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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15
Concerning Parlors.

London Society
The word 'parlor' is the remnant OF
bygone state of things. The days are
gone past when Sir Charles Grandson
made his stately bow in the cedar par
lor. There are no parlors nowadays,
my dear" said an old lady, whom we
may call Mrs. Partington, except |
believe, in the public houses" We have
dining-room, drawing-room, studios,
libraries, smoking-rooms, but the parlor
in the ordinary British mansion has al
most become thing of the past. 1t re-
mains, in highly fossilized condition,
as u venerable institution priced by the
lower middle class. "Will you walk
into my parlor' said the spider to the
fly" and | always recognize the wretch
ed feelings of that suicidal fly when |
am invited into what people call par
lor Very probably it is only used on
state occasions. The family may bur-
row in some subterranean apartment in
the basement. We perceive by hun
dred signs that such parlor is not
living room, but dead room. 1t is full
of stiffness and angularities, hard chairs
and still harder sofas. The region in
which the parlor retains any vitality is
the agricultural region. In multitudes
of farm-houses, and in some vicarages,
this kind of apartment is still found.
But the British farmer follows hard on
the tracks of the Squire, and gives up
the humber for the more ambitious
nomenclature. 1t is the better class of
laborer and the thriving artisan who
are now aiming at the possession Of
| parlors. Among them the parlor is
really happy and an educating influ-
ence, So prevalent have been peace
and plenty of recent years, that in the
suburbs of great towns you may pass
whole rows of tenements in which you
may distinguish pleasant parlors, with
Towering plants filling the windows
and the sound Of pianos claShing all
| down the row. Still, in special cases,
the name of parlor yet survives, and OF
these | would say few words. The
parlor or parloir Oa Pdradotare;; Fr.
| paTOler, pdTlOI), as the name indicates,
| is a place wherein to converse. The
waiting-room of club is essentially q
parlor; in less formal, but more real,
sense so is the smoking-room. The old
lady was perfectly correct in her allu-
sion-which, however, was hardly to be
| expected of her-to public houses. 1t
would have been more decent if she
had talked about taverns. And what
| glorious talk there has been in tavern
| parlors before now! We think of Ben
Jonson at the Mermaid and Sam John
son at the Turks Head. There are
| still few wits and scholars who haunt
the sanded parlors of hostels about Fleet
| street:
"when all his warm heart, sherriswarmed
| Flashed forth in random speeches"
Such men have felt and said that there
is no throne like the easy chair of a
tavern parlor. Perhaps there are other
attractions besides. wit and liquor for
tavern parlor. l know great firm
that advertises for pretty bar maids,
and always sends them home at nights
in q special conveyance, to be intrusted
to the charge of most respectable
matron.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15
The Princess Beatrice.

Beatrice, Princess of Great Britain
and Ireland, leads 4 dreary sort of life
divided between Osborne, Windsor, and
Balmoral. She has no definite duties ex-
cept now and again to stand in full
dress near her Royal mother at some
exceedingly uninteresting State cere'
monial. II she drives out it is with the
Queen; if she walks in Windsor Park
the Majesty of England is still with her.
Full of fun and high animal spirits, she
is bound down by rigid Court eliquet
which must be insufferably CALLING
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15

The plug hat is sort of social guar
antee for the preservation Of peace and
order. He who puts one on has given
q hostage to the community for his
good behavior. Tho wearcr of plug
hat must move with certain scdatc-
ness and propricty. He can not run, or
jump, or romp, or get into fight, cx-
ccpt at the peril of his hoadgear. All
the hidden influences of the beaver
tend toward responsibility.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15
Unrivalctl

As being certain cure tor the worst forms
dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, impur'
ity of blood, torpid liver, disordercd KID
neys, etc. and as medicine for Graduating
every species OF humor, from an ordinary
pimplc to the worst ulcer, BuRDocR BLOOD
BlrrERs stand unrivaled Price Sl.0O, trial
size 10 cents.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15
INDIGESTION.
AS Far as He Knew.

A stranger from the East was having
his boots BACKED at the Postoilice re-
Gently, when an alarm of fire was turned
in. As he saw the Larned street steam-
er rush out he inquired of the "shiner"
at his feet:
Bub, what sort of water system have
you got in this city?n
The boy spit on his brush, looked up
and down the street, and finally an
swercd
"Well, as far as / know anything
about it, they all take water after their
gin!'
The reply seemed to be thoroughly
satisfactory to the stranger.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15
Incredible.

