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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-21

just arrived from the South; and but for
the cost Of transporting psir of
Unlocking, NANCY ours, would have had a
suficiency of money to pay for the coveted
tickets. But this was a spirited family;
had too much Southern pride to beg; ad-
hiring citizens did not rush in and tender
free passages, so the masculine head asked
for tickets as far as his money would CO."
Dragging the two NANCY ours after them,
the group boarded the cars and left the
city. But for the cost of the worthless
dogs, this family might have reached its
destination. Clinging to the dogs, however,
the whole family will be obliged to ''foot it,
about twenty-five miles, unless "the South
ern pride" surrenders to the pangs
of hunger. Men with palzied limbs,
blind men; men with one leg and on less,
one arm and no arms-men who ask for
help because they have been sick or been
robbed; women who have sick children,
crippled husbands-all these, and scores of
Others who have been subjected to all the
Ills and misfortunes that mankind is heir to,
come to Cairo to be helped, or to suffer if
not helped. Fortunately for our people,
however, all this great brood of unfortu-
mates, is on the move-they all want to
move on Five out of every six OF them,
have no assurance that they will be any bet
ter off when they reach their destination;
but that fact doesn't chill the ardor of their
desire to ''move on" Starting, as most of
them did from points hundreds of miles
distant, they were inspired with the thought
that they'd be all right if they could only
reach Cairo. Reaching here, ragged, dirty,
penniless-objects pitiable or loathsome,
they are moved by the same idea that
they'll be all right if they can reach some
other point, as remote from Cairo as that
from which they started. The truth is, the
majority of such creatures are "all right
nowhere. They are load for the commit.
mites upon which they impose themselves,
and fare about as well in one place as an
other.
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TO MY CUSTOMERS IN CAIRO AND ELSE
WHY'RE

| avail myself of this method to say to my
customers and the public generally that,
although my steam suasage factory was
completely destroyed by fire on Saturday
night last, it is not my purpose to surrender
to misfortune and give up business On
the contrary, | shall commence rebuilding
at once, and expect to so hasten things for.
ward as to be in working order, suppling
customers as of DID, by the end of the pres
cnt week
| sincerely thank my patrons for their
past favors, and hope by an honest effort to
serve them well and satisfactorily, TO merit
continuance of the same.
FRED KoEHLER,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-21

ANTI. BELLUM PRICEs-At the barber
shop of j. Geo. Steinhouse, Eighth street
near Alexander County Bank. Customers
will find clean, cool shop, easy chairs all
the late papers. clean towels, keen ra2ors,
accommodating, skilled workmen, and sat
istactory work. Prices: Shaving. 10
cents; Haircut, 2j cents; 'shampooing,
25 cents. Give him call.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-21

GEO. O'HARA has just received new
invoice Of Forbes Pads. No. is sure
cure for fcvers, ,iaundicc, chills etc. No. 9
cures kidney diseases of all kinds. Price
only enc dollar.
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RUST0y BUTTER.
80 TUBS BY EXPRESS,

This celebrated Creamery Butter for sale
at New York store. BY the tub 90 and 2?K;
by the pound rs cents. Every pound guar
anteed the best, or money refunded
Small tubs for family use. Best Butter in
the world c. O. PATIER SO.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-21
A Good Plan!

Anybody can learn TO make money rapidly opcrn
ing IN Stocks by the 1.-TWO Unerring ltnlos for Sue.
cess" in Messrs. Lawrence ~ Co. new circular
The combination method, which this firm has made
70 successful, enables people with large or small
means to reap all the benefits OF largest capital and
best skill Thousands of orders, In various sums
are pooled into one vast amodnt and co operated ~
mighty whole, thus securing to each shareholder
all the advantages of the largest operator. I'm.
mcnse profits are divided monthly. Any amount,
from soto 81, 00Oor more can bd used successfully
n; Baptist Weekly september 20, 1873, says
Ny the combination system Sl6 would make so,
or 8 per cent $50 pays $3.50, or 7 per cent; SiCO
makes - 900, or 70 per cent on the stock, during
lies Illustrated Newspaper, June %: "rhc COM
bnalion method of operating stocks II the most
successful ever adopted" New York Independent,
September ~: 1.-THE combination system II found
cd upon correct bushes principles, and no person
need be without an income white II IN kept working
by Mcssrs. Lawrence n Co." Brooklyn journal,
April ~: "Our editor made anct profit OF Siols,
from $50 IN one of Mcssrs. Lawrence n Co, i com
bna,ions" New circular (maed frce) explains
mcni bonds supplied Lawrence Il Co., Bankers
D, Exchange Place New York.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-21
BALTIMORE OYSTERS

Just received and kept constantly on hand,
Fausts celebrated Diamond Brand, at Sc
Ohio Levee, next to. Planters House
Oysters served at all hours, day or night.
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DISSOLUTION.

