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Newspaper Page Text8 THE MACOF TELEGRAPH: WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1894. THE WORLD OF TRADE. Reports by Wire From the Great Markets. New York, Deo. 11.—Money on call was a little more active, ranging from 1 to 2 per cent., last loan at 1% and closing offered at 1% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3a4 per cent. Bar silver, 60%. Ster ling exchange firm, with actual business In bankers’ bills at 4.87fta4.88 for sixty days and 4.88fta4.S9 for demand. Posted rates, 4.89a4.90. Commercial bills, 446ft to 4.87ft. Government bonds steady; state bonds dull; railroad bonds have been lower. Silver at the board was 61 bid. STOCKS AND BOND& BA1LB0AD STOCKS, Ul Amer. Cot. Oil... 25% do prefd. 68 | Am. Bug&r'Befm; 91 I do prefd. 92% Am. Tobacco Co. 94 do prefd. 105 A., T. and 8. Fe. 4% Balt, and Ohio.. 69 Canadian Pacific 57% Chess, and Ohio. 17% Chi. and Alton.. 143% Chi., b. and Q... 72 N., C. and St. L.. 65 U. S. Cordage.... 8% do drefd: 15 Now Jersey Cen.. 93% New YorkCen... 99 N. Y. and N. £.. 81% Norf. and W. pref 19 Northern Pacific- 4; prefd. 17; Northwestern... 98 prefd.141 Pacific Mail 22 Chicago Oas 71% Reading. 14% Dei., L. and W\ .100% ~ Die. ana Cattle F 9% £. T.. V. and G. do prefd. .... Erie :. 10% do profd. 22 Gen.Electric.... 85% Illinois Cen 89% Bake Ene and W 16 do prefd. 70% Lake Shore 134% Lou. and Nash... 53% Lon. and N. Alb. 6 Manhattan Cons.105% Mem. and Char. Michigan Cen Missouri Pacific Mobile and Ohio. 17% STATE BONDS. Alabama class A.Tenn'aeo old 6s.. CO “ ” * “ “ newset.3s. — . " 96% tic. 28% jin. 175* xveaoiug. R. and W;Pt.Ter 16% Rock Island 61% Bt. Paul 68% do prefd.119% Silver CerUfie’es. G0% Tenn. C. and 1... 15% do prefd. 70 Texas Paciflo.... 9% Union Pacific.... 11£S W„ St. L. and P. 6 do prefd. 13% Western Union.. 88% WhVg and L. E. 10% do prefd. 41 Southern IVy 5s. 89% “ “ con. 11% “ “ pf,d. 87 " 8s- 82% Virginia (is nego. 8% “ funded debt CO B.103 “ « O. 92% La. stamped 4’s..l00 N. Carolina 58....101 “ 48....124% OOVKRNMENT BONDS. U. S. 4s regist’d. .114% i U. S. 4s regular.. 97 U. b. 4s coupons.115% | ksi.fla.iJjn. i.L COTTON. Macon, Dcoember 11. The Macon market for spot cotton is quiet at the following quototions- Good Middling 5% Middling 5 Strict. Low Middling 4% Low Middling 4% Good Ordinary 4% Ordinary — LOCAL BECEIPTS. & & | £ Total Today i i § 1 254 114 78 55 m 169 m 178 121 153 COMPABATIVE STATEMENT. Stock on hand September 1,1894. ...... 1,400 eceived since Septomber 1, 1894 53,522 PORT RECEIPTS. Saturday. Monday Tuesday Wednesday... Thursday Friday 3 | M 1 & i .3,2 0 5 1 .3 S 8 47114 G2700 57080 47984 73601 C0978 4G2G7 47436 75945 44544 62897 55239 43038 42.847 42450 163,894 182,563 162,670 80392 42340 40862 32955 27083 25914 New York, Dec. 11.—Spot cotton dull; middling gulf 6; middling uplands 5%. Sales 231 bales. The futuro market opened qulot and closed steady. Sales 129,200 bales. | Opened | Closed.* January February March April June July August September October. November December 5 60 5 61 6 65 6 70 6 75 6 83 5 69 5 61 5 06 5 70 6 75 5 80 6 85 5 90 5 95 RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS. To-d.y. For th» Week. Consolidated net receipts.. “ Exports to G. Britain. “ Exporta to Franco.... u Exports to continent. Btock on hand at New York 67,080 17,811 46,966 21,242 1,159,684 160,894 43,491 31,900 61,184 Total since Sept. 1—Net receipts.... 4,193,316 “ “ " Exports to G.B. 1,243,617 *• n 11 Exp. to France. 387,940 " “ 11 Exp. continent. 1,068,462 HEW ORLEANS CLOSING FUTURES. New Orleans Dao. 11.—Cotton futures closed steady: sales 34,600 bales. January....... 5 26 February 6 33 March 5 41 April 5 43 May 5 48 . Juue 5 53 July 0 S8 August 5 63 Beptembor 6 68 October 6 73 November December 5 24 PORT QUOTATIONS. Galveston. Dec. 1L—Quiet; middling, 6ft; net receipts. 7,194; stock. 296,850. Norfolk, -Dec. 11.—Easy; middling, 6ft; net receipts, 3,392; stock, 79,137. Baltimore. Dec. 11.—Nominal; middling, 5ft; stock, 30,433. Boston, Dec. 11.—Dull and easier; mid dling, 6ft; net receipts, 1.546; stock, 6,966. Wilmington, Dec. 11.—Quiet; middling, 6ft; net receipts, 2,761; stock, 30,703. Philadelphia, Dec. 11.—Quiet; middling, 6; net receipts, 1,026; atock, 11,473. Savannah, Dec. 1L—Steady; middling, 6ft; net receipts, 6,008; stock, 108,657. New Orleans, Dec. 11.—Easy; middling, 6 8-15; net receipts, 22,606; stock, 358.269. Mobile, Dec. 11.—Quiet; middling, 6ft; net receipts, 829; stock, 28,660. Memphis, Dec. 1L—Quiet; middling, 6 3-16; net receipts, 3,389; stock, 117,363. Augusta, Dec. U.