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NEW YORK MONEY

New YORK Dec. l6.-1 p. m.-Mouev on call
easier at 2%074 pet cent; last loan at 2h0S
per cent; ruling rate PER cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 4h05 per cent. Sterling exchange
quiet with actual business in banA-
s3IS01 S34 for 80 days. Posted rates s3SG14.S
AMI 4.s7G4.37h. Commercial bills 4.83h@483A.
Bar silver 55b. Mexican dollars 1875 Govern
ment bonds strong; State bonds inactive. Rail-
road bonds irregular
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NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.

NORFOLK. Va. Dire l6 Peanuts dun; fancy
u; strictly prime, 2h; prime, sO21a: SDan-
81, none
New peanuts fancy, 2A; strictly prime 2l02Ss
rhine pa; bunch nuts 314I3h: Spanish 10
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-Dullness and a
heavy increase in the visible supply OF
wheat depressed all grains today. May
wheat closed &c. down; May corn &c.
lower, and May oats sc. lower. Provi-
sions closed 2Ac. to 10c. lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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SALE OF LAND.

BY authority of mortgage from James b.
Jordan and wife, recorded in Book 149, rage 3s9,
Register of Deeds office for Wake County, will,
on Monday, December 23rd, 1901, at IL O'Clock
NJ, at the Court House door OF Wake County.
Raleigh, n c., sell to the highest bidder at
public auction for cash. tract of land in Buck
horn Township, Wake county, beginning at a
stake in w. F. Collins line, corner of lot No. /,
thence N. $50 P. to a stake and pointers, thence
West IA IA P. to stake and pointers, l Collins
corner; thence n; 90 r. to stake, said Collins,
corner; thence w. 40 P. to pine, McEvans'
corner; thence N 26 P. to stake; thence W.
46 p to a stake and pointers, 0. Bright's corner;
thence S. 81 P. to stake, said Bright's corner;
thence z. A P. to a pine stump, Bright g
corner; thence S. S21s P. to stake and pointers;
thence e. 25 p. to stake and pointers; thence
5. SO P. to stake and pointers; thence w. As IA
p. to a stake and pointers in o. Bright's line;
thence S. $40 p. to stake and pointers; thence
z. 50 p to a stake and pointers thence s. % p
to stake and pointers, W. F. Collins ecrner;
thence 81 IA P. to the beginning, containing
300 acres, less 49% acres conveyed to G. J.
Burt.
It. d. s. w. N. JONES. Attorney.
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BOMBS.

U.S.Ref. Us reg. 10SS
S. S. Ref. 2's cou 1927
u. S.3's reg 108B
q coup ........1083s
u. s. new as reg 1895
I" coup 49,. 1898
U. s. old as reg.1115s
. coup ......112N
U. s. So reg.....107A
" COUP. J. .107A
Atch'sn Gen. 5's.102A
+" adj 4's...... 92h
Bait. 81 o. AS. ..1o2H
do 3 LES. 96A
do conv. AS. 1O4
Can. So. 2nds.. 1882
G. Of g. 5's.......1O5K
" 1st incomes. rs
G. & o. AVS. 1907
G. & A. 3 1-2's... 80
G. b & O. A.. 3. o7A
CM&StP gen 4's111
G. & N. con rs. 1881
G., II. |. & p. 4's.1O6H
CCC&SLgen4's 1O3
Chicago Ter. AS. ssK
Colo. So. U.s.. SO
d &. Rio GAS. .1o3A
f. prior lien AS. 10OH
Erie Gen 4's..... S9A
F.W.&.D.C.1sts .104B
Hook. V. 4 1-2's. 1OS&
l. & N. uni. as ..102A
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NpOt c0ttL closed quiet; middling uplandS
SH; middhng gulf az; sales 900 bales.
LIVERPOOL.
LlvERPooL, Dec. l6-l P. M.-Spot cotton
fair demand; prices l-32d higher; American mid
ding fair i3-l6d; good middiing AZ midaiing
-; low middling 1872; good ordin lry
1-32d; ordinary SGD.
The sales Of the day we're 10000 bales Of which
l,OD were for speculation and export, and incind
ed POO American. Receipts 5000 bales, includ-
ing 100 American
Futures opened quiet but steady closed ST ady
EAmerican mlddllng, z. o. c. Clause:
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Mex. Cen. 4's... 81
do 1st inc. -. 29A
Mimi. d St.L 4's1O3
NJ. K. & r. 4s. 96B
!" 2nd's...... s1H
N. Y. G. lists. 1868
do gen 3 1-2'.11O
N. J. G. gen. 's..131K
No. Pac. As. los
+" 3's. Tx
N. &. W.con. 4's.102K
Reading gen. as 9sA
st L & | Mton SIS III
st. l.. Is Fgen4's 90
St.L. S'wes rs. 90 Y
do 2's 79A
S. A.&A.Pass AS go
So. Pac. 4's...... 91S
So. Railway SIS. 121
T. q p. lists. .118S
T., st. Law. AS. 81
Union Pac. as. .1oSB
do. cow. as los
Wabash lists III
" ends ........113
do. Deb. B. 64K
West Snore a s. ia
w. q l., +, AS :. 81
Wis. Cen. AS. 90
Mobile & o. as. Sc
G.. of Ga. con SIS. .105K
+" 1st incomes. rs
:" I'd incomes. 33
)CK MARKET.
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John q. Wright, Of Greensboro, N. c.,
has satisfied piano purchasers from the
mountains to the sea. Won't you join
hem and be hGTpy7
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OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
RALEIGH SPOT COTTON MARKET.

