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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-31

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and toDorot0 he revival 81 the eOo!lo trade
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ths swo false Issues with which the ONCE
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20 sAe pSbhc schools, u which the sstablish.
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any partially. or pcsference Ter any cleo,
sect OF creed, and without contributing
from the treasury 10 any
sscond--Ths false issue b which they
seek to light anew the dying emeeee Of
sectional hate between Kindred people once
on one iAdlvisibls republic and . common
destiny
RIroaN--1hR CIVIL SERVICE.
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tAA UPON tne une OF ~ our puunc men'
nor tne .nsHument o. .ne,t shDinon, LEY
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xnoS, ess sost veg pity I'D P Paw ~.
w0Ek ou' no pssceSM OF ssU"se'ofy
REFORM
RECONSIDERATION OF HIGH PUBLIC
OFFICERS.
Rto,, II necsssarv even more IN thu
biuhsr Grades NJ shs nuhnr s.yvic. T'hs
incident. yica nresideur. ndres. senafors.
REPRESENTATIVES, and cabinet oiScer, and eli
otkerp IN authority are the peoples sery.
snts; their oflces are not 4 private peroui.
site they are a public trust.
When the annal of this republic chow
the dissrAce ard censure Of 4 vice presi.
dent: M speaker Of the Souse Of repre-
sentstiyee marke sling his ralines A 4 presid.
jne ofiicer: three seSstor, proftins secretly
by their vote ss lsW.mskers: Ave chsirrnen
OF the LEADING committees Of the late house
of represe ntstiyes eYposed in iybbery: q
lsts secretarv Of the IRE ssury forging bal.
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CastOria.

IL pleasant and perfect substitute, in III cases
FOR Castor OIL. CaAtoris is the result Of an old
Physician Q Sdort 20 produce. for his Own prsc-
tice, an elective catharic, pleasant 10 The taste
and frce from gripping
DIR. samuel Pitche,. Of Eya0Bis, Mas, sue
ctsded in CON b,ninc, without the Use OF aico-
hol, parsntiye agent pleseant to take as
honey. and which poss.ssts all the desirable
properties Of Castor Oil.
II Is adapted TO all ages. but is especially rec
cH men ded % mothers ~ reliable remedy for
I'll disorders OF The saomach and bowels OF chill
dren. It's certain, agreeable. absolutely harm
less, and cheap. II should be used for wind
collie, sour stomach. WORMS, costiveness, Group
etc, then children can have sleep and mothers
may reN.
]. o. Ross q Co., OF 10 Dey Street, New
Ter Dr. Pitchsr's recpie s-2tl3tw
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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-28
THE oil RESOURCE OF AFRICA.

1t is hardly possible to study the prog
ress which has been made during late
years, in the art of utilization of previ-
ously wasted substances, without being
impressed with the anomalous course
which tho world has followed relative to
the vast natural products Of Africa. To
the economist the question may well
suggest itself whether an energy and
skill AKIN to that which scientific men
have expended in discovering sundry of
these utilizing processes, if devoted TO
developing the resources of the great
and almost unknown continent, would
not have yielded results far more valua-
BILE to mankind in the increase CT raw
material placed at its disposal. 4 strik-
ing instance is found by comparing the
Labor devoted to the extraction of fatty
matters and grease of ell kinds-iabor
Gneluding the long voyages of the whal-
CT, the sinking of wells il the oil bearing
earth, AID the manifold operations known
to chemistry dependent on countless
varying circumstanceE-with the fact
that for miles along the West Coast of
Africa, extending between Cape Blanco
ana st. Paul de Loando, there are vast
forests OF palms, the oieaginous fruit Of
which has for centuries rotted unused
upon the ground. The palm forests
back of tke coast line between Cape
Palrnas and E!mina are said to be prac-
ticaly inexhaustabie and so also, in
the neighhorhood of Fernando Po, i'm
mense tracts are covered with the trees.
The total export of the palm Oil 10 Eng
land exceeds, il is said, $4,000 tons, CT
ayalue Of SO, 0,000,00 per annum but
it viii readily be seen that this repre-
sents an exceedingly small commerce
compared to what might be the case
were tho enormous resources fully or
even moderately utilized. The Fernan-
do Po oil crop, as ali example, seldom
equals 400 tons per annum, although l.,
000 might easily be produced.
The difficulties in the way of She de-
yelopment above indicated are the IN
healthiness Of the country. and the mo-
nopolies controlled By slave Dealers
One of the latter buys the entire right
to large and valuable region by paying
the King CT Dahomey $40, 600 o year.
The iniquity Of this monopoly is increas-
ed, says a recent writer, by the king
binding all the traders to give palm Oil
to This trader at q price fixed by the king
himself, without reference to market
prices. The penalty OF non- compliance
nth the kings command IS decapitation.
Trlde is carried on by the most primi-
I've means. In Ronny, which is now
the greatest palm oil market on the West
Coast, the n2auila, q bronze coin from
birmingham, England, not unlike
bracelet in shape and size, IS the current
medium for money; in Old Calabar, the
currency is copper wire and brass rods,
about three feet in length and bent
double On the Guinea coas5, gold dust
is used, and one tribe uses strips Of iron
tied up IN bundles Of eight Or ten pieces.
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LIVING N Ice FOR A YEAR.-The
Newark AdUsrtjsei has this story ::
'tFish are cold -blooded creatures, as
every one knows, but ths proprietor Of
the Fourteenth Ward house, on Muir
ray street, has sample Of the piscato-
rial tribe which fer coolness is equalled
only in scientific annals. He is of di-
minutiye size, q minnow, il fact, and
was brought to the establishment EN-
bedded in block OF ice, some two
inches below the surface. He had evi-
IDENTIFY been frozen in when the ice was
formed last winter, and has been living
comfortable though inactive exist
ence ever since. That he was alive,
has been alive, and is alive ct present,
is demonstrated by the fact that when
removed from his icy home and placed
in water he padded off comfortably and
easily, evidently enjoying n release
from his long imprisonment. The lit
tie fellow has been living life of sus-
pended animation for nearly a year at
least, but though it has retarded his
growth, he is evidently III q healthy
condition"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-28
A BULLDOG ATTACKING 4 TRAIN.

