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New-York tribune., 1879-05-01

Good ordinary .....lOa Low Mi1dling
Sfrc Go1c ordinary lOa Mlidling.

Futures we're at 10 - points higher but most
OF s vas lost before tho close trade was LARRY active
S,.s last evening 10000 b9les TO03yfIst Cali-MaY,
$ n Isl. 81 lls2; H. I'd. IL 81 - n 3D. liSl' June
19ui Iulv IL l3l7 August, ll33 september, lSOl,
IL Il99 october ll40, ll4lj Noveinoer llO2' Qecem
bor 1889 total, 10000 bales Secona CalI-may So
Tuna Of July 12lg; august, 1889; Sertem6or IIU2
,ssobcr IL 43i November 1.n5, 1l.Oi Dccembor 1929
total 400 bass. Third Cail--MsY il5l; juno l2l4 Au
ru.i 1925 ~ 2s September 1876 octCbsr llS1 hoyem
bCr %. IbecsulDc lO.D3i total 400
Nav Al Isl June II 90 sl2C5 July, l4@i22ii
rrsf | 2sDl2.3I; 1I.9h0lZ"3 OCTOBER,
I1S4 - November IA C4al1.G5 December lO06ullj
6is ~ bales grand total l01 400 Daes fuures closed
New-York tribune., 1879-05-01
/ AXE SUPERIOR
~ SHIP CANAL RAILWAY
and
IRON COMPANY.
STOCK An AUCTION

y
BY order OF the Comptroller Of tho Currency and the United
States District for the District Of NeWIOrk
the OF the Ocean National Bank Will sell ~ public
auction the Exchange SacSrOOu. III Broadway IN the
City OF Now YORK. the 30th day ~ April 1879 AZ IL O'Clock
a 53l5 shares Of the capital stock ot the Lake superior
Ship Canal Railway the value boug
hundred dollars snare Tho right 10 Withdraw said
part from satisfactory bid
obtain eG, Is reserved. TDEO. VI. DAVIS. Receiver
2l Nassau-st.. NeN York.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-01
financial.

ANY Good Life Company's Policies available
n security Consult David Parks Facker, $50 broadway
New-York tribune., 1879-05-01

Can Is esta5l ,,rc at No 4S Exchange place,
whc' 1t will contirue TO buy and cell sterling ox-
chan AID to ss e credits that are available in all
parts IF the world.
The receipts Of flour and grain at the principal
Atlantic ports this 3Oth day of April were:
New-York tribune., 1879-05-01
OFFICE or SECRETARY AND TREASURER,
LAKE SUPERIOR SHIT CANAL, RAILWAY AND IRON Co,
LOWELL Moss. Annl z, lSaD. }

NOTICE.-The stock book of this Company
~ viii closed for purposes the annual eeeO1l,
the 29h day Of Au 1-79 and remained closed until
Gay May, 1879, and dnrRg said transfers
Of upon the books OF this Company will be made or
certificates of stock ssued by ITS officers Per order OF tne
directors +. AVER, Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-01

