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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19

CRANBhnRIEs-s2 1898 per bushel.
RIoA-Wholesale I TO ".
CRAcKERs--sode, xxx, 81 tot; xxx,
TO TX; Trade Mark, ~; Cream, Ginger
Snaps, 9k to 10.
LEAD-sc per lb.
Soar Olive, t.Sc. perpoundi Blue Indie, sNf
Co.'s Ba''as Soap Works. Pale Olive, Nci
Cambria, &c per pound. Eureka Manufacturing
Company; Cyclone, 81; Pale Olive, Z; Extra
Olive, Az cent? per pound.
BEANs--4 to 4t1c. per pound.
CANDLEs--Star, full wtl4k light VT l3x.
CHEKsK-t1ear Spring, lac; Factory to ID
lloNINY. AND GRITs-s4;b0 per barrel
SAUER KhAUT For half barrelA 90.
APrLEs-t2 to 50 81 per barrel. standai
barrel of apples contains II pecks.
0HIoEs-Pel barlsI, 50.
PorAToFs-s2.75 per barrel. In sacks, 90 tc
per bushel.
bm d -Unpeelsd Sc, peeled l2C
per pound.
SWEET PoTAToEs-sOc per oushel.
Coal 0u-Below airs revised quotations llC
r. test. In barre s "A cents, per &C SO OF gal
on cans So 90, and gallon l8 cents,
CLOTHES PINs-ROund, 6bci spring, u 10 pei
puN
MEAsuREs-. X bushel, iron bonnd, $3.50 pei
lO2cH; twO-hoOp pals g. 10; three-hoOp, 81 30
rUBs-lhree nest, 81 SO@s .0U; eight nest
20; No. |, per dozen, $40; No. 2, $3.50; No,
T. al.
Wood, 81 .S5; zinc, go; New
Era, s2.B@Sl 10.
WELL BuoRErs-S5.G ass. 30 per dozen.
PcwDEn 50. 40 per keg Of IS poundsj l2h dc
~ rs ~ do, 81 20; blasting kegs, H'25.
SHol-Drop, bag, Sz.25, buck W A.,
MACkEREL-Au. ! barrels, sI0i nNlf-bnrrelsi
VI 80; kits, IL pounds, 81; No. barrels, 81
CANDY-Stck, l3@l5c. pound. Fancy, Ii
" 25C.
LYE-Concentrated. 81 .65as3.bC.
RoPH--Slsal, u in. basis, lOc; cotton, &c.
VNEGAR-Per gallon, 2O@3Oc Apple, zoe.
WRAPPING APER-Rag and Straw, 4Oc. 6oc
STAHCH-4Ac.
BuGaY wuRELs--sarven' patent, A, b, c, d
| and II grades, 81 to Sl per set.
ToBACCo-L0ii llard's bullion grade, 90 Gil
mBX. dObT.
JuGs-We quote II to II cents per gallon fol
glazed. Crooks ii to IL cents per gaiioh ioi
glazed,
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Burgies. Reds. wheels and Poles.

Reported by W. N. Baxter, 400 Elm street,
wHVELs--(Sprven VA wholesale, SIS pe.
set; h cit. 26j I tS.gh; ~ a. 20.
Sparse " AGoN BEDS. --Burr's patent, SIS,
$40 aud ,2O for lain, single and double pan
ntlS.
SHAFTS. "A $50; B $3.50
Poles .-B 90; A pll.
BuGGIEs - Is end spring, SO; A side spring,
S75. Strictly A haeions, $50. Carriages,
ss6S. Genllemen's ur.yh < buggy, nde 6Sr,
$3.50; do peeuing, so. End spnl s, str city a
sliS; top op,n, a60 to s75i ID pring 90, sll5 to
s25i JumI-ur eals do, s93; platform spring
do, 500; three spri Y do, 800.
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Wines Liquors.


