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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
EUROPEAN SUGAR MARK Era.

A Liverpool correspondent OF the N, Y. Com.
merelai bulletin. under date of tho twenty. sixth
of February. ease.
The nuEar. market has been dull thia week
ami again lower Tia value, Tho etoekH Hi, tha
United Kingdom at the clone OF the weak
amounted 40 ist.soo tons, .asRinat taaAoo tons
eame time laet week. The following Interesting
are taken tfom tho Journal Offlutel. During tho
hFet Ave months ol the anuRr year the quantity
manufactured In France amounted 10 900 0Ja
IONS against sss $40 tons ean,n period last year,
For tho remainder Ut last year "a g1o tons wcte
turned out. Assuming thnt the year only 10 900
tone will result we have a total deficit al l4b o,o
zone or nearly "a per cent The sharp riee III pfic
consequent npoh this checked consumption, aa
naonthe ~ aas tens wete delivered. against e1 iei
same period laat rear, and pl4e tons exported.
A3Ainet b0T74 laAt year. or AtoHnthar B4 All tonn
pghsumed. axainst ils,adS tons laat year. Il total
tAl!lna OF ot s4,saa tons, or nearly one-haif. II
Will thuH be aeen that the falling or iii demand
compared With laat year,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
M1soELLANnoUs sEouRtTIEa.

the Jotloninp. ore the latest quotations to.
day, he inside figures indicating TIE bidding
rdteuHd fhe outside the asking fdte.l
RAILROAD IoNps- Chicago, st. Louia and New
Orleans hailroad Company. Tennessee lien
20. nrst consolidated mortgage "a.
do eccnnd mortgage %. Jackson Hail.
road. frat mortgage -6Dita. do necond
COUPON lliA. du second debt "a. Now
Orleans and Mobile Railroad %. New Or
laans Pacific %. Canal aud Claiborne street
ilra'. mortgage "a n. New 0rleana City Rail-
road martlnse 1oo9Diosa. New Orieana Water
wprka Company mortgage. 81,
MtscEliANEouH BoNps Small State Consoln
%. Utty Onnaoltdated Bonds ag6D-. Wharf
Bonda %. Drawn Premium Bonds 1as i p,
City Ten Per Cent Bonds %. Waterworka
Bonds d,
WARRANTS. scRtr. Ere-Levee Warrants -dD
md taxea. ~eam.. police Warrants -is7i. %;
1870. -~da-. City aorip-ls74, A4dD--; 1875, %
sss: 1875 .-.faAss: ls17. --enae: isTs. GDatA.
School Nsrtifeatea--ls74 and 1875 and 1879 .
Half Paid City Coupons A8Gp--. Tntareat
Certificates on State Cnnsnls-Jnnuary 1879,
G3eD~.: July, 1879. --eD--. Privileges on Premium
Bonds hde'a cent Unpaid state Coupons -
CO.
SrooKs,-The before the fottopinp quota
tons of storks indicates Eiiiaga weekly quo
tafions Of The Ne,e orleans Stock Ercha,gc:
he 4, Lust adie since friday The t. IA st sale To-
Iuu. H fstfh RIa,iIftI. W ifp,,1r,,l
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
ru1,uHlfls

opened dull. were oaaiet at noon. but closed
Hteadler. The sales summed M 1900 bales. i,.-
eludink a7oe between calls. aEaInst total yes.
terday Of 5000 bales. Including 1000 between
calla. The movement to-day wRs principally
In Mays. Of which tho sales comprised ysno bales.
The largest single sale was 1000 Mays between
tho second and third calls al 1aap The detail
of prices and sales will be found below.
douAHm or TttE MARKET
Tho oinside nRnren Of tho following quotations
at the calls are the bidding ratee to-day and the
outeide figures tho making rates. The bidding
rates at II Il. IN. and l y. N. are for tho regula-
tton Of maruinn.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
NEW ORLEANS LEAalNa. .nousn.

