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A VERY GOOD TRADE REPORT,
Considering the Cholera Scare-Dun " TO-
NJ snG

Considering the Cholera Scare-Duh w.
Review of business.
New York, September Or. q. Dun q
COS report says: Last week $ semi-pahlc
in stocks and grain has been followed by
more confident feeling about the cholera
as it is seen the pestilence is thus Tar con-
fined to incoming ships by national resuiu-
tons. which all officials are now respec;t,,
ing. Moreover, even if the disease shouid
appear on shore in scattered cases, the VIZ
orous measures taken by the Thoroughly
warned and aroused people would be nkely
to restrict and suppress it as 1T mas Deen
thus far kept down in England. Hence
there is much less apprehension regarding
before cold weather comes ana STOCKS
have advanced about Is cents share on
the whole, though in other markets the
alarm disclosed a weakness which still con-
tinues.
Meanwhile the general condition of indus
tries aud of trade throughout the country
is not only remarkably good, but improving
perceptibly from week to week, although
exports of merchandise are not yet large
enough to prevent some exports or goia.
Trade in dry goods exceeds expectation. peel. nni
better than last year at the south, and IS
especially good in silks, ribbons and dress
goods
The iron trade has improved; business
in jewelry. hardware and tobacco is tair'
and in liquors very good.
At Baltimore the boot and shoe 1obpers
find their demand exceeding deliveries
from the factories.
A decided Improvement is seen III the
tone of the iron trade at Pittsburg; glass
works are running and the hardware trade
is good.
At Louisville and Nashville the trade i'm
proves, crop prospects being better.
AT New Orleans business has somewhat
improved, but is not up to expectations;
Sugar is very strong, rice unsteady ana
money stiff, though in ample supply.
The iron industry grows more active;
nearly all the works are full of orders, ana
the output is now heavy. Nails have adj
vanced 10 cents per key, but some weak
ness appears in the prices of structural ana
plate iron.
The expected war between the Pennsyl-
yania and Reading railroads adds to the
dulness in coal. Boots and shoes are III
great demand.
Cotton has advanced a sixteenth during
the week With restricted exports or
products at present foreign exchange is
steadily strong. but the treasury has put
out of new notes 100000 more than 1T
has added to it's stock of gold and silver,
and money markets throughout the country
are amply supplied, while collections in all
quarters are very fair for the season.
Business failures Throughout the country
during the last seven days number 40;
for the corresponding week last year, lSi.
Backache is almost Immediately relieved ny
wearing one Of Carriers Smart Weed and Bel,
ladonna Backache Plasters. Try one ana
be free from pain. Price % cents.
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THE CROP REPORTS,

If you are bilious, take Beechams
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ForMalaria, Liver Trou~
bic, or Indiges tion, use
BROWNS IRON BITTERS


Admission. Ala, September 9.-(special ,
William Crowell was killed today near Ok
ford by being thrown from a wagon: lie was
returning home from oxford when his team be-
came frightened and ran away, lie was IN
able to control the mules and they ran over a
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gia 90; southwest Georgia, 95 -; east
Georgia, 100; southeast Georgia, lOl IL.
Hog cholera is largely prevalent.
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A. L. T., Cambridge Tenn, saysMy sheep
are afflicted with sores about their feet Can
Won tell me what the trouble is and what is
The proper remedy for the ailment?
Doubtless the troubles referred to are what
stockmen call foot rot in the sheep. The
remedy recommended is to wash the feet in
carbolic soap, or with any good soap, and a
few drops Of carbolic acid for each foot; then
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J. c. T., Chester, S. Glow many seed Of
the Johnson grass are required to sow an
acre of ground? And when is the best time
to sow-spring or fall?
The best time to SOW johnson grass is in the
suring of the year. If sowed in the fall tbo
young plant is liable to be killed by the
winter freezes in your climate. Sow one
bushel to the acre, and have the ground very
rich. The grass does not thrive well on poor
lands.
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SEXUAL POWER

Positively and entIyrcstoredln4 to 10 day
Sealed book free. giving full particulars. Addras
SANMArEo MED. Co, +. o. Box 4Si, ST. Louis, VI
iuy15-wk 52s
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COTTON WILL BE SHORT
While Corn Promises to BE In Great Abund-

