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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28
WHY A BooTBLACK SOLD HIS Exit.
From the Detroit Free Press.

1t surprised the sinners and newsboys
around the post office the other day to sec
"Limpy Tim come among them in quiet
way, and to hear him say;
Boys, want to sell my kit. Here's
two brushes, hull box of backing, good
stout box and the outfit goes for two
shillin's."
Coin away, TIM" queried one.
Not zact,y boys, but want quarter
the awfullest kind just now"
"Goin' on q 'scursion" asked another.
Not to-day, but must have quarter"
he answered.
One of the lads passed over the change
and took the kit, and Tim walked straight
to the counting room Of daily paper, put
down his money and said:
II guess ! can write if you'll give me u
pencil"
With slow moving fingers he wrote a death
notice. 1t went into the paper almost rs he
wrote it, but you might not have seen it.
He wrote:
Died--Litul Ted-of scarlet fever; aged
three yeres Funeral to-morer; gon up to
heaven; left one bruther.
WAS it your brothcr" asked the cashier.
Tim tried to brace up, but he could not.
The big tears came up his chin quivered,
and he pointed to the notice on the counter
and gasped;
IL had to sell my kit to do it, but
he h-had his arms aroun' my neck when
he d-diedn
He hurried away home, but the news
went to the boys, and they gathered in u
group and talked. Tim had not been home
an hour before barefoot boy left the kit
on the doorstep, and in the box was Il
bouquet of flowers, which had been pur-
chased on the market by pennies contri-
butcd by the crowd of ragged but big
hearted urchins. Did God ever make
heart which would not respond if the right
chord was touched!
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28
TYPE-SETTING IN JAPAN.

1t must be no JOKE to be employed in q
Japanese printing-otiice. In our town and
most other countries of the world, except
China and Japan, the language is written by
means of an alphabet of separate letters.
Among the Cclestials and their neXt-dOOr
neighbors, on the other hand, each word has
distinct character, The compostor diff
iiculties in either instance are obvious al
most at II glance. In setting up this note
he has the letters conveniently arranged be-
fore him in what is known AS the ease"
But in Japan, according to an American
contemporary, full front of type comprises
10000 characters Of which 5000 are in con-
slant use, and for 1000 more there are fire.
quent calls. Instead of being compactly
arrayed before him, the type is disposed
about the composing room on racks, and the
unfortunate composer has to wander up and
down the room setting his "copy" and
stretching his legs, though he would prob
ably be quite willing to dispense with the
greater part of his enforced exercise. 1t is
for this reason that it is impossible to apply
the system Of single.character words to
telegraph, that inestimablc boon to civiliza-
ton is apparently unavailable to the inhabi-
tants OF Japan and China.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28
A DEGRADED SON-IN.LAW.
From the san Francisco Post.

From the san Francisco Post
Revenge is degrading passion, undoubt-
edly, but now and then we hear of case
with which we can manage to sympathize
IA little. a young surgeon in Baltimore
suffered under the worst case of mothcr-in-
law on record for eleven years. Finally
the family autocrat died and the memory
of his wrongs goaded the surgeon to the
preparation of a deep design. Instead of
really leaving the body out at the cemetery,
he had it secretly sent in again to Il
dissccting class, and shortly after
ward the nicely prepared and mount
ed skeleton of his former foe was hanging
in his study closet. Of course his wife
knew nothing of this, and now, whenever
the latter goes out to strew flowers upon the
supposed grave of her parent, he locks all
the doors jerks the old lady down from her
peg, takes the servant girl on his lap, and
together they eat peaches and shy the stones
at their osscous enemy, The performances
conclude with dragging the extinct old
party's remains around the room by one leg,
and banging her into the closet again head
first, The heartless wretch even says 'she
looks pretty much as she did in life, too, ex-
cept that her Jaw is wired shut
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28

