“why  did  you  leave  the  Held  with  the  black 
sheep  7” 
“  He  did  It  nrst,”  said  the  white  one  in  a  taint 
voice, 
“Then  why  did  you  Jump  down  that  steep 
place  ?  Could  you  not  see  that  It  was  a  pit  7” 
“  I  did  not  stop  to  see.  He  did  It  first,”  said  the 
white  shef'p*  Then,  with  a  ^Toan,  he  went  on  to 
ask,  “  How  Is  the  black  sheep  7  Is  he  hero  too  7 
And  what  does  the  man  think  who  comes  to  see 
us  7" 
“I  grieve  to  tell  you,”  said  the  cow,  “that  he 
thought  you  were  Ixith  too  much  hurt  to  live. 
The  poor  black  sheep  has  Just  died,  and  I  fear 
that  you  must  die  too.” 
“  He  did  It  first,"  .said  the  white  sheep.  And 
with  these  words  he  died. 
PUBLISHEE’S  NOTICES, 
was  done  toward  improving  the  channel  by  M. 
MalUefert,  who  began  operations  in  isci,  having 
a  fund  of  $13,ooo,  which  tvas  raised  by  subscrip¬ 
tion  among  the  citizens  of  this  city.  His  method 
was  .surfaco  blasUng- Jetting  a  charge  down 
against  tlio  rock  and  exploding  It— and  the  re¬ 
sults  wore  mote  or  less  favorable,  according  to  the 
Bhape  of  1  ho  rocks.  The  w'ork  has  reached  Ha 
final  KUge.  Workmen  are  at  present  busily  en- 
gaged  loading  the  holes,  3, fits  m  number.  The 
columns  or  support, Ing  plllara.  172  In  number,  are 
pierced  from  Door  to  roof  with  holes,  and  the  roof 
also.  'The  holes  an^  arranged  In  group.s  of  io,  and 
each  hole  Is  filled  with  a  white  pine  plug,  on  the 
end  of  which  Is  a  plee4j  of  tin,  with  its  number— 
from  1  to  20— Btampftd  upon  it.  All  tJie  plugs  in  a 
poTjp  are  connected  with  a  string,  which  passes 
from  one  to  the  other,  thus  prevenUng  any  con- 
fusion  In  separatlng  group  from  group.  The  car- 
I  Irldges  are  delivered  at  the  Oovermnent  works 
jiacked  In  boxes.  They  are  tin  cans  from  to 
2.?i  Inches  In  diameter  and  about  22  inches  long, 
filled  witli  explosive  material.  There  are  three 
classes  of  these  cartridges  of  three  different  de¬ 
grees  of  strength.  The  Iaf,o  imfortunaic  accident 
has  caused  l.lie  men  to  appreciate  t.he  power  of 
the  matcrl.al  they  are  handling,  and  they  move 
the  boxes  containing  the  caruidges  with  the  ut¬ 
most  care.  Jn  charging  the  holes,  a  plug  la  with¬ 
drawn  and  a  cartridge  or  the  least  oxploslvo  force 
Insert,^.  Thla  carLrtdgc  Is  pushed  back  to  Ifs 
place  bj'  means  of  a  long  pole;  anoUier  of  higher 
power  follows  it.  and  then  another  of  a  still  higher 
grade,  afUT  which  tJie  plug  la  returned  to  its 
place.  The  plugs  will  he  taken  out  when  all  of 
the  holes  have  been  filled,  when  small  expIo<1lug 
cartridges  of  dynamite,  with  fulminating  cans, 
will  take  their  pla<5ea.  The  dynamite,  being  the 
hardest  to  explode,  is  placed  next  the  fulminating 
mercury  contained  In  thecaps,  tvhleh  lathe  great¬ 
est  detonator  of  all.  All  the  explctdlng  cartridges 
01  a  group  will  bo  connected  by  a  wire  runtime 
■  rf^lTn  ATkik  4a  av.  >  .  -  .  ^ 
... M’.L^grauj.  rne  I'orte  Insists  upon  the  ne- 
c^tT  of  the  occupation  of  the  principal  Servian 
Ibrt.ressw!,  so  as  to  prevent  fresh  aggressions,  and 
leaves  the  negotiation  of  a  treaty  on  the  above 
basis  entirely  in  the  hands  of  the  Powers. 
