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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-21
ENGLISH WHEAT PROSPECTS.

Ws extract the following from the LONDON
aspondence of the New York Chronicle, I'M
sxs sisAe of the third Of April:
SEassns TO the reduction In the price Of wheat
IN N,sw York during the week. increased eau
sSs4vs isas been observed on this side. and prices
4grvu had u slight downward tendency. Our
sfsStSs OF wheat and -four have now been re-
SExveyS very considerably, and our importations
fsgys axceedingly moderate compared with our
vssrw{raments. An easier market In the United
Stssssss has, naturally. preponderating tntiu-
,sE1sss harA hut. at the came time. supplies are
ssgss saressed for sale. During the past month
rae average price of English wheat rose from
NOS II 80 &Ts Sd or to he extent OF "a Sd per quar-
1sr This Improvement represents. however.
.aAara Che effect of the dry. cold winds upon the
yayusEsSs than any actual market Improve.
azissgse. Il may be said. therefore. that farmers
aauxss favorable season. though a gain OF Is sd
sasyssuarter is not much when British farmers
txzw atly delivering about one hundred thou
assgz& quarters weekly, The falling OIL In the
tx Fssarsas of homegrown wheat this season.
ssMxzpared with last. now amount to 2.s5o75o
ssSsSsrffiG the week ended March q 1.-THE sales Of
ESsTgsya-crown wheat in the $50 principal mar
EsNsS al England and Wales amounted to ~ .la7
sNsggSsrs scaiust a. $50 quarters last year, an
II ~ estimated that Ia the whole Kingdom they
sxss 500 quarters. against l69 600 quarters In
SsynS yStnce harvest the sales IN the 100 princi-
gyas alarkets have reached total or s4s. 500
rgss sSers against I66n. 9 quarters; while IN the
sssSsAsf@ SinrSom it lie computed that they have
sys,r yaS 400 quarters, against goo quarters
sS4xfaSy the corresponding PERIOD OF last season.
sshsvstug decrease OF no less than 2'sso,7so
esskSf
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DOMESTIC.

MEw YoaK ABFil a 2e~sonthsFn -four quiet and
aettye end unsettels ungrsaed red 81 1901 IS.
Uorn nM&c better, uDgraded b03,tg53. Oate-
quiet, scarce and fcrn mixed opened stronger
and closed dull; No. AZ. Hops duh and nomi-
Coffee nominal; Rio cergoes 1aal@154.. su.
So, fair to goo2 refining 7%@7X. prime TX;
s snsa q WITT; e sdaFd 9 yeox s5ra
sH@s%,, erapr3ated, a.s@oh. Mofasses un-
changed; with q moderate demand. Bice firm.
Rosin. unahqReed; TerpentIIne dull az, END
dies quiet end firm long clear 6A. short clear
7, long and short IN. Lard higher and more
active at 7,l7h@7.25. Pork stronger, with
~ mG q ' Frsshta # go So WHISKY nominal
=. cotton seed oil dull and wholly nominal.
Hides q uiet and steady; New Orleans II. Texas
CHICAGO. April 90, Flour dull and nominal;
s5roaE and higher M No. Eheago sRFng
AK. Oats active firm and higher at 2s&. Pork
g ;rong and higher at 50 So; Lard strong md
and shade higher; shoulders $3.50, short IBIS
6.o5. clear $50 Whisky steady and UNCHANGED.
| Closing Wheat was active. firm and hisher
firm and &c. higher. Oats active. firm and
higher at 20 for May andJune. Pork frner,
bus not quotably higher. Lard strong and
The Drovers Journal reports: Hogs-keeipts
$1,000 shipments 5000; market opened with fair
demand and closed weaker and mostly ailsoid:
mixed packing s404 20. light - 2094 40 hofce
81 1904 60. Cattle-Receipts $500. shipments 5000;
market active but rough lots are weak snip
ping s4@5 as Butchers s2g4 70 stoeRersts ,3 20
clipped So 80, good to choice IS 5000 as.
! 81. LOUIS. April 2o.-Flour-Nothinf doing
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THE DRY GOODS TRADE.
IN, Y, Ohroniole, April l6,l

