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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-26
COTTON.

New York April 25.-The cotton market
opened steady ! to 3 points lower and
further declined a point or two on I'M
satisfactory cables and better weather
conditions. The market ruled quiet with
trading very light and principally of a
professional scalping character. The de-
cline was arrested by light foreign buy
ing following more conservative estimates
as to port receipts in the near future.
There was also some support from Wall
Street, and the very light receipts also
helped to brace the market up. In the
late afternoon session there was some
buying on the statement issued by Eli
son, the recognized English authority on
cotton, but the close was quiet at net
unchanged to 3 points lower.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, April 25.-Cotton futures opened
steady
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VOLUME OF TRADE SMALL
Closing Easy With Net Results of the
Day Mixed.
SOME GOLD IS ENGAGED FOR EUROPE
The Bond Market Dull and Irregular. Little
Change in the Cotton Market. The
Dry Goods Business at First
Hands Was Slow.

New York, April 25.--Business at first
hands has been slow today in all depart
ments. In brown sheetings and drills
only small sales reported without material
change in prices. Other cotton goods are
slow without quotable change. Demands
for mems wear woolens and worsteds in
different staple lines firm but some ir-
regularity in fancies. Wooden and worst
ed goods show like feature. No demand
of any moment. Staples firm and fancies
irregular.
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TRY ALIENS FOOT EASE,

A powder to be shaken into the shoes
Your feet feel swollen, nervous and not
and get tired easily. If you have smart
ing feet or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot
Ease. 1t cools the feet and makes walk
ing easy. Cures swollen, sweating feet
ingrowing nails, blisters and callous spots
Relieves corns and bunions of all pair
and gives rest and comfort. Try 1t to-
day Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores for 25c. Trial package FREE
Address. Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N.
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NEW YORK MONEY

NEW YORK, April 25.-S p M.-Money on cal
steady at 2l4@2h per cent. last loan 2h per cent
Prime mercantile paper 4@5 per cent. Ster-
ling exchange easier, with actual business in
bankers bills at s4.ss694 ssla for demand and
S4.84h for sixty days Posted rates $4s51s0.
4S9h Commercial bills S4.83404S44. Silver
certificates 594@60ls. Bar silver 5924 Mexican
dollars 474, Government bonds weak; State
bonds firm; railroad bonds irregular
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Ills. April 25.-The grain AMI
provision markets were strong today, the
former helped principally by higher ca
bles and a good export demand. Wheat
closed q to 1c. higher, corn 13s to llLc
better and oats Ac. improved. The
market for hog products at the close was
from 71ac. to 15c higher.
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NEW YORK, April 25.-Cotton futures opene
steady.
Cotton futures closed quiet.

Spot cotton CLOSED DUH easy; mlddIlng upIandS
8 1916; mdding gulf 10 Lie; sales - bales.
LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL April 25.-4 p. M.-Spot cotton,
moderate demand prices l-32d higher; American
middlng fair 523-32d; good middling 5h;
middling 7-l6d low middling o-6d; good ordi-
nary SIS ordinary 15-l6d
The sales of the day were 5000 bales of which
500 We're for speculation and export. and in
cluded 1900 American. Receipts $4,000 bales,
1900 American.
Futures opened and closed quiet at the decline.
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NAVAL STORES.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.

NORFOLK, Va, April 25.-Peanuts steady; new
fancy pa strictly prime, 29s prime, 2SW2A'
common, 1I02. Spanish 9Oc. per bushel.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10
Vermont and Arizona Copper Co.

