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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-23
Wearing ont Soils.

The question is under discussion in
the east whether the soils Of farming
lands are wearing out. The western
farmer has not yet reached that stage
when 1t is necessary, for present pur-
poses, to give it serious attention. 1.-THE
conclusions reached by Mr.. George Ged-
DIES, of Paramount, N. Y, are correct,
no one need have any anxiety that his
new productive fields will ever grow
less. The result of Mr.. Geddes' obser-
vations of more than half q century Of
grain raising and mixed farming is that
the lands Of New York state, when
properly managed, do fully sustain
their fertility without other manures
than may be produced on them by a
proper rotation of crops, and proper
amount of farm stock to convert unsala-
BILE productions into manure, and give
their cultivators fair compensation for
their labor and use of capital. He says
that the census reports go to show-and
he produces the figures that the acre
age yield of leading crops is increasing,
though the total production of some of
them may be less than it was many
years ago. The reason of this is to be
found in the competition of the new
fields in the west, and in the more profit
able crops that find markets near the
place Of their production. Gradually,
the attempt to raise wheat. for instance,
on soils not naturally adapted to il is
abandoned, and dairying, or some other
branch OF farming is substituted; while
on the true wheat lands the yield per
acre is increasing.
Mr.. Geddcs says That he had been
many years raising wheat before he raiS-
ed bushel Of barley; now there is rails.
cd moro bushels of barley than Of wheat.
The average yield and average prices
make an acre Of wheat and an acre Of
barley Of about equal value. But In
comparing farming half century ago
with the farming Of to-day, it is neces-
sary to note, he says, that, whereas
summer-fallowing was the nearly uni
vcrsal custom of the far-off past, farm
ers now raise barley crop and then
follow with wheat, sown on tho barley
stubble, thus harvesting tive crops in
the time once taken for the wheat crop
alone. and with quito as large an avcr~
age per acre Of wheat As when they sum
mcr-fallowed. Gradually tho districts
producing wheat narrow. until The soils
are reached that arc made up Of tho
things necessary TO make = crop "
wheat, after the forest manure has been
exhausted. "Therc are mon who say"
says Mr.. Goodies. "that unless VIC rer
store to the land, in sons manner. -
much fertility as we take away in our
crops, we shall surely exhaust our soil.
just rs constant drawing checks against
a fund in q bank, and no deposits
made. will sooner or later find the fund
all gone. This is y sort Of abstract props-
sition that looks quite plausible, but Ia
actual practice we SEQ folds cropped foy
many years, and no manure put on that
could in any wiso equal the quantity Of
fertility carried OF in the crops. an1l
these fields ARE yielding constantly I'M
creasing crops" WV
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-23
The Purse Keeper.

When tell you, my dear Mr.. Jones.
that your wife shrinks from asking you
for money, you wear an expression Of
marked disbelief; but it is true. To her
As with other women the idea Of asking
for money Is abhorrent. They put it OF
from day to day, the dread Of it is so
great. They will wear expensive clothes
in the kitchen rather than ask for tho
money needfulfor the purchase Of plain
calico dress. Shrug your shoulders II
you choose, You unbclicving husband,
and say. II never knew such woman"
beg your pardon, but l must contra
dict you. The woman you call wife, I
do believe would rather suffer with tho
toothachc than ask you for money; most
women do shrink from asking tho head
Of the family for money ncedful for
boots, clothing, and the common neccs-
sites Of lfe il Is neither agreeable nor
pleasant 10 them and they should not DO
forced to do II. A fixed allowance
should be given to them weekly or
monthly. Some husbands have seen
how much their mothers suffered for
want Of money oven when their fathers
we're rich. and they profit BY the fact
and give to their wives . generous sup
ply, never forcing them to become APP
plicants for II, and by so doing they
greatly increase their domestic happi-
ness. Place confidence In q woman's
ability to act, and she will fully repay
II; doubt her, executive powers, refuse
her responsibility, and you may rue It.
II she Is equal 10 tho task OF being .
wife and mother, she is tit W manage
the house-purse. -
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-23
THE MISSISSIPPI.

