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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-23
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

STAGES OF THE RIVER.
The river marked by the gauge at this
port at p. III. 81 feet II inches and fall
ing.
Chattanooga, April 22.-River 10 feet O
inch and falling.
Cincinnati, April 22.-River II feet 10
inches and falling.
Louisville, April 2a.-Rver feet
inches and rising.
Nashville, April 22-River 1s f, I inches
and falling
Pittsburg, April 9a.-River s feet in
oh and falling.
st Louis, April 22.-River % ft2 inch
es and falling.
RIVER ITEMS.
The Buckeye State from Cincinnati ar.
rived here at 8 80 last night and departed
for Memphis early this morning. She
had good trip.
The weather still continues chilly and
disagreeable; very favorable to populating
grave yards, and making business lively for
physicians.
The 81. Louis Republican of yesterday
says it is rumored that the St. Louis & st.
Paul Packet Company have purchased the
R. R. Springer, of the Big o Line, and also
that Commodore Davidson has his eve on
two other elegant passenger steamers for
the same trade,
The Wyoming from New Orleans is due
for Cincinnati to-day. She has the largest
rooms of any boat in the Ohio river.
The Thomas Sherlock from Cincinnati is
due tomorrow for New Orleans.
Not much business on the levee yester-
day.
The Ella Kimbrough will not give up
her new trade, although she had rough ex-
perience the first trip but still made some
money. She will not go farther than Tus-
cumbia on the Usage River next tip, and
leaves early next week.
The Hudson leaves St. Louis this evening
for Cairo, Paducah and Shawneetown. She
will arrive here tomorrow night. =
The Anchor Line Packet Arkansas City
is dae this evening for Vicksburg.
The City of New Orleans leaves St. Lsui
| this evening for the Crescent City.
} The Andy Baum left Memphis at pm
yesterday, and is due here early to-mol
row morning for Cincinnati.
The Z. P. Schenck is on her way fror
New Orleans to Cincinnati, and will arrv
here Saturday.
Capt. Hi. Davis was in town yesterday
He came after supplies for his boat which
is now at James Bayou for the purpose O.
towing lot of logs to Helena, where she
has large contract for towing lumber here
for shipment Esst by rail.
Remember the list of May the round triE
excursion rates will be opened and stant
good until 1st Of June from Cairo to Gin
cinnati. Return tickets $12. For partcu
lars see Passenger Agent W. F. Lambdin
The w. H. Cherry from Nashville viii
report here tomorrow morning, and is ad.
vertised to leave at 10 a. m. same day.
Walter Wright, formerly of this place,
but now resident of Maunlta, Fla, and
also Harry Green, of this city, late with G
[ D. Williamson, returned yesterday via rail
Mr.. Wright gives glowing description of
his home in the land of oranges and ALI.
gators. Harry Green says that Florida is Q
great country and can produce more feas
to the square inch than any other country
on the globe.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-23

A Western editor has spent six years
writing book entitled, "How to test glue
An easy subject to stick 10; but in the pre-
face he says however he knows no better
remedy for cough and colds produced by
sedentary habits than DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-23
Legal Blanks Kept For Sale

at The BULLETIN office.
Warranty Deeds,
Special Warranty Deeds,
Chattel Mortgages,
Real Estate Mortgage,
Sepenas,
Executions, Summons, Venire,
Garnishee Blanks, &c.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-23
Bucklen's Arnlea SaIye

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblaius,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
% cents per box. For sale by Barclay
Brothers
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-23

Miss Maria Mason, of Elkton, Nd,
has broken off her engagement with her
betrothed, because the latter wished to
postpone their wedding until the bill
reducing the price of marriage licenses
should become law. The present
rate is $3.50, and the proposed law re-
duces it to 60 cents. 1t has not yet
passed the Legislature, however
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-23
Hysteria and Nervous Prostration

We give our readers an extract from
cheerful letter, written by Mrs. Elizabeth
Smith, of Richmond, Ind, who says:
Samaritan Nervine cured me of hysteria
and nervous prostitution" Comment is
useless.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-23
RIVER NEWS.