—Steady; middling, 5ft to 6 5-16; net receipts, 1,361; stock, 31,926. Charleston. De* 1L—Nominal; middling, 5ft; net receipts* 2,367; stock, 75,636. Cincinnati, Dec. 1L—Easier; middling, K 7-16; net receipts, 7,197; stock, 15,679. Louisville, Dec. 1L—Quiet; middling, 6 7-16. Bt. Louis, Dec. 11.—Steady; middling, 5ft; net receipts, 800; stock, 56,169. Houston, Dec. 1L—Easy; middling^ 8-16; net receipts, 23,049; stock, 83,393. * SUN’S COTTON REVIEW, New York, Dec. 11.—The Sun’s cotton review will say: Cotton advanced 4 to 6 points, lost most of this and then advanced 2 to 3 points for the day and closed steady with sales Of 120,200 bales. Liverpool declined ft point, recovered this and advanced 2 oointa, lost this end closed barely steady, with spot sales of 8.000 bales at a decline of l-32d. In Man chester yarns wero in buyers’ favor and v cloths quiet. New Orleans advanced 4 ,'otnts. lost this and declined 1 point, re- jWvered this and advanced 4 to 5 points. \ *re ten points were paid to exchange \ <J0 bales of March to May. Lehman took the March. Spot cotton here *•->• dull without quotable change. Sales. for spinning. Memphis declined 1-16 of <a cent. Most spot quotations were un changed with the trade light. New Or leans’ receipts tomorrow were estimated at 15.000 to 16,000 bales, against 15,839 the same day last week and 12.563 last year. Cnexpectedly favorable Liverpool advices and new bulling and comparatively mod erate receipts caused a stronger tone here. Rightfully or wrongfully, the ad vance was attributed partly to New Or leans manipulation. Ljvxitrooife Liverpool, December 11.—Spot cotton market demand moderate, prices easy. American middlings 3 8-82. Sales 8,000 bales, of which 500 were for speculation and export, and included 7,400 American. Receipts 51.000 bales, of whiob 46,800 were American. Futures steady. December.. Deo.-Jan Jan.-Feb Fob.-March JIarch-April April-May. May-June Juno-Jnly July-August..... Aug.-Sept. .1 Opened. | Closed, Sd 3d 3 164 3 2-64 3-32 5*€4a3 4-64 6-64 3 8-C4 3 9-64 1-64*3 2-64 3 1-64*3 2-64 3 l-64a3 2-64 3 2-64a3 3-64 3 3-6U3 4-64 3 5-64 3 6-G4a3 7-64 3 8-64 3 9-64a3 10-64 311-64 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS, Chicago. Dec. 11.—Holders of wheat found reason for rejoicing in the action of that cereal today. From the opening until the close prices presse dslowly but surely upward, and although the gain Vas not a great one, stil It was made In the faice of difficulties. The crowd was fixed for a break at the start, but an unex pected demand sprang up with Brosseau A Co. leading in the buying, and prices quickly turned In the direction of an ad vance and continued to creep hlger until the end of the session. May wheat open ed from 59 to 59ft, advanced to 59ft, clos ing at 59ft—ftaft a cent higher than yes terday. Cash wheat was steady without essential change in price. There was a slow trade in corn, prices being confined witln a range of ft a cent all day. May opened at 49ft. sold be tween that and 50, closing at 49% : -a shade over yesterday. Cash corn was steady. A moderate advance was made in oats, due to the aid which caime from wheat and corn. May closed a slight fraction over yesterday. Cash oats were a shade firmer. Provisions—For a short while after the start today it looked somewhat dubious for product, the weakness in live hogs giving a feeling of depression to the trade. The turn in wheat, however, worked an Improvement in provisions, and a recov ery took place which was kept well In hand, until at the close. January pork was unchanged from yesterday at the end of the session; January lard 2ft cents higher and Janufary ribs 5 cents higher. FUTURE QUOTATIONS The leading futures ranged as follows*. WHEAT— Opnlng. Hlghst. Lwst Closg. Dec. . • • • May. . . • v July. CORN— Dec. • • • • Jan. , . • , May. .... OATS— Deo Jan. • • • . May. .... PORK— Jan. , • , . 11.75 May 12.05 LARD— Jan. • • • • 6.69 May. .... 7.02ft RIBS— Jan. . • «*• 5.80 May ‘6.06 54% 59 69ft 46ft 47ft 49ft 29ft 32ft 55ft 69ft 60ft 46ft 47ft 49% 29ft 32ft 6.06 CASH QUOTATIONS. Flour was quiet, steady and unchanged. New. 2 spring wheat, 69fta61ft. No. 2 red wheat, 55. No. 2 corn, 46%. C ■ No. 2 bats, 29ft. r .Vi ji .|i Pork, ll.75all.87ft. ' I |!J f Lard, 6.80a6.82ft. ’?'•*’ Short rib sides, 5.80a6.87ft. ,. Dry salted shoulders, 5.12fta5.25. 11 Short clear sides, 6.25a6.37ft. Whisky, 1.23. | NEW YORK PRODUCE. New York, Dec. 11.