The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-11

A man in North Salem. n. H., over
forty years OF age. when told by his aged
father that he was tired OF supporting
him in idleness any longer replied chat
1t was mighty hard for child to be
turned ont Of house and home, and that
only hard-heartcd person would do
it,"
A dog has died in St. Augustine, Fla,
OF broken heart. After the death of
Mr.. de ! aurea, owner of the dog, the
canine showed every sign Of extreme
griei' moaning piteously and persistent
~, refusing 10 partake of either food or
water This conduct was continued I'M
til the poor. aflectionae brute died.
A section OF an oak tree five or six
inches thick, with deer's horn directly
through it, was found near Quincy,
Plumas county, Cal, few days since.
The wood has grown firmly around the
horn and incased it as neatly as can be,
1t was about twelve feet high in the
tree.
The latest novelty in minerals. says
the Reno (Nev.) Gdzette, is found in the
mountains south Of the Humboldt house.
1t is pocket Of crystalized quartz, bear
ing silver gold, lead, and antimony
The crystalization seems to be com
plete, and the mineral is very strong
in it.
THE wolf changes its hair every year.
but remaining a wolf, says Russian
proverb. Nothing very remarkable
about that. A woman sometimes
changes her hair as often as two or three
times day, and still remains woman
Let the Russians switch of tosomething
worth mentioning when they want to
compose proverbs
been devised TO prevent these melan-
choly catastrophes.
Ten years ago bananas were almost a
rarity in Boston, and fifteen years since
punches of bananas which can now be
bought from the wholesale fruit dealer
for from three to five dollars, then
brought from fifteen to twenty dollars
An American traveller in Europe
speaks OF the fine appearance Of the
many soldiers. He finds the French
soldier TO bee short in stature, nervous In
action, quick in movement, and less
careful in dress than the Germans and
Italians. The German soldiers are large
aud intelligent, and take pride in their
dress and bearing. The Italian soldiers
are young and fresh-looking.
A petition recently addressed TO the
Minister of the Interior by the inhabi-
tants Of the quarter in Paris in which
the Rue de la Paix is situated, represents
that the number of suicides who have
thrown themselves from the top of the
Nendome monument has been alarming
" on the increase Of late. 1t is sug-
! 9ested that no person should be- allowed
to ascend the monument until the sum
NIT shall have been Gagged in with iron
bars, or some other means shall have
Persons who have ever been connect.
ed with newspaper have experienced
the obituary nuisance, and will appre-
ciate this bit Of eXaggeration spun by
Charles Caverly agent of the Universe.
list Publishing House; Mr. Cavcrly wa,
speaking OF the little knowledge clergy.
men had OF the value of newspaper
space, and among other anecdotes, re-
lated one of minister who brought ii
about five columns Of obituary for hi,
deceased wife, which he desired to have
published Mr. c, told him he didn't
feel that the paper could afford tn,
space, nor that the public had five col.
umns Of tears for his wife; whoreupon
he proceeded to reduce it; but before he
succeeded in getting it in proper shape
and space he married 0gdin.
A Boston horse car conductor has
served one company sixteen years
worked 3l3 days every year travelling
sixty miles each day, and thus ridden
500, $50 miles, or more than twelve time,
the distance around the earth, and nev.
er knocked down. cent, WeStmore.
land claims poStman who has been ii
the service forty-seyen years, and in thai
time has ridden 2l2, 800 miles Thai
distance is ten times the circumference,
of the earth, nearly eighty times the dis
lance from England to America, anC
1850 miles further than from the eartl
to the moon. During his service he ha
sorted, carried and delivered 5000, 00l
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