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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
The Coffee

New York. December FIXTURES
opened steady. with prices Is to 20
points lower under active selling for
both accounts. brought cut by weak
ness in European markets. increased
Brazilian receipts, hGaviness in h
spot coffee market. end the irdiffer-
ence OF the public. The market ruled
weak during the forenoon. but ad-
vanced 10 points soon after midday on
urgent covering, started by a sudden
rise of = francs In Havre. During the
balance of the session the market was
generally active with prices finally of
to the lowest figures. under renewed
liquidation Closed steady. with prices
10 to 20 points net lower. Total sales
were $500 bags, including December
at $40, January s5.35G5.45. Marchs5.55a
$3.50. Spot Rio weak; No. Z invoice
SIC; mild quiet: Cordova sh Il 1sAc.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL.

New York, December 19.-Money on
cal steady at 4 to 5 per cent; last loan
Az per cent. Prime mercantile paper
steady with actual business in bankers
bills at 4.S4% for demand and at 4.S0k
for sixty days. Posted rates 4.S1@4.S1k
and 4.S5@4.S5k. Commercial bills
4.79k@4.79A. Silver certificates 64@65.
Bar silver GA. Mexican dollars 80.
Government bonds irregular. State
bonds inactive; railroad bonds strong.
COTTON.
Liverpool, December 19.-Cotton:
Spot moderate business; prices 1-16d
higher; American middling fair 5 13-
16d, good middling SGD; low middling 5
7-32d; middling 5 1890; good ordinary
4 31-32d; ordinary 4 23-32d. The sales
of the day were 1000 bales, of which
500 Were for speculation and export,
and included 6,400 American. Receipts
81, 900 bales, incluing 0 1900 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed
quiet; American middling L.. NJ. c.:
December 5 19-64d buyers; December
and February 5 15-64d sellers; Feb
ruary and March 5 12-64d buyers;
March and April 5 10-64d sellers; April
and May 5 7-64d@5 Slid buyers; May
and June 5 5-64d@5 6-64d sellers; June
and July 5 3-64d sellers: July and Au-
gust sos lid sellers; August and Sep
tember 4 50-64d buyers.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston steady at 9Mc; net receipts
16, 63S bales.
Norfolk quiet at csc: net receipts l.
Baltimore nominal at 10c: net re-
ceiptS 1,450 bales.
Boston dull at 10c: net receipts 1923
bales.
Wilmington quiet at csc; net receipts
9O4 bales.
Philadelphia quiet at 10Ac; net re-
ceipts 1856 bales.
Savannah quiet at 9 3-16c; net re-
eeipts 6,271 bales.
New Orleans quiet at CSC; net re-
ceipts 49, 07 bales.
Mobile quiet at SIC; net receipts l.
400 bales.
Memphis quiet at 9Ac; net receipts
2,902 bales.
Augusta quiet at 9 Lie: net receipts
LOIS bales.
Charleston steady at 9Ac; net re-
ceipts 6SS bales.
Cincinnati quiet at 9Mc: net receipts
2,055 bales.
Louisville firm at 9Ac.
st. Louis quiet at 9hc; net receipts
1,569 bales.
Houston dull at csc; let receipts H.
81 bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET.
New York, December 19.-Cotton dull
at 10c; net receipts 1.051 bales; gross
receipts 5.S05 bales.
Total today-Net receipts 1926 bales;
exports to Great Britain 9.221 bales;
France 215 bales; continent $3.50 bales;
stock 964. S34 bales.
Consolidated - Net receipts 1872 81
bales; exports to Great Britain 81, 941
bales; France 1855 bales; continent A.
773 bales.
Total since September met re-
ceipts 4,154, 77S bales; exports to Great
Britain 1,526. 259 bales: France 800, Az
bales; continent 1,O45. sos bales.
Spot closed dull; middling uplands
Zoe; middling gulf 10Ac; sales 200 bales
Futures closed steady; December
9.61; January 9.45; February 9.34;
March 9.29; April -9.24; May go; June
s.1S; July 9.16; August $50; September
$50; October 7.95.
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET
Chicago, December 1.-THE leading
futures ranged as follows:
Opon uf0h TnU Clos
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Avoid all drying i~nhalants and use
that which ~cleanses and heals the
membrane. Ely's Cream Balm is such
a remedy and cures Catarrh easily and
pleasantly. Cold in the head vanishes
quickly. Price 80 cents at druggists
or by mail.
Catarrh caused difficulty in speaking
and to a great extent loss of hearing.
By the use of Ely's Cream Balm drop
ping of u has ceased, voice and
hearing have greatly improved.-J. w.
Davidson, Atty at Law. Monmouth,
I'll.
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The Dry Goods Market.

