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st., ana yourself at the door OF MT. Lucy,
at Mr. Lacy what he molcsly calls ms romg worh
shop bright little rouin the winter sdn SHINING throus
the wn'ows, IRON which one can see over the oppc,
blocks. l. rd Tennyson once called Vicora-sI
Ia he'll" bat ne evidently did not draw Ms lui
from Mr. Lucy's "work>hui." . The new editor was
i small cseljre writing hard and debating 10
his private secretary, who was sitting at aholher uu
close by. Mr.. Lucy also 10 surrounded Dy 10 nj
uter lew oi' hi .I,iry ~ Two parIiamcnts" his
novel .!Gdeo; Fieyce, and East by West" much OF
which appeared from time to time in me Ddhy @ ems.
We'll Mr.. Lucy reply to my questions ana con, ~
graduation his appointment. have but minute 70
surprise. had idea of seeh thing. IL Is gIeas
post ard naturally feel elsted. But you mnst KNOW KNOW
tSs tSs' csn very Gs9s should ike to expres. the
great respect and esteem hays ys0 aiwSG Make
any chanses 1t may be that the policy OF inc psper
Will be little more slrenuons ana l,e for Ts
Ddiiy NC,oS has always taken an independent
giving blind support to this Minister that OF 10 ms
Government or to that Government bI,hh .,ye ~
he the first TO register the coming changes in the FONT
cal atmosphere My lifes work has been spent Nv o..
With the most influential men on both sides OF the
House. Again trust that we snail 9nue[ hie , Do
not Imagine that caro- for personalities | contend
that when man appears on me moor or Q, s ss
on the stage he is fair game Tor ,eaTs .ne HIM.
believer In iutruding upon the sancuy Oh pisa 1
life. Interviewsi YesI accord you one Bat is mHse
nothing. One must creep before one can walk" in
faot It probable that the motto of the new editor vi
The Doy Ne,os will be fsin1 lcR'e somo day let us
hone he will run. ,,.o,
Mr Henry w. LUCY halls from the north. having been
born at Crosby, near Lvcrpo J. on December % Ie49
in 1864 he oined the staff of The Shrewsbury ChroniGe
chief reporter. Four years later he came 10 Lonaon
to MI an appointment on the morning edition or me
Pail Mall Gazette and in October, 1873. Joined the DdtfB
Necs as special chief OF the Parliamentary
corps and writer OF the summary OF Parliament lie is
the author OF "a Handbook OF Parliamentary Pro-
cedurc" contributes the " Essence of Parliament TO
Punch and London letter for several leading daily ana
weekly provincial newspapers He Is credited with nav
ing edited Mayfair for a time.
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wednesday opened at an advance OF about loe a c
ec%d # red Ia Viz p0t the hS @ en be that
there wouId plenty Of cattle on Friday tas pteSy
the s qrsaay and Fry proved 70 5s af s
IN exccss o. te demand causing sI;i ., Van on
spce ich was ayoralc eatars OF the rie
I'll Brtsh s5S narsSii iTPsoted e i0y % p OA
Live Calves increase n1py OF neary tS be cose on
Wenc1day dsened before saturday nearly &c per On
SriSe na a das Es wsrN cys srog %S e the end
TIE sane causes hat an os"r oS s9'P PsSs 81 wRc
scb over $1,000 head eneing saturaT t an
largest number Il bencvsG ever rcsiyed in one wse
ar and hS cUnnncG %G 81 10 s up 20 e a on u
e srn rates were nearly PC lila Ian Tar The i1ish on
Thursday but broke dOwp before he oDss an
Gnnng 1as tie i' early p,rt Of the Week ,.o,
Hogs the tendency t. Lower 1--WE pIe
tho prec3 ling Monda with tie outside aglre at - 20 or
27 cars from Oak ci which arrived there satgiay o1
s5 Ssrs y M hsnS en5 as iiGs Monday Ia
ArrSa at tl Included Cor Mr. Eastman and %
30 clrs tor crn Mczgcr and no trade was reporter a'
Al Jcrsy CITY schwart susbOrger hal Il
ncuas 10 cars held over sauriayoi loads The
sFo: grade. when Mr. rasSsG ;cSe
ans r1G s va: '9;F' s"5 @
C %h and a e Srn % Not over S 30 s G f
difference Of me markcs and nd W %nr .ss %spy Y
1Odiac Friday fresh arrivals tnst
through without detention orogh ABOUT ne
tho feeling
Compared with the early sales OF ast
wednesday prices day were SOC lower, Tor all Out Top
grades. which and firm. .,o-on, NJ.
