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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-02
TEA FLAVOR INJURED AT SEA.
Consequently Russian Epicures Have
 Their Supply Brought Overland.

Russian tea traders have received news that the great caravans will shortly start on their long journey across Siberia. Within recent years much of the tea consumed in Russia has made the sea voyage from Chinese ports to Odessa on the Black Sea, but Russians say that tea transported by sea loses much in flavor and quality. In consequence of this the largest tea merchants continue to receive the bulk of their stock by the overland route. Early in January the caravans arrive in Tomsk. Between the 1st and 20th of the month 19,000 sledges of tea are expected. each sledge containing five packages of about 130 pounds each. The tea is not packed in cases but in stiffened OK hides Five sledges are tied together and drawn by one horse. The last sledge of each group contains hay and barley, which the horse of the next group quietly munehes as he tray- els. In consequence of this arrange ment the caravans lose no time. The first horse only, Who does not feed as he walks, is changed from time to. time. The horses are changed in the villages along the road, but as villages are rarely met it often happens that the horse collapse from oyerfatigue. The leaders of the caravan, usually Kirghiz, sleep in the sledges, although
 1e thermometer is often 40 degrees be- low freezing point. From the Chinese tea growing districts to Tomsk is years journey by caravan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-02
 Why the Leaves Turn.

The common and oldfashioned idea is that the tints of autumn foliage are caused by frost. Stated briefly, the causes are these: The green matter in the tissue of leaf is composed of two eolors, red and blue When the sap ceases to flow in the autumn and the natural growth of the tree ceases, oxidation of the tissue takes place. Under certain conditions the green leaf changes to red, under different conditions it takes on yellow or brown tint-due to difference in com- bination of the original constituents of the green tissue, and to the vary ing conditions of climate, exposure and soil. A dry, cold climate produces more brilliant foliage than one that is damp and warm This is the reason that our American autumns are so much more gorgeous than those of England.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-02
stuyvesant's Pear Tree.

A tablet on the side wall of the Building on the southeast corner Of Thirteenth street and Third avenue, New York, says: 'On this corner grew 2etrus Stuyvesant's pear tree. Recalled 10 Holland in 1864 On his return he brought the pear tree and planted it as his memorial, by which, said he, my name may be remembered The pear tree fiourished and bore fruit for over 200 years. The tablet placed here by she Holland Society of New York, Sep .ember, 1896" .4,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-02
EASY LIFE IN NICARAGUA.
When the Family Is Out of Money some Body Goes Out and Gets Little Gold

When the Family Is Out of Money Some
 Body Goes Out and Gets Little G fold.
 From the New Orleans 1imes-Demo- crat: When I was III the Olancho district, i'll Nicaragua last month, said visitor who is largely Interesting in mining in Central America, T had an opportunity of seeing how the lazy natives tap natures till when they need some small change Near our camp by the river was hut occupied by a typical Honduranian family, con- sisting of husband and wife, grand
 father and grandmother, and a dozen or so assorted children The only one of the crowd who did anything except rest and smoke was the wife. At in- tervsl q perhaps a week she would sa,'' Ith the family tin-pan, erst- wi.ie for cooking, and proceed to an old Q-aeer digging on the river bank here she would squat, throw a few gourds full of dirt into the pan, fill it up with water and begin the usual circular motion of gold washing. She was very skillful and would keep little sheet of dirty water spraying over the edge like a miniature cataract
 When the water was exhausted a few spoonsful of sand would be left in the bottom of the pan, and, spreading it cut thin, with bit of stick, she would go over it, grain by grain, looking for color Whenever she saw a speck of gold she moistened the stick upon her tongue and picked up the particle by adhesion. Each bit of the precious metal was stored away in a quill plugg- ed with clay at the ends, and 1 have know her to take out as much as 8 quarter of an ounce in the course Of a day Usually her limit was about $2, and when she got that she stopped
 Then the head of the house would arise languidly and start for the near est store twelve miles away Some times he would trade the whole amount for whiskey, but as rule he brought back tobacco, salt meal and calico. There are hundreds of native families who live in exactly the same manner in Olaneho. Sometimes the woman will be lucky enough to strike rich pocket, that will yield dollar or more a pan, but they never dream of wash ing it out at once and getting stake. It simply means that they can secure their usual amount with less work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-02
Costly Bits of Railway.

