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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-06
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. October 5.-COTTON-
Futures opened firm: sales, 5000 bales
January. Gas: February, 60; March,
G.53; April, 6.5I; May; 6.63; June; 6,GS Se
Futures closed steady: sales 100, 100
bales: January GAG: February, 600;
March. 900; April. $50; May. 6.64; June.
eos July. 872; October, 6.3s; November,
$50; December, 6.42.
Spot closed dull at an advance Of X;
middling uplands, Gss' middling gulf, 6,s;
sales, 1888 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct 5.-COTTON-
Futures steady; sales, 2S,5 500 bales; Octo-
Der 6.O4d6.O6: November. 6.O9d6.1O; De
cember. 61in612; January. 6.i396.l8;
February. 6.20@622; March. 6.25d6.27;
LIVERPOOL. Oct. o. =. Moot
TON-Spot in fair demand; prices higher:
American middling, fair 3-16d.: good
midding. 3-32: American middling,
3 1892: low middling, 1882: good ordi-
nary, 3 1882: ordinary. 1882. Sales.
10000 bales, OF which 1000 were for specu-
lation and export. and included $500 bales
American. Receipts, 5000 bales, includ-
ing 200 American.
Futures opened and closed steady. with
a moderate demand: American middling,
|. m. c., October. 4264u3 1884. BUYERS;
October and November. 35-64lt3 1864.
sellers; November and December, $3.50
3 3f-G4. sellers: December and January,
33-64 sellers: January and February,
1854 sellers; February and March.
3 33-64n3 34-Gf. buyers; March and April,
3 34-64d3 1894, sellers; April and May,
2 35-64d3 1904. sellers; May and June.
3 3G-64d3 1854 sellers: June and July.
3 37-6403 3s-G4, sellers; July and August.
3 3S-O4G3 39-Gi, sellers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-06

our Mr. Nathan Strauss. OF Henderson.
n c. Il IN M hicnmcnq' sn,, ,o-day NJ
Smith A Co. who has been visiting rela''
lives at oxford, N c.. is expected home
this evening.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-06
John l.. Williams s. Sons,
BANKERS.
mn FAS1, MAIN STREET.

state Bonds. City Bonds. Bank Stocks.
and other hlgh-grade Investment Securi-
Ties bought and sold.
LETTERS OF CREDIT furnished avail
able ia all parts of the world. sep26
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-06
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. OCT. 5. 1897.
ARRIVED.

Steamer Virginia. Porter. merchandise.
passengers. Baltimore Steam Packet Com
pany. from Baltimore.
steamer Pocahontas. Graves. merchan-
disc and passengers. Virginia Navigation
Company from Norfolk.
SAILED.
steamer Virginia. Porter. merchandise
and passengers, Baltimore Steam Packet
Company. for Baltimore.
Steamer Winyah. Simmons. merchandise
and passengers. Clyde Line for Philadel-
phia.
Schooner George w. Anderson. tale bark,
Sanford. Conn.
Mauoe II. Dudley. oliver. light, for Lam
berts Point.
PORT NEWPORT NEWS. OCT 5. 1897.
ARRIVED.
Barge Brooklyn, New York.
SAILED.
Schooner George Bailey. Providence.
PORT BERMUDA HUNDRED, OCT. a.
ARRIVALS.
Schooner Rhoda Holmes, ]. L. 1nman,
light, to load pine wood
PORT OF WEST POINT. OCT. 5. 1897.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Accomac Thompson, Nor
folk. passengers and general cargo.
SAILED.
Steamship Accomac. Thompson, Nor
folk. passengers and general cargo.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-06
Trihures TO Major t,inter

Major Lewis Ginter. whose death oc-
Cured in Richmond last Saturday. showed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-06
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

'Quotation are for bonds maturing in
not less than ten years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
A woMAN's DISCOVERY.
Trnnsfusion Of vital Energy ThrCn2h
Electric Impulse.

