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THE MACOH TELEGRAPH: FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1894. THE WORLD OF TRADE. Reports by "Wire From the Great Markets. New York, Deo. 13.—Money on cal! was easy at lal% per cent, last loan and clos- In goffered at 1% per cent, rrtme mercan tile paper, 3a4 per cent. Bar alive* 60%. Sterling exchange firm, with actual bust- ness In bankers' bills at 4.87%a4.88 for $>) days and 4.8S%a4.89 for demand. Posted rates, 4.S9a4.90. Commercial bills, 4.86% to 4.87%. Government bonds have been low er; state bonds dull; railroad bonds were strong. Silver at tfce board was 60% bid. ' STOCKS AND BONDS. BA1LB0AD STOCKS, N., C. and St. L.. 65 U. S. Cordage.... 824 do drefd; 14*4 New Jersey Cen.. 04% New York tan.. .100% N. Y. and N. E.. 81% Norf. and W. pref 19% Northern Pacific- do prefd. 18 Northwestern.. .100 do preFd.142% Pacific Mail 22% Reading 15% R. and W;Pt.Ter 1G% Rook Island CMJ* bt. Paul 60 do prefd.120 Silver Certifie’es. 60% Tenn. C. and L.. 17% do prefd. 70 Texas Pacific.... 10 Union Pacific.... 12% W., St. L. and P. 6% do prefd. 14% Western Union.. 89 Wb’l’g and L. E. 11% do prefd. 41 Southern R’y 5a. 89% •* “ con. 11% ** “ pf,d. 37*4 Amer.Cot.Oi!... 25% do nrefd. 70% Am. Sugar Refin; 93J, do prefd. 92 Am. Tobacco Co. 93 do prefd.lUG A., T. and S. Fe. 5 Ralfe. and Ohio.. 67 Canadian Pacifio 59 Chesa. and Ohio. 18% Chi. and Alton. .145% Chi., JJ. and Q... 73% Chicago Gas 73% Poi., jli. and W\ .160% Die. ana Cattle P 9% E. T.. Y. and G do prefd. .... Erie 11 do profd. 23 Gen.Electric.... 85% lUiuois Ceu...... 90 J.ake Ene and W 17% do prefd. 72% lake Shore 137% Lou. and Nash... 54% Lou. and N. Alb. 7 Manhattan Cons.106% Mem. and Char.. 10 Michigan Cen... 96 Missouri Pacific. 29% MobUeand Ohio. 18% STATE BONDS, Alabama clasa A.103% Teun’seo old 6s.. 60 “ “ 15.105 O. 92% the week, and who finding that alt the bull talk was without avail and that cta- tlstlchil data went for nought, concluded to sacrifice their property and await a more auspicious campaign for the higher prices. Until the activity Incident to the slump was seen, business wore a holding appearance, and the talk was that a quiet market would rule until after the first of the year. Even when prices were declining the trade was not broad, and the lack of support was partly due to the absence of Interest. May wheat open ed from 69% to 69%a%. sold between 59% to 59% and 58%a59. closing at 59-% a% of a cent under yesterday. Cash wheat was firm to % a cent per bushel higher, but closed nominally weak with the futures. Com.—When wheat lost its strength corn dropped back In sympathy today. May com opened from 60% to 60%. sold between 50%a50% and 49%a50, closing at 50—% a cent under yesterday. CaSh com % a cent per bushel higher, but was nominally that -much lower at the close. Oats were without the least Interest or activity today, merely because of the de cline In wheat and com, and dropped a fraction or jtwo during the latter portion of the session. Mriy closed % of a cent lower than yesterday. Cash oats were firm and % of a tv nt higher, whilst trad- lng was In progress, but sympathized with the -weakness of futures later. Prices for product urlcd higher than yesterday during today’s session. At the close, however, they were considerably below the high point. Owing to the de clining tendency of grain speculation in provisions followed the same direction. Reports frorn the stock ^aids early gave a much lighter run of hogs than were expected and quoted an advance of 10 cents per 10 Opounds. This had a good effect on the provision market, causing a substantial gain In prices.* January pork and Januar ylard each #alned 6 cents for the day and .January j/os 2% cents. FUTURE QUOTATIONS now set.80. “ 5s “ 3a- 82 Virginia 6a nego. 8% La. etamped 4’s..l00 N. Carolina 5s. ...101 4s.. ..121% GOVERNMENT BONDS. tJ.8.4a registu.114% i U. S. 4a regular.. 97 U. b. 4s coupons.115% I COTTON. Macon, Dcoombor 13. Tho Macon market for spot cotton is quiet at the following quotations- Good Middling 5% Middling 5 Strict Low Middling 4% Low Middling 4% Good Ordinary 4% Ordinary ; LOCAL RECEIPTS. •3 « a £ tai Today £ S' ThisDay.. 215 323 543 1 Yesterday 411 224 | 635 | S3 s » i 2 "oaSS ms COMPARATIVE STATEMENT# btock on hand September 1, 1894. 1,400 eceivod since September 1,1894 64,700 TORT RECEIPTS, r* fa! it 13* r S? . « s? .2 S S & u H *"* Saturday. Monday Tuesday Wednesday.... Thursday Friday 47114 62700 67080 6588G 47i82 47984 73G01 C'J'JTH 4G207 4743G 76945 44544 G2697 552.TJ 4MM 42847 42450 30392 42340 40SG2 32955 27683 25914 Total this week 270,012 357,161 291,005 200,140 Now York, Dec. 13.