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STOCKS.

The stock market developed firm un-
dertone to-day and considerable pro-
gress in an improvement in prices was
made and maintained up to the close.
Talk OF the possibility of gold exports TO
Germany next week and an attack on
Manhattan and Western Union, failed
to stimulate any renewed selling pressure
and noticing this, general movement TO
cover shorts was inaugurated which, to-
gether with strong support in sugar,
Chicago gas and the grangers by Flower
and Benedict, interests led to a gradual
advance throughout the list, and prices
closed strong ait the top generally ] per
cent higher for the railway list and / to
2 per cent in the industrials, and spe-
cialties. United States rubber common
was notably strong on reports of an ear
" declaration of a dividend of 21a per
cent to the shareholders. Next to this
stock, the strongest features were the
grangers and Reading. The decrease
OF only SAL 900 compared with last year
in the earnings of the st. Paul company
for the first week in December helped
the grangers very materially, while the
anticipated favorable results OF the hear
ing OF the test suit against the Reading
Company's charters stimulated that
stock. The speculation was not as broad
or as active as the bulls wished for, but
still the action of the market was very
satisfactory to them and the general
feeling was much better all around. The
Senate will adjourn tonight until Mon
day, and after continuing in session for
one day only both Houses will adjourn
until after the holidays, thus positively
preventing chance of hasty action on
the Cuban question.
E. B. CUTHBERT & 90.
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Branch Houses: 337 Broadway, New Yorl
City; $50 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa; o.
McAlHster street, San Francisco, Cal.
Holburn Viaduct. London, u. C.; Place s
A Madalaine, Paris.
Factories: Toledo, Ohio; Thomps%Dy III
Conn.,, and Toronto Junction, Ont.
lMentipn this p8 perry
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9TH Err MARK Els.
Philadelphia. quiet, 7-l6, lt9 bales.
Savannah, quiet and STEADY. 64, 5,il6 ba' es.
New Orleans, firm, q l3-l6 l0,473 balea.
Augusta, easy, 81, ., 66 bales
Charleston, quiet, On, 2, l64 bales
NosaOlk, steady, 81, BOZ bales.
Baltimore. nominal. rs, - bales.
Boston, dull, 3-l6, ~ bales
Wilmington, firm, 81, l,O66 a'es.
New York, quiet, 8-l6, loo bales.
RALEIGH COTTON MARKET.
RALEIaH, N. C., December ~.
Cotton selling to-uhy at ~ a64.
Receipts i73 bales.
Market firm.
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Dividends Din 4
OFFICE OF TIE


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am glad that my own city of Cin-
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To the Public.

Notice II hereby given that ! have lost
certificate Me- 83Si fof in shares 81 stock III
thn oid Dominion building a Loan Aasu.
citation, 81 hiehmaud, Va. and that have
applied 80 she said nasg citation 60 REISSUE ~
NE esftiAcete covering che samn.
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LOCAL STOCK MARKET.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Dec. 17.-Wheat acted fever
ish and unsettled to-day, fiuctuating over
31b cent range, but finally closing
firm at " cent advance. Large lines of
long wheat were dumped on the market,
but reports OF heavy seaboard clearances
sustained the market and were the main
feature OF the advance.
Corn and oats were rather heavy, clos
ing unchanged and Is cent higher res
pectiyely.
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RALEIGH TOBACCO MARKET.
Smokers. Common.s...ss.ss..s.ss so
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Cut Flowers

Roses, Carnations, 5oueuetsS
Floral Designs, Palms, F@rna
and other house plants.
Bulbs for winter and spring bloom Rm
Hyacinths, Chinese and 5ernudm
Lilies, Golden Bond, White and Pink
japanese Lilies finest Of all hardy
Lilies Freesia and various other
Bulbs. Mail orders promptly atteud-
ed to. n. STEINMETZ,
phone 1f3. Raleigh, ". G
The Progress., 1896-08-20

