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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-11

-Four years had passed away, In
which no shadow seemed to darken
Le'lie's pathway, and then--well, her
appointed time on this earth was short;
her fragile life drew near an end when
a little dead baby was born
The two she loved were beside her.
and she held their hands as her father
had done.
4 know all she said, "and | give
YOU back TO each other.n
The next moment her spirit had
Passed to its God.
Two years after, Beryl and Guy
were married, and they never looked
ut the quiet grave where the gentle
girl who had come between them. and
to whom they had given her own in the
only way possible, rested-thev never
regretted the sacrifice they had made.
II she had lived, God only knows
whether they would haye felt the same,
Tor human nature is weak-very weak
at the best.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-11
Sweet 10 With n Margin.

II wonder what my daugher Is
about, exclaimed Mrs, Fussanfeather
jumping up and starting to go and in
form the young lady that young Grim
sonbeak was getting tired waiting for
her to make her ppearance.
you needn't mind, Mrs. Fussan-
feather; know what she is about"
replied the caller rising and reaching
for his hat,
What do you suppose my dear 16-
year old daughter is about then, Mr..
CrimsonbeakP"
What do suppose your l6-year old
daughter is about?" came from the
young man. why, I@suppose she is
about 22." is what struck the Mortified
ear of Mrs. Fussanfeather, as Crimson
beak vanished through the pickets of
the front fence.-DenUer Opinion.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-11
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departs Wed q, Fri. Z sun
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sundays ger. de, open from. ..Sa. m, 10 I'd A. M
sundays box del. open from. 8 a. m &c 1890 am
eU-NoT L: - Changes will 10 published from
lnle 10 Inn" In city papers. Change yont csrdps nc
cordingy. WIN. N. MURPHY p.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-11

Fruit packers have adopted yloss
yrs for putting up fruit, They claim
that owing TO the habit of unscr,,pulons
dealers Of putting mp dccayed and in.
lerior fruit in tin, ii became necessary
for their 0wn protection that ihey shonlad
use transparent vessel, through which
lhe contents can be seen. The clnsa
Jars are about 100 per cent. more costly
IMAM the Tin cans, but can be used any
number of times. Wy
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-11

John II. Stodder worked hard as a
cutter in a tailor shop in Boston during
a long life only to fall heir the other
day, soon after the completion of his
seyenty-ffth year, to 500, 200.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-11

a party OF young men who were
singing ave won't 20 home till morn
ing reycr reached the q until lale IN
the afternoon, and then they had to paw
10 and costs. --Phtiadelphia Can
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-11
Fast Time East,

faSt lime East.
PASSENGERS by this line 20 through 10 Eat.
,ar.ad g., - EN- polnh without an delay
loon train fiOm Cairo arrives 10 new vow Innd..
norniug at 1875. Tuirty.sIx houra In sdvsnra1y,
ny other route,
~ t"r tlfOuRh Tickets and further Information
'Pp' 81 iHlhois central Railroad Depot, Cairo.
r,J. II. JONES, Ticket Agent
N hhNsoN, 6en Pass, Agent Chicago
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-11
l ,,StEs MARRIAGE GUIDE. { pl Rg 5

Elegant cloth and gilt binding. Sealed foi 20
cents IN postage or currency. over ffty wJu-
derful pen pictures. true to life, articles on tne
following subjects; Who may marry whon,t
why Proper aZe 10 marri. Who marry ~
Manhood, Womanhoud. Phys cal decay. " o
should marry. How life and happiness may "
increased. Those married or coniemplat =,
marrying shouli read II, II ought 10 be real
by all adult per Ons, then kept under lock al
key, Popular edition, same as above, but par 20
cover and 200 pages, Is cents by mai.i' Qonr
TpOstage.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-11

shtTgptupe o'S) p IN. express has PULLMAN
,n, t IN .hh from caro- n Cincinnati. with
ma ShtnIsu' a"u through Hcepers to 81. LopiF
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-11

IL Is self.eyldent that a physician ysying
particular attention 10 I" class pf cases aitsins
great SKI and physicians IN regular Ifactice
an over the country knowing this, FREQ entity
recommend Gases 10 the oldest Office II ,nerl.
ca where every known appliance IL ,e,Grtet
10, and the proved good re IN edie Il all
ages and countries ere used, whole hcnse IL
useq for ONCE purposes, and all are treAtH4 NTH
SKIN In q respectful manner; and, know ng
what to do. no experiments are made. On &c"
count OF the great Number aTplyinY. the
charges are kept low, often lower than Is de-
named by Others II you secure the ski nd
get speed! and PERFECT life cure. that ne
imporia matter. Pamphlet. 70 pages ant
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20
The why and Wherefore.

