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The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-08-01
Paying to go on the Stage.
IExchanRe.

Not long ago An actress, who takes a kindly interest m struggling young pro feSsional sisters, went 10 manager to procure a situation to play minor parts al small salary for the orphan daughter ot professionals,
 Il have no use for her. was his reply to the actress request.
 But thiak she Is entitled to employ nent, as she ~as born in the profession.
 Look here," said the manager. open. ing book and turning over several pages covered with na'es and addtes,es. There arc soma fifty people, all Of them willing to act for nothing, and the maor- fly Of them so anxious to appear on the stage that they arc re ady to reverse mat. ters and pay me salary dunag the tune they appear at my theatre. You sec they consider It great favor to be allowed to appear under any circumstances, and hence arc ready 10 promise what ever ask of them. There arc real ly number of advantages to me in let unR these amateurs act la the first place l save : salary oi $35 on each oi those l allow on my stage, for could hardly offer less than Sz5 to a profession, alto the lady you want me to engage for minor parts, for instance and often l receive as much as that from each of them. They make the offer themselves Ooly yesterday A good-looking young lady came here with her mother They he-rtatcd and looked Al each other as fl each wanted the other to speak first, and then the mother asked me if couldn give her daughter a chance 10 appear in small parts. told them vas sorry, but my salary list vas full. On, she doesn't want n salary exclaimed the mother We are wiling to pay for the privilege ot navIng her appear on your stage She mentioned A good sum, and I've put Il down opposite her name. 1 think of sending for her for our mex. produc,ion There's ten.line part in the play we're about putting in rehearsal that ought to bs dressed we'll, so think she'll suit A further advantage of employing these amateurs IS. tha, you draw large numbers of ther friends 10 the theatre. In fact, one of the principal ~hims these people want to graufy in going on the stage, is 10 have their friends among the audience, and be compiimeated by them aherwaTd at little suppers al home on their toilet, appearance and acting They also like al these gatherings to talk fsm'liATiv of prominent professionals Night after night they or their friends get up theatre o@rtles, and tnese, 1 can assure you, teii in the box office receipts. But alter month or so the novelty wears off and their friends stop coming. Alter that they are not of so much use to me as fresa instAlimeni from my list, 60 [ give tnem rest, That's the reason keep so many on my books O1ce in a while an amitear, especially one of those who can afford 70 pay me, ou' m wiling to act for nothing sLo~s sach pronounced talent that regularly engage her for my comp my, aud she becomes . prols ss.oa- si oai ssa ca.- aisp have Ga my list < and even pay me for the privilege of ap. sh
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-08-01
Not Her.
New York Sun.l

At an evening party Dunley was in- troduced to a young lady, and after re mark about the weather he said gall lanty:
 "And have really the pleasure of meeting the beautiful Miss Snth, wnose praises are being souoded oy everyoody!'
 On, no, Mir. Dumley," the lady re- piled, the beAuufui Mss Smith to whom you refer IS a cousin of mIne"
 "Oh, thatsitI Well, though, there must De mistake somewhere," said the gallant Damiey.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-08-01
The t,alic Case.

lt vas s o'clock a. ua. on the morning of the thiEty~6Tss day oE April. No matter what year. All years arc alike to FEencAman. Paris waS still the centre of the uni- verse.
 From the Point Due North 10 the Hotel deA Not Dam all vas harmonious con- fusion. Anp Nol The italic case had 10 harmony in ies confusion. The i,alic case holds slope type. lsalic type iA sci in a stick. Sometimes by stick, It is ALWAYS distributed by a stick. l have distributed i,atc nyselL Vide, approached the isalic case. As he approached he came nearer to h. Then, raising hts hand, he scattered fourteen letters aud touF-em space into twenty-three boxes, Boxes are compartments. Then he departed, unharmed. For Videt bore charmed life. Hts father was man.
  Catdonne needed some italic type. aud visited the alley just vacated by V,des. He there picked up twenty chankS of unintelligtole ps, h is a Greek letter. P Is also several other letters. When Cardorne obtained hts proof n was accompanied by galley. A galley "SUC Rkp Thus Cardonne. Dicks ssa,isn.' hc nnmme~de.taF- riered r" replied CAtdonne "the italic case Is pied" Whoever saw one that WAantw queried the Secretaire dc rOtiee. Na one anseesed
 
 What can we say ? Nothing. We say u Allons,--G. AP, RdtFwas, iS /" SGere."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-08-01
Long Life. tt.s.k..

