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Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous
4 COURSE of instructive reading, with OK
n paDstlons nv the teacher ais, Glasses formed ior
thorough a,duant with German, spanish Fthth anu
English Literature Speca. attention, IN al branches Glh
TO private pupils. address - tribune Uptown Once I,Z@o
Broadway.
A PPARATIS and FURNITURE of all kinds
~ for Schoola Academies. Colleges and HaiA send Tor
Catalogue BAKE Is PRATT q CO. No ~ Dohus'. y. l.
NgRS. JOHN POPE,-LeSSOns in Drawing,
VI on aud Watcr-cOor Painting Decorating ON China ana
Vnderglaze also Mr. Nolkmat's Lmogc EarDOiln FRO
cess Studo Building 33I lth ave, corner 25ihst
PREPARATORY SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL,
1 A. COLIN. Maaisgn-ave. and 1ltl-st
VACANCIES for two children from z to II
years age in small boarding school IN the country
FERNS Tor aid tuition m .ic dlS pc month. FOR
references particulars app to Mrs A. FLETCHER q
CO.. No. q East Iith-st. y. Y
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Goraordtlou x ollccs.

NOTiCE.-Proposals will BE- received az The
~ oEoc o Ac Departmental Public ch'rr, and C5rrcc-
tlpu. NO 3ityc uut November ~ ~-u Dry Goods.
g:Ocerts ITIysons &C 20 lull Information see CITY
Record. ioi SAFE M No . city Han
Y tiCE- Proposals for building 4 rp-raD
y ,mJar Ancnt with Tubbie wal Top Thereof. and
wooden ,ittorA boz front 10! Ga slr nom ~, O." -sts o.
r. Department ui Blc.s. u aud y
nrlr TO until Npy,luic 3D. I~-J al l. fc0'k. For
Itth,i th- city Record FOR sale so. city
li.II
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Arm lJntlilnllou5

