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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
STEAMERS AND EXCURSIONS
WHITE STAR LINE
FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL.

Royal and United States MAIL bteAmefB.
~Teutonic, Dec. II, 1880 am Celtic, Jan. g.
Germanic, Dec. Is m IGermauic Jan. Is.
Britannia, Dec. 25 7:30am Britannia, Jan. q.
SAdriAtic Jan, l. RAdriatic, Jan. q.
From White Star dock root of West Tenth st.
Second cabin on these steamers. Saloon rates,
go and upward. Second cabin cas- and upward,
according to steamer and location of berth. Ex-
cursion tickets on favorable terms. Steerage, go.
White Star drafts payable on demand in all the
principal banks throughout Great Britain. APP
ply 20 JOHN J. McCORMICK, 6ss and 4ol Smith
held ST.. Pittsburg, or j. BRUCE ISMA1, Gen
erai Agent, A Broadway New York. no2s-D
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Sheep and Lambs.



The supply of cattle has been liberal and the
quality the worst ever offered on this market.
Very few good cattle on sale, which sold readi-
ly at last weeks prices while the common to
medium grades were very dull at lower prices.
We give the following as ruling prices: Prime,
LSO0 to L6OO pounds, 81 25Q4 50: good, LOO to
140O pounds, s. 1904 10; good butcher grades,
LOCO to 200 pounds, So 1908 so; rough fat. 100
to I.SOO pounds. SO OOQS 25; good feeders, ]. 100
to 1900 pounds, IS 4O93 IS; good feeders,
900 to l,l0O pounds, 81 65@3 10; common
stockers and feeders 81 OO@2 40; bulls and
fat COWS. 81 5092 so; fresh COWS and spring
ers. SIS O06I50 90 per head
The receipts of hogs on Monday were heavy
and the market ruled dull and slow. Yester-
day and to-day the supply was hnly fair, and
prices were about the same. We quote: Fair
TO best selected, So 659S IS; best Workers. So so
as 65; common light Workers. s. 55; roughs,
81 5063 "a
The receipts of sheep Monday and Tuesday
were fair and the market active at an advance
of l0dl5c per 100 pounds over last weeks quo
tatiOns To-day the receipts are light, but
the market is slow at the following Quotations:
Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers, weighing
here ll0 to l20 pounds, IS OOG5 IS; good, 80 to
100 pounds, 81 6034 go; fair to good mixed, rs
to so pounds So 1904 Is: good yearlings, rs
to so pounds. 81 5OG5 25; fair to good, 50 to so
pounds, So 6014 Is; good lambs. SIS 2566 Is;
veal calves, ITO 20 l20 pounds, IS 2jQ6 Is; heavy
calves. 81 O0Q3 Is
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ChIIdren Crr for It.

If child win take o medicine with pleasure.
you may know that it is not IN any way offens-
i've to the taste. Children like Hamburg Figs,
ard it is no longer necessary TO disgust them
With castor oil IS cents. Dose. one Fig. Mack
Drug Co. ny. TTsu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12

The following prices are furnished by Armour
& Co. on dressed meats: Beef carcasses 45O to55O
MS. Sc; $50 to $50 ms, &c; $50 to 75O MS 61<065zc
Sheep, &c p n. Lambs; &c p D. Hogs, 511c.
Fresh pork ioins. 7c.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
Natural Gas-Cut Glass.
Another new and beautiful lot in

Another new and beautiful lot in
Punch Bowls,
Berry Dishes,
Ice Tubs,
Caraffes,
Olive Dishes,
Nappies.
Only the newest and latest cuttings at
HARDY & HAYES,
Jewellers, Silversmiths and Art Dealers,
529 Smithfeld Street, New Building.
IT'S
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
SCHEMING STOCKMEN
Dump Their LOW-Grade Cattle Upon
Local Markets, Simply
TO AVOID FEEDING ALL WINTER.
Low Prices Very Natural Consequence Of
Such Tactics.
OTHER LIVE STOCK LINES REVIEWED
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATcH.O [
EDNESpAY. Decemher IL lSSe.

