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EXPORTS.

Per steamship Geo Appold. for Baltimore
l2i7 bales cotton, 432 bbls rosin, $50 bbls OIL so
tons pig iron, 1850 boxes oranges, 422 pkgs
mdse.
Per steamship Tallahassee, for New York
2,2lO bales upland cotton, 20 bales sea island
cotton, ll5 bales dOmestIcs and yarn, 375 bbls
rice, l66 bbls rOsin, 202 bbls cotton seed OIL l3
sacks Irvine and rags, 81 bbls and 9,ll7 boxes
oranges. Dbl and 81 boxes vegetables, bales
hides, l63 pkgs mdse, l35 tons pig iron.
Per steamship Madrid (Brl, for Amsterdam
1902 bales upland cotton, weighing 2,2S9, 1892
pounds.
Per bark Ararat (Nor), for Queenstown or
Falmouth for Orders-2, AGO bbls spirits turpen-
tine, measuring 1921 gallOns-Chess-C arley
Co.
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HATS
HATS!

IF YOU WANT GOOD HAT AT Low
PRICE, OUR STORE is THE PLACE TO GET
IT.
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quiet; CSC bid. Rosin quiet and unchanged:
strained, 81; good strained, 81 o.. s00'
WILMINGTON. Dec. s.-snirits turnor.,,,o
arm at 2sc. eoein dull; strained CSC: good
ssseralned 81. Tar duh at 81 40. Crude tI1rSey-
81 me en steady; hard. 81; yellow dip and virgin
Size
NV YORK, Dec. S.-Rice steady.
;NEw ORLEANS. Dee. S.-Rice firm; Louis
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iSAEKETs BY TELEgRAFa.
FISAEcIAL.

.Ltoley, EG2 per cent. Exchange-lOng, "a s21<;
- = 50 state bonds dull. Governments
A. y p. m.-Exchange, s. SlJ<. Money closed
e. per cent. Sub-TreasTIry balance
- 10 81, ooos currency, 81 $40, 600. Gov
tS---e-t bonds weaker; four per cents 1875;
per eents, l0l1z bid. State bonds dull
5ar--e s-oek market to-day was weaker and
1891. During the morning hours there
H-5- 1feak OF 3 per cent. in Delaware and
ie-resILl - IN Omaha, and 81 in Omaha pre-
rsr-.i me decline in the other active shares
Ce-ss----, rom = to * per cent. New York
No-fI--i chicago. Burlington and Quincy.
-, eonspicuous. After y O'clock there was
ave. ol 54iGl5z per cent, the latter for De-
De- ana Hudson. In the afternoon the
-Ie % sell was renewed and business was
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-09

1NL DUUho FLAIEU.
Iron ice buOys have been placed alongside
the following named buoys: Upper Middle
Ground, No s; Southwest Spit, No 81; hori-
zontal striped at the junction of Swash and
Main ship channels, automatic whistlng
buoy, Gedney's channel; Inner Midchannel
buoy, Gedney's Channel, and the Sea and Bar
buOys of South Channel.
By order of the Lighthouse Board.
IOMPKINsvILLE, 5 I, Dec 6, 1854.
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.TCE-Tbe market was quiet and I'M
changed. The sales for the day were II bar
~ Below are the official quotations Of the
P1lrI OF Trade:
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r, steamship Geo Appold, Foster. Baltimore
steamship Tallahassee. Fisher, New York
q N SOrrel.
steamship Madrid lBrl, Carson, Amster-
uam-RichardsOn Il Barnard
Bark Ararat Nor, Axelsen, Queenstown or
Falmouth for Orders-Syberg-P Petersen.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-09
SSENGERG

