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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11
The Evolution of Bread

Persons OF extreme views are apt to
maintain that all mankind, being nor
mally savages, were as normally canni-
balls; but, leaving that moot question
altogether on one side, it seems preba-
BILE that humanity ate acorns long be-
fore they ate cereals or learned the art
OF making bread, and that the venera-
ton entertained by the Druids of Gaul
and Britain for the oak was due to the
circumstance that its glands were the
staple food of the people. Bread, prop
erly so called, was transmitted by the
Greeks to the Romans; and either the
latter or the Phgnicians may have in
troduced the cultivation Of corn into
Gaul. While, however, the land was
mainly covered with immense forests,
long time must have elapsed before the
practice of eating acorns, chestnuts and
beech mast was abandoned, and even
when corn was regularly grown, rip
ened, and harvested, the grains were
merely plucked from the ear and eaten
raw or slightly parched The next step
was to infuse the grains in hot water
Tor the making Of species of Cruel or
porridge, and long time afterwards il
may have occurred to some bright gen.
Jus TO pound the corn in mortar or
rub it to a powder between two stones.
Subsequently came the handmill; but it
was not until after the First Crusade
that the windmill was introduced from
the East, whittier ii had probably found
It's way from China. The first bread
was evidently baked on the ashes and
unleavened, and the intolerable pangs
OF indigestion brought on by continu-
al course Of "galeete" or "damper'
may have suggested the use of fer
menting agent, which in the first in
stance was probably stale bread turned
sour Plny has distinctly told us in bis
Natural History" that the Gauls leav-
ened their bread with yeast made from
the I've of beer; yet, strangely enough
they abandoned the use of beer yeast,
and did not resume it until the middle
Of the seventeenth century, Its revival
in France made the fortune of MANY
bakers; then the medical faculty sound
ed an alarm, declaring that yeast made
from beer was poisonous. Its employ
ment was prohibited by law in 1860
but the outcry raised by the bakers and
the public was so vehement that in the
following year the decree of prohibition
was concealed, with proviso that the
yeast was to be procured only from
beer freshly brewed in Paris or the i'm
mediate neighborhood Some form of
fermenting bread, however, the French
had been eating for l,60O years in con-
tradistinction to the Cruel and pulse
eating Italians and Levantines and the
purely vegetarian Hindus
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11
Darling Nellie Gray"

Cincinnati letter: There are few per.
sons in the south who have not heard
and admired that charming negro mel,
ody, Darling Nellie Gray" and at one
time il stood in the same rank with ''Old
Kentucky Home" The Old Folks a,
Home and Others of that class. 1t is
less known now, but in certain Southern
sections Nellie Gray is as househo
words, and in every list of plantation
songs it has an honored place. But &c
come to my story. l was talking the
other day to unsteady inclined gentle
man, whose practice on the violin in n
room near my own keeps me constantly
striving TO be q Christian and not to do
anything of riotous nature, when we
mentioned the old song incidentally and
ne told me the author was his cousin,
and that it had a little history.
The song writer was b. r. Handy, of
Westerville, Ohio who was also paint
or, a musician, and a poet When he
was about 20 years of age he sometimes
jotted down melodies which struck him
aud on one occasion the notes OF Nellie
Gray" went on paper, and he afterward
wrote the words. He had never pub
lished any music and this was put aside
where he could use it as the fancy struck
him.
One night at little company at his
house, the song, among others was
sung, and a gentleman present. being
struck by the air, made some inquiry
about it, and the facts were given him,
He at once asked the young composer
what it was worth, and Mr.. Handy, not
being posted, put the figure at IS and
the trade was made The new owner
set about having it published, and when
IT appeared it struck the popular taste
over 100000 copies were sold. Another
case of the history of composers repeat
ing itself, or rather of one story, with
the names changed, being narrated Of
many.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11
MOlellan's Perilous Ride.

