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"lf Lake Shore had risen to Ill during the
past thirty days, could have called for 100
shares from Mr.. Sage at 9s, and sold it in the
market for Ill, leaving profit Of 1,l00.
"But, you see, those words on the put
'on one days notice are what have caused
the greater part of this trouble. Yesterday
Sage began TO refuse the stock delivered to
him on his puts and claimed one days no.
tice, as stated in the put In order to show
that he had received the one days notice, he
compelled every one to pass In their puts
with written notice that the holder intend
ed to deliver him the stock to-day. He then
stamped the put and returned 1t to the
owner, who, If he had been able to get in to.
day, could perhaps have gotten his money.
But out of the 500 who applied here yester-
day, not one in ten succeeded in getting his
'put' stamped, and q still smaller number
succeeded In doing so to-day. So you see
that Mr.. Sage has succeeded so far, by these
decidedly peculiar methods, in not accepting
one twentieth Of the stock which, If he had
been dealing In the fair and regular way,
would have been put to him."
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A Chinese Lotlario.
Nc,c York Graphic.

Frank Levis, Of Chicago, made complaint
to the police the other day against Chinese
laundryman who goes by the name of "China
Joe." He claims that the Celestial, by
squanderlng money and iewelry recklessly
upon his wife, has stolen her affections and
has her locked up somewhere about his laun-
dry, at 272 Clark street. Levie was married
year ago to May Wheeler, handsome
blonde. "China Joen did his washing, and
was in the habit of visiting his apartments
at 1856 Fourth avenue to deliver parcels Of
laundfied clothes. He became acquainted
with the pretty Mrs. Levie and fell In love
with her. The Chinaman presented her
with diamonds and finally induced her TO
visit his place on CLARK street, where he per-
suaded her to smoke opium. The woman
finally became addicted to The habit and was
soon In the power off Celestial. She left
her husbands home, and Levie, suspecting
that she was In aChina Joe's" place, went
sfter her. He found = number of Cinnamon
playing Chinese game at cards, but when
they saw him descending the stairs 70 the
laundry they ned. The police have prom
is-d 10 raid the den for Levie aud attempt 10
r,icH.r bis wife. The latter 10 confident
that slse Is In the Chinaman's power.
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The Opium Habit.
RW Nye in Free Press.

have always had horror of opiates of all
kinds. They are so seductive and so still in
their operations. They steal through the
blood like a wolf on the trail, aud they seize
on the heart with their white fsngs till 1t is
still forever,
Up tie Laramie there is cluster of ranch.
es, at the base Of the Medicine Bow near the
north end of Sheep Mountain. Well, a
young man, whom we will call Curtis, lived
at one Of these ranches years ago, and, al
though quiet, mind -your-own. business fell
low, who had absolutely no enemies among
bis companions, he had the misfortune to in
cur the wrath of a tramp sheep -herder, who
waylaid Curtis one afternoon, and shot him
dead as be sat in his buggy. Curtis wasn't
armed.
b A rancher came into town and telegraphed
to Curtis's father, and then half dozen citi-
zens went out to help capture the herder,
who had fled TO the foot hills.
They didn't get back till toward daybreak
but they brought the herder with them. I
saw him in the gray of the morning, lying in
a coarse gray blanket, on the floor of the en-
gine- honse. lie was dead.
| asked, as reporter, how he came to his
death, and they told me, "opium." The
murderer had taken poison when he found
that escape was impossible.
/ was present at the inquest, so that
could report the case. There was very little
testimony, but all the evidence seemed to
point to the fact that life was extinct, and a
verdict of death by his own hand was rem
dered.
1t was the first opium work I had ever
seen, and 1t aroused my curiosity. Death
by opium, it seems, leaves dark purple ring
around the neck. did not know this be-
fore. People who die by opium also tie their
hands together bofore they die. This is one
of the eccentricities of opium poisoning that
have never seen laid down In the books. /
bequeath it to medical science. Whenever I
run up against new scientific discovery, /
just hand it right over to the public without
cost.
Ever since the above incident have been
very apprehensive about people who seem
to be likely to form the opium habit. 1t Is
one Of the most deadly narcotics, especially
in new country.
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ELnvnn "rM NOT DROWNED,
The Story Originated In Some Imaginative
Minds.
ID enuer Republican, June 9.

