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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20

the nose, and other Incidental circum-
stances, consuming one minute and a
half out of every ten, allowing sixteen
hours to a snuff taking day, amounts to
two hours and twenty-four minutes out
of every natural day or one day out of
ten. One day out of every ten amounts
to thirty-six and halfin year. Hence,
it we suppose the practice to be per-
sisted in forty years two entire years of
the snuf-taker's life will be dedicated
to tickling his nose and two more to
blowing it.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20

THERE are in Russia many obscure
sects whose rites are on a. level with
those of the most barbarous savages.
The disappearance of sundry children
has resulted lately in the discovery of q
sect who hold that real blood should
taka the place of wine at the Lords
Supper, and whose agents abducted and
killed infants to supply this. y
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20
TOPICS OF TEE DAY.

THE critic again. The young man of
the Oshkosh Northwestern complains that
"the italian of Marie Roze has French
brogue 70 It." This, he observes with
severe decision, "would prevent her
ever becoming favorite in Oshkosh"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20

A VAST quantity Of valuable time is
wasted by the votaries of tobacco, es-
pecially by the smokers; and that the
devotees Of snuff are not greatly behind
In this respect will be shown by the fol-
lowing singular calculation of Lord
stanhope: Every professed, inveterate,
incurable snufftaker, at a moderate
computation, takes one pinch in ten
minutes. Every pinch, with the agree
able ceremony of blowing and wiping
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20

A MAN is going to have his name
stamped upon 50,000,000 toothpicks
That mans name will be in everybody's
mouth.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20

A PRISONER arraigned at the bar of
the Castle (Va.) court knocked the
Judge over with his fist, and then felled
the Clerk with brickbat.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20

MINNIE SPEARS is the romantic
daughter of Kansas farmer. She lately
returned from boarding school, where,
10 is suspected, she added to the pre-
scribed studies the perusalo of sentimental
stories In yellow covers. A wandering
Italian fiddler made his appearance in
the neighborhood. He slept in barns
and was not a handsome tramp; but
Minnie's lively Imagination transformed
him into heroic minstrel, and she
eloped with him. When overtaken by
her father, she was dressed fancifully
like gypsy, and was playing tam.
BORNE accompaniment to the fiddl;ng Of
the Italian Her idea originally was tc
become dancing girl, and lead de-
lightfully free and rowing life, but the
experience of few days dampened he,
ardor, and she was glad to return.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20

THE young men at the Academy who
go oat between acts probably go out
for an opera glass.-Heaald p. L
Wrong, Mr. P. t. sbe~ probably go out
for their rye glass .-..,s..a.. .s..--
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20

The London Crystal Palace is over
one thousand and six hundred feet long
nearly third of a mile-and on an
average three hundred feet wide. The
great nave is crossed by three transepts.
The arched roof Of this nave is one hun
dred feet high in the center. The
ground floor covers space of twenty
acres, little less than our great Cen.
tennial Building at Philadelphia. Five
hundred tons of glass were used in the
roof and'sides, and the entire cost of the
structure is said to be $1,000, 600; the
main building at our Centennial Elk
position cost 81 ,6000 900. Two galleries
one above the other, extend com
pletely round the building; the lowel
one is devoted to pictures and various
exhibitions. In the basement story il
the apparatusfo warming the building
consistingof thirty furnaces and boilers
which send steam and water through
Fifty miles Of pipe. -s -
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20

The most successful settlers in Texas
are said to be the Germans.
, 1879-04-16

The following Instruments wero alcd for
record Tuesday, Npril t5;

