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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-18
PROVIsIONS.

BUTTER Creamery, 3SCd4Oc; dairy,
17CG25c; butterine, l4@l6c; country,
l2@G1lSc, according to condition.
CHEESE Prime flats, Ease; New
York factory, Sc; full cream, HOLE;
y. A., ll@@l2c.
MISS PoRK-Old, $40 75C9ll per bar
rel; new, Sll 75(9l2 per barrel; sugar
cured hams, packed, 9l@l0c; break
fast bacon, S!@9c; clear rib bacon, 6s
@6!c.
Bulk Pork - Clear sides, G66Ic;
clear rib sides, 5l@6c; long clear, 5StG
5Jc; shoulders, 4CG4lc.
LARD -Tierces, 6s@6lc; half-bar-
rels, 6}c; kegs, 6!c; buckets, 7@7lc;
half-buckets, 7l@7lc; 5O-lb tins, GO
6}c; 2O-lb tins, 6s@6Jc; lob tins, GO
7!c; 5-lb tins, 7@7ic; 3-lb tins, 40
7sc; choice kettle, tierces, code.
FRESH MEATS eef-Good Kansas
City steers, heavy, Sc; light, 7@74c;
cows and heifers, 63c; mutton, 7c;
lambs, SIZE; pork, tic.
PIGs-FEEr- Brls, SS@s 30; halr-brls
$3G93 %.
New ORLEANS, LA February H.
Hog products unsettled but generally
lower. Pork, $ll so. Lard, 59Jc.
Bulk meats - sh oulders, 3Sc; long
clear, 51c; clear ribs, 60c, Bacon
shoulders, Ate; long clear, 6.95c; clear
ribs, 6.45c. Hams, 9@99c.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, February l7.-Pro-
visions quiet aud easier. Pork, $ll 124
oil 25. Lard, 5 SOC. Bulk mea'G-loose
lots, long clear, 5.45c; short ribs, 5.55c;
short clear. 5.70c; boxed lots un-
changed. Bacon unchanged, Hams
steady, SI@lllc. Butter steady and
unchanged. Eggs firm, 100.
CINCINNATI, o, February l7-Pork
quiet, 81 %. Lard dull, &c. Bulk
meats weaker; shoulders, 4c; sholt
rib, 55c. Bacon easy; shoulders,
45c; short rib, Gle; short clear, 6,40c.
Butter quiet and unchanged. Sugar
steady and unchanged. Eggs quiet,
22@23c. Cheese dull aud unchanged.
CHICAGO, ILL, February Illness
pork opened 5@7lc lower, rallied 100
l2Ic, receded 2l@5c, and closed
steady; cash, $40 95@1l; March,
$40 95@1l, closed at SO 95@l0 979;
May, $ll 174@ll 20, closed at $l1 10
oil l72. Lard quiet and steady; cash,
6.021@6.05c; March, 6023@6 073c,
closed at 6.05@6 07!c; May, 6.l74c.
Boxed meats steady; dry sailed
shoulders, 395@4c; short rib sides,
5.45@5lc; short clear sides, 80
@5S5c. Butter steady; creamery, 20
@32C; dairy, l4@23c. Eggs, 2O@2lc.
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COTTON.SEED OIL, ETC,

SEED-Dclivercd at depot and wharf,
IS per ton; on bank of river e. O. b..
boat, Sc; wagon at mills, S. MEAL
Prime (. o. b., Sl5 per ton. Less than
carload lots, $l5 80. From store, 90c
per sack. CAKE-Nominal; SIC per
ton. OrL-ln carload lots, prime,
crude G. $. oil, 22@23c; prime sum
mer yellow, 26l@27c; oh-summer yell
low, 25@26c; miners, 27@30c; choice
cooking summer yellow, 2S@3Oc.
NEW ORLEANS, La, February H.
Cotton-seed products in fair demand I;
prime crude oil, 2ll@22c; summer
yellow, 27@2Sc; coke and meal, 1910
205c.
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LIVE STOCK.