Tbe  General  committee  of  the  Turkish  bond¬ 
holders  ha*  Issued  a  circular  embodjing  a  scheme 
for  permit!, Ing  the  Turkish  Government  to  Issue 
paper  money  to  the  amount  of  fuo.ooo.ooa,  to  ho 
legal-tender  and  hearing  no  interest.  The  whole 
amount  Is  to  be  redeemed  in  ten  years  by  half- 
yearly  drawings  Of  12, 000,000  each,  and  that  sum 
fs  ro  be  provided  for  by  a  do<luctlon  of  is  per  cent, 
from  the  Interest  paid  to  extstlng  bondholders 
One  Of  the  provision*  Of  the  proposed  scheme  Is 
that  the  Porte  shall  adopt  what  Is  known  as  the 
“  Hamoud  scheme.” 
A  late  dispatch  from  Belgrade  says ; _ “  The 
Turk.s  made  an  attack  Tuesday  on  -Mall-Swornlk 
to  prevent  the  .Servians  sending  reinforcements  to 
Gon.  rchernayelT;  but  fighting  on  the  Prlna  can¬ 
not  Influence  the  Issue  of  the  warat  Alexlnatz 
A  correspondent  with  the  Turks  R.ays  that  their 
plan  of  operations  IS  to  cro.ss  the  Morava  stonn 
thfl  Servian  poslUon  at  Dellgrad.  occupy  it  and 
then  return  to  rake  Alexinatz.  Both  positions  are 
wrong,  and  the  task  is  one  of  enormoua  diniculty. 
The  first  attempt  to  carry  out  the  plan  by  brtdglng 
the  Morava  on  Monday,  was  unsuccuissful.” 
The  Kngllsh  Ambassador  has  remonstrated 
TO  SUBSCEIBEKS  AND  AGENTS 
I  The  following  is  a  graduated  scale  of  prices 
for  small  clubs  according  to  the  reduced  rates  of 
subscription  for  the  EoRAt.  New-Yorker.  This 
is  done  for  the  benefit  of  the  small  clnbs  in 
tliinly-populatcd  districts.  Let  each  subscriber 
add  two  or  throe  names  to  his  own  and  renut  for 
all  at  one  time. 
single 
Small 
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Small 
Clubs. 
Price. 
Clubs. 
Price. 
HOW  BOYS’  MARBLES  ARE  MADE 
Almost  all  tho  “ 
marbles"  with  which  boys 
everywhere  amu.se  themselves,  In  sea-son  aud  out 
of  season,  on  sidewalks  and  In  sandy  spots,  are 
made  at  Oherstcln,  Germany.  There  are  large 
agate  quarries  and  rullls  In  that  neighborhood 
and  the  rofuae  Is  tiirned  to  good  account  In 
providing  the  small  stono  balls  for  experts  to 
“  knuckle  ”  with.  The  stone  is  broken  Into  small 
cubes  by  blows  of  a  light  hammer.  Those  small 
blocks  of  stone  are  thrown,  by  the  shovelful,  into 
tho  hopper  of  a  ama.ll  mill,  formed  of  a  bedstone, 
having  Its  surface  grooved  with  concentric  fur- 
row's.  Above  this  is  the  “  runner,”  wiilcb  Is  of 
some  hartl  wood,  having  a  level  face  on  Its  low'er 
surface.  'I'he  upper  block  is  made  to  revolve  rap¬ 
idly,  water  being  delivered  upon  the  grooves  of 
tho  bedstone,  where  tho  marbles  are  being  round¬ 
ed.  It  takes  about  fifteen  minutes  to  finish  a  half 
bushel  of  good  "  marbles,”  all  ready  for  the  boy's 
knuckles.  One  mill  will  turn  160, one  “mai’bles" 
per  week.  The  hardest  “crackers,”  os  tho  boys 
HOME  NEWS  PARAGRAPHS. 
