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EUROPEAN FINANJIAL MARNE'

EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARHETS
LONDON Sept. 1890 m.-Cousos sSists for money,
and 90 the account
LospoN Sept consols se,,s for money and
pe the account; Atlantic and Great Nostein nist
mortgage tnstees certicstes 5Sas doseeond 2o Erie
sylvans Central 81; Reading 80; NewYork Ontario and
Western 81. -. -.
cent rentes IS francs 80 Confines for the account
LONDON, 14-4OD ~. =. bonds, FOUR per
100 Atlantic and Great Western first mortgage trustees
certificates 53o Erie 46 Illinois Central 1901 Mnwau
See and St Paul common l24s4 NewYork ontario ana
Western. S3a -
LONDON sept l4-50O mPsr,s advces quote three per
IS francs 42ia centines Tor the account
PARIS, sept 14-5 m.-Exchapge ON London 20 francs
Sch eentiines for checka
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NETWORK AND PHILADELPHIA.
~ NEW LINE.

BOUND BROOK ROUTE,
,o.u. FOR TRENTON and PHILADELPHIA.
ierry >ew-fork IRON station H. r. OF N T.. foot OF
ranaaepnia Ninth and Green-sts az 7i5, $780, 1ll5
I'm m- Joy T. a3O o;3o IL ON Sunday at S:45
s Per rhrd and Berkssts at $780, 7;aS HAS lsoASo
For Trenton and Tucker.sts 7a5. $780, Ills
sha M 5:so 4:3o $780, T. IL ON Sunday $40 a NJ
Return trains leave Philadelphia for New York
rom Stations Phlla and Reading r. r. Ninth and Green
sta at 1870 $50 $780, IL mi lis 345 54o. 6sf5. ~
On sunday nc S:45 m. $50 ~
From Third and serkssts, at 52o $40. 9l5 w. S;io
DID o;2et l1;SOo m SUNDAY nt TAD - M. 4:3Op M -
cto,n Trenton Warren and ruckersts o;zo s:u4
Sve aoio tlil m, 2:2L a:26 6:25 7;20 IN sunday
$40, S25 a m. 8lbp IN
connection is made Jersey City Station and from
BROOKLYN aud Erie DeDot. Jersey CITY - = : :
kets Iihertyst. Nos 2Sa 361. 40t
9t4 957 1928 Broadway and ut tho principal hotels
Nos2 and Court-st and Annex once. JEWELS Wharf
N Y Transfer Company. podds Express VIII ean and
check from hotel destination App
eationo be made GA and ss3 broadway 736 sixth
ave-. ewYork, and Courst. Brooklyn An these offices
are IN connection with the Bell Teephone and Law Tele
joseph :. HARRIS H.P. BALDWIN.
9enerai Managec Gen. Pass Agent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-15
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
NEw-YoRK, Wednesday. Sept. Ia. 1881.

ASHES-Qniet unchanged-
COFFEE-Rio quiet and grades below Fair
above steady; 81 g9l2o; Gales 1000
terms the steamer B-ia arrived with Sa20
with 1914 stock here lO2Gll bags
Mild moderately &C i've, steady UNCHANGED aes 1000 mats
T.. Goddard. and 900 MeNcan, private
terma La02Oc; Mexican. IL 10l4o At Amsterdam
sold the basis below
ous valuations, Or for Nelang
COTTON-Spot Cotton &c. lower and moderately active
eae.. evening". Including
bales export sS6 bales FOR spinning and bales
speculation Receipts at the ports to-day 1868 bales
against o37 bales this day last week and 1880 bales last
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-15

