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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
Merchants Z Miners Observation-Disclosures
DIRECT ROUTE

Hs'a. I..Es ESN~ ~ ~ t-.s &jf4y5SaS SfsIszEi
FOR BOSTON. PROVIDENcH HI MI IL
SAVANNAH 5T,s'8ss$
Every MONDAY. WEDNESDAY AND
FOR PROVIDENCE. I'm S:ss9s.
EVERY TUESDAY and SATURDAY$SatS0t
FARES FARES TO REq SiX ]; |, AND PRov1-.I
F atatsloom ba INCLUDING meals and U
Second NssaS class. Including meals and NM
FOR SAVANNAH. 1865 = e
Every WEDNESDAY and & SATURDAYS
Mt 0 u. III. t33s 81 M
aar re; FRS, including meals ]
ar,e,I,SSecond-clnss, including meals S.a
Perishabie freight sent Via Provide nee e.
IorWarded by early train to Boston, and
Ct the same rate rs By direct steamers to-
Perishnble freight, not received y lnterS
thnn p: M on sailing days of Boston
ships. .Ef1 81 15glGF ~ iTs>,'l.
For further Information apply to % sgs
Z. Il. MRIGHT. Agent. Norfolk. va. s 5Ss
4; p STEBBINS. Asst Tariff NJ gr.5S sssl
". r. To EtNER, General PA IS. ct. IL$$SsSSfS
J. c. WHITNEY. Traffic Mannger g,sls
l.G4t. General Offices. BaltiHOra. Md
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fright and covered freely. lifting the
price about y cent. Before the close
they had settled back a Etrifle. IN l
Corn-The corn market was inanimate
and embarrassing. Even the few scalp
ers, who make speciality Of trading In
this grain, seemed to have forsaken it.
Commission houses had q few ,insignifi-
cant orders, the execution Of which con-
stltuted the days trade.
Oats-This market attracted no atten-
ton. there being no activity or inclina-
ton to transact business.
Provisions-Trade started slow in the
product, prices openS,g at about the
final quotations Of yesterday The hog
market was steady and provisions ex-
hibited the same feeling. Packers were
good buyers later. prices advancing on
their purchases. English houses main
tanned q bullish attitude on product
w JtsIs. rs OPP ing. Highest. CpSnE,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05

Cash Quotations-Flourw was quiet and
firm: No. spring wheat, 73N074Ac.;
No. red. S37s@S6c.: No. 2 corn, 22% q
23c.: No. 9 oats, 16Ac.
Mess pork. SS.05@S.10; lard, s4.05@4.15;
S: r. sides, s4.15@l.25 D. S. shoulders,
S46o@i75; S. c. sides, S4.37h@4.50.
VhiSkey SLY
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nj 0psa.y SfnriSct-

New York, March a.-Money on call
easy at lk@lA per cent, last loan at
l =, per cent. and closing offered at ~
per cent. Prime mercantile paper 8 per
cent. 81" silver. 81. Sterling Exchange
firm. with actual business IN bankers
bills ut 4S5A MdS3la for sixty days and
4SiM+S7A for demand Posted rates, 4SG
GS4S1. Commercial bills, dS4@AS5h. Gov
ernment bonds, frm: State bonds, neg
leeted: railroad bonds. firm. Silver at
the board was quiet
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schr. Laura, Lam,son. bermuda n !

Schr. Laura, Lamson, Bermuda, w. T..
with coal. li -
schr. Mamie Saunders, steelman. New
York, with lumber. "
ts Schr. Mary Graham, Medley. New
York, with lumber.
Schr. James Davidson Rankin New
York, with pig iron.
DUE. 7. VI
Tug Asher j. Hudson, Causey, Balti-
more with barges.. Thomas p. Stran,
with acid for Petersburg. Minnie Smith
ers. with coal, and six Tyler barges.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
SfRva 9Ipryrat

Market-Receipts OF W. O. slaves are
more liberal and now about equal 10
demand; IL heavy pipes, prime, $780,
cults. $1,000: heavy hogsheads, prime.
$1,000; culls, $4,000; prime red oak hogs
heads, S30032; culls, 2O.00@22 90: white
oak, light hbgsheads. prime s55@56; culs
$4,000: white oak headings. prime, SIS co.
culls. $500: white oak pipe. $1,000; culls,
5000; white oak barrel, $4,000; culs,
$1,000; white oak, octaves, S2S.00: culls,
$1,000
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
CltiCnro Markets..