BEFORE THE COMMENCE COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, March 2l.--The house
commerce committee arc doing a very sen
sible thing in requesting the members OF
the Mississippi river commission to appear
before them in order that they may obtain
from them detailed information regarding
tho proposed improvement of the river.
The enemies of the river are 80 busy circu-
lating false reports and promugating what
Gen. Gilmore calls engineering hcresies,
that is we'll for the commerce committee to
gather the material for a thorough refuta.
ton Of the charges and declaration made
by the opponents Of the commission. The
following is the substance of statements
made to-day by Gen. Gilmore, president
Of the commission. 1t is perhaps well at
this time when certain engineering heresies
are struggling Into unusual and mischiev-
Gus prominence, that we should again verify
our bearing, and re-examine, and If admissi-
bic, reform those physical laws upon which
the plan of improvement of the Mississippi
river recommended by the commission is
avowedly based, because upon the sound.
ness and correct Interpretation of those laws
that plan unquestionably rests for success.
The comission in its first report restated.
WELL KNOWN LAW,
as follcws "If the normal volume of
water in silt bearing stream flowing in
an alluvial bed Of his own formation be per-
manen,ly increased, there will result in.
crease of velocity and consequently Of the
crosive and silt bearing power; m increase
Of depth, it the banks are held, and an
ultimate lowering of the surface slope and
conversely If the normal flow he decreased
in volume there will ensuc decrease of
velocity, silt transporting power and mean
sectional area and an ultimate raising Of
the surface slope"
This seeming paradox that you do not
increase the height of river waters flowing
in alluvial beds by increasing their guam.
tity must be understood as applying to an
occasional spasmodic increase like that due
to a sudden and unusual flood. Changes
in the regimen Of channel take place
gradually, and 1t may be the work Of years
for river to adapt itself to important al.
tcrstions in width Of section or volume Of
flow. This law applied to the Mississippi
river Is exhaustive and all sufficient. II
solves all questions and
REJECTS ALL FAILACiEs,
holding on only to that which 70 good. II
continues outlets and demands contraction
where the widths Arc excessive and the
navigation bad. 1t condemns outlets b..
cause they abstract water from the river,
thereby lesscning tho volume and the We
locity and how and the securing power, and
causing deposiscs and the formation Of
shoals and bars below the outlets In pro-
portion to the volume abstracted. The
outlet system being ono Of diffusion and
waste and not Of concentration, II 10 dihi-
cult to understand how II can commend
itself to any engineer Of intelligence aud
sound Judgment,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-23
R. R. TINE CARD AT CAIRO.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL X, r.
TRAINS DkPABT. ,, IHA' 40, . ",
.Isrom da,,ou II 10 m 'Exuress ...il ~ o. "a
tErpresr. 80. 40 pm ACCOMMODATIONS Pun
MISS CENTRAL r. X.
,N,Il ...,... 4:a5 AN tMail.-"-.... 5U III
express lO:i5s IN tRIpress,..'.' n'~a'm
CAST. u. r. Marrow Gauge
sR1p,e-. -. 10 10 An Expires. $50. 4;39 pm
.Aceom' dalton. 80 p. m 'Aceom 'datoin l@'So pm
sT.L., I'M rs. r..
,Rxures. IA -Hxpress ....-.. s'y m
,Aceom aa,ion. $50 pm tAeeon 'da''oh II 80 a."
WABASH, ST LOUIS 81 PACIFIC RI CO.
sMsi! a TX -, 80 IN 'Ma1 ~ @A'''' '''' r''
sDsliy except sunday. Da'y'
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-23
ELECTION NOTICE.
Cry CIrEr's 0YrrcE,
n,nz H., A.. f~lh

Cry CLEEr's 0YrrcE,
CAIRO. IIJs.. Mar 18th, lssa.
Public notice IL hereby given that Oh Tuesday the
18th day Of April ID, 1882 general election will
he held 10 thu CITY Of Cairo, county Of Alexander,
state OF Illinois, FOR the election OF one alderman
for the regular term OF two years from each OF the
i've wa ds Of the city. .,
For the purpose Of said election poles will DO
opened Of the following named places, viz:
In the First ward at the police headquarters In
rear OF Mrs. Rosa Whites building corner OF Sixth
street and Ohio levec.
Ia the Second ward at the engine house OF The
Rough and Ready fire company
In the Third ward at the engine house OF the
UlDernian fire company.
In the Fourth ward, at the Court House
And in the Fiflh ward, at the engine house OF the
Anchor fire company.
Said election will be open at eight o'clock in the
morning, and continue open until seven O'Clock In
the afternoon OF same day
City Clerk.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-23
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
city Omcers.

