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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-11
New Hosiery. New Gloves. Etc.

The remnant sale, which has boon in
progress for few weeks past, is '.still
on" There are lots of thing, we offer
at great saving. Piles of wool dress
goods, rom ants in blocks and colors, this
week. We will sell baskets this week
as follows: Hamper baskets that were
50 at 81, hamper baskets that were So. so
at 50, ham per baskets that were SIS atS2.
Lot Small baskets at lOc, were csc
and soc. Lot 9. Small baskets at csc,
were 75c and ST. Balance of japanese
Chinas one-half price. All Winter
Goods at q decided sacrifice to close
them out.
HeironimuS & Brugh,
no Commerce street.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-11
z u r N I j UR
CLOSING OUT.

We are CLOSING OUT stock now on hand to
make room for spring goods. If you could nicL m
money on the street you would not wait Then WIN
delay when you can IS on $15 by buying furni.
ture now? For examples
Solid walnut chamber suit three pieces that was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06

oST-A no,c Of p j. Wills lirc for is2l 3 o. due
IL Dee. $. 1891. payable 81 aa tioord ag 5
ing the anne As payment has bee stobu, nqef VIII
lieasc Ic'"rh IL F" - Thoua st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
flrantIIi.
SOUTH CAROLINA RAILWAY CO..
DEMONSTRATIONS.

NOTICE: The time for the deposit of the sccuri-
ties of the south Carolina Railway Company tother
than the first mortgage bonds with the Central Trust
Company of New.York Is extended 10 Monday,
February Is, 1892. inclusive. after which date
curtics will be received only upon snch terms may
be decided by the committee.
A substantial majority of the second
mortgage bonds. under which alone
Il reorganization appears practical
bic, as well as II considerable amount
Of the stock and the income bonds.
have already been deposited, and
steps are now being taken under the
direction OF this committee 10 force
close the property Of the railway
company.
FREDERIC p. OLCOTT.
GysTAyE ]. WETZLER,
rs sMITUERS,
OTTO LOEWENGARD.
HENRY p. TALMADGE,
COMMITTEE
New-York, Jan 25. 1892.
q. L. ELLIS, Secretary. 81 Wollst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06

,ratlc Feb TO- 3 D. IN Ccrmanic .... Mar o. p m
'1eutync....Ecb. II, 'Ieutonic... Mar 10 a. Ia
IlitInnt l,b. : 30 D. N II fannie Mar q 80 m
Majestic. March . 30 M May ste Mar. 30 80 an
from Whitc s-.I Dcc@. foot Of West l0th,'t So,oo,
second cabin these steam SO and tiV c1Ioon
rates $50 and upward according to steamer aud location Of
berth. Excursion ticket, favorable terms; .tesrtge
from or III" Old CCuulrr. so 40 20 Broadway New
YORK. Philadelphia Cic'. 400 Wanut-st ,
MAITLAND kERSEY, Agent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.