Chicago, March 4--Therc was a
stronger market for wheat to-day. al
though The early hours OF the session
did not give much promise Of improve
neht. me opening was slightly higher
than yesterdays close, a recession fol-
loving. Towards noon prices took on a
hrmer feeling. which they held 10 the
close. Liverpool opening cables were
lower. hut the decline was not suIi-
Gent to express complete sympathy with
American weakness OF yesterday. Later
ones showed Improvement and aho,,.
the TING they were received u drop Of a
half a. point In English Cnnsnls was
announced, This latter was taken 10 in
dica.e Il feeling OF unrest IN European
politics. and accordingly shorts took
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05

fCLYDE'S REGULARsSLTNIlSz af.
~. S,,SHiP..sFORa PIILADELPIIIA,ag onis
direct line from Norfolk sto5 PhiInd a1piIl
pointed to sail from n or plls .aYaEyS1foHsi
day, ~ ednesdayy} and Saturday pssIM
Thursday and saturda
ls,,Th1r,oggh bills ,s,of a5ie
Line. South srIS ailway 3}
Carolina orfo and srYsssSfssa
road 8 j. hfEss Mac faRISsJSSssSss5
IsSGfiYDft ssss
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
Fresh FISH.

Gray trout, per pound. 7c.: croakers
per pound. &C.; taylors. per pound, 7c.
pan fish. per pound. &c.; baking fish, PEI
pound, &C.: spots, per pound, &C.; mullets
per pound. 4c.; founders. per pound. &C.;
sheephead. per pound, &c.. &c. and 7c.
maclsarel, per pound. 15c.; blue fish, pei
pound. 10c.; speckled trout. per nound
&c.: red snapper, per pound. &c; roe
shad, Florida. 35c.; buck shad. Florida
20c.: herring, s225 per hundred.
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Kiln Dried,

Cypress Lumber-Marlset in fair de-
mand: "A No l. 10 inches, $3.50; "A No.
l. IL inches. $1,000; A No. l. edge, $3.50;
$3.50: "A No. 3. edge, $3.50; "A No. g.
stock. $1,000: bill stuff. air dried, 5000
1000.
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Peanut Nrnrltet.

Farmers market active and strong;
fancy. PIE; strictly prime. 2m2Ac.; off
grades, 1@2c.; Spanish. new. 75c.
Hand Ptcked-Fancy, 3A @3I4c.: eX-
tras. ~ @2Ac. third grade &C.; No /
Spanish shelled, 4sic.; No. Virginia. &c.
No. Virginia, &C.
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Lumber sl-rlkct,

(Wholesale Quotntions)
CYPRESS Lumber-Market dull and no
demand: boards. 1X6-lG feet long, $12.50
M15.00 boards 1X6-IG, rough, $4,000
1000: boards. 1S12 to Is incheS-16 feet
clear. s200OG22.OO; boards. rough. wide
Sl2126D15O co.
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AIR nried pine humber.

"A flooring. dry and clear S11.00@12. 90;
No. 2. SS.5O@9.00; edge box. s6.50@7. co.;
stock box. sS.0O@S.50: small 1oists. $3.50;
large ioists s9.00@10.00: 2N4 16 scantling
81. 80.
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Shfll@le Market.

Shinsles-Quiet: No. I hearts, $4,000
$500; No. hearts. $4,000. so: No. l sap,
S3.00Gp3.75: No. . snps, S30O@3.75.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
Nnyn1 St0rea.

Rositl. 81 90 per barrel: pitch, $1.20 per
barrel: tar. s1.76 per por.l barrel, and
$3.50 ligion: turpentine. 40c. per gallon.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05

lleets. gallon. sl.15: extra count selects,
gallon. s1.40. 81 81; IS Il
In Shell-Mediums. barrel, $3.50:
primes, barrel, $500; extra count. selects,
barrel. $3.50; clans, per 100, 4Oc.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05

Daily except Sunday. Other time daily,
NJ. l..Norfolk TO CINCINNATI and Louis
vile daily. Parlor car Ole Point to Rich
mond. ana Pullman Sleeping, Cars from
Richmond for Cincinnati, louisville and 81.
Louis Meals served on Dining Cara west
OF Gordonsvlic. n DIS !,
No. 3-Norfolll 10 CincI matt and Louis
Vile daily. Pullman Sleeping Cars for
Cincinnati and Louisville. Meals served
on Dining Cars west Of GordonsVille IA 10
Steamer Louise arrives at Norfolk dolly
u :05 noon and j.. m. 4sal si-I'S
For further In formation apply to
r. T. BROOKE. Passenger Agent,
c: and Q. Ticket Oiflce, CRANKY street.
Under Atlantic Hotel. 33s ~ =, :
JOHN u. POTTS.
Asst. General Passenger Agent. II
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ARRIVE AT NORFOLK

