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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-07

Cotton Seed Oii-Prime crude &c;
butter grades 5000
Coffee-Options opened steady at .
points advance. following higher Havre
and Hamburg markets. smaller re-
ceipts at Rio and Santos and copunueo
large warehouse deliveries In the Unit
ed States. Speculation was small and
local covering closed steady n un-
changed to S points higher; sales la.soo
bags, including March at s5.25; April
$50. Spot cofYee-Rio quiet but teady:
No. Z invoice SIC: No. z toboing SAcs
mild steady: Cordova SG14c.
Sugar-Ffrmer. but not duotaoly
higher. Fair refining 3Ac; centrifugal.
IS test. 4%c: molasses sugar ; 11-l6c;
refined firm: mould A SIC; granu-
lated Sc.
NAVAL STORES.
Charleston-Spirits turpentine n
ket firm; sales none. Rosin steady and
unchanged; sales none.
Sayannah-Spirits turpentine firm at
44c: sales sS3: receipts las. Rosin firm
and unchanged: sales $50: receipts
Lisa.
Me- York-Rosin steady: strained.
common to good, Sl.30. Turpentine
steady at 46hG+6%c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-07
Re.EIected trustee

Our Raleigh dispatches announce
that the general assembly OF yester-
day elected our townsman. Mr.. H. E.
Bonitz, trustee at large Of the state
Agricultural and Mechanical college.
Mr.. Bonitz is a graduate OF the college.
and has served IN the board OF trustees
the past two years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-07

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet Winter patents, $3.706
$50; straights, $3.40Q3.6O; clears, 5000
$50; spring specials, $4.20; patents.
$3.40G3.70; ~straights, $500. Q3. 80; bakers,
$2.3002.60; No. 2 spring wheat, 6s671c:
No. 8 spring wheat, 6497oc; No. 2 red.
73c; No. 2 corn, 35hG35%c; No. 2 oats.
(. o. b., Csc; No. 2 white, Z. o. b., 30z a
21Ac; No. 8 white, Z. O b., 30630Kc.
mess pork, per Dbl, ss.15d9.20; lard.
per 100 lbs. s5.2265.25; short ribs sides.
loose, A.50@4.70; dry sailed shoulders.
boxed, A.25G4.37h; short clear sides.
boxed, $4.90d5.00: whiskey, distiIlers'
finished goods, per gallon, s1.2s.
New York, March 4.-F1our dull and
rather weak Winter patents $3.50
400.
Wheat-Spot dull; No. 2 red Sc Z. O..
D. options ruled weak all the morning.
Besides liquidation prompted by weak
cables, short wheat was put out on
prospective bearish statistics for Mon
ay; closed weak at &c net decline.
March closed at S2Ac; May closed at
TIC; July closed at 75Ec.
Corn-Spot steady: No. 2 451c. OPP
tons opened easy with wheat and was
generally weak all day. influenced by
iower cables and unloading; closed
weak at AG%c decline. May closed at
41hc; July closed ar 41hc-
Oats|Spot quiet: No. . 34hc. OPP
l tons dull.
!! Lard-weak; western teamed 1855:
March $3.50 nominal: refined weak.
Eggs-Steady; state and Pennsylva-
MIA Csc; western fresh CSC; southern
27hG2sc.
Petroieum-Dull: refined New York
SI-35: Philadelphia and Baltimore 81. 30:
do in bulk $3.50.
! Rice-Eirm. domestic fair m oxfra
: 4hcGTc: Japan 5G5Ac.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-07
r AND PROVISION.

Chicago, March 1.-The leading flu.
lures ranged as follows:
Omen. High. LOW Clos
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-07

Business I'm February Greatcr Than
= Ever Know tor That Mcnsh-Con.
Eunued Boom I'm Iron and steel Trade.
Prices Still nm the Increase-Wagcs
Advauctng-Heavy Export OF Cereals
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
OSCILLATION of Vessels.

