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HOWARD COLLEGE,
 East Lake. Ala.

TT HE Fall term Of this old and honored
 institution begins September 22. The school will be conducted upon strict business principles
 Mountain spring water supplies the Cam pus, and the location is one of heathfulness and moral security. Saloons and such de- moraliZing agencies are excluded from East Lake by an act of the Legislature. The society of the place is cultured and religious. The students of HOWARD COL LEGE are free from the temptations to im- morality which prevail in larger towns also from the distractions of a commercial community and the unwholesome social ex- citements of such places. It is six miles from Birmingham, and students will be al- lowed to go that city once week-from 8 to 12 o'clock on Saturday; also to visit the large industries from time to time with an officer of the College. Furnished room, fuel board, tuition, med ical fee and laundry for room, $9i per term, or $1SS per year.
 For Catalogue and other information ad- dress
 A. D. SMITH,
 East Lake, Ala. S-S-2m
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New Orleans Cotton Bxohanee st..omo on,

.NeW, OrIeans. Sept. 1.-Cotton cron of tbe
 United States Tor the year endinep A,,e-ni+ W rai+
 5l' lss6: Port receipts, 5,4202 246 bales: over.
 isi tsnd, e's,465; southern consumption. ne;.
 toDsumptiop 9oi,10l bales, including al oe; taken from and counted at southern o,,;e
 ports; Iexas crop, 1,9Ss, ,5s2, including 62 isl for Indian territory O-'''i
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Y CIV Orleans.

New Orleans.
 New Orleans Sept, 1.-Sugar was very quiet: centrifugal, white, 3 15-16Qic; yellow, 31aM31sc; seconds, 21aGt3 7-16c.
 Refined sugar was strong cut loaf, 5Bc; standard granulated 1S-16c; confectioners' A, 11-16c. Molasses was dull; centrifugal. according to grade. 309c. :, Rice was firm; fancy, 5h@51sc; fair, 4lp 4Ac; common, 2A@2hc. ao oFlourmPatents $S.45Q355; extra fancy, S. 10U3.20.
 Corn-No. 2 mixed 29c; No 2 white sack ed. 29Q30c; yellow 31c.
 Oats-No. western, 26c; choice 27c. Bran, 45c.
 Hay-Prme, s12OOa15OO; choice, s16Oo. Pork, 7.000J7.25.
 Dry salted meats-Shoulders, S425m4.371s; short clear sides, s450d4.621a short rib sides, S475. .Bacon-Shoulders, s4.S7ls; short clear sides T.75; short rib sides, $iS71a.
 Lard-Compound, s4.00; pure &.OOd4.12ls. Hams, $100001075.
 Coffee-Rio fair, 16c; good ordinary, 141Ac; common, He; Mexican good, 17s4c Mexican fair, 1714c.
 Cotton seed oil-Strctly prime crude in bulk. 16Q161ac; in barrels, 19Q19ac refined, 24425c.
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Notre Dame of Maryland.

College for Young Ladies and Preparatory School for Girls. Regular and elective courses. Music and Art speciaities. Con- ducted by School Sisters of Notre Dame. Charles street avenue, near Baltimore, Md.
 7-22-2ni- wed-sat
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HANNAH MORE ACADEMY,

Diocesan Q School for Girls.
 New Buildings, Modern Appliances, Elec- tric Lights; full Academic Course, Art, Music, Modern Languages. In Highlands above above Baltimore, on Electric Railroad. Principal, Reisterstown, Md.
 7-22- 2m-Wed-sat
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Chicago Change.

Chicago, H., Sept. This has been a bear day in wheat with emphasis. At the start there was possibly half minutes steadness and hesitation, but the popular desire was to sell, and very little opposition to declining prices was encountered during the remainder of the session. December wheat opened at 59A@597sc, declined to 5S1ac, closing at 5S1aG5sasc, 11s@1Ac under yesterday. Cash wheat was weak and 1qlAc per bushel lower.
 Corn was in sympathy with wheat, prices declining moderately, but the trade re- mained inactive and devoid of attractive ness. The pit was for the most part neg lected, the few orders executed being for small lots and for local account. May corn opened at 251s0 25l4c, sold at 25Ac declined to 2i5sc, closing at 2Ac, 1ac under yester- day Gas corn was easy and Ac lower.
 Oats were not active, but there was a steader feeling in the market than in . either corn or wheat. Nothing transpired which at all savored of consequence. May oates closed 1sc under yesterday. Cash oates were steady and unchanged in price.
 ProvisioDs-Trading in provisions was quiet at firm quotations The offerings were moderate and the demand about fair. A steady hog market was quoted, which was apparently the principal cause Of strength. January pork and ribs closed un- changed and January lard shade lower.
 Leading futures ranged as follows:
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This institution is the oldest largest and best of It's kind in the state of Alabama tions. Unexcelled systems of Shorthand and Bookkeeping. Practical methods. Cata- logue and full information free. Be sure to elsewhere. Sessions day and night
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Cotton Letter.