The  N.  T.  .State  Fair,  held  at  Albany  this  year, 
made  the  finest  display  of  livestock  seen  for  many 
years.  It  was  speclaUy  good  in  Devons  and  Jer¬ 
seys. 
The  funeral  of  ex-Gov.  Henry  A.  Wise  has  taken 
place  at  Richmond,  Va.,  from  Rt.  .fanies’s  Kplsco- 
.  ^  m:.  vian  ane  extends  from  near  DJunIs  to 
ueilgrad :  there  are  BS.ooo  men  under  anns. 
The  forces  or  tho  Transvaal  Republic  have  been 
defeated  by  the  natives, 
I  here  were  strong  hurricanes  on  the  evening  of 
8opt.  12,  at  Antigua,  Kltt^,  st.  Croix,  and  St. 
Thorny  \\  est  Indies.  At  midnight  on  the  l3th  a 
fearful  hurrlcano  paased  over  Porto  Rico.  All  the 
telegraph  wires  were  prostrated  lu  Jamaica  from 
tho  12th  to  the  nth. 
Intelligent  Englishmen  who  have  returned  from 
the  Centennial  KxhlblfJon  are  sounding  an  alarm 
in  the  London  ilrnes.  “A  Manufacturer,”  in  a 
vlgorotLS  communication  published  on  the  sist 
ult.,  pointed  out  the  dangers  to  be  apprehended 
from  Araerlc.<ui  compeUtlon,  and  three  days  after¬ 
ward  “  A  Practical  Man”  repeated  the  warning 
"  Tho  Americans,”  ho  says,  “have  imiHirted  the 
very  newest  and  best  macbluery  of  England,  Bel¬ 
gium,  Germany,  and  France;  they  havt*  tempted 
away,  ihrougn  agents  sent  over  for  the  purpose 
skilled  workmen  from  eaeh  of  these  countries 
giving  a  preference,  however,  to  thoseof  England  •’ 
and  they  are  rapidly  training  an  aimyof  sallied' 
workmen  for  themstd  vcs.  1  can  say,  from  my  own 
knowledge  as  a  pracdcul  man,  and  from  the  stato- 
mente  of  mends  upon  whom  f  ca  n  rely,  that  In  tho 
lepartraents  of  iron,  wool,  cotton,  and  a  certain 
'lass  of  Bilk,  l.liey  can  produce  work  which,  in 
quality.  Is  fully  erpiai  to  our  owui.  out  of  their 
present  commercial  chaos  order  will  surely  come 
ind  I  fear  in  a  form  for  which  wo  are  quite  un- 
ILLUSTRATED  REBUS, 
returning.  The  Benevolent  Association  has  done 
noble  work  In  tho  city. 
The  second  Democratic  Convention  (N.  y.)  has 
nominated  Lucius  Robinson  for  Governor. 
The  dally  attendance  at  the  Exhibition  ranges 
above  60,000  now, 
Gen.  Terry’s  column  has  been  broken  up  for  the 
season. 
Plftoon  thousand  people  attended  Governor 
Ulce'.s  (Masa..)  reception  at  the  Centonnlnl, 
The  Uhltarlan  Cotifcrence  h.is  adjourned  to 
meet  at  Haratoga  again  In  two  years. 
Pennsylvania  Day  (Sept.  28)  will  be  observed  as 
a  holiday  In  Phlladelplila.  No  business  will  bo 
transacted  except  that  In  hand,  viz.,  Going  to  the 
Centennial. 
Two  more  explo-slons  occurred  at  the  powder 
mills  in  Warren,  Me.,  Sept.  I4th,  while  the  work¬ 
men  were  absent  at  the  fimeral  of  those  killed 
the  day  before. 
The  Internationa]  Rlfio  Match  at  Croedmoor  re¬ 
sulted  in  a  signal  victory  for  the  American  Team. 
At  the  close  of  the  first  day  they  wore  nluo  points 
behind  the  Scotch  aud  five  behind  tho  Irish  Team. 
