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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17

EIIzABErHToWN AND PADUCH RAILROAD OF
KENTUCKY EIGHT PER CENT FIRST MORTGAGE
CONVERTIBLE BONDs.-ln consequence 81 recent
rcgotiaou of these securities the undersigned have
bar a limited amount TO offer at 90 and accrued IN
tcrest al which rate they recommend them to IN
vestOrs Is "a thoroughly safe security.
HAIIGARTEN ~ Co, p Blo2dst.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17
THE WEEPING WILLOW.
Is G,lgba article for Ie-dag, By Benson J. Lo+s.
MY VOCATION AND WHAT CAME OF IT,

Ny VOCATION AND WHAT CAME OF 1T,
Z, Ne, fndtoa. 10th Story and Esay.
PETER CRISP,
7. Comic Episode Of Italian Trsvd by H. T. Tucsefnan.
There are charming bS Elizabeth AkeTs Alien ADD Charlotte
Bates. and Sonnet D., LathTop.
The features present number viii be o1ud u1u,ly atrac
by ToNnley, with PORTRAITS Of HENRY
PETERS GRAY and O. ADAMS WARD; al5 valuable article by
j. K g. Eass.r tnnuei AMERICAN AIT MUSEUM, with the
designs Submitted D., W H. Beard The subject Of national interest
and Hortaac; also notice. The ESGLSH Ar ACADEMY &C.,
&c.
WILFRID CjMBrRNEDE
continued Illustration; sud there also SKETCH OF
GEORGE MACDONALD IY TIE PULPIT.
The EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS specially vaIiei and enter
tsnng Among the notable features THE PIKE IN LIERA
TURE, POLITICAL BIGOTW TIE RIGHTS or CHILDREN, &c,
&c.
HONE AND SOCIETY and THE OLD CABINET are too fresh
spsrn he characterized The whole concius With FUNNY
ETCHING by Bu.. REMIYsC ESCES or MOUNT WASHINGTON
which vii be appreciated by sumner tourists.
So lEAE-30 CENTS NUhBIR
Tor sac by ali l,t,is.
SCEIBNfR & CO.,
C54 BROADWAY. n Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17

able presentation Of IL, Revolution
pen q talented oou1tvonan Ms Mar G. Ptaan, NJ.
article viii wider bing which has sp
reared % IT, subject.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17

change Bacon qe hut fr for icsbo1s.; .,sl n p,
boxes idt long Gear az &c. an - boxes Streif0ri
Dressed Hog are quiet bu, steady glet a. 6a7 Tor Cy Is
que ard prees ar unchanged 'e II '1 hb AMI -
l0dc Tor ty lpic fof P Pdne Steam, ald 10 ale a.
Kettle keniereli for iiture deliver there l. nothing doing.
~ rROy ONs IRON SFw-Y0EK VRgK rv,rs,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17

SAINT Louis CITY 6 PER CENT GoLD "RENEwAL'
Bonds, having 20 years to run. We offer Si1l,O00
above bonds. being the whole issue also North Mis-
souri, First Mortgage Bonds. JAMESON SMITH 4
COTTNG IA BrOad-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17


