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Some Scottish Men of
Letters.
Continued from Page Nine.)

neglected authors of merit. Tom
Cringle's Log and the Cruise of the
Nudge" by Michael Scott, are excellent
sea stories, and deserve TO be reissued.
When l was lad they had wide and ap-
preciative reading. Scott was never at
sea, but he made some of the very best
of sea novels. 1t is announced in London
that the novels of G. F. r. James will
be brought out soon in a complete set. He
a popular writer a half century ago,
hut not of much originality or variety.
Edwin p. WhippIe, OF Boston, said he
stood ten feet from the target, and shot
a hole through the centre. and had been
shooting through that hole ever since.
II read many in my boyhood but do not
think | have read one in fifty years. His
philip Augustus is one of his best, if
not the best. Mr.. W. l.. Alden, London
literary correspondent of the N. Y. Sat
Urdcy Review, wrote recently CT the pro-
posed James revival that if the novels of
James are compared with the average
historical novel of the sort with which
we have been inundated during the last
three years they will seem decidedly
better than their later rivals.
James could tell story fairly
we'll, and he always had a story to
tell. He fell into entire neglect when
the reign of the psychological novel came
in"
Let me mention here and emphasize
the high gifts OF Charles Rcadc as a
novelist His "Cloister and the Hearth"
is decidedly OF very great merit and
ranks with the best in the opinion Of
many educated readers in England. Nj.
Alden is enthusiastic enough in his
sGmratiOn 10 declare that it Is admitted
% lie the best historical novel in the
language" / do not believe that, but il
is of great worth and originality. Alden
says if there was ever such q thing as
prose poetry ttat it is to be found il
this great novel. He holds that the
l. justice which chc reading public has
shown toward Readc IS one of the mys-
teries of the day. 1t is inexplcable upon
any theory that can be invented" Sew
cral of Reade's novels are superior and
Illuminating and very engaging. One
other extremely clover novel to which I
would call attention is John Inglesant.'
II is neglected for far inferior books
IT IS a work of genius, and is the best
rovel Of the last twenty years. Leastwise
l would rather have written it than any
other written in that time OF which I
have any knowledge. It is so fine it could
almost be taken for a true biography Of
q real man.
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NATURAL ANXIETY.

Mothers regard approaching winter
with uneasiness, children take cold so
easily. No disease costs more little lives
than Group. Such cases yield to One
Minute Cough Cure. Absolutely safe.
Acts Immediately. Cures coughs, colds,
grip bronchitis, throat and lung trouble
w. II. King Drug Co., BobbittW ynne
Drug Co.
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Let rue dctain he reader with another
reference to production in the book line.
DR.. Woodrow Wilson is well known to
many Wilmingtonians. DO not know him
personally, but I nave read with real
pleasure and profit two Of his dozen
volumes Congressional Government
book that deserves TO be studied by in
telligent voters everywhere in this lam
and his delightful book On George
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w. L. REYNOLDS ..... Atlanta, Ga.
G.. III. COFFIN ............N New York.
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Truth is more of a stranger than
fiction.
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Insure your property against FIRE and lightning in this
Il has been successful in business FOR than thirou
In paronizng it you help to build up North Carolina
SEAGErlTS WANIED IN UNOCCUPIED TERRITORY.
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DIRECTORS


The
O
combined
mentioned Stockholders Of
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ALEXANDER WEBB ..... Raleigh, y. c.
JULIUS LEWIS Raleigh, N. C.
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK. Aug 19.-Money on cali
at the Stock Exchange today opened at
Az per cent. highest ), lowest 3I2, clos
ing at 4. Most Of the days loans were
at AZ per cent.
Time money quiet. and the demand
icing mainly for thirty to ninety day
loans. which may be done at per cent
Long dates are little dealt in. as the
rates demanded do not meet promp,
agreement Supply is good, though not
large, and lenders predict much higher
rates in the near future
Mercantile paper is coming into the
market in larger volume and better as
sortment. But demand does not increase
proportionately. the principal sales be-
ing TO outof-town people. Rates. 4%65
per. cent for sixty 10 ninety days en-
dorsed bills receivable. > per cent for
choice four to six months single names,
"a for others.
Money was irmer in Boston, though
bid rates were unchanged. Quotations
at four important points reported by
telegraph today were rs follows:
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THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat FirmeE, But Closing With Other
Cereals at an Advance.

