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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-05

-. v-- f.e- two weeks before TLInl.sriv-
t-a ann ri.sea Davidson and her great
--s11 Anne. Ia--er were talking about
L.rr.- tu wiz D tuay hai been invited
-lgeu." salE Ii.. n. 1t Aunt Vera does
r.- --I I1e lt.-- lv- Gl tsmeb she prom
i-.. / don't tE-rk I VIII ~. rs do not
ii.. SEQ -o Boo u,y rlI white dress
--u1- Jl.t-s usars'.' SAID Aimee. your
white dress looks Ssry rice
F.-s. E.fal could ues e., convinced. The
tu1 -s.1= wee anxious To i09i. their best.
.s tu.v sre- they would b. criticised by
most W OIL. a.rl--
V.s. Hays PASSED ard Helen had not re-
ce5y.-. f.- g. and she was very sod about
3D. cas- She. E-eF hcr m1thsr couldn't afford
10 bong --rs u.v cr.s=-
.-N.lL mother" s=liI I,Ien. ITS only
ou- wca'- rom tha dinner. and i looks AS
thauah v-rr has forgotten h.r promise
So think rsd better write and tell Marion
that s-l mort attend Ter dinrer."
--AEEv -.- $50 iu your white dress. H'leng'
EaiI her uo.lsr. -It S neat ANA nice. and
am very SORRY go see ven so jisaup iuie ."
81 ana a.-ar 1o.ute.i, mother. and / intend
O. stay at home
Hardly lal sne finished speaking when
the ..s--i..ii rama. aaI e. was the uostmaH.
and r. L..E a letter Tor Ter. IL to-.cireI the
loE- l.Ds.-i-t1- p She Isst on her hat and
1r.at down Goo hIr beer dress. uu he. way
"rvu sa- wet Ittle gfsi. poorly clai and
t-ir.Er.s.f- Tse Itfs- -sssi asked Helen Tor
B. uf.--t .u % I-sast pititgl voice H-len's
I.a-f v.ss upta.. ra U5tE. auu she asked tEr
.L.l. where s,-- asa-l =aa .f she hal
mother T#. N-rI. oue s.5i she had "A moth
~. bl. $3.50 WAS very sick ami ceE!d -Got
work. rr- tluI-ht aa-.esI through s!cl.u's
mind tu 80 home Nssa tfs little girl. auG
fl- Ibi. a-I flauE ier mother 30 Tor want
OF f.ut Tho place was clean. hut showed
El-tr poverty Helen talked ltJle while
ra Deg. and said She must 20. but sine
would ~a-I Ee- something. Helen went 40
trs -ro.er AMI ordered groceries 10 the
amount rl So and them she bought the little
r-.I -hn.e .uJ a dress. as we'll AS the
ur-l.r- Sr- told the man L. send the gro
rar..~ ri-It away She then went home,
a.I u.- mother said.
-'N.v- siei-n. sou have been "a long time.
g -r.u-lt ynu were I.st. What kind III a
lr.. .f -.u lur
--- t... E.r mutEe- that she had spent
h.- money iu - BETTER way. Then sine told
-.s- aU a.uHt 60. TIER mother was very
Iga % pleased &. trl her little girl 30 tender
hearted ..Ui promised T. 20 and see ner
T-.rs-.s.
F1.5en went To tire dinner IN her white
dress. aa.i Q am rlai a. say she had q
L..i time WARREN Y. STONE.
Sew Orleans. August. 1895.
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KNOWLEDGE

8rinrs comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, BY more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attes:
the value to health OF the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced IN the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
It's excellence IS dle 90 its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant TO the taste, The refreshing and truly
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dispelling colds, Headaches and levers
and permanently curing constipation;
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession. becaus1 it acts on the Kid
iievs. Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and il is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance. :,
Syrup of Figs IS for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it IS man
1factIred by the California Fig Syrup
ca. only. whose name * printed on every
package, also the name. Syrup OF Figs,
and being well informed, you Will nor
eccept any substitute if offered.
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Thn Moral Little Dog.

