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Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-05-12
Indorsed BY Prominent Druggist.

hereby certify that Mr.. Lawrence purchased tn,
lADIcAL CuRE of me, and from time to time made m,
familiar with his 1bcleve his to be tru
N every particular. JAS. i. DERBY.
FlTCHBrRG Oct. u.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-05-12

The time has passed for the "Elixirs,
s.Cordials," etc. for the baby. and DIR. Bulls
Baby Syrup is now the established and relia-
BILE remedy. Price % cents.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-05-12

Each package contains DR.. sanford's Improved In
hang Tube and full directions for its in all
Price, g. Forsaic by all wholesale and retail druggist
and dealers throughout the United States and Canadas
WEEKS Il POTTER, General Agents and WHOLESALE
Druggists. Boston. Mass.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-18

"CATARRH, THE CAUSE AND CURE"
Pamphlet by DR.. CLE,soN PRATT, of 3i3 State
ST., Chicago. DR.. Prat,is the Author OF the uaonc
Treatment for Catarh, and in this new Treatise il
revealed the secret Of his success In the treatment
OF a disease. ~ wh'"h 10 hoo given the study of a
life time. Pamphlet sent on receipt of &c stamp.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-18
THE MENELSSOHN
JUBILEE ORGANS
Are the Best in the World.

at prices far below any frst-class make. An g.
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latest ana best improvements. possessing power,
Beautiful solo effects and perfect siOp action All
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freight free If unsatisfactory Send for circular
mailed free
SHEET MUSIC, half price Dollars worth at
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sent on receipt Of &C. stamp. Address.
MENDELSSOHN PIANO co,
q East 18th Street, y. Y.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-18
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address BROohS d CO. i'p Chambers ST., New
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-18

Headache, Pain in the shoulders. Cough, Dizzi-
Iess Sour Stomach, Eruptons, Bad Taste in thu
Mouth, Palpitation of the Heart, Pain in the re.
gion OF the Kidneys, and thousand other painful
symptoms, are the ofsprings Of Dyspepsia.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-18
OVER 10000 IN USE
very Piano Fully Warranted for Five Years.
We are now making all our Pianos entirely of
VULCANIZED LUMBER

The greatestalscovery of the ages. Wood rem
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patent ior plsna making which, together with our
other patents and Improvements Including Mathn.
sheks Duplex Overstrnng scale, render our pianos
II every respec the
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-18
DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST.

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For further information Ge TO diseases reached by
the Pad and its Auxil'sries, conerlt our pamphlet
Address,
BATES & HANLEY,
Rooms aud 8, Singer Building St, Louis, No
For Sale by PAUL &. SCHUH. BAR
CLAY BROS, and FRANK HEALI,
Druggists, Cairo, Illinois
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-18
Best and Finest in the World!

In the grand result Of strength, durability. reli.
power resonance, brilliapcs, sweetness, sympha-
thetic and singing quality of tone, evenness
throughout the entire scale, decacy and elasticity
oftouch, and beauty offnish the
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-18
MA'IHU SIIEK'S
The Mendelssohn Uprights
ARE THE FINEsTIF AMERICA.

they are pronounced the Pianos OF the Future"
Inc Upright has more powerful tone IN ough-
OUT me entire scale, longer sustained singing
quality, lighter and more responsive touch ana
greater durability and ability for standing in tame
It's great superiority destins It TO entirely super
cede the ordinary square piano in this country. az il
has already done in England.
Eyeay Mendelssohn Upright Piano has the very
best PATENT DOUBLE REPEATING PARIS
ACIlhN, made expressly for us IN Paris, France
at our '' ~ '"''N'''7
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-18

All new and strictly hrst-chss, ana sold at the
he purchaser These pianos made one of the finest
displays AT the Cincinnati Exhibition, and were
universally recommended for the Highest Honors
The square Grands contain
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-10

