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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
HOURS IN NASSAU
kREpCR-ER'S VISIT ASHORE AT NEW
PROVIDENCE.
Troric Vegetation on \ Little Rock at sea
Pleasures of Existence "n one
at lurth- Moot Peace
ful >oukS.

although the population is largely colorcd,
bat for New Providence. thc name of tie
island on which Nassau is city. New
Providence contains ci-hty ave square
miles of land, three towns aud score or
mulc Of curious features not to he missed
hv Il visitor To sec all thcS" in five hours
was tremendous feat, and The accom-
r,i:Emcnt of ii shocNej the community
10 the same degree lhat the earth
Quake startled this city last summer. The
horse tHat did the work wore an express
ion of establishment and panied surprise
at finding himself whipped into the first
hurry ever known in the West ludiaS
The mahogany COiosrd soldiers came
ianguidly ont of her Hai cs'y'S barracks,
the ha'f nude negro babies ro,irl To one
side OF lAn roadway tn English MGR
chants aud clerks came to The doura and
windows, and there were $ gns, as the
tenn pissed through the African hamlet
Of Grant~,oWl. that thc population WAS
80 stirred that il would surely turn out of
he hou.c- within an hour or two TO see
what was the matter Md yet the nag
did not MAKE more tlan six H.lc~ an hour
wi n il wa. WaIiDp"d the hardest.
" nat Il bury ride that was TO a man
WHO had embarked at thc foot Of Wall
street. shivcring in u heavy beaver over.
coat and at the end of the journey no
further than from Ncw ok o Chicago,
had turned out of bed to find himself in "a
land OF perpetual summer and strangely
beautiful tropical scenery The white town
on the Sloplng hillside shonc in Il setting
cf trupic Vcrdurc like a earl in "a bed OF
green pl"sh. ltcrc was no end Of novelty;
Curgoc, of pincapplcS, boat loa Is of
spougcs, holds full of singular iobsters,
crabs. ana rotcsQuc-looking fishes, decks
lcauci with singular fruits Of un;nVitinr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

"lou sit down here, said Miss Kate
Field TO the good people Of the Bay state,
land fancy that Boston is the hub OF tho
universe, and that the west can teach you
nothing las taught Inc more than half
dozen trips 10 Europe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

Report says the bones Of $1,000 buiIaloes
have been shipped from Dakota to the
east Til season.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
IsNc-Iila,scs.

Pearl-rimlnrd eye glasses of violet color
are now used extensively by fashionables
of both sexes in New York. The origin
ator was Nassar school girl
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-08
CHOLERA'S ONWARD MARCH.

Nearly Six Hundred Deaths from Cholera
In Marseilles Since the Disease Made Its
Appearance.
M~ARsEILIEs, July II. - Twenty : one
deaths from cholera occurred last night, and
seven deaths since nine o'clock this Morn.
ing, which brings the total number of deaths
from cholera in Marseilles since the appear
ance Of the scourge up to six hundred and
six.
TouLoN, July 17.-Since Thursday night
eleven deaths have taken place from cholera,
including the Commissary of Police, the
Chief Prison Warder and Municipal Coun.
cillor Alizard. The wife of Admiral Fis-
quel was among the victims.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Treasury
Department has been informed by one OF
its agents on the Canadian border that pa
pel-rags supposed to have been collected in
the cllolera-infected districts of Egypt, Tur-
key and South France are being imported
INTO the United States through the
Canadian ports. They are desc, ibed as a
low grade and likely to contain the germ Of
the disease. A large lot was recently shipped
to this country from Liverpool.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-08

above his fellows that he seeks ,u.
our friends IN i'll we want ", vas
doctor. We want the man u .he n
made himself the best by s,m "ho Y
energy. The blacksmith who Y y
tent to mend old wagons win "a
iron a new one. The mach;n;s. nel
stands at the lathe to do about s. W
work in ten hours need not hon ~ my
better off. 1t is the men who mt "
hearts into what they do who s rm 'd
l can name you twenty inst,nesaa4
Detroit where skilled workmen
been taken as partners in large iqc,,a sl
The clerk who is capable, honoS.F
perseveripg is bound to win a I;!11'
position. The joiner who does his ' ,N
to last for years instead of montN Ne
never out of work. There arc H..
painters who are satisfied to stand 1 W
ladder or scaflold at two dollar
fifty cents per day. There are ~
house painters whose energy and Ia
thusiasm have made them sisp-wr.s:
and decorators and raised their WY wy
to forty dollars per week. 1t is no;
much what you do, but how YOU ,a
that brings prosperity GIN,
IN Detroit Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-08
Susy's F0rgcttings,

