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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-30

INVCtIpI3 SAINT Jay last year. 546 4,T7Z
Charleston, S. c., Dec. 29.-Turpentine,
firm; sales, none; a. B. c, D, E, f, $40;
G, $145; H, $.5O; l. S165; K, $1.70; NJ,
$1SO; N, 800; w G, 81 20; w w, $3.50.
Wilmington, N. c., Dec. 29.-Rosin firm;
strained, $1.45 good strained, $1.5O. Spirits
turpentine firm; machine, 241sc; irregular,
23Ac. Tar quiet; S1.OO. Crude turpentlne
dull; hard, $780, soft, 81 80; virgin $780,
New York, Dec. 29.-Rosin quiet; strain
ed, common to good, s1.75. Turpentine
steady; 26s4Q2715c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-30

lac CaSN QODtNtlOnS were as IOilOWS.
Flour was quiet and firm; hard wheat,
spring patents, 81 2GGJ4 50 in wood soft
wheat patents, Sf00a4.l5; hard wheat.
bakers, So, 0OfD3. 30 IN sacks; soft wheat,
bakers, 50 00Q3.20; winter wheat, S3.40@
$3.50 in wood; NO. spring wheat. 78aic TO
S9lic; No. red, 9JMc to 93c; No. corn,
229bc to 2Sc; No. oats, l7c; mess pork,
per barrel, $66j to $780, lard. S.72lac to
3Re; short rib Sides 3.75d399c; dry sailed
shoulders, 5.S0c: short clear sides, al
412lsc; whisky, distillers' goods, on the
basis Of Sl.1S for high proof spirits.
Cincinnati, o.. Dec. 29.-F'lour; winter
patent $i.7504. %; do fancy, $4.25Gi.5O; do
family SS.65@3.@. Wheat firm; sample
red, S5c; NO. red, 95n95Mc. Corn, fairly
active; No. Mixed 2llAc; No 2 white
mixed, 21%c. oats. demand moderate; No.
2 mixed, zoe: rejected white. l6l2c; No. 3
white western, 20c. Pork; clear, family and
back, $S.S7; clear butt and family, $50.
Lard; kettle, &c; prime steam, 3.70c asked.
Dry salted meats; shoulders, sac; short rib
sides, 37sc; short clears, 4.l5d4.20 clear
bellies, 4lkc. Bacon; loose shoulders, 4c;
loose short rib sides, a1scs loose short clear
sides, 415c; loose clear bellies, 4Mc. But
ter; Elgins, 22ihc; Ohio and Indiana cream
cry. 1GalSe. Whisky, $1l8.
Baltimore, Dec 70. noon-Elour quiet,
but firm and unchanged. Wheat strong;
spot CSC bid; May, 90j2M9e%c; southern by
sample, 93G94c. Corn steady; spot, 1874
2Sssc; southern corn, 229lQ27s4c.
Baltimore, Dec. 29.-Flour was quiet, but
firm and unchanged Wheat strong; spot
93c bid; May, 90iz@9O24c; southern. by
sample, 93@94c; do on grade. S95zM931zc
Corn steady; spot, 2S14 02S3sc; year and
January, 27iad27ssc; February. 277s@2Sc;
March, 2SbG2s7sc; steamer mixed, 25lz@
25Ac; southern corn, 2234c. oats steady;
No. white, 25Q26c; No. mixed, 221zM23c
Rye firm; No. 2. near by, 4lat42c; No. 2
western, 43A@431hc. Hay steady; choice
timothy, $l3J0G14.00. Grain freights
steady and unchanged. Provisions dull;
mess pork. $3.50; bulk, 6Ac; short ribs and
clear sides, SIC; sugar cured shoulders,
size Lard. refined, SC. Butter steady f;
fancy creamery. 23c; ladle. 14Gl15c; store
packed, SnlOc. Sugar steady, 4.45c for
graduated. Coffee steady; 10Ac for No. q.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-30