great wave continuing aft, burst open the
cooks galley, and upset great steam
boiler used for cooking the food OF steer
age passengers. \ lamp-trimmer named
UNISON was forward of the chart room
when the ocean invaded the deck, and was
carried like cork clear aft TO the wheel
house, along with IA portion OF the false
bulwark and some other dismantcd parts
of deck lumber. OF that brief but exciting
iup IN the embrace of the flying wave he
Was conscious of nothing, hut when hc rc-
gained his senses and got 10 his feet he
found his left arm broken and great
chunk torn Out of its muscle. Another
sailor was tossed about almost as wildly.
hut escaped without other injury than the
severe spraining of his left hand The
moment after that wave LETT the deck. as
the stern of the vessel descended into the
trough of the sea, another enormous wave
boarded the deck ON the port quarter aft.
II dashed I'm part of one side of the wheel
house and To force its way out again from
that roon-- which it had Instantly filled
tore oil both the side doors and carried
them away with 1t to sea. Strangely
enough, il did not break the great pancs ot
thin glass winch, from brcasl-hcight up
constitute the front of the wheel house. hut
cNcrcd ITS force latcrally upon the doors AT
the sides Another wave that mounted the
Geek was high enough Co reach above the
compauion-way doors, which were closed
aud To Lurl many tons of water i'm one
seemingly sohdmass throughthc open space
ol the sliding cover above, which was tom
pornrlly mcIusDd, and down the stairs into
the first CahiU. The cabin floors and the
shicrooms were dclugcd, lockers and draw
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-10
housekeeping In Venice.

The City Of Venice stands i'm the water
rs though pcrpclually bathing its feet
There is no rumbling of carts urd wagons
only the soft splash of the oars of the
gondolicr as hc prOpcls his dark gOndoln
No one has any fire in the hOusc-that is.
nothing that we should call a fire They
make fire in sort of ,,ipllin, which they
call scaldini, and warm their toes Mt that
If they arc chilly But the climate is mild
and they know nothing of winter. The
floors arc OF marble, and are oiled i'm some
places mats or rugs are spread about. A
suit oi apartments can be hired for about
ive dollars month, and small palace for
abOutthirty dollars. A man servant works for
about three dollars n month, and at that rate
does general hOusework. Strange To say.
women ask n little more than men Wash
Ing is sent TO the country to- be done, but
ironing is done at home. In the kitchen
fireplace is flat raised piece Of stOno with
hollows In it. Here the irons are heated
with charcoal, and co, king is done. But
most of the ordinary Vcnctians never cook
at home; they simply send out at meal
times and buy food ready prepared for
them. Much light wine Is drunk, and wa
ter must always he bought to drink. There
is a great deal of fruit fine melons and ex-
quisite grapes in season also another lux
ury-not always appreciated by foreigners
hot roasted pumpkin, which is brought
about by man who sings of its sweetness,
and declares it hot from the fire, until he
has sold 1t in slices; and polenta, which is
only boiled Indian meal dumping, but
which is more used among the Venctians
than bread. When anyone rings a bell in
Venice the door is not at once opened to
him. Someone cries from above "Who
is there, if you please z" And the appli-
cant looks up and sees face leaning over a
window sill, and then instantly bellows his
business. If lac IS 20 be admitted, the door
opens from within. And however MANY
may be tho HOOrs or apartments hc finds a
private staircase 10 the one he wants But
If he has anything 10 leave, basket is let
down by a string, and he deposits IL and il
is drawn mp. The mothers Of the lower
orders have no trouble about tho children IS
daily bath. As evening approaches they
undrcss the little boys and send them out i'm
short little white cotton garments, bare
footed and barc-armod, TO take bath in
ono NJ the canals. Sometimes the head Of
the family also takes bis bath there. Vcnc-
lian ladies arc often artists or musicians
Oihcrwsr, their principal occupation seems
20 Doe 70 dress elegantly uuI 200 on 90 bal.
clny
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-10
An Irish Fishing Village.

