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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-05
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.



Nsw Yozx. June Z. noon.-stocks opened
active but heavy. Money easy at s11014 per
cent. Exchange-long, 81 S5Gt4 S5M; short.
81 8sl4. Government bonds neglected. State
bonds dull but firm.
The following were the 2 p. m. stock quota
tions:
Erie. '......,. Richm'd & W. PIT.
Chicago & North. 107s% Terminal ...... 1875
Lakeshore. ..r..iosM Western Union. 80
NEW York, June 4, 500 p. m.-Sterling ex-
change closed quiet and weak at u S51s0
SO; commercial bills, 81 1904 81. Money
closing offered at per cent Governments
bonds closed dull but firm; four per cents 120,
four and a half per cents 100. State bonds
closed entirely neglected.
Sub Treasury BalanceS-Coln, $lUo,U44,OUV;
currency, Sl7. $4,000.
AS was generally expected after the an
nouncement that the Rock Island road had re-
duced its rate of dividends last evening, that
fact was the great subjuct Of interest this
morning, and its depressing effects were such
that the improvement in the foreign SITUATION,
as indicated by the reduction in It's minimum
rate OF discount by the Bank or England from
to 4 per cent, counted almost for nougnt.
The influence OF the latter, however, ass srted
itself in the stubborn strength with which the
downward movement in coal roads was resisted
by the remainder of the list, and when it be-
came evident that good buying orders were IN
the market, better temper marked speculation.
and comparative dullness took the place OF the
feverish activity prevailing during most OF the
forenoon. The action of the Bank OF England
was hailed as proof chat the necessity for the
accumulation Of gold had now ceased, and not
withstanding the fact that further orders of
gold for export were made to-day, and the
amount for the week promises TO run up TO
large figure. the sentiment that gold exports
are nearing their end gained strength, and was
again no mean factor in resistance TO the down
ward tendency engendered by weakness IN the
corn-carrying roads to-day. Outside of corn
roads, the only important movements were in
Union Pacific Sugar, and few spacialties.
The action taken by the directors Of the Rock
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New York. June 2-Arrive6, strs City Of
Jacksonville. Shaw. and Frederick De Barry,
Lund Jacksonville; schrs Josephine Townsend,
Mobile, Annie Aiuslee McAndrew VS., Fernandina;
VIM II Summer, Conant, Savannah; George Gil
key, Giikey, Savannah G Woodruff Townsend,
Darien. Ga. Martin Q Ebel, Mcmillan. Charleston,
Cleared. schr Enchautress, Rollent, Charleston.
Chartereds steamer Effective, lBrl. phosphate.
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SUM MER SPECTALTIES
LINDSAY & MORGAN'S.
Straw Mattings, Refrigerators, Mos
quito Nets, Japanese BEAD"
POrtieres for Single or Double
Doors, Venetian Screens
for Verandas.

We are making specially of Upholstery work, both
Old and New Send your old Parlor Suites Lounges,
Chairs and Mattresses and have them made equal to
Do you want Awning? If SO send your order, and
have good made Our stock of Summer Furniture is
complete We doing nice business in Bicycles. We
sell them for cash the instalment plan. Accommo
dating given to responsible parties all goods
If you anything in lne and see us before
you buy.
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Island road was great surprise to the street.
IN view OF the large business promised this
summer by abundant crops. and the general
impression is that 1t was done 70 secure block
or low priced stock, SO that the buying of the
rest OF the list was not checked even while
Rock Island declined. Opening prices were not
all lower, though Rock island was down per
per cent. and the general list recovered imme-
dIately from the depression. There was no
special strength shown outside Of a few special
ties, among which Wheeling and Lake Erie
were most prominent. The decline in Rock
Island was supplemented by material loss in
Burlington and Quincy, but the influence of this
was fairly offset by g per cent. rise IN Sugar,
which was occasioned by report that the dIvi-
dend would be . per cent. on common stock,
which the denial Of the secretary had no power
to check. Dealings were marked by no other
feature beyond smart rally in the last hour in
some stocks and the market finally closed
fairly active and firm to strong at close TO the
opening prices for all but a few stocks men
toned. The final changes show only small
losses and gains in the general list but Rock
Island is down per cent. and Burlington and
Quincy rs, while Sugar is up 21S per cent
The sales were $4,000 shares of listed and IS 900
shares OF unlisted.
The folio wing were the closing quotations of
the New York Stock Exchauz5.
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utures ranged as follows
Opening. Highest.

