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The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-25

mand: market firm; fancy hand-pick-
ed, Virginia, extra, &c; N. G, seed
peanuts, 4c.
NUTS-Almonds. Terragona, 14tkc;
Ivicas, 14c; walnuts. French. 10c; Ma
pies, 13c; pecans, 12c; Brazils, 16c:
flberts. i2c; assorted nuts, 50-pound
and 25-pound boxes, l2hc.
Dried and Eyaporated Fruits.
APPLES Evaporated. 1oh@11c; sun
dried, TIC.
APRIcOTS Evaporated iflkc
pound. nectarines, 1Oisc.
RAISINS-L. H. s1s5; imperial cab
inets. $3.50; loose 5U-pound boxes, 7c
pound.
PEACHES Evaporated, peeled.
lsc: unpeeled, &C..
PEARS-Ey aporated. i0hc,
sugar aud Coffee.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-25
TRADE AND FINANCE
SATISFACTORY BUSINESS REPORT
ED DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
COTTON FIRM AND IN DEMAND
INCREASED RECEIPTS DID NOT DE-
PRESS THE MARKET.

Spirits of Turpentine Closed Firm
mt 36%c, With the Demand Good.
Resins Firm and Unchanged-The
Retail Trade Comes Up to Expec-
tations-LocaI and TeIegraphic
Markets.
The Morning News Office
Tuesday, Dec. "a.
With the closing of Savannah's trade
exchanges to-day for the holidays
there was every reason for satisfaction
with the business that has been done
for the past fortnight. And this ap-
plies as much to the retail depart
ments as it does to the transactions
on the exchanges, for the holiday
spirit has stimulated trade and brought
business fully up to what was reason
ably expected it would be.
In all lines the effect of better trade
conditions from a local standpoint
have been felt. In the cotton market
the movement to Savannah has been
large, the receipts did not have the
effect of weakening the markets Cot
ton sold at the same prices it has for
several days up to the closing to-day,
with no easing tendency apparent. The
demand from spinners has improved,
and brokers expressed themselves as
fully satisfied with the business that
was expected through this market.
This demand for cotton applies to both
spot holdings, and also to sales for
f. o. b. shipment.
The naval stores markets have ruled
very firm for several days, and closed
firm to-day, with the demand good
from all sources. A bullish feeling has
dominated the turpentine market for
some time, and many market observ-
ers still believe that better prices are
in store. To-day's spirits market
closed firm at $3.50, with the demand
good. Resins closed firm at unchanged
prices: The following resume of the
markets will show the tone and quota
tons at the closing to-day:
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-25
Savannah Bank
and Trust Go.
Capital, $35O,OOO.

JOSEPH ID. WEED, President.
JOHN c. ROWLAND, Vice President.
VIM. f. McCAULEY, Cashier.
sAML. l.. CLAY, Asst. Cashier.
general banking and exchange
business transacted.
savings Department, interest
computed quarterly.
accounts of merchants, banks
ana corporations solicited.
American Express COmpRny's let
tiers of credit issued available in
all parts of the world.
Collections carefully made and
promptly accounted for.
safety Deposit Boxes and storage
vault for rent.
Corresponds invited.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-25
COTTON.

The cotton market closed without
any material change in either price or
market feeling. Sales of 1874 were re-
ported on the spot. Receipts were 9,00O
against 5000 last year The ports got
$1,000, against $4,000 last year. In the
f. Q. b. market the demand was good,
and the day closed with very satisfac-
tory transactions reported. Prices
We're: Fully good middling, 7-16c and
good middling s 5-16c. Cotton futures
at New York closed steady to points
lower.
The following were the official spot
quotations at the close of the market
at the Cotton Exchange to-day:
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-25
IN Southern
ON Railway.

Trains arrive and depart Savannah
on 90th meridian time-one hour slower
than city time.
Schedule Effective Nov. "a, 1901.
10 THE NORTH AND EAST.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-25
ESTABLISHED lsrs.
H. & B. BEER,
Cotton Merchants,
NEW ORLEANS.

