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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-27
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO. Ills, August &c, 1875
Su description Rates.:

CAIRO. Ills, August &c, 1878.
There has been no change in the situation
Of business since our last report, and there
is no reason TO believe there will be until
the state Of affairs in the south have taken
turn. There is no business being done,
TO speak of, with the southern trade, owing
to the timidity Of the country people, who
are afraid to come 10 the city, For this
fright Of our country friends, there is no
cause, as Cairo is perfectly free from yellow
fever, and our citizens have no fear from
the future We base our belief on the facts
which have shown themselves for thirty
five years past that, while cities south Of
Cairo have suffered to the most alarming
extent from the dread disease, yellow fever
has never taken q hold here. 1t is the be-
lief of our best physicians that the disease
will not flourish in the atmosphere OF this
locality.
The market is well supplied in -four Of all
grades, hay, corn, oats, meal and flour.
Choice butter is scarce and in good demand.
Eggs are in good supply and fair demand,
Choice peaches, apples and pears are scarce.
There is a good local demand for al.
Poultry is in good demand. Choice is
very scarce and will sell at from 81 - 10
200 per COOP
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-27

\ lIEMTHY BODY AND A CLEAR HEAD
If indigestion constipation and bi.iousncss
tormcntthc body, the head cannot be clear.
These diseases react upon the brain most
hurtiully, and pIcdu coudincss in the
organ Of thought not experienced by a
healthy man Happily these brain-op-
pressing maladies may be entirely dis
PEELED by that peerless Alternative, Hos
letters Stomach Bittcrs, which cheers,
retrcshes and invigoratcs the brain
and nerves, while it regulates the or
gans of digestion, assimilation and bilious
secretion. 1t cXpcs the morbid humors
which poison the system through the bow
els and urinary Passages, and cXcrts pow
crtulIy inyigoratng influence as we'll, Its
cathartic action is never irritating, violent
or painful hut even, natural and progress
i've. As an appetizer and sleep promoter
the Bittcrs is Unrivalcd it mitigates the
infrmities of age relieves the ailments pc
culiar to the gcntler sex, arrests premature
decay, and builds up an enfccblcd
physique.
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OFFICERS:
BOARD OF MANAGERS.

j. J. GORDON, Physician, ......-.....,Cairo, Ills.
Mrs. p A. TAYLOR, superintendent of
Schools. Alexander County. "
Mrs. T.. c, FORD Variety Bracket Store, -
j. A, GOLDSrlNE,4 of Goldstnc Il Ro-
senwatcr. Wholesale and Retail Dealers
In Staple and Fancy Dry Goods ....... "
n, b. TlllSrLEW OOD of llinklc n
Thistlcwood. Commission Merchants,
Cotton ana Tobacco Factors. ......... d"
s. d. AYERS, of Ayers Il Co., Commits.
sion Merchants. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, "
THOMAS LEWIS, Insurance Manager
and Attorney ut Law........,...,.... "
WIN. STRATrON, of Stiatton IL Bird,
Wholesale Grocers. Observation-Disclosures. "
GEO. N, ALDEN. Commission Mcr.
chant, ~ Ohio lcvee. ,............... "
JAS, :, REARDEN, Agent Mississippi
Valley Transportation Company ....... +"
HARRISON HouPr, Matchmaker and
CHAs. II, STUART. Wholesale and Re
tail Dry Goods and Notions. ......... 4"
EDWARD A. BuDER, Manufacturing
Jcwelcr and Wholesale Dealer in
Watchmakcrs' Tools and Materials. -. 4"
EDWIN r. EGNEW Proprietor St.
Charles Hotel Observation-Disclosures. /"
HAzEN LEIGHTON, Commission Mer.
Dr. EDWARD Il, ROE. L. s Marshal
Southern District Illinois ,... Springfield Ills.
Mrs., s. A. AYERS, ....,........V Villa Ridge, +"
DR.. II, =. BRIGHAM, Physician. indianapolis, Ind
JAS, NJ, GELATr Real Estate
roy David &. WELLS. MsiIcdisi IOWA
]. t. GULLEY, Merchant .. . Meridian, MISS Miss
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The only combination Of
the the true Jamaica Ginger
with choice Anomalies aud
French Brandy for Cholera,
Cholera Morhus, Cpmp- aud
Pains DiarrhOea and Dyscn.
terry Dyspepsia, Flaiulcncy,
Want Of Tone aud Activity
IN the stomach aud Bowels,
aud avoiding the danger. Of
Change Of Water, Food aud
Climate. AK for SASFoRD'-
IANAICA GINGER. AM.
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DAYARD TAYLOR says II take great pleasure
ID IN recommending to parents the Academy Of Mr..
;. G. Shorllidgc Hon, Fernando Wood, a patron.
say Il chccrfully consent to the use of my name
~ reference. SWIrHlN c. SHORTLIDGE, lllar-
ward \. NJ Media, Pcnna. Boys Academy.
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NEW RICH BLOOD!