Although q genuine elixir vitae hat
never becn discovered. 10 satisfy the
many seekers who have desired TO out
live their generation, DR.. Augusta
Brown Girard. OF New York, believes
that the results of her years Of expert
nlenting have proved very gratifying.
Her theory is simple, and she is willing
that all may benefit by her discovery.
which she calls TRANSMISSION Of vital
energy through electric impulse" She
has been able TO demonstrate thai vital
ity may be transmitted TO a patient
from a healthy man or woman, or even
from animals. Man is a veritable hui
man battery, and may generate vitality
in any part of his organism when he
knows what nerves are involved and
how TO manipulate them" DR.. Brown
said.
81 sought first to locate the seat Of
vitality. 1t may be called the 'germinal
spot or the fountain of life / believe
this spot to be the pineal gland, located
ut the base OF the brain, just above the
pons yarolii. ! call that the positive
pole, The negative pole | locate at the
medulla spinalis, which is a short dis
lance from the extreme end of the
spinal column"
She made many experiments, and fas
obtained astonishing results. An cleo
trode is fastened upon the head and
back of the person or animal from
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

be hard boiled or the contents blown
from the shells. Color lG red, gid eight
and leave one white. Now for the ar
raDgement. Make two circles, one of
the l6 red eggs and within this a circle
of the eight gilded eggs. The eggs
must be placed at equal distances apart,
the outer circle measuring about eight
feet in diameter and the inner one four
feet, and the white egg must be placed
in the center of the inner circle. The
eggs having been arranged the COM
pgny is divided into couples and each in
turn try the dance.
The first couple take position within
cutter circle-that is, between the red
eggs and the gilded ones, and waltz
around the circle three times, keeping
within the space between the two
circles. Entering the inner circle they
waltz three times around the central
egg, and all this must be done without
breaking or greatly disturbing any of
the eggs.
When an egg is broken or knocked
more than IL inches from its position
the dancers give place to the next
couple. The broken ones are not re-
placed, but the displaced mes are set
in order. When each couple has had a
turn and none has accomplished the
feat of dancing without breaking an
egg, all change partners and the trial
begins again.
The first couple who 60 through the
dance without breaking or disturbing
the circles win each a first prize, posi-
bly, a dainty bonbon box shaped like an
egg; the second successful couple re-
ceive second prizes and also the third.
The prizes may take the form of eggs
Dresden china, perhaps--filled with
bonbons or any charming trihe. II
appropriate to the season so much the
better.-American Queen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
DIAGNOSIS.
Denver Ply stefan Suggests n New
Treatment for Tuberculosis,

DR., A. Mansfield Holmes, of Denver,
delivered a very interesting address at
the pan-American medical congress, in
which he spoke of the possibilities of
diagnosing tuberculosis in 4 stage early
enough to permit n curc being effected.
IN the so-called active stage of tuber-
culDsis there are di~sirtegrating and
wasting of tissues.
'lf we trace tuberculosis backward
from the stage of visible disintegration,
we shall sooner or later reach u period
in its development i'll which the evil
dence of JisintegratioE disappears from
the patient. In the active stage of the
disease we were studying the patient.
Now we are studying his le~ucocytes Tor
white corp1scles)." DR.. Mansfield pre-
parcs the blood films, fixes, stains,
mounts and studies them. The finger
of the patient is cleaned antisepticaliy
and pricked with a steriIized needle.
The drop of blood should be used inn
mediately, a drop for each film. Cell It's
sues, as well as almost all other animal
tissues, possess great affinity for stains.
By long study, The shade that a stain
ing solution communicates to cell It's
sues in II normal state may be fixed IN
ones mind. Then abnormal conditions
may be easily recognized by II varia-
ton in the staining reaction of these
tissues. The doctors careful study OF
100 tuhprCuIOus eases in nlI stovps of
the disease shows that the law hat
causcs disintegration in n tuberculous
patient brings about the same process
at IN earlier date in tubcrculous leu
cocytes. lie believes it possible to 4,tl-
mate the degre of tuberculous condi-
ton, and also Of recuperative power;
that Il diagnosis based upon the funLa-
mental principles of biology" may lie
made.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
SPIRIT


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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
WOMAN AND HOME.
GRAPES AND CREPON.
Methods of Weaving tn Secur a
Much-Esteensed Surface.

