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and the Bella S~arrentina, and in the middle
of the last he heard a window open. This
was a sound always to be noted, because it
meant that some one was coming out on to
the balcony to listen and would probably
throw him some money, But he was artist
enough not to look up until his song was
finished. Even if money was thrown he
did not move until his song was over. Then
he used to run and pick it up, lifting his
cap in recognition,
When he had finished La Belle'Sarrentina
he glanced over the front of the hotel.
There were several balconies which belonged
to the larger apartments, to the people who
had suites of two or three rooms and pri-
vate salons. At the end of one Of these a
lady was standing leaning against the mar
Bile balustrade and resting her forehead on
her hand as she looked Town at him.
Giovanni saw that she was, one of the
forestieri who were in deep mourning. She
was all black but that she had blonde hair
which the morning sun was shining on.
There was something sad and fatigued
about her attitude, and as he looked up she
touched her eyes lightly with the finger of
the hand that shaded them. With the
other land she made a motion to Giovanni,
h held a tiny white package in it. 1t was
some money folded in a piece of paper 80
that it could be easily seen and found
where she threw 1t.
Giovanni went and stood under her bal
cony. She smiled down at him and threw
the bit OF paper with a sort of friendly, al
most caressinR gesture which made him
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of having his silver franc thrown down,
folded in paper. On the morning of the
flower carso, at the end of the carnival,
she threw him two, and often the girl with
the gray eyes threw him one also. They
never threw him ooppers, and they gener-
ally waved their hands to him and said
"Buon gurino'' as he picked up his money.
Whether money was thrown from other
balconies or not. he was always sure of his
little revenue from the one where the
black figure stood listening.
Being u bright, spirited boy, who liked
to be appreciated, he began to rather look
forward to his mornings before tho hotel.
He felt somehow as il these ladies liked
him and were his friends. He began even
to feel that he had q sort Of claim upon
them. and he always sang his best under
their balcony II MAIDS his most graceful
bow.
One day they were walking through the
town and a boy, passing them, stepped
aside from the narrow pavement and, pull
ing off his cap. said brightly
"Buon gurino, signoras."
The tall girl turned to look Mt him.
"Ah,'' she said, that IL our boy who
ssngs. He is alone n ho knew us and
said 'Buon %gurino.'"
The lady In black turno d also. Eyes. it
Ia our bow" she said. "Ah. let us go back
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and
Holiday Goods.

We are headquarters on these
goods, and our stock is arriving
every day, and we invite pur-
chasers to call and see us in this
line. Full assortments of
Dolls, Iron Toys, Mechanical
Toys, Wooden Toys, Blocks,
Toy Books, Plush Cases, Leather
Cases, Polished Wood Cases,
Albums, Photograph Frames in
Plush, Wood, Metal and Glass,
Silverware, Royal Devon Ware,
China and Glassware, Bronzes,
Bisque Goods, Clocks, Music
Boxes, Fancy Lamps, Etc.
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Infants Wear,

Embroidered Flannel Cloaks,
full length, in cream and tan.
Worth 81.
THIS WEEK $500.
Embroidered flannel long
Cloaks, all wool, cream and tan.
Worth $3.50.
THIS WEEK $3.50.
Embroidered flannel long
Cloaks, full length, in tan and
cream, better quality. Worth
5000.
THIS WEEK, $3.50.
Also better grades in long
Cloaks, at $500, $3.50, $4.75,
$500, 5000 and $500
Embroidered Flannel Short
Cloaks, in cream only, at $500
$500 and S..
Embroidered Flannel Long
Skirts, $2.oo, $3.50, $2.75.
Infants Muslin Dresses,
Infants Lambs Wool Vests,
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0RAz1E s1aNoRA.

