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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-13
CONCERNING CURRANTS.

The currant market seems badly demoraiized.
What is the matter Three and four cents quart
is the returns aud dcducing cost OF picking freight
and commissions, where does the growers pay. for
land labor and culture. come from. to say nothing
OF profit Is the production greater than usual
Notwithstanding the ravagcs Of the currant worms
or Is the consumption lsssi / am inclined to the
latter belief, Judging from my own trade. as have
less calls than usual for canning and jelly. even Of
the large varieties Tho value OF the currant for
these purposes for winter use. a. well as daily
article of diet IN iresn state. came be ovcresi-
mated. their acIGity acting as an excellent corec-
tive for the disorucred systems prevalent at this
season Of the year. Tho Cherry and
Versailles are not 30 popular among growers
as formerly on account of their unpfoductive-
ness rs compared with Red Dutch, Gondoln
Dangers aud Others OF hcordInary size. The White
Grace Is still the best white variety beng less acid
than the reds and very productive. but requires
good culture. as the plants are not as vigorous IN
habit a. Others. Lees Prolific, black variety IN
trOduc, d a few ycars ago As great Improvement
In this class have failed 10 find essentially differ
eut from the old and weil-known black Naples Nv
com mission mcTchani used to sell black currants
ne readily and AZ the price as tho Cherry and
ycrsailles but this season he reports no demand 81
any price Moore. Ruby and Fay sProllhc. both red
were in troduced LAST year. The former have not
seen hut the latter ! frmtcd this season and con-
sdef il very promising indeed ~ fact, there Is a
efrnuR probabi iiy that 10 will come mp To the
standard claimed for n. which 30 seldom happens
with new fruits that the TACT j. worth recording.
Should its present promises be reaZ Il II VIII last
,uners~de the Cherry and Ntrsll cS.a- 10 - fut 40
large aud more productIyc.-lE. Williams.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-13
FOOT-NOTES.

The Kansas crop OF castor beans was so poor In
1882 that the acreage this year was reduced nearly
10 per cent.
Mr.. w. II. Bull wishes he had more pea ana oe I'm
vines for cows: hc finds that this feed increases the
flow OF milk
The area devoted 10 spring wheat In Kansas has
steadily decreased since 1873 tins year to the OK
tent of over $4,000 acres.
Mr.. Charles Brigham, Marlboro N; T., Is ont on
pocket to the extent of four COWS, killed by Pari
green bought for use on potatoes.
Mr.. L. L. Lyon tells The Michigan Farmer tnat
Crescent fairly outdid everything else IN nus
strawberry grounds this year. producing iuiiy
twice az much 40 Wilson Of the same planting Ia
adj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-13
THE CROPS OF MINNESOTA.

ST. PAUL, MIMI, Aug. 1.-THE following
statement was issued here yesterday: The total
acreage OF wheat for 1882 is 2.329969 and the
acreage cereal for 1888 is 2507l71, show.
Ing an increase Of 1T 202 The crop for 1882 10
reported be 32176,25s bushels The average yield
the State of the other principal cereals wa
for 1892 Corn % Az bushels OF OATS 3444 bushels Oh
barley, BIB and the increase In acreage Tor 1888
Wheat, 1865 per cent; corn, Isl per cent oats 1880
percent barley 627 pr cent The prospects OF crops
generally for the present year are moro than promising
in every portion OF the State although the season has
what backward the harvest Is Tom TWO To
three weeks later than common. Agrcuiturists are,
however. now certain of abundant yield Of smaL
grnns and OF frost does not sci In before 10
riDeua,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-13
ITEMS FROM A FRUIT GARDEN.

The use of water strongly scented with gastar
thrown over plum trees late in the evening, when
the curcuiios begin to fly actively seems again TO
have the desired effect. The trees so treated every
evening for three or four weeks have fair promise
OF a sufficient crop of fruit. while Others around
scarcely show any uupunctured fruit. The
branches most fully sprnkled have the most fruit.
A syringe was used IL became clogged. although
TAR was carefully strained out but after soap and
lubrcating oil were used with little service, lew
drops Of coal oil relieved all difficulty at once.
The late brood of curant Worms which appear
about June 20, came IN such force and took us 30
by surprise that thea almost stripped some bushes
of leaves within two days, leaving tho fruit ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-13

The striking fact is here brought out that common
labor in Great Britain is actually sinking below
that of Germany. and that skilled labor IS either
paid the same or, in one instance. a trltle more
Heaven knows how a man can live in England on
6S cents day. Truly. as English writer recent
" said 100000 of the population of Great
Britain, in spite of the wonderful stories related
about its commerce, are to-day tocing the line of
pauperism."
In the Bessemer Steel Works at Dartmund the
following average wages were paid in lSS2-S3
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-13
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.

