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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-11
THE LOST TRUNK.

Come, Courtney, lend me your
ears for half an hour, for am i'll a
pickle" exclaimed Fred Sawyer to
his friend. "Come up to my quarters.
| have something to show you, and
no ioking-I need your advice"
"If you take it, it will be the first
time" laughed good'natured Court
ney. LEAD on, and don't lose any
time in relieving this suspense. lam
not fond of riddles, you know"
"WhY, yesterday | dropped into
the salesroom at a London station.
You know, they sell off the uncalled-
for luggage at intervals and a sale
was just going on. A number OF the
boys were there and we each COM
menced to bid for a trunk. Ise'
lected rather a small one, and
Here we are! Come right in and
view the burden of my woes"
He led the way into a pleasant
apartment and pointed to a small
leather trunk which stood in the mid
die of the room.
"Opea it if you want to- he said,
Give had enough of the COMPOUNDED
thing. It's full of woman's stuff. and
what do you suppose I can do with
it? [ haven't an aunt or cousin in
the wide world"
keep it till you're married, Fred
These seem to be good Clothes,' Said
Courtney, peeping into the box, and
lifting dainty garments with half
reverent touch, in spite Of his laugh
ing face.
''Humph! The idea of such advice
from you! Why, old boy, shall not
marry for ten years-fve, anyway
and I'm not going to risk keeping
these things here and being taken for
a lady burglar. Mrs. Mccartney
would find them in spite of every
thing-smell murder in the air and
hunt around for the skull bones. No,
I'll dump the trunk in the river, that's
what I'll do"
"Pshaw! You're too sensible for
that. These things cost money-lots
of it, imagine-and you paid some
thing for them in the bargain. You
might sell them to the secondhand
No, I've better scheme than that.
Why not go through the trunk sys-
tematically, find out the owners name
and address-there are surely letters
or something-and write to her, Of
fering the whole thing for a reason
able sunni"
"Do an act of charity and yet turn
an honest penny. Any one would
know you are Scotch. But must
go back to the store, and Here,
you have all the time there is: sup
pose you go through it for me? All
ask is that you will keep Mrs. Nc
Gaffrey out Fare-Dieu!"
And off he went.
Courtney laughingly locked the
door; but the smiles soon left his face
as he proceeded with his task. He
wondered if the little battered trunk
had been lost in some of the dreadful
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-11
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsr.

