The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-12
GLEANINGS.

One Key West pineapple grower net
ted $4,000 last year on his fruit.
One Arkansas city owns property
valued at Sl6S and owes S2,llS. 10,
Stock of the Bank of Ireland is selling
at 3l9-that is, higher than stock Of the
Bank Of England
Peter Zandemark, Pittsburgh, n. Y,
received bullet in his right eve during
the war, and it has recently worked out
from his right shoulder
In the best circles of England it is
considered positively breach of ETH
quctte to send letter written with
steel pen. But how do they know?n
An East Syracuse man has piece Of
crockery he calls 1.-THE very pitcher Of
health 1t is just after it comes from
the brewery.
The building in Philadelphia where
Jefferson wrote the Declaration OF In
dependence is 10 be torn down and a
bank built on it, site. One by on" tho
roses fall.
Rochester possesses a man who can
extend his chest fully thirteen inches be-
yond its normal size, and without in
spiration. He can sustain this eXpan-
sion for hours,
There are over 100000 French Cana
dians in the New England States and
the number is constantly increasing In
Lancaster. Me. ten years ago, there
were only 1000; now there are 1900.
The separate school taxes of the
white and colorcd citizens Of Kentucky
have lately been made equal and united
in a common fund by act of the Legis-
laturc. The people will vote on the act
in August.
Rufus Hatch, the garrulous old Wall
street habitUC, denounceS Vanderbilt,
Gould, Sage and Field as the "head
centcrs Of communism For while
Justus Schwab only wants Il fair di-
vide they grab the whole pot
Robert Bonner has paid more for fast
horses than either Kccnc or Lorillard,
vet we do not hear of any OF his stud
having won the Derby or any of the
great races in England or America.
A Baptist clergyman declares there is
tendency in children to drift away
from the church, and he fears the boys
of the future will be largely nom
churchgoers. Probably the sermons are
too long
At Bryn Mawr, Pa, turtle has been
found with the date of 1926 distinctly
marked on the under shell. 1t is scar
red and battered, and its general ap-
pearancc gives evidence of great age,
but the correctness of the date is doubt
cd.
The Odd-Fcllows of Oregon have pur-
chased farm of one hundred acres OF
land admirably located about twelve
miles from Portland This farm is to be
used rs home for the aged and indl-
gcnt of the order not otherwise provid-
cd for.
Senator Hill enjoys being at home and
with his family very much. lie said to
n friend the other day, rs he sat on his
cool piazza with his wife, children and
grandchildren about him, and looked
out on the street, he was perfectly hap
py.'
A Texas man was married while dy
ing, and the fashion journals, after a
lengthy discussion, have decided that
although his widow must wear full
mourning for thirteen days, etiquette,
under the circumstances, will permit
her to have clocks on her stockings
The sanitary journals are quite agreed
that the old.fashioned fire place is one
of the best means of ventilation OF dwell
mos. As the decorative art craze de
mands the introduction Of the Fireplace
IL is probable that for once fashion ant
sense will combine for the good OF in
door jewellers.
The Castor, in u Philadelphia per
formanco of Camille" after gallant.
pouring out the supposed champaign
Tor the heroine, inadvertently put dow
the bottle with It's lager beer label to
ward the audience, the nearest OF whom
could read IT, The actress could no
understand the laughter, though sh
composedly slipped the beer with the VI
nj m ,laintv wine bibbcr.