Raleigh, ~ c., Dec. 16.-The market
was again steady today and almost all
the cotton offered brought eight cents.
Then receipts were again light, some of
the planters who sold saying that some
cotton was being held for an advance.
The reports from all sections Of Wake
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Grippe Knockers cure any cold, or any
case of La Grippe in 10 hours. Csc. at
yonr druggist.
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RALEIGH STOCK MARKET.

BONDS.
Bid. Asked
North Carolina 6's, 1919... ...136B 1877
North Carolina As, 1910 ....1OC% -
Virginia new 3's, 1882. 1914 100
Virginia Centuries, 1991...... 99as 10O1s
Southern Railway Us, 1894 ..11S
Seaboard Railay As, 1861. S5A S5R
Western N c. r. r. 6's, 1914 .11S 12O
Ga, Car & Northern SIS, 1929 .1tth -
Carolina Central Railay As. SO 9612
Ca, So & Flo. R. r. SIS, 1945.-- 114h
STOCKS
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YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it is
simply iron and Quinine in tasteless
form. No Cure, No pay. 50cc.
t. &c. =, D.
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SEABOARD STOCKS AND BONDS.
BALTIMORE, Dec is -Seaboard Air Line
comDion 26GD2Ss: preferred so asked
Ropds-ls S54@85A.
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Fl. & E. BEER,
Cotton Merchants.
NEW ORLEANS.

MEMBERS OF: New Orleans Cotton
Exchange, New York Cotton Exchange,
and Associate Members Liverpool Cotton
Association.
Special attention given to the execu-
tion of contracts for future delivery In
cotton.
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For Asthma use CHENEY'S
FXPFCTORANT. f SqBa co
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-28
sTOP THE IMPOsTORs.

Another circular has been issued by
the st. Louis Provident Association call
ing attention to frauds that are being
perpetrated on the public by beggars.
In this last circular is information con-
corning a woman and boy who make
their living by asking aid in the down
town stores and Offices. A brief resume
Of the different stories which the WON
an tells is given. together with the facts
in the case. According to the circular,
the father Of the family is well. one son
has graduated from the ranks Of beggar-
dom and is nov serving a sentence in the
Wcrkhouse, while the other children
are being systematically trained in the
family trade.
No one will contend that this woman
deserves aid. Yet she makes a living OF
her story. The snfferance of the people
alone permits her practices to continue.
A dollar given to such a palpable fraud
is a dollar taken away from a worthy
person who seeks aid through the me.
dunn of organized charity.
Philanthropists who are back Of the
Provident Association have a right to
ask the public to discourage such bare
feced impostors. Giving money indis.
criminately harms the giver, the receiver
and the channels that are prepared to
attend to the wants Of the poor in q
b~usinesslike manner.
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BUSINESS
w IN ENGLAND.

