SERVICE.
Fret not that the day ia gone .
And thy task is still undone. -
Tvrss not thine, seems, at an.
Kcar to thee it chanced to fall, ."-..
Close enough to tir thy brain , : . 1
And to vex thy heart in vain. ;
Somewhere in a nook forlora i J
Yesterday a babe was born. "V"". V,
He shall do thy waiting task, : ' . .
All thy questions he shall ask, '-
And the answers will be given . t
Whispered lightly out of heaven. '
His shall.bs no Btnmblinjf feet, ' v". . '
Falling where they should be fleet! '
He shall hold no broken clew, -" , .;.
Friends shall unto him be true, : ,
Men shr.ll love htra, falsehood's aim ' T
Shall not shatter hia good name; .
Day shall nerve bis arm with light, ' ' "
BlumlxT'soothe him all the night:
' Summer's v-eaco and vrtntcr'a stom
Help him all his will perform. ; ,.; .
'TU pnotijrh cf Joy for thoe .,"
His high sei-viao to fpr-jeo. - :.... ;
! Roman's Journal.
THE TELESCOPE.
Imperfections That Are Found In the In.
. " strnmenU Now In TJae. .
The boat possible two Jena objective,
mailo from sucb materials as ato at pres
cut obtainable in disks of any considerable
tizo', sins griovously in not bringing the,
light rays of different color to any single
foous ita "ncbromatism" la far from ab
Goluto. In the case of this 40 Inoh lens the
.groeutsh , yellow rays coute together at a
oint nearly six Inches nearer to the lens
than do tho violet, so that tho linage of a
bright star is surrounded by a strong par
pie linlo, which; la usually pronounced
"perfectly lovely '' by a female tyro,' but Is
on nljoinifcation te the astronomer. It la
purt k-uliiriy ijiiuoytiig In spectroscopy or
photograph io worjc, and where such work
Is specially in hand the' fact that the re
flector is entirely free from It, treating
ray of every color impartially In the mat
ter of focus, goes fnr to condone its pecul
iar weaknesses. ' .
This imperfection of the ordinary object
pl.-ins is in no respect the fault of the opti
cian,' but lies in the material Itself. Ex
periments, subsidized by the German gov
ernment, have been going on at Jena dur-
iug the last dozen years for the purpose of
remedying the evil, with special reference,
however, to the Improvement of the micro
scope In that complete success has been
reached, and there Is muoh reason to hope
that before very long It may become poa
si We to obtain varieties of glass which in
combination will give satisfactory ochro
uiatism and in disks of sufficient size to
permit the construction of large telesoopio
object glasses as perfect in their way as
tho new npocbIJomatlo', mioroscoplo oh.
j'octivoa are in theirs. It will be a step al
most as important as was Dollond's inven
tion of tho present achromatic lens. Thus
far, however, no great success has been at
tained with telescopes of any considerable
magnitude, though an English firm Is now
offering to make three lens objectives up
to SO inches in diameter, which are adver
tised ns practically perfect In their oohro-"
mutism. A six inch lens of this oonstruo-
tion has beon very favorably reported on
by Div Roberts, and it Is perhaps not im
possible that a new era of telescope mak
ing may, open with the new century,
Jiorth American Review. - .
".- Clone Shooting-. ; . ' i
An Englishman who lived ' many years
in Africa say's that it is now several years
since lie ventured to take one of the most
daring shots that ever was hazarded..' His
wife was sitting in the house near the open
. door, the children were playing about her,
and he was without, not far away, busy
with a wagon. - i
Suddenly, ho says, though It was mid
day, an enormous lion appeared at a short
distance, slowly advanced and laid himself
quietly down in the shade upon the very
threshold of the door.
My Wifo, frozen with fear, remained
motionless in her placo. The children took
. refuge in her -lap, and the cry they uttered
attracting my attention I hastened toward
the door. ' My astonishment and horror
.maybe imagined when I found the en
trance barred in such a manner, 1
The lion had not seen me, and I glided
1 geijtly, scarcely knowing what I meant to
do, to the side of the houso and to the
Window of my chamber in which I know
my joaaoa gun was stanaing.
By a happy chance' I had set it. In a
- corner close by tho window, so that I could
reach it from the outsldo, and, still more
fortunately, the door of the room was open,
so that I could see the whole danger of the
: scene. .- : i
There was no tfmo to think, for the lion
was brgiuning to move, perhaps with the
intention of making a spring. - I called
eoUly to the mother not to be afraid, and
then fired. The ball passed directly over
jny boy.'a head ond lodged In the forehead
of thir lion Immediately above his eyes and
stretched hiui on the ground. '' ' '
There was au instant of fearful suspense.
.Then I fired again, but the socond bullet
was thrown ojway, for his majesty never
, stirred after tho first shot, and - I. leaped
over t.l3 prostratt) body ' to. clasp my wife
gnd children in my arms. Youth's Com
"panion. . ' r i 1 t ;
, " Biggest Poker Came on the Pacific ,
"Xho biggest gahio of poker I have
heard of in tlae past fow years," said
ciio of Ibo Californians at the capi
tol, "vas i)layed in San Francisco a
few years co between Lucky Bald
win and a California cattleman. Tbo
gaine wr.a limitud, but one by one
tfea players ; dropped, ont. until no
body was left iq but Baldwin and
. tho cattleman. They agreed to waiye
tko linjit, and tbo cattleman set the
' pace.-'-1-Ho v?aited to bet $10,000,
, Baldwin staid and offered to go him
I f 10, 000 better.' Tlio cattle owper
Bcratchod bis j head ond feaid pe
didn't bavo that much to lose, but
. bo would like to put up hia cattle aa
coll Loral. Baldwin wa3 agreeable,
enditbo cattle wero assessed ot-flO
( bibd. Then tbo cattleman raised
. Baldwin $10,000. That made Bald
, win scratch bis bead and hem and
haw a little. He said he was in the
same predicament aa his friend. lie
didn't Lave quite that much to lose.
'But,' said Baldwin, 'you know
my bouse on Market street, giving
the number of the property, 'Well,
I'll pit that against 750 of your cat?
tie, making a total of $75,000. V
, "The cattleman agreed, and'then
jit camo to a show down. The ruraL
ist lanl down'f cur queens. Baldwin
laid down four aces. It was the stiff
cstgaineof poker played on the Pa.
cific coast .for many long years.
Washington Post. !; '
the Boers cod the Girt of Tongues.
, Tho Boors have their o-wn ideas as
to .Ibo origin; of the English lan
guage. Tbey say that when Dame
JJat'ure was employed in giving
tongues to tho various nations she
stood at a large table on whioh lay a
pieco of meat. She bada knife in
her band, and a nair of Boissbrs lay
on tbo table. With the one she out
the Itongud out of the meat, and.
sth the scissors she gave to each
tongue its peculiarities. To her came
all tbo nations. "De-Fransman,"
"do Duitcber" and even "de BoeS-'
nian" were, provided for, but "de
'Kngelsman' was not there, 'He bad
turned into, a canteen; on the roadf
wide, it seefas, for a drink, and 'when
bo arrived the meat was i done.
"Ifever -mind," said Dame Nature,
'thero nro plenty of snips on the
floorr, Tnko half n-dozen of these,
30m them together and . make a
tongue if or your solf. "Westminster
Slavery In Egryyt.