BALTIMORE. June 4-F1our dull: Howard
street and western superhne SO S503 95 Z;
extra e1;t,t Z 2594 6; family g. 7s@5 49, city
wheat patent IS 1905 90; spring patent 80 90
90 rs; spring straight. So 250D5 IS; bakers.
"a so95 10. Wheat easy; No. red, on spot,
lower; Fultz, 81 0501 II; Longberry, 81 o.
OF l.. Corn-Southern dull, white at 65lsc;
yellow at 6516c asked.
6 olsoINSATr. June 4-Flour quiet; family
No. red 81 03Ol o.. Corn f1rmer; No. 2
mixed, 5s14c. Oats unsettled No. mixed
4oc. Provision. Pork dull at $40 s. H.
ribs at % co. Bacon easier; short clear
81 121k. Hogs. common and light. 80 rs; pack
ing and butchers 50 6o@s S. Whisky steady
S3 75GS IS; choice 81 o5GDs %; fancy IS O63
5 IS; extra fancy 81 60; patents 81 5905 10
Wheat firm; No. 2, red cash. 0SAc@
livery closed at s4,Aci August delivery closed
Corn firm; No. 2 red, cash 5sQ5334c;
June June delivery closed at 5S94c July delivery
cash. .4416c; July delivery closed at 4Oc; Au-
gust delivery closed at ss11c. Bagging 5l6D7c
Iron cotton ties 81 s501 20. Provisions quiet
Pork standard mess, at 81 90. Lard-prime
a. S. CO.; longs SO 10; RIBS, SO 30; short
clear 50 s716. Bacon, boxed shoulders. SIS So
longs, 30 55; ribs SO 62jf: short clear
Sc 70: Hams, $40 oO@1o So. Whisky steady
Nav ORLEANS, June 4-Coffee quiet; Rio.
ordinary to fair, 1Ss4@1934c. Sugar steady
Klo, open kettle, good common to fair. Sasc;
&c; seconds sda41sc; fully fair to prime, 4I4c;
prime 10 strictly prime. 5-16c; choice, 4skc;
fair to good fair s]403sSc; good common
s9sc; common, 2492 10 Ice; centrifugals, plan
tation graduated 4 s-loD4ssc; choice white
&C., OF white, sc; choice yellow ciari-
fed, 4ssc; prime yellow clarified, 44a4 3-16c of
prime yellow clarified SIC; seconds. 3o4c
e MOs'Ses fair steady fa Kettle
prime to good. prime. zoe; prime 12@!sc;
good common to good fair iO012c; choice
to fancy, S429c good prime. l4015c,
2Ic; fair to good fair, l49 15c; good common 10
012.
NAVAL sroREs.
New YORK. June T. noon-Soirits turpen-
tine quiet and steady OF ssI80aS34c. Rosin
quiet and easy at 81 5566i 57Ia.
500 p. m.-Rosin lower and dull; strained,
common to good 81 5sMO1 IS. Turpentine quiet
and steady at 35Ac
steady at 341ac. Rosin firm: good strained
81 30.
WILMINGTON. June L. Spirits turpentine
steady at s5c Rosin quiet; strained 81 1711;
turpsntine firm; hard 81 40; yellow dip So 20;
virgin 80 40
RICE.
NEW YoRK. June 4-Rice steady and quiet
domestic, fair to extra, 5G3Mc; Japan
506Ac
Nav ORLEANS. June 4.-Rice steady; ordi-
nary to prime 4110D55sc.
PETROLEUM
NEW YoRg. June 4.-The petroleum market
opened firm bat declined sc under a few west
ern selling orders and closed weak. Pennsy1va-
mia oil, on spot. opened at 692Sc: highest,
$3.50; lowest 695Ec: closing at 6g5kc June op-
tions opened at so3sc; highest, 7O9sc; lowest,
zoe; closing at zoe. Lima oil-no sales.
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oW55I EOtdUOes, y WIIIU5..
PoULTRY-Market steady, supply moderate.
demand steady.
Eees-Market advancing, stock ample. de-
mand good.
PEANUTs-Ample stock, demand light, prices
steady.
SUeAR-Georga and Florida nominal; none
in msrket.
HoNEY-Demand nominal
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Pictures in great variety and all prices.
N. T. Taylor, 135 York street-Ad.