Tho following Instruments wero llcd for
record Tuesday, April t5;
North Ffankl!n 81, lo' It nof sshlerst,
. I. :.,,x.Vl i.11 It, t!asull April i .....
fChArlt1 ttutlar to Frcitsc; aiuilor).. s 1000
Ellis pluce, l.j # " of tuttMgu tirnvr av,
st, unA.vldel!s q !" :*l0xt03 Il. da.
'1ssss r. +, !, i,; ,; n K|9:'Sy%Fy ;;&;'i ''''
NsSis i i, tS i =; s;a'siSs av,.;wti S0"0
xlUh Il. iinnrtfrd, tatoa April II
iIlclry llurkrr tu t'arl kuhtma,,n,. ~. l,g0O
Improved. datpd APRIL 1u tlliran' +.
paaroor,, VI 1so!i il nj % Wasaiacioaai. 'o'
~. .uHx19o It. improved. tsnted AurlI
u fSlastef ln chatIcrry to liSnjamin r.
usisa y! Viii il i Evan: court, IL 10 S0o
An1 g. afaa1 M!fa S!nof GI1pstty n't9a 'a
llo9StS u, y q + q Cerstrs. !. NJ, 4.
war.l 4. M|IlHr4 tu l'ora q. t}r!ycs)... 1000
+ nk' 4ax!'S Z. lifted AptlI \ l. Il , $tjessSh
Merrans i, 80 .i1n ii rwcitistl;ai, sil,, ''o'
4 sssy 9Sa!i Z T1s !; M MKt,ssf + ;;;.; 600
. T. aa i sS;s!ilS!fs' Ss!l! .s Aass s4s tss., As'
u, sixi$4 t. i datsa i Apsil i II il itstssiHp tsiip
=. ehacl elssano to John 7: Ilsnehryl.,... 1000
"S4' Etsh!S1ni 4st #: 1iaM \ ';.,s u ThfopE
Nerth Wcl!* i. iss g ! u chisass i, " ''ooo
I. IN u. i0xll0 It, IaIeI April II tMas.
tor III Chancrry to Eour4l Httupj. ...,,. 4O}
North l]eafuuFn Ut, lou Il Of Film 81,
I; hoslso e, aassA hpril { ; tMassrr in
lt:s'"tsss y, O. ot poii i, ~. 1901
, 1879-04-16

Gsn'n leltycscd to-day and ',crea!tnr, q, rcgu.
1af' fH'iat iiavc five days 10 run I'll 11{c per bu
STORAGE mud II inorc than TINT bc duo on tue
grain tue tliifcrencn must bo deducted from The
sell'''g price, Whcreunon ttm wisolo storage
ciargo Is assumcd BY tic buyer. This fact nc
counts for thu fact that April grain Is no1ninuily
higher to-day, md 80 closcl last evening, as
sfst"'l In the a''ore table, while the real prices
arc actuallY lover.
1'te following were the receipts md ship
ments u tho lcalislE articles Of produce In this
city during tllu twenty-four hours cnd,ug at :
o'clock on Tuesday morning, n,,,l for tlle cor
responding date twclYo months ago:
, 1879-04-16
Sand Interest.
COIN QUOTATIONS.
TIN fof03Hf.rr nra fin. Chltnr,t nrof ntfnnn n
B1 TELEGRAPH
NEW Yofsls.

New YoRT, April 15.-GoyernmentB wers
acttvo nnd.strang.
Railroad bonds were generally strong.
State securities werc dull.
TilG atork market was active but irregular.
1lle Grangcr AMI coal shares n,,l Uniou Pa
c!tlc wcrc weak hut the rest NJ the list wus ecll-
orally strong. especially Kansas racitlc, which
advanced trom :|04 tn ~, closing nj 36,{. Kun
sas Il Texas wns Hlso strung, selling up from
It5tS to ~, md st. Louis L. Northern showed
improvement for The day " on COM
u'iyanccd tx. Nor.~estern st,arss, ut.dcr free frec
offerings. tcll oil ". 1t. Paul closed II.
slightly II, early denlfngr but subsequently lost
the Improvement. III tl,c rest uf tile list tlnal
dealings were nt NIL advance from tic lowest
puint 11SSt01k4, excepting Union Tas!flc. Trans
nct!si's wcru 145,tNO,-5,DU0 Eric, 7,OC0 Lake
Shore, 11.0C0 Wahasl,, iS,00O Northwestern
common. 5000 pretcsred, a0UU Vt. fuul, 13,0tN
Lackawanna. N,G00 Alchigun Central, 5,UO0
ufltos, 5,0nU Wcstern Union, 14.0O0 kansas Pu-
cliff, 7,tGU knnsas 4: Texas. 13O00 1T. Louis,
Kansas City & Northern, and H. U0o st. Louis Il
Sun francisco.
Money market easy at 4@5. Prime moreau-
tile paper, .4tt5507GL.
Sierlin:: exchange, sixty days, dull ut 4So>11;
sight. ASs.
ttu,1,,r. nynorte for +;ta ,p,nI- on 1n- nm
, 1879-04-16

