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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-02
A LADY's ADVENTURES IN INDIA

A LADY'S ADVENTURES IN INDIA.
! had one rather serious rencountre with
party of Mahratta Dakoits Tor robbers, on
which occasion think | may justly lay
claim to having escaped solely by my fear
less Craftsmanship and unwayering presence
of mind. was riding along, very early
one morning, on little Mahratta mare,
about eighty miles from Indorc, escorted by
several troopers Of the Cavalry Contingent
and two Of my own servants. My body
guard was so arranged that some rode be-
fore me, and some behind. just as the day
broke, five Mahruttn horsemen, armed to the
teeth, with long spears in their hands, rode
up to our party, and demanded in autlori-
tativc terms that tn little mare was rid
ing should be delivered up to them upon
the spot. My valiant escort fled ut their
approach, and was left to settle accounts
with these wild horscmcn in the best way
could. Their long spears pointed at me,
threatened each moment death and dcstruc-
ton. Twice managed to break through
the lawcss band. and mancuvcr my horse
through the ring they formed around me;
and twice was ! again surrounded, and
nearly overcome by the overwhelming
number Of my enemies. | made my little
stced lash out before and behind to prevent
the too near approach Of the spears, and,
fortunately for me, the animal was too full
Of life and vice to require much prompting
to rear, and plunge, and kick. Repeatedly
the five spears narrowly grazcd either me or
my gallant gray; but, after nearly ten min
utcs Of desperate battle, ! succeeded in
dashing through the lists of wild horscmcn,
and, with aid Of whip and spur, rode fairly
away. My escort who had so gallantly and
courageously left me To my fate, skunk into
camp long after | WAS safely housed.
had another narrow escape on the fol.
lowing evening, my enemy on this occasion
being n panther. 1t WIS just sunset; and
having distanccd my attendant troopers, BY
taking u longer and harder gallop than
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-02

IT is said by prominent Democrats that
n resolution will soon he introduced in the
House directing the Committee ON judiciary
to investigate the alleged Florida frauds
and authorizing them to send for persons
and papers This would include the state.
mcnts Of McLin and Dennis. and other
proofs in that connection, The investigation
will I've made with a view of asccraining
all the facts, and no, to interfere with the
prcsen, position Of President Hayes,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-02

Office in Alexander County Bank
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-02
The Daily Bulletin

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SPRING LIT.
nv Avn. AMY

Ey AVIS GRkl.
Through the silver mist
OF the bossom'spray,
. Trill the orioles; let
To their Joyous lay!
"whst IN all the world. In NIL the world they say,
.Is half 70 sweet 70 sweet II hall 50 sweet as May
June! June! June!"
Low Groom
The brown bees In the clover;
sweet! sweet sweet
Repeat
The robins, nested over.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-02

How can have clear and brilliant
complexion Simply by using DR.. Bulls
Blood Mixture and observing the rules of
health.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-02
The POLITICAL CAMPAIGN

now pending 4. 0Ec Of great import
gncc considered in both II. National
aud State arpcct-; u full Col.res-
-iOual delegation will De cIo.cn;R
Legislature 4. TO be elected which
viii determine the successor 10 Hon,
X. J. Oglc.by IN the United state.
Senate. Believing the success Of the
Democratic party 20 be essential To
the maintainhnce of good govern.
eminent the Bulletin Will hlWayr be
found advocating IT. measures and
laboring for the success oi n. repre-
-cn,atiyr., TO promote the-r dc,irU-
blc end every Democrat should rS'
rrt himself IN disseminate. The
truths of hi- party, and III 10 way
can hi. be more cfcctua.y done
than by the circulation OF BIZ home
paper.
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RISKS WRITTEN At FAIR RATES.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04