The collapse of the Wilmington base
ball nine was a natural and perfectly explain
able outcome of the absurd system on which
the speculation was conducted. A finer
nine was probably never put in the field,
but the salaries paid to the players were out
of all proportion to any service they could
render to their employers or the public
which patronized them. The noble and
manly sport of baseball has become asso-
ciated with the worst elements of gambling
and wildcat speculation. Where, a few
years ago, young men Of all classes joined
in the sport and so secured measure OF
| healthy recreation, the game is now mere
spectacle at which idlers, gamblers and loa-
fers delight to congregate. The position OF
| umpire is coupled with liability to assaults
Of the most ruttiqnlg character, and tLere ia
| little doubt that unless the gambling el e.
ment is excluded from The national game
| it will sink lower and lower in the estima
tion Of the respectable section Of the public
till the professional baseball player W i'll find
like OthClIo, that his occupation is gone.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20
The Legislative Ticket.

As both Of the political parties have
studiously ignored the interests of the tenn
perance people, the cause of temperance
imperatively demands that all of those who
are friendly to temperance principles shall
SO unity their actions that their voices may
be heard in the next session of the Legisla-
ture.
= 9R9pmsblicans and Democrats, alike are so
greedy for votes that they are absolutely
afraid to antagonze the rum influences lest
it might perchance jeopardize their party
supremacy. Men are going headlong to
moral and physical ruin from the effects of
alcohol, and when the members of the Leg
islature have been appealed to for aid in
arresting this evil, they have treated the
snpplicants with perfect indifference. There
are in New Castle county, at least, twenty
three hundred who are in perfect sympathy
with all agencies that can he utilized for the
advancement of the temperance work, and
they are determined to give their franchise
to those men who are pledged to circumscribe
the liquor traffic to the parrowest limita-
tions possible These twenty-three hundred
if their respective political parties ignore
them on such vital issue as temperance,
then they will break their party ties and on
the Legislative ticket they will know no
party-and will make the cause of good
government their sole issue. These twenty
three hundred men will vote for either
Governor Cleveland or Mr.. Blaine as their
party affiliations may suggest but will sup
port for the Legislature the ticket the can
didates pledged to temperance reform.
The leaders in the temperance movement
have enlisted the respect and confidence of
all, without regard to politics, by the exalted
character Of the candidates who have been
named by the temperance party. Mr.. John
H. Adams has accepted the nomination for
StateSenator and Alfred Gawthrop for State
Representative, and of these it can be said
that neither party possesses abler or more
conscientious representatives. These gen
tlemen will not only advocate temperance
reform, but they will also advance all forms
of good government.
If Messrs. Adams and Gawthrop had been
in the last Legislature, it is safe to state
that 'Iocal self government and "home
rule' would not have been swept from this
people without, at least, a most withering
protest.
A life long Democrat and at present al
official of this county stated to representa-
tive of THE WIMTNGToNIAN few day
since that the candidates of the Temperance
party were taken from the very best and th
very ablest men in this county and if til
people of New Castle county were true Il
themselves they would rally to the support
of the temperance candidates.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20
The Star of Bethiehel,,s

'Have you seen the Star Of Bethlehem"
said lady to a representative of THE Will
MINGToNIAN, few days ago.
"You mean the bright star which rises an
hour or two before the sun Just now?"
eyes" said the lady; Il am told it can be
seen in the day time. /"
The fair inquirer was correct ont two points.
There is bright ''star'-surpassng all
others in brilliahcy, which rises two hours
before the sun, and for about two weeks past
has been easily visible in the day time. On
the day of the Morning Nebs excursion it
was clearly seen by number of the party to
whom it was pointed out, and for week Or
two longer it can be easily seen by any per-
son who chooses to look for it during the
forenoon and knows its position with respect
to the sun.
There is nothing supernatural about the
Brilliant visitor, any more than there was
about the star which the Magi saw over
Bethlehem at the epoch of the birth of Jesus
Christ. Our present subject is the planet
Venus which in the month of June was an
equally conspicuous object in the evening
| sky.
On Monday last the brilliant planet was
very easily dscerned, when les position
had once been pointed out, in the full splen-
dor of noon-day. 1t was located, at the
time almost vertically over the upper horn
| af 4l,n nrnrnnnt moon thns.-
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20