Tsal. ,,..... biI! 7b5 51A, BB3 40, 4OB
Total Of a1l gradcs III store, 10,S73,447 b,,.
THESE figures as,ow lecreasc during lust week
of 3l9,tE bu wheat, 14,5W bu corr, Ito, 1y1 b1
oats, s,225 bu rye, 09,923 bu barley. Total de-
crease, co., ,001 bu.
Tic nboye noted quantities Of hard tShcat H.
clulc g52 bu No. Minnesota, mud 1U0,0s7 bu
No. 2 do.
Alto atloat Ia tho tarbcr ut this port: 24,59o
hu No. Q wheat, 139, ,737 bu No. . do {1G4,3 ,3223
wheat}; 23s,4s3 bu lIgh-mfxc1 corn, G5,09 bu
new dc, 8,1o5 bu now mixed, T0s,71g bu No. 3
corn. l2,7I1 btu rejected tl,02s, 1856 corn); md
.5,Gs5 bu No, oats. Total alloat, 1,2ts,ll3 bu.
Sluce Jan. tho receipts In Chicago include
1Os9 i'1 bria flour, 5so s31 bu wheat, 0,:s!5 ;s0
hu corn, 4oo ,b3l bu oats, 330 t35 l,u rye utld
04Dt025 bu barley.
trb fn1ln.vInI, ,snra fhD at0eka nf sVbent Il,
, 1879-04-16

NEW ORLEANS, April 15.-SiEht exchange OIL
New York, 4 prenssls.,. 800.
Sterlll, uxc!nlnge, haukeret bllls, ds711S.
FOHEl0N.
LONDON, April 15.-C1.s0ls, g7 1916.
Railroad oouds--Reatling, IA; Erie, 20; pro-
ferre1. In.
United stascs bnu'ls-10~l0s, 1033{; new ia,
l0iH; MS, llS; IN, 1tr!.2{.
tAis's. APRIL l5.-lscItcs, 114f 07]Sc,
, 1879-04-16
rond. w. 7:.1o? H-lo II, dated Marel.

rond. " I. 7511n3 IT, 10 II, dated March
~ tCharics H. Mutsc 10 1icnry VAIL
bonI ......+,.... .,..........S H.HEU
SOUTH or city LINlTt, WITHIN 4 nAn1lfa or AEYks
AI5E4 nF THE cnEnT- -1Eui;sk.
Wabash nv. lh:, II II uf Fn.ty. .reyentb At,
ct, 6tlx1H1 II. dateh Feh i {Firllty
-, Savings dunk to .'nhn y. Mc1n.sn>..,.S 1,2a0
Flfty.elKfth y, f1ct Wunce mil Wright
~, ~, u! Il 10 ulIey, tlatcd Mnrch i
tAHrnn tlhhs 10 Christian Xnber, So. 400
thnt,p!ain ~, sucos 0f Forty. third At,
", 1li's.hiA #. datesl april i t&ias.
Ter IT. Ehnnecry IL Connecticut Musnat
~, ,Lfto:iIn.''raneo Company. ....:. ...... 5.eho
VT. llils.74 IT, hatcd ArrEl Il. Mas.
ter III Chnnccry 10 Connecticut Mutual
1ttfe.tnsnrallco Cn,npany. E.o5o
uEsEAAL AsAt1yHnxr run rftE nEyEytT or cnrn,r
...... UtkA.
William +. Cash mi! Lawrence 1jcne,y
10 John A.. Lnhhcr: latttltcs, snjI, f?:
nsasts. fsock Of groceries In sturv Nc,
832 Coitngo urosc hv.
, 1879-04-16
Mt 7OG5S2c.
,sAIT-Contnucs in fair request and steady:

