The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-13
DiOxn Spring Notes.
BY a Special Reporter. /

dozen ordinary looking men, and one I'M
derstsuds the long, lonely, mournrul howl,
"BeauX wanted al Dixon Springs" as yoic-
ed in the Goconda Herald, by stray
muse" but which the preverse printer, as
usual brings out in exasperatng plain
type, "By stray mule" A walk around
the square about sun down will set the
rollicking IRISH song on Limerick City,
Where the boys they are so gay,
| And the girls they are so pretty
running through your mind, aud you can't
help ii to save your life.
--"The bsnd" is a great addition to the
Springs, and adds much to the life Of the
place. There are four of the musicians
Gilmore Thompson, leader and violLis,;
Alfred Smith, cOtnet; Hardin Williams,
guitar; Will Williams bass VOL; all com
plete masters of their instruments. One
must hear them play to appreciate the
music,-such elegant waltz and quadrI.!e
time Time is everything in music, par
ticularly if a dozen couple or so are help
ing the musicians keep the time. They
play between bells three times day, and
all the evening. Thompson is steward Of
the hotel; the other boys assist in the dig
ing room, and their skill oils the wheels
and makes things run smoothly and salts
tactoriy.
Among 50 many there must be some mis-
chief, and jokes are the order Of the day;
sailed beds, frogs for bedfelows, beds with
out stats, &c, &c. Among the leader, in
life and ioIIity are bliss HELEN ep!e and
Mrs Ludwig, of Evansville. The former
a stately blonde and the latter her oppo-
site. Miss Bradshaw, Of Metropolis, Miss
es Lusk, Of Springfield, and Miss Hender-
son, of Troy, are also ready to take hand
in all the fun that is going on. e.
We cannot live without cooks, it is
said, no matter what else is lacking. Our
cook Is hard to beat. He is a good natu
red German, who has spent the last five
years cooking at the St. George, in Evans
vile. His meal, are on time to the min
ute; his breakfasts are beautiful, to which
the guests are invited by serenade by the
band; hIs dinners are dc.ectabe and his
suppcrs superb.
Our country cousins on foot and on
horseback, in wagons and on mules sin
gle and double and in squads have come
IN to-day by the ffties to drink-spring
water, eat watermelons and chew tobacco.
There has been noticeable improvement
in tue manners, looks, dress and style Of
the country people heTesbluts IN The last
five years. There always was An advanced
class of farmers here, as good as can BE-
found in any country society; the improve
ment is among the way down in the
woods and bottoms people, who from con
tact with visitors at the springs have i'm
bibed certain taste for dress and desire
for improvement in personal appearance,
that crops out in bright ribbons, bustIes
and ''sch.'
There never Was more congeuial set
of people gathered under one fg tree than
is to be found at Dixon Springs this sea
son. Petty jesIousies, pickering, 'attICing
&C., seem to have been left behind or ban
ished so far in the background that they
never turn up.
"A party consisting Of Dr.. Ercss, Of
Evansville, Captain Steycr, Of Golconda,
Judge Simmons, Of Kentucky, and several
ladies' were wandering over the rocks 10
search Of ferns. Near the falls, high up
among the petrifed army tents, relics Of a
prehistoric encampment, they came across
a arge red fox, baskng in the sun. He
was in mon est come ataJ.e' place, and
gave little attention to the party, except tc
wink in & don't Twas here first" sort
of style, and then went on with his basE
Ing.
Hunting the eagle that Is said t,
live in the hills seems to come nearest thu
; lea Of sport to the boys and girls, who or
: ganizo parties every day, equipped presum
ably with pockets full Of salt to aid in tn
catching. A party consisting of Mrs. lily
man, Mrs, Dnpps, Mrs. Beat,ie, Mrs. Bur.
uett, Miss Burnett, Miss Henderson, Mis-
Bradshaw, Miss Kite Brown and seyera
K Others, were out last Friday visited tn
. Cave, Chimneys, Devils Smoke House, sc
t They walked six miles sod caught every
;, thing but the eagle; returned at noon, huu
cry and tired, but in perfect good humo
o covered, hgurauvcly, with glory, literally
. with chiggers and wood ticks.
d Yesterday Saturday morning the Or
Il ly unwecome visitor at the springs th
year put in an appearance on the square
and created quite sensation. His reccptio