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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-10
4 Strange Duel...BOth Run Through.

Col. Lay (rising with a profound
bow to a California reporter: Yes,
| Colonel, l have been engaged in forty,
| two affairs of honor us principal and
second, and ] concur with you fully in
your suggestions. 1t is the duty of "A
second to prevent resort to arms if
possible | recollect in one of the first
duels 1 ever fought l came very near
losing my life by having fool for a
second. He allowed me to fight the
best swordsmaninE Europe with rapier
|, at that time, was not so proficient as
| am now in the use of that weapon,
and considered my life as good as lost,
but met my antagonist, and after par
rying few of his thrusts, was compell-
to allow him to pass his sword entirely
through my stomach, the point coming
ont at my backbone. AS | stood thus
transfxed, it occurred to my mind to
do an act which / have never heard of
being equalled before or since. /, with
my left hand, with remarkable presence
of mind, GOODNESS and firmness, seized
my adversary's blade, holding it SO
firmly that he could neither turn it or
pull i. out, and in that position plung-
el my sword entirely through my ad-
versarys left breast up to the hilt, just
one inch and half above the heart;
ald, what is remarkable is, tnat we both
covered. ...r
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-10
Loves Young Drop.

A pair of picnickers of San Francisco
had athrilling experience the other day.
There was large picnic. 1t was over.
and the company were waiting for the
train at station near a high trestle
bridge. 1t was some minutes till train
time, and a young couple thought they
would take walk on the bridge to en-
Joy the delights of love- making togeth-
er with the sensation of looking down
into the depths Of the gulf beneath
them. They had made their way about
fifty yards over the chasm when a gravel
train came shooting around short bend
IN their faces. A deep cut had hid the
train till 1t was almost upon them. 1t
was an awful situation, and the lady
comrrehended it at once, and did not
lose her presence of mind, as events
proved. They could not possibly get
off the bridge before the train would
overtake them. The engineer whistled
down brakes, but it was evidently i'm
possible to stop the heavy train before
it would be upon them. 1t was within
a few yards, and the crowd of picnick-
ers stood but a hundred yards off pet
rified with horror. There seemed to be
no escape whatever for the luckless
couple. Their mangled bodies would
evidently be dashed into the chasm.
The lady called to her companion to
drop, and suddenly dropped herself.
Both dropped just in time, and they
hung suspended to sleeper under the
bridge while the long train passed over
them. Thus they clung with their
hands until some gentlemen of the com
pany weat on the bridge and rescued
them from their perilous situation.
They were unharmed, except torn cloth
ing and a scratch or two, and they saved
their lives by scratch. 1t was the
principal event of very pleasant occa-
sion. and was so thrilling that some of
the ladies who saw the danger closed
their eyes and tainted.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-10
No Reason In IL.

A fellow who, having gone pretty
nearly through all the follies of life,
took it into his head to hire bully to
do bis fighting. He made a contract
with the stoutest bruiser he could find,
r~ they started on their journey down
the Mississippi. At every landing the
quarrel Was picked by the one, and the
battle fought by the other. 1t was
tough work sometimes, but rather en-
ioyable. At last they reached New Or
leans. On the levee they found stout,
brawny stevedore, and after some chat
fng, a row was started, and the two be-
gan to pummel each other. They were
well matched, but, aided by his expert
ence, the bully beat the stevedore. Il
say, boss said his fighting man, 4
give up this job you is too much for
mel fdont see aay reason in that ere
last fght.'" "
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-10
If We Would.
II va would but check tho speaker

II We would but check tho speaker
When he spoils his neighbours fame,
II We would but help the erring
Ere We utter words of blame
n We would, how many might wo
Turn from paths Of sin and shame,
Ah. the wrong that might bo right,d
II We would but sce the way
An the pains that might be lightenod
Every hour and every day
II We would but hear the pleadings
or the hearts that go astray.
tetua step outside tho stronghold
Os onr seltishnoss aud pride;
10, us llft our fainting brothers
lie, us strengthen ore we chide;
Let us, ere We blame the fallen,
Hold a light to cheer and guide.
Nh, how blessed l-ah. now blessed
Earth would be if wo'd but try
Thus TO aid and right the weaker,
Thus to check each brothers sigh,
Thus TO talk Of duty's pathway
To our better life on high.
In ea,h life, however lowly.
There are seeds of mighty good
SUI, we shrink from souls appealing
N!,i timid IL we could !"
bata GOD who judges all things
Kllws the truth is, III we would.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-10

