WOMAN AND HOME. fHE "HAPPY THOUGHT" AND THE WOMAN WHO INVENTED IT. Jw0 Very DUTarant Women Why They h,tp the "Blua- Tha Perfumed Bath, physical Beauty Women Who Com plain81 Conscious Children. Oodasion makes the manor woman sBd in this Instance the woman made the maobine- A simple and unobtrusive looting affair It is only a small steel fjmne. with a round mirror about 8X Inches in diameter, set forward so as to form a hook, but with a great teak to ac complish, that of settling an old, vexed question. The objectionable theater hat bus so long been a subject of dissension that it has ceased even to amuse and sunk MRS. HARRIETTE GROSS COZZIHO. to tbe level of a necessary bore. Haying sucessf ully ran the gantlet of criticism, gibes, threats, and even legislation by turns, its' career seems to be nearirig a tri umphant culmination, for the inventors are now at work devising a means by which it may be permitted to live on for ever. i Men voted it a public nuisance and sug gested to settle the matter by regulating the size, but women preferred to doff their hats rather than wear what was un becoming or submit to the indignity of having the fashion of their apparel regu lated by law. So there tbe matter stands, but It is not likely to stand long, as there are certain grave objections. Several schemers have Invented, but without meeting much approval. It re quired the reudy tact of a woman to meet tho emergency, and the woman has ap peared with a suggestion as simple as Its merits are numerous. Mrs. Harrietts Gross Cozzlno of 66 West Fifty -third street has recently made and just received the patent for the theater hat rest known as "the happy thought" and shown in the cut. Speaking of her Inven tion, Mrs. Cozzino said: "My attention was first called to the matter by the crying necessity we women all feel for some more satisfactory way of disposing of incumbrances at tbe theater than any that is at present provided. What with hat to be taken off, put away and re adjusted, cloak, opera glosses, bag and other accessories, such as handkerchief, fan or purse if one goes In the afternoon go ing to the opera or theater becomes rather a burdensome sort of pleasure. Even When one does not wear a hat there are all the other things to be taken care of or to for get and lose Of course the dressing room is a convenience in a way, but a great trial sometimes to one's patience. I am sure themes will be as glad of an improvement is we are, for men, as a rule, don't enjoy waiting at the cloakroom any more than we do. "Yes, it was some expense," she said. "It cost 9125 to get tbe patent and $20 to have each model made before anything else could be done. " V- The out gives tbe idea of the design, which Is simply that of a round book with THE "HAPPY THOUGHT" ON DUTY. a mlrrcr in its face. This is fastened by screws on to tbe back of the theater chair at such an angle that when seated the wom an in the chair behind will see the reflec tion of her own features. The fine point of the invention Is the peculiar slope of tbe mirror, which makes It fit all the different purposes for which it is to be used. A hat or bonnet is easily at tached by means of a hatpin or a ribbon fastened to the crown. A man's felt bat is made secure by the binding, nnd the roll ing brim of a silk hat will fit snugly over tbe gmss and bo equally safe and much more convenient than when stored away under the seat, as at present. New York Tribuna Don't Frighten Children. Parents are not considerate of the suf ferings of their young children at night- , time, when compelled to go to sleep in tbe Hftl.lT 1 . 1 H htuluwrna PnMtttlna anil tvfuuij uwiuuujd. wnaiuiuv uuu imagination fill them with terrors which, though without tbe slightest foundation, are as real to them as fire or burglars or tears. A nurse will often intensify this appre hension by saying, "It's no wonder you are soafriaido' nights, you are so naughty in the daytime. The defenseless, igno rant child gets into bed, thinking that some one is lurking round. Mothers should absolutely forbid any ' frightening of the children in this respeot, and see that their orders arc carried out The Effect of Mirrors. Until one has experimented with tbe effect contributed by mirrors let into the wall their value in increasing the appar ent size of a room can hardly be appreciated- In a long, one window parlor of an up town house a wide arch was mace each side of tho fireplace and tbe space filled with looking glass. Apparently, then, the room opened into another through these spacious arches, and though a light piece oi furniture stood in front of each, tbe 11 lusion was not interfered with. Snob mir rors are often set directly opposite the par lor door to relieve the contraction of a nor row hall. The architect of today has many devices to overcome the monotony and stiff lines of hails and rooms. When I Was a Girl. when I was a girl." said Comfort Budge, "a woman who talked politics was uaueu strong minded. Now half the worn en of my acquaintance are meddling with their husbands' and brothers' business around election time. We wero glad to stay in the bouse in stormy weather instead of devising a cos tume for the shopping streets that would make a sensation in a women's gymna sium. 