I do not believe that any Of h great
commercial and Industrial trusts Of which
you complain so much in the United States
can possibly have moro influence than 10
exercised here in England by the brewers
OF beer and the distillers Of whisky. A great
brewer Of beer or q great distiller Of whisky
Is certain in England to be raised to the
peerage. I could name several men who are
members OF the House Of Lords at present
who have acquired that dignifed position
merely because they or their fathers were
successful manufacturer Of Intoxicating
liquors. and having acquired vast fortunes
by that Industry made lavish public expendi-
ture OF money in the patronage OF popular
charities. n thus advertised themselves as
public benefact0rs. The liquor trade n an
organization OF immense Importance in an
parliamentary contests. for the public.house-
keeper is in the vast majority Of cases a
mere dependent on tie brewer or distiller
n has to bestow his vote according to the
direction given to him by his master.-Justin
Mccarthy.
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practical, to a degree and promises the

DeSt results.
1t is not unlikely that the Mayor, as
sisted by the two officials named. will
make an early success of this first i'm
portant Il Of his administration. His
own business ability and resOurceful.
ness contain a reasonable guarantee OF
such an achievement. The Health Com
missioner is working in enthusiastic har.
mony with him. recognizing the graft
flying fact that the city now has a Mayor
animated by an earnest desire for the
public good. The Comptroller will
bring to the performance of his share
OF such a task Il genuine determination
FOR success in a movement so necessary
for the unfolding of the municipalities
good name.
The people of ST. Louis have cause for
sincere satisfaction with the prospect Of
benefit opened up by Mayor Wclls's early
entrance in this field. Mr.. Wells was
elected to the m%ayoralty on the issue of
good government. pledging himself to do
everything in his power to better mt
nicipal conditions. He has without delay
undertaken u task equally difficult and
necessary. 1t is safe to predict that he
will not rest until he has done the best
that is possible under the circumstances.
And 1t Is also safe to believe that this
best will be found eminently salts
factory.
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MEN OF ACTION.

In arranging for q banquet in honor Of
Mayors Harrison Of Chicago. johnson Of
Cleveland and Wells Of st. Louis the
Iroquois Club Of the first-named city
contemplates q significant recognition Of
what these men stand for in American
public life.
The three Mayors n young men and
Democrats. They are OF that strong and
progressive type which, happily, is now
coming more prominently to the front
in this country, especially in the direc-
ton OF municipal affairs. They are firm
believers in the theory that a munich
pality should be administered for the
equal benefit of the entire local COM
munity. They also hold that the same
common sense and practically neces-
eary to the conduct of a large business
is necessary to that of a large
city, insuring similar good results.
A q Democrat, each of these men was
recently elected to Office following a
campaign of exceptional vigor, and their
victory was taken as full of promise for
the national Democracy in the near fu-
ture. Capacity to conduct municipal af-
fairs. to reduce disorder in city finances
to economy, to hold in check evil influ-
ences. win be In the next three years the
best demonstration Of capacity to han
die national affairs. The compliment Of
the Chicago club to the three young
Mayors is timely and deserved.
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ALL FOR ST. Z

Congressman Tawney's confident be-
lief that the Worlds Fair of 1903 will
he the greatest Exposition ever held has
for Its justifying foundation the st.
Louis determination to that effect.
The strongest, ablest and most devoted
citizens Of st. Louis are enlisted in the
Worlds Fair movement. The money
necessary to an ample carrying out OF
whatever plans may be decided upon Is
now secured. The best American talent
will be called OH for service in the vari-
Gus departments. The central idea Of
the Worlds Fair, it is safe to say. will
be appropriately novel and attractive.
All that brains and money and the re-
sources Of the Twentieth Century can
do to insure the overwhelming success
OF the first Worlds Fair to he held in
that century will be done.
Mr.. Tawney states that he has found
In st. Louis's spirit of determination, III
the enterprise and local pride manifested
In the Worlds Fair, a sure guarantee Of
SURPRISING excellence for the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition. This is the logical
and only guarantee. Without such de-
termination, energy and civic devotion,
the Worlds Fair of 1903 would be
doomed to failure from the beginning.
With such a spirit fully aroused. the
success of the Worlds Fair is CORE
~spondingly certain.
From this date onward, every st.
LOuisan who cherishes an earnest wish
for the renown and greater prosperity Of
his home city will be devoted to Worlds
Fair service. This spirit should be made
manifest by municipal officials, legfs-
lators especially. ever more markedly
than by private citizens. There is a vast
mount Of work to be done and there
must be no obstruction and NJ delay Of
any kind in its doing. "All for st.
Louis" is a good supplementary motto
with which to make more certain the
~verifcation of the Worlds Fair City's
civic motto-"Nothing Impossible!'
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KEEP UP THE O X

Action taken by Excise Commissioner
Seibert or Friday is gratifying as show
ing that the efforts to close out disrepu-
table saloons have not been entirely in
vain.
Licenses of eight saloons were re-
voked. Half of these saloons are among
the best known in the city, the pro-
p~rietOrs of which have been supposed to
control constructions of the. law that
have prevailed. In another case, one of
the most notorious characters in the city
was ordered to correct abuses. His
boosted .pull'' has awaited him nothing.
There is no reas0n why the good work
should stop there. st. Louis has no use
for saloons of the ~lawbreaking sort.
One-half of the criminal records Of the
city are made in these places. Mr.. Sell
bert has done well in s%uppressing some
Of them. Let him not waver In a de-
termination to make the strict letter of
the law the only basis of action.
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ANOTHER o CURE.

