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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
The Cotton Markets.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET

New York. Aug. l0-s,uilish sentimcn,
prcdomina;cd ON the cotton Exchange
again to-day Thc severe punishment adj
m!n.stered 10 the bear interest yesterday
was repeated. though in III lder form
Concerted effort WAS made ut the start
to force longs t. unload, tho cable. hav-
Ing averaged up distinct disappointment
ana numerous foreign selling orders hav-
ng appeared. !iut after Il drop of 2Wi
points GA the early months. the market
during the rest OF the can showed marked
stability.
ShSrts Were quick TO realize their pos
ton and readily turned buNcr. From
that time on the trend OF values WAS al
most steadily upward in buying from all
quarters. with shorts and Wall street the
most conspicuous purchasers. Al midday
the advance was ACCELERATED by buliisn
Interpretation OF the Angus, government
report. leading TO renewed Heavy cover
nG and buying. Tho crop condition was
reported 10 he 81 per cent. or rs below
July 1t ana is per cent below the mean
August averages for tho past ten years
have had 80 great weight had the trade
net been thoroughly imhued with the
idea that the crop had detcriuratcd con-
sidcrabiy within the past ten days After
furry of activity near the omd OF Inc
day. during which prices dd not chlngc
percepiihly. the market closed barely
steady AT Il net advance of 5u7 points
New Work, Aug. l0-Cotton futures ON
ened STEADY. August. 5G7. Sept mber. 5.72:
October 5.S7; November. $50. December
59a; January, G06: February, 600: March
Gl2, April. els. May, go
Futures closed barely steady. August
ga: September 5.79: October 5.ab 40
ycmber,, col. December. COS January
Gil: FcbrnalY. GLIB; March. G17; April
go: May, CT: June. OF.
Spots closed quiet. isc. higher: mid
ding uplands. 6Sec; midd!ns gulf. Gs.c.
sales, ll3 bales
New York. Aug. lo-Cotton quiet; MID.
ding, Csc. Net rocc pts, Is bales gross
,S@s bales; sales. iiS bales; stock. l37.esj
bales.
Total to-day: Net receipts. l.0e6 bales
exports 10 Great iiritain. i.l5i bales: t.
ihe Continent, $50 bales; stock Sjo.o.7
bales.
Total since September LIST: Net rocc.pts
S.3l3,301 bales, exports to Great 'iy!tdfu
S,iSa,9ii bales: 10 France. 796. 500 bales. To
the Continent. 2,SSo05S bales.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKr1,

Liverpool. Aug. 10. y. IN Cotton. spn,
fair demand and prices advancing. Amer
can middl!ng. 3 7-itd
Tine salrs ~ the day were 1850 hnl.-
Of Which l,Wc were fur sueculultou and
export, ana included po1 American E,.
ceipts. 1909 bales. including $500 Amcri-
can.
at the advance. American Mlddlns. Al.
gust. 3 25-GfWl 2j-Gtd. buyers Au.u.st .In.
September. 3 ai-GiNS 25-rid buyers St-
tomber ANA October 3 23-rih.3 ei-.f,i
sellers; october and November g 4l.s,d
buyer: November aud December. . .l-.ld
buyer: December ana January. ai-6il
seller; January and February, ai-t:i
seller; February ana March, aI-ffI,
3 22-Gid. buyers; March and April 5 .9-etd
buyer; April and May a5-cid seller.
June and July. 8 2l-dilia 2j-G4d. sel.,ts.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
Bales.
COTTON RECEIPTS
AMONG OUR COTTON MEN

The severe heat and dry weather still
prevails IN Texas and the Southwest.
ne government crop report, issued yes
tcruay, was the most unfavorablc August
report in past three years
Liverpool contract market advanced
points and closed steady.
United States port receipts ycsterdnv y
were l.CO bales. compared with 2s3 bales
90, Bar silver in London a7 il-iGd.. against
Future contract market N New York
closed barely steady TO points ad-
vance. October. j.9Gdia.9I; January, 6lJ:
May. 6;?iG6.25 Spot cotton up Isc.
The New Orleans future market adj
vanced Is points. October closing at 5.G9
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
TRUCK MhRKrT.
(By Telegraph to Pilot }
NEW YORK

