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The Mena star., 1899-08-10
Ninety Per Cent Come Back Broke,

"Nine- tenths of all the men who went to the Klondke in S9S, believing that fortune awaited them in the frozen camps of the North, returned emty handed" declared a man from Seattle the other day. "These gold hunters could undoubtedly have done better if they had gone into the min ing region of the United States. The fact that Colorado, Montana, Califor nia, South Dakota and the rest of the states in which gold mines are operat- ed are increasing their yield of the precious metal constantly is evidence that Americans need not journey be- yond the limits of their own country to find mining camps of far more pro mise than the Klondike holds out. Americans are finding this out, too, for the rush to Dawson and other Alaskan centers has greatly declined since 1898 There is at home a greater wealth in precious metals, doubtless, than can be found Tn any foreign country, with the possible exception oe the trans vaal "-Kansas City Journal.
The Mena star., 1899-08-10

All weak places in your system effeetually closed against disease by DeWitt's Little Early Risers. They cleanse the bowels. promptly care chronic constipation. regulate the liver. and fiji you with new lifg and vigor Small. pleasant sure: never gripe. Egolf Drug Co.
The Mena star., 1899-08-10

Quickly cure constipation and rebuild and invigorate the entire system never gripe or nauseate- DeWitt's Little Early Risers. EG of Drug Co
The Mena star., 1899-08-10

We can alway show nice line of Hats, Shirts, Collars. Cuffs, Ties and all the little accessories to a stock of Gents Furnishing goods.
The Mena star., 1899-08-10

One Minute Cough Cure quickly cures obstinate summer coughs and colds. ''I consider it a most wonderful medicine, quick and sate. w. ". Merton, Mayhew, Wis Egolf Drug Go.
The Mena star., 1899-08-10
t On|y Takes a Minute

to tell you of some of the good things in this store, and that minute will be we'll spent if you will read of them and then examine the goods.
The Mena star., 1899-08-10

the euanty seat. Mena is on the Kansas City
 Pittsbnrg < Gulf railroad. one.haif way he
 tween Kansas City. Mo. and Port Arthur Tex. with population of over aoQn. and on the 18th and 10th of August Nill celebrate .is
The Mena star., 1899-08-10

Our stock of Fine Shoes for Men is excellent and any man wanting really high-class goods in this line can find them here at preces that arc right.
The Mena star., 1899-08-10
Pocket Cutlery.

We have an elegant line of ! pocket cutlery. Our assort- l ment of 25c knives is hard to { beat. Look over our line be- { fore purchasing. {
The Mena star., 1899-08-10

f'8A county has another advantage which will te greatly appreciated br fhe home seekeE. especially ny the imn grant from the
The Mena star., 1899-08-10
Boys Wagons.

Make your boy happy by buying him a little red wagon. We have the American Express in three sizes at $1.25, $4.Eo, P1.z5.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-03-10
Flowers at FUNERALS.

At St. Johns Cathedral his Lordship, the Bishop
of Maitland (Australia), referred again to the
question of using flowers at funerals His Lordship
made no ausion this time to what St Jerome or st.
said in the old days about the subject, excepting
that the course he taking had the unanimous
approval Of the Councils Of the Church This fashion
of flowers, said Dr. Murray, worldly pomp
which getting into very great abuse, and on and
after the first day of January next flowers would
be permitted to enter the church with coffin and
priest would assist funerals where this unbecom-
ing custom of flowers adopted. The clergy, of
course, could not interfere with people in their
homes, but they told them what to do, and what
ought to be done. They had, however authority
over the church and the consecrated ground of
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-03-10
"A Remarkable feat.

