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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07
Getting Even,

The Bowling Green (Ky.) Democrat
thus severely criticises female solicitor
who was recently in that place drum.
ming up subscribers for her paper, and
who, upon leaving, pronounced the
Bowling Green girls the homeliest In the
state; "Our readers will doubtless 70.
member the old maid who was deaf, and
ate onions, too, who visited Bowling
Green few months ago in the interest OF
little sheet, from which we clip the
above brilliant scintillation and corrus-
cation OF wit. How she can have the
temerity TO refer to the subject of home.
illness we can divine. But we thought
at the time that she had a monopoly in
the 'homely' business. for on that score
we decided, AT first sight, that she should
be awarded the cake, the bakery, all the
flour on hand, and several future wheat
crops. She Is 80 years old. six feet high,
and, from her form, we should Judge
her weight to be about 9jt pounds. She
wears drug store complexion; watery,
light gray eyes, bad teeth, and a num-
Der Of other garments that remind one
of dnte-beilum days. She Is bow-lepged,
pigeon-toed, and uses an ear-trumpet,
but, unfortunately, is not dumb. She
came to Bowling Green and received
numberless courtesies from the ladies,
some of whom personally assisted her in
taking subscriptions for her paper (sev-
eral copies of which, by tho way, have
failed TO Gomez. She was here only
about two days. She did not attend
church nor the theater, aud, how she so
readily made up her little mind about
our girls is not accounted for, save by
the principle that TO the homcly all
things are homely," which some poet
ought to have said il he has not, She
will need several regimentsas amiltary
protection should she dare TO visit
Bowling Green again,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07
Printer's Errors.

In this little world OF ours there are
great many smart Alexis" who think
it is one of the cunnngest things in the
world to light upon an error In print
and to blazen 1t 10 all whom they meet.
IL Is not an uncommon thing, either, for
publishers Of newspapers to receive
marked copies Of their journals, where
every error Is marked out by some fell
low who has taken time TO read them
over two or three times 10 make sure he
has not missed any; and perhaps these
Will be accompanied by letter asking
for situation as proof-reader. The
following from the London Printing
Times and photographer, may be OF in.
terest TO those individuals who are SO
anxious to find an error in print, and Is
published for the especial benefit of the
author OF a communication wherein the
writer referred 10 an error which ap-
peared in our paper few days since.
Probably one OF the worst business
es under the sun is that of q printer
His every deed seeks the light Of day
Those Of lawyer lie in dark boxes and
between musty shelves - the doctor
places his Indifferent bandiwork in the
earth--the tradesman has but his Gus.
toner to please, and satisfying him his
work is ended. But the printer-eyery
ignoramus spells over the work of the
printer. Fellows who would find II i'm.
possible to put twenty letters together
grammatically will point out with glee
a fault in his work-indeed It is usually
that class Of individuals who make il q
point OF finding out every little discrep-
ancy' Did the public know the thous-
ands OF different characters, different
letters, and atoms comprised in a print
er's day life-did they but know the va
riety Of altogether foreign subjects he
has to set up, read, correct and revise
day after day-they would wonder how
he kept out Of the lunatc asylum. But
practice makes perfect, and constant
friction has rubbed off all the rough
edges from the character OF the man Of
Understanding takes effect upon him
he can view errors Of the most frightful
description with calmness. After all,
what is an error, grammatical or other
wise? Simply so many types out of
place, that 5 all, and quite enough-but
not enough to upset the equanimity Of
the printer. boomerang.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07
Rapid Transit nj Sea.

