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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
GRAM md PRODCCE WARKETS.
FEATURES or NETWORK DEALINGS.


Tho wheat market saturday was quiet and tn"
speculation was purely local only 200 900 bushels being
dealt IN The result Higher range Of Values now
ever and the carly rise reached 1.dc. Tho bush snti
ment wa, hcl.t By the threatening aspect OF TIE
CHILEAN dspuv encouraging English cabcs, ana re-
port . the .rcct that Germany cont mp1fd thc removal
Of duties on te Importation OF grain important influence
wa, rNre 10 port demand and 10y Paidrdges
buying at the West. Pals cables came weak ana w;
cearance. were mOio.ats. that some rdtOh l"loM,u
tl, Vance IL WAS laid, how ever mat about uVoOoO
bush,, OF wheat cleared whlch ma not bch -
port a. rddStict's" estimated the 'ApOfts OF NhhI
hOth coasts Tor week ab tN'
30 bushels. sgan~t 4.1S3l2l bl,hes IN he previous
week May options ol~ncd al - V"dFl VS., i"'' 70
II O3L then I,oed!I To ~ o. Us On ui' suD
Nav rose To =! CSA OF n'a\N u'hiuhl LOT
wheat steady, ana >hIpp.l' tuoA n'i'N
100000 bushels here ana much at the OporO'' N''i
took IS 0UO bushels, - ,os. hiohor ., the
covering al shorts induced mainly ~ NE INFERIOR EiAi.
''llad>Ccrts' estimated ue week ,Npol.'
az 900 coo bushels. compared WIN 80 ~ md
The ious week. spot was quiet but STEADY ana
,Npbrt,r- bought $4,000 bushels ,,,.. ann,
oats wrre -tagnant and devoid oi lehJuin. IHees WI
nominal on options. of the fing saes '''
ard nd tInrcd points options. owing 10 the hGhI
receipts OF hogs. There safes oil 2oO uefces OH '
The nna official quotations were a. follows: ,.,
Wheat-.anuRrv III CO.; February, 81 O2's' March,
81 Oyas May. ~ O2is June. 81 OiNs an - ,,h ,ot..
Con-January, i3'sc; Feciuaiy i'sci MaIc"' f's''
my, 80 1a,Iary ss%c February 3Cc; May. 39tc..o
Lad February, so - March 90 - May - Gso ~
receipts OF grain ana Iour i'pol,'1 Oh oa' 49, ' ~
Ncw.YotN. Philadelphia. Baitimorc ami Bo."n "ere a.
ollows Whoa. l55 l9S bushels con, 5iSO31 bushels
oats 1872 bushels, total grain ''Oo2s bu she!,i h"ui
80 40 packages ~ thie3g9 , Nh az" co alG is
mn shcs oats 49, 9os bushels total gram 1OlO'3 bushs
hour 20 v39 bai refs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
Tile TRADE IN CIuCAGO.

Chicago. Jan. ~ tspecia.-The bun party In wheat
was encouraged yesterday by the prospect OF DIG
decrease in the visible supply tomorrow loners arc
,,r.dicinc n decrease Of 100000 bushels. and are
hoplng for n decrease OF 100000 bushels There was
a cash business done here for export. 1880 bushels
pelnr sold bv one concern Western receipts were
mall only $50 at the three great Western points
Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth. May wheat opened
M the call prcc, L. sold low as 81 o-odol 81
Int closed at ~ l5. The crowd was incllnsd TO DC
Iulllsh. Partridge the principal opponent OF any
advance. III, short line Of about 5,cooooo bushels
Is supposed to have been undSturbcd last week. kye
was up about cents from Fridays drop. western
receipt, OF corn were larger. seaboar cieirances OF
corn on the other hand were also larger. one CIR
cumstancc jus, abOat offset the other May sod Le
tween 80 Is and 10 3D. AMI closed at 40 IT, Inc
receipts here 20i cars; The esnlates for Non,
day 30 ears oats kept all day within n range or
less than cent May selling at 30 - ana 30 o-S0
20 81 and closing at 30 0sa 30 ID IrovlsiOns were
drmer AZ the close pork showed an advance over
Friday OF IL IL cents: lard and ribs. Of cents.
The price was up the hog news from the YARDS
The weeks rec euts made only lo3ooD against 243ooo
for the same week last year. and against an estimate
made a week ago saturday for last week OF only 22O,-
600 This weeks hogs are estimated NJ ioo'oo'
A number OF the packers were buyers Yesterday.
big export demand for meats was reported.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
COTTON MARKETS-BY TELEGRAPH.