FREIGHTsThc mae, has been et ami rates weak an ening
downward the c5rleuHg business las le, 49, nnt Nlu e lh
ss,s, hr Iry tonnage eY TO- De- @ hi ftt' .t'
The engagements are: n L'euoo-l5 o. hzl Gr by sem " %
rgi snail lots of Cotton i by steam and 3d. sail 10 Lo-'n-
CgSIY,c eress and de2re ION have been he l.n ll,.
of wheat market Irt; ifrlr de- le
,trool reduced or thence liberal arrivals ui
much r-ls have given buyers o'dt sd'Htis
crbc new, which plenty and We Qua ir major ii' "' DO
quality quite dr., Ai tie market l II
aHd with slight addition of o MS
nreb saupgent e1pre, Hr thc Uafvo. DIE
-orts rom the So-thy faei arrest tc downward tendency,
though lcalc Purchases Of 49, n- Aoii olI y
dis intelligence emes Illinois, W .sc"r,u. N.an.o.' 'ai
Iowa that the ayr-e Ntil N i rh-
from the NORTHWEST confirm ye decidedly The nc -i' TON our
agents suhcres here alsAng pr'eies's M ono ihl &
Illinois and ssour ih yield proves u be- -eeeu short OF Whist
confident looked pr pIt-.ut Hrce "hI e Vufl h '
in Oel; 80
but then No aai No. age 'el E'o ne .lt
in Southern udara and they having good demand Tor
I,u roris Nori AMI South tala have prHlu'
enough Their own watt The quantiy 81 hat no." IN t-
of wee, AMI the week last
-g9 Tu-it tlr inquiry for Wheat t ami le ~ fkrt is
AZ the market extremely heavy anil easier especially Tor
NeS; the demand mainly Son p1s le safes ere
POI BUSH II 50 for soft Spring - 'Zt0 II 4" fr No
Chicago Surrs 81 3a ~ 81 tor No Chicago Nprlg ~ va
81 y Tor No. , Milwaukee; II g f.r 40. ii " u.ee:
III ia 81 "a for Rel Westerns ~ 30 md
Sof Nrwat SEA o.. II S. for New White Idaai - So
81 a. or Amber southern Barley Nlt is Gam ani l fair irnu
sales Of 10 BUSH Cool p Ols without 'a r
demand lights the s 1900 bush New ono 6l4oc Tor frI
latter tracA; Western 40 t5ulI' Sort'
al bia0lc RE inactive prices u0usL Cora freely oorl,
lower and Go.e sb5lt inside h-rr, ih aoer,e OF
ght decline 81 Liverpool give bncr the ."1u~- e
at BE- the latter for Choice do. Yellow t@'.' southern
White at BE, in store
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17
cu,c,oo LIVE srocx NARKBr-Jru IS.

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARHBT-Jch ," al.
Recent, or tie aeek-los3 Cattle tl6O5 iio, M ~ t. -
neat 81 Ci,tle y ysJ iloy., 6i Sh ~ 49, ~ marie, ~
80 - Ia tOl Cate % l63 HOG fS'l hbtei a.. h,tsr
Cltr 1erv dali heavyi Cmnea 3 fs q IS T. m, ih
ga "a !, 10 - p. Prime Shipping 90 - % ios -
ACT A.. bot IN ,s. pressing drnsri al 7to4' SSS.IT
sloul, sheep are hrne aud "a so"d nav " :.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17
THE MARKETS.
lcnrlrnv RepoLtel fot rnE rnln-ys !

,eurs market for Pots remains i'm with demand
750 r. - quiet On, STEADY; qnoie az 7 - 90
COTTONE The market dull, aud puce' nom
na delivery. as lover; saes 81 bales Si5 last even
alC g. uou We qn"ei
r'' I'm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17

EIGHT PER CENT GOLD INTEREST BONDs. WITH
STATE WORCESTERSHIRE undersigned offer forsale
limited amount of First Mortgage Bonds OF the
Montgomery and Eufaula r. Il. Co., Endorsed by the
State OF Alabama, bearing eight per cent interest in
gold, payable in New-York March and September
Issue limited to $4,000 per mile on finished road.
Ample funds have been provided for the compile
ton of this road by October next, and the funds for
meeting the interest due in September next have
already been placed in our hands
The business of this road promises to be large and
profitable, and we confidently recommend its in
dorsed Mortgage Bonds to those seeking investments
as both safe and advantageous. Price for the pres
cnt % and accrued interest.
GEORGE OpDYRH q Co.. % Nassau-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17
NANENG AND EINANCIAL.

THE FIRST MORTGAGE BoNDs or THE NEw-OE-
LEANS, MOBILE, ASD Texas RAILROAD COMPANY,
bear per cent currency. or per cent gold interest
have - years 20 run are in the denomination of
$1,000 or COCO each are limited in amount to Sl25JO
per mile and are based upon the Louisiana Division
Of the great trunk line, from Mobile through New
Orleans to Houston, of which line two-,nirds is
already built These bonds offered for the present
at 90, and accrued interest from July 1.
The advantages of these bonds for SAFE AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT are manifest upon examine
ton. No railroad bond is better secured while hold
ers Of Governments viii find decided profit in sell
ing at the present high prices and renvesting in
these bonds, which cost less, but pay much larger
interest.
The fullest information given on application W..
b. SHArrUCK, Banker and Financial Agent, y. o.,
NJ, and +. X. Il. Co, No. % Nassau-st, New-loTk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17
financial