Mayor-N. Il. Thistlewood.
Tressurer--T J. kerth.
Clerk--Drnnis. J, Foley
Counselor--Wm. u. Gilbert.
Marshsi--I.. II. Mcyers. %
x,,orney-WilliaIn hcrdrieh'
BoAHD OF ALDERMEN.
r,,., w.rd--Peter saup. T. ri, Kimbrongns
..rond Ward--Jesse Hlnkle, c, N. Hughes
TSiya Wsrd-B. ", Blake, john Wood. awo.
Fourth Wsrd--charios o. Pstier, Aao'pn 0"''
Dods. -, u,,a.. vx,,..,R Psttit
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-23

In this commonplace world. essry ou,s
IA said To bA romantic Who sxsncr ~.
mircs ! ans thing ox dess ~ ~ M.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-23
County Officers.

.c,rcnit Jndge--D. ] Baker.
Circait Clerk-A. II Irwin Ht
County Judgc--R. Yocum'
County CLERKS. J. Humm
County Attorney. N. Damron.
Connty Treasurer--Milcs W. Fefker'
shciiG--John Hodges;
Coroner--R Fitzgerald >, or r,.n,SAv I. A,
Gibbs aud Peter snup Az
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-23

Aprinter who got Ms fingers in tho
machine said DO ialt tho power Of tho
VTVstt tAs.~ :, -ANNNi r"F
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-01-25
A Rosy Nose.

lFrOm Inc 1Outns COupan1Ou.J
Every person has noticed the drunk
ards rosy nose. It is not simply red;
the skin is rough and thickened, and
it's whole appearance makes an unpleas-
ant, and sometimes o laughable impress
sion.
But this affection (acne rosace0) is
not confined to the inebriate, nor is it
owing directly to alcohol; but to some
arrangement OF the digestive functions
induced by the persons habits. The
capillary veins of the face are in peculiar
sympathy with other organs, and through
the action of the liver, often become
permanently congested. .....
}. A congested liver may be due to high
living as we'll as to hard drinking, and
whichever the cause, may equally result
in the congestion of the nose. In women
it results, in full half the cases, from
some arrangement of their peculiar or
ganization.
Further, q red nose may be caused by
occupations AS that Of the cook, for in
stance which keep up constant state
Of congestion in the face.
The disease first shows itself in little
rounded spots on the summit and sides
of the nose. These come and 70 at in
terva]s, gradually increasing in number
and continuing longer. The veins en-
large; the skin becomes thicker than in
its normal condition, and in the worst
. cases there are elevated points, some red
and solid and some yellowish and filed
with pus. s.5 zss=S
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-01-25
Assaulted in the Niqht.

Fright, like humor, often depends
upon surprise. A Florida physician
recei we'd q surprise once, from six foot
alligator. The doctors horse was also
so surprised that he left his owner to
battle with the reptile, and lively
scrimmage" followed, which a CORE
as follows:
I saw a six-foot gator in the lake one
morning, and went for my Maynard,
crept through the grass and bushes, and
fatally wounded him, as l supposed, from
the peculiar antics he cut.
He came up once or twice, cut flour
ish or two and sank.
I got my boat, and prodded around in
eight or nine feet of water, but could hit
him bat once, and finally gave it up,
feeling sure he would float in day or
two.
Near where I shot him the lake has an
outlet, small stream which tho road
from Sanford crosses near the rear of my
place. Two nights afterward, DR.. B.,
neighbor, was returning at about II
o'clock from Sanford, in sulky.
The night was cloudless and moOnless.
The water splashed from his horses feet
as he drove into the little creek, and the
wheel struck something hard that was
not there when he drove down.
This something hard, dark and unde-
fined in the dim starlight, rose into the
air to nearly the height of the wheel, and
grasped the spokes with its teeth in blind
fury. The doctors horse is quite agile
on occasions, and this was one of them.
He left that locality on the Jump, the
gator, for such it was, lost its teeth
hold, and the doctor-we]l. he never
could tell Just how he Lit, but he didn't
go along with the team.
Upon resuming his normal position he
saw the gator rushing for him through
the mud and water, in which he was
standing. A nice predicament, this,
alone and afoot with hungry gator at
eleven of the night, and not stone or
lighted knot around!
The gator advanced and the doctor re-
treated, clawing the water behind him as
he did SO, hoping every second to find
stick Of some sort, for he was decidedly
angry, and was going to hurt that gator.
He had backed off but few steps
when luckily his hand came in contact
with water-soaked pine root that had
been cut out OF the road, heavy and just
about the size and length for q good
weapon.
He was now as bold as a lion, and
awaiting the oncoming of the savage
saurian he brought down the root On
his head with vigor, but it failed to stop
the reptile, and it was only after repeat
ed blows that it killed him.
The doctor now set out after his team,
which luckily he found all right not far
up the road, and returning, he fastened
the gator by the hitching-strap to the
sulky axle and towed him home at a
"two-forty" gait, putting him into COM
post heap for the benefit of his orange
! trees.
have no doubt at allthat this was the
same gator that shot two days previous.
The ball grazed him; he followed the
outlet to the road crossing aud when the
wheel struck him that night he rose in
blind rage, Selling the first object that
ne touched.
The snlky wheel bears the jagged
marks of teeth on two spokes as re-
hinder to the doctor not to travel after
| dark.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-01-25
HOW WATCHES ARE MADE. ,

