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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-18
The Daily Bulletin.
A BALLET DANCE ON THE GRASS.
The Story Told by West Point Cadet.

d ~ SsOAy AVN v @ W s9N 4 plbA SAhyL'
At the time | was a cadet Fanny Ellis
Ter, the celebrated dansGusc. visited the
Academy. She was accompanied by
NJ Sylvester, and one evening they Wis
tied the encampment and were greatly
amused at a stag dance, which the boys
improyised for the occasion Cadet
Pierre Dubois and others on guard duty
were prevented from seeing the cele-
bratcd "matressc du ballet. and were
much chagrincd ut their i'll luck It
happened that Dubois had what was
known Is Post (, which was at the eX-
tremity of the grounds, where there was
little danger of being reported for neg
lect of duty The fair Fanny remained
until TAPS and all the lights were out.
1t was bright moonlight night, and
her way to the hotel lay along the gray
el walk past Dubois post He saw her
approaching and bright thought
struck him.
Halt! who comes thcre?' cried Du-
bois, in blood curdling tones.
Does monsieur speak to us?' trem-
blingly asked NJ, Sylvester.
Advance, and give thecountcrsign, "
growled the sentry, bringing his piece
down to q charge.
The gallant escort took to his heels
and fed ingloriou-iy, leaving the trem-
bling Fanny before the terrible man of
war
'Ze couniersign? Vat is dat?' she
asked.
The passe parole" answered the
sentinel
"Helas' have it not will send
to the commandant, and my servant
shall bring it you, domain, in the morn
ing
Madame Numbered Dubois, have
you dared to attempt 10 pass my post
without the countcrsign?'
"Oh, sare. did not know
During this time the other sentincls
knew that something was up, and, de-
scrtng their posts and enyeiOpcd in
their huge guard cloaks, ranged them
selves alongside OF Dubois, and encour-
aged him to carry on the joke. He inn
mediately INDUCED in a lengthy
harangue upon the terrible nature Of
her crime. and ended by informing her
that death was the penalty then and
there.
MAS, monsieur, sill yous plat, do
YOU know me, Jc ,uis Mdlle. Ell,lcr, la
pauvre Ell,ler.
Thinking she saw the effect Of her
declaration, she continued, in an inn
FASHIONED way:
"Oui, monsieur, je suis Ia joIie,
gaycuse Fannie. Je yol, assure. w
Madame replied Dubois, "by
making any terms, accepting any eX-
cuse for your crime, | render myself Ii
able TO court-martial and instant death;
but there is one condition, and one only,
whereby you may atone for your oilense
against the flag of my country and save
your wretched life.
"Mais lie condition, lie condition. |
will perform il.
And that is that You will here, in
this solemn presence, within sight OF
Won cleaning monument to the Polish
chieftain, dance the Cracoviennc.'
"Sacre, porte, mon Dieu. C'est irn-
possible cried the indignant Fanny.
"Then die, proud female"
"But, messicurs. | would dance avec
plaisir, mas ware is de orchestra, de
trombone, de flute, de feeble? cannot
dance widout de Duajqae."
The music shall be- provided, mad
ame; | will whistle"
"Jamais. iamai,, monsieur" she
cried. trembling with indignation and
friqht
"Then." cried Dubois, "you know
,he awful penalty: prepare for your
doon Tnn ruorls potbrrpj prn,,nd
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-18
WatSOn's Nenralgia King.

This Ia one Of the best remedies for Neural gia
ever invented, II IL not liniment, but medi-
cine 10 be taken internally, and cures by going
right to the root OF the disease, A lady who had
tried many other things without re Ief tried Neu
ralgia King, and was Immediately cured We
guarantee II in all cases, when used according TO
diroctiona
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-18

Mr.. Sohn Leveridge, the Oldest law
yer in New York, will be ~ years old
Septembcr |. He distinctly remembers
the funeral of Washington, witnessing
Il in company with his sister ut the cor
ner of Broadway and Vescy streets.
rhe event was forclbly impressed upon
his mind by the fact when he got home
he and his sister were soundly spanked
by their mother.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-18

ana, is Long Branch an awful dirty
placer" "Why, no my child-what
made you think SOP "Why, here's an
advertisement that says it is washed by
tho tide twice day"
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lEPFE lg UNyIILE, TwIGGS Co, Ga,
Five years ago found on my plautatlon col
orgd muu who was badly diseased He stated
that five wears before he had contracted violent
Gaze of Blood Poison, md had been treated by
many physicians, all failing to cure him | treat
ed him with swift's specific, and in short time
he WHs sound and we'll aud has not had II . mp.
tom the disease since, d. NJ HUGHES.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-18

one gentleman who had been confined t" his
BED six weeks with Mercurial Rheumatism las
been cured entirely, and spchks in The hiDhest
praise Of s, y. s. CllTLES h BERRY
Chattanooga, Tenn.
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EDuCA rIONALD
Monticello ladies Seminary,