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as we'll as luggage unidentified in the
horrible excitement.
They were girlish things-dainty
wells and ribbons, ginghams, silks and
snowy linen. He fingered over
small, worn slipper, and felt thrill
akin to that awakened in Cinderella's
prince.
mo clue yet" he murmured.
"Perhaps there are letters in this
box"
It's catch was bent, but he wrenched
it open and out few-his own photo.
graph.
He sat down plump in box of
lace and stared. On the other side
were his initials and a date he had
been trying for three years to forget
June 2, 1890.
"Nell Burr's trunk" he exclaimed.
"Oh, my little girl, what has hap
pened to you? May be some one
No, here are your initials on this belt
buckle, and your gloves were No. 6,
and this slipper would just fit your
dear little foot"
The young man grew excited and
rapturous over each article; pres
emily he lifted package of letters
from one corner.
"My own and they express the
greatest happiness life ever brought
me. They are like the leaves that
futter down in the November rain.
Wonder why she kept them! How
many there are"
christening the cord, he turned
the letters over and found many of
them scrubbed upon by familiar
hand. There were items jotted down
to be remembered in answering, and
scraps of poetry, which had not long
since reached his eye and been ever
since cherished in his memory. Upon
the last one-for they were all num-
bered-was written in ink this girlish
confession: "Al Courtney, l love you,
but will never marry any one SO in
constant
Resting his head on the empty
tray in silence, he exclaimed:
"Iwas a fool-a consummate fool!
and now, perhaps, she is dead"
A noise outside aroused him and
in bewildered way he surveyed the
garments strewed on every side and
gazed mournfully at the beautiful hat,
through which he had run one foot,
and the box of laces he had uncon-
sciously used for a cushion. Fred
would be coming in few minutes.
He began repacklng the things with
ruthless haste and, slowing the letters
in his own pockets, was lying lazily
on the couch reading the paper when
his chum entered.
"Well he cried, "What mystery
did you unearth?"
ono mystery at all, was the dellb-
crate answer. ''but the stuff, as you
call it, is worth something and would
be a a regular gold mine to a girl.
I've notion to buy it from you and
present it to my sisters. What will
you take?'
"Oh, come! You're just doing
that to help me out. | know your
benevolent old heart. No; I'll follow
your first advice and hunt up the
owner. Il would be quite romantic,
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"But, no doubt, this girl was
killed-luggage is seldom lost except
by some such accident, and-maybe
she is an old woman.
Fred laughed immoderately.
"Just as if that would make an act
of charity less meritorious. Old
women don't usually wear white lace
hats, though. You must have found
something precious in there-jewelry
or something which makes you anx-
ious to martyrize yourself. It's mine,
however, and am not as anxious to
part with it as | was--not till I have
looked through it anyway"
AS he turned the key Al remem-
bered that his own photograph was
lying in conspicuous box, and ex-
claimed:
"Wait until after dinner, then; I'm
half starved"
"Perhaps it would be better,' was
the answer, and they passed out to-
gether.
When fairly down stairs Al said he
had forgotten his handkerchief, and
flew back three steps at time to get
it. Securing the picture and placing
it in an inside pocket, he said to him
self:
"Surely there is nothing else to give
me away. But | must wheedle him
out of the trunk
After dinner Fred event through"
the contents of the trunk, making
boyish remarks concerning each arti-
Gle as he threw it aside. Al inwardlv
WINGED at these remarks, and could
scarcely restrain himself from knock
ing him over on the spot.
"What makes you SO crusty?" que
ried Fred suddenly, as one of his
choicest jokes was met bv a gruff
Him. "There's no fun in you,
and why you want this stuff beats me.
Your sisters would turn up their
noses at secondhand clothing, if it is
pretty. But it isn't worth fussing
over, so take it along. No doubt it
would prove a white elephant on my
hands sooner or later"
Not until the trunk was safely in
his room could Al breathe freely; even
then it was no easy matter to keep it
out of his sisters sight. They both
made pet and confdant of their one
brother. and had a fashion of drop
ping into his room at all hours to tell
him of their schemes and woes. He
had pushed the trunk undera mahog-
any table in the corner. the old
fashioned cover of which reached al
most to the floor.
When. he told them he was going
away for little "business trip" they
beset him with questions and petit
tons to be taken with him, finally
declaring that they would certainly
clean house while he was gone and
tsort out hisstrash.
So behold him in the dead of night
carrying the "white elephant" up the
narrow attic stairs, humping his head
on every rafter and getting cobwebs
in his mustache. He covered it with
old clothing, pushed big box in
front of tand then crept down stairs,
feeling as guilty as if he had been
concealing some crime. At breakfast
the girls both talked at once about
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16

ton of 9 Inches, Dallas 1s5, Weatherford 1.75 and Corsicana .S5 of an inch. to say nothing of heavy rains elsewhere in the state. In not q few sections of Texas the fields are reported very grassy and more damage in the western part of the state by boil worms is reported. The rainfall in Texas during the past week has been ex- cessive And while the cotton plant in many sections have made improvement within the last week or ten days it's con- rule and there can be no question that the acreage has been reduced and that the use of fertilizers shows a very marked dmnu- tion all of which it is believed will cut down the yield this seasonvery materially. The decreased use of fertilizers of itself will delay the growth of the plant in many sections it is believed, to such an extent that danger from frost next Tall will be considerably increased.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
Groceries.
GrOcerleS. These are wholesale quotations:

