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late dealings. The drop in American Sug
ar extended to over four points and was
without special explanation. All of the
gas stocks were acutely depressed, the
declines extending from IL in Peoples
Gas to 524 in Brooklyn Union Gas other
notable declines were Cotton Oil, prefer
red FIVE, Chicago Great Western, preferred
three quarters on disappointment over
the failure to declare dividend. The
Tobacco stocks, General Electric and
New York Air Brake from one and
quarter to four points. These violent de-
clines had a sympathetic effect on the
whole list. Weakness in the railroads
was aggravated by the renewal Of crop
damage reports and not only the grain
carrying roads, but the cotton roads also
were affected by this cause. Some of
the selling was said to be of stocks held
by bankers for collateral, which had been
held for some time past to give oppor-
tunity to the customers of the firms con-
cerned to take up the stocks.
The money market hardened apprecia-
bly,, and the possibility of quick inroads
on the small surplus reserves OF the banks
received increasing attention. Todays
engagement of 81 100, 600 of gold for ship
ment to France was what was expected
and sterling exchange eased off under
the offerings of bills against the shipment.
Discount rates hardened both in Lon
don and Berlin and sterling fell q frac-
ton in Paris. so that it is considered
probable that the demand for gold is not
yet satisfied and gold is expected to go
out on Saturday.
The bond market was dull and prices
were lower. Total sales (par value) ST.
250, 600
United States new As decline Il in the
bid price.
The total sales Of stocks today were
351 200 shares. including the following:
Atchison, preferred, 1910; Baltimore,
and Ohio, $685.; Burlington, 11,425; Rock
Island, 1000; Manhattan, II, 1870; Metro
poltan 1900; Missouri Pacific, 1920;
Northern Pacific, 26,685; Pennsylvania,
5230; Reading. first preferred, $50 St.
Paul, 14,575; Southern Pacific, II, 125;
Union Pacific, 9,0S5; American Tobacco,
81 ,G20; Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 1921;
Federal Steel, $3.50; Peoples Gas, $3.50;
American Sugar, "A $50.
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, June 20.-The stock market
made some Roadway during the early
part OF the session against depression,
and an average level of prices materially
above last night was established. Room
traders were inclined to take the long
side for a turn under the impression
that the market had been oversold and
rally was due. But before the end of
the session large offerings of stocks were
thrown On the market, embracing all
the principal groups of securities dealt
in. Earlier gains were more than wiped
out, the decline from the best in the &C
tive railroad stocks running from one to
one and a half, the net losses were most
ly fractional, but some of the Specialties
show wide declines, and the same is true
of some of the dormant stocks which have
not been dealt in during the late period
of weakness. The chief ground Of the
early strength in the market was the
higher range Of prices from abroad and
the disposition of London to buy stocks
here. 1t was evident that q more cheer
full view was taken in foreign quarters
Of the situation, and London consols hear
dened a shade in spite of the stiffening
of the London money market. The CHEZ
influence in turning the tide of senti-
ment towards the bear side was the
acute weakness developed by sympathy.
The bears attacked the Brooklyn stocks
with great confidence and encountered
little opposition in forcing the price down,
on account of yesterdays judicial opin-
ion against the legality of ten cent fares
After selling at 6412 in the morning the
stock was forced down to 60l2 in the
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HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bill
loasne3s, Indigestion, headache.
Easy 70 take, easy to operate. 49,
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COTTON YARNS.
MORTGAGE SALE.