The jobbing trade In dry goods has been
suodern tely active the past week, but business
was uui ct with manufacturers agents and i'm
unrtars. The continued decline In cotton has
sntirgly stopped speculation In cotton goods.
and Z endered buyers cautious In their opera
sions, which we're mostly of hand-to-
inouth character and light In the a.ggregate
fair qua uttties on account of former orders,
and priees remained very hrm.in sympathy
With the. staple-but the current demand was
ftrht and unimportant. Prices OF nearly all
aahelcs of domestic manufacture ruled steady
IN firat hands. but iobbers have become FESTIVE
un,ier heavy stocks and there was an increased
aaistosit ion on their part to offer extra induce
nenss on certain makes of cotton goods. prints
and other fabrics. In order to reduce accumula-
eious Eo reign goods were quiet but generally
steady aside from low priced silks, which were
gsTfsesd In some cases at considerably less than
eFsss txssA of importation.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-21
This da,
FUTU EH,

Or sales and quotations are from the Off
cidl bulletin board of the Ne,c Orleans Cotton
Exchange, and comprise all transactions re-
ported by the Exchange to the close Of bust
ness.
Futures opened steady ruled quiet at noon,
quiet and easy at the third call and steady
at the close. The sales summed up 14.2oo bales
including 1260o between calls. against total
Yesterday of aaoo including 1900 between calls.
The market closed al o considerable falling off
from yesterdays. as will be seen by the details
below.
COURSE OF THE MARKET.
The inside figures Of the following quotations.
the closing oalls. are the bidding rates to-day
and the outside figures the asking rates.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-21
FRUITS AND NsTS.

DOMESTIC AND FoRHres FRu1a,s AND .NuTg,
Ap APPLES Choice Choice. n e .nsI at % Ed
' box. feiermo sH9a Box ss,nf Nap 't
f. sv a % ~ sis aysr r ifs '1 70 400
p bunch Banenas u 5000 bunch, Date. &c y
6roe eqf sc ' Almonds Ewes b4 ss nu'
| 100 " 10, Flberte 12Ho. Naples walnute i4o
French do l2ho, Peanuts 5so: Peoans n@ioc
pears : y bog. Malaga grapes q . Dbl
Plneapples "a 80 u dozen. :, Dried apples
| Sos y lb. Dried peaches dull and nominal
peeled peaches eDf0C.
COUNTRY PRODUCTS.
lOw q'totstioss represent nhotesate prices
| on the landing. Dealers obtans -Ga25c more
per bbt, and 16G114c higher per pound IN tota.
IRISH PoTAToEs- sI@1 % v Dbl, new
a-6D2 so.
SWEET POTATOES 81 bO@1 Is packed. .
Observation-Disclosures SOS IS " Dbl.
GARLlC-2b6175c p bunch.
FRESH VEGETA B-Eg-Choioe Louisiana cab
bages s. 2595 30 " crate. beets So bo04 " Dbl. car
rots 1908 2t Y Dbl oucumbeFs Soep7oe v dozen.
green peas 50 v Dbl. Bauashes 25@sje. per
Sol 81. y dozen. New turnipe q v Dbl,
Sour kRouT-Choice Sos u Dbl.
BEANs-Northern white mediums 2A@so y
Western white aH q Sc. Western red 2s@s. ,,',
demand the market Is dn 1f and T easy clay a Il 20
t0i 2t. choice mixed 81 .s@-, good mixed TO
10. low mixed Sol 05. whippoorwil 81 100.
P0ULTBY~-W Western grown chickens o. 25GDA 80
dozen, young do 5000 as. ducks ~ 5o08 rs.
geese s4@h. turkeys $1,000 " dozen; Lou
Isiena grown chickens % 25 a3 30, young ~ 500
D. ducks % 506D3, geese 5000. turkeys 5000.
EGGs-Western 1000 v dozen, Louisiana
1oaGH11o.
WooI-B BURY 1e@24o v ID. Louisiana clear $40
35e. clear lake 94D3Te.
COUNTRY HIDEs-Green sailed sa@po. dry
Hnt lb@1bho. dry salted 19Gp14Hc v III.
OITY HIDEs-7O III and up, 10, ahDoo:
steer and COW hides, 30 to 10 h. 5ho07o
kipa IA TO 30 fb. 9@9Ke; cut. SCARED Rrubby
hides and kips. &c off. 7se0t1.
TALLow-Counfrv -O51ao city -@6lso y fb.
BEEawAx-1g0D209 ID.
HoNEy-Strained 5O07Oe " gallon.
HoBNs-Ox horns. prime. eson -d'sc: COW do
-@2o.
Moss- Mixed 2x@so v tb. grey 1H@2xo. black
$4,000.
FEATHBRs- -ss05oo v N.
GOAL.
PITTsRUng-To steamboats, 800 y box. retail 6oe
v Dbl. wholesale sbc b. Bernard 400 box to
steamboats,. retail 5Oo wholesale Doc,
ALABAMA-Prett Ia selling at o. ton 1000
10 4bo v box to steamboats, retailing at $50 u
Dbl. Helena is selling at Go " ton, 1000 b: re-
tailing nj $50 v Dbl. Montevsllo ie selling at
VI 50 v ton. 1880 ID; retailing at CSC . Dbl.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ds 80 v bbl Rosln 1908 80 v Dbl. Spirits tur-
pentine 346B35o v gallon.
BALINa SrUFFs-Bagglng. 10. -Dt1&o v
yard:2 I'M ID 12h@12ao; baling twtne 1870 n.
CoTrON TIEs-Tbe Arrow tie % rs v bundle.
with usual discount on round lots.
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FINANCIAL.
fOur quotations of foreigs and domestic mar
lets are from the closing teiepdms.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE


| Thus far. Ctedrdnces. Balances.
This week .....,..,.. 81 OCT 0t4 81 sh26 733 "a
| Last weak. ............ 5.sas a54 OF ka4 2et II
| This week last year. 3,s69.65s CT 3s6.295 II
| THE MONEY MARKET-Is firm.
Exceptional commercial paper la quoted 1908
| u cent: Al do SO: collateral loans 6@S: loans
on call of the banks v cent " annum. md
en- the street -6e: AL mortgage 8: second grade
nominal.
NEW YoRK-Monev rate 3 v cent.
LONDON Bank Of England rates " cent; Don :
soils % 1871
PARIs--Rentes 81 AN.
GENERALIZATION dollars rule at ses. trade
dollars p46Dab: American balls and quarters
par. Bullion In London sad: here, fine
AMERICAN Lp-Cslifornia TOO v cent dis.
count; light weight s7@par: muttlsted cent
discount
FoREIaN CONS - In currency: Five-franc
pieces 5000, ty-frano pieces % ESQ.
sovereigns ~ 7t@p4 Is. ten thaler pieces 81 600
:. Spanish aoubl?ons sis $500. Patriot donb-
Mexican twenty pesos pieces $40 3b@ls 49,
twenty marks "a COCOA rs.
sTERLINa- Dull, Here commercial Ia 4s2@
ss9s bank --0D4s5 bank counter rate -t04s5 a.
hankers ls4b bankers' sight 4Sss; ut New
York commercial ie as2tsdD4s5, bank 4s4D4s4s.
FRANos-Dull Here commercial are & az.
bank -@B1sa: at New York. commercial b.23's
@b2tA bank b,21AD5.20.
NEw York HIaHT-Dul for commercial
Commercial par, and bankers counter check
ing rate q so premium $1,000.
II
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-21
wTwANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
eEEETOE OF THE DAILY DEMOCRAT.
Tuesday Evening, April 20. 1880.
DAILY REvIE w.

NFsueg was In request and firm
Rasrpdgn exchange and New York sight were
NtfH
egasSe Consols we're lower, closing at 1880
ssg. fasRainst be85osa yesterday.
Rramiams Bonds were quite unsettled and
~ssyEttd marked decline, as will be seen by the
EsfsffB below. closing at 27ss@27h against so'l o
ed wyss6erday.
Sssssaas were generally weak.
6zMG1sa was dull here for spots and lower for
9wsares. Spots were easy Mt New York with
futures barely steady. Liverpool spots were
s4sady and futures firm. Manchester was
sDstsdT. Havre was quiet. but steady.
asaant was steady.
Mgtasses was flrm
HreasistuffB were dull.
TaragsR was easier.
Rar continued strong.
1rovisi ns we're easy.
Gree or ies, fruit and country products we're
atuiats
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DETAIL OF SALES,


