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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-15

NEW ORLEANS.
The spot market opened quiet and steady
and closed steady, middling, 0lGc. Sales,
G,lOo bales. Quotations are rs follows Or
binary 71sc; good ordinary SIC; low mid
ding, DC; middling, 9}.c, good middling,
1Okc.
Futures opened quiet and closed steady,
as follows: December, 02S@02O, January,
020@aOi February, 9.3S@o39i March,
0.i7@Gis; April 950@957; May iaG5@
0.GG, June, a7i@G75; July, 9s2@0S3,
August, 0.sl@0.s3. Sales, % 900 bales.
DAILY PORT AND INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
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CuuS-Ftom store. white. hOr. mixed. &C..
trum lcNcc or depot white. he bulk. 60 n
hu,NHluum store, h, Il, from loyrp or
depot, siGA
lN=th,icc. from siurr. 5ikc. car load.
from lcycc or depot slGuDAiGaO. prime.
from stnro, sD,tSic car load from lcvce ~
d,puL tllFl prairie, frum store. i1ttVA'.
car Load from lyycu ur depot sioUDttii ~.
oUs-frum store, white ~, mixed. .ac.
from lotcr uf depot white in bulk. 3it0
Sc, iu surk,, 5'c, mixed, in bulk, "a, in
sacks HIr
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FRUIr-Steady. Oranges, 100000 per
bril- $25O@3OO per box. Lemons, $1,000
800 pcrboX Bananas, Sl.50@2.j0 per bunch
Gmpes-Malaga, S6O0@00O. Dates, 7@Sc.
ArrLEs--Sl 5O@225 per brl. Dricdapnles,
iGi5c per 10 from store. Dried peaches, 40
DC from store.
GAMr-Quail, 81. 25@15 50 per doz; squirrels,
81 0O@l.25 per doZ rabbits, Sl0O@l.25 per
doZ wild turkeys. 5O@7jc cach wood duck,
a. 5O@i.75 pcr doz. teal S225G $50 per doz
mallard, s. 25@2.5O per doz. Nenison. sad
dies, Sdl0c per ID; whole deer, 5@Gc per To-
op0ssum, i5(Il0c dressed coon, lOCI3bc.
Recommendations, $l.G5Cpl75 per brl.
Cabbage loose, case kraut, per brl, $500
Gi.50 half brl, SCOOP So Garlic soc per
100 Carrots, S30OH35O per brl. Beets,
S25O@2.75 per brl Parsnips, $500 per bril-
llorcmdish, S5t0Gj5O per brl.
Butterine, l5c; creamery. i0@i5c;
dairy, 226l2Sc; country butter 1b62ic.
CDrR-Ozark, $3.50 per brl and $500 per
hall brl.
VINEcAp-Pcr gal, lO@l2c.
PouLrN-Chickcns, young, S.0o@l75;
mixed sl5O@2D. hens, g., 25m $50 tur-
keys young. S5OOGS.OO old SS0OdiLO0;
geese $3.5oMI 80, ducks, $275Cg3.O0; dressed
turkeys, OCollc per 10; hens S2jOCJ3.O0,
chickens, s2.25d25o; geese, SiOO@6.0O.
NuTs-Cocuanuts $500 per 100. Peanuts,
Virginia, 5lsCGlsc Tennessee, farmers stock,
4Gtc roasted, &c higher shcllcd red, sac;
white, iC: Spanish, sc, Pccans, Texas, old,
5@sc. Italian chcstnuts, i0dl2i1c.
EG0s-Stcady. Boxes, pc; cases, BIC.
RNHlNs-London layers $500 California,
g. - per box.
PIcELrs-Brls $3.50. half brls; 800.
Potirors--Firm, Sl.J0d2O1 per brl; SKIS
Gb@ijc Utah, $4,000 per bu; sweet, Sl.55
per brl.
FRrsH FfH-Bulalo, i@2c per 10, cat, &c
per 10. Game-Pcrch, trout etc, 1@sc
per ID.
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tons are as follows: Ordinary, exc
good ordinary, 5-l6c: low mddling, 99sc
mddling 9Ac; good middling, l0l9c; mid
ding fair, 10 1876; fair, II 7.lGc.
Futures opened quiet and closed weak,
as follows December 9i9@050 January,
957@05S; February, 97O@97l; March, 0.s2
@0S3; April, 0.026SGcSo; may, 1O.02@loo3
June l012@10.l3; July, lO.1s@i0lG
August lO,23@lo.2i; September, 9,S9Wo0l.
Sales $4,000 bales.
Weekly cotton statement for tho week
endinr ErlnN Deccmher IL 1858:
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT.
Decrease in rcccipts this year


