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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22
A TAME OFFERS TRICK.
TAUGHT TO HUNT ITS OWN sPECIEs-AN AM
MAILS WONDERFUL INTELLIGENCE.

TAUGHT TO HUNT IT'S OWN sPECIES-AN AM
MAILS WONDERFUL INTELLIGENCE.
One Saturday afternoon, says writer in
a British journal, while taking walk down
by the Thrum Mill near Rothbury, on the
Coquet, to exercise our dogs, on getting &c
the top of the rocks, one of the puppies
gave tongue, and out came an otter with
two whelps by her side, breaking for the
river. He got in front, when the mother
gained the rocks, but we secured
the two whelps. We took them
home, and put them with Belle,
another hound, who had litter Of three
puppies. One Of the whelps died, but the
other took to the hound, and throve famous
ly; he mixed with the puppies, but it fought
like demon, and was soon master of the
situation. Wherever they went he went
with them, fighting everything he met with.
He also became pet with all the house
hold, who never missed chance OF feed
ing him. His special treat was bowls Of
milk and broth; to get these he would find
his way into diaries, larders, etc.
Thus he went on until we had to enter
the puppies for otter hunting. We
had him fastened in yard with high walls,
as we felt sure if we took him with us he
would Join his own species. On our re-
turn he bullied and fought the entire ken
mel of five. About week after had to
90 Brinkbarn priory, and took the dogs
with me. Sandy, the tame otter, would 80,
and they soon got on the lair OF an otter.
They swan through a deep pool, when he
took to the bushes. soon saw Sandy
side by side with Rufus, close to the wild
otter. said farewell to Sandy, but pres.
entity heard the pleasant sound, worry,
worry" l thought Rufus had
him, but on coming to sight Sandy
had him by the neck, and held him until
the dogs came up. From that time he was
the leader in all our hunts, and was in at
the death of nearly twenty offers. He be-
came, however, perfect terror to all the
dogs in the village and district, fighting
was his motto | well remember Mr.
Weathens had a big lurcher and greyhound,
who took to fighting; great powerful ami
mai, his long jaws and quick movements
beat the whole district. One day he was
in Rothbnry, and soon had poor Rufus
dead beat. LET out Sandy
Gerdie." No sooner said than done, Sandy
at once saw poor Rufus
condition, and flew at the lurcher-got Mm
by the forceg, when the lurcher turned to
bite. On seeing Sandy, however, he Was
terror-stricken, and, giving a most unearth-
" veil. bolted up the town with Sandy
after him. The dogs master could never
get him TO pass through the town again.
But, alas, poor Sandy soon came to his end.
Love OF broth led him into the larder at
the Starr inn. The cook, finding him wal
lowing in the broth, struck him with the
wooden ladle, more to brighten than TO hurt
him; but his skull was fractured, and, after
lingering for some days, he died, to the in.
eXpressible regret Of all who knew him.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22
COUNTERFEIT BILLS.

Business men have been long in need
Of sure and safe method for detecting
counterfeit money. This method is fur.
nishcd by Mr.. John S. Dye in his govern
ment counterfeit detective, publication
which is issued monthly at Philadelphia,
The publication is official, and is based
upon all the information in the possession
of the government. The method by which
counterfeit bills are detected is thus
described by the Mobile Register;
"The government prints four bills At a
time, attached together in q sheet, each bill
containing one of the four letters A. b, G,
D. The counterfeiter prints but one, makes
but a single plate, thus counterleitng but
one OF the four letters. Then the rcdemp.
tion agency retres the genuine bills of the
letter counterteited, Hence, all any bust.
ness man need know is the letter counter.
ieited on any bank, he then refuses all bills
having on them that letter, and takes with
IMMUNITY all bills having on them any one
OF the other three letters, and when II is un.
derstood that the same plate is used over
and over again within its state, the matter
is all the simpler, vs. the counterieits become
known by states, and there are only nine
states having cuuntericits.'
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22
BAD BEHAVIOR OF A CORPSE.