Neapolitan professor has just performed a re-
markabe feat Some time ago he offered to make a
bet that he could recte the whole of Dante's Divine
Comedy" by heart. His ability to do this was
doubted, and his wager was taken up. select au-
dience invited to hear the professor, who de-
claimed from O'Clock in the evening until O'Clock
thenext afternoon Thereafter stopped occasionally,
but it not because he had forgotten the poem it
simply to moisten his tongue with sugared wa
ter. He won his wager, for the audience had to
fess that he got through the $4,000 verses more
less, of which the poem is composed, without the
least difficulty. Globe.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-03-10

THE late James G. Blaine is said to have related
the following story cotere of friends while
ing from America to Europe: "A few years ago at
tended performance of Faust at Dublin theatre
In the third act Faust, the lost is dragged down in
to the internal regions in glare of fire. On this oc
cason an actor impersonating Faust abnor-
maly large man. and the trap door OF the stage an
unusually small one. At the proper time the door
separated and volume of blue and red flame burst
forth Faust dragged by hidden power,
struggling through the opening. His legs went first,
and he proceeded as far his waist Here he stuck
Those underneath tried to pull him through, while
he endeavored to get out He could move neither
way his portly body completely filling the aperture.
There embarrassing pause The audience
was as silent as the tomb. Then an old Irishman
back in the gallery arose, and, with his eyes fixed
the scene, raised his hand and fervently exclaimed
II thank God helIs full !"
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-03-10
THE JEWISH SOUTH.

Gods acre and were determined there would be no
flowers permitted to enter either of these places in
connection with funerals after the first day Of the
year His Lordship incidentally remarked that,
according to the old dspensations of the Jews, and
under which they now lived, flowers were permit
ted to be used any of their funerals. The Catholic
Church had never encouraged the use of flowers for
this purpose, and the fashion in Australia grow
ing to such extent thatit was becoming an abuse,
and twas for the authorities Of the church
to put stop to the practice There can be no doubt
that in this announcement DR.. Murray has rung the
deathkne of flowers at funerals far his flock
is concerned, and there numbers of people who
do not belong to the Roman Catholic denomination
who will agree that the fashion strongly con-
demned by the Bishop has of late years grown to
such proportions that deserves encouragement at
the hands of those able to exercise influence and au
thorty the manners and customs of society in
general.-LOndon Standard
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-03-10

cause, during recent years, and women have,
been finding larger and more frequent bits of common
ground in their amusements 1t is not enough that
they should live love, suffer and die together The
world will be full of janges as long as and
men do not laugh together. That, happily, is what
they learning to do OF course there is tenden-
cy to 60 to extremes Take weight out of bal
and it goes up with bound before it settles in
to equilibrium. The weight Of od-time restrictions
has been removed from the lives of women, and the
new balance has not yet been reached They are on
the rebound now, and they show it in nothing so
much as in their amusements Maybe the spirit of
camaraderie with men has been carried too far, but
deny that it exists.
One of the proofs is this very dying out of the cry
against mems clubs and the arising of new wall in
its place. This latest lamentation comes from the
clubs themselves 1t seems that good many of
them are aving toleraby hard time to keep going,
and that the managers are put to their wits end to
devise attractions which will draw the members to
the club. Even the restaurants of of the clubs
have become solemn and funerea places, where few
habitues sit in oppressive and silent grandeur except
when special feast is provided with distinguished
guests" Meanwhile the list of cheerful table Thote
places has grown amazingly, and men who twenty
years ago would have patronized club, because it
meant good fellowship and good cheer, may now be
BILE in bohemia. And finally, another straw to show
the way the wind blows is the unbendng of the clubs
toward women. everalhave opened a ladies' annex;
others have inaugurated frequent ladies' days. while
one of them and large political club at that has
opened it's house daily from 10 A. M. to M, to
the wives of its members. -Harper's Bazaar
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
MONEY MARKET FACTORS.