CATTLE-Good to choice corn fed
butcher steers, 4l@43c; medium TO
good, 4C94ic; common to good. 3(G
Sc. Feeders - Arkansas and Missis-
sippi steers, 2(@22c.
HoGs-Choice butchers, 33(G4c; me
dunn to good butchers, 3i@34c; com
mon and rough lots, 3@3lc.
SnEEP-Choice extra heavy mutton,
4@4ic; good mutton, 3l@34c.
CINCINNATI, O., February 17.-Hozs
firm common and light, SO 35@4 20;
hacking and butchers, 81 1904 55.
Receipts, 1904 head shipments, 100
head.
Kansas Cry, Mo, February IT,
The Lire Stock Indicator reports: Cat.
tle-Receipts, 2l66 head shipments,
1914 head; Glow and 10c lower, except
for tt)ckers and feeders, which are
firm; exporters, S. 1905 30; good to
choice shipping, 81 60G95; common to
medium, S494 so; stockers and feed
eTs, $500; cows, 81 1908 30. HogI-
Receipt 3, 1894 head; shipments, 2233
head; slow and 10c lower, closing
weak; good 10 choice, SO 05(G4 10;
common to medium, SO 6O(g3 90
Sheep Receipts, 1872 head; ship
ments, 1877 head; steady; good to
choice, 81 SOFAS so; common to me-
dunn, 1902 70.
CHICAGO, ILL, February 1.-THE
DrOUerS' Journal reports: Cattle-re-
ceipts, 1900 head shipments, 21O0
head; market slow and l0c lower; the
general market closed weak; shipping
steers, $50 to 1900 pounds, SO 50@5;
ftockers and feeders, 81 60@4 80;
COWS, bulls and mixed, 81 5O(93 rs;
bulk, So 50G3 20. Hogs, receipts,
q 900 head; shipments, 1900 head;
market slow and &c lower roughs and
mixed, So 1904 05; packing and ship.
ping, 81 O5@4 As; light, So 6O@4 10;
skips, 81 1904 10. Sheep-reCeipts,
300 head; shipments, 1000 head;
market brisk and firmer natives, $2@
5 40; Texans, $Z@4; lambs, $495 %.
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NEW YORK; pRT aoODs MARKEr.

NEw YORK, February 17.-There
has been an improved inquiry for
new styles of autumn woolens, aud
through the placing of orders good
business has been laid out by the
many buyers present. For cotton
goods a steady inquiry has prevailed,
but with the production and receipts
interrupted by the Fl pods prompt de-
liveries by agents are restricted to the
supplies in store. Agents have sd-
vanced Ohio checks to SIC; also,
Palmer fancy and Everett blue aud
brown denims &c, and orders for the
latter accepted at value only. The
tone Of the market gains strength
every day.
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INSURANCE STOCKS

New YORK, February 17.-Money
on call ruled easy at l4@2 per cent,
until near the close, when the de-
mand became active and advanced to
4, closing strong at per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, 4G5. Sterling ex-
change dull, but steady and UNI
changed.
Bonds-Govemment bonds were
dull and steady. State bonds were dull
but strong. Railroad bonds continue
very active, the sales to-day aggre-
eating Is, 26S, 900. There was very heavy
speculation in Erie second Consols,
and the funded 5s, moderate activity
in several other issues, including
Hooking Valley firsts, Canadian South
ern seconds, and Fort Worth and Dem
yer firsts; prices generally show fur
Their advances, although the gains are
not as conspicuous as yesterday. The
Erie second cOnsols made a further adj
vance in the morning ORA, but yielded
Q in the afternoon and closed at 1929,
while the same eX-June coupon sold
from S6l to 49,, and closed at S7f.
Other gains include Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy Is, % Rock Island
coupon is, q and st. Paul NJ. and NJ,
rs, q.
Stocks-Stocks We're comparatively
dull. There was steady opening, and
in the early dealings a small advance.
From that time until 3 pm. the
movement was up and down, al
though quite irregular as to individual
stocks, and the market closed on one
of the declines at near the lowest fig
ures of the day for many of the usu-
ally active stocks. None of the stocks
were conspicuously active. Lackawan-
ma and Erie were the most active.
Great weakness was developed late in
the day in Reading and Jersey Cen
trail, the former declining from IS to
90 and Jersey Central from
54s to 53. Lackawanna also
yielded from 1889 to 1921, and Della
ware and Hudson from 1919 to 1861.
Western Union remained comparative
~ steady until late in the day, when it
also sold offover ! per cent. The gen
eUal list, while heavy, suffered only
small fractions in the afternoons
break. The result of the days opera
tons is loss rs compared with last
evening of II to q per cent, with an
exceptional decline Of / in New Jer-
sey Central and Manitoba and Il in
Pacific Mail. The stock last men
toned was pressed for sale in the
afternoon by parties who were under
stood to be long of the stock. The ex-
ceptions to the general rule are slight
gains for Northern Pacific common,
Texas and Pacific and Western Union.
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PETROLEUM MARKET.