at ' ss ass % S Hoas Co. so so7 State Lambs % No.
Hume aS SOLD STATE Ewes d. at 4
% b. "a at e. e '3 t. g. IS
% 4 PAYS s sss zee sssss %
soS 20 g dc 4 aS Z. ars's s
{? % SIS + s'is -
H. &C. 80 20 y + 4 go DO rs H. at s i'7 do
s$
Fair S to osa orfsd Hogs SOLD at 81
So &c an sGs %sS 5S e. s. 49, at So
1S4S % 20 SestcIn s ys
S5ss at 50 80 81" '' d.
sold sSoSs hall car S Ps Hogs siS
Judd buckingham sold 90 state Hogs 275 III, at SO rs,
LIVE STOCK MARKETs-By TELEGRAPH
total for the week thus far 1900 for same tune n last
but steady Choice So 66ns5 80
asp today head
Tor week thus far 900 for same time last week dHe
" sne s H s. ssi s.
far sP sS'y nsas total g
ssSs q d E sGa e fs& a" 50"
Sd 5 Lo sept e 70 yp qssr
Heavy g SSssz 50 s5@s0 So Receipts no' re-
oMcAco, IN, Sept i4.-Hocs- Receipts. $4,000 head;
shipments 5000 head market active and steady some
Common stock sold Mixed Packing. 70 40G$t 9oi
Light or lacon, s6 75O*7 Culls AMI Grassers, 20 oo~
So 80
1000 head shipments 9laoo heal "a.
ports S6 20d$b 30 Good Choice Suipping rs GoG$6i
Common Fair, Sass 20 Native Butchers, ~ 25n
81 90. mainly $3aS3 7j Sockers and Feeders so 90a$
as Co. Ma Hf S aSd 2@Sican S. Mker $50
sHRErReceipts 900 head market stronger and active;
Common 10 Good. - Tj6+I IS.
Louis, sept; MISUNDERSTANDING. 1900 head ship
mcH3 30 hea supply NATIVES liberal. demand artiVe
prices Exporters. 25dfB 80; Good Choice
Shp - 756G 20 Light 81 75a-5 50i Native
Butchers Steers, 2j0% 90 latter huice; Fair
Cool Cows and Heners *3@$3 10 2ja2 10
Texans fairly active aud shade Far 10
Choice s3G Common ~ 5oaS2 10 stockers SLOW at
81 7.t0SS %.
snEff-i,eceipt 1000; shipments 1000 fair d.nand FOR
grades, Irices hrier to Choice. $3@S+ 10 F;
fCSdiut She cp wanted at ~ 15U4J 30.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-15

AND UNITED STATES NAIL RorTF
Trains leave NewGork DesbTUsses aud CORTLAND,
Streets Ferries follows: ~0'"'"uh
harrisburg. nj Soufh Nth p,tf,.
Palace cars attached. a. $50 aud D. M daiiv
MtLiahlsport, Lock Haven, a $40 d m CORY
fle ~ 100 p M come ing AZ Cory for T1ussile
cun Centre tle
Baltimore, Masnngton ana the SOnth Limited Washing
Ton EXPRESS OF Pullman PaTior Cars daily
10 a. m; arrive Warh ington Regular 30 and y Is
and o D. m ana ~ night -
Express for Baltimore, except Sunday ] n. m
GoI Atlantic City, p. without change 81
Boats Of brooklyn Annex" am fl,roo-h
trains at Jersey Ciy. anoIding speedy direct transor
FOR brooklyn travel ~ ~
Trains arrive: Prom Ptsburg. s 1910 a m oar n IN
daily; go daily, except Monday. From Wssbibeto5
aud Baltimore. G50 $500, 5:2O. 955 10 30 NJ m
sunday, go M; 9;55 aad l05O Prom PhiadslPhiS
500 3d. 800 and 10 80 p sunday 500 Goo = lOs0
r1NO PHILADELPHIA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-15

