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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-19


OyFcE oV PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CoMPANT,)
NKw-YORK, Aug 49, 1909
EORTY-FIRST DIVIDEND.-Notice is here
given Board Of Directors have this dsy declared DlN
DBSD THRBR @ PER CENT Of the net earnings the quarter
ending July payable the Companys Oce WEDNESDAY,
sept l. The Transfer Books be closed Friday Aug 90 at
Thursday. sept 1909 az
ofDreetora THBODOhB u JOhNeON, eeeIsIAy.-
PITTsBVRGH FoKr WAYSE CHICAGO RAILWAY CoNPANI
oYUcE OF wISsLow LASIER Co, TRANSFER ASESrs I
EEw.YoRK August6 1869 }
THE BOOKS FOR THE TRANSFER of the
stock OF this COMPANY will close TUESDAY The 10Th day oil
August 1862 the purpose Of eusbhng the persons hodg
stock time convert the into the guaranteed soeA 70 V
issued IN exchange therefor =. a. j.
Monday OF January, April July and ooOgoI 70
zach Tea nudeI the lease 70 the
RAILROAD Company. and such dividends will be payable nee Of e
Government and OF all taxes whch may DC
ssi 10 any manner through by Of the corporation
owning the road OF corporation leasing the sanehe payment Of AL
such taxes heing assumed by the lessee. -
shares viii be Issued IN eieAshge %
aeh one hundred the stock Persons emitted 70
the part share will receive scrip not entitled 10 u'oslS
until Aggregated , -. ,.,.u an 80. ..v.n,b. of
hundred shares viii be eonverte swans u
snd. the be hereafter made ont Of the surplus as
outstanding accounts shall DC settled
ME- hooks win exchange Of stocks on TUESDAY the D
d.y ~ Augn, 1864 order Of the Executive Committee
WlNSLOw LANlBR Co. Transfer agents.
Tag GERHARD FEE ISsuRlSCE Co.,
OMee, No ~ Broadway, July y, 1909 .
10TH DIYIDEND.-The Board OF Directors
- have declared sBMIANNUAL DIVIDEND OF FIVE PhR
CENT payable Tree Goyerumeat tau on hoNDAn august 1907
this Office. JUN n e'llI -, ne.IeeIy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-19

The estimated earnings in July on the Dubuque and
Sioux City branch not included above, were $22Oi2 10
for the corresponding month Of 1868, s67.3O1 So
The return from the Bank Of England for the week end
ing Aug g. gives the following results when compared
with the nreYlons Week:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-19
THE MONEY MARKET.
T Tux STOCK ExoHANGE.-FIRsr CALL.

~ 90 $50 Coup 6Lo.lao 10000 $40 Coz 67'.''''l9l
$500 $50 Coo, 'b5 h....l9
1910 u.......,...ill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-19

The amount of notes in circulation G2427O5, being
an increase Of and the stock Of bullion in both
departments is 92O5O7,Oi7 showing an increase Of
sls5 s5I when compared with the preceding return.
It is proposed lease the Toledo, Wabash and Western
Railroad the Michigan Southern Road, in perpetuy
on the following terms The latter company Is to guar
antee to the per semannua dividend on its
stock for the first year - per cent semiannua for the
second year. per cent semannual for the third year.
and that after the fourth year the dividends on both
stocks are 10 be Of the amount is reported that
the preliminary agreement TO this effect between the
respective committees Of the companies has already
been signed The chief object the Michigan Southern and
Lake Shore would have in making the lease would be TO
prevent the construction OF the proposed road from
Toledo to Akron, which would be run nearly parallel
with the Michigan Southern
The Western Pacific Railroad Company expect TO com
plete their road from Sacramento TO Oakland opposite
San Francisco by the 9th Of September.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-19
NT0TTCE no RAILROAD COMPANiES.-