AZ neon Spots-stcady, demand fair.
Sales, 10000 bales. Of which American $500
bales. Receipts, 1900 bales, OF which Amer
lean 1900 bales. Closing quotations were
~ follows Middlng. 7.lGd.
Futures opened quiet and closed steady.
These prices arc given Ia pence and 6ithss
thus G0j means GO3-6ld aud 5.Ol means
6.1-6id
At pm; December. "a values Deem
hcr.Janunry, h23 sellers; January February,
Marh.AprIl, 1.2j sellers; April-May, 500
values. Mny-Junc. 62s sellers; Junc.July,
$50 sellers July-August 3 ~ sellers.
Liverpool weekly statement for the week
ending December IL. 1855
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Corresponding time, lSNo.S,hll,Nlo VI i--iu'V %
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.
New York and Eastern demand, 50 dis
count buying, sight 50 discount buying,
par selling, New Orleans, = discount buy
ing 81 premium selling. Cincinnati, 81.
Louis and Louisville demand y buying par
selling.
In the local cotton market spots closed
steady today, with sales Of 1900 bales, Of
which $50 bales went TO exporters and 1000
bales to spinners. Weeks sales %, 200 bales,
or 1850 bales TO exporters and ll,Gj0 bales
10 spinncrs.
At New Orleans spots closed steady, with
futures steady and of points Liverpool
closed steady; demand fair with futures UNI
changed. Manchester cloths closed quiet,
with moderate inquiry. Yarns firm, demand
light
The New York market remains steady, with
futures weak ut decline Of 3 TO . points.
Hubbard, Price a Co. say: "The bears
seeing the market without support ham
mcrcd prices pcrsistcntly till the close, which
was fairly steady at the lowest quotations OF
the day"
Port receipts yesterday, SO, 597 bales against
a7.gOi bales same day last year.
According TO the Commercial BwIstin OF
latest date, The market for futures
opened little stronger on a small improve
ment az Liverpool, where the reduced crop
estimates cablcd yesterday appear TO have
had some effect but although the smaller
figures have some acceptance, the bulls
showed little spirit Besides the early in
dications Of port receipts pointed TO full fig
urcs, aud the weather at the South had
cleared up becoming again favorable TO the
work Of securing the remainder Of the
crop"
Mr. Shcppcrson, statisiician Of the New
York Cotton Exchange, makes the total crop
In sight exclusive Of southern consumption)
November 30 32I255l bales against j,yO1-
So bales same time last year.
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ItAyUE

Spots closed quiet aud steady.
Trcs orlinairc, GNisG January futures,
csc.
Above spot quotations rcprcs 'nt Gsisf for
30 kilos 81 low middling cotton llayrc
terms, ass kilos equal To 100 los, aud j.25f,
puuul Ia Z %
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Groceries.

