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The morning times., 1896-12-13

contract to be always good and indus
trious that the birthright of his child might
never be imperiled.
One summer day Jan had hoisted the sail
of his small fishing boat, and his Wife and
Liberty watched him till he disappeared
down the bay. Jan kept turning his glance
back to the two figures on that blessed spot
OF earth. 1t was warm, sultry day. In
the afternoon it became hotter and grew
very close. When night fell upon the little
island the heat was like furnace, and by
8 O'Clock the dark sky was illumined only
by angry flashes of lightning, while the
sharp cracks OF thunder made little Lib
e1ty run to her mothers knee for shelter
even in the walls OF the house that Jan had
built.
Jan had probably started home, but Mrs
Verbockken had not seen any trace of the
dingy sail OF his boat by the last RAYS of
light Now this terrible storm had burst
in such fury, and he, who was life itself to
her, was in it. She was full of anxiety
Jan generally steered his way home by in
stinct and the stars when he was out after
dark in his boat, but now there were no
stars in the black night and the waves
dashed the little island as il they thought
it was impudent to hold up in such a boil
ing sea and meant to overwhelm it.
Jan would be swept from his course.
And should he cha nee to steer straight for
pSit lStduu he UuSnU De uaSneu upon IL
in the darkness and be wrecked within
call OF his own roof tree.
What could she do? The one lantern
with its smoky flame was worse than moth
ing. The poor little wife had breasted
her way through the rushing wind to the
shore and had strained her eyes to catch
some glimpse Of JAMS boat. She had
uttered as loud a cry as she could in the
hope that he might hear it,. But the gale
blew half the sound down her throat
and choked her, and the rest was swept
off in the wrong direction on the shrek
ing wind.
Thenin her pa nting despair an inspiration
came 10 her. 1t was an heroic measure
Little Liberty might not be able to carry
out her part in it. But it was a strength
ening thought, and she felt with a happy
glow whose child the darling was, and
being JAMS and hers, would she not be
brave?
on the top of a low hillock in the island
was a tree of considerable height. To
this Jan had rigged a swing. Sailor like
he had run the rope through apulley, which
he had fastened to a stout upper bough
Little one.' said the mother, clasp
ing the child's small hands in hers and
looking earnestly into the upturned eyes,
papa is out on the sea in the night an q
storm and big waves and cannot see his
way home. He may be drowned! Do
you want to help mother save him?'
Yass, manner, Yass,' the child
replied solemnly with round eyes.
sAnd you will do just what mamma
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Boys and Girls Page
Little
Liberty's
Torch.
ss';i,i'',,s5ssi Wi1iiIiIlI1fSv1iiIaa I;

Back in the mist OF early colonial history
a small town chung TO the extreme point
OF narrow island, which was at the head
OF beautiful bay. Behind the limited
area in which clustered the modest wooden
houses of those Dutch settlers there were
broad meadows and stretches Of marsh
land. In front OF 1t sparkled the blue of
a magnificent harbor
In the bay We're two or three other
islands. One OF them was quite a tiny
spot OF earth On it was a little house
in which dwelt family of little wife
and ii little girl, not five years old, and
q large, muscular, thick-set husband.
There was only this one house and
family on the island, and they lived there
because Jan Verbackken was poor man
and 1T cost him nothing for the land. He
had built the house with his own sturdy
hauds. In front OF it, down by the shore,
long fshnets were often drying in the sun,
for an was a fisherman.
1t is a pity TO record that this big,
dark-e yed black carded Jan had once been
a pirate. But he found sweet maiden on
one OF the trading vessels which he had
pliaged, and fell SO much in love with
her that he abjured his ways and took To
fishing and honesty rather than not POSSESS
her for the companion OF his life.
When his girl baby came TO brighten The
home nest, j an felt that he had done well
luGeu 10 give q CT tDc cAtitlHS tdiiBtIb
OF priyateering for the soothing Joys OF
this retired homelife.
His little girl sailed under her mother S
colors,' as Jan put it, for her silky curls
were flaXen and her round, bright eyes as
blue as the corn-flower. Jan was lot only
dark himself, but he had done his sailing
under black flag. He was glad that his
little one did not take after hin il her
coloring for i might have seemed like
shadow OF that dark past
There was one drawback 10 their small
island rs q home. Y ct Jams wife felt as if
even in tins there might be blessing in
disguise. When the seafarers caught a
pirate instead OF pirate catching them
they stopped a. this round OF land in the
sparkling bay and promptly hanged him
there II was good object lesson TO Jan
OF the wisdom he had shown in abandoning
the terrible days OF his own piracy. No
one but his wife knew that he had been
one of these despeTadoes of the sea, and as
long as he had thrown al that up through
his yearning love for her she tried her best
to make his life as happy as seafaring
mans can be.
Giving the name of Liberty to his sweet
little girl was like signing his own name to
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A Last Request.