Another physician claims to have dis
covered q serum that will cure con-
sumption. His name is Doctor Carlos
L. vfllar Of the Argentine Army. In n
review Of fifty ~ that he has treated
he claims. that, unless the patient has
reached the stage where he can no longer
resiEt the disease at all. q cure may be
effected In from forty to ninety days.
1t ID hoped that this new ray Of hope
IL n mirage. Not a year passes but
from different sections Of the earth
come reports similar to the one from
Buenos Ayres. And with everything
hope. the public has investigated, only
to ind that the goal had not been
reached. Yet. q better knowledge Of the
disease has come about. Patients are
treated IN Q more scientific manner. In
some cases cures have been effected in
the early stages Of the disease.
That the lons5sought remedy will be
found no person familiar with medical
SCIENCE doubts. IL not the Argentine
physican, some one else. 1t may be
yea8 O. days. but in some manner the
search Of science WIN not 60 unrewarded.
In every center OF the world men are
Watktng.sa lie pfeblem. The key to the
Gegst m - feund. jsst as.it has been
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A STUDY in FICTION.

Sherlock Holmes sat looking out Of his Window in Thrums. wondering the
Heavenly Twins could help him solve the mystery concerning Doctor JekyH
an Mr. Hyde. He ndiced III MS niece. Lucille. had drawn her boat White
Wings. upon the bank I'M vas hastily coming Up the path. leaving tn Gates
pausedb beside, he Bonny Brter Bush exctdny pointed toward Treasure Is
land, where Three Men in a Boat could plainly be- seen making q landing.
WELL" said Sherlock to himself Views Afoot are more 10 the point thar
these observations from my study windows. I'll take A Tramp Abroad" He
Around he World in Eighty Days he soon reached The wayside nj where old
Rip Van Wrinkle m Uncle Remusa n Jan Vedders wife were exchedy taking
about stranger who had unexpectedly appeared. riding Black eauty I'M who
had wum h river ad was nov almost at tho summit Of the hill On the Is
land.
"Ah! Just as 1 expected"s said Sherlock to himself. as he's saw the horseman
disappear H returned W a path by the river. from which he couh see Unce
Toms Cabin almost coveredw with olffashioned roses In the yard a gay. happy
company of Little Men and Little Women were at play. There wre iaie L W"
nazinda. Under III Seven Oaks Sentimental Tommy ant Evansehne were S-
Ing al Keeping House. Through The Open Door Sherlock caught a glimpse OF
Samantha Allen IN Glory IN John Storm chatting pleasantly over the Lex
Cups
DAYS in which lie too lived near to NATURES heart.
Night found Sherlock again at tn Wayide Inn All was que nov mi
was he nearest point tt he island. He noselesiy loosened a boat ant
rowed across. He hastily assembled tn hill until h" reached Beak House. "here
She Informed him hat Rupert was not here H passed the barn as ne ieu
the house ND saw his old acquaintance, Black Beauty. Then, being al expert
Pathfinder, he found his way down the opposite side of the kland.
Il LAY met all sorts ad conditions Of men m the lain Iravaed hoaos
ami in sight Of III House Of Seven Gables. the summer home oil the Coune Q.
MonteC riao. 1t vas brilliantly lighted m tm' a Large. open window co@
De seen the Count himself and three visitors. Half way between Sherlock m
thu house, in the shadow O a large Black Rock rouche upper OF heh@'
Nv raised his revolver I'M aimed at the Count At thu sam Instant a tiger
sprang between h lighted window n HIMSELF. IN A beautiful Lacy rose ~
from a low seat at the Counts SIDE Rupertsh ham dropped ant shriock maze
him q prisoner The Counts life was saved. INC % ne knows whetner II "s
due to The Lady or the Tiger The lady vas Narcena, tn cunts De aun"
uphter M III tiger was a pet,w which had been secured In Darkest Atrca.
The visitors Of he Count we're one other than the eccentric DAVID harum, ne
wdLknown ad wel-baoved David Copperhed and the dusky philosopher rae
tous Prime.
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ARTISTS FORTUNE MADE
WHEN he LOST AN ARM