—Butter; Quiet; fancy, Steady; others weak; state dairy, Hall; state creamery, 17a23; Western dairy, 10ftal5; Western creamery, 15a24; Elgin* 24. Cotton seed oil—Dull, steady; crude, 24 to 24ft; yellow, 29. Petroleum—Nominal. » Rosin—Quiet, steady; strained, common to good, 1.30&1.35. Turpentine-Dull, steady at 27fta28. Rice—Steady, fair demand; domestic, fair to extra, 4fta6; Japan, 4fta4ft. Molasses—Nominal; New Orleans -open kettle, good to choice, 28a38; fairly active, steady. Coffee—Options opened barely steady, closed quiet, 15a20 points down. Decem ber. 13.85; February, 13.25; May, 12.5&a60; September, 12.35a40; October, 12.35a50. Spot Rio dull, steady; No. 7, 16. Sugar—Raw: Dull, nominally easier; fair refining, 2%; refined, fairly active, stoady; off A, 3fta3ft; standard A, 3 1-I6a4; out loaf, 4 7-16a4ft; crushed, 4 7-16a4ft; granulated. 8 15-lGa4ft. Freights to Liverpool—Quiet, weak; cot ton, 9-64d; granulated, 3d. NEW ORLEANS SUGAR, AC. New Orleans, Dec. 11.—Molasses—Open kettle: Choice, 27a28; strictly prime, 20a21; prime, 16&17; common, 12. Centrifugal: Strictly prime, 7a8; good prime, 7a8; fair, 3; new syrup, 13al6. Rice—Quiet; fancy, 6fta5ft; choice, 4fta5; prime, 4fto4ft; good, 4a4ft; fair, 3fta3%; ordinary, 3fta3ft; common, 2ftaCft. Rio coffee—Fair, 18ft. Butter—Western creamery, extra, 26; Western dairy, extra, 16. Crude cotton seed oil—Strictly prime crude in barrels per gallon, 23a24; loose, 20fta21; refined, 26a27. Sugar—Quiet; powdered. 3ft; cut loaf, 8ft; granulated, 3 15-16; confectioners' A, 3 1346. NAVAL STORES. Wilmington, Dec. 11.—Rosin firm at 93 cents for strained; goo dstralned, 1.00. Spirits of turpentine firm at 24ft cents. Tar steady at 96 cents. Crude turpentine firm; hard, L10 ;soft, 1.60; virgin, 1.70. Savanna, Dec. 11.—Spirits of turpentine market firm at 25 ftcents; sales, 1,500 casks; receipts, 1,515 casks. Rosin—Firm; sales. 2,000 barrels. Quote Ar B, C, 1.00; D, 1.06; E. 1.15; F, 1.20; G, L40; H, 1.70; I. 2.10; K, 2.50; M 2.75; N, 2.90; window glass, 3.10; water white, 3.25. Charleston, Dec 11.—Turpentine steady at 28 cents; receipts, 35 casks. Rosin—Good strained firm at 1.00; re ceipts, 344 barrel a. XACON BOID AND STOCK REPOET. ■TATS OF GEORGIA BONDS, Bld-Ask'd. V per cent bonds, Jaa. and July coupon* maturity 1896 ,106 106' 4ft per cent, bonds, Jan. and July coupon* maturity 1916 ...114ft US 4ft per cent, bond* Jan and July coupon* maturity 1922 ....116 U7 3ft per cent bond* Ja/i. and July coupon* maturity long date.. 01 100 MUNICIPAL BONDS, Savannah I per cent bonds .104 306 Atlanta bond* price as to rate of toterest and maturity 100 yg Augusta bond* price as to rate ' of interest and maturity 160 216 Rome bond* 6 per cent .....144ft log Columbus i per cent, bonds 166 104 Macop 4 per cent, bond* quar terly coupons .,112 uzft RAILROAD BONDS. { Centra! railroad joint mortgage 7 per cent, bond* Jan and July coupons 320 Georgia railroad 6 per cent bond* Jan. and July coupon* due 1W7 106 log Georgia railroad 4 per cent, bood* Jan. and July coupon* July coupons, due 1900 162 Kg Georgia railroad 6 per cent bond* Jan. and Jusy coupon* due lttt U0 122 Montgomery and Bufaula rail road. 6 per cent bonds. Jan. and July coupons, due 1900....103 104 Ocean Steamship bond* 5 per due 1920 M Columbus and Western railroad 6 per cent July coupons 110 111 Columbus and Rome railroad 4 per ceit bond* Jan. and July coupons |6 O Augusta and Knoxville railroad 7 per cent bond* Jaa. and July coupons, due 1900 M gQ Savannah, Americas and Mont gomery railroad 6 per cent, bonds, Jan. and July coupons.. 50 61 Georgia Southern and Florida railroad 6 per cent, bonds, Jan. and July coupons, due 1972.... 84 87 South Georgia end Florida rail road indorsed T per cent bond* Jan. and July coupons 102 Northeastern railroad Indorsed 4 per cent bonds. May and November coupons 103 104 Macon and Northern railroad certificates of bond* March nnd September coupons 44 46 Charleston. Columbia and Au gusta railroad 7 per cent bonds 99 101 RAILROAD STOCKS AND DEBEN TURES. Central railroad common stock.. 14 17 Central railroad 6 per cent de- betures a 23 Southwestern railroad stock.... 67 63 Georgia railroad stock 150 152 Atlanta and West Point rail road debentures 90 93 Atlanta and West Point railroad •took SO 83 LOCAL BONDS AND STOCKS. Macon Gas Light and Water consol* May and November coupons ia Wesleyan college 7 per cent bond* Jan. *nd July coupons. .100 lift Macon Volunteers* Armory 7 per cent bond* Jan. and July cou pons.....^ Ub Bibb Manuiacturlng Company 4 per cent bonas, April and Oct coupons 100 101 Progress Loan and Improvement Company 4 50 40 Southern Phosphate Company Stock 75 80 Acme Brewing Company 100 BANK STOCKS. First National Bank stock 124 1M American National Bonk stock.. 85 w Exchange Bank stock 91 95 Union Savings Bank and Trust Company stock M 94 Central Georgia Bank stock » Macon Savings Bank stock 90 93 Central City Loan and Trust Company stock 70 72ft DRY GOODS. Corrected Every Saturday by S. Waxel- I'sum & Son. Prints—Berwick. 