The problem Of rapid transit for the
Atlantic is still In process Of solution.
As in the speeding OF horses, vessel af-
ter vessel has surpassed all previous
records, until now one steamer, the Alas
ka, has made the trip across the Atlantic
in less than seven days, But the build
ers and shipowners are not satisfied.
The time must be still further reduced.
Another vessel Is building to Guido the
Arizona and the Alaska. The same com
pany that owns these grayhounds OF
the sea is having built at Glasgow an
other vessel, the Oregon, calculated TO
beat the record She will not be much
larger than the Alaska, but her engines
are TO indicate no less than $4,000 horse
power She will have but one screw,
about twenty-four feet in diameter.
Steam will be supplied by twelve boil
ers, each with six furnaces three feet six
inches in diameter, the CRATES being a
little over six feet long. The Alaska has
nine boilers with six furnaces in each, OF
about the same size. AS the Oregon
will burn about twenty pounds Of coal
per square foot of CRATE per hour, her
consumption in twenty-four hours will
not be much less than 800 tons, equaling
the amount transported by twenty-five
coal-cars. The water consumed each
day in the production OF steam will
amount 10 1900 tons. Ii the water were
supplied 10 town, allowing four cubic
feet or twenty-five gallons per day per
head, it would suffice for a population OF
24,000 souls. The total weight Of water
evaporated on the run across the Allan
tic will not be far short OF three times
that OF the whole ships cargo, engines
and all, We give these figures to enable
our readers to form some idea OF what
$4,000 horsepower means; and we may
supplement them by adding that il IS
equivalent to 1857 tons lifted foot
high every minute, or the same weight
lifted LAO feet in twenty-four hours,
Assuming that she makes twenty knots
an hour, or, emitting fractions, 2,023
feet per minute the thrust OF her screw
that is to say, the force pushing her
ahead through the water-will amount
70 ninety-four tons, or about as much as
twenty of the most powerful locomotive
engines The coal required for one trip
of the Oregon viii amount to about 2.
500 tons, or enough 10 load 200coal.cars.
These figures viii give fair conception
Of the enormous size OF modern ocean
steamers as compared with the largest
machinery on land
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07
STAGES or THE RIVER.

oih"hn w THE hlNhk.
The river marked by the gauge last even.
Ing at this Al port, feet / inches aud fall.
ing.
Cincinnati, March 80 p. m.--River 30
feet inches and falling.
Pittsburgh, March 6--8p. River feet
8 inches and falling.
Louisville, March Go p. m.-River 8
feet inches and falling.
Nashville, March Go p.m.-Riyer 10
feet inches and falling.
b. Louis, March 0 % p. ~ River 90
feet inches and falling.
RIVER ITEMS.
The time 10 close at hand tor that much
talked Of great storm which was to cross
the continent some time this month, the
date being fixed from the 9th to the 18th
for It's appearance.
The Gus Fowler will report here this Q
p. IN. from Paducah, and leave here on her
return trip at p. III, She connects with
the trains here going north, south, east and
west
The JAS. W. Gaff is again to the front
after long resting spell at Cincinnati
Csp. @. b. Russell ID now in command
and Mr.. James Surtees still has charge Of
the office.
II commenced turning cold las, evening
about 3 o'clock and cold wind was blow.
ing from tbe moth which threatens very
cold weather.
The Cons MIlar left Memphis last night
for Cincinnati end will arrive here to NOR.
row evening. See W. T. Lambdin, Passeu-
ger Agent, and procure your tickets.
Yesterday was an exceedingly dull day on
the wharf and no arrivals, except the Fow.
Ter to disturb the quietude of the wharfboat
clerks.
The Hudson leave, s.. Louis this even.
ing for Cairo, Paducah and Shswpeetown
and 10 due here tomorrow night.
The Arkansas City left St. Louie last
evening for Vicksburg aud ia due here this
evening.
The Ella Kimbrough from 81. Louis lie
due here tomorrow morning and will leave
on her return trip at 10 a. III.
In the election for mayor at Paducah
Monday there we're 1924 votes cast and
Reed beat Smith III votes.
The fine steamer CITY of Baton Rouge
leaves ST. Louis for New Orleans this even
Ing and will report here tomorrow night.
The ". Fl. Cherry from Nashville is due
here this morning snd will leave on her re.
turn trip at noon to-day.
The Paris c. Brown from New Orleans
Is due here to morrow nigh, for Cincinua-
IT,
The Golden Crown is due here tonight
from Cincinnati for New Orleans.
The Henry A. Tyler left here Yesterday
morning with light trip for Tip,onvile.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07
The Coming Cow,