Lewis r.. Dawson, the big policeman
VINO stands at Eighth and Arch streets,
claims the honor of having taken Gen.
Mcclellan safely through. or rather
over, one OF the greatest dangers of his
life. ut was the time the rebels cvacu-
ated Yorktown" said the policeman,
before the seven days fight in the Pc
nlnsula | was then driving McClellan's
private ambulance, sort of German.
town wagon, that he had fitted up for
MS own use. IL would carry four per-
sons comfortably, and had team of
four splendid horses 10 draw il. Well.
the rebels skipped out Of Yorktown one
saturday night, but before they went
they illled all the roads in around the
Town with torpedes-buried 'em under
thin scum of earth, you know, so that
you couldn't see the blamed things Till
you stepped on EN-, and then after that
you never saw anything else. The Sun
Gay aftef. the evacuation was beautiful
day, but that night it rained as it lust
knew how to rain down on the penin.
Suia, and the mud well, il knew how TO
make mud, too. 1t was about foot
deep, reckon, when started on Mon.
DAY morning for Mcclellan 5 headauart.
ers, four miles out to drive to York.
Town. There We're four officers in the
am bulance, Gen Mcclellan. Col. Col
burn, his chief OF staff, Gen Franklin,
and Gen Fitz John Porter. TWAS still
raining, and the ambulance curtains
were closed. Wegot along all right till we
came TO the entrance 10 the Yorktown
tortilcations, and there right in the mar
newest part Of the way, was an ambu-
lance wagon, broken down in the mud.
and beside II was stick, planted in the
mud, with a little red flag hanging from
H. knew what il was as soon as ]
saw it; the rain had washed the dirt of
one OF them bloody torpedoes, and the
soldiers had found it and marked IL;
you bet they wasn't going to dig it up
without positive orders.
We'll ] stopped my team and Gen.
Mcclellan stuck his head through the
curtains and looked about him. There
were some soldiers standing around, and
among them WAS alicutcnant. McClel.
Ian called him up and said:
Don't let our men take up any Of
these torpedoes. Make the prisoners
do it,"
Then he looked at the wagon and
asked me- "Do you think you can get
past?'
Yes ! said. i guess can, if strad-
die that torpedo.
well, said he, go ahead. | expect
well all be blown to thunder together
Those were the very words he used So
| threw my long whip down between
the horses to keep them apart as TAR as
possible and drove ahead. and we got
into Yorktown without touching the
torpedo
And what did Mcclellan say thenp"
He never said word When we
got into Yorktown he left the ambu-
lance and went into house, and pres
emily he sent an orderly out to tell me
to 60 back to headquarters had no
sooner reached there than ! received
orders to turn around, return TO York
town, and follow the army. so had to
drive over that blamed torpedo three
times. ! got kinder rscd to il at last,
and was ready TO bet that could do it
every time. - RiiIdcIlp5in Times
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11
MENsMAN's PEproNIzED BEEF Tonic, tn

MESsMAN's PEProNIzED BEEF Tonic, the
only PREPARATION Object containing its entire
nutritious properties. 1t contains blood
making, force generating and life sustain
ing properties; invaluable for Indigestion
Dyspepsia, nervous prosiration, and all
forms Of general debility; also, 10 oil en-.
ieebled conditions, whether the result of
exhaustion, nervous prostration, 0verwork
or acute disease, particularly if resultin"
from pulmonary complaints. CaswelI,
Hazard, e. Co, Proprietors, New York
Sold by Druggists. (3)
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11
The Bad and Worthless

are never initiated and countcrfeited. This
is especially true Of family medicine, and
it is positive proof that the remedy mita.
ted Is OF the highest value. As soon as 1t
had been tested aud proved by the whole
world that Hop BltGers was the purest, best
and most valuable family medicine ON
earth, many limitations sprung up and be,
gan to steal the notices in which the press
and people of the country had expressed
the merits Of II. b., and in every way tryins
to induce suffering nvaIids to use their
stuff instead, expecting to make money on
the credit and good name of il. b. Many
Others started nostrums put up IN similar
style to II, b., with ariously devised names
in which the word Hop" or Hops" were
used in n way to induce people to believe
they were the same rs Hop Bitters. All
such pretended remedies or cures, no mat
ter what their style or name il. and es.
pecially those with the word Hop or
"Hops' in their name or in any way con.
nectcd with them or their name are imita.
tions or countcrfcts Beware Of them.
Touch none of them. Use nothing but gen.
uinc Hep Bitters, with bunch or cluster
ct green Hops on the white label. Trust
nothing else. Druggists and dealers are
warned against dealing in limitations or
counterfeits. %.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11