emoluments are connected with the re-
spopsible Office of Captain of the dish
washers" was asked, with perceptible
sneer. "The gentleman receives ninety
cents month";" pompously replied the
defendants attorney, and then as sup
pressed laughter could be heard all
around the Courtroom, he raised his
voice to the pitch of Indignation, and
with honest pride declaimed: ellis salary
was 81 month, but the Council in its wis
dom ordained that ten per cent. should
be deducted from the salaries of all city
officials, and hence this reduction. The
Captain, like a good citizen, obeys the
law of the land" And the Court de-
clared the Captain of the dish-washers to
be not pauper, but one of the grand
army of American otfice-holders, whose
duty it is TO help run the great political
machine.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04
ENGLISH LAvENDER:FIELDs.

The rose gardens of France are cele-
brated. Acres and acres of roses bloom
in them for the perfumer. Heliotrope,
mignonette and other floral plants are
also found side by side with them in
dense masses. The air is heavy with
almost siekening fragrance, and for miles
around the breezes bear the sweet til
dings that they shave flown DER the gar
! dens of Gul in their bloom"
But who has heard of an English laven-
der-tield? Few, certainly, in this coun-
try. Within thirty miles of London
these layender-felds have become an
extensive and recognized industry.
There is annually produced, in England
alone, sufficient oil from the plant to
manufacture thirty thousand gallons of
spirits of lavender, besides large guam
tity, the total of which is unknown, to
be used in the production of other per-
fumes with more pretentious names.
This plant is at the best when between
three and seven years of age. The har-
vest time is Lhe first week in August.
The flowers are then cut and taken to
the distillery, followed by an innumera-
BILE number of bees, which insects are
especially fond of them. Here the es-
sential oil is pressed out and is ready to
be mixed with the proper ingredients to
make lavender-water.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04

A HARD PLACE FOR BAcHELoRs.-The new
watchword in California is The bachelor
must go!" 1t is urged that no single man
should be permitted to vote unless he has
filed with the Clerk of the nearest District
Court sworn declaration of his intentions
to marry at the first convenient oppor-
tunity; and if he is not married by the
holding of the next general election, his
name should be stricken from the rolls,
and he should be perpetually disfran-
chised. No bachelor should be allowed to
hold office, or go on the bonds of any
office-holder. Any of this obnoxious fra
ternity who have been duly warned TO con-
jugate by committee of the most vener-
able unmarried ladies in The ward in which
they live, and who shall fail to do so within
ninety days next succeeding, shall pay into
the County Treasury $1,000 each, which
shall form fund for defraying the ex-
penses of cook stoves and cradles for all de-
serving young couples that have been
welded in the vicinity. And bachelors
who shall refuse to accept the heart and
hand of any meritorious lady under sixty
FIVE, who shall have rendered the same in
good faith, shall be ostracised from society
and otherwise punished as the lady shall
direct.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04
Roy to me, and l am sister Stacia to

Roy to me, and l am sister Stacia to
him."
"And nothing more." There was o
range eagerness in his voice.
"Nothing more," she answered, softly.
"Stacia, l wonder" he began, and
stopped suddenly.
"Wonder what ?" she asked.
"No matter, he answered, getting up
and going to the window, where he
stood looking out into the night, with a
shadow on his face.
"But want to know she said. follow
ing him, and laying her hand upon his
arm. '"Tell me, John!'
"Would you force me to tell you that
I love you% he cried, passionately.
'That have been fool enough to dream
that could make you happy? Go away,
Stacia, and let me think of my folly, and
try to conquer it,
'Gs it folly to love me2' she asked,
softly, lifting shy eyes to his. "Oh,
John, l could be happier with you than
any one else in the world |"
"Do you mean that you could care for
the old man as the old man cares for you,
Stacia? Have you thought of the years
between us?"
81 only know I love you," she said,
and put her hands in his. "If you want
me, John, why take mel"
"But'-with the old haunting thought
throwing its shadow in his faee-T am
so much older and soberer than you.
Don't take me out of pity, Stacia. 1t is
love l want. You will be in womanhoods
prime when am white haired old man."
"Then l will be an old mans darling"
she said, softly; and John Ashley bent
and kissed her, with great joy in his
face. She was his-all his
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04

