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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-12
An Eel Story With Whisky Bait.

"Ecls is btin' very good this winter"
observed Newtown man TO the cashier,
rs he iiShcd around in his vest pocket
for n marriage notice and paid the ex-
pensc of insertion.
Catch many?n asked the cashier,
checking the notice.
"Doin' pretty well, pretty we'll" re-
piled the old man. II kctched one the
other day which was considerable eel.
Ic see went TO the crick in the mornin'
and cut hole in the ice and dropped
the hook. In about II minute knowcd
had bite and | went for him. When
I'd got about ten yards Of him out |
began
SCOT WHAT" demanded the cashier.
"Ten yards Of him. Yc see, couldn't
tell how biz he was gon' to be, so just
pulled his head over my shoulder and
slreakcd for home, only u mile. Then |
followed along back to the hole and he
wasn't all out vet"
How big was hep" asked the cashier,
with round eyes and standing hair
"liold on till | tell We. Then takes
another grip on to him and reaches for
home again, but that didn't seem to fetch
the whole Of him. Well, sir, travelled
between the house and the hole all day
long, and when got him all ont he made
n coil on my farm Il quarter of a mile in
diameter and 400 yards high! Fact, sir!
| tell YOU he was considerable ecm
What kind Of bait do You generally
use for that size of ecl?" asked the cash
Ter, snrcaStically.
whisky replied the Ncwtown man.
81 used three pints ofwhiSky on that eel
Drank it the night before You know
The result of which was that his mar.
riagc notice went into the death column
and the cashier sat around and chcwed
his nails all day.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-12
Too Many Cranks With ReVolvers.

MacLcan, the fellow who fired Mt
Queen Victoria, appears to be rather
commonplace type Of Engishvagabond.
He is said to be eccentric and addicted
to drink" and there is suggestion of
the crank in the sentences quoted from
his notebook. Indeed, if the Fourth
Path, q novel by MacLean,' there re-
fcrred to. is his own work, he may be
set down as n crank unhcStatingly. The
cranks all take naturally to the discus.
sion Of large problems, religious, social
or political, with occasional excursions
into poetry and fiction. THERE'S good
deal OF likeness between tho American
and the English cranls, but English gin
has n bad effect on the tribe, and this
MacI.can seems to have been duller
and shabbcr sort of fellow than Gu-
tcau, with u closer resemblance to tho
common tramp. There is no evidence
of the long reconciliation that was char
acteristc of Gutcau, and the imitation
is altogether so clumsy rs TO suggest
doubt whether the man really was in
earnest. 1t will be safe thing, how
ever, to put him out of the way of in
dulging in his "ccccntricity' in this
fashion. Tho world is growing rather
tired Of the crank with revolver.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-12
THAT Everlasting Smile."

In drawing those characters which
amusc readers, Dickens seems to have
relied as much on his eyes rs on his
Imagination. One familiar with his
works says, again and again, AS he meets
with some odd person, "Hc seems as If
he had just stepped out of one of Dick
enS's books"
Few readers Of "Christmas Carols"
have failed to laugh ut that Photographic
cpithet, an came Mrs. Fczzwig, one
vast, substantial smile" How patti
they have commented; "why, I've seen
Just such smile" Dickens painted
what he had seen.
An anccdote-a true story-which
comes to us from the Berkshire Hills Of
Massachusetts. brings out one of those
smiles.
Mrs. Stone formerly had n servant
whose bcaming, happy facewas delight
and brncdcion, She married good
fellow, went West, and aftcra few years,
died. The husband, knowing the inter-
est felt in her by her former mistress,
wrote 10 inform her Of his wfc's death
and of his great loss. He spoke Of her
pleasant ways, of how much she had
been to him, and said, Now that she
has gone, that everlasting smile Of hers
will haunt me till Idle"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-12
Tortune-'Telling.

