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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-29
THE STREET SOLD
COT TON HEAVILY
And Prices Weakened, Clos
ing at the Lowest.
SIX 10 TEN POINTS LOSS
Heavy Withdrawals Of Money for ST. Louis
Carried Stock Prices at New York Down,
but the Las! Hours Prices
Were the Best.
(By the Associated Press. J

New York. Oct. 2S.-The dry goods mar
ket is laborlng under adverse influences
On the one hand is the conservatism o,
buyers induced by the unsettled financial
conditions, while on the other is the IL
creased independence of manufacturers
who are influenced by the upward trend
of the raw material Operations are lint
ted but prices are steadier.
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York, Oct. 2S.-The cotton opened
firm one point lower to eight points high
er, the decline being confined to the No
vember option, and for time ruled n1m
showing advances shortly after the call
Of from eight to ten points on better
cables than expected and continued DUH
support in the winter months. The wealth
er aside from further reports OF frost IT.
some few sections was favorable, now
ever, and with the receipts both at ports
and interior points heavy, liquidation soor
set in that impaired reactionary ten
Gency to the market. Still selling was
not aggressive and until near the CLOSE
the market ruled steady around the clos
ing prices of the previous night Win
trading very moderate.
Then Wall Street turned heavy seller
and prices weakened rapidly with the
market closing at practically the lowest
prices of the session. 1t was steady at
the decline and showed net loss of SIX
to ten points Sales were estimated at
400, 900 bales, against $4,000 yesterday and
10000 bales the previous day fac
tor in the late selling was the reports
from the leading Southern spot markets
which were generally lower whilee the
prospects were for continued large exports
for the balance of the month owing to the
outward movement of belated October con-
tracts.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2S-Cotton spot closed
Quiet points lower. middling upland, lob
gulf 1850. sales 56S bales.
Futures opened firm ana closeo
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was limited and operators We're conserva-
tive on both sides of the account.
New York spot prices unchanged; mid
ding uplands 1895; gulf 1850.
Port receipts today estimated at $4,000
bales, against 42990 bales last week and
5l.362 bales last year.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: At
Galveston $1,000 to $4,000 bales. against
1882 bales last week, and 1+,150 bales last
year; at New Orleans 1900 TO 1900
bales. against S,641 bales last week, anG
1G,367 bales last year; at Houston q ,50C
bales against 1G,3O1 bales last week, and
lI,1SG bales last wear.
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NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 2s-Cotton futures
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, Oct. IS, 4p. m.--Cottop spot
American middling fair, Cos; good mduling,
SIS; middling, 5.75; low middling $40; good
ordinary, SIS; ordinary, 53S The sales of the
day were 5000 bales of which 500 were for
speculation and export and included LOO Am
erican. Receipts 5000 bales, including $500
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RALEIGH SPOT COTTON MARKET

I iiSSS :. o GEMS
Yesterday was another day of large
sales on the Raleigh market. AS pre-,
dieted yesterday in this paper cotton went
off and wien the market closed it had
dropped from 10 cents, the opening price
to 3-4. and closed weak at this. The
indications are for further decline 20
daV
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Sale ofCity Property

BY virtue of authority given in a decree
Of Wake Superior Court, per w. NJ. Russ.
Clerk, in the special proceeding entitled
w. A. Myatt, administrator OF Amanda
Miller, deceased, against Bettie Harris
and others, will offer for sale at public
auction at the court house door of Wake
county, on Saturday, the 14th day OF
November, 1908, at II o'clock m, certa n
real estate situate in the city of Raleigh,
said county of Wake, and more fully de
scribed as follows:
First The lot of land known as the
Hampton lot, on which four houses are
located. bounded on the north by A y.
Vincent's lot, on the east and south by
the Training School property of Show
University, and on the west by Blount
street.
Second. Those. lots known as the Stan
back and Pennington lots, on which four
houses are located, bounded on the north
| by the lands of Mrs. Jeff. Fisher and
Mrs. Ed. Marlboro and others, on the east
by Blount street, on the south by the
! lot of w. w. Lyon, and on the east by
! the lot and property Of julius Lewis.
The lots will be offered for sale in such
way that purchasers will have opportu :
nifty to buy a small lot with one house,
o. large lot with all four houses. Plots
and sizes of lots can be seen by applying
to the undersigned at his store in Raj
eigh, n. G. The terms of sale are one
half cash and the balance in six months
from day of sale, with interest from day
of sale till paid, title to be reserved until
all the purchase money is paid.
This October II, 1903.
w. A. WYATT,
lG-30d. Administrator.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, La, Oct. 2s.-Spot cotton
was in fair demand, but the views OF fac
tors were weakened by country offerings
at 3-16 below yesterdays board figures.
The heavy movement to ports is having
its effect in causing sellers to make con
cessions on many lines. Sales 1850 bales,
including $500 to arrive. Quotations re-
duced Is.
Futures opened 5 to points higher
on better Liverpool than expected and
on weather predictions for rain nearly all
over the belt on Thursday and FRIDAY:
Liquidation by satisfied longs was heavy
and served to check q wide advance. Prices
fiuctuated in a nervous way throughout
the day, at no time going more than
point or two above the opening second
squirt of realizing sales sent prices down
sharply. resulting in net losses OF from
to points on all positions.
M Cnff on fr1f11 re-
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NOTICE.