The position that the coming cow"
Is to be one well adapted for both beef
and milk production, we believe TO be
correct, II it be not pushed too far.
There is an increasing number of dairy
farmers who find ii best to give almost
exclusive attention to the quantity and
quality of the milk given by their COWS,
caring little about their merits as beef.
makers. So there are beef-producing
farmers who properly count It a disad.
vantage il COW gives q large flow Of
milk. Thisis true on the Western plains.
II is true Of such farmers as j. D, Gil.
lette, who only ask Of COW that she
shall produce and feed calf each year.
But both these classes form but minor.
ity of cattle raisers, The most success.
full dairymen and the producers Of the
very finest beef animals may be found
in these classes; but the great majority
of cows and of steers for beef are. and
long will continue to be, raised by mon
who cannot afford to ignore either the
milk-givng or the meat-producing quail
ity. For such men the popular breed
must be one with deserved claims to
good quality In both directions. II is
quite possible that several breeds may,
in the future, be claimants for highest
merit for this double purpose, but the
course of breeding now adopted by the
special friends of most leading breeds
Il calculated to develop one of these
qualities at the expense of the other.
The short-horn has never been surpassed
IL equaled, as a general purpose cow
Ought she to lose all reputation as q
dairy cow BrecderS' Gayette,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07
The Growth Of Trses.

Although the annual growths Of trees
are usually quite uniform, and the
"rings' in any given space nearly the
same from heart TO sap, yet once in
while knot makes queer changes and
distorts the regularity Of the rings
into fantastic shapes that require very
little imagination to convert into faces
and flowers and almost anything that is
not angular. The reporter once en-
countered an oak log in the Vandalia
freight yard in which knot had COM
pressed the rings round it into lines as
small as those OF steel engraving
and twisted them into considerable
likeness of human face much as one
might see in the pretty figures in mala-
chite 1t was decidedly a less imagin-
airy face than that Of the IMAM in the
moon and nobody will deny that thore
is pretty strong suggestion of humani-
ty in that, A paper in Rising Sun de-
scribes figure formed in a walnut knot
that was being sawed into veneers which
"was perfect delineation Of spaniel's
head, " The lines are accurately drawn
as if from the pencil of an artist, and
30 true is the semblance that even the
expression of mute intelligence one
often sees in canine visages is readily
seem The last suggestion is probably
the work Of fancy. Indianapolis News.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07
Poker---Tts 0rigin.

A gentleman (presumably) writes the
Pittsburg Dispatch that "poker" was
unknown to us before the Mexican war.
Our troops found that people used diff
ferent cards from ours, the pack con-
tanning. only forty, the Fights, mines and
tens being out The universal game
among them was called "conquian."
The gamblers who went with the
army from Natchez to vicksburg
changed the game to suit themselves and
our different style of cards, as well as to
admit OF betting above the fixed stakes.
The new game spread through tho army
rapidly, and on its return to the United
States the game met with universal
favor from Memphis south, but in no
place more than in Natchez and Vicks.
burg, the great gambling resorts Of the
country at that time.
The game. however, was not brought
to its present perfection till about 1858,
when it was at Natchez and spread BY
the steamboats, to every spot in the
Mississippi Valley, and then to the
West and the East,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07
New Jersey Port Vine The Best.

Dr. Z. II. james a noted physician of The
New York Board of Health says:--
take great pleasure in test,fling my ap-
probation of the superior qualities Of the
Port Wine produced 10y Mr. A. Speer ot
Passaic, New jersey, have been 10 thir
vineyard aud cellar.
Alter prolonged trial can confidently
recommend the VINE as a superior artcl,
for the sick and debiliiaied, and all those
who require vinous stimulation and invi q,
Grafton.
l shalt continue to employ it in my prac.
tice in all cases v here pure article of wine
is called for the sick; and shall do ali in
my power TO foster and encourage It's pro.
ductOn. For sale bY PnnI G. Schuh.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07

The american Cultiuator says Who
over places much dependence on the
strainerfor securing clean milk illnever
make gilt-edge butter Allowing dirt TO
get into the milk and then depending on
the strainer to getit out, Is a poor apology
for cleanliness. More or less Of the dirt.
especially everything Of soluble ma
ture, and some that Is not will find its
way through the meshes Of the strainsr
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07
BucKlen,s Arnlra Salye

The Best Sllve N the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter Chapped Hands, ChIblaius,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles. 1t is guaranteed 20 give per
feet satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
rs cents per box. For sale ny GEO. Z
O'HARA
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07

FARMERS aud Others desiring geptee,
lucrative agency business, 10y which SIS to
SEQ day can be earned send address NJ
once, on postal, to II. c. Wilkinson & Co.,
1875 aud 1917 Fulton street, New York.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07

Memo sana In corpore sano;" "A sound
mind in sound body" is the trade mark of
Aliens Brain Food, and we assure our read
ers that, if dissatisfied with either weakness
of Brain or Bodily powers, this remedy
will permanently strengthen both $l.-At
druggists.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THAT SETTLES 1T.
Brought INTO Competition with the
World, the Best Carries off
the HOuOrs.

