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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1G94.
THE WORLD OF IRfDE.
Reports by Wire From thb
Great Markets.
New York. Dec. *.-M£ney on call was
•uay at l%a2 per cent., last loan at 14
and closing offered at^'por cent. Prime
mercantile paper, 3a4 per cent. Ba. rsll-
ver, 69-%. Sterling exchange strong, with
actual business in bankers’ bills at 4.874
to 4.87% for sixty days and 4.88%a% for
demand. Posted rates, 4.8Sn4.89%. Com
mercial bills, 4.86%a4.87%. Government
bonds weak; state bonds firm; railroad
bonds wea^. Silver at the board was
69% bid.
8TOCKS AND BONDS.
RAILROAD STOCKS,
N., C. and St. L.. C5
U. S. Cordage.... 5%
do drefd; 8/^
New Jersey Cen.. 90
New York Cen... 99
N. Y. and N. £.. *ll/«
Norf. and\Y. pref 17%
Northern Pacific- ,37
do prePd. 16*/*
Northwestern ... 9t>V*
da prefd.141
Pacific Man ityi
Reading 15%
R.aud Wjl'UTor 15
Rock Island Cl%
bt. Paul 56%
do profd.118^
Silver CerUiie'es. 59%
Tenn. C. and 1... 15%
do prefd. 70
Texas Pacific.... 9%
Union Pacific.... 11%
W„ St. L. e nd P. G
do prefd. 13%
Western Union.. 86%
YVhTg and L. E. 10%
do prerd. 39%
Southern ll’y 5s. 91
** “ con. 10%
“pf.d. 36%
eeiits taka beea^ taken off tre price of
January ports, lfcU2% cents off January
lard had 10 cents off January ribs.
Dec. . , .
44ft
45%
44%
45%
Jan. . . .
45
4".%
46
45%
May. . . .
48%
4b%
OATS—
Dec. . „ .
29%
29%
29
29%
Jan. . * .
28%
28*4
2s%
May. . . .
81%
31" s
31%
31%
PORK-
.Tan. . .
11.55
11.55
1.125
11.27%
May. . . .
11.92%
11.92%
11.62%
11.67%
LARD—
Jan. . . .
6.72V6
6.72%
6.62%
May. » .
6.97%
6.97%
6.87%
6.87%
RIBS-
Jan. . . .
5.75
5.73
5.67%
6.67%
May. - • .
6.02%
6.02%
6.87%
5.90
Amor. Cot. Oil... 22
do prefd. C8_
Am. Sugar ltehn; 88>„
do prefd. 89%
Am. Tobacco Co. 95
do pref d.101
A. , T. and S. Fe. 4
Balt. and Ohio.. C2%
Canadian Pacific 5b
Cliesa. and Ohio. 16%
Chi. and Alt£>n..l4G
Ohi., B. and Q... 70%
Chicago Gas 72%
Dei., jl. and W*. .161%
Du*, ana Cattle F 10%
B. T.. V. and G
do prefd.
Erie 9%
do profd. 20
Gen. Electric.... 83%
Illinois Cen 86
Lake Ena and W 16%
do prefd. 70
LakeShore 136%
Lou. and Nash... 53%
Lou. and N. Alb. 6%
Manhattan Cons.104
Mem. and Char.. 10
Michigan Cen... 98
Missouri Pacific. 26%
Mobile and Ohio. 17
STATE EOTfDS.
Alabama class A.104 Teun
- 44 B.105
44 “ C. 05
La. stamped 4’a..lUU
N. Carolina os.. ..101
“ 48....125
GOVERNMENT DONDS.
U.8. is regist’d..ll3% i U. S. 4s regular.'. 97
U. b. 4s coupona.114% |
COTTON.
Macon, December 26.
The Macon market for spot cotton is quiet
at tho following quotations-
Oood Middling 6%
Middling ;•••••*'
Strict Low Middling 4%
Low Middling
Good Ordinary '. •’ • 4Vn
Ordinary
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September 1, 1894...
eceived since September 1, 1894..
44 8s- 82
Virginia 6s nogo. 8%
" funded debt C0%
POET RECEIPTS.
.e-jtc
«
r
K
O §
.a 8
S
5*
fi g
Saturday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday....
Thursday
Friday
57503
74893
49349
25677
49821
78317
62014
47859
46026
70101
41616
41143
332G3
69548
38737
33780
23232
27717
36329
26281
21811
20621
Total this week
207,422
238.611
185,570
98,770
New York. Dec. 26.—-Spot cotton dull,
middling gulf 5 15-16;middling uplands 511-16;
Sales 58 bales.
The future market opened quiet and closed
steady. Sales 87,000 bales.
| Opened | Closed.
January.....
February...,
March.......
April
May
June.......;.
July
August
September...
