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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, La, Sept. 1S.-The demand
for spot cotton continues good and fac
tors are asking, in most cases, fraction
above board figures for desirable lists.
Sales 1850 bales, including 1850 to arrive.
Quotations unchanged.
Futures were quiet. Contrary to expec-
tations the cold wave had no effect and
prices at the opening were to 8 points
lower than yesterdays close. Later in
the day selling movement was started
and prices advanced 10 or IL points above
the opening. The advance was attributed
to Dun's weekly review of cotton crop,
placing the deterioration from rust and
shedding at % per cent. In the trading
September sold down to 1912, then up to
1890; October to 9.75 and uD to 9.92; De-
cember down to 9.62; then up to 9.7S, and
March down to 9.76, and then up to 49,
During the latter part Of the session
prices eased off from one to eight points
and closed very quiet, the board showing
net losses of 8 to points on all months,
except October, which was four points
higher.
5NEw ORLEANS, Sept. 1S-Cotton futures
@teady.
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STOCKS AND RONDS.

New York Sept 18.-With material
decrease of operations today's stock
market continued it's irregular and down
ward course, the weakness, however, be-
ing a gain confined almost exclusively 10
the industrial group, which suffered heavy
recessions. Aside from the persistent re-
ports of depressed trade conditions no
news was heard to account for steady
liquidation of these issues especially
United States Steel common which sold
down to the lowest point yet recorded
and was without support at its weakest
moments. The heaviness of this stock
was reflected in the losses sustained by
Tennessee Coal. Republic Steel, American
Car and Foundry. Pressed Steel Car,
Slcss Sheffield Steel and American Loco
motive. Others in the same group ruled
heavy throughout the day and were Wig
orously pounded at the close. To this list
should oe added Crucible Steel preferred,
which sold down over 20 points from the
last recorded sale over year ago. Out
wardly there were no indications that The
New York market was at all affected by
the split in the British cabinet. Ameri
can Securities were simply neglected in
London, though some more selling of
steel, common, was reported. The gen
eral list held well during the first hour
on the continuance of buying of certain
railway shares, presumably for western
account There was also some disposition
on the part of traders to cover their con-
tracts because of a more hopeful view
regarding the crop situation. The market
continued irregular and became decidedly
heavy in the last hour when steel COM
mon, touched its low point with resultant
weakness to other issues, including the
fractions and some railway shares. The
closing was listless and weak. Time
money hardened slightly today on a
further demand to meet year end loans
The bond market was quiet and irregu-
lar and without any changes of import
ance Total sales (par value) 81, AGO, O00
United States rs advanced ~ per cent
on the last call
Total sales of stocks today were 333, 900
shares, including Atchson 42,190; Erie
500; Missouri Pacific 1900: Pennsylvania
6.10O; Reading 1880; Rock Island 1885,
st. Paul 14.450; Union Pacific 27,5O0: Cop
per 1S,4O0; American Car and Foundry
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STOCKS CONTINUE
To STUMBLE DOWN
Weakness Confined to the
Industrial Issues.
EARLY RISE IN COTTON
The Close Is Steady Net Three to Four Points
Lower on All Options Except Sep.em-
Der and 0c.obsr-..Nheat
Rules Weak.
EARLY RISE IN COTTON
Rules Weak.
(By the Associated Press)

New York, Sept 1S.-operations have
been slightly increased in certain quar-
tiers but buyers commitments are still
very small and restricted by the fear of
financial condition. That these are not
all that might be desired and that the
difficulty of securing money to liquidate
current Indebtedness is very much IN evl-
dence is admitted by both buyer and
seller. The jobbing trade shows decided
falling off locally.
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York, Sept. 1S.-The cotton market
opened steady at unchanged prices to al
advance of points on all options, except
March, which was points lower. The
advances were due to cables that averaged
up little better than expected and con-
tinued covering, but almost at once the
market turned easier and soon showed a
net loss of to 6 points under the more
favorable weather advices These re-
flected generally clearing conditions over
the South and naturally encouraged ex-
pectations of freer movement with the
port receipts for the day estimated at
some $4,000 bales against only about 10 900
bales yesterday. Selling was restricted,
however, by the low temperatures over
the belt, although the forecast called for
warmer weather, and it