ARRIVE AT NORFOLK.
70 MAIL AND EMPRESS daily exceDt
sunday at 4.25 y. m. and Express daily
0Xcept, Sunday at 1890 D. m, connecting
with all rnii and steam lines at Norfojis
for the North East and West Passen.
ger stations foot Of East Main street
Norfolk and Western depot Freight sta :.
ton OH Water street 0''
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05

EVENING EXPRESS LEAVES NOR
EOLN Mt 4:l0 p. IN. daily Except Sunday
Tor Elizabeth City. Edenton and way
ATOMS. Connects ut Elizabeth City
with the steamer >Neusc Tuesday. Thurs
uay and Saturday for Newbern,
9cracoHe Landing, Morehead City,
klnston and Goldsbnro via y. & N. c. IT,
X and for Jacksonville, Wilmington, ~
r. r. p" " " -
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05

EASTERN CAROLINA DISPATCH,
EAST FREIGHT LINE AND OLD DO,
MlNlOS LINE between all points North
and East via. Norfolk and Norfoli, ma
Southern railroad and Eastern North
Carolina -
Freight received daily until S u. m. ma
forwarded promptly at low rate.
=, For further information ap,Sy to the
General Office Of the =. & s. r. 4. Co.
Norfolk. Va. ~
II. c. IUDGINS.
General Freight ana Pass. Agent
NJ. Is. KING. General Manager
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Chester and LeD0jr B. R,
Norfolk & Southern R. R. "a

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MARCH | ~
NAIL AND EXPRESS LEAVES NOR.
t0l-k daily Except Sunday 10 A. m. for
Norcr pantcgo, Relhnven. etc. Connects
at Edenton with y. {: S. r. r. steamer
nS io!loWs: Daily Except Sunday for
llymouth GAINESVILLE. Williamson and
= Wi nd T TUESDAY. THURSDAY and
S;:aIuRDAS lbr al landings on Chowan
river on MONDAY and FRIDAY for
Scuppernong river, and WEDNESDAYS
FOR Avocn. Connecting at Belhuven with
steamer Virginia Dare for Makleyvillc
South Greek, Aurora. Washington and In
t Teri ina laIndings Steamer Newberne
Thursday and Sunday at j y. m, for Ron
nOke Island. - =.
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TRAVELLERS, q. Or y e..
~ Railway Co. ].

TEikOUGH. WESTERN NORTH CARO-.
LIMA. THE LAND OF THE BKY."S5
/. Hhe only llue operating u sUlIu tram be-.
tt ia, oae.llli Cur attached, Ituleigh to
s ! 1 MEDuLE IN EEEECr NOV. Is, 1886.
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sugar EInrEket.

Enthusiastically; out of town prices
are dependent on the delivery
rates to the different points. Local
sales are being made rs follows: Cut
Loaf, SSH; powdered. $3.50; graduated,
*i.4S: .confectionerers' standard a, s4.36;
American off a. S4.23: centennial bright.
yellow b, $500: California B. 1892;
Franklin standard extra c, $3.50: Key
stone extra c, 1913; American extra c.,
1851
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Cram.

Peas'-Steady; Dlack-eye peas. new
crop, N.45Ql.50 per bag; black 75@S0c.
straight per bushel; clay, zoe. per bushel.
White Corn. 35c.; mixed corn, SIC.
Oats-Steady; Mixed. &c.; white. 3Oc.
dI13.00; shipstuff or middling. s13; meal,
white boIted. per 80 pounds. 40c.
Michigan, Ohio. and Indiana, No. l.,
Timothy hay, $500; No. 2. s14.00; mixed.
S11 00Q12.00.
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N 8. c. & R S. B. Co.
A baltimore end Norfolk Line,

