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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15
An Envlable Reputation.

1t IS with pleasure we allude to the man
utactures of the well known chemists,
Joseph Burnett & Co., Of Boston. They
have won by their merits aud attractiyeness
a place beyond that occupied by any other
similar manufactured goods in this coun-
try.
Their Cocaine for the hair, and supe-
rior Cologne water, have become famous
for their excellence.
In addition to these preparations are
Burnett's standard Flavoring Extracts for
cooking purposes, and we cannot show bet
ter evidence OF their superiority than by
referring our readers to the testimonials Of
all the leading popular hotels in the coun-
try. These are published in Burnett
Floral handbook, an attractive and vau.
able little pamphlet which is distributed
gratultously by the trade.
All respectable dealers sell Burnett
select goods, and all lovers of choice things
will do well to buy them in preference tc
the cheap and impure articles now in the
market.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15
Books Bound in Metal.

Among the handicrafts which H.
lustrate the condition of the arts at
various periods few are more impor-
tant than book binding. A collec-
ton of typical specimens of French
binding, from the time Of Eve through
that Of LIE Gascan, Derome and Bozer-
ian, to the day of TmutZ- Bauzonnet,
would offer short history of French
decorative taste. A less systematic
and already partly scattered, but still
interesting collections of bindings in
silver anu other metals is being ex-
hiDited in a shop at the corner Of Bond
street and Bruton street. The rem
nant or tie Bragge collection is there
on view, and includes many quaint
European examples. No. 10 in the
catalogue is modern Russian service
book cover in silver and enamel, ex-
CeedingIy modern and excessively de-
based. Contrast "a, a binding in solid
silver rcpoussc, with figures Of women
and children, the style wonderfully
free and large. This is an admirable
German work Of the seventeenth cen-
fury. ~ strange piece OF OLD RUSSIAN
embroidery, SET with pearls, is 1919
the figures Of the dead Christ and the
women are not unlike the manner of
Margheritone dArezzo. The piece is
OF the fifteenth century, at which
date Russia was entertaining several
Italian artists. A Koran case of ell
ameled silver (GD is studded with
reds and green's of 4 pleasant Oriental
tone. a truly French piece is the
binding of u book Of "eCerctce Sptri-
tue" embroidered and painted Oh
silk, with the cliigy of pretty girls
face. There are also some odd old
Guild books" and bits of Dutch and
French enamel, specimens of style
of binding which has become as eV-
tinct as the dodo.-PaH Nall Ga
zette.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15
The English Girls Figure.

George Alfred Townsend in writing
breezy letters from the English wa
tering places, gives US his views OF the
female form divine that he has seen
in the surf on the other side:
The Englishmcn are often fine
swimmers, aud there seems TO be no
trelcAerOus current here, bearing the
swimmer of to sea, and consequently
the nude bodies Of young BritOns are
seen halfa mile out in the water
The women do not swim as much as
ours. English women battle in nar-
mel, generally blue, with no sleeves,
the arms, which are the best limbs
they have to show, being exposed to
the arm-pit, The sun does not scorch
those fine, muscular arms, but merely
puts little haze or fog upon them to
tempt their roses out. They all wear
bathing shoes, or rather slippers,
which do not hide the ankles, as the
pebbles here an strong surf would
laCerate the bare feet. They wear
stockings in but few cases, and, |
think, wear Corsets in the water but
little. The bathing dress is made
looseish, particularly below the Md
die, and is seldom belted. The legs
are wide and not tied, so that the
British legs are often revealed in their
full length, and often above the knee.
A cool, measured, and judicial view
inclines me to the conclusion that the
British leg is fair to middling. 1t
lacks three Of the adequate elements
of the American limb-the large,
round, tapering calf, the small ankle,
and the tapering instepped, well born
foot. The British calf is like a BAN
dage tied on, punching once and then
sliding away into leanness the whole
foot of the English woman is a mas
culine article girded into abominable
shoes, which may be sensible in de-
sign, but are without symmetry. |
think we make the best shoes i'll the
world for both men and women. We
are the best-dressed people, althou III
the model of our styles is mlnitestly
Partisan. Continuing with the ie-
male anatomy, | may say that Ameri-
can girls resemble the French more
than the English, yet resemble neither
much. There is refinement of skin
and Latin contrasts in the French
girls face difficult to surpass; but in
form the French woman is almost
without hips, unless she is laboring
woman, and is planed off like board.
Her feet are comely, however, and the
ankle is cut square, giving her free
dom without strength Of motion
there. At Brighton saw some few,
large specimens OF beautiful vial life
in English girls; such had generally
darkish hair, dark gray or brown
eyes, skins without roses, of pale,
brunette tint, and bodies fluent, limbs
long, and nccks and heads cut tine and
clear Of the shoulders.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15
Nautical Terms.

