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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07
FINANCIAL STATUS.
Planters CompressCompany-''Tropics
ofthe Week.

Planters Compress has been one OF
the weakest stocks on the Boston mar
ket for several weeks. Last April his
stock was selling AT 1S5. The capiEAi
stock at that time was 81. 500. 600. but f.
was shortly afterwards increased 20
SIS. 200. 900. holders of one share in the
old corporation receiving two shares
in the new. a fair quotation FOR the
new stock on the basis or me old,
therefore. at that time woa;d have
been 92lk. The par value OF The share
was and is 100. l remarked at tia
time that these figures were pretty
high for stock which had been only
recently exploited. which had NOT yet
paid "A dividend. and which was not
likely TO pay n dividend sor some time
to come.
THAT this view was a correct one
has been proved this week by the
fact the stock has sold at %. II has
been sliding downward for a long time,
involving some very heavy losses.
which have not tended to foster = very
kindly feeling towards the manage
ment, from whose glowing representa-
tionS the public were led 10 infer that
with the business in sight, the COM
pany could easily distribute 6 per lent.
on a capitalization of SIS, 900. 600. They
(conservatively) estimated that the
company or rather the sub-companies
would bale 1.750, 900 bales Of cotton dur
ing the following or the current coz
ton rear, which would mean sl.750.0 600
gross receipts. And as 81 per cent. OF
the gross receipts went to the parent
company, and 81 per cent. of the div
idends paid on the shares of the sub
companies, the income for the Planters
Compress Company was conservative
ly estimated III S977, SS5, ali Of which
would be practically applicable to div
idends on the stock OF the Planters
Compress. as the lmater had no indebt-
edness Of n kind, and M
except for rent, a few salaries and in
cidertals.
Il remarked at the time that all his
looked very well on paper, but a bus
mess as profitable as his would sure
ly invite competition. and as the ma
chine was one which could doubtless
be improved upon, and was NOT "A diff
ficult one to make. other contrivauces
would be sure to be invented. Since
then another one has come to the front
with a capital stock Of only 500, 900 at
the start, The Ginners. as r is called.
to manufacture under the Besonnette
patent@. The anticipated competition
from the new company and the present
very active competition from the
American Cotton Company, whose sys-
tenn is preferred by many well known
practical mill men, the failure of the
business Of the to material
iZe to the extent which many anticipa-
ted, reports OF some trouble with Fhe
machines in the breaking knives, etc,
and the reported liquidation on the
part OF a prominent New York bank
er, all these circumstances combined
have tended to weaken the stock,
which weakness has been further ac-
celerated,' OF course. by the tightnare
of money and the Discrimination
against such securities as collateral.
A prominent New York stakeholder Ia
said to have l~iquidated wBthin the past
few weeks 2.100 shares Of the Planters
Compress"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07
Grain For India.

The foreign trade Of New Orleans Is
expanding in directions which
move and unusual. Thus, for in
stance, 1t is something OF a novelu
to clear ships direct for Cape Town.
Africa, and yet the army supplies pur-
chased in this country for the British
army in South Africa are being amp
ped direct from here. Three hin
loads of mules have already departed,
and 1t is understood that others are
TO follow.
Another novelty will be the shipment
Of a cargo OF 10000 bushels OF corn
to Bombay, India. Such a shipment
will be made during the coming week.
as the British steamship Ivydene liz
coming here for the purpose Of load
ing the corn intended for Bombay. "a.
viii clear direct for the India port, and
VIII make no intermediate stops, ex-
cept for coal.
:. With these beginnings there ought TO
follow direct shipments OF cotton TO
japan. That far-off country now uses
considerable American cotton, which
1t oul be cheaper To ship dIreot
from here by all-wafer route than To
ship overland by rail to The Pacific
and there tranship by ~eamer.
New Orleans Picayune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07
THIS CITY WE'LL SALTED.
Foliage of Trees in This Vicinity Show
Effects ofSalt Blown Here From Sea-
ward by the Recent Storm.

