The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-07-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Colorado votes next fall on the ques-
ton Of the location Of the State cap
ital, and the Denver people begin to
be afraid that their city will lose it.
Miss Mary Anderson is devoted
Catholic, and may be seen every Sun
day at the Catholic Church at Long
Branch.
After all, the Mayor of Philadelphia
had TO go back to antiquity in order to
find authority for the suppression of
fireworks, The law under which his
proclamation is issued was passed in
l72l
The historic Bonaparte Park at Bord-
entowu, n j., once the home of the
ex-King of Spain. Joseph Bonaparte,
is about to be turned into mammoth
ma hine shop. Tho price to be paid
| Is $50, 900
The Philadelphia Chronicle says:
"After an attendance of six weeks at q
school for cooking Philadelphia wo-
man baked loaf Of bread so heavy
that she broke her back while lifting Il
out of the oven.
when a mans money is gone"
says the Boston Globe, This friends
drop off like buttons from i pair Of
ready-made pants 7" We are at a loss
to understand from this paragraph
whether our esteemed contemporary
has lost his money or his pants.
The Green Mountain State is trying
to claim monopoly of hotel men. 1t
has been asserted that majority of
the leading hotel-owuers and managers
in this country either were born or
have lived within twenty-five miles of
Bellows Falls, Vt,
When in Japan, Cyrus w. Field WIS.,
tied the home Of japanese merchant,
and TO afford some idea of the elegance
of tho entertainment he relates that
the tea was made in his presence in
golden tea-kottle. He also saws that
the Japanese taste in art is exquisite.
Among recent valuable additions IN
the British Museum are some rare Mex
lean books, including few of the earl
lest productions of the Spanish Amer
lean press, which belonged to the Pres
ident OF the Emperor MaMmilian's
first Ministry, Don Jose Fernando Ram
ircz.
There are twenty-five societies in tho
United States engaged in preventing
cruelty to children. In many of the
States the societies protect both ami
mails and children, but it certainly
would seem that there was work enough
Of such nature 10 provide employ
ment for separate organizations.
In consequence OF the decision of the
Edinburgh Y, p. Presbytery in the case
Of the Rev. Mr., Duncan, Of Leith,
against whom charge of plagiarism
had been made, about 300 members OF
the congregation have resolved to sever
.l6ir connection with the church SO
long as Mr.. Duncan remained minister
| thereof.
Mr.. Vanderbilt has ordered from the
French artist, Paul Lefebvre, mag
niiicent ceiling for his wife own room.
The design represents the departure of
Might, part of tue canvas showing a
beautiful figure of sleep" recumbent
on rosy clouds, while little winged
elf bends over to awaken her with a
kiss.
Statistics recently collected in France
show that, since 1872, the total number
of men who have passed through the
ranks of the active French army is
1854, 796. About two-thirds of them,
or $50, s64 men, have served an average
time of years. while the remaining
third, or 3S4, 932, have served only
about 10 mouths 1t is not recorded
how many of these |, l64 796 men are
still alive and available for military du-
ty. Some interesting figures respect
ing the selection of men for service
are, however, given. In 1872 the num-
Der found liable to it was sos, $40, of
whom 80, 1873 were discovered, on ex-
animation, to be unit for il, leaving
the number declared hit at 273, 377, and
the actual number enrolled in the act
i've army at l56,0l0. From 1872 down
to 1879 these figures varied only few
thousand men with each year.
The Gridley (Cal.) Herald is rcspon.
sible for the story that n sand-hil
| Nh"hS, "hiCh was hlAIcu HtHT tutu place
recently, was not less than % years
old. A wire was found around the
birds neck. suspended from which was
a silver quarter dollar, bearing this in
scription Captured at Fort du Quesne,
May 20, 1888" Released at Fort
Dearborn, Nov IL, 1916"
Boot stretcher to the royal family"
Ia IaJt al 4 ct,
lives at Baden an old man who for
many years filed this Office to tho
father of the present Austrian Emper-
or. His only duty was to wear tho
Archduke's new boots until they We're
sufficiently easy for his royal master,
and the old retainer now enjoys a COM
Portable pension for bis services.
Ladies who paint silk, satin, or vel
vet screens, fans, dresses. ribbons, ETC.,
are notified that an italian has invent
cd preparation by which all kinds
Of stuffs may DO painted in oil and the
painting remain, On silk and satin
the colors are as brilliant as enamels,
and become changeable like the reiiec-
tons Of the silk itself Neither gum
nor varnish is to be found in the col
ors, and they, therefore, never blacken.
Great Brtain's population is 50. 00O,-
600. Leaving out India and China,
Great Britain now ranks sixth In num-
Der OF inhabitants among the great
States of the world. Russia is first,