Y N =
Passenger rates sl.Oo enc way. sl.5o
Leave Portsmouth by Transfer steamer
from Tcugien's whnrf, foo, OF Queen
street. daily except Sunday. $50 y. nl.:
leave Norfolk, foot Jackson street, $3.50 d.
m; leave Old Point, $3.50 p. M; arrive Bal
timorc. foot Leo street. 700 u. IN.
Leave Baltimore, foot Lee street, daily
except Sunday. 500 y. M: leave Old Point
600 q. m. Arrive Norfolk. foot, Jackson
street, 100 q. M: arrive Portsmouth {l(or-
folk ferry 500 IL m.
New and elegant steamers. The service
~ rst.class In every respect. Meals serv-
ed on the American plan I5ll.t
freight received ut the company's wharf
Norfolk, anu Trngien's wharf foot of
sunday until 4 p. M, company's pier, No
~ light street: Baltimore centre Of bust
pier to all points OF Baltimore "
%. Z. LAME. Agent.
J. II. W1NGFIELD.
Passenger and Ticket Agent, So Main
street. Atlantic Hotel. Telephone l12
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n0T|0Ik ( N|0SIIQQ|Ol Steamboat "a.

Ihs new anu ko"uiIuA i,un palace
steamers NEWPOKT NEWS, WASTE
lNGTON and NORFOLK Will leave
daily Us fo!lows: 80
NORTH BOUND. -----
steamers leave Portsmouth. foot
OF North street at ...... eco n m
Leave Norfolk. foot OF Matthews
Leave Old Point at .......... .. S:20 3: IN.
Arrive Washington Mt .,....... Gas a. m.
Nv. Washington at. IS 90 a. m. 7:2o a. M m.
ar. philadeiphia at.11l0 a. IN. 1916 a. m.
Ar. New York at -. 200 p. m. III rs D. m.
South Bound. 3. g. o. Penn. r. r.
Nv. New York at -. IL 40 a. m. RI ! 100 o. m
Nv ihiladelph,h at. :33 p. m. 3:lS b. m
AT. washington at. 1880 p. m. G:lS o. M
Steamers leave Washington at 100 .. m.
Arrive Fortress Monroe at. .6:3s O. M
arrive NOrioik at ..................7:30 a. M
Arrive Portsmouth at. ...........S: 500 n. m.
The trip down the historic Potomac
River ana chesapeake Buy OH the elegant
steamers of this company Is unSurDnssed
The steamers are comparatively new hav
ing been built IN 1891, and are fitted IN in
the most luNuriant manner with elertrin
lights, call bells and steam heat In each
room. The tables are supplied with eVerU
dellGacy OF the son from the markets
OF Washington and Norfolk Tickets on
sale at q. g. Q. ticket office: n. e C. office
at w. T. Wake & Co.'s Office on wharf.
For further information apply '.5
d. J. CALLAHAN
1eiephone f41. Gsi Agent.
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Live stock .

Market good and good cattle In strong
demand.
Choice heavy Western cattle. 3h@4c.;
common to fair cattle. 3@31sc.; Eastern
North Carolina, best, 2h@03Kc.; common
11a@2hc.; heifers. Western, 2a@3kc.;
bulls, 2@2Rc.; fat cows. ~ D3Ac.; nilch
cows. good, per head, s20.oO@35.00; COWS
common, s10,O0@20.00; butchers sheep
2@Wfc. good, corn-fed hogs, 3M@3Hc.
light pigs. SIC. Hogs dull and slow de-
mand. Dressed hogs. 41hc. per pound.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05

EH.faN PrEt1lcc. t3
Southern Fruit-Bananas, 81 .O001.25
per bunch; oranges, California, $3.50
Messtna. $3.50 cocoanuts, $3.50 per bag OF
100: lemons. $3.50; cabbage. sl.75 per bar
rel. ~
Potatoes-Haymens 75c.; yellow. Toe.
onions. $3.50 per sack.
Poultry-Chicken market glutted; old
25c.; spring chickens 16@1Sc.; small
not wanted.
Eggs-Wholesale: Steady at logic
per dozen.
Reeswax-22c. per pound.
Trdcl1-Ir!sh potatoes, s1.25.
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WHOLESALE: QUOTATIONS.
lAFOyISitLlik.
Norfolk, Va, March 4, !:

NOr1OlK, va, Marcn 4, 1897.
Fish-NIackerel, No. =. i'll kegs, $500;
new. small. $l2.6U; new, medium, $12.00:
No. 8. in kegs, $3.50: Herring. Family
Roe half barrel. $3.50; North Carolina
Cut Herring. S3.S5: Eastern in barrels.
s2.25.
Provisions-Market strong; mess pork,
new. $500; hams. pork. new, 1925.
Bulk Enthusiastically: clear ribs. 41aQD
49sc., as TO size and cut; fat backs. AZ
bellies. 4hQ47sc., as to size pieces: pork
plate. 4sc.
Shouldcrs-Sugar-cu &C.
Bacon-Shouluers, GLc.
Breast-Sug ar-Iured, INC.
Hams-Smithfieln, 14@15c.; S. G. slip
hams, l1A@12c.
Lard-Pure lard t!erces. SIC; cases,
and tubs. nc. over price Of t!erces: com
pound. 41ac.: t!erces IN cases and tubs,
NC. higher.
Cheese-Cream, 12kc.; Western dairy,
lie.
Butter-Market stronger; New York
State dairy, new, 23c.:%~ fresh creamery.
22T24c.: Western. 1S6l20c.
Kerosene Oil-I7irm: 112 degrees, 7hc.
60 degrees. 1oc.: Red, $50 degrees. 1o3ac.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05

phs'y. Daily. cS. Sunday, Daily. ex. Monday.
Connections New Crlcn,a with Southern Pacific npf
California. - 1850 ~ A>""'' AA' AWE ''
~ an@-Arrlrc Portsmouth, ,inlly 10 ain.
No Arrive Portsmouth iaily 6.h0p M
J. '" itrown. Jr. Pns.r Iet.. Mn,n ST. Snrf,il VI.
Murray Forbes, lrn'. Fnsr'r Asi., Portsmouth,, Va.
y. ST. JOHN, S1cr-i'rrttdcnt nnh t;rurral MANAGE,
v +: Mcii:t trrtral Super irn,irn,.
II. ". u. GLOVER, '1T r. I lxnrpCox .--.
''a"'o "ahnerr. Gspl Fats'r ACT
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Groceries.

Coffee-Steady; Rio. common. 12kc.
fair, 14Ac.; good, 15c.; choice, 16Ec.
Laguayra, 201a@2lc: Java. 2s@3OAc.
Syrups and Enthusiastically syr-
ups. Bright ls@23c.: Fair Grades. 100
20c.: Porto Rico, 10, 20 and 26c., as to
grade.
20025c.: Good. 25@30c; Choice. 35c.
Flour-Market steady and higher;
Western spring Wheat. Best Patent,
Family. S5.25; Winter Wheat. Best Pa
tent. $40; Choice Straight Family. S4.65;
Good Family. $4.55; Fair Family, S4.45;
Good Extra. $500: meal.per bag OF 10Olbs.
Soc: per bag Of GIBBS, lac.
Salt-Firm; LIVERPOOL Fine. SOC. @1 90.
as to grade: G. A.. 55@G5c.. as to weight.
Rice-Milled. 4&@61ac.: rough, clear
Of red, 45060c.; with red, Csc.
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:, J. II. WING F'IIGIID. .-lE1@ II 4 N
Norfolk, va. ~ 80 - AA' "I1seL
y, II. 81, GG,KREEM. General Superintendent.
w. A. TURK. General Passenger Apan<
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Oystcra.

In Bulk-Standards, gallon Soc:
medium selects, gallon, 90c.; plain Sc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17

That IS a great mistake for our patrons live In no
particular part Of the city and OF no one part or
the community. and although the moving time, In
the spring, Is busiest season. we have just as
many customers who their own landlords as
live in other peoples houses. Once upon time.
when had a smaller population and when people
remained al home more before going TO the country
or TO Europe was considered necessary to good
standing in society. people had no use for storage
warehouses for their furniture silver. bric-a-brac
and household goods. Then. when going away be-
came popular. private watchmen were en-
ployed, houses were placed in charge OF the police
or were wired to connect with protective corpora
tons and various methods were employed 10 secure
the household goods against thieves and fire. Many
Of the plans still in vogue. but when citizens
hesitate nowadays to which plan 10 employ they
usually settle the question by sending their goods to
the storage warehouse"
THE INFLUENCE OF THE PLAYHOUSE.
That is all true said another warehouse man.
"but the real and strongest cause for the use OF
the storage industry the fathouse. Flats built
up the warehouse business. and the more apartment
houses built and occupied the more warehouses
will be necessary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17
SENTIMENTAL STORAGE

