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Uc lOXcjelilij to. ' :' ugly. ', : 1 . ' . - little artist had an ugly litUa dream ; Of an ugly world bull on an ugly littta scheme- . v ' i'.j. Be took up his little pencil and Incontinently - r tried r. , To inako ugly little picture of that world so uglified.,.' , i ; .:;-;, -; ! !i He drew ugly little figures Just like evil littlt tfith ugly lit16 iUoa Pf the hue ot parboiled shrimps. ' . " - ' wth ugly ll"10 Iaces 01 uDernmnan sort. i?.ch a dark Gohenna phantom or unnatural gtrgian "spon. ' m tamed ngly little 'mannUcina as pale at tallow dips. And ut;ly wnacxoo women wn protuberant nndfr Hp - I ' ' ' -t' .'jfitjj.uy Hcrict tresaes, or with sable por ", . W's knots, I ; : And i'h scs like a! atyr'a. and with eyes ." liko" inky blots. ,. ; .. -j. He 'daubod usly little backgrounda, all at moaninslcss as mud,- .. . v f,: "And ugly 1 ilu'sunsetsj all suggesting fire and ' And Wl" littl0 arabesques wbioh Uttle seemed. ... tp.iii::n, ... . " '' ' i ; , , !V ' . . A-. . nni7ffAHtiVA t Mitt mmmI ,:v .'aid urieloaa. . . slid uncioaa. Tn'tiitusli11.1 r little artist kicked up ngly lit- And indulgi-d in grim "grimaces and in grew i. gome littlo squeals, , - J And lie, criidJ "Hooray! On loveliness Shall i man im.inser feast. ' :-, : T haviS prDvi'ci i.iou v.t ouign iu sot V j . - runuil. l a fahi' Companion, i Once I compelled to make the trip fc Turin by tbe way pf Corsica., So I took the steamer at X ice for Baslia. V . .V j.-- "As soon as' we were under way I began tn look arouOT and observe my follow pas- lingers. I noticod a modest looking young j woman sitting on eOk alone ana appar ently a stranger. I Immediately said to tnysell, "There' is my traveling oompan lon," so-I; placed myself where I could wateht the graceful contour of her head jnd shoulders, the exquisite coloring of her richly tinted cheeks and the dreamy look of her dark eyes gazing far out at sea. . 1 noted the fine lines of her hands, a little tM laxao and strong, but white and beau- tifully -liaped ; the delicate, shell-like ears which always indicate good blood better than a certificate of birth, sometimes con testable.' - - 1 . 0 - : "' ' As I watched my neignrjor A asked my self all those questions we usually ask about an unknown woman in whom we are interested: "Who! is she?" "Where is she going?," "Why is Bhe traveling alone?" Without seeming to notioe my sorutiny, she settled herself joomfortably , In net 'chain opened her ' satchel and took out a newspaper. ! I rubbed my hands exultlng. y and said, "Now, Jet me see what she reads and I will tell you her oharaoter and .thoughts." -I gave ! the paper a quick glance, and to my surprise saw it was a Parisian journal. She 'began at the first naee with a aamtv. sausnea manner: reaa on and on, sometimes a smue on ner lips, but always a look of Interested attention.: 1 drew my seat fter to her, took out a Volume of poems I had bought just before starting and pretended to be equally in terested. " j. '- . -j A good many passengers walked up and down, hut she appeared to 'think of noth ing but. her paper. Finally she'eoemed to bare finished and laid it down on a seat between us. I immediately bowed and said: , 1 . r ' Wlll madam permit me to glance over her paper?'-' : - - , . I . I: 'Certainly, monsieur, with the greatest pleasure." ' 1 ' fin the meantime, allow me; to offer you this volume of poetry. ' It may lnter- est you." .- -I . ' ,v. , 1'Thank you. Is it amusing?" - this rather disconcerted me. When one often a volume of love songs to a woman, he does not expect to be asked, -"la. it amniiin?'" Xavnrthelefta. KnmnrcA' ' j'lt la more than amusing it is charm- 1id dfilirlnns. " . I ; . ) I" . Ii l. ia miough it with a, uttle bewudered air, as , tm was not in tne naDit 01 reaaing poe- uVV sadnenly I asked: "jSn't you like it?": : ; ''Yes, hut- I am not at all sentimental. I like something gay very gay." With that she closed the book and we began tc tails. ! . 1 learned that she was the wife of an of ficer at Ajaccio. She was going to rejoin her husband. She added she had been dragged from one little town to another, tad now she was going to be 'buried iff ; that lugubrious isle of Corsica. - ! Ia gome way I fancied she did not love her husband loved him, perhaps, with that cool reserve a woman gives to a man who is not congenial to her. . She saids'she Dref erred livinir in livona. She knew every one In Lyons it was bet native place. ., . " As we spoke of residences and places she preferred, I asked : "How do you like Paris?" un, monsieur, ao 1 like Paris? Is 1 possiDie for any one ito ask such a ques- tion!" But she began tcj talk of Paris .with such ardor such enthusiasm I said to myself, "This ,is the string to pull." She aid she had never seen Paris she adored It from afar oft with the keen zest of a Provincial with tbj longings of a bird who gazes at the wildVfree-woods from ue window where hells imprisoned. Then! wgan to-question me with. almost weathiess eagerness. iShe wanted to know everything at once. I ) "Do you know Alphonse Daudet and M. woouoh, he is gay, so amusing and . Zola-ho always makes me cry? Affe- reaaitig ono of bis! books, I am ill for a neon.. ' : . , ?ho ran on in this way for about an men ner questions began to be ex hausted and it was my time to talk. I mi related all the stories of tbe fashlona we world I could think of. I gave her a Beautiful idea of the errand diimM nt PufIo tetisflod her,curiosity in the most fantas- mainer, told wonderful adventures of ' gay city. She listened with all her? ana nil her heart. Then I mocked itn cruel irony all those poor women "no were bound to husbands who did not "wreciatuthem and dould not understand "Wflulicacy of sentiment. ' ine little woman said no more only "u3u uow and then-h-and once she asked: I" it riljy like that in tbe gay world?" ine night had ooiue soft and warm " .great gteamer,' throbbing from . her "acihnery, glided oter the sea, beneath h iiiinenso.cannnv of vlnlnt kv. ahnvred' Wthjdrofl of Are. Suddenly jny neighbor- 7-w sua saying:;,- . ... s .'.. lf, lute. I must retire. Bon souv answered, "Bon. soir, madam," and- newasgonu. p pew she must take the night dill-; y 'iuju jjasiia 10 a juooio mere was -U UUU1 U7flTf ... . .K M F ojher wa my plans to meet my fair oompanion jpih. Next morning as soon as w land- w lu Buslla I hired the entire diligence for IByself anoaaaA mnrv Beat. - f ATe Hhades of night were falling when! peered the old vehiole for Alaoolo. ; The driver came to me and humbly ed: i ' Would you yield any one of tbe seals to ladyf" I i : ' : ;. "' .. fthnt lady?" I brusquely demanded. . ihe wife of an officer going to Ajaoolo -join nor husband. Certainly. Tell the Jady I gladly offer ""aseat." I '...'; . 