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The American guide., 1896-11-28
British Cabinet Meeting,

LoYboS, Nov. G6,-The cabinet met
and Considered the legislative pro-
grambe Of tho government for 1897
Tho Central News says that Sir
Mathew White Ridley, home secre-
tary, hill take the sense of the cabinet
upon the question OF the release of
DIR. Jameson, the leader of the Trans
vaalr,id, from Imprisonment,
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Consular AppoIptmepts.

WA,HINer9N, Nov 26,-The presi-
dent Aas appointed Frank D, Hill, of
Minnt,ota, to be consul at Santos,
BRAZIL and Rev. j. Leonard Corning,
of Nc ! York, to be consul at Munich,
Bavaria. The latter has been vice.
consu at Munich since 1899, and sue
cceds Ralph Stainer resigned,
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TO ADVERTISERS.

The city circulation of The
American Guide is equal to that
of any weekly paper published in
Little Rock, and has double that
of any Negro paper published in
the city. Advertise with us.
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REPAIR BULLETIN.
J. 4. Henderson, sos West Ninth street,
Little Rock, Arkansas,
WATCM liEpAIRING.
li,,Io Rock and Memphis

Is absolutely the quickest line for Mem
phis and all Eastern and Southeastern
points. Look at the schedule; Trans
fer bus leaves ITO East Markham st,
1910 p, IN, and ililO y. u. Train leaves
Argcnia l;o5 p. N. and ls;is n. m. Ar.
rivcs at Memphis G;G0 y Ir, and 6:a0
., m. For Information of any descrip-
tion, call on or address, Geo. II, Lee,
city ticket gent, No il0 East Markham
St, or II. W Morrison, gcncr@ freight
and ticket accent, Little ROCK, Ark.
The American guide., 1896-11-28

PROF. neutrality-suspicious. in maxi
ing artificial diamonds need delude no
one into thinking that his process will
make the jewel CHEAP as Dirt SO
far the French chemist has obtained
less than half carat in all, and the
cost of production, says George Fred
erich Kunz, the gem expert, has
amounted to about 81, 900 a carat for
the rough powder.
The American guide., 1896-11-28

A GOOD deal of fun is poked at the
weather bureau for the frequent fail
are of its forecasts; but the record for
the past year shows that the average
percentage of veritieation was se,4,
which is certainly to be regarded as
pretty good guessing to say the least.
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Bie,ele Instructions,

Geo, A, Thompson, 'c expert bicycle
rider and teacher. Nas two new schol.
ars, Mrs. c. w. Keats and Prot u, y.
Horne. Mr.. Thompson gives lessons
al St per lesson or t3 to learn You how
TO ride with grace and ease. Leave or
ders with Collins & Jordan, corner OF
Ninth and Gaines, or ut 523 Main street,
an orders promptly attended to.
GEo A. THOMPSON,
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su,cldc of a Young Editor

albany, Ga, Nov. 81. Richard
Cherry, editor and proprietor OF the
Albany Penny Press, committed sui
eide al his home by taking morphine.
lie was about 2s years of age, single,
and vdry popular, No cause is known
for TIN act
The American guide., 1896-11-28

GEN, WEyLEg succeeded in getting
triangle around the insurgents in
western Cuba, but they were mean
enough to dynamite his hypotenuse.
The general has accordingly fallen
back to see what is wrong with tho
science of geometry when applied to
The American guide., 1896-11-28

MAJ. EowARD ScoflEI.D, the govern
or-elect of Wisconsin, is the son Of a
Pennsylvania farmer. At the age of
IA he became printers devil in a
country newspaper Office, later type
setter, lie served through the war
with great gallantry, coming out as
mn inr
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HHE IRON BEAM POOL
Has feea Disrupted and Three Firms Are
Acting Independently.