These are wholesale quotations:
 Sugar-Granulated, 47sc; yellow clari-
 Cheese@Fancy full cream. 1Sc; full cream, 11M12c; common, 11Sc
 Canned goods-Oysters. lb can, light weight, 65c per dozen; ID full weight. S5Q9Oc. Sardines-American, $3.75 per case mustard S3.25. Salmon-Columbia River $12541.30 per dozen; Kamox, Sl.l5 per dozen; K. E: Lee. $125 per dozen Cable, $1.7o per dozen. Peaches-3 pound can pie. $l2Oa1,25 per dozen; ? pound table. Sl.25 pound table, $l75 Tomatoes-2 pound can. 60lD75c per doZen 3 pound-can. 75Q95c. Canned corn-2- pound Standard Virginia S5c per dozen; Pears-2-pound can. Sl.S5 per dozen. Corned beef-1-pound cans. $13O per dozen; 2-pound cans, $225.
 Coffee-Prime, 21622c; fair, 1Sd19c: com, mon, 16Q17c: Arbuckle's roasted,i in 100 pound cases, $21.60; 50 pound cases. $21.7O; S6 pound cases 2l;S Leyerings. $2l6o
 Flour-Roller Champion. S50095.15; other best patents, $4.75; straights $425.
 Dried fruit-Peaches, 9Q1lc; apples. 9q1Oc; apricots, Sc.
 G5.00; kits, 75QS0c.
 Meal Cream fancy, slo5Q1.1O per sack; Tennessee ground, $lO0.
 Molasses, 20ll35c.
 Rice-Best head, 6Ac; head. 51Ac; me- dium, 412c.
 65c; barrels, .2-pound, 140s, $275
 Soap-Riverside, S2.75; Fairbanks' Brown e3 10: Lennox S3.75; Grandpas Wonder 10e Size, s325; 5c size S3.S5; Mascot S365; Clair cite $3.65; Black Prince, $3.75; Cyclone, S2 50 a2.6O; Coal oil Johnny, 5c size, s. .S5; 1Oc size $685. Sapolio-$2.50 per case; soapine, S3 75 Pearline, sS.75; toilet, 4Oq75c per dozen
 Soda-Arm and Hammer brand, Gc per pound.
 : Pickles-Half barrels. s3.75SI45O; pints plain, S5c per dozen; chow chow, 75c per dozen.
 Baking powder-Royal, 1 pound, $5.OU per dozen; half pound. $265; Grants Bon Bon 1 pound, soc; half pound cans, G0c dozen; Coz 45c a dozen 4oz, 40c dozen. CampbelIs S 1 pound, s1.65; half pound. soc; quarter pound 45c.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
Suns Cotton Review.

New York, June 15.--The Suns cotton re- view says: Cotton fell points, but rallied and closed steady at a net decline of only to points. The sales were i06,s0) bales. Spot cotton was 1-1Gc lower at 3-l6c for middling uplands. with sales of twenty-five 1-32d on the spot with sales of 7000 bales. Futures declined to 2ls points and closed barely steady. New Orleans declined to points and then recovered most of the loss
 Port receipts were 1917 bales. against slG2 bales this day last week and lG69 bales this day last year. Port exports 1895 bales
 The southern spot markets were gener- ally all quiet and unchanged. Baltimore declined l-l6e.
 The Chronicle states that northern spin ners have taken thus far this season 1.909, 907 bales, against 1,4SOe6s bales thus far sight during the week was l6.SW bales. against 19, l5f bales in the same week last year; total in sight e.5S7. I32 bales, against 7,2S2, ,33S bales thus far last season. The total worlds visible supply Is now 3554, 755 bales, including S,11l.555 American. against 3,114.000 bales. last. year. of which 2,5i2. .99o bales were American. The exports thus 4g99, ,579 bales thus far last season.
 Today's features: The early transactions were at a decline owing partly, to lower prices in Liverpool. partly to rather favor able reports from many sections of the south and partly to lodal. southern and gained most of the loss owing to rains in Texas, local covering and renewed buy ing for local account by operators who have been waiting for a dec1inf in order to re- invest The fNins in Texas were in some cases heavy Gyler reporting precipita-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Chicago Change.