AMERICAN BEAUTY IN FRANCE.-Tf ones
ewes are dazzled at any of the official balls
at Paris by a sudden vision of lovelness, be
sure that the vision aforesaid has come
straight across the Atlantic. Now our girls
at home are prettier than pinlis and peach
es, but once let them come to Paris and let
their natural taste in dress receive the fin
ishing touches of Parisian STYLE, and the
result is-well, it is lust bewildering. And
it is really amusing if sometimes little
ANNOYING, to note the sensation that one of
our radiant damsels will create in anv place
of public resort. A lady friend of mine
with her husband, took little Amer
ican beauty to that quiet and strictly
moral theater, Opera Comidue, q few
nights ago, The Young lady was quietly
though stylishlv dressed and was a perfect
ly well bred and modestlv hammered girl,
but when the party went out to promenade
in the foyer between the acts, as is the Gus
tom here, the people literally walked round
and round the dazzling little American,
gazing at her in open eyed astonishment
and admiration Yet she was simply a very
pretty little brunette. with a complexion
whose cream and roses owed none of their
luster to pearl powder or paint. So if a
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04
AM AMERICAN GIRLS EXPERIENCE

I CHANGED to meet, short time since,
a delightful young lady who went to
Milan, Italy, last summer, to complete
her musical education. She tells some
hard stories of the manners of foreigners.
She was in company with young lady
from Ohio, and says that the life of o
young unprotected female in Milan is
worse than bondage. She is never free
from insult in the street, and is obliged
to keep herself shut up all the time to
avoid insults in the house. She says
that the universal verdict of those who
have tested the resources of musical edu-
cation in Italy, is, that the advantages
over New York and Boston are inappre-
ciable. The prices of instruction are ex-
orbitant, the practice very slight, and
the mode of living disgusting. The on
ly protection from being swindled in
everything is the constant presence of a
male relative, and a willingness to submit
to the scandal which public resistance
to such swindles will bring. She says
there are hundred American girls TAX
ing singing lessons in Milan, three
fourths, of whom regret the journey,
but are held to it by pride and the fact
of being laughed at if they return with
out the culture afforded by teachers in
ferior to those found in our own coun-
try.-E1change.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04

.STocK DREAMs-.The Hosmers live on
North Stewart street. Mr.. Hosmer IS an
industrious and competent carpenter Mrs.
Hosmer is frugal and painstaking house
keeper. During their nine years residence
in this city they have had little to do with
mining stocks. In these years they have
not saved enough money to make them
rich but were few hundreds ahead of the
world, and were happy and content But
there came to them that which has not
added to their happiness 1t was all through
dream. Wien Sierra Nevada was 81 per
share Mrs. Hosmer dreamed that the stock
would go up to a big figure She was so
impressed with this idea that she gave her
husband no rest until he had invested
their savings in the stock When it went
up to $50 they sold out. The speculation
made them little fortune of $4,000. Mr..
Hosmer carried all this coin home in sack to
show it. to Mrs. Hosmer 1t was more
money than they had ever before possessed
at one time. They were afraid to trust it
in any of the banks. After much reflection
they moved the bureau back out of the cor
ner of their bedroom, turned back the car
pet, took up the floor and buried the coin
in the ground. They then put down the
floor, turned back the carpet and returned
the bureau to its place. Mr.. Hosmer
worked away at his trade for two or three
days, but was very fidgety. BY showing the
jack-plane seemed slow way of making
money. He began to imagine that he was
cut out for stock-speculator. In this
frame of mind he quit work and cruised
the street about the offices of the stock
brokers. In day or two he got a dead
point" 1t was to buy Wells-Fargo at 81
and sell in three weeks at S.. He showed
Mrs. Hosmer how they would get ST. SOC
for their insignificant little So, 500. So they
hauled out the bureau, turned
back the carpet, took up the floor, dug up
$500 and put it into Wells-Fargo. The
stock went up TO 81 10, and then began to
20 back. "No matter, said Hosmer, they
will soon begin work, and then we shall see
her BOOM" "Yes, she'll boom then. -
family said Mrs. Hosmer, trying to smile,
Down, down crawled the stock; then, like a
thunder-clap, came an assessment of so cts.
The stock is now down to 20 cents, and
astride of it sits the 50-cent assessment.
Peace has fed the home of the Hosmers
The husband says that the trouble began
with the wife's dream while the wife says
they were all right until the husband got
that "big point" So the war goes on
Neither can approach the bureau in the
corner, or even look that way, without
| thinking of what was once so snugly buried
beneath it, and their mutual upbraidings
break out afresh. Now we hear that eacl
has applied for a divorce from the other
| Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04


A SAN FRANCISCO correspondent says
that there is great deal of cheating 60
ing on in that city. That in fact there
is no other city wherein 50 energetic a
state of cheating exists as in the city of
the Golden Gate. Short weight and
measure is the universal rule 1t is most
ly attributed to dumb brutes. The COW
Ehirks her responsibility in the matter of
butter, and a two-pound roll of the ole
aginous seldom weighs over pound and
three-quarters, while in the matter of
milk she not only palms off short measure
but watery fluid that has no susten-
ance for babes or cream for adults in its
composition. Hens, although held to a
strict accountability as to the number
that constitute a dozen, have acquired
the habit Of crimping and shipping their
products until an egg, relatively speak
ing, has become like a pearl, ''of great
price," in a double sense. The hens
charge the dealers in their fruit with
bringing about this state of things by
culling the best for foreign markets. The
people of Frisco are looking into these
things, and will demand reform of the
guilty parties, whether they be man,
beast or fowl.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04

THE British Government is quite well
prepared to enter Immediately upon a
war with Afghanistan should it become
necessary. At the present time there are
C5,0O0European troops stationed in India,
many of them at or near the Afghan
frontier These comprise nine regiments
Of English cavalry, fifty battalions of in
fantry and $1,000 artillery, horse, field
and garrison. In addition to this force
the native army numbers about l25, 900
men largely composed of cavalry and in a
good state of discipline. The Afghan
frontier is studded with military posts
garrisoned by British troops, from which
expeditions could be thrown into the
hostile country with promptness and dis
patch. The English press predicts a
short, sharp and decisive contest in case
of war. The force of the Ameer numbers
about 175,000 well disciplined troops.
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In Philadelphia nearly all the inmates
of the Alms-house are made employees at
nominal salaries SO as to make them citi-
Eens and therefore eligible as voters.
Bome funny scenes occurred in the Phila-
delphia Court the other day upon an ap-
plication to have the names of some of
these officials stricken from the list of
voters on the ground that they were real
ly paupers and not citizens One name
in particular was pointed out which the
counsel for petitioners asked to have
stricken off, saying he was not an EN-,
ploye and had no right to be registered
as a voter. The counsel on the other
side replied, "This gentleman is an en-
ploye and a voter" "What position
does he hold?' demanded the petitioners
lawyer. "Why, he is Captain of the
6ish-washers, and responsible position
it is" was the reply. "And pray, what
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04
A very good impression of any article

A very good impression of any article
of metal having fiat ornamented sur
face may be taken by wetting some note
paper with the tongue and smoking it
over gas fame. The article is then
pressed upon the smoked circle, when, if
the operation be carefully conducted, a
clear impression will appear. This can
be made permanent by drawing the pa,
per through milk and afterwards dry
ing it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04
Life's Strange Ways.