20 TRAINS EACH WAY WEEK DAYS AND . on
SUNDAY. til kEE STATIONS IN PHIIADFI-
PHlA. TWO IN NlM. YORK
DOUBLE TRACK, THE MOST IMPROVED EQUIP
AlNT AND FASTEST TINE CONSISTENT
MI1h ABSOLUTE SAFETN

landt streets Ferries, follows: ~ wv
$50, 49, = SO, 8 40 I-mited II a J.
., bSt $50 ana 10 - Suudavs A.2O "A
a M, ., ESQ Z, $50 and lOp m. and - night.
Express Trains leave New York daily Sunday
$50 and p. running through Trenton ap ann
49, ~ ~~'"
Returning, trains Philadelphia 1901 a5 30,
Z, 49, = $50 and al a. Limited Express D. m q
4, 5:3s, 200 and D. m. On 1901 3ab 5.5S =
$50 T. 4 900 and Philadelphia VIA Avn,
den, a and 500 D. daily, except SUNDAY - N
Ticket Onices, 90 and 9s4 broadway Astor Honsa ana
foot OF DesOrosses ami Cortlandst ConrtSi and RrooF
X9 Annex station loot Of Fntonst, Brooklyn Nos. IA
grant fic ket Once Battery place ~ ~
The York transfer Coinnafv will csn for ana ,.
baggage from hotels and residencea 'NA
FRANK THOMSON. 7
General Manager. CenI Pass 4 can,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-15

ItREEiiOLD and NETWORK RAILWAY.
a2o LeaVeior Freehold 5;i5 7i5 l2m. 4:30 $780,
NEW-JERSEY SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
" Bay Route via sandy 1T 1o:i0 m. lao
o'i o'oo p H. Tor East Long Branch &C On sundays $3.50
ant Sc - 1912
For Sandy HOOK Branchuort 5:io. 7:i5 ga ~ IL H.
2,G NJ ., .,
For Monmouth leach Seanriyht &c. via Bra1chport
7f5a m-Vta Red Bank for Lakewood Toms River Barne
gat, &c.
2n m-An Rail-l;30 y m.-via Sandy Hook for Lake.
staonstD Bav siia ~ ~ 49,
4;3On m.-va Red Bank for Lakewood. whiting'a Toms
River Nc
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7 EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.

- PAS~ENGER TRAINS and after Nav 3 leSt viii
leave dePos loot Of cotandt aud Desbrosses 40
a. M SO p NJ AMI $50 for Eastou, Bethleh Allen
Town Reading Mauch Chunk Milkesbarre. Toxanda
MaVeIlg, Ithaca, GeDeVa LYONS Buffalo aud The W~sf.
Train ar Tor Eason Bethlehem Readfn-
Maueh Chunk, Ntikesbarre and Pullman sle.gans
coacheS attached 60 O.3O D.
No. m and $40 connect for All points Mahanoy
end Hazrton coal regions. y v. BYINGTON a. r. a
General Eastern Office Church aud CoIflandtss
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=
For Newport Marfhas VINEYARD Nantucket cane Cod ana
All points the r.
aDd OLD COLONY leave New York daily
az op M from Pier p. " u. fon Bps,S N
~ M; Jersey city, M. with both luo.
ll.keis ana staterOins be secured all prncsnsl
ho.n udhsftT and ticket Offices the Oce
on stene List Of tours aud excursions rates st
nee on tpplicallOn 20. l. CONNOE pae-'T
BORDEN ~ LOWELL. ~NceA~-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-15

4 tsAToNIC AMI NAUC TUCK RAN ROAD s-Sfe..se-.
cave q haitne slip at 1870 NJ; Twenty hiTd =
last RIVER ;lo p Fare lower than by route
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THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE

FER Norn htosr Fss'' Te6 ftUrPtG
NEw-YoRK, Wednesday, Sept. IL, 1881.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-15
PROVIDENCE LINE.