'Women nursed their own babies in those days, and the magazines didn't have single advertisement of prepared food or infants. - "You could always tell a married con pie in public by tbe deference the man showed toward his companion. When you see this nowadays, you wonder where the aian s own wife is. Men didn't send Invitations to go to tbe theater by telegraph. They were glad enough of an excuse to write a letter, or, tetter still, to call at your house. "New IO Press. J A Verification. "I would gladly lay tho world at your t, the young roan exclaimed. "Dear me." sighed Mabel. "I almost wish you hadn't said that " r "Whyr "father la always saying you act as if m own the earth." Washington star. Keep RbV A Orr 1 A to say. but Well now shall I do it? In the only com- "k.: y? ix rich I Snroftnoi-illu Then all your nerves, muscles, tissues In the Sauu urgaas will Do P I" I ft flf Properly nourished. . ," f 0 Hood's Sarsaparilla iroihys op the system, creates an ap petite, tehee the stomach and gives lnjBi. It is the people's Spring Medicine, has a larger sale and ef fects more cures thin all others. Hood's Sarsaparilla r 9' Pills . THE SITUATION IN MADRID. Cabinet Council Consider the Americas Proposal Another to be-Held To-day. The Armistice Scheme. By Cable to tbe Morning Star. Madrid, March 30. While the situ ation here is outwardly of the calmest description, the actual position of af fairs is regarded as critical by both the United States legation and the Spanish government. The United States Minister. General Stewart L. Woodford, is working en- rireticallv and will continue- tn rln sr. for Spain's peace until the first gun is nrea. is Known tue Spanish gov ernment. arlmit.fi tho HasiMhiKfn sv nA - ' ."V MVlii , vi aakt- cessity of complying with the demands oi we united states and it is only in the disinclination- of the ministers to put this willingness into concrete form A t i . 1 V 1 - -- , was we danger lies, it a conference were to be held with 'Rritish aprman or French diplomats the matter would be settled without question. iae point which lieneral Woodford is now pressing is that in the interests of humnnitv hostilities in Pnlia -must cease immediately. No date was fixed either in the hrst or in the present note, hut the United States is now dwelling upon the meaning of the Unrf 1 'immoiiolalvT " nnrl vviisicrrinai gm a.-j axiu uuuouug that Spain accept its general interpre tation. Madrid. March 30. 4.30 P. M. A cabinet council was held this after noon to consider the American pro posal. Another will be held to-morrow at noon, presided over bv the Queen Regent, and at 4 o'clock there will be a final conference between United States Minister Woodford, Senor Sagasta, the premier; Senor Gullon, the foreign minister, and Senor Moret, the minister for the colonies. Br The proposition which Spain will answer covers two points only and its publication will be a revelation to some of those abroad who have been denouncing America's aggressive atti tude, it is as follows: Spain to proclaim immediately an armistice in Cuba, to last until Oc tober, during which interval "the United States will use its good offices with the insurgents to make the temporary peace permanent: and. second, Spain to do her best towards relieving surxenng and starvation on the island, with America to be allowed to assist in this work. Washington, March 30. The above dispatch was shown to an official of the administration, whose position is such as to give weight to his utterances. He said that in view of to-day's events, the Madrid statement of the President's proposi tion was not to be taken seriously. The armistice scheme referred to was the very one which had almost caused an open revolt in Uongress. The ad ministration was quoted as saying to day that an armistice would not be pressed. The probable explanation was that the armistice story had been circulated by the government in Madrid for home consumption. Yellow Jaundice Cured. Suffering humanity should be sup plied with every means possible for its relief. It is with pleasure we publish the following: ' This is to certify that I was a terrible sufferer from Yellow Jaundice for over six months, and was treated by some of the best physicians in our city and all to no avail. Ltr. Bell, our druggist, recommended Elec trie Bitters: and after taking- two bot ties I was entirely cured. I now take great pleasure in recommending them to any person suffering from this ter rible malady. I 'am gratefully yours, M. A. Hoearty, Lexington, Ky. Sold by R. K. rSKLLj .amy, Druggist. SPANISH WARSHIPS SAIL. Two Armored Cruisers and a Torpedo Boat Destroyer Leave Carthajrena Tbe Torpedo Flotilla. Rv Teletrranh to theUorning Star. Washington, Myjgh 30. The Navy Department has jjeffcived a dispatch saying that the arn&red cruisers In fauta Maria Theresa and Christobal Colon, and the toiTpjop boat destroyer Destructor, have sawed from Cartha cena. Spain. Theflv destination has not been learned at 'yet. London. Marclr '60. Mail advices received her to-da&srom Las Palmas, Canary islands, unf ir date of March 23rd, confirm the "VV ashington advices of the sailing of tb?; Spanish torpedo flotilla. The letter! received here say that, on t.hnt ine. t.hlAe Snftnish torpedo boats, three torpeu& boat destroyers nnd the osoort. the transport Ciudad de Cadiz, received1: telegraph orders to proceed to Cuba., The evidence ifc"; the case proves Hood's SarsaparilliA cures scrofula, salt rheum, boils, humors and all eruptions.! .n, V Mrs. Higgi4"What wretch ed taste that Mrs. 'Wilkes has?" Mr. Higgins ;"Yes, I met her down stairs this afternoon anu sne was wearing that ugly old $25 bat you thought you la -i "W ' la. t -T- wanted, (jntcagyeics. Rpv V. "RVHwnrfTa Pastor of the Enc lish Baptish ttfreh at Minersville, Tin wVion ciifTWiV.r-OTith rheumatism. 1 f 1 . , ' 11' . 1 " W . , I.!. - J. was advised to try (Jhamberlain's Pain Balm. He says: ?& few applications of this liniment Mved of great ser vice to me. It subdued the inflamma- tin, r.n1 nolinmwl th' rutin Should anv uvii aiiu x Vliv. . v w- f - 1 sufferer profit by tping Pain Balm a trial, it will pleas me' For sale by R. R. Bellamy, djns&rgist t Hneklen'B ilea Salve. The Bkst Bavb fib. the world for Cuts. Bruises. Botes. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, (Obtains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay required. I It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Pri8lf gents per box. For salebyR.R. BauJanr. t THEY ATE HORSEFLESH. The General's Gaeata Got th. M-. . Were Asked t. but Didnt Know It. A man who distinguished himself as a commanding officer in the re bellion was lunching Iwith several brokers in Broad street when the conversation turned ont the relative merits of French and American ' cooking, and he said : , ; "In my opinion the French cooks ' lead the world, and they have shown us mat manv thmca am oHiKio which we never dreamed of servins i on oar tables. I noticed an account in the newspapers of' horse meat dinner that was given in Williams- ' v. i m , i ' I ui:K uy a rreax ciud, ana it recalled ) a at tie experience of my own. Th French people do not look upon norsenesn with the aversion of the i rt . m m .a, ' i L' average American. I do not mean to say that horse meat is considered a choice article of diet in Paris, but it is used there to a certain extent. I happened to be in Paris 15 years ago, and several of my friends there assured me that horse meat might be prepared in a very appetizing fashion for the table. I was curious to try it, and I invited a dozen peo ple to breakfast on horse meat with me at my hotel. My guests were all Americans, and they were all anx ious to see what cooked horse meat looked like, though they were doubt ful about eating it. I got an excel lent steak of horseflesh and another of beef, so that my guests need not go home hungry if they didn't choose to eat the horse meat. "When we were all seated at the table, I told the waiters to serve the breakfast. In came a steak, and my guests eyed it closely. It was nicftlv rnnVftr1 are nrhon if woe served rour or nve of the men pres ent just tasted it and then pushed their plates away. 'I can imagine, general ' said one of them, 'that if I had been cooped up in this city during the siege, when the provisions ran low. I might get hungry enough to en joy this horse steak. It is beautiful ly cooked, but of course one notioes at once that it doesn't .taste like beef. In fact, I would be obliged to you if your waiter would remove it. I am satisfied at being able to say that I sat down to a horse steak breakfast in Paris. ' "Several of the other guests said much the same thing and the of fending steak was removed. Then came the other steak and my guests ate a hearty breakfast. " 'Unless it comes to a case oi famine,' said one, 'this beef is good enough for me. I don't want to try any more horseflesh.' "When every one had lighted hie cigarette after breakfast, I said "that I had a confession to make. I told my guests that they had been invit ed to come and eat horseflesh, and they had eaten it and pronounced it good. I informed them that the first steak which they ordered off the ta ble was beef, and that the second, which, they had enjoyed so thor oughly, was horseflesh. The looks of amazement faded into disgust, and then I said: " 'Now, look here I There is no oc casion for you to look disgusted. 1 A horse is more discriminating in what he eats than a cow, and there is no reason why horseflesh should not be just as wholesome as beef. Your enjoyment of it has shown that it is a foolish prejudice that prevents it from becoming a staple article of food. I haven't fooled you under false pretenses. You were in vited to eat horseflesh and you have done it' "It was several days before my guests forgave me, and since that time I have lost all sympathy for persons who were compelled be cause of famine to eat horseflesh.' New York Sun. Physical Beauty. ; Is physical beauty worth cultivating? Women say it is. And men say it is worth while for wom en to cultivate it. " Men have lived, and there may be a few living now, tor whom beauty has no charms. However, it is not a question of taste, but of health and vigor. Some delicate, sickly or nervous women are pretty, at tractive and lovable, but all healthy, vig orous, active women are handsome and command the attention of men. Proper physical culture adds greatly to the attractiveness of women, but this is a small matter as compared with added use fulness. The land is becoming burdened with moil and women Who are physically debilitated to such a degree that they are incapable, of usefulness to the present, much lesg to coming, generations. It bail long been conceded that school lould receive physical as well as ilture, bnt It was thought that bore no sort of comparison to Now tbe better class of educa- imlng to the conclusion that in 'aloe they are much tbe same. a tic exercise is good for grown it it rarely overcomes the defects in childhood and which might in easily prevented by proper phys ure while at school. mnt for persons being defective tljoenoe by saying they did not re oelve proper or sufficient mental training while they were you ne. Many physical defects may be accounted for in the same way. And now that Impaired health is gener ally attributed to defective physical devel opment .tbe necessity for physical culture appears all tbe more imperative. Nor must we expect results too soon. Children receiving such culture give more or less evidence of being benefited, but not until -they have become fully developed will we be able to see the full, benefits. As well txpeot to see tbe real benefits arising from school education before tbe individual has arrived at maturity. It is being more and more generally con ceded that a healthy body is necessary to a healthy mind. Pittsburg Commercial Gazette-Colon to Wear With Bed Hair. If the women with red hair would only study how to use It becomingly, they would be proud of the distinction of having it In stead of being dissatisfied