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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21

Mare, closed quiet and steady at 1 - pTansterie
az Total sales o. bales Spot cotton quiet
NJ nred; middling uplands. 7sc: middling gun
~ sales 1872 bales all spinning 49,, c.. oo.,,,
Cotton Exchange special LyerPo9 caeles eo Son
9uIe.', 600 receipts 10000 all American Middnns
Tpjand a. Futures steady buyers at last ngn's rcb
SSSiss; March-Apri @59'as April,Msy S9gs' a,.b.
atgiss: June,Juy, S5H4s; July August o22eRo,
Iumsg,s.Sententer 357ias; Sepemser October
s4sISb The statistical position OF cotton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21

ports to the Continent bales coastwise 100 o'
sales $50 bales; stock. 2132sI oaies -
Norfolk March D-Cotton firm. mddng. Iac; 20"
mddng ono; GOOD ordinary. i-6c net ana s, Is ics
ceipts 0D7 bales: exports coastwSe' ff| oa'e'' e' w.
b.les atock 2t371 bales
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21

all yau pI'CKWIFAT-The market nominal at
95i.c for prime State New-fork The season -
about ,,-..,... H.. a.. .royou.
day and closing prices for the corresponding date last year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
STOCKS FIRM AND ACTIVE.
NEW YORK CENTRAL HIGHER
THE WEEKLY BANK sTATEMENT-BONDs
AND MONEY.

SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE MARCH %
DEALINGS IN BONDS AND BANK STOCKS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
THE GENERAL LIST.
RAILROAD STOCKS.

Actual saes--l-Closing- Shares
Open High Low. Fin. Bid. Ask sold.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21

Receipts of breadstus interior points in thousands
last three ciphers 1000 omitted flour bbs grain. bush
rs follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
CLOSING PRICES or CHICAGO STOCKS.

Chicago. March 20. 1897
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16

toilets and travelling gowns are SyA0A'
nous. , country
women have clever way OF solns ard
plebeian way to the Champs EEss ,a,a
there standing among the people VINO Ia
come in carriages. as though they N''
driven there themselves. ,,,.
Two decidedly fashionable American ~,
men we're pointed out TO me as a Hn S sa,p
t Thav ,yere doing" Europe on sow !eas :
and uttlo tricks like this were
~ tbev would keep up appearaneeH oream
:" ona NJ thrn wore gown VI Na,t'
hroadc,n,b with a lite lace boiero OF u'aV"
chiffon embroidered win silver anerican
Her hat was cream. with prlsnt A. I'd nj
hnauty roses 10 match the pr'iilan' ''
her belt. ,.oss n, navy blue
sorsa With sleeveless jacket OF proeaus oa
',,,t s,,n,ad IN over It, The jacket hAu
s SIN cut steel buttons ana S,,s
t ,.i,nnnad around tho shoulders win WIZ. IA
unadiaNorl This combination OF SIN ane ~.
,,.a1isyorL looked strange year aso' '"N
is quite the accepted thing now, l., ,hoir
They we're standing on the cu' o,iny the
driving toilettes, and no one ,y m"le nave
merry twinkle in their eyes
suspected the cause ,re more ele-
nriving dresses just now arr nv n-;,,,
nan, nan calling gowns, for II Is spit 20.
saN' T., ~. .pring young woman i"N.'
am =" ,tsbtly but without DEVIATION w
ana Gowns and outdoor ar, ooo,a,r
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
HAsTRup'S MAlFEsT.
Miss susie utshop Chosen Queen of
Grace aud Benuty.