CHICAGO. Aug l9.--Wheat showed "A
frmer tone and finally closed at fair
advance over yesterday. The impor-
tant feature was the showery weather
in the Northwest and predictions nf
more showers and unsettled weather to-
morrow. The strength in cash wheat
everywhere was also a factor. New 10
i Northern was quoted 81 over De-
cember IN tine Northeast ana at 3i4
over September prices. Out Of thirty
one cars new wheat received at Min
neapolis today only three were No
Northern. Exports were liberal at
500, 900 bushels while primary receipts
were slightly less than those OF year
ago. The seaboard reported forty-AYe
cars engaged fer export. Estimated re
ceipts for tomorrow, 290 cars.
Corn was slow and rather easy early,
but closed firm at moderate advance.
There was a liberal trade. taking he
day as a whole September Offerings
proved scanty during the closing hours
Receipts we're forty-six cars and esti-
mates for tomorrow ten cars. Primary
arrivals were $4,000 bushels today.
a against 401 coo bushels n year ago
Oats were helped by the uGfavorable
weather and strength in other graus.
The bull party which has been operat-
ing on this side for oats for many
months was again buying. Their pur-
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CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. Aug. l9.-Trading in stocks
here, although not large. was well dis
tributed. The market was irregular. but
there were more declines than advances
City Railway. Union Traction. and all
the elevated shares weakened Can and
Swifts also dropped lower one of the
strongest and most active stocks was
Shipbuilding common, which gained r.
Quaker Oats advanced IA points ald
Boxboard preferred gained q. Can com
mon 1lBG12, Biscuit common 477sG4S,
preferred iG44 Diamond Match 1872
Canal and Dock Il. Carbon preferred
100. Strawboard certificates 473s, Street
Stable Car common 301z, Swift d Co.
I62Gl63iA, shipbuilding common 57G
57A, Quaker Oats preferred 921a G92A
Union Traction common 164 q 1872. City
Railway 2l1. Lake Street Elevated 40a4
Metropolitan Elevated preferred 9GA.
Boxboard common l5l2G 1873. preferred
G5a4 M66a. Pneumatic Tool 1850 lG6, Chi
cago Title and Trust 1872, Northwestern
Elevated preferred So, Edison gold -
107. Western Stone 5s %.
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BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.