1t is related of wealthy Philadelphian
who has been dead these many years
that young man came TO him one day
and asked for help to start him in bus.
mess.
"Do you drink?' asked the million
aire.
Occasionally"
stop it! stop il for year, and then
come and see me-"
The young man broke off the habit at
once, and at the end Of year again
presented himself.
"Do you smoker" asked the great
man.
"Yes, now and then"
stop ii Stop for year and then
come and see mo.'
The young man went away and cut
loose from the habit. and after worrying
through another II months once more
faced the philantllropist.
"Do YOU chow'"
yes
"Stop it! Stop It for year aud then
come and see me-
But the young man never called again.
When some one asked why he didn't
make one more effort he replied: Did
ut know what he was driving atp He'd
have told me that as ! had stopped
chewing, drinking and smoking, must
have saved enough money TO start my.
sclf."--- Waii Street News,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11
How 70 Turn a Bird Red.

Pm going TO let you into great Sc
cret, and one that am certain is not
known to the majority of bird dealers.
In 1870, Emile Porden, Frenchman,
opened an ayiary in Paris and made n
specially of dealing in canaries. lie had
an enormous cage, which held nearly n
thousand of the feathered songsters,
whose combined warbling must have
been something terrific. Strange to say,
every bird was OF a deep red color, and
the novelty OF the thing attracted atten-
ton. The Frenchman did not hesitate
to show the young birds in their natural
feathers, and old ones gradually chang
ing their color from yellow TO red, but
he refused to divulge how the change
was brought about. Red canary birds
became the rage in Partisan society,
and Porden was enabled to retire in
few years with quite respectable for
tune In 1873 the old Frenchman died,
but on his doathbed he told how he had
produced red canaries, And how do
YOU think2 Simply by seasoning their
food very highly with cayenne pepper
just before and during the melting sea-
son. when the plumage appears it is
red instead Of yellow. The health of the
bird is not injured in the least by the
treatment; in fact, it is improved.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11

Four hundred Harvard professors and
students formed cooperative society
nine months ago, and opened store,
where books, sporting articles, station
cry, fuel, pictures and clothing were
either kept in stock or sold by sample.
The price tor everything was per cent
above wholesale cost, and members ONLY
could buy, but on no other terms than
cash down They also pay ~ year. The
experiment has thus far been highly
satisfactory, and no reason for failure
in the future is apparent There is no
capital Mt risk, the ) per cent, and
yearly dues cover the expenses, and the
members, nov increased to 636, get
their supplies at an average of 20 per
cent less than they would have to pay
elsewhere. a novel branch of business
Is the sale Of secondhand books and
furniture, by which students get pay for
their discarded things, instead of throw
ipg them away.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11

BAD Breath arises from the stomach, and
can be easily corrected it you take Sim
mons Liver Regulator. 1t is peculiarly
adapted to the stomach, correcting acidity,
destroying foul gases and allaying inham-
nation. Take, after eating, half table.
spoonful, it sssimilates with the food and
ensures perfect digestion, without which
that ropuIsive disorder, bad breath, must
ensue. Tha Regulator removes bilious
ness, cures dyspepsia, constipation and
sick headache, is purely vegetable and
harmless.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11

."Slow and steady WINS the race"
Steadily, but not slowly. Kidney Wort is
distancing all competition for universal
popularity and usefulness. This celebra-
ted remedy can now be obtained in the
usual dry vegetable FORM, or in liquid
form. 1t is put up in the latter way for
the especial convenience of those who
cannot readily prepare it. 1t will be found
very concentrated and will act with equal
efficiency in either form. Read advertise
ment.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11
Honest and Liberal.

When the Hops in each bottle of Hop
Bitters Cat the present price, 1925 per ID, }
cost more than bottle is sold for,
besides the other costly medicines, and the
quality and price are kept the same, we
think it is honest and liberal in the pro-
prietors, and no one should complain, or
buy OF use worthless stuff, or cheating boz
gus limitations because the price is less
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11