FLOUR AND MEAl.-FDoU R-Market steady; prices
soaeray witsOut material esPge moderate SIpops r ana
Whsst EItras and nCn sales, l7'20v bea incud
pg $50 6o> Gy w Ess s ~ mani, Tor S SIo H. ss So
So 25 700 bbs Ninnes5ts Extra IS 6Oesi oO ior tho
whole range 500 Dbls 10" Extra - o9goS OoS DDs
d@5 % 6OJ bbs NO. 2 "a SJas3 10; an, 2loO
sacss g., Do Do. at ,ts 81 ,o 10 s F9r SS % So
GS H. Sapernhe ~ 2j ds G0 Common 20 tar Eur stare
ooG RTrs western o. 90 sss go Cssioe ~ FaneT ao
6sC 70 Gooc hosnd hoop ONE 81 coo
sJ 90 Minnesota Comnsn % Extra
f3 30ss2 10: Rye niItJe 81 svss4 Bakers EIs - -
StaEnt 81 3OgSJ 30; Pstsu 50 81 aSl o. WIN one
b~s Rsd sh,r g Len, "a % =, 70 bsee t FAN fa
~ 50 6OeS5 75 winter wheat Extra 81 50osl 80
fIr eIpof moderate jbbiug trade demand saes 24O0
bbs including 800 bbls Hsxs a. equal TO 50 629i Com
mon 10 Choice Extra 81 GO0so 50 Choics 70 Fancy - %
IS 76....EYE FLOUR stcady sac. zoe bbls srPeinne
S1s5 3O.....CORN NEAL quiet safes, .oO bbs b4~AUJ
GRAIN-WHEAI-MsrEo opened 21lo better with
very moderate export in9nTy manly ior No L'su 5ou
Ambsr spring and VIM: wheat 5at h9fe'sa
sa.s i5sooo bnsh fun!es $4,000 bush 'gqqtt
s5o No. spring 9oa9lo Ungrs1ed spring e9as2ei @ IN
graied Winter Red 81 " 9sl lS No Ambef ZS&U ~ ' pns'
lass i2 nery oil 81 u 10 u@sed hea fO'o A@ser pse
4 i9ss iss'I S;' 5sFTiS9 dss Sa wh,!s .s
Wbo 81 6js O99 No White 5000 BUSH d l-il ia
81 II q Inanly 81 II White stse VIZ w. M Wsy T i1i
5n.S n.S 81 i.ssi il p closing 81 ~ q 4 asked 30
SS o 2@Ssr 2IS Maj bush 81 DO JaOo 1000 Saso
as gaSo 900 bush 81 Saes4 eio,ns 81 1872 pa 81 5 4
81 Ii4 asked RYE-Aotiye export nrn ssa,e "nI ~
quotod 81 S sass les SSS1o @ % Wes,eIn snS S7e
sSS du % pSpq1 "a sales coss 21s
demand @sGaPt .sis. isscio lush futures. 10000 bush
New-York tribune., 1879-05-01

L
In State bonds, Georgia 6s sold at 1014, and
Alabama, class !, at 47l2
In city bank stocks Metropolitan 12) sold at
120. and Central National l20) at %.
There was rather less activity in railroad bonds
The dealings in Er.es were, however, large, with an
advance in gold consols to 11Oa1097s Second
consos declined from 722l TO 72, and recovered to
1913. funded 5s bringing 7G5s. Firsts of c." C.
and l. c. were largely dealt in at 69l2a 6S7S' sec
onds falling TO q. JERSEY Central consols
were lower and active az S7l2a 81 4, and con-
vertibles steady at SSo. MetrOp0an Elevated irsts
were steady at lO4, and NeWIOrks az l13. -. Paul
consolidated sinking funds remained strong at
1O6lt Northwest gold cOnsOls advancing to 1l2i2.
Denver and Rio Graude tirsts were largely traded
in at %. Canada Southern guaraut eed hrsts being
barely steady at Sl5s. There good business IN
Missouri Kansas and Texas iIsts at G3l4063, and
seconds - IS Wabash equipment bonds. 20 on
Saturday advanced 10 81.
Money on call quoted at 3O4 per cent on
stocks and Gas on United States bonds, There is
10 change m Commercial! paper, and rates Of DO
nestle exchange are rs last quoted. The United
States Treasurer at Washington to-day received
$500 900 in National bank notes for redemption.
The customs receipts were $4,000 and the
internal revenue receipts $4,000. The following
is the Cieariu0-iicuse statement to-day: Currency
exchanges, $Sl,399,4Sl; currency balances, %l,-
1909.
FOREIGN exchange ruled dull and barely steady on
the late large shipments OF per cent bonds to
Europe. We annex current quotations:
New-York tribune., 1879-05-01

rVHE COUPONS DUE NAY l, 1879, on
bonds Of steamers CITY OF RIO DE JANEIKO and
OF PARA will De paid and after tAat date at The
BANK OF NEW-NORK B. q. ARNOLD
CFFAS. NJ FRY. Trustees
A FOSTER HIGGINS,)
New-York tribune., 1879-05-01
PRICES OF ruILADELrHIA STOCKS.
ICES OF MINING STOCKS.
SAN FEA>cisco CLOSING PRICES {
Yesterday. TODAY.


