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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-18
THE EQUITABLE LIFE
Assurance Society of the United States
40 BROADWA NEW YORK
Assets, $38,ooo,ooo.
Surplus, $7,5OO,OOO.

The Popularity of the Equitable Life Assurance Society,"
indicated by the fact that for Eleven years its average an
nua New Business has been larger than that OF any oe
Company in the world is DUE in great measure 10 us we'll
known prompness in the payment of Death Claims anu It's
rule never to take advantage of techncaes where an
equitable claim exists.
Asa GUARANTEE of this and to counteract the PERM
cious influence of technical policy, adhered TO by many
companies the Equitable makes ALL lis PoLlClEs old anu
new, throughout the United States.
ABSOLUTELY INCONTESTABLE,
After the policy has been in force for three years
1.-The Equitable Life has paid since its organ,
imtion to January 1st, 1880, $5l 1892, 736, and
closed its books upon that date without con-
tested or past due claim
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WOOD YARD.

The ",r,,n nings"arc cosrsS shav,ngs Ard MAKE MAXI
Nhe beet summer wood for cooking purposes ~ wen
a the cheapest ever sold In cairo. ,r or
smiih's usa In setting tree. they are nnequnneo'
Law yous orders Of tho Tepth e,seet WOOD YARD
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For any information or Insurance apply to any Member OF
w. the above Board or to
II. a.. BURN -EI'I, Agent.
f,ruer Twelfth st. and Washington Ave, Cairo, ILLINOIS
Manager Illinois, Nebraska, and the
Territories 1903 Dearborn street, Chicago
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-18

LIVERPOOL GRAIN.
LIVERPOOL, November II, 900 p. NJ
Wheat aud corn unchanged.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24
Another Iconoclasm.
Hartford Times

The average young American who has
absorbed as historical truth Mr.. Abbott's
deification of the first Napoleon will be
somewhat shocked when he comes to the
work of the latest iconoclast, Nine. de
Rcmusat the first volume of whose
Memoirs has Just been published. The
diary Of this lady, who, with her hus-
band, was attached to the household Of
the First Consul, and who was daily in
intimate intercourse with all the Bona
parties, is shocking story. How much
of it is to be accepted as truth the intel
ligent, well-iniormed reader must Judge.
ItCertainly reveals much of the true in
wardness of that famous family which
seems to have escaped Mr.. Abbott.
There can be no question that Nine. de
Remusat was an honorable lady, who
wrote what she thought to be true; she
was sought by Napoleon and Josephine
as a lady who would honor and dignity
their court. The publication of her
Memoirs, it is said, has been delayed for
political reasons. 1t is now made by her
grandson, Paul dc Remusat, who has at.
tanned reputation as a writer on natural
science, and who is now member of
the French Senate. OF course Nine. de
INtilluSdl tsilllldlc Ol lilt supremacy re-
markable intellectual qualities of Napo-
leon is frank. cordial and just; but she is
worse than Mrs. Stowe on Byron in her
estimate of the great conqueror. She
believed that nothing could be baser
than his soul, which, she says, never eX-
hibited the germ OF true grandeur, nor
ever displayed trace of real generosity.
Himself, as she thinks, an unconscious
bic liar, he avowedly appraised other
mems worth according to their ability
to fashion falschoods. But who will be
lieve that Napoleon admitted himself to
be. like Falstaf, "a coward upon in
stinctY" He told Talleyrand that he was
Fundamentally and essentially cow
ard, and yet, in the same sentence,
that he should not feel the slightest re-
| pugnance at committing what the world
| considers a dishonorable actiou"-which
requires a bold bravery Napoleon often
displayed. Ills minutely reported con-
versstions, in which he delighted to de-
| tail the processes and consummate cal.
culations which, step by step, lea to his
elevation. in the light OF events are APP
parently true. But it is not the gener.
ally known career Of the great Napoleon
which will interest the public 30 much
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24
Food for lhe New Zealand d ere.
San Francisco Post.