20GS0c: linseed, raw, SIC; boiled, SOC; kero-
sene Georgia test, 10c; water white, lie;
fire proof, lie; guardian, llc deodorized
Lime, Caicined Plaster and Cement
Alabama and Georgia lime in fair de-
and carload lots special; calcined plaster,
81 go per barrel; hair, 4@5c. Rosedale ce-
ment, $1.306i440; carload lots special;
Ser. cement re'ai'' Sz''0' carload i0''
Cabbage-Barrels, 7c.
Nuts-Almonds Tarragona, Ice; Ivicas,
lac; walnuts, French, 1ici Naples, 12lac;
pecans, loo; Brazils, &c; filberts, l0c; as
sorted nuts, 5O-pound and 25-pound boxes,
s1&@loc eoc9a aInIn S9S per iS demand.
market steady: fancy hand-picked, Vir-
ginia, per pound, 4lsc; hand-picked, per
pound, &c; small hand-plcked' per pound,
DEMONSTRATES, s1.OO; barrel. $500.
Potatoes-Irish, $1.65 barrel; sacks, $3.50.
shot-Firm; drop to B, Sl.2O b to larger,
'- iro,nNMarket very steady; swede, 40
&c; refined, $1.70 base.
Advance national list of extras, adopted
Dec. /, 1895.
Gun PowderaPegg kbseg, 500; hal half a keg
ing, quarter key, S2,25. Austin Dupont
and Hazard, smokeless, half kegs, $S.45;
quarter kegs. $3.50; S-pound canister, S2.l0;
1-pound canister, 75c. Less 20 to 10 per
Lumber-Demand, both foreign and do
iSS;'V dificuit Sizes. siSoo3lSoo aooring
boards, $l500Q22OO; ship stuff S6.5OQ20.00;
Sawn ties $1,000.
Poultry-Steady, fair demand; spring
chickens, 25c per pair; haif-grown to
three-quarters grown, soc to 35c pair;
full-grown fowls, soc per pair.
Eggs-Market fully supplied; canded,
per dozen, 2l@22c; country, &c less.
Hides. Wool. Etc -Hides-The market
firm; dry flint, 10l5@1lc: dry salt, &c; green
sailed, SIC, Wool---Nominal; prime Geor-
gia. free of sand burrs, and black wool
13c; blacks, lie; bury SC. Wax, 25c. Tai
low, &c. Deerskins, 15c.
Bagging and Ties-The market is quiet;
jute bagging. A-pound, 6ise; 2-pound, sc;
1s4-pound, SIC; quotations are for job lots;
small lots higher; sea island bagging, TAO
Sc; STANDARD Arrow ties, steel IS pounds
large lots, 75c; small lots, Soc
Dry Goods-The market Is steady; de-
mand brisk; prints, 4d5c; Georgia brown
shirtings 4, 3Ac; Il, 4l2c; A brown sheet
ings 5iac; white, osnaburgs, 7Q7iac; checks,
4M5c; brown drillings. 5ll6lac.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-30
DRY GOODS.

New York, Dec. 29.-The dry goods mar
ket has been dull. The tendency of prices
is nk4avor of buyers. In the more staple
varlxsles an uneasy tendency is noticea-
bic. 7Noolen' goods have been active and
dress goods quiet. 1t is noteworthy that
despite the financial disturbances in the
west, both commission houses and Job
bers report their collections unaffected
from that part of the country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25

