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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-29


most completely, by the hail, Of their
green foliage, which was carried by the
wind through every street, covering the
sidewalks as with green tapestry that was
rather pleasant to the eye.
The damage to property was widespread
but not very serious in any one case. In a
hurried walk around the city we learned
of the following instances where it had
done injury: b. +. Blakes front door glass
was broken by a ball of ice; Taber Bros
spectacle sign was partly blown away; the
paper store OF Mr.. B. F. Parker was food
ed and quantity Of plasteriug from the
ceiling fell off and some wall paper was
damaged by the Water DR.. J. S. Petrie's
sign was blown out into the middle of
Eighth street; about three hundred run
ming feet OF Harry Walkers bill.poster
fences. IN different parts of the city, were
totally wrecked; the stage plank suspend
ed in front OF the steamer w. p. Halliday,
which was lying at the upper wharf.boat,
was blown against the boats jackstafT,
which was broken off ncaryat the base;
Mr., II. G. Loilin's transparency, in front OF
his newsstand on OHIO levee, was riddled,
some Of the ice bullets passing clear
through both sides Of the sign; Messrs. G.
NJ. Alden ~ Co.'S commission store was
flooded, the water coming in great guam
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06
Ashes as a Fertilizer.

The residue that remains from the
consumption of vegetable substances by
fire is called the ash, and contains the
mineral elements that enter into their
structure, and very large percentage
of potash This substance is one of the
principal fertilizing elements that enter
into the composition of all plants and
especially all farm crops. Decomposi-
ton of vegetable substance likewise
produces ash, but the process is very
much slower, being produced by natural
combustives instead of artificial When,
therefore, it is considered that this has
been taken from the soil it is more clear
to see the importance of returning as
much as possible to the soil again, and
vet, very much care is to be used in the
application of ashes in order to produce
the best results. Thus, since ashes
have natural tendency to absorb moist
ure, they are considered much more
valuable when applied to soils inclined
to be sandy and dry. Ashes afford an
excellent top-dreSsing for manuring
lands, or pastures, where they are ap-
piled as a top dressing As an expert
ment to demonstrate their value, past
ure was selected, an exceedingly poor
tract of land, quite hilly, and the hills
formed of coarse gravelly soil that was
productive of but little and poor grass
An application of from 25O to 800 bush
els per acre was made, and the follow
inc July the hillsides were covered with
thick mat of grass and clover, very
much superior to the average of past
ures in this State, and we might well
say of some moving fields. While
farmers have been in the habit of using
some that they have themselves made,
they have not been particular enough
in saving all that they might. Every
family that burns wood in the kitchen
accumulates quite a quantity of ashes
during the year, and their importance
in agriculture is such that they should
be carefully collected in order that they
NAV 90 to swell the amount of tertiliz-
ing material upon the farm, and little
trial will soon determine upon what
portions of the farm they may be applied
with reasonable assurance OF good re-
| suits. Utica Herald
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06
Postage Now and Then.

Old-time postage, as compared with
present rates, is something surprising.
Hutton, in his sketch of the life of Sir
Walter Scott, relates that while the
authorship of the Waverly novels was
still very much of mystery Scott hav-
ing already become famous, his bills for
letters " seldom came under tl5O a
year." and las to coach parcels, they
were perfect ruination. He says
that on one occasion a mighty package
came by post from the United States,
for which Scott had to pay five pounds
sterling. 1t contained manuscript
play called 1.-The Cherokee Lovers, "
by young lady of New York, who
begged Scott to read and correct it
write prologue, get it put on the stage
at Drury Lane and negotiate with Con-
stable or Murray for the copyright. In
about fortnight another package not
less formidable arrived, charged with
a similar postage, which Scott (not
grown cautious by experience) reckless
" opened Out jumped duplicate
copy of "The Cherokee Lovers" with
a second letter from the authoress,
stating that as the weather had been
stormy and she feared that something
might have happened to her former
manuscript, she had thought it prudent
to send duplicate. =.
For twenty-five dollars (Which Sir
Walter had thus to pay twice and
which was doubtless nearly all inland
British postage, since in those days
only shi ip letters were sent to Europe,
the sea postage on which was merely
nominaI) package weighing between
fifteen and sixteen pounds may now be
conveyed in the regular mail from the
United States to almost any part OF the
world.-Letter to the Washington Star,
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

