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THK MACOH TELEGRAPH: WEDHESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1894. 0» TBE GREAT RIVER. fit. Louis and the Mighty Waters of the Great Missis sippi River. A RIVER MAN'S DOLEFUL VIEW. Changes Wrought by the Railroad- A Blaming at tho Levee—The Canal Traffic—In ter fere nee at Bridges W 1th Navigation, [Special Correspondence.) 8t. Louis, Dec. 20.—It is with the greatest reluctance that old time river meu are Riving up their pet notion that without a booming traffic on the Mis- ussippi tlieir loved city of St. Louis must inevitably go to tho bowwows. It is of no nse to point oat to them that the town is now gottiug along very well with tho railroads, or that it has so far ridden tho waves of the present financial difficulties better than most other cities. The river men insist that withont a big river business St. Louis will never reach her possibilities. This is not a surpris ing thing, since it was not nntil the de cline of river navigation that Chicago, with its ever growing lake business, be gan to forge mightily to the front in tho race for commercial supremacy and size. There are many, it is true, among the business men here who believe that the railroads are now doing almost as muob for the town as the river could, but tho majority of these men are young and were never inoculated with the fe ver of river adoration. It would bo hard indeed to find among tho older business men any who aro in a measure even reconciled to the decline of business on the imperial stream. If yon so muoh as mention such an Idea to ,an old river man, yon will be treated to a burst of gennine indignation that wonld make it impossible for yon to enter into any ar gument whatever in controversy of his views. Tho first man to Whom I spoke npon this topic was aflame in an instailt. The Wall ot an Old River Men. "The river’s place taken by the rail roads!" he exclaimed. "Yes, so it is for all purposes bnt that of patiently bear ing great hulking barges of coal down stream and for a few other despised sorts of traffic that it doesn't pay the' ncoursed railroads to do. Bnt tlio palmy days of tho river have gone, as every body knows, and with them forever tho chanoe of commercial supremacy on tho part of St. Louis. The river loved St Louis as the railroads do not. The rivor gave as well as reoeived. Whilo the river was busy St Louis distanced all her western rivals. St Lonls was then dominant Now what is she doing? A ST. LOUIS AND NEW ORLEANS STEAMER. Playing second fiddle to Chicago and hidden by day and by night and by night and by day in a smudge of black smokol "Yon think I speak with nndno host perhaps, and that possibly I have a per sonal grievance against the new order of things. Well, I have a personal grievance, and I don’t know why I shonldn’t be hot whenever I think or talk abont the river. 'What am I now? Nothing bnt a night clerk in a hotel. That's all I ever will be too. What wonld I have been if tho grand old riv er hadn’t petered out? Why, man, I’d have been a pilot now, or maybe a cap tain of sneb a boat aji the Mary Bell, or the Robert K. Leo, or the Natchez. I tell yon the days when the Lee and the Natchez need to race np and down this river were days when it was worth while to live. It was the evil one him self, sir, in my opinion, that put it into the heads of the railroad men to make all their roads of nnlform gangs. Be fore that time the grand old river had some show. Bat that action settled the fate of the Mississippi. Before that we could carry grain to the seaboard cheap er and quicker than thoy could. Then they had to stop at St. Lonis and half a doaen other point* and transfer the grain from oars on a 4 foot gauge to oars on a fi foot or a 6 foot gauge, or from a wide to a narrower one, as the case might be. "Later aomo one devised the scheme of lifting the oar bodies, all loaded, from one set of tracks and lowering them to another set by means of hydraulic jaoks. That expedited matters a good deal, bnt still wo had tho whiphond. But when they all adopted thesamo gauge, making it possible to carry grain to the seaboard without breaking bulk, tho river was done. Every year since then the tonnago has been less than it was the year be