fierce, direct heat Of the suns rays
Notification "a retarded since it pro-
crosses moro favorably when tha
surface Of the ground is partly shaded.
Again, the cultivation method, 10 Dc
effective, must I've frequent and thor-
uugh-cO. .Ons not always easy 10
meet. Earth litter mulching as pEac-
ticCu by this writer ObviateS most Oh
the difficulties named. ShOrt-hDfea
manure or litter is spread evenly over
the surface of the ground to a deplh
of one or Two inches. In a few days
the ground is cultivated. thoroughly
mixing the mulch with fine surface
earth. In the case Of small patches,
this may be done with Z hoe, but III
the majority of cases i IS best done
with a cuItivatOr. After some time,
when the appearance of weeds Or When
other causes make it necessary, tHo
cultivation is repeated. The aCFt,h'-
ages of this method are:
|, The moisture is more eifec,Gaii5
conserved, and the root system lakei
its proper position.
>. The soil is better protected from
the direct heat OF The sun. The eaIth
litter mulch is a good non-conductoE,
3. The manure thus applied keep
intact the supply of humus, thus III
creasing the soil capacity for moisture
and maintaining fertility. Nitriilca-
ton is also favored.
4. The best features of both old sys'
tens are retained, and the method l,
applicable not only to trees and small
fruits, but to any cultivated crop.
). Labor is saved, the required cuI'
tivatiop being materially reduced.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Small '. Large Lungs.

Professor Playfair said recently be-
fore the Royal Agricultural Society OF
England that small lungs in proportion
to the total bulk, are helpful to the
fatteling Of animals. The order OF the
smallness of the lungs Of our domestic
animals is: I, pig; 2, sheep; ), OK; 4.
horse. and as remarkable proof OF the
Importance Of small lungs as indicative
of tendency to fatten, the order OF the
aptitude to fatten Of the animals just
named is exactly the same as the Or
der of the smalineSs OF the lungs
Thus the pig has the greatest tendency
and the horse the least tendency to
fatten of all our domestic animals
Thus, for instance, a Chinese pig has
small lungs, an Irish one large; the
Chinese pig fattens much more quickly
than the Irish. The disappearance
of food from the system Of an animal
is owing to the combustion Of the food
by means Of the air inspired by the
lungs. The oxygen which has once en-
tered the system never again escapes
from it without being united either
with part Of the body or Of the food.
This statement may be quite correct
with reference to the deposit OF pure
fat. But the health and constitutional
vigor of any animal depend very much
upon healthy and regular waste
through the skin and lungs. Excess
of fatty deposit in proportion to lean
fibre is the very thing to which pork
curers object. The same thing holds
good for Oyer-fed beet.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
tagging Grapes.

Correspondent of Green's Fruit
Grower" asks for information Oh this
subject. We have purchased paper
bags. he says, such as are used in gro
ceries and sold by the thousand at 80 to
40 cents. These bags are longer and
larger around than the largest cluster
of grapes when matured. We have
placed these bags over a cluster OF
grapes when the friiit was about the
size of bird shot, or sometimes when
the grapes were as large as peas, pin
ming the mouth of the bag around the
base of the stem OF the fruit DIS closely
as possible. No great skill is required
in this operation. 1t is not necessary
to arrange for the entrance of air in the
bag, but it is we'll to pick pin hole
in the bottom Of the bag to allow water
to escape. The clusters Of grapes that
we have bagged seemed to ripen earlier
than those not so operated upon, and
the clusters were of marvellous beauty,
coloring beautifully, the bloom, Of
course, being undisturbed by wind. or
bird. or insect. Whether it is possible
on large scale. depends upon the cir.
cumstences.-Cx
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Chanpe OF tho Times

Eyes, indeed" said q. the old mar
thoughtfully, after his wife had deliv-
cred dissertation upon the progress
Of the sex, "the new woman is vastly
different from the old"
Il thought you would realize that in
time" she returned rather sharply.
Il have just been reading" he went
on, "how girls used to be sold by their
parents, and some Of them brought
fancy prices"
But there is none Of that now, thank
heaven! Woman has asserted herself,
and"
mo, there's none Of that now" in
terrupted the old man. "a man does
not buy his wife in these days. Now he
has to be paid to take her, and her poor
old father has to wreck his bank &C
count to provide the dowry. Louis
ReDublic.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
iIulChing.

A bulletin of the Minnesota Expert
ment Station says:
1t is not generally understood that
mulch may with benefit be applied
to cultivated ground. The usual meth
cd of applying coarse litter and man
ure to trees and small fruits is falling
into disrepute with some Of our best
horticulturists This method causes
the root system TO form too near the
surface of the ground so that when
the mulching becomes THU or pro-
,racted drought ensues, the trees
quickly succumb. Moreover, cultiva-
ton is not possible with the thick
mulch, and consequently coarse weeds
grow up, and quack grass finally takes
possession, to the total destruction CT
the trees or small fruits. Many horti-
culturists are now advising the aban-
donment of the thick-litter mulch and
prescribing instead only cultivation or
the dry-earth mulch. But this method
has disadvantages also. Under it the
land becomes Impoverished owing to
the exposure OF the bare soil to the
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Developing New Plants.