The rows that all are praising are
Hanlan' s.-DetrOu Free Press.
"A clothes cOmparison-matching
silks. Philadelphia Chronicle.
"A lawyers brief is sometimes very
extended. u Waterloo Observer.
"A green correspondent wants to
know if policemen are protechoniSts.-
Philadelphia Herald.
Honey is selling thirty per cent.
cheaper than last year in the markets,
and the bees have been ceiling it all
summer for nothing. Graphic.
1.-THE Story of an Honest Man" is
the title of Edmund About 5 latest work.
Is it necessary to add that it is work
of fiction. Boston Post.
Kant has said: " Expression is the
mystery of beauty" There is nothing
to explain the mystery of hash.-N. O..
Picdyune.
In an interior town in Texas, a
prominent crockery dealer joined the
church and now his friends pleasantly
refer to him as a converted Chinaman.
GalUcStOn NeWS.
"A bright little girl, who had sue
cessfully spelled the word that" was
asked by her gOverness what would re-
main after the st" had been taken
away. "The dirty cups and saucerS, "
was the reply. Pottery Gazette.
What relief it is to turn from the
political editorials in exchanges to the
calm dignifed statements to be found
in the local notices ofpatent medicines.
There is noiying in patent medicine adj
Yertisements. .-P6cb'S MeIUaNEee Sun.
In the worlds broad field of battle,
Where so many dangers lurk,
Always try to shun hard labor,
Pass it By with pleasing smirk;
For the money always goes to
Those who all eXertiouS shirk,
While the men get next to nothing
Who do all the hardest work.
OIL city Derrick
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06
FARM AND FIRESlDE.

TO remove a glass stopper, drop
some glycerine in the surrounding crew
ice and after an hour or two it will
loosen.
Provide boxes or shelves with apart
ments and place in appropriate divi-
sions, distinctly marked, all refuse
screws, nails, bolts, riyets, staples, tacks,
etc.
Nothing is better to clean silver
with than alcohol and ammonia; after
rubbing with this, take a little whiten-
ing Or soft cloth and polish. In this
way even frosted silver, which is so
difficult to clean, may be easily made
clear and bright.
Economical Pudding.-An excel
lent way of using stale biscuits or cakes
is to pound them fine in mortar, then
mix with them two eggs with their
weight in butter, beat all to a cream,
pour into a mold and steam. This is
excellent cold with fruit, such as steWed
prunes or apples.
The pride of the farmer should be
in his fields. In their beauty, in their
order, in their product, he should place
the qualification of his humble and hou-
orable ambition, says a contemporary.
This is all very well as far as it goes,
but we would add, the pride OF the
farmer should be in his wife and children
in their health and culture, mental
and social. A farmer with family of
seven, eight or ten children, well bred
and trained up, has something to be
proud of, and what should crafty an
honorable ambition.
To Cook Onions with Cream. Boil
the onions in boiling salted water, with
a little milk added, until tender; drain
aqd put them into stewpan, with a
white sauce; let them simmer a few
minutes. Serve with the sauce poured
over the onions. Make the white sauce
as follows: Put butter the size of an egg
into the saucepan, and when it bubbles
stir in scant half teacupful of flour.
Stir well with an egg whiSk until cooked.
Then add two teacupfuls Of thin cream,
some pepper and salt Stir it over the
fire until perfectly smooth. This also
furnishes an excellent sauce with which
to serve caulihower.
Chocolate Whip.-Take one ounce
of cocoa paste, or the same quantity OF
sweet chocolate scraped fine, and add
it to one quart of rich cream and half a
pound OF pulyerized sugar. Place on
the fire and bring to the boiling point,
stirring constantly with whisk, then
remove it and when it is thoroughly
cold add to it the whites of four eggs
and whisk briskly, and remove the froth
as it foams with perforated SKINNER
and lay it upon hair sieve to drain.
When you have a sufficient quantity OF
whip fill your glasses or cups three
fourths full of the cream and pile the
whip on top of them; sprinkle little
vanilla sugar or powdered cinnamon on
the whip and serve. Another method
for Chocolate Whip-DiSsolve two
ounces of cocoa paste, on a moderate
fire, in half tumbler of boiling water,
and when cold add il to one quart of
cream, together with six ounces of pow
dered sugar. Whip and finish as above.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06
The impudence of the Galveston colore,