OFElCE OF flTTSBURG U1SPATCd.l
WEDNESDAY. December II. 1889.
The run of cattle at East Liberty varied
very little from that of last week. Receipts
on Monday were 125 carloads, and the total
for the week has been about 130 loads.
There are no signs of improvement in
quality OF receipts. There were no strictly
prime cattle in this weeks offerings, and as
for light tidy butcher stock, such as our
markets demand, there were not enough to 60
round. A leading stockman said that he could
have sold much more of the latter grade than
he was able to furnish.
The bulk of receipts this week was low grade,
half fatted stock for which markets have been
very slow for some time past.
To Save Winters Feeding.
1t seems that stock raisers are inclined to
dump their low grade stock on to markets and
save wipter's feeding. This disposition is wide
spread enough to bring an excess of low grade,
thin stock to our markets There is no longer
any demand for stockers worth mentioning,
and low grade stockers can hardly be given
away. The season is too far advanced for any
demand in this line. There were no buyers of
export cattle on hand at Liberty this week For
want of buyers about a dozen loads were
shipped East in first hands.
Hi=h-Price Rumors Wrong.
The highest price reached, so far as could be
traced, was 81 30 There were rumors of sales
at 81 35 and s. 40 but no stockman could be
found who sold at a higher rate than 81 30 All
lower grades which comprised the bulk of this
weeks receipts were lower than last week, and
were very slow at the decline.
The better grades of cattle offered this week
were mostly from Ohio. The common and
mixed stuff came from the far West, and for
the latter class markets were as poor as they
hov hnpn IN q
day stock was about cleaned up but low grades
were no doubt showed OF at liberal concessions
on the part of sellers.
Sheep and Lambs.
Receipts were much larger than last week,
but for choice stock markets were firm at the
old rates. Common grades which were in the
majority were very slow, and prices were
held up well to last weeks prices, and for few
punches of the best better prices were obtained
than could be obtained week ago. Choice
lambs were not in supply equal TO the demand.
Large Supply of Hogs.
Supply was large. footing up SO loads on Mon
day, with numerous additions since Markets
were slow at lower prices than last week. Soft
weather has depressing influence on the de-
mand for hogs and hog products
Prices at East Liberty are little above those
at Chicago for some days past. The outside for
Philadeiphias this morning at Liberty was
s. TO- One of our leading packers reports that
his advices from Chicago to-day were that tips
could be bonght there considerably under So 60.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
Bosrou Stocks.
PhiIndeInhin stnnIr.

Closing quotations Of Philadelphia stocks, fur.
nIshed by Whitney & Stephenson brokers' No 81
Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Ex-
ehanQaL
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lost ground, but Pittsburg was frmer. Ctti-
zens' was neglected. Philadelphia Gas was
firm at BOZ asked and 80 bid. The rest OF the
list was without material change.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12

BEEcHAM's Pills cure SICK headache.
PEARS Soap the purest and best ever made.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12

SICK HEADACHE -carter's Little Liver Pills.
SICK HEADAcHE-oarter's Little Liver Pills.
SICK HEADACHE -carter's Little Liver Pills.
SICK HEADAoHE-Carte Little Liver Pills.
no1s-s7-rrssu
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12
1row a Iarky Can Sleep.
/, tbe Atlonta constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
! saw queer illustration OF the
sleeping qualities of a negro recent
~. Every one knows that genu-
inc unadulterated negro can sleep on
a board with his face to the sun and
without covering for his eyes on the
hottest July day-and he sleeps as
peacefully as a white man on the
softest cot andin the darkestroom.
Is has been said that he could sleep
under the mouth of cannon in OPP
Grafton and believe it. Or, tleast,
believe the one of which shall
speak conld. In going down to
Augusta a short time ago on the
regular day passenger we were few
miles below Union Point when the
train suddenly stopped. The FIRE
man jumped from the engine and ran
back By the passenger coach crying
There's n dead Niger behind. !
Every one looked out, and sure
enough Just behind the rear coach
with his head resting on the cross
ties was what appeared to be a dead
negro man. Two or three train mel
and acrowd of negroes ran back tC
see If the train had struck him.
'Dat nigger amt dead. He's e.
sno'in, said one of the negroes, and
he jerked and kicked him until tn
sleeping negro awoke, arose anC
walked OFF, followed by kick iron
the brakeman.
The wheels of the engine and car
had passed within afew inches of tn
negroes head, and had not evel
affected his snoring"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12
The PANS History IN Brief