3 l-2c; standard 4 1-2 to Ic: turkey red. 4 to 6 l-2c; indigo blue, 4 to 4ftc.; bolld* 4 to 4 cent* Sheeting*—1-4*8%, fta4o.; 4-4*441 6 cent* Tickings—From 5 to 12a. Checks—3 1*2 to 6c. Bleaching*—Fruit of the Lonm, 6 8*4 to 7 1**5. II r DRUGS. PAINTS AND OILS. Correoted Every Saturday by Henry J. f r Lamar a^Son* Clnamon Bark—Per pound. 12 to 15* Cloves—Per pound. 15 to 25c. Drugs ind Chemicals—Gum assafoe- tlda, 35c pound: camphbr gum, 65 to 65o pound; gum cplum |2.40 to 82.69 pound; morphine. l*8s. 32.25 to 82.45 ounce; qui nine (according to size) 38 to 90 cents ounce; sulphur. 4 te 6c pound; salts. Ep som. 2 1*2 to 3c pound: copperas. 2 to 3a pound; salt petrv, -0 ';o 12c pound; bo rax; 15 to 18o wound; bromide potash, 60 to 660 per pontiff; chlorate. 25 to 30c per pound; carbolic acid. 50c to 31.75 pound; chloroform. 7&o to 31.40 pound; calomel, 85o to 31. logwood. 16 to 20o pound; cream trotar. commercial, 25 to 30* J FRUITS AND NUTS. , ‘.J. Corrected by A. A. Cullen. ' f Figs—Pry, ohoiee. 12 1-2 to 15 cent* Pcanuts-^Nortb Carolina, 2 1-2 cents; Virginia. 4 and b cent* Lemons—8.00a3.50. Nuts—Tarragonia almond* 15 cents pet pound; Naples walnut* ib cents; French walnuts, 10 cents; pecan* 10 cent* Apple*—Sun dried. 6 to 7 cents per pound. Raisins—New in market, 32 per box; London layers, 32.25 per box; loose Mus catel. 32 per. box. Irish Potatoes—32.94 per sack, 4 “ “• HARDWARE. "T ComoM Every Saturday by Dunlap Hardware Company. ,, Axes—>6 to >7 per doezn. "■ Bar Lead—6a per pound. Buckets—Palate. >1.2$ per dozen; oe> dar, three hoops, S2.2S. Cards—Cotton, >4. Chain.—Trace, >3.60 to $4,0 per dozen. Well buckets—43.25 per dozen. . Rope—Manilla, loci elsel, 8c; cotton, Uc. 12 cents; Bhoes—Horse, >4; M'ds, >5. ' 8hovels—Ames, >lo per dozen. |. Shot—Drop. >1.35 per sack. Wire—Barbed. 244c per opund. Corn Bwi-4 pound can. >2 per dozen. Nail.—>1.<£ tase, wire; cut, >MS boa. baa*. Tuba—Fainted, >2.35; cedar, >4.50 per neat. Broom.—>1.3® to >5 epr dozen. Homes, Iron bound, >3. j Measure.—Per nest, >1. Plow Blades—4 cents per pound. Iron—Swede, 4 l-2o per pound; reOned, 2c basis. Plow .took—Halm.n, >1; Feryuson, »0c. i il > ! CANNED GOODS. ' ~l> ; Oomsoted Every Saturday by 8. B. Januea A Tinsley Co. Apple—-*-cound can*, fLJt.pw dcato. Blackberries—2 pound cans. >1 per dozen; 1 pound cane. >1.05 per dozen. Corn—2 pound can* 30 cents to >L50 per dozens Strina Beams—* pound can*, 30 cents per dozen. Tomatoes—I pound earns, per dozen. 80 cents; 3 pound cans. 31. Okra and Tomatoe.—S pound csim. $1.10 pee dozen. ' June Peso-3 'pound cans; |L2C per dozen. Red Cherries—1 pound earn,, tLW per dozen. Whit* Cherries—1 pound cans,>L7l per dozen. Lima Beans—<1.2$. Peach or—J pound cans, 31.50 per dozen. Pineapples—X pound cans, >1.1$ to » 25 per dozen; vested. F. A W„ >2,25. Raspberries—3 pound cans, >1.15 p«r dtzen. Strawberries—1 pound cams, ILI* per dozen. Peaches, p!»—2 pound oau, «U5 par dozen. Apricot*. California—f pound « >2.26 De' dozen. Peaches. CaliComU—>221. PI* Feet—> pound cans. >221 pw dozen.. — ■"Ross! Beef—X pound cans, >1.20 per dozen: 4 pound cans. >2 per dozen. Oorn Beet—1 pound cans, >1.85 per dozen. Potted Ham—1-4 pound eons, M cents per 'Joxra, i-> pound cans, >L26 per dozen. Lunch Tonyuea—1 pound cans, » per dozen. Trip.—> pound cans, >LU per doaM. MISCELLANEOUS GROCERIES. Corrected Every Saturday by the 8, Jaques A Tinsley Co. He following are strictly wholesale prices: Fish—Fit, white ft ah, tOc: In half barrels, >4: mackerel In half barrels. No. 2 No. 3 In kits, X cents. Flour—But patent, per barrel, N.Mi second patent, >3.15; straight, 33.75; lam. lly, 32.50; low grades, 32-25. flu4Psr—Standard granulated, 444 cents; extra C New York. 4ft cent.; New Ori< clarified, 414 cents. hay—We quote Coday No. 1 Timothy at 318 and fancy, 319. Meats—Bui ksldes—7ft cents • Com—80 cents per bushel. Oats—Mixed, tic: white. 4So. Lard-Tierces 8 cents; cane, 8ft cent.; 10-pound cans, 3 cents. Oil—lie. Snuff—Lorillartl's Macoaboy snuff, stone Jarr 45: per pound; glass Jars, 4fio per pound: 2-ounce bottles, >9.309 per gross; 2-ounce cans, >3.60 per gross; 1-pgund cons, 39.96 per gross; Ksurosa snuff, 1-ounce glass. So; 1-ounc. tins, >4.25 per gross. Tomato catsup—Pints, 30o; quarts; >1.25. Hominy—P»r barrel, 13.75. Meal—Bolted, 60 cents; plain, 1$ cents, . Wheat-.-Bran. 85c. ' Hams—lz to 13o. . , Shoulders—9 l-2c. HIDES. WOOL, ETC. | Corrected Every Saturday by O. Bond A Co. Hides—Creen salt, 3 cents per pound; dry flint. 