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The Use and Abuse of Tobacco.

II Is tie abuse of tobacco, not the
moderate use Of II, that does the harm.
Cigarette smoking is really no more
dangerous in the abstract than cigar
smoking, but because cigarettes are
cheap, and within the means Of school
boys, they are often found between the
lips OF lads who are not 10 years old.
II the experience of weil-known writ.
ers is taken 1t will be found that many
OF them are smokers. Mr.. froudc saws:
81 wish for a small quantity Of tobacco,
and this gives me pleasure If | had
abstainGd should have lost certain
degree of enjoyment, and saved small
expense Of money. Other good effects
must have followed also; but | am I'M
able to say that such effects would have
followed. | see no reason for changing
my habits Herbert Spencer is doubt
full as to the advantages to be derived
from smoking, but cOnfesses that "his
experiences are not such as lead to any
positive conclusions concerning the
question" Carlyle was heavy smok-
er, using the strongest kind of tobacco,
and finding himself wretched when de-
prived Of the stimulant Wilkie Col
Inns, who is confirmed smoker. writes:
"When am il tobacco is the best
friend that my irritable nerves possess.
When am exhausted for the lime by
hard days work. tobacco nerves and
composes me- A man who
lives by his brains lives under artificial
conditions, and must have artificial
help. When man, however,
allows himself to be a gution in the
matter Of smoking tobacco, he suffers
from it. Matthew Arnold believes
that smoking adds very considera.
bly, to the 'agreeableness' Of life. In
the United States our women are cred
tied by European journalists with in
dulging in cigarette smoking to a re-
markable extent The statement is
made that half OF the cigarettes smoked
are consumed by american ladies'"
This assertion, from the same source, is
quite orig ral: That "dry goods stores,
as they ca. them in New York keep
regular tobacco counters, and the fra
grant weed is sent to the house for
young misses, done up in parcels like
haberdasbery' There are great
many things which English newspapers
are acquainted with which are decided
ly novel to US, -Bs0ok yn Union.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-21
BERTHA OALT0A'S TRIUMPH,
THE HISTORY or AN OPAL RING.

~ may do her injustice, but | am al
most sure Of it, Bertha replied.
Lord Alphington sat for a while lost
in thought.
ut is very strange" he said again;
and then, as another idea struck him,
he smiled. "You wore the ring for
month, did you not say?"
"l}ather more than month";" Bertha
answered. 1T was only the second
week in March when found it,
II was smiling at the remembrance
of an Old dOggerel connected with that
ring-a sort of prophecy Lord Alph-
ington remarked. Let me sect runs
thus
who three times nine days the ring has on
Shall live to be Countess of Alphington."
ut is well that those old prophecies
should prove false occasionally" Bertha
said, laughing, "or we should become
superstItious.'
Other friends and other topics now
claimed Lord Alphington's attention,
but before the evening was over he re-
turned TO Bertha's side, this time en-
gaglng her in conversation upon vari-
Gus subjects, He was charmed by her
unaffected sweetness of manner, her
good sense, and the intelligence and
cultivation of mind she unconsciously
displayed; and she in her turn felt her
respect for and admiration of the old
nobleman each moment increase.
Sir stephen or Lady Langley must
have interested him in me for my dear
fathers sake" she said to herself. But
1t was not so, Bertha was often passed
over unnotced, and probably would
nave been so passed over by Lord Alph-
hegIon, had 1t not been for the incident
o, the ring; but no one came into actu-
AZ contact with her without feeling the
charm OF her manner, and, while Lena
louhd admirers, Bertha gained friends.
On taxing leave later In the evening
ne came up TO the piano beside which
lhe Two girls were Granddaughter had
JUS, been singing duet.
Lady Langley has promised mo the
pleasure of lunching with me nj Alnh.
ington on Thursday he said. Wfhe
Misses Dalton will, ! trust, increase
that pleasure by accompanying her y '
His glance included Lena M he smoke
but 1t was Bertha's hand le held, and
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-21
"A GOd-Send."