We select seeds OF certain plants
which come the nearest to our stand
ard of perfection. No two breeders OF
any kind of stock have the same ideal
standard in all particulars. SO with
those Who Improve plants. Our choice
shorthorns, draft horses, Merino sheep,
Essex swine, light Brahma fowls were
not brought to their present state OF
perfection by mere good luck or acct
dent, but by the long and patient study
and experience of able men. The same
is true of many plants, more especially
of plants which are raised for the
beauty of their flowers or foliage. 1t
is not by accident that our green
houses and gardens are SO well sup
piled with choice roses, orchids, rho
dodendrons, azalias, camelias, pan;les,
petunias, phloxes, dahlias, gladiola,
hyacinths, tulips, pelargoniums, calce-
olarias, asters, fuchsias, chrysanthe-
NUNS. These and many others have
been produced by judicious labor in
breeding and cultivation. The poorest
and those CT medium quality were
weeded out; only few of the choicest
were saved. The work was divided.
One man devotes years OF patient
work to certain strains Of pelargon-
iums; another to asters, roses or pan
sihs, and so on through the long list
Of "Flcra's sweetest treasures" Bur
bridge says: Prom houseful OF fuch-
sias, Mr.. II. Camel, who is we'll known
for his new varieties of this favorite
plant, only obtains about a quarter OF
an ounce Of perfect seed, the value Of
which cannot be calculated, as it Is
never sold" One man raises 10,0c0 pc
largoniums, and each year for ten
years or more, and only gets half a
dozen year fit to send out under a
name, and many of these are soon re-
placed by others Choice strains Of
cineraria and calceolaria and primula
seeds are worth $50 or SIS an ounce, Or
5000 or even S1,500 per pound. Pro
fessor W. J. Beal.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Great Tide Waves.

Those who see the rise and fall 0!
the tides in our Atlantic harbors sci
dom think of the wonderful career Of
the moon raised OCean-WayeS which
pillows not only cross the sea, but flow
from ocean to ocean and In this way
movements are set going.
Thus, as Mr.. Vaughan Cornish has re-
Gently reminded English readers, once
in every twelve hours the moon raises
tide bilOw in the southern Indian
Ocean. When this billoW passes the
Cape OF Good Hope at noon, its success
sor is already born, and by the time
the first bilOw has reached the Azores
Islands, at midnight, the second is
rounding the Cape, and a third has
come into existence in the southern
ocean. BY o'clock in the morning
following its passage Of the Cape the
tide billow reaches the English Chan
mel and there the shallow water de.
lays it so much that it does not arrive
at the Straits Of Dover until 10 a. m.
Here the narrowing Channel causes the
tide to rise very high and almost puts
an end to the wave. In the meantime
another branch Of the billow runs
around the western side of the British
Islands, rounds the north point of Scot.
land, and moves slowly down the east
ern coast Of England, until it finally
flows up the Thames and laps the
Wharyes Of London.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