Greeley - oh Horace Greeley
oh-hr
Then thoy ensed up to laugh over
him, and says Lucreesh, "How much
is your father worth, Horace Greeley ?"
"Nothing !" exclaimed Hod, irritated
at the sound Of his full name.
Reckon again !" cried Cad.
We heard the screws going, and Hod
very quickly Al we'd at different fig
ures "Oh forty thousand dollars
| oh ~ he roared ont.
"That's good p said 'Crcesh. "But
You don't like our style, hear"
"No, DON'T" muttered Hod.
Don't you-now?' Squeak-crenk IL
--creak.
go yes do! I do ! DO !! O.h.h "
"Would MT you like TO kiss MS,
Hoddy o. said Cad, after pause.
I'D like to bite yel" growled the
oppressed Horace.
go, no, no, no! There's dear boy
Kiss us, won't you 2" Cre0k.
eyes Yes | will B.! Let me up y
"I'm afraid you'll back ont, if we let
you clean ont of the hoops, said jess.
"We'll let you part way up.
And the les actually made him
salute them al round, with his head
inst up over the edge of the hoop and
the follower held ready TO crowd him
down again, if he bit, instead. Then
they let him get out and go with a
chime of Good night, Hoddy,' and
How do you like our style ?"
Hod made himself scarce forthwith.
Tom and / waited till the "coast was
clear" then crept ont and went home.
Hod had gone to bed.
Next morning l heard Tom asking
him what the girls did to him.
"None of your business y said he,
shortly.
Bat afterwards, whenever we found it
necessary to take him down a little. we
would sing out, Ohl-Greeley y!-Ohl"
That would "fetch him."
All, well, those days are all past and
gone now, like the old cider-mill. Hod
is of late junior partner in the mercan-
tile house of which his father is the
head and if this little story should
come to his eye, well, / guess he will
stand it; he stood worse pressure III
the old "pummy- hoop"
The pretty Lynches are gone, too
they went "off to the factory y and
that was the last of them, so far as con-
Germs our home neighborhood. Last
spring, one of them poor Jess, quite
thin and faded, and with eyes prefer
naturally bright, came back to cough
out tho few remaining weeks of her life;
the others are now part and parcel of
that great, dreary factory town, an
ever-hnngry monster which has already
devoured all the bloom and beauty of
each rural neighborhood far around it.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-10

1t is related of a Scottish lady in q
rcmote part of the Highlands. noted for
her profuse liberality, that being some
times overburdened with habitual
" sorners," when any one of them out
stiad his welcome, she would take oc-
ca ion to say to him at the morning
meal, with an arch look at the rest of
the company, MAX guild breakfast,
Nh, while ye're about it; ye dinna
ken whaur yen get your dinner. The
hint was usually taken. and the "sorn-
er" departed.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-10
Spider Killers.

! BY general observation spiders are
| considered by entomologists to have a
| specific Office, viz. To keep down the
dangerous multiplication of winged in.
sects. They occasionally seize worm
OF stray caterpillar if they happen to
eucroach on their webbed territory.
But entrapping flies is their forte. In
significant and solitary as they are We
could not dispense with their quiet SER
vices. Let spiders strike and for a
single month in summer refuse to set
their traps, we could hardly defend our
selves against armies of noxious insects,
which would take possession of our
dwellings.
But useful as they are, unobstusive
and vigilant as sentinels, in cellars,
garrets, under the floor, in the hiding
places of straying bugs, moths and
creeping things, they have their en-
emies and are subjected to the rigorous
demands of the same law under which
they act, otherwise there would be too
many spiders in the world, especially
in Van Diemans Land.
just in the busy season of spider ac-
tivity, when they are slaughtering their
thousands, like Cincinnati butchers,
peculiar fly is let loose by nature to
limit their multiplication. 1t is about
the size of wasp.
In fair weather they may be seen con-
structing cells of mud against-walla and
sunny, dry places. They are really
poison dungeons. In company or alone
they hunt whatever spiders are found,
seizing them adroty, ard away they
dy with their prisoners, which are
forced into the cells, sometimes three
or four in one. When secure, they
drop in an egg, and then plaster over
The top securely. When the egg batch
IS, the young worm has an ample sup
ply 0f food all ready for consumption.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-10