"Oh. come with me-" said the big doggie.
As he wiul1ed with his eye that was
dotted:
II, had. they say. n fascinating way
~ seeming To tie kind when he plotted
The ut,I, dog good said he wished he
could.
Tut mamrsa NO. no. had told him.
lie was very much afraid. if away he
Taat mamma would surely scoId him.
III only you yield ami come out in the
re'-.
said tae big io= whispering low.
.-THe.,-s we little mouse Tor you TO
tcusa.
.ni i bird TO chase. II show"
WIN, 4, ve,--s.,s sl..ls. and "a soft oh my"
-i-,,- nus. dog priei-sI Ep his ears
Ti,.-. WAS fsu aIIye. could ne con.rive
To ci.Ie ms mothers fears
Tn. .-n,ier willy his chops licked slyly.
AMI aldti. in accents thick;
..poUu ry the stone there's great biz
l-lae
For Jon and me to pick"
Then tac little dog moral he scented
.-1r, ~. liz ma" said ne.
..rrrt 49, cr-rt 40 void him who sought
Il --... j. uaAc with me-.
5, .h. wise loE stayed and his ma ohcyed'
s-.- 1.s truly had f0uni the reason
1- .--, Hs-. Ja--s b-jbc. who Was one Of that
---r.
That Geu-hts in f-.h.s ana treason
AMI t-.. ,It.ir dog sa-" lived 2 good OLD age
while l. rsI uu Fie ant liver;
But .H. b.z j1= sgusns.e- GA a bridge ihat
uaarls..
AM g-s drowned iu .Ee roaring river.
Charles L. L. Ninsate-
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Olive 4. Grace. CifIoucilc. Fla.-Some cousin
S-ia...>ird a very instructive subject: (Which
ducs more toward the formation al character, cd
utl-i OF pny iroameut>.''
don't So, Ape ptoplo get along thar can't read
uDr write. ] tiIiHk they would hIVc 4 very lone
sa.ns tiHne I know l WoulI.
some BOYS and .!:is don't appreciate the oppor-
tuuItlU~ thcN Shave ot going to school.
lave down here the land at flowers. The
woud> are covered with yellow, blue and white
flowers
Ihlnk haze rather i've in Florida than any other
naft oi "a" hltc,i states. ~ any 81 the cousins
like flowers: t. any one that Will write 10 me,
WILL >pnu them seine Hover seed. Tho bush that
tEc seed came from j. very large ami tall and has
q ic.i that feels Ike velvet Its flowers are lage
pink ones.
WEI some Of the cousins please send me the
songs After the Ball. and ''fEe Girl Ieil Be
hindu
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Lively Times!

Now, all the country's full o. fun
BY every field an stump;
You catch the rabbit on the run,
or catch him on the jump!
In fields of same the pointers" stand
The hound-dogs bay the buck.
You're solid with your rifle, and
Your rabbits foot for luck!
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interesting to the cousins of some other parts of
tine Constitutions territory. The sawmill meh
have dithes cut fifteen miles long anu walled
UP the sides with plank. ana they put their logs
IN these bitches AMI fOat til IN to their mills
where they are cut into lumber, dried and dressed
and shipped of 10 market, principally To north
ern cities.
All the large logs are cut into square timber and
floated down the river to Ferry Pass, Fla. and sold
to the timber merchants OF Pensacola.
Castlcberry - on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad ana all passenger trains stop for passen-
gers, and we have eight trains day
We have splendid fishing here on Murder creek,
which ~ about hall mile from town.
correspondents solicited.
&. W. BaremoTe. Artic. Wash.-I am older than
most OF You seem to he. FROM your letters. but
teacher, menber OF the T. y c. T.. and |. o. G.T,
ana much with Young people, and am Interested
in everything which seeks to elevate and please
them. 20 am pleased with the Young Folks Cor
aer, ana admire Aunt Susie and her work.
hy hcme Is FAR away from the sunny south
about ten miles from tirIys harbor on the Pacific
coast, among the enormous frees Tor which tins
region r. famous.