fore, every year fewer new boats have been built, and every year, thongh old fjt. Lonis has steadily grown, she has, relatively speaking, dropped behind in the race. Tho everlasting cutting of timber on the upper waters has also hur ried the decline of river traffic, for, whilo just as much water passes down tho stream in a year as there ever did, it goes down. in a hurry in the spring, just like one big wave, so to say, and the summer period of low water, when the river is practloally not navigable, is longer u very year. All this time, too, the railroad fiends have been insulting the boautiful upper river with bridges. When tho big bridge hero at 8t. Louis was built, all the world was amazed, and no one more than the river men themselves, who held that it could nev er be done successfully. Now I don't know how many bridges thero are be tween here and St Paul. There are so many that it’s like trying to run a boat through a tunnel to navigate the upper stream. As for tho Missouri, yon can’t do anything at all with it The Missou ri was always worse for shoals and bars than the Mississippi, and the railroads have been meaner there. They have built their bridges with tbe piers nearer together, and it's almost impassible to get a boat through without smashing into them. In places up the Mississippi where the piers are too close together for safety the railroads have put booms in above tho bridgoe that help wonder fully, hut they won't put in booms on the Missouri. A Hernias on the Lena. "If you want to see a pitiful sight,’’ ha west on, "yon go down to the levee and see how dead it is down there. And you take notice how the railroads have insulted the river by putting elevated tracks along the street that parallels the levee, so as to get everything away from the boats they can. These olevated tracks are in addition to the two tracks on the ground. I tell you the railroads are a greedy lot" The next morning 1 did go down to the levee, and the sight was not one likely to bo inspiriting to a man wrap ped np in a lively river trafflo. Thero are many readers dcnbtloss who have never seen a Mississippi river levee, and for their benefit I will describe the fea tures that struok me as interesting. In the first place, there is nothing that ap proaches a wharf or pier in appoarauoe. The river at a low stage of water is many (eet below tho level reached at a high stage. Piers built out into the stream when the water is high would bo far inland when the water is low, and any built for low water would be far .below the water’s surfaeo when the stream Is swolleu. Accordingly the levee is built at a steep inclino, tbe work consisting mere ly of a block stone pavement, ■yvhlch prevents tbe current from washing it away. At this time the stream is at its lowest stage, and the whole broad ex panse of the levee is high and dry. Ly ing in the stream at the foot of the levee and moored by hnge iron chains to anchor blocks of stone, set in the levee, are great barges that servo in the place of piers. Upon these barges the boats discharge their cargo, and from them they do' thoir lading. Tho barges aro oohneoted with the levee by movable bridges, and when the stream rises the barges and bridges are moved higher up the levee. It is said to bo an inspiring sight, this levee, when its length of up ward of a mile is lined with stately steamers and its eloping surfneo is swarming with ronstabonts and crowd ed with heavy wagons bearing cargo to and from the boats. The morning that I devoted to tho lovee, however, thoro was littlo activity visible of any sort. One big side wheel boat only lay in the stream, and her fires were dead, her cabiH3 empty, her wheelhonso deserted and her decks bare. Sho had not been running for a month. The lading barges wero almost as empty and forlorn—quite as much, so far as any actual business was concern ed—and but for the fact that the offices of tho transportation companies aro lo cated thereon would have been absolute ly tonantless. Tho only lifo to bo seen anywhere was at tho landing stage cf the ferryboats. Coal From Illinois. These ferryboats are queer craft in the eyes of anyone not familiar with them. Their smokestaoks aro on ono side, their exhaust pipes on tho other, and they present a decidedly