practiced his profession at his home in
olathe, Kan, at the saite time devoting
much of his life and laboato the promotion
of the cause he loves best. lie is a wise,
bold and fearless leader, "a able reasoneb a
logical thinker, a clear and forcble speaker,
and well versed in state aid national affairs.
St. John is married, and las an interesting
family. The choice of hisname for Presi-
dent will undoubtedly kndle flame of
enthusiasm that will burn warmer, higher,
brighter and wider than tlat of any other
man in the third patty, and the reins OF
government could not fall nto better hands
than those of John P St. .'ohn.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20

that the mission of the vessel was to convey
the fugitves rapidly to a place of safety.
| With this knowledge it seems singular 10
hear of second and nearly successful at
tempt to escape by one of the very prisoners
implicated in the former attempt. There is
no Disgusting the fact that prisoners in New
Castle Gaol enjoy far too many privileges
among which that of easy access to their
cells by friends, is not the least Had Charles
Blake made his escape he would have been
| by no means the first man who owed his
release from fetters to woman's hand
Evidently this desperate has friends, male
and female, here and i'll Philadelphia, who
| will leave no stone un urned to secure his
escape He was one of the fittest of subjects
for the lash, but for some inexplicable rea-
son, this portion of his sentence was remit
| ted. The circumstance is the more to be
regretted, because the punishment would
have struck terror to tho hearts of the viii
lains who, from the seclusion of Front and
Water Streets, plan the schemes which
Blake and his fellows executed so audacious-
ly and successfully.
Before our prison system can begin to
operate as deterrent on criminals of the
Blake and Wilson order, it must be coupled
with those elements most repugnant to
their disposition, viz solitary confinement,
hard labor, and permission to see their friends
for a few minutes only at weekly or fort
nightly intervals and then only in presence
| of warden. There is the double advantage
about the solitary system that it protects
youthful and uncontamnated offenders from
communion with the rufiians who have been
hardened by lifetime of vice and crime.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20
PRICE TWO CENTS.

however, am not called upon to COM
promise any part or portion of my political
opinions. Andupon this base all candidates
Of the party stand We are to-day and will
continue, like the waves Of the mighty ocean
free, seperate, distinct independent in them
selves yet bound together in one common
whole with one purpose and one destiny.
As l understand it, those of the State Of
Temperance alliance with those Of the Local
Option party outside of the Alliance feel
that, this campaign of 1884 is forced upon
them, and they, after mature deltber-
alton, seem determined to pursue it, and do
so with realization Of the fact that it
means persistent effort and hard work.
But with strong arms and willing hearts we
are ready for the contes st and prepared to
meet it.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20
New Castles Leaky Gaol.

We intend to cast no reflection on Sheriff
Martin when we say that thorough and
radical alteration of the rules governing the
life aud occupation of prisoners in New Cas-
tie Gaol is imperatively called for. For
years past the treatment of prisoners has
been so lax that the only wonder is that the
number of escapes and attempted flights has
not been far greater than the record shows.
To this we must add the facilities offered
by existing regulations for free conversation
and almost unrestricted intercourse betN cen
dangerous criminals.
It will be within the recollection Of many
of our readers that last year numerous burg
laries Of the most daring and successful char
acter were committed in the city of Will
mington and vicinity. Suspicion fell in every
quarter but the right one till by mere acci-
dent clue was found and three men.
George Hagany alias "Stlm jim" Charles
Blake and a colored man named "Rotten
Wilson, were arrested on evidence justify
inr their detention in Sheriff Martins Gus
tody, till some better light could be thrown
on their character then that shed by the
unwelcome and ton obtrusive inquiries Of III
police.
The three criminals named had not beel
long in gaol before most clevery conceiv
ed and daring project for escape was fole
by the merest accident, The three men ha
found ample opportunities of communici
ting with each other, and also with the
allies in Wilmington and Philadelphia. I'll
evidence was conclusive that the law ha
within its grasp the agents by whom IL
series of burglaries, which had terrified OF
people by their very audacity, had been cor
mitted. Not only this but it was as Gle
as day that the organization to which th'
belonged was rich, vigilant and aggressiv
On the afternoon the fellows attempted
escape a vessel resembling yacht, whit
had anchor off New Castle the previous da
without exciting suspicion, returned in gre
haste to Philadelphia. There was no dou
in the minds of the police and prison offci
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20
Personal.