Dry and Helfer< S3aSi Bulls at So 250S 70;
Old Stays and Oxen 81 5Hde4 SO: and while few niue
thin steers went SO a the bulk OF the iran &C
az $685. 40 for Common TO tood Bulocks WIN
Prime Cboice selling at s 60a sB aud Exa ana fsngy
ut SO o. as 37a iucudng 10 Chcagos aysIa=ng o2z ID
sold the outside figure by ~ Goldsmith and ~ head oIo
H. sold by l. Regeust In at SO 25 3. ooea
50 20. . ., .., $50,
No shipments tolay. Tomorrow the Nevada taxes out
22iO ausr;ers Beef and 240 carcas3es OF Mutton -
weeks shipments OF Live stock and Dressed Beer ana
NM a follows:
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THE LONDON DAILY NEWS.
PERSONAL NOTES OF EDITORS HILL AND
LUCY
From The Poll nau Gazette. Jan. 9.

The Times this morning says: I'VE regret
90 learn that the connection between ne Daily Ne~s
s,xtcon years, has been somewhat abruptly severed"
MI Hils departure from the editorial chair takes place
the same with every readiness the part o. the
OF s 70 sw the dis
W. in position to state tsnt The new editor who
for some time lie chief OF the Parliamentary stan
OF the paper Mr.. Lucy is well known also for his "Es-
sence OF Parliament" In Punch, his letters From the
Cross Benches in me Obsever and his London letters
TO several OF the leading provincial dailes MI Lucy
hs mark yet more prominentlyin London Journalism
lie enters upon his duties, we understand on Monday
lhe news this morning that Mr.. Frank II. Hps long
ANA honorable connection with The Daily Neps been
II mas been an open secret for time that change
Of edorshp might shortly be expected, The DAILY NeWs
break Of tho Franco Gerinan War In 1870 soon after
Mr. Hill assumed the editcrship Since that time, how
ever, IL has had uphill struggle TO mzLaln its posi-
tion. its circulation In the provinces being naturally
much less than that OF It's two rivals The Standard and
The Ddy Telegraph, both OF which practically Con
servatve newspapers For there is hardly irstclass
Conservative journal IN the provinces whereas there are
chester Guardian and Examiner The Birmingham Post
The Leeds Mercury re Lass,Po0s Post With which ne
position Of the leading Liberal organ have not
this has commonly. and, we believe. correctly. been
attributed to the fact that the editor Las not held the In
been compelled to share the MANAGEMENT OF the paper
With Of the propreors while &C the same time boar
otseS @stched sctisn Mr Hill has in fact not been
much editor as the expression !: generally under
writer's position similar TO that of political director"
OF Continental Journal u 1. TO 20 assumed tmst MT
cunstanoes Of peculiar responsbiity has insisted
on being given free hand. and WILL therefore, be editor
Immediately upon receiving the news that Mr.. Fl. W.
Luey the famous correspondent OF how many papers,
Parliament men and Parliament manners. In ixneh
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Dantmg Aeaoemles.

ALLEN DODWORTH, 6S1 5TH-AVE..
n ASSISTED BY HIS SON, FRANK DopWoRfH
Glasses and private lessons Gentlemen Monday and
Thursday evenings
new class for little Tuesdays ami Fridays half
past two. send Tor circular.
ALEXANDkR MACGREOkS, H. 5lik
~ ANF-PriVate lessons ana classes ~ day 6eniIe-
mems classes Monday GDd ThuTGlay EVENING"
ne GARMO'S-1.476 Broadway (42d-st.)
~ New GLASS saturday n
CEO. w. WALLACES classes, 121 West
" 3sth-st, Broadway. ethave. New classes Ladies
Gentlemen Monday Thursday evenings chdrens classes
MR.. y. HARVARD REILLY. Master of
WI Dancing. 57s 5th-aye See Circular.