and the sleeves the regulation coat
sleeves.
A short, straight bolero of the plaid
goods was detachable.
The small blue felt hat made for this
street gown was trimmed around the
crown with blue and green coque plumes,
and each plume was edged with tiny pip
Ing of wired velvet.
There was another remarkably service
able street gown of mixed golden brown
cheviot that / noted. Each seam of the
godet skirt was trimmed with an apple
green Of light tan braid, and the street
Jacket was trimmed in the same. There
was a seamless broad vest of the cheViot
finished with a high mixture of golden
brown satin. and over this the jacket fitted
snug. A high turnover linen collar and a
brown satin tie was to be worn with this
gown.
Velvet will be much worn One grieves
TO hear this, because its use and abuse
are so frequently mingled. Velvet made
intossho becoming jackets into tight
fitting bodices, into very well hung
skirts is always admirable. But velvet
in trained dresses, in long coats, in fun
Respondent waists and in fanciful gar
.ments Of any kind, savors too much of
the grotesque. 1t may be picturesque,
but it is not becoming.
Several embossed velvet coats are be-
ing sent home for wear this winter They
have small figures standing out upon a
light background, the whole set on a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25

was. made of cream ladies' cloth, with a
lining of citron green taffeta. Plisses of
the narrow cream lace and the feather
trimming trimmed the collette most elah-
orately, and two fun frills of black chif-
fon gave the finish to the bottom.
"A great deal has been said against the
fashion of employing different materials
in the bodices Of tolettes. Ii is still be-
ing done a great deal, and by the best
houses in Paris, too After all materials
are rather secondary matters, for if
toilette is becoming and has "a chic air
one is rather conscious Of the ensemble
than the especial materials
A rich visiting gown of dahlia Sc tin and
citron green satin was the pride of one of
the swellest couturiere's fall exhibition.
Theskirt was fun plain. godet Of dahlia
satin afld of such heavy quality that the
usual sUneniEg was not employed in the
facing around the bottom.
The Asodce was Of citron satin covered
very fun with black chiffon and banded
with jeweled bands The high soant coat
sleeves were OF the dahlia satin, and
dahlia satin was employed Tor the high
draped collar. -.
= The short, loose jacket that went with
This visiting toilette was made of Won
drous embossed velvet in dahlia and green.
The jacket had lining Of citron green
! satin, and an exquisite collar OF Brussels
lace mounted by tail black chiffon ruff
gave "a iinish to the neck OF the garment
A toque fashioned expressly for this tot
lette had a bcrctta crown of gold braid.
guarded by a broad. full pun of dahlla
svelyet.sIt was trimmed with bird Of para
disc plumes
striking early winter street toilette is
made of Scotch cheviot in a big blue and
green PLAID The skirt is fun godet,
made on the bias and trimmed at the
front seams with straps ana large smoked
pearl buttons. The bodice IS built OF dark
green ladies' cloth. "a bit severe in it's ox-
cessye 3painess u fastens. AT the under
arm seams and instead Of being dotted The
nulness Is disposed OF IN tiny plalts. back
! and frostThe collar was high ana straight
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25
THE FIRE OPAL Ann 0TuEps
Magic's Precious Stone, and where
1t Is FOund

c. F. Holder in the New York Ledger.
Some months ago a man passed through
a western city with a gem that created a.
sensation when it was exhibited and ow-
ing to the subsequent history of the stone
it is looked upon by some credulous peo-
pie as being the medium of a miracle
The owner in passing through Mexico
was particularly attracted by the opals
that were exhibited by fakirs-men. wo-
men and children-which could be bought
from 10 cents apiece to as many dollars
He was DESTROYS of buying a large and
particularly fine stone and by constant
inquiry finally found an opal seller who
knew of fine gem, but was positive It
could not be purchased.
For q consideration the man agread 10
take the American to the place where the
gem was owned, and after a three-days
journey on horseback into the mountains
they came upon a little hamlet so desc
late and poverty-stricken that II would
seem the last spot in the world 70 nro-
duce gem of anything Of value. The
traveller was conducted to one of the bufe
made of grass, and, upon entering found
lying in corner, upon some rags a wo-
man so withered and wrinkled that she
might have been a century and a hair
old. The guide said he doubted ~ The
woman, VINO was the possessor of the
stone, would show it, much less part with
H. lie approached her. evidently with
poor success, but finally she was in duced
TO show the gem. She would NOT no,,a
until they had retired from the hut VVba,,
they returned, she, with much mutterine
and protest. unrolled the gem from some
rags and fiber, and as the sunlight flashed
into the dingy hut it seemed TO FIRE tbe
object in her hand. and it blazed ike y
coal The Mexican crossed herself while
me american could not refrain an ex-
stone was splendid fre-opal that seer,0
ed possessed of life of its own
How did this old woman get possassio,,
OF such gem2' the stranger asked
Many, many years ago when she ma.
a girl wtite man left it with her saw
i iig that ne would return" was the repiv
shs was good-looking girl then, and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25