The impudence of the Galveston colored
seryaat girl is positively sublime. Only few
DAYS ago lady wanted to hire a cook, "Ilow
is it about Sunday83n asked the lady. 81
can't cook on Sundays. goes home Satur-
day ntght and you don't see me no moan till
Monuay morning. l can't cook no dinner on
Sunday" "Very well. l can cook the II
ner on Sunday myself. am very good
cook.n You is?n "Yes; | can cook as
well as anybody" "pse glad to heah it. Ell
l amt heah on Sunday at dinner time yer
needn't wait. Jest put mine on de stove and
keep it warm for me, "-GalCcSOn NepS.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06
cleveland Ohio Herald.l

An Illinois exchange feels called to thus
deliver itself: "His hammock swung loose at
the sport Of the wind and tumbled the Hon
]. s. Irwin on his head, and but for the ap,
plicetion of St. Jacobs Oil, he might have
gone "where the woodbine twineth." Even
so, dear Beacon, as many Others have gone,
who, failing to use the Great German Remedy
in time, for their rheumatism and other dan,
gerous diseases, "have paid the debt of Ma
ture.n Rub is our motto
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

An English woman resisted the
payment of f6 to a school teacher on
the ground that he had starved her boy,
On the trial it was shown that the boy
was fed at breakfast on bread and
dripping and at dinner on beef and
potatoes with the skins on, whereas ne
liked his potatoes mashed. The judge
decided in favor of the schoolmaSter
because, although the terms were the
same as of Squeers at Dotheboy's Hall,
in Dickens "Nicholas Nickleby, yet
the fare was much improved. He
thought bread and dripping ten times
better than bread and bad butter; and
that, although the principal had not
been "a father to the boy" as he
promised he would, he had not entirely
failed in his contract.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06
Advantage of Heavy Plates.

The soft bituminous coal used in the West
is so destructive on all cast-iron that the
heavy plates in the CHARTER OAK Cook
STOVE will be appreciated by housekeepers
as we'll as dealers. This advantage, with ex-
cellent draft, quick and uniform baking,
make the CHARTER OAK the most desirable
stove in the market.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06
Eaas of HOpfora.

eThe fee of doctors is an item that very
many persons are interested in just at pres
ent. We believe the schedule for visits is
$500, which would tax man confined to his
bed for year, and in need OF a daily visit,
over 81, 900 a year for medical attendance
alone! And one single bottle Of Hop Bitters
taken in time would save the 81, 600 and all
the years sickness.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

Experiments made in France bv
NM. Savigny and Colineau have result
ed in the production of some valuable
dyes from the common garden cabbage
that is, they have succeeded in ex-
tracing from red cabbage, or broccoli,
a coloring matter which is claimed to
be absolutely inofensive, and capable
of application in all the ordinary opera
tions of painting, printing and dyeing.
The leaves of the plant are for this pur-
pose cut into small pieces, thrown into
boiling water in the proportion of three
pounds of the leaf to three litres of
water, and there left to macerate for
twenty-four hours; at the end of this
time they are withdrawn and subjected
to a strong pressure, the juices ex-
pressed by this means being added to
the liquor infusion. As thus obtained,
the substance-to which the name of
cauline" has been given-is of blue
violet color, and forms the base of Sc
rles of derivatives of various colors.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06
Mrs. General Sherman

Says: 81 have frequently purchased Du-
rang's Rheumatic Remedy for friends suffer-
ing with rheumatism and in every instance
it worked like magic" 1t will cure when
everything else fails. Sold by all druggists.
Write for 40-page pamphlet to r. h. Hell
phenstine, Druggist, Washington, D. c.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06
PoSt Ctoye We Ever ITsed.

After many years. trial, we are satisfied
that the CHARTER OAK is the best Stove we
ever used, and cheerfully testify that it IS
the best adapted to the wants Of the general
public of any stove in the market.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

What have you to say, prisoner
at The BARI" Prisoner-"I was hungry, your
Honor, aud stole the loaf of bread to save me
from starvation. / had no money, and could
get no work to earn any money. II Jud ge-
"That will do, sir. State Prison for life.
Yours is a bad case. must set an example.
You should have known, sir, that the lecture
field was open to you. Officer, take him
away. ."-BOStOn Post
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

A STITCH IN TIME.-A cough may be cured
by Piso's Cure for Consumption in a few
hours or days, while the deadlier disease
which SO often follows a cough will take
weeks or months to overcome.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06
There will be cut this coming win
ter lIv,vOO, 800 feet Of logs in the vicinity
of Duluth. There will be some l,500
men employed, and 250 to 800 teams.

