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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06
FACTS THAT WE KNOW.

lfyou are suffering with severe Cough,
Cold, Asthma, Bronchitis, Consumption,
loss of voice, tickling in the throat, or any
affection of the throat or lungs we know
DIR. KINGS New Discovery will give you
immediate relief We know of hundreds
of cases 1t has completely cured, and that
where all other medicines had failed. No
other remedy can show onc-half as many
permanent cures. Now to give you salts.
factory proof that DIX. KINGS New DIsCoy-
cry will cure you Of Asthma, Bronchitis,
Hay Fever consumption, severe Coughs
and Colds, lloarsness or any Throat or
Lung disease, ifyou will call at Geo. Il.
0lloras drug store, Cairo Ills, you can get
trial bottle free of cost, or regular size
bottle for$l 90 (2)
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06
Old Fruit Trees.

| WenOtice occasionally reference made
in our agricultural exchanges to the
great age that both apple and pear trees
sometimes attain. As a rule the pear
tree is much longer-lived than the APP
| pie. We nave seldom known an apple
tree to live much longer than from fifty
to seventy years the latter age being
about the limit. But certain varieties
Of the pear--the Catharine, Catillac
and Windsor, for instance sometimes
live to a great age. The former does
not get to bearing before it reaches
from ten TO fifteen years old. On our
old homestead in Montgomery county
there is Catharine pear that must be
siXty-ilye to seventy years old, but does
not seem much more than half grown.
And here upon our present premises
there are two Catillac, two Windsor and
one Catharine tree, which are estimated
to be $50 years old. Fifty years ago
they seemed TO be nearly as large as
now; and we were told by a previous
owner of the ground an old man when
we purchased it--that his grandfather,
who came from Germany, planted tho
trees, with others of the same name
(Which we removed when he was by
no means an old man. Hence, by get
ting at the ages of the mans ancestors.
we pretty closely approximate the age
of the trees. One OF the Catilacs died
last summer, and the other will not sur
vive il more than year or two, though
it still bears very well. The Windsors
also give signs of decay; but the Cathe-
rine is as fresh and healthy as 1t ever
was, and bears yearly--some years ~
TO II bushels. --- Ge,Mantown Tel.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06
Our Population. "A Comparison With the
Great Nations Of Europe.
New York Sun.

New York Sun,
" The superintendent Of the census re-
ports that the population of the United
States is 30, lj2, 500. When the returns
have been finally corrected some chang
es may be made in this total, but they
probably will be slight. Our population
in 1870 was 3S,jjS, 81. We have,
therefore gained in the ten years since
then 1854, 1873 inhabitants. This is an
increase nearly aS great as the whole
population fifty years ago.
Compared with the great nations of
Europe, the United States show great
or population than any, except Russia,
which contains over 72,O00,OO of in
habitants Against our 80, 1872, 500, Ger
many shows 42,727, 800; Austria-Hun-
gary, 1881, 42O; France, Sc, 9O5, 7S0;
Great Britain and Ireland, 81, 100, 900;
Italy 27,769, 40; Spain, 16,j26,5ll.
The total population Of Europe is given
by the "Almanach de Gothan as 81,
763,7l3, Hence we have even now on
ly about one-siXth as many inhabitants,
though our area and that of Europe AZ
whole are nearly equal.
The following table gives the first ad-
ditions Of the returns of the last census
of the eight States of largest popua-
lion, compared with the census Of 1870.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06
The Literary Revolution.
CHANGE OF BASE.

CHANGE OF BASE,
This very remarkable enterprise contin-
ues to make such progress as to astonish
its friends and astound its enemies. Its
greatly increasing proportions have com
PEELED the removal Of its head quarters from
the Tribune Building to the very large and
beautiful building, No 764 Broadway,
which is IN the very midst of the book
district of New York City, and therefore,
of the publishing enterprise of the nation.
This building, though six stories in height,
% feet front and 100 feet deep, is sufficient
only for the offices and retail store of the
Company. The manufacturing is carried
on in several large buildings located in
other parts Of the city, though it is contem.
plated concentrating them soon in one i'm.
mense factory TO be erected,
Their list Of recent and early forthcom.
ing publications are extremely interesting
to all who enjoy what is choicest in litera.
turc, The Library Magazine is unique in
both form and character and altogether de
llghtfu IN the richness of Its contents. or
the books announced, Green's larger "His.
tory OF the English People," reduced from
$40 to 81; Carlylc's History of the French
Revolution reduced to 40 cents; Carlylc's
"lleroes and Hero Worship" 25 cents, and
the Revised New Testament" which is
promised to be manufactured with rapidity
heretofore unhcard of, will attract special
attention 1t is worth while for every one
who has not already seen it, to send and
get the illustrated pamphlet "Booi
Making, and Type Setting by STEAM"
which will be sent free upon application.
Address the American Book Exchange, 7Gi
Broadway, New York.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