An ''old tar" says the San Francisco
Post, has prepared a handbook of nau-
teal terms for the use of persons who
intend to follow the sea. In order to
correct popular belief, our author
gravely asserts that the berths on
board ship do not necessarily add to the
census. The hatchways are not hens
nests. The weigh of the ship is not tho
extent Of her avoirdupois. The boat
swain does not pipe all hands with a
meerschaum. The ship does not have
wake over dead calm. The swell
Of the ships side is not caused oy
dropsy, nor Is the taper of bowsprit
tallow candle. The hold is not the yes
vers grip. The trough of the shig, is
not dug out of the ships log. Inc
crest Of wave Is no indication Oh
rank. The buoy is not the captains
SON. The men are not beat to quarters
with A club Ships are never boarded
at hotels. The bow Of ship Is no evil
denco Of politeness. A sailors stockings
are never manufactured from yarn Of
his own spinning The sails Of q ship
arc not made by an auctioneer, nor are
the stays constructed by amilliner.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15
CHURCHES.

A FRICAN NJ, R.-Fourteenth street, between
~ Walnut and Cedar streets; services Sabbath IL
$. m. and 1890 p. m; Sunday School | 80 p. IN.
Eighteenth street; meeting Sab.
y bath 1890 p, m; preaching occasionally.
CHURCH OF THE REDERMER-(EBiscop
" Fourteenth street; Sunday Morning prayers
1879 II. m; evening prayers, 7:3O p. m: Sunday
school 80 a. Friday evening prayer 1870 p. IN
EIRST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. -
4 Preaching al 1890 a m, p m, and 1880 p m.
sabbath school ~ 80 p. III, Rev. T. j. Shores,
pastor.
I LUTHERAN Thirteenth street, services Sab.
II bath 80 q. IN; Sunday school Up IN. Rev.
Knappe, pastor.
IETHODIST-Co Eighth and Walnut streets
vi Preaching Sabbath 1870 a. m. and p. m
prayer meeting, Wednesday 1870 p m; Sunday
School, a. m. Rev Whitaker, pastor.
DRRsBYTERIAN-E Eighth street; preaching on
L sabbath al HOO a. n. and Z 30 p. m. prayer
meeting "wednesday at 1880 p. m. Sunday School
al 3 D. M. Rev. b. Y. George, pastor.
SECoND FRER.WILL BAPTIST - Fifteert tn
y street between Walnut and Cedar streets, ser.
vices Sabbath at 3 and 1880 p, m.
CT JOSEPH S-(Roman Catholicj Corner Cross
> and Walnut streets; services Sabbath 1890 q.
n; Sunday School at : p. IN; Vespers 3 p. m. ser.
nces every day at p. IN.
CT PATRICK ks Roman Cstholic) Corner Ninth
y street aud Washington avenue; services Sab
oath and 10 a m. Neapers p. m. Sunday School
!p m services every day at p N. Rev MasterSon
priest
WTOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE IN
w ION, holds itu regular "eekiy neotinss In
the hall OF the Cairo Temperance Reform Club, ey
cry Thursday afternoon, a. $3.50 O'Clock. Every
body is invited 10 attend.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15
MISS EDIrH'S MODEST REQUEST.

My Papa knows you and he says you're man who
,,,, makes reading FOR booksi
Hut never read nothing you wrote, nor did Papa-l
know by his looks
sol CUES, you're ne me when talk, and tai6
And they only say DO sop that, chlld" or "NuTse'
t.As Miss EDITH away
But Papa sold II | was good could ask you-alone
by MNNHll7-
II you'Noadutyrlge me book Ike this little one
I don't meaa NO pictures, Of course. for to make
them yquIg go To- De, ,g., H.,
Just the easiest part,
You needn't mind what It's abou. for no one viii
And Jane that's M uursc-and John he's the
- coachuan-lus! opl % tllgt
and bold and all that;
And then you are TO write II you please, something
Hood-yefy good-Of cat!
This cat she yrtuous and meek, and kind to her
parents, and mild,
And careful and neal IL her ways, though her mis-
treSs was such bad child;
And hours she would 81 ana would gaze when her
And blink Just as q she would say; "oh, Edith,
you make my heart so sad"
And yet you would scarcely believe It, that beaut-
tul angelic cat
Was blamed by the servants for stealing whatever,
they said she'd get at.
And when John drank my milk don't you tell me
know just The way IL MAS done
They said twas the cat, and she sitting and washing
her face IN the sun
And then there was Dick, my canary. When left
It's cage open, one day.
They al made bellevethat she ate It, though know
thar the bird few away.
And why? just because She was playing with .
feather she found on the foor;
As II cats couldn't play with feather without peo-
pic thinking twas more
Why, once we were romplng together when
go Knocked down vase from the shelf
That cat was az grleyod aud distressed II she had
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15
Rational Treatment and Positive Cures