II, GEORGE D0DWORTH. 21 West 2ith-st.,
L formerly with Mr.. Allen DoiWorth. Now open
nlulsTs Room to let for GeEHiaRs. ETC.
Ma. iGENDR Oi Broadway and 32d-st.,
WI gives Lessons IN DANCING sveu day circuA.A
EERNANDO'S DANCING ACADEMY, l62
East Tjh IT. tEank BUILDING. class Lessons and "a
yae every day und evening soma Tor circular
\ large Hal 10 let Tor Select Entertainments
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Tbe ayerago was ostimatod ~ 20 NJ
REVIEW OF THE WEEK Receipts Of Reeves were
go head more than last wosk and 1lbO head pore than
Tie corresponding week last year. Tho markets t4s
tho severe storms and blockade hs RAILROADS ssry n the
produce temporary shortage Of inc Eastern mar
ksts but tho effect q which was OF suoh snort
available points hurry forward stock tha stead OF
scarcify o surplus before tie close OF
cansinx Aharp reaction In prices The market on
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NAY AXp are arm fos III Hay mgPay f%Pgy nshs 9
no & IG rG 40 So = Sc ts S AMI aim Y pS sS
WoLHsf7- quiet 500 tes cuba 20 tc aeargo sold at
siaIss IrsusirrsOo notices January delivery issued at
sl7 TN Tm at iR0' Sss sSI nsn al 81 90
Gg7& Trsnsfera6ls notices issued at 5. . y Copper
h gr hin I,srs Trsnse able notices takel ssued At
l IL 'c 9 n"Ss Goss, issued at C5c speter
Nat Trans cradle notes somsSc 1snIf SS M % S 4ol
Ro.a dnil strain d. 90 God stained. ~ o. r. ll3c
II zoe lo%. sool l'SS e. g. G,ot ". % 6coc " V'''
OCEAN WSs as oqers'sE fsr
The ortant items were 10 hNdW M - EHr Ma PIsuegs %,
oil private isEoN honce bark, 2OO ms
red o T. = m sna steam pS@SS GSpSS BRUSH bs
Il 900 crudc on 81 JAVA hence an Italian & 6aIs
s%s1lsh bfig ooo bis refined OIL cd cork ron
o6 tS% ars naf@9r' ar%p 80 or cd steam
hence 90 bush corr I'd aea frTn 61S 81 IoGs nl. nr'
schooner general cargo current rats NORFOLK hence
ia%S'T / SS SoP"Vl q 20 t"'i, ahSoE, 2Oc.
pRovlsIoYs-poRK--r market Is drm and without
change Of with hight trade reported sass 10
81 o6Gsi3 Clear Backs ano ss 6OstS96 for Extra
Prime G BEEFMa't,o F. M oo I ITa Ness SDl. facEc
siioo Si2oO In Family Mess. az 0oasiSo0 BEEF
naMS ctr MEATs-rc Wei i I6c
seyaHGS e, sGcssa sncgGer rrcii.d
ern delivery. Long clear. 45c5 short Clear 30
civ ueayy 10 Light. 595 4c Pi<s. . 'se. LAHD-lhe
ru.do "A sight 10 aelug up .di
strength Speculation Is fRry active
bD aa trading rn Western steam spot quoted
- HSc sales 20 arrive d6pc cost and freight
6 tcs January 6lNeb+9c closing B4-c 1000 tcs Feb
mary str4Hy,c. closing 81 a .tyc 33lO tcs March.
sS'a ~ iec closing 6.6"d6 Hc. 800 cs April G19E
gcc clospe65 .BrcI 415O ties. May, hOJGBbtc, clos
o. o. dc CIV steam stronger Sales 2iO tcs $500
Rsnnsd Continent 6.No. ana South American. 0Jo
atrIIEU AND CHEESr--As quotei last BlTIER
-ra,forn creamery 4c. Western Creamery. se3.ci
rim do 3i 35c State Dairy halfhrkin tuba lsG2Cci
Wss.rn Faciory ia lee. Imitation Creamery l8d2c4
Wesern Dairy. o22o CHEESE-s9lte;; Utei SIsnt
snd I've state 2i 36c western 2l125c Southern. 240
SHc SSpc I1,oed state 2l C., Western. 2062lc.