4ravelimr comnanion soon BDDeared. uughingly said she had been asleep all tbe "tonoon preparing for the night trip Joss the mountains, thanked me for my : hidneus and entered the carriage.' . ' . Ahia old vehicle was like a hermetically JT" '"'X no openings except a door on n side, with little glass windows above. oth Rating fade to face, opposite each in ana away we started, the horses go- .0 a quion trot Until we reached tne Jbo fresh,-pungent odor of aromatio th ,camo through the lowered glass of " doors that delicious fragranoe that gromi Bpread8 around her, as if the hirh t,Wns fanPreKnato with perfume J the hot sun drew forth and scattered a" y Passing breeze. 'with ? bwildering Paris. She listened w"n keen attention, h WdLtnlghthaa so dark I -ai.-xi, arniear Je a whitish WI - .v "8 up the teep ascent. SowClagelan1BrD" th8 nlT light show the road. Every now ana then the sound of a torrent dashin. k would oome to w Then .VwnnM in the distance. ' .; : My oompanion had boon nam !rto8y.wlth nowand An0 "ness andsi. lenoe emboldened m t ,ri- i.u band on hers. f It . nn tft" J.: Growing still bolder. I went on whim.T, a lot of eentlmBntjii luTTj J 'Jove at first slaht" (-L .' t,'1 ,-?y Ups yor near her ear-in ttnth, darfgerouslv hiv,nnfK 1 ok- was still silent. I fanoiedl nnM .. beatings of her hmrt. min.i tt-u ,1 gentle sighs. . : C . nKltK1 softly my "PS upon her oheek. She started &a if 4 not- . Bleep. But SUoh a Rt.Art I Ti-. , Sde of he carriage. - Then, before had time to oomprehend, consider or even think, I reoeived five or six frightful Jr - i.B 0 W then a perfect hail of fisticuffs, hard and sham fniiino Ananr. Where, on my head, my faoa. mv neok. quick and fast as summer rain. : - f-: C ; xn tne tmoK darkness that surrounded us I vainly tried to seize her hands. Impossible ! So I turned around and presented my back to her f uri ous attaoks, and hid my head in the corner u uie vemoie. . w : ' She seemed to oomnmhoni rh tha Of the blows, no doubts fchla mnnimnt nt despair and suddenly ceased to beat me, anu, snrowing herself back in the corner of the carriage, she burst into a wild par oxysm of sobs and tears, which continued for an hour or so, I shrinking back in my orner, distressed and very much ashamed. wanwa to speak but what oould I say! "Excuse me?" That would have" been tame and absurd. What would you have Bald? Nothing Just aa I did. . . C-- She continued to ween, ever? now : nnl then uttering great siorhs whinh nmrh broke my heart. I wanted to eonsole hio. to take ner in my arms and soothe ber as you wouia a crying child, to beg her par donto fall on my knees and entreat; her to lorgive me, but I dared not. These sit uations are very embarrassing. - " - - ; Finally she grew calm. We both ta- malned in our separate corners, mute and motionless, the diligence moving steadily on, only stoppinsr now and then tar n vpIav or norses. When tbe light of the stahla lanterns would flash into the carriage we would both close our eyes and pretend to uea&ieep . .v - .. We sped on through the nlshtrthe aro- matio odor of the Gorsioan mountains ca ressing our cheeks and lips, sweet and ex- nuaracmg as Wine. : t. :.' Uhrlstie, what a lovely trin if if mv neighbor had not been so foolish, The day begins to break. As the first pale rays of dawn begin to glide into the carriage I look at my neighbor. - She seems iass aaieep. ..- . - - : 'lhe sun coming up from behind the mountains discloses an immense blue gulf, streaked with gold and surrounded by enormous peaks of granite. On the , far side of this gulf a white city, steeped in tne snaaurg light of the early morning, appears. '-..-- . , ' t -- My neighbor starts up as If just aroused from sleep, opens her eyes.- They are very red. She yawns as if she had slept a Ions time, blushes, hesitates a moment, then stammers: - ,- - . -t , "Will we be there soon?'! . 1 ' t "Yob, madam, in less than an hour:". "Oh, I wish we were there.". I could well understand that wish. 4 Hor voice was a little tremulous. 'her manner a little confused; otherwise she seemed to have forgotten everything.. ji - Oh, what diplomatists women are di plomatists by instinct as well as by birth i How I envied her her savoir fairel ' In about an hour we arrived at Aiaooio. A great dragona kind of Henrales was standing' at the offloe door waving ' his handkerehief as the diligence appeared. The driver had scarcely brought hishorseq to a stanaetiu Deiore my neigh nor leap into his arms with bound, embraoli him 'again and again, as she exclaimed: "Ob, I am so glad to see you! How I longed to be with you again !" ;! My trunk had been taken down from the imperial. I was about to retire dls erectly when she called out: ' ' j "Oh, monsieur, you are not going with out bidding me adieu." ,1 I stammered, I leave you to your hap piness, madam.".- - . ;', Then she turned toner husband, saying: 'My dear, you must thank monsieur for. his kindness to me. He has .been charm ing, even offering me a seat in the dili senoe which he had engaged entirely for himself. It is .delightful to meet with such an agreeable traveling oompanion.' The husband warmly clasped my nana and thanked me with the greatest effusion. His wife, standing by, regarded us with a malicious, mocking smile, while I felt and looked very foolish, I assure you. Guy de juaupasBani. DP STAIRS BY EXPRESS. The Through El orators Ban In Tall Bnlldlng. ' j "All aboard I Seventh floor first stop! This crv irreeted a reporter yesterday as he stormed into a down town office build ing and' faced a hair, dozen elevators, no wished to so to the ninth floor.- He step- .ned into an elevator over which was tne rfim: "Krrjress. jfirst stop. Hevenwi boot. . , . . a In it there were tnree men ana a miuuie aired woman. The starter said "All ngnt, and the elevator man 'grasped the throttle of the rexoress."' - It was the usual cable rone, and as the man pulled it began its journey upward.' The. lone woman pas .mm mva vent to a slight "Oh l" and hAift hor . hreatn.. . floor after floor was passed at a speeu nf nhnnt elsht miles an hour. 'When the sixth floor was reached, jthe woman wanted to set off. but was informed that she was on an express, and it was against the rules to stop an express until its aesranawon was reached. The elevator arrived at the sev enth floor 00 time. It took exactiiy eignt seconds to make the upward journey 01 85 fee. The elevator man then announced that the next stop would be the top floor, 100 feet above. The-top noor, aoooraing ft Mm directory, was the fourteentn, ana the elevator flew upward once more, arriv-j ins near tbe roof a few seconds later. . 