1hHs fdi. EfpafnHrea. ffofunrps,
The week. .nlsss.8s.. Ata tas SbT III Spit 7p. sq
LFFt week :.a..l4sa. Tpts.a4h 0s aRT. .aRs "a
This weak Inst year. n,a4p7p1 Ba pgDHi1as7
THE MoN#r MARKET Exhibits more aniiua
tlpn.
Exceptional commercial paper Il quoted do
" cent. Al eAaDa: sollatpr loans B6DT loans
Oh call AT the banks Ht0e n cent " annutn, aud
Oh the street @AaeH AL mortgage Y second Rtada
nominal.
Nav YoHH= Money rata 4 IA cent,
lospeN BANK " England lateu ' cent Oon.
sole VI 1910,
PARts-linnteH agun,
RIhvEH- Mexican dollars rule az HetsGa ~.
trade dollars p4@pH, American balls aud GUAR.
tata pRr. Bullion III London sind: here nns
" AMsatuaN aonp. % California yas cent dis.
upunt light weight g1dnpar; mntilatsd v cent
discount.
FoaHtaN CotsH = Ia currency. Ftva.Franu
ptarna apl-u, twantY Afrahn piarpn ka TBdh--.
aovereapa a f.G1l III. ten thaler rtecea " a1R
~. Spanish unuhleons stb ah4.-, Patriot douh-
lpens tih srd0--, Mexican deMblounH tlH aH1 -.
Mexican twanty ppsos pieces tip asan,p 10,
South American gold poo v peaps. German
arEa,.iNa INC Firmer, Here CON merelal Ii .spdD
Aa4. bank NM zdHlR5is. bank counter rate a40n4as,
bankers tas, hRhkerH' Hiwbt 4sgt III New York
commercial n Aa5 isdD4gl, bank lsb6DtBsk.
FHANta@Firmer Here commercial afa r71A
@b sots, bank I. .sadDn. I'm III New York CONNER
einl s.pl fs@s, alk, bank e,ag6Ds 1914.
New YeHK HtaHT@ @Ateadv. Commercial IA bndD
~ cents discount. aud hahkers' counter checking
rate u premium y stoen.
STATE OONHOlA AND PREMIUM BONDS
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

Under tho decline al Liverpool cur market
was dull aud Irregular. aud tho movement 70.
ztrlated. buyers were nndlHpoaod to so ON ex-
oept Bt concessions which factors refused te
grant. consequently tho sales were confined IL
t7sp bales exclusive of 4B0 yesterday. The cup.
ply was moderate and the assortment poor
White nottons continue generally scarce. M fac.
tore atill hold back The better styles.
Tho Cotton Exchange reports sales to.day
t7oo bales. including aso after p. m. yesterday
Market dull aud irregular Stained ssdDsso leae
than white OF the Same class.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
LIVERPOOL. MApKN Nr

.Hf0rs.Wefa dull aud easier AT i Tod iehiine
7s9d fof Middlin9 uptaHds and I 74ted for. Mid
ding Orleans. The sales epnbfise1 snng bales
comprised 1000 bales. of whieh b7pn wore Atnefi.
can.
TuTvaHH Opened ataadief and closed dull
and Hteadr.
DHttynn1ns -unlanda. any port. not below
Low Mld1llna. we're uuotad ~ followsi Jantt,-
sMs March and psft Apsl se Api,l Aa1f and May
tsg2d. Mar end Jtine 7f.d June ami July
Tasa, July aud August II. B2d. August aud
ia-Bgd, Detuhar aud November I a9i Noveltl-
hef aud December ID December ID.
HAVRls MAHnET,
Fiat Quotations p9 francs for Tres Ordi-
naife tspot) aud 10 for Low Middlina fafl3atl.
NI1r HEUE1Pra HtNUg algprEMBNn 1.
This yeHf. Laat yenf.
AT New Orleans t.ssI 1pA,Tlp nsa. .GAt
At u. n. nDtts a 11n, ,TEB Il Hp52 Ha1
MET utrf11ll It1H A ttNfTHD n'rA .t,tu prIitt,u
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
RIO COFFEE MARKET.

Messse, Small n 90. received the following
feleEram frcm hc 10 Janeiro, via New York,
se4days Purchases ot coffee ainee tho third.
spco bags, stock 10000 ha.H, average daily re-
eeiptH sipe haGa: price Bt7oo. Exchange asl
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
DOMESTIC MARK ETs
NEW YORK MARKET.

SPoTs-Were quiet at Yesterdays quotations
The regular saes comprised 65O bales, and the
deliveries on contract 800 bales.
II 5-lsc. Strict Good Ordinary IL s.1sc. Low Mid.
ding l2kc, Middling Uplands 13kc. Mid
ding Orleans l3'sc. and MiddlinR Texas 137fc
at noon. and closed steady. with sales OF 1O5. .OOf
bales.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
THE COTTON SUPPLY AND CONSUMPTION
IN. Y. Evening Post. March sl

To meet erroneous notions which are eircu.
latinG. and to some extent adopted. ns regards,
TO take a calm review OF both items "a they
fairly present themselves and TO do so ia Il
simple form that can be easily examined The
following is submitted for that purposes:
aS-a on
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
MINING H1'ntlIIH.
s,0T'u'oN.