How many at you ever tree go feet high
aud ci1ht ivet IA diameter II the ground? There
are several hundred such on my "claim"
live near "A SNAIL stream called north river, and
Just now the salmon and trout are beginning 10
run up from SAT- water. So Tor the next two or
three months the water WI be alive with the Ia
nous California salmon weighing from Twelve TO
forty pounds and we can eaten them by the hun
dreds al" tic trout weighing from z 10 pounds
and very samcY.
should lit.. To- tell you about my visit to West
poft Beach this summer, and my summer with u
government surveying crew and how killed my
ir,t bear. hut am AFRAID the hUbgOblihs will get me
II don't lookout
- VIII close, asking any of You who wish to
hear about my adventures 10 write 10 me and VIII
try 10 interest you a little while.
-s--
D%speptics, naturally enough, are afraid
Of HOT cake. biscuit, pastry, pie crust ana
mullins. Hot food may be eaten with I'M
PANTY when made with Or Prices Cream
Baking Powder.
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In the New DiEgin's,

Tourist Gin new town)-Whats all that
hurrahinS FOR?
Boofner-Just got barrel o whisky an
they're goin' TO hold an election.
Tourist-Aud what's going on where all
that dirt's flying?
Boomer-Thats Floridy mosquito BORN
an artesian well.
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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-05

Country Girl" Joua Mi=S.-This lovely after
noon, witli tine autumn winds stirring among the
trees ard iuhain- .hen ui their golden foliage, |
will stem m have a short chat with the cousins.
Most OF the cousins have some beautiful scene
n 10 describe, hut / can boast of auOthIug hut a
q my country hun3p, surrounded hy beautiful for
est 81 trees and thar IS almost an THAI heart could
wish
Daisy Dean. you are mistaken i'm thinking win
ter ia 5hr country 20 lonely. We country boys and
gtris cniuy ourselves as N4UtH ia winter As we do
30 Summer.
~allr owens how delighted ! would be 10 step
o,rf near the cnsst and view the broad Atlantic
~ vuu say il must be- one.oi the most beautiful,
things in manure.
Vacation Gavs viii Supu bc gone and viii be so
.-Il,l iur 4 am real anxious 90 sttend school. We
-hou al strive very hard e. secure an education.
lam saving stamps fog oUr little friend. Edna
Broy.r ~ good ed j. never lost ami think
Ne should al try - help her.
Correspondents solicited.
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disappointed Boy." Box ", Banana, Fla
Dear Cousins: suppose you can guess 10y my
name what has happened 10 me, II you can't
...csS. ask Aunt susie. she Can tell YOU.
! ANA su orphan. nly father being dt al nineteen
vCst>. Perhaps Aunt susie will close the door
against s.c ;his imr. ana sure She would If she
could see te, iur nave advanced IN size as well
a. Ne.r>.
Was raised farmer anu taught O. 'e Contentea
wish uiy lot tluunA cannot Say ,hat 1--we in the
hest mart al the world i hayc a'ways faEc.ed Ma
ryl.fJ and the Na.5uias 10 DE beautiful countries
aud pleasant 20 lave IL. My grandmother on
m.ptEeT's eide was Miss EliZa \. Harm, lMohcy),
az I.puisa county. Virginia. l would like To hear
from grv al my relatives that may see TINS.
yould kc CORES poEdcnts who de- not use to-
tscrl oy wiISav. and nave good characters.
Address IS above.
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YOUNG FOLKS CoEBEsroNDENCE.
letter. % Exchange Among The Consti-
tnfEnrl,. Iif.in Inks


Anna ka.e Afford. Camden. :. CT Will answer
tire questions asked iy Ey,sEn Lamar:
lte.llAl WAS >lmSun5s wife,
AaraIsa I A--rcs. q called the CinCinnatus OF
the west by tlie republicans
IuIa ii1rr-. HARRISON. ca enjoy reading the
y.HI- coils, isJ'cTS an, Fiunk-tt's ever - much
v uat has become ui ''lioF Afraid ot the Girss.'