DONDS FOR SALE.
~ W "''' COUNTY TowS, CirYs
snl
SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS
OF se'e'''' send Cor descriptive list
phAhNN' A'D No II WALLSI.. Nkw1OsH>->
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17

For future delivery Oasis M3luz tie s ave been a. o
20 &C. ar 20 56c sept scat 5-ltc. 900 olc 30 at 2oc
E"y AMI Dee 6 each at lsc each 49,, together; oet
Nov. and Dec, 10 each At SIC leo taGa siS e-f4r a.
igc; Jan lg; total 5000 bales To-day July 100 at 2
A. % l6c loo at ql COO at 2oc at 2ic; Nov end Dec
100 each 9c; Nov, 100 at 49, 800 at Usc total 500 bales
CoFTEE-Iher isbcn re rol ing done IN wholesale Ey
to-day aud prices are nominal lole'' are Il"' no"e' " s
FiGuR ASD MEkLCihe heavy sud depressed feeling that d.u-
apparent The arrivals have been more liberal espg Of SrE
in Ja and could only sod BY submitting uc lover price a'
most jobue purchase spa'IfP at 'Ll' 'e Oh @ - Of The
Slime n w5s t Pg i ai1 e proves to- e IN oua; h. s
cline In the absence considerable export imlud, have
Wheat E1irs auj Commou North Western SlHeg Wheat brHI
Choice Spring Wheat Extras are hed yin cool deere OF n
duplicated from the growing crop IN Other w,s We
.eiGt very s TGn & any r 1s OF our sock con M #
medium grades these are always IN moderate demand END m,n5
y a brands hye declined aud We end the consomton
preston business throughout the country IN Uuound Only
S Love-. 40 ami the Former Las been GGs Of se The asga.e Of
mnhng tock We have added to the exports & week are
dsy the demand r tie gds far hese steady
mo, j md c"eT; at the Close 6e miTkt; is heayv Win r
deFea for h}ns sr.d, 1 pm. and ~ 5 o grades age Pen' heavy
So' t6 e9@ - g ONO Ina n Sppt - oo - %
state iIancg toI..... 5 gJ0 g. White NLelt. Extra
West'u SHINING Ext 3 2Ju Ind. and Mich J0 -
tioDd 10 Double Extra 90 1o W.
blU % - Louis Nlnge l1ts ~" ~
sJU 10 st. Ioi- Double Ent
Ex,ra Amber Indians, st. Louis. Triple hr w %
ono and Mich. 6S0 Extra brands IVA 3 10
Soatlen qnts dab heavy. the supply liberal A
dull and 5a 0c l0ueii sies II 81 bbs We
quot.
BrIt Alex and Georgetown 250 - .
Bait Georgetown ENt.a alI Family. 9 ti0 tt
R,rIouI County Extra. t1 ID
Gto-a aud Ftmr..... 6 s"0 %
plenty. sa- Of 30 btl We
We.ru.........%i 80 sIl peuu.... 0 - 80
Meal Lair demand puc sales Of 80 0hi We
Corn Meal Jersey 20 Meal Brve. - % n 81 70
Corn Western 80 Cora Me4, Dr., 10 80 % %
Corr Nea. Wr-LW 9 80 ~ 3 90
Oat . 1ierte request. hrt prices uusuoG; sales oi -
Ibis. al 81 or t..y. sl. 80 2- for Ontario 0H does.
NJ. 81 IT. l.. To-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17

rs,n MOI DFRS OF ONO STATE STOC n ~, an
Mic. IS hereby yen hat lie INTEREST due JuY pRl AZ
N, Funded Debt tie State ofOto vii be PAD ~ hon 10
EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK. IN the CIV N,s,yty
la 10 The 10th proNno and thereafter ~ our oe ~ ~ lib ptE.
Tic transfer hooks will be- closed ioT one Mo1'n "V"'
'o''N''' '' LAMPS VI GOODMAN, Autof o. s ,St ,,ts
TS,AC b. NlERN GOD Secfei.il y.
FRANCIS 70. POND, Attorney r,rs.,,. al Ohio
Inn ,.ioutIs Of sinking Fund Of sts"e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17

V,ONEY TO LOAN ON Mortgages, .. Sn N ,eS
VI 80, - property No bonus Mortgages '-'' ~
1, NJ LlNSILIN. Pine ST.. Room u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17

aforementioned:

The susoned table shows the highest and lowest
prices active stocks United States securities, and
gold made dung the week, aud the closing quotations
of cath al fLt. dates aforementioned:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17
Ncm i1ublicailons.