The oscillation Of ships can be meas
ured by special gyrascopic device
manufactured by Messrs. Guzzi, Raviz-
"a & Co. of Milan and known as the
oscillometer. This instrument con-
sists of a small electric motor mount
ed in gimbals. like ships compass,
win its armature running in vertical
position at very high rate Of speed.
AS the ship rolls, the armature MAIN
tains its original position, while the
frame supporting the gimbal rings fol-
lows the motion of the ship. Suitable
scales and pointers are provided. so
that the amount of movement can be
accurately determined. Another in
strument made by the same company
and known as the gyroscopic compass
is constructed upon the same princi-
pie, with horizontal dial like the or
binary mariners compass. The frame
of this instrument, being attached to
the vessel. follows any change in di-
rection, while the motor armature con-
tinues to revolve always in the original
plane. In this way any change in d.
rection Of the vessel is at once indi-
Gated
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
MISS GRANT WEBS A PRINCE.
Greek Wedding Service performed-More

Greek Wedding Service Performed-dore
Elaborate Ceremony To-Day.
NEWPORT, R. L., Sept 25.-In accord
ance withrites Of the Russian orthodox
church, Miss Julia Dent Grant, daugh-
ter of Brigadier General and Mrs. Fred
erick Grant, and granddaughter of Cen
eral Ulysses S. Grant, and Prince Can
tacuzene, Count SperansAy of Russia,
were married last night. Simple and
impressive ceremonies were conducted
by Father Hotovitsky Of the Russian
church, New York, in the parlor at
Beaulieu, the summer residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Potter Palmer. The pictur-
esque ritual, interspersed with frequent
music BY local quartette, was lengthy.
The services closed with the singing of
the Russian national hymn, after
which the couple received congratula-
tions, while the orchestra disconrsed
music. The ceremony consumed an
hour and it was nearly midnight before
the guests departed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
panger Fro,n ouinine.

So well known and eminent an au-
thority as Professor Koch expresses
the opinion that the indiscriminate use
of quinine as prophylactic in malarial
countries is attended with great dan
ger and is in many cases the indirect
cause of the pernicious ''black water"
fever, one of the most virulent forms
of malarial diseases. The general prac-
tice among persons coming from tenn
perate to tropical ATTITUDES of saturat-
ing their systems with quinine taken
in regular and often excessive doses is
vigorously condemned by Professor
Koch, because, first, it seriously weak
ems the action Of the heart, and, see.
ond, because the system, having be-
come Injured to the drug, fails to re-
spond to Quinine treatment in case of
actual sickness. The efficiency Of the
article having been exhausted as a
preventive, it has no longer any i'm
portant value as a remedy and expert
ence shows that a person debilitated
by the immoderate use of quinine may
take malarial fever and die Of it like
any one else. 1t is even asserted that
the increased death rate in certain
portions Of west Africa, where the
conditions of living have been greatly
improved during the last ten years, is
due largely to the increased and indis-
criminate use Of quinine. now obtain
ed so much cheaper.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A 12-year-old Richmond (Mo.) girl
weighs 245 pounds, and is still grow
ing.
1t is Eot unusual for the Duke of
Westminhter's charity bill to amount
to 100000 year.
Denmark claims that there is not a
single person in her domain who can
not read and write.
Germany has at vs,ssent nearly 5000
miles of waterU .ys, of which 67 pei
cent. are rivers and SO per cent. canals.
Twenty years ago Egypt had hardly
a single good road. During the last
six years over 1000 miles of good
roads were built.
1t is now proposed to construct a
canal connecting Germany with Eu-
ropean Turkey. The financial success
of the Kiel canal has given rise to this
project.
Toronto claims to be the Leipsic of
Canada. Nearly $2O0OO,OOO is said to
be invested in that city and neighbor-
hood in paper-making, printing, and
book-binding trades.
A British tourist declares that for
persons who are in no hurry, Portu-
guese railway trains are delightful.
They stop often and long enough to
give opportunity not only for seeing
the scenery, but for botanizing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
ORIGIN OF DIAMONDS.
1T Seems to Have Been Explained by
n Recent Discovery.