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CONSIGNEES
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway
Lemon NJ, Peacock. II & Co, Baldwin & Co,
S Guckenheimer & Son, W d Hodge, M
Henderson. SwInton q NJ, L Putzel, CONNER
cial Guano Co. T J Davis, Moore & j, II Dire =
son, JS Collins & Co, Mohr Bros. r Nell,
Pullman Palace Car Co. Lee Roy Myers & Co.
G Reuben Butler, Kavanaugh & y. Ellis, & Co,
Peacock. H & 90. Chestnut q O'Nell, Greig.
Jones & w, Edwards & r.
Per Savannah. Florida and Western Railway.
June A Elnstein & Son, G Eckstein & Co.
Savh Groc Co. J. Myers & Co, @ Davis & Son,
Decker & +. NJ Y & D Mcintyre, Standard OIL
Co, w Harmon, / Epstein & Bro, Enrich &
Rro Meinhard Bros & Co. w Schroeder @ A
Lamotte w d Simkins, r Kirkland. Quicken
heirner Son. Folsom & G, Tiedeman & Bro,
Mrs Lee, Harness & J, Launey & G, J D
Weed & Co, ] w Teeple, NJ Y Henderson, Neid-
Per Central Railroad June Peacock,
II & Co. Wv Chisholm, M Ferst's Sons & 90,
C + Stults Co. Eckman & v, Savannah G Co,
VIM Keoe & Co, Moyie. Chatham g Co.
Douglas, Hanley, Palmer Hardware Co.
Pullman P Car Co. Mutual Coop Asson. P
Shaffer. w Jaudon. II Y Henderson, Lee Roy
Myers Co. Epstein ao,tS Bro FraHs Co
Baldwin & Co, S Guckenheimer & Son, G W
Tiedeman & Bro. Raynor, NJ Fersts Sons &
Go, Lindsay ( NJ. Fleming & Co Savannah
Iippmsn IF Bros j r Z Williams 9 CO, Savannah
Savannah Furniture Go, T W Theus, W H Roy.
all, Barbour & Co, J B HUMPHREYS, Woods, g &
Co, Flannery & Co. Stubbs & t, J r Cooper,
Mcintyre Bro, Il Traub, Warren A. Conner
& Co.
Per steamship Chattahoochee, from New York
-Broughton & Bros T E, Est Branch w.
Butler Reuben, Bous M & Bro. Collins,
VIC Cooper. Churchill T F. G r R & Bkg Co,
G A Wilkins S K. De Soto Hotel. L ] Dunn,
Eckman & V, I Epstein & Bro. g Fox, Furber
J n. Fleischman & Co. Fretwell & N, j Gorhan.
c NJ Gilbert & Co, Cell & Q, A Hanley, Hawkins
] S. H Hesse, D Hogan. Heneister q II
jackson, NJ & Co,J Joice. H Juchter, Kolshorn
& NJ. Kavanaugh & B. A Kessel- Lang.
Jno Lyons & Co, Lippman Bros Lowell L
Lindsay & NJ, j Lynch. d B Lester Groc Co
X Levy & Bro, J NeGrath g. Co. Mohr Bros,
Mutual Coop ASSN. Manning, Mutual Trad
ing Co. Meinhard Bros & 90. L Newton, NJ
Nathan. Norton & H, E Pocham Jr Co. Palmer
Hardwre Co. l. NJ Ryals, CD Rogers, Jno
Rourke, Savannah D Co, Savannah Milk and
Cream Co Springer.J Sullivan, Fl solomon &
Son, Screven House, Geo z Sauls, Samuel Selig,
T w Scoville, w Teeple & Co J Tyson, Jr
Co Theus Bros. Watson & p, Wells Bros. A NJ
& c w West. L Wolf, ] D Weed & Co, Steamer
Katie Jno Lawton Steamer Alpha. Southern
Elk Co. G. W Tiedemsn & Bro, G Ebberwein,
NJ Ferst Sons & Co.
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Steamship Chattahoochee, Daggett. New
York-C Anderson
Schr Fannie Brown, Sharret, New York
Jos Roberts & Co.
Schr VIM Fredericks. Foss. New York-Jos A
Roberts & Co.
Schr Edward G Hight, Richards. Baltimore
Jos A Roberts & Co
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Notices 20 mariners, pilot charts and all
nautical Information will be furnished masters
of vessels free of charge at the United States
photographic Office in the Custom House.
Captains are requested to call at the Office.
LIEUT. Z II SHERMAN,
In charge photographic Station.
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DEPARTED YESTERDAY.

