The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-12-14
ALL SORTS.

The area Of California is 100, 500, 900
acres. Nearly 100000 acres Of this
area have never been surveyed.
Coleridge knew how TO write poetry,
but he could not remove horse collar
10 save his life.
Omnibus"s came into general use in
Paris in 1862. Previous to that date
only aristocrats rode in them.
A boot and shoe shop hangs out the
sign. Cast iron lasts" We all know
it does, but we don't want any boots
made OF It.
Professor Riley says kerosene is
sure death to insects in all stages. 1t
may be in stages, but how about in ho-
tels'
Bridesmaids are in demand. There
( cannot now be canoncal wedding
without four OF these ladies; but the
heightened brides have eight
Phylloxera, which threatened destruc-
ton to the grape-growing interest in
California, is no longer feared. By the
use of proper remedies the disease has
been arrested.
The number Of insane persons in the
United States is put down by experts ut
100, 900, and the same authorities say
that from 10 to 20 per cent. are durable
by present methods.
The Paris Figaro declares that TO
relieve yourself of thirst for an entire
day you have only to take in the morn
ing drink composed half of water and
half of black coffee, with big pinch
Of salt.
The imports of rubber into the
United States amounted to 1924, 098
pounds in 1870, worth 1873 cents per
pound. In 1881 the imports were 30
0l4,796 pounds; value, 55.2 cents per
pound.
Ere long people living in Liverpool
and Birkenhead will be able to take
what Pat calls "a land voyage under
water" The work of tunneling the
Mersey is being pushed with great ra-
pidity.
I'm afraid you'll be late to the par
ty," said an old lady to her stylish
granddaughter, who replied, "Ob, you
dear grandma, don't you know that in
our set nobody goes to a party till
everybody gets thereP"
The new Warner Observatory in
Rochester, n Y, is approaching COM
pletion. 1t is very substantial build
ing, and there is a great round rock on
the ground nine feet in diameter, which
weighs l,600 pounds.
Beware OF the laudlady who merely
"keeps boarders for company" or 'be-
cause the house is too large" If you
have no flesh 10 lose, hunt up some sem
sible person who makes business of
running boarding house, and is not
ashamed to say so.
Hereafter in Great Britain there will
be a certain course OF training for vet
Urinary surgeons. After 1888 the far
rer and the cattle doctor will be super
seeded by men who must pass q lawful
examination in regard to the diseases
of horses, cows, sheep and dogs.
The tax collector at Montgomery,
Ala, is preparing to bring suit against
the Pullman Car company for taxes
due and unpaid for seven or eight years
past. The amount OF the taxes will be
more than 100000.
Tho chambermaids OF Rochester,,
N. Y, hotel left on account Of ill-usage
and nom payment of wages. The clerk
issued card saying they were dis
charged for beer-drinking. Six Of the
girls then went around to the hotel
and administered thrashing to him.
No less than ten observers are now
engaged at the Observatory of Paris in
the completion of the catalogue Of stars
which was begun by Leverrier. The
work is progressing at an unprecedent'
ed rate, not less than 10000 observa-
tons having been tablated, after hav-
ing been duly reduced, in single
year.
When the late Khedive was expelled
from Egypt he established his harem Ia
Naples, to the great disgust of the ltal.
ians. Not long afterward number Of
the inmates escaped. One Of them,
named Sahibe, discovered that she had
a charming voice, and sought employ.
ment in Vienna, where she has been
engaged by the manager Of the Josef
Etadt Theater. An Egyptian primo
donna will certainly prove Q novelty