An unusual condition due to the
great storm last Tuesday morning is
that the foliage on the trees for sew
fects of salt with which the wind was
heavily laden. Although Wilmington
is eight miles from the nearest poin-
of the ocean, the shade trees in all
parts of the city plainly show the eff
feet Of the salt brought hfther by the
terrific winds. The fact is so perme-
ated with salt were the storm winds
that actual crystals of salt were seen
adhering to the window panes Of resi-
dences n other buildings about the
city. Another notable fact is that a
number Of fresh water wells ait points
we'll removed from the coast have
since been very perceptably salty.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07
Chicago, November 4.-The leading
futures ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour slow n easy: winter patents.
s3.55d3.65; straights, $3.2563.35; clears.
SS.l0G3.25; spring specials. s4.1O: do
patents, S3.40G3.60; straights. s.. goa
800; bakers. s2.30G2.6O No. 2 yellow
corn, BIC: Nc. 2 spring wheat. s7671c:
No. 3 spring wheat, 62GT1c: No. 2 red.
69q10c; No. 2 corn, 31Izo No. 2 oats.
&c; No. 2 white, 26c; No. 3 white. 24hM
25c; mess pork, per Dbl, $s.15Gs. 90:
lard. per 100 lbs, $5.I7hG5.20; short
ribs sides, loose, S4.SGG5.25; dry sailed
shoulders. boxed, $5.7565.s7h; short
clear sides. boxed, $5.25a5.3O; whiskey.
distillers' finished goods. per gallon.
s1.24.
New York, November 4-FLOUR-
Dull and tending downward except for
he low grades which held steady
owing to the continued scarcity. Min
nesota patents s3.759410.
WHEAT-Spot dull but steady: No.
2 red, 73Ac. Options opened dull and
about unchanged. The market was
exceptionally fiat within a range OF
scarcely NC all day. The undertone
was weak d lack Of speculative
and export demand. As heretofore the
war abroad checked selling and trans
actions were unusually small; closed
dull at a net decline of nc. No. 2
March closed at 1880; May closed at
TIC; December closed at 73hc.
CORN.-Spot dull and easy; No. 2
404c. Options opened dull at ab,tIt
h closing prices of yesterday-
steadied &c on covering. but again
turned easier under Liquidation and
closed dull at a partial net decline of
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07

1t will not be a surprise to any who
are at all familiar with the good quail
tiles of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
to know that people everywhere axe
pleasure in relating their experience
in the use Of that splendid medicine
in telling of the beneit they have
received from it, of bad colds ii has
cured, of threatened attacks of pneu-
monia it has averted and OF the chill
dren it has saved from attacks OF
Group and w~hooping cough. It is .
grand, good medicine. For sale by
r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07
Chamberlain's Pain Balm Cures 9th
erS, Why Not You?

My wife has been using Chamber
lain's Pain Balm, with good results,
for a lame shoulder that has panied
her continually for nine years. We
nave tried all kinds of medicines and
doctors without receiving any benefit
from any of them. One day we saw
an advertisement of this medicine and
thought of trying it, which we did
used only n bottle and her shoulder
is almost well.-Adolph l.. Millett,
Manchester. N. H. For sale by r. r.
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07

Already n influx Of northern guests
a begun. n the Indications are
good for a very active and .Successful
season Never have there been so
many Inquiries for hotels, boarding
houses n business buildings so early
IN season. TX Ia evident from the
vast correspondence now being ex-
cnanged with agents here that the i'm
preston exists throughout the north
and west that Florida Is the place of
All Others to visit his winter. The
early severe weather In some parts OF
the north viii send those who dread
extreme cold and liz attendant dan
gers 10 visit US unusually early.--St.
Augustine CFla-) Record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07
Try Aliens Foot-Ease.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
Your feet feel swollen, nervous and
hot, and get tired easily. If you have
smarting feet or tight shoes. try AL
lens Foot-Ease. 1t cools the feet and
makes walking easy. Cures swollen,
sweating feet, %ingrowing nails, blisters
and callous spots. Relieves corns and
bunions of all pain and gives rest and
comfort. Try it to-day. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores for Csc.
Trial package FREE. Address. Allen
S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07
COTTON.

