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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-16

Theleading Scientists OF To-Day agree that most
diseases are caused by dis0rdcrcd Kidneys or Liy
". ~ thelclore the Kidneys and Liver are ReptIn
Peflect order perfect health will he the result
ms truth has only been known a short time and
iof Years people suffered great agony without be.
ing able 10 ind relief The discovery of Warner
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lor All the diseases that cause pains In the lower
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Janaaiee -Dizziness- Gravel Fever. Ague
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Az Blood Purifier II IN unequaled, for II cures
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enquire for WARMERS SAFE DIABETES CURE
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-16

course OF this medicine will restore tie Loot hinc'
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fore was dependency and gloom Inc Spen,no
Medicine is being used with wonder'"' e"''
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-16
LYDIA z. PINKHAM's
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
The Positive Cure
For all Female Complaints.
DiscoyERER or

This preparation. ~ It's name signifies consists OF
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when its uss continued In ninety pine in hun
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ufy On account Of iis proven merits it is todayre
commended and prescribed by the bot physicians In
the country.
10 viii euro entirely the WORT form Of falling
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speedily by IT'S use,
In fact Il has proved 70 he thu great
est and best remedy that has ever been discover
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q. cures Bioatng, Headaches. Nervous Prostitution.
General Debility, siseplessness, Depression and Ind
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-16

Age and diseases
that lead to Con
sumption lnsani.
ty and an early
grave, or both.
No matter how
shattered / b c
system may he
from excuses Of
any kind, q shor'
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-16

LADIES who appreciate elegance and
purity are using Parker's Hair Balsam. II
is the hes. article sold for restoring gray
hair to it's original color and beauty.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-16

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inc, graining, vanishing, polishing, kAlsoming
&C., 30 Cts. Book OF Alphabcis, 20. Book Of Fancy
Aphabets. 10. Sign, Carriage, Car, Fresco, and
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Hook, 81. Scrolls and Ornaments, lLoudolphel 81.
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-16
Lydia {. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
MEDICAL.

To Nervous Sufferers treat European Rem.
edy--Dr. J. Y. simpsons Specific Medicine.
DIR. b. simpsons Specific Medicine IL a posi.
tive cure for Spcrmatorrhea, Impoteney, Weakness
and all diseases resulting from Self Abuee. AZ Ncr'
vous Debility, Irriabilly Mental Anxiety Languor'
Lassitudc, Depression ofSpirite and functional de
ranncments ofthc Nervous System generally Paine
4. Rach M Si1c Lnaa of Memory. Premature Old
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-12
R0SSLNPS RECIPES FOR 0VERrU9GS.


From Gali9ranI
The TOttdire publishes letter written hy Roseni
or at all events attributed 10 Rossini on the snh
ject of the difficulties attending overures and the
proper mode of remedying them. The document
had consulted the maestro. Ii runs a. follows:
General and invariable rule: Do not compose the
overture before the very eve OF the first representa-
tion. Nothing produces inspiration 50 much as ne-
cessity, the MEETING presence OF the cOpyst who IL
awaiting your work strip by strip. and the tcrrify-
ing sight of despairing manager tearing out his
hair by the roots. The rial ohefs dparrs have
never been composed under other circumstances In
Italy IN my day, managers were al bald before they
First Recipc-I composed the overture TO
'Otheilo in little room IN the }abaja Palace, in
which the most ferocious and baldest Of managers
shut me up, with m0o@oHi FeGs. and the threat
that lie would only let me out alive II provided with
the last note OF the said overture.
second Recipe composed the overture 70 TIE
'Lazza Ladra,' not on the eve bat on the very day
of the first representation, IN the flies of the La
Scala Theatre, at Milan, whittier the manager, a
worthy rival OF Barbaja. had relegated me under
the guard OF four machinists. These four wretchos
were ordered TO throw down my work. sheet by
sheet 10 copyiss who sat below in the body of the
theatre transcTibing, and sending the manuscript
bit by bit 10 the oc dorohestre who had ii rchearsod
II a due amount were not forthcoming the barba-
rians in question were directed 10 throw Inc pro-
prid persona to the cOpylsts.
Third Recipe-ldid better In the case Of the over
ture 10 III BarbicTe, which did not compose at
all, having made use OF the overture to Elisa
betta' excessively srlG opera instead Of the one
written for the above equally bHga piece The pub
lie seemed delighted 10y the substitution.
Fourth Recipe composed the overture. or moro
properly speaking, the musical introduction TO the
tComto Dry while fishing in company with NJ.
Ag1lado who never ceased talking 10 me the whole
time about Spanish finances.
{" Fifth Recipe composed the overture 10 Gull
laRnle Tell under somewhat analogous circum-
stances in some rooms the boulevard Mont
martre which were filed night and day with posse
Of fellows smoking. drin king, talking. singing and
believing in my ears. while l was working away
with mi ght and main.
sixth Recipe--I never composed any overture
all for Moise' which IL the easiest way Of ALL and
was followed by my good freud Meyerbeer for
Robert le Dable and the Huguenots, as well
as, 80 they SAY. for the Prophetic"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-12
DIAMOND-EDGE LACE.

