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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-10
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patientlet stock of liquors and cigar
"Theis at The Opera Exchange
a more }, rect.
is yc Eighth street cavity to which
alice was made in yesterdays BULLE-
1.ias been filled W; thanks to prompt
.tion on the part Of the street committee
and the street commissioner.
Street Commissioner German and his
force Of men were forced 10 extra txertion
yesterday to raise the various side walks 10
the city, submerged 10 consequence of the
rain during the night before.
The finest stock of liquors and cigar,
in the city Is at "The Opera Exchange"
on Sixth street.
!. ..,z-A special meeting Of the city council
DO held at the chamber this morning.
led by the street committee which held
meeting yesterday afternoon, and To,
Fincipal question to be determined will b.
Ihctber or not the work on The city's Mis-
ssirpi lcyec shall br continued.
An effort was made yesterday afternoon.
kpon the suggestion Of Alderman Blake, Ia
Throw portion Of the rain water accumu
lated in the square between Eighth and
Ninth streets, ind the two avenues, over
the levce into the river by means Of III,
steamer lack Winter" After about an
hours work the water Ia the gutter fell ,w,
inches and Ia the adjoining buck yard.
abc4t one inch. The Object was to lower
the water and prevent Il from submerginu
che sidewalks, and the undertaking Wa,
entirely succcss'ul--so long AZ the pumpiog
v waw kspIup. Bui u wGs found impossbl,
n stcp entirely the 1ow Of water from til,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-10

A. Booths Extra selects
at A. L. DeBiun's. SO Ohio levee.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17
Martin Van Buren,.

Probably no character In our history
is 80 hard to analyze as that of Martin
Van Buren,. The secret of his power
seems to have died with him. He was
not renowned as an orator, aid yet
must have possessed great powers as an
advocate. He is not usually credited
with having devised any g~eat public
measures, yet, duling the most impor-
tant epoch of his party's history, every
measure to which it owed success not
only required his approval, but showed
his shaping or modifying touch. He was
not eminent in debate, but was always a
leader of his party in legislation. He is
said to have been personally calm, self
poised and unoonfiding HeheaI every
ones opinion, but took no ones advice.
He was accounted shrewd and cunning.
but never was accused of personal
treachery. He was cautious to the very
verge of timidity, and at the same time,
confident to the verge of rashness. He
never exulted over victory nor whim.
pered at defeat. He had few personal
friends, but an amazing popular follow
ing. In theory he was the broadest OF
democrats Ill practice the most exclu-
sive of aristocrats. None of his asso
ciates seem to have regarded him With
Election. and few of his opponents
ooked upon him with animosity. Per
APPS no political life in our history
hoWs so few mistakes. In no single
instance did he fail to make the best
of the occasion, viewing it from his
,wn standpoint; unless it were the last
md greatest of his life the oppor-
tunity to lead the movement that eyentu.
ally transformed the nation. He seems
to have had all mems regard, but 10
have given nore his trust By his up-
ponents he was called cunning ; by hi
followers sag leious. More justly than
almost any other politician he may be
aid to have achieved his own successes
Living, he was the envy of all who
would succeed; dead he has been the
model of unnumbered failures. Few
statesmen would covet his fame fewer
'ill do not envy his success. he is the
Sphinx of our history the hidden hand
n many great events-a man in whom
the elements were so deftly mixed that
no friend knew his heart and no enemy
eve. came within his guard
Continent.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17
That BeautiJul Gift.