"IN friendship true, we wish TO you
\ merry Christmas day;
Abundant wealth, vigorous health,
And light in Wisdom's way"
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06
[St. Paul Pioneer Press. ]
What We TVnfe.

We hate growing, no matter the source or
cause, and recommend herewith the remedy.
Use St. Jacobs OIL and laugh at pain. 1t will
do the work every time. .sg
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

"THIs is real fun-Gus," said the young
lady who went out with her lover to gather
mushrooms, upon finding fine batch Of the
cryptogamic plants.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

Parsons INDELIBLE MARKING INK has q
record of .ffty gears. Sample mailed for 3Oc'
by F. H. Stoddard d Co., Northampton, Mass.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

BIFFERs doesn't understand why sailors are
continually weighing anchor. He says he
should think they might keep memoran-
dunn of the weight in the log book for refer
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

THE first duty of sailor is to learn all OF
the ropes. 1t is remarkable fact that many
of The ropes have to be taut, also, before they
can be of service.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

GALL seems to hinge on this" remarked
the lover when he proposed to his sweetheart,
while swinging on the gate in front OF her
hOnse
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

JoHN BULL is reaching out boldly for the
beef of America, and it is meat that he
should.-N D. Picdyune
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

THE only genuine Axle Grease has the name
of Frazer on every package, and wears longer
than any other.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes, use Dr. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water Druggists sell it. 25c-
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

ASK your druggist for Redding's Russia
Salve Keep it in house in case of accidents.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

SARA BERNUARDT says the expression,
"Much OF my time has run to waist" is not
one of her or ginal remarks.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

"WHY,n asked a Galveston Sunday-school
teacher Of a little boy, Ibid Jacob marry the
two daughters Of LabanN 81 dunno, except
perhaps he was satisfied with one mother-in-
iaW.n-GaUeStOn Ne0y.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

WHEN feline squall
Does Shrlly fail
On slumber that doth recreate,
Invective deep
We quickly heap
On cat that will thus NEW till late.
With glaring eye
And movements sly,
With deadly bOOtjack aimed in hate
The missiles sent,
Too high it went
That yellow cat to mutilate.
Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

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Sharp County record., 1881-01-06

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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

Largest Circulation OF any Daily in
Southern Illinois.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
Natures Cathartic.

No medicine is needed to keep the bow
els in order as long as natures calhartlc,.
the bile, flows freely and regularly from its
source in the liver, and Is of the right
strength and quality. But the great hillary
gland is easily disordered, and the conse-
quences of its irregularities are serious. To
bring 1t back to its natural condition when
thus affected, Hostetters Stomach Bitters
should be taken at least twice day until
the desired object is attained. Constipa-
ton is due to scant supply OF bile, or to
a lack OF the stimulating element in that
fluid In either case mere purgation is
useless. The liver must be compelled to
yield the supply of bile necessary to re-
move the waste matter from the system at
least once in twenty-four hours, before
radical cure OF costveness can be accom-
plished. Hostetter's Bitters produces this
effect. Its action upon the stomach and
the stomach and liver is direct and salut-
airy, and through these organs it regulates
and invorates the whole frame.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
AGENTS.
COrnwelrs System of Dress
Cutting.

LADY CANvAssERs and LOCAL AGENTS
WANTED EVERYWHERE. Agents never fall to
rell this method Some make $50 per week. This
IL the only system in the world with a shoulder
measure and a perfect rule for darts, making a
perfect garment without renttlng. Simple to
learn, and worth hundred dollars to every sewing
machine owner. What lady will take the agency
Send for terms 1929 Wabash ave-, Chicago,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

The Chouteau was due late last night.
The Gaff had light trip for the Ohio.
The Golden Rule is due tomorrow for
New Orleans.
The Ben Franklin added considerable
Tor Memphis
Look on, for the Ste. Genevievc for st.
Louis tomorrow morning.
The Colorado added fifty tons for st.
Louis and left at p. IN. yesterday.
The Sherlock had light trip for the
Ohio. She goes to the bank upon arrlv-
ing at Cincinnati
The John Dippold and four barges bulk
passed down at ten o'clock a. m, yesterday,
for New Orleans.
The Hopkins reshpped four hundred
sacks ST. Louis potatoes and discharged
largely at the c. d V. transfer.
The B. S. Rea reshipped sixty tons for
st. Louis, and returned to Nashville yester-
day at noon with car of iron ere and con-
siderable other feight.
Mr.. Charles Garland did not visit Metro
polls with the Knights, bu. concluded to
remain over and assist the ladies at the
Carnival Tuesday night.
The Belle Shreveport passed down at
ten a. m. yesterday without landing. 0s-
car jolly was passenger, and was landed
on the Mississippi shore He reports her
| flat.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
BU rGHER.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