To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that samue
Jackson, who resided in Perquimans OF
Tyrrell county, died some time between
1902 and 1915. That at his death nc
owned certain swamp lands then IN Tyr
rcll county. now in Dare county.
The undersigned is anxious TO learn
who are the heirs of Samuel Jackson
He has an option from the State Board
OF Education upon the lands when Tor
merly belonged to Samuel Jackson ano
desires, if there are other heirs, to know
who they are and to ascertain what rights
they claim in said property, if any.
Correspondence regarding the same is
hereby solicited. Address me at Eliza
beth City, N. C.
October %. 1908.
A. J. BROWN.
1925 wks,
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, Oct 28-Turpentine firm
551a; receipts IL casks.
Kosin-firm at 2.l0 receipts l08 bbls.
Tar-firm, l.S0; receipts "a bbls.
Crude-firm, 2.25@3. S0@3.S0; receipts 81 bar
rels.
inal 55l4, receipts ......, sales 80, exports
Quote A, B, C, 2O5D, 2,l5 E, 2.25; F, 2.40 G, 2I5
26O l, 3. is; X, 3s5; NJ, $50; N, 3.95; VIC, 4.O5
WV, 4.35.
SAVANNAH, Oct. 2S-Turpentine firm
5514; receipts sos, sales $40, exports 49,.
kosin firm; receipts l,Sll sales 225l exports
Quote A, B, c, 2I5;D, 225; E, 2.35; F, ESQ., G
255; II, 2.70 |, $780, X, 4.10; Nj, AIS; N, 4.3o; VIC
4i0; wv, 40.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK, Oct. IS, 2 p. m.-Money on call
firm 6v days, AZ: SO days, 1905 six months
1905; prime mercantile paper 512@54; sterling
excn.steady; with actual business IN tanker
for 60 day bills, posted rates 4S3@4S6E;
commercial bills 4S27a, bar silver 6O14, Mexican
dollars 49,.
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Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. Oct. 2S.-The financial situa-
ton at St. Louis in conjunction with tie
unsettled condition of December wheat
there was puzzle that kept traders here
guessing today and wheat prices were
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largely influenced by the action of the
Southwest market. With a fair rally
there late in the day the market here
closed with December wheat 1-ic higher
December corn was up SIS to 3-tc, oats
were 3-Sc higher, and January provisions
were from a shade to 10c higher
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-29

Wabash preferred 1880; Amalgamated
Copper 27,500; American Car $3.50; Brook
Ign Transit 1915; Peoples Gas 7,100; Uni
ted States $3.50; United States Steel pre-
ferred 1892
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
Diamonds on Finger Nails the Latest Feminine Fad