LONDON Aug 11.-12Y0 D. m-Atlanttc ami Goat western
rst MORTGAGE cerncats AZ TO- second nortgage
IL Erie 81 n: Ee second consols e6 NewYort Central
llS Iihois Central 1885, Pennsylvsna Central 6Si Mex
Ordinary. ia; Newly ontario and Western. 2sG
Milwaukee anc st Paul Common, 100.
LONDON Aug. li.-2UJ D.-Atlantic and Great West
ern mortgage trustees certificates Al T DO second
mortgage lOL 81 d; NewYork Central III III I'm.
nois Central 1872; Central SO; Reading 26a
Mexican Ordinary. l144 New-Yors Ontario and western.
2lls Milwaukee ST Paul Common. lO4.
LONDON. Aug. IL Zoo .. m.P~rs sdvicos quote teree
80 francs IS confines for the accounts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-13
man took homo with him. Here are the figures,
very much condensed:
BLAST FURNACES
Description Of
Average daily wages
actually paid for,

1t will be seen that for this exceedingly hard
work, even during prosperous times. and after
protection has unquestionably greatly IN
creased the wages Of non-workers as
a whole. the Continental blast furnaceman in no
case is paid one dollar day. Yet 1t IS this labor
that American workmen must be prepared to COM
pete with should another reduction be made in the
iron tariff. In the Cleveland district of the north OF
England the rate of wages of blast-iurnace
charger is ST. 20; helpers. 80 cents; slaggers $l
mine filters, Oh cents; coke filters. 81 cents lime
filters, 80 cents lsborers, "a cents Now. here are
some figures for free-traders to ponder
over; the iron industry of Great Britain practi-
cally reduced to that of Germany. With all her
superior advantages onesided freetrade is proving
too much for her, for if the wages given above
for England these figures the rates of wages as
given by the Board Of Trade reports of England
were put to the same tests as the German figures,
the actual earnings of the workmen in the two
countries would be about the same in this the
very poorest paid branch of the industry in Ger
many.
Is 1T surprising that Lord Granville should say
that the iron-masters of Great Britain have lost
f140. 600, 900 in a few yearsf
Below are contrasted the actual amounts OF
money earned per day by the workers III the Union
Iron and Steel Works, Dortmund, during the year
1SS2|S3, with the present published rates ior
similar work in England:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-13
nnnnPEAN MARKETS

,.vRnroor. Aug. Bacon; "a ~, vssssra iiI
s D %s.tera t5dd oaeess aesS ar $50 osr
psntine spints ettsys,fs-uosa 53a Tor ssw va aSla
Wheat 20 y sloiSsii ls asa %asss , ran.
g0ad LOT oiaaaa Butter @ III tor ErIr.
et states aad sooOi for pu''' wv
lndia Ness =, s,,,ttx rurpsaula 3l3d. UAcatte
LosDos Aug Id a,sSssr iinsssi oll . 20 oysslo 10
Linseea r.iIsy Suo oar ewt. Ssiasi resessAh ooS
s.s,,vx Aur l-wncox's lard close, 2. 40 ms.' W
,nasnss ner iloiOA Petroleum. MARKS 30 pionu"s~
ANTWERP Aug ii.-wicox's Lard closed ~ ~ srasn M
@ ssatimes psid and " frAacs confines seiss~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-13
THE MONEY MARKET.
SUNDAY. Aug. Up. M,


The Custom House returns Of the foreign move
ments of merchandise at New-York for last week
show an exceptionally small amount for the I'M
ports but as the exports also were much smaller
than for the same weeks of preceding years the
difference in the results is of less Importance.
The imports last week CS7,627,213| were $3,O52.-
766 smaller than for the preceding week; were
81 491, 645 smaller than for the week of 1882, and
were 1872 44S smaller than for the week OF 1881.
The exports last week (S7 $50, S49) were $780,
smaller than for the week of 1882. and were
$6S0,079 smaller than for the week of 1881. The
resulting balance in favor Of the port last week is
S55 1886. against balances of S646.787 and
$496, 1913 against the port for the weeks OF 1882
and 1881. The merchandise imports for the thirty
two weeks of this year have been $27 $50 $40 less
than for the same period of 1882 and $17,50S,755
greater than for the period of 1881. The exports
$13859, 772 more than for the same time In 1882
and $40, 30S 1923 smaller than in 1881. Hence the
balance against the port on the merchandise move
ments of this year 1873, 636S0J) is S4l .510.351
smaller than at this date in 1882, bu' 37,S17,67S
greater than at the same date IN 1881. The specie
movements of the three periods. however so modi-
fed the balance that the net balance $50, S09,979
against this port on the movements of this year IS
only Sc, 9SG 1872 smaller than the balance at this
date 1892 and is $13 1872, oil greater than the bal
ance at date. 1881
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FROM JANUARY TO DATE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-13