with their lot. There appears to.be an impression among women with red hair that almost any shade of blue can be worn by them, because as a usual, thing tbey have fair and delicate complexion s ; but, as a matter of fact, blue is the one color above all others that tbey ought to avoid. The contrast is too violent and the combination- is not harmonious. The shades most suitable to be worn with red 32 arc bright, sunny brown and all autumn leaf tints. After these may be se lected pale or very dark green, btit never a bright green; pale yellow, and black un mixed with any other color. Mixed colors are not becoming to red haired people, as they nearly always give them a more, or lees dowdy appearance. In fact, red hair is usually so brilliant and decided that it must be met on its own ground, and no vague, undecided sort of thing should be worn with it. Exchange. Fruit is considered by many authorities one of the best aids to digestion. There fore tbey say it should be eaten freely. Its beneficial effect is due to tbe malic and other acids which are found in tbe culti vated fruits, snob as pears, apples, grapes, eta Childress h tne roraapr the la toft. tors aadec point op Systew people, mm that started have bi ioalou xou accc i ,H in Intel fldWTffiE WAS TOLD. VARIOU8 EXPEDIENTS EMPLOYED BE FORE I THE DAY8 OF CLOCKS. . The Clepsydra of the Time of the Seeoad Sardanapalua The Sundial Gifted With Lasting; Qualities - The Hourglass and Other Methods of Telling Time. The lint clock in our sense of tbe word seems to have been (for we are not sure as to What clocks they were which in 879 tbe Venetians invented, of which tbey sent a specimen to Constantinople) one made in 1874 for Charles V of France. It was a very big one, weighing several hundred weight and made by a converted Arab, named Henry de Tic, and those who are curious may find foil details in Froissart. This clock was put up in tbe round tower of the palace, and for months vast crowds assembled to watch the novelty's action and details. It is not with this, however. or any of the succeeding efforts of clock makers that we are concerned, but at a far anterior date with the contrivances by wnicn men measured time and supplied in some degree tbe place of tbe clock. And dock to remotest ages must we go. Tbe water dock, otherwise the clepsy dra, seems, unless the Rrvptolbcrists find something fresh in that land of incessant discoveries from tbe most far mists of time, to have been the first scientific effort at noting the hours. A stood many people talk glibly about the clepsydra who neither anow its precise construction nor tbe na tion who have the credit of ..constructing it. That belongs to tbe Assyrian, and as far back as at least over 2,600 years ago the clepsydra was used in Nineveh under tbe sway of the second Sardanapalus. It was a brass vessel of cylindrical shape, holding several gallons of water; which could only emerge through one tiny hole in the side. Thus the trickling of the fluid marked a certain amount of time, and the Water was emptied about half n dozen times per diem. In Nineveh there was one at the palace, and one in each principal district. These were all filled by signal from a watchman on a tower at the mo ment of sunrise, and each had an attend ant, whose business was to refill the clepsydra as soon as It was emptied, tbe fact being announced by criers, much as in the last century tbe watchman drowsily shouted the hours at night throughout the streets of London. Some five centuries later an anonymous genius made a great improvement by inserting toothed wheels, which revolving turned two hands on a dial in clock fashion, thus showing the progress of the time, which from one fill ing to emptying averaged 24 hours. In this shape the clepsydra, which was then chiefly procurable in Egypt, became intro duced to various other nations, including Borne, where it flourished with! various splendid embellishments until the end of the empire. The sundial stands next In the order of time to the clepsydra. It was invented at Alexandria some five centuries and a half B. C. Unlike the water clock, it nourished through all the centuries, even unto our own .days, where it fitly adorns many a stately or simple old world garden and smooth shady lawn. It was naturally of greater constant use in other climes than those of our "brumous" isle, from the far larger amount of sunshine these enjoyed. But some fine and famous sundials have long existed within the realm, and the in scriptions have not been their least charm of the past. During the dark ages the clepsydra seems to have vanished with the Roman em pure. Its roll traduction into Europe is due to that hero of our young days, the Caliph Haroun-al-Baachid, the famous po tentate of Bagdad having sent In the year 807 a splendid specimen to Charlemagne. But just about or a little before this time France had hit on another mode of mark ing time by the invention of tbe hour glass, destined to as long an existence as the sundial Indeed,' properly made, this was a valuable and accurate timepiece, provided it was regularly turned. We need not do more than allude to tbe habit after tbe reformation, and especial ly in Scotland, of preaefaer measuring their discourses by the hourglass in the pulpit. These marked an hour exactly. Those first made in Charlemagne's day raf for IS hours. Alfred the Great hit upon a method of measuring time which shows that there was'no Saxon one, though very probably some of tbe monasteries (then tbe only homes Of knowledge) were acquainted with water clocks and hour glasses, if not by practical knowledge at any rate by hearsay. However, the king dom in general followed Alfred's plan, which, though ingenious, necessarily lack ed anything like the accuracy of the