5 43
5 47
5 51
5 56
5 01
5 67
6 71
6 77
5 46
6 50
6 54
6 59
5 04
5 69
5 73
5 78
6 83
future quotations
Ttia leading futures ranged as follows:
WH®AT— Opning. Hlghsb Lwat Cloag,
Dec 63% 64 63% &4
May. - . . ,
July. . . .
CORN-
68% 63
68%
68% 5S% 68% 58%
RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.
Consolidated net receipts..
“ Exports to G. Britain.
44 Exports to France....
44 Exports to continent.
Stock on hand at New York
To-day.
25,677
26,917
NSW ORLEANS CLOSING FUTURES.
New Orleans, Doc. 26 Cotton futures dosed
steady: sales 81,300 bales.
January
. 6 08
February 6 17
Maroh. 5 27
April... 5 29
May 6 34
Juue 5 40
FORT QUOTATIONS.
Galveston, Dec. 26.—Holiday; net re
ceipts. 2,620; stock, 300,190.
Norfolk, Dec. 26.—Steady; middling, 6%;
net receipts, 200; stock, 74,520.
Baltimore; Dec. 26.—Nominal; middling,
5%; net receipts, —; stock, 25,023.
Boston, Dec. 26.—Holiday.
Wilmington, Dec. 26.—Nothing doing;
middling, 5; net receipts, 422; Btock, 18,023.
Philadelphia, Dec. 26.—Firm; middling,
5 16-16; net receipts, 1,172; stock, 14,747.
Sevan nar, Dec. 26.—Quiet; middling,
6 1-16; net receipts, 6,386; stock, 112,118.
New Orleans, Dec. 26.—Steady; middling,
6 1-16; net receipts, 6,104; stock, 443,<M4.
Mobile, Dec. 26.-Quiet; middling, 415-16;
net receipts, 3,737; stock, 66,018.
Memphis, Dec. 26.—Quiet; middling, 5%;‘
net receipts, 1,623; stock, 147,363.
Augusta, Dec. 26.—Steady; middling, 5%;
net receipts, 839 (two day*); stock, 37,079.
Charleston, Dec. 26.—Quiet; middling,6%;
net receipts, 1,749; stock. 71,237.
Cincinnati, Dec. 26.—Steady; middling,
&%: net receipts, 8,129 (two days); stock,
13,066.
Louisville, Dec. 26.—Quiet; middling,
5 16-16.
St. Louis, Dec. 26.—Quiet; middling, 5%;
net receipts. 1,986 (two days); stock, 67,708.
Houston. Dec. 26.—Quiet; middling, 51-16;
net receipts, 23,325; stock, 78,620. *
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago, Dec. 26.—Notwithstanding the
dullness today, prices succeeded in mak
ing a slight advance in wheat, corn and
oats, whilst product lost its value. In
wheat, the Northwest set the example,
and Chicago followed. May wheat open
ed from 68% to 68a58%, sold between 58
and 58%a%, closing at 684—% of a cent
higher than Saturday. Cash w'heat was
steady at unchanged prices.
Corn.—First transactions in corn today
were with the large receipts of 1.299 cars
In view, but the split of traders under
went a change very soon after the open
ing. the repsonsibllity for which was cred
ited to the weather and prospects of
snow. Th«* visible supply increased 1.068,-
000 bushels and *hoved prices off when
It was announced, but in the last hour
another gain was made, the estimates for
tomorrow’s receipts being smaller. May
corn opened from 47% to 47%. eold up to
46% and closed at 4?%a%-% to % a cent
higher than Saturday. Cash corn was
soft early, but noon firmed under a good
demand, although prices showed no es
sential change.
Oat* were firm. The strength of the
other grains were of the gTealert benefit
to prices. May c!oeed % of a cent higher
than on Saturday. Cash oats were
steady.
Provisions — Dither by accident or de
sign. the packers were all on top of prod
uct today, while the denvind was neither
fnflnenttal nor heavy. Prices at the yard*
had a downward trend. At the close 26
CASH QUOTATIONS.
Flour was dull and easy; prices favored
buyers.
No. 2 spring wheat; 58a60%.
No. 3 red wheat, 54%a54%.
No. 8 corn, 45%.
No. 2 oats, 29%.
ork, 11.37%all.50.
Lard, 6.6oa6.67%,
Short rib sides, 5.70a5.75.
Dry salted shoulders, 6.00a3.12%.
Short clear sides, 6.00a6.12%.
Whisky, 1.22.
For the
Week.
20774*22
75,038
31,007
56,510
Total since Sept. 1—Not receipts.... 4,030,719
44 44 44 « Exports to G. B. 1,603,605
4 * 44 44 Exp. to France. 453,435
44 44 44 Exp. continent. 1,219,777
July..' 0 46
August 6 61
September 5 64
October 6 67
November
December 6 08
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
New York, Dec. 26.—Butter dull, easy;
state dairy. lOaSO; state creamery, lCa22;
Western dairy, 10al5; Western creamey,
15a24; Elgin?, 24.