The annual meeting of the Vermont
and Arizona Copper Company was held
at Burlington last week, and the follow.
ing directors were elected, being the
board elected upon the organization of
the corporation few months ago:
Hon. Hamilton S. Peck, president, Bur
lington; c. H. Stevens, vice president,
ST. Johnsbury; A. B. Thomas, secretary
and treasurer. Hard wick; Hon. Chauncy
W. Brownell, Burlington; George H.
Bickford, Hardwick; Frank c. Perley,
Tombstone, Arizona; DR.. Herman
Schmieding, Bisbee, Arizona.
The company has a capital stock of
$500, 900, owns its property and has
100000 shares Of treasury stock Of the
par value OF S. each to develope it with,
and owes nothing. The mines of the
company are located in the famous
Dragon Range of mountains in Cochise
county, Arizona, in one of the richest
mineral districts of the world. The
Cooper King" mines are few miles to
the north in the same range; to the
south are the Copper Queen" mines, the
fifth largest producing copper mines in
the world; the great gold mines of
Pearce are ten miles to the northeast,
and the silver mines Of Tombstone, ~
,,,,1ec The OQ1
acres or 81 mining claims in a group,
extending from the granite crest of the
Dragon Mountain down into the valley
below. The development work has been
begun, and with every prospect OF future
wealth, under the personal supervision
of Frank c. Perley, son of the late Judge
Henry Perley of Hardwick, who has had
20 years OF practical experience in mining
in that locality. The ground was visited
by Mr.. Thomas, secretary of the company
last May, and he became convinced of
the unusual promise of rich copper
deposits, as have also the other members
OF the company upon investigation. The
com pany is controlled by prominent and
successful Vermont business men, and as
noted above (. H. Stevens is vice presi.
dent, and other st. Johnsbury men are
among the stockholders
A limited amount of the treasury
stock, tull-paid and non. assessable. is
now being sold at so cents share, but
the price will be advanced very soon as
he work goes on.
Role Cobleigh is acting as agent for
the company in st. Johns5ury and has
on exhibition at the county clerks office
samples of the ore from the companys
mines.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10
Death of Alvin Whitney.

Alvin Whitney died at his residence,
No. 2, Mt. Vernon street, early Sunday
morning, death being the result of a gen.
eral breaking down of the system. Mr..
Whitney was born at Thornton, N. H.,
May l 1, 1927 He came to ST. Johnsbury
nearly 43 years ago and entered the
scale shops where he Was continuously
employed until about two years ago,
when on account of a severe fall he was
obliged to retire from active work. Since
that time he has managed the Fairbanks
boarding house. He became quite i'll
several months ago and tailed gradually
until the end.
He was married in Haverhill N. H.,
Aug. 7, 1853, to Caroline Louise Corey,
who with two children, Mrs. Ada NJ
Gould and Arthur S. Whitney, survive
him.
Mr.. Whitney's long service in the scale
shops gave him wide acquaintance
among the men by whom he was univer.
sally respected. He was charter mem
Der of Caledonia Lodge, No. g. l. @. 0. F.,
and Olive Branch, Lodge No. +, D. of R.
The funeral was held from his late
residence Tuesday afternoon, Rev. DR..
Edward 7. Fairbanks officiating The
bearers were Matthew Robinson, Garlic
ton Fetch. William S. Pope and Richard
Hovey. Caledonia Lodge acted as escort.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10
BARNET.

There were five united with the Congre-
gational church in this village last Sun
day. This is the week of prayer and
there will be meetings every night COM
mencing at 100 at the schoolhouse.
Robert Blair died at the home OF Miss
Bell Roy, Jan. +, aged 70 years.
Mrs. Cyrus Hoyt is failing.
There was a large attendance at the
social last week Thursday night.
The lumbermen have had to stop work
OH account of no snow.
]. F. Hardy is out again.
c. c. Edwards has returned from Som.
erville, Mass.
The following officers were installed at
Odd Fellows hall Monday night, Jan. l :
N. G., E. c. Emery; V. g., R. l.. Kendall ;
r. g., Charles Wallace; P. G., H. c.
Kent; T., J. Q. A. Lang; warden, Robt.
Beattie conductor, E. A. Morgan; R. G
n. G., {, T. Kendall; L. N. o., w. H.
Johnson; R. Y. G., F. H. Quimby; L.
V. g., p. Newman; l. g.. NJ. J. Miller
w. {. Smiley and E. A. Morgan were
elected delegates to the Grand lodge.
Arthur Hunt has completed his studio
and is ready to do first class work in
taking pictures.
Joseph Boardman has gone back to
school after two weeks vacation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10
PASSUnPSIC.

The social held at the vestry Thursday
evening was quite largely attended and
was a very enjoyable occasion. In the
course of the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Miles were presented with a
package containing $25 by Rev. Mr..
Meacham in behalf of large number of
their friends, it being in remembrance of
the 35th anniversary of their marriage.
Mrs. A. A. Pinney has gone to Wolcott
to visit friends.
Rehearsal of Esther at the vestry
Friday evening at 7.30 O'Clock. A cor
dial invitation to all singers is extended.
The first rehearsal was held Saturday
evening last and was very satisfactory
tor the first one. Now let all who did
not come last week come this week and
also, of course, all who did come con-
tinue, and success will be assured
S. A. DEMO has bought the house and
land owned by Mrs. J. D. Gould and
formerly occupied by A. P, Hawley.
They will move into part of the house
soon.
J. D. Could goes to Brattleboro this
week to attend the annual meeting of
the dairymen and butter makers.
The first annual linen sale at Leach S
store, St. Johnsbury, is booked for next
week. Watch for the announcement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10
A Vindictive Reptile.