Groceries.
New ORLEANS. La. Dec. 4.--CofIee--Quict
but steady; Rio common to prime, 1910
lShc.
Rice--Fair demand; ordinary to prime, 32l
@5hc.
sugar-open kettle easier strictly prime,
45sc; prime 1916; fully fair, 1 ll-l6c;
good fair, 4ssc; fair 4j9@I 6-l6c; good com
mon, 49sGt4 7-16c; common 4AGIl dice in
ferior, 3l4@ic. Centrifugal firm; plantation
graduated, I 3-l6a7hc; choice white, 6lSCl
csc; OF white, 69s@6 7-l6c; choice yellow
clarified, 6bG16 3-lGc; prime yellow clarified,
6@6 ll-l6c; otfyellow clarified, 5js@Gc.
Molasses-Quiot but steady open kettle,
fancy i3c; choice ilMi2c; strictly prime, SO
C9I0c; good prime, 36tG37c; prime, 32@3ic;
good fair, 2SG3lc; fair, 26g21c; good COM
mon, 22@2ic; common, 20c. Centrifugals,
strictly prime, 2la 25c; good prime, 22@23g;
prime, 2O92lc; good fair, lSdl9c; fair, l6c;
common to good common, li@i5c inferior,
li@l5c. Syrup, 2S@32c.
New YoRK, Bee. II. -. ConTee--0ptions
opened steady, 1000 points down
closed steady 5@l5 points below ycster-
day; sales, 81, $50 bags, including; Dcccm-
Der, Sl5.O0@l6.l5; January, SO. 200 Is. %;
February and March, $l5l5@lj.35; April,
Sl5 25@ 40; May and June, Sl5.30@l5.45;
July, Sl5.35@l5.50; August, $500 Sep
tember, Sl5.I5@lo.65; Spot Rio, easy and
dull; fair cargoes, $500.
Sugar-Raw, unchanged; refined, strong
and moderate trade. Molasses-Foreign
nominal; New Orleans, active. Rice-Suong
and fairly active.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 1i.-0n the Produce
Exchange today the butter market was easy;
fancy Elgin, 3l@3Sc choice Western, 900
2Ic fancy dairy, 23@2ic; good to choice 20
@22c. Egys-Dull and weak at 2O1fg22c.
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 4.-Whisky-Steady;
sales, 7l3 brls finished goods on a basis Of
SLlL Butter-Quiet Sugar-Steady. Eggs
Steady at lSGtl0c. Cheese-Firm.
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pnY.,,. CRIMINAL, Liable.

More ihnn hall oi all deaths occur before siN
YEAR of ngc. An army OF iunoCent lovely chill.
dHn arr swept nccilossly away each year. Iavnis
arp crimiunly rcspou iblc for this The death rate
uf children Ia England u les than half this.
Ackcfs English lnby suOihcr has done mur a.
bring this about than all other causes combined.
You cannot ahord ~ BE- wlthoutlt ii. j. Hester,
druggist
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Live stock.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 14-The Drorers' Jour
nal reports: Cattle-Rcceipts, 6,0OO ship
mcnts, 5000 Market strong and loo
higher bccycs, s5.oO@Gl5; steers. 5000
800; stockers and feeders, S2.2j@3.5O; cows,
bulls and mixed, Sl.5O@20G; Texas cattl",
a. sc@2 60; Western rangers, S3.0JdaG0.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 shipments, 5000.
Market slow and Sc TO Toe lower; mixed,
S5O5Cl5.3G heavy, S5 lOa5 -; light, 5000
$50, skips, 50 10000.
Shcep-Rcceipts. 5000; shipments. 1000
Market steady; natives, s2.75ta5.O0; Western,
50 2j@I40 Texas, S2.30g3.lO, lambs, s4.OOCy
575
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Nrw YoRK. Dec. 1.-THE inquiry aud for.
warnings OF previous reports were con.
tinucd, and the completed business was Of
good proportions, with values all around
more steady To firm.
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sN@sNc; cut loaf, s4@s9lc; open kettle, 8
095Ac; strong.
CorrEE-Common, Ice; ordinary, 16iE@
Lee fair l74Calsc; prime Rio, lSk@iSAc;
choice to fancy, l914@2Oc; old Government,
3l@33c very strong.
sALr-saginaw, Sl.3O@145 per brl; Ohio
River, $l.20@1, % per brl; SKIS, fine, $l.35@
lao, coarse, -. l9@l y, n-ts 24@7e:
EitE-Louisiand, 4K@6hc Carolina, Ga
&c; firm.
CANDIEs-Stick, all sizes, in bxs, pals and
brls, 0@llc; fancy, assorted, lO@l5c; extra
fancy lsd 25c firm.
CnErsE-PIimc flats, sI@0lGc; New York
factory, 9]9@ Zoe; full cream, l2lSgl3c;
Young America, l3GGl4c.
soar AND CANDLEs-Soap, $4,000 candles,
full weight Toe.
STARcn--3L @3j9c.
MoIAssEs--Louisana common 10 fair, 2SCg
soc; prime, choice, 35Wl2c; fancy, iid5Oc;
ccntrifugals common 10 fair, 2O93Oc; prime
TO choice, 3OGg35c; syrup, 2O@i5c; strong
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Provision.