1 We can maxe nnu w i w onds, including short stops," said the en gineer of the express, "but we have-Tnaqe it in about 40 without stops. There are but two express elevators ana lour regu lar, that we can way trains. - The stop at every floor, and for everybody who shouts. Often I get passengers-who want tn trot rvnt at the sixth or tentn noon. They get mad, too, when? they are told I they must go up ana uuks buuumi down. The otner express mum utuai- mediate stops . at all during tne 1 ousy hours.;' New York Press. i'.- . :. ' The Commimlty of Iettena . . It is not a community of writers, but a community of letters. . One gets admis sion not because he writes wnw ne nev er so cleverly, like a gJntleman and a man of wit but because he is literate, a true initiate Into tbe secret crais uu of letters. . What thai seorei is a man uw know", even though be cannot practice-or ummnrinbi it. If a man can see the per manent element in things the r true sources of laughter, the real fountains of faun thn motioAB that strike along the main lines of conduct, the acts whloh dis play the veritable characters of men, the trifles that are aliniifloant. the details that make the mass if be know these things and can also choose words with a like knowledge of their power to illuminate and reveal, give color to the eye and pas sion to the thought, the seoret is his, and an entrance to that Immortal communion "On an Author's Choice of Company,' by Professor Wood row Wilson, in Century, TIM Oena of the Collection , Baron X. bad been going over the muse um of a little country'itpwn . and when .)nt Iaava he asked the curator If thora ma anvthlusr more to be seen.; t "Yes. baron." was the reply : "there re- nulna a lUtla casket.' "Nodoubt used as adeposit for tbe Jew elry of some eminent personage?" inquired tha hArnn. " 7 " - "No. sir. that Is where I put the tips given to me by visitors to tbe museum. , I,,Hlustration.r,.--'" '- Vri.? - -. t ''.,'.: That Infant. y "Pa, does Mr. Smile burn candles at hit ' hOUSe?" ' -X -.' :::--:'' ' Nrt i dnar. Why do you ask?" ; - ''Why,.! heard him say the other night that you couldn't, bold a canuie w grauu- ra." Detroit Eree Press." When you take TTnnri'n phi t ki - - . v viu-ioaxs" jemea, sugar-coated pills, which tear you an to re not in 11 witn Hood's' Iiasy to take- C-3(p)((dT cmj hi operate, 11 true 01 tiooa s Fills, which are : up to date in every respect Safe, certain and sure. All - druggists. 25c a 1, Hood & Cor, Lowell, Mass.' The only Pills to take with Hood's SarsapariOa. SEAROARn Awn Rnshinic A Controlling In teres t In the Boad Baid to Bave Bean Tramfanad ta ww ; ork Syndicate The Beport pic oredltsd-A ISTew Movement - (to Sefett (ha 8eaboaid i - . r Opposition. ; r '.. .. Bv Telegraph to the Morniog Star. -' Niw York, Oaober 7 It i an nounced here that the contract for the transfer of the control of the - Seaboard Air One to Meter. Thomas F. Ryan includes also the control of the Balti more Steani Packet i Comoanv. which rum the Bay Line from Norfolk to Bal timore in connection with the Seaboard Air Line. '.v.i r-wU'j-::.;-- The explanation of this announce ment is lound in sneciala dlsnntrhpH from Not folk, to the effect that the Southern rate war was virtually brought to an end by tbe transfer of the control ling interest the Seaboard & Roan oke Railroad stock to a svndicate headed bv Thomas F. Rvan "and Col. GeprRe B. Harey,,of New York. The transfer covered four thousand shares of the stock heretofore held ia a pool by Judge Watts, of Portsmouth, Va., Louis MCLane, of Baltimore, and Moacure Robinson, 'of Philadelphia. Tbe pric was - stated at $110 per share, and a large cash deposit was made to bind the bargain. - - .- .. ;i. - - Gen. Gill, of Baltimore, who leads tbe opposition to the present management ot the Seaboard, and Mr. Ryan, were at Portsmouth yesterday, and the result of the election was brought about by a series of conferences between the two contending parties. The details of these conferences , were not made public in any authorized form. ' ,.- j . A disDatctr from Portsmouth to-day said that Hoffman, Gill. Ryan and other Interested parties went to Raleigh this morning, where meeting of the direc tory would be held, i. Raleigh, N. C, October 7 Presi dent Hoffman and Vice President St. John. of the Seaboard Air Line, went to Wi'mington to day and are there. No meeting of railway people was held here and nothing is known of. any sale of a controlling interest : of the Seaboard A Roanoke stock to a syndicate. One of tbe large stockholders of the Seaboard & Roanoke company here is authority for the negative information. i; . k Norfolk. Va., Oct." 7. Following the harmonious action of the stock holders meeting of Tuesday by only a few hours, tbe report of renewed efforts to secure control of the' Seaboard Air Line was not only a great surprise, bat it was. not generally believed that any sale had taken place, and in the face of tbe assertion of. the president, vice presi dent and general counsel Of the line that they were unaware of the : sale of any large blocks of tbe stock, the idea was discredited. - : ' t ; -a This afternoon, however, one of the most surprising reports of all that bave been circulated came from New York. It was to the effect that the 4.000 shares of stock owned bv Louis McLane, L. R. Watts, and Moncure Robinson had been sold.. Jodge Watts emphatically denied the tale of his itock, but be declined to ditcuss the situation. An official of the Seaboasd said to-day that the report that tbe three directors mentioned bave sold their stock is absolutely falie. At the Seaboard s general offices, tbe employes are in doubt as to just where they stand. The impression seemed to prevail among them that the road has really been soio. ine neaas oi ,iue 'de partments took the decidedly . mixed situation cooly, however, and one would never bave suspected that it was a cur rent nrmor that their position were at tbe time practically abolished.; ! v This afternoon a movement was piacea on foot, the successful consummation of which will effectually defeat tbe schemes of the Seaboard's, opponents, f 'f? ' . v' j President Hoffman to-day issued a cir cular under date of Baltimore, October 7tb, inviting all stockholders to sign an agreement to pool their noimngs witn a Commission consisting of L, R. Watts, of Portsmouth, Moncure Robinson, of Philadelobia. and Louis McLane 'of Bal timore, who during five years from Octo ber 2nd, shall represent and control the pool, manage the stock and the voting thereof. It is proviaea mat none oi me stock? ajiall be sold during the five Tyeaft or until thirty t days after the abrogation of the pool; by the written consent of ; three- fourths ot tbe signers. laKenin con- nection with Judge Watts' denial of tbe sale of his stock, the appointment, of Mr. McLane, whose holdings almost constitute a controlling interest, to the committee, would seem to indicate that President Hoffman considers it entirely feasible to defeat Mr. Ryan by bis new flank movement. This is of course emblematical in tbe absence of ' an authoritative statement from the absent presided and vice president, ana so iar as positive iniormauon regarumg iuc sale of the 4.000 shares are said to have been secured by Mr. Ryan is concerned, the situation remains unchanged.