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NFW YORK too MARKET.

New York, April 1.-THE specula-
ton in stocks to-day does not call for
extended comment. The total deal
ings were t,he smallest that have been
recorded in many years past, footing
up about 1000 shares. London
prices were slightly lower but the
local market was sustained by pur-
chases to cover shorts. The publication
Of the government crop report failed
to exert any influence upon prices al
though the condition Of winter wheat,
III is the lowest for twelve years, with
a single exception The Railway list
made general fractional gains Sugar
absorbed interest in the Industrials and
advanced an important fraction. To-
bacco was practically neglected but
went up NC on covering. The market
closed almost stagnant, but firm in
tone at genral slight improvements
Business i'm bonds footed up S275, 900,
The tone was firm.
NEW YORK. April 11.--Money on call
ca y at 80 per cent; last loan 81, closed
at 81 per cent. Prime mercantile paner
b1zDoH per cent. Sterling exchange steady
with actual business In bankers bills at
Is Ma 50 for dem md and 4S7slMf.es for
90 DAYS Posted rates 4e81f04 81. and
4.s9k@4 80. Commercial bills 4S7. Bar
silver $50 Silver certificates -
Mexican dollars ---. Government bonds
firm. State bonds dull Rail cad bonds
urn
New York, April IL The exports
Of the week amounted to S1,614, sos in
gold and S1,050,960 in silver. The inn
ports We're: Gold S595,770; Silver $l7,-
225; dry goods 81, 1856, 3s3. general mer-
ehandise $6,s30,472.
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J. 3. KENNY, Agent.
Raleigh, N. G.
N0RTH cARoLINA.l snnerIor court.

NORTH CAROLINA superior Court.
WAKs COUNTY. February term, 1896.
J. II. Booth on behalf of himself and all
other creditors &C, plaintiff against A.
w. Shafierand others, defendants No $3.50.
All persons who have claims against the
late harles d Upchurcb, former Clerk Of
the Superior Court Of Wake County. n c..
official bonds of said Jpcburch given dur
ing his term OF Office commencing Deem
her, 1886. and who claim any interest in che
policy of insurance issued by the Penn Mu-
tuul / life Insurance Company Of Philadel
phia, Pa. fu1 5000 ON the lite OF. aid Charles
d. Upchurch said policy numbered 1876,
and who claim any interest i'm the policy OF
insurance issued by the New York life IN
surance Company Of New York n. Y on
the life of said Charles ID. Upehurch for
S3 con said policy being numb red 2I54s7
and for which a paid.up policy for $3.50 has
been issued being the policis referred to
in the deed Of trust from Charles D. Up
church and others to w Shaffer, regis
tered in book y o 50, AT page 81, Of the Reg
lister Of Deeds 0fiiceOf Wake county, and re-
ferred to in the pleadiugs in the above en-.
titled action, are hereby notified to come
into court and cOutribu to the costs OF
the above entitled action. and make them
selves parties thereto If they so desire, and
prove their claims at the ERIN of the Supe-
rfOr Court Of Wake county. to be held in the
city Of Raleigh on the 18th Monday aft the
first Monday in March. 1896 and I'm default
Guided from the benefit Of and participa-
ton in anv r. cOvery which may be had by
plaintiffs ia this action
This notice i published pu suant 10 the
order Of the court entered in the above en-
titled action at February term, 1896
j. ii. YOUNG, C. s. C
Wake County.
March It'll 1895
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NAVAL STORES.

NEW YORK, April 1l-Rostn firm
strained, common ~ good sl75
Furpentine--Steady ST G8%0z9
f5FARLRsT0E, ApIil IL Ros O firm AZ
81 40at 50
Turpenttne-F Firm st Is.
- LA khuIUr April "a PosIn firm
sfTaiDtd S1.41; goou strained s 45. cptT
lie tesdy az 2fI0z5M Tar SIC dy 90
Turpeuf ne Dali; hard $50, soft a. 20,
virgin $50
SAVANNA, April Il Spirits turpertins
firm at 251[; sales SIS.
nosin nrm warrr white 70 Is: window
glass 1915, i. a 30 Is, I8t, s,7U; l.
L55. y. sl.55, 8, &1.55. r, sIt0 r. $50
~ $40 u. $50; h, al 80; y $3.50 S les u.
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49, coUNrY-suPEaIoR couRr