The children OF Israel were once fed by
mama, sent from Heaven. This was an I'm.
doubted case OF "Godseud.' The anchor.
alton of human ills and ailments has been
often undertaken, and as often failed. Ely's
Cream balm, however, "has been weighed
in the balance and not found wanting" 1t
IS sovereign, speedy, certain and pleasant
cure for Ca,arrh and Cold in the Head.
Thousands Of people have a,tested this fact.
Elys Cream Balm is God-send,n wrote
Mrs. M, A, Jackson, of Portsmouth, n. H.,
onMay 22d, 1882, ~ had caarrh for three
years had tried nearly all remedies, but to
no purpose. Two or three times week
my nose would bleed quite freely, and |
thought the sores in it would never heal.
Your Balm has cured me-" THIS preparation
is not liquid or snuff, and is easily APP
piled. Can you, reader, afford to expert
ment with injurious snufls and injections
when pleasant and certain cure is at hand'
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None But First Class Goods.

In Watches, JeweIry and siyerware one
should have the best or none. Messrs.
SHURLEY & Co., Chicago, are making
specially Of fine goods, and ifyou need
anything in Watches, in dust and water
proof cases, Solid Silver or Triple Plated
Ware, Solid Gold or Rolled Gold Jewelry,
send to Sburley & Co, they will send a
single article at the dozen price They are
vouChed for and endorsed by the United
States Express Co.. American express Co.,
Southern Express Co., +. W. Palmer, Post
master of Chicago, Gen'l A, c. Smith, Ex-
State Treasurer, and many others Goods
sent on approval, with privilege Of examIn-
alton, enabling you to do purchasing at
home. Remember, Shurley & Co., II State
Street, Chicago, ILL., SEND FOR THEIR NEW
AND BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.
i0l5-3m
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-21
The Daily Bulletin.
Tarrib.e Ride Of Petar II Bride.

W,x.tbi. pil, IS d.. VI prida
---------
Have you NpHrd OF The ride OF q PEI II McBrldt
pl thnl mi summer hlght III 81 horrors lo'
MN.
vi tie lrght tlat he laC-hoW ne thought ina
~, he died, ,,.
Nd limb?
Nv y TIL y u b. tale, for II shows what may
come
10 a man when he foo .hly NEEDLES with rum
A,mony GA i3per was Peter McBridei
,.,..i m, ,,.
~. NVP HL 10 MN WI, uhtNr Oh pri-e'
- he rode every nght i4r ms regular dram
He ov,d the Lick bottle tlat greeted HIN
there
NV ~ Vuhl ,Io' WIS '"ul noIiie w pinl!
catered his nerves and Redeemed his nose,
h.s r'unl chCeks grew ho.loW MS eyeslgh'
grew ulln'
crows
Began 20 Rppoar on his temples; yet more,
lie added each night TO tie rumselcrs store.
What price do men pay for the pc0sures OF
me.
In manhood, in usefulness, wisdom and
W""Ihf -.-,s-
Rum couqucr' II seldom Is crushed ~ ihe strie'
Yet thQusNn1s are wasting ana losing tneir all
Ana MliIlols dn' orh III Tue pau WI l"ll'
one ni0ht 70 ne tavern came Peter Mcbride
lie ltd Is lhln slCtu 10 inc flEIi-posl near NY
HCentered the tal-room, he sat down beside
INC rlck'N mar Nl'ua W'uTI,"lhc slHH,
For he tclt what ave he hed weakly necome
In the mcIches', pitiiess bondage 81 rum
g ,,f.i co., =, lriI. ,,,l 1, o,.,, ,l 4, dou,p,
t vu,' o' d,,r "s AVA ~ rko Inn fen
one
He drmkHnd he drank I'll the amp lght looked
,,.,, brown , , =. .....,,
TIL The tavern turned around in myst ca
He drank iiIl his stomach was tortured with
r,, pii'l' ..,,..,.,,
IN uoTiluc p""h'uHls uIslracpcu Ms o'"h'
p,t coat &, nm n amman tboro cou,iousl,. noans
h ~ i,I ia oortc' ,',u'h onn,nod y o
is eye. cam nike diamonds IT wriggles, II
cr.epN ~
lc aps from hls seat with how OF dsmay,
Ihc Etle req serpent mas Nahlshed away
rl., T.i,, rr. -, ,b, orocl,s I'm tho ooi,iro aud
LOOK ho al rom '"e or"cNs !" '"e cc''ins aho
E,,,, a.. Isrrols and kooe Cr,u, tho bnttl.s
r'"'" ana M, no ""' N'es' NUN '"' 0o'''''
How the sha kos now the worms ana the green
zard' crawl!
HOW thcN tNlsl,hoW thcy squlTm III lne asses
>, ANA mugs:
HOW they creep o or the counter, ana IN NJ tne
door;
How they Wrigge ana Wrlthe as they lall on
the floor!
~, ,,,,, , H., .,.. - ~,
lhey clmn up MS linios' ana 'hey tWihe OH Ms
He drop, his old bottle! He throws off his
coat.
They creep on his body He wricgles and twists
He struggles to tear their cod coils from his
throat
He STAMPS on the floor and he clutches the air
Then ruehes in rage for his old chestnut mare
,-,
but lhc boys OF 'he NlIlage, VINO Iongeu ior
Loosed hisneighiug old beast from the sign
posi- and tied
In her place, with he'd .cord a BIC brndle COW,
when RI he'd from the tavern, with snakes in
his racks,
Old Peter who bounced with yell on her back
, ,,u,,.
me corl snapped IN WAN ana away N surlght
WIN lhC s'Hrs overhead amy hghllhg the
Passed Peter Mcbride in apitifu plight ,
I'm the tracks of his steed towards his distant
abode
The dogs f,rColv larkCd and the cocks loudly
crew.
As the lie owing COW by the farm houses flew
-, ,-,,-, ..-,,,
ne WI ayers Icaleu III aihrm from 'heir ueds'
lheY 'ulcW UP 'hcir WINDOWS III WONDER thcy
w oed heads ' " ''''
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-21
Millions Given Away.

