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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26
MOUND CITY JUNCTION.

LOCAL GOssIP-BATTLE OF THE BRAVES
THE WHEAT YIELD IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
From Our Correspondent
MOUND CITY JUNCTION, June cath.
Mr.. Chas. W. Argenbright, who has
been basking in the tropics during the past
three years, has just returned, looking as
roundly and openly o. X. as his friends in
general and the young ladies in particular
could wish to see him.
Miss Spencer who has been enjoying a
pleasant visit among her friends in St.
Louis, has returned with the most highly
approved metropolitan airs, greeting every
body and bowling as sweetly and blushing-
ly as a June rosebud.
Punk" Wheeler, who kindly con
descends to act as chaperone to ladies I'M
accompanied by their gallants, tried on
Sun day evening to revive custom known
in his grand fathers hot days, by walking
in his shrt-slceves beside lady. Owing
TO the unpopularity Of the style among
young gentlemen that own summer coats,
he failed tremendously.
A sign reading "lcavc the dead their
roses" should be posted up in a conspicous
place in Beech Grove Cemetery. 1t might
touch the hearts Of the lady and gentleman
vandas who steal flowers from that silent
resting place. There arc millions of roses
outside for the living and love waters the
cemetery flowers with tears. Leave the
dead their roses.
Sunday night, colorcd individual
named Murray, fought nobly. He had
stated in public that he could whop any
tree iniuns alive and the three for whom
the challenge was meant came rushing into
town Sunday night. rcd-cyed with fire-water
and sending succession OF startling
whoops right into Mr., Murray's ears. Al
though Mr.. Murray had been TO church
and the sand was consequently low in In
gizzari, vet he gi-lled up his loins for TIM
winning of one of the noblest of human
victories. He determined to conquer him
self-to tear himself away, in Short from
that opportunity to "whop" the aborigines
Of the exact time it took him to "do' thu
half mile which stretched between hi
back.door and the brush, your rcporte
was not informed. II is sufficient to stat
that the speed Of his number twelves wa
such as to elicit bowls Of pure admiration
from the redskins in his rear.
1t is easy to see that the crop report
from the wheat fields Of Southern lllinoi
is worth but little to the general reader
Right before my eyes, all through tn
harvest, were both the newspaper report
and the wheat fields. "AyCragc.' ant
'fair to excellent" and other synonymou
words and clauses qualifying "thc crops
don't read correctly to anybody who know
much about the wheat and the adjective
of the present season in these parts. TIL
reports are "chaif" Let all the whea
grown this year in Illinois, between Tn
parallels Of Du Quoin and Cairo, be meas
ured, and it will be but little--vcry little
larger than half the crop of last year. An'
farmers between the two points will sa,
that ] am right. More anon,
} PAUL SoRREIL.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26
LOGAN AND THIS DISTRICT.

In a speech made at Murphysboro few
days ago General Logan gave notice to the
Democracy that he intended to make a
thorough canvass Of this congressional
district. and that it was the intention of
the Republicans to redeem il by decisive
majority. Some of our good friends in this
part Of the State disparage the abilities of
Gen Logan and assert that he has no inhu-
encc among the people of this section.
We do not agree with them. We
believe he is man Of very marked ability
and that he can do much in the work of
arousing the Republicans OF
this district into dangerous activity
We therefore believe that the gen.
erals notification should not be UNDECIDED
The Democrats should get ready for the
desperat. struggle, and make sure a glori'
Gus victory by complete organization
We can, with proper management under an
able leader, defeat the Republicans
by decisive majority, even if Gen
Logan does blow his buglc and
rally his boys. We have the Radicals at a
disadvantage, and We should not endangel
our chances Of success by any mistake OF
by neglect to do our duty. We should
get ready for fierce battle, and by GOOD
gencralship give Radicalism in the Eigh
tecnth district its Sedan.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26

In the counties that have not already ap.
pointed delegates the Central committees
the Democratic party will, in such man
ner and at such time as they may deter
mine, call county conventions to appoint
delegates 10 this convention.
By order of the Democratic Central Com
mittee of the Eighteenth Congressional dis
trict. JNo II. OBERLY, Chairman.
A. Polk JONES, Secretary.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26
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TIE sToRi OF MRS. jerks.