One of our young clerks last Sun day
night bought q cut-glass bottle OF
cologne, with glass stopper and pink
ribbon, to present to young lady he
ls keeping company with; but, on
reching the house he felt a little EN-.
barrassed for fear there were members
of the family present, and so left the
beautiful gift on the stoop and passed
in, The movement was perceived by a
graceless brother of the young lady,
who appropriated the cologne for his
own use and refilled the bottle with
hartshorn from the family jar, ard then
hung around to observe the result.
In a little while the young man
slipped out to the stoop, and, securing
the splend d gift, slipped back again
into the parlor, where, with a few an
propriate words, he pressed it upon the
blushing girl Like the good and
faithful daughter that she was, she a
once hurried into the presence # her
mother, and the old lady was charmed
They d dn't put up scent stuff like that
when she was girl; it was kept in a
china teacup, and 1T was held together
by samples of the family's hair.
She was very much pleased with it.
She drew out the stopper. laid the
beautiful petals of her nostrils over the
aperture. and fetched pull at the con.
tents that fairly mad them bubble.
Then she laid the bottle down, and pick.
ing up brass mounted FIRE shovel in.
stead, said as soon as she could say
anything:
"Where is that miserable brat ?"
He, all unconscious of what had hap.
pened, was in front of mirror adjust
ing his necktie and smiling at himself.
Here she found him, and said to him:
"Oh, you are laughing at the trick on
an old woman, are you?'
And then she gave him one on the
ear. And he, being by nature more
eloquent with his legs than his tongue,
hastened from thence. howllng "like
mad," and accompanied to the gate by
that brass mounted shovel. He says
he would give everything on earth il he
could shake off the impression that q
mistake had been made.-BostOn Cour-
Ter.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17
WISE WORDS,

What makes life decay is the want Of
motive.
The first and worst of all frauds is
to cheat ones self.
Vouch for your neighbours honesty,
not for payment of his debts.
The manners of nature make man
the manners of art unmake him.
There's not string attuned to mirth
but hath its chord in melancholy.
Every where in life the true question
is not what we gain but what we do.
Have you a beautiful home? If you
have, keep it SO if not, make it so.
Much of the charity that begins at
home is too feeble to get out of doors.
There are few occasions when core
mony may not be dispensed with
kindness never.
The talent of success is nothing more
than doing what you can we'll without
a thought of fame.
In seeking converts it is always we'll
to make sure that they are worth con
vertlng. A cause may be injured by tn.
character of its adherents.
Pope said that narrow souled people
and narrow-necked bottles are alike, fol
the less they have in them the more
noise they make in pouring it out.
Whether perfect happiness would be
procured by perfect goodness this wor d
will never afford ar opportunity of de
Gliding, but this, at least, may be main
tanned, that we do not always find vlsinl
happiness in proportion to visibl>
virtue.
Forget the evil. Why dwell on tn
evil side of lie 1t is the good tina
hould be mlhasized and portra ed
In all our poetry and art, in all our liz
erature let the b st and highes
thoughts and imagipatlons be brougb.
to the front, and the inferior be droppe,
out of sight. In all our business in al
our social intercourse, In ali our anu,
ments, let the good he made prominenr
let heroic deeds and generous lives b,
known and admired. and those of
opposite kind be buried in the silence
they deserve,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17
The Weather Vane.

The Weather Vane.
TO what shall compare
The vet ring mind bear2
Yon minion of the air,
Yon gilded shaft, my chosen emblem 1 declare
turn about, about;
Controlled by every rout
That trains with Hope or Doubt;
Who smiles 1 smile again, or answer flout with
aout.
Within the draft I'm caught
OF all prevailing tnought
By many masters taught,
Their varying precepts confuse and bring to
naught.
changeling me they call;
have no stay, in all =
No shield, no rampart-wall;
safely drift about-let others stand or fall
bend 7 do mt hreal,'
light obeisance make
To scourgng storms that rake
The harvest from the field and shattered forests
take.
Since nothing here see
Save mutability,
With it will agree;
Yea, on Changes cap the nodding plume will
bel
Some good remains behind;
The clear-perceiving mind
In me- at lea-t, shall find
An index true of all the tempers of the wind
Edith ~ Thomas in August Atlantic.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17