A gentleman al Syracuse, N. Y,, who has gathered statistics ot human iongav- ,ty, says he has more than 10 ooo ln. stances of people who have lived loo yeaEa and more. The majority of them were women, which Is aceoanted for in the fac, that women lead more regular lives than men. This country leads la longev. iis. and Connecticut Is 4, tho front in the United States. Soldiers. sailors and iaSm- cta arc the longes, lived. But fc~ doc tors, lawyers or actors live to be a cenlu. " old, while there Is no record Of naws- paper man icachiug that period oi exist ence Newspaper men do so much braln work tha, they cut short their days.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-08-01

DIARRHGA. worst cases relieved and cured Dy DUFFY PURE MALT WHISKEY, SI25 per bosue, sold by Diuggists and GfoCerS
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-08-01

!f Sullivan should ever repent aud ally himself to the ministry, he woaId be looked upon as grea. expounder-- YoHkers Caz<ske.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-08-01

Crocers are better men than milkmen. The latter al~ays take water but the for mer have lots of sand.-PyetzeTs : Weskly.
New-York tribune., 1885-07-10

question the character Of the operations at 72ase72'
Tie did take the stock that apparently was
sod and consequently the price advanced North
western with sales of only $4,000 shares rose e to "a
ani closed at 93i2 But it was to tic "Vanderbilts
ha, the general looke for comfort and encour
agcmcnt. Their movements in O purely local market
regarded the Indications OF whether or not
"anything Is going on looking to settlement Of the
railway dsagrccments. And they looked happy with
advances Central and Hudson from s6s to SO and for
Lake Shore from SO to 5sia. These prices
did not fully hold and Lake Shore shows final decline
Of closing 57 Bat the reactions were
small ia comparison With tie late advances that the
market gave little or credit to the Philadelphia dis
patches the effect that the president aud vicepresi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania Railroad to all the recent
reports Of negotiations in and every form an ex-
pcit and full denial which fully confirmed tho state
ment published In Tuesdays TRIBUNE There now Is little
hazard in suggesting that all the recent current rumors
and statements bearing upon this subject were cut from
whole cloth for the sole purpose OF affecting tho values
Of certain other securities at the stock Exchange And
todays market furnishes indications that In tho
opinion OF the rumorinstigators their full effect mas
been enjoyed and that further lifting OF values Is post
poned until another opportunity occurs to "sette
either the trunk line some other railway
war. Although prices for stocks were moved up
sharply In the early hours Of the day there were con-
tnuous ndcatio Of uness and the final changes are
generally small But the tone at the close Indicated
strong opening for tomorrow.
Perhaps our correspondent J. c. R." may be correct
In his estimate Of the first charges Of the Union Pacific
Railroad for tho current year" to exceed 100000
month" In note, which reference is made. we
distinctly stated that the first charges 1884 amounted
to S73I $40 per month THE TRIBUNE is not engaged
in making up prospective railroad reports. The task
o making Ineligible to tho ordinary reader some
railroad reports after they made is sufficiently
difficult without making drafts upon futurity.
Government bonds were dull but were steady at full
figures with advances the bidding for the cur
rency 6s. Bids for District Columbia 365s rose u per
cent. Annexed are the closing quotations
New-York tribune., 1885-07-10
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, July iaD-Talmagc's crop
reports cut figure tho opening to-day. which was
stronz 1t asserted by that statscian that there mas
been no iuprov ement anywhere within the past ten
days and that the yield cannot exceed the estimate pre-
ylously given In many sections Of Minnesota serious
damage is reported and the Wisconsin threshout VIII
not be than rs per cent OF that OF last year In
Kansas the rains are interfering seriously with
the harvesting, and last, but by no means
least the Yield in Southern Illinois will aver
age from four to six bushels per acre.
As II this we're enough prices abroad were reporte
Arm August wheat started at s9lo an advance OF =
cent and quickly advanced to i cent with September
cents hig CHER corn steady at yesterdays neures
and provisions gave slight indications OF an upward
tendency The change OF tactics OF some OF the
who Yesterday was "bear." appeared as bull
aud In his role ably supported by Driver Les
ter and Roche sold heavily through brokers' ana
EIdridge & Co. were reported quiet purchasers
Toward the close weakening took place. occasioneu
principally by reports OF cholera In France though "
was more on account Of the belief that the market had
been oversold. Cash wheat was In exceedingly
rumor ahoat that 1t was being crowded up IN 0rdel
TO affect the options Corn dec!lneu
slightly, and toward tile finish there was
not enough doing In provisions to furnish quotations
The market opened and strong and prices under
a good buying which continued almost uninterruptedy
Instances AT midday prices were up Il TO per cent,
and arc dull but firm at the top figure inc close
for the day was: August wheat ss+c, and September
wheat 9Oasc August corn 467s., and september corn
467sc; August pork 80 02l2 and September pork @io'
August lard So 50. and September lard S6 62ia
New-York tribune., 1885-07-10