WAKE COUNTT-sUPERIOR COURT +
William 8. Turner, executor og Luey 3.
Rand, plaintiff, against Amanda f.. Rand.
and others (Deing legaJees and heirs-at--
lawof Lucy =. Rand, late of Wake county)s.
Defendants.
To GeO.S ears and wi g. Sallie Sears; ed. Wea.-
yer and wife, Mollie Weaver; VIM. Yeargfn
and wife, Kate Ieargin; LuCius NJ Dunn
and wife, Emma Dunn; Cornelius B.
Dunn and wife, Mary 5. Dunn; Rufus H.
Dunn and wife, Eliza p Dunn; Je re Dunn
and wife, Lula X Dunn; John Dunn and
wife, Kate q. Dunn; James W. Dunn and
wife, Ella Dunn: L. N. Hollis, Il. y. Gilf,
man, Lucy Silliman, Eva Silliman; T. H.
Primm and her hush nd, j. A. Primm
Adeline Ratio and her husband, j. w,
Ralford; } II. Allen and wife. Mary Alien;
william Allen and WIFE. Ella Allen, and
Henry Morning.
You and each of you are hereby notified
that an action entitled as above has been
duly instituted, and is now pending in the
superior Court of the coun' y OF Wake and
State of North Carolina, I'm which action
yOu are named as Tartiez defendant,
That the purpose Of said action is to OBJ
tain the advice and instructions Of the
court TO the plaintiff, William ). Turner
e1ecutoTOf Lucy Is. Rand, as to whether the
legacies given by tho win Of aid Lucy b.
Rand are charge upon the real estate OF
whether il is the duty Of said plaintifftOo
sell said lands for the purpose of paving
said ieRacies an if so, for a Judgment Of
the court directing said In ds 20 be sold by
said pla1ntitf, and the proceeds, or so much
thereof as the court may order to be so ap.
piled, applied TO the payment OF safd
legaCies.
And each of you is hereby required to ap.
pear at the court house, in the city Of Raj
eigb, county Of Wake and State az North
Carolina, during the term Of the Superior
Court of said county and State, TO ne held
on the 7th Monday after the first Mon CAV I'm
March, 1896, and during said term 10 answer
or demur to the complaint which has been
HE'D i'm said court in said action And Won
are further notified that if-Y0u fail 10 an.
9wer or demur 10 the said complaint within
the time above specified, the plaintiff win
apply TO the eOnrt Tor the relief demanded
tn said complaint
This notice is publish pursuant to an
order entered in the above entitled action.
at I'D February term 1885, OF said gunerior.
curt OF WBke county
d. n. YOUNG, C. s.
March 7,h, le96
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NEW YoEK

NEW YORK April II -F4our-Quiat;
city mill patents S4.20G4,40; winter patents
s.. g0M4.O0 city mil clears 4.l0Q4 ~; win
ter straights straits 1855; Minnesota
patents s.. rs 84.l5, Minnesota bakers 50 70
as 15;spirng low grades 81 00M2 90; winter
extras t2.60g3.0O; winter low grade 500
az 40.
Rye -four stsady; superfne S26502 rs;
fancy 81. 1903 90.
Buckwheat -four nominal; spot Sl.20;
buck wheat dull at 39G40
Corn meal steady; yellow western coarse
rs. city mill 10, biandywine $40
Rye Nominal; No. western TO arrive
$3.50: State -.
Barley steady; western mailing 39Q45;
feeding 350.57 choice.
Barley malt--Dull western 44155.
Nheat--Spot dull No. red store
ard elevator -; afloat --; 49,;
No Northern 76A + aioat; No / hard
- I o b af at, options No 2 red April
rosed 7516; May u Is 1918 1915, closed
73k; June ~ 1850 256, CLOSED 725S; July
KM73, closed " rs August clossd -; Sep
TENDER "a l 16@7254, closed 7256; December
closgd
Cor Spot strc ng, 70 2. Az, In eleva-
tor. 42L fl at steamer mi edl0 options
April 37137h, closed 81: NJ " IS Is I6n
IS, closed SO: June closed July s68%
Q137, closed 36I August closed 3 II; ep-
temp So, closed b
Oats Spot steady: No g, 25}{: No 2 red
-, No. 2 deliyeredSs& No. 3 ~; No 2
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LOCAL STOCK MARKET.