Perhaps the costllest mile of railway in the world is mile measured on the ateel portion of the Forth bridge in Scotland. The length of this portion is a mile and twenty yards, and the Qost of it was considerably over S1o,- 6O0,0O0. The most expensive railway system in the world is the inner circle of London, which cost including the purchase of land, from s4,000,o0O to s5,000,0 ,0Oo per mile The last con- structed mile, between the Mansion house and Aldgate, cost altogether in cluding compensations, nearly sl0,- e00,000
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-02
DESTRUCTIVE FUN.
An omcer's Sport That Caused Kansaa'
 Greatest Prairie Fire.

An Officers Sport That Caused Kansas
 Greatest Prairie Fire.
 The greatest prairie fire known In Kansas was in the year 1869, and 1t was set out by an officer of the United States government, says Kansas City paper. This officer is now in Wash .xington, and during the Spanish war, Aais name Sas more frequently in the 3papers than any other One day in 1869 he and party of officers from Fort Hays were returning from a wild turkey hunt in the canons of the Sa- line. The wind was blowing a hurri- cane, and when stop was made on the high prairie some ten miles north of Hays this officer deliberately touched match to the dry, crisp grass in order to make spectacle. When the other officers saw what he was about to do they made a desperate effort to stop him, but the deed had been done and the red flames were reeling across the prairie like fright ened antelope. That fire swept from where it had been started clear across 12ui0do IItO Wudl IS HOW OhlduOIld The streams and roads offered no ob staeles to it whatever. While going south it had also turned to the east, and left a trail of ruin across Rice, Reno, Kingman, Harper and other counties. Thousands of settlers were burned out, losing their houses and their feed, their horses and cattle. If the man who set that fire had been known to the settlers all the troops on the plains would not. have been enough to stay their vengeance. AS 1t was, he suffered remorse beyond description. When the officers at Hays would bring him papers telling of the damage done he would groan and curse himself roundly. He left Hays for some other post in the following year, and, so far as we know, his name. was never connected with the gigantic prairie fire of 1869.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-02
Secret Drawers in Furniture.

Most people seem to think" said a maker of furniture, that secret draw CTS and hidden receptaeles in furniture only exist in novels and plays. but this is by no means so. very fre- quently take orders for such items and I employ clever woman designer who shows positive genius in planning places of coneealment which no amount of tapping or measuring could reveal. In most cases even were the hollow receptacle discovered the wood work around would have to be cut away, so complex are the fastenings. Most of the orders come from women and rich people of course-and 1 have no doubt that desire to hide articles from too curious servants dic- tates the orders.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-02
Distribution of tho Moose.

The Field says the American elk, or moose, reaches as far south as 40 de- grees north latitude, and inhabits all the forests from the Atlantic to the Pacific The animal is found from Kenway and Alaska to Kotzebue sound also along the Mackenzie riv- CT, and near the sources of the Elk river in the Rocky mountains is es- pecially common. Although in the case of ar animal inhabiting wide stretches of country, it is premature to speak of it's extinction, yet the case of the American bison should teach us how soon a numerously rep resented species may be wiped eff from the face of the earth if once left to the tender mercies of so-called sports men seized with mania for big bags.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-02
SHIPS CLAIMED BY THE WAVES
Great Britain's Losses by shipwreck the
 Smallest in the World.

From the New York Herald: Losses at sea sustained by the merchant sery- Ice of the world in the last year are sent forth in report prepared by the British government, copies of which have been received here. Great Brit ain, with over 12,000,000 tons afioat
 has the lowest percentage of losses
 Startling figures are presented as to the number of steamers and sailing craft reported missing" and now re- garded as lost by insurance underwrit- CTS. No less than 24 steamers sailed out of various ports last year and have never been heard from, and 79 sailing vessels cleared and never reached their destination, both classes representing total tonnage of 72,773 In addition 96 ships, representing 85 sailing craft and II steamers, had to be abandoned at sea. AS result of all the losses the gross reduction in the mercantile marine of the world is shown to be 1,141 vessels of S20, 725 tons, excluding vessels of less than 100 tons. Great Britains rate of loss is 2.23 per cent, the next on the list being Germany, with 2.33 per cent. Germany and the United States are now making a neck and-neck" race as regards the total number of vessels owned, the latter having 2,113,677 tons and the former 2.113,9S1 tons. ustria-Hungary is third in point of rate of loss, with 3.18 per cent, and then comes Russia, with 3.63 per cent, and the United States, with 414 per cent. The other nations are in the following order; Italy, ABA per cent; France, AS; Holland 4.62; Spain, 5.01; Norway. 5.55, and Sweden,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-02
 A Small Marriage Fee.

