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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-25

clatlc committee To-Day Issued the follow.
ing:
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
Room q, PALMER House,
CHICAGO, June 10, "a.
The application made TO members of the
National Committee for tickets of admis'
sion to the Democratic National Convention
indicate misunderstanding of the method
by which they are distributed. Tickets
are printed and issued by the committee
according to rules which have been follow
ed at previous conventions. They cannot
be given as favor to any person. The hall
will have 10000 seats and of these 1000
will be occupied by delegates, alternates,
officers and committees. About 800 seats
will be allotted to the press. Subscribers
to the fund to pay expenses will receive
$50 tickets and $50 more will be used for
distribution among local committees, city
and county officers 1t is supposed that
1900 tickets will be given to the senators
aud representatives in Congress, veterans
and other eminent men Of the country, who
Will attend the convention. Nine hundred
and fifty tickets will be reserved by the
National Committee for contingencies. The
remainder of the tickets will be given to
delegates, making six tickets to each for
distribution to the public.
w. C. GoUDY,
w. 8. SCOTT,
A. II. Brown,
w. F. Villas,
NJ NJ HAME,
Committee of Arrangements.
Application by newspapers for desk priv
ileges should be made prior to June 80, by
letter addressed to Austin H. Brown, ChaiI-
man of the committee on press and tele-
graph, Indianapolis, Ind.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-25
The Democratic Convention.

CHICAGO, June 19.-The subcommittee
on arrangements of the National Domo-
cIatic Committee to-day issued the follow.
ing:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-12
HOME MARKETS.

To Farmers, Miners and General Deal
-ers: Al quotations given in this column
are corrected daily from a careful in
spection of the different markets; prices
.0uoted are at wholesale rates, and retail
BUYERS must expect to pay a somewhat
higher figure:
Office of THE HERALD,
Tuesday evening. Nov. IL, 1884.
Salt Lake Ore Market.
Furnished daily by Mccormick & Co..
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Hay.
Butter.
Eggs.
Cheese.

Warranted Observation-Disclosures. DC q dOZ
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-12
No Stable or Household is complete without
Nunn's Black Oil.

Overwhelming testimonials accompany
every bottle, proving them to be the Best
Medicine ever discovered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-12

EXTRA White Illuminating Oil viii
last half as long again as any other
Coal Oil, burn clearer, is absolutely
fire test, and cheapest. Buy it OF
g, f, CULMER & Bros.
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A CARD.

To all who are suffering from errors and
early decay, loss of manhood, etc, l viii
send recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was els-
covered by missionary in South America
Send SCI F-eddressed envelope to KEW.
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Dried Fruits.
Sugar.
~ - -
$1,000 a $11.OO 2 100 lbs
Wool.

White spring 10 mos.
growth). ............ 12c q 14c 2 h
Black spring (12 mos.
growth). ........-. lOc % l2c g"
White fall and lambs Is
mos. growth) ....... Zoe @ 12c ."
Black fall and lambs Is
mos. growth) ...... SC O. 10c
Arizona white. &c a lie
black. ....... 7c@ &c
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Hides


Dry Aint hides and kip, good, lac . tb
Dry flint hides and kip, damag. 10c "
Dry flint calf skins, good, -. 12c "
Dry flint calf skins, damaged &c "
Dry salt hides, kip and calf,
good, .....-............ l2c
Dry salt hides, kip and calf,
damaged. ................. &c ="
Dry horse hides ........ 25c to 75c each
Green hides and kip, good 49,. &c = b
Green hides and kip, damaged, &c -
Green calf skins, good. $1,000. &c .
Green calf skins, damaged. &c "
Green sailed hides and kip, well
cured, good, ....-.... 81
Green sailed hides and kip, well
cured, damaged, .......... AZ
Green sailed calf skins, well
cured, good, ............:: sc
Green sailed calf skins, well
cured, damaged, ......-... 5H
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-31
The Cotton Field Hand.


