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The Helena independent., 1893-12-17

Go to The Bee Hive for all kinds of Christmas
gifts suitable for young and old. The largest
assortment in the state
The Helena independent., 1893-12-17

Miller i Lott will exchange improved or nm
improved real estate for First National certit-
oates of deposit 1t par.
The Helena independent., 1893-12-17

Union Pacific System.
Following rates now in effect via the
Worlds Pictora! line. Gatsways to the
east. Sioux City. Omaha. or Kansas City.
The Helena independent., 1893-12-17

To have merry. satisfactory and money-sav-
ing christmas make your holiday purchases OF
Butcher d Bradley l0S broadway.
The Helena independent., 1893-12-17
THE INDEPENDENT

aaepi itfauons Il the rlak Of subsoribor unless
Sds tv fkistefed latter, chock, or postal or OK
] pSssa ofslnl, payable to Tho Independent Pub
lisIline t,onpAny.
a -psrsons desiring IHE fNDErrNpaNT served
81 their homes or place OF business can order by
pcstal csrti or through telephone No. 10A Please
Steport cnses Of Irregular delivery promptly.
81 Advertisements to insure prompt insertion,
should be handed in before ~ N.
y Rejected communications not returnAble un-
jees postage Is enclosed.
The Helena independent., 1893-12-17

Plow's celebrated candies and fine perfumes
ct J. b. LockwOods.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

ers SIC; long clsar iiHc clear rib sides
lltec, SUGAR picked shoulders l@c. sugar
hams lSac. Lard refined i0iac Butter very
arm. creamery fancy 3 12sc: creamery fair
10 choice 2'tt2fc creamery limitations D..
Eyss erv firm. az isc. Coffee strong; Rio
carSoc' fair lfc; No. Z, lsi4c. Sugar strong;
graduated 5.sr. Peanuts unchln-ed; fancy
hlnd'pIcked itc Whisky unchanged, 81 100
Cincinnati. sept 22.-Flour dull. arm and
EooI sel q. spring patents s. 010si 25i
family e 1908 90, fancy 50 250s} O.. Wheat
Is very scarce; NO. D dc. Corn-No white
No. > white 33c; No white choice % &c;
No. mixed pc. Rve-No . sic Pork
city mess $40 s.: clear mess sls 90; family
pork SIS o. Lard strong steam leaf 50 so
% n. Dry sailed meats-shouderS 81 p;
short rib sides $40 -; for partly cured
$40 %; full cured short clear sides 81 -;
partly cured tll -; boxed short clear Sides
81 -, Bacon stead shoulders $ 50; short
RIB sides Sll so; short clear sides y 20. boxed
short clear sides Sl2 so WHISKY steady at
st. Louis. Sept g. Flour steady md IN.
changed-pateuts s. 1909 IS; choice family
81 0BGS2 10; extra fancy 3D. Oh *. Wheat
weak and lower September delivery closed
6!pc: October delivery 6ilsc; December de-
livery q ac Corn lower: September delivery
3slsc; October delivery 37iqc; December de-
livery &c lQ36sc. Oats firm September de-
livery 2Tc; Octo, err delivery 27c; May delivery
3l2tc. Pork, new selling, 81 90; on orders
81 25GlB7 30. Lard, prime steam. 50 soc,
nominal Dry sailed meats shoulders loose,
- 31;a longs and clear ribs SO 90: shorts
81 % Bason-boyed shoulders 50 %; longs
Sil 67Is; clear rlbs Sli 61Ia; short ribs Sl2 co.
High wines steady at 81 =.
New Orleans, sept. 22.-Cofiee steady; ordt-
nary 1870; fair 20lac; JOB lots Nc nj her.
Sugar strong; open kettle, no offerings;
centrfugals Lice of white 3 l16c; prime
yellow clarified DC; seconds ll-l6c.
Rice
New York Sept 22.--Rice firm and fairly
active; domestic fair to extra 3x95a1c;
Japan 4IGi5Sc.
New Orleans, Sept. s2.-Rice steady and
fair; heads 4c; good 45sc; fair $40; ordinary
Sc; common PIC.
Petroleum. Oils. Etc.
New York. sept 22.-Cotton seed oil
quiet and firm: crude 3iD35c; yellow prime
40c
New York Sept. -. - Petroleum firm and
quiet crude, in barrels s.; Parker's
crude, in bulk, s. Washington in barrels.
g. 40 Washington, in bulk, 81 90; refined
New York 80 10; refined Philadelphia and
Baltimore in barrels, Is 10; refined Phila-
delphia and Baltimore, in bulk ~ 60Q2 %.
Naval stores.
New York. Sept. 22.-Rosin firm and quiet;
strained, common to good 81 07sa0eSl Is.
Turpentine duh and steady at 2S6D2slac.
Wilmington. Sept. 23.-Rosin was hrm;
strained at 75c; good strained SOC. Spirits
turpentine firm. sc Tar firm at 81 O5
Crude turpentine steady; hard 81 90; soft
aud virgin 81 CO.
Charleston, Sept. p. 49, Spirits turpentins
steady at 25c. Rosin quiet AZ S5c for good
strained.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

