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The New York herald., 1878-10-06

future a:liysr The sale. ysrs I, ioov, " s
losee so e sa:. iooo osss; psssm,:i 200
nS.ss s6s. isoo at Soc 200 !. 10 s Fssuary 500
:: xsy 100 ss 7se Go s 100 ~
io7Is ss.ai iseo, s.ls. T0:s.y. ao 70 one M-os
$40 :. iosoc. 100 z. iosss, 100 \. io,soc. LOO as
soo 10 s.e, 200 as 70 ale 10 10 osc 200 10 2sc
iosss sss 800 iosss. soo 10 sss. 100
500 a. iusse $40 10 s4c. ssc. iosac
$40 :. 10 sis 500 :. 10 soe soo a. 70 200 .. -
iSsss ioo At iosas. soS .. iosse.. i4oc Il 1885.
rsary io4se, 100 . iessc. 500 10 400. 100
so I@s,s. 100 100 iSsss losse goo goo q Ssss,
100 io7as 100 \. o.,ei 600 y ioess 400
Ts. ioSa 'sss as g iSs.: S.s:
sSss Thsries,on oss; Imnsson aio Norfolk ass7:
day week, isOia bales This day las. year. lo2o
1aes Total since septembor J. 374,ei4 bales Cotton
prssscd; by SAIL. xc To Hamburg by steam, com
pressed TO Bremen. by steam II Ice compressed; oy
FIoun AND GRAiS.-Receipts-Flour. 1882 bbls.
sors s sso ousno os s se o rye sn1 So
quiet but generally steady The sales ncnaing
within the annexed range. Rye Hour ruled steady with
275 obs meal quiet but steady
% so n,ae ~ a, 90 DO DO car oss A. e
sna 4,ooo 40. Ms,sern a Soc. Barley ana malt
The New York herald., 1878-10-06

The total sales OF stocks al the Board to-day aggre
gated l24 800 shares, which we're distributed fol.
loWs:-Westorn Union Telegraph, 800; Pacific Mail,
1,sOO Now York Central sos; Erie. 975; Lake Shore
1906; Union Pacific, 700; Pittsburg, $50; North.
western, 21,o1s: do. preferred, $3.50; New Jersey
CENTRAL $40; Rock Island, 23o; St. Paul, 9S20 do.
preferred, 3, 700; Wabash, 300; Lackawanna, 160Oo
Delaware and HUDSON. 1,2oo; Kansas and Texas.
e.5s7; ST. Louis and Iron Mountain, GOO; Michigan
Central, 1,75o; Kansas Pacific, 4.45o; Canton, 300
Money on call was easy All day as3a per cont
Tho following were tho rates OF exchange on Now
YORK al tho aforementioned cities to-day :-Charlss
ton Arm, buying, ole discount; ssiIiog, N par !;
New Orleans. commercial u II discount. bank u
discount 10 par ST. Louis 75 discount; Chicago par
and Boston, plenty at par. Foreign exchange was
su,st and unchanged. Gold sold all day al 100t
Cash gold lent at a 3Js per cent per annum.
The New York herald., 1878-10-06

Advicss from London report u much steadier aud
better marke, there ConsoIs advanced " pcr cent
ior money and y Tor the account. the former being
quoted at 94L 94,s and the latter at e4L ao4s.
United States bonds declined 4 TOR nves to los and
tor lse7's 10 io7ts 4h's unchanged, a, 1865.
106k, aud tsn-iortes at 1854. Erie was steady At
lsk. bus tho preferred fell OF n. 70 29 and ILLINOIS
The New York herald., 1878-10-06

/ -Staned-Good ordinary, SMe. strict good ordinary,
exc low middlng. eAc-; mddng, lo}sc sales of snot
The New York herald., 1878-10-06

Total...... 600 $2,044000
Receipts to-day, $l76 900.
The receipts from internal revenue to-day were
$345, SIC SO, ana from customs x69S.S 16.
The subscriptions 10 the tour per cent loan to-day
were $l,27s,s5o.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-12-28