There was scarcely well -thatched cabin
/ IN the village; the floors Of most of them
were as muddy as the roads. and dotted
with little pools OF water, which seemed a
refreshing feature 10 the ducks that came
! IN, IN quest OF food. The most sheltered
corner of the cabin is devoted 10 the piy
ana the chickens seize upon every coin of
vantage for roost. Nets hang from the
uttcrs. and the equipments OF the bon,s
are disposed i'm whatever dry hooks the
hahitation boasts Of The warmcst spot ON
the hearth is usurpcd 10y the cat, cherished
with great care as the protector against
their terrible enemies the rats: and beside
II an old woman, who did not seem to have
changed her clothes since her youth cud
died the latest born of the household
/ The village was prcvadcd with So strong
an odor of fish and tar that less agreeable
omainilons were unnoticCd. The dunghcnp
was zcalopsly guarded 10y the door have
seen II, indeed, i'm the very livmg-room of
the oCcupants--as the riches that were 10
prosper their next years potato crop; and
every morning the pig was sent out To walk
with sohcitudC Tor his health not be
slowed upon the other members of thc
family These people spend threc-fourths
OF their time IN idlng and gussiping. saw
poor haggdrd old women at the doors of
their cabin, or hy the village well. who
had to crouch like apes To make their rags
cover them, So mad for gossip that they
forgot their hunger and the rain that soaked
them; and day after day old men cath
cred ON the sheltered side of a wall and
talked with rs much gravity as il they had
never seen each other before, and every re-
Cital was an unhcnrd of marvel Tronps
of hal-clothcd and half starved children
spawlcd i'm the mud, fought among them
selves, or with loud yclls crowded about
some poor ass, lntliciug all the tormcnls
that their untutOrcd imaginations could
suggest while their mothers, cans i'm hand
whispered, with nmaZcmCnt write. ON
Their faces, of all they had heard or seen or
dreamed of since yesterday I'M village de
pendent entirely upon itself for liz topics of
interest llithcr, | learned, the priest
came once year To hear the confession of
the inhabitants. They repair to one of the
cabins, where, while the pig. chickens
ducks, and geese are kept i'm allowance by
the Jealous host and hostess, the rite is
celebrated Among these people, whose
only extravaganza seems TO be ON the score
oi their religion, lac is entertained and re
quiled In manner quite ont of proportion
To the means of his entertainers; and when
departing, after tn, manner of the fond
mother M the story book, who whipped
her children and put them to bed, he gives
them all sound rating upon their idlcness
and rcmissncss in their religious observance.
and receives IN return, Long life TO your
reverence" and "GOdspccd, from his
humble flock.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-10
= Duel on IIol soback.

The Earl Of Gleucairn challenged Lieut..
Cen. Sir George Munro for grossly Oppro-
briOus language used by him towards the
Highland troops, as being ''nO other than "a
pack Of thieves and robbers They met
in a field near Domoch, ''by gray daylight
They were both well mounted ON horseback.
each Of them were TO have one pistol, after
discharging which they were to FIGHT
with broad swords. The pistols were fred
without doing harm They then engaged
with their swords, and, after few passes.
my Lord had the good fortune TO give Sir
George sore stroke ON the bridIe-naud,
wlftrcupOn SIr George cried out that hc was
not able 20 command his horse and I
hope, says he, you will Fight me on foot
'Ic earle, says my Lord, j will lct YOU
know that Tmamatch for You either on foot
or horseback. Whwcupou they both
alightcd and at The first bout my Lord
gave him q sore stroke ON the brow, about
an inch above his eyes, which blcd so much
that be could not see. Ills T0rdship was
going tO thrust him through The body. but
John White. Dis man. pushed up his sword.
and said You bad enough of him, my
Lord. His Lordship, Zoo q passion. gave
h'm a stroke over the shoulders, and then
took Dis horse and came TO bis quarters.
Munro and his brother went TO head quar-.
ters, but with much ado. for The bleeding
head and hand.' Their only attendants
as seconds were Lord Giencairn's trumpetcr
and valct-his man John above mentioned
and Lieut.. Col Alexander Munro. q
younger brother Of Sir George
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-10