Before FIRST CaH-June 500 at 11.S1. 100 at
l.sb: total, 600 bales.
First CdH-June 200 at II SO: September 100
at l1.4S: October, 100 at Ills 100 at lila 200 at
u.12, 400 at I'LL: November 100 at Il.o5: total
1000 bales.
Be,oeen Frat and Second Calls June 600 ut
1l.s6. HOO ut Ills. 400 at II IA 900 at TO- 100
at II 60 700 at 49, 600 at 81 100 at IL SO; Sep
tember 100 at IL 90: November 200 at TO- 90 total
41O0 bales.
Second Cdtl-June. 100 at 11,72: November, 100
at 10 So 100 mt 10 SO: total, 900 bales.
Bet,oeen Second and Third Cais-May. 200 at
11.67, 800 st MO: june. 800 at ii r. 200 at 171.
100 at ITO 400 at 1165 900 at 1166 400 at II 65.
100 at Ii &C. 400 at IL g. 100 at II &c. 200 at 60
800 at 11.6s. 100 at 49, 400 at 1t.65 500 at 1853.
400 at g. 100 at II &C. 200 at IL Ca July. 200 at
lilo: total 54o0 bales.
Third CaN-June 800 at 165. 100 at II &c; total.
400 bales.
After Third CaN-May. 100 at ll66; juno. 1900
nj 4 40 M I fpta hnln
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-21
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

With little change at other cotton eenters. and
In consequence Of the inolement weather here
scarcely any business was done In spots, the
sales summing no only 7so bales, exclusive of
100 yesterday. The market opened somewhat
flrmer. but closed dull with good grades scarce.
The Cotton Exchange reported sales day
$50 bales. including 100 bales after o. IN.
yesterday. Market dull. Good grades scarce
Stained t@3to less than white of the same
grade
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-21
RECEIPTS OF COTTON FROM PLANTA-
TIONS.
I'M Nh~ontoIa Aprf1 IN

Tgse total receipts from the plantations since
sspeamher /. In 1890, were 4so2, $50 bales; In
kE tMisH.
TEa receipts at the out ports the past week
vwAvs ~ 80 bales the actual movement from
. szaantations was only a4.971 bales. the balance
&sassE drawn from stocks ut the interior ports.
NsssH yaar the receipts from the plantations for
gNsv came week were 2b.i4S bales. and for 1878
Tlsaw wore 90, $50 bales.
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after Third CaN-May. 100 at 1866: June. 19Ot
at II SO. 800 at 11,65: total, $500 bales.
TT
NEW YORK MARKE,

SPoTs- Easy at yesterday rates. The regular
sales comprised 2239 bales. and the deliveries
on contract 500 bales.
lie. Strict Good Ordinary HE. Low Mid
ding 11xc, Middling Uplands lac. Middling
Orleans l2tc, and Middling Texas 12sc.
weak at noon. and closed barely steady. with
sales yof 1913 GOO bales.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-21
COTTON,

Our quotations Of Domestic and Foreign
Markets. are from the closing telegrams and
Our Cbfton statistics from the Ne,g Orleans Cot
ton Erchdnuel
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NATIONAL BANKING.
IN. Y. Public

4. ssuestion has been raised between the treas.
my aud the national banks as to the amount or
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-21
In consequence of tho scarcity of tonnage tho
market continues firm.
COM M EEsCIAEls

GO,o quotations represent 1phOLesatG prices
except ,chen JOB lots are specified
TOBACCO.
LEAF ToBAoCo-The running stock IL 1900
hhds, part of which Ia held for local delivery and
for shipment. Stock on enle TOO hhds.
Export 7obdcco-Quiet. Low Jugs 3H@ac pm,
medium 4A@4ho, good aud fine 4h@5c. Low
leaf 6A615Ao. medium 6k@7ko. good and fine
vk@aHo. seleotions aG1Oo.
Cutting Grades - In request ut full prices.
Lugs 5@5Ac medium ba@5hc. good to fine Z
06e low leaf COS 'sc. medium leaf 6ta@se. good
to fine s6D19c. selections 10000. If OF good color
and sweet and sound might command more.
MANUFACTURED TOBACCO Quiet, Fine plug
60dDTOo v b, fine medium 100000. Bright quarters
common sound. g404o1. Bright navy as and
b's 4O06oo Black sweet s2@5Oe, No. /. IS and
lO's. dark black sweet s9D49o. Navy bs black
natural leaf. A20A7c: No. 1. res. extra fancy
gT6nx1
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-21