Liverpool, November Al D.. M
Cotton.-SpOt moderate demand, prices
l 32d higher; American middling fair
4 15-32d; good middling AID: middling
4 Lied; low middling 3Rd; good ordi-
nary 3 11-16d; ordinary 3bd. The sales
of the day were 5000 bales, Of which
800 We're for speculation and Export and
included 7,400 bales Americana; receipts
5000 bales, including 300 bales Amer
lean. Futures opened steady and clos
ed barely steady at the advance.
American middling. low middling
clause: November 3 62-64G3 63-64d
value; November and December
3 61-6403 62-64d buyers; December and
January 3 60-64m3 61-64d buyers: jan
uary and February 3 59-6403 60-64d
buyers; February and March 8 59-64d
sellers; March and April 8 5S-640
3 59-64d buyers; April and May 8 5S-64m
3 59-64d sellers; May and June 8 5S-64d
buyers; June and July 3 5S-64d sellers:
July and August 3 57-64@3 5S-64d buy
ers; August and September 8 55-64m
3 56-64d buyers.
~TW YORK MARKET.
Jew York, November 4.-Cotton
quiet; middling 9-16c; net receipts Sc:
gross receipts 845; sales 142.
Total today and consolidated: Net re-
ceipts 40,637; exports to Great Britain
10, 779; to France q. 739; to the continent
IS, 228; stock S12,17S.
Total since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts 2,041,S10; exports to Great Bri-
ain 504, 1855; TO France 22S, 0S9; to the
continent 567, 157.
Futures closed easy. November 1926.
December 7.26, January 7.29, February
7.31, March 1888, April 7.34, May 1856,
June 1877, July 1877, August 1856, Sep
TENDER $50, October 6.93.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling
uplands Z 9-16c; middling gulf Z 13-16c;
sales 142 bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago, November 4-The leading
futures ranged as follows:
Open. High Low Clos
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07
MARKETS. ~ 7ELEGRApE
1NANCIAL.

New York, November 4.-Money on
call firm at 4 per cent; prime mercan-
tile paper at sass per cent: sterling
exchange steady with actual business
in bankers bills at $4.S6N04S7 for de-
mand and at S4.S364S3A for sixty
days; posted rates $4.S4 and SASS; COM
mercial bills $4.S2A; silver certificates
5SA 05912: bar silver ISIS; Mexican dol
lars 41A; state bonds inactive; rail-
road bonds irregular; government
bonds strong.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07

NAVAL S1ohES-
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Ffrm; ma
chine barrels f7Ec: ountry barrels
47c.
ROSIN-Firm at s5c and si-oo.
TAR Steady at $50.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-ouiet: hard
$50: soft s2.Se.
Prices same day last ~year-Spirits
~turpentine 33ac and 33c: rosin Sl.05
and s1.10: tar s1.15; crude turpentine
$i.2s and $50.
Receipts today-I9S casks spirits iur-
penine, SIS barrels rosin, 35s barrels
tar. 43 barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts same day last year-i40
casks spirits turpentine. $50 barrels
rosin, 96 barrels tar, p barrels crude
~tupentine.
SALT-125's. SIC: 1so's. 74c: zoos. Soc.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina -: vir-
ginia 60 to &c.
RICE-Nothing doing.
CORN-52 to SIC.
CORN MEAL-49c.
COW PEAS-60c.
n. c. BACON-Hams, 3 10 loc,
shoulders. Z to 71kc; sides. S TO SIC.
CHICKENS-Slow; spring 10 to 1Sc;
hens. % to Csc; ROSTERS. Is TO zoe.
EGGS-Firm at IA to 15c.
SHINGLES-Per 1000 five inch hearts
and saps. s1.5oG3.1O; six inch. s2.50Q
$3.50.
Ppr NJ foat Shsnnfn- co NM ~ "a
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07
WILMINGTON MARKETS.

Wilmington. ". c., November e.
Receipts Of cotton ~today-2S5 bales
Receipts same day last year-3,sSS
bales.
This ason' receipts to dase-l2s.7 80
bales.
Receipts TO same date last year
ia. $40 bales.
The quotations posted al 4 o'clock
today at the exchange:
COTTON-Firm.
Ordinary .......... .... ISIS
Good ordinary ...... 3-i6
Low middling ................ s 1875
Middling .--....--- .-.-.... ia
food middling ......... 7A
Same day last year &C.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-24
The First Encyclopedia.

