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The delicate blrcb lu its silver gown V-'"
- Is doclied with ducats of cold. - . v
It Sings its coin to th brooklet cold. ' -., ' t
That drops from tho h.-ntliy down.
' , ' . . - "
Tho brooklot carries that bright largess "
"Anil Biiigstas a cleeman should, - j "r
Wanderinjc down to tho willow wood : . ." - ;"
'la russet nd rain gray dress. '';-kx
The birch bath scattered' Its (joldon store, ; ; f
And nowx as spend thrift will,
It Bhirera cpd iro.-.ns in the breezes chin
That whistle across the rooor.
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Tho brook bath squandered Its guerdon bright,
And now, ua a loinftrel doth, ; ;
It seeks new sorcai-j tho undergrowth 1
That fills tho fort cf night. ' t . . '" -
! Pall Mall Gazette.
C03THY VIOLINS.
u ' " A
Some of 'lha rr.!ioni . Instruments tvnd'
llioso Vt'iib tlake Them. ' i;
Tho Ainntli ti;r::pl t:t icf tramenta of
great beauty, torivo, ImicuV being of In
dcsoriuul.lo f,r;.tu rr: j i.iib, but tho tone
is rntlicr soft Mi;hll aacl wU.!out"body,"
as the violiubt vfeuhl pat it and for this
reason their ic!i:va tJu uut command the
highest figures. A Llujlu Amatl may be
had for from 50 loi 3C0, according to
.size, pattern,. ,pr!'trviulou, pedigree, eto;
jA good Andrros A.mii,- mora suitable for
; chamber thna fn ordinary concert ase,
can bo pot for 5,0. Antfreas, who died
oboct 1D77, xvua tho founucr of the Amatl
fnmlly. Very few uutliuntio Instruments
of liia rnako nro extant, nnd those that do
osist are not la a ;hipU stto of preserva
tion. vNlcoln,.. tLe pKiDdson,' was the
most eniincut of tho rinme.Vand he la be
sides dorerving of ;6onlai honor as having
been the inastcr of Strudivarlus. Al
though he worked, as a rule, on the small
pattern adopted by the rest of the A malls,
ha ma do eotuu very line large violins the
soca'lled "grimd Ainatls" which are al
most worshiped In theso days, and whioh
bold fie field In the matter of prices.
Even during bis lifetime bis instruments
were in high repute. ; Charles IX of France
gave bhu an order for 12 violins, 6 vdolas
and 6 'ciillos, for his private band, f '
Before the French revolution (1789)
most of these instruments could be seen
in the chapel royal, but after the days of
the 6th and 6th of October, 1790, they all
mysteriously disappeared, and their subse
quent history is uucertalul . Ono of them,
' a 'cello,! was sold in the early years of the
century to Sir William Qurtlsij It was put
up at 600 guineas and bought In at 280
guineas. In 1872 the instrument belonged
to tho Eev. A. H. Bridges, who showed it
. in the loan exhibition of that year. .:, j
In StradiyarinsandGuarnerius del Jesa
we reach the zcuith pf perfection In violin
making. fThe Guarnerius family, like the
Amatis, consisted of several distinct mak
ers, whose work is often confused. 4. They
all form an important branch, of the Pre-1
mona scl;col,but when violinists speak of
a Guai'Dcriusihey mean an instrument, by
the List of t lie race to wit; the -Joseph
GiWDeriii8 who was born in 1687, and
who is designated )'jdcl Jesti," from' the
curious habit lie had of putting a cross and
tho-.lctti.-rs H.J S." on , his labels.
Guarnerius del Jcsu stands next to- Stra
' divarius himself as-the greatest violin
maker tho world has over seen, and it is
wiih hiiu that the art may be said to have
Gied. Corahlll Masazine.
When the Eay Will Be av Month Lodb1.
T)o you know that tho day, which is now
only 4 hours long, is slowly increasing in
length, and that it will eventually be 25,
20 cr even 100 hours in length? This
statement, strangu as it may sound to one
who has never read the results of -observa-,
tiuns nirfdo on that score, ia believed to be
..' true in every respect. 'Not only will the
earth's motion Blow up until the flay will
' be one,, two and three times as long as it
is at present, but this pace slackening proc
ess will increao with time,! until "the day
will eventually be a week or even a month
in length. The ''retarding mediam,"
which the astronomers speak of as being
the cause of this phenomena, is not fully
understood at presunt. Professor Ball says
' that it is the (riot ion of the tides which is
' responsible for tto most of jit. He urges
that the time will come whou the day will
be ii full year in length! Others alnobg
thq investigators along this line declare
that it will be absolutely Impossible for
this day lengthening process to Increase
beyond one lunar myth. . .- j ', 1
This certainly looks piaueiWe if we con
- elder the tides as being t he j cauao of the
trouble. However, Professor Ball, who
lias long bcon astronomer royal of Ireland
and tie' greatest British authority on as
tronomy, knows just, about whereof he
speaks, nnd if, Lo says the day must even
ttially letigthen n yr.r we had better! pre
pare for the nigbyess season' withoutT ask
- lug any questions. bt. Louis Eepubllc
EarloW's Great Scheme.
. Enter the mch of the bouse with a tele
gram lu his Lurid. , "Too bad! ToO-bail!
Iicro I am called tQ Kevj York in tba most
unexpected n.anner on business of the
gresittf.timporlanoo 'to i the firm. IWiirbe
" comptHil to sty thoro two weeks, just
v ben you are riudy to move and need me
-. ... -IT-.-! ' I -
so mucin" . ! - . j .
. " Wlir," Harlott, I never heard of such a
disgraceful tbiug in luy liCq leaving me.
' to move alone, Vricn tiicrcarenew carpets
.to put uuo and new curtutns to put up,
awl j ou not around to help I
'You lii uk t l.iro a man, my love.
"But the csuense!" I
"Oh, fcaug tjliik expense! :.- You don't
suppose I'm going, to lot- you do it lyour-
sth? Ktit iiiuclil j I'd rather pay double
limn have you killed with worry I Iow I
- must puck and be pt.". . . j " . .'
Vviio (nest , murning)-t-What jluckl
Think of huir?g everythiiig my own way
lor two weeks, without Harlow driving
me to desyuir by his uotions. I'll hire a
worn, that won't dare to call his squl his
own and have things done! for once the
way i want them. . - ' . -I-.-
Husband (en route) TVasn't thai; dead
easy, though? 1 know the little woman
win miss mo and Grieve over my absence.
hut I'll buy her a nice present and make
it all riht;" Great thought, that tele
gram ! Detroit Freo Press.!
A MONTANA REMINISCENCE
The New ricc'ce:! EaSfccr ! Threw
TJp His
" ; IlaDds For the First Customer.
; One of the "old settler" lawyers ef Bill
lngs, Mon., has been spinning early times
. BtoriCsTo Tho Gazotte, among them being
Liioioiiowmg: ; i : '
, "In tbo year 1883 IS. H. Mund came in
here from Dead wood to start a bank. Al
though he wasn't exactly verdant, bo bad
not been out west lona and bad a very con
siderable respect for six shooters and other
implements of a like nature whinh were
worn as ornaments by almost every ono in
those dave. ' He had some oxDerience. too.
. fn dancing- in Dead wood, at which times
. he would become very playful and nis an
' tics .aftorded much amusement to those
who gathered to look on. For this and for
. other reasons lie bad become very conserv
ative and avoided mingling in any ques
tionable . society, j - . j -
"Tho building In which tho bank was to
,be located was a frame, and was hot fin
lshed when Mund and the' safe arrived, so
the safe was put; temporarily In a tent,
vrMcb was occupied by Tulley, Hart &
Frieze as a hardware store. Mund had
been in theso Quarters but a few days when
a rough, wild looking man;: dressed in
Montana broadcloth, with a Winchester
.- over one arm and a brace of six shooters
in his belt, stepped into the tent and in a
gruff voice inquired for the new banker.