A ND now we are to have diamonds
II set In our finger nails! At least
some Of us are. They are real
diamonds and they are actually placed
In the nails. and-hlst!-thcy don't have
}to be confined to the finger nails.
Alexander Hultzman. New York dia-
mond setter, who lives In East Tenth
street. was the oringator of the spark
Cling nail fad. Mr.. Hultzman is the man
$who conceived the unique idea of setting
$the diamond which many champions of
) the manly art' have seen sparkling In
ga large front tooth of Mr.. Robert Fitz-
; simmons, as he delivered his famed solar
}pleXuses."
; Mr.. Huffman decries this feat, how
; ever, as compared with his ''nnger-nall
setting" as he calls 1t. He explains that
; the famous tooth was not really In Mr.,
; Fltzsimmons head when the stone was
}set In 1t; that 1t Is what Is called vul-
}garly store TOOTH" made Of gold. and
that, therefore, the setting was only ian
; ordlnary piece of work" The secure set
} ting of diamonds, Weighing no less than
}an eighth OF carat each, In the nails re-
}qulres Infinitely more skill, he says.
( Mr.. Hultzman expects to be kept busy
s from carly til late embelllshing the .'cal-
lous growth" upon the dainty finger tips
5 and tho equally dainty toe-tips of young
women who always aro hungerng for
"the latest"
s lie said that on this very day he is to
place no less than fifteen sparklers unnn
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each of the lilliputian thumbs Of one Edna
Wallace Hopper. and, in addition, will
set two gems in the nail of each Of her
little. dinkey fngers-''if they will hold
EN-" Therefore, 1.-The front row" at the
Broadway may reasonably expect to see
the little lady do more than the usual
amount of hand talking this week.
He says that he alone can do the work
thoroughly. as the cutting for the setting
was q lucky discovery. Mr.. HUFFMAN
tells about 1t In this manner: u
II was doing little or nothing one day
and absent-mlndedly nicked ut my thumb
nall with setting tool. 1t occurred to me
then like a flash that 1t would be odd
II could set diamond In my nail. I
completed the cutting and, sure enough.
1t would hold. Then I developed the idea
until had made a setting that would grip
the stone like bulldogs teeth. This was
several months ago. It Ia only lately that
have thought Of making money out of It.
"A diamond Weighing about an eighth
OF karat Is as large as It Is advisable to
set IN the nall though, of course, as many
OF them may DO placed as Will cover the
hard surface. Once placed, the diamonds
could not be removed without much trou-
BILE. None of those who would wear them
would be likely to do anything with their
hands that would Loosen the stones"
Mr.. HUFFMAN says there,is no pain con-
nected with the work Of setting the stones,
as the nail does not have to be cut en-
tirely through. There Is but one objection
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to the new fad, and that is that the work
must be done over again every ten
months, though this time might be ex-
tended If 1t should be thought advisable
to adopt the Chinese method Of growing
the nails.
There is always the facetious critic of
new fads. and he has placed himself on
record quickly In this case. 1T will never
do" he said. Wont work at all. What!
Fasten to tho nail diamonds! Why, no!
How could you pawn 'em, hey? Go sit in
'uncle's' safe, suppose, or cut Off the fin-
ger or pull out the nall. Nay my friend,
portable diamonds will remain popular
The old friends are truest"
Another "humorist" did not take such a
sordid view Of the subject. Say, that's
great" he said. What chance for the
Chicago girl to get even. She will have
.for Eastern sisters green with envy every
time she ambles down the boulevard In
the gay old summer time with those gal
lous plggles' of hers displayed to adj
vantage by her sandals. And. by the way
there's n thought-the sandals. That fad
Will become real one now, sure. Never
do on. the New York IL though. A fat
crook could clear fortune standing on
the ladies' feet and picking UP the re-
mains. Lordy, think of the beach at the
seashore next summer! There will be the
chance for display. Stockings won't be
popular. guess. or maybe they'll cut
holes In EN-. and the girl with tho biggest
toe will be the winner. The world cer-
tainly Is changing"
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MIRRORS.
LATEST
HUMBUG

TIME aphorism of Barnum that thd
public loves to be humbugged finds
i illustration In the success of the
oculists In this country who sell magic J
mirrors' to credulous individuals for IS
and So which cost one-tenth those fig
ures. Some of these charlatans, with
sublime assurance. have called the law
to their aid to protect them from rivals,
or It may be to add prestige to their
merchandise, as several Of the mirrors
are, or claim to be. covered by letters pat
emit, copyright or trademarks.
The mirror makers can justify their
calling with presidents numberless. This
belief that bit of bright metal or glass
could be 80 charged by the black art that
1t would reflect In visible form the in.
Visible things or beings about us is as old
as civilization. Egypt and Babylon, Persia
and India, Japan and China, have made
and used these occult instruments from
early times. Those which are made in
the far East possess qualities which at
one time were puzzllng, but which, when
the secret was discovered, were found In
genious affiliations of optical laws.
The simplest Is the Japanese lucky mir
ror. This Is fiat plate and handle made
of metal resembling steel. One side 10
so highly FURNISHED that 1t reflects as
we'll as the best silver-backed looking
glass. The reverse is chased in low relief
with figures of vines, BIRDS clouds and
ideographs or talismans. When employed
In the usual fashion 1t does not differ
from the ordinary mirror, but when
large beam of light is thrown upon It and
reflected upon dark wall or ceiling IN
the reflected circle appears n luminous
face, ideograph or other figure. Tho re-
suit Ia secured In the original welding or
casting of the mirror, when q piece OF
metal of different composition shaped like
the figure It Is to produce Is fused into
the circumjacent mass
A similar effect Is produced In silvered
mirrors by just laying on the rejecting
character In one kind Of tin foil and filling
In the rest of the surface with q foil OF
tho same appearance, but different ra-
fiectng quality. Akin to this style of
work are the magic lacquers which at
certain ohlque angles disclose figures and
lines which are invisible when looked
upon alright angles to the lacqper's SUR
face,
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Amusing Customs Still in Vogue in English Parliament

