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The more he thought about 1t the more
inclined did Hubert feel to ferret out the
whole case, If only for the fun of the fer
reting out. There was no date legible on
the paper the whole of the date having APP
parently been torn away with the old-fash-
toned wafer that closed the letter in the
clumsy manner usual before the invention
of envelopes, but that really. seemed to
make little or no difference to the problem.
1t was plain that John Elmsley Haberton
and Thomas Fribleigh Upton, Esquires had
tried to get up project which would
have so happily connected" their families,
and that the project had been frustrated
by the will of daughter of the said Haber-
tom
Hubert Upton knew nothing about any
Habertons in the neighborhood of his home.
II he had, he might better have guessed
whether the union projected between the
young lady and Thomas Fribleigh Upton or
the son of Thomas Fribleigh Upton. He
was not sure whether his grandmother or
his grandfather had died first but he was
pretty sure that if Thomas Fribley Upton
had gone about taking to himself wife
of the house of Haberton in that dry for
NAL manner, 1t must have been after his
early youth. Therefore, the question
whether T. +. U. had or had not been a
widower was closely connected with the
problem.
His Younger sister. now under the care of
their aunt, who lived not a stones throw
from the old home, was not likely to know
ANYTHING about such ancient history. His
elder sister. who was married and lived
in New York. two hundred miles away, was
only little older and, on such matters,
not all wiser. than himself. Fortunately
there was Keturah.
Keturah was a typical woman OF Ne"
England She had grown up and lived her
life and buried her children in that same
village She had been trusted friend oil
Huhert's mother, though in point of worldly
advantages on an humber social plane
And since his mothers death she had been
his fathers faithful housekeeper and his
Younger sisters preceptress So, clearly,
Keturah was the person to ask. He would
replace that letter quietly in the drawer
and in the most casual way so as not to
tempt Keturah to make mystery OF the
thing he would ask Keturah about this
Haberton family
Say. Keturah," he began, in his most
off-hand manner "did you ever know any
people in these parts by the name of Hab-
erton?"
"Raberton?" said Keturah. with a sud-
den smile, as IL the name reminded her of
something. "Why, what's set you on to
the Habertons%
"Oh, somebody was talking to me about
them the other day and 1 said there was
no one here of that name now"
That's where you were correct, Hubert"
said the old woman. "The last man of that
name 1 ever heard tell of died before your
grandfather. Then-let me see-there We're
two girls
"Yes?'
"Well, one of 'em married an English
man, and the other married down south
some where"
Here was a stumbling block. His old
grandfather. Hubert knew, had fought I'M
der Jackson in the war of 1872, and that
would make 1t probable that his friend
Haberton would be man whose family
traditions were opposed to a marriage with
an Englishman. At the same time the fam
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consumers to pay, at the lowest average,
they are paying now.
1t is a fair statement, which needs no
qualification, that everybody needs wheat
in the form of bread. Somebody-and it is
intimated that that somebody is Phil Ar
mour, of Chicago, the prime mover in the
beef trust-has tried to establish a corner
in wheat, and has succeeded so well that
the best flour has jumped up 81 barrel.
These are four of the alleged illegal trusts
created for the sole purpose of squeezing
money out of the people and emptying 1t
into the pockets of the monopolies.
1t needs but simple calculation, using
a family of five members as an illustration,
to show how outrageous the operations of
these trusts are and how enormous their
profits must be. If such a family uses ten
pounds of beef a week of the grade on
which the price has advanced five cents a
pound, they will now have to pay so cents
a week more than they used to pay, or s26
first class beef 1t will cost them $52 a year
more.
If such a family uses three gallons of
kerosene oil a week it will cost them "a
cents a week more than it used to- or SEAS
a year more than it did before the Standard
Oil trust put up the price.
If such a family requires ten pairs of
shoes year, two pairs for each member,
it will cost SO a year more to buy these
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aged them and have made them abandon
cattle raising.
The buyers took particular pains to In
form every cattle raiser of the high prices
prevailing and induced them to ship. As
soon as the stock began to arrive In large
numbers the packers who formed the beef
trust forced the prices down. Then the
cattle raiser found himself forced to sell
at figure he would never have shipped
for. 80
The wide exposure of the beef trusts has
made the monopolists weaken. There has
been a drop of a cent or two during the
last two weeks. For the increase in the
price of oil for the Standard Oil trust there
Is no excuse They want a profit of Sl.50
a barrel, thereby adding at least $5O,OoO,OOO
to their annual GAIN.
As for the leather trust, which has.
capital of $4,000, their excuse for raising
prices Is that the business has been carried
on without fair margin of profit for
years. The price has advanced 40 per cent,
and the chances are that the monopolists
have gone too far. Retail dealers have
made such a cry that manufacturers have
curtailed orders and declare they will shut
down unless there is Keller.
The wheat corner is strengthened by
short supply. But 1t is the corner, not the
shortage, that is responsible for the in
crease in the price of flour
1t is the family of five people who has
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shoes next fall than it would If there was
no leather trust
If such a family uses one barrel of flour
a month it will cost $l2 a year more for
their yearly supplies than 1t would had
the wheat market not been cornered.
MFR. Armour declares that there is no beef
trust and that the price of beef has adj
svanced simply because of short supply of
cattle. In a statement issued by him
through an agent, he said that it would be
impossible for Armour & Co and the great
western packers to hold back the shipments
of cattle ard SO create an artificial scar
city.
1t is not necessary that Armour & Co..
and other big packers should own cattle on
the plains in order to control their ship
ments to the great cattle centers. They can
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IA PASSING F0DCU...
BY FRANK SUMMERS.

