The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-19
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most closely concerns, and just how the
workers will succeed it is hard to say.
Ladies generally carry this point because,
generally, they are right, and if energy
and determination count for anything they
will come out of this struggle with flying
colors. Their move towards law prohibit
ing drunkenness may seem rather forci-
bic way Of persuading men to do right, but
what else can they dol They Can not pro-
miscuously invade home.circles and teach
the youth &C the land that it is ruipous to
soul and body to frequent saloons and
dangerous to associate with those that do.
That is utterly out of The question, and the
only alternative left to compel sobriety 10
the hope that by the next generation second
nature will have become first.
Excepting our county seat and one other
town, the Pulaskians are remarkably tenn
perate. To be sure there are some old
fashioned ones who still cling to the little
brown jug on the closet shelf. remnant of
the days CT sparse settlement and substan.
tial hospitality, with friendly stirrup.cups;
but such men seldom forget and take too
much. There are the steady drinkers who
patronize the saloon daily in quest of an
appetizer and the latest news, or plainly
for nothing but to guzzle. These are
the hardest to deal with, as they are always
so well seasoned they do not often get
enough extra on to make their eyes any
blearier or their noses any redder, conse.
quently do not change rapidly enough to
scare themselves.
The class one has the least patience with
and least excuse, for are those who save
themselves aud their earnings for an occa.
sional bender. How man with any vanity
can 20 on second if he consulted his mir.
TOR during and after the first ia more than
can understand A sight of those blood
shot eyes, swollen cheeks and full neck,
ready to burst with the blood which notifies
what would otherwise be frank, pleasing
countenance ought to disgust him into
realization of his situation. Our county
commissioners are said TO have refused to
renew any saloon keeper license without
city limits. l have curiosity to see iif
county druggists prosperity increases in
proportion "a the present license expire.
Blessings be upon the head of the rresl-
dent Of the Singer Sewing machine com
pany for the kindly words he spoke con-
corning Cairo. Did YOU enjoy greatly
increased demand for the daily which gave
theml Copies should have been sent fly
ing west east and ''over the cuckoos nest
but particularly east, and for this reason.
In the direction of Gotham this locality is
so often thought of as a vertabe wilder
ness, a bowling desert wide waste (though
what species OF animal it is bowls in
desert this deponeut sayeth moo that some
fond mamas of "unfor.ror-ror- chunate
young men" destined by cruel fate to land
upon these shores, are overcome by the
horrible prospect and faint away in swoon.
You don't believe that7 Very well, then.
do, because it is authentic.
Here is some more Of the same sort.
When they do not swoou away in faint
they burst into tears, which is not nearly
80 becoming, tears tending to redden the
eyes and enlarge the tip Of the nose. But
that it is done know of surety and am
relieved by the probable relief of anxious
lady mother and affectionate sisters Of deli.
cate nervous organization. Ofcourse they
can readily believe anything, good or bad,
said Of place by nonresident, disin.
terested party, so to speak; and when
gentlemen of the standing OF the one above
mentioned, speaks in such glowing terms
OF your city they must throw aside the
smelling. bottle and handkerchief and re.
sumo their ordinary state Of mind, feeling
that their petted darlings have not fallen
among hottentots and, maybe, lions aud
tigers, after all.
To be sure what Mr.. Mckenzie said
related specially to sewing machine facili.
ties, and not all young gentlemen come
here for the purpose of assisting in that
manu(actory but it certainly would be
soothing to solicitous relatives to know
that he said what he did say, Eight rail.
roads and acres Of machinery. Think of
tho opportunities for an active energetic
youth. If he does no, saw and polish gum
logs himself, he may forcibly DO called
upon to saw on severed limb or two for
some one who does
And so Trim was as a piece of wax in
the hands Of a skillfu mouldor. feel
ilattered by my success. which was partly
due, no doubt, ogood Mrs. rs training; if
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