Desc rows OBJ cotton am berry hard to hoe
Long OBJ De sh'nin OBJ do hot summer sun.
wish owned de hslds whar do cotton plants srow
sosto take 1t easy. wild plenty OBJ fun.
Old 'ooman's got to lib picaninnies too
Hard work plenty fur nsid hands to do
Mule tween de cotton rows kickin' up q dus;
Got to keep an eye peeled gInst do critters heels;
suns Jest sb'Dn. too. gittin wuss an wuss
wish Oar wasn't no time but slsspin time an meals
Corn pone am mighty tough hog meat am tat;
Lths use o. hbbin. Jest for sech ~ dat
Sun come an rain come. workin all dc day;
Cotton crop on hand, too all de yeah round;
oot TO keep atrabelin'. hsin't time to play;
hest plenty some time down In do ground
Wish had dOIlAh fur cherry drop o. sweat
Wonner Of It's Christian 90 to fuss and fret
jacobs gitun' old an PORE hnint got long to 70.
Lawsamassy dsrs ds chlun. comm home from
school
OATS wot makes de cotton easy 'nough to hoe
kinder puts an aidge too, on de dullest tool.
Lights sbreskin'. shorely. far sway ahead;
Reckon it'u shine out wen dis darkys dead.
Hard work asropin' an grohblin in de dark
hshty slow suyn TO md dc way at las
Wen dc worh an worry hurts do wust, den harkI
lear de bells Aringin' a. de school chiliun pass,
Hard work an dark ways, but dars lots O light
Bee De chillnns faces. frssh an glad an bright
Lawdy. how Dc sweat comes, faln' like do rsinl
wish HAD dolah now fur cherry big DROP;
Bendin' ober cotton gbs de back strain;
Jacobs son' downward, but do chillun's gittiu' up
Hard work an dark ways. ali Dc yeah round;
Suasushtts etsakia' wsa a. sehooi bells sound.
RsHASS NILLsu.
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TO WuULD-BE RUNd
Sage Advice to Youthful Assirants for Great
er Glories than tsey Nave At Hsme.
From the Ds,rou Free Pscss


From the Ds,rou Free Pye.s
Come, now, my lad, but you want to run
away. No boy ever yet reached the age OF IS
without hayin. several times firmly, resolved
mind to n thing ot this sort he ought to carry
It out by all means. The first step in the pro-
EXra,nme is to begin saving up bread and meat
When you hnve bushc. or Of provisions
hidden in tho barn. or under, the woodshed
you are ready for the battle with the cold world
the sun from tanning your compile xion. aud
you will be quite certain OF the Company OF a
Some boys leave note PINNED to the pillow
Of their bed This note goes on to say that the
boy has been jnwed, budoIed. starved, pound;
he has made up his mind to sever the connec-
ton. He will never be heard Of more. II Is
kind. as the family arc then made to fully real.
lie their cruelty In arriving the poor boy out
When YOU have packed up your little bundle
and are on, it will be well to sotte upon some
plan fer The future: Perhaps YOU want to be
some lake or seaport and most any Captain
viii take You, II he can't disgust you with tho
81, business In about week tar back
eni Will be called upon to assist him
Perhaps ,yon want TO become a mighty
dsys You wsns to Soen ss s
ting your hair aud finger nails grow. sleeping
n III 70 R and r ssn s2 wSh Of
well ana good. Mako tracks Tor the nearest
per msnth Il i should So happen that Tho the
tank didn't do any jumping us you made your
reflection that Ii about to bust.
hsd aossn sons shoaia Sc sisd % 02 Rsvs
each and every one q them take his turn at
In the world for that disease called swell
head" There's heap Of romance IN the IDEA
OF running away. You think OF the sparkling
caves. and pirates treasures You feel that
Il IS waste Of brains Tor 18th 8! You to remain
have bssh . eisa a0sSs sp a9
common sla,e. Don't. stand It any iongeri
Rf Pt soa he d Ms and leave tho house and 60
What! Conc to q full stop In the road before
moro OF sour meat and mouldY bread In .
and just think how your father and mother
ssses Te care ,2h% ai g
pirate ships as YOU did an hour ago. You hate
to leave mother after all and perhaps father
isn't SO much to blame for bossng you around.
u rten 20 anlnx Al over seIhaps yo9d better
Al! my son. but we've al been thsrei All
about sho' %es. the have
same period Of swell bead" and eight ao ou Ino 81
ten OF US have packed our bundles aud slid ont
OF us have slipped back again. too. and he e sn
periencs was the right sort OF medicine for fSs
disease Any time you come to fee! that YOU are
that SSs SS Ssd Hnd a9wntr%dden boy and
more In a minute than 70 ar fatl,ar 49, tHnow
houE' just SKIP. Iherss nothing like It,
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Turtle Carving.
Prom ths Hartford Courart.

