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The Springdale news., 1889-09-20
- e-- A WIZARDS JOKE.
How Hermann Once Upon Time Fooled
 n Greedy Chinaman.

n 0afeeuy ( hInalnaI.
 Talking of the Chinese play here. said =weH-known lawyer. Il never had more fun than I did at | Chinese performance in san Francisco several years ago went there with Herr. mann. the magician. and several San Francisco journalists It was in the Chinese quarter and the performance was the adjourned act of d play that had been started month before In the lobby were q lot of Chinese ped dlers selling sweetmeats. oranges and other fruits. Hermann made dead set tt the orange man, d thin-faeed, avaricious-lookiug fellow. who wore q queue about five feet long Hermann bought an orange and cut it open. With an exclamation of delighted sur- prise, his eyes sparkling and his face lit up with smiles, he drew a five-dol- lar gold piece out of the pulp aud held 1t up so that the China man could see it. The latter,s eyes bulgcd from their sock cts and a pained look of dis appointment crossed his expressionless face. Herman bought three more oranges. and from each he drew shining flyer. By this time the pep spiration rolled in beads down the Chinamah's face, and he looked so $ .clz l felt sorry for him. He gathered up his stock, muttering 10 himself, and when Hermann wanted to buy another half-Gozen the Chinaman refused te sell them.
 '"Fli give you one dollar for them,' said Hermann.
 "Tho price was only ten cents, but the Chinaman was tired of giving away gold pieces.
 Me no wontee sellee, he said shriIly.
 "A few minutes later he retired in- to a corner and with the air of q con sFirater began to cut up bis oranges. One after another the. went, and his look of disappointment became darker and darker as the magic gold pieces failed to appear. 1t was actually tragic when the last one was gone. and Herr mann gave him one dollar to prevent his committing suicide N. Y. Sun.
 Haunted houses in China must be desirable places of residenee The Iien-Tsfn Shihpao reports thatnot long ago q man named Yang moved into a haunted house which nobody dared live in, he being ignorant of its char aeter. During the first two weeks d ghost, terrible in appearance. mado himself visible in the night Yang be- ing a young man of bravery and hay ing learned the professional ways of tanning devils, did not care for it. Ono night, when he saw the spirit unusual ls rampant. and he undertook to drive it out, the devil suddenly became ray ofred light and entered into the ground. Yang was greatly surprised at this, and, digging into the ground, found more than ten thousand taels of silver in the place where the spirit had en- tered.
 When you are advised to take the bull by the horns,n don't. That's no way to seize the animal safely.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20
RESPECTING RESPIRATION.

k each respiration an adult inhales one pint of air.
 AN adult must have at least 369 Iiters Of airan hour
 THEEE FTFTHs of the total carbonie aed is thrown off ia the daytime.
 WHILE standing the adult respiration is tWentY-tWo; while IYing. thIrteen
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

NHrN petroleum was first discovered iu the United States il was bottled and sold fer medicinal purposes under the name oi rock oil It's medicinal properties were iosi sigut CT untll they were rc-intrUduCcd ii [ misoid form as YaScliuc.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

"THE best thing yct,a That is the way a young man put It who made arrangements To work for E. F. Johnson < Co. of RIch- mond, Va. You can get further informa- ton by dropping them card.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

IF not abope being taught by a man, take this good advice. Try D0tbtas Electric Soap next Monday. It won't cost much, and you will then know for g0tuseif just how good it IS. Be sure to get no imitation
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

RENO, Nev., possesses a young lady o1 twenty-five who weighs 2lS pounds and stands six feet and one inch in her stocking feet.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

Tur Mediterranean sea would cRt the United States m TWO from Easr 10 West and make sea navigation from Washington tC san Francisco.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

THERE is said to be little doubt ln En- gland that Sir Edwin Arnold will be the next laureate.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

MRs. STEPHEN BNNroKrH, of Manchester by-the-Sea, is another victim of the tobacco haoit. She learned to smoke in Virginia. where she was born, and though she does her own work and looks after her husband who is old and iuirm, she IS rarely without q lighted pipe m her mouth. Sue smokes twelve pipetuis daily. Mrs. Danforth Will be ninety years old on her next birth day
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

WILL be found an excellent remedy for sick headache. Carteres Little Liver Pills. Thousands of letters from people who have used them prove this fact. Try them.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

GREECE is about tho size ot Vermont Paleslineis about ono fourth the size of New York State.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

IT is suggested that the most probable means of propeldng the air-ship of the future will be by electricity.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