Cast on - stitches
LIST row: Slip 1, knit 1, over twice and purl to-
esther twice plain, over twice and knit together
three times; knit plain.
I'd row Knit plain. purl 1. knit 2 plain purl /,
Knit 2 purl |, knit g thread over twice and puri
together twice, knit 2 plain.
I'd row Slip l. knit !, over twice and purl to-
setAer twice knit remainder stitches plain.
%sh row: Knit II stitches plain, over twice and
pan together twice; knit 2.
OH row: ship /. knit l. over twice and purl to-
ee,her twice; knit p twice and knit together
mi remainder stitches plain
9th row: Knit 10 stitches plain. purl l. knit 2.
osrs twice puri together twice; knit 2.
TN row Slip L. knit /. over twice, purl together
vice; knit remainder stitches plain.
9TH row Knit - stitches plain, over twice and
rari together twice knit 2.
"hrow: Slip ]. knit /, over twice and purl
s'esther twice; knit 2 over twice. knit together
"ice kn, remainder stitches plain.
ivsh row. Knit stitches plain puri l. knit 2.
RuL knit 2. twice and purl 2 together twice
iitA row: Slip l. knit 1. over twice and purl Q
"sether twice knit remainder stitches plain.
Azth row Slip FIRST stitch, knit second. slim first
~ she second until stitches are narrowed. knit
nssn- over twiee and pnrl together twice: knit Q
xnss sss now Is stitches; repeat from iirst row.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-12

Cast on 81 stitches.
LIST row: Knit 2 over. knit l. slip l, knit l. throw
over the slipped stitch. pur l, narrow. knit l. purl
], knit l. slip l. knit l. throw tie slipped
stitch, purl L. narrow, knit l, over. knit l. over
narrow, over twice, narrow. over twice, narrow,
over and narrow four times, over knit ?.
I'd row Knit 49, purl l, knit 2, purl 1, knit 1.
over narrow. purl 3. knit l. purl 2 knit 1. purl q
knrt j. purl 3. knit 2.
Sd row Knit 2, over. knit l. over. slip 1. knit l.
throw the slipped stitch, purl l. narrow, pur l.
slip l. knit l. throw over the slipped stitch purl l.
NARROW, over knit 1. over knit l, over, narrow,
knit 2, over and narrow four times, over. knit 2.
9TH row: Knit 10, over. narrow. purl 4. knit l.,
puh 1. knit /. purl /. knit 1, purl 4. knit 2.
9th row Knit 2, over, knit 3, over, slip /. mar
row. throw over the slipped stitch, purl l, slip l.,
narTow throw the slipped stitch over. knit 3,
over knit l. over, narrow. twice, narrow. over
twice, narrow knit d, over and narrow four times,
over, knit 2
9th row Knit II. purl :, knit 2, purl l, knit l,
over, narrow. purl q, knit l. purl @. knit 2.
7th row Knit 2, over. knit ., over, slip l, mar
row. throw over the slipped stitch, over, knit 3,
over, knit 1. over narrow knit 49, slip of the S
stitches remaining the left needle over the first
sne on the needle, then knit l.
9Th row Knit IS, over. narrow. puTl II, knit 2.
Slip the first stitch in each row and knit the last
tvist stitch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-12
WIT AND HUMoR OF LoED BEACoysHEzD
VS. cieAei IN Yae,nnan's nnoa-tne