certain crop IN TINS lat!tuut, oUt 1t HIS
several characteristics which make It 4
desirable acquisition where 1t can De
grown successfully
characteristics of Crimson Clover
II is a true clover, but earlier, small +
and usually less hardy than the COM
mon red clover 1t starts promptly ana
more vigorously from the seed than
common clover, and this feature adapto
it to midsummer seeding. 1t comes
into full bloom at this station, early
in May, and is ready to be cut i0r speN
about the LIST of June. i is an annual,
the parent plant dying when II mas
matured its seed.
Crimson Glover 2 Catch Crop.-be-
ing an annual and unable to endure
winters, crimson clover cannot take
rank as a staple crop in Indiana. IL
is. however, we'll flied to be catch
CROP" because. under favorable condl-
tons as to moisture, q "catch' can De
secured in July and even in August
| in which case it will furnish winter and
early spring pasture, OF i preferred,
very early crop Of has or seq. II cut
| for hay a crop of corn could follow lle
same year. Crimson clover IS espe-
Clal,y commended as an inter-crop be-
tween two crops Of corn, the seed pelhs
sown when laying by the first crop
|
the following spring, with o. without
pasturing, as green manure LOT 'he
succeeding corn crop. In case Oh l'hl-
ure to get a stand of common red cloV-
er in wheat, crimson clover may be
sown to advantage as soon as the crop
of wheat is removed.
Crimson Glover as a Forage and Fer
tilizing Crop.-This clover has proved
excellent for pasture in the late lali'
winter and early spring, and judging
from its chemical composition, 1t vii.
doubtless prove better food fertlllz-
ing crop than the common red clover.
Time and Manner of Sowing.-Crlm-
son clover should be sown in July, or
early in August, to insure a vigorous
fall growth in which case it Will PROB
ably pass the winter with slight dam
age, If it is to follow corn, SOW just
before the last cultivation, using fine
tooth cultivator to bury the seed. II
II is to follow wheat burn the stubbl2
If possible pulverizc the ground thor
oughly with disk or spading harrow,
sow, harrow again with tooth harrow
and roll.
The methods described above were
successfully USED last year III 80"
crimson clover on tle station farm.
1t is well to SOW thickly-say ten
pounds to the acre-as many plants
may be killed by drouth and frost.
W. G.. Latta.
Indiana Experiment Station
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Turnips for Early Use.

Market gardeners make much larger
profits out of the turnip crop than DO
farmers. If they did not they could
not grow them at all. The reason IS
that they grow the tu,nip early, hay
ing it ready for use, sweet and good by
midsummer, at which time the farmer
is just ready to SOW his crop. The
gardener sells most of his turnips done
up in lunches for few cents each, but
making q price per bushel that would
make a farmers eye bulge out. Why IS
it tharfarmers do not grow more early
turnips? We don't mean every farm
err, of course, or we should have worse
glut of turnips than there was of pota-
tees last year, when Secretary Morton
urged all farmers to 20 into potato
growing. Still, more farmers might
begin in small way the growing Of
early turnips in amounts that they
could easily market. To do this, they
must do as the gardeners do, fertll!2c
the early soWn roots with some avail
able heterogeneous ,nanure. The turnip
needs a good deal Of nitrogen to make
quick growth. The late sown tWnips
find this nitrogen in all cultivated farm
land after midsummer. That is prob
ably the reason why turnips are so gem
orally sown late and as catch crop,
and why, also, the price Of late turnips
is always SO low that there is very little
profit IL growing them for market
E'Y
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Women Colonies.

The eight women colonies of the
German army, who draw swords only
occasionally and their salaries regu-
larly, are: The empress of Germany,
the dowager empress (wife of the late
Frederick ID, the Princess Frederick
Charles Of Prussia, the Queen Regent
Sophia and the Queen Wilhelmina of
the Netherlands, the duchess of Edin-
burgh Sister OF the emperor of Russian,
and Queen Victoria.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

A remarkable little girl, the daugh-
ter of A. c. Olds, lives in kan,a, City.
The mother of the child i, -, its
grandmother is AZ, its great-graud-
mother is Y, and its groat-grcat-
grandmother is 90. There will br 4
ieunion this summer of the five gen
erations in the state Of New York.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
EXTREMELY HOT
Is the Kind of Weather That Brings
Oppression and Nervousness,

-, -.
~ i"' 'il' ' co ''|'' " '
oil" '"'''S '''
HAN! CASTS ., p'o''' "'-0", 7'po'l"lS
among 'ho'0 WHO d" '''' we'll "o''''n
VINO are suffering from any disease Pc
cuiIar 10 LHo sex hn0 loV weather e@-
peclaLiE nara 10 oear' 100 tlteo 10 per-
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Against Chinese.

A petition to the Dominion govern
ment praying for further restriction Or
Chinese immigration to Canada is being
circulated in British Columbia. The
petition urges that a tax of $500 be
levied upon each Chinese enetering the
Dominion
The Progress., 1896-08-20
A Receipt for Small Feet.

All women DESTROYS Of possessing
small feet are earnestly recommended
10 abstain from beer. The theory has
been advanced that the women who
have small feet are found IN the wine
countries-France, Italy and Spain
while England Germany and Holland,
the beer drinking districts, are respon-
sjble for large ones.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

EffeCtually yet gently, when costiEe or
sluggish, to permanently overcome ha-
bitual constipation, to awaken the Kid
news and liver to healthy activity,
without irritating or Weakening them,
TO dispel headaches, colds, OF IeVers, use
Syrup Of Figs.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Snake Breeding.

