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GOSSIP ABOUT' ACTORS.
Tturl Wnffej and HW Th,ry Llm.
The tftw York correspondent oftha
Rochester Democrat writes - -
It U estimated that about $30,000 is m surprise, on applying for a
paid out for amusements in this city ti.cket t0 fin B- sitting behind the
rery night during the season at thea- pjgwn-hole. A smile of recognition ex
tras, museums, negro minstrels, etc., and Plaind The poor bank clerk in this
although this cannot be averaged the way eBrned enough to pay his house
year round, yot it may be reckoned that
the amount annually expended is not
less than seven millions. Of the class by
wnom thu f jo.OOO is nightly earned but
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uwuuiuwu. imcomraunnTOinnD.
Jlo pertormers is a little world by itself,
uu um m griHiuarea scaie oi cnaraciers,
from the call-boy and scene-shifter np
to the first-class tragedian. In point of
IMmKAM l Will 1
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0,000, which is equal to Washington's
army at the battle of Long Island : and
yet, notwithstanding its size and im-
ponance, DUt mtie, as 1 nave said, is
known of the inside life of these people,
their trials, their sins, their conflicts and
their misfortunes.
now recruited, nave nn orgtn, 1 may state that the
People often marvel how the ranks of e.w York 'ifivr the favorite adver
this class are recruited, or, in other tising medium, and, in fact, is the expo-
nont of this class. Its columns are now
The Question is raised. " Is this lif one
of choice, or are people bred to it, just as
they are to other trades Y" It may be
answered that both methods are in ope
ration. Some take np the player's trade
ton amore, as did the celebrated Garriclc
He was bred a wine merchant, but
abandoned this calling for the stage, and
required no other preparation than his
astonishing genius, fcioino are born of
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spirit of the drama with their mother's
milk. Charles Kean was a distinguished
illustration of this. His parents were on
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years, and while yet a child he stood be-
tore the footlights. Another illustration
is found in the famous Kemble family,
including Mrs. Hiddons. who could not
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speak the simplest thing except in a
dramatic style. Others, less gifted,
study long and laboriously for tho
stage, but cannot, of course, expect to
rise above what is called "stock acting,"
which is at best a very low attainment.
THEATRICAL " STARS."
These characters are very rare, and
hence command the highest rate of pay.
They belong to the order of genius, and
hence have a stand from which the
stock actor is debarred. "Stars" have a
reputation which, like that of great au
thors, is a part of fame. Hence such
men as Betterton, Garrick, Kemble,
Kean, Macready and Petcher, of the
British stage, or Cooper, Forrest and
Booth, of the American, are beyond the
oblivion in which others are lost. All of
these men have appeared in "Hamlet,"
and so far as one may judge from tradi
tion, the finest delineations of that char.
arter were those of Betterton and Gar
rick in England, and our own Booth,
who is supposed by some to have sur
passed all others. In the role of comedy
England has furnished Liston and
Matthews, while the American stage has
had its Hackett, its Yankee Hill, and
just nowcan illustrate "Kip Van Winkle"
by the humorous Jefferson. "Stars" are
supposed to enter into the spirit of the
author and thus give his words the force
of a living impersonation. The great au
thors would be surprised at the grandeur
which a fine impersonation adds to their
creations. Shakespeare probably never
saw a Jtojclass theatrical performance,
"aiwntiHamlet', as rendered at the
Globe Theatre, with himself as the
Qhost, must have been a very sorry af
fair. What would have been his feel
ings could he have witnessed "Hamlet"
as rendered by Kemble or Booth?
"Stars" ought to get rich, for they cer
tainly receive enough pay. Forrest's
terms formerly were one-half the gross
receipts of the house. No wonder he is
rich, and no doubt on this point he- is
the most successful actor of the ago. He
in now old and rheumatic, and will never
be able to do justice to his parts again.
Indeed, he may say with one of his own.
characters, "Othello's occupation's gone."
Booth's price, when not in his own the
atre, is $500 per night, which is very
cheap when one considers how much he
makes for his employer. Booth, in
Hamlet," will fill any house in Ameri
ca at the highest rate of tickets, and his
performances are the most profitable
this country has ever seen, with the ex
ception of the Jenny Lind concerts.
STOCK ACTORS.
Every season a theatrical manager
makes up a "company" whose engage
ment is for its entire duration. These
engagements are either contracts by
means of advertisements by aeents. or bv
liONnnol Dnnli'Mnn- U I I
jiiuuouuui bwh wvun mo uuur me uoor, wnue me uniortunate
of different grades, and some, Placide or bridegroom was still struggling with his
Chippendale, get into very good society, accumulating misfortunes about half
while others are of a very low position, way round the tent. I expected to see
Indeed, play-acting is considered low him relax his efforts and give up the
business, and only genius can wipe away contest when the bride disappeared, and
the reproach. "Stars" can go in the was preparing to protest strongly in his
best society in the land, but none others behalf against the unfairness of the
can do this. Good stock actors can earn trial ; but, to my surprise, he still strug
from 75 to f 150 per week. This may gled on, and with a final plunge burst
seem handsome wages, but one must through the curtains of the last polog,
oonsider the cost of costumes and other and rejoined his bride. The musio sud
expenses. A hrst-class dress for a char
acter will sometimes cost 300, and
sametimes ten times that sum. Stock
actors, when favorites with the public,
will remain in one service for years.
Thus in old times the Bowery had
Gates in low comedy for at least fifteen
years, and death alone severed the en-
fagement At the same time the Park
ad Fisher year after year. But the
stock actor must maintain his popular
ity. If he be hissed once in a decided
manner it is fatal. Hence no class de
pends so completely on publio opinion
as this, for which reason they pay great
court to all connected with the press, be
cause the preBS rules opinion. Many of
our stock actors are married, but do
mestic life cannot flourish in connection
with theatrical affinities, and hence they
are abundant in matrimonial infelici
ties. 8TAQE WALKERS
are thwe who simply fill up the ranks
on tne stage tor appearance sake, and
take occasional part in the dialogue.