Several days ago Mr.. j, McChord, OF
Franklin county, died of rheumatism, A
large party volunteered TO sit up with the
corpse, and when night came many sad
faces we're seen, swallowed by the mellow
ing light OF tallow candles The minister
came, and entering the room remarked
Earth to earth and ashes to ashes.' The
corpse lay on the table covered with a sheet.
II thought saw the sheet move, said
one Of the watchers. "See if there is a cat
under it,"
The company sat still.
II am confident that | saw the sheet
move" said the man.
The minister arose and lifted the sheet
and, standing, he looked at the psllid face
of the dead man, The corpse's head left
the table. The minister fell back. Stiff,
stark and terrible the corpse slowly arose
from the table and attained sitting pos
ture. The legs remained stretched out
and the arms remained folded. Tie wo-
men shrieked and ran from the room, and
the minister reprimanding them for their
weakness and want Of confidence, climbed
fence and stood in turnip patch, When
the frightened people saw that the corpse
did not intend TO follow, they went back
into the house The corpse still remained
in the upright rigid posture, stiff as the atti-
tude struck by an amateur on the stage
With fears somewhat allayed the minister
advanced, and placing hand on the dead
mans breast pressed him backward, Pro-
portionatcly as the head went down his
heels came up, and when his head had
touched the beard, his heels were high in
the air The cause Of the dead mans
freaks was then discovered. The muscles
of his stomach, distorted by rheumatism
were contracting. 1t rcquired the effort. OF
two men to straighten the corpse
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22
TIE TRUE CODE OF HONOR

A man cannot afford to be uniaithful IN.
der any circumstances; man cannot afford
to be mean at any time; man cannot AZ
ford to do less than his best at all times
and under all circumstances However un.
justly you are treated, you cannot, for your
own sake, afford to use anything but your
better self, nor render anything but your
better services. You cannot afford to lie to
liar; you cannot afford to be mean 10 a
mean man you cannot afford to do other
than uprghtly with any man, no matter
what exigences may exist between him and
you. No man can afford to be any but a
true man, living in his higher nature and
acting with the highest consideration.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC STATE CoNNEN
TION
Headquarters of Democratic State Central
Committed Snrlnrield. III March is, l6S

Headquarters of Democratic State Central
Committee, Springfield, IL, March Is, 1880.
To the Democracy of Illinois:
The Democratic state convention will be held at
Springfield on Thursday, the 10th day, OF June
1880, at 10 o'clock, M, TO appoint delegates to
the national Democratic convention TO be held at
Cincinnati on the 22nd day of June, 1880, and 10
nominate candidates for the following state offices,
to.wit
Governor
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of State.
Auditor Of Public Accounts
Treasurer.
Acknowledgement.
Also for the purpose Of nominating presidential!
electors.
BY directions of the last national convention
The delegates will be instructed by the
state convention TO vote for or against the abroga-
tion OF the two.thirds rule,
All citizens who are in accord with the Demo
cratic party in principles and and sympathize with
its objects are invited to participate in sending
delegates 10 the convention.
The several counties Will be entitled to one dele
gate for every four hundred votes, and one delegate
Tor every fraction thereof in excess of two hundred
based on the vote cast tor Samuel j. Iiden IN leib
T. W. MoNEELY,
A. 0RENDoRFF, Chairman
Secretary.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22
THE ORIGINAL MAUD MULLER.

4 correspondent OF Tie Springfield Re
publican states that the original of Maud
Muller was young girl whom Whittier
saw in Maine. He was driving with his
sister through York, Me-, and stopped at a
harvest field to inquire the way. A young
girl, raking hay near the stone wall, stop
ped to answer their inquiries. Whittier
noticed as she talked that she bashfully
raked the hay around and over her bare
feet, and she was fresh and fair The lit
tie incident left its impression, and he wrote
out the poem that very evening.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22
Tile forest fires IN Southern New Jersey