Her father had said it could never be.
They both sat in the parlor-alsoin tears
After long searching and a desperate ef-
.ort she found her voice Then, in despair
ng tones, she cried: 'Oh, Charley! If
ve must part, let us wait till after
ristmasr'-Philadelph North American.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-18
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS
CONDITION OF GENERAL TRADE
DURING LAST WEEK.

A Very Satisfactory business in the
Leading Departments - Cotton
steady at a Recovery of the Lice
Lost the Previous Week-Rosin in
Good Demand at Advanced Prices.
sDirits Turpentine Fairly Active.
The Wholesale Markets Steady
with n Fair Movement-Other Mar
Isets quiet and steady
savannah, April 17.-Business in the
leading departments of trade was quite
satisfactory during the past week. In
groceries, hardware and dry goods there
Tas a fair movement for the season of
the wear. Collections were somewhat i'm
proved. The feature of the week was the
high prices attained for low grade rosins,
the demand being strong at the advance.
Spirits turpentine was in steady demand,
the price fiuctuating between 254c and
25lsc. The lumber trade was steady. Other
markets were quiet and featureless. The
following resume Of the different markets
will show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day:
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FINANCIAL.
Money-stead

Money-Steady.
The bank clearau noes for the past week
were 81, 79S, 1871, against $2,0046l4.52 for the
same week last year.
Foreign Exchange-The market was
steady. The following are net Sa-
vannah quotations: Commercial demand,
S4.SS5s; sixty days, $4.s75s; ninety days,
days, $5.lS1s; Swiss, sixty days, S5.203s /;
marks, sixty days, "a 15-16
Domestic Exchange-The tone of the
market is quiet. Banks are buying at
par and selling at LILO per cent. premium
for amounts to 81 900 and over.
Securities-The market is quiet and
sluggish.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
gia, 3i2 per cent. bonds of 1880, l02 bid,
102% asked; Georgia 3ls per cents, due 1915,
1914 bid 1921 asked: Georgia AZ per cent
bonds. 1915, ia bid, lis asked; Georgia
Smiths, maturity 1896, 10l bid 102 asked I;
South Carolina AS. lOS bid. 1854 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, l07 bid
los asked; Augusta f5As, 1925, l05 bid, Joe
asked; Augusta per cent, ia bid, 115h
asked. Augusta s per cent. ~ bid. ll3
asked; Columbus 8 per cent, 100 bid, l04
li61k asked: Savannah per cent, quarter
" July coupons. 1OS bid. 1857 asked; Sa-
vannah 3 per cent, quarterly May cOu-
pOns 1924 bid, 1904 asked. Charleston 4s,
81 bid. - asked.
Railroad Bonds Savannah Florida and
Western railroad general mort gage bonds.
6 per cent interest coupons, ll3ik bid. ~
asked; Atlantic and Gulf nrst mortgage.
consolidated Z per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity, 1891. lozz bid, 100
asked; Central Railroad and Banking
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Liverpool April 17.-Weekly cotton
statement: Total sales for week, 1900
bales; American, 41.000. Trade TAX
ings. including forwarded from ships
sides. 5000 bales; actual exports, 500
bales. Total imports $1,000 bales, American
1900 bales; total stock, 1,157,0 bales:
American, 9S3, 900 bales; total afoat, $4,000
bales; American, 5000 bales; SPECTATORS
took 100 bales; exporters took 800 bales
New Orleans, April 17.-Cotton exchange
statement from Sept l, 1895 to April II,
1885,
Port receipts, 1905, 1888 bales, against T.
col, I'll last year, 5.592,573 year before last
and 4,65S,92S for the same time in 1893
Overland to mills and Canada, 1873. 442
bales against 1006, 1856 in 1895; rs, 773 in 1894
and 7Ss los in 1898. Interior stocks in ex-
cess of Sept. l, 1913 bales against Isl. All
in 1895; 123325 in 1894 and 1875 in 1893
Southern mill takings, 500, 1872 bales against
GAG, 263 in 1885; 566067 in 1894 and 547,9 in
1893. Crop brought into sight from Sept
to date, 6,557,725 bales, against 9405 SIT
in 1895 z, 05074S in 1894, and $780, S54 in 1893
Crop brought into sight for the eek 3s, 424
bales, against 7O,315 for seven days end
ing April II last year; 3d. l2 in 1884 and
42lS2 in 1893. Crop brought into sight for
the first seventeen days of April 1870 lis.
against 210S90 in 1896; 1873, 1877 IN 1894 and
11O,749 in 1893. Comparisons in these re-
ports are made up to the corresponding
date last year. year before and in 1898
and not to the close of the corresponding
week.
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preferred, 9; New Jersey Central. 1851 /.
New York Central, 96l2; New York and
New England. 81; Norfolk and Western
preferred, 5l2i Northern Pacific. ~: DO
preferred; 10; Northwestern, 1889; do pre-
i ,,elI 100 Pacific Mail, 27h: Reading,
lis: Rock Island, a; ST. Paul, 76i6: do
preferred, l26l5; Silver Certificates. 67ss
tennessee Coal and Iron. 30ss: do do pre-,
erred 100; Texas Pacific. SIS; Union Pa
enc Sls' Wabash, ST. Loths and Pacific,
q 40 DO preferred, 1855; Western Union
Sli wheeling and Lake Erie 9ss: do do
preferred. 3Hs; Southern Railway 5s. 92ib;
southern Railway common, .; Southern
Railway preferred, 3Oia.
state Bonds-Alabama A. 10; do B, 1Oe;
DO G, 100; Louisiana stamped As, 9Sa, :
North Carolina As, l05; North Carolina 6s,
III, Tennessee new set, 3s IS; Virginia IS
preferred, D; Virginia Trust Receipts, "a i;
Virginia Funding Debt, coz; South Caro-
lima 4As, lO6.
Government Bonds-United States As.
registered, loss; United States As. cou-
Rons, O9i4 United states ., registered,
ed States Is, coupons. 1l7B.
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WEEKLY COTTON REPORTS.

