noniteur Oficiei. Precipitately leav-
ing the Hotel Frascati, she engaged a
special train, and reached her home in
Paris, where she saw the strangest
spectacle. Furniture, cushions, pa
pers, notes, letters, contracts-some
were broken, others emptied, and
others stolen. Pietri, warned by a
dispatch from Mocquart, had gone to
No. IA rue de CRY. lie was able to
hear, and others heard like him, the
insulted Englishwoman call Napoleon
assassin, swinder and robber. Next
day upon her awakening Miss Howard
was saluted by Mines. Fould and
Fleury with the title Of countess o.
Beauregard. At the same time they
gave her the deeds of ownership t.
a property bearing this name, situated
upon the route to Versailles. Severa
months later, the new Countess lief
France and established herselfiu Flor.
ence, where she built splendid palace
upon the banks Of the Arno. But
ten years after, ennui S@ized her, an
she wished to again SCI Paris. Ever
day, at the moment when Napoleo
and the Empress came from the Tuilt
ries, Miss Howard showed herself in
superb equipage and dazzling toile
Rumor said that the Empress was fl
rious. Some days after pertormanc
at the Italisns, during which the Ems
lishwoman, covere and occupying
box directly in front, had amused hel
self by cycling through an opera-gla'
the woman who had stolen her 'Poleol
Miss Howard was found sutfOcated
her bed"
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HOUSE RECIPES.

A SPLENDID SPONGE CAKE
Weigh one pound of fresh eggs in the
she'll, an equal weight of pulverized
white sugar, half pound Of fine -four.
Break the eggs and beat separately
the yelk and white. Always, when
practicable, have one person beat the
yelk steadily the same length Of time
it takes another person to beat the
white until they stand up perfectly
stiff and dry. Add the sifted sugar
gradually to the yelk, then mix in the
white. Lastly, cream gently in the
-four, aud be sure not to beat at all
atterward, or you will certainly spoil
the cake. Crate in the peal Of one
lemon, and add also its strained juice
more if the fruit is Indifferent. Lem
ons are to be preferred as the seasoning
for sponge cake, but if they are not to
be obtained, substitute mace,
APPLE FLoAT.-Pare the apples as
for sauce, stirring them until thor
oughly done. Then mash them up
and sweeten. Beat the yelk of two
eggs and white of one stir into the
apples and cook but moment. Put
this into fruit dish, over which
cover with the white of one egg beaten
to foam. TO be eaten with sugar
and cream. 1t is nice dish aud
easily prepared, Then, too, it saves
opening canned fruit prematurely.
PRESERVING EGGs.-A Partisan pa
per recommends the following method
for the preservation ofeggs Dissolve
four ounces of beeswax in eight ounces
of warm olive oil in this put the tip
of the finger and anoint the egg all
round. The oil will Immediately be
absorbed by the she'll, and the porss
filed up by the wax. If kept in
a cool place, the eggs, after two years,
will be as good as if fresh laid.
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THE STORY OF MISS HOWARD,

A melancholy interest attaches to
the fate of Miss Howard, whose name
is better known than the circumstances
of her life. The story, a. given in de-
tail by Griscclli, is as follows
"On night of such fog as they
have in London man was walking up
and down the Haymarket' Ills
height was some five feet and seven
inches he was thick wasted, short
legged, with a pallid face, small eyes,
moustache, buttoned to the neck, and
carrying in his hand q loaded cane,
without any hat. The passersby
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-26
POETRY.
A MYSTERY.
BY JOHN @. WHITTIER.