—Spot cotton qutet; middling gulf 511-16; middling uplands 511-16. Sales 316 bales. Tho futuro market opened qniet and closed quiet. Sales 81,400 balos. | Opoiied | Closed January February........ March April May June.. July AUgUBfc September October November December 6 69 6 69 6 64 6 67 6 72 6 76 6 80 5 85 5 54 6 5G 5 61 5 65 6 70 5 76 5 79 5 84 6 87 RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS. To-day. For tho Week. Consolidated net receipts.. “ I’xporte to G. Britaiu. " Exports to Franco.... " Exports to continent. Stock on hand at New York 47,182 31,126 2,106 13,371 1,187,877 270,012 83,181 34,066 88,818 Total since Sept. 1—Net roceipts.... 4,296,884 “ ** “ Exports to G. B. 1,285,683 *• ** " Exp. to Franco. 390,106 “ ” " Exp. continent. 1,096,146 NEW ORLEANS CLOSINO FUTURES. New Orleans, Dae. 13.—Cotton futures closed steady: sales 29,000 bales. January....... 5 16 February...... 6 24 March 5 32 April 5 35 May 5 40 Juuo 5 45 July. S W August 6 54 September 6 57 October 6 60 November December 5 16 PORT QUOTATIONS. Galveston, Dec. 13.—Steady; middling, 6%; net receipts, 14,871; stock, 310,110. Norfolk, Dec. 13.—Steady; middling, 6%; net receipts, 3,847; stock, 80,164. Baltimore, Dec. 13.—Nominal; middling, 6%; stock, 29.9S9. •Boston, Dec. 13.—Quiet; middling, 511-16; net receipt* 1,316; stock, 5.581. Wilmington, Dec. 13.—Nominal; mid dling. 6%: net receipts, 1,833; stock, 34,734. Philadelphia, Dec. 13.—Dull; middling, 5 15-1; net receipts, 5396; stock, 13,613. Savannah, Dec. 13.—Quiet and easy middling , 5%; net receipts, 6,173; stock, 116,752. New Orleans, Dec. 13.—Dull; middling, 5%; net receipts, 11,075; stock, 360,028. Mobile, Dec. 13.—Quiet; middling, 5; net receipts. 1,262; stock, 30,121. Memphis. Dec. 13.—Steady; middling, 5%; net receipts, 1,170; stock, 33,116. Charleston, Deo. 13.—Quiet; middling, 5%; net receipts, 2,300; stock, 76,890. Cincinnati, Dec. 13.—Easier; middling, 6%; net receipts, 2.631; stock, 13,093. Louisville, Dec. 13.—Quiet; middling. 6%. i St. Louis, Dec. 13.—Quiet; middling, 5 3-16; net receipts, L564; stock, 58,552. Houston, Dec. 13,—Quiet; middling, ^5 3-16; net receipts, 8,406; stock, 74,491. LIVERPOOL. Liverpool.December 13.—Spot cotton market demand fair, with prices steady. Amerioan middlings 3 3-32. Sales 12,000 bales, of which 1000 wero for speculation and export, and included 10,900 American. Receipts dft.000 bales, of which 25,400 wero American. Futures qniet. Decomber. Dec.-Jan Jan.-Feb........ Fob.-March March-April.... April-May. May-Jane June-July July-August... Ang-8ept | Opened, Closed/ 3 64 64 3 1-61 3 2-64 3 3-64 3 5454 3 C-61 3 8-6 i 3 9-64 3 2-64*3 3-64 3 2-64x3 8-64 ‘ 2-64a2 2-64 3-64x3 1-64 l-64a3 2-64 3-64. 3 4-64x3 5-64 3 6-64 \ 3 7-64 a3 9-64 ‘ 9-64 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Chicago, Dec. 13.—Some laid today's break In wheat to the cables, which at the close were lower for all European markets. Others claimed that It was due to the confirmation of the glowing re. ports' of the condition of the Argentlno crop, whilst by far the most plausible excuse given seemed to be general fatigue on the part of the holders. Who bad ac cumulation a of wheat taken earlier in The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT- Opning. Htehst. Lwst Clo*s. Dec . . • 65% 55% 6414 54% May. . v . 53% 58% 68% July 60% 6o:. 6314 59V4 CORN— Dec. , , . 47H 47% 47 47 Jan 47% 43 4744 4754 May 5014 6054 49% DO OATS— Dec. . • • 2814 2814 3914 29% Jan 29% 20% 23% 29% May 3254 S2H S2V4 32V4 PORK— Jan. . . . 12.00 12.10 n.95 12.00 May. . . . 12.35 12.47% 12.32% 12.32% LA.RD— .Tan. . . . 7.00 7.WV4 6.92% 6.35 May 7.20 7.2714 7.1714 7.1714 BIBS— Jan. . . . 6.0214 6.05 5.95 6.97% May 6.25 6.30 6.20 6.2214 CASH QUOTATIONS. Flour was quiet and steady. No. 2 spring wheat, 58%a61. No. 2 red wheat, 54%. No. 2 corn, 47. ; No. 2 oats. 30a30%. •* Pork, 12.GOal2.10. Lard. 6.95. Short rib sides, 5.97%. Dry salted shoulders, 6.12%a5.25. Short clear sides, 6.25a6.37%. Whisky, 1.23. NEW YORK PRODUCE. New York, Dec. 13.—Butter: Quiet and weak; state dairy, 13a22; state creamery, 17a23; Western d.alry, 10%al5; Western creamery, 16a24; Elglns, 24. Cotton seed oil—Crude, 24%; yellow, 29 0 29%. Petroleum—Nominal. Rosin—Dull, firm; strained, oommon to ood, 1.3601.40. Turpentine—Quiet, steady; 27%a%. Rice—Steady, fair demand; domestic, air to extra, 4Vi<a6; Japan, 4%a4%. Molasses—Nominal; New Orleans open Coeffee—Options opened at 5al5 points ecllne. January, 13.25al3.40; March, 12.70 to 12.80; May, I2.30al2.50. Closed barely steady at 10&40 points decline. Spot Rio, quiet, steady; No. 7, 15%. Sugar—Raw: Dull, steady; fair refin ing, 2%; refined, fairly active, steady; off A, 3%a3%; standard A 3 U-16a4; cut loaf, 4 7-16a4%; gran-utated, 3 15-16a4%. Freights to Liverpool—Quiet and about steady; cotton, 9-61d; grain, 3d. NEW ORLEANS SUGAR. &C. New Orleans, Dec. 13.