The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-07

inquiry soon found out that they were
hunting for the cold weather that the gov
eminent signal indicated for yesterday
morning.
The Shoe and Leather insurance COM
pany Of Boston will retire from Business
1t is known that some of the old insurance
companies are very wealthy, but this is the
only corporation that ever got enough.
DO not fail to read the new advertise
ment Of Daniel Hartman, l49 and 100 Com
merclal avenue, to be found in this issue.
His wonderful lamps put Aladdin in the
shade, but for more light" peruse the adv.
"A reduction of million dollars annu-
ally in the expenditures of the revenue
service will probably be made by reducing
the number of internal revenue and Gus
toms districts. Reform is the watchword.
The bill for new bankrupt law will
come up in congress next month. If pass.
ed it will doubtless be for the benefit of
Republicans who will soon be out of job.
We know of no other crying necessity for
such a law.
The telephone monopoly stands secure,
and Drawbaugh, after long fight, has been
beaten. However, the telephone company
has taught the people the useful lesson that
some instruments are too valuable to be
allowed to fall into private hands.
The gossips are having dreadful time
picking out a lady suitable to be mistress
of the white house for the next four years.
A terrible fear is beginning to shape itself
that Gov. Cleveland may yet have to decide
this perplexing question for himself.
Last night quite pleasant dance was
given by Prof. Mason and his dancing class
at the Ideal League hall in honor of Mr.
Luther S. Taylor, one OF the class, who
caves for his home at Columbus, KY, Mon
day, to 90 into business with his father.
Rev. A. H. Trick will preach at the
, Presbyterian church this morning on "Joy
Gus Christian Obedience" and in the even
ing will give the second of the series of ser
mons on "The Christian Life" the subjec
being "Obstacles.n Seats free and every
body welcome.
The elaborate icing that initiates fros
and ice on Christmas cards is done by scat
terng particles of ground glass owe
gummed cards. Those tiny atoms pene
trate the lungs Of the poor girls employed
in the manufacture, aud either kill them o
render them soon helpless invalids.
The Window palace 10 Washington
for which J. G. Blaine will pay 5000
month tins winter, is only three blocks iror
the white house, which will be in full vle'
from Mr.. Blaine's library window and wi
suggest, no doubt, to the political historian
mind the famous line, Thou art nea
, and set so far"
Now is the season when the court
ships carried on under the Influence of I
summer moon eliminates IN a marriage
| Suspicion points to a number of our good
looking young men who are going to sacr
fee themselves upon the altar of matri
. mony and contract to keep female from
starving during her lifetime.
Ladies, attention "Norman System,
r No 6; acknowledged worlds champion cut
ter. Will be taught here one week. La
dies desiring to become perfect in the ar
of cutting are solicited to test-"Normal
System" Satisfaction guaranteed. Al
having old--"Norman Systems"-can ex
change them for the latest, which is mucl
improved. Patterns cut to order. Address
Geo. H. Norman, city. Cairo Dec 7.
The Polemc society, composed o
young men Of our city, met in the Idea
League hall Friday night to ascertain
whether or not they would continue thei
semi.monthy meetings, and they decide,
to do so The object of the society is tina
of the advancement of its members in litel
allure, oratory, defamation and extempol
, aneous speaking. This is a laudabl
thing and We hope success will crown tn
efforts of it's members.
In the pas 30 years the average of
I mans life has improved percent, and of
woman's s percent Of every 1000 male
born at the present day, A more will al
= tain the age Of 81 than used TO be the cas-
. previous to 1871; and every 1000 person
\ born since 1870 will live 81 years longe
than before. This is due to civilization
and especially to improved sanitary meth
DDS, through the establishment of such eff
ficient organizations as our health boards
which are adding an average of 10 years {
human life in every country.