ot 7nsss@c ''''''H Wal p'o"eht s1.oo hi!lct sold
SSi:rwfont1nnc, +, fs1, ,o,,..,
rnsrse ~. y n ns'ti hr thri''''''.'''''''....S Lug
DalrY. n brI. Without nsrs. - 80 ."' 3'a9 33,9
hs{nn nna rrrsva dag,s !, 49, I7o2l lo
TEXsWcra Gnntsa ~ bs r rnro 1H H.: -. wv
,nnfrrHto,v sc1,Yo III ~ IT, e.a MarKet bein9
In mir iist a. fo,iaus. n A'''' "o ""k' "o enasKs
:" o"' '''t; t,y.ar ~ so''o"'' ,,,rxn,..
Common Il, III. .176qa con,mnn ~ rs,r poe,,s
Enteror to ne. osSa:sa sun.r;or !" s"n 1s:.a
Fytrn nna Ia Hnc.t1nsE1 81 H. =, % a,.,1ott .1Htt;W
i:hoicest iSSIti5 ,.n.r ,;s' ,,., ~
yn,,xt, uv.nY romtnnn ~ n"'tni ~ 1as,n Il
fnnn,nn IN fntr i7fhna Sn,n.i ~ 49, tnEeso
Snncrinr IN ms sn In .tss H.. - -. E ~
Extra Nnn IN dncstfHRftf1i W. ~, ~ own
Choicest ~ 1;NsTfi f.nmn,oc ~ fair 1ae,oo
3irSrntYnEn. gnt,nrtor r. Inn Hnn :tMtJn
Common Ia fnis 1nfbat Erfss ~, :, nrn.t ysLssE
, 1879-04-16

lo, 4,'G4 tea lard, 25 other pkeslo, 100 b.ls beef,
% brts Tongues, 1J1 pkgs butter md cheese,
f,7f0 hsfs talow, Lao Urls ulcoo, 10 03o lbs OIL
cake, 7t072 brs ont,nea', md 1,21O brls corn.
meal.
GRAIN IN STORE,
Tile following nso Tic footI,lgs Of the Official
report Of grnn In atorc In this city on thu cyc,,-
luz nj GaffrtlnY last nntl cnfrcstnrtttnn t1atna.
, 1879-04-16

by buyers werc not acceptable 10 holdcra. As n
general thing bnslncss WIS suspended bccanso o!
tic weakncas IN wheat. Enlea wero reported Of
14U brls spring e4tras At 81. t,l.4.15. Tho fol-
lowing Was tho nominal fango Of prices nt tho
, 1879-04-16
Nishdrawn3 from store during Monday for
city consumption: l,10t bu wl,ent, 1856 bu bar

Nithdrawn4 from store during Monday for
city consumption: l,10t bu wl,eat, 1855 bu bar-
Icy:
Tho following grain was inspected into store
In this ctty yesterday morning: cara No. .
white winter wheat, q cars No. 9 red, cars No.
3slu, 0 cars mixed, = ours No. Q hard, cars No.
2sprfng, 5o cars No. . do, Ii ours rejected, .
cars no crude tt'3 whcat); 25 cars and $500 bu
h!gll-tnixcd cort, D cars new do II cars new
mixed, 10 cars No. . corn, cass aud $500 bu
rejected {l0B corn); Il cnrs wltto oats, II cars
No. 2 mixed, II ours rejected t40 oate); rar
M. syr, rar No. b barley. l'ntut {2iy cars).
l2U, 100 bu. Inspected cut: 71,13o bu wheat,
42,1A b,i corn, 1s,530 bu oats, 1880 bu rye,
6,lB0 bl barley.
Another casc came to light yesterday In rhscl,
i,erc rs new l,IElrn,lxed, when 1t ought, accorl-
luz 10 the jm1gmen: OF sono experts, to hayp
been pissed as No. 2.
Wheat yesterday sold about Us low rs ut any
ti'nc oh this crop, II We tuko The cost Of carrying
into the account.
The leading produce markets were all weak
yesterday, md ia!rly uctIyc, tic weakness bcl,,,
directly due to big offerings by holders. Though
what tnauo them SO NUMEROUS and 60 anxtous to
sell could scarceiy he told In cacll casc. wheat
markets wrro ruser fof tnursc. ycu ynrk ~os
lowrr In sell In ay,nnothv, mi I'm w,,n, h.r ,vos
finn. whl1a the news 5r,nn thr sont,wcat sen,ns
to hnyn renewed nost Of the fears ot short crop
Corn went down for the sas!c Ecuerat reason, ,la
,rna ,xr,r IT, .,;'oti, p~o.,s,n,s ,so.a s.a
,, ,rn"r , ..ar,, trr,,1o, .l,a',,,,,
,mi,. ,,,n,., h. ,,,:,r H. ,.s' -, ., "" @ "st1
ucts wAs 80 large rs to surprise gyr, those who
''ao ~ usen " .uo, .o' . ~ n"ss'.ns' ....,
,,1,, L. ..s. ..,,"n ~ ~, et wa ptop'
a'y s,' .Ae i.e't3. so'ansc "a .ae so"1n~eStern
i.e's". ~ poo,' II "nS ,epo'.su a''"t Ereat deal
w. a'"ls'sa'' ,spss'al's .oEs ""'' "l'cht' lavo
w., uecA "ee"ta"'N's" u,!' ~ 'nts'us po"tts' WHIT
NY Ioi e"s"t's' t'a"al'o'tal'o"' "''a tlahs
o'e'".orS "cto alt'"u VI mueh bleecr
sssp'o ~ nuue" ~ tu's
""s ~. ."o 4"s' ,,,,',a ,'s "!tA to.uay
% 81, .,.o n.n,ss t., .."."s .a ""'. .e"ps ''at
~. '.,a,s, .aa E'"... :" ,u D.s's ~ 4eF on
, 1879-04-16