They receive from $10 to $30 per week,
and can attend to other business during
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week, and are required to be expert in
that business, as a slight misunder
standing would disarrange the ma
chinery in a very annoying manner.
Among the best paid officials are the
ticket clerks. These men are not at
iachet of the profession. On the other
hand, they are down-town brokers, or
bank clerks, and are first-rate judges of
currency. There is such an incessant
attempt to pass bad money (made by
those who are ignorant of the vigilance
maintained at these 'posts), that such
men are necessary. I well remember
Mr. B., the receiving teller of the North
Kiver Bank, who subsequently has be
come cashier of another institution. I
j . u -uu. in, mo ucuu ier I
UBU UVim DmiTlMSI VltM him m
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making daily deDOsiU at 1.
and learned that he possessed great no-
Curfty in detecting bad money. One
evening I went to the theatre, and what
feu.1' fua, nlB vaIue M hvl employer may
,e lU(,Ked rn the fact that he rejected
from $25 money every night.
obtaining engagements,
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xnig has EOt reduced to a avatom
There is a class of brokers who assist in
this business and make it a specialty,
and these may be found in Grand or in
Houston street If a player fail in eot-
O
img an engagement ot a city manairer,
he can nnrilv to tho hmW
company bound for a tour through the
country. These "strollers" are now
very busy making preparations for the
winter, and within a month a half-dozen
or thereabouts well-equipped companies
imve ift town. As all employments
nlled Vltn advertisements illustrative of
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ineairicai me.
I HOW ABOUT GETTING RICH,
With the exception of tho "stars" and
a few of tho better class of stock actors,
members of the histrionic profession are
among the worst paid classes in society,
and their itinerant habits prevent their
one place to another until death brines
securing a nome. xney wander from
lullr J"riiey to a close. AS playing is
very laborious and even exhaustive,
many require strong drink, and some,
like the elder Booth, never play except
iieu uimer us lnuuence. 1'overty and
degradation seem to be the inevitable
portion of the actor. The writer knows
0f but one man of retired wealth in the
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known numbers who" died in nnrv
and neglect. Among these were the
comedians Gates, Fisher, and Yankee
Hill, to which might be added the tra
gedian liamblin, who was the star of
the iJowery for twenty years. The same
rule applies to managers. It was the
testimony ot Altred Bunn, of London,
whose experience as a manager wns un
surpassed, that bankruptcy is the gene
ral fate Of this class. This is nrnvnrl hv
the fact that both Price and Simpson, of
mo iarn j. neatre, wnose successive man
agements lasted nearly forty years, died
poor, while Hamblin, of the Bowery,
and Mitchell, of the Olympic, came to
the same end. The most successful was
William E. Burton, whose fortune was
largely devoured by litigation among
ms heirs. I have otten wondered
whether the performers of the old Greek
drama, the fellows who spouted tho cre
ations of Eschylus and Sophocles, were
such a poverty-stricken set.
Chookclicc Marriage Ceremony.
Mr. Kennan, who was one of the sur
veying party far the Russo-American or
Western Union Telegraph Company,
and who in that character visited Kam
schatka, gives the following account of a
marriage ceremony among tho Chook
chees :
At a given signal from the native who
had let out the couple, the bride darted
suddenly into the first polog, and began
a rapid flight around the tent, raising
the curtains between the pologs success
ively, and passing under. The bride
groom instantly followed in hot pur
suit ; but the women who were stationed
in each compartment threw every possi
ble impediment in his way, tripping up
his unwary feet, holding down the cur
tains to prevent his passage, and apply
ing the willow and alder switches un
mercifully to a very susceptible part of
his body as he stooped to raise them.
The air was filled with drum-beats,
shouts of encouragement and derision,
and the sound of the heavy blows which
were administered to the unlucky bride
groom by each successive detachment of
women as he ran the gauntlet. It be
came evident at once that despite his
most violent efforts he would fail to
overtake the flying Atalanta before she
completed the circuit of the tent. Even
the golden apples of Hesperides would
have availed him little against such dis
heartening odds ; but with undismayed
Eerseverance he pressed on, stumbling
eadlong over the outstretched feet ot
his female persecutors, and getting con
stantly entangled in the ample folds of
the reindeer-skin curtains, which were
thrown with the skill of a matador over
bis
head and eves. In a mnmenf tha
bride had entered the lant. rlnaprl ln
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denly ceased, and the throng began to
stream out of the tent. The ceremony
was evidently over. Turning to Mero
neff, who with a delighted grin had
watched its progress, we inquired what
it all meant. "Were they married 'f"
"Da's," was the affirmative reply.
"But," we objected, "he didn't catch
her." " She waited for him, your honor,
in the last polog, and if he caught her
there, it was enough." "Suppose he
had not caught her there, then what i"
" Then," answered the Cossack, with an
expressive shrug of commiseration, " the
Caulnals (poor fellow) would have had
to work two more years."
Kowland Hill was in the habit of tak
ing nearly everything he saw or heard
into the pulpit, and using it in his ser
mons. When preaching on the govern
ment of the temper, he said :
" I once took tea with an old lady,
who was very particular about her chi
na. The servant, unfortunately, broke
the best bread-and-butter plate ; but her
miritrpM trtnlr VArv llHla nnfina li n ni.
cumntjinnn f. .. tlm.
7 J
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" Never mind Mary, accidents caib
not be avoided."
i jiy vord, tut I shall have it by and
by," said the girl, when she got out of
the room.