suGA~iaw quiet aud stssoy FAT no HenninS S2G g1'
S7sci 100 bags centrifugal li6e and 200 hhdA Mar
Unique $50 ehnc9 dull poxs,I,s CS Sd srnea spsn
mated $3.50 iil8c.j Mould a" es.S coDfeetiopeers
wkits gItfa sc% is.s5 i2.leci Extra &c" 67'l6S5'c
30" 81 dba4c.i yellow. odSlso -, ,. u..,,e,
.aIes 100 900 n oieou,arg garine, part 6stc. , ,, -,
LOWS, sady and active Priino Oity quoeu ~
a4ISi0c sales 100000 III. s%@4 I''loo'
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Good Ordinary 6L 10y n idus" ..'... s,,
strict CCodOTiin1ry 79ts MEttlhs'.'..-.'' -
Fututes wero dull and points lower Sales oOVOo
Market closing steady. Transferable notices,

Market closing steady. Transferable notices, 925
1Sr MtSea n Soed
puce yer moderate trade or e1oott ,s s IN ma par
E1a e. and % mp lPifS aSe9s eass SS including
se E Gy sl M E''53 go b5 ras IL
Choice winter Wheat 7oo GGls Ehun uISpnnc Mp s5ooS
l. ~ for msip sprus aud Winter Wheat 1900 bOl. Winter
%s.t f des q psen g. GsS N T@ss
9T ,5c to God 500 b SHa we 1 @ Sport
90 o suPesaS 7, FaScv 81 EgFs STATE s5 3 s.
Common % god Extra yCsiS,9 ~ Common
Coco ip 2.i9S G4s6S Ono FIT 8 Ws;r oo sso
oc 80 cSmmC9 1. $ Stra
ii 50d 90: Pstnt 81 75asS sos Bakers Extra 8 iOs
ocS a. - lou! Y Gooa veV choice Paten;
Winter wheat Extra g soes5 cy M S'ro for %sy: wss
sin rPs; 81 sGq!n 1%:Slr
roc any saes s1e2 bis ann ScHdn. H
Ga5d s%a 'Te1a E1frs a' at chose 8 500
sS sup.ra5a sSs fsSgaplsa $ a ycKwHEAT F2TR
bn i' Price, uSebsSd sales. 2o Gbs BRANDY vim ..
y r. s.%Isd at 50 OoasS IS and yellow Western at
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. heavy. Cash lots favor buyers;
closing ln Hiih eCSc STr 20 % a thsn recovered ae
dec clo'rH heavy at shade me Made ced
fairly active business ~ opsns SeiPper' e29g g1no SnsS
future $4,000 bush spot incuding unsraded Winter rd
At A%GeT S SostSSr sor. & GG at n &C. naGcr The price
February vessel TO go 70 store also No cd for
February sS.S1c. closnF at $50, DO % for mare, March
o fo.ns SG Cor If G., fS %, % so sEF closing Al
do for June 80 a9tac closing AZ yic do io Juy 70
tc roSlpg nominal do for August. 1hdSo Sc ciosYng
nor,na do December g. r'as closing nominal ny t-
som a62l fer Western ani " q &C. Tor state
....BARLEN AID BAhlkI MALI ull and pres
wtho.t decided chan .CORN-Market shslo De'tt
Tor while ni ash lots are Ilhr o"et
option. orencf saiy then vi oha trhe ara oose He .