PROVIDENCE LINE.
FOk PROVIDENCE DIRECT
Connecting with Providence and Worcester Railroad for
worcester ana all points north wa Worcester
The Palace steamer MASSAcH USErFS will leave On
Tuesdays Thursdays aud Saturdays AMI
TEA on Mondays Wednesdays ana Fridays az AZ.
PIER ~ n. r.. loot OF Warren-sJ. Ncw-Nork
pany, and az principal hotels ANA tlcket onoes
PONDOUT, KINGSTON AND CATSKILL,
lA MO- MAINS. landing aICoIzens (West Po5ntA Corn
wal, N wb0rs Marlboro, Milton Ponghkeepse ksop0s.
with Ulster aud Delaware aud Waikiki Naiev
win daily AZ loot Harrison e. North Riyes
except Saturdays when Thomas Cornell leaves al m
connecting villa special Train through the Catskl Mountains
BLOOMINGTON LINE TO BOSTON.
~ CONNECTING WITH ALL POINTS EAsr
The Elegant steamers SrONINGrON aud n AKLAGA
EXIT leave daily except sundays az
p NJ FROM PIER 81 N
Foot Jay-st, arriyslgiu Boston a A. LOW
A. bI ANt OthER LINE
I1ckes or safe az 40 princl2A ticket ohces ststerooms
secnIedat ohees OF Wescotts Express Company
house Nos Ssl and 1851 Broadway, and Metropolitan
Filth Avenue aOtels ID. = BABCOCh Pr,<,lanC
L. W. FII.SINs. Genera Passenger Agent f0S-s"~
'HE POPULAR SHORE LINE TO BOSTON
L. and VIEWPOINT from Grand Central Depot
Three express except suDdavl ~ Rosfon
Sys ~ p m; pari'r cars attscsed and 10 with
a. Sunday, Y = 10 si: palace sleeping O9 Limited
on and after MONDAY, June g special LIMITED NEW
FORT EXPRESS train leaves az IN. with parer
tached arriving az Newport e. sss rckets and psrlor
Windsor Hotelsueket Offices and AZ Grand Central Depot
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AMERICAN RAILWAY INTRO EMEST CoMrANY,(
CIRCULAR NO. NEw.i ORR, sept. H. 1881.
FS'llE EIGHTH INSTALMENf OF EN- PER
n GENT sub-crptionS for bonds and stock of the
NEW-OkLEANS PACiFlC RAILWAY Viii be due and paw
able sept. D lN~l the oice ~ WOEHl~UOFFEk y
co, No. - Exchange place, New York.
Checks should De- 10 the uruUl OF &. J. WOBFISHOFfEiS
treasurer Payments wi Bdor4rd upon certificates. unl
bonds apportanng IA iourh nstamcnt w be ready
delivery upon that dato.
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5ieambodts ana RaiIro1ls.
BALTIMORE and OHIO RAILROAD
NODDED EAST LINE TO THE WEST

BALTIMORE and OHIO Rail ROAD
~ 49, MODEL FAST LINE To THE WEST
Vim Philadelphia Tamorc and Washington
ON and after May - pussen leave fm Penps,
yGnia x L. Depot foot Of Cotlandts Desbrossest as
Night Express leaves Arlington 81 D. M daV Nth \:
es for ittsourS Columbus AMI Cincinnati. Parlor car at
pm.Day fast line for Washington arr4ve c1ncinn ,ti
o pal ce seepers through Cincinnati and hcaso
Tram Rms !hTnugl to lde4go
l qoN9ight daily sleegers attached open passcn
more 30 r. M. Washington 10 40 secpors Tor Gu.
from the West G:I0 a. M sac D. m gnd In.iS n M
Tickets ana sleeping berths secured Oargag e caei for
rani '"' ''"'''' ''""i' "A''f'@a Com
CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW-JERSEY.
BROOKLYN loot Of Fnlt'n,st, Jewels Wharf
leave sew YORK 'po; - ij,ertvst as ,ll,v,
,o;mhs m-tor FieminSton CASTOR Allentown. Realaz
745t n,.For Schooley'' tp7rttn, uyr }ri-, rrl1,1.
ID. Lnnf Western r. r. Easton, Allentown WilkesblrrA
~, DE FElsn!1yio,i S.,,,'ev. yp1rtal Nigh
Manch t3 hlns VIVA nspot fanaIna Drtol NanticoSe
II m-For Eienington, saston. Allentown Reading Har
rsbnrg Moueh ChmS Pttstpn. etc.
Chunk Tamqqna 6'ton wiltesSsTpe Scrnnton et @anch
$40 For Sehoolevs Mountain High Bridge Branch
4:45p m-For Gonerv1lie, Flem,ngtoa 90
Reainq HARRISBURG Wanch CHUNK wilkesbarre &c
Sunday trains leave 1t $40 N, l2n Tor Bouni Rrook
town Harri@burg and Ne West W ''n ''''"
200 4 $40 / ':l1 $50. 5:45 g dl5 ESQ., ESQ SIS. J.
For TO local points Time TABLES at stations
~ Y. and LONG BRANCH DIVISION.
~. ALL RAIL LINE for Perth Ambov. Sout'. Ambov
Bel Bank Long Branch Ocean Grove AsOury PARK Point
Leayeat 5:45 7iS., l03oI NJ 10 $3.50. A. AGO. $780,
FOR ATLANTIC CITY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-15