The duke Of Westminster, tho owner
of Bond Or, the winner of tho last Der
by, has not been fortunate on tho turf
For, while the gain of f6, 600 or e., 900
by that race was but bagatclle for the
owner of Belgravia, he has been incur
ring heavy loss for years, and it is not
too much to say that his stud has cost
him ESQ, O00a year since he began breed
ing by giving El5,000 for Doncaster.
The Derby with Bend Or was not follow
cd by any other triumph, and now he
leaves the turf in sadness over the Ouch
ess' death. Bend Or, though it is not
yet publicly announced, has been sold
10 Lord Abingdon.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

Col. c, c. Jones, Jr., of Augusta,
Ga, has translated from the French.
and published AT his own expense, a
memorial presented to the duke of New
castle, secretary of state, upon the con-
dition of Carolina and the means of its
amelioration, by Jean Pierre Purry, of
Neufchatel, Switzerland. who founded
the now extinct village of Purisburg,
or Purrisburg, on the left bank of the
Savannah river, One hundred and
seventy poor Swiss came over, and
afterward two hundred more; but the
settlement did not flourish. A suisse
quent paper of Purry's, of similar
character, was translated and published
in The GeHHeman'S MagaztnG in 1882.
The paper which Col Jones has trans
lated has never before appeared in
English. Only two hundred and fifty
copied are printed.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

Actual examples can be furnished at
the Society's office, of persons beiBg in
sured for ten years, and then upon
terminating their Tontine Policies, re-
ceiving cash III some instances equal to
the whole Of the premiums paid. in
others, nearly all.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

The greatest gain in population, for
obvious reasons, is taking place in the
far West, and when the next census is
ready we shall probably find all of these
States, with one exception, showing q
population exceeding a million, while
Texas will be likely TO take its place
among the six most populous States Of
the Union. Kansas also promises TO
rival Massachusetts in the number of its
inhabitants. Whereas there are now
nineteen States with a population of ov-
er million, there are likely to be twen-
ty-siX in 1850,
The growth in the population of the
cities of the Union has been great and
significant in the last ten years. We
are gathering larger proportion of
our inhabitants in cities than any other
country, and yet we still possess vast
areas of unoccuped land. Whereas
in 1870 there were 30 cities with popua-
lation of 10000 and over, the number
has now increased to sixty four. That
is, about one-siNth OF our population is
now crowded together in these large
cities. Fifty years ago, including all
cities of 5000 inhabitants and over,the
proportion was only one-sixteenth.
This increasing tendency of popula-
ton TO aggregate in the great cities is
one of the evils of modern civilization.
1t breeds social dangers, with which
our municipal systems are now proving
themselves unable to cope, and il makes
the question of city government one of
the most serious with which the people
have TO deal.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06
THE MAILS.

THE MAILS
7 ~ a. hAL DEI.lNER open $50 a m; closes
~ b.au pm, sunday: : to . q m
Money Order Department, open al sam; closes
a. 3 p. m. " a. 49, O'''e'
p. m. '''''' ~'Nu'' ~
mississippi Central Railroads close at 81 pm.
-, caro- and Poplar Bluff Through and Way Mail
clos,s al ?. m. 10Y "-A''
Way Mai Via Illinois Central. Cairo and Win.
aehh,r aud Mississippi Central Railroads close At
';iJ =. m I'''' ~
Way NAH for Narrow Gauge Railroad closes At
5 80 A. m. '''''e az
Cairo and Evansville River Honte closes NJ o.ao
.. m, daily except Friday WV
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06
Slightly EXhilnrntnd.