 Now York, Sept. 1.--(Special )-When we said yesterday that 1t looked like a bull market we hardly anticipated the sharp and sudden advance of today. Traders both here and at Liverpool seem at last awake to the fact that the yield of cotton this fall cannot possibly equal the wants of spin ners The government crop report for the week, made public today, gives what we believe is true picture of the condition and present promise of the ruined crop. It is no wonder that Liverpool climbed for cotton; no wonder that January opened 10 points higher at TSP, advanced to S.25, a gain of 5 points above yesterdays closing price. Throughout this remarkable advance the trading was nervous, with frequent, but considerable reactions; but the market readily absorbed the offering at every de- cline. The close was very steady at near the top price, January being S.21@S.22.
 The tightness of money and the bad con- dition of trade may cause occasional reac- tions, but we are more than ever satisfied that cotton is going higher, and advise our friends to buy it upon all soft spots.
 RIORDAN & co.
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Articles lopenIngl HlghesIl Lowest ClosInl

steady; hard wheat spring patents, $325@ S.45; soft wheat m patents, pa $S.lO@5So; hard 557s@ 565sc; No. ? red, 60a601Ac. No. corn, 2Oh@2Oaic. No ? oats, 157sGpl6c. Pork, s57O0 5.75. Lard, s332ia@3.35. Short rib sides, s. l3.25 Dry salt meats-Shoulders, $3.75d4. .00; short clear sides, $S50Q362h. Whisky, $1.19.
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FROCk OF CHERRY. !.
Delightful Harmony Can Be
rIade With Red Hair.

