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The herald., 1897-08-21
SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA, Aug. 2O.-(Reg gular
Correspondence This continued warm
weather is causing people of the inland
territory to flock to the beach. The in
coming trains have been crowded on every
trip with perspiring humanity painting for
a breath of old ocean. The bathing has
been exceptionally fine, as the tides are
good and the water unusually clear.
The Baroness Harden Hickey gave the
first of a series of Wednesday evening din
ners the evening before last at her sum-
mer home on Second street. The dining
room and table were prettily decorated and
covers were laid for nine The guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett Eastman,
The herald., 1897-08-21
LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH. Aug. 2O.-(Regular Cor
respondnece.) Miss Ethel McClain and
William Beattie slipped away quietly yes-
terday morning and were married without
any unnecessary stir or fuss. Few of their
1iends knew that the marriage was in
contemplation until the couple disappeared
together. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Will A. Knighten at the pars ona ge
of the Vincent M. e. church. Mr.. Beattie
has been resident of Long Beach for sew
The herald., 1897-08-21
RIVERSIDE COUNTY

The past two days have been the hottest
experienced in this city for some years.
The thermometer ranged from 1O4 to 110.
according to location. A high wind occurred
last night, lasting for a couple of hours,
but so far as learned 1t did not damage in
this county.
The herald., 1897-08-21
SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, Aug. 2O.-(Regular Corre-
spondence) Attorney ]. G. Cruoch, re-
port of whose arrest appeared in The Her.
aid of the 18th inst, is well-known in this
city, where he earned much unenviable
The herald., 1897-08-21

Orange Growers association will be held
on Wednesday, September Sth, at 2 p. M,
for the election of officers for the ensuing
year and such other business as may come
before the meeting.
The herald., 1897-08-21
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE, Aug. 2O.-(Regular Corre-
spondence) Fire destroyed the residence
of Mrs. Hattie Smith in this city today.
The cause of the fire was defective fiue
The loss is estimated at $4,000; insurance,
So5OO
The herald., 1897-08-21

50 years, died this morning. The funeral
services will be held in the Christian
church, Orange, at 10 o'clock on Saturday
morning, August 21st.
The annual meeting of the Santiago
The herald., 1897-08-21
SQQTHERN5 S 5EAzF8R7l2 e $9FE6I4ls

The four-masted ship Christine, from
London, has just discharged very rich
cargo at Port Los Angeles, the duty on
which amounted to $3.50
The herald., 1897-08-21

If rubbed with fresh lemon or orange
peels knives and forks will be thoroughly
freed from the taste of fish.
The herald., 1897-08-21

For dynamos. motors and electrical sup
plies see Machinery and Electrical CONF
pany, S51-S5S North Main street.
The herald., 1897-08-21
ORANGE

ORANGE, Aug. 2O.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) Mrs. M. A. Northcross, aged
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Washington. May 5.-The state de-
partment has received a full transla-
ton Of the decree Of Captain General
VIEWER at Santa Clara April 18th last.
relative to the collection Of mort
gage Indebtedness in Cuba. \ Year
ago the Spanish government found II
necessary To suspend the right OF cred
itors To foreclose mortgages IN tupa,
IN nreyent the utter ruin OF the people
who had already suffered 30 much from
tha war. The purpose OF the last de
ores, il to modify the former measure
so as to save the rights OF the credit
ors as far as possible. without being
undulv severe with the debtors. This
decree gives notice that the interest on
mortgages now due or To become III"
will not be payable until .larch 5ISt
OF next year. and that all proceedings
looking to the collection OF such debts
will be suspended for the same in"
After that date the mortgage holders
NAV proceed to claim their DEBTS nut
the property may not be sold AT pubic
auction for the urpos of collecting.
In Pinar del Rio. Habana- MatanzaS
and Santa Clara provinces the credit
ors. in cases where the tenant has not
suffered the loss of crops or home, may
proceed to collect 50 per cent. OF thr
Indebtedness by levying on the pro
ducts Of the property. 1t is provided
that the creditor may draw the usual
legal interest on the payments on ac-
count of mortgages which are extend
ed by the decree until next May.
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Isume in the way of cereals, meat,