The September report of Commissioner
Nesbitt will be ready for distribution in a
day or two.
The cotton average will be II IL as
against 81 in August This low average
has been brought about by the heavy rains
of the five last weeks. The average by Sec
tons is: North Georgia, SO; middle Geor-
gia, 81 II; southwest Georgia, II; south
east Georgia, 73;; east Georgia, 70.
Corn will be abundant. The average by sec
tons is; North Georgia, %; middle Geor-
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had seen in the well. At the station had
the same experience The station agent
and helper we're all witnesses to the un-
canny things the we'll made visible.
What the Correspondent Saw.
Colonel Deyer welcomed me, and. in re-
sponse to my asking to be shown the we'll.
~ once called his daughter and together
with his wife We proceeded to the we'll,
which was situated about 60 feet from the
house and of to one side A colored man
servant who stood near looked in the we'll
with us. and as Miss Deyer held the mirror
he exclaimed:
"Foah Gawd, dere's a bottlep
"What kind of q bottIe?" 1 asked.
ga green bottle wild silber on de top on
it." ~
He was right Family cleaning on the
surface of the water, but still distinctly
visible. saw a champagne bottle appear
and then mysteriously sink into the depths
of the we'll The rest of the party saw the
same things The bottle was only one of a
hundred different objects inanimate and
animate that appeared on the surface of the
water of the we'll during the 48 hours I
spent examining it. It is q curious fact
that the faces and objects that appear in the
we'll can only be seen in the daylight, and
the brighter the sun IL shining the more dis
tinct they become. In all the haunted
houses I remember utter darkness was
essential before the ghosts would con-
descend to roam around and clank chains
and do other blood-curdling things
Nothing Remarkable About the Well.
Colonel Deyer's we'll is just an ordinary
we'll. such as you find ON almost every farm
in Virginia, similar in appearance to 81
other wells on the plantation The other
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DECLINE OF THE NEGRO SONG.
Owing to Growing Education the Young
People Neglect the Minstrel.