ALcoHoL-S2. 35 TO 81 40 per gallon.
WHIskY-Sweet mash, sl,25GA5O son
mash, u .uO@Sj, accOrdmg@age.
WINES & laret, In case, IS .l5@S4; CatawbG,
per gallon, 81 .lO@$2; Port, per gallon, 81 20 a
vs. sherry, per gallon, ii .2O@S3i Madeira, PEI
gallon, Sl.bOGS5i White wine, In cases. "a %
Gsl0.
CuAMPAGNE-Cooks, In baskets, slsas1j
Heldsieck, In basket, S2S; krug, in basket. Ss7
Domestic champagne, SlO@l6.
ALE-Stock ale, per dozen, 81 .lbQS2 80; Por-
ter, per dozen, S21S2 so.
BOTTLE BEER-St. Louis quarts Sl2, pints
$l2 bU, Budw User, Sl2, pints Sl3 80.
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Ments and Lard.

BACON Long clear sides 0H; short clear
9A breakfast bacon l2c.
DRY SALr-loug clear sides, 81; short clear
sxe.
HAMs-Plain sugar cured, lie; canvass
ii do, llh@l2.
hAhD-Tierce, 81; hall barrel, lVAi pals
3 10 10 pounds, IL; pounds. IA.
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NeTE.-7he quotations Joiio,Oi,lg, uniess
etss,roise stated, are for ,OholesaLe SPOT cash
a6ts. When lime is asked or small amounts
psfrchased, higher rates are demanded
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IRON - We quote merchant bar, &c rates
Norway and Swedes, l0c.
PLov sTKkL--Sc.
WIRE Smooth wire, No. 0, TIC. Nos. 10 and
II, 7hc. No. IL, Sc. per pound; barbed wire
10 to llc.; japanned, 100; extra cut barb
galvanized extra cut barb, Ike.
HORSE sHoEs-Per keg SO 50;mule shoes 81 80.
HonsE SHOE NAILs--Per box, 20 pounds, No.
Z, 81. 90; No. 8, 65 75j No. O, 1910.
NAILs--FrOm l0d to God, "a 25 rates.
TIMERS STOCK Block tin 39c per pound
tin plate, 4x2O 81 per box; l. c. ltx20 81 30:
do, lOXli III 30; zinc, 10 per lb solder, lie per
lb; sheet iron, 81 b. 'eri 10.
AxEs-Per box Oxen, $40.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19
All OF Orr's buggios and carriages bav

All OF Orr's buggies and carriages have
Servants patent wheels l-S inch axles.
Orr's Concord sde-spring buggies arc
hung on eQuaizers and have steel bows, steel
ties and Ssrvan wheels.
Buy your buggies at w. W. Orr, successor
to Sechler & Orr Main street, Dallas Texas
Orr sells all styles of Concord sidc-spring
bugges. Send for his illustrated catalogue
and price-lst.
Go and see 0rr's buggies and carriage
before buying elsewhere, or send for prices
list.
Orr sells the best bugges for tie money in
he world.
Orr keeps all styles of carriages, ph@tons
and spring wagons.
Hyou want to buy family carriage send
for Orr's catalogue and price list.
No headache or back-ache for ladies'
..l. l-...L. uxAuAir ar canaan,
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rTLR--Cornfed, Sls TO $40, grass do YEAR
lin.s, soassi steers, from TO o years old,
slblas20; barn cows, Sl50DSlS.
HoRsxs-M Mustang ponies, s2b q s4Oj farm
stock, tt0@ s7b; buggy horses, s60@Sl00, sad
lie, $50 to sl2b.
NuIrs-From afteer to ulvte.r hands high,
t7b to $40.
Hoes-on foot, 4K@ic. for inferior toprlme
oorkers.
Myrros snnxr--rhey are qqotable at .5o9gc
per head.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19

CoFFER-Rlo, common, l6@l5kc; ordi-
nary, 1917; fair, 10; good, l6h
rlme, II; choice, l6h@l7; Laguayra,
10Y; Java, ?s@Suc,, ,.ae,. -. ,....,.
Young Tyson, 10000; 0olong, 45@60c; Japan,
80dB5o.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19

BoNKs.-We quote mixed SO so TO 81 per ton
IIoRNs-2l to 3 cents per pair.
TALLow..Four and half TO i've cents PEE
pound wholesae. Retail cents.
BEEswAx--We quote lsc to 20 cents PEE
pound.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19

Illustrated Marriage Guide, 26o pages, cloth
and gilt binding, so cents, same in papor
covers, % cts. Manhood, 10 cents, Woman.
hood, 10 cents; Pamphlet, 8 cents-securelv
sealed, by mail. Send money or postage
stamps. DR.WHTTErR, the great specialist
~ s. Charles Street. st. Louis. Mo.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19
Dallas Leather Market