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MCPhERsONS
HANDBOOK OF POLITICS
FOR1S2l
A Record Of Important Political Action
National ami STATE
fsom
July J. 1e1s. 10 July !, $780,
by
THE Hon. EDWARD MCPHERSON
Containing:
prt siicnt IIaYeSs Ne slges
Judicial Docil,n UHt-i states supreme Court
Chinese Enumeration Bill
Financial Vo' IN NLVtl aud XLVIth Congresses.
Geneva Award Question.
Uuitel states Troops. Jurors Supervisors MarSha.s.
POrosed Amendments TO Constitution OF the United states
Amendments 10 tate Constitutions
Votes on currency Ta1GaUd Ba9kngin XLNIta Congress-
Provisions for Counting the Electoral Vote.
National Conventions and Platforms 1851.
Statistical Fables
Elections, Cost Of Rebellion. Pubhc Debt
Currency, Appropriations. Census, &c, &c.
Price, - Mailed on receipt Of prce
=. "A few copies Of ISIS may still b, hal prce
Address
THE TRIBUNE.
NewYork.
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MRS. l.. JERNEGAN BOWEN VIII resume
TENDER 10, for particulars spoy at iI9 Ca"'onsL
Tor boYs and Young Mon-Countr9.
tLEXANDER INSTITUTE Military Boarding
~ scnoo,Wli.c Pains. ny. rruopa. o. IWn-' rh D.
| HOYS and YOUNG MEN privately fitted tor
ler cf Wnie 5oSE n e. Mas f H0Ff&HN%
RETTS MILITARY ACADEMY.
iEH b. il,.oo5h preparation Tor 'Bt,I%E5s coLLlGE.
NORNWAIL HEIGHTS SCHOOL. on he
y lIUdsou y NHirl ground ountanair; farm Of 100
s c as, i"y, Ia AK care T c.a u Vii tp q
~,picin er.Ia. @. CObE. a. A.. Pine pal
ELNWOOD INSTITUTE. Lenesaoro', Be.k-
5n1aS scoo, or 5a mess pIivaj. nsi uct5n spec ally
'ni'u' O'' '''' Rev. \. A. GILBERT A. NJ. PiacplL
FAMILY SCHOOL for eight boys, Green
4 wicI Conn., college cr business Adires' pr PiNN 20
HIGHLAND MILITARY ACADEMY, Woy-
4 ocstcr Mas G. b. AEiCALF. 4. NJ. superintendent
IRVING TUIE.-Boardng and Day
scuoo for boys, business ami ,olieaaie training Ial
tenn commence eept H. A.AEAAGNAC,I larry .oWu.N.Y
| II. ROOTS Bows Boarding school, Green
inatss or co1r. sc7G:- cr.a!ar ''P''''" i''
MORRIS CLASSICAL INSTITUTE.
est n New Jersey; nMoagh prepiati1n for college or
.4Ie5y.qa esc5 Pai Addr9,3 tie prncipa IL
IEfi. - u I'LL u. !. MiH'dly Academy. fOf
circular. aadr-. Go. c.L WEIGHT A NJ. irncila-
THE SCHOOL FOR BOYS at Ruial Home,
~ rcyn2' w. b5 i, flsg'a3: Ys.f" H. 4aae
Branch oGicc
GGSn FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR at one
W -~'pO q tA@ best m.liary boarding .clo25 within
HORN. No. % East lttl.st. Nc@-lorA Ct1
For YOUNG Laules-CountTy.
4 BOARDING SCHOOL Of rare advantages
zt 1aa S' Had h,H'2 ls52 g. Fgan .a
ExORDENTOWN FEMALE COLLEGE. y. J.
send for catalogue. E.,. WA B)WLN, An. ric. dcnt
RlNGHAMTON LADIES' COLLEGE, anl
- college Of Music ana ulaory 300 Ovens september o.
Hioo oan,r s. ' y r5psiaoi3 beT .,a i0'
CORNWALL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL for
young ''''''' ." EI2 'hIPPi65c ROE Principal
COTTAGE SEMINARY for YOUNG LADIES,
- Iol,,io"H MGn,@ome' Co. I'e4n5 tmry',I5i animal
O'- GGfFi6 6. BUTLER. \. NJ. Principal
HONE INsTITIUTE Young ladies', Tary
Icopcor scptemecr H. Miss N ". @EIcALF. Principal
EOME SCHOOL FOR YOUNG GIRLS.
%au9fr q 99araes limited Two vacancies
II ILLSlDE SEMINARY bridgeport, Comma
ANNE j. Stone, MARIANA b. sIADE, MIS-. C.
IVY HALL, BRIDGETON, n j.,
HOME SCHOOL FOX NOl No LADIES.
Mis-. j. A. De CAMP principal successorto Mr.. NJ G.
Sheppard Next term Will Ge@Iu SEPTEMBER lb, 1850
Mss BULKLEN's School for Young Ladies,
AVE- TMyow1on the Hudson. viii reopen We'd. sept
NAPLEWOOD INSTITUTE.
i~tclh var sc1tember % $50. Widely known
ctenCe 81 instruction ana great ltauy aud hubry OF 10
cat.Du. The Rev e. v NfEAk. Principal
III Iss ID. b. Butts Institute for Young Ladies
1 a az Msses 100 Wanutst hiadelpha w reopen
az" intellectual culture Pupils receive IN
lars
RYE SEMINARY, Rye, n. Y.-For particu-
~ lars address Mrs. 81 LIFE
v. Ann WILL PAY the entire expense for |
" ~fOO board &C, tuition. art aether with
sheet music materials AMI for III. college
year. at BORDEN iOWN FEMALE COLLEGE Hor,en. |
Town. y j. Address The Rev. WM. {. BOWEA A. M PTos
Pro rata for balance Of the year.
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gnsirnrilGE.
For Both Sexes-Couutry.