The persistent work of New Zealand
in the work of acclmatization deserves
the utmost commendation. Half a CEN
tury ago there were no domestic animals
in that country, except a few horses and
cattle, introduced by the early mission
aiies at the Bay OF Islands, near the cx-
treme north of the northern island
The celebrated discovercr, CaptainC Cook,
had introduced sheep and swine half u
century earlier, but the sheep very soon
perished. The swine, however, increas.
ed rapidly, and became nuisance TO
sheep farmers after the colonization OF
the country, rewards being paid for their
destruction as if they were noxious ver-
min. The colony was founded in 1910,
and the natives had then barely aban-
doned their cannibal practices, desolat-
ing inter-tribal wars having lasted till
within few years Of that date. Since
then the progress of the country has
been the most remarkable on record. 1t
has succeeded in acclimatizing nearly all
the game birds Of the Old and New
Worlds. California quail are more plon-
tiful there than in this State; pheasants.
grouse, partridge, ETC., afford excellent
sport, the several PROVINCES competing
with each other in the work of acclima-
thing them The song-birds of England
are fully represented, and these, with
the native songsters, make mountain
and plain vocal the year round. Prairie
chicken and mountain quail have like
wise been introduced. Devastating
is now possible in many parts of New
Zealand, red and fallow deer having
been introduced and increased wonder
fully. The rivers are full of English and
California trout. California salmon have
likewise been acclimatized, and are IN
almost every river Of any volume in the
islands. Efforts are being made to stock
the great interior lakes, which are now
comparatively without fish, with white
fish ffom Lake Michigan. II is tos be
hoped that these efforts will meet with
sucdess. OF the Australian group of
colonies, New Zealand is more closely
identified with this country than with
any other.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24
HOUSEHOLD KNOWLEDGE.

Hickory Na Cakes.-One cup of white
sugar; one beaten egg; one half cup OF
sifted flour, and cup Of finely minced
nuts.
Almond Paary-Pound three ounces
OF almonds, one-quarter pound of butter,
two ounces of loaf sugar, with a little
rose-water, till it becomes thick paste
Spread it on a buttered tin, and bake in
a slow oven. When cold divide into
eight pieces, put spoonful Of preserves
on each piece, and cover with whipped
cream.
Boston Jumbles.-Four ounces of but
ter, the same quantity of sugar and of
sifted flour. Cream the butter and su-
gar, add the yoke Of one egg beaten
white, and -four; rose-water to taste;
drop on tins covered with paper and
buttered; bake in quick oven about
eight minutes; ice them when cold.
Dust with flour before icing rub off all
that will not stick. The flour makes the
icing adhere to the cakes.
Pearl Barley Pudding.-Wash halt q
pint of pearl barley; put it into stew
pan with three pints of milk, quarter
of pound of sugar, and little nutmeg
on the corner of the stove; when proper
ly swelled, take it out, flavor to taste
add four eggs, and boil III basin for
one hour; serve with black cherry arrow.
root sauce.
Rice Pudding Boiled.-boil large cup.
full of rice in water for five minutes
drain off the water and put the rice on
again in milk, let it boil until soft. stir
ring occasionally to prevent it from
burning; when done, put into basin
with pat OF butter, the zest of lemon
little nutmeg, half glass of brandy
sweeten TO taste; add five eggs; boil fol
three-quarters of an hour in basin
serve with marrow pudding sauce.
Ice Cream, Cdndy.-One and one-hali
pounds of "A sugar." two tablespoonful
Of butter; one and half teacupsful Of
water; the rind of half lemon. Boil il
until it will crisp WREN dropped into
cold water; set aside; and when it ha.
ceased bubbling stir in the juice OF /,
lemon. When cold, take out and pull
until white. Draw into thin sticks, anc
check into three or four-inch lengths
The syrup should be stirred all the tim,
il is boiling.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24
Mrs. Oakey's Advice.
Boston Transcript.

"a woman chose for her profession the
head of household. Let her not enter
on it lightly. Properly viewed. it is the
most elevated of all professions. She
has in her hands the welfare and direc-
ton of few of many people, but it is q
work which cannot be neglected. 1t is
her duty to see that her home is clean
airy, cheerful, happy, and it. various
economies attended to.
a mistress should go through her
house every morning, praise where
praise is due and quietly find fault with
any carelessDess or omission, thinking
nothing baneath her n0.ice, but with
gentle authority which admits of no
question.
"Do not live with fine house over
your head and subsist in the basement
Few people out of your family know or
care how you live. Let your house,
large or small, be kept for the benefit of
those who live in il. Warmth and light
are better than fine furniture, and good
beds better than fine bedsteads,
Live in your drawing rooms; have
books work, music, fire, all to make it
the pleasantest for the members of the
family; place for rest, comfort, con-
versation, with nothing too fine TO sit
upon. T.
Curtains are not for ornament, but
use, drop them, shut out the cod, and
have an open fire. 1t is the best of luxu-
ries, an ornament and cheerful com.
panion.
early rising is desirable. do not
mean getting people up before daylight.
1t is useless to begin the dav by making
every member of the family uncomfort-
able.
"The mother should set an example of
being neatly and appropriately dressed.
She viii see no one during the day be-
fore whom she should desire Ito appear
80 well, or be so attractive. D.u. -.
Treat your servants with confidence
and consideration, and do not suspect
them of doing wrong. ...-....
They must have time to do their
washing and keep their cloths in order,
or they cannot be clean and look nice
and tidy. . .- 4u
Without wholesome intervals of
amusement, uninterrupted work be-
comes intolerable. There are and must
be differences in the modes Of enjoy
ment, but there is a common woman
hood .t... H... l..... I'D
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24
Cold Weather In the Past.
Galignani's Messenger.