here at his church, and inviting him to
call on me, and he not knowing me the
while, either. when Mamie passed by.
I knew who she was, despite her growth
into young ladyhood while 1 was away
for she is the image of you-and I ran
after herewith what result you know"
At this juncture Mr., Covert W liked
in. He was young and handsome, but
somewhat pale.
"Ahl Covert" cried Mr.. Ray, "you
are up2"
"Yes, Carries biscuits half cured
me-" he said, laughing.
"This, then, is the gentleman" said
Mr.. Hall, "for whom the biscuits were
intended? You see, sir, your name was
written in pencil on the napkin, with
your address, ard Y saw there was a
blunder on the servants part in deliver
ing them to me. And when Mr.. Hall
came to my house showed it to him
and he took the parcel to you; 80 it
went all right. after all"
"Then Mary must have told him they
were from me-" thought Carrie.
But half an hour later she was unde-
ceived; for, on finding herself alone in
the parlor With Mr. Covert, that gentle
man explained the mystery by handing
her little parcel. 1t contained the
ring she had missed when making the
biscuits.
81 found it in one of the biscuits,
where it must have slipped from your
finger" explained he; then taking it,
he added: "And will you let me re.
place it on your finger to bind the ac-
ceptance of my love for you, Carrie ?"
She did not say no, for she had
learned that she loved him; and Mamie
suffered nothing, for Aunt Sadie was
mistaken in supposiny she cared for
Mr.. Covert, as another man soon after
made her his BRIDE
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17

Woolen dresses, to be tasteful, should
be made as plain as possible.
Chemises are made with V front, to
re worn with V front dress bodies.
The lace ichu 80 popular this sum-
mer will be reouced to full ruche by
fall.
Lace and embroidery remain the
avorite trimming for all kinds of
tresses.
Ficelle net will cover the collars
md cuffs of many dressy costumes in
he fall.
The wraps adopted by young Ameri-
AN girls abroad are of masculine cut
md tailor finish.
Pompons and ostrich feathers form
he trimmings Of the largest number of
>ummer dress hats.
White blouse waists are worn under
long, loose jackets for seaside and
mountain fatigue costumes.
Immense hats of drawn or shirred
,rape, null and yelling are worn at
european seaside resorts.
The half fitting princesse dress, with
is superimposed draperies, founces
and trimmings, holds its ground for
children's toilets.
Tulle and other soft, gauzy stuffs
howing chenille dots on the surface
ire fashionable material for ball dresses
worm at watering places this season.
Bonnets made of india rubber and
trimmed with flowers, recently intro
lnced by Paris mo iistes, resemble will
iow baskets filled with flowers.
Seaside hats are many of them lined
With dark blue null or Turkey re calico
nd trimmed on the outside with gay
andkerchief.
Od-fashioned palm.leaf fans, orna-
ented with manipulating in snowy
esigns in oil or water colors, are in
'emapd.
TIE costliest costumes are invariably
mbinatiCns OF two or more materials,
With lace, embroidery aud other trim
nlngs thrown in ad lihitum ltr
The favorite Innings for seaside hats
{ manila and palmetto straws are of
lark blue null or Turkey red calico,
ghIle gay handkerchief trims the out
Ide.
The daughters of the Prince of Wales
wear wash prints for morning and white
uuslin for evening toilet in summer,
and plain gray serge for day dress in
winter.
The present simple and becoming
tyle OF hair dressing is made to look
harming by the addition of diamond
pins stuck here aid there in the low
chignon and amid the fluffy waves.
Moire this season very seldom forms
he whole of a costume. It is only
used in combination with other ma
erials, such as satin, foulsrd, taffetas,
avn silk or cashmere. It quite ire.
luently forms the skirt or bodice alone,
he other portions of the toilet being
a contrasting material, or it is fre-
1aently employed for facings, collar,
ash, pelerine, cuffs and vest. in the
ormation Of new costume or the reno.
'ation Of one Of past season.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17
Ensland's Iron .Clads and Big Guns.

England might have bomLarded tn,
Alexandria forts with thirty iron-clads
but she used only eight. These eigh
carried four .ighty-ton guns, who's
projectiles weigh LOO pounds each,
ten twenty-five ton guns, whose projec
tiles weigh 900 pounds each; twenty. il
eighteen ton guns, whose projectile,
weigh 400 pounds each; twelve twelve
ton guns, whose prcjectiles weigh ll5
pounds each. But were the Who'll,
available feet of thirty vessels used
224 heavy guns would have been brough b,
to bear on Alexandria, the least of wh;cl
can pierce plate of iron seven and
seveI-tenths inches thick at distanc.
OF 300 yards. The heaviest guns pene
trate iron twenty seven and ha,,
inches at the same distance, their pre-.
jectiles being driven by charge of 37(
pounds of powder.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17
FACTS AND COMMENTS.