Business in United States bonds mainly runs to new
4 per ceI IS. which are active and strong at 1Gl4t
Other varieties are neglected. save in the way Of
exchanges. We annex current quotations:
New-York tribune., 1879-05-01

EAST TENNESSEE and VIRGINIA
IA RAILROAD COUPONS dne lst MaT. 1879 viii bs
peid on and after tna! date by r. r WILSON d 60,
Exchange court.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-01
Dipioeno Nouces.

"A
~ al taxes has been declared upon the capital sccs Il
baug, payable ard after hc lt DAY ~ Stay proO
Transfer books close to-day and reopen .. day ol May
DEMONI CLAbkf Cashier.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-01
DIYIDEND NO. 8.

EAST TENNESSEE. VIRGINIA and
A. GEORGIA BAlLEOAD CoIPANG-Ihe 3 per cent
dividend the capital stock OF this company Npe y. Nay
1879 will be paid snd afer that dato b. Il T. WILSON
& co, 2 EIchaneecOurt
, 1879-10-02

or that city, and is evidently
amazed at its astounding
pyuportons. 1t finds that Ham
iton county has 3,2lS places where
liquor is sold at retail, or six miles
of drinking saloons if they were
placed side by side, and each allowed
ten feet of ground. One eight of
the whole voting population is direct
" engaged in the business. Nearly
$S.OOO,000 is annually paid out in
cash for beer, and over S2,oOO,OoO
for distilled spirits and wine; and
vet these factories Of crime and pau
perism do not yield $4,000 to the
county treasury. The Gazette cal.
culates that seven per cent. on what
is expended for drinks would sup
port their public schools; that five
per cent. would rore than support
all churches that it exceeds the ex.
penditures for bread, groceries, and
meat. Such startling facts may
arouse taxpayers to throw off
the burden fastened on the commu-
, 1879-10-02
APPROVED soI.pIEa,s AppIrIosE

y % ~ a.a l. n y
APPROVED SoLDiER's ADDITION .
HoMEsTEADs can be located upon as
lands, either single or double minimum
lands, snhject to Homestead wlefher tiiii
berel or NOT. and having the ONLY tlr
class paper IN the country. have made ar
engagements with the following gentlemen
in Western Washington:
A. Macintosh. Seattle
John, X. Wheat. OLYMPIA.
G. Morris fia!ler. Port Townsend.
Henry Jackson, Snohomish City,
Who will lave on hand. at all times. my
scrip for the accommodation OF these de-
string to purchase. .at the rate of 1925
per acre for sos aud 1905. anl 1915 per
acre for 40s; fractions special Another
fraudulent class of script known MS 'iloats'
can be gotttl at mrrh less rates*bnt no
I title can be,giver. and Is, OF course not so
VALUABLE. Z IA sdeetlcan be g0ttepsfrom the
'loriginaf'nphlfyhRS anyH iailsl apeatcd bys
sserlps ppss s,e. "A III Id s'ese bsys
&ir8f1 tt Nh sl9 lie 6rigt,als lsssps.s tslaefsl
md " sasidree4ss IN q Aiest!
AZ a,le be, u. EtsII NM Is
R a u lla N}stt sel be-
kti0N ;ss a s,s sf 5lse
gehfien,ei n na, ~ h0. 'SiiI seiF
THE ,Talbot asialti3Hats slonscstseslp fl1tl,sI
which " willaYffsaR yoh 4 d'atenrs to ybiai'
alaDJ rs sv9 n net fisef ard afses jss
cheap NJ E5si "a lfti H ii n, the. ~ tde
Y n a ~ b. ii INA BOT. s's
Gen'l Land iItaDd " aftYsti, .RIoker, I.
X sioux iCits:' Iowa.
, 1879-10-02
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
The BEST REMEDY
sps n .sss
Diseases Of Me Throat and Lungs.

