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XVII.
RIVER FLIGHT.
hearing.

There was no rudder to the boat, but
in the BOTTOM we found barrel stage
which answered the purpose With this
Margaret steered and kept a sharp
lookout ahead, while l padded up the
river. The moonlight shone on her face,
strove to get in among her tresses,
kissed her forehead. her lips; while
above her the simmer of the ripping
water seemed to my ardent magma
ton the gold braid upon her robe.
'Harlx!" she exclaimed.
I ceased 10 row. we both listened
and heard splashing at the ford be-
low. We knew it was the sound of
horses in water.
''AIuffie the oars"
Tearing Off pieces OF our clothing. we
made muffiers; then 1 gave way. and
we shot up the river, putting in all
my strength. Margaret again keeping
a lookout ahead. Suddenly she turned
the boat into the mouth of 4 creek.
There is boat coming down." she
gasped.
pulled up by the shore and waited
under the shadow of the trees, and in
few minutes the boat was opposite
the mouth of the creek. There were
three men in it, two pulling, and one
in the stern who appeared to hold tiller-
ropes. 1 could not distinguish the
| dress of the oarsmen. but the moon
| glistened on the gold-lzced cuffs of the
man in the stern, and knew he was a
| confederate officer.
Never in my life have kept so stin
It seemed that my very breathing
would betray us. Charon in his boat
on the Styx could not have been more
terrible to departing souls than wal
the man sitting In the stern of yondel
| sliff to me.
The boat seems to stop, or at least t.
GO at snail's pace. They are turning
to search the mouth of the creek
No. ii is my Imagination; there is tn
stern of the boat. and the officers bacl
full towards me. The sound grow
fainter. l draw a long breath.
What's that2 Listen! A new danger
Thunk-thunkl Thunk-thunk! Grea
heavensl another boat! 1t is coming NJ
We listened and heard the recedin
slkiff hail the one approaching. Their
was parley; we could hear them tan
ing. but not what they said. After
, short conference they separated on
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CcCnsinusd On'7sh PAgsJ
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Amy road no'th?"
'Yes. Drop your parrot business
and talk quick"
mo road runnin' moth. This road
runs down t Thatcher's. Thurs moth
in but hills goin' moth"
/ entered the cabin, took out my
map. and held it to the light. The
woman was right; after crossing the
river there was no road leading NORTH.
"How near the ford are we2'
"Hsw nigh?"
'Yes, how nigh? Yoa're mighty par
ticular about your English"
''Three miles"
went out, mounted, end we all rode
on while l informed the others Of the
facts l had learned.
THE rebel camp we were In" said,
els near McCorIniek's mills, and that's
about two miles from the river. We
must be very near the ford. II we can
! cross. we can keep on this road 10
| Thatcher's, and then up Opossum creek
to the main road leading north to the
| plantation"
ats purity hard travelin' in creek. "
suggested Hunk.
''We are wasting time" said. giving
my horse a spur. Never Rind what
we are going TO do till we get to t
river"
We pushed on with renewed yigoI
The many night rides had taken wit
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ground, we were enabled by the camp
fires 10 determine the forces about MS
Tc L. west alQnS the route w Hlust
fa-se, <sse lights were lew and scattered,
but the country vSsSS uneven, and there
was n certain fiaring nebulous SsSht on
the clouds which 1 did not ike I
feared force beyond the hills. But
we could neither stop where we were
nor go around the light. We must go
straight ahead. We passed down to
tower ground, then over the crest OF
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rent was so rapid that by the time L
had gone tNvo-thirds of the distance it
had taken me pretty near the south end
of the island and there was q prospect
of nv being carried beyond it. If so.
l would have to swim the whole width
| of the river without q rest. But kept
my head, and taking number of long.
| slow strokes soon found myself in shall
low water. and walked up ON to dry
| land. Going to the extreme south end
of the island looked down the stream
for Margaret. At that moment cloud
| passed over the face of the moon, dark
ening everything.
/ resolved 70 swim the remaining
part of the river. but stood appalled, at
the water, which looked so black, &C
| merciless. l went in, feeling that L
was not equal to the task. Ny strokes
did not seem to pull me forward. but
l kept on till ] could swim no longer.
CholSed by water, 1 sank with a pierre
ing crv-
The next thing I knew felt hand
grasp my collar. then another pass I'M
der my arms. After little my head
was drawn out of the water. and my
l Two arms rSStcQ on the BunWdtC u -
boat. l hooked up and saw Margaret.
Gan you hold on" she asked.
ssNo."
81 can't get you into the boat with
out Npsetting IL"
Holding me with one hand, she
reached the painter in the bow OF the
boat This she passed under my arms
. and fastened the end, holding my head
out of wafer. Seeing me thus support
ed. she took up the oars, seated herself.
, and began to pull a quick stroke lie
seemed but a minute before we had
reached the shore and she was drag
: ging me up on to the bank. tried "a
( rise. but failed.
8 Margaret" l Gnspcd, how did you
find me2''
:. 81 heard You cry"
I "Why were yon not at the creek -
}. "They were watching the ferry.
2 waited long while for chance TO gel
E by. If Il had not been for that cloud
: over the moon I would not have sud
a eeeded.~
. Cccn.inued on7th PAgsI
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were SdJlS
call"