-, MT; y. 7. Tpttla Of South street. Winsted. IL
the poseessor of tortoise shell witch has an interest
ing hi,icry Ths oldest date the .he 10 1851 under
man man who q that time worked for Mr. Tutlss father
George Allen. who over from Goshen 10 WORK a
farm hand Three years later The perpsietic iurt,
s es ellis. him with his initials and the yeai
he vas AGAIN. on" and s; ,n. '. s n i sSs:
H AVA With hin, the tactknfe carving Of Tute
,n., on him, issa vr.nt iopkins captured ii.
SsS.w" nna lei. n,s initials on him week ago las,
ssplsd By Nr fati. who put him milk barrel thai
ne night nave substantial milk diet before proc
s a h being the for fattsnnE insects
takeu froin HE milk bath the old Ssow showed Si.aS
approaching dissolution And IN the eouFee Of ths daI
hs ytstas6 W his svlIS
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Prom me indianapolis Journal
Daintiest Of Manicurssi
What cunning hand 10 yours,
And how awkward. rude. and great
Nine. - you manipulated
Wonderfully cool and calm
Are the touches Of your palm
TO my fingers, % they rest
In their rosy, cosey nest,
While your own, with defteat skill.
Dance and caper ~ they will
Gathered from some fairy DREAM
Tiny spears and sciinitAra
such % pixy armOrers
Might have made sa tor jocund fsys
And lash round in dewy dsils.
Looping down the lily bells;
Or In fitting DER the leas.
At the clumsy humble beef.
splintsring their sttngs perchsncs
AZ the knights In old romance
Snapped the spears Of foes that fought
In the tousts 1t Csmeloti
Smiling. Dainty Msnieure'
'Twouid delight me. but that you're
Simply smiling as I see.
At my nails and not ut mel
Hsrly this 10 why they glow
And light up aud twinkle col
! have read your secrstl-now
divine Inc wins. and how
OF the sorcery that thss
Gems my An9srs glorioust
II 10 not the tepid bath.
M. e: fsSine sss' an. ma syan
And the srtkensrd. % II were
(kot to name the rosaiine
And enamel thst ] meant
Not the pOwier-but the smiles
All. that mstchlssa art Of yours,
Dsintiest Of Msnicuresi
JAnss wnrrcous RILEY.
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Out In the corn field, grouped together,
dock Of erows discussed the weather.
Observing them, thrifty Farmer Nick
Declared that the crows were "Gettin' too thick
= I must have ascarecrow-thas - true;
Now. would not that old umbrella DOR
30 into the house the farmer won't
And away TO the field the umbrella sent.
One rsiny day the farmer went out
To Wow the corn fields lying about;
Ne neaesd the umbrella; look Cd inside;
And what he cav made him laugh till he crfedi
For In thar, out Of the rainy weather,
A dozen crows were huddled togethert
10 the farmer laughing - farmers should.
Said: II fear my scarscrow did little good"
mona q. CROSBY.
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MORA PERRY
Ansr reading the Episode Of thu Abbey Of ThelemA
Prom the 1oston rranscrSpt

Ansr reading the Episode Of tho Abbey OF ThelemA
Prom the soaon rransertps
o dreamsr! reaching forward through the ages
stro ,S syss w were .,. thine e., to see
Was given unto thee.
That vision d the worlds unfolded glory.
ws:n III lie. Ssr. y si now shall b. story
OF some forgotten time.
Then IL: shSIl a, flow a, aows placid river
By sunny wales ;, and i shady forests ever.
Nc more shall sin the hearts deep yearnings smother
And men and nations dwell with one another
Securely aud In peace.
Then gold shall have no smile, and wealth no beauty
Since duty shall be Joy.
And they shall need no law tslug never smittsn
Nov M s,.s sss. .,W waa9 ps more are
Above each open door.
Ther children sn \, tn"w nausht OF pain or sadness
But with fresh face. roam the fields in gladnss.
through AL tile summer time
Nc sh5upssn form no sh,ysllsd limbs and wasted.
No hngg.rd look q shore who. young. have tasted
Ard there shall dwell the gentle youths and maidsns
Win nothing harsh to mar the perfect cadence
VI careless purify.
And there shall he priest to throw DER Nature
The pail Of his dark creed;
For Hentlensss to every living creature
IL all the law they need
o dreamer reaching forw ard through the assa
Strong eyes were thine to see!
Loi a. ponder Ger the wondrous pages
OF thy strange prophecy,
Sad thoughts are mine the brightness Of the vision
A pp, sa, .iSwiy fsd i;b a.. I'D as -,
Hay the volume By.
Four hundred have passed since thou ddst user
Ger this bright page OF thine ~ s@
-Four hundred years since thou. with fearless finger
Didst trace sseh glowing line
We have crown wiser with our priests and sagss.
Our science, wealth. and skill
And still that vision OF the middle ages
IA but vision still.
". II. Hupsos
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From SAs Spectator.