CoAL Ou-Primc white, wholesale
lots, l5c per gallon,
CLEVELAND, February l7.-Pctro-
lcum firm; s, w, ll0o, SIC.
PITrsBuRG, Pa, February l7.-Pe-
troleum active, firm and higher: Ma
tional Transit certificates opened mt
79lc and closed at 81 &c; highest price
size; lowest, 79sc.
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HOUSEHOLD sUPPLIEt.

APrLEs-Apples, 81 25@2 so from
store; S292 % per carload from levee
or depot. Dried apples, 3@4d per
pound from store. Dried peaches, SO
4c from store.
Potatoes Potatoes, s. 25@2 80 from
store, s2G2 % per carload from levee
or depot.
VEGETABLEs-Onions, & 1908 25
from store 81 GO92 IS from levee or
depot. Cabbage, "a g per crate;
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GENERAL TRADE.
FUTURE DEALS.

The following is the record of the
bids and offers at the Call Board of the
Merchants Exchange yesterday:
CORN.
No. ,, white, spot, 4llc bid; Febru-
airy, 4llcSBid, 43c asked; March, APE
bid; April, Ale o. t. bid; May, 45c
bid, 468c asked; No. ., spot, $3.50 o. t.
bid; March, SOC o. t. bid; April, SOC
bid May, 424c bid.
OATS.
No. >, white, spot, 34c bid; March,
34c bid; No. ,, spot, 33c bid; Febru-
airy, 33Ic o. t. bid; March, 33lc O. t..
bid May, $40 bid, SEC asked,
BRAN.
Spot, Sl4 80 bid; March, SIS %
asked; April, SIS 30 asked May, 500
sacks sold at ia 30.
CORNMEAL.
Spot, s. 10 asked; February, 81 10
asked; March, 81 20 asked; April,
81 10 bid, 81 % asked; May, - 20
bid, 81 pa asked.
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STEAMBOATS,,
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

0FFIcE ST. LOUIS AND N. o. ANCHOR LINZ,
Memphis, February 10, 1885.
freight will be received at ths Elevator for
all points, CITY OF VICKSBURa will
leave for VICKSBURG on FRIDAY, Feb.
10Th, at 9 p M, and toe CITY OF ST. LOUIS
for NEW ORLEANS on SATURDAY, Feb.
AID STORM, Agent,
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WHISKY, WINES, LIQUORS, ETO

WHIsKY-Straight Kentucky Bour-
bon. 81 60@6; rye, 81 1906; domes-
tic, 90c9Sl 90.
ST. LOUIS, February lI-Whisky,
81 10.
CucAGo, February IL Whisky
steady, ST. Is.
New ORLEANS, February l7.-Whis-
ky steady, $l@l %.
CINCINNATI, February 17.--Whisky
steady, 81 TO- Sales of finished goods
ON this basis, $50 barrels.
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MOVEMENTS AT THE LEVER.

Administrations, Friars Point !;
Chickssaw, Whits river Dean Adams,
Osceola.
DepdrtureS.-Coahoma, Friars Point !;
Chickasaw, White river; Dean Adams,
0scs ola; Granite State, Cincinnati.
Boat m Port -Gayoso.
Boat Due DoiVn.-Buckeye State.
Boats Due Up.-Kate Adams and
Big Helena.
Receipts Yesterday.
Chickasaw-l45 bales cotton, $50
cases canned goods and AZ pkgs sun
dries.
Dean Adams-l0l bales cotton, 10
bags seed-cotton, 1873 SKIS corn and 25
pkgs sundries.
Coahoma -2SS bales cotton, 8 bags
seed.cotton, AZ SKIS seed, horse and
20 pkgs sundriss.
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LONDON, February 17.-Consols-
l0l SIG for both money and the ac.
count. Bar silver, 46}d per ounce.
The amount of bullion withdrawn
from the Bank Of England on balance
to-day is el7OO.
PARIS, February 17.-Three per
cent. rentes, S2f. 17lc. for the account.
BANK CLEARINGs.
New York, February Tx
changes, sl23,550,70l; balances, So
699,Sl2.
BALTIMORE Mp, February IL
Bank clearings, 81 $50, III; balances,
1921 $40.
CHICAGO, ILL, February 1.-THE
associated bank clearings to-day We're
$5,725,0OO.
PHILADELPnA, Pa, February H.
Bank clearings, al, 643,S4O balances,
$685. 1867.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, February 17.-Bank
clearings, $2,20l ,625; balances, $412,-
l45. Exchange on New York, soc
premium.
Boston, Mass, February LEX
changes, 81, 500, 30S; balances, 81 ,40S,-
965; money, u per cent. Exchange
on New York, 5CGSc premium.
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a CARD