When Lieut. enant Hubert Upton, u. S. A.,
came home after an absence of three years
on frontier duty he found things changed
sadly. His father had died in the mean
time, and as his father had been a widower
for more than a dozen years before his
death, Hubert was now head of the family.
In this responsible capacity he began set
ting things in order, and one of the first
things for him to set in order was the
old secretary in which he found this let
ter:
MY Dear .Sir:-It is with deep pain that
take this the earliest opportunity of in
forming you in pursuance of our agreement
that my daughter has finally refused to
entertain the project which would have so
happily connected our two families. The
quasi romantic attachment which she has
formed as it now appears in a quarter
Where the ira ditions of her family forbid
her hoping to gain my approval is the in
superable obstacle in the way of both your
wishes and mine. You. sir, cannot l am
hure be more deeply concerned than / at
this eontrarity. And yet such are my feel
lngs in regard to the importance and the
personal sacredness of matrimonial
choice that l dare not go further in my
Efforts to affect my daughters decision.
Il am, with deep regret, most respect
fully yours.
JOHN ELMSLEY TIABERTON.
ITO Thomas Fribleigh Upton. Esquire"
AT first it was only a languid curiosity
that Hubert felt in the story underlying
this very stately epistle. He could see that
It was not addressed to ibis father, but to
his grandfather; and yet 1t was carefully
slowed away among his fathers papers
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A POLITICAL
ECONOMIST ON
ALL THE TRUSTS

It is fair general statement that every
body has to have beef. The beef trust has
raised the price of such pieces as consul
mers buy from five to ten cents a pound
and more. -.
1t is a fair general statement that every
family has to have kerosene oil. The Stand
ard oil trust has raised the price oe oil
from seven to fifteen cents per gallon
1t is.a fair general statement that every
body has to have boots or shoes. The leath-
er trust has raised the price to such a high
figure that manufacturers of boots and
shoes have notified the retail dealers thai
in the fall they will have to pay such prices
for stock as will make 1t necessary for
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Baldwin,s aunt-says that her mother was