Potatoes. quiet fair to prime. I.oeef
l.'s; common. 5cct7Jc fancy. 81 .;ss,i ~.
southern sweets Si.5Osf3.O
CahbaGe steady; Long Island S2,c0Gii GO
Muskmolons. still very irregular: stock
.arsSi% poor and pressing for sale IA, any
Watermelons. f,mer for good fresh
stock.
Muskmcions. monmouth county. jenny
Lind, per barrel. 75c.css,.25: do. Hacllcn-
sack seed o4Qi5c.; de. South Jersey gem
ana Jenny Lind. per barrel, soc n q. 81.
DO. Der crate. iGlii5c.: do. Maryland.
Rocky Ford seed. fair TO good, 15c itSl.c0:
taina. per large crate. 81. Cps,l %; do. gem
and Jenny Lind, per TWO basket carrier,
Watermclons. per carload. T5coal5o;
DO, per 100. Sj.CcVis.C0.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
NEW YORK pnODUcE MAnlrr

New York. Aug 1o.-Flour. quiet hut
Flour quiet; Corn Meal. quiet. rye
quiet, No 2 Western. 5?hc. Wheat. s1oi
easier; no. red 759sc. Corn. spot easier:
Beet, quiet. PORK, duh and weak. c cIi
Meats, quiet; picked shoulders. C6iclsc ::
90, hsa ar rs loGlolac. Lard. weak; Con,i
nent S5;so. Butter, firm: Western cream
cry. 1o]s9lsc.; State dairy. islLs,ifi.e
Cheese. dull large white, JIiI9;sc. tggs
STEADY; State and Pennsylvania. i5iSSI
1916; western ungradel, ller!3i6c. "A,
mark. Gotten Seed OF. o,ioi' snoi
Conee, Rio dull and easy, No invoine
sSSs;;. No; {ohoing, eAc. Mild, quiet but
steady. Refined. steady bit u1p ,rii H"H"h
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
Sarge w. S. Crosthwaite. Boston.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Branch photographic Office.
Norfolk. Va. Aug. .. 1899.
NEW YORK UPPER BAY.

NEW 4OItk UPFEK BAY.
Notice is hereby given that a red spar
Ducy. without number. has been cS-
tabliShed in - feet mean low water.
to mark canal boat sunk about 80
ieet on the south part of "Rosin
Wharf" Red Hook. near the southerly
entrance To Buttermilk Channel. New
York. Upper Bay. on the following
magnetic bearings:
Statue of Liberty. NV. g w: South
east part ELLIS Island ferry slip. n.
NV. y W.; Governors Island Post
Light. y. * T..
The wreck lies NE. and S.W.. and
has only one foot of water over her
at low tide.
Very respectfully.
Il. O. BITLEH.
lieutenant. U. S. Navy. in charge.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
BY Byrd. Baldwin & Co., Auctloncersl

" ALUABLE HOUSD AND LOT Fol
sale on Cook avenue. BY virtue
u gco certain deed of trust. dated April i2tI
lsS. and duly recorded in tho Clerld
otnco or the Corporation Court Of nj
Son OF Norfolk. in Decd Book i23A. pal
zoo: and ut tho request OF tho credit
. .nereln secured. We shall sell at publ
auction. at the Norfolk Real Estate lsI
change. 26 Main Street. Norfolk. III
S Sr - on TUESDAY. AUGUST 18th. isl
ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OF Ian
W IRA mh nmlprov CEMENT thereon. situated
Va. numbered and DESIGNATED as lot M
~ on 9lat OF The Brambleton Land Coil
pany dniy or record in u. b. IS. page al
IN the Clerks office OF tho CorpoIvItiJ
court; said lot fronting 25 feet on ~
Mest Side of Cook avenue and runnirf
PACK between parallel lines 100 fe1
ii .p,st, ~, number 40 Cooke avenue
i. ]. BOND and
ii. G.. AVERY,
Dvrd p,,du. Trustees
aui-l0t
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
NEW YORK MONEY MApkrr

New York, Aug. lO.-Aioney ON call at
pIa per cent last loan ut 3 per cent,
Sterling Exchange arm. win ac,i,nI husi.
ness in bankers bills at 1891 Sg,a for de
pand and at dS2.;g4. :2q4 FOR sixty days.
Iosieu rates, ,4.S3i9Mi.s4 and 4sTGti s5ia
ccS9mInerclal bills AISLE; Mexican dollars
Is. government bonds, weak; Statc
bonds. inactive; railroad bonds irren,ilar
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
NAVAL. STONES