Squire Dunham of Anderson, Ind, lays claim to receiving the smallest marriage fee on record in Indiana. A couple in poor financial condition called on him to be married. The groom said he was in bad straits, but he wanted to pay something, so he gave the justice cent, all the money he had.
The age-herald., 1900-12-14

 posters. Now, for the information of the above experts I will state so they VIII know not to tell any more lies. except they oo so wilfully and maliciously, that until com menced to exclusively treat private dis- eases as a speciality l was member or 'Is State Medical Association; also secretary of the Cullman County Medical Society anu one of Its board of censors or medical e1- aminers (See Transactions of MealcaI AS, AS, sociation of Alabama. 1887, for proof). will still give special attention to private trou- 5les, and also treat at my office patiehts with any disease they may trust 10 my care.
 refer you with permission to First Na- tional Bank, Alabama National Bank, Jet- ferson County Savings Bank and steiner Bros, Bankers, as to my responsibility TOT my contracts. I cure many patients by mall treatment. Write for prices and terms. Au- dress Dr Y. E. Holloway, 1s011s second avenue, Birmingham, Ala.
 Office. Second avenue and Eighteenth opposite postoffice.
 Office hours, 5:30 a. m. to 5:a0 D. m. sun days, 10 a. m. to F m.
The age-herald., 1900-12-14
Cotton Letter.

New Orleans, December 13.-Our market opened steady in tone at an advance of about points in response to Liverpool, which opened 41s-64 over previous closing. Liverpool further advanced during the day, showing at the close gain of 1-64 Under this stimulus march contracts sold as high as 919, which proved to be top for the day. Some talk of manipulation of December in New York to be continued into January there had its influence, all tending to limit bear operations. Crop movement for the week promises for amount to be brought into sight between 425, ,OOO and 4.5O, 900 bales, against 350000 for corresponding week last year. This is a very large movement, and under ordinary conditions might be ex- pected to depress prices. at least momen-l tarily. But in times of great speculation
The age-herald., 1900-12-14
STOCK MARKET
 IS SMART AGAIN Was Less Under the Strength of
 Individual Stocks LIQUIDATION WAS GENERAL Erie Company's Stock Sold Higher Than at Any Time Within the Last Twenty-eight Years.
 Bonds in Demand.
LIQUIDATION WAS GENERAL

New York, Dec 13.-The stock market to- day was less under the influence of the strength of the individual stocks and more under the coming exigencies of the money markets. Even the sensational and buoyant rise in the Erie stocks in the last half hour hardly served to more than check the liqui- dation. which was an active force in the general market.
 Twenty-eight years is given as the elapsed period since that an Erie Company stock sold as high as 50 on the Stock Exchange. Today the first preferred sold at 529s in the last dealings. Extreme advances for today in the company's stocks were for the com- mon SA; for the first preferred, 49s, and for the second preferred 5%. The announce ment that the contract of sale had been signed between the Pennsylvania Coal Com pany and syndicate headed by the Central Power in the anthracite, the trade of the cause of the buoyancy.
 The bid for Pennsylvania Coal was rap- idly advanced without bringing any stock except an occasional order lot wide in in- tervals and lot of 100 shares was sold at 7S5 and another at TAO. Last night the stock was 61O bid andC CTS asked. The market for this stock has been purely nom- inal-and 1t sold at 45O1s last mOnln, WHICH was the highest price of the year Not withstanding the notable effect of this op- eration on the Erie stock and efforts made by spectators to emphasize the general benefit to result to the anthracite industry as whole, the effect was very small, even on the other anthracite stocks, which were none of them more than steady.
 The bonds of the Erie Company and some of the Southwestern Railroad were in de- mand today. Otherwise the bond market was rathr reactionary. Total sales, par value, $4,7 O0O United States refunding 2s advanced h and Id As 4 and 5's F per cent. in the last call.
 New York, December 13.-Money on call cteady. 9@6 per cent; last loan f. Prime mercantile paper 4A@5 per cent; sterling exchange firmer, wit autual business in bankers bills at 4S55s for demand and 4SOA for sixty days; posted rates 4S1A@ S2 and 4S51a@S6; commercial bills 4S0q19.
 Silver certificates 64Q65; bar silver GAS; Mexican dollars 50A.
 Government bonds strong.
 State bonds weak.
 Railroad bonds irregular. '-1
 New York Stock Market.
 By Private Wire to Murphy & Col
The age-herald., 1900-12-14
Suqar and Coffee