THE forest fires IN Southern New Jersey
are doing an immense amount of damage,
The losses have already amounted to many
hundreds of thousands of dollars. VII
lagos, farm buildings, vineyards and tim
Der lands have been destroyed In some
counties hundreds of square miles have
been burnt over, and the country left bare
and black. There has been no rain for
weeks, and the people have no hope of
staying the flames before there is a heavy
rain storm.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22

THE river and harbor appropriation bill
has passed the house by l7s ayes to Al
noes. The bill appropriates in the aggre-
gate $500, 800, of which $4,000 goes to
improvement Of Illinois rivers and harbers,
including also the improvement of the
Mississippi river. The senate has also
passed the postotficc appropriation bill,
with amendments, increasing several of the
amounts as reported from the house, The
harbor appropriation is now in the senate
and the second named bill will 90 to the
house for concurrence in its amendments.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22

TIMELY CAUTloS,-G Genuine Hop Bittcrs
are put up in square panclcd, amber.co.or.
ed bottles, with white label on one side
printed in black letters, and green hop
cluster, and on the other side yellow
paper with red letters; revenue stamp over
the cork This is the only torn in which
genuine Hop Bitters are put up, and the
sole right to make, sell and use them is
granted to the Hop Bitters Mfg Co., Of
Rochester n. Y, and Toronto, Ont, by
patents, copyright and trade mark, All
others put up in any other way or by any
one else, claiming to be ike it or pretend.
ing to contain hops, by whatever names
they may he called, are bogus and unfit for
use, and only putup to sell and cheat the
people on the credit and popularity Of Hop
Bittefs.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22

The governments Of France and Bel.
GUM are negotiating for the institution Of
postage stamp to be used in both coun-
tries. The idea is good one, but there
will occur many obstacles to its general
adoption as an international convenience.
Yet there appears to be no strong reason
Why it may not be practiced between Paris,
Liverpool and NeW York. In mercantile
correspondence between these cities it is
often that awkward results transpre be.
cause stamps cannot be inclosed in initial
attcrs for the desired replies Besides this
ssntn of small balances in accounts
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22

VINO HAS NOT heard Of Frank Harden.
burg, of the Filth Avenue Theatre, New
York, CROg Money Jim in "PQuc"y He
says, always use Giles Imminent Iodide
Ammonia, it is a wonderful remedy for
pain, especially innammotory rheumatism,
sore throat, enlarged joints and yaricose
veins, from which suffered was cured 10y
its use. Giles Pills cures Bilhousncss. sold
by all druggists, Send for pamphlet. Trial
size, % cents DR., GILES,
100 West Broadway, n. Y.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22

Few OF THE lis OF LIFE are more
prevalent and distressing than bilious dis,
orders, The symptoms are low spirits
want Of energy restIcssness headache no
appetite, sallow skim costiycncss and other
ailments which show the liver is in the
proper way to do it is to use "Dr. Swayne ,
Tar and SaraspariIIa Pills Their effect
on the liver and blood is wonderful, re.
moving pimples and all oruptions, leaving
the complexion fair and fresh as in youth,
Price % cents box Of thirty Pills, or five
boxes fer Sl0O, Sent by mail on receipt
Of price, by Dr. Swayne & Son, $50 North
Sixth street, Philadelphia, Sold by all
leading druggists.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22

MENTAL STRAIN RELIEvED.--The Wash
ington, D. c., Critic says: 1T is intimated
to us that members of the senate and house
are freely using Warmers Safe Nervine
for relief of nervous postration incident
upon the severe strain upon their mental
powers"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22
DEMOCRATIC MASS CONVENTION

The Democratic voters of Alexander county are
requested to meet al the court house, Cairo, on
Friday, June 4th, 1850, at O'Clock ?, m, for the
purp sc of selecting delegates 70 the state con
gressiona and senatorial conventions, and 10 ap-
point central committee for the ensuing two
years.
BY orde- of Alexander County Democratic Cen.
tral committee.
b. +. Blanc, Secretary.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22