Charleston. s, G.. Aug. lo-Turpcnt!ne
market, firm. al &c. Rosin. firm and UNI
changed
Savannah Ga. Aug. lo.-Sprts turpen-
tine. firm. i7c Resin. firm: quote: 4. Il,
G, -. $500: T., Sl.05: +. $40: c. $l.o0: H.,
sl25; l. sl.3O: *. 81 30; NJ, $3.50: X. s2C0:
w c. s2.3i; w W. $3.50.
pentinc, firm, 47@47iac Rosin firm. MG,
Soc. Crude turpent ne, firm, SO and
$50 Tar. firm, 1850
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
SHIPPING REPORT.
Foreign aud ConStwIse.
ARRIVED.

At1tlN I'D.
Br. s,mp. Canada. Taylor. philadel-
phia. Via quarantine
Schr. Alicia Il. Crosby, Bunker Port
land.
Schr. Charles II. Tricky. -. New
York.
schr Sarah w. Lawrence. Coleman,
Boston.
sehr Maud Sherwood. Kelly. New
schr l.. @. c. wishart, II, rhila-
delphia.
soar James Davidson. Rankin. New
York CARVED a;hl.
Tug stella. with barge Violet, BOSTON.
Ktrsc Melvin :. Bacon, Hoston coop
pcr ore for Atlantic ana nAnv!le rail-
way).
ARRIVED ~ HAMPTON ROADS.
1877 stmr Nnroou. Freeman. Genoa.
Srhr Florence ana Lillian. Hertzog.
NeW York Gor For, Monrol.
SAILED.
Er. stmp. Daigal, Whitcway, Ham
burg.
nr. stmp- lleadlands. Holman, Ham
lhoth passed ON, cape Henry; former
delayed repairing machinery.l
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
CHICAGO HRREBT.
What. Corn. Oats, troyisIoah LarL Shors
LIS ftG,

Chicago. Ill. Aug. io-An;'cina,ion Of
the government report. issued this after
noon completely nittercd ont trading In
wheat to-day. ard the pit WAS the dullest
in months. Pending il issue there was
no disposition TO trade either way. Wheat
declined ~ Coarse grains were WAX
corn dccl ming asG &C ana oats i4WAsc.
Provisions closed about o.. lower.
The lcndlnE futures ranEed a. ro.oNa:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
Nv OF THE MARKETS; SHIPPING NEWS BUSINESS
Br. stmp. samoa. Hudson, Rotterdam,

Br. stmp. Samoa. Hudson, Rotterdam.
via Newport News.
s;chr Edna. Donncli. New York.
Schr James Bcyce. Swan. New
Haven.
sehr. VIM. l.. Walker. Chase. New
Bedford.
Schr Maid of the Mist. -, New
Berre. n. c.
schr. Abbie, ingalls,. Weldon, Boston.
Schr. Massachusetts. French. New
York.
Barge w. $. Crosthwaite. Boston.
Notc.-The private telephone line Ia
lock being out of order no report OF
vessels passing through Albemarlc and
Chesapeake Canal can be furnished at
present.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
SHE HAD NOTICED IT.

eat me lunch to-day. I'm so-aw-bcast-
~ absent minded. donchor know"
Miss CUTTING have frequent
~ had my attention called 10 your alb
sence of mind"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET

New Orleans. Aug. lo.-Co,ton futures
steady. August. 5.6l bid September, 5.GSl,
go; October hGa157o. November sra.
December. 5.7S@5 20; January. 5S3T5. ".
February. nA090.S1; March. 5.!Nli 5?l
April, 5.9iIj95
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
[. F. Rogers,
ROOMS 3iI AND ~ COLUMBIA BUILD
Inc. GRANNY STREET.
STORES.

