The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-01

intellect and the death of caste. DR.. J. II.
Magcc, Rufus Mitchell, Reuben Bryan. and
Lewis Perkins, the four colored grand ju-
rors, are men of cultivation and refinement,
well qualified to discharge their obligations
as Jurors" The(r'march of intellect" in
Massac county is slow indeed if these col
ored gentlemen are the first who have been
permitted to serve on juries; but we can
easily account for the "slowness Of this
march of intellect, since the county is thor
oughly radical In Pope county, the radi-
cal stronghold Of this district, they would
as soon think Of putting the negro back
into slavery as permitting him to serve on a
Jury; but IN Alexander county, where no.
body is radical enough to do any harm, they
have served for years, on the most impor-
tant cases without even causing comment
AS q rule the sole purpose and aim Of
merchants is to make money. All their de-
sircs thoughts and energies are directed to
that end. 1t is the secret impetus of all
their dealings But there are two very dis
tinct classes OF merchants. They who try
to realize very big profits, and they who are
satisfied with small advance on their COM
modihes The former hold decidedly
speculative ideas, care little for small trans
actions and despisc the slow process Of q
gradually growing business. The latter,
however, prove cOnclusively their mode Of
doing business by their motto "slow but
sure" They thoroughly understand their
merchandise with all It's varying grades and
prices, and are perfectly posted about the
latest quotations. They dispose Of their
wares at small profits and at every oppor-
tunity, because the quantity will make up
fer it. They are the conservative, solid
merchants, who keep their heads cool and
their balances on the right side, whose sleep
is refreshing whose slumber is uudisturb-
ed by notes payable, drafts coming in with
every mail, and who advertise IN THE BUL-
LETN.
Not few people have been under the
impression that the notices which have
from time to time appeared in these col
umns, urging them to pay their taxes, and
stating that unless they did so the unpaid
taxes would bear interest at one per cent
per month after May 1st, were only inserted
to frlghten them into paying their taxes and
have acted upon this belief. In order to
set them right in this matter and to show
that commencing with to-day one per cent
per month will certainly be added, unless
their taxes are paid to-day, we quote thefol-
lowing which is the one hundred and seven,
ty-sevtnth section of the Revised Statutes of
Illinois; "All real estate upon which taxes
remain unpaid on the tenth day Of March
annually or at the time the town or district
collector makes return of his books to the
county collector, shall be deemed delin.
quent anG all such due and unpaid taxes
shall bear interest after the first day of May
at the rate Of one per cent per month until
paid or forfeited; parts or factions of
month shall be reckoned as a month, and all
such collections on account of interest shall
be paid into the county treasury to be used
for county purposes
On the Goth inst the sixty-irst ami.
yersary Of Odd Fellowship was celebrated
in Metropolis in regal style. A number Of
invitations we're sent out from that city to
the surrounding towns, including Cairo,
which requested the presence Of all mem
berS of the order on the day
above mentioned. The attendance was
quite large Among those who attended
from this city was Judge Green who was
invited to address the fraternity. From the
Metropolis Democrat We see that he made
one Of his usual iowcry speeches, which re-
ceiyed the cncomiumS OF the audience.
Among other things he said that he had
come from the courthouse where brother
was arraycd against brother where wrang-
ling was the rule, where hatred sat opposite
the demon Of revenge; that when he went
into court he always went booted and spur.
red, but when he went into the Odd Eel
lows lodge he felt the most perfect of rest
from the fact that there the regnng spirits
were lust the opposite Of those before men
toned The Judge happily referred to the
brethren Of a foreign state separated by u
mighty stream, yet, he said, that, notwith-
standing the efforts Of politicians to stir up
strife and to draw dividing lines, Odd Eel
lowship came in and brought together the
sections and SO welded the liuks with the
strong cement Of friendship; that after all
they were friends and brethren. lie then
referred to the enlarged privileges and
rights of women in the state OF Illinois, and