5 cenis per pound. Goat sklns-U to 20 cents each. Sheen Skins—20 to so cents eaoh. Beeswax—16 to 20 cents. Wool—tVnahed. is to 20 cents per pound; unwished, 11 to 12 cents; burry, 7 to 10 cents. . t » LIQUORS. ■ Correoted Every Saturday by L, Cohen A Co. Whisky—Rye >t.lo to >3.50: corn. 11.19 to >1.50; gin. >1.10 to 31.75; North Carolina corn,31.10 to 31.50; Georgia corn, 31.60. Wines—»0 eontn to 31; Melt wine*. 31.28: port and sherry, >1 to $3; claret, >6 to >10 case: American champagne, >7.50 to >8.50 per case; cordials, >13 p.f dozen; bitters, >8 per dozen. if I MEATS. Corrected Every Saturday b'y W. L. Henry. Fresh Meats—Western beef, 5ft to *e; Georgia beef, 4 1*2 to Bo; dressed hogs, 6ft to 7c; Western mutton. 7ft cents; na tive mutton. 6 l-2e; cmolted pork sau sage, 8 l-3c; fresh pbrk sausage, )e; Bo logna sausage, 6c. Growth of tho Hair. Tho hair Is not Uko plants. It Is noth ing moro than unscnslblo thread, of skin, or rather papl’llto, ns they are culled, which grow In tholr proper places under tho samo conditions ns tho nails on tho linger ends. Tho hair papilla: do not Ho on tbo sur face of the skin, but oro sunk moro or less dcoply Into It—moro deeply os the hair Is longor, so that long hairs ndhera In n deep sno. The number of these hairpnpliltp of courso ratios considerably with dllteront people, but for cncli Individual Is constant and uncbangoablo nnd cannot bo Inoroascd any moro than can tho number of one'a Unger nails. Tho numborof hairs depends on tho paplllic; consequently It thoro are no paplllia thero con bo no hair. More over, the number of theso papilla) Is con stant, so that tho Idea of Increasing tholr numbor by clipping tbo hair must be abandoned. Tho growth of the hairs de< peuds rather on tho well being of all tbo papillae, but they nro constituent parts of skin and share its fate allko In both good and evil days.—Chautauquan. Increase A. Lapham. The father of tho wcatlior bureau aervlco was Increase A. Laphnm, n modest and retired but rlpo scholar, who lived In MU- waukoo. Ho was tho first to noto by tele graph tho progress uf tbo wind currents and storms and toprcdlot tholr nppoaranod In specified neighborhoods. On tho strength of aweathor dispatch from Oma ha, in 1808 or thereabouts, ho announoed tho first storm on Lake Michigan that ever was lioraldod 12 hours In advanoe of Its arrival. Tho Ur6t work of tho weather bureau was undor his charge in Chlongo. It was on tho small beginnings of Dr. Laphnm that tho entire system of tho sig nal sorvlco was based. Dr. Laphnm died in 1875.—New York Ledger.- Learning to Cook, “No, ma'am,” said tho grocer, making a great clattering among his tins, “I hove coffeepots and teapots, but thoro Isn't such a tiling as a jack pot In tho atoro.'' “I’m so sorry,” walled tho young wife. "You seo, wo haven’t boon married long, nnd my husband's mother has always cooked for him, and when I hoard him talking In his sloop about a jack pot I thought I'd got ouo, for he mentions It so frequently ho must bo used to It. Could you tell mo what they oook In It!” “Greons, ma’am,” said tho grooor, and ho sent hor to tho tin store in tbo next block.—Detroit Frco Press. When She Jl Perfect. Tho Duolicssof Rutland haa perpetrated tho little joke that “somo of hor relative* considered that the porfoot woman should beasllont woman.” Such a sentiment, says The Lady's Pictorial, oouldonly have Its origin In tho mind of some such mali cious malo as tho man who wrote tho fa mous epitaph on a talkative woman: Here, 'neath this stone, a lamp of olay, LlcwArabclla Young, Who, on tho twcnty-flnt of May, Began to hold her tongue! Bad Settled One. Soph—Say, Fresh, did you over nee a >4 him Fresh—Well, I guess yes! Had one pre sented mo that tlmo you Invited me to lunoh.—University Courier. STRANGE CASE, f Hew an Enemy wa« Foiled. The following graphic statement will ba read with InlcnAe interest: ”1 cannot describe the numb, creepy sensation thatexlAted in my nrm* hands and legs. 1 had to rub snd beat those partH until they wero sore, to overcome In a measure the dead feeling that had taken poBsewdon of them. In addition, I bad a strange weaknens in my back and around nay waist, together with «n indescribable 'gone' feeling In my stomach. Physician* said It. wascrceplng paralysis, from which, accord ing to their universal conclusion, there Is no relief. Onco It fastens upon a person, they say, it continues ite Insidious progress until It reaches a vital point and the sufferer dies. Buch was my prospect. I had been doctoring a year and a naif steadily, but with no par« ticular benefit, when I saw an advertisement of Dr MIIch' Restorative Nervine, procured a bottle and tagaa using it. Marvelous s# it may seem, but a few days had passed before every bit of that creepy feeling had left roe. snd there bus not been even the slightest Indication of Its return. 