Cotton seed oil—Steady; crude, 24%a25;
yellow. 29.
Petroleum—Nominal.
Rosin—Dull, steady; strained, common
to good, 1.35al.40.
Turpsntlne—Quiet, steady, 27a27%.
Rico—Fair demand; steady; domestic
fair to extra. 4»iai>; Japan. 4%a4%.
Mola*ees—Foreign, nominal; Ne wOr-
leans open kettle, good to choice, 2$a38
quiet; fancy, firm.
Ooffo—Dull, unchanged to 10 points up.
December, 13.70; March, 12.85al2.90; July,
12.55.
Spot Rio—Dull, steady; No. 7, 15%.
Sugar—Raw: Dull, unchanged. Refined;
Dull, steady and unchanged.
Freights to Liverpool—Dull, nominal.
NEW ORLEANS SUGAR. &C.
New Orleans, Dec. 26.—Sugar: Open
kettles Steady; full fair, 2 1-I6a2 3-16; fair,
2 1-16* good common, 1 15-lGa2; inferior,
Cehtrifugal: Colco .white, 3%aa3 16-16;
off, 3 1-I6a3 3-16; gray white, 2 15-16a3;
choice yellow, 2 15-16; prime yellow, 2%
off yellow, 2 9-la2 13-16.
Mola*ses—Open kettle; Strong, strictly
prime, 24; good prime, 18a20; prime, 16al6;
good fair, 10al2; fair, 10al2; good com
mon, 9a3.
Centrifugal: Strong; strictly prime, 11;
good, 8o9; prime, 6a7; fair, 5a6; common,
4a5; new syrup, 10al4.
Rice—Steady; fancy, 6%a5%; prime, 4%
to 4%; ordinary, 3%a3%; common, 2%a3%.
NAVAL STORES.
Savannah, Dec. 26.— 1 The turpentine mar-
ket opened and closed firm at 25 cents
for regulars, with rales of 125 casks; re
ceipts for three days, 1,530 casks.
Rosin—Firm and in good demand at the
decline; sales, 6,000 barrels.
Quote A, B, C, 1.00; D, 1.05; E, 1.10; F,
1.15; G, 1.25; H, 1.55; I, 1.95; K, 2.35; M,
2.60; N, 2.80; window glass, 3.00; water
white, 2.25.
Charleston, Decu 26.—Turpentine firm at
24% cents; receipts, 23 casks.
Rosin—Good strained firm 4at 1.00; re
ceipts, 238 barrels.
Wilmington, Dec. 26.—Rosin firm at 96
cents for strained; good strained, 1.10.
Spirits of turpentine steady at 24% cent's.
Tar Arm at 95 cents.
Crudo turpentine steady; hard, $1,10:
soft, $1.50; virgin, $1.70.
STATE OF GEORGIA BOND&
Bid. Ask’d
T per esnt bonds, J&n. and July
coupons, maturity 1896 106 107
4% per cent bonds, Jan. and
July coupons, maturity 1915.... 115 116
4% per cent, bonds. Jan and July
coupons, maturity 1922 ...116 117
3% per cent bonds, Jan. and July «
coupons, maturity long date. .100 101
MUNICIPAL BONDS.
Savannah 6 per cent bonds 104 106
Atlanta bonds, price a* to rats
of interest and maturity 100 UO
Augusta bonds, price as to rate
of interest and matirlty........ 100 116
Roms bonds, 8 per cent .....104% 105
Columbus 6 per cent. l>onds ... .10$ 104
Macon • per cent bonds, quar
terly coupons 112 113
RAILROAD BONDS.
July coupons, due 1900 102 101
Savannah, Amerlcus and Mont
gomery railroad 6 per cent,
bonds, Jan. and July coupons.. 50 61
Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad 6 per -sent bonds, Jan.
and July coupons, due 1972.... 86 87
South Georgia and Florida rail
road Indorsed 7 per cent bond*
Jan. osd July coupons.. Mg
Northeastern railroad indorsed
6 per cent bond*, May and
November coupons 106 106
Macon and Northern railroad
certificate* of bonds, March
and September coupons .44 43
Charleston. Columbia and Au
gusta railroad 7 per cent bonds 91 101
RAILROAD STOCKS AND DEBEN
TURES.