CHARM OF GARDEN is, indeed,
the frequent change, the never-weary-
ing variety, that is the main charm of
the garden. You leave home for lit
tie time, and when you return, 10
everything is changed. New colors,
new forms, new perfumes greet you.
There are fresh flowers on the stem,
fresh fruit on the bough. Few things
are moie enjoyable than a first walk in
ones garden after an absence from
home. Few men who are really fond
of gardening ever care to be long away
from their household gods. 1t is, in
deed, one of the most salutary effects of
love of gardening that ones thoughts
seldom turn towards the delights of
vagrancy and the charms of strange
places.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-10

Two of the Bank of England forgers
are con ned in the Pentonville Prison,
and the two others in the Holloway
prison. No visitors will be permitted
to see them until the eve Of their de-
parture. Each one will de transported
to different penal colony.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-10

Members of the Right declare that
the French Assembly will vote In favor
of a monarchy before November
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JOB PRINTING

~ Al, kinds neatly executed at tho lowest living
oric"s. our Office Ia well furnished with mate.
rr,.i and stock for this department. and We now
have experienced and competent worA,nen TO 70
rae them. II You want any printing done YOU
need moi go TO tho city, or out OF tho county,
Tor Won can get an good work and ~ low prices
Az this Office as any other
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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-04-13
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WINTERS SUPPORTERS

There Is M Cairo q class of
person who should be called
"the Gobblers." LIS constituent elements
are the men who live without labor and de.
sire mayor who will not interfere with
their caling-who viii not disturb or inter.
fere with any OF the little '.jobs'' they may
desire to 'put up" on innocent and unsus-
pecting persons--who will shut his ewes To
houses OF ill-iane, faro banks,
keeno rooms, and the like. Who
viii, II any OF the 'boys" should
be unfortunate enough TO be arrested, zee
that the police magistrate discharges them
without payment Of the fines before they
have worked for the city one.third of the
time for which they were committed. The..
iellows-the Gobblers-sre "gay boys" and
have complete organization and loud
tongues. They meet daily and nightly, and
are just now very much interested in CITY
affairs. II Is true the great majority OF
them pay no taxes, contribute nothing 10 the
welfare OF the city, but they are the poli.
tlcians OF Cairo, and have organized for the
contest on Tuesday next. They have set.
tied on their candidate for mayor. They
|
| This or that man won't,do. 1--WE must have
our man." and he is Jack Winter. "He,s
the boy you know" lie amt moral, except
when he's sick, and don't care II we
DO beat fellow with the little lady, Orwell
he's our man. Jack against the field: a hun.
| dred dollars 10 one he's the next mayor
Here's the money says he is; and here's
the bunch Of tves to bat any one over the
snoot who says he amt, Come up and
drink. Take u swag Of Winter whiskey.v
1hisis the electioneerins language of "tbe
gobblers," 10 which organization, we are
sorry to say, few good men who ought
10 have better sense belong; and
it, effect is great. 1t is this or.
ganization Of bummers that the law-abidinp
and substantial citizens OF Cairo bay. com,
bined to overthrow and wipe out II IL
with the voters Of the city to say which
party shall win.
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FOR POLICE MAGISTRATE,

AT the request OF many citizens, l beg
leave TO announce myself u, q candidate fol
the ONCE OF police magistrate. j. J. BIRD.
We are authorized to announce Mr.
Joseph Mckenzie as u candidate for ele,
tion.to the:otice Of police magistrate at the
ensuing municipal election.
We are authorized to announce Mr.. James
summerwell as q candidate for the office OF,
police magistrate ut the ensuing munich Al
election.
We are authorized to announce the name
vfCharles Mehner, Esq, ss candidate for the
Office Of police magistrate At the ensuing
municipal election.
We are authorized to announce Mr.. James
Ryan a candidate for the oThce Of police
magistrate al the ensuing municipal elee.
tion.
We are authorized 10 announce William
=. Pitcher ~ q candidate for the Office OF
police magistrate, at 0e ensuing municipal
election.
FELLow-CIrizESs OF CAIRO | am a
candidate Tor reelection to the Office Of pc.
ice magistrate. -Four years ago / did not
believe IL was possible l should live to ask
ONCE again ut your hands, but having In q
great measure recovered my health, and
needing the income the position affords,
again appear before you la the capacity OF a
candidate, and respectfully solicit your gen.
erous support. Is. sHASNEs,Y.
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THAT "PARstIS -