The Methodists have made arrange
ments to celebrate the one hundredth
anniversary of the organization of their
first conference by general conference
in Baltimore in December, 1884. In
honor of the occasion they will raise a
fund of So, 900, 900 to be applied equally
to church extension, education and
foreign missions.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17

Twisted magnetic wire loses its
power by being twisted in the opposite
direction.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17

marched through the principal streets
to Ashburton place-a quiet and retired
locality. There on two stools in the
middle of the street was placed the
coffin, and at each end of it was table
covered with white cloth. On one
table were roast pig and the carcass
OF sheep and bowl of rice containing
a number of small lighted torches, and
on the other large bowl of rice and
several small cups with chopsticks. Six
Chinese priests appeared and chanted
prayers and the tables were loaded with
other viauds. The prayers were ther
resumed, and lasted nearly halt an
hour. Afterward the company, two by
two, knelt and bowed their beads to
the ground several times The prnces-
sion then marched to Mount Hope
cemetery, where the burial took place
| The grave was covered with the viands
used at the funeral and with countless
slips of paper containing prayers for
the dead.
Lawyer John 81 B. La'robe, Jr., of
Baltimore, was drowned in the Patapsco
river recently. He was scarcely thirty
| five years old, but his career has been
u romantic one, and 1t recalls an inter-
esting performance of Grants admins
tration. Soon after graduating from
the University of Maryland, in 1878
Latrobe went with A. B. Steinbprger on
that famous expedition to the Samoan
or Navigator's Islands in the South
Pacific ocean, intending to consolidate
the islands into one government, under
the protectorate of this country. Some
sanction had been given to the scheme
at Washington. Each island was ruled
by single chief, and they all vel
coined the expedition and agreed to
the plans. Latrobe had drafted a
constitution and code of laws un the
voyage. and they were at once adopted.
The government was reorganized, wi h
the chief who had the largest following
as king. He was crowned Hwaii L.,
king of The Samoan Islands, AMI mlda
Steinberger p, ime minister aid young
Latrobe minister of war IN command of
the army, which was soon uniformed in
white y ants, blue coats and good rifles,
while Latrobe far outshone the king in
the splendor of his raiment. The king
was made mere figure head being
unable to sanction law or enforce an
order without his prime minister's con-
sent, while Latrobe controlled the
treasury. Things went on smoothly
until Sir Edward Thornton,
British minister to the United
States, had little correspondence with
his hoMe government, and as result Il
British man-of-war anchored one day
off the Samoan group, landed a ooat,
load of men and assumed control of af-
fairs. Steinherger put the captain in
| irons, but when. few hours later, q
| second man-of-war sailed up, tue prime
minister saw that he had been rather
| hasty and accordingly surrendered
Latrobe was finally sent back to tn.
United States, and Stenberger Was left,
against his will. on one of the many
Islands of the South Pacific So ended
the kingdom of Samoa, which was
making too much progress to suit the
government of England. and Gatrobe
returned to the practice of law in his
natiya citv
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17

There may be only one man in IL q
moon but it has four phases any how,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17
NO. 26.
FOR THE LADIES.
Wearing the Hair.

The styles of wearing the hair are
various, and indicate desire on the
part OF the hai,dressers to do away
with the graceful simplicity that las
been in vogue for some time past.
Looped braids falling on the neck re-
place the compact Grecian knot. The
old. fashioned French twist" of our
mothers lays has been revived; also
the large bows formed of hair, which
were fashionable some twenty years ago,
and which preceded the chignon. Fin
ger .puffs on the top of the head are
also worn SO too are the two long
dropping ringlets, falling on the neck,
which the Princess of Wales brought
into favor at the time of her marriage.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17