" And so it turned out. The old ladv's
temper was corked up for a season, but
it came out with a terrible vengeance
when the company retired."
A countryman from Danbury, Conn.,
whose load of hay was found to contain
half a dozen paving-stones when weighed
for sale, said he could not quite account
for them, but he remembered that in
turning out for a team on the road he
druv putty cluss to a stone walL
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Success os tho Mcaoure of Ability.
Th world usually accords the merit
of ability to those who achieve success
in any field of effort, and it is right
Success it the evidence of ability abili
ty to succeed nothing more. Heal
mental caliber is not evidenced by buo-
cess, unless mat success is attained in
some occupation or profession which re.
quires great montal ability for its con
duct. A man may succeed in wearing a very
small pair of boots, if his understanding
is sufficiently narrow j and men succeed
as otten through deficiencies as through
profloioncies. A man sits daily in front
of the Tribune office in this city who
makes a living by whittling with his
feet. This man has no arm, and 1m a U
long practice acquired the nower in
hold a piece of wood with the toes of
one loot, while he whittles with a knife
held in the toes of the other font. Tt i
quite aoubttul, judging from the ap
pearance of this individual, whether,
nau ne been endowed with arms, he
would have achieved eit her the notoriety
ud nuw eujuys, or nave made half the
money ne now pockets from the wonder
loving groups who gather about bim
Such success as he has attained has been
won through virtue of his dnfleieneipq
we recollect reading some vears airo
an kwuiii vi a wonaenui aancer whose
chief attraction was that he had but one
leg. With this leg he did what single
legs had been deemed incapable of do
ing, and though his dancing fell short
oi a nrsi-ciass two-legged performance,
yet it was really wonderful for one leg,
and bo one leg drew houses where proba
bly two would have failed to tiWsa f Via
public.
As with physical defects so with men
tal, l he piano playing of tho blind ne
gro idiot CO " Tom," whose performance
is certainly wonderful for a blind idiot,
would lose a great portion of its r.hnrm
if he were once understood to be in full
possession of the intellect allotted to or
dinary mortals. He succeeds in making
a great impression because he has, or is
supposed to have, two great defects.
It often is the case, on the other hand,
that men fail because they have minds
too large for their business. These
minds will be, must le, occupied with
higher things that the trivial details of
business, and the petty cares, to neerlect
which is to insure failure in most com
monplace vocations.
Success, then, unless measured by the
character of the field in which it is
achieved, is no measure of mental or
physical power. Is a man successful?
In what is he successful ? Is he a suc
cessful dandy like Beau Brummelj a
successful knave like a modern railroad
grabber well known in this metropolis ;
a successful dry-goods clerk ; or a suc
cessful lawyer and statesman, like Clay
and Webster; a successful divine, like
Whately; or a successful teacher, like
Arnold ?
Success is, it is true, a measure of abil
ity, but of great ability only when it is
itself tested by the higher measure of
lofty aims, wise purposes, and good
deeds. Siicntific American.
Confederated G'eiiuniiy.
King Frederick William has accented
the title of Kaiser Deutschlands, or Em
peror of Germany. The late Constitu
tion of North Germany, now accepted
m Buusiance oy tne eoutn Uerman
States for the new " Confederated Ger
many," was drawn up in 180", and
adopted by a popular parliament elected
by universal suffrage. Bv a census
taken in that year, the area and popu
lation of the whole North German Con
federation were as follows :
Kn-riish
Hijuaro uiilt'H.
. ..1S5.S0U
npulatiim.
'-'4.W3 2!)6
Prussia
Kaxnny
wemy muu-r mate..
Total
-9,!I10,;I7"
The new .States now added to the
Union at the same time contained :
Eliglit.li
square milA.
l'uulatlou.
4.8-J4 421
1.778 47
1,4:! 1, 970
5N5.8V
T,U!M
Bavaria
WuHemlM-rg" 7,5tf-
Bailcn
JlPHSf lianiistadt (South)... i.iuhi
l.iclttt'iiHtoin (u
Total 44,5011
So that the revived German
8,il !,.")
Empire
enters history with an area of
0-1,810
square miles ; and its population, which
was 33,021,900 in 180", may now be
safely reckoned at forty millions. Its
area is thus more than four-fifths of that
of the State of Texas, and its popula
tion a little greater than that of the
whole United States.
Hapid Telegraphing.
There was great rivalry betwttu the
Western Union and the other telegraph
companies having lines between New
York and Washington, D. C, as to which
should transmit most rapidly the annual
message of the President, delivered to
the Senate and House of representa
tives on December 5th. The message
contained about 0,000 words, and was
transmitted over 10 wires by the West
ern Union Company, dropping copies at
Baltimore and Philadelphia in 3 min
utes, or at the average rate of 25 words
per minute on each wire.
The entire message was transmitted
by the Bankers and Brokers' and Frank
lin Companies in 70 minutes, employing
two wires each. This was at the rate of
33 words per minute.
The Franklin Company used two
wires until the message was completed,
and a third wire for 15 minutes, the av
erage time being 70 minutes, and the
average speed 28 words per minute.
The Bankers and Brokers' Company
used two wires, the average time being
70 minutes, and the average speed 35
words per minute. One of these wires
averaged 39 words per minute Mr.
Benjamin Johnson sending and Mr. I. S.
Fitch receiving.
The result in the strike in January
last drove from the Western Union to
the opposition companies, greatly to the
advantage of the latter, some of the
best operators formerly employed b'y the
former. The operators of the B. &,, B.,
and Franklin lines may justly feel proud
of this achievement and their substantial
demonstration of superiority. The Tcle
ffrapltrr. Keep Out of Debt. The Kansas
Fanner, with its usual positivenesr, urges
its readers to keep out of debt. It says
that in a new country, where merchants
many times give unlimited credit to the
settlers, no matter whether their crops
are good or otherwise, they continue
their careless and somewhat reckless ex
penditure, until confronted by a store
bill that they know they cannot pay.