ATHENS Ca, has COW that walked on the cross ties over trestle sIxtvfve feet high and l5O yards long.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

m electrical motor for kitchen use, which, it is ciaImed. vii do cooking, baking iron ing, etc, cheaper than gas or gasoline; and by removing the nsuialors it may be used for heating purposes.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

THE effects produced by sulphur baths are accomplished by Glenn : Sulphur Soap.
 HiIls $ Hair and Whskef Dye, 90 cents
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

GOVERNOR DuIINGHAM of Vermont, re- gently earned s2.25 by appearing as a wit ness in local lawsuit.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

TIE town of Milford. Conn, lately cele bratcd the two hundred and httleth annl- ver6ary of it's settlement.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

UPWARD of twenty-eight large bales of human hair were brought To France in q steamer that arryed the other day from the Orient
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

Chronic Nasal Catarrh positively cured by Df Stages Remedy. 50 cents, by druggists.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

IT is said that Paris. when full, can ac- commodGtc nearly four millions of people.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

IrafHcted with Sore Eves use Dr Isaac Thompson Eye Water. Druggists sell il, 3Jc
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

HIEDosTAN is about twenty-five tires larger tnan the State Of New ' York.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

THREE sisters Gall under fifteen years of ege1 in Missodri, weigh together s93 pounds. Lydia. thirteen years old, is the heaviest, tpH.ag the beam at 3z3 pounds. Two ot the trio Lave SIX fingers ou each hand and thcsarIe Huuoer of toes on each tool. The parents are ofort,iuary s!2e
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

IT is no longer necessary to take blue pills T0 rouse me IVeF t0 action Carers Little Liver Il.ls are much DettdsDon fofgetthis.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

TIE contract for posta-cards for four years 10 come caIts for 2,oO0 0o0,000 cards, which wll be manufactured at cost Of <stu.uJ1 and aeii fur S31 0uJ,0tO.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

MRs OLE OLSEN, of Detroit Swedish woman, Is the proud mother of g bouncing Uuy one year old who Wclghs To pounds \ dime I.useum manager offered $i00 per week for the privilege of exhibiting the Lla
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

When you are advised to take the bull by the horns,n don't That no way to seize the animal safely Get a noso hold or none. -Oa City Derrieh.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

THn statistics of the export of beef and hos products from this country are as fol- loVs For July. l>s9. the total value WAS S4,,.1ts2i; for the same month last year, S6 6Gtf321; for the nine months ending July "l, ls,4, the amount was S14,i,3 2is for lhe same period of the preceding year, S5s. .693,
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20
Why Victoria Dislikes Gladstone.

Queen Victoria's dislike of Clad stone is at last explained. A recent writer says that when the grand old man used to visit the regal old lady he was wont to talk to her about the polity of the Hittites or the relations between the Athanasian creed and Ho- mer." The Queen. perpleXed and un- comfortable, would seek to make Aggression, and would address a re- mark 10 a daughter or offer a biscuit to a begging terrier. Mir Gladstone would restrain himself with an effort. wait until the Princess had answered or the dog had sat down, and then promptly resume As l was say ing. Meanwhile the flood had gathered force by delay, and when it burst forth again it carried all before it, Victoria used to complain that on thesc occasions it was Gladstone that was rude She was probably in the same predicamont that Biddy Moriarity was when OConnell called her parallelogram. Chicago Tribune
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

ABOUT 25,0o0,ec0 letters pass yearly be- tween the Uuted Kingdom and North America.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

A new use for rabbits has been found by the physicians of the Bir- mingham Lunatic Asylum. A number of wild rabbits have been turned loose on to the fields adjoining the institu- tion, so that the inmates will be amused by seeing the rabbits run about, and to divert the mind of the patients is one of the great objects of the institution
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

BRONCHITIS is cured bf frecucnt small doses Of Piso's Cure fer Consumption.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-20