Central railroad common stock.. M 11
Central railroad 6 per cent do-
betures a 3
Southwestern railroad stock.... 70 73
Georgia railroad stock 152 155
Atlanta and West Point rail
road debentures 90 92
Atlanta and West Point railroad
stock 80 82
Central railroad Joint mortgage
T per cent bonds, Jan and July
coupons 119 1*0
Georgia railroad 6 per cent
bonds, Jan. and July coupons,
due 1897 102 103
Georgia rallrcsd 6 per cent
bond* Jan. end July coupon*
July coupons, duo 1900.........102 108
Georgia railroad 6 per cent
bond* Jan. and Juty coupon*
due 1922
Montgomery and Bufaula rail
road, 6 per cent bonds, Jan.
and July coupons, due 1909....103
Ocean Steamship bond* 6 per
due 1919
Columbus and Western railroad
6 per cent July coupons... ne
Columbus and Rome railroad •
per celt bond* Jan. and July
coupons a
Augusta and Knoxville railroad
1 per cent bond* Jaa. and
LOCAL BONDS AND STOCKS.
Macon Oa* Light and Water
consol* May and November
coupon*
Wesleyan college 7 per cent.
bend* Jan. And July coupon*..Ml
Macon Volunteers’ Armory 7 per
cent, bond* Jan. and July cou
pon* DM
Bibb Manufacturing Company •
per cent bona* April and Oct
coupon* ' ids
Progress Loon end Improvement
Company , m
Southern Phosphate Company
•tock %
Acs* Brewing Company.... 109
BANK STOCKS.
Flint National Bank stock m
American National Bank stock..
Exchange Bank stock
Union Savings Bank and Trust
Company stock
Central Georgia Ban* stock
Macon Savings Bank stock
Central City Loon and Trust
112
DRUGS. PAINTS AND OILS.
Corrected Every Saturday by Henry J.
Lamar A Boo*
etna moo Bark—Per oound, 18 to 16&
Cloves—Per pound. 16 to 26a
Drug* azil Chemicals—Gum assafoe-
tlda, 35c pound; camphor gum, 66 to 660
pound; gum cplum $3.40 to $2.69 pound;
morphine. 1*8* $2.25 to $2.46 ounce; qui
nine (according to size) 38 to 90 cent*
ounce; sulphur. 4 t* 6c pound; edits, Ep
som. 2 1-2 to 80 pound; copperas, 2 to Id
pound; salt petrv. -9 ':o 12c pound; bo
rax, 16 to 18c pound; brbmlde potash, 50
to 56c pe»- pound; chlorate, 25 to 80c per
pound; carbolic acid. 60c to $1.75 pound;
chloroform. 76c tb $1.40 pound; calomel,
860 to $1; logwood. 16 to 20c pound;
cream trrtar. commercial, 25 to 30c.
DRY GOODS.
Corrected Every Saturday by S. Waxk-
l-aum Sc Son.
Prints—Berwick. 2 l-2c; standard 4 1-2
to 6c; turkey red. 4 to 6 l-2c; Indigo blue,
4 to 4%c.; 601113. 4 to 6 cent*
Sheetings—3-4a3%, *a4a; 4-4a4-X 5 cent*
Tickingo—From 5 to 12a
Checks—3 1-2 to 6c.
B1 etchings—Fruit of the Loom, • 8-4
to 7 l*2a
FRUITS AND NUTS.
Corrected by A. A. Cullen.
Figs—Dry, choice. 12 1-2 tb 15 cent*.
Peanuts-^North Carolina, 3 1*2 cents;
Virginia. 4 and b cents.
Lemons~3.50a4.00.
Nuts—TArragonta almonds, is cent* pet
pound; Naples walnuts, tb cents; Frenefi
walnuts, 10 cents; pecans, 1U cent*
Apples—Sun dried. 6 to 7 cents per
pound
Raisins—New in market, 1.75 per box;
London layers. 2.00 per box; loose Mus
catel, $2 per box.
Irish Potatoes—W.26 p*r sac*.
CANNED GOODS.
Corrected Every Saturday by S. R.
Januea & Tinsley Co.
Apple*—3-pound can* $1.25 per doses.
Blackberries—2 pound cuns, $i per
dozen: 3 pound cars, $1.05 per dozen.
Corn—2 bound can* 90 cent* to $1,50
per dozen.
String Beans—2 pound cans, 90 cent*
per dozen.
Tomatoes—2 pound cans, per dozen, 80
cent*; 3 pound can*. $1.
Okra and Tan,atoca~3 pbund can*,*
$1.10 pe~ daz»n.
June Fea«~2 pound can* $1.25 per
dozen.
Red Cherries—2 pound cans, $1.C0 per
dozen.
White Cherries—2 pound can*$L7i per
dozen.
Lima Beans^il.25.
Peaches-^ pound cans, $1.50 per
dozen.
Pineapples—1 pound cans. $1.60 to $2.25
per dozen; grated. F- & W.. $2.25.
Raspberries—2 pound can* $1.85 per
dbzen.
Strawberries—2 pound cans, $1.60 per
dozen.
Peaches, pie—2 pound cans, $1.35 per
dozen.