OAK SOL -LEATHER-over 20 lbs, 4Oc; do
lnder 20 lbs, SOC.
HEMLoCg SoLR-LEATIIER So Best Buffalo
slaughter. SOC; good DO, 29c best Mstamuias,
zoe good do, 27ci good dam sed, 25c; poor do,
500.
OAK HARNESS LEATHER-No. l, 4Oc; do, No.
50.
HEMLoCK HARNESS LEATHER-No. !, 8S; do,
No, 2, So.
EJPPER-French calf, 81 20 to So; do. klp,Sl II
SSl.35 per pound; American calf, 90c. @1Sl SO;
10. kip, soc. el$l,
CoLLARs-Duck, No. l. per dozen, IS 80.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19
Poultry and Game.

PRAIRIE CHICRkEs-We quote ~ 2oo. apiece.
souIRRELs--Per dozen, EOc.
CHIoKENs-We quc.e IS for spring. for
grown, s3 to a.
TuRKHYs-- ,uol, sec s. apiece
DUCKs-For tame, 7hc; wild, 2bc hpleee'
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MONEY AND TRADE,
YESTERDAYS MARKET SITUATION!

Cotton Raoyant - Corn Advances
Oats soIid-Hay Firm-Grooeries
Generally Unchanged Butter
and Eggs All Right-so Are
Foreign and Domestic
Fowls Snow and lee
with DissolyinS
tendency.
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Coal ana wood.

Cokt.-we quote Indian Nation at 81 so per
ecxrel OF one hundred pounds.
as W,oop.oak, per cord, sS CO., pine. IS 30
OnAnooAL--sIxty cents per barrel
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19

sueARs.-We quote; Powered iO,S ;Crusbed
III Granulat,d III standard A, ii White
extra llk; extra c lOsE 10 iOA. yellow
u TO 10; Louisiana new While caiiled lOLe
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19
Canned Goods.

PEAcHEs-2 pounds, 81 s5i pounds
81 10,
TOMAToKs-2 pounds, 81 %; pounds,
sl.76.
BLACKBERMEs-gl.3 5.
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Butter and Eggs.


EGGs-25c. per dozen
BuTTER--3O cents for cholcei FIX for inferior,
country and Texas,
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FreIght Rmtes To

OYsTRRs-75 G. per hundred,
FISH -lskc. per Id.
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Seeds.
DALLAS DAY GOODs QUOTATION

GERMAN MILLET-We quote stsl 90 per bushel
white do, 90c.
Cottop-At the OIL Mil, loo. per bushel.
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Bagging.. and Ties
Iron, Nails. Wire, Etc.

BAGGMG-Standard. l2H-
ARRow TIEs-s2 So per bundle.
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Cotton

Buoyant. Demand active. Receipts light
We quote
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19

N9N "a IN HkY ~ Nd ~ Numerous eugrsviugs;re-
hheuehahRNNN Tn Neas secrets Saiea the
&EHtMA~ iii G'p plating marriage q SuiS I EnSv
" 81 a1l &Sred OF Recipes. sent .srS-;f
Eealedior 5Orents money postage STA ms ,diren
SEA. RoHANNAS f2l N Finh Stfe,f iy-.f' W''''
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CUR YOURSELF