They grow dispirited, and sometimes
dissipated, and, losing heart, lose indus
try, and in not a few cases lose their
farms; whereas, if they had been
obliged to adopt the " pay-as-you-go "
principle, they would have succeeded.
FARM AND nOUSEIIOLD.
SuocnssFrt Beet-Scoaii CtrtTrni:.
We have always believed in beet-sugar
iunuuiHciure in our country, especially
in the West, and that the time would
come when it would be demonstrated
that it was in many respects, for tho
farmer and the tradesman, a most vain
able industry. We have waited for tho
confirmation of these views with " hope
deterred. Hut it has come at last, and
from Cbatsworth, which, with all its
early promise and advantages, had made
sued untruitiul returns.
The causes of this disappointment
have been, chiefly, a bad location and
foreign management. Constant culti
vation has removed many of the disad
vantages of the soil, while the appoint
ment of a good Western farmer as head
of theNenterpriRe has substituted prac
tical common sense for theory. The re
sult is, that this season there has been a
saving in the field work, or the cultiva
tion of the crop of beets, of nearly
thirty per cent., over the result of the
best German er French culture; the
beets being put into the pit at $2.70 tho
ton, as against $4, tho lowest price at
the European factories. This has been
accomplished by the use of machine in
place of hand labor, under the super
vision and inventive genius of Mr. Jona
than Periara, the superintendent. This
gentleman has other plans in process of
completion that will reduce the expenses
of this part of the industry perhaps
twenty per cent. more. Then, as to the
product of the factory. The first yield
of sugar has been placed upon tho Chi
cago market, without brand, that it
might thus secure an impartial test. It
was pronounced by the best experts of
the city A 1 New York sugar, and
readily brought the price of that article.
It is our conviction, however, that tor
complete success elsewhere in this indus
try there must bo hearty co-operation
among the farmers of the country adio-
cent to the sugar-mill. We believe the
great success ot the European mills is
largely due to a recognition of this fact.
No other crop has, in its cultivation.
such enriching and preservative quali
ties; and this truth has induced the
small farmers of Europe to aid in all
ways the development of beet culture.
A conviction of this has led the farmers
of Sauk county, Wisconsin, and Ingham
county, Michigan, lor the past two sea
sons, to plant the sugar beet, with a view
of testing the soil, climate, and other
conditions. A specimen of the beets
from Michigan has been shown us, which
polarized, gives better promise than
those of any other location excepting
the Alvardo Valley yield of California.
Chatsworth, against every obstacle,
has won success. Farmers of the West,
in locations where you have every ad
vantage of climate, soil, water, etc., im
prove the example and opportunity thus
offered, and soon, of the seventy-five
millions of gold now flowing out of the
country per annum for sugar, wo shall
save at least one-half for the develop
ment of our home industries. .V. I'.
Tribune.
Uses or Aitj.es. The apple crop
throughout the Union will probably ex
ceed that of any previous year since the
culture of fruit assumed its present im
portance, and became so widely known,
Not unfrequently certain sections are en
tirely without apples, even if peaches
and pears are resonably abundant ; but
this year the crop is general in its dis
tribution, and must be very large in its
aggregate.
hat can be done with them r.arlv
fall apples can be gathered and mado
into cider. JNine bushels will make a
barrel, and that barrel turned to vinegar
ought to bring its owner, within a twelve
month after it is ready for sale, at least
50 cents a gallon. Good cider-vinegar
has been worth GO cents, and may reach
that figure again before another apple
year, home ot the miserable compounds
that people call vinegar, and which are
bought and sold for such, cost less in
cash, but are far more expensive to who
soever is beguiled into using them.
Another appropriation if your cellar is
not good for making vinegar, or your
neighborhood lacks barrels which can
be nought at a reasonable price is. to
feed them to the hogs. Our practice has
been to boil them with potatoes, in the
proportion of one bushel of fruit to two
of vegetable, and the stew was not only
palatable, but we believe the apples pos
sessed an artual value not far from 20
cents a bushel. As to winter apples,
they should all be gathered, and with
more care than would be bestowed on a
crop which was small, and, of course,
sure of ready sale. When there is scarc
ity, anything will sell ; when the supply
is abundant, tho best always finds the
readiest market, and the poorest fre
quently none. Besides, good apples, well
gathered and well preserved, cannot fail
of finding a remunerative sale some time
before the next season, if not this fall or
winter. There cannot be an overstock
next June, and if care in gathering and
preserving will give to the fruit-grower
a sure market, then the bestowal of both
is alike the dictate of prudence and
economy. Hearth and Home.
Old Maids. ,
Funny Fern writes about the old maid
of the period. It is all a mistake in the
date, Fanny. There are no old maids
in the year of our Lord eighteen hun
dred and seventy. According to the re
cent census, no married women were
found over twenty-six ; none single over
twenty. Tho years have drifted glori
ously up the river of time, and we have
found, where our foremothers have over
looked it, the fountain of perpetual
youth, the elixir of life. There are no
old women any more. There used to be
a silver-haired grandmother sitting on
the cosy side of the hearthstone with a
smile on her face like a ray of glory
slanting out from the beautiful land.