The British authorities in India have
been obliged to discontinue the boun-
ties on dead snakes, because the ma
tives wenm into the business Of breed
ing the reptiles on o large scale in or
der to secure the reward.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
How to Grow 4OC Wheat

Salzer's Fall Seed Catalogue rells
YOU. It's worth thousands to he wide
awake farmer. Send 4-cent stamp fur
catalogue and free samples Of grain,
and grasses for fall sowing. John \.
Salzer Seed Co., Lacrosse, Wis.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

Pisos Cure for Consumption IS the Only
cough medicine used i'll my house.-D (.
Albright, Miiiiinburg, Pa. Dec. II, '95
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Persona |,

ANY ONE who has been benefited 10y tue
use of Dr. Williams Pink Pills will receive H.
formation Of much value and interest by VIII
ing TO PINK Pills, 2. o. Box 1882, Philadelphia,
Pa.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

People still like to BE- humbug1c@
and ci.cuseS are scarce.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

You are always hearing OF people
who say they cant stand the strain
The Progress., 1896-08-20

When We hate woman. we ALWAYS
hope that she will chew gum on tie
streets.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
Nails Catarrh Cure
Is taken. internally. Price, .Jc.

W hope some man will finally be
found who never loved but one WuWan
The Progress., 1896-08-20

We wonder whether the ncw wUmu..
has muscle on her arms.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
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THE UNIVERSITY OF EOTRE DANE.
Notre Dame, Indiana.

Full Courses In Classics Letters, Science Lar, Civil Ne.
shsnies and Electrical Engineering Thorough Preparatory
and Commercial Cosrses Rooms Free to all students who
nave completed the studies required for admission into
ese Junior Senior Year of any OF the Collegiate
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open September sth 1896 Catalogues sent Free app
stion to VERY REV. A. M0RRIssEY, s. G., President
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The Progress., 1896-08-20

We know lots of good fellows,
they would only stop telling Jokes.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.


RlMSON clover has
been grown in III
diana for several
years. 1t h 4 )
proved an almost
absolute failure il
5 Q III e instances,
while in others
cry satisfactory
crops have been
grown. 1t is, al
best, a rather un-
The Progress., 1896-08-20
IT PfStered Day and Nign /

With NERVOUSNESS, take Iio,letlrr, stomach
Bitters, which invigorates and tcunquilI!leS
the nervous system. The basis OF recovery y
reform in errors Of digestion. The rp.sa>trIc
nerve and brain are united in the closest bond
OF sympathy. so that dyspeptic symptoms in the
gastric region are always accompanied ~ nurt-
ful reflex nervous action. Both are remrthrd
by the Bitters which also cures malaria. bilious
BUSINESS, rheumatism and kidney trouble.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

Most girls looks prettier at piano
than they sound.
The Progress., 1896-08-20
If the Baby Is Cutting TcetI

Be sure and use that old and welltled remedy. MRS
NnsLow SOOTHING SraUP for Children Teethng.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

Keeping your mouth shut is genius
The Progress., 1896-08-20

You can always hear Of good hunting
and fishing.
The Progress., 1896-08-20

PEACE INSTITUTE, Raleigh, N.C.-An old
reliable school for girls. % officers Ind teachers 59h
year Never adeath OF a pupil Board, tuition in Eng
aiah and Latin, $40 year. Postal brings Catalogue.
AS DINMIlnlE N A Erinnanhl
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24
Doster on Mexico.

Our free silver friends who are
holding up Mexico as a laborer's par
adise are respectfully invited to reac
this extract from speech delivered
by Frank Doster Pop candidate fol
chief justice, at Topeka, Sept. 3, 1894
THE conditions Of labor service,
especially in railway employment,
are approaching those Of the peonage
Of Mexico and the Spanish American
countries. | have seen the poems
farming classes and laborers Of
Mexico and nowhere in the civilized
lands does there exist ignorance SO
dense, superstition SO credulous,
sentiment so intolerant, poverty more
pitiable, humanity more degraded
than among that unfortunate class. "
That is what Mr.. Doster said when
he was not running for office. Is
that the kind Of a condition you want
American labor 10 reachP