TO become blind. or color-blind. or to lose
the use OF ones hand are. Of course. the
greatest calamities that can overtake an
artist" remarked a portrait painter, chat.
ting with some friends in his studio. says
the New Orleans Times-Democrat. There
are q good many cases on record. however,
where the left hand has been trained to do
the work Of the right even after middle.age,
and I recall one where the necessity actu-
ally turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
THE man I have in mind was q painter
in n Of the large coast cities. and while
he possessed considerable ability he never
managed to catch on with the public and
had great difficulty in making both ends
meet. His speciality was landscape. and the
trouble with his work was q tendency to
overfnish. II somebody had stood behind
him with a club and belted him over the
head when his canvas reached q certain
stage 1t would have been all right, but he
was q inicky. fusry style that spoiled every
thing he did.
well. he struggled along on the verge
Of starvation for years. and finally tumbled
downstairs and broke his right arm in 80
man different places that 1t had to be taken
of at the elbow. OF course. he was in de-
spair. but he had considerable grit. and as
soon as possible after the accident he be-
gan to practice with his left hand. 1t came
very awkward at first. and he found him
self absolutely unable to execute the fine.
fussy detail in which he formerly delighted.
He was compelled to deal with color masses
whether he wanted to or not, and, In spite
of his efforts to the contrary. he acquired a
broad. vigorous touch that was the greatest
Imaginable improvement on his original
style.
hibited made . hit. and everything he does
now finds a ready sale. Some OF the rival
artists Of the place say that his work leaves
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LITTLE OLD MAN WHO
TEACHES THE FACE TO TALK.

WRITTEN o II SUNDAY
The art of teaching the face to talk is
what occupies the attention Of a dinsy lit
tie old man in a dingy little old building
on sixth avenue, New York.
Professor Felix Pippit calls himself In
s~tructor in the art Of facial expression. He
has a countenance which, in comparison,
can only be likened to the after taking"
picture of a patent medicine advertisement.
His plastic features at once suggest the
master of pantom!me.
He is a jolly old chap. and his studio Is
Mt the head Of three flights OF rickety
stairs. 1t is sparsely furnished. the princi-
pal article Of furniture being a chevai glass
before which the professor requires his
pupils to stand while he instructs them IN
facial expression. He said he had no class
es, hut merely gave lessons to individuals
in private.
NO. 1 have no connection with the
STAGE he said, in answer to a question. Il
abhor the stage. 1t is the graveyard OF my
yet thful ambitions. hut no matter. We Will
not discuss that. The world OF society -
my present field. My pupils are recruited
from amorg those who would grace the
halls of fashion. men and. women alik
Some Of them are young, but not all.
"Msny persons, as you are doubtless
aware, are rendered uncomfortable IN So
ciety by displaying emotions In their faces
which they would rather conceai. 70. IN.
stance. 1t In considered i'll bred to exhibit
surprise, no matter how great may De the
provocation.
II teach my pupils to have perfect con-
troll OF the facial muscles and to conceal
the expression Of those obnoxious emotions.
I teach them to be perfectly passive, or to
simulate various expressions. as occasion
may require. Perhaps l can illustrate my
meaning more clearly with a practical DEM
onstration."
The professor then went through a series
of fccial contortions supposed to portray
mirth, Indifference, condescension, pensive-
ness. ennui and the various other emotions
which are regarded as indispensable IN So
ciety.
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ALL n TO N o

Alderman Honore Palmer of Chi
caeo. though belonging to the smart set
Of Chicago society and expected to he
more or less q joke In municipal poll
tics. has done a good and wise thing
in fitting up Fairgrounds for the boys
ana GIRLS Of his ward.
Judging by results, it doesn't matter
whether q not young Mr.. Palmer has
taken this action ~ q bid for popular
ity. The two city blocks to be trans
formed into Fairgrounds for children
could not be put to better use. The car
rying ont Of the plan to this end means
health and happiness to many a Chi
cago youngSter. It ought to make Al
derman Palmer popular.
IL there are any wealthy young fell
lows In st. Louis who r willing to
90 into municipal politics on this same
basis, they should lose no time in doing
10. They will be mighty welcome.
There is need for them here as in every
great city. Mr.. Honore Palmer, a more
or less worshipful Alderman Of the city
Of Chicago, is setting a good example
to the gilded youth.