Miss Susie utshop Chossn Queen of
Grace aud Benuty.
Bastrop, Texas, May 1.-THE second day
OF the nremans ninth annual Mayfcst celc-
bration was typical spring day. pleasant
and pretty. despite the previous night The
crowd at the park was equally as large a.
that OF the day before The horse racing
and game OF baseball between Austin and
Bastrop were the interesting features dur
ing the day aud the browning Of the May
queen at night MIR. p. o, ELMER presented
the crown with brief statement. to which
the pretty queen. Miss Susie Bishop, made
a short but appropriate answer Of thanks
and appreciation. Misses Susie Hishsmith
and Lula Goodman, with the May pole
dancers. were attendants OF the fair younr
queen, and a truly pretty group they
formed as they stood IN the center OF the
pavilion In their fresh, dainty, summer
costumes, with the glow OF youth aud hap
piness shining on their faces.
The queen, Miss Susie Bishop, Ia ~ OF
the bright and popular pupils in the city
school and having considered herself q
mere school girl was much surprised al
this honor that was thrust upon her, but
she wears the crown right gracefully and
the selection gives universal satisfaction
Among the bicycle riders, three little
beauties-Msses Julia Eilers, May BELL
and Belle Osborn. representing red, white
and blue--.ook first prize, aud Hal Jons,
rot the prize for the best decorated bicycle
Misses Susie Higbsnith and Lula Good
man, with sixteen pretty young misses. and
Miss Lizzie Lewis executed the May pole
dance with most attractive and graceful
suCcess
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
CLOSE CONNECTION.
New Devices for Holding the Shirt
whist md skirt Bclt Together.

whist md skirt Bclt Together.
Kansas CITY star
With the return of the bicycle season
comes the shirt waist, and the young maid
and matron look forward to the time when
the stiff, thick waist of the winter gowns
will give place TO the cool, comfortable
garment OF cotton or silk. This year the
clever inventor. who SAUNDERS not, Meth
or does he sleep" has developed from his
active brain devices which promise TO be
a boon 10 all wearers OF the shirt waists
one and perhaps the most popular JUST
now. takes the form OF narrow. steel
helt three quarters OF an inch In width,
and fastening 10 front with hooks and
eyes resembling those OF a corset on tho
hack of the gown are-sewed two broad.
st.el catches. through which the belt is
RIM. This simple and almost indestrnctlble
device is warranted to hold the skirt III
Mace. and not TO show either above or
below the belt l.,
tbis case OF strong, woven betting. To II Is
attached. In the movable back, three straps,
in both ends Of which are fastened strong
safety plns The upper safety pin to eaten
the shirt waist, thereby making 1t impos'
sible TO bag or bulge. The pins IN the lower
ends of these straps. which are about
threa inches long, are fastened In the I'M
I
over This, and should ft very snugly about
the waist,
other inventions for the same purpose
consist of several varieties OF buttons,
eiasps. catches and pins, The most usefh
Of the catches, perhaps, is that which may
he had to match any belt. II CONSISTS oil a
n,eca nj steel about two inches long, curved
Ia ~ the waist, with narrower hook
which extends over tho top Of the belt
,rhs lower part is furnished with eyelcis.
ana should fe sewn 10 the a.sss skirt. The
hnok is leather covered and ran he had to
match the most expensive or cheapest Lelt
n, coursa the covering OF this hook regu-
lates the price Of the article.
An Arrangement which has the ndvan-
tapes OF cheapness and simplicity eonssts
M q soft piece Of leather about TWO inches
long by a half inch wide. and with 10
shnrn hooks attached, The back Of this
leather is covered with strong glue. ard
is to be pasted in the inner side Of each
belt The two sharpened hooSs arc slipped
through the belts OF both shirt waits an |
gown and as one pulls up and the other
down the necessary result IL obtained,
Beside these new devices against the
se,aration OF shirts and skirts. the old
belf pins and clasps will be usai. The. only
difference between those OF this season
and last lies 10 the ornarnen,a,ion. The
new ones are much moro ornate and. Es a
rule, larger
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
HOUSTON DAILY Posn SUNDAY MORNING. NAY 10 1897.

months to nominate democratic State
ticket will endorse and reaffirm our Ma
tional platform--And this IN Language that
Will admit Of no uncertainty, In the nrst
placa. action such a. that h usual In vir-
ginla But II II were not usual II would
be necessary now. because policy Of
evasion or silence would be misunderstood.
An overwhelming majority Of the demo-
Gratis OF the Old Dominion unrcservcdly
approve the Chicago platform, and they
will insist upon II that they are entitled
to draft the platform. and that the minor
ity are equally bound to abide BY the
decision or the majority.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
r,,u NEW CYCLING HAT.
Chicago Girls Are Wenrin aso,
reather bound sombrer"''
Chicago Record