new stores on CRANKY street.
FIVE story brick store No. 40 Commercial
Place. possession January lst, 1900.
Store no. 10 Commerce street.
Warehouse leo Water street
store No. $40 Butte street.
Warehouse Nos. AZ and 60 woodsldo Lano.
Store No. 16 Nivison street
Stores Nos. 2G7 and 26s Water street
Offices: CRANKY. Bank and Commerce stN
Store 20 Water street.
DWELLINGS,
Cottage at Virginia Beach.
Dwelling No. Cumberland street.
Dwelling No. IFS Frecmason street
Dwelling No. lbs 'rccmason street
Dwelling No. 80 Charlotte street.
Dwelling No. 2g7 Duke street.
dwelling No. 100 York street.
Dwelling No. 20 York street
Dweilin. in Mottu Block. Client.
Dwelling on Warren Crescent.
Dwelling no. Us Boush street.
Dwelling No. 30 lIoush street.
Dwelling No. DO York street.
Dwelling Olncy Road. Client
Flat Nc. 81 Washinton street.
Flat - CRANKY street.
Two rooms with bath. CRANKY street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
BOND MARKET.

New York. Aug. 10 1899.
United States a's. registered ,on,,
United States 3s registered IN
United States 3's. coupon io.i+
United States new as renirtorrI i9oii4
United States new As coiinon 80 i ia"i,t
United States old 4, r,,risIcrcn To- 10
United States old as counon ''''ii,5-
United States 6's, registered .......... iiln
United States as, coupon .............. iii.
Virginia Centuries ''''''
Virginia Deferred
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11

y 100000 company is forming 10 build
a mlll at McComb city. Miss. Among
those Interested is Mr.. i. j. White. who
headed the subscription list for $4,000.
About $4,000 was subscribed last week.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11
Norfolk Cotton Market.
Norrnlk. VI Anr

Norfolk Va. Aug. 10. 1890.
Tone :...;;.;,...... ......Sicady. Steady
GQoI mi1HilnS ...... ......b I-!6 ai
MiGdlinE ...... .... .....G .7
Low middl.ug $40. .....iL T. 7tf
Good ordinary ..... .....l i-lj H.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11

The Glover IS. O. Cotton Manufac-
turing Company is putting in combers
for handling Egyptian cotton.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11

729 Church. $3.50.
1%5 Church. $40.
10 Church. $40.
12a Church. 500.
~ Church. $50.
~ Church, $40.
500 CRANKY. 5000.
ITO Falkland, So. 30.
STORES.
% Charlotte.
- Charlotte.
80 Charlotte.
Water. Ss3 a.
33l Church. 5000.
$50 Church, $40 ga.
81 Rank. $40 on.
10 CONNER cial. SIS
100 CRANKY. s?S o..
3li CRANKY, 5000.
OFFICES.
Warehouse and d
fees cor. Wat
and l'nyette. SN3,
Jos Cranky. SIS 60.
2l1 Main. SO each,
West Building. CO
Main aud Cn,irc
Haddington Hull
ing. cor. Grant
and CITY Hall aI
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-11

DWELLINGS.
267 York. SilG7.
60 Tazewell. $3.50.
Colonial ave, Client.
5000.
900 Butte. s60.Oo.
Colonial ave, Client,
So 90.
l33 York. sllC7.
Martin ave. Sii.56.
l02 Wood. 5000.
Avenue l.. Atlantic
City, slo. 30.
4oS Bramblcton ave,
$3.50.
SIS York. sil.C7.
70 York. sii.67.
los York. $il67.
269 Frcemason. Sil.57.
n Falkland. s22.oO.
20 North, $40 ".
1876 Maple. $3.50.
Mabry Arch. Client,
500. 90.
Warren Crescent.
Client. 5000.
ROOMS.
1i2 Maple. 81 20.
80 Wake. $l2. 80.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-13
PASSING OF THE NIGHTCAP.
Our Catarrhal Troubles Are Largely
Due ia Its AbnndOnN,cnt-