There were no transactions in State bonds and there
was no feature in the quotations for them OF city
What there was Of to-day's market for railway bonds
part and parcel OF thenction that enacted to
Kansas and Texas general 6s and general 5s were well
advertised by frequent quotations for them on the Gold
only 10 10000 OF the 81 at 75a754a against 75i9
Yesterday and only to OF the 5s at G2a
at 2 and later sold at ILL., Erie second consols opened
up Sat t2i2 and after some fluctuations nally ended az
anteed by Central OF NewJersey and by terms OF the
S s ns on d RS%s cSP5n S
frsts Is. were of from 81 to 60a6oia Canada
Ec1asd rs and
Vile Issues were barely steady with Few transac-
over sI,2oooO0-at 36ise37Sa37A. Pennsylvania
Railroad iias sold at 1O0ieg loo%, and Galveston,
Harrisburg aud Fan Antonio hrsts at l0idlOiia and
nr-fs Western division, at 81 Q0O7s. ST. Paul hrsts.
Pacific and Western division, advanced to 80 and the
terminal SIS up 4at93I Northwestern debentures
iois ai' '0'' ''''"''H '''''' :" 30 "''' '"'''
The sub-Treasury reports seemed to have got into
snarl over tho th OF July. An error OF SlOoo0o0 has
been developed and until eau unrave IL we omit the
usual report. BY todays statement the sub-rreasury
seems TO have gained sG63,os4.
Money ruled as usual easy at 1alia per cent for
call loans
The Clearing House statement to-day was as follows:
Exchanges, S7I 4i6os0; balances. Si,1sl.0s5.
The United states Treasury at Washington to-day re-
ceived $780, 900 National bank notes for redemption
The customs receipts were s5oo3o3 aud the Internal
The foreign exchanges were dull and steady at un.
changed quotations for business Follows Bankers
bills - 81 y and - s for long aud short sterling re-
spcciiyey 52l's and $50 for francs; 9ii2 and 9AA
for reichmarks 1873 and 40 for guildcrs.
Tho OF the Bank of England nj their regular
weekly meeting to-day, made no change IN the bank's
minimum rate OF discount and IL romans at per cent
During the week the bank lost 9279.l6l bullloD and
the proportion OF Its to Its liabilities was reduced
from is to "a 5l6. against 43 cent at this date
last year To-day the bank lost 100000 bullion on
balance The weekly statement OF the Bank OF France
shows losses OF 100000 francs gold and Of 1,365.O0O
francs silver. At tho London stock Exchange British
sols were firm. with advance OF u per cent 10
997s for both money and account. United States 4s
quoted Is lower NJ l26s As was clearly indicated
by yestordays late home markets the opening quota
tons for American railways showed advances equly-
alent those that yesterday made between the
hours OF IL o'clock and O'CLOCK In the homo markets;
but the London figures show jump be-
tween the closing and opening. the result
of four hours transactions gradual advances
home the London market generally spoken OF as
booming" Yet tho London quotations "a rule were
prudently shade below the concurrent homo figures.
After the opening there were no important changes.
Bar silver i-i6l. easier at 404d. per ounce. At
Paris French per cents rose from 5000 TO sl.lO
New-York tribune., 1885-07-10
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