Chicago Record ,.,,aa leather
,ornd sombrero on the few tne ,o dnyo ~
b hOr,aa has dotted the varega'edh mlay.
on Inc g, eoMeys in 9e,tieoats II mas class lass
Zoo s early IN he wheeling ses su.,,rauee is
his startling headsear, nnt reyolyers,
given by milliners thhi nfivn 90 with Il;
iariats nor bucklng ploh.n ,,o,Th ana dry
INA, u M e associate itself with pnelhA'''
''rr ,s. a xon uresome few who hage appesfeaa
r. i Hnwn'aoSn streets under the shaaoSS ov VI
these fluttering brims OF White ,e'l IN tbe
had clear pathways made for iheli -
crowds. - .osuxe of The
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16

MechI{n the sleeves were tucked to the
arm with lace ruffles falling over the hand
and n slight fullness at the top. while the
bodices were full with cascade frlll at the
side The sashes, which were Of soft pink
crope de chine. were knoited at the aldo
and fell to the feet with frinEcd ends.
White is certainly the fashion TOR brides
maids, but 1t is generally relieved by color,
and large becoming hats. tn black or col
ored velvet, with profuslon OF feathers,
put In an appearance at all these go. fuuc
tons Simplicity has been banished IN
inexpensive dresses for bridesmaids. Those
Of today will certainly mako a considerable
reduction I'm any young girl's yearly al
lowance. Bangles. safety orocches small
heart loclSets and diamond pins or teweled
pins with the bride and bridegcoom's mono
gram in diamonds are the 'avorl,e gif'r
The chain work purses 10 attacn to brace
let's are considered among the most accept
able gifts for the bridesmaids,
boston Womnn's Turkish Window.
Boston Evening Transcript.
In Mrs Tudor Harris cottage at Nahant
novel work In the line OF stained glass
has been executed by Reddlns. Baird e
Co, In accordance with the formers own
ideas This production Is In the form OF a
Turkish window. II is n conNenuonalized
arabesque. extremely bright and brilliant
In color effect, and Is quite relief from
the ordinary sort OF stained glass window.
| one or It's most striking features. by the
way. Is tho reproduction on large scale.
II4xl0 of a fine turquoise belonging 20 Mrs.
Tudor Hart on which is inscribed In
enamel lettering the famous sentence from
| the Koran. And he who relieth on God,
/ God is sufficient for him."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
Sabine Pass.

Sabine Pass, Texas, May H.--Several Of
fcials OF the Chicago. Burlington aud
Quincy railroad came In today In their
private car.
The British steamer Victoria arrived this
morning from Cape Verde.
The Southern Pacific construction train
came in this morning and the men have
gone to work ou the track connecting the
East Texas from the old town to the new.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16

Sinner. Texas. May lathe contest for
the May queen TO represent Sinner at the
carnival OF queens at Waco closed at q
p. m. yesterday. Miss Norma Flato was
elected She WAS the fireman's queen at
their celebration here on May 2,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
The virginia Platform.

Rlchmond Dispatch.
It Ia almost a. certain as II II were
already dnne that the convention. which
rs TO assemble in the course Of q few
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
Gifts for the Briae,mnid..

ST. James Gazette
co,na extremely pretty dresses Of brides
,,aiJs were made OF book austin over
,sh,ie silk with horizontal rows Of insertion
,st in al Intervals. the lace employed oeing
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16

inability Of some genius to perfect snail
comely bicycle Gap which Will prevent
freckles and sunburn. There are golf caps.
Jockey caps, yachting caps. tennis caps
and kindred headgear for wheelwomen, but
until now there has not been bicycle nat
And such hat!
The manager OF big millinery mouse
introduced Them to the Chicago pubic
'One warm Sunday, In February ! cav a
woman wearing one and wheeling through
jackson park" he said, at was rathth,
catchy thing, with the brim teete-'ng In me
wind and We ordered something of the
Kind from an Eastern manufacturer, we
liked tho effect. ordered good stock anu
they are being worn all over town.
There is no sham in tho make-up oil th's
breezy, foppy hat, 1t is OF felt, bonho
with genuine oak tanned leather and
buckIed about with strap.
straw wouldn't do as a bicycle hat"
explains the hat man The wind wol'i
wreck an old fashioned leghorn stra 10
fore the first windy mile was made, These
sombreros TIT gracefully. letting The wind
slip by, and they stick better
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
The EIubornte Corset Covers.