—Sugar steady molasses dull. Sugar—Open kettle: Strictly prime, 2%; prime, 2%; full fair, 2 3-16a2 5-16; good fair, 2 8-10a2 5-16; fair, 2 3-16a2 6-16; good common, 2a2%; common, 2a2%. Centrifugal: Granulated, 3%: off, 3% to 8 9-16; white, 3 5-16a3%; oft white, 3%a3%; yellow, 3 1-16; off, 3%. Molasses—Open kettle: Choice, 25; good prime. 17al8; prime, 13aJ5; good fair, 13al5. Centrifugal: StricUy prime, 7; good prime, 7; prime, 5. Rice—Quiet; fancy, 5%a5%; choice, 4%a5. prime, 4%a4%; good. 4a4%; fair, 3%a3%; ordinary, 3%h3%; common, 2%a3%. NAVAL STORES. Wilmington, Dec. 13.—Rosin firm at 95 cents for strained; goo dstralncd, 1.00. Spirits of turpentine firm at 24% cents. Tar steady at 95 cents. Crude turpentine firm; hard, 1.10 ;soft, 1.50; virgin, 1.70. Sav&nnaJh, Dec. 13.—Turpentine steady at 25 cents bid; no sales; receipts, 969 casks. Rosin—{Ready; no sales. Quote A, B, C, 1.00; D. 1.06; E. 1.15; F, 1.20; G, 1.40; H, 1.70; I, 2.10; K, 2.50; M, 2.75; N. 2.20; win dow gloss, 3.10; water white, 3.25. Charleston. Dec. 13.-Turpentino steady at 25 cents; receipts, 29 casks. Rosin—Good strained firm at 91; re ceipts, 157 barrels. W AGOK^BOH D^ANB^STOCK~REPORT. STATE OF GEORGIA BONDS. B14#Aak'd. T per cent, bonds, Jaa. and July coupons, maturity 1896 106 106 4% per cent, bonds, Jan. and July coupons, maturity 1915.... 114% Hi 4% per cent, bonds, Jan and July coupons, maturity 1922.., US 117 3% per cent bonds, Jan. and July coupons, maturity long date.. 99 100 MUNICIPAL BONDS. Savannah 5 per cent, bonds 1M 106 Atlanta bonds, price as to rate of Interest and maturity 100 110 Augusta bonds, price as to rate of Interest and maturity 100 lit Rome bonds, t per ceat.....,....104% ICC Columbus 6 per cent. 1»onds 1(0 104 Macon 6 per cent, bonds, quar terly coupons il2\i RAILROAD BONDS, Central railroad Joint mortgage 7 per cent, bonds, Jaa and July coupons ........119 120 Geuigta railroad 6 per cent, bond*, Jan. and July coupons, due 1897 *, 102 JOQ Georgia railroad t per cent bonda Jon- and July coupon* July coupons, due 1900 102 iOB Georgia railroad • per cent, bonda Jan. and Juiy coupon* due lftt- .......lit 111 Montgomery and Bufaula rail road, t per cent, bonds, Jan. and July coupons, due 1909.... 102 104 Ocean Stcamohip bond* i per due 1999 |f Columbus and Western railroad I per cent. July coupons...,...,u§ m Columbus and Rome railroad C per cent bonda Jan. and July coupons...; M 48 Augusta and Knoxville railroad t per cent bond* Jaa. and July coupon* due lioc.... w jp Savannah, Americas and Mont, gocnery railroad 4 per cent bonds, Jan. and July coupons.. 60 • H Georgia Southern and Florida railroad 6 per cent bond* Jan. and July coupons, due 1972.... 16 97 South Georgia and Florida rail road indorsed 7 per cent bond* Jaa. and July coupons ip Northeastern railroad Indorsed 6 per cent bond* May and ; t November coupons 103 104 Macon and Northern railroad certificates of bond* March and September coupons 44 46 Charleston. Columbia and Au gusta railroad 7 per cent bonds 99 lot RAILROAD STOCKS AND DEBEN TURES. Central railroad common stock.. U U Central railroad 6 per cent de- betures A U Southwestern railroad stock.... 67 .69 Georgia railroad stock 150 152 Atlanta and West Feint rail road debentures SO 98 Atlanta and West Point r&llroad Stock 90 83 LOCAL BONDS AND STOCKS. Macon Gas. Light and Water consol* May and November ( coupons..... Ip Wesleyan college 7 per cent. bonds. Jan. and July coupons..100 119 Macon Volunteers' Armory 7 per cent, bond* Jan. and July cou pons *....191 Bibb Manutocturlng Company 6 per cent, bonds, April and Oct. coupons. ; ..iuo wi Progress Loan and Improvement Company...... 4 6S eo Southern Phosphate Company stock 75 80 Acme Brewing Company 1W BANK STOCKS. First National Bank stock 125 130 American National Bank stock.. 85 90 Exchange Bank stock 92 92 Union Savings Bank and Trust Company stock 92 93 Central Georgia Bank stock 90 Macon Savings Dank stock 90 92 Central City Loan and Trust Company slock 70 72M Corrected Every Saturday by G. Bernd & Co. Hides—Green salt, 3 cents per pound; dry flint. 6 cents per pound. Goat skIns-10 to 20 cents each. Sheep Skm*—20 to 50 cents each. Beeswax—16 to 20 cents. Wool—Washed. ji» to 20 cento per pound; unwashed, 10 to 13 cents; burry, 1 to 10 cents. Corrected Even' Saturday by L. Cohen & Co. Whisky—Rye fl.l(r to $S.50; corn, |t.» to $1.50: gin. $1.10 to $1.75; North Carolina corn.$1.10 to $1.G0; Georgia corn, $1.69. Wines—30 conts to $1: hteh wines, $1.23: pon and sherry. $1 to $3; claret, $6 to $10 case: American champagne, $7.50 to $8.50 per case: cordial* $12 per dozen; bitters, $S per dozen. 