Mr.. EDlToR-Tn THE BULLETIN of We'd.
nesday last, there is an article headed
Ruth" and signed "Boaz." Your readers
have ali doubtless SCENT. Permit me TO say:
First. The wish is father TO the thought"
civil to him who evil thinks" $40 the
pure all things are pure"
Second. In that article It IL said that
"Mrs. Stanton, Miss Dickinson and Others
were denounced, "a, very much deyenerated. :,
Perhaps the public is willing to receive
such statement, but am not willing to
lie under such n charge. am glad that a
large number OF the citizens Of Cairo heard
what did say. For the benefit OF those
who did not hear IL, I will quote from the
sermon on Ruth just what did say. Thus
they can see how much denuncistion and
degeneracy are made Use Of The following
Is the language used. I give 1t entire.
word for word:
"Much Is said OF late Of the eminent wo.
men OF the age, by which il ment Anna l..
Dickinson, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lu.
cretia Mott, Miss Hosmer, etc., literary
characters. How much more, rather,
should be said Of the eminent Christian
mothers OF the past and present, and the
eminent Cody women OF the Bible" .De.
nounced and degenersted" stand on a par
In that article with drunken men," But
enough. So much in behalf Of truth.
Tours, ii. Is. THAYER.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-04-13

In tho present municipal contest the
same desolate element that has for year.
endoavored to get possession and control
OF the city government, has again come 10
the front, and that, too, In most iormi.
abfo way. This being true We hold it TO
be the duty OF all good citizens to unite a.
one man in an effort to pu, tina, element
down-to give it such a complete crush
ing that II will forever after be unable to
rise from the aefoat. The way to accom-
plisb this much to DO desired end Is plain
and simple-to unite on one candidate.
Laying aside all past differences, both per.
sonsi and party preiudices, We call upon
the good citizens Of Cairo 10 elect Col
John Wood to tue muyoralty, He is a
gentleman Of uninpeachable character in
whatever light II may be regarded. With
every citizen OF Cairo desiring the pros.
perity of the city, and the preservation of
her fair name, it should be q person al
matter TO put an honest and reputable
man al the head Of the city government
Such man, We firmly believe withou, re-
gard to past personal prejudices, 10 to be
found In Col. John Wood, the nominee of
the citizens msss meeting.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR MAYOR.


To rHE VOTERS OF CAIRO: Having been
solicited by my friends that voted for me
last year for mayor, and by many that were
opposed to me, to again become n candidate
this year for that position. Ia reply would
cay, after mature deliberation, I have come
TO the conclusion 10 present my name again
before discriminating public for that Office,
promising, II elected, to give all the stten.
ton necessary to the city's welfare, by see.
ing that every city Officer. from the highest
down to the lowest. perform their duties
faithfully and honestly; also that all ordi.
nances that tend TO the preservation OF law
aud order shall be strictly enforced; further.
more shall use my influence with the mem.
beers Of the city council TO curb monopolies,
90 that the rights Of the private citizen are
not, nor shall not, be invaded or encroached
upon. Respectfully, HENRY WINTER.
We are authorized TO announce DR.. VII.
liam x. smith as candidate for mayor at
the ensuing municipal election.
We are authorized 10 announce James
$. swsyne as candidate for mayor at the
approaching municipal election.
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DIES In NJ

Days wrath! Every "male monster,'
blessed with wife and home, knows n,l,
Well just how much the boosted superiority
his sex amounts TO on house.cleanlnp
days, when lovely woman having re.
pented that she ever married man, proceed.
TO destroy him from OF the face OF hi, own
premises by means OF AN impromptu delucc
This is nothing more than the Legitimate re.
SUIT OF mans own obstinacy. Had ne
needed the voice OF reason and used ,ho
Averill Chemical paint, the smooth. plo.sv
surface obtained would have rendered innn.
dation unnecessary, and house.cleani,,
would only be n pleasant recreation, like
the cultivation Of flowers. The A. G. -
covers one-third more surface, and STAYS ON
twice as long as any lead paint. Call for the
genuine article, mixed and ready for use in
oil colors, atm. 4. Way 4 Co.'S, Sixth street.
between Washington aud Commercial
s'enues' A.l3tf
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A PLEDGE.