ono sided appearance when approaching head on. Tho engine of a St. Louis ferryboat is of a type novor seen away from western rivers, the oyllnder being 8 or 10 foot long and not more than 20 inchos or 2 feet in diameter. Tho engine is of tho horizontal type, and the “arm”—"con necting rod” it would bo termed elso- where—is generally of wood nnd very largo and heavy. The hull of tho boat is built double aft, and the single small whsel lies between the two parts aft of tbe bifurcation. Tho obisf business of these boats is tho transportation of tbe soft coal of the Illinois mines to St. Louis. This ooal is loaded upon immense coal wagons on the Illinois side of the river and hauled to and upon tho boats, which, when all the deok spaoo is occu pied, make for the Missouri shoro. Tho horses that haul the wagons are heavy draft animals of a mixed breed, a pair of which is oapable of hauling an im mense load, but not powerful enough to haul ono of these big wagons up tho Bteep incline of the levee. Accordingly when tho wagons are got oil tho boat extra horses, sometimes one pair, some times two, are attached, and than with mnoh creaking of wheels, snapping of long, heavy whips, swoaring of drivers and occasional falling of horses to thoir kneea tho heavy load is dragged to tho level of the street above. There was nothing doing on tho levee, during' the several hours 1 devoted to it beyond the arrival and departure of those ooal wagon laden ferryboats, hut it must not be understood that because tho river is praotioally idle jnst now it has no trafflo whatever. On tho oontrary, its trafflo is very largo in tho aggregate, only seeming insignificant because it is much less now than it was in the old boom days. Mississippi Tonnage at St. Louis. 1 have not at command the figures of any of the rushing years, bnt in 1803 the total was more than 1,100,000 tons. In 1802 the total was 1,180,41S tons; in 1801, 1,030,805. It would take a large fleet of lako stoamers to handle this amount of freight every year, and there are now employed in the trafflo some thousands of persous. It is, moreover, tonfldently expected that when the operations at present under way for the improvement of tho channel .shall be- oome effective the total annual tonnage will be vastly increased. M. L Dexter. HARRY GREEN’S WAY HE PLAYED HIS FAVORITE GAME ON MR. SMITH OF CHICAGO. ffiho RLo So Mr Fmn on Shaving Mug*. A fad which bids fair to become fairly popular la now blossoming quite exten sively In Washington. When the young lady thinks ho la dear enough to bavo her photograph, she has a miniature painted on a ahavlng mug or mustache cup, or, better still, sorao bit of china bric-a-brac. In order that It shall stay fait tho painting 1h burnt in. As amateur artists have of ten been employed in this work, tho re unite have not been very satisfactory. Tho chappies have sent their photographs to New York to have tho work carefully done, and some good result* have been rcochcd. Of courie, in caeo of a rupture and the se lection of new love*, the china can be as eailly broken as if It worn in tho hand# of •omo of our kitchen mechanics. It has not advanced far enough to heacrazc, and the cost may confine It to those who can make It rather exclusive.—Washington Star. Dobbins has been retired to the stud and will race no more. The Chicago Derby for 1895 will be worth $25,000. Utile Pete, the loading Chinese gam bler of San Francisco, has opened a track tor the accommodation of Chinamen.* He has made big winnings at the race* thin season Four Aces Will Always Beat Four Kings, but In This Ciue There Was Another IIand. Held by an “Outsider," That Was In it the Showdown. Do you know how to play pokerf If you do am) chance to meet au old man who looks llkoa stockman from Montana, with money to burn, just looking for a good time, don't. If you do, you will bo sorry. A well known business man, who at one time kept a furniture store on State street and has retired from business, paid $1,400 for liia experience with tho Mon tana stockman. As every one knows tho furnlturo man, he mny as well bo called Smith. Mr. Smith, since he Is not engaged actively In business, has been spending a share of hi* time In a down town buckot shop overy day. Ono morning whilo Mr. Smith