The Partnership heretofore existing UNI
der the name of c. W. Wheeler & Co., is
this day dissolved by mutual consent, ].
c. Strcs, retiring. c. W. Wheeler alone,
being authorized to settle the business of
the late firm. c. W, WHEELER.
Oct. 18th, 1870 J. c. STREs.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-21

FOR RENT.
Adwcling, Ave rooms and kitchen. Twentieth
street near court house, Enquire at II MEyER's
CIGAR STOuE.
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FoR SUBSEQUENTLY or together, n sc, of single
harness, u now, buggy cushion ana buggy whip
Apply at Bulletin bindery. JOE l. BURKE
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SMALL ADVERTISER ENTS.
IIOIrSE EOR SALE

HOUSE FOR SALE.
Cottage l6X32, sound tmbcrs, easy to move
Want the lot vacated. Enquire at The BULLETIN
office.
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FRUITTREEs, ETC.
TREES! SHRUBS!

An Immense stock OF Forest Trees and Ever.
green Seedlings, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, and Small
Fruits that Will be sold cheaper and packed better
than.at any other place on the American continent
Address, j. 9. PINNEY,
a4tWtbaW Sturgeon by, Wis.
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vTo INVENTORS AND MECHANICS.

PATENTS and how to obtain them. Pamphlet of
NO pages free, upon receipt of Stamps for postage
Address GILMORE, SMITH ~ CO.,
Solicitors of Patents, Box 81
Washingtorp G.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-21
IMPERIAL GRANUM.
IMPERIAL GRANUM.
Yhe Great Medicinal Food.

he Sal yator For Inyalds and the Aged An In
comparable Alimen, for the Growth and PTotec.
ton OF Infants and Children. Superior
Nutritive in Continued Feyers, and a
Reliable Remedial Agent In all Diseases OF the
stomach and lntesiines.
THIS Justly celebrated DKrETic PREPARATION Il,
L III composition principally the GLUTEN derived
from the WHITE WINTER FLINT WHEAT CEREAL
solid extract, the invention Of eminent Chemist,
II has not only been highly recommended but Ger.
titled to by large number Of Chemists and Phys.
representing very high degree Of medical
science-a- the Safest, Most Acceptable and Relief
Bile Food for the Growth and Protection OF Infants
and Children, and for Mothers lacking Suf.c!en
Nourishment for their offspring.
Unlike those preparations made from an'ms, or
ynOus mettar, which are liable to stimulate the
brain aud rriae the digestive organs, It embraces
in its elementary composition
That which makes strong Bone and Muscle. That
which makes good Flesh and Blood That which IA
easy ofDigcrtion- constipating Thatwhich il
Kind and friendly TO the Brain and that which acisas
preventive of those Intestinal Disorders incdcu-
tai to Childhood
And, while II would be difficult 10 conceive of any.
thing in Food or Desert more creamy and delicious,
or more nourishing aud strengthening as an ali.
mcnt In Fcycrs, Pulmonary Complaints, Dyspepsia
aud General Debility, its RARE MEDICINAL Excel.
LENcE In all INTESTINAL DISEASES, cspcciallyln
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-02-21
Greeley on MOrmOnism.