5. II MEATS. i Corrected Every Saturday by W. L. Henry. Fresh Meats—Western beef, 6% to $c; GeorkMfi be<»f. 4 1*2 to Co; dressed hogs, 6% to 7o; Western mutton. 7% cents; na tive mutton. 6 l*2c; smoked pork sau sage. 8 l-2c; fresh pbrk sausage, 8c; Bo logna sausage, 6c. RAILWAY PASSES. =1 “' pRY GOODS. Corrected Every Saturday by S. Waxel- # t-uum & Son. Prints—Berwlok. 3 l-2c; standard 4 1-2 to 6c; turkey red. 4 to 6 l-2c; indigo blue, 4 to 4%c.; solids. 4 to 6 centa Shearings—3-4*8%. *o4c.; 4-taU 6 cent* Tickings—From 5 .to 12c. Checks—3 1-2 to 6c. Blenching*—Fruit of the Loom, 6 8-4 to 7 l-2o. |. * DRUGS. PAINTS AND OILS. Corrected Every Saturday by Henry X Lamar & Son* Clnemon Bark—Per pound. 12 to 15a . Cloves—Per pound. 15 to 25c. Drugs md Chemicals—Gum nssafoe- tlda, S5o pound: camphbr gum. 66 to 65a pound; gum cpium $2.40 to $2.60 pound; morphine. 1-8*. $2.25 to $2.45 ounce; qui nine (according to size) 38 to 90 cents ounce; sulphur. 4 to 6c pound; salts, Ep som, 2 1-2 to 3c pound; copperas, 2 to 3o pound; salt petrv, -9 ':o 12c pound; bo rax, 15 to 18c x>ound; bromide potash, 60 to 65c per pound* chlorate, 25 to 30c per pound: carbolic acid. 50c to $1.75 pound; chloroform, 75o to $1.40 pound; calomel, 85c to $1; logwood. 16 to 20o pound; cream trat&r, commercial, 25 to 30a. , FRUITS AND NUTS. , Corrected by A. A. Cullen, ' \ Flgw—Dry. choice. 12 1-2 lb 15 cent* Peanuts-^North Carolina, 3 1-2 cents; Virginia. 4 and b cent* Lemons—3.00&3.W. Nuts—Tarragonla almond* u centa pet pound; Naples walnut* ift cents; French walnut* 10 cents; pecun* 10 cent* Apple»7-Sun dried. 6 to 7 cents per pound. Raisins—New In market. $2 per box; London layers. $2.25 per box; loose Mus catel, $2 per box.- Irish Potatoes—$Z.» per sacic. HARDWARE. Corrected Every Saturday by Dunlap H aid ware Company. Axes—$6 to $7 per doezn. Bar Lend—6c per pound. Buckets—Point* 81.26 per dozen; oe- dar, three hoops, 82,25. Cards—Cotton. 84. CQual ns—Trace, 83.60 to |4.0 per dozen. Well buckets—63.25 per dozen. Rope—Manill* 10c; slsel, 8c; cotton, 12a 12 cents. Shoes—Horse, 84; Unit, 85. Shovels—Ames. $lo per dozen, |! Shot—Drop. $1.35 per sack. Wire—Barbed. 2%c per opund. Corn Beei—8 pound cans $2 per docen. Nails—$1.65 base, wire; cut, $1.35 bos* base. Tubs—Painted, $2.85; cedar, $4.50 per nest. Brooms—81.25 to 85 opr dozen. Home* Iron bound, $3. Measures—Per nest, $1. Plow Blades—4 cants per pound. Iron—Swede, 4 l-2o per pound; refined, 2c basis. Plow stock—•Halmen, $1; Ferguson, WO- 6 ■ ll f ' CANNED OOOD3. ’ ~| '' Coriwoud Ev.ry Saturday by S. R. Janue* * Ttaaley Co. ApplM-SH>ound can* *L2S par down. Blackberries—2 pound cun., |1 per dozen; S pound can.. $1.05 per dozen. Corn—* pound can* SO centa to 11.50 per doaen. Strut). Beana—* pound eana, SO centa per dozen. Tomatoes—S pound cans, por dozen, SO cents; 0 pound cans, tl- Olcra and Tonuitoea—1 pound cans. 11.10 Vt- dozen. June Te»a~S pound cans, 1L25 per dozen. Red Cherrrloa—* pound cans, ji.co per dozod. — White Cherries—1 pound oane.tl.7l per dozen. Dima Beane—11.25. Peachew—2 pound cans, 11.50 per dozen- pineapples—1pound cans, 11.50 to 11.25 per dozen: rested. F- A W.. t2.26. Raspberries—2 pound cans, 11.85 per dozen. Strawberries—1 pound cans, 11.50 per dozen. Peaches, pi*—1 pound cam, 11.35 per dozen. Apricots. California—* pound cant, 52.25 p.*.dozen. Peaches, l.alitortUa—12.25. Ply Feet—2 pound cans, «2.2S per dozen. Roaet Beef—1 pound cans. 11.20 per dozen: 4 pound cans. 32 per dozen. Corn Beet—3 pound cans, 31.85 per dozen. Potted Ham—1-4 pound flans, 35 cents per 'Jozra, X-S pound cans, 31.25 per dozen. Lunch Ton rues—1 pound cans, 32 per dozen. Tripe—2 pound cane, 31.85 per dozen. MISCELLANEOUS GROCERIES. Corrected Every Saturday by the V. Jaquea & Tinsley Co. The followlnf are strictly whuleeele prices: Fish—Kit, white fleh. 80c; in bait barrels, 84: mackerel In halt barrels. No. 8, 35.75; No. 2 In kite, m centa Flour—Best patent, per barrel, 83.25; second patent, 33.15; straight, tin; lly, 32.50: low eradea. 