The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-23
THE DAILY BULLETIN.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A big white rooster in Wilmington,
N. c., makes himself useful by CATCH
ing mice, Of which he Is very fond.
The Popc's hair is snow-whitc. lie
has strong and vibrating voice, and
bears himself with great dignity.
Near Hood river, Oregon, a human
skeleton was found in the fork of
tree, fifteen feet from the ground.
Lorillard's explorers in Mexico have
unearthed from an Indian cemetery,
copper idols, copper trinkets, vases of
graceful forms beautifully painted,
toys for children, and many jars and
pots.
When Gambctta is speaking in pub
lie he pronounces 230 TO $40 words
minute. An ordinary speaker pro-
nounces only about 1870 words in the
same time. Lord Macaulay used to
pronounce $50 words in minute.
The new mill Of the Wilimantic
Linen company at Wilim0ntic, Conn,
is $50 feet long by ia wide, and is a
one-story structure, the whole being
one great room unbrokcn by any par
tition, and capable Of holding between
$4,000 and 10000 people.
Immense quantities Of implements
belonging to the stone and bronze age
have just been discovered near the ra-
pids of the Dniepcr. 1t is also said
that IN ancient boat, dating back to
the time Of Rurik, has been unearthed.
The largest lathe in the world has
been erected at the 81, diamond STEEL
works in the department Of the Loire,
France, where it will be employed in
the turning Of one hundrcd-ton guns.
The lathe was made at the Whitworth
works, in England.
The dependencies Of the British en-
pire, according TO an article in the
London Economist, include an area of
7,9l0,559 square miles, population Of
20j, 264 600, q coast line OF $4,000 miles,
and total trade, exports and i'm
ports together, Of 81 ,j79 100000.
A cat, carelessly shut up in Rouse
vile, n. Y, while the family were
away for the summer holiday, was
found alive after thirty days. In the
agonics OF starvation it had torn down
the curtains and mutilated the wall
as high as it could reach.
The Prince Of Wales is still a little
short Of pocket money. 1t will take
from two TO three millions TO enable
him TO make his creditors entirely
happy. The Prince is doing good
deal toward awaking our British
friends TO the cost Of royalty.
Mrs. Horace Dobell is the name OF
an English lady who has undertaken
the writing down of the authoress of
John Halifax" and TO that end emit
ted an entire book. Mrs. Craig, it APP
pears, "knows nothing. whateverabout
women, or men either This will
surprise many.
A mound near Swansea, supposed
to contain geological and antiquarian
treasures, was opened for the editiCa-
ton of q large party OF men Of science
OF the British association. A member
Of parliament supervised the cercmo-
ny, but the mound proved to be no
thing more imposing than gravel and
bow lder heap, accumulated by the
cenlripetal aclionof two small springs
which met at che spot"
Lieutenant Gender has measured
tie barleycornS in Syria, and finds
that, according to Mainonidc's state
nent that q cubic is equal to IS bar
leycorns, the length OF amcdium cubic
is 10 inches. From this result it APP
pears that fUrong is 80! yards
Sabbathday's journey SsS yards, or
half a mile; and days journeys
S,32j yards, or 4 miles.