Some persons having expressed the belief
tat Col. Wood will II elected, endeayor TO
Use his position as mayor to advance the In.
terests OF the republican party. we are
Authorized by Col. Wood to say that he will
do no such thing. That he will consider
himself the choice Of no party-but on the
contrary the representative OF the citizen. Of
Cairo, irrespective OF party, and that the APP
pointive officer shall be divided between
the two parties as nearly equal as he knows
how. Vebelieve, the colonel having mad.
such pledge, that he is the last man to 10
back on his plightel faith.
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ELECTION NOTICE

Notice j. hereby given that ON Tuesday.
The loth DAY oi April. a. ~. lisa. a general
election viii he held in the city Of Cairo
Ai'Nnnder county, state OF IllinoIs. fof IA q
selection Of the following named municipal
olnreIs, to-wit: mayor. a city council, ,
Guy clerk, city attorney, = city treasurer
ahd police magistrate: each Of the I'VE Is,
ward. into which the city Is now divided b..
ing entitled to the election OF two C2l alder.
men. "
Tor IN. purpores Of said election, poll.
VIII %. opened at the following named pIs.
ccs. to-"lt: la the First ward, nj the com.
mission house Of 4. y. DAVIS. ESQ, on the
south side Of sixth 49, street. between Com.
nercial aud Washington avenues: 10 the see.
ohu ward, at the Rough and Ready engine.
mouse on the east side OF W ARLINGTON avenue
between seventh and Eighth streets; in the
Third ward, at the Hibernian engine-ho
on thirteenth street between Comiuerci
avenue and Poplar street; In the Fourth
warn, it the courthouse, and In the Fifth
ward, at Mrs. sulliyan's house on the north
west corner Of Commercial avenue aud
Iweniy-fiith street.
BY order Of the city council.
NJ. j. HowLEY, City clerk.
JOHN ". LAssDEN, Mayor
CAIRO, Ills, March ~. Is73-td
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FOR CITY CLERK.

We are authorized TO announce II Given
Hagey as candidate for city clerk.
We are authorized to announce W. r.
Malone - candidate for city clerk al the
approaching city election.
We are authorized to announce Michael
J. Howley n q candidate for reelection for
the ofdce Of city clerk, ut the ensuing mu.
nicipal election.
FELLow-CITIzESs or CAIRO: I am n
candidate for election to the office Of city
clerk, subject to your will, expressed
through the ballot-box on Tuesday next.
Yours, respectfully, CASPER YosT.
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A PLAIN DUTY.

To every citizen Of Cairo who has
watched the course Of the present NUM-.
cipal canvass, it il perfectly evident that the
contest for mayor is virtually between MIR.
Wood and Jack Winter. The statement Of
this fact cannot be construed into anything
derogatory to the other candidates In the
field, who are both men who enjoy the con.
fdence and esteem Of their fellow citizens.
But It is now the duty OF every voter OF
Cairo, a duty which should not be disre.
garded, to lay aside all personal feelings,
and by concentrating their strength on Mr..
Wood, the citizens candidate, defeat one
man, the worst and most disturbing element
In Cairo. "a long pull. strong pun and n
pull altogether" will repeat the canvass OF
one year ago with like result.
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FOR SALE.
FRUIT FARM AND GARDEN SPOT.

The north part of section Is, 7 10, south
range west, In Pulaski county, one mile
north OF Mounds Junction, two miles south
OF villa Ridge, and four miles northwest OF
Mound City, containing sixty.avs acre.,
ior'y-hve Of which is improved aud under
fence, with a stream OF spring water running
through the same.
Upon the premises IL . new frame house,
oullt the past year, and four tenemen nj
houses. Also fruit trees OF every variety,
many In bearing, aud . vineyard OF 800 vine )
In full bearing.
The above premises IL one OF the most de.
.lrabls for gardening purposes In Southern
Illinois. Title perfect. Apply TO
%'lS.et VIZ. +. PITCHER,
Cairo, Illinois.