Owing to Growing Education the Young
People Neglect the Minstrel.
Boston Transcript
The younger negroes, born in freedom,
have loathing for everything that pertains
to slavery. They regard the old slaves with
contempt, and because the younger ones can
read and write, they set the older ones
down rs being too ignorant to be considered,
fogetting that they were once efficient
workers, and averaged superior in morals
and manners to their descendants. One of
the results of this is, the dying out of the
rich, me lodious negro songs-not the songs
of the NEGRO minstrel type, which were
totally unlike the real article. This is a
very great pity, as these songs were wild
and charming beyond comparison.
In slaveryOtimes the negroes were encour-
aged to sing. The wheat was reaped to the
singing of the reapers, and the best singer
generally headed the row. The ones who
could pick the banj o or scrape the fiddle
were peculiarly privileged. Here is a
strange piece Of folklore: For many years
even long before the war. the fiddle playing
and banjo-playing had been dying out
among the negroes, owing to superstition
that ode devil is a fddler!'' The very old
people have noticed this. The master OF
the mansion says: SIN my fathers time, and
when was a boy. there were very few reg
ular musicians, and at parties, unless it was
a grand affair, a lady played the piano, ac-
companied by a gentleman on the violin,
and monstrous jigs and reels they PLAYED
tco. But when it got too much like work,
almost anybody's carriage-driver could be
sent for out of the kitchen, who could fiddle
enough to dance the Virginia reel by. But
when grew up, negro fiddlers were
scarce among the plantation hands,
except the professionals, who were
free negroes They have been grow
ing scarcer. owing to this superstition
about old Pluto.
"Among tie city negroes the piano is the
favorite instrument as it is so much easier
to acquire certain proficiency on it than
on the violin. In the country. though, it is
generally thought unbecoming, at least for
a church member to play the violin, if not
actually an audacious communication with
Satan himself But it involves neither
deadly sin nor any spiritual risk whatever
to play the accordion or Ehe Iaporgan,' as
they call it. The 'corjou,' consequently,
is a very popular instrument
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the mirror out, and spent that afternoon
holding the mirror over the we'll and saw
number of things-faces of people, flowers
and beautiful white casket.
II was away from home at the time in
Richmond, and when 1 returned few days
later my wife and daughter told me of the
occurrence. laughed at the story exactly
the same as you gentlemen are doing now,
hut did not laugh when that afternoon my
daughter took the mirror and proceeding to
the we'll held it in the position described
and babe me look. In minute or so
shadowv something appeared on the sur
face of the water, apparently rising from
the bottom of the we'll, and I distinctly
recognized the face of q neighbor who had
been dead for two years. 1 looked around
to see if my wife and daughter were play
ing tricks on me, but saw they were just as
much startled as myself All that alter
noon I spent looking in the we'll and saw .
number of objects I am not superstitious
and do not believe in spirits, so I tried to
find natural explanation of the things
saw in the well. Every theory / advanced
was in turn exploded, aud l am Just as
much in the dark to-day as 1 was six months
age.
Too Many Visitors for Comfort.
''The negroes about the place spread the
story in the neighborhood AMI the neigh
bors began to come to see the well, and
from them the news of the queer sights TO
be seen got carried all about. over into
North Carolina, for instance, until lately
people drive from miles around, some COM
ing distance of so miles Just to see the
faces and things in the we'll. All this is II
great source of annoyance to me, Tor the
well is the one situated nearest the house,
and we have not lived, in comfort since the
facts about the we'll got out"
Colonel Deyer told the story in way
that strongly impressed cne with his entire
truthfulness and sincerity. He evidently
believed what, he said. If there was any
humbug about the we'll he was no party to
1t. Colonel Deyer has war record, too,
and his title is q genuine one. For four
years he fought on the Confederate side and
often in the thickest of the fray. did not
question his veracity, but the old saying
holds true, "seeng is believing" took
the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad from
Norfolk aud devoted two days to an exam
ination of the we'll I arrived at Kildare
after drive of q mile through the woods,
during all of which was RECALLED with
stories OF the peculiar things the driver
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mas been growing ever since A few days
ago upward of 5000 people visited the we'll
and saw all manner of un&nny things in
IT. They all swear they did, at any rate,
and what is more, believe what they say.
heard of the we'll in Norfolk, some 80
miles away, and was assured by ex-Con-
gresham George Bowden that he had seen
the face of his father reflected in the water
of the we'll in broad daylight. Mr. Kenton
Murray, Of Norfolk, who occupies the posi-
tion of secretary to Governor Mckinney.
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urged that the original lion should remain
in its place. Thereupon Sig. Luigi Vendrasco
devised plan toorepair the damaged mon
ster With infinite labor and care the de-
cayed statue was lowered to the ground
and its fragments carried to the arsenal.
The experiment by which it was thought
tho loose pieces could be reunited by a
smelling process proved failure. Giovanni
Contempt, one Of the finest mechanics of
venlce was called in, and resolved to repair
the fallen hero by welding the pieces to-
gether in the presence of several of the mu-
nicipal officers More than $50 screws were
used to reunite the separated pieces of
metal, and the cracks and interstices were
filled out with an inside lining of bronz e.
This difficult piece of work was brought to a
happy close with marvellous skill. Moth
ing can be seen of the repairs externally,
and as of old the Lion of San Marco bids the
stranger welcome as he enters the beautiful
city of the Doges.
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CHAPTER TX.
THE THIRD VOYAGE.