Mund was pointed to as the man wanted,
and the westerner approached. I V
''Ughl Are you the new bankerf said
me stranger.
" 'Yes, ir. Anything I can do for you?
t'The stranger reached down in his
pockets, and lo an instant up went Mund's
nanus and bis face became as pale as death,
. while big' knees knocked together and be-
came so weak that 'he could not take ref
uge in flight. ! i I
V'A bruad smiln cnrnnrl river tho fnrui nf
Tom McQlrl, the cattle baron, as instead
oi a six shooter, as, Mund expected he
.drew out? $25,000 in blljs for deposit and
i.Kea in His gtuff, businesslike way
'Are you ready to do a little business?1
. "The agony was over and Mund's pulse
soon began to beat regularly agaiu. V Blli-
mgs tiaaetto. . . . i '
' In 18G8 jinpcr cuirasses were iiiveTtc4
for tho use of rilio Ftcneh, armtJ They
wrro liglijt and impf nerrable to bullets
of -the ojd BiVle, but the penetrative
.rawer oi mcaern rifles made them use
less. fLfld tWmna laM I
tioh
Causes fully half the slckaess Inhe world. Tit
retains the digested rood too long lu the bowels
and produces biliousness, torpid liver, indi-
Czdl's
gestloo, bad taste, eoatetl
tongue, sick headache, in
somnia, etc. Hood's Pills
cure constipation and all Its
results, easily and thoroughly. 25c. All druggists.
Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass..
The only Fills to take with Hood's SarsaparlUa.
FORGtD RAILROAD T iCKETb.
A O0K of Swindlers Indicted la Cblcaco.
- Br Telegraph to the Morning Star,
Chicago, Jan. 87 The erand jury
to-day indicted William A. Burnt and
twelve others oat charge of yictim2ait
the Biitimore & Ohio Railroad oat bt
bouiaods ol dollars worth of transpor-,
tation. Burt s was the rtogleader of the
plot. The men are alleged to havi
forRcd tickets ct the Baltimore7 &
Onto Railroad. The ffi:ials of the
road who appeared before toe erand iary
had 4,000 worth of the forged ticket
uh them and the plates from which
they were printed. Te tickets were
old to scalpers, it is aid and hundreds
ot tbcm were used beiore the coonter
leit was discoveied. The men enea&ed
in the wholesale forgery are said to have
ech been employed around , railroad
tffices and all are lamiliar wit,h railroad
matters, li is believed that the ooera -
tions of the uien were not cochaed to
forging tickets on the B Itimort & Ohio
Railroad system, but that the forgeries
extended to other roads. : -
v THE COLD WaVE. -
Heavy Snow all In ViratnU Frecslna
Tmp tat are in iriorida , : .
. By Telegraph to U Morning Star. -
Richmond, . Va., anJ 27. Four
inches of snow fell I here . to day. ' Dis
patches from all sections of the State are
that the Snow is pretty general. Scaun
tcn reports four inches, Fredericks urg
b-e inches. Blacksoure 1 five Inches.
Woods'ock three inches.
NORFOLK. VA Jani 27 It began
snoiog cailv this morniog and at 11
o'clock to-night- about ' four .inches
is on the groaad. Toe snow is still lad
ing fasu . Street car tr4 ffi; has been con
siderably impeded. ; It is thought that
corsiderable damage will result to ship
ping on toe coast. j ;
Jacksonville Fla., Jan. 27 At 9
o clock to oigot the mercury has fallen
to iweoty-nine inches in Ucksonville.
wi'ha west wind and a barometer a'
20 21; this jr dicates teat North Florida
will cXBeiaoce a Irene As the truck
log fn cr sis ot tb'e northern porjtroo of
the Strfte are meagre, no !grat damage
s expec ed. Readiovs af 7 o'clock were:
Jacksoavil.e. 83 Jupiter. 6J; Key Wesi.
68, Tampa 5 ! I .
Belief in six Ilonrs.
D stressu g Kinney and Bladder d s
rages relirvrd in six hours bv tbr NEW
Great South American Kidhiy
LV.l" This oew reuicav is a gieat sur
prise on account of its exceedtpg
promptoefS in , relieving pain in the
Oladder. kidney, hack and every part oi
the urinary passages in male or if male
It relieves retention oi water and paie.
id passing it almost immediately. II you
want quick relief -and cure, this is your
remedy Sold by R R Bellamy. Drug
gist, Wilmington. N. CX, corner of Front
and Market streets t
i
HON. WM . BRYAN
Hade a Bioglos Bpneti t Both bouses of
the TfXa Ijiltnr.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Austin. Texas, Jan. 87 The Hon.
Wiiiiam J B yo visited the Texas
Legislatnte this morning and all busi
ness was suspended while ne made the
two Houses a rieging speech simitar to
those delivered dunng the late Presi
dential election. He took occasion to
sjy that Texas would lead with )as to
regulate corpo at ions, that were doing
the public much barm.. He stated
that in his State and Others, during the
last twelve months, corporations had
got oat oi their chartered rights aod
into politics and he favored the enact
ment of a law prohibiting any corpora
tion from contributing money to any
political Campaign fund. . L j .
' 1st Olden Times j' . '
People overlooked, the importance of
peinuneotly beneficial t Sects aod were
taiithed with transient action; but now
ibdt it is generally known bat Syrup ot
Kigt will permanently overcome habitual
constipation, well informed people will
not bn other laxatives, which act for a
time, but finally irtu'e the svsiem.
RELEbtD ON BOND.
The
Alleged Filibua erioK Steamers Three
Friend and D-nmlti. -
- By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA . Jan.' 27 The
steamers Tn'ce Frienas aod Dauntless,
which, have been in custody of the
TJoited States marshal for several weeks
were rrieased oo bond to-day by , order
of the U lited States Court.. The bond
of the D'ontless was $15.00 aod that
of the Tnree Frieors $5 000 Tbe
D-tnntUss was aireadv under band oi
17 500 in two cases. . and the Three
Friends .was under bond of 117,000 in
two cases.
M'KINLEY'S CABINET.
Iivmsn 3. 0ge, of Cbicag', to Be BeereUry
. of (be T eatury.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
C ANION, O., Jan.' 87. The complex
pali icat problem surrounding the selec
tion of Major MtKmley's cabinet is now
believed to be practically . solved, and
Lvman J Gage: oi Chicago, as secretary
of the Treasury, is regarded as the key
to the situation and the almost certain
choice of the President-elect. This
moral Certainty is strengthened by the
f ct that the . president of the First
National Bank f. Chicago is now on,
hs way to Canton, in respoose to the
teleeranhed rt aaest of the Moor to
visit him.
'. Do not allow youi system to get weak
and debilitated. I. is es-s to keep well
and strong oy taking Hood's Sarsapa-
rilla... ' ;- - . " - :.r t
COTTON . MAKKETS. ;
By Telegraph to the Morniag Star.
Tanury 27.- Galveston, quiet at 7,
net recetDt 8 678 bales: Norfolk, steady
a 0 15 IS. net receipts 918 bales; Balti
more, nominal it 7 5 16. net receipts
bales; Boston, fj m at 7 5 10. net
receiots 1 178 bales. Wilmington, firm
at 6. . receipts 784 bales; Philadelphia,
quiet at 7 7 18c, net receipts 80 bales
Savannah, quiet at 6 1810 net receipts
8 851 bales: New Orleans, steady at 7,
ne receipt 0.310 bales; Mobile, steady at
0, net receip'S 8 7 bales; Mempnis,
steady at 6 IS 16. net receipts 884 bales
AuKU.ta, steady at 7J, net receipts 694
bales; Charleston. steady at 6 15-16,net re
ceipts 3.S6J bales I . J
j . Buekiea'e Arnic sav. "
; Thi Best Salve in the world lor
Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt
Rheum. Fever Sores. Tettir, Chapped
Hands. Chilblains: Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions and positively cures Piles or
no Pay rrautred It is guaranteed to
vtve oerfect satisfaction or money re-
landed. Price 85 cents per , box, For
Constipa
3
ills
ale by R. R. Bellamy. . - t
S1CILTS.BRIGANDS."