Miss Emma Dunn, one of the most accomplished
young ladies Of Salem N. j., is visiting friends in
this city.
MIR. Charles Kyle, the popular Ice Cream caterer,
recently returned from his salt water trip much
improved in health.
Miss Lou Bell of Salem is guest of Miss Bell
Allen.
The friends of ex-sheritf Pyle will be surprised
and startled to hear that he is very i'll.
Mrs Rachael Hoffecker of Smyrna, Del. is .
guest at Clermont.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20
A Choir RC-Organized.

a. great improvement has been effected in
the musical arrangements at St. Mary's (R.
C.) church Of this city, BY the re-orgauiza-
ton of the choir, and the appointment of
Professor Becher as organist and director.
Mr.. Becher has now is good voices under
control, and with the harmony that reigns
among the members he will have every
opportunity of giving the worshippers at st.
Mary's some fine harmony of the musical
order. On Sunday Groseweg's Mass in G
will be given at High Mass.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20
Mauch Chunk and the SwitchbaclS

Mauch Chunk and the Switchback.
The remarkable success attending Mr..
Guuley's recent excursion party TO Mauch
Chunk, tile Switchback and Glen Onoko
has prompted him to organize a second
expedition i,s s,Is ~.stne pciat on October
9th At this time the changes i'll the tints
Of the leaves and trees will convert the
whole Of the Lehigh Valley region into a
shrubbery Of crimson and orange-and the
great natural charms Of the district will be
doubled. Among the hundreds who patron
lied the last excursion there was not one
who did not testify to the attention paid to
the comfort of the Travellers en- route and the
exquisite oveliness of the scenery both on
the Wilmington and Northern and the
Reading railroads.
Mauch Chunk, lies in a narrow gorge sur
rounded by lofty mountains, and is ap-
preached from either extremity by SHARP
bends in the river, and corresponding curves
of the railroad tracks, so that the tourist
arriving at the termination of his journey
without being aware that he is near thu
place, reuders the first impression some
what novel one, and if the arrival is a
night, the sensation produced is peculiar.
This feeling cannot be better described
than in the words of Western literary gen
tleman, who lately visited here: 'It was Mint
o'clock at night" he says, ''when. / wa
awakened from doze by the breakmaI
shouting, 'Mauch ChunlSl' I got out hast
lily, and the first impression | had, in m.
somewhat confused state, was, that terri
, bic thunder storm was coming up. coult
see what l took to be dark clouds, lowering
all around the horizon, although the uppe
+, portion OF the heavens was bright and cleal
''Another glance showed me, however
that the dark and portsntous encirclemen
was mountains rising to lofty altitude"
The Switchbaek is kept in operation froI
the middle of May to the 31st of Octobcl
and affords enjoyment to thousands ever
year. There is splendid hotel accommod;
tion and the ascent by the gravity railroa
is made through a region fragrant with tt
|. balmy perfume of the foliage and wi
flowers on either side.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20
Newspaper Scandals.

Some ten or twelve months ago, vile and
scurrilous sheet called the Lancaster Owl'
obtained considerable lcirculation in this
city, till its outrageous destinations and
indecencies led to its suppression by order
of the Mayor. 1t would seem however that
we have scotehed the snake, not killed it, for
a well-known minister, who is one of our
regular readers, sends us a marked copy Of a
Philadelphia Sunday newspaper, dated on
Sunday last containing large number OF
sensational items, many quite unfit for pub
licaton, and two of which profess to relate
to persons living in Wilmington.
1t would appear that this newspaper,
which undoubtedly has very large circula-
tion, receives correspondence from Will
mington, precisely of the type which led to
the suppression of Tie 0,ol. In one case
there is fearful allegation against the
morality of gentleman " ho is described as
q leaulnB cuurch iheilpei "ell-hno"h
temperance advocate and a prominent Sun
day school teacher. In a second case a
''youug lady" living in Wilmington is rep
resented as engaged in detective work of the
most Objectionable kind, and giving testi
mony which made the magistrate "blush
like school girl"
We do not know if Mayor Wales has seer
copy of this publication, but we are sure
that he would Immediately recognize that
the scandalous stories it contains are, il
true, dished up to crafty depraved tastes
rather than published in the true interests
of social morality.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20
A week of Light Opera.