When he landed in Cadiz Columbus
found that popular favor had departed
from him. The people had come again to
distrust him and his schemes and the dis
satisfied adyenturers who had already re-
turned from the New World had by their
appearance and their talk done much to
turn the tide against the Admiral. But he
found kindly letter from his sovereigns
inviting him to appear before them. His
journey to the Court was less brilliant than
on the previous occasion, but still he made
much display of gold and of captive In
dians. The sovereigns received him well
and readily accepted his explanations of
the condition of things in. the colony. The
Admiral asked for more ships and supplies,
and although his request received atten-
tion there were yexatious delays in grant
ing them.
But the contract that was made with
Columbus when he sailed his first voyage
was now revised to his benefit, and other
arrangements were made to push the work
of exploration and to advance the welfare
of the Admiral and his family But volun-
teers could not be got for the new voyage,
so prejudiced had the people become against
Columbus and again criminals were pressed
into the service. Even the Court officials,
who were directed to assist in making eady
the ships, threw every obstacle that was
possible in the way and endeavored to
prejudice the minds of Ferdinand and Isa-
bella against Columbus.
1t was the 30th day of May when the
third voyage was entered upon. Six vessels
set sail from Lucar de Barrameda. Colum-
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called into. reauisition in the contest. but
let him bewareagainst such excessive use
of his muscles as to produce "that tired
feeling which Sullivan expressed and
looked-and should there be quivering or
trembling in his muscular frame let him be
warned thereby against entering into the
contest, for, as an able authority has said:
'sErectness, frmnsss, good balance of body
snd mind testify to q man, as to race
horse or game cock.
Outside the gymnasium there 10 no human
exercise 50 cheap and so salutary as walk
ing. The work can be still more varied by
running, riding and swimming, and, under
proper advice, climbing steep ascents. As
Stunning that the athlete is in the hands of
AN experienced master of gymnasium it is
unnscesssry to emphasize the greater value
of light weights in dumbbells, Indian clubs,
etc, over the heavy weights which the in
experienced think necessary. Conclude ex-
srciss with sponging or batAiag, followed
by Q rundown.
Recreation, Food and Sleep.
Labor being over the period of refresh
ment arrivea "Al work and no play
makes jack dull boy" The beneficial
effect of innocent fun and the pleasant inter-
course of man with man Is abundantly
proved in every ones experience. Relax
the mind therefore before refreshing the
body with food. Refreshment should be
partaken in pleasant company, If possible,
but if perchance the athlete is solitary,
good book will help digestion, and prevent
the hurry of mastication. Let him remem-
Der that he has-or should have-32 teeth,
and that Sir Andrew Clark's advice to Mr..
Gladstone was, that every morsel should
have the impression of each tooth. As to
the character and quantity of food, this will
depend upon the tendency of the athlete to
lesnness or obesity. Every one knows that
''tired natures sweet restorer, balny
sleep" is more effective when wooed q few
hours before midnight. Nothing more pro-
notes color and freshness than being up
with the lark in the morning and seeking
for the ambrosia distilled from leaves and
flowers ere yet the sun has eyaporated their
glistening dew drops
w. F. GR1ER, M. D.
Master in Surgery (Glasgow Univ.),
Author of "The Germ Theory etc.
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PATCHING UP A LION.

The Figure Which Stood for Centuries In
Venice Made Good as New.
One of the most wonderful pieces of
mechanical work ever undertaken by human
hands has just been completed abroad. The
celebrated landmark of Venice, the Lion of
San Marco. has during the past months,
been greatly missed from the top of the
mighty column of the Marcus Place by
strangers visiting the city of lagoons. Last
year when an examination of it was made,
it was found that the statue had
fallen into more than so pieces, which were
liable to come down at any moment This
discovery gave rise to desire on the part
Of some OF the city fathers to transfer the
original lion to the Civil Museum and to
make for the Marcus column an exact copy
of the historical monument But the Vene-
tians were strongly opposed to this, and
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What whalepone Really Is.

The Baleen whale is the producer of what
10 known as whalebone. and it isn't regular
bone at all. This variety OF whale has a
broad plate running along the sides OF the
mouth, which is given to them in place of
teeth, and from this whalebone is procured.
The length varies from one foot up to IL
feet, the latter being found only in the larg-
est whalsa
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Weeds as Fertilizers.