New York, December 19.-There 10 no
change in the character Of the demand
for cotton goods today In any direction
and only a limited amount of business
in both staple inc and fancy goods.
Print cloths are quiet and UNCHANGED.
Prints also are quiet and only a limit
ed business Is reported In ginghams.
Mems wear woolens are I'm fair de-
mand for spot supplies. Wooden and
.worsted dress goods are dull outside of
a few specialtfes.
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Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. December 1s.-wheat was
easy early today. but rallied later on
'bullish Argentine advsces firm CONT
mental markets and a better cash de-
mand. May closing Il TO &c over yes
.terday- Corn closed unchanged to nc
higher. oats a shade lower and proviS-
ions 5 to 7hc and zoe up.
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When the stomach Is tired out i
must have a rest, but we can't live
without food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
'.digests what you eat 50 that you a
eat all the good o you want while
it is restoring the digestive organs I
health. 1t is the only preparation tha,
digests all kinds of food. r. X. Bel
iamy.
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The preamble to the joint note of the
powers to hin will not contain the
word "irrevocable.
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WILMINGTON MARKETS

Wilmington. December 10.
Receipts Of cotton today e0f bales
Receipts same day last ear 1851
bales.
This seasons receipts TO date-zi1.o 55
bales.
Receipts to same date last year
202. 140 bales.
The quotations quoted at Z O'Clock
today At the exchange:
COTTON-Quiet.
Good ordinary .. =. +. :. /. . e sis
Low middling !. a.. :. =. 8 Isle
- : %
GOOD ). =. . +. {. : 3 ILLS
Same day last year-7Ac.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TRPENTINE - Steady;
machine barrels 37hc; country barrels
SIC.
ROSIN-Firm at s1.2o and $1.25.
TAR-Steady at $3.50 to $40.
CRUDE TURPENTINE = Quiet at
$1.30 and $3.50.
Prices same day last year-sptrits
and $1.15; tar $1.25: crude turpentine
hard $1.5o; soft $3.50.
Receipts today-21 casks of spirits
turpentine. 3i5 barrels rosin. As par
rels tar, 219 barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts same day last years. casks
Ol SplT1pS IuTpeulllc, flS DdTrSlS rOS1n,
635 barrels tar, Z barrels crude tur-
pentine.
PRODUCE.
~SALT-1O0s. 4Sc; 1858, SIC; 1905,
Gle; zoos, 99c; zoos F. F.. $1.35; in less
than car load lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-7x to INC.
BUTTER-24 to 26c.
COFFER@10 to 11hc.
BAGGING@2 Id. basis, 81 to SIC.
COTTON TIES-$1.40 to $3.50.
FLOUR-Straights 1855; End patents
$4.10; full $3.50.
MOLASSES-S. House. 15c: New Or
leans Brights % to Csc: Porto Rico
80 to 35c; Cuba, Is to Sic.
SUGAR-(New York prices, freight
to be addedl g~ranulated $5.75: w. x. c..
No. S $5.25; No. 8 $500; No. II $4.75.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina, fancy,
Csc; prime so to Goo; Virginia As to Csc:
Spanish IS to SOC.
CORN-56c.
CORN MEAL-52c.
N. c. BACON-Hams. 12kc; shout
ders SIC; sides 10c.
CHICKENS-Dull; spring 8 to 1Sc;
hens 20 to Csc; BOOSTERS 1Sc.
TURKEYS-(ive) dull at TX to Sc.
EGGS-Steady at 20 to 22c.
SHINGLES-Per 1000, 5 inch saps,
$1.60; 5 inch hearts. $2.25: 6 inch saps
$3.50; 6 inch hearts $3.50.
TIMBER
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Meeting Yesterday The
Culiom Bill Again NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
to Place Wilmington on the Inland
Water Boute 100000 Phosphate
and Fertilizer Plant at Castle Haynes
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-28

top soil TO ono side. taking out enough
OF the hard-pau to Il depth Of at least
two feet below the normal surface or
level OF the land in the garden. and
have the bottom surface sloping TO
the side where the main path or Walk
is to be. Then put in, carefully laid
together, a layer OF refuse or old brick,
or some such material, to the depth or
about eight inches, then filling In the
crevices with small stone or clinkors.
Put on top of this n two-inch depth or
coarse gravel. clinks or cinders, then
roll this with a garden roller, as you
would for making a path, or. II such
drainage material cannot be easily
had, then lay two-inCh ordinary drain
tile in lines two feet apart and MI In
between the tile with the same mate
rial as mentioned above-coarse gray
el. sand, or ashes. TO II depth OF eight
or ten inches. After this put on Il
layer OF turfy sod grassy side down
ward. Put on top Of this good garden
loan to the depth OF about hfteen
inches. using partly the soil that has
been removed from the top before
draining. Then fork or spade into TINS
the before mentioned quantity II
quality OF manure and your border Is
ready for planting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-28
Birds That Died Of Grief.