Millions of bottles of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, have been given away as trial bottles
OF the large size. This enormous outlay
would be disastrous to the proprietors, were
it not for the rare merits possessed by the
wonderful medicine. Call at Barclay
Bros Drug Store and get a trial bottle
free, and try for yourself, 1t never fails to
cure. (5)
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-21
CltAprEl, VII.

Mrs. Dalton felt very dull without
her daughters, She had not many re-
sources, aud had no very near neigh
bors, except deaf old lady, who could
never have been an amusing companion
in her best days. She did not like walk
ing out 10y herself, was tired of novels,
and was altogether in fretful and dis
satisfied frame of mind.
The breakfast things had been cleared
away, and she was just thinking what
she should do With herself'all the morn
ing, when Sarah came TO say that u
lady had called, wishing TO see her.
"Who Is II, Sarah2' she asked.
III don't know, 'um,' Sarah replied.
"She didn't give no name. she said
you wouldn't know hor---a widow lady,
'um.n
"Show her into the drawing-room,"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-21
Cairo. Illinois.

The Passenger Depot OF the Chicago, st. Louis
apd -'ew orleans; Illinois Central; Wabarh, ~.
Mobile and Ohio Cairo and ST. Louis Railways
are all just across the strcet; while the Steamboat
Landing lie but one square distant,
Thls h9tel Is heated by steam, has steam
Automatic Fire Alarms, Baths, absolutely p,ire air
perfect sewerage and complete appointments
Snperb furnishings; perfect service; and An nm
sxcellea table ~"
l.. y. PARKER ~ 20. J.aasaas
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Aliens Bran Food botanical extract
strengthens the Brain and positively cures
Nervous Debility, Nervousness, Headache,
unnatural losses, and all weakness of Gen.
eraiive System it never fails. 81 pkg.;6
for S.. AT druggists, or Aliens Pharmacy,
3l5 First Ave. NY.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-21
Hysteria and Nervous Prostitution.

We give our readers an extract from a
cheerful letter, written by Mrs. Elizabeth
Smith, of Richmond, Ind, who says "sam-
itarian Nervine cured me of hystera and
nervous prostration.' Comment is useless.
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NUMBER