4 limited trade Tor export AMI nome
use ana coot opiions Shlpper- bugn 4uuu"
Lu-h sale. bush. future. 10000 spot anl To ar
ryN including Unrradcd Mixed at t'dlvc; No s. =,
aiTlr ,tsaiGcr MIed a79dt7Hc N elevator 80, $40
a. c for January 41c for February AMI 4pdit"c snoat
-tsan-r hita &c IN elevator Kllnbnod 'tG.
nominal u 5Uc. IN ELEVATOR No MlNed iot
January 3 d5oc- closnsat 80 c. 10 Tor FEBRUARY 80
SC closing atI sc do tor harch iSsd sc c!o.hE 1t
C do 10 ,rr sSssass nc. closing at NJ; 90 90 i2
closing at sc ...- OAIS-th :" hlie 20
isr lov,r and liked unchanged Optlo opened 'hals
stronger lost the advance and deolineh ,,,
Clos eavy AT the inside pncos. sales. $1,000 bus uIuIc
D. o. bush spot ami to arrive including Ne" MAeI Al
=. No 1 80 Lc; 80 quoted - 8 C., Ne. Nhiti S,c
30 > 40r.' NO no. nz Il ct NiIed western ,h 3rhs
.pr White do. 9l3c-; Mixed state 3-'t- ana " mIe
do lOai2c 1000 hush 20 White TO 1ryo cost IsliR1 ~
No. MtNel tor January, 5'tn
nj Nc closing do. for febru 70 IA ccos'hs
N 4. =. DO Tor May, SO. 81 F-r closing al JbAc
-tocks 10 store In Ney.Yors. BrOolyn and Jersey city
grain held In railway lighters on certhcate
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THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
PR yorib Rigsr, Vessels aud RgiIro tds.
crvry,L, MAK1gr REPORT.

coFFRE-spot 30 steady tut fuct fair ssc no 1ae, i
gDtiors -nal trahci saisS doV
bags closing Januiry, G35aj3j Fsbruary ei5a0oo
March GsOaG55 biz ald asked Mid quiet salea 40 naFs
Maracain 30 Care Costa Flea aud tUO mats PadanS
rS KishOn pirate terTis. ..,. .ok
COTTON-Spoi COTTON dnli and unchanged saies. s3SS
Lses ti5 Saturday iIcludng 2iu iot export ~.
22o :of home consumption. Dlverca. GOO bales keceip9
az ports u ,G2 bales. againht lJ,OSo ihs uy as' ~
ana lJ,.45 ,gst year. .,--- o,,.s,Nc aton
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financia!.
2 PER CENT FARM MORTGAGES.

TIE cORBIy BANKING CO.. ,f5 BROADWAY
The basis Of success Of every INDUSTRY the West North
west ana south IS the produce 'e tey,n Wheat corn
md and s Ss sS sy Ss s
e r., s d ds e @5s e sae %s 5
almost entirely upon the snsce Of ths rcnltna interest
hTS ss ssssG @ a
% ss That Sr $ 're TSs mat made
M3ET9A OF these FARMS is letter than any
NH "TIfiRiY:iFiSwss CONSECUTIVE YEARS o, active and
s Esr S m0s The rs q az
learning .ss value = these .ssnrs. y q:
with Us during last two years Of depression.
A TCHISON. Topeka and SANTA FE Rights
IA circular. sSG:ss 5. sss sps apoa ssr appus,on
40 H1'hanse place. NeTfSra u EasSange place. Boston.
UYIrED srAIEs NATIONAL BASG,l
AT THE ANNUAL MEETING of the stock
n Of this Bonk held he l2h instant the fSow
ing named gentlemen wre unanimously elected i
LOGAN g g MgRRaY. SAs HxdSY Y A5ExANRpENR& x bnpN&
S$H5SPIHT ( bHhSEH sHz5: aGasIs & Ii Mi5RSE: jHsSEs:
+ v. PPiEsARsAL1.
At meeting of the Board held This day Mr LOGAN
"o""A "S' 'n'"'' L. O. sHkRMAN, Cashier
TIE NATOsA sa9E onK asD Isn EsATarf ~ iss sash
A Il the annual meeting of the stockholders or
a THIS bank, day the following named genteme0
elected Det the insung year 70 WIZ
JAMES l.. STEWART, JOHN VI. CRANE.
