The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-21
GLEANINGS.


work.
West Virginia makes q per cent. of
all the nails in the United States.
Florida's population increases about
1900 year.
A child with two feet on the top Of its
head has just been born at Elkhart, Ind
The mother is only fourteen years old.
Certain Potomac fishermen propose to
give up seine hauling, and to kill their
fish with the aid of torpedo boat.
The dead found in the Thames last
year were 1913. and most Of them were
unrecognizable.
Waltham is the largest town in Mass
achusetts. since Brockton and Maiden
became cities.
Fredericksburg, Va, allowed the cen
tennial Of its incorporation to pass I'M
noticed.
Little Reginald (to his new friend, the
village blacksmith): There's Aunt
Ellen, Williams. Let's cross over. She'll
kiss US, you know. She always does"
at is not right TO spoil golden we'd
ding" was the ground on which Mis-
souri, Judge recently refused divorcein
case where the parties had lived to-
gether forty-nine years.
1t takes but thirteen minutes to load
an elephant on railroad train, while it
takes twenty for any sort of woman to
kiss her friends goodbye and lose the
check for her trunk.
At a German ball: Lieutenant-"D
you not tell me that your father had an
estate in SilesiaP" Young lady-"Yes,
and two in Pomeranian Lieutenant
"And can you still doubt my loveP"
A three-legged calf is an attraction at
Eewcomerstown, o. IL is about II
months old, is sound in every other par
ticular, but only has one fore-leg, which
is located in the center of the breast
A young man to an old man, who had
treated him in fashion more than cav
alier: I'D give half my fortune 10 have
you my own age" -"Ehp You wouldP
Well, I'd give all mine for ity'
The Australian colonies may safely be
called the richest in the world. Among
their possessions are S0,000,000 sheep,
while the total population of the CONT
sspent is only 100000.
The meanest man on record sent
through q postoilice presided over by
woman postal-card, on which was
written: dear Jack: Here's the details
of that scandal" And then herest was
in Greek.
Qualifying the negative: Mrs. Smith
COMPATIBILITY Poor Mrs. Siren! They
say that she has been ordered to a
warmer climate. DO you think she will
goP" Mrs. Brown (grimly) mo not
while she lives"
Two twins born in Kentucky only four
minutes apart will date their birthdays
in different years. One was born two
minutes to II, December 81, 1881, and
the other two minutes after u, January
1882.
After our English cousins have sue
ceeded (if they ever do) in passing their
little parliamentary bill to enable man
to marry his wife's sister, perhaps they
had better try and pass another bill en-
abling man to live in the same house
with his wife's mother.
Gov Ortiz, of Sonora, Mexico, has as
sisted sheriffs from Arizona to theextent
of his ability to capture all fugitive
criminals from the United States. The
governor is determined not to allow his
province to become safe retreat for
American law-breakers.
A tramp umbrella-maker was found
asleep on the street in Athens, Ca, u
few nights ago, He had a spring mat
tress made Of the ribs of old umbrellas
spread upon the ground. His sheets
were covers stripped from them; while
he used parasol to break the wind and
shelter his face.
A man in Shasta county, California,
owns COW that is believed tob cross
between COW and deer. She is Of small
stature, with head, nose, legs, and feet
greatly resembling o deer. She Is .
famous mixer, and from the cream she
yields, nine poupds Of butter are made
Per week.