Members Of New Orleans Cotton Ex-
change, New York Cotton Exchange and
Associate Members Liverpool Cotton As-
ISOLATION.
Special attention given to the execution
Of contracts for future delivery In cotton.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-25
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Note-These quotations are revised
daily and are kept as near as possible
In accord with the prevailing whole
sale prices. Official quotations are not
used when they disagree with the
prices wholesalers ask.
POULTRY-Hens, 7O@s0c; boosters,
soc; ducks. 65470c.
EGGS-Fresh country 2l022c.
BUTTER-The tone of the market is
firm. Quotations: Cooking, zoe; New
York state dairy, 24Ac; extra Elgins,
2eIhc.
CHEESE-Market firm; fancy, full
cream cheese, 13c for 20 to 22-pound
averages, % to 30-pound averages,
l2%c.
Early Vegetables.
POTATOEs-$3. 90 per barrel.
ONIoNS-Native, barrels, $4.25@4.5o;
crates, 81 so.
CABBAGE-s1. 50-$1 rs crate.
Blackeye peas, So .25 bushef; pigeon
peas. 49,. 25 bushel.
White peas beans, 81. 80 bushel.
TURNIPS-Canadian 1850 sack.
BreadstuHs, Hay md Grain.
Patent, $4.75; straight. 81. 40; fancy,
81 IS; family, $500; spring wheat, best
patent, 1925.
MEAL-Pearl. per barrel s4.15; per
sack, 50. 90; city meal, per sack, bolted,
81 IS; water ground, $40; city grits
sacks, 81 30; pearl grits Hudnuts, per
barrel, si.15; per sack, 500.
cORN-The market firm; white, job
lots, 90c; carload lots, SIC; mixed corn
job lots. soc; carload lots. SEC,
RIcE---Market steady; demand good,
fancy head, &c; fancy, 5Mc.
Prime ...... 80, ..'ss......,.,,b
Good ....,..........,....,. .4Azm4H
Fair ........s..,..-....s. .4A W413
Common ................
Rough rice. 75c@$l.00 per bushel, ac-
cordng TO quality.
OATS-No. 2 mixed. carload, soc;
Job lots. 62c; white clipped, cars, Sac;
Job lots, SEC.
BRAN-Job lots, si.sO; carload lots.
SIPS.
HAY-Market steady: No. timothy.
Job. si.05; cars. s100; No. 2, 92izc;
Job, cars, 97hc.
Fruits and Nuts.
APPLEs--New apples. S4.75a5.50
COCOANUTS-$35 per 100
BANANAS-sfO 01f.50
LEMONS-Market steady, at $3.50
sBO.
GRAPES--Malaga. Sb.00nb.50 barrel.
ORANG ES-Florida, s2.75Q3.00.
PRUNES-20s 10 30s, 10iac: 30s TO 40s,
9Ikc: 40s TO Sos 7%c. Sos 20 COS, nc;
COS 10 70s. 6Ac 7Os 10 SOC. SIC; sos to
Dos, SIC. pos 10 zoos, SIC.
PEANUTS-Ample stock, fair de-
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-25

Galveston-Firm; middling, s lis;
net receipts 30,635; oss, 80, sos; sales.
525; stock, 235, 209.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, lis; net
receipts, 2,725; gross, 2,725; sales, 4S6;
stock, 1888. Exports-Coastwise,
1882
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 81;
stock, 11,066.
Boston-Quiet; middIing, 9-16; net
receipts, 1888; gross, 1873. Exports-Great
Britain, 1,571.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, 7B net
receipts, 2,159; gross, 2,159; stock, 49,
1854.
ladelphia-Quiet; middling, 1916;
net receipts, POS; gross, 20S; stock,
$3.50.
Savannah-Quiet; middling, 1915;
net receipts, S.2l0; gross. 9,27o; sales,
1882; stock, 155,215.
New Orleans-Steady; middling,
1868; gross, 1863; sales, $3.50; stock,
34S, 553 Exports-Great Britain, 6,40O.
Mobile-Nominal; middling, 1916;
net receipts, IS; gross, 1S; stock, 81, 1872.
Memphis-Steady; middling, 8; net
receipts. 1900; gross, 1874; sales, 200;
stock, 113;S0S.
Alphabetically; middling, 8 3-16;
net receipts, 2,544; gross, 2,544; sales,
460; stock, 52,752.
Charleston-Firm; middling, s; net
receipts, 2,101; gross, 2,101; sales, $50;
stock. 39,422. Exports-Coastwise, 2,409.
Cincinnati-Holiday.
LouisvilIe-Firm middling, 81.
ST. Louis-Steady; middling, s 1-16;
net receipts, 795; gross, 5,S72; sales, 100;
stock, 51,2S6.
Houston-Steady; middling, 8 1-16;
net receipts, 21,096 gross, 21,096; stock.
1895.
New York-Quiet; middling, s 9-16;
net receipts, 1,765; gross. 1852; sales.
200; stock, 110,997. Exports-Continent,
20 France, 140.
Total To-day-Net receipts, 165. 1923;
exports, Great Britain, 1871: France,
40: continent. rs; stock, 1927, 1874.
Consolidated-Net receipts, 17S,199;
exports, Great Britain, 90,49s; France,
6.S14; continent, 1884.
Total Since Sept. met receipts,
4.44S,13O; exports, Great Britain, 1885,
oil; France, 3SO,065; continent, 1,210,509.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-25