Thursday, Feb 4--p. m.
The advance in foreign exchange to-day. in spltt
q, tho fact that there will be fast mail until
Saturday. WAS an unusual occurrence. and II sng7
oes,ed the possibility Of gold shipments vi
.oorrse traders in the stock market jumped at the
oo,clusion that engagements had already pcch
,n.de AZ the Assay Office. This aacrity wohid
ho,o heen amusing if it had not been ulnlhS
,,.h q serious subject. The strength OF lorelsA
o,,ohorce in the very face Of enormous uaue
haIopce in favor Of this country is n factor III
arocnIation not 10 be regarded lightly. NO sui-
Gciont exclamation has yet been made, DuI ""oN'
ortside of mere Stock Exchange theories anu W
s.a,ions il must be admitted that exchange
,atos are perousy near the gold exporting p''''
There il the attcring JUNCTION tha' '"v
ebinments last year were the result VI Wv
raor .oused by the Barring failure. They were
made according to this theory pfca"Sc ,e.
''r,,ort need Of gold. Are tie circumstance
very greatly different? Inc hf't eApoiv " chat
&c.,, ,.ear was made on February II. II was "n''
'"So eI1od spccial shipment" Of Sl75O,ooo anu
S~s,in.tion was supposed 20 De "e''h'1'
RI pank of England rate Of discount a. r'tn
~ Z rer cent, and That 10 'hc P'O',, on an
mmno" in New-York was about per ~ les than
average, and The present rmi ,nI sterinr exchange
per S 90" and - - Ii. and inc plc'n.t hin
are ~ IA and 50 S. line fsOn Return "I Of ra
ments iasu is There can be 40 a31bt thas .G-
SOME tine Europe rs sa s'f 5eea ,'S @
can Sseuflr products There is mor'oE[er rvcr
% aa9ss G Ise :I"'fS
which may sss c and the American Day1 5c G
exch%c FSr seenns a0 lheT know they cen
may be selling secnrities and American capitalists
goe h nTF Recognized the fact that iOres"
Is gold. ri,ot to-day was active anu ~
ega but in 5ns le1f Of %si psS@ cnc
specna,ss os @continucd but it was w,Ghhr
naenss aem nf Last "u a'a s
coal stocks were s,nmething like sentiment in II
short Interest these ~, S9G aser a9a Of any,
hst t M,.S final variations were pretty eveiS
"'' W THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET .,men.
,,,.re no transactions in G'Vern,n a,na
,onas but ,he market was firm ct these ''
quotations:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
Bid. Az
U.Sai2s,lS9l con
t.nued at Q per

The business in State issues comprised North
Carolina consol As OF 9s Is, South Carolina %
Brown consolidation az 90, Tennessee settlement
Be at 81 7-eaG0 and settlement Is at l03 Ia
OF city bank stocks American Exchange sold 20
at $50, Fourth 20 at ISL. Merchants 400 at
ia, and Western l2i at l23.
The general bond market was quiet, and the llnal
Changes III prices were Irregular. Inc a1'anCcr
were III special Issues, or in those Affected ny
special Gauss. They were generally fractional
but Ncw-lor and Northern lrsto closed per cent
higher at 81, after early sales at - l2a34. Inc
declines were small but were numerous and sig
nifcant. Atchison incomes fell 81 per cent 10
60 j-S. Chicago and Eric incomes closed -
lower, at 50 IA, and West Shore A. suffered IN %,
same loss at 1913. Ncw-YOrk, Chicago ana ~,
Louis 4s ended with loss Of nearly per cPh,
The market clos 1t. in fact. neither active nor
strong. Reference is made TO our full report OF
bond sales
Money on call was not lendable above L.
per cent few loans were made at PER cent
but they were in every respect exceptional: ;,
The Clearing House statement was as loilo"S'
Exchanges, Sl26,9j2, Ala balances, 80, '0I 80:
The Sub-Trcasury was debtor 10 the Gearing
House SG3l sol. Its net loss on balance WIS
S?GO.10l, made mp by loss Of Sj42,6'. III com;
less Il cain Of S?S2J1G in currency. The days
operations included: Receipts, $3,?05,5s5 pay
mcnt>, SJ.4Gj,GSG; resulting in a general balance
Of $l3l.2S2 Sos, consisting of Sl23, sS2.93o com
and 81 .399.G 9s currcncy
The United States Treasury at Washington re-
ccivcd to-day $203,s National bank notes LOT
redemption.
The customs receipts were $500 ,622, the. intfr-
nal revenue receipts S411,9GI. ana the mlSVcii'-
nous receipts Slg.006.
To-days Washington Treasury statement OF cash
on hand and deposits in bank compares VIII
the figures OF the last previous statement Us io
lows: oo
Net gold hqqa t,s Ine s5s 81
N on 5co5 s74 4,75l DOB D'c 254sl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
A. II. CALEF. Secretary.