r uil q tens.
scoop" And the pot" was brushed
over TO the colonel. 1 admired the lieu
tenants foresight in passing out with
three noes.
Another set of large bands was dealt,
and the confederate bills began to pile
up on the table like the contents Of a
waste-paper basket. A little betting
soon drove all out except the heuten-
ant and the -colopel. The COLONEL bet
$50; the lieutenant who had passed out
on three aces called him and won the
''pot" on three deuces.
by thunder, corporal" exclaimed,
''that was well played"
/ Every man at the table looked up
at ne. l turned red, then white, while
! Margaret instinctively shrank back
| into the darkness.
where's the corporal?" asked the
colonel.
I'm no corporal" said the lieuten-
ant, If Tie mems me-
was too paralyzed to reply. PUNK
came to the rescue. Looking signifi-
eantly at the confederates, he put his
finger on his lips, and tapped his fore
head, as if TO say: Don't mind him;
he's of his head"
There's something queer about you
oil" sid the -eoloneIi reckon III look
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HEsTER,s STATEMENT.

New Orleans. Sept 29.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New orleans Cotton Ex-
change statement shows a decrease in
round figures in the movement Of cotton
into sight for the past seven days OF H.
900 bales. under the seven days ending
Sept. % last year. The amount brought
into sight for the week ending this after
noon Is placed at 3i2OOJ. against 1888 0J7
for the seven days ending this date last
year and 3i0,458 year before last
This brings the total Of the CROP move
ment into sight for the twenty-nine days
Of the new season to /. 03l i92, against SIS
722 last year, and .0lS532 year before last.
Receipts IT all United States ports since
Sept ! are 728025, against gu 1881 last year;
overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and
Potomac rivers 20 Northern mills and Can
ada. 50, 49, against 2s672 last year; interior
stocks in excess of Sept !. SOL against
12O,O7S last year; Southern mill takings,
30 1871. against 108.591 last year.
Foreign exports since Sept. have been
4l0. 334, against 245,OS7 last year. The total
takings Of American mills North and South
and Canada thus far for the season have
been 2O609I against 16S.9S9 last year.
Including amounts left over in stocks a.
ports and interior towns from the last
crop and the number Of bales brought in
10 sight thus far for the new crop, the sup
ply 10 date is 16JO.090 against i,li5,2Ss for
the same period last year
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POLITICS IN GEORGIA,

CrawfoIdvillc Acknowledgement Hon
W. M. Howard is a strong anti-impor-
alist. He is usually correct in his sto-l
for what he thinks is best for his com-
try.
Rome Tribune: Judge Maddox's remarl,
in his speech at Gadsden that work and
not passing resolutions was the need Of Inc
day. was most sensible one. Judge Mad
doX may be depended upon to do his share
in the great work of having the Coosa
opened TO the Gulf.
Commenting on a recent speech at Nou1-
trie by Congressman j. NJ. Griggs Of the
Second district, the Moultrie Observer
says: No district in the state can pro-
duce representative nearer to. the COM
mon people, and yet one 50 able to cone
with the giant minds in Congress Mir.
tir1Sgs greatly strengthened the firm hold
he has long held on the masses OF this
county"
Dublin Dispatch; The Houston Home
Journal thinks Hon. J. Pope Brown viii
De elected Governor of Georgia in 1902.
unless he talks his popularity to death be-
fore the opening of the Democrats cam
paign that year Wasn't your Uuclo AL
len something of talker HIMSELF And
our recollection is that he had mighty little
trouble in reaching the Governors chair.
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Stock at the ports to-day -.