1901-1902
Spirits. Rosin.
Stock April l. 1901 ....... SOS 1876, Sal
Receipts to-day ........... 1888 5.34
Receipts previously .....291,244 So, 73s
Total since April 1 80. 29S, 2s2 s47,I14
exports previously ......269,512 774,44O
Exports since April ..269, 512 774.440
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-25

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 24.--Seaboard
common unchanged; do preferred, 491z
m50; bonds, Is. ssh Gs5ss
New York, Dec 24.-Standard oil, 500
N695.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-03-29

Grown people are so commonplace"
she sighed. do you suppose We'll ever
be like that?''
Land, nor said he, as he slouched
back to his book. IF thought I'd ever
be such fool as that feller, I'd trade
myself off for a dog and then shoot the
dog"
=
A mockingbird, drunk with moon
light and dew, was careering from tree
to tree, singing madly, and sending
showers of pink petals down on
couple who were wandering through
the orchard.
Her hair was golden tangle and the
soft folds of her gown fell with studied
carelessness from her ivory throat. His
manner was the manner of a young
man deeply, devotedly in love with the
dearest girl in the world. From his
high shining collar to his polished
shoes, all was immaculate.
They were silent. He. because his
tongue refused to speak the words that
were clamoring for utterance. She, be-
L
not maiden shyness that 1urked behind
her demure face and downcast lids,
but pure perplexity. No master of
diplomacy ever faced more delicate
issue than that which confronted her.
Its exactly eight years since Uncle
John asked Aunt Lucy to marry him."
she said at length. 1t was in apple
blososm time, and the mockingbird
was singing in the moonlight The
| odor and the song always bring it back
to me''
by Joye! Eight years. He was
struck speechless by the contemplation
of so much bliss.
DO you remember how we laughed
over the proposal? By the way, you
never showed me the one that you
talked of writing"
Il never wrote it," he said. with
grin that was almost a grimace. Then
with tremendous effort, "I-do-don't
you think Ter, that is, w-we ,)uld
d-dispense with anything of that sort,
Lucy?"
The situation for the next several
moments did not admit of connected
conversation, but as they strolled to-
ward the house a little late, she said,
with an arch look: We've grown up
qr'+e as commonplace as the rest of
the world. haven't we"
Commonplace he calculated, fer
vently. We'll, if this is commonplace,
II
Another pause, a lengthy one.
do you remember wondering why
the mockingbird rioted among the ap-
pie blossoms and sang like a mad
thing" he asked, solemnly, after a
lilue. 81 know now. If could do the
same it wouldn't begin to express my
| feelings"
When, after several pauses, they
finally reached the lilac hedge, the
young man startled the nesting robins
with a sudden guffaw of laughter.
With his minds eye he saw a lanky
boy on his knees in the grass beyond
the hedge.
"a half-grown cub of boy is several
kinds of an idiot" he said.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-03-29
The S,JOllv.Er"


I'm allus kind O. glad to see the "jolly-er''
come along;
The feller that kin tell joke or mebbe
sing a song;
The man that puts up lightnin' rods you
really didn't need
Or sells you ground that isn't wuth the
paper in the deed.
He has a way o. shakin' hands an sayin'
'How-dy do?'
That jes' convinces you he thinks the
world an all O. you.
He doesn' keer fur money; he is sech
generous elf
An purity soon he has you feelin' jes'
that way yourself!
But don't bear him any grudge: jes,
take off my hat,
He's made this OF world brighter, an I'm
'bliged to him fur that.
l listen to his stories IAN at some I'm
laughing yit),
An try to git off jes' as cheap as reason
will permit.
Fur it's wuth little somethin' to have
some one comm out
To make you feel that you're the real
thing without doubt;
A regular steppin', thoroughbred-mueh
swifter than the throng-
You feel that you're right in it when the
jolly-er comes along.
-Washington Star
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-03-29
FACTORY BEGINS DAILY TOLL
WITH RELIGIOUS SERVICE