Susy's strong point was "alwavs !,
getting" But She insisted that
could not help it. She chad no ms1
ory," poor child. No one dare inlru
an important message to her alone
there was any one who would ,og h
memory. ''Be sure and remind Susv'
was always the last charge.
She generally had q red stripg 4,
around one finger and y blue one N"
likely around another, to remrmy
things by, and she used to beg mo,hal
gold ring for the same purpose, M
She lost it. BY great good luck n
found it Just where she had laid it dow
on q window-s;ll. A ter that she h,
to be content with strings for her N
gers.
This is about the way it was a, al
house six DAYS out OF sever. If it "
not one mishap it was another:
Susy had shelled a basin about nal
full Of "rice popcorn" all ready B
evening. when her cousins were comb
over for a candy-pull.
"This corn seems a little DAMP 81
said to herself. 81 think ! will set |
in the oven Just a minute or two. al
then it will pop %splendldIy to-night.I
SO she slipped in the tin, and turn]
up the damper, ana went up stairs !
get ready Tor school. In the middI
of the forenoon that oven came mi
her mind, as she stood at the blvdI
board working out an example. it'd
not help the process of solution at al
About the same time mother came mi
the kitchen to see ''what could be burd
ing She speedily opened the ou4|
door and all the windows. About a
that corr that could pop had, and thea
had been Il regular overflow, or sprin|
treshet of it, in every nook and corn|
of the oven. TO state that it was Lad
full now, would not be an ~cxaggaI
ton, though in a somewhat reduce
state. All was quickly swept III ind
a big pan and thrown to the chicken
who are fond Of charcoal, and mud
have considered this an extra cnte|
tainment. Cleansing the air Of d
house was not so easy. ]
1ou'would have supposed that SM
would be shy of the oven after thd
but it made nc difference. The ne]
week she put her overshoes in ii, d
two stick OF wood. $50 as to be p4
tectly safe, just for a moment, to ward
them through" When Ned came |
twenty minutes later and shifted t|
air OF the kitchen, he too, pecped ind
the oven.
"My. what a good dinner we shall
have! Baked oycrshoes are SO Juicy and
rich"' he said to a little girl who ius1
then came flying in. "please reach
me the tongs, sis. he added, and he
tished out of the oven two shrivead
sticky objects. Poor Susy burst into
tears; and it was some time before st
heard the last of her new fashioned
cookery. Ned insisted she ought to gd
out a new cook book.
l have given you two samples d
Susy's way. but l am glad to add tS'
she is improving. Mother had to adqgg'
a pretty rigorous system of discipline
and Susy finds she car help Forgetting
more than she ever thought she could
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-08
Our Young Folks.
HOW TO KEEP 4 SECRET.

. I'm violet my mamma says,
A secret should be kept:
lheard her say so to papa
Last night before l slept.
heard her talking in my room
With papa, soft and low:
Secrets are kept in violet,
And I'm so glad ] know;
For I've the lovelieSt secret
I want to talk about,
or course ! can't tell any one,
Lest it should he let out.
But | can tell the violets"-
She dartcd down the walk.
"You see, they're just the very ones
For vio'ets don't talk
The .violcts heard whisper.
A murmur soft and low,
Then warningly she ended with:
"You mustn t tell, you know"
Iknew her small first finger-tip
Was SCARED with needle pricks,
And that something was often brought
For dear mamma to fiN.
And on my birthday by my plate
A handkerchief | found.
All snowy white, and neatly hcmmed
With tiny stitches round
"'Tis yours she cried; " was so 'fraid
l could not get it done.
Sec all the stitches round the edge;
| hemmed them, every one.
1t was a secret. DID YOU guess?
| kept it; no J knew,
iCept N and the violets,
Twas being lone for you"
"'1is beautiful" | said. and kissed
Her shining curis of gold;
And it was kept inUioldtc,
For not q violet told.
-.E ednor 4. Hunter. in Jumpers Young PeOpl
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-08
Bank lure.