DENVER, May 31.--A cattle roundup
camp ON Frenchman creek, near the Ne
braska and Colorado line, was destroyed by
flood Thursday. Eleven cowboys, belonging
to Colorado and Nebraska outfits, were
drowned. The food was caused by cloud
burst, which occurred at Small Flathead,
Cheyenne Indian Trail Canon. The water
came with such force that 1t swept every
thing In its path; men, horses, wagons, camp
ing outfits--all were carried down the stream
with suc. force that few escaped. The names
of the missing are Lon Wethsrbee, ]. Lind
say, X. Roddy, r. Fowler, p. Lynch, John
Smith, L. Netheton, VIM. Ferguson, VIM.
j. Pelton, and c. Hall. The bodies of the
last four have been recovered.
The above dispatch was published In yes
terday's Republican and was printed in good
faith, but now 1t appears there was no truth
in it. the story having been manufactured
out of whole cloth by the men whose lives
were said to be lost by the cloudburst and
who depicted their heroic selves as being very
brave In their efforts to rescue their COM
rades from watery graves. These cowboys
put their heads together and concocted the
plot. They were acquainted with the coun-
try, the names of the owners of the various
brands, and they put in writing very plau-
sible story. This was sent as letter TO Mr..
Ed. Wetzel, the Secretary Of the Cattle
Growers Association, who gave 1t to re-
porter Of this paper. Neither Mr.. Wetzel
nor the genuineness of the letter was doubt
ed, and the substance of the supposed infor-
nation was given to the public.
Several Of the large cattlemen Of Denver,
whose roundup men are now working iu the
vicinity Of the Frenchman, were consldera-
bly, exercised yesterday ever the account Of
the catastrophe, and were on the point of
starting out special train for the relief of
their men, when the concoctors of the canard
made the real facts known.
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Size of Bartholdi's Statue.
Netc York Letter.

As q gift TO country pre-. eminent for "big
things,r IL was fitting and necessary, Of
course, that the statue should exceed in size
anything of the kind heretofore made by
man; and accordingly We find that the efiete
colossi Of the Old World are all oyershadow-
ed by this gigantic goddess Of the Western
land. The great marble statue Of Nero at
Rome was 120 feet high "a Roman estimale);
the statue of Arminius, In Westphalia, Ia o.
feet high; that Of Gefmania, unveiled last
year at Niederwald on the Rhine, 10 feeti
that Of st. Charles Borromee, In Switzerland,
n feet; while two of the famous seven
wonders" Of the ancient world-the statue
Of Jupiter, at Athens, IS feet high, and the
Colossus Of Rhodes 05 feet high-simulla-
Deously step down and out of the inches Of
pre-emlnence, and give place to this new
wonder Of the world thai waves its flaming
torch above them At the height Of lao feet as
they recede into The ohscurity Of pagan petti-
ness. The new edition OF the ..seyen won-
dsrsn which these latter days loudly call for
ought certainly TO give ; prominent place for
this heaven kissing mage Of Ameiifas pat.
ron sai'e.
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A Watch Made to be Pounded.
Ne,c York Sun.

When . visitor to the Office of the Ameri-
can Bank Note Company sat down to talk to
Mr.. Lee, that gentleman put piece of white
paper under stamp, pounded on 1t, and
laid the paper on one side. When the visitor
arose to 60 away Mr.. Lee put the paper under
the stamp again, and pounded 1t once more.
"You talked eight minutes" said he; 'sthat
wasn't so bad" He showed the piece Of
paper to the caller, who saw upon IL two
printed clock dials. One showed the hands
st four minutes to o'clock, and the other
showed them at four minutes past that hour.
ave keep that stamp" he said, $50 that you
shan't 60 away and say you came here at II
o'clock In the morning, or that you had to
walt IN hour and hall, or make any other
misstatements which can be thus guarded
against"
"No," he added moment later, "that
stamp Is the latest wrinkle In Office furniture.
It IL IN ordinary stamp with clock attach
ment. The hour hand Is simply raised
point upon movable circle. The minute
hand Is an arrow on another revolving circle.
The usual mixed tape passes over these indi-
Gators, aud tho outer circle Of hour figures.
Beside .hs clock face Is = cylinder with sew
eral faces, eacn bearing word-one Is sap-
Proved another Is sws ID and another Is
answered. and others are delivered sLee,'
received Thus . business man Is able,
whenever he sends away letter, telegram,
or package, or receives an order, or transacts
any business whatever, to record the precise
moment at which the thing was done. It
cost $40. did not invent II. Thought it.n
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Death of Mrs. Burdet,e.
Decatur Republican.