W. +. iAMBDIS river ed,tor OF The Rrr,r vr,y
and steamboat passenger agent Orders for ali
kinds OF steamboat job printing solicited. Office
at Bowor's European Hotel. No. re Ohio levee.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18
January Choice Literature.

The January issue of this excellent
which begins new vol
umn, contains the following interest
ing and valuable array of contents:
The New Hero, by Theodore Watts,
an entertaining study on the way
poets and artists treat child-life; The
Political Condition of Spain, by an
eminent Spanish authority; Luther
in Politics by Karl Blind, one of the
most scholarly and brilliant of En-
glish essayists; Alexander Won
Humboldt, biographical and critical
study by the President of the Uni
versity of Berlin; The Ethics of Ar
iosto, a delightful and scholarly study
by L. M. Clerk; Evolutionary Ethics
aud Christianity, avery strong article
by Goldwin Smith; Ancient Interna-
tional Law, by II. Brougham Leech.
one of the highest living authorities
Outeast Russia, a very powerful and
narrowing article by the imprisoned
Prince Krapotkine. Also briefer en-
tertaining and valuable articles: In
Milford Sound, by Harriet Kaye; The
Scramble of wealth, by a London
Artisan; Popular Banking, and Peep.
les Banks, from Chambers Journal,
giving especially valuable informa.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18
TIE POETS FATE.

lie came slowly and sadly into onr
Office. His hair was long, and his
small meustache was coated with
icicles. lie had weak voice when
he slowly said.
"This is a cold cruel world genius
is not appreciated, l long for a better
world" ...
1--WE have feelings for the poor and
needy: and If anybody appreciates
genius we do, said the scribe"
"Well L will see. Now | have
composed a beautiful poem, which l
will read to YOU" The boys showed
some uneasiness at this moment,
some retiring to see Pat Nolan, and
one went to tell the devil TO set the
trigger. .g
Our visitor slowly commenced:
"oh, love to see the beautiful snow"-
Bang-smokc corpse. The jani
tor slowly carried him to the under
taker with the following note.
Charge TO the office .7-B. G
III mes. /
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18
YORK AND WORKERS.

In an article on Newspaper Work
and Workers" it is truthfully remarked
that there is no other profession but en-
joys immunity from observation as to its
modes. The preacher writes in the
privacy of his study, and can concoct
platitudes or pad out plagiarisms that
would be the ruin Of the editor and the
reporter. The lawyer consults his client
and organizes his campaign in private,
bringing into court only as much US
makes for his cause and against the cause
of his adversary. The doctor plies his
potions and launches in his lancet in
secret. If the patient RECEIVERS, it may
be the medicine or it may be in spite ol
it; if he die, it may be the pills or Prov
idence, the physician is scathless. None
Of these come to light that their deeils
may be reproved. .,-
Moreover, the work Of the press is
continuous, as well .as constantly pub
lie. There is no rest for the weary.
Space is no moro annihilated by tele-
graph than time by journalism. The
evening and the morning are not merely
the first aay but all the seven. Night
is annihilated as to all its quantities Of
repose.
Every minute of every hour of the
twenty-four is occupied by some workers
doing some work that shows itself in the
newspapers Of the day and afternoon
Repetition is as impossible as rest.
Facts are ever new. Comments must
be as fresh as facts, and the edition i:
the remorseless giant that eats up al
the seconds. The making Of newspaper
is perpetual motion in thousand fields
In such a work, demanding ceaseles
effort, permitting no pause, exactini
eternal and ever-varying exercise, it
impossible for wheat to be unmixe'
with chat, for accuracy not to be i'm
pairee by mistakes, for injustice no
occasionally to be done.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18
ALWAYS IN rRoNT.

A young American lady named
Whcelock, who has been studying
music in Paris, France, recently at
tractcd the attention of a director of
an Italian opera and was engaged by
him for his company. She made
her debut a few days since under the
name of Mile Volda as "Elvira" in
"IIcrnaui,' aud was greatly ap.
plauded. With Mary Anderson,
Lotta and Mile VOlda, America may
take front rank on both the dramat
ic and lyric stagcs,-lIendersor
journal.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18
Some Of the Very Coolest Days
in the Worlds History.
cleveland Hcrald.)