The Egyptian peasants have been
Hiaves for ages. Theytsoia tnem-
solves to tho king of Egypt in the
time of Joseph and have never been
iree since. Pittsburg Dispatch,
(lilii
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SERiOUv ACCIDENT ; ;
On Board he Battleship M tlve.Tetterday
bT the Explosion of a Oae- Poacd 7
' Oalibre Cartridge, ! J jrtog Tit 'A
Seigsaat Was&er, Secmm and : .
; - Hudin ThelodUnaaod Mm- '
v Mehnsetts Have Not Yt
Joined the VI -et at ."'";
Charleaten. ; ;:
- - By Telegraph to the Morning Stat."
Chaklettok, Feb. 10 A icrioui ac
cideot on board; the battleship Maine
-yesterday ws i kept quiet until to-day.
This was rendered possible by the fact
that the ships are some sixteen .miles
from the city and oat at sea. v.:
Whiles crew consisting of Fust Ser
geant Wagner aod Privates Scoman
and' Hardin were loading a one-pound
gun of the Maine's secondary battery
with a one-pound calibre i cartridge, the
cartridge exploded, injuring Fust Ser
geant Wagner on the right hand, tear-
ing the flesh from the bones. . Part of
the shell struck Hardin in the leg and
bas not yet been extracted, sThe men
are painfully rather than seriously hurt.
Senman was injured about the face.
-The Indiana and Massachusetts have
not vet joined the fl;eu) It was learned
to-day that the mat oe avres are to begin
at once, and the Dolphin, which . it was
thought yesterday bad gone South, is
orobably to act as a blockade runner
It may be that her- Qrst attempt to get
into the harbor past the battleships will
be made to-night. This morning a
committee of citizens in charge of Col
lector "Bryan called . upon Admiral
Bunce to learn bis pleasure . regarding'
the entertainments which are to be
given the fleet at Charleston.
It is, ot course,- impossible to obtain
definite information regarding Admiral
Bance's plans, but it is generally believed
here to day that the dispatch boat Dol
phin is now engaged in an attempt to
run into Charleston harbor . undetected
by the fleet. The Dolphin Sailed south
ward Monday evening, and it is said
that Lieutenant Commander Clover,
who is in charge of her. was instructed
by the admiral to make' the attempt to
run the blockade. The search -bents of
thetauadron were keptjflasbmg across
the sea until late last night.
bat
an
po
the
the Dolphin did cot put in
appearance. The ships held their
sitioos of yeiterday all to-dav.
men on the various vessels engag
ing .for several - hours in exercising
their secondary - batteric s Towards,
nightfall signals were . hoisted by the
fl gship, and in response to them the
Amphiirlte, Marblehead ; and Co'urobia
moved further to the southward. The
stretch of water covered by the battle
shits is thus extended for a. distatce of
more than ten miles. From the steeple
of St. Michael's Chu ch to-night the
flash lights ot the warships mav be ob-
served as tbey cast great paths of light
up and down the coast aad out to sea.
It is supposed that the fleet is en
gaged in an effort to detect the Dolphin.
Neither the Indiana nor the Massachu
setts joined the fleet to day. though it
is said that both vestels are expected to
oal at Port Royal to morrow. The
Newark, which . bas been engaged on
police duty at the mouth of the St.
John's river for some days, is now coal
ing at the same place. This has given
rue to the rumor that the Newark will
join the fleet off Charleston to morrow.
Mayor amytne ana a committee 01 re
ception and entertainment visited Ad
miral ounce on the flagship New xoilc
at noon fb-day and ex ended the privi
leges of the city to the fleet. The Ad
miral, bis stuff and the senior fleet offi
cers were invited to attend a banquet of
the Chamber of Commerce February
18th to meet Secretary Herbert. Also
to attend a reception to Secretary Her
bert on that day and a ball on the ltb
inst. Admiral -Bunce expressed bis
gratification at the attentions shown and
said be would endeavor to accept the
ibyitatiops. All the ships In the locality
that can enter the harbor will do so be
fore the Secretary's arrival and it will be
made convenient for the officers to ac
cept the" hospitalities tendered. . The
Admiral wouia not cay mucn 01 we ae-i
tails of the blockade but said he antici
pated a most Instructive and valuable
seaion here. . - . ! :, ' 1 . ' j ;
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remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the
poor little sufferer immediately. Sold by
Druggists in every part of the world.
Twenty five cents a bottle. Be sure
and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup." and take no other kind," . t -
.- .aaiBaMaBeasBaBpBSBHrtMMMS'
A special to the Chronicle from Saluda;
S. C, says the first outrage commited
in that conntv took place Sunday after
noon about five mil s from town.' The
negro w-s cap ured, but he has never
retched the j il. and tnose wno are sap
pose to know most sr saying -nothing.
Saluda is one of the new counties re
cently organized. -;-', '..;.:v -
The Cuban to mmitiee of -Italy field a
meeting in Rome yesterday and voted
their approval of the action o' the New
YLrk Cnbn committee in r. jecting the
reforms offered so Cuba by, the- decree
recently siguid by the Queen Regent
01 Spain.--'- -'; 52'' "1 ' - :.. ' A .v:
Spring Mediciw - i a. necessity
whicn Hood's Sarsaparilla grandly Sup
plies. It purifies and vitalises the
blood and thus gives tone and strength
to the whole system. - 1 - j :
. Hood'I Puts are the only pills to
take witu Hood's Sarsaparilla. Cure all
liver .ills. .-: - ' mm '' "' :k "-r.
' The I linois Central iC'ailroad Comply
takmg advantage of the .recent break in
the price of steel rails, has p'acrd ordeis
with d fferent mills for 60 009 tons of
rails for delivery during : the year 1807.
O' these orders it" is uederstood tint
45 001 tons, went to the Illino.s Steel
Company
Tor Infants and Children.
Halls XTr -
f THERc IS A
YOUNG WOMAN IN
NEW YORK
' -'-'-'-r
WHO JREAD3 THEM.;
.Miss Srars Mthod 'at Stuping- Char.
ter-t-She Worka With, Models of Hands.,
i "Veh Sh Bays Are .tbo EzecntoM ot
:'-.- Their Possessor Wills." ' " ''""'.7T:-;';'--4-
n r:v -.
- "Nowadays, If a man or a woman, has a
theory to nlr, the novel at once suggests it-i
sen as cne exponent ox .the Ideas or feel
ing. "! That's the broad,' flat footed state-"
ment 1 that Amelia K: Barr, the' novelist,
made in a epoech before the members of
Sorosis recetotfy. - jNowthere'a a young
woman in this town who stands ready to
challenge this opinion of Miss Barr's. Her
name is Adele - Marie Graef, and she has a
. brand, new theory,, or, at least, It is ; new
in America, and she jdoesn't propose to
. provej It by leading ,al few persons or the
public as fate o good lnck will In Buch'
cases,! through a' three volume romance. -,
Miss Graef 's theory Is that the hand is
the index, in very great degree, of the will
and other mental faculties, and, this being
granted, she has undertaken to read from
the hand, or models of the hands, the men-:
' tal temperament - and .character. She has
convinced some people, and they are hay-!