IOttr quotations W Domestic ami Eareiu,
Markefs d,'s from NE eiosi,g teiagrams. and
o,r lhttgn atatiatics from Tho Ne,e Orleans Cot
ton ErchuHus.l
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
FINANCIAL.

tOt,r quotations or foret1s md domestic mar
kets are from ihe ties(np ietsgrdms.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
rATM CONHOLH AND PREMIUM BONDS
AT THE N. 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.
STATE OONHOI.S Ar Ntcw YOI

STATE OONHOLS Ar NtcW YORK.
itssn'a. n,.=~ta0, 900 Hales at e1ia,
II. .l0 "A. M.@@A10,1n0 sAlea at baA.
UNITED STATES BONDS.
N. Orleans. New York, I,onden.
bid. Aakad. Bid Asked, bid, Asked.
~. new -- 1nEM
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12

/ lOur quotations rrureae,,t Whoieanie prices.
ercept #hrn JOB iofs arc apeeifed]
TOBACCO.
/ LEAY TOBACCO - nunning stock eO0 hhdn
phrt of which tH held for local delivery and
Tor phipmont; atoek on eple 100 hhds Cutting
grades are in reduoet and higher than lhe fol.
lowin. quotations. which are for EXPORT to-
seea aa loM ns ss xsss NJ sap tsx..e
aiutn 0AeD7Ao. good and flne 7A@aho. aelec-
VIII sS "swsr nsas, ss sus ans ss
mon seuad. ssS.o, Briuht navy, u aud s'e. 400
@ @baas s aweet ss.sc Navy w s @ Black { siass s
navy os black aaaDsdo. Fancy styles. natural Loaf.
42DA1c; No. 1. los. extra fanov 67Gsl.
LOUISIANA PRODUCTS.
| aAn-Continuea In fair request and firm.
the sheds 1924 hide.
| Inferior ss.@esc, common esse7e. good
Sah BRINE T9ea .psty irs 1.n1ns eflS:
-.R71ao. choice sepH,se. seconds GtsD7Ae, yellow
clarified sS0a'sc, clarified s'.@sAc. off white
--egaAo. Ao. choice white -Da'ac standard white
MoIAasEs--In demand md firm. neospts
none, Exports none Stock under tho sheds
Inferior 25eoasc. common --0esae v gallon.
centrifugal 4oeoa2a fnlr aadDsac. prime a2D4ao,
atrietly pr,me AefDss5. choice --Gcoe. oistern
is.oseuneh,angod; No; ayas4.r; common
b'h0Dbtar, OrdtNnFv ahWbaC, fHIr GtsG0Gta. good
6ss@dhe. prime 6N@7ae. choice 7AGp77sc.
BHEADsTUFFs.
The folto,ei,s0 prices are for round lota. Job
tots are 25015Oc more per bbl according 10
qatahtuI
FLoun-Dul and lower. Fine ~ 2sw4 60.
snperfne Ss@ob ~. single extra u 2bGDb 80, double
extra % sogb 70. treble extra sb 7bDe. choice
extrn &618 20, family ~ 2sNG so. fancy GOss 7b
GnEAM AND PEAnI. MlAls-ts 4oaos 80 Dor Dbl.
Conn MEAI.-n 400D2 80 N bbl.
dHrTs- Good choice 1908 10.
HOMINy-$2 1903 W bbl.
RYE FLoun-ab sO0Db rs " Dbl.
GRAIN AND FEEDsTUFHB.
Our quotations are for wholesale lots on The
from store: Corn 2014c per bushcl. Oats 20D4c
per bnshet. Bran 5tlD71ac per 100, and Hay 80
0D3 PER ton.
Conn IN sAoKs-In good supply. moderate do:
bushel.
oAgs-In !. fair supply. fair demand and steady
9, BaAs-Is y IN ), light supply. fair domand and
s0Ga .as ssnD n p1s dspa % and
BULK CoaN-salable at Ao@soc for mixed p
BULK ,WHEAT-None here. Ealable at u 400
PROVISIONS.
=, orr aso'aliqpnas Of provisions are for lots at
more, and 11GD14c higher per ID
provisions are quiet and easy.
PoRK-$12 5o@12 rs y Dbl for old. and SO 871a@ |
10 for new.
.BnEAKFAsT BACON Ordinary 6k@7c. choice
s319s9ac.
BACoN--Shoulders 54@53&c. clear rib sides 7X |
@-c v ID. clear sides 8x@-c.
DRY SALT MEATs-Loose shoulders 414@-c
packed 4k@-c. clear rib sides 6zs@-c. clear
sides -@7hc.
HAMS Oanvased-Choice small 9A@1oMe p b.
medium 81 a9Ac. large sh@sAc.
LABD-Renned In uerces 7i4@7kc refined In
kegs s98Ac. refined In buckets SGs]3c. Packers
lard-tierces 7A@7hc. keas 8Agskc. pals sk@
SIC.
PAoKERs' Hoo PRoDuors-Prime mess pork |
$ll 50D12, extra prime $40 50D11. rum pork $40 I
y bbl. Side ribs S10t1l0 25S tierce and So so "A |
Dbl. Pig pork $675@- y half bbl and sl2@12 80 u |
bbl. Ham sapsages bh@.-c y fb. Picked pig |
81 Is = flrkin. and SOS = boil
BEET-Western Is selling ut $10@l2 rs p hl. |
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12