Is somebody's mother thinking.
That somebody's boy gets tight"
While somebody's boy Is drinking
Some where or other to-night2 ?
Who.is that handsome fellow,
The handaomest face we meet,
Who comes home late and so mellow,
He can scarcely keep his feet Z?
Who il that somebody reeling.
First from the left to the right,
With empty pockets, vet feeling
As rich as Croesus tonight?
Ali pavements have grown unsteady,
Tley wave like wind-blown sheet,
AID have iEterfeied already
With somebody's drunken feet.
He'll wake tomorrow, it's patent.
And he'll come down stairs all right,
Anl look almost like he hadn't
Been out on teal" last night.
And somebody's mother and sister,
When told that brother gets tight, /"
Are almost iucliped Il, blister
Your cheeks with their hands outright!
But somebody's sins are wearing
The jewel of life away,
Aud somebody's boy. vayfagiag,
Will die in the streets some day.
d 4
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-12-28
Yellow Fever Com m issions
mo. Democrat.

We are likely to have an embar-
ras de yiclesses IL yellow fver
commissions. First there il the
yellow fever commission that r.-
ported some few weeks since vt
Richmond; then ther. are tie two
commissions If the House and
Senate. II seems that Europe,
also, IL interested III oar late epi-
iemic, and anxious to understand
something about this fever. which
has more than once visited its own
shores. The London Lancet, the
organ Of the medical profession ot
EDglsDd, demands the appoint
ment Of a British commission 10
investigate the causes md cnre 0f
yellow fever. Great Britain, 1t is.
rrns. has already heard from a
commission on this subject, but as
this British commission "to inyes
tigste the yellow fever in The West
Indies SIT more than forty years
sgo, aud as II IL likely that the
disease has sQnewhat changed its
character since that time aud GER
tain that tho medical profession
has made great progress, y new
commission is wanted. A medical
report Of 1887 is almost - much
out of date to-day as scientific
work of that period.
DR.. Woodwork, chief OF the
Marine Hospital service. urges
the United States 10 invite Spain
10 join Hs IN this commission, The
subject Il 81 fur more vital impor-
tsncs to that country than 10 the
United States, The yellow fever
Is perennial 10 tho spanish Ameri-
can colonies, and as for Spain her.
self she has t0st mare people by 4
single yellow fever epidemic than
this couatry hrs Iost since its 90.
lopization. Dr. Woodworth thinks
that Spain could sssily be persus-
ded to unite with us In iuvestigs
ting the yellow fever Indeed, THE
action Of fbst eopa'ry in sending
Dr. Qaijads here dsjng ihs IstT
epidemic " pro0f If that willing
ness, An international yellow fas,
" comsnissioa eomp0snd IA reprf-
stntafjyss from Great Britain,
Spain aad The United Stat j,
would nv able 10 make \ much
more tliorongh Investigation Of
ibis disease tilsn eDy purely
Americas commission. II wyala
b. free from iAsay of the defects
If III Americas Investigations; II
ponld trace, i9lo9eoYsr, the diseHss
ID liz very source ana orlgiu. apd
might ~ able t9 suggest Some
r 4 4IL ~. II
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-12-28