The river hemmed with leaning trees
Wound through its medows green;
A low, blue line OF mountains showed
The open pines between.
One sharp, tall peak above them oil
Clear into sunlight sprang
I saw the river Of my dreams,
The mountains that / sang.
No clue Of memory led me on,
But well the ways knew
A feeling OF familiar things
With every footstep grew.
Not otherwise above its crag
Could lean the blasted pine;
Not otherwise the maple hold
Aloft its red ensign.
SO up the long and shorn foothills
The mountain road should creep
So green and low the meadow fold,
Its red.haired kline asleep.
The river wound as it should wind
Their place the mountains took:
The white, torn fringes Of their clouds
Wore no unwonted look.
Yet ne'er before that rivers rim
Was pressed by feet OF nine,
never InlUt eyes udu cTOSstu
That broken mountain line.
A presence, strange at once and known.
Walked with me as my guide;
The skirts OF some forgotten life
Trailed noiseless at my side.
Was IL n aforementioned dream.
Or glimpse through aons olds
The secret which the mountains kept
The river never told.
But from the vision ere 1t passed
A tender hope drew,
And, pleasant. as a down OF spring,
The thought within me grew
That love would temper every change.
And soften all surprise,
And, misty with the dreams of earth,
The hills Of heaven arise.
--[Atlantic Monthly for February.
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"A daughter Of the Grand Duke Con.
stantine of Russia, will soon be bstrotheQ
TO Prince Milan Of Servio.
The Portland daily press., 1873-06-03
~, h. rrels Of American man

I 80 That barrels of American man
SECIloN ovnorted filled with domestic Petro-
ia,'m and returned empty may pe 5000 nee
le re- dtv ,lnder such regulations as the oecreta
Oh u he Treasury may prescribe, and without
ry oi the filing of declaration at time OF
qport az intent to return the same empty
SECTION g. That foreign merchandise which
arrived at port of the United States on or be-
fore the thirty-first day of July, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-two, and upon which duties
were not paid prior to August first eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, though the same
were not entered or transferred to public store
or bonded warehouse shall be entitled to the
benefits provided for in the second section of on
act entitled IAN act to reduce duties on imnorts
and to reduce internal taxes and for other purposes
approved june SIXTH eighteen hundred and seventy
two the same as such merchandise would have been
entitled to had it actually been in nnblic store or
pohqeu warehouse on or prior to the thrty-rst day
81 ymy; eighteen hundred and seventytwo: Provid-
ca, mat the owner Of such merchandise shall, with
IN thirty days from the passage of this act, make
appcaon therefor in writing to the collector OF the
port at which such merchandise arrived; -.
oECTION 4. That on kid and all other gloves import
ed into the United States from foreign countries there
shall be no discrimination in determining byappraise
ment the foreign market value o. suc soops, "net,
case shall the goods protected by trademark be
appraised at a less foreign market value than the
like goods not so protected and no sale or pretended
sale of such goods shall be held to fix the value Of the
| same. ~.
| twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, as
amended by the act of June SIXTH eighteen hundred
and seventy-two, be further amended by adding TO
the first paragraph of said section the words: "Pro-
cided further That the bonds required to be given
for the expectation of distilled spirits shall be can
ceed upon the presentation OF satisfactory proof and
certificates that said distilled spirits have been land
ed the port of destination named in the bill of lad
ing, upon satisfactory proof that after shipment
the same were lost at without fault neglect Of
| the owner or shipper thereof
Approved March 3, 1873.
j. G. BLAINE,
Sgenley of the House of otof;rae
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Vjce- President of the United States and President
} the Senate.
| US. GRANT.
The Portland daily press., 1873-06-03
POETRY.
In lime.

Brown In the blue of the river lies
A shadowy, lazy trout:
Who could trouble himself to iise,,
And get his tackle out?
Let me do nothing but live for day.
Live and listen, and look;
Let there be truce between preyer ana prey
Between the fish and the hook. -, avon
will look on the midstream strong anu '
And the eldy's brawling rush; .as of heaven,
will rise with the lark to the gates "
1 will love with the thrush, ;,,ar sings,
will learn the song that the r'ei '-s'
In varying time a and ten of all sweet things-n
Of this day. the sweo'oS
juno.
Low T lie ON n soft green beu,
nrinLing the lazy air;
croen Is tie canopy high DER my head,
The Iarcb's fringe hangs 1ar
In,scentei darkness over my eyes,
Bee haunted brambes trail;
l know | feel the blue of the skies,
need not sever their vel.
Wild roses tangle the water above,
Below my nook of rest;
If they win not the river, with all their love,
They may die on his breast.
And the river, unwilling, wends his way
With pink and white spoils strewn:
The love-orn spells of wild-rose day-in June
Qnivcr, o larch! till in evenings haze
Your tassels rise and fall
Murmur, o bee! in the bramble SPRAYS.
TIL you lind your home in the wall
Sing, . thrushl in my listening ears,
AS one sang to the monk of old;
1could listen and he for hundred years,
:, ana deem that their sands ran gold.
Ripple, o river! by bud and flower,
AS long as my eyes may see;
sweep, in the pride of your royal power,
Past the town to the sea;
reach me the whole of your murmuring lay,
The night comes all too soon:
The night, all me! Of this glorious day-n june.
London SOciet1
The Portland daily press., 1873-06-03
RAILROADS,
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.
Summer Arrangement.
MAY 5, 1873.

