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: i THE WllillNGTOK MESSGfim to 1S9?. . J' 7T HEW - ROE - HEERIliG. JUST RECEIVED, A LOT- OP NORTH CAROLINA ROE HERRING. FIRST CATCH OP THE SEA.SON. Mackerel. EXTRA SHORE NO. 1 MACKEREL EXTRA SHORE NO. 2 MACKEREL. These Mackerel are the finest that can be irocured and can't but please the most fastidious. i . Salmon - Trout. A SPLENDID BREAKFAST RELISH. FLOUR. FLOUR. FLOUR. OUR "PAROLE' FLOUR STILL LEADS. Both Telephones No. 14. Call us up. l SPECIAL FOR TEN DAYS, TUXEO CHOCOLATE CREAM DROPS, lie PER POUND. - L .VANILLA- CHOCOLATE CREAM DROPS, 20c PER POUND. ORANGE, PEACH, LEMON, COFFEE, AND PINE-- APPLE CHOCOLATE CKfiAM DROPS, 23c PER POUND. EX TRA NICE E WARREN 1 SON. THE, KiMBftLL PIANO America leads in the superiorityof PIANOS and ORGANS I Over those - of ,all other nations. The "KlMUAl-L" is n thoroushly American instrument in material and construction, acknowledged by the last 'World's Fair jury, the linest made,- Pianos and Orpins' now extant. The price, is not thereby inflated, but. within reach of all. Many of these instruments have lately been sold in Wilmington and every cus tomer is satisfied, both with their instru ments and. honest tlealing of The ivimball Pia nft Co. We have some Pianos in stock at No. 220 Market "street, also a new invoice of Cabi net UiRans in handsome designs. Piano and Organ Tuning, Rebuilding and Repairing attended to. Write for Catalogue-of Pianos and Organs. C. II. ABBOTT, i Agent for W. ket Street. V. Kimball Co., 220 Mar- Insurance Company of North America, -Founded A. D. 171)2. ; Fire Association of Philadelphia, " Founded A. D. 1817. FINANCIAL STANDING JAN. 1, 1897. ' OF THE PHIL1DELPHIA Ul Reserve for Insur-.-.nce n force...... ...$ 7,822,347 5n Reserve for Looses and ail Claims... 961.-TJ7 b2 Capital paid ia cash: 3.M)0.(XiO CO Net Surplus 2.36.157 25 Cish Assets '..... ...........i5,6oy,yo2 ; 3 AssetsTavailable to Policy HoHers In the United States larger than that of any Fire Company. American or Foreign. Bicycle, Photographic and Sporting Outfit is -Insured by its regular Household Furniture Forms. Willard & Giles, Resident Agents, WILMINGTON, N. C. Foreclosure Sale. Y VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE B Superior Court of New Hanover County, made in the cause of Frank II. Blodgeit, who sues in behalf of himself and all other 'creditois against the Union Con struction Company, the undersigned re ceiver .will expose for sale to the highest bidder at public auction, for cash, at the Courf House door in the City of South ron. N. C, on Saturday, the loth of May, 1V7. at 12 m., the following described prop erty: All the right, title and interest of the Union Construction Company in and to the franchise, road bed, rights of way, aqueducts, culverts, bridges and other ap purtenances of the Carolina, Tennessee mid Ohio Railway Company, as ;hesame Is now surveyed, profiled,' graded i nd con-fc-tructed, from the point where ths same conneePts with the YV. C. & A. Railway near M cares' Bluff. Brunswick county, to lhe City of Southport: and also all the in terest of said Construction Company in and to 4."0 coupon bonds of the sum of $1,000 each, secured by deed of trust made by thtf Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio Rail way (Company to the Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company of Baltimore, said deed being duly registered in said county, a pi 15 td J."-T. ADAMS, Receiver. REMEMBER T?f?en yu insure that the Tae Liverpool onfl Lcnflon GRd It . ISSDBANCE COMPANY Always Pays its Losses inCash. IIGHI X H. IH0 Grocers Drugs. 50 40 SO . 5 5 Dozen Jamaica Ginger. Ounces Quinine. Dozen Castor Oil i Dozen Sweet Oil. Barrels Epsum Salts Barrels Borax. W. R. fOOPErt, Wholesale Grocer, Wilmington, N. C. Hall & Pearsall, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Groceries "and Provision?, Farmers andcDfcUUers' Suppliers SAMPLES AND PRICES ON SEEQUEST in Nutt and Mulberry Sts. PEOPLE ALL ABOUT. - The widow of Baron Hirsch has pre sented 2,000,000 francs to the Pasteur in stitute as a memorial of her late hus band. An Iowa preacher ' declares that the famous creed put forth by Rev. John Watson : and judiciously boomed in "The Bonnie' Brier Bush" was promul gated seventy years ago by the Hindoo reformer, Rajah Rammohun Roy. "Al most word for word" reads the letter of the discoverer. Princess Christian, the third daughter of Queen Victoria, is especially inter ested in the London ragged schools and their outings. A cottage has been erected on the borders of this1 great park, Windsor, the queen giving the land, which is called Princess Chris tian's holiday home for boys. Samuel A. Jewett. of Pittston. Me., Is 66 years old, and has had a series of accidents and troubles that would dis courage any man. One of his children was scalded to deaths his wife died a little over a year ago,- he buried two promising daughters grown to woman hood, he has broken two ribs at three different times, making six. in all. Nine years ago -he broke his leg, and last week he broke his right arm be low the elbow and badly splintered the bones. . : LiiSSJ Bucklen's Aruic. S ivej The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by R. It. Bellamy.' WEAKrWEARY Women$ Men Are peculiarly benefited by P. P. P., Lippman's Great - Remedy, the most wonderful Tonic and Blood Cleanser, in the world. P. P. P. restores shattered nerves, gives strength and tone to the eutire system, revives the worn out, nervous and debilitated You cannot but be nervous if your blood is impure. P. P. P. gives the proper nourishment to "the blood, and cures nervous pros tration, debility and nervous ' head ache. P. P. P. cures that" tired, languid,' "all gone " feeling, cures dyspepsia, in digestion, and that awful distress of the stomach. P. P. P. cures that weak, nervous con dition, that dreadful jumping of the heart, followed by dizziness and sink ing spells. Make your blood pure by taking P. P. P., Lippman's Great Rem edy, and you will be well and happy. Vomen are benefited, their organiza tion regulated, and their weakness and lassitude cured by P. P. P VEAK, TIRED : PE0PL! should take P. P. P., Lippman's Great Remedy, without delay. While not actually sick, you feel weak and tired, ready to get sick, and whatycyu need is strength to drive out of your system that which is the cause of Spring Fever. P. P. P. is needed at Once. Mrs. Hattie Myliusjof 70 East 86th street, New York, says that she was in poor health, and that her case devel oped into nervous prostration. She suffered from nervous headaches, and at times was unable to do any work at all. She could not sleep, and was so nervous that she would have to get up at all hours of the night and walk the floor, and the opening of a door would startle her. But her weakness and nervousness is all gone. P. P. P. was what saved her. Her appetite Improved, her nervousness is a thing of the past, and she thanks P. .P. P., Lippman'sJreat Remedy, for her com plete restoration to health. - Sold by all druggUts. LIPPMAN BROS., Apothecaries, Sole Prop'rs, Ltppman' Block, Savannah, Ga. ' For Sale by R. R. BELLAMY. ri ft) hAo: 0 ! 