TIE Caspian Sea would stretch from St. Louis to Kansas City.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21

aav,s marriott was strong in figures
but IL chiefly was so because the sellers of con-
tracts were looking around 10 recover their safes
There was some lively liquidation OF short con-
tracts in Missouri Pacific which advanced It's price
about 3 per cent TO "A 5-S, but there was an
equa liquidation on the part OF the buyers OIL
last week who were satisfied with the quick proit
of 6a7 per cent. IL simply settlement OF
contracts, and the days transactions OF 620VO
shares probably could be settled by due bllis
and checks without the delivery of 100 shares OF
stock. After the rush was over the price dropped
back to 73 1-s. which left gain OF 5-S per
cent
The Lake Shores estimated statement for the
wear was disappointment in that it showed only
652 per cent earned and that the directors de-
cla ed only per cent extra dividend; But Lake
Shore long ago ceased TO he speculative stock
eXcept with the :" bears" There practlcally
is none of the stock in the street.
but there is considerable amount or
short interest in the stock, which represents the
supposed holdings of " bull spectators. WIN
ihp lake Shore accounts made up by the methods
of ten years ago, the year TO end December 81,
1889 probably is the most prosperous one In IT'S
history. During the last four years 1T has paid
81 900 900 of its debt and expended from earn
ings over S5,000,000 for betterments, charging
TO operating expenses the items which under the
old method were charged to construction account.
II is the permanent and not the speculative holder
of the stock who will reap the benefits derived
from this immense outlay.
The Northern Pacific sold right and ex div
idend of per cent for the preferred stock. The
right 10 subscribe to the bonds are estimated
in the market at rs per cent They
probably will prove to be cheap at
per cent. The continued unreasonable weather
encouraged one more attack the coal properties,
and Delaware, Lackawanna and Western again
was sold at 1876 1-2 it. recovered under covering
of shorts to 1873 Is, and then with renewed sell
ing for the short account fell back to 81. On
next Friday the company will declare the regular
quarterly dividend Of 81 per cent, and the
annual report to be made later will show over 0
ner cent earned for the year The general market
ruled steady but, MS before said. there is little
speculative life in it, and that little is intensely
devoted to a depression of values And yet prices
will not down.
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.
The Treasury purchased only $3.50, 900 bonds
per cents S106,0O0 at 1877, and 1-2 per cents
S44 900 at 104 5-s. At the Stock Exchange there
was no business in Government bonds and the
bids for the As were advanced 1-6 per cent. An
nexed are the closing quotations
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
Per North River, Vessels and Raiiroaas.
crvrp J, MARKET REPORTS.

BUILDING NATERIAL-A quiet 3ut "a sesas7 sSas77
market IIaversFaw Hard bricks auottSfI ia rd All 81
s6 IS Pale Brc, s3ds3 IS Crot9n Dark snu no o 20
neT bbi: Amer an Portland 80 10QS2 20 E2elsh & folc
land - 25a$2 10 German PORTLAND s2 S3GSz al 20
stale Lime s7 St Johns Lime 9Oa91c. L4nI L4Ins Gatc
0s2 30 per 900. Goats Hair, 22a2oc per ou'ne' "
Hair 12dl6c .,,t % dav with
COFFEEIRio the spot was very dul lotdY to1dY 1esc
prices somewhat unsettled. Fair cargoes qUmdu rad
and NO I7d17isc. No sales reported h Mu ,iSats
quiet and steady. Sales, 600 bags MaracsU % DecIaon
terms OutOns were again irregular, and the sPegi. ~
was less otive. Weaker cables started long ,o s nt
the oneni1g and most deliveries declined 26lV poid
but the subsequently reeaned ana prcg Spo
vanced $40 points local buying closlhH iI ~ 10 H. fr
declined 1dl r. but closed with recovery Oh . IT.
Hamburg 4a2 pfg. lower. Rio quoted steady; hgS
27Is: receipts 10 900 bags: Rio ce3rancss iof 80
900 bags Rio celrances for Europe az lV9O eH
stock coo bags Santos receipts, 10000 Dag rcps
at ri, July to December 49, 1889 100S oeS gS' 90 h e
time 1888 329 600 bags time 1851 soDOVV Ddo
receipts at Santos July 10 December 49, losv ll';VcV
bags same time 1888. $4,000 bags same tlme 1852
$4,000 bags total sales here to-day 4lOOO bags as lo
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
RANKING AND FINANCIAL.
United States Government and other desirable
SECURITIES
FOR
INVESTORS.
HARVEY FISK x SONS,
bankers, rs Nassau-st., New-York
COTTON MARKETs-BY TELEGRAPH

r r,,ornool Dec 30 4 D. m.-COtton-The sales OF the
ncnoed 81 800 bales American. Futures closed hll
cav Middllng low middllng clause December De-
s 45Gid sellers December and January delivery;
", 1id buyer, January and February delivery o5.oiu
ITycps: February ana March deySy So54a oHSersj a9j
Mar doII,ery 3s-Gld sellers May and June delivery
lh GA sellers and July delivery. 406d value
inIy and August delivery 4l,Sid buysE;; o,- ,o,v
s9i ossc good ordinary. 15-l6c and re-
nis 507 bales exports 20 Great Britain, $3.50 coast
~" q o95: sales. S14 stock, 1870,
vy.StIvNet and gross receipts 3O04s bales: exports
D. Hrat Brtaln G.Sj0 20 the Continent. 0.020; coast
wise II 395 sales, o,O2S.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21