Steamer Ethel, Carol, CohenIs Bluff and way
ldgs-W T Gibson, Manager.
Steamer q Barker, Gambero, Beaufort aud
Port Royal-Master
Steamer Eliza Hancox, Post, New York
Master
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Fine gloria and silk umbrellas, all sizes.
ct LaFar's.-Ad.
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Fine neckwear in Grape. grenadine and
summer silks at LaFar's.-Ad.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC-THIs DAY.

Sun RISES. 800. ............,........... 4:57
HIGH WATER AT SAVANNAH. e. 6:32 AN. 7:O3 PM
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FRIDAY. June q, 1891
CLEARED Yesterday.

ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Chsttahoochee. Deggett, New
ork-C G Anderson.
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MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Boston. June 2-The abandoned schr Kate
Foster, was again passed May 80, in lat SO II,
Ion 70 II, by steamer City of Macon, at this port
from Savannah.
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NAVAL STOkHb-IH6 SJIfIUb UUI ptILIIlb UlarK6J
was quiet and somewhat nominal owing 10
buyers and sellers being still apart. Holders
continue quite firm in their views of value and
refuse to part with offerings under 3514c for
regulars. The sales during the day were 1886
casks, of which 1856 casks were regulars
at S514c and 60 casks of regulars at
S5c At the Board of Trade on the open
ing call 95c was bid for regulars. At the second
cali it closed at 35c bid for regulars. Rosn-The
market was quiet and easier. There was a
slow, though steady inquiry. The sales
At the Board of Trade on the first call the
market was reported steady, with sales of 7O3
barrels. at the following quotations: A. B, c, D,
and E. 81 g; 81 IS; g, u IS; T. 81 90; I, So is;
glass 50 5000 CO., water white, SO o. At the
last call it closed steady. with further sales of
rs barrels. at the following prices: F, 81 80; l.
81 10; \, So 10; window glass. 50 50; water
white, IS 90: others unchanged.
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sAILED YESTERDAY.
MEMORANDA.

Steamship Gate City, Boston.
Steamship Dessoug, Philadelphia.
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PASSENGERS.
Per steamship Chattahoochee. from New York
Walter Daggett. II Winters, e p Litteheld
and wife, Miss Maud Littlefieid. w Westlake,
Miss May Goodwin, DIR w Hall Jr, ] Green
baum, II N Moon, Or ID Martin, Henry
Walk, w Duando.
Per steamship Gate City for Boston-T B
Bond and wife, Miss G Bond. Miss Claude
Bond. n Bond Miss NJ Haskell, Mrs w
Hawkins, Mrs Pierce. Mrs Bent Mrs Mcclure.
Mrs Stratton, Miss Pinkerton. Goss wife
and Two infants, Miss L Goss, Mrs Q A Norton,
Mrs NJ Norton, J Norton. Mrs II NJ Chad
wick, Miss Jane Carr Mrs Nolan. Miss Nolan,
Mrs Baum and child, Mr. Rardon, Mr. Chand-
Ter, MIR Anes and wife. Miss NJ G Holmes. A
Holmes, w Brooks e H Alger. Prof Bar
rows and wife Gibbon, A w Fish, Rev g A
Curtis. o MacGregor, l T Jacques, Miss
Motley, Miss N L Pipler, o H Tenney and wife.
Miss Ienney. Mrs. Tenney. Mr. Adams and
wife, Miss Swift. A Motley and wife. G II
Godfrey, Geo Campbell. L W Hartman wife
and SON l. D Wyeth, A Warner, D W Hartman.
f q Richardson, Mr. Chase, G ] LaCroix Miss L
Tenney, Miss l. Foss, A w Dennis. J NJ Nebett
and wife, Miss Gallagher, S Ross, A @ Haines,
Miss Armstrong, T Bond, Mrs M LaCroix, 8
colored. steerage.
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DRY GOODS.
KlOlSkDff'S Chi Millinery
Sale FOR The SUMMER

Opens June and will continue during the months
The large stock of Straw Goods Flowers and Trimmed
Hats will be sold at prices and the complete line
shapes and all kinds of Millinery will be kept up to its
usual excellency Novelties will be added continually
Our mpleteines of Ribbons will offer the usual attractions
The Ribbon Sale will continue heretofore. Mlliners
supplied upstairs at New York prices and terms
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RECEIPTS.