"lic.fol.dc Riddlcl How well | feel"
chirpcd an elderly bachelor to,her morn.
ing. "rhat Thomas Eccctric Oil seems to
have cured my lumbago completely. I
feel as If were young again and believe
I'll ask the widow to have me-" lie did
so, was accepted and is now the happy
parent OF fine boy. Paul &. Schulz, Ag't.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

Tontine Savings Fund Policies may
be terminated at the close of certain
defined periods, on terms more advan-
tageous than upon any other plan.
These policies prove more profitable to
the policy-holder than any other form
Of insurance.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06
ASSu RANCE.

NOTICEABLE POINTS IN THE 21st
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE EQUIT-
ABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY;
NEW YORK. JAN. 1st, 1881.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

A liberal surrender value in paid-up
insurance is provided for in all ordina-
ry policies, in case of forfeiture.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

"DR, SELLERS CouGH SYRUP will en-
sure you good nights rest. 1t is the best
congh medicine in the market. Price 95
cents
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

CnAs, b. RosslrBR, 1915 Summit Street
Teledo, ONO, says:-l would not take one
thousand dollars for my Excelsior Kidney
Pad, II could not get another have
gained in three months thirty pounds.
See Advertisement.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

Amount paid to PO'icy-hOlders and
their representatives during 1880,
S+,792,937.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

Assets, Sal, 1O8,602 an increase Of
more than Three Million Dollars in
1880.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

twill be seen that whereas these eight
great states contained just about one
half the total population of the Union
in 1870, they now fall short of it by
nearly 100000.
They have not gained in as great a
proportion as some of the far Western
states, as, for instance, these:
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

County Officers.
Circuit Judged. j. Baker.
Circuit Cirrk-A II Irwin.
County Judgc-R ; Yocum,
County Clerks j Humm
county Attorney. VI DAmron
County Treasurer-Miles w. Parker
shenf-John Hodges
Coroner-R FitzgeraiG.
County COMMANDMENT. W. Halliday. I
NJ, Gibbs Samuel Brey.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

iHc apoVc halhcu pupils nave been
neither absent nor tardy the past month
and have attained a general average of o..
Room 3, High School building.
Eta FosS, Teacher
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

Surplus, S9,228,294; an increase of
One and Three-quarter Millions of Dol
lars in 1880.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

New Business, 5,170,805: an in
crease of Eight and a half Million Dol
lars in 1880.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

JAMES w ALEXANDER. Vice Pres't.
SAMUEL BORROWE, 2d Vice Prcs't.
Medical Examiners:
l.. W Lambert, NJ. d. Edw'd Curtis, VI. d.
i. W. Scott, Superintendent of Agencies
North Western Department.
los Dearborn Street Chicago.
W y. CRANE, General Manager
f. A. BURNETT, Agent,
Cairo, Illinois.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06
THE TWENTY FIRST ANNUAL STATEMENT OFTHE
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF THE UNITED STATES, 1so BROADWAY, NEW YORK
HENRY B. HYDE, President
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 81, 1880.

From the undivided surplus reversionary diyi.
bends VIII be declared available on settlement Of
ne&t annual pr MUM, to ordinary participating
policies
The valuation Of the policies outstanding has
becn made on the American experience table, the
legal standard OF the state ofNcw York
q W. PHILLIPS, ,.,
j &. VAN CISE Acthares'
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

tons in policy contracts.
Policies incOntestable after having
been in force for three years. All such
lncontestable policies will be paid at
maturity, without rebate of interest.
Immediately after the receipt at the
Society's Office in New York Of Satisfac.
tory proofs of death, together with IA
valid and satisfactory discharge from
the parties in interest, and without re-
quiring any delay, even for sixty or
ninety days, as has been the custom
heretofore, and is still usual with other
companies.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06

No technicalities nor arduous condi
tons in policy contracts.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-06
NEW SERIES---NO. PA
ROLL OF HONOR.

Mary Webster Ralph Wilson
Florence Webster Herbert Robbins
Laura Halliday Mayo Farrin
Ollie Reeve Guy Summerwell
Edlth Walbrldge Joshua Martin
Daisy Green Minnie Koehler
Lora Hodge Jennie Mehner
Frances kleIr Ida Hodge
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-01
WOMEN.