NOUTTT JEKSEY INSTITUTE, BfdVe1Un
- Nj For both sexes college preparatory lnelllnte'
class teal scientific building brcK Modern I'm
proyemeuts Climate mid, healthy lnstrucoD thor
Ough Begins sept send Tor catalogue ii. n trask' IIh'
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RrrEAr ron ,ua ColLEor s. of TANr'.
NOTICE TO IANPAlERS.-Npuce i, hereby
y given to ~ persons oi % THEN it-,5
shall De- paid him onlc, lcfor' te ls dly OF
IccelDcr next per cent " b. collected "a al lanes IT,
o1 al taxes remaining unpaid uI tie i' day II DttcIOc
No money viii be received after O'Clock p m. Office
nuns MARTIN 7. MCMAHON.
Eccc Yer Of Taxes.
G,EALED PROPOSALS will be received at
- Oh. or,c OF tle Board O.. Ln,a )l' conner OF Grad
ard Lin -ts untn MOEDAY, tle "a day Of November.
IN y,a- -. supplies the various aocrm re.
tanned LacI popo,al must peaIrcsscd 10 tAe Committee
surrtes sal factory 30 coumtjc rcour DO.
the faithful perom'nce 81 the contract The committee
the n8ht 70 roget any bid II deem ior Tie pubic
FERuISAND TRtrD,
BENJ. +. MANI.kHE.
DAVID MEMOIRS,
H HL> H I.Y :. E WF9r
Committee Oh -uprhes
Dated NOW ork. November 6. 1850.
CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE
- ccvcd ~ the ohcr 10! t1r Board of Education corner OF
GrnI L-st-, uHt Monday ne III ddY 0f %oFemOtr.
mae ~ i d. I o W i,rd nos Use T.. 'S V','i
o aric c CURED Tor .a, !cl, coma. u'.ig tr .st DAY
dtalc tlc article. required. natuDd That
I -Icnc. - De given t0 ulc lH Of principals tine
dcici r51 the prco ii tiS as.rs 6i ior sample of
ca article must a., olpSny ihe h l. a MT O" "r', r.
flcn roto.ai must he ,iar,-s.d 10 The Committee on -a5
the gnt reject t # oc med for tc paOIc
FERoINAND TEArD,
BL,J. r. MANI.BEE,
GGfA AZ, Is 49, InS,
Dated New.Yors, November G. Is,L
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i1annnQ Ata0cmc3

AT Mr.. TRENORS, Broadway aud 32d-st.
~ Adults are RAPIDLY taught the &EW WALIIitS
Children the GttACE> II the dance. WALK SO, sc.
Lessons every dag ana evening. FRIDAY KhCEfi lpNs
4 Lien DODWORTHS
- SCHOOL FOR DANCING, No 6Sl FIFTH AVE
terms. davs &c. send for circular. The new POO
Quadle by Allen DOdwor n just published by VIM n POnd
& CO.. Is worthy OF attention
LEN. MACGREGOR'S
~ SCHOOL FOR DANCING. 112 5tlave. near lTh-st.
Private tuition my time For classes send for circuar9
EFR. p. HARVARD RElLLY'S CLASSES
WI Mondays aud Thursdays. Lyric HAL Othaye, be
4st and 41ists The Newport L2nciers thoroughly
taught all classes.
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krt scloo.s-Ncw-York Cisy.

s. S.k quart y.-JlcS~on >cmiHtY- hlG!i>l
- ~ ana FiiLrA and Dl. ~,h'Ji Ior young
aG.es .Il A1i.A, all JI " icJi,,.. Ieopsl' aJ H.
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5nefrnrnon.
For Young Laues-City.

