A SEPTEMBER VIOLET ;
i'or days the peaks wore hoods of cloud ,
The clops * were veiled in chilly rain ;
"We said : It Is the Summer's shroud ,
And with the brooks we moaned aloud ,
' Will sunshine never come again !
At last the west wind brought us one
Serene , warm , cloudless , crystal day ,
As though September , having blown
A blast of tempest , now had thrown
A gauntlet to the favored May. |
Backward to Sprlne our fancies flew ,
And , careless of the course of Tune ,
The bloomy days began anew.
Then , as a happy dream comes true ,
Qrwi poet finds his rhyme -
Half wondered at , half believed
I found thee , friendliest of the flowers !
Then Summer's joys came back , green-leav
ed ,
And its doomed dead , awhile reprieved ,
First learned how truly they were oun.
Dear violet 1 Did the Autumn bring
Thee vernal dreams , till thou , like me ,
Didst climb to thy imagining !
Or was It that the thoughtful Spring
. Did come again , in search of thee !
The Century.
ATTACKED BY APACHES.
J"n tho northwestern corner of New
Mexico , nestling in one of the fertile
valleys that dot those great deserts , is
foun'd the Indian village of Ztini.
Around it arc high table lauds and
those "buttcs" so peculiar to the west ,
and not far away the horizon is bounded
by the Zuni mountains , a part of the
great continental back-bone. Emi
grants have gradually settled wherever
a fertile valley has invited a plough
share or a grassy hillside a ranch , but
this reservation has for the most part
remained intact
The village where the Zuni formerly
dwelt was built upon the top of a
butte which stands near by in the re
servation. It was an impregnable
stronghold , and for untold centuries
these people held it against the hostile
tribes around them. The meadows
along the river at the foot of the butte
supplied their wants with little labor ,
and as fast as the harvests ripened ,
they were stowed away in the grana-
nes upon the top of the mountain.
But in their security they lost their war
like qualities , and just in proportion
as agriculture and the ruder arts pro
gressed among them , they have grown
less savage and more timid.
Their houses are built of stone and
sun-baked brick , with the entrance
through the roof , just as they were a
thousand years ago. The householder
climbs up upon a ladder , and then
draws it after him. The dwellings
were so constructed at first as a pre
caution against enemies , and even now.
with all the protection the federal
government can give , tho custom is
often useful , as the following incident
will show.
-August , 1881. a party of men con
nected with the territorial surveys was
stationed for several weeks at this
place. The day before their arrival a
band of marauding Mexicans had
- crossed the border , and made a raid
.upon the adjacent ranches , and driven
away some ponies and cattle. The
Zuni , having recovered from their
fright as soon as the Mexicans disap
peared with the booty , had hastily sum
moned their white neighbors , and
organizing for pursuit.
'But there were only a few good
weapons in the whole party , and when
the young men arrived with their rifles
and heavy revolvers , they were re
quested to lend them to the Zuni In
dians during the few days necessary
for pursuit. Owing to the bad feeling
which universally prevails against the
thieving border Mexicans , and the hos
pitable reception which had been ac-
. corded the young men. they were
easily persuaded to lend their arms.
One of them , however , refused to part
with his rifle , and several of them re
tained , their revolvers , while allowing
the indians to take their other arms to
aid in recapturing their property.
The following day , while the young
man were scattered about the town ,
some reading , some sketching the
quaint objects around them , they were
startled suddenly by a woman howling
and screaming from one of the house
tops. Immediately the cry was caught
Up and repeated , as other women hur
ried out upon their houses , until it
seemed that the whole town had gone
mad. From one end of the village to
the other arose the cr'es ; eight hun
dred women and children howling ,
screaming , beating their breasts and
tearing their hair.
The young men gathered at their
camp in alarm , and inquired the cause
of the uproar. A band of Apaches was
coming ! The woman had espied them
some distance down the river , creeping
stealthily upon the town. Evidently
they had learned that the men were
away , and , tired of being good , they had
put on their war paint , left their reser
vation in Lincoln count } * , and were out
on a raid. They were coming now to
butcher the defenseless women and
- children , and carry off whatever plun
der they could find.