Nobody could guess, says New Yorl
correspondent, what is the newest fash.
ionable freak of metropolitan girls. II
Is to patronizc spiritual mediums and for
tune-tellers. There is diversion Mt
scancc, possibly, where the circle sits in
dim light, clasping one anothcr's
hands, with skip-and-go-onc arrange
ment rs to how the sexes are seated, in
order to secure, as heard u medium
phrase it, ~ polarity Of electric force
But having fortunes told by weird old
hays, away upstairs in dirty tenement
houses, is hardly conceivable as an
amusement. The fact is that wave of
superstition has risen. and is now slop-
ping on us. Negro women are the IA
vortc witches, and about every second
house in West Twenty-lifth street, the
successor of Thompson street for negro
residence, holds sorccrcr. Never be-
fore have so many silk skirts hcen lifted
over the moral and physical mud Of that
thOroughfarc, Most Of the prcstcsSes
OF voudo0 are quite commonplace shut
tlers OF greasy cards and peppers into tea
cups but several are more prctcntious.
One mulatto of great size and consider
able beauty wears robe covered with
queer figures, after the manner of con-
ventional aStrologcrs and sits ina quaint
ly-cmOclliShed room in the midst OF
stuffed birds, snakes, and alligators She
is in high rcputc with Murray Hill girls,
and she gives them the incest possible
information about present lovers and
future joys. You pay her adolar Then
she puts on cockle-shapcd cap, waves
wand, closes her eyes, and lies TO YOU
like an expert. Sac has considerable
tact in drawing out facts from her un.
whiting callers, and is thereby able to
startlc them with the very points they
have given her. OF course. a good pro-
portion Of those who are indulging in
this frcakish sort Of thing merely do it
because others do, but many arc really
credulous, and it is astounding how firm
Judgment superstition has in feminine
heads, right alongside their cultivated
brains. Ridiculous stories tell how some
of the fortune-tellers are abusing their
opportunities by bringing their innocent
patrons into acquaintance with awfully
naughty men, and so on. Bosh! The
upper-ten girls Of New York are Just as
knowing rs they are innocent, and they
don't take introductions to strange men
through fortunc-tellers.
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Considerate,

a California bear seems to have been
so much of gentleman as to quietly
depart from house when lady told
him that his room was better than his
company, The Wood River Times tells
the story, rs follows
About ten o'clock in the evening a
lady living in Wood River, California,
was followed home by what she took TO
be large Newfoundland dog Arriving
home, she paused at the door to open it,
but it was some time before she succeed
ed. During this delay the animal got
quite close 10 her, and as he seemed
harmless, the lady called him in.
Her surprise may be imagined when,
on striking light, she saw huge bald
faced bear looking at her, showing his
teeth as if grinning ut crmistake. More
dead than alive, the lady opened the
door, and gathering her skirts as women
sometimes do, began 'shooing' the bear.
Bruin, as if approaching the gravity
of the situation, hurried out, whercupon
the frightened lady fell into n chair, and
did not recover her presence of mind for
at least fifteen minutes, when she ran to
& neighbours and told of her adventure.
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OLD TRIMS LETTER.
DoNGoLA, April It'll,

DoSGoLA, April It'll, 1889,
Good Friday, which means the Friday
before Easter Sunday. Ii has rained near
ly all day, and according to the very ancient
Dutch Owen, wewill have bountiful year,
for it hath been said time out of mind,
that a RAINY Good Friday is ominous OF
goods crops and bountitul season for all
the fruits.
The very fine, beautiful two year old
heter, spoken Of in last weeks BULLETIN,
happens to be three years old and was
raised by our energetic townsman and par
excellent miller, Frank Neibauer. We
saw said beautiful cream colored heifer
weighed last week on Eddlewan's scales,
and she tipped the beam at 1920 pounds,
and those who get cut Of her for din.
ner on Easter day, will get beef that with
in itself is "rythmic poem and quite too
excessively beyond and quite, too, too" to
be eaten on any other day. Cairo never
gets disappointed in anything that halls
from Neibauer. His family flour should
De in every kitchen in Cairo, for it is quite
as utter as said cream colored heifer.
j. Z. Burns, Of Cairo, was in Dongola
several days last week, looking after bust
ness and exchanging congratulations with
friends.
II. Meyers Judge Bross and Mr.. Hoar,
all Of Cairo, were in Dongoa recently; all
looking the very picture of good health,
and full hope for Cairo's future. 1t Is
quite treat to shake hands with Judge
Bross. A person with weak muscles will
not soon forgetit.
The great DAY of the year for Dongola
has been here, and is gone. We refer 10
the municipal election. The old board Of
trustees were reelected. 'Pie-eater" and
J. T. Dale were the candidates for the
office of police magistrate. "Pieea 3"
was elected. The smoke Of the battle in
the wonderful contest has cleared, and We
ore able 10 report no lives lost, not even =
fish cuff. Squire "Pie,eatcr" has filled
his bond, been commissioned and is now
waiting for drunken row so that he may
make some coffee money But as the
Dongola, s. of b. on wheels, frCze out
and left here, his prospects for coffee
money" are not so good. However, as the
spring fights have not opened up as yet, and
We have quite crowd who love TO guzzle
whisky and shoulder bruise, the prospects
for "Pie-eaterh to make his coffee money
are flattering.
Henry Planert and family, of Alexander
county, passed through Dongola on Tues
day, 9th instant, enroute for New Mexico.
We have long known Mr.. Panert and fam.
lily, and can say of truth that Alexander
county has lost Il worthy family Of intelli-
gent citizens. Mr. Panert and his wife
were both very successful teachers and
have followed imparting knowledge to the
youths OF Alexander county for the last
sixteen years, and their places in the COM
mon schools will not be easily filled. May
success crown their efforts IN the far away
regions of New Mexico. OLD TRIM.
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ny ELLA WHEELER
Ont on tho plains saw an Indian maid,
llalf'nuac she stood, and listened TO tho

