The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-29
GLEANINGs.

WIN cVhh'u iluSo lcpS,
Gen. Rial Niles, who fought gallant
ly at laurel Hill, Winchester, Pittsburg
Landing and Chickamauga, was found
recently IN wretchcd room in Philadel-
phia dying Of starvation.
The average life of an English gold
sovereign is about eighteen years that
Is the coin loses about thrcc-fourths OF
grain In weight in that time. 1t then
ceases to be a legal tender.
The fastest passage ever made under
sail from Hong Kong TO San Francisco
has been accomplished by the Wander
ing Jew, Manc-biilt vessel, which
covered the distance in thirly-four days.
The largest orange grove in Florida is
that of Mai. Ii. Norris, who went from
Chicago to Spring Garden, Fla, in 1872.
He now has grove of 1900 thrifty
orange trees which bear about 100000
oranges in year.
A New York dancing master saws that
in dancing there should be no more con-
tact Of persons than there is in walking.
Oh. pshaw! dancing in that manner
would be like getting drunk on cold
water.
The number of postcards dispatched
In Germany during the year 1880 was
1913. 100000. In the postoilice museum.
ut Berlin, there are exhibited AIS differ
ent kinds of postcards
During the last four years Oregon has
exported to the eastern states not less
than 100000 head of beef cattle. Most
of these cattle were produced in the
counties east of the cascades. II
The daily price paid for intoxicating
drinks in New York is estimated at
$4,000, or $9S,550,O00 every year.
There is said to be an alarming increase
of drunkenness among the women.
1t is reported in Japan that the gov
ernmentis bouttore-establish Shintoism
as the religion Of the state, and TO conn
bat, by all possible means, Buddhism
and the progress made by Christianity.
Eating sausages imported from France
has been the cause OF the death oi a
popular physician st San Antonio, Tex.
The sausagcs contained some irritant
poison that produced fatal pcritoniis,
There was found in the stomach OF a
beef, recently slaughtered at Hillsborn,
Ore. q piece Of copper wire that had
cut its way through the wall Of the or
gan, making large sore. Further in
vesiigation showed the stomach literally
webbed and pierced with wire that had
been used in binding grain.
Two factory girls had been sentenced
to four months Imprisonment for drunk
enness in Lowell, Mass. They were
young, and their ease excited sympathy
in court. As they were being taken out
the officers saw their mother slip bot
tie Of whisky into the pocket Of each.
There was no longer any establishment
that they had become drunkards so
young.
A patent medicine firm notified Sir
John Macdonald of their willingness to
illuminate Parliament square, Ottawa,
by the electric light free OF cost during
the session of the Canadian parliament,
provided they were permitted to place
above the light a large placard bearing
the name Of their medicine. Sir John
politely declined to allow the square TO
be used for advertising purposes.
The English tlockmastcr has settled
two points in British experience; first,
that mutton is more profitable than
wool, and, second, that among English
mutton-consmers there is a decided
preference for down or black-faced NUT
ton. Tender, juicy flesh, with fine
grain and rich flavor, ripe, and 20
carrying plenty of lean meat, is thlt
which suits the English market. A COM
bination of these qualities is found to
most perfection in some Of the black or
gray-faced breeds or their crosses. This
preference on the part of buyers, is so
marked that the butcher is enabled to
give mt least , cents per pound more for
dark-faced mutton than for any of the
whitc-faced and long-wooled sheep.
Peter Yanwinklc, ono Of the most
prominent and wealthy citizens Of Ar.
kansas, has Just died. He was Of Ger
man descent, cmigrated to Arkansas in
1882, with no capital but industry and
energy, invested his savings in wild lands,
aud converting the timber into lumber
made large profits, leaving an estate
worth half a million.
A justice of the peace in Truckce,
New, sentenced DR.. r. Goss to pay
fine Of $40 and to imprisonment for one
day in the county jail for contempt Of
court The doctor was taken to the Jail
in Nevada CITY at cost of $40. But,
owing to delay of the train in which
a he was taken, hc did not arrive at the
Jail till within thirty minutes Of the ex-
piration Of his time Of Imprisonment.
Nevada has about n million acres Of
salt land and could supply the whole
earth II necessary. The Great basin has
salt in dozen places. Near Silver peak,
in Inyo county, there is one valley with
quarter Of n million acres. Lone val
ley. between Silver peak and Columbus,
in Esmcralla county has 100000 acres
Of salt. Columbus lies right in the cen.
Ter Of n salt marsh. Fifteen miles north
Of Columbus lies n salt bed OF immense
resources. ...--
There Is one city provided with pure
milk, and that Is Frankiort-on.the-M Main
The business is conducted by concern
called the -.anstalt, established by th,
medical association and managed by
commission consisting Of three physi
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