country, and everywhere he would be feted
and oaressed. OF course, We are imaRin-
ing lin to be a sort of king OF tenors, and
not one with an ordinarily good voice:
praise him, and it he were q charming fell
low would make a sort OF favorite of him.
l think he would be a charming fellow,
don't your He has a bright. handsome
The girl with the gray eyes turned to
look down at her friend (she was the taller
Of the two). with her soft, caressinR little
laugh.
i think he would" she said: 1--WE viii
and perfectly delightful, as we are imaein-
ing things. 1t makes the story prettier."
"That is the advantage Of Imagining"
said her friend. Zone can make the story
as pretty as one likes. wonder if he has
would remember her and love her when no
was n great tenor. Let us imagine that he
would, and imagine how proud and "a
dainty happy she would be. Poor little
peasant woman. ! hope the grandeur and
the kings and queens would not frighten
her."
'Ihink how she would feel sitting at a
box at the opera-at La Scala, for in
stance" said the girl. 'She would have
had to lay aside her. short petticoats and
wear q bonnet instead of a red and yellow
and green handkerchief tied over her
head
"And sho would have very large, grand
earrings, I am sure" went on the lady in
black, with a little softly smiling reflective
mir. ''Giovanni would have given them to
her for a present. Don't You think she
would choose some of those big ancient
ones we see in the curiosity shops, with
queer stones in them and a great deal Of
turquoise. They say those have NIL been
bought from peasants. ! think she would
be sure to want u pair. Diamonds would
seem quite cold and plain to her. dear.
simple old thing. She would want tur-
quoise and garnets and amthysts and
yellow old pearls set deliberately in silver
gilt
How real she seems,'' smiled the girl
with the gray eyes and then they looked Mt
each other and her friend smiled also.
WELL" she said, "he has a voice--nnd
he might have a cAreor--Rnd IL IL more than
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Bargains for Everyone,

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them being cooked over the charcoal fires
in the marrow streets. They are made of
maize or chestnut flour, or coarse -four,
and it does not give one an appetite to
look at them. Sometimes he has maca-
roni and goat cheese, and in the summer
no eats ripe figs and grapes and black
bread. Perhaps he never had a franc all
to himself until I gave him that one to-
day. l wonder what he will do with it?
Perhaps he will buy carall, that hard,
sticky cake made of nuts. He looks like q
dear boy, but ! don't think he looks i'm
dreams about a career. Now, imagine that
this beautiful boys voice changes into a
wonderful tenor. Imagine that some one
helps him to cultivate it and brings him
before the world, and it begins to applaud
and adore him."
ut would be like q fairy story said Ger
trude. "He would think he was living in al
dream"
"He would be rich,'' said the lady I'M
black. HE would travel from country to-
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Muslin Underwear.

...
Ladies' night gowns, we'll made
best quality muslin and en-
broidery, new goods, 6oc, 85c,
$1.oo, $1.25, $1.45, $1,6o.
Ladies' chemises, best quality
material, Csc, Soc, ST. 10, $1.25.
Ladies' skirts with clusters OF
tucks and embroideries, full
widths, 6oc, S5c, 500, $1.25.
Ladies' drawers, tucked and en-
broidered, best material, 45c,
ooc, 85c, $1.oo, $1.25, $1.45.
Infants dresses and slips at uni
form prices with above.
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Women's Underwear,

Women's heavy Jersey ribbed
cotton vests and pants, natural
gray, worth 75c, this week soc.
Women's extra heavy balbriggan
vests and pants, fourteen thread,
worth ooc, this week ooc.
Women's natural gray lambs
wool vests and pants, very fine,
worth 500, this week $1.25.
Women's medicated scarletlamb's
wool vests and pants, extra
quality, worth $1.oo, this week
$1.25.
Women's Saxony wool Jersey
ribbed vests and pants in fast
black and red, worth $2.oo,
this week $3.50.
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something reminds me. Everything makes
me remember something-the palm trees.
and oranges, and flowers that we hoped he
would be strong enough to be brought to
see-the Mediterranean that he used to
plan to use his launch on-ah! everything
has some connection of thought with him
and when that boy began, it brought back
the days when Geof used to stand singing
with his hands on his %hips-and how he
used to sit near and listen and think it was
30 clever. He used to say: oh, Geof can
sing. He's got a voice-but l couldn't do
it; 1 never saw such a fellow as Geof; he
can do anything You know he always
admired Geof's gifts, in a boylsh a And
I could not help thinking that Tiff all the
stories are quite true, the stories of the far
country where he has gone-perhaps nowh he
sings, too"
She drew her palm softly and quickly
across her cheek.
"It makes me feel as if I loved that little
fellow down there" she said. boys al
ways seem near to me, just now, you know
there, he has finished singing and they
are going"
That was the beginning of Giovanni's
acquaintance with the lady in black.
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Chidren's Underwear.

