The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-24

There are only 1920 Indians in the
United States
In the three fan districts of Japan
100000 persons make fans,
man at Americas, Ga, claims to
have rooster which crows twelve
times at noon and midnight,
King Alfonso has lost his youthful
face and has the appearance of having
gone to seed.
A ball was recently bowlcd against
young English cricketers forehead,
killing him instantly,
The Harvard annex for women is
eminently successful Two ladies out
of class of five have become engaged
to their teachers.
The reason advanced by Henry L.
Taylor, of Belair, Md, for asking for
divorce is that his wife will not let
him read the bible.
Women in New York who make
shirts for living earn about 10 cents
day; those who serve as waiter girls in
beer saloons make Sl.2j.
The granddaughter eff Davy Crock
EFT is living in San Antonio in feeble
health, poor and with three little chill
dren dependent upon her eXertonS.
King Kalakaua, of the Sandwich Is
lands, can get no groceries at the stores
unless the order is accompanied with
cash.
A st. Louis actor made his debut dur
ing a violent storm, and local critic
observed that ''even the heavens recog-
nized true greatness, aud Numbered
their applauses. :"
1t is proposed at Bismarck this win
ter TO construct big house OF blocks of
ice, which shall be used for a skating
rink, after the plan of the winter pal
aces they build in Canada and Russia
Bismarck is said to have become so
suspicious and tyrannical toward all
officials of state that it is believed that
if the Emperor dies before him the
Crown Prince will not hesitate to dis
miss him from Office.
Hannibal Hamlin should be placed
in charge of the next arctic expedition.
A gentleman who can 90 through the
climate of Maine every year without
an overcoat would not be likely to re-
turn without the pole.
Waynesboro, GA, society is in flut-
ter, owing TO the discovery that cele-
brated colored cook, who has been en-
| ployed in many first class families, is a
man and not woman as was supposed.
The fellow has masqueraded as a female
for many years,
A New York jeweler has just import
ed diamond as big as a hickory nut
the biggest ever brought into this coun-
try. II weighs l25 karats, and will
lose thirty karats in cutting The
Koh-i-noor weighs 1929 karats. The
New York diamond is valued at $780,
900.
While hotel cook at San Diego,
Cal, was preparing some chickens for
dinner, he discovered about 80 worth
of gold nuggets and four ounces Of
gravel in their crops. The fowls had
been recently purchased from farmer,
but the cook does not remember his
name.
Eastern farmers in other sections
than New England are learning that
spring crops are more certainly profit
able than winter wheat. The latter
has the advantage OF being q better
crop to seed with, but in money returns
it is less profitable than oats or barley,
and much less so than well cared for
corn and potatoes,
Mrs Peterson aud Mrs. Deckard, OF
Boise, Idaho, started up the mountain
side on ramble, taking with them q
claw-hammer to knock off any bits OF
rock that might attract their attention.
In doing this they broke off a piece
from ledge, which they were surpris
ed to find was rich galena ore Mrs
| p,ckard has been oiiuyel $1,000 for hcl
half interest.
Mr. Fitzgerald, of Rochester, n. Y.
having been paid $500, put it under
his pillow The next morning he com
planned at police headquarters thai
$500 had been taken, He suspected
his wife, aud she was arrested. Shc
tainted on being made n prisoner, OF
recovering she said that she had takcr
the money for safe keeping. She was
released.
Bob Rowland is the name OF gcna
fellow In the far west who is Gale,
the Jonah of mining towns" 1t i
said OF him that when he arrives Mt
new camp he starts restaurant, an
all the miners quit work and max
boarding with him their sole business
Tho supplies all eaten and tho mean
Of buying exhausted Bob marches fort
at the head Of the demoral2od denizen
of the camp in search of new worlds {
conquer
A whilctish.liver supper says th
Monroe Democrat, is the latest thin
to tempt the appotileS of Michigan ep
cures The livers are fried like oys
tors, and when washed down with oil
wine or champagne are said to be mo-
, excellent Another way is to boil an
minco them, and when cold serve wit
salt, pepper aud sharp vinegar. Whit,
= lish gia1ardS nicely dressed and frie
ID ~ butter, are said to make an excellel
II dish, much sought after by those Wi
70 Know what TO eat and how TO eat it.
I, A Lewiston, Me-, lawyer was recell
y ~ greeted by a lady in his Office wi,
a. the remark; "You don't know me,