groundwork of mixed design. The plain
Velvets are seen hardly at all. Even
the embossed are disguised as it were
You see a little coat of embossed velvet
with a collar of lace and a standing ruff
of chiffon. How different from the
straightforward velvet coats we used to
know.
The fancy runs towards little items Of
toilet. Plain. smooth cloth is elabo-
rately trimmed.
A young American woman, whose hus.
band although In the oil business, is
feeling the times" visited her Paris
dressmaker. 81 want" said she, some
thing very dressy for carriage wear, and
very cheap You know, Chester. l have
always been a good customer of yours
Now ,befrend me, and tell me how to get
something beautiful and cheap"
Celeste, in her best mood, took a pencil
from table. This said she. sketching
a little.ro cane upon a slip of paper,
lis of snow white CLOTH This" rapidly
sketching a design around the edge, 'is
a peacock feather trimming, blue, touched
with green. Cheap also. This Is more
of the same" toching up the high collar
And this great paste button to fasten
the front Elegant! your friends will saw
Audit costs you nothing. Celeste will
make it. and you will wonder at the small
price. Shall Celeste make IL, madame?"
Celeste made it, and when you read the
descriptions of a Paris fete in the near
future look for the American woman who
wears white wrap and peacock feathers
Her skirt is to be of changeable blue and
green silk. Her hat a toque with one big
bird upon it. Her gloves snow white with
out stitching.
There has never been time when the
woman with left-overs could fit herself
out SO prettily. The old-fashioned velvets
do over" admirably, II one has only had
the wisdom to preserve them. And, so
though the heavy season is upon us all
far and wide, we shall rejoice in the fash
ions that allow us so much latitude ana
offer SO much prettiness.
Nina Goodwin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25

ness. Our Trouville belle has brought
back whole trunk of gauzy gowns an
touched because the cool. rainy summer
called for alpacas and Irish poplins in
stead of the thinner materials. And their
fascinating picture hats, laden with
plumes and tulle. have already seen the
Light OF day this season. AT home it is
good to know that the Season was warm
enough though all too short. And on!
crimps and home made curls!
What trying time my lady viii have
through this weather. Beau catchers, you
have hung around her brow limp and way
ward and have not helped her score
point. ay S
Bought curls made on little wires have
been resorted to. 1t sounds bit vulgar.
but their falseness was never discovered,
for they we're most artisticaily arranged
and just peeped from under hats in soft
baby-like ringlets.
The cool weather. together with the
great gala week. has brought all of this
summers deserters back to Paris IN
droves. Wet city sidewalks are so much
more to be desired than country roads
running inches deep In mud and slush
especially il ones feet are clad in the
regulation French shoes, which are ridicu-
iously thin The eouturieres have evident
~ anticipated this early return of their
chentes for the most ravishing model
gowns are on exhibition at all of the
smarter shops, ana one sees now more
pretty new gowns than one can record.
Al private exhibition of model gowns
a. one q the shops on Boulevard Hauss-
i iiSn mere was visiting toilette OF fawn
laules cloth that attracted no end of At
lehuon. The skirt was a full godet Of the
lawn iadles' cloth, with a four-lnch band
ol cream ladies' cloth around the DoI-
tofn that was edged with a fun plisse az
sraito" cream lace. Two bands Of black
Leather trimming ornamented the cream,
D@ha and just at the left side Of the front
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25