.Ing their own hands modeled and read,
and those of their babies, If they happen
to have any, as well. ;.. Ever so long ago a
beau tifal custom, existed - in the old coun
try. Whena baby was born, espeoiallyif it
' was ai first child, a model was made of its
hand j and' hung alongside of those of its
parents and -grandparents. : This; was a
mere j matter of sentiment, and it is only
of late years that the scientific value of
such casts has become; known. When in
fants! grew up and became engaged, the
bride and bridegroom to be exchanged the
models of their baby hands. . - h - -A
cynic who had beard just enough of
the new theory to make him a little more
cynical than usual ; strolled into Miss
Graef 's pretty: studio the other day to find
ont more about her belief. The first men
tal impression that he got was a setback,
for the young woman sat before a table'
studying three plaster models of hands,
and every one or them was the band ox a
man. : .... " ' ';
. "So you want to see some of my mod
els and know more of my theory?" ; said
the artist graciously; carefully noting the
curve of the cynic's mouth.'
- "Yes, I do, he answered. '?Now, of
course, I know it's very much 'like palm
istry" - .-. '
'Not at alV' interrupted the artist " I
have
undertaken to prove the connection
between art and anatomy, and I presume
that
you, like many others, get the idea
that toy theory is similar to that of palm
istry from j the word 'casts, ' as if I were
taking casts of horoscopes or dealing oth
erwise with the transcendental arts. On
the contrary, mine is a purely scientific in
vestigation. For years I have traveled all
over this .country, visiting hundreds of
asylums, prisons, sanitariums, poorhouses,
hospitals and other public institutions of
all classes, always with this theory in
- mind. . I spent my summers at fashionable
resorts, for there one sees human nature
in all its phases, and I've done nothing
but Study, study, study people of all class-,
es and nationalities.' I All winter I've been
modeling the hands of prominent men
andiromen here, and I've made models of
the hands of many citisens in public and
private Ufa
"I proceed on the theory that the hand
is connected with the motor center, is the
executor of the will, and that the expres
sion of the nerve thoughts should natural
ly be sought in the hand rather than In
the eye, mouth or other features usually
relied upon far character reading
"My theory has proved itself. - At first
when people began to have their hands
modeled they didn't pay much attention
to the character reading. Now, that's the
reason they have them modeled. I always
manage to take the favorite position of the
hand when; in repose, for this tells much
1 of the temperament and natural character
istics of the subject. I can tell whether a
person is inclined to lung or acute diseases
or toj insanity, and I can also tell whether
he would steal or commit murder.
The cynic smiled, but ran his hands
down in his trousers' pockets a little un
easily.; -
Miss Graef passed on to- a model of Sa
rah Bernbardt's hand, which she made just
before the actress left the city. s -
"This is one of the queerest hands I've
ever modeled," she : began.. "It denotes
two distinct natures. It expresses extreme
affection, devotion and. passion on the one
side, j and on the other revenge, and the
length and character of Mme. Bernhardt's
forearm show that she has the strength to
control,- command and conquer any of
these peculiarities at will- She has an ex
ceedingly thick palm, which indicates her
ardent temperament and tells ns that she
is able to throw ont much and hold much.
: "Her pointed fingers are not in harmo
ny with her thick palms, and they tell the
tale of a revengeful nature. I don't believe
she Indulges in revenge, but it ia in her
to do so. The fingers are very short com
pared with the length of the palm; and she
usually keeps her hand clinched, slightly
projecting the index finger, and thereby
unconsciously holding the vibrations of
Jier force power in reserve for her work.
Sarah goes to the utmost degree of excita
bility in everything. Her nerves are strung
up to their tensest pitch until after hex
work is done, and then there is. a complete
relaxation : until : her nerve force is again
necessary. She picks up her force powers
or puts them down in an instant, and that
is the secret of 'her power and immortal
youth.
- "Let me see your hand," said Miss
Graef suddenly to the cynic.
He threw his left one up as if a train
robber from the-wild and woolly west had
accosted him, and then said, from sheer
force of habit: - : I ! V
" A royal straight flush." i .
: "I know all about ! it without your tell-
intr me anvthlnsr. " she said With a laueh.
"Ohj what a flexible hand you have I" she
cried out in amazement "Why, you could
adapt yourself to any people or any cirenm-
. stances." -, ' -!
'Juess that's pretty much my harness
latterly," ftp answered, 1 -
jut 1 or au tna you are a cowaru,
she Went on. "You are not suited with the
way things are going. You make up your
mind to say certain things to certain peo
ple, put when the time comes you don't do
It You put off unpleasant things instead
of getting over with them.
"Gee whilikensl but you are worse than,
a Roentgen ray." JNew Yort bun.
U - A Career Started .
"J have been thinking for a long time,''
she said with a serious expression which
contrasted strongly with her usual airi
pess, "that I ought to have some serious
purpose in life. So I have decided to go
into literature." -"'!"-'' - '" ' -
" You intend to pursue it seriously, do :
you?" - --'.
" xes, 1 indeed. I've bought a lovely
Ixrai XVI desk and. I've got some of the
most exquisite stationery you ever saw.
Mother gave me a gold pen and a mother
of pearl penholder and J havo just the
prettiest silver lnkstapd-aH covered With
filigree wort:; yqu ftnpw,' , ; r
' Y6U are certainly well equipped,"
'"Yes," she replied serenely, "t've got a
splendid star$. All 1 have to do now Is to
cit dpwn some time and think up a piece
to write'Wa?bington gtr,
Not ' pupntatioos.
r ". ulia looks like an amiable girl."
"She Is. ' Whenever we' dispute about
street , car fare she ! gives -up and lets me
pay. f Chicago Record. ,
A Story of the Ite Nitrate King.
There was a story current in Paris a few
vears asro which served to show the lordly
"nature of the entertainments of -Colonel
North, the late "Nitrate King. " The colo
nel Was giving a dance, to which all the
potables of the town were invited, Think
ing to render the affair more imposing, ho
took nton himself to decorate the Arc de
Triomnhe. which stood near his hotel, with
a gorgeous display of flowers, bunting and
colored lamps. The Parisians were amazed
at the audacity of the "bourgeois" who
presumed to nse the monument to the hero
f AnKterlitz to advertise his ball. The
mUncioal council remonstrated with the
idneL but the "latter, no whit abashed,'
mate out a check for some millions and
tendering it to the officer declared that ho
would buv the arch out and give it back to
the people the next day as a free gift The
blnff. however, was a rauure, ana tneumu-:
lionaire had to content himself with deco-.
rating his hotel. Kichange. -
BUT
HE ASKED FOR BUTTERMILK. ..
And th Wry TVaitr XJved Orir Agl
t.. the Joys of the farm. ''':-yr''-i'
i'Hovy'a the buttermilk?" asked
the tired man, and the weary waiter
looked the ennui he felt as 1 be an--
svrered n.'-fiL i; : 2
'"Chnrned fresh every hour." : . .
f Weu, now, give me ia' glass from
the last hoar, and .let -her be full,".
said the tired man.) Then he enfold
ed the midnight edition,, smiling aa
if memories haunted him, and never
seeing a line of all tie black type;
which tried to startle sated humani
ty." He -was thinking of bnttermilk
fresh from the chnm, and the big,
staring headlines were as blank pa
per before .him. " The" weary -waiter
.disturbed his reveries.
He said the "sir' as ; one who fol
lows a vaoant form and meant noth
ing by tt'l--:t::f;yx
I'm sorry," said' the tired man,"
taking j coffee . and a sandwich, of
course, ana still conjuring up pio-
tares of the oountryi?' fe'v"
ttreat thing when you're nredv
said he, smiling and looking past the
weary waiter and the coffee urnand
the blank wall beyond. "Lai I can
hear the soft chug of the churn dash
er yet when the butter is coming.