The fabric most generally known as
Grape is mourning Grape, but properly
the name belongs TO any fabric of silk,
cotton or wool that has a wrinkled sur
face. Crepon is the French name for a
thick Grape, but it has come to be APP
piled TO any weave with an uneven face
which gives a Grape effect, whether
woven like Grape or in plai's thrown
up by dropping certain weft threads at
definite intervals and tightening them
by twisting.
The wrinkle Of Grape is produced by
warp also, of twisted threads, every al
ternate group Of threads being twisted
in the reverse direction. The threads
so arranged are loose, that is, with
space between them-and when the fab
ric is completed they untwist. each in
its own direction, which gives II sur
face of uniform irregularity. Twisting
warp and weft makes the most perfect
Grape. II the weft only be twisted and
the warp straight, the weft threads will
push up and down the warp, making Il
less durable fabric, When the twist is
in the weft only there is elasticityacross
the goods. and when twisted both ways
it is elastic both ways.
The result of this weave is a sur
face of broken lights and shadows, a
surface that reflects less light than if
smooth, and absorbs much. Such a
surface permits color to be seen to adj
Tantage, and grapes are especially beau
tiful in rich colors suited to them, as
vivid red.
Oriental grapes, the most beautiful in
the world, are of silk, or mixed silk and
cotton. When of part cotton they are
cheaper, but there is no vulgar attempt
to conceal the cotton, but it is kept
frankly on the surface, and its own
good qualities are made to appear. Cot
ton has less power of reflection than
silk, and, therefore, lends itself to in
crease the absorption of light. which is
an object in Grape weave. Also, the
crimyed surface enhances the beauty of
cotton thread.
what is known as mourning Grape is
not a Grape weave. It's wrinkled sur
face is made by stiffening gauze and
pressing it on a matrix.-N. Y. Herald.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

Experiments show that the straight
tube express boiler may be in case of
emergency run with salt water. The
larrow boiler has tubes rs inches in
diameter as compared to the ~, or j.
inch tubes of the boilers used in the
English royal navy for battle ships and
large cruisers. 1t has been feared that
the tubes of the small boilers would be
quickly stopped IN case salt water should
gain access 10 them. Recently Il vessel
with II Sarrow boiler was steamed OF
the mouth of the Thames five consecu.
tive days for eight TO ten hours a day.
Sea water only was used Tor feeding the
boiler. 1t was found that the vessel
could easily be run at three-quarters
speed without any difficulty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
THE BUREAU TRUNK.

the wall before being opened, so that
both the wall and the carpet are saved
much scraping and tearing. These ad,
vahtages are possessed by no other
trunk. Everything can be packed the
same AS if N ones bureau at
home.
Nothing is ever disturbed, everything
is in place on arrival at destination. and
in the small quarters usually at the dis
posal of a traveller in a hotel room it
certainly is a great relief not to be
obliged to unpack and pack up again
to save the dresses from being mussed
and crushed and wrinkled.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
AN ALARM ON THE BOILER.

duties, leaving the cooking to so on
without watching and depending GA
her memory to return to it after a
definite time. That this may not es-
cape her mind an inventor has con-
ceived the idea Of applying the alarm
clock principle. An escapement actu-
ated by a spring is inclosed in a metal
case with a dial and mechanism for
sounding an alarm at n predetermined
time. The apparatus forms a part of
the utensil, and when set for u given
time by means OF a pointer hand, on the
elapse of that interval a gong Is
sounded.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

1t seems to be the result of long-cop.
tinued natural selection that the colors
of animals Mt night seem to blend with
protection. Dark brown, gray and
black animals appear so much like shad-
cws as to be nearly invisible. Patches
of white often appear like moonlight
effects. While the brilliant coloring of
butterflies serves to render them con
spicuous in the daytime, when perched
upon golden-rod or other bright flowers
nj night they are nearly invisible. The
stripes on the tiger and zebra help
TO conceal them among the stalks and
reeds; and fishes which rest at night
among eel grass have longitudinal dark
stripes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
llF I'll THE SKIRT,
How 1t Mny De Done Easily, Grace
fully and MOdeAtlY.