Bunalo n v Dec. 20-Cattle-Receipts last - nouls.
oGO head total week thus far, 2l $40 heSa iDf
samc time la,t week. 17,7O0 head CONSIGNED tnVvs N
which New Ork, 100 ior sdle.
ket duh and irregular sheep and Lam6s-KsespIo 40 zoo
81 hours 400 head; total for week thus HI ',0cJ
head Tor same time last week 400 head cohSsnnoo
through > 400 head 500 Of which 70 Ne"i ork la,
lor sale good demand at full prices Hogs-hesVePs aSo
"a hours 1920 head total Tor week thus la oig5ai
mead for same time last week, 6c,2O0 head 49,,
,bpoich 300 head . 100 head Of which 20 Nes.noIAl
IA coo for sale; market quiet and weak neoiun' ~
heavy SO 20; mixed and Workers, 80 65aSS 10
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
OIL MARK Ers.

mn cuy Perm, Dec educational Trarst Certificates
, on ~ 0aia highest 81 0fas lowest 81 03e closed
~ oss sales l65 oOI bbs olearaneos' 1l06Oo bbls
s,,g Penn Dee 2O-PetrOeum dull but steady
N.ial transit Ccfuncates opened at 81 O3s closed 40
- ~ htch,st. ~ Ois- lowest, 81 OSs.
Titusye Penn, Dec 2O-National Transit Certificates
Opened at C5a highest, 81 oi lowest 81 0S9 eiosei
Sl O3fs.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

washln,fo. De>. 20-Hc supreme Court OF the United
states transacted az follos-ng business;
No y-OriensI-The Unite1 states, plsntin, agt The
state OF North Carolina Assigned for argCment on tne
second Monday in January. .....
se0 xn iSS-ihe Newport WEXFORD Railroad and
Steamboat Company psinun IN error, aGAJohn Beatte.
Circuit Court or the bhlteu Slds Ior inc
ssfrict of Rhode Island Dismissed
M IsS-JOhp Smith plaintiff In error agt the Ex
.h.noe RANK on burg In 70 the Court
n Common pleas OF Greene County, Penhsylvania Dis
missed with costs ... .,,.a,.. .,o .,o,,,,,
n error aQt Charles a. Ed.l1on ct al. Argued .
No i7i-Dsyid Richmond, piaintin In error ast mar
enaiI b. Blake collector. &c. Argued.
= Adjourned until Monday Dest al IL O'Clock -, -,
The day =, Will be as follows: Nos l,Oel,
1,ls4, l73. l74, l5e. l7S. ls2. lsi, lso, 100
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
TIE PETROLEUM MARKET
NEWS FROM THE FIELD AND RANGE OF PRICES

NEWO II+I1D 7s-'"T
The crude oil market YESTERDAY as"ih P"'suo S s
crratic coprsc which has been followed by them Tor
some umc mast There was no news of importance
and Tho dealings were less than Thursday. Prices
At the Stock Exchange recovered from the depression
Of the previous day and went from 81 oS S,o %
al 41.4asl o3 10 tnd the January options at tho
Consolidated Exchange sold from ~ o3 l-s@Sl o0
stotI-4asl o3 34 No significance could be eA
tracted from the days operations. but tne n,alAS -
,o1 CHI, firm, and higher than the opening figures
Tho anca' Of prices and the total dealings wen
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21

.,ne,udc, sales of 900 barrels Of December oP"0
~ ,dned oil was unchanged at $50 cents per s''"-
in barrels and o.7o cents in cases. ,7,.s france
Al Eoregn QuOtatlons-Antwerp, la.S1-o rsnea
premen. Z. 80 marks; London, l-e@o Ia FSA'-
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21

CO1ION-Ihe spot market rucu steady ana quicJ
prices unchanged. Sales 140 bales, for consumption
Port receipts 1888 bales against 49, 27O baes this
dsy last week and 3S3GS bales for this day LIST
Total for the week PSI 246 bales against 253lsl bales
last week and 253 36I lales this year Since
september l. receipts a the ports have aggregated
S42 4OS bales against 3332520 bales for the cor
responding time last year -
Quotations are based American standard OF cIassif
| nnfl
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
based on American standard OF classih.