Apricot*. California—2 pound can*
$2.25 dp** dozen.
Peache*. California—$3.25.
Fig Feet—2 pound can* $2.25 per
dozen.
Roast Beef-"-! pound cane, $1.20 per
dozen: ^ pound cans. $2 per dbzen.
Corn Beef—2 pound can* $1.85 per
dozen.
Potted Ham—1-4 pound cans, 65 cents
per Mozen, i-2 pourvd cans, $1.25 per
dozen.
Lunch Tongues—1 pound can* $3 per
dozen.
Tripe—2 pound can*. $1.85 per dozen.
HARDWARE.
Corrected Every Saturday by Dunlap
Hardware Company.
'Axes—$6 to $7 per doezn.
Bax Lead—60 per pound.
Buckets—Paint* *1.2$ per dozen: ce
dar, three hoops, $2.25. *
Cards—Cotton, $4.
Chaina—Trace, $3.60 to $4.0 per
dozen.
Well buckets—43.25 per dozen.
Rope—Manilla, 10c; slsel, 8c; cotton, 13a
12 cents.
Shoes—Horse, $4; Mule. $5.
Shovels—Ames, $10 per dozen.
Shot—Drop. $1.35 per vaclc.
Wire—Barbed. 2%c per opund.’
Corn Beei—9 pound cans $2 per dozen.
Nails—$1.66 base, wire; cut, $1.25 base,
base.
Tubs—Painted, $2.85; cedar, $4.60 per
nest.
Brooms—$1.25 to $5 epr dozen.
Homes, iron bound, $3.
Measures—Per nest, $1.
Plow biodcs—4 cents per pound.
Iron—Swede. 4 X-2o per pound; reflc*),
2c basis.
Plow stock—Halmen, $1; Ferguson.
90o.
HIDES. WOOL, ETC. i
Hides—Green salt, 3 cents per pound:
dry flint, 6% cents per pound.
Goat skin*—10 to 20 cent* each.
Sheep Skin*—20 to 60 cents each.
Beeswax—16 to 22 cents.
Wool—Wcahed. jk to 20- cents per
pound; unwashed, 19 to 12 cents; burry,
7 to 10 cent*
MISCELLANEOUS GROCERIES. *
Corrected Every Saturday by th* S.
Jaque, & Tinsley Co.
Th* following uro strictly wholesale
price*:
Fish—Kit, white fish, 60c; In half
morels, *4: mackerel in half barrels.
No. 8, $6.76; No. 2 In kits, 86 cent*
Flour—Best patent, per barrel, $3.26;
second patent, $3.15; straight, $£.75; fata*
lly, $2.50; low (Trades, $2.25.
Sugar—Standard granulated, 4% cents;
extra C New Yoik, 2% cents; New Or
leans clarified, 3% cents.
Bay—We quote -today No. 1 Timothy
at $18 and fancy, $19.
Meals—Bulk side* 6% cents.
Corn—68 cents per bushel.
Oats—Mixed, 45c; white. 43c,
Lord-Tierces < cents; can* 8% cents;
10-pound can* 9 cent*
Oil—lie.
Snuff—Lorlllard's Maccaboy snuff,
stone Janr 46o per pound; glass Jars,
45o per pound; 2-ounce bottles, $9.$00
per gross; 2-ounce cans, $3.60 per gross;
1-pound con*. $8.W per gross; Rauroao
snuff, 1-ounce glas* 6c; 1-ounce tins,
$4.25 per gross.
Tomato catsup—Pint* 90c; quart*
$1.25.
Hominy—P»r barrel, S3.75.
Meal—Bolted, 6G cents; plain, 65 cent*
Wheat—Bran. 85c.
Hams—10% to 13 cents.
Shoulders—9 l*2c.
LIQUORS.
Corrected Every Saturday by X* Cohen
& Co.
Whisky—Rye $1.10' to 91.69; com. fi.n
to $1.60; gin, $1.10 to $1.7S; North Carolina
corn,$1.10 to $1.60; Georgia coni, $1.40.
Wines—SO cent*, to $1; bKh wines,
$1.33: pore and aherry, $1 to $3; claret,
$6 to $10 cose: American champagne,
$7.60 to $8.60 per case; cordial* $12 per
dozen; bitter* $8 per dozen.
MEATS.
Corrected Every Saturday by W. L
Henry.
Fresh Meats—Western beef, $% to He;
Geondi beef, 4 1*2 to 5c; dressed hog*
6 to 6%o; Western mutton. 7% cents; na
tive mutton. 6 l*2c; smoked pork sau
sage. I l-2c; fresh pbrk sausage, 8c; Bo»
logo* sausage. 9c.
SHE WASN’T SORRY.
Lydia Spencer had never seen lk so hoi
or dreary at Canaan Corners before. The
blistering July dny was drawing to adose.