who. on being written TO and desired to
tell how he got it, stated that it had been
the property of an English tourist hunt
ser who was killed by tiger. and his
friends sold the ring to get means to send
the body home. The stone was reset and
soon found purchaser in prominent
member of the demimonde, who not long
after was murdered in her room. Among
the articles taken by the murderer was
the ring, and the firm began to wonder
how soon IT would turn up They had not
long 20 wait, for all their people had by
this time learned about the stone and
were on the lookout for it, After six
months 1t was found in the showcase of
a jeweler in London, who had bought
II from firm i'm Amsterdam. 1t was
bought by the Paris agent and sent back
to be started afresh on its travels 1t
was purchased again by a woman of the
town, who six weeks later was drawn
out of the Seine with the gem on her fin
ger, and by a strange coincidence 1t was
offered to the Arm that sold IL by the
police agents, the court having jurisdic-
tion having ordered II to be sold. And
so II went from hand to hand attended
with misfortune at every change. and usu-
ally bringing death to the possessor. La
borers in the Golconda mines used to
say that whensa stone was baptized in
blood when FIRST taken from the earth it
caused the shedding of blood wherever it
went. and the story Of one such ill-omened
gem goes far to confirm belief in such a
superstition
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25
TRAVELS OF A DIAMOND.
story of Paris jewelers. Varied
Experience with a Very Fine
Stone

From the jewelers. Review.
Some years ago a Paris jeweler told
story of one diamond which had passed
over his counter no less than eleven times.
1t was a beautiful stone of nearly four
carats, Of perfect color and luster, but
easily identified by means of a small flea
Their" in the tip Of the lowest part. He
bought it from an East India dealer and
had 1t set in a ring. 1t was sold to
eouptess in 1863. just before the outbreak
Of the Franco-Prussian war. The count
ess died in a few weeks, and the ring
was worn by her husband He was killed
in the siege of Paris, and a few days
after his death the ring was brought into
the. store for sale by a common soldier.
He was arrested and the ring sent to the
family of the dead count Before the
siege ended they brought in the ring and
sold 1t to the dealer in order to procure
money to buy food Directly after the
siege it passed into the hands of an Eng
lish tourist who visited the city to get a
look at the ruin wrought by the COM
munists and a year later back came the
stone from the Indian buyer of the firm,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25

Lord Salisbury Is daily In recel Of
hundreds OF kilograms from al pa. in.
the United Kingdom. begging MIN "
tervene on behalf OF the Armenians'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25

Paris Oct. 15e-Paris has had now five
solid weeks Of pelting rain. and instead
of looking scorched and brown as it gen
orally does at this season, the trees and
grass look positively tropical in their
greenness.
When one grumbles at the incessant
rains somebody invariably chimes in and
prophecies an ideal November and DeceIn-
Der. The light summer gowns have long
since been folded away, even before they
had half a chance of proving their useful
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25
BUSINESS WOMEN.
Bah Is Thoroughly Interested in the Wo-
man Wage Garner.


he of an mce-T The
Mems -Brainy
o ind Of Ser
Low Books.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25

More than half the trees struck by
lightning are white poplar. says an ex-
change. For this reason It is held by
scientific men that the poplar must he
an excellent conductor of lightning. In
consequence it has been suggested that
agricultursts should plant trees in the
vicinity of their farm buildings. An addi-
tional suggestion Is the attaching OF
lightning rods to two or three Of the tall
est treea.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25
FOR The COOL FALL DAYS.
Madame Goes Forth in CheviOts Made
in the Most Fanciful Manner,
Designed Artistically.