Illb ''iOhh Va ~ s-NhP.
The racicst, saucicst, sharpcst and most
unreliable witness examined by the Potter
committee Was Mrs. jerks, Of Louisiana
She arrived in Washington accompanied
by her husband, the captain, and has since
her appearance as witness been the
observed Of all observers. the most-talkcd
about woman in the country, and the cool
cs,.hcadcd person in Washington.
Her story is peculiar. If she is telling
the truth Sherman did not write the letter
produced by Anderson promising a con
sidcraton for the proper return Of East
Fciciona parish, and Anderson is guiltless
Of ialsehood in asserting that he did
She met Weber Andcrson's colleague in
the election manipulation business, ncai
the st, Charles hotel in New Orleans, al
the time the visiting statesmen were there,
and he told her that he and
Anderson had determined TO ask Of Mr.
Sherman Il written guarantee for the proper
return Of their parish. She consented tc
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26

POLLS will he opened tomorrow in each
Of the five wards Of the city TO give the
electors AN opportunity TO determine
whether they desire to compromise our city
spcr cen, debt by issuing per cent new
bonds for half the amount. A share of 80
per cent is no, to be snecred at by any
Cit zen who wishes TO pay the debts Of tn,
city.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26

The voters of the city should not forget
the election that will be held tomorrow
to determine whether the proposition 10
compromise our city debt by issuing new
bonds in half the amount Of our present
bonded Indebtedness shall be adopted
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26
GOLD in New York yesterday 1OO5s.

Mr.. joins II. BARTON has retired from
the Carbonate Free Press. We regret
this. He made the Free Press one of the
most readable papers in Southern Illinois.
But of course Mr.. Barton will not long
remain out of the harness.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26

The Democratic Senatorial Convention
OF this dis,ric, has been called 10 NEE, at
Jonesboro' on July 23d, the day on which
The Democratic Congressional distric, con.
vention convcncs at that place. The prob.
ability is that Mr. Thomas W. Halliday and
Mr.. Robinson will BE- the candidates
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26
COUNTY NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received at my ofioe up
to Monday. the sth day Of July. A. ID. 1873, for the
following road work Said proposals may include
the whole length OF said roads by the acre or any
part thereof the county resetying the right 10 reject
any or all bids, viz:
For cutting outa new road, beginning on the cen
ter section line between sections two ~ and eleven
al, in township II, routh range. ] west, In this
county. and running thence north to the new Cache
bridge now being built scrO-. Cache river, said
road 10 be cleared 100 feet wide 30 feet each ride
OF the center section ine ~ feet In the center OF
said 10 feet to be thoroughly cleared Of everything
shove the surface Of the ground and the other 20
feet everything TO be removed except the stumps OF
trees,
Also for road to commence al the southern sp.
proach OF the said new bridge across said Cache
river and 10 run along and said river TO point
near the junction Of the Thebe. and Jonesboro
roads In this county said road to be cleared rods
wide 30 feet In center OF said road TO be thoroughly
cleared Of everything above the surface OF the
ground, on the remainder Of each eide Of said 20
feet everything TO TO be removed excepting stumpr
Of treer. SAMUEL j, HUM,
County Clerk.
CAIRO. June 10, 1878
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26
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hospital. ls1 East Washington street. Ch'clto' ,or
the cure OF all private chronic and rpccia ulseass
SEMINAL WEAKNESS. NERVOUS DEBILITY htu 49,, ,",a
MANHOOD permanently cured, Or q, II sfhuum'u
ofthc Reform school and uses no mercury nns ',,o
largest practice IN the United states LAplE5 ".
qulrIng treatment, with home and hoard ehln n OF
write Every convenience for patients Snnu my
cent? for MARRIAGE GtlDEl go pages llluslrnt.
cd. Married ladies and gentlemen send my cents
for simple Of rubber goods md circular OF import,
an, information BY express. Consultation free anu
confidential Reliable Female pills o. box
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26