NEwYORK Thursday, July u 1882.
BEEV VESNo fresh and the cattle held over yes
teriay were offered to-day. Feeling steady -, .
Beef slow for tho common grades out ooou 10
Choice fair demand at hrmer prices sales were t1c.
fo Native sdes the trade at S.a9Sc for Me-
dum to Good.
r. 4. Eastmani In the same steamer l,12O quarters
Of Reef aud Mutton by Joseph Eastman
and In 76O quarters OF Beef ami loo carcases
Mutton The orinoco vii take to Bermuda Live Cattle
ana Live sheep
duh and fully c lower with Neas selling at a9OHc for
Dressed Calves fair demand at 7a9lc for CITY Dressed
Veals 0dSc for Country Dressed and 466c FOR Butter
milk Calves.
saes-IIume 4 Mullen 90 Veas lat 10, at she l3 d.
LAG H. at csc Is do 100 70, at 6c 52 do l42 b.
do 1877 D at oc 20 Fed Calves lo5 fb at 4ci 80 Butter
DlenbacT Dewey "a veals 1853 D. at 20 2s 90 lso
H. at 0Lc SO do. TO TO- at 6ic ~ do 1875 n, ut &c 80
BuIteruilks, ls3 70. at Sc 90 do i7e ~ at?ss =, ,.,
TO- attic as Bgttormilks 1873 at So 7do i5o s at 70
Walsh Kirby & Co rs Veas l4s 10. at oio; 81 Butter
sIiEEP AND iAMBs-Receipts 2os cars Of 67ss
head-23 at Jersey CITY and cars at 6Ohst Iotal
days 270S4 heal against 9092 head for the eame
last week Good stock selling well and drm but Sem
slow and barely steady comoa 70 Prime sheep soa ~
from 70 c decks OF Marylands solo at Jerseys
at7Lesici and few states atohS7hc Pens NOS quito
cleared . , 80, -,.. -, -.
st Dressed Lambs quot at 10 100
saiesJ. n. rdoocki zoe Maryland Lambs 81 D. st stc;
New-York tribune., 1885-07-10
STATE OF TRADE
DOMESTIC NARVgr1