was watching the market nnd listening to tho vuloo of tho caller a stranger who ‘'happened" to ait next him engaged him in conversation. "Wheat is dull today, isn’t itl" said tho stranger. "Yes," drawled Mr. Smith. Tho ioo had boon broken, and the stran ger, whose appearanco indicated that ho was a westerner, became communicative. Ho told Mr. Wraith lio had just como from Montana and was taking a littlo roat. Ho declared he had enough money to have some fun and pulled « big roll of fifties and hundreds out. of hla pocket to prove it. "By gosh, I will have a good time, and if I don’t it won't bo no fault o' nilno," said tho Montana man ns ho got up to tako a walk about tho room. Mr. Smith paid little attention to tho incident until a man who hnd justcutored and was leaning against tho wall, and who had seen tho stockmun display Ills money, stepped up to him. Ho asked Mr. Smith if ho know tho "old fellow." Mr. Snllth said ho did not, but tho man had told him ho was from Montana and had a good deal of money. "Yes, I saw it," sold stranger No. 2. "And do you know I think I could got It if wo could got him into a poker gamo?" After consideroblo persuasion Mr. Smith condescended to ask tho stockman if ho would play a littlo poker. "Well, I don’t mind," said tho stock man, and arrangements wero madoto play In a down town hotel In tho evening. In tho mcantlmo tho stranger had a quiet talk with Mr. Smith. Ho told him lio was a professional gambler and know how to "fix" tho cardti. They were to get tho old man’s money and divldo tho spoils. Tho plan w as as follows: A deck was to bo fixed up In which wero two hands. Mr. Smith was to get four aces and tho stockman four lsln^s. Tho hands wero to bo sprung in tho btockman’s own deal. Stranger No. 2 fixed tho cards and said: "Now, you keep tho cards on your lap, nnd when It is the granger's deal I will attract his attention when ho gives ;ho cards to' you to cut, and at that mo iont you substitute this dock for tho one o hands you. But wo must havo another man. Wo can’t play threo handed.” Mr. Smith know a great many roon, ho said, but they wero all business men, nnd all of them were too busy to play. At tho stranger’s suggestion thoy started out to gether to look for tho fourth man. Thoy dropped into tho Saratoga hotel, and stranger Nq. 2 saw a man who appeared much bored sitting noar tho window. "Perhaps ho will play. -Shall I ask him?” "Go ahead," said Mr. Smith. Stranger No. 0 said ho playod pokor, but not for money or with strangers. No. 2 produced the card of an Iowa firm. "That’s my card," said he. "You’re nil right, then," said tho stranger. Mr. Smith thou said, "I’m Mr. Smith, nnd overy ono around boro knows mo. Tho stronger was still a littlo shy, but finally yicldod to Mr. Smith’s persuasions and agreod to sit in tho gamo. Tho stock- man was found in tho barroom of tho ho tel. Tho quartet went around to a Mon roo street hotel, and tbo gamo began. Tho gnino dragged along for awliilo without incident. After an hour or so it camo tho stockman’s deal. Ho shuffled tho cards clumsily nnd handed thorn to Mr. Smith to cut. At that moment tho stock man was seized with a fit of "snoozing," and strahger No. 2 gavo Mr. Smith a sig nal to run in tho "cold dock." Ho did it successfully. In tho deal Mr. Smith got four aces, according to progrninino. lio made a good bet, and tho stockman, as ho expected, raised him handsomely. But to Mr. Smith's surprlsu and gratification tho Saratoga hotel stranger also staid. N6. 2 dropped out, of course. Ho bet with confidence, and so did tho stockman, and, to Mr. Smith’s continued delight, tho stranger kept coming in. He didn’t rniso any bets, but just staid. Tho hotting was livoly and lasted until Mr. Smith came to tho end of his pile and had $1,400 on tho tablo. Ho was kicking beenuso ho didn’t havo more, but had to call for a show. "Well, I am sorry for you, my friend,* said tho stockman, "but I havo four big kings," and bo Btartod to rnko In tho pot. "You needn’t feel sorry, old man," ex claimed Mr. Smith triumphantly. "1 havo four ocos. Tho money Is mine. Did you think I was bluffing?" and bo started to grab tho monoy and checks. 1 "Hold on, hold on!" spoko up No. 8. "Ain’t I In this? I’vo got a straight flush. 