fisu-M arkrrul. half hfls, No I. q 800
nOn. No . &AuUt,Nlu. No. g. $50. iO-lb.
kits Nu. I, u 30. No. . si25. No 8. tiiO.
Dry herring. family, l'C per bon. ~ e. roc
herring hau btls, gd5a. White 6sh, half
bh tiJg
Lam rc,, sc. halfhrls, $50, kegs. $50.
choice kettle ~ .fttOgr. easy.
Pos. fru-brl' snvl bali brls, tioo.
keys, si2t
ll"p rcrs-lilsy, pork, tii 5Oai5. IS.
tulurrur,d hams, ii'.ui2C. breakfast
hl0un. limiar. clear nh sides. bacon. $50.
shoulder, - bulk pork. clear sides. e Sc.
clcnr, RIB sidos ''.c long clear 5,sc.
frru MrHs=liccf headquarters. Sc. FORE
quarters, Co.,. city hogs. ,mtt,c. country
dressed, G1G'sc pee Co., spare ribs si.ttpC.
back bones, b'it'er per n.
Groesriss.
CANNED Goobs-l'inrapplcs 81 25Ot so
Peaches, 2 lhs. standard. ~ lini o. sccund
fi0o Tomatucs lhs. standard. S1dplr. .
lie standard. fi.O1. Strawberries. gt21
Rnsphcrrics ti.2b Hlnckbcfrics. st.O1 Grren
gage il2i. Pear. t2up rlums. e. ~
Asparagus 4OO Urcn corn. 81 nlCtt a.
Gncn peas, o. - Cove oysters. full weirht
/ ". ~. lbs ti.6jtdi ~. light weight Uic.
lbs ~ O0ai.iO. CONDENSED milk. CruWn.
siUp Boyle. $40 Swiss. tbD salmon.
tl.Iba2o0 sardincs, $40. mustard sar
dimes. y -. Mackopl els. herring mack
orl. fi.O5.
sueAR-Pur white, &c. or white. CSC.
yellow clarified. O'k@6A,c. refined A, ne.
llandard grannlaicd, IA@5isc, powdered,
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OIL aud Iurpentiuc.

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. ll.--Petroleum cay,
g ". 10, nc.
wuNSGToN, n. g., Dec. H.-Turpcntino
firm, 43c.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
MONEY Q PER CENT, NEW YORK Elk
CHANGE PAR SELLING.

Cotton steady-Middllng Cotton, o lac
Sales Today, 1000 Bales 80 The
General Market is Steady - Meats
Easy.
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COTTON MARKET.