- : ' New YORK! October 7. The state ment ia. authoritatively maue mm a majority of tbe stock of tbe Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad, - which controls the various roads constituting the Sea- hnatd Air Line, has been purchased py Thos. F. Ryan, of New York, acting for himself and Gen. Samuel Thomas. . f" Tbe transaction also includes con trol of the Baltimore Steam Packet Company, which operates the ; Bay Line of steamboats from, Norfolk to Baltimore in connection .with the Seaboard Air Line. The deal will result in a termination of the rate war started . by the Seaboard Air Line. . V':;'C"-' 1 ' : ''!- The understanding that the Sea board Air Line will be joined with the Georgia Central, Port Royal, & Augusta and Port Royal & Western Carolina railroads, which are con trolled by Mr. .Thomas F. Ryan. The last named two roads are oper ated by a new company," called the Port Royal & Westorn Carolina. - Tnat Joyful Feeling i With the exhilarating tense of renewed health and itrengin ana internal cicau llners, which follows the use of Syrup of rigs, is unknown to ine icwwnonavc not progressed . beyond . the old-time medicines and the cheap substitutes ometimea offered but never accepted by the well-informed. v - ? R I Tarvlt, Democratic poitmaster at R.ntnn Harhnr. Mich- for the oast three years, received notice of dismissal from that position weanesoay nigoi ior alleged offensive partizinsblp, E. R. Nichols, a gold uemocrai, wm tuutccu him. -: " - '-'T'hv-H-yZ ? r-vnri rvV Bnv' Happiness but if vou are suffering from dyspepsia, scrof .t. nit thtnm and imoure blood "VOU t may be cured and made nappy by taking Hood 5arsapariira.,v;: .jq.:;-'0V:"'f : HnnTi's Pilis are "the best family cathartic and liver medicine. Harmless, I reliable and sure. : -": .. -v: '";'"-1. -; Bs WHYTM AN OLD MAID Because I couldn't help ltl Doyou sup pose I want to be, an old maid? ' I'm re signed now at least so. far as a woman can be resigned but I wasn't always so. I came very near being engaged once, and once I was all but married. He was a fat, Jovial, middle aged, widower, with tt we daughters. He didn't actually oome to see me very often; but he was always stopping at our gate and having nice little chats, and strolling home from church with me. And one evening he dropped in about dusk. - I heard him scraping his boots on the-mat ''Come in. Squire Button, and have a pipe,", says my father, . as hospitable could be. . . ? ''No, thank'e," says he; '.'I've called to .see Aiiss netty." VOb,.". says my father, with a little chuckle. "Well, you'll find heir in the big nau."; -. - , i maae Deiieve never to hear his step until he was close to xne. And then 1 started and cried, "Dear me 1" - 1 "Don't be frightened,-Miss Hetty," says cne squire. , - "Now, what 6 you suppose I'm going to say to you, my dear?" . "I'm sure I don't know," says L hang ing my head. - "I've jbeen thinking this long while, Miss Hetty, that you were fitted to adorn another sphere than that you so admirably occupy here." . ' ' i - .- : I didn't make any bpswer, but I resolved that when we - were married I'd have a wing put on the south end of the Button house, and I'd have new turtains, and the old hemlock tree - should be out down at quick aa ax oould level it. - i 'Do you suppose," he went on,"you couia De inuueed to leave your .home - here and your kind father?. I know it's mV1"8 a great-deal of you."., . . 'A r': ".Yes," I faltered,"but" - J Z "tint if you would accept tbe offer I nave to make you" i :-. ; f Little as I was experienced in such mat ters, I felt that tbe time had come to speak. "Can you doubt it?V I asked, trying hard to blush. , . , i - "Then it is yes?" . "Of course it is yes!'.' I said archly. "You are fond of children? My two girls will be among the claimants for your tune ana aneotion." . s. .. --1 a ... a i rri .... xney snaii do sisters to me: ' I an swered.'." ;..r ----X:-, 'ii f. ' - ! "And what time oould you'" i . "At any time you please to name." - "Ahem yes the first week in Septem- Der would, x suppose, be preferable. "I Will be ready then," I faltered : . "And I will ascertain the particulars and let you know as. early as possible. I told the trustees I thought you could be , persuaded to accept the position." y "What trustees?" i i "The trustees of the St. Genevlen semi nary., The position of which i I speak is that oi jsngiisn teacher. i - 1 1 a . . . -; xou see, nepursuea, i nave a very special reason for wishing to send my aaugnters to a boarding school just now. I don't mind telling you in confidence that I am ahem-m m, in short I am con templating a speedy marriage with Lucy ttooperi" . Lucy Hooper, Indeed a pink faced little girl of 18, who knew no more about house keeping than I did about Cbaldee verbs 1 And that was my first offer or at least the first offer that I came near having. , It was two years after that, when I was boarding at Mme. Rocbeparde's in Sylla place for I had got tired of the country and wanted to enjoy a glimpse of fashionable life that I became acquainted with Gus tavo Dupin, a dark eyed foreigner, with a lisp and a mustache like silk. And the first I knew M. Dupin was at my feet "in that charming foreign way all abandon and devotion. . "I felicitate that mademoiselle has not yet her heart surrendered to other aspi rants," he said, "for is it not that I may hope?" .. . :. .- ., j i . I didn't know what to say, but be caught my band. j . . "Tbe charming mademoiselle why does she hesitate?' be ejaculated. VI am her slave her dog.. Shall I my brains ex plode for life without my darling's de- : votlon were but a lengthened misery r i "How frightfully you talk,'1, said I, be ginning to be quite terrified. I "Vnn will than ho mli .-; t could "Yes," I faltered. What say? ' -.