Parsons PurgatIye Pills make New Rich Blood
aud viii completely change the blood In the entire
system In three months. Any person who will take
pill each night from 10 ~ weeks may he restored
10 sound health, II such thing be possible. Sent
by mail for letter stamps. Is JOHNSON n CO.,
Bangor, Me. iw,
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THE MARKET.

40 ouf ITlcH'is sHou!N utdI III ilIluu llla'
the prices here given are only for sales from
first hands in round lots In filing orders
and for broken lots it is necessary to charge
an advance upon these figures.
FLOUR.-This market remains wholly
unchanged. There are good supplies Of
all grades. Transactions have been fair.
Sales reported were as follows:
100 bbls choice family ........, So 90
100 bbls. various grades ...... jOW5 90
100 bbls. various grades ,..... 3 5O@5 90
100 bbls fancy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90
100 bbls. fancy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
200 bbls. various grades ..... 3 5000 90
HAY.-This market remains quiet. There
would be ready sale for all that comes could
shipments I've made, but facilities at present,
H. they have been for two weeks, are lin
tied. There is fair supply. The sales
noted were car prime Timothy, 80 80; 2
cars prime Timothy, 80 so; car choice
Timothy, $40 50; l car mixed common,
IS 80.
CORN.-This market is very dull
There is an ample supply for the demand
There is no demand except by the mills,
and from this source there is but little in
quiry. We note the sale of | car choice
white Acc.
OATS.-Thc market is abundantly sup
piled. The demand is limited and prices
steady at quotations Sales reported were
as follows One car mixed in bulk, 2lc;
car mixed in sacks, delivered, 2jc 3 cars
mixed in bulk, 21c; cars mixed in
bulk, 22c.
MEAL,-Thc supply of meal is ample
with very limited demand, City is held at
81 10; Country, 81. We note the sale of 100
bbls, City Mills, 81 10.
BRAN.-This market is dead. There is
none being shipped. We note the sale OF
500 sacks $40 90.
BUTrER.-Thc market is overrun with
old stock that cannot be Sold For choice,
Of which there is very little, there is a good
demand. We note sales of packages
choice northern, 1sc; 10 pals Southern
Illinois, S@1Oc; buckets Southern Hi
nois, Toe; 4 tnbs medium Wisconsin, 12llaa
@13c.
EGGS.-The supply of eggs is good.
The demand is fair at prices quoted, We
note the sale of 500 dozen, 0G110c; pack
ages 0Qh10c; boxes, Sc; boxes DC.
POULTRY.-Therc is no good poultry
in the market and poor is slow sale. Choice
young chickens are in good demand at
81 50@2 90, We note the sale of 8 coops
young, 81 1909 90; coops young, 81 10
12 90; 1 coop common chickens, 81 80.
POTATOES.--This market is kept sup
piled by country wagons. The demand for
good potatoes is fair. We note the sale Of
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-27

ILLINOIS STATE NORMAL UNIVERSITY for
1 the special preparation OF TEACHERS. The full
course of study requires three years Nui,i,n FREE
to those who pledge themselves to teach IN the
State: 10 others $50 per wear. High School Depart.
mcnt offers the best advantages for preparing for
College or for business, Tuition, $50 per year,
Grammar School Department furnishes excellent
facilities for obtaining good practical education,
Tuition S25 per year. primary Department, =
charming place for the little folks" Term begins
sept. 3, 1873. For particulars address Edwin c.
Hcwctt. President, Normal Illinois
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MEDICAL.
WARRANTED,
DIR. HUL-CEE'S
Bowel and Liver Regulator
TO cure more persons than amy other Medicine
WARRANTED,
DIR. HUL-CEE'S
Chill and Fever Cure

To contain no aoes, arsenic, quininc, poison or
mineral One bottle will cure better and more per
sous than any other Chill and Fever Tonic. Pure
M Wine
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Wholesale by Barclay Brothers, Cairo, Illinois,
DIR IluL.CEE's CURATIVE PRACTICE or
MEDiCINE,or sent free TO any address, Only made
'" Or. Mul'Cco, Sr &Sons, 100 East Jefferson st.,
Lou sville, Ky.
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NATURAL SELECTION.