Under and by virtue of the power OF
executed on the 10th of February, 1898,
by Samuel w. Smith and wife, Sybel A.
Smith, to James Moore, which is recorded
in Book Sc at page 756 in Register OF
Deeds office for Wake County, we will,
on Monday, June 25th, 1900, expose for
sale at the Court House door, in the
City of Raleigh for cash, the following
described real estate, to-wit:
l. All that tract of land devised to
Samuel w. Smith by Caroline Smith, de-
ceased, which was conveyed to Caroline
Smith by Samuel Walton by deed record
ed in Book II at page SAT, in the Registry
of Deeds for Wake County, reference to
which is expressly herein made for a
more particular description.
g. A tract of 5 acres conveyed to
Samuel w. Smith by Jonathan Smith and
dated April Z, 1879, it being the same
tract conveyed to Jonathan Smith by
Sarah Walton ct al, by deed recorded III
Book 10 at page 40, Registry of Deeds for
Wake county, reference to which latter
deed is expressly made for a more parti-
cular description of said tract.
g. tract containing four (4 acres
md SO poles, adjoining said above men
ioned tracts and the lands of Sion D..
Williams, lying on Clabber Branch, it
being the same conveyed to Samuel w.
Sc,ith by Giles Bledsoe and wife, by deed,
dated January, 1878, recorded in Book Sc,
said Registry's Office for Wake county,
reference to which is expressly made for
more particular description.
WATSON & GATLING,
Attorneys for James Moore.
=
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, June 20.-Wheat had another
sensational advance in price today, July
selling Up to S1asc.-3%c. higher than
the close yesterday, and closed at the
top. There was an enormous trade. An
estimate puts the amount which changed
hands at 10000, 900 bushels. Many who
had bought at a lower price took out
fortunes in profits. The extremely grave
situation in the Northwest was the infiu-
ence in the advance. Reports from that
section today were that the crop had been
practically ruined by the lack of rain.
Todays closing prices are the highest
for wheat since the collapse of the Letter
deals.
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. d Rosin irm receipts 1884; sales - esporta
;, Quote: A, b, c, d. sl.t3; L. 81 20, FSl2 @
SSI'5o; II, Sl45; T. Sl55; X, Sl.G1; NJ, sLsU, y
o@.lo; VIC, 1920; WY $3.50
Wilmington, N. c., June -. -Turprptine
steady at 422a43]4 receipts I0i
Rosin steady at s. o5al 10; receipts 2iS.
barrels
Tar quiet at sl.4O receipts - barrels.
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A TASTE FOR MUSIC

should always lie cultivated. No one thing does
more to develop the mind, or gives more yalua-
BILE accomplishment than the study Of music. On
Should have one Of the
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RALEIGH COTTON,
ID. uon NJ
NEW WORK MONEY.

NEW York, June 20-SP M.-Moaey on call
easy at l196sl24 per cent: last loan Z. per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 3H04R per cent oter-
ling exchange easy. with actual business in
pankers bills at s4t6AG1i.S6's for demand and at
s4842sG14 8iH for sixty days Posted rates " s31a
MisS% Commercial bills S4S3hd 4.s3A Silver
Ger IL icates G06l Bar silver 6014 Mexican dollars
i1A Government bonds easy: State boGds
inactive; railroad bones heavy
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NAVAL STORES.

Charleston, S. c., June aO.-Turpentine firm
at a.; sales =.
Rosn firm; receipts =; sales -; exports =.
Quote: b, c, d, Sl05; f, Sl.l5; r. 1920; G, 1.25:
Fl, Sl35; /, S.45; X. Si55; M, Sl10; N, s. o.; w g
2.20; w w, $40.
Savannah, Ga, June 20 -Turpentine firm at
43; receipts ,126; sales Si5; exports 81
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Cobb & Thomas Co.,
SANFORD, N. C..

Hard and Soft Wood Mantels, Mould
ingx, Porch Columns and Turnings, Stair
ways, Interior finish for buildings, church
work. Estimates furnished.
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NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, June 2o.-Cotton futures {
qaiet.
I,TVERPOOL'

Spot cotton closed steady at nc advance me mo
ding upIands 5-is; middling gull 99-iO' safes
C1.nA III.
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BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, June 2o-Flour firm; western
family s3.5503.90 do. super S235@2.l5; do. extra
81. 5Ni2 %
Wheat strong and higher; spot and June S21za
S24; July 82A0gS3; August 49,; steamer NO.
red Southern wheat by sam pie, 770S3A.
Corn, strong; mixed, spot and June 4t0471s
July 46G14614 Angus 464@i6H September 461ail
I62f mixed steamer southern White, 4f%U
4s& Sotithe-n yellow. 47aG4SB.
Oats firm: No. 2white, 29h do. mixed 21a21A.
Rye firm: No 2. nearby, So: No. 2 Western 10.
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NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.

NORFOLK, Va, June 20.-Peanuts steady; new
fancy, "a; strictly prime, 25s; prime, 29s02A
common, Z O.; Spanish, 90c. per bushel.
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Mr.. DOOLEY ON THE CUSTOMS
OF KENTUCKY.
BY p. r. Dunno.