LIVER Is KISG.-The liver is the imperial
organ of the whole human system, as it con
trolls the life, health and happiness of man
When it is disturbed in its proper action
all kinds of ailments are the natural result.
The digestion of food, the movements of the
heart and blood. the action ofthe brain and
nervous system are all Immediately connect
ed with the workings of the liver. 1t has
been successfully proved that Green's Au
gust Flower is unequaled in curing all per-
sons afflicted with dyspepsia or liver COM
plant, and all the numerous symptoms that
result from an unhealthy condition Of the
liver and stomach. Sample bottles to try,
10 cents. Positively sold in all towns on
the western continent. Three doses will
prove that it is just what you want.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR STANDS,
AT THE
X. NJ. X. c. CELEBRATION,
july 4th, 1878.

SEALED bids will be received, up to O'Clock pm,
~ Monday. june cath, for the privilege of 4 stands
at the Park onthc Fourth yiz Stand No ], for the
sale of soda water bottled and iountan), lem
0nade and other non-sprituous, yinOus or malt
drinks: stand No, 2, for the sale of ice cream,
cake and berries; stand No. 3, lunch stand for
the sale Of coffee, tea, milk canned goods Except
fruits and berries, meats. sandwiches, Sc,; stand
No 4, for the sale of candies, nuts cigars and to-
baCcO.
The relative location OF the above stands with
the dancing floor are shown In plat that can be
seen at Paul II. Schuhs cigar store, Their position
IL also staked of at the Park. Ground allowed 10
each stand, ~ feet square. Bids for each OF the
above stands separately; and bids for the priyi-
legc Of the whole grounds TO se any and all of the
articles enumerated will be received In the latter
case the bidders will have the privilege Of one or
more stands on any part of the grounds not within
30 feet Of the dancing floor The successful bidders
will be required To sign contract with sureties
the 9Th day of July, iss And TO sell all articles
at the price, ruling In this city,
Bids will also be received for the erection ut a
Dancing floor. Speakers stand, Fire works stand
and Judges. stand Bidders are to furnish all ma.
teral and work required In the erection remove the
structures after the celebration except Judges stand
and own oil the material used. Plans aud spccih.
cations can be at Paul H. Schuh's Cigar Store.
The Committee the right 10 ect any and all
bids Bids must be put In sealed envelopes and state
distinctly on the back for what the bid Il offered,
and should be addressed to Frank VI Walker. Secy.
Com. They can be LEFT at Schuhs Cigar Store or
mailed. The bids will be opened at the X " X.
c., Hall, on Monday. June 2ith at o'clock p M ,
and those interested are requested 10 be present.
By order " the
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26
NERVOUS DEBILITY, g y ss I. " :

men, loss oi vitality, premature weakness, cncrvn
ton Of mind aud body, disorder Of the brnln and
nervous system, aud mscrics resulting thcrcirom,
by IN cmincn, physician; 81 case, for o.; sold by
druggists. Nor circular With full particulars, nd
drgrr DIR EATES. ~ SiNiN sireNt ChicNgO. W.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26

GRAND RArYLE-Ticke,s for the rattle of
the Hibernian engine house and two lots
property worth over five hundred dollars
are now ready for sale and may be had of
members of the company. Tickets are also
for sale at different business houses
throughout the city. The drawing will take
place in the new engine house, July 4, 1878,
and will be under the direct supervision of
Messrs. T. W. Halliday, X. II. Cunning
ham and Sol A. Silver. Tickets, 81.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26
ENTERPRISE SAVINGS BANK,
Chartered March 81, 1859.
OFFICE IN CITY NATIONAL BANK.
Cairo, Illinois.