Carrie Burdette, wife of Robert J. Bur.
dette, died at Ardnore, Pa, Monday. She
was an invalid from her marriage, and the
great humorist cared for her as he would q
babe, giving her every possible comfort Mrs.
Burdetta was the daughter of Auren Garrett
Of PeoIis, and was married to Burdette some
fftesn years ago. Her father was opposed TO
Bob, aud he made the course of true love OF
the young couple anything but smooth. Bob
was clerk in the post-ofiice at the time, and
Carrie was beautiful young lady, but with
a will of her own that more than matched
that of her father. One day the old man
commanded her to discard Bob. She re-
fused, and violent alteration ensued.
Carrie had an undeinable trouble with her
heart which this precipitated. She was
stricken down with spasm. They sent for
Bob, and he found her pale and lifeless on
the sofa. here she managed TO express a
wish that they might be married before she
died, and clergyman was sent for. The
marriage was celebrated amid teas
and sighs, the orange blossoms absent, and
only the pallor of dying face looking out
from the heap of pillows. Strange to say,
she Immediately began TO recover, and she
soon regained her former strength; with It,
however, was an unaccontable malay.
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THE SINGERS AIMS.
HENRY ABBEY.

| In Lyons, in the mart of that French town,
Years since, woman leading fair child
| Craved small aims of one who walking
down
The thoroughfare, caught the child's glance
| To see behind Its eyes q noble soul. ..
He paused, but found he had no coin to dole
His guardian angel warned him not to lose
This chance of pearl to do another good
So as he waited, sorry TO refuse -...r..-
The askedfor penny, there aside he stood,
And with his hat held as by limb the nest,
He covered his kind face, and sang his best.
The sky was blue above. and all the lane
or commerce where the singer stood was
filled, 3. ..
And many paused, and listening, paused
again. ...
To hear the voice that thro' and thro' them
thrilled. .". ..
think the guardian angel helped along
That cry for pity woven in a song.
The singer stood between the beggars there,
Before a church, and overhead the spire,
A slim perpetual finger in the air
Held toward heaven, land OF the hearts
As tho an angel, pointing up, had said.
"Yonder crown awaits this singers head, !"
The hat OF its stamped brood was emptied
into the woman's lap, who drenched with
tears
Her kiss upon the hand OF help. Twas noon,
And noon in her glad heart drove forth her
fears.
The ,lpsss assssnRE pleased passed on and softly
"M.n will not know by whom this deed was
wrought"
But when at night he came upon the stage,
Cheer after cheer went up from that wide
throng,
And flowers rained on him. Naught could
assuage n r.
The iumult Of the welcome, save the song
That for the beggars he had sung that day
While standing In the city's bnsy way.
oh, cramped and narrew is the man who
lives
Only for self. and pawns his years away
For gold, nor knows the joy good deed
gives;
But feels his heart sink slowly, day by day,
And dies at last, his bond of fate ontrun;
No high aim sought, no worthy action done.
But brimmed with molten brightness like q
star,
And broad and open as the sea or sky,
The generous heart Its kind deeds shine
And glow in gold in Gods great book on
And he who does what good he can each day
Makes smooth and green and strews with
flowers his way.
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POETRY
THE ANCIENT MINERS STORY.
BY WILL CARLTON IN HARPER's WEEKLY.

oh, yes, I'm fixed as solid, sir, as most oi
| folks you see;
AT least the coyote, Poverty, has ceased to
| sniff at me;
That mine is worth million down-that is
| IL il today;
| What it might cost tomorrow, though, ]
couldn't exactly cay.
A boy in old Connecticut-this dream used
| to hold;
What If the cellar of our house should spring
aleak with gold,
| Ana from there at any time a shining lump
| - could bring?-
I've got cellar in this rock that's just that
sort o. thing.
The sum my father slaved himself for twenty
years to pay
I've taken out of that there hole in less than
half day;
If could lead him up yon path, I'd make
him smile, at least
But his old labor hardened hands are mol
dering in the East.
I'd pack my mother up this hill, and open to
Enough to give benefit to all the poor she
knew;
I'd pan heap O. happiness out of her dear
old face;
But mothers struck lead Of gold in quite a
different place.
Ny girl? Well, maybe this is soft; but since
the questions put,
derfoot,"j - " ' '"' eA''p' 'en
We used to climb those Eastern hills (shs was
And nrosnect nS ~, no ,vo,,5 do r.
had "struck IL rich y "'"' uo when
'"oN ~ 'i'h'
But her old father hadn't the heart to let us
So shook Of yarLoa drs, ara .oo,r w..
ern tonr N'''' '"" 'ooA "e'E
Nv trim !, Iastaa sevora, Wanna IT,. -, ~
'ap ppievsd ~ u no sip donht years Inc oid man
T swoEa n.r.r yraI,d - ..,~ .,rr,,,
hnv him an, 'onio '''A 'iii oo"'u
nam '"'
from day to day, "'A' ""1 N'S
To strike a ysIn ,La,, ,,,,o.. ., A..
dodges cI.a, an,sx "'io'' sho"s' 'heh
You doP well v.s. hnt b.ra ro,, s..r,..a
and beggrd and aI,,n., n; sSu ''a' Feu'
With treasnrs. H., u ,as, ai,ioJt nnniS aiea,
mn an evsrv siS.S 'ou''n hnu heapeo
pered n an md. hAe' 'nen Ia
7 wondered on IL Co. .uh;,o ,h.
scboolhnr sr;ana e' '"o" "io'e
And inst az / had strnsk this NINA and INV
old hear, b.at biah '' ~"' my
Tbera came a i.,tar ~ 81, ,,,, =. u -
friend,s reniy UP 'n0 Hu''h-" was NY
other afternoon WV
She went within the asxlpr wa,,s ~ crozr
asa loonn ""''' "
A rush across the barren plain.. n snailish
railroad ride.
And / was I'm the ASYLUM ,oo a.knee,ino n,
her side.
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HOW THE PROFIT IS MADE.