| broom. .C0NN.-neacrs ru1,t,rt It fair sma], order
demand nntl F0Msc Inquiry frotl larger ir, crs.
Following arc tic quotations. 1t ia said they arc
| "harlly eyce" sl.aaeh:
Fine green cnrEct brush. u h............ IliGb1
| tiEcch HHFl.... ,,-..-.... t..........H19t+ff
lcd.lIpEcd hurl. III .st:}a;
Tlnr green. S!tA h's to work lt...:.......A @4:.
Hed.1tppca uo,.. .......... III ft:ilt
tHe[b! ....,...+, s+..+...,... ...+,....3tFt3
CFnaRed. 41Gt1t
HGTTEil-F4's the tluio Of year thu receipts nrs
large, --mneb Il, excess of f0ENseE ycars ii like
perlod --an1 with tic demand strictly cnn1ne. 10
meeting carrent wHnts rfreyrrs Nn 1t impossible
| to prevent MI accumulation OF stocks. tuntc.
auenf tho mnrktt Is dcuressotl ant aM curly dc.
cuo Il LINKED fur. t'huro and fancy rsui|c. alonu
n1e held with my shaw OF nrl".,esa W. quote:
ts,s's t;eoi to sjss dar;
Medium ......,, l.hL Ii
lnfcror to cuni'ntA. Whl0
KHil sI III
Observation-Disclosures wero few aud usually for
sulBlI amounts, hut sticks are nut excessive mil
ura hull With cptacnct. We aMots tho market
steady nnd tIri w foliuws: .
f5sS I;;s.,o1 Z e. b"'?n: I en.. .,3!Ss'a }Ssla
aM.1;sna 1sw'ss" Is Wsol e i"aslS sask. " iHi it
CTIEESE-l'rcea raago ahout the es1lls AZ during
Inst week. hut lttetc nro fewer salc~ ~ outside
figures. Ssw chcese is coming fofwartl freely,
mud. though 1f IL bottor qlaitsy than ls aAunlly
rrcn IN thu market xn carly III thc koaaon, &c n
the bust hgnsr obtatnablc for part.skim. Flne old
fu!l creams ha' dropped OIL 10 RIassc w pow
guotn:
September anil tJctoncr, full crcaa... ....6 GsRh
lMtt skim, n1",....." go. ...''M 90
F,tll ;s: sSs,
tt,Ais-The inarsut rsinains .u. with pficcn
nonl,al AnthFassso !. yefy much ut..sst!s' H.. iha
pretty fFt1 sludtnK Of prices. w lakd l1 ChHliRo
, 1879-04-16