si0S,Ss2 bales per week. equal to la 400 bales
OF 400 pounds for all twelve months.
Consequently liberal allowance for con-
sumption In this country and In Europe would
There are but few who expect our crops to
iali short OF 5000 900 bales. while some believe
N 700 600 bales. Bombay shows In January
bales; what may not be expected in the next
rev months. when receipts are always 50 very
nuch larger! Therefore. taking the imports
rom al the Indian ports at l.lno.O00 bales Ia6-
GOO bales more than last season. will certainly
be admitted sc making o large allowance for a
possible falling off from Madras and Bengal,
Alexandria. in Egypt. has already received 600
600 bales, including $500 bales the last week :
only II 900 bales are added above for the balance
OF the season. In ls7-7s Brazil sent lsa ooo bales
and 444000 bales In 1s76-7T. The supply from
the Mediterranean. West Indies. etc. ID the
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12

lOrv quotations rrpveae,,t ,choiraale prices
ercept ,ehrn job iofs are apecifed.l
TOBACCO
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12

Bales. Bales.
Consumption of Gt
Britain. LIST week. 40 30A aS6i $4,000 3ol2
Consumption OF =
Continent. lst wk. 47S52 2462 A7352 a462
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29

Y es." "Your little SON" ~ es. :"
graspel Smith. The boy went on
'The little fellow with the golden
hair, and iimpIes ii his cheeks, and
blue eyes, anl' "Y es /. YES shrek
ed the Smith representative. II
see 1t all; he got the pis,ol-he
cooked tit went of-O heavens
it is TOO much :" And he rushed
from the shop in his shut sleeves,
his collar swinging wildly in his
wake. lie had got halfway home
before he remem bered that he
never had a son and he sold his pis-
tol two years ago. But Jones got
the next shave. The man who
keeps the candy shop at die conner
says that boy must BE- sa ift .l.n-
ncr. lie saw him talking 10 Jones
IN front of his establi, hacnt five
minutes before he rushed into the
halrdre>ser's. But ther bov
makes nothing Of running three
miles III five inmates when upon
an errand 0fmcrcy.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29

PLoTECTING THE kEAR-In one
Of the pubIic schools of San Fran
cisco, a few days ago, youth bub-
bling over with high spirits violated
a long established rule and was
summoned to the bar Of Judgment.
With many sobs and tears lie con
tessed tha soft impeachment
"lIaye your mother call to-n,or-
row." the teacher remarked, VI h
awful and ominous significance.
Ills maternal ancestor appeared ,on
the following day, and, after being
duly and publicly informed of the
flagrant breach Of discipline her
son had been guilty OF, was asked
if she would punish him herself or
have the teacher attend 10 Tie mat
ter She preferred the latter
course, and urged that the blows
be well laid on. The next day was
appointed for tie hagelIation. AT
the usual hour Tor such unpleasant
affairs the youth was summoned to
the front. lie came with hang-dog
look and some trepidation. An
Grafton on youthful frivo!ities hay
ing been daily delivered the boy
was ordered to extend his hand
beneath an upraiscd ruler. lie Re
fused, and, in accordance with the
usual custom N such eases, was
spread across the teachers knees,
and the punishment was admiuis-
tered in another quarter than the
one originally intended. For some
unexplained reason the most ener-
getic blows fell without the desired
cffec.. 4 consultation Of male
>tae.,.s ,.sa,a, al e ~',4!el
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29

complaints are certainly benefited, !,
often curod, by free consumption
Of onions, either cooked or raw.
Co}ls yield to them Ike mage.
fakcn at night all ofterce will be
wanting by morning, and the good
effects viii amply compensate for
the trjAjng annoyance. DO not be
afraid OF them. Taken regularly
they greatly pronote the health OF
the lungs and the digestive organs.
An extract made by boiling down
the juice of onions to syrup, and
taken as a medicine, answers the
purpose very well, but fried, roasted
or boiled onions are better. Onions
are very cheap medicine, within
eyerybody's reach, and they are not
by any means As "Uad to take" as
the costly nostrUins a neglect OF
their use may necessJate.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29