One otle hest book. ever published uo7 De ST. ice, docs not
Dot 81 iry dun uH0a Agriculture that no one can pa"
written by OF tie greatest as well as ore
Of simplest wuen IN tae world 90 Dis most agreeable maputr
grther deal valuable Information
in ard the general reader Will end
eseuey fascinating from the pleasant style o. treating ue VARIOUS topics
viii thousands 90 dollars De vii orv
practice from t, boz and other rier c' people,
VII gather from M sensible advice Ila iJi ia $50" he go
a. amer lie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17
WHAT ! Know OF FARM y G
: Know
TAGIISG.

NJ Cr,,sr written Ibis hook te nest ao' snI.s name
Lid .,. hone a y acer'ei fn merit oi Lavut 'et
"c he babe pretend TO age that i-" can l To ma
"Ct,al..
Iiage avoided o., @ co t o; terms aud Distinctions ar
familiar 20 The general ea.
"Te little oxrce1 hydrogen noseu etc. have kc 10
"u,se D. since atcfc- rf them Nou e ures q" ih'
s.radg acquainted elementary truths OF chemistry ANA Obs
"ycIleNag 20 Others.
"Iftc-c w paragraph 0 pages which VII not No. Ir .nl
b, au ivtrs a. school years, Then nave
"f,a ae st paragraph simple asi as 1ut s Intended
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17
The relation existing between the total reserve OF the


The Government bond market has been fairly active in
the 1915 the basis Of 2 In the rest Of the list there
much doing the general market closing steady.
Fix Hatch report al 4 u. H. as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17

q w CARLEToy Co. Publishers Mal'sonsluare Nee.YO-k
OFcc o.. The Tribune and sent by mall po.7JrJ &
" wv ' ' TIE TRIBUNE ASSOCIATION.
'lr Rec. eo-N
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-21

il being land which never before was sold since
the settlement Of the country, excepting the In
dian grant given by Naihawton of Puncepaug,
in 1856. Though the premises are well defined,
only one lot--the "Home Lot" so called,-has
ever been fenced within the memory of any per-
son now living, and one side of this lot was UNI
fenced for many years when the present location
for the fence vas laid out by Gen. Lincoln of
bingham. The CLONE Lot" was bought by Mr..
Nicholas Serovich Of Hull; that on Pedox and
Hog islands, by Miss Sarah Jones of bingham;
the lots on Point Allerton and Strawberry hill,
by John G. Loring of Boston, and that of Wind
by Mr.. Robert Gould. In the original division
of the town, the bay inside Windmill point is
called "Broad Bay" and the Point Alerton lots
are bounded easterly by the 'Mayne Sea-
bingham journal.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-21