Copyright, 1900, by Robert Howard Russell.
well, sir said Mr.. Dooley, its
to see that tn gloryous OF common
wealth iv Kentucky is itsilf again."
"How's that?" asked Mr.. Hennessy.
"F'r some time past" said Mr..
Dooley, "they's been nathin' doin'
that'd make a meetin' iv tn Epworth
Lage intherestin'. TIL bystanders in
Kentucky has been as safe as jour
neyman highwayman in Chicago. Per-
fectly innocent an unarmed men wiut
into tn State an come out again with
out a bullethole in their backs. 1t
looked FIR awhile as if tn life iv tn
ordinary visitor was goin' to be as
harmless in Kentucky as in Utah, tn
home iv tn desthroyers iv American
domestic life. I dinnay why it was,
whether it was tn influence iv our new
citizens in Cuba an tn Philippians
or what it was, but anyhow tn on'y
news that came out iv Kentucky was
as peaceful, Hinnissy, as tn rayports
iv a bloody battle in South Africa. But
Kentucky, as Hogan says, was not dead
but on'y sleepin'. TIL other day that
gran oil State woke up through two
iv its foremost rapid firm citizens.
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A NIGHT OF TERROR.
Adventures of a Tobacco Agent in
Mexico.

Adventures of a Tobacco Agent in
Mexico.
London Cigarette and Tobacco News.
The following amusing extract from
a letter forwarded by the cashier CT
one of the La Seductiva factories to
his principals at San Andres, Mexico,
shows the difficulty Of carrying on
business where the principle of bank
ing is somewhat incomplete. We are
indebted to Mr.. J. B. Banks, the COM
pany's London agent, for the following
particulars of a tedious journey:
"And you know l left Orizaba at 3
o'clock last Wednesday on my journey
to San Andres, and at the same eve
ming l arrived safely at Very Cruz.
Thence, next morning. l took the
train for Alvarado, the seaport at the
mouth of the Papaloapan river, which
latter is to all appearances a power
full concern, fit to carr ocean steam
ers, but is in reality only shallow.
though very wide waterway, that can
only be used at high tide in the pres
ent dry season.
'9The noble vessel which is supposed
to run in connection with the train
from Vera Cruz to convey passengers,
cargo and live stock to Alonzo La
faro, the latter city the port for San
Andres Tuxtla, was not ready for sail
ing when We arrived at Alvarado. some
small repairs being necessary, such as
mending the boiler. which happened
to be leaking in about dozen places,
and touching up the machinery in
many places. A brother passenger,
who happened to be something of a
mechanic, offered to lay long odds that
we would still be in Alvarado that time
next day, and he was right, for the
touching up OF the Anticipated craft
took the better part OF day and a
half
I'VE spent the time shooting ducks
with a borrowed shotgun, aud very
nearly did ] hit the gallant captain.
The night We passed in the Grand
Hotel Newman noble structure con-
strueted out of planks and lockwood,
and containing any amount OF the
usual tropical and other insects, for
whose company nothing was charged.
Sat p. m. on Friday. at last. our
vessel appeared to be ready to make
start. and. after recommending our
souls to our respective saints of whom
this country seems to have an extra
number, We left the shore and went
out into midstream. without any ad-
venture worth talking about. we steam
ed along until about IL o'clock. Some
times. however, the crew, consisting CT
one man and boy, had 70 get. over
board 10 give the ship a push along
over some sandbank. The IL o'clock
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sandbanlr, however. somehow did not
seem to Be quite 80 accommodating e.
the previous ones. and the combined
efforts of the crew. captain and pas
sengers. were OF no avail. The gallant
captain. who, by-the-by. does not be-
lieve in wearing shoes. called the pas
sengers together, who. to the number
Of three or four white men and thirty
Indians. responded bravely.
In a long speech he put the serious
ness of our position before US. saying
that he could offer US one Of two alter
natiyes-either to remain ON boaN UNI
til the next. spring tide, which might
come in six months, or to use the boat
and get ourselves transhipped to some
island which could be dimly discerned
in the distant moonlight.
"As the provisions on board would
not last six hours. much less six
months, we all voted for the boat. ex-
oept one Indian, who would not trust
himself to it, but preferred wading to
the hosp!table island.
Hardly had we all arrived on the
isle, which was just big enough to hold
use, when-and now the stirring part
of my adventures begins-a tremendous
shock lifted the isle, bodily out of the
water. / thought the last hour had
struck. Never before in my life had
been in anything like such sudden and
unexpected predicament. Everything
went loose; the soil seemed to have
been transformed into some antedilu-
Wan being; some underground horrible
sound burst upon our ears, and
thought the last Judgment had come.
The earthquake, for such 1t was, lasted
nine hours and fifty-nine minutes; so,
at least, it appeared to me. although the
papers only give it as forty-two sec
onds, and one of its results was the
total disappearance Of neighboring
isle. The one we shipwrecked marin
ers were standing on did not disap-
pear, but rose to quite a respectable
distance out OF the water, so that when
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almost any group of men you could put
him in.
The former, taking furtive note of the
two men, was saying to herself that if Mr.
Fielding should really take an interest in
Teddy Holbrook. and help him up his lad
der, she could almost love him.
1t was when Billy Barker was saying
good night to Teddy, about an hour later
in front of the big studio building, that he
asked: Didn't I see Mr.. Fielding giving
you his card?"
His office card yes. He told me to
come and see him tomorrow"
go. You are made man. 1 always
said could make something of you. Bless
you, my child"
And Teddy turned away from him with a
lightJhearted laugh. What an evening it
had beenl
(To be continued)
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next, and planking is then laid over
the Orders. To put together a bridge
of this description is a, comparatively
simple matter. A far more delicate
and difficult operation is to throw a
single span over a thirty-foot stream,
and one that must be strong enough to
support several tons weight at one
time. The building materials are US
ually confined to spars and rope. This
does not seem much to work with, but
it is wonderful what an airy and yet
substantial structure these trained en-
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this down as thrue firm wan that's
seen NANNY shootin', that man,
barrin' has a polisman, on'y dhraws a
gun whin he's dhrunk or afraid. TIL
gun fighter, Hinnissy, tin to wan is a
cow'rd.
That's so,' said Mr. Hennessy.
"But it don't do to take amy chances
on"
NO" said Mr.. Dooley, The might be
drunk"
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fire. and that the engineers at work
have few or none of the implements
employed by the expert bridge builder.
it seems truly marvellous how they can
throw together a structure that will
carry the weight of cavalry and heavy
artillery.
This art of impromptu bridge build
ing is acquired only after long prac
tice and a thorough study of scientific
engineering reduced to its simplest
and most primitive methods. The Dis
ferent British corps supposed to be
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INfpROE1pTIJ BRIDGE Bl DING IN WAR.