She was postmistress nod store olerk at
the Corner* Day after day for yean she
hod sorted over tho stage tnoll* tho county
papers and the letters. Tho day had boon
a busy one in tho store, and to add to the
confusion Lydia had recently bought a
now set of boxe* to take tho place of tho
dingy little portholes which for £5 rears
had done continuous service under differ
ent postmasters.
A carponter had worked that afternoon
tearing away the old oaso and generally
overhauling tho postoffleo end of the storo.
Lydia was between 40 and 60. “Nigh
on to 46, boin two year older’n my boy
Jerry,” old Mrs. Davidge said to her
frionds when Lydia's ago was disoussed.
“But, law! sho don't look it. an she don't
act it. Them tow headed girls never look
cz old ez they really be.”
Tho carpenter stopped hammering and
camo to where the postmistress was tan
ning herself. lie was shuffling awkwardly
half a dozen letters, yellow with age and
somewhat rat eaten.
“See here, Lyddy, are these any good?”
asked he, holding out tho letters. 4 ‘I found
’em down behind tho walhsooting. I
s’po.?o they’re just trash what got brushed
asido an no account whatever.”
Tho postmistress of Canaun Corners
took tho letters with but llttlo show of In
terest. Poople were always running to
her with trifles and asking her unneces
sary questions.
Twonty-flvo years! Yes, it had been
just that long slnco she had seen John
Butterworth—slnco ho gave her a lover's
look and then, cheerily assuring her that
they would soon meet again, had gouo to
New York.
Thoi? letters had been earnest and full
of feeling, and Anally ho wrote asking her
if sho would marry him, telling her that
ho had not been successful in business as
yet, but that if sho said “yes” ho would
como back to Canaan Corner* and they
would go to Chicago.
Bravely had sho penned a favorablo an
swer, and then sho waited. Ah, the dying
of a great hoped
How tenaciously It clings to llfel How
anxiously sho awaited tidings from John
Butterworth 1 But nono camo. Tho sum
mers camo and went. Twonty-flvo years
ago, nnd.she had heon thinking of John
Butterworth that day.
“Looks ez if rats had chawed ’era sotno,
don’t it?” asked tho carpenter ns Lydia
stepped oloscr to tho window to inspect
tho musty lettors. Tho very first ono of
tho lot gave her senses a shock—John But
terworth, Bull’s Hoad Hotol, Bowery. N.
Y. City.”
Tho red sun turned black. Tho Canaan
Corners postofllco began spinning around
nnd bobbing up and down. A hurricane
Beamed to catch hor and dash her head
against a distant cliff.
“There, there, Miss Lyddy,” said tho
big carpenter, fanning her with his straw
hat. “Tho heat’s been too muoh fur ye, I
guess.”
Trembling llko a child, she onco more
looked at the lottor—-hor own lofcter of no-
ceptanco—plighting hor troth for bettor or
for worse, through ovll and good report.
Ifc seemed to her as if hor heart would
burst In agony. SJ10 know now why John
Butterworth had never coino back. She
had appeared to him as unwilling to share
his fortunes.
Lydia Sponcer was a firm woman. In
justico to horsclf sho determined to mako
an effort to reach John Butterworth with
tho belated lettor.
It had no postmark. Taking the markor,
sho removed tho figures “94” and substi
tuted “CO.”
Then, writing a note to the proprietor
of tho Bull’s Head hotel, NcW York city,
sho told him to forward tho letter to Clit-
cago. Nervously she let it fall into tho
gaping mouth of tho mailbag. -Tho stage
took it on its way that night.
* * * * * *
Two weeks Inter a gray haired man, ono
of Chicago’s lending capitalists, was oho
morning opening his mnll. Ho came to a
yellowed onvolopo which had been for
warded from New York. It bore several
rubber Stamp marks, and a Chicago post
offleo clerk had written on It:
“Try 861 Dearborn.”
“gendJnck In,” said John Butterworth
to his head clork.
“Jack, ray hoy,” said the father in a
low volco nnd nervously, “read this old
lotted which has been 85 years in reaching
me.
“Jock,” continued the elder after his
request lind heon complied with, “you
will hnvo to postpono your vacation. I’m
going to tnko ono nt Canaan Corners, N
Y. I novor expected to marry again after
your dear mother's death, my hoy, hut if
tho writer of that letter is alive and will
ing you'll havo anew mother Insldoof
two weeks.”
• • • • # . • *
Tho Cannon Corners Btngo ono ovening
n few days later curried o gray haired
stranger.
“Yo’ll find Lyddy at tho postoffleo, ”
said tho driver. “Sho’s postmistress, on
every ono knows Lyddy.”
Everything whs still in tho postoffleo
when John Butterworth entered. Looking
through tho glass case, lio saw a golden
haired woraun, her face close to tho table
top. Sho was resting hor averted face on
her forearm and sobbing like 0 child.