How 1t Mny De Done Easily, Gruce.
fully md ModesIy.
While it is considered bad form fol-
q woman to carry her skirts while walk.
ing, there are conditions and circum.
stances when she must do so. In the
first place, unless one is a woman of lux.
ury, with those in her service with moth.
ing but her wardrobe to look after, one
is not excusable for wearing skirts that
in consequence of their all-ronnd exag-
gerated length are veritable street
sweepers. For women who are no;
thus luxuriously conditioned, walking
skirts should be made Just to escape
the ground, and then they should be al
lowed to hang free unless the side
walks or crossings are 90 damp or
otherwise dirty, when it would, of
course, be most uncleanly not to lift the
skirts. The way to lift them most eff.
fectually and conveniently is TO throw
the extra back f~ullness of the skirt over
the back of the hand, which should be
closed and placed as a handle at one
side of the body, and slightly bend the
WIN
forearm forward. The fullness of the
skirt will be found to remain in place.
and will not cause the fatigue to the
hand and wrist that one experiences in
the old way OF holding so much weight
of material in the hand. This is a de-
cided saving on gloves. since it does not
stretch them or soil them or cause the
hand t become o~verheated, and skirts
lifted in this way look more graceful
than when they are held in the hand.
Ones anatomy is less liable to be en-
phasized, and it gives an ease and Ger.
tainty that all the fullness is properly
looked after. while at the same time
petticoat. ankles and shoes are more be.
comingly exposed.-Chicago Chronicle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
Black or Drnb StOcISlnrs

A h~ousekeeper says the proper way to
cleanse black or drab colored stockings
of cotton Or Isle thread is to wash them
in bran water. Tie the bran in a mus.
lin bag and shake this bag about in hot
water until the water is lather. Wash
the stockings in the water and then
wrap them in cloths and wiring well.
Shake the stockings out and dry quick
ly before the fire. Stockings washed in
this way retain their color.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
POPULAR SCIENCE.
MAKING 4 EYES.
Requires Great skin Both In Cast
In.. unI fnlurIux.

The glass eye making Industry Is
larger than most people have any idea
Of, the trade being stimulated by the
fact that the life Of usefulness Of a
glass eye is from six months 10 one
year, rarely longer. The salts con-
tanned IN the tears have a disaSir3Ls ac-
tion on the cnamelcd glass, and eat It
away 10 such an extent thnt the tiny
spheres become so much smaller in
she that they can be worn ouly with
great discomfort. In New York there
is a factory turning ont 800 glass eyes
in the course q a single week.
IN it, initial stage the eye, says the
New York Herald, is a long, slender
stick Of enamel. made Of perfectly
transparent and fJ.ib.e Htntglass. This
Is placed IN a cruriD.r and exposed to
great heat. The gloDcmaker places the
enamel over . blowDtpe supplied with
wind, which is pumped by engine
power.
Under the careful manipulation Of
the workman the enamel tube Is
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

1t is said that musicians who play
entirely upon the piano preserve. II
they do not acquire, a luNuriant growth
OF hair. On the other hand. wind instru-
ments. especially the cornet and the
trombone, arc fatal to hirsute ndorn-
ment. The violoncello and the harp are
favorable to the preservation of the
hair, but the flute cannot be depended
on after the tiftieth year. paderewski
is cited as an example OF what the vibra-
tons Of a piano will do in this direction.
1t has been admitted for q long time
that music possesses q certain thera-
Ieutic worth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