~ Owing change IN operating Railroad Con-
many offer FOR SALE their Depot Of SKiyan sai
In NeN-loTk the following described CAkS
Two attached power dummyeugn built by Gree L"aE
double eud dummies With Gree Long engines Et
Whitaker boilers Also 50pnger truck ears All IN goo REQ
~. Iii 80 with prompt attention. MONTGOMERY QUEEN.
'' ~ 49, Vice. President Second Avenue Railroad Company.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-06-30

in which severity and tenderness are
equally prOpOTtiOned. Without going
so far as the exhibitor, who believes the
little wretches he protects have intel
Iects, and says he has seen their brains,
we must confess our astOniShment at the
novel figure they are made to cut, al
though in an age like this, one ought
not to be amazed at such a trif1e as the
spread of education among feas. The
insects in Regent street draw carriages,
act as tug to a man-Of-war, fire Offa gun,
perform on a tight-rOpe, draw bucket
out of an imaginary well, leap and swing
and execute other evOlututiOns upon a
white, smooth table.
These things, however, are not done
by leas as by other beings. The vOlun-
tary system is quite ignored, and the
wonder of the exhibition is rather the
marvellous delicacy Of the machinery
than the genius of the performers. Mr..
Kitchingman, after years of patience,
has perfected a set of Lilliputian articles
designed and made by his own hands,
that are of themselves of the rarest kind
and the visitor will soon perceive that
they are most tingeniOusly made for fieas,
and not the feaS for them. Taking the
raw, untutOred flea between his finger
and thumb, with touch that few could
command, the proprietor fastens, by q
peculiar moose, fine hair around the
insects trunk, leaving the two ends
standing an inch or so above the back,
like a couple of OvergrOWn feeleTS.
These hair ends are fastened to the appa-
ratus, generally by insertion in the split
and this difficult operation having been
done without injury to wind or limb,
the harnessed captive is attached to the
particular service for which its talents
fit it.
The Russian and Belgium fleas are fa-
vOrite pupils, but the English breed, af-
ter much starving and training, become
the tOUghestand the best. We observed
one on Saturday however, fretting in
the collar very painfully, and drawing
his ivory car with a hop, skip andjump,
instead of the steady, easy trOt which
the Russian or Belgium affected. Per-
haps it was too much to expect a righ t
minded flea to be dOciIe under the cir
cUmstances in the presence of TUddy
children and blonde ladies. One or two
of the performers were pointed out as
the inheritOTs of u green old age; they
had lived nine months, and were now
in the course Of nature, nearing the day
of their death. Three or four months
nay weekS-however, are considered a
hard age for a flea to live.
Mr.. Kitchingman, with touching af-
feetiOn, allows his fieas to live out of
himself, which is nothing but fair,
seeing that he lives out Ofthem. Every
day, when something attempted and
something done has earned them a
nights repose, he feeds his flock upon
the back Of his hand, puts each individ-
UaI between two blankets, and the
whole layer into a box, where they slum-
ber secure, and out of harm's way, and
ought to be able to rise in the morning
with cOnsciences toward all mankind.
The unclaimed reserve stock 1.-TWO OF
three hundFed) are kept in stOppered
bottles full of flannel wool. The eXhib,
itOr gives his visitors much information
upon this special branch of natural his
tory.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-06-30
A Sad Case orPOisoning.