- -- . "'.". ':: I was engaged' this time, fairly and squarely, and- bow the widows and maid--ens.of Mmu. Bocbeparde's boarding house did envy me, to be sure; ' The Countess Dupin for Gustave had hinted at a title to which be was heir bow delightfully It would sound, and bow I should enjoy sending my wedding cards to Mrs. Duttoni It Was the day before the eventful Thurs day, and. I was packing my trunk when Gustave came in with disheveled hair and cravat tied all on nne side. j ! ' "Dear me, Gustave, what is the matter?' - "It is that your Gustave ia wretched; . that he seeks but to . bid bis Henrietta adieu ere he himself annihilates.' Weep not, my angel, but .forget that Gustave ever lived 1" i . ' . And tben, in answer to my eager ques tionings, be confessed that he bad indorsed tne note or a commercial menu ; tnac cue friend bad failed . to meet bis engage ments, and that Gustave consequently be came liable, " . : , i j ' , "How much is it?" I asked. I "But a paltry $100, and tomorrow gold will flow in upon me in streams. My ar-, rangements are all made. I shall receive remittances tomorrow.! ' But today alas, my Henrietta, why do I live?" j - , t j - i "I can let you have $100, GuBtavel" 8 "My angel 1 My queen I . It is but for , one lee-tal day, and then your Gustave will heap the treasures of all his ancestors at your feet!" -'-y . ' ' ;, ' .: The wedding morning came, but no bridegroom ; the mystic hour, but still no Gustave 1 ' .- I was beginning to grow hysterical, when - Mme. Rocheparde hurried In with a note. As for the maid, old and ngly, to js-hom I was affianced, she has served my torn. I have spent her dollars to buy a passage in La Seine, Mid I mvaelf . of her mock I Did she for an instant dream that I should squander Toy Belt on nerr Jkcuen, my gooa maaame, lorevcri - i -. . : uuBxavn. I never have' had any more chances. I'm a settled old maid now, and likely to remain so. All my contemporaries are married, but! I am yet an unplucked rose. - Somebody, has lost a capital wife, that's all I know, and if he's atalicpnsoious of tbe lacking : element of bis life he will ad dress a note to Miss Hetty Johnson, 7 -th street, city. New Xork News.- I ;"- . the Mole'e Horn. The mole's habitation is a- regular for tress, generally under a clump of bushes or In some place not likely to be trodden UDon by heavy animals. The central for-, I tress; or habitation, is always provided With six or eight entranoes, so that the mole can escape in any direction on short notice. - "--..-a- ; How Dr. Depew iMghs. r-; Did you ever read a description of Mr. -Depew's laugh? He does not laugh silent ly, as so many. do. He Is not afraid to let . his voice be heard. He listens to the good story that is being told, and when the point is reached be throws back his head, opens wide his spacious mouth and lets out a volley of ha na s mac can De nearu over every other noise. The laugh Is loud and long, hearty and infectious. It is a good, honest : laugh. The. metal rings true. There is nothing. counterfeit about it. Mr. Depew laughs just as heartily at "his own stories as he does at the stories of others. This is a practice condemned by most nersons as in poor taste. The true artist in story teuing wm, is is argueu, look as solemn as an owl when everybody else is roaring at the joke. -That was the way with the late Bill Nye. But Mr. De pew likes to enjoy his own jokes with those that hear them. He is not the only sood story teller that does the same thing. Few persons can tell a story better than little Marshall P. 'Wilder, but .he always laughs at the end the same as his listen ers, and he defends the practice as proper and in good taste. .fnuaaeJpnia ijeager.. to Box. jjord nolseley, addressing .' the brigade ef euards. strongly recommended every soldier; to loarn how to box. There was nothing, lie said, that required more pluok and nothing so likely to bring out the fine qualities of an athlete. Ha who calls in the aid of any equal nn derstanding doubles his own, and be who profits of a superior understanding raises his nowers to a level with the height oi the superior understanding he unites with. -Buxke. C--- !: . tWr e0n Gladness? Gomes With a better understanding of the transient nature of thmanv phys ical ills, which vanish before proper ef-; forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge, that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis ease, but simply to a constipated condt tion of the system, which the pleasant lamuy laxative, Byrupof Figs, prompt ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millions of families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health.' Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal: cleanliness, without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to get its bene ficial effects, to note when you pur chase, that -you have the genuine arti cle, which is manufactured by the Cali-: fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and. sold by all refutable drusrsnsts. -'-w If in the enjoyment of good health, ; and. the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one mav be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of Figs stands highest and is most largely used,and gives most eeneral satisfaction. CQTTON AND NAVAL STORES. MONTHLY BTATEMZEaTT. -RECEIPTS. -For month of September, 1898. Ctittm. StlrUt. KtHn. Tmr. Grub: 1,18 45,279 . S.OSS ' 19,081 - 874 . 1 . RXCSIPTS. For month of September, 1895. Spirits. " Kniu. Tar. 4,0 2 15,625 6,?S3 Crude. 21.678 930 KXPORTS. For month of September, 1896. . " Cttto. Writ. Xttin, Tar. Crmde, Domestic.. Foreign ... S.S45 8,491 81,838 - 830 7,808 24,748 8,883 18 . 000 23.518 t,3iT 82,846 8.900 ! - 1,83 EXPORTS. - For month oi September, 1895. ' ! Cotton. StfrU.. RoHm. Tar. Crude. Domextic. . 1,78 V tOJ 1,73J 8.815 1,040 8,883 12.6J1 1.408 Foreign ... too 000 4,865 15,987" 8,247 1,408 , r STOCKS, vu -Ashore and Afloat, Oct. 1, 1896. Aiktyrt. AJUat, Total. Cottoo........ .......... 1199 15 4 27.037 Spirits 1.8-3 . 