br BoheHnaps YeEeisS.s 4Hgaa.JO. sc.t..g, 10 per-
.4Nenty cn'e 81. urn7 OF Sprrmnitfsass OF Seminal
M'Hhn''' Henrd ecay, hVoteusy, etc, aad restores
'"i fh"g'' alH brings back t1u "loU,liul lgorr al
ost VINO nave destroyed by sexual eNcssos or evil pras
yes IN from {Wn t,gn weeks time. This remedy Which
~ osgn used by r B1hunnsn in his private Practice tof
VNeF thy years was never known % fail In curing even
me WORST tASE. |. gives vitality and imrarts eiergT
Nh Wohueri effect TO thIse nddle-uged mon who ftelt
heaEh.ss beyond ier ycars. lis Hvigoratng pssReey
Ie ItIt az once Young men suffering from d copsh,
gueces o. ina IrcGdiuy destructive habit &c StfAbuse
yI use tns medicine with the assurance OF speedy and
hhAhLni cure The eatieut gains ST eRgtn and elias
lily OF pIts a. onee as II acts directly the raFts affect
i5 sVo,'g ana heelinY TOME and Anodyne TO the re-
tu sculhIl N'7NtS Gut lfs,r fttx puvef
sq zone aHd restoring them their nra state he sans
rs " ile Daei1l h1bd hpa bCypr LcCli uslulrtu IA ms
gitdlenis are simple prc6sf $50 n p,ts, ,,s1r
hgIpS Sc, ana are sDscaA0 ssg sa4 .4e.l ts.-s.
W ice, rive Dollars SEM WIN pi srrrnoav ese IA
siy addfess tor sale only at Dr. g. L. nsSszsxa oiEs
No ~ North ti,h st.e hs.vecn Washington and
ueen street " LOUIS Ma, s,sth.' alei N ll3l
~ III q s"Ireass Ga Special Dlassas.S M5sa rsyt,H
, utason 0 me nat1n, CAUSES, sgInpoms. means u
erNNh 70 any address upon receipt OF one sanp -
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No headache or back-ache for ladies'
VINO drink SWINE OF CARDul."
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-10
LOttsris. and Whore they Originated.

Lotteries are said to have been first
employed by the Genocso government as
a means Of aiding its revenue. The per.
nicious example was speedily followed by
other states, nearly all Of which have
adopted lotteries, at some time or other,
to increase their income. While they
have achieved this end, they have not
only robbed the working community Of
their hard earnings, they have lessoncd
their habit Of labor aud thrift, by Great
ing false hopes OF sudden and handsome
gains. Between 1916 and 1923, France
derived from lotteries an annual income
Of II, 100000 francs; but forty-three years
ago they were suppressed, and the year
following large increase Of deposits was
found IN the savings banks Of the country.
In 1871, Prussia got FROM them 900,.
600 thalers, and Austria 5000, 900 forms.
The first lottery in England was ia 1863,
and its profits went to the Improvement Of
public works; but its consequences were
so obviously mischievous that il was abol.
ishod by an act Of Parliament in 1926.
In Italy, lotteries are siill tolerated, and
their effect Is most injurious. kecpinp the
very poor population in still deeper pow
erty. In some Of our states they are also
tolerated, and wherever they are. thew
work incessantly III.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-10
Taking Care Of Things.

An elderly lady of great sagacity was
engaged in looking over a trunk Of rare
old laccs and embroideries for the purpose
Of distributing them among a number Of
grandnieces. II was observed that the
portion laid aside for certain niece con
tanned the choicest aud most delicate se-
leetions On being asked why she made
this difference, the old lady replied 81
give these to Mary because she under
stands the art Of taking care of things.
In her hands they will last aud retain their
beauty for years, while the other girls
would probably ruin aud destroy them in
few months"
The good old lady had really discovered
and explained the secret of the great diff.
ference 10 the appearance and dress Of
many young ladies', and Of older ones, too.
Laces, cmbroideries, neckties, gloves, and ,
in fact, all the little refnements and ele-
gancies Of costume depend for their looks
on the care taken Of them. II is not only
bad taste and bad manners, but it displays
a real lack Of personal refinement for a
lady to wear crumpled, torn OF soiled inery.
There is no need and no excuse for il.
All these delicate little articles Of adorn-
ment can be SO carefully laid away when
not IN use that their freshness and beauty
shall be preserved. So with gloves; SO
with fine dresses or garments Of any sort.
To see an elegant silk all full Of wrinkles,
looking as though it had been slept in, or
to see a handsome cloak all out OF shape
and dotted with lint through being care
iessly hung up under other clothes in a
wardrobe, is offensive 10 the extreme to
refined taste. On the contrary, the dain-
tily cared-for lace aud ribbon looking fresh
and bright as though just bought, the care.
fully done-up collar, the carefully kept,
unwriukled dress, all mark the woman Of
real refinement and Of skill 10 the art Of
taking care Of things.
And the same art is a most necessary one
in order to preserve the attractive appear.
ance of our homes. The houseSeeper who
knows how to use things, and yet take
care Of them is possessed Of happy Sc.
cret 1t does children no good, il does
not make them whit happier, to allow
them 10 pound or scratch or abuse things.
Entirely too much latitude has Of late been
SLOWED children in this direction. II
children wish to cut wood or drive taeks
or ride on chairs, by all means let them
have play room where proper material
will be afforded them, but compel them tc
respect good nature. They are no better
for being allowed to put their feet on ehail
seats or the carved support Of the centre
table. They have no business to pu
candy on the piano or smeer it with greas,
fingers. They may Just as well be taugh
that the carpet is not the place for mudd,
boots nor the floor the place for their hats
The mothers work is TO give line upor
line and precept upon precept in any case
and one Of the best things which she cat
teach her children through this educa
tional process is the art of taking care o
things.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-10

