The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-14
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dogs. When we saw him he had one dog
under his arm, and was leading second
one bya string. In the distance came a
little ten year old white girl running at the
top of her speed, and screaming "give me
back my dog" Overtaking Joe she
snatched the string from his hand, and was
off with her recovered pet, as she had
come, as fast as she could go. About an
hour later we saw Joe with white dog un-
der his arm, much elated over his ability
to outrun the gray haired colored man who
was probably fifty yards in the rear. On
coming up we informed the old man that
there would be no safety for his dog should
he recover him until he paid the taxes on
him, The old man thought this great
hardship, He had already paid taxes on
the dog at Hodges Park, and to be com
PEELED to pay on him again made dog keep
ing the most costly business man could
follow BY this time Joe was out OF sight;
andthe old man retraced his steps, cogitat-
ing profoundly.
AS are indication of the cost of our
municipal governmental what it costs to
carry our bonded Indebtedness, to keep the
streets and sidewalks IN repair, and to keep
all our corporation machinery in motion,
we give below the figures Of the appropria-
ton bill, for the fiscal year just closed,
which may be taken as safe approximation
to the expenditures of the present year, The
appropriation TO the BoVrd OF Health is in
dependent Of the amount expended by our
authorities and refunded by the State. For
salaries there was appropriated $4,000; for
the repair and reconstruction Of sidewalks
and crosswalks, $4,000; for streets $4,000;
for drainage $4,000; for use of board of
health $500; for fire department, $4,000;
for clerks office and council chamber
5000; for city elections 800; for city Jail
and iailcr $l40O; for printing $500 for
interest on new bonds substituted for old
ones $4,000, making a total of $4,000.
Probably twelve or fifteen thousand dollars
of this sum will be derived from licenses
and other sources, leaving the amount to be
raised by direct taxation, $4,000 or S3S,-
600, or about the same as heretofore
The Edinburgh Review for July, re-
printed by the Leonard Scott Publishing
Co., Al Barclay Street, n. V, is now ready
The present number sustans the high char
acter Of this periodical. The articles are
as follows; l. "Canon Stubs Constitu-
tional History OF England This is re.
viewed at length. and classed as one of the
most considerable works of modern litera-
turc. 2. THE Worthless of Norwich"
Interesting sketches illustrating the social
and literary annals of this, the chief city of
Eastern England. 8. "Brugsch's Egypt
Under the Pharaohs. A. THE Hatton
Papers A recent publication by the
Camden Society. 5. "Intemperance and
the Licensing Laws" An account of the
results Of recent legislation, and of the
various suggestions for its amendment. The
writerconsiders prohibition to be impractic-
able. G. "The Works of Rembrandt Des-
cribes the salien. points of his career, and
points outthe essential nature of his achieve.
ments in relation TO modern art :. "The
Scots of Buccleuch.' This is another of
the series of family Histories edited by Mr.
VIM. Fraser. In the present article we are
favored with glimpse at the most attrac-
tive portions Of its contents. s. "Thc |
Fallacies Of Evolution Along and earnest |
attempt to demonstrate the development by |
evolution is merely rhetorical expression,
"a form Of words, and nothing more" 0.
"Rural England" The subject of English
climate and country sights and scenes
naturally leads the writer to the works of
William Hewitt from which he takes many |
delightful extracts. 10, "A Brief Retros-
pect.' Condemns both the present parla-
ment and the present administration.
The ST. Louis huckstcrs and produce
dealers are practicing frauds and perpetrat-
ing down right steals upon the farmers who
visit that market. that operate 10 the scri-
Gus disadvantage Of the business of that
city. So frequent and bold have these
thcfts and frauds become Of late. that il is
held that the superatiye degree of COM
parison has been reached when man is
termed las big thief as st. Louis buck
ster.' Broadway is fairly lined with these
rascals. The Republican in exposing the
frauds cites several instances. A farmer
from the vicinity Of EdwardsvilIe sells 100
water melons for $3.50 The purchaser
manages to hide five OF the melons, then
declares that there are not 100, that they are