Per steamship Geo Appold, for Baltimore
Miss Lauterback. Geo Varrelman, L Ramsey
Per steamship Tallahassee. for New York
ID Martin, A G Hawks, S Sinclair Jr, and 4
steerage.
Per steamer Anita, from Fernandina-
Mrs Capt A Bravo, j r Fitzgerald.
Per steamer st Nicholas, from Fernandina
aud way landings-H W Clark, and deck.
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Iynee. Dec s, 700 . m-Passed up, steam
SNIP Everest (Br), bark Saron (Nor), unknown
British brig.
Passed out, steamships Tallahassee, George
Appold, brig Fannie c (Br).
arrived AHTrlyed at anchor, brig Carl Gustav Rus).
waiting, barks Esra (Nor), Caleb (Nor)
stormy Petrol (BF), Celestina (Aus)
Wind w, light; fair.
New York, Dec CARVED, schr Lester A
Lewis, Booth, Darien
Cleared, schrs Ella NJ Halves. burlington.
MMayport' Fla; Elsie A Bayles, Bayles, Key
= Bristol, Dec CARVED, bark Albion tNor),
knudsen, Savannah, -
Buenos Ayres, Dec 6-sailed, bark Atlanta
| (Br), Stone, Fernandina.
Apalachlcola, Fla, Dec CARVED, bark
olrlan star (Brl, Mann, MatanZas
baltimore, Dec 6-Cleared, schr City of
Baltimore, Tawes. Jacksonville.
Charleston, Dec 6-Cleared, schr ID s VIII
Hams Jr, Heyer, Brunswick
Fernandlna, Dec 6-Arrived, schr Emily F
N0rtham, StetsOn, Fernandina.
New Bedford, Dec 6-Sailed. schr Abbie q
Stubs, Eldridge, Savannah
Rockland, Me, Dec 6-Sailed, schr Hattie.
Turner, Boston, to lOSd for Jacksonville.
brunswick, Ga, Dec CARVED banks Chi
n6mpas (Br), McQuarrie; Mentor NOR.
Samuels, and Agur (NOr), Olsen, Buenos
Ayres; Benehangen (NOrl, Muller, Passages
videO.
- Bangor, Me, Dec 6-Cleared, schr Warren B
Potter, Jacksonville.
Jacksonville, Dec 6-Arrived schr Marcus
EDWARDS, Outten, New York.
Key West, Dec CARVED bark Arabia
(Brl, Robinson, Rio Janeiro for orders.
Pensacola, Dec CARVED. schr Mary r
Amsden, Ashford, Portsmouth,
Cleared, bark Mercedita, Thatcher New
Bedford; briggs II b Hussey, HOdgson, PhiIa-
aeiphla' MarIa w Norwood, Mears, Buenos
AXres; schrs Devine, MalOney. New York: l.
a Edwards, Peterson, Havana; Jas BayIes,
Robinson, AsDinwau. 10y
New York, Dec S-Arrived, strs Nacoochee.
GuyandOtte.
Arrived out, strs Celtic, Border Chieftain,
0rsln0, brig Alice Starrett, ship Senator, bark
Jens Brandt, Mary Graham, Mary Jane, Mer-
Gator.
uOmeWard. bark Platanennet
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CHARLESTON EXPREss.

UIIIH9n pdIdC0 Sleeping cars Savannah 70
Gainesville.
Pullman buffet and sleeping cars Savannah
to Jacksonville.
Passengers for Brunswick via Jesup take
this train, arriving at Brunswick at 6: 10 a. m.
Passengers for Fernandlna, Gainesville
Cedar Key, Ocala, Wildwood, Leesburg, and
all stations on Florida Railway and Naviga-
ton Company and Florida Southern Railway
take this train.
Passengers for Madison, Monticello, ITALIA
hassee and all Middle Florida points take this
train.
Connections at Jacksonville daily with
Peoples Line Steamers and Railroads for st,
Augustine and all points on st. Johns river.
Through tickets sold and sleeping car berth
accommodations secured at Bren's Ticket
Office, No. % Bull street, and at the Com
pany's Depot, foot of Liberty street.
JAS. l.. TAYLOR,
Gen'l Pass. Agent.
r. G. FLEMING. Gen1 Supt.
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DEPARTED YESTERDAY,