THO!; OF. RC3ENT YEAHS MERELY
-". j band:.!) ;c3ASE;r-:s. v :: : :
twenty Tears Aa" Br:p:adaa Had . Fla
vor of KomanceLater the Bands Were
Composed Chief? of Mnider&sand Othev
CrlmtneH Matters of iteeord.
It has been the fashion of .late years
among jElcllInus to speak of brigandage as
a thing; of the past, says Soiplo Sighele In
the Artjhlves d'Anthropolbgle Crimlnelle,
but as a matter of fact one band of Sicilian
brigands has flourished In the dlstrlot of
San Mauro for the past six or seven years
and is hot yet quite destroyed. This baud, '
perhaps the last of the long line of Sicilian
brigands, is simply an. association of assas
sins without any of the romance attached
to soma oi me proiesnon. .
bicillan brigandage of 0 years aero had
about it the flavor, nl romance. For ex
ample Baron Sigardi, riding out one day
in 1874 with some friends, was suddenly
surrounded by a larger body of horsemen
unuer !tno nrigand Capmro. : The baron
and his party were courteously told that
they wpre prisoners, and the whole caval
cade proceeded some ; distance until, the
baron jwas singled out and politely re
quested to permit himself to be blindfold
ed.- Seme hours later he found himself in .
an elegantly appointed house, where he
dined sumptuously at a table furnished
witb beautiful linen and handsome silver. -
all the! luxuries of the season, and even ioe,
being served. After the payment of a ran
som of 530,000 the baron was again put In
-possession of his watrJi and bank notes
and escorted almost to the railway station..
At parting with Wm Bis escort begged the
honor pf being permitted to kiss his hand.
San Mauro lies 69 miles from Palermo
and 21 from Cefalu. The latter place Is
reached by a ride of six hours in a dili
gence over rough mountain roads. The
people of San - Mauro are mostly Meld la
borers and almost 6,000 In number.' A
baud of brigands infested the region from
1870 fo 1876. They were 15 in number,
under! the leaders JXocca and Rinaldini.
They were clad In a uniform of blue vel
vet, rjdlng boots and a distinctive hat.
Each Wore upon his finger a ring with the
initial "B," in honor of the leaders. They
were armed with double barreled carbines,
revolvers and poniards. They had" fine
horses and many masks and other devices
for disguises, Including uniforms of the
local gendarmes. It was their pleasant
way, eu meeting the servant of some rich
proprietor, to say: , 'i X '
"I saw your master yesterday on a horse
that pleased me. Have it at tomor
row."! And the horse was usually deliv
ered according to demand.
Kooca died by bis own band rather than
yield to the soldiers that bad besieged him
in a house for two hours. ' Rinaldini was
killed! 1b an encounter with the troops in
August, 1876, and the band was dispersed.
fourteen years later a new band oi ban
Mauro bri pan da suddenlv aoDeared in the
haunts of the old band. . The leaders were
Melcbiorre Candino and Placldo Rinaldini,
a relative of the other brigand enter. The
newcomers with their chiefs numbered 11.
They j wore almost ; the same uniform as
their predecessors,: though the blue velvet
was jsomctiiues: replaced with reddish
browu, yellow or I black. They had the
spurred riding boots and good horses, but
not the multitude of devices for dlsguiso,
as a handkerchief covering part of the face
served their purpose. Candino is a peasant
of San. Mauro. He took the field Jn May,
1889,1 after having done four murders.
Within a year Rinaldini and nine, other
brigands, all from the region of San Mau
ro, had joined him. . Witnln tne next two
years the band assassinated more than SO
persons. V I
' This new band of San Mauro flourished
by reason of deep seated principles of the
Sicilian nature. Many of their murders
were jdane for the private revenge of Indi
vidual brigands. " Others were by way of
punishment for what the brigands esteem
treacjiery, the revelation of the movements
of the band to the soldiery or the bearing
of truthful witness in court against cap
tured brigands or their friends. Revenge
is a prime principle of the Sicilian, and
silence In court is another. :
Ad injured Sicilian does not testify
against bis enemy in court, because he is
too proud to have the government attend
to a matter that 6hould be one for private
reveuge. '- "The truth- tq the confessor and
to no- one else," is a Sicilian proverb.
Louis Maxzola, one, of the San . Mauro
bandj killed in 1884 one Cassataro, the
husband of his mistress, and through the
courageous testimony of tha t murdered
man's relatives was found guilty and sen-
tenoed to 15 years' imprisonment. He es
caped) in 1890, and, regardless of the dan
ger of detection, went straight to his old
home to revenge himself' upon the brother
of his former victim. 'He found that the
safest thing to do was to enter the band of
brigands, and the. band made Maxzola's
vengeance its own. Cassataro, being In bis
garden with his wife and.chlldren, was ap
proached by three men who represented
theniselves as. from the local military Com
mander, and commissioned to fetch him
away. They Lurried him off.but the wife,
suspicious, snt to the military command
er and learned that her husband was not
in the bands of the authorities. Searchers
hurried into the mountains and found the
dead body of Cassataro with three bullet
wounds in the heart. This occurred in
; - , f - . '
The Chief newspaper. of Palermo, la
commenting on this crime, called 'for the
suppression of the brigands. About three
weeks later the editor received from Can
dino a note for publication saying that,
While it was true that Mazzola had- taken
his revenge, the band was not made up of
inuiscriinmaie assassins, uisgusiea wun
the unjust abuse to which they were sub
jected, the brigands had withdrawn from
San Mauro to the heart of the mountains.
The letter closed with salutations to the
editor and assurances of esteem. Accom
panying it was a five franc note to pay for
its insertion in the newspaper. The earlier
band of San Mauro bad also issued a proc
lamation, posting it on the church door in
187t5,r but Candino, more modern in his
methods, had reached bis public through a
newspaper. I . X . i. '
y Bavkini end Ilia Dog-. '
NoMoDg ago Mr. Justice Hawkins had
a fox terrier named Jack. : Once at War
wick Jack and bis master were caught
rattling by a farmer on the banks of the
Avon. His loruship, nowise disconcerted,
tendered a sovereign to cover the trespass,
which the farmer, affronted by such A cool
proceeding, refused with indignation.
"You had better take it," said the judge.
"It's a reasonable offer." Then the farmer
gbt so angry that Sir Henry . announced
himself.' "And,; what is more, sir,'' Bald
he, f you shall go with me to the Warwick
Arms and crack a bottle of champagne
with! that sovereign immediately.' The
story adds that there was" free ratting for
Jack on that bit of land as long as be lived.
There are other stories about Jack, and
it la said that when sittfng on the bench
with his master he once ventured to ex
press his opinions on the matters before
him in a singularly loud tone. .The tale
goes that Sir Henry, with .the greatest
promptitude, directed the ushers to "turn1
that dog out of the gallery." The ushers
of course did not find a dog in the gallery
and nobody ventured to look under the
bench. . I- .-: - ...
Qn solemn occasions Jack was always
attached to the judge's wrist by a long
blue ribbon, and many a- junior has be
guiled tbe tectum of a case by watching
the Hbbon gradually unroll a83aok pur
sued his Investigations, while Sir Henry
every now and then ''hauled in the slack."
ndou Tit-Bits. '
Birthday Heroism. 1
T lo vaiwwiurl nf a Ilr.Mn KvdnHV hfiv thnt
be allowed his mother s Dirtnaay to aawn
rir.hnnt havinff anvthlnfr to cive her. This
wa4 to him, a terrible state ot things and
seemed to cau tor a aesperaie remeuy. : -Ha
hnnnn bv offerimr her. one after an
nthhr pvnrv tov he owned, but : she was
tooigood natured to take them. At iast,s
after carefully considering tne wnoie mas
ter ,j he said with a degree of earnestness
which showed how mucn ne leit tne sacri
fice he was about to propose: ' V :
il know what I'll do. I'll take a dose of
castor oil for you I" The resources of herb-
Ism, so far as lie was concerned, were ex
hausted. -Strand Magazine. . .. ., -
' , JbrtT yeaw ago a woman wns old and
wore a cap at the age of 50. From pres
ent indications 40 years hence women
jvill not be considered' old ' until they
reaun wo century marav.-
Pse ofIthe hands.