Gets lighter , then! and splashes in
side, and the yellows drifts wash
down from the hollows in the lid.
and you hit twice half way and once
clear down, and butter's come.' ;
The weary waiter smiled without
releasing his stare afp the street, sir
lent in midnight darkness.
And. they pulj the buttermilk
down in the springhouse in a great
big jar, and the water swishes around
it, and there's a board on top, with a
stone to keep it down. And Sunday
morning you curry the - horses and
turn them out on the clover pasture,'
and dive off the bank in the river
and take a'wash, and put on a olean
hiokory shirt and; your Sunday
clothes, and lay down in the shade of
the apple tree in the long, soft grass
and catch the wind from the woods
and; the music c4j the "cow bells far
away and then you think of the
buttermilk." ; -.:r 4 ,;'Kr.
'That's right, ' saia tne weary
waiter as he rearranged the sugar
bowl and spoon holder. : . -'
"Ana you go down ana dip it up
with a ; big tin oup and drink it in
great big swallows, and the other
boys oome in and we all sit there and
drink and talk of the ' tough times
we are having and ohatter about the
girls and josh each other about go
ing home with them from meeting,
and after awhile dinner is ready, and
we go in and eat fried chicken and
mashed potatoes land bisouits and
custard pie"
"U-m-mf!" saidi
the weary waiter
fervently. '
"And then again1 along in the aft
ernoon, resumed tne ured man.
"wo get out tnere wnen - tne sun is
down, and we have another cupful,
and the whippoorwill is booming
from some plaoe up in the clouds,
and the katydid is telling of the frost
Just six weeks ahead, and the cattle
are-standing along the barnyard
fence, with the smell of fresh milk
in the mellow air, and the tin cup has
yellow flecks all over the sides, and
we fill it again and drink
'Or in the harvest field, V said the
weary waiter. .
"Yes, when the, worn en folks aeod
it out in a jug, with a slab pf ginger
bread, in the long forenoon, and we
take great swallows"
"And sweat" i
"And sweat and buckle down with
the cradle and jthd rake and set up a
shook to shade the buttermilk
And a rain comes up, and we
run fdr the barn, j The weary wait-
er siooa erect ana 1 smuea aeiignv-
edly.! ,
"Ah, yes ! AJb, yes 1 That was life,
after all." v
The tired man took his check to
the desk and waited outside for an,
owl car to come along, but all the
time he was thinking of that mellow
nectar which mingles the acids and
sweets of rural ecstasy, and all the
tired insistence of his journey home
could not impress1 the city's hope?
lessness upon him. Chicago Times
Herald. 1.1
1 - 1 -1- - -
Greek Chariot Bmcea.
The chariot races, like j those pf
the Roman circus, imitated from
the Greek, were of striking interest.
There was scarcely any honor of the
games more glorious than the charr;
ioteer's .victory, especially t the
owner drove his own i horses. .The
danger to life and limb undergone
by the charioteer!
that risked by the!
was not less than
athelete in bpxipg
ith the cestus'
tium, ' The vivid
or in tnepancra.
obapter iin "Ben-
Hur" depicting the chances; and per
ils of a chariot race essentially the '
same as that of the Olympio games
gives an excellent notion of such a
contest. G. T. Ferris in St. Nich
olas. ':, '
SPAIN
FROM A CAR W1NDQW.
The;
Conntrr Was
jltrr and Txptj
aad.
- Seemed Burned to at Cinder,
It was fiery hot ft was noon when we
reached the junction of Boadilla, - where
we turned eastward toward Granada. The
seemed a furnace, its wood was
fire to our touch, the air that came through
the windows was burning. The country
was scorched to a cinder; the mountains
glittered in the heat; the ahadeless towns
euivered in a hot haze like a mirage. : We
lay back, panting, fanning ourselves with
our hats and our guidebooks. We came to
baked, dust driven stations. - At each was
the same cry of "Waterl water!" from the
women who made a living by selling it and
the people in the train who were trying to
drink it I - ;: .
To names Antequera, i: Loja, San Fer
nando that earlier had thrilled us in Mur
ray and Washington Irving we were now
indifferent as. they were spluttered tjy;tne
dust ehoked' guard.' 3Tor hours the horizon
was bounded by low, mountains, with berr
and there tiny patches of snow on then
I . upper, slopes. ; Butjwhere were the daz-
iiini. eiowinar snow) neaKS or ma oieixa
Nevada, that loom Up so- magnlfloenily'ftf
the romance of Washington Irving, and in'
the story of every traveler who has pen
Granada?-r .i- U - .-
' True, throngh the canebrake, stifling 1.
the torrid air, we had seen, two or three,
low hills crowned with olive groves, plant
ed like a map, and on the top of each
something that looked like the ruins oi
gigantio brick kilns of tumbled down fae
tories. ' Granada must be near; for we had
Dassed San Fernando, but neither to the
right nor to the left could we see the min
arets of the Moorish city or the domes ot
Catholic Spain. Slower and Blower went
the train, and then it stopped. ; TSvery Oh$
got out nd we knew ty.wasfinanada,-
EHzabetb Bobins Fennel) in uentury,
I i " " .'.'!..''. .
. Adolphus-When a fellow gets on
to his bioycle, be has to tome or
nothing at all, i or, first ; thing he
knows, over he goes. - j
' TTnfo TVillv . T annneot V9U 8J6
ime of the best 1 riders there e-e
was. Boston lTanscnnii.
Gomes
X7ith a better understanding . of the:
transient nature of tlio mnnv rjlirs ;
leal ills, which vanish before proper ef-..
forts srentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightlv directed. ; There is comfort in
"the knowledge, that so-TOany forms of;
Eicness are not aue to any actual dis
ease, nut simply to a constipated condi-.
tion of theisystem, which the pleasant
family laxative, Svrunof Fifrs,-promut-
ly removes. That is why it is ta only
remedy with millions of families, nudis
everywhere esteemed so highly . hTall
Who value cood hen-itlu' Ita scnefieial
effects are duo to the fact, tl it itis the
one remedy which promotes lnicrnal
eleanliiicss WitfirtuVVlitatinff'--the
organs on which, it acts.. It is therefore ;
all important, in order to set its bene--
nciai ertects, to note when yon nur- .
cnase, tnat von navo tue crenurne erti- -
, cle, which isonanufactnredby the Cali-
rornia fig tsymp Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists. r: : - ! .
. If in the eniovment of rood health.'
and the system is resrular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed.' If
afflicted .with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful :
physicians, but if in need of .n laxative, '
one should have the best, and with, the 7-well-informed
'' everywhere,: Syrup of
Figs staads laerhest and is most larerely
used ar.d ivf .;lnn5t general satisfaction.
; DOMESTIC MARKETS. !
; ; : By Tbesrapli to the Xornisx Star.
- ;, FINANCIAL. ' -:':':-
Niw York. Februaiv 10 Eveninir.
Money on call has been easy at IK
per cent; last loan, at 1H per cent.
closing offered at IK per cent. Prime
mercantile paper was 8 per cent. Ster-v
ling exchange dull, with the actual
business in bankers bills at 484j&ti&485
for sixty days; for demand.
Commercial bills 18SKQ484K. Govern
ment bonds were steaoy; United States'
coupon fours 112K: United States twos
85 44. State bonds qaiet; North Carolina
fouis lOli Nortn Carolina sixes 122.
Railroad bonds lower, f
Silver at the Stock Exchange to-dav
was dulL ..:
, COMMKRC1 AL.