Come. write s..slT. We i.ac yo1sT ietterS
isr.i,'IE.- i- .iy C!l..I suu-eleuI. 1 approve Of
.'od novels 10 Eoi iiae Housei-e, hut good now
tl- arr interesting
How many languages arr spoken m the worldP
Hur MANY different religions tp thCy 9ruieSss
what ~ ins mu>t modest piece ~ furIiturcs
Correspondents solicited. Age fifteen.
Terol 5IsiL 20. Gztes. :. CT live on a beauti-
iul farm. sltslaled -even lailes south Of Piri,aus
c1urtli~g- and seven Snilt> unrsh of central sta-
tiuu- We have good sunday schuuI, about
eighty believe on size roll am teacher 81 the
senior class az tie Methodist church.
nave NOT missed sunday school since il was
or-sui2ca thi> year ii"r many ~ the cousins
Teaa a chapter each ''ay' L l. a very easy task;
have not missed a CAV this year.
ann expecting 90 lsu with . crowd 20 the noun
tssE> iD I'.nus wees, q viii b. my first tFip there.
correspondents solicited
Po7tis Mathis. I-nlo- Gal am boy fourteen
ye1rs 80 l-r- liv. one Inile from Union. small
station Ny ilthcrIs deadand my mother Brother
sister ana live with tny grandfather; he -
farmer. and has great many hos. sheep and
rltse- lie has ieen taking Ihs Constitution for
ten years and read u All the spare tlEie get and
enjoy 10 NaEy much
Uur county went democratic by a small maiori-
y The PopGiist> IN oar county are mostly negroes
am drmgcrat-uo puT,allSt IA mel was born
democrat and expect 10 die one.
W shelter. Quincy. Fla--I have been absent
from yUur riTr.e tv-" YEAR,. having ICcn of on
tour in tl'.- Eurtu again take great delight IN
reading The Constitution.
n 5, ulls meeting an old acquaintance to read
the interesting letters published IN the NOun.
I-uk~- CORNER. # which very profitable
c-,ciay the descriptive ones. describing some
81 tle cousins DE-. tEc many places of historical
interest. thE resources, people. ETC., ot their
haurrs.
tuns su-h letters as Arthur :. MoSher's of
Arkansas tfty. Man.. writes are no.n interesting
and IDLE - "a geography lesson.
Quincy j. e beautiful little town situated on one
a. the highest hills "a GadSdeu county. IL has
several beautiful churches one cigar factory
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whats LEFT Of Geor-c." TuskeGee, Ala.-I have
LONG been reading thc tenth page OF The Const-
tuition and iiUd h. very interesting.
Ave iu Macon county Alah3inI, Just one mile
from TuskcGte. have been worAin. all the sum
mer 50 a. I can 90 10 school this winter. love to
20 % school. Cur school opens the 10Th day of
september.
love 10 read Little Nj. IhimDieiihger." Also
SIrg,. iiuukttt. NJ nerc is sl.uy Afraid OF the
G.fi~s" lie las mot written lately; love to read
has letters. aud also Lively NounGun,' what has
become of You? would like 10 hear from You
again.
J viii close hy asking some questions:
What uaH j. 30 Who never WAS a huy2
What was the iif~t thing that adam planted in
tie .aricn Of Ed-u@
WHY does :; chicken walk across the street
TIN pUEn the mite.
Why does "a iarsn,r hui'd his hog pen near the
Cglt@
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10. - g. Ashcroft. to'iycr. kaHs.-' am Kan
-iti. .i>.s.s log admission "a the hapls band of
cousins. asa aiso teacher IA Gtaiidm county
since last wrote u Tie Constitution, which WAS
singt two ycaf~ AZ.
>cr ~uci. marked Improvement in the
ygIu- folks letters. aEi, ihInk that great many
them Will pref: by ttle knowledge impaired
there I am trying To eudcatr myself Tor "A teach
~. anu : Teaching my first term which II of
1--we months duration. I intend to prom. Gy cNpe-
urncc. aud hav pioEty 81 time as am how SIX
teen sears 81 age
have 0nIy tour pupils now hut VIII have more
after awhile.
a-rc" with None swain. Of Blue mountain.