INDIANAPOLIS: July 1S.-The banking
house of A. g. j. c. S. Harrison did not
open its doors this morning. A petit
ton was filed by Alfred Harrison, the
senior partner asking for the appoint
ment Of a receiver, and the Court
appointed John Claypool. SON of Hon.
Solomon Claypool, who is attorney FOR j.
c. S. Harrison, in the receivership of the
Indiana Banking Company. Mr.. Claypool
filed a bond at once, and took charge of the
bank. No statement is o%bt,inable vet.
There are about four hundred depositors.
some for considerable sums, among them
$50, 600 of city funds.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-08
The CrinOliEe Coming.

The New York belle is ready to 81
out Of town if she has not already gone
She has taken all possible pains ~
make OF herseE Il thing Of beauty. l4I
is q season of less eccentricity in iasa
ions than for many a year. She Is ala
happy medium in the transition IRON
the csthetic tightness of the immeaaS
past to the voluminousncss Of draper!
which is bound to come in the ha
future. Imakc this statement on lt
authority 81 a man in the business y
designing ard constructing fem'an
clothes. He says that along IN ~
we may as we'll look out for revival
c%rinoline. The tendency is in ;hal u
rection and can not probably ".
stopped. And therefore he adylsesEsIs
look well upon the fashionable s'ns
the present, because we see her Il; W.
very best. Her hair is arrange
moderate and artistic shapes, her "l a.,
is not distrcssingly compressed ps
hands and feet are inclosed III
enough gloves and shoes for toiti"%
comfort, and her skirts are svil'c!tr% -.
ample to satisfy the demands Oh pn
priety without hiding her figure a hn,
entirely from sight. There IL no'n "%
g~rotesquc in the summer styles ~
whenever such IN effect is proaue'%
may Justly be charged to the lnols " "",.
cNaggeration Of the wcarcr. Ho@ W III
seGucntial in a mercantile way al, ,nop
changes of fashion was impressed rr r,
me yesterday, when ! saw the ma,
boards taken down from a bEoa"" n
building, revealing some letters :jipt
the walls that had been covered Tt
hoop-skirts were in general USE rfte,,
name of q firm was disclosed. fA a,s.
years ago it was printed in news land Ian
advertisements throughout the Il al.
and was more familiar than tina. "t
patent-medicine maker. The cu, r 4:
led in the business of artiiic'I"' Pc:
tending the bellies Of that p"rIou1' tor
haps the partners we're prepares forrtA|
tire enriched when the demand J;sr
goods ended. At all events they ,,ia
pcared from view, and their eNs
factories were diverted to other"
~. Y. Cor. albany Erening J0"|"'"
"A crematorium built III the I'D d.
the RSmap ;Dvac;rp has inst Uc"A, 4
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-08
Illinois and Her Charitable Institutions.

SPRINGFIELD. H., July 1f.--The quar-
terly report of the Secretary Of the State
Board OF Public Charities, now ready to be
submitted to the board, shows the average
number of inmates in all the institutions for
the quarter to be 3,7s7. The total expenses
OF the quarter were S304, 070, of which
S1S5,37l were ordinary expenses. or the
total appropriations for charitable institu.
tons there remains undrawn Sl,432, l333.
The expenditures for building and rcpai,
during the quarter were S105, 331.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-08

The New York State Greenback Convcn.
ton has been called to meet at New York
City August a.. --
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-08

A crematorium built III the .,,D ds
the Roman invasion has just W.
covered in the city of Lincoln n~@
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-09
Auction SALES OFREAL ESTATE.