The fer-de-lance is found on the is
lands of Martinique and Santa Lucia,
where the natives counteract its virus
with deroction Of jungle hemlock,
md the basis of its grewsome reputa-
zion seems to be the fact that it does
not warn the intruders of it's haunts,
after the manner of the cobra or the
rattlesnake. but fattens its coils and,
with slightly vibrating tail awaits
events.
If the unsuspecting traveller should
show no sign of hostile intent, he may
be allowed to pass unframed within
two yards of the cooled matadore, but a
closer approach is apt to be construed
as challenge, and the vivoron, sud-
denly rearing it's ugly head, may scare
the trespasser into some motion of self
defense-he may lift his foot or brand
ish his stick in menacing manner. If
he does, he is lost The lower coils will
expand, bringing the business end,
neck and al, few feet nearer; the
head 'points" like leveled rifle. then
darts forwa with electric swiftness,
guided by an unerring instinct for the
selection of the least protected parts of
the body.
And the vindictive brute is ready to
repeat its bic. For moment it rears
back, trembling with excitement, and,
if felled by y blow of it's victims stick,
will snap away savagely at stumps and
stones or even, like a wounded pan
Their, at its own body.-Popular Science
Monthly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10

an several of the provincial towns"
writes Mr.. RansOme, zone finds hotels
said to be conducted on the foreign
principle and certain japanese hotels
have a foreign side. The European ac-
commodation in such places is, as a
rule, terrible. The rooms are dirty,
the beds are rickety, the bedclothes are
apparently seldom washed and the Ia
bies and chairs are seldom capable Of
standing on more than two legs at a
time.
"When | first went to Japan | could
not understand how, on the foreign
side of the Japanese hotels, the accom-
modations could be so inferior, when
the Japanese portion was kept scrupu-
lousy clean. One would naturally
think that people whose houses were
so spotless would revolt at having a
portion of their premises in filthy
condition.
But, as explained to me by the land
lord of one of these hybrid establish
ments: Foreigners are dirty by nature.
They go about their houses in their
boots, and consequently they cannot
wish to have their rooms kept in prop
er condition "-Literature.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10
Fearful TOrtures.

For many years | was a teacher in
Afghanistan, and during my stay in
that country | was often an unwilling
witness of some horrible exhibitions
Of torture. Here is one they use in the
case of women to extract testimony
1t consists in prying off the finger
nails by means of Il small chisel or
bradawl, which is showed in slowly
but firmly from the finger tip down
ward under the quick of the nail, which
is then lifted up and out.
This is another that | once saw used
in the case of a small child who would
not own up to some petty theft Sticks
were thrust between it's fingers and
the fingers then squeezed together, so
that the sticks crushed into the bones.
So much for women and children.
Here is method of eliciting informa-
ton from an unwilling man: The cul-
prit is stripped to the waist, and then
boiling oil Is tlicked on to his back.
This seldom fails to find the mans
tongue.
The above are the chief forms Of
"fahana," or torture, for the purpose
Of eliciting information, but it must
be stated that such infections as
nipping of noses, tearing out tongues
or splitting eyeballs do not come under
the heading Of "fahana," they being
punishments rather than tortures.-
London Standard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10
Death of Mrs. III OItOn.