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ENCE FOR THE RIGHT.
Ia
Prlnoiti e Timutt JJoth Were Ued
alfieaiiee' of tb Words "Klht" ad
"Left" la r EAtla and '-; Freneh i- What
Egyptian B teroglyphlce Teach Va, " ' -.
The fact that somo- persons are left
banded may start the question whethet
the human animal was always right hand
ed, for abnormality often Indioates a "try
ing nacs', to an anoestrai condition, flow
when we look at our language, and that
In the ease of man Js a fair test, we find
bow strongly the comparative force exhib
ited by each of the hands has left its mark
on bur-common expressions. The right Is
the "ruling" hand, the left Is the "worth
less" or the "weaker" band, if we regard
the derivative meanings of the names. In
words Imported from the Latin a certain
ability is called "dexterity" or right hand
edness, while that which- has an evil or
unsuccessful innnenoe becomes "sinister"
or left handed. In like manner, if we look
at words from a French source, we find
that a -clever person is "adroit" because
be - has right handed qualities, but a
clumsy person is "gauohe" because his
work is left banded.
It Is evident that when our race became
so far advanoed as to frame words for ideas
and things the rule was that 'the members
ot it were right handed And if we ex
amine otner languages we find proofs that
such a rale existed among the people using
tbemv There la, nowever, good reason fox
thinking thnt man originally could use
either band equally, well." "This seeps a
hazardous statement to. make about a re
mote anorstor in tbo. age before, the great
glacial epoch had furrowed the mountains
of northern Eunpe, but nevertheless it is
strictly ' true; and strictly demonstrable.
Just try, as you read, to draw with the
forefinger and thumb of your right hand
an imaginary human, profile on the page
on wnicn tnese words are printed. Do you
observe that (unless you are an artist, and
therefore sophisticated) yotf naturally and
instinctively draw it with the faoe turned
toward your ileft shoulderf Try now to
draw it with the profile to. the right, and
you will find it requires a far greater effort
of the thumb and forefinger.
"The hand moves of its own accord from
without inward, not from within outward..
Then, again, draw with your left thumb
and forefinger another imaginary profile.
and you will find, for the same reason,
that the faoe in this case looks rightward.
Existing savages and our own young chil
dren, whenever they draw a figure in pro
file, be it of manor beast, with their right
hand, draw it almost always with the face
or head turned to the left, in accordance
with this natural Instinct.; Their dolna
so is a test of their perfect right handed
ness.--. -. f .;-' ! , ! "V . ,
"But primitive man, or, at any rate, the
most primitive men we know personally,
the carvers of the figures from the French
bone caves, drew men and beasts on bone
or mammoth tusk turned either 'way in-'
discriminately. The inference is obvious:
They most have been ambidextrous. . Only
ambidextrous people draw so at the pres
ent day, and, indeed, to scrape a figure-
otherwise with a sharp flint on a piece of
bone or tooth or mammoth tusk would,
even lor a practiced hand, be compara
tively difficult" (Allen). In connection
with this passago it is interesting to ex
amine the reports of thsJbureau of ethnol
ogy, where it will be seen that, although
the majority! of profiles executed by .the
North American Indians follow the rule,
many laces also turn to the , right, and it
is found that .left, handedness, or rather
ambidexterity, is very common among
these tribes. ) - -j..-- ' s
- But doubtless the reader will notice
that in writing his band mover from left
to right, and not from right to left. Here
is an apparent violation of the principle
laid down in the quotation given from Mr.
Grant Allen. It is, however, more appar
ent than real. If you study Egyptian hiero
glyphics, you will find that profiles invari
ably look to the left; Hebrew, Arabia,
HindooBtanee and other ancient languages
read from right to left. In these, as in
some modern, tongues,- we have to begin
the book at what is to us the wrong end.
The reason of this is that the early lan
guages were inscribed, not written. - A
tablet of marble i or a brick formed the
page. The right band could, therefore,
carve or impress the symbol in the natural
way, and pass on.l With the Introduction
of wax tablets of papyrus and, in .later
times, of parchment and paper, a difficulty
arose, for if the hand began at the right
and worked leftward, it would obliterate
its own work. s 'X" -
Hence the habit of Writing from left to
right, so that not only may the writing be
clean, bat also that it may be visible.
-With writing from left to right came also
reading in the same-direction, and one re
sult of this is very curious. We have be
come so accustomed to move the eyes from
left to right that we instinctively look at
things in that way. Close your eyes in a
room and then open tbcm. You will find,
unless you make a positive effort, that
your eyes take in the objects on the left
hand first and then " move to the right.
This is the way in which we view a land-,
scape or a picture. The painter follows the
habit of the writer and works from left to
right to avoid "smudging" bis work,, and
it has been remarked that when , several
compositions enter into one picture, as In
some of the ancient altar pieces, the chron
ological order runs from the upper left
.hand corner to the lower right band one.
.Philadelphia Press.
", RUNNING A LOCOMOTIVE. '
What It Means to Speed a Train at the
, Bate of Sixty Miles Per Hour.
To Ladles Home Journal John - Gilmer
Speed contributes an article upon the
safety and comforts or railroad travel in
the Unltod ; States, in which he says that
"the highest type of American railroad is
today constructed with such skill and sa
gacity that we travel In more luxury and
more security than I any people , in the
world,". - In considering the locomotives
and the npeed attained by -them on our
railroads Mr. Speed says: "At 60 miles an
hour the resistance of a train is four times
as great as it is at 80 miles that is, the
fuel must be four times as great in the one
case as it is in the other.. But at 60 miles
an hour this fuel must be exerted for a
given distance in half the time that it is
at 30 miles, so that the amount of power
exerted and steam generated- in a given
period of time must be eight times as great
as at the . faster speed. This means that
the capacity of the' boiler, cylinders and
the other parts must , be greater with a cor
responding addition to the weight of., the'
machine. Obviously, therefore, if the
weight per wheel, on account of .the limit
of weight that the rails will carry, la lim
ited, we soon reach a point when the driv
ing wheels and other parts cannot be fur
ther enlarged, and then we reach the max
imum of speed. " 1 ! - ; "
"The nice adjustment necessary of the
various parts of these immense engines
may be indicated by jsome figures as to the
work performed by these parts when the
locomotive is worked! at high speed. Take
a passenger engine on any of the big rail
roads. " At 60 miles an hour a driving
wheel 6X feet in diameter revolves five
, times every .second. Now the reciprocating
parts of each cylinder, lnoluding one pis
ton, piston rod, cross head and connecting
rod, welgning about 660 pounds, must
move back and forth a distance equal to
the stroke, usually wo feet, every time
.the wheel revolves, or in a fifth of a seo-c-nd.
It starts from B state of rest at the
end of each stroke of the piston and must
acquire a velocity of $3 feet per second in
one-twentieth of a second and must be
brought to a state of rest in the same pe
riod of time.- A piston 18 Inches in diam
eter has an - area of g644 square inches.
Steam of 150 pounds' pressure per square
inob would, therefore, exert a force on the
piston equal to 38,175 pounds. This force
is applied alternately on each side of the
piston ten times in a secona." .
-4 '-'
- v . A Iliifoaa Beverage.
When grapes are. plentiful, a moat
delicate beveragq may be obtained
py pressing the juice from the grapes,
: IJttle presses are? to be had for the,
purpose. : But many grapes are nec
essary ta mate this delicious drink.