OSTRICH HUNTING.-Considerable attention
has of late years been bestowed upon Ostrich
farming" On these so-called farms numbers of
ostriches are KEEP solely for the growth of feath-
ers for commercial purposes; the Enclosures in
which the birds are confined vary in size from
fifteen TO twenty acres encircled by low stone
walls, over which the Ostriehes never attempt to
leap. A novel plan, we learn, has been adopted
near GTahamstOwn for Matching the eggs of
these valuable birds artifcially, by means of an
incubator; the eggs are kept up TO Temporal
ture of from 100 to l05 deg. of Fahrenheits
thermometer by the aid Of an oil lamp, at a cost
of a trifle more than penny for the twenty
four hours; the natural period of incubation in
struthious birds (oStrichesl is about forty-n'ne
days. Ostrich feathers are in constant demand,
being employed tor great many purposes, and
the value, commercially, varies considerably in
accordance with color and quality; the long
white feathers which are plucked from the wings
are esteemed the finest, and are worth from 433
to f40 per pound, which usually comprises
about eighty feathers. The fine white feathers
are mostly used by the court plume ma.
kers; the process of cleaning consists in
careful washing with soap and clean
water, a scottish brush being at the same
time employed iudiciously; after the securing
the feathers are well Tinsed and shaken out to
dry. Next in value follow the long black and
gray feathers, and lastly the small ones, which
fetch only about forty shillings a pound. Feath-,
be more valuable than those plucked from the
Harmed" birds. The mode of hunting ostriches
by the regular hunters has been thus described:
The finest adult male bird is singled out of the
flock of perhaps six Or eight, at the season when
the feathers are in the finest conditon-that is,
when the quilts have not arrived at their full
hardness or developments the plume of the
feathers is then beautifully delicate and soft;
these feathers are then called blood feathers and
are considered of the greatest value. The hunt
er then follows it at Il sharp trot, so as not thor
oughly to alarm the bird, but follows it up per-
haps ten miles or more at the same rate of speed
and then stops and off saddle, letting his horse
feed and rest little for about twenty minutes;
the ostrich also stops. The hunter then mounts
again, and follows up the bird at fast gallop.
The ostrich is now, however, stiff and tired af-
ter his previous eXertiOn, and does not 90 along
SO last, so that his pursuer soon runs him down
and knocks him on the head with "sjambok,"
a thick thong of hippotamus or rhinoceros hide,
and kills him at once, An ostrich, in good plu-
mage, is worth about 916, and each bird has
from two and a half to three ounces of the finest
white feathers. Some hunters will get from fifty
to eighty birds in season.-Ldld and Water.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-21
Number Seven.


Well. yes! Number seven's gone up, sir
She's the one that they brought In last night,
With both of her eyes In mourning,
And her cheek cut up in tight
They put her down "drunk and disorderly;"
Wen, maybe she was-I don't know,
But those thin little hands o. hers, sir,
In row wouldn't make much show.
She was still for quite good while, sir,
When they'd put her into the cell;
And as looked in through the grating
At first couldn't Just TELL
AS she lay on that bench IN the corner,
In limp, dOubled-up sort O. way,
With her hair all streaming around herr
But what she had tainted away.
But after a while-towards morning,
She began for to mutter and moan
I'll Just tell you what 1t amt pleasant
To be pacing this beat all alone,
When there's two or three yrlent cases
raving and cursing away
Not that this one did any cursing;
No, sirl she seemed more times, to pray.
She said-for couldn't help hearing,
Each time I'd be passing the door,
Some words-"O, Jimmy! my darlint,
Don't strike me agin, any more!
Don't kick me, your poor little Mary!
You wife that is lovIn' We so!
For the sake of the little dead childer-
They're watohin' from Heaven, l mowW
Then, sudden, her voice would grow flercer,
"And what are yes wantIn', nowr
Shure II wasn't himself at all, strs,
It's me that made all the row!
Drunk? MOI but hurt In my side, sirs,
Mono! 'twasn't him-it was i
i slipped on peelin' an struck me.
blessed Virgin forgive me the liep
1.-THE station! 0, mister, have PITY
See the little one there on the bed,
What one of us R1uSt-he or l, sirsY
Well thin, ye can take me instead.
It's wake from the fever he is, sirs,
'Twould kill him, night on the stone,
Don't touch mel I'll wak-kiss your mammie-
Howly Mother! To die here alone!
40, the pain in my sides CROWN stronger!
Twas a cruel. bad blowi Whist! Be still
1t wasn't himself Would We have him
Arristed for thryin' TO kill
It's cowld-bitter cowld, in this place, here,
Thank God that it's me an not him!
o, the pain! Thin it's dyin' 1 am, shurel
God take care OF the baby-and Jimp
1t was just after that went in, sir;
She had dropped from the bench to the floor
On her knees; and / saw all was over
The moment 1 opened the door.
Deadl Yes-and, thank God For tell you,
When think of that drunken brute, jim,
l know that God loved her, in taking
The life she gave freely for him!
Missouri Republican.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-21

heavy; Muscovado exc; fair to good refining q exc
No 70 Dutch standard 9N a 9Ac; Coffee firm; Rio ~
turpentine firm at SO % 53tc rosn quiet at S2hO @ 26
for strained. Petroleum qniet crude l4hc; refnedAc
Tal0w steady at 81 "a Sc.
HIoAGo, Feb 2O.-Flour quiet at 1925 q 625; Whea
dnll No2Sl22h 2S Corn dull No z S &C. p ps
ley dull at 76c High wines easier at &c., Provisions
weaker. Mess pork S2l50 a 2l.75 Lard l2A "a 1886
cash Dressed hogs firm at $40; live hogs quiet Al
S6.s5 a $50. Ca tie lower at $40 624. Receipts
5000 bbs -four II 900 bush wheat 900 bush corn O
bush oats 1000 bush rye 5000 bush barley 5000 hogs
Shipments0O 900 bbl~ nour 5000 bush corn, 1000 hogs
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 20.-COtton steady and in hr dc
mand; middlings lAAc.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-21