Several of the foreclosure sales announced for
yesterday the Exchange salesrooms were postponed IN
allow the persons arrears more time TO settle
their accounts. Scott Myers sold dozen unfinished
houses in Harlem. Hugh y. Camp and A. soher bought
most Of the properties Mr. Camp paid $4,000 for the
corner of Madson-ave and Onehundred hireth-st
and Mr. Sober Sl25OO for the corner Of Madison-aye
and Ten houses IN the
avenue between the streets sold tor S94,lOO
the price for each ranging from $1,000 TO $500
Richard " Hsrnett sold two lots IN Eghtyeghths; De-
twsen Park and Lexington ayes, for $4,000 each and
eight lots. each IN one hundred
and One undredand- twenty -fourth ss. Between
the Grand Boulevard and Tenth-ayee 70 Alfred
r. Beach for S1,625 each. No. $50 west
sixty-rst ST. bought by c. +. KhOdebck Tor $500
ana No. AZ West Ffteenh-st to Alexander Wright for
S24 $50. No. 60 Columbia Heights sold To y. W.
Butler for 81 800. John +. b. -myth sold four lots IN
Eleventh-ave between Thirty and Forreth sts 10
John T. FLYNN Tor 1880 each and No. 129 East twenty
third Robinson & Wallace for $4,000 Mr.. Smytn
will Sc April "a several abandoned police station a1d
schoolhouse buildings for the benefit OF the sinking
Fund city. They comprise NOs l33 and 1877 Null
herry-st No 1S BuTlng SlipNOs lS6 and l-o oouthst
and No. l6l East Fifty -secOnd-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-09
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Nyy-YoRK Aprl s-BEEVEs-Rece IL cars Of
$50 head Of which were M Eastman and 10 cars
trade worth noting for lack Of offerings The ieeng Il steady
Dressed quiet but prices little rIn This Is the lass
week OF Lent and trade viii naturally De SION nnt9
Thursday Friday. Common 20 Prime city slaughtered
sides sold in Washington Market 32al0.c but choice az
the slaughter Louses quoted az high as ne WsstSn
Dressed outside Of the icehouses where va
we're obtained for Ordinary tOlGO0d. - ..,
smith Tomorrow the France viii SAL with Live Cattle f9t
r. G. Eastman Dressed Beef and Mutton for Joseph
CALVEs-Recepts were al head-s6 at Jersey City and
62 yer6ay AZ 6Shs The market was qui
while few Choice Jersey Yeas sold at & Common ID
Country pressed calves In air supply and don a. 100
for Prime States and Penn,ylyanas, with few
Choice Bucks COUNTY sold up to lI9l &c The outside quo
tat.on for city Dressed wss l2c; 800
Hume Mullen sold: IS Neals, ~ ., a. she 30 DO 10
Wians,n ( co. sold: 10 Jersey veals weights
al as &C. mainly al the outside hglre o., - . q "a,
beads cars Al 0tst and cars Jer.y CITY aud ahOus
I70 spring received Of which 81 came direct 70
market Rni bit tho limited sales we're ml
as good prcesas we're ool 6 t s III
80 Yoadlng Lamb, reported sold spring Lambs we're N
light supuy and selling readily a. 81 5lass Tor Common -
Choice With ~ Fancy Lambs sold oy Jele wright hoag
70 T ~ Milton "a, active a, e7lOc Dressed Year.
ung sod slowly at Il q &c ami LIl sIocA Ie4che sc.
Hume & Au en- sold III II T. sheep 10 a. i4c osf
fHaIsnbccS & Davis s5d 10 western sheep los .. AZ
SCI Jss wrsht Hoag Co sold IL Extra Jersey spring
Diver q CO sold Jersey spring Lambs At SO per
G. Collin. sold 80 Jersey spring Lambs at s. 8 50 each
Eyertt Co sold p Jersey spring La1s Al - 80 pf
J. II wyckos sold o. Jersey spring Lambs at s'9ss 80
we're 50 cars Of $50 @, nfaIt a r.. -
5 ~ L. and no Heavy Hogs we're offered Tie ieels 10
reported very dun with downward tendency IN prices
Country Dressed had very Light demand and are gAStS1t
for Heavy 10 Light
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-09
THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE
Per Norm Rieer, Vessels and Rauroafa
NEw-YoRK. April 9. 1884
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
NEw-YoRK. April 8. 1875