5 -CurcsCSRNS, 2!JKnK5aHVETS S?EED!L- u'at' WTiiOUT PASS. rOlt SALE 3Y ALL CZ'JCG.'STS. Trfp'rs, . J ii.'-,. For Sale by R. R. BELLAMY. Dr. PAUL BARRINGER. Of the University of Virginia, Recommends Mrs, Griers Reoi Hair Restorer. A perfect remedy for dandruff and falling hair. Mr. T. R. Neel. of Davidson College, writes: In 1886 my little daughter sud denly and unaccountably lost all her hair. From the crown down and from ear to ear was as bald as the palm of the hand. Months and months passed and the frightful baldness remained. My physician. Dr. Paul Barringer, recommended Mrs. Grier's Real Hair Restorer. Determined to give it a fair trial I bought a half" dozen bottles. Three bottles of it faithfully used, pro duced no visible effect but one morn ing, soon after beginning the fourth bottle, to our surprise and delight,, a new growth of hair appeared and so rapid and complete was the restoration that only one more bottle was needed. Ten years have elapsed and no one has a finer suit of hair. Less than one bottle is often effectual in checkins falling hair. Read inter- astlng history of R. H. Rt MRS. M. G. GRIER, Harrisburg, N. C. ROBERT R, BELLAMY DITJOCJKEST, WILMINGTON, N, C CURE YOURSELF! Dse Big a for unnatural discharges, inflamniation, irritations or ulcerations of mucous mem branes. Painless, and not aatrin- ITHEEvANS CttEMICAtCo. ent or Poisonous. sold Djr wagruu, 'or sent in plain wrapper. ttf express, prepaid, lor fl.00, or 3 bottles, 2.75. Circular sent on request. .V -i tin imm r r-S t: eft, a IP yCKE? I f fin 1 toSdy.l fe--i-J GoArmntfced U K4Stf not to itrieiure. B 41 Prevent. eontMion. NORTH CAROLINA. Crawford Biggs has been nominated by the democrats for mayor of Oxford. The wheat crop of North Carolina for 1896, was 4,621,922 bushels, of which 4,483,264 bushels were consumed where grown. - , Evangelist Fife will begin his series of meetings in the opera bouse at Durham next Sunday. : The Sun says a choir of a hundred or more voices is being made up this week.' a At the Caledonia convict farm on the Roanoke, there are 4,000 acres In cotton and 4.500 in corn. At this farm negro guards do duty in the day and white ones at night. In Davie county, the bride, 33 years of age,, the groom 17, borrowed a horse and wagon, rode seven miles to the groom's home, then carried him to Mocksvllle, where they were married. Rock Mount i Phoenix: Dr. Whitehead carried a colored boy named Battle to Tarboro Monday to have a ball In his leg located by means of the X Ray. Dr. J. M. Baker has the apparatus. The suit brought against the N. & W. railroad by tfxid- Hampton was affirmed. The lower cburt gave the plaintiff $1,000 and the decision of. the higher court means that the road will have to pay him that amount. Durham Sun: A chapter of eight or phans from the colored Orphan's Home at Oxford, arrived in the city Monday night. Next morning they left for Oxford. They have been making a tour of Virginia for several weeks, giving concerts. Mt. Airy News We heard a prominent church member express himself As in fa vor of bar rooms in Mount Airy. A day or two afterwards a wicked, sinful man was heard to remark that he : "feared the dram shops." Said he, "I am afraid my boys wlil get in the habit of visiting the saloon." We have no comment to make. In the Raleigh revenue district in 1893, the collection from taxes on whiskey and brandy were $104,726. This was a fruit year and much brandy were made. Last year, which was not a fruit year, the col lections were $178,833, almost entirely from whiskey. In March 1893, there were 111 registered 'whiskey distillers, while in March, 1897, there were 126. ' Newton Enterprise: The telephone line between here and Hickory is a great con venience and we believe both towns are patronizing it very liberally. We would be glad to see .other .towns from the neighboring counties hitched 5n to this line- William E. Houser has received the contract for making the brick for the handsome bank building to be built here this summer. Winston Journal: A heavy frost was reported again last night. C. B. Wat son . is reported much better tcday. Evangelists Melton and Dawson, of the Christian fchurch have been engaged to hold a series of meetings in Winston some time during the fall. They have re cently closed a meeting at Plymouth, N. C, resulting in forty accessions, $600 raised for building, and a church organ ized with ' eighty members. " Raleigh dispatch to New York Sun. 19th. An application was received today by the state board of education from Fayette C. Giles, of Turf, Field and Farm, New York city, who desires to lease 212,810 acres of land in eastern North Carolina for a game preserve and winter resort. Mr. Giles, in making this application, is act ing in behalf of the Field and Shore Asso ciation, which was incorporated by the last legislature of this state. Chadboiirne Journal: The next regular excursion to the Sunny South Colony is boOked for May 4th, and a number of prospectors are expected. Mr, Norris, whose arrival from Indiana we noted last week, has rented a part of the Arch Loon farm for the summer. Mr. Nelson, of Minnesota, arrived in Chadbourn last week, and has bought him. a farm near the Koch Colony tract. He is but a fore runner of the tide that will soon surge Into this colony. Greenville Reflector: Near Battleboro on Sunday two colored boys, named Charles Whitaker and Joseph Neal, had a fuss. Whitaker got a gun and shot Neal through the neck, killing him almost in stantly. .Whitaker dragged the body off to a marsh and hid it, then he went back to where he had committed the deed and washed up the bloqd. When Neal was missed his people began a search and found, the body Monday in the marsh where Whitaker had hid it. Charlotte News: The total registration according to the abbve figures reaches 3, 688 or nearly five hundred more than the registration' last fall In the police court this morning Jack Harty .was lined $5 for assaulting George Washington, who re sembles . the father . of his coun try in name only In Catawba Springs township, Lincoln county, Sunday the residence of Mr. - Adol phus Keever, near R. A. Smith's was de stroyed by fire. There was no Insurance on the building. The fire is supposed to have been of incendiary origin. Monroe Enquirer: On last Thursday Charles Medlin, son of Mr. Garrison Med lin was struck on the head with a shovel in the hands of a boy named Stinson and his skull was fractured. For several days it was not expected that Medlin would live, but he is improving Ell Marshall, colored, who shot Constable Ed. Niven, of Pineville. was arrested at Van Wyck, S. C. last