Niw York, Februaiv 10 Evenine.
Cotton easy; middling 7 8-16&
Cotton futures closed steady at decline:
February 6 75 March 6 78. - AdtU 6 84.
May 6 91, lane 6 86. Tulv 7 01. Aueust
6 71, September 6 73, October 6 63. No-
vemberS 63,December068. Sales 175,700
bales. :.v . : -., '.'. .., ' h-
Cotton net receipts bales; gross
bales; exports to Great Britain
bales; to France bales; to
the Continent : bales; lorwarded
- bales; sales 8,193 bales; sales to
spinners 94 bales; stock 281,724 bales.
Total to-day Net receipts 17.756
bales; exports to Great Britain 7.466
bales; to France bales: 10 the Con
tinent 13 650 bales; stock 975 432 bales.
Total so far this week Net receipts
82 895 bales: exports to Great Britain
47,915 bales; to France 5.405 bales; to
tne Continent 49.490 bales.'
Total since September 1 Net receipts
5.696 003 bales; exports to Great Britain
8,405,977 bales; exports to France 683 889
bales; exports to the Continent 1.420.625
bales; to tbe Channel 5 481 bales.' I -
Flour was dull and neglected; Minne
sota patents $4 10ffl4 95; others nominal;
Southern flour was dull aod unchanged;
common to lair extra is 8U8 60; good
to choice S3 7504 00. Wheat spot
dull and weaker with options; No. 2 red
free on board. 92c; ungraded 7893c;
options opened weak at H&H decline.!
rallied C?lUc. declined UfhVr. land
ciosca w canal xiqiic unaer yeateraay;
1 aa, . m
N0.3 red February 88c; March 84c.j
May 82J4C; July 79c; September 76
Corn spot dull and weaker; No. 2 28c
at elevator and sc afloat; options were
moderately active and weak at UaWc
decline; February 28cMij 29jc; July
svxc uats spot more active and
easier; options were dull and weaker;
February 21jc; May 21 c; July 22Uc;
spot prices No. 8, 21o21Uc; No. 8
white 24c; mixed Western 21023c. Lard
qujet and nominal; Western steam 4 00;
cuv S3 60, May 14 12, nominal; refined
lard was quiet; Continent 84 26; South
America $4 60; compound 84 004 25.
Pork quiet and unsettled; new mess SS 00
38 75. Butter market was steady and
fairly active; State dairy - 1019c; do,
creamery 1420c; Elgins tlKc Ecss
firmer; State and Pennsylvania 16c; ice
house, per case S3 008 80; Western
fresb 15Kc; Southern 14X15Mc; limed
12XlSc. Cotton seed oil stronger; de
mand good;-crnde 20c;yellow prime 23
Kice lainy active, nrm una uncnangea
Molasses steady, with a moderate de
mand and unchanged. Peanuts quiet
and weak; lancy band picked 8K0SMC
Conee quiet and uocbaneed to 10 points
down; March f 9 15; May 9 25. faly 9 30;
September (9 809 40; October $9 85;
uecemner s 00; spot rvio ami out steaay;
No. 7 19 87c. Sugar raw firmer and
more active; fair refining 2 19 16c; re
fined higher and more active; off A 4
4Uc; . standard;. A ' 4Kc: cut-loaf : and
crushed 5c; granulated 4c. i
Chicago. Feb. 10. Cash quotations
Flour was dull steady and unchanged.
Wheat No. Ssorine 74Ka76Xc: No. 2
red 84MS7. Corn No. 2 2, 2222 f .
Oats No. 2 16Uc. Mess pork $7 60
7 60. Lard 8 703 72cU- Short
rib sides, loose. $3 7093 72 U. Dry
salted shoulders, boxed, S4 254 60.
Short clear sides, boxed, tl 12X4 25.
Whiskey fl 17. . -
Niw- York. Febuary 10. Rosin
quiet; strained common to good tl 70.
Spirits turpentine firm at 2929$c.
SAVANNAH, Februarv 10.-Spirits
turpentine firm at 28c, with no sales;
receipts 265 casks. Rosin firm and un
changed; sales 144barrels; receipts 2 807
barrels.
MARINE.
I ARRIVED.
Am schr Julia S Bulev. 808 tons,
Spage, New York, . Geo Harms, Son
&Co.
Nor barque Otto, 482 tons, Gunder-
sen, Antigua, Jas T Riley & Co.
Am scar Melissa, Trask, 225 tons,
Atwood, NYJ T Riley & Co.
Br schr Sierra, 124: tons, Morris,
Havana. Geo Harris s. Son $ Co.
Am brig M C Haskell; 834 tons,
Windfield, ' Punta" Gorda, Geo Harriss,
Son & Co, . - !
Am schr Anne E Stevens, 228 tons,
Vanaman, Charleston, Geo Harriss, Sou
&Co. . i --..' t..-
Steamship Croatan, McKee, J New
York, H G Smallbonea, ,
; CLEARED.
r Br schr Dove, 168 tons. Esdaler Gren
ada. Geo Harriss, Son & Co. - i f.- i
Stmr Oneida, Chichester,' New York,
H G Smallbones. ' . r . " 4
Schr "' Williamy nthjeum, 148 tons,
Brannock. New York, Geo Harriss, Son
4 Co.
Scbr Moraaey, 160 tons, ; Torrey,
Maeoris. J T Rilev & Co. . t '
Nor barque Flora, 501 tons." Tohnsen,
Stettm. Germany. J T Riley & Co.
Am icfar Robert A Snowt 165 tons,
Piilsbury. Jacmel, Hay tl, Geo ; Harriss,
Son & Co. 1; .T. "- "' :'
Steamship Croatan, McKee, George-.
town, n u smaiiDones. . - ?.
Schr Nellie Floyd, 485 tons, John
stone, Georgetown. ; j j
COMMERCIAi:.
UiWILMINGTON MAHKBT.
j : STAR OFFICE. Fibrnary i:
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market
firnv" at 26 cents per sallon bid for ma
chine made casks, and 25 C cents for j
country catki. with sales .- at close of
maiket of country casks at 26c. which is
an advance ot He " - -. ;. : - ' . ' -
ROSIN Market firm at - tl 45 net
bbl tor Strained acd ' 81 60 lor Good
Strained.' - r - ' '
TAR Market steady at 95 cents oer
bbl 01 28G lbs. - '
CRUDE TURPENTINE Nominal.
Hard $1 30, Soft 1 80 p;r barret
Quotations same day last year Spirits
turpentine firm. 26K26c; rosin steady.
si 1 ou.tar, qaiet. voc; crude turpen
tine easy, $1 60, 1 90. 1
- rkckipts. '
Spirits Turpentine.. ........ 45
Kosin. . .t . . 445
Tar.-...;;.; 188
Crude Turpentine. 00
Receipts r same day r last - year-87
casks spirits turpentine, 84$ bbls rosin,
luu ddis tar, a bbls crude turpentine.
Cotton. J
Market steady on a basis 'of 65c for
middling. Quotations:-' - -
Ordinarv.... ........ 4V ..." eta fh
Good Ordinary.... ;-6Jf "
vow Miaaiing....... 6Jti:- ' r ' -
Middling. ........... . 65i .
Good Middling...'... 7 1-16 ' - .
Same day last year, middling 7Jgc -Receipts
818 . bales; same day last
year 163.
i i COUNTRY PRODUCE. ' ' ,
PEANUTS North Carolina Prime.