Thus treated, the useless seeds, skins
and pulp are prevented from burden
ing and taxing tbe ' digestive appa
ratus, and nothing can be nicer thai
this fresh, rich grape Juioe. Wom
ankind. ;
(jladness Goniesl
TT7ith a better understanding" of the i
? Y J transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper ef
forts rgentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. -There, is comfort in
the knowledge, that eo many forms of
sickness are not due tiamy actual dis i
ease, but simply to a constipated condi
tion of the 6ystem,.wbich the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figa prompt--,
ly removes. - That is why it is t$M only .
remedy with millions of families, axidis ,
everywhere esteemed so highly by all .
who value, good health. f I juneficial
effects are duo to the fact, tl .t itis the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness- without. delrlitatinK' ' the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important, in order lo get its bene
ficial effects to note when you pur
chase, that you ( have the genuine arti
cle, which is manufactured by the Cali-
lornia big ssyrup to. cmy ana sold Dy
all repntablfc di-u ?ists. - '
. If in the enjo;,iiierit cf gcod health,
and the system is regular laxatives or "
Other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any Rctnal disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, tut if in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with t"he
vell-inforrr.cd - everywhere. Syrup of
Figsgtands hiifhest ond is most largely
used and f' v" ereneral satisfaction ;
DUMbSllC MARKETS.
- By Teteerapli to the Momi-a Star.
-; . FINANCIAL. 1,'
NKW YORK Iinua y 27 Evenine.
Mooey on call wrs tasy at " 18
er cent: last lOon at 1 per cent.
cltsiog offered a 1JJ percent. c Prime
mercantile paper 0 03 per cent. Ster
ling exchange was firm, with actual
ouainess in bankers at bills 48lVatfr5
for sixty days; 48(J487 for ocmnd.
Commercal bills 483484. 1 Govern
ment bonds were stto g. United btaus
coupon fours 112J: Un. ted States twos
96. State bonds ouli; North Carolina
fjurs 100. North Carolina sixes 122.
Railroad bonds irregular.
S COMMERCIAL. ' 'rf'
, Silver at the Stock Exchange to day
was b'gber - " - --
NEW York. Jarmuy 27 Evening
Cnt'on was q Jiet and s.cady; middling
7 5 16c.
Ojiiod net receipts bales; gross
. 186 bales; exports to Great Britain
bales: to -France: bales; to
tbe Continent . baies; Jor warded
408 bales; sales bales; sales to
pinners 40 bales: stock 291.629 bales.
Total to-day Net receipt 19 861
bales; exports to Great Britain 5 6u9
bales; to France bales: to the Con
tinent 6 825 bales, stock 1,0:9 477 bales
Total so far this week Net receipts
105 816 bales; exports to Great Britain
62 953 bales; to - France 85 bales; tb
mc Continent 43.100 bales.
Total since Septesnoer 1 Net receipts
5 468 427 bales; exports to Great Britain
a,253.i88 bales; exports to France 490.318
bales; exports to the Continent 1.3U7.0U4
bales; to tbe Coaonel 6 481 bates,
Flour wa dull but steady; Minnesota
patents 14 85i00. mill patents 15 00
5 25; other grades unchanged; Southern
Sour was dull., steady and uocbaoged;
common to fair extra $3 8003 65; good
to choice S3 ?54 05. Wheat spot
dull and easier, with options closing
firm; No .2 red free on board 91 Kc; un
graded red 7585c; options were weak
aod declined lHOc, rallied X&c
J44c and. closed sit ad at 54ljc
oeiuw yesterday: trading more active No.
2 red Jannuary 84c; March 890. M.y
8gc: aly 80c . Corn spot oul sad
Brmcr; Nj 2 28 at elevator and 29c
efljat; steamer - mixed 273c; options
weak and unchaoKed to 1 16c lower, ad
vaoced HOMc closing firm at Jiover
vesierdav wun adn I trade.Janua y 28c
July 28c. . Oats spot dull outsteaa;
optioos near months easy; far months
firmer; January 8lc; Jaaunry 21c; Feb
ruary 21c; May 22c; July 22c;spot
prices No. .2. 22c. No 2 wbitel 21c;
mixed Western 2ti3c. Lard quiet
nd weak; Western attam i 17; city
3 65 January $4 12. nominal; it fined
'aid dull; Continent $4 60. South
America $4 75; compound $4 25J4 50
Pork quiet and easy, new mess $8
9 00. Butter was quiet; fancy steady;
S ate dairy 10l5c. do. creamery 13 d
19; Elgins 20c - Eas firmer; State and
Pennsylvania 18K 19c; ice house 12
13Hc: Western fresh 18Mc do. per
case (i 008 00. Southern 17X17c
Cotton seed oil way stead v ; ciude 20c;
yellow prime 2323c. Rice firm, in
lair demand aod uocnanged. Mo'asses
quiet and unchanged. Peanu s qu'et;
fancy hand picked 834c. Coffee barely
teaay and unchniecd to 5 poins up.
March and April 9 40 Ma $9 40 9 45 j
Jul t9 45; September 9 45 aU 50 Ojiuh
oer $9 f0; December ftf 5U9 65: spot
Rio cull bat steady; N . 7 19 87
Sana.' raw quiet and stead ;fair icfinn g
i 13 16c. r fined quiet aod unchanged.
Chicago. Jan. 27. Cash quotations:
Flour was quiet, weak and ucchanged
Wneat No. 2 spring 7476c; No. 2
ed 845487c Corn No. 2 21
22c O.u No. "2 16c. Mess pork 7 80
7 95. Lard. S3 853 87 K Short rib
sides, loose. $3 874 1 X Dry salted
shoulders, box- d $4 25g4 60. Short
clear sides. b xed, $4 12iB,4 25. Whis
key $1 17.
Baltimore. 7an. 27. Flour du1!.
Wneai ami, spot 87jc bid; Maw 81
& Siic Southern o sample 90lc.
do on gride 8388c. Corn steady;
spot aod J.nuary 25U259c; February
2525c; March J56f atJKc: Aonl
2e27c. Steamer mixed 23,J423c;
Southern white 2227c; do yellow 2t4
S6Kc Oats steady; No. 2 white 24
24Jc; No. 2 mixed 21822.
MARINE.
ARRIVED.
Nor barque Flora, ' 601 tons, Straubo,
fara. . .; .vf ?:.,.
: Ger stmr FaedrelaDdett 983, tons,
Christiansen,: Hamburg, Hele & Co.
Brscbr Dove, 168 tons. Eidale, Hav
ana, Geo Harriss, Son & Co.
Schf Wm Linthicum, 148 tons. Bran-
nock. Dry Harbor, W I, Geo Harriss,
Son & Co. -
Scnr Wm F - Campbell,- 188 tons,
Strout, Cayenne, J T Kilev & Co. '
- Schr Marion Hill. 193 tons, Arm
strong. . Aux Cayea, Gso Harriss; Son
&CO. ':,v-: ':.:;. - -
I JScbr Roger Moofe, 812 tons, Miller,
Cape H ivtien, ueo Harriss, Son 6t Co.
-Steamship Croatan, McKee, New
York, H G Smalloones. . 1.
IScbr B I Ha"d. 373 tons. Blatch
foid, New York. G;o Harriss.Son St Co.
cleared. -
Stmr Crathorce, Lewis, Bremen, Alex
SDrunt & Son. .- '- .'; ,-' r- ' '
Schr Adelia T Carleton, Wall, Port
Spiin, Trinidad.
Nor stmr Antonio Z imbrana, Foeer
lie, Sanchez San Domingo, Chadbourn
Lumber Co. - - 5
' Nir barque Audhill, Aas. Mmches-
ter. h. iff. Peterson. Downing St. Co.
Stmr Oneida, Chichester, New York,
H G Smallbones.-
Nor stmr Faedrelandt, Christiansen,
Biitimore. Heide & Co. ; .v ; j .