Our Catarrhal Troubles Are Largely
Due Ia Its Abnndonnient-
eff the American people would only
put on nightcaps when they go o'bed
there would not be near so Uany cases
Of catarrhal trouble as there are now, !"
said Chicago physician. He contin-
ned "It is well known that as a ma
ton the percentage of catarrhal COM
plants is greater among us than in any
other nation in the world and that there
are more cases among men than among
women. Tho reason for this dispropor-
ton is the absence of nightcaps and the
habit of smoking in the open air. Wo-
men, if they smoke at all, do NOT do so
in the open air, and if they do notiwear
nightcaps they are in measure pro-
tected by their heavier heads of hair.
Men, on the contrary, habitually wear
their hair close cut, are careless about
the temperature of the rooms In which
they sleep, and while all the rest of the
body is carefully protected the head
may be exposed all night to zero tenn
perature and that at the very time
when nature is at it's lowest ebb and
can do the least to protect itself. If we
would begin by nightcapping all our
children and induce them to keep up
the habit in later years, within gen
Grafton or two catarrh would be COM
paratively rare disease in the United
States
"Englishmen and the people of the
continent know an American by two
things-his liberality with money and
his habit of hawking and splitting.
They cannot understand the latter, as
catarrh Is an unusual complaint abroad.
But nightcaps are not. They are recog-
nized part of the night toilet through
out Europe, and to this is due the free
dom of the people there from Distress
ing complaint,
"Who ever sees a nightcap in this
country? BIT in England it is so much
a matter of course that its great writer,
Dickens, fir Iuently mentioned it in or
der to give the proper touch of realism
to his creations. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-13
U,p,nus Cid Gamblers.

IN tbn ]atrst history Of gambling IN
England, Just published, there are
eonTn astonishing revelations as TO the
nm, mt of money won and lost pv nien
onj women whose names are as la
mil,ar as household words early III 'ne
nre sent century. There are records OIL
geo, 900 having been lost at a sittins'
and the loss of 100000 appears 10 nav
l,nen II very common occurrence.
Gambling story Is told of Charles
I. .cs Fox that rather reflects on MS
honor lie was one Of the ardent al
mirrors of Mrs. Crewe, noted beauty
of her day, and it is related that a gen
tlpnlan lost considerable sum 10 tniS
lady at play, and, being obliged TO
leave town suddenly. gave Mr.. FOX the
money to pay her, begging MIN TO
onolopize to her for his not having
naid the debt of honor in person. Fox
lost every shilling of it before morn
inc Mrs. Crewe often met the sup
posed debtor afterward, and, surprised
that he never noticed the circum-
stances, at length delicately limited the
matter to him.
"Blvss mel" said he II paid the mon
CIV to Mr.. Fox three months ago."
"Oh did you, STRIP said Mrs. Crewe
GOOD naturedly. "Then, probably, he
paid me, and forgot it."-Boston Her.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-13

In the announcement of the official
list of officers appointed for the new
regiments Vermont is proud to see that
three of the six appointed Tuesday were
formerly members of the Green Noun
tain Boys. Brownell, Mason, and Worth
ington will be able to do credit TO their
native heath and let US hope they will
80 so. When, however, the Boston
Journal says that the Burlington com
pany commanded by Captain Brownell
was the swell company of the regi-
ment," the other companies would like
to know if the journal refers to the
heads of the members or their efficiency
as compared with that of their COM
rades
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-13
An IncredulOus Jury.

In q criminal prosecution recently
tried in York, Neb., the jury, after q
brief elaboration, returned the follow
ing remarkable verdict: I'VE, the jury
in the above named case, do not be-
lieve one word that the witnesses
have sworn TO; neither do we believe
that any of the attorneys have spoken
the truth, nor that either of them
could do SO even if he should care to
take the trouble to try" The humor
in remarks casting doubt upon the
veracity of the legal profession has
lost the freshness of early youth, and
good, stiff penalty for contempt in
cases of this kind would probably re-
dound to the benefit of mankind in
general.--I.aw Notes.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-13
Hunting Marsh Hogs.

"Hunting wild marsh hogs is an ex-
citing but somewhat dangerous pastilne
in southern Texas, said c. l.. Fielden
of that state. Sin the swampy lands
along the gulf these wild hogs have
their habitat, and to hunt them it is
best to have several companions and
numerous dogs that understand the
ways of the ferocious porkers. The dog
will find the game for you, bay it and
hold it in check until you cam take
shot or two. Then everything depends
on your aim. If you succeed in pierre
ing vital part with your Winchester
bullet, all is over except dragging the
carcass to some convenient point where
it can be handled.
"But dangerous is your position If
your aim is trife defective and your
shot only wounds the animal. Some
good and true shooting must be done
instanter then by you and your COM
rades, or else an Infatuated boar will be
rending you with his tusks. | have seen
more than one of these old bears shot
through the body 20 or Ii &c times and
in that condition fight nan and dog
until several balls had been fired into
his head.
''In the marshes there is no possible
way of escaping an attacking wild hog
except by killing him. The hunter can
make no Roadway through the tall,
rank grass and Doggy soil, and there
IRE no trees that offer him refuge. For
these reasons be is compelled to kill his
game when once it is flushed or become
himself victim. In the fall of the year
these marsh hogs are fat and their flesh
is of a very pleasing flavor. WASH
ington Post
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-13
Two Students and n Thief.

