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She 9ailg Arstrs,
ROCK ISLAND.
What Follows after the Successful
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From the Chicago Tribune, Hayes organ.
No man who has money will invest it ia
any of the ventures that ordinarily attract
capital. Instead of organizing new banks,
they are closing up old ones; instead of
increasing bank capital, they are reducing
it; 10 money is Offering to invest 10 manu-
features, and, more calamitous than all no
one seeks to inyesti in real estate. Those
who hold real estate are not receiving in-
comes from it, and those who do not hold
are not seeking to purchase it. The worst
form of paralysis which has overtaken the
country is the total and almost absolute
suspension of all Investments of capital in
real estate. That indicates stagnation,
and want of confidence as TO the future,
which is more convincing than all others.
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Passengers arriving in New York by
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the new and comfortable Hotel Deyonshire.
which is opposite the main entrance on
42d street, the most convenient and mex
pensive place to stop, It is modern
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ATTORNEYS AND CoUNsELoRs AT LAW
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ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
~ once in Bengstons Block, Illinois St. Rock i
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4 TTORNEY AT LAW, DEUTsEHER ADvoKAT T.
n Second Avenue, bet 18th and 18th Sts, (Justice
Choppers office, Rock Island, Ill.,
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Lightning Ex. has Reclining Chair Cars through
to Lafayette and Indianapolis and Toledo
New York Special has Day Coaches through TO
Toledo and Chicago -
Chicago Accommodation has Sleepinp Orr tn
Chicago daily.
REGULAR TICKETS.
AND
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Nn e1Leaves Peoria 2:10 m; Bloomington
AVe q 4:15 am Danville, s: 40 m Arrives
DAYTON, 4:55 p m; LOUISVILLE :45 o m. connec;in1
with trains for the East 1s
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-30
THE WONDERFUL ssNINED

The Popular Science Monthly for April
contains an interesting article on the
origin of the Arabic numerals, from
which the following concerning the mum.
ber 8 is taken:
The property of the number affords
an ingenious method of proving each OF
the fundamental operations in arithme-
tic, and it seems to be an incidental at
tribute of this number. 1t arises from the
law of increase in the decimal notation.
1t universally belongs to the number th at
Is one less than the radiX of the system
of notation. And in this connection it
may not be irrelevant to state some
facts or curiosities with regard to this
number 8. 1t cannot be multiplied away,
or got rid of in any member. Whatever
we do, it is sure to turn up again, as
was the body of Eugene Aram's victim.
One remarkable property of this figure
(said to have been discovered by
w.. Green, who died in 1794) is,
that all through the multiplica-
tion-table the prodact Of 8 comes to 8.
Multiply any number by 9, as 9X2=lS,
add the digits together, plus SO. So
it goes ON until we reach 9Xl1=09. Very
we'll; add the digits, 8 plus 0=lS, and
plus SO. Going on to any extent it is
impossible to get rid Of the figure 9.
Take any number of examples at ran
dom, and we have the same result. For
Instance, 339X9=3, ,0S1. Add the digits
8 plus plus plus l=9. Take one more,
5,071X9=45, $50, and add the sum of the
diglts 4 plus 5plus 6 plus 8 plus 9=27 and
plus TO.
The French mathematicians found out
another queer thing about this number,
namely, If we take any row OF figures,
and reversing their order, make a SUBJ
traction, and add Hthe digits, the final
sum is sure to be 9. For example,
5,07l-1705=3,3 1865; add these digits, plus
3 plus 6=1S, ana plus SO. The same
result is obtained If we raise
the numbers SO changed to their squares
and cubes. Starting with 81, and re-
versing the digits, we have 26, and g.
26=36, and 3 plus 60. The squares OF
26 and 81 are respectively 676 and 3,844,
and 3,844-616=3, 1853; add 3 plus plus 4
plus S=l8, ana plus SO. This may
be eXemplified in another way. Write
down any number, as, for example,
7 ,549, 1872, subtract the sum Of its digits,
7 plus plus A plus 8 plus plus plus
2=31, and 7,549, 132-31=7, $40, 101. Add
these digits, 7 plus plus plus plus
plus plus 1=27, and 2plus TO.
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south Of Firth street by oJ feet deep, being part