The corset cover plays an important part
IN the success or failure of the summer
girls wardrobe. for upon It depends The
III OF her sheer dimites. gauzy organdies,
and dainty swisses and batlstss Long ago
women gave up the idea Of finding model
for this garment that would not shrink or
stretch after 1t had been sent TO the lann-
d,-y two or three times. This problem has
been simply solved for them. All or the
newest models are gathered into belt at
me waist and can DO let out or drawn In
nj viii. Most OF them are laid in plaits or
finely tucked behind, but they are ;'iaryels
OF elabora,oncss in front, Some are
SHAPED, some round, others square and
others dr. op from the shoulders ~ the
oualntest old fashioned way, The pretty
design shown is of a waist known as he
boern. 1t is cut In that share. and min.
iature Elton Jacket is formed by means OF
the insertion. This style Is particularly
adapted 10 stout figures, as II does not
cover the hips. coming only TO the waist
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-12-11
DECEMBER.

WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 80.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-12-11
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for Hasty
PeruSal by Busy Rea ers.

Local Matters Boiled Down for HaSty
Perusal by Busy Rea ers.
e B. Fockler, principal of the North
East public school, has been granted life
certificate by the State Board Of Education.
Captain James N. Mccullough, of Port
Deposit, is visiting Mr.. Frank NJ. Miller in
Chestertown. He hopes to enjoy few
days cunning sport while in Kent.
| From September to November % the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad handled 3d.
900 people on Sunday excursions between
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and
Atlantic City. OF this number ii. 600 were
handled on Sunday. September A. In
carrying this large crowd there was not a
single person killed or injured. The double
conductor system was tried by the railroad
OIL these occasions and til" success of the
experiment has led to putting two con-
ductols on all excursion trains.
The large new steamer heng built by
the Messrs. Pinkney at Sunderland, Eng
land, for the Neptune line between Balti-
more and Rotterdam will be named the
"Conowingo Mr.. Adolph Dressed, of
Dressed, Rauschenburg & Co., the Balti.
more agents Of the line was given the
naming OF the ship. duty he has per-
formed for several OF them at the request
OF the Messrs. Pinkney Conowingo is the
Indian name Of one of the most widely
empties into the Susquehanna at Como
wingo, Md.
The healthfulnesI Of Newark is verified
by those who have resided there beyond
three-score years and ten, and number
have gone past eighty. The following list
shows how many old folks are there: Mrs.
John Rambo, Mrs. S. c. Cooch, Blair
Collins, Mrs. Wiley, Mrs. James Arm
strong and sister, Miss Merritt, Miss Mary
Hustler, Mitchell Hustler, Mrs Hustler.
Edward Wilson, George &. Evans, Mrs.
George Colmery, Mrs. William Wilson, DR..
iSlaiiii ooun l-cNis. WIS LeWls, d.
NJ. Curtis, Mrs. Curtis, Robert Gregg, Mrs.
Gregg, Mrs. Patchen, Joseph Bowen, Mrs.
E. Cooper, Mrs. Springer, David Choate,
DR.. II. II. Haines, William Mote and wife,
Thomas Singles Nathan Sanders, Mrs
Cunningham, Mrs, Williamson, the Misses
Reynolds, James Roberts, Alfred Bailey,
Mrs f. Cloud, Mrs. Mullen, S. B. Wright
and wife, Jacob Casho and others.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-12-11
HISTORICAL CLOCKS.
Some Information About Colonial Clock
makers.