NEW YoRK. Feb, 20-Cotton active and Nc hlghet;
sales 63l bes middling upands 5Hc. four-sacs 1900
bbs state and western dull in buyers favor; state
$3.50 @ Sli Oho $50 e. 1851; western $3.50 a $50;
southern $50 % b15. Wheat quiet; no sales; No
spring sl,5l q l54; winter red and amber western ga
ISL. Corn dull sales 900 bush; new mxef western
heavy; new mess S22,q7 a 2250; old $3.50 a s22OO;
primo $3.50. Lard dull at l24 "a 1870. Butter firm
nee % q sltc Rice irInj CarolinsfA @ SIZE. Sugar
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-21

The swindling conspiracy of the Pennsylvania
coal companies was arranged a few days ago, at
a secret meeting held in New York 1t estab-
fishes an embargo on all traffic with the coal re-
gions, so far as concerns the trade in coal. The
intention is, that, for the present, mining and
transporting coal shall be suspended. These
conspirators (who might be compelled to pick
oakum in some penitentiary, without subjecting
the world to a calamity profess that they are
seeking to crush the "Miners' and Laborers'
Benevolent Associations" but the leaders of that
association seem to be their tools. AT any rate
they have used this false pretense so long, that
it has become very stale. 1t is false now, as it
always has been heretofore. Moreover, it does
not now appear that the working miners have
made eXtravagaut demands, and it is not true
that they have ever been paid enormous
wages" Their pay for mining the
coal, when highest, does not aver
age thirty-ive cents ton; and this
is only a small fraction Of the exorbitant
prices charged for it by the companies. The
outrageous swindling is solely the work of the
mining companies, known as "coal operators"
A committee of the miners have published a
card, in which they denounce many of the pub
lishcd statements of these Operators" as false
hoods. They point out that the miners get clear
not more than thirty-fve cents ton for mining
coal, when the companies get five dollars ton
at the seaboard and less when it is sold for less
than five dollars a ton; and that the average pei
day, for each miner, can not exceed eight tons
They say
"The miners, without an exception, are ready
to lesume work, but the operators are not, ow
ing, as they say, to the market being over
stocked, their chief object being to lessen thu
supply and advance the prices still higher, anC
afterwards attach the blame to the miners for al
this outrage as practiced by themselves"
The measures taken by the operators" IL
prevent the transportation of coal from TIT
mines, show that this statements true.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-21

SMOKING TIGERs.-Smokers do not like to
hear it asserted that they "make beasts" of
themselves with their nasty tobacco, yet
the reproach, says the Pail Mall Gazette, is
more just perhaps than they imagine, for it
seems that some beasts, tigers for instance
are occasionally confirmed smokers. A CORE
spondent of the NeilgherTy Excelsior gives the
following curious evidence on that point 81
observe" he says, "that you gave an anecdote
of tiger snatchIng a cigar from gentleman
hand and boiling with it. A friend of mine
once had tiger cub and terrier pup in rear
ing. He was a great smoker, and the pets
would play about the room while he INDUCED
in the weed. The sweeper noticed that there
was gradual decrease Of the cigar ends thrown
away by his master, which could only be due to
his master becoming less moderate in his habit
or the use of the cigar ends by some one else
Determined to ascertain the cause, he watched,
and found one evening, after his master had re.
tired TO bed, that the tiger cub was the
new customer for the cigar ends, his COM
panion, the pup, bringing hun fire.
stick, stealthtly distracted from the kitch-
en-. These are not the only instances of tigers
taking to smoking Mehemet Ali, the most en-
lightened ruler Egypt ever had, kept tame til
ger, tull-grown one, to which he always hand
ed his hookah afterhe had exhausted the scented
opium ball.