other inventions. Yet the king's idea was bailed as a wonderful effort of genius, which, for such an era and by comparison with the general ignorance, it was. As every school boy (in this case literally) knows, Alfred marked time by rushlights. A Jong ex istence, by tbe way, has the rushlight en Joyed, seeing that middle aged people still remember its use in the nursery at night, and the reflection of the circular holes in the tall metal shades on the ceil ing. Alfred, says an ancient authority, "that he might properly know how the hours passed, made use of burning tapers which were marked with lines, and fixed in lanthorns, an expedient invented by himself" (so, by the way, were in 899 the lanthorns of scraped horn, which still some old fashioned rustics prefer to glass) But tapers, however, were then very ex pensive. The king might himself use these, but probably the rushlight was used by people in general. Of all primitive methods of telling tbe tune, however, the most curious and among the most ancient existed in China, and as the "cycle of Cathay" has revolved unaltered for ages no wonder it is still in use there. Time was guessed by recourse to the harmless necessary cat. By exam ination of her eye tbe Chinaman could and can make a fan shot at tbe hour by inspection of the creature's pupil. At noon It is said completely to contract, so that a thin hairlike perpendicular line only de notes the pupil, which again after noon begins to dilate. The floral clock of Lin- nseus is, of course, comparatively modern. London Standard. I . 1 Women Who Complain. How often have we all seen a tired, wornout man trudge up the front steps, a martyr to bundles containing purchases requested by bis wife, his face aglow with the thought that soon he will be within a haven of rest, free from the disturbing care and turmoil of the day, and how of ten we have seen that weary wayfarer submerged with a recital of domestic woes before be had a chance to deposit the bun dles in tbe hall or hang bis bat upon its -own particular peg. Little Nellie swallowed a pin, tbe butcher's boy struck our Jimmy, Bridget bad a man in the kitchen all the afternoon, the gas meter was certainly out of order, and the laun dayman said that be couldn't find tbe shirts that she knew she sent to him the week before. These are only a few sam ples of the conversation the neighbors overhear what more the poor martyr is made to endure can only be guessed at, hut when later in the gloaming a figure is seen hying itself toward' those haunts where men of congenial tastes ana conviv ial habits do congregate, the question arises, "Is so much confidence aesiraDier Kmnhatiaallv no. Keep the disagreeable happenings to yourself if you would have yonr husband look forward to his home coming. Dress up the day's doings in entertaining fashion anil ohMfi over tbe trials until an oppor tune time to discuss them leisurely. Avoid the whining avalanohe that so many men learn to dread, and do all in your power to make home all that the woru implies. There is no use talking, men are very an fonmtlv constituted mentally from worn en. They won't stand annoyances, because they do not have to. xney can go uu. They can escape to the shelter of clubs. Therefore the wise woman will not Irritate them to the pitch where they in sheer des peration flee from ber presence. Nagging is the deathknell of domestic happiness, and equally so Is the flowing fund of un pleasant information tbat some wives think it necessary to impart even before they give tbe wage earner a kiss of wel come to bis own roof tree. Philadelphia Times. The yearly value of the industries of the United Kingdom is estimated as follows: Manufactures, $4,100,000, 0u0; commerce, 18,700,000,000; agriculture, l,850,0ou, 000; transport, 565,000,000; , mining, 1300,000,000. - : The Amazon Indians use a blowpipe, vlth which they tirow an arrow 800 yards I-1th wonderful precision. MAGICALLY EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR WEAK MEN OF All AGES SO nRl!V I a. nv a. wraz. w, derful appliance and aelentlSe rem edies sent on trial to any reliable Ssoffer BverToDsIPt?ha011 married bfe removed "r?lbsni,hivelopimt tone given to every portion of the body. ore imriOMrihln mm no harrinr o impossible ; age no barrtei MEDiCAUO., o C. O. D. scheme. N1AQARA ST. ALU, IX. T. my 89 DAW tf thsutu COMMERCIAL. 4 WILMDTGTOJT MARKET. STAR OFFICE, March 24. SPIRITS' TURPENTINE. Market steady at 28 cents per gallon for machine-made casks and 28 X cents for country casks. KuaiJN. Market firm at 81.25 ner bblfor Strained and $1.30 for Good Strained. TAR Market steady at 90 cents ner bblf 280fts. (JKUDE TURPENTINE, Market quiet at $1.50 per barrel for Hard, and $2.00 for Dip. Quotations same day last year. Spirits turpentine steady, 27, 26c; rosin firm, $1.46, 1.50: tar firm, 95 cents; crude turpentine quiet, $1.30. $1.80. RECEIPTS. Spirits turpentine. 34 Rosin 233 Tajrt... 310 Crude turpentine. ; 9 Receipts same day last vear 39 casks spirits turpentine, 277 bbls rosin, 244 bbls tar, 2 bbls crude tur pentine. COTTON. Market steady on a basis of 5Mc Sir pound for middling. Quotations : initnary. 3 5-16 cts.lb Good Ordinary...... 4 lxw Middling 5 6-16 - Middling 5 " " GoodMiddliup: 6 " H Same day last year, middling Receipts 181 bales; same day 7c last year, 34. . COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina-Prime. 40 to 50c per bushel of 28 pouuds; Ex tra Prime, 55c ; Fancy, 60c. Virginia Extra Prime, 55c ; Fancy, bOc. CORN Firm; 47 to 50 cents per bushel. ROUGH RICE. $1.00 to 1.05 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-six, $2.25 to 3.25; seven -inch: $5.60 to 6.50. TIMBER Market steady at $3.00 to 7.50 per M. 9 STAR OFFICE, March 25. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Market firm at 29 cents per gallon bid for machine-made casks and 28 cents bid for country casks. ROoLN . Market quiet at $1.25 per bbl for strained and si. 30 for good strained. TAR. Market steady at 90 cents per bbl of 280 lbs. CRUDE TURPENTINE Market firm at $1.50 per barrel for Hard, and S2.00 for Dip. (Quotations same day Last year Spirits turpentine steady, 27, 26Uc; rosin firm, $1.45, 1.50; tar firm, 95. cents; crude turpentine quiet, $1.30, $1.80. RECEIPTS. Spirits turpentine !19 Kosin 283 Tar 352 Crude turpentine . ....... ... 42 Receipts same day last year. 24 casks- spirits turpentine, 53 bbls rosin, 188 bbls tar, 6 bbls crude tur pentine. COTTON. Market steady on a basis of 5Jc per pound for middling;. Quotations Good Ordinary.:.... 3 5-16 cts V R Oood Ordinary 4J$ " f Low Middling, 6 5-16 " f Middling 5M ? Good Middling. ..... 6 " u Same day Last year, middling- 7c. Receipts 302 bales; same day last year, 23. COUNTRY PRODUCT! PEANUTS North Carolina Prime, 40 to 50c per bushel of 28 pounds; extra prime, 55c ; fancy, 60c. Virginia Extra prime, 55c ; fancy, 60c, CORN Firm ; 47J to 50 cents per bushel. BUUUH KUJJffi S1.00 to 1.05 per bushel. N. C. BACON-Steady; hams 8 to 9c per pound ; shoulders, 6 to 7c ; sides, 7 to ac. SHINGLES Per thousand, five inch hearts and saps, $1.60 to, 2.25; six-inch, $2.25 to 3.25; seven-inch, $5.50 to 6. 50. TIMBER Market steady at. $3.00 to 7.50 per M. STAR OFFICE, March 26. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market firm at 29 cents per gallon for machine-made casks and 29 cents for country casks. KUSliN. Market firm at S1.Z5 per bbl for Strained and $1.30 for Good Strained. TAR. Market steady at 90 cents per bbl of 3580 lbs. CRUDE TURPENTINE. -Market firm at $1.50 per barrel for Hard, and $2.00 for Dip. Quotations same day last year, Spirits turpentine, nothing doing; rosin firm, $1.45, $1.50; tar firm, 95 cents; crude turpentine quiet, $1.30, $1.80. RECEIPTS. Spirits Turpentine 19 Rosin... 190 Tar 137 Crud Turpentine , 0 Receipts same day last year. 57 casks spirits turpentine, 764 bbls rosin, 356 bbls tar, 3 bbls crude tur pontine. v COTTON. Market steady on a basis of 5c. per pound for middling. Quotations Ordinary.... 3 5-16 cts. 1 lb Good Ordinary 4 " Low Middling 5 5-16 " f Middling 5J " fc Good Middling- 6 " f Same dav last vear. middling- 7c. Receipts 151 bales; same day last year, 57. COUNTRY PRODUCR. PEANUTS North Carolina-Prime, 40 50c per bushel of 28 pounds ; Extra Prime, 55c; Fancy, 60c. Virginia Extra -Prune, 55c ; Fancy, euc. CORN. Firm; 4750 cents bushel. ROUGH RICE. $1.00 1. 05 per per 8 to bushel. i N. C. BACON. Steady : hams, 9c per pound; shoulders, 6 to sides, 7 to 8c. SHINGLES. Per thousand. 7c; five inch, hearts and saps, $1.60 to $2.25; six inch, $2.25 to $3.25; seven inch, 5.50 to $6.50. TIMBER. Market steady at $3.00 to $7.50 per M. STAR OFFICE, March 28. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Market steady- at 30 cents machine-made casks per and gallon for 294 cents for country casks. ROSIN. Market firm at $1.20 per hbl for Strained and $1.2 for Good Strained. . TAR Market steady at 90 cents per bbl of 280 lbs. CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market firm at $1.50 per barrel for Hard, and $2.00 for Dip. ' Quotations same day last year. Spirits turpentine, nothing doirig; rosin firm, $1.45, $1.50; tar firm, 95 cents; crude turpentine quiet, $1.30, $1.80. RECEIPTS. Spirits Turpentine : i i 35 Rosin ., 90B Tar 334 Crude Turpentine. .. ...... 7 xteceipts same dav last vear. 21 casks spirits turpentine, 69 bbls rosin, ' 226 bbls tar, 4 bbls crude turpentine. : COTTON. i Market steady on a basis of 5c per pound for middling. Quotations: ! Ordinary.... ...... 3 5-16 cts. ft. I Good Ordinary 4 " Low Middling 5 5-16 " " ! Middling 5 , " " i Good Middling. ... 6 1 " " Same day last year, middling 7c. Receipts 566 bales; same day Last year, 100. . . COUNTRY PRODUCS. PEANUTS North Carolina Prime. 4050c per bushel of 28 pouhds; Extra rrune, 65c; Fancy, 60. Virginia Extra Prime, 55c; Fancy. 60c. ' , CORN Firm: 47a60 cents ner bushel. ROUGH RICE Sl.00tai.05 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, $2.25 to 3.25; seven inch, $5.50 to 6.50. TIMBER Market steadv at 83.00 to $7.50 per M. y STAR OFFICE, March 29. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Market steady at 30 cents per gallon for machine-made casks and 29 cents for country casks. ROSIN. Market firm at $1.20 per bbl for Strained and $1.25 for Good Strained. TAR. Market steady at9Q cents per DPI Ot 2580 lbs. CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market firm at $1.50 per barrel for Hard, and $2.00 for Dip. uuotauons same dav last vear. Spirits turpentine, steady, J57. 26c; rosin firm, $1.45. $1.50; tar firm.' 95 cents; crude turpentine quiet, $1.30, fl. HO. RECEIPTS. Spirits Turpentine. . ....... 21 Kosm 300 Tar 198' Crude Turpentine .i . . . 1 Receipts same day last year. 13 casks spirits turpentine, - 1 189 bbls rosin, 159 bbls tar, 3 bbls Crude tur pentine. J COTTON. , Market firm on a base of 5&c per pound for middling. Quotations: Ordinary........... 3 5-16 cts. V lb Good Ordinary. .... 4 1 " Low Middling. ..... 5 5-16 " " Middling 5 " V Uood Middling 6 ; " " Same day last year, middling 7c Receipts 334 bales; same day last year, 8. , COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina- Prime, 4050c per bushel of 28 pounds ; Extra Prime, 55c; Fancy, 60c. Virginia Extra Prime 55c ; Fancy, 60c. UUKJN. Firm; 47M50 cents per bushel. KUUUtt ItlUE. $1.U01.05 per bushel. " N. C. BACON. Steady ; hams, 8 to ye 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 $3.25; seven inch, $5.50 to $6.50 TIMBER. Market steady at $3.00 to S7.50 per JVl. STAR OFFICE, March 30. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Market firm at 30c per gallon for machine made casks and 29Jc for country in ROSIN. Market firm at $1.20 per bbl for Strained and $1.25 for Good Strained. TAR Market steady at 90 cents per bbl of 5J80 lbs. CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market firm at $1.50 per barrel for Hard, and $2.00 for Dip. (Quotations same day Last year. Spirits turpentine steady, 27, 2bc: rosin firm, $1.45, $1.60; tor quiet, 95 cents; crude turpentine quiet, $1.30, SI. 80. Receipts. Spirits Turpentine 48 Rosin 122 Tar . 78 Crude Turpentine , 6 Keceipts same day last . year. 20 casks spirits turpentine, , 36 bbls rosin, 87 bbls tar, 0 bMscrude tur pentine. COTTON. Market firm on a basis of 5c per pound for middling. Quotations: Ordinary 3 5-316 cts. $ R, Good Ordinary . " Low Middling Sl " " Middling 5 " " Good Middling- 6 : " " Same day last year, middling' 7c. Receipts 252 bales; same day last year, 2Jb. COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina-Prime. 4050c per bushel of 28 pounds; Extra Prime, 55c; Fancy, bOc. . V lrginia Extra Prime, 65c ; Fancy, 60c. UUKJN. Firm; 4754 to 50 cents per bushel. ROUGH RICE. $1.00 to $1.05 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, $2.25 to $3.25; seven inch, $5.50 to $6.50. TIMBER. Market steady at $3.00 to S7.50 per M. Cotton and Naval Stores. WEEKLY STATEMENT. RECEIPTS. For week ended March 05, 1896. Cstlitm. Snlrttx. Rosin. Tar. Crude. 2.263 176 3.242 J.SS VI RECEIPTS. For week ended March' 2, 1897. cinttm StArUn. Rosin. Tar. Crude. 607 168 8.873 1.1W w EXPORTS. For week ended March 2s. 1896. Cnttim. SlntrilK Rosin. Tar. Crude. nnmfistlr 900 605 189 2.272 6 Foreign 8.867 4 1 - 22 0 9.267 609 190 2,294 0 EXPORTS. ' 3 For week ended March 86, 1897. Cotton. SrttrttK. Rosin. Tor. Crude. Domestic 615 386 000 590 000 Forehrn 000 000 1,000 4,056 000 615 386 1.000 4.646 000 STOCKS. Ashore and Afloat Marcs 35, 1898. c Ajshore. JLAoat. Total. Cotton 9,580 1,W7 11,497 Spirits 4 .510 948 Kosm .i Tar fl,sw ' ,8is 11,351 crude am' 000 801 STOCKS. if Ashore and Afloat March 86, 1897. Cotton. Sinrite. Rosin. Tar. Crude. 12.846 185 22.500 8,780 m mmr: -' PITCHER'S CASTOR I A THE EESTD YOU HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT Eutks bo-tiafls Of I TT eentlemen or lautes w travel ror respon- I 6X24 Heart . tn a ant J9 - lime, established house in North Carouna. " Sap "" . 5 00 Lmmm aSTx trTT-5tT Monthly $65.00 and expenses. Position steady. I TALLOW, ft WW f JZL jCJ&S,77aYaas ,tvt Reference. Enclose seii-audresBea stamped en- I WHISKEY, gallon-Northern, l 00 X sM mif tff, "fcovFya ntspsa l velope. xne wuiimuu voiupajjy uvm. k., wortn uaroima i m a os i .'lilllltllllllliyilMltlHmilllllllHIMlllHlUllllHililliMWH , i '.i, nil..,., it ):,.M.i,i,.,,,iuii,.ill1.iL.iiilUnTHUIiBlf1 AVegetablePreparationfor As similating tiKTood and Regula ting the Stomachs and Bowels of Promote sDigestion.Cheerful ness andRestCofltains neither Opium .Morphine nor Mineral. Not Nar c otic . XeapearOldnrSAXUELPaVHSR lioduOsSjL- m Cartrnf JUS -CianfiKi Sugar . Aoetfect Remedy for Constipa tion . Sour S totnach.Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions.reverisa ness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signature ot NEW TOSK. COTTON MARKETS. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. New York, March 30. The feature of transactions m cotton features to day was the covering of short ac counts and increase in the volume of speculative orders. On the start the mar ket developed a LLrm undertone m re sponse to a more satistactorv character of Liverpool cables tnan looked for and every indication that port and in- tenor receipts would fall below eastern receipts. Prices moved up 2 to 3 points on tne hrst call and continued to ad vance throughout the forenoon on general covering and quite ac tive Liverpool buying Advices from Washington were much the best yet, indicating that a peaceful solution of the Cuban question was now in sight. A rumor that Spain -had shown a willingness to HLVVI U , pplj WW WJ .11 VllUO ,VW3 AAA circulation early m the afternoon, giving .snorts quite a scare and on this demand prices sharply advanced. The close was steady at a net gain of 8 to 11 points. New York, March 30. Cotton was quiet; middling 6 3-16c. PRODUCE MARKETS. .. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. New York, March 30. Flour Was dull but steady. Wheat Spot weak ; Lo.Z red SI 00 M ; options opened firmer on better cables than expected and was governed all day by Washington news : activity among shorts kept prices well sustained until lust before the close when realizing set in and established a sharp break, final prices being yc higher on near but &c off oh late po- iT "BiT- . a i l 1 f J Art siuons; iso. z rea marcn cioseu aoc; May closed 98Jc. Corn Spot easy ; No. 2 36c; options opened firm with wheat, and held steady all day, easing on Anally on the late drop in wheat. closing jij&c net lower; May elosed 33Xc; July closed 34Jc. Oats Spot easy ; No. 2, 30c; options were quiet but steady, closing hc net mgner ;May closed 29c. Lard steadier; Western steam $5 25, nominal; May $5 35, nominal; refined steady. Fork easy; mess $9 259 50; clear $10 2512 50; family $11 00H 50. Butter very tirm ; Western creamery l5lJi; do. iac tory 12,14Xc; Elgins 19 c; imitation creamery 14 17c ; State dairy 1418 ; do; creamery 1519c. Cheese dull; large white September 754c. Uotton seed oil steady; prime crude WXc; prime yellow 2222Jc. Rice was firm ; domestic, fair to extra 4 6 c ; Japan 5x5c. Molasses steady Lotree Spot Kio steady: iNo. 7 invoice 556 : No.7 jobbing 6 XA : mild quiet : Cor dova 8X16c- Sugar Raw firm; fair rehnmg 3 9-16c; centrifugal 96 test 4 l-16c; refined firm; mould A 5 7-16c ; granulated oc. Chicago. March 30. Wheat to-day closed nervous with all but 4c of an early advance lost. The sailing of a new Spanish fleet, the news from Washington and rumors of a favor able crop report, precipitated general selling, particularly by longs who had pronv Other products followed wheat in a narrow wav. closing Quo tations showing scarcely any change from yesterday. Chicago, March 30. Cash quota tions: Flour quiet Wheat No. 2 spring c; No.3 spring 9093c . N0.2 red -1 01M1 02M. Uorn JNo.2 258 Oats No. 2 25c; Wo. 2 white, free on board 29M29Mc; No. 3 white, free on board, 2728$c. RyeUNo. 