Thursday, by Messrs. W. J. Kren shaw, D. F. Starnes and C. W. McGuirt. Marshall was shot in the hip and severely wounded. He was brought here and is now in jail, as he was wounded too severely to be carried frther. There was a reward of $100 for him. Charlotte Observer: A heavy frost oc curred yesterday morning, and in some places thin . ice formed during the night. The temperature, however, did not go down to the freezing point, - the lowest record at the weather bureau office being 35. It is not thought that any serious damage has been done to the fruit It " would appear from a Statesville special this morning that defendants convicted In the United States-courts those of this dis trict, at least are to receive no quarter from the new administration. The dis- ! trict Attorney announces that, he has in structions from the new attorney general to compromise no case and to omit the prayer for judgment in no case of con viction. - Damaging Frosts. There was quite a frost yesterday morning and beans and other." young plants were killed. It is the opinion of many that the fruit is nearly au Kinea. We hope that this may not be true. Smithfield Herald 22nd. There was a- considerable frost this morning ana tne young trucK. aim voung cotton is injured to some extent. The young buds on many of the trees are killed and it is feared that the fruit crop is destroyed. Dunn County Union 21st. Tuesday night this section was visit ed by a very severe frost whicti did srreat damage to growing crops. It was a corker and no mistake. Another like unto it is not remembered by the oldest citizen. At sundown the ther mometer registered 52 dgrees and by 10 o'clock it had fallen to 30. Unpro tected crops such as cotton, corn, pota toes beans and truck generally were frozen to the ground. But most con cern was felt for the fate of our straw berry fields. On the high sandy land probably one-half of the crop is .a sac- rifice.but other fields were protected by a heavy foliage and sustaned but little injury. Truckers and Planters Journal. The Discovery Saved His Life. Mr. G. Caillouette, Druggist, Beavers- ville. 111., savs: "To Dr. King's New Discovery I owe my life. Was taken with La Grippe and tried all the phy sicians for miles about, but of no avail and was given up and told I could not live. Having Dr. King's New Discov ery in my store I sent for a bottle and began its use and from the first dose began to get .better, and after using three bottles was up and about again. It is worth its weight in gold. We won't keep store or house without it." Get a free trial at R. R. Bellamy's Drui Store. - Savannah, Ga., April 26, 1896. Having used three bottles of P. P. P. for impure blood and general weakness and having derived great benent trom .the same, having gained 11 pounds in weight in four weeks. I take great pleasure in recommending it to all un fortunate like - . Yours truly, JOHN MORRIS. Office of J. N. McElroy, Druggist, Orlando, Fla., April 20, 189L Messrs. Lippman Bros., Savannah, Ga, Dear Sirs: I sold three bottles of P. P. P. large size yesterday, and one bot tle small size today. The P. P. P- cured my wife of rheu matism winter before last. It came back on her the past winter and a half bottle, $1.00 size, relieved her again, and she has not had a symptom since. I sold a bottle of P. P. P. to a friend of mine, one of the turkies, a small one, took sick and his wife gave it a teaspoonful, that was in the evening, and the little fellow turned over like he was dead, but next morning was up holloowing and well. Yours respectfully, J. N. McELROT. """ Savannah. Ga., March 17, 1891. Messrs. Lippman Bros.. Savannah, Ga.: Dear Sirs I have suffered from rheu matism Tor a long t'me and did no' find a cure until I found P. P. P. whlcL completely cured me. Tours truly, ELIZA F. JONES, IS Orange St., Savannah, Ga, WILIIIHGTOIJ MARKETS. COTTON REPORTS. . Wilmington, N. C, April 23. Receipts of cotton today 163 bales. Receipts corresponding day last year 120 bales. This season's receipts to date 233,972 bales. - Receipts to same date last year 167,152 bales. The quotations posted at 4 o'clock today at the exchange: cotton nrm. Ordinary ......... Good middling , Low middling , Middling Good middling 4 6 -6 7 7 6-16 trices same day last year, 7c. NAVAL STORES. . Spirits turpentine Machine barrels quiet at 264c; country barrels quiet at 25 c , Rosin dull at $1.30 and $1.35. Tar firm at 95c. Crude turpentine quiet; hard $1.30; yel low dip $1.80; virgin $1.90. Prices same day last year Spirits tur pentine at 25c and 25c; rosin $1.45 and $1.50; tar 90c; crude turpentine $1.30, $1.70 and $1.90. - Receipts today 31 casks spirits turpen tine, 351 barrels rosin, 74 barrels tar, 19 barrels crude turpentine. Receipts same day last year 140j casks spirits turpentine, 410 barrels rosin, 86 bar rels tar, 21 barrels crude turpentine. Statement of Cotton and Naval Stores Week ending April 23, 1897, compared with week ending April 21, 1896. J j RECEIPTS. EXPORTS EXPORTS Domestic. Foreign. 1897 1896 1897 1896 1897. 189d. Cotton 758 1 091 , 408 700 ; .'. Hpirits... 270 373, 255 597 Rosia.... 2,189 1,996! 299 113, 4,040 7,289 Tar. ...... 547 Si99 1,243 1.6T0 . Crude.... 105 71 5 4(i .. .. SEASON'S EXPORT8. SEASON'S RECEIPTS. 1897 1896. 1897. 1896. 162,444 1.753 12,031 2,765 48 Cotton.- Spirits Rosin Tar Crude 233,972 167,15 1 233,515 852 4,815 4,626 83 1.216, 8,4371 2,441 179 6,133 4,097 176 STOCKS ASHORE AND AFLOAT. Ashore 5,643 128 18,106 3.405 378 Afloat Total. Total 1896 5,057 1,111 i,017 12,64-!' Oottoo ..... Spirits.'.... Rosin.. ,-,r Crud 105 5.748! 217i 20,550; 3.955' 878 89 - Z,U4 550 MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. "FINANCIAL. New York, April 23. Money on call easy at 145 iyz per cent.; last loan at Pi; closed PiSli per cent. Prime mercantile paper 3(34 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers bills at $4.88g$4.88i4 demand, and $4.86 $4.8G for sixty days. Posted rates $4.87a $4.87 and $1.8Sy2ti$4.89. Commercial bills at $4.85. Silver certificates . Bar sil ver 61. Mexican dollars -. Gov ernment bonds firm; state bonds dull; railroad bonds firm. STOCKS. Atchison 10 N. J. Central. .. Adams Express .150 N. & W., pre... American Ex. ...112 N. Y. Central.. B. & O ....13 Pittsburg Ches. & Ohio 16fPullman Pal.... Chicago Alton ..164 Reading...;. .. .. 8114 .. 23 .. 98 . .160 ..158 .. 18 Chic. Bur. & Q . 71iRich. Ter . 8iy8Rich. Ter., "pre. .162Sug. Refin...... , lOUjTenn. C. & I.... Chic. Gas Con. Gas Cot. Oil Cer Del. Hudson ... -1128 20.. IO514I. U. S. Express.. 40 Del. Lack. & W..150 Wells Far. Ex... 101 Fort Wayne 162 West. Union .... 79 , 92 1W. & L. E Illinois Central Lead Trust L. & N L. & N. A Man. Consol. ... zzw. & ju. n;., pre.. z;s 43 IGen. Electric . Wf4 . 10 . 7 . 25 . 68 .102 4Nat. Linseed . 