 Chicago, June 15-Between The desperate efforts of the ''longs" to unload and per sistent work of the shorts" to increase day. The weakness of yesterdays session carried to the curb and not yet eNhausted when the market opened to- day. There was from 1 to 114c difference between the ending figures of yesterdays and the first ones this morning, and it was not in favor of holders. Some of the hardened bulls sold out yesterday and oth- CTS followed their example today. The bears, who received such punishment only recently, were on hand to help along the decline. Linn sold unhesitatingly all the wheat that the crowd wanted and much that they would rather have done without. The crop news was still on the mend from the winter wheat section and scarce ly open to improvement from the spring wheat country. July wheat opened from f61s to 769sc declined to 7l4ic, closing at 745gc, 2Ssc tower than yesterday. Cash wheat was 2c lower than yesterday.
 Corn-Traders were kept busy following the descending price on wheat. The. weak as no news particularly favorable to prices came to hand 1t was not difficult to Prom 4s m a aeId @ and 4s94c, closing at the latter. 19sc lower than yesterday. Cash corn was weak and to 1Hc per bushel lower.
 Oats-There was nothing in the news or situation to warrant oats in resisting the weakness that reached them from other markets. The sentiment was in accord with that shown by wheat and corn. A large quantity of long stun was seeking buyers. The close was l2uSsc lower than yesterday for July. Cash oats were quotabiy Aq1ee lower per bushel.
 compared with other articles on the floor. The hog market was firm. thereby enabling , products to oppose the weak speculative still of light volume, very little interest being taken in the market At the close Say SaE Pork Jx ard @ai 5c higRer and July rios 5M71h cents higher The leading futures ranged as follows:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
Registers Sale.

143S Elyton Land Company. Complainant. vs. Chambers McAdory, ct ai Defendants Chancery Court.
 By virtue of decree rendered at the fall term, A. D., 1892, of the chancery court, at Birmingham, Jefferson county, Alabama, in said cause, I shall proceed to sell to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at public auction at the door of the court house of Jefferson county, Alabama, in the city of Birmingham, within the legal hours of sale, on
 MONDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 1885, the following described real estate; to-wt: :: The south half of block one hundred and ninety-seVen O9D, except lots IS, 19 and 20 in said block, said land is situated in or near the city of Birmingham, and is de- scribed according to the map or plat of the Elyton Land Company.
 Lots II, F, 13 14, 15, of said block. be sold first and separate from lots 16 and F, to satisfy said decree.
 CHARLES A. SENN, Register i2-sun-3t
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
St. Louis.

St. Louis, Mo, June 15.-Flour was a shade lower; patents, si10q4.25; choice. s3.20 @3S5.
 Wheat was lower; July, 7cAa761sc; Sep tember, 7515c.
 Corn was lower; July. 45lAc September, 479sM47%c. September, 275sc.
 Pork-Standard mess. s12.65.
 Laau-Prime steam, $630; choice S645
 Bacon-Shouiders $6.5O; longs, SG.s715; clear ribs. $700; short clear sides, S7l2lA@ 725
 Dry salted mcats-Shouders. S5.75: longs, S6.371s; clear ribs, S6.50 short clear sides $G.75.
 High wines were steady at sl.25.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
New York Cotton Seed on and sngal

New York June 15.-Cotton seed oil was quiet, but steady; crude, 2513c; yellow prime, ETC asked
 Coffee options were steady and unchanged to 10 points down; July, S14.25: September, H430MH.35: November, $14. 4001i.45; March, T. 16c.
 Sugar-Raw was dull, but steady; fair refining. 2Bc. Refined was fairly active. but steady; off A, 4lsG1fssc; standard A. 4 7-16145sc; cut-loaf. , 1-16n5hc; crushed, 1-16M5Ac; Eranulated. 4 7-16a4Ac.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
The Worlds Visible Supply.

New York, June 15.-The total visible supply of cotton for tho world is 3,5ji 755 bales. of which 3, Ill, ,555 bales arc American, against 3,114.090 bales and ?, ,152, ,99O bales re- spectively last year. Receipts Of cotton this week at all interior towns, G665 bales. Crop in sight, 9,5s7, ,152 bales.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
Produce.

