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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-30
DRY GOODS.
Field, Letter H. Co.'s
Mammoth Establishment.

As il is Our custom at this season Of the year
to lool, over the commercial world and note
It's phases, we take this opportunity Of selecting
above trade, as We know II is one that concerns
the whole West
There IS no firm in America that can give
rs better ideas Of this branch Of bu,iness than
Mcssrs. FIELD, Letter & Co., Chicago
The very rapid progress this House has made
is maryclou}; il was only few years ago
that they were selling about five millions per
annum. but since that time their sales have IN.
creased TO the enormous sum Of f7pcriy mullen
dollars annually. TO give Our readers some
conception Of the mag ntude Of this House,
will say that they have two stores Of six floor
each, which are devoted entirely to their buli.
ness. The wholesale one, which is located Oh
corner Market AMI Ma Olson Sts, covering oycr
two hundred thousand square feet, l.. a! the
r,escnt tine especially, a siahi well worth see
M. IN the basement are found Domesiics,
Pats, Iwlnes, Cords, Sc, the largest stock,
Of tl.air kind in the world. The first floor Is
devoted to De,s Goods, Prints, Carpets, Up
nolitcry, and ths main Offices Of the firm. The
second 70 Cloth, flannels, Blankets, Suit.
Shawl,, Fur, &c. Third to White Goods,
Linens, Hosiery. Gloves, Iaces, Underwear,
&C. Fourth 10 Motions, and the llth IS used
entirely a, packing room, and as Ial trade
has ,ct in carly the whole establishment is one
vast hive II industry, and piles Of good whicN
reach to the ceiling are icing rapidly depleted
/ by ,llc,mcn filing orlcr, received drec, from
/ customers, a. they have 10 travellers or agent.
! they consider mail order, one Of The mos i'm
/ plrlnt b-lnchc OF their busines, and give them
! particular attention.
III. Retail j. located corner OF State and
| Washington streets, and l. one Of the finest
structures IN The city, covering nearly half Of
- block AMI b.ins built Of marble and iron,
makes il at on-s 40 object oi intcrcs, tina, every
OF. likes tov... The goods arc separated into
| different departments Ike TIE wholesale, AND
Judging from il- display made @. the.f Grand
! Aliul Opening, October 7,h. should say they
| hlyctl. finest retail stock in DE United State.
Employment, B, given 10 alo.t twelve hun
drcl person., and the bushes, rcquirc, one
hanjosl hor,.5 and fly wagon, to do the
caring.
70 keep the stock, up to the highes, stan
dard, they have branch Iiouses IN New York,
Min1hcs,lr Par, Lyons and Berlin, to pur
lhl,. good, from frt hands, and IN addition
to this .cn1 seven or eight men TO Europ,
twice a year, 10 sec to the manufacturing O
their goods, and 10 elect new designs and PIC.
upuo9ctits i5rthe.r respective departments -
1 CH.Gs0 CJm7eytiaH
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-30

Before the era o. Railroads. Cairo had
commanding position IA "A centre Of COM
mercc and navigation. This Importance OF
position she stil possesses. but has now the
additional advantage OF being great rail
road centre. number oil the most import
ant railroads in the Valley OF the Mississippi
CONVEX. ing to and having their termni
there. Among these, coming from the north
ave the great Illinois Central Railroad,
which travcrses the entire state If Illiuoi,
irom.its extreme northern and north eisteru
to its southern limits. and by its come elton.
extends into all the great northwestern
grain producing States the Cairo and VIM
ccnne-, extending from Cairo to The City OF
Nilcennes, in the State OF Indian. where
il, connections afford direct railroad COM
municatons with all IA tern cities ana
the Cairo y -. Louis Railroad, afiOrding q
direct railroad communication with the
City OF -. Louis and all the railroads CEN
tering there. The road, coming from the
South are the New Orleans, jackson and
Great Northern end the Mobile aud Ohio
Railroads, which give dire railroad com
munication with Inc cities OF Mobile and
New Orleans, and 9th, 4 Southern Atlantic
sea ports. anu by connecting roads with all
the country south Of Cairo; and coming
from the southwest j. the Cairo. Arkan>a-
and Texas Railroad. which fiords similar
communication with So thern Mi .souri.
Arkansas and Texas, and the principal cit
les Of those states. This last-named road
will give, also. direct connection with the
Texas and Pacific Road when it IL com L..
ted, thus giving direct communication vi h
the principal port. OF the Pacific Ocean
hese ra lrOads, terminating at Cairo, are
now all completed and in successful opera
ton, those in Illinois coming into the city
on a bank OF each OF the rivers, Ohio and
Mississippi aud terminating al their cOnilu-
ence. thus encircing the city. The Holly
Springs, Brownsville and Ohio River Rail
road, and the Cairo and Tennessee River
Railroad, which will both terminate at
Cairo, are in course Of cor struction and will
soon be completed, and other RAILROADS. both
in illinOi, and in states south of the Ohio
river, which will also terminate at Cairo,
are projected, ana arrangements made to
build them. The construction Of these
will greatly increase the railroad commune
cations OF Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-30
Chr 8ulletin.
PARAGRAPHS.