BALTIMORE. Aug f9.-Following are
the quotations in today's local whole
sale provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 793,445-
bus. Southern whea, today was easier.
Sales on grade at 72c for No. red. 7oc
for steamer red and CSC for rejected.
Bag lots sold by sample at 65c, Csc, zoe
and lie.
Western wheat opened frmer, August,
re. Foreign markets were irregular.
L. X. 4c up. while French were 1lac
higher and Antwerp sc lower. Specula-
tive on this side were inclined 10 be
frmer. Cash and August were I2c early.
and September 717sd72c. but there was
no inclination to buy much wheat, even
though the advance was steadily main
tanned October and December were dull.
Private cables quiet; not much demand
at the price Market closed frmer.
spot-August. 72hc bid; September, 72c
hid; October. 7l2sc bid; December, 'll3o
bid. 7lMc asked. Sales 10000 No. . req
Western spot, 72Ac; 10000 September
17sc; 1000 fresh spot, 72c. Settling
rrice. spot. 72c; No. red Western spot
72kc: 40. red. 1Cc; steamer No. :
red, 7Cc
F!our-The market was quiet. Win
ter Extra. $29043,10, Winter Clear,
S32Jm3.3G: Winter Straight. $S S.30WS.j0;
Winter Patent. $3.7OG3.S5, Spring Clear.
S310d2.30: Spring Straight, $3.o5G 2.70
Spring Patent. s3.7504.O0; City Mills
Best Patent. $3.50; City Mills High
Grade Patent, $40; City Mills High
Grade. Straight, $i.GO; City Mills Choice
Family, $3.75; City Mills Super. 32.904
300; Rio Extra. s2.60I3.75; rye -four
medium TO choice. $320@S.50
Butter-Market was steady. Creamery,
separator. extra, 2Sm23i2c; extra first,
22iac; creamery first. 2l@2i;2c. do. imi-
taticn extra, 19lac; Iowa and y. w. la
die. extra. 19dl91a; do, extra first. 1Sl2c:
Elgin creamery prints. l2-lb, 25025 1ac;
80. lib. 24n 24lac; do. lib. 2il2c; Mary
land and Pennsylvania creamery prints,
LIB, 2llbc; do. lib, 2lT' 2An%c.
Eggs-The market is steady. Strictly
fresh tcandled) 13I2G20c; Western, 19c
Poultry - Market firm. Old fowls,
11lANf2c; spring chickens. 1215@13c;
ducks, 9GlCC; spring DUCKS. lytt1lc,
roosters, each, 25HS0c.
Green cofice-Market dull No. : (Ri1
grade). 5Is@ SIC.
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure lava. 32l2c: Mara
caibo. 22l2c; pure Laguayra, 2212c; pure
Santos. 19c: African Java, 2elac: Rio
blend. lSc; Peaberry mixture, f7I2c: pure
Mochar 3OI.c: Java-Mocha blend. 2Sc
(These cOiiecs are in fancy bags, paper
lined. II packed in cans or tubs, 1ac
higherl
Packages brands-E- l.. c.. 100-lb
cases. 10i2c; G0-lb cases, 1060c; 36-lb
cases. lo.70c; Lien coffee in 1GC-lb lots,
lG.1Sc; in 60lb lots. 10.2sc.
Cotton-Tne local market was steady
Middling. 9hc. Stock, 3,22S bales.
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Washington Grain Market.
THE COTTON MARKET.
Wall Street Buying and Government
Report Aid in Moderate Rise.

NEW YORK. Aug. 19.-Agsin there
was a moderate rise in cotton owing to
the weekly Government report, which
was more bulIish than had been ex
pected. not only in its reference. to
Texas. but also to such important cot
ton growing States as Alabama and
Georgia. This report caused covering
ard more or less new buying for local
and Southern account.
Wall Street was buying the fSll and
winter months and spot interests bought
the near deliveries. while Liverpool also
bought to some extent. The offerings
were light and the weather in Texas
continued hot and dry. offsetting rather
disappointing Liverpool adyices and
liberal receipts of new cotton.
There was a further decline in the
certifc ated stock here, which is now only
50.355 bales against 1886 on August
and III. .S42 a year ago.
The market closed steady with quota
tions to S higher as compared with
vest erday's closing prices
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New York Clearing house exchanges
today were s2SS. 400, 300; balances, SIS
29O. $50; United States Treasury's debit
balance, 1851. .033
Foreign exchange-The market for
sterling opened steady. and the posted
rates were unchanged AT s4S51a G4sS
Rates for actual business were as fol-
lows: Sixty days. s4s4hG4Si2A; de-
mand. 4.S7& G4.SS; cables. 4S7h@4s7%.
Commercial bills We're 4.S3A A64sS%. The
supply of grain and cotton bills was
small for immediate delivery. bu, free
offerings for future months
Continental bills were quoted as fol-
lows. Francs, 5.17RM5.165s -1-16 and
5.lS%i 1-l64j.1S&; reichsmarks, e5 1-I6
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Domestic xchange-Chicago exchange
on New York city 10 cents discount per
$1,000, unchanged from yesterday. and
- cents discount year ago today. Pos
ton exchange 10 cents discount to par,
against cents vest erd7y.
Silver-Bar siiSe- in London steady
and 1-l6 higher a. PA peuee Per ounce.
Today's New York price lor CONNER
cial bars unchanged. j@5s a 53@s cents.
Government assay bars unchanged al
% a 53is Mexican dollars unchanged
at All. n 10
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Sales-Washingto Street Railway.
As. SlO0OaS5: Washington Street Rail
way preferred, 1OG37; lcm571s: 10651A;
Graphophore common. lcCm5; Greer.
Copper. i0od27 After call-Capifal
Traction Company. 2O@t2i: Mergantha
Ter, 1GG1S5A.; 100 1855; ie@1S6; Ches-
apeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany. 25@ilb 25d451&; Capital Trac-
lion Comnany. 20Ml24as
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Foreign Gold Premiums.