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions Of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc., will
send recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discover
ed by a missionary in South America, Send
selE-addresssd envelope to the Rev. JlsEFH
T. INHIN, Station d, Rsio York CiiV.
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Movements Of ocean steamers.

QUEENSTOWN, February l7-Arrived;
Egypt, New York.
BREMEN, February II. - Arrived:
Maine, New York.
HAMBURG, February l7.-Arrived:
Rhaetia, New York.
NEw YORK, February l7.-Arrived:
Bordeaux, Liverpool; Erin, London;
Amerique, Hayre.
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HORSES AND MuLEn.

IIoRsEs-Good driving, $125@250 ;
good saddle, Sl40a30O; plugs, S35@sO;
good mares, fS5@l40.
MULEs-l44 to 10, $ll0@130; Is to
l5l, $l25@140; 154 to 10, $l40@175.
Supply small; demand moderate.
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and tow, New Orleans. The Gu.d .ng
Star is yee up.
CAIRO, February l7.-Noon-River
SO feet 9 inches on the gauge and rising.
Weather clear and cold. No arrivals.
Departed: Henry Lourey and barges,
New Orleans, 8 am; Belle Memphis,
st. Louis, am. F; Port Eads and barges,
st. LOUIS, 9 am; City of New Or
leans, st. Louis, 8 am; Wyoming, st.
Louis, Dam.
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RIVERS And STEAMBOATS,.
sTEAMERs LEAVING


THIS DAY.
Arkansas City...KATE ADAMS, SPIN.
Tiptonville.. ; pm.
FRIDAY.
friars Point. S pm.
Vicksburg ........:CIrY ov VIcEsBuRG, pm.
New 0rleans...... THOs. SuERLoCE, II IN.
0sceola. ,...... ......DKAS.ADANs, pm.
Cincinnati .........CHAs. MoRGAN, lOa.m.
Cincinnati .........BUoEEyE STATE, SPIN.
SATURDAY.
New Orleans ......BIG HELESA, SPIN.
New Orleaps..... CRY on ST. LOUIS, pm.
White River ......DESNET, pm.
Arkansas River-E. W. CoLE, bp.m,
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Above /
low water
sTATIONs.

PIrrsBURe, February IL. - Noon
River IL feet 9inches on the gauge and
falling. Weather clear and cold.
CINCINNATI, February 17.-Noon-
River rising, with 80 feet inch on
the gauge. Weather clear and cold;
thermometer $50.
LOUISVILLE, February II. Noon
River rising, with l3 feet 10 inches in
the canal and 10 feet s incheRon the
falls. Business good. Weather mod
Grating. Departed: W. w. 0'Neill
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FINANCE And COMMERCE.
MONEYS PER CENT. NEW YORK
EXCHANGE IA PREMIUM.
Cotton Closed Easy; MiddIing S 9.16e;
Sales 1900 Bales Other Mar
kets Unchanged.

