The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-26
The Daily Bulletin.
GLEANINGS.

uraina written for her by Oscar Wilde.
Mr.. Merrick's star-route argument
made 100000 words-iust about 10000
too many.
Mr.. William III. Vanderbilt is IA man
OF some weight. as well as Of great
wealth. He tips the scales at 2l0 pounds.
There are 10000 thieves in London
known to the police, and perhaps as
many policemen known to the thieves
1t is not until we have passed through
the furnace that we are made To know
how much dross there is in our COM
position. -- cotton.
Cultured BOstonians at Newport turn
up their Emersonan noses at rich New
Workers, and they cry aloud, What is
money without learning?'
General Longstreet's son failed to pass
the examination at the Naval Academy,
and he has been given clerkship in the
Interior Department
DIR. Brehm, the distinguished German
naturalist, intends to visit America next
January, and give series Of fifty lect-
ures.
Two hundred thousand dozen eggs
imported from Europe in nine months!
It's about time that the American hen
demanded protection for her infant in
dustry. Utica Herald.
There are six equestrian statues in
Washington more than in any other
city in the world. They are of Wash
iugton, jackson, Greene, Scott, Nc
Pherson and Thomas.
King Kalakua has raised rumpus in
his realm by introducing a short weight
dollar, on which he neglected to put
pious maxim to atone for the deficiency
of silver.
Mr.. George w. Chlds, of the Phla-
delphia Public Ledger, has purchased
the new Germantown telegraph from
its veteran editor and owner, Major
Philip K Freas.
The wives Of w. j. Florence, of the
late Barney Williams and of George
Brown, Of theatrical and chophouse
fame, were the Pray sisters, who were
dancers on the stage before they became
regular actresses.
Awriter in Gardentnq Illustrated uses
thin guttN-percha in his grating opera
tons, Pieces about two inches square
are put in hot water, and placed around
the graft He likes ii better than the
common mixture for the purpose,
Mr.. W. w. Thomas, Of Maine, the
new Minister to Sweden, is lineal des-
cendant of George Cleves, who founded
the city of Portland, Me, in 1886. He
is A years old, a graduate of Bowdoin,
and lawyer.
Let Us beware of losing our enthusi-
asms. Let us ever glory in something,
and strive to retain our admiration for
all that would ennobe, and our interest
in all that would enrich and beautify
our life. - Phillips Brooks
For the last four years the rainfall in
Denver for the month of May has been
steadily increasing The increase of
1881 over 1880 was 100 per cent; of 1882
over 1881, 80 per cent; 1888 over 1882.
dearly 100 per cent; increase of 1883
over 1880, nearly 400 per cent.
Two young ladies of Ames, Mich,
while crossing railroad bridge few
days ago were so frightened at the APP
proach of train they could not move.
The engineer succeeded in stopping the
engine as the cow-catcher touched the
dress Of one Of the girls.
Professor William II. Brewer, of the
10 % 4 al
tho "higher the enlightenment of the
people the greater the variety Of uses to
which horses are applied, and the Ameri-
can trotting horse is special product
of the highest civilization the world has
yet seer"
The meanest dead-heading yet report
ed is in Portland Me-, where the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen have voted
themselves admission to all places of
amusement free, and have decided to
wear badge "of some appropriate de-
sign" SO that their indemnity may DO
known to the doorkecper
II the new project Of carrying the
Mediterranean into Palestine be success
fully carried out, the Red Sea and the
Mediterranean will be united and body
Of water formed about POO miles long,
varying in width from three to ten miles
and deep enough to float the largest
ships
When the Seminole war in Florida
closed, in 1887, the remnant Of the fcro-
cious tribe plunged into the everglades
and have never reappeared. In order
TO find out what is going on in that I'M
explored and unknown section of the
state party is being formed in New
Orleans to investigate.
A Judge in California was very much
puzzled by n phrase used by witness,
who dcposed that he had seen in the
plaintiffs field ~ right smart chance
Of hogs. On asking an explanation, he
learned that in the vernacular of the
place ~ right smart chance meant
fourteen, and the jury was so charged.
Mr.. p T. Barnum has given to the
Mountain Grove Cemetery association,
of Bridgeport, Conn, plot of six acres
of land, adjoining the cemetery, on con-
dition that the association shall convey