Nule wrestling with Fallen rec Lumherman
R'csvcs Consequential Damages
"hlle ons hunting excursion In the great coal
ana WOOD region near Carbonate Pa, the writer
met tliism Coll q lumberman. Accustomed to
life and labor in the forrest from early manhood no
was true Knight 81 Ina Axe. Many a tree had
fallen before his rnging strokes and fleets Of raf1s
had borne away TO marget the sawed products.
Coll Ia y character, and If Oscar Wilde Ia right In
saying that all movements In unhindcred labor are
graceful, our friend william stripped for his work
and attacking a tree n Richard T. assaulted the
heavy doors OF From, 40 Bgui's Castle must have
presented an ad plrdble rc,ure
one day, howevcr--hut let him tell the story
himself ~ he told I TO me!
~ MIS- ont IN the woods YOU know, irving 10
start lol Z down hi. Thinking could get
better purchase on II from The lower side tackled
It thorc with my log Hing hook and threw nv
weight on the yer She started she did, bnt AZ
luck wou'd have 1, before could out of the
way 'he rolled ght over me. II 1t hadn't been
for lot Of email limbs and brush lying in the road
which lifted her up, she'd crushed me fat Asst
was got up without broken bone bnt with come
mighty bad bruises -
Then you were all RICH )" said bic auditor.
mot bya blamed sight, stranger. took cold
rheumatism set In, and, II hadn't heard OF BEN
SONS CAPCINE POROUS PLAsTERs and
used EN-, it's my opinion should never have
made another chpny. Bnt The Capciue took hold
quick, and I'm about as good az new But there's
one thing you kin calkilate on Il shall never
wrastle with another log unless | gc the sdvan.
tage of the ground Far, as told YOU before, II It
hadn't been for them brushes I'd been smashed 40
you could II sold me for door mat"
The CapciDe 10 the thing for rheumatism. 1t
doesn't keep You waiting The word CAPCINE
Is CUT in the center Of the genuine Price 25 cents
Scabury & Johnson, Chemists, New Y,rk.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11

Senator David Davis is fond Of ell
couraging worthy and aspiring young
men, but toward idlcrs and fortune.
hunters he turns the chilliest kind of q
cold shoulder. A short time ago a
young lawyer asked his permission to
pay court to young lady of wealth,
his ward. Senator Davis took the case
under consideration for day, and then
rendered decision. II cannot give
my consent" II ran, mot because you
are poor and dependent upon your pro.
fossion, but because you are in the habit
of mourning needless debts, without
knowing or caring how you arc to pay
them"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11
Riches in Hop Farming

AZ tue present prices, ten acres IN Hops
VIII bring moie money than five hundred
acres IN any other farming and, if there is
consumer or dealer who thinks the price
OF Hop Bitters high, remember that Hops
are $l.23 per h., and the quantity and
quality OF Hops in Hop Bitters and the
price remains the same as formerly. Don't
buy or use worthless stuff or limitations be-
cause the price is less.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11

MANY ladies who had scarcely enjoyed
the luxury of feeling well for years have
been so renovated by using Lydia Pink
hams Vegetable compound that they have
triumphed over the ills flesh is said to be
heir to, and life has been crowned with the
ADDED charm of fresher beauty
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11

Disease, Propensity and Passion,
brings Mankind Dumberlcss ailments, fore
most among them are Nervousness, Nerv
GUS Debility, and unnatural weakness of
Generatlve Organs; Aliens Brain Food
successfully overcomes these troubles aud
restores the sufferer to his former vigor.
$l.-At druggists. Nv.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11
Suck : ArBRa Salye

The Best Salve n the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped HANDS, Ghiloains,
Curns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles. II is guaranteed To give per
feet satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
p cents per box. For sale by GEO. E
O'HARA
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11

FARMERS and others desiring gcutccl,
lucrative agency business, by which s5 to
so day can be earned send address at
once, on postal, To II. G. Wilkinson & Co.,
lH5 and 1877 Fulton street, New York.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11

WM. Ii. Sicily writes from Lamont, H.,
=" have taken Browns Iron Bltters; it
certainly helped me. consider it an ex-
cellent tome
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11

ShilohS VItaIizer what you need for Con.
stiPatlon, Loss of Appetite, Dizziness and
all symptoms of Dyspepsia Price 10 aud
- cents per bottle. Paul G. Schulz.
agent (O
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11

~ Every color of the Diamond Dyes
is perfect. See the samples of the coored
cloth at the druggists, Unparalleled for
bri lancy.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11

DIR. KLNE's GREAT NERVE REsTohER is
the marvel of the age for al nerve diseases.
All fits stopped free. Send TO 9Gl Arch
street. PHILADELPHIA. Pa
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11

Group, Whooping Cough AMI Bronchitis
Immediately relieved 10y Shiloh's Cure.
Paul g. Schulz. agent. 81
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11
plJA IHs5s ( MARRIAGE GUIDE. pias ~

Elegant cloth and KIT binding Sealed for 10
cents ~ postage or currency. over ANY won-
derilll pen rcturee, true TO life sr'lcleson the
WHY Proper age 10 ni,rry, Who marry frat.
aonhooI. Womaphool, Physical decay, Who
hotild marry, uow lie aud happiness may BIO
r,nrrying should read II. n ought u BE- read
~ all adult persons, then kept under lock and
sss and 10 pages cents BY NAIL mi N psSs5
y postage.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
LOG ROLLING.