stupid little creature after all, and, quite
dazed by the sudden light, by the cries
OF the hounds, and the approach of all
these men, women, and horses, he did
nothing but jump up on the stone-wall
and look wonderingly as the superior an
imals who had come so far to find him.
When the pack were close upon him he
realized what it all meant-that it was to
take his miserable little life that all these
great creatures-brave men and delicate
women, hounds and horses-had come
out on this bright summer afternoon.
He realized it, but too late even to try
for an escape. He looked about him over
a strange open country with fields on
either side, and, seeing how hopeless it
was. stood quite still, looking at the ami
mails, guided lay their king, man, who were
now close upon him.
One great cry he gave MS he felt the
teeth of the foremost hound fasten on his
throat, and then all was over, and in n
space of time something less than GO sec
onds, the mnstcr of tho hurt arnrnnrbeI
Miss Carleton with the brush Of the fox,
which she hung at the pommcl of her sat
dle
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ed, and il this removes more soil tba,
can De sparing replace with sods from tn,
ROADSIDE, which, when saturated witt
manure, are the richest kind of fertii
Ger.
There are 1850 square feet in an acr,
Vi ground, and it is easy from this to cal
cuiate the number Of hills or plants re.
duired on given area. At three feet b,
,nree feet, which is the distance common.
required for potatoes in hills, there
VIII De ,S4O hills on an acre, and if these
yield Mt the rate of one bushel for twenty
nils the crop will be more than 24O busi,.
els per acre. - ''''
farmer who claims to have tested the
matter, says that upon soft ground he
can draw two tons with wheels tina. have
iour-lnch tire rs easily as one ton upon
.hose with two and half inch tire. As
iarners wagons are used in eros sing
meadow lands and plowed lands as much
as Tor any purpose, it will be well to bear
this in mind when ordering wheels for
farm wagons.
Farmers will weigh their milk every
day as it is drawn from each COW. and
test the cream from each COW separat Ely
about once a month to ascertain how
much butter it will make. They can tell
very nearly which COWS are the most pro-
htable. and if any do not give satisfac-
tory results, feed them with grain until
they give profitable returns, or until the
butcher is ready for them.
Take your hoes to the grindstone every
morning when they are in use, and make
an edge on them that will cut weed roo
easily. 1t may oblige you to buy new
set OF hoes next spring, but that will not
cost more than IS cents, and two mer
with sharp hoes are worth as much MS
three men with those that are as "dull rs
a hoe, so it will require but few DAYS
to pay for the new hoe.
Among the farm improvements that
ought to receive attention at this season
is the matter of fences. Many OF the ex.
listing fences need repairs the cheapest
way of doing this is to abolish them alto.
gether. Tumble-down stone walls can be
put into underdrains dig the bitches
now and sled the rocks when you have
leisure in the winter. AT the large farm
OF E. A. Esterbrook at Grafton, Mass,
we saw broad fields that formerly were
cut up by stone walls into many small
lots in which it was nuisance to try to
run a moving machine. Now the NOW
ing is all done by machine. Mr.. Ester
brook says the work of cleaning out those
walls has amply repaid him, having been
done Mt seasons when he couldn't do much
else. His testimony will be corroborated
by many practical men who have earned a
competence on our rough New England
farms. Fences are one of the most eI-
pensive things on the farm. The less we
nave Of them the better.-N T.. Homa-
stead
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The pot should stand back from til
flames, and be allowed only to simmer,
little cold water being added at interval
to check the heat. At night the bone
and meat should be removed, the liouo
strained and set away. In the mornin,
these will be ready to stand q good found
dation for soup of any kind. Carrot, yer
micelli or tomato soup can be made Of Il
by simply adding what is desired, and let.
ting 1t boil for three or four hours, pass.
ing through sieve and serving with fried
bread.
Now is the season for picking cucum-
Ders, and great authority upon such
matters gives very sensible and clear sug-
gestions for their satisfactory manage
ment /: "Be sure, first of all, that the
cucumbers are fresh then for three
mornings pour hot salt water over them,
taking one cup Of salt to about six quarts
OF water. The fourth morning heat some
weak vinegar, with small Jumps of alum
IN 1t, and turn it over the cucumbers, al
lowing them to remain in it until the next
day then take them out of the vinegar,
put them In stone Jars or glass cans. pour
over them cold vinegar of good strength.
IN winch put plenty of white mustard
seed, about in the proportion of one
ounce of seed to one gallon of vinegar !:
put in also lump of alum about the size
OF butternut lay fresh horse-radish
leaves over the cucumbers, cover closely
and set in the cellar. The pickles may be
seasoned by putting in sliced onions or
small whole onions, green or red peppers,
pieces of horseradish root, spices and
brown sugar to taste.
Boiled Cucumbers.- cucumbers of
good size, but not yellow or scedy. Pare
and slice in half inch pieces. Boil in
water 15 minutes or till soft. Drain off
the water, add cream, (or butter and milk
season with salt and pepper, and boil 8
minutes more. Serve hot upon dry toast
1t resembles asparagus in flavor.
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|
The first that l remember of my attack
was while | was riding in railroad car.
1t seemed to me that the passengers in the
forward part We're getting up amateur
theatricals. The fact that this did not
surprise me, nor appear at all out of place,
illustrates one curious feature of insani-
ty, and that is, its close similarity in
many respects to dreaming 1t is well
known that the strange phantasmagoria
attendant upon most of our dreams never
strike us at the time as at all astonish-
ing, illogical, or contradictory, because
the critical faculty in sleep is partially
and perhaps wholly dormant. And SO
also is it in insanity. And sound or
touch will suggest or give direction to IN
ordinary dream, so everything that oc-
ours within the sight or hearing of an ill.,
sane man affects him in like manner.
Also, he has no more control over his
words and actions, when the insanity is
complete, than somnambulist. And,
when patient comes to himself, after
having been insane, he feels as though lie
had been having II long and, sometimes,
n very pleasant dream. Some OF my de-
lusions We're of frightful character, and
rcsembled nightmare more than any
thing else but more often they were by
no means disagreeable. OF course, it
seemed strange to me afterward that |
could have been carried away by such ab-
surdites. At one time / thought the end
of the world had come, and that the day
of judgment was at hand. This was
somewhat remarkable, because l had not
for years been believer in tho spiritual
prophecies relating to those two events.
Now had | any faith in the doctrine that
there is hell of fire; yet, in imaeina-
tion, visited that place OF torment, and
witnessed the tortures of the damned
without, however, getting scorched my
self. Some strange conceits, that had
come across in books occasionally sug-
gested material for my mind to work on.
| saw men whose souls | believed had
been taken from their bodies, leaving be-
hind the intelligent personal identity-an
idea suggested by II character described
in Bulwers "Srange Story Again. L
thought that demons occasionally reani-
mated human bodies after death and
this fancy must have got from dram
attic work by Bishop Coke. entitled Saul"
III which the evil spirit sent to trouble
that unfortunate monarch reaniunuted and
took possession of the body Of priest
whom Saul had slain. l mention these
instances MS serving to show the dream
like character Of insanity.
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PALESTINE RAILWAY.
From Acre to ID. mascus by RaiI.

