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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19
HUMOk.
Eve was the first to set a fall fashion
-Phiadelphid SIM.

Eve was the first to set fall fashion
-Phtlodelphia Sim.
Sunday-school teacher (reprovingly):
"Boys; do you know what day this is?'
Street boy Ill, fellers here's n cove
that don't know what day this is!
guess he's been out all night"
An exubcrant youth halls n supposed
acquaintance with Hello, joe" but,
fuding his mistake, adds "Oh, excuse
ME; thought you We're another mani?
Laconic stranger answers, 81 am.
Il believe the jury have been inocu-
lated for stupidity" said the testy law
yer. THAT may be-" replied his OPP
-ponent, "but the bar and the court are
of the opinion that you had it in the
natural way"
The train had just rolled into the sta
ton, and little Charley stood listening
a moment to the sound of the escaping
steam. Then, turning to his father, he
said, "Pa, the engines all out O breath,
amt it"
A gentleman was complaining on
change that he had invested rather
large sum of money in Wall street, and
lost it ALL A sympathizing friend asked
him whether he had been bull or a
bear. TO which he replied: Neither,
l was a jackassn'
Ayoungster, while warming his hands
at the fire, was demonstrated with by
his father, who said, Go away from
the fire; the weather is not cold" II
amt heatin' the weather, father; I'm
warming my hands," the little fellow
demurely replied.
A gentleman from Indiana recently
registered in an Illinois hotel and looked
at the printed notice in his bedroom,
please do not blow out the gas" The oc-
cupant of the adjoining room heard him
remark, Il pay ny money and I'm 60
ing to blow out the gas if | want to-"
"Did you slipp" they asked the old
gentleman as they picked him up. "Oh,
no." he growled. "of course not. l was
trying to see if | could sit down on that
coal-hole top hard enough to break it.
Did it just for the fun of the thing"
And he glared at them very savagely,
and they somehow felt mighty foolish.
1t was his first appearance at church,;
and, in order that he might sit perfectly
still and keep his little chatter between
his teeth, he was told that big dog
would bite him if he didn't keep silent.
This little fellow cast several glances up
and down the aisle, and at last, just at
the most interesting part of the sermon,
startled the congregation by piping out,
Mamma, where is the dog"
The only practical joke in which Rich
ard Harris Barham DIETER known by
the nom de plume of Thomas lngoldsby)
ever personally engaged in, was enacted
when he was q boy at Canterbury. In
company with school-fellow, D., he
entered aQuakers' Westinghouse, when,
looking at the grave assembly, the lat
ter held up penny tart, and said, sol.
emily; "Whocver speaks first shall
have this pie" $50 thy way, boy, and
-" "The pie is yours, sr' exclaimed
D, placing it before the astounded
speaker, and hastily eflecting his escape.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19
CITY CONTRACTS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be rece we'd at this Office d.
rected 10 the city council Of the city OF Cairo, and
marked proposal for filling streets, until 3
o'clock p. IN. Of Tuesdaythc 2ith day Of May 1881,
for the filling and grading OF about cubic yards
Of earth on Sixth street, between Washington
avenue and Walnut street; about 200 cubic yards
onW alnut street bew en- Sixth and Eighth streets
about 300 cubic yards on Seventh street, between
Walnut street and Jefferson avenue; about 30 Gu
bic yards on Eleventh street, between Washington
avenue and Walnut street about 40 cubic yards on
Walnut street between Eleventh and Fourteenth
streets and on Thirteenth street. between
Washington avenue and Cedar streets;
about 20 cubic yards on Fourteenth street,
between Washington aynnc and Walnut street
about 80 cubic yards on Walnut street, between
Fourteenth aud Fifteenth streets and on fifteenth
street, between Walnut and Ccder streets; about
so cubic yards on Fifteenth streets, be
tween Ccder and Locust streets; about 100 cubic
yards on Ceder and Sixteenth streets near the cor
ner of raid strects about 500 cubic yards on Wash
ington avenue between Iwcnty.hrst and Twenty
seventh streets and about 40 cubic yards on Com
mercial avenue, between Twenty -ninth and Thirty.
second streets Work TO be done under the direc.
ton OF the committee on streets.
Bids for above work to be made separate for each
locality. For information In reference TO grazing
etc. see street superintendent The right 70 reject
any or all bids IL reserved. d. j. FOLEY,
City Clerk.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19
The Old Brown School House.

