The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-06

ar Instead OF bsled hay, says an invento
Of Springfield, Mass, who has several in
yen'ions relating to the propulsion Of III
cycles by compressed air and compressed
gaSses. A steel cylinder three feet lona
and eight inches in diameter, adding but
trllie to the weight of the machine, will pro
pei tricycle. ten or twelve miles, with
proper motor. A cylinder charged will
cheap gas with good gas burner motto
will propel tricycle. so miles.
-"How much do you think New Yorl
will go1"
Pm betting $1,000 to $7OO she'll 90 80,
OOO."
"Som l, but can't find any takers"
mo, everybody knows Clevelands 60
ing to get there
"Cevelsnd3 The deuce you say; | mean
Blame"
"Do youl That's an odd mistake, by jove.
Well, good evening"
"Good evening"
No bet Chicago News,
During the services at the Jail on Sun
day, in st. Louis, the minister noticed one
of the prisoners who appeared to be partic-
uarly devout. At the conclusion of the
sermon the man approached the preacher
and asked: "What can Teller do to be
save II"
"Put your trust in Jesus" replied the
minister kindly.
"WelI, I'll fix it all right with him, and
l wish you would see the judge and fix it
up with the court" replied the prisoner,
whose mind was evidently bent on bis
earthly salvation.
The betting spirit broke loose yester-
day and ragged up and down the street
Spirits don't usually rage bur this was of a
peculiar kind) Little shavers bet nickles
and knives and the men staked anything on
most anything but the general result was
the favorite George Robinson, colored sa-
loon-keeper, offered 1000 dollars that
Blaine would be the next president |
Frank Gozzolo and Gus Botto took him in
out of the wet, and the money was put up. |
Shortly aiterward, if we were correctly in
formed, Capt. Kimbrough and w. T. |
Scott put up 500 dollars on the same terms.
The Current has secured for its Christ
mas issue which in many respects will be
a remarkable one--from Edwin Arnold, |
chief among English poets of the time, |
splendid poem, upon which he has long
been engaged, and The completion of which |
he has just announced by cable to The Cur
rent. 1t will be appropriate to the season,
and will be marked by that grace Of ex-
preston and that superb poetic power |
which once manifested 10 "The Lights Of |
Asia" have won for Mr.. Arnold so con-
spicueus place in contemporary literature,
as laborious student, as scholar of the
highest authority, and poet of the rarest
genius.
During an exhibition at Kensington
Garden Sir Edwin Lsndseer, stopped short
before his large picture, "A Visit to Water.
loo" III must have been mad" said he,
"when | painted that" And walking up
to the picture he placed his hand over the
part which had attracted lis criticism. An
attendant policeman shouted his polite
caution: "Now, then, take your ands off
there. MY good man. said Sir Edwin,
81 was merely remarking how bad that
was" "Then why don't you 60 and do be'-
terri said the policeman, who had no idea
to whom he WAS speaking, "Qui'e right,
quite right! am ashamed of it," returned
Sir Edward.
The Park City Times tells the follow
ing, which would have been spicier if a
few names had been given: "a Louisville
drummer intent upon making mash this
morning, halted certain young business
man OF this city with inquiries concerning
pleasant. damse the latter had Just
parted with at the street crossing. The
drummer catechised the Bowling Green.un
little too literally, and after the manner
of certain commercial tourists, was too pro-
miscuous in his remarks. The last the re-
porter saw of him he was gathering him
self out Of the gutter where he had been
thrown by the wrSthy citizen. The pleas
ant featured damae was the W. c.s wife.
No cards.
The result of the election except so far
as the head OF the ticket is concerned, in
this city, cannot be given uuti the official
canvass is made. Arrangements had been
made with the clerks or judges of the diff
ferent wards, for the actual vote of each
candidate, but the count was not completed
until nparly morninu loay;,,,