Liverpool Jan. %. . p. m.-COtton-A nconI ",
dlinO I'D. The sales Of the included OioV pI
Xntrican Futures closed barely steady; America, ~ i
idliug low mi1dllng clause, January delivery oou
baycs January aud February delivery G-6ii & I'D
gnrnorY and March delivery. G6iai 1-0id: Marc, anu
hVpi delivery ! 9.tidi 1854 April and May HcNccE
HIa6tai lS.Gid; May ana June deliver i'- Iiy
~ did June and July delivery 1861 sellers JuN
and August delivery. 92Gtd value August AM sep
tII li,.tnn Jan 23-Cotton Inn; md1n2 316c
law IniddlIne G1c Good ordinary, GAc net ana g Ic
,erents 80 bales export % Great britain o'-' NV"
iaic.P 7g6 tales stooK. S1OJ7 bales ,,,, -,. M,
cary ,,o< Ian 23-Cotton stea1y; midllinP, - h''
NotI"'' haes moss 51s bales; exports col@twsc'
IL bales sales, 5s5 bales stock So 5s hale Tie low
- ..anrah Jan. 23.-COttOn firm mldding, 20 ~"
tdI,pe 6ssc good ordinary, 6sc net and gross reeg,
1870 bales exports eGsst"ise' i'"'' D''s '"'
'sTsxorleans jan 23-Cotton quiet; middng S0c
%d1nS q ll-lGc good ordinary. Sac net Keeps
soo bales gross s2o bales exports to Gre1t Is
etU o sales . $50 bales: stock, 463,00i bales
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
LIVE STOCK MARKErs-BY TELEGRAPH

Buffalo Jan :3.Cattlc-recclps tor The La, - hour
$50 head total the mus flr l1Voo i.ld or
ave las; week. Is head; con-snci hro1rh go
head To York, had ale. 90 head market
o,.ned steady and nrm. closed strong Hog Receipts
for tc past u hours go hcud total for wees thus far
"a $50 head for same time last week. JlJssO held
cons gncd through. 5000 head - NrN.Yorh 4'o9 had
on s,lc. $50 head market op'u"d I"WY ana lifm
fairly -ady heavy grades, 90 05as4 7O "a, krs
portcr-. good l~-t - b5d
"a =, do gh and pig. 81 Godet 81; good heavy ends,
81 G5dsf pigs, good TO best, - &irsi 40, pigs common
.k 10 fair iOG.t 30. assorted roughS - 1Odr3 80
rough-, % ljasJ co stas - f1dtS SHEEP tnn
IccepI Tor the past - hours $500 h1uf 'p'l
thur far "a $40 head for sane time ast wt.k'
5lSO htsd consishod c nnlsVup,, ou ~ Low and
lover closed very dull with good held over sheep
r,r, fancy % good % choice, ~ l5att 90; hr
to good s4dsl 50 culs aud common t3 50dsi lambs
GOOD 10 extra native t0dA6 - fair good do. - Goa
= 20 cnls 10 common. ~ 5Ods5 30 Canada lambs. com
mon To eStra 40 so do sheep extra to fancy ~ 30
ass: common fair do, siG - 80. ,, ~,
II Louis Jan. Acknowledging. 800 head snip,
cnt- head eteody at the decline fIr 10 gpd{
native e3dSi jO Texrns and Indian steers - '"
H&3 GO. Hog--Rccrpts zoo h'1d -hp"Bnd,- V wv
mead. market higher fair prime heavy ~ -odti -;
niVcd ordinary good IS sGati 20 light air to best
SASS 90 Receipts, 200 head .hipm'nts none
ma kct steady fair to choice mutt'ns' - oOds' 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
FOE TIE MEMplns AND ST LOUIS rAcrs