We can almost hear the click of her
knitting-needles now as we think of the
days of our childhood. But the good
old grandmother is gone. In her place
is a young woman, whose sunken cheeks
have been renewed with the wonderful
touches of art, the color of her face is
as fresh as a maiden, the placid brow is
covered with youthful frizzes, the sil
very locks that call for our reverence are
concealed by luxuriant tresses of tow,
such as the old-fashioned grandmother
used to spin and weave. Old maids,
maiden aunts belonging to the neigh
borhood to be generally useful, are ex
tinct. Iu their stead are vivacious,
sprightly, piquant girls, whose cosmo
politan ease of manner in any and every
circumstance would cause the old maid
of the ancient time to look askance at
them and gather up her unruflled robes
in fear,. The wheels of the chariot of
time are blocked, and perpetual youth
sits beside the old scythe-bearer. No
more old maids. The girls be blessed
forever !
KlioTCiuff Ibo Dead.
Thero is a curious custom in ttarnnn
of laying out bodies in stato during the
night before burial. They are placed
close to an open window fronting the
street, on a couch rnied four or five feet
from the ground. The corpse is sur
rounded by high wax tapers, and the
wholo room illuminated. Frequently
when returning from a terlitlia, or a ball,
I have been startled to seo the fixed and
rigid features of somo old gentleman or
lady, dressed in their best attire, and
apparently reclining before the window.
It used to appear an unnecessary mock
ery ot death, dressingfcint a corpse in a
new suit of clothes, with tight patent
leather boots, and white neckcloth. I
remember one night in particular. I
was returning home through one of the
by-streets, when, seeing t lie lower win
dows of a house illuminated, ahd con
cluding that thore was a body lying in
state, I went towards it. There, close to
the window, so close that I could have
touched it through the bars, lay tho
body of a young girl about fifteen years
of age. Sim was dressed as for a ball,
with flowers in her hair, and white satin
shoes on her feet ; her hands crossed on
her breast, her eyes closed, and her
mouth slightly opened ; and altogether
her face and expression was one of the
most beautiful I ever saw.
A Boox fob am. Sadies. By nshur " Cos
mopolitan Fearmte," a lovely complexion
Is enjoyed without Injury. Sold by nil drag
Cists. Toting As Iifuld,' Wholesale Depot, 14
Murray street, N. Y.
New York Alnrkrta.
Kr.nl II AMI "MP AT.. WpNtflrn nnil Sliitf. Ihtitrii wnm
lie-Id liiiiliw. extra Stnte ncMiriKnt tS.Wintti.lai other
rrniles were I'oniiinrntiTely quiet; union at t-ri 13 a
S.fiO for snpprrtne, f..8-'i a tu 15 lor Hlilpiring extras,
ami t!.l.r) a ts.7.ri for tiieniiim to choice bakers' aim
family tiuurn. Southern lioura vry atronff at tii.10
ati a0 for Rliipiiltin eitrns, nnil t'l 75 a l lor medi
um to choii'o triuleaml fmuilv extras. It re Hour
ateaily at tl 50 a t-i.W. emu meal inet at tl a il.W
for Wentern and southern, liuckw heat Hour, tv luu
loa., f.i a wiiii ucuer ueiuaim.
Pnnvtatnvs Pnrlr wn. milr.t litil flnn. unln. n
frin.2T for old menu t-1 for clear, tli'.Tfi for ine-a. anil
t'.fJ.fiO for prime me a. Beef quiet in $10 a 7.50 lor
piain and extra mess, lieree heif quiet but tlrm at
t-'i a tt for prime meaa anil India uiokh. Beef haniH
qnli-t at f-f I "! meats In light ilemund; l'k'k
led hama I3c. Bac.n quiet, owing tu the Mgher
juices asked; anlea nhuit rib nt 10', a I0c. Dress,
ed hops dull at 86 a 9c. l.ard more active and high
er; salea at 11 !j a Vilic. for Western, anil 11 ;'j a rJc.
for citv. nutter tirm at 'Jt a :tsc. for State, nnil It; a
ins. for Western, ohoo.e dull at 10alti!. fresh
citffs :u a .'Co. , limed a 2lc.
fin.4ix Wheat wan hiirlier. lint unlet In consn.
qnence: enba at tl. :!;. n l.4o for No. ! spring : tl. 40
n tl 42 for No. 1 do., in sture nnit nlloat, anil t'l.w f ir
White nenessee. OaiR quiet, but lirm ; nales at 00
a 61c. fur wh.te Ohio and state, and fioi;.o. for infe
rior Illinois. Barley dull anil nominal. Barley
malt active and tlrm; sales nttl.'-l) for Cnna Han.
nyo nominal ntfi o. a fi.os fur Mta,te, ami tuv a U7o.
fur new Western. Corn was in better demand nnil
llrmer; sales at. 74 a 7e. for new Western ibixed;
&le. for new Southe.n wtWte.
tinorEKirs. Coffee wns unlet but tlini: we imote
Rio 14 a lMjC, Java 2nka.l.ic, and Marictiiho
l.'t a tstjc. uolil. nice dull, and nominallv 01. n7c.
for Carolina. Molasses Koreipu dull at a'Joc. for
CubA, and :i5 a for Porto ltu-o Domestic quiet
for want of stock ; sales New Orleans, to arrivo,
7-4 a 75c, ensh. Haw sujcnra quiet but steady. Fair
to good refining, lo'i a 10-,o. ; sales at 1-Sc. for e
mcrara, anil Havana nt Ida Ki'.c. Ilctlneit dull at
1 1'.c. for hards, i:P,c. for while "A," unit n a i;ic.
for " U."
RfMirtlEa. Cotton l'lV-.c. for miililllnir unbinds.
and loc. for low nildd lh. Whiskey more active
anil a shade firmer; sales at li"c. Tallow quiet at
'i'ii'. stearine dull nt ll a 12c, Jiosiu quiet
at t2.12'j a 2.15 for strained, splriia turpentine
lilRherat 4(i';c. rctroloum quiet nnil iincht.Kcd.