ELECTION NOTICE.
80. roj BROADWAY, NEw-YORK, Jan. 81, 1892.
" Office is hereby given that the annual meet.
Y lne II the -to.kholsrs 81 THE MISSOURI PACIFIC
RAILWAY COMPANY VIII be held at the CON-
nanv'e ufe IN the CRY u e. Louis Missouri! TUESDAY
tho at O'Clock a. for the ele,
ton IS Director, for the ensuing year, and for the
Transaction OF other business that come before said
meeting.
Tho ANNA! meeting Of the Board 0: Directors Will be
held a, the same Office on "Wednesday 9th day OF March
pcNt II Ocl0r,
Tho stock transfer books WI be closed Tuesday Feb
ruary 1892, 70 O'Clock and reopeued on Thursday
MAR" ~ '''-' ~ - Jay GOULD. President.
4. II. CALET. Secretary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
financial.

NETWORK. February 3. 1892.
WV HAVE REMOVED our Office from L21
WE. ia ia.o ~ Wall.,t corner Of Newest ground
noor. wELLING & MALcoM'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
Bankers ano Brokers.
financial nleetlnas.

ST. LOUIS, Iron MOUNTAIN AND
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
ELECTION NOTICE.
NO 100 BROADWAY, NEWIORK, Jan. 81, 1872
~ Office i, hereby given that the annual meet
~ ug the >tochhodrfs OF the ST. Louis Iron Mountain
and southern Railway Company viii De he'd at the com
Iany's ONCE the cry u ST. Louis Missouri on Tuesday
the day Of March next. at o'clock M Tor the eioc
lion OF l3 Directors the ensuing and for the
transaction OF any other business that may come before said
meeting. x,-. -, 4,
held o!cr Wednesday, The 0th day of Mareh
nest a. l. O'Clock noon. ,.,- -,
Ile stock books will be closed on Tuesday Feb
Q 1892, at O'Clock M ana reChened on Ihurso1y
N'''" 80 '''-' JAY GOULD. President.
CAI.EE Snc rolarY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06

Actual cash in the
vaults
outstanding ., =, 49, no, =, Inc SIT "a :
cert ncaes -.fl ~ O5'itS fI3 ~ ~,
DEPOSITS in bank. lt'f',-h lf'"'o' 'ol Do'' - -
Va. .oh hal sI59 900 73o sl6o Osy svG Dec $3.50 Si3
The foreign exchange We're dull, but distinctly
HIGHER On London. rates were raised 1-4al-2 cen,
and Continental rates we've nearly as strong. fol-
lowing are revised quotations for actual business
Bankers bills 81 - IL and ~ 81 Tor long ana
short sterling respectively French francs. o.ls Is
and 516 IA: reichmarlIs. % Is and 81 5-s
FOREIGN MARKETS.
The governors of the Bank of England M their
weekly meeting made no change In IFS minimum
rate Of discount which rm9in, ~ 3 per cent IN
The week the hank GAINED c2l 900 bullion, ana the
proportion OF reserve to Liabilities was raised from
4O33 to 42.ol per cent. against an increase
from 45.56 TO 49,, per cent in the corresponding
week last year. when its discount rate was m
changed NJ ; per cent. AZ the London Stock ~
change British corsols were firm At % OIL Tor
money and a shade hi cher N % ll-i6 for the ac-
count In the open market money remained AZ
pcr cent for discounts and lal j. per cont Tor
daily balances. Bar silver was tim, higher ~
II sd an ounce American railway shares were
inac.ivc but declined from The opening ana closed
without reaction. ~ Paris French : per cents
declined few ccntimcs t0 $500. In" depression
was caused by rumors Of scrl0us financial lTr,gu-
laritirs. and hank shares fell abruptly. The
weekly statement Of the Bank Of France shove
increases in specie If i5,11j,upp francs gold ana
2GrV, 900 francs silver.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
Che Gurf.

HUDSON COUNTY JOCKEY CLUB, NORTH
IL BERGEN ~ J.-liacing every day rain saine
First race st D. Boats from Barclay, Jay, Chris
topher I4th and 42d sts connecting with drect y
trek. 5. WHITEHEAD. sccretAk1s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06

THE FOLLOWING BONDS WE i ST STOkEN
/ from Addison Bank vault Jaauaiy 81 loJ2: yum
RS 9cs 2oo 10 Sos city Of heus,en reNas IN per
ss The nShIie are cautioned against negotiating same
eseh' Ah' puolS a'0 CHARLES w. g. LEFT,
Executor II. c. Mckay Estate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06

Ex-diyidcnd. " - '''0'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
Business Chances.
Ocean Cleaners.
WHITE STAR LINE.