There was a hurried consultation.
Some of the youns : men advised that
they should mount their horses and
-.escape as quickly as possible , leaving
the women and children to look out for
"themselves ; for if they remained , what
defense could half a dozen boys , armed
with revolvers , make aeainst seven
times that number of men ?
But one young fellow , whom we will
call Stonewall W - , remonstrated so
vehemently against deserting the
women and children that the rest of the
party yielded , and they resolved to re-
. -main and make what defense they
could. Hastily collecting their weap
ons and amunition , the } ' climed up on
one of the highest houses in the village.
and drew the ladder after them. There ,
" sheltered behind the high defenses of
the roof , they would be almost secure ,
and able to do some damage to the as-
"sailants.
The partv of Apaches could be seen
- 'plainly in the clear atmosphere of this
region yet some distance dowu the
river , but approaching stiil , one behind
' " the other , in true Indian file.
It is not disparagement to those
vonn ° - men to say that they were thor-
- on hry frighteue'd. It is one thing to
read of brave fleeds and dangers faced
while seated safely at home , but quite
I S fep iai 53"5 s
another to find yourself in the heart o
'
a wild country'with two scoro of paint
ed savages creeping upon you. It was
not death alone that Apaches might
inflict but torture and mutilation too
horribe to mention.
It is doubtful if there exists a people-
more devoid of human feeling , mor <
cruel and fiendish , than these Apache
Indians. Formerly , in thoir long
marches across the"country , they woulc
kill the old and infirm when they-began
to impede their progress ; and on one
occasion , when a squaw could carry no
more of her husband's trappings jon ac
count of tho pappoose in her arms , the
father took the child from her , am ]
swinging it about him by the heels
dashed its head against the ground ;
then pointing to his luggage , moved on.
While the young men wero watching
the approaching Indians , some one sud
denly remembered that two white
women and an infant were in the house
outside the town , and in the direction
of the savages. They were wholly un
conscious of impending danger , and
unless warned , would surely fall into
the hands of tho Apaches.
But how were they to bo informed ol
it ? At that distance they could not
heara call , and a pistol-shot would not
attract their notice.
The house stood in tho level plain ,
about a mile from the village , and a
thousand yards or more from a defile
in the rocks through which the ap
proaching Indians would have to enter
tho valley. Already the savages had
disappeared behind the rocks and stunt
ed shrubbery beyond the pass , and in a
few minutes more they would be in the
valley.
While they hesitated , Stonewall
W sprangup , and declaring that
he would see no woman murdered
without making an effort to save her ,
threw the ladder over the wall and be
gan to descend , rifle in hand , for it was
he who had retained his rifle. His
companions called to him to come back ,
that it was too late to reach the women
and return before the Indians would be
upon him.
But they might as well have called to
a whirlwind. Every spark of chivalry
was aroused in the young man , and had
he known the Apaches would capture
him , it is doubtful if ho would have re
turned then.
In another moment he was upon his
horse , flying across the plain towards
the solitary house. As his companions
watched him from the housetop , they
broke into a hearty cheer. It was truly
a gallant deed. A soldier may charge
the cannon's mouth without flinching
when two armies are watching , and he
knows his gallantry will be blazoned to
the world ; but to dare such fiends as
these , almost alone in the great wilder
ness , for the sake of two unknown
women , was truly heroic.
These women were the wife and
daughter of a man named Dan Dubois.
This man had como from Wheeling ,
IVest Virginia , a number of years be-
: ore , and having married a Mexican
woman , settled here upon the Zuni
river.
Throughout the frontier country Du-
His had made such a name for bravery
and daring that his presence carried
more terror to Indians and thieving
Mexicans than a whole regiment of sol
diers. Many marvelous * feats are ac
credited to him , but certain it is that
ic could draw his revolver and shoot so
quickly that the eye could not detect
: he movement of his hand. He rarely
uissed his aim , and fear was unknown
o him.