blonuay..s. ....s+. 1,1bI 7tI3l ......
CATTLE-The condition OF the market ycster-
day was no moro favorable to tho selling tntrrczt
than on tho day bcioro; inltcd thcso waa chnngu
for the wUrse. With fresh run Of j. 400 hcad
and enough stafo cattle 10 swell the supply 10 q hOU
bend holders were at biz disadvantage. Thu at-
tendance Of buyers WA fuller than usual. sosna
new shippe.s-rntouragc4 by The Promise Of equat-
tty in freight Eates-putiip@ In MI appearance, hnt
thcrc WAS an utmost entire nnacncG os competition
between buyers, aud although during Tho day
euody number u cattle were worked oG 1t Has ohe
Of tho dul1cst daya Of the season. Prices were
again weak all around and for most descriptions
lower, Fat cattle, surh NJ nrt taken by tho East
crn and export trade. showed decline fun, tho
previous week Of .uGp:!>c. Yesterdays ofrcrIugs
embraced number Of droycs OF extra bceyca, but
with two or three exceptions thcro werc no snlcs
uhoye s., 20. 81. John g. Brown eoi1 ~ head Mt
$;.15, and 105 head at $:.1O. While 1.-Two cattle
have ceased 10 cut much Of f1gnre III Tho export
teate, tho nhlpmcnta OF bccf arc continued on q
pretty liberal rcale anil thu outlet thus afforded
as-!4a nut little IN sustaining prices OF fat cutie.
INcndtd In lie catEUcs Of The 1rt steamers which
cleared from New foYk On Slturt!ny laat wese 12U
sheep. anlca to shippers wcrc mostly at y .D06t
LII for fair to choice wall.fatted ntcers Weighing
from 1.1Oo TO l.Jl9 lbs. Thu local tradU pnll
&c. ...5dta. 10 for infe1ior to good fat cows, and
g. 5Dt4 0u for Inferior 10 good mixed lots. Stockera
wrrn IN demand Al g.. 75Ql3. 70. In s,ockers and
butchers' stun there WAS but lIttle chauge from
s1unAay's prices. the market being haiclT 51t10c
well al1ct with unso}t cattu, and tho fcclinp was
weak,
, 1879-04-16
sTDck OF 1!iOylaI0Sa IN !.oU1aylLI.E.
As reported to Cincinnati Prize Current.
Tho following shows tho receipts md ship
ments u Wheat at p0ints na1nea yestcrday:
Total. ..... ..1H7. f04
In An1N Y.01tfc SrSrHnnIy

April 15.-lsoceiuts-Fiour. Dtss br!s; wheat,
1i7,450 hu; cor11, 12tt250 hu; uats, 57,o75 III !;
surl'-MeaI, tj0 ,pkes; ryc. Sl8 bu; 1nalt, a1,10j
hu; pork, ttli hrts; heet, 7D5 tcs; cut.tncats,
2,Sll plsgs; lard, 1,U9t tcs: whisky, .t1S brle.
Exnurts-Fur twenty-fonr hours--Flour,
1f,0OU bras; wheat, U7 w hu; corn, l05, ,0U0 bu;
ryn, 40,000 Gu.
GUODA NECEIyHn
nt the Port Of Chirngo April Is: Lyon &
1icnly, y cascs musical Instruments; Thomas
u Sewcll, casc rub6er Eools: Lurd, Sturtr.
burg Y Co., 2 caacs trushes. Collections,
S1,JO4.53.
, 1879-04-16

VlUr4II0HHs
Extra DceveB--(1radrh etetrs, weighing
/. 100 lbs aud UPWARDS. ......,........
Choice Dceves-Fine. tat, we'll formed
httcra. weighing l. 210 10 !. AGO Lbs.
Guad becses-We!l.f fastencd steers,
weighing l. 100 to /. 300 lbs. s..........
Medium Hsades-Stuers In fatr flesh,
Weighing l. n50 to l, 200 lbs. ..........
Bntchers' Stock-Pu0r to common
st2esa and common 10 choice COWS,
for city h!anHhtcF, weighing 100 to
IL plV IDh .ssssts ...ss
Stock ktattlc-C0nmon cattle, NUlEhlttE
70U 10 l. n50 IbH.... ...............,.
1nfcrlur--Llyht md thin cows, heifeEs,
stnga, bulls. and ecalAwng steets ....
Neals, per 100 lts. So. .................
, 1879-04-16

1HIHIs. .t.ts '1.s'Ia I-F,~tU NS9l III
Also lG,5S2 bu corn, III, ESQ bu outs, G2l ,225>4
bu barley, md 1e1, 709 bu re.
yIs1HIH SUPPLY.
Mr. A. U. Thomas, Of this city, gives the FOL-
lowing ns tho quantities Of wheat uuu corn in
, 1879-04-16

Latest quotations for April delivery on the
leading articles for tic Inst two b,isi,cas ays:
, 1879-04-16

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, 1879-04-16

EtSif--,tobbces were doing moderate business
anu wcrc ohtn,nfng about previous pF!ect Tho fall.
in1 nf In the demand bein9 ofr6ct by the fact that
h1cka hnve become reduced to pretty BmAlt 1tmcn.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-23
Managing Cattle on the Plains.