are what the afflicted seek for, aud those
who resort to DR.. Pierce's Family Medicines
are not doomed to disappointment So
positively cliicacious is his Favorte Pres.
cription in all cases of female weakness,
nervous and other arrangements incident
to the sex, that this potent remedy is sold
under positive guarantee For particulars
see pierce's Memorandum Book given
away by druggists or see the wrappers of
the medicine, Sold by druggists.
WAsEcA, MINI, April 5th, 1879.
II. V, Pierce, MD
DEAR SIR feel that should be neg.
Letting my duty were | to fail in giving my
testimony as to the value of your medicines.
For years | have been a great sufferer from
a complication Of chronic diseases which
our physicians treated in vain. I am now
using your Fayorite Prescription and find
myself almost we'll. Your medicines have
done me more good than anything | have
ever used, remain, gratefully yours
Mrs. L. B. PARMALEE.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15

An old SCotchman attributes the
disappearance Of ghosts from the
Scottish moorS to the custom of tea
drinking at social meetings. 1t re.
quires Scotch whisky on the top of
old ale to enable a man to really see u
ghost worth talking about.
"Do you see that young lady
stawnding there" asked II gentleman.
well" continued he, "shc is n perfect
praudigy. She dawuccs, and dawnces
and dawnccs, and when she is not
dawncing she is promcnawding-
Awi'tcr dNwncng amt promcnaWding
she is careering through the noun
taips on horseback, She has more vi
tawlity than any young lady | have
ever met. She Is the most chawming
young lady here, She fawCcnatcs
you at once with her enchanting
manners. But here comes her awnt,
and must awsk You to excuse me-
A man who belonged to village
rifle team was recently out on the
plains of Wyoming Territory looking
for game. Finally the party sighted
an elk at 800 yards and prepared to
shoot him. He was a noble buck. The
member of the rifle team put blank
ct down upon the sage brush and ar
tistically placed himselfupon his back
with his lett arm like figure 2, sup
porting his neck, and his right arm
like figure 7, supporting the aft end
of the rifle. The measure of the
wind was taken and the sights
were scientifically adjusted, while the
expert made a figure $ with his legs
and rested the rifles bow between the
toes of his shoes. The measure of Lis
forefnger was now taken with q pat
ent machine, and the trigger was filed
off slightly on the near side in order
to be adjusted to tho weight of the
finger. Two men were then sent out
to put flags each side Of the elk to
show the bounds outside which tho
rifle teanlster was not TO fire; but the
elk thought it had waited long enough
and ran away.--New York. Herald
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15

The great work of reconStructing
the famous railway suspension bridge
across the Niagara river has just been
completed without interruption OF
traffic. The task was undertaken
some months ago by Engineer +. A.
Buck, and though many prominent
engineers doubted the feasibility OF
The plan, he has carried it OUT, making
an iron and steel bridge out ora wood
en- BRUCE by a process Of substitution
which has not occaSioned the slightest
interruption of trains. The casual OBJ
server would never have suspected
that anything more than little re-
pairing was going on.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15

CHARLES HARTMAN, Toledo, Ohio, SAYS;
Il know 1t cured me, and I hope Others
similarly troubled with pain in the chest
may be helped by the "Only Lung PAD as
! have See Adv.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15

course Of this medicine will restore tho lost luns
lions and procure health and happiness, where pe
Medicine is being used with wonderful sue
Gees.
Pamphlets sent free to ALL Write for them ana
get null particulars,
co. VIII BE- PSSS y ms or receipt OF
money. Address all orders,
j. B. SIMPSONS MEDICINE CO,
Nos. iO4 and 100 Main st., Buffalo, N, \.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15
MEDICAL.
To Nervous Suiierers-The Great European ReN'-
edy-Dr j. r. SIMPSONS SpeeiHC Medicine.