THE ANNUAL NEE Ting ot the s,Ockhold-
and voug buudhodrrs Tor the election Directors
VIA bee held at tle ulccs thv company, IN the
pm
Transfer books will 23d Instant ami reopen October
7. b. G. MITCHELL,
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NEW-YORK CENTRAL AND HTDSON
<EMH,1Okk CITY MD NORTHERN RAIL

Y
For anbnry Conn. Carmel sp,c-
mediate stations leave both m datlv -
IL. dairy, except sunday ''f 49, 49, -
and trter,,o lke,o s...i,..
leave l51th-St 4:'5 M daily, except SUNDAY.
Mahoplc Special and Way leave lt5th-st 555 T. N daily
except sunday. - ~ -''
To connect with trains leave Rec0rst hftydve minutes
before time 81 departure from l55thst - 49, ~'NS
baggage depoi. 34S West 5.d-st- Sthave
The NewloIk Transfer Company cali for ana check
baggage from hotels and residences
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n-o,,,JNo ABBoTT Gen1 Ps-.'r Aren't Nep.Yors
NORTHERN RAILROAD OF NEW -JFRSEy


FALL RIVER LINE, for Fall River boston
= and The Fast STEAMERS bristol" providence"
leave ew York dally ~undAvs included $50 D. M f
Pler 2s y r., foot Of N Irrav-st. BANDS MUSIC oN
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NEW-HAVEN, MERIDEN, HARTFORD-

~ sPkINGFlELDs HoLYoKE WHITE MOUNTAINS
g. steamers leaNe ti"r25. r.. AZ M: t23d--t p r.
ia M Suaiays excepted and 1880 Sundays IN
iaue, connecting WIN sieta trains ufere-
mate poms Tickets sold and baggage 9iG Bro1a
10y LAY. a am CoaTtst- brooklyn Excursion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-15

CRrTUtI. PARK. NoGfU EAST RIVER
RAILROAD COMPANY. lUIH.RNR, "'p ANu 'lf3-sIs
NEU NoEk sept. b. lSSl.
'TNUE annual meeting OF the >tOrkhO derS of
This Compau, wl be hcld at thu oai,e oi tEr ompany
IrSty, October H. lrl, nj l. o'clock Inc
bUoes VA. lie saturday, Sut . ad rropvncd OCT 10
1851. j. b. VALENTINE. SECRETARY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-15

n y. and LONG BRANCH DIVISION.
" ALL RAIL LINE for Perth Ambov Sout' Ambov
es hank Long Branch Ocean Grove AsOury PARK Point
Pleasant. 6r.
6.3u m
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WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY,
NEW. DIRK, Se I. IA, 1881.

tONPANY,l
y o. ~ WILLIAN-sr., NEw YORK. sept IA, lssl
NOIlCE.--A SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND of
~ THREE PER CENT has this day declared upon
tae STOCK % this company payable INC 9th day Of October
next 20 the OHce Of Mrs Fs Iesup. 20, 30
ing of books
The ronsfer books he closed ON the Goth inst and
Feol ened on the 18th of OctoDtr neat
i. D.. DTMNNT. Treasnrer.
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".
THROUGH CARS-LOWESr FARES
FOR ATLANTIC CITY FkPRESS. m Wit
hrongl cars. arriving at Atlantic CITY at Gas
rare from New \ DIRK One 80 p Round 81 S.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-06-29
The Oldest City in the World