A frightfulIy violent and painful death
has Just occurred in the Isle Of Man, for
want Of the simplest botanical knOwl-
edge. On Saturday last gentleman
named Rawden, of the FOXdaIe Mines,
in that island, was out with three of his
mining hands, prospecting for 4 vein OF
lead which is supposed to exist upon the
estate. 1t was close day, the party
grew fatigued with the search; and sat
down among the rocks to rest. One Of
them, called Thomas Christian, took
hold of a shrub which was growing close
beside him, and pulled it out Of the
ground. The shrub is as common as any
almost in England; it has woody, tieX-
uOus stem, with heart-shaped leaves; the
upper series Jagged; and if III flower, the
blossoms would be purple, with golden
heart This poor fellow, however, though
he perhaps knew a great deal about ga
lena, masSicOt, minrumcOtunnia, beTZe-
lite, and all the other ores of lead, was
ignorant as a baby regarding the plant
which offered him its deadly attraction;
and his companions were just as ill-in-
formed. Half laZily he tugged at the
stem, and it came up in his hand, root
and all The root he found was very
much like a white carrot and the next
proceeding of the unfortunate expert
mentalistin Tudimentary botany was to
taste it. IT tasted pleasantly enough,
with "bitteT-sweet,' sort of flavor;
whereUpOn, being dry in the mouth, he
proceeded to MUNICH a portion of the
s'wild carrot as hecalled it, and gave
DeiceS TO his companions. Two Ofthem
Captain Bawden and one of the mi
ners-ate each small piece of the root:
but hapIess Tom Christian took a good
deal, while the fourth man was cautious
ornot thirsty, and declined to share.
Those who meddled with the root had
better have swallowed the most poison
Gus compound of the lead for which they
We're looking; for, sitting down to rest
they had sat down uncOnsciOUsly cheek
by-jOwl with death. In a very few min
utes after the rash experiment had been
made, Christian was suddenly seized
with vomiting and viOlect cOnvultiOns;
and the other two men who had merely
tasted the root, began to feel the same
symptoms. Captain Rawden fastened
home to get an emetic; the miner who
had eaten little alOngWith him thought
that draught of milk would do him
good, and went OfftO a farm cottage, near
at hand, to procure some.
Christian was unable to move and was
left in the charge Ofthe fourth man, who
presently saw him die in great agonies.
1t is said that the poor fellow was actu-
ally Il corpse within ten minutes from
the time when he finished eating the
root. AS for Captain Rawden and his
companion, they had gradually recover
ed, though still suffering from the effects
of the poison. What then, was the car
rot-Iike plant, which killed man with
such terrible swiftness, and nearly took
away two more lives? 1t was S0Eddt,Ht
duIcdnldru-the herb known as "woody
night shaden or ''bitter sweet" the
crimson-berries of which, twining
among the hedge-rows of every part of
the country, are at once so pretty and so
fatal
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-06-30
How Topsawyer was Identified.

TOpsawyer, of the house of TOpsawyel
BnlliOn d Co., importers and merchants
Boston, found himself going into a bank
in New York last week, with a check
drawn to his order, which he duly in
dOrsed and presented to the paying tel
Ter.
NIr. Topsawyer ?1 inquired that indi-
vidUal, glancing at the robust figure be-
fore him.
eyes, sir" said TOpsawyer, sOnorOus-
ly from behind his ample wasitcOat,
'that's my name"
'Know any one here, Mr.. Topsaw-
yer?"
know any one here? said the mer-
chant, looking around atthe busy crowd
of mOney-cOUnteTs, bOOk-keepeTs, and
others that were within his range of Wis
iOn-''NO, not a soul"
Every sorry, sir, we cannot pay out
money unless the holder of the check is
known to us, or identified as being the
proper person to receive it by some one
we know
Proper person to receive it, sir said
IODSaWyer, growing red about the gills,
proper person to receive, why anybody
knows me in New York! Spratt, Roe &
Co., fish dealers; T. G. NimmOns & Co,
grOceTs; Bullion & Co., bankers
Very likely, sir, but do not know
you, sir, and you must bring in someone
that 1 know to identify yOU.'
TOpsaWyer, crimson and swelling with
suppressed Indignation that he, the great
TOpsawyer, should be served in this
manner, seized the check and strobe i'll
to the street. He had walked scarce
half dozen steps, when he met Gal
looms, of GallOOns Bros. & Co., the great
dry goods house.
How are you, GallOOns? Just the
man I want to see! Come in here and
identify me so can draw a check
Certainly said GallOOns, and in they
went
Mr.. Teller said Topsawyer to the
payer out of bank-nOtes, ALLOW me to
make you acquainted with Mr.. GallOOns
house of GallOOns Bros & Co., dry goods
Murray street.
How do you do, sir?' said the tel
Ter.
That's all right, said Ctalloons, POM
pOusly, from behind another big waist
coat: This is Mr.. TOpsawyer, of BOs-
ton, and l know him. ...r .....
That may be sir said the teIleragain
to Galloons, 'but don't know yOU"
'Wha-wa-what! said TOpsawyeT,
boiling over at the second drefJIsal-'dOn't
know him? What dye mean by that?
HTrCHf IjUSt introduced yOW,
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-06-30
The Arabs Of the Middle Ages.