The management of vast herd of cat
tie upon the open plain is difficult and
hazardous feat. 1t requires both nerve
and an intimate knowledge of cattle
nature to ride into the midst of the
thronging, pushing beasts, and single
out those destined for the corral. Should
a panic ensue, both holse and rider
will be borne along before the resist
less tide to certain destruction. A herd
has been stampt ded at the sight of a
man dismounted from his horse. They
regard the man and beast as single
creature, whose will dominates, and to
see this being take himself apart is u lit
tie more than bovine nature can stand.
AS II general thing, the animals are
quite docile, and ready for the "round- "
ing up" Possibly they may look for
ward to it with some instructive pleas
urc at the grand sight of their own nu-
merical strength. Stand here with me
upon this grassy knoll. Beneath us, at
yOn three scrub oaks, is the station
agreed upon. From three directions
we may see long dotted skirmish lines
spots in a row into moving beasts. The
ering up the individuals which stop
grazing, look with. wondering eyes a
moment, and then, evidently having re-
Gected, "Let's see, this is June, isn't it?
they're rounding us up" obediently Join
the grand advance. Those knowing
ones who have been under the brand
may have some vague remembrance of
it's torture. The Mavericks" as un-
claimed cattle have been called, and the
calves have yet to feel the terrible iron
as it burns it way through the quivering
cuticle.
1t is an old Texan story, tine origin of
the name Maverick" buG perhaps it
will lear transplanting to the East. A
certain well-known colonel" of the
name bought an island in one of the
rivers, and stocked it with few cat
tie, proposing to keep his animals where
he could find them when he wanted beef
or hides. Business entanglements
claimed the worthy colonel's attention
and in course of time he well-nigh for
got his island colony. Founders began
to find among their herds ancient pulls
and cows, all guiltless of owners mark.
They came to be counted by thousands,
and it was finally discovered that they
were runaways from Colonel Maverick S
island. The old colonel was informed
by the herders of his good luck, and
told, among other things, that some two
thousand bulls were subject to his
orders. The last thing recorded in con-
nection with this legend is the colonel's
excited speech upon this occasion
For Heavens sake, boys, go and help
yourselves!" Thereafter any animal
found without a brand was called a
" Maverick" and duly stamped with
the finders mark. .-HGrDer's MO,1thlu.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-23
A Bloody Fight with Cats.

Several mornings ago a boy of about
fifteen years old, nephew OF MIR. Har-
rison's, an inmate ofhis family, went out
to the barn to feed the horses. When
he entered the loft he discovered two
large cats lying on the straw asleep.
Boy like, he took up bundle OF fodder
and, creeping up, struck both OF them
at one blow. There was something of
n disappointment in the result. The
cats, instead of running away, sprang at
the boy with n fury that startled him.
Having nothing with which to defend
himself he tumbled around, while the
cats squalled, clawed and bit him un-
mercifully. His cries did not bring as
sistance, and the boy sprang toward the
ladder leaning against the rafters, and
assembled to the roof of the house. The
cats followed him, and, despite his
efforts to keep them away, bit and
clawed him frightfully. Realizing his
ladder folly, he jumped down on the
hay, the cats following him. By this
time he was bleeding very freely, and
his coat was almost torn in threads.
Selling one of the cats by the hind legs,
he attempted to beat it to death against
around and began tearing his arm.
Shaking it off, he ran to the ladder lead
ing down. The animals followed him.
just rs he reached the ladder he dis
covered a monkey-wrench lying on the
floor. Selling it he turned, dealt the
foremost cat blow between the eyes,
and before it could recover mashed its
head. The other animal still fought
with fury. With heavy blow the boy
stretched out the remaining cat, and
beat out its brains. Catching them by
the tails he marched to the house to give
an account of his battle. ( little Rock
(Ark.) Gazstte.