II is a bit Of coincidence that the
comet upon which Napoleon's SOL
diers gazed seventy years ago, when
they were making that dreadful
march from Moscow, which resulted
in the death from cold aud exposure
Of 100000 men, should be acconpan-
led on its reappcarance with Il bitter
cold spell OF weather When it
swept out of sight the world wit
messed an unusually severe winter.
The incident, us well as the present
cold snap, recalls other severe win
ters. LII October, 7G3, and Februa-
ry, 16l. the denizcns al the cities Of
lnusqucs aud minarets were aston
ished by cold spell of weather, aud
tho two seas ut C0nstantinoplc were
frozen over for twenty days. III
1853 the Thames was frozen over for
fourteen weeks. LII l407 the cold
was SO intense in England that all
small birds persisted, and in l433 the
large fowls of the air were driven by
the terrible cold into the towns and
cities of Germany.
In l4GS the winter was so severe
IN Flanders that the wine distributed
was cut with hatchets.
The year 1908 was noted for cold
weather in England. Thousands Of
forest aud shade trees were split by
frost, birds and stock perishcd, a line
of stages ran on the Thames for scy-
eral weeks, and shops were built on
the ice in the middle of the Thames.
In 1861 the wolves were driven by
the cold into Vienna, where they al
tackled men and cattle on the streets.
In 1910 quicksilver frozc in the
thermometer bulbs at Moscow. One
of the most remarkable changes Of
temperature was witnessed al Horn.
scy aud Ilammersmith, near London,
In 1867. The thermometer was de-
grces below zero on the lth Of Janua-
ry, aud sevenly-two hours later il
had leapcd to 81 degrees above zero.
With respect to America some of
the remarkable cold spells were as
follows: In 1870, and again in 1921,
New York harbor was frozen over so
that teams We're driven across the Ice
10 Staten Island. The neighburing
State of Indiana saw weather cold
enough TO CONCEAL the mercury in
1865. The winter of 1881 was made
memorable by cold weather. On the
18Th and 2Gth days of January, many
deaths occurred from the intense
cold, and the inhabitants of Mobile
saw the thermometer sink TO zero.
A record of cold sicges would be
imperfect without mention of the
terribly sudden storm that swept
over the country in 1863, which has
gone into history as the cold New
Years. A drayman was frozen to
death in Cincinnati while driving
along the street; a man climbing a
fence in Minnesota frozc,to death and
topplcd over into the snow, while
the loss of human and animal lives
in all parts Of the country was i'm
mense.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18

vIcToR HUGO mixes water literally
with his wine. a1Y Wa.3 ,N4
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18
L'RNFANT TERRIBLE.

It was in the cars. The ladies were sit
ting together, busily engaged in conver-
sation. On the seat facing them sat a
little 5-year-old boy. Hehad been look
ing out at the window, apparently
absorbed in contemplation Of the moving
panorama of the outside world. Sudden.
ly he turned from the window he began
searching about the cor, exclairaing in
a high, piping voice: "Mamma, which
man is it that looks SO funnyp" Ssh"
cautioned his mother. But the boy
wasn't to be hushed. "I don't see the
man with the bald head, mamma, and
the funny red nose" The "sh" was re-
peated. By this true the car was in
litter, save and excepting one elderly
gentleman with very bald head and a
very red nose. His eyes were riveted
upon his paper with fxedness that
was quite frightful. Again the boy:
"Ohl now 1 see himl Hol what a
bright nose What makes it so red,
mammal" "Georgiep shouted his
mother in stage whisper. But George
was not to be stopped. Mamma" he
continued, "what made you say he had
o lighthouse on his face2 don't see no
lighthouse" Again Georgiel" and
this time with q slight shake. Once
more the piping voice, the bald-headed
passenger gazing at his paper more
fiercely than ever and growing redder
every moment Mamma, Idon't think
his head lookslike the State House dome.
It's shiny like it, but it isn't so yaller.
While the litter went round again,
Georges mother whispered rapidly to
the boy, and gave her hopeful box Oh
each ear. which seemed opartially diver
his attention from the bald-headed pass
enger, but not entirely. He cried once
more, through his tears: "You said his
nose was as red as beet, mamma;
didn't say nothingl" Strange to say
the bald-headed passenger didn't take
part in the suppressed laughter tha
followed but he put on his hat, ant
hid his nose in his paper, over which ht
glared at the boy as though he wanted
to eat him. And yet, wherein was thu
boy TO blame?-Bostoa Transcript.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18