84 Southern Ry. , 15 ISouthern, pre. 18Tobacco 1 Tobacco, pre. Mem. & Char... Mobile & Ohio.. Nat. Cordage .. Nat. Cor., pre.., BONDS. New U S 4's refr..l23V2!Missouri 6's.. 100 New U S 4"s cop.. 124 IN. Caro. 6s 127 U S 5 s reg... 113!4IN. Caro. 4's ..102 U S 5's coup 114i4:S. Caro. non-fu.. V U"S 4's re2r........llliAjTenn. N. S. 6's... 79 U S 4's coup .112Tenn. N. S. 5's.. ..105 U S 2's reg 96Tenn. N. S. 3's... Pac. 6 s, of '95. . . .104 Tenn. Old S. 6's Ala. Class A 106 IVa. Cen . 64 . 4 . 79 .89 .112 Ala. ClasaB 104 IVa. deferred.... Ala. Class C 100 L. & N. Un Ala. Currency 100 Southern5's ha. N. Con 4's.... 95 N. J. Cen. G 5's COTTON. , Liverpool, April 23. I p. m. Cotton. spot fair demand; prices hardening: American middling 4d; sales 10,000 bales. ot wnicn 500 were tor speculation and ex ports, and included 9.800 American; re ceipts 400 bales, all American. Futures opened and closed quiet at the advance-, demand moderate. American middling:, low middling: clause: April 4 4-64d values; April and May 4 3-64d, 4 4-b4d sellers; May and June 4 2-64d, 4 3-64d buyers: June and July 4 2,-64d sellers; July and August 4 1-C4d buyers; August and September 3 62-64d, 3 63-64d values; September and October 3 56-64d buyers; October ard November 3 50-64d buyers; November and December 3 48-64d values ; December and' January 3 47t64d . sellers; January and February 3 47-64d sellers. Tenders of today's deliveries none. New York, Apul 23. Cotton quiet: mid dling 7 7-16c; net receipts none: gross re ceipts " 092; exports to the continent 2,181; forwarded 1 0w; sales 3S4, all spinners; stock 211..765. Tctrl today: Net receipts 10,531; ex ports r Great Britain 13.455; to France 1,435; to the continent 10,210; stock 530,348. Consolidated: Net receipts 48,071; ex ports to Great Britain 50,349; -to France 29.089; to the continent 50,292. Total since September 1st: Net receipts 6,390,120; exports to Great Britain 2,832,669; to France 644.605; to the continent 1,848,934; to the channel 5,481. Cotton futures opened steady; sales 2,500 bales: January 6.88: February 6.91; May 7.09; June 7.13- July 7.18; August 7.19; September 6.95: October and November 6.80; December 6.83. - Cotton futures closed quiet; sales 79,500 bales: January 6.88; February 6.92; March April 7.07; May 7.07; June 7.12; July 7.16; August 7.18; September 6.96: October 6.81; November 6.81; December 6.85. Spot cotton closed quiet: middling up lands 7 7-16c; middling gulf 7 ll-16c; sales 384 bales. . " PORT RECEIPTS. Galveston Firm at 7 l-16c; net receipts 601. Norfolk Firm at7c; net receipts 58. ' Baltimore Nominal at 17c ; net receipts 830: gross receipts 1,291. .Boston steady at 7 7-l6c; net receipts 89; gross receipts 902. Wilmington Firm at 7c; net receipts 163. Philadelphia Firm at 7 7-16c; net re ceipts 321. Savannah Steady at 7 l-16c; net receipts 733. New Orleans Firm at 74c; net receipts 1,239. ' l Mobile-i-Steady at 7c; net receipts 321. Memphis Steady at Tlc; net receipts 227; gross receipts 607. Augusta Steady at 7c; net receipts 448. Charleston Flrm,a-t 7c: net receipts 720. Cincinnati Quiet at 7c; net receipts 150. Louisville Fjrm at 7MsC St. Louis Firm at 7 l-16c; gross receipts 705. Houston Steady at 7 l-16c; net receipts 497. GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC. Chicago, April 23. The leading futures were as follows: Open High. -'Low. Close. Wheat- April May July ........ September . ... 7414 ... 744 ... 73i4 .. 7014 ... 24 .. 24 ... 25 ... 27. .... 1714 ... I814 ...19, $8.47 8.55. $4.12 4.22 4.32 $4.70 4.75 75 75 74 71' 24 24 26 27 17 18 19 $8.55 8.65 $4.15 4.25 . 73 73 72 69 24 24 25 26 17 18 19 $3.47 75 75 74 71 24 24 26 27 17 18 19 Corn April May July September . Oats- May July September , Pork- May July $8.52 8.55 $4.12 4.22 4.32 8.62 Lard May July $4.15 4.25 4.35 September Ribs May July September 4.35 $4.72 $4.70 4.75 4.80 $4.72 4.77 4.82 4.77 4.80 4.82 Flour Cash Quotations were as follows: strone: No. 2 yeuow - corn 2424c: spring; wheat, 74S76c; No. 3 spring wheat 70!S70c: No. 2 red. wwmc; no. z corn, 2424e: No. 2 oats, 17c; No. 2 white, f. o. b., 22c; No. 3 white, f. o. b., 2022c; mess pork, per bl., $8.dO$S.55: lard, per 100 lbs. $4.15; short ribs sides, loose, $4.65 $4.85; dry salted shoulders, boxed, 55c; short clear sides, Doxea, 4'sQ.oc; wniskey. distillers' finished eoods, per gal.. $1.19. New York, April 23. Flour steady; firm-. held higher, shutting out buyers Wheat Snot tinner with fair demand No. 2 red nominal: No. 3 hard winter 81c afloat. Options opened strong on bad crop news, and covering, was hammered down bv the bears but recovered and was strong on account' of export business. bullish Kansas crop reports and war news, closing: at 1(S1C net advance: No, 2 red, April closed at 83cr May 8081c, closed at 8lc. Corn Spot firmer: No. 2. 30c elevator: 31c afloat. Options opened steady and advanced later, on wet weather and the rise fn wheat, closing c net higher. April closed 80c. May 2930c, closed at 30c.- Oat9--Spot quiet and steady; No. 2, 23c; Nc.. 3, 22c; No. 2 delivered 24c; No. 2 white 25c. Options dull, but ""firmer on export demand, closing c higher; May closed at 22c. . Lard Quiet and steady; western steam $4.37; May $445 nominal; refined dull at $5.65; South American $5.05; compound 44c Pork Firm; family $9.75 $10.50. Eggs Firm; state and Pennsylvania 910c; western fresh 910c; southern 89c. ; .-,-. Cotton Seed Oil Firm. Rice Steady. Molasses Firm. " Coffee Options opened steady at 5 to 10 points lower in sympathy with European markets. Trading was extremely light, with foreign traders the principal sellers. Local buying later steadied .the market. Receipts were liberal, deliveries In the United States were light and closed firm, with prices 5 points higher to 5 points lower; sales 7,500 bags, including $7.05 $7.10. Spot Coffee Rio weak, No. 7 in voice 7c: No. 7 jobbing 8c; mild quiet; Cordova 1214c; sales 2,000 bags. Rio No. 7, spot 7c. Sugar Raw nominal; fair, refining - 2 13-16c; centrifugal 96 test 34c; sales later In the day, 3,600 bags; centrifugal 96 test 3c; refined steady. NAVAL STORES. New York Rosin quiet; strained, com mon to good $1.65. Turpentine steady at 30c. Charleston Turpentine quiet- at 26c; sales none. Rosin firm: sales none; strained, common to good $1.30 to $1.40. - Savannah Turpentine opened firm at 25c, and with sales of 860 casks, closed firm at 26c, with further sales of 692 casks-, receipts 510 casks. Rosin closed firm; sales 3,000 barrels; receipts 1,582. Quote closing: A B C D $1.35; E $1.40; F $1.45; G $1.50; H $1.55; I $1.70(S$1.75; K $1.75f5$1.80; M $L80$1.85; N $2.15; W G $2.30; W W $2.45. J$HIPPINGJNT ARRIVED YESTERDAT. American steamer Croatan, . McKee, Georgetown, -H. G. Smallbones. VESSELS IN PORT. BARKS. Bigdo, (Nor.), 495 tons, Omundsen, Paranagua, Brazil, J. T. Riley & Co. Attivo, (Ital.), 620 tons, Trapani, Ger genti, J. T. Riley & Co. SCHOONERS. - R. S. Graham, (Am.), 321 tons, Out ten, Martinique. Geo. Harris, Son & Co. City of -Baltimore, (Am.), 298 tons, Tawes, New York, Geo. Harriss, Son & Co. , Melbourne, (Br.),. 