GODFREY, MADISON COUNTY, I'LL
opens September 20. First Cass school One OF
the Oldest In the west Location healthy aud dc.
lphtful. Superior advantages for Englhh ANA
Classical Education with Music, Drawing, PANT
ing and Modern Languages. hpplv, for cntalO Nc
10 Mas II. n, HASKELL Principal
722eod&w YIN
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pI JIHE MARRIAGE GUIDE. ! pi e:

Elegant cloth and gilt binding, Sealed for 10
cents In postage or currency. over my won
following subjects Who may marry, who not;
whyg Proper age TO marry. who marry nrst.
Manhood, W0manhooh. Physical decay Who
Increased, Those married or contemplating
marrying should read It. II ought TO be read
oy ali adult persons, then kept under lock and
kay Populai edition, same rs above, but paper
cover and 200 page Is cents by mail. In money
o. postage.
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BETTER THAN IT'S PROMISE.

II gives tone and power. For complaints of the
Kidneys, Bowels, stomach, Liver and Lungs, for
all the subtle troubles of women and for those
bodily disorders induced by anxiety care and
mental strain lie effects Will surprise and charm
he palate, an sntidote to the liquor habit and ex-
ceedingly helpful to the aged and feeble. roc. and
SlOO si2es, HlSCUX ~ CO., New York
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WONDER BOOKS.

NOT BOOKS OF MAGIC, but choice, classic lite.
nature, al prices 20 low as to make the old.time
Or @ TGS Ianmc AG noW 125 TONS
really sent anywhere for examination before pay.
mcnt, on evidence Of good fifth. NOT sold by
deaers-prices too low. IS page Catalogue free.
JOHN Is AlDk n Publisher IL VeapV ~ n Y
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NEW ADVERTISE MENTS.
VERTISERS

BY addressing GEO, =. ROWELL & CO., 10
Spruce 81, New York, can learn the exact cost Of
any proposed line of advertising In American
Newspapers. sB"l0Opage Pamphlet 10 cents.
nlVORCES.-No Publicity; residents OF any
~ state Desertion, Non.Suppe-t. Advice and
applications for stamp. W. II, LEE, Atty, 80
Broadway, NY.
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$500 REWARD!

We will pay the above reward Tor any u Liver Complaint
Dyspepsia, Sick Headache lndgeon Constipation or Coycns
cannot cure with Vests Vegetable Liver Pills when the drtc
on'ue strictly complied with. They purely vegetable and
never fail to give satisfaction, Sugar Coated. Large boxes
tanning 80 pills, % cents. For sale by all druggists, Beware VI
eoun,erfels aud limitations, The genuine manufactured cny BY
JOHN c, WEST CO., lsi ls3 W. Madison 81, Chicago
Free trial package tent by mail prepaid receipt ehtGap
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PARKER'S GINGER TONIC
Once Tested Always Preferred!

This great remedy has won its way to the high
- place in the esteem OF the most intelligent PEG.
lie. There daily recruits to its host OF friends
ts performance is invariably
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-18

WIIIIHIIoi DUIa'
Persons calling for the above mentioned
will please say advertised.
VIM. NJ. MURPHY, Postmaster.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-18
| ETTER LIST.

LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING UNCALLED
FOR IN THE PosTOFFICE AT CAIRO, ILL.,,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 1888.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-20