There will be five eclipscs during
1881 = three OF tho sun, none of
which viii be visible in this country
and two of the moon, both of which
will be visible in this country, the
first, a partial eclipse, occurring early
in the morning of April 10th, and the
other a total eclipse occurring in the
evening of October 4th.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18

PRIVATE ABUSE OF A NEWSPAPER
q Some people think they are very
smart when they abuse newspaper Oh
editor. They forget that many papers
have largely profted by becoming the
objects of these attacks, and that some
editors have thriven on being as.
saulted. ir
D. Aside from this consideration, il
should be remembered that an editor is
often obliged to carry very delicate po-
sition. His sense Of right will sometimes
cause him to attack or defend man, o
business, class or cause at the risk ol
making enemies of others, only to find
those in whose interests he has labored
display ingratitude.
OF course no level-headed editor OK.
poets to find much gratitude or charity.
He must generally be content with the
approval Of his own conscience, and
pursue the course he believes to be
right, regardless of either frowns OF
smiles, supported by his conscious
rectitude.
1t will come all right in the end. Il
is hard to be misunderstood, and to And
those to whose support you have earned
a right desert you to meet alone the at
tacks Of those you have incensed in
pursuing the course you were con-
vinced was right, but you will thereby
learn lesson of self.reliance, and form
habit OF judging entirely for yourself
that will be invaluable. You will be able
to tell the truth, however distasteful
and refuse to utter falsehood, no matter
how much pleasautori may promise Il
make things go
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18

ton concerning peoples banks in
Germany; "reminiscences Of Thor
waldsen Evolution and Mind; and
Science Notes, by W. NJ. Williams.
All this, in large type, az. exce'lnt
magazine from, for ten cents, or
monthly at 81 per year. John d.
Alden, Publisher, Is Vcscy Street,
New York.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18
COPIED coMMENTs.
TIE CHINESE FASHION.

In China when young man wants
to get a wife he sends a present of
boiled rice 10 the girls mother.
When he wants TO get rid of an OPP
prcssive aud all-pcvadiug mother.
in-law, however, he proceeds as they
do in civilized countries. He goes
out aud hangs himself.-Louisville
Commercial.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18
THE MYSTERY OF HOTEL oO9VER-
SATION.

THH III 4 04hA UT fO1hL OOn HlflG-
SATIOE.
uder all circumstances, whether the
occasion be one of courtesy or condol-
snce, Joy or sorrow, an American weaves
into his speech idiomatic expressions
and conversational surprises the more
grotesque that they are SO unconscious
ly delivered. Nothing is more comical
than the puzzled Astonishment Of the
English tourist at the ordinary CONVEX
sation of steamboat and railroad passen-
gers in this country, and their endeavors
10 reconcile the utteranoes of the speak
ers with their utterly unconcerned ex-
pressions.
"Waiter," said guest at hotel
breakfast table, in the most matter-of-
TACT way, and without changing muscle
of his face, "these flannel cakes seem TO
have been stamped out Of sole-leather
by steam de-"
"Yess'r," replied the equally uncon-
cerned waiter.
"Just send up a plateful to my room;
ri have my boots half soled with them, "
continued the matter Of fact boarder, as
he sampled another dish.
can right, sir" responded the i'm
perturbable waiter as he changed the
plates.
But couple Of just arrived London
ers, sitting at the same table, we're pro.
foundly mystifed, and even ordered
cakes to test their durability personally.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18


In 1854 there were 254 daily papers
published in the United States. In 1860
the number had increased to SS7, in 1870
to 574, and in 1880 to 9Sl. The circula-
ton, which in 1850 was but 1853, asa
reached over 3,5OO,OOO copies in 1880
The average circulation Of the daily
newspapers is placed by the census com
pliers at 3,7O4, which must reduce the
actual circulation Of a great many
dailies far below the paying point The
average circulation Of weeklies con-
nected with dailies is S,0l9, and Of those
not connected with dailies 1924.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18
All in the Family.