s.'e4 s 3 As1 aSsn Is sss sss
steamer Ys%w Ss stes%sr % Msed ase 80 NS %ts STaa@
Shorts and Mailing. ste.y Provl.ol, steats Bntter- ter
ws:s. oS s5 Sn
Oats $4,000 push. shorts lS 900 bush. Barley = pu'h
Roller !ay Patent % 'fH fam S'S
S. 75 Wheat dull; sales 1000 bush 40 Hard at % go
9St. oar. dull sSac BARLEY ,s,as aaS qas1
Eye lse n'tSSsss osss l:.l!0'I feSr Sf
5s: s S %Ses SeF1 1900
S5ooo ousn oas Toop bush & b6. Wheat 81 oo
BUSH Corn 10000 Dushi oats. l,ooo bush Rye. -
bush. Barley. - bush.
b. snsv 9ny 81 as's g. wss a%1 n No Rs
S5c receipt. 1000. shlpmens 1000 yush Corn strong
kyo-No FS Fail olc. nariey-E1ira No. spring See
pS1s ssayy du sS laaS fsS
Gue saq sa4y Whssy & and M Is
% Common and "a s 81 'SSst o asal sS raGa .n
nleDts. $50 head
asv 30 ens ssrag sn' %na. Is 's 49,
h%ssss Howssas 90 Rrs Flour
.,usas %ssas at sesays s ana as%ss
fsssG sssas s9':ss :'' & .,s,S:
:: :s':s s&a Sssa o:.H & &
JaS eS.ns s closing Ssis 'sdk % y sales has%s
Sssn rs. 2esc closing a, 2Gs.c RYE dalh no. 5sc
stSo' s rsss p's S''s august
sID5 closing at 10 % hasl9y september $40 90
sss ssa' Gs Tsnss %a.h jav sSsS August
sSSa.as. '' $ Sss
bbis Wheat 10000 bnsh Corn lGl.oOo ou.ni oats
ogsH % zoo re gS se %usa as' 6u. Corn
busDa 100000 ous' Hye 2ooo bush; Barley i'ooo
bush.
DETROIT July o.-whest quiet No White PC cash;
July, este: August Spsc.: No hed Cash and
}ay aN ~ " c c sespts Asr1 Soc bush isc oats
No. White. 3Gtcj No =. S3hc.
MILWAUKEE July o. .-wbeat lower no; Cash sG7sc;;
August &c September gOisc Corn dull Oats dull NJ,
IA &C Ryc~No i. 5sc. Bariey-No. 2 eO9o frovisions
Mess Porr July. SO 90; Angnst $1,000 iara-
choice Creamery. l2dl3c. Cbecse-Best Cream OnIc
Egss~Frcsh. loaio1c Recepts-Four 100 obs Wheat .
bbs; Wheat 5000 bush; Barley coo busn.
PEogiA III. July s.-Corn firm High Mixed ,, a5isassc
No Mixed. 47q&7gc. Oats quiet No white gs.e
$sc no MIsd Goo S@sS % Sst. Rye ooo Suss
bush shipments-Corn $4,000 bush uats ioVo oush iyc
- bush.
PHILADELPHIA. July 9.-Four-There was practically no
way 70 meet Immediate wants Western and pennyvana su
ref * 0Gas3 g5 Extra - 37aat5 % renosvivania
e. -, Delaware Family 81 500s5 2b Winter Wheat Patent
S 2Sos5 So Wheat closed nrmer AZ the noon . eau; eau;
eSpo demand sbs car Sts co aa % ana psna.yySna Red
n n grain depot 81 90. No. REQ Juy. sltay4 &c"
S sePIs.Ssa %arse, so:co a1
Ss Mixed in grain depot 5Oe. steamer No f.iiow l
X mIed ssa'n IL ssin deoo sc quoted 20 sa
port elevator b2c Ma Mx.d Iu, 10 "a, Anens s,s
c,s steady rejected Ws Pennsyivans No
White Ss0$ssc 80 wh.s sySsg,ssis 40 Sen
,snssr wns sSls %ss.s 5000
imshs Corn 10000 busn. Oat. 4oo0 onsn smpm%nn.' %
Wheat iUoV bnsn Corn 9sOvo eusA oAs~ io'oo' 'u'n
New-York tribune., 1885-07-10
WHAT WILL TIE HARVEST BET
J,eu the Eu,oI Ne4c. Yorktr. (Juip

IroD The Kural htto- Yorker lJutn ~ ~
In this and the last issue OF Ihe hufdt NeV-
Yerker practical report from every part OF the
country the comparative areas, conditlon ann
for farm garden and fruit crops In their respcc'o
Drouth last fall delayed the sowing OF winter wheat
especially In the and South; the winter was uns
ally severe; protection by was only paruai VI
large part OF the winter wheat lille severe eezns
and tha wing In spring greatly increased thc INJURY in
1ictcd by the earlier uufavorabe conditions Inc low
prices for wheat at seeding time considerably curca
The usual acreage too; that, the WHOLE tnc cI9p
Win be extraordinarily short Last ear the totx yieid
winter wheat was about 3GO0OOooV n 'no
900 bushels with strong probability In our
10000. 600 bushels. The Agricultural Department.
estimates the OF spring wheat substansy tno
same as last years; but reports uniformly dcao
considerable increase, and, the stand Is generally
5000 we certainly think the aggregate yield OF over
l,oO0.OO0 acres under II, will be about l6o,OOo,VVO
ouAhes sgnst 600 bushels last year akpg tne
eeGegas wheat Yield this year about 36o,O0o,ooo
e9;1es 81 Sa Sgsinst last year. falling on say
Prom $50 100000 bushels, but the latest
Se9rapmc reports confirm US In our Own estimate
caution must be exercised crcdtng such reports, a.
er gsod reason 10 believe many OF them are romui-
eeted, rtxardess OF truth for speculative purposes
Ihe area under oats has increased about per cent,
Sw1n9 In great measure. to substitution for winter
Wheat The increase Is greatest In Ohio, Illinois and
AAnses The present indications point 10 medium yied
,cre ana as larger the aggregate yield
nod De larger than that OF last which amounted
5SS.s2sO0O bushels Rye aud barley will be about
average crops average acreage. The condition OF
Barley especially good In New York, Wisconsin and
Nnne.ot the three states pr educed most
a,ssyey east Of the Rockies; but favorable in
Ciiorna which usually produces nearly nuch tho
elh three
Potatoes viii. on the whole. be fair CROP. Here and
New-York tribune., 1885-07-10

