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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-01

Now that Senator Fair is a free
man, rumor a; it that he will marry
Miss Annie Carpenter, who became
notorious in divorce case several
years ago. w. F. Smith, a well
known oculist of California, became
enamored with her and took her to
Arizona, where he obtained divorce
When he returned to San Francisco
with her, his wife had the divorce set
aside and he was not permitted to
marry. A few months ago she infat-
uated the Senator.-Ex.
The heroine of the above is also the
heroine of not very savory operation
on the part of the California Legisla-
ture. 1t was on her account that the
bill was introduced by Senator Gross,
in the interest of DR.. Smith, and
which the conscrvators of the public
morals allowed to reach third read
ing, when its further progress was put
= stop to by an indignant letter from
Mrs. Smith, which was Published; and
as law, justice, morality and public
opinion were all on the side of the
lady who declined to be divorced, the
''grave and reverend seniors" con-
Guided that they would let the matter
drop, which they did. We should
have thought that "Unclc Jimmy
had paid enough for one wife without
taking the chances on another, but we
suppose the good example of the
great Senator from Colorado is infec-
tiOus.-Ex.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-01
LITTLE WORRIES.
We Can Escape Elephants, But CHATS,
Never.

We Can Escape Elephants, But CHATS,
Never.
Life is full of little worries, such
tor instance as:
Buying candy that is stale.
Licking stamp that has no muci-
lage on it.
Getting hold of the dry lighter, in a
cigar store.
Throwing away thcater seat checks
an | keeping car tickets in their stead.
Trying to remember the name of
the lady before you.
Clerks who snub you if you don't
buy.
Cat concerts.
Howling dog.
Newspaper not left at your door.
n sick man telling you all his COM
plants.
Conundrums.
Bottomless Pocket.
Dry lnkstand.
An oh! Dear; sort of female.
People who always say yes.
Buying thing at auction, only to
oCO ~ ucW AZ less price Ill dIlAtHei
place.
Stale eggs in omclet.
MIR. Smith, who thinks Mr.. Smith
the greatest man on earth.
Caller having no card or name.
Five minutes too late for excursion
boat.
Wet, when you want it dry.
Neck. tie too short to bow.
Collar button down trowser leg.
A screeching vocalist next door.
An old, old pun revampt.
Raspberry seed between false teeth
and roof of mouth, at table.
;Agrl always limiting ice cream.
Over-shoe stuck in the mud.
Flea on your back while in church.
Iceberg feet.
Looking for rooms.
Trying to remember where you left
yosr cane.
Corns.
Crowded car.
Smell of greasy Cinnamon.
Parlor album, with her sister, and
her cousins and her aunts.
Please write in album.
An over full ash barrel.
No towel.
The man who thinks he knows you
Smelling tartshorn for camrhor.
doctor bill.
Thinking of the end Of it.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12

Mr.. Abimelech Green was knocked
down by Colonel Singleton. The affair
created considerable comment, as the
gentlemen had always been regarded as
peaceabe citizens, and the court room
was crowded.
II think. said Colonel Singleton,
whispering to his lawyer, that the
proof will be against ME did moi
strike him, but, throwing up my head
like an excited horse, ! walked oven
him, taking care to place my feet where
they would do the most good. OF
course they cannot prove that mali
cionsl Y placed my foot in the pit of hi.
stomach, but they can prove that ran
over him"
IN fix that, the lawyer replied. -
The law in It's wisdom and expansive
liberality has made great many pro
visions. Leave il all TO me. ~ .l
) witness testified that the Colonel,
while coming out OF hotel, met Mr..
Green, but instead of courteously yield.
ing part Of the passage way, deliberate.
~, so far as he could Judge, walked owe,
him
I'VE do not deny that the Colonel
walked over Mr.. Green, your honor"
the Colonel's lawyer replied.
Then You plead guilty"
mo, sir, We plead not guilty. Here
are the facts; The Colonel, while com
ing out of the hotel, met Mr. Green and
walked over him; but the truth is the
Colonel did not recognize Mr.. Green,
why SOP
Because he's color blind
''In that event he is of course moi
guilty. said the Judge. MIR Clerk, fine
Mr.. Green twenty dollars for aiding and
abetting defective eyesight. Aiken.
Saw Traveller
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
The All POWERFUL Art Journal.