1T Seems to Have Been Explained by
Recent Discovery.
The origin of diamonds, which for
so long has been debated question,
appears to be explained by recent
discovery near Kimberley. In both
the Indian and the Brazilian diamond
fields the gem occurs like pebble in
certain grayelly strata, but has not
been traced back to any rock that gives
an indication Of it's genesis. After the
discovery Of diamonds in the river
sand Of some South African rivers
peculiar material of a brownish buff
color, which turned to a dark blush
tint, was found. 1t became harder as
the miners dug down. The diamonds
lay in this material, together with sew
eral other minerals, such as garnets,
iron ores. augite, divine, etc. Excava-
tons = begun Systematically = We're
eventually carried on on such q scale
that near Kimberley they have reached
a depth of more than 1,4OO feet. Here
the rock is about as hard as ordinary
limestone. The blue ground is found
only in limited areas. The rocks around
are of dark shales, banded with hard
sandstone, in which sheets or bikes of
basalt or some material which was
once in a molten condition are occa-
sionally found. The blue ground fills
a sort Of shaft Of colossal size in these
other rocks and is itself cut up by sim
liar dikes The opinions Of biologists
differ as to whether the gems were
produced where they now lie or have
been formed of some older rock, which
has been shattered by volcanic explo-
sions. 1t is thought that the mystery
has at last been cleared up. About
two years ago the manager of a dia-
mond mine near Kimberley picked up
specimen in which smaller diamonds
were apparently embedded in a garnet.
This led to an investigation of various
powders, one of which was broken
open and was found to contain dia-
monds. The rock is Of the description
known to mineralogists as eclogite.
1t is apparently composed almost ex-
clusiyely of red garnet rock and
rather peculiar light green augite. The
rock is coarsely crystalline and in all
probability was once like garnet in
molten condition. the diamond being
one of it's original constituents. EN-
perts now tend to the belief that the
blue ground" in which diamonds were
found is not their true birthplace. The
powders are often water marked and
may have rested for ages in an ancient
gravel at the very bottom of sedimen-
tary rocks OF the district. In course Of
time volcanic explosions shattered the
rocky floor in which the diamonds
were embedded, Of which the bowl
ders We're only samples, and dispers-
ed it, together with the everything ma
terials. 1t is believed that this is the
true explanation of the formation Of
the diamond bearing blue ground"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
Bottom of the Ocean.

The temperature at the bottom of the
ocean is nearly down to freezing point
and sometimes actually below it.
There is a total absence of light, as far
as sunlight is concerned, and there is
an enormous pressure, reckoned at
about ton to the square inch in every
thousand fathoms, which is $50 times
greater than that of the atmosphere
we live in. At $500 fathoms the pres
sure is so times more powerful than
the steam pressure of locomotive
when drawing train. AS late as 1880
leading Zoologist explained the exist
ence of deep sea animals at such
depths by assuming that their bodies
We're composed Of solids and liquids of
great density and contained no air.
This, however, is not the case with
deep sea fish, which are provided with
air inflated swimming bladders. If
one of these fish in full chase after it's
prey happens to ascend beyond GER
tain level, it's bladder becomes distend-
ed with the decreased pressure and
carries it, in spite Of its efforts, still
higher in discourse. In fact, members of
this unfortunate class are liable to be-
come victims to the unusual accident
Of falling upward and no doubt meet
with violent death soon after leaving
their accustomed level and long before
their bodies reach the surface in dis
torted and unnatural state. Even
ground sharks, brought from a depth
of no more than 500 fathoms. expire
before they gain the surface
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
Hxpnotism Debated.

In a recent notable debate in London
on hyDnotism between DR.. Bramwell
of that city and F. w. Myers of Cam
bridge the former gave some interest
ing practical results in this line, his
experience covering some nine years of
suggestive practice, during which he
had not seen even the slightest bad eff
feet, either immediate or remote, and
he concluded that the moral sense
must be heightened to a degree He
had reSorted to suggestions with pa
tents of all ages-some actually in.
sane, many on the borderland of insan-
)ty and of.mental condition so extreme
ly unstable that if there had been any
danger Of producing bad effects some
patients would have shown them, but
In not single instance had there been
q weakening of the Will On the con-
trary, those with n weak will gained
force of character and gave up vice.
According to Mr.. Myers. the leading
facts Of hypnotism, both for the physi-
clan and the psychologist. the facts
which call most pressingly both for ex-
PLANTATION and development. are those
profound sanative regenerations which
have so often transformed the dip
somaniac, the morphinomaniac, etc.,
into self controlled and useful mem
hers Of society.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
Atmospheric E1ectricitx.