there there will tie scarcity; and excess In some
other places. must always be the case viii All cIos
In extensive country bnt any great difference in
prices In different places must be due merely 20 ioc
conditions. Tho same may be- said OF grass ana nay.
There has been good deal OF killing Of clover; but tne
story has been told In specia, we nave
ever pubshed; and usually the reports have been worse
than they are nov. The area under tobacco must ne
considerably larger than heretofore as its culture mas
been introduced la many places. ana its area cI,
larged where 1t has been ordinarily cr'w INC OUTLOOK
is generally good. -
In the of sorghum has received check II u ~
not had set back This was due the poor Of last
year, and the low price OF which closed the
factories at HutchisOn and Sterling Kan. aud Chan-
paen. H. and discouraged sorghum sngar making gem
orally. The new Commissioner OF Agriculture, always
earnest supporter Of the industry thinks hghy% % ..
its future. and will do all e to encourage ~ le
Of Is larger than last year. and the stan. soon
but IL Is trfc too early to say more tnan that @ Tue
present conditions indicate unr reccdeDfed crop inc
chances for misLaps muttudiDous yet, however.
Cotton will be large crop: increase OF TO per css
stand good The total area under II Is estmateu
at II, 100000 accrs . , 4,
ApIcs VIII he n fair crop for what Is the on year IN
most places. Pears poor crop In most iocaI'os
The past winter disastrous TO peach tees III o
northern part OF the country; In the south tue crop Is
good; and fair In the intermediate belt Cherries are
generally a failure Small fruits fair crOps.
In Canada winter wheat like that In Michigan, was
protected good covering Of from the disasters
nf winter and is usually good crop Other crops aSo
appear to be fair averages.
New-York tribune., 1885-07-10
COTTON MARKETS BY rELE,RApH.

IIvRRrooI July o.-Cotton dull Miding UpIands. IL.
Orleaus J'd. salrsSDOO bales, tncIud.
ing 900 for speculation and export receipts 1000
bales American mono Futures quiet UPlands Low Mldd.
6id do August and september delivery i0Gidi also
Add; also i56ldj do september and october dev.
ery 8fd, october and November delivery 31.04d;
do and December delivery 3764d. do Decem-
sry delivery 3sGid do February and March delivery
81 G4d.
d. The saes OF the day included J2cO bales
July delivery 4Gid buyersdo July and August delivery
Gid buycrs do August ana september delivery 45
CId sellers do September and October delivery IIGtd;
value DO October November delivery 3S6Id sellers
do November aud December delivery S604d sellers; DO
December and January delivery S064d sellers do jam.
ary and February delivery 3S-64d sellers do February
aud March delivery. iOJ4d. valno
tiood mDidng Upands. Is l6dd Middling Uplands B
liGd Low Middlng Uplands e.I0d; Good ordinary Up
feias 5T.d; Mlcdins Texas bad' Low Midding Texas.
SD; Good Ordin TcNas 5iai Ordinary Texas Sid;
MGdng Orcaus. sd. Low addins orleans, sgd; Good
ORDINARILY Orleans. Lid; Ordinary orleans 5td.
D. INJECTION Futures closed quiet Uplands Low Midd.
ling clause July delivery iOGid buyers do july and
rust delivery l0bid buyers do August and september
delivery l46d sellers do September and October deliv
ery l3id buyers do october and November delivery
16sd buyers; do November and December delivery 80
buyers January and Febrnay delivery 376td vaiue
do February and March delivery. 39-5id buyers.
8ALvEsION July 9.-Cotton easy; Middline. lOis; Low
Mlddhng vis Good Ordinary po net aud gross receipts
SAVANNAH. July 0-Cotton dull; Middhng. 10; Low Mdd.
ling So Good ordinary. 90 net and gross receipts baei
SEw.oaIEAss July 0-Coton dul Middng 10 Low ND
IL bales Exports France 1910 bales sales 400 bales
afoc ~ bOi bales