6560c per bushel of 28 pounds; Extra
mme. eocj rncy, 6570c Virginia
Extra Prime. 50 55c: Fancv. 60c
CORN Firm: 40 to 42 cents ner
bushel. - -
ROUGH RICE 6575 cents ; ner
bushel; f- - ?m, r.
N. C BACON Stead v: Hams. 8
to llHc per pound; Shoulders, 6 to 7c;
Sides. 7 to 8a - -r".- -f -
SHINGLES Perthousand. five inch.
hearts and saps. $1.60 to 2 25: six inch,
(225 to 8.25; seven inch. 550 to 6.60.
TIMBER Market stead v at S5.00 to
0.0U per; m. .
STAR,OFFICE. February 5.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market
firm at 26U cents oer saUon for ma
chine-made casks, and 25 cents for
countrv casks.
ROSIN. Market firm at fl 45
per bbl for. Strained and tl 60 . for
Good Strained. ,..,..
TAR. Market steady at 95 cents oer
bbl of 280 lbs.
CRUDE TURPENTINE. Firm.
Hard 1.40, Yellow Dip 1.90, Virgin 1.80
perbarreL , - - -v.. -:- :- -
Quotations same day last year Spirits
turpentine firm 5J3J26c; rosin steady,
$1 25, 1 80; tar quiet, 90c; crude turpen
tine easy, $1 60. 1 90. . . x
1 RXCXIPTS.
Spirits Turpentine ....... . . . 84
Rosin .. 1 ..... . .L ..... ... c. . . . 809
Tar ...u ........ .. 876
Crude Turpentine . r. ...... i . . . f , 58
Receipts same day last i year 49
casks spirits turpentine, 772 bbls rosin,
228 bbls tar, 8 bbls crude turpentine. :
' I COTTON - i..
Market .firm on a basis of 6jc for
miaaung. yaoutlons:
Ordinary ............
Good Ordinary t . ; . . . .
cu lb
low Miauling. . . . . . . .
Middling ; .
Good Middling. . . . . . .
Same day last year, middling 1c
Receipts 45 bales; same day last
year 994. .-j;. .
; - I COUNTRY PRODUCK.
PEANU TS North Carolina Prime.
65 60c per bushel of 28 pounds; Extra
rnme, Q5c; Fancv, 6570c Virginia
E.xtra frime. 0055c; Fancy. 60c.
WRw-jirm; 4U to 42 cents oer
Dusnei.. 1 -. , .... .; . r
. . - ....
Ruuon Kice. 630&70 cents Der
onsnei. -i . - - i
N. U BACON-Steady; Hams. 8
to 9c per pound: Shoulders. 6 to 7c:
sides, 7 to 8c. -. : --'
SHINGLES Perthousand. five inch.
hearts and saps, ti.60 to 2 25: six inch.
$2 25 to 8 25; seven inch. 15 50 to 6.50.
TIMBER Market stead at S5.00 to
B.ou per M. . . .
s STAROFFICE. February 6
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market
firm at 26J cents per gallon for
machine-made casks and 253 cents for
country casas. -
ROSIN Market firm at tl 45
per bbl for Strained and $1 60 for Good
strained. - - .
TAR. Market steady at 85 cents ner
DDI OI 9U IDS.
CRUDE TURPENTINE. Tirm.
Hard 1 80. Soft 1 80 oer barrel.
Quotations same day last year Spirits
turpentine firm. ; 2629Jc; rosin,
steady, $1 2$. 1 80; tar steady. 90c; crude
turpentine quiet and steady, $1 60, 1 90.
' 'j- I RICKIPTS. ;.-.;VjvV:-
Spirits Turpentine, ; . . ... . .; . . . ' 62
Rosin. . i, ,:,,.'..,.,... J ....... . ; . . 654
Tar , -i ........... . ; ..... . . ... 278
Crude Turpentine 2
Receipts same day last year 65
casks spirits turpentine, 995 bbls rosin,
77 bbls tar, 00 bbls crude turpentine.
f- iv -:,-, COTTON. . : -.
Market firm on a basis of tMc for
miaaung. Qsot&ttons:
Ordinary... .. , .1 4K
Good Ordinary". 5M
CtS
low Miaoiing. ...... . 6J4 1.'
Middling..;,..;...... "W
Good MiddUng......,.; 7 1-16 " '
Same day last year, middling it&ci
Receipts 1,117 bales; same day last
year, 863. V t 1
I COUNTRV PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina Prime.
6065x per bushel of 28 pounds; Extra
Prime, 60c; Fancy, 6065c Virginia
.xtra frtme, 60aoc; fancy, 60c.
cukw firm; u to 4a cents per
ousnei. 1 -; .; .
KUUtxH Kicis bo70 cents per
bushel. ; ' . .:- -.- -
N. C BACON Steady; Hams. 8
to 9c per pound; Shoulders 6 to 7c;
Sides. 7 to 8c. .
SHINGLES Per thousand, five inch,
hearts and saps. $1.60 to 2 25; six inch.
12.25 to 8.25; seven Inch; $5.50 to 6.50.
TIMBER Market steady at 85.00 to
8.60 per M. .
-
STAR OFFICE Febrnary 8.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market
firm at 26K cents per : gallon for
machine-made casks, and 26 cents bid
for countrv casks.
ROSIN Market firm at $1 45
per bbl for Strained, and 1 60 for Good
atraineq.
1 0m a Vfe .a.a . .Ma...
i iAti atarxet steauy at vt cents per
bbl of 280 lbs.4
CRUDE TURPENTINE Nominal.
No receipts. . Hard 1.80, Soft 1.80 per
barrel, i
i Quotations same day Ut year Spirits
turpentine firm, . 265tim26Mc; ' rosin
steady, $1 5, $1 80; tar steady, 90c;
crude turpentine firm, $1 60, 1 90. -
:';:--;:ipsaiPTS,
Spirits Turpentine. : 57
Rosin, -;.;v.-. ............. .i 542
Tar,' , ii. , 174
Crude Turpentine . 00
, j Receipts - same day - last year 12
casks spirits turpentine, 1,207 bbls rosin,
27 bbls tar, s bbls crude turpentine. $
; , COTTON.
! Market 'firm on a basis of 6c for
middling. .--
Ordinary............. 4K ; cts lb
Good Ordinary....... 5 "
Low Middling. .... . . . 3i . - " -
Midxling.Tr..;....... 6J -"
GockI UfiddUng. ...... -' '; -
1 Same day last year, middling 7Kc
I Receipts 274 bales; same day last
year 845. .
6 ;
7 1-16
.... fc.-..,.....,,.............-w,.,-,,..H....v.-..S.v. -.. v.. ......................3 xt-'r-J2
Castoria is Xr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription fbpInfants-:
- . and. CUldren.' it contains neither Opium, Morphine nor -. .
v other Narcotic snbstance. . It is a harmless snbstitateT f
' for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrnps and Castor OIL
' vIt is Pleasant. Its goarantee is thirty , years ttsofby .
MiLUons of Mothers. Ca&toria is the Children's Panacea '
. - the Mother's Friend.
' ttorl destroys worms, allays feverish
ness, cures diarrhoea and wind colic, relieves
thing troubles, land cures constipation.: '
Caatoria contains no paregoric, swrphlne,
opium is any form. - .;:-... -- "
. ' For several yeara T have recommended
. Caatoria, and ahaU arwaya continue to do
6 as it has Invariably produced beneficial
: resulU." .-. - f ...... ,v
-; Sbwtk P. PAJtsxB, M.TA, . .