Earth's noblest thing-a woman
perfected.-Lowell.
A woman's whim-they are full Of
Whims-Aldrich.
How divine thing
A woman msy be made.
Wordsworth.
One must tell woman only what
one wants to be known.-Caron.
Women always give more than
they receive; man less.-Arsene
Houssaye.
These women are shrewd tempters with
their tongues. Shakespeare.
Women, more than all, are the ele-
ment and kingdom OF iIlusion.-Em-
erson.
Woman is a charming creature,
who changes her heart as easily as
her glOves.-Balzac.
Beauty is the first present nature
gives to woman and the first it
takes anywhere.
Formed for softness she,
And sweet attractive grace.
Milton.
But for them, sir, our entire world
is but a frostbitten sweet potato,
worthless to the core.-Beauchamp.
All men are more eloquent than women
made;
But women are more powerful TO per-
susde.
Randolph.
Beauty deceives women in making
them establish on an ephemeral
power the pretenSions of whole
life.-Bignicon.
Some reckon women by their suns or
years;
I rather think the moon should date the
years.
Byron.
A woman who writes commits two
sins-she incAeases the number of
books and decreases the number of
women.-Alphonse Karr.
No one can be a master in CONVEX
sation who has not learned much
from women; their presence and
inspiration are essential to his sue
cess.-EmerSon.
Providence made a great mistake
when it put hearts into girls-heartS
all ready to love and admire, and be
grateful and happy with aword, with |
a nothing.-Miss Thackeray:
A womsn's heart, though delicate, is
strong;
Like virgin gold ittakes the furnace heat,
Giving to history and immortal song
A glow of heroism pure and sweet.
Hemsns.
Lover, daughter, sister, wife,
mother grandmother, in those six
words lie what the human heart con-
5ainS of sweetness, the most ecStatic,
the most sacred, the purest and the
most ineffable.-MaSSiaS.
1t is hardly an argument against
mans strength of character that he
should be apt to be mastered by love,
A man may be very firm in other
matters, and vet be under a sort Of
from a woman.-George
Eliot.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-01
A Bald-Headed Man Buying
Drugs.

There are two bad men in Mil
waukee. One is a bald-headed man
and the other is a druggist. The
bald-headed man told a doctor that
his hair was falling out, and asked
him if he didn't know something
that would stop it. The doctor said
he would fix him, so he wrote out a
prescription, which was as follows:
Chloride of sodium. .....~...~......"....1 OF.
Aqua pura. OF.
Shake well, and rub on the scalp every
morning.
The bald man went to a druggist
and had the prescription put up,
paving 81 for it. He asked the drug
gist if he wasn't a little high, but
felt ashamed when the druggist
asked him if he knew how much
aqua pura cost a gallon. He said he
didn't, but supposed it came high.
The druggist told him aqua pura
was one of the most penetrating
drugs in the store, and as for chlor-
ide of sodium, there was nothing
like it, and the war in Peru had
sent it up kiting. He said if the
trouble in Chill kept on there was
no knowing how high it would be.
The bald man used the medicine,
and felt as though it was doing him
good. His wife noticed little new
hairs coming out. and he felt good !:
so when the stuff was gone he took
the bottle to the store and had it
filed again.
The chap who filled it. this time
was another chap, and when the
bald-headed man threw down dol
lar the drugger said: "Oh, never
mind; we won't charge you sany-
thing for that" The bald man asked
how it was, when the drugger said:
"WhY, it's only salt and water, any
way. The salt is only two cents
pound, and the water is pretty cheap
this year." The bald man gave one
gasp and said: 81 paid 81 for filling
that bottle before, and [ want my
money back. It's a bald-headed
swindle. l thought that Peruvian
story didn't look plausible" The
druggist gave the man a box of |
cigars to Keep quiet about it.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-22
The Next House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, Sept 13.-The result of the
special congressional election in the Sec
ond Maine district, yesterday, adds
another to the republican members of
the next house. Not counting the four
vacancies existing from New York, the
lower house of the forty-seventh con-
gress now stands, IA republicans, 100
democrats, 9 greenbackers, 2 readiusters
from Virginia and one independent re-
publican, Smith, of Brooklyn, making a
present membership of 2S9 members.
The four New York vacancies will be
filled in December. Should the repub-
licans elect three out of this four they
will have just the number of votes re-
quired to organize the house, 147. 1t
seems to be generally conceded that the
will elect successors to
Messers. Miller and Lapham. The dem
ocrats will no doubt elect a successor to
the late Fernando Wood, and they claim
that they will send member to fill the
seat vacated by Minister Morton. Should
they carry both these districts, that will
leave the republicans with only LAG
members. But it is claimed that Smith,
of Brooklyn, will vote for republican Or
ganization. and that would give them
the additional vote necessary to make a
mojority of the whole house.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-22
Chinese Printing,

