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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-26
THE COUNTRY'S EXECUTIVE.

The condition of the President continues
to be critical at last accounts, but yet the
attending physicians had not given up all
hope. The dispatches yesterday were as
follows:
WASHINGTON, August 25th, s 80 a. m.
President slept most Of the night. Has taxi
en- liquid food by mouth at stated intervals
and in sufficient quantities, so that the enc
mata have not been renewed, No modi6-
iication of parotid swelling has yet been
observed. His general condition is much
the same rs at this time yesterday. Pulse
100, temperature 08-5-l0; respiration IS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 1880 p. M
Since the issuing OF tho morning bulletin q
rise in the Presidents temperature, similar
to that of yesterday, has been observed. His
pulse Is somewhat more frequent from the
incison on the parotid swelling. A few
drops of pus were discharged this morning
The size Of the swelling has been dimin-
ished. In other respects his condition has
not principally changed. Pulse 112, tenn
pcrature 80 2-1O, respiration 10.
WASHINGTON, d.. G., August 95th, $50
p. m.-There has been little change in the
Presidents case since the noon bulletin was
issued. The frequency of his pulse is
now the same as then. His temperature
has risen, but is not so high as yesterday
evening. There has been a slight dis.
charge during the day from the inclsion in
the parotid swelling, but it is not dimin-
ished In size. No unfavorable change has
been noticed in the wound He has taken
by the mouth sufficient supply of liquid
food. AT present his pulse is ll2; tempera-
ture 90 $40; respiration, 10,
ID. w. BLISS,
J. ]. WOODWARD,
j. X. BARNES,
r. REYBURN.
j. II. HAMILTON.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-26

TO YOUNG MEN AND OTHERS.
We send on trial for thirty days our Eloctrovol-
and others suffering nom weaknesses, nervous Dc.
bilty, lost vitality, lost manhood, and many other
Diseases. We gusSsnteo speedy cures and com.
S Ss; ''''o vSETAc Bs sfaHS o. Hs1sSs S
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-26
FERRyBcAT.

notice the Ssftyboat wiil make trips % fellows:
LIAvss LAWS LHAvHs
Fost Fourth st. Missouri Land'g Kentucky L.dg.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-26

Judge r. s. Yocum convened county
court ? yesterday for tho purpose Of trying
Jim Orange, on the charge Of insanity,
and z for other miscellaneous busines. The
case OF Jim Orange was, however, the most
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04
Tit for Tat.

In the reign Of Charles III. it was Gus.
tomary, when gentleman drank lady S
health, to throw some article Of dress
into the flames in her honor, and all his
companions were obliged to sacrifice a
similar article, whatever it might he.
One Of Sir Charles Sedley's friends, per-
ceiying that he wore very rich lace era.
vat, drank to the health of a certain
lady, aud threw his own cravat into the
fire. Sir Charles followed the example
very gOodnaturedly, but said he would
have his joke in return. Afterward,
when he dined with the same party, he
filled a bumper to some reigning beauty,
and called on n dentist to extract a de-
cayed tooth which had long panied him.
Etiquettedenanded that every one of the
party should have tooth extracted and
thrown into the fire; to which they all
yielded, after many murmurs about the
cruelty Of the thing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04
Cameron and Jeff Davis.

Simon Cameron relates the following:
81 remember one morning during the
exciting debates in the Senate prior to
to the retirement of the Southern Sena.
/ tors that jeff Davis, with whom | had
| been OF the most intimate terms for a
long time, invited me to breakfast to
talk over the questions at issue, and to
ask if / would not Use my influence In
behalf of peaceful separation. Tho
talk between us while at breakfast, which
lasted some time, was quite animated,
but all in good temper but toward its
conclusion it became very warm. Mr.
Davis was then, as he is now, man Of I'M
governable will, and, of course, took
positive ground that the States had q
right to secede, and would do SO unless
their demands were acceeded to. / de.
MED this right, and said that any attempt
on their part to leave the Union would
result III war. Both of us were stubborn
upon the diverse positions taken. He
got quite excited, and as | was leaving
said angrily:
Cameron, if there is an attempt on
the part of the North to coerce us, and
a war between the States results, | will
draw line through the country at the
Potomac River No, he added immed-
lately, Il will draw the line at the Sus-
quehanna, and your house shall be my
headquarters | answered much in the
same temper: You will never be per-
mitted to break up the Union, and if you
try it, war will be the result, you will he |
soundly thrashed, and slavery in this
country will be doomed when the first
gun is fired History has verified the
prediction. Davis soon after left the Sen.
ate and | have never see him since"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04
SCRAPS OF SCIENCE.