Kan n was the first lady who car-
ried fan. She lived in ages which
are past and for the most part for
gotten, and she was the daughter OF
a Chinese mandarin. Whoever saw
a mandarin, even ona tea chest, with
out his fan? In China and Japan TO
this day eygy one has fan; and
there are fans of all sorts for every
body. The Japanese waves his fan
at You when he meets you by way
Of greeting, and the beggar who
solicits for aims has the exceedingly
small coin "made on purpose" for
charity presented to him on the tip
Of the fan. In ancient times, among
Greeks and Romans, fans seem TO
have been enormous; they were
generally made of feathers, and car.
ried by slaves over the heads Of
their masters and mistresses, to pro.
tect them from the sun, or wave
about before them to stir the air,
Catherine de Medici carried the first
folding fan ever seen in France, and
In the time of Louis XIV the fan waf
a gorgeous thing, often covered Will
Jewels, and worth a small fortune
In England they were the fashion il
the time Of Henry VIII. A fan set il
diamonds was once given TO Queer
Elizabeth upon New Years day
The Mexican feather fans whiel
Cortez had from Montezuma wer
maFyels of beauty; and in Spain /
large black fan is the fayorite. 1t i
said that the use of "A fan tx as care
fully taught in that country as an,
other branch Of education, an
that by n well know code Of signal
Spanish lady can carry ona long con
yersation with anyone, especially n
admirer. The Japanese criminal {
rank is politely executed by means Z
n fan. On being sentenced to deaf
be is presented with fan, which b
must receive with IA low bow, and, a
he bows, prestol the executionee
draws his sword and cuts his hea
OF. In fact, there is a fan for ever
occasion in Japan.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12
The INNOCENT Lamb.

About the first error the lamb
makes in life is to mistake the shep-
herd or his dog for its mother, and
many ore the maneuvers that must
be gone through with to make the
new arrival follow the right party.
His next error is likely to be an at
tempt to walk on air when he comes
TO a place where he should go down
hill. His ten minutes experience in
life has made him believe that all the
earth is level plain. and in broad
daylight he steps of the top OF a hull
just as serenely as a man steps on the
top landing OF the stairs in total
darkness when ne is certain that the
stairs are yet twenty feet away. The
result is great surprise to man and
lamb in each intance.
The lamb picks himselfup, and con-
tinues down the hill; he soon comes
to the conclusion that everything is
down hill in this life, and not on the
dead level. Upon getting to thefoot
OF the hill, he still tries to continue
downward, and as a result runs bis
nose into the ground and looks sur
| prised again. He now comes to a
place to get up hill, and goes up just
as our man starts to go upstairs II
total darkness when he thinks the
stairs are still twenty feet away.
| There is only one thing that is SOC
times as funny and provoking by
turns as a lamb. and that is SOC
lambs together when they are about
month old. The shepherd sit
down and watches the 500 lambs al
in bunch by themselves, playing
running and frolicking, and h
laughs. When he has tried. and tri
ed in vain, TO get thesame 500 acros
a bridge or into a corral hesits dow
again, but he does not laugh thi
time.-Montana Wool Grower.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12
DIll Nye,s TrarelIng CompanIOns.

Nyes Letter TO the New York World.
Aboard the steamer there are two
Englishmen who change theirclot
whenever time hangs heavy on their
hands. They also play powkah some
what, thereby assisting several poor
newspaper men indirectly and aiding
them financially SO that they may
see more Of Europe than they other
wise might.
These two Young men wear very
attractive clothes with perfect inn
punity here on the ocean because
there are no horses TO scare here,
and the rest ofus know that we took
our lives in our hands already when
we came across the bosom of the
deep.
These two Englishmen have a
stateroom aft-that is, it is after
than the dining-saloon is while the
bathroom is forward. They are
very fond OF their bath and love to
sozzle around i'm the water after a
wearisome vigil mt powkah, so while
we are at breakfast and eonversing
with the ladies in low, passionate
tones, one of these gentlemen, in
dcshabille and accompanied by q
large malarial carriage sponge
passes through the saloon ON his
way to the bath, bowling right and
left with n bright, winning smile
Just as we got to our wa@es ant
genuine Vermont maple syrup, he re
turns with soapy hair and bright
red neck, carrying a wilted Turkish
towel and q longhandled scrubbing
brush. He is an intellectual giant
in appearance, from the top ofwhos'
head large veal outlets may easily
be secured.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12
Nicotine Mhims Of statesmen.

Senator Hampton has n queer
habit. He does not chew or smoke
to any extent, but he is fond of pinch
ing off sections of fine cigar, pow
iering it in his hand and shutting it.
He will sit in the cloak room where
he can see the presidents desk and
snuff cigars for an hour at time.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, also
has nicotine fad. 1t is to indulge
in a "dry smoke" That is, he keeps
an unsmoked or halt smoked cigar
in his mouth all the time.
General Samuel Thomas, of the
Brice Thomas Seney syndicate got
into this habit rs compromise be-
tween smoking and not smoking,
and the result was surgical opera
ton to remove tumor like growth
that appeared on his lips just at the
place where he always held his I'M
lighted cigar. The doctors told him
to either smoke or let the whole thing
alone, but not to carry an unlighted
cigar in his mouth.-Washington
Post.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12
ALAN Mans Mill.