“Lydia,” said John Butterworth as ho
took her in his arms and raised her,
“Lydia, sweetheart, I didn't get tho letter
till throe days ago In Chicago. I'm so old
and gray now I suppose you’re sorry I got
it at oil, ch?”
Sho looked up quickly, smiling through
her tears. Her blushing, radiant fuco
didn't look as if sho wus sorry.—New
York Press.
USE HOLMES' MOUTH WASH.
Prepared by
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656 Mulberry Street.
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Rlxninintism and syphilis yield read'
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P. Now life, now energy tire lnfus,yl
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p. p. P. irurlfitw the blood nnd tfhus p,r-
mnnently cures auarrti.
Terrilde Mood poison, body covered
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PRICKLY ASH, POKE ROOT
gr AND POTASSIUM
gr Wakes
Sr Marvelous Curas
£ in Blood Poison
Sr Rheumatism
jgand Scrofula
P. P. P. rarinoa th* blood, bnlldaup
tho wonk and dohllltuted, glvoa
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dlseaHOfl.KlviriK tho patlunt heulth nud
hapt)lno<ia whore ricUnesH. gloom/
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Fornrlmnry,secondary nnd tertiary
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tetter, scald bsaa, bolls., erysipelas.
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1 blood purifier in the world,and makes
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In all cases.
Ladles whose systems nro poisoned
nnd whose bloodla lu an impure condi
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Pimples, Blotches
and Old Sores
Catarrh, Malaria
and Kidney Troubles
Are entirely remove*, by P.P.P.
-Prickly Ash, Poke Boob and Potss-
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earth.
Abzkdrrn, O., July 21,3S91. —**;.
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Go.» Oram 8jhb-i houahe a bottlo of —-w-
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It lias donomo more goo. 1 thnn three ■
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“•““““"MTffCTm
Aberdeen, Brown County, O. m
C*i>t. J* O, Johnslou* «
To alt whom it may concentt X here* ^
bv testify to the wonderful properties •—a,
of P. P. P. for oruptiona of the skin/ I
suffered for eeveral yenra withr.nun* ^
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my face. I tried ov*ry known rcine- ^
dy hut in vain,until P. I*. P. was used, w*s*
and am now onUrel/curod.
(Qlgaod by) J. D. .lomfSTOff. —J
Bavaunali, Oa*
Akin Cancer Cured.
Tittimonyframihe Mayor of Sequin,Tjz* Jm ^
Suquim. Tux., January 14,1803. * ^
Mbssrs. jjifPMAN liron., Havanas!)*
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Ail tonlo and blood c lea using prop- 1115 1 .5. d nf e tSa '
r.-^ickij A.ff,*of. *; r 5 j r *j’;;i:a r 0 x;o". D i5b 0 r tff« —«•
and fee! confident that another course , - -
Will effeacs euro. Ithannlsorellov'-fi
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troubles, sours truly. _
CAPT. W. M. BUST. ,
Attornoy at Law. «■■*/
Boot and Potassium.
8PRit>onirz.D, Ml. , dug. 14th. 1893.
lean speak in tlio highest terms of
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out finding relief. I havo only takon
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MRS. M. M. YRABY.
ALL DRUGGZ8TS BELL IT.
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PROPRIETORS,
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nun. in. m. ioaui.
. Springfield, Green County. Mo.
THE POWER OF WATER.
No Good Plan Has Yet Been Evolved Tor
Its Utilization.
A Philadelphia engineer has figured
out that an inch of rain falling on an
area of a square inilo in equivalent fa
nearly 17,600,000 gallons wolghing 145,-/
800,000 pounds, or 72,600 tons. Assuming
this water to hnvo fallen from clouds
about half a mllo, or, say, 0,000 foot
above tho earth', wo havo for tho onergv
represented by It about 29,000 horsopowa.
With pumping machinery ^working nt the
low rato of consumption or two pounds of
coal por horsepower por hour, it would
tako 200 gross tons of ooal to rniso tho
water represented by an inch of rain on
a square mllo to tho nssumed height of
8,000 feet. Asa matter of fact, rain often
falls from clouds which aro nt much
groator height than 8,000 feet uhovo tho
ground, so that tho figures just given aro
quite conservative ones.
With ull tlie talk that there has boon
about utilizing wnrto energies it seoms
just a little peculiar thr . no promising
scheme hus yet boon evolved to turn to
good account tho prodigious powor wasted
which thus for has heon shown to go on
with overy rainfall of any account. And
yet, whllo writing, a project comes to
mind which was advanced about ten years
ago, apparently In good faith, by some
enterprising genius in the West Indies, to
accomplish oxnctly this saving. What ho
proposed to do was to conduct tho water
from euch roof during heavy tropical rains
into a main plpo supplying a small tur-
blno coupled to a dynamo. Tho clootrlol-
ty so developed by passing showers wus to
bo stored In accumulators, ami there, as
they became charged in variable times, do-
pending, of course, on tho rainfall, were to
be collcctod and stored at central dopots,
from which tho powor was afrerward to
bo distributed. Unfortunately, however,
this enticing scheme did not materialize,
so that the field Is still open for some one
else.—Cassier’s Mogazlne.