WHAT Is Hay yERI--This fashionable
disorder is supposed to be an affection of
the mucous membrane of the nose They
say that Henry's Carboic Save will cure It
# used freely and persistently Give it a
trial, and let fashion be blowed.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22

WERE man to conform more to the laws
of health and Of nature, and he less ad-
dicted to the qualification of his passions,
it would not be necessary to advertise Eel.
lows Compound Syrup Of Hypophosphites
as a restorative FOR the power Of the brain
and nervous system, while the worlds pro-
gress enlightenment would indeed be mar
ypllous
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22

could be more readily and cheaply
made if the interchangeable stamp system
nrovailed. It would be no intricate matter
to arrange such a system between those
great commercial cities.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22

The NoLTAc BELT Co, MARSHALL,
Mlcn-Will send their celebrated Electro.
Violate Belts to the afflicted upon 80 days
trial Speedy cures guaranteed. They
mean what they say, Write to them with.
out DELAY.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22

A HOUSEHOLD MEDIA book on the
liver, its diseases and their treatment sent
free. Including trcatises upon liver COM
plants, torpid liver, jaundlce, biliousncss,
headache, constipation, dyspepsia, malaria,
etc. Address Dr. Sanford, 1862 Broadway,
New York City. n. Y.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22
STANDARD BOOKS.

Library OF Universal knowledge, 70 vols, $40
Miman Gibbons Rome, ; vol, $3.50
Macauay's History Of England, vol, slj0
Chambers, CyclopFna OF Eng Literature, vols a.
Knights History of England, 4 yOS}
Plutarch's Lives OF lUstrious Men, 3 vols, 81 20
Gekies Life and Words Of Christ. 20 cents
Ionngs Bible Concordance, 81 900 references pre-
parngl, 81 80
Acme Library OF Biography 30 cents
Book OF Fables, Ksop, etc, ius, 50 cents
Millions Complete POetiCal Works, - cents
shakespeares Complete Works 70 cents
Works Of Dante, translated by Cary, - cents
Works ofNirgil, translated by Dryden, 80 cents
The Koran Of Mohammed. translated by Sale, % cts
Adventures ofDOn QuiXote, Illus, % cents
Arabian Nights, Illus, 50 cents
Bunyan's PILGRIMS Progress, Illus, 50 cent?
Robinson Crusoe, ilus, 81 cents
Munchausen and Gulliyer,s Travels, illus. 90 cents
Stories and Ballads, by Z T Alden, Illus, 81
Acme Library Of Modern Classics, 30 cents
Remit by bank draft money order registered le
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22

ONE WAY TO ECoNoNn2E.-Many poor
man, if required to account for the manner
in which he has expended his income,
would find bills on his family physician for
medical services" among the leading
items. In seven cases out of ten, acute dis
eases are the result Of some neglected
chronic disease. Thus, fevers invariably
result from diseased condition Of the blood
liver, and a timely use of alternative, or
blool-purifying, and cathartic remedies
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iured. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
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with an accurate description of the symp-
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cure all human ills Gas some medicines are
advertised to do), but they will cure the
disease for which they are compounded
and recommended.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22
CORRECT.

Colonel Robert Ingersoll is generally
level on everything except religious mat
tiers. He says 81 think the Democratic
party inst now has the best chance of win
ning, You see, the Democrats have 1873
votes solid for the south That much they
are sure of, and if they can carry New
York and Indiana they will have 1873 votes,
three votes to spare. Besides these there is
a chance of their carrying New Jersey and
Connecticut and perhaps Oregon and Ne
vada. You see, there has been such an
emigration from Nevada to Leadville and
other points in Colorado quite recently that
there is no telling how these states are 60
ing to go. Even If the Democrats lose In
diana, if they carried New Jersey and Con
necticut, they would still be safe"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22

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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CONVENTION
FIFTIETU DISTRICT