World, the Best Carries off
the HOn0rs.
At the great Centennial Exhibition of 1879. the
leading products Of all the branches Of the Worlds
industry were assembled at Philadelphia. To
carry of prize in the face Of that tremendous
competition was task of 10 ordinary difficulty
Inventions aud preparations for al eyiation OF pain
and the cure OF dtsease we're present 10 the great
ett possible variety, representing the skill and be
prooundest study Of the age and It m ay DO Of vita
Importance TO you, personally. to know that the
highest and only media given to rubber Porous
plssters, was awarded to the manufacturers Of
BENSON's CAPCINE POROUS PLASTER, BY
the following jury:
DR. M. ROTH, Surgeon General, Prussian amy
j. II. THOMPSON. A. NJ, MD Washington, D. c
Q. B. WHITE, NJ D, New Otleans
ERNEST FLEls CH, ND, Austria
The dec sion was afterw irds confirmed by tho
medical jury at the Paris Exposition Knowing
the value Of such high and unbiased testimony,
the medical profession, both In the United States
and IN Europe, quickly threw aside the old, SLOW.
acting pl4sters hey had been using, and adopted
Henson's in their regular practice. That phys,.
clans and -urg Gus OF the broadcast regulations did
this, stncty proves the intrinsic m erit OF the
article.
1t IL no more than just TO add that the average
physician OF to-day is not 10 nlnated BY the pre-
JUDGES which retarded he progress and modified
the euccesses OIL hs predecessors of not more than
TWENTY-FIVE years ago. He accepts hints from oil
quarters and enior.es ard adopts demons trsted
healing SCENTS wherever he duds them.
The right Of Benson'e Capclne Porous Plaster to
stand at the hea of all external applications what
soever, for the mitigation or caro- Of disease ia no
longer Questioned,
Let the purchaser, however. be on his guard
against limitations. Tho genuine has the word
CAPclNE CUT In the middle.
sesbury 4 Johnson, Chemls,s, New York.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07

Bad Taste in the mouth, unpleasant
breadth and impaired hearing, when re-.
sulting from Catarrh, are overcome, and the
nasal passages which have been closed for
years are made free 10y the use OF Ey's
Cream Balm PIice so cents.
Apply TO nostril with little FINGER.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07

ELYs' Cream Balm cured me of Catlrrh
OF many years standing my sense
OF smell. For colds IL the head it works
like magic. Z. II. Sherwood, National
State Bank, Eliz ibeth, n. j.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07
Are You EypOsed

To malarial inauencesl then protect your
system by using Pirkers Ginger Tonic. It
strengthens the liver aud kidneys to throw
on malarial poisons, and Is good for general
debility aud nervous exhaustion.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07

Shiloh's Vltallzer Whatyou need for Con.
stipaton, Loss of Appetite, Dizziness snd
all symptoms OF Dyspepsia Price 10 and
rs cents per bottle. Paul G, Sctuh,
agent. On
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07

DO not allow single bone to lie
wasting about your farm or yard Bury
them AT the roots of grape-vncs or fruit
trees. Dead dogs, cats or chickens
should be utilized In the same way.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07

Group, Whoopog Cough and Bronchitis
Immediately relieved by Shiloh's Cure.
Paul @; Schulz, agent. (sJ
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07
RIVER NEWS.
a<~<4sssH -
&ai1

". Y. .AABDls. river editor o, rax BuI.Lyr,r
ana steamboat passenger agent. Orders for all
Kinds OF steamboat JOB printing solicited. ONCE
AZ bowers European Hotel, No. ~ Ohio leyee.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07

Mrs. Marie SArson, l65 W. Indiana ave,
Chicago, says Il used Browns Iron Btters
in dyspepsia; It is the best remedy ever
tried"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07