SENTIMENTAL STORAGE.
The storage business Is prosalc enterprise to all
intents and purposes and yet those who are inter-
ested In It say sentiment is great fnctor and
that large concerns derive their greatest rev
enue from people who are prompted to store goods
only through sentiment
1--WE have a number Of old pianos which have
long ceased to be useful as musical Instruments.
said Mr.. Wayne. but the people who own them
would not part with them because of what they
were to whom they belonged or for other sentl-
mental reasons, and they bring them here 10 be
stored until day when their ship comes In and
when they will have room for the dear old rattle
box"
In the warehouse there are old rocking
chairs antique tables and other odd pieces of
furniture and one woman who has an old chair in
storage which is worth less than s. comes to the
warehouse with religious regularity. sits in the old
chair for few minutes and goes away with the
air of one who has made Il call on a Trend
Then there are the people who nave pieces OF
statuary for which they have no room In their
houses or which cannot be placed there because
they would not be In keeping with the surroundings.
They bring the works of art TO the storage ware
where they sure that the pieces will be well
taken Of The great lobby OF TIN Brooklyn
warehouse i handsomely adorned With this kind OF
property and many Of the pieces there were given
in storage with the express understanding that
Collectors OF oil-panings are among the best pa
irons uf the storage warehouses;. and for that rea-
housing of that class OF goods. and collection
valued AT nearly 10000 Is now stored in the
Brooklyn establishment. \ picture dealer said:
HELP TO ART COLLECTORS
Men who travel abroad and buy paintings were
formerly AT a loss 10 what 10 do with their
purchases not knowing whether they would be
properly cared for by people IN whose charge they
were placed. Nowadays they send them direct TO
the storage warehouse. where they are unpacked
and placed In the light and temperature which are
best for them. and many a picture has been inn
proved by storage.
We frequently have To turn away cusomers'
said Thomas l.. Wells. OF the Manhattan Storage
and Warehouse company who do not know that
we cannot accept perishab.c goods. One man
offered load OF apples recently, and on the
same day had To refuse Il lot of cmbalmlnS
fluid. But the storage warehouse. as an accomno-
da ton to the merchant. IL becoming more popular
all the time. We have lot OF tobacco ana
silk storage most OF the time. and merchants
frequently place such goods In storage collat-
eTal security against cash advances. We do not
issue negotiable storage certificates, and for that
reason the m-rchandis" H. usually stored in the
OF the bank or person advancing the funds"
The trunk business t. also ore OF the growing
branches Of the storage industry. All warehouses
have three cla<es, aud the charges are % and 10
cents AMI 81 a month, \ trunk stored at % cents
a month - placed In II room with hundi eds of
.ih-'- and ma. Ia" nj the bottom or In the middle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17
TAKEN AT HIS WORD.
A YARN ABOUT JOSEPH b. MCULLAGu


From The Chicago Time s-Herad
When William Hyde who afterward became
postmaster of st. Louis during Clevelands nrst
Term, Managing Editor of The Republican,
In that city, he threw down the gauntlet III an
editorial some question or local importance
1t was Immediately accepted by Editor McCullagh
of "The Globe Democrat" and warm debate was
precipitated between the two able editors: the IN
pens in controversies OF that kind. drifted into one
of cathing abuse between the editors. III was iuh
for the readers of the rival papers but disagree
able the friends Of the participants, VINO cN-
pected that serious trouble would result, both men
being courageous and daring ~ .
Finally the vtriolc paragraphs OF Editor McCul-
lagh stIng the other editor with such force that
he dispatched a personal communication TO Ne
Cullagh telling the latter that the city OF 81 Louis
was not large enough for both OF them TO i've IN at
the same time and that one or the other had 70
leave the city immediately and since he himself dld
not contemplate an early departure McCullagh
should govern himself accordingly. M 49,
Democrat replied by the same messenger mat he
would answer the communication the next morn
ing In the editorial columns OF his paper Ana,
true TO his word. the editorial appeared over Inc
signature of Mack" his war nom de plume The
editorial (which double-leaded. declared that ne
had received communication from Mr. HYDE
that the city was not large enough to hold them
both AT the same time. and that Hyde or McCu-
lagh must leave town. Following this came a
lavish expression of deep regret on the part or me
Globe Democrat" in having TO announce the sud-
den and unimely departure or Edltor Hyde OF me
Republican: that Mr. Hyde was man VINO In his
and respect of all who knew him and that in his
eaye-taking the city would suffer distinct and ir
reparable loss The editorial then concluded with "A
long biographical sketch OF Editor Hyde as II he
had died on the previous day The satire was even
more pungent than had been the editorial para
graphs previously published. 1t was effective. too.
sued the even tenor OF their way within a stone :
throw OF each other without further trouble.