Steamer David Clark. Cue, Dobov. Dar1en.
brunswick and way landings-C Williams.
steamer Anita, Bravo, Fernandna-C Will
nams, Agent.
j., steamer steamer Florida, Amazeen, Fernandlna-
Z Williams, Agent.
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LONDON, Dec s.-Turpentine-StOck SO, 795
bbls; aflOat 1872 bbls; deliveries 7S5 bbls.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 8, noOn.-Spirits turpen-
tine. 23s Sd.
LoEDON, Dec. S, $500 p. m.-spirits tur-
pentine fiat; spot, 23s 3D.; December delivery,
a3s Sd: January to April, 23s cd.
NEE YosE. Dec. S. uOOn.-5piriEs turpen-
tine steady at SI1k(93l5<c. ROsin steady at 81 20
al 271<.
500 D. m.-Spirits turpeutine steady at 81 =
6a8Is<c. Resin dull at 81 20(9I 271<.
CHARLESTON, Dec. s.-Spir1ts turpentine
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
FOR
NEW YORK kN0 PHILADELPHIA.


standard time:
TO NEW YORK.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. X. s. NIcKER-
SON, WEDNESDAY. Dec. 10. at IL 200 Noon
CHATTAHOOUHEE, Capt. J. W. CArHA-
RINE, FRIDAY, Dec. u, at 2:0oP.M.
CITY OF SAVANNAH, Capt. H, C. DAG
GETT, MONDAY, Dec. Is, at 4 80 P. NJ.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. F. KEMPToN, WE'D
NESDAY, Dec. IL, at $50 A. NJ.
TALLAHASSEE, Captain w. II, FISHER.
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, at 700 A. NJ
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. K. S. NtoKKR-
SON. MONDAY, Dec. %, at 900 Am
TO PHILADELPHIA,
These steamers do not carry passengers.l
JUNIATA, Capt. S. L. AsKINs. SATUR.
DAY, Dec. IS. at 2:30 P n.
DEsS0UG, Capt. f. SMITH, SATURDAY,
Dec. 20, at Z 80 A. NJ.
- Through bills OF lading gwen TO Eastern enc
northwestern points and to ports OF the Unite
Kingdom and the Continent
Tor freight or passage apply to
q. M. SORREL, Agent
City Exchange BuildiEr
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gOu1ulFrrial.
SAVANNAH MARKET.
OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS.

NV NNNNls NNaa AFINs . Ioca. . 2 n y
rorrOS.-The market was very strong and
.rrsncing in the early part Of the day,
~ later on it became quiet. In some in
...-,ss higher prices were paid than quota
~. The total advance for the day was "a
~. The sales foot up 2,O29 bales. The on
-. report Of the days business at the Cot
- exchange was as follows: The market
.---st at 10 a. m. strong at an advance Of
~. for all grades; sellers jubilant, buyers
.-af with sales of 2S3 bales. Att
- steady, at further advance OF Lice.
,rs rnfidling grades, and sc. for good or
----r and ordinary, the sales being 1881
---ss &c closed at 4 p. m. quiet ana I'M
----ef with further sales Of 155 bales. The
..----rfur are the official closing quotations:
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cOt1kb90ufds
No. 81. No. ks. No Is. No ~
Lv Charleston s:I5am 3:20pm a:45am 4.cs6sn
Lv Pit Royal 7:35am 2;O5pm .
Lv Augusta IL :40am
AR Savan'h. 1900 m 7:OOpm 5:52am 6:4Iamr
All trains daily. Train No. AZ VIII stop onlV
at kldgeiand, Green Pond and Ravenel.
FOR tlokets, sleepIng car reservations and ali
other informatlons apply to William Bren
Ticket agent, y Bull street, and at CharIeg-
ton and Savannah RailW ay Ticket Once a
Savannah. Florida and Western Railway De-
pot. c. S4ADSDEN Sun,f
8. q. BoYLsToN. G.P.A.
j. w. CRAIG, Master transportation.
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Central & Southwestern R. Rs.

An trains OF thissystem are run by STANDARD
1907 Meridian time, which is 90 minutes slower
than time kept by City.]
SAVANNAH, GA, Nov. l, 1888.
nm and after SUNDAY, Nov. 2, 1884. pas
~ senger trains on the Central and South
western Railroads and branches will run az
follows:
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SAILED YFsTEpDAv
MEMORANDA

Steamship Geo AppOld. Baltimore.
steamship Tallahassee, New YorR.
Brig Fannie c (BrJ, Buenos Ayres.
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Shipping SmtrlItar,trr.