One winter Mrs Greeley went to the West
spring she sent for her husband to come af
ter her and bring her home to New York
Now, if there was one thing the old man ha :
ted, ii was the sea. The very smell of salt
water made him sick. But nevertheless he
obeyed his wifes call, as he was accustomed
to obey her every whim. In due time they
got back to Gotham, and that morning Mr.
Sinclair received word that Greeley was not
well, owing to his voyage, and had decided
to stay at home for the day. In the evening
Sinclair was going to Washington on busi-
ness, and so, valise in hand, he called at
Greeley's house an hour or two before the
train was to start. He found the old man in
bed, and actually very i'll, having suffered
and all the way back. He was alone, the
other members of the family being ill or
away from home, and so Sinclair determin-
ed to pass the night with him, giving up fer
that time his trip to the capital
Sinclair sale he, in that querulous
whine of his, Pm naked as the day 1 was
born. My trunks haven't arrived yet, and
l haven't got a night-gown."
But why not wear this p Pointing to a
garment taken off before he went to bed.
'Oh, l expect to be out Tomorrow, and !
want that to wear then. How the blazes
would it look after I'd slept in it p
Well, in due time his luggage arrived
and Sinclair made bolt for the article he
wanted After some rumaging about he
found it, and helped the old man put it on
1t was speedily fastened at the neck, and the
button it. There, however, he stuck fast
The ends wouldn't meet by fully two inches
He tugged and twisted to his utmost, but i
was no go. Still, as the patient said nothing
he supposed it ought to be fastened, and re
doubled his efforts for that purpose. Fo
about twenty minutes he labored withou
success. Then he said:
This is failure. 1t won't fasten.'
No. replied Greeley, with exasperatini
calmness, Il knew it would not. The fac
is, l never could button the Internal thin
myself. But you seemed to enjoy it, so
didn't disturb you.'
He lay back on the pillow for few mo
ments, as if thinking deeply, and then sit
ting bolt upright, he brought his fist dow
upon the quilt and exclaimed savagely;
IF ever Mormonism works as far East a
this, I'll be Gu, e. If don't have one pi
to take care OF . \ .hLn. 2
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POetical.
GETTING UP.

Have you brought my boots, Jemima Leave
them at my chamber door
Does the water boil, Jemima 4? Place IL also
/ on the floor
Fight o'clock already, is it j? Hows the wealth.
er; pretty fine ?
Eight is tolerably early I can get away by
nine.
Still feel little sleepy, though | came to bed
at one.
Put the bacon on Jemima see the eggs are
nicely done
I'll be down in twenty mnutes-or if possible
I shall not be long, Jemima, when / once be-
gin to dress.
She is gone, the brisk Jemima she is gone,
and little thinks
How the sluggard yearns to capture yet anoth-
er forty wnks.
Since the bard is human only-not an early
village cock
Why should he salute the morning at the hour
ofeight o'clock
Stihed by the voice of Duty Prudence, pry-
thee cease to chide
While l turn me softly, gently, round upon
my other side
Sleep, resume thy downy empire reassert thy
sable reign
Morpheus why desert fellow? Bring those
poppes here again
What's the matter now, Jemima Nine
o'clock 1t cannot be
Hast prepared the eggs, the bacon, and the
matutinal tea A?
Take away the jug, Jemima. Go, replenish it
anon
Since the charm of its caloric must be nearly
gone.
She has left me. Let me linger till she reap
pears again.
Let my lazy thoughts meander in free and
easy vein.
After Sleeps profounder solace, nought re-
freshes like the doze
Should tumble off, no matter she will wake
me suppose.
Bless me, is it you, Jemima Mercy on us,
what knock
Can it bel can't believe it-actually ten o.
clock
l will out of bed and shave me- Fetch me
warmer water up
Let the tea be strong, Jemima. I shall only
drink cup.
Stop minute I remember some appoint
ment by the way.
'Twould have brought me mints of money
twas for ten o'clock to-day.
Let me drown my disappointment Slumber,
in thy seventh heaven
You may go away, Jemima. Come and call
me at eleven
-Euo
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BLOOMSBURY, PA, FRIDAY FEBRUARY d 1879 9