The only English Prime Minister who has been q
prOfessed w.t. he felt it's efficacy a weapon, used
ii. and we may add never abused T. ,Squi6, repair
tee igTam and lampOon, all applied by him, have
yet never been misapplied 10 glOze immortality or
prOiane religion. His very snecr i good LuInOr. and
ii hc WAS in any sense Dogcucs, he was Gel tAluIy
Diogrnes who lived out of the tub
Wit TO classify roughly is twofold. There Is the
lightning wit that flashes of short sentence
apt reply and there is the lambent wit that spark
either by description or dialogue We shall begin
with instances of the first And here there Is
scarcely need to quote. Every one knows his aphOr
isms The hanson cab THE gOndOa of London"
and the critics. the men who have failed y; Tad
poles Tory men and Wing mcasures' and Kigby's
Little words in great capitals Don Juan. the
of the House of LOrds' "Al tho great things have
bcin done by the little nations and "OuT young
Queen and our old Constitution" The " hig-
bathing" and. may add, London, the key Of
India, are hOuseh hold words.
Ii is in " Coningsby aud Lothian" that per
haps the host OF his apophcgins arr found. Thence
spring The government Of great measures. or lit
lie men of humbng or huindium = and Youth the
trustees of posterty y; " The Anstrlans the Chinese
of Europe y; and "Diplomatists the Hebrews Of
politics y; " Paris, the unworthy 81 the world y
and st. James, SQUARE the FaubOurg 81. GERMAN
of London y" " The gentlemen who PLAYED with bill
lard balls games that not billiards ~; and
"1hc lady who sacrificed even her lovers to her
friends y Most women are vain, some mon are
not -; and the lawyer who was not int llrctual
CrusslIs, but had his pockets full # siXponccs y;
" Panthcisn, Atheism in domino : and hooks the
curse of the human race y Pearls are like Girls
and Malt tax is madnoss'; Of Austria, two things
made her natiOn-she 6as German and che Vas
Catholic, and now she Is neither y" and Of the Re-
form BILL " Ii gave to Manchester q bishop and TO
Birmingham dandy" But indeed words fully as
has been scarcely time tO forget the advice ia
Lothian" to " go into the country for the first
note OF the nightingale and return 70 town for tho
first note Of the mnin-heIl y" or perhaps 70 renen-
Der Zenobia in Endymion." " who liked handsome
people. even handsome women" and Mr.. Ferrars
who committed suicide from want of imagina-
tlcn."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-12
SCRAp-DAG


LACE PATTKRN.-Mrs. X. Y. 5. is informed that
by "over' in knitting is meant simply the putting
the thread forward around the right-hand needle in
order to make an extra stitch. Her pretty lace
pattern is very acceptable.
Cast on 10 stitches knit across plain.
LIST row : Purl l. knit 10, make 2, purl together
% row: Pur together, knit 10, make 2, purl 2
together,
Sd row: Purl 2 together, knit l. mako ., purl ?
together, knit 7. make 2, purl 2 together
4th row Purl 2 together, knit .. purl l. knit 1,
make 2. purl . together.
9th row Purl together knit II, make 2 purl
together.
9TH row: Like 5th
9TH row Purl ? together, knit l, make 2, purl 2
together. make 2, purl together, knit o. make 2,
purl together.
Sth row l'url together knit s. purl l, knit 2.
purl / knit /, make 2, purl together
9th row Purl together, knit -. make ?, purl
2 together.
10th row: Like 9th.
nth row Purl together. knit /. make .. purl
Q together make 2, pur together, make .. purl
together knit then put this last stitch back on
the left hand needle and draw the other stitches
over il now turn the work with that one stltch on,
and knit 2, purl l. KNIT q puri l. knit puT l. knit
l. make 2, purl together.
18th row Purl 2 together. knit 10. make 2.
18th row. Purl together, knit 10 make ., purl
2 together.
18th row ; Like 80, which is the beginning Of the
scallop.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-12

SPIDER PATTERNS.
Those are suitable for shawl. clouds, bedspreads.
tides, etc.
Cast on any number of stitches that be divided
by Six Add edge stitches each side.
LIST row Over. slip l, narrow 10y knitting to-
gether and throw the slipped stitch over. knit
ID row: Plain.
Sd row: Over. narrow over, narrow, knit ..
4th row: Plain.
9Th row: Over. knit 8. over. slip l, narrow and
throw the slipped stitch over.
9th row: Plain.
Repeat from LIST row.
Cast on six stitches for each pattern
LIST row: Plain.
I'd row: Purl.
Sd row: Over, knit 8 together, over knit to-
gether over. knit l.
4th row: Purl.
9th row: Over, narrow. over knit 1. over, knit 3
together
9th row: Purl.
Repeat from Sd row for required length.
III.
Cast on any number Of stitches diviSble by three,
LIST row: Plain.
ID row: Purl.
Sd row. Plain
4th row: Knit /. narrow, over.
9th row: Plain.
9th row Pur
9TH row: Plain.
Sth row ; Knit /. over narrow
Repeat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-12
crRREXr ErLlGIors plscrssloM