gineers can throw up with such limit
ed resources in an hour or two. It is
not pleasant work, for it means more
often than not working up to the waist
in running water. the climbing OF
muddy banks and, in fact, all the hard
ships of war without any of its glor-
les. It has also all the dangers of ac-
tive warfare, for. although the engin-
eer corps is always preceded by a
accommodating party and guard. the
men of such a corps necessarily have
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scoor. he chased tn barber iv tn
sicond chair into TIL sthreet an
there slippin' on banana peel fell
an sustained injuries firm which he
subsequently died. In him tn coun-
thry loses a valu'ble an accrate citl-
zen, tn state a lille an rapid fr-ln
son, an society a leadin' figure, his
meat-market an grocery bein' wan ~
tn largest outside iv Minerva. Some
idee iv tn acc'racy Nv tn fire can be
gained firm tn detailed scoor, as fol-
lows: Lyddite, three hearts, wan lung,
wan kindey an five brains. DerTing-
err, four hearts, two brains. This has
seldom been excelled. Among tn mi
nor casualties resultin' firm this pain
full but delightful soiree was the fol-
lowin': Erastus Hath Muggins, kilt
be jumpin' firm tn roof; Blank Cas-
sidy, hide an pelt salesman firm Chi
cago, burrid undher victims; Capt.
Epaimnondas Lucius Quintus Cassius
Marcellus Xerxes Cyrus Bangs iv
Hoganpolis, Hamilcar Township, But
seen County, died iv hear-rt disease
whin his scoor was tied. TIL las nam
ed was a prominent leader in society,
crack shot an gintlemen iv tn oil
school without fear an without re-
proach. His son succeeds to his
lunch car. TIL others don't count.
Twas a great day f'r Kentucky,
Hinaissy, an it puts tn gran OF State
two or three notches ahead iv amy
similar community in TIL wur-ruld.
Talk about tn Boer war an tn cam
paign in tn Ph'lipeens! Win Ken
lucky begins FIR to shoot up her fav'r-
tie sons they'll be more blood spilled
thin thin two play warsd spill be-
tween now an tn time whin Lady
smiths relieved FIR tn las time an
Agynaldoo is r-run up three in tn
outermost corner iv Hear county,
State iv Luzon. They'se rale shootin
in Kentucky, an when 1t begins ivry-
body takes a hand. 'Tis tn on'y safe
way. If We thry to be an onlooker an
what they calls a non-com blatant It's
pretty sure yen be taken home to ye're
family lookin' like cribbage board.
So tn thing f'r ye to do is to be wan
iv tn shooters ye'ersilf, load up ye're
gun an whale away f'r tn honor iv
we're country.
"'Tis disgrace" said Mr.. Hinnessy.
Where were tn polis?"
"This was tn place f'r a polisman,"
said Mr.. Dooley. Il SUSPECT though,
firm me knowledge iv tn kind iv man
that uses firear-rms that il some wand
had tn presence Nv mind to sing out
'They'se a man at tn bar that offers to
buy drinks f'r tn crowd they'd be
less casu'lties firm bullets, Though they
might be enough people kilt in tn
r-rush to even it up. But whin / read
about these social affairs in Kentucky,
I sometimes wish some spool cotton
salesman firm Massachusetts, who'd be
sure to get kilt whin tn shootin' be-
gun, wud go down there with base
ball bat an begin tappln' III gallent
gintlemen on tn head befure break
fast an in siif defnse- I'll bet re he'd
have thin jumpin' through thransoms
in less thin two minyits. f'r ye can put
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to do their work we'll in advance OF
the main body of their army and are
liable to attack at any moment.
Owing to the nature of the country
and the character of the campaigning
in South Africa the corps whose forte
is bridge building has very often been