F.A. Scratch. druggist, Ruthvcn, Ont,
writes: ~ have the greatest confidence in
vour BupDocK BLOOD BrruERs. In one
case with which am personally acquainted
their success was almost Incredible One
lady told INC that half a bottle did her more
GOOD than hundreds of dollars worth of
II she had previously TAKEN" Price
81 90. trial size 10 cents.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15
The Elixir of Life.

That purely vegetable compound, Bur
dock Blood Bitters, may be justly termed
the Elixir of Life A pleasant and effect.
i've medicine; 1t imparts strength and vital.
ity to the entire system. Price 81 90, trial
size 10 cents, Paul G. Schulz, agent.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15

Paymaster General Cutter, CT the
United States navy, says he will be elig-
ible for retirement in August next
when he will be 81 years old, at which
nlge officers of the navy must retire.
There is no question of waiting for
vacancy on the retired list in the navy,
as Is the case in the army. He and his
family will continue to live in Wash
ington.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15
Hone On. Hone Ever.

No matter what the ailmcnt may be, rheu-
matism, neuralgia, lameness, asthma, bron-
chits-if other treatments have failed
hope on! 90 at once for Thomas Eclectric
OIL 1t will secure you immediate relief.
Paul G., Schulz, agent.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15
Making a Raise,

John Hays, Credit, p. o., says that for
mne months he could not raise his hand to
his head through lameness in the shoulder,
but by the use of Thomas Eclectric Oil he
was entirely cured. Paul G. Schulz, agent.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15

Miss Flora Torrcy, step-daughter Of
Judge W. r. Wagstaff, of Paola, Kan,
has Just been admitted to the bar, after
q searching examination. She is q
handsome blonde, highly educated, and
accomplished in music and painting
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15
"when all his warm heart, sherris-warmed,
Flashed forth in random speeches"

In the inscription on the monument
to the late king of Hanover, in st.
Georges chapel, Windsor castle, the
words ''the last king of Hanover occur.
Exception having been taken to these
words. il is intended to erase 'thc last"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15

CANCER. No knife. No Pain. No
Sickness. No Fearful Treatments. Treat
ment is free. Go or send to DR.. Kline, OBJ
Arch St., Philada, Pa.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15
AGENTS.
Cornwelps System Of Dress
Cutting.

LADY CANvAssERs and LOCAL AGENTS
WANTED EVERYWHERE. Agents never full TO
cell this method Some make $bD per week. THIS
II the only system In the world with shoulder
measure, and perfect rule for darts, making n
perfect garment without rcftting. Simple to
learn, and worth hundred dollars to every sewing
mnchire owner What lady win take the agency
Send for terms, lg20 Wabash Ave, Chicago.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15
The Pathetic Old Man.

Pity the sorrows Of poor old man
Whose trembling limbs have borne him 70
your door
Whose mill OF life grinds out the coarsest
branl
Whose bark OF life lies stranded on the
shore;
Whose path OF life winds through a desert
waste,
Whose cup Of life Is bitter 10 the taste.
Ale has no fircsidc where cheerful light
Shines on the faces Of his children dear,
He has no children where his iiresde bright
Fills all his cottage with its gentle cheer;
He has no cottage where he lives alone,
He begs you for rest within your own.
"Hc has no lamp to send a gladstone beam
Out from his window, as he nears his home.
He has no window whence the light may
stream,
When he returns resolved no more to
roam:
No noddng harvest iills his fertile field;
He has no meadow any grain to yield"
The housewife listened 10 the woe confessed,
And badc him for awhile forget 10 grieve;
He took her kind advice, and took his rest,
And took her gifts, and humbly took his
leave.
The housewife sitting in her easy chair,
Thought on the man with 30 much pain 10
bear;
Thought on his manner-arless, mild and
rare;
Thought on the rich, with warmth and food 20
spare:
Thought on the good they might but would
not share;
Thought on the tOi-worn frame, and silver
hair;
Thought on her silver spoons, with anxious
care;
And thought 10 go, and gaze moment where
She left them ast-but could not find them
there.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-15
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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-01