New York, December 13.-Coffee futures opened steady at net decline of 5d1O points, then further eased off under liqui- dation and bear selling, urged by weak ness in all foreign marketS larger Brazil ian receipts than expected and apathy in the local spot coffee market The market failed to rally in the-late session; specu- 2Sv1ive support lacking and sentiment was bearishly inclined. The close was steady at 5Gb10 points decline. Total sales 27, 900 bags, including February 5.SO; March, 5.S5- @5.9O May, 595@6.OO; July. 6.OO46O5; Au- gust. 6.05Q6.0; September, 610; October, 610@6.15.
 Spot coffee, Rio easy; No. invoice, T. Mild, market quiet; Cordova 91sq13A.
The age-herald., 1900-12-14
MONTEvkLL0 COAL
 & RAIL WAY COMP ANY
DoGWooD, ALABAMA,

Offers for sale $1oo,ooo of it's treas ury stock at par, and guarantees PER CENT. DIVIDENDS, paid quarterly, on all stock. The money for all stock sold is to be immediately applied in purchas- ing machinery to hoist 2ooo tons Monte vaIIo coal daily at $500, $sooo. Daily ex penses to mine 2ooo tons, $2ooo. Daily profit, $4ooo. Yearly profit, $1,2oo,ooo. This company has paid-in capital stock of $75,ooo, and no mortgages or leins on any of this property. Orders for 4o,ooo tons coal refused this season on account of small output. There are 48 seams of coal on our lands, known as THE MoNTEVALLo COAL BASIN. Some of these seams are to 9La feet thick, and include every seam in tht coal fields. These lands were tested by JOSEPH SQUIRE, STATE BIOLOGIST, who assited in making map of the Alabama Coal Fields in connection with PROF. EUGENE ALLEN SMITH, STATE GE- OLOGlST. Ia the celebrated MONT E. VALID COAL BASIN Hon. w. F. AId- rich made not less than One Million Dollars. Our Company won the diploma and bronze medal at THE STATE FAIR. BI RMINGHAM, ALA, in 1899, for the highest grade coal in the Alabama Coal Fields.
 c. w. CARY, Financial Agent, Montevalo, Ala.
The age-herald., 1900-12-14
Financial Agent, MontevaIIo. Ala.

like the present, theories are of little value, particularly so if manipula tion is to be considered as a liable factor It will be of interest to watch the effect of crop movement on the foreign markets, un- doubtedly those who entertain large crop views will maintain that the movement sustains the correctness of the most eX treme estimates. We think the crop will not be beyond the worlds requirement. even if bureau estimate Is reached in the end, and favor the buying side on all de- clines and easy markets, and again repeat that the season is apt to be marked all through by quick changes and buying on weak markets to accept moderate gains on firm ones will likely prove a profitable policy.
The age-herald., 1900-12-14
Live Stock Market.

Chicago, December .-Cattle-Receipts $500; generally loo lower; slow, including butchers stock and Texans; natives, best $6.05; good to prime steers, s5.25GD6.20; poor to medium, $37505.15; selected feeders slow, $S. .75@4.25; mixed stockers $2.25@3.65; cows. $2.50@4.0O; heifers S260Q4.S5; canners, $175d 240; calves. steady, $3.50d525; Texans, re- ceipts, s2.50 best on sale today, g carloads at $412h; Texas fed steers, $4Ql475; Texas grass steers. $3.25Q40O; Texas bulls, $2.40Q $40 Hogs-Receipts today, 3S,00O; tomor- row, 30, 900 estimated; left over. 40O0; &C., tive, steady closing firm top $4.55; mixed and butchers, $4.65Q495; good to choice, heavy, $4.70d495; rough and heavy, s4.556 465; light, $4.65a4.921h; bulk of sales, s.SO9 49O. Sheep-Receipts, 170OO sheep and lambs, choice stronger, medium steady; slow; fancy lambs, s590G60O; good to choice wethers, $410G04.6O; fair to choice mixed, $3.9O@41O; Western sheep, $4@450; Texas sheep, $2.5O03.65; native lambs, $4.25@ 5S5; Western lambs, s5.00GD5.S0.
 Cincinnati, O., December 13-Hogs active and strong, s3.75f1495. Cattle slow and easy, $2. .25d560 Sheep steady, $125G3.75. Lambs steady to strong $3.50@525
The age-herald., 1900-12-14
Daily Statement.