The first railway in Palestine is being
laid out, and the preliminary survey has
been completed as far as the Jordan. 1t
is to run between Acre and Damascus,
and it is called the Handle line, because
it is named after his present majesty the
Sultan Abdul Amid, aud probably one
reason why sLe tirman has been gianted
90 easily lies in the fact that it passes
through great extent of property which
he has recently acquired to the east of
the plain Of Esdraelon. The concession
is held by ten or twelve gentlemen, some
of whom are Moslems and some Chris
tians, but all are Ottoman subjects resi-
dent in Syria. Among the most inhuen-
tial are the Messrs. Sursock, bankers,
who own the greater part OF the plain of
Esdraelon, and who have, therefore, q
large interest in the success OF the line.
Starting from Acne, 1t will follow the
curve OF the bay for 10 miles, in a south
erly direction, at distance of about two
miles from the beach.
Crossing the Kishon by a sixty-foot
bridge, it will turn east at the junction OF
a short branch line, two miles long, at
Haifa. Hugging the foot of the Carmel
range, so as to avoid the Kishon marshes,
it will pass through the gorge which sep
arates that mountain from the lower
ranges Of the Galilee hills and dehouoh
into the plain of Esdraelon, This plain
it will traverse in lis entire length. The
station for Nazareth will be distant about
~ miles from that town there may,
however, be short branch to the foot of
the hills. So far, there has only been a
rise from the sea level in 20 miles of 2lC
feet, 80 that the grade is imperceptible.
1t now crosses the watershed and COM
mences to descend across the plaipa OF
Jezreel to the valley of the Jordan. Here
the Wady Jalud offers an easy incline Of
far as Beisan, the ancient Bethshean, and
every mile Of the country it has travers
ed SO far is private property aud fairl,
cultivated. At Beisan it enters upon Q
region which has, partly owing to mala
ria and partly to its insecurity, beer
abandoned to the Arabs, but it is the
! track Of all others which the passage of Q
railway is likely to transfgure, for thu