1 It was llko u voice from tho tombs to Mr. Smith, and tho gamo broke up. An adjournment woo taken to tho bar, but tho straight flush man and the stock man got away os quickly as possible, leav ing Mr. Smith nnd Ids friend. His friend proceeded to givo Mr. Smith a •terrible roasting. l "Confound you," said ho, "I thought you said you knew how to play poker. You’vo rondo a nlco moss of It. Here wo nro broke, and tho mukesblft that wo picked up goto all the money. Wo might just as well havo had all that stockman’s money and the other fellow's too!" I Mr. Smith’s friend talked in this strain until Mr. Km 1th was convinced that ho was a doublo distilled idiot and knew nothing about the noblo American gnino. Then .Mr. Smith’s friend bado him n sor rowful and Indignant good night and loft, lcaviug 1dm to wonder how tho outsider got thn straight flush. * If Mr. Smith had only known that the stockman was Harry Green, ono of tho smdolhctt confidence men and gamblers in tho world, all Would lmvo been different. He has played that saino kind of a game for 20 years and in that tlrno has caught many a fish. Stronger No. 2 was his Bal timore partner, Fred Porter. Ho and Harry Green made barrels of money years ago on tho big Atlantic liners, and stran ger No. 8 was a well known Chicago gam bler who camo in for a sharo of tho "div vy. ’—Chicago Tribune. MACON BONO AND STOCK REPORT. STATE OF GEORGIA BONDS, Bid. Ask’d. T per cent bonds, Jaa. and July coupons, maturity 1896. 106 101 4tt per cent, bonds, Jan. and July coupons, maturity 1915.... 115 116 A% per cent, bonds. Tan and July coupons, maturity 1920 116 UT $V6 P* r cent bonds, Jan. and July coupons, maturity long date. .100 101 MUNICIPAL BONDS, Savannah 6 per cent, bonds 164 106 Atlanta bonds, price as to rate of Interest nnd maturity... 100 1M Augusta bonds, price aa to rate of Interest and mat:irtty..100 116 Rome bond*, 8 per cent )<MH *<* Columbus 6 per cent, lands ... .191 104 Macon 6 per cent, bonds, quar terly coupons ...112 118 RAILROAD BONDS. July coupons, due 1900 10) 104 Savannah, Amorlcus and Mont gomery railroad 6 per cent, bonds, Jan. and July coupons.. 50 81 Georgia Southern and Florida railroad 6 per cent, bond* Jan. and July coupons, due 1372.... 8$ 87 South Georgia and Florida rail road indorsed 7 per cent, bond* Jan. and July coupon*.... MB Northeastern railroad indorsed 6 per cent, bonda, May and November coupons 108 196 Macon and Northern railroad certificates of bonds, March and September coupons....... 44 46 Charleston. Columbia and Au gusta railroad 7 per cent bonds N 161 RAILROAD STOCKS AND DBB19N- TURBS. Central tMlroad common stock.. 18 13 Central raJlrcad 6 per cent, de- beturea 26 S3 Southwestern railroad stock.... 70 73 Georgia railroad stock 162 166 Atlanta and West Point rail road debentures 90 92 Atlanta and West Point railroad ■tock 90 0 Central railroad joint mortgage 7 per cent, bonds. Jan and July coupons ...................... UO lfio Georgia railroad 6 per cent, bonds. Jan. and July coupons, duo 1897 102 109 Georgia railroad 6 per cent, bonda Jan. and July coupons, July coupons, due 1900 1 Georgia railroad 6 per cent, bonds. Jan. and Juty coupons, due 1923 110 Montgomery and Eufaula rail road. 6 pe: cent, bonds, Jan. and July coupons, due 1909,... 102 Ocean Steamship bonds, 5 per N due 1920 *. Columbus and Western railroad 6 per cent. July coupons 110 Columbus and Rome railroad 8 per ceit. bonda Jan. and July coupons ... II Augusta and Knoxville railroad 7 per cent, bonda Jan. and LOCAL BONDS AND 6T0CKSL Macon Gas Light anl Water consols, May and November coupons - Wesleyan college 7 per cent. bond*. Jan. *nd July coupons..109 Macon Volualeers* Armory 7 per cent, bonds, Jon. and July cou pons ...191 Bibb Manufacturing Company 6 per cent, bunas, April and Oct. ^ coupons. 106 ANSWER this question. Why do so many people w# see •round us «eem to prefer to suffer aud be made miserable by indigestion, con stipation, dizziness. loss of appetite, coming up of the food, yellow skin, when for 75 cents we will sell them Shiloh’s Vitalizer .guaranteed to cure them? Sold by Goodwyn A Smin Drug Oomparfy. corner Cherry greet and Cotton avenue. 