CIOthC in
FIaring COatAr
PopuI
and Fur
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25

--Tolstoi. like Mr.. Gladstone. enjoys
himself in his leisure moments by Telling
trees.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-03-28
QUICK TlME CHEAP RATES

Daily Express and Passenger traie
make pt connections with tn
several railroad lines in *he East.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars ans
tourists Sleeping Cars attached to al
trains. Dining Cars attached to fast
mail trains between vupkee and Gg
den.
Tickets sold. sleeping ear berths Sc
G red, and other Information gives
on a~ppii"ati"t 10
n. /. FIELD, ACT,
RENO OSPOl.
r. II. GOODMAN.
CEN: PASS. hGT-
RICHARD AY GEN. TRAf. MANC.
>A> FRANCISCO. Cal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-03-28
n SOUTHERN
T% Es
PACIFIC COMPANY.

Commencing saturday Nov 24.isS
and until farther nOtice.araiBs Will
leave Reno as follows: S:25 a. n
Daily Atianti FIX press. trains for
Winnenlucca, Battle Mountain, Pals
ade. and East. Carries only frs
class passengers through and local
Dining car to Ogden.
i.3O D. IN. Daily Pacific Express
train for Truckee, sacramento. Ben
ecia and san Francisco. arriving al
6:45 a. m. OnuectiRG at sacramento
at 10 80 a. m. with the New Orleans
Express for Fresno, santa Barbara
Los angeles, esap Diego. also at S:EG
iag.
3:05 y. III. Daiiy-Atlantic Express
for A5n~EeEnucca, Battle Nounfaia
Falisade, Gden andEiast. carrie
first ard ~rtoDd elias. passenger
local ana t~hraa.s.
S-25 D. ~. tsaiiy-2a.i1c Exprea-
train for f~tOseVitfe, .fW4rfiGn. hacra-
naemto. and san ErafseiAcu Wa s;en-
ecia arriving at 9.{J an. Unaect-
at sacramento with train leaving
at 1925 "a. IN. for Stockton. Eat;,roB
San Jose. San Francisco, Fresno. Ls,.
Angeles San Diego ana East. via New
lea az 1859 a. m. for Williams
for Fed Bluff and al 1850 D.. IA, fu-
MarysViI!e, CIiie0. sseddIng, p%ertlaKc
and Puge, sound points.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-24
LADIES' COLUMN.
A WOMAN'S WAIST.

1t is matter for rejoicing that fash
ion is no longer to decree slender
waist as something indispensable to
propriety and grace. The natural
waist of the woman of average height
is about twenty eight inches, and any
less size is attained only through ar
rested development, or compression
by means of whalebone and steel. The
amount of room inside this twenty
eight inches is absolutely needed for
the proper working of the machinery
of the internal economy. In spite of
this fact girls very often bind the
yielding ribs into such narrow COM
pass that the waist measures twenty
or twenty two inches only, and you
will now and then hear some mother
of family, with a very different
waist now, boast as if it were some
thing to be proud of that when she
was nineteen her waist measure was
nineteen too. 1t is, however, of no
use to talk to young people about the
injurious effect of compression on
OSOhoSh, hOoA y, hNOA1 lungs civ WIZ
arterial system. They are not anato-
mists, and they do not comprehend
the matter or want to do SO; they OBJ
serve that they feel as well now as
they did before, and without weighing
the thought that it requires time to
work ruin, take it for granted that
they always will feel as well, although
they have been told and taught that
in post norton examinations it has
been found that wherever tight lacing
has been the rule, every organ was
out of place and seriously injured.
But although it does not move them a
trife to be told that red noses and
eruptive skins and fat chests are to be
laid to the account of the too slender
waist, yet on the whole neither COM
mon sense nor auld- wife wisdom nor
doctors have the power of conviction
that fashion does, and when fashion
says that there is no beauty in a wasp
waist, but that the lines of nobility and
health made by deep breathing are
the really lovely lines, fragility being
something rather to be feared than
loved, why then fragility begins to be
avoided, and the lines of the Venus
de Milo, of the Diana, of the Pallas,
begin to come in.-Harper'S Bdzdr.