Movement at the ports
New York-Net receipts, ], 1874; gross IL =
SlS; export to Great Britain, 5,273; France,
$50; continent, 8, $50; forwarded, 1885, sales,
BITS; spinners, 1 ,659
Galveston-Net and gross, $500; exports
to Great Britain, 6.519; to the continent,
677; coastwise, S.2S1; sales, S,109; spinners,
Ill.
Norfolk-Net and gross, 2,206; exports,
coastwise. 6,72S; sales, 909
Baitimore-Net 81; gross, 5.196; exports
to Great Britain, 1915; to the continent,
3,4JO: coastwise, 800
Boston-Net, 5,l65; gross, 1920; exports
to Great Britain, l3l75.
Wilmington-Net and gross. 658; exports
Philadeiphia-Net 1.1S2; gross. 1.64l; to
Great Britain, 400
Savannah-Net and gross. 1876; exports
10 the continent ESP coastwise. 2,952;
sales, 1908.
New Orleans-Net, 12,037; gross. bob;
exports to Great Britain. $3.50; France, 4.55l
10 the continent l6,1l5; coastwise, l.5l0,
sal les, 49, 400
Mobile-Net and gross, 1913: coastwise.
chariestop ~Nes and gross. 1895; coast
wise. szi. sales, q.
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-At the beginning Of
the week there was a strong demand at
25ltc. and nearly every buyer in the mar
ket was anxious to make purchases. This
caused an advance of &c. At 25i2c there
was a good demand for few days, but
the buyers having secured their imme-
date supplies, the market weakened again
md bids at Ac lower was all that the
heavy buyers would make. During We'd
nesday and Thursday, there We're sales
made at 25i4c and 2512c. To-day 2514c was
bid at the opening, sales of Az having
been made at that price, and III at 25ssc
AT the close II was firm at 25l4c, with
further sales of 700 casks. The receipts
for the day were 1921 casks.
Rosin-It was a very satisfactory week
in the rosin market. While pales and
medium grades were a little lower than
the prices of last year, the common grades
we're very materially higher on Wednes-
dav all grades below reached $l:65 bar
rel the highest prices attained in years.
The bulk of the receipts, however, We're
of pales and mediums. To-day the market
remained firm, with the offerings cleaned
up, with the exception of the days re-
Ouotations-At the close of the market
Thursday night the following quotations
were bulletined at the Board of Trade:
Spirits turpentine, firm, 25Ac for regu-
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COTTON.