Money continues in fair demand mt
. per cent, but good commercial pa
per is easily placed at that figure.
Local securities steady. The cotton
market remains weak, and factors are
compelled TO make concessions in or
der to effect sales. Offerings were
quite liberal, but buyers and sellers
were about &c apart. The decline of
1-l6d in the price of middling at
Liverpool had no perceptible effect on
the market in view OF the fact that
New York did not respond to the de-
cline, but advanced , to points on
future deliveries. Sales, 1900 bales;
receipts, 1870 bales; stock, 1885
bales. At New York spots closed
quiet, middling 9 Lice; futures quiet,
February s.94@8.96. At New Orleans
spots closed weak and irregular, mid
ding SIC; futures dull but steady at
to = points advance, February S.56c
bid. At Liverpool spots were dull in
buyers favor and 1-l6d lower for mid
ding, which closed at 4sd; futures
quiet and steady and l-64d lower,
February sd value. Receipts at all
United States ports yesterday, 1928
bales, against 64S0 bales same time
last year. No change in the general
market. Provisions and breadstufis
steady at quotations. Eggs scarce at
PIC.
IMPORTS.
Seven brls apples, $50 SKIS bran %
brls beans and peas, 20 pkgs butter
80 pkgs bacon, 500 pkgs boots and
shoes, 1868 bu corn, pkgs cheese,
8 cars cotton-seed, $40 SKIS cotton
seed, ITO bdls cotton ties, pkgs dry
goods, 6 pkgs eggs, $3.50 brls flour, $40
bales hay, % pkgs hats, los nd hogs,
so nd cattle, 81 nd horses and mules,
100 pkgs lard, $4,000 it lumber, IS pkgs
liquors, 22j brls meal, "a brls molasses,
$50 kgs nails, $3.50 bu oats, 2S5 brls
onions, 772 brls potatoes, 3 cars pork
sides, 25 brls sugar, and l7G pkgs to-
baCCO,
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TAGGING AND TIES.

BAGGrNG--Jute, 0l@llc; flax, 100
lQlc, according to weight, Ties, II 20
al %.
NAuS-'2 45(62 20.
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COTTON MARKETS.

The local market opened easy, and
closed easy; middling, 9-l6c. Sales,
1900 bales, including 600 Tuesday
evening, of which $50 were to eX-
porters, and $50 to spinners.
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WEATHER AND RIVERS.

0PTIoR SIGNAL SERVICE, U. 8. A., |
MEMPHIS, TRIM, February Is, PM
The following observations are taken
at all stations named at T5o meridian time,
which lie one hour faster than Memphis time.
Obapgas
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New York futures opened easy, and
closed quiet and > to points higher.
Sales, $4,000 bales. The closing quo
tations we're as follows, as compared
with Yesterday:
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Cure Guaranteed

The ElectrOGRlvanic SuspcnsOry Belt isA
Positive Cure for Nervous Debility, Loss
of Nigor, Weakness, Premature Old Arc.
&C. &c. &500.O0 Reward paid II every Belt
NO sell does not generate genuine Electric
Belt We send a written guarantee 70 return
the full amount paid II Il does not make
ELECTRIO BELT AGENCY, corner Plat
bah Avenue and STATE Street, BrooklYn. n. Y.
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There was an advance in Milwaukee,
lake Shore and Western from $50 to
63, but it closed at 60, a net gain of }.
The market closed generally firm, al
though somewhat irregular.
The total sales OF stocks to-day were
337,S90 shares, including Canadian
Southern, $3.50; Central Pacific, 49,
OPS; Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, 44,475; Delaware and Hud-
son, S455; Erie, 30,325; Lake Shore,
1880; Louisville and Nashville, r.,
475; Northwestern, l4,0S0; New Jer-
sey Central, 1925; Ohio and Missis-
sippi, $3.50; Pacific Mail, 2S,Sl5; Read
ing, 1855; St. Paul, PAIL; Union
Pacific, $3.50; Wabash Pacific, 5000 I;
Western Union, II, 500; Northern Pa
cific preferred, 1879; Oregon and
Transcontinental, 72l0. Closing quo
tations:
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JOHN u. NORTON
-9MadisOn St., Memphis, Tenn,
DEALER IN
STOCKS AND BONDS

ps-COrrespOndence solicited. InfOr-
nation cheerfalIy furnished. ga
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The New Orleans spot market opened
easy, and closed weak and irregular.
Sales, 1850 bales.
Yesterday Day Before.
ordinary. .... e. ..,............
Good ordinary .............. IA rs
Low middling ................. s
Middling .......... ..-.......... "a 81
Good middlinE-......"....S 5-l6 9 5-l6
The New Orleans future market
opened barely steady, and closed dull
but steady, and TO points higher.
Sales, $4,000 bales The closing quo
tations were as follows, as compared
with yesterday:
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FOR TIPToNvILLE.