Schr D J Sawyer. Kelly. Bar badoes.
Geo Harriss, San - &. Co; cargo by E
Kidder'aSon. - - "
WILMINGTON MARKET.
STAR OFFICE, Jaooary 21.'
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Notbine
doing. ; - ' ,- --- "
ROSIN-r-Market fi rm at tl 45 per
bM lor Strained acd - tl 50 lor Good
StrairTcd, : ' ; -
TAR Market steady at 90 cents oer
bol Of S fb. :yyv. X'i.J:i'-r
CRU DE TU RPEMTINE Firm
Hard $ 81 Soft 1 80 ;p ,r barrel. VJt? - .
: y uotations same day last year Sprtts
uipeatineL 28U28c: roin stramrd.
11 85; Rood strained. 1 40. tar,: 0 95,
crade turpentine, tl 60, 1 90.
RECEIPTS-",- 'I 'v-:
Spirits, Tafpentine U.. . .. .. ;.. . 6 1
Rosin j
778
Tar.
Crude Turpentine... J I
...
811
s-r 1
- . i. ' -. CoTTON. - " .. -
Market stead on a basis of 6c for
middling. .Quotations:
Ordinary. 'i.w...."... 4H cts V ft
Good Ordinary.;... j 6Jk I "
Low Middling , H '
Middling.; 6j : "'"-;
0006 Middling... .19 1-18 " ,
Same day last year; midcling 7C
Receipts 665 bales: same ; dav last
year 869.,-: I -v,.v :.'::.:.:--;.:; .: k-,-::
U ?T COTJNTBV PRODUCE. -''
PEANUTS North Carolina Prime
4050c per bushel of 28 pounds; Extra
Prime. 65c; Fancy, 6066c Virginia
Extra Prime, 6065c; Fancy, 65 70c. K
CORN Firm- 88 to 40 cents per
bUSbel. 'rr-"---'..V.r;;; :':;;:.r
ROUGH RICE-6575 cents oer
bushel. ! . --.t; ;-.
N C. BACON-Steadv: Hams 8
to ll)ic per pound; Shoulders, 6 to 7c.
Sides' 7 t 8i I . ... -
SHINGLES Per thousand, five inch. J
hrHrif fifl. ana It AA t O OR. ... T
$2 60 to 8.5a. seven inch, $5 60 to 6 50.
1 1 M BE R Market steady as i300 to
v.ou per M.
! STAR OFFICE. . Januaiy 22.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market
steady at 25 cents per ga 1 n for ma
chine-made daks, ' and 24 cents for
couoirv cfsks. -i ': ' :
ROSIN Market firm at tl 45
peribbl for Strained and tl 60 for
Good Strained. - ; : -ry;
TAR. Market auiet at 90 cents oer
bbl oi 280 lbs. , -
CRUDE TURPENTINE. F.rm
Hard 1 80, Soft 1 80 oer barrel." .
Quotations same dav last year Spirits
cuipeotine 294 29c: rosin, strained.
$18; good strained $1 40; tar $0 95;
crude turpentine $1 60. 1 90. - j
RECEIPTS.' - ; - I
Spirits Turpentine. .v. ..... ' ! 6d
Kosin . . y . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. .. . , , . s ' 807
Tar . . ' lis
Crude Turpentine: I... 20
i r COTTON
Market$teady on a oasis of 65kfc for
middling.! Quotations:
Ofdinary I ....... ct ft
Good Ordinary 55 ; " "
U3w Middling...,.;.. ,:
Middling ... ...... i . . 6K " "
Good Middling....)... 7 1-16
Same day last year, middling 7c,
Receipts 439 bales; same day last
year 489. y
I - COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANU IS Norm Carolina Prime.
4050c per bushel of 28 pounds: Extra
rnme. 03c; rancv. B0 65c. Virginia
Extra Pi 1 me. 6065c. Fancy 6570c.
tUKH-rirm; 88 to 40 cents
bushel. " I V."'
ROUGH RICE--6570 cents
bushel. . 1
per
per
N. C BACON Steady: Hams. . 8
to 11 Jc per pound; Shoulders, 8 to fc;
aes, 7 to 8c r
SHINGLES Per thousand, five inch,
hearts and saps, $160 to 2 25; six inch,
$2 50 to 8 60. seveo inch. $5 50 to 6 50. '
TIMBER Market steady at 13.00 to
7.00 per M.
r .- - -1 - - : " ', t . v
STAR OFFICE. January 23.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market
closed firm at 25 cents per gallon for
machine-made casks and 24 cents for
country casks. -
ROSIN Market , firm at $1 45
per bbl for .Strained and $1 50 for Good
Strained.!-' vj.
TAR. Market quiet at 90 cents per
bbl of 280 lbs. I
CRUDE TURPENTINE. Firm.
Hard 1.80. Soft 1 80 per barrel.
Quotations same day last year Spirits
turpentine 2929c; rosin, strained.
$1 85; good ' strained $1 40: tar SO 95:
crude turpentine 1 60 1 90. 5 . .
RECEIPTS-'
Spirits Turpentine...' -42
Rosin. i..!. ..v....... 875
Tar . . . .......... i ............. 186
Crade Turpentine , 4
j i COTTON.
Market steady on k basis of 6c for
middling: Qjotations: I
Ordinary 4V cts lb
Good Ordinary... 6Jg . ..
Low Middtmg....j.. 6 " "
Middline 6K
Good Middling 7 5-16 " v
Same day last year, middling 7c 1
Receipts 800 bales; same day last
year. 517. .
j . COUNTRY; PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina-Prime,
405Uc per bushel of 23 pounds; Extra
Prime, 65c: Fancy, 065c Virginia
Extra Prime. 60H5c. Fancy. 6570c. -
CORN Firm; 88 to 40 cents per
bushel.-'
I ROUGH RICE-6570 cents per
bushel. --- :
iN. C. BACON Steady. Hams." 8
to lljc per pound; Shoulders. 6 to 7c;
Sides. 7 to 8c ' '
; SHINGLES Per thousand, five inch,
beans and S?ips, $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
7.00 per M.
I STAR OFFICE January 25.
! SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market
closed firm at 25 ceoi s per Bal
lon for machine-made tusks, and 24jg
cents for country casks,' ; i
! ROSIN Market firm at $1 45
per bbl for Strained, and $1 60 for Good
Strained. . i. . '..'; yr: ; -1
TAR. Market quiet at 90 cents per
bbl ot 280 lbs.
CRUDE 1 TURPENTINE. Firm,
Hard 1 80, Soft 180 per barreL
! Quotations same day last year Spirits
turpentine 2929c; rosin, strained.
$1 85; good strained $1 40; tar $0 95;
crude turpentine $1 60. 1 90.
I ' RECEIPTS.
Spirits Turpentine.......
Rosin....
81
121
s
Tar ....
244
01
Crude Turpentine
- i ! COTTON.
j: Market firm on a basis of 6&c for
middling.
Ordinary 4 cts fb
uood ordinary. .... . . 054 ; . " '
Low Middling........ j 1 '
Middling.........,,.. 6 h 1
Good Middling....... 6 9-lff '
Same day last year, middling 7c
Receipts 570 bales; same day last
year 572.
i t t .: COUNTRY PRODUCE.
I PE VN UTS North Carolina Prime.
40moOc per bushel of 28 pounds; Extra
Prime. 65c; Fancy. 6085c. Virginia-
Extra Prime, 60Q5c, Fancy, 6570c
1 CORN. Firm; 83 to 40 cents per
cusoei. 1
t- ROUGH RICE 65 70 : cents per
j N. C BACON Steadv; Hams. 8
to llc per pound; Shoulders, 8 to 7c;
stars. 7 to sc.
: SHINGLES Per thousand, five inch,
bearts and saps, $1 60, to a: six inch
ovtonwi, seven men; sarou to Q.ou.