There was no change in the con-
dition Of the local spot market during the
past week, except a recovery of 1-16c lost
at the close of the previous week. The
spasmodic strength displayed in futures
and the slight advances caused a f1rmness
TO spots. and the sales were fair, consld-
erng the limited amount of offerings. The
general opinion now is that this seasons
crop will exceed the estimates of 100000
and e. 500 coo bales and that 100, 600 to 1885,
900 will be nearer the correct ngures. The
depression in the dry goods trade helps
10 hold down the prices of the raw ma
terial, while the prospect OF an immense
crop next season is not encouraging for
higher prices for the balance of this sea-
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
GOOD Midd1ng ........'.-'..-.'.''''' LIP
dlddlng ...-......-..'...-..''. $40
Low middling NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Us
S MSrk 0Ff6 oaiet; sales % bales; for the
ReceiptsLThe receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 1903 bales upland and 70 bags sea
island against 4,383 bales upland and As
Dags sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts have been
as follows, Per Central railroad, 2,l01 bales
upland; per Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway, 500 bales upland; per
Charleston and Savannah railroad, 1913
bales upland; per Florida Central and Pen
nnsular. 479 bales upland; per Soutn
Bound railroad, 376 bales upland; per Geor-
ga and Alabama railroad, u bales upland.
Note-The receipts above include 73 bags
sea island per various railroads.
EXports-The exports for the past week
We're l4,H3 bales upland and 75l bales sea
ISLAND moving as follows: To Baltimore,
4sI bales upland; to New York. 1850 bales
upland and 800 bags sea island; to Boston,
Isl bales upland and 15l bags sea island; TO
Philadelphia, SO bales upland; to st. Pc
trrsburg, 1850 bales upland to Bremen, g.
20 bales upland; to Hamburg, 80 bales up
and; to Norrkoping, 1850 bales upland; to
{ienoa, 1870 bales upland; to Barcelona,
W bales upland.
Stocks-The stocks on hand and on ship
board to-day were 10, ~ bales upland and
$50 bags sea island against Al 459 bales
upland and .92S bags sea Island at the cor
responding time last year.
SEA Island Cotton--There was fair de-
mand during the week and sales amount
20 10 ! l24 bales. Prices Of the lower
Heorgias declined about re and the market
elgsed quiet
There IS considerable complaint coming
10 about the exceedingly dry weather. Far
uers who planted about two 10 three
weeks ago have little hope Of the cotton
'9miug up
The sales during The past week were
,.iahe on a basis Of the following qhota-
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RICE.


Market quiet; common, &c: fair 21bO
2s4c; good, S14qSAc; prime, 4d4l4c; fancy.
head, 4AG412c.
Rough|Upiand, per bushel. 10000; tide
water 50fI80c
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The tOllOWlHB were the QuOldlAollo lpA
the corresponding dates last year: Spirits
turpentine, 271ae. Rosin, firm; A, i, G,
S1.00; d, $1.15; e. $.25; +, Sl.45; G, N95; II,
81 so: l. 81 80; X, S2.10; NJ, $2.45; n, $3.50; w
G. 81 60, W w, 1915.
Receipts and Exports-The total receipts
for the past week were 6,562 casks spirits
turpentine and 1852 barrels rosin. The eX-
ports were AIS casks spirits turpentine
and So 1888 barrels rosin, moving as follows:
TO New York, 1873 casks spirits turpentine
and 1862 barrels rosin; to Boston, S56 casks
spirits turpentine and l,3SS barrels rosln;
and 600 barrels rosin to Philadelphia, SO
casks spirits turpentine and LIS barrels
rosin; to Harburg, 1S, 253 barrels rosin; TO
Trieste, 800 casks spirits turpentine and
4,600 barrels rosin; TO Rotterdam, S64 casks
spirits turpentine and $500 barrels rosini
to stettin BIO barrels rosin; TO Bristol, $50
casks spirits turpentine and 3,l50 barrels
rOsin; to the interior 81 casks spirits tur-
pentine and 457 barrels rosin.
Naval Stores Statement
Receipts, shipments and stocks from
April l. 1896, to date, and to the correspond
ing date last year:
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hodIu lO-udy -..--..--.-.-.-... f,olt oZ,ElO
Charleston, S. c., April 17.-Turpentine
market firm; sales none: 25c. Rosin firm;
sales none; b, G. d. $40; E. F, G, $150;
H, l. $1.55; K. $l60; M, $l.70; N, S1.s0 w G.,
$195; w w, $205.
Wilmington, April 17-Rosin firm strain
ed, S1.45; good strained, $3.50. Spirits tur-
pentine, firm; machine, 2612c; irregular, 25c.
Turpentine nothing doing; hard, $1.30; soft
$40; virgin, $3.50. Tar firm at SOC.
New York, April H.-Rosin firm; light
receipts strained, common to good, $1.95.
Turpentine, firm at 2962915c
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THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, April IS, 1896.
Florida Central 8 Peninsular RaiIroad Co.