a correspondent Of the New York
Times writes as follows as an evidence
Of the courage and puguacity of the
English bulldog, as shown in a remark
able manner few days since in England.
A dog Of this description, who had new
er been accustomed to see trains until
lately, has taken great aversion to them,
and has made point Of chasing them
wenever he has an opportunity of doing
SO, but, of course, without being enable
to catch them. On the morning in ques-
ton, being out with his owners brother
in the vicinity Of the Sonerst & Dorset
Railway, between the Milford ard Wei
low Stations, the early train from Bath
was heard to be rapidly approaching.-
The dog, as usual, w3s OF directly
The gentleman, knowing they were IN
advance OF the train and fearing the dog
would be killed, called loudly to him to
come back, bat quite in vain. he then
ran to seewhat would be the consequence
OF the brute's folly, and was just in time
to see the dog boldly charge the owlift-
ef CT tie engine and disappear. The
gentleman then closed his eyes for one
moment, not wishing to see the dogs
emains torn to pieces, and on opening
them the next moment, much to his sur
prise, he distinctly saw the dog under
the rapidly passing carriages, evidently
waiting an opportunity to make dash
between the wheels, but. their, to him,
unusual velocity, rather bothered him !;
lie therefore remained until the last car
riage had passed over him, and then
emerged waggips his tail as though he
had done something 30 be talked about,
and having only sustained few cuts
about the head and losing ali the hair
from oDD side of his tail
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-28

LITTLE ArTENTIoNs.-How much We
might make OF our family life, Of our
friendships, if every secret thought of
love biosso ned into a deed. We are
not now merely speaking Of personal
caresses. These may be the best Ian
guago of affection. Many are endowed
with deicacy. fastidiousness of phys
ical organization, which shrinks always
from too much CT these, repelled and
overpowered But there are words, AID
deeds. and observances, thoughtfulness,
watchfui little attentions, which speak
of love, which make it genuinely mani
fest; and there is scarcely family that
might not be richer in heart and wealth
for more of them. It is a mistake to
suppc Sc that relations must, Of course,
love each other because they are rela-
tions. Love must be cultivated, and
can be increased by iudicious culture, as
wild fruits may double their bearing un-
der the hand Of gardener : and love
eau dwindle and die out by neglect, as
choice flower seeds planted in poor soil
dwindle and grow single.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-28

TIE fishing schooner Henry W. West
of Beverly, Mass, has been obliged to
come home minus most of its cable, be
cause of novel adventures on the banks.
The vessel was at anchor, when by some
means whale got the end OF the cable
nearest the anchor twisted around his
tell, and, his efforts 10 free himself. was
securely entangled. The crew was sud
denly towed through the water at the
rate Ct 10 to Is miles an hour for se7-
eral miles, The whale lifted himself
entirely out Of the water several times,
and at length broke the cable and freed
himself, taking off about 140 fathoms of
cable. Had the monster had the use Of
his tail he would probably have done
serious damage to the vessel.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-28

A NEW and amusing story which is
told of Col. Robert Ingersoll runs as
follows : ''During his trip to the East
during the campaign, the Colonel or
Sunday went to fashionable church.
With characteristic Western indepen-
dence be ignored the usher, and select
ing the finest pew he could find, enscon-
ced himself in the softest corner. Soon
the great man who owned the pew came
along with his family and sat down.
But such irnpudence could not be per-
mitted to pass by unrebuked, and the
proprietor of the pew wrote on the fly
leaf of hymn-book: 81 pay $4,000 a
yeaf rent for this pew" and passed it to
the Colonel. Quick as thought the
ready pencil came out, the book was re-
turned with an additional line, and the
indignant owner read tie comment -
s'fine pew for the price"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-28