Has feea Disrupted and Three Firms Are
Acting Independently.
PIrSsBuRGn, Pa, Nov 2o.-Members
of tho iron beam pool are home from
their meeting held in New York. The
meeting was a stormy one, and the old
agredbent went under. Three OF the
flrmSwho were satisfied with the for
mer Allotment retired, and are now in
the mlrket, seeking business and nam
ing pieces Independent of the reorgan-
izatioh which was formed. The price
established by the new organization is
81. 40, with a maximum of $3.50 for
small orders. The names of the firms
withdrawing have not yet been
Learned.
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phonoaraph -llG MaIn Street.

People going out in town should stop
at No il6 Main street, hear through
Flctchcr's phonograph all the latest
songs, John McCollouRhs Raving
Mad" stop in, take u seat and hear
him.
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LET us have Hon, NJ W. Gibbs to
succeed C. II, j, Taylor Us recorder Of
deeds -ncrmott Advocate,
with u strong pull and n pull alto
rcthcr we can land the old Roman.
We will do our part, Who else will do
lL-a.-.-n
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TO OUR CUSTOMERS.

We, the undersigned laundrymcn OF
Little Rock. have agreed to carry on a
STRICTLY cAsu BUSINESS on and after
November /, Our reasons for SO doing
are us follows;
Our accounts being necessarily small,
and endless amount Of confusion and
expense entGiled 10 an injurious degree,
and the loss In collections, and tie time
and attention 1t requires to collect,
which time we could give to our work.
rooms and insure higher standard Of
work.
Our current expenses, such as labor,
fuel, gas, water supplies and rent, arc
cash and must be paid when due. The
stand we have taken is one we have
been forced into and we regret very
much To make our many good custom
crs suffer for the actions Of poor ones,
but we see no other way out OF the dif-
flculty.
As special induccmcnt we have re-
duced our prices on all shirts to 10 cents
each, and underwear to cents on cot
ton and I l.2 cents on woolcn per gar
mcnt, to take effect on and after No
vcmbcr /. All bundles delivered after
November aud not paid for will be re-.
turned TO laundry. but will be delivered
again at any time you may ask. Hop
ing our customers will all lend us their
aid, We remain, respectfully,
FRANKS STEAM LAUNDRY.
STAR STEAM LAUNDRY.
ExcELsioR STEAM LAUNDRY.
LITTLE Rock STEAM LAUNDRY.
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u.lxa ktnei1 NIuplsNf

ST LOUIS Cattle Fancy export, 81 IooaL9oi
fair To eholcc, - oO1tO1. butchers sg 60lla. 80:
cows aud belfcrs, ss,O0S2S Hogs Packing,
Al oSlaea. butchers hogs, s3l5aS% lights.
H25gSn sheep Prices range al tsOJ1
$40, spring lambs, s1vSDL5O
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W. c. BILL, secretary Of the Frank.
lin county republican committee. is an
applicant for the postoflicc at Ozark
Ark. Mr.. Bill, though young man,
is well known in political circles. lie
is thoroughly competent to an the
position to which he Inspires and doubt.
less when the time comes will receive
the appointment His home paper the
Ozark Rustler, has this TO sny of him
Since the fatcs, or perhaps more
properly speaking, the voice of the
people has decreed u change of public
servants, It appears to be the universal
conclusion here that the laborious task
Of licking the stamps will fall TO the
lot Of our esteemed townsman, W. @.
Bill, who will doubtless shoulder the
burden Of cnre and responsibility
without the faintest show Of protest.
Mr. Bill possesses the necessary quail.
tications for the position--is method.
ical, prompt, accurate and courteous In
NIL his dealings with the public. and.
bcsldes. has most satisfactory record
10 start with. His appointment may
be taken ~ foregous conclusions
The American guide., 1896-11-28