DR.. ] B. simpsons Specific Medicine Is a pose
tive cure for Spermatorrhoa, Impotency, weakness
and all diseases resulting from selfAbuse; az Ner
vous Debility, lrritabillty, Mental Anxiety, Langnor
Lassitpde, Depression ofSpirits and functional DC
rangements ofthe Nervous System generally rams
In Back or Side, Loss Of Memory Promatnro Old
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15
PLAYS! PLAYS! PLAYS! PLAYS!

For Reading Clubs, for Amateur Theatrcals,
Temperance Plays, Drawing Room Plays, Fairy
Plays, Ethiopian Plays, Guide Books Speakers
Pantomimcs TablCaux Lights, Magnesium Lights,
Colorod Fire Burnt Cork Theatrical Face Prcpa
ratons, Jarlcy's Wax Works, Wigs, Boards and
Moustaches at reduced prices Costumes, Scenery,
Charades New catalogues sent free containing
full description and prices, SAMUEL French &
Son, ~ Y, 1ith Street, New YORK,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15


Age and diseases
that lead to Con
sumption lnsani.
ty and an early
grave, or both.
No matter how
shattered tn o
system may be
from excuses Of
any kind, a short
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15
THE MAILS.


T., ENKRAL DELIVERY open ~ q. m; closes
~ $50 pm; Sunday; 3 10 9 a, IN.
Money Order Department open at a. m. closes
A. . p. m.
Through Express Mails via Illinois Central 3 40
p, IN.
Mississippi Central Railroads close at 9p. m.
Cairo and Poplar Bluff Through and Way Mail
closes at p, IN.
Way Mail via Illinois Central, Cairo and Vim.
cennes and Mississippi Central Railroads close at
':45 p. m
Way Mall for Narrow Gauge Railroad closes at
$3.50 4. II.
Cairo and Evansville River Route closes at $50
p n. ds!IY except Friday
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
SCIENCE VS.. EPILEPSY,
OR
DOCTOR against QUACk ! !
A LEADING LONDON PHYSICIAN ESTAB-
LIsHES An OFFICE IN NEW YORK FOR
TIE CURE OF EPILEPTIC FITS
VTrom Am. Journal OF Medicine)

DR. Ab. McscrOle date " London, who makes a
specially Of Epilepsy haf without doubt treated
aud cured more cases than any other living ply
clan. His success has simply been astonishing;
We have heard Of cases OF over ~ years standing,
successfully cured by him, lie has published a
valuable work on this disease, which he sends with
q large bottle of his wonderful cure free TO any
sufferer who may send their express and i, o. ad.
dress We advise anyone wishing cure TO no
ess DR.. ABB MESEROLE, No, 10 John st., New
York.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
City Officers.

Mayor--N B Thistlewood.
TreasurerRdWard Dezonia.
Clerk-Denns. j, Foley.
COunselor--Wm Il. Gilbert,
Marshall. II. Robinson
AttOrney-William Hendricks.
BOARD or ALDERMEN,
First Ward-M,J Howey. Peter Saup.
Second Ward-David r. Linegsr Jesse Hlnke
Third Ward-Rgbert Smith, b. r, Blake.
Fourth Ward-Charles o. Patier, Adolph Swo.
bOda
flnh Ward-T W. Halliday, Ernest B. Petit.
County Officers.
Circuit Judged. j. Baker.
Circuit Cbrk-A. II. Irwin
County Judge-R. 5. YOcum.
County Clerks j. Humm.
County AttOrngy-J. NJ, Damron.
County Treasurer-Miles W Parker,
Sherd-John Hodges
COrOner-R. Fitzgerald.
County COmmisEloners--T W. Halliday, j A
NJ. Gibbs, Samuel Briley.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-06-04

GOOD resoluticans. He joined e,Tsa enrsa
aeain, resumed his former Gots.Jo aat
Of life. and When the annual sas-
urnaIia ~ m came sound, he found MN, nm
Sa1f ".If";t With a. rl::ss in his hand at the o
table; When tIne president sneecb. apls,1s
to make the: accustomed speuu ,ap
began with saying, 'Gentlenen aar
this being leap year, it is a yean1
and and 1ar since our last anniversary"
etc. The ws,rd struck upon e sne
Young mans ears like a kneli ouo to
ashamed to expose his weakness ~ W
the ieers of his companions, ne saI
out the feast,Z plying himself Will y,
even more literally than usual, -.
order to gown his intruslVe
thoughts, til, in the gloom oi h;s :.
winters mor1dng, he mounted MS
horse to ride home. Some nous a
afterward the horse was 1oant nt
grazing by .the roadside, aDoaI
Halfway betveen the city and MI: s.
BIS house. wj4ilst a few yards OIL
Law the corps, of his master.
Now, as / aave said in introdnc-
ing this story, it is no fiction; the
circumstance. happened as here re-
lated. An account of it was puo-
lished at the= time, but the copies
were bought ap by the family. Two
or three, however, were preserves
and the narrative has been re-
printed.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-06-04

