The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-27

deserving OF encouragement for his untlrlne
zeal in the duty assigned him, and his re-
port makes good showing. Alexander
county has not been backward in the work
and has now at least one road that is psssa'
BILE all the year round and in all kinds OF
weather.
Block e. Koehler are stock with all
the width and sizes of fine shoes. 3t
The Mortimer Dramatic company drew
one of the best houses of the season at the
Opera House last night. The play WAS
"My Geraldine" A comedy drama some
what upon the order of My Partrer, and in
some respects resembles Hazel Kirke. 1t
never was before presented IN the west and
is certainly in the hands of company who
can do it justice The audience was charm
ed with the performance, the universal
opinion evidently being that the troupe was
one of the best that has been here this
season.
"A No. Base-burners for soft coal
cheap, at A. Haley's lot
--Jonesboro Gazette: "The large ship
ments of apples from Makanda, Cohen,
Anna, Alto pass and other stations in south
ern Illinois is attracting attention through
out the country, and shipments are going
to New Orleans, St. Paul, Chicago, Detroit,
Cleveland and Buffalo, as the apple crop is
failure this year in Michigan, Ohio and
New York. Our fruit growers are begin
ming now to reap their harvest, After
patience and toll they have found the best
variety of apples for this latitude, and the
orchards are now coming into bearing and
paying them well. We are rejoiced at
their success. More orchards will now be
planted and the "boom" will go on until
southern Illinois will not only be the best
berry growing region, but the best apple
producing country in the west"
Block & Koehler are giving extra in
ducements in boots and shoes. st
Anna Farmer: "There is growing
interest in southern farming and farming
lands. The streams of visitors who every
winter journey southw ward to avoid the cold
is annually increasing, Many remain per
manently, and others desire to find homes
there. A pleasant stopping place, in the
medium climate between the hot and hui
mid atmosphere Of the Gulf coast and the
snow-covered prairies of the west, is found
in Alabama. Here horticulture has almost
a new field. On the east in Georgia, and
on the west in Mississippi the fruit-growers
and gardeners have got well settled down
to work. In Alabama are some advantages
not found in either of the two other states.
The peach and pear flourish finely The
tig and grape are at home The weather
Is delightful and the soil most favorable.
The south certainly presents much more
inviting field than the plains of Dakota and
Northwest"
About o'clock last night Thursday
burglars made a persistent effort to get into
the residence of Mr.. T. w. Leahigh, corner
of 18th and Poplar, but did not succeed.
They cut the stats out of the shutters of
three windows, but found the sash fastened
down. The one tired was the front window
of the paror Here they seemed to have
determined to make an entry, and broke a
large pane of glass out. Mr.. Leahigh and
family were sleeping lightly, expecting the
arrival of two visitors, and the noise Of the
breaking glass brought them to the spot at
once. Mr.. Leahigh picked up an old pis.
tol that happened to be loaded and arriv.
ing at the front door fired it out to Brighten
the burglars and perhaps attract attention
that would lead to their capture. Just at
this juncture the friends arrived, and re.
quired an explanation to convince them
they were not the parties shot at, while Mr..
Leahigh playfully remarked that If they
had made their presence known he would
have let them in without necessltating the
breaking of windows. The visitors referred
to are Mr.. John W. James, a prominent
merchant Of Flat Rock, H., who is here
for a day on business, aud Miss Lizzie Wei
sert of Vincenues, who CO mes to spend
some time on a visit Argus.
We find the following description of
the stock drovers friend and assistant in
circular by Mr.. George II. Pugsley, of
Bran,ford, Ontario "rhe Scotch Collie is
very intelligent and of very graceful form
The shaggy coated is the best. Possessed
OF great muscle, he combines a broad intel
ligent head, fine rox.like muzzle, a calm,
mild eye, small pricked ear, falling at the
tips, with long, curled tail, and strong
muscular, yet handsome body, heavily pro.
tected with deep, long warm coat of vary.
ing cOlOrs, the best OF which ia black with