The late Manager Donnelly, of one
and another New York theater, was an
ilitcrate person with vein Of drollery,
Sitting in his box office one fine day,
when every other person who came up
to the window seemed to want to no
dead headed, card was showed at him
bearing q name just now forgotten and
the words The Aldine, which was the
name OF monthly magazine Of verv
great pretonsions and very limited cir
culation. What is thatp" asked the
manager. MY card, The Aldine," was
replied with great dignity. The whatp"
The Atdine. "And what in the---is
The A'dineP" "a periodical devoted to
art" was the rcjoinder, as the applicant
for Tree admission turned away pom
pously "Oh, | beg your pardon Come
right back here. An art journal! Do
let ME give you proscenium box. -
Philadelphia Press.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
Electric Li,.bts in New York.


Nurat llalstead writes TO The Cinctn-
a1t commercial Gazette; One of the
things Must remarkable in the outdoor
appearance Of New York at this time is
the glowing splendor of the illumination
OF the streets and public squares by the
electric light Gas seems to have no
show anywhere except in the houses and
IN The side streets. And, while il is
pretty good gas, it has palld and
sickly style when immediately con-
fronted by its dazzling competitor.
There are miles on Broadway and Fifth
avenue where there is not q gas-light to
be seen. 1t is The style toilluminate the
fronts OF the great popular stores with
the electric light 1t is used in several
OF the newspaper offices, The Tribune
type is set by the United States arc light
The Hcra|d has the Edison system, and
the only testimony that it is an expert
ment Is that the gas-iSturcs have not
been taken down There are ESQ Edison
lights in The Hcraid establishment Our
friends who have investments in gas
stock may rely upon it that electricity,
as an iluminant, is making progress.
lis inroadS upon gas are at least as
rapid and certain rs those of the tele-
phone upon the telegraph, or the type
writer upon photography. II is not
that the electric light is cheap. 1t costs
about as much as gas, Its merits are
Incompatible brilliancy'and absence Of
heat. The fact that gas-light is SO hot
will be the salvation of gas companies
some daV.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
The Bad and Worthless

are never Initiated and counterieited. This
is especially true Of family medicine, and
1t is positive proof that the remedy imita.
ted is Of the highest value. As soon as It
had been tested and proved by the whole
world that Hop Bltters was the purest best
and most valuable family medicine on
earth, many limitations sprung an and be.
gan TO steal the notices in which the press
and people of the country had Expressed
the merits Of II, b., and in every way tryins
to induce suffering invalids TO use Their
stuff instead, expecting to make money on
the credit and good name of II. B, Many
Others started nostrums put up In similar
style to II. B., with variously devised names
in which the word Hop" or Hops were
used in way to induce people to believe
they were tho same as Hop Btters. All
such pretended remedies OF cures no mat
ter what their style or name is, and es.
pecially those with the word "Hopp or
Hops in their name or in any way con-
nected with them or their name, are imita.
tons or counterfeits Beware of them.
Touch none of them. Use nothing but gen
uine Hop Bitters, with bunch or cluster
of green Hops on the white label. Trust
nothing else. Druggists and dealers are
warned against dealing in limitations or
counterfeits, O.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
important to Bread Consumers.

Until now the Union bakery has sold
bread at 40c. per dozen, but hereafter the
same loaves will be sold at Doc. per dozen
aud any competition or further reduction
by other bakers in this line will bepromp,
ly met, or even exceeded. The Union
bakery is the oldest Institution of It's kind
in the city and guarantees 10 furnish the
largest loavcs and the best quality in TIE
city. The public is invited TO verify this
statement by personal inspection.
The Union bakery does not ptdde its
bread through the streets Of the city but
/, makes up for this by selling better stock
at lower prices In FRANK KRATKY
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
THE DAILY BULLETIN.
lie Wouldn't Quit, "CauSe He'd Done
d.. Unit y