1 now feel os well ss 1 ever did, and have gained ten pounds In weight, though 1 bad run down from 170 to 137. Four others have used Dr. Miles’Restorative Nervine oo my recomen- datlon, and It has been os satisfactory In tbelf cases am In mine.”—James Kane, La Rue, O. Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine Is sold by all druggists on a positive guarantee, or seat direct by the Dr.lilies Medical Co.. Elkhart, Ind.. on receipt of price, ft per bottle, six bottles for 46, express prepaid. ItlttroftfOM opiates or dangerous drug* A TRYING 0RDEAR "Six yoars ago this coming Jan. 191 reached Splkers station on the 6:14 train In tho afternoon. I was traveling for a wltolesalo grocery firm and was engaged In working among tho stores in this part of the stato. Splkors is a llttlo placo. Only ono local train a day stops there. I got off tho train and hurried ovor to tbo 6tore. As It was already dark, tho plaoo was filled with loafers, rough looking fol lows, who stored In a vacant way as I un packed my sample cases and spread tho goods upon the counter, I knew the store keeper and had no trouhlo In selling him a bill, so that when I finished business with him at the end of an hour I felt am ply repaid for my trouhlo. Then I began to look nbont for n place to spend tho night. “I found that tho Pittsburg express stopped at Schmueker's Junction, threo miles up tho traok, and that by good, brisk walking I would bo able to eateh It comfortably. I mado arrangements to have my oases sent on by the locsl train next day and then took my leave after having reoelvod explicit directions to fol low tho beaten path along tho railroad. "As I loft tho store I noticed but did not heed the sinister glances that threo of tho loafers who were sprawled along tho oounter cast upon me. ‘It woa a clear night. Tho moon was just rising nbove tho mountains In tho east. Tho air was cold and crisp and t|)e ground frozen hard. In a few moments I passed the last house, readied the railroad and was reeling off rod after ro<l of tho hard whtto path that stretoliod before me. 1 soon arrived at tho woods and waa plung ing deep Into their heart. I had set for myself a brisk, braelng pace, and at lint felt not the slightest uneasiness at my lonely condition, dark and forbidding though tha woods seemod, but aa I pro ceeded deeper and deeper, until looking behind me I could make out nothing down In tho woods, I Invml the aoundof wheels. I stopped nnd listened. It benamo loudor and louder, os If tbo vehicle was approaoh- lng near mo, mid tlion began to die away and soon was lostlnthenolseof leaves and limbs. "When I had gono about 1ft miles, I found mysolt within a few yards of what appeared to bo a wood road that wound out from among tho trees, crossed tho track nnd then lost Itself In the hlaeknoSHon tho other side. I had Just passed this road when I was startled by the sudden sound of a footfall behind me, and la-fore I eoold turn two horny hands had solzod my throat and hold mo fast. I tried to cry out, hut my effort was stopped liy a firm clutch of tho strong fingers. Then two men appeared, nnd In nnothor Instant I lay liolpless on tha ground. “Tho threo ruffians wore big, burly fol lows, so heavily muffled up that, beyond a fow stray whiskers, I could mako out nothing of their faces. All my efforts at kloking and struggling provod vain. Ono sat on my legs and coolly tied my feet, an other bound ray arms, and then tho olutoh on my thront was loosened, and I was al lowed to brentho. In a few momonts they had taken everything of any value that I had upon my person—a watch and my monoy, not much, only a fow hundred dollars. "This dona, I thought that I would bo allowed to go, hut reckoned wrongly. Ono seized my hands ond nnothor my foot, and they laid mo across tho track. My horror knew no bounds when I realized what this meant. Ono of tho brutos tied my feet hard down to tho rail. I begged and threatened, pleaded and expostulated, of fered them a rowurd for my reler.so and dlrq vongeanco If they left me thero, but In vain. They coolly wrappod tho rope round and round my ankles and under tho roll, and then, fnsteulng my arms at tho elbows, they proceeded to seouro my body. "The tlghtor I folt tho repo drawing to hold me until tha express freod me from the traok and tho world tho more I ploaded. Tim final unswor was a blow on tho month and tho Information that thoy 'wasn't goln to have me tollln tales. 