- AVE MONEY By BUYING TRUNKS, Va
y Uses. Bag. steamer thr Rugs and Travelling OutuLs
general Of II H. MACY Coz Gth.aye 18th 70 lith ST..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06

SAILS At THE CONSOLIDATED STOCK AND Pc
1BOLEUM EXCHANGE
STOCKS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06

Milwaukee. Lake Shore&Western 4. X, 20.
The Farmers Loan and Ifn,i 19nl'Rs}{u , MY
IakT shore and Western I!lv aJ -, P.'ir,'v ~iS
stock la, been extended until Narch - 10.
the cOny.nIenc. Of some stockholders abroad ana ots
VINO mar des, TO avail themselves OF the ltNes' OF
exchange foovlng terms
ferred stock for share 'hlcdso ana E9gh " a
common stock. snd = payment OF - % per ,n't'
In lieu OF the divGcnd declared aai preferred 'to.h
i've shares Mhmaukcc Lake shore ana M','fI COMMON
sor. for four she,es Chicago and NOrta We'tem cOmnn
,.,,. -
ALREADY p.rn cAchnr,d Ctrtncaes OF Milwaukee. Lake
Shore and Western .oek pc-cnttl Tor cNcahgc shoul
De- duly assignee blank for ua9r aie leis at az 81
div Win tr and trust Con pihN 40. ~
Wuior-., Nov. Yc,x and ChioagO and North western
RAILWAY stock viii b cady delivery on the succeeding
dat .,. ,.n rpt.Sr "a
N N" ~ r. q. l;OLSION. President
Jan 20 1892
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
rur MERcAxrILE TRUST coMPANf'
40. 10 BKoADWAf' ,eo
~LM.YOKK, Feb. :, Ie'

RoposALs FOR TIE s ,Aa .o UT Sr;
i LorIs. IRON MOUNTAIN: AND oS go
RAILWAY cOMPANY'- GESh hn,xT co MomT.:AGE
ED HALLWAY and LAND 80, hooss. or any part
BONDS to the , extent Of BY TmE MEncAxrlLE rHUs
eo Ssif S % ss aSts s. Of land
The purchase be made ron. .c, .ny and a. bid,
''''s' LOUIS FITZGERALD. Pfe''ssA''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
Eerturcs ano ttlcciiuas.

A MEXICAN INSTlTUTE.-The annual cleo
"A ton for officers and mansg'r 81 b. held Oh ilUS
DAY tine liza February 1892. at ~ MONS, Nos.
Hills W 3sth.st rhe OILS VIII cen from 10 O'Clock
d. "' "'''- JAMES q. POWERS Re- Sec
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
NETWORK, Feb. 1, 1892
To The siockhodcrs and BondhotdsrS Of ne
ELIzABETHT0WN, LEXINGTON
Big SANDY RAILROAD co.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, having,
under contract with c. p Huntn gton purchased from
him all his securities in the sb0venaned company ana
having agreed offer the terms 10 other holders ~
Ike hereby gives notice that aud afcr th'
prepared receive such securities for exchange
stated below at thu Office OF DreXcl Morgan
Co.. NewYork will issue temporary negotiable r..
ceipts therefor provided the deposited on or DC
fore the Goth February, 1892.
81 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company AZ per
gold bond OF 1892 zen which interest will be paid from
March l. 1927 be given in exchange for each $1,000
FHabeihtOwn Lexington and Big Sandy Railroad Company
first mortgage per cent. bond, with March 1872 COUPON
attached which coupon VIII be- purchased and paid for IN
July 1897, to the holders OF DrrXei
Morgan & Co.'S receipts.
10 shares common stock Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Company be given In exchange for each 81 900
dcbcntIre lond the IIlobethown. Lexington aud Bi1
Sandy Railroad Company.
share cournon Of the CHESAPEAKE and Ohio Rail
way Company be given IN exchange Tor each shares q
the Elizabeh;owr. Lexington and Big sandy i:airoad
Company.
The and bonds 0; tho Chesapeake ana Ohio Rail"o5
Company referred 20 vii be- part Of the -uc, coh.
tcuIa'ed circular o. January - 1902 Cadfs-'d -
the holders Of certificate r it, stock aud The securities oI
TIE Fii5abethtONn. Lexington and BIG SANDY Railroad
Company exchanged Gloye VIII De deposited TART Of
the security the Chesapeake aud Ohio mortgage, WIKI
suitable Provisions for the ror24nilaon Of said Eliza
bothtlwn Lexington and BIG sandy prop rty. found eN
pcdcnt
by order Of the Bonrd of Directors.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co.,
BY VI T. INGALLS,. President.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-12-16
Animal Intelligence.