When the first settlers came to
North America they found the In
dians using a pestle or mortar to
crush the maize which formed their
chief vegetable food. II South Ameri-
ca thanetives haG progressed farther
ara had cUntfiI--d the Mo1jolo,
which may be truly styled & lazY
mans mill, for while it saves mans
labor, only very lazy man would be
willing to await the results of its
operations. In form it is like n huge
wood hammer, balanced hall way up
the handle on a pivot. At the end of
the handle opposite the hammer is a
hollow scoop; into this a natural
stream OF watcris directed, and when
The scoop ia filed the extra weight
forces it downward, when the water
runs of. Thus released from the
weight the hammer end returns sud-
denly to its former position, giving
one strong blow in the receptacle
made to hold the rice or corn. Thus
it goes on day and night as long as
thestream runs; a monotonous thud,
a creaking groan, the sound of n
splash Of water, a thud, groan, a
smash. over and over, until at last
the grain. having been eoarsely hrok-
en-, is taken out and the mortar Is
/ refilled.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12
His Youthful Guard.

When the shah arrived at Berlin a
small boy, dressed in gorgeous gar
ments ofgold and purple, was no
ticed.at one of the windows OF the
train Nobody knew who he was,
and many stories were current, but
it is now stated that the little lad,
who is only > or 6 years old. and
who accompanies the shah every
where, is n sorcerer from Teheran,
whose presence is supposed TO guard
Nasr.ed.Deen from all ills and MI
misiortunes during his journey
0ncea Week.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12

camping. No material and cuf of gou,,,
u SO comfortable and so lasting ifyo,,
are not Of the athletic order Won NAV
proceed az once 10 ginghams for we,,r
on tile piazza OF morning. From Al
- " at TINS time Of year will buy Won
ten or twelve y rds Of the shade 81 al
blue china with tiny hair lines OF white
running through II, and saual sum
VIII procure ~ many more with a
ground OF light tan, striped In indian
red, mingled with white. These two
maze up with entire simplicity. one
perhaps with gathered skirt, round
walsh with broad collar embroidered
with red turned sailorwise from the
throat and wide tan surah sash falling
ia one long loop and end. and the other
relieved by "A little OF the point de gene
lace recently imported TO sell M 20
cents a yard. which comes fully three
inches wide aud Is one OF the most az
iectlye OF garHitures. will give YOU two
serviceable low cost gowns. 10 be worn
| win little rough straw white sailor
bat with smooth grOs grain ribbon
band and Hat bow.
For the necessary afternoon or call
log gown YOU can choose sateen, a
ghallie tho dainliest material ever
Soyen for poor folks who like pretty
iiings-a linen lawn, wash silkor 4
glorlosa. which will give the same
effect as poplin or silk warp henriet q,
al comparatively small figures. This
seasons sateens especially tho Japa-
nese designs. are exquisite and moth
ing can be prettier than one Of them
made up with pointed vest Of white
null. The glorlosa Is rather WHY
fabric and makes up best Ia the
directory style. In a soft gray or green
I'll y01 c n wear the fashionable color
opening over ga Hccordion-piHited
front u white glOri0sn or white nuns
yelling. A long muslin lclu in pink
or pale or deep yellow makes a pretty
throat finish loosely tied or loOped "a
one slide.
Washable silk "a n rr0w stripes o.
gray-biue and white AT 50 cents i yard
iilnkas Il not expensive afternoon cos
tune The waist Is laid ia loose fold,
from either shoulder over pointet
yoke Of white sUrah Tho fullness q
the waist - confined by d vide snral
sash kn0lling al one side. The straight
skirt Is gathered very full aud the hall
long sleeves ara pulled at the shoulder
, then laid In accordion plaits and allow
"a 10 liAre as the elbows. Ten yards o
wash ELK and two and half o. sural
arc the required materials a blacl
linen lawn. cut In directory fashion
over blouse 81 white India silk make
, / cDol and fresh August robe.
With any one u these afternoon
dresses a black hat wilt BIZ IN order
and the girl who eouu,s her pcnnic
musl remember that Is will outwca
! thtec in ans light shade, One 81 III
ucW wide s,raws. with The crown raise
! lAsruly an inch above The hriin, and
, band ~ openwOrk insertion for e'iet
81 coainess. Is much nors durable thai
ihc pretty bot frsil lacc hats 20 niue
, IN vogue Black ribbons and cray iicl
flowers make suitable trimmings.
nnc desc moi with 20 couaienance %
: : iruyngancc n single paraso' viii answc
7. in dark green " cool ceru pongeo .
: blsck with plaln, but handsome WOO
handle.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12
nor,s Nose for Bait.