1 Then they loft mo. “I hoard tho rattln of wagon whools ns they drove away, and then I was alono. I twisted nnd tore and writhed In my frantlo efforts to frco myself until ex hausted. Tlmo passed slowly. I pictured myself lying In plcees along tho traok. "At last I heard a ringing In the rails, n low, plalntlvo ringing that told mo that tho express was ooming. Only a fow mo ments, and It would lie on mo. I twisted and writhed In one Inst despornto struggle for freedom. I tore and kloked until the ropes cut deop Into tho flesh, and iny clothes where tho thongs wero grew hot from friction. “Tho ringing bocamo loudor until at last It developed Into a roar. I looked down tho traok and saw tbo faint gleam of tho headlight as the engine rounded a curvo. Ono moro mlnutel Frantically I struggled. Nearer and nearer oamo tho flying train. Louder and louder becamo tho rear and ringing In tha mils, so loud that It drowned my wild screams. The headlight was blinding mo —nil was over. No; I continued to strug gle. Tlion I fait a burning aensatlon In my legs, a terrible heat, and an odor of burning clothing followed. I raised my hood, ond tho gleam of a flame met my, eyes. Thoro was a sudden flash, and In an Instant my feet wero enveloped In fire. I realized It then—the frletlon of the thongs, 111 my tremendous struggles, had act fire to my trousers. "Suddonly, almost miraculously, the ropes unloosed. They hnd burned off, and my feet wore free. I raised myself on my hack and waved my blazing legs In tha air. There was a whistle for down brakes, a jarring of tho rails as tho wheels slipped over them, tho headlight waa right over me, blinding me by lta brilliancy—but toot Intel I felt tbo cowcatcher's nose gentlyl rub my baek, and then It stopped. I was' saved) "The whole train crew and all the pas- songcr* rushed up. In a few seconds tho fire was extinguished, and I was carried by kind hands Into ono of the can. Ah, that was a terrtblo experience! I hope I may never have another such.” “So do I,” I jolnod In heartily. The speaker paid no attention to me, int continued: "I lost 15 pounds In 15 minutes, a gold watch and >800. My trousers, a new pair not yet paid for, wore burnod into knlokerbockers. Tho brnlsos I recovered from. It was just six year* sgo, and”— He blew out a great puff of olgar smoko and was about to continue when above the buzz of conversation and rattle of tho train aroso the nasal tone* of a farmer In the seat behind us as ho ezolalmed to his companion: "Kt do beat all tho way this'ere ken- try’s growln, Sam. Two years ago they wasn't a house er a store at Splkers sta tion, an now It's gettln quite a place."— Exchange. 'ANSWER THIS QUESTION. - Why do so many people w« M s round us seem to prefer to suffer and be mode miserable by Indigestion, con stipation, dizziness, loss of appetite, ooming up of the food, yellow skin, when for 75 cents we will sell them Shiloh's Vitallzer .guaranteed to our* them? Sold by ooodwjm A Smalt Drug Oompany, corner Cherry afreet aa* Cotton avenue. WORKED TO THE LIMIT. ‘ How tho Boys Got Ahead of Ono Man oo a 10 Cent Find. A man walking along Wrlghtwood ay- on no saw a bright dlmo lying on the side* walk. Ho picked It up. Only a short dis tance ahead of him wore two boys. Ho called to them, “Boys, did you lose any- thlngf" They turned around, and after looking aft each other and then aft the friendly man they shook (heir head* “Have you any money?" he asked them. "I've got 65 cents," said one of them. "What kind of monoy is it?" "I got a half dollar and three nicks.’ 1 "No dimes, eh?" "No, sir." • "I just ploked up a dlmo back there, and I thought perhaps one of you might havo dropped it." He walked on to tho eornor. As ho stood there waiting for a oar ho felt a pull aft hla coattail, and a small boy, with a stroakod face, said, "Mister, did you find a 10 coat ploce?" "Yes, 1 found one." "Well, I lost it, hoosst. Ma sent ma for broad, and now she 11 liok mo." ‘‘Well, horo's your dlmo." The boy grabbed it and ran. That erehlng, when the roan alighted from the par at tho samo corner, a boy, with a derby hat too large for him, hnltod him and asked: "Say, mister, did you find a dime? 'Cause I lost one on tho way to the butchor's, and I’ll catch It whon tho old man hears about it." / "Look hore, I govo that dlmo to an other boy. He said ho was going to buy bread with it." "lie was strlngln you.** "I don’t know what that means, but maybe the money belonged to you. Hero's 10 cent*" Next morning another boy, with the proud evidence of a holo In his pocket to back tip his claim, met the honest man at tho front gate and asked for tho dimo. Tho man knew that somo ono must havo lost tho money, and as ho didn’t want to overlook the right boy ho gavo up nnothor dlmo. That evening two moro were lying in wait. Ho handed thorn 10 oenta aploco on condition that they should notify all the boys in tho neighborhood that ho lmd boon "worked", to tho limit.