Children's white merino vests
and pants, all sizes, zoe to 4oc,
according to size.
Children's gray mixed vests and
pants, all sizes, 25c to 45c, &C
cording to size.
Children's all wool natural gray
vests and pants, all sizes, 3oc
to S5c, according to size.
Infants lambs wool vests, very
fine quality, all sizes and special
prices.
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Ae41osIopes grew IN
tumbling masses over the stone. 1t was on
an elevation, and below it one could see the
promenade by the sea and the great lake.
like sapphire blue e1panse of the Mediter-
ranean.
There were palm trees and flowers border
ing the promenade, and even in the winter
there were numbers Of children walking
about with baskets full of violets and mar
cissus and which they ran after
the pedestrians with in the hope of selling.
The sun seemed always shining and the
air soft there, and there we're always flowers,
for the little town was a pretty, quaint one
on the Riviera. 1t was called San Reno.
and IN the winter was always full of foreign
ers who came to see the sun when it seemed
finally to have loft England, or to escape
from wind and cold when they were deli
cate.
Most of them-the forestieri-were more
or less delicate. Some of them mad thin,
pale faces and coughed and walked slowly;
some of them were pulled about in invalid
chairs, and often one saw one in deep mourn
ing, and might guess either that some one
belonging to them had come to the south to
get we'll and had died in the midst of the
flowers and palms and orange trees, or,
having lost some one they loved in some
other place, had come to try to bear the
shock of their grief in the land where the
sunshine might help them a little.
But whatever had happened TO bring
them, whether they we're we'll or i'll. or bur-
dened with sorrow, they were pleased with
two things. They were always pleased
with the flowers; and carried them about in
punches. and if any one played this guitar
and mandolin and sang we'll, they were
pleased, and gave money to the players and
singers.
So there were many flower sellers in the
streets and many flower shops in the town,
and there were many people who wandered
about with mandolins and guitars PLAYING
before the hotels, and generally having with
them some one who could either sing
sweetly or who tried to. In the latter case
sometimes they got money to induce them
to go away-to the next hotel, ut least.
Giovanni was one of those who, fortu-
nately, could sing, and a man went with
him who played the harp.
He was an Italian boy about fourteen
years old. He was strong and plump and
we'll built, and had a dark-eyed, merry.
pretty face and a gay, bright smile. 1t was
rather a lovable face, and when money
was thrown to him from the balconies and
he ran and picked it up, pulling off his cap
and saying, "Grazie. SiRnora," or Sig
orina'' or "Signore." ss the case might be-.
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Housekeeping
Department.

CASTLE soap in white, brown and
red notified quarter pound
cakes, this week only SC.
Fels & Co.'S scented glycerine
soap, best in the market, three
cakes in box, 25c per box.
Ammonia, rs ounce bottle, zoe.
Putt pomade, large size, roc.
Silica for polishing metal, 1oc.
Machine oil Ioc.
Coffee mills 6oc.
Tea and coffee cannisters nc,
Nickle alarm clocks $500.
Glass oil cans, n gallon size.
tin covered, CSC.
Eldredge fruit press and potato
masher soc.
Patent nursery stove csc.
Stove paste Toe.
luiu otoVC POAioil 1oCs
Mixed bird seed Toe.
Dish mops Ioc.
Silver plated knives and forks
". 90 per set.
Plated tea spoons from 25c per
set upwards.
Plated table spoons from soc
per set upwards.
Full line of tinware, granite
ironware, crockery, china and.
glassware at bed rock prices.
We must sell these goods to
make room for our immense
stock of holiday goods.
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TOWELS.

70 dozen Linen Damask Tow
els, knotted fringe, assorted
colored borders, worth 4oc.
This week 2 s
IS dozen Linen Damask Tow
els, knotted fringe, open
drawn work borders. assorted
colors, worth soc.
This week 80 1-3c.
20 dozen bleached Bath Tow
els, 16x36.
This week zoe.
20 dozen unbleached bath Tow
els, 2ox4S.
This week 25c.
20 dozen bleached Bath Tow
els, 22x44.
This week 3oc.
20 dozen bleached Bath Tow
els, 25x5o.
This week 4oc.
20 dozen fancy Turkish Tides,
knotted fringe, all c%olors, 17x3S
This week 25c.
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THE BEL ! HIVE.

Mems heavy fleece lined UNDER
wear, natural gray, worth $a.oo,
this week $1.a5.
Mems extra camel's hair under
wear, very warm, this week
$1.so.
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Infants Wool and
Silk Caps,
Infants White and Black
Cashmere Hose,
Infants Bootees,
Infants Mitts,
Infants Shawls,
Infants Sundries,
Toys,
Etc, Etc.
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in Cotton, Balbriggan, Lisle
Thread and Silk, at very low
prices. The largest line Of Hos
iery in the city.
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I,

1OVANNI K UP
the inclosed road leading
to the great white hotel
with the many marble
balconies. It was quite a
grand hotel, and stood in
a garden where palm
trees and orange trees
and flowers grew. A
white ballustraded ter
race separated the gar
den from the carriage
drive by the gray-green
olives, and roses and
heljOtr0ppa Draw -
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III.

hotel twice a week, and always after the
first few bars of his song she used to appear
on the balcony and lean on the marble and
listen and watch him. He was always sure
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EACH PAIR WARRANTED

500 pairs Jouvins Kid Gloves
In evening shades only. To
close out this stock we will sell
these Gloves, which are worth
$2.oo per pair,
THIS WEEK 75c..
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Gloves.