called into service. One of the most
brilliant examples of their skill and
efficiency was the successful bridging
of the Tugela by the Royal engineers.
who had long been trained for work Of
all such character at Aldershot.
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expert at such work are drilled long
forms of structure necessary for The
carrying of troops over stream. These
bridges, of course. vary with the size
and the nature of the stream to be
crossed. If it is wide river, the pom
toon bridge is usually made use OF.
For this purpose each division in South
Africa carries with a number of strong
but light pontoons. These are an
chored in line across a stream, grid
ers are laid from one pontoon to the
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"They met be chanst in a hotel con-
tagious to a bar. Col Derringer was
settin' in chair peacefully fixin' tn
hammer iv his forty-four colt gun, pre-
sinted to him be his constituents on
tn occasion iv his min 'rable speech
ON tn NECESSITY iv spreadin' tn civili-
cation iv tn United States to tn ends
iv tn wur-ruld.. Surroundin' him was
Major Bullseye, a well-known lawyer,
cattle-raiser an journalist iv Athens,
Bulger county, whose destruction iv
Capt. Cassius Glaucus Virgins at tn
meetin' iv tn thrustees in tn Sicond
Baptist Church, excited so much COM
ment among sportin' men three or four
years ago, and Gin'ral Rangefinder, "
Thebes; Col. Chivvy, iv Sparta who
Whitfield Maj. Lycurgus Gam, iv Their
mopylae, down to tn wishbone at tn
anti-polygamist meetin' las June, an
other well-known gintlemen.
9TH party was suddenly confronted
be Major Lyddite, iv Carthage, an
party iv frinds who were in town for
tn purpose iv pretectin' tn suffrage
again amy pollution but their own.
Col. Derringer an Major Lyddite had
been inimies FIR siveral months. liver
since Major Lyddite, in an attimpt TO
destkroy wan iv his fellow-citizens
killed COW belongin' to tn janial col
onel. TIA two gintelmen had sworn
FIR to Stay each other at sight or thirty
days, an all Kentucky society has been
on what Hogan calls tn quee veev or
lookout FIR another thrageedy' to be
added to tn long list iv SIMILAR ivints
that mark tn histhry iv tn Dark an
Bloody Ground'-which is name
given to Kentucky by her affectionate
sons.
Without a wur-rud or bow both
gintlemen dhrew on each other an
begun q deadly fusillade. That is, Hin
Missy, they began shootin' at tn by
ISLANDERS. I'll tell We what tn pa-apers
said about it. TIL two antagonists
was in perfect form an well sustained
tn reputation iv tn State FIR acc'rate
workmanship Col. Derringer's first
shot caught a boot an shoe drummer
from Chicago square in tn back, amid
consid rable applause. Major Lyddite
tied tn scoor be nailin' a scrub wom-
an on tn top iv a ladder. tn man at
tn traps sprung beel boy whom tn
Colonel on'y winged, thus goin back
wan, but his second barrel brought
down book canvasser firm New York,
an this bein' a Jew man. STINT him
ahead three. Tn Major had an aisy
wan FIR tn head waiter. nailin him
list as he jumped into coal hole.
Four all. Tn Colonel thried diff
cult polisman, lamin' him. Thin tn
Major turned his attintion to his own
frinds an made three twos in success
sion. Tn Colonel was not so forch'-
nate. He caught Major Bullseye an
Capt. Virgins but Gin'ral Rangefn-
der was safe behind a BARRIERS pole
and Col. Chivvy fluttered out iv range
Thus tn scoor was tin to six at tn
conclusion ~ tn days sport in favor
iv Major Lyddite. Unfortunately tn
gallant Major was enable f'r to reap
tn reward iv his excellent marksman-
ship f'r IN q vain indeavor f'r large