NETWORK. Apru D. 1854
AsHEs-Pot, are quite nominal at 4aajci but Pearls
rule steady IT d5i &c. H.,
Western and Southern at 30 636c.
BUILDING MATERIALS-The general market is mneh
improved The demands for al descriptions are afse5 s
sadler t3ns is noticeable We quote scAs e.
ment. 81 los American Portland do, s2 O5 as2 ~ -;
English DO, 81 5O6S3 20. Lime - Finishing. 81 lOe
81 5 sLqmg SIS ah Witt f % J gsr 55ss
for West india shipping Boards yellow Pine. s2o9
sl3 Hart WOOds-WLe wood So56S3s per carload !;
Hickory, Si5Gf55i Cherry. SiOdS15i Chestnut; $50
500 WANT. go no. Ash $3.50 $40; OAK 80 $3.50
Maple SO 1882 go Nails e. go per kes for 10 to SOD
CHICORT-GrOund 54U!Ae. , ,-.., =, .
COAL-Trade IN Anthracite has continued quiet WIN the
but the big Wholesale dealers report sghty
better movement CargOes aOngsde quoted 81 dA 30 bi
COCOA-Quiet and about steady. Maracaioc 70 D-ooH
Guayaq,I lSc; Triniday. II al7c.; Caracas 10 02
C0FFEE-kl0 on the spot was quiet and unchanged Sses
44O bags ex HALEY 900 Rose and sos ex Pin
ance" private terms Options dull and slightly lower
sales; $50 bags closing follows MAY, o2O1o60
June s60Gs6j; July. Se5GS10i August, s7gSE.9 /
September and October S7j0SsO bid and asked ALd
grades dull and nominaly unchanged. , -, A..
COOPERAGE sTOCK-The general demands from the
sun small but all stocks axe light prices
rema generally steady Empty hhds az 81 - Hoops -
feet s26ds35 do ~ feet s26Gs27 Moaaaes Shooxs and
do 36 Inch 81 5OGsl 90; Old 40 81 inch. 81 5OcSl Jo
40. 38 nch, 81 25asl 5Oi Rum Shocks and Heads 81
do. Pipes ST. go, -.
quoted on the basis OF l4c. and Sisal Zoe
COTTON-Sp0t Cotton moro active and 3lfc. higher
Sales sOZ bales ~ last evening" intending l4O0 Tor Il
AMI 20 speculation. Delivered
45lO bal against 547t bales this day last week aud
year since september l. 4625OO2 bales against
54O7934 same period last season.
The quotations according American classification are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-09

116; 5000 shares of Erie at 21asG21'sG2l3 ;
1900 shares of Oregon and Transcontinentai
at 2Ol2a 2Oai; 2,145 shares Of Northern Pacific
preferred at 4slia 4sas; 1,745 shares OF Missouri
Pacific at sea $685. a $685. and $50 shares of Cen
trail and Hudson at 114l2. Except a renewal Of
of efforts to restore rates to cost basis on
the trunk lines, there was an unusual absence OF
news or talk that was calculated to affect values
The market as a whole was dull, and so it closed.
The business in Government bonds was confined
to small sales of the per cents, and they were at
the bidding figures. Quotations arc steady and I'M
changed as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-09

A steady stream of customers at the stole Vi
B. Altman Co sixth ave and Ninetecnth~s''' Is Vne
indication of enterprise and activity OF TINS n,
Their leading speciality at present is handsome '',O
made dresses made with the greatest care anu niii9
for street and house wear. both ready-made anu manu-
featured 10 order. These dresses are l1le III ~
uieces A costume in TINS
the frins own make. Is Of figured changean4e rh, Wv"
rune- OF Persian lace across the front hcuIeFh cvs
tune tailor made has sash drapery caught up AZ inc
left side the front being OF upright plts anu Ihe IN
n,,ngs cold embroidery neat dress OF Havana brown
Ottoman has trimmings OF varegated chenille. pto-
cade uncut velvet with front draped Win henry III
has a r1ch look 4 Worth cusume OF back EIo.slall
has elaborate trimmings of black thread Lace Jet ana
black sain:cosumc side panels trimmed with paeS
Escural lace, and waist OF Armure SILK tlniuc
let beads In figures and black lace An elegant coStu
OF pearl gray grosgrain has front OF gold epIOIeeu
net edged with white lace. black clOth SUIT uulSu
with wide braid IN design Is neat and quiet cOniDHh
ton of velvet br0cade and silk genadine trnneu Win
black lace, gold and pOmpons 49, 80 ,on,- az
In wraps dOmans and polonalscs thets aio 80
tractiye garments mostly made with puneu shou @
black lace fchus and knots In the back or trout. Ing
combination of beaded grenadine brOcade velvet ana
changeabe velvet. with trimmings or leI SPANISH Ia
bead fringe and chenille various and SUIT al IastV
The firm also makes q specially OF real hand-rl Sp,ish
lace parasOls white and black, with pretty
OF japanese and other styles, the sword handle VIII d
bOsscd designs In metal being rOmnent EsculI3. any
Marquse lace over satin make handsome paIhsoi9'
hat-shaped parasO of Spanish lace has Ie ~ T.;
handle. White pOugee parasOls are trimmed WIZ i,sb
feathers. The coaching parasols OF emu 49, 1,i,ere
on satin and brocades I'm bright coors stylish lueIe
are also full lines OF the latest sly les III hoa'I
children's garments spring and summer SINS sI
dimes. cashmeres nuns yelling, etc Inc ioa'i3 i
department alsO includes pongee SUITS Hilh uii
wrappers evening dresses oulaId suits, Whte M"I'Hee'
and Crgn adj