LIVER IS KrNG.-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. It has
been successfully proved that Green's Au.
gust Flower is unequaled in curing all per-
sons afflicted with dyspepsia or liver conf
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 II Is lust what you want.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
CHICAGO, July q, 12 90 A. M.-Wheat--
August, 03}5@0315; September, So
Con-July, 1888; August, 3S1a@3S56
September, 3s1a asked. Pork-August
80 GO@o G21a; September, 50 Tx.
CHICAGO, July q, II IA A. M.-Wheat-
August, 034 asked; September, SSB,
Com-August, 3s1l@3S5S; September
4s1a bid. Pork-August, 80 $500 60
September, 50 1900 70.
CHICAGO, July q, 1000 A. M.-Wheat-
August, 0?2l; September ss4.~ Corn-
August, 3S15; September, 3S4@37s5
Pork August, 50 60 bid; September
80 rs.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28
NEW SERIES---NO, "A

ing my pictures. Failing this I want Il
good servant girl Of between 30 and 40,
well acquainted with her work, neat, sensi.
sblc, above all not u gadabout, knowing
how to cook fairly, to sew, etc. She will
have 300 francs year and her washing anil
be well-fed and lodged. If she lives with
me till my death she will have, in addition
to her wages, as many times 300 francs as
sh, was years in my service, the furniture
of my bedroom or sum Of 1900 francs,
and II mourning suit. 1t seems to me that
on such terms | should be able to secure the
pearl of servant girls"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28
THE INDIAN WAR.
A LIVELY BATTLE WITH THE HOS.
TILES.

SEVENTEEN WARRIORS KILLED AND SEVERAL
sQUAws CAPTuRED-HOwARD's FORCES
UNITED AND PURSUING THE FLEEING FOE
SITTING BULL AND HIS BAND SATISFIED
WHERE THEY ARE.
SAN FRANCISCO, July ga dispatch
from Baker City Of the cath says: How
ard formed Il junction with Forsyth's COM
mand on the 23d. The whole force left
camp near Robinsonvillc to follow the
fleeing hostiles who are making toward
Mophar agency. Col Grener's command
of 100 men, part mounted artillery, will be
at the agency on the 2Gth. Robins will
Join Greener tomorrow. Howard should
reach the angcncy on the eth. The hos
tiles will be compelled to fight as soon AS
the troops come against them from several
directions.
A DESPERATE BATTLE.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, 1873.
To Gen. Sherman, " Washington:
The following dispatch is received from
Wheaton, Last night the Umatilas, with
Col. Forsyth and cavalry column, struck
the camp Of the hostiles about twenty-one
miles from Stork's ranches in the vicinity
of Birche's creek, and killed seventeen war
riors and captured about twenty women and
children and sixty or seventy head of stock
from the hostiles. The Umatllas had pre-
viously killed Eagan and thirteen warriors
and captured from $50 to 300 head of stock.
The hostiles are demoralized and breaking
into separate parties, with the intention,
as reported by captured squaws, to go into
the Wciscr country and make their to the
Bannocks or Buffalo country.
Signed Mcdowell, Maj .-Gen.
SHERIDAN IN THE HILLS.
BRADLEY's EXPEDITION, ON THE LITTLE
Missouri, July %, via Deadwood, July
26.-General Sheridan arrived here Wednes-
day and left Thursday. He is making an
extended tour of inspection of the various
posts of this department, with view to
learn all the Indians news, also to decide
upon the Locality for the new military post
to be built near the Black Hills. So far he
believes Sitting Bull and his Indians will
remain over the British border, and that the
Bannocks will soon be subdued. The new
post is likely to be on the east side Of the
Black Hills, near the mouth of the creek
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28
E-TABLE.
Arrival and Departure of Trains.
CHURCHES.

A FRlCAN VI. E.-FOurtcenth street. between
"A Walnut and Cedar street,; services Sabbath II
a m and 1;SJ p m; Sunday School 30 p, m
+ HRIsTIAN-Elghtce street; meeting Sab.
" bath 1920 p. m; preaching occasionally.
CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER-tEp Episcopal
~ Fourteenth street: Morning prayers Sabbath
lO:p a. m; evening" prayers. 1:3D p. M; sabbath
school q. m. Rev 81. J. DillOn.Lce, Rector.
LNlRST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
L Preaching at 1890 Il. m, 3 p. m, and 1870 p. m
sabbath school at 1:30 p, IN. Rev. T. j. Shores
pastor.
I UTHERAN-T Thirteenth street; services Sab
IL bath II II. m. and 100 p. m; Sunday school 8 a
m. Rev. Ducrschner, pastor.
NETHODlST-Cor Eighth and Walnut streets
vi Preaching Sabbath 1890 a. m. and I p. IN.
prayer meeting, Wednesday 1870 p, M. Sunday
School 3 p. IN. Rev. A. p, Morrison, pastor.
DRESBYTERIAN-E Eighth street: preaching on
i sabbath al 1920 a, m. and T:S0 p. M; prayer
meeting Wednesday at $50 p. m; Sunday School
at p M Rev, b. Y. George, pastor.
SECOND FREEWlLL BAPTIST - Fifteenth
- street between Walnut and Cedar streets; ser
vices sabbath at 3 and 1:3O p. IN.
CT. JOsEPH'S-t Roman Catholic, Corner Cross
- and Walnut streets; services sabbath 1890 a.
m; sunday School at p. IN. Nesp .r. 3 p. m; ser
vices every day At 8 p. m.
CT PATRlCkS-t Roman Catholic) Corner Ninth
- street and Washington avenue; services Sab
bath and 10 a. m; Ncspcrs 3 p. m. Sunday School
y. M; services every day at p IN. Rev +, label,
priest
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28
LETTIE COLEMAN's LAUNDRY.