An cid lady in Cumberland county.
Md. filled her hundred,h year last Au-
gust. but didn't stop minute in her
household occupations-sewing. spinning
and making up of trousers. What
lesson to young people vcgeta,ing in
idleness
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has
recently decided that the whipping of a
child by public school I, a her is an as
sault and battery, and that an offending
teacher may be fined. MS we'll as held an
swerablc for violating the dignity of the
law.
The Boston Liquor Dealers Assoc
citation, whose objects are ITO promote
liberal legislation, and to elevate the
traffic in Intoxicating liquors to the stand
ard recognized by the more popnlrr
branches of the trade. has just dedicated
new headquarters at Is Essex street.
There is story told of Joaquin Mil
Ter, the poet. that when he was at Bar
mum Hotel Broadway. and Twentieth
| slIeeA. itN W'thN dgp. nv NIoN w Z
friend in New Jersey, and ended the let
ter: Come and see me whenever 20,
can. am at Barnum's.' The friend
who does not appear to have been iamilia
with the names of city hotels, answered
I'm sorry You had to exhibit
yourself. you had stuck to literature
you would have made your mark and
fortune. Whereabouts is the show
now -
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-30

ilstp ha' iDpfsi, iHisiliyrnt liberal and
ffslsflJl ylIr D1il.stlss - .L'.ut ~ DDG--hss
. H4ysfs1 sysDm II vublic scbDDis, which,
,ilsf, fHgJG glsuip ssed educational ad.
ssAiaIts--is Dyssf reed ~ "eil-estsblished
'bpI>Lss II Hea,y eyefy Denomination
bAs pune ami pn, sis buildlHgs of a ,upe-
f-H caa' 4.tef -bas a climate, which fOr ga
Wbi}'y tEG htsltiiiiB influences cannot be
spfvssssH Aa, u Weli-fegulatcd aud #.
hHlfh' mDbir.psi organization, IT, streets
pYbn1 NH pss, sud other metropolitan adj.
,sni@Xrs, nDIcb make II highly desirable
am IN ir3il'y not ~ be- excelled m a place
~ ltfNsh'ht frsldcHcc.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-30

It's central location in the gree Valley Of
the Mississippi, and the great wealth ofriyer
and railroad communication, gives To Cairo
unsurpassed advantages ~ commercial
point, ~ it affords to her easy aud cheap ac-
cess to all the Grain producing districts OF
the North and West, and similar access TO all
the agricultural produce consumers Of the
South, thus presenting the best location in
the West tor IN interchange of the respect.
i've northern and southern commodities and
productions.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-30

Of Cairo 4. not le-- important. The crude
materials Of every description, which con-
,ti,ute the elements u manufactured urti.
cle-, abound on every side, iron ore, coal,
of superior quality, aud timber OF every
character, more than others, being easily
and eheaply aece.'ib.e, and the rich agri-
cultural region Oi the immediate DeighbOT-
hood, a. well as The more remote districts
rendered uibu,1ry " II by river ana rail,
furLi.b supple 81 the i.ecessarics Of life In
such abundance q. tprsbGer living except
iOnaily cheap. When the manufactured aIti.
cis. IRE produced, the facilities for cheap
distribution ~ r,sT and rail are not
squ.Def.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-30
Ayers Ague Cure.