President Arthur's inaugural adj
dress, which he read before Chief
Justice Waite and members of the
cabinet when he was regularly
sworn in as President, may be re-
garded as superior state paper. 1t
was broad and liberal enough in
tone and il he will carry out the
principles therin set out, ne Will
maintain the respect and confidence
which the country is willing to ex-
tend to him. as is its plain duty to
one occupying his position. If he
adheres to his declaration to contin-
ne the measures devised and PLAN
ned under Garfield's administra-
ton, and will see "'that abuses are
corrected and economy enforced''
he viii have plenty of hard work
on his hands, which. by doing well
and thoroughly, will entitle him to
the respect of all good people. The
country had been led to expect that
much from Garfield and they will
be satisfied with nothing less from
Arthur. He viii have to get rid OF
many of his bosom friends in carry
ing out his promised reforms and
the sooner he does this the better il
will be for him.
All in all, the new administers
ton sets sail on a calm and prosper.
Gus sea, and it remains to be seen
how its accidental pilot will dis
charge the duties at the wheel.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-01
mr. Hamilton.


DIR. Hamilton has been interviewed
and furnishes a long statement re-
viewing the case from the first His
statement closes as follows:
However much we individually or
collectively may have made ourselves
liable to just criticism in the matter OF
the diagnosis or prognosis, and what
ever doubts may be entertained by
medical men as to the propriety OF
the treatment in certain respects, ]
cannot believe that one intelligent
surgeon will hereafter think that at
any period in the progress of the case
the ball or fragments of the bone
which it sent before it could have
been successfully removed, nor, indeed,
that any serious attempt in that direc-
ton would not have resulted in speedy
death. Viewing the case in the light
of our present knowledge, l am pre-
pared to affirm that surgery has no
resources by which the fatal result
could have been averted. This was
the sad consolation which ! felt justi-
fled in giving to the grief-stricken
wife and family, and which all my
associates believe they can give to an
afflicted people.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-01

A lawyer is not justified in bring
ing an action when he knows the
law is against him, and it is his
business to know whether it is
against him or not. Nor in hall
the suits that are contested is a
lawyer Justified in defending an ac-
ton when he knows he has no case.
Butas a matter of fact, hundreds
and thousands OF cases are carried
into court when the attorney on one
side or the other knows perfectly
well, or at least ought to know,
that he cannot successfully maintain
or defend the suit. The good coun-
sellor always aims to keep his eli
ents ont of court and the clutches OF
the law rather than to get them in.
If this rule could be made general
among lawyers, there would be far
Tess complaint of the laws delay
and the burdensOme cost of litiga-
tion.-Netg York Herald.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-01
Tl.e pann q 8 Nexv Era.


At the reunion of the army of
the Cumberland at Chattanooga
last week, Gen J. b. Cox Of Column
bus, Ohio, spoke as follows of the
dawning of new Era of fraternity
and friendship between the North
and South, he said:
The declining sun warns us that
these touchingly sacred exercises
must soon come to close. Every
thing that has been said has been
beautifully expressed in regard to
the end of him whose death has
brought us here, and, after the elo-
quent tributes given before, it would
be presumption in me to add
word; but would ask, what is to be
the result of this meeting in the fu-
ture? Is the voice we have given
to our feelings to pass away with
this day, or will it be marked in
golden letters az the beginning of a
new era OF peace, fraternity and
friendship.
1t was my fortune to be sent to
Goltisboro, North Carolina, at the
close, OF the war to complete negotia-
tons with Gen. Joseph Il. Johnston.
On arrival went to his headquar-
| tiers, where simply, mOdestly and
unpretendingly he lived in his tent,
and there we talked over the events
of the war, and heexpressed his per
| feet acquiescence in the result. Pa
roles had been issued, and among
| the terms were conditions that all
tropics should be surrendered. Gen.
| Johnston was about to leave when
/ received note from him (Which !
preserve today as precious me-
mento) informing me in simple,
manly terms that young officer of
his staff wishing to preserve relic
of the strife, had put away small
cavalry guidon, and considering it
a breach of the terms of surrender
he gave it up. DO you think could
doubt that such a man, Il man with
such a sense of honor was not in
in earnest when he expressed his
wish for peace; and as God is my
Judge, / believe he was a type of his
brethren of the south.
Men who have fought earnestly
for a cause with conviction of its
Justice can not forget in day, and
it was necessary that there should
have sbeen period to elapse
for us each to unlearn many things
we had been trying to teach each
other. Our country has natural
features which bind US together as
one people. We cannot change its
geography, and there has been
growing up a feeling of the necessi-
| ty of a more perfect nationality and
broader patriotism and devotion TO
our country as whole. 1 have al
| ways had the idea that the Cum5er-
land valley would yet resound with
! din of factories and furnaces which
would bring out its immense natu-
| raj resources and supply the world.
Our material interests teach us that
sectional differences should be put
away, and this has gradually been
learned. Time has been ripening
the result and it is not wholly be-
cause of the death of the President
that we may now have the dawning
of a new era.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-01
mUmoRED oAnlNnr onANoEs