589; 8,891 Koan..... n.a . saw xzjnx Tar 8.677 170 8.847 Crnde 855 15 870 : STOCKS. . - - a -t-m s a a a. ra. I OAsr . r . . .I Aiuvre man Auwt, vvt, aovo i . Ctf. ' Spirit. MsHm. Tmr.i'" : CYnde 4,939 8M71 S.5S8 89 ' Core for Headache. As a 'remedy tor a'l forms of Head ache Electric Bitters has proved to be the, very btst. It effects a permanent cure and tbe most dreaded habitdal sick headaches yield to its influence, . We urge all who are afflicted to procure a bottle and give this remedy a fair trial. I a cases of habitual constipation Elec tric Bitters cures by giving the needed tone to the bowels, and few cases long resist the use of this medicine.' Try it once. Large bottles only Fifty cents at R, R. Bkllany s Drug Store. t Ofte Hundred and forty Thousand Dollars OfiTared by Northern toapitalUts to Sa j ' cure the Slectonl Vote for ' ' ' ".. MoEtnley. ' :" j Bjr Teleeraph to me Mormag Star, v Dallas,-Tex October 7. The State Republican Committee is In session again, behind closed doors. Green, Huston-. Ogden and Terrell returned this mornias; from' Fort Worth, where they went Iait night to consult with the Populists and local Republicans to push the campaign in the E'ghth Congres sional district, with the hope of electing the Populist (Jenkini) over the Demo crat (Laobani). i -,'-' - , :-:r. -v- It is stated as a fact here, that a New York syndicate of capitalists have noti fied to day the Republican managers that they will -personally furnish $140, 000 at a campaign fund if convinced the Texas electors will vote for McKinley in the electoral college. - COTTON IN NORTH CAROLINA. The Yield B.xti-flva Per Cent, of tne Aver age Crop. . -j By Telegraph to the Moreiag Star. - Raleigh, N. C, October 7. The State crop report issued by the Board of Agriculture this evening- gives the yield of cotton as 65 per cent, of the average crop, this being a gain of two points on the September esti mate. The crop is nearly all picked and proves to be better than was ex pected thirty days ago. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. nru- Umile lfutnn twr EXPORTS FOR THE WEEK. FOREIGN. . , X Liverpool Br . stmr. Glen mavis 6,119 bales cotton. -HBarbadoks Schr Stone 248,211 jEeet lumber. ' . ' t Liverpool Br stmr Carlton 9.583 bales cotton. ' : Bremen Nor stmr Ceylon 6,718 bales cotton. 7 - I ' COASTWISE. Nw Ycrk Stmr Pawnee 708 bales cotton, 170 bbls tar.1 623 casks spirits turpentine. 158 bb's rosin. 186,174 feet lumber, 15 bbls crude turpsntine, 227 axe naodles, 28 pkgs mdse. MARINE. ; - 1 ARRIVED. Br stmr Ormldale, 2804 tons: Butler, New York, Alex Sprunt & Son. Schr Charles H Jspragne, xou tons, Harper, Promise Land, L I. k Schr Henrr G MUliken, 171 tons, Kimball, New York, Geo Harriss, Son &CO. - Steamship A Croatan, McKee, New York. H G Smallbones. ' Br stmr Dulwich, 2111 tons, Cox, New York, Alex Sprunt & Son. - - ' ' CLEARED. Steamship Pawnee,- Robinson, New York, H G Smallbones. SteamshipOneida.Chichester,George- town, n j smauoones. Br stmr Glen mavis Wallace, Liver pool, Ene, Alex Sprunt & Son. . .. denr Thomas - N btone, Morcomo, Barbadoes, Geo Harriss, Son & Co; cargo by E Kidder's Son. Br stmr: Carlton, Adams, Liverpool, Alex Sprunt & Son. - Nor stmr Cevlon. Boe. Bremen, Alex Sprunt & Son. ; - COMMERCIAL, -WILMINGTON MARKET. " . STAR OFFICE, October 1. 7 - SPIRITS TURPENTINE Mai ket steady at 25, cents ; per 'gallon .for machine-made casks, andai cents ior country casks. . ' ROSIN Market firm at 1183 ter bbl for Strained and tl 40 lor Good Strained. - v.- TAR. Market firm at 11 05 oer bbl of 180 lbs. CRUDE TURPENTINE. Steady. Hard.1.80. Yellow Did and Virgin 1.70 per barrel. . , " . i - Quotations same day last year Spirits turpentine 25Q25Jc; rosin, strained, $1 124; good strained $1 17; tar $1 20; crude turpentine tl 10. 1 50. 1 60, f - - SKCEIPTS. - ": Spirits Turpentine ?; 89 I 72 ; si Kosin....... Tar - Crude Turpentine. . Receipts ' same f day - last ' vear 150 casks spirits turpentine, 801 bbls rosin, 240 bbls tar, 87 bbls-crude turpentine. -f x cotto. i mv j'C Market quiet. Quotations H Ordinary......;..;.. 5H cU lb Good Ordinary... i... Lxm Miaming...;. 7H r; :; Mjddling. . . . .1. . . . 7X - ; i " 3 Good Middlin..;.... 8 1-16 . . Same day last year, middling 8)c -Receipts 1,888 bales; same day last year 8,258.V'-.?,.:-:-;.x--;;-:,-f'r:::; i M -" - A COUNTRY FRODVCK. . " - PEANUTS North Carolina Prime 4050c per bushel of 28 pounds; Extra mme, ooc; fancy, 0Uo5c .Virginia Extra Prime, 60065c; Fancy, 65070c CORN Firm: 88. to 40 cents I oer bushel, 's ) . N. C. BACON Steady: Hams. 9 to 11 Jic per pound; Shoulders, 6 to 7c; Sides, 7 to 7Jic , : SHINGLES Per thousand, five Inch. hearts and saps, 11.60 to 2.25; six inch. $2.50 to 8.50; seven inch. $5.50 to 6.50. TIMBER Market steady at $3.00 to iJtv per M. , -'. :y- STAR OFFICE, October 1.: SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market steady at 25 cents per - gallon for machine-made casks, and 24k cents for country casks, v - . : ROSIN. Market firm at 11 40 oer bbl tor Strained and $1 45 for Good Strained.. !' . - -A. TAR. Market firm at tl 05 per bbl of 280 lbs. CRUDE ; TURPENTINE. Steady. Hard 1,80, Yellow Dip and Virgin 1.70 per; barrel. Quotations same day lastyear Spirits turpentine 25&Q24&C; rosin, strained. $1 12& eood strained tl 17& tar tl 20; crude turpentine $1 10. 1 50, 1 60. j ; - : :. reckipts. - , i Spirits Turpentine . -. ......... . . 117 Kosin.....,. r.rf i 664 Tar ;.f .69 Crude Turpentine. . . ... i 15 Receipts ; same day last year 77 casks spirits turpentine, 805 bbls. rosin, 44 bbls ur, 15 bbls crude turpentine. i : cotton. Market quiet on a basis of 7fc middling. - - ' 1 Same day last year, middling 8c Receipts 1,475 bales: same day last year, 2,802. ' '; . ; . - COUNTRY PRODUCE. - j PEANUTS North Carolina Prime. 4050c per' bushel of 28 pounds; Extra mme, oac; fancy, ouo5c. Virginia Extra Prime, 60085c; Fancy. 65Q70e. ' CORN Firm; 88 to 40 centsk'per bushelir, --!"-- :'-: ,-)-- N. C. BACON Steady; Hams, 9 to 11 per pound; Shoulders, 6 to 7c; Sides, 7 to7c. f - ? -i ' SHINGLES Per thousand, five inch,, hearts and saps, tl-60 to 2.25; six inch, $2 50 to 8.50; seven inch, $5 60 to 6.50. TIMBER Market steady at $3.00 to 7.n0perM. ; . Ii STAR OFFICE. October. 3. v SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market steady at 25. cents' per callon for ma chine-made i casks, and 24c for country casks. . ROSIN. Market firm at $1 40 for - i per per bbl for Strained and $1 45 Good Strained, v TAR. Market firm at tl 05 bbl of 280 lbs. .. - r CRUDE TURPENTINE. Steady. Hard 1.80, Yellow Dip and Virgin 1.70 per barrel, i Quotations same day last year Spirits tutpentine 25Vft2t Vc: rosin, strained. tl.l2J;good strained tl 17; tar tl 25: crude turpentine tl 10. 1 50, 1 60. ' '' RECEIPTS. - ' i Spirits Turpentine. 118 261 68 23 Kosin ..... ....... Tar ....... Crude Turpentine Receipts 1 same day last year 148 casks spirits turpentine, 655 bbls rosin, 271 bbls tar, 46 bbls crude turpentine. Q ; COTTON Market steady on a basis of 7c for middling. L J Same day last year, middling 83c Keceipts 8,740 bales; same day last year 1,998. ,, ' : COUNTRY PRODUCE. j PEANUTS North Carolina Prime, 40 50c per bushel of 28 pounds; Extra Prime, 55c; Fancy, 6065c Virginia Extra Prime. 6065c; Fancy. 