Only n Man.
A small boy still in kilts was standing
on the sidewalk in front of a house on
Clifford street tho other day aa a young
business man went hurrying past. The
llttlo follow stopped directly In bln way:
“Hay,” ho asked in chubby volco,
“doesn’t Aunt Bessie livo hero?”
“I'm sure I don't know, child,” Answer
ed tho man kindly. “What is your aunt's
Other name?”
“It’s just Aunt Bosslo. Sho !« in that
house.”
“Why don’t you ring the ball?”
“It's too high up.”
8o the stranger gave the bell a strong
pull, and in a moment tho door was opened
by a pretty young girl, who gave a cry of
surprise, followed hy an exclamation of de
light, n* she caught the child In her arms
and kissed him, while hor faco expressed
her pleasure.
“Are you Aunt Bessie?” Innocently
asked the yonng man on the steps. Ho
meant no ham, but Aunt Bessie Instant
ly froze, and no had tho pleasure of (tear
ing the unh town infant whom be had
helped say as f <he door closed:
“He’s just a man.’’—Detroit Free Pres*
Why Teas Are Popular.
Whisper It low. The afternoon tea,
which nine peoplo out of every ten consid
er the moot unenjoyahle of all the forms
of entertainment to which society Is ad
dicted, Is to be the correct thing this sea
son. The reason is easy to locate. It Is
about tho cheapest possible way to pay so-
oial debts, and cheapness Is now on objeot
with many who havo hitherto sneered at
economy.—Chicago Elite.
CURE
filek Headache and reliovn all the troubles Inch
dent to a bilious state of tho system, such us
Dizziness, Nausea. Drowsiness, Distress aR*r
eatliiK. 1'nJn In tho Nld«, Ac. While their nioht
leuiurkablo success has I men shown la curing
SICK
Headache, yot Camtrr’m Lmi.r. Lives Fills
urn equally valuable In OiiMLipntlnn, (Miring
nnd proventing this annoy ing complaint, win la
they also correct all disorders of the stomuch,
stimulate tho liver and rcgulaui tho bowels.
Even If they only cured
Aehn they would be almost prl^clww to thoca
who suffer from this dhtreoslrm complaint:
hut foi'ltiimMy their goodness does not end
her* and those who onro try them will find
these lllllu pills valunblo in so many ways that
they will not bn willing to do without them.
Rut after ail sick bead
ACHE
and very easy to take. Ono or two pills nuko
a doao. Thoy nro rtrlctly vegetable and do
notgrlpoor purifo, but by their gentle action
phiuso all who iim them. In vials at 25 cents;
five for $1. Hold every wlw-r--, or sent by n.ulL
CA2TE3 USL1CWS CO., lira York.
LADIES DO YOU KNOW
DR. FELIX LE DRUN’8
STEEL HUD PEPYROYHL PILLS
are tbo original and only FRENCH, anfo nod ro-
Ualda euro on tho markor. Price |!.U0; sent by
• siil. Gendina sold only by
GOODWYN’8 DRUG 8TOR2L
0ol* Agent* Cherry Street and Cotta*
Avenue. Maoon. Ga.
to yrt a million of Circulars
to distribute at 94.CO por
1,000, Mow to become a first-
class Mesmerist, liypuoi
Mind Raadsr and Clairvoyant, a large
bock only 10c. Address at one*
C. 1L ROWAN. Milwaukee. Wla.
LE BRUM’S
ton mau SIX. This i«as*
Nine fnpceea «lr**Uj to Zm mi)
tboMi 4Im*ms ot lh« 0*eito4JftMrr Q*.
of divt *
AS A PRCVKimVC
tr iri r - rt 1‘ *i ‘ iiatm*
an) vtMf**i4i*M*s; tat In Um «•*•«(
ItaM sltssdy Iwnwaav Amteoa
CUB
OOODWTN’S DRUG STORK
GEORGIA, BIBB COUNTY.—W. A.
Davlx, lultnlnl.trator estate Mm. Mary
Hasan. ivptvHenU to this court that
he has discharged his trust and a-k,
tor letter, of dtsmlwlon. Till. U th -ro-
fore to notify all pjrtles cono.iti.-d to
(tie objections. If any they have/ on or
before the first Monday In llarth. H%,
why be should not receive hhf dismue
alon. C. i., WUJBY, oSinary.