consume in the way of cereals. meat,
etc"
That was twenty-three years and
more ago. Prices range low now. The
deadly blight Of the r%apacious trust
rests upon the growers of fine tobaccos.
The value of an acre in tobacco in
North Carolina has indeed fallen when
it is but s59.58. And yet al 6 cents a
pound for cotton there is more money
in tobacco per acre at present low
prices. But mark, it is impossible to
cultivate as many acres in tobacco as
in cotton. Mr.. Hester worked three
men and cultivated in tobacco but ten
acres, making other things also. Mr..
Dicken, in Edgecombe, in 1870, on
twenty-one acres made himself twenty
one bales Of cotton. He received 81, 100
for this crop. The Jacksonville Times
Union considering the highest averages
Of tobacco says:
The higher value per acre of the to-
baccO crop OF Connecticut is due to the
fact that the owe in hat state all
understand the business, while in Flor
IDA many or them are without expert
ence. 1t IS also probable that as Con-
necticut is twenty-five line as thickly
settled as Florida, land is more valu-
able and better cultivated. Intensive
farming is the rule there in all crops,
There are only about three acres of
land in the state to each inhabitant,
and the people are compelled to Guilt
Vate well instead Of cultivating much.
The same conditions prevail in Mas
sachuSetts, and to a somewhat less ex-
tent in Pennsylvania and New York"
One nan in Granville, about 1876 or
1877, name forgotten, but the facts were
published in The oxford Torchlight,
made himself a crop Of tobacco he
sold for 81, 700. The North Carolina
farmers should earn that in growing
either tobacco or cotton only rich lands
and intensive cultivation will make
large averages and secure the highest
prices.
North Carolina raises more tobacco
than any state except Kentucky. It
had in 1896, 1856 acres Cby guess no
dOubt) and produced 6S, 629, 10 pounds,
valued at 50, $50, 1874. The average price
was 8 cents a pound. Kentucky had
more tobacco. but the average was Az
cents a pound.
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AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
An Unusually Large Crowd Interviews the
President as to Appoinfments-Among
Them Indians With Painted Faces
Feathered H~eadgear and Colored Blank,

Washington, May 5.-There has not
been such a crowd at the White house
in weeks as thrOnged the presidential
ante rooms today. A delegation of
Kickapoo and Pottowattomie Indians,
with painted faces, feathered h~eadgear
and cOlOred blankets, saw Mr.. McKin-
ley and urged him, through their in
terpreter, to appoint w. S. Field, Of
Oklahoma territory deputy commis-
sioner of Indian affairs.
Stephen Collins and A. D.. Wilkins,
of Pittsburg, representing the Junior
Order of American Mechanics, We're
introduced to the president by Colonel
w. A. Stone and had a talk with him
about the appointment of a commits
siOner of immigration. The order is
not backing any candidate, but is de-
sirous that tn. appointee should earn
estly favor tie restriction of immigra-
ton.
A delegation from the National Saen-
%gerbund, accompanied by Mayor War
wick, of Philadelphia, invited the pres
ident to attend the National Saenger-
fest in the City of BrOtherly Love dur
ing its sessions, June 21-26. They told
Mr.. Mckinley that forty cities and
eleven states would be represented
and hat there would be a chorus of
5000 cOices and an orchestra of $50 in
struments. The president said he
would be glad TO attend if his official
duties would permit.
A delegation of Georgia republicans,
headed by Colonel Farrow, called on
the president in the afternoon in PENAL
of General LOngstreet. who is a candi-
date for railroad commissioner, to sue
coed General Wade Hampton.
A deem water harbOr at San Pedro
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
POSTAGE PREPAID.
THE AVERAGES OF TOBACCO
PER ACRE.

The tobacco production is too great.
Between over production and the ras-
cally trust there are low prices and
hard times for the planters. The
prices Of the fine North Carolina grades
the golden kinds, are not much more
than One-fOurth what they were a
quarter Of a century ago. The trust is
10 4 great extent responsible for the
low prices Of the kinds of tobacco it
uses in manufacturing the deadly and
poisonous cigarettes. President J.
Allen Holt. of a Ridge seminary.
writes 10 Hon. j. r. Webster, the able
editor nj The Reidsville Weekly: "One
Aethodi in Granville writes me that
If that county had all the Dukes have
robbed them of, it could erect and en-.
dow two such colleges"
We have had our attention directed
TO the tobacco production in the several
states rowing the weed. 1t seems
thai the Connecticut tobacco averages
higher than the other states per acre.
Florida is second. The next three
highest states are northern. In the
INST we give below it is seen that North
Carolina ranks as low as tenth in the
average price per acre. This is as
consisting to us, and if true, teaches a
lesson. 1t is that tens Of thousands Of
acres IN North Carolina grow tobacco
Oh a most common kind, and that thew
are not really adapted to such produc-
Ton. How else could northern and
some southern states lead North Caro-
INA, 50 far too, in the results? Here is
the table showing the value per acre: |
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,ro, sniks nres,ented by Arizona, when.
n1 . haads ]rncoye,-e ed and all hearts thrill
ing with emotion, he 81 amm can SsTp1 h6a the
iast SpiHaria tbe r~es'ounding mountain.
schoes. and the telegra phic instruments
clicked to all nations thai the deed was
done. My friends; II the aay na o. "a.
Of one continent together was such a
r%esounding occasion. what VII 1t to
when the last tie of the track OF spSp'i n
snancas reaching clear round the world.
shall be laid amid the anthems Of Al IN
tons? The spikes will be the goldeo AMI
silver spikes fashiosed oat OF tne 'tri'-
last hammer stroke that completes tie
work will be heard by all the rapturtE
and piled up galleries OF the universe.
and the mountains Of earth will shout TO
the thrones of heaven: "Hallelulah' For
the Lord God omnipotent reiEneth. Hal
leluiah, For the Kingdoms OF this world
have become the kingdoms OF our Lord
JaSus Christi
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Hoods s os;;na