Mrs Lcttic Coleman, who has her
laundry on Fourth street, between WASH
ington and Commercial avenues, takes
this method of informing her old friends
and patrons that she is At their ser.
vices, and solicits their patronage. She
has reduced prices to suit the times.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28
Latest News.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.

LIVERPOOL, July q, $50 p. M.-Wheat
Firm Winter, 0s Sd@9s 10d; Spring,
IS lOd @10s Adj; California average, los
Id @lOs sd; California club, los 4d@10s Sd
Corn-ncw, 22s Gd@22s Cd; old, 21s 3d@
27s 9d.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.


Mayor-Ilcnry Winter
TreasurerB +. Parker.
Clerk. b. Phiis.
Counselor-Wm b. Gilbert.
Mar-hal--C. ID. AFTER.
AttOrney-W q. McGce.
Police Magstrate-J. j. Bird
BOARD OP ALDERMEN
First Ward--Geo, Yocum, VIM. O'Callahan
Second Ward-Wood Kittenhouse, \. Il. Thistle
wood.
Third Ward-W. p. Wright, John Wood.
Fourth Ward-Charlcs o. Paticr, d. D. Foley.
Fifth Ward--T. ". Halliday, Chas Lancaster
County Officers.
Circuit Judged. J. Baker
Circuit ClerkJ. 5. Reeyo,l
County Judge-R \. Yocum.
County Clerks. j. Ilumm
County httorncy-W. G. Mulkcy.
County Treasurer-A. J. Alden
Sherif--Peter Saup.
COrOner-R, Fitzgerald.
County COmmissiOncrs--T. W. Halliday, NJ. V.
rOwn, Geo. W Summons.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New YORK, July 81, 12;11 P.M.-Wheat
--nominal-No. 9 Chicago, 81 %; No. 2
Milwaukee, 81 10; Red Winter, 81 07@
| IA; Amber, 81 00@1 Is; Corn-quiet--
Steamer, As; No 3, Al; No. 2, 4SH.
Gold, 1907.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28
THE NAILS.

ENERAL DELIVERY open 7:3O q. IN. closes
~ $3.50 pm; Sunday: : to . a. m.
money Order Department open at 8a. M. closes
al p, m.
Through Express Mails via Illinois Central and
Mississippi Central Railroads close at 1870 D. IN.
catro and Poplar Bluff Through and Way Mail
closes at 1870 D. M. ~
Way Mail via Illinois Central. Cairo and Vim.
s:4b p. IN.
Way Mail for Narrow Gauge Railroad closes at s
a. m.
Cairo and Evansville River Route closes at 1890
p m. daily Except friday
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28
BANKS.

BANKS.
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK,
Cairo, Illinois.
CAPITAL, 500, 900
OFFICERS:
W. p. HALLIDAY. President.
II. l.. HALLIDAY, ce-President.
WALTER HYSLOP, Cashier
DIRECTORS.
= srAArs TAYLOR W.. HALLIDAY,
HENRY L. HALLIDAY, II. II. CUNNINGHAM,
O. d. WILLIAMSON, STEPHEN BIRD,
Exchange. Coin and United States Bonds
BOUGHT AND SOLD.
Deposits received and general banking business
conducted.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28

Office la Alexander County Bank.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-07
The Honey Bee.