118 VUUjJUUO. ••#•••• Progress Loan anil Improvement Company , N Southern Phosphate Company stock It Acme Brewing Company liw BANK STOCKS. First National Bank itock M American National Bank .tock.. Exchange Bank stock Union Savings Bank and Trust Compnny stock Central Georgia Bank stock Macon Savings Bank stock Central City Loan and Trust Company stock DRUGS. PAINTS AND OIL3. Correoted Every Saturday by Henry J. Lamar * Soda Clnamon Bark—Per nound. U to ltd. Cloves—Per pound. 15 to 25c. Drugs and Chemicals—Qum xuatra- tlda, 25c pound: camphor gum. 65 to 55o pound; gum upturn 12.40 to 12.50 pound; morphine. 1-s.a. 52.25 to 12.45 ounce; qui nine (according to alse) 55 to 54 rant, ounco; sulphur. 4 to to pound; aalte, Ep som, 2 1-2 to So pound; Copperas. 2 to 50 pound; salt petn., -9 :o 12o pound: bo rax, 16 to 18c noundi bromide potash, 54 to 56o pc pound; chlorate, 25 to 50o per pound; carbolic acid, 60c to 51.75 pound; chloroform, 76c to 51.40 pound; calomel, 8So to 51: logwood. 16 to 24o pound; errata trrtsr. commercial, 25 to 50a. DRY aOODg. Corrected Every Saturday by ft. Wtxeb bium A Bom Prints—Berwick. * t-5o; standard 4 1-1 to Cc: turkey red. 4 to 6 l-5c; Indigo blue, 4 to 4%c.; solid*. « to t centa Sheetings-l-iariL *a4o.; 4-4M-A I rants. Ticking*—From 6 to 12c. Checks—5 1*2 to 6o. Bleaching.—Fruit of the Loom. I 5-4 to 7 1-2C. « " FRUITS AND NUTU. Corrected by A A Cullen. ’ Figs—r>ry, choice, 12 1-2 to II cents. Peanuts--North Carolina, 1 1-2 cents; Virginia. 4 and b cent*. Lemons—3,50x4.00. Nule-TSrregonla almonds, IS cents pet pound; Naples walnuta it centa; rreaee walnuts. >0 cents; pecans, Is centa Apples—Sun dried. I to 7 cant* pit pound Raisins—New In market, 1.75 per box, London layers, 2,00 per box; loose Mu. cate!. 52 per box. Irish Potatoes—13.» pee see*. CANNED-GOODS. 7 Corrected Every Saturday by ft. R. Ja<iu«s A Tinsley Co. Apple*-*-**!** cans, 8UB psr Buwa Blackberries—2 pound cans, $1 p#f dozen; 3 pound cirs, $1.05 per dozen. Corn—2 pound can*. 90 cents to $1.60 per dozen. String Beans—2 pound cans, 90 cents per dozen. Tomatoes—2 pound cans, per dozen, 89 cento; 3 pound can*. $1. Okra and Tomatoes—2 pound none, $1,10 pe~ d«**n. Juno Peae—2 pound can*. $1.2$ p«r dozen. Red Cherrios—2 pound cans, $1.69 psr dozen. White Cherries—t pound csne,$L7l per dozen.' Lima Beans—$1.2$. peacbee—2 pound cons, $1.86 dozen* pineapples— 1 pound yens, $1.60 to $3.26 pet dozen; grated. T- A W„ $2.26. Kanpbetrie*—2 pound cans, $1.86 per dbzen. gtrawberrlee—2 pound cans, $11# pgr dozen. Peaches, pie—2 pound cam, $LS$ per dozen. Apricot*. California—$ pound i $2.26 p*" dozen, peach**. California—$2.38. Pig Feet—3 pouna cane, $138 per dozen. Roaet Beef-’l pound cane. $1.24 per dozen:4 pound cans. 82 per dozen. Corn Beef—2 pound cans, $1.86 per dozen. Potted Ham—1-4 pound cans, 66 cent* per iozen. i-2 pound cans, $1.26 per dozen. Lunch Tongue*—4 pound cane, $3 per dozen. Tripe—3 pound two*. $1.$6 per dozen. HARDWARE. Corrected Every Saturday by Dunlap Hardware Company. Bucket©—Paint*, si.sc pec doses: oe- dar, three hoope, 32.26. Card*—Cotton, 34. Obaine—Trace, $8,69 to $4.8 per dozen. Well bucket*—73.26 per dozen. Rope—Manilla, 14c; elael. So; cotton, 18a 13 cent*. Rhoee—Horae. 34; M'Ue, $6. filwovele—Amos, $10 per dozen. |,. Shot—Drop, $1.36 per sack. Wire-Barbed. 2%c per opund. Corn Beei—a pound cane $2 per donas. Rail*—$btt ba*a wire; out, $L26 base. >aee. Tuba—Fainted, $2.25; cedar, $4.60 pec meet. Broom*—$1.26 to $6 epr.dosen, Haznca, iron bound, $3. Meaaurea—Per neat, $1. Flow Btade*—4 cent* per pound. Iron—Swede, 4 l-2o per pound; refined, 2c basis. Plow ■ tocto—Hndmen, $1; Ferguson, too. HIDES. WOOL. Era I Hide*—Green salt, 3 cento pec pound) dry flint, 514 centa per pound. Goat eklnzr-10 to 20 cent* each. Sheen Skin*—20 to 60 centa each. Beeswax—16 to 22 conts. Wool—Weflhed. ib to 20 cents per pound; unwashed, 18 to 12 cents; burry, 7 to 10 cent*. MISCELLANEOUS GROCERIES. Corrected Every Saturday by tbe 8. Jdauera & Tinsley Co. The following are strictly wholesale prices: Fish—Kit, white fish, 60c; In half warrels. $4: mackerel in half barrels. No. * $6.75; No. 2 in kit* K cento. Flour—Best patent, per barrel, $8.26) ■econo patent, $3.15; straight, $2.75; fain* lly, $2.60: low grade*. $2.26. Sugar—Standard granulated, 4% cents; extra C Now York, 3% conts; Now Or. leans clarified, 3^ cents. Hay—We quote «oday No. 1 Timothy at <18 and fancy. $19. Meats—Bulk sides, 6% cents. Corn—68 cents per bushel. Oats—Mixed, 45c; white. 