1t will he apparent to any one who will examine
! SOLID COLO WATCH, that asid, from the neces-
sary thickness for engraving and polishing, large
proportion Ct the PRECIOUS METAL used is
needed only to stifen and hold the engraved
portions in place. and supply the necessary sedtty
and strength. TIE surplus gold is actually need
less 20 far UTILITY and beauty are concerned.
In JAMES BOSS, PATENT GOLD WATCH CASES
this WASTE Of precious metal is overcome, and the
SAME soL1D1rx and STRENGTH produced at from
third to one-ha the usual cost Of gold CAGES.
This process IL of the most simple nature as fol-
lows: plate of nickel composition metal, especial
" adapted to the purpose, has two plates Of SOLID
GOLD soldered ono on each side. The three are
then passed between polished steel rollers, and the
result is strip Of heavy plated composition, from
which the cases. backs, centres, bezes, etc. cut
and shaped by suitable dies and formers. The
gold in these is sufficiently thick to aou nit Of
Ill kinds Of chasing, engraving and enameling: the
engraved cases have been carried until worn per
fectly smooth by time and use without removing
the gold. ,.-- .s.... -. q -
THIS Is THE ONLY CASE M4DE WITH TWO
PLATES OF SOLID GOLD AND WARRANTED
BY SPECIAL CERTIFICATE. 80. a. -.
For sale by oil jewellers. Ask for illustrated Cst
alogue, and to sec warrant. -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-01-25
Amusing Types of Brakemen.
Iron the BURLINGTON HaWkaye.l


How many, types of the many:sided
the Jester, musing over five years Of
platform travel. "There is the plural |
one, you know, who always doubles up |
on the names of his stations. and calls |
out: 'Clevelands! Clevelands Change
cars for Hudsone, Ravennas and Ak
rons! This car for Bufaloes!'"
"And the jovial one" said the fat pas
senger, "the jolly brakeman who is al-
ways happy; who, when we run into
penitentia1y town, always shouts: ENJOY
amensing! Change suits Seven years
for refreshments! If you tell him the
fire has gone out, he wants to know who
left the door open. The crosser the pas
sengers are, the merrier he is, and it
would be thing without parallel to see
him mad"
"And the dismal brakeman" said the
cross passenger, g who puts wet wood
in the stove and leaves the door open,
and spills grease on you when he lights
the candles, and if you ask him when we
git there, he signs and says we may new
er get there. He points out of the win
dowat awhistling .postandsays, That's
where number six ran off and killed Bill
BY last week. And when We cross q
ravine he says, "This is tire same kind
of bridge the Ashtabula disaster hap
pened on And he points out to heart
broken-looking man two seats ahead of
you and tells you, His wife is dead.
We've got her in the baggage car And
then, in determined effort to increase
your gloom. if possible, he adds, Only
one he had"
"And the cautious brakeman" said
the sad passens er, "the slow-spoken
man, who always looks at his watch very
carefully before he will tell you at what
hour the train is due at the terminus,
andlooks out of the window very earnest
~ to get his landmarks before he tells
you where to stop for dinner"
"And the irascible duffer, said the
man on the wood-box, "who roars
'Nawp when you ask him if this is q
mail train, and bangs the door against
your elbow every time he comes in, and
tells bewilde1ed woman who wants te
know how she can get to Niblet's Siding
that night that she can get off at thu
tank when we stop at Brewster's, ru1
down on IL, and catch % coming bach
on 15's time, and that's the only trair
that stops there. And he gets SO fillet
with wrath that he has to go out on thu
platform now and then and swear at til,
: little snow-birds Oh the telegraph wires
1 know him." the man on the wood-bo,
said, as he rubbed his elbow with
pathetic emphasis.
'.And the liar" said the woman VIII,
talks bass, "who tells you that the trail
makes close connections with other train
:. at places that are not functions; whetell
:; you that he'll build fire in that ca,
after they leave the next station, and yo1
= find that station is the end of his run
: who says he'll help you out with you
bundles, and then runs back into tn
> ! parlor car to talk with the engineer
= daughter; and who always tells yon b
has no key when you ask him to turn
seat for you.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-01-25
A Doomed Family.