Damascus IS the Oldest city in the
world. Tyre and Sidon have crum-
bled on the shore; Baalbec is ruin;
Palmyra is buried in the desert;
Nineveh and Babylon have disap-
peared from the Tigris and the Eu-
pirates. Damascus remains what
it was brfore the days of Abraham
a centre of trade and travel-an isle
of verdure in the desert "a presi-
Dental capital" with martial and
sacred associations extending
through thirty centuries. 1t was
near Damascus that Saul of Tarsus
saw light above the brightness of
the sun the street which is called
Strait, in which it said ''he prayed"
still runs through the city. The
caravan comes and goes as it did
thousand years ago; there Is still
the sheik, the ass and the water
wheel; the merchants of the Eu-
pirates and the Mediterranean still
occupy the streets with the multi
tudes of their wares" The city
which Mahomet surveyed from the
neighboring height, and was afraid
to enter, because it was given to
man to have but one paradise, and
for his part he was resolved not to
have it in this world" is to-day
what Julian called the Eye of the
East" as it was, in the time Of
Isaiah, ''the head of Syria"
From Damascus came the dam
son, or blue plums, and the deli
cious apricot of Portugal, called ida
masco; damask, our beautiful fab
ric of cotton and silk, with vines
and flowers rising upon a smooth
bright ground the damask rose in
troduced into England in the time
of Henry VIII; the Damascus
blade, so famous the world over, for
its keen edge and wonderful elastiei-
tv, the secret of whose manufacture
was lost when Tamerlare carried
the artist into Persia and that
beautiful art of inlaying wood and
steel with gold and silver, a kind Of
mosaic engraving and sculpture
united. called damaskeening, with
which boxes. bureaus, and swords
are ornamented. 1t still is a city of
flowers and bright water; the
streams of Lebanon and the silk
of gold" still murmur and sparkle
in the wilderness of the Syrian
gardens.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-06-29
FARMER WRIGHT AND THE MIL
LER,S BOYS.

Says VIII to John, Come get your gun.
Well to the woods and have some fun.
Whats the rush? see no need
Wait till grind this load Of feed
NO, leave the grist till we get back,
And then III help grind every sack
IF l should leave it for q stroll,
I'm afraid l might forget the toll"
IF that's the only excuse, you know,
Wen take the toll before We 60"
with dogs and guns, equipped complete,
They started up the village street,
When in the valley, out of sight,
Who should drive up but Farmer Wright
My grist, think, must sure be done,
Twas promised ere the clock struck one. "
Up strolls the farmer, in the mill.
it was deserted, all was still
Hunting his grist. from sack TO sack,
He brought his cane down with a whack,
For there his grist as seen before
Unground and then he ravod and tore.
The boys were strolling DER the hill.
And saw the farmer at the mill.
Says John to viii, ''rm in plight,
For that's the team of Farmer Wright.
Go back we must, sure as you're born,
And grind that Farmers oats and corn.
For he's tiger when he's mad
I'm afraid he might report TO dad.
Wen hide our guns up at the barn,
Then W. win spin old Wright yarn,
How the colts and cows got in the wheat,
| think the old man we can beat"
"Well, well, my boys, I've found you out,
You leave my grist, and gad about.
SO this is the way to run a mill,
seen You climbing yonder hill.'
you see the stock got out the yard,
To drive them back It's very hard,
When once they get into the wheat,
Tis hard 10 get them TO retreat.
''Oh, oh, my boys, It's very queer,
DO you harvest in the winter here
You must not think an old man to beat. >
why, Mr.. Wright, its winter wheat;
The town bell now is striking one,
In just two hours your grist is done.
Pray, do you think use you i'll;
one-seventh we take to pay the mill.
"Oh, no, young man, think its right,
To toll my grist while I'm in sight"
When Farmer Wright was gone away,
Willlaughed and roared, and then did say /:
''John, don't you think it's awful nice,
For old Wright's grist he tolled it twice
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-06-29