The abnormal severity of the weather
which has been experienced in Paris
and throughout the greater part Of
France during the last few days, SEEM
ing. as it does, to threaten us with an ex-
ceptionally hard winter, NAV render in
t. resting some of the great frosts of by
gone and modern times. Thus, to begin
at a very early period, snow is recorded
to have fallen at Rome during forty days
in the 396th year before the Christian
era. Nearly eight centuries after-the
exact date is uncertair-the Black Sea
was frozen over for three weeks. In COS
the vines are stated to have been de-
stroyed by frost over large portion OF
France. There is tradition again that
in $50 snow and intense cold prevailed
over Europe for six months, even the
Adriatic being frozen. In 974 the Bos-
phorus could be crossed by the ice on its
surface. The severe weather was fol-
lowed by epidemics and famine, to which
third of the population of France Is
said TO have succumbed. In 1853 the Po
was frozen over, and wine CONCEALED in
the cellars. The winters of 1928 and
l40S were extremely cold. In the for
mer year the ice-bound surface of the
Baltic was used as thoroughfare for six
weeks, and in l40S nearly all the bridges
of Paris were carried away by the blocks
of ice floating in the Seine. The clerk
of the parliament of the day declared
himself unable TO register the DEGREES
owing to the ink freezing on his pen, in
spite of the large fires kept burning in
his office. In l46S the weather was so
severe in Flanders that the frozen wine
had to be cut with hatchets. Ten years
previously force of Al 900 men encamp-
ed on the Danube. In 1904 and 1907
there were games and bonhres on the
Thames. And 1854 is memorable as the
year of the great fair held on the English
river, which was covered with ice twelve
inches thick. An inscription in book
of the period says, "the people kept
trades ON the Thames as in fair held
till February 4, 1854. About forty
coaches plyed on the Thames as on dry
land" Thirty years or so later, in 17l6,
another fair was held on the same river
in midwinter. and another in l740. The
years 1856 and 1889 were notable for in
tense cold throughout Europe. Another
ice fair--the last--took place on the
Thamesin 1914. Hard winters prevailed
in 1929, 1910, 1916 and lS49. In 1916
the greatest cold experienced in France
since the invention of the thermometer
was observed at Pontarlier, when the
mercury went down to 3l' below freez-
ing point. In lS49 quicksilver iroze in
Norway The winter Of 1858 was gener-
ally severe throughout Europe. Since
that date several very cold years have
occurred, such as those OF 1860 and 1870
II, but they are too fresh in the mem
ories of our readers TO need further ref
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24

twenty years. If you will profit by the
lesson my money will have been well
spent"
An hour or two later said, But wasn't
II rathera risky thing to do with ring
worth G500?'
My father winked at me with the
solemnity Of judge.
"My dear Ned, what do yon take your
old dad for? The diamonds were moth
ing but paste"
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24
Tie JOYS of Lie In Guiana.

fEOin kOIalnh ana BEltisn
We reached the village of Menaparuti
late at night, after a very long days
walk, and once more slung our ham,
mocks in a fine open shed. Here we
rasted day in order to obtain supply
of cassava, which the villagers prepared
for us in abundance. They had no fresh
meat, so a hunting party went off to the
woods in search of game. All they
brought back was small maam and a
large striped coatamundi, whose flesh
was so pungent that it completely spoilt
the bird. which was cooking in the same
pot. We were much amused by a num-
Der of village children who used TO pass
our house on their way 10 the river.
Slowly, in single file, they marched past,
the tallest leading, and the sizes dimin-
ishing, until the last was not the height
of his bow. They never smiled, and
we're SO grave that they impressed ne
with the idea that they were little old
men starting on some dangerous expedi-
ton. Once we followed them, and di-
rcctly they were out of sight of the
houses its members changed immediate.
ly into children. They shouted and
laughed, pushed each other into the
river, jumped into their tiny canoes,
raced one against the other, swan about,
and were as happy as scnoolboys on a
half-holiday. After their fun had lasted
some time they all crossed the river, re-
sumed their solemn air. and disappeared
in single file up the forest path on q
shooting foray. About an hour after
ward they returned, trlumphantly drag.
ging another coatamundi, which the
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24
Mental Culture