2 49c. Mess pork per bbl., $9 40 9 45. Lard, per 100 lbs 4 954 97. Short rib sides. loose, S4 85 1ZK. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, $4 75 4 87. Short clear sides, boxed, $5 25 5 40. Whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1 19 Baltimore, March 30. Flour un changed. Wheat dull; spot, month and April 9797c; May 98 98'Ac: steamer No. 2 red 94 '4 94 c; Southern wheat by sample 9599c; spot and month 33 X33Mc; April UU VIA. KiaW OUHUU73b. UVAAA UWMU I , 33'4(&33i4c: May 33 33 56c: steamer mixed 3232c; Southern white corn 3435c; do yellow 33 34c. Oats dull ; No. 2 white 3334c; No. 2 mixed 9030Xc- NAVAL STORES MARKETS. jjy leieifraun w av XT xrnnw lfV. on TJaciti uraa llJfiW lUKh, ili-OXVli -WW-a " ' cfAcul-tr Arti-tnta tii mftn tine firm. a taiksst sr i a CHARLESTON, Marcn su. npinis tur- j- 1 11 , .1 t v . oaIao TOa-Mn-n LR3X1 LI L1C uun 4XJ-1.V. -' fiwm an! nnVlftTltyftd : TlO SflJOS. Hi SJSasssaai "am Savannah, March 30. spirits tur pentine firm at 30c; sales 383 casks ; re ceipts 628 casks. Rosin firm at tile de cline; sales 4, 000 barrels; receipts 1,753 barrels; A, B, C, D $1 15, B $1 25, F ee W 41 7(1 N t1 75 window jtv ii wu. jaa. m - - -t - giaSS 1 OO, wki niAAva w- 1 EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. - - Tur etNTAUR company. n to OfTY. OAiS'x-OIlT-flL. j GASTORIA The Kind You Have Always Bought, Bears the Fao-simile Signature 0F- 0N THE WRAPPER OF EVERY BOTTLE. THE KIND YOB HAYE ALWAYS BOUGHT. EXPORTS FOB THE WEEK. FOREIj&N. Bristol Nor barque Broderene 4,240 bbls rosin, 500 casks tar, and 500 casks spirits turpentine, valued at $6,950. Vessel and cargo by Pater son, Downing & Co. Liverpool Ndr barque Ruth 4,082 bbls tar, valued at $6,423 ; and 500 bbls rosin, valued at $1,000. Ves sel and cargo by Alex Sprunt & Son. COASTWISE. New York Steamship Croatan 166 pkgs mdse, 582 bbls tar, 25 do pitch, 190 do rosin, 229 do rice, 255 do spirits turpentine, 49 do -crude turpen tine, 600 bags chaff, 200 bales cotton, 81,000 shingles, 2 horses, 62 cases cot ton nannels. MARINE. ARRIVED. Schr Vanlear Black, 602 tons. Lacey, Charlotte Harbor, Geo Harriss, Son & Co. Nor barque Veritas, 450 tons, Knud- sen, St Catherina, Brazil, Jas T Riley & Co. CLEARED. Nor barque Broderene, 631 tons, Kildahl, Bristol, Paterson, Downing & Uo. - Steamship Croatan, 826 tons, McKee, New York, H G Smallbones. Nor barque Ruth, 445 tons, Olsen, Alex Sprunt & Son. Steamship Oneida, 1091 tons, staples, Georgetown, H G Smallbones. Wholesale Prices Current The Quotations are a i ways snven as accurately as nossible. but the star will not be resnonslble for any variations from the actual market price Oi tne articles quoieo. tWThe following Quotations represent Whole- Prices eeneraUv. In making ud small orders higher prices have to be charged. BAGGING 2 n Jute s Standard WESTERN SMOKED Hams v Sides f lb .7 Shoulders V DRY SALTED Sides V x 5 Shoulders V t BARRELS-SplritS Turpentine secona-nana, eacn i w New New Mork, each New Citv. each BEESWAX V lb BRICKS Wilmington mt m oiuo Northern 9 00 BUTTER North Carolina y is. Northern............. 16 CORN MEAL y Per bushel, in saeas . a VirstiniaMeal 45 COTTON TIES V bundle CANDLES Sperm Adamantine CHEESE V B Nortnern Factory. Dairy, Cream State COFFEE baguyra i j Rio 7M DOMESTICS Sheeting, 4-4, y yard Yarns. W bunch IS EGGS V dozen - b lori Mackerel, No. l, barrel. . . 22 00 Mackerel, No. 1, V half -bbl. U 00 Mackerel, No. 2, t barrel. . 16 00 Mackerel. No. 8 9 half -bbl. 8 00 Mackerel. No. 8, V barrel.. 13 00 Mullets, barrel 2 10 Mullets, pork barrel N. C. Roe Herring, V keg. . 8 00 DryCod,? 5 Extra 4 86. FLOUR 0 lb- Low graae... - cnoice . Straight First Patent. 5 50 GLUE a. GRAIN J bushel- . Corn.rrom store, ogswmie Car load, in bags--White. . . Oats, from store.. Oate, Rust Proof Cow Peas HIDES 9 - ureen Dry AAA. ' , T AW wo Clover Hay ss Kice oiraw Eastern Western North River.... HOOP IRON. . LARD, V- Nonnern on North Carolina 6 LIME, barrel 1 15 LUMBER (city sawed) V M ft- Bmpsiun, resawea m w Rough-edge Plank. 15 00 West India cargoes, accord ing to quality 18 00 Dresoed Flooring, seasoned 18 00 Scantline and Board, com'n M 00 SO 00 18 00 I 18 00 22 00 . 15 00 MOLASSES, V gallon uarDaaoes, in nogsneaa . . . Barbadoesln barrels Porto Rico, in hogsheads... Porto Rico, in barrels Sugar-House, in hogsheads. IS Sugar-House, in barrels.. 14 Svrup, in barrels. . NAILS, JS . 9 keir. Out. 60d basis ORK, barrel City Mss. '; 11 00 Sll 50 11 00 nurnp. .v. lrimp ROPE, 10 SALT, sack Alum. Liverpool Lisbon American On 125 Sacks SHINGLES, 7-inch, M 500 uommon l sn Cypress Sane 2 so SUGAR, ft Standard Qran'd Standard A White Extra C. , Extra C, Golden C. Yellow SOAP, ft Northern SUA buvsb, a " . u. uarrei... a UU R. o. HooBbead TIMBER, IT faet-Shlpptng. . miu, mme Mm. Fair.... e so Common Mill 4 aa interior to o miliary. . 8HIN(1LES,N. c. cypress aa tw Mi li wA - Sao 5x24 Heart. . . .W. . . 4 so "..Sap.. 4V. 6X24 neart " SaD kso IJUlWW, II BI , WHISKEY, gallon-Northern, 1 Nortn Carolina i wool uuwasnaa.. g w s oo -y. TTTr7 . I 8HINOLBS,N. C. CypraasaaMS 15x24 Heart. .......... . 4 SO -am k on Mm " Sap 4ft X 4 00 Jkm e M - T- ' 'I II mm mt M