1t is not generally believed, and
we hope there is no truth in the
loose rumOrs which are said to be
going the rounds in Washington,
that Secretary Blaine and Post
master-General James contemplate
soon retiring from the cabinet. OF
all the members of Garfield's cabi-
net there are no two members
whom the country would rather see
remain than Blaine and James. IT
is not said to be the wish of Arthur
that they should retire, but the de-
sire of the two members them
selves; Mr.. Blaine, on account of
ill health, and Mr.. James, to take
charge OF. the management of a fl
nancial institution, in New York,
which has been offered him. If
this should happen the country at
large would regret the change, for
no two men have ever filled their
respective positions with greater
honor to themselves and satisfac-
ton to the people. The short time
Mr.. Blaine has acted as secretary of
state he has filled the position with
efficiency and brilliancy, and dis
charged the duties of his office with
faithfulness to the public interests,
the while not forgetting to superin-
tend with the tenderest care and at
tentiOn at the bedside of his dying
chief and to keep the country relia-
bly, informed of his true condition.
Mr.. James has shown splendid exc
cutive ability and management of
the postal department of the gov
eminent, and has won additional
honors by his sincere efforts to en-
force economy in his departments,
and to bring to justice the thieves
and plunderers who were swindling
the government out of thousands
by the so-called "expediting" of
the Star Route service. By Presi-
dent Arthur insisting on these two
members of the cabinet retaining
their positions, he will be gratify-
ing the wish of the people of the
country, and at the same time be
worthily initiating the example
and following out the policy
mapped out by his lamented prede-
cessor. He could find no better
men within his party for these posi-
tons.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-01
The Twenty-r,rst Prcsident,

Chester A.. Arthur is the twenty.
first President OF the United States, his
twenty predecessors having been in
office during a period of ninety-one
and half years. OF these, Wash.
ington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
jackson and Grant each served eight
years. The next longest term was that
of Lincoln, who was elected for two
terms, but served but four years, one
month and eleven days. Seven Presi
dents-John Adams, John Quincy Ad.
ans, Van Buren,, Polk, Pierce, Buchan
an and Hays-each served four years
Seven others served fractional terms
of which that of John Tyler was the
longest being three years and eleven
months. The next was Andrew John.
sons, continuing three years, ten
months and nineteen days. Mr.. Fill.
more's was two years eight months
and twenty-five days; Taylor's, one
year, three months and five days;
Garfield's, six months and fifteen days;
and Hairrson's, which was shortest oil
all, being on the 4th of March, 1871, and
closing by his death on the 4th of the
following April-just one month.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-01
4 volce from, ClarksvilIc.

EDITOR CHRoNIcLE;-The time is
drawing near when we viii have to
give up our beloved elder, Bro.
Mooney, one who has done so much
good on this district and one that is
so universally respected and loved by
every congregation with whom he has
laBored for the last four years, and
one that we dislike so much to part
with, But we have one that is near
by whose time expires with Bro. Moo
ney, one who is able, and, trust, will
be willing to step into Bro. MONEYS
place and labor with us for the next
four years as elder, | mean that prince
of good men, Bro. j. W. Cullom,
whose sweet music and Christian
bearing viii be gladly welcomed by
every household in this presiding
elders district.
believe am speaking the senti-
ment Of nine-tenths OF the church
going people in this district. I don't
wish to dictate to conference who it
shall send us, for l know they will
send good man, as they have always
done, but let US have Bro. Cullom,
and make big majority OF this dis
trict glad once more. l know the
Southside wants him; [ believe Rob
ertson and Cheatham counties want
him; Stewart county would rejoice at
the appointment, and GAINESVILLE and
its surroundings would gladly well
come him as their leader and elder
Yours truly,
A MEMBER.