The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-07-14

A young English nobleman, accord
ing 10 the London World, whose own
finances are not in yeryiirst rate order,
and who is Obliged TO measure his own
expenses by the length Of his purse, re-
ceived cool request from his younger
brother, that he would kindly pay up
his debts, amounting. 50 he said. to be
between three and four thousand
pounds. As this is by no means the
first time, the Earl earnestly pressed
his brother 10 acquaint him with the
whole OF his liabilities, in order that he
might pay them off once and forever.
The next day The schedule was duly
presented, and the demand rose this
time 20 the tune OF ten thousand
pounds, The most wonderful and I'M
accountable part Of this whole story is
that the elder brother paid the money.
The largest body of people in this
country keeping themselves separate
from the rest OF the population are the
Mennonites in Kansas. They are Ger
man in language and customs, though
they came from southern Russia.
They undertook 10 establish village life
in Kansas, similar to that which they
had left in Europe, the farms running
OIL from the village in long, narrow
strips, but this plan was not found
practicable, and the farming is now
done in the ordinary American man
ner. Where the land is owned in
quarter sections, however, four houses
are built in the adjacent corners, en-
abling the inhabitants to become near
neighbors. As rule, the Mennonites
are richer than the average Of Western
farmers. They arc not communistic,
as has been said, though clannisli, and
opposed TO mixing socially or in bust
ness with the people around them.
A correspondent of the San Francisco
Bulletin, writing about summer excur-
sions in Alaska, says: Some of the
weirdest sunlight effects imaginable are
had in Alaska at the season when the
sun is constantly above or on the hori-
zon, and when. as in Joshua's time,
he "hastens not in his going down"
for the space of not brief day only.
but for over month. Alaska is land
of gloom and land Of shadow, land
OF mists and land of rain. land of
lakes and land Of waterfalls, land
OF ocean-river echoes, land of silence
and land of peace. Yet it has spells
not only of mellow but of glorious sun
shine. Sailing through its vast island
archipelagoes and water-reaches at
such seasons is probably as impressive
and wonderful as anything which
lover Of wild natprc can experience in
any portion OF the world.
The total catch OF seals on the coast
Of Newfoundland from the 10Th of
March TO the fifteenth of May was
400, sl3, and represented a value
il European markets of some
81. $50, 900. This large contribution TO
the common wealth OF the world has
been supplied by about twelve thousand
Newfoundland fishermen in one single
economic industry, and during the
brief period OF two months. 1t is,
therefore, no eXaggeration TO affirm
that the seal fishery of this country is
the worlds greatest ocean fishery.
Since the application of steam to the
destruction of seals, the most eXtraor-
binary performance on record is the
capture, during the spring, by the
crew of the steamer Resolute of not less
than sixty-thrce thousand young seals
within the brief space Of nine days.
One of the freaks Of nature is said to
be bird convention at Somerset, Ky,
in a cedar forest Every evening the
SKY is darkened by great flocks Of them
coming TO roost They comprise birds
Of every tongue, plumage, and variety
known to The tropics. Large limbs of
trees are broken OF by their weight.
The4irangest feature of the gathering
is the harmony that exists between
these birds The hawk and dove roOst
in peace on the same branch. and rob-
ms, sparrows and owls mingle freely
together. When these denizens of the
grove move off in the morning the
sight is said to be gorgeous one, THEN
varigated plumage showing to great
advantage, while their songs make the
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