Kreiirhts dull and llllchanucd. Metals without sue.
cl.il change.
I.IVR STOCK MARKKT. There was nolhinir ilninir
In beef cnttle, and prices nre nominally uucnanged.
sheep were slow nt 4'j a 4o. for common to prime
lots, and 7 a sc. for ianc-. The market for hogs
wn nun, ana siauifiiierois wnnt the ueht at about
c. v in , anil we quote tnir to good at 7 a 7 Sc., with
he tendency downwards. Drcsbett hoes w ere dull
nml irrpffiilur nt s a !il;c. for city drenscl Western,
and s a '4c. for Weslcni ilresEod.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
AGENTS
WANTED.
In Tropical Mexico, Finely Illii-lrntol.
A fresh, tasciuatliiK nml valuable book. JHt iw.
Address CULI'MBIAN HOOK CO., Hartford, Ct.
OOlljMEN wanted on salary or comtnlhsion, to
I Introduce an entirely new article, Ailitrers,
llKXDlUCKS. WAKHK.V A- CO..
Hot :if, l'lttslielil, Mass.
i y
SOMETHING NEW!
Head the lolfoivuif :
What the City Missionary ol Boston
SAYS ABOUT
ALLEN'S LUNG BALSAM.
TUKHK f'KKTA INLY CAN NOT II K FOUND A
ut.i i r;u coma, ok u.vu iti:.MKiiv.
AS AS EXPECTORANT IT MAS NO EQUAL I
Boston, Mass., Feb. 1, 1S6.
MKS8HH. P. DAVIS A SON-leutlemen i Tho
package of Allen's I.ttng Balsam yon sent me to use
ainoiiK the atttlcted poor In niy city missionary work
uus iruvcu very nccepiaoie auu useiui. it Has gone
into several families, uud Willi remarkable ellccl lit
every instance.
One woman haa been reatored from what her phy
niclan pronounced consumption, after several
monthar aioknesa with coukIi, great iiuln in the
lungs, and prostration, so that she Is able now to do
bousewoik and assist in tho support of her family,
and with care and continued use of tho Balsam, silo
expects entire lestoration.
Another person, a young woman to whom I gave
one bottle, has reeelieit frreat benefit, so that her
cough, which was of months' ataudiiif;, is (retting
ueuci , uuu sue mis uurcuaseu ine seconu uoitie,
and haa every indication of a speedy cure.
A young man who was raising blood, and quite
weak and sick, has, by the use of two buttles, been
much improved, anil is able to do a little at his work
A young man to whom I rccommeuiled a trial of
It, who lias hud a bad cough, and much pain in his
lungs for mouths past, ami unable to get rest or
sleep, haa commenced taking it, nnd is now using
the tuiirth bottle with great benefit. He said to mo
on a recent visit, he would not do without it. He la
noping (anil reasonably it seems to lue) to be able to
resume his work again.
very reyiociiuiir and prnteruiir yours,
CUAHLts A. ltOL'NiiY, City'MiiMionary.
J. N. HARRIS &. CO.. Sole Pronrielora. Cinrln.
nati, Ohio.
OT SOLD BY MF.0ICIX8 DEALERS OKXEHAI.I.T
Lands in South-West Missouri.
THE ATLANTIC 4 PACIFIC RAILROAD
(Embracing late South Pacific) have for sale 1,500,000
acres of best quality, long credit, cheap. For par
ticulars, 1h pamnlUets,apilytoAMO!4'i'UCK. Land
Commissioner. No, 623 Walnut street. St Louia. Mo.
Woman's Rights Vasher.
THE BEST NOW OUT FAR BTJPERIOR TO
TuH. OLD AND HIHU-l'KICKU
MACUIiNta.
Sample tent to any address on receipt of $2.
1IVE AGENTS WANTED-tbe hlKheat com-
missions allowed. Address
WOMAN'S EIGHTS WASHER CO.,
Wilmington, Del.
C. M. JONES, Manager.
HOW TO CET PATENTS
IS FULLY EXPLAINED In a Pamphlet of 108 pa
gea Jnst issued by MUNN A CO., iff Park itow, N.Y
KENT FREE.
MUNN A CO., Editors flclmtint Ameri
can, the best Mechanical Paier iu tiie
world. (25 vears exDeriencel. have taken
tATEITS,lore imlenlii anil examined more In
veuiions man any oilier agency, honu
sketch and description fur opinion.
NO CHARGE. ,
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"hi NABSAU-8T., NEW-YORK
Open daily from A A. M. to 3 r. sl, and en NOS
DAYS and THURSDAYS from 6 to 7 r. M.
Interest cvuimenees on the first dny f each
uionta. '
WM. VAN NAME, Presided
HENRY R. CON KLIN. Seuretarr , .
Weelr bnlnry ! Younj,' men wanted as
local and travelliiiir anlesmen. AiIiIvhuu
(with atauH) K. H. Walker, M Park Mow, N. Y.
COKKY PATENT DISTll.l.KI) Ntt AT.
FOOT HARNESS OIL. It Las loo per cent,
more body than any other. Water hot or cold will
not drive it out. Used by all the principal kxpreas
Companies. Sendforcirouiur. NATIONAL MAN
UFACTURING CO., 172 Washington st eel. New
York.
8 persons tn snreeaafnlly nnnvnsn for Pre.
miiims we offer, and roueive a 12.', Waithnm
Watch for yourself. Ailtlrosa loptet
fri ty, un.vion, unio..
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PUBLIC AOAIN I" Til K WOULD. pel' Tear.
Artdn "PAY-BOOK," New Ymk CI'v.
AXE for Nothing. Try
Xprrlmenr. Hp'l S, and we will siml you nml
l-;xtrn fine for ynur Iroulilc
hell Plvc for $7. "A srnil us tim mnnry, find tve
will M-nil I!nir-n-lo7cn nny plreo you order.