FOR THE MEMPHIS AND ST LOUIS RACES
St Loui', Jan. 2The eighteen stakes Of the race meet
ing to be held by the St Louis Fair Association and Jockr
Club from April 80 to June have filed The total is
14G4 average. 81. In 1891 the total Of the thirteen
stakes III and the average 80 Among the en-
tries those Of the Santa Stable OF which how
two-ycor-olds listed. Mr. Eildwin writes
old unit, he wins stake Theoiorc Winters makes good
entry. also does j.. V. Shppcc OF Stockton Call who
has Take Notice LOOwic wcllbred two.ycaroldS
by imported Grecnback Il. L. Dickcys three. year old
crack Pescador with others san Bcinardno
and several minor California also we'll entered
Leby son. who lately bought the great Oregon ~ pse
in California for 81 600. have put him in many races
Ed Corrigan enters Riley Ethel Heller SHELTER,
Dryer. Mariner. Lew Weir, Huron, Dundee and many
others. The Scoggan Brothers have heavy entry a,
also have 5. s. Brown. J. T. Williams, the Kentucky
Stable, c. C. Weatherford the Pastmc Stable Durham
William Mulkcy, SAM BryOnt, the Goodwood Stable
the Charter OAK Stable Gra.smuck e. Co., j. d. Patton
Il. j. Lucas and many others. Among good horses not
mentioned above Santiago. Il peanza. Rio Grande
Esperita Santa Blue Wing who has been resurrect@d by
Captain Brown, senorita Bagpipe Fashionable VALERA
Ban Chief ia ia Glockner I'D. Hopper, Princes, Limo
Jugarha Virgo GOr, Guido. Brazos. Aloha, Royal Flush
Ida Pickwick, Adalia Vortex, Wautauga, Gayosl Jim
Head, Come Taw, BalgOwan. F0!thul, etc. The
pect, exceedingly bright for by far the best messing
held in st. Louis.
Memphis Jan. 2i.-Thc total entries 10 the ten
stakes offered by the Memphis Jockey Club for the
annual spring meeting, which begins April II and
tinues April % inclusive, aggregate SOP. This is the
largest number of the history of the jockey club
In winter quarters Montgomery Tank
225 end arrivals coming daily. Tho classes
OF horses that being entered In stake events embrace all
the prominent flyers country and SCENE the
successful meeting ever held here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
FOR THE SALE or PALO ALTO TROrrERS.

FOR THE SALE or PALO ALTO TROrrERS.
The annual sale OF the Pao Alto totters will tnke
place At the American Institute Tuesday and Wedncs
day OF this week. The horses exhibition and
be carefully inspected by buyers ono hundred head VIII
be sold number OF tie lot thoroughly broken 70
harness and fit To be used for road purposes The
Jorty OF the horses rich IN the blood Of the Of
all trottng ses, Ecctionccr. Twelve colts and lies
are by Electoncer including two-ycar-od brothers 10
Arion. 21o1 O. SunOl. :0SiI Elenecr. .: 2S9. e.
Pcdar .2734 , and Fleetwood, 30 while the nlioS
are also rich in breeding Five by laio Alto. 2:OS.
the fastest stallion in world by the records TWO
by Anse . 90 Six by Almoor = 2Oi2; two by
Norval, 2l7i2, and ten by Clay, . 20; ali Of which
sires OF ElcctlOneer
Among srcs Of other blood Piedmont IVA, and his
Liberty have fourteen colts and hles to represent
them Aban, two: Nephew, seven Benefit and his son
Beverly, twenty-one; Wlldnut, Alfred Dexter Prince,
several each many animals OF this cllssIica
the blood OF Electionecr through their dams
Every arrangement has been made for the comfort Of
buyers and exhibit the horses All the reading lights
OF the trOtting turf viii be present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25

gambling which Is going in this city at prcsent T.
would add great strength the bill the closing Of ci;y
poorooms and post holes that now going on IN full
'' song IN every p,sitic manner the curricd on
~ ''o"'uis every aiocfh"h' There are many men In
The city making handlooks," where TWENTY-FIVE cents can
be bet on the chances OF alleged racchoc At Cutt
burg, and there dozens place. where III f. acot,l
as the regulation bet Now what is the OF olcratng
right here in the city Of petty gambling to ,on
tcmptibc for track Those dens are frchul places
They ought to be closed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
EUROPEAN PROpTCE MARKETs.

,,oo, Ian o. . y m.-Ieef and pork-H9,de,l
r app"sy IiamsThe supply IS poor Bleon az ~
one "a n,ayinqly; Cumberland cut about ~ % 90 a.
Or G y, "a long mddcs about - ~ nIp az o. scr
cihses"ioldcrs Offer sparingy or freely
I%T spot and o 30 ogc ,sssy ~ se ID
Mrs,o,o ' Ind March srsdy at 3Ss I'D WhesMdW n
onef moderately ia Eiour- Ioider- offer mod
rae Corn spot and ons steady
n IN a. /" Februsry steady at is I'D Hops ~ A1
Tr,epGr coast-IIolders are not Offering.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
Gotels.
Cost an0 fonno.