ger puffs on the top of the head are
also worn SO too are the two long
dropping ringlets, falling on the neck,
which the Princess of Wales brought
into favor at the time of her marriage.
An Egyptian Lady.
She wore, first cnemise of some
thin white material, with loose sleeves,
embroidered round the edge, hanging
over her hands; then q large pair OF
crimson silk trousers, so long and wide
that they entirely concealed her bare
feet; then came garment like the
Turkish anteree, descending to the feet
before, banging in train behind and
opening at the sides, with long sleeves
open from the wrist to the elbow and
falling back so as to expose those of
the chemise beneath. The dress was
made of crimson damask and embroid-
cred all round the edge with black
braidipg, and vas ccntined-not at the
waist, but over the hips-with an In
dian shawl wound two or three times
round and knotted bef, re The last gar
ment was a jacket. reaching only to the
waist, with half sleeves, made OF an
exceedingly rich stuff of dark blue
silk, embroidered all over in running
pattern with gold and ed :, ed with gold
braiding and buttons Three large sill
var amulet cases, containing charms,
ware hung over the shawl girdle. The
hra dress iS the prettiest part of the
Egyptian costume and s fa's was ex-
ceediDgly rich. Her hair was divided
into twenty or thirty small braids hang
ing ever her shoulders, to the end OF
each of which was affixed three silk
cords strung with gold coins of various
sizes. Two rows of gold coins, as
large as a half crown pie ce, laid close
together, encircied her forehead; and at
each temple depended cluster o. small
er ones. with an agate ornam ent In the
middle. The back of her head was COW
cred with a small Egyptian fez, orna-
mt nted with large piece of solid gold
and bound on by handkerchief OF
embr oidered craze. She wore two
necklaces of gold coins, thickly strung
together, and each individual piece of
money depending from massive orna-
ment in the form Of fish; one of these
necklaces was Iona, and the other just
ncircled her throat; and between them
was string of beads of Egyptian
agates, as large as birds eggs, and
stI ung together with golden links. Her
earrings were of gold filigree in the
.hape of flowers, and her bracelets. of
which she wore several of massive gold
and silver. Wa computed that she
carried about $3.50 on her person in coin
alone, without including other orna-
ments.-Mrs. Pomer's PiIqrt,uage,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17

The chances are that America will
have to supply the whole OF the Egyp-
tian deficiency in cotton. The old
stock Of cotton is very light in Giea'
Britain, while East India cotton cannot
come into the English market before
the end of January, even should the
Suez canal remain open. When the
East India cotton does come, it requires
an admixture of sixty per cent. of
American cotton to be made available
for the English machinery. Altogether,
the outlook is very promising for re-.
munerative prices for the American cot
ton crop of the current year.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17

The Chinese colony of Boston per-
formed strange and elaborate funeral
ceremony over the body of Moy Dick
Gam, who died of pneumonia. Thirty
or forty mourners clad in full native
costume and wearing the white silk
aprons of the Chinese Masonic order,
with band Of music OF their head
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-13

for while, then I quietly handed the
paper to my mother. pointing to that
place, and as quietly left the room and
went upstairs to my own chamber,
where sat by the window, looking out
on the noonlit garden, and tried to nm
derstand Ny mother soon followed
me. and then passed the most miserable
hours Of my existt nee my first love and
faith and Joy oil shattered. OF course I
felt as if I must die but was proud 1
would not be pitied by the neighbors !;
and so / threw of the awful pain when
was with others. Youth u very buoy
ant !; I had good health, . good home
and good parents and soon two bright,
teasing cousins were invited to make us
visit SO in time crushed this love,
which was sin now, from my young
heart.
Five years afterward met and learned
to love with quieter, deeper affection.
born of respect, my good husband, Hen
ny Halford, an elderly lawyer, who came
to see my father about lawsuit, and
having come once came again and again,
until at last he came to carry me to a
beautiful house in the city as its mistress
and his honored wife. We have two
dear little children, and am very hap
Ply, and very proud of ray elderly I"
husband.
We call our new son Alexander Hal
ford, dropping the old name forever !;
and l pray tliat he may be as good and
honorable a man as his adopted father