Professor Pellat recently commune
Gated to the French Psychical society
the results Of some interesting expert
ments conducted by him to prove the
correctness of a well known theory re-
lating to the origin Of atmospheric
electricity, a summary of which APP
peared in the London Electrical Engi-
neer. Ages ago it had been observed
that considerable amount of cleo
tricity was conveyed to the atmos-
phere through the evaporation of wa
ter from the earth's surface Actual
proof, however, was not forthcoming
experiment. He employed two brass
vessels insulated from the earth and
equally charged with electricity. The
one was filled with water and the 9TH
er left empty, then set aside for ~
hours IN room at normal tempera-
ture. At the end Of this period it was
ascertained, with the aid of an cleo
trometer, that the vessel containing
water had parted with the greater por-
ton of it's charge. while the other had
not lost any appreciate amount 1t is
impossible to explain this fact other
wise than that the water in the filled
vessel in the process of evaporation
had transferred the electricity to the
atmosphere. This would certainly
seem to prove that water in process Of
evaporation from the earth's surface
carries with it a portion of the earth's
static charge. which theory is strength
ened by the fact that the earth's cleo
trical state during the warmest hours
of the day is weakest. because evap-
Grafton of the earth's moisture then
reaches it's maximum Professor Pei
lat also pointed out that the smoke
from chimneys is likewise a medium
through which a considerable quanti-
ty Of electricity is transferred to the
atmosphere, smoke, moreover. being
generally charged with negative cleo
tricity.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
HOBART SERIOUSLY ILL.

May Not Be Able to Preside Over Senate
or Run With Mckinley.
New YORK, Sept. 25.-The Press
says: 1t is possible Vice President Ho-
bart may be unable to preside at the
next session of the United States SEN
ate. More than that, it is now recog-
nized that it is a serious probability
that he will not be in physical condi-
ton to accept a denomination as the
running mate of President Mckinley in
the next campaign.
The disease from which Mr.. Hobart
suffers is kidney trouble, not acute,
but of form requiring absolute rest
for long time. The fact has been
known to his friends, but this is the
first announcement that his illness is so
serious as to threaten an actual with
drawal from the duties of his public
position.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
How the French President Lives.

The rule of life at the Elysee is as
simple as circumstances will permit,
for, except when obliged to give off.
cial entertainments, M. and Nine. LOU
bet take their luncheon at - and their
dinner at Z in small dining-room, and
then they have an intimate friend to
join them at the former meal. M. Lou
bet, however, simple as are his tastes
and frugal as is his fare, is fully alive
to the Importance of maintaining the
dignity of his office; and it may be
taken for granted that he will, when
he returns to Paris from Rambouillet
and Montelimar, between which place
he will, if all goes well, spend his well
earned summer holiday, put himself
into training for the severe social du-
ties which the president of the republic
will have to discharge during the exhi-
bitiOn year
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28

An accident occurred last We'd
nesday afternoon that. besides de-
stroylng valuable piece of prop
erty came very near causing the
loss of human life. Tune Thomas
had just set up his machine at the
Mike Martes oat stacks, below town,
and had been at work but a short
time when sparks from the engine
set fire to the stacks of grain and
they being dry as finder, and the
wind blowing a furious gale at the
time. We're in an instant all ablaze,
and Hal May and John Martes, Jr.,
told us that they all had to flee for
their lives to come out whole. Moth
ing could be saved, so intense was
the heat, and five or ten miutes was
time enough for the flames to de-
YOUR the four stacks, the separator,
straw pile and all. Mr.. Thomas
came to town and took the evenin o.
train for Des Moines to purchase. a
new separator and next Monday
morning will find him at his work.
1t is serious loss, the machine be-
ing worth seven or eight hundred
dollars besides wasted time at a
very busy season.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
A Mysterious Brain Gland.

Very recently it has been discovered
that there is connected with the brain
a small gland called the infundibula
gland. which apparently supplies a
chemical substance to the brain. there
to be diffused through til brain cavi-
ties. 1t is thought that this substance
is Indispensable to the health of the
brain. and there is promise that the
study of this gland in animals and man
will enable physicians to understand
and treat certain diseases Of the brain
which are now very obscure.-Boston
T'ronScrjpt
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
Discovered By A Woman.

Another great discovery has been made and
fastened its clutches upon her and for seven
years she withstood its severest tests, but her
vital organs were undermined and death seem
ed imminent For three months the coughed
iInsessantly, and could not sleep. She finally
discovered way to recovery, by purchasing
for Consumption, and was so much relieved
on taking the first dose, that she slept all
night: and with two bottles has been absolute
" cured Her name is Mrs Luther Lutz.
Thus writes W. G. Hamnick & Co., of Shelby
n. G. Trial bottles free at q. w. Honston's
drug store. Regular size SOC and $780, Every
bottle guaranteed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
TRANSMITTING HAIR.
Badness May Yet Be Avoided or
Overcome.