For Fever a,.u Ague, Intermittent Re.
Dumb Ague, Periodical or Bilious Fe.
yer, &C., and indeed all the affections
which arise from nalarious, mash, Or
miasmatic poisons.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-30

with perfect certainty Stat
II vii, eradicate the disease, and with a..rr-
ancc, founded on proof, that 1900 haru ,.u
arise from It's use "a any quantity.
That which protects from or prevent. iI.1
Disorder must DE Of immon-r service Boo '|.
communties where 1t prrvld. istUlft.H
Is better than cure; for the patient cape '.s
risk which he must run IN violent attack 'l
this baleil di-tCn.Hr 1hi- CUB" eNI..-
the miasmatc poison nj Fever and tgur
from the sy-tcm, aud prevent tFg tc,olH;..
nent of the disease. II taken On the ng.i
approach Of it, prcmonitply symptoms. a
great superiority OF this remedy over auy
other ever discovered tor tl.c speedy and coo.
tain cure of Intcrmttcnt- b., that 70 contain.
no Quinine or mineral; consequently it pIl-
duccs no quinisu. or other injurious cncr'-
whatever upon the constitution. Those cured
by 1t are len As healthy a. u they had never
had the disease.
Fever and Aguc Is not alone The r.H-
sequence of the miI.matlr poison. s. IN {
variety of disorders arise nom b., irritation
among which are Neuralgia, Rhcunta.
ti.ns. Gout, Hcadach he. Biindnrs.,
ToOtbachr. Earac he, Catarrh. Ast.i.
ma. I'aIpitasiOn, Painful Affection
Of the spleen. Mysteries, Pain ina the
Bowels. Collie. Paralysis, and dcr3nEc.
ment of the stomach, all Of which, when
originating In this cause, put ON HE inter
mi,tent type, or become periodical This
"CURE" eXpcls the poison from the blood,
and consequently cures them all alike. II i-
an invaluable protection 10 immigrants and
persons travelling or temporarily residing iu
the malarious districts. If taken occasion.
ally or daily while exposed 10 the Infection,
that will be cxcrcted from the system, and
cannot accumulate in sufficient quantity 70
ripen into disease. Hence It j. even more
valuable for protection than cure; and few
will ever suffer from Intermittent, II hey
avail themselves Of the protection tins REM
edy affords.
For Liver Complaint, arising nom torpid
ity Of the Liver, il is an excellent remedy
stimulating the Liver into healthy activity,
and producing many truly remarkable cure =
where other medicines fail
PREPARED nv
DIR. j. q. AVER a. CO., Lowell, Mass,
Practical and analytical Chemists.
AND SOLD ALL ROUND THE WORLD
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-30

This city. rs 4. well known. Is situated at
the confluence of the OHIO ana Mississippi
ton on the Mississippi. being below OBJ
siructions by ice in The winter and low
water in summer. and thus has u clear and
open river communication at all times over
the Mississippi aud It's tributaries, with all
the country south. 10 the Gulf OF Mexico
and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceiro has also the
same character OF commuhlca ION with al
the country north over the streams flowing
BY IT, when those streams are not iunaNi
gable 10y ieas OH OF lee or low water.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-08

The characteristics Of the French, Ital-
iaas and Germans, s..;ls u = 1-s:-e ..s- r-cmotes
an almost universal sobriety, is the abb
stinence of the populace frem strong
drink, while here the five or six hours OF
Sunday evening during which
the tayerns' are thrown open
are generally productive of the
widest and most dangerous excesses
But England does not shut out her popu-
ulsce for amusement on Sunday. Even
while the grog shops are closed all the
public squares are open; the railroads
and omnibuses are in constant operation
save during church hours in the morn.
ing, while throughout the week--and
this is the point to which desire to call
the attention Of the Centennial Commits.
sioners and the city authorities of Phil.
adelphia-such resorts as tbe Crystal
Palace and the Alexandra Palace are
made attractive by every variety Of
amusement, including horse races, cir
cuses, theaters, concerts, foot matches
gymnastics, fireworks, and in the matter
of restaurants any number at very low
rates. In fact there is no kind Of recre.
alton that is not made available in all
public places throughout England dur
ing the week. As our great exposition
is to be nothing if not cosmopolitan, the
English example deserves careful con.
sideration.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-08
Howl. FeeIs 10 be Hanged.