The Industrious Arabs revived those
useful arts which the barbarians of Eu-
rope seemed anxious to forget They
wOve the richest fabricks of wool cotton
or silk: they manufactured cloth of gold
and carpets of UneqUaled splendor; their
divans were covered with satin cushions
and velvet hangings; and musIins and
lace of fairy like texture adorned the
MOslem bride. In metals the Arabs
were also excellent WOrkmen. They
forged huge chains and bars of iron; the
steel Of damascus was renowned in the
cities of Europe. Their jewelry was the
fairest and eOstliest of the age; they Law
ished gold and silver in decorating their
mints and produced a coinage that was
the model Of the European world. As
architects they invented strangely
graceful style of building, in Whichthe
fancy of the artist seemed to revel in
new creations, and Of which the lovely
ruins of the Alhambra form a living ex-
ample; in their private houses they
gathered the richest marbles. Thecost-
liest mOsaics, fountains Of dancing wa
ters and gardens Of perpetual beauty.
The Arab Wgrkmen were unusually
temperate almost to austeEity. MOham-
med had enforced the dOctrins of total
abstinence with a rigOr unsurpassed by
the most austere of modern reformers.
HedenOumced temporal and eternal woes
against the MusSUlman who should
touch the accursed wine. He had him-
self set an example of perfect abstinence
and in their purerage his followers obey
ed the precept Of their prophet. 1t was
only in the decline of the nation that
the MOhammedans learned to initiate
the drunkenness and license Ofthe Eu-
rOpeans. Temperate in their diet, frugal
in their mode of life, the ArabspO possessed
sound intelIects in nr-sOund bodies; they
soon began to display an intellectual
vigOr that raised them to the front Of
civilization. They eagerly sought for
knowledge amidst the knowledge of Gre
clan literature, and the poets and philOs-
Ophers. of Athens and of Rome were
translated for the benefit Of the students
of Bagdad and CordOva. The cOllages
and schools of the Arab cities were
thrOnged with attentive scholars when
the greatnObleS of France and England
could neither read nor write; they pro-
duced eminent poets and graceful Wri-
ters while Europe had neither a itera-
atUre- nor a language; their Libraries
numbered thousands of volumes when
Oxford possessed only q few imperfect
manuscripts chained to the walls; and
the poorest merchant of England lived
with more comfort and was far better
informed than the proud knight who
came at the head of his barbarOus squad
rOns to die on the burning plains of Sy-
ria in an Intellectual crusade a.E-1
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-06-30
a Novel Libel Case.

a. G. Waterheuse brought suit in the
i, district court, yesterday, against VIM.
DWycr etall., for ,OO0 damages for Ii
bel. The plaintiff sets forth that Dwyer
and the eleven other defendants, all iu-
rors, i'm giving q verdict against James
Garuett as guilty of felony, coupled with
said verdict against plaintitfWaterhCUse
thereby, as alleged, charging plaintiff
with said felony. The proceeding orthe
Jury in the above ease, which was tried
i'm SacrimCutO, was very unusual, and
the settlement of this novel libel suit
will he watched with interest. About
one year ago q difficulty arose between
Jas. GaTnett and John =. Barrett about
q blOckilyiug in the eastern part of the
city of Sacramento. Each held conflict
ing titles to certain portions Ofthe block.
A settlement was agreed upon between
them, but i'm some way or other Garuett
madC q deed for certain interests which,
as we alleged, ha had already decided
away. Barrett carried the matter before
the grand jury, and GarnCtt was indict-
ed for felony in selling the same proper
tv a second time. When the ease came
up for trial, Gauctt proved that he had
acted throughout i'm accordance with the
advice of his attorneys, BabCOck Il Wa
l'AlipNN'' N''tl llt''N - llNNlHuN IL l'uNUliRu
had been good, and that fact may possi-
bly,, To some extent, have affected the
case. \ verdict of guilty was returned,
by nm expression of regret
that il was not i'm the power of the jury
to return u similar verdict against the
attorneys. The jury also recommended
the district attorny to procure an in
dictmCut against them. Ganett was
sentenced toStatc prison and served out
six months of u term of several years.
The ease was carried to the supreme
court, and Garnett was set at liberty, by
that tribunal. Under these sircumstan-
ces the presentsuit commenced.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-06-30
TRUE HONESTY.