lie Wouldn't Quit, "0ause He'd Done
. Quit
a fresh countryman came TO Atlanta
snort time since to get situation on
some OF the many railroads centering
here lie gained admittance soon after
his arrival, and commenced the follow.
ing conversation with Il railroad official:
Il want TO get some work on the rail.
road, -
What can you do" said the railroad
man
"Oh, most anything
Can You run a locomotive?'
"a loco-what9' inquisitivcly asked
the countryman
IAN engine mean
well, | cant say can, but / have
rid on EN- and could mighty soon
know how
I'VE have no time 10 learn you. Prob
ably you can lay track. Have YOU
ever tried that?"
81 cant say that | can.
The railroad man studied a while, and
remarked: II don't think YOU know
much about railroad business, but II
you want a place just for the name Of II,
III give you a place as car coupler.
You can report to Mr.. - and lie will
tell you what TO do. 1t will pay YOU
$40 per week when you learn to do the
work, - .w
The countryman was delighted; the
wages were rs large a. he expected, and
he hurried off to hunt the man he was to
report 10.
About three days after this converse
ton the countrymau came back to the
railroad official, His right hand was in
a sling, his left hand was black and
blue, and ought to have been wrapped
up. he was dragging his left leg be-
hind him as he walked, and piece OF
bis ear was gone and the leitsido OF his
face was solid scratch Altogether he
looked as if he had been through a
thraShing machine. He inquired mourn
fully II he could get pass ticket TO
Linconton.
You are not going to quit?' asked
the railroad man.
mo, | ANT gwine to quit, cause I've
done quit ! want to 30 home. This
business don't suit me II stay here a
week ! won't be able 70 git home I'm
gwine"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the late firm
of Bethune Smith e. Co.. contractors ur
Springfield and Memphis r. r., has been
this day dissolved by mutual consent, Isaac
N, Smith and A. II. Dapforth, having dis.
posed Of their interest, sre no longer con.
nected with said firm. They will be sue.
ceeded by Jas. II. Bethune & Co., who as.
sumo all liabilities and to whom all debts
due the late firm are payable. is
J. IL. BETHUYE,
Isaac n SMITH,
A. II DANFoRD,
A, B. KEYsER.
Members Of the firm of Bethune, Smith & CO,
April 9th, 1888.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
New Goods. Cheap Goods, Good Goods

On hand and for sale cheap as any living
man can buy Apples; Early Rose; Ohio and
Snowflake potatoes; Silver Soap, set OF
Silver Tea Spoons in each box; Cheese; But
ter Eggs; Canned Goods Tomatoes; Corn
Peaches; Strawberries; Syrup; Salmon
Mackerel: Pot Luck and many other goods
too numerous to mention at my store on
9Th street
Please give me call. Respectfully,
n G., NJ. ALDEN.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
free of Charge.

All persons suffering from Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Loss of Voice, or an at.
lection OF the Throat and Lungs, are re-.
quested to call at Harry W. Schuhs drug
store and get trial bottle Of DR.. King 8
New Discovery for Consumption, free OF
charge, which will convince them of its
wonderful merits and show what a regular
dolar.size bottle will do. Call early. (3J
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12

A Denver workman was buried undo,
three and a half feet of earth in a cavec
In we'll Had he not had presence o.
mind when he saw the dirt falling, anc
called TO woman to hand him til
rain water pipe, he would have dice
But with the pipe pressed close to N
mouth he breatbed easily during the W
hours consumed in his rescue.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12

SEE woman IN another column near
Speer's Vineyards, picking grapes from
which Speer's Port Grape wine IS made,
that is so highly esteemed by the medical
profession, for the use of invalids, weakly
persons and the aged. Sold by druggists.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
$500 REWARD!

w viii paw the above reward Tor any Liver Complaint
pyPsra seA HradaeAa lnl Srsou CcupAon " Cosysne.
-e cahhot cure with We't Vegetable Liver I when The dir,
han'fs ey eonnllud With IhevMe purely vegetable sd
hover tail 3" rive satisfaction surar coated Large ho1t, cone
Aahg " pi 70 eeH's For sac by MI druggists. Beware Of
ouns' ,hd Imitation TIE gsnare manufactured emily BY
sohN u WEST co, ISL 80 W. Nsdion ST.. Chicago
trss iTih racage sent l mai pr,7s a ID, q
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
j. IL. BETHCNE,
Isaac n. SMITH,
A. II. DANFoRD,
A. B. KEYsER.
For Sale Farm.

A good farm 10 the timber, eighty acres
under cultivation; blue grass pasture farm
contains 1872 acres; in Bond county, Ills,
2k miles from railroad station.
T. A. BURNETT
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12

Mrs. Martha Ashby, Bloomington, Ills,
says: IAN attack of heart disease left me
very weak Browns Iron Bitters restored
my strength"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12

A new horse shoeing shop has been open
ed by Mr.. P Powers on Tenth street. All
manner of blacksmitbing and wagon work
done to order. Repairing work specially.
Work done promptly. If
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
Ice Wood and Eindl,np

Northern Lake Ice SOC. per 100 lbs;
good, dry wood, sawed, 81 per cord, and
kindling 81 per load, Al Jacob Klcc's,
Leave orders at City Brewery. If
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12

WHAT every one says must be true"
that "Dr. Sellers Cough Syrup" las no
equal for coughs and colds, Try it, Price
okc
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
SPECIAL LOCAL ITEMS.