Per Central Railroad June 4-3 bales domes-
tics. o bales wool. bales hides, rolls leather
20 pkgs paper, 179 pkgs tobacco, IS, 900 lbs
bacon, 40 bbls -four, IS buggies 60 pkgs ma
chiuery bbls whisky. 10i cords wood, l,2e2
bushels corn, 90 pkgs furniture, bales p stock,
400 box gr SITS, 15J bols grist, 1877 pkgs hardware
1879 pkgs mdse. 1863 bales cotton.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway
bags peas, 2l0 bags peanuts, 1 box glassware,
20 wheels, 5 boxes sugar 10 axles and rigs, s
couplings, 5 holsters, 5 double trees. Pullman
car. 10 cases sewing machine, cases cigarettes,
COWS, bale purlaps, bbbls flour, 80 crates
cabbage, l case and l crate jeans, lot h h
goods 3 bds hides, case wool, sacks coffee.
IA hbls rosin, l4l bbls spirits turpentine case
wood.
Per Savannah Florida and Western Railway.
a cases shoes, &c. jeans, II bales wool, l Dbl
cider cars brick, / gas drum, 1 crate eggs,
pigeons, 3 bdls hides, 3 NJ T tanks. caddies to-
bacco, 2 crates sheet iron 5 bbls whisky, 2
boxes furniture, 10 Dbl shafts, ID lounges, box
hardware, tub butter, 1 trc * ware, 1887 boxes
fruit, 3 bbls fruit, 1885 boxes vegetables. $50
bhls vegetables 1856 bbls rosin. 5G5 bbls spirits
turpentine. "a cars lumber. 40 bales cotton,
Exports.
Per steamship Dessoug. for Philadelphia
90 bales cotton, 70 bales paper stock. 212 balss
yarn, 20 bbls rice CTS bbls rosin, 1S1 bos spirits
tlrpentine, III bales straw, b3,579 feet lumber,
% casKG clay, 10 turtles 292 beer kegs, &c bbls
molasses, 767 bbls vegetables, 1,4O7 coates, 100
tons pig iron. n bundles iron, 2s bales wool, 80
br'es moss. 1871 pkgs mdse. 10 bbls r oil.
Per steamship Gate City, for Boston
6iS ba'es wool, 263 bales domestics, GO bbls oil,
IL rs pitch. eco bbls rosin, S26 bbls spirits,
1872, 996 feet lumber, "a bales hides, 10000
shingles, % boxes fruit, 70s boxes vegetables,
12S crates vegel aples. 10 bales moss, 70 boxes
paint, 206 pkgs moss, 10 tons pig iron.
Per steamship Fannie Brown for New York
3l7, 1872 feet d % lumber-Stllwell, Millen & Co.
Per schooner VIM Frederick for New York
BOG, 1o2 feet PIP lumber, Saas Nicoll-E B
o.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-24

keeping always in the neighborhood Of
penury as ! have.
Awhile ago my father took il into his
head that there was money in rails
ing hogs. 50 ne paid $40 for some squcal-
ers, fed them $50 worth OF corn and
sold $500 worth of pork. 4 drift
ing toward sort of pig penury, ne
says.
One Christmas followeth 50 closely
upon the heels Of another that the space
of time. after il is past. is but ae Il tale
that is told or Waterbury watch in
the night. \ Christmas past dclightcth
us not but Christina, present is a JOY
to our soul. And il iS the Christmas
present, Heaven strengthen IL, that we
all have to deal with
For my part | never know what TO
buy. Only once have | had things all
cut md dried for mo. \ little while be
fore last Christmas gave my cele bratcd
funny lecture in a New England village.
doing one night stand for the benefit
of the l.. ) K. G.. ). :. II. society Of
the brick church with shinTlc roof sit
uate on the west side of the street as
you leave the town. The name of the
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-24