II stood on bleak country corner,
The houses were distant ana few,
meadow lay back In the distance
Beyond rose the hills to our view
The roads crossing there at right angles,
Untraversed by pomp and array,
Were cropped by the cows In the summer;
I've watched them there many day.
In memorys hall hangs the picture,
And years Of sad care are bctween;
II hangs with beautiful gliding,
And well do love II, wecn.
IL stood on bleak country corner,
But boyhOod's young heart made II warm;
II gowed In the sunsh no OF summer,
Twas cheerful in winter and storm.
The teacher, 0 well remember,
My heart has long kept him place;
Perhaps by the world he's forgotten,
His memory no touch can ctface.
He met us with smiles on tho threshold,
And in that rude temple OF art
He left, with the skill Of a workman,
His touch on the mind and the heart.
Oh, gay were the sports Of the noontidc, -
When winter winds frolicked with snow;
We laughed at the freaks OF the storm-king.
And shouted him on all a-glOw.
We dashed at his beautiful sculpture
Regardless Of all its array,
We plunged In the feathcry snowdrift9,
And sported tho winter away.
We sat on the old-fashloncd benches,
Beguilcd with our pencil and slate;
We thought of the opening future,
And dreamed Of our manhOOd's estate.
o, days of my boyhood, bless ye
While looking from lfc's busy prime,
The treasures are lingering with me,
Igathered In llfe's early time.
O, stlll that bleak country corner,
Turns my heart in WEAKNESS yet,
Where leading my gentle young sisters,
With youthful companions met.
cast n fond glance o'or the meadow,
The hills just behind II see,
Away in the charm of tho distance,
0dschool house! o blessing on thee.
--RCp. Dpigt Williams.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19
A Meteorological Observation

A few days ago Galveston officer of
the law conducted q prisoner, who had
Just been convicted of demonstrating
with a penalty OF five years imprison-
ment at Huntsville), back to the Jail
from the court house The Sheriff re-
marked that it was quite chilly.
Yes, we are going to have u backward
spring this year. 1t doesn't make much
difference to you and me, but it's awful
rough en- the farmers that have to work
for living l really feel sorry for tho
poor devils. ~ direStOn Nc,cS.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19
Difference Of Customs.

Norristown Herald.
Among the Mari savages of India, il
young man wants to marry, his father
takes with him some friends and they
set out toward the village indicated by
the youth. If they meet hare or u
squirrel or wild boar or n mountain
cat, it is asbad omen, and they turn
back. 1t is vastly different in this coun-
try. Here, if q young man wants to
marry he sets out alone, and If he were
to meet six lions, polar bear, three
tigers, four elephants, a hippopotamus,
a rhinoceros, Ben Hill, and all the rest
of the menagerie, he wouldn't turn
back. He'd cut across the fields. He'd
"cut," anyhow, but he wouldn't turn
back-not if the girl was waiting.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19

Mrs. II. A. GrsT, 1904 Walnut street,
Philadelphia, writes 81 had iniamma-
tory rheumatism very badly, and in one
foot and ankle it seemed to have taken
hold with the determination to stay some
time; and the morning | obtained the ST.
Jacobs Oil could not put my foot down
to the floor, even tor an instant l used it
that evening for the first time, next morn
ing for the second time, and that alter
noon put my foot down for several min
utes at time. On Sunday following |
could stand up and walk a few steps On
Tuesday could walk about my room, and
went down stairs by holding on to the
banisters. Now can walk quite well and
there Ia is very little soreness and pain left.
| shall 20 out IN couple of days, weather
permitting. Just think one bottle and a
half and can walk and am almost free
from pain. It wonderful medicine. I
will buy II by the dozen and make 1t a
family medicine, as we are subject to rheu-
matism.n
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