We note that the old CONTROVERSY about
tarring or painting shingles and fences is
being revived again, on the principal, we
suppose, that, as au cid generation passes
away, the new one wants TO learn wholly
for itself what 1t wants TO know, and that
some people arc still resorting 70 il. Il
ought, however, to be generally known by
this time that not moisture only, but heat
aud moisture, either or both, are the agents
10 the decay Of woody matter Nest per-
sons seem to think it is moisture alone,
and, hence, all that is required is to coat
the wood with some substance that viii
keep the water out. To be sure. thcy
know that heat, when it Is up 10 what we
know as the burning point, will destroy
wood; but they seem to forget that even
when not burning heat Is. destructive only
IN less degree Any black substance,
therefore, which attracts heat, though il
may keep out the other destructive ele-
ment, water, adds to the destructive agen-
cies at work on the wood, and should be
avoided wherever duration is an object.
IL needs no understanding Of these
laws, however to know that tar or any
black substance tends to rot wood away
much faster that wood that has had moth
ing at all done to it, A fence tarred and
exposed to the full sun, as any observer
knows, soon erumbles away, In few
years the wood is like an overdone pie
crust. And then all know how long
mere whitewashed fence lasts. Yet there
is no preservative character Of much ac-
count in lime, Every rain goes through
it into the wood; but it is the white color
which rather turns away the heat than
attracts (which is in that case the great
agent which preserves it SO long.
In all discussions as to the preservation
Of wood by paints or coatings, therefore,
we see that the color of the washes or
paints is an important point in the argu
ment. As for tar, it is the very worst
thing that could be used where there is
exposure to the sun. Under ground. or
where there is no heat for il to attract Of
consequence, it is another matter, and
does possess more or less preservative
power Germantoica Telegraph.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-10

Gen, Scott permitted FIVE days TO clapse,
recognizing his army, collecting reinforce
ments and erecting batteries, before he
made his grand attack on this stronghold
Of Chapultepec. History has traced in
letters OF FIRE and blood the brilliant action
Of September 18th, 1Si7, when Chapulte-
pee was carried by storm, Notwithstanding
the most determined efforts of its defen-
ders. 1t is not for me to describe itanew.
This castle and its surroundings bear
still upon them the scars Of that conflict.
| have olambered over the rocks aud
and through the chapparal which on that
September day, so long ago, where red
with the life current Of many hero, from
New England and from Carolina, from IL
linois and from Louisiana, Above me
gloomed the tremendous brow Of castle
crowned Chapultepcc. Around and below
me were the venerable cypress groves that
had shaded the tribes Of the MOntezumas,
and that had rung with the cheers Of the
musketry of Scots unconquerable storm
ers. Amid these scenes Robert Lee and
Ulysses Grant fought under common flag.
Having viewed all the relics Of the bat
tie, | made my way to this tower, which
overlooked the broad valley Of Mexico,
enchalieed by her mountains. Looking
southwark, the lava hills of Contreras and
the field Of Cherubusco, both well remem-
bered in martial story were in plain view.
Northeast and eastward ran the aqueduct
of San Cosne aud Belen, along which, or
rather the causeways that skirt them,
Scott'c soldiers pursued the flying lcgions
of Santa Anna.
The palace of Chapultepec is now being
put in repair for the accommodations Of
Seaor Diaz and his successors. Maximil-
ian began to beautify it, assisted by Char
lotta, and some Of the frescoiug bear eyi-
deuce Of a highly cultivated taste. There
are gardens, filled with rarest flowers and
plants, on every story Of the structure.
Fountains, baths, Aztec caves, luxurious
apartments, some of them now sadly de-
cayed, delight the senses. No ruler could
wish for fairer lodgings than that lofty
hall, two hundred and fifty feet above the
plain, and set by the hand of nature in a
framework Of imperishable beauty
"The Halls Of Montezuma,' which are
reputed to have stood on the site of this
palace, may be a myth, but the cypress
trees, planted in regular rows, and too gi.
gantic to be Of modern growth, are mag.
nifcent reality. They no doubt shaded
the tents of the Aztecs from the summer
heat, as their branches interlacc, forming
imposing arbors. Chief of all the forest
patriarchS is "the tree of Montczuma,
which has mean circumference of AZ
feet, aud towers far above the groves oI
which it is the acknowledged monarch.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-10