The refined market trifle more active last week
In spite OF reaction from the niglest figures u
closed with gains OF lac per gallon. Final prices were
stefy a. follows New-York, 79s97i2c Philadelphia,
7is0f xc, aud Baltimore, 7kS7ssc. per gallon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-13
TIE PEIROLEUM AARRET.
NEW YORK, Aug. IL.

NEW-fokB, Aug. H.
There has been q marked contrast between
the daily ports OF pipe lines since the beginning Of
August and the reports received during july Last
month there was steady accum iation OF stocks
by the excess Of receipts over the deliveries
almost from rst. This month the figures have ill.,
dcated that the stock. OF the pipe lines have been
drawn from 10 ill the demand. Up 10 August the de-
nveries have exceeded the by 43,s09 barrels,
daily average excess Of deliveries OF
4s7s barrels. Tails feature OF the statis-
ueal situation is especially encouraging as
follows OF the monthly report OF the United
Pipe Lines showing increase In July In net stocks OF
339424 barrels Experienced dealers have charged that
the heavy Of the pipe lines for weeks past have
been caused by depicting the stocks kept In iron tankage
wes The stocks at tie wells said TO be greatly
diminished On the other hand the prospect OF an In
crease In deliveries good provided there import
ant falling OF the sualautuDn demands from re1ners
at home aud abroad The charters have run unusually
small since January l. the daily averages ranging from
23O23 barrels IN that month up to 49459 barrels in
May and falling to 80, 634 barrels In July. In June last
year the average charters 4.497 barrels day.
against barrels In June this year. In August aud
September, 1882, the average daily charters were
3sO42 and AZ 257 barrels respectively. From August
OF 10 this year the charters have averaged 300 barrels
A. day. The pipe line figures 10 date follows:
Total bbls. per day.
Excass delfverles 43,S99 4S73
Charters 10 August ~. Aio'VOO 9i'OOV
The strength shown BY the petroleum market two
weeks ago was marked In the early days OF
last week. Amid exciting dealings the price rose to
81 10 on Monday, and again TO 81 l2l2 ON Tuesday
against 81 90 the Saturday previous. The a1vance
was not sustained, however, vigorous EFFORT being
made TO depress prices The entrance Of several new
wells the Forest County Districts and the circulation
many disqueting rumors excited an uniayOra1e IN
fuence traders while the fears OF financial trouble In
Vail Ten a
purchases 1ne market yielded slowly, however. and II
was not till the OF the week that the price
beaten down 81 OSi4asl 0sl2 The close unsettled
and weak Tue attempt 70 deDress prices will probably
not be reinqulshed so0n but barring and unlocked
for developments there IL nothing IA the situation TO
warrant ex pectation of prolonged depression. The
sul of last weeks operations has been 10 create larger
short Interest than apparently existed the week
previous , a., .., ,o,,,. t., ,, -o.,
The OF prices anu tne ot ocanss ior Tue week
In New-Y0rk were as follows:
N. Y. Pet Cons Er.
on.,,nn .......... ITO ll0h
upnnn., 1927 1l3
go ,ni. 35 $4,000 10 100000
CIsafaness bbis ........... ~, lI6.Ovv 3J.Oo4OO0
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-05
ENERs0N's FAME.