The first encyclopedia was COM
piled by Abulpharagius in the thir-
teenth century. The famous French
encyclopedia, by Diderot, D'Alem-
bert and many other noted scien-
lists, was compiled between 1751 and
1850. The Chinese have an encyclo-
pedia in 6,109 volumes, comprising
all the books of value in the Chinese
literature. 1t was compiled by COM
nand of the Emperor Kang He in
1861.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-24

IulC llOul LIE tlluC Vi
marriage onward, her body is daily
drained of strength and her mind daily
burdened by cares. She lies on the
couch, her back aching, from female
trouble, and gets up and puts on smil-
ing face to meet her husband.
Marriage can only be an equal partner
ship when the drains and strains of mar.
ried life of the woman can be replaced
by the perfect health of the delicate
womanly organs, No woman need suf-
fer with inflammation, Liberation, debili-
tating drains or female trouble. There's
an absolute cure for all these in Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t makes
life pleasure, does away with morning
sickness, and makes the baby's advent
easy and almost painless.
IL had been a sufferer from uterine trouble for
about three years. having two mscarriages in
that time, and the doctors said would have to
go through operation before could give
birth to children" writes Mrs. Blanche r.
when about to give up in despair saw the adj
vertisement Of DR.. Pierce'st medicine and
thought would give it trial as a last resort.
bought a bottle of DR.. Pierces Favorite Pre-
scription, and after taking it felt better than
had for years After taking four and one-half
bottles gave birth to bright baby girl who is
now four months old and has not had day of
sickness"
"Favorite Prescription contains no
alcohol, whisky or other intoxicant.
Nothing else is Just as good" Refuse
all substitutes. If you go. for Dr..
Pierce's, get DR.. Pierce's.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-24

If there is anything in this world
more anxious than the look on the
face Of bachelor who has been be-
guiled into holding a baby. it is the
look on the face of the baby's moth
en- eagerly Watching him while he
does Clips
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-24
Photographs

This is my tenth year in vi
nita photographing the peo-
pie. | keep constantly in view
that the people want the best
and most permanent: and
such phols are the kind ] try
to make. | can make pictures
as cheap as you can get first
class permanent work in this
part of the country. Can fit
you out with enlarged pictur-
es cheaper than you can get
them anywhere. Come and
and see for yourself. A 16x20
crayon for $l.50.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-24
A STREET CAR SKETCH.
One Of the Funny Things Familiar TO the
Daily Passenger.

IdT6b.
1t was about So'clock in the even
ing There was no comfort in look
ing out the car window, and SO we
four passengers were all trying to
"size each other up without being
caught at it.
had just formed my own ideas
as to the age, occupation and pres
ent mission of each passenger when
a newcomer stepped in.
He was nice looking young fell
low, with yellow kid gloves and a
white tie.
He paid his fare on demand and
was duly registered as No. 5.
After the conductor had shut the
doors No 5 settled back in the
seat, ran his arm along the window
sill and gazed moment or two into
vacant space.
Then slowly his chin began to ad-
vance, his lips to part and his chest
to heave, but what promised to be a
yawn proved failure and ended
with nothing more than a long,
strong exhalation.
The attempt, however, was enough
to draw all eyes to him.
The car had hardly passed another
corner when his chin began to ad-
vance and drop again. This time
the success was more marked.
Instead of winding up with puff,
as the last one had done, this effort
developed into an orthodox yawn.
A third attempt, after a rest of
about half minute, scored a most
decided success. 1t was becoming
interesting.
The man in the corner who had
been watching the performance with
half closed eyes took up the bust
ness after this third attempt and
yawned luyuriously once or twice
while No. still continued his eff
forts in the same line.
Presently the combined action of
these two became too much for the
lady in black who sat opposite and
midway between these two yawning
openings.
After their duet had been per-
formed only two or three times her
lips began to quiver, she gave a lit
tie gasp, dropped her eyes and press
ed her hand to her tightly closed
lips.
This did for the first few times,
but before long she was obliged to
give way to a very decided yawn,
and then, quick as flash, she
glanced around to seeif any one had
seen her.
Meanwhile the woman with the
basket of clothes who sat on the
other side of her had joined the
chorus, and was surprised to find
that, when l yielded to the spell and
yawned, it seemed like something I
had been doing for four or five min
utes past at regular intervals with |
out knowing it.
And so we sat, and about every
once in so often we would force our
chins down and out,
breathe heavily for a few breaths |
and then shut our mouths with a |
snap and look around to always
catch some one else in the same busi-
ness.
Even the conductor at last took up
the strain and the occasional CLEAN
Of his milk white" teeth stole in
from the outer darkness like minia-
ture flashes of summer lightning.
No attempt was any longer made
to conceal our facial contortions,
and we all gave ourselves up to get
ing all the comfort possible out of
.he occasion.
And so things went from bad to
worse till the humor of the situation
seemed to dawn on US all at once,
md the spell was broken by a hearty
augh.
No. 5 laughed loudest, and per-
laps was mean enough to start that
game on purpose.-Philadelphia
Press.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-24
LOCAL NOTES.
See Browning's fine screen doors.