Overcome.
A Turkish physician has been expert
menting successfully on the transplant
ing Of hairs, one by one, to bald parts
of the scalp. His results seem to show
that there is no impossibility in the
complete renewal Of a lost head of
hair by this means.
The physician, DR.. Menahem Ho-
dara, tried his experiments in the case
Of disease that had removed part Of
his patients hair. His plan was to
scarify the bare surface and to implant
thereon hairs removed from other
parts of the patients head. The hairs
used for the purpose were trimmed
with scissors at each end. Some four
weeks after implantaton certain
number of the hairs were found to
have taken root, and in no long time q
goodly new crop was produced
Encouraged by these results, DR.. Ho-
dara has since applied the method in
other cases of badness following ia
vus and he thinks himself justified in
stating that 'clinically there can be no
NaouDI 40 " lhlo NSiS CuIlOuS ldCl-
that small bundles of hair stems cut
with scissors and implanted in the in
cisions made with the scarifier can
take root and grow. forming in time
long and visible hairs"
BY microscopic examination he has
satisfied himself that after some weeks
a real new bulb forms at the lower end
of the implanted hair. DR.. Hodara's
results are interesting in themselves
and still more in the promise which
they appear to offer Of further results
undreamed of, or at any rate unmen-
toned, by the ingenious experimenter
Why should not the same treatment
be applied in cases Of ordinary bald
ness? Many bald men would gladly
submit to have their scalps plowed and
afterward sown with new hairs if
there was reasonable hope of even
moderate harvest.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
Bonnets Made of Corn ausks.

A milliner in a Kansas town is MAX
ing two bonnets from corn husks, one
of which is to go to Queen Victoria
and the other to Helen Gould. The
one designed for Miss Gould will be
the prettier of the two, as her youth
will permit of more color than could be
worn by the aged queen across the sea.
A similar bonnet made by the same
mil!iner two years ago is now in pos
A=as!nn OF MTS. McnIE,.--
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
Transfers of Realestate.

Geo Gray to Asmus Boysen, lot
49,, block 9, Gray, $4,000.
r Fancher to A Fancher, sw sw
sec 10, Cameron tip, 81 10000.
Arreenie McLamm to c c Brown
ing, east half ne sec %, Viola tp,
$4,000.
&C Browning to Arena McLamm
Sc Sc sec q. Viola tip, 100000.
Ketel II Ketelsen to A Myer, land
in sec %, Lincoln tip, $6,2sO.OO.
II Grevesmuhl to John Nc Daniels
undivided interest in lots l, 2, 6, 7, &.
block A, /" Audubon, 81 100000.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
A Wonderful Cure of Diarrhoea!

A Wonderful Cure of Diarrhoea!
Prominent Virginia Editor Had Almost
Given Up, But Was Brought Back to Per-
feet Health by Chamberlain's Collie, ChoI-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. Read His
Editorial.
From The Times, Hillstille, Virginia
| suffered with diarrhoe for long
time and thought l was past being
cured. | had spent much time and
money and suffered so much misery |
had almost decided to give up all hope
of recovery and await the result, but
noticing the advertisement of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and also some testimonials
stating how some wonderful cures had
been wrought by this remedy decid-
ed to try it. After taking few doses
| was entirely well of that trouble, and
l wish to say further to my readers
and fellow-sufferers that am a hale
and hearty man today and feel as well
as everdid in my life.--O. r. MOORE,
Sold by c. w. Houston, Extra; A. H.
Roberts, Audubon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
Our Latest Music Offer.

Piease send us the names and addresses
the piano or organ and 25c in silver or post
age and we will send you all of the follow
ing new and most popular pieces of full
The Flower that Won my Heart, now being
sung by the best singers in the country;
Mamie O'Rouke. the latest waltz song;
March Manila, Dewey's March-Two Step
as played by the famous U. S. Marine
band, of Washington, ID. c., and five other
pages OF popular music. Address, PoPU-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28
For Sale Or Trade!

A good stock farm of 32O-acres,
all fenced, running water on three
forties, about twenty acres of young
timber. situated in Keyapaha coun-
ty, Nebraska. 1t is bargain. If
you mean business address or call
on 7. F. LUSE, Ross, Iowa,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28

Ed. McAffee and his son, Lester
drove INTO town, Wednesday even
ing, on their return from a good
visit with the family of his daught-
er, Halsey Bruner, at Estherville, in
the northern part OF the State. He
sad Daniel Bruner and family
Wee we'll and had very pretty
home in that CITY.