Democratic Senatorial convention composed OF
delegates from the several counties in this eff
ieihj district will meet at Murpbysboro, on Thurs
day July 8, 1850 at 9 o'clock, p. m, for the put
pose of nominating one candidate for state senator
and two representatives IN the general assembly
Basis Of representation; One delegate for each
40 votes and fraction over 100 votes cast for W j
Allen. for congress, in 1875 The counties will be
entitled to delegates az follows:
Vote for Alien. Del
"A lCNdOOtG. wv
JACKSON '..s.'t ''.' ''''''''''l 80 -,
Union. .............".............l 9d 10
By order Of committee
J.P. Nolan, Chairman
Y +. BoUToN, Secretary.
Dated JoncsbOro, May & 1850.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-22

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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-04-01

We notice some very sensible remarks
by the editor of the Palmetto leoman
IN regard 10 the late act Of the Legisla-
ture cutting down the pay Of the States
witnesses to fifty cents per day. The edl-
tor says: "Thls may he patriotic, but poor
people have long since learned that they
can't live OIL patriotism. The people have
their eyes open, and will draw compari
sons. Why, they naturally ask, increase
the salaries OF clerks and employees at the
State House during the session, and cut
down the poor mans wages who is compell-
ed, under the law, TO 60 to the court house
and stay there till dismissed by the Judge,
at perhaps an expense Of a dollar and a
half a day, and only gives him fifty cents ?
This may be law, but we respectfully submit,
it is not equity; neither is it true economy
TO a party that wants to mold the reins OF
government and receive willing and cheer
tul obedience to It's requirements. A man
now who is a witness IN a State case must
bring his rations from home, cook them
himself, and sleep or a blanketl IN a wagon
yard, or lose money every trip" Weagree
wi h our friend fully in what be says. 1t
costs a States witness as much to bo ord a
day at lancaster Court House as it
ought to cost our law makers to board by
the day IN Columbia, but the Ian makers
give themselves five dollars a day and the
States witness gets fifty cents quite Il
difference. We favor retrenchment, but
think it ought TO begin elsewhere than
with the witnesses compelled 10 attend
court for the State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-04-01
The Respite Of Raies

BARNwELL, S. c., March 26.-The ex-
ecution Of Bates, convicted IF murder at
the recent term of court here, was ap
pointed for to day. Repeates applications
had been made to Governor Simpson
for a Communication, among others a per-
sonal letter from his old motier, but upon
the report Of the case and ae testimony
he became convinced that his duty as Elk
ecutlve of the State was lot to interfere
with the verdict of q true aid courageous
Jury, and all appeals were denied Last
Monday the Christian peope here became
exercised by the impressiq Of the clergy
men, who have been atteniug him con-
stant!y, that he would die npenitent and
without realizing his accountability TO
God, and induced one Of he c%lergymen
and a lady citizen to s to Colum-
bia that night to pfs4rt- their APP
prehension and re1uest forircspite ofthlr-
ty days 10 Governor SlmHon. Moved by
consideration oil the clergyMin's hope for his
salvation, and the execution day being one
observed by so many CIristlans-Good
Frday-and only for thes considerations
the Governor granted a Spite to The pris-
oner until the 10th praimo The Gov
ernOr especially desires $3.50 1s IN
darstood Id the State q bis convection
and determination notSA'ateriere with
the sentence is unchangAA. land only The
considerations named inds&ihlm to pro-
long the opportunity to b fitted for eter
nity.-or. G. il IN NeDS Gd Courier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-04-01
Weight or Measurement.

A decision in the case OF the Charlotte,
Columbia IL Augusta Railroad, ~involv-
ing the question as to whether or not
freight on cotton shall b14d by
weight or measurement, III. new
railroad laws OF that STATE, has been
r ,ched at last, but apparently the ques-
ii IN is not settled. The court decided,
according to the Columbia Register, that
the act does not afford any means of de
tarmining the force of the expressions
heavy articles and articles of measure
ment. and that these terms must be de
tiaad by proof OF the custom or practice
prevailing at the time of the passage of
the act. There is no evidence in this
case on which a construction of these
terms can be made in their application to
cotton packed in bales. The judgment
OF the court is reversed and the case re-
munded for further proceedings.