INNESTlGATORS of natural science have demon
i strated beyond controyers, that throughout the
animal kingdom the survival of the fttest" is tire
oniy Hw yOnchsnNng thrift and pcrpctuty Does not
the same principle govern the commercial prosperity
Of man; An inferior can not supcrsedc apuri
article, BY reason Of superior merit Dr. Picrcc's
Standard Medicines have outrivaed all Others.
Their sale In the United States alone exceeds one
million dollars per unnum, while the amount ex-
ported fools up TO several hundred thousand more.
No business could grow to such gigantic proper.
lions and rest upon any other hgsis than mat o
merit.
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Price, TEN Cent
Price, TEN Cents.
ADVERTISING
!, l6'h EDITION.

Containing q complete lit of all the towns In the
United Stalcs. the Territories and the Dominion Of
Canada. having n population greater than ion nc.
cOrdug TO the last census. together with the names
Of the newspaper having the largest local circuh-
ton in each of the places named Also catalogue
of newspapers which are recommended TO adycr.
sers giving greatest value in proportion prices
charged. Also the Religious aud Agricultural
Journals very complete lists, and many table. of
rates showing the Cost OF advertising In various
beginner in advertising would do well 10 POSSESS
Address GEO 7. ROWELL. a. co, New.papsr
Advertiser: Bureau, 10 Spruce ST. y. Y
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MEDICAL.
I}ENSON's
Capcine Porous Plaster!

S5Ig Se @RrSS%S" sEoin1g 1ea"
ous plaster. pan.kiling agent In one.
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c.. A. SNOW & CO..
NEW ADVERTISER ENTS.

Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D, c.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
Watching Tigers.

The Gagged lion or tiger is seen at a
great disadvantages; he is prisoner,
and cannot be expected TO show off. AT
the London Geological Gardens a play
ground has been attached to the cage of
the tigers, sufficiently large for them to
sport in and exhibit some of their jun
gle habits. Mr.. Buckland thus de-
scribes, what he saw while looking at
the tigers in their playground:
1t was indeed q beautiful sight to see
these lovely, gigantic cats, the fclr IT,
gers, gradually emerge one by one into
their new, large open play ground.
When they arrived at the opening it
was beautiful to watch them crouch
down, making themselves appear as
small as possible.
Finding nothing hurt or alarmed
them, they curiously examined the
trunks of the trees and rockwOrk placed
there for their especial benefit. They
trusted to their sense OF smell rather
than to their sense of sight.
One of the greatest ornaments the IT,
gers head possesses beside the regula-
ton V mark over the eyes, which is
observable in all thorough bred tigers,
the loveliness of their countenances is
much enhanced by the long, graceful
whiskers, situated for the most part on
each side of the upper lip.
To the lower end of each whisker is
adjoined a very large bulb of nerve
matter and from this bulb of nerve mat
ter goes directly to the brain a nerve.
This nerve is in fact telegraph wire;
and the whiskers are the office at which
news is received.
When the tiger is crouching for or
gradually creeping up TO its prey in the
Jungle, these whiskers act like so many
sentries. which warn it TO keep to the
right or left, that the coast is clear or
obstructed, so that when the animals
eyes are fully occupied watching its
prev, the whiskers act as watchfui sem
tries to guide it.
When the four tigers were loose in
their play ground, and the door closed
behind them, they at once began to
play, and very beautiful were their
movements as they ran after each other,
tumbled and gam5oled like young kit
tens before fire, their coats looking
like satin in the warm sun.
All of sudden a new, and, to them.
a most interesting object. made its sp-
pearsnce. This was a young and very
white zebu calf of few days old, which
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