-s.,.:S..511 Passenger trains leave Portland from
street. s'ation, walker HOUSE, ooh'iiiei ei
R ROT BOSon 5000, 1000 A. NJ, 1880. t615PM
aud 1000 p. NJ ''h Ut 1871 ~ NJ, TlZ.5o, '9.oo
1873 p. NJ. Lay 'O.OO, 900 "A. NJ ana
For Manchester and Concord -.
junction $500 A, NJ, 1880 r. NJ VIA u q L. H. H.
For Milton AMI Union 1900 A. NJ o,,, =, ~ .
For Scarboro', Old Orchard Beach SooI5 ,So Z NJ
and kennebnnk at *j.10 p. NJ. RetnS,,,;poiu ueioId
Kennebunk at *7.30 P. NJ leave
The 1900 A. NJ. train connects at Lawrence ,,,,,
trains for Lowell, Manchester and Concord and aI
points North ~
Passengers ticleted through by either route.
Trains stop at Exeter 10 minutes for refreshment,
at first class Dining Rooms.
Freight trains between Portland and Boston daily
Freight received at Portland x Ogdensburg Il. Il
Freight station until p. M.
Portland & OgdenJburg X. r. passenger trains ar
rive at and depart from this station.
Accommodation.
fast Express.
JAS. L. FURBER, Gen. Supt., Boston.
PAYS0N TUCKER, General Agent, Portland.
Boston, May 5. 1873. my5dtf
The Portland daily press., 1873-06-03
A few words ON Rheumatism
Or HOW BECAME ENGAGED IN THE
UNIVERSITY MEDICINES.

Some eight years ago, (after returning from the
sickly climate of Southern China was attacked
with rheumatism, and for four years was unable to
dress myself and most of the time my suffering was
so great that would have given all possessed or the
wealth of the world if had it, to be relieved from
my suffer ings. tried all remedies knew or could
hear of but received no benefit. l had about given
up in despair when received one of the University
books. thought It humbug at first, but after a
areful perusal it looked so reasonable like drown
ing man catching to straw sent for the medicine
and in one week after commenced taking it felt
some relief In one month could move about wi h
ease, and at the end Of two months was perfectly
cured. | tried the medicine on several Others af-
fcted with Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Dropsy, &c. with
the beneficial effect. After testing the medi-
cine to my satisfaction and finding it far superior to
any ether medicine for all chronic diseases obtain
ed the general agency for the Stale of Maine and
New Brunswick. and moved to Portland some three
years ago. And of the thousands of patients have
treated have met with almost universal success. L
do not expect to cure all. and when sec patient
that think L cannot cure tell them So for above
all other denominations there is none greater than to
deceive and rob the sick. As there are thousands
suffering with rheumatism / wish to impress the
minds of such to not despair; their case is cur
direct Mediator, relieve the rain in few min
utes, and by taking the University Medicines If not
cured in month there will be great relief and it
must be n very stubborn case that cannot cure In
two months Why dwell SO much on Rheumatism
know too well how to sympathize with those that
are its victims, and know they can be cured. II
the above statement with the following certificates Il
not enough to sufficiently satisfy those that are suf
fcring with it, God help them.
The Portland daily press., 1873-06-03
KNOX s. LINCOLN RAILROAD,