in. Y. Tribune

Washi6gton. Dec. 6.-"Oh, I
am preparing no speech on tile
Southern question, " said Benntor
Lamar this afternoon, when asked
how BE- intended to treat the sub
Ijct. II zee that snch report has
been published and was noticed
| III the Tribune of to-day. but II
is mistake. Ishsll give my at
teption almost excinsisoly this
winter to subject that fs II the
most vital'importanoe ia orr peo-
pie--tho protection III our country
from ths terrible scourge of yellow
fever. That disease dnri1g the
last summer ind fall has caused Il
greatsr loss 10 MY Sats than i
war continuing the same length Of
time would have done. Not only
lnsye more lives been lost, but the
loss of'proporty by thesuspsnsion
cf'brsiness and the derangeme1t
Of the machinery Of production
bas been greater. Yon have no
ilra 81 the suffering; and some-
thing must be done to prevent .
repetition Or the white people will
leave tie. country. One disastrous
effect Of the fever. i fear, win be
70 stop the tide Of immigration
into our State, especially from the
North, which had begun 70 be
very great.
aDo yon favor . national qua-
rantino law?" the Senator wss
asked.
a do, most assuredly; and not
only one thMt shall prevent the
importation ~ the disease from
abroad, but one which shall reach
All through the ioterior, and pre-
vent the spread d the fever siscf
II IL once here.
do yon think TINT tho Intro
duciion and spread ofthe disease
can be absolutely prevented ~
tuafahtiDe?"
"Tbat Ii i difficult question 70
answer Z was the reply. "Thls
year complete non-iutercourss
protected many places, There y
% doubt that tho diasaae h tfsns-
missibls BY persons and clothing,
and II IL not easy 70 prevent II by
local lawn. There may be sCn,e
constitutional question involved
10 the legislation We nssd, bat
our people mnst hare pr6tedtion
OF some kind. Our sxpsrisncs
this last summer hss shown thst
% condition 81 cleanliness Or ~
cation viii insure . community
from teysf il II is once intFodns
ced.
Senator Lssnsr repeated thst
he should devote his time md n.
Dor 10 this subject, RHd that ia
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
Taking Husband scout Shopping. ;,

Can there. be, in the whole civilized
world, a sight more really and affecting
ly touching than that of an unfortunate
husband entering store after his better
half? Most fearful and heartrending is
that picture! She, full of pride, and
radiant with delight at the thoughts of
the enhancing silks and rapturous satins
within; in no hurry, but perhaps daw-
ding on the very threshold whilst max
ing a mental calculation as to the num-
Der of yards she can .'do with" for the
Princess robe, and whether she will
have that at two dollars or persuade
dearest Charles" now she has "got
him there" to let her have that at two
and half. He, hiding his face, and
trying to escape recognition by looking
as much himself as possible, all the
while making up his mind in pain
fully feeble manner that he "will not
run to more than 50 and So" and in
wardly bursting with wrath at Matilda
making him make such COMPOUNDED
show of himself" Then, as they walk
up the long emporium, in vain does he
try to appear at his ease, and return the
steady gaze Of the fifty gentlemen be-
hind the counters, all of whom stare
hard at him as if he were an object of
the greatest curiosity, and impercepti-,
bly, wink, as. much as to say ",What
lark" And then, as he sits in fidgetty
agony on rickety cane chair, trying
hard to look as if money was no obi ect
to him, rs if he rather liked his position
than otherwiae-oh, then, I say, what
an afternoon" he does have! But when,
at last, those beautifully soothing words,
I" Nothing else to-day, thank you,' fall
on his eager ears, then. as he bounds
'gayly from his hard sbottomed chair,
does. he present a truly touching tab
leau, by the side of which that OF, % The
Liberated Slave is nowhere.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
D Aerial Navigation.
Hartford Courant.

A Flying machine" invented and
built by Professor Ritchtel. of Michigan,
and patented by P. J Cullen, of Bridge
port, will, it is expected, be publicly ex-
hibited and tested in this city some
time in May. We have, seen a photo
graph of the machine, which com bines
an oblong-shaped balloon bag, with sus-
pended machinery for the propelling
and steering. Suspended in skeleton
framework of light iron the aerial navi-s
gator Is seated, and propels the machine
bya crank and gearnlotionswhich runs
q screw propeller. underneath, and san,
other wheel or screw. managed by the
feet is intended to steer the machine
in the air. Experiments in halls have
shown that the navigator'can propeland
guide the machine I'VE do not know
how thoroughly it has been tried out
doors. with varying conditions of wind.
But the apparatus is QUITE ingenious,
and the. exhibition, when it is made,
will be pretty sure to be an interesting
and attractive one---much more SO than
the ordinary balloon ascension. ~ : =,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
Why Young Men Remain Single
Chicago Tribune.