= OsT-Bankbook No Ole GO7, BANK FOR SAYINGS
| 81 Beecker.st. New.YOrk Payment stopped Phase
return book to bank. ---------------
r OSr-Hankl ook No 49, 67S. BANk FOE SAEiNhS'
IL 81 Bio cker-st.. New.YOrk Payment stopp'd fp'so
return book TO bank.
n OST-I,nnk Eook No 59S SS7, Bank for savings %
L. Peecker-st.. NewYork payment stopped please re-
turn book BANK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
ttlnsical Instruments.

y ASSORTMENT Of secondhand grand upright ana
"A square pianos OF our own make, IL perfect cona''"
and fully warranted also number OF seeondhana pianos
- "'"N' F WM KNARE CO..
,.s ,th.avc near Doth St.. New YORK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
THE STATE or TRADE.

Bllt'uors. Ian :3.-Flour qu"t. unchanger; r',epts
0JG bls shlpmcntS jIlp IBIS; sale, 300 bbs Wheat
STEADY; 80. red spot and Tho month - oll'd*i or
Fehriary II OF dS o. March. s O.J, May 81 o3', 81
~ Of staomer 80. red 9e'., Eceip-, 81 Gi' bush bush
shuncnt- bush stock. 1160Tl bush sales. 900
bush southern wheat STEADY. Fu;z. Mc@Sl o. Long.
barry 9jcdSI o.. Corn steady mixed ~r"t, t"+ Gi"-c
the month fJdI0i.c; February. Ash diSso March 80
lsi-c; Apnl. As4c. May, 4sEc; Il amer omNei GO
tG1,c: r'ccipts 81 9i bush shipments "l',Sl push
stock aCj 37 bu.h sales - 900 ush southern corn
easy whlto and y,low tsdjlc. oats Easy NO whit
Wrst I'm 3yc No mixed Western, b n35 lie: receipts
?. 600 bush stock os Gni hush. ~ Stafy M; ?
gJc receipts, = 1iG bush stock log $50 hl~n nay
steady: good 10 choice tinothy Sl3 5odrl, 90 Gram
frclglts dull, UNCHANGED. Cotton dun nlddlns. -.
Provision, him active and unchahci Bu,ter hrn.
unchanged. Eggs firm. 23c. ooiec stedy RIO cnr@"'s
fair l7c No. :. l3', l3c. sugar strong: &c hrh-r
oil kinds. Copper steady, unchanged Whisky him ;
a 2Jasl 20.
Ihcnrn I'm lcndlng nthrNs Ianged as IoIONs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
STAINED.
Good ordnarv.....tsi Low Mdding .........G4
...tc, Cd 6,diu.,v Nlddliug J-1O

options quit active despite The early closing
and tho market developed feeling ~ decided htaN''s
with considers able liquidation of long and more or 's
ecne OF 70 points and the situation gradually saggod
final figures ,h6wing losses Of la u pohi' Nv
,,,oi his cau-'d TIE ni>t break
while tho late depression attributed e. in" weather
In South together with aigr pit receipts "'c''
st 900 bales ,,..,-. $500, s,i.s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25

Warehouse deliveries since January ]. lSi2 New
York. .liOl bags Baltimore, LIE bags; NcwOri'ans
1925 bags Galveston, 30 bags total, 22c19O Bugs
COTION-for prompt delivery suffered decline n
Lice and trad" was very dun Sale 20 bale FOR toh
sumption. Receipts the ports today 1906 !.l-s
against 1904 bales this day Lust week and 2sioO tales
II In LIZ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
Amnsemeuts.
NANCY AND co

nALY'S THEATRE, Broadway and 30th-st.
~ Under the Management Of Augustin Dolly,
Everv Evening at 10 Maunees begin at q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
Cr0n movement


Stock ia all Unit states ports 40 40 Jhs'o
LhcrpoJl te.cgIams j.. mI;e,c.pt, ~ 600 laes. of
which American ~ COO bale. SIc.. 5000 bales. Of
which for sp culltlon and cNport OC0 lnl"s American
OOp bale. Spot kct-Quotltion- fully maintained
Mddlng UpIaiGs. I'D. Futures opened quct at par
tally l-Gid decline.
Quotations ac based American standard OF casshca
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25

Produce Exchange today tne utter markst was
ordinary .Od.i: selected dii.es 2td2Uc" ordinary,
.Od,.. Eggs. 23d.ic
cinc,,,,t Ian 93-Flour nominal. Wheat stcady
30 red sSc receipt 900 su, mI, shipments s is ,,e
bush Corn easier, lower; No. o,,,o.i Nv o uats
oIet sri 90 ,rd nrm 90 2j bulk nrm s5 02ias
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
ceetures ano nleetines.