OFFICE or CT1Y CLERK, CAmo. Ill May 18th, 1881
Sealed proposals viii he received at this office
until time Of meeting OF the city council Tuesday,
May a, for furnishing the city with two thousand
cubic yards Of broken stone. to be delivered on
Levee street. near foot OF Eighth street, sa stone
TO be Of such size as TO pass through ring he d.
ameter OF which will be q inches; also proposals
for furnishing five thousand cnbic yards OF grave
to be delivered on streets or evee Ggravel 10 be
equal in quality TO that delivered on sixth street
in the year 1850, and subject to approval OF com
mittec on streets. The night to reject any and al
bids reserved by the city.
b. j. FOLEY, City Clerk
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19

A prominent physician in this city
received circular from the Census
Office, recently, requesting him to re-
port the number of insane and idiotic
persons of whom he had knowledge
through his practice. The doctor, who
had just been reading the reports of the
proceedings in the United States Sem
ate, wrote on the back of the circular;
"They are all in Washington and
mailed it to general Walker, Superin-
tendent of the Census. - Providence
Press
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19
NoTICETO CONTRACTORS.

OFFICE or CITY CLERK, CAIRo ILL.,, May l4th 1851
Scaled proposals will he received at my Office un
Ill O'Clock p m Tuesday, May cath, lSsl, for the
removal OF garbage IRON the different residences
and hotels IN the city for the months Of May, sep.
TENDER, October November March and April,
twice In each week. for the months Of June. July
and August, fix days in each week, and for the
months OF December, January and February, once
in each week as per section %, chapter 10 OF the
ordinances Of the city. The place of deposit 20 be
not ss than one mile from the city limits. The
right to reject any and all bids reserved by the city.
DJ FOLEY CITY Clerk.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19

An ambitious young man started a
newspaper in Piscopia, Col, recently.
In the first number he wrote these sad
lines: "This may be our funeral, as no
man knows when his is comingP" The
entire edition had not been struck oft
when the editors stock of property was
attached for debt by barkeeper.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19
AN EPITAPH.


Here Hes man whose crown was won.
by blowing in an empty gun,
No soonet In the gun he blew,
Then up the golden stairs he flew.
And met the girl on heavens green
Who lii the dre with kerosene.
He also shw, astride stool,
The man who tempered with a mnle.
And also there was to be seen,
The chap who toyed with gycerine.
But looking round he failed to view
The fend who loud the hsh.hsrn blew,
And said unto himself "'Tis we'll
He's gone 10 find Bob Ingersell,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19
TAX PURCHASERS NOTICE.

Toeaa al othe
u
Marhidon annof ere
due and below set
ethew penalties
snop RESPECTIVE
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19

q r. Daweck IN your own town, s. outfit free, NO
MOOrisk. Render, II you want business ~
pay all the time they work write for particulars 10
II. uALLETT u CO., Portland.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19

Ransom Thompson September w 80
Ransom Thompson September ~, loi'
John A Durham ..... September H. ls,s
John A Durham ..,.."Septembcr u, ls'b
And that the time allowed by law for the !
expire In two years from the date OF sale
Cairo. H., May 18th, ISL
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-11-05

being SO large as they were at the last
general meeting; and the explanation
ought to meet with general appreciation.
1t is the first principle of cooperation
to sell as cheaply as possible, and it Ger
tainly ought to be the one object of
cooperative store in new colony.
The thanks of the community are due
to Mr.. Tucker, for his careful manage
ment of the Commissary; and although
it is true that on one or two occasions the
store has run out of staple commodities,
the settlers should bear in mind the diff
culties of transit and hauling, and re-
member that accidents of this kind will
gradually disappear as the business settles
down into regular working order.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-11-05