How Indians Return Calls'
Milwaukee (Wis.) SUM-

A party e Sioux Indians were
guests at a l:ading Milwaukee no.
tel, and the fadies had a great deal
of amusement with them, studying
their costumes. That is. they all
did except Dne lady. The ladies'
called upons the Indians and the
savages retlaned the calls almost
before the l%alies got to their rooms.
One lady casled Oh q chief and then
went to her COON and retired, and
pretty soon .hcre was a knock at
her door ans she found that it was
a chief. Sll., told him to come i'll
the morning. The lady unlocks
her door ils the morning so the
porter can cDme in and build a fire
before she gets up. She heard q
knock in ting morning, and suppos-
ing it was tlse porter she said "Come
in" The door opened and in
walked Mr. indian. She took one
look at him and pulled the bed
clothes over her head. He sat
down on the. side of the bed and
said "How. !" Well, she was so
scared that che didn't know "How"
from Adam She said to him in
the best Sioelx that she could CON-
mand: "Please, Good Mr.. Indian,
90 away ulstil l get up" but he
didn't seem 10 be in q hurry. He
picked up pieces of her wearing
apparal froEl the floor, different ar
ticles that lie didn't seem to know
anything ABOUT where they were
worn, and laade comments ON them
in the Sioux tongue. The stockings
seemed to paralyze his untutored
mind the most. They were those
long 50 dg.ln the shade stockings,
and they wsre too much for his fee
BILE intellect. He held them up by
the toes and said ugh" The lady
trembled anu wished he would go
away. He; seemed to take great
DELI ght in examining the hair on
the bureau and looked at, the lady
as much : as to say, "PoOr
girl, some 1lostile tribe has made
war Oh tha pale face and taken
many scalas." Finally, she hap
pened to tl3nk Of the bell, and she
rung it as t1lough the house was on
fire, and prStty soon the porter came
and invited the Indian to go down
stairs and fake drink. The lady
locked that door too quick, and she
. will never apen it again when there
are Indians in town. She says he1
hair-on tle bureau-fairly turned
gray from fright.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-06-04
The Old Gentleman and the Bat
. Maid.
Il London Society,"

An old gentleman Of rank very
indiscreetlS stopped to chat with &
pretty girl behind a counter. Bar
maids are aften a silly set, and do
not care to:tall with old gentlemen;
They reserre their conversation fos
young men. who are the horror OF
bar proprietors, who will spend g
few copper5 in beer, and consume
whole hours of time. This girl had
the sense TO recognize a sensible
man, and had some rational talk
with him.
When his got home he discoveretz
that he haa lost his purse, contain,
inc considerable sum in notes ana
gold. He zwas entirely unable to
recollect where he had lost his
purse. B,ls going some days aftel'
to the reSreshment counter the
young LADY, handed him back the.
money, saying that she had bee1s
anxiously looking out for an oppor=
tunity of restoring it. The old gen.
tleman waS a baronet of good es.
tate and BECAME so captivated wills
the young person that he proposed
to her, andzwas accepted; ; and, af.
ter an inteayal of time to allow
her to see Something of the worltE
and of good society, they were hap.
PLY marriesl. -js~3 !.
The othes case is still more ex.
! traordinary A young girl was
brought before "sitting magis.
trate" for laing drunk and disorder
ly. 1t wassa regular case of King
Cophetua 1and the beggar-maids
Her extraordinary beauty show1I
out through her rags and disorder
Her fine ayes and a viyacious
speech caEtivated the aged Ria.
damanthus. | believe he paid ths,
five shillin:ss himself, aud cause,l
her to be yell taken care of, They-
married, aad in tho course of time,
she Was leta a widow with title ana
: iortune. She was thought. in aftes
{ life, to tas1e ratheg a magisteriaa
view of things i'll general, and de,
veloped inso character of seyer.,
: type. Altogether she was an ex
treme instance of the unexpected .
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-06-04
1,,,n0rta,st to W'a,' Claimants!

The attorneys are now oF
spain or Italy, for property taken from e. them
during % the late Civil War BY the United states 9s
Army or Government Agents Treaties nnle a1nls
nrnyision for the payment Of such claims
Parties interested should not delay.
CHAS. s. RICE New orleans, La.
KENNETH BAILLIo, Opelousis, La.
June 5-H
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-06-04
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