and If Il is, throw little gravel stone
against my window, and will appear TO
you like Juliet did 10 Romeo"
But where will that dog be
Silence ! said " l will see that the
dog Is shut mp in the kitchen. Don't in
terrupt me again. please / will be all in
readiness 10 leave my fathers mansion.
and you must stand beneath my window
and catch me, tor / will have TO Jump
down"
suppose you should fall and skin your
nose said he
! could not stand that. An patience
was gone, and commenced to sob hysrri-
caly.
"Don't cry, Sis, he said. tenderly.
taking me in his arms. I'm see that YOU
do not fall Tell me the rest OF the pro
gramme, and I'll listen in silence
! then ceased sobbiug. and resumed.
After we are safely away from the
grasp of my cruel pa, | will become your
own wife forever and then we will return
to him, TALL ON our Knees and ask forgive
ness. Do YOU like my plan, dear "
All right, Sis your arrangement Is 4
No. /. ! will do exactly as YOU say. -
When pale what-you may-Call il has sunk
to rest, a chap of my inches will be about "
g" That's "A dear Charlie | replied :
you'll try and bc good hereafter. and
have a soul above buttons. won't You z
And now | must return home. Tra-la-a
ull tonight. And, kissing my hand to
him, | turned and walked home
1t was awfully dark Murky, sombre
clouds floated through the sky, and hid
pale Luna completely from view. ! had
everything in readiness TO leave my fathers
house; and sat by the window of my
cosy chamber awaiting the sound of the
gravel stone against the pane. II came at
last, with sharp crack that made me half
jump from my chair and silently slid the
sash up as high rs it would 90.
Are you there dear Charlie 2' ! asked
in low voice
Yes" " was the reply, and his head ap-
peared on "a level with the window-sin "a
got on this hogshead, and now ! can lift
you out easily. Is that dog shut up
safely 2"
He is, ! replied, land now help me
out. BE careful That hogshcad is full of
water. and the cover is wcak-O, gra-
cious
My admohition came too late. Our
combined weight was too much for the
covert gave way, and i'm we both went
up TO our nccks in water
Just as | expected" said Charlie,
climbing out.
You're a brute returned Lift
me out Of this,
lie did so, and at the very moment !
was deposited on the ground, pa and the
DOG Towser, appeared on the scene
There's that dog cried my lover
and he disappeared over the garden fence
in twinkllng.
What means this?" asked my cruel
father.
made no reply but pushing past him
entered the house, ran up to my room,
and had nice long cry. / would never
see Charlie again, and he married widow
with five children. Poor fellow ! pity
him
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-10
= Deadiy ring

Here is n true elephant story for you
from an American missionary, who once
lived among the Dutch Borrs of Natal. for
seven ycaB lie saw tho ivory, and be-
licvcs thc story One afternoon. about
four o'clock, three Dutcbmcu were out
hunting, and came upon a large herd of
elephants They fred go the leader. and
instantly the entire herd 0od. Tho leader
rushed on and on, thinking be was ON the
right track To- escape but thc elephants
were in % valley oud only ram round and
round BE- iu circle perhaps three hundred
yards in diameter. and were shot down,
from four o'clock in the afternoon until
eight in thc evening, when darkness pre-
vented Che Duichmou from taking aim any
longer but thc three men rose at break of
day. and found thc poor elephants sil
going round. DO was several hours before
new leader, breaking o6t Of Tho beaten
track led on tho remainder of the herd in
safety. The Dutchmcn, whose names
were Botha and Polguier, two being
brothers, counted the slain Ninety olc-
plants lay dead in the valley, and as their
valuable tusks ofivory were divided equally
among the three Dutchmen, you can believe
that each mans share was considerable.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-10
4 Floating Island.

Among the many natural curioutIes Of
Oregon 30 is not generally known that
there is "a floating island Up in the
SIskiyous, lying like q pearl in the great
mountain Chain, is Squaw Lake, "a bcanu
i1i sheet Of water now utilized by mining
company as reservoir For many v.lrs
Che lake has been % favoutc and deli ul
resort ior fishing parties, and contained
ucry it's centre an island, comprising
about an acre of ground, covered with lux
urInut grass and % growth OF willow and
alder u was never dreamed that the
pretty little island was not part Of terra
iirmu; but when thc bulkhcad across the
outlet ~ thc lake damned ~ is waters.
thc i-nud rose slowly until it bad been Gle
viIcd fully sixteen feet above its original
level d would be 90 question for the nat
uuiIs', rather than ihc gcDlOgisl TO deter
mine thc agc of tus floating island, as 10 is
evidently mude up entirely of dccaycd veg
citation. Perhaps at some remote period
iho roots OF tree uptorn by % mountain
storm aud drifting out into lake, formed
tHc nucleus from which tbc island has
grown but 30 -ocms singular that 10 should
have remained anchored and unchangcablc
boo ils position. The locality is much frc-
gucn'cd by pleasure seekers, who viii hero
after notice thc increased elevation
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-10
Colorado Heights.

