The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-19
aLEANINGS

South Florida is literally swarming
with land-seekers and capitalists, where
they are investing large amounts.
Southwest Virginia is every year rap
idly increasing in importance as to-
bacco section.
1t is estimated that more than 100000
cattle will be driven north from Texas
this spring.
A woman may not have so much hair
as = comet, nor so many belts as Jupi-
ter, but she stands at tho head of the
mysteries of the universe.
A lady, in reply to some guests who
praised the mutton on table, said: "Oh,
yes, my husband always buys the best;
he is a great epicac."
There has been Sl,S30C00 actually
put into the Canadian Pacific railroad,
which is 80 per cent. Of tho capital
stock subscribed for.
Sunday-school teacher: "You must
tecollect that all l am telling you hap
pened one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-nine years ago" "Lor, miss,
how the time do slip away"
ibid / understand you, sir, to say
that Senator Voorhees, is in the habit OF
tripping the light fantastic'" 20, no;
not at all. l only spoke Of him as the
famous Dan, SIR"
Goods at half price," said the sign.
''How much is that teapot asked an
old lady. Fifty cents, num-" was the
response "Guess I'll take it," she
said. throwing down q quarter. The
sign was taken in.
my dearest Maria, wrote recently
married husband to his wife. She wrote
back: dearest, let me correct either
your grammar or your morals. You
address me, my dearest Maria Am I
TO suppose you have other dear Marias?"
Is there woman in all this broad,
sunny land Of ours who doesn't believe
that carving-knives are created and
kept sharp and nice for the sole purpose
Of splitting kindlins and opening fruit
cans?
The newest fashionable shade is OF
golden brown. between the tints Of old
copper and old gold. For a dress it is
trimmed with beaver, and the bonnet
has pale blue flowers. The wearcr is Q
blonde.
There is colorcd boy in Accomat
county, Va, who is 6 feet inches high
weighs 234 pounds, and wears sixtcer
inch shoe, and whose principal diet il
sweet potatoes, of which he can eat ,
peck at meal.
A crow that could speak dozcr
words plainly has just died at Bedford
Mass. He might have become famous
but for his shocking profanity, which
made his seclusion necessary. His ear
ly education had been bad.
Tho Jewish refugees at Philadelphi,
wero astonished the other day to see
B0n Of Africa come into their quarter
and wanted to know "what made hin
% black" The most Of them had nov
tr heard Of negroes, it seems.
Tho beautiful In our homes an,
schools and sanctuaries is also the use
ful. II is the smile upon the face of tn
hard experiences Of tho world, the mu
Iic that comcs from heaven amid I'll
discords 81 human life. w =. BAN
bridge
A fireman In Toronto has invented
dumping sheet for the use Of thos
obliged 70 jump out OF windows in cas-
\ q fire. Il Is made Of sail-cloth, pre-
1onting surface Of about twelve foe
square, and attached by iron rings an
strong springs to two fire hooks.
Servant, who was called to see abou
: place: "Wcll; yes m, my eyes are nc
20 good as they were, IN. Not thu
there Is anything wrong with them, b.,
whenever I clean the pots and tins
chine 'em 50 bright they dazzle my eve.
IT. my only dcfeck m"
Sophia Bcrnina Is said to be the onl
woman who ever succeeded In escapin
benal servitudc In Siberia. She W,
condemned TO twenty years hard labo
but by some means made her way
NJ bwjtserlnnd, where she Is now living
" ~ .ssclusion. II Is said that she bri
M - u way y freedom -