me rich man rave his dole. not III content
70 dnd his heart still moved BY human woes
The poor man N HE nst.hbor simply Leaf
me one passed on. and asked % know NO nsors'
The others wife all night, with pity brave,
fkes nsi9NbssS dyiag child wss bsndtn9 o'sr.
And never deeming IL was much she gave
Oh , God fcreivs % that ws dare 70 ssk
eolacs Of cossiy gtfts and fruitlese siensl .
0corn on tAs Sigh that shuns the unw eiccme Wss'
fhs dele shss lacks The sait Of saortass'
No eiIded palm the crushing weight can lift;
No oOothin9 siah the maddening woe can cure:
IT'S love that gives les wealth 70 every Eft;
Ill would The poor man rare wnhout shs pooe'
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Prom The CourIer.yournai.

Ff0W Ne COuTIeT-y0uTNdl.
In the crowd. there she stands
A JucqueininOt rose In her hands;
Strong and straight like the rose.
She lifts mp her head no one knows
OF the thorn that doth prick
The rose to the quick.
No one guesaes. while red
THE f0se ltfts It's head,
And its odorOus breath
IL sweet on che air, that Death
With pain poisoned dart
Nay 6e eating its heart.
No ono Gues2es or knows
Where . proud heart bestows
Its passion sud pain
Its loss and Its gain;
No QUE Kuesses or knows
What v death 70 the rose.
MORA PERRY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-31

When dwelling upon these figures 1t may be
we'll to say that the number OF different hands
which any single player at whist may obtain
from . pack OF 50 cards. without ever repsAt-
Ing the same combination Of cards. is 635 0l3.-
$4,000. and that the 80 cards may DO distrib-
uted among four players In 53644. 1877. 1865
ASS.7 1872. $50 337 4400O0 different ways. OF
more practical Importance IL tae following ia
bio. showing the probable number OF trumps
held by dealer or non dealer In 1000 deals:
ruNps Dealer. GoR. Dealer.
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Equivoeatisa.
From TIE Century.
JAnEs wnIrcous RILEY.

From TIE Century.
We fingered, in the act to part,
The last word still unspoken
BY the quick beating of INV heart
The silence family broken.
90 beautiful she seemed and pure
All. me! how I should niiss her;
Unable longer TO endure
Ny wish. asked TO kiss her.
A blush OF deepest rose o'srspread
Her face, a. IL to mask it,
As. with woinnn's art abe said:
why, Frank, you should not ask IT,"
q. SOoYsnIru.
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she Called hIs..

wS Sni! lE n, hSd come homo rather late. and
hs soais H.. ns S up the nrst flight had concluded
2 appsarsd % ne TOP snd began; "JScSbs; Ne y.
Yeah. In dear. N0thiR' but two par. axes nm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-31

Among modern English writer's on whist,
Dr.. WILLIAM roLE holds a dcservedy high
rank; indeed. his well-known treatise is
ono OF the best books tina. can be commended
20 a beginner. Drnyson always only excepted.
His new hook. The PaiiosoDhy Of Whist do La
Rue 4 Coz. has already run through several
editions. and IL deserving of NOR, attention
than II has received. AS II matter OF course
much OF its contents will possess bu. limited
interest for American readers devoted tp the
game dear to Mrs. Battle. since there Is II
marked tendency OH this side Of the Atlantic to
abolish tho honors- which. with all duo defer
ence to that accomplished authority. Mr.. s. l..
NJ. Barlow We regard as alike lauIa5le aud
logical-to ignore tho rubOer ana TO substl.ute
tho seven point game for the scurry OF
five points. Part Of DR.. Poles book. too.
may be dismissed with but scalty notice. stacs
It travels over familiar ground. dealing with
tho philosophical basis and the rdison d'et'e OF
the rules and max!lns whicE ali players Irac-
tise rs matter OF routine. As rule. Pole is
sound. II somewhat conservative. aud disin-
clined to accord sufficient attention to oXcep-
tional cases and the Arst part CT his new vol
ume--that devoted to the Philosophy OF Whist
Playing-will be found profitable reading BY the
student. 1t Is. however. the second part.
really useful example OF tie application OF
philosophical principles and processes Of n
somewhat high order to the theory and prac-
tice OF the game. that will be found to possess
the keenest interest aud the most positive
value. Curiously enough. though hoye. tho
father OF whist paid particular attention to
the subject OF probabilities. and not oaly laid
great stress upon it In his familiar treatise. but
devoted special essay to 1t. that subject has
very seldom been introduced into modern
hooks. the exceptions being brochure pub
lished at Vienna somo forty years since. and
the little English tract OF Reuben Roy" Con-
seauenuy the twenty chapters In which the
different problems of whis. probabilities arc
attacked b. the modes Of mathematical calculs-
tion records Of verinea.ory experiments being
appended in most instances possess for tho
reader the attraction Of novelty as we'll as that
OF Importance.
Experienced players have long been aware
that the common odds OF 5 to 2 on tho winners
Of the first game taking the rubber are not long
enough. and that the betting should bs. instead.
three to one. to be increased II both deal and
skill are Ia favor. but diminished In the con-
trary case. Mr.. Perceval's record OF 5000
rubbers shows that in 12.0s0 cases the winners
OF the first game won tho rubber losing 1t In
$500. Upon this record Pole has based several
interesting calculations concerning tho value
OF personal skill. one OF which deserves to DO
reproduced. Tho reader vii! understand that
500 represents an even chance) Probability
OF winning a single game:
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Or. to present the matter still more briefly
the advantage OF the deal Ia about II to TO- and
OF skill about 81 to 20.
The probability OF u given player holding any
given number OF cards Of a particular suit
named before the deal Is concluded has been
calculated BY Pole as follows: VIII hold cards
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THE sun, gUKDAY, AUGUgr 81, 1854.