65 70c. CORN Firm; 88 to 40 cents per bushel. ' . ; . .' . . y - N. C BACON Steady; Hams, 9 to ll4c per pound; Shoulders, 6 to 7c; Sides, 7 to. 7Kc " . r - ir SHINGLES Per thousand, five inch, hearts and saps, tl-60 to 2.25; six inch, $2.50 to 8.50, seven incb, $5 50 to 6.50, TIMBER Market steady at $3.00 to 7.50 per M. , , STAR OFFICE. October 5. SPIRITS; TURPENTINE Marked steady at 25 cents per gallon for ma chine-made casks, and 245J cents for country casks. .; i ROSIN Market firm at 11 40 oer bbl for Strained and $1 45 for Good Strained. - : ':'-." - '." : ' - i : - , TAR. Market firm at $1 OS per bbl of 280 lbs. L ; - CRUDE 1 TURPENTINE.-Steady. Hard 1.80, Yellow Dip and Virgin 1.70 per barreL ; . i:; - r I r Quotations same day last year Spirits turpentine 25242c; rosin, strained. $1 15; good strained $1 20; tar tl 25; crude'turpentine 1 10. 1 50, 1 60. 'h-f:'4V'-: ! R1CEIPTS.N :. ' Spiriu Turpentine ...1. ......... 99 Kosin. . ... ....... i. ... i .v. .... . 905 Tar ; 843 Crude Turpentine ....... .... . . . ; 118 ' Receipts same, day last '.year 48 casks spirits turpentine, 485 bbls rosin, 822 bbls tar, 141 bbls crude turpentine. . - j . COTTON. " - 'J Market steadyon a basis of 75c for middling. Same day last year, middling 83c Receipts 2.097 bales; same day last year, ,82. .. . ; . ...' " COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina Prime. 40050c per bushel of 28 pounds; Extra Prime, See; fancy, ooooa Virginia Extra Prime, 0B5c; Fancy, 65070c CUKN rirm; 88 to 40 cents - per bushel. - . -'- i' N. C B ACONSteady; Hams. 1 to UHc per pound; Soulders. 6 to 7c; Sldes,7to7Hc SHINGLES Per thousand, five inch, hearts and saps, $1.60 to 2.25; six inch, $2.50 to 8.50; seven inch; $5.50 to 6.50. TIMBER Market steady at $3.00 to 7.50 per M. ' STAR OFFICE, October 6. , SPIRITS : TURPENTINE Market steady at 25 cents per gallon for machine-made casks, and 24 cents for country casks' - - . ROSIN Market firm at $1 40 per bbl for Strained, and $1 45 for Good Strained. TAR. Market firm at $1 05 per bbl of 280 lbs. CRUDE TURPENTINE. Steady. Hard 1.80, Yellow Dip and Virgin 1.70 per barrel. - t-A-yf - ' ; ' Quotations same day last year Spirits turpentine 25K24Jc; rosin, strained, $1 15; good strained tl 20; tar tl 80; crude turpentine $1 10. 1 50, 1 60. Vn Spirits Turpentine . . 113 94 168 85 Kosin.-... Tar :. a uruae inrpenune .. . . ... .,..t o a mmm Receipts , same ; day last year 126 casks spirits tnrpentme, 453 bbls rosin, 149 obis tar, 4 bbls crnde turpentine. i:'r i )"v COTTON.. : -;- ; . Market firm on a basis of 1ic for mtaauog. : yuotations: , Ordinary. . ....... .... 5 cu V &V: Good Ordinary. ...... 6 uyw Middling. . Middling....... Good Middling.... 7 7 11-16." . Same day last year, middling 83c. r Receipts 2,105 bales; same day last year 2,726, , 4;;; V. . j country produck.. :.t I PEANUTS North CaroUna Prime, 4050c per bushel Of 28 pounds; Extra Prime, 55r, fancy. 6065c. Virginia Extra Prime, 6065c; Fancy, 6570c. : CORK Firm; 88 . to 40 cents per bushel.it ' : N. C BACON Steadv; Hams, to 11 He per pound; Shoulders, 6 to 7c; Sides, 7 to 7Jc : . : . ' ,': ; SHINGLES Per tnousand, five Inch, hearts and saps, $1.60 to 2 25; six inch, $2.60 to 8.50; seven inch; $5.60 to 6.50. TIMBER Market steady at $8.00 to 7,ou per m. STAR OFFICE October 7. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market quiet at 25 cents, per gallon for machine-made casks, and 24 cents for country casks. ; ROSIN Market ' firm at $1 40 per bbl for Strained and $1 45 for Good Strained. . : TAR Market firm at $1 05 bbl of 280 &s. per : CRUDE TURPENTINE Steady. Hard $1 80, Yellow Dip and Virgin i -m per oarrei. .- . Quotations same day last year Spirits turpentine 2524c; .rosin, strained, $1 16; good strained," 1 20; tar 1 40; crude turpentine tl 10, 1 60, 1 63. - j -"'receipts. ' . -,; , ; .. Spirits .Turpentine . . . 67 Rosih4-. .. . 181 i . . 187- Crude Turpentine . 51 Receipts same day lastyear 45 casks spirits turpentine, 60 bbls rosin. 82 bbls tar, 25 bbls crude turpentine. ' : i .. Cotton. Market firm on a basis of 7Kc for middiinir. Quotations: r Ordinary.. .. 5 Vets 1$ lb uooa urainary " - Low Middling....... 7 w " Middlins:.. 7K i " " Good Middlina:...... 7 11-16 ? " Same day last year, middling 8c. Keceipts 2,493 bales; same day last year 1,619. i : COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina Prime, 40Q50c per bushel of 28 pounds; Extra frime. 65c; fancy, 60065c. Virginia h.xtra frime, 60065c; Fancy, 65070c. ""V YV W. MA a om.. n.n rirm; a to u cenu per ousnei.i - . -! ' N. C. BACON Steady: Hams. to liyc per pound; Shoulders, 6 to 7c; aiaes. 7 to 7J5c. v SHINGLES Pr thousand, five inch. hearts ana saps. $1 60 to 3.25; six inch, $3 50 to 8.50; seven inch. 1560 to 6.50 TIMBER Market steady at $3.00 to 7.00 per M. .ji- DOMESTIC MARKETS , By Teiemphlto the Xoroirs Star. FINANCIAL, New I Yore:, October 7-Evening. Money on call was' firm at 5Q8 per cent; last loan at 6,. closing offered at 6 per cent. Prime mercantile paper e per cent, sterling exchange was weak; actual business in bankers bills 4820482& for sixty ' days j: and 484 0484M ior demand. Commercial bills 480H481 J-?Government bonds steady: United states coupon lours 107; United States twos $2. State bonds quiet; North Carolina tours 95; North Caro lina sixes 112 bid. Railroad bonds lower. Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day weak. COMMERCIAL. New York, October 7-Evening. Cotton qaiet; middling gull 8jc; mid dling 8c. v", A' Cotton futures clcsed steady at prices; October ? 6607 67,November 7 787 74, December 7 b67 87, January 7 947 98, February 7 9908 00. March 8 088 04 April 8 07Q8 08, May 8 118 12, June 8 14. Sales 169.900 bales. t Cotton net receipts 618 bales; gross 6 069 bales; -exports to Great Britain 4,810 bales; to France bales; to the Continent 100 bales; forwarded i 1.088 bales; sales 4.618 bales;, sales to spin ners 115 bales; stock(actual)102.639 bales. Total - to-day Net'. receioU 60.000 biles; exports to Great Britain 86.200 bales; to- France bales; to the Con tinent 8.887 bales; stock - bales.' Total since September 1 Net receipts 1,223,220 bales; exports to Great Britain 824.099 bales; exports to France 54 904 bales; exports to the Continent 172.651 bales.' k1-'' ;vf -?-Y .l'.r Flour market steady and unchansed; southern flour was dull and steady; com mon to fair extra 13 202 80;sood to choice 128003 10. Wheat spot market more active for exports and easier; un graded I red 67078c; options dull and weak at 1M1 decline; No. s red October' 71c; November 72cj De cember' 78 ic. Com spot moderately active and easier: No. 2 28Jc at eleva tor and 29Jic afloat;-optIons were dull and weak at KKc decline; October 28 Jc; November c, December 29c; May SIXC Oats spot dull but steady; options dull and weaker, - October 21cj November 21 c December 22c; May . spot No. 2X021Xc; No. 1 white 24Hc;. mixed Western 2028c. V Lard quiet, higher; Western steam $4 55460; city $t 00; October $4 45, nominal; re fined lard was qaiet: Continent $4 70; South America $5 00; compound $4 25 04 50. Potk firm- demand moderate; new mess $7 758 50. " Batter demand good, firm; State dairy 1015c; do. creamery 11 K17c; Western dairy 11c; J Elgins ;i7c Eggs cho!cs firm; Sute and Pennsylvania 17S0c; West ern fresh 16018; do. per case $2 25 8 60c. Cotton seed oil strong; crude 22WcJ yellow prime 25c Rice in fair de- mand, ficat And unchanged. - Molasses firm - and '.unchanged. Peanuts quiet; fancy hand-picked 84c.