,------, DireC trail route to Wiscasset, New
Castle, Damariscotta WaldobOro,
Esrs-mga9Warren and Rockland.
No change Of cars between Portland
and Rockland.
Steamers leave Rockland for all points on the Pc
nobscot river, Machias, Mount Desert Vjnal Haven,
Hurricane and Dix Islands.
Leave Maine Central Depot, at 700 A. NJ, and leo
P. NJ.
Stages connect at Rockland. for Camden Lincoln-
vile, Northport, South Thomaston and st. George,
daily. AT Rockland for Union, Appleton and Wash
ington, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
AT Thomaston for st. George daily.
AT Warren for Union, daily.
At Warren for Jefferson and Whteheld, MONDAYS,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
AT Waldoboro' for North Waldoboro', Washington
and Liberty daily.
At New Castle for Bristol and Pemaquid, daily
Freight Trains daily and freight taken low rates
jv29dtf G. A. COOMBS. Sup't.
The Portland daily press., 1873-06-03
j UR UB EB a

which is pronounced by the leading modest authori-
ties of London and Paris ''the most powerful tonic
and Alternative known to the medical world" This
is no and untred discovery. but has-l zen long
used by the leading physicians Of other countries with
a,onderfaJ remedial results.
Don't weaken and impair the digestive Or
gans by cathartics and physics they give only tenn
porary relief indigestion, iatulency, and dyspepsia,
wi piles and kindred diseases, are sure to follow
their
Keep the blood pure and health is assured.
JOHN @. KELLOGG, IS Plat St., New York,
Sole Agent for the United States.
Price One Dollar per Bottle Send forCircular
my7 4wt
The Portland daily press., 1873-06-03
EASTERN AND PORTLAND, SACO, 6
PORTSMOUTH r. r.
SPRING ARRANG EMENT.
Commencing Hsanday, April 1Sii, 1873.

,---------=u Passenger trains leave Portland dali
for Portsmouth and Boston, Sun
ez@n,-5u.7days excepted) at u 80 A. VI. is. is A.
NJ.
Leave Boston for Portsmouth and Portland at II.
A. NJ. 1880 A. M, IL. SOP NJ t3I5P. NJ, #e LOOP. NJ
Leave Portsmouth for Portland at 1000 A. M, no.
80 A. NJ, 1880 p. NJ, t540 p. NJ, 1905 p. NJ
ing at 4.35 P. M.
@Puliman sleeping car express tram. II. 3. This
morning.
Accommodation train.
fast Express.
Gz5 The Pullman Sleeping Car Express Train ar
rives at and departs from the Depot of the Maine
Central Railroad in Portland
N, Il. The 6.15 A. NJ, 9.10 A. NJ, and $40, p
NJ. trains from Portland, make close connections
20 New York by one other of the routes from
Boston, Passengers icketed through by either route
+. CHASE,
apa25tf Supt. Portland Division.
The Portland daily press., 1873-06-03
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.

Spring Arrangement, Commencing May
5,1SJa.
-,-------=---=, Trains leave Portland for Bangor,
Houlton, Calais and ST. John at 1915
s.gg-sHu-7a m. sleeping and day cars on this
train.)
For Bath, Lewiston, Rockland and Augusta at I 100
a. m.
For Bath, Lewiston, Rockland, Augusta Readfeld,
winthrop, Skowhegan, Belfast, Bangor, ST. John and
Halifax at :02 p. m. 'rl
For Lewiston, Bath and Augusta at 8 80 p. IN
For Lewiston via Danville at 5:25 p.m
Trains are Due at Portland.
From Augusta. Bath and Lewiston at S.5J a. m.
From st. John, Bangor, and North and e isl at
$40 p. m.
From Augusta and Lewiston at G 20 p. M.
From St. John Bangor, &c. at 20 a. m.
Through Tickets are sold in Portland and baggage
checked through TO Hoult0n, Calais, St. john Hall
fax, Dover, Foxcroft, Rockland Sc
L. L. LINCOLN, Acting Superintendent
Augusta. May 8. 1873. my12tf
The Portland daily press., 1873-06-03

This may certify that had been suffering with the
rheumatism for five months, and at that time it
seized my right hip and leg, down to the foot.
This the physicians called 'Sciatic." l tried many
kinds of highly recommended medicines which
took for the blood Still L got no relief tor seven
months more, all the time doing my best, with as
called at the New York University Branch and the
proprietor said he could help help me- So COM
menced on his medicine, and ii four weeks thought
felt relief, and in eight weeks was able TO leavt
my cane at home and have been well up to this time
three months have passed. DAVID KEAZER.e,
Portland. Aug. ., 1879.