Ns'seases Of the tsalrno.
Nlsey organs are 90 prove
alent ana fatal, that 3
,s,tia Ana rcliab bleTHlirh
TOR them is iirtaluahls
! Is s a sssPSa%.Y
ToisAI. iig<'Igh arefiiedy,
atlI no other 30 emil
littbtly merits the conils
lAbee Of the public 10
81 slgsGf;iAntific cpHlbin8-
tions6f tIsb medicinal
principles ard curative
Virtues Of the finest
drugs, chemically pRitt
ed, to insure thsfgfeay1
est possible efAcieIiiIi
and uniformity ~ II{p
II. Nsl IW|.AI. NJ.
, 1879-10-02
Notice d Application to Purchase Tim
ssss bGf Land.
iUnrrns s4AEEs R5sEascF LAED y !. 9TrIcE, ,nrH

i' Olympia. Washingten Territory. ) =
(. NOTICEs.Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT. in
colnpliasife' with the provisions OF the Acl.ol
Cl5I,rress approved. Junes3, Is7S. ENTITLED IAN
Aet fSjk tho ssllepf Timlbr iap ds in the States
OF California, % Ofegon, Nevadaa and washington
Terrsitory,,' Robert ~. Attridgee OF Jenerson
fi,sd H, II, * ofliec his aTphctfip to purchase
fha lnfs 4. ferad SW 4 fof,AWH OF section No.
atm Nnship h No 20, IloI'th, raiageNo- west
Of thc WilIauiett Meridian - La. -,
Md aesnrIl3lsf land, o. any pofttqn THEREOF,
y i3huGftQ to file theis claims IN tiiis
.ofiicS VII FIN 81 ~ 1901 days froIr aHfe g hereoi.
MI. Ag Il, .ihis tlel lat Day 2f, AuFt.sl, ~
\ ~ - s5:idws & Regis isterIQ< the ,Isanq Once
, 1879-10-02
DIRECTORY.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF
GOOD TEMPT A RS.
GRAND LODGE OF WASHINGTON AND
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Omcerss

NAMES, OFFICES, p. Address
n. ID, Hil,. e. W. C. It. Port Townsend W.
sist I. q Calvert. !. & w w.. Seattle,
w II Roberts. G w Treas Port Townsend
Allen Weir. G w Sect'y. Port Townsend q
y S Porter. &c A Sect'y... Olympia,
+. Kennedy. g 8 Juv Tem... .Kamilchie,
Rev h Sharpe Chap. White River,
W Colkett. -. &C W Mar -. Coupeville, "
si.t l. McAmond. q ID M. Dungcness,
sist A NJ Kinds :. @ Guard. PIT Townsend
Jno II Carr :. -. q Messenger 80. Lopez,
Calvert -. C Sentinel .... Seattle,
W. RayDould &c. Coun. .Nanaimo, B Z
, 1879-10-02
THR LlaroE TRAFTIc. I

Tux LiQUoE TRAFTIc.
"chrs'isn Weekly" discounss Az
follows; "li "a . hoPefsl s2i
that oar papsn ard AR
public msn arc atodyng sha kels
m,o ssiaE.oss ~ rbe l3suf issi1t.
Ths nors Aght tias 70 thss ihryup.
ugou this qsositaa, Eiss nase appa
raut n pisi 10 shar ~ t@maesa sm
parss with IA o. "a eswbsafa6 ast
sussnnus r.oaeYsy y. sas y ~ ~
Vsrsssss ircaDi,ss 81 ~ a'uasy
a. wwgi a. ths Reorsl 80 arH gs'e
@y. Tss cas snsi -tsststss ~
tsss iufrrl4a,ag tas rsfah ws&r
, 1879-10-02
PUGET SOUND ARGUS
TALKS ON TEMPERANCE.
HISTORY o. THE INDEPENDENT Or
DER OF GOOD TEMplARS.
Written for The 'GooD TEMPLAR GEM
BY REY. 4. +. PARKER.
Continued from last week.l