The following, which appears in Mr..
Angels Address to the Boston Public
Schools. shows very clearly how zen
sitive even birds are;
ITO show how this power OF the
voice extends through the whole ami
NAL creation. | will say that | know
one OF the best ladies' In Massachusetts.
who lives within five miles Of this
school-house. She had, u few years
ago. a beautiful canary bird which she
dearly loved, and TO which she n
never spoken an unkind word in her
life.
"One Sunday tho church organist
was away. and she stopped after
church TO play the organ for the sun
day-school.
In consequence OF this the dinner
had to be put on an. hour. and when
she got home her good husband was
very hungry. and as the girls may
find out some time, when husbands
get very hungry they sometimes get
cross. and he spoke to her unkindly.
THE things were put IN and they
sat down in silence at the table, ana
presently the bird began to chirp ut
her as 1t always had to attract her at
:ention. TO shame her husband for
having spoken so, she turned TO the
bird. and for the first time In her life
spoke to II in IA most violent and angry
tone. In less than Ave minutes ther,
was "A nuttering In the cage. She
sprang to the cage-the bird was dead
when | was at New Orleans, win
ter before last. Mrs. Hendricks, thu
wife OF the late Vice-president OF thu
United States. came there. And sh'
said hat she once killed n mockinl
bird In the same way. IL annoyed he
by loud singing. TO stop 1t she spok'
in n violent tone, and pretended 4
throw something at 1t, and within nv
minutes 1t was dead"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-28
The Irony Of Fate.

When Louis Philippe was King or
the French, he sent to st. Helena for
the ashes OF the great Napoleon mat
they might rest in the exquisite shrine
which Is now one OF the wonders OF
Paris. The tomb at st. Helena was
left empty.
Under the second empire the govern
ment, fearing that 1t was falling into
decay, bought the ground round the
tomb for s 1900, and the British Gov
eminent presented to her sister En-
pire the adjoining lands Of Longwood.
which had been rented by a farmer.
The French repaired the house and
placed an old officer, who had fought
under Napoleon at Waterloo, with two
subalterns in charge, so that the
venir du grand Emperor de la patrie'
might be fttingly preserved. The Of
Ger and one subaltern died. The
third F%renchman, left alone. married
an Englishwoman. He now lives there
with seven daughters, not one OF them
| can speak a word OF their fathers
tongue, and still more horrible to re-
| late, he has thought e. to adorn the
favorite sitting-room OF the %vanquish-
| ed hero OF Waterloo with French and
| British flags intertwined. o, shade OF
Napoleon, hatred OF the English race
made bitter thy dying hours; 1t was
well that thou couldst not foresee how
Fate should mock thy m~emory.-Ex.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-28
PrepariDc "a Rose He'd.

According to Henry A.. Siebrecht. In
a bulletin on roses. there should be at
least eighteen inches depth OF good.
rich soil in the bed or border. which
should be we'll trenched to the full
depth and roughly but well ridged up,
No attempt should be made at level
ing or making 1t fine. II possible this
trenching may be done in the autumn,
Just before the frost. II. however. the
garden is not prepared until spring.
the trenching and ridging up should
be done as early as Is possible to work
the ground. The soil should lie at
least two weeks in that condition.
when It should DO leveled and receive
a heavy dressing OF w~eil-rotted stable
manure 4.
II the land be of an open and sandy
nature, barnyard manure will answer
If the land be extremely light and
sandy, then sheep or COW manure Ii
much better: and II, on the other
hand, it should be very cold and heavy
land. then well-rotted horse manure
is the best. This should be spread
over the ground in quantity Of about
a ton or large load to every 200 square
feet, and thoroughly spaded or forket
In. After this the ground should b.
we'll raked and the soil made yer,
level and fine.
The great essential for making ros'
beds or borders is proper and ample
drainage. should the ground he of
stubborn, stif clay nature, with per
aaps a strata of hardpan beneath tn
con soil, then the whole area slf3ul'
be artihcially and thoroughly draine'
and the beds or borders properl,
formed; and might be done In tn
following manner: Remove all tn
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-28
DesIre and FuInIment-