just west of the line Of contact of PLAN
and mountains rise some of cho sublimest
peaks in America. Go up Pixies Peak he
fore sunrise, and you will see about twenty
peaks tipped with flame that are over IA. p
900 feet above the sea. The Alps have
very few that are higher, and nowhere 80
many visible from one place Colorado
has one hundred peaks over IA, 900 feet
high, and two hundred more over IL. 900
feet Among these peaks lie the parks in
the same general direction north and south.
These are large areas from twenty 10 one
hundred miles wide, and from sixty TO
two hundred miles long. They are sup
posed TO have formerly been very deep
lakes among tho mountains, but the noun
tain barrier having been cleft with canon
they are now dry. They are located as
follows, beginning at the north: First,
North peak, then two charming little ones
called Egcria and Estes, Middle park, then
South park in the middle OF the State
where Fremont was hcmmod IN with snow
and obliged to subsst on his mulcs-and
San Luis park i'm the south. The view of
these deep iuclosed valleys from the sur
rounding heights is attractive in the ex-
Tcmc. Men build their cities and work
their mines at unhcard-O OF elevations. All
Lcadyillc, with its 1000 inhabitants, is
}, ,O25 feet above the sca the Stevens
mine is nearly -. 900, and the present help
mine 1000 feet above the sea. This is
nearly twice and half the elevation Of
Mount Washington
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-10

The steamship Rotterdam. from ROucr-
dam ~ New FORK, met % terrible yale ON
The lsI. of March which increased through
out thc day and 80 nightfall bad attained
thc fury of "a hurricane. The engines were
kept moving just sufficiently to maintain
s'ccugcway, tbo 800 accmgc passengers
were ccYuhuedu battcuod. down matches
and every prcCaItiDn that care and cxpcr
cuco could devise was employed f0 mi.I.
gate Che imminent danger The storm was.
however, au extraordinarily violent ono
the worst in ihc opinion of thcGrsI officer.
John Nemcs, That hc has ever encountered
in long service on the sc1-aud lhc vessel.
tossed by gigantic waves, laborcd sg ghcayilv
lhat She threatened m0mcntauiy t0 cap.
size At o'clock Ou ihc 2nd. % noun.
tain-Iikc wave came aboard ON the port
bow, and, rushing ant with tremendous
force. carried away the false hu.warka
thrown across thc deck in front oft thc fr-t
hatch then becoming iammed iu the mar.
row passage beside the char-roOm, dashed
u o whole panncI of chat apartment, and
forced Out thc opposite panel ON tbc STAR
board side for its escape The Cap'ain
was seated at his table iu The chart-rOom.
when tons upon tons of water were hurled
over him through The buracd side of the
room, and without waiting an instant TO
open the door behind him. he took a header
ont Of The new aperture in the wall, with
The swiftly-rushiug billow, and picked
himself up away amidships, startled, con
fused, and soaked but unhurt. The same
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-10
"ILioked aim :"

Now, Mrs. ROOsmyer' said his honor,
what do you want warrant forl"
"Foor my husband, 50 much know
What's he's beensdoingln
81 licked him.
You licked himl"
Il licked him. Und ] got right py dose. "
"Ilow do you make that out2'
"Nen told you, then you find out. fix
his dinner 80 he 90 py his work. Then he
catch his hand pehint und say he got pain
in his pack. So he lie down on the lounge
und grOan like he vas very pad. Ven he
feels peter it vas too late TO 90 py his work.
so he say he go NIT the greek uud catch
some fish lie don'd goome pack pcforc IL
vas nighd und all The fish vat he got vas as
"a meesrable lcedle pulhcad what you
could'd ground; put ne smell like some peer
parrels more ash dwendy dimes. Und den
ne say:
"What for supper aind readyy'
u tell him you schplit some Of dose fire
wood und dalk NIT you Then he catch
by his arm und schrcam
"Oh ] got the rOomasticks.n
$50 you can'd scIplit some woodl" ]
say.
''Nein oh! OH dose roomaticks! dose
roomaticks ~ he kept on grivcing.
Then ] vas madder ash you dink. Und
say
Ven you dold me you got a balm in your
pack ] say nothing. Und ouf YOU got
DOODLE up on accOund you got some Of dose
roomatickst ] say it vas all rghd Put, by
golly, ouf you dose BAN in the pack und
dot roomaticks Won don'd gone only yer
you got some work 90 do, then ] lick you
on sighd"
every well, If you licked him what do
you want a warrant for}
ooh accound ne shall be locked oud the
way 80 put smcarcase on my own brod.
by shimmeny Vot you dinksi"