170 tons, Matherson, New York, Geo. Harriss, Son & Co. iiew York Stock Market. 'New York, April 23. Undeviating dull ness marked the dealings In stocks today from start to finish. The total shares sold amounted to 89,595 and dealers and brokers found their occupation practically gone. Tobacco was the only stock dealt in to the extent o 10,000 shares and that was a selling movement. In the .railway list outside the coalers, the only stock which varied its prices to the extent of a point was Burlington and its net change was only half. Such a market offered no inducement except to the strictly profes sional element and to them only for a very quick turn on an almost infinitesimal margin. The whole market continued to be dominated by the war situation in Europe, and the opening adhered closely to the level already established' for the day's trading in London. The Indisposi tion to trade in stocks seemed to be based on the expectation that the Turks were sure to win success ultimately and that Greek successes only served to delay the ending of a war which would come by the interposition of the powers in the event of Turkish success'. In spite of in animation In the market, It is noticeable that the bears are very chary of making any wholesale onslaught, or of putting out new short lines. The indications point also to a large decrease in the existing short interest in the last f e"w days, the loan rate for most stocks being reduced except where manipulated, as in the case of the coalers. The bond market display ed a fair degree of activity with values generally firm. Governments lacked fea ture, but were generally well held on deal ing of $10,000. Cotton Futures. (Special to The Messenger.) New York, April 23. An uninteresting day's trading in the cotton market re sulted In no change in prices today. Liv erpool seems inclined to advance and again cabled us a favorable dispatch tms morning, contrary to general expec tations, futres were point higher. Our market opened at a slight advance, Au gust selling on the first call at 7.19. A few buying orders were received from Liverpool and the south, and prices ad vanced still further after the opening, Au- j gust selling at 7.zi, out the buying power was soon exhausted and the market eased again. August declined to 7.17 and closed at 7.18 to 7.19 with the market quiet. The movement for the week was moderate, Dut attracted no attention. RIORDAN & CO. (By Associated Press.) - New York. ADril 23. Frora start to finish the cotton market was adisappoint ment today. Opening steady, with near months 1 point higher and later months unchanged to 2 points lower, the market ruiea quiet ana quite ieatureiess through out tne session, .following: the first can there was an advance of 3 to 4 points on covering by local traders who took alarm on account of the continued strength of spot cotton as compared with futures and . on reported active demand from American spinners and from, exporters in southern markets as well as New York. Later, however, the market turned easier in the absence of outside speculative support ana ror tne rest or the session showed a rather weak undertone. Selling: was checked, however, by continued conflict ing reports from the inundated districts. The closing was quiet, at a net advance of 3 points to a net decline of 1 point. The Chicago Markets. Chicago,. April 23. Wheat was aerain .very feverish and unsettled today. The majority of traders were on the bull side. however, and whooped things up to such good effect that the market closed about ic nigner. tsaa crop reports, war news and cash business were features marking sudden and violent fluctuations AH other markets borrowed more or less strength from wheat, corn and oats ad vancing about 14c each and provisions yz to 5c. Rheumatism Cured In a (Day. Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system is remarkable and mysterious. It re moves at once the cause and the dis ease immediately disappears. The ftrsv dose greatly benefits. T. F. Anthony, Ex-Postmaster of Promise City, Iowa, says: "I bought one bottle of "Mystic Cure' for Rheu matism, and two doses of it did me more good than any medicine I ever took."75 cents and $1.00. Sold by J. H. tiardin, druggist. Wilmington. THE WORLD'S DOINGS. Representative James" Hamilton Lewis, of Washington, has introduced a bill to prevent the departure of the recently appointed monetary commis sion, The City of Mexico seems to be keep ing up with the times, or rather, it has got ahead of them in one matter. The city council has just appointed a bicycle inspector at a salary of $40 a month. An impressionable Paris hanker, the owner of immense riches, died of grief on hearing that he lost everything in the world except 100,000 francs. His pauper "brother on inheriting that sum from him died in joy. By the way, if repeated reports .be true, there are two or three prisoners m Mexican dungeons who are entitled to some consideration by the American government while a vigorous Ameri can policy is supposedly on top. Hous ton Post. 'Accounts agree that the Greek "ir regulars" have administered another regular thrashing to the pagan Turks. The European concert will doubtless stop performing long enough to weep a few tears for this disaster to the sul tan's cause. New York "Mail and Ex press. Atnens, seventy-nve years ago a squalid Turkish village of huts and ruins, has become a city of 164,000 in- haTaitants, a centre of intellectual life. the seat of a great university, an in fluence to be reckoned with in the coun cils of the nations. Factories hum and smoke in the haunts of idyllic tradi tion. Busy seaports have sprung to importance, and a mercantile marine, ranking eighth among those of the world, carries on the memories of the ship Argo. I Something to Know. It may be worth something to know that the very best medicine for restor ing the tired out nervous system to a healthy vigor is Electric Bitters. This medicine is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to the nerve centres in the stomach, gently stimulates the Liver and Kidneys, and aids these organs in throwing off impurities in the blood. JMectric Bitters improves the appetite, aids digestion, and is pronounced , hy those who have tried It as the very best "blood " purifier and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for 50c or $1.00 per bottle at R, R, Bellamy's Drug Store. STATE AND COUNTY TAXES. An Exhaustive Hesume of the Provisions of the Revenue and Machinery Acts of the Legislature of J 897. Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel. K , Raleigh, N. C., April 23, The revenue and machinery acta are this year of special interest, owing to the many changes. There , are three schedules of the revenue act and these make twenty-one pages. The poll tax is $1.38 (that is it, should be and the courts will so declare, though in the printed act it is $L29): the state tax 22 2-3 cents, pension tax 3 1-3 cents, public school tax 20 cents; total 46 cents on every $100 of real and personal prop erty, and moneys, credits, surplus re serve funds, undivided profits, invest ments in bonds, stocks, join stock com panies and otherwise. No city, town or other municipal corporation shall have power to impose, levy or collect any greater sum than one per cent, on real and personal property unless the legislature gives special authority. Bank cashiers pay tax on shares di rectly to the state treasurer. This ap plies also to building and loan asso ciations. The tax on gross profits and the income from untaxed property, is 5 per cent.; and on incomes from salaries and fees, public or private, one half of one per cent, on the excess over $1,000. All special exemptions from taxation are repealed. In schedule B. theatre licenses are $150 a year, for places oi over 10,000, and between 5,000 and 10.000 ?100 an nually; each concert or lecture J; cir cuses $100 a day;- billiard and pool tables, if where liquor is sold $2.5, if not $12.50; all other games or plays $20; on public bridges or ferries 2 per cent, on gross receipts; 50 cents for each horse or mule kept for hire; and on persons who trade in horses or mules for profit $25 to state and $10. to county; one per cent, on commissions received by com sion merchant, broker or dealer; cigars and cheroots 5 cents for 1,000; and on every dealer one half a cent per pound on manufactured tobacco; 15 cents per 1,000 for cigarettes; 15 cents per 1,000 sheets of cigarette paper of single cig arette size; (this not to apply to manu facturers of cigars, cigarettes or man ufactured tobacco) ; and no county shall tax any such dealers. Merchants pur chase tax one-tenth of one per cent.,'" .this not to apply to purchases of farm products from the producers. Liquor dealers 2 per cent, license tax on total amount of purchases in or out of the state. Druggists who deal in spirits $50 license tax, and If they allow drink ing in their places of business they are liable 'to the regular liquor tax; but in towns with less than 500 'people or where sale of liquor is prohibited the license tax on druggists shall be $25. Peddlers on foot $10 for each county; one horse $30, two horses $40; itinerant salesman $50 ea'ch for each county, and issue of license is discretionary with county commissioners. License tax for sewing machine manufacturers $350, this allowing an unlimited number of agents and forbidding any city, town or county tax; but this does not apply to the sale of second hand machines taken in exchange -or as part payment for a new machine.: Persons who sell pianos and organs by sample, $10 for each brand of instrument. Tax on Gypsies or persons who pretend to tell fortunes $150 for each county. On per sons who put up lightning rods $20. On itinerant stove, range or clock peddlers $100 on each wagon, or each agent, in each county. License - fee for fire or accident insurance companies $200 each. and on life -companies $250 each; all companies to pay 2 per cent., tax on gross receipts in this state, unless at least one-fourth of the entire assets are invested in North Carolina, when the tax is only one per cent. All banks pay in addition to ad valorem tax as follows: On $25,000 capital $50. and '$2 for each $1,000 in excess of $25,000; also $25 for each county in which such banks, associations or brokers have an agency. Building and loan associations pay $25 on paid-in capital less than $50, 000 and over $25,000; and on less than $25,000. and over $5,000, $10. Auctioneers $10 tax. Pawnbrokers $50. ' Liquor dealers license tax for selling under five gallon quantities $100 annually; over five gallon quantities $200; for beer exclusively $20; boards of county com missioners having discretion as to granting licenses; counties may levy not more than the -state tax. Tax on hotels with receipts of not over $2,000 $10 and one-half of one per cent, on all gross receipts above $2,000. On. each dentist, lawyer and practicing physi cian $5 annually, no city, town or coun ty to levy additional license tax, and all persons who write deeds, mortgages, tir other legal papers for pay shall be considered as lawyers. The. franchise tax, which does not apply to railways, banks and insurance companies,, is $5 on corporations having $25,000 or less of capital stock; under $50,000 $10, etc., etc. Schedule C requires each railway, steamboat or canal company to pay one per cent, on gross receipts. Tax on legacies and inheritances devised to persons in the direct line two-thirds of one per cent.; and on collateral inher itances (save those for chritable uses) 1 per cent.: no administrator to be permitted to file his final account until such taxes are paid. Tax on express companies $3,000 annually, if receipts exceed $10,000 annually. Telegraph and telephone companies 2 per cent, of gross receipts on business in the state. Mar riage licenses ?1. Tax on drummers $50 for each one offering for sale with or without samples; licenses not trans ferable, and no county town or city shall tax such drummers. Tery vtappet. OASTORIA. lisdla igsatura tTrr ItIt Trapjtt Tk fae- limila I Future or Yesterday In the House of Representatives. Washington, April 23. The house to day completed the consideration of the senate amendments to the Indian ap propriation bill and sent , the bill to conference. The main contention, as on yesterday, centered about the same proposition to open the Uncompahge Indian reservation under the mineral land laws. Finally an amendment was recommended to the effect that no cor poration should be allowed to obtain possession of these grtlsonite deposits, but that the government should lease the lands in limited areas and for lim ited terms of years. The senate Amend ment, striking from the house bill the provision for the ratification of the oil and gas leases made by the council of the Seneca Indians last December, af ter a sharp debate, was disagreed to. Mr. Bland, of Missouri, attempted early in the session to secure action on the resolution relative . to the Union Pacific railroad mortgages, which ,he tried to offer last week, but the speak er ruled that the resolution was not privileged. A resolution was -adopted by wnicn a committee of twenty-five, of which the speaker, by the terms of the resolution, was chairman, was appointed to at tend the dedication of the Grant tomb in New York on Tuesday, and tne hnnso bjtppiI tn s. nroeramme of three day adjournments for, next week. A Magnificent Structure. Mr w i"). Gaster returned this morn tna- ft-nm rrtihoro. where he went yes " v- j. T, terday as one 01 tne iroaiwa r 1 TTmo receive the new mam v,.ti .