AT certain seasons Of the year, top-spin.
ming engages great part Of the leisure
time of American aud English boys, and
semo of them become very skillfui Bu,
Japanese jugglcrs are the people to spin
tops, and | will try to describe some oil
their more difficult feats as | saw them.
| was at a japanese juggling entertain.
meut, and when the first part of the per.
formancc was over, the meu who had been
acting cleared the stage, set on it small
table, number Of swords, aud a little
house, like the doll houses sold In toy
shops, bowed low and left. Immediately
afterward, richly dressed Japanese made
his appearance, carrying In his arms about
dozen tops, somewhat resembling CON-
mon humming.tops, each with long,
thin stem running through the bulb shaped
part, and protruding at the top and bot.
tom, the top stem being cased in a loose
sheath. Bowing to the spectators, the
japanese took one Of the tops and twirled
it briskly between his palms for second
or two; he then dropped it upon the table,
where it spun around in that swiftly re,
volying, but apparently motionless state
that boy top spinners call sleeping.
The japanese indicated by signs that il
would stop when he told il to, and turning
toward the table he lifted his hand as a
command. No sooner had he done this
than the top stopped, as if Il really had
seen aud understood the signal.
The Japanese picked up the top again,
and, twirling it as before, placed 1t upon
the table, where il spun itself to sleep.
He then selected from the swords on the
floor one with long, keen blade, aud
lifting the top from the table BY the sheath
Of the upper stem, placed the point Of the
lower stem, carefully upon the edge Of the
blade, near the hills. The top spun for
sonle moments in this position, aud then
began to run slowly toward the point Of
the sword. When it had reached the poipt
it leaned over at an angle of forty.fve de
grees, and continued to revolye for severa
moments in that difficult position, until
It was caught in the jaggler's hand just a,
II was about To stop spinning.
Throwing the sword to one side, the
performer again made the top spin upon
the table, aud picking up Eve Others started
them also, lie then stretched thin wire
across the stage, and taking the tops from
the table, placed them one after another
upon the wire, as be had previously placed
the first one upon the edge of the sword
They spun around for few seconds with
out moving but suddenly as il by one i'm
pulse, they all started on an excursion
along tho wire, balancing themselves a,
they went, with all the nicely Of expert
tightropc walkers. Reaching the end oI
their trip they dropped one by one into
the hands Of an assistant, who stood ready
70 catch ihcm.--.S. Nicholas for Jaamary.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-10

The Decca muslins Of India are among
the most wonderful evidences of the hand.
skill Of the strange people of the mystic
rious East. These fabrics, which arc spun
and woven entirely by hand, and are the
product of obscure and curious processes,
unknown to and unattainable by Wes-
tern nations, like the fabrication of Da.
mascus steel and the making Of camel's-
hair shawls, are maryels Of ingenuity aud
skill, and they illustrate the poetry Of cot.
ton. The most delicate Of these fabrics is
known BY the name Of woven air" Il
can only be made In the early morning
and In the evenings, when the air is full
Of moisture and the dew on the grass
The processes by which il is woven are
kept secret, and people who do the work
are compelled TO pass through long course
OF training and initiation. Their deIlcate
wares are Of such otheiial texture as 10 be
almost Invisible, aud yet 50 enduring that
they will bear washing aud wear Ia 4 won.
derful manner. This precious stuff Is
monopolized for the use Of the ladies Of
the oriental harems, and is said TO be worth
hundreds Of dollars per yard.