Mrs. Martha F. Perry, widow of Bella
Holton, died at her residence in this vii
lage Wednesday afternoon, aged 80 years.
Mrs. Holton has been in failing health
for some months, but the immediate
cause OF her death was pneumonia which
developed only few days previous. She
was married SO years ago and during
her husbands lifetime and for many
years aiterward her home was at or
near Lyndon Center. Ten years ago she
and her youngest daughter removed to
this village where she has since lived.
Her three children, Henry H. Holton,
Mrs. DR.. Hubbard, and Miss Emma S.
Hoton, all reside here and have been
most attentive and kind not only during
her last illness but through the years as
age and feebleness have increased. She
was highly respected member of the
congregational church. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rev. M. A.
Farren at her late residence on Friday
afternoon and the interment was at Lyn-
don Centre.
Mrs. S. S. Mattocks went Tuesday to
Schenectady, N. Y, for two weeks visit
with her son, W. S. Mattocks, and her
daughter, Mrs. Caro- Hubbard.
Will Bailey has finished working at the
railroad shops and gone to enter the
Moody school for boys at Mount Her
mon, near Mortified, Mass.
We are glad to learn that Dorothy
Walter is much better and gaining
rapidly.
Paul Aldrich has moved his family to
Lyndonville.
Mrs. Minnie Wark Wilder and little
boy, Of Middlesex, are visiting friends in
this village and vicinity.
Miss Austin, daughter of Rev. A. G.
Austin, is at James Lamond's.
Owing to theilness OF his mother, Mrs.
George Thompson, OF Lyndonville, little
Nathan has been spending a week with
his grandparents, Capt. and Mrs. ]. S.
Thompson.
Mr.. Varney, from Danville. has moved
into the tenement in Mrs. McMullen's
house recently vacated by Alex Aldrich.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Eaton received
telegram SATURDAY. informing them of
the illness of their son, Lorenzo, at Jack
sonvlle, Alabama, and they started that
night to reach him as soon as possible
1t is sincerely hoped by large circle of
friends that the illness will not prove as
serious as is feared.
The Sunday school board ofthe Metho-
dist church elected officers last Sunday
for the ensuing year as follows; Supt.,
Mrs Ellen A. Staples; assistant supt,,
Mrs Mary Bowker; secretary and treas
urer, Mrs Helen Thompson; librarians,
Blanche Bradley and Rose Brown; or
ganists, Mrs. Emma Leach and Miss
Anna Thompson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10

A curly haired small boy sat in a
Fourteenth street car just at the time
of the day when the cars are most
crowded on Thursday afternoon. A
worn looking woman. evidently his
mother, sat beside him. At Fifteenth
street particularly buxom woman Of
middle age crowded into the car. There
was no seat for her, and she stood glar-
ing at the boy. Later her displeasure
vented itself in words, and she express
ed herself freely to the woman who
stood next her about women who let
their children occupy seats while ladies'
are standing The worn looking wom-
an flushed, but made no move to have
the boy surrender his seat. The buxom
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10

woman was met recently in narrow
hallway of the American embassy by
four young attaches of foreign lega-
tons. They stepped aside to let her
pass and, thinking she did not under
stand French, made few audible OBJ
servations.
look at her yellow dress. It's very
pretty" said No. l.
eyes, but she has on white gloves"
answered No. >.
"She has good teeth" said No. 8.
"And an enormous mouth" added
No. 4.
"And she understands French per-
fectly," said the owner of the enor-
nous mouth, turning suddenly upon
them, land would like to say that her
ears are even bigger than her mouth"
This in French and with such an air of
giving personal information to nobody
in particular that it was quite as if
she had been kindly helping strangers
to information out Of guide book.
| do not think | have ever seen four
limper looking young men. They had
just enough presence Of mind to fee
the premises.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10
WEST CONCORD.

Elisha May, of St. Johnsbury, was in
town calling on friends Saturday.
The Ladies Benevolent society of the
Methodist church will meet with Mrs ].
4. Bonett Saturday afternoon and even
ing, Jan. 20. Everyone is cordially in
Vlted.
The Essex county Sunday school con-
Ven1lon will meet in the Methodist church
here Wednesday afternoon and evening
ana Thursday morning, Jan. II, Is.
Everyone come.
The installation of officers of the l. 0.
w. +. and D. of r. was held last Saturday
evening at their hall. The list OF officers
VIII be given next week.
Those who have been i'll the past week
put are now improving are D. w. Hib-
oard, |. F. Harvey, George Higgins, F.
M Cobleigh, Mrs. Fanny Sargent, and
IF. Forsaith. Mrs. c. E. Wadleigh is
very low.
?, Kew. |. P. Quimby will preach at the
Unlversalist church next Sunday at one
O'Clock on 1.-The objectionable SIM"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10