"You don't call on Miss Cutting any
more. l hear, Blobber?"
"No."
did she reject you?"
Not exactly. But when | first began
calling there was Il mat at the door
with the word Welcome woven in 1t,
and u motto on the wall that read:
Let Us Love One Another Later | no.
ticcd that the doormat was changed for
one that said; Wipe your feet and a
motto declaring that Early to bed and
early TO rise, makes you healthy,
wealthy and wise, had the place Of the
other e.N-Tit-RitS.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

among the landscapes in my pic.
ture gallery" said the chiropodist, u
have n picture Of hsman feet, showing
their differences II peculiarities and
formation among the people Of differ
ent nations"
Landscapes? Feet?" surprisedly
exclaimed his guest.
"Yes," returned the chiropodist;
"cornfelds, you know."-Boston Cour.
Ter.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

Nothing is so easily spoiled or made
shabby as u veil. Instead of tossing it
into a crowded bureau drawer, to lie in
a tumbled heap until wanted again,
stretch it carefully over a bit OF card
board or other stiff material, as is always
done in the storcs.-Housewife.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
Lace Should lie Washed.

1t is a very great mistake to keep
choice lace for years without wash
ing. Many women believe that it is
ruined by soap and water, and will
keep some cherished length for years
and years, turning yellow with age and
rotting with the dust it has accumulat-
d till it really drops to pieces.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

The old superstition against opals is
slowly but surely passing away, and
these lovely gems, with their ever
changing colors and opalescent effects.
are in the front rank of popularity
among fashionable The opal
has an advantage, toe, over all the
other gems, as it cannot be initiated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
NEW PORTABLE BUREAU.
Trunk with Drawers and Compnrt-
ments of n Dressing Case,

The most convenient trunk in the
world is an English trunk which COM
bines all the advantages of a dressing
case and bureau with that of a trunk
in fact, a portable dressing-case. 1t is
fitted with Sliding drawers, and so the
bottom Of the trunk is as accessible as
the top. This arrangement entirely
avoids tumbling over the contents of
the whole trunk, and also from crush
ing whatever is in the bottom of the
trunk. This has been for a long time
the chief attraction of a tray trunk for
dresses, etc, but this new arrangement,
opening the trunk from the front up
ward, does away with the necessity Of
taking out all the trays to get at the
lower one.
Nothing need be removed. The trunk
does not need to be moved away from
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
PosT.LENTEN FRoLlc.
The Egg Dance Tests skill and Az
fOrds Much Amusement.

To give an old-time quaintness to the
frolics this year society has introduced
the egg Dance Although the egg
dance is not as intricate in its move
ments as the minuet or a gavotte, it re.
quires nearly as many ~rehearsals if one
would hope to carry off a prize at the
entertainment.
As the concluding figure of the cotil-
lon, the egg dance takes its place most
picturesquely. To prepare for this
figure % eggs are required. These may
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

Wife-Husband, how much blood is
there in the human body?
Husband-Well, l have been shaving
myself for the last ten years, and l still
bleed.-Upto-Date.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

First Chappie--My dear boy, you
should never laugh at your own Jokes.
Second Chappie--Oh, confound IL all.
I've got to! ] could never stand the
everlasting silence that comes after
them.-N. Y. Truth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

The Actress-Those flowers are nnt
as pretty as the oues you sent me last
light.
The Manager-They ought to be:
they're the same flowers. - Yonkers
Statesman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
No Perceptible Reason,

He-lou say tina, she's rich?
She--Ies.
He-And that he also is rich?
She-Yes.
He-Well, why in the world do they
want to marry then?-N. y. Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
The Next r.

DO you believe in wave thoughts.
Learnly?"
YES. I've had them dashing around
in my head in the morning till | thought
the skull would crack."-Detroit Free
Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

Come, now, do you really believe he
married her for love-" ITO be sure.
The kind of love that the Bible says
is the root of all evil."-Boston Tran
sCrint.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
He Reads the Papcrs.

Teacher-Tommy, what is the animal
with two legs which neither run M,
walks? .-..- -
Tommy Smarthed-Guess it must he
a messenger boy.-N. Y. Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
SpellbOunL.

Mrs. lawson seems to have great In.
huence with her husbard."
Influence? Why, she can get that
mar to drink sarsaparilla tea."-Chica-
60 Record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

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