LIPI'INCOrr fe iW.KHWF.I.L, Pittsburgh, Pa.
AMERICAN FAMILY
KNITTING MACHINE M.
1 Boston, Hast., and St, Louis, Mo,
... "L
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c e5S2';'!!? IT-.'
. f 4- S H C
o5 S-5a
rAddrest American Knitting MachlneCc.
lliosttm, Mass., ov St. Zmits, 3Io.
CABLE SCREW WIRE
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Bottoms fastened with a screw wire. Bnperior to
aeweu or peggeu.
Every pnlr warranted not to lip.
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To 11 to SiifTeviiijr !
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Throat, AMttimn, hirrol'uln. t'oiiiclut, ami
t'uMrt. grnt 'rcr. This rtvipo I diHCnvertMt Tviiile
refilling Ih Hrnzil as a niL'sinnnry. It cnreil me f
Consumption uhon till otlior menu Imil ffaUftl,
theroforo I foel it my nty 1o sptiiI U, free of rhnnr
to nil who tiro unfit ring from TUront ami Jiiuig (lis
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UPHAM'S ASTHMA CURE
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HORACE WATERS,
Ne. 481 BROADWAY, NEW YORK,
Will dispose of Onk uundukd pianos, melodkonb,
and OuiiANS, of six Hrst-class makers, including
C'Llckorlng & Sons, af extreintlu low price ftr cali.
during thuunor.ttt, or
ty uiiui l"iHL
lyr
I foil mid Steel ibi" Caish !
JACKSON & CHACE,
200 and OS FRANKLIN ST., NEW-YORK,
Offer all sir.es ENGLISH and AMERICAN BAR,
Hoi), BAM), HOOP, and SHEET I RON, HORSE
SHOE IKON, HOUSE SHOES, HORSE NAILS,
KHRINU feTEEL, TIKE STEEL. TOE-CALK
STEEL, etc. Oi tiers laiye or miiaf, prouintly exe
ented at lowest prices. Send cash Willi uidtis; ex
act change returned if in excels.
300 and 208 Franxlin st, near Pier 36, N. Kiver.
AoiitM ! Head Tills !
WE WILL PAY AGENTS A SALARY I
&io iinr wees and exnenses. or allow a large
comrolssinn, to sell our new wonderful lnventiona
Adilruss M. WAUNEU a CO., alursiuui. Mien.
CETTIMG UP CLUBS.
GREAT SAVING TO CONSUMERS.
Parties enonlre how to get op rlnba. Onr answer
la, send for Price List, and a Club form will accom
pany it with full directions, making a large saving
to consumers and remunerative to Club oi gauuera.
The Great American Tea' Co.
31 Os 33 VESKY STREET, New York.
P. O. U ox 5043. '
PERPETUAL. AXLK GRKAHE.-WiU last
four times longer than any uther. Try it. Put
up by NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO., 171
iiiii m
44 lr'?ilJ5?'5
W asuiugiuu airueii, fi sw i oi a.
ARBCATUrninti nicnnirBV ?
Dr. WAUEEB'3 CALTTOIINXA A j
5
st. P
P.'nr tcst'r?r7 to t!i?lr Wonasr.
lul Curative Effects.
I S !j WHAT ARE
THEY?fM 1
Mi
si. . ,
S 2
tL 1
5 " i
Hi
o TIIEY AUI5 NOT A V1I.K
fc e F A N C Y D R I N K , 3 s' f
Mnd-i.f Poor Uiiui, Whlkf"y, Proof Spliii,
nnilltei'iisp Liquors doctored, spiced ana we.
encil to idcusethe lu te, called "Tonics,"'-Aii t
en," 'l!,torcn,"&e., that lead the tippler ou i,
dnm!;cnnes and tuln.bnt are a true Medicine, nut
from the Native Roots and Herbs of California,! r,
from nil Alcoholic Stlinnlnntx. Tlieyare Y-
tstt cat ni,)r prmriEit ami a i.irr.
I5IVINO rillNCH'I.E a perf.'ct ncnovr.tor Ad
Inv!i;ort.tor of the? Pjtein, carrying etT al 1 polfo f i;t
matter nnd rcstorlt.gtlieblood to a healthy coBd'n.
No person cim take tlieie flitters arviirdlng 0 ili c t
tinn and remain lone unwell. w ,
St (10 will be given for an IncuruMe rase, pro jdi ,1
the bones sre not ilrsiroyed by iidneral pol li 'i
other mean, and fit- Itul organs a'astcd be701.1l the
point of repair.
For Iitllnmimilory nml Chronic ltliemnii-
tlsm nnil (ionl, ly pik-ihii, or ludigesl '
lUiioiis, Itcniilli nl nml Intermittent Fe'
Dlsenses of ilir lllood, I.lver, Kidneys 1
IHndder, theie nitrrrnhavo been most finccegj
fnt. rim-li IMsrnses aro caused by Vltlnc
niond .which is generally produced by dcraogemr "
or the Oiiresllve Organs.
DYSPEPSIA Olt IM)I(;ESTION, Hes
ache. Pain In the Bhonlders, Coughs, Tightness of t he"
Chest, Dizziness, Sonr Eructations of the Stoitiarli,
Bad tafte In the Mouth, Illllous Attacks, Palpitation
of the neart. Inflammation ot the Liings.raln In the
regions of the Kidneys, and a hundred oilier pulnfu'.
symptoms, aro' the offsprings of Ppep,la.
Thcylnvlgoratotlieatomaeh, undstlmnlate the tor
pldllvcr and bowel?, whtcli render them '.f unequalled
efBcacyln elranslci: the blood of all Impurities, anil
Imparting new lire nni vigor to the whole system.