Stock at the ports to-day .......,.. .o3l ~
Stock same day last year .........'''o l''o o@
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Net receipts, 1861 gross u
365; stock. 59,7lj.
New OrIeans-Net receipts, 1928; gross
l0.52S; stock, 20SOS.
Mobile-Net receipts, 1868; gross 1905;
stock, 203S7.
Charleston-Net receipts, 1874; gross, l.
"a; stock. 2O,55l.
Wilmington-Net receipts, $685.; gross, g.
6S5; stock, % 6JS.
Norfok-Net receipts, 16ls; gross, 1,6i3;
stock q. 10.
Baltimore-Net receipts, 7s7; gross, 7S7;
stock 6674.
New York-Stock. 1876.
Boston-Net receipts, so; gross, 50
Phiadelphia-Net receipts 2Si; gross, 2S4;
stock, 6Ssl.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain, 1851
Balumore-To Great Britain, 1850; to the
continent 2.
Boston-To Great Britain, 2671.
Total foreign exports from all ports THIS
day: To Great Britain, li725; 70 the con-
tinent. .
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: TO Great Britain, 65SGl' TO
France 9739; to the continent, 81 20i.
Total foreign exports since Sept /, 1899:
10 Great Britain, 1885, to France 48,i46;
to the continent, 170S57.
Liverpool Sept. 20 Cotton: Spot. fair
demand; prices 1920 lower; American
II daIng, 4.g,o; good middhng, LIED; mid
ding. 3 27-32d: low middng. 2l-32d good
ordinary, 15-32d; ordinary, 3 $500. The
sales OF the day were 1000 bales, Of which
1.010 were for speculation and export, and
included $500 American. Receipts, 5000,
including 1890 American.
p. m.-Futures opened easy and closed
quiet at the decline; American mddling,
low mddling clause September 3.50n
3.5ld sellers; eptember-October, ASA
8 49d buyers, October-November 3.A7m
3 4sd buyers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 3.46d.
buyers; December-January, January-Feb-
ruary, .45d, buyers; February March, 345
al. 46d sellers; March-April, 3.46d, sellers;
April-May, 3.46G3 AID, sellers; May-June,
3. 47d sellers; June-July, 3.47Q3 .4Sd sellers;
July-August. 3.4703. 4Sd, buyers.
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For the Orphans Home.

McRae, Ga, Sept. 29.-Some days lso. as
agent of the South Georgia Orphans Home
in NineVille near Macon, Ga. Rev. W. A.
Huckabee sent out 10 the Sunday schools
OF the Methodist Church, within the
bounds of his conference q number of IT.
tie envelopes to be given 10 the children
of each Sunday school. They were 10 he
handed to the various superntendsnts last
Sunday with few cents in each envelope
with the child's name, who made the gift
on the envelope. Numbers of these enVel-
opes have been returned and the result is
gratifying 10 the agent The children Of the
happy homes are learning to care for those
who arc orphans, and who are suffering.
The following are some Of the reports:
McRae Sunday school Prof R. j.
Stroller. superintendent .............$ >. II
Macon Mulberry Sunday school c.
Y. King, treasurer .................... 5.19
Abbeville Sunday school, H. O.
Snow, superintendent ,..,......,..... 5.43
Baconton Sunday school j. S Mil
Ter -.......... Observation-Disclosures. z .0S
Plus Sunday school, A. S. Langtord,
superintendent ........... ........... ~
Whigham Sunday school, w. P Cox 745
Lumpkin Sunday school, A. r Fort. II .06
Brentwood Sunday school, W. H VIII
liams, superintendent ......... eos. Al
Hazlehurst Sunday school, II. G.
Moore, superintendent .............. 100
Gibson Sunday school W. r. LOgne,
superintendent ........ .....--...... S.74
Americas Sunday school, Lot War
ren, superintendent ........ .......... 1.S7
Hinesville Sunday school Jas B. Nc
Cali ........ ............................. 29i
Adams Sunday school c. W. Scar
borough superintendent .............. 1.26
bonneville Sunday school J. W.
Brown, superintendent ,.....-... -. 100
knoxville Sunday school, L. &. Nc
MlchaeI ........ .-..-.......,.-....... 5.19
Camilla Sunday school, ". T. Will
son ........,. ..........................5 .1S
Lumber City Sunday school Capt.
John l.. Day, superintendent ....... 5.14
Capt. John L. Day .....................S10. 90
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REVIEW OF THE MARKETS.
GENERAL CONDITION OF TRADE
DURING THE WEEK,

steady Advances scored in Cotton
and Spirits-The Demand for Snir-
its Has Kept the Price Moving In
ward-f4OcaI and TcIegraphic Mnr.
kets.
Savannah. Sept 29.-Steady advances
have been the order of the week in nearly
all the leading markets. Cotton and spir-
its turpentine have taken the lead in the
upward movement, while the other mar
kets had good week, mostly all report
ins wider volume of business. as COM
pared with the previous week Cotton to-
day was quoted at the close the same
as it was at Thursdays closing. There
was an advance of 2-l6c, due probably to
the Liverpool furry. but later in the day
prices reacted. The market closed steady.
with light transactions reported Spirits
advanced steadily until the price reached
1879 cents, when evidences of weakness ap-
peared. At the close to-day the market
ruled firm. with 40 cents bid aud 49, ask
ed The following resume OF the different
markets will show the tone and quotations
at the close to-day:
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NAVAL srOREs.