It is said that the extravaganza Of
girls is the chief reason why so many
young amen remain. single rather than
marry girls whom they could not sup
port in their ante-marriage style. There
never was more absurd charge made
than this. The average young man is
more extravaganza than the average
young woman. and the young manwho
is afraid to marry because girls are, ex-
trayagant is usually the most extraya-
CANT Of his class, and does not desire to
marry. because, in order to support
wife and children, he would have to cut
offihis own extravagances. I'm the ma
jority OF, cases, the wife is the cause of
actual saving to the husband. Before
marriage he lived clear. up to his in
come, saved nothing and owned moth
ing After marriage he saves money.
because he is compelled to, and usually
owns the house he lives in. " Before
marriage he was not obliged to econ
omize, because he did not look beyond
the present, with its enjoym ents. After
marriage he is required to economize,
because be has to regard the future with
its responsibilities. With regard to the.
question of expenses, this writer very
we'll says Girls expenses are confined
almost wholly to their dress; young
mems expenses are iconfned-no, they
are not confined to anything; they run
wild. A young man of the class al:
luded to will frequently spend as much
in one night among his companions, as
would support a wife for a week.
Franklin said that Zone vice will bring
up two children Then, two vices
should certainly support one wife, and
most of the young men ofthe day could
easily give up two, and still have a large
variety on hand" ~ s"s"o 40 81
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08

two miles before getting another pop
at. him, and then he was shot in hind
leg. He crawled into a thicket, and the
hunters, thinking he was done for, went
home. The very next morning the
wolf came to the kitchen door Of the
farmhouse, when the family were At
breakfast and scratched for admission.
The boy was delighted, ran out, and the
boy and volt had the happiest kind of
time all day. Mr.. PAIL resolved to
spare the wolf for the boys sake, but
the very next morning the wolf was at
his old trap for the chickens, and de-
voured two roosters. p And he was
killed instantly, He had grown to
nearly the size ola Newfoundland dog"
s5..7.sr "A ts -, d, v..4,f. q
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
A Giant and Wife.

The largest couple in the world are
Mr.: and Mrs. Bates who passed through
Chicago few days ago Mrs. Bates is
seven feet eleven inches high, and her
husband, the captain, is within half an.
inch Of eight feet. They have been
travelling together for seven years. Mr..
Bates is a native Of Kentucky, and his
wife was born in Novia Scotia Of Scotch
parents. The exact height of giant i,
about as hard to ascertain as the exact
age of Henry Jenkins, Old Parr, or the
numerous body-servants of George
Washington, "a few inches or a few
years more or less will not be closely
scrutinlzed by the reader, and the
claimant for pre-eminence in age or
height usually gets the benefit of a
doubt. There is fno doubt about the
height of Mr.. and Mrs. Bates. They
are the longest couple on record. United
they stand within one inch and half
of sixteen feet high. The giant is
genial son of Anak,y who likes to take
his ease in his inn and talk over his
manifold experiences in this world of
wonders. Unlike most giants, he is we'll
proportioned, firmly knit, with no SUI
perfluous flesh upon him, although
he weighs AS pounds, and with an
open, intelligent countenance. He says
that when he visited the tower of Lon
don, he tried on the suit of armor worn
by the famous Og, who is claimed
couldn't stand up in il, the helmet and
foot pieces only being too large for him..
He also had his suspicion about the real
dimensions of Murphy, the Irish giant,
after measuring himself against the
skeleton in the British museum, and
the armorl of Guy of Warwick, who was
said to be nine feet three inches, was
found to be several inches short Of the
measure Of our Kentucky champion.
Neither Murphy nor Guy are on hand
to contest these points, and it may be
as we'll not to raise controversy. 1t is
enough to say that the captain IS way
head Of Long John. He is not posted
as to the cause Of his elongation. Heis
one of twelve children, who are all of
ordinary height. In a general way, he
is inclined to think the lime water of
Kentucky has som ething to. do with it.
but he did not give his opinion with
the assurance of scientist, so the in
terviewer did not press the point, but
turned to look up to his amiablel wife.
She rose, and kept ON rising, on being
introduced, until the visitor began to
ask internally, "Will the line stretch
out till the crack of doom p This is the
tallest woman who ever travelled in a
railroad car. The first impression is al
most bewildering, giving the impression
that you are looking at being through
a magnifying glass. And yet she is not
a monstrosity, but quite shapely, and
withal most ladylike and well bred in
manner and conversation. At the age
of 6 she was as. tall as her mother
omething over five feetrand she did
not attain her full height till the age of
81. This remarkable couple appear to
live very happily, and they mean to re-
tire from public life in a short time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
Ingenuity Of Birds.