Noneer III tnip column, eight cents per line for
arrt and nve cent? per line each subsequent iDteT
ion. For one woek, ~ cents per line, For one
month, 70 cente per line
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12

AREyou made miserable by Indigestion,
Constipation, Dizziness, Loss of Appetite,
Yellow Skim Shiloh's Vitalizer iss posi-.
I've cure G0l
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12

A Milwaukee travelling man writes
that he crossed a slab bridge, up in
Marynette county, which probably cost
forty dollars, and over the bridge was
the following "Notis!" l'Doant kun
kros that brige fastr nor wax, Or you
4 VII 80 to lok up, an pay 50 fyne to
kounty for skoul fund "---Peck's Sun.
Nf - gGG =. -
THAT poor ,bedridden, invalid wife, Sis
ter, mother, or daughter, can DO made the
picture Of health by few bottles of Hop
Bitton.h Will you lot them sufferi when 90
easily cured ,4, n.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12

THE Rev. Geo. H. Thayer, of Bourbon,
Ind, says "Both myself aud wife owe our
lives to Sbiloh's Consumption Cure co.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
ZINE lSE, MARRIAGE GUIDE. | pa az

Elegant cloth and Rilt binding, Sealed for %
cents In postage or currency. over my Won
f0ilowipg snbIects. W ho may marry who rot
whyt Proper ageto marry, Who niarrx,g tst,
Manhood, Wonanhood. Physical decay. who
}ncre ased, Those married OF CONTEMPLATING
r1Srrylng should road. ~. n ought 70 bs read
Ssv. Popuiaf edition. same as above. hut paprr
sovver and 10 pages. Icsnts Ia mall IN nas''sS
VI l0AIAG0s. -..-.lLL -L.-.A .--a -
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
Free! Cards and ChrOmos.

We will send free By mail a sample ct OF our
srse German, French and American Chrome
lst ~ over2o different designs on receipt Of
stamp for postage We Will also send rec by mail
as ssmpe- ten If our beautiful Chromos, on re
cept OF ten cents TO nay for packing and portage;
also enclose a confidential price lat Of our larg.
on chronos. Agents wanted. Address =. GLGA
son co. 81 summer street, Boston, Macs
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
VARIOUS QUACKS.
Who-Each with his own Pet Scheme
Cultivate the Field OF Human
Nature. ..

There have always been uuseks:--lepsl arsnks
theological quacks, scientific quacks aid medical
quacks. Some of them are bland, oily follows who
argue and smile the world into believing in their
iSVorite bitof humbug Others are pompou. aud
pretentiouc parasites. But hey make II pay Men
seem tolove to be swindsd, stipulating only tina
II shall be neatly done.
The dear public are ECU lily liberal to the electric
and magnetic fraud. This fellow lie genius In bis
line he Will puta magnetic belt around your
waist magnetic necklace under your chin, or A /
you out with an entire suit Of magnetic clothes.
warranted TO serve tho purpose of ordinary gar.
ments, and at the same time to cure all Diseases
from whooping cough to hasty consump iion
Most OF these have no more electric or magnetic
power about hem than resides in wooden blank
cts or in cjrIlcs Of sackcloth. Only when appled
by an expert Is electricity of the slightest use "a
medic '" - "a even then Its v slue is grossly
over stated hat is he strongest possible pre-.
snmptive evidence In favor of a particular remedyY
Clearly thatit should have been prepared by re.
sponsbe persons OF acknowled skill In the treat
ment OF disease.
squarelY on thi foundation stands BENsUN's
CAPClNE POROUS PLASTER. Endorsed bv
o'col physicians pharmacists, druggs,s and chem.
ISIS II needs no further apology nor Introduction
IL lie the one aud only true and tried external an
plcauon. Quacks Of all kinds paw the Cspcine the
compli msnt OF ,bcr di4lsc, az sa,an ia said TO
bate holy water
LOOK IN tho middle OF the plaster for the word
'CAPCINE." Price 25 cents.
seabuy y johnson, Chemists, New Yrk.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENT,

DR.. sls ssn5 Y lI assiq q
.PS care o. Cancer Those Athlete CANCER
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12
SpEER's PoRT GRAPE WINE