Il is natural that the treatment which Professor
smith ha, received from the ccclr-iaatical auih"i-
ti,. hy the FREE Church la, teal hlm to take moro
radical position than he otherwise would have as
sum,d but We have seen far enS ~ tls volume MS
lectures 10 condemn than ~ ht expected Judging
from the fierce drnuur!ati on~ OF some oi MS SCOT "A
Lr,thr,u The defect N the treatment OF the sub
irct n this; he has made the destructive element
strong and the constructive element weak. " Con
i,cturil criticism which L. a large staple in these
lectures. mas, tor the time being get around dlai-
Guilty, bat does not remove 1.-THE National Bap-
tiSt
II is wise thoughtfuily and ch"crfuly TO mark
each birthday. it should bc holy day IN every
Christians casa day of grateful Thanksgiving
that W. have come 30 far upon the road VI lie.
There are still battles 20 tight. mount ans % cumb,
dark nights IN which one signs for ght st!li temp
tatiUn sill sin. Ay, bat when We get 10 thg HAy
Of our death. then the whole journey rs oehlnn.
II Is Ill over now. Ou your coming 20 die there -
nothing left to do but 10 die All else II done. Tho
battle il fought and the victory Is won iOTeYer.-
The Rev. L. Ill. SpurgeOn.
KaHochiSm is bearing fruit, A correspondent, in
a private note. informs u that thirteen churches
ana s.xty-si1 dele gates who have injured kalloch
a, long a. they can, withdrew from the California
Bautist Convention and formed a new organic alton.
Our correspondent sends MS copy of Or. kallOchs
prelude" on the subject rs reported in The H9n
ITaRcisdO Hammer. Ii Is anything but sainty
production. For slang ard violent personal a Il
We have rarely it, equal We trust or CMi'-
forna brett rem will have the moral support 81 .he
Baptist denomination generally Ia TIER ne'J hs
effort to keep unsulliet tho Baptist name o" '"'
Pacific coast.-lTho Centra Baptist
No. the Old World knows not in the full what
nation Is srineng up here bet"ee iho Two oeoa -
bnt Won all know the impressive TACT u u sen ~
vour eyes IL is heard by your cars, IT Is cit IN to
aulckened impulses IN tho heart Dut Az III ea
scene. 10 great beyond words, VIII ialo a"ag ~
mirage or mist Of the morning unless yonr pa.i.pt-
ism enter the arena of morals aud hght the oattei
~ tho mind as your fathers fought tho wars vi
blood aud death and hterty.-'ProieS'os OWING
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-12