OFFICE OF City CLERK, CAIRO. ILL., May 18th, ISL
Sealed proposals will he received at this office
until time of meeting of the city council, Tuesday
May "a, for furnishing the city with two thousand
cubic yards Of broken stone, to be delivered on
Levee street, foot Of Eighth street, sa stone
TO he of such size to pass through ring the di.
ameter OF which will be 2l2 inches; also proposals
for furnishing five thousand cubic yards of gravel
to be delivered streets evee; said gravel to be
equal in quality TO that delivered sixth street
In the year 1880, and subject to approval OF com
mittee on streets The right to reject any and all
bids reserved by the city.
D.. FOLEY, City Clerk
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

OFFICE OF CRY CLERK, CAIRO, ILL.,, May l4th 1881
Sealed proposals will be received at my office un.
till o'clock p m Tuesday, May 24th lSSl, for the
removal of garbage from the different residences
TENDER, October, November, March and April,
twice in each week; for the months of June. july
and August, six days in each week. and for the
months of December, January and February, once
In each week NJ per section %, chapter 10 Of the
ordinances of the CITY, The place of deposit 70 be
not So than one mile from the city limits. The
right to reject any and all bd- reserved by the city
ID. F)LEY, City Clerk.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

TRAINS LEAVE CAIRO:
81 . am. Mail,
Arriving in st. Louis 9:4b an; Chicago $3.50 pm;
Connecting at Odin and Etfngham for Cincin'
natl, Louisville, Indianapolis and points East
l1:lO am. st. Louis and Western
Express.
Arriving In ST. Louis 7:05p. m, and connecting
for all points West.
4:3O pm. Fast Express
For St. Louis and Chicago, arriving at st. Lonis
lO:aO m, and Chicago S20 am
AGO pm. Cincinnati Express.
Arriving at Cincinnati roo an; Louisville 7;20
an. Indianapolis 400 am. Passengers by
this train reach the above points l - to 80
HOURS In advance of any other route.
tW-The 4:2O D. m. express has PULLMAN
SLEEPING CAR Cairo TO Cincinnati, without
changes, and through sleepers TO st, Louis and
Chicago.
Fast Time East.
Passengers By this nsns s ST G hS,Sqsn TO d GS
caused by sunday intervening, The Saturday after.
noon train from Cairo arrives In new York Monday
mornlug at io;35. Thirty-six hours In advance Of
any other route
ES-For through tickets and further information,
apply At Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Cairo.
Jas. JOHNSON, j. II. JONES,
Gen, southern Agent. Ticket Agent.
4. h NSON, Gen. Pass, Agent. Chicago.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
The Market.

MONDAY EVENING, May 10, 1881.
The weather is cool and pleasant.
The river continues to fall and will soon
be back to its usual summer stage.
The market is firm, the demand being
good for leading articles and receipts small.
FLOUR-Dull, with but little change.
Stocks are accommodating.
HAY-Recelpts small and demand
limited.
CORN-Scarce and demand good; both
white and mixed remain firm at quotations
OATS-Recelpts are very small.
CHICKENS-Quiet and unchanged. No
spring chickens coming in and old ones
are easy.
STRAWBERRIES - Have commenced
to move and the demand is good at quo
tations.
MEAL-Scarce, and we note a lite adj
vance in the price of city.
BRAN-Remains unchanged.
BUTTER-Go demand for choice.
Common very slow.
EGGS-Are fare at quotations.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
RIVER NEWS.

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT
SIGNAL OyvIGE,
CAIRO, H.. May 10, 1881 I
Time. Bar. Their. Hum. Wind. Vel Weather
- - - - - 49, ,---I-----~
an 29s9 G3 ~ NE IL Clear
1901 ~ ~ ~ "
- 800 " 4G I3 Clear
z pm 300 ~ 3 Ne IL Clear
Maximum Temperature, so Minimum Tenn
pDrAturc6 2 Rain o inches.
River, 20 feet inches. Fall - inches.
W. II. RAY,
Serg't Signal Corps. q. s. A.