IT has been said with truth, "Tis the
mind that makes the body rich, "and no
woman can be unattractive who has n
cultivated understanding, associated with
the power of pleasing expression. The
first can be acquired in great measure
by wcll-reguated course Of reading and
the refining influences of society. We
repeat, awell regulated course of reading
because much time may be lost, and the
memory overcharged with incongruous
and ill-digested information of perhaps
q useless and foolish nature.
To derive real advantage from reading,
you should be careful in the choice Of
your author; select one whose style and
subjects are acknowledged to be pureand
elegant. We know many ladies' whose
reading has been extensive, yet they
seem to have proiited little by it. They
have no remark or opinion TO offer on
what they have read beyond "a charm
ing story" or "a beautiful poem" They
can not tell you why it is a charming
story, and are incapable Of analysing the
beauties of the poem. They thus add
nothing to our knowledge, which should
be the result of good conversation.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24
Where TO put in the Winter.

A young man with thin dress-coat
buttoned close to his chin and his lips
blue with cold, entered ferry-dock
saloon yesterday to get warm, and seem.
ed 80 very cold that one of the men with
his feet on the stove asked: .
"'Most time for an overcoat isn't itl"
"P-urty near" shivered the young
man. .'.' '-. : riH' q
"And you haven't got one?" - o.
"N-no. Winter before last | was in
Jail in Kalamazoo all winter, and last
winter was in the Chicago whorkhouse
all through the cold weather. !
shouldn't wonder if put in this winter
here in the house Of correction, and l
don't want to buy an overcoat till
make some defr ite arrangements about
where shall lay upl" .... ......
lie was given glass of beer for his
honesty, and went out feeling quite good.
Detroit Free Press. ......
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24
Detroit Free Pres.

In vacant lot on Peterboro street is
strip of ice about a foot wide and thirty
feet long, and yesterday lone boy with
pair of big skates was making believe
that he was having heaps of fun. A
passing pedestrian couldn't see it in that
light, and he leaned over the fence and
called out:
"Sonny, what are you doing?"
"Skating," was the reply, as the young
ster cut \ pigeon wing and got his breath
again. n.
isn't that pretty small spot to skate
on?" queried the man.
"Oh! it's plenty big enough to fall
down on!" was the cheerful answer
"Over seven boys, bumped their noses
here till they had to stay out of school
and one fellow struck on the back of hi:
head this morning, and hollered so bad
that we had to sit down on his stomach
Watch me glider ft
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24
THE PHANTOM SHIPS.
WALTER THoRNBuRY.

The little ships, the phantom ships,
Mere films Of cloudy air
Go gliding past through II ht and shade,
through CLEANS and lustres rare:
Or where the mOonbcams silver path
Sheds glory DER the sea,
Or where the sunbeam's splendor
Rests in IT'S majesty.
The little ships, the phantom ships.
Mere tiny films of gray,
Go sailing sailing past the clit.s,
And past the irothing bay.
Are they from East OF from the West.
Prom Turkey OF from Spain?
or but the shadows of dream ships
Gliding across my brain7
Those phantom ships the phantom ships
With sailing wings spread gray,
Flauut forth no crimson pennons
In chiyalrous display;
steer down the channel. past the shOal
With no rejoicing cheer,
With no resoundipg cannon,
Nor trc-iiash glancing clear.
Those phantom ships are like the hope.
OF days long since rolled by;
Der dreamiGnd seas they glide along,
Their gray sails mounting high,
Glide on-Gltde on We shadOwy feet
And bear your dead away;
Past gliuering sands and rampant cliffs,
And little frOthing bayl
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24
The English Parliament Clock.