MINIATURE ALMANAC-THIs DAY.
Sun SEFs -
HIGH WATER at TT Pulaski. 1895 AM.1;OlPM
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TUESDAY, Dec 9, 1884.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY

Steamship Everest (Br), Duglass, West
hartlepOOl,l IN ballast-Richardson & Barnard.
steamer Ethel. Gibson, Savannah River
landings-W I Gibson, Manager. -
n steamer Sttsaler st Nicholas, Usina, Fernandina-
Williams. Agent.
I, steamer Anita, Bravo, Fernandina-C Will
llams, Agent. "
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~ ~ IEY.-1aTket heavily supplied; lemana
49, EG6s-Ihe market is IN lair supply; de-
---i4 moderate. BUTTER-GOod demand; not
7--l coming in. PEAEUTs-Ample stock;
-,-----hd q Elt. SUGAR-GeOrgis and Florida
t--ess very little being $4,000.
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ARRIVED UP FROM TYBEE YESTERDAY.
Bark saron Nor, Flornaes. to load for Liv
erpOol-J i Gaudry
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Country IoJs----.., -....-.-----.-..... 8gt3i 90
Tide waller .-.-.....--..--....l 1901 g
NAVAL STORES.-The market for spirits
--r1satne was dull and nominal. There was
r1.Hu- doing, and no sales. The official re-
DO. by the Board OF Trade was az follows:
De market opened at 10 a. m. steady at 2Sc.
hr regulars. at i p. m. it was quiet at 2sc.
trrerl-ars. At p. m. no market was posted.
R1-u--Ihe market was very quiet but firm
.rs.uined To good strained. The sales for
--e day were $50 barrels, OF which $50 barrels
Tere Of at 81 50. The official report OF the
Bgrl or Trade was as follows: The market
o-sle1 quiet for medium and pales. and firm
.d- the common grades at the following quo
lr0us: A, b, c, ID, L and 81 O5, G $40. III
SIS. I 81 90, X 81 80, NJ So S715, n 50 IS, win
dow glass 81 p. At ] p. m. 1t was duh for
-l.es and firm for the low grades. At4p m.
n market was nOsted.
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ARRIVED UP FROM QUARANTINE YES

Bark iona AUS, Randich, to load for Bar
celona-M 5 COsulich & Co.
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Brig Carl Gustav RUS, Lindqvist, BARGE
Iona, in ballast-Master.
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Boston and Savannah
STEAMSHIP co.
FOR BOSTON DIRECT.

The frst-class iron steamships of this COM
pany are appointed to sail every Thursday
from Boston at P. n; from Savannah as fol-
lows-standard time:
CITY OF MACON, Capt. W. KELLEY,
THURSDAY, Dec. IL, at 80 P. N.
GATE CITY, Capt. D. HEDGE, THURS
DAY, Dec. IS, at $50 P. NJ.
CITY OF MACON, CART. w. KELLEY.
THURSD AY, Dec. %, at II 100 AN.
GATE CITY, CAPT. d. HEDGE, THURS
DAY. Jan. l, at 6:00A.M.
7NHROUGH bills of lading given to New
Il England manufacturing points and to
Liverpool.
The company's wharyes in both Savannah
and Boston are connected with all railroads
leading out of the two cities.
RICHARDSON & BARNARD, Agents,
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CLEAREn YFsTERnAY.

Brig Ethel (Br), Goodyear, Rio Janeiro
with coffee to c L Gilbert & Co.
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FAST MAIL.

stops only at stations named above ana at
all stations between Thomasville and Chatta-
hOochee.
Passengers for Brunswick take this train,
arriving at Brunswick (yia B. a w. R'y) at
100 P. NJ.
Passengers for Fernandina, Waldo, Ocala,
Leesburg, Gainesville, Cedar Key and all sta
tons on Florida Railway and Navigation
Company take this train.
Close connections at Jacksonville daily for
Green Cove Springs, st. Augustine, Palatka,
Enterprise, Sanford and all landings on st.
Johns river. ESs8sR
Passengers for Pensacola, Mobile, New Or
leans, Texas and trans-M Mississippi points take
this train. Arriving at Pensacola 10 :05 %. M.
Mobile 2:40 a. m, New Orleans AS m
Pullman buffet and sleeping cars Waycross
to New Orleans.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-09