80 tant one l., I-.,-- ~ 60 not DeICnsg 10
cultured family and are not college
bred, You are A.-tAer an -1rtttm Bacca-
hureus nor an -1rti,em -Nagister. More
over, yOu deceived me when l bought
that Jersey COW of you. AS soon as she
was in my stable | ordered my hired
man To milk her. He reported that he
could not obtain any milk. Thinking
the pail might leak, ordered him to
go to q lin shop and buy a new. tight
pail He at once obcyed. He placed
the new pail under the cow and again
manipulated the udders. There was no
0Ow whatever. The cows bag was
small and Shrunllen. 1t was clear
case Of desiccation. For lacteal pur-
poses the animal was useless. | sold
her that very Gay"
Hcndricllson could scarcely restrain a
shout Of 1au"hter
"Thcrc was nothing the matter with
the cow he exclaimed. Il had millled
her Just bcfor. sending her to your place
and of course her bag was empty"
rudolph Was not aotorishcd. Evi-
derccs Of his stupidity We're too fre-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-24

organization | found was the Ladies
Sewing, Reaping, GosSiping and Send
ing Socks to the Heather society.
Which Ilcathcn society they sent them
to never learned.
Quite a rood many people listened -
my remarks, without more signs of pain
than have noticed everywhere. As one
Of the committccwomen remarked.
facetiously, afterward, there was
more in the audience than there was in
the lecturc.'
| noticed that no one seemed 10 be
putting on OvcrShoes, while | was slow
ly running down. or letting the cat die.
as you might say, and after | had got
off my final bon mot and didn't have a
single bong mo- to get off, | sat down.
but every body stayed. Then the prcsi-
dent of the society came to me and
said: "Mr. Hood, our society ha>
been making a autograph quilt. Ten
cents to put your name on block. You
know. It's got over 400 blocks into it,
and we've raised pretty near so for
the heathen now. We thought, while
everybody was here and it was 50 near
Christmas. we'd have you auction the
quilt off.
SO got up and held up the quilt and
stepped on the edge Of It and fell down,
and every body applaudcd and seemed
to think it was a real clever thing 10
do. Mr.. Hood then spoke in substance
as follows:
How much am ! offered for this
quilt? 1t is well-madc quilt and Is
strictly non-partisan. The names, you
will notice. are in blocks of five: it is
designed for protection; II wont tariff
you're careful Of it, VIII keep Silver
Bill or any other man warm, and how
| much am ! offered for it,
Then every body laughed quite d lot
and nobody bid. l thought that they
were afraid to speak up. 50 | said
well. now. III just start it at five dol
| lars. Who'll make it six? Going al
! fve-at FIVE. Give me the half, Five
| have: six will YOU give me? Going al
| FIVE five Fl fl -f fl fl ti-f-dO / hear the
| SIX? Five I'm bid; are you all done:
Going at five, f-f-f-fi-fi-i-i-fi-fve. Give
me quarter some body. Five / have
do hear the quarter? Five have
| going at five. Must | knock it down fol
| Sucn ii )dlJT,f sum- IHt nave. Ildht
it five dollars and ten cents. Five
| have. Are yOu all done? Going. once
/ going, twicc-gOing, twice-goinC
| three times. Won't some one pleas,
| bid?-and sold to a poor, misguided foo
! Of funny-lccture man for five dollars.
! And then the society all crowded
! around me and thanked me. and saiC
! that | was such a clever auctioneer
| and if hadn't been there to run tn,
auction they wouldn't have got half 81
much. So they deducted a flyer from
my fee, said they didn't understand
about the locals" so I'd have to pay
my own hotel bill, and then they lcf
me alone with my quilt.
tried to give it 70 the landlord, bu
he said: oh. hadcs. wouldn't hav,
the damb thing around the house"
SO a bright idea struck me, and
sent it home 10 my wife for a Christ
mas present. She keeps it up on th'
spare bed, and l notice that folks tina
come to see US nowadays. expecting L
stay several months, always begin T.
weaken along about the third night
and we never had a guest yet wis
could stand that quilt with four hun
dred names on it for more than a weel
without going stark mad.
CHARLES NEWTON HOOP.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-24

day that has brought peace on earth
and goodwill to men.
The others acQuiesccd in the worthy
sentiment.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hendrickson and
Mrs. and Mrs. James BOulOnger now re
side in the twin houses. and every
Christmas the two families and Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph Boulonger dine together
in one of the peculiar dwellings.
1t is said that on one of the happy Oc-
casions Rudolph BOulonger was gently
told OF the ruse by which he had been
deceived, Edith and her husband cx-
cusing themselves by saying that there
had been love and war and that all
tactics We're fair il both. 1t is further
reported that the old gentleman for
gave the couple, having in the mean
time learned from the owner Of the
Jersew COW that that animal had given
a good mess of milk eight hours after
she had left the Boulonger farm.
J. \. BOLLEs.