Line
1 1o 1soe
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Trains 6, 81. %, q and 307 and their
Trains from the East and North az
night daily: No. 80. 1852 a m daily; n
Trains from the West and South ar
daily: No. 30, 1884 p m daily; No. BOG
IN daily; No. Is. 1880 might daily.
Tickets sold to all points and sleep
and ticket offices, Pulaski House, IL
No. 73.
J. w. CARR, District Pass. Agent.
Il. w. WRENN. Pass. Traffic Man
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CONTINUED on Third Pase)
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TOT treat Britain 1900. YSOOO l35 200
Comparative statement of net receipts,
exports and stocks of cotton at the fol-
lowing places to Friday evening, April
II, 1885, and to April 10, 1895:
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innah and Montgomery.
between Savannah and Americas.
points west and southwest.
General Manager.
"a. POPE, General Passenger Agent.
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Trains II and IS run solid between Saw
Through coaches on Is and 26. q and 70,
Close connection at Montgomery for all
CECIL GABBErT, Vice President and
J.L. BECK. Agent,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-07-30
Wo,u.G. : - !,
IT'S IS TO |
You Can Do The Best Here.
Just this time there is great deal being id about
Shirt Waists.

After ALL for style comfort the Shirt Waist is inds
pensabe. Seems strange don't it, that who live by
dressing you, should advise economy? Yet we do in
this case. Shirt Waists the most economical wear
in the world, and we give you two for what
time ago.
Tombstone prospector., 1896-11-17
A BITOF HISTORY.
How Nogales First Received
 Its Name.

In speaking of General Wbsaton's visit to Nogalss. shs Oasis give. an interesting bis of history, and says:
 General Wheaton 1 uors than osdi. narily interested ta KoSalss e he gave this place the asns is nov ksass. In 1850 vhen the Usissd states snei- neers were survsyiss .hs international boundary lios. the. general, who vas then but eighteen aears of age, ras . lieutenant of engineers, aud in com mAnd of the sdrAece psr,y who camped on the spot of what is now known e Nosales. ...
 During the work of survsying the line st this point Lieutenant Wheaton encountered two "nogsles" (the Span : ish 10. walnutl trees. one on each side of the boundary line. h his report to Wsshingtn the lieutenant reeom- nended that the spot be named "I,os Dos Nogales." but the officials there cut of the "Los Dos" and left it plain Nogales, which it hes ever since re- maiucd.
Tombstone prospector., 1896-11-17
Death of M rs. A. D. waiah.

Mrs. Walsh, wife of our toxnsman, A. D. Walsh, died at Phoenix this moFning at 5 o'clock of pneumonis after an illness of buts few days. Mir. Walsh was notified of the death with request as to what disposition ts make the remains. He gave orders that the body be shipped te Tomostons for in- tsrment, and tomorrow the remains of Mrs, Walsh, who left us but . few short weeks in perfect health, will be received and Laid to rest in the oem- etery beside tAoss of her two sons Wal. ter and William.
 The departed leaves husband. five daughters and . son to mourn her loss, to all of whom the PRosPEcToR joins with the many friends in Tomb stone in extending the hand of sYmpa- thy in this the beu: e! :he:s greatest loes.
Tombstone prospector., 1896-11-17
YUMA's HEAT.
Col. Derrington Says Flies Die .s ea the Wing at Yuma.

The Republican lest evening received | . fratsrnai call from Col. J. W. Dor ringtnn, editor oi the Yuma Sentinel and proprietor oi, i,Ihe ne~ spaPer grave yard st that place. The Sentinel is a
 close second Co the Tucson Cit zen in
 point of years. The Citizen having
 been the irss newspaper established in ArizoDs. During bis control Of the paper Col. Darlington has seen iLe death of many journalistic ventures m the city by the shifting ssnd', snd sadly. but not with upbraidiny, he has laid their remains away 0 6 peaceful and uulamented rest.
 Speaking of Yuma, Col. Darlington frankly sdmits the extreme torridity of She summer climate.
 ,"Thers's no doubt i,'s hot," sa.d he. "It's hotter than -, well flies die On the wing soDetimes, and tho exhala- ton from the mouth roll ous in warm vsporous clouds. It is not . severe heat, though. People work without discOmiort and there is seldom en- ploymsnt for the doctors there. It's the finest climate in the world"