Spirits Turpentine-The developments Of
the week have been Interesting IN many
respects, chiefly on account of the adj
vance in the price 20 The highest figure Il
had previously reached this season. This
was due to combination OF causes, but
simmercd down, Is mostly due 20 the
wholesome demand which prevails and
has been prevailing for several weeks
past. Good transactions have been The or
der OF the weeks business. For time the
market was very firm al 1914 cents. but II
seemed there were evidences of weakening
on Thursday. A. the close to-day 40 cents
was bid ana i31zc asked. The days receipts
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THE EARLIEST HUBER SHOES.
JngaiDly Appearance of Those Made
Fifty Years ago.
From the philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record
India rubber shoes were first manufac-
tured in RoXbuTy, Mass. ia 1855 and verify
'iieS "9ie ie'ii "ii' "''
made. - They really bore no resemblance
whatever 10 shoe. They had the 1p-
nearance of having been run into mods,
49,. a.. ,,,.,o 81. ol,.s hotties are
- ,r,i. 80 ,,,.,5s NJ ,ure rlbber
Hidue' LHeS "eie ma. -, i,ait.+e
gum. No attempt was maze 70 nm, d'e
the snaps of the shoe OF lOo' tHsS wee
intended to cover In >idpp my We.
hollow tubes tapering i0Waio the zoe. a.
the place where The Opening 10 pun them
over the shoe snoulu pe "' ,i,n,, ~,
noie' Wl'hout sH" pc, ,io v,as onlargad
W. hi Ok or lou 10 suit the taste
STEP or cut h'sn VI NV" Tbe u,orly w.,
OF caprice ol 'ie .tar tho buver has
selected. according to BIS requirements
hedNS OF NSH' ''''Ih W -. hefno rreouant-
Nv from one-fourth 20 q halt men ~ thlck-
ness. They we're tied 10 PAIRS ana stuifed
with straw or hay 20 seep them III shape
for shipment. ladrs loot, lncased N
such a huge ill-shaped mass OF lhdla fup-
her gum weighing AZ east a pound, pre-
seii'eu .iS'',' l',,I,,,red with the light
'ictiai ~ --ti1,i,, .,,,,s,rance of the pres
ont STYLES
rho FIRST attempt a nakins oVershoes OF
India rubber did no, prove a success, a
Iaroo amount of cap8l being sunk IN ne
evnerinent. as well q. ail the unsoid stock
rThev answered the purpose ~ cold weath-
ar 6ut would not sund me neat, melting
INTO a disgusting mas
TxDcriments to rendy TINS dlihcuity re-
snI,ed in reaching me opposite extreme,
,bo cold weather freeing them so nara as
10 make Them brittla so they cou'd hot De
Sra,,,r o,er the sh,e untii they were thor
,,,,,hiv alarmed. ana this obstacle 10 sue
cess was not oVe ,-o'arocess of vulcanizlng
year discovered Ms dlndered his name i'm
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TIE VISIBLE SUPPLY.

New Orleans. Sept 29.-secretary Hes
ter's statement OF the worlds visible sup
ply of cotton shows an Increase for the
week just closed Of 1Gl.5r7, against an in
crease OF .72G last year. and 2G3S8 year
before last.
The total visible is 2,905,O08 against o.
743. $50 last week. and 2,26S.S 1913 last year OF
this the total OF American cotton is 1885,
900, against 2.19s i89 last week. aud l,779,-
S33 last year; and Of all other kinds, in
Guiding Egypt, Brazil, INDIA, etc, $4,000,
against $500 last week, and $4,000 last
wear
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, were $50 casks the sales e54 casks. and
'he exports 1858 casks. ''-
aoSi,-C considerable business has been
uo'' 1uflns the week at fairly good val
T No lrlces went up, but settled down on
strong demand and apparently control ,he
situation, so far as preferences OF BUYERS
are concerned. The receipts to-day were
-,sSi barrels tho sales sos barrels, and the
exports $3.50 barrels.
Quotatlons-At the close OF the marker
To-Day The following quotations were bull
letlhed at the Board OF Trade:
Spirits Turpendne-Firm al 49d4aihc u,,th
sales Of G5l casks.
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granted an order and allowed the prisoner
TO be taken to the church. At 1880 O'Clock
Wednesday night in charge of Ohicefs
burroughs and Pickett. he was taken to
the church, where the handouts We're re-
moved He sat on a front seat between
the TWO officers. Near by was his young
Wlie and his mother, In the wife's lap the
prisoners baby slept. The baptismal cere-
mony followed the sermon.
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FINANCIAL.