Chicago, H., April 11.-History re-
peated itself in wheat to-day. The
bullish government report was issued
yesterday, afternoon and the price
for May broke 2Ac, the point it touch
ed at the opening, and closed with 8
net loss for the day of 1Hc.
Corn and oats both suffered from
the weakness of wheat and the fayora-
bic growing weather. Provisions were
steady for lard and ribs, and strong
for pork
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A BREAK IN WHEAT
The Price for May Declined
gid Cents.
CLOSED IA CENTS OFF
The Bullish Government Re-
port Caused It.
COTTON SLACK AND LOWER
The Dealings on the Stock Market
Were the Smallest that Have
Been Recorded for Many
Years Past
COTTON SLACK AND LOWER

New York, April 1.-THE cotton mar
l1et was very slack throughout the
session with the total business limit
ed to 10000 bales and prices finally
1d2 points lower. or about the lowest
of the session The weakness was
caused by continued apathy OF English
spinneTs. the Liverpool spot footing
up only 5000 bales and the future mar
ket losing 15CdL. Another bearish in
fuence was the crop report OF the
Chronicle indicating generally favora-
BILE weather in the South and reporting
planting very we'll advanced i'm most
counties. Selling was checked here
by a report of the better feeling in
financial circles following the decline
in exchange yesterday. Moreover, the
news of the room from Washington
was more reassuring regarding the at
titude of President Cleveland touching
the Cuban resolutions.
THE CROP OF 1896.
Nashville, Tenn, April 1.-THE
Southern Trade Review has answers
from correspondents in all the cotton
States giving estimates of acreage for
1896. The planting is fully underway
in the far South and viii be very soon
in full operation over the entire section.
On the whole the increase is not much
larger than can be accounted for on
the ground Of natural development
and there is a marked tendency to-
ward diversified crops.
NEW YORK.
New York, April 11-Cotton- Spot
closed dull; middling uplands, ~;
middling gulf, 81; sales 204 bales.
Futures opened quiet and steady;
sales $500 bales
Futures closed dull; sales 10000
balps
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NEW ORLEANS.
nTHER AIARKETS.

Norfolk, setady, ~: 40 bales.
Baltimore, nominal, s; - bales.
BOSTON. dull, ~; IA bales.
Wilmington, quiet, 75s; rs bales.
Philadelphia, quiet, 81; 273 bales
savannah, steady, W.; lips bales.
New Orleans. quiet, 2 1f-l6; 2,429
bales.
Augusta, quiet and steady, ills;
81 bales.
Charleston. steady, ~; 136 bales.
New York. dull, ~ 1854 bales.
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RALEIGH 8IARKE,
BROS COTTON LETT

New York, April IL. (Special) Liz
erpool opened with spot cotton i'm mod
crate deIn8n. Sales 5000 bales. Mid
ding 49s. Futures were quiet, OPEN
ing AT 1-lG decline. and closing quiet II
u to / point decline. Our market open
"a with sales Of May at 1863, and after
selling at 765, closed at 1862 to 7.63
HUBBARD BROS.
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Mercantile Trust and
Deposit Company
OF BALTIMORE.

S saTPpias and undivided profts. Ss7 iSs Is
This company Is q legal depository for
moneys paid into court, and IS authorized
to act as executor, administrator z aardAah
or trustee.
Interest Allowed on Deposits
which may he made az any time and with
drawn after five DAYS notice and Will De
entitled to in terest for the whole time they
may remain with the company.
Acts as trustee of mortgages OF coEpoLas,
tions, and accepts the transfer agency and
registry of stocks.
Executors, administrators or trustees %
estates, religious aud beneyoient ihstILu
tions and individuals viii nnd TINS com
pany q convenient depository for money
and for the safe keeping of securltles'
safe deposit boxes for emit Vaults sup
piled for storage of silver chests etc.
OFFICERS:
JOHN GILL, President.
w w SPENCE, Vice President.
G. r. SPENCE. Third Vice President.
L. C. FISHER, Secretary and Treasurer.
JOHN McHENRY, ASS sec'y and Tres.
LOUIS McLANE, Chairman.
ANDREW REID, BERN ARD CAIN
JNO. A. HAMBLETON, ALEX. SHAW.
DIRECTORS.
w. w. Spence, Louis McLane,
g. Morton Stewart John A. Hambleton,
f. Austin Jenkins, Bernard Calm,
Christian Devries Charles ID. Fisher,
Andrew Reid, Wesley A. TuckeT,F
VIM. A. w hitTidge, Thomas Deford,
John Il. Hurst, Stewart Brown.
VIM. ii. Blackboard, Alexander FRANK,
r. C Hoffman, Alexander Shaw,
IawPas0n Riggs VIM. I'll. Perkins,
Charles w siagle Charles +. Mayes,
Gabriel ID. Clark, john Gill.
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NtNU UUUUdUIBIIH WcIE kis IUIIJWH
l3ur Non inal; spring patents g. l0@
8. 5, straigh0s a. 4U1255; winter
patent SO 40a3.60; winter straight So goa
80; export bakers 81 00Q2.25 Wheat
No. z, spripe, 6sX; No. 8, spring
No. ) red, 67E168H. Corn-No. Q. white
29L0E9k; No. 8 yellow -. Oabs--No 2,
lssS; No. white 19019k NO. 8, white
l9k. Rye-No 2, 81. Barley
No. 8. -; No. 4, ~. hlax-ssed- No, /, *.
Prime Timothy seed S3.250330 PorK
mess. per Dbl, IS 55@e.60 Lard-per 10
lbs Is Q2h.. Short RIB sides (looseJ 81 on
ASS: dry-salted shoulders boxed 4k@4%
short clear sides (boxedl 41EG4%. Whisk5y
distillers' finished goods per gallon, 81 70
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16
The Wizard With the Whip.