For UsceOia, Halos Point. CaruthersvilIe,
aayoso and Egtonyille0Ths new steamer
GAYOSO, EnaE
W. P. HAll....,.master J. D. Fuller. .....clerk.
will leave as above, and all way points,
EVERY MONDAY and THURSDAY at s
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FINANCE.

Money in good demand at s per cent.
The Clearing House report is as follows:
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BANK STOCKS.

In the first column we give the price bid,
and in the second the price ASKED.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-07
A Clever Cat.

The following proofs Of intelligence
in cat you may deem worthy of a
space in your columns: A literary
friend of mine at Bath had been often
vastly amused at the interest with which
her cat appeared to view her proceed
ings at the writing table. He would
sometimes jump up beside her, and lay
his paw on her wrist On one occa-
sion, however, he leapt on the table in
front of her, and watched her narrowly,
and with such preternaturally know
ing glance in his bright eye, with his
head held slightly on one side, that she
was impelled to lay down her pen, and
look at him. What was her surprise
and delight to see him walk deliberately
to the inkstand, take pen in his mouth,
and leaping to the floor, commence
tracing characters with it on the carpet,
fortunately for which, poor Timothy
had forgotten the ink. Another day
his mistress said to him in fun, ooh,
Timothy, l have lost button off my
dress; | wish you would find itr The
animal looked at her, walked OFT of the
room, and returned in a few minutes
with the missing button in his mouth.
Alas-l poor timothy he has dsap-
peared, and this is probably the only
permanent record of his winning ways.
Boston Herald
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER !, 1886
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.

The Legislature will not be acting up
to the times if it closes without bring
ing the question of introducing the
electric light to a definite and satisfac-
tory conclusion. There was, we under
stand, some enthusiasm in the select
committee on the two bills at the first,
but it is said that the business is now
dragging very slowly May we hope
that before this is printed, the committee
shall have submitted practical report.
There can be no question as to the ne
cessity of more light on the streets of
Honolulu. The city is miserably
lighted. After the lights in stores and
other buildings are out, the
lamps are barely sufficient to mark
the principal street corners. They
are inadequate to tighten the way
between each other, so that it is pain
full task to traverse the very uneven
sidewalks on dark nights. Ifthe electric
light is at all within the means of the
community, it would be shortsighted-
ness to continue the present system of
gasoline lighting. The estimated ex-
pense of the newer invention may seem
much greater than the present outlay
But lighted better the city must be,
and the required quantity of
light by gasoline may cost as much as
more satisfactory illumination by elec
tricity. There are two charters before
the House, but we have nothing to say
regarding their respective claims. tits
for the committee to investigate those
on their comparative merits. Some
thing is said about the Government as
suming the service themselves, and
conducting it like the Water Works to
the best possible advantage of the COM
munity. Perhaps it would be best to
make it public work. This, also, it is
for the Legislature to decide Mean
while the community demands, "More
light p
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-07
An Unluclxy Composer.

Membree, the composer, whose
death has been announced in France,
had to contend against professional ILL.,
fortune all his life Years ago he wrote
song, and sold it to publisher for
$40. More than 200, 900 copies of it
we're sold, on which the publisher
made handsome profits, but Membree
never got another cent. In other re-
spects be was more fortunate. He
married wisely and well, his wife bring
ing him a large fortune and making
him almost an ideally happy home.
His departure from life, too, was joy
Gus one. He was at dinner, surround
ed by family and friends, and the best
of cheer prevailed. He took up a
knife to carve chicken, laid it down
again, sank back in his chair, smiling,
and was dead
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-07
Origin OF Sandwiches.

Those who have read Trevelyan's
"Early Life of Charles James Fox"
aud other memoirs Of that period will
remember numerous references to the
prohigate Earl Of Sandwich, but many
persons may have forgotten under what
circumstances he invented the combi-
nation of bread and meat which bears
his name the world over Sandwich
was a member of the He'll Fire Club
and played high. On one occasion,
when for twenty-four hours he was too
engrossed to leave his seat at the gamb-
ling table, he ordered a waiter, by a
happy inspiration, to bring him, from
time to time, slices.of meat placed be-
tween slices of bread. The idea took
in the club and immortalized the Earl
of Sandwich.