While Wrestling with Fallen Tree Lumberman
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-11

NOIING MFN Ifyou want to learn Telepra.
ocA.N 4hLAN ply In few months. and a.,
GAINESVILLE, VIE. ''''"e'''
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-05
Chicago Produce Market.

CHICAGO, March 3.-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat unsettled and generally higher; regular
1.O83S@1 .0S11 March; 1.09491.O9$s April;
1.14H@1.145s May; 1.14115 June; No. Chicago
spring 1.G8@1.09; No. Chicago spring 94c; No.
red winter 1.1O15. Corr, steady and closed
higher; 579z @58Hc cash; 57I@571sc March;
$3.50 April; 6235@6212c May; &c June; 69150
CSC July. Oats quiet but firm; 1910 cash.
$3.50 March; 424c April; 449441sc May; 49,
June. Rye firm; 6614c. Barley quiet; 78GS0c.
Flax seed higher; 1.Sl@l.92. Dressed hogs
steady and unchanged; 7.9598.00. Pork gen
orally higher; closed steady; 18.15@1S.20 cash
and March; lS.35@18.371S April; IS .5719@
1850 May; is. 72154l6.75 June; 18 9031S.95
July. Lard unsettled and generally higher;
1.4719 April; II 609l1.6215 May; l1.65Q11.7O
June; Il.75 July. Bulk meats IN fair demand;
shoulders $50; short ribs 1915; DO clear 1925
Butter easier: not quotably lower. Eggs in fair
demand; 18U20c. Whisky steady and I'M
changed; S1.17. Receipts, $4,000 bar
reis of -four; 25,000 bushels of wheat; 222, 000
bushels of corn; $4,000 bushels of oats; 5000
bushels of rye; $4,000 bushels of barley. Shipf
ments. 635 barrels of -four; I6, 600 bushels Os
wheat; 192, 600 bushels OF corn; $4,000 bushel f
of oats; 1900 bushels OF rye; $4,000 bushels o
barley.
Visible supply of lard in this country 224,003
tieTces; the same period last year 306,O0O In
Europe $4,000 against 10000 same time last
year. Extra prime steamed in this country $50,
0G0 against $4,000 same time last year.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-05
NANCE & COMMERCE.
Board of Trade.


ST.. PAUL, March, 4.-Business was a
rifle more activd on the board yesterday,
,ut prices did not change very materially.
Wheat was a trifie stronger. Corn I'M
hanged. Oats weaker. Barley quiet.
Rye unchanged. The following are the
quotations:
WHEAT-No. l hard. $1.13 bid, S1.14
.sked; March, $1.13 bid; April, S1.15 bid;
day, $1.1s bid; No. 1, R., 10S bid; No. 2,
lard, $1.OS bid; No. 2, R., S1.O3 bid;
10. 3, 93c bid; No. 4, soc bid; rejected,
roc.
OoRN-No. ., SOC bid, 53c asked; April,
54c asked; May, SIC asked; new mixed,
lSc asked.
OArs-No. . mixed, 381Ic bid. 40 asked;
March, 3915c bid, 40c asked; April, 41c
bid; May, 42c bid. 1870 asked; No. 3, SOC
asked; No. white, Acc bid, 42c asked;
No. white, 41c asked.
BARLEY-No. 2, zoe bid; No. 5, extra
53c bid; No. 3, 4Sc bid, soc asked.
RxE-No. 3, 53c bid.
GROUND FEED-S19 bid, 1880 asked.
Conn MEAL-$1S.50 TO arrive.
BRAN-Sacked, 81 bid.
BALED ,HAY-$7.
DRESSED HoGs-$7.35.
FLAX SEED-Sl.1O.
TIMOTHY SEED-S1.60.
CLOVER SEED-S7.
SALEs-1O,O00 bushels No. wheat, by
sample; 5000 bushels No. mixed oats,
May, 1910; 1 car feed, $3.50; cars
baled hay, 1878.