Money-Market steady
The bank clearings during the past week
were 1881 .5fO.29. against 1880 565.1s for the
corresponding period last year. and $3.50
3il.6T during The same week in 1898.
Foreign Exchange-M Market weak. The
following are the Savannah quotations:
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Charleston. Sept 29-Turpentine firm al
fsc; sales none Rosn firm and unchanged;
saes. none.
Wilmington. Sept 29.-Sprits turpeutiue
firm, AH2al9c: receipts, 81 casks Resin
firm and unchanged; receipts. 50. Crude
turpentine firm and unchanged; receipts.
% Tar firm and unchanged, receipts, l22.
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WEEKLY COTTON REPORTS.

Comparative statement of net receipts at
ali the ports during the week ending Fri
day evening. Sept. %. 1899, and during the
same week last year.
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so,onn Aafrs., mquring Child-Papa.
eeyf az weddings? Papa (ao-
W .,i.., ,mt them have been mar
s ssl ',eheeernoSclye- lew York Weekly.
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Comparative statement of net receipts at
all the ports from Sept. l. 1899 to Friday
evening. Sept. %. 1898, and from Sept. /,
1885 to Friday, Sept. 30, 1898:
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me following were the quotations for
the corresponding week last year: Spirits
tuTpentine firm at 2sAc, bid, for regulars
Rosin firm: A, h. G, 9O6i95c ID. 90G95c; p
q 90; +, $i.10; G, $40; II. $135; /, 81 as;
*. @.35; M $40; N, Si.G0; w G, 81. 80; w
w. 50 Is.
Receipts and Exports-The total receipts
Tor the past week were 6,497 casks spirits
turpentine and 1873 barrels rosln. The
exports were S,0s3 casks spirits turpentine
ana zOSS8 barrels rosin, moving as follows:
10 New York, 36 casks spirits turpentjne
and l,7S2 barrels rosin; to philadelphia. 100
casks spirits turpentinc and $50 barrels
fosin' TO 20 ton, li9 casks spirits turpen-
tine and 4,291 barrels rosln; TO Baltimore.
29f casks spirits and .291 barrels rosiu: 10
the interior 253 casks spirits turpentine
and l,l@ barrels rosin. 10 Genoa, /, 900 bar
RES rosin TO Hamburg. 1888 casks spirits
ana 500 barrels rosin; 10 London, 32f9
cnsks spirits and $50 barrels rosln.
Receipts shipments and stocks from
April J, 1898. to date, and 70 the CORE
spending date East year:
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-02
4 Tax Law Knocked Out.

Des Moines. Ia. Oct. 27.-The SUI
preme court yesterday handed down a
decision which knocks out the pres ant
system of assessing and taxing insur-
ance. express. telegraph, telephone,
sleeping car and fast freight com
panies. The law provides that they
shall pay certain percentages of gross
receipts to the state treasury. The
court holds that corporations must be
assessed on the same basis and for the
same purposes as individuals. \ cor
poration paying its enrire taxes to the
state does not help support city and
county schools. as individuals must
do. hence the law is unconstitutional
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-02
MUST GO TO PRISON.
Sentence of Defendants I'm a Famous
Case lH Rea ffirmed.

Philadelphia, Oct. 27.-The United
States circuit court of appeals yester-
day refused 1t hearing in the case of
Joseph Wilkins, of Washington, d. c..
and Howard Butler, of this city, de-
PENDANTS in the famous oleomargarine
cases OF sevcral years ago. Wilkins
was an oicomargarine dealer and
Butler was employed by him. The
two men were arrested in this city in
December. 1896. for removing brands
and the word ''oleomaragrine" from
packages containing that commodity.
The case attracted widespread atten-
ton at the time and a vigorous fight
was made to prevent conviction.
wilkins and Butler were tried in the
United States district court and Will
lfins was sentenced to an imprison-
ment of six months and to pay a line
of 81 800 and costs. Butler, because
of his only being an employe Of Will
kins. received n more lenient sentence,
that of four months and fine of $500
and costs. The case was taken to the
circuit court of appeals. They are
now on bail and have 80 days in which
to surrender themselves and serve
their sentences,