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solvency. People began TO talk about his
wonderful feats of horsemanship, and from
that time his good fortune dated. He made
money rapidly, male constant additions to his
show, and inside of a few Years he was able
to thump himself on the chest and say that
his ambition had been fulfilled. Men whose
hair is row white and whose forms ar now
bent will recall with enthusiasm the time
when Robinson performed las exciting four
horse act in the character Of the Bottle Imp
"a dare devil representation OF the reckless
rider. For nearly forty-iive years Robinson
travelled all over the globe wi. h hls circus,
gaining lots of fame and, what has more
utility, some S7,0O0,O00 III cash Fourteen
years ago he retired from the business, and
settled down TO a life of well earned ease and
comfort in his magnificent house at Cincin-
natl. He confided his beloved circus 20 the
care of his three sons, to whom, also, by the
way. he left his vast fortune, when be died
the other day.
Robinson's magnificent physique remained
almost unimpaired up to the time Of his
death. In appearance be was tall, broad
shouldered, deep chested and stalwart, with
white beard and hair, blue eyes and rudy
skin.
The Robinson. mausoleum, where the re
mains Of "Uncie John" rs he was called,
now repose, is beautiful structure of gran
tie, with marble facings and dressings On
its summit stands full length portrait of
the angel Gabriel, with his horn by his side
in his left hand, while his right hand points
upward Many members OF the Robinson
family already rest here.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York stock Market.
Reported by Z. W. Branch q Co., banksrs
nn,i Brokers, No. I'LL Main street.
REVIEW.

REVIEW.
NEW YORK. August 15.-The dealings
Of the day were limited 10 room traders,
causing a decrease In volume Of business.
London sold some Lake Shore, but other.
wise did little. Outside orders as usual
were lacking. The early depression
started some covering % shorts, and I'M
der their buying and bidding up for a
time market rallied. The market lack, d
fesiufe. The railroad. news was no more
encouraging, another effort TO restore
rates having failed, as announced to-day.
Fereign cables report good crop weather
abroad, and cur Western advices still
continue 10 give unfayOrabie wet weather
ret orls Ia the afternoon the changes
were for The istter. but Tire dealings were
entirely professional, and had thus no
sieu fIcaLce. There was a talent feeling
that lhe prices had been rushed up far
enough for the present at least. Barring
uniavorable news. The best that could be
exp, cted was the market to hold its own
unit then, but any had news would i'm
mcdialcly start a downward movement.
To-day for the first lime there were indi-
cations Of some short stock being put
out
Bonds Reading the feature Money, .
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A. p, HOVEY.

Democratic, and as Democrat he was
chosen to the Indiana constitutional conven-
ton of 1850, and circuit judge of the Third
judicial circuit from 1851 TO 1854 and judge
of the supreme court of the state for term.
From 1876 to 1858 he was United States dis
trct attorney for Indiana Soon after came
the war and he entered the service early as
colonel of the Twenty fourth Indiana volun-
teers.
His military career was remarkably brill
liant, and his services in the field were quite
equaled By lis ability as civil administrator
OF districts in which he held command His
ready application Of the principles of law to
the eyigencies of the military situation were
of immens, advantage 10 the government.
April IS, 1862 he was appointed brigadier
general OF volunteers, and in the Vicksburg
campaign Of 1868 he won high honors. Gen.
Grant credits him with the success at Cham
pion Hill The next year he was brevetted
major general for distinguished services. In
1865 he retired from the army, and was ap-
pointed minister to Peru, which place he re-
signed in 1870 In 1856 he was elected to
congress as Republican He is e. years
old, and still i'll vigorous health. His oppo-
n0nt, Col. c. C.. Matson is also a soldier
Of good record, and the two will undoubtedly
make this years Indiana campaign exceed
insly lively.
Tho portrait Of Gen. Hovey here given Is
from wartime photograph.
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Count Won Moltke's Snuff.