Is the best in fact the One True Blood Puri-
fer. Sold by all druggists. Get only Hoods.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-05-07

Oh, what a relief ship that will be. II
shah not urn a screw nor hoist a san
until we have had something to do with,
Its cargo. Just seventeen years ago from
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-05-07

Turning Jter a trunk of old manu-
scripts and printed articles of our own
Recently we found q short communica-
ton by us in The Raleigh Daily News.
and dated, oxford, n. c., August u,
1874" 1t gives some tobacco statistics
of that great tobacco county, Gran
VILE. Some of the statistics have been
given by us since our residence in this
city beginning in 1876. Some of the
facts and figures we have not since re-
produced To show what one county
used TO accomplish, we will restate
some of the facts:
Mitchell Currin received over $500
for his crop that was made by his two
SONS, ages respectively about 10 and Is,
assisted by a smaller brother who was
an invalid, and who only worked o
helf of the time. Seventy-five dollars
were expended for fertilizers and 50 for
extra help. That will do. This was
some three years ago.
Dennis Tilley sold about the same
time in Richmond, Va, nineteen
t~ierces, receiving $S7 per 100 for the
lowest, and $131 for the highest. Mind
you, this was for leaf. Only the other
day-22nd July-he obtained the prize
of SIS at the great tobacco fair at Dan
vile, Va. He obtained $4,000 per hun
dred pounds. Out of twelve prizes Of
fered. eleven were taken by North Car
olinians, and that in a Virginian mar
ket. We believe Mr.. Tilley was tn
only one from Granville who competed
and the result is as above given.
Joseph Adcock sold eighteen tierce'
the other day, averaging $50.
Jas. b. Hobgood, father of Presiden
Hobgood, of Raleigh, averaged s54 70
his crop.
On July 2Stl, seven tierces sold a
Henderson for $14.75, $3.50, $500
$3.50, $500, 500. 90. $3.50. These price
are not at all unusual.
But let us give the precise figures O
a farmer living four miles from OK
ford and not in the richest tobacco sec
gion of the county. Mr.. 3. F. Heste
IS an alumnus of Wake Forest college
He gives the following:
Here are the figures for 1878: Mum
her of acres planted, 10; cost of fertil
GERS per acre, $500; amount receive
for crop, per acre. $4,000; total GRO
for ten acres, 1900; hands worked,
men and , boys; estimating the fore
at 8 men, his average per hand wa
81, 500. Mr.. Hester raises his corn, foo
der, wheat oats and bacon. The aboI
Is about the average of his croppin
for the last four years"
There were scores of farmers WI
probably equalled Mr.. Hester
prices, and some like Tilley, he Peed
Washington, Daily, Rev. b. F. Hest
~{another man of the same name) al
some others averaged even more thu
Mr.. II. did. We wrote to The News:
Il am sure that there are ten men
Granville county who average ST.
to every hand they work, for tobac
alone. besides making everything tn
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-05-07

A child was cured of Group by a dose
or two Of Ayers Cherry Pectoral. A
neighbours child died of the same dread
disease, while the father was getting
ready to call the doctor. This shows
the necessity of having Ayers Cherry
Pectoral always at hand.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-05-07
A. Card.
WILMINGTON, N. c.. MARCH 6, 1897.