CONCERNING the cause of London fogs,
il is now suggested that they are largely
due to the burning Of sulphur, 200 tons
of this substance being daily burned in
London.
IT has been found necessary to begin
the formation of a new entrance to the
Monnt Gents Tunnel on the French side.
The former entrance showed dangerous
/ signs Of sinking
NJ BoucHUr has found that the juice
! Of the fig tree contains a powerful Ter.
ment, capable OF digcstmg albumlnold
matters as they are digested by the juice
Of the stomach.
TIE inquiries Of Professor Cohn, Of
/ Bre,lau. indicate that ,hort-sighteiness
is rarely or never born with those sub
icct TO it, and that it is almost always the
result OF strains sustained by the eye
during study in early youth,
The force excIt,l by the discharge
Of heavy guns is something tremendous,
| In some experiments at Woolwich it was
estimated that the pressure upon the
base Of the gun at the moment OF the
explosion was more than sixty tons per
square inch,
VI. DouRS is stated tohaye introduced
the telephone IN connection with his sci
cutitic explorations OF the bed Of the Bay
Of Naples. By this means the diver and
the hoatmcn overhead are able to com,
municatc with each other as quickly and
;,,..l1f.g.,.,l,. .,r AM, Ia. ,trl Rtl
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04
Thrilling Trial Scene.

The twenty.fourth day of Hayden's
trial for the murder of Mary Stannsrd
was full of thrilling incidents, and
number OF New Workers went up to wit
ness the scene. After good deal of
,harp skirmishing with the witness, cross
examining, etc, the father of the MUIR
iered girl was put on the stand. 1t was
like a stage entrance, dramatic and
tragic. He is a decided looking char
,cter, with long hair and beard and sharp
facial lines. He described wildly the ap.
pearance of the preacher in his carriage
while Mary was going to the spring for
some cool water for him; then the de-
parture Of the pastor in his carriage, as
the girl went blackber.ying;" tine sus-
pence of anxiety as he waited for her to
come back to supper, and the search for
her at the spring, whore she used 10
meet the preacher. The description
Of the pattering rain and the distant
thunder, the gathering night and the
omnous effects of the storm was eX-
tremely impressive and awful as the
long.haired old man told it; he repeated
his wailing cry, calling his daughter
name in the gathering darkness, and
looking for her by lurid flashes of the
lightning, and when, after running this
way and that over the field and BRAN
bic, and finally seeing her, the
effect was tremendous when he cried out,
Dead and cold, 'and sank in the wit
ness.bOx in paroxysm of grief, Hay
den seemed to be cool during this har.
rowing scene, and fingered over some
notes relative 10 certain inCOnsistence.
in the testimony. 1t was frighttul
picture, that recalled some of the scenes
of the Scarlet Letter" One Of tie
lawyers has a fine peroration for his
speech in the old text Of the "Guardian
OF the killing both body and soul
Mrs. Mills, another witness, described
the shrill scream heard through the
storm with equally vivid effect, and al
together, that day Of the preachers trial
is memorable one to all who witnessedlt
Average OF Human Life.
Calculated il years and hundndths,
the expectation Of the duration Of life at
the following ages is At birth--malcS,
1891 ; females, 41.8j. At 10 years
males, 4LO5; females, 47G7. At 20
ycars-maes, 80. 43 females, 1929. At
30 wears males, 1916; females, 1881.
At 80 ycars-males, 2G.0G; females
2734. At 80 years-malcs, 1854; fe.
males, 2O.7j. tG0 years-males, 1873;
females, l4.34. At 70 years males,
$40; females, 9.O2. At 80 males,
4.93 females, 5.26. AT 80 years-malcs,
2,Si; females, 3.Ol. At 100 years
males. |. 50 females. 1.76
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04
Given up by Doctors.

as it possible that Mr. Godfrey il up
and at work, and cured by 50 simple a
remedy?"
II assure you it is true that he is en-
tirely cured, and with nothing but Hop
Bitters and only ten days ago his doc
tors gave him up and said he must die !"
"WeII-a-day! That is remarkable! |
will go this day and get some for my
poor George know hops are good. -
Salem Post.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04
HOUSEkEEPERy HELPS.