Eor Young LaoeS-City. -
MISS REYNOLDS eight years a teacher in in
TENDER -.
N;ISS MARY MARRIOTT NORRIS.-Young
~ % GSa Tor - vs %s:, W and Wcn Dni' rc
cg "a o5e 'r a"is5sr u.s. a as East %is
CI11crcy PARK
NtISs do BRlJYN KOPS and MISS KEITH,
French Boarding Day school for Young ladies'
Formerly 277 Maiisonave-
HAVE REMOVED TO 81 EAST S9TH.sr..
MFRS. SYLVANUS REEDS .,,r.
Nj BoAhP. y snd FAY scnooL for Y % LADIES'
ccpens d. 81 freuc and German Languages practically
p s%HH N' 9e coi 'T ddy department.
ToSG MI 'ecys -, rc',1& sI9 'rvoi y Mrs. He'd.
'THE Miss.s Rogers English, French. and
ioa Si2'? Wa s'a$ '' o, s rem a;c6e %S 30
'sNHE MISSES pER'NF, NJ. 3S East 74th-st,
WI, ccaen ''crechool for viue odes sentember %
y u'.b,t or resriea puiis limited
rP'HF MISSES GRAHAM (srcccssors TO the
4iss i Ift' l iI HoRH i"i anG 6AT scHaSI
iC VOWS iacts en- II ISDAY, itPr rs at So g. Urn
da,r,,neu Tor when n has 1 rio Dccn orably known
FfQ NAD}SON-AVE.-Nrs. Roberts and
so Mes Waker Inr'tsh s9d French ,'ch9 1 j9'
For Both sexes-Citv-
CARLISLE INSTITUTE, 572 N1di, %, ave,
s1ics and Chid'c French Ge.ran sTan'sh and latin
coIrale eighth year scptemOe - Kinder ga'eh
NRITNDS' SEMINARY for bot sexes. East
& ION and rutherford pace.
: ISIS Griunali's French and English School for
" Young ladies' and cmd-,u. 81 East 4inst
NtRS KRAFT7S school for misses and chill
IVA dfeu REQ. els September lo 200 west i-''','.
SgRS. " LION. G3 +. 52d-St Nndcrgar-
IVA TN pumery school kindergarten training ca's
KISS :. y. DORhMUS ,.,,,.,
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Art scAoo,s-Mew-Yorz Ci.y.
RI SCHOOL o. Miss H. $. HAYLiES.
x 1855 Grosu8av sud-, &o.3. Ii dc'1tc tcIns. at
tiac..ve tesiras.
EJRS. LOUISA B. CULVER
4f2 WIiTccoiye rup.s ~ Drawing and Painting Ia ' ava
Water Coior Decoration az heI STUDIO No. - East
-CtlHi, New YORK. .
,....-,.. Mr. ~ Huntington NJ William y IT.
''''-''' ut. James ". Harl, Mr.. A. /. bellows
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Crcnl SIcguer5.