32.25. Sugar—Standard granulate], 4% c extra C New York. 4M cents; Nsw Orleans clsrlded, cents. Iny—We quote today No. 1 Timothy at 318 and fancy, 31*. Meats—Bui kalde»-7U cents. Com—00 cents per bushel. Oats—Mixed, 45c: white, 48c. Lard—Tierces 8 cents; cans, tbi cents; 15-pound cans, 8 cents. Oil—lie. Snuff—Lorillard's Maccaboy snuff, stone Jarr. 45o per pound; slave Jar., 45c per pound: 2-ounce bottle., 3*-*0T per groa*; 2-ounce oane. 18.50 per grow. 1-pound cane, U« per cross; Hauroau snuff, 1-ounce glass, to; 1-ounos tins, 34.25 per gross. Tomato cataup—Pints, 30c; quarts, 3125. Hominy—F-r barrel, 33.75. Meal—Bolted, 80 cents; plain, M eectw Wheat—Bran. 3to. /. HIDES. WOOL. ETC, liquors. An Exchange or Civilities With Certain Now Feature.. " Thoeo who host knnw Prosldent Nowell ot tho Lnko Shorn will best appreciate a recent oxchnngo of courtesies between him and President Caldwell ot the Nlokcl Pluto, now nlso general mnnugor of tho Lako Shore. President Nowoll would giro a man a *100 bill and nover think twlco about It. When It camo to giving pusses ovor tho Lnko Slinro, ho was ndamnntlno In his refusal. Thoso ho did give woto so llmitod to spoelal trains that a number of tho officials ot tho company havo never yet ridden on tho limited or fust mull trains. It Is tho oustom of all railroad presi dents to lntorchnngo annual passos, and on a recent New Yoar Presldont Newell mndo up his list of exchange passes and sent them out. Across the end of tho ona lio scut Prosldent Caldwell was printed In red ink tho words, "Nob good on lim ited fast moil trains.” By return mall camo Presldont Cald well’s annual pass on tho Nickel Plato tor Presldont Nowell. Across Its faco In flnr- ing red Ink nml In tho bold handwriting of Prosldent Cnldwoll woro written tlio words, "Not good on pnssonger trains.” This rocalls tho story of tho general pas senger agent In Philadelphia or somo- whoro who wos wont to limit ozonrslnn tlckots'so closoly that tho passengers had to he on tho nlort In surrendering the re turn ooupon ns soon ns thoy entered tho cur on tho return journey lest It turn to dust and ashes In their hands. One day tho G. P. A.’s ilsh denier got stuck with ono of thoso tickets, tho conditions being printed In very lino typo, and ho deter mined to get oven. So tho noxt fish deliv ered was carefully soloctcd far its ovldont lack of freshness, and of oourso the cook reported it to tho G. P. A., but on closo inspection tho wrapping paper was found to boar tho following words: “In consider ation ot tho reduced prlco at whioh this ilsh Is sold It will not bo good after ono hour from tho tlmo of delivery.”—Ball- road Gazotto. ENGLISH ESTATES. You Will Save Time and Money by Lett ing Them Alouo. “It nlwnys nnmsos mo when somo poor deluded soul comes into my oillco and wants mo to recover a vast English es tate.” Thus 6poko n well known attorney. “And why dooB It nrnuso youf" “Bocauso,” said tho lawyor, "thoro Is so much folly in' such cases. I supposo thoro aro not a dozen families In Cincin nati who liavo not somo tradition or an other about a great lnhcrltanca ovor tho water. For generation after generation theso chimerical hopes aro nursed until finally somo branch of tho faintly with moro money than judgment concludes to proseouto t|jo claim. Tho rosult Is nearly always tho snmo. Tho victims como out of tho exporlenco with loss money and moro Judgment. Of courso thcro aro raro Instances in which Americans have recovered monoy from tho cstntts of forolgn ancestors, hut In tho groat multitude of ensos tho rights of tho claimants hnvo been so long delayed or wero so Imaginary to begin with that it Is only n waste ot time and monoy to pursuo thorn. “I liavo handled many claims for for eign Inheritances, and in Just mm case was thoro anything realized. Aftor lighting for 13 years my client succeeded in prov ing Ids interest hi some English property. Tho litigation, howover, stirred up about 2,000 other heirs, and aftor tho ostato was divided and tho costs wero paid my client got prcolscly $4.20. "Let mo give you a piece of ndvlco; If your family nro holm to untold millions In Europe, don’t breatho it to n soul. Get all tho satisfaction you can out ot tho re flection that you ought to bo in tho house of lords and tho mnstorof an old ancestral homo, hut kocp your wookly wage* In your pocket."—Cincinnati Tribune. A RETIRED BUSINESSWOMAN, A Page From Her History. The important experiences of others are Interesting. The following Is no exception: "I had IH;ea troubled with heart disease 23 years, much of that time very seriously. For flvo years I was treated by one physician con tinuously. I was In business,, but obliged to retire on account of my health. A phy. elcian told mv friends that 1 could not llvo t month. My feet and limbs ware badly swol len, and I was Indeod In a serious condition when a gentleman directed my attention tO Dr. MIIhs* New Heart Cure, and said that hit sister, who bad been afflicted with heart d!s~ caso, had been cuivd by tho remedy, and was again ft strong, healthy woman. 