The continuance of Emerson's fame
and power as an author will depend
upon the verdict Of posterity as to
his art. No one can authoritatively
predict what that verdict will be.
But it is not presumptuous to discuss
the point and to give ones own con-
victions. 1t seems to us that Emer-
sons thoughts, expressed either in
prose or verse, are packed tight for a
long journey Especially does this
seem clear with regard to this poetry.
Harsh and limping. as much of his
verse may be, there are lines, couplets
stanzas and whole poems that have
about them the flavor of Immortality.
Hating jingle, he sometimes stumbled
into discord-but for all that there is
no poet that has writton on this side
of the water who has produced SO
many lines of poetry not only weighty
with deep and novel thought, but
beautiful in form and texture--with
beauty like Shakespeare, like Shell
ley Whom he underrated), like Keets.
When Emerson's line is good. it is
unsurpassably good-having beauty
not merely of cadence, but of inner
intense, birdlike sound; the vowels
the consonants, the syllable are OK
quisitely musical. 1t may be said OF
Emerson as of Michael Angelo, when
he "deigns to be beautiful" how
piercing the quality Of beauty
Emerson's Fame
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-05
THANKS TO A DRENCHED BOY.

One afternoon recently, when one
of those severe storms we had lately
was imminent, lady drove up to the
door of a North Pearl street establish
ment. Entering, she met a cash boy.
'Please go out and hold my horse;
he is afraid of the rain,' she said.
The boy ran out astily-possibly in
the hope of dime. The storm came
on, the animal vas restless, but the
boy hel l him, and in few moments
was drenched. Half an hour the storm
lasted. The lady then ran ont and
asked the boy to please drive her up
Clinton avenue; the little fellow did
as requested, and then the lady
thanked him. The half drowned
child did not get even a car ticket,
and had to walk to his store. There
he was taken in and sent home in a
carriage. for the boy was chilled and
pale. He was taken sick from the
effects of his bath, and there was talk
of suing the woman who would treat
a boy in the shameful manner re-
ported to us by responsible persons
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-05
A SUBMARINE BALLOON.

The International Exhibition Of
Nice is reserving some wonders for
the foreigners who may propose TO
pass portion of the winters OF 1883
"a upon the borders of the Medlter
ranean. One of these wonders is n
balloon which its inventor, NJ. Toselli.
calls ''the observatory under the sea. -
1t is made Of steel and bronze. to en-
able it to resist the pressure which
the water produces at a depth Of 120
meters. This observatory under the
sea- has height Of eight meters,
and is divided into three compart
ments. The upper is reserved for
the commander to ena. 10 him 10
direct and to watch the working Of
the observatory and to give TO the
passengers the explanations neces
sary as to the depth of the descent,
and what they will see in the depths
of the sea. The second apartment,
in the centre Of the machine, is com
fortably furnished for passengers to
the number Of eight, who are placed
so that they can see long distance
from the machine. They have under
their feet glass which enables them
to examine at their ease the bottom
of the sea. with its fishes, its plants
and its rocks. The obscurity being
almost complete at seventy meters oi
depth, the observatory will be pro
vided with a powerful electric sun.
which sheds light TO a great distance
in lighting these depths. The pas
sengers have at their disposal a te
lephone, which allows them To con
verse with their friends who have
stopped on the steamboat. which
transports the voyagers to such places
as are known as the most curious in
the neighborhood. They have al-o
handy a telegraph machine. Beneath
the passengers an apartment is re-
served for the machine. which is con
structed on natural principles that
is to say, as the vessel Of the fish. bc
coming heavier or lighter at com
mand, so as to enable the machine tc
sink or rise at the wish Of the opera
tor London News
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-05
A FREAK OF LIGHTNING.

Robert Claiborne. Postmaster at
Point Coupee, Miss, started down to
the river 10 meet an incoming boat.
When nearly to the boat he was seen
to fall 10 the ground suddenly be-
meath white blaze OF light that
lowered around him for nm instant,
and two negro men at the same time
were hurled of their mules 10 the
ground. These on the boat who
witnessed the phenomenon rushed
ashore, and almost Mt the same mo-
ment the two negroes recovered their
feet and came up 20 where Mr.
Claiborne lad fallen. They found
him corpse. black N ink all over.
An examination Of the body disclosed
the fact that the electric fluid had
penetrated the body in two currents,
penetrating the right and left breasts
respectively, and making two apcr.
lures where they entered, m bullets
would have made. The lightning
traversed his body, passing down his
legs and tearing on his shoes, hurl.
ing them to q considerable distance
from his body. A lot Of silver coins
in one OF the pockets OF his panta-
looms were melted and fused together
in an indistinguishable mass. The
sun was shining In nv unclouded sky
at the time the tEnnderbolt came
down. A phenomenon similar in its
fatality and strangencss occurred
some weeks ago by which two mon
were killed under tree near hay ~.
Louis, being struck dead by light
ming while the sun was shininv
Silver and gold coins in their pockets
were melted and hlackcned ~ in the
case Of Mr.. Claiborne.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-05