A curious question of parliamentary
procedure will arise on account of the
disappearance Of MIR. Walter Powell. NJ.
P. for Malmesbury, the @ronaut, who is
not likely to be ever heard Of again.
According to English law, where there
is no actual authentic proof of death, an
individual for civil purpose is supposed
to be aiive-at least for q certain num-
Der Of years. Malmesbury will thus be
without a representative until the next
general election, which means the loss
OF vote to the Tories. A remarkable
history is connected with the family of
Mr.. Powell. His father rose from q
comparatively insignificant position to
become colliery owner and coal ship
per. At his death it was found that his
will had been stolen and for long time
the most active search proved frnitless.
A painter who had been engaged on the
house ultimately gave up the will on
the promise OF large reward, but on
going to receive it was arrested, and was
afterwards sentenced to twelve years i'm
prisonment for the theft. The oldest
SOD, Mr.. Thomas Powell, was killed in
Abyssinia, where he had gone on hunt
ing expedition, and his wife and daugh.
tiers and all his followers met the same
fate. His second brother went to Afri-
ca at the head of small force to punish
his murderers, dealt summary chastise
ment to the tribe and recovered the body.
The third brother is the gentleman who
has lately disappeared.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-01-25

A TEXAS catNe-ranger, owning about
5000 head, asked Morgan, the New York
banker, to lend him some money on them
80 that he might increase his stock. He
told the banker how much the cattle
we're worth; how ley doubled in value
every five years. and made a large annual
profit; but when he told Morgan they
didn't have any fences in Texas, he ex-
claimed in tone of holy horror: "No
fences Why good Lord, young man,
I'd as soon take mortgage on a school
of Goldfish off the banks Of Newfound-
1op1 -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-01-25

To effect cure, the main thing is to
remove the cause. Let your physician
tell you what that ia. The local con-
gestion may, in many cases, be relieved
by bathing the part for some time
every day with water as hot as can be
borne. The object is to stimulate the
circulation.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-01-25
GHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RY

tween the EAST 0IO ess0 49,
Car: sleeping apd Ssef
great feature Of our Palace Cars is SMOKiNG5
SAIOON where you can enjoy your Havana"
at all hours Of the day; ,.. .n.n tho M,ss,ss,np
and Missouri rivers at al points crossed BY taic
line and transfers are avoided at Council Blune
Kansas City, Leavenworth and Atchison. con-
neetiQns being made In Union aDS eposst of
this 3reaf Through Line are AZ follows:
AZ taiGxao, with all diverG'ne lines 1or INC
= + s < "a. with the 1s' 49, and r.
At wxsa1SaToH HEIGHTS. with p c. st.
:. i i: Ia SALE with n. Cent; R; R. .1nk
WI ROE M ISLAND. With -Milvankee and Rock l
IsIanti Short Line" and Rock Isld & Fec. Rds.
AZ 11XEHF9ET; with the DaVenpoFsp'''S'on
AtWKsT LlBrRTY. with the B. c. +. MR.
| AtGRINNRLI, with Central Iowa r. r.
At DEs MolHEs: with r. ~ tnt e + Pacifc RR
AtC1ouxslI B Ell s. Z No. r R.R: Gin Neb:S
1tCoi1HBus JUNCTION: with B. CR;& = ~
AtOTTUMWA, with Centrsl iowa r. rs w.
st. T. Pac and . E.; ri ri ape Pes war: wab. st.
LOUIS ar c = rsec NV with Il. St. J. r.. r..
ATcHlsoN. with Ateh. ,Topek s FS Ssnt@ re-
At iEAvxNwoRTH, With Union Pac anc Kan
ce AZ K1!sAs crrr. with all lines for the West
and Southwest. Dro nsn1NEs
ta7sSSRh t e f nEH2aH2zEANw RSk fis
Great Rock Island Route are SOL" ~
end G home ONCE. address,
Il. ST. JOHN
Gsnesal Tieket and Paasenger Agent
"a.