A MEXICAN INSTIrUTE.-rhc Annual Mee,inc VII
"A be held Thursday. February T. 1892, AZ O'Clock
N m. at Is No. 1li-llJ West 3sth-st.
JAMES G.. POWERS. Recording Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25

:, - paoon steady 4G Sill Whis.ey steady sa.es
:is bbl, iri~tcd goods ~ 10 Butter str1l!,
choice dairy isa zoe sugar In fair demand steidy Ess
finn 2lc. Cheese firm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25

NAY . % ~
Cash quotations were follows: Flour steady and un;
chanlel so = spring wheat: 80 sotSSS0oocs
80 cora Siiae go 2 oats, ,2sta?oe No whI;e,
Z o. h. aSd51c No | naxseed, 90, prime Timothy seed,
al ga 20 mess pork per Dbl IS 40 lard 100 %,
10 ga as0 As short ribs sides loose 90 ,oa$S 20 dry
toX,d. Is 9,a+5 o5 whskey dsui'er' hnished goods
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25

Every Night at : 10 and Matinees on
WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY az ..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25

nALY'S THEATRE. Tuesday Mornings
~ January 90 february and D. at II O'Clock
SIR EDWIN ARNOLD.
Tho lecture On japan. postponed from January ~ on
account OF SIR Fdw rs ll =, VIII BE- gwen FliaaS f'o
Secure seat. az Boz Office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25

Over two hours OF Incessant Laughter.
Piay,d over 500 times IN this country
ard IA London, Paris and Berlin by this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25

NJETROPOLlTAN OPERA HOUSE.
wi GRAND OPERA
under dircet!on Of Mes,rs. Abbey GRAZ: ,.
sufficiently recovered from their Slight nc, osuon TO |"
alle 10 ID .l:lNeiy appar = Arciine tp-nig.i-.
~ To.iight Meyefberr', Opc =. 'L'AFHlC NINE"
Mines Nordica Klein AID sofia Rayog MN Lassale.
I'd DE Eeszke Seboini and Jeon De Ro-zke. . -.
Wed. Jan. -. Meyerbeer's oP''a, LIE PRoPHETEE
Mm,n. Lehman and FsayOelt NM. ia. d. Ee,hks'
Martapoura. Monti and Jean De- Reszke
Fri Ian, % Meyer beers Opera, "DlNORAH,'
Miles Van Zandt. Klein and q. Iavosii; Mn "anhi'
''''ans sa %o Nat Ian. 80 vcrdi's Opera AIDA"
Mines Lehman Ravog; Mn. Camera and Dh
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-11
1t Was Business.

About 10 O'Clock in the morning two
colored women rode into the town on a
mule to do some trading at a store, and it
wasn't over half an hour later that ran
across the younger one on the platform of
a cotton warehouse, walking hand in hand
with a colored man. lie let go of her, and
followed me down the platform to say:
Seed yo' GRIMM, boss, an l thought I'd
'splain dat it was case of luv at fust
sight. l war jist took wild dat gal de
fust mint l sot eyes on her, an 1 reckon
she'll dun promise to marry me befo'
noon"
Soon after 10 o'clock went down to tie
depot to see about n train. and found tie
man sitting on a salt barrel with the other
woman, while the first was standing beside
the mule under tree across the street.
The pair the barrel were billing and
cooling, but as entered the depot the man
followed along to say;
Reckon yo' am sortcr surprised ober lie
change, eh?"
Rather. You were counting the daugh-
ter two hours ago"
Oats fact"
And you said it case of love at
first sight,
Exactly"
well, why did you drop her for the
other"
''Dey am mudder an darter, sah.''
''Well?"
wall, dun found out dat de mudder
owns d. newl, sab"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-11