CHICAGO The Drovers' Journals onlclnl
quotations are as follows; Cattle -Rccclpus,
ls,ooJ head, market steady for good, others
slow. Fair 10 best bcoyes, ~ 400 %. stock
ors aud feeders, n6DNi %. mixed COWS and
bulls, q COOS 20, Texas y 6lNt01 Hogs lc-
copts D,OOJ head, estimated for tomorrow,
gf,no head market weak and be lower Light,
81 loita 70, rough packins, tg.es03Oa. mixed and
butchers, - ~ tO heavy packing aAd ship
ping Siog3 10. pigs, saolda5''. Sheep To-
ccipt,, ls.oOJ head, market strong Natives,
" oOd3 Di western, satou3S lambs ,a0OI
hO
KANSAS cfrv-ilogs Light, ie.pida21, pigs.
e. -iaa0l Cattlo-Natlyc steers best, "a 10
ass. fair 10 good, tJf0L4 TO- cows and hcf-
crs. best. o. pods2b' fair to good, slioa2 70;
bulls, ta0)l..'5, stockcrs and feeders, o. b
400 Texas and western, sloJtaeo calves,
2uQtloo)
cisoIssAri-IIogs Active at ~ oojt9s0
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Financial.

NEW YoRK, Move Money on call easy at ~,
per cent Prime mercantile paper, isMi4 per
scnL Sterling exchange lrm, with actual busl-
ness In bankers bills at isSitisJs Tor % days,
and sso<at<ss,s for demand. Posted rates,
rJNG4S, Commercial bills, tslNi6lsis Es-
changes, tiiapoo,lSt, balances, t,iill6.. Tho
Mercantile safe Deposit Co reports silver
bullion on hand. bo3OW ounces, deposited,
none; vtthdrawn. s,OS1 ounces certificates
outstanding, bbs bar silver o5ia Mexican doll
lars. 30 ii-i6t5l lila Goyernmen, bonds
nrm- state bonds dull Railroad bonds
steady.
Speculation At tho stock exchange after u
o'clock was Irregular. Manhattan, Western
Union and American Spirits were in demand
and ssonDd material gains. Manhltten rose
10 ", Western Union to Sh and splpts pre-
fcrrod v ssA. Leather preferred, Chicago Gas
sugar AID tho gransors on the other hand were
weak. Chicago uas sold down to 7as, except
dividend OF ~ per cent A. noon The 'nark.t
vsa dull aud irregular.
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Cotton.

Quotations for mlddlns range M follows ~
Louis, g.ieci New YorA, iaci New orleans,
9-ioc Memphis, nc Charleston, 0,c
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ALlnLI NlllLIlLs,

ClLvER LEAF CHAMBER NO Tci, ~ 4.
- Of A., Of Drcwtcn. Ala Meets the lat and
ith Friday afternoon, at o'clock Of each
month. Lmma v Williams, NJ z NJ. Annieo
Smith W =
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29
THE PORTRAIT PIPE CRAZE
Your Beloved Face Carved in
Meerschaum the Latest.
IT'S A HIGH-PRICED FAD
When the Pipe Is JeweIed the Cost Is $1,000,
but the Carving Can Be Done
for 5000.

New York, March 26-One often hears
about the wonderful cigars sRloked by
the rich men of the metropolis, but good
deal less is said about the pipes which
these same men smoke Every true wor-
shipper at the shrine of the Goddess Nico-
tine has hidden away somewhere pipe
"a wonderful pipe-rich in the mellow
flavor of the divine weed, pipe which
opens the cookies of the heart with be-
neficent love for all humanity, a pipe
which drives away trouble and creates a
fairyland of peace and contentment-a
perfect paradise of pipe.
Cigars, even If they cost $1.20 apiece,
are magnificent in their way and no one
is turning up his nose at them; but then
a cigar is like a good dinner-it is CON-
sumed in a short time, and that is the
end of it. A pipe, however, Is the joy of a
lifetime. Like a fine violin, 1t ripens and
melows with age; it is loyal companion
that never fails one at the critical mo-
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