The second session OI the S'"""
lodge was held at Ithica, n. y, Nov
9th and 10th, 1852. Eight Lodges
were represented by twenty brothers
and five sisters. Garry Chambers, a
man six feet FIVE inches in height,
was elected G. w. c. T.; Chas. s.
Miles, G. V. T.; Mrs, H. S. Baldwin,
G. w. Chap; H. P. Barnes, G' W.
S.
In the two months following the
Grand Lodge nine Lodges were in
s,ituted through the efforts of the
new Grand officers. Garry Cham.
bers and II. P. Barnes brought into
their offices a great love for the order
and through many years they labored
for its success, and they were until
recently, and are yet, so lar as |
know, members.
On the 9th Of January, Seneca
Chief Lodge, No. %, was instituted
at Seneca falls. d. G. Bloomer was
W. G. T., and his wife, Mrs. Bloom
or, editor of the "Lilly," was a mem
ber. This lodge lived through the
decline Of the order, ard when the
revival came II was still at work. 9@
The ritual which had been in use
hitherto was a crude affair. and re.
vision was much desired. A com
mittee for tina. purpose, consisting
of e. d. Larned, I'll. III. Moore and j.
B. Hogan, was appointed, but mono
of them felt competent for the task /.
Bro. Milsss-who was present at the
meeting of the committee, remarked
that if Rev. DR.. ID. w. Bristol, Pas
tor of the M. +. Church of lthica
was q member, he would he just the
man for that work. 1t was resolved
10 secure him, and Mr. Niles called
upon him and had little difficulty in
inducing him to become a member.
He was initiated into Forest City
Lodge, No. 3, and Immediately en-.
tered upon the work Of revising the
ritual, and his work was accepted by
the committee, and then by the
Grand Lodge without alteration.
DR.. Bristol was at that time forty
one years old, and is now sixty.
eight. He is still actively engaged
in ministerial work, but I think has
lost his membership in the order. -
The irst lodge outside Of Nav
York was instituted vt Alliance,
Ohio, in the winter of 1898, and l.
Newton Pierce, author Of "The His
tory of the Good Templars," became
its first w. G. T.
keystone Lodge, No, 81, was in
stituted by H. P. Barnes, AZ Athens,
Bradford Co, Pa, in April, 1853. Z
At the semi. annual session of the
Grand Lodge, at Ithica, June q,
1853, y.eight lodges were rcpros
sented by one hundred and six
brothers and sixteen sisters, and the
G. w. G. 7. reported that the tQtaE
number Of lodges. was ninety thfees
and the G. w. S. reported 3,740
members. "a
This Grand Lodge took action.
which resulted in the establishments
of the "Templar and Watchmsn,N q z,
adopted the new ritual, divided tbs|
State into districts for work. aRa
provided aregalia. Thus was klas
Order fully established and pstslgH
working order, and prepared
that wonderful growth which it
enjoyed for so many years.
[cOu,lnuetl
, 1879-10-02
Steerage $40

Reduction in. Freight. Hereafter the
freights which, as per tariff have been $6
per ton will be charged at % per ton.
- From and after this date all BAG
GAGE Of Puget Sound passengers by =.
MS. s. Cos steamers via Victoria, will
be Under Custom House seal and, Syti
NOT le subject TO examination By. Ciiss.
tom House authorities in San Fralwisco.
For freight or passage apply ON board
or to III. L.TfBBAJ5S 9
General Agent for Puget Sound;
< IA Ss Port Yownsetlss,
, 1879-10-02