LONDON. Aug. l9-The gold premium
at BucnoG Ayrcs was quoted at
1870 against 1899 yesterday; al;
Madrid. $3.50, unchanged; ct Lisbon.
1854. unchanged; at Rome. S2iA. against
SIS sterday
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New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 10.

The following table shows the highest,
lowest, and last prices of all stocks sold
on the stock exchange today in amounts
of eco shares or more, and the net
changes from yesterdays closing prices
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Government Bonds.

NEW YORK. Aug. 19.-The following
shows today's closing quotations for
Government bonds as compared witiR
Yesterday:
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Call money in London 2Ia per cent:
short bills 29sN2 11-16 per cent: three
months bills 2 11-16N2& per cent.
Money at Frankfort and Amsterdam
advanced Is. Open market and ba nix
rates AT important Continental centers.
reported by special dispatches today as
follows:
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Bond and Curb Markets.

The railway bond market was only
moderately active. and the tone in the
main firm. Strength was displayed by
Northern Securities and Seaboard issues
and Oregon Short Line is. New Orleans
Railway and Manhattan Transit Com
pany were firm. Virginia Coal ard Coke
sold at 20. the IS at 10 and the rights at
/. The stock market closed strong and
active
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Western Union Rallies.

Western Union had an appearance of
weakness In the early dealings, which
was considered somewhat artificial Sub
sequently the stock developed fair ac-
tiyity and rallied sharply. closing prac-
tically unchanged. Reports are current
that pool has been formed in the stock
II is understood that there is a large
short interest and insiders in the prop
erty say that about 60 per cent of the
stock is now held by about dozen large
capitalists. Pacific Coast, common and
preferred. scored substantial gains.
In the Industrial department the feat
ure was Colorado Fuel and Iron. On
threats of an application for a receiver
for the property by the defeated party in
the contest for control. the stock sus-
tained an extreme decline of six points.
a little less than half OF which was re-
covered
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MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY To LOAN at Sl7 to . per cent, in sums
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LOCAL AND GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

d95ls and 9is4G9i 1916; gulders,
40 1-l6n 40ls and 3g7sdS9 15-16.
Following are til, posted rates of the
leading drawers OF foreign exchange:
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NEW YORK. Aug. f9.-The following
quotations were recorded on the Produce
Exchange today;
Cash Grain-No. : red quoted at 24a2l2c
over September. I. o. b. adoat. To arrive. cX-
port; No. I northern Duluth. &c over Scpten-
her price: No. hard Manitoba, liz over sep
tcmher, to arrive; No. ; corn. G3i2c {. o. p.
stcat. export No. > white, Gsc, and yellow.
IS; ncw No. white, 'j,; new Nc. mixed.
39lsc: row No. mixed clrs. ioc: No ,
Western rye, fOizc new. f. o. b. aloat.
WHEAT
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Tobacco and Apples.

Cutting and curing of tobacco pro-
grcssed favorably and the crop has
generally done we'll. While benefited By
late rains in Kentucky the crop in that
State has been permanently injured py
drought in some sections.
The reports respecting apples are
favorable from New England. Michigan.
Kansas. Oklahoma and portions of Elli-
nois. Ohio. and Virginia. and the out
lcok in Wisconsin is improved. while in
Missouri, the prospects are less favor
able and variable reports are received
from New York: elsewhere a generally
light crop is indicated.
Plowing for fall seeding has progressed
faVoiaoly over she ncrtnsrn portion CT
the Southern States and portions of the
Middle Atlantic states, but dry soil has
retarded his work in portions OF Ohio,
central Mississippi, and lower Missouri
y.llCI-
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Loans in any amount made on approved
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Interest paid upon deposits on monthly
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BRrCE ]. MOSES. Assistant Treasure.
THOMAS BRADLEY ...... Real Estate Officer
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
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real estate Careful attention given TO all de-
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Special Reports.