The SICK RuoM.-The wall of the
sick-room is pretty important matter
to the patient. If It is covered with one
Of those dreadful variegated papers
which, alas are regarded SIS ornament
al, it viii be found, especially if the pa
tient is suffering from any disease in
which there is abnormal exaltation Of
the brain, that it is q socurce of great
annoyance, and may even be possibly
injurious. For, as his eyes run over
these pictures, lie viii fancy he see i'm
ages of various kinds, such as angels
and demons alternating; indeed, these
figures will assume every conceivable
form, and he becomes thoroughly wor-
ried in the attempt to disentangle the
confusion. The paper covering the wall
should have uniform neutral tint. such
as light greer, delicate buff, or q
very delicate slate color. Z light green
perhaps, Is as agreeable to the eyes as
any color that can be selected, and it
rests the eyes with refreshing monoto-
ny. Such a uniform tint tends to
''healthy stupidity" and thus leads to
reDOSe
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-28

SAGAoTFY OF YANKEE GAIA few
days ago, some parties had spent the
summer months il the beautiful village
of Stratford, Conn, three miles beyond
Bridgeport, on their return to this city
brought with them favorite cat. This
cat was brought in basket and by
steamboat from Stratfor2 20 New York.
4 few days after arriving in the city the
cat was missed. Search was made, but
she was not to be found. About three
or four weeks afte1ward, however, as a
veracious correspondent asserts, Il cat
made her appearance II Stratford one
morning, at the house from whence she
had been taken a month before. She
was miserable living skeleton OF bones
and fur. Sixty miles she had Travelled,
and how she found her way is a great
mystery, especially as she was without
a scent to travel By.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-28

4 THRILLING FALh.-Owing TO the
necessity Of pushing the work as fa5t. as
possible, the contractors OF the new
Point bridge had their men, who are en-
ployed in joining the three cables, c1l-
gagged ali day. They were compelled
to work in q "basket" or platform,
which is suspended above the river at
about the height of ninety feet from the
water. Recently a workman, whose
name we did not learn, by some accident
fell off the platform. Hanging from the
platform was a rope that reached nearly
to the water In his frightfui descent
the man attempted TO grasp the rope,
but as he kept turning somersauits in
the air he was unable to reach it until
within about twenty feet Of tie river,
when lie succeeded in grasping the rope
with both hands. He was at first unable
to stop his descent, and slid down the
rope for about fifteen feet, until his feet
nearly touched the water. Then, to the
establishment Of the crowd Of people on
the banks who had seen with horror his
terrible fall, he commenced climbing
back up the rope, hand over hand
Then the crowd cheered Justify, and his
companions on the platform drew him
up, uniniured, except the inside of his
hands, which was badly lacerateu. His
presence OF mind was as rem arkable as
his wonderful escape from death.-Pjtts
burg Gazette.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-28
GOOD WINTER WIFE.

4 negro man has just applied to a
Milton magistrate to know low to get
his wife back. Milton is only separated
from the Virginia line by a small creek,
and it seems that the woman's brother
had run her eff from her husband and
taken her across the creek. Glow can
I get her, boss, an what's de law in
Virginny p asked the negro. ''The
cheapest way" said the magistrate. ''is
to have no law about it; just go across
the creek and oyerpowcr her and bring
her home" ''I'n sho do it, boss" said
the negro; ''a hard winter is sett'in in,
no wood and 10 muffin; but dat gal
weighs zoo, and she gibs cut heat like a
stove, d'oniy time g wife's a comfort. .
He waded the creek with g. steer whip
in one hand and long rope in the
other.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-28

Dr.. Stockton, a Success ful farmer of
K en- county, Cal, planted his potato
field to pumpkins, after taking oil his
crop of early rose potatoes, and now
has fifteen tons to the acre of pumpkins
for his stock Of autumn fodder. He has
raised some enormous sweet potatoes
this year, six OF which weighed together
rs pounds, the largest weighing 2241
pounds. The very large ones are as
sweet and palatabie as the smaller ones,
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-28
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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-28

How FAR OFF THE Sun Is.-Light,
which travels with amazing velocity, re-
quircs eight minutes to reach the earth.
Sound would require fourteen years to
travel from the sun TO the earth, SO that
if We saw an explosion at its surface, it
would be fourteen yearE before we could
hear IT. But if we could place n rod OF
iron from the earth to the sun, and that
it was struck with hammer on one end,
the sound wound reach the opposite end
in about eleven months. But perhaps
The most singular Illustration of the
suns distance was drawn from the hu-
man economy. Sensation took a certain
time to travel TO the nerve centers; and
If we could imagine q human infant
with All arm long enough to reach the
sun it would take $50 years for the sen
sation to reach him after burning his
fingers; in other words, he would be
dead several years before the sensation
of burning could reach him. The suns
distance was SO inconceivabie that it
was only by making such comparisons
we could form any idea at all of it.
Extract from PROF. Youngs Lecture.