1 purchased a iKit tie of the Heart Cure, and In less than an hour after taking the first doso 1 could feel a decided Improvement in the circulation of n;y blood. When I had taken three donee I coold move?my ankles, something I had not done for months,and my limbs had been swol len so long that they seemed almost put rifled. Before I had taken one bottle of the New Heart Care the swelling bad all gone down, and 1 waa so much better that 1 did my work. On my recommendation si x other. taking this valuable remedy."—Mrs. Morgan. Wi W. Harrison Ht.. Chicago. III. Dr. Miles’ New Heart Cure, a discovery of an eminent sneclallst In heart disease, is sold by ail druggists on a positive guarantee.or sent by the Dr. Miles Medical Co.,Elkhart, Ind .ou receipt of price. 81 per bottle, six bottle * 16. express prepaid. It Is positive 1 v free *U opiate# or dangerous drag* STORY OF A STORY.' The inspiration for it loft Loveland breathless At 6 o'clock of an April morn ing as ho helpod dra« Duy’s body out of tho river. Duy was a man who had drowned himself booause ho was not clov er enough to make a woman think that Bho loved him. Loveland know something of them both. It won m ho let go Duy'« arm that the story camo intohla head. Ho got white, and hta har.d shook. “You don’t like touching ’em?” sug gested tho officer who had assisted at the unless rosouo. “What?” asked Lovoiand in bewilder ment. Ho was staring up the river into tho gulfs of bright mist. Ho had forgotten, but whoii his companion spoke ho lookod down at tho thing rccallod to him and re membered more quickly than he had for- gotton. Why, it was Ills touch on this man's doad arm that had set tho pulses of a million Aprils boating In his brnin. Denth, life—did they, then, mean tho same? Ho looked up the river again into springs of all the years that had over been lived by mon—farthor, farther, farther, into nil of theso other springs, blooming, dying, beyond tho senllo memories of time. It was ns if he hnd once been a god and a poet among gods, ns If ho had onoo created tho springtime with tho utterance of ono ondlessly echoing word, a word as fatal as flame, as eluslvo as water, os beau tiful as the unklsscd lips of a girl. 16 was ns if ho had now como In somo Protean disguise to tell of tho thing ho had crcntod to tho deaf aud dumb and blind peoples of the world. “Guess you’ll get a pretty sooop on Tho Asteroid,” ‘ho officor congratulated him. Loveland started. His face got bnok its. color. Tho glow sank down to gray ashes In his gray oyos as ho took out his pad and began to mako copy. It hnd just oocurred to him tlmt nfc this particular tlmo, on this particular planet, his rolo of reporter muBt bo carried out. Ho would wrlto the story whon ho got timo. Meanwhile thoro was tho scoop. September came, bufc ho hnd novor hnd tho tlmo. All through tho summer tho story had bookoned him, allured him, mastorod his imagination with its boauty and virility, with its exquisite strange ness, its yet more exquisite familiarity. It seemod to him that he know each word, each paragraph, as it would look on pa per. Eighteen hours after 18 hours of tho dally routine his tired eyes inwardly ca ressed phantasmal phruses, his lips mur mured words that woro tho souls of words, but ho never found tlmo to wrlto tho Rtory out booauso of tho hack work tvhicli al lowed him to livo by broad alone. Sometimes, Indeed, on Monday morning holidays, ho took thoughtof giving It teu- glblo form, but his mood and his holiday novor chimed. Often, howover, down at tho office, whon tho rush waa mo6t breath less and tbo yell for copy moBtmaddonlug, Loveland suddenly felt hlmsolf In abso lute tuno with tho story. “If I could only write it now!” ho used to say to himaolf at suoh moments. Tho futility of tho flootion enraged him ono evening os ho bent above his proofs, trying to mako thorn out by tho sweltering lights of nat ural gas. It was pcarocly an hour after ono of theso periods that bo stood in his room with tho mood upon him. It gripped him. It forced him. Ho fought it book and hurried with his dressing. Thoro wore two men to intorvlow, ho totd himself. There was the city council to report, a benefit to look In at, SO other things, but tho mood did not retreat ovon whon confronted with thoso foots. Tho rather It insisted. Even as Lovoiand put his hand upon tho door to go ho stopped short and stared out of tho window. Perhaps it was morning to him aud thevoilof tho mist was divided again. At loast ho did not go book to tbo ofllco. Instead, ho flung himself across his bed aud began to write. About 1 o’clock his roommate, Crossot, tumbled up tho stairs and In ot tho door. “Whati” ho gasped. lie palod percep tibly os ho half way oppreolnted tho situa tion. “Tho boss Is down there, ” ho whin- pored, awestricken. “Tho wholo gang is cussing you out. What ore you doing hero? I only lookod in hero os a lost obanoo.” • Loveland lifted himself of a suddon and