learned that she was the light of his old
eyes next TO the good wife, who of course
could not be spared from the home duties
Marion came much to her fathers delight
The day after the young proprietor arrived
also. The heusekeeper told him at once OF
his strange guests, and he hastened to as.
sure them of his cordial welcome.
As he entered the room Marion rose from
beside her fathers bedside, and after one
surprised glance held out her hand, his ewes
shining like twin stars. II pas Louis De
Mornay
His pale face frightened with q sudden
light as he went forward. Taking her two
tender hands within his own he turned to
the old father.
See he said, gravely, it is the will of
God that you should give me Marion for my
very own. Her steps have been led to my
roof tree by the hand of fate. She is to me
the most precious treasure in the whole
world WIl you not give her to me p
The old man looked up into the dark earn.
est face. Its expression of sincerity and
kindness could not be misunderstood, and
in spite of himself he became for the first
time conscious of his noble, manly beauty.
Then, too, Marion's vow rang through his
ears, and he turned his eyes on her face,
which was like an April morning-frst
smiles and then tears.
AT last he reached out trembling hand
and placed it npon Marion's bright head.
Take her. he said, hoarsely. 1T is Gods
will end the lass torres you. I'm not sure
if would give her up, but the poor BARN
might soon be without a shelterng roof tree.
The worlds not gone well with me of
late, young man.
THAT is because you sighted Love, and
the little tyrant is angry said Louis, play
fully, as he turned and looked questioningly
into Marion's blushing face.
Little one, is it true? DO you love me .
Look up and tell me-.
She tried to raise her blue eyes to meet
his, but their radiance was too powerful
Her sweet lips trembled but before the words
came they were drowned in shower of
kisses.
Thu tL., Nj Letrothed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-02-21
The Amazon.
JUST ABOUT THE GREATEST RIVER IN THE
WORLD.
Thu III,


Extensive, important and profitable as our
rivers are in respect to commerce and devel-
opment OF the country, they are wholly un-
equal to the rivers of South America. The
Amazon alone furnishes host of watery re-
sources, and is fifty named the Mediterranean
| of that continent. Together with its trbu-
taries, it is navigable by steamers, accord.
| ing to official reports, for 26S5S miles its
| average breadth in Brazil is Al miles rises
| when high, 54 feet above its ordinary level,
| and its volume is so vast that sailors at
sea drink its water and find it fresh out sight
| of land, its current being visible 800 miles
from shore. The volume of the principal
| rivers in our sister continent is, in proper.
tion to the area drained, far greater than the
volume of rivers here, on account of increas.
| ed rainfall The annual rainfall on our
Atlantic coast averages from forty to forty
| five inches on the coast of Brazil, seventy
| nine inches, The main channel of the ANA
zon is, for the first 1000 miles from the
ocean, nowhere less than thirty fathoms
| Beyond the Peruvian frontier it continues
| to be a big river more than 900 miles into
| the heart of the Andes, the head Of steam
navigation being at Mayro (Peru), 1923
miles from the Atlantic and 1926 miles from
Lima by public roads; so that only 331
miles from Callao-the port of Lima-on the
| Pacific to the head of steam navigation on
the Amazon. Peruvian railways will soon
bring steamers on the Amazon within one
days travel of the Pacific, and Peruvian en-
terprise will speedily improve Andean COM
| munication and open the interior of South
American to civilization and commerce.
The tributaries of the Amazon are longer
than the largest rivers of Europe. The
Madeira is ma vigable by steamers to its falls,
on the Bolivian frontier, over 1000 miles
| and aboye the falls its tributaries furnish
1900 miles of steam navigation, thus rem
| dering commercially accessible the whole of
| Bolivia and the western part of the Brazilian
province of Malto Crosse. Brazil has lately
granted a subsidy TO foreign country to
build a railway around the Falls of MADEIRA.
The large rivers, Napo, Marino, and Putu-
mayo, are navigable from the Amazon,
through Ecuador and Columbia, for almost
1000 miles beyond the frontier of Brazil to
the Andes, within 400 miles of Quito and
Guayaquil, and so open communication with
all the region of Ecuador east of Cordillera,
The Rio Negro, entering the Amazon at
Manaos, some | 100 miles from the Atlantic,
rises near Bogota, Colombia's capital, passes
through Southern Venezuela very close to
the Orinoco, and is channel of trade .be,
tween Venezuela and Brazil, while the Ori
noco is navigable for sail and steam vessels
from e econ to the Andes, in Colombia
Thus th \ "a and its tributaries are
CONNIE ays for Venezuela, Col
ombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and
are navigable for steamers grearer distance
than is included in the globes circumfer
ence.
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The Magic Whistle.
AN OLD STORY OF ITS WONDERFUL INFLU-
ENCE RETOLD.