. . . -, 125th Seet and 7th Avenue,
. New York City.
Children Cry for
'' ' TM enTMW 60MNHV, TT
COUNTRY, PRODtJCK. - 7
PEANUTS North Catolina Prime.
6055c per bushel of 28 poamls; Extra
rnme, OUc; fancy. 6055c;i- Virginia
rixtra frime, 5055c; f ancy, 60c.
CORN. Firm; 40 to 42 cents
per
aW...t...- Ol- .... ' i - - '
U8UC1.'; - . . . m . " ......
ROUGH RICEi-65470 cents tier
bushel. V, f -;; - -.-
N." C BACON Stead : Haras; 8
to -9c ' per bound: Shoulders. 6 to 7c:
Sides, 7 to 8c. - p lv.
SHINGLES Per thousand five inch:
hearts and saps, $1.60 to 2 25; six inch,
$2.25 to 8.25; seven inch. $5.50 to 6.50.
TIMBER Market steady at S5.00 to
o.ov per M.
STAR OFFICE. February. 9.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market
nrm at som cents
per gallon lor ma-
chine, made casks,
COunuv casks.:
and 26 cents for
ROSIN Market
firm at 0145; per
bbl for -Strained and SI 60 lor Good
Strained. -. i. , '
TAR. Market stead v at 95 cents ner
bblOf 280fts. I , r
CRUDE TURPENTINE.' Market
Steady! Hard-1.80, Soft 1 80 per barrel.
Quotations same day last year Spirits
turpentine firm. 2a26jc; rosin
steady, $1 8, $1 $Q,j tar sieady. 90ci
Crtfde turpentine fitm, $1 50, 1 90.
RECEIPTS.
Spirits Turpentine
16
186
Rosin .......
Tar ...;;......;.
Crude Turpentine.
126
'86
. . . ,
Receipts same
day
last
year 7.7
casks spirits turpentine. 2,101 bbls rosin,
i7 ddis tar, 25 bbls crude turpentine.;
.! . . : COTTONi i : j
Market firm on a basis oil 63c for
middling. Quotations: l
Ordinary. ....... . L. . N 4H cts lb
oooa urainary...4.... .
low Miaaiing....i... 6g "
Middling-...:....-.!.'.. 69aa ' f.
Good Middling...;... 7 1-16 - "
Same day last yearmiddling 7c.
Receipts 859 bales; same day last
year 58. r
COUNTRY PRODVCB.-
PEAN UTS North Carolina Prime:
6055c par bushel of 28 pounds; Extra
rrime, ouc; f ancy, 6065c. Virginia
Extra Prime, 5055c; Fancy, 60c j
cuKiM firm; 40 to 4a cents per
Dusnei. ' ii . :.
Kuuun Kii.ii,rj0O7U cents per
ousnei. ' -.: ! .. , ,
N. C. BACON Steady; Hams, 8
to 9c per. pound;; Shoulders, 6 to 7c;
Sides, 7 to 8c ,
SHINGLES Per thousand, five Inch.
hearts and saps, $1.60 to 2 25; six inch.
$2.25 to 8.25; seven inch $5.50 to 6.50.
TIMBER Market steadv at $5.00 to
o.oo per M. . l j
STAR; OFFICE, Febrnary 10.
SPIRITS i TURPENTINE Market
steady at: 26 cents per- gallon for
machine-made casks, and 26 V cents for
country casks." 1 :
ROSIN. Market firm at $1 45 per
bbl tor Strained and $1 50 for Good
Strained. -'i . s.
TAR. Market firm at 95 cents oer
bbl of 380 lbs. I I ' I
CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market
steady. Hard 1.80, Soft 1.80 per barrel..
Quotations same day last year Spirits
turpentine steady, j x6m26mc; - rosin
firm, ' tl 20.! $1 80; tar j steady. 90c;
crude turpentine firm, $1 60, 1 90.
: . . RECEIPTS. ; ' ' , ' ,
Spirits Turpentine
242
474
195
1
Rosin
Tar ..
Crude Turpentine.
, Receipts .same
day last
year 24
casks spirits 'turpentine, 167 bbls rosin,
86 bbls tar, 18 bbls Crude turpentine.
COTTON.
Market firm on
a basis of 65c for
middling. Quotations:
Uroinary.........
Good Ordinary. . .
iH "cts V lb
53C -
6H
65 " '
7 1-16 " "
Low Middling; .
Middling.........
Good Middling... J
Same day last year, middling 7 Kc
Receipts 802. bales: same day last
year. 203. ' 1 - :. - - i
, COUNTRY; PRODUCE. " '
PEANUTS North Carolina Prime,
5055c per bushel of 28 pounds; Extra
rrime, 69c; fancy, S065c. Virginia
Extra Prime. 5055c; Fancy, 6.0c.
CUKM f irm; - 4Q to 43 cents per
busnel. ' f " '
KOyuti RICE 65Q70 cents per
bushel; .. '- " r-
N. C BACON Steady; Hams, 8
to 9c per pound; Shoulders, i to 7c;
Sides. 7 to 8c .' . r . . ,...:;
SHINGLES Per thousand, five inch,
hearts and saps, $1.60 to 2.25; six inch,
$3.25 to 8 25; seven inch, $5.60 to 6.50.
TIMBER Market steady at $5.00 to
8 50 per M. - . . 1 ,
Notice of Seizure.
rpHE FOLLOWING! PROP4RT. Belongin;
to The Crpess Distilling Company ha been seised
for violation of the Internal 8 erenne la a si United
States, and are held io caetody br irtoe oi said laws.
to-wit :- Seven (7) caski of corn whiskey, one copper
st'll and fiztnrra. cnb csi contests about sereitT (T01
?:sllons. All persona elabaiDC sstd propert will crane
orirard aad live bond aa required by Sectioa 8460.
revited atatataa of the United teie of America,
witbia thirty days from the date of this notice, or the
asae will be for etted to the torerantent and said aa
proviaea tor m sua section. . . , , .
Y ii mint ton, n. v., vec. vmx leva,
I F, M. 81UM0NS.
Collector Internal Rerenne, 4th District N. C
cy w, -1 . ( AnU, ixpnty Collector,, - - .
dtc80MtW4t . i 1,8 16 8s ; ' ;U
GUHS. GIQVGLSS
Qutmgf andl ; Sporting Goods
of cyanr deacrfptioa at bottom
prices. Sea4 for oui; Catalogue,
' HO STAMP BEQUrRETX 1 '
EL C Meacham ; Anns Co;
ST. LOUIS. MO
jasSS W8a
'
, r -9. '
iin
-
A,
"Caatoria Is bo well adaated to children ; ; '
that I recommend It as superior to any n'-..':',
scription known to' ine.? J3---&Lg.&ZM?r :.
' . uiao, Oxford Str.j Srooklyn,ir. ''ii-t.:
"The use of Caatoria' Is so universal and"''-';
tta merits so welt, known that it seema a ' ' '.'' J' : ', T;
work of supererogation to endorse It. Few-J ..':i't
are the Intelligent families who da not keep ,--v -l
Caatoria wiUua easy reach." '"t..'; J';JlfiSy'
- t5-- A CAkLOS atanr, xit'-f- v fX'd-
. New York City. ? - '.. .! T ..
Pltcher'o Castoriai
SUIHMf STRSST, MCW YORK OfTV.