THIS CELEBRATED NATIVE WINE ~ made
from the juice of the Oporio Grape, raised In
this county, lts invaluable tonic and strength.
enng properties are unsurpassed bv any other
Native Wine. Being the pure juice Of the Grape.
produced under Mr.. Speor's own personal supervi
sion, ils purity and eenuinCness, are guaranteed.
The youne3t child my psrtake Of its generous
qualities aud the weakest Invalid use Il 10 advan.
tage II Is particularly beneficial 10 The aged and
debilsied, and suited 10 the various ailments that
affect the weaker sex: It IL In every respcc, A
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12

Great oaks from little acorps spring,
Great aches the little toe.corns bring
But for every corn
That ever was born,
st. Jacobs Oil is just the thing.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-12

Draggs, Cor, Commercial ave. s lSlh ~, ca
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-04-21

eight feet-weighing ten times as much,
OF pyramidal form, and standing on the
ground. so as to resist the force of
storm, the difficulty of raising and Sc
curing the statue, not on the ground,
but on the top Of a pedestal nearly one
hundred and fifty feet high, is apparent
There are no precedents for anything of
the kind and it win hardly do to secure
the figure by the rope stays, like those
of a derrick, which the incapable engi-
neer would naturally resort to.
The members of the committee seem
themselves to have perceived something
of the difficulty of the undertaking, and
have telegraphed TO France for instruc-
tions as to the mode of doing the work.
We do not generally volunteer advice,
but it seems to us that the plan said to
be employed by the japanese for secur-
ing their light pagoda towers against
the effects of wind, by means of "a long
weight or pendulum, hung from the top
of the tower and reaching nearly to the
floor, might perhaps be employed with
good effect for the New York statue.
A very similar device, applied by Sir
Christopher Wren, has for two hundred
years held up the spire of Salisbury
Cathedral, as well as those of one or
two other English churches, in which a
heavy wooden framework, extending as
far downward as the construction of the
tower permits, is suspended by strong
IRON bars from the capstone, free TO
swing in any direction The effort of
The wind on one side of the spire in
clines it until the hanging framework
rests against the opposite side, but when
the pressure is relieved, the pendulum
swings backo bringing the stonework
with it into its original place. -Amerj-
can ArcRitect
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-04-21
WIT AND WISDOM.

Dishonest people are most sus-
picious.
Children of wealth--The Bothschil-
Iren Life.
Interesting to married men-An
eastern firm has just ordered one million
broom-handles.
1t is worth q thousand pounds
year to have the habit OF looking on
The bright side of things.-Dr. Johnson.
The object of all ambition should be
to be happy at home. If we are not
happy there, we surely cannot be happy
elsewhere.
-" Happened to me?' he said. a
should think something had! I'm
heart-broken! I've been beaten, hold
ing four kings"
Great horror is expressed in En-
gland over the report that criminals in
New York are placed in the Tombs a
long time before they are hanged.
Il never complained of my condi-
ton but once" said an old man
when my feet were bare, and had
no money to buy shoes; but I met a
man without feet, and became con-
tented"
"A prominent merchant says when
he is tired and wants Arrest, he dom 90
off on a tour and spend money, but he
lust takes his ad. out of the paper, 1t
has the same effect a red flag hung in
front of his place would GRIP.
At town meeting a large tax
payer rose up to protest against the
building of a new school-house in a
certain part of the town. whats the
good of ftp" asked he. "Ihey are an
ignorant set down there, anyhow"
Pooh, " remarked the wise concert
goer, as the performer of piano solo
was leaving the stage, 'that fellow can {
/ play. Why, he don't wriggle his body,
nor throw back his head, nor stick out
his tongue a bit. Philadelphia Nel0S,
"A man uptown made a wager with
4 lady that he could thread a needle
/ quicker than she could sharpen a lead
pencil. The man won. Time, fourteen
/ minutes and forty seconds. It's thought
/ the result would have been different il
/ the woman had not run out of lead
/ pencil inside of five minutes.-NorrtS-
0l0H Herald.
While eating Blue Point oysters on
the hali-shell in one EFF lie Main street
"estaurants the other night, a youn2
mana stranger in the city felt som,
hard substance in one of the biValyes
! Not dreaming Of such good fortune, h'
,arclessly removed The intruder iron
his mouth, and was about 10 lay +
! Gown by the side Of his plau}when h'
i-covcred it was apeaIl oi unusual ,iz,
q pearl shirt button. lit had droppe,
rom The cooks emf as hewas seryin.
| the cYstera.- Brayord. Saa"ay MaA