The Bank of Englands advance In its discount
rate TO per cent expected. but 1t served to
emphasize the disposition OF the bank to take no
chances Of weakening its position. while rejecting
effort to attract gold from this country. Sterling
exchange strong yesterday in response to the
higher London discounts, hut the closing quotations
were two under the gold exporting point.
Gold exports possibilities but not certainties
II gold should go out from here the movement
would reflect foreign borrowing in this market and
the financial strength of the United States. Est-
mates on to-days bank statement freely In
dulged in yesterday, all authorities agreeing that
surplus and cash holdings would show consider
able increase as compared with a week ago. Ac-
cordng to the reports received the banks have lost
on the interior movement over 10000. and on Sub
Treasury operations they have gained about 5000
900. Bank loans doubtless will show little change
from last week, II opinion may be based upon the
light inquiry from stock market operators for ac-
commodaton. The time money market quiet
at 8 per cent for all dates. The commercial paper
market moderately active. There good
supply. and out OF town institutions were the chief
buyers. Rates were: Prime indorsed bills receiv-
able. 5Q5la per cent, and high grade single names.
5I1 per cent. The larger money lenders reported
per cent firm time on mixed collateral for all
dates On exclusively railroad stocks some business
was done at 511 per cent for six months.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02

their raw material in the open market or eoufSe neT
is that only a comparatiVey sI"ort
centage Of the Bessemer pig made In me ~ tbe
West Is produced by concerns so situated ~" = ~
large com oanies with very few exceptions, sna
many of the smaller ones. control part or an o.
their own ore and fuel and therefore tnelr Use
are less by amounts varying with the conui,osh' s
affecting each particular concern but Herate SIe
mand Is large enough to require even no1era.e
quantity OF metal turned out by what mign. ~ ne
called the outside furnaces. their cost marks ,ne
possible attalnabe minimum or price up 10 Junt
1901 OF general interest IL the announceheiit
tbat the non Bessemer ores selling on the basis
OF 81 25 lower lake ports, or say. cents per UNI.
To makers of basic and foundry grades this means
an advance very close to that Of the producers OF
Ressemer pig and fixes a corresponding minimum
FOR the second half OF 1900 and the first half or 1871
These prices for lake ores open excellent oppor.,
unies for active mining for the deposits eass Ia Ga
the Allegheny Mountains, and IT seems proDapie
that for instance Lake Champlain ores VIII go IN
verv Considerable quantities into the Ptsburg and
Cleveland districts. Foreign ores. II woul1 10 Sc seem M
will also have much better opportunities Inus we
learn that Pilling Crane, OF Philadeiphia nave
during the last week sold for spring delivery pc
tu,aen TX COO and 200 900 ton OF Newfoundland ore
to nine different concerns In the Eastern Pennsyl,
vania districts at ~ cents per unit, Tree OH ooaiu
cars Philadelphia
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
EXPORTING IRON.

news bureau put out the following bulletin
yesterday:
The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company
has this week made contract for the export ol
two thousand tons of pig iron to Milan. Italy, al
current domestic prices free on board at the fur-
mace. The deliveries will extend over Decenoer
January and February Inquiries are now in the
market for more pig at current prices, ana II Is
expected that further exports Will shortly follow.
This is the first export shipment made by the COM
pany I'm six or seven months as the iron export
movement ceased when the price reached sl2 10 sl@
IL was then believed abroad that the advance had
been too great and decline must follow, put IN
stead there has been still further advance Cur
rent prices here now from Sl6 TO $40 80 accord
ing TO grade year ago this month prices were
Sc 30 TO s. for the same grades. II is Deneveo "
iron circles that this shipment OF two thousand
tons foreshadows revival OF the export demand
for our iron for foreign stocks have been steaoly
decreasing while the price has advanced almost
as much II has in this country during the cessa
ton Of exports The shipment has increased the
confidence in the iron market and any tendency
there was in the Southern market toward sagslhs
has been checked abruptly
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
sloss=shef,ea twhen lssuea ssAass: preferred. 7.a