48c. Lord—Tierces 8 cent*; can*, 814 cent*; 10-pound cans, 9 centa Oil—lie. Snuff—Lorlllaud'a Maccaboy snuff, stone jarr 45o per pound; glass jars. 46c per pound; 2-ounce bottles, $9.9(H) per gross; 2*ounce cans, $3.60 per gross; 1-pound cans, $3.Uti per gross; itatiroua snuff, 1-ounce glass, 6c; 1-ounce tin*, $4.25 per gross. Tomato catsup—Pints, 90c; quarts, $1.25. Hominy—P^r barrel, $3.75. Meal—Bolted, 65 cents; plain, 55 cents. Wheat—Bran. 85c. Hams—10^4 to 13 cents. Shoulder*—9 l-2o. LIQUORS. Correoted Every Saturday by L. Cohen A Co. Whisky-Rye $i.l(r to $3.50; corn, tl,» to $1.50; glr, $1.10 to $1.75; North Carolina corn,$1.10 to $1.50; Georgia corn, $1.60, Wines—30 cent* to $1; h^rh wines, $1.2$; pore and sherry, $l to $3; claret, $6 to $10 ca.se: American champagne, $7.60 to $8.50 per case; cordials, $12 per dozen; bitters, $8 per dozen. . i i MEATS. Corrected Every Saturday by W. L. Henry. Fresh Meats—We*tern beef, 644 to do; Georgia beef. 4 1*2 to Cc; dreaded hogs, 0 to 6V4c; Western mutton, 744 cent*; na tive mutton. 6 l*2c; atnoktd pork sau sage, 8 l-2c; fresh pbrk sausage, 8o; Bo logna sausage, 6c. JUANITO MANEN. ftomothlng About the ApftnUh Viollnlptlo “Infant Prodigy." Tho musical season in Now York has boon markod this year by tho advent of many violinists of noto, but among thorn nono perhaps, with the oxooptlon of Ysayo, has boon rocelved with the marked favor accorded to Juanito Manen, tho il- year-old Spanish boy who mado his debut In Now York recently. Muster Manen ia a handiamo, interest ing lad, entirely freofrom any artificiality that might indicate forced talent, nnd hla perfect boyishness bIiuwh tho young artist off tho stage to bo a child. Juanito Manen was born in Barcelona, Spain, In March, 1888, and from early childhood displayed marked musical tal ent. When but \ l A years, ho commenced to study solfogglo and piano under • special method arranged with a view to the dlffl* JUANITO MANEN. cultlcs presented by tho tendcHage of tb* boy. His advancomont In plnno playing was rapid, and when but 6 a violin was placed In his bands, and without any pre< vloui Instruction he played some simple airs familiar to him on the piano, which he transcribed Impromptu. It was then decided to instruct him in violin playing, and to this Instrument ho ha* slnco de voted his entire time. At first the small size of Juanito’* hands hanl'y mastered the first position of the half violin, tho smallest to bo found In Barcelona, but In spite of that obstacle, which ho overcame in three months'study, he was enabled to play tho entire scene of "Miserere" from tho fourth acfcof "Trova- tore," transcribed from tbo third position, with such finish and spirit of expression that It called forth the admiration of all who had an opportunity to hear and ad* mire it. His fathor, realizing tho necessity of serious and prolonged study, placed hie son under thocarcof Sarasate, with whom he continued to study until an American tour was decided upon. Master Manen has played in the royal palaco In Madrid, ono concert being in honor of tbo Infanta Isabel de Bourbon and another in honor of tho queen regent, both 6f whom are great admirers cf tho gifted little violinist. Countess Oyama, tho wJfo of Field Marshal Connt Oyama, who ia com manding tho second Japanese army in tho vicinity of Port Arthur, is described m ono of tho most charming and accom plished ladies of Japan. Sho was edu cated in an American college, either Wellesley or Vassar, and speaks Eng lish fluently. She was ono of tho lady ttmintasioners appointed by the empress )f Japan to gather and send an exhibit to tho World’s fair. Ucuk at SacceM. fitem Father—He who eows the Wind reaps the whirlwind. Prodigal Son—Well, be raise* the wind Anyway.—-Detroit Tribune, MYSTERIES! The Nervous System the 8eat of Life and Mind. Recent Wonderful Discoveries. 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With each order for 0 boxes, witl f 5 will seud written guarantee to refund it not cured GuaranteatiMUod by agent WEST’S LIVEll PILL* cures Hick Headache, ijiilousness, Liver Complain* Sour Stomach, Dyspeiwta and Constipation, r* ' • • GOODWYN’8 DRUG STORE. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. By virtue of an order passed nt the December term, 1891, ot Bibb county court of ordinary, will be sold before the court house door in Macon, Bibb oounity. Ga., ot\ the first Tuesday In January, 1835, between the legal lioura of sale, the following property belong* deoemsed, to-wlt; Ten shares of the ing to the estate of J. Warren Johns, utoek of the Union Savings Bank nnd Trust Company of Macon, Ga., and threo (3) shares of tho .stock of Ocmulgee Land and Improve ment Compnny o>f Macon, Ga., said stock is to be sold for the purpose of paying the debts of Kild ostnto for dis tribution. Terms of sale cash. Q. I. JOHNS. Administrator Estate of J. Warren Jiofons, Deceased. OEonaiA, bibb county—a. j. Collins, administrator estato of Mrs. B, Scanlon, Into of Haid county, deceased, having applied to me for ieavo to soli the following described property be longing to said estate, to-wit: One hwwe and Jot, fronting on Troup street, in Miicou, Ga„ being f»2 1-2 feet by 210 taet (near the reservoir) and accord ing to thto mn<p of Macon, known as part ot lot 2 in block 31, and being city number 1537, and to be sold io pay debts of said estate and for dis tribution. This I* to notify all con cerned, to file objections If any they have, on or before tho flrnt Monday la January, 1896. C. M. WILEY, Ordinary. GEORGIA, BIBB COUNTY.—Jullen . Rodgers, administrator estate Hardin It. Johnsou, late of B.Ud county, de ceased, having represented to this court that he ha* fully settled with tho Ma-, con Having* Bank, the temporary ad-^ mlnlstrator of said estato, therefore haw discharged nil Uhe duties of hi* trust, now fl*ks fr>r his letter* of dis mission, this is, therefore, to notify all parties concerned to file objections, if any thoy have, on or before tho first 1 Mkrnday in March, 1895, or else tetter* of dismission will then be granted us sked for. C. M. WILEY, Ordinary. GEORGIA, BIBB COUNTY—Mr*. Laura I. WlBtHtnfi, twwlng applied to me for letters of guardianship, for tho person and property of Clara L. Le- Quinn and Anna L. LeQulun. This 1* therefore, to notify all parties con cerned, to fl?e objections, If any thoy have, on or before tbe first Monday In January, 1896, or elso letter* will then be Issued a* asked for. C. M. WILEY. Ordinary. GEORGIA, BIBB COUNTY—J. H. ftojley having applied to me for letter* of administration on the estate of MUm Eliza Rttlley, Into of snirkeemiuty, de- ceased, Thl* 1* to notify nil parties concerned that letters of administra tion will be Issued to J. S. Raltey uh aeked for. If objections is not filed oii or before the firwl Monday In January, 1895. C. M. WILEY, Ordinary. NOTICE TO DEWrvmS AND CREDI TORS. All persons having claims against tho eSt'ate of C. H. Freeman, late of h.sW Bibb county, deceased, ore hereby no tified to present same ai the place of buslnesH of <t>bo undersigned. . AH p<*r- «onshowing money to »ald outttfto oto no tified to pay to the (Macon Giving* Rink, Administrator of the estate ot C. H. Freemv.ni. GEORGIA, BIBB COUNTY.—Mrs. Laura B. Johuaon having applied to me to have an administrator appointed on the estate of Hardin T. Johnson, late of said county, deceased, and ha* named the Macon Savings Bank for thl* office, this is, therefore, to notify all parties concerned to fllo their ob jection*, If any they have, on or before the first Monday jn January, 1895. C. M. WILEY, Ordinary. GEORGIA, BIBB COUNTY—The ap praiser* appointed to set aside a twelv* mouths' support te Mrs. Laura B. Johnson and tu-r two minor childreu out of the estate of Hardin T. John son, late of said county, decensed, hav ing filed their return in this offlee; tms is therefore to notify <t!l partpw con cerned to file.their objections, If any they have, on or before the first Mon day In January, 1893, why said return should not be made the Judgment of thl* court. C. M. WILEY, Ordinary. Notice 1* herby given, that Josoptt A. Wdlnwrlght, reaMerot in the state of Ne-w Jersey and duly appointed iho executor of tb** laatiwill an<l testament of Lovey Ann Judd, Jeo^med, intend* to transfer and sell flWv-ODe share* of the capital stock of the Southwestern Railroad Company, standing In *h<* name of said deceodent. 'December 1$, 1694.