New York, May 9.-Since the begin
ming of time, almost, simple white mus
lin frock and pale blue sash has been
the conventional manly otiOn of an eIe-
CANT feminine get-up for summer.
Our grandfathers thought this and our
fathers as well, and here today are our
brothers, husbands and sweethearts claim
ing about the same thing. And though we
may be inclined to smile ut the idea of
such vernal taste, when the bottom OF it
can be sounded, this masculine view OF
womaus dress will be found to have a
deeper significance.
IT Is THE FRESHNESS THEY LOVE
1t isn't a muslin frock and blue sash
exactly, that the poor, dear, stupid men
want, but all the dainty simplicity and
immaculate freshness called up by such
gentle visions.
BIue-sash simplicity is not TO he entirely
the text of the following sermon but il
may be considered, and II goes without
saying that handbook freshness should be
the telling note OF every summer toilet.
In choosing correct costumes for June
more difficulty is experienced perhaps than
WIN tnOSe OF any OJhtT warm month.
Though only the beginning or summer
June often boasts some of the hottest days
of the season, along with chilly one here
and there. This calls for variety ia weight
aud coloring. and since suggestion is needed
TO fix the faults and virtues OF the new
modes on the mind. one often finds after
the purchase has heeu made that they have
got the wrong thing.
In the ACCOMPANY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are given
some smart hints for June. The costumes
have all been designed at the best places
for out of town resorts and embrace col
leCtlvely the possibilities OF varying June
temperature. They are also suited 10
s ample morning and dressy afternoon uses
and on the night type Will, in each instance.
be found delightful.
Take first the frOck with the upper half
of the skirt, bodice aud sleeves laid IN
cross wise tuck. This is made OF cherry
red linen batiste-just the shade OF the
delicious pale little cherries you used TO
steal in the orchard when YOU were
little girl--OveT white taffeta silk.
This softeus the red in places ike . bloom
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they all seem so contented. so cheerful and
buoyant; some even full of gay badina ge.
PICTURESQUE SURROUNDINGS.
IT is quite true that none of ces danes
de la Maisou give any Iuncheons. or pink
teas. yet not day IasSes but Mile. de
- presents with her compliments some
little delicatesse to Nine. - or Veuve de
la - begs Madame La Generate 10 be
kind enough TO share with her some dainty
Just sent her by a friend.
All Of these well-born women were once
rich. The stories OF their descent into the
avenues of poverty would make agOnizing
reading.
La Maison Hospitaliere is on Barracss
street. where. in the ancient days of gar
risoned New Orleans trumpets blared and
soldiers marched, aud where many Il gay
aud sparkling FrenChman loitered. But now
the street is still and quiet. II YOU enter
the little wicket at the side of La MaiSOn
you are ushered into a pleasant. spacious
courtyard set about with partierres of
roses and the pot plants of the inmates
At the farther end of the court is enshrined
the image of Our Lady of the Prompt SuccOr.
and at one side is a pretty little chapel.
These spring afternoons the ladies bring
their chairs out into the pIaisance to en-
JOY the tepid air scented with orange bios
SONS and sweet olive and roses, and hold
a comfortable Causerie. What plucking
OfintriCa te genealogieS from obliyiOn What
a snatching OF kindredS and friends from
the darkness and what a reweaying of
them into living realities for heir old hearts
to feed upon. Then one will recall how an
other was the belle at Il celebrated d ball and
what toileJues magnifiques both Wore. and
then with inimtabe drolerie contrast with
it their dress of today. And how they adore
their guardian angel. Mile. COrrejolles. whose
face is cut like a cameo. whose skin is like
a rose leaf. whose eyes are soft and brown
and loving. whose heart is as tender and
whose charity as great as that of Jean
Valjean. LYLE y. HARRIS.
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up to the room. Many brides have no pri-
vate parlOr and have TO descend to the
hotel drawing room dressed in something
they wish were something else Their
calling gowns are left at home.
This brides reception dress for the hotel
wear is a pale gray as to the skirt. This
is full and hangs free from the floor. but
is very dressy in effect, this heing accom-
pished by the fulness OF the skirt.
The bodice is a small vest of white satin.
with rhinestone buttons fastening it down
the front. Over il is worn a gray silk
coat with broad white satin lapelS turned
smartly back. A velvet coat is provided
for day time and a gray one for evening.
There is a smart, dreSsy. silvery look 10
this toilet that is very much admired
whole box OF neck trimmings goes on
the wedding journey. These are packed in
a leather chest that in turn is all compart-
ments. Each compartment runs length
wise the chest and holds one neck trim
ming.
Among those ] noticed was one that
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was simply plated taffeta ribbon tied with
long streamers of the same The taffeta was
shaded gold and yellow. Another was
a duh black, double-sided plated satin
ruChing. The pre'tiest ones were of chlf-
ION. very full and deep in the back and
coming TO point gain on the shoulders
and tied in the front with rib
bons. Pearl necklets With pearl
ruching, white chiffon and pretty rib
bon wound in were seen in all coiorS
Pink pearls studded Que of delicate
salmon hue. These neck ruChings are to
be worn at any time and all the time.
They are drawn UP around the throat
If cold; slipped off if the weather changed
and allowed to bang in pretty careless
ness If not wanted for anything except
ornament. | thought them charming for
fixing up an old bodice that still has
sleeves to recommend it.
A great number of the gowns ordered
are of gauze materials, embroidered
chiffon tulle and pierced batiste made up
over silk. The brides stockings are all
Colors. Perhaps there were twenty black
pairs but fully 100 coloFed ones. This
Fortunate young woman belongs TO
family that does not allow "darued'
stockings TO invade its bureau dra wers and
woul dthink il suicidal to the smallness or
the feet to wear anything but silk kings
Many OF the stockings match the shoes.
Others are vivid i'll coloring, after the Paris
styles OF the season. The brightest piaids,
the lighteSt colors, the queerest designs, are
in vogue, making young wOmans ankles
look like decorated Egyptian column.
The souvenirs for the bridesmaids are
brooches all fashioned into the shapes OF
the chosen flowers. The bluetta brooches
are studded with sapphires, the poppies with
rubies, the daisies with pearls, and the but
tercups with topazes.
A WEDDING DANCE.
There will he over 800 invited guests,
most of ali of them from among the American
colony in Paris and two trains will be char
tered TO carry them out OF the chateau.
The brde-to- be declares that the wedding
shall he very Frenchy in feature, and not
the dolorous affair that Americans choose
to make it.
So just after the ceremony, when the
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BRIDES IN FRANCE.
Some of the Stunning Gowns in
the rousseau.