During the winter of 1901, Count Won
Moltke, while his headquarters were at YER
sailles ran short Of snuff. Failing to find
any "sneeShin" OF the brand he liked in the
local tobacco stores, he instructed a sub
ordinate at the war office in Berlin to forward
him packet of his Town peculiar" rappee.
The snuff was bought, paid for, sent to YER
sailles, and duly charged to the account of
the nation. When the time came for exauIin-
ing the book, after peace had been concluded,
the official intrusted with the revision of
the accounts of the war office came upon this
startling item: For one pound of extra fine,
with-of -Tonquin-bea n-perfume-highly-i mpre-
grated snuff, by his excellency, Count
Won Moltke, commanded, three tbalers seven
and half silbergroschen.n The auditor
would not pass this unprecedented item but
made a memorandum Of the entry, referred
it to his superior, with the suggestion that as
snuff could not be held to be material nor
ammunition of war. it could not be saddled
upon the national exchequer. The item and
the suggestion passed from one official to an.
other until it came to the crown lawyers,
who gave their opinion that the state could
not pay the snuff claim Won Moltke was
officially addressed and requested to pay for
his snuff and he at once complied with ths
demand Argonaut
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fruit selling One vender was asked how
much he made by il. "Oh, dent know"
he said. "Soma daya I maka five dolla,
soma daya ten dola, soma daya fifteen .
dolla.n
Now the question naturally arises: TX tns
Italian can make S. day and 1t costs Din
less than 81, what does he 10 with the bal
ancel
II has been contended that lie sends his
savings back TO Italy. But there are notable
instances in Boston where Italians have &C.
cumulated property, have built houses anc
have. 10 all appearances, forgotten that thei'
mother country ever existed
The Italians love Of art, as well as his ear
for music is illustrated by his employment.
Boston has its quota Of Italian plaster
workers. They make bronze vases, figures,
ornaments. etc. Two men and boy are all
that are necessary for the work. One man
does the molding while the other finishes ano
puts ON the bronze. The boy goes over the
work and touches up the spots, and makes
himself otherwise generally useful. vases
of the highly ornamental kind are sold for
sixty cents pair. Smaller ones bring from
thirty 10 fifty cents pair, as much Is tne
seller eau get for them.
Boston has its army of ragrickers IL an
accurate estimate Of the amount OF money
represented by the findings of ragpickers IN
Boston could he made the results would De
amazing. This is the ~omans field. Nothing
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UNCLE JOHN ROBINSON.
Ne Used to Run = Circus, and Good
One, Too.

When John RobinYon, the veteran show
man. who recently passed away at Cincin'
yAti. was q very small, tow headed. warty
bow, and at the time when lie was pursuing
the intellectual vocation OF clubbing mule
with q fence picket, ON towpath, for tia
munificent salary Of 81 month, he saw his
first circus. It had tremendous effect upon
him Tho blaze OF the lights, the hoop la o;
the Jockeys the fascinating smell Of the saw
dust. the pink tights, the buffoonisL clown
and the festive monkey, all these things were
so enchanting, so perfectly in accord with
his ideas OF perfect unalloyed happiness, that
he straightway made solemn, unbreakable
VOW that be would some day be the proud
possessor Of n circus Or perish in the at
tempt. With this high aim in view he
hacked in a little bundle one shirt and O
couple Of pairs Of socks, and joined the circas
as helper.
For q number Of years he watered the ele-
plants, drove tent stakes, and performed
satisfactorily other jobs Of a like character.
All this time he was keeping his eyes open
and familiarizing himself with the business.
Whenever he had nothing else to do be was
walking ON MS hahuS houho h1c lhl5'
sneaking a ride ON one OF the horses or &c
veloping himself in some other way, and the
result was that in few years more he be.
came an excellent gymnast, a superb horse
man and young man Of very considerable
business ability.
Then he concluded to branch OF for him
self. In company with an ancient and hair
less monkey and lame mule he set out for
Detroit, and pitched very ragged tent on a
vacant lot. The thing, naturally enough,
did not go very well at first, and Robinson's
magnificent bareback riding was the only
feature that saved the show from utter in.
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levees by which the river is kept from en-.
croaching upon or overlooking the lowlands
which lie along its banks There they will
see steamboat showing along which from
the land looks for all the world as though it
were sailing in the air. They have these
overhows on the Chinese rivers, and the
commissioners are expected to report q
remedy.
The exclpsiyeness Of the Chinese nation is
rapidly wearing away, and the sending OF
commissioners 10 this country to learn from
foreigners so hated by the people of China
indicates that triac Of common sense is be-
ginning to take root in the Celestial brain,
and bye-and-bye they may throw off suffi.
Gent OF superstition ind prejudice to begin q
new era in that semi-barbarous civilization
which Is the Oldest in the world.
an amman a.. 49,
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tions. T h ey are
b 9th mandarins,
and have passed
the civil service
examinations re-
quired in China for
high positions un-
der the govern
ment. They are I.
part of a body of
twelve commission
ers sent to this
country to report
on the practical re-
suits of European
Christian civiliza-
ton.
The first thing
the new commits
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Alvin p. II ovey
was born on the
Ohio river side of
the county, and his
boyhood was spent
in Mount Vernon,
the county seat.
His youth was one
of poverty, and his
education only that
of the common
schools, but b e
studied law and
was admitted to the
bar in lS43, at the
age OF twenty-five.
His noliticS vera
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American cruiser. From this they passed to
the cable railroad system in use in San
Francisco. Then they went through facto-
ries innumerable.
From San Francisco they went to Vir-
ginia City to look into mining. They have
some valuable mines i'm China. These were
worked in former times, but when certain
depth was reached the Chinese began TO think
they were about to strike the underground
devil, and desisted. This was 900 years ago.
Not long ago the subject of reopening the
mines was presented to the government A
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SALES REPORTED To SECRETARY.