rested his eyes on Crossot, twisting his pencil In his cramped Angora as ho did so. Not that lio know they were crumped. “Will you got out?” Inquired Loveland ovonly and impolitely. Ills brow woro i\ now ospoct of sovereignty under his light dihordorod hair; bis lips took on now curves of command; a largo minded Indignation blazed in his cyos and voioo. But Cresset was not impressed. Ho was not accus- tomod to bo impressed by anything oxcopt tho boss, and besides in his mind's oyo ho behold an ofllco full of swoariug mon. “Certainly,” said ho, “I will got out, and so will you.” It was daylight whon Lovoiand stopped writing. Ho gathored tho shoots of tho manuscript up, and taking them ovor to tho open window read them by tho light In tho eyes of tho pale down, who looked marveling ovor his shouldor. It was ono of tho moments that make eternity scorn worth whllo. The story was written. Ho hold it in Ills hand, tho beau tiful, perfeot thing that expressed, as a flower Its seed, tho conception that hod laid a summer long In his heart. In his h« artl Why, he know It had laid waiting a million years In tho heart of tho unl- versul Ho looked around tho dim room with tbo eyes of a go<l sitting at tablo in high heaven, above llfo and fate and tlmo and tho lgnoblo hungers of men. As ho turnod to greet tho llko look of the kindling dawn Cresset dragged his tired body Into tho room. Ho dropped down on tbo bed, kicking off his shoes and trying to catch Loveland's glance before ho spoke. At lost Loveland moved about, huntingont afresh tablet from among tho 111 assorted contents of his desk, but ho took no notice of Cresset, and when ho de liberately began copying from tbo crum pled manuscript tho latter could stand It no longer. “I say, Loveland!” ho called out. Loveland looked up vaguely. “Well,” be said—his hand never stopped. “What is it?” “You*ve boon fired, that’s all,” said Cresset. Lovoiand dropped his vaguo eyos book to his moving pencil. Cresset wonder**! if ho had heard, no know that times were hard and plaoos difficult to get. Ho knew that a man might starve In out of tho way holes whllo hunting a job. Ho knew all this, and bo really thought that perhaps Loveland had not beard him, but ho need not have worried. Loveland had heard all right. He bod oven wondered why Cresset •Imuld have bothered him with * little thing like that.—Kate Field’s Washing ton. Eaoapo Easy. The state of matrimony is accustomed to honor almost any kind of extradition papers.—I>etr«»lt Tribune. CHOOSING THEIR OWN CASKETS. People Often Kxprei* Tlielr Preferences in the Matter of Style. “I never aotnally know anybody who kept his coffin in bis house,” said un un dertaker, “but I have read of such things, and I hnvo no doubt they are true, just us I believe tho stories of some women keep ing In the bottom of bureau drawers their own gravo clothes, which they made them selves. But men sometimes choose, if not tho particular casket in which thoy want to be burled, the stylo of coffin that they prefer, and I know of one man who drew the plans for tho caskot In whioh ho was burlod. “Ho had his own Ideas of what was most suitable, and we mado a casket in eccordanoo with tho drawings which ho furnished and then boxed it up and stored lb for him. Ho waa a man idvanced in years. It Is interesting to note that tho caskot so planned hnd square ends and perfectly straight sldos and ends. In fact, in shape it was precisely the sarao as the present most advanced stylo of modern burial caskot, which was not introduced until somo years afterward. “It Is not at all unusual for mon to look at caskets, express admiration of some of them and say that they would liko to bo buried in such or such a stylo. Those men might bo simply friends who had como to see mo, or they might bo hero on business, but not with regard ton funeral. Somo of tho -modern burial caskets aro vory costly and beautiful and as unllko tho old fashioned coffin as could bo imagined. It is no wonder that mon should admire them, but It doesn’t follow at all that thoy expect soon to need ono. “A few months ago there camo In n man and his wife, people of perhaps 60 years, and I should say well to do, who wanted to look at tho caskets, or rather he did. Thoy camo to a very beautiful casket of mahogany, ono of modern stylo, with square ends and straight siden und onds and carved a little, but not overolub- oratoly. Evidently ho had hoard of such a caskot before or had seen ono, and so was familiar with it, and ho admired it greatly. “'There,'ho said to his wife, calling her by her name, 'that Is tho kind of caskot that I would like to bo burlod In,* and it was oloar that it seemed to him vory beautiful, as It