Texas Siftings.
"Your father was nothing but a
simple stone mason"
~ know where you got that infor-
nation" quietly remarked the other,
"From whom did get it."
"From your father" n.i)
"How do you know that?"
Because your father was my faith
er's hodcarrier."
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18

In concluding an article on the last
corn crop an Alabama editor remarked:
"We have on exhibition in our sanctum
o magnificent pair Of ears"
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18

Zachariah taylor, wnllc drank
was frozen to death in Henderson.
A great name did not save him from
an ignoble death. aG,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-18

Congressman Holman, the New
York Suns caudidatedor President,
will probably be the Democratic
nominee for Governor of Indiana.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-07-30
BaIItown Etchings

Mr.. Henry Chadwick's new livery
sign helps the looks of Front street
considerable.
Miss Nina Berry has returned from
Buffalo, where she has been visiting
her sick neice, whom she left much
better.
Mr.. Mattocks intends removing his
family to Erie in the near future. Jack
we are sorey to see you go
Mr.. j. B. Agnew and wife and Mr..
d. w. Agnew and wife of Tionesta,
were the guests oE Mr.. L. Agnew's
family last week.
Mr.. A. Wiese and son, and Mr..
Clendeuing, of Pittsburgh, have been
in town for the past few days.
Mrs. Ed. Sanner of Bobbs Creek,
formerly resident of Tionesta, has
been very i'll, but at present writing is
much better.
We humbly ask the pardon of the
public for a mistake made in last
weeks letter. We made the assertion
that Mr.. Hank Chadwick had opened
livery stable here; that is all mis-
take; it was not Hank" Chadwick
at all, but Mr.. Henry Chadwick.
Will the gentleman in question please
accept our apologies?
A stranger in town might have been
surprised, Friday evening, at seeing
so many ladies flying around town IN
carriages with their drivers. But had
he taken pains to inquire, would have
been informed the ladies were having
a Leap Year party. The gentlemen
report that they we're highly entertain
ed, and the ladies know how to play
their part. ECO.
Balltown, July 2S, 1884.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-07-30
Making Meal.

The following narrative, told by
the Oil City Blizzard, will be appre-
ciated by the first settlers of this Sec
tion, who have endured some Of the
same hardships and Inconvenience
mentioned
"The early settlers of this section
labored under many disadvantages,
not the least of which was exper.
fenced in procuring corn meal and
-four. Some of them lived long dis.
tance from the Nails and it sometimes
became necessary to pound up the
corn by hand. This was necessarily
slow and tedious process. One in.
geniously inclined individual finally
set to work to make contrivance for
milling by water power. First he
followed out basin in a large rock.
Then he put up pole, something af
ter the manner in which q walking
oeam is suspended. IL very closely
resembled the old fashioned "well
sweep" On one end was the pound.
er, while the other end was attached
to water wheel. The whole thing
was so arranged that when he went to
bed he could put a few bushels of
corn in the stone, turn on the water
and find a good stock of corn meal in
the morning.
Zone evening he arranged the ma
chine and put it to work. During
the night his flock of sheep escaped
from the enclosure where they were
kept and being in the vicinity of the
mill, of course commenced sampling
the corn. AS fast as one would stick
his head into the mill of course the
FOUNDER would descend on it and knock
him silly. When the farmer awoke in
the morning he found thirteen of the
sheep lying around the stone. cold in
death, while the contents of the
"mill" presented startling combina.
tion of meal, blood, wool, ETC."