and trimmed with real lace with the pat
tern traced in real pearls.
But bride who has chosen high noon
out-of door wedding has to eSCheW heavy
satin and trains aud lace wells; so that an-
other model offered by a great nlodiste was
decided on. 1t was very light and fluffy,
and was fashioned entirely OF tulle, or a
white. shiny silk. with even more of a glaze
than taffeta has
THE WAISTS.
The tulle was drawn plainly over the
short yoke. There were four clusters OF
very fun pieces of tule extending from
the shoulder seams To the bottom Of the
yoke.
When the tulle was gathered onto tho
yoke in full ''baby-waISt'' fashion there
was a fame of lace appiqued on and a
tiny tracing OF seed pearls around the
design
The high, straight collar is OF white satin
with wide frills of tulle surmounting il,
and the crush girdle is also of white satin.
The skirt was very wide, with all the go-
diets thrown 10 the back, and crossing of
the tulle with full rose pIaitings at the bot
tom.
The brides hat Will be a big Marie An
toinette affair. fashioned of real lace and
white tulle yelling. orange blossoms or
clover, whichever shall be the chosen flower.
MEMS DRESS.
OF course there Will he no ushers at tie
wedding, and the bridegroom and best man
viii not wear dress suits. but frock coats
and light trousers and carry their hats in
their hands. The bridegroom is very
distinguShed-looking Italian count, whose
hopeful expression now sa VS. SO plainly that
lie trusts TO read his titles clear to his man.
sionS in the sky. and to those in Italy, too.
The lawn will be dotted with little Ia
bleS, where the refreshments will be served,
and there Will be au orchestra pia wing Oh
the Ia wn and another in the gTcathali of the
chateau, which will be decked out III
field flowers. Already there have been
dispersed among the smart shops here orders
for more than thirty gowns for this June
bride. But, then, a bride who is TO take
such an extended wedding tour of three
months and visit all the Fashionable water
ing places OF Europe has need OF an eXten-
sive wa ardrobe.
CALLING GOWN.
One Of the brides gowns is for receiving
callers in the hotel while she is on her
wedding tour. Strange that SO few brides
have hotel gown. BY this mean a dress
that is not as elaborate as a dinner gown.
nor one that is as severe as a travelling
frock. 1t is not a neglige. nor IS il a bali
gown. 1t is pretty dress for re Ceiving
callers when their cards shall be brought
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GREAT YULE LOG FIRES.
Fed Whole Trees and Burn for Many
Days.