Ont on tho plains saw an Indian maid,
Hhlf'nu1c she stood, aud Listened 10 tho
winds.
Her rapt upiftod countenance betrayed
The keen delight Of one who happy tnds
The bliss OF true comprehensive. Alone
She stood 80 near the Infinite Unknown
That oil the gods talked with her as their own.
Tho undunting grasses, rank and wild,
Beloved In seas OF beauty NJ her feet.
She watched them with tho pleasure OF child;
sho found the whole earth lovely and replcte
With tho exquisite music OF the spheres
That falls but on tho few attuned ears
Not dullcd by the worlds plaudts or Its chcors.
Isaw n beautcous woman in crowd;
She sat in her rich garments like queen,
Her face was cold and passiOncss and proud,
The pride Of wealth and place was In hor
micn.
With worllly-wlsc suspicion in her heart,
Her fawning friends, she held but played
part.
"Alasl' said "how all alone thou artv'
She puckeh some ponsics from her garden bed,
And idly wuro Them In bright bouquet.
She smiled. How large my pansics nreV sho
"Mnch lager than my neighbours DER tho
way"
She spoke OF last nights concert: "such n
borc"'
She liked tho dress, though. tho soprano
wore
o Culture! leave mo savage, implore.
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ChUKCHkS.

I,AIRO BAPTI II. Corner Tenth aud Poplar
| j street-; preaching Arst and tara sdadayH Iu
eAct month, liza m. ard T:3l .. m prayer NEE -
ugTaursday, 7;3Op. m. SUNDAY @chooi' Wv a."
Rev. A ]. HESS Pastor
,,uvRCH OF THE KEDEEMEk-tEpisc92p
l. Fourteenth street; sunday 1Oa m, hoy
Encha,i.t. $50 a. m , sunday school Wa an. -
Morning prayers; 500 p m, eNehuh '"''''
T. Davenport, 5 T, H. Rector
,r!RsT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CIV hCH.-
= Preaching al 80 q u.n p M aLn ,,'og ~
ehnntL school a, :. - y. N Rev T. D. shores
,--iuf
, UTuERAN Thirteenth street, serVlIes Stp
| . bath 80 am; sunday school Z p u rev
NnHppt, pastor.
NfRTUODIST-Co Eighth and walnut -'ieels'
VI prescoinc sabbath 1900 q. m and nv p "a !.
snudA, school al 800 .. IN. Rev D. a eC"''''
aston.
nHEspYTRRIAN Eighth street. presen,ag on
Sshhath Al II 90 a III. and 1880 p. m Prsys,
r,..tior "Wednesday nj T39 p. m; SUNDAY ocuoo'
.,3nn. Rex IS. Y George, pastor
.,,,r JosEPns -,Roinan Cathorel Corner Cross
,0d Walnut streets. services sHSos'h Io'o" d
n sunday school IT ?. m; NrepeTs y N ser
nee. ever, day az a m. Rev O'Iiara' fr'es'
ct PATRICK yKoman Catholic Corner MINI
- street aud Washington aYcnue; services sao
oath sud 20 d. NJ. Ne-per- p. n - sahIsN 9choo'
90. u. services every daJ a. q m hc' M'la'''So"
yrIrrt.
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A Much Mysti6ed Young Man,

A mystilcd youth writes to ask us to
unravcl and generally decphcr remark
made TO him the other night by q young
lady, with whom he had repaired to u
restaurant for supper, after visiting
Wallacks theatre. II seems they were
dcmolishing some broilcd FROGS, and tho
conversation being on the SUI Y ct of flirt-
ing the young lady expressed herself as
follows: a think the way You men do
go on perfectly outrageous. You ilirt
with every girl YOU see, and when you
have broken their hearts what do you
care for 'hcmY--why nothing. You act
exactly rs the men do who catch these
poor little frogs, the hind legs is all they
care for Now, what in heavens name,
says tho young man, did she mean by
tliatP How on earth should We know
The idea!
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TAx PURCHASERS NOTICE.