souVn OF tl'Jn street Dy W leeG deep, DeIng part
OF Lot POI.
$. b, Elliott to II. b. Teetor, 81, deed OF as
signmGnt for benefit of creditors.
Davil Gallup and wife to VIM Struwe, war
ranty deed, &,5lU, ss14 feet on west side of
Vain street by "A feet deep, being the south
west corner OF Main ana Meindy streets.
David Peters to Henry Peters, lease for five
year, at Il rent of $3.50 during 81 nd term, 12.0i
acres in Section 10, springfield Township.
Mary II. FOuds and husband TO Luther II.
Marsh, warranty deed, Lot 10, Square 8, in
Van H0rn2'5Sub tiylsiDn OF VIM. Barr's land,
beng 20 ieet on the north side of LongwOrtn
street by So feet deep-S7,5j0
Charles Howell and wife to Edward A.Beck-
ell warranty deed, II feet on south side of
hathaway street. ana running back to Mar
garet street, and lying 29} ielt east of the di-
vision llne between E. Hathaway and Eliza
beth Marsh-$3 0)0.
james A.. Curry ami wife to Eliza L. Ray,
warranty deed, 5000, 12j feet on te north
side OF Elmore street by 70 feet inches deep,
lying lO0.fcet west of Borden street, IN Cum
minsville. .
Benjamin Bruce to Anthony b. Bullock, as
signmeHt of lease dated July /, 1859, for 10
years, Sl.50O, lot on the northwest corner Of
Race anu Longworth streets, being T21S feet on
LongWorth street by 81 feet on Race street,
and runnmg from Longworth street to the
alley.
Paul s. Megrue and wife to John Dones,
warranty deed, $1,000, 5O-lU0 acres in Section 6,
Township 4, Fractional Range 2, Madeira Sta
IlOu, duJOlulnk II. " MuCnnlOrC'S, also, "a acre
in same section, adjoining Sadie Chaney.
Fri Richardson and wife to l.. IL. Green, war
ranty deed, $4,000, Lot in Richardson's Sub
division Of Peter Zin's Subdivision IN Section
So, Delhi Township.
Arnold Surge ct al. to August MIchard,
Sheriff's deed, 81 400, 10 acres in Survey 6lS,
Anderson Township.
Abigail Lewis to Seth C. Foster, perpetual
lease, annual rent Of 1920, lot on Southeast
corner OF Main and Orchard streets, being 2OO
feet ON east side of Main street, by % feet deep
to alley.
George r. Wilder and wife to Frederick
Gramann, warranty deed $D5', part of Block
-, stephen Wilder's Subdivision. In Section
81, Storrs Township, being 70 ct front on
west side OF Walker Mill Road, and extending
back to O 40 foot street.
Ralph voorhees, to John Broderick, warranty
deed, $500, Lot 49, Township of Reading, be-
ing S2h feet on Market street by 65 feet deep.
VIM. Eberhardt, Sr., to VIM. Eberhardt, Jf.,
lease Tor ten years, annual rent of 1870, Lot Z,
Subdivision of III. Dodsworth's estate. in Mill
creek Township.
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exaggerated: the fun is uprOarious and
ceas eless !; the dialogue brlms over with
puns, repartees, and ailusions to current
| events; and every actor, from the high
est to the lowest, enters into the spirit
OF the thing thorOuI Ihly and unaffected
| ly. Hitohes and awkward pauses are
almost unknown. Tne romauces ana
historical legenus are the most popular
| representations. These frequently
range over several days in performance,
the curtain being drawn at about mic
night and the thread of the story re-
sumed on the following day. Blood and
thunder eater largely into the compost
tion OF these pieces; of sentiment, there
Is but little; Of path0s, none. The stories
some OF them many hundreds OF years
old, others, as the celebrated "FOrty-
seven Ronins," OF comparatively recent
orlgin-are as we'll known to every man,
woman, and child Of the audience as are
the tales Of Cinderella or OF Jack the
Giant Killer among ourselves. Hence
the enthusiasm oi the signt-seers Is as
genuine as 1t is universal, more espec-
ally as, for the greater part, these
dramas deal with the deeds OF the great
and heroic Of old times. In the eyes of
the European visitor these dramas
SAVIOR too much OF Richardson's show to
POooOoR mum ~ 10 VOuuluOu
thing to see dozen actors decapitated,
disemboWeled, or manned, in the
course of an evening, and the faster the
fioW OF blood and The greater the aceum-
uiatlon OF horrors, the better are the
spectators-male ana lemale-pleased
Tempests, thunder-storms, and earth.
qualAes are the neVer-failing accompani-
nents Of the death of the heroes; the
lanterns In the theater are extinguished,
the stage is darkened, the orchestra be-
wsA aud bem0an in sympathy with the
discofd of the elemepts-not horrible
detail is left to be imagined. Men sjy-
cred with wounds and blood stagger
across the stage, cut a somersault and
die; ghostly lights flicker from the
wings; deep-toned bells boom; and, at
the climax the stage revolves ana the
scene changes amid the enthusiastic
shrieks OF the audience. The "Eeeries,"
or burlesques, are, as rule, mere spec
taeu1ar displays, the singing dialogue
being entirely subserVient TO the mag
nificence OF the scenes and dresses.
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JAPANESE AUDIENCES.