WHAT WE BRING, WE FIND =
\ bad man finds that which is
bad. lie carries it with aim. An
irritable man finds not ONLY irritable
men, bat occasions for iritabllItv.
y quareisome man finds occasions
TO quarrel in every nook ard corner.
4 d!scontented mau-O the joItS
that under his wheels. 0 The t.ro-
yocations that are brought to bcag
upon him The world Is full OF
distuI bance, and The disturbed man
carries that which gathers all these
elements. lie centcrs them upon
himself, and he - open 10 them
and they report themselves to him,
and .iou:ualile themselves in his
sensi5iij.y. 4 dishonest man every
day has ten Thousand thing5 telling
him Of dishonest ~ays. More thau
moS9"jtos ii summer arc the
thoughts Of dishonesty that are
round about brain that naturally
ends to be dishonest. II man
begins 10 lust after these th;ng4-ii
the tend ency is in him, if The taiui
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29

Fresh AIR. Live our of doors az
much as you can. 1t IS the place
tor 4 man to be. It's good for the
health. A distinguished physician
vas in the habit Of saying How
ever bad the air may be out Of
doors, it is always worse in the
house" 1t is good for the temper.
People who are always shut up in
a house are apt to grow tretful and
pceyish. They are prone to acquire
narrow views OF things, and to
worry over trials not worth con
sidering. II IS good for the whole
character-for strength, hope patti
encc and fortitude. it expands and
softens ones nature and makes Us
more charitable.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29

ELECTRIC PcRTRAITs. - The
Charlottesville (Fa) Chronicle notes
an instance near that place Of pho
to3raphs pictured on window glass
by electricity. The portraits OF
tonr persons are plainly discernibIc
two men,a woman and child. Thc
faces are not all on one pane, that
Of one OF the men and the woman
being on adjoining glasses, the face
OF the other man on another, and
that of the child on one Of the lower
panes, AMI the theory is that the
party were al looking thorugh the
"lndoE during 3 thunder storm.
"hou sudden flash OF lightning,
by some mysterons process, in
simultaneously fixed th4ir f1aturcs
ON the glass. The existence oflhe
portralIurcs are Of comparatively
recent discovery, aud have attract
ed many visitors.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29

X ToUCHING IScIpENT. w E
saw, says The Boston Transcript, q
most affecting incident in q BARRIERS
shop The other evening. Jones was
waiting to be shaved, with but one
other between him and the person
under treatment of the tonSorial
artists razor and conversation. Just
as the barber bad completed the
fabrication Of The inverted arch on
thc forehead OF the last-named in
boy rushed in peil-me.l
and, without stopping to catch LIS
breath, cried out to the next
mar, who was complacentIy unbut-
toning his collar, is this Mr.
Smith ?" The man admitted as
much. "Nr. Smith, Of Smjthers
street 2" yelled the youth, hYsterIcaI-
i. TIE representative OF the
ubiquitous smith family Ieli his col
lar hanging by one button to ask,
rather impatica;!y Wei, What's
ur2' You u. y'oar 2.s>o, =. ..J.a,.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29

Nor AcCrDESrAL-When man
in a Vermont grocery store was
sitting upon the edge ofthe counter,
and his feet slipped and he rakcd
the whole length OF his back on the
counters edge and sat square down
in boshel basket OF eggs, which
stood right where lie couldn't miss
It, the grocer was Mortified, and
exclaimed (: "Was 1t an accident 2"
and the victim replied, ''Bv crimus,
sir, if You insjnuate that l skun my
back, and got myself into this mess
on purpose, III jam your head into
the remains of those eggs Dos
ton Post.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29

