The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-25


ual Improvement in mining processes, it is
evident, however, that another hundred
years will make mighty inroads upon the
deposits"
Here is what Mark Twain says about
Cairo and surroundings, in his latest book +:
Near the mouth of the Ohio river several
ISLANDS were missing washed away. Cairo
was still there easily visible across the
long, HAT point upon whose further verge
II stands; but we had to steam long
way around to get to it. Night fell as we
were gong out of the upper river and meet
ing the floods of the OHIO. We dashed along
without anxiety; for the hidden rock which
used to lie right in the way has moved up
stream, long distance out of the channel {;
or rather about one county has gone into
the rlver from the Missouri poin, and the
CAIRO point has 'made down" and added to
Its long tongue of territory correspondngly
The Mississippi is a just and equitable riv.
er; It never tumbles one mans farm over
board without building new farm lust
like 1t for that mans neghbor. This keeps
down hard feelings.
1t seems that Chief Myers was lily re-
paid for his kindness in taking to his house
to be cared for, the young girl who was
picked up by HIM some days ago in com.
pliance with dispatch from Centralia
The girl told a pittyful story in a manner
that could have left no doubt Of its truth
in the mind of any one who heard it and
! didn't know better. She had run away
from persecution and would die before
she would voluntarily 60 back home. She
seemed meek aud innocent enough; but
when she had been comfortably ensccnced
in the chiefs home, been dressed by Mrs.
| Myers in some of her dsugtcr's clothing,
and was given the freedom of the house,
she grew bold and showed parts of her
true nature that soon dspeled the first i'm
presslons made by her, and
made her presence in the
house unbearable The chief posted
himself as to the truth or falsity of her
story and found it to be the latter. lie
thercupon telegraphed to the marshal of
Vsndalia to come after the girl, and he
came yesterday and took her away.
One reason why the cholera and other
epidemic diseases play such dread havoc
10 Egypt and sill portions of the Ea3, is the
tataIism of the people. "Ksmet, it is
Fate" answers sll questions. 1t is vain for
the government to urge precautions, unless
10 instruct the people III ordinary sanitary
precautions The infected water is still
drank-the filth and garbage lett unmoved.
The Fellah will lie in a bed whence the
plague.stricken has just been taken to the
grave. He will eat OF the uuripe, and yet
rotting, fruit which is cheapest, and smiles
with disdain at the Giaour dog, whom the
Frank calls doctor or sanitary commits
sioner. He hears him and when the
strangers back is turned, splits upon the
ground, calls upon Allah to curse the I'M
believing dog, and calmly returns to his
daily routine. Among the rich doubt has
crept in the Koran. Circassian mothers
Partisan Lyces and contact with the world |
has taken from them the absolute belief Of |
the true Moslem. Against Kismet they re.
member shrewd Mohammed's saying,
"Tetber well thy camel then trust in God |
70 find him safe in the morning Then, |
behind their high wallis lie pleasant gar
dcns, jealousy screened from the public |
gazs. The bath is a constant luxury and is |
calm, clean aud with the true oriental, void |
Of excuses. Little meat and that carefully |
dressed, no liquors, perhaps with few,
very few, little champagne, which in some |
way does not seem Included in the Mpslem |
law against wine, is taken, but tor the most |
part, "the berry's sober juice" aud sherlets
are the only drink. Llie flows on little eff.
fecled by the storms withou. the Harems
wall and in the outbreaks of pestilence this
class often escapses. For the rest the only
plan seems the now adopted. Drive them
from their filth at the point of the bayonet,
burn the kennels and their rags. Force
them into pure air and surroundings, but
with all that can be done the mortality is
frightfu. People here should take pains to
avoid being wrapped in Oriental inertia.
Cholera and yellow fever are said to be pre-.
vaillng in NV Mexico and elsewhere
Stric, quarantine will probable prevent a
spread, certainly will prevent it from reach.
ing here. But, nevertheless, to prevent
other diseases from sprInging up among us,
to keep our city as free from sickness as it
now is it should be the care Of every citi-
zen that his premises is kept constantly in