T TIMBER Market steady at $3.QQ to
ijv per. w,
,v- '
Whatliii
4astorJa is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants , ' rf !
and Clilldren'lt contains neither Opiiun. Slorphine nor j I
;? other Xarcotio substance. "
: for Paregoric, Drops Soothing-Svrops and Castor OIL, .. " --
,It is Pleasant. ! Its guarantee is'thirtyu-years use by.
'. Mliiionsof 3Iothers. Cuatoria is the Children's Panacea : ; ; ,
:i- the Mother's Friend'-':;:.? i.;''. i'
,;. - ,Castori destroys worms, sHays feverish
. Hess, cores diarrhoea and wind colic, relieves
thing troubles, and cures constipation, -.
Castoria contains no rjaregoric, morphine,
opium in any form. - --!.-.'. y
' "For several years I have' recommended
Castoria, and shall always continue to-do
' so as it has Invariably produced beneficial
- results." -.. v..- .
Ed wn F. P asjbs, M.D., f
, . ,.. -. . 135th 8treet and 7th Aveniie, :
-i?-.V-;..t'-3.'' - ,:!-." Kew Totk Cnr.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
'msecNTuR eoMMNV, TTstunitkV smccr, ncwronR eirr. ':
'J STAR OFFICE January 26.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothiec
dome. ; r-i.:,; ' 1
ROSIN Market i firm at tl 45" oer
bbl for Strained and 81 60 tor Good
Strained. v"'''.-,-! "' "-::': :;vr. . ; ... -
TAR. Market quiet at 90 cents oer
bbl of 280 lbs. - - ! i
CRUDE -TURPENTINE. Firm.
H"d 130. Soft 1 80 bcr barrel. f
Quotations same day last year Spirits
turpentine 27Ufl2i27c: -rosin, strained
$1 85. good strdinrd fl 40. tar 10 05,
craae turpentine fl 60; 1 90.
RECEIPTS.,
Spirits Turpentine.). ... . . . .
123
610
8
S7
Rosin........
Tar
Crude Turpentine. .'. . . . ,; .
Receipts same day last year 299
casks spirits turpentine 1 2l4 Obis rosin.
SW DDIs tar, 41 bbls crude turpentine. .
COTTON. ' -: -4 .1
Market frm on? a basis of 6lc for
middling. Qjotations: :
Ordinary........!... cts lb
Good Ordinary. ii.U. " "
Low Middlino;....,.!. 6Jfi : " "
Miaaitne .1. 654 "
Good Middlin....ii. 6 9-16 i V " ,
Same day last year, middling 1g. A
Receipts 810 bales: same dav last
year oa.-- - . .-. .--
COUNTRY PRODTJCB.
PEANUTS North Carolina primeJ
4080c per bushel of 28 pounds; Exira
rnme.-55c: Fadcv. 600165c Vircioia
Extra Prime. 606 5c. Fancy,, 6570c.
CORN Firm: 88! to 40 cents D:r
busbel. : j i . ... i -.... 1
ROUGH RPCEf65&?0 cents
per
.bushel. . i 1 1 , a"
N. C. BACQNlisteady; Hams,
5 8
7c;
to 11 Jc per pound; Shoulders, 6 to
Sides. 7 to 8c : : : -
SHINGLES Ber thousand, five inch
hearts and sapsJtl.60 to 2 25: six men.
$2.50 to 8 50. seven inch $5 60 to 6 50.
TIMBER Market steady at ifOO to
7.50 per M. v jj - r . : - -
STAR OFFICE. January 27.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE M irket
firm at 26 W cents -per caliou-lor ma
chine-made casks, and i cents lor
country casks if- - ".""1
ROSIN. Market firm at 81 45 ber
bbl lor Strained and $1 50 for Good
Strained. " -i ;-..
TAR. Market -quiet at 90 cents oer
bbl of 280 lbs. v I f
CRUDE TURPENTINE. -4-Firm.
Hard 1.80. Soft 1 80 per barrel.
Quotations same day last year Spirits
turpentine fc7K27c; rosin.' strained.
tl 85; good strained 11 40: tar 80 95:
crade tarpentine $ 60. 1 90. j
XKCXIFTS. . I
Spirits Turpentine.1 .......... J . , 4
Kosm. .... j. 89
Tar ....... .iJ..... i. 98
Crude Turpentine ,?J .......... i J . 00
Receipts same day last year 61
casks spirits turpentine, 1,847 bbls rosin,
159 bbls tar, 19 bols crude turpentine.
cotton. : . 1 .
Market firm on 'a basis of 65c for
middling. Quotations:
Ordinary. ". ........... 4M cts lb
Good Ordinary 6 " "
Low Middling.... ..... 6$ . .
Middling.....;-... 634: " "
Good Middling.. . Q 9-16 "
Same day last year,, middling 7c
Receipts 784 bales: same day last
year, 689.
. country; produce. I '
PEANU TS North Carolina Prime,
4060c per rtushel of 28 piunrlsr Extra
friine ooc; f cv, 60 65c. Viremia
Extra Prime. 6065c; Faocv.6570c,
CORN Firm; 88 to 40 cents per
busbel. ' 1 :'
ROUGH RICE-6570 ! cents per
busoei. 1 . I '
N. C BACON Steady: Hams. 8
to llc per pound; Shoulders, 6 to 7c;
aides. 7 to oc ; v- j '
SHINGLES Per thousand, five inch,
beans and saps, tl 60 to 2 25; sizfnch.
$2 50 to 8 60; seven inch, $5 6Q to 8 60. -
TIMBER Market steady at 13.00 to
7:50 pir M. ... !' '
COTTON AD NAVAL STORES,
, WEEKLY BTATIKBQCB'T.
-'.,-', ' RECK1PTS. ' :- ' -
For week ended J.n. SS, 18i7. , : !
Cttttm. Stiritt. Jtrim. Tmr. : CrmJ.
"S,4OT 611, ;S.OT v 1,672 - - 48
. RICKIPTS.. .. '
. ror week esded Jao. 24. 1896.
CttUn. Stiritt. Jtw.; , Tmr. . CrwU.
8.396 . 6.0 i 8,469 - 814.; 807
CJCPORTS.
For week ended Jas. U. 13S7. '
! v Cttttu. Stiritt. Metiu. Tmr. Crwdt.
Domestic.. 1,831 7S8 1-88 178 H
romga .... 8. M- ; M B.749 0J0 , 09
10,108 748 6.7Tt l,i78 .15
EXPORTS.
For week ended Jan. U, 1806. '
Cttfm. S,irit,4 XmHm. Tmr. Crudt.
Domestic.. 653
foraga... 174 4 -
581
0UU
i
,8au
1F0
000
"lM
eoa
. 131 8,9(H
. STOCKS.
, Ashore and Afloat, Jan. 82. 18(7,
,:! Atkert. AJUmt.
Cottoo., ...... - 5.977 - 8,771
Sptrltt.,.,.. 154) ' U1
Rood 80 168 8,780
Tar. i 7, 8SS 669
Crsde............ 1 .. ; 33 000
STOCKS.
( Aikate sad Afloat; Jan. 84, 1896.
CfUtm. SfiirU. . SmHn.-r- - Tmr.
11S8 i& S I KJOi , 11.140
14T48
l.OiT
: 83,941
7.9i
848
Crade.
- 891
CASTORIA
. . For Infants and CLildrejj, --
New ? YORKT January t7. Rosin
stead: stralaed common to eood tl 70:
Ol 794. ? Spirits tarpentine q diet at
.urn ei' 1 r
' '-.
'S ii'-n
It is a Iiarmless substitute .
. v " Casterla is so wen adapted, to chUdrea . ?
that I recommend It aa superior to any pr; -
criptioa known to me.t-!-'" !- ' A-';-"-J!-'-v
'. Jv...?'-.:?'- h., a. Amelia.' sen., : . - .- "
-tit 80. Okford Str., Brooklyn, N.T.-' :
Jl: ' : ? ' -I'' .---.'-il V -.''''""'.