Colonel /. d. Med onald, of Colum-
bia City, tells the Indianapolis Ne,cs
the following story of animal inteli-
gence He had bought lot of stock,
including a COW and calf. The COW had
been recommended as one of the kind
est of animals. It's motherly affection
for its offspring had more than once at
tracted attention. 1t never deserted its
calf, and anybody that tried to separate
them was met with such piteous appeals
from the elder that nobody but hard
ened butcher could carry out a design
against the younger. The COW and calf
drove along very inditferently with the
other cattle until deep stream was
reached. There was no bridge, and the
current was very swift. When the cat
tie plunged in, they were swept off their
feet into deep water, and good many
Of them disappeared for moment.
When the COW came up her first
thought was for her calf. She held
her head up out Of the water, and
looked about in all directions. She did
not at first see her calf, because it had
been swept several rods down stream
and was struggling in the water. The
mother at length observed this with
dismay. Instead of making for the op-
posite shore, as all the other animals
had done, she plunged into the stream
and swan down below her calf. Tho
current drove the young animal up
against the protecting bulk OF the
mother.
Then the mother started for the shore,
the calf swimming alongside OF her in
comparatively calm water Some pro-
gress was made in this way but about
the middle of the stream tho current
striking the calf in the forequarier,
swept it behind the COW, and il Houn-
dered down stream. The mother oaao
more went to the rescue. She had 30
swim clear around to the other siir Of
her calf and, this done, sho he'd 20
steady herself in the strea,o, trcaU.nc
water to hold her position until the calt
was once more safely a2oinst her side,
and the latter then swan safely TO
shore.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-12-16
Not n Virtue.

Those uncomfortable people who
pride themselves upon saying just what
they think on all occasions are unpopu-
lar, and deserve to be. Their boosted
franhness is generally ill-concealed ma
lice, and their unsolicited opinions are
merely insolent. We have no right to
say what we think unless we think
kindly and lovingly; no right to unload
our lealousies, enyies, bad humors and
miserable spites upon the hearts of our
nel9hbors If we must be bad tenn
pered we should at least keep our venom
locked up in our own breasts and not
let it out to wound others. Truths
need not be unpleasant in order to be
true. Are there no lovely, charming,
gracious truths in the world q? And if
there are, why can not people diligently
tell these, making others happier for
the telling, rather than hasten to pro-
claim all the disagreeable ones they can
discover The judicious natterer is
sure to be a favorite, for-no matter
what Is said to the contrary-there is
no one quite impervious to compliments
when he feels that there is reason for
them, Even those who have an hum
bic opinion Of themselves can not fail
to be pleased by the kind intention
shown. Every man, too, is slue to be a
success in one direction, at least Then
why not tell him 50 SO far from de-
string to say disagrseable Things, kindly
folk are continually on the alert lest
they even unconsciously woua! others.
They make point ofavoiding locaIsas,
or unpleasant goneralitia3 which may
seem to include any member Of tle
company in which they may Apl then.
selves. Strange to say, thit class oe
people are considered hgA5-min3ad,
false and worldly by the s.era moral Is
who can not recognize truth ia q pleas
ant garb; but why any one should con-
slider it more Christian like to utter IN
pleasant facts than pleasant ones, is c
puzzling question.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-12-16
Social Superiority.