Lumber-By sail-Rates are weak: vessels
are in full supply with very
little demand CoastWtSe. Foreign bust
ness is more or less nominal The rates from
this and near by Georgia ports are quoted az
g. 2505 3 for a range including Baltimore
and Portland. Me. Railroad ties, basis ~ feet
l6isc Timber 5Oc61Sl % higher than lumber
rates To the West Indies and Windward
nominal. To Rosario Si4 GOALS 20, 20 Buenos
AyreS or Montevideo, Sl2 OOTl2 80; 20 Rio
Janeiro. si3 80. to Spanish and Mediterra,
mean ports. gil SOGll 80; to United kingdom
for orders, nominal for lumber "a 5s
By Steam-To New York, s. 90; to Phila.
delphia, g. 90; to Boston, s. 90; to Baltimore,
s. 50.
Naval Stores-The market is quiet. with a
little better demand for spot vessels and
vessels to arrive. Large, Cork for orders are
placed at 2s Cd and IS I'd; medium sized IS
71ad and IS i0&d. small vessels in proportion
September and October loading; South
America rosin. soc per barrel of 2S0 pounds
CoastwlSe-Steam-tO Boston, lie per 100 lbs
on rosin. eOc on spirits; to New York rosin
S1ac per 100 ms, spirits S5c; 10 Philadelphia,
rosin 7l3c per 100 MS, spirits SOC; to Balti.
more, rosin SOC spirits zoe
Coton-By Steam-The market is quiet;
plenty room offered. hates are per 100 lbs:
Direct: barcelona, 45c; Genoa, soc; Havre
46c; Bremen &c; ReyaL 5sc; Liverpool
IG 5 56 P o,t6 via HGT Tf via $SG
timore 2sc Havre via New Yorl-, soc; Reval
via New York, 45c Amsterdam
via Baltimore, 43c: Antwerp via New York
40c: Boston y bale 81 %; New York q bale
81 90; Philadelphia 2 bale, 81 90; Balti
more, 81 90.
Acknowledgement, both foreign and domes
ii; is very quiet, and mills are generally
inquiring for orders. We quote Easy sizes
SLIPS; ordinary sizes, Sl2.0OG1l6.50: dificult
sizes, Sl3.00@25.00; flooring boards, Sl4.50d
200; shipstuffs $1650G25.00
Country Produce.
Market for poultry steady; fair demand;
grown fowls p Tair, 75c; Il grown, 4Oa50c
y grown chickens, 35Gt4Oc q pair; geese q
pair 90c@Sl ducks, 65a 75c. Market
for eggs is firm. Supply fair; country
per dozen 1761Sc. Peanuts-Ample stock
demand fair, market steady; fancy h. p Va
z n, 513@6c; h. p. q d, 413c; small, h. p, D
N. 40 '
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

BALTIMORE Nd, Sept. 2. Flour hrm
and unchanged western supernne g. coo
35, western extra g 4O712 -: extra family
spring wheat patents a i5as4 a. Wheat
steady; No red spot 7O1a170hc; Septem
Der delivery 7O1a97O55c: October delivery
70R1Tlc December delivery 73B HTlc;
steamer No ? red G77i6gG5c milling wheat
by sample, 7O172c. Corn strong. mixed spot
4Sc bid September delivery 40 bid: OctO-
Der delivery iS@sU4s3sc asked; year i7l(c bid:
white corn By sample 5ffgj5c. yellow corn
by sample, 5Sa5fc. oats strong and higher;
No. white western 37HBAc; No = mixed
western 3flg381sc. Rye quiet; No. 2. 81. Hay
Grain freights dull: steam 10 Liverpool per
bushel I "a Cork. for orders per quarter
Is 3D. cotton per 100 pounds PC -four per
100 pounds. re. Provisions quiet and active:
mess pork sl7 W. Bulk meats loose should
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

Steamship Nacoochee, Smith, New York
G G. Anderson.
steamship Dessoug. Edwards, Philadelphia
&C Anderson.
Steamship VIM Lawrence, Kirwan Balti-
more-John ] Carolan. Agent.
Bark Gler lBrl. McNutt, Glasgow, 60 days,
ballast + Minis q Co.
Schr Emily + NOrtham, johnson, Port Roy
al-George Harriss Co.
steamer Alpha, Daniels. Button, Port
Royal and Beaufort-C Ii Medlock, Agent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

Steamship Dossoug, Edwards, Philadelphia
C q Anderson
Steamship Nacoochee, Smith, New York
G G. Anderson
steamship VIM Lawrence, Kirwan, Baltt-
more -JnoJ Carolan. Agent.
Barkentine Cosmo Br, Davies, Rotterdam
--Strachan a. Co,
Bark Subra lNorl, Knudsen, Harburg-
J + Minis & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23


Liverpool Sept %. noon.-Cotton, good
! business done; prices hardening; American
middling nominal Ard; sales 5000 bales
American ] l, 100 bales; speculation and export
| 800 bales receipts 1000 bales-American
300 bales. Futures steady; demand moder-
ate.
Liverpool, Sept %, 1 p m.-Cotton, active;
prices hardening.
Futures-American middling low middling
clause September delivery ID; Septem-
Der and October delivery 39-e4G14 4O64d; Oc.
tober and November delivery 4 38-541D4 3a[64d;
November and December delivery 5000
40-64d; December and January delivery
4 40-6i44 42-64d; January and February deliv-
cry 4 43-6tlI4 42-6fGg4 43-64Qg4 4E64Gl4 1860;
March and April delivery 47-64d4 4S64d;
April and May delivery ID. Tenders 4OU
bales new dockets and 100 bales old
p. m.-Amerlcan middling fair 5Bd,
good middlng 1850; middling l1-16d, low
middling 49l6; good ordinary 47-14d ordI-
nary AID.
Futures-American middIing. low middling
clause: September delivery 3l6id, sellers;
September and October delivery 4 4l-6id
sellers October and November delivery 4 40
6id, buyers; November and December deliv-
cry 40 Cid buyers; December and January
delivery 4l-6iGg4 42-64d: January and Feb
ruary delivery 43-641li 44-6id; February and
March delivery 45-6Ad4 466id; March and
April delivery IS SD, sellers; April and
May delivery 80 Gid, sellers. Futures closed
quiet.
New York, Sept 81, noon-Cotton contracts.
market opened steady at points advance,
fell II points, and are now 293 points below
yesterday.
New York, Sept 22-Cotton futures opened
steady, as follows: September deliv-
cry l0c; October delivery 2Oc Novem Der
delivery SIC; December delivery 8 53c:
January delivery 63c; February delivery
re.
New York. Sept. %, 4p. Motion closed
quiet; Middling uplands sac, middling Or
leans Sac, good ordinary INC; low middllng
Z l5-l6c; sales 49, bales
Futures closed steady. with sales Of
10000 bales as follows: September delivery
s O9c; October delivery Is; November de
livery 30 December delivery AZ; January
delivery So: February delivery S G.: March
delivery 7S; April delivery 81; May deliv-
cry soc
New York Sept 22.-Consolidated net re-
ceipts OF cotton at all the ports today we're
2J,y6J bales; exports. 70 Great Britain 2 3s3
bales; TO France none to the continent
> lOi bales stock ,334 bales.
Total net receipts at all the ports so far
this week were % 81 bales; exports 10 Great
Britain p gy2 bales; 70 France $50 bales: TO
the continent 1885 bales.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

The imports into Continental ports this
week have been l. 900 bales.
The above figures indicate a decrease in the
cotton in sight to date of 423,997 bales as com
pared with the same date of 1892 an increase
of 1896 1877 bales as compared with the cor
responding date of 1891, and an increase Of
9l4, 06l bales as compared with 1890.
INDIA COTTON MOVEMENT FROM ALL
PORTs.-The receipts and shipments Of cot
ton at Bombay have been as follows for the
week and year, bringing the figures down to
Sept. l:
BOMBAY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS FOR FOUR
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23
Sailed Yesterday.
nennrted Yesterday

Steamship Kansas CITY. New York.
Steamship Hispania Swl. Genoa.
Bark Subra NOrl Harburg.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

Steamer Bellevue Garrett. Darien-W T
Gibson, Manager.
Steamer Katie Bevin, Augusta and way
landings-W L Gibson. Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


New York, Sept. %, 4 p. m.-Money on call
is easy at 2Q24 per cent. The last loan was at
2 per cent, and closing offered at per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 78s per cent
Bar silver 73sC.
Mexican dollars 5S4
Sterling exchange Is strong, with actual
business in bankers bills at - SiGD4 Sla
for sixty days and 81 S6Ia614 8641 for demand;
posted rates 81 1904 S71a.
Commercial bills a s2l40i 1914 for sixty days
and ~ s)]4tl4 1914 for demand
Government bonds steady State bonds
dull. Railroad bonds irregular.
Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day was
dull.
Coin, az ,27s 900: currency, 1889 600
Baltimore, Sept. 22.-Quotations to-day
were as follows Va. Consolidated 100 do IS
651l; Northern Central stock - b. & o.
comes 80 asked, do End incomes --, do Bird
incomes --; Consolidated Gas bonds 1850
1l04, do stock 56A@57.
New York. Sept. y. nOon.-The following
were the opening quotations:
Erie. Observation-Disclosures. l5%
Chicago and Northwestern .........,...... 90 x
Norfolk and Western preferred ......... p 4
Richmond and West Point Terminal. ga
western Unlon.... -............,..,.. ~
New York Sept. 22.-The stock market was
extremely dull again to-day, and dealings
we're of purely professional character. In
the early business Louisville and Nashville
attracted some attention because of the wide
difference between cash and regular sales,
the transfer books OF the company for
the annual election closed this afternoon, and
the shorts found considerable difficulty in
making deliveries. The stock opened at $50
cash, while the first sale in the regular way
was at 55 Later the stock rose to. to Sc 1 reg
ular and reacted to % and the premiums
for use gradually diminished. The general
market opened firm, but the rise was checked
| by heavy selling movement in National
| Va drOnnpd 10 IN
! and 2%s for the preferred. to 6S5s. The other
! industrials yielded to some extent IN sympa-
| thy with Lead, but subsequently the market
| land, Sugar and the Changers in the lead.
| Shortly before the close the weakness of the
| stocks and bonds caused a reaction. General
| Electric was noticeably heavy, selling down
from 4Tas to 454l The reaction otherwise was
| slight Speculation left of rather weak in
tone. The transactions aggregated 1872 OOO
| including $1,000 unlisted.
l IL l. u LII.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

The market continues active WIN large
& lies and strong demand small shipments
are now being received. but not sutheent TO
make a market for rough rice. The quota,
tions for clean rice remain unchanged anu
a re- rs follows.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23
Mar me- lNrsLLlGENrE.

Sun Rises. ............. ............ 600
%
N~~~~~-~~~~-~~~~-~~~-~~~~
High Water at Fort Pulaski 4 55 am $50 pun
Central STANDARD Timel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23


New York, Sept 20-Arrived schrs Clara T.
Colcord, Delahauty, Satilla River, Ca; Tofa
tOf Bath, Me- Wilson, Charleston; Percy w
Schall, Benson, GEORGETOWN. Cleared, schr
Clara T. Bergen. BurIo Ighs Charleston.
Beaufort Sept 20-ArrlVed, steamer Cover
nor Stafford from New York. and sailed for
Jacksonville. Sailed, schr Il + Young, for
New Bedford.
Boston, Sept 2O--Cleared. schr George s
Ames, Marshall. Fernandina.
Cape Henry, Sept 20-Passed, schr Isabella
Gill, Collision Port Royal.
Fernandina. sept 2O-Sailed sehr Bertha
Louise, Hannah Demarara.
Philadelphia. Sept 20-Cleared, schr Charles
S Davis, Sooy, Savannah.
Beaehy Head. Sept 20-Passed bark Sirrah
[Norl, Andersen. savannah for London.
Charleston, Sept 22--Arrived steamer Che
rokee, Bearse, New York, and proceeded to
Jacksonville. Sailed, steamer Yemassee,
Jacksonville. Sept 22-Port Of Punta Gorda.
Cleared. sept 1l-steamship Winnie (BFl,
Norby, Dublin Ireland, with 2,467 tons OF
phosphate by Conner II & Co.
Wilmington, Sept 23-Arrived, schr The.
man, Kimbell, New York.
Notice to Mariners.
Pilot charts and all nautical information
win be furnished masters Of vessels free OF
charge IN United States photographic once
to the custom house. Captains are requested
in call az the once.
Receipts.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway.
Sept 22-2O bales cotton, 2 cars wood, / car
sand, boxes dry goods, wagons, 4 axles. 2
double trees, bag chain, 40 sacks meal, 20
bbls meal, 2 bales mats p bdls bags p crates
hardware, pkgs household goods, l box roll
lers bdls hoops. case pants
Per savannah. Florida and Western Rail-
way. Sept FL. 736 bales cotton 1888 bbls roSin
$50 bbls spirits turpentine, 81 cars lumber, l
car cattle, / car cotton seed. 1 car meat, 9
cars wood, cars hay, bdls hides coop
chickens boxes cigars, Dbl whisky, box
groceries, Dbl wine, bales moss, Us boxes
lemons. iron drums, Is casks clay. pkgs
household goods 20 pkgs mdse, bbls fruit,
1876 boxes fruit, 80 bbls nullet, rolls paper,
bales dOnestlcs, 10 cases eggs,7 boxes tobacco
case candy, , boxes mirrors, 2 Ddls sacks,
sugar pan. boxes carpet box hams.
Per South Bound Railroad. Sept %
$50 bales cotton, keg liquor. 10 bbls liquor, 3
cases cigarettes box bacon.
Per Central Railroad, Sept 22-
3.36S bales cotton, 100 pkgs mdse, 1853 pkgs
domestics, 20 cases eggs, i43 pigs hardware, 2
cars lumber, 3 cars wood. 50 pkgs furniture, 2
organs, bDls whisky bbls drugs, 4 buggies
and shafts, 1877 pkgs household goods, 1 car
beer, $50 bills lime, 60 empty barrels. l car
coal, . tons pig iron. 1893 bbls rosin, 462
bbls spirits turpentine. 2l7 bbls oil. SO boxes
canned beef. car hay, 100 bbls flour. l6o bbls
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

VISIBLE SUPPLY OF COTTON.-The visible
supply of cotton, as made up by cable and
telegraph to the Chronicle Sept. 10, is as
follows. The continental stocks, as well as
those for Great Britain and the aflOat are
European figures are brought down to Thurs
day evening But to make the totals the com
plete figures for Sept. 10, we add the item OF
exports from the United States, including in
ii the EXPORTS OF FridaY onlY:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23
Cleared YesterdaY.

Arrived Up from Quarantine Yesterday.
Bark South American [Brl, Green-AIaster.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

The following were the quotations for the
corresponding date last year: Spirits tur-
and and E. 1.o5: f. s1.10; G, s1,I5; H, $40; +.
$1.60; X Sl.75; NJ. 100; N S240; window
glass, $3.50; water white $3.50.
RECEIPTS. SHIPMENTS AND STOCKS ON HAND
AND ON SHIPBOARD FROM APRIL l. 1893, TO
DATE AND TO THE CORRESPONDING DATE
LAST YEAR.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

ReceIpts-The receipts of cotton at this port
from all sources for the week were % 1856
nales upland and 1888 bales sea island against
S5.il7 bales upland and $40 bales sea island
last year.
The particulars of the receipts have been
as follows; Per Central railroad 1894 bales
upland; per Savannah, Florida and Western
railway, 10000 bales upland, and 332 sea is
land; per Charleston and Savannah railroad
I;'65 bales upland; per South Bound railroad,
IEH bales upland. Per Savannah river
steamers, Sl3 bales upland. Per carts bales
upland and bales sea island.
EAports-The exports for the past week
were 1854 bales upland and 63 bales
Gfga island, moving as fol,
lows To New York ! ,906 bales upland
ana 0 bales sea island; to Baltimore 2,456
oaIeS upland: to Boston 665 bales upland
tuu iW sea island; to Genoa 200 bales up
LAM To- Barcelona 1907 bales upland
100 NS-Ihe stock on hand and on ship
Toalu today was 1870 bales upland and ,25l
oc'eS sea ISLAND, against AZ 739 bales upland
s l' -,'f0l bales sea island at the CORE
spending time last wear.
si M2o.NhNENTOFCOT AT INTERIOR POINTS,
,Iit1- receipts and shipments for the week
t'r.uE sept. 22 1893, and the stock on hand
"-u' ana for the same time last year
Ahaft L. 4 frrrr ~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23
nd shipbd 21,729 1887 15,447 76,174
Cotton.

Uplands The week opened firm with fair
demand. On Monday, however, the prices
dropped "a all around, followed by a further
decline OF lie on Tuesday. There was quite a
good demand at the prices while the market
remained quiet and steady until to-day, when
j advanced Is with a strong demand and a
lively business doing. The market closed
week were II ,225 bales. The official quota
tions at the cotton exchange, at the close of
The market were as follows:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

United States As, registered. ..........110
United States As, coupons ...........,....111
United States 2s........................ %
*Asked. ibid.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23
NOTICE to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all nautical Information
win be furnished masters Of vessels free OF
charge IN United States photographic once
TO the custom house. Captains are requested
in call at the once.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

= --IsJg-D
Spirits, Resin. Spirits. Rosin.
Onhnd Apil1 7443 S573 1892 1904
Rec. this wk. 7,4l5 2l,2lO 5,l24 20 1874
Rec prevl y q, 100 G46 424l71 1871 337 $50. 484
Total. 175,5O4 5l3,94 1883 Az. PIP
Shipments
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

Shipments this week
Great Britain. Continental. TOT
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23
Arrived Yesterday.


S~~-~~~-~-~~-~J~-~-~-~
Saturday, Sept %, 1893
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-25
Ancient Girdles.

Ancient girdles We're in some respects
Ike the chatelaines not long ago so much
tie rage among the ladies, but they diff
frred therefrom i'll being more useful,
more comprehensive III regard both to
EEK and to articles worn. and when COM
pletely furnished more costly. 1t is
partly for this last reason that we find
girdles bequeathed as precious heirlooms
and as valuable presents to keep the
giver's memory green after de-ih. Tbe3
were not i%nfrequently Of great intrinsic
value. One of King Johns girdles was
wrought with gold and adorned with
gems, and that OF the widow of Sir
Thomas Hungerford, bequeathed in 1904
to the mother church of Worcester,
was of green color harnessed with silver
and richly jeweled.
Not a few wealthy CommOners were
able to afford the luxury of gold embel-
lished belts and were not superior to that
~pardonable vanity SO long as no regula-
ton prohibited them. Those who have
studied our social history viii not be
surprised to learn that enactments were
passed restraining them. Edward III
forbade any person under the degree of a
knight from wearing girdles, gilt or sill
yer, unless he should happen to be an es-
quire of substance valued at more than
goo, when a reasonable establishment
was tolerated. Henry ~ confirmed this
regulation, bat it does not seem TO have
been stringently enforced, for EdwardIV
was constrained to impose q penalty Of
40 pence upon the wives Of servants and
laborers who should have the pertinence
to aspire to be as good as their masters
spouses.-Chambers' Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-25
4 Tale.

Charlie Ryan, who handles the passen-
ger business Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad from Cincinnati, has also to
handle some passenger business that re-
quires Napoleonic genius-to wit, the
pass fends. One of these, a sleek, insin-
uating fellow, walked into Ryan's Office
one day in June.
"Ah." he said, sis this MI. Ryan,"
MI. Ryan didn't deny that it was.
"Ah, well, l called to see if I couldn't
get transportation for myself over your
road to White Sulphur"
Nh. Ryan smiled d~ivinely.
Certainly, sir. certainly: all you
want"
"Ah. many thanks. Do I get it from
you"
"Oh, no, sir,"bowed the polite Charles.
"You get it at the ticket Office down
stairs. We don't sell tickets up here"
and the man was SO overcome that he
went down stairs and actually bought a
'ticket.-Detroit Free Press.