FO II S Iv I X D IS EA SI, Kn-.pllnr.s.Tettcr, ball
Rlmem.Hlotr.hes, Sjb.Is, Pimples, Pustulrs,Bolg,Car-b!inclcs,l!lng-Won:.?,ScaldlIead,8r
re Eyes, Krysl.
eias, Itch, Frnrfs, H:eoloratlon8of IlieSkln, iluinoi.
and Diseases of the Skln.orwhatevcrnnmeor notur--,
are literally dngnp mid carried out of the system In s
short time by thereof those Ulttcrs. One battle In
such coses will con ltice the most lnrrerlulons of theli
enrative effect.
Cleanse tho Yl:!...i. d l'.lo id vvhei.ever uu find
tuipnrlticBbnrEtliirtiirougli the skin i 11 1 i 1 1 1 I-:rt. t -
tlons or sores ; clciiiu e It when 3 on ii-i.l it v;iiitruet-ti
and slnggish In tlie veins ; clcaiife It when It I foul,
and your feelings will tell you win u. Keipihe bloo.1
pure and the health of the system will follow.
PIX, TAPE anil ether W41K.fl!, lurklm; in tl.r
aystcm of so many thons nnds, are i ffect uall y dctro
ed and removed. Knr ftill directions, reau carefully
the clrcnlar around each botlic, printed in luur lan
guages English, German, French and 5pan!li.
J. WALKER, Propileior. R. n. McDOXALD & CO,
Dnicglsts and Gea Agents, Ban Franclaeo, Cat
snd 32 and 34 Commerce Street, New York,
rw-snr.n BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS
AGENTS WANTED p fiTi'C!
FOR TIIE HISTORY OF VJUJJ (J
PTTTTT? PTJ By Prof. ENOCH
OnUllun P0ND.D.D.
From Adam to the present day. Light bnsiues.
For men and ladles everywhere, flood nnv. H,.,,.!
lor circular. ZIEOI.Ctt A JIcCURUY.
1(1 S. SixtU stroet, Philadelphia, Pa. ,
Twelve Reasons Why
FOIt HOUSES,
WILL ClTlK RINOBONE, RWEBSY- HI'IKK.
JOINTS. Si-KAl.NS, RRU1SKS, ANH
LAMENESS OF ALL KINDS.
Addro.SB
D. O. CAREY 4 CO.,
ISo Reade-sl., Nuw York.
tJjK'X" TIIK rI10rX,!
CAIIKV'S VEGETABLE
HORSE & CATTLE POWDERS.
These Powders are t ha renult of flftwn yearn''
Htmly ami ol Hi i vntHUi Liy one of the most etumciil
Faimoisanrt UnrHnnuu AmtTica has iroiluiMl. lit
oorttrved ltow lio.'iliiiy, nh'oK, active ami fat horik
and ratile wtmttl bccoint) vbt'ti allowed toruu iu
Ui paNlui-e. nnd liy vUm obscrvatioa nucceetl&d iu
timlinK out I lie vriu'tabh'H which protlncett thi
bont'lii'ial result. TIh-h- veotahlrf nre Kathtn-e! at
the lnn.Mjr time, vowtlere! ntnl put up lti yellow
wrappoi (m il ptvckugti cuutaiuiug halt a pouad or
lijom. '
The Aifflonlty wldch attonl9 thenaeof many of
t1i 'rctt.Ki t'!nieil I'owders" of the day. la that
the perfiniierv iiswt almost invariably counteract
tha real medicine contained in them. We fine nu
poi fuincry ol nuy kind, preiYiTiiiiT the use ot PL'lthi
! K1HCJ NKS for disenrted animal. Our Powder
cure Luuk Fever, lieiivea.ColdH, J-'oundtira, Dtslem
mpern, Lot-a of Appetite, iaibh of Vital Knerjry, oto.
rrh: per piu ktiKe, i5 ctntH. Hold by all drugKifltit.
ii. U. L'AKKV 4t CO., fcole PioprieUtia,
183 lieude-st., New York.
' l-... . .
Thk first Enmex pp Oxb hitxdkkd and Fiwt
Tiiuisanu copies of Vlek's Illustrated t'ala
louue t HetMis nnd Floral 4nide, is published
and ready to send out luo pattes, sud an Engiav.
lnir of aliuoat every desirnlile Flower and Veaeta.
hie. It is tli Kim' ly printed on llnetluied paiier.
Illustrated with Three Hundred line Wood Engrav
ings and Two beautiful
COLORED IMiVTICS.
The most beautiful and the moat Instructive Floral
Oulde published. A OKK.tl AN KOITION pub.
lished, iu all other respects similar to the English.
Sent froe to all my customers of 1870, as rapiiilrss
possible, without application. Sent to all others
lu) eider them for Ten Cents, which is not ball
the cosL AiUli-css.
JAMF.8 VICK. Rochester, N.Y.
IOKER'8 DICTIONARY. Sent Free. Aoentm
J Wa.mkh. UEO. MANSON. a7 Part Row. N. Y.
AGENTt WANTKU (t225 A MONTH) bythi
AMERICAN KNITTINO MAC HINli CO.,
BOSTON. MASS.. or ST. LOUIS. MO.
'ANTED A O ENT8, (f20 per day) to sell the
celebrated HOME SHUTTLE tlEWINU
MACHINE. H as the under-ittdi. makes Ilia
"lockttitck" (alikekB both sides), and lsully
liceiued. The bent anil cheapest family Sew
ing Machine In the market. Address JOHN
SON, CLARK fc CO.. Boston, Mass., Pitt
bunch. Pa., CMcaaro. IU.. or si Louis. Mo.
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