The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-24
GLEANINGS.

four years ago to Sl5 at the present
time.
A Massachusetts mother writes:
Give US pure air and fre-escapes for
the public schools before free text
books.
A commercial paper in Boston prints
'credt register, which exposes the
names Of those who do not pay their
grocery bills.
A Georgia lady has entered suit
against her husband for divorce, be.
cause he would not give her the combi-
nation to his safe.
Walter Besant recently said that nov
els constitute nine-tenths Of the books
read in England, and nineteen-twenti-
eths Of the books read in the world.
Governor Robinson, Of Massachu-
sets, denounces fashionable drinking"
and hopes to see the time when it will
be abolished at all social entertain
ments.
The New York Common Council has
adopted an ordinance limiting the
height Of buildings hereafter to 10 feet,
and on streets OF 90 feet wide or less 10
60 feet.
The ammoniaphone is the latest in
yentiOn. 1t enables any one to inhale
IAN artificial, condensed Italian air.,
which has the most magical effect on
the human voice.
Ada Rehan, the actress, used to be
Miss Ada Crehan. A printer, mistak-
ing her handwriting, set it up to read
ada c. Rehan." Ada Rehan it has
since remained.
1t is said that oysters in England are
worth 81 cents q dozen, and would be
worth twice as much but for the intro
duction Of American oysters, which
control the market.
Oil speculation has gained such mag
nitude that the sales in the different
exchanges aggregate 10000 900 daily,
and there are sc, 100000 pipe line GER
titlcates outstanding.
1t has been figured out by DR.. Wood,
the eminent student of nature, that il a
man could eat as much in proportion as
bird he would consume a whole
round Of beef for his dinner.
A clerk in the Massachusetts State
Library was so deeply interested il
autographs that he cut the signature
of eminent men from the old docu
ments stored in the archives.
NJ Waddington, French Ambassado
to England, never goes anywhere, it il
said. unless accompanied by his wife,
who is an American lady, and who is
both his secretary and treasurer.
The black poodle is again becoming
fashionable in England These AMI
mails, to be in correct style, must have
their hair shaved into knots and knobs,
and be rendered generally hideous.
William Astor's yacht Nourmahal
has satin-lined beds, hot and cold baths
in every state-room, and a house on
deck finished in mahogany in Queen
Anne style, with seats for lounging or
observation.
There were thirty-two pupils in the
colored school at Strongtown. Texas,
when it was struck by lightning and
demolished. None were killed, al
though several were injured by the
falling timbers.
A cat belonging TO a Yaleville, Conn,
woman has shown much affection for a
chicken. The cat had litter of five
Kittens, four Of which died, and the cat
bestows as much motherly care on the
chicken as the one kitten.
K. Kilkelly, of Athlone, Ireland,
Whlstled from q car window to his dog
as the train started. The dog chased
the train, and when it arrived at
hnockroghery, ten miles distant, the
animal was about 1000 yards behind,
and reached his master before the train
started again.
The French soldiers in Algier.
are often compelled to remain
ior hours on marshy ground with moth.
ing to rest on. After getting tired OF
waking and standing, they seat them
selves on each others knees, one behind
the other, arranged in a circle SO there
will be no end man.
A most unfortunate title has tn
Dukedom Of Albany been. 1t has bee,
adopted five times in Scotland an
four times in England. In six case
the title became extinct with the life G
the first recipient, and four Dukes O
Albany have died violent deaths. |
mas never passed the second genera
ton.
a bit OF street car conversation be
tween two Boston girls is thus reported
ny the yeracious Adrertiser of tina
Town: 'Oh, said one, che sent nj,
such perfectly lovely bouquet. |
was all tuberoses in the center. will
mignonette round that the light mink,
outside. Oh, it was perfectly lovely
and | kept it whole week, and then
put It on mothers grave"
Pitiful in its commonplace, yulga,
reality was the response of the wifi,
pleading for her husbands release t.
the Judge in Special Sessions who soi,
yesterday: III l let him 90 be will
beat you again" "Well, let him. ~ re-
signedly said the poor creature, +
whose skirts chung three small chill
dren--'let him. I'd rather get beat
Ing than 60 starving."-M Y. World
For years past the garnet at tn
White House has been filled with a 10
OF old furniture some Of which saw us
In Jefferson's time. President Arthu
has recognized the craze for the antiqu
by OYerhanlinn these lonn hurin,