VII IAN SITLZBACHER ABRAMAH BUSSING,
cIf M IS SPEAR GEOR1E l.. PEASE,
TUoMA AZ RUSSELL. JOSEPH &. STOUT
JOSEPH 4. KNAPP, ALpNIO SLUln,,n
THEODORE 81. IVES, THOMAS PONI IEiS,,
At meeting Of the new Board. JOHN u. CRIME Wa re-
bo'h unanimousiy H. ". KNAPP, Cashier
THE FOURTH NATIONAL BANK OF THE CITY OF NEW YoRx
ATA MEETING OF THE EStOCkHOLDERS
~ OF the Fourth National Bank Of the City OF NewYork
held January IL 1885 the following named gentlemen were
unanimously elected directors for the ensuing year,
TO- FIU n HOYT CHARLES SMITH,
FREDERICK MEAD JOHN ~ IN MAN.
EoRSEfIns n RIIss o. d. BALDwIN,
RICHARD I. WILSON
At subsequent meeng o: IN directors held January
Mr. o D. Baldwin unanimously reelected and
MIR Cornelius N. Bliss unsnimonsy reelcced Vico-
Yres,dant " ~ H. BUCKHoUr.
Pi'''u'"" Cashier.
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JULIUS wApswoRrH. vioe.Preslden,.


oFPICg CONTINENTAL INSURANCE. CohPASY,l
No 100 BROADWAY. NEw.lokk, Jan ~ lSSb
V,UE BOARD OF DlREC TORS OF THIS
Compsny have cay declared semi Annual Interest
DictdenS az Three AND A HA IF PER CENT upon the
can stock COMPANY and upon the amount Oh IT'S
& rplus special reserve flnds Oored "a pur
me Act passed ApTi H. 1874 qua as deded en-
gJ M Act 10 propid security AGAINST erfrdordlndrV con-
and Sor me creation sdy funds bp Fire Isur-
dnee con'pd"'e' . 'A'" CYRUS PECK, Secretary.
OFFICE OF ST. LAWRENCE MARBLE Co.
No ll5 BROADWAY, NEw-YoRK. Jan. 10. 1886.
TIME BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the ST.
l LAWRENCE MARBLE co. have this day declared q
dividend from the earnings o'he past months ofThREH
PER CENT payable on demand r,,,-,,>,s s.
THE BANK FOR SAVINGS, 81 BLEEcARRsr,
NRw.YoRK, January Is, 1886.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES have this day
declared the usual under the provisions OF the
by laws months ending the 3lst December
as follows
annnm on ali S. and ard not exceeding $50 o.
payable on and after third MONDAY being the 18th day
This ia carried the credit Of depotors
a. principal the ls st where IT stands exactly as 10
posit .... ,o.,. =, n.,, ,,.o xx,sn rs
qunoo U" "" ROBERT S.HoLT, See retary
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piui0cn0 Notices.

OEFICE HoMEsTAkE MINING CO.. MILLS ILDING, }
IL BgoAosT. NEW IobS jan. IL, 1885
nIVIDEND NO. 90.-Ihe regular monthly
/ dividend FORTY CENTS per share. has been declared
Drceuber IS payable al erco OF compa.y san FrAp
CISCO ranhter agency NesNoTE GU the 25th INST
Transfer Books close on .Oth INST
OCNsBEKY & GO. Transfer Agents.
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ELMWOOD SCHOOL FOR BOYS.-At MIL
~ ford Comp Peren.s who are unfortunate IN the man.
sSsmsns 81 . shss s0ng WI A. Vel
FREEHOLD INSTITUTE, Freehold, n. j.
t2d year. Prepares for husnsss, for Princeton %
snmbiA Yalo and Harvard REV. A. o. CHAMbERS prin.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-19

For Boys and Young Men-Country.
pOYS and YOUNG MEN privately fitted for
- College Conditioned rejected candidates coached
summer OF Winter. r. HOFFMAN,. btocibridre MasA
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OF PENNSYLVANIA.

wharton school Of Finance and Eco9epy. ~. cqurse n
bsSspgSS ggSSc " vi vernsny School eiSo @
x 1Bo.osica school XII Department of P&osopax
- 40 a. - !, Ta.s ysss.ssKS;. ssss.ssy
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-09-10
THOUSANDS OF SNAKES.