Keuka Lake is twenty miles long
by two wide. Penn Yam IL at oneex-
tremity. Hammondsport the other.
While making passage across the
lake a citizen of the former place re-
lated this story; Some years ago a
friend of mine, taking his little son
along, went fishing on thisIake. The
boy was at the fathers back at the
stern of the boat. Soon a violent
splashing accompanied by stitied
scream startled the father, who a
moment later clutched the foot ofhis
son, just disappearing in the waters
of the lake. Pulling him aboard he
also landed salmon trout five feet
long, weighing iorty pounds, with
his teeth firmiyimbedded in the boys
face on either side of the nose. The
little fellow, lying on the seat, his
body half over the size of the boat,
was mirroring his face in the lake.
The fish sprang up, Selling him. and
so lost his balance. As quickly as
possible the boy was taken home, o
doctor and a photographer were
called. and to-day picture OF the
boy with the fish attached may be
seen at Penn Yam. Doubling the
story was taken into the pilothou
where the story was verified. The
boy. now a young man, was pilot OF
the boat. He corroborated the story
fully, showing me the scars on his
face.-New York World.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12
The naIo Moth,

One night the women Of Philalel-
phia slept but little; for there was
an enemy of theirs in the city that
they have long dreaded. The enemy
was the celebrated buffalo moth, "
the destroyer of carpets. Millions of
these moths were blown into Phila-
ielphia by favoring wind. The
Philadelphia Inquirer says that Tin
a short time millions and millions OF
the little insects were holding high
carnival around the electric lights.
As fast as they'd rush into thestrong
glare they would curl up and die.
For hours they fell in showers on
the pavements and pestered passers
by. At Wanamaker's, between
Eight and Ninth streets, where three
large arc lights make brilliant
glare, the atmosphere was thick with
the buffalo exterminators, and the
pavement carpeted so thickly with
their dead bodies that they fairly
crunched under the feet of pedes
trians. 1t was like walking over q
soft rug"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12
Warning to the Fair Sex.

Although we have not the elixirs Of
youth and beauty which were sold in
bottles Of rock crystal, stopped with
gold, the scalpel and electricity erase
the worst foes of comeliness with n
surer touch. The ugliest moles, wens
and warts are removable with safety
either By the knife or galyanic cur
rent. The mothers marks" and
'port wine stains" resume healthy
vasculnrity and color under steady
treatment by the battery, and care
OF the general health There is n
risk, however, Of sympathetic injury
TO the nerves Of other parts OF the
face IL these operations are not very
delicntely and intelligcntly done.
knew a.lndy who had a delieateshad'
ing Of hair on her upper lip removed
, L.. the usual electric process oil pierre.
ing the root of each hair with a very
fine needle through which the current
wns givcl, killing tho brlb IN tht
! skin. The Operation was painful, >,
that Il could only be completed il
several sittings. II removed thehail
perfectly. but the effect on the fin,
lacial nerves nearly cost the lady hel
eyes. and she lost the use of them FOL
over year. Always avoid painful
processes II possible. Pain means in
Jury 10 the nerves, and directly or in
directly to the whole system, and i
FAR from being the insignificant o
necessary factor in our lives tina
nmazonian souls make it.-Shirle,
| Dnre's Letter.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12
international Piracy.

From the Book Buyer.
An incident which may be addedt to
the present workings of the interna-
tional piracy which stands in the
place that should be occupied by the
international copyright happened in
the custom house hereno long since
An American author who was travel
ing in England came across the
pirated edition of one of his books,
and bought a copy to bring home
The volume struck the notice of the
yigilant inspect or who examined his
baggage when he landed here, and be
seized it. well" the author sud,
when he was told that he could not
bring it into the country where 1t
was copyrighted. 81 wrote the book;
it has been largely sold in England
without my getting any royalty; l
paid iull retail price for it in London,
and supposed that | should be al
lowed the poor privilege of bringing
home n copy for my own library, but
if the United States government is
determined to protect my copyright
there does not seem any way in
which j can help myself" The official
answered that he had, of course, 10
obey orders, but he laid the book
down on trunk tray and managed
to forget it. so that theauthor has a
copy of his book in the English
edition.