The honey bee liz an infamible critter.
sudden in his impresshuns, and hasty In
his conclusions, or end.
His natural disposishun liz warm
cross between red pepper in the pod and
fusil oil, and his moral has liz "git out
Nv my way"
They have a long boldly, divided in
the middle by waist, but their physical
importance lays at the terminus or
their suburb, in the shape of javelin.
This javelin liz always loaded, and
stands reddy to unload at minit's warn
ing, and enters man as still as thought,
as spry as litening, and as full oph mel
ankolIy as toothake.
Bees never argy a case; they settle
awl NV their differences NV opinyun bi
letting their javelins fly, and are az GER
tain to hit az mule iz
Bees are not long lived--I kant state
jist how long their lives are, but 1 kno,
from: instinkt and obseryashun, that emmy
kritter, be he bug or be he devil, who is
mad all the time and stings every
good chance he kan git, generally dies
early.
The only way tew get the exact fiteing
Weight Nv u Det II few tuucu ulIl, ltt
him hit you once with his javelin, and
you will be willing tew testify in court
that sumboddy run one-tined pitch
fork into yer; and, as for grit, will
state for the informashun ov those who
havn't had chance to lay in their YER
min wisdum as freely as 1 hav, that one
single bee who feels well will brake up
large camp-meeting.
There is one thing that bee does /
will give him credit for on mi books-he
always attends tew hiz own Dizziness,
and won't allow anybody else to attend
tew it, AMI what one duz he duz well;
you never see him altering ennythinR;
if they make emmy mistakes, it is after
dark and amt seen.
If bees made half as many blunders az
the men do, even with their javelins,
everybody would laff at them.
In ending oph this essa, will come to
stop by concluding that, if bees WIZ a
little more pensive, and not so darned
peremptory with their javelins, they
might be guilty of less wisdom, but
more charity. But you kant alter bug
nature without splicing it for ennything
else, emmy more than you kan an ele-
plants egg.-Josh Billings.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-07
The Friend of His Youth.

Beverly Smith walked out of cell No.
6 with the greatest promptness, and, as
he ranged before the desk and smiled,
he said: tRt.
"Well, this is indeed q surprise
Why, hadn't the remotest idea of find
ing You here Shake, old fellow u
His Honor wouldn't.
"Don't you remember your old
schoolmate, Bev Smith ?" inquired the
prisoner. Don't you remember how
we used to steal melons together-how
we both went over the milldam in an old
boat-how we read novels under the lee
side of haystacks!"
A strange light crept into his Honor's
eyes as he replied:
"Ah 1 remember you now! So
you are Bev Smith ?"
81 AMI am. / thought you'd re-
member me. I'm awful glad to see
you, Judge. Are you we'll ?"
"Quite well, thank you"
An awkward silence followed. Mr..
Smith heard the boys chuckling, and he
at length said:
"Glad to hear it-yes-yes. should
like to call on you and talk over old
times"
beverly Smith ~ said the court, in q
voice resembling the distant explosion
of a coal-cart, "you are now about tc
call on the superintendent of the House
OF Correction, there to remain for ninety
long days
"What sentence an old companion p
Gail the same, Beverly-all the same.
The friends of my childhood are few in
number. They are falling down stairs,
being drowned, blown up, and run over,
and I'm going to put you where You will
be safe from accident !"
"Don't, Judge!''
"But 1 will L prize you, Beverly.
When night comes want to know that
you are in out of the wet, and when
morning dawns want to feel that you
are safe from the clutch of ice wagons
The sentence is recorded"
"Judge, I-I-don't think / ever
knew you !" stammered Beverly, but
there was light in the window for him
Detroit Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-07
Death Of Earl Russell.

Lord John Russell, by which name he
first acquired eminence outside of En-
gland as one of the leading statesmen OF
the world, of late years Earl Russell, is
dead. He was born in 1892, just as the
storm of revolution broke in France
which signaled her new departure to-
ward the great West of politics-Repub-
licanism-and gave birth to a more re-
markable dynasty than that of the
Caesars, or any that ever ruled the world,
the dynasty of Napoleon. Had he lived
till the 8th of August next he would
have been SO years of age. He first en-
tered Parliament in 1913, at the age of
FL. His most assiduous labors for many
years were in behalf of parliamentary
reforms. He participated in the debates
and excitements that convulsed England
in the era of the Corn laws. Lord Rus
sell derived none of his prominence as a
parliamentary leader from personal adj
vantages, which lie totally lacked. Un-
dignitied in Bearing, without great or
noticeable presence, diminutive IN stat
ure, being but five feet two inches In
height, slovenly in his carriage, he i'm
pressed no one favorably till there was a
significance reached which had its
hiding under the surface, and was more
than skin deep. Although measuring
his powers of debate nightly with the
great Tory leaders, in which he had
always his measure of success, yet as a
speaker he never was effective. He
owed his prominence to traits which
were not derived from the schools, but
were inherent and peculiar. OF these,
shrewdness, from the partisan stand
point, was chief. He has participated
in every measure of prominence that has
occupied the British Parliament during
the present century, has crossed swords
with all the great Tory leaders from
Castlereagh down. He has twice been
Prime Minister, and has had conferred
upon him the honor-rarely bestowed
upon younger son-of seat in the
House OF Lords.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-07
Cost OF Outstanding Turkey.