Galveston-Easy; middling, 9A; receipts, 20,045; stock 250,6S3.
 Mobile-Easy midding, 9B sales, 700; receipts, 399; stock, 37 ,97S.
 Savannah-Quiet; midding, g 3-16; sales, 120O; receipts, 5692; stock, 11S119.
 Charleston-Quiet; ;middling, g; receipts, 657; stock, 1S,32S.
 Wilmington-Firm middling, 92s; receipts 1190; stock, 15,203.
 Norfolk-Steady; middling, g 5-16; sales. 1106; receipts, 2617; stock, ALSO
 Baltimore-Nominal;m middling, 9A re- ceipts, 1884; stock, 9956
 Boston-Quiet and steady; middling 97s; receipts net, 1794; gross, 4651.
 Philadelphia-Ftcm; middling, 10B re- ceipts, 119; stock, 4753.
 St. Louis-Quiet; middling, 92s receipts, S20O: stock, 70365. - Memphis-Steady; middling, 9as; receipts, 445S; shipments, 2iS2; sales, 170O; stock, 136.- All.
The age-herald., 1900-12-14
Stockholders Meeting.

Birmingham Ala. Dec. ', 1900. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company will be held at the office of the company in Birmingham, Ala, at F m. on Tuesday, the 18th day of Decem- Der, 1900, for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors to serve for the ensuing year, and for the transa ction of such other business as may properly come before such meeting. Transfer books of the company will be closed December 15, and remain closed until December IS, 1900
 RoBT. JEMIsON, Vice Pres. J. P. Ross, Sec'y. 12-S-11t
The age-herald., 1900-12-14
Bonds.
Financial

New York, December 13.-Commercial- Advertisers London financial cablegram: The stock market here was idle today. Business of most of the session was dull
 American shares opened rather lower. There was flair amount of business in the department, but more in the Erie issues than all other issues put together It was evident that the bull clique was again working on both sides of the market, which was thus steadded considerably, though the close was somewhat easier. Tintos were weak at 55M on the fall in the price of copper and selling at Paris.
 Money was In good demand in connection with the stock exchange settlement.
The age-herald., 1900-12-14
Prices Worked Up Higher With
 Liberal Speculation
WAS MUCH PROFIT TAKING
The Southern Contingent Led the Buy. ing Movement-Foreign Represent tatives and Room Shorts Did
 Better Business than Usual Nsf

New York, December 13-The bull fae- ton had the cotton market much it's own way throughout the day, during which time prices worked upward with specula- tion continued on liberal lines The fact that the market was considerably above the extreme low level of the late decline, however did much to deter buying from loading up extensively, and on the easier intervals of the session considerable prof it-taking occurred. The market started today with prices unchanged to points higher and after monetary show of hesi- tation rapidly climbed upward until Jan- uary reached 9.46 March 9.30 and May 9.22.
 The buying movement had as it's leader the Southern contingent, the foreign rep resentation and room shorts, with com mission house doing much better busi- ness than for some time. The forces which prompted the support comprised very bullish cables from Liverpool, fore shadows of smaller moment, and rumors that planters had been made arbitrary in their views by the sheer advance of yester- day in speculative markets. Estimates for much larger receipts tomorrow brought about a sharp reaction soon after noon with selling for both accounts very active The winter interest refused to unload on the down turn and this show of strength led to nasty retreat of the bears. During the rest of the afternoon the market ex- hibited a tolerably steady undertone and closed steady with prices net unchanged to points higher.
 New York, December 13.-Cotton quiet1 middling, 975c; net receipts, 1,025 grossc 1,O25; sales, 25; stock, 596S7; exports con- tinent, 96: France, 461. s-s
 Total today: Net receipts, 47,717; exports France, 461; continent, u,792; stock, 905,- 3S6.
 Consolidated: Net receipts, 269,541; ex- ports, Great Britain, 90,207; France, S,261 continent, 50,231.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, 2921 ,464; exports Great Britain, 1,4i7, ,2SS France, 312, 105; continent, 996642.
The age-herald., 1900-12-14
I ocaI Staple Groceries.

Flour-Best patent, $4.65; Tennessee pat ent, s425; half patent $375.
 Sugar-Granulated, 57sc; Y. C., 5c. Coffee-Green, 1z0l31kc; Arbuckle's pack ages, s1230; Lion packages, $11 .3O Cheese-New York full cream, 13kc. Lard, SIS basis.
 Meats-Clear rib sides, 71kc; bacon bellies. Sc; dry salted bellies, Sc; best hams. 11%c; four x hams, 101sc; California hams. Sc: breakfast bacon, 111ac.
 Molasses-CentrifugaL 156s5c; sugar house, 20@35c; Georgia cane, 97kc Rice-19c; fancy. 7c
 Corn, mixed, 54c; white, 57c
 Meal-Jim Dandy. soc; Joe Darter, 86c Hay-Cheice timothy, s1850; No 1, $lI50: clover mixed. $1e5o; prairie. $115o
 Oats-Mixed, 34c; white, 36c.
 Bran-Mixed, s17.00; pure wheat, $1S.50. Cotton seed meal, S23. CO.,