House-cleaning must 90. And our
only purpose in the few desultory re-
marks is to Oenjoin the mesdames to take
it easy. Rome wasn't built in day,
and there Is no necessity for cleaning
whole house in three days. Necessity
Even in the case of the fortunate few
who do not have to give any personal
attention to the work, the confusion
and discomfort of the household cannot
be avoided when the job is done on the
plan of the old-fashioned grand raid.
Proceed gradually, and attempt no
more each day than can comfortably be
completed between breakfast and sup
per. 1t will be only apleasant surprise
to the ''man of the house'-no matter
what the sex!-to find the apartments
that were dingy and dusty in the morn
ing fresh and bright in spring array ut
nightfall, and no other signs Of ''house-
cleaning" visible. Aside from the
agreeableness of this method, it is a
great saving of somebody's nerves and
muscles. The straining and OVERRIDING,
the exposure to drafts and cold, the
wear and tear of temper, the wholesale
and universal discomfort of the plan of
tearing mp whole floor, or the entire
house, and getting it settled when un-
certain weather or more uncertain
help will permit, are almost enough to
reconcile man to ''living i'm the dirt"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

In India it is said that species of
sparrow builds its nest OF grasses, which
it weaves very skilfully into the shape
of bottle, and suspends it firmly to the
downwards, so as TO secure il from the
attacks of birds of prey. But the ex-
terror of the nest is not its most wonder
full peculiarity. Within, it is divided
into several chambers, which, accord
ing TO the popular belief, the bird is in
the habit of illuminating during the
night with glow-worms or fire-ilies.
The story goes, that, after collecting
number of these luminous insects, the
bird fastens them to the inside of its
nest by means of a peculiar kind of clay
of a glutinous nature; and thus when
the glorious sun, in whose beams il de-
lights tospread its airy pinions, is with
drawn from the world. the bird can re-
tire to its pendent couch and be rocked
10 sleep, basking in the mild beams of
the glow-worm. 4 gentleman who
had resided many years in India. speak
ing of the nest of the Indian sparrow.
states, that taking advantage Of the alb
sence of the bird, in the afternoon, he
examined four of these nests, in three
of which he found glow-worms attached
to the interior. In the fourth he found
a little fresh clay attached To the side
of the nest, evidently for the purpose of
fastening worm TO, butno glow-wOrm.
On subjecting one of these nests to a
second examination on the following
day, he found that the first glow-worm
had been removed and second substi-
tuted in its place. Sir William Jones
endeavorS to account for the presence
of the glOw-wOrms in the nest by the
supposition that the bird places them
there for the purpose of feeding upon
them. He. however, grants 10 the lit
tie feathered INDIAN" various quail
ties which are, if anything, more Won
derful than the above. He says that it
is easily tanned, and may be taught to
fetch and carry like dog. If a ring
be dropped into well the bird will,
upon given signal, dart down after it,
and seizing it before il reaches the
water, bear it with apparent exultation
TO its master. Ii can also be taught to
carry notes from one house TO another.
The young Hindoo women at Benares
wear, according to Sir William, very
thin plates of gold between their eye
brows; and when they pass through
the streets it is not uncommon for their
lovers, who amuse themselves with |
these birds, to send them to |
pluck the pieces of gold from the fore
heads of their mistresses and bring
them in triumph to the mischievOus |
sWainS,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
Memories of Mount Vernon.

We wandered all through the sad,
silent mansion. We looked at the spin
die legged furniture, and at a rusty key
on the wall, the key of the Bastile. We
see Washingtons vest and small clothes
in the glass case, and a lock of his hair,
and original letters by his hand and
Lafayette's. We see pretty Eleanor
Eustis' wedding gift harpischord, that
her stepfather brought from foreign
lands for surprise when she left her
girlhood's home. The pretty Eleanor
is buried long ago. All traces of her
pink and white beauty have left the
earth; here stands the dusty barpis-
chord, brought back by strange hands
to her old home. The room that inter-
ests me the most is the tiny attic cham
Der where the devoted widow passed
her days after her husbands death.
The large chamber below was closed
after his decease. None entered il from
that time on. A rug and single ben
Mrs. Washington had moved to the at
tic room, and here, winter and summer,
she watched with longing, crazy eyes
the tomb that held her dead. There was
no place for stove or CRATE; all day, in
the room under the roof, she sat by the
small window (her feet in winter on
zinc foot stool filed with GOALS, with
a shawl wrapped about her bent form,
true Martha Washington, first lady of
the land! First, in elegance in times OF
peace; in courage in time of war; in
faithfulness in time of death. All
women look with tenderer eyes at the
small marble resting-place than at the
grander casket by their side. One bears
upon it draped flag, cut in the stone,
shield and crouching eagle; the other
only the words-"Martha, ,consort of
Washington" Yet these words dim
the eyes of loving wives; they pierce
the hearts of lonely widows. and bind
all true and fervent womanhood close
to the form that sleeps so dreamlessly
beside the one she loved truly and long.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
a True Tramp story-OfCourse.