snow, If l had bought such a put from
Mr.. Sage on the 18th of last month";" said the
broker, 81 should probably have taken ad
vantage of the contract to-day, bought in 10C
shares of Lake Shore at, say So, and put /,
or delivered 1t to him. He would then be
bound by his put or contract to take the
stock from me at one days notice and pay
me the price specified in the contract, which
is 9S. This would leave me net profit on
the transaction of Sl,100. On the other
hand, suppose it had been a bull market
for the last thirty days, and l had bought q
'calr on Lake Shore instead of put Here
is a blank CALI:
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Snow, for example," the broker contin-
ued, "suppose that one month ago had
The ught that the stock market was going
lower, and that within two months time
could buy Lake Shore cheaper than l could
then, and suppose that acting on this belief,
had gone to Russell Sage, who was then
the largest dealer in puts and calls, and
offered him 5000 for the privilege of putting
or selling to him at any time within the next
sixty days 100 shares of Lake Shore at the
price tor which it was then selling on the
day made him this offer. If he had &C
cepted my bid of $500 he would have filed
in the above blank so that it would read as
follows:
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An Enormous Iceberg.
Nesc YorI Telenrn,,a.

ST. JoHN On. F.) May t. Captain White,
Of the steamship, Hector, one Of the sailing
feet which arrived here on Sunday, reports
that on April 2T, In latitude 81 degrees 1s
min. porth, longitude % degrees 25 min.
west, lis saw an iceberg about three miles In
length and about seventy feet In height, with
number Of harbors and creeks In its side.
Had hs not been aware ofthe position Of hts
ship ha should hare taken Il for an island.
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NEW YonK, May Worlds London :
Another scandalons escapade on the part Of
m English nobIeman Is the talk OF the town
to-day. This time the hero is the Earl Of
Aylesford, who Is well known In America as
the owner or aranch on the Staked Plains
of Texas. on which be resides most Of the
time and where he has large herds Of cattle.
He has lately been prominently before the
Law courts Of England in the role Of an In
jured husband, with the yonng Duke Of
Marlboro as the villain In the domestic cir
Gle. He eot drunk It the Derby "Wednesday
and refused TO pay bis fare. home on the rail-
way. lie struck IN emploJe and was thrown
heavily 10 the ground; his leg was broken in
Two places.
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EVE-ANGELICAL.