Time knows two days:
OF one the face is bright and clear,
OF one the face Is dark ind irear.
Life has two sides:
One is warm and glad as light;
One is cold and black as night.
Time fooled with me;
His fiattering fingers soothed with magic spell
Just when his lying kiss was Turing me to hOn
Who sneers at me2
Are not the trees that feel the tempest's blow
The stately trees of pride that highest grow
Come sail with me:
See floating corpses on the topmost waves;
The precious pearls are hid in secret caves.
See the eclipse
thousand stars unquenched forever blaze;
But sun and moon must hide their brighter
rays.
looked for fruit:
On branches green and fresh no fruit found;
I plucked the fruit from branches sere and
Drowned.
Night SMILED on me-
Because saw the diamonds in the sky
Poor fool l had forgot that death was nigh.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04
OF a certain Eastern ax-Goyernor a

OF q certain Eastern Ex-Governor a
pleasant story is related. Once upon q
time he visited Worcester and called upon
an acquaintance, who owned many fine
pictures. The Ex-Governor went about the
room examining these until he came to a
painting of the Madonna hanging above
the mantel. He peered up through his
eyeglass. "And who-er-is-thisl /" he
asked. "That," said his acquaintance, cit
is a Madonna" "Ah!" said the ex-Gov-
ernor blandly, sis she Worcester lady"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Heaven"
was exhibited in Philadelphia church
one night last week, in which the New
Jerusalem was represented by fac
simile of the main building at the Ex-
position.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04

"LowER the lifeboats, save all the pas
rengers, and then pitch me overheard" ="
exclaimed the drunken captain of the
wrecked steamship Georgia. Unfortun-
ately for future voyagers his command
was not carried out to the letter.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04

AN Anti-Equestrian Society in Ala
bama protests that it is cruel to ride
upon horses backs. 1t does not occur to
them that it is cruel to make man walk
when he can Just as well ride.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04

New YORK CITY has over twenty
thousand adults who can neither read
nor write, and one hundred thousand
persons who dwell in the sanctifed limits
Of Philadelphia never 60 to church. The
Eastern cities are lapsing into barbar-
ism
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04

HoYLE wrote his book on games at the
age of seventy-eight, and played cards
until his ninety-seyenth year. Other
card players die young, and sometimes
suddenly.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04

ANGEL is on the wing. He is flying
around Canada with the Pullman Car
Company's money, while an American
detective faithfully shadows him.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04

ENGLAND angers the Ameer by hurl-
ing an ultimatum, and he retaliates by
throwing il back atum.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04

THE Sweet Singer of Michigan has
been recognized. Grace Church, New
York, has drawn on Kalamazoo for a
tenor.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04

THE fishery war cloud is diminishing.
Let the Goldfish and mackerel sing praises
and the little red herrings dance for joy.
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! cave &, IL. d b. Depot 9:53 a. m 2.23 p. M,
CHS p. m. " r -
Leave Robb's (Westwood) SABA m, 7:05 a m,
IL :3S p m, 1853 p m, 6:0S p m.
Leave Brighton. 6.23 m. l0:c3 m 1898 m, SIS.
D m, 6:43 . m.
Sunday trains
Leave Robbs (westwood), s:as m, 1928 q n;
1928 m, 203 m, 4:53 o m. .i..
Leave Brighton, s:33 m, Ii :0e q n, 1:28 m.
':SS p m, SIS p m
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-21

case of study: A certain artist
painted picture in a very few days
AN incrediably short space of time;
yet he asked an immense sum for it.
What" said one of his clients,
"you think that l am going to
give you so large a price for a pic
ture which has taken you less than
a week to do ?" "My friend" said
the artist, 81 am fifty years Of age,
and | have been these fifty years
learning how to paint a picture in
less thar a week." Now that is DR..
Schliemann. He was thirty.four
years learning how to acquire a
language in six weeks; and he must
not expect little boys of thirteen or
fourteen to have attained anything
like the same proficiency T"At-
las" in the London World.