INTEREST paid on deposits Mnrch IS, md Sep
i TENDER lst Interest not withdrawn is added i'm.
mcdiulcy To the principal Of the deposits thereby
giving them compound Interest.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26

DT M Beautiful Concert Grand DR(,A Y
IANV Pianos, cost si,bDO, only VI'NhA'
SIS, superb Grand square Pianos, cost slIW' ony
s2ij. Elegant Upright Pianos, cost $50 only sln1'
New style Upright Pianos sll2.D. Organs, $50 or
gans ~ stops SEQ. Church Organs, ~ stops cost
$3.50, only silj. Elegant s3j5 Mirror Top organs
only slOj. Tremendous sacrifice to cose out pres
en-, stock New steam Factory soon to be erected
Newspaper with much information about cost OF
Pianos and Organs. Sent Free, Please address
DANIEL + BEATTY, Washington, \, D
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26
Only Morning Daily in Southern Illinois.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY
'rhos. Nally, Editor.

Democratic Nominations.
FOR STATE TREASURER.
EDWARD L. CkONKRITE, of Stephenson
FOR SUPERINTENDENT oY PuBIIc INSTRUCTION,
SAMUEL NJ ETTER, of Mclean.
FOR CLERK OF THE srrRExE court, SOUTHERN GRAND
DIVISION,
JACOB O. CHANCE, Of Marion.
FOR CLERK OF THE APPELLATE COUNT, SOUTHERN
GRAND DIVISION,
JOHN @ HARTMAN, OF Alexander
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26

$40. 500. $50. 500.
Invested Judcijn-y In Stocks Options, or Priyil,
cgcrD, II sure road to rapid fortune FGil details
md Onlrul stock Exchange Reports free. Address
7. puTgR WiGnT Co., Bankers, 10 wall street
New York.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-10-24
Selected HUmOr,

A happy mother of male twins en-
Enthusiastically refers to her treasures as
her sweet boy and boy. "-Stamtord Ad-
u0cdte.
One would think in a general stagna-
ton everything would be deer. Quite
the cOntrary.-Bost0n Transcript
See, mammal" exclaimed little
one, as puss with arching spine and
elevated rudder, strutted around the
table, "see kitty's eat so much she can't
shut her tail down" =
The last reported temperance speech
rebukes those who drink to success -
and ''the exercise law" This is a fact;
nor was it from a colored orator.-Ihe
C0ngregati0nahst. @5i
Glass slippers" are announced. 1t is
doubtful if the small boy finds so many
panes in them as he has discovered in
the cd kind. There is nothing like
leather after all."-Norristown Herald.
Rich pargonu. who knows nothing of
painting, to an artist-'How shall I
hang this picture?'' Artist-'I wouldn't
hang it if / were you, but commute its
sentence to solitary Imprisonment for
life"
Its a solemn thought that every time
your heart beats some immortal soul is
born into this world of care and sorrow
and toll and death, and every time
"My Grannfather's Clock is sung, some
being passes away to his eternal rest
Burlington Ha1Ukege. s.
There is fortune awaiting the man
who invents a boomerang bootiack
which you can throw at a cat and have
it sail back to the window if it misses
the mark.-BdltiBa0re Ne1Es.
If Mr.. Edison will only invent pro-
cess fer making confectionery out ofsu-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-10-24
The First Playing of Whist.