WILMINGTON, N. c.. MAFCH 6, 1897.
MIR. WALK Err TAYJ OR,
AGENT, CITY.
DEAR SIR
I TAKE PLEASUR e IN TESTIFY
ING BY MI OWN EXPERIENCE TO
THE PROAPTNESs OF YOUR COM
PANIES IN THE a DJUSTMENT OF
INSURANCE CHA ms. MY LOSS
ON BJ MDING OCCUPIED BY
MESSRs. POLvO CT e. co. WAS
SATISF ACTORIL!E ADJUSTED. AND
I WILL TAKE PLEASURE IN REC
OMMENoING ANY ONE NEEDING
INSUIANCE To C1I4L ON YOU.
g. BEHRENDS.
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CHRISTIAN GENEROSITY

May 10. 1s69, was a memorable day. for
then was laid the last tie that connected
the two rail tracks which united the At
lantic and Pacific ocear.s. The Central
PACING railroad was builI from California
eastward. The Union z act0c railroad was
built westward They were within arms
reach Of meeting. only one more piece Of
the rail- track TO put DOWN. \ great audi
ence IN mi1continent, to see the
last tie laid. The locomotives of the east
ern and western Grains stood painting on
the tracks close by. Grafton explained
the occasion, and prayer ~solemnized II
ana music enchanted II. The tie was
made OF polished laurel wood. bound with
snVer bands. and three spikes We're used
"A gold spjke presented by California;: a
silver Spin presented by Nevada: n an
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Oh. My Heart!
Palpitation-W eak- y
scious at Times Sleepless -
Asthma Kidney Troubles
RecoveryWould Seem Like a Miracle
Yet Hoods SarsapariIIa Cured

RecoveryWould Seem Like a Miracle
Yet Hoods SarsaPariIIa Cured
81 had been in very poor health for
several years, and two was SO
weak 1 was obliged to lie in bed 8 months
at q time. 1 was all run down, had
Unconscious Spells
lasting for an hour at a time. The
doctors thought the trouble came from
my heart. l used to say that il I could
only be up around, l should be so thank
full, and that it would seem like a miracle
If l should be we'll. The neighbors all
know Of the poor health l had been in,
and how much better l am now. / had
asthma for many years, and some nights
Could Not Sleep
my breathing was attended with so much
difficulty. Sometimes 1 would have to
sit bolt upright in bed. AS my general
health grew poorer, my asthma grew
worse. l had kidney and other troubles
and seemed to be generally 'out of Sorts
I heard so much of Hoods Sarsaparilla
that l decided to try it, and l experienced
great benefit from it. l have recon-
mended it to many people, and 1 cannot
say too much in praise Of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. l have not been in bed for over
a year on account of illness" MRS. s.
WATSON, 1875. Columbia ST., Warsaw, Ind.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-05-07

A deep water harbOr at San Pedro,
Cal. will be constructed at a cost Of
50, 900, 900.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26

East Liberty Pa, oct 25.-Cattle-
Slow; prime. SlSja5 common, $325a3 20;
feeders, Sia4.50. Hogs-Lower; prime med
ium weights, Si.O5; best Workers, 81; COM
mon to fair Workers and pigs, $3.S5a395;
heavy hogs, $ia405; roughs, S2.25a3.5O.
Shcep-Stcady; choice, A.2oa4.SO; common,
81. 75a3 %; choice lambs, $53Oa55C; common
to good lambs, $ia5.2O; veal calves, $6a6.i0.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
THE MARKETS.


New York, Oct 2j.--The conviction that
a rupture in our relations with Spain Will
ultimately result from the Cuban ques-
tion, the danger that the Union Pacific
reorganization plan will be upset by the
governments desire to postpone the sale,
and the weakness in New York Central
due to yesterdays disaster ON its line,
combined to break the stock market to-
day and demoralized prices throughout
the list. The lower prices for American
securities in London and the decline in
the price of Spanish fours there of half
per cent. to 57ia were accepted as a meas
ure of the apprehension felt there as to
the harm that would be done to values by
the threatened rupture The opening
showed sharp declines in the international
stocks and the specialties, and by noon
losses of a point or over had spread to
practically every active stock on the list.
There was a, lul in the activity of the
liquidation at that time and a steadying
of prices based on a hope that the Su-
preme court would hand down a favorable
decision in the Nebraska maximum
freight rate case and that prices of rail-
way property would tend to improve as a
result. A sharp rally in Chicago Gas on
the announcement OF the declaration of
the regular dividend developed to steady
the list. But the afternoon was given to
the alienation of active liquidation and
fast failing prices and OF stagna ton and
slight rallies. Total sales were 3S9, 2O6
shares.
Furnished by WILLIAM LINN, AL
LEN & CO.. stock brokers, Mears build
ing ronms 7O5.7O6
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hammering of May, which closed 2Ikc.
lower against sc. decline on other
months; No. red, May, 93ha95lsc.. closed
93ac.; October, Gl4c.; December SO 11-l6a
Wgsc., closed 96Ac. Corn-Spot weak; No.
2, 3O7sc. (. o. b., aioat; options opened
easy and declined all day, closing 1allsc.
net decline; May, alka3jc., closed Sa34i &C. !:
November, closed 29esc.; December, 30isa
3liAc., closed 302sc Oats-Spot weak No.
2, 22laa22aic. No. 3, 22iac.; No. 2 white, 25a
25Iac; No. 3 white, 2ilac; track mixed,
western, 23a2ic.; track white, western, 2ja
3lc.; track white state, 2ja3lc.; options
quiet and weak, closing 2saiac. net lower
October, ctosed 22%c. December, 25i4a
239sc., closed 23hc. Bcef-Quiet. Cut Meats
Fir Butter-Steady; western creamery
1iiaa2ic.; factory, galSc.; 1Ilgins, 2SlRa2tc. (;
imitation creamery, 12a1Gc. state dairy
12al9c.; do. creamery, 1fsa2ic. Cheese
quiet; large white, 9a9isc.; small white, 9h
a9isc.; large colored, &C.: small colored ga
a915c.; part Skins, 6iaa7c.; full skins, 3is
aic. Eggs-Firm: state and Pennsyl-
vania, 16al9c. western fresh, 1Sc. Talow
Dull. Petroleum--Quiet; united closed
66lsc. bid; refined New York, $40; Phila-
delphia and Baltimore, Sj.3j; do. in bulk,
S2S5.
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New York Live stock.