A decided sensation has been created
in Vienna by man who probably
stands alone in the world in his par.
tlcular line of performance. This
gentleman's name is Piskslug and he is
an Austro- Hungarian by birth. He
is m expert, or, rather, II phenomenal
artist in the use of the whip.
The first thing he does is TO take a
long.lashed, stout.handled whip in
each hand, and, with orchestral nc.
compartment, proceed to crack or
snap them at terrific rate. The
sound made by his whips in this man
ner is graduated from noise like q
rifle report to the soft click OF bill
lard ball. 1t makes n curious sort of
music, and serves TO show how he can
regulate the force of each stroke.
More interest, however, is evinced
when he seizes vicious-looking whip
with an abnormally long lash. 1t is
provided with very heavy handle of
medium length. This is his favorite
toy, and what he can do with it is
really wonderful. He first gives an
idea of what fearful force there lies in
whip lash in the hands of an expert.
A large frame, over which is
stretched calf or sheep skin. is
brought on the stage. This is marked
with dots of red paint. The man with
the whip steps up, and swinging the
lash round his head let's fly at the calf
skin. With every blow he actually
pulls piece right out from the
leather, leaving a clean.cut hole.
These pieces are distributed among
the audience to show that there is no
trickery about the performance. At
ter this he takes frame with three
shelves. On these there are a dozen
or more of medium sized apples lying
very close together and provided with
large numbers. Anyone in the audi
enco may designate which apple he
wishes struck, and the unerring lash
snatches it out like flash.
A still more difficult feat is the
swapping of coins from n narrow
necked bottle. A piece of silver
about the size OF half n crown is put
over the cork of the bottle, which
stands on the edge OF table. TIL,
whip artist, without appearing to tak'
any sort of aim, sends the long last
whizzing through the air and picks of
the coin without jarring the bottle,
much less breaking it.-Tit-Bits.
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hocRerton, who was STUDY ng Jaw
there.
Young Rockcrton came from n good
family, was rich, good looking and in
every way eligible; but when Phyllis
wrote to her "papa" informing him
of her tender passion and asking his
consent to her engagement, she re-
ceivcd telegram (he was SO urgent
that he would not wait tor the post to
carry his retusaD:
"No. Come home Mt once"
Phyllis had 80 rarely been denied
anything that she was angry, aston.
ished, dumhIounded, brokenhearted all
ut once. No mere words can accurate.
ly describe her feelings. However,
there was no help for it. She must
obay. And so, after an interview with
her lover, in which they vowed eternal
attachment, she precipitately threw
up her studies and her newly found
hopes of bliss and returned to New
York.
Her father received her kindly, but
with firm set countenance, which she
knew from her observation of his deal
ings with others indicated that bis
mind was made up, and that nothing
could alter it,
She, OF course, burst into tears to
begin with. But it made no visible
effect on her parent.
"My dear Phyllis" he said, "you
cannot imagine how it pains me to be
obliged to run counter to your de.
sires, but when / have explained mat
tiers to you, / hope you will agree with
me and give up the idea of marrying
this young Rockerton."
"When | was lad my father had a
farm out West, the adjoining farm to
which belonged to Ralph Rockerton,
the grandfather of the young man you
have met.
II need not go into details; it will
suffice for you to know that my father
and old Rockerton had bitter quarrel,
aud that foud arose between the two
families which can never be healed.
81 would rather see you IN your
coffin" he added, melodramatically,
ethan see you the wife of one of that
brood"
But, papa" urged Phyllis, sit is n
very long time ago. and l don't think
that quarrel between my grandfather
and his grandfather should be any
reason why Geo-I mean Mr.. Rocker
tom should not be good husband to
me. He is rich. I've always done as
you've wished, and now, when l feel
that my lfe's happiness is at stake,
you make this stupid objection.
She sobbed afresh, but her tears
were thrown away on her obdurate
parent, 30 she tried to cross examine
him on the subject Of the quarrel.
"lt must have been a very dreadful
quarrel, papa, for you to harbor re-
venge all these years. Tell me more
about it. If my life is to be blighted, A"
she said, signing deeply, 81 should
like to know it.
Mr.. Monrough felt himself getting
into corner with his daughters wiles
and tears, and he got a bit angry"
SIT would be of no use," he replied
shortly; ''my mind is irrevocably
made up. But may say that, as was
common in those days, the quarrel led
to fighting, and until your grand.
Il A. 1z.kl x,l,..l. n u
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"Oom Paul's' salary as president Of
the Transvaal, works out at about
S35, 600 per anuum, with 81, 600 n
year for "coiIee money j. G., for en-
tertaining purposes. We may add
that tho old gentleman keeps we'll
within the 81, 600, for ms official en-.
tartainmcnts are neither numerous
nor costly. As regards his private
fortune, this may be put roughly at n
million sterling. How lac made it is
known only to himself nr1 ia VI
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HOMEMADE SUNSHINE.