The large clock at the English House
Of Parliament is the largest ore in the
world. The four dIals of the clock are
thirty-two feet in diameter. Every half
minute the point of the minute hand
moves nearly seventy inches. The
clio k will GO eight and half days, but
will only strike for seven and halt,
thus indicating any neglect in winding
it up. The mere winding up of the strik-
ing apparatus takes two hours. The
pendulum is 10 feet long; the wheels are
of cast iron; the hour bell is feet high
and feet in diameter, weighing nearly
Is tons, and the hammer alone weighs
more than 400 pounds. This clock
strikes the quarter hours, and by it,
strokes the shorthand reporters regu-
late their labors. AT every stroke new
reporter takes the place of the old one,
while the first retires to write out the
notes that he has taken during the pre-
yious fifteen minutes.
-
GERMANY now sends to the United
States for many of its Christmas toys,
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24
Words of Wisdom.

Fidelity is the sister of JUSTIFICATION
ace.
When firmness is sufficient, rashness
is mnecessary.-Nopoteon. -4fs al
Life is not the chief good; but Of all
earthly ills the chief is guilt.-Schiller.
/ fear God; and, next to God, chiefly
fear him who fears Him not.-7Sdadi. ID
Foster the beautiful, and every hour
thou callest new flowers TO birth.-,Schu-
Ter. 'i ~ " -.lbA'' f' r".it
1t is heaven itself that points out
hereafter and intimates eternity to man.
-Addtson.
How guilt, once harbored in the con-
scious breast iniimidates the brave, de-
grades the great.-Jotnson.
To Adam, Paradise was home. To the
good among his descendants, home is
Paradise.-Hare. -. "i
Socrates being asked the way to hon
est fame, faid, Study to be what you
wish to seem"
The difficulty is not so great to die for
a friend as 10 find friend worth dying
for.-Horne. lA. ..slt s.tltgU ss
Humanity is never so beautiful as
when praying for forgiveness, or else
forsiving aDother.-Richter. ,ti irltet
lie who receives good turn should
never forget it; he who does one should
never remember it.--Chorron. t
Bad manners are a species Of bad
morals. A Conscientious man, will not
grossly offend in that wal.-Boyce.
A single bad habit in an otherwise
faultless character, as an ink drop, soil
eth the pure white page.-H. Bailou.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24

little imps had managed to kill, proba-
bly, with poisoned arrow. From child
hood to old age male Indians are seldom
without bow or blowpipe in their
hands, peccaries, pumas and panis fall
ing as easy prey to the man as tou-
cans, pigeons and small birds to the boy.
To get food is their principal object in
life. They have few pastimes, but enjoy
a danae, or the "ha ha" game.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24
4 Good Time Coming.
Jewish Messenger.

We Jews are sailing into an open sea.
The ole coast line is gradually disappear
ing from view Exultant in the modern
atmosphere, we greet with JOY each en-
bracing breeze, let it wait us never so far
from port We are pIoud of newly-ac-
quired freedom, and inspect with curious
delight the modern tests and appliances.
The pet words of science and philosophy
werepeat with unrestraincd glee; the
names of modern masters are heard by
us with cosmoplitan pride 1t does seem
as If here in America period is ap-
preaching like that IN Spain, when the
ethics of the Arabic philosophers had
their cotene of admirers, and Jewish
thinkers like Maimonidcs, and Gcrsoni-
des showed such marvellous intellectual
acumen, and aroused such intense ex-
element III theological circles. Even
then our people were breasting broad
er current than that with which their
fathers had wrestled, exI eriencing ideas
to which the latter had been strangers.
Science and religion, Aristotle and Moses
were then the opposing cries. And adj
vanced thinkers were already breathing
an atmosphere far, far removed from the
Palestinian. and extending their range
from Sinai, Jerusalem and Tiberias to
the all-embracing relion OF humanity.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24
Our Unhappy Canadian Neig hbors.

The Montreal Sldr thinks that 1t is q
needless extravagance TO maintain a
Cabinet of thirteen ministers for less
than 100000 souls in the Dominion,
while nearly 50,0O0,00o people in the
United States get along with only seven
Cabinet ministers. The Star draws a
sombre picture of the people across the
line, struggling under federal, provincial
and municipal Indebtedness footing up
some S300000,000, which is to be heavily
increased before their Pacific railway Is
built. Added to this are the porto los
gradually multiplied to make places for
politicians, until the cost of maintaining
the government has become a terrible
strain. All this show and glitter is kept
up at an annual deficit of S9S5, ,474, and
Premier Macdonald is kindly invited to
lop off some OF his ornamental append
ages to tighten the burden.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-24

CHINcHILLA is the favorite fur for
children blondes this season.