You have heard, said youth to a mai
corn-sheaf one evening about quitting time
you have heard, dare say, of the Danish
boy whistle of wood would give two
dollars and half if that Danish boy 8
whistle were mine
The maiden had heard of the wonderful
things which could be accomplished by
means of the magic whistle, and. coloring
slightly, said
And what would you do with It p while
smile played over her beautiful face, ex-
tending clear round to her ears.
Il would blow it, he answered, and then
my fair maid would fly TO my side and sit
] dowron the same corn-sheaf with me, which
would make me extremely happy and make
it matter of supreme indifference to me
whether school kept or not, or how much
corn made bushel.'
rs that all yon wish it for p exclaimed
the maid, with laugh that started a convey
of birds in the next row. That may be
yours without any magic Charlie. A favor
so slight one could not find in ones heart to
deny, you know, and she playfully seated
herself by his side and drummed with her
little heel in the furrow.
would blow it again. said the-youth,
who had begun to see how matters were
drifting. Il would blow the thing again,
and the one fair woman beneath the sun
could not resist the charm, and would lay
har fat
She smiled-and laid her fair arm round
his neck
The young man was taken completely by
surprise, but managed to bear up under it,
although, as he confessed to the writer, IL
was by all odds the greatest effort of his
life.
A young man of his age is never satisfied
but is always reaching out and grasping af
ter the unattainable, as it were, and after
drinking in for moment the nectar OF the
situation so to speak, exclaimed
Yet once more would blow it. This
time I would give it the awfulest blast that
was ever heard this side of the crack of
doom; the music divine would bring me the
third time an unspeakable pleasure. She
would lay her fair cheek to this brown one
of mine and her lips stealing past mine would
give me kiss, I'm quite sure at least
hope so,'
The young lady laughed out in her inno-
cent glee, just as any other young lady would
do under the same circumstances end said
what fool of yourself you'd make with
your whistle, be sure Now just consider
for "a moment how silly it would be to sit on
a corn-sheaf, like knot on log, and crack
your cheeks whistling for what you might
take"
=. T.is almost took the young mans breath.
He Immediately reached for the love-
ly creature, but, strange to relate did not
find her. She had anticipated him, and was
already breaking through the cornstalks for
home while her laughter foated back upon
his ears reminding him that he had an en-
gagement at home to gnaw file.-Detroit
Free Press.
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A story is told'of f0otman to a lady of
rank, in the days when lotteries were in
fashion in England, who disposed of all his
savings in order to purchase two lottery tick
ets So sure was he of success that he drew
up the following plan of the manner in
which he intended to spend the five. e.thous-
and-pound prize: AS soon as l have receiv-
ed the money | will marry Grace Towers ;
but, as she has been cross and coy, will use
her as a servant. Every morning she shall
get me mug of strong beer, with a toast,
nutmeg, and sugar it then will sleep till
ten, after which l will have large sack pos
set. My dinner shall be on table bY. one,
and never without good pudding. 7 will
have stock of wine and brandy laid in.
| About five in the afternoon | will have jel-
lies and tarts, and gallon bowl of punch at
ten a hot supper Of two dishes. III am
in good humor and Grace behaves herself
she shall sit down with me. To bed al
twelve Fortune proved fickle; and after a
few melancholy days the unhappy mao put
an END to his life. In those days, too, per.
sons took considerable trouble to insure sue
cess. An instance is recorded OF a. Lady whC
held tickeC in lottery having the follow
ing prayer offered up in church the day be
fore the drawing; The prayer of the con
gregation are desired for the success of
person engaged in new undertaking.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-02-21

A Baltimore tea merchant is making the
tour of the South making investigations in
regard to tea culture. He thinks that Amer
leans should not attempt to initiate the
China green tea, with its coloring and fancy
twisting, but confine themselves to curing
the leaf so as to obtain the best possible Cup
of tea without regard to its appearance. Be-
sides the work of twisting that of sorting the
tea according to shape and size can, he
thinks, be depensed with to advantage, sin
plifying greatly the process of preparation
and as greatly diminishing the cost. The
cultivation of the ea'plant in Georgia, he
declares from his experience of several year,
in China and Japan, is perfectly practica
BILE, and he offers 81 pound for all leave
shipped to his firm Messrs. Martin Gllet s
Co., Baltimore), the firm engaging to do tn,
curing and preparation till the producers ar,
fairly on their feet.