soss Sheffield (when issued) s61zd5s; preferred ''~
75lh: General Carriage 80
FOREIGN TRADING.-Transactions Tor tne io'-
eIgn account amounted TO about lo'~V sha'es'
eoually divided between sales and purchases
Arbitrage houses bought Pennsylvania, Baltimore
and Ohio Southern Railway, and Union and North
ern Pacific.
PLUG TOBACCO ADVANCED.-The Continental
Tobacco Company has Informed jobbers or an au-
vance of cents a pound on all plug chewing ana
plug smoking tobacco.
EXPORTS OF FWHEAT.-"Bradstreets reports
the exports OF wheat flour included for the week
"a aggregating 369s 400 bushels. against 3eSSo"
bushels last week 74S3s s59 bushels in 1885, 64sss6o
bushels in 1897 1868 160 bushels In 1885, 3loo'SZS
bushels in 1885 and 3Ol5s0 bushels in 1894 The eX-
ports OF corn for the week aggregated 4f4l'olf
bushels against 414952s bushels last week. 4oZSseo
bushels In 1893 ASS sos bushels in 1884, L'oS'lV1
bushels in 1896 and 094 bushels In 1895.
INCREASE IN sTOCK.-Notice Of an increase
in the common stock of the Missouri Kansas anu
Texas Railway Company has been given TO the
Stock Exchange The total Increase Is Sz'Oo"p
brought about by reason of the consohdauon ol the
Kansas City and Pacific Railway Company
SILVER EXPORTS.-The steamship Campania
sailing for Europe to-day. Will take out =So'"V
ounces of silver shipped by Lewisohn Brothers
ILLINOIS CENTRAL IN CONTROL-The line
of railroad from East ST. Louis. ILL.,. to Springfield
ILL., ninety-eght miles in length. which has Of late
been operated by the st. Louis, Peoria and North-
ern Railway Company will hereafter be operated
by the Illinois Central Railroad Company. lhis
gives the latter an Independent line OF It's own oe
tween Chicago and East ST. Louis. where IL d.
ready owns ample terminals.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
OCTOBER NET EARNINGS.

Despite the increased cost OF materials and labor
railroad net earnings continue to show large gains.
The returns for October are heavy both In gross
and net and for the fiscal year to date big gains
are shown the same time year ago OF the
roads reporting yesterday Pennsylvania. Louisville
and Nashville New-York Ontario and Western
and Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburg made striking
comparisons. Pennsylvania. on lines directly OPP
Grated. increased in gross for the month S9A 500
and in net $292.5O making the net increase from
January 1868 800. Louisville and Nashville showed
a gain In for tho month of sso7o4. notwthstand-
ing an increase in operating expenses OF 1911 2l5.
Ontario and Westerns net earnings increased $3l :
121. and Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburg, $55O6
Ontario and Western is doing better its mileage
than many OF the larger roads in the country.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
THE TRADE ~ CHICAGO.

Chicago. Dec (specaD lost Ev ,ss
and closed at about the bottom Ihe pu' p'asos u,
passed early I'm the day and the market 0'O wss
- No under nuts. Deliveries were light. IL W. w..
finally taken for granted. however. that ,y.. uV
vators were only waiting for the close Oh no .,,r
tion. and that the deliveries would be he@'' ssly.
December g. on that assumption the sirA" r0ow
cries soon lost their influence NOT o" lake
bushels went round After December sooI
Insurance expires. II is expected theh 10 ,aa out.
many million bushels Of wheat VIII oe ~ v.ather
The Argentine news was bearlsh. perIe0' ae-
and ane crop promise. The -four news w ,ro..
nre,sed The Modern Miller" said the rec'n ...es
had put an end to the devastation oy W
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
THE IRON AND METAL TRADES.
"The Iron Age" says

"The Iron Age says:
The event OF the week has been the announce
ment on the part OF the miners OF lake Bessemer
ores OF their prices for the season OF 1900 0l The
figure decided upon. s. 80 at lower lake ports for
the Norrie grade compared with s. 53 last year
represents an advance rather larger than K
pected This II equal 10 about 81 cents per unit.
against a shade under As cents last year thus rep
resenting an advance In the cost OF Bessemer pig
iron OF about s. 25 per ton for ore alone. To this
must he added the Increased OF coke, at least
81 per ton OF iron. Of labor and OF rail freights on
raw materials from receiving ports and from coke
ovens Thus the coke frelghts have been just ad-
vanced 10 cents per ton. and riso I'm rail ore
freights IL also imminent. All this OF course,
means that costs will be considerably higher al
though the full effect will not be felt until the
new ore begins TO appear in the mixtures. II Is
dgured roughly that the cost OF making Bessemer
pig In the valleys will next year not be less than
az 10 SIS per ton for those who must purchase all
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION.