makers.
The annual meeting Of the Historical
Society Of Delaware held in Wilmington
last week had somewhat Of local interest
for Cecil countians, as reference was made
to family we'll known in this and New
Castle counties.
After the election OF officers Mr.. H. C.
Conrad was introduced and read most en-
Pertaining paper about the old clock makers.
He described their simple lives and how
many OF them had risen to positions Of
prominence in the communities in which
they lived. Probably the first clockmaker
in Delaware, said Mr.. Conrad, was John
Maui, who was magistrate in that State
before the arrival Of William Penn. The
first clock he made was constructed as
toy and sent to Holland to have the works
placed in it.
George Crow, about TAG, was the lead
ing clookmaker of Wilmington, and he was
also high constable Of that city. Wood
cock Bancroft was the business rival Of
George Crow. The latter was succeeded in
business by his son, Thomas Crow, and Mr..
Conrad has found twenty oldfashioned
clocks made by Thomas. They are dis
tributed from Caroline county, Md, to the
Mannheim Club House at Germantown, Pa.
Jonas Alrich was prominent clookmaker
in the last century and retired from bust
ness in 1873, being succeeded by his nephew
Jacob Alrich. The nephew continued to
make clocks, formed partnership with
Samuel j. McClary and they started the
first machine shop in Delaware. In this
shop such men as Samuel Harlan, Elijah
| Hollingsworth and J. Morton Poole learned
their trades. They founded shops which
have since blossomed into the mos import
ant industries of Wilmington. Members
OF the alrich family continued the making
of clocks and at the present time one men,
Der is engaged in that trade in Elkton, Md.
Duncan Beard, of Appoquinimink, was
well-known clockmaker as early as 1867,
and today some of the instruments he
made continue to be faithful recorders Of
time. John Chandler and the Ferris family,
Joseph Hazlett, George Jones and Robert
Sherman were also wellknown clock
makers. Clocks have been found which
were made considerably over century ago
by Thomas kncaid, Of Christiana. Mr..
Conrad said he was unable to find any trace
of this old clockmaker, but was probably
the one mentioned in George Alfred Town
sends Tales of the Chesapeake"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-12-11
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER.
Report of Preliminary Survey Made by
United States Engineer, Gen. Smith.

OhitSa StalSS Eng luCCI, USus SIlllus
The annual report Of Gen. W. F. Smith,
United States engineer for this district. con-
tans a resume OF the work done last yea- In
the several streams in the district, together
with opinions concerning their needs and
other interesting and valuable information.
1t contains an extract from the annual re-
port OF the chief OF engineers to the Secretary
of War, concerning the preliminary examina-
lions and surveys of the Susquehanna river,
required by the act of June 81, 1896, which
were made by Gen. Smith, Susquehanna
River above and below Havre de Grace, Md
balance. July 1st, 1896. !9.s22 60, none of
which was expended. the entire amount be-
ing on hand ON July 1st, 1897. The amount
estimated as being required for annual
dredging is $50, 000 "About 1000 OF the
appropriations of $4,000 each, made by the
river and harbor acts of September 10Th,
1890 July 18th, 1892, and August 18th, 1898, Is
still uneXpended," says the report, ''the
amount available being limited to expendi-
ture above the P. w. & B., railroad bridge
and regarded insufficient to bring about re-
suits permanent enough to justify its expen-
diture.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-12-11
PENINSULA NEWS.

Milford merchants are laying in their
holiday stock.
The Sussex county Levy Court will
build bridge over Middleford dam.
-Georgetown now has a night Waterman
to go on duty after the police officer retires.
-Lewes is discussing the advsability of
putting on another policeman for duty at
night.
-Lewes w. c. T. U. is arranging to hold
a white ribbon tea on the first Tuesday in
January.
An unusually large number Of black
berry plants are being set out in Sussex
county this season.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-12-11
Aching Joints

Announce the presence of rheumatism
which causes untold suffering. Rheumatism
is due to Tactic acid in the blood. 1t can
not be cured by liniments or other outward
applications. Hoods sarsaparilla purifies
the blood, removes the cause OF rheumatism
ard permanently cures this disease. This
is the testimony of thousands of people who
once suffered the pains of rheumatism but
who have actually been cured by taking
Hoods SaIsaparlla. Its great power to
act upon the blood and remove every inn
purity is the secret of the wonderful cures
by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-12-11
The HOmelieSt Man in ElktOn,

AS well as the handsomest, and others are
invited to call on any druggist and get free
n trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs, a remedy that is guaranteed to
cure and relieve all chronic and acute Coughs,
Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption. Price
Csc. and 50c
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-12-11
GREATER OAK HALL
GREATER OAK HALL
First great Fur Sale i'm Oak Hall

Beautiful, perfect, furrest of furs, and finest of fur
matching The burden of knowing fur goodness for you
u.s. the burden of selling fair is We sell for the
least can-urs, cloth, leatherwe sell dollars worth
for dolar-or do more.