Free-and-easiness is the great charac.
teristic of Japanese audiences. During
the performance every one smokes. eats
and drinks; criticisms are very audibly
expressed, conversation and chaf are
very general, people come in and 60 out
as they like; il the weather be hot, su-
perfluous raiment is laid aside sans Cere
monte: coolies enter with their imple-
ments of trade, and reeking with the
dust and sweat of the day, much in the
same way that one may observe peas
ants slouching into continental cathe-
drals for a few minutes prayer.
On the stage the same nonchalance is
apparent. IT an actor be not sword
perfect" the prompter follows him
about with book without the slightest
attempt at disguise; a stage-carpenter,
wanting a light for his pipe, does not
hesitate to crawl in front of the actors
and take one from the stage candles
men who are killed during the play are
allowed to make their exits behind a
piece of black cloth, boldly brought and
neld up by boy; and no hitch or acci-
dent ever justities the drawing across VI
the curtain.
Applause takes the form of wild shrieks
most frequently the name OF the actor.
Dissent and disapprobation are invaria-
bly, expressed by loud and long-con-
tinued chatinS and hooting.-[ All the
Year Round.
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100 per ton, on arrival. Moderate jobbing de-

100 per ton, on arrival. Moderate jobbing de-
mand Ior dressed a4 DC per b, IN store.
MILL FEED-Bran continues firm, with
fair demand anl moderate receipts at Sl4al5
per ton. Shipstuils dull at 81 ale per ton.
Niiddllngs quleC and steady at $l7az2 per ton,
all on arrival. In store about " more is re-
quired.
MJLAssES New Orleans is quoted 59aO7c
for good to choice, with fair eonsumptive de-
mani, and 40ai5c for inferior per gallon. We
quote refined syrups 40a9Oc, according 10 quail
lty, and sorghum 3ja3OG per gallon.
UlLS-MarGet steady and quiet AT 65a66c
Tor llnsced per gallon. Extra lard oil is neg
lee ed az S5aSjc per gallon Rehned petroleum
hrm ana sc ling ut lTal7c per gallon.
POp ATOEs-The receipts are somewhat
more liberal, and the demand is fair at YOca$l ~
per bu, loo e, on arrival, accor ling 10 quail
ity. Good 10 choice III store are quoted So g5a
800 per Drlt pached, and 81 goal 81 per bu,
loose.
POULTRY-There is a better supply, and
live chickens are selling at $3a3 10 per dozen
for good to choice, and demand fair. Lave
geese are worth S. 50a4 80 per dozen, and dull,
SALT-Ihere is q moderate demand for Ohio
River and kanaWha salt, with liberal o0erin KS
at iSc per bu, and 81 10ai Is per brl Of 2SO lbs.
Turks Island quoted 33a36c per bu, and dull.
Liverpool Il 10a1 ~ per sack.
SEED-There is O moderate demand for
clover, and Jobbing sales in store at l4Zal5C
per Id, and timothy is quoted 81 1Oal gu per Du.
Flax seed is in fair demand at 81 25ai 40 per
Dushe
SUGAR-Demand moderated and market
steady. We quote New Orleans S15a9Xc for
raw, and Hall 14c for clarified per Id. Refined
llhallAc, granulated ana powdered liza
E1Sc, crushed l2J4al21Sc, and cut loaf l2Jsc per
pound.
TALLOW-The market is steady and quiet.
with ample offerings. Prime country Is worth
nc per Id packed, and city rendered 7Ac
loose
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JAPANESE PLAYS.

Japanese plays may be divided into
three classes; screaming farces of every
day life; romantic or historical dramas; !;
and 'feeries," or musical burlettas. 70
the foreigner the first are perhaps, the
most amusing and instructive; but if
the visitor be determined to see the
Japanese farce pure and unadulterated,
he should not carry with him any preju-
dices on the score OF morality and re-
inement, for the humor of these pieces
consists in a great measure oG'breadlh"
of incident which would scarcely be tol-
Grated even In the lowest London ''gaff.n
OF late, much of this indecency has been
expuDged, at least from the theatres of
Yokohama and Yeddo;6ut even now it is
very unwise measure to take lady to
a theatre in Japan. The scenes of these
larces are those of everyday life; the
personages are exactly the men and
women of the lower orders whom one
sees chatting at the doorways OF chaff-
ing and joking in the streets. Every
part Of the action is, Of course, grossly
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A WICKED IMPOSITION.

At eighteen years OF age this lady
married a wealthy old fellow of sixty,
with one foot in the grave. Could any
prospect have seemed more delightful?
One foot in the grave, recollectl All,
but mark my story's sequel. At eigh-
teen, say they, she was lovely crea-
ture, but when l made her acquaint-
ance she was passe and worn; while he
he ought to nave been ashamed ofhim-
self, but was not-was hale young
thing of eighty-eight, and evidently good
for another half dozen years to come.
You see he had married, as I twice be-
fore remarked, with one foot in the
grave; but no earthly consideration
would induce him to pop in the other
the abandoned old ruffianl Think how
that woman was defrauded.-lSa San Fran
cisco Chronicle,