4 MEXICAN LINE.
"a FOR QUEE NSTDWN AND LIVERPOOL.
only Transit'anuc Line uHG J the ANEEIcAN Pr An
Sailing every Wednesday from Pla elp1ia AMI rver,,Nh
kIUa saIlings on aitcgn3te SATURDAYS.
10. d DL'EIs. ~, fi. ~. AOy. 10. =
RED STAR LINE-FOR ANTWERP.
sri NJ 6Vriy saturday alternately IrDn Phas 1la Ar.
NcW4 urk, tpr Antwerp, land .1asengers s.tuu
hours nde ~ The Important points o Interest TIE Con
uLeGt ... 49,
/!.LLAND ID. oaiur AZ. NOV. It. . a. M.
For atcs Oi passage and ot.cr !AfJr aiL ApYlgt,
f.. WRIGHT -Ot5. General AgoIrs
3O7 Wainnt--t ihndie.pn1 10 b.oIi"l,. New.Yorxi
ANCHOR LINE u. ;. NAIL STEAMERS
"A NEW.YORH AND GLASGOW
From Pier 80. 20. North RIVER Ne1-f0cS.
Deyon1...N"v z p "a j. .'l9yil.... ~ ~. O.. nom
Anchor SOW D. q 81. B"i'lt ------.NoV. T. n
These steamers 90 not carry cattie sheep or -
Cabins, $50 u lsJ iTsgn ucAets at Rel lcs1r.aI
Second tabiIL $40 Si.ef1ge, sy%
NEW YORK TO LONDON DIRECT
From Per No 49, $OTth River foot " CAtreSs.
Alsttld.-- 1v. l, . Boz t, FAi Or tt.-. a. Am
Cabns so anf SD ETcIrAon tickets rei1c,d ra:ea
HEN DEkSON BROTH rK'. AGENT B)@l1g jreea
GENERAL TRANSATLANTIC COMPANY.
~ BEfWLEN NEN-YORK AND HAVRi.
Pier ~ Conu3rY No p North RIVER foot ~
1rav"i by tis line avoid bon Engiisa al
way tc Tho dl.cOsO.us Of crossing the ChAnns
EFANCE TruI- l-........... " .-dlv Nov 90 poon
lERfI..ANiI d.. Lt.7 SIPS, IorIIs Wed SOW T..
ADt. .rHlC y q i1fsaa Noy. D. a
Cheeks GREAT nnais u Par ls1t
LOUIS DE LiBIAN, AscLi, ~ q Bp"Ane jisel
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CT. JOHNS SCHOOL.
- Ioardilg Dav sch jol
FOR NGU.,E AIDES 4 50 CHILDREN.
STUDiO-inc i.h and German hndcrgaren. Separate
department. FOR young U0vs
NOA ~ and I3 WEST 32D-- T.,
Br;wtCu Broadway .tii-tye. tcW- York 1870
Autumn term commences Nclus }ty september ~ lN'p
hey. THEODORE IRVING. LID. Kec.Or
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No 60 tEDARsE., Room 10. !
- = ,..,..,... 90. Nkwl October ~. 1880 \
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO the Stock
~ holders ot TIE MiNAS PRlETAS MINING COM.
fANf ia pursu nee OF resolution OF tho Trustees said
company, that NEE ing OF the II TN n
MlNAo fhlLlAS MINING COMPANY VIII be held ON
wednesday tho 1th day o November, 1850 Offices OF
the company No b3 Ccdarst. NJ" Ork city al ~ o'clock
OF ma LAY. Tor the purpose of voting on proposition. thtn
ana there Ia ho prrsenc 20 tho
lnto which The stock OF the Company /, dtyIed
from twenty thousand shares O y collars each 10 ons u
9rol thousand sn es Of ten dollars each sue other
ptah 30 J. ne ~ tho above pr0poltun my Ds
lo4o '"c meeting LANES j. ulGGINS1N
JAMES T. NAkDNr il
GEORGE ". DlLLAWAY
ROBERT b. MINrIIN
bRAIr TON IVES.
THOMAS T. BUCKLEY
II. u SlMPAINS,JR
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pACIFIC NAIL STEAMSHIP C.QMlPANY.

j >aling ilo.a Per fo5t OF Clual 81. North RIVER
For .tAluls of Panama
,.E. CENT a. IS W dn s,liy nov. 10 l0on
Connecting for Genital aul south America
II. Jog ~dl .Iar. IscO t. Jdp D. All emma
CIiA or oNID Nti.c gay. B. &c L. r. ~ , an,
troI Francisco 10 honolulu Ne" H'~i'hI ana AN'
uald.
AJ~rB IIA...~atuolay. NoN. 2o,2 p II.
ci VI. of LONDON mails 20 = 30 Francisco ,-r,rcrr
Passenger, forwarded ~ ~AN FKANCl,Co 81 -
ISLANDS. JAPAN. CHINA. NEW -LEAlA ID 10y
LA. >1Jrn AMERICA ard \ i4AL A'iEI. ts
Foi freight. passage CcnciM luloriAt.4 10 t.LJ -
Conn alys once On peg foot oil Cana'st- No.N .'N
' ' IL. J. BlL Az.
% . J. lclL
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EcaeJ Nollccs.

