The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-01-31
GLEANINGS.


they look like a.pair of shears and a
paste-cup. 49, LosoeL Citizen.
Boston contains 1000 Swedes, accord
ing To a directory which has been speci-
ally prepared to contain their names,
sex, age, native place and date OF arri-
val in this country.
Gentlemen who ''kick'' at the scarf
Wheel hats worn to the theatre by Ia
dies ought to be consistent enough to
take their "clovcs" with them when
they attend places of amusement. The
JNdGc.
"Mademoiselle, said q witty and
gallant septuagenarian the other day,
making his demand for the hand of q
lady still in her teens. II am 20 and
you are II. VIII you do me the honor
of becoming my widow" Funny.
A gentleman in South Florida owns
10000 orange trees, covering forty-two
acres. OF this number 1907 are large
bearing trees. One tree, about 80 years
old, produced four years ago 62S good
fruit; three years ago it bore 1920; last
year 1900; this year $500.
The Philadelphia Ledger printed last
year the announcements of the death OF
$3.50 persons who had reached so years
of age, 334 of whom were men and 500
women. Two Of the men and 10 of the
women had passed 100 years.
A fast mail train between New York
and Washington was stopped several
times few days ago, by two elephants
who happened to be in the cars pulling
the bell-rope. 1t was more than an
hour before the cause of the stoppages
was discovered.
A statue of Cakes Ames facing and
pointing to the west, and one of Oliver
Ames facing east, are to crown the
monument which is in process of erec-
ton at Sherman, Wy. T. 1t stands up
on the highest point of land on the I'm
ion Pacific railway.
Helena, NJ, T., is advancing. A
young lady in one month as book can
vasser took sixty-nine orders for the
Encyclopedia Britannica" represent
ing the value of more than $4,000. Is
this 70 be used as an argument for the
admission of Montana into the Union or
in favor of female SufirageP
Last year 1l3, 100000 shares of stock
were sold in the New York exchange,
besides 100000, shares of mining
stock, and 1887 ,000,0 900 of railroad
bonds. The recorded dealings in gov
eminent bonds were $3.50, 663, 900, and in
state bonds $4,000, 00O--par value.
The Cincinnati Gazette contends that
the real mormon problem is not polyga-
my, but the existence in this country Of
theocracy which is Il despotic system
of civil and religious government and
is alien to the United States, and makes
aliens of all citizens who bear allegiance
to the United States, practically allow
ipg them no rights.
Spain is having built in England sew
eral iron ships for her naval fleet, The
company which built for her sometime
ago an iron cruiser has recently launch.
ed q second after the same design. The
length of these ships is 2l0 feet, and
their tong burden l,O39; the armament
being three 6-iuch 4-ton breech-loadine
Armstrong guns.
Brooklyn Eagle: "By-the-way, we
think we have discovered the original Of
that dialogue between Capt. Corcorar
and Sir Joseph Porter H. c. b. Grattar
was once asked, by Il religious friend
"Do you say your prayers?" Never,
replied the great Irish orator. What
neyerH said his Mortified examiner
Well. hardly ever, answered Grattan. '
In his report of military operations il
the department of Dakota during 1881
Gen. Terry says he regrets to say thu
outlook in Northern Montana is not a,
favorable as could be desired The en-
croachments of Indians from the British
provinces have caused the ranchmen /,
organize for mutual protection agains
| the dusky cattle stealers, and Gen. Ter
ry thinks it will require the best effort
Of the governments on both sides Of tn,
boundary to prevent the evils that ar,
likely to occur.
A pickering pair of quakers were late
ly heard in high controversy, the bus
band exclaiming: II am determined II
have one quiet week with thee ''Bu
how win thou be able TO get itP' sal,
the taunting spouse, in that sort OF rel
iteration which married ladies so pro
vokingly indulge in. II will keep the
week after thou art dead" was tn
quakor's rejoinder. - Providence Press
Americans, Us rule, are impatient q
sustained thought or prolonged atter
ton. The perpetual cry is for amuse
ment for short paragraphs, strong Ian
guages, spicy sermons, sensations
stories, and never too much OF anything
Milton would not-a-day be asked to DO
down his Paradise Lost" and Shak
spearc to recast his plays as ''spectacr
lar" dramas. Seriousness Is the on
thing everybody is afraid Of Bosto
Star.
During a steam voyage, on sudde
stoppage Of the machinery a considers
Bile alarm took place, especially anon
the female passengers what Is tn
matterp What Is the matterp For hea'
ems sake tell me the worstp' exclaimc
one more anxious than the rest. Ate