These are wholesale quotations:
 Onions-Louisiana Sc per poHnd.
 Bananas-Fancy Jumbo punches, Sl.23@ 1.5O choice punches, $l.004i.25; medium, S0c Lemons-Choice SGos per box, s55o; fan cy S6.00
 Eggs, 10l5c.
 Butter-t'ancy Jersey, 1J120c; country, 12n He; mixed country. Sn9c.
 Poultry-,fens, 25c; cocks, l54l6 2-3; spring $1O0; dressed, 12Ql4c. Geese, picked, 15420e; feathered, 25u3Oc. Ducks, PUG; Pekin, 3OQp 35c.
 Early vegetables-New cabbage. % per pound; beans, 50a60c per bushel; new pc tatoes, $2. 25dt2.50 per barrel; tomatoes. S225 per seven-eighths bushel crate; squashes, 75c per crate; cucumbers. $l.0O per crate.
 Watermelons, $l5 to S25 per hundred.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16

spring. 7I7sa777sc: No ? red, 7i7ta76lsc Corn-No 2, 4S3sc. Oats-No 2 293sc. Mess pork. s1237lan125O. Lard s6.50a6521s Short rib sides. s6.25G630 Dry salted shoulders. S5.37l2n5.50. Short clear sides, 5S7i2a650 Whisky. distilerles. Sl.26la.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
Chicago Cattle Market.

Union Stock Yards. H., June 15.-Cattle-- Receipts, 400; the market was steady; com mon to ex tra steers, S3.69lsG.e0; stockers and feeders, s2.400D4.25; cows and bulls. sl701 425: Texans, $2. 19af4.6D.
 Hogs-Receipts. 9500 the market was firm heavy packing and shipping lots. s1b bldg 477i5; common to choice mixed Si 351ii 70 choice assorted. S4.40Q46O; light. %25a4.6O; Sheep~Receipts 250O. the market was steady: inferior 10 choice. si250Ci.25; lambs, S3.0Dq6.00
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
cHALIFoUx'S ADVERTISEMENT.
CnALlFOUX'S ADVERTISEMENT. Ladies' Shoes, Men Shoes,
 At AtBOttOnn
 Prices.

The words "Bottom Prices" sound so stereotyped, vague and meaningless that we must ulge readers to reserve their opinions until they have had a chance to compare our shoes with those that are being sold elsewhere. They will tnen admit that our shoes are as far above others in quality as this house stands above other houses They will see here not a few shoes, styles, etc., but over 35,000 pairs of Ladies', Misses and Men's Shoes by actual count Bat this is the least. It is the elegance and originality of our goods.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
M eX Orleans.

New Orleans, June 15.-Sugar-Open ket- tie. prime. 2Ad3c; good common, 2ss612I5c. Centrifugals, off white. 13-16c; gray white. 9-16c; choice yellow, 31ac; prime yellow, 7-l6c; off yellow, S14Q32sc; seconds. 20 3-1Gc.
 Molasses--Open kettle. none Centrifu- gals strictly prime, =; good prime, 10l0 He: prime 7c good fair, 6Q7e; good com mon. 5c; common, 3G04c.
 The local sugar refinery market was steady; powdered, 1-16c; cut-loaf. 1-l6c; standard granulatcd 42lc; confectioners' A, 49sc.
 Rough rice dull, clean rice was quiet; fancy, 5Ae choice 4MG5c prime, 414ni4sc; good 3A@4sc; fair, 39sq3ssc; ordinary, SO 3Ac; common, 219Q12@4c.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
Weekly Bank statement.

New York, June 15--The weekly state ment of the associated banks shows the following changes:
 Reserve decrease s1.709.0o0. Loans increase, &,iS7,900
 Specie decrease, $i.51I, 800.
 Legal tender increase. $3.5l0, 300. Deposits increase. $2,S19, 200. Circulation increase. x13, 900.
 The banks now hold S37, ,95S. 300 in excess of the requirements of the 25 per cent rule:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
Live Stock.