Wh4at-White. 70 bushels very good at
g2c. ~ bushels fair at S6c. Longberry
"a bushels very good at 93c.. $50 bushels
very good At 92c sos bushels good at
Ole. Is bushels fair at sSc.; 800 bushels
common at s5c Mixed $50 bushels
prime at 93c.; ESQ bushels very good at
92c.; no bushels very good at 9ilc.i "a
bushels good at J)c.; 900 bushels fair at s5e.;
81 bushels common a at SIC. Shortberry,
100 bushels prime at s2c.; 2,l2i bushels
very good at Soc; 900 bushels very good on
private terms; 7S2 bu-hels very good at SIC;
~ bushels very good at $50; 100 bushels
GOOD at SIC: 50 bushe good at sbe.i 4V
bushels fair at Soc 81 bushels fir at Sic {;
- bushels fai. at s3c. 3U8 brshels common
at SOC. Is bushels common at 75c; 10 bush
els screenings at CSC. Total sales of wheat,
II, 3H bushels.
Con.-White, 2jG bushels good to prime
on private terms.
Oats Winter. ii bu-hel, good at 39c
- bushels good at $50. spring, 20 bushels
veiy (, Cd at $50; 500 bushels very good
at 33c. Total sales of oats 6GG bushels.
COTTON RRPOET.
Market steady
QtotatioS-Midding, lOc.; low middling,
9sc good ordinary. SIC.
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escapes their eyes. Everything goes into
their bags. Boston's Italian quarter has
queen. She is called the Queen of ITALY,"
4 visit to her workshop would be a revela-
ton to many, but it would be short. 1t re-
ouires the best of lungs and the toughest OF
olfactories. The queen" has twelve chill
dren. She occupies n basement and first
floor. On the floor of the basement is de-
posted the result of the day. work What
collection is that!
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iuNco-
tigation at New York an Italian immigrant
who had been induced to leave his native soil
testified that he could live in New York city
on Is cents day by practicing economy. For
25 cents day he could live comfortably.
Perhaps this is not fair example Of what
it costs an Italian in a large city to live. Let
us consider what he eats First, macaroni.
Then fruit, a. few vegetables, but rarely any
meat Macaroni is one of the cheapest OF
food products, and one Of the most nu-
tritious. An Italian macaroni factory, by
the way, is curious place to visit.
There are n number of them in Boston.
Macaroni is made by hand from -four and
water. The dough is put into a cylinder
about eighteen inches in diameter, the bot
tom Of which is filled with holes. Then the
dough is pressed through. The holes in the
the macaroni are made 10y placing wires
through the holes in tho cylinder. The ma
caroni is then taken to floor above and
dried, when IL is ready for use. Only Ital-
fans can make macaroni. or course the
quality OF that made in Boston does not
equal that made in Italy. There they do it
differently The grain grown in southern
Italy is better adapted for the purpose. 1t
contains more gluten than the grain of more
northern countries. The wheat is ground in
mill and is then sifted five times What is
left from the last sitting makes, of course,
tho finest quality Of macaroni. Then it is
made into dough and kneaded. There are
two different ways of kDeading. One is to
put a pole into perpendicular post in the
ground The pole acts as a lever, and the
dough is placed in a vessel under one end to
which is attached an instrument which, when
worked by man or woman at the other end,
churns it to proper degree of stiffness An
other way Of kneading is to pile Up the dough
and walk over it with the bare feet The
best macaroni is made this way But peo-
pie in this country will be glad to learn that
most of the macaron we eat is made in New
York by new process, history of which
would contain no disgusting suggestion.
But to return to the subject.
Tho Italians food costs him but little.
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Infant prodiees who can play the piano
forte or violin are 80 abundant in England,
according to report, that little Olive Berke-
ley--the American child In London, an
S-year-older-is fast collecting sovereigns BE-
cause Of the novelty Of her gift for one Of
her age-elocution.
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stamp mill was
sent from San
Francisco, and an
old Co m IT ock
miner was employ.
ed to 60 to China
and W ork the
mines. The pres
ent commissioners
will visit the Com
stock mine to get
the latest methods.
They will ais 0
: make a trip down
the Mississippi
river for tue pur-
pose of studying
he system OF
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GEN. ALVIN P. HOVEV.
Named for Governor by the Republicans
OF Indiana.