A singular instance of the ingenuity
of birds was noticed at Detroit the other
day. where. two, robbins were seen to be
toiling away alta small toy basket,
which had been left in doorway. Evil
IDENTIFY thinking it would make aspala-
tiai nest, the birds were pulling and
dragging it along over the grass, but
were unable to get hold of it in such a
way as to fly off with it. They accord
ingly left it, but soon returned with a
string about eight feet long, which they
drew through the basket. and, each tax
ing one end in its bill, flew. briskly away
with the basket hanging on its swing
between them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
The Response to an Invocation.
Omaha Bee.

One day last week four citizens of
Grand Island were playing game of
poker-5 cent ante In well-known
saloon of hat'place. A dispute arose
as to the game, when one of the party
made use of an expression about as fol
lows: II hope Christ will kill me, if it
isn't So" He had dealt the cards and
the betting On the hand was over, when
he passed them back to the next man to
deal. The dealer shuff1ed the cards and
handed them back to the man to cut
them, at the same time giving him
light slap to attract his attention. The
man did not move. He was found to
be stone dead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
A Pet VOLTS Freaks.

The Davenport (Iowa) Gazette says:
T" A remarkable wolf story is that told
by Mr.. Christ PAIL, of Buffalo town
ship. He brought VOLTS skull into
the County Auditors office, and said he
had prepared it for the zooligicaf cabi-
net at the academy Hestated that the
wolf was captured when a cub, had
been raised at his house with "a dog
and cat, and that these three were as
friendly as could pe-in fact, the wolf
seemed as tame as though he belonged
to tribe of domestic animals, except in
one particular, he would sdeyour chick
ems and no amount Of punishment that
would leave him alive could cure him
70 his love of live poultry Mr. 'Paf1
had son 10 years Of age, Between whord
and the wolf thereswas almost a con-
slant intimacy ) and friendship; they
would wander all about the, farm to-
gether and frolic, every day-but love
for the boy had no effect on the VOLTS
tastefor fowls. When the beast 8 food
was brought to. him, he wouldscatter it
about him. and then, de doWnsMiths his
face resting on his fore. paws feigning
sleep, q company. Of hens Mould sur
round him to eat bis food, aid woe to
the biddy that came within reach of his
paw; - she was devoured in aatrice.
There wassnovhelpsfon t;the wolfmust
b. killed or poultrys7raising must. cpd
on the farm. So Mr. PAIL fired a charge
of large shot at the wolf, 'abuto did mo
more than wound him in the thick hide
of his neck, and he put offfor The woods.
The farmer and his men followed hmm
.lia ss.s sBi 81 nas .sssss>a a.sgsiiita@ s@'e
.a.s as kasf8 s,.gd a sswzs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08