Dated New.YorK. November &. 1851.
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GHrates aUo TENDERS.

rCUE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS w
L Low AND HALE Low CRATES
BRASS ORE tIhEPLACE-. lam
with Andlrons Basket Crates wood Goa, o'
FcnaorS, Fire sets and Coal lfOts ,JL
MINTON'S TILES Ia variety. Wholesale anu
Estimates given 10 architects and Ouiidors. - . 80,
j. CONOVER Co.
No. sos Canal-st Ne"'i Vi~
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RYE SEMINARY, Rye, n. Y.-For particu-
HI lars address MIR = I IIFT

&1tNk Will PAY the entire expense for
" ~fOO board &C, tuition, IA usc and taaeter with
sheet musi" materials ami for ia. college
year. at BORDEN iOWN FEMALE COLLEGE, BORDEN.
town. Nj. Address The Rev. WM. {. BOWEA A. ~. PTos.
Pro rata for balance Of the year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-08

MARY !. HOLINESS NEW NOVEL.
I'VE The best novel of the d9y "CUATEAI DOR" by
MARY j. HOLIfe Just published. and selling r4i1d.y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-08
For Young Lad es-Brooklyn.

MRS. +. JERNEGAN BOWEN VIII r"SUW
vi her music aud moocru au4las"s ater sci
TENDER 10. for particulars apyy at 40 Ch4iOhS
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-05
THAT ABSURD WATCH TAX.

The utter absurdity of retaining
npon the statue books the law taxing
watches is shown by the fact that in
three of the wealthiest townships in
Chester county the assessors do not
know single person who owns
watch of any kind. Why there are
only 1,206 watches of every kind in
the whole country or hardly one to
every sixty persons. When the tax
was placed on watches they were
thought to be luxuries, but they are
now necessity and the tax should be
repealed if it cannot be collected any
more closely. Thus in Bedford county
there are only "a watches, while great
big Berks only has 30S. Little Came
ron has 76 and Crawford and Warren
have none at all, it being well
known fact that oil princes never
carry watches, especially gold ones.
In Franklin county they have l43
gold watches and no silver ones, while
Green county has no gold or silver
watches, but 96 common ones. In Ju-
niata and Monroe they scorn to carry
anything but gold watches, though
only 43 people carry those in the first
named and 20 in the latter. Potter
county has twenty gold watches and
one silver one, while in Venango there
are 457 gold and no silver ones All
these figures are perfectly absurd, and
everybody knows that they are of no
value whatever, except to raise few
dollars for the Commonwealth at the
expense Of much sacrifice of veracity on
the part of good many people. For
instance, when the Commissioners of
Crawford and Warren counties certified
that there were no watches in those
counties, they must have known abso-
lutely they were certifying to false
statement, for it seems impossible that
three men could be elected county COM
missioners in those counties who did
not own watches themselves-West
Chester Village Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-05
PUMPING THE ROPE"

DR.. Peck, of the Surgical Institute,
has just performed surgical operation
on the leg of young girl by the name
of Jordan, from Illinois, sent here for
treatment. The bones of both her
legs will have to be partly removed,
and the little sufferer will have to SUBJ
nit to two painful operations. The
cause of the affection is from jumping
the rope" a pastime engaged in gen.
orally by young girls, resulting in ne
crosis, or death of the bone. The doc
tor stated to reporter in this connec-
tion, that similar cases were constantly
occurring from the same cause, but
more frequently resulting in necrosis
of the spine, and that not a month
pesses but more or fewer cases of this
character come to the Institute for
treatment. lie says that rope jump
ing produces continuous concussions
on the joints which impinge upon the
bone, causing at the first stage perio-
tests, and finally resulting in the death
of the bone He thinks that parents
and teachers should be warned of this
dangerous sport, and eradicate it en-
tirely from the Fairgrounds of child
ren, as it is ruinous in its effects,
and is the prime cause Of more Grip
Piles among the female portion of the
community than probably any one
cause He also added that during the
practice of his profession deaths had
been occurring, coming under his OBJ
servation, which were the result of
this pernicious pastime. In conclu-
sion he said: 81 would warn children
against rope.jumping, and would ad-
wise parents and teachers to prohibit
it under all circumstances. ."-Indian-
dpOliS Sentinel.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-05
DOWNEYS ARGUMENT.
I From the New York Tribune.