The following special reports have
been received:
Maryland and Delaware-Cool weather,
not damaging; too dry in places FOR
pastures and fall plowing; corn fine
early approaching maturity; buckwheat
blooming; second hay crcp fair; apples
and peaches generally light, through
good in places; pears more plentiful;
sugar ccrn promising; late tomatoes
not heavily fruited, but fair to good
yields expected.
Nirginia-Rains abundant in middle
and tidewatcr counties; corn. tobacco.
pastures. and gardens greatly improved;
portions of valley section droughty and
crops suffering; plowing for fall crops
progressing; considerable fodder pulled,
cutting tobacco begun; fruit prospects
poor, few apples en- trees, except To-
cIlly. peaches rotting and dropping;
pears and grapes plentiful.
North CaroliHa-FrcGuent rains caused
much Improvement in crCHs, but some
damage occurred over limited areas by
wind and hail; cotton doing well, bloom
ing freely since rains, opening rspil!y
in south. picking begun. rust spreading;
late corn. peanuts sweet potatoes. rice,
and field peas now quite promising:
curing tobacco being pushed rapidly;
soil in good condition fer plowiBg.
West Virgina-Dry. cool weather, IA
vorgble for completion OF harvesting:
good crop of oats, mostly in stack; GOOD
crop Of early corn, but late corn needs
rain badly; potatoes large crop; pas
lures starting slowly; ground too dry
for plowing; about half crop apples in
dicated; peaches, pears, and plums
scarce; grapes promising.
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EEAT ATii.iiss7TIC AND PACIFIC TEA
q co. Nam store. 9TH and E stA
VI Branches all over the eirv and in all
markets
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Southern Pacific the Leader
at a Net Gain of Nearly
Two Points.
L. & N. AT NEW FIGURE
At Reaction From Highest Point, an
Advance OF Three Points Is Scored
Long List of Specialties Share in the
Rise-Colorado Fuel Declines.

fairly considerable increase in the trans
actions in stocks today and the market.
with hardly an exception, displayed
strength. About half a dozen Of thc
usually prominent issues accounted for
a good proportion of the days record
and the remainder was made up by a
large number of the medium and lowe:
priced specialties.
A feature OF the day was the inactiyi-
ty of some of the usual railway leaders,
and as a rule the upward movement in a
great many issues occurred on compare
lively limited dealings. There was no
special development TO account for the
upward tendency of prices. but senti-
ment appeared to be faborably in
fuenced by increased offerings of money
on call by the banking houses and some
OF the trust companies.
London Buys and Sells.
Londor wa7 buyer in this market
early. but sold on the advance. The
ruling rate for call money was unchang-
ed from that of yesterday and the ster-
ling exchange market was slightly firmer
on an increased demand for remittance.
Some time after the close of business
it was learned that the usual weekly
conference of the presidents of the an
thracite. coal companies had been held
and that on adjournment it was authori
lively stated that the situation had not
changed in any particular and was not
likely to be altered.
Southern Pacific was the leader in ac
tvity and upon report that definite ac
tion had been taken regarding the pro-
posed new issue of bonds the stock en-
joyed an extreme advance of Is per cent
and it closed at the highest price of the
day. Together with Louisville and Nash
vile, it established new high record.
Net Gains Established
The last mentioned came secol II in
volume of transactions and at frac-
tional reaction left off points higher.
Southern Railway established a frac-
tional net gain. The stocks of leading
soft coal companies were conspicuously
ohio and Norfolk and Western recorded
net gains of point or Whereabouts.
Chesapeake and Ohio on nominal sales
advanced as much.
Union Pacific rose IL per cent, and
gains of about point or more we're
recorded in Manhattan Railway and St.
Paul. The list of specialties that at
tanned a higher level was long one,
and included Chicago and Alton. Chicago
Great Western preferred, Des Moines and
Fort Dodge, Detroit Southern issues,
Evansville and Terre Haute. the last
mentioned on rumors of buying by the
Pennsylvania interests, the 500" Issues.
Nashville and chattanooga. St Joseph
and Grand Island issues. and Wisconsin
Central issues. at net gains extending TO
as per cent in Wisconsin Central pre-
ferred.
Western Union Rallies.
Western Union had an appearance of
weakness IN the early dealings, which
was considered somewhat artificial Sub
sequently the stock developed fair ac-