The Mexican woman whom ho mar
ried was of a family tiiat for genera-
; ions had suffered from the Apaches.
Her ancestors as far back as the records
show had been kille.l by them , and the
natural timidity of Ihe Mexican had
been so intensified in her that the sight
of an Apache was sufficient * to throw
ler into terror.
Stonewall's companions watched him
; ill he had ridden scross the iuterven-
ng plain to Dubois's house ; the } ' saw
lini spring from his horse and enter
the house , and as yet the Apaches had
not n pe rod in the pass.
"I iw..nd the Mexican woman engag-
n some household work , " said Stone
wall afterwards , "while the baby was
drumming on the floor. Her daughter ,
a handsome girl tof sixteen years , was
seated by the door thrumming a guitar.
" 'Run for your lives ! ' I saidthe ;
Apaches are coming ! '
"Snatching the baby in her arms , the
woman dashed out of the door , never
pausing for a question nor once look
ing back for the girl.
"I turned to follow hr , for each mo
ment I was expecting to hear the yells
of the Indians about the house , but
glancing back , I observed the girl cast
ing after her mother such a look of
scorn as I have never seen on any other
face , and instead of following , she
quicklv took down a rifle from the wall
and fastened a belt of cartridges about
her waist
"Run ! ' I called to her in Spanish ,
thinking she had notunderstood ; "the
Apaches are in the pass ! '
" 'I will not run ; ' she replied in
Spanish ; 'I will fight them here ! '
"Frightened-as I was , I almost forgot
the danger in admiration for the girl.
Born of a Mexican woman , she was
afire with her Virginia father's blood.
A moment before 1 had been thoroughly
scared , but her spirit was contagious ,
and now I was heartily ashamed of my
fears.
"I remember now to have heard of
this cirl at the fort ; and that she was a
fine shot with the rifle.
" Til rema'n with yon , ' I said , for
no man could have left so brave a girl
to fight alone. No time was to be lost ,
and we quickly barricaded the heavy
door.
"Notliinu further was said , but her
quick , nervous movements showed her
alive for the fray , and I do not believe
a thought of fear had crossed her mind.
"The door securely fastened , we
climbed out upon the top of the house ,
which like tkose of Zuni , was flat and
had a stone parapet for defense. As
we came out above , the leaders of the
Apaches were just appearing through
the defile in the rocks. To approach
us they would have _ _ to pass over a
thousand yards of level plain , and with
the two rifles we hoped to do some exe
cution among them before they reached
the house , and then defend ourselves
as long as possible from behind "the
wall upon the roof.
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"When tho savages had entered the
valley they pauseds if in consulta
tion. There were forty-three of them.
They were evidently surprised at see
ing a white man there , and were con
sidering if it were Duboise , for had
they not thought him to be in pursuit
of the Mexicans , they would not have
ventured to make an attack.
"Presently they began to advance
very cautiously , creeping upon the
ground so as to expose as little of their
persons as possible to our fire.
"They knew the man they saw was
not Dubois. I was aware that we were
in imminent danger , with scarcely a
chance against those savages , but so
thrilled was I by the bravery and de
termination of the girl standing near
me that I did not feel afraid. She had
not spoken since coming upon the
house-top , but , dressed in her Indian
costume , was standing , rifle in hand ,
watching the painted forms as they
crawled nearer , her lips compressed ,
and her fine Spanish'eyes flashing as if
she had been some wild animal at bay.
I carried an excellent rifle , and hesita
ting no longer , fired at one of the sav
ages. A little cloud of dust showed
where the ball had struck the alkaline
sand near a sage bush seine feet from
the Indian. A derisive yell was the
only response.
' 'Bad shot ! ' said the girl , and taking
deliberate aim , she fired. No shout an
swered her rifle , for one of the Indians
was wounded. They seemed some
what disconcerted by this , and paused
again then , spreading out their line ,
began to approach once more.
"Presently there was a whiff of smoke
among them , and a ball whistled so
near my head that instinctively I dodg
ed. The girl laughed at me. The
Apaches evidently had the best rifles
made , and they knew how to use them.
We both shielded ourselves seniewhat
behind the parapet.
"I was sufficiently acquainted with
the Indian tactics to know that when
they had approached within fair range
of our rifles they would make a rush lor
the house , and under the shelter of the
walls to try to breakthrough the door or
climb up to where we were.
"That our last hour had come I could
not doubt , and it was horrible to think
of dyining by those fiends and being
cut to pieces afterwards.
"But the girl stood observing them
as cooly as though they had been rab
bits , waiting till they shouid be within
better range of her rile before wasting
more ammunition. I was preparing to
fire again , for in another moment the
savages might rush upon the house ,
when a clatter of hoofs sounded behind
us , and , turning , I saw Dan Dubois gal
loping up.
"The girl hurried down , and letting
her father in. both were with me in
another moment Springing upon tho
parapet in full view of the savages , Du
bois opened a rapid fire upon them.
Instantly they recognized him , and be
gan a hasty retreat. The distance was
so great that little damage was done
among them , but quite a number , as
was afterwards learned , were slightly
wounded.
"The rest of Dubois' party was only
a short distance behind with the recap
tured ponies and cattle. As soon as
they reached the town they started
after the Apaches , and some miles
away from Zuni joined a party of troops
under Lieutenant Gilfoyle , who , having
learned that the Indians had left their
reservation , was in pursuit of them.
' "The fight which followed a few days
later is a matter of history which it is
not necessary to relate here. Before
being overtaken , the Apaches had mur
dered and scalped forty men , women
and children. In every instance the
icart was taken out , and the body it
self was mutilated in a most shocking
manner. " John Willis Hays , in
YoutJi's Companion.
Sir Joshua Reynold's Boyhood.
When Joshua was but a mere child ,
iis father was displeased to find hint
devoted to drawing ; on a sketch which
; he boys had made , his father wrote :
"This is drawn by Joshua in school ,
out of pure idleness. " The child found
the "Jesuit's Treatise on Perspective , "
and studied it with such intelligence
that before he was eight years old he
made a sketch of the school and its
cloister which was so accurate that his
astonished father exclaimed. "How
this justifies tho author of the 'Perspec
tive' when he says that , by observing
the laws laid down in his book , a man
may do wonders ; for this is wonderful ! "
When about twelve years old , Joshua ,
while in church , made a sketch upon
liis thumb-nail of the Rev. Thomas
Smart From this sketch , he painted
liis first picture in oils ; his canvas was
a piece of an old sail , his colors were
common ship-paint , and he did his
work in a boathouse on Cremyll Beach.
In 1740 , when Joshua was seven
teen years old , his father tried to carry
out his plan to apprentice him to a
druggist but the boy was greatly op
posed to this. He said "I would prefer to
be an apotheacry rather than an ordinary
painter ; but if I could be bound to an
sniinent master , I should choose that"
Fortunately Lord Edgecumbe and other
friends advised the boy's father in his
favor , and so Joshua was finally sent to
London and bound to Thomas Hudson ,
Lhen the best portrait painter in Eng
land. After two years , Hudson sud
denly dismissed the youth from his
studio , though his agreement was for
[ our years ; the master said that Joshua
neglected his orders , but others believed
Hudson to be jealous of his pupil's
success. St. Nicholas.
A SToilern Wonder.
"Say , John ! What do you think ?
[ 've found something that 'beats the
Dutch. ' It is the wonder of wonders ,
the most blessed thing that ever I set
eyes on. The very angel of perfection
and beauty without wings. I wouldn't
take one million dollars for it. The
very devil and his angels would stand
aghast at the sight of it It is the
loveliest flower of mortality I ever be-
beheld a perfect gem. It is the one
great fortune of my life. With it I
san live contented and enjoy a happy
old age. "
"But pray , what is it Jack ? Ai
you going crazy ? Do tell me ! "
"Well , don't mention it John ; it's.
my wife a woman without a tongue. "
Elcctric Liylti.
Broadbrims Who Are Up to Snuff
The gentle Quaker is to be found al
almost every summer resort along tho
New Jersey coast , and he is a fixture
and a feature of the lake and mountain
resorts of Pennsylvania. In your
mind's eye you picture him with a ven
erable beard , bald-head , broad brimm
ed hat and buckle shoes , but your
mind's eye is way oft' In a great
many instances "William" keeps tho
hotel , and he has * business look about
him to make things snap. Any ono
who takes him for a moss-back will
presently hear something drop.
"I welcome thee and thine , "
observes William as a guest walks up
to the register.
That's all right and proper , and vis
ions of first floor rooms at § 7 per week
float through a man's mind.
"Wilt thou tarry with me ? " inquires
William in a voice as soft as butter.
You wilt. That's what you've como
for. You register your name and ask
to look at rooms.
"I know 1 can satisfy theo , " observes
William as he leads the way. "I sup
pose thee prefers the first floor ? "
Thee does. He is shown a bedroom
a trifle larger than a coffin , without a
bell , gas or other convenience , and
blandly informed that he can tarry
a week for $22. If he should so far
forget himself as to remain two weeks
a reduction of $1 per week would bo
made.
"I have stUl others to show thee , "
says William , and you finally accept of
a room and stow yourself away ,
because you can't do better. William
has the bulge on you , and he knows it
Candles are cheaper than gas , and ho
knows you'll put up with them. Elec
tric bells cost money , and ho knows
you'll come to tho office to report your
wants or let them go unrelieved. His
beds are as hard as boards , but people
sleep on them in preference to tho
floor. His table won't compare with
an ordinary country hotel , but you
must eat or go hungry. The waiter
softly thee's and thou's you , but tho
coffee is dishwater and the butter stale.
At the office thee is told to make thy
self at home , but the price of cigars ,
billiards and bowls create the impres
sion of highway robbery.
Thee can't get a bathing suit any
cheaper of William than of the Hebrew
on the corner. His wagon charges
thee just as much for a ride , and his
porter wants feeing and his boot-black
grabs for his dime the same as at tho
taverti of the ungodly. If you get beer
it is brought to you covertly , as if Will
iam was ashamed , but the liquid is
execrable , the bottle is a c'icat , and the
price exorbitant. Williai i professes to
serve thee with milk at lno table , but
he waters it. He talks of dairy butter ,
but serves thee with a mockery. He
tells thee there are no musquitoes , and
thus saves the expense of screens while
you fight the pests all night.
In fact , Old Broadbrim is up to snuff
at all the resorts , and you've got to get
drowned with all your cosh on your
person to get ahead of h'rn for even a
nickel. Every "thee" costs you fifteen
'
cents , and it is never more'than two
"thees" for a quarter. Detroit Free
Press.
They Were Xear-Siglited.
"You seem to be very much attached
to your wife , as much so as if you
were enjoying your honeymoon in
stead of being old married people , "
said Smith to Brown.
The latter appeared somewhat con
fused. He took oft" his eye-glasses ,
rubbed them very carefully with a
handkerchief and replaced them on his
nose. "What do you mean ? " he asked.
"Didn't I see you at thetheater last
night ? " asked Brown.
"We were there , " responded Brown.
"Did I see you two coining out , at
the end of the performance , hand in
hand ? "
"That's a fact ! " replied Brown.
"You see we are very is ear-sighted and
were afraid if we < jot ; seperated we
could not find each other. It did look
kinder affectionate , didn't it ? " St.
Paul Globe.
No Trouble.
"Do yon have much trouble in get
ting your children to take medicine ? "
said Mrs. Green , addressing Mrs. Black.
"None at all. "
"How do you manage it ? "
"Well , for instance , when I want my
boy to take castor oil , I pour the oil in
to "a glass and say , 'Here , Tom , drink
this , but you needn't ask for any more. '
Then he drinks it with jipparent relish ,
believing that I am not a ixious for him
to take it. He always asks for more.
Oh , no , it is no trouble to get my chil
dren to take medicine. " Arkansaw
Traveler.
An Editor's Vacation.
Times being rather hard we are go
ing to take our wife to the home of
mother-in-law next week for
our - - a
short visit , and we will give our
readers a little vacation ly not issuing
any paper. They won't" lose much ,
for there is little news going just
now. and we print this week an edi
torial on the tariff which would have
appeared next week. The only thing
we have had to leave out on that ac
count is Bill Jones' ad. about a farm
for sale , but that is of no conse
quence , as he hasn't paid us anything
for it yet. Dakota Thunderer.
Lazy People.
"I think old Judge Pennybunker is
one of the laziest men I ever saw , " re
marked Gilhooly to Hostetter McGin-
nis.
"Is he lazy ? "
"Lazy ! Lazy is no name for it He
is so confounded lazy that it tires liim
to keep up with the earth when it turns
on its axis. " Texas Siftings.
A Eare Combination.
New Tutor You say that you want
me to give especial attention to good
breeding and religious matters ?
Father Yes ; I want my son to grow
up a well bred , religious man.
New Tutor I will do the best I can ,
sir ; but the two are somewhat antag
onistic , as it were. New York Times.
THE BUSINESS WOKL3) .
A. Wholesome , Steady Advance
ment in Legitimate Opera
tions.
The business record of August con
trasts favorably with the same month
of recent years , both in point of com
mercial , financial , and industrial activi
ty and in the promise of. future pros
perity. A wholesome , steady advance
ment in legitimate operations is the
marked feature of the past four weeks.
The peculiar conditions surrounding
the money market are the direct out
growth of its gratifying movement.
JJnder the stimulus of increased rail
road building , expanding consumptive
requirements while production has been
restricted , abundance of grain and pro
duce at home , and only fair agricul
tural returns abroad , it is natural that
momentary affairs should first respond
to the broad general improvement
Distinctively fresh enterprises have
thus far been less numerous than in
other years when the common situation
has been otherwise healthful , and pure
ly speculative ventures have scarcely
caused a ripple on the surface of finan
cial seas.
A warm , dry summer has resulted in
matured and harvested grain crops
i.bout three weeks earlier than for the
average year , while the labor agitation
sf last spring deferred the larger half
of that season's trade to the summer
months. It may.be well for those who
have exagorated ideas of what the au-
lumn has in store for them , to remem
ber that August has been a profitable
month chiefly when compared with the
like dull period of former years. The
tpecial reasons assigned for its un
usual activity are not likely to obtain
in the fall , though there is undoubted
rround for presuming that relative en
largement may prevail through tho
icxt ninety days. There is moreover ,
wit little inclination to reckless op-
vrating , and values of commodities are
nowhere : uivaneed unless the appre
ciation cnn be readily and permanently
; ield. The foundation of trade , in a
oroad sense , is strongly fortified by
strict adherence to the laws of supply
; nd demand , and the danger from the
"boom" element is now reduced to a
> oint near its minimum.
In the grain situation nothing but
moderate improvement in the condit.on
c-f the growing crops has revealed it-
elf , corn in Kansas and spring wheat
n Minnesota being especially benefited
y the rains of the past two weeks.
Scceipts of wheat were 3,318,764 bush
els at the eight leading western mar-
sets , against 3,287.000 bushels for the
> revioua week. Heavy deliveries are
ooked for and the visible supply is
Mxpected to show an increase of 2,000-
f 00 to 2,500,000 bushels. The export
demand has been good and bad weath-
> r was reported abroad , but holders
urere weak and the course of prices
oas been downward. The October
option ranged at 77 to Slc , the out
side being realized Monday. No real
Wnprovemcnt to European crops was
leveloped , and Liverpool markets
were inclined to be heavy , especially
toward the close of the week. Corn
sympathized very strongly with wheat ,
and had little beside the intermittent
of the "short" interest
upport to sus-
am it. Shipments of old stock from
armers' hands were large and sensibly
afiecttid prices. The October option
ranged at 42J@44 cents , as against
42A@14 cents for the same week of
885. Pasturage has been greatly
benefited by the rainfall of the week ,
extending over wide sections of the
'razing lands , but there is yet decided
anger of overstocking it. and cattle as
a rule , must be given additional feed
or some time to come.
Dry goods and general merchandise
movements have proven exceptionally
satisfactory , both"as compared with
nrevious weeks and the corresponding
eriod of recent years. The jobbers of
dry goods report gratifying returns ,
out manufacturers' agents only made
moderate sales. There was a mater.al
iicrease in the shipments of woolen
dress goods from New York , owing to
a reclassification of freights over the
Eastern railroads favorable to these
fabrics. The late upward movement
in cottons has been somewhat checked
by the improving cotton crop condi
tions , slightly lower prices at New York
and Liverpool , and two unfortunate
defalcations at Boston which caused
temporary embarrassment to several
mills in the vicinity of that city. A
short interruption to production , how
ever , will only have the effect of en
hancing values as stocks of the raw
Droduct are nowhere excessive. Print
jloths have fully held their own while
there has been a steady , active request
for cotton flannels throughout the
week.
Lumber and coal have gained ad
vances upon better consumptive de
mands. Through the Mississippi Val
ley , at Saginaw , Toledo. Cleveland and
eastward the lumber trade is inspired
with a stronger feel'iig and animation
than here , but prices have been well
maintained with the increased activity
in building , the mainstay of the markets
everywhere. The iron trade > s using
more coal than for several y > ars past ,
and the same may be said of almost all
manufacturing industries , 'i iic restric
tion of the output for September to
i , 750,000 tons was a wise step on the
part of the anthracite combination and ,
if adhered to , will bring the production
of the first eight months to very nearly
an even basis with the same months of
1884 and 1S 5. The tonage for this
year to Oct 1 will be 22'JOG,724 tons ,
against 21.785,421 tons last year , and
21,962,167 the previous year for the like
period. There has been more doing in
soft coal , too. and outside quotations
were easily obtained. Pig iron gained
in activity , while southern irons
were advanced about 50 cents per
ton , Scotch iron about 25 cents per ton ,
and finished iron sold more freely at
an appreciation of fully 5 per cent ,
over former sales. Old rails have been
selling at $34.50 per ton , which returns
the makers nearly $7 profit. At this
dme last year there were 71 furnaces in
filast against 121 now.
Loanable capital has been in good de
mand at firm rates of interest in the in-
terior , while the request for funds at
tho Eastern centers has exceeded tho
simply. Cheap loans have boon freely
called in. and more money has been
placed on time than for somu timo past.
The stringency at New York has been
aggravated by brokers borrowing largo
luirns of money to carry them beyond
Jan. 1 , at least Tho flow of funds
Westward to move grain and to go in
to commercial and industrial employ
ment has continued uninterrupted.
Stocks and bonds wero left to tho
mercies of a few room traders and
were dull but rather steady. Foreign
exchange gained some strength from
the advance in the Bank of England
discount rate to 3 * per cent The ex
ports of gold to th'S country from Lon
don and continent will probably ap
proximate § 5,000,000 for the week.
Abroad general trade is improving
sympathetically with tho natural ,
'
healthy progre'ss noted here. ( Jhicaqo
Inter Ocean.
Awful to Take.
Colonel Sackerly , a gentleman who-
is prominently identified with tho tem
perance movement remarked to his
wife : "My dear , I bought a bottle of
Bullfinche's Liver Cure. I thought
that I'd try a quart bottle and then , if
it helps me , will continue its use. Nice
looking bottle , " holding it up. "Name
blown in the bottle. I'll keep it up
here on the safe and take it just before
meal time. It is said to be horrible to
take , but I don't mind the taste if I am
only benefited. "
"I hope that it will help you , for you
have not been well during tho sum
mer , " the colonel's wife replied.