The local cotton markctopcncd steady and
;luscd steady mild,ins ohc. Sales, l,ooO
bales including 30 bale, last evening, II
which 25lJ bales 10 oxpori,r and /, j1Obalcs
10 sp.nncu.
EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS
Ordinary, nominal. good ordinary, SIC;
low middling. p,sc middlinH eiic good
midllinE vjsc middIng fair io.c. fair.
nOmiual.
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LANrs-Choicc, DC; common TO gool per
head a .hnh3.UO.
lloos-Chuicc light, bA@5kc good, 90
SIC, common ilsmlAc.
CNrLr-Choicc gmsg, 3it@3'sc good. ~
@3c, scalawars, iitm2isc. choice feeders,
2ls13c, feeders. lAm2'sc.
snElr-, hoico, &c, medium, sos sc, com
mon, lUltti 80.
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xlaaI-
New york Dry Good. Market.

ST. Lours, Mo-, Dec. n.-wool steady an,
unchanged.
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rnIur Gums uif-ioc, prime summer yell
low ~; summer white 81, choice cooking
summer yellow, hic. cotton seed meal, $500
les than car load. s2l.O1.
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EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.


implus-M & CRRIloi. MGTRR
i,OJt Ian RN go, " a LVRlt. ~;
C,o&sW mr. Jti. T., NOGT u H. CD
&c. So M 800. X Nah u. GiG.
iMRR ~. Tenn Mid, gjs. Wagons, 90
Total. $50, bales
Exporis-M q g. u r. ON. M&rH
SIS: l. AZ u r. 49, COS swRR.
80 l., No&TNR pg, KCM6 u
n, ili Tenn Mid 2,l steamers north. ~.
steamer south. ioi Total. 1904 bales.
wErgLy COTTON STATEMENT.
Receipts 1T Memphis for the week ending
December u. i3.ini bales ~ against lUal5
bales last week. aud 35,5J5 bales same week
last year. since september /. iio.Cil bales.
iFainsi ipi, $50 bale, same time last year.
shipments ior the week. p, iOl bales. a.
,gninst p 40 bales same week last year since
September 1. 25l.Dig bales. asagaInsi 20 .ss3
bales same time last year Weeks sales.
$500 bales. exporters, iO5j0 and spinncr,,
1860 bales
ACTUAL COUNT MEMPHIS STOCK.
.ocs 20 waraouscs. 10 transit ctc........ iil.c,s
Tgisi..............-.....................-ia5.ls5
.ock running iiI
difference 10 ghu
APPROXIMATE nriuATE 90 uNsOLD STOCK.
30 a In rumpfcssci. ......... ... gl.Gls
STICK IN warehouses sold but not delivered
~ transit, ciC... .....................a as tG3
Which iaken iiom sexual stock ......is, ~
es"f'@ hhffe Ht'Nh fHalu
kEw YORK
Spots opened steady and closed steady
nidiling. pjsc, salc., 1851 bales Quota
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ulsccIlaueous.

WmKY-Stuight Kentucky Bourbon
SliodGOO. Robertson aud Lincoln Counties,
Tenn, firm az l.j5 Ia $50, sharp advance
on October. EASTERN rycs, Sl2jHGOO, &c.
cording to the age and make; common
whisky. a. .upCtl.3O according to proof
nothing under 20 per cent. quoted.
BNGOING-llAC iljc.
Tr-tl iu6tt.i5.
SuoT-Drup. Si20 buck, Sli5.
LEAB-jisGGc.
TALLow-ilsC.
roncco-Common, 25@30c other grades,
GOCtSic.
SNuu-Garrcit's sos: Ralphs $40 %
Railroad, s12h Coil a AXIS, 500
FuRs-B carskins. SiODCl7uO; mink. ib@
iic; coon, hunter handled. ljm75c; country
handled, l5mGlr; otter slUoGGuO. beaver,
SlO0aG0I wildcat, lGdJOc; fox. i5O7jc,
muskut, iOCt Zoe; opossom, luM l5c; wolf jOc
Wf201 panther, jOcCgsl.Uo skunk, i0Gg,jc.
fowprH-kc-s, 500 half kegs, s2.7s.
quarter kegs. Sl.7a.
CoL OlL-Primc white, wholesale lots, Toe
per jml,
Vocabulary, grease vol unwashcd, ~
M2lc; clear, grease wool, 20Cf25c; bury,
washed, 20d3nc; tub washed; 30dS5c.
1lErswAN-2nC.
NAtis-lron. 500 steel. O. 10.
llipus-Dry flint No. I, loo. No. . 20; dry
saltcd, ~, No. ?, &C.; green altcd, No. I, %
WGc, No. ?, &c. green, &c, dccrsldns, $50
iuc, shocpskins, l5coslUo, firm.
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BY TELEGRAPH.