g. new, So lo3's 1oss
Governments strong and higher
lions of stocks ndicates ,nseiu oaotatio n Of
The Netc Orleans Stock Exchange: the I, last
sale since Friday: the !, last sale today; a,
Nth dividend: e. e.c Dividend
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STATE CONSOLE AND PREMIUM BONDS
AT THE N. o. STOCK EXCHANGE
STATE OONsOLs AT NEW YORK.
II :7S q. m. --agA bid.

n Orleans. New York. Londo
Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked. Bid. Asl
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/. vgxa. NcuAn AND COMMERCIAL NEWS

sssgsssr hhds ....................... s2c
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-04-14
"Kun Along Now -

A digui6ed policeman was going
up Mscumb street, Detroit, recently,
" hen q boy crossed the street to NEE.
him and said:
"Mebbe you haven't got anything
10 do with it, but there's a woman
dying back of that house there"
81 should rather think | bad some.
Thing to d. with it !" replied the Of
fcer, and be made haste across the
street and disappeared around the
corner of the house There be came
upon a woman who was banging no
skeins of yarn fresh from the dye
kettle
ais the party dead yet ?" be eager
ly inquired.
"PartyY Who's party sir"
"ls'nt there O sick woman here
"No, sirl I'm The sickest woman
in this neighborhood, and | weighed
l66 pounds last night"
IL was told that woman was dy-
ing back here"
81 dun't believe il ! You are spy
log around to see if we throw dead
cats in the alley, aud it's mean and
contemplate in you Take yourself
out o. this, or Ill go down to the
ctiefn
He went out, vexed and annoyed
The boy was leaning against the
fence across the street, and be called
out:
did tell you q yarn ?"
Boy J" replied the fficer, "don'r
ever trif- with me again There was
DO dying woman there -
"Wss there not? You thought
was stocking the cards on you, eh ?
See !"
The officer scratched bis head. be-
gan to emile, and finally laughed as
be said:
"Ah ! zee There was knot 10
the clothes line aud the woman bad
on blue siockingsl Purity good pon,
that; bur you shouldn't nave lied 10
NE about her dying Death's a very
solemn thing, add l can't stand any
jokes about it. Run along now.n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-04-14
The Machine.

To cry the machine" has become
the resort Of the towards of politics.
Beat them in a township they COM
plain that it was the machine" that
did it.
Vote them down ten to one 10 a
county, and they'll swear it was the
terrible machine" that wrought their
ruin.
Bury them out Of sight in state,
and through the besped-up ballots
that cover their PROSTATE forms they
will continne 10 below Machine ,
macbiner'
Were not the majority of votes
against you?"
"Yes.r
"Were they not legal votes?'
"Yes.n
Should not the majority of votes
govern?"
"Yes but then the machine did
it.p
"Bnt what 'mscbine?' Whose ma
chinef Don't you think you'd better
get one of these machines YOURSELF"
The whine Of minority who think
that an Internal machine Of some sort
has run over them every time ten
men are shown to be fewer than
twenty, has become as nsuse sting as
II is moootinous. We don't know of
any other way than to reverse the
time-bonored rule, and declare that
Hereafter the fewest votes shall win
1.-The shortest pole take the persin-
mon.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-04-14
Vampire From Asia

In store in Summit street NAV be
seen an animal the like of which but
few people in Toledo have ever seen
Ii is monster South Asian vampire.
The much dreaded "blood- of
that county. This rare creature,
perhaps the only living specimen of
the kind 10 this country, is about one
aud a half feet long, has pair Of
piercing black eyes which shine Ike
diamonds, double row Of sharp teeth,
similar to those Of the weasel, and its
powerful wings when stretched their
full length measure two and bali
feet from point to point. The vampire
hangs suspended from bar in the
centre OF It's cage by pair Of tormid-
able claws, and when ia repose re-
sembIes closed umbrella. It's body
is covered with @ comfortable coat of
fur, while its beautifully proportioned
head, which has q remarkable SINH
lsrity to that Of q dimiDutive black
and tan terrier dog, is surmounted by
pair of large shell.shsped ears
This strange creature is almost total
ly blind during the day, but at night
its little eyes twinkle with sstonish-
ing brillisney. The vampire is kept
in a temperature of about 10 degrees,
in order to conform ss nearly as pos
sible with the climate Of his native
home.
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An lnn~cent Abroad.