OF Indiana.
Gen. Alvin Paterson Hovey, named by the
Republicans Of Indiana for governor, is
native and resident of Posey county. This
county became celebrated, early in the CEN
fury, by the foundation Of the Rappites
Communists at New Harmony. In due
time their society run out" and Robert
Owen and his Scotch Lanarkers succeeded.
They failed, of course; but Indiana gained
the talents OF Robert Dale Owen and his
brother the noted geologist, and New Har-
,nnnY is still q place OF curious interest.
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HERE are from
5000 to 10000 1tal-
ians in Boston.
They work on the
railroads, grin d
hand organs, make
plaster figures, sell
fruit, gatbes rags
and do anything
else that they can
make a living ut.
But these are their
principal occupa-
tions.
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What mankind want is mercy. Justice
would ruin most Of them.-Uucle Esek.
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re- peNIzENs LIVE ON VERY LIT
TIE INDEED.

And IL h Thought the Congressional In
vestisasanr cosnnistes That Is Looking
Up Immigration Abuscs win Find Much
That IL Worth Looking into There.
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CHINESE COMMISSIONERS.
Their Names Are Zee Wan Lung and Ku
How kWoE.

The new Chinese commissioners, Fee Wun
Lung and Ku How kwou, who have re-
Gently arrived at San Francisco, have come
charged with making variety of investiga-
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German foot soldiers are deriving bene-
ft from describing stockings and keeping
the feet well oiled.
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The employments Of the Italians are en-
demic-that is, peculiar to themselves. Did
you ever see an American organ grinderi
The Italian Is at work early in the morning.
He takes out his organ and starts out ON his
round. In the summer time the majority of
the hurdy gurdy men go out in the country
and return at night. Their organs cost all
the way from SIS for fairly good one to
eco for nice piano The average is about
500 Some Of the organs are made in this
country Some are imported from England
and some come froms Italy. The monkeys
-fhoss agile animals that delight the chill
dren--are picked up in various places They
are bought from sailors occasionally, but
generally obtained from dealers. Sometimes
the Italian dispenses with his hand organ
and takes to monkeys altogether. There is
man in Boston who has trained lot OF mon
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How much does
II cost them to livei
Not much. At the
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Grain and Cotton Exchange