- Coffee- options firm and 10t5 poiets up: Oc tober $10 00; November $9 65 9 65; De cember 19 45 9 60; January $9 55; March $9 409 55; April $9"55; May $9 409 65; spot Rio quiet and firm; No. 7. 110 63147 i Sugar raw quiet and stead rj fair refining 2c; centrifugal 96 test c; rennea unchanged and fairly active. . . i Chicago, October 7. Cash quota tions: Flour quiet, firm and unchanged. Wheat -no. spring 06K3K: No.2 red 68Ji70Kc Corn No. 2 2828. Oats No. 1 17jc. . Mess pork, per bbl, st f s quo -, w.- - Lard per 100 lbs, i 12f4 15. Short rib sides, loose, per 100 lbs. $3 808 50. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, per 100 lbs. $3 87 4 00. Short clear sides, boxed, per 100 lbs $3 7503 87K. Whiskey $1 18. COTTON MARKETS. - f . - By Telegraph to tbe Horning Star. ' - , October 7 Galveston, qaiet at 79-16. :. net receipts 14,908 bales; Norfolk, steady t 7Jc, net receipts 6,828 bales; Bal timore, nominal at 8. net receiots L bales; Boston, easy at 8H net receipts . 641 bales. Wilmington, steady at7K. net receipts 2 493 bales: Philadelohia. ouiet t 8fc. net receipts bales; Savannah, : quiet at 7 0-16. net receipts 5,842 bales; New Orleans, quiet at 7H, net receipts ' 16.287 bales; Mobile, easy at 7f , net re ceipts 958 bales; Memphis, steadv at 7 5 16c, net receipts 8.817 bales;Augusu. quiet at 7 7-16. net receipts 1.765 bales: Charleston, firm at 7Jtf, ' net receipts 1.267 bales. ' - rORPITCHEPTS iiilM Castoria promotes TMgaation, and overcomes Flatulency, . Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, . and Feveriahnees. Thus the child is rendered healthy and its - Jeep naturaL Castoria contains no Morphine or other narcotic property. . " Castorla is so well adapted to children that s I recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me." H. A. Archxr, M. D.. Ill South Oxford SL, Brooklyn, N. Y. HI nse Castorla In my practice, and find It . : speciaUy adapted to affecttone oi children." P-tm. Robertson, M. D., -1057 Sd Ave., New York. Tru Oewtauk Co 77 Murray, K. T. What is Castoria is Lr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for" Infants and CMl . dxen, - It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic sub stance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric; Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by ' Millions, of Mothers. Castoria is the Children's Panacea the Mother's CASTORIA Fop Infants and CtiEldreii. :. juo not ua uupusu upon,- Dill UMIet npes bavlng ; Castorla, and., see that tho fac simile ignatnre ef fs on ;the wrapper. W shall protect oonelves and the public at aHhazards, " Tot Ccttattr ConfAWT, 77 Mnmiy Stnet, Tt. T. Wholesale Prices Current BTHu toUowlu anotanona mmnt vranl iln Prices reaerally. Ia makhur ap null orderi hlcbar crices have to be changed. - The osotanons ara aiwavi rnrea at accmataiy as . : be icaponaibla for any Doanble. bot the Stai will not variations from the actual market price o the arucl sooted. BAGGING , ,' - ' - lb Jute St.nde d i.- 3l 6 WESTKKN SMOKED , Hdee S 4 8 7 Shon'dtn !.... ........... 1 S 6ta DRY SALTED ! Side. 4 4 VChnnln.ra IK ...... ja Aid , WUVU.WV.B - ... ....... . BARRELS Spirt i Turpentine Second-nand, eaca.... 1 OU C9 1 10 New New York, each..... IDS & 140 New CitT.eech. & 1 40 BXESWAXyib.. 88 & S4 BRICKS f.... : Wilmington fl M.. 8 60 7 00 Nonhein t... S 00 ft It 00 BUTTE K . i ! IS Northern ..........m. ...... S3 ok , CORN MEAL r ( Per Bushel, in tacks . :w &l 40 Vinrioim Meal , 40 & 40 COTTON TIBS-aj bundle... i . 1 .0 CANDLES f) !- ' , - Adamantine .rtt...... i 9 Q, 10 CHEESE - a) f Hortnern factory Dairy, cream.. state... uron,,,. ..M.iuHiu '-u Rio. . DOMKSl ICS- sra r 10 Sheet ne. 4-4, V yard.,,,,,,,. Yarns, m banch ........ ..... iri-M - Mackerel, No 1, ft barrel..,. Mackerel, No 1, half-barrel Mackerel, No S, w barrel,... , . Mackerel, No 8, baU-banei Mackerel. No 8, V barrel. .... Mullets, 9 barrel....,.,,,,,,. Mn leta, ft pork barrel........ taoo 11 00 IS CO 8 00 18 00 3 00 5 75 S 0t . i - 5 s ss N M. Koe Hrrrlnf , keg.... Dry Cod, f 9 rbOUR-Vbaml low grade. ......... Choice ...................... Straight ........... Fim Patent Gi-yst? ....... ...... unAin-s Dn'nei Corn, from store, bagt White, Corn, cargo, ia bulk White... v Coin, cargo, in bag White,, O.U, from ore.... ,.,.,,,. Oats, Rust Proof M, Cow Peas 1. BIDES, f) S - jreen ...a................... Drr ...i HAY, 9 108 U- , NOTtll SiwCTa a , aaaaaaaaa i HOOP IRON, f) D.,..... Laall, m S -. .--!: fortnern North Carolina... LIMB, m barrel -. " LUMBk-Rte v tawd). M feet ' Ship Btua, remwed.,,....,,,, 18 00 : I Roogh-cdge Plank....... IS 00 ; West India cargoes, according , to qnaUtv .................. IS 00 Dressed Flooriog, aeasoaed... 18 0J Scantl ng and Board, common. 14 0) MOLASSES, galkm ' tsooo 1 00 18 00 200 15 00 New Crop Cuba, ia hhds,,..,, - . " ,n bUa - i V 88 89f 80 14 16 Porto Rico, iabhds,,,,.,,,.,, i. hi.lb!............ . Sagar-House, In hhda. ' ' ' ' V.". bbls,..,... . Syrap, in bbls NAILS,1B keg. Cot 60d basis.... PORK, fj b rrel- - ' iCity Mess.. ................. Rnnp..,.,,,,, ,i.m.ji,i ' Prime ...a... ............ ROPE, WD SALT, fj .tack , Alnnt ... ...... Uverpbol,,,..,,,........,.. ; Ltsboo ..... ...... .......... . . : Arocticaa . On 125 Sacks.......... SHINGLES, 7-inch, M........x . Conunoa .v...... ....... 85 18 , '14 18 S 85 O & & 8 54,'; CvpreM Saps ... ,....... CTTn ID aa s dt.A.rA GruiV Standard A........., .... i . Wake Ex. C ...., Ext-a C, Golden,... t. .... . ' C Yelliw r....... ' SOAP. J fcNorthern........... i STAVES, fj MW. a barrel. R. O. Hog .head...... . ..... ' . TIMBlRTfJUfoct Shippisg.... , - Mm, Fair 50 Commoh Mlll................. 4 00 - Inferior to Ordiaary......,...; , ... TALLOW. f) t.....i........,.4 . . ,5 WHISKEY ft ga'lon Northern. CO North Caroina ., t CO WOOL, f) k Washed.. W - Vawaabcd.... - f t 800' 760 Ka i w 10 ss . . 75 , 65 ' TV BUS -VU SCO S 60 1 80 . 8 SS 1 fiO A S SO - 4 - 42 .i- v S lf 4 a an a lint f. An rx . MV 4Bf. S0 800. 1(V
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Oct. 9, 1896, edition 1
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