-. r,h baa lust been completed nt a. ist of $11,000. Mr. Gaster informs one or the finest in the state, and that r n.dn? Tor it tnere -was n The hands of the treasurer of the home v,,, 1 Ann no, aiso iniuiwa u -" U.UVU1. . . .nllra Messrs. Royal as -.jnMnrors or uuiusuuiu, uo.vv areed to furnish this home wfth such furniture as tney mane-xnai is, uu . hnra.us. washstands, etc., -free of charge. We understand xnis nome ia Dicautfp . . , - in a flourishing condition ana wen jlcpi by the good supenntenaenT, ja.r. j. kt, Dean. t ayeite vue oiwervw, . DUN & OO.'S REPORT. The Markets not Effected by the War Id JSurope Llkelyhovd of Greater Euro nM.u ttilliiiinfl .. j. . . . - Aiuvncau Ileal toi.' Unued Heaxy Export f Corn Cotteu kA. fected only SliguUjr by the f loods The Wool and Iron trade. ' New York, April 23. R. G. Dun & Oo's weekly review of trade will say: If either Turkey or Greece had been wholly -buried in the sea, markets ,might have been affected less than "by the outbreak of war in Europe. Like fire in the heart of a crowded city, it raised the 'question if a general con flagration may spring out of it. To this I possibility, and not to the direct Influ ence of either- Turkey or Greece upon the world's money or produce markets, was due the excitement in grain and stocks. As the unknown is magnified, American markets were much more flighty than European, where the pos sibilities have been discussed and partly discounted for months. But the uncertainty remains and will af fect the movement of money and sta ples until it disappears, creating a large demand for American products at higher prices, causing hasty specula tive selling of securities at times, but also more. continuous buying by for eign investors, and not improbably in fluencing the attitude of foreign pow ers on questions important to this country. Wheat rose .6 cents from Thursday to Monday and has. retained most of the rise. Since Russia and the Danublan states will be likely to ship wheat scantily, especial needs - and much higher prices being possible there. A larger spare of the requirements"! of western Europe may naturally j Toe drawn from this country arid the iChance of a war between the treat powers has the more influence because the supplies held are not large. While western receipts are not yet on the in crease, and in three weeks have "been but 5,641,000 bushels against 5,933,199 last year, Atlantic exports begin to gain slightly, amounting to 1,190,329 bushels, flour included, against 1,085,764 last year, and for three weeks have been 3,588,170 bushels, against 3,453;679 last year. But the great increase is still in corn, of which the price has scarcely advanced, though Atlantic exports were 4,189,146-bushels for the week and for three weeks " 10,221,151 bushels, against 2,624,732 last year. Al ready the exports for the crop year have been 33,000,000 bushels larger than Atlantic exports of wheat and flour, and may soon exceed the total exports of wheat and flour from hoth coasts. Cotton has been affected scarcely any though the government estimates that the flooded districts pielded nearly 600, 000 bales, for increased acreage in oth er sections is generally reported. The, past week, like others of late, has witnessed the starting -of opera tions by several iron works, especially in black sheets for tinning, and yet prices of pig iron and unfinished pro duets are lower, demand not yet equal ing the supply." Bessemer pig sold as low as $9.05 at Pittsburg and grey forge at $5.50 in Birmingham. Steel 'billets fell to $4.25 at Pittsburg and angles are strong, and a few more structural orders are pending. Eastern works also have orders for 15,000 tons of steel rails. Complaint and proof that the de mand for products is deficient Tblinda many to the fact that the actual work in progress, largely on. the heavy or ders for beams, billets, rails and sheet bars, taken when the pools broke up. is ot greater volume than for a long time. Large sales of copper are reported at llc, with production 18.283 tons in March. x The end of the stipulated curtail-- ment has- been reached by some cot ton mills and nearly by all, and since the auction sale some bleached goodr, have been slightly advanced, but ac tual huying does not increase and print cloths do not improve. Sales of wool have been largely of foreign, reports being swelled by ar rivals of quantities sold some time ago and imports at Boston for the week were 32,000 bales. For the three chief cities sales were 34.036,800 pounds in three weeks, '20,271,300 "being foreign, against 15,906,100 in 1892, including 7,574,000 foreign; but mnufacturers aro doing scarcely anything and orders for goods improve very little, though for somewhat better grades of goods. Failures for the week have been 218 in the United States, against 238 last year, and 21 in Canada, against 44 last year. .. ; V RESTORED TO HEALTH. . If yoUi are suffering with any skin or blood disease, Rheumatism. Catarrh, Ulcers, Old Sores. General Debility, etc., sfnd starp to the Blood Balm Co., At lanta, Ga., for book of wonderful cures. free. This book will point the way to speedy recovery. Botanic Blood Balm, (B. B. B.) is manufactured after: a long tested pre scription of an, eminent physician, and is the best building-up and blood puri fying medicine in the world. Beware of substitutes. Price $1.00 for large bottle. For sale by Druggists. ONE IN A THOUSAND. One summer.: several years ago, while railroading in Mississippi I became badly affected with malarial blood poison, that impaired my health for more than two years. Several offensive- ulcers appeared on 'my legs, and noth ing seemed to give permanent relief until I took cf Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.), which cured me. entirely. M. D. LANE. Deveraux, Ga. Diamond Thieves Arrested. New York, April 23. Frank Poins, alias Ira Francisco, and Andrea Maura, were arrested here today f or: complicity in a jewelry robbery at New Orleans in December.- 1896. John -Abbruzzi, is in Jail in Rochster, N. Y., being accused of having been concerned in the crime. The victim of the robbery 'was George E. Gail, a traveling salesman for a house in Nassau street, this city. Gail lived at No. 1014 South Ramport street, New Orleans. Maura, who, it is said, represented himself to be a fireman. and Poins, who elaimed to be a man of means, made Gail's acquaintance. little later Abruzzi appeared on the scene and represented himself to be a very wealthy cattle man from the west. who was traveling in this country for his health. He told Gail that he wanted to buy some diamonds. He was very particular about the gems and said" he wanted sixty-five unset diamonds or the first Iwater. He began to bargain with Gail, and finally induced the jew eler to send on for the stones to the New York house as he did not have the rponired number in his possession. In due time the diamonds arrived in New Orleans and then, it is said, the three worked the old confidence game on the unsusptecing jeweler. TheN diamonas were apparently placed in el box with $10,000 of the Italian's mone and given over to the jeweler to be placed in a vault for safe keeping. Six hours later the jeweler opened the box and round n in nf hrown pay" three men had diappeared. Secretary Hester's Cotton Statemen t. New Orleans, April 23.-Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement shows: Amount brought into sight 59.497 bales, against 60,396 for the seven days ending April 23d last year, 62,940 year before last and 53,589 in the same time in 1894; total movement since Sep tember 1st, 8,066,869 bales, against 6,638 431 laist year, 9,456,408 the year before and f,102.091 in 1894. The movement since September 1st shows: Receipts at all United States ports 6,456,050 bales, against 4,981,604 las year, . 7,655,526 the year before and 5,632,563 in 1894; over land to the north 819,453, against 739.826 last year. 1,015,926 the year before and 780,306 the same time in 1894; interior stocks in excess of September 1st, against 203,615 last year, 125,857 the year before and 112,454 in 1894. South ern mill takings were 730.306 bales, against 713,186 last year, 659,098 the year before and 576,768 In 1894. Northern mill takings were 1,542,219 bales, against 1,438,605 last year. Foreign exports for the week have been 129,730 bales, against 82,289 last year, making the to tal thus far for the season 5,403,770, against 4,066,545 last ' year. Including stocks left oyer at ports and Interior towns from the last crop and the num ber of bales brought into sight thus far, for the new crop, the supply to date is 8,405,418 bales, against 6,948,385 tor tne same period last year. . fwed Quality, fixed prices. There is no variation In Crescent quality. The Crescent you buy has the same beauty, strength and ease of running as the Crescent your neighbor rides. The ex perience of both will be the same in rare cycling pleasure. And the enjoyment of neither vlll be marreoVby learning that one bought his Crescent cheaper than , ths other. Fixed qualify means fixed prices. Crescent prices are rightfor high-" est quality. . catalogue mat. A'GBNTs" EVBRYWHBRB. CQcatcm Cdbcel CUorfta . Chicaoo :; New York . , FUN. . . A Woman's Question-'-Tillie- Brown had a dreadful had fall from her wheel Monday.' fWas she dressed for it'" Chicago Plain Dealer. Feminine. Evasion "Julia, you said' you. weren't, going to wear any more dead birda on your hats." "I know but this bird dieL a natural death " Chicago Record. "I saw your mother going to the neighbors as 1 crossed the street. When will she be home?" asked the daily caller. . "She said she'd be !back just's soon as you left." answered truthful Jim-" mie. Detriot Free , Press. Weary Watkins What you lookin' so sore about? . Dismal Dawson-I met a guy today "at tole me t was really workin' harder bummin around de country than if I was actually holdin-a job. It may be true. tOO. for ail I.lcnnw. Inrliiino rwlic Journal. Maude Everv bod v how homely I was looking, 'but Gharley told me he never saw me when I look ed 'better. -I'd erive wiopp Top fhnrim-a opinion than for everybody else's. rsenna txesj out in this case his opinion seemed to Tx nmn a everybody else's.- Boston Transcript. After Service Gadzooks What a perfect command of .language Dr. Longwind has! . Zounds I don't agree with you. I Should sav his lansruae-o has a ivrfivt command of. him. New York Tribune. w hat s the matter between you and your neighbor?" asked the judge. "I cultivate a garden and he keeps hens." "Sentence suspended. I live in the suburbs myself." Detroit Free Press. 'PracticM Father I want to buy a watch for my !boy the cheapest you have. .. " Honest Dealer I'm afraid I can't warrant the cheap ones to keep very good time. Practical- Father Oh, that doesn't matter. Just make it so that he can open the back ;of the case. Strand Magazine. Moneybags 'You want me to engage" in a speculation whereby I can make a million. Explain the scheme. Cholly Cheekly Your daughter is to . receive a million from you if she mar ries with your consent? Moneybags Yes; "but what has that to do with it? Cholly. Cheekly. Everything. You consent, for her to marry me.; She gives the million and I give you half. See? Judge. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Vice President Hobart is unable to decide just what struck. Patterson. N. J. Washington Post. . The newspaper war maps so far pub lished are entirely neutral. They do not give the names of any towns known to the cable disoatches from either Greece or Turkey. Asheviire Citizen. The Hon. David Bennett Hill sagely remarks that the victories of 1898 and 1900 have yet to be won. There is something statesmanlike in this obser vation. Augusta Chronicle. The trouble with radicals generally is that they think because a teaspoon-- f ul of a- certain does is good, one will live forever if he swallow a whole bottleful of. the same panacea. Lewis ton Journal. "Mr. Bailey is right. Let the repub licans pass their tariff bill. Let it pass in the most objectionable form. r No danger but the badness of it will bf duly exposed. The press will attend to that. Get out of the way, you demo crats. Chattanooga Times. If any subject of interest to home and society has as yet been neglected by legislative zeal, now is the time" to bring it to notice, with a view to prompt remedy. The latter day aver age legislator evidently regards himself as sacredly charged with the regula tion of destiny. Baltimore American. There has already been ah apprecia- ble rise in the price of clothing ddring the discussion of the tariff bill. Should it go into effect there is no doubt that what Mr. Wilson says of the woolen schedule will come true-namely, that the cost of clothing will !be -materially increased 'and the quality depreciated. -Chicago Chronicle. It is -not a remedy put up byany Tom, Dick or Harry; it is compounded by expert pharmacists. 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A curious illustration of the diverse conditions that may exist in this coun try is" the fact that while so many peo ple in the Mississippi 'valley are suf fering from floods the New Orleans pa pers are raislngr money for sufferers . from the drouth in Louisiana. New York Tribune. The state geologist of Kentucky has grieved and disappointed many of its citizens by declaring that there is no erold in' the state. Some ore recently analyized by thechemist was found to contain copper and iron, but no gold. ..." When the Kentucky grand jury whichtis sitting ! on the Hunter case gets tlirough 'with' the investigation of briberyit ns liReiy to nave a shooting case on ls hands. Kentucky is giving a fine example of what an abomination a senatorial election by a legislature can be. It is offering a strong contri bution to the argument in favor of pop ular elections of senators. t. Louis Republic. Restored Manhood. DB. 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