APRICOT SAUCE. half q pot Of
,pncot jam in a saucepan with half a
pint Of water and a glass Of sherry; boil,
,rain and serve.
IRON MoULp.-To remove iron mould
rom linen, wash the spots in o strong
solution Of cream OF tartar and water;
repeat If necessary, and dry in the sun.
FRIED SMKLTs.-Let them be carefully
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04
How ChnrCh-IOwer Clocks Are Wound

The oldest towcr-clock in New York il,
III st. Paul's stocplc. 1t was made in
l77S, by John Thwait, Of London. The
clock III st. Johns Church was pat in
the tower in 1912. The Trinity clock was
placed IN its lofty station, 200 feet from
the pavement, in 1916, by James Rogers.
In dry weather this clock runs well: but
III dasp, chilly weather it sometimes
stops, owing to the precipitation Of mOis.
turc on the wheels. Originally two men
were required to wind it, each Of the
three ] pound weights having to DO
lifted over fifty feet. Some time ago tho
winding gear was changed so that one
man can now wind it.
Describing the operation Of winding
the clock-kecpcr said: "1he crank IL
about twenty inches long, and when /
turn 1t around ! make sweep Of thirty
inches It's a good deal harder than
turning grndstone, but the machine
has rachel, so that ! can stop aud rest
when | want TO. The crank has to be-
turned 100 times to turn the barrel
twenty one times. Around the barrel is
wound the wire rope that holds the
!, 3OOpoIlnd weight. The weight is sim
ply box with pieces Of iron in it. That
is very oldfashioncd Now we have iron
weights SO modelled that they can bo
added to or subtracted from, and the
weight eau be graded to nicely. A
new wire rope was put to the chimes
weight the other day. Tho rope is what
Is called tiller rope, and is $50 feet long
and thrcc-quartcrs Of an inch thick. 1t
takes me an hour and half to wind up
the clock.
st. Paul's clock has a single back gear
and two weights Of 1000 pounds each.
1t takes three-quartcrs Of an hour to
wind it. St Johns clock is wound in
less than an hour; while the modern
clock OF st. Georges, in charge of the
same keeper, is wound in fifteen min
utcs,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04
The l,reni RlrSsinr.

A simple, pure, harmless remedy, that
cures every time, and prevents disease
by keeping the blood pure, stomach reg
ular, kidneys and liver active, is the
greatest blessing ever conferred upon
man. Hop Bitters is that remedy; and
its proprietors are being blessed by
thousands who have been saved and
cured by it. Will you try it? See an.
nthor cnIumn EaUIa
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04

IL valiant suffering for others, not
in slothful making others suffer for us,
did nohleness eyerlie. The chief of men
is he who stands in the van of men,
fronting the peril which frightens back
all others; which, if it be not yanquished,
will devour the others Every noble
crown is, and on earth will forever be, a
crown Of thorns. Carlyle.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04

After vainly spending five hundred
dollars for other remedies to relieve my
wife, | have no hesitation in declaring
that st. Jacobs Oil will cure Neuralgia
says VI. V. Il. IIersom, Esq, (of Pink
ham ~ llersom,) Boston, Mass. an en-
thusiastic indorser of its merits
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04

THERE is but one real cure for badness p
CAEBOIINE, a deodorized extract OF e'roIc.
INN, Il natural Hair Restorer As recently ina
proved, CAROLINE is free from any obiec.
ton. The best hair dressing known.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04

AcLEAR head and quick action must be pos
sessed for steady and successful effort; but who
can have such while suffering from cold1 Use
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup and procure immediate
relief,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04

and all forms Of general debility relieved by
taking AlESsMAS's PEPToSIzED BEEP Tonic. the
only preparation Of beef containing its entire
nutritious properties. II contains blood max.
Ing, force-genersting and DEMONSTRATING prop
critics; is invaluable in all enfee5led conditions
whether the resslt OF exhaustion, nervous pros.
tration, oyerwork, or acute disease psrseularly
II resulting from pulmonary complaints, ca.
well. Hazard / Co, proprietors, Nov Yc.i.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04
Mt. NorriA n. T.. Il Respousi BILE

For the following valuable statement from Mrs.
NJ. C. Arnold; warmers Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure has done me worlds OF good for
catarrh Of the bladder and female weakness"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-04

rabli'hsr.' Union, Atlanta, Ga........Eis Eighteen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-12-28

its deadly purpose, flashed from where
it was half buried in his sf6s 81 RSs
had fallen, and his we're sthe only
biood.drops that trfckled down the
heavy hih. a a3tas s.,T
He was-deadl s4, ii:s
And'as the miners drew the wolf
skin mask from his face, there peer
ed'out anthem, not the toppsr-hued
iYisage of an Indian, but TIE set and
staring eyes and the pale ahdhideous
face ofthe,nost daring desperado Of
the monntains-the face Of Black
Jiml 6ss AM
Moore sySarm was knittealongsi
Sit was badly broken byihis Wild
astgleFand both Tom and he nine the
west @ildslness no more; but
above thait. cabin door, III sths litslos
town where they dweli now, there
hangs heavy knife, whose blade is
deeply bitten by red and dark stains;
and to each it pividly recalls the
memory Of the single night they
passed on Giant's castle long ago!
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GIANTS CASTLE.