Days.
Ne,p York Mail aud Express.
Do not the ''kitchen Iniddens,'' of which
geologists tell us-those singular remains of
gigantic fires and roasted bones which
science has discovered on many northern
shore-mark the site where the yule logs
of the kings fires were first kindled?
asks an exchange. Quantities of foSSilizcd
bones are embedded in the old world ash
heaps-bones which careful investigation
assures us have been roasted. Huge cook
ing places they must once have been. The
bones strewing the ground after a ca rouse
seem to have been special feature of a
Danish feast.
We have only to recall the death of Elph-
age, the patriotic Archbishop Of Canterbury,
in the days of Ethelred, who, although Il
prisoner in the Danish camp. steadily re-
fused to deliver himself by ransom, saying
it would he treason in him to pay the
enemies of England. Gold. Bishop, goIdr'
shouted the Danish troops, thirSting more
for gain than blood. until. irritated by his
constancy, they ran TO a heap of bones and
horns of oxen-the relics of their repasts-
and showered them from all sides upon
the aged Saxon. Elphage soon fell half
dead and was despatched with an AK by
one of the pirates.
We may gather some idea of these gigantic
yule fires from the ancient edicts and the
illusions in the sages to the all-impOrtant
duty of kindling the beacon fires at the
approach ofan enemy. Wherever the Morse
men settled, these beacon fires were es-
tablished aud their warCiens appointed.
CLAUS Magnus and snorro both prove
that large trees were cut down in the near
est forest and piled upon the beacon hill
until the blazing pine wood must have
resembled a burning mountain. Yet the
kings fire at the feast of Thor exceeded
the beacons on the Norway beadlands, as
it burned for weeks. for the feast of Thor
was also the appointed time for regulating
all home affairs.
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they all seem so contented, so cheerful and
buOyant; some even full of gay badina ge.
PICTTRESOIE SIRROI-NnINGS
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of frost, vest aud neck ruChe OF white
silk muslin giving an elegant finish.
The hat is sailor shape of black Panama
trimmed with a white muslin quilting and
two long black wings. The parasOl may
be either white taffeta. under the white
mousseline. or else be of the same cherry
red linen as the gown. As TO shoes for this
toilet, there are two sorts to select from.
One of the fdds of the season is 10 have
the shoes made OF the same material as
the cOstume-that is the unfiguTsd linens
and duCkS-So over a stout white lining
the little shoes for this toilet could be of
the same red linen. Otherwise black
patent leather pumps would be in excellent
keeping and il may be agreeable 10 know
here that these trim little affairs are to be
more worn than ever.
But q moment more with this darling
cherry frock which. of course, is something
very drcSsed-up. indeed. 1t stands to
reason that none but the most knowing
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line brought down 10 the bottom OF the
pointed bodice in small plaits. Long full
Marie AntOinette fichus Of white chiffon,
with full plisses Of the same. VIII give the
finish 10 the neck Of the bodiCes.
The sleeves are very long. with pIisses Of
chiffon falling over the hands. The lining
OF the sleeve is very light from the wrist
TO the elbow. and the muusSeline de sole
is draped over it very full. Above the ell
bow the sleeve is very full ani droops well
away from the shoulder.
VELED SKIRTS
The skirts are very full gOdet skirts,
with the mousseline de sole covering them
very plain. Every bridesmaid, besides her
bouquet, viii carry a fluffy white parasol
OF silk and chiffon.
The bride has had a great many designs
OF elegant wedding gowns sent her from
the different shops. One was OF heavy
wavy satin, with long train, and the seams
at the front gore covered with fails of real
lace The bodice was covered with chiffon
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Ceremonies Connected With the
Wedding of an American Heir
eSs at Her Chateau Home
Near Paris-Wiil Be
Married at Noon.

Paris. May 2.-The plans for this out-of-
door June wedding are all completed now
and certainly they ought to be, for it has
been the one subject under discussion among
the eight chosen bridesmaid. ami the bride
to-be for at least two months. The bride
to-be is the daughter ofone Of the American
STANDARD Oil kings and il is almost un-
necessary TO add ina: his fortune is way up
in the millions.
In this connection | may say that every
body IN Paris connected with the standard
Oil is a Ling, and though this young wo-
man has verita6Ie American millions, she
would be a great ''heireSs'' were her father
entitled merely TO The salary OF a high EN-
ploye.
Ia the winter this family of five three
grown girls. their mother and IA ther live in
Paris and their summers are spent in an
old chateau in one of the small villages not
far from Paris.
a LAWN WEDDING.
1t is there at their old chateau that this
wedding l. 10 take place in the early part
of June. II is going 10 be high noon we'd
ding and the ceremony is to Ia ke place under
a clump OF horse chesnut trees II the side of
the lawn.
The trees will he out in full bloom then,
and besides making the most picturesque
bridal bower. ALI decked out in their white
blossoms, there is that delightful all-per-
vadinc odor that Will be waited all over
the lawn.
In thrIC costumes the bridesmaids are
going 10 adopt the field flowers. Two
bridesmaids VIII carry daisies, two pop
pies two buttercupS ana two bluetteS, and
the bride is still torn in her mind as to
whet her the bridal bouquet shall be OF
orange blossoms or white clover, her IA
yo-ite flower.
BRIDESMAIDS HATS.
The model chosen for the bridesmaids
hats is a large Marie Antoiuette shape OF
white satin straw. The field flowers viii
be vailei in great loops of white tulle. At
one side of the crown and across the front
the tulle is draped and is fashioned into
full rows at the back. with two long full
ends that are TO be brought under the
chin aui kno, ted on the left shoulder.
All OF the bridesmaids gowns will be of
white mouSSeline de sole over white silk.
The bOdices VIII be very simple. with the
mousseline de sol put on very full over
tight lining and the fullness at the waist