The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-26
VARIETY.

niin5eli insane N 10 make VIII tnuJ
doesn't suit his relatives.
Mr.. Bonner failed to secure the to-
bc-ooutinuod comets tail for his LEFTY
ol,H IL come too high.
A now kind of berry is being grown
called the Telegraph" An electric
currant probably.
Jay Goulds profits last year we're
$4,000 600. Just about tho same "a
ours with the ciphcrs omitted. 49, Lock.
port Uaion. 0
Soubretle GLOW IL the preitiest
way 10 hold tho handp" Why, 40 the
other side can't 500 what cards you've
got.
Tho Inscription on tho pedestal oi
tho farragut statue in New York dates
the horos commission AZ Commander
In 1861 instead Of 1871, just by trans
position Of "XIn To "LXn II in
rather awkward work changing an In.
scription on blue-sionc, but II will have
tn loo done
These moonlight nights arc glorious
nj tho seaside '.Isn't IL heavenly
said Miss Sillybilly 10 Mr.. Polo.
"Whatp" he asked. "Why. tho moon"
"Oh, yes. just too utterly heavenly for
anything" "Oh, do Just dote on tho
moon. don't youp Eyes, ips awfully
nice, isn't IL, and SO splondidly conspic-
uous, tool"
III you find locomotive rushing ut
you,' says Virginia authority. "spring
into tho air aud come down on tho
cow.catcber," This might njure the
oow.catcher. A better plan would be
To jump into the mir and lot the train
pass under you. II requires n littlo
practice at first.
The Norwich Comm bulletin first
told thou story which follows: Henry
Il. Card, of South Windham, lost his
pockot-book containing 800 Tuesday
afternoon, while rowing on the pond,
but did not discover his loss Till tho
next day, when no was fortunate
enough to find his money floating
around ON tho water. and the pocket
book was iishod up from tho bottom
Tho Wisconsin Secretary Of State has
compiled table showing the valuation
Of all the taxable property in that
State. Tho total ia Sil6, 5S2. $40 IAN
increase Of about $1,000. 600, as com
pared with last year.
Double eagles perforated with holes
nre legally worth $40. Silver dollars
with holes are worth - cents; halLdol-
lars, 30 cents; quarters, IL cents, and
dimes cents, This is an order OF the
Government, and parties should look
out for thoir rights
Mississippi county, Mo-, Is the great
watermelon region Of the world Over
1000 acres are devoted 10 watermelons
alone; and the Weld is about car
load an acre, 40 that 1000 carloads will
DO shipped 10 st. Louis. Cincinnati,
Detroit rand indianapolis. Contracts
have been made with many farmers ut
$llO Oar The general prices run
from $50 90 800 u car during Tho sea-
| son.
" rho value Of tho exports II domestic
provisions, tallow and dairy products
Of this country during tho six months
ended june 80 were $7l, 1856, $780, cor
responding time n year ago, S69,i25
$50. Tho values of exports of provis-
ions and tallow for eight months ended
June 80 we're $SS, 275, 702; same period
previous year. $79, 1873. Tho total
values Of dairy products for two
months ended June 80, 1881, were
S3, s35, oSi; same period last year, $i,-
0i5, 004.
Miss Minnie Anderson, Of tho Des
Moines Qowa) High School, read an
essay during the latest CONNIE nee
mert exercises of that institution. She
said ut is only in our own beloved
| America that women of all classes re-
ceive that respect and consideration to
which thoy are SO PROFESSIONALLY en-
titled by nature. While some Of the
other sex are evor blind 10 the real
worth of woman, there arc yet few
who can appreciate her; as, for in
stance, when Quincy was asked why
there we're moro women than mem, he
replied, 1T IL in conformity with the
arrangements OF nature. We always
500 more Of heaven than earth
Prof. Stone, Of Cincinnati, says the
comet has "convulsed." And no won
der II the Professor could have wit
messed the sights enjoyed by tho come,
could have seen the osculatory ac'
tions Of tho Young couples who sat up
until 2 in tho morning undor tho pre-
tenso Of looking ut the celestial tramp,
he would have been "convulsod" too.
At the end of the war many ex-Con-
fcderate soldiers left the country, and
some have died in foreign lands. Old
residents Of Montgomery Ala, were
surprised one day recently by tho sud
den appearance in their midst OF Col.
BENJAMIN G.. Ynncey, OF tho famous
Yancey family, who has been in Brazil
since Lees surrender, but who now
comes home for good
There are SORROWS In this life which
tho lips cannot utter. which no human
soul can feel but the breast which does
the fecin'; moments when tho soul
would wish 10 soar far away from hui
man ken or earthly gaze or criticism.
Such u moment comes to him who, up
on tho day preceding his marriage.
with the expectation Of q swell crowd
In church, feels that o large pimple is
gathering upon the front piazza OF his
nose. lo nIl yI
Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Stigcrs, Of Gal
latin, Mo-, wore undecided ~ 10 whore
they should spend the Fourth She
wanted him TO have bis way, he wanted
her 10 have hers. They decided TO toss
I'm n 2.cont niece. and trust 10 luck.