The monthly circulation statement OF the Con-
troer Of the Currency shows at the close Of busi-
ness November 20, 1899, the total circulation Of Ma
tional bank notes was $2i376O2is increase during
the month OF November Of S775554, and an increase
during the last twelve months of slo5s,2i0 The cir
cuaton based on United States bonds amounted to
1903 l6l 9O2 an increase for the month OF N2h.l2S,
and decrease for the year OF s4,7666n. The crcu-
lation secured by lawful money amounted to Si,-
59s346 a decrease for the month OF A65,57i and an
increase for the year Of s5s2i,s51. The amount Of
United States registered bonds on deposit to secure
circulating notes s23i22l 400. and to secure pub
lie deposits 7Ol9i94O.
SUB-TREASURY.-The SubTreasury was DEBTOR
at the Clearing House si34,076 Its net gain on
balance was s4i77s4. made up by loss in currency
of $4,S5s and gain in coin of S4s2,lD, resulting
in a general balance OF s2l9sl2, ,956. consisting OF
s205 Ss9 6s2 coin and sl37432s4 currency The bus-
ness for the week ended last night included receipts
of s1415O093 and payments of Sl9.6936A. Deducting
from the receipts 3.34s OOO and from the payments
s. 323 900 for items which affect its account with the
general Treasury only, its gain as affecting the
banks was g, 400.
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02

ing 1-ioc discount: selling 1-1cc premium ean
l5c and Is 2-3c discount and 2c premium Ohloaeo
40c discount St Louis-I5c discount
RANK CLEARINGS. - New-York - Excnalgrs'
s244 2M O4l: balances iOS60,52 Chicago-Exchanses
sos SOe0l balances tSl226
So 72s.742; balances s490,S2 Philadeipma - bA
changes SIS. 4S2OS7: balances, s2e4f,N6 +,
FOREIGN MONEY MARKETnCaLLi mHneS md1seSunt NJ
rate 5%G52 per cent for short and 5sqS% per t Sen
Tor long bi,ls Berlin discount rate. 5s4 per Gent
Berlin exchange on London. 20 marks Ae1s piehnieS
Paris exchange on London. 25 francs % cen'imes
Paris discount rate. 3Qt3h per cent
FOREIGN SECURITIES.-Britis consols ,oo. lor
n,onev 10aik ex interest: for the account, IvEf
French rentes 100 francs 67l9 centmes. spanish -
In London, 6s. a.,
rtIr, IvER MARKET silver 59c. Mexi-
can silver dollar4 i7I.c Bar silver in London Nhd'
GOLD PREMftM.-In Madrid, %O7; Lisbon 4Zoo'
Buenos Ayres 1885, Rome. Ss215
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
DECEMBER DISBURSEMENTS.

THE Daily Stockholders" usual monthly sum
mary OF interest apd dividend disbursements fol-
lows:
December interest amounts to N5666,3l2 as COM
pared with sll52O SO7 last year s4 IN lss7 ia
1SsSl4 in 1896 and S475539 In 1889 Dlydend EN- pay y
ments S2l 9oS $50 as compared with 81 64 @ IN
1895 SIS s7 O56 in 1897 s0223 1853 in 1896 and sOSsl
I'm 1895 Combined interest and dividend payments
s7 574 s72 as compared with $3620i s4 In lsss S53
672 S4i in 1891 SIS Ol26 in 1896 and 5 0 $50 IN 80
Making allowance for the various private distrlpu-
tions of which we have no record It is safe to es.
innate total disbursements at 100000. against
$40 OOO 900 last year.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