more active. just before the close the failure
~ ~ prices OF the Gay were recorded. 1t ia mn
yeIstoOd mat the firm had no contracts in the
Po9rd: New York Central dropped to ss5S.
Quincy 10 lie, Northwest 10 $50. 81 Paui 70
80. Lackawanna TO 1857, Kansas ana Texas
70 l09s. Northern Pacific preferred to 39sZ
e S4lon IL racine to 1875, and Western Union fo
prices Of the day. Speculation was aiverse ~
aneeted by reports Of trouble in the coal coT,y
S6 oeo m 9ne on r1mSrs Of the issue Of slo
retire bonds falling due in ISIS se Con1, 70
Win iiaIuroa5 closing, prices are IIa9 ner
cent lo%eT sales 1000 shares, the mari CT
crossing az the following auofations. A--'-l Ae'
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Georgia and Florida Inland
Steamboat Company.
Commencing Oct. /.
STFA MER DAVT0 nIARR

I'D
I EAVES Savannah, foot of Lincoln street,
~ for D0boy, Darien, st. Simons, Bruins
wick and Way landings every Monday and
Thursday at P. NJ, connecting at Bruins
wick with Steamer CRACKER BOY for Sa-
tilla river. Freight not signed for "a hours
after arrival will be at risk of consignee.
jim. HARTMAN, Manager.
Q. WILLIAMs, General Agent.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

: Nov y, go miles north of Pernambuco
American ship showing letters * r.
steering south.
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Charleston & Savannah Ru. CO.

SAVANNAH, GA, Oct, 20. 1884,
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT nov. 2, 1884,
Trains 40 and AZ wait indefinitely at Sac
vannah for connection with s. r. q w. R,r
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zftrOtraI.
Manhood Restored

ItENEDI T ItEE-A NICUIIII OF youthful IruUenC0
causing Premature Decay, Nervous Debility, Lost
Manhood, &c, having tried in vain every known
remedy has discovered simple means of sef-cure,
which he will send FREE to his felIow-sufferers.
Address, J.HREEVES, 43 Chatham St., New York.
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mailrOaDp.
Savannah. Florida & Western RV.
SUPERINTENDEET'S OFFICE,
SAVANNAH. Nov. /. 1894

IAN trains of this road are run by Cenha
(90) Meridian time, which is 36 minutes slower
than Savannah time
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STEAM Err KATIE,
Captain j. 8. BEVILL,
WILL leave EVERY TUESDAY, st s
w o'cloekP. NJ. standard time), for Au-
gusta and way landings.
All freights payable by shippers.
JOHN LAYTON,
Managef.E
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ARRIVED AT QUARANTINE YEsrER.
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ward, bark Platangonet.
MARITIME NffsCEII.Ar
SPOKEN

Bark st George (Br), Hall, from Rouen for
Tybee, has put in at Falmouth with loss of sails,
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ON AND AFTER SUNDAY, NOV. 2, 1854.
" Passenger Trains on this road will run "a
follows:
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-12-03
A Scandinavian Sunday

Sunday came, and it was very pretty
to see, on the evening before and early
In the morning, the boats streaming up
the ford and down from the inland
lakes. One boat passed the yacht, rowed
by ten young stalwart women, who
handled their oars like Saltash iishwives.
With q population so scattered, single
priest has two or more churches to at
tend to at considerable distances. pastors
being appointed according to the num-
bers of the flock, and not the area which
they occupy. Thus at Elversdale there
was regular service only on alternate
Sundays, and this Sunday it was not
E.versdale's turn. But there was q
samling--a gathering for catechising and
prayer-at our bonder's house, where the
good man himself or some itinerant min
lister ottieiated. Several hundreds must
have collected, the children in largest
proportion. The Morse people are quiet,
old fashioned Lutherans, who never read
a newspaper, and have never heard of
a doubt about the truth of what their
fathers believed. When the meeting
was over, as many of them as were curious
to see the English yacht, and its occu-
pants came on board. The owner well
coined the elders at the gangway, talked
to themin their own tongue, and showed
them over the ship, A. had hand
fulls of sugar plums for the little ones.
They Were plain featured, for the most
part, with fair hair and blue eyes-the
men in strong homespun hroadcloth, the
women in black serge, with a bright sash
about the waist, and shawl over the
shoulders, with bits of modest embroidery
at the corners. They were perfectly well
behaved, rational. simple, unself-con-
cious, healthy race in mind and body,
whom it was pleasant to see. could
well understand what Americans mean
when they say that, of all the colonists
who migrate to them, the Morse are tine
best-and many go. Norway is as full
as it can hold, and the young swarms
who in old days roved out in their pirate
ships over france and England and Ire
land now pass peaceably to the Far
West. - FToude, in LORgmaa's Magazine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-12-03
The Farmer and the Editor.