the country, and he is also considered
prodigiously lucky, because he married
some time ago the handsome daughter of
Pierre Lorillard. Like her husband and
her father, young Mrs Taller has a great
fondness for the equine thoroughbred,
and she is Interested in everything that
her husband undertakes.
The idea of portrait pipe appealed
strongly to her love of the unique, and
when the order was given she not only
gave. the carvers all Of her best photo.
graphs, but she visited the workroorn
every two. or three days to correct any.
little fault which she. could find as the
work progressed. Tailers pipe is about
the same size as Mr. Gebhard's, but the
meerschaum ends at the lower part Of
the bowl A stem of deft1y worked gold
runs into the meerschaum, and sunk into
the gold are rows of tiny jewels, emef-'
aids, sapphires, rubies and diamonds. A
slender amber mouthpiece screws into
the gold, and altogether the pipe Is one
of the handsomest that the makers have
ever turned out.
The Jewels brought the cost up consid-
erably, the pipe complete costing $780,
but Mr.. Taller thinks he has got a great
bargain, the workmen ard their employ
es are well satisfied and Mrs. Taller is
greatly pleased with her portrait in
An Artistic Pipe.
Z Ik5remained for Mrs. Duncan Elliot
who was the famed beauty, Saliie Har-
gous, to give variety to the portrait pipe
When her husband decided to initiate
Mr.. Taller ana Mr.. Gerhard his wife In
.spected the pipes owned by both of these
gentlemen and told them they could
have been made In more artistic lines
They laughed and she said she would
give them absolute proof of the truth of
her assertion.
She accompa MED her husband to the
pipe makers and gave the chief carver
portrait showing profile and with the
head Tilted gracefully 70 one side The
carver said that pipe could not be made
from that kind of a portrait Mrs Elliot
said that Il must be made, and ralucta Mt
ly he undertook the job. II took six
weeks Of lncesssnt work to fashion the
bowl. but when Il wss finished Mrs. Eli
OF had one of the daintiest pipes in the
country. There Is no silver or gold on
the. stem. merely the meerschaum and
amber.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29
A DOCTORS SECRET.
How He Keeps Well insSpite of Exposure and
Bad Weather.


One of the best known eminent physi-
clans of the United States, in speaking on
good health said: 1.-The way | keep my
self from getting sick in the midst of all
sorts of exposures is as follows: | al
ways keep my feet warm and dry, head
cool, body Clean eat moderately three
times a day, use no tobacco or stimulus,
sleep in a well-ventlated room, going to
bed early, and, when exposed to any
especial danger such as March weather
or contagious diseases, take dose of
Pe-ru-na before each meal; consequently
/ am never sick. This is my secret"
Such testimony should be needed by
all-the sick and we'll alike. Those who
already are the victims of cough, loose
or tight; la grippe, severe or mild; ca
tarrh, acute or chronic; bronchitis, Sc
rious or trivial; consumption, lingering or
quick, the remedy that relieves quickly
and readily, cures quickly and perma-
nently restores the health is Pe-ru-na.
Pe-ru-na, when once used in the family,
becomes household fixture. AS spring
tonic and blood purifier, both to prevent
and cure disease, Pe-ru-na has no equal
1t eleanses, strengthens, soothes, purifes,
invigorates, regulates and restores.
A 64-page book, instructively Illus
trated, on chronic catarrh and all ca
tarrhal diseases, and written by DR.. Hart
man, will be sent free of charge to any
address by The Pe-ru-na Drug Manu-
featuring Company, Columbus Ohio
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