OUTSIDE SECURITIES MARKET Market
opened dull. closing weak Standard oil closed at
45sl.ieO against 46sd40o Wednesday Last prices
Of other prominent issues were Havana CONNER
cia 2oizaAi5; preferred, slIzqs24; Baking Powder.
s4d95; Bay State Gas lAGlH; Pump l7qis; pre-
ferred s7dss: Msrkeen Copper. sGsl4: Amaleama ted
Copper SASSY; Amsterdam Gas. 27927ss; preferred.
61Qef11; Rubber Goods. 2s14a9o; preferred. a9s2;
pistlng OF America, ioaiota; preferred. 1gA;
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.

RAILROAD BONDS.-Market irregular Total
Gales amounted in par value to H&l.6OO against
81 923 100 on Wednesday. The heaviest dealings were
in the Atchison and Baltimore and Ohio Issues,
Chesapeake and Ohio 412s' Central racine s12s ana
:. Colorado and Southern lst As Colorado Midland
1s, As Northern Pacific as. Peoria and Eastern lst
4s Reading general As. St Louis Southwestern lists
and DDS Union Pacific As and Wabash debenture Bs
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
Actr cash bal. .s295. 800. SAC s2a6. .4o5. aol Inc.

GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
reported from Washington. NOoo62l; internal reve-
nue. receipts a749O77: miscellaneous receipts. SOP
752 Total receipts for the day. g. $50 $50: expendi
lures s. 025OOO Receipts for month 10 date. ssI6s-
O2O: expenditures s42 6S3,5OO; excess Of receipts.
s7O7452o Receipts for the fiscal year to date. $40
6eSs7 expenditures 1926 $50; excess Of receipts.
s14l63535. Receipts OF National bank notes for re-
demntion s254
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. Dec :. p m.-American railway shares
were fairly steady but business was restricted
Last prices we're Canadian Pacific, s7A Erie
1ss; Erie first preferred, 3Sii Illinois Central ilHs
Union Pacific preferred. 70: 81. Paul. l277s; New
York Central 143h: Pennsylvania. 70l5: Reading.
los; Northern Pacific preferred, 7s Atchson, 2S7s;
Louisville and Nashville. s77s; Grand Trunk, ~.
md Anaconda ga.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02

MONEY RATES.-Money on call. per cent. with
exceptions per cent The time money market
was quiet at 5ixqs per cent for sixty days. per
cent for three months and 512q6 per cent for four
and six months on railroad collateral. and above on
mixed collateral Commercial paper rates were 5a6
per cent for the best names for three four and six
months. Paper not well known ruled higher.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market firm and high
er Actual closing rates follow:
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
IMPORTS OF DRYGOODS
PORT OF NEW YORK.

Week ending Dec. / 1927 Us 1899
Entered al the port. Sl2bV9o ~ i12l5l S,Ib446
Thrown ON the market. 1O935l9 i.+7l.1t5 1873. .8i7
Entered AZ the Sl1252 346 ssiG7 500 1876 es7
Thrown on the market ls s67 67l 80 500 73i SO G67 378
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
sIght
Bankers posted rates were

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-New- Orleans - Com
nercial 81 q discount; bank. par. San francisco
Sight. l0c; telegraph. l24c. cincnnau-over the
counter SOC premium: between banks. par savan-
nah-Buying. nc of; selling, par. Charleston-Buy-
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
LIGHT STOCK DEALINGS.
PRICE CHANGES SMALL.
GOOD DEMAND FOR Low PRICED ISSUES
STERLING EXCHANGE HIGHER.

Closing prices yesterday OF the principal a
tive securities and net changes from "eoheS'
DAYS last prices were:
New-York tribune., 1899-12-02
RAILWAY EARNINGS HEAVY.

MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.
FURNISHED by Frederic II. Hatch No. 80 Broad-st)
STOCKS.