Some Americans seem to think that
there is no virtue out of a Republic, and
add that the present age is a great adj
vance upon all predecessors. To such
we commend the following anecdote:
..r. I'll MA TRUST Vel r#.
Two centuries ago, it was thought an
insult in the Highlands of Scotland to
ask a note from a debtor. 1t was con-
sidered the same thing as saying, 81
doubt your hOnOr.n If parties had busi-
ness matters To transact, they stepped
( into the air, fixed their eyes upon the
heavens, and each repeated his Obliga-
I tiOn, with no mortal witness. A mark
was then carved on some rock or tree
near by, as remembrance Of the com
pact. Such a thing as breach of contract
was rarely met with, so highly did the
people regard their honor.
When the march of improvement
brought the new mode of doing business
they were often panied by these innOva-
tiOns. An anecdOte is handed down of
a farmer who had been to the LOWlands
and learned worldly wisdom. On re-
turning to his native parish he hadneed
ola sum of money, and made bold to
ask loan of Il gentleman of means,
named Stuart. This was cheeTfUuy
granted, and Mr.. S. counted out the gold.
his uOLlC1 LLAE ltt1l llAGA WlOlG q AElNAIilT
and offered it to the gentleman.
''What is this, mau?n cried Mr.. Steu-
art, eyeing the slip of paper.
''It is a receipt, sir, bindingme to give
back yer gold at-the right -time,n Tepli-
ed Sandy. .--.-..-. --...-.. ....a
"BmdjHg pc? Wellmy man if yecaH-
ma trust yourself, Pm sure III ma trust
yeI Ye Gamma ha' my gOldr' And
it up, he put it back in his
desk and turned his key on it.
'But, sir, I might die,D replied the
canny ScOtehman, bringing up an argUl-.
ment in favor Of his new wisdom, 'and
my sons might refuse itye. But this bit
Of paper will compel them
" Compel them-tO sustain a dead faith
ar's hOnOr?'' cried the Scot. They'll
need compelling to do right if this is
the road yes leading them III neither
trust We nor them. Ne can gang else
where for money! But yeAl find name
in the parish that'Il put more faith in
bit o. paper than a neighbOTs word O.
honor and his fear o. God -
Such was Highland hOnesty-nOw-a-
DAYS q man is not safe if he has both his
neighbours word and his neighb0r's writ
ten or printed promise. ..-.-.s..H. .....-
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LIre,s Autmnln.

Like the leaf, life has its fading. We
speak and think oft with sadness, Just
as we think of the autumn season. But
there should he no sadness at the fading
Ofa life that has done well its work If we
rejoice at the advent of Il new life, if we
welcome the coming of a new pilgrim
To themcCTtaintiCs of this worlds way,
why should there he so much gloom when
all these uncertainties are passed, and
life at its waning wears the glory of q
completed task? Beautiful us i'm child
hood i'm its freshness and Innocence, its
beauty is that of mtried life. 1t is the
beauty of promise, Of the bud. 4 hDliCr
and rHrcr beauty is the beauty which the
waning life of faith and duty wears. It
is the beauty Ola thing completed; and
as men come together 10 congratulate
each other when some great work has
been achieved, can see i'm its concluding
nothing but gl0dncsS, so OughtWe to feel
when the setting son filings back its
beams upon u life that has answered
we'll life's purpose. When the bud drops
hlightCd, and the mildeW, blasts the carly
grain, and there goes all homo of the
harvCst-One may we'll be sadi hut when
the ripCned pear sinks amid its garni-
turC Of autumn flowers and leaves, why
should we regret or murmur? And so n
life that is ready and waiting for the
"well done of God, whose latest virtues
and charities are its noblest, should be
given to him.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-06-30
The Flea entertainment.