Wa meeting 81 literary mru lu ttc ciij Of Nrw-
York in the tro.rr.nr- rn,u 30 tur tlt, HAl.
Na~.I .rtfou lrtns rfr-flrl committee Was
appointed O. ma Lee aflAu.,ilrrf- f.I 4 ,Ditali. ut
IGNITION II OH. event aul lrt ..r 90 rl.,t fund
for tbe erection az "a r,..,..t T., ia. rp,nor, ui
Tho tlr.e1,.,i novelist
Al nur INST meeting Mr. Bryant ~H- selected 60
deliver thr cu,or, .r. i., p,lH,r W.l- -le,.y
obtained After y4r.,I. propositions DR. Ernl,
GrI-Vo.d. Nhp $50. tIr icIl.tE -put tArOug. o.t.
,lggr.ird Chat sc -.oulI % possible get Nr
~ c.,-t.r fo rf,,ii. ,y t..rrrl ...u. 49, Nri-t,I
Was soon l. pas fl-nurII Nr.. l,I. $3.50 BIS way Goo
n ,.ftr.f,r ',f ,.i,i ,r.-,.l. of OH. ,lr NM
-t,n., a. -.c ham personally ou tie ,.b.r.t
called ou barn 20 tI, A,tur l.,l.c aud stated uy
GRAND. Ii. secuted -ni.ruh bar f.h.u aha a. tlr
propositions and asked i.. ID t.oI-Itit WOIlI Vo
,..Ii. appropriate.
al. mot a literary iu.r." Pc, .4il "It srou.s %
rr. ,,,r .f...yIt -....,t ,l.. f.. I'LL. n....r'
ST. W,l-f,r' II r.p.l,l. w,.,,riaiiit c,atrI vou
,. .,..L N.u u.u boz. '.ilrrI I, tour printed
.r. ,r ,r.,.,,i ,,-t -...,'-t Int. l,f.r,tff
,r..,rrd O., deliver "a discourse before your H.
torl.al ~orirfy Cine last week Il !. luarV. d ,uu
Can fr,i,., tor meeting for about tAc Saline t.iAs
viii preside al H."
Atti. appointed hour drove O., the t-tr lions.
for Mr. Webster and hrousht hu to tAe Hall Ou
Lie, ,.,y hc r.ucatri tNt., to huu.rlf:
...rs., -, 49,, ..... e.,,.,.s D., .,,,,,..,,"
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Turning sul.cnI, 20 mc hc rNri1lH'dt " 'un aicI'
hat is I'M Jane immediately >n'''',,,iHE NAV ,,
HE question came 90 uh"NlF,boS ii"i' '"'i"
I"t answer H. We hl" i'u u" '' lu'' ,pP''''I
Randolph, BOOK -st"Ic. stopping lh' mas.
jumped OFT AMI procured a c"pA, 81 ,",A, L.'Il'
camo back and read the lines VT. Webster "isHoH
ioi ana we Piuc.'n'" on our WI ,. ,l. o-,,i,,
An, amusing lh'l1'hI "'CuI''' "t W" ~ -.
Mr. irving. whose duty y Wa a, ,.'lf'u 81 "uI
committee To- Announce VII. "'D'"I' Ann ~, ar
~ MS shy' frightened manner I'D <" IN. .."tu " '
his task. when some one seated exactly m lrunt ot
him among the audience r,-c and. brior' Mr. Irving
could got ont word, shouted ~ The Top ~ hi5
yoicc; Three cheers Tor Tho author Of the Sketch
Book" The cheers Wcrr given 10 Mr. lr1lnss
utter di-may and discontinue. Tie st"inmcred out
Mr. Wcbsters name aud some usriiclatc words
about "prrhiling' then quickly rctr'atlng he
seated himself quite away from observation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-12
4 COAST WAIVER

In the northern and foggy parts Of Japan i is
the custom for mariners "a estimate their dis
tancc from the shore by blowing their steam
whistle, and observing the time 1t tak,s FOR the
echo to return 10 them bat on certain ioSgy
days, and with particular c0niigurauun OF the
land. the echo does not come back. 50 the
method is misleading 1t has occurred to Pro
fcssors Ayrtou and Perry, however, says En-
Ginee1ing that If the source Of sound were
placed under water At depth of SAY thirty
feet where a profound calm rcigus even IN
stormy weather the method would bc free of
these drawbacks. They propose TO lower into
tho sen a strong musical tonglo or reed Nhratcd
10y an intermittent cicctru-Inagn"t, and to listen
for the returning echo of the note emitted by
the reed This could hc done by dipping "A
wooden or metallic surface into The water and
applying the ear 10 it. The side, oi the ship
ITSELF might even Toe found to catch thr c'h"
above the noise of the waves. The idea of sub
marine sirens as coast warmers was preached
five wears ago. but has never been adopted.
Professors Perry and Ayrtous plan j. SOME
what different, but that 10 is not wholly impIac-
ticablc is shown by the fact that Mcsors. Cola
don and Smm distinctly heard, through The
waters Of Lake Geneva, the sound of = bell
struck nine miles distant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-12
ORIGIN OF THE ENGLISH MILE.

In "A paper recently read 10y NJ. Faye before
the French Academy Of Sciences, and published
in Nature the English mile is shown 10 have "a
very ancient origin. II was meant 20 represent
the length of minute of arc based on n calcu-
laton by tho Greek astronomer Eratostheucs,
of the mcridional arc between Alexandria and
Syene IN Egypt made more than 2,lOO years
ago. This ancient measurement, says NJ Faye
was very precise, and the English gpographerS
OF the sixteenth century were fully Justified IN
taking it for the basis of "a valuation Of the are
Of one minute or the siXtieth part of degree
and of Offering it 10 the navigators of their
country. only they believed that the great
Greek astronomer Of Alexandria must have
made Of the Greek foot, which is one and a
half hundrcdths larger than the English foot.
In fact, VI. Faye contends that he used the
lish mile instead of being the sixteth part "
degree is really the sixty-ninth part.