RUMoRs of a change in the manage
ment are heard on every side, and before
this article sees the light what those
changes are will probably be known to
the public. 1t is to be earnestly hoped
that the new management will act with
energy and decision, and introduce a
staff of employees that understand some
thing about their work. By some lucky
chance the old management succeeded in
getting hold of some thoroughly capable
men, notably Mr.. G. II. Wilson and MIR.
H. Walton, but the less said about the
rest of their appointments the better.
The chief recommendation seemed to be
that man should know nothing what
ever about the work he was appointed to
90, and it is to be hoped that the present
lamentable state of affairs will effectually
deter any continuance Of this insane
policy.
That Rugby ought to succeed, if pro-
perly managed, is the unanimous opinion
of all competent to judge; and that those
who have invested money here will yet
make it success has ever been urged in
these columns. From it's commencement
Rugby has been hampered by gross and
culpable mismanagement, and the out
side public have unfortunately concluded
that something must be radically wrong
with it's soil and climate. How utterly
wrong this hypothesis is may be gathered
from an article recently penned by MIR.
A. w. Hawkins, the Commissioner of
Agriculture for the State of Tennessee.
He says:
No State in the Union is more highly
favoured physically than Tennessee, or
possesses superior natural advantages.
surface line due West from the North
Carolina line on the summit of the Unakas
running through the centre Of the State
would dip rapidly into the beautiful valley o
Fast Tennessee, when it would cross success
sion of fertile valleys, separated by long
parallel ridges running uniformly from North
cast to Southwest. These valleys, though
sometimes narrow and rugged, and Otter
broad and fertile, each with its crystal streams
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-11-05

The account of the recent Commissary
meeting, given in another column, will be
read with considerable satisfaction by
those interested in the future of Rugby.
The balance sheet itself is complete
answer to the self-styled Norwegian
Agents" irresponsible letters and proves
conclusively that Rugby is very far from
being the deserted wilderness he so labor
iously tried to paint it. When over eleven
thousand dollars, hard cash, are taken
across the counter in six months, in new
settlement, it shows to all thinking people
that it requires something more than a
deserted town site to consume the large
amount of provisions represented by such
a sum as this.
A very satisfactory explanation was
given by the Manager, for the profits not
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-11-05
Dir Rugbrian.
RUGBY, MORGAN CO., TENN,
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5A, 1881.

"THE RuGBEAN" is published weekly at the
Publishing Offices, Central Avenue, Rugby, Morgan
Co., Tenn.
ITS AIMS.
lst.-To promote cordial feeling of brotherhood
not only between the two divisions of the
English speaking race, but also between the
different sections OF this country.
2nd.-To let all interested know. from time to time,
how Rugby is getting on; what the Rug
beans are doing and thinking about, and
what they can say as to the prospects of the
settlement and neighbourhooL.
3rd--By discussion in broad spirit to face any
differences Of opinion that may arise, affect
ing the welfare of Rugby, and by such
discussion to arrive at any rate at all amic-
able agreement to differ.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-11-05
GENERAL HALF-YEARLY
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS,
At Commisary Hall, Oct. 29th, 1881,
Jos. H. BLACKLOCK, President in
the Chair.