The argument of Downey, of Wyom-
ing Territory. Copyright, 1880, by
Stephen w. Downey. All rights re-
served J." has been duly printed at the
Government expense, and occupies ff-
teen of the broad double-column pages
of The Congressional Record. Mr.
Downey introduced bill about two
weeks ago, which began by reciting the
Apostles Greed as a Whereas" "
and ended by appropriating
half a million of dollars for the
decoration of the walls of the Capitol
with paintings, commemorative of the
history of our Lord, said paintings to
be executed by liuing artists" only
In support Of this bill, Mr. Downey
obtained "leave to print an argument" +"
The argument proves to be poem of
Downey's own composition, entitled,
"The Immortals," and dedicated to the
Congress of the United States. 1t COM
prises about 2, 500 lines of blank verse,
interspersed with rhymed songs and
choruses and although we have failed
after as conscientious reading of this
scintillating effusion as the brevity of
human life will justify, to discover the
remotest connection between the argu-
ment and the bill, we can honestly say
that whether we consider the brilliancy
of Downey's ideas, or the splendor of
his language, or the blankness of his
verse, we do not know of any other
specimen of Government literature
which bears q resemblance to it. Dow
ney has been censured for smuggling a
copyright poem into The Record by a
trick 1t has even been alleged that
he introduced his bill for no other pur-
pose than to make the United States
pay for printing his poem 1t appears
to US, however, that he has sufficiently
explained his situation in the prelimin-
ary verses. He is the victim of
strange wild fancies," which crowd
the brain of mortal man sometimes,
and make such thunder at the door
ways of the soul, that it is absolutely
necessary to let them in. Then they
take possession of the will and the in-
tellect "bolts cannot bar nor iron chain
them down - the victim must spout
or burst and what is the object of per-
mission to print undelivered eloquence
in the Congressional Record, unless it
be to afford vent for the bubbling
passions of overcharged Congressman?
Downey's mind, as he informs us,
became
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-05
REMARKABLE OIL COMPANY.

In many respects the Columbia Oil
Company of Pittsburgh is unique, and
its career a remarkable one. The
common lot of oil (petroleum) CON-
panies is to "bust," to involve stock
holders in ruin, and to go into divi-
dendless oblivion. To these rules the
Columbia is marked exception. For
nearly twenty years it has produced
petroleum, and to-day its territory
adds over 400 barrels to the daily
yield of the oil regions. Since the or
ganization of the company in 1861, its
properties have produced 2,748,S20
barrels of crude petroleum, of AZ gal
Ions each During the same period
the price oil has ranged from Sl3 per
barrel in July, 1864, to 65 cents per
barrel in June, 1879 During its ex-
istence the company has declared and
paid dividends to the amount of nearly
four million dollars (S3, 1907 and
the selling price of its stock (par $500
has ranged from $l05 per share all the
way down to $4.75 per share. The
original shares numbered 10000, but
in 1864 were "watered" to $4,000
shares, making wealthy men Of the
"ground -four" stockholders. The oil
producing territory of the company
comprises a number of farms in We
mango, Butler and Mexican counties,
Pennsylvania, but by far the most pro-
ductive tract is the "Story Farm"
located on Oil Creek, six miles from
Oil City, Pa. In fact it is very doubt-
ful whether tract Of the same area in
the known world has been compelled
artifcially to yield so enormous
quantity of oil. The Story Farm COM
prises 600 acres, but the oil-producing
portion of the tract is less than 100
acres. From this tract has been pro-
duced, up to April |, 1880, 1926, ,995
barrels of petroleum, and at present
there is still 60 barrels per day coaxed
out of this farm. This is done in o
thoroughly systematic way, a single
engine by means of sucker rod" con-
nections, pumping seven wells at once,
thus reducing the outlay for wages to
minimum. A singular well was de-
veloped upon this farm some years
ago. and it's irreverent activity fully
earned its title of the Sunday Well"
For months this well would flow only
upon the first day Of the week, refus-
ing to respond to any known processes
for inducing it to produce on week
days. The headquarters Of this vet<
teran oil company are at Pittsburgh,
hut the stock is held in New York,
Philadelphis, and ST. Louis. The last
dividend was declared April 10, 1878,
the low price of oil compelling this nc
tion.