In London n young EngIishmau is
conducting an exhibition of Il very Gu
riOus character, lie is the proprietor Of
n stud Of performing licas; or, to use the
words of his own announcements, Of
trained Aptcrous insects, the only spec
linens ofthc Artibulata i'm thCwOrld ever
taught to perform The London Daily
News says: ave went to the sight,
fearing that our sense of refinement
would he shocked, but found, upon en-
tering the room, tastofully decorated
apartment, ana several ladies with chill
drcn admiring the household foes which
wholesome sense Of duty teaches them
generally to crush. Mr.. Kitchingman
the exhibitor, has toiled hard and long
TO bring his exhibition to its present
condition. Like tho everlasting cook
ery-book hare, the lleas had first to be
caught, then slipped hithcr from Russia,
Belgium and France, or elsewhere,
and afterwards subjected to training
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-06-30
CHEERING INFLUENCE

How it cheers and gladdens the heart
to have something pleasing for the eye
to rest upon, no matterif it be but q siIh-
pie engraving, or a bunch Of autumn
leaves tackled up here and there on the
bare wall. \ few sea-shellSa little stat
uette, or even dot of green moss grow
ing on the windOw-Sill, give an air Of
taste and refinement to the most honiv
cottage. And how true is that the 81
lent influence of these little surround
ings helps to make up the great whole
that pUrities and Uplifts the soul to some
thing higher and better!
l remember once To have called on
poor sick woman, who lived i'm miserl-
bic lodgings, and without many of the
neceSSarieS Oflife; vet I noticed on the
old rickety stand near her bedside q
tiOwer-pOt containing a pansy, rich iU
its tintS of purple and gold. ''Oh ~ cN-.
claimed, "What 81 beautiful panSv"
ayes, p She replied her pale cOuntUu-
ance lighting mp with tenderness aul r
iOy 'it is very beautiful tO me, as IL Of
ten leads my thoughts away from my
self, from my suffering and sorrows.
somehow, T Tnever feeIhslf SO poor when
I have something pretty 90 lOOkat,".
No matter hOWrhlmIhle uur station in.
life, there Is always something 20 cheer
the Oc0tl ana make us n1npN It we O.
would but acceptit, The pure air ofhcav-
en-, and the glad sunshine, are they not
for tIs all2 The sweet clover hlO0ms,apd
scent Of pine trees, the warbiiugo thirds.
and the rippliRg pfthC brooks, do they
not speak toliS Of love, hope, and hap
piness" Yes, there ure many beautiful
things in the wurld, itN we would but see
them. Vet how many men aud WOmcn
live i'm continual discontent and repiu-
ingS, seemingly uumiudful Ot the gifts
with which tiOd surrounds themI
Show nae the person who hears music
i'm the song of the cricket or the hum
ming of the bee; who sees beauty i'm the
Iowly wild flower, the fallen lOgUovCred
with moss and ivy, the Jagged rock, or
the pebbles beneath the feet; one who
loves to listen to the winds, De thcyCvcr
So wild, and will show YOU one person
who cam never he entirely miserable or
alone. The beautiful SOulliyht within
viii reveal i'm amber tmts some spots
whereOn the weary may rest and ma
lures voice will ever whisper Of fov' and
peace, no matter how iercely the storms
lt life may sweep around. From July
IbrCH. JOUYl0{.
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THE three foundations of gCuius the
gift OF God, human cNeTtion, and events
of life. The three things that enable
genius--vigor discretion, and kuowl-
edge,