- -'-i--- ' :- li,:: 'Vr'-y: -
"The use of Castoria is so unlversat and. ; J
Its merits so well knowa that it Menu a: -work
of Bapererogatioa to endorse it,. Few..'. ...
are the intelligent famlUe who do not keeps i:" r
Castoria within easy reach.' ' ,,. ' 'V.vv'A' ;.
: ' '' Caaxoa Masttw, r. , ' ' :. : -
. - '' 'I :-- r .-: New York City. ! .--,; :,
: KXPUUTN VOB TUB W KBK.
, u '' ' v. j I' - ';
.. 'FOREIGN.
Bremen - Stmr
bales oton. - :
Crathorce 8680
1 Manchester Nor barqie Audhill -:
4,178 oos rosin.
brara 17 l9:fwe -io-elbs: J.c3 : J-'-ii
Port of' -pain SchVjKT Carleton' j
195 46S leet ' umber.- V( ; ; H ","""
. BaRBaDOES Schr Sawrr .189609 , v
ieet oitssen iumicr. 88 581 feet rou&h
lumber,f 845.800 shinBies ; ' '
coastwise. - i '
New York Stmr Oneida 650 bales ..V
cotou, ' 157 casks sp'rus turpentine 25 v :
bbfs rosui, 7( 9 4 tar, 16 do pitch. 26 906
feet lumber, 600 j laiper bolts, 105 pkgt -' a-
mdse. ' -: .. '. V- ' . v". -"
For Over Fifty Tear .
Mrs Winslow s Soothing yrup bas
been ts d iOr over fiuy tars oy mil- .
lions ol mothers for their cailflrtn while
teethirj);. with perfect success. 1 1 soothes
the child, softens the' umt, allays all "
pairj. cures wind, colic and is the bt St
remrdo tor D'arrtonJ It will relieve tbe
ooor little sufferer immediately Sold by
DruKKists in every part of -the world.
Twenty five cents a boule. Be sure and "
ask: for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing a
Svtup." and tske no otber kind " i -
Wholesale Prices - urrent
Sw The touowma qamations repraasiiv iWaoleamls
Prices generally. Id ""g ap small orders algssr
prices hare ro be charged. . - . , ' J-
J The q notation! are always ewea as aceoxateiT as -possible,
bnt the Stab will not Ss responsible for any
variationf from the actual market pries of the arttcstl -'
quoted. , .. . ' J . :- ..' ., ;
BAGGING .;.
S Jnte L,.,
Stnda d
WE8T&K N SMOKED
H"msJ9B:.t,,.
6
6
14
7 "
654
19
6
,6.
. H I ID
Shon a n S 9
eaa -
DRY SAIL ED
ShnaUitrs m it .... ....... et 4U
BARRELS piri 1 Turptntlne
ectma-nana. eaca- 1 OU 1 10
New New York, each.... .... 1 H6 1 41)
new city, eaca ,....,,,..... 1 80 & 1 40
BEESWAX B.. ,,.....
ST"
WilmingtoB 3 M,..,,.:
Northern .................
7 00
O 14 00
BUTTE I
North Carolina f? ...
N ithera .......
CORN MEAL. 1
Per Bnshtl, hi sacks
Virginia Meal
COTTON TIKS-V bundle,,.
AaamaDtice
CHKESS tt
Dairy, ureara. ,,,,..,, . .... n
Ste
COFFEE fib
LAgnyra ............. SO '
Rio. ; '. ' in
16
DOMES? ICS , . :' ,
Shret ng, 4-4. yard..,,.,,,, -
Yarns 2 bnoch. . is
EGGS a down :
MacVcrel, Nol, barrel' ..'.- t2 00
Mackerel, o 1. half-barrel il 00
Mackerel, No S. f) barrel. . . IS 1 0
Mackerel, No 9 ft half-barrel 8 00
Maokerel. No 8, W barrel. ... 18 00
Moljeu, barel , 8 00
Mu lrta. y pork barrel... h.;,, 6 75
NC. Rue : Hjj rring, y kg.... 8 00
Ory.Cod, fJ S ... M. ...... 8
" xtra : S IK
rtUR-vbarrel , " -
low sraas
O a ts
4 60
O 6 S
Chncc
Straight
.............st,s..M
t .............,
First Patent
O B 79
G AIN-B) oo hel "
Corn, Iro store, hag- White,
xttn, a go, in dtuk wntte.,.
Co n, caig", in b-gs Whit.,
Oats from, s ot ...,.,,..k
ttata, Rost Proof...,,,,,!....,
Cow -eas .
HIDKS, f) ftf. 1 . "
tireen ..k. ..........
Drr I
ajs t , y iuv
Easter
We -tern
VT . . . .
HOP IRON,
LARU.W fc .v.-J:- . J, . -
...,1,' LklVG..... ...........
North Carolina .. ..i a Aa in
UM ttbarel .'. S'lfs ,
LUMB f B(ci y mwrdl.V M feet J -'
snp oiun rrsawea .......... is v ffl SO00) '
Rongh- de Plank .... ...... 5 00 $ IS 00 '
West India cargoes, according -
to aoalit , i U M A it m
Dreksed Hooriog. sassnssd . 18 0i" $ 8S 00
Scautl ne and Hoard, common. 14 0 a 18 00 ' '
MOI.S ES, eallot
New Crop Cabs, in bhds.
to bbls
Porto Rico, in bhds
" - la bbls
an.. u 1 LLJ.
" M ut bbls.. ..J,..,,
Sttod In bbls " i
NAICs. J keg. Cat 6Qd basis....
POR ft, ajb rrel . , , -
t-lty Mess,.......
Rnmo ...
9 00
Prime ... '
rope i :r
e y t d t.: . :
-Si AlUtB
Liverpool
Lisbon ..
Ame ican
"... .... ..,.
On lfi Sack . SA
8HINGLaB, 7-tnch, '$ U..,... 5 00
UWIDOB " ..,.,,,. ,,. -1 V
C- pres. Sans V . t no
SUGAR, Bv-Standard Grsno? '
"S A ... ....,,. ..
White Ea.C ....... ...... '
Ext C. Golden.; . . 4
C Y-U w
cniv m an u .i ..
STAVS.S, M-W. O. Wei...: 8 09 8 14 00
' R. O. Hog.head .... ! ..,.,,., A M W
TIMB BMfe.t-SbJrmta..... . S OS
Mill, Prms .i,..i...,., ' n TOO
Commoh Min......U... 4t -3 8 60
' Inferior So Oidimr A l im
TALLOW. SJ ..,... . J " . J X .
WHISKEY gallon Northern. 1 00 O SOU
Nnrrk r, m . j - j nf) A f AO
' N otice of j Seizure. ,
'J'HK : FOLLOWING PROPERTY Belonging '
to T he Cyo-es, DltiUlirg Company bat been
for snoiatinof tb loternall Keyrnne la-s of Vniud
states, and are held in c, St idy by - irtoa of taid laws,
to-wit. j Seeo p) catk. of c ro w-tskey, one cooper :
st II aod fixtures cubes! contents about seve. ty (70)
rsUons Il persons tlalaaicg aat property w 11 com
forwsrd and tWc bond as required -by Sectioa S40O,
re -t ed statutes of the United ta es of As erica,
w v lathirty days from the date f f this notice or tho
tame wi lbefereltedtotbekoyernnKntaBd told aa
provided for in said section.
Wimingtoo, H. C, Dec. S9tb 1896,
,, . . F. M. bl tMONS,j
t, CSS"? L0."?1 R'venaa 4tk Discmt N. C.
f 7 ITAH J' DP C-llector. r
dec 80 lilt W4t ; 1 8; 16 SS I
BUlsSs BIBVGlLiS
Ovtt2ne And Soortinv Goorlt
ol every description at twttofxt.
-prices. Send for our Catalogue.
, NO STAMP EEQTJI&BD.
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