—rCMcngo Record. Hot Boxes. Those who havo travolod much by rail aro moro or loss acquainted with tho hot box. A hot box, as it Is commonly called, really moans a hot journal bearing or n hot journal, or both. It arises sometimes from the usq of poor mnterlnl In tho bear ing, sometimes on account of imperfoct casting and sometimes from too great wolght upon tho bearing, producing fric tion and heat. Thero aro now far fower hot boxos than formorly. Somo of tho heaviest oars are now carrlod upon six whoolod trucks, thus distributing tho wolght of onch end of tho car upon six journal boarlngs, Instead of four, and reducing tho danger of excessive friction. Bettor materials nro used, and the workmanship upon thorn Is bettor, wolghts to bo carried nro calculated more nicely, and greater caro is oxoroisod in operation, so that tho hot box Ib not what It onco was. A man thoroughly familiar with railroading, who made not long ago a trip of 10,000 miles, which Included points os far apart as tho City of Moxloo, San Francisco and Chicago, said that lio did not encounter a hot box until ho was within SO miles of Now York on his re turn.—-New York Sun, All the Baby Wanted. "It isn't a bit of uso," cried tho young man dlstraotcdly as ho paced tho room with tho crying infant In his arms. "Thoro is something alarming tho mattor with him, or be wouldn't cry like this." "Oh, whatovor shall wo do?" su.ld the young wifo os sho took her offspring nnd trlod to sootho him. “Whatovor shall wo do?’ Thoy were vory young, and It was tholr first baby, and really if things hnd gono on for another hour os they had during the last it Is an opon question which would have gono into convulsions first—father, mother or baby. "I'll fotohmother," cried tho young fol low at last. “She'll know what to do." Presently ho roturnod, dragging tho good old mothor with him, almost breathless with haBte nnd overcome with apprehen sion. Putting on her spectacle* she re garded the infant critically for a moment and then said, "Ho wants fcodlngl" "There," orlod tho young fnthor excit edly, "we both knew tho little beggar wanted somothlng, but nolthor of us could tell what it was.' ’—London Tit-Bits. ftnMilleflt Electric Battery In the World. In contrast to tho very largo generators of electricity—batteries and dynamo oloo- trio maohlnory—In such common uso to day, It may be Interesting to noto what Is perhaps the smallest olectrlo battery ever constructed, and no doubt also tho small est generator of electrical or moohnnlcnl energy. This battery was constructed some years ago by ono of tho electriolans of tho Boston Telephono company And consisted of. an ordinary glass bend, through which two wires, ono of copper ond tho other of iron, wore looped and twisted so oh to provent tholr coming in contact. The wires acted as tho oleotrodo* and all that was noocssary to cause a cur rent to flow was to plaoe a drop of acidu lated water in tho bead. Certainly such a minute battery furnished but an iniln- ltos'linal current, but could be easily used in a delicate tclophono—In fact, It Is laid to have actually bcon used in signaling to a distance of nearly 200 mllos.—Cassler’s Magazine. Lord Hassell's Rase. The lord chief justice was too smart for the juryman who sought to bo excused from serving “Oh what ground?" asked his lordship. Tho man approached with his hand to his ear and said, "I'm deaf, suy lord, and cannot hear the evidence." "You can go," said Lord Russell In a whisper. "Thank you, my lord," replied the juryman, taken off his guard, but tho learned judge had not finished hlu sen tence, and he sternly added, "into tho box and do your dutyt" The man quailed and obeyed la some confusion at tho failure of bis ruse.—Westminster Budget. Aa Insult. Miss Beans (of Boston, visiting In Chi cago)—Mamms, that Mr. Porktnghara insulted me last night, and I ■hall never speak to him ngalnl Mamma—How, my ohlld? Miss B.—He asked me if we were from New York.—Detroit Free Pres* In the house of a Pompeiian sculptor were found 82 mallets, 16 oompaeee* 8 levers, several chisels, together with jacks for raising blocks and nearly 80 statues and buete, In every stage of manufacture. The tall of a beaver is a regular trowel and is used as such. Salt rheum with Hu intense Itching, dry. hot skin Us cured by Hood'a Barua* partita, because it purifle* the blood. $1.00 fiaved is $1.00 mado. We save you $1.00 on our $2.50 umbrellas. Phillips. How it’s done! A look in my window tells you. McKay. The Tailor. ' . .... . Jr /