The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-22

gist himself, he knew the price Of the
ingredients. ''That alters the case"
was the response; seventeen cents,
please"
A Troy mathematician has figured
out the amount of gold and silver found
in the sub-treasury at New York by AS
sstant Treasurer Acton on assuming his
office. II train of wagons were loaded
with a ton in each, the horse touching
the tailboard of the preceding wagon,
the precious caravan would extend from
Troy to Albany.
James Dunlap worked for farmer Ed
ridge, in Lansdale, Pa, and wanted to
marry the farmers pretty daughter; but
the farmer, with mercenary preference
for rich son-in-law, said nay. Then
James went into the far west and sought
a fortune. Thy farmers daughter re-
manned constant through ten years, and
last week the long waiting ended in a
wedding
One mile below Downieville, Cal, on
the Yuba river, is apparently a thrifty
pine tree about three feet in height,
growing out of solid rock What is
curious about it is the fact Of its making
no perceptibe change in size since it
was first noticed twenty years ago.
peculiar disease has broken out
among hon ses in Wasco county, Oregon.
The first symptom is the swelling Of the
legs, their breaking and running some
thing like boils, which cover the entire
limb, causing the hair to fall off, leaving
the flesh raw and the animals very weak.
The disease battles the veterinary sur
geons, and is increasing to an alarming
extent.
Do not go west with a family unless
you have enough money to make fair
start, Do not borrow money to 90 west.
The majority of those we have met in
their western homes who have failed
have been those who came on borrowed
money, or without enough funds to en-
sure a send-off. Am. Agricultrist.
John ii. Wolfe playfully discharged a
gun at Melinda 7. Jacobus at jersey
City last October, and about two hun
dred grains of shot and portions of her
corset and dress lodged in her side.
Strangely enough, Miss Jacobus recov-
cred, but just before she did so Johnny
proposed marriage to her. She declined
to accept him, and her father lately
caused his arrest on charge of assault
and commenced civil action against
him, placing damages at $4,000.
The New York Commercial informs an
inquirer that ''the word dictionary is
derived from the Saxon names-Rich-
ard, John, and Harry. 1t is supposed
that these three persons were the first to
put words into collective form and give
to them definitions which nobody but
themselves could understand. Richard,
the first, was, we believe, an Irishman,
and his name was affectionately abbrev-
lated to Dick. John was a Scotch High
lander, who pronounced his name
'Shon. and the nationality of AIRY is
unmistakable."
A bear undertook to break into the
house of q Wisconsin man one night
while the man was out. The mans wife
heard the bear, and in the darkness
thought it was her husband coming
home late. When the bear got away he
didn't stop running until he'd got nine
miles, and you couldn't coax him to go
within thousand miles of that woman
again. And yet, if she'd known it was
a bear, and not her husband, she would
probably have tainted and been devour.
ed, and the old man is awful sorry
it didn't happen that way.--BoSton Post