RICHMOND. Va, August 10.
OFFERINGS REPoRrEp TO sECRETAEY
Wheat -l5.04Z bushels
Corn - 800 bushels.
Oats 81. Ia bushels.
Rye = bushel-.
Meal Co bushels.
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slider how he lives. In Boston the italian
population inhabits one part of the city. The
Italian families live in tenements, usually
three families to room. Two families in a
room is ''aristocracy" Three families is
common people," so that the Italians rent
costs him but little In regard to his clothes,
you can see for yourself. Look Mt the gar
ments Of the grinder as he stands in front of
your window and works away at Sweet
Violets" Perhaps his clothes cost him s25
year, more likely SIS.
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tsys and who eats and sleeps in the same
room with them. On one side Of the room
are the monkeys. There ara seven or eight
q them confined in cages on the wall. On
ths other side Is the Italian. The interven.
ing space Is occupied with stove, cradle,
broken harps, stools, bureau and other
= which take up all the available space.
Il place to live in!
H>fp Boston, as in other large cities
Alians congregate, there are other
snts besides organ grinding and ex-
Thaonkeya
B>n re most profitable smploymsnts Is
and thu : '-'
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Market steady

Qtotati0ns.-Middling, lUc.; low middIi
9.c.; good ordinary. Sc.
, 1888-06-12

The foal's confidence having been once
gained, n bride is put on him and he Is led
about. This is done to make him used to the
bit Then u light saddle is put ON him and he
is made used to carrying a weight This
having been accomplished, q light boy Is put
up and the colt is led about He Is taught to
hold his head well up. Next the boy is given
the reins and the colt is allowed to Jog along.
After this but little trouble Is experienced
with the colt, as he is easily handled. Then
the training begins, and the Is taken up for
track work.
1t is always better to m very carly
in training and bring n horse to form by a
gradual process. If he is hurried too much
he becomes sore and stiff, and Is besides
likely to break down under the pressure. II
the horse Is high In flesh 1t Is all the better,
rs it gives a trainer more to work on, and
while the horse become lighter with each
days work 1t does not weaken him. II the
trainer has plenty of time he does not need
any blankets or sweaters to reduce his horse.
II he Is compelled to hurry him, he puts q
heavy blanket on him and gallops him a
couple Of miles. This throws the horse into
q heavy sweat, and he is given whnt Is called
q "~scrape." The scraper Is q wooden instru-
ment made much In the shape of the far
famed womanAs corset board, and curved In
the shape of a half moon. By rubbing a
horse with the edges all the sweat fs thrown
Off, and the animal is left with only that
moisture on him which remains I'm tho
hair. Great care must be taken In scrnping
a horse, and ho must be kept well covered
and the scraper moved over his body under
the raised blanket. When all the sweat that
can be Is thrown off by tho scraper the dry
ing out process is begun. This consists In q
vigorous rubbing with dry towels, two men,
one on each side, generally performing the
feat Tho greatest care Is taken to get the
animal perfectly dry. This once accom-
plished he Ii blanketed again and allowed to
for some time. Even hero great care must
be exercised, as q horse is as liable to colds as
a man, and II he is too hastily cooled sore
ness is the inevitable result, while even dis
case In the shape of influenza may ensue.
II a horse has a big, fat neck, a hood and
neck sweater are used to reducei t-St Louis
Globe-D Democrat
, 1888-06-12
PUelLlsTIo

Then egotiations opened by Tom Lees, the
Australian boxer, for q match with Charley
Mitchell having come to naught, for the rea-
son that the latter had declared his intention
never again 90 enter the prize rhlg as a prin-
cipal, the A~ntpodean now announces his In
tention TO visit America, his special object
in so doing being to get on q match with the
Nonpareil, Jack Dempsey. If the weight
suits there Is no doubt that the latter will 40
commodnte Lees on fair terms, and, judging
by the record, IL the colonial pug does not
regret his temerity we shall be surprised
After considerable controversy through
the press n match has finally been made be-
tween Frank Murphy, champion of England,
and Jack Havlin, of Boston, TO fight to a
finish, with kid gloves, for 5000, open to
$1,000, and the championship of the world,
at 11s pounds. The fight is set to take place
within ten weeks from date, outside the
state of Massachusetts and within 500 miles
Of the city Of Providence, in a twenty-four
foot ring, no wrestling or huggtng allowed,
the principals to be restricted to 11s poundS
A New York sporting man has been chosen
referee and will select a battle ground.