Some mouths ago two hungry uni
ycrsity students in the south OF Russia,
coming home to their one bare room
after hard days work for their llv'
ing. caught thief running off with
their books. "Are you the fellow that
stole other books Of ours yesterday?
they asked.
81 am, little fathers, but hunger and
want drove me to it. am starving"
so are we, brother, or next door to
it, and you ought not to have hit upon
Us as your victims"
"Weu, your door is more easily open
ed; that's how it is" was the answer.
1--WE want those books for our exam
nations, brother; so you must get them
back for us. But as you are cold and
hungry now come in and join us in
our supper. 1t is not much, but such
Us it is you are welcome. Here are 20
copecks for the beer. Run and fetch
it."
And the three ate and drank togeth.
err, for hospitality Is a religion and
charity its foundation.-Lond Tele'
graph.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-13

was the celestial order OF heaven an
eternal law.
Under its baneful influence wife
lived in the same house with her 'hus-
band, surrounded by their children, a
lonely, disco nsolate woman. The conf
dence and respect that should have
united their hearts, made one their in
terests, is first defled and then destroy
ed. She early learns to be silent and
observing After their evening meal, if
she sees her husband make as careful
and elaborate toilet as their circum-
stances permit she dares not ask him
where he is going. But that fear>that
ever abides in the heart of every Nor,
mon wife eats, capkerlike, at her vi
tality
She may try to drive these thoughts
away, she may say to herself, "No ,
whatever other men may do, however
they may deceive their wives, my hus
band will be honest and true. He wi
not deceive me-" Up almost to the hon.
that she is expected to go to the zen
dowment house and place the hand
of the second wife in that Of her hus-
band she gives her hungry soul this
soothing balm. But ultimately she
must awaken to the fact that no man
can practice polygamy without becom-
ing hypocnte. Many of these women
believe, or try to believe, that polyg-
amy is a revelation from God and con-
sequently must be obeyed.
But if any gentle woman will try
10 think how she would feel if her hus-
band were to tell her that he is soon to
bring into their home second wife to
usurp her place in the family circle,
share her husbands affection, come be-
tween her and the man who had been
her all in all for so many years, that
woman will have arrived at full, per-
feet exact comprehension of what a
Mormon woman suffers. Arena.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-13
The Letter to John.

A curiosity in the shape of lette,
was mailed at rural postoGice recent
ly. On sealed, stamped envelope was
the following:
"DEAR JOHN write you this to say
J got your letter on a Tuesday morn
in, an this is wrote to you on Il
Wednesday night. l will expect you
shore on a Sunday. AS you told Inc you
didnt want folks to know where yon
wuz at, / have wrote an sealed your
address on the inside, SOS the postmas-
ter won't be none the wiser. No one
on earth will know whar you are now.
Write as soon as you git this. At
lanta Constitution.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-13
Wood Compressed by Water.

"Have you ever seen lit of wood
that you couldn't burn 2" said an old
sea captain to Inc the other day.
"Why, lots, F." | replied, 1.-THE brier
root, for instance-at least if it's good
-ironwood too, and one OF two others ="
81 don't mean those, he said. but
have you ever seen q lot Of common
deal that fire had 40 effect ony" He
pulled from his pocket Il morsel of what
looked like white Norwegian deal and
handed it to Inc. | was surprised at the
WEI ght. "Put it III the gas flame" he
said.
did so, but beyond blacAt ing of
the surface there WAS 10 .llpct.
THAT bit of wood went on the
skipper, "was part Of tie gunwalu of
one of my boats. We were whaling in
the South seas and harpooned big
right whale off the Cape of Good liope
The creature sounded, the rope fCuled
and the boat was carried down. ProDa
bly, it was taken half mile or more
below the surface. The whale rose
again and was killed, and a portion OF
the boat was recovered from the line
which still hung to it. 1t was the pres
cure Of the water hardened it like that. I"
Baltimore Herald.