''buriA service at sea-" that most
solemn Of sea scenes was performed
and the shrouded body of the
pirate, with gentle plunge, broke
the CLASSY service of the ocean. and
sank swiftly into its mysterious
depths.
1t was many hours afterwards that
grandfather bethought himself of the
paper in his pocket He opened it
and read as follows:
Capt. Lane: On the eastern point
of Nantucket, at high water mark. is
tall, sharp cliff. A quarter league
due west from that cliff is a large,
round stone, and near the stone q
thorn bush That bush grows in a
very rich SOIL
The Cuties of his station kept my
grandfa Their a long time abroad, and
when he was in Boston about two
years afterwards, and having a few
days of leisure. he was thinking
about acting upon the hint of the
enigmatical paper, wnen his eye hap
pered to fall on the following para
graph i'll the old Boston Messenger: !:
WONDERFUL DIsCovERY.--As Mr.
John Rodgers was breaking a piece
of pasture ground on the east shore
of Nantucket, about a month ago, his
ploughshare turned up a stout thorn
bush, sticking to the roots of which
MIR. Rodgers spied several Spanish
dollars. Upon this he went to dig
gihg Justify. and did not give up till
he had hauled out coins, chiefly Span
ish doubloons, of more than S23,OOO
value. No doubt it was buried by
Capt Kidd or some of his pirate
kim"
No doubt" thought my grand
father. as lie put down the paper with
light nervousness In a week he
was again facing the storms of the
ocean. enriching his employers by
his skill and toll, till infirmities
finally drove him high and dry on
shore. There, in due time. he died
OF old age, leaving little to his family,
except the pirates cutlass which
three generations of boys have used
in their juvenile "training" and which
rnsted and blunted, may now be seen
in the Office Of his great grandson. a
a lawyer of New York-New Bed
ford Standard.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-05

What kind of place is thiss p
asked travelling man Of a native the
first time he landed in far Western
"city."
"Oh, it's h--of a place. was
the reply.
"Much businessY'
"Well, / should bust hamstring."
Natives all high tonedw
you're knocking at the right door
now"
ANY evidence of metropolitan
civihzation
woods full of them and more ex-
pected.'
"What, for instance?"
"You want a straight lay out, do
you"
"Yes."
well, sir, six months ago there
wasn't nothin' here but the timber to
make houses outen; now we got 1900
people. one cashier skipped the town
with $25 900, preacher bounced for
gettin' too sweet on the women, two
city officials short in their reckoning,
jury bringin' in verdict of mo
tional sanity in a KILN case, ten men
failed and paid ten cents on a dollar,
a dude on a stump at the street corner,
ballot box stuffed at the last election,
woman run away with another ones
husband. and soforth, et-settery
Civilization? Well, if you can get a
civilizedor town than this 'un, you
jist send her out here and I'll buy
it for show" Cheek.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-05
THE YOUNG EDISON.

Edison used to work the other
end of circuit with me-" says a
telegraph operator lntervied in the
Nicksburg Herald. land I knew him
when he was in Memphis some
thirteen or fourteen years ago. He
always looked ratty and never spent
his money on clothes, but the reason
was that he was always tinkeriEg
with some new contrivance or other.
and spent his money in paying for
material to work out his inventions.
He used to take press in Memphis.
He was as fast as they make 'em and
his copy never gave a telegraph editor
a bit OF trouble. He had a way while
waiting for copy cf drawing carica-
lures. illustrating the characters of
news he was getting, and putting
them along in the spaces of the copy
he sent into the press. This made
one of lthe papers up there. l forget
which, red hot. and it opened on him
and had good deal to do with his
being fired by the manager. Edison
didn't want the fool editor to print
his funny pictures in his telegraphic
news. He only drew them for his
own amusement. When he went to
Boston with his yellow linen breeches
on in the middle of winter. the man
ager of the Office. finding he WAS an
expert, hired him to keep the re-
peaters in order. Edison worked at
the instruments a part of two days,
and then was caught by the manager
of the Office fooling with some new
contrivance of his own. Thought
hired you to keep those repeaters in
order said the manager. You did,
said Edison. but I've put kink or
two into them that will make them
keep themselves in order From that
day his fortune was made"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-05

Circumstances do alter cases. A
telegraph boy has been known to
actually run with message, when
there was a fire in the direction OF its
destination.