An Old Man Who Carried n Good Stock
of Reptiles In His Boots.
lIOuIsviIle Tirnasl

An Old Man Who Carried n Good Stock
of Reptiles In His Boots.
louisville Timcs]
Talking about snakes,' began the old
man, who had been sitting quietly on q
box summing himself yesterday. listening
to stories of marvellous escapes from
snakes, told by group of young men. 81
have sen two or three big snakes my
self" The younger men knew that some
thing was going to break loose, anil lean
ing up against each other, to get what lit
tie support they could, waited.
sit was in the mountains of Kentucky,
Just after the war, and was out hunting
squirrels. Coming down a hillside, I
stepped on what 1 thought was a charred
branch, when felt it move, AMI looking
down saw that it was a monster black
snake, not less than ten feet long. With
a shout to my companions, ran through
the brush until stumbled over a limb and
fell just as the snake made a jump and
passed over me, going on down into a
small ravine. In less than two seconds
there were five hundred snakes reused by
that black viper. Rattlesnakes started up
a chorus, while the smell from the copper
heads was sickening. They held jubilee
for few minutes, while 1, scared almost
to death and never expecting to come out
alive, tainted. The next thing knew the
boys had picked me up and were bathing
my head with cold water. They said they
had some difficulty in finding me, that
they saw no snakes, ami that they had to
use water instead of giving me drink Of
whiskey Iecause my flask was entirely
empty"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-09-10
Building Asso Citations.

The following from the Clarksburg
! wv. Val News was handed to US by Mr..
burst, of this city:
The Harrison county building as
ISOLATION, after a successful career of
seven years and three months, was, on
| Wednesday evening, regularly dis
solved, by order Of the stock holders.
The total receipts were S99,575, which
enabled great many persons to build
| comfortable homes and discharge liens
upon their property bya small contri-
+ button each week. These associations
are being more appreciated every day,
and when properly conducted are of
great benefit TO the community. The
new association, called the Clarksburg
Building Association. which COM
menced business August LIST, has al
ready more shares subscribed for than
the old one had at any time during its
existence, which shows how popular
such institutions are -
How is tin Medicine Lodge? A few
make all the efforts to better our situa-
ton and increase our trade. but the
bulk OF the business men loom I'D by
their absence from our own building
association as we'll as at public meet
lngs called for mutual benefit. If n
building association can wjndI nm its
business in the east within seven wears
and three months. where six and eight
per cent. is customary, then our shares
where the money is loaned ont at ten
per cent, should become mature in
i've years and six months. In other
words, while the stakeholder pays dur
ing i've years and six months. S7I SO for
each share, he will draw then 500 in
cash for every share. At first sight
II seems rather small gain, SIS. so. on
500 FOR five ana one-half years; but
trouble yourself to figure on it a mo-
ment and consider that at the end of
the FIRST year you have an interest bea--
ing capital of only Sl3. Parties who
borrow money to l uili viii profit like
wise and the increase OF property and
trade and employment for laborers
should be worth something.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-09-10
Waterworks Talk.

Messrs. w. w. Cook. j. w. McNeal
and o. G. Ewart, the committee ap-
pointed by the city council, last week,
to look into the question of waterworks,
reported at special meeting Wednes-
day night, the result of their INQUIRIES.
They visited Winfield, Arkansas CITY.
Caldwell, Anthony and Harper, and OBJ
served the construction and operation
of the works in those cities, and arri-
we'd at the conclusion that sufficient
works for this city can be built for
about S3l 900. This would include the
stand-pipe system, with large well,
dot bic engines and boilers, and four
miles of pipe. They were also of the
opinion that it would be better for the
city to grant the franchise TO a con-
struction company, reserving the priv
ilege of purchasing the works. This
would make it necessary for the city to
pay an annual rental of about s.. 500
for 80 hydrants, and guarantee to the
company about 200 private consumers,
which it would be no trouble to get.
On the other hand, the interest on the
S3l 900 in bonds would exceed 81 500
per year, and the expense of running
the works would be that much more.
So the franchise system would be the
cheapest, and would save the city a
heavy debt.
The council has the matter under ad-
visement, with the probability of their
acting in the premises at an early day.
In the meantime the subject should be
thoroughly discussed by every tax-pay-
er, and if they have any objections to
waterworks, make them known before
any further steps are taken, or forever
hold their Deace