do not intend to deny that the use
of mild alcoholic tonics. as a substitute
for the frightful remedies of the me-
diGval Sangrados, is decided improve
ment, but, still, it is only lesser evil, a
first step of progressive reform, Al
cohol fingers in our hospitals as slavery
fingers in the West Indies, as the witch
craft delusion fingers in Southern Eu-
rope. Has alcohol any remedial value
whatever Let us consider the matter
from a purely empirical standpoint.
Does alcohol protect from malarial fe-
vers? 1t is well-known fact that the hui
man organism can not support two dis
easesat the same time. Rheumatism can
be temporarily relieved by producing an
artificial inflammation; headache
yields to a severe oOth-ache. For the
same reason the alc04Ol-terer affords q
temporary protection from other febrile
symptoms. G., a man might fortify
his system against chills and ague by
keeping himself constantly under the
stimulating influence of alcohol. But
sooner or later stimulation is followed
by depression, and during that reaction
the other fever gets a chance, and rare
y lhlDoNf' II. Luz lllSlOlN Vi CDllltilhCS
proves that pyretic diseases are from
eight to tHeice times more destructive
among dram-drinkers than among the
temperate classes: rich or poor, young
or old, abstainers are onlyj centeStn1ated
by diseases that decimate drunkards.
On no other point is the testimony of
physicians of all schools, all times and
all countries more consistent and unan-
imous.
Is alcohol q peptic stimulant? No
more than Glauber' s-salt or castor-oil.
The system hastens to rid itself OF the
noXious substance, the bowels are
thrown into a state of morbid activity
only to relapse into Il morbid
inactivity. The effect of every laxative
is followed by a stringent reaction. and
the habitual use OF peptic stimulants
leads to a chronic constip patton which
yields only to purgatiyeS of the most
virulent kind.
Does alcohol impart strength? Does
it benefit the exhausted system? If q
WORKOUT horse drops on the highway
we can rouse it by sticking knife into
its ribs, but, after staggering ahead for
a couple of minutes, it will drop again,
and the second deljquium will be worse
than the first by just as much as the
brutal stimulus has still further ex-
hausted the little remaining strength.
In the same way precisely alcohol raj
lies the exhausted energies of the hui
man body. The PROSTATE vitality rises
against the foe, and labors with restless
energy until the poison IS expelled.
Then comes the reaction; and before the
patient can recover his organism has to
do double work. Nature has to over
come both the original cause of the dis
ease and the effect of the stimulant.-
Dr.. Felir l.. OsVald, IN Popular Sci
ence MonthlY
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-20

''But, mum, it was I that timpted him
in the fust place-don't We forgit that!
well, Father Riley hushed it up an
made it look right to the neighbors-it' S
little they knew, anyway-an' now he's
helpin' us to begin all over ag'in-God-
dlemighty forever bliss him!
1--WE try not to reminder how the
baby went-Mike an l debut jist to
think as he's gone to Paradise. But
oh, mum! | can tell it to yerself how
these arms ache for him sometimes
how in the dark night when Mike
asleep put out me hand to draw the
baby to me an he is gone from me! Oh,
| can tell it to the likes O. We! for it's
yerself as is a mother an knows.
But whist, darlin', don't cry no
more; for Mixes sake we'll try to forgit
an lave the baby with God an the
Blissid Virgin.
''Yis, Mike is bit broken, mum, but
we'll holt on to him, an God willin' L
shall see him smile az in. - Continent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-20
Pure Water in Cisterns.

1t is a common opinion that stored
water must be aired in order to main
tain its purity. But pure water is a
very fixed and unalterable substance.
Natural waters free from decaying or
ganic matter always contain oxygen in
a state of solution, and unless this free
oxygen is used up by decaying organic
matter it.does not require renewal. Ii
to keep pure, then we should expect
water from artesian wells. coming from
great depths beneath the soil, would be
very impure, but in reality it is excep-
tionally pure. Rainwater reaches the
earth in a very thoroughly aerated con-
ditiOn Formed by precipitation in
small drops, and falling thousands of
feet through the air, it is difficult to
imagine how it could be more thoroughly
aired. If this rainwater is preserved
free from contact with organic matter
and stored in clean cisterns it will re-
main pure and wholesome, even when
entirely shut out from air. The leaves
and fragments of organic matter carried
into the cistern by the rain. and espec-
tally the matters falling into the open
cistern-leaves, sticks. insects, toads
and reptiles-may render any cistern
foul. The more open the cistern the
more liable to such contamination.
Another objection to open cisterns is
the fact that ''wrigglers'' often form in
the water and the water becomes too
foul to use, to say nothing of the crop
of mosquitoes needlessly raised. This
pest will not breed in cisterns entirely
cut off from the air. If rain-water
could be filtered before entering the
cistern so as to exclude organic matter
no need of airing the water would be
felt A good filter might be prepared
out of a sound and water-tight cask as
follows: Place vertical and water
tight partition in the middle of the cask
and reaching two-thirds of the way to
the bottom. Fill the cask nearly full of
clean, washed gravel. Let the rain
water enter laterally $50 as to break
the force of the fall) into one side of
the cask, the water flowing down
through the gravel on ore side of the
cask and up the gravel on the other
side, and thence discharging into the
cistern. All animal and nearly all veg
etable matter may be excluded by such
a filter. But whether filtered or not, u
closed cistern stands better chance to
keep clean than one exposed to the air
Airing cistern is usually a delusion
and snare.-Dr. II. G. Kedzie, Michi-
9dn agricultural College.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-20
The Ravages Of Strong Brink.