BrY nnd sell stocks aud bonds through r.
NJ. GalbfUnth. No. 10 Madison street
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N. W. debentures IS, 100
Orc. d r. 6s, l0l
81. Ia 4 |. NJ. gen. 5s, 81
Stl. 4 $. +, gen. NJ. 1l6H
sttl'anl consols, 1891
81. 1.,G. & +, lists, 100
7. y. L. q. Tr, reefs, 20
4. p. n. G. Tr reefs 3s
Union Pacific lists, llil5
West shore, 1854
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Missouri 6s, 1917
Tenn. new set, Is, l0i
Tenn. new set, 5s, rs
Tenn. new set, 3s, ~
Canada SO. IDS, W
Central Pac. lists, ll3H
Denver d X. G. lists, li9
Denver 4 X q. Is, 7G14
Den. x. II. u. ". lists, 80
Erie secogds, "
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LONDON, Dec At pm.-Consols closed
at 6Ad for money, and 0dhd for the
account. The amount of bullion gone into
the Bank of England ON balance today is
fl00JO. Refined petroleum. jA@6J6d per
gallon.
PANS, Dec. H.-Three per cent rentcs
$50 l0c for the account.
BANK CLEARINGs.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. iI.-Bank clcarings,
81, 10000.
NEw ORLEANS, La, Dec. blank clear
ings S2,6D5, 29S.
BALrNoaE, Nd, Dec. l4-nank clearings
$l,H0i ll6; balances, S353,Gij.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. lI.-Bank cloarings,
S3,lSi 1877; balances, S6l3,l26.
INV YoRK, Dec. li.-Bank clearings, Sll3-
ISL, li5 balances, S5.0lS,I6j
BosroN Mass, Dec. Hank clearings,
sH,O5i,o6l; balances, Sl.T2J 2s6
lnLApEIrmA. Pa, Dec. li,-Bank clear
ings, slO,OJ6,5lI; balances sl,OOSs2l.
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BARGAINS in watches at Thaycr's.
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APPEAL OFFICE,
FRIDAY EVENING, Dee H. 1855
Money is in good supply aud in good de-
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Hindoo Women as Housekeepers.

The household duties are almost wholly
limited to cooking. Ladies of high caste and
wealth do not disdain this work. To prepare
nicely seasoned and well cooked dishes for
the household, especially for the lords Of the
manor, is their highest ambition. They be-
lieve this to be the straight road to paradise,
i. e., by pleasing their husbands; and Hindoo
women have learned that good dinners are q
certain means to that end. There are usually
servants to do all the preparatory and clear
ing up work, but the critical operation Of
preparing the food for eating is often, indeed
usually, performed by the delicate hands Of
the ladies of the household. The meals are
but two in number; breakfast about midday
and dinner in the evening.
Very little time is required to keep the
bare rooms in order, the children wear but q
few garments and need but little care, so the
women have great deal Of leisure; and we
all know who finds occupation for idle hands.
Given six or eight women, most Of them with
children, all obliged to live under one roof
and idleness, and the result must be disas-
trous Gossip and wrangling abound, chill
dren's quarrels and consequent quarrels of
the mothers, loud talking, abuse and some
times blows Mrs. E. ]. Humphrey in Demo
rests Monthly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-23