Baldwin's aunt-says that her mother was
a Miss lHaberton-'
WHAT" Hubert almost shouted
Miss Haberton of Slingsby, Vermont
"And she married a southerner?"
.Oh, then you know the story? j didn't.
She ought to have married papa, and in
stead of that she ran off and married MIR.
Baldwin of Mississippi. And they all OBJ
jected to the match because he had ne
groes, you know. They were all so keen on
abolition in those days"
When Hubert met his sisters sweetheart
his first words were: EXCUSE me, sir;
have you any sisters?"
'1No," said the Texan, rather surprised.
ANY female cousins on your father 3
side?'
"Two-both married"
"That settles it," said Hubert "You are
welcome to the family, Mr.. Baldwin.
1t was not until years later that Hubert
explained this mysterious language to his
brother-in-law, how it came to pass that
he so abruptly changed his mind about
crossing the Atlantic in January.
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Godden's Drug Store sells bulbs cheaper.
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lily traditions of pretty nearly everybody
in that neighborhood would De opposed to
a marriage with a slave-holding southern
err in the days of Hubert's grandfather.
The daughter referred to in the letter might
equally well be either of the two This
was vexatious, because Hubert, who had
recently taken it into his head that he
ought to marry soon, had now conceived a
romantic idea of effecting that union with
the Haberton family anyhow-if he could
only find a daughter or even grand
daughter of the Haberton young woman
who objected to marriage with his father
or grandfather.
1t only remained for him to find out
which of these two was the rejected sutton.
and on that Keturah soon enlightened
him by assuring him that his grandmother
had died a widow. 1t was plain that the
negotiations between Mr.. Haberton ana
Mr. Upton had concerned son of the lat
ter. And Hubert had no uncles on his
fathers side.
Here Julia Upton came into the plot.
Julia made one of her periodical visits to
her sister in New York and there met Mr..
Baldwin of Texas. Mr.. Baldwin fell In love
with Julia.
Now il was no uncommon thing for
Young men to fall in love. with Julia Up
ton. who was a most striking girl OF
certain blonde, willowy type. But 1t was
seldom, If ever that anyone had made love
to her in the impetuous underwriting
manner adopted by the Texan. Probably
the novelty of the thing pleased her; but
however that NAV have been the Texan
prevailed In less than two weeks.
"Say." he impetuously asked his YER
mont sweetheart edo you think your
brother will object?"
''I thought perhaps he mightn't like
Texan brother-in-law." iI-ss n
"Why should he?" =
..whv will your Texan relations object
to-a Yankee?"
"They've got no right" said the, young
man. my grandmother was Yankee
"What state?''
"Vermont." -
"Why, that's nv slater
"You don't say!''
The sequel of this conversation was that
Mr.. Baldwin wrote to an elderly aunt in
Mississippi for an account of his Vermont
grandmother. and this aunt, only TOO glad
of an opportunity to tell romantic tale
once more. wrote an answer which her
nephew thought too long to read himself
but which he gladly turned over to Julia.
Soon after this Hubert made his appear
ance in New York announcing, that he had
got an extension of leave and was going
to England-in January. III
When asked why he should go to England
at this unusual season, Hubert said that he
had some business ITO attend to. The truth
was that Hubert, with very little else to
occupy his mind in his empty home, had
brooded upon the mystery of that old letter
and, with little more pumping of Ketu-
rah, had reached the conclusion that the
| lady who might otherwise become his
| mother had married the Englisbman. He
had also found out that the name of the
Flnglshman in question was Norreys and
| that he belonged to Portsmouth. He was
actually going to hunt for a wife of the
name of Norreys.
But Julia had things to tell her brother.
And one thing was what the letter of the
Mississippi aunt contained.
"Just think, Hubert, Dick aunt-Mr.
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A Prominent Memphian Write.

DR.. III. Motley, Atlanta: Having been q
great sufferer for three years from indiges-
ton, and been treated by many physicians
who failed to give me any relief, and con-
tinuing to grow worse. my brother advised
me to try DIR. Mozley's Lemon Elixir
which remedy he had used for several
years. 1 commenced its use, and must say
that your Lemon Elixir is the greatest
medicine on earth. have never suffered
day since l commenced using LemJn Elk
ir. r. l.. Rocco.
206 fernando ST., Memphis, Tenn.
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MOZLEYS LEMON ELIXIR,
Regulates the Liver, Stomach,
Bowels and kidneVS.

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For Indigestion, sick and nervous head
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For fever, chills, debility and kidney dis
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Ladies, for natural and thorough organic
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soc and 81 bottles at druggists.
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Ga
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A Prominent Minister Writes.

After ten years of great suffering from
indigestion, with great nervous prostra-
ton, bliousness, disordered kidneys and
constipation, 1 have been cured by Dr.
Mozley's Lemon Elixir, and am now a well
man. Rev. c. c. Davis,
Elder NJ. e. Church, South.
No. IS Tatnall St. Atlanta Ga
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to consume the necessities-the beef, the
oil, the leather and the wheat-'who suffer
an extortion of over $50 year on the same
amount they bought last year, provided
they were very moderate in their pur-
chases. HENRY L. LEAKE, PHI. d.
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manipula tie the market without that Their
buyers can offer such low prices that the
breeders will refuse to sell. 1t is well
known that the scarcity of cattle isNlargely
due to the fact that buyers have not dealt
fairly with the breeders but have discour-
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A Gard.