certainly was. But, bless us, he Is llko o vory hotly olso almost. I havo no doubt ho oxpeots to llvo for a hundred years. I saw him at tho theater the other night with his wlfo. ’ Thoy had dined comfortably, and thoy woro In tho fullost enjoyment of lifo, and I fanoy that it will bo many years before either of them comes to tho end of life, but I vonturo to say that If ho dies first his wlfo will faith fully «»hj that ho is buried In a mahogany caskot such as ho admired. “—Now York Sun. The Wedding Ring. Tho ring was considered a bndgoof serv itude by somo and was for that reason given by tho man to his wife, liko our fore fathers, who wore nocustoinud to give tho future son-in-law ono of tho brldo’s shoos as a sign of authority ovor her. It was re puted to bo accompnnled by a top on tho liood of tho brido with tho said shoe by tho husband in ordorto assort his prerogative. The ring was used in ancient times ns a sign of contract, and from that fact, ac cording to tho antiquary Brand, it was nearly abolished by tho Purltnurt of Crom- woll on account of Its honthonlsh origin. Butler, In his “Hudibrus,” refers to It: Otburs wore for abolishing That tool of matrimony, a ring, With which tho unsunctiflod bridegroom Is married only to a thumb, As wise as ringing of n pig That used to break up ground and dig. Tbo circlet of lovo withstood tbo nssmiltl of tho sanctified Roundheads, and Cupid’s yoke did and does still hnvo HWAy. Au old Latin writer thus describes tho ring: “(1) It Is circular, because its form iinportoth that mutual lovo and hearty allcotlon should always exist botwoon tho glvor and wearer. (2) Its rotundity exompllfloth that tho loving joys of oourlship and nml ri- mony should bo forevor, their continuity remaining as unbrokon ns tbo olrclot it self.”-— Chambers’ Journal. The Ruling reunion. Tho ruling passion gets away with woman evory tlmo. At tho theater tho other night a lady appeared suddenly at tho box ofllco nml asked tho mnnugor for an admission ticket. Don’t you wish a sent?” tho tlokot seller asked. “Wo havo a fow good scats In tho bnloony.” I haven’t timo to sit down,” said tho lady. “My husband is waiting for mo outside, and besides I hnvo seen tho play already.” Tho tlckob seller didn't know what to soy to this. I only want to go In for a fow rain- ut0H,” tho fair visitor continued. /‘I h iw a lady pnss In a fow moments ago, and sho was so olegantly dressod that I wanted to havo n good look at her and suo exactly what sho had on. That's all.” ' The nianagor, to whom thla explanation was made, escorted tho dross fascinated woman Into tho auditorium, and sho went around to a shlo aisle und mado a thor ough obsarvatlon of what tho ultra fash ionable dame “had on.” “Oh, it was perfectly lovely 1” she ex claimed as sho joined her husband at tho door.—Boston Globe. The Editor In an Ironical Mood. The following Is taken verbatim from » woman’s Journal: “Aftoryou have bathed put on sufficient underclothing and do not arrange your stays too tight; then se lect a dress out of whJohtho dust has boon shftkon and go to your breakfast.” Such advice might not bo out of placo In on asy lum for feebleminded people, but it would hardly seem lit ml vice toglvo the publlo In gonoral, for a woman under ordinary cir- oumstanoos ought to know onough to pub on her underclothing and dress and go to tbo tablo without being told. In another placo it says: “A corset cover is simply a matter of taste. Vory many women wear it, and very many do not.” This will no doubt bo startling nows to most people. The current supposition would bo that women are born in corset covers and nover take them off.—Kokomls Freo Press- Gazette. 4 A Photographic Look. It Is a curious fact that, whllo you can buy photographs of any place in Kuropo In nearly all the bookshops of New York, It Is almost Impossible to find vlows of tho buildings in that city. I went up and down Broadway and Fifth avenue for mllM the other day trying to find pictures of the prominent clubs and tho paiocos that have been bullion Fifth avenue during tho last two years, but nobody has them for sale, and nobody knew where I could get them, so I was compelled to biro * photographer and have them taken.—New York Letter in Chicago Record. Ben Johnson’s wlfo wont to the Inn after him if he staid too long and brought him home, tongue lashing him all tbo way. ANSWER THIS QUESTION* Why do so many people we see around us soem to prefer to suffer and be made miserable by Indigestion, con stipation, dizziness, loes of appetite, coming up of the food, yellow skin, when for 75 cents we will s«U them Shiloh's Vitailzer .guaranteed to oure them? 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