The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-09-02


server. It's this Is the interior of the
United States gradually drying up2 Has
the continued cultivation OF the soil, COM
bined with extensive destruction Of the
timber, gradually brought about perma
nent drouthy condition3 In other words,
has the woodlands AK, mercilessy and i'm
providently used, already Slapped the life
blood of a soil that was and is, with suf-
ficieut moisture, practically lnexhaustible9
Enlightened agrculturists know the value
of timber to the individual farmer and Of
ten exploring the same; but the ESQ to
speak, aggregate farmer of the great west
seems neither to know the value of timber
as rain-producer nor to feel solicitude for
its production. The barbarian He cuts
his trees and curses the droutb; plows up
more woodland and looks in vain for the ac-
customcd showers. The worm fence creeps
among the foliage of the land and the
sweet heritage thereof is scathed The ak
and the plow are needed and beneiicent-
but only in moderation-only with pru-
dence and circumspection can they be prof
itably and continuously used. The aver
age husbandman Of the United States is
reckless radical, Whereas of all things, the
farm should be the headquarters of conser-
vatism. Let the destruction of timber pro-
coed little longer at the present rate,
without repair in the shape of systematic
and extensive tree planting, and the inte-
rior OF this country will become, in fact,
what 1t once was theoretically on the old
maps, viz "the great American desert"
We are requested by the Illinois Cen
trail to call further attention to their spec
ials to the Cincinnati and Chicago exposi-
tons. We do it with pleasure. 1t is al
ways pleasure to us to extend favors of
this kind to our railroads and steamboat
lines, when asked as a courtesy, not de-
manded as right. We do not expect
them TO send US passes whenever they have
an excursion If we wanted these favors,
we would ask for them, as favor, and not
feel offended if they were illiberal enough
to refuse to give them and of course they
la no t,, nrafnh fhnir bap
and give them "a send off," 1t is courtese
on our part to do such favor when asked
and il would always be done, literally and
satisfactorily, but we do not admit
the right of any railroad
corporation or any person to DEMAND
what is only courtesy on our part to give.
If we receive tavors, it is because we ASK
for favors; if we grant them, it is because
we are asked to do so. This is right of
newspapers that IS sometimes overlooked by
their friends as well as themselves. Itren-
ders the courtesy too cheap to make it not
worth asking for. We have gotten away
from the subject; we want to say good
word for the excursion trains of the |. G. II.
r., advertised to-day. What shall we say2
The grand old road is well known East,
West, North and South. She does nothing
in small scale The patrons of the road
have all to be desired in the way of cars,
sleepers, time, &C., and we are glad to say
good word for her, because she deserves II
and also because, for years, this company
has been one of our most liberal and prompt
paving advertisers, We can say Of it
truthfully, we have never lost a
dollar in any of our trans
actions with it. 1t is true, our job depart
ment receives but little of the roads pa
tronage, but we do not expect it. Their
headquarters are in Chicago and we would
look upon it as a very mean thing if they
did not keep their work at home.
For several days past Esquire o. A.
Osborn has been kept busy disposing
of a number of negroes who had been
guilty of gambling for money in the den
of the negro John Gladney, at the corner of
Twentieth street and Commercial avenue.
A crowd of about fifteen of these law
breakers have so tar been dealt with ac-
cording to law, most of whom were con-
victed and fined, and there are still some to
be heard from The cause of the sudden out
burstof iniquity from the den aforesaid was
internal contention. The gamblers got to
quareling among themselves over the lu-
ere and the gang broke up in row one
night last week. The result was that one
or two of the mucks, who were probably
cheated out of their winnings, or thought
they were, betrayed the Others and laid
bare the true, inner character, long since
suspected, Of that dirty, disreputable
little hole known as Gladney's
saloon. The result was
that warrants were issued by Esquire o.