We carry the Well Known
Foster Kid Gloves, SHOOK, in
black, tans and states, which we
will sell THIS WEEK at $1.25.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-11

NAVAL SToREs.-The receipts for this week
were 2,S46 barrels spirits turpentine and :, ASS
barrels rJsin. The exports were |, $50 bar
rels spirits turpentine and 1924 barrels rosin,
moving as follows: To New York, $50 barreS.
spirits turpentine and 800 barrels rosin; TO
the interior, $40 barrels resin and 81 barrels
spirits turpentinei to Baltimore, S21 barrels
rosin and 1875 barrels spirits turpentine; to Bos-
ton, 265 barrels spirits turpentine and 200 bar
rels roSin; to Philadelphia, 1853 barrels spirits
are the Board of Trade quotations: Rosin-A,
B, c and D 81 As, e 81 ID. 81 s.; G 81 70, II
S! e5, 1 81 10, X 50 80. NJ 81 SIS, N 81 TO- window
glass 81 IS, water white S. 90. Spirits turpen
tine, 36lkc.
RECEIPTS, SHIPMENTS AND STOCKS FROM APRIL /,
1891, TO DATE, AND TO THE CORRESPONDING
DATE LAST YEAR:
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Decay, Fernandina: 9th. Nellie woodbury.
Hodgdon. Charleston.
26te-Saied, schrs Major Pickards Laith waite
Tampa Bay: 9th, Willie Irving, Connolly, Pen
sacola via Grand Cayman.
PernambucO. March 3-Sailed, bark Carlotta
lSwl, Beurlin. Savannah.
Port Antonio. March 21-Arrived. schr Ethel
Swift, Ross. Charleston.
Rio Janeiro. March 3O-Arrived. banks Aneroid
lBrl. Lee. Mobile; April I. Palermo lBrl. Walker,
Pensacola: 81, ship Everest lBrl, Hilbert, do.
Apa lachicola. April s-Sailed, schr Henry
Clausen. Jr, Colcord Boston.
Richmond. Va. April S-Sailed, schr Jeunis
Hall. Savannah.
Baltimore April s-Cleared, schr Mary S Brad.
shaw, NanGilder. Charleston.
Sailed, schr Benz F Lee. Charleston.
Brunswick, April S-Sailed, schrs W Hove.
Perkins. Boston; Susan II Richie, Ellis do:
Abbie Stubs. Pendleton, New Haven; Hattie
Darling tBrl. Kelley. Nassau.
Bath, Me, Auril s-Arrived, bark Lizzie Carter
Go0lman, Apalachcola.
dh-Sallei scnr f L Davenport Rockport. TO
load for Charleston,
Coosaw. c, April 81 Cleared. bark Formosa,
Farnham, New York.
Fernaudina, April S-Sailed schr Edward II
Blake, Smith, New York.
Georgetown, CAPRI 5-Sailed, schr Eleanor,
Mccoy, New York
Jacksonville, April s-Arrived, schr Storm Pc
trel BDnsey, New York.
Mobile April S-Arrived bark Manitoba rNorf
Amundsen, Santos.
Cleared, schr Jennie Look, Matanzas.
Sailed, steamer Juniata, Tampa; bark Cauute
lNorl, Queenstown
Hood, Somers, Savannah; Susie II Davidson,
Haley. Charleston
Perth Amboy, April s-Arrived, schr Lucia
Porter, Grndel. Fernandina
New York, April lO-Arrived, steamship
Arrived out CITY of Chester Warra
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINASrIAL

FINANCIAL
NEW YORK, April TO- noon.-Stocks opened
active and firm. Money easy at 3d3j6 per
cent. Exchange-long. 81 o614 S64; short,
81 Ss(04 S5A. Government bonds dull but
steady. State bonds dull but steady.
The following werc the p. IN. stock quota
tions:
Erie ............... 1874 Richm'd & W. Pt.
Chica 70 K North. .1U7A Terminal. 17N
Lake Lake s h re ::::...lls Western Union. si%
NEW YORK. April 20, 500 p. m.-sterIing ex-
change closed quiet but steady at 81 S1M
4 80; commercial bills, 81 S5O4 sTJ6. Money
per cent. Government bonds closed dull but
arm; four per cents 1925, four and half per
cents102. State bonds closed dull but steady to
firm.
sub.Treasury Balanc ,s-Coin, S143.40 900:
currency, $7,594.000.
The bears in the stock market last evening
we're Confident that material reaction was
close at hand. The bulls were Just as confident
that the rise had by no means reache d It's limit
though there was disposition in some quarters
to acknowledge that the pace Of late has bee
little too fast. Points were freely distributed
to buy Gould stocks this morning, and those
Shares especially Missouri Pacific were more
prominent in the market than for some time
There was especially in the early trading heavy
selling for long account, and much Of it was
believed to be for account OF the bulls, Chicago
being credited with most OF the sales ia
Changers. Commission buying, however, was
excellent, and as the temper Of the room was
uOb pOSltANOIy IohCtlOudTy, bub bbTGugJn OF Lle
list prevented auy material decline outside of
InduStrials Chicago Gas and Sugar each drop
ping away over per cent, though each rallied
snarty later in the day. Selling for London
account, and the impression that there would
be further orders of gold for export this morn
ing, which was fully justified by events. gave
heavy appearance to the opening. Concessions
in the active stocks, however. we're in all ca ;es
insignificant, and even after the announcement
OF gold engagements there real weak
ness In the list. The stubborn resistance of
realizations and efforts TO force a decline
gradually developed a positively strong tone,
and in the afternoon increased animation was
accompanied by general upward movement
all along the line, in which even Northern Pacific
preferred was one of the most prominent
stocks. The afternoon advance was followed
by vigorous attack upon the lists, which in
some cases, and especially in Burlington and
Quincy and Rock Island, wiped out most of the
former improvement. II was an organized al
tempt to take advantage OF gold shipments
and in measure was successful, as final
changes in the list are generally small frac-
tlonal losses from last nights figures The
market finally closed quiet aud fairly steady at
insignificant changes from first prices The
only change OF importance was the net advance
of ia per cent. in Atchison. The sales azgre-
gated 81 900 shares of listed and 10000 shares
of unlisted.
The following we're the closing quotations of
ATarv VI 49,
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and less active generally than OF late but was
firmer with corn later and closed NC lower for
May pork and unchanged for July Lard lost
Sc. hut ribs at the close had improved 2lkGl5c
since Saturday.
CHICAGO. April 1O.-Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour firm and unchanged; spring
patents 81 60049 90. winter patents s. 5O055 90;
bakers IS 30G3 IS. Whest-No. ?. spring
81 03G1l 03Is; No. ?. red, 81 O3I4Rsi 083t
Corn, No. 9, 67IsG167lec. Oats No ., 53lic
Mess pork, per barrel, s12 S7IS. Lard at SIS G0M
as 62ls. Short rio sides, loose. IS O506 10. Dry
clear sides. boxed. 50 4OG6 IS. Whisky at
81 L.
Leading tutur - ran zei as follows:
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Fruit and Vegetable Market.

new YORK, March 1O.-The orange market is
unchanged; fancy. 81 o045 90; choice brights,
SO 0OGa3 rs; russetts, SO 1903 co. Strawberries
wanted fancy selling quick at 3eGp40c. The
vegetable market is improved cabbage In de-
msnd and selling quick at 81 co; beans wanted
at 81 756t2 co; savannah peas, 81 50013 90; fats.
81 GOAL 75; potatoes, 81 00d1S 90; seconds 81 co
as 90; fancy tomatoes. So 60GD9 80.
g. q. PALMER
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According TO The tOregOlng, Bombay appears
to show a decrease compared with last year in
the weeks receipts of 1000 bales and a de-
crease in shipments of $4,000 bales, and the
shipments since Jan. show decrease of 1885,,
600 bales.
FINANCIAL.
MONEY MARKET-There is good demand
with an easier tendency.
domestic EXCHANGE - The market is firm.
Banks and bankers are buying at a per
cent discount and selling at par91S per cent
premium.
FOREIGN ExcEANeE-The market is steady
Sterling, commercial demand, 81 SO;
sixty days, 81 84s4; ninety days, 81 $3.50;
Francs. Paris and Havre, sixty days, S. 20:
Swiss, sixty days, IS 22; marks, sixty days.
Csc
SECURITIES market is quiet and dull;
quotations rather nominal.