half that number there. During
The past year the stock of cattle was
reduced to about one half the fun
complement, and the grass allowed
to renew itself by seeding. The
pastures are consequently now cover
ed with a heavy coat OF mesquite
grass, and the company are filing
up their pastures with cattle pur-
chased from Texas and largely from
Mexico. Daring our sojourn a lot
of 2.OJJ head arrived from Mexico.
and despatch announced that
1900 head more, purchased by their
agents at SO, SO and s12 per head,
were on their way, this price includ-
ing their delivery in good order IN
the pasture When they arrive the
beeves viii be flttened, and shipped
to New Orleans as soon as in condi-
ton for market, the cows viii be
driven to the Barada pasture Of 39,-
600 acres, used for breeding graded
stock, and the male yearlings driven
to the Big Pastures of 10000 acres,
which is devoted to beeves and stock
for the market. The sorting and
separating of the cattle require ex-
perienee and good judgment, and a
vast force of men and horses. The
prospects of the company were new
er so good as at present, they having
Just declared cash dividend Of 4
per cent. for the post six months,
while they are very confident OF in
creasing it to II per cent. per annum.
Four-ffths of the stock is held by
Messrs. Coleman and Fulton and
their children, they having sold only
100000 of stock to enable them to
take advantage of the present price
of cattle in Mexico to restock their
pastures up to their full capacity,
whilst at the same time furnishing
two cargoes per week for shipment
to New Orleans.
IMPROVING STOCK.
They have now in their breeding
pastures several hundred head of
ull and half-blood Durham bulls,
and viii soon dispose of all the ma
tive bulls They believe strongly in
the value Of the native stock as a
foundation for improving upon, Civ
ing hardihood to the improved
breeds, which is required for breed
ing in large pastures, where the in
dividual attention cannot be given
that the full-bloods require.
The few additional notes that we
have of this visit to Texas, including
visit to the government ietty at
Aransas Pass, must be reserved for
another article. c. c. F.
-Bdltimore AmericGn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-06-29
A Fiendish Joke.

From the San Francisco Cliron-
icle: II think" said a well-known
orchestral leader, "thc best joke ever
played in this town was on an
amateur pianist when Gottscholk
was here. The amateurs father
was the owner Of large hall, and
he offered the use of it to Gottscholk
for his benefit. There was to be a
piece for eight pianos, and the anna
teur had to play one of the instru-
ments. / was leader. | thought
Gottscholk would have fit when
told him that the amateur couldn't
play three straight notes of the
piece.
''He is sure to throw us all out,
said ], ''and ruin the performance.
"Gottscholk swere like major,
but it was no good. The bills were
out, and he couldn't 90 back on his
programme, even if the gift ofthe
hall for the night was no idea that
fixed the whole business. The am
ateur came down to rehearsal, and
we praised him up until he thought
he was to be the star of the night.
AS soon as he left we took the ham
mers out of his piano, and made it
dumb as an oyster. / guessed he
would never know the difference,
with seven pianoes going at once.
The tuneful convention laughed.
''And just as | thought" said the
leader, hammerirg on the table with
his glass, that amateur or his friends
never discovered the trick"
"No 2"
''No, sir; he just sailed in and
pounded OH that piano as if it was
the worst enemy he ever had. He
was bound to show off among so
many good pianists and hammered
on his key board until the perspira-
ton nearly blinded him. Now and
then / looked at him approvingly to
give him fresh courage, and every
time that / did he gave the piano a
lick that nearly made matchwood of
it. His friends all around threw
bouquets at him till he looked like
a wedding arch, and when it was
all over his fond parents fell on his
neck in the green room and slipped
a check for $3.50 into his hand. The
old man didn't know whether he
was standing ON his head or his
heels, he was SO tickled, and the way
he set up the wine for the crowd
was caution
Didn't he do fine" said he to
me, among SO many first class per-
formers, too?"
Il never heard an amateur do so
well before the public" said |, ''and
what's more | meant it, eh. Don't
YOU think | was right ?p