This Chinese assert that the art of print
ing was discovered in China about fifty
years before the Christian era. Until the
discovery of the art of papermaking,
A. d, 81, they printed on silk or cloth cut
in the form of leaves. The method used
by the Chinese in painting their books is
as follows;
In printing, the Chinese do not use
press as we do; the delicate nature of
their paper would not admit of it; when
once the blocks are engaged, the paper is
cut, and the ink IS ready, one man with
his brush will print large number of
sheets in a day.
The block to be printed must be placed
perfectly level, and secured firmly. The
printer has two brushes: one of them a
sitter kind, which he eau hold in his
hand, and use at either end.
He dips it into the ink, and rubs the
block with it taking care not to wet 1t too
much, or leave it too much, the charac-
ters would be slured: if to little, they
would not print.
When the block is once got into a
proper state, he can print three or four
Impressions without dipping his brush in
to ink.
The second brush is used to rub over
the paper, with small degree of press
ure, that it may take the impression: this
it does easily, for, not being sized with
alum. it receives ink the instant it comes
in contact with it.
1t is only necessary that the brush
should be passed oven every part of the
sheet with greater or smaller degree of
pressure, and repeated in propotion as
the printer finds there is more or less ink
upon the block. This brush is soft and
of an oblong form.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-22
The Shooting Of Guiteau.
Washington Special

Sergeant Mason, who tried to kill
Guiteau Monday evening, is good
looking man, about thirty-fve years
old. He was born in Virginia, and he
served in the Union army during the
war, although his five brothers fought
on the other side. He does not regret
that he shot at the assassin, but does
regret that he did not kill him. He
says that when the President was shot
he was in Texas, and he then deter
mined to kill Guiteau if he should ever
have an opportunity to do so. Yes
terday morning he loaded his musket
before going to the jail, intending to
shoot Guiteau If he could. He de-
clares that he is perfectly sane, and
that he would be willing, if he had
killed the assassin, to remain in prison
all his life for the act. His command
ing officer informed Mason's attorney
TODAY that the military authorities,
while of the opinion that Mason could
have fair trial by court-martial, were
willing to surrender HIM to the civil
authorities. The district attorney said
to-day that he had not been officially
notified of the assault. Mason has
been regarded as sober man and a
good soldier. He is good marksman,
and 1t is said he has not been in good
health for some days, and has recently
taken considerable medicine. Many
think that he was not in his right mind
when he fred at the assassin, but the
indications are that he was perfectly
sane and that h0 made the assault de4
liberately.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-22
Foster as a MonopOlIst.
ICadIE lOhIol senilnal. /


There is no use talking about crushing
the power Of monopolies so long as such
men as Charley Foster can be elected
Governor Of Ohio. AS Gosorner he uses
his powerful influence 10 defeat legisla-
tion in the interest Of the people. His
example illustrates the whole business.
He, with a small ring Of capitalists, own
the Ohio Centersl Railroad, which runs
down into the Perry county coal regions.
He with the same ring, own large bodies
of coal lands, and form the Ohio Central
Coal Company. Using their power in the
Railroad Company, they crush out all
opposition and monopolize the coal busi-
ness. To illustrate. say that A B owns
coal land, and wishes to ship coal to
Newark, Colombus or Sandusky. As
soon as he opens his bank Foster, the
Coal King, rebates on freights. By hev-
ing his coal hauled for nothing and charg-
ing A B full rates, Foster can sell his coal
below cost to A B until A B is driven out
of the market, when up goes the price Of
coal, and Foster, being of both Railroad
and Coal Company, can fix his his own
price,