Inc SOckatOOS NNtCThCkeF Dill
There is a wonderful cockatoo in one
of the islands of the Indian ocean, near
New Guinea. 1t is as large as a full
grown pheasant, and it is of jet black
color. The bird is remarkable for its
immensely strong bill and the clever
manner in which it is used. The bill
is as hard as steel, and the upper part
has deep notch.
Now, the favorite food of this cOcka-
too is the canary nut; but there is won
derful ingenuity required to get at it,
for the nut is something like a Brazil
nut, but it is ten times as hard. In
fact, it requires the blow of a heavy
hammer to crack it. 1t is quite smooth
and somewhat triangular in shape.
Nature appears to have given the
possessor of the wonderful bill some
intelligence to direct its powers, for
the cockatoo takes one of the nuts
edgewise in its bill and by a carving
motion of its sharp lower beak makes
small notch on it. This done, the
IulIu ldheS HOIu VI luc nut Will us
claws, and, biting off piece of leaf,
retains it in the deep notch of the up
per part of the bill. Then the nut is
seized between the upper and lower
parts of the bill and is prevented slip
ping by the peculiar texture of the
leaf. A sharp nip or two breaks off a
tiny piece of the shell of the nut. The
bird then seiZes the nut in its claws
and polles the long sharp point Of its
bill into the hole and picks out the
kernel bit by bit.-Savannah News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10
GREENSBORO.

w. B. Simpson returned from his visit
to Massachusetts, and Connecticut last
week and says he had good time.
D. B. Hunter has traded for a new pair
of horses with Bert Piper and we trust
there will be no more kicking about
baulky freight teams now.
Robert Michaud is working for Nor
wood Drown in the saw mill The logs
are coming in fast enough to keep them
busy.
The old firm OF Jackson & ingalls, have
resumed mercantile business by purchas-
ing the stock of goods belonging to the
estate OF the late Mary Daniels.
More snow is the prayer of the lumber
men nowadays.
Lydia Dow hasreturned from Stannard
to Frank Dow's.
Mrs, John King and Mrs. George King
are both quite sick.
B. H. Fairbanks was elected superin-
tendent of the Sunday school and Bert
Cook assistant superintendent at the
Congregational church for the coming
year.
Andrew Young accompanied Rev. ]. w.
Harris and wife to Cuba. We wish them
success in their new enterprise.
Ellsworth Holloway will move to his
farm from the George Rodger house,
where he has been living Tor the past
year.
Frank Melvin went to Stowe Saturday
for visit.
Jed CIary cut horses foot badly Fri
day by running it out of a horsepower
and stepping on an iron pin that held the
bridge.
John King came up from Barre Sunday
to see his mother who is ill.,
Charles Olmstead has a new saving
machine and with A. E. Jackson as assis-
tant is cutting some large wooGpies.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10
RYEGATE.

The week OF prayer is being observed
at the United Presbyterian church.
Orpha Nolan returned from Auburn
dale, Mass, last week
w. G. Kicker returned to Yale Monday.
The United Presbyterian Presbytery
meets here next week.
William Thompson has a lot of "a
COWS worth $50 each and they are the
finest lot of COWS in this part of the
country.
Esdon Nelson is sick with scarlet fever
but it is reported to be light case.
Ins 'alation OF grange officers took
place last Thursday evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-10
MCINDOE FALLS,

Clarence BedeI has bought Mrs.
Ellen Gilchrist's farm at East Ryegate.
Leslie Glenn is clerklug in A. B. Perrys
store.
The Ladies aid society meet at Mrs.
c. L. Duncan's this "wednesday alter
noon.
Miss Pearl of St. Johnsbury, who has
been boarding for a few weeks at Mrs.
Fri Chamberlain's has returned home.
Miss Ide, who has been at DR.. H. c.
Ide's, returned home last week.
w. H. Boswell of Boston spent New
Years at W. H. Gilchrist's.
The McIndoes Literary Club met at
Mrs. E. W. LAWYERS on Wednesday of
last week.
Mrs Frank Clement and son Harry,
who have been visiting in Boston, re-
turned home OIL Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Kellogg of Wilder, who has
supplied the pulpit twice recently, has
received call here and has it under con-
sideration. We sincerely hope that he
will decide to accept it.
Miss Abbie and Master Philo Van
Dyke are at home from Sherbrooke for
short time.
The McIndoes Orchestra gave prom
enade concert and oyster supper at the
Academy hall last Friday evening,
Master Morey Field, who has been
visiting at Seth Ford's, has returned to
his home in Barre.
James McDermit died at his home here
on Dec. Goth OF blood poisoning, aged
about rs years. Funeral services were
held on January LIST, Rev. Mr.. Brown
officiating. Mr.. McDermit left wife
and a daughter, Mrs. Philbrick.