Best line OF screen doors at Brown
ing's.
Bert Smith left last night for Wash
ington state.
| Miss Willie Trott returned from At
ton this morning.
Miss Lille Burns returned from
Alton this morning.
Summer lap robes, fly nets and dus-
ters, at Lee Barrett's.
Heber Skinner and Frank Little
went west this morning.
Preston Davis ard Chas. Hunt went
to Chelsea this morning.
Prof. Leeka went to Brlstow this
morning over the Frisco.
Miss Pauline Kelly returned from
Chelsea yesterday evening.
Those lap robes at Lee Barrett's are
beauties. Go and see them,
! Mrs. p L. Soper returned from TO
peka, Kansas, this morning.
Hon. ]. George Wright was on the
| northbound flyer last evening.
Choir rehearsal at St. Johns Epis-
copal mission this evening at 1890
Attorney Luman f. Parker return.
ed home from Muskogee last night.
]. w. Stailey, representing the St.
Louis Republic, was In the city today.
First class shoemaker-with all
kinds of repairing done. Lee Barrett.
Try Red Cross Ball Blue. jnl6
Second hand goods bought and
sold. See me on this line. Keliar
Walker.
Art Clawson, of Oswego, came down
last night and went to Chelsea this
morning.
These sickly days you may need |
medicines. We have them. Peoples
Drug Store,
Copies Of the VInita ordinance book |
can be obtained at this office; price |
% cents each.
Miss Myrtle Webb returned from a
weeks visit with Mrs. c. L. Harnage
at Talala today.
Try Red Cross Ball Blue. jnl6
Ice cold soda pop, ginger ale and all
iced drinks; also fine line cigars, at
Charley Newman's.
Miss Fanny Mai Browning returned
from Wyandotte this morning where
she has been visiting.
Sandidge Hill came over from No
wata this morning and will visit his
parents for few days.
Our drug store is headquarters for
people who want pure drugs properly
The Peoples.
Mrs. George Blakeney went to Chel-
sea to visit Mrs. Charlie Poole and
other friends this morning.
Second hand goods bought and
sold. See me on this line. Kellar
Walker.
Try Red Cross Ball Blue. jn16
Mrs. W. j. Strange returned to her
home at Chelsea this morning. after
few days visit ' III her parents, Nj.
and Mrs. Raymond.
Excelsior soda fountain. No
charged tanks. Complete Sl2.OO
Agents wanted. Norton Soda Foun-
lain Co., 27l Wabash ave., Chicago,
m.
Dave Hall is breaking horses on his
brother J. 0. Halls ranch this week.
AS nothing has been heasd of him
since he left it is feared the horses
nay be breaking" him.
II your stomach is disordered, bow
lis irregular and you don't sleep well,
,ou need Prickly Ash Bitters. 1t is
'ery effective in removing this condi-
ion. Sold by Chapman & Briggs.
The Worcester Business College will
rive special rates during the sum-
ner term. Bookkeeping, shorthand,
etc. Call and get prices
IN combination course.
A number of "Hood's Immunes,n
ust mustered out of service in Cuba