The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-27
THE DAILY BULLETIN.
NEWS BREVITIES.
The flesh of the zebra il Said to be the
best animal food in Africa.

A little over thirty years ago grain
was imported into the United States
from the Black Sea.
The latest new'thing in London is
hot potato Of bronze or metal to keep
the hands warm, One knob unscrcws,
and, Filling itwith boiling water, you can
place it in muh.
The cX-Governors OF New York now
alive are Hamilton Fish. Horatio Sey-
mour, Myron II. Clark, Edwin ID. Nor
gan, Reuben Il. Fcnton, John 4. Hoif-
man. Samuel ). Tilden and Lucius
Robinson.
Cologne water was first so called in
1909, when an Italian citizen of Cologne,
named johann Maria Farina, prepared
it, Since that time genuine eau do
cologne has beer manufactured by the
descendants Of tarina.
At least tour eggs are required to
clarity every barrel Of wine; and, when
the production Of wine in France and
other Continental States is considered,
the demand is plainly extensive, reach
ing hundreds OF millions Of eggs.
Mr. Samuel Carter Hall, who is now
50 years old, congratulated himself
lately as the only man who had edited
one publication forty-two consecutive
years, but he has been surpassed by
William Chambers, who started Cham
ber's journal forty-nine years ago, and
still lives TO edit it.
II is said that the vast superiority of
certain impressions Of wood-engrayings
in this country over those in England
arises from the superiority of the paper
used. which. it seems, can be employed
almost unsized. 1t is very pure, and
has high surface, produced by bur-
nishing instead OF pressure between
rollers.
Telegraph-cards with paid reply are
at the disposal of the public in the post
and telegraph offices within the limits
Of old Paris, and in tObacco-shOps with
in the same zone. The price Of the
double prepaid telegraph-card is one
franc. The zone Of old Paris is bound
ed, generally speaking, by the exterior
Douieyards.
Few who partake Of sheep s-head
broth know that it is. or was, q custom
with the Jews to serve up n sleeps
head on New Years Day at their chief
entertainment us mystical representa-
lion Of the ram offered in sacrifice in
stead Of Isaac. When a family or com
pany sat down 10 this repast, each per-
son took piece OF bread and, dipping
il in honey, said, "Alay this year be
sweet and iruitfGi"'
A hatchet-faced woman Of about 81
summers, with wealth of frcckes in
her face and snuii-stick in her mouth,
gpt into a crowded car in Galveston.
There were hali-a-dozen gentlemen ON
tie car, but none of them offered her q
seat. After she had waited reason
able time. she said; "Ef eny Of you "a
loots is wai,in' for me to squat in yer
laps, YOU are oarkin' mp the wrong tree,
for want you 10 understand I'm a
lady.n
The novel sight Of over 800 turkeys
in one drove was Witnessed on the
streets of Greenyille, Pa, recently.
The turkeys were driven from Mercer
20 jamestown. -- AShtuJUid Sentinel.
This sight, now 50 novel, was very COM
mon forty or fifty years ago. All the
turkeys were then got to market in that
way, being often driven as far west as
Ohio through TO New York city.--Bqt-
J0iD Express.
Fashion items: Moonstoncs are COM
ing into favor again. A unique scarf
pin is the shape Of a human ear The
golden pheasant feathers are most in
favor in millinery. Scalskin and ALI
gator skin are fayorile materials for
purses. Understandings are worn by
little girls the only relief being in the
bright clockincs. Chenille iichuS are
much worn. and are occasionally seen
at the opera Is hoods. The new poke
bonnet II very large after the style Of
the little wtcr-cup bonnet. Millinery
ornaments inrliic great variety OF
Egyptian scarabui, and great South
American beetles are also used.