The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-03

Connecticut has over 1000 more fe-
males than males, and it Is noted .as
curious fact that in the smallest towns
in the State the rule generally is that
the men exceed the women in numbers.
The cities show the surplus Of women.
A house built by Daniel Symmes,
brother OF John Cleve Symmes, the
founder Of Cincinnati, has Just been de-
molished IL was the oldest landmark
in the city proper. John Howard Payne
the author of Home, Sweet Home,n
was frequent guest within its walls.
Ex-senator Thurman was looking at
his boxes in which his private books and
papers had been packed in his old COM
mittee room He saw that the lettering
on the boxes was "Hon. A. G. Thurman.
Keep Dry" Turning to a friend, he
said ''Who the deuce would ever
think of giving me such advice as thatp"
Silk stands fourth in the list of duty
paying imports, ranking after sugar,
wool and iron. But American ingenui-
ty and resource will diminish the inn
ports of this article by supplying home
markets with silks of American manu-
facture. AT present rather more than a
third of the silk goods used in the United
States are from our own looms.
In the last two or three examinations
for the British army the lists of success
full candidates show an almost total alb
sence of Young men Of rank. In GER
tain circles it is thought that the army
will in future lose caste because of the
absence Of strong aristocratic ele-
ment.
| General Albert Pike--who is, by the
way, the highest ranking free mason in
the United States-is now 70 years old.
He is still so vigorous that he enjoys
field sports with as keen pleasure as
when, fifty years ago, he hunted in New
Mexico, Texas and Arkansas. He is
more than six feet tall, a9& is bent but
little
Mr. Paul Bert, who not long ago re-
ceiyed q present Of some crocodiles from
Egypt, has publicly dissected five in the
theatre of the Sorbonne, Paris Among
the facts noted was the almost entire
absence of brain matter, and it was con-
cluded that these reptiles are devoid of
reason, and animated by destructive
instinct.
Some little time ago" writes Mon
cure ID. Conway, in letter to the Gin
cinnati Commercial, "when an art exhi-
bition was to be opened in Glasgow, Mr..
Ruskin was applied to for some of his
pictures He replied that he would on
ly be willing to lend his pictures when
Glasgow was in a fit condition to enjoy
them, and that would not be until it had
pulled down every one of its hideous
houses. quote from the information
of one who saw the silly letter."
In the telephone department Of the
Philadelphia local telegraph company,
recently, telegraph wire and one used
for electricity came in contact A great
burst Of flame ensued, the lady operators
screamed and fled, and the fire extin-
guishers were called into use to check
the flames arising from the ignited wood
work of the room.
President Grevy can ''turn on" his
theatre or his opera whenever he likes,
and sitting quietly at home in the Elysee
| 'il liNhl OH III SI NlsiS VI lllp tOuAi-
try. He has telephone connection
with the Opera, the Theatre Francois,
and the Opera Comique, and the voices
are heard in his yellow drawing-room
as clearly and distinctly as in those
theatres.
The saying "as rich as a jew is COM
planned of by the JeWtsb Messenger as
misleading at present, even if it ever
had any justification. The wealth Of
the Jews in New York is greatly over
estimated, according to his authority,
for ''the vast majority are in moderate
circumstances, a few only are Million
aires and many thousands are actually
dependent on Indignantly of their more
fortunate brethren"
A young man proposed for the hand
of beautiful girl As she hesitated
about answering he said: Il await
your answer with bated breath. The
girl, who is good deal of a humorist,
said: "Well, Mr.. Man, you will have
to bait your breath with something be-
sides highwines and limburger cheese to
catch your humble servant. Good even
ing"
There is at least one man in Maine
who might make his fortune in Wall
street. Several years ago Baptist So
ciety was formed near Brunswick, and
church edifce was purchased and
moved to a convenient site. The man
employed TO perform the work of re-
whether one of the deacons or
not does not appear-bought number
of the pews at small price, got up a
religious excitement in the village, and
when it was at its height closed out his
purchase at profit Of $500
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Queen, writes ''Parisians read
very little in comparison with London
ers. The newspapers, though numer-
, Gus, are limited in volume; that univer-
sal Petit Joarnal hardly contains as
much as two columns Of the Times.
Weekly literature does not extend be-
You'd the comic and illustrated press.
The monthlies may be told off on the
fingers of the two hands,
DR.. Brown-Scquard, Of Paris, is the
grandson of Irish emigrants to America,
and the son Of an American naval officer
. who was probably massacred by pirates,
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