10 VIM Holmes or any other person or parsons
Interested: You are hereby notified thar NJ u sale
of real estate, In the county of Alexander and
State OF Illinois, held by the county collcc,er OF
said county, AT the south.wes,erly door of tho
oour, house. IN the city OF Cairo, In said county
and state ON the 23rd day Of August, A. D. 1880,
the undersigned purchased the following described
real estate st,nated In the county Il Alexander
and stat OF Illinois, for tn taxes due and unpaid
thereon for the year A -, 1879 together with PEN
atics and costr raid real estate h. ing taxed IN
the name of said VIM Holmes to.sit the south
cnst of The north cast Of section seventeen lT) tn
townphip fifteen il5) eouth range two CD wcst o.
the third principal meridian The tune allowed
by law for the redemption OF said real eslste VIII
expire ON the .3rd day of August, A. ID, lss2.
JOHN GATES, Purchaser
Cairo, Ills, April II A. d. 1851
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-12
TAX PURCHASERS NOTICE.

TO John @ Harmon, or any other person or
persons interested: You are hereby notified that
at sale Of real estate IN the county OF Alexander
and state of Illinois held b, the county collector
Of said county, at the sonthwes'crly door OF the
court house In the city Of Cairo, In said county
and state on the 23rd day OF August A. H. 1880 the
undersigned purchased the follosing described
real estate situated In the town Of Unity In the
county OF Alexander and state OF lllnnis, for the
taxes due and unpaid thereon for the years A. u
1874, 1875, 1876 ls7I, 1873 aud 1879 together with
penalties and costs; said real estate being taxed
In the name of said John q Harmon to.wt: lot
numbered one m In block numbered five t5 The
time allowed by law for the redemption oIsaid zeal
estate will expire on the 23rd y OF August A. D..
1852, GEORGE HODGES, Purchaser
Cairo, Ills Apri II A. u. 1882
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TAX PURCHASERS NOTICE.
To VIM Holmes, or any other person or persons

To VIM. Holmes, or any other person or persons
IN crested
You are hereby notified that at q sale Of Real KS
tate In the county of Alexander and State of nois
held by the county collector of seid county, at the
of Cairo in said county and state on the 23d day OF
August. A. u, 1850, the undersigned, purchased
the following described real estate situated In tho
county of Alexander ard stato OF Illinois, for tho
taxes due and unpsi' thereon for the year A. Il.
lsiD, together with penalties and costs; said
real estat' being taxed In the name of said WIN
Holmes, o.wit: The east half of the southeast Of
section seventeen 90, in township 1ltecn QSl,
south range two co, west of the third principal
meridian The time allowed by law for the redcmp-
ton of said real estate will expire on the s3d day
Of August A. D. 1882.
Cairo, Ills. APRIL 18th, A. d., 1882
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-12
TAX PURCHASERS NOTICE

To John Fa-row or any other person or persons
interested:
You are hereby notified that at sale of real es.
tate In thu county OF AleXand rand state OF Hi
nois held by the county collector Of sad county
at thesolthwest ry door of the court house in the
city of AFRO in said county aud state, on the 23rd
dag of Angus \. d. 1850, the undersigned pnr.
chased tho following de bed real estate situated
IN the county OF Alexander and state Of Illinois,
for the taxes due and unpaid thereon for the yenr
A D. 1879, together with penalties and costs; sad
real estate being taxed ia The name OF said John
Farrow. tu.wit: The south fractional half Of acc
ton i've (S) in township sixteen l6), aud In range
two 90 west of the third prnci al meridian The
time allowed by lawior the redemption OF said real
estate will expire On the 23td day OF August A. d..
lsS! JOHN GATE, P"rcnaser.
Cairo, Ills, April 18th, A. d. 1882.
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TAX PURCHASERS NOTICE.

TO Brown & Anterior, or any other peraon or per
sons interested You ARE hereby notified that AT
sale of real estate IN the county oi Alexander aud
state OF linois held ny the county collector Of
aid county, at the sNuthwestetly door OF the court
house IN the city of Cairo In rald county and state
on the 23rd day Of August A. d. 1880 the under
signed purchased the following described real Ga,
Alexander aud state OF Illinois, for the taxes due
and unpaid thereon, for the years A ID 1874, 1870.
1876 $50 1873 and lsi9 together with penalties and
costs; sad real estate being tANcd IN the name OF
said Brown & Athcrton towit: lots numbered Two,
90 three co. aud four a. f. block numbered five (t)
Thutme allowed by law for the redemption Of said
real estate will tx prc on the 2@rd day Of August
A. d. 1882, -
GEORGE HODGES, Purchaser,
Cairo, Ills, April II, A. d. 1851!
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TAX PURCHASERS NOTICE.
To Vim. Holmes. or any other person or persons