"Seems to me you don't have nothin'
to do, said a farmer, walking into the
sanctum of the editor the other day.
"Well have worked on farm a good
deal Of my life. and 1 regard editing a
so called humorous paper as harder
work than plowing corn" the editor re-
piled.
"Oh, shucksl" exclaimed the farmer;
"If didn't have nothin' to do but sit
around and write q little, and shear a
good deal, 1 tell ye I'd be hayin' a
mighty easy time"
''Ill tell you what I'll do" said the
editor, ''I'll plow corn a day for you, if
you'll write two columns to-day foi
me-"
"Done," cried the farmer.
Sand I'll bet you ten dollars you can't
write two columns to day for me-"
''Done agin. An I'll bet yer ten dol.
ars more yer can't plow as much as yer
orter."
81 take you" the editor replied.
"What am | to write about2"
"Oh, anything, so it's funny. Remem.
Der, now, Mr.. Farmer, you are to do the
writing yourself. The matter must be
strictly original"
''Never mind me, Mr.. Editor. But
look ye. You have got ter do good
job o. corn plowin'. Do it jest like
would"
"All right"
The editor went to the farm and set a
good hand whom he had hired on the
way at work plowing corn. The farmer
wrote head line whicn read: "Killin'
tater-bugs,n before the editor was out oi
hearing.
In the evening the editor came into his
sanctum blithe and cheerful. The farmer
sat at the desk, vexed and worried into
anger.
Elbow do you feel9n asked the editor.
"Used up. Hardest days work ever
done, an tw o lines ter show fer it.n
Sure enough he was but one line be.
yond the head line. That line read
''Killin' tater-bugs is funny"
"Then I've won the wager"
eyes, but reckon I've won t'otheI
'un."
"No, sir! 1 have won both. l have
plowed several acres of corn, and done
it well, and I've written my two columns
besides"
''Creationl How'd We do it9n
"Just like you would. hired man
to do the plowing, and l sat in the
shade; but wrote while sat there, and
did not sleep as you do. Fork over the
twenty"
The farmer paid twenty dollars for his
information, but the lesson was we'll
learned, and as he went out he said
stranger, would not be an editor if ]
could. 1t looks mighty easy, but, by
Jerusalem, it amt near so easy as settin
in the shade, an watchin' ther hands
plowin' corn. l am a fool, an yer can
say so in yer next paper If yer want to. u
And that is why we write it,
Through Mail.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-12-03
Birds and Wires.

Animals great and small have ways of
avoiding danger to which their ancestors
nave been exposed. But when new
danger arises, they do not know how to
meet it. Telegraph and telephone wires
are deadly peril to birds which haunt
cities and other places where the wires
are numerous. A few generations hence
wires will be as harmless to birds as
trees are now. In the following extract
it is the wires which suffer. owing to the
size Of the bird:
According to the Brdzilian Germania
of Rio de Janeiro, the telephone wires in
that city have found formidable enemy
in the "assgeier," large bird of the
vulture species-a kind OF John Grow
which. flying very low as it passes over
the tops of the houses in scavengiDg the
streets, hits the wires and breaks them,
or else becomes entangled.
Good wire is very expensive in Brazil.
In consequence of the damage done by
these birds, the telephone people are
compelled to keep up large force of
men for repairs. No sooner are the wires
mended in one part of the city than re-
port comes of interruption in another
part, owing to the operations of the
assgeier 1t is against the law to kill these
birds, and as a result they increase very
rapidly in number
The P'Ovincia, too, says that nothing
positively remedial can be done at pres
ent. The telephonists must wait until
the bird learns by experience that it will
enjoy more personal comfort by flying
higher.