wflsasaAIs0s ~ sss1< ssvsF. and whose Ian
guAO h11tuAllv snaclpsA Of the brothsl-itD
absndan11v sais to SvsEss the ordinary les.l
mss1m an1 hold hin Guiity q everything until
he b proved innocsnt" A to William w.. who
succeeded his brother GeoeOs w.. Mr.. David.
son remarks that nobody ever aooussd Will
liam Of being gentleman. 1t we're hard
to say whether the BLACKBOARD. tho buiYoon. or
the msdmsn prsdomiuatod In the character Of
the blum Sailor King" Finally. about the PRES
entQuesn. Victoria the author INDUCES In some
disdainful observations. which may be summed
up In remark attributed to Mr.. Dlsraeli be.
fore his turn had come to bask In court favor.
namely that she Is physically and morally
Incapable OF government.
We have thought 1t we'll to give the reader
some glimpses Of this book. not because lie es-
Inmates Of royalty would In the least surprise
US II thoy came from French or American
republican. but because they are penned By an
English barrister. II literature OF this kind Is
becoming porulsr In England-and there Is
reason to believe that the demand for It is rap
idly inoreasing-the reign Of Albert Edward
may DO short and troubled one.
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Mr.. Davidson does but echo the judgment Of
every competent historian OF the fourteenth
century when he points out that not one Of the
Many sLfprising victories gained by Edward
I'LL and his son. the Black Prince. secured
England any permanent advantage. and rhAt
"whoevor wishes to realize the wicksdness
and absurdity Of human ambition should study
this reixn. ." He Edward I'LL was
msrciless marauder. without a single percep-
uhls notion Of Substantially. and the Black
Prince was. II possible. worss Among the lat
sars achievements Was to reseAt on the throne
Of CASTLE tho doubls-dyed murderer. Pedro tho
Cruel In . single expedition In tho south Of
France this Black Prince. this darling OF ro-
nance. at the head Of his Free COMPANIONS.
burned to the ground fvs hundred towns and
villages. On one occasion no caused three
thousand men. women. and children to b.
nsssaerod In cold blood in the town Of LII
mo9eA Lucky It was for Engiand that she o.
sapsd the rule OF such nisoresnt" Mr.. Da.
vidA0n aays traly that what We know for eer-
tain OF shaksspeare's Prince Hal 10 In
singular contrast with the dramatist's Do.
unsation. He Henry VI stands out In
history amply ~ . stern religious bigot
ana ruthlsss soldier. carrying on IN
scrupulous wars abroad to divert the minds
OF his subjects from tho deiectivsasss
a his dynastie title While Prince OF Wales
b superintended the burning Of Q poor
hsrstic. John Badly" and aftsrward banded
over his bosom friend Bir John Oldcastle to
the tender mereiss Of the Archbishop Of Can
nrbnry. who caused the disciple Of Wyelitrs to
- burned alive Another Of the suthors
AaisaAsassions upon this King cannot 30 CON-
trAdiotsd. viz. that no wsged war with even
Irsatsf ssvasery than had been exhibited b.
L. - MI