Stpet good ordinary .s Mdillng ............9s.
Options-Were not especially active to-day, but the
market developed nrmness Bradsreets report Of
the chief element strength There covering by
.shors during day. and prices advanced 3d4 points
but final showed slight reaction Liverpool advces
tnr,n Snlns Inlps
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21

The stock market does not yet reveal any
marked speculating other than by operators who
have been selling stocks for n decline. The
scarcity Of stocks in the Street and the conse-
quent inability Of woud-be bull cques to
accumulate block Of stocks at anything like the
current quotations is the obstacle in the way OF
a bull" speculation with leader. The scat
Tered investment buyers of thc last twelve
months, who have depleted the Street OF good
stocks, are not SPECTATORS and if they were they
could not be brought together 20 manipulate the
market as speculative CLIQUE would
DO 1t had their holdings. To-
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21

Already the brethren in Minneapolis are preparing
10 make the next meeting of the American Board one
of the most important held in many years Inv
generous offer to provide free entertainment lot az
the friends of this prominent society VIII leao many
to 20 who would not feel able to pay ior ooaiu "Hu
car fare. During the year of the Congiega-
tionallsts are discussing new methods of choosing
corporate members.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16
EDUCATIONAL.

The facilities for educational i'm
movement in the South in the last
Few years has been worthy of some
inspect. The states have not all
taken hold of the educational ques-
ton with equal desires to take a
high stand. Politicians of the dom
inant party always stand in the way
mere or less. 1t has been so in
Tennessee: while Senator jackson
was m the United States Senate,
there was bright outlook in that
body for educational progress, but
on his retiring to accept the Judge.
ship his successor, with Senator
Harris, blocked the further progress
% far as the question is concerned,
IN Tennessee. The outlook now is
not one to be proud Of. If the Re.
Pablicans had the Legislature for 8
few years, this educational question
would be the prominent feature in
legislation in the state.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16
ARE COMING HERE,

The American and few other
papers ought to 60 out behind some
livery stable and kick themselves
for whole week for abusing James
Blaine because he did not bring the
South American visitors down South;
when it was arranged that as soon as
they make the North and East, they
are to come South. Why go North
first? Because of climate inAu-
ences. If they do not visit the cold
North before winter sets in they
would see nothing but snow and ice,
but down in this grand Southern
climate they can travel the whole
year, and see all there is here.
Blaine did right, he kept the best o.
the wine for the last of the feast.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16
WHAT WE READ.

WHAT do We read! What shall
We read? From . notice in the
TIMES to-day it will be seen that
Prof Sam'lT. Wilson is to deliver
An address on this subject to a. many
- are willing to pay for it. I,
would b IN excellent subject 70,
the professor to talk on before pop
ular audience, free to oil who would
it, as this subject, making this
inquiry should be given to all, q
the people are largely running wild
over story papers, with but . thin
gauze between them and moral de.
gradation. Let the great, broad
home thrust be made at the sabiec,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16

HENRY G. FERaURsoN and Viii.
Fam H. Ellis, Of Texas, are laboring
in Mexico for a law granting colored
people some extra rights to encour-
age a settlement ofnegroes who are
going to engage in raising cotton.
A large exodus from Texas and
other states will take place a. soon
IS Mexico passes the law now be-
fore the Congress Of that country.
1t passed the house without one
vote against it. If it passes the
Senate it will create some stir in
Texas, Louisiana and other South
ern states.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16

TIMES has worked hard for the up
building Of the county, and yet
how little has been done for its sup
port. Look over the papers You
take from other towns and counties
and see what they have done for
the people of this county: literally
nothing has been done by them for
US as a people. Writ, of Virginia,
said every man is the architect Of
his own fortune; that was true
when he said it and it is true now
Of counties as we'll as of individuals.
If the people Of Blount want to be
first-class, with good prices for their
lands and for all they raise upon
them, they must support home and
home interests. Every Republican
in the county ought to take the
TIMES. That should be the first
thing he should do, and those who
take it should see that their neigh
bors take it, and never give up till
they subscribe; and where there
are widows who are not able tt
take it the neighbors should take i
for them,in order that their chill
dren may grow up and be good use
full citizens of the county.
Do not wait till the year closes Il
subscribe or re.subscribe; come II
and pay over your dollar and hav'
your name put on the new subscrip
ton book for next year. Look a
the amount Of reading the TIME
gives for one dollar which woul'
make a book Of 1854 pages nearl.
as large as the old family Bible
Now the TIMES wants the en-
couragement of every Republica
In the county.