THE editor of q southern exchange
presents the following picture of the
pleasures of hOuse-cleaning:
s The housekeeper giveth cheerful hop,
And we hear the musical hippertyhop 'si+'.'
OF the mostly, misty, maddening mop, sfsaH
" And 10 thesma1dening horrors rush fs.o-.a q
Athwart our souls at the soapy gush
OF the slippery. Shiny scrubbing- BRUSH " ~
I" From early morn till evening gloom gisa4a-
We hear the scratching in hall and room.
OF the boisterous, busily bobbing broom sa
S And now there cometh woesome wall Alsn %
That augurs a gen rally gusty gale .di
From a man with his leg in the scIubbing-pail.' -
Undoubtedly the above is a very
graphic and truthful description Of the
processes going on in many houses at
this nseason. We might further add
that, We never happened to know Of a
man although such anomaly mag exist
who thought there was, the slightest
need of ever cleaning a house q Why"
said a gentleman the other day, as he
perceived indications of thea spring
cleaning, Ct used to sweep my sroom
under my bed all through my college
course, and [ never had any trouble
about It," We suppose he meant that
he brushed the Accommodations from his
room under his bed, and finnpcently
supposed that no further care. was given
to his premises during the. entire four
Years course. If ladies could only
abandon all cleaning for d few
years. gentlemen would ebeoeonaeeth
ough iconverts to the necessity offs it.
At esent they have a firm conviction
that AL women enjoy the hustle and
confusion OF having carpets up, floors
scrubbed, walls biushed, and all the
details of W'regular house cleaning. 'ne
soos 50 ga @seaA ,ssss1aa ssa@. sa' I'd
sles bas a4iias ll'iaa sd ssvooaib o.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
we shall have no time for idleness or
any less lack of opportunity for the dis
plav Of ambition.
I" Let lis then be up and doing,
With heart for any fate,
Still achieving. still DurauinO

LET lis then be up and doing,
5et,, With heart for any fate, .eae Z
Still achieving, still pursuing.
Hii ~ Learn to labcr and to wait - 5iaH III
We know not how soon the sands of
life shall run out; we know not that we
shall ever stand again upon the verge
of another year. The fancy that now
pens these lines may be soaring in some
high scene of existence; and many an
eye that will read them. may be view
ing more glorious visions than the hui
man imagination can bring forth, be-
fore this time next year. None OF us
can read the closed page of the future,
therefore We must do our best now, and
leave all the rest with God; hanging
with the fate of little child upon our
Fathers love, knowing that His promise
Will be fulfilled.
We trust we shall mount up with re-
newed strength to do battle to our
enemies, these passions of ours that 50
clog at every. step we take. The world
tries to teach us very injurious lesson.
It is to be hoped none of us will learn
to be selfish, utterly lost in self. We
hope selfinterest may never gain the
supremacy over our love for zone an
other" -re.f .ta .s
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08

The Test OF SCIENCE. close analv-
sis of the celebrated Chemical! Saleratns
made by D. B. DeLand & Co., at Fair
port, Monroe county, N. Y, will show
that it contains no matter deleterious
to health, and when used in the quaint
ties prescribed it will produce the most
wholesome and nutricious bread. It is
put up in red papers and sold by the
popular grocers everywhere. It is bet
ter than Soda.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
CANTASTOPTHIS.
STR DPE.

STRIPE.
Oh he was o sweet, yOu ag, lithSome man,
And he movedwith a tender grace;
And smile like the sweep Of an Anglers wing
Played over his fair young face.
ANTIsTRoPK.
a. brinC.,' he said and the editor bowed, y - ~
For he loved the fair young thing,
{. bring,'' he murmured, a poets song,
A lay Of the balmy spring -a.
CLIMAX. sNTE VI
Then the editor gathered his cross.cut saw,
And the nail grab, all the same;
The big sledge hammer the long cf0w-bar,
AID the club with the terrible name.
RI 80 z42 CATASTROPHE.
He sawed him in two and he nattened him out,
He tore out each quivering lung; $50
He pinned him uptO she sanc'um wall, "a
SO scattered, and yet so young.
-Burlington HdNkeye.