A Paris newspaper gives this extract
from the notes of young fellow who
tried to commit suicide and was cut
down before suffocation was complete.
He was delighted to return to life, and it
is noted that would-be suicides who are
rescued from their self-sought fate rarely
renew their attempts to shuttle off this
mortal coil;
When stood on the chair the mirror
on the mantelpiece involuntarily at
iracted me, and looked at myself as
fastened the slip knot around my neck.
Blood flowed to my head, for my face
was very red; something took place at
the same time in my optic nerves, for it
seemed to me that my face suddenly be-
gan to make grimaces My eyes and
nose changed places necessarily, like
the pieces of kaleidoscope. | kicked
the chair from under me, and fell with
the sensation that | had been struck on
the top of my head with hammer. |
did not at FIRST feel the rope around my
neck. The only clear impression which
followed the blow with the hammer on
my skull was that of a great heaviness
on the head. 1t seemed to me that my
head was larger and heavier on my
shoulders than the great bell Of Notre
Dame, At the same time felt an i'm
mense night falling in and around me,
Then | felt extremely cold at my lower
extremities, and at the same time an
acute, terrible pain in my neck, which
was produced by the rope, which cut my
skin and sawed my veins. Then ! felt
nothing. Evidently this was the mo-
ment when my good Aunt Cecil entered
my room and cut me down.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-08
THE GUNS OF THE FUTURE.
Success OF the Recent Exp erImeuts
Rt WOOlw1ch, England Heavy
PFOiectiles vs.. IrOnclads.

EtOIectncu w. AEOuchuuBs
London Correspondence Of the New York
Herald.
There can be no doubt that the crucial
test of great guns for harbor defense
against ironclads isnear at hand. 1t will
very soon be definitely settled whether
iron vessels can be made ihyHlnerable to
heavy projectiles. The accident of the
Iron Duke running down the Vanguard,
demonstrated in a very practical way
the utility of the ram as a a.weapon of Of
tense, but it sadly shook the theories ad
vanced in regard to the strength OF re-
sistance to an ironelad's sides, when the
question of defense was involved.
The experiments at Woclwch yester-
day sufficed to show that England is in
possession of the most powerful piece OF
ARTILLERY in the world. The great eighty
one ton gun, which for more than fifteen
months has been constructing at the
Woolwich arsenal was tested in the
presence of a large number of govern
ment officials.
The trials have been looked forward to
with unusual interest by many students
OF the art of war, as it was thought that
this gun would indicate the style of ar
tillery which must be used in the future.
1t may be fairly stated that the new piece
of ordnance exceeded anything that had
been anticipated.
The final shot of the day was fred
with 240 0pounds Of powder and projec-
tile Weighing 1858 pounds. The recoil
was this time brought up to 38 feet 2
inches, the vertical and horizontal play
of the springs being the same as ia the
previous round, viz three.fourths OF an
inch and one and eighteenth inch re-
spectively. The muzzle velocity, too,
was the same as in the last round, 1850
feet The pressure in the gas chamber
was 27.3 tons per square inch; that on
the base OF the shot had not been taken
at the time the visitors left the proof
ranges. The shot penetrated the sand
TO distance OF AZ feet at depth of 8
feet from the surface. Burning pebbles
of powder we're again projected forward
with the shot.
This concluded the first part of the
test of the 8l-ton gun--a weapon whose
construction has met with severe criti-
cism, and whose manufacture has re-
,quired the best and latest. appliances
After each discharge the gun was criti-
eally examined, and on no occasion was
the slightest alteration In any of the
joints observable The velocities exhib-
tied by the gun amazed everybody, The
energy" impaired TO the shot at the fifth
round rose to the enormous pitch of TO-.
400 foot tons, or about the estimated
force with which the prov of the Iron
Duke encountered the Vanguard. This
gun is intended for the InAexible, which
is to carry four Of these guns, the second
Of which is now constructing. A prom
inent engineer yesterday stated, on the
ground, that before long England will
possess l6Oton gun firing ons.ton
shot, which at one mile range can tear
the strongest iton.cad all to pieces,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-08
The EngIish sunday.

Col. Forney in the Philadelphia Press.l
I Iyenture to make few suggestions,
the result Of somewhat close observa.
ton during my sojourn in Europe,
strengthened by some recent discussions
in the Philadelphia papers, first, as to
what is called the Continental Sunday as
contrasted with the Sunday in England.
The latter is the example which com
mends itself naturally to the United
States, and, while furnishing severe
contrast with the license on the FIRST day
Of the week in France and Italy, is also
best adapted to our habits and our instr
tutions. Some persons insist that the
closing Of the tayerns in English cities
during the day and the opening Of them
from six TO twelve o'clock at night, in.
yites and encourages discreditable dis
spation, and that If the rule common to
the Latin countries were observed here a
different stats Of things would prevail.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-08
JANUARY AND JULY.
NJ APRIL AND OOTORRR