A biographical sketch Of Mr.. Her
mann II. Kohlsaat. proprietor OF the
Times-Herald Of Chicago. pictures him
as a poor boy on an Illinois farm, n
later, when twelve years old, as a car
rier'' for the Chicago Tribune. Work
lug from daybrcak until school-time.
One wintry morning the slight little
fellow reached home very much ex-
hausted after his struggle with q big
bundle OF papers amid snowdrifts ana
contrary winds.
Never mind, Hermann said MS
mother encouragingly, you will not
have to carry newspapers all your
life"
mo. mother" replied the slip OF a
boy, II intend to 1wn II big newspaper
Of my W some day"
A few years after young kohlsaa'
became a cash boy, earning 81 a week
Then" he said, II sat down and
thought It all out. / perceived that II
did not matter how much one earned
il was necessary to save something al
the time or one could never be any
thing but an employee. Even when
earned only 81 a week a certain par
Of 1t was put aside for future use
From cash boy to travelling sales
man, from salesman to proprietor
were the next steps in the career o
this typical American. At the age o
forty he attained his ambition, IN
ownership Of a great newspaper. Year
had interviewed between desire an
fulnlment: but 1t is worth remember
Ing that the Times-Herald was poten
TALLY his on the day when he decide
on the purpose of his life and bega
to save his money.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-28
Recipes.

A Peach Mousse-This velvety
cream can be made a very perfect dish
for either luncheon or dinner, Pre-
pare a dozen large ripe peaches, re-
move the stones, reduce them to a
pulp and then strain. Soak n G
spoonful OF gelatin in cold water, dis
solve It In a tablespoonful OF hot wa
ter and add to the peach pulp. Then
set the whole on ice to become cold.
Sweeten one pint Of cream whipped
to a stiff froth. then fold in the peach
pulp and pour into a mold. Cover
tightly and pack In ice for three hours.
Peach Soufie-When peaches are In
season don't forget a soufiie. To make
this TO perfection pare ripe peaches OF
good quality, chop them In a wooden
bowl, with a silver knife and strain.
To every pint Of the juice allow one
pint Of water, six eggs and one pound
OF sugar. Beat the eggs until light,
then add them to the other ingredients
and cook the whole in a double boiler
until 1t becomes as thick AZ soft Gus
tard. Strain, set the dish in a pan OF
cold water and beat the mixture CON
tinuously until IL becomes cold,
Freeze and serve with cream slightly
sweetened and favored with peach.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-28
sorxhum for Forage.

Mary Best OF Medicine Lodge, Bar
Der county, Kansas. who has probably
been as closely in touch with and as
intelligently observant Of the sacchar-
Inc sorghums for both sugar and forage
as any person living, writes. under
date Of March ~. 1900, to Secretary
+. d. Coburn OF the Kansas Board OF
Agriculture, saying;
1.-THE prevailing opinion throughout
this region seems to be that sorghum
will grow anywhere: we'll, that's a
fact, but the best results are obtained
from better work and a good deal less
trust in providence. Too much care
cannot be given the preparation OF
the ground. The year 1899 was a very
poor seaso for all forage crops In our
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-28
Railways and TsIsg sphs In Chins.

Telegraphs and railways appear to
be among the causes OF the anti-for.
eign riots now in progress in China.
The development of this feature OF
modern enterprise in China Is des-
cribed in considerable detail in a re-
cent publication OF the treasury bureau
Of statistics, entitled Commercial
China in 1899" 1t shows that the tele-
graph system of China included In
1899 about 1900 miles OF line in opera
ton, and that the railroad system in
Guided $50 miles OF road in active OPP
Grafton and over 5000 miles projected.
The telegraph system connected all OF
the capitals OF the province with the
national capital, Pekin, and in turn
connected with the Russian TRANSIT
berian telegraph line and the ocean
cables; but it appears from the recent
reports that these lines have in many
cases been destroyed by the anti-for-
eign mobs and armies.
The railways thus far constructed
belong to the Chinese government and
were constructed under its control and
direction and at its expense. They
connect Pekin, the capital, with Tien-
tsin. which lies at the head OF the gull
OF Pechili and is the seaport OF Pekin
while other lines run northwardly
from Tientsin to S~honhaikwan and
etill others extend southNardly from
Pekin as far as Paoting, the capital Of
the province of Chill, in which Pekir
Is located. From that point southwark
a railway was being constructed In
1899 by Belgian capital, though IL wal
suspected that Russian influence ant
perhaps Russian capital were asso
ciated In this work. This line was ex
pected to extend to Hankow, which
may be described as the Chicago O
China, being It's best and largest ant
most prosperous inland commercial
city, located 500 miles up the YaDgtse
Kiang from Shanghai, which lies a
the mouth of that river. Hankow is
city OF nearly 1000, 900 inhabitant
and IL was expected that the Belgia'
line would connect Pekin, which lie
we'll at the north. with Hankow, 10
Gated near the center.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-28