These steamships leave Victoria atnOOn
on the day advertised. Tickets are good
only on the steamer for which they are
purchased, and are not transferable.
Fare from Port Townsend to San francisco
First Cabin, $40,
Sta@Ya0e $40
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-17
The Captiye Balloon at Coney Island

Not the least of the many attractions
of Coney Island this summer is Mr.
Kings captive balloon, "Pioncer," the
first ascension of which was made on
the afternoon of July |. This balloon is
not us large as the Gifiard captive bal
loon ut Paris, but is said to be much
more perfectly constructed. 1t is sixty
five feet in diameter and has capacity
of 10000 cubic feet. The material is
Irish linen, in two thicknesses. The
basket, OF car of wickerwork, weighs
i16 pounds. Above, the balloon is
white, to reflect the suns rays; below it
is ornamented with dark red and green,
to make it II conspicuous object against
the sky. 1t is inflated with hydrogen,
and in calm air shows on the dynamom-
eter a lifting strain of | 400 pounds. The
gas is made on the spot by Mr.. A. o.
Granger. by passing steam over hot
iron. Wound about the drum of very
large windlass is l,2l5 feet of one and Il
half inch rope, through the center of
which runs II telephone wire. An end
of tins rope is carried through trench
to the center of the inclosure, where,
after passing around a pulley, il is f,s-
tened to the balloon. The pulley is at
tached to the foundation by IA universal
joint of iron, so that, in whatever direc-
ton the balloon may pull, there will be
no side strain on the pulley. A good
hold on the sand is secured by the use
of four sticks of yellow pine, each twelve
feet long and twelve inches square
These are planted horizontally nine feet
below the surface, and above them is a
well, made of concrete. Across the top
of the well lie two other similar timbers,
which are strongly fastened to their fel-
lows below by long and thick iron bolts.
Mr.. King says this foundation will resist
a strain of 100000 pounds, while the ut
most strain that wind and gas united can
exert on the connecting rope of the bal
loon will not exceed q, 900 pounds.
On its trial trip the balloon assembled
three or four hundred feet, and shortly
afterward second trip of 700 feet was
made. At this height the view was pro-
nounced magnificent by the small party
making the first venture. All the ocean
approaches of New York harbor were at
their feet for radius of thirty miles,
and inland they could see the numerous
towns and cities about the bay of New
York, along the Sound to Flushing, up
the Hudson river as far as TarrytOwn,
and the Orange valley and other parts OF
New Jersey rs tar rs Paterson, Perth
Amboy and Long Branch.-Scienttfc
american.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-17
How 70 Become n Comic Writer.

A young man cam, into the Chicago
Trjbitne Office the other day and said he
wanted to be engaged as comic writer,
declaring that on short notice he could
prepare witticisms which would mako u
terra-cotta dog laugh. The editor burst
into tears, and, wringing his hand hard,
said, with n groan, that his references
were very satisfactory, and that after q
few months of study and practice he had
no doubt that the neophyte would prove
II valuable member of the American
| Paragraphers' Association.
"StudyP" said the budding humorist,
Il didn't know you had to study to be-
come comic writerp'
Haven't you, thought" said the
editor; "that shows how little you know
| of the grave responsibilities of II humor-
! lists profession when you would rashly
| undertake its serious duties without
having, rs | may say, become accli-
| mated.n
"But, sir, what studies should Learnt ?"
said the candidate for deathlcss fame.
"You should begin by forming your
mind by learning mathematics, especially
| comic sections, so that you can treat
every subject in II classically funny man
ner. Then you should for a few months
devote yourself to being II deputy coro-
| ncr, or u relieving agent, or II nurse in II
smallpox hospital, or, in some other
| capacity of this sort, accustom yourself
| to scenes of human misery and suffering.
| You may not think that this training is
necessary. Well, now, | will convince
you that it is. Here are n couple of clip
pings from the cxchangcs-;l fat man
| falls out of II third-story window on II
| minister with eleven children, and the
selling out of II poor widows furniture
while her youngest child was dying of
starvation. just take these over to that
table there and write something comic
| about them. | would put the item about
| the widow into verse, with good lively
chorus. 'Whack, fol lol,' or something
| like that"
The surprised and awe-struck young
man took the slips in silence, and returned
in about half an hour to say he had been
| trying his level best, but he would be
dummed if he could see the comic side
of those incidents.
"Then," said the editor, take these
Liverpool market reports and the state
ment of lumber cut in Michigan and put
them into brief and lively form-poeti-
cal, if possible. All, you don't think you
can. Well, that proves my theory
what | have been insisting upon all the
time-that special education is needed
for hu,norists, without which it is need
less for II man to engage in the business.
Good morning. Whenever you have
mastered the rudiments of your profes-
sion come and see me-"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-17
How n Rat was Killed.