This is to certify that used DIR. MOI
ley's Lemon Elixir for neuralgia of the
head and eyes with the most marked bene-
fit to my general health L would gladly
have paid $500 for the relief it has given me
at a cost of two or three dollars.
II. A. Beall.
Clerk Superior Court Randolph Co., Ga.
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TO FLORIDA OR CUBA.

If you are contemplating trip to Florida.
Cuba or Porto Rico you will find it to your
interest and advantage to correspond with
the undersigned regarding schedules, rates.
and sailing dates of steamers. The Plant
system trains run direct to ports without
change or transfer. Address r. L. Todd.
division passenger agent. Is Commerce
street, Montgomery, Ala.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-23
Cotton Tor the MeeI..

Haven g. Stout's cotton letter says; This
has been another week of active trading in
cotton contracts. After the government
crop renort was issued on the 10Th inst.
the market failed to advance in spite OF
the very low condition whAh it indicated
This resulted in the sale of considerable
speculative holdings 10 secure profits, and
in addition not little short selling was in
dulged in. Under such pressure the quo
tation for the January option was carried
below cents, but al the decline large in
vestment orders came into the market.
The receipts in comparison with previous
years continue to be very light and this is
regarded proof that the crop viii ne
only moderate in size. The demand for
spot cotton. both for export and for DO
nestle spinners, continues TO be active.
Buyers are taking all offerings at full
quotations. The small port and interior
receipts for the last week serve as an ar
gument not only that the crop is light, but
that planters know this and are holding
for higher figures rs they are in great
many instances perfectly able 10 Go, owing
to the generally improved economic con-
diton throughout the South. The diver
sifcation of tine crops which was enforced
by the former low prices for cotton has
also proved to be an influence in this con-
nection. Another factor in the cotton sit
uation which must not be neglected is that
the dry weather, while cutting the crop
short, has resulted in the production of a
generally higher grade than last yean SO
far the proportion of low grade cotton that
has come to the market is comparatively
small. Cotton buyers therefore will not be
able to secure low grades for delivery on
contracts, as they did last year. frost
or bad weather could now only lower the
grade of the unpicked part of the crop.
This however, would be a bullish arsu-
ment and in fact it may be concluded that
IL only he q o.
gregate yield below the worlds consump-
tive requirements. While demand for spot
cotton continues active the cotton goods
keep rising. we can see no, other course
than 10 advise purchases of option on all
recessions"
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of any heavy selling pressure. the butts
succeeded in holding up the market des-
pite the adverse aspect of the money stu
alton. Among the more active stocks SUI
gar was the header. a9d was rushed up
over s points The New York traction
stocks were also notably strong. but rail-
roads and most industrials are not gener-
ally more than a point or two higher. The
present state of affairs is against any ma
terial sustained advance, aud the market
looks like sale on these manipulated rail-
Hcs.
Wheat was heavy, and December has for
The first time got below TO- Closing at
o9'sc. The forecast of the market frequent
~ made here during the pa I summer that
the tendency of wheat wousd be downward
until fall and until the price went below
20. has been fully justified Tee buils seem
quite whipped out, and the price may so
to 65c, but it is probably too near bottom
to risk selling short. The wise course now
Is Ia watch the market for the proper mo-
ment for investment buying
VIM. T. Williams
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Emilio NJ. QtaD. 6SS tons, Schiaffino; pass
ed Tarifa Oct. 7.
Norrskenet (Swd), 1884 tons; Bylund; Rot
terdam; passed Lizard Aug. 80.
Emile Marie (Nor), $50 tons Tonnesen; sid
ST. GATHERINGS Aug. 2S for Tybee
Vigeland (Nor), 797 tons, Johannesen; sid
Arendal Aug %.
Elma Nor, IT'S tons, Olsen; sid Hamburg
Aug. 81; pd Dover Sept. g.
Frithjof (NoD, S21 tons, Marcussen; sid
Garston, Sept II.
Giannina QtaD, SIS tons, Ruggiero; sid
Oporto. Sept. q.
HldegaT1 CFor), - tons, Larson; sid