The Texas station for two years car-
ried on experiments to ascertain to
what extent. II any, cottonsced and Its
meal could be proftably used as a
TODD for swine. The following Is the
Professor George w. Curtis, the sta
ton director:
After two years successive tests In
feeding %cottonseed to hogs with defn-
tie aim In view. and after practical at
tempts to use these products in a sim
liar manner for the past ten years, we
do not hesitate to express our candid
opinion that there Is no profit what
ever in feeding c%ottonseed in n
form, or c~ottonBeed oil. to hogs OF any
age. To those who a tried 1t care
fully, and have taken pains to note
exactly what their hogs were doing.
this statement will not be at all sur
prising. 1t Is a fact which no amount
| OF theory can overcome. that II Is prac-
tically impossible TO prepare cotton
SEED or c~ottonBeed meal In any man
ner SO that hogs will eat II grcedily.
AS a rule they eat fairly well for two
or three, sometimes six or eight days,
but they soon tire OF II and refuse to
eat more than just sufficient to satisfy
hunger. II Is not disputed that cot
tonseed. or cottonseed meal, is rich In
food elements-that fact is well
known: but Il Is also known to prac-
teal feeders that no animal a give
best return for food consumed unless
his appetite be whottod, and himself
be urged thereby to heaviest eating
consistent with a healthy state OF ami
NAL digestion and assimilation. This,
we claim cannot be done with cot
tonseed, or meal, and our conclusions
in the matter, based on work at this
station for a number OF years. are sup
ported by the views OF otner feeders
who know whereof they speak.
Not all the animals die, but the NOR
tally Is large. The dying uniformly
become sick and die within six tn
eight weeks from the first feeding.
The first sign Of sickness, appearing
In from six to eight weeks after cot
tonseed meal is added to the ration,
is a moping d~ullness OF the animal,
with loss OF appetite and tendency to
lie apart. Within the course OF twelve
to thirty-six hours, often within short
or time. the animal becomes restless;
staggering In his gait; breathing la.
bored and spasmodic; bare skin show
ing reddish Inflammation; sight de
~fective, and both the nervous ant
muscular systems feeble and abnorma
In action. The fatal cases all show
"thumps"-spasmodic breathing; anc
in many instances the animal will turr
In one direction only, following a fence
or building wall 80 closely az to strikI
his nose against projections in a yaiI
endeavor to push outward In that on,
direction which he tries TO take. |
no fence or building intercept him h
may travel in a c~ircle-large or small
according to the mildness or acutenes
OF the malady in his particular case
When exhausted by his efforts the ami
I NAL drops down neutrality-suspicious.
fiat upon the belly, sometimes drop
ping on his launches with his fore
, legs well apart TO keep from fallini
! ~over-almost always with the evidenc
OF more or less acute internal pain
5 At death a quantity OF bloody foam
exudes from mouth and nostrils.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-28
PATIENCE WITH THE LIVING.


Sweet trioad, when thou and | are
gone
Beyond esrth's weary labor,
When small shall he our need OF grace
From comrude or from neighbor:
Passed all the strife. the toll. the care,
And done with all the signing
What tender ruth shall we have
gained,
Alas, by simply dying?
Then Lips 700 chary OF their praise
Will tell our merits over.
And eyes too swift our faults to see
Shall no defect discover:
Then hands that would not lift a stone,
Where stones were thick to lumber
Our steep hill path, will scatter flowers
Above vi pillowed slumber.
Sweet friond, perchance both thou
and l.
Hire Love Is past forgiving.
Should take the earnest lesson home
BE patient with the living;
Today's %ropressed rebuke may save
Our binding tears tomorrow,
Then patient cen when keenest edge
May whet a nameless sorrow!
IT'S easy 10 DC gentle when
Deaths silence shames Il clamor.
And easy to discern the best
Through memory's mystic glamor;
But wise IL were for thee and me,
Ere Love Is past forgiving.
To tase the tender lesson home
Be patient with the living
Boston Waterman.