The  second  day  their  final  senre  of  8,126  points  left 
them  22  ahead  of  the  Irish,  wijo  were  second  with 
a  score  of  S,104  points,  and  64  over  tlic  Scotoiv,  who 
netted  3,062  points  in  the  two  days’  shooting.  The 
pari,y  in  rno  uig  Horn  country.  They  have  been 
In  the  field  since  >larch,  and  are  jioorly  clad  for 
the  cold  weatJier  and  fierce  storms  which  sweep 
over  the  pralrhis  at  this  s<Juson.  The  22d  Infantry 
have  been  loft  at  tho  month  of  Gl  endive  creek 
and  have  begun  tlie  construction  of  a  stockade! 
They  mil  remain  unrll  Nov.  i,  or  later.” 
A  dispatch  Ju.st  received  from  Gen.  Sherman 
countermands  the  order  to  winter  a  regiment  of 
cavalry  on  the  Yellowstone,  which  renders  a  win¬ 
ter  campaign  imiw-sslble,  and  Indefinitely  post¬ 
pones  the  subjection  of  tho  Sioux. 
A  tornado  cut  a  swaui  through  the  northern 
part  of  the  city  of  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  about  mid¬ 
night  Oh  Thui-sday  last.  It  unroofed  a  number  of 
houses  and  snapped  several  large  trees  off  near 
the  ground.  The  tornado  lasted  about  three  min¬ 
utes,  and  was  apparently  aboiu  300  yards  wide 
It  was  accompanied  by  a  rumbling  noise,  and  the 
houses  In  Its  path  shook  as  If  an  earthquake  was 
Answer  In  two  weeks. 
HIDDEN  CHAMBER  ARTICLES, 
VALUE  OF  ADVERTISING. 
NonciNo  several  articles  of  late  in  tbe  Rural 
New-Yorker  about  advertising,  I  am  prompted 
to  send  you  a  word  in  regard  to  my  experience. 
First,  lot  mo  say  that  many  persons  expect  too 
quick  returns  for  money  invested  in  adverUsing. 
If  one  or  any  number  of  advertisementB  are  placed 
before  the  public,  they  look  for  an  av'alanche  of 
orders  within  a  week  or  two,  and  if  they  do  not 
come  the  money  thus  spent  is  oousidored  as  al¬ 
most  thrown  away.  It  is  probably  needless  to 
say  to  those  who  have  had  long  experience  that 
this  is  an  eiror— for  thousands  of  persons  clip 
out  an  advertisement  and  carefully  preserve  it 
until  their  circumstances  will  permit  of  sending 
for  the  article  desired.  It  is  now  more  tlaan  a 
dozen  years  since  I  retired  from  biisinosg  in  yom- 
city  and  moved  to  my  present  residence,  but  let¬ 
ters  are  forwarded  to  me  almost  weekly  in  answer 
to  advertisements  which  appeared  in  the  Rural 
New-Yorker  and  other  papers  fifteen  and  more 
1.  Let  u8  take  Gils  car,  Peter, 
2.  My  pupil  lowered  the  sail. 
3.  Q.uench  air  from  our  lungs  and  death  will 
follow. 
4.  Crete  blew  the  supper  horn. 
6,  'Twas  a  feat  her  bed-ridden  mother  could  not 
survive. 
6.  Pitch  Ernest  his  cap. 
7.  In  this  ward  Robert  cannot  vote, 
s.  I  cannot  tie  my  bow,  Lily. 
0.  While  I  was  In  Marseilles  Count  Erpanex  was 
wed. 
10.  She  etherized  the  patient.  * 
11.  You  can  wash,  standing  there. 
12.  Marking  that  fancy  towel  racked  my  brain. 
13.  You  must  make  your  toilet,  Mattie. 
Answer  in  two  weeks.  Little  One. 
Australians  fintshed  with  a  score  oi  8,061,  and  the 
Canadians  were  last  with  a  record  of  2,028  polute. 
On  the  evening  of  sept.  1 6  the  Teams  assembled 
In  Gilmore’s  Garden,  and  In  tho  presence  of  some 
8,060  spoctators  the  trophy  was  presented  to  the 
victorious  Americans.  Speeches  were  made  by 
Gen.  Hawley,  Major  Fulton,  Judge  Glldersleeve 
and  others.  Tho  greatest  enthusiasm  was  mani¬ 
fested,  generously  embracing  victors  and  van¬ 
quished, 
Lleut.-Gen.  Sheridan  and  CoL  M.  Sheridan  passed 
through  Omaha,  Sept,  14,  on  route  to  Fort  Lara¬ 
mie,  where  they  are  to  meet  Gen.  Crook  In  a  few 
days  to  arrange  for  a  vlgorouh  prosecution  of  the 
Indian  war  through  the  comlug  winter,  and  the 
establishment  of  a  large  cantonment  In  the  Pow¬ 
der  River  country. 