Trustworthy efforts have been made
from time to time to collect statistics
OF the ravages caused by intemperance.
But how much of its deadly work can
never be measured by statisticsl Who
shall tell OF the hearts that are broken,
the happy homes made desolate. the
loving hopes forever wrecked by drinks
Satanic influence? No internal reve-
nue. report can give the list of these,
and their names and suffering can be
known onl " to the pItyng Father of all.
Few persons appreciate the great num-
Der of these sufferers until some striking
incident in proof thereof is brought to
their notice. For instance, some time
ago 4 young man in London commit
ted suicide. He was stranger in the
city. No one at his poor lodgings knew
his name, and when he was found dead
IN his room, having shot himself, his
body was taken to the morgue for iden-
LITIGATION. A letter was found in his
room, without address or signature, and
giving no clue to the circumstances of
his life, save the fact that he had left
good home, and had been brought to
this state of degradation and misery bv
IHC SOU ndDlb Vi *. his letter
was published in the London papers,
and within the two months following
and here Is the point and pathos of the
incident-no less than three hundred
letters were received by the charitable
associations that buried the youth, from
heartbroken mothers all over'the United
Kingdom, giving descriptions of sons
who had left them, and begging to know
If some memento had not been left bv
the dead lad, if they could see the let
ter he wrote, etc.
Not long ago our attention was called
to a similar instance which occurred in
small town in this State. A sharp
light had been in progress between the
respectable element and the saloon, and
IN this fight the local newspaper had
given some sturdy blows for the right.
In one issue it mentioned the fact,
which had been reported to the editor,
to whom, however, the names of par
ties concerned were not given, that a
mother and several little children in
the town We're actually starving to
death, while nearly the entire weekly
wages of the husband and father went
INTO the till OF one of the thriving sa-
loon-keepers of the town. This fact
was published without giving names, as
we said, and during the following week
the editor received five letters reproach-
ing him for having made the painful
case public. So the editor was assured
that the mischief wrought by the sa-
loon-keepers was five times greater
than he supposed, and like worthy
champion OF the truth, did not refrain,
but re loubled his blows. Union ySidaoL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-20
Temperance Reading -.
ONE MORE VTCTZlM.

On the LIST of August last, there died at Syd-
ney Australia, in the forteth year of his age
Henry Clarence Kendall one of the finest
poets the Australian colonies ever produced
But alas! the light of his genius was clouded
by the vice of intemperance. According to
abiographical sketch in the Melbourne Rerie,u,
ne was the unhappy and unfortunate victim
Of hereditary alcoholism. In his latter wears
he tried to depict the remorse that sat upon
mis- mind like Il curse. AT his Wife's reuuest ~
we read, this was not published but ON his
1eath-bed he made it the subject of special
entreaty that it should be printed unaitered
as public confession of the wrong he had
done TO patient and loving woman. In this
pOem which tells the tale of his own sinful
life, we find these touching stanzas
d" No tear at all is asked for him
A drunkard well deserves his life;
But voices Will culver, eyes grow dim,
For her' the patient, pure young wife;
The gentle girl of better days,
As timid as mountain fawn
Who used to choose untrodden WAYS
And place at night her rags in pawn.
"Itell you, this is not tale
Conceived by me, but bitter truth;
Bohemia knows it, pinched and pale,
Beside the pyre of burnt-out youth!
These eyes of mine have often seen
The sweet girl-wife in winters rude
Steal out at nights through courts uncean,
To hunt about for chips of wood
"Have / no word at all for him
Who used down fetid lanes to stink,
And squat in tap-rOom corners grim.
And drown his thoughts in dregs of drink?
This much I'll say, that when the flame
OF reason reassumed its force,
The hell the Christian fears TO name
Was heaven to his fierce remorse.
Just think of him beneath the ban,
And stepped in sorrow to the neck!
Without friend--a feeble man
In failing health-a human wreck
With all his sense and scholarship,
How could he face his fading wife?
The devil never lifted whip
With stings like those that scourged his life
-QlCGuSlnnd Good 1'emDlnT
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-20
A FAMILY BLESSING.