Hull, Sept 10.
Responsibilities QtaD, S99 tons. Chiesa;
sid Genoa Sept. %.
Sondre (Nor), 567 tons, Kristoffersen; sid
Hamburg, Sept. 26, pd Cuxhaven 80
Erbrin (Nor), SIS TONS Nielsen; sid Bel
fast, Oct 6.
Fristad (Nor), 915 tons, Danielsen: sll
Arendal Sept. 80
SAINT Anna and Maria QtaD, Marsella;
sid CuXhaven Oct u.
Colin Archer (Nor), $50 tons, Martinsen;
sid London, eOct 6.
Teutonia (Nor), 595 tons, Gregersen; sid
Hull Sept. s; sp Sept. q. 81 N, S5 w
Magnat (Nor), 636 tons, Hansen; sid East
London Sept. Is.
Enrichette NJ. QtaD 649 tons, Pastorino;
sid Fowey Oct Is.
Ezra (Nor), 965 tons. Nielsen; sid Liver
pol Oct. 10.
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ings, repairs and improvements in the city
Of Savannah.
Section J. BE il Ordained by the Mayor
and aldermen Of the city of Savannah, In
Council assembled, That all applications
for permiss on TO erect buildings or make
repairs or improvements in the city OF
Savannah shall be filed with the Board OF
Tax Assessors and Receivers and shall
state specifically the character and location
OF the proposed building and the uses for
which IL is Intended They shall also fur
nish a copy Of the floor plans and speci6-
cations OF all new buildings and a sketch
Of such repairs or improvements as may
be contemplated, giving Dimensions and
all material facts. Upon the receipt of such
auplica ion the Board OF Tax Asseszora
and Receivers shall refer same to the CITY
engineer, who viii report back to the said
board with an endorsement, stating wheth-
CIR or not the street lines and grade have
been ascertained. Upon It's return the
Board Of Tax Assessors and Receivers viii
refer the sad petition TO the superIntend
ont of the fire department. whose duty IL
shall be 10 report back to The said board
with an endorsement as to the advigablllty
OF granting the petition, and If in the opin
ion Of the said superintendent Of the fra
department the application should not he
granted. he snail state in writing The sne
cinc reason for so recommending The an
pHcation will then he re erred to the Mayor
who will approve or disapprove al In his
opinion It mey seem proper.
Sec. .. Be 1t further ordained That
hereafter II viii not be lawful for any per-
son. firm or corporation % erect any new
building. make repairs or improvements
within the corporate limits OF the city
without having first secured the permis-
sion above provided for, and any person.
firm or corporation violating any OF the
provisions Of this ordinance shall upon
conviction before the Recorders Court be
fined sum nor TO exceed one hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned not 10 exceed
thirty days, either or both, in the discre-
ton Of the court, and ia addition TO this
the work done in violation of this ordi-
nance, may be undone by direction Of CITY
Council, and the building or structure NAV
be torn down or removed
Sec. 3. BE il further ordained, That all
ordinances or parts of ordinances In con-
hict with this ordinance are hereby repeal
ed.
Ordinance passed in Council Oct l. 1890
GEORGE w. TIEDEATAN.
Acting Mayor
Attest: WM. p. BAILEY.
Clerk Of Council
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Evolution of the Schooner.

The evolution of the schooner is strik-
insly shown by comparing the five-masted
schooner John B. Prescott of Fan River.
Mass. now at Baltimore, with the three
masted schooner Maude Sherwood of Bos-
ION, says the Sun. The schooners are
laShed together at the anchorage. The
Sherwood was built in 1882 She registers
bs tons gross, is 1855 feet long. 50 feet 8
inches breadth of beam and II feet inches
depth of hold. The prescott, built in 1898,
al present the largest schooner in the
world, has a gross tonnage of 2,45i, is 300
ieet ong, 4l14 feet beam and % feet depth
oil mold, She will carry 1880 tons of coal,
ana the Sherwood, alongside. win only
TAKE about 1000 tons under her matches.
ne libboom of the Sherwood, with her
ufrall even with the Prescott's, does not
measure halfway between the main and
ioIemast of the Prescott. There is nearly
as much altitude between the trucks of
Inc smaller and the larger vessel as would
measure from the Sherwood 5 deck 10 her
tops The distance from the rail of the
sherwood to that the Prescott makes it
necessary to have ladders, as it would 9TH
VNSe be impossible to reach the larger
,eSselS deck. The Sherwood could be
covered into the hold of the Prescott and
.oro would yet remain space for several
thousand tons of coal.