New York, Oct .-Beeves-Firmer; ma
tive steers, $41Oa5.10; stays and oXen 2.75a
4.5O; bulls, $2.50a315; dry COWS, $l.S0aS.i0.
Calves-Fairly active; veals, $5a750; grass
ers, $3a3.4O; western calves, $3.5Oa4. Sheep
and Lambs-Active; sheep, $3a4.75; lambs,
S5a6 10.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago. oct. 25.-Tbe leading futures
ranged as follows: Wheat-October, 921ac.
December, 9isa93iac.; May, 92lsa9lssc.
Corn-October 25a24ssc.; December, 26Aa
259sc; May. 30lsa293sc. Oats--October, 179s
a17l4c.; December, iS@alSa1Slsc.: May, 21a
209sc. Pork-Decembcr, $7.SOaLS21a; Janu-
ary, $S.77lRaS.7J. Lard-Dccember A.&1aa
4.32iR; January. s4.45ai47la. Ribs-Decem-
ber %.57iaai.j2la; January, A.55a4.51s.
Cash quotations were as follows Flour
Steady; No. spring wheat, SGlaasSlsc.; No.
3 do, S2aSSc.; No. 2 red. 9ilaa95lac.; No.
corn, 2ilaa2i5sc.; No. 2 yellow, 2Slsa239sc.
No. oats, 1Sllc.; No. white, f. o. b., pa
22Ac.; No. 3 white, f. o. b., 2GAa2lAc.; No.
2 rye, fc,; No 2 barley, nominal; No. 3,
f. o. b., 30ai6c; No. L. f. o. b., 25laa3Sc.; NO.
| flax seed, S10l; prime timothey seed,
$3.50; pork. S7.S0a7.Sj; lard, sLS5atS7l2; ribs,
%.4Oa475; shoulders, 434 ajc.; sides, 5a5lsc.
whisky, $l.22; sugars, unchanged. Re
ccipts--I'lour, 5000 barrels; wheat, 5000
bushelsls corn, 500 bushels; oats. 25G,O0C
bushels; rye, 26OOo bushels; barley, 92,UC
bushels. hipments-FlOur, 1000 barrels
wheat, $4,000 bushels; corn, 900 BUSH
els: oats, $4,000 bushels; barley, 2l,0OC
bushels.
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HONESDALE.

The Alonzo Hatch Electro Photo
Musical company will appear at the
Central theatre this evening under the
auspices of the Epworth league of the
Methodist church.
Mr. and Mrs. II. j. Russell are at Old
Point Comfort for a two weeks So
journ.
Mr.. C. f. Decker, of New York, spent
Sunday with his parents on East
street.
The ministers and others who Were
in attendance at the Baptist state
meetings last week had many good
words to say of the good people of
Honesdale for the entertainment re-
ceived at their hands.
The stone work on the new Savings
bank is now all in place. When the
engraving is all completed it will re-
fleet much credit on the contractor
Martin Garfield, of Honesdale.
Sheriff Courtright lost a purse con.
tanning $500. 1t was picked up by Con.
ductor Pierce, of the Gravity train
and promptly returned to the sheriff.