A keen-eyed and bearded rat in a
Rockville Conn woolen mill had for II
long time evaded every device to entrap
him, but an expert took the case in hand,
and succeeded at last in beguiing him
into the trap. When the spring an
nounced that the "old General was
caught, the boys crowded around and
peered curiously in at the bright eyes and
nervous movements of the old fellow.
who was streaking it, inside. 1t was
decided TO put him in the " EXTRACTOR"
and if he survived that treatment to let
him 90. The extractor in wooden
| mill is machine used to extract the
moisture out of the cloth, the process
being effected by putting the cloth into n
| basket that revolves swiftly inside n
| massive frame work of iron. So the trap
| was fixed into the basket and the belt
run on. Round and round went the
basket, lurching heavily from side to
side, but gradually growing steadier us
| the revolutions became swifter. Steadily
the speed went up; 100, 200, 3OO and 400
times minute. The eye could just sec
Il dark spot in the basket, then there was
Il Sudden jar, and a cry was heard that
the trap would fly out. On u sudden
| impulse, the belt was flung off, the brake
put on, and the machine stopped. Was
I" gray-beardn deadP Not bit. He
was streaking it fore and-aft the trap,
his lively eyes us bright as ever. Once
more he took his place in the basket 1t
was to be ride to the death this time
Il fast train that would whirl him around
ut the rate of mile and n quarter every
60 seconds. The "old General" seemed
to have an impression.that affairs werC
nearing climax, for a despairing squca
|
up. One minute, two minutes, three
minutes, and the basket was whirlin.
around fully 700 times to the minute!
steady hum, instead of the surgings, in
dictated the high speed. Then the bel
was thrown off and the brake applied
When the machine stopped the "ol'
General" was no more; but his was
painless death, without the agony anC
distress usually dealt out to vermin.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-17
The Dress of the Greeks.

The distinguishing feature of the dress
of males among the Greeks, says II cor
respondent, is white cotton tunic
hing nearly TO the knee, and looking
very much like II plated skirt. Over
this is worn one and sometimes two
Jackets, usually plain but .jaunty, and
around the waist is bound II shawl OF
belt, with the addition in mountainous
districts of leather wallet for knife
and provisions. The legs are covered
with tight, knit leggings and the feet
with turned up shoes, ending in II point,
to which tassel issfastened. The head
is covered with red scull cap, with II
flowing blue tassel. A shaggy, white
cloak, with hood sometimes thrown
over the head, completes the costume.
In the cities. however, European dress
is largely adopted.
The women of the higher classes who
have not yet adopted French fashions,
wear red skull cap, often set with
pearls, with Il long gilt tassel, an en-
broidered jacket fitting close to the body
and loose petticoat of gay colors. We
must confess that the costume is an eX-
tremely attractive one, and often COM
PEELED us to look twice at the rather
pretty young women whom we passed in
the streets of Athens. In the interior,
however, we foundtth women generally
indulging in II dirty wrap around the
shoulders, dirtier short skirt and still
dirtier bare legs and feet. Many OF
their customs remind the traveller oi
Homer's description of their ancestors