n oMMoNERs and oducationists
who watch the debates in the
upper house are amused by
the easy-going methods of the peers
and the smaller Importance they set on
their dignity than IL the fashion In the
president, takes part III debate as freely
rs anyone else. He simply steps aside
from the woolsack and becomes deba ter,
returns to his seat and resumes his func-
tlons as president. In committee he sits
with the government, wearing his wig and
gown. and leads In the discussion along
with the Duke OF Devonshire
In the Commons the Speaker calls on the
orator II two or more members rise, The
Lords rule themselves. One gives way 10
!anotheri or II the code OF courtesy fall the
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fers the seat on tho chairp,ans left. when
he Is about to speak. In the House of
Commons no member would dream of on
croaching In such a manner on the Speak
er or the chairman of committees. The
Lords also permit messengers to pass
freely up and down the floor, which would
The side of the house on which a peer
sits is no sure indication, of his views.
Unlonists still sit opposite the government
along with the Liberals. Lord Halifax.
the leader of the high ohurehmen, whose
Views on the education bill are the, an
tithesls of Lord spencer's, sits behind the
Liberal leader, So does Lord Camper
down, and from that place he takes the
liberty Of lecturlng and crlt!olsing the
tired earln tV7
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A SCOTCH SOUP.

Doll a minced onion in a quart of
y milk, putting in a pinch of soda
to prevent curdling. Strain through
your vegetable press into a saucepan,
and stir in two even tablespoonfuls of
-four rubbed into the same quantity of
butter. Season with paprika, salt, a
tablespoonful Of finely minced parsley
and lone of young onion tops, also
chopped small. Stir to smooth
cream and simmer three minutes. Put
four or FIVE poached eggs into the tu-
reen and pour the soup carefully upon
them.
This is cheap and excellent soup.
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salt. Dredge well with -four. Place in
a baking pan with enough weak stock
to cover it; bake slowly for four
hours, then remove the fat from the
gravy and strain into a saucepan.
Thicker with Drowned -four, boil up
once and turn into gravy boat. Clip
the strings binding the roast, pour a
few spoonfuls of gravy over it and
serve.
This makes delicious cold dish for
luncheon or supper. In this case do
not remove the strings until the meat
has stood for ten hours with a heavy
weight on the top.
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house settles the precedence and may d.
vide upon It, The other night the bishop
of Hereford rose to speak; his neighbour
and right reverend brother pulled him
back onto the bench. The bishop Of Here
ford thereupon restrained the reverend
allowed Lord rweedmouth to catch the
ear of the house. ss
The woolsack Is no more sacred than
the .cross-benches. Peers sit upon 1t and
chat to the Lord Chancellor or to each
other, and occasionally the small figure
OF Lord Halsbury Is half hidden by Con-
seryatiye and Liberal members, who use
his ot1cial seat as a pleasant lounge half
In committee members sit beside the
chairman at the table, Lord Rosebery pre-
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AMERICAN GIRL
\ \ \ r r +
REClP ES
TOMATO AND PINEAPPLE
SALAD.

CHOOSE six fine, smooth toma-
~ toes. Cut a piece from the
blossom end of each to enable you to
scoop out the inside without injuring
the shape. Set the shells in the ice
for an hour or two. Fill them with
the broken kernels of English wal
nuts and tiny dice of fresh pineapple,
,interspersed with very little minced
'celery, all well Incorporated with a
'good mayonnaise.
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BEEF A LA MODE.

