The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-03
GLEANlNGS.

pine forest. 1t now has $500 inhabi-
tants, cotton-mill which employs one
thousand hands, and several smaller
factories.
The London Diapers J0urnaI says
that there is scarcely better market for
lace, rich silks, ETC., than Greece; but
some economical Athcnian ladies have
now formed a league to wear woolens
instead Of silks
While blowing near Montgomery,
Ala, a negro unearthed pot contain
ing several hundred dollars in gold.
Such occurrences are calculated to en-
courage the habit of industry in the col
Ored race.
The Texas and Pacific machne-shops
ut Marshall, Tex, contain working
force Of about six hundred men--the
largest it is said, Of any similar institu-
ton in the south. The monthly payroll
is nearly 100000.
Ostrichcs are worth 81, 400 each, and
there ia q duty OF 20 per cent. on their
feathers. A man from Buenos Ayres
20 this country aud will establish farm
IN the south.
A Charlottesville. Va, printer has &C.
complished the feat Of putting 2, i52 leg
ible words on postal-card with lead
pencil, reserying in the center Of the
card a circle the size Of a gold dollar,
in which is inscribed the Lords prayer.
The recent fashion among surgeons
Of employing kangaroo tendous for liga-
lures is said to be giving way to the
superior excellence Of the sciatic nerve
of the calf which is now used for that
purpose.
A little girl of Glendale. Mo, has re-
cciycd pass good for life on the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad Seeing two
trains approaching each other on a
curve, she stopped one by frantically
waving her apron, thus averting dis
aster
TO many Americans the magic word
imported" coming from salesman's
mouth is sufficient to cause them to
choose the foreign article in preference
10 an American article of equal merit
which could be obtained for two-thirds
the price.
A Hartford clergyman, the Rev. n.
ID. Buell., has been preaching against the
evils OF cigarette smoking he took for
his text the passage, Behold how great
matter little fire kindleth,' and, to
illustrate his discourse, exhibited and
dissected mammoth cigarette.
A work on the diseases OF elephants Is
being written. Their more prominent
affections are stated to be meningitis
apopleXy. vomiting, colo, cnteritis,
hamaturia, tctanus or lockjaw, pneu-
monia, anthrax, and foot and mouth
disease"
1t is rather worthy OF note that a Lon
don paper applauds the plain speaking
of American critics about Mrs. Langtry
and complains ofEnglish timidityi in deal
ing with the subject, II is confession
Of snobbcry on the part Of the English
press that ought to be good for some
body's soul
Ten days were spent in san Fran
cisco court in obtaining jury 10 try
two Cinnamon indicted for murderous
assault, In addition to the regular pan
81 800 Jurors were summoned. Two
hundred were examined before the 18th
man was selected The difficulty was
to obtain men who would believe a Chi
naman under oath
a Boston man was SO pleased with q
pair of boots that exactly suited him
that he gave the maker an order for
enough boots, shoes, slippers. overshoes,
rubbers, etc, to last him through the
remainder of his natural life. The order
embraced 2j6 pair Of coverings for the
feet, and was guaranteed by a deposit
OF 500 in cash
Proctor Knot, is said to be Que of the
most conyivial spirits in Kentucky, and
is described rs a ford, portly Southern
man, with a stubble. gray mustache, o
hat pushed knowingly over his left eve,
with a comical look, mingled with such
shrowdness as tells the poorestreader of
character that he is born wit.
A Partisan physician declares the fol-
lowing certain cure for smallpox aud
scarlet fever; Sulpha,c of zinc, one
grain; foSglovc (digitaliS), one grain;
half teaspoonful OF sugar. Mix with
two tablespoonful Of water Take a
spoonful every hour. He declares the
remedy unfailing, Its very simplicity
has caused il to be overlooked,
The English public is beginning to
learn something about this country, A
recent number of the London Times
contains quarter of column of fine
type devoted to facts and figures indi-
eating the extent Of the Mississippi Riv-
or and its tributaries. But it places
Pittsburg on branch Of the Mssissip-
pi in Philadelphia.
Miss Catherine l.. Wolfe, the maiden
millionaire of Gotham, is noted for her
ecccntrici,ies and her odd bestowa!s Of
charity. She lives alone in great stone
house on Madison avenue, with her
maid and half dozen servants, and re-
ceives few visitors. She is very de-
vout Episcopalian. and no matter what
the weather may be on Sunday is as
regular in church as the rector IN tho
pulpit.
a Now York reporter interviewed
three of tho most eminent Psychologists
and scientists Of that city and learned
from them that beer drinking, habit TO