The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-16

Cows use them for beds all night, and hog
use them for their vineyard, in which they
labor all day. Mud and all manner Of Nth
accumuates upon them, and 30 tar from
being washed off by heavy rains. IS is the
case with plank walks, ii is packed down
during dry weather, and the slightest rain
renders walking over them, without rolling
up ones pants and holding on to the fence
almost impossible. Under the most
favorable circumstance, these walks are q
nuisance. They never present so even sur
face, and it is impossible TO keep them
in q condition to shed the water,
even for few days at time
II forms innumersble reservoirs for the fall.
ing rain, and is cut up in various ways snd
at irregular distances by trenches and
ridges through which the water seeks its
way into the CUTTERS. furthermore,
these walks arc not ecomical, for 10 keep
them in a good condition would require
the continual purchase Of cinders, employ
ment Of teams to haul them and Of men to
spread them. and this would at the end
of year, result in 9 greater outlsy than
would be necessary to maintain good
plank walk. There are other considerations
that make the cinder walk especially OBJ.
jectionable, but we will content ourself
with submitting the above for the present
The patriots have been mounting the
rostrum and believing frantic eloquence
in behalf Of the workingmsn. They have
shown him up, in many instances, as
fendishly oppressed, half ted, half clothed,
laboring eighteen hours out Of the twenty
four for mere pittance, and compelled
ottentimes TO agonize grieyorsiy In
order to secure even the pittance.
The subject of the workiDgmsa and
his woes has been harped on until
it has grown as threadbare as the pain
full burlesQued garments OF the working.
man himself. Let il be said to the latter q
credit that he has, tor the most part, gone
steadily forward, earning an honest living,
and remaining, apparently, unconscious Of
the uproar created over him by the stump
hntt.lnns 7 ~ attt,, nd
bowlers desist. Let them give the work.
ingman rest. He appears prosperous
and contented. He has not been heard to
complain very loudly as yet. 1t will be
time enough to shrek when he sets
the example. If the orators must have
an objective point st which 10 hurl
their ear-distracting bolts, let them direct
their attention to the poor working WOMEN
Of New York and other great cities, who
are to.day destroying soul and body in such
employment as making shirts at THIRTY.
Six CENTS A DOZEN Let the scresmer en-
deavor to induce Mr. Garfield to believe
that surely the "interests" of these unfortu.
nate women have rs much right to be "con.
served" as those Of their hard listed employ.
ers. Let the campaign begin. Let the
lung splitters set to work Here is suffer
ing and oppression indeed Here is a
theme for the surging eoquence of every
valiant Demosthsnes in the land
Almost every person in the city knows
Frank Kendall, the son Of William Kendall,
the gardener, who die about year ago.
At the death OF his father he inherited
a goodly amount Of the old gentcman's
property and ready cash and has since then
devoted himscl! principally to literary pur-
suits--leaving his iarm to take care Of it.
self. A few weeks ago he en-
gagged rooms ut the Arlington hotel
and has since occupied them, spending
most OF his time in writing a
lecture, which he intended 10 deliver TO a
Cairo audience in the near future. Sunday
night, Mr.. Winter, the proprietor Of the
hotel heard continued unearthly noise in
Franks room, which aroused almost the
entire house. Al he ncared the door Of
his room, he heard Frank delivering a
speech and preaching and praying all in
one strain and in loud tone Of voice. Soon
after, he left thc hotel and stationed himself
Ia iron. of Burger Bros clothing store,
where be continued tho same programme,