The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-18


final appearance at q great benefit for
the United States on June 80.
A Utica man bought locked comb.
nation safe al o sheriff's sale and the
former owner refuses to give up the
combination except upon payment OF
800
The Connecticut senate have voted
that the German astronomers might
erect buildings on the capitol grounds TO
observe the transit of Venus next De-
cember.
Longfellow's conception Of death is
given in these lines!
There ls no DEATH what seems so is transition;
This life of mortal breath
Is but the suburb Of the life Elysian
Whose portals we call Death
Reports from Delaware and six coun-
ties OF Maryland indicate that the peach
crop this year will be about 100000
baskets against 1000, 900 in 1875, when
the Weld was enormous The hard win
ter impaired many trees or there would
be full yield.
The dafIodil is in great favor just now
in England, and will remain so until the
roaring moon" is past A debutante,
at the Queens last drawing-room, car
ried large bunch of ox-eyed daisies,
and wore diamond daisies in her hair.
There Is nothing in this wide world
that makes o young man crazier than.
after arriving at a party with young
lady, whom he has got there at consid-
cradle expense, 10 have some old bald
headed individual get her off into cor
ner and talk to her all the evening on
the peculiarities of the Gulf Stream.
A widow called at the sculptor's
studio to see the clay model of the bust
of her husband. II can change it in any
particular that you may desire, mad
am" said the artist The woman re
garded it with fearful eyes. THE nose
is large" "a large nose is an indica-
ton Of goodness responded the artist.
The widow wiped away her tears, and
sobbed We'll, then, make the nose lar
GER
The ST. Petersburg correspondent Of
the Newcastle Chronicle says of Gen.
Skobeleif Il have never come in con-
tact with any man who has left so
charming an impression upon me- An
interview with Skobeleff would have
made Mr.. Carlyle young again. l,
would have revived the extinct fires OF
his hero-worshp. AS for Thackeray, ]
think if he had known Skobeleff he
would have made him his ideal of per-
feet gentleman"
Lady Wilde, (Speranzq), the patriot.
ic mother of Oscar Wilde, writes; INC
Irishman returns from America loyal to
monarchy. On the contrary, he laughs
10 scorn the old bonds Of servile feud'
alism, with all its superstitions of class
worship and his opinions soon gain
many followers. The American flag
holds the place of honor at all popular
demonstrations in Ireland, and is al
ways greeted with enthusiastic cheers,
while the flag of England is nowhere
seen"
Reports received from persons who
are not interested in selling Russian
mulberry trees and seed are unfavora
BILE The fruit is represented as nearly
worthless, or at least inferior to that O
varieties Of the mulberry that have Ions
been cultivated in this country. Their
are nowno trees Of large size in the coun
try, so that it is difficult to form cor
rect idea of their worth for any purpose
The small trees do not present promis'
ing appearance. They throw out sprouts,
and constant attention is necessary TO
keep them in check.
No intelligent breeder will pin his faith
TO pedigree alone, but good pedigree is
one that usually produces meritorious
animals; and upon that fact the value
of pedigree depends. Pedigree, prop
erly considered, is the history Of the an
cestry Of an individuals; and if we find
the ancestry good, we can depend upon
it that individual excellence will be
transmitted. The record of pedigreeE
enables us TO ascertain the quality OF the
ancestry; and in this particular it is in
valuable TO all breeders. Pedigree may
be, and doubtless has been, idolized TO {
damaging extent in many cases; but i
will never do to run TO the other extreme