The Chairman read Sec. | and 5, Art.
2, and explained the unavoidable delay in
holding the meeting; and Sec. l, Art. 3,
detailing the duties now to be performed.
The present Trustees would offer them
selves for reelection, but another auditor
would have to be appointed in place of
MIR. s. r. Brown, now employed in the
Store. He then read the balance sheet
and compared it with that of 3lst March
last, and explained that the smaller net
profits shewn by the former, as compared
with the latter, were due to the prices Of
goods retailed at the ,Commissary having
been kept down (anr' III some cases re-
duced) on staple articles, at time when
the wholesale prices had considerably
risen; and he instanced -four and bacon
on which the profit was very small.
Mr.. Cory asked whether the Board of
Aid had imposed any condition when they
handed over the business and whether
any articles we're sold at 100 per cent
profit? The CHAIRMAN and Mr.. TUCKER
replied in the negative to the latter queries,
and the SECRETARY said that the only
condition imposed by the Board of Aid
was that the business should be conducted
by Board of Trustees, to be appointed
by the Shareholders for the general good
of the Settlement
Mr.. TAYLOR called attention to the fact
that the meeting had been called fort
night later than was provided for in the
Bye-laws, and that this required the en-
doris sement of the Shareholders and he
proposed ''that the action of the Trustees
in holding the present meeting on the
fifth instead of the third Saturday in
October is approved Of by this meeting.
This was seconded by Mr.. Brown and
carried mem. con.
Mr.. TAYLOR remarked that the de-
creased profit would be partly due tt
Settlers having had during the past three
months to look more closely into their ex-
penditure, and to buy only those articles
of necessity on which the profit was small
Mr.. TUCKER confirmed this and made
further explanations.
Mr.. TAYLOR called attention to the in
creased purchases of Shareholders a
compared with those of non-shareholders
and Mr.. CHAs. BLACKLocK to the fact tina
the amount of profit was large in proper
tion to the capital embarked.
1t was then moved by Mr.. H. D. BOYLE
seconded by Mr.. TAYLOR and carrie,
: unanimously,
s.That the balance sheet, and report O
the Trustees to this meeting be adopted.
, The Chairman said that it was now tn
duty Of the meeting to elect Trustees flo
the coming year and it was moved by MI
) TUCKER, seconded by Mr.. TAYLOR an
t carried mem. con-,
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-11-05

flowing through scenes of moral beauty
almost equal to the tabled beauties of the
famed vale of Cashmere. The ridges are some,
times broken into knobs and hills, rising even
to the grandeur of mountains, and are clothed
with magnificent forests or richest pasturage
Reaching the Western limit of East Tenn
essee, the line again rises as it crosses the
Cumberland plateau. This great table land
has an elevation of 1000 feet above the level
of the sea, and extends entirely across the
State, with an average width of fifty miles, in
direction parallel with the ridges and valleys
already described.
AS we approach the Cumberland plateau we
find the iron and coal i'll immediate proximity,
each, by its presence enhancing the value Of
the other, and together afforling a source of
wealth unsurpassed by perhaps any locality
in the world.
Standing as Rugby does, almost in the
centre Of this plateau, it enjoys to the full
the advantages enumerated above. The
climate is probably one of the most salu-
brious in the southren states. The heat
in summer is never oppressive, and the
nights are invariably cool. The winter
season is said to be singularly mild and
open; and the fact that several we'll
known physicians strongly recommend it
as winter resort for consumptive patients
is pretty good proof that this is the
case. Last winter was an unusually Sc
we're one everywhere, and Rugby was no
exception to the general rule, but notwith-
standing this several invalids who were
sent out here from England not only did
not suffer from the cold but, as far as one
can at present judge, became permanently
cured. Pulmonary consumption is un-
Known amongst the natlve inhabitants 0f
the plateau. Pine trees grow in profusion
and the air sweeps across the plateau,
laden with their fragrance, and bearing
with it those healing properties so rightly
attributed to the pine tree in cases of
lung disease. The scenery is extra
ordinarily lovely, and the beauty of some
of the rock and river views may be
equalled but cannot be excelled by any
State in the Union. The paths through
the woods enchant one with the variety
and extent of their floral decorations, and
at every instant rare plants present them
selves to the eye, growing wild and
untended, that are ordinarily associated
with hothouses and unlimited care. These
woods, with exception Of occasional cleared
farms, stretch for miles around the town
site, and furnish an endless field for the
botanist entomologist, ornithologist, and
all those who love to see the hand of
God stamped, as it were, on the face of
Nature. 1t may be fairly said that for
natural advantages of scenery and climate
Rugby stands unrivalled, and if properly
managed it will and must succeed. Let
it be the united effort of all here to push
it forward to that success and few years
hence they will reap the reward Of their
energy and determination.
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THE account of the recent Commissary
meeting, given in another column, will bt
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