make oudt about dot telefhone, und d
when Shake comes In ask him. He lookl
red in der face und he says: ladder, II
vhas all because you Wasn't over herr
long enough to be a Yankee. Dot poy who
telefhones you likes me to play checkers
NIT him. He v.has great hand to eat
some sugar when he vhas playing BY ante
und limit he means dot we play until 10
o'clock
"Vhell, sergeant, Shake vhns a good poy
md nefer lies to me, but can't make hel
oudt. Some odder time dot bell rings und
somebody says: Hello! Shake! Did der oldt
mans drop to anything, ehp Mol Well,
dot vhas kind in him. I've got q pointer
for tomorrow. Play Little Joe against dot
field
when Shake comes home ask him how
dot vhas. He gets red some more, but
pooty soon he says: 'Fadder, if dot tele.
phone vhas in Sherman you doan' hat nc
troubles. He means did somepody come
here und say he vhas der taXmAn und
shwindle YOU You vhas SO innocent he
vhas afraid for you. When somepody calls
me oop you tell him you vhas my faddef
und doan' hat time to talk Sergeant,
does dot seem all right to your"
"H'mi 1t may be all right"
''Vhell, some odder time dot bell rings,
und somepody says, 'Shakey, my boy, Tve
thrown my oldt man down for a couple OF
cases, und will be NIT you p. d. O. Ser
geant, vhas dot der English languaget'
''It sounds very much like English"
81 didn't know but she vhas French OF
italian. When Shake comes home ask
him about it, uud he laughs und says:
ladder, Why will you try to make oudt dot
you vhas Yankeef Dot poy who tele-
phones me hat a wrestle NIT his fadder, und
he throws der oldt mans down. He wins dot
bet of two cigar cases. He likes to come
und show EN- to me und brag about it.
Dot p. d. q. means shall tell you to look
oudt for a man who comes aroundt town
NIT life of Columbus to sell for four dol.
lars. He vhas shwindler.' Sergeant,
does dot seem all right to your"
"Well, hardly"
81 can't make her oudt. More ash TWEEN.
ty times somepody, telefhones Shake
aboudt tips pointers gigs saddles,
'straights,' 'fiushes,' keno and SO on, und
eafery time he turns red und says it vhas
because / doan' hat Sherman telefhone.
So Igoes by der office today to get one Der
man says he vhas shust oudt, but he comes
tomorrow to take AWAY dot Yankee PEGS
ness. When he is gone, ind somepody comes
in my place und asks for Shake und says
he vhas gigs und saddles ind cases und
sugar ] shall know what to do. l take him
by der collar und say: My frendt, l vhas
a poor shpeaker in English, but a great
kicker in Shermani Let me help you
slump ten feet und beat four of kind" -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-11
back when I heah Brudder Jones axin to

back when I heah Brudder Jones akin "a
be forgiven fur his sinful waysp
He was cautioned again and sat down
and restrained himself to an occasional
"Amenr' but when ''Sister Brown" be-
gan to plead that all sinful white folks
might turn from the error OF their ways,
the old man broke loose and boiled over.
One of the deacons took him by the arm
and led him out doors and down the street
piece, and was about to leave him when
Uncle Reuben asked:
"Boy, what yo' dun fussin wild me fur!"
"Too much noise, uncle" was the reply.
''Doan' belong to dat church,"
"Yo' does"
SIS it agin de rules of de church to git
excited an shout fur de blessed cause of re-
iiguns"
mo sah."
Does yo' find it anywhar' in de Bible
dat can't shout fur de salvashun O. sim
nersy"
Den what yo' dun pull me out yere
furi"
ReubenP"
what liner"
DE line on pew rent. Yo' is OWN dis
church bout 5000 pew rent. Uncle Reu-
ben, an de disconsistency O. yo'r standin
up an shoutin looks SO previous dat de
deacons hes conceded to disconnect yo' an
run de risk O. all de white folks bein
burned up wild fab an brimstun'p'
He turned on his heel and entered the
meeting house, and after gazing at the
building for two or three minutes in 81
lence the old man slowly observed:
dat eands me up wild de Methodist re-
ligun, an drives me plumb into de arms o.
de Baptist forevahmor''
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-11
Turnins All Right.

He stood at the extreme point of Pros
pect park, Niagara Falls, watching the
mighty flow of waters, and his ears filled
with the tremendous roar from the abyss
below. He seemed mag netized by the rush
and appalled, by the sounds. Men who
watched him saw his face undergo a great
transformation as the grandeur of nature
was thus brought in contact with his very
soul. All of II sudden one of the observe rs
stepped forward, touched his arm and led
him back a few steps. and asked:
''Say, old man, how do you think tur-
nips are going to turn out this fall?'
There was general murmur of indigna-
ton at this exhibition of sacrilege, but
the old mans face lighted up, and he
heavcd n sigh OF relief as he answered:
AZ guess they'll 5:Irn OFT purity fair, con-
siderin, and I'm glad you spoke to me.
was gittin gosh burned tired of seein this
thing make SIGH an internal fuss fur
nothin! Let's sit down somewhat whar
we kin white and talki' NJ. QUAp.