A story has been told us which seems
to go far in confederation of the late
boss Tweed's theory of chances. Ii is
said that something like a year ago a
tramp called at the house of Mr.. Bailey,
in Mosa township, n. Y :, and asked per-
mission to stop all night. a little per-
suasion led TO his request being grant
ed, and he was also asked to take sup
per. During the meal Mrs. Bailey
called to her little daughter, but the
young one paid no attention. Again
calling, the mother used the full given
name of the child:
isabella Stevens, don't you hear
me? ~
The tramp looked up as if intere sted,
and remarked, musingly, Isabella
Stevens? Isabella Stevens? Have you
got any relations of that name?''
Eyes" said the lady, ''that was rny
mothers maiden name"
''There is" said the tramp, can i'm
mense fortune in Cornwall, England,
which has been for twenty year await
ing a claimant of that name who is sup
posed to be in America
He then proceeded to give all the de-
tails he could, and the result was that
Mrs. Bailey communicated the facts to
her mother, who secured the fortune,
and Is now enjoying the fruits of her
hospitality to the tramp.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

came out of its shed, that was situated
in full sight of the cage, only few
y4r Is of.
The moment he saw it one of the til
gers crouched TO the ground, and re-
mained stationary and statue-like,
watching the innOeent-lo locking baby
zebu. He was all fixed and statue-like,
perfectly motionless, except the very
tip of his tail, about two inches of which
kept jerking from side to side, signify
ing great anxiety, expectation, and
readiness for immediate action.
Presently the other three perceived
that their comrade had seen something.
They also instantly assumed various at
titudes, indicating their intense desire
to kill this young zebu calf and eat him.
This group of four magnificent tigers
all intent upon one and the same object,
was grand in the extreme. 1t was also
very Interesting TO observe that the
mother of the young zebu seemed to
know insTinetively that her calf was in
danger, as she seemed to warn it in her
own peculiar way.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
A Raft on the Au sable.

OF the Au Sable as :: navigable river,
| am constrained to state | cannot speak
in a way calculated TO allure people
thi,her for the purpose of sailing upon
il. Three of us were induced by our
backw woolsman TO embark upon a raft
and make run of fifteen miles to
Thompson's. We did so, and failed to
acquire upon the journey any marked
prejudice in favor of that particular
form of navigation. Cedars growing
at the waters edge have their roots
more or less undermined, and some of
them fall outward over the river, their
branches hanging in the current and
becoming denuded of their foliage or
dying. the trunk or stem of the tree
is in some cases parallel with the
waters surface, and in others it dips
below itor inelInes gradually upward
from it. These trees have been named,
with a nice sense of the fitness of terms,
''sweepers. We found them such.
Our raft was guided by poles, one
aft and the other forward. A vigorous
use of these might have had something
to do with determining the course of the
raft, but one was dropped and the ether
broken. and she forthwith proceeded to
work her sweet will of us. She seemed
possessed of a mischievOus intelligence,
and if an obstruction came In view,
made directly for it. There was gem
orally room for her to pass between
"sweeper, which she always did;
but it was different with the passengers,
who, with couple of unhappy dogs,
were rasped from one end to the other,
sometimes into the water, and at other
times only half into it, but alwas hold
ing on to the logs with grim desperation.
1t was only by a united effort that the
runaway was ultimately turned into the
fence, so to speak, and held there long
enough for us to jump off.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
Unexplored Regions of Africa.

Those who have attained maturity
may recollect seeing upon maps of Afri-
ca a large blank space in the centre, in
dicating land unexplored and un-
known. OF late years explorers have
pierced its mysteries, and ascertained
that this region of great equatorial lakes
is one of the most populous and fertile
of the earth, and that an immense pla-
teau, among mountains crowned with
eternal snow, is watered by great
streams proceeding from them, and
offers climates of various degrees of tenn
perature. This inviting land is, how
ever, the abode of savages, who are at
perpetual war with each other, and who
mutually cause destruction of human
life computed at hundreds of thousands
a year. At least forty thousand slaves
are also annually captured there, for
use upon the Continent, or for shipment
elsewhere. The international African
Association, headed by the King of the
Belgians, desires to commence the CIV
ilization of the country by establishing
stations for scientific observation and
for the use and protection of travellers;
and branches of the association have
been formed in several European eoun-
tries.