Any one investing in these Bonds has the
satisfaction Of knowing that his bond is GER
tain TO be paid at maturity; and further that
he assists in building in the city of New York
a permanent Temple Of Industry, which will
DO an ornament and pride to every Ameri-
can.
Each BOndholder, until his bond is re-
deemed, is a part owner Of twenty. two acres
OF land situated in the heart Of the city Of
New. York, and estimated TO be worth Two
Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars.
And ths building which is estimated to cost
Seven Millions, @
The excavations for the foundation was
commenced on the 10th Of May, 1875, and the
building will be ready TO receive the goods
from the Centennial Exhibition at its close.
No investment for people Of small means
was ever offered .equaling the Bonds of the In
cured by. mortgage which makes the principal
safe, and eminently secure, and in addition to
which each bondhelder participates four times
q year, in the allotment Of premiums above
named.
The difference between these bonds and n
lottery ticket is, in a lottery the holder must
lose his money. or draw a prize, while the
holder Of an Industrial Exhibition Bond cam
not lose his investment. but must have re-
turned to him the principal and small rate
of interest added. and in addition has an op-
portunity TO draw a premium ranging from
ESQ to 100000.
The Board Of Directors and the Trustees Of
the mortgagage are among the most eminent
Of the business men Of New York, and is OF
itself guarantee that the bonds are a safe
and desirable Investment.
The Company is not responsible for any
money sent, except II be by check, poItal or
der, draft or express payable to the order Of
the Industrial Exhibition Company.
Circulars sent on application. ~
Address. 80
Industrial Exhibition Company,
No. ~ East 18th street,
l2sdkwt New York City,
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THE DOUBLE HARVEST.

A farmer sat at his kitchen door,
Smoking his MONDAY pipe,
And over the fields his eyes were cast,
Where the grain so golden ripe,
Nodded away
Through the sur mer day,
With shadow and sunshine hard at play.
Down by the gate the farmersaw
land he chuckled low in glee)
Two, who whispered together there.
"SOW said the farmer, " seel
Ifil guess Alright.
And their skies are bright,
There'll be harvesting soon with main and
might
The weeks went by. and the cid barn groaned
With the might Of harvest store;
But the farmer laughed, for we'll he knew
There remained one harvest more,
Since Cupid had sown.
With grain Of his own,
A crop that love must harvest alone.
The farmer sat at his kitchen door,
When the evening meal was done.
And he laid a kiss on his daughters brow,
!, And welcomed his new found son;
HM And the harvest time.
With wedding BELLS chime,
Sang its days into merry rhyme.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-08
SPECIAL NOTIOR.
Az UnAnswerahle Argument.


The strongest argument which eau be urged
against the advisability Of administering such
corrosive and nerve-destroying poisOns as ar
senic and quinine for intermittent and remit
tent fevers, Is the vastly superior success in
medicine which is the very antipode Of the
above named drugs, both in respect Of its
composition and the results wrought BY t.
Such medicine is Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters. a purely vegetable preparation. which
tude every trace Of fever and ague, and kim
dred types OF malarious disease. from the sys-
tenn. but is certain preventive OF all maia-
dies beRotten of miasma tainted air and
water, These results mineral anti iebrile
remedies do not effect with certainty, and
their continued use entails consequences
highly rernicious to the system. The Bitters,
on the contrary, not only affsrd speedy relief,
but establlsh health on permanent basis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-08

An Oswego ts..-sssling book agent says
bis receipts last year we're more than
ever before. he must mean the re-ssats
Of his psntaloons, whore the bull dogs
tore them out.
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MISSISSIPPI q TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
Change Of Schedule.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, September 25, 1875.
ON AND AFTER SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER
" 26, 1875, trains will run as follows:
Leave. Arrive.
Now Orleans mail, daily....2:45 pm. 2:55 pm
Express train, daily lex
cept Sunday. .................4;3Op p m. S:l5 am
Freight and Ac'm' 'dation,
daily Except Sunday. y)..-4:'Oa.m. 400 pm
22-f MgBURKE, Sup't,
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MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD. "a. nrn Z
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. .
IN AND AFTER SUNDAY. AUGUST p,

ON AND AFTER SUNDAY. AUGUST q,
" 1876:
Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train daily-.........11:00 am. 800 pm
Express train daily..,..,.-. 3:40 am. 1910 p. N
Somerville train daily
Except Sundays).-..... 1850 pm. sos am
No change Of cars between Memphis and
Bristol. and only one change Of cars to Wash
ington.
Close connection for all points East and
Southeast.
. Railroad time is twenty minutes faster than
city time.
WI. ROSS, Gen'l Sup't.
TOM B. DUNN. Ticket Agent, 218 Main st.
22-xxiii.2l