Ribbed silk jerseys are the latest form of
this popular Jacket. 7-'-
| Velvet waistcoats are tie correct wear
with ribbed jerseys. o.
Ladies' riding whips have peculiar oxidized
silver knob-handles.
Boston shop keepers designate the busi-
ness which the fair sex gives them, the ''hen
| trade" -
Women will forgive the crime Of man
against women, but not the crime of woman
against her sex.
Flower bonnets are again fashionable.
Those OF white lilac,with plenty of greenery,
are among the prettiest.
The new color is gypsy red, a peculiarly
vivid, yet soft shade. II will gladden. the
hearts of pretty brunettes.
I A terracotta bust of Miss Mary Anderson
has just been made to order for the Princess
OF Wales. The bust represents the actress
as Galatea.
Fifteen Massachusetts girls who enjoy
walking will take 800. nile tramp In the Adj
rondacks. Each girl will walk twenty miles
in ten days Or die in the attempt.
Paris fashion has grown weary of stuffed
birds for hat and bonnet decoration, and has
taken to insects and reptiles. Any sort of
creature OF the new order Is deemed appro-
pirate, provided it does not demonstrate by
crawling that 1t Is alive.
Writing of the fashions at the Sandown
races, correspondent says: One lady's dress
was strewn over with design of horseshoes
not quite life size, but about donkey size.
Hardly any hats were to be seen: IL Is now
cJjc y rLjpn whichavar Ia H.
better. to wear bonnet, except when tray
cling in the country.
Neckerchiefs of fawn-colored or pale
cream-tinted China washing silk, dotted all
over the surface with small bouquets of gay
rosebuds, aud bordered with wide rufile of
Spanish or oriental lace, ale dainty and
novel; some of these are so large as to
quite cover the shoulders when adjusted, an.
swering very well for dainty wrap when but
slight protection Is needed.
ANTI-MoTHER HUBBARD CRUSADE.
Old Mother Hubbard
She went to her cupboard
In one of her dresses discreet;
But when she went out
A bobby did shout,
"Gou mustn't wear that on the street,"
Louisville Courier-Journ
Partisan ladies are showing no decided in
tenton Of altering the manner of wearing
their hair. They continue to display the
napes OF their necks to perfection and 10
grace the crowns of their heads with q rope
of hair twisted into the form of the figure &.
For evening dress a Suspicion Of powder Is
sometimes sprinklei upon the hair of ladies
whose locks are beginning to silver with
time.
The taste for shot silk is on the increase,
II that Is possible. Some of the specimens
almost vie with the sheen and luster Of ma
ture, as seen on the wings of certain insects
and on the feathers of certain birds. Sonc
costumes, partially composed of this chang
ing silk, present the eye with q luxury of
color. Cross rays Of pink and blue, or Of
pink and gold, or of pink and deep red,
blend exquistely and afford scope for variety
and harmony of color in the material com.
posing the other portions Of the dress.
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NEW YORK, .... {. :, 1885,.
For value received the bearer may call on
me for 80. shares of the ...... stock of the
...... rairoad company, at per cent, any
time in 80. days from date.
The bearer is entitled to all dividends or
extra dividends declared during the time.
Expires -, 1SS..
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"This, when filled in and signed by him,
would read in this way:

NEW York, April Is, 1884.
For value received the bearer may call on
me for 100 shares of the capital stock of the
Lake Shore Railroad Company at ninety
eight (9S) per cent, any time In sixty (60)
days from date.
The bearer is entitled to all dividends or
extra dividends declared during the time.
Expires June Is, 1884, 2:15 p. IN.
RUSSELL SAGE.
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NEW YpRE Aprtl TX 1Ss

NEW IUKhi ApTII 10, ISo7.
For value received the bearer may deliver
me, on one days notice, 100 shares of the
capital stock of the Lake Shore Railroad
Company at ninety eight (9S) per cent, any
time in sixty (60) days from date. The un.
dersgned is entitled to all dividends or extra
dividends declared during the time.
Expires June Is, 1884, quarter past p. IN.
RUSSELL SAGE
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NEW YORK

NEW UKk, -, ISS..
For value received, the bearer may deliver
me on one days notice -. shares Of the . :.
STOCK OF the ............ railroad company,
at ........ per cent, any time in ..........
days from date.
The undersigned is entitled TO all dividends
or extra dividends declared during the time.
Expires ...... -, 1885,.
w NJ
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RATES OF ADVERTISING

'"''ai advertising payable quanciiy A. due
o. emt ADVERTISING PAYABLE Ia ld"snct
-l"r17l Nn.''s Grc % per cent wore u an reg.
'..r a,tyrftisrImrnLs
''Hl advertising ID cents Or the first !ngcrtion;
.t"H per line for each succeeding ineerIon;
"cs counted In Nonpariel measure
'"L Work payable Oh delivery
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FOR Sale.

x<r@. aHer ~, ssle inr ssbn my onr-hni In
E:tl bsess III he lniidifr ard W. npw pcri-
EIlfa ,t,- ls a.in TifHns I'm. Nan ~ iDeef
~ l.,ir. for tuilru'art snsniie IL r. 3
- = rgs's'' D i-v fsHa Y. Mi.roris, w r.
Missonia, hes. Z. 1853. 7ss-f
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WHOLE NO. 779
STOCK PRIVILEGES.
The Mystery OF Puts and Calls Explained.
How the Profit Is Made.
Ne,c York Herald.

Neu York Herald.
"What do you mean by stamping their
puts and calls?" asked the herald reporter.
"What is stock privilege?"
"Here is blank put" answered the
broker, as he took from his pocketbook q
piece Of paper similar to a bank check. The
following is a verbatim COPY: