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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGIE SUNDAY, AUGfTTST 14. 1881 ON SHIMECOCK HILLS. FINANCIAL EEYIEW. about half a cent per pound. The bulls, who have been hanging on Blnce the last break, are now confident of a sharp upward movement, and some predict that the highest prices of the year will be recorded before next Saturday, as the stooks are all strongly held and tho short interest i3 large.

Special telograms to Bradetreet't report inoreased damage to the crops from drouth in the central Western States since the date of the late governmental report, but this is in part offset by late rains at various points in the region where the greatest complaint has beon made. The condition of general trade at leading cities continues favorable, except that from Chicago, Louisville, Quincy, St LoulBjand Cincinnati complaints come of restricted business in some directions where the drouth has been most severe. Cities tributary to the sugar and cotton Jgrowing regions enjoy relatively the best trade with the agricultural districts south of St Paul and Milwaukee, which report an aotivo demand from the Spring wheat region. Kansas City, Omaha, St Joseph and New Orleans appear to bo distrlbotlng more staplo merchandise than in any preceding August There is a satisfactory trade in gonoral lines reported at Boston, Now York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, except In wool, which, while moving in somewhat better volume, is no higher, some descriptions (at Boston) being 1 cont lower than on August 1. An analysis of bonded indebtedness and share capital of seventy two railways for four years, with reports of earnings and mileage, shows that tho increase of bonds outstanding iu six months of 1887 over 1886 is 6 per cent; over 1885, 13 per and over 3884.

16 per cent Capital increase over 1886 is 4 per cent over 1885 it is 6 per cent, and over 1884 it is 8 per cont Increases ot mileage for like periods 4, 8 and 9 per cont respectively, and of earnings per mile, 11, 9 and 7 per ceut The following table shows tho course of the stock jsarketfor tho week ending August 13: ABOUT BROOKLYN PEOPLE. Miss Mary Buchanan, of Fort Greene place, will spend the months of August and September at South Orange, N. J. Mrs. W.

S. Purdy and daughter, of Port Greene placo, are at Stony Brook, L. I. Mrs. W.

J. Hendricks and her son William, of Sixth avenue, are at Niagara, and will stop at Silver Creek and Kingston before returning. Miss Emily Gillam, of Dean street, will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Zimmerman, of North Elmira, until September.

Mr. George Heiburger, of 691 Myrtle ave nuo, Mr. William J. Courtney ond Mr. Frank Mor rell are at Hunter's, in the Catokllls.

Miss May Francis is at Summit, Catskill Mountains. Mrs. John W. White and son Kussell, are at Lexington, N. T.

Mrs. Bobert Pearce and family, of Livingston street, are at Wlnterton, Sullivan County. Mr. and Mrs. William Klatte, of 294 Herkimer street, aro at Fire Island.

Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Farroll and daughter, Cora Belle, of Classon avonuo, havo returned from a few weeks' stay at.Shoepshead Bay and have gono to tho Cat kills.

Mr. George W. Chapman, of 920 Broadway, ia at Bayshoro, L. I. Miss Minnie S.

Smyth, of Degraw street, with a party of friends, has gono to the Catskllls. Mrs. J. L. Culver and her grand child, Edith Cutting, of Fort Groeno place, are at New Lebanon, N.

Y. Miss Lillie Nickerson and Lottie Thatoher, have gono to Capo Cod. Mr. J. J.

Campbell and nieces, Misses Anna and Mamie Ualy, Mrs. Faron, Miss Maggie, Jennie and Minnie Hanlon, Maggie Mastorson and William Doiany, go to Lexington, Greene County, to morrow. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas North are at Bolton, Lake George.

Mr. Henry C. MacKrell loft town yesterday for East Durham, whero Miss Bessie Mao Kroli, his daughter, has beon summering. Mr. J.

D. Keid, of South Tenth street, will sail for Europe by tho City of Romo, on Woduosdny next. Mrs. J. N.

Conklin and family, of Pacific street, are at Sag Harbor. Mr. ana Mrs. JamoB ScaC, of 749 Myrtle Jennie Green, Mr. John B.

Spencer, Mr. John Kelly are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Debon ham, at Silver Stream, Orange County. Egbert S.

Litchfield is at Cazonovia, N. Y. Georgo A. LaVie and family, of Ninth street, are ot Highland Mills. Charles H.

Smith is at Black Lake catching black bass. James Taylor and family ore at Muncy, Rockland County. John H. Van Liew will attend the national oncampment of the G. A.

R. at St. Louis next month. John A. Schilling and family go to Delaware County.

John Miner goes to his farm at North Java, N. Y. Mr. William Sutcliffo, of 109 Bergen street, is iu Sullivan County. Mrs.

Abraham Deuike, Miss MaryT. Doniko and Miss Sadio A. Deuiko, of 211 Adolphi stroot, are at Lake George. Judge Andrew Walsh and family are at Montclolr, N. J.

Thomas Greon, of Sixth avenue, is at Point Pleasant, N. J. Eov. Father Lof tus, of St. John's Chapol, is at Far Rockaway.

Thomas F. Houghton ond family, of 278 Carroll streot, aro at Coney Island. John Dnane, of 381 Pearl street, is at Lake Ronkonkomo. John T. Breen, of 379 State street, is at Rlchflold, Conn.

Su)ervisor William Walker and family, of the Fourth Ward, aro at Southhold, L. I. Charles McGuire, of St. James place, is at Point Ploasant, N. J.

Judge McKonna is at Asbury Park. John J. Wilson and family, of McDonough stroet, oro at Point Pleasant, N. J. James P.

White and family, of 285 Joy street, aro in tho Catskill Mountains. Christopher Cunningham and family, of 171 Bedford avenue, aro at Far Rockaway. P. J. O'Connor and family, of 223 DeKalb avonuo, aro at Far Rockaway.

Colonel Michael Bennett, of 53 St. Marks avenuo, is at Sharon Springs. John D. Carroll is at Far Rockaway. Francis G.

Turner and family, of Steuben stroot, aro at Lake Fire Commissioner John Ennis and family are at Far Rockaway. William G. Ross and family, of 183 Gates avonue, are at Shelter Island. Mr. H.

R. Van Kueren, of the Bridge office, and wife, aro at Jacksonville, Tompkins County. Captain Ward, of tho Bridge police, has returned from his Eastern trip and, in company with his fumlly, has gono to Hastings on tho Hudson. Miss Lulu Clark, of Halsey street, is at Ocean Grovo. Miss Ella Burko, of Carroll street Miss Ella Harris, of South Sixth street, and Miss Chambers, of Bedford avonuo, are at Cornwall, on tho Hudson.

Miss Edith V. Day is at Block Rock. Miss J. E. Sleight, and Mrs.

Carrio Mills and son aro making an extended tour through tho Uuldorburgh Mountains. Mrs. Charles E. Terrell, nee Floronco Smith, of Gates avonue, and hor friend, Miss Jennie L. Hedges, of Jefferson avonuo, are at Islip, L.

Mr. E. Walter Smith and family, of Gates avenue, contemplate moving out to Islip, L. somo tlmo this month. His son, Clnronce W.

Smith, will remain In this olty. Mr. Desmond Dunn is ot Lake Goorge. Miss Edith Dougherty, of St. Felix street, Is at Saratoga, whore she is gradually recovering from hor recent aevore illness.

Miss Mamie Hooley, of Clinton street, and the Misses Mary and Addle Johnson, of Marlon street, aro at the Delawaro Water Gap. John W. Cowell, formerly of this city. The Rev. G.

De La Matyr porformed tho ceremony at the residence of a brother of the groom. Tho couple will reside in Denver. Mr. Thomas Foulks, of Oakland street, has gono to Bagnall, Dutchoss County, N. Y.

Eov. T. H. Burch, pastor of the M. E.

Tabernacle in tho Seventeenth Ward, and his friend, Mr. John Moonoy, have gono to Colorado. Mr. J. Eugene Brown, a promising student at tho Polytechnic, departed for Southampton on Thursday last.

Miss Nellie Burch, of Kent street, is at Goshen, Orange County, N. Y. Mr. George A. Fisher, a well known tenor of the Soienteenth Ward, has removed to Norwich, where he has engaged in business.

Police Sorgeant Robert W. Keid, of the Seventh Precinct, and Mrs. Reid and Miss Hattle Roid departed for Bridgeport, Watorburyand Worcester, on Tuesday last. The Misses Vidal, of 128 Calyer street, have departed for Glen's Falls and Lake George. Miss Etta Rogers, of Norwich, iB visiting Mrs.

John Dickson at 148 Mosorole avenuo. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gammon and their daughter Mi83 Louiso, are at East Hampton, L.

The Mlssos Floronco and Leila Gammon are at Mountaiudalo, Sullivan County. Mrs. P. Ingersoll, of Meserole avenue, has departed for Poughkoopslo. George Nicholson, a well known Past Commander of Clinton Oommandory No.

14, Knights Templar, has returned from Troy. Mr. Alfred Preston and family, of the Sevonteonth Ward, aro at Ocean Grove, N. J. Mr.

and Mrs. John D. Felter went to Ocean Grovo, N. on Monday. Mr.

and Mrs. Henry W. Mead, of Conselyea street, Fifteenth Word, aro at Liborty, Sullivan County. The Misses Kate, Dora, and Jessie Moonoy, of Jovastreot, arestGoshon, Orange County. N.

Y. The Misses Feuton, of India street, aro at St. Catharine's. Canada West. Superintendent William E.

Burroughs, of the Now York, Woodhaven and Rockaway Beach Railroad, has his family at Golden's Bridge, Westchester County. Messrs. Clarence H. and Louis G. Hulse have gone to Sayvillo.

Watch Hill, Ii. is where Mrs. Nathaniel Roe and Miss Lizzie M. Koo, of Noble streot, havo gono for tho balance of tho Summer. Fred J.

Phillips, of Groenpomt, has gone to Montana. Miss Emma Wright, of 213 Manhattan avenuo, 13 at Cornwall on tho Hudson. Mr. Lawrence Couover, of the Seventeenth Ward, has gone to Say ville, L. I.

Mr. George Jenkisson is at Ocean Grove. James Parkhill, of the Seventeenth Ward, is at Alexandria Bay and tho Thousand Islands. Mr. Mortimer B.

O'Shea, keeper of tho Hall ot Records, and Supervisor Barnard Lamb, of tho Seventeenth Ward, havo returned from Newport. The Rev. A. S. Gumbart has recovered sufficient strength to be romovod from Belle Island, to the Catskill Mountains.

He hopes to bo able to resumo his pastorate duties in tho Seventeenth Ward in September. Mrs. J. S. Farran and Miss Ella Farran are at Franklin, Conn.

Mrs. J. W. Brockott, of 113J Nassau avenue, has gone to Massachusetts and Maine. Mr.

Charles E. Topping, one of tho super intondents ot the Long Island Railroad, has his family at Southampton. Mr. J. W.

Cummings, of Noblo street, has returned from a trip to tho White Mountains. C. J. Ahlborn, of Freeman ttreet, has gone to Bear Lako, Wilkesbarre, Pa. Mr.

W. Frank Corwith, of Norman avenue, has his family at Peekskill. Dr. George D. Hamlin, of Kent street, is at Naples, N.

Y. Professor H. R. Greene and family are at Earlo, Kitty S. Foster, Mabel S.

Evans, Avis Mead, Aggie Palntard, Mary L. Cadmus and Hattie James and Masters Harry Earle an.l Roger Williams. Tho sum of JO was the roault. Mr. and Mrs.

M. E. Fiuuigan nnd family, of St Xohns placo; Mr. and Mrs. M.

J. Connolly and family, Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Cartright and family, of St. Johns place; Mr.

Honry Alsgood, Borko ley place: ox Justice James Hardle, Mr. and Mrs. Georgo John and family, of State streot, aro at Os cawanno Lako, uortheost of Peekskill. Mrs. E.

De Breumere, of 412 Henry street, and Mrs. Charles Hammachor, of 95 Lawrence stroet, are at Oscawanna Island. Messrs. John Guilfoyle, Samuel Goodstein, H. M.

Wintor, Dr. McLean and P. H. McNulty, mem bora of tho Board of Education, and lies C. Byrnes, assistant soeretory of tho Beard, aro all members of the Varuua Boat Club, and onjoy thomsolvos on Mr.

Wintor's steam launch Graclo. Park Commissioner Harteau left last Monday for Saratoga, whore ho will roinaiu till Septom ber8. Clifford Gretsinger, of 85 South Oxford street, is spending his two weeks vacation at Atlantic, Highlands, N. J. Mrs.

James A. Dey and Mis3 Minnie Dey, of Flatbush avenuo, are at Franklinvlllo, Suffolk County, and will visit Orient, L. and Noank, Conn. Miss Nellie Vaughan, Miss Louise Vaughan, Moster Robort Vaughan and Miss Nelllo Joaos, of 19 Lawrence streot, are at Westport, Conn. Mr.

Thomas Skelly, of Myrtle avenue, cornor of Adams street, Is in Canada. Miss Carrie Bisslor, of Myrtle avenue, is at Islip, L. I. Miss Lizzie McLaughlin, of Lawrence street, is at Saratoga. Mr.

and Mrs. William Wilson, a hale anfl hearty old couplo of 80 years each, and thoir daughters, tho Misses Carrlo and Annie Wilson, of 293 Adams stroet, are at Coxsacklo on tho Hudsou. Mrs. William Brown, of the Central Grom mor School, is visiting hor sister, Mrs. Martin, at Tappau on the Hudson.

Mr. William Brown, is ia tho Catskllls. Dr. R. C.

Baker, of Bedford avenue, and Mr. William Rudolph will leave Tuesday for a trip through Now Jersoy and Pennsylvania. Mr. Anderson L. Murphy, roadmaster of the Brooklyn City Railroad Company, has a vacation trip to tho Old Continent in contemplation next Winter.

Mr. Samuel Smith, of 555 Myrtle avenue, Is in Europe. Mrs. Jacobs and Miss Jacobs, of Jefferson avenue, aud Miss Burn, of Union stroat, aro now at the White Mountains. Mr.

and Mrs. D. W. Robertson, of Dean street, arrived homo by the steamship City of Rome last Thursday. Tho numerous friends of Mr.

Edgar F. Gladwin, formerly of 278 Degraw street, will be pleased to learn that he has settled under very favorable and pleasant circumstauces at Scott, Kan. Ho and his wife aro enjoying their new surroundings. Mr. E.

L. Cohen, of Wechsler Brothers, and wife are In tho Cotskills. Mrs. I. V.

Dubernell and family are at Patchogue. Miss Sadie Foden and Miss Annabel Patti son aro in the Catskllls. i Mr. nnd Mrs. Lloyd W.

Howland, of Washington avonue, will spend three or four weeks at thoir uncle's stock farm at Shrewsbury, N. J. Miss Rose Godwin, of Tnlmau street, is at Prospoct Heights, Sholtor Island. Thomas F. Powers, superintendent of the American Stoam Boiler Insurance Company, ha3 loft the city for brief sojourn with his family, who aro at Big Indian, Catskill Mountains.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert G. T. Adler, of 1,699 Fulton street, aro at Ogdensburg and tho Thousand Islands.

Mrs. James O'Neil Gallagher and Miss Maggie Jordan are at Far Rockaway. Mr. John W. Moore, of 444 Pacific street, Is at Augusta, Mo.

Dr. and Mrs. Goddard and son, F. D. God dard, of Dean streot, are at Cottago City, Martha's Vineyard, Mass.

The Establishment of a Fashionable Slimmer Colony. An Enterprise that Has the Backing of Austin Corbin and the tone; Island Railroad A Rival to Southampton How Summer Real" dents Ire Enjoylnc Themselves. A more desirable looation for a Summer homo Is hard to llud than the region on Long Island known as the Shinnecock Hills. They aro a series of sand mounds dividing I'econlc aud Shinnecock bays, and extending from Good Ground to South ampton. Tho avoroge width Is loss than a mile and tho altltudo is sufficient to give an unobstructed view of tho ocean on ono side and Poconlc Bay and the Sound on tho othor.

Tho Shlnuocock tribe of Indians at ono tlmo were In possession of those hills, but gradually wore compelled to yield possession. Thore Is but ono full blooded ShlnneeooS Indian loft, and it is not probablo that he or hlfl poor companions will ovor contest tho title, though it is claimod by somo thoy would have a good caso at court. Tho Shlunocock Hills havo Anally come into possession of tho Shinnecock Hills Association, of which Mr. Austin Corbin Is tho head, and hove boon openod up to lmprovoionts this season. The Long Island Railroad had erected tho handsomest station house on its lino, in the midst of tho hills, oud tho association has constructed boulevards anil walks.

The lack of troesand the prosoncoof the mosquito aro tho only two unploosant foaturos. As soon as lawns aro mado and tho low undergrowth swept away, it is boliovod tho wicked insect will disappear. In a few years thoro will doubtless bo all tho shade troos desired. It is oasy to seo what tho attractions of the place are. The altitude Insures a breeze whenever thore is one, no matter from what direction.

Tho bays offer excollont boating facilities fluhlng and still water bathing, and it is but a short distance to tho ocoan for fine surf bath ng. With tho completion of the Shinnecook Canal, which is now well under way, a connection will bo made botwoon Shinnocook and Poconlo bays, thus adding another attractive feature to the placo. There is already a spirit of rivalry between tho membor3 of this associationand tho cottagors of Southampton. Tho rosldonts of tho latter place claim to have tho most fashionable and select settlement ou tho Island, and thero is much truth in the assortion. So sslocl has bocomo Southampton that but tow boardors are to be found iu tho place.

The property surrounding the villago pond Is now all ownod by wealthy New Yorkers, and tho ocean beach is monopolized by those samo people, so that ordinary mortals havo very little fun. Several houses which did a thriving business a few years ago havo been bought up by the millionaires, and it 1b now extremely difficult to find a good boarding place in tho town. Property brings an onormoua price. With tho growth of tho Shinnecock Hills it is feared that Southampton will loso somo of Its pros tlgo. Sir.

Corbin, it is said, will sparo no expense to mako the new settlement the most fashionable resort on Long Island. Tho enterprise certainly looks propitious as ovor 300 lots havo alroady boon sold. A very comfortable inn and somo half dozon cottages have been built on a bluff overlooking the Shinnecock Bay, and bofotonoxx Spring there will be somo half dozon housos built on the lino of bluffs toward Canoe Creek by Messrs. Parish, Wheolor, Austin Corbin and Attorbury, boside those Gonoral Wager Swayne has a vory handsomo residence somo 200 yards from the Inn, and tho view obtained is only excelled by that from Mr. W.

Hoyt's rosidence on old Fort Hill. This Is ono of tho fliiOBt locations on tho island, commanding 0 view of Shinnocock, Quoguo, Peconlc Bay, Southampton aud othor points of interest in tho neighborhood. Tho hills oro to bo stocked with game in tho Fall aud keepers will bo on hand to provont tho birds being shot Last Wednesday evening danco was glvon at tho Shinnecock Inn, by tho ludies who have rontod tho cottages of tho Inn, and who have built or aro building cottages near by. Among thorn wero Mrs. Hoyt, Sirs.

Attorbury, Mrs. Davenport and Mrs. Swayne. Tho invitations road from 4 till 7, aud originally the affair was for young folks, but like Topsy "It and many older peoplo wore invited. The cotillion was led by Mr.

N. Attorbury, dancing with Miss Elliott Belts, daughter of Mr. Fredorioh Bolts. Among tboso presont wero Mrs. William Jay, Mrs.

Hilda Oolrlchs, Mr. Duncan Cryder Mr. Pelham Clinton, Mrs. Itobb, Mra William Schlotfelin, Mrs. Chapman, Mrs.

Bowon Loe Mrs. Ehart, Mrs. Kalneford, Mrs. Loo, Mrs. Young, Miss Young, Miss Brady, Mrs.

Brady, Mrs. Bacon, Miss Furman, Miss Floronco Schieffelln, Miss Allco Lee, Miss Lettorman, Miss Bosslo Barnwell, Miss Wilson, Miss Sophie Young, MUs Eleanor Schieffalin, Miss Beatrlco Chapman. Tho foorfl were boxes of candy and hand painted fans, dags of all nations and protty Japanese vases. This ia the first of tho ontortalnmonts at tho Inn ad so succosaful was it that it will hardly bo tho last Thore la to bo a paper chaso on horio back over tho Shinnocock Hills before long, and If thowoather be anything iiko what it was last yoar thoro will bo a great deal of amusement. Tho rosldonts of Southampton are always ready to Join In auy amusement that Is going round tennis, dancing, sailing, swimming or horse racing, it all comes allko to them.

Every family has a num bor of young peoplo, and thoro aro plonty ot young married couplos who moke very effective chaperons. Tho opening tennis tournament is only Just over aud another is on tho topiB for tho ond of the month for members of tho Meadow Club only. A dance will servo as an excellent windup to the meeting. The amusement ahead, however, of which most Is oxpocted are tho racos that aro to bo held on tho 3rd of September on somo ground which belongs to Dr. Galllard Thomas and which, being adjacent to tho Doomos, those last mako an excsllont grand stand.

Tho class of horses entorod is not such aa would make a man a fortune at Monmouth Park or Cedarhurst, but they show lots of fun and, as there is no betting, no one gets hurt. Tho races aro as follows: Pony race Sweopstakos 55 eaoh, p. with 315 added, second liorso 810; lor pomos of )4i hands or under, minimum wentht 150 lbs. About half milo on tho flat. Opyn Kweapstakoa of 310 oaoh, p.

with $25 added, second horse to receive $15; about ono milo on the flat, minimum weight 150 lbs. thoroughbreds 10 lbs. Jtra. Marmora' race Purse 815, of which 183 to soooud horse; open lo horses tho bona fide property of farmers; entrance free; catch weights; half mile on thotlat; ontrios closo at post. Heavy weight haok race For saddlo horses ridden and owned in Southampton; uwoepstakes of $10 each, D.

with $21) added socond honjo $15; about half milo on the Hat; minimum weight ISO thoroughbreds 10 lbs. extra. Pony race 2 sweepstakes, with $10 added; socona horse minimum weight 150 lbs. winnors of race No. 1 10 lbs.

oxtra. MonaL irio race Puree 820, of which $5 to seoond; entrance free; open to all fowls or animals oxoopt horses and dorfs, animals to bo driven with single roin, not led, and may be guided, but not struck with a Bticlc. Consolation stakes Purse $15, of whioh $3 to second; for all boateu horses; outriee free and to close immediately aftor racoNo. minimum woight 150 ponies allowed 10 lbs. Thoro will probably bo a ball at tho Town HaU either on the night before or on the night of th DEAD INDIANS' DEBTS.

"The dohts of dead Indians are paid by their relatives," said an ex morchanton Main street, Monday. "Whon Anderson and Bornhort," he continued, "killed an Indian sovoral years ago, he owed mo $345. Since that time $330 of this amount has boon paid mo by his rolattvos. Kentucky died tho other day owing mo about Already his relativos havo approachod mo tho subjoct and mado arrangements to pay tho amount It is a law with them to pay tho dobts of thoir dead relatives and they never break it. I am sure of getting my uionoy if an Indian dies owing mo, but when a whlto man dioB lcovlng no proporty, no matter how rich his relatives, I never expoct to get cent.

Thoro is a groat deal of good about a dead Indian, anyhow," said the ex morchant, as ho clOBOd his Interesting conversation and walked away. East Oregonian. The aggregate production of shad for distribution the preaeut season by tho United States Fish Commission has boon enormous. Tho numbor produced has boon Increasing from soason to soasou, owing to the perfection of the methods iu uso. Ovor 68,000,000 young sliud fry havo boon roturnod to tho waters of Chesaponko Bay.

Tho outlro production of tha nahorlos of tho Chosapoako for tho present soason was about 2,000,000 young shad. It is thoroforo evident that for ovory mature shad tnkon from tho waters of tho Chosapoako thirty tour young, hoalthy, and vigorous shad havo boon returned to thoso waters. For tho Potomac rivor it is alroady assured that tho Incrooso of 18S7 is fully 100,000 shad ovor that of IBSO, and the lucreaso of 16S0 over that of 18S5. oxcooded 100,000. In tho Potomao fisheries nlouo in tho last two seasons tho increase in shad has boen ovor the Incroaso repro sentlng a much larger numbor than tho outlro catchl of 1879, in which yoar thu of the PotomM reached their lowest ebb.

The Agricultural Situation and Outlook for the Crops. Prospects at Home nnd Abroad Course of the Stock Market for the Week Exchange Lower and Gold Flowing Hither Money Comparatively Easy on Call, Although Scarce on Time. Waix Street, Saturday evening, August 13. The report of the Department of Agricultural for August, which 1 made up from returns collected during July, shows the condition of the various crops at the end of that trying weather. Since tho beginning Of August wo hare had more or less rain, especially In the corn bolt, where It wai most needed, and a further improvement In the Spring wheat region.

rues favorable jondttloa continues wo may loot for a matorial roiluctba In tho hortage reported hy the Depurtmont for th month of July. Tho area under Spring wheat last year was 12,271,805 acres and the crop was 154,808,000 bushels. The area this year 1b about 18,007,900 acres, and thore wore Indications when the report was issued of a yield of 153.493,200 bushels. Winter wheat is ostlmated at 870,393,875 bushels, making the wheat crop this year about 424,000,000 bushels against 457,218,000 last year, or a shortage of a llfle more than 33,000,000 bushels, which will undoubtedly bo greatly reduced unless there should be verv unfavorable weather during tho remainder of this month. Tho area under corn last year was 75,094,203 acres aDd the crop was 1.665,441,000 bushels.

Tho area this year Is about 78,000,000 acres and the probable yield, based upon the condition, August 1, Is 1,730,000.000 bushels. Much, however, depends upon the weath the next thirty days. If favorablj tha crop will bo larger and If unfavorable It will be smaller than last year. The area under oats is 4 per cent, greater than in 1680 and it is ostimatod that the crop will be about 011, 000,000 bushels, agalnBt 624,134,000 last year. Barley promises to yield better than In 1885, while buck wheat will be about tho same.

Potatoes liavo sustained severe injury by tho drouth in the West, but there Is no material docliue in the Eastern or Gulf States. The outlook for cotton is excellent and tha crop will probably be the largest ou record. The Produce Exchange Weekly has reports from various European countries wbi show that in Great Britain tho harvoat has been completed and the results, as to quality, are satisfactory. In France the yiold of wheat will bo the average, which for tho past sixteen crop years has beeu 283,763,300 basbola, and a late cablo estimates tho output at 312,180,001 bushels. This will require importations of about 20, 000,000 bushels.

The yield in Austro IIungary will be considerably above the average, and the largest since 1889. giving an exportable suplus ot between 55,000,000 and 63,000,000 bushels. Ia Russia a fair average is looked for, and tho yield in Koumania is reported as large and the quality excellent Germany reports tho prospects tor rj and wheat very satisfactory. It is probable that, with tho surplus of wheat on hand in this country at tho ond of tho last crop year tho available supply for tho current season will bo fully as great as that of last year. Tho foreign demand will certainly not bo excessive for, from present Indications, whatever deQclency may exist in Importing countries will bo easll supplied fron tho exporting nations, and it will not bo wise for speculators to attempt to forco prices to high figures in the expectation of unloading upon Europeans.

The movement in stocks has boon irregular thii week, but a doratoly strong undertone has prevailed ond tho indications point to higher pricos lor some ot the leaders, and especially those which are largely oversold. Chicago has been Intensely bearish upi all tha grange, and the most doleful reports regarding the condition of the crops hava come from th3 center. If it should turn out that these reports havo boen greatly exaggerated moro favorable news would be almost certain to start a covering movement which would carry price sharply upward. On Monday there was an irreguUr movement in the morning, but with an upward tendency and then the Northorn Pacifies wero freely sold. however, caused only a temporary dlo.

sioa and soon afterward Wester Union took the lead and it held It during tho greater part of afternoon, th i Grangers closely following. In the la' trade tho bears sold freely, and the raarki. was ivy at the closo. One feature was a saM of Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton at 40, ag .1 1 tho lasi previous sale, and this block ol 00 Bhivres was bought th noit day at par, giving tho seller, who was the pure laaor on the clay betoro, a profit of JO.O'H). On Tuesday tho market was dull and heavy In tho morning, with Louisville and Nasavillo and tho Northern Pacifies woakest, and in tho afternoon there was a further decline, followel by a dull speculation, but toward tho close ths market became more active on the news that Ivoi and Staynor had resigned, the first from the vice presidency and the latter from the presidency of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, and tho tone was strong at tho close.

On Wednesday the expectation that the offerings of bonds to the Treasury for the sinking fund would bo larger had more or loss influence upon the speculation and thore was a pretty gen etal advance during the morning with New England, Erlo and the Grangers leading. Tho news early in tho aftornoon was that the offerings amounted to $5,462,000, but soon after 1 o'clock price.) yielded to the pressure of realizing sales and ths movement was 8om "nt feverish lor the remainder of the day. On Thursda the tone wa3 irregular during the morning, beinj influenced to some extent by the annonnemont that only $260,000 of the 1 per cents had been accepted. The speculation was tame In the afternoon until about 2:30 when now) of gold imports from London made the market more active and the tone was strong in the final dealings on the announcement of the suspension of Ives which news was received with prolonged cheering. The feeling among tho traders was bullish on Friday and the tendency of the market was upward, although the movement was very sluggish nearly all day.

This morning after a dull opening the bull tradora Btortoi iu to compel the bears to cover and in the absence of the bear leaders the upward movement was rapid for tho remainder of tho first hour. Then tho movement became a little irregular, but it was generally strong to the close. Comparing sales of stock! at the opening on Monday with those at the close to day the following changes appear: ADVASCE. Per cent. Canada Southern JJ N.

Scs. West Central New Jersey 2Ji(Ohio Del.AHudsnn MIOmaha Lack. Oregon Navigation it Dnlutli JijPacifio Mail 1M Erie H. Ji Lake Shore "Richmond Tornunai lh Louisville Nashville. lJiRock KanBaa A JS St.

L. A San Fran 1H New York Central JJ St. Paul N. Y. Chic.

A St. Texas A Pacilic N. Y. ANewEug I Western Union DECIJ.VE. Percent.1 Percent.

Bur. A Quincy OoloradoOoal Northern Pacific 14 East Tennessee 2nd prel M1 Northern Pacrflo IJ Hooking Valloy Oregon 4 IlllnoisCantral Union Paciflo J4 Manitoba Wabash Manhattan Elovat'd con. 1 The indications now point to an upward reaction In the stock market The uncovered short Interest is large and it is possible that the bear party may temporarily turn bulls In order to get pricos upon a little higher plane where they can soli with some show of a profit. It Is not likely, however, that the upward movemont will be of long duration and therefore those outsidors who may be tempted to got in should be careful and not load up too deeply. If there should bo a sharp rise ond then a fall purchases at the decline may be advisable.

Exchange Is weak but mainly because of the negotiations of a large railroad loan, and tho fail in rates of sterling has been sufficiently great to start gold imports from London and the Continent About $800,000 arrived on Friday and it Is understood that nearly $3,000,000 more is in transit to or rivo next week. The stock of bullion in the Bank of England Is now so low that any large withdrawals for America would be likely to cause an advance Im the open market discount rate, and therefore but little moro gold may bo sent from London. Same will, however, continue to come from the Contlnont. Honey on call averaged about 4Jtf per cont. until Friday wbon there was a manipulated advance to 8, which made tho average for the above 5.

The banks aro making fow loans on call and scarcely any on time or sleek collateral although 6 per cont is bid for money for the remainder of tho yoar. Commercial paper is of slow sale, and per cent. Is the best bid for the choicest names and tho shortest dates. Heports a short crop of Rio coffee were received in this city on Friday, and the news started a rise of Stocks and bonds. 0 Canadian Paciflo Canada Southern Central New Jersoy Central Paoifij Chattanooga Chesapeake Ohes.

and Ohio 1st nref Ches. and Ohio '2d nref Chicago and Alton I Chic, Bur. and Quincy C. and Ind I Colorado Goal I Consolidated Gas Delaware and Huason Delaware, Lack, and Wostoro, i Denver and Rio Urande 1 Duluth East Tennessee lab pref. Eaet Tennessee 2nd pref Erie Erie preferred Hockint? Valley Illinois Central Bloom, and Western Laku Shore Long Island i Louisville and Naahville Manitoba 1 Manhattan Beach Manaattan Elevated Momphisand Chas I Michigan Coutral Minn.

fe St. Louis Minn. St. Louis, prof Missouri. Kansas and Missouri Paoitto 1 New York Central N.

Y. Chic, and St. Louis N. Y. Chic, ond St.

Louis New York and Now Now York, Sua. and New York, Esus ana West. prof. Northwestern Northwestern Droforrod Northern Pacific Northern Pacific preferred Ohio Omaha Omaha preferred Onttrio'and Western Orocon Navigation Orojron Transcontinental Pacific Mail 110 67 i 15 ye I IS1 31 48 Vihi I U5H 145 I 1114' 95 i MX 43 MH at 304 70 1H I 29 G7Kl 18'! Peoria. Pullman Road inc.

Richmond Tormina! Kock Island St. Louis and San Francisco. St. L. and San Fran, prof St.

L. and oan Fran lat prei. St. fam St. Paul preferred Texas Pacific Union Wabash Wabash oreferred.

Western Union Total sales of all stocks tor ths week, 1,011,275 share. SENTIMENTALITY. Instances in tVUicu it Han Beon Eminently Developed. There are tho groat author3 whose genius and individuality keep them from being numborod among the genuine sontlmontalls's, but who, nevertheless, couM escape only partiallr from tho contagion. wrote tho "Sorrows of Werther," Voltaire was sentimental iu life if not in authorship, lime, do Staol was rather "sensible" than sonslblo, Lawrence Sterne and lator, Miss Austen, both Introduced some form ot tho word into titles of books and are really to a vast oxtont carried away by its influence.

And finally Su Pierre wroto "Paul and Virginia," Napoleon's fttTorite booi. This Tale of grief and gladness Told by sad St. Pierre of yore, That la front of France's madness Hangs a strange seductive sadness, Grown pathetic evermore. This tale Is too lull of real passion to bo a work of mere sensibility, but tho turning point of it is a genuine Instance of lensiblerie. The hero and tho heroine aro the children, tlw one of a peasant woman, the othor of a noble lady, whom very unfortunate circumstances have driven to live in the Isle of Francj.

The two children are brought up together In a most romantio way. Finally the time comes for tho nobly born Virginia to finish her up bringing at the house of a wicked, modish, aunt in Paris. All the allurements of Louis XV. 's court only teach hor an exalted sort of prude ry. On her return to the beloved Paul, and when tho ship Is in sight of home, a storm springs up.

A sailor swims out to save Virginia and Paul is watching on tho shore, but she, well brought up to tho last, refuses to take off certain portions of hor raiment and so sinks in the attitude of prayer, while tho distracted marlaor swims back alone. It is, perhaps, a slgu of St. Plerro's genius that he pathos tho peg on which to hang all the great pathos of the book. But perhaps tho typical instance of sentimentality of last century ono had almost said is Mme. de Gonlls.

Brought up in tho npprovod Rousseauite fashion by parents of the ancien regime, tho father, who was scientific, coercing hor into patting toads and kissing frogs in order to eradicate prejudice, tho mother sending hor to church dresBed like Cupid, she lived to bo a mistress of the revolutionary Duke of Orleans, as well as the most serious, the most approved sontlmontal instructress ot liberal and well born French childreu. She lived long in the present century, but she belonged to the last. Reading Mrs. Opie's description of her visit to her in 1830 one cannot help being struck by tho contrast between two centuries of average social life the Eighteenth, with its love of wit, conversation state llnoss of manner, wlldnes of opinion, artificiality of passion; the Nineteenth, with its adoration of commonplace and common sense, its contempt for talk or affectation, or doctrinaire opinion, or sentimentality, its athletic militaryisms, its British matrons, Its competitive materialisms. Cornhill Magazine FLIES AS PESTS.

A Brief Study in tue Science of Entomology. Beside "the fly" ordinary there are other spoelea which the poets mix up with the domestic insects. Thus the 'bluebottle" becomes tho gad fly when we And it "having tormented man, urge unsatisfied its course to torment the boast." As a matter of fact, All the raco of allvor winged flies Whichdo possess the empire of tho air, are lumped together which, perhaps, Is no more than 13 Justifiable, for, after all, if poets become entomological vorEe would suffer. Still it is not Justice not even courtesy to nature. The gad fly, however, has a distinct individuality.

It is "fell CEstrus," "the maddening fly," "tho hum. ming gad fly," which, like the critic and author, "imprints Its malicious comments on tho tender flank." In Summer It is, ol course, supreme in bovlcultural ve'so: And scorching sunbeams warm and sultry creep, Waking tho teasing inseots from their sloop. And dreaded cad flies with their drowsy hum On the burned wings of midday zephyrs come, Urging each clown to Ieavo his sports In fear To stop his starting cows that dread tho fly, Dronlug unwolcomo tidings in his ear That tho sweet peaeo of rural morn's gono by. Tho May fly, always pitted as being ophemeral and the prey for fishes, it often, and very charmingly, noticed as "fluttering, for a Summer's day, upon tho glassy bosom of tho pool," or "dancing on tho stream till the watery racer snatches It away." It is a regularly recurrent feature of Spring even tags as the "quick water fly" or "mazy Insect. But, nevertheless, well as tho poets know it, it Is constantly found maggot bred, living in courts or on popular favor, and bo forth, "for a day." Tho dragon fly Is, curiously enough, a great faTorlte with the poetB.Gentlemen'a Magaiintt avenuo, aro at North Ablngtou, Jlass.

Miss Connie Freeman, of Keid avenue, and Miss Emily Osborn. of Lexington avenuo, aro ut Bollport, L. and Miss Ryer Freeman Is at ABbury Park. Mr. Harry Daisley and Mrs.

Charles Rack straw are at Long Brauch. Mrs. David Daisloy and daughter Ethel, of Navy street, go to tho Thousand Islands and Niagara Falls. Dr. Matthew W.

Smith, of Flatbush, and Dr. Washington Walters, of this city, aro in tho Catskllls. MiBs Lillie E. Dillon, of St. Felix street, is at the Thousand Islands and will spend a week with hor cousin In Montreal.

The Misses Gussie and Euth Purdy, of Lafayotto avenuo, aro at the elegant new residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Lawrence on the htlt at North Tarrytown.

The Misses Katie and Mamie Dunne, of Amity street, are at Lbng Branch. Mrs. J. E. Lasher, of Albany avenue, and Mrs.

II. Foddy, of Chauncey street, have gone to Saratoga Mr. and Mrs. David S. Greene are at Sharon Springs.

They will visit Cooporstown, Kichflold Springs and Howe's Cave. Miss Katie Grother is at Long Branch. Miss Jennie E. Millor, of 347 KosciuBko street, is at Stapleton, L. I.

Mr. Charles T. Raymond and wife, of 133 North Portland avenue, are at Bolle Island, in com pany with Mrs. Potter and family, of North Oxford street. Mrs.

William A. Bushor and son, of 17 Douglass sireot, are at Hensonvlllo, N. Y. Mr. Charles E.

Tnthiil and wife and Mr. William H. Tuthlll, aro at White Lake, Sullivan County. Miss Emma T. TuthillisatFairhaven, Mass.

Miss Fannie Parkinson and brother Eddie, of 510 Clinton street, aro at County. Mr. and Mrs. S. Downing, of 553 Eulton street, and their daughter, Mrs.

Y. C. Butler and family, of 399 Jefferson avenue, aro at Sea Cliff. Miss Ida Bockover, of 294 Lafayette avenue, with her sister, Mrs John C. Bookman, are at Samford.

Miss M. B. Mills is at Viola, Bockland County. MisB L. Abbott, of Wayerly avenue, is at Noverslnk, N.

Y. Mrs. J. Colletti and the Misses Anna and Ida Colletti, of Wavorly avenue, and Miss Eeulo All, of Nostrand avenuo, are in the Catskllls. Miss Alice E.

Marvin and Miss Valrie WeBterllnok aro at Ocean Beach, N. J. Mr. J. Leddy and family, of Hanson place, are ot Mountainvlllo, Orange County.

Mr. Elliott D. Fish, of Liebmann Bros. Owlngs, with his wife and two slstors, are at Thousand Island Park. Mr.

and Mrs. William B. Osgood, Miss Carrie Osgood and Chorlio and Frod Osgood, of Bedford avonue, are visiting ot the residence of D. C. Grose, tho artist, of Montague stroet, in tho bonutlful valloy of the Llttlo Saguenay Itlver, near Quebec.

The Misses Ettio and Lulu Dooley, of 150 Bond street, are at Saratoga, and will visie Lake Georgo, FalUbury and Woodburn. Misses Sadie, Annie and Minnie Yates, of Bridge street, Miss Emma Cuthbort, of Concord street, Mr. Lee Cuthbort, Mr. Joseph G. Waldron, Mr.

George Hamilton, Mr. Oscar Hamilton, Mrs. R. Cuthbort and Mrs. Jewott.

ot Sing Sing, are at Pine Hill, Catskill Mountains. Mr. William Baird Sterling has returned to tho city after an extended tour through the State of Iowa. Mr. and Mrs.

William Lisle, of 421 Greene avenue, and their daughters May and Lillian, are at Acroa, in the Catskllls. Misses Maggie and Minnio Donald, of Groene avonue, are In tho Catskllls. Mibs Anna M. Walsh, of Gates avenue, is at Sharon and Hlchflold Springs. Mr.

George M. Mann, of Tompkins avonue, has been at Far Rockaway. Dr. Francis N. Brown and family, of 259 Tompkins avonuo, have returned to tho oity.

Mrs. Frank Broekway ond Miss Florence Brockway went to Glonwood, L. on Wodnesday. Mr. and Mrs.

William H. Deming and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Foulks, of tho Seventeenth Ward, aro at Sea Cliff, L. I.

The Bev. Father Hamilton, of St. Anthony's B. C. Church, has returned from Saratoga.

Charities Commissioner William H. Bay and family, of McDonough street, aro at Sea Cliff. Mr. Edward W. Vrankon, of the Thirteenth Ward, hnB his family at Schonoctady, N.

Y. Miss Florence Carleton, of McDonough Btroet, is at Sea Cliff, L. Dr. Sylvester M. Lyons, of Kent street, has returned from Port Jefferson, I I.

A. M. Burns, M. has his family at Ocean Grove, N. J.

Mr. and Mrs. Georgo T. Brown, of McDonough street, are at Sea Cliff, L. I.

Mr. Curtins Hubbs has his family at Say I. Miss Frankie Higbie, principal of Branch School No. 23, has gono to tho Catskill Mountains. Miss Jennie Wormell, daughter of Police Sorgoant John Wormell, of tho Seventh Precinct, was married at Denver, CoL, on the 4th mot, to Mr.

Jamostown, R. I. The family of John H. Harris, just re turned from a two years' trip in England ond tho Continent, are at Jamostown, R. I.

Mr. Georgo S. Betts and family, of 587 Groeno avonue, are at Katona, N. Y. Mr.

Hutchinson, of the Brooklyn Bank, and family aro at Sea Cliff for the Summer. To the zeal of Miss Emma M. Sill, of this city, assisted by Miss Suslo Cassoll, also of this city. Is due tho success of an ontortalnment at tho Stella Cottage, Shelter Island, recently, for mo Fresh air fund. Tho result was $33.11.

Mr. Q. H. Campbell, who is soon to be married to a Texan lady, is tho recipient of a boautiful oil sketch by Julio U. Beers, tho artist, of Woodbrldge Landing, Sevaren, N.

Sunsot Sceno." It is oxecuted in tho artlBt's happiest style. Miss Florence Donahue is at Freehold. Miss Libbie H. Brown, of Putnam avenue, la at East Moriches. Miss Emily Biddle, of 384 Cumberland street, 1b at Wostport, Conn.

Mr. T. Reynolds, of 403 Jefferson avenue, and family are at Patchogue, L. I. Captain J.

M. Jqnkins and Mrs. Jenkins, of Raymond street, aro at Lako Goorgo. Mrs. G.

Malcolm, Miss Annie P. Malcolm and Master Dannie G. Malcolm, of 422 Pacific streot, loft on Saturday, tho Cth by tho steamship Furnossia.for a two months' sojourn In Europe. Lieutenant John Wyckoff, of tho revenue steamer Dexter, stationed at Newport, Is In town on a ton days' loavo of absenco. Mr.

Chauncey M. King is in tho wilds of the Marlboro Mountains, N. for the recovery of his health. Mr. A.

H. King and family ore at Averne by tho Soa, Mr. G. H. Kelly and family, of Clinton street, are at Choster, VL Mr.

I. V. B. Monoll is at Comae, L. I.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Trimm and family, ot Macon street, are at Saratoga. Mrs.

F. R. Creighton, Mr. John A. Creigh ton and Miss Minnio K.

McQualde are at Keyport, Monmouth County, N. J. Thomas B. Smith and family, of 243 Madison streot, aro at Bloomlngburg, Sullivan County. Mr.

Frank J. Gaffney, of Clinton street, with several companions, has gono on a hunting and Ashing expedition through several of tho Now England States. Mr. C. H.

Hankinson and wife are ot Ocean Grove. Mr. A. T. Johnson, of Bedford avenue, ib ot Nantuckot, and Mr.

Y. C. Deaman, of Seventeenth street, is at Shelter Island. Miss McNally, of 158 York street, is at Lexington, N. Y.

Mr. John McDermott and family, of 44 Willow street, aro at Southold, L. I. Mr. Hulse, of Utica avenue; Mr.

John Floury, of Jamaica; Mr. Goorge B. Dennis, of Jefferson avonue, and Mr. T. H.

Lyons, of Park place, are yachting on the Shrewsbury River. Mrs. Sophie L. Sohenck, of 127 DeKalb avonue, Is at Yonkors. Miss Carrie Hammond, of Ninth Btreet, and her cousin, Miss Mary Delaney, of Flushing, L.

oro ot Carboudalo, Pa, Mrs. William Hughes and nephew, Master Bertlo MoLaughlln, aro at Cooperstown. Mr. J. R.

Grant, of Macon street, has been appolntod agent at Jersey City for tho Now York, Lake Erie and Western. Professor Georgo H. Curtis ond wife, of Franklin avonue, Mrs. and Master D. W.

Perveil, of Hancock street, and H. M. Needham and family, of Madison streot, aro at Wales, Mass. The following named young people recently gave an ontortalnment at the rosldenco of Mr. and Mrs.

Georgo Williams, 931 Fulton street, for the bonofltof the Brooklyn Nursery: The Mlssos Fannie Jacobs, Lottie R. Williams, Lulu F. Berry, Alice ALADDIN AND HIS LAMP. Gas Eiffht to be Made for Less Than 10 Cental a Thousand Cubic Feet. Somo time ago tho Herald colled attention to the extreme choapnesa with which gas for fuel and illuminating purposos could bo made by tho now and improved processes of manufacture which the Council BIufTs Gas Light Company haye negloctod to adopt In accordance with tho provisions of thoir chartor.

Tho lottor written by Mr. T. S. C. Lowe and published during that discussion, contained a statement by which he agreed to supply a plant that would produce gas at a cost of less than 10 conts per 1,000 cubic feot, that would produco 1,000 foot of good gas from twouty otght pounds of anthracite coal, or 80,000 foet from ouo ton.

A company has Just been established in St. Louis for the manufacture of fuel and lighting gas, and the secretary, Mr. Bannlator, writes to the Age of Steel tho following concerning it: Wo aro erecting a fuel gas plant in this city, for the purposo of exhibiting our new process, and to tost coals from dlfforent sections of tho country, in ordor to determine thoir ga valuo for metallurgical, stoam aud domestic purposes. Our plant will bo completed about the 1st of September, and will havo a capacity ot about 1,000,000 cubic feet per day. Tho gas will bo uod in glass vforkb nud factories In the viululty.

You may safely say that we have gone to tho bottom of tho subject of manufacturing a uol gas upon a largo Bcalo, and tho most economically. Wo will use either bituminous or authracito coal as tho basis, and tho gas will havo a higher heating power than what is known as water gas. It will have a pungent odor, aud its cost, when made from tho coals so abundant in the vicinity of St. Louis, will bo so low that its use cannot fall to bo uulvoraal in your city, nor cuu there bo any doubt that your manufacturing industries will bo able to easily maintain themsolves against the competition of other cantors whero nal ural gaB oxists in abundance. Our process will enable us to manufacture any quantity that may be roqulrod, whotherit may bo a good many thousands or a good mauy millions of foot por day; aud, as you aro aware, this company ha completely solved every question connoctod with the distribution and utilizatlou of gas under prossuro, so that you may say that wo will be ready somo time lu Soptombor to provide for the comp ote iu talla tion of a gas plant covering the manufacture and tue safe and ecouomlcal conveyance, distribution aud utilization of gas iu tho boat manner.

Our on glnooring of plans, which havo been carefully worked out, also covor tho utilization of tho presont pipluff systoms of tho Illuminating ga3 plants, changing district by district, their present use to that of distributing heating gas, while at tho same time a change is mado from gas lighting to electric lightiug, all of with tho slightest inconvenlouco to consumers. We will thus give them a porfect fuel at less cost than coal.whlch will at the samo time practically settle tho smoko nuisance In your city, and wo will givo thorn incandescent eloctric light, which is iu every way superior to gas as an illuinluont. Council Bluffs JleraUl, August 4. HOW SHE CmXGBD HKtt KAHE. Hor namo was Sniggs It dtdn't suit Hor rich, esthetic nature.

And so sho thought she'd have It changed By act ol Legislature. She sought a limb a legal man With lots of subtlo learulug, And unto him sho did conlldo Her soul's most painful yoarnlng. Ho heard hor through ho asked hor wealth, iio pondered o'er her story, And thon ho said he would consult His volumos statutory. Sho slghod and roso ho took her hanS And sudden said, "How stupid I I did forgei tho procodont Of 'iiymou vs. "Just substitute my namo for yours." The maiden blushed and faltered But Iu two weeks sho took hor name To church aud had it altur'd.

Cleveland Sun. At cricket match played on the ground of a certain woll known Yorkshire baronet, whoro, as there was a scarcity of available talent, it nocossary to secure tho sorvicos of ono of tho foot moa in tho hall as umpire. In duo courso tho baronet wout in, and tho best village bowler was at once put on, Tho aocond tlmo ho bowled tho baronet stopped the ball with his leg, and a cry of "How's that?" was raised. Tho umpire appealed to, dis tractod botwoon his eousclontlous opinion and tho respect due to his master, said apologetically, "I'm afraid you're not at homo, sir." "Not at homo retorted his master, "What tho dickens do you moan, you idiot 7" "Weil, Sir Goorge, if you must havo it, I mean you'ro hout Leeds Meroury. The Misses Jennie and Minnie Mclntiro aro at Ellonvlllo, Ulster County.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Gardiner, of Bridge street, havo gono to Asbury Park. Miss Carrie Schawll, of Troy, who has just completed hor studios at the Loipsle Conservatory of Music, has been spending a short tlmo with her friend, Mrs.

Petor Bower, of 200 Spencer street. Miss Kate Durning, of Douglas stroet, and Susie Parker aro it Whltostone, L. I. Miss Mamie Newman, of Jay street, and Miss A. Morrison are at Flushing, L.

I. Mrs. C. H. Denman and her son, Master Warron, of Kosciusko street, are at Flainvillo, N.

Y. Mrs. T. H. Carragan, Master Sydney B.

Carragan and Miss P. L. Buchanan aro at Ocean Grove. Mrs. and Mrs.

Edward Stemmar, child and nurse; Mrs. Goorgo W. Valentino, Miss Bolle Val ontlne, of 503 Halsoy street, and Mr. Harry G. Young, of 297 McDonough slroot, aro at MIHbrook, Dutchess County.

Daniel S. Owens, of 289 Ryerson street, is at Lako Goorgo. George R. Baldwin, of the Department of Collection of Internal Revenue, and family ara at Asbury Park. Mr.

and Mrs. R. D. Eldridge and Miss Daisy Waldron, of 236 Adams street, are at Mount Airy, Pa, Mr. and Mrs.

Harry A. Jeffrey, of 15(3 Schormerhorn street, aro at tho Delaware Water Gap. Miss Minnio L. Vossenr is at Stroudsburg, Pa. Mrs.

A. W. Sellers, of 254 Dean street, is at Mamaroneck, Westchestor County. Mrs. Dr.

W. Schroeder, of 274 Prosidont streot, and Mrs. Herman Sohulz, of 373 Degraw Btroet, are at Broadhead Brldgo, Ulster County. Mr. Josoph W.

White, of 5G Broadway, has Justroturnod from Portland, after a Summer tour, taking in Boston, Hartford, Now Havon, Brldoport, etc Mrs. Whlto Is summering at Lexington, Groeno County, N. Y. Mr. Myron C.

Kolsoy has removed from tho Twenty sixth Ward to his new aud handsome residence, at 275 Clinton avonuo. Miss Paulino Schneider ib resting quietly at Parkvillo, L. J. Mr. Bobert F.

Stevens, of Washington avenue, has purchased a now English dog cart, which ho will drive, tundom, attended by a footmau, to Hompstoad, L. on Friday. Mr. AUram L. Wilson and Mr.

Walter Cochran will accompany him. Mr. Charles Cooper has his family at Mon tlcollo. Mr. John E.

Schlich, of Keap stroet, has his family at tho Delaware Water Gap. Mr. Daniel Mallison is at Freohold, Cats kill Mountains. Colonel Thomas S. Cooper, of Bedford avonue, has his family at Ocean Beach.

Mr. ond Mrs. E. E. Birdsall, Mr.

aud Mrs. C. E. Snodecor and Mr. Julius T.

Palmer will go to the Hamptons. Miss Ado Treadwoll and her brother Augustus Troadwell, of No. 83 First stroot, ni at Thunder Hill, near Montlcollo, Sullivan County. Mr. and Mrs.

New, of Oolyor street, aro at tho Atlantic Highlands. Mr. and Mrs, Chauncey Perry and daughter, of Colyor stroet, have gono to tho White Mountains. Mr. ond Mrs.

Charles Mielke and family, of Java stroet, oro in West Troy. Mrs. ond Mrs. T. B.

Thomas, Mrs and Mrs. Willi am H. Sweot ond daughter, Mrs. William Lillie, Miss Florence Seymour, Mrs. James W.

Riggo, Misa Mottle Green, Miss Ada Kelly, Miss.