young man seI1sS nup, S.se bbat
for Staten Island, the train for Coney Island
or some like method Of conveyance, to some
easily accessible resort and by s o'clock is In
the surf washing away the heat and annoy
ances of the day, bracing up his system on
tennis, or seeking less active joys in boating
He dimes leisurely at Z, smokes his cigar be-
meath the stars, possibly carries on a gentle
summer Irritation till II. when he takes the
train back to the city, and by IL is fast asleep
in his own comfortable chambers, his dreams
unruffied by any thought of hurried break
fast or a scramble for the cars
In effect, he has something over six hours
in the country every day, with time to do a
bit of athletics, become cooled and rested,
mentally and physically refreshed, and yet
sacrifices none of his home comfort and saves
himself the fatigue and vexation Of matuti-
nal struggle with time He generally has a
room of his own at his country resort, and
keeps his tennis and boating toys there, his
books and his banjo, and creates semi home
atmosphere, where he can lounge at his ease,
if his soul doth not move him to more sim
envy occupation. Indeed, what the New York
young man of this enlightened age does not
know of the art of living and getting the
best out Of his span is scarcely worth teach
him. Brooklyn Eagle
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-23
Egypt's Tombs and Temples.

1t would seem that the builders of Egypt's
ancient monuments, whether tombs or
temples, had in view mainly vastness in
size and brilliancy in color. They meant at
once TO overpower the imagination and dazzle
the eye of the beholder of each succeeding
age who should chance to stand in the pres
ence of their works. Witness the immensely
of the great pyramid, and Of that unrivaled
temple of Ell Karnak; gaze upon the tombs
Of the Theban kings; the temples of Esueh,
Edfou and Abydos, and you reflect seriously
on the lost arts, for at Abydos and Thebes
may he seen colors as bright today as when
laid on $500 to 3 500 years ago.
We saw at Abydos the cartouches Of sew
enty-six kings who had reigned over Egypt
before the writer of the book Of Genesis was
born. The beauty of form and variety Of
these bas-reliefs, as well as their exquisite col
oring, surpass any pictures we have seen upon
the walls of any Of even Egypt's temples.
The obelisks, of which we have an example
at New York, were monoliths Of the red
granite Of Assouan. They stood before the
pylon of the temple, towering far above 1t,
and the Inscriptions in hieroglyphs upon them
were dedicatory of the temple. These
obelisks were usually in pairs. The pylon
was an immense arched gateway at the
entrance. Sometimes another, still more i'm
posing, was in advance Of this; it was desig-
mated as the propylon. From the main gate
way court yard was reached. Massive col
umns surrounded this; then came the portico,
with another lavish display of columnan
architecture In some temples, as at Karnak,
there is additionally the hypostile, or hall Of
columns, 134 in number, some of them sew
enty feet in height by twelve feet in diameter,
crowned by massive capitals designed from
the papyrus and the lotus, a perfect forest Of
giant beauties, all rich in gaudy colors-
William Y Hamlin in Detroit Free Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-23

The other day gentleman entered one Of
the largest stores of this city in pursuit Of an
article the price of which he knew would
scarcely exceed the cost of postage on an
ounce letter. The fact of its insignifcance
and that it was rarely called for made it hard
to find. One clerk after another was enlisted
in the search, till finally they were Joined by
the proprietor before success crowned their
efforts. Somewhat mortified at the amount
of trouble he had caused, the customer began
to apologize, when he was sienced by the
proprietor with: my friend, it was no trou-
BILE; it was business. We have experienced
fully as much pleasure in finding that for
yoa as you have in receiving it. If you in.
sist upon calling this trouble, please remem-
Der that we like to he troubled"
That merchant made an investment by his
courtesy. He laid up treasure where moth
and rust doth not corrupt, and it wasn't laid
UP in heaven, either. He secured the patron
age of a man, though he did not know it,
who sometimes makes purchases that are
worth the while. Without intending it, he
cast some bread upon the waters.-Cincin
natl TimeS-Star