of presidential pipes he determined to be
the father of new fad. He at once Left
an order for meerschaum with the bowl
ornamented with the portrait of Mrs.
Gerhard. Portraits of the lady were
given the workmen, also tiny statuette
in marble to insure faithful produc-
ton.
AS money is not much of an object to
Mr.. Gerhard when he has a pet fancy in
view his order was not handicapped IN
any way by price. The finest possible
workmanship was his only stipulation.
1t took month to make the pipe and the
bill was $500. Many pieces of meer-
schaum were found to be slightly defee-
tive in formation after they had been
partially worked up and 1t was only after
many experiments that the right piece
was at last found
The bowl of the pipe is 8 inches in
height and 211 inches at the widest part;
yet 1t required piece of meerschaum
inches in height, 7 in width and II inches
in depth. Twenty-seven different work
men had some part in the making of the
pipe The stem is curved and very hand
some, being composed of amber, gold and
meerschaum. There is only about l inch
of the latter, then comes a heavy piece of
chased gold III inches in length ana then
a curved piece of delicate amber.
Mr.. Gerhard only smokes the pipe IN
the privacy of his own home, and Mrs.
Gerhard takes as much interest IN the
coloring process as her husband. just
now the pipe is not as pretty as 1t will
be later on, for the lower part of the
bowl from the nose down is dark brown,
while the upper part, except around the
rim just where the hair waves prettily,
is scarcely a whit darker than when 1t
was first smoked.
The Fad Spreads.
Tt was not long after Mr.. Gebhard's
pipe was finished that young t. Suffern
Taller heard of it and decided that he,
too, must have portrait pipe. Mr.. Tall
err is famous in the glded circle as the
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

ment; 1t teens with kindly consolation,
and is an angel of repose.s
Small wonder then that evensthe man
of fashion has taken hold of the pipe
with vengeance. 1t Is no recent rad
with him, but the pipe-smoking habit In
the walks of swelldom has, however, ere
ated fanciful custom which promises
to expand to all grades of pipe smokers.
1t Is simply this: A young man gives an
order to some famous maker OF meer-
schaum pipes for a pipe with the image
of his sweetheart or wife Carved IN the
bowl An order like this costs money,
and big money, too, but that is regarded
as one of it's attractive features by the
Young blood whose sole occupation is to
devise means for spending an income
ranging from $50, 900 to 100000 a year
pipe of this kind cannot be called
an end of the century product, for In ev-
cry pipe collection of note there are dog
ems of meerschaums and fancy woods
bearing the faces of various people. In
fact the first meerschaum ever. carved In
this country by an American born work
man was made for a Russian general
named Raffalovitch, and the bowl was
ornamented by portrait of the general $
wife. This was made by man named
Kallenberg. He worked four months on
it, and the Russian paid $1,000 for the
completed pipe. sss ;
Presidents in Meersohaum.
That pipe was made many years ago
and q rival pipe maker, now at the head
of the biggest meerschaum concern lin
the country, who heard of it, had num-
her of pipes made, each bearing the face
of one of the presidents of the United
states. He has complete list from
washington to Cleveland and not one OF
| the pipes has ever been smoked, as the
owner of the collection is citizen OF
deep patriotism who says that 1t would
| be nothing short of sacrilege for any one
| 70 smoke one of the pipes. All of the
presidential portraits are very true,
showing that when meerschaum is deftly
handed fine results can be had.
Father of the Fad.
| y0neo the first men to take hold of the
n6rtrait pipe and give 1t fashionable
halo was Fred Gebhard, who couple
| of wears ago married the beautiful Miss
| Morris of Baltimore. Mr.. Gerhard Is al
wavson the watch for some novelty, and
! when by accident he saw the collection
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