It is the boast of the free-born Ameri-
can that he has no social superior I;
rank and station are matter of indif.
ference to him lis he not the equal of any
man living? And yet there is an as
pect of this social superior question
SO obvious that wonder so little is said
about it. Does it really form key to
the whole question of domestic service
Say what you please, that member of o
poor family who goes out to service is
occupying lower social plane than her
sister who tends in store or works in o
shoe factory. 1t is the same with men.
l remember an occasion, many years
ago, when whole suburban village
was thrown into confusion because MIR.
Harcourt's man servant was allowed to
buy ticket and dance at village ball,
although the young farmers and me-
chanics were all expected and even
begged to attend. What is the differ
ence ?" was asked. why, of course, I"
said the ladies on the committee, you
expect to dance in the same set, at q
country ball, with your milkman and
shoemaker, but as to meeting on the
same terms Mr.. Harcourt's man SER
want, that is very different thing"
But why? If, as you say, household
labor is as honorable as any other, this
man is in no way inferior to the mass
of bread-winrers," the questioner per-
sisted. "You do not live up to your
creed" And that's the secret of the
whole matter; people try to convince
Others of what they can not convince
themselves and so long as employers
regard household service as being So
cially lower than working at the needle
orthe loom, how can they expect that the
persons most concerned will fail to see
it =? If we regard all this as preju-
dice, let rs go to work to correct it. In
the meantime we must remember that
those who are in our employ are really
taking themselves at our own valua-
ton, and can not co lsistently be CEN
sured if they try to better their social
position without regard to what we may
think or say concerning their course.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-12-16
An Unfortunate Combination.

There recently appeared in an Irish
paper this advertisement "Wanted-A
gentleman to undertake the sale of q pat
ont medicine the advertiser guuran-
tees it will be profitable to tho under
talier. This is even an unhapgier
mode Of expression than that adopted
recently in a local paper, when the odi-
tor regretted to have to announce the
death of Mr., So-and-So, but was not
astonished to hear of the sad event, aa
deceased had been attended for some
time by Doctor Smith.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-12-16
MECHANICAL soNGSTERS.
uifelike Imitation of warbiing Birds Is
Now Obtained.

The construction of mechanical sing
ing birds has now reached such perfec-
tion that at first sight the little automs-
ton is absolutely like the bird whose
plumage it borrows, whether it repre-
sents simple nightingale or is adorned
with the brilliant feathers of bird of
paradise. Neither in the poise or in the
form could the art of the taxidermist
do better. The attitude of each species
is carefully studied. Certain of these
birds are inclosed in a simple cage or
are placed upon a branch forming q
perch, while others, placed upon tree,
flutter from one branch to another,
without it being possible to see the lit
tie rod, mounted on pivot and hidden
in the leaves, that carries it back and
forth Again, others may be placed up
on stand or in n basket of flowers.
Hummiug birds are concealed in a snuff
box, the cover of which being raised,
they suddenly appear and begin to
sing. After the air is finished they re-
enter the box and the cover closes of it.
self The snuff-b boxes in which they are
inclosed are decorated in all possible
ways, with inlaid enamel work, Japan
ese designs upon silver aud gold, old
silver, repousse work. and so on, The
first automatic singing birds had mo-
tion of the bill only, and it was by
means of bird organ or q music box
that they seemed to sing. The improve
ments afterward introduced consisted in
the substitution of genuine warbling
for the music box, and in giving these
little singers the perfect appearance of
life. A reproduction of the true song of
birds has been successfully obtained,
and we are now able to hear all our Or
dinary artists, with the repertory pecu-
liar to each of them. The mechanical
apparatus is wound up like clockwork
and produces various motions of the
head, tail and wings which are so natur-
ally combined with the warbling that
the mechanical songster, whose plumage
leaves nothing to be desired, seems to
be living, breathing thing.