Tho western sun was resting for a
single moment upon the shoulders of
the gray and hoary mountains, cast.
ing a last bright glance behind him,
ere he sank to rest beyond the far
away Pacific; the purple shadows of
the ridges creeping slowly downward
over bluff and precipice waved a
silent greeting to their graver sisters,
and slowly uprising from the canons
and the gorges, the distant cry of a
lonely bird foated softly downward
through the listening air, and as it
passed a mightystillness fell over all,
while along the eastern horizon black
night began to frown.
Two solitary travelers-nor yet
travellers, for both were frontiersmen
and miners-who, were slowly climb.
ing the rugged face of the ridge,
paused as they reached its verge, and
rsitlsvus.Ss spvakiug ugsIeuKeu aslarpiy
about them for several moments, ex.
amining all the ground carefully,
then one uttered a low growl Of sat
isfaction, and, pointing through The
cleaning toward the south, he turn.
ed to his waiting companion and said.
"Here's the trail, Tom, an the reds
II pass the Giants castle over there
afore moon-up tonight, ifthey'le after
US. This yere war the way Black
jim went, an he war a p'intin' for
the Apache country fast enough. Ef
the bloody cut-throat can git the In.
guns to help him they'll go for our
ranch sure, but if they don't come
we're safe, for tomorrow we'll light
over the range for good. The mi.
nin's good, but the country's gettin'
too hot for us. It's shame We miss
ed that dog today, fur otherwise we'd
been safe under cover now, an the
world rid of a rascal, instead of dodg
ing about hyar in the shadders to
save our Scalps. Howsomever, We
missed him; an now my plans to
climb the Giants castle, and wait fur
mornin'. Of the reds come, they
won't find us at home, an ef they
don't come no great harms done; an
eff they smell us out on the castle we
could kill the entire party afore they
could get at u.s."
The speaker paused and drew a
long breath, fairly astonished and
wearied at his own unusual loquacity,
and his companion, changing his
Winchester from one shoulder to the
other, replied:
"Ye're right, Dickl 1t war a pity
that | missed the outlaw, but it war
only a, snap shot. won't do so ag'in.
Yer plan fur the night is a good one.
Lead onw
With rapid and almost silent steps
the two passed over the ridge into
the blackness of the gulph beyond.
And as they disappeared, there
arose. close to the very ground where
on they had been standing, from be-
hind a gnarled and stunted cedar
thicket, the figure of man. Care.
fully he peered about him, gazing
sharply into the darkness that had
swollen up the others, listening with
waiting ear for any sound that might
indicate their return, and at last ris.
ing to his full height he stepped qui.
city forth and dropping his rifle
stock to the earth, he chuckled softly,
and with wicked meaning to him.
self.
$50 yen hide from Black Jim an
the 'Paches in Giant castle? Good
Ye thought Black Jim would be sim
pie enough when he failed yer swag
) once torun away, Foolsl | had d
chance ut yer gold to day an' lost il
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Learn Your Business.

The Toronto Monttayy Ti&ls has
this sensible bit of philosophy: A
young man in leather store used to-
feel very impatient with his employ.
er for Keeping him year after year,
Tor three years, ''handling hides
But he saw the use of it years after
when in an establishment Of his own!
he was able to tell by the touch the
exact quality of the goods. It was
only by the thousands of repetitions
that the lesson was learnsd5 and soft
is with everything IN which We ac-
quire skill, The half-informed, half.
skilled in every business outnumber
the others, dozens to one. Daniel
Webster once replied toa young man
who asked him if there was aany
room in the legal profession."-
'"Phere is always room at the top"
The better you know your busfness
the better your chance to rise. You
can gather much information by
making wise use of your eyes and
ears, and perhaps BE able to surprise
your employer in an emergency by
stepping into the next mans plats
and discharging his duties satisfaci
torily; SO learn your business.
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UNIVERSITY.
WEST VIRGINIA
u N I'VE R - IFY.