"I haven't much faith in patent
medicines , " the colonel said , "but this
has been highly recommended. Be
lieve I'll take a dose of it now. " Ho
turned up the bottle , took several swal
lows , made a wry face and exclaimed :
"Voo ! Horrible stuflL Don't be
lieve I can stand it. "
"Oh , but vou must"
"Well , I'll try. "
He took several "pulls" at the medi
cine during the afternoon and his wife
declared that it was surely helping him
"for don't > ou see it has benefitlcd you
already , " she remarked. "You haven't
been in such ijood spirits before for a
long time. You must keep it up. "
"I'll try , Jane , but it's awful to take.
By the way , a doctor told me to that he
uses it in his practice and that its good
eflccls are best brought out by. the ad
dition of lemon and sugar. "
He tried it with lemon and sugar and
acknowledged that the doctor was
right "Best medicine ever I saw , "
said he.
"But , dear , don't you think you take
it a lit tie too often ? "
Oh , no. The doctor told me to take
it as often as I could stand it , but it's
awful to take. Wish you'd squeeze me
a lemon in a glass. Believe I'll take a
good dose this time. I told you what
the doctor said , didn't I ? "
"Yes. "
4 'Ah , hah. Best doctor I ever saw.
There's something in patent medicines
'
after all , but as a'rule I haven't much
faith in them. By the way , the doctor
told me that a littlo lemon and sugar
would bo good to mix with the medi
cine. Takes away the bad taste. Be
lieve I'll try it again. This hot weath
er makes rue unsteady on my feet , " he
added , as he staggered againbt the
table. "By tho way. did I tell you
what the doctor said ? "
"Of course you did. You've told
me three or four times. "
He missed his chair and sat down on
the floor. "This hot weather knocks
a man around shameful. "
"Let me taste that medicine , " said
his wife.
"Oh , no , honey ; it's too bad for you.
Horrible to take. Doctor said lemon
and sugar help cause. "
She seized the bottle and tasted the
medicine. A dark frown spread over
her face , and as she threw the bottle
into the street , she said :
"It's so hard to take , dear , that I'll
relieve you of the infliction. Get up off
the floor. "
"Doctor said "
"Get up , I tell you. "
"Hot weather "
She darted from the room. A few
moments later she heard a hoarse and
gurgling voice singing :
"Nigger and the white man playing chuck-a-
luck ,
Nigger beat the white man , snatch tae money
up.
Nigger on the wood-pile couldn't count eleven ,
Flung him in a feather bed'n thought he was
In heaven. "
Arkansas Traveler.
Horses at the Bath.
"It was my habit , " said a gentleman
just returned from a visit to Cape May
to a New York Times reporter , "too
to the beach daily at the hour for the
horses to bathe , and a great pleasure I
found to watch them. The noble fellows
came down over the sand , tossing their
heads and impatiently pawing , evident
ly full of eager anticipation. Once in ,
the water they waded or swam about on
the line , smooth beach , ducking their
heads in the breakers and tossing the
spray like a pack of huge Newfound-
land mastifls. The grooms lind it diffi
cult to get them out and back to their
quarters. One of the men in charge
told me how well horses thrive during
a seashore resilience. The briny air is
a bracing tonic to them and the salt
water imparts a satin smoothness to
their coats.
"At Saratoga too , equines improve on
the waters as much as their masters ,
more , perhapsfor they do not have the
counteracting influences of late hours
and rich eating , not to mention the
more serious dissipations of the spa.
I have seen horses there led regularly
"
to the springs every morning for"there
dose , and a quality of the medicinal
liquid carried avray for grooming pur
poses. A good rubbing down"with
spring water acts like a polishing brush
and the horses sides fairly reflected
their lustrous gloss after it.
A Good Definition.
One of our lawyers , in an argument
before a jury last week , very aptly de
fined a bully as
"A man who is brave where there is
no danger and would insult a woman. "
Selma ( Ala. ) Times.