Mss. that 10 discuss "Iipw 10 earn livelihood, ,
Uuuld bee ,rrN interesting. also think teaching
j. Yer, profitable. although in other states IT may
not l,' - E4ucl = here.
! wish To exchange some songs, Write for list.
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Dyspeptics, naturally enough, are afraid
OF hot cake biscuit, pastry, pie crust ana
mullins. Hot food may be eaten with I'M
panity when made with Dr. Prices Cream
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Fthc; Smith and Matte Hitchcock. Sparta, Ga.
Vii NDu o., tup n.prIy cousins ioIn your happy
ci.'.ic" ". i.Vc been reading -" dear old Con
stI5Esica scr l1uc while, and thlnk th.t Il is the
best '.t;'"T pTin'Ci.
I. Matte. axe ~ Esena, Ca. but am spending
awhile with cousin = hcl.
l. Ethrl. - Z" school IN Sparta and like 10 90
v"yN much aLd ola. what a jolly good time have.
We have -; pupils. lncy building new
Scl.,nlhoasc Watch will he quite addition 10
Sparta when com, le.cd My home IS situated four
mites asnm S.aEta
We viii answer two of Hattie and Lizzie Will
hagi>'> questions:
j. lake pi.'s tail because it is the last letter
in iuT.l.
To.H a.. Nic,l's .yanlather.
w would like to nave q few correspondents
oura.-.s are thirteen and fourteen.
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Mia f.onoX. Isac3. T"N.-Amt Susie. here comes
= little G,NaS Glrl to join your happy band IL she
hts fsTnis-inu. Mr have NOT been taking The
Consultation hut short time. although We think
it Is tle best paper printed.
viii answer HATTIE and Lizzie Niiliams's qUes
t.uH~: sNhv drawn tooth like a thing for
Eut.'' Because 10 ~ ont ot the head
Queen Elizabeth took her p,~ M Cldcr lSlde herr.
"Mhy . tur lettcr like a pig tail: because
j. o. az tine end az pork.
III Dick l=tstT is Toms son. what relation rs
DICK 90 Tom Tom X Dick grandfather.
! vail ask few questions:
When WAS the trst steamship built?
In what wear did the irSt newspaper advertise
IwiIi exchange an Re All smiles Tonight,
Inycr ..I;pnnIc EloIsc' and PcekabnO," for
''Dout You Think rm Petty and Two Little
Girls In Blue
Iwill close hy asking for CORES pondents fr0n
ten 10 twelve year, Of age.
:. c. Ferry. Castleberry. 4la.--I have long been
reader al the Young folks' Corner, hut tins ~
my first attempt to enter. The Consultation comes
To pnr house every Tuesday. and I always 20 to
the young folks department iir>t after @ldncing
over the latest news morn al through DIXIE.
have been impressed with the fact that most
of the cousins live ~ ne country away from the
railroads. and will tell ine cousins that ann IN
exception 20 thai Tuie. as live small raul
rold town among the yellow pines of south Ala
hama.
This j. delightful country 10 live ~. especially
IN Tie summer. when we bays can 20 20 The beau-
tiiui streams Of clcdr IUhnin-. water add lathe
and throw rocks; that Is used 10 take a delight
ia thTowin. Tocks when We were small boys hut
now we are grown we leave the rocks FOR the small
boys. nOt that the rocks At all scarce. but be-
Gauss. ,io not for them
We have a great MANY things here that would DC
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Emiuie !. Ford. 'liiledgevile. Gal have long
l~-tn d reader ut tic NonnG Eoiks' Corner, and
.hiUk ~ very ilt.re tfn,-.
1--we "a Midway. twn rnileS from the lnuring
httic eats 81! Ailie,;.eN lie. Ne have one church,
nac SUNDAY school. emo school h1c stores, the lu-
uarlc -. yiaui anu Dr. Acn's Invalid home - also
gs g-;g l4,t3c vintage.
iII Aliens hufse Is beautifully situated; the
-Iuynsi- that Surround il are lovely. lie has 4
susitt lsIsI patients. soG.r nom either states.