~ "Hh iipIhVr, VI any otHcr ptrson OF pcrsOHb
Interested:
You ARE hereby notified that at u sale Of real es.
tate, III the county Of Alexander and state of Hi
nos, held BY the county collector OF said county,
at the souhwcserly door Of the court house III tho
city OF Cairo, IN said county and state, the 2Ird
day OF August, a. u $780, the undersigned yur-
chased the following described real estate situated
IN III" county of Alexander and state Of Illinm',
for the taxes due and unpaid tn ereOn tor the year
A. ID. 1879, together with pena ties and costs; rnid
real estate being taxed in the name OF said VIM
lIolmes, towit; The southwest Of the northeast
Of section seventeen 90, In township dfteen Cj),
south range Nv ~ west of the third principal me-
rden The time allowed by law for the redemption
OF said renl estate will expire on the 23rd day OF
August, A. D. 1889 JOHN GATES, purchaser.
Caro-, Ills, April llth, A. d 1882.
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TAX PURCHASERS NOTICE.
To VIM Holmes or any other person or

~ VIM ITVTH1U5' U7 my UVuVr PurFOH OF pcTrOHs
interested:
Yuuarc hereby notified that at sale of real es-
tate, IN the county of Alexander md atate of Iii.
nois held by the county elect of said county Mt
the southwest rly door of the court house In the
city of Cairo IN said county and state, on the alst
day Of Aug, A. ID, 1880, the undersigned purchased
the following described real estate situated in the
county Alexander and state Illinois for the tax
due and unpaid thereon for the year A. ID 1879 to-
grthcr with penalties and costa said real estate he
Ing taxed In the name of said VIM. Iio,mea to-
wit: Lot nun bercd twelve ~, IN section sixteen
n6l, IN ownsulp fifteen (l5), routh range two 90
we of the third principal meridian. The time
allowed by law for the redemption o sud real estate
will expire Oh the .lst day OF August, A ID. 1882.
JOHN GATES, Purchaser.
Cairo, Ills April 18th, 1882.
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ENTERPRISE SAVING BANK.
or Cairo,
EXCLUSIVELY A SAVINGS BANK.
THOS. w. HALLIDAY,
'rreasurer.
TAX PURCHASERS NOTICE.
my other person or person,

To A. j. Daniels. or any other person or persons
interested
You are hereby notified that at a sale OF real es-
tate in the county OF Alexander and state OF Hi.
uo- held by the county cole tor of said county
al the southwetcrly door Of the court house IN the
city OF CnirO in SAID Count' and siaJe on the 23rd
dty olAugu-t. A. ID 1851 the undersigned pur.
chased the fUloslng described real estate situated
Ia the county of Alexander and state OF Illinois for
the taxcs due and paid thereon for the years
l.. ISIS and 1879, together with penalties and costs
SAID real estate belug taxed III the lame Of said A.
j. Daniels. 'o,wit: The west half OF the
northeast quarter Of section twenty-one CID,
township xteep 90, south range two c. west
OF the third principal meridian. The time allowed
hy law for the redemption Of sHid real estate will
expire on the 23rd day OF August, A. D lsS!.
JOHN GATES, Purchaser.
Cairo, Ills, April llth, A. d. 1881!
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TAX PURCHASERS NOTICE.

To ". Mckay or any other person or
persons interested You ere hereby notified
that at n sale OF real estate, III the county %
Alexander and state OF Illinois, he'd by the couuv
collector of said county, at the suuthweslrrly door
~ the court house, In tho city OF
Cairo, In said county and state on
the2id day Of August. A D 1880, tho undersigned
purchased III. following described real estate, ~.
tnh d In the town Of Sanduaky the county OF
Alexander. ana stats of Illinois, for the taxes due
andunpaid thereon for the year A. D. 1870, togcth
or with penalties and costs; .nid cal estate bclng
taxed IN the name of said J. y. Mckay to-wit
The forth half Of lot numbered one ~ In block
numbered one Il ,)hc time allowed by law for ne
redemption Of said real estate will expire Oh inc
23d day Of Augusta, l&2. ..
Cairo, Illinois, April II, A.. D. 1881.
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"Who are you2" oskcdthe magistrate
of the dirty-fnccd little waf who stood
trembling in the dock. I'm child q:
sorrcr," whmpcrcd theurchin. what
are you sorry aboutp "Nothin' much,
only dad and mother get mad, and fight
six nights out of the week. But dad
gets licked every time, and I'm sorry,
cause It's so awful rough on dad"