We take pleasure in drawing attention to
the series of entertainments in light opera
to be given at the Opera House beginning
on Monday next. Mr.. II. r. Jacobs, the
Manager, is well known here, and his name
is guarantee that the performances will be
attractive and entirely free from vulgarity.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20

CB~A lawyer hired to defend thief
opened his confidence with the latter by say
ing: ''Now, don't he ashamed to tell me
everything. Remember we are one now."
'sYes, know" replied the thief, ''the bust
ness we are both in ought to make us pals;
but, for gracious sake, don't be too familiar
with me before the jury. They may think
me as dangerous to the community as you
are and find me guilty, just to get even with
you"
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20

For months to come the planet will be
conspicous ornament of the morning SKY,
and towards the end of October it will be
joined by the splendid disc of Jupiter which, is
now rapidly disengaging itself from the suns
rays. The visibility of Venus in the day.
time is a phenomenon which recurs pretty
regularly at intervals of about eight years.
But the identity of the planet Venus with
the Star of Bethlehem is very doubtful.
The aneients were well acquainted with the
movements OF all the larger planets, and
even the tiny fugitive ray of Mercury did
not escape their watchful eye. The evidence
is very strong indeed that the Star of Beth
lehem was simply an appearance of the
brilliant object which Tyeho Brahe saw in
1879 and which, like Venus shone with
such splendor that it was visible to the ma
ked eye at midday, -"
Unlike Venus this body is fixed star,
that is to say sun. 1t was seen in 945 and
| in 1864 in exactly the same spot, so that its
average period is about 31S years. This
being the case it can easily be traced back
to the birth of Christ, and should become
visible to the present generation sometime
between the years 1885 and 1890. Its exact
place is shown in the accompanying dia-
gram by the brilliant star near to the star
Kappa, forming the fourth in the seat of
Cassiopeia's Chair Cassiopeia is a conspic-
uous constellation in the form Of letter
.sW'' in the Northeastern sky from s. p. M.
to midnight.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20

GB%A protective tariff on Italian heas
would be in order just now.
E8-Not always bread winner-The man
who takes the cake.
EB The way of the transgressor is-Can-
ada.
Is What gives more milk than GOV? p
A milk wagon.
EB-A man who aims to tell the truth
generally fires too low.
gB-Why is Barnum like cats tail?-
Because he follows Forepaugh's.
Eg-It will be seen by advertisement il
our columns that the State Fair at Dovci
opens on the 3Oth inst. From all account,
it will be great success.
gB- Ex-sheriff Herbert and Mr.. Pete
Brannan, of the Lubdell Car Co., are spokel
of as the Democratic electors for New Gas
tie Co. These are representative gentlemen
and their names would measurably strength
en- the Democratic ticket.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20
A Large Fall-fish.

Mr.. Nicholson, a member of the staff of
this paper, had successful day among the
fall-tish in Red Clay Creek last Saturday.
The largest fish measured 10 inches from
eye to fork and weighed over a pound 1t
was exhibited at Kemble & Davis's.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20
Grasp the Nettle.

General Bradley T. johnson, of Baltimore,
well known as a cavalry officer in the con-
federate sery ice, says it is worse than use
less TO vote the Prohibition ticket for the
Presidency, as the suppression Of the liquor
tariff would involve an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States. Well
we have got rid of one form of Slavery: let
us grasp the nettle and destroy the other
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-09-20
ssIF.''

Perhaps we two, had we but met
In the earlier years, ere grief had sown
The seeds that now so full have grown
Within our hearts and thrive there yet,
We might have-nay! l cannot let
That word, whose meaning have known
When all l longed for was my own,
BE said-'tis better to forget
Had we two met in earlier years
When fancy leads young hearts to love,
When eyes are caught by eyes, when ears
Drink in the words that passions move,
And lips meet lips in kisses sweet,
We might haye-BUT WE DID NOT MEET.