The origin and date of the first play
ing Of whist have of late been much
discussed, particularly in England,
where the game receives degree of
attention and study well-nigh
religious. Edmond Hoyle, the
earliest writer of any note on whist,
commonly called the father of the
game, published his first Short Treatise
about 1742, in his SEVENTEEN year.
Though educated by the law, he loved
cards passionately, and was so skillful a
player that he used to receive a guinea
a lesson for teaching different games
He spent his days and nights at the
card table, which so agreed with him
that he lived to be 81. Whist is thought
to be a development of the game of
trump or triumph, played in England
at least as early as the reign of Henry
VIII. Trump is mentioned in a SER
mon by Latimer, the Sunday before
Christmas 1929 and by Shakespeare,
punning on the word triumph, in can
tony and Cleopatra. Whist, however,
is not named by any writer of the
Eiizabethan era. The earliest refer
ence to whist is in 1921, in the poems
of John Taylor, the water poet. In the
first edition, issued six years later, it is
mentioned as game Commonly
known in England" Cotton's saying
that the game gets its name from the
silence observed in playing it, albeit
generally received, is by many regard
ed as incorrect. The proper name is
probably whisk.-Ne1U York Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-10-24
For the Ladies'.
Blue-gray Jets coming.

DIuG-SId.g JtG u COu1lliS.
Never marry but for love, but see
that thou lowest only what is lovely.
The law is severe in Missouri: man
was fined for whipping his daughter to
death
A Texas legislator moved to exempt
the dogs of widows and orphans from
taxation.
A cradle in a Connecticut family is
over 200 years old. This must be the
crock" of ages.
They shoot women out of a cannon
in a Paris circus, and they talk all the
way as they go along.
Kid gloves have appeared in New
York, the backs of which are covered
with flowers painted by hand.
| A lady in Mount Sterling, KY, now
but Is years old, has been married six
years, and has three children.
A Providence woman whipped saucy
tramp with an old arctic shoe. She
played the rubber and won.
Servant girls cannot be had for love
or money in Boise City, Idado White
washer-women are unknown.
Mrs. Margaret Herbert'and Mrs. Cath
herlne TiltOn, twin sisters of New Jer-
sey, recently celebrated their ninetieth
birthday.
Boiling hair in a solution of tea will
darken it, says an exchange; but some
folks don't like to have their tea dark
ened in that way.
Impiety takes a woman out of her
sex as we'll as out Of her place; there
is a dash of the bearded lady in every
she freethinker.
Miss Alice Walton, of Muscatine,
Iowa. collected over 1000 specimens OF
butterflies last year. She has the
largest collection IN that state.
The girls of Tuscola, Illinois, place a
blue temperance ribbon and a mitten
on the table when their lovers came to
visit them, and say, Choose"
Many mothers raise their daughters
on the principle of teaching them first
to play the piano, second to dress, third
to dance, and sew forth.
With pleading eyes she looked up
from the piano and sung: "Call me
your darling again" He didn't Go it.
however, for he had already figured in
one breach-of-promise suit.
The supreme court of Georgia has
decided 'Efor man, without some in
nocent reason or excuse, to put his arm
around the neck of another mans wife.
is an assault and battery"
There is one thing calculated to de
velop all the latent pedestrian ability a
woman has in her, and that is to be
caught out in a shower with her Sun
day bonnet on, and no umbrella.
This beefsteak is awful, Mr.. Hank
ms" said Mrs. H., "what will we do
with it? Harkins plunged into deep
study, from which be emerged with the
remark: LETS skillet" He left by
the panhandle route.
Why represent liberty by the figure
of female? Wouldn't it be more ap-
propriate to illustrate the sentiment by
a husband hiding his wallet under the
front door steps before entering his
house at night?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-10-24
Vegetable and Humaa Diseases.

fhe disease known in orange culture
as the Setback" characterized by an
unusual appearance of thrifitness, is ex-
actly paralleled in the human system
by the disease known as obesity, or ex-
cessive fatness, in which the victim APP
pears to be enjoying an exceptional de
gree of physical vigor. Besides being 2
disease in itself, obesity generates APP
oplexy and heart disease, and its vic
TINS are peculiarly susceptible to all
forms ofacute affections. Allan's Anti
Fat will reduce the bodily weight from
two to five pounds per week. Try it,
all We heavily burdened ones! Sold by
druggists.