L. n. Creager, who operates stave
and heading factory in Washington,
Ind, employed the Rev. Mr. Gorby, pas
to- of the Presbyterian Church, to de-
liver fifteen-minute sermons to the fac
tory hands every morning. The idea
proved such a success and had such
wonderful influence upon the workmen
that Mr.. Creager placed the choir of the
First Baptist Church upon the pay roll.
The choir now assists the Rev. Mr..
Gorby in the daily religious services at
the factory. Before the fifty workmen
about the place begin the days toll
they assemble in the factory for short
religious service This novel idea orig
mated with L. H. Creager. The Rev.
Mr.. Gorby, who is local Presbyterian
minister, says that the plan has been
big success, and he expects to see it
spread to other factories and to other
cities. Mr.. Gorby's name appears on
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-03-29

From the depths of a silver mine in
er, obscure and unknown. to a seat in
the United States Senate, the possessor
Of millions in ready cash and mines-and
all that within ten short years-has come
to Thomas Kearns, native of New
York. The "Silver King" of stage fiction
has abdicated in favor of the "Silver
King" in real life, for the lurid drama
with which Wilson Barrett reused US
years ago has been outdone by the tale of
TON" Kearns' life achievements.
The man who has been received into
Americas highest legislative body as a
representative of the State of Utah has
had a most extraordinary career. Brain,
Drawn and backbone" brought him from
the level of the ''hired man." the plod-
ding, drudging "Man with the Hoe" Of
Markham to the plane of the man of
large affairs, the employer of many men
and a maker of the nations laws.
The rise of Thomas Kearns was sud-
den, and his career has been meteoric
He was born in New York in 1862, and
consequently is but 80 years of age.
From the Empire State early in his youth
he journeyed out to the wilds of the Ne
braska prairies, where he toiled as a
farm laborer. Tiring of digging for po-
tatoes and the like on the plains, he de-
termined to dig for more valuable
crops" in the Black Hills, where he re-
mained for some time, and then went
to Utah.
He had pluck and perseverance, and,
though less than ten years ago he was
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-03-29

small. One removed to Massachusetts,
the other to Michigan, and never were
two states more highly honored. When
these men met in the United States
senate they were the cynosure of all
eyes, for they were as imposing as
Mount Washington, under whose
shadow they were reared. Wonderful
eyes they possessed, and men have been
known to shiver with dread when one
or the other allowed his glance to fall
upon them. Cass could look through a
stranger in way to make his brain
burn and his knees knock together. One
searching stare seemed to destroy all
| mentality and fill the victim with par
! alytic emotions.
The other day l saw man slap Sena-
tor Hanna on the back, cry Hello,
senatorr and receive pleasant salute
in reply. No man dared take liberties
with Cass. In 1916 the proprietor of the
National hotel in Washington was a
man who so closely resembIed the great
senator from Michigan that he was
often mistaken for him. An old friend,
returning from journey. entered the
lobby, and, seeing him leaning against
the desk. slipped up behind and hit
him a terrific whack on the shoulder,
saying cheerily and simultaneously.
Hello old man; here am, back again!
How are your? Senator Cass straight
ened up his six feet three, and, turning
upon the assailant, his terrible blood
shotten eyes almoet annihilated him
with a look. Not word was spoken.
That look was ample The stranger
was so ''rattled" that he could not even
apologize, but skunk dejectedly out of
the hotel.
Later in the day, when congress was
supposed to be in session, the stranger
returned to the hotel to shake hands
with the proprietor and tell him all
about the Cass incident Walking
bravely up he laid his hand down on
his friends shoulder, and without wait
ing for greeting, surprised him with:
1 ''See here, old fellow, you got me in a
deuce of scrape this morning. Why you
know I took old Cass for you; slapped
him on the back, nearly taking off a
shoulder, and the old fool looked at me
as if he wanted to commit murder The
darned old lunatic-why doesn't he stay
out of here? He knows" Again the
great senator from Michigan straight
ened up his six feet three, again he
turned his blood-shotten eyes, again he
looked and again the victim fed Two
mistakes of that kind in one day.-New
York Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-03-29