At the West Virginia Agricultural Ex-
perimental Station number of experiments
hava been made to test the value of weeds
as fertilizers, that is to say, as containing
nitrates, phosphoric acid and potash
Among the best are the bitter-dock, COM
mon thistle, crow-foot grass, sheep sorrel,
sweet clover, burdock, ox-eye daisy, wild
lettuce, wild carrot, yarrow, wild fax,
brian and lobelia
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A small observatory is to be erected soon
on the very summit Of Monte Rosa, which
has an altitude pf 1881 feet, and is, next
to Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the
Alps The station will be named the
Queen Margaret" after the italian Queen,
and will consist of three-roomed hut con-
tanning the. necessary instruments and q
bedroomand kitchen,
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HIRD party politics
and Colonel j. Dey-
er's well are close
competitors for pub
lie attention in
Southampton coun-
ty, Virginia. The
well is at Colonel
Deyer's home at
Kildare, Handsom's
station. Last May
to be precise, May
the wonderful
properties of the
well were discov-
"a
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FACES IN THE WELL.
Virginia People Declare They Have a
Spiritual Manifestation.
CROWDS COME TO WITNESS 1T.
A Looking Glass held at the Top Produces
Pictures in the Water.
o RATIONAL EXPLANATION YET

WRITTEN FOR rHK prspArcH.I
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told me that he had met and talked
with number of people who had visited
Colonel Deyer's farm and had seen in the
waters of the we'll the faces of relatives
who were dead coffins and other things not
pleasant to contemplate. Mr. S. S. Not
tingham, the publisher of the Norfolk
Landmark, confirmed the statements made
Discovery of the Wells Properties.
A few days afterward I met Colonel
Deyer, who after while reluctantly told
me how the peculiar properties OF his well
were discovered, and, evidently nettled at
my look of incredulity, said: II shall be
pleased to have the representative of THE
DISPATCH come out to Kildare and inyesti-
gate the matter thoroughly
As Colonel Deyer's story of his we'll is the
best one, repeat it as he told it in the
presence of Mr.. Murray, Mr.. Balm and Mr..
Nottingham.
''The first of last May" said Colonel
Deyer, Sour house servant, Susan, said 10
my daughter. Miss Lizzie, You know. Miss
Lizzie, if you takes looking glass on the
first of May and goes to the we'll and holds
the mirror over the well, back down, the
face of your future husband will appear on
the surface of the water
''This is an old superstition in Virginia,
yon know. Mrs. Deyer and Miss Lizzie
laughed at the notion and dismissed it from
their minds. The following day, Monday,
however, Susan started to the we'll to draw
a pail of water at noon when Miss Lizzie
picked up a mirror and followed her.
Laughing all the time at what she regarded
as the absurdity of the thing, she held the
mirror in the position indicated, and Susan
looked into the depths of the we'll at the
same time. y
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A Hand With a Diamond Ring.

I'm an instant, she and her mother de-
clare, they saw a hand wearing diamond
ring steal across the patch of shadow thrown
on the surface of the water by the face of
the mirror, and in alarm Miss Lizzie
dropped the glass into the well. They 6shed
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Should Rest q Third OF the Time.
Prof Gardner, of Glasgow University,
was the first clear exponent of the cycle
performed by the heart during each beat;
he devised clock, now universally used,
whose face indicates that about one-third
of the cycle in health is devoted to absolute
rest Let there be, therefore, an imitation
of natures methods and divide labor, re-
freshment and rest SO that one-third Of each
day is devoted to absolute rest. The Duke
of Wellington defines the hours of rest As
''siX for a man, seven for q woman and
eight for fool" But would rather be
fool in the imitation Of nature, than follow
the Duke of Weilington's idea of manly
wisdom.
The work of an athlete should embrace
such exercises as call into play all the mus
cles of the body, and as there is no single
exercise which accomplishes this, and as
variety is always charming. let him ring
the changes in the gymnasium on the
dumb bells, horizontal bars. trapeze, the
leaping pole, the vaulting horse, the elastic
ladder, climbing the rope, the rowing ma
chine, and varying these exercises now and
then with fencing and boxing. All the ap-
parati for such exercises NAV be found in
any of the modern gymnasiums
Advice for tho Young Athlete.
Before commencing such q course of
breathing the muscles, so to speak, the
young athlete should consult the director
or teacher of the institution as to the defic-
iences+n his muscular Developments; and
having ascertained hA weak points, let him
concentrate his efforts toward remedying
his short comings, but to extend his exer-
cises gradually, always remembering the
possibility of defeating his own ends BY
over exertion.
Supposing our athlete intends to compete
in some trial of strength, skill or speed.
II is obvious that he must place himself uu-
der special training Of the muscles most