Nine departments or study; textbooks furnished at
cost calendar arranged to suit teachers expenses for
thorough. Fall Term begins September It'll, 1881,
Attendance last year from 9s counties Of West Virginia
and from States and Territories; Number Of students
larger than for'ten years previous
~ For catalogues and other information applv ,o
The Acting. President. ID. i. Purinton, MorEantown,
West Virginia. ljune s,-3ms
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W. II. c,,rSS

A ttorney at Law, Poin, Pleasant IVES, V;ro;r;,
a Practices in the Courts Of Mason county, the
Court Of Appeals Of West Virginia and the United
states District Court for this State Prompt attention
gwen to the collection Of claims Office near the Court
''ouSe' Jan. %, Isso-ty.
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j. A. GIBBOSs.

A TToRNE7 AT LAW, Poin, Pleasant, West vir
a ginia, will practice in the U. S. District Court, in
the state Supreme Court and the Circuit Courts Of the
7th Judicial District Office in the Cour, House.
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w. p. NEALE. NJ. d

OFFICE Main street, between ad and sd; residence
y Main street, betwcen 9Th and 9TH. Attends prompt,
70 all calls, whether day night When not pro.
jan 8, IS7o-iy ''' ''"es'
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Nothing Like .I1isnrAs.., :,

s..astsazES- = = - - =
my; dear ST. said tie green gro
Ger TOD customer who had given him
a twenty-five cent piece with a hole
in it 10 payment for some articles he
had inst selected, "I can't take that
money"
Whats the reason yoa 81, can't int take.
that money!" inquired the indignant
customer, getting His bundles in a
convenient pile for transportation.
"Why, don't you see it's got a hole
in it" demonstrated the grocer.
"You don't call that a hole, do
you?" exclaimed tHS bold Customer
pointing to the mutilated coin.
"Why, certainly do," said The
.perphxet grocer.
swell, it's only one quarter, isn't'
it?" queried the customer.
Certainly it's only one quarter"
"And don't it take four quarters to
make hole,' said the customer, tri-
umphantly, as he picked up the best
umbrella he could find in the stand,
and left the bewildered grocer to fig;
ure the thing out on a piece of brown
paper with q blue pencil,
Here is man who has just stop:
ped his paper. What miserable
looking creature ho is. He looks as
if he had been stealing sheep. How
will he know what is going on, now
that he has stopped his paper2 He
will borrow his neighbor's paper
One of these days he will break his
leg, Or be candidate for Office, and
then the paper will say nothing
about it. That will be treating him
just right. Will it not, little chill
Decentralization.
The smartest things are often said
by maniacs. A resident physician
who was making his rounds in a lu.
natic asylum, found an adult pa.
tient riding hobby-horse. "Riding
your hobby, are your" saidh "No,"
said the lunatic; II am riding my
hobby-horse." "What is the differ
ence2" said the doctor. dThere is a
great difference" replied the crazy
man. "Any one who is riding a
hobby-horse can stop when he chooses;
but any one who is riding d. hobby
can't"
A young lady admitted to her
mamma that her beau had kissed her
on the cheek; "And' what did you
do?' asked the old lady, i'll a t6hS of
Indignation. "Mother," said the
young lady, "I cannot tell q lie; I
turned the other cheek"
Silver dollars with holes in them
are painfully numerous, but they are
not half so painfully numerous as
holes without any silver dollars
around them,
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JAS. Ii. C0uCII. IR

A ttorney Mt Law and Notary Public. po;r,
a Pleasaul, West Virginia, will practice in tbe comn'
lies ofNlason and Putnam, All business win receive
prompt attention. 'iiuIv 80,
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RANKIN WILEY. Lr

A uorncy mt Law, Point Pleasant, WdtF Virginia
a Practices in the County e Mason; the United
states District Court for West Virginia, and in the Su.
preme Court of Appeals Of Wes, Virginia. B5' Promp,
attention given to TIE collection of claims ian i4iy
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DIR. S. g. SHAW.

pHYSICIAN.AND SURGEON, tenders hi, yro
ieSona services to the public. Calls promptly At
tended TO- Office, cor, Main and sd streets, opposite
the old Presbyterian church. lapril s. ts79-Iy
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A ttorncy Mt Law and Notary Public, poin,
a Pleasant, West Virginia. viii practice in The
Courts OF Mason and Putnam counties and attend
promptly to all business entrusted to him,