There was an agreement as to place
and time for meeting, and young Poy-
erima rode away with his own horse.
leaving Miss Jarrett to wonder what
fate had in store for her.
Young Poyerima lost no time in hur-
rying home. He speedily acquainted
his father with the facts. Ordering the
pack animals to the front of the haci-
enda. he loaded two of them with sacks
Of gold, partly in bars and partly in
coin, and, the son leading the way, the
party set out to the hills to keep Cor
tina's appointment Reaching there,
they found that scale had been made
by balancing pole over the bough of
a tree, and at one end hoop of leather
thongs showed where the young woman.
who was to be the weight, should sit.
Atthe other an open-mouthed sack hung
ready to receive Poyerima's gold.
Miss Jarrett was brought from the
woods and placed in the seat. She al
most tainted with fear, for she knew
nothing of the strange ceremony in
which she was taking part, although
the presence of the Poyerimas, father
and son, reasurred her. But she real
lied her position when the poems began
pouring the gold into the sack.
Just as the pole tipped Cortina step
ped forward.
mot another peso." he called out,
grandiloquently. 81 said her weight in
gold and that is enough"
Then she was given into the care of
Poyerima, while Cortina. with many
fourishes and bows and adios. followed
his men back into the woods.
There was a wedding soon after, as
might be expected. Mrs. Poyerima
lives with her young husband at the
marble quarry in Texas. just across the
line. and tells the story only when the
neighbors press her to. But the Mex.
leans call her LA sposa del oro''-the
| wife of gold.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-03-29
HER WEIGHT In GOLD.
BIG RANSOM PAID A MEXICAN
eRIGAND.
He Had Stolen the Tutor of a Rich
Mans Children and the Sweetheart
of His SOMA Romance of the
Mountains.

From the mountains of Mexico comes
of medieval times than narration of
occurrences in modern life. Indeed it
hardly seems possible that even in
Mexico such an event could occur. One
hundred and twenty pounds of gold and
alongside it 100 pounds of girl! The
gold ransomed the girl and the son of
the man who paid the ransom now is
the husband of the girl.
Among the last lingering bandits of
Mexico Luigi Cortinas still holds place.
his abode, If it may be SO called, being
the mountains of Western Chihuahua,
where ofshoots off the Sierra Madres cut
away from the main range by the Gulf
of California afford him hiding place
The rurales have not yet found him,
nor is it likely they will, for Cortinas
has just retired from business with
the proceeds of his new venture, esti-
mated at $4,000. 1t is an ideal bandit
story.
Senior Poyerima, grown rich by his
mines, realized, when no longer young,
tnat his children's education was de-
fective. His friend. La France, sug-
gested that he send for Lorena Jarrett,
his niece, and make her the tutor of his
children. Lorena lived in Texas. She
was sent for and came quickly. She
became more than tutor to the chill
dren. The son saw in her much to ad-
mire. They became lovers. Frequently
they rode out together into the noun
tains.
1twas on one of these joyous, free rides
that Sthe shadow of Cortina fell upon
them. 1t happened that Miss jarrett
and young Poyerima were riding along
in the foot hills, drinking in the scenery
and stimulated by the wine4ike atmos-
phere of autumn, when two men STEP
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-03-29
Children of the Soil.

The Cape of Good Hope was discover
ed by Diaz. the Portuguese navigator.
six years before Columbus saw San
Salvador. In the middle Of the seven
teenth century the Dutch East India
Company formed a permanent settle
ment at the foot of Table mountain.
The first settlers were French Hugue-
nots, Dutch Protestants and German
Lutherans. AS immigration increased
the hardy pioneers moved north from
Table bay on the great prairies called
veldts. Here as pastoral shepherds
they began that lonely life which has
developed in it's followers courage. self
reliance, love of independence and of
solitude. the leading traits of the boer
Of to-day. They were called "boer."
which is the Dutch word for farmer.
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from the epoch when the Spaniards. at
the zenith of their glory. made the con-
quest of America.
These Panama pearls rival the most
beautiful pearls of the orient. Quite
recently, in the spring of 1899, lad Of
10 years found an oyster containing n
pearl which was sold at Paris for So.
600 francs. For his portion he received
10000 francs.
A considerable quantity of pearls pro-
cured at Panama are sent to New York,
where they do not lack purchasers, says
the jewelers. Weekly. One consign-
ment exceeded in value 10000 francs.
The island pearls are thus denominated
on account of the archipelago in which
the oyster fisheries are carried on. 1t
is opposite the Bay of Panama. The
archipelago is composed of sixteen is
lets, in which are thirty or forty small
villages of negroes and Indians. The
soil is fertile, but the principal occupa-
tion is that of the fisheries. The largest
isle, called Rey. alone embraces half OF
the population. San Miguel is the chief
place of the fisheries, and there is very
fine church. The inhabitants are near
ly all blacks. They are descended from
the negro population. from whom the
Spaniards learned the advantage they
could derive from the island riches. In
certain of the islands there must have
been diamond beds. Some fine rough
diamonds were formerly procured.
There are two systems for carrying
| on pearl fishing in the Bay of Panama.
In certain spots. where the yield is the
! most abundant, it is necessary to pay
| the government very high tax. AT
other points the tax is small. but per
centage on the pearls discovered is add
ed to it. Generally these pearls are
rather small. They usually bring from
to so francs each. Those which reach
$50 to 300 francs are already much less
| in number