II AVE your butcher cut for you a
piece of lean beef-the round
will do-six or Eeven inches in height
and ten inches across, and bind it into
ia firm, compact round with several
cords. Make a dozen or more holes
through it perpendicularly with mar
row, sharp knife. Fill these with oys-
tiers, boiled and mashed, chestnuts and
celery, chopped fine and seasoned with
GLOVES, nutmeg, cayenne pepper and
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Corner For the Housewife

: -----
WILL you kindly tell me
w whether dessert should be
put on the table at the beginning Of
tho meal when one has no watt
ress2
9. Also, is it proper to use wax
seals on envclopesa
8. How is "mousselino de soion
pronounced2
4. Also, how to serve soup al
hone2 MRS. J.iS.
i. Not unless it is fruit. A dish Of
fruit is always a pretty centreuicce at
luncheon or dinner. Puddings, pies,
custards, etc., must be brought on
after the heavier courses are removed.
2. Sealing wax, stamped with
monogram or crest, gives an elegant
touch to an envelope.
3. "Mousscllen der swar" gives the
nearest approach written words can
make to the proper pronunciation.
Soften the double "s' in first word.
4. The mistress or the master of
the house ladies it from the tureen
into plates. If there be waitress,
she sometimes brings@it in in hot
plates from the kitchen, setting q
plate before each person.
~ AN you tell me what I can do
~ to the top of a handsome oak
dining table, It has been in use for
eighteen years, and the top has
grown dark and soiled-lcoking.
Coula,it be restored by home talent,
or must a professional be called
upon
9. Can you tell me where I can
procure some of the old-fashioned
jointed dolls Of forty years agoa
This question, with others, I asked
some weeks ago, but suppose my
turn has not yet come. Also how
to make vanilla extract for homo
cooking. OLD TIMER.
1.s.You can rub it down with emery
paper, then polish with crude oil q
parts)sand turpentine Il part), add
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VI ouAG w VIC Sdl'
Ion. But / decidedly advise you to
put the job into the hands of the pro-
fession, if the table be, as you say,
valuable.
2. Both these queries were an
swered fortnight ago, as you prob
ably knew before this is written. If
I had all the room I want no ono
should complain of delays.
r-r,,l
WILL you please furnish me
w with the information how or
what to use in polishing horns of
A DAILY READER OF YOUR
PAPER.
You mean, suppose, that they may
be used as ornaments in libraries,
halls etc. Beyond knowing that sand
paper of varied degrees is employed
in the work, and that the horns are
then oiled to prevent cracking, l am
ignorant as to the successive steps Of
the process.
Will some one better versed in the
work come to our helps
-~;-l'l
DLEAsE send me recipe for
making alakuma candy. En-
closed please find stamp for same.
MRS. II. L. W.
AsI'have already answered by mail,
this sweet is not known to me, even
by name. But somebody will send in
a recipe before long. Wait patiently.
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N U M BE R 81 x
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r ECIP ES

three hours. When done add half of
a small can of tomatoes. Allow this
to cook thoroughly, SO that it is we'll
blended. Now have ready macaroni
that has been cooled in sailed water
for twenty-five minutes, then drained.
Mix in with the meat. Heat thor
oughly. Crate over it a few spoon
fuls of Parmesan cheese.
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A sICILIAN RAGOUT.
(By Request.l

pUT a tablespoonful of olive oil
l into frying pan. Gut a pound
of round steak into small pieces and
put into the hot olive oil. Over this
slice one large or two small onions.
Add five or six cloves and salt and
pepper to taste. Simmer for two or
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Il AVING seen request for the
IL recipe Of "craclSer-jack," !
thought 1 would send you mine, as
I have made it for several years
and have always had fine success.
Pop from six to eight quarts OF
corn, measuring after it is popped.
Butter a pan and Use only the corn
tina. has popned we'll, rejecting "old
maids" or that which has not
popped. Boil two cupfuls of brown
sugar and one cup of molasses UNI
til a little dropped into cold water
will crack when bitten. Then add a
heaping teaspoonful of baking soda
and stir until light. Pour over the
corn and stir until all the corn is
coated with the mixture, adding
moro corn if needed. e, S.
Give and Learnt" In all my OK.
perienco-frst, as a principal in corn,
and in later years as general
superintendent of active operations
with hot Goals, pepper and childish
now hear for the first time
that sullenly unresponsive grains are
"old maids" Ishould think fold bach,
elors" more apt name for those
that are backward in popping"