In the great effort to ameliorate the
condition of the Christians in Turkey it
is said that Russia has expended Gl00,
100000. This "demnition total" as
Mr.. Mantilini would say, is $500, 900, 600
in the money of the United States. The
entire population of Russia is 80, 000,-
600, and this war debt is tax of over
So per capita. When it is understood
that Russia had n crushing debt before
entering upoh this last enterprise, and
when it is known that more than half
of the barDarians of Russia could not
scare up 50 if their lives depend ed upon
it, faint idea of the financial condition
of that distinguished empire may be
had. Instead of threatening tn anchor
ate the condition of Christians in En-
gland, the Gar should file voluntary
petition in bankruptcy, and cause the
usual notice to be inserted in the news
papers to the effect that his assets are
greatly in excess of his liabilities. BAL
timOre Gazette.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-07
Gun.Cotton i'm Warfare.

According to our Woolwich CORE
spondent, another us 1as ee .uad
for gun-cotton warfar, 20 ! yea cx-
plosive is to be employed for disabling
guns of the enemy. 1t is to take the
place, in fact, of the spike and the ar
morer's hammer. A slab of gur-cotton,
simply laid upon the muzzle of a gun
and detonated, 80 Injuries and distorts the
weapon as to render it practically use
less for firing, while in the case of
muzzle- loader it at once precludes any
attempt to load the gun. The old plan,
it may be remembered, of rendering an
enemy's guns useless after stormipg
battery was to spike them by driving
an armorer's nail into the vent or touch
hole, and then, in the event of the at
lacking party being driven out OF the
battery again, or retiring, the weapons
could not be used against them-at any
rate for time. The rapid injuring of
gun by means of gun-cotton in the way
now suggested will prevent the cannon
ever being employed again; but this is,
after all, questionable advantage, for
in the case of spiked gun, if the enemy
can use it once more on the subsequent
boring out of the spike, so also may the
storming party should they prove strong
enough to hold the position. This is
not the first application that has been
made of gun-cotton for purposes Of de-
struction before the enemy. A new
body of men termed cavalry pioneers,
first created by the Austrians, and now
adopted into the British army, are to
employ charges of gun-cotton i'll SINH
lar way for breaking railway lines and
destroying bridges quickly. The
trooper, mounted on a strong and rapid
horse, is provided with belt containing
few pounds OF compressed cotton,
and on arriving at a railway he dis
mounts and places a charge upon one OF
the rails. The guu-cotton is detonated
with fuse, and the result is that half a
yard of metal is seen flying over the
next hedge. Probably not more than
sixty seconds are necessary to work the
mischief, but the man is up and away
before the explosion can take place. In
the case of bridges, the work is natural.
ly of longer duration, but two or three
intelligent men would not be long in dis
covering a weak point in the structure
and adjusting their charges 30 as to dc
the greatest amount of harm.-LOndon
| Ne9De
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-07
A Moving Event.

A letter from Chicago says: Speak
ing of queer things in the history OF
house-renting, certainly the queerest
which has ever came to my notice oc-
CURED to friend of mine, the merit OF
its strangeness being its literal truth. A
little more than a year ago he rented a
house to party who was stranger, but
who. paying his first months rentin adj
vance, and having every appearance OF
being respectable man, was counted
by the agent as a good tenant. The
first of the second month, when my
friend went to collect his rent, imagine
his surprise at not finding any house
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-07
A Backward Lover.

Don't you know / dreamed of you
the other night?" said an audacious
young lady to her backward lover.
Indeed And may venture to ask
what was the dream 2" 80, nothing
much-I thought you asked me to marry
you" Eagerly: "And did you con-
sent?" "Why, you see you asked in
such an indirect and unfair way that
would not give you an answer" "Ah
my dear Julia, how can thank you for
this opportunity Let me ask you now,
fairly and directly, will you marry me r.
mo, sir, / won't"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-07

upon the lot. Some time during the
month the house had been moved away,
and to this day he has been unable to
find sign or trace of it. 1 have often
heard OF tenants leaving house without
paying their rent, but this is the first
case / ever knew or heard of where the
tenant not only got away with his rent,
but with the house also. They do
these things differently in Chicago, you
know