, 1877-10-14

legitimate business to keep the stock Of his
roads up aud that in doing this he becomes 4
support to the "hulls ~ uf all degrees OF in-
po:tancc. As sent you in recent interview,
quite all there is to the world. aud believes tue
| railroads would exist even should speculation
in their stock perish.
THE LATE PROPOSAL
| to increase the commission rates for buying or
| selling on margin from onc-sixteenth to one
| eighth Of per cent calls attention to thc con-
| dtion Of the majority Of thu small brokers,
which may 1e exprcssiyely described " tue
| term '@hard up.' These ever-cx;ectant. sell
| don,-employed agents, whose capital consists
| simply OF their membership ticket. form about
as piabe and ,,oyerty-strcken class rs the
| community affords. They sit around in the YES
! tbue III the Exchange good share OF the
time, cheering each othcrwith hendlessIY-rcpcated
! stories Of the exciting war days, when 1t was
| the usual thing to get ut least SlU0 commits
sion every other dar. The nature OF their gam
| bling trade has untitled them ior engaging in
| the dull routine Of other business, even were
they not mostly TOO proud to work for living
J as common people dc. Their pride in belonging.
on Change is as large as their profits are small.
In 50 far as they are The gay Young bachelors Of
society, who nl::lagc to get along TO great cX-
tctt by dining out aud acting escorts in those
cases where he lady invites aud conveniently
pays the bills, no pity is called for; but Others
are men OF family, and obliged TO make every
shift yet along. They live under the constant
illusion OF hope.
OUTSIDE SPECULATION
has decreased Month BY month, but they will
not believe that the ausl-noneY and fortunc-in-
a-.lay times arc not to return. 4 few large
spectators, doing business through a limited
number of large brokers and more limiled
number of small ones, cuntrof the market; but
this will all change some day, argue The chance
WATERS, and then they will heconle the Gunlds and
Sc1uyers Their stock is faith in the poSsDl-
t,vs Of the street, and 50 they keep up busy
appearance abroad, and st;lrye or borrow ut
home. 1t is surm,scd tnat the movement to in
crease the rates was an attack on the few large
alld controlling spectators who snonopolize the
market; but now this could assist the needy !
brokers is not evident The remark Is pertinent
that how raising the cost Of doing business is
calculated to entice business to the street, Is an
get abroad that with large commissions the |
brokers will NO longer bc tempted 10 rrsurt to !
"'stlaycs." II hall the brokers would sell their |
seats, which are quoted at Something like $J,0U,
and take the money to pay their debts al1t get
new start in less uncertain vocation, it would |
bc Of much benefit both to their country aud I
their creditors. /
PATENTS CURIOUS AND CHEAP.
At the third or fourth of the AUCTION sales
Of patents by George ". Keller the ulher t,ay
another batch Of Inventions mostly interesting !
for their oddity, was disposed Of ut less than !
living prices. This would no doubt be proved i
yerv uild statement OF the case could the his
tory Of the production Of these ingenious arti-
clvs be got at. The amount Of stock in the in
ycntion market. notwithstanding the light de-
,uand, is simply surprising. Mr.. keeler has
sent III to him from all parts Of the country
machines calculated to do eycryt hing hut put
money into the pockets Of their orjgnators.
Two things render it unlikely that the sales viii
soon be discont,nucd,-tle ca9erneSs oi in
ytutnrs to dispose OF material worthless in
heir own hands, 2nd the iniatilation Of certain
tlass Of moneycd persons for Investment in i
pat cnt right, ulattcr what that article COW !
trs, be it an improvement iu Memberships ur
!, self-rocking cradle Young ladies will be in
teresttd to learn that a1luny the offerings was |
an improved Uyercoat- pocket for the
PROTECTION OF LADfs HAND
while walking with Centielnan.' This ad-
nirabIe addition to centle1nan's dress all i'll
,rovclnent unquestionably upon the sleeve ar-
inventor reserved the State ct PENNSYLVANIA, !
Which has the glory Of producing him. for bis ,
,wn attack OH the province OF the tailors- L,
nay be expected next that We shall have an
,ycrcuat for two, which would insure much
arccr protection, and not be tii<a@recablc to i
nany young people who might be naned.
)thtr Inventions included Il double pocket 7
ivded By i deceptive flap, with TIE sole ana | i;
audible purpose of dcud!ng the pestilential
ickpucket; an improved disf-washer, which is |
to the consideration Of The |
lone as nothing less than d means tf | ,
race; patent tobacco pipe. which is I
ot recommended to the same depart incnt; | i
new device ior fastening shoes by all invisible +
tring, sort Of thing the Eastlakc school would !
rtw1 upon as the extreme uf folly; an I'M
rDytd spoon. so called BY the maker, though | +
he adjective would better be left, perhaps, to s
hose who use SPOONS; lounge capable Of bt-
ne transformed into various useful household q
rtjc1es. aside from q bedroom set; iustri;- |
nent always in readiness for watering postage 6
lamps and cleaning pens: anu portable Eastt-
taGu, with tank and pump tor filling the bowl. |
he railroad accidents of recent times were re- r
ponsible for an arrangement to c5tinguish the
re in car-stores III case OF at CvcrturnlnG. Tue =
lrentor OF al 'ar-tTht
INDIVIDUAL VAULT, 7
r grave" warranted proof against time, pos
lblv was impelIcd BY the Egyptian theory l.
cocqua1 soul and body preservation. There r,
as All apparatus for removing snow from
abroad tricks, which Was passed out OF
efe1ence to the warm weather. i luacline y
Or sharpening slate-pcucils was snapped
p by uuict~lookinE spectator for Si.tWU: Il
nd another tor digging pOst-llOleS, Danbury
realized $1,:3s5 \ cortl-planter Il
le,lged to plant eight ten acres per day. aud ~
by the way, wis valued at but s35 u
o little do men take to heart the woes and
ants of women. tic real large sale WAS that Y
+ Il new process for tanning hides. having no
eation however, to the education Ut children
,y this PROCESS SKINS can be tanned in three i
ays-a fact recommended to college crews :,
bout to enter training The inventor wautt '
10000 for tile first right. which gave New Eli
land to the buyer. lie got SbOOJ instead. and I,
!, ,O00 per State for Svw York. Pennsylvania
nd MARYLAND. AS for the West, having more &
# Ill eye IL business advantage than most of
us eccentric class. he intends to 90 there him S
elf. The sales, which ART themselves novel
" arc we'll attended, and both interesting apl
musine. They bring out The genius that has II
tivcp us t1lc ranc Of nation OF inventors, and
lie DoWn-East query, w hat won't tl!ev do | ,
lcxt!'' uG