Cattle, best grade, SQ3]zc; other stock. 1a Q212c.
 Hogs, 4AG741sc. Sheep, 215M31ac. Lambs, 3i@45c.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
In Wall Street.

New York, June 15.-Chicago Gas was the feature of the stock market today. Nearly 2500O shares of the stock were traded in, the price ranging from F to 7sc Opening transactions were at the figures given 3500 shares having changed hands. The last sale on Friday was at 15ls. The failure to pass the consolidation bill at Springfield yesterday led to the decline noted, but the reaction brought in buying orders and a recovery to 74 ensued. The breaking as at the opening upset the calculations of the operators for higher prices in the general list.
 With the recovery in gas. however. oper- ators gained courage and bought moder- foy fron Mnneapolis n and St 'SsHs Louis and ana New a York and New England, Canada Southern and Susquehanna and Western. The rise in these issues ranged from to 2ss per cent-Susquchanna and Western preferred, Tennessee Coal and Iron and Canada Southern leading Suequehanna and Vest the company is in an easy financial posi- tion. Tennessee Coal and Iron sold up to 8 on the improved condition of the south ern iron trade. The Industrials, outside of Chicago Gas were quiet and fiji firm, C1nsoli, fell per cent to 1446145la.
 Speculation closed firm in tone. Net changes in the usually active list show an advance of isn1b per cent. Tennessee Coal Chicago Gas lost 12s per cent, and Reading X per cent Total sales were l19,S20 shares. including 112 900 shares of listed stocks
 The bond market was active and strong; sales were $1,0IS,OOO.
 New fOrk, June Io.-MOney on calI was easy at l per cent; last loan at l per cent, and closing offered at l per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3a3l2 per cent. Bar silver, 6624c.
 Sterling exchange was firm, with actual business in bankers bills at Sl. SsA G .eSl2 for sixty days and Sl. 89A a4 S9l2 Tor demanai posted rates, S469a4. 9U; commercial bills, $4. 97A04.sS.
 Treasury balances-Coin. S92. .797 .00oi cur rency, S65, ,599 ,000
 Government bonds were firm.
 State bonds were quiet.
 Railroad bonds were strong.
 Silver bullion at the board sold al 61c Tor 10 ,0UU ounces,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16
New Orleans Cotton Market.
Liverpool Cotton Market.

 Liverpool, June 15.7Noon.-The cotton market was quiet prices were easier; American middling, 13-16d. Sales, TOGO bales, of which 64U0 were AmericaDi specu- latioD and export 500 bales. Receipts, 5000 bales, of which 490O were American. Futures opened easy; demand moderate. American middhng and low middnng clause quotations: July and August delivery 3 46-64dD3 4S-64d August and September de- September and October de- livery y......................3 4s-64d October and November de-
 livery ..................... 3 4S-b4dGS 5O-O1d November and December delivery. y....................3 4e-64d03 5o-64d December and January de- livery ......... .............3 5o-64dQ3 51-64d January and February de- livery y..........,...... ...3 51.64d February and March deliv- ery........ .................3 52-64d@3 53-64d Futures were quiet at the decline Liverpool, June 15.-1 D. m.-Futures closed barely steady. June delivery ...:.........3 45-64dt June and July delivery 3 45-64dt July and August delvery..3 46-64dt August and September de-
 livery ..,..................3 A7-64dt September and October de- livery .....................3 47-64dt october and November de-
 livery .........-....... ....3 96-b4d+ November and December s... delivery ...............a 4s-64da3 4e-64d' December and January de- January and February de-
 livery .....................3 8 50-64d' February and March deliy-
 cry y............ ............3 51-64d@3 52-64ds March and April delvery.3 5 52-6ldG3 53-64dt Sellers. Buyers. Value.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-16

CALESMEN, we send samples, allow liberal D sallry and expenses or commission to proper applicants. staple seller; threo stores out of five will order. Address, with stamp, Lock Box 42O, New York City.
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