at the desired season Is the result of
much calculation on the part of the grow
ers. The Easter lily is short-lived
plant as far as it's bloom is concerned,
the blossoms or flowers lasting only
about two weeks. 1t expends all its
strength for the time being in that one
blossoming, after which the flowers fall,
and for that season do not bud again.
Consequently it is imperative that this
blossoming should take place at the
Easter season. The bulbs are sent from
Bermuda the preceding July and August.
Florists and growers here pot them and
keep them in their greenhouses, treat
ing them by a series of clippings so that
they will bloom at Eeaster time.
Other Easter Flowers.
Florists in this country as a matter of
business protection are trying more and
more each year to have other flowers
share the Easter glory with the lily. The
florists find it uphill work, but as the
demand for Easter flowers is steadily
growing he is fairly successful. The lily
of the valley, which is really not lily
at all, is one of his favorites. 1t has a
matted, creeping fibrous root, studded
irregularly with ivory white points,
known to the florists as pips. OF these
he puts fifteen in a pot some three weeks
before Good Friday, packs rich soil about
them, then sets them in a dark, warm
place for fifteen days. Here the pips
put on seven league boots of growth and
push up as leaves and flower stalks.
When they are higher than the hand
the pot is set in the light, kept at high
heat and given water plentifully, with
the result of bringing them to full flower
In time for the holiday.
This is why white lilac is so plentiful
about the holidays. Either purple or
Persian lilac becomes white in such a
process of forcing A much more trou-
blesome flower to force Is the rhododen-
dron, but with care and patience mag
nficent results are possible. &c. too,
with the heath family, sworn autumn
flowers that they are. All the lilacs, too,
are grown as pot plants, of course suita-
bly, dwarfed. That is mostly the work of
foreign gardeners, though, who send over
yearly new specimens of their skill.
Another woody plant that is a JOY at
Easter time Is the hydrangea. Indeed,
there Is no more snowy one, nor any
whose beauty is of a more enduring quail
ity. Not content with natures whites
and pinks, these gentlemen, the garden
ers, now give us a blue hydrangea. To
make tit is wholly the product of art
they take slip of some strong growing
white sort, root 1t well and stimulate 1t
to the most vigorous growth. Then they
mix iron filings in the earth of the pot
and water 1t with alum water while the
flower heads are forming. They come
out In panicles deeply, beautifully blue,
wonderfully handsome and striking for
all their artifice
One florist estimates that there will be
fully 24000 900 lilies blooming throughout
this country on Easter Sunday next.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29
SHE GAVE ME- A ROSE.

How did 1t happen? Nobody knows
She gave me a rose 7
And l, bending nearer to see 1t the clearer
Well now, suppose
1 just couldn't help it-'twas as much a sur
prise
To me as to herl Her beautiful eyes,
Hair startled, half glad, looked up into
And before 1 had time ~
To beg her sweet pardon did Ii again.
Most wretched of menD
But then. you know, Eve tempted Adam, and
She tempted me!
Girls should not be so pretty--they should
not give roses,
For no one SuppoSes
a man to be perfect! Pm not, and I'm glad.
For II had been | should not have had
The exquisite bliss of that kissl
What man wouldn't miss
The joy of perfection thereby to discover
The joy of a lover?
Some people might blame me, but,
AS every one knows,
Eve tempted poor Adam, and she Tempt
ed me-
She gave me rose.
Harriet Francene Croker.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29
CHANGELESS.

IS on it's annual career
The world goes daily spinning
The same old hope, the same old fear
Still has it's same beginning.
For just ere springtime smiles again
The people sit and wonder
On old-time themes of joy and pain
That years cannot snow under.
VIII congress in ponderous Incidence lag?
VIII the Washington nine get a chance at
the flag? -
Will Turkey assume a more generous part?
VIII Emperor William give lessons in art?
viii PETERS brave whskers still wave in
the west?
Will the Buzzard's Bay fish give the duck
lingS rest?
VIII Tfllman be eager and up for the chase?
VIII new women" and boomers still be in
And so they crowd on in a ceaseless array;
AS we found them of yore so we find them
today.
Though other old friends may prove tickle
and go,
Such standbys will ever be with us, we
-4Washfngton Star
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

ones are sent to the United States for
the Easter trade
1t is only during the last few years that
the Bermuda lily farmers have hit upon
the plan of cutting flowers and sending
them to the United States to compete
with the Easter lilies furnished by Amer
lean florists. Thus the bulbs may be said
to furnish two crops. The flowers of
their first season may be marketed from
Bermuda, while the roots from which
these blossoms were obtained are for
warded three months later to the United
States that they may yield a second
crop when potted and forced by Amer
lean florists.
An Injurious Custom.
AS the steamers make the trip from
Bermuda to New York in seventy hours
the lily growers are enabled to send the
cut flowers without much risk, and they
can afford to sell them at such a cheap
price that the American growers are
completely crowded out of the field. The
loose flowers last almost as long as when
on the ported plant, and for decorations
answer the same purpose.
When received here they are in bud
FORM packed in alright eases, and each