UNDRE the postal laws, if you
spoil a stamped wrapper or envelope
you can have it redeemed at It's
face value q: the post-otfice. When
postal cards were introduced post
masters were instructed TO redeem
such as were spoiled before using
at the rate of four cents III stamps
for every FIVE cents in face valoe q
the cards. Many postal-cads are
spoiled in printing, others III direct
ing, while many printed cards arc
simply unused. These can all be
exchanged at the rate mentioned
\ stranger appeared at the Louis
vile post-ofiice last week with one
or two thousand Of these postal
cards per day for several days in
succession. The cards were re-
deemed, but there were so many
the stamp clerk inquired. TO satisfy
his curiosity, where the stranger
got them. lie said he vas buying
them up at various business houses,
paying forty or fifty cents per hun
lred for the useless cards.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29

HARD TINES IN THE CANADI,x
DoMINIoN.-An exodus - the
United States is going on from all
the provinces. As many as three
hundred persons went from ST.
John in one week, and four hundred
from Montreal. An inquiry made
by The London Advertiser shows
that numbers are leaving Ontario,
and most Of them tor The states.
Quebec merchants still complain OF
the lack of business masses Of
money are lying idle in the banks
for want OF investments the poorer
classes are on the verge of dtstitU-
ton families have subsistcd
through tie winter on potatoes !;
three thousand French Canadians
have been in the receipt Of organ
lzed relief ; every one seems com
PEELED to retrench that the value
of real property has trightful}y
shrunk and shat the number Of
houses and stores TO let is alarming,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29
Choice Flower and Garden
Seoi3, Strawberries, Peaches,
&c.
New Sorts by Mail.

pLANTS Of the newest and finest improved
\ sorts, carefully packed and prepaid by
mail NJ collection Of Strawberries took
tie first premium for the best Collection, at
Site great show Of the Mass. Horticultural
Society in Boston. grow over 100 varie-
t'e', the most complete collection in the
.'an,ry inclading all the new, large
american and imported kinds. Priced
descriptive Catalogues. gratis, BY mail.
80 Balbs, Fruit Trees, Roses, Eyersreens.
Choice Flower, Gard II, Tree, Evergreen,
A,rb, or Fruit Seeds p packets Of either
ior Sloo, by mail.
G T. The True Cape Cod Cranberrry,
best sort for Upland, Lowlanl, or
<. Garden, by mail, nrcpail. SI.o0
per loo, 500 per ,oo". Wholesale Cata
Iogge 10 the Trade Agents wanted.
B. IL WATSON, Old Colony Nurseries
snl Seed Warehouse, Plyuuuth, Mass
Established lS42.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29

Hours AND MIHurEs.-Why is
one hour divided into sixty min
utes and each minute into sixty
seconds ? Why not divide our
time as We DO our money, by tens,
counting ten, or fifty, or one hun
dred minutes to an hour. Ths
question was asked by an intelii-
gent boy few days since aud the
answer given him may both interest
and instruct other Young people.
The answer IS this: We have sixty
divisions on the dials OF our clock,
and watches, because the Old Greek
astronomer, lIipparchus, who lived
in The second century before
Christ, accepted the BabyIonian
system Of reckoning time, that svs-
tem being seNigesimal. The Baby
ionians were acquainted with the
decimal system but tor common
AMI practical purposes, they count
Ell by SosSi ana so.i, the soss9S, re.
presenting sixty, ana the soros.
sixty times Sky, - thiIty-six bum
Ire". From IIirparchus, that mode
ot rprlouiIl0 t0urI its NV i,,o ~,
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LAzi>Ess OF M'ND.-Fhere is az
inactivity OF mlad, as well as .
iazin'ss Il BODY, winch IS pro
dnc'I'e "i much misery, One OF
'"e Ss'f'S' ways oi producing con
'"'Io" ah' annoyance Is t."
aii'% one 7t'l 10 'o'm t'e
,,.'"'C ., ."A''s tl.''SS lot granted
nc "''o'' = e"Si'y "cq''re"' a'" /
7''' +" - - q ''S.'' u 'I'e ''cN O
'''o . 7''''''''''SS '""' ''""!' "n''e
'"''S''''5 nom i'S consequences are
unconscious VI ''iV '''"''' mere
. : : : - '''>o'' : why - S'.""''i
'9 "Fef0'iHe' Il IS StIl-e'i"e''t 'nat
o"V =" SoPP'scS me case nine
''iheS o"' ol ten CANNOT DIG fe'lea
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29

ONIcSs'-From our own eXper-
ience, and from the observation Of
Others, We can fully indorse the
testimony Of The St. Louis Miller
on The heailhful properties of The
4haye escalea:. Lans 3uI .Yvr
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100000 Acres

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