Mr.  E.  T.  Hayea,  who  lives  a  short  distance  be¬ 
low  Greene,  New  York,  brought  an  apple  Into  Os¬ 
wego  that  had  actually  been  baked  in  the  sun 
during  the  hot  weather. 
Hallctt^  Reef,  which  has  long  been 
FOREIGN  NOTES, 
A  DISPATCH  from  Berlin  says  the  Intolerant 
measures  of  the  Spanish  Government  against 
ProLestante  are  said  to  have  given  rise  to  a  fre¬ 
quent  exchange  of  notes  between  the  British  and 
German  Governments.  It  la  understood  they  will 
address  remonstrances  to  Spain  on  the  subject, 
and  call  upon  her  to  act  In  conformity  with  her 
engagements. 
A  dispatch  from  Constantinople  says  the  Porte 
has  informed  the  Ambassadors  of  tho  Powers  in 
reply  to  their  representations  made  on  Sept.  9th, 
that  It  Is  Impossible  to  grant  an  armistice,  but  the 
Porte  is  prepared  to  accept  peace  based  on  the 
following  points : 
Flrste-'me  reoccupatlon  of  the  fortresses  which 
were  held  by  Turkey  previous  to  1S67. 
Second— The  destrucUon  of  the  fortresses  con¬ 
structed  by  the  Servians  since  1807. 
Third— 'i’he  InvesUtuie  of  I’rlncc  MUan  at  Con- 
staiiUnoplo. 
Fourth— The  reduction  of  the  elTecUve  Servian 
amy  to  10,000  men  and  three  batteries. 
Fifth  ihe  construction  of  a  railway  across 
Servla. 
A  sixth  point  foUows,  which  is  Indecipherable 
TRANSPOSITION, 
Who  dwll  dan  mid  hist  file  papreas ! 
Noe  glon  pec-d  vayeh  ghls, 
Newh  r’oe  uro  yese,  lafh  doselc  nl  stare, 
Het  malseg  fo  morfer  seary 
Era  laflnry  tlterlnglg  yb ! 
Dan  rills  rottenfog  llehw  hyet  og ! 
Sa,  no  eth  eas-cheab,  vaew  no  ewwa 
T.ovesslda  to  cone  nt  sow'n. 
Answer  In  two  weeks.  0.  1 
a  source  of 
danger  to  navigators  of  Heu  Gate,  N.  T.,  will  be 
destroyed,  as  a  reef,  by  the  rime  this  norico  Ls 
seen  by  our  readers.  The  debris  which  wUl  re¬ 
sult  from  its  destruction  will  next  have  to  be 
removed  to  lusiu'e  a  safe  channel.  It  has  been 
estimated  that  one  salllug  vessel  out  of  every  fifty 
that  now  attempts  tho  channel  meets  with  some 
accident.  Surveys  of  the  channel  and  estimates 
of  the  cost  of  removing  the  various  rocks,  as  well 
as  Uallett’s  Reef,  have  been  several  rimes  made 
at  the  expense  of  the  Government.  Something 
INQUIRIES  FOR  ADVERTISERS. 
[OwiNO  to  the  many  inquiries  from  snbaeribors 
concerning  things  that  have  a  commercial  value, 
and  are  offered  for  sale  through  the  medium 
of  newspajifer  advertising,  we  have  deemed  it 
for  the  best  uiterest  of  all  concerned,  to 
classify  our  “Answers  to  Correspondents,” 
so  that  each  inquiry  will  appear  under  its 
appropriate  head,  either  in  ‘‘Inquiries  for 
Advertisers,"  or  “Answers  to  Correspond- 
PUZZLER  ANSWERS.-Sept.  9 