The other day the police at The
Union Depot noticed feeble-lookiDg Dg
old man wandering in and out &c
kill time until bis train should de,
part, and as be several time display.
ed quite roll of bills be was caution
ed to look out for pickpcckets and
confidence men.
wouldn't any body rob an old
man like me, would they 7" he in.
uoeently asked
The warning was repeated, but be
logged around as before, aud after a
time was seen in consultation with
two strangers. who had walked bin
around TO the wharf A fficer got
him away from them and aDgrily
said:
Didn't warn you against strsn-
gers Those fellows are after your
money"
"Bnt how can they get it when l
have it in my pocket and my hand
on it all the time ?" well, you look
out"
"Yes, III look out but l don't
want to be unrivil When anybody
talks to me like TO talk back"
The strangers soon had him on the
string again and in about a quarter
of an hour they left him in a hurried
manner, and be sauntered into the
dept with his wallet in his hand
There You We le, them beat you'll
exclaimed the ofiicer. How much
did you lend them ?"
wall, they wanted twenty dol
lars" be slowly replied.
And you handed it over. Of
course ?"
81 gave 'em ffty dollar bill and
got thirty back"
We'll, you'll never see the bill
again"
Il kinder hope not" be cbuckled,
as be drew down his eye. at was q
counterfeit which my son found in
Troy. and being old and innocent,
and not up to the tricks of the wicked
world, / guess III get into the cars
before somebody robs me of my boo'sl
If any one should come around lock
ing for NE, say I'm not al bone!"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-04-14

The empty chloroform bottle on
the aoor-the fact that be left very
little behind him, and that be bad al
ways kept his money in form that
lett him free to leave the coo0try at
any time. all proved that detection
was prepared for. And be was new.
er tracked-or bad the means to
bribe those who were set on his
track
Ida Halifont lived through it all.
She lives to day in the quiet house
beside the river, bat no Que has ever
seen her smile siuce that hour. No
one will ever see ber smile agian
Aud from her slumbers she starts IN
terror, faocying that she sees uplfted
menanciDgly, above. that cruel, terri
BILE arm, marked with the blood red
stain. There is ~ hope of happiness
for her, for she never can forget that
this arm has embraced her
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-04-14

Mrs A. w. Brooks, of Eas. Eliot,
in the State of Maine, has cat thir-
teea years old for which she has been
vsinly ofsred $50. This learned pus-
~ will stand up at the word Of CON-
maud, bow slowly or quickly as d.
rected, walk around the room on her
hind legs only dance, turn somer-
saults, go through the motions of
holding jewsharp to her mouth with
one paw aud playing on it with the
other. new when ordered to speak,
kiss ber hand to visitors, hold sau-
Ger Of miIk on her fore legs and lap
the milk, aud stand on her hind feet
and with her fore paws catch bits of
bread or meat thrown to her, like 3
base ball player.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-04-14
The Drum Iu Battle.

The idea OF disestdblishing the drum
in the French army, already frequent
Iy mUoted in France, is again being
seriously discussed 10 supper. OF
the proposal, it is urged that the
drummer is useless as a soldier. He
cannot defend himself, and be is en-
numbered in his movements by an in-
strument which, when it is wet, will
not give forth auy sound. The
drummer again, il is urged, cannot
be beard at any great distance, and
in any case signals given by il are
difficult to understand ImDeded BY
bis drum, the drummer, it is further
pleaded, rarely steps 3 full pace, and
consequently the marching Of the
whole column, at the head of which
be moves, is disordered. In the
French army there are, it Is esleu-
lated. nearly 1000 drummers in times
Of peace, and double that number
when the army ia on war footiog
and it is urged that If these men
we're given bugles instead Of drums,
they would be able to take their share
in the fighting as actual com batants.
On the other hand those who object
to abolition maintain, that the drum