What care las the days go by
Whether gloomy or bright the sky2
What care what the weather may bep
Cold or warm--'tis the same TO me.
For my dear homo skies-they are always
blue;
And my dear homo weather Cthc glad days
throD
Is "beautiful summer" from morn till night,
And my feet walk ever in loves true light
And why2 Well, here il my baby sweet,
Following me round on his restless feet.
Smiling on me thro' his soft blue eyes,
And gladdening and Frightening my indoor
skies.
And baby's father, with fond true heart
(To baby and me. homes better part)--
His face Is sunshine, and we rejoice
In the music heard in his loving voice.
SO why should we hccd--as the days go by
The gloom or the light Of the weather and
sky
or the outside world, when wore busy all
dag
Manufacturing sunshine which aides not
away2
With smiIcs, with kisses with peace aud
with Joy
Father and mother, and baby-boy--
We are living each day in the sunshine we
make
And God keep us and guido Us for loves
dear sake
Mary d. Brine, in Harpcr's Bazaar.
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tired from Change, He was Wild
over, with nm only daughter, Miss
Phyllis Monrough, aged twenty--a
fine, handsome blonde, who had taken
up the study of science.
Phyllis had, of course, heaps of Of
fers, eligible aud otherwise, but she
had not met the man whom she cared
to marry, and, at her urgent desire,
her father had sent her to college to
enable her to pursue her studies.
She went to the college with n mind
fully made up to devote her life to
science and to abjure matrimony. In
5 -" herself put it, she had
roort and thrown the
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The Atlanta Constitution claims that
''the people of the northeast and
northwest are tired of Lliz2ards md
droughts. They are seeking homes in
the sections where the conditions of
existence are moro favorable. Already
they are sending large colonies south
ward, and the wiping out of sectional
ism will bring millions of them here.
The next decade will see big tide Of
immigration pouring into the south
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1t is proposed in Utah to organize
in cooperation with ncighUoring
states au "Arid Region exposition,
to bo held succcssiycly in the priuci-
pal cities of the East, for the purpose
Of showing the products and resources
Of the arid region and Of trying to
lispe the notion that still exists in
some quarters that the country be-
tween the Rockies and the Sierras is
hopeless desert, given up to sage brush
and coyotes Specimens OF products
from tho fields aud orchards would be
shown, with samples Of the mineral
treasures of the region. Tho eXhib-
its would be displayed in the chief
cities first, and then divided up for
exhibition in smaller cities and
throughout the Eastern states The
main idea is, of course, that such an
exhibition would attract immigration
and capital TO the arid West.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16

Birmingham, Eng, manufactures
not only the gods for various races,
but the crowns for their kings. While
a great many of the gods are cheap
affairs, some are rather costly and ar
tistic in design. Crowns range in
price from S. 20 $500. There is n
slight falling off in the demand for
crowns, however, since so many saw
age kings have taken fancy to the
silk hat and wear it on state occasions
in lien of crown. The cheapest
crowns are truly gorgeous, being dec
grated with diamonds and other pre-
cious stones, all of glass. son one
occasion" says an English traveller,
"when l was out in Africa, saw no
fewer than twenty small chiefs with
crowns of this kind upon their heads
and a remarkable body of men they
looked. One of them decorated his
royal person by wearing pair of
trousers as n coat, while pair OF old
CATERS we're the only article OF cloth
ing upon his legs"