Under date of May TO- 1888 have received the fol-
lowing Information from Mr.. Lorenzo Lombard, of IS
Charles street, Portland, Me. Mr.. Lombard says:
For several years past 1 have been troubled with
severe backache and pains in the side, and when
would lie down could not rest WELL as It seemed i'm
possible for me to get into easy position; and my
aches and pains increased constantly to such extent
thai became convinced that had disease of the kid
neys fastened to me, and after having used doctors
prescriptions and many of the socailed cures without
getting any benefit was persuaded by near neigh.
Dor, Mr. Jones, to try Hunts Remedy as himself and
wife had been greatly benefited by its uses and many
Others of acquaintances spoke OF its merits In the
highest terms. l decided to try It, and purchased
bottle Nichols drug store and soon as had taken
few doses of it the pains in my back relieved,
and after ticking three bottles my sideache and lame
back are cured, and can truly testify that Hunts
Remedy article OF great merit and will do all that
is claimed for it. and know of many other people in
Portland who have found cure in Hunts Remedy
after all Others failed to do any good, and
mend IL to all who have dnEy liver disease hoping
that this may be the of relieving sufferer
who does not know of the merits of Hunts Remedy"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-20
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Red wheat is coming into favor
with Western New York farmers.
Bones are valuable food for hens.
1t is not very difficult to break and pre-
pare them. - Chicago Journal.
Occasional burning of sulphur in
damp cellars is suggested by the To
ronto Globe for the destruction of mil
dew.
The Coachmabers' Margarine says
that lard should never be used on a
wagOn-wheel, for it will penetrate the
hub, and work its way out around the
lemons of the spokes, thus spelling the
wheel. Tallow is the best lubricator
for wooden aXle-trees.
If potato has lusty flavor of the
ground-like the rough ancestor of re-
fined grandchildren-don' reject it at
once, but see if it will not improve by
keeping and be better towards spring.
Our incest potatoes were always apt to
be delicate in growth and uneven or
scanty yielders unless every point in
culture, nutrition and climate was in
their favor.-N Y. Post.
Potato Eggs: Mash five or six we'll
boiled potatoes, add salt, one tablespoon
full of melted butter, one cup of cream;
work well, and, when quite free from
Jumps, add two well-beaten eggs and a
cup of tinely-minced ham. Make the
mixture into egg-shaped balls, roll in
flour and fry in good dripping, turning
them carefully, not to spoil the shape.
Pour over a parsley sauce and serve
N. Y. Times.
When making soup in which roots
or herbs are used, good way is to put
the meat in the bottom of the kettle
and place the roots or herbs on it, hav-
ing first cut them in small pieces; cover
with cold water and then put q plate
over the meat, pressing it down. closely;
let this cook slowly, and when the
water is almost exhausted put in the
desired quantity for the soup.-BoSton
Transcript.
"A correspondent of the Country
GentLema1 says he has for years cured
warts very easily on all animals, no
matter where located, by applying
butyr of anthony with feather two
or three times at intervals of two or
three days. He says: IF the warts
are dry-scalded I scrape them lightly
at first. 1t simply dries the wart down
to the hardness, when it drops of
without leaving soreness or irritation. "
Colts should not be permitted to
stand on a plank, cement, paved or
any hard floor the first year, rs these
are liable to seriously affect the feet
and legs Unless the yard where the
colts run in winter has fine, dry,
gravelly soil, it should be Uttered so as
to keep their feet dry Mud or soft,
wettish ground is apt to make tender
hoofs, no matter how well bred the
colt may be. One reason why the
horses in one district grow up superior
to those in another in hoof, bone,
muscle and action is because it has dry
limestone and silicious SOIL COJmaW' 5
RUruI World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-20
An Insult to the Profession.

A prominent physician was heard
using very uncomplimentary language
about certain butcher.
"Why is it, asked friend of the
doctor, that you abuse that butcher SO
much? You are everlastingly saving
mean things about him."
GIVE got good reason to talk about
him. Last winter | owned fat pig.
sent for the butcher to kill and dress it..
He did so, but what do you think he
told me when | wanted to know what
his bill wasp
81 have no idea"
"Well, sir, that butcher patted me on
the back and said; Never mind about
the bill, doctor. We are in the same
business, you know, We professional
men must help each other out. Twas
so mad at the fellow | could have -"
prescribed for him. added the doc
tor friend. -IerS Sit'nqy.