COTTON AUDi NAVAL STORES,
WEEKLY STATXaaOClffT. . ;
. :H -l. ' RKCKIPTS.' : ; " - .
For week ended Feb,! S, 1897. ,'
CMUn.
k SfMtt. Mttim.
;188 ; V80 ;
; ' RKCKIPTS.
Tor week ended Feb,
8S4
: 11
.87
7, 1896..
CttUn,'- ,SirUi, Rtnm.
CVawO.
1,695 83 ! 5,tS
' XXPORTS
For week ended Feb, 5, 1897; .
Cttitn. StMU. Satin. Tor.
CrmJ.
:- CO)
' r , ooo
Domestic.. S9 S8 003 - 000
roreiga.., - ou vo uo ooo
I. :. 89..- 88 000 ,0.0
-r EXPORTS. , . 'A :
Fo week ended Feb. 7, 1890. ;::, '".2xi
j Cttttm, Sfiritt. Stsim. Tmr. Oudt.
Domestic..: 900 519 61 ; B69 188
Foreign...; 9,761 000 : 8,116 ; 000 i 000
. I 8,665 ; 519 ; S,m iv6
.1 , STOCKS. 2
Ashore and Aaoat, Feb. 5i 1897.
188
Ttimt. :
11J47
: 178
82.887
- .8,044
846
Cotton,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,
JO.
: 488
884
4S0
000
dpirltsM.. ..............
Rosin...................
1.148
89.9 8
7,591
U46
Tsr.....
urnae, ...... ...........
STOCKS.
Ashore and ASoat, Feb. 7, 1896.
Spirits. Rui. 1 Tar.
4487 . 89.6J0 1SJ261
Citttn.,
Crnde.
j . 690
18,983
EXPORTS FOR THE WEEK.
: COASTWISE.
New York Stmr Oneida 700 bales
cotton, 44 980. feet lumber,' 676 casks
spirits turpentine, 778 bbls, tar. C2 da
crude turpentine, 45 do pitch, 105 pkgs ,
mdse. ! - -u:; .:-::-
New York Schr Wm Lintblcum
135.512 feet dressed lumber, 67,975 feet -rough
lumber, r : i..-"" y :-rr7 -"
FOREIGN. : , -Grenada
Br schr Dover-87,000 feet1;
lumDer, 2UO.O0O shingles. - " J V
Stettin, Ger Nor barque Flora
4.680 bois rosin, - I' : . ';
MACORIS Schr Morancv -188 061
feet rough lumber, 59,930 feet dressed
lumber. ' .. j
Jacmel, Havti Schr R A Snow
87,045 leet rough lumber, 60,129 Ifeet
dresied lumber. . . ;iy:,A'','-; -
Charleston; February 10. Spirits 2
turpentine firm at 243c; sales casks. ' :
Kosin firm: sales - barrels: A, B, C r
$1 40. D, E $1 45. F $1 45. G $1 60. H v '
1 65, 1 gl 80. K$l 80. M $185 N $1 86,
WG$1 90. W W $215 :V
Wliolesale Prices CurTenta.
"The foilowlns anotanoni represent Wholesale
Prices generally. Ia making np small orders higher
prices I
I nave to oa
icharasd.
The aooranooa are aiwars Btvea as accnratalr as
possible, bnt the Stab will not be responsible for any "
sarlatieaairomtheactaal market price of the artklaa
qaoted. t .
BAGGING
S Jnte.
..........
btandard ...................
WESTERN SMOKED I
Hams S ..................
Shon'ders
DRY SALTED . -;. -
Sides fB ........ i.......
Shoulders fS f :
BARRELS Spiri t Turpentine
becond-liand, each -.,,, .
New New York, each.........
New City. each. ....... ........
BEESWAX V !......,. ,
Wilmingtoa V M.. ,.....,.,
Northern.
7 Oft
14 oa .
BUTTE - .
North Carolina v v., ..,,..
N' rthern ........... .
is e
ia a
CORN MEAL ' i ......
Per bushel, in sacks
Vlreinia Meal ...X.
tui 1UH iiis-w Danoie....
- wni ire ss v i.
Adamantine
CHEESE -V
normera ractory
..':,.i6e;
airy, vream, .,.....
State . .................. :
COFFEE SJ ;i , ,. ..
Laenvra. ...,.,
Rio.......;., ........'
DOM EST ICS- i . ,
Sheeting, 4-4, 3.ra4..,
Yarns. V bunch..
EGGS j doseo,,,,,,,,. ..,,,,,
FHH : :..' -i
Mackerel, No 1, I barrel.,,.'
Mackerel, No 1, i half-barrel
Mackerel, NoS, ) barrel.....
Mackerel, No S, I ) hslf-barrel
Mackerel, No S, barrel....4
Mullets, barrel
- Mullets, V pork barrel...... .
N C. Roe Herring, fS) keg..M,
Dry Cod, V a) ...............
" hatra. ....... .......
raOUR-9 barrel . i - ? ,
' lw trade. ...... ......
'"Chocs .......
Straicht
'4T5
6 60
First
First Patent
.4. ......
fit 11D K
.................4
GRAIN S bwheVl"' 1 ""
Cora, from asare. bags white.
Car .load, ia baga White.,
Oats, from a ore. ...,i.
Oata, Rust Proof...,,.,.....,
COW PttM .tssassfaaaas.Maaaa
BIDES, V aw , .J ....
Uft60 etttvstt)eee
Dnr
HAY, V 100 i
NOfftQ XUVtf.a aa,i...
HOOP IRON, f I...,....,....
LARO,t ;; T ,.
Jwvf
4 10"
I 18 Ol
North Carolina .....
I .......
T mv aa
T TTIDli D . 4a U i
Ship Btnff reaawed...i.... IS 00
Rongh-edge Plaak. ........... 16 00
West India eargoaa, according "
to quality . .... . . j ...... 18 00
Dressed Flooring, seasoned... 18 00
Scantl ns and Board, common. 14 00 '
90 00
.16 69
18 6
00
16 09
ET7
10
: so
narosaos, is - - nnat......
Porto Rico, la hhda.. .,.,.,. 87
in kbit
so
14
15
Bnnr-Honae, in hhda ' 13
CS
r 1 " in bbls.... .,..,- UL e
Svrao. la bbls - ........... ia ek
NAIta.jB keg. Cot. 60d batku... 1 75 1 85
PORK,Jb nel V J ;V -
aeBS...,....,....... 0 gm
Rump ......,., ..... . . 8 75 ,
Prime eh. ik
?9?5Jr"'.,,:f' ' 10: '"'"- CS
SALT, sack Alma L.. - - ; 76
0. 60.
On 12S av Seeks
SHINGLES, Wnch, M........
Cy areas Sans!!"!.!"!!! ;
SUGAR, S Standard Graaa?
White Ex.C .......
Xa C, Goldea.M....,. K;
C. YbTItw I. 1 1 ' :
SOAP, W t Northern,,!....... .
51 VC 4
. M w. o. barrel....
; S s.'.
40 tl 40. -6
00 S 6 60
lso S i ts ' ;
sea 5 see :
' ' ; -.44,
6 0S 14 0f
....... . 10 00- -
sS tOO.
& 7 0
6 60 .S . 4 60 1
4 09 O 8 60.
- U g
1 00 o 8 Oft J
t OS O a OA i V
TIMB'R, m
k. u. nogsneaa
VMfect-
: feet ShiSHn..
turn. rail..........
....... ... ;
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