"TN ENpe oplc nrc aiways on the look
wv ~ out for chaucee 10 increase
INT'ss ;'' s:sssii IS ss y VIM; VI:
do not impruve their oppor.
=. families remain In poverty
We offer great chance to mako money We WA al
mani men, woman, hoye aud qirs to work Tor us
right In heir own localities Any one can do the
work property II IN the frat start Tho business
will pay N II ten times Ordinary wages Ex-
penslve GU 4 furnished FREQ, No ono who engages
tale 70 make money rap div. You can devIte
your whole tim ~ Tho work, or only your spa
monents Full Information and all tfat 10 needed
sintftcc, Address SrIN son & co Portland, Mo.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07

SEYMOUR, HUNT & CO.
Established III i S73l
3 Exchange Court. Y. l2l as lie ST., Chicago.
RANKE rs AND BROKERS'
Special iacil les for the purchase and sale of
$40 k, 10 DIS. GtAiN PtuviSlONS.
-, Refer to Mechancr' National Bank, New York;
rlith Nat oDal Bank, Chicago, and German security
Bank Louisville, Ky
J.. NJ. SEYMOUR Member New York Stock Fxch.
a. \. HUNT Member Chicago 5oaid of Trade.
A L. SEYMOUR,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-07

Indulgens,s or Exposures.
JIsE MARRIAGE GUIDE. ! sias sG

Elegant cloth and gilt binding, Sealed for 50
cents In postage or currency. over hity won
derfnl pen pictures, true TO life articles on tho
Mhyp Proper age 10 marry, Who marry first.
danhood, Womsphood. Physical decay, Who
should marry. How life and happiness may be
increased. Those married or contemplating
rArrying should read II. IL ought 20 be read
ny all adult persona, then kent under lock and
nav Popular edition, same ~ above, but paper
cover and 800 pages 20 cents by mail. in nionoy
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-07
RITTER BREAD.

Complaint is frequently made by those
who use baking powders that they leave in
bread. biscuit, or cake raised by them q
disagreeable. bitter taste. This taste fol-
lows the use OF all impure baking powders
and Is caused either by their containing
alum introduced 10 make cheap article),
Nv the impure and adulterated character
OF other ingredients used, or from the ig-
uorance OF THAR manufacturers OF the
proper methods of combining them. These
baking powders leave In the bread resid-
num formed OF lime, earth, alum, or other
deleterious matters, not always, though
frequently, tastable in the food, and by all
physicians classed ss injurious TO health.
The ROYAL Baking Powder is free from this
serious defect. In its use no residuum Is
left, ani the loaf raised 10y II Is always
sweet. light and wholesome, and notice
ably free from the peculiar taste complained
Of The reason OF this Is because IL Is
composed OF nothing but absolutely pure
materials, scientifically combined In exact
" the proper proportions of acid and aka
n 10 act upon and destroy each other, while
producing the largest amount or raising
power. We are justified In this assertion
nom the unqualified statements made oy
the Government chemists, who after thor
ough and exhaustive tests recommended
the "Royal" for Governmental use because
of its superiority over all others In purity.
strength and wholesomeness. There Is no
danger Of bitter bread or biscuit where II
alone Is used.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-07
STATE or MAINE.

OyFORI,. SIS Court OF Insolvency. In the case
of GeorA'e A. Gordon OF Buckhe!d. insolvent
debtor. 49,,
NyOTICE IL hereby given that petition has on
~ this eighteenth day OF JIly, A. ID. ls<i.
been presented to said court for said county. by
George A. Gordon Of BuckAeld, in the county Of
0xford mr. aying thst he may he decreed full ds
charge from all hIs debts, provable under the In
solvent Act of the State OF Maine approved FEB.
r,ar, ~ 1878 and upon said petition, IL Is ordered
hv a: IA court that hearing be hal upon the same
before said court az Probate Court room In Paris
in sid county OF oxford, on wednesday. ths
twenty secoad day OF August: A. d. 1881, at nina
o'clock In the forenoon and that notice Thereon Dc
published in the Oxford Democrat. newspaper
sor Two successIye weeks tho last publication TO
he ,eyen days before the day Of hearing and
that all creditor. who have proved their deots
and othss persons interested. may appear at SAID
MACE arx time and show cause IL any they haVs
wwhv a Assharge should not be granted said dehsos
acc, ,rd,rs 90 the PRAYER OF his petition.
''Issate UERRICK c. DAVIS, Register
~ sati Court for said County OF oxford-