NHIrt'-rViiie has tyr churches TWO colleges.
- To- Il.t Midway school VIII some of the cous-
lii- please ~rHu iise ~.Us-. Nobody = Darling"
Ia DaGt ycIr t!fu Washington retire.
What tsru,g li Nainc called is the Indians?
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which employs several hundred cigar rollers, and
twh Tubhc sUuoos.
The surrounding. country j. peculiarly adapted
for tUe Growth Of thtacco, su.aTcane, and other
lg, .tEes inT the maTivr
viii ask = ieW historical questions:
Wien and at y int price did the Dutch buy
Manhattan island irpt. .isc lniliaHs'
Who said Millions Tor defense, but not one
cent iur triitufc.f
What did the United States pay Spain for Flor
iflao
Would like TO correspond with some of the
cousins Who are lovers al buukS. either sex.
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WHITE STAR LINE.
r., nNpAGNIE GENERALE Trdnsatlantque
rUE<rI LINE TO IiAvRE

Ia LORRAINE, san'ei Sat. SEPT a. 2So ~
tx nHET NGNE Rupt....Sat VSt o.; ' ;qo n m
Wv York - Alexandria Egypt, VIA rsf" '''p 'a'' "
FORGET. General Agent No. Bowling Green
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CLOSING PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.

Monday September 2i-p. m.
The amount of business transacted In stocks
was small and the course OF prices was a dis
appontment after the strength displayed AT
SATURDAYS closing The market opened duh
and irregular the unsettlinE influence being
renewed break In Chicago Gas. Ii was sold On
Western reports that more legislative assistance
would be given to opposition companies. Sugar
was heavy with no now developments, the man
aeemeni still refusing facilities for tn public tn
measure tho profits Of the company under the
new tariff The Granger list developed weak
ness Western railway men and grain operators
ere talking glromily II the outlook for trafiic.
and other bad conditions Of the situation seem
To- appear To them with exaggerated force. Ihat
the railway earnings II roads running into Ch-
cego from now until November will compare
unfavorably with tie earnings In the same
period last year. i being dwelt upon by the
bears They FORGET that the favorable earnings
al This dine las, year were due to the trench
dous traffic caused by tie WORLDS Fair. Inc
new low record for wheat was used with som"
effect in putting down The price OF the Granger
shares. Chicago. Rock Island and racine lost
in the day per c" I. closing AZ sos.. chicago.
Burlington and Quincy closcd at points below
the opening. and AZ Paul At a Tn principal
feature Of he day a drive against New
York Central Whith scel.ici - be based on
rumors abor' reduction IN the regular GUAR
terry rate of dividend. The buying. however.
was Of a character t. at indicated c7nitcnc" If
well-inforrcd people that the regular rat"
would bc maintained. Whatever actiln The
directors may take at the meeting which Will
l,. held at the md II the week. IL must To re-
rnembered that NcT-Y TX Central when on a
per cent basis soii around present prices one
reason being its exemption from taxation. \
large short interest appeared in this stock. Ia
final quotation showed a net loss Of u, per cent.
lii the day ii fell 10 - from the opening at
10ola Keeping the dividend at the regular rate
VIII tend g. strengthen tn" general list ana Will
have he effect f producing an easier feeling
abroad In r. gard to American railway sccuri-
ties. The sentiment ~ present Of many larg"
traders is bcariah. but this has resulted in
creating a heavy short interest and som" opera
tions Of late suspected of having in view
.'loug" purchases at lower level.
The plan Of the OcOtt-Earc Committee for the
denomination OF the Phila !elphil ana Reading
Railroad Company was issued to-day. II l.
suhstanialy ds unofIicially annoGnce cd lasi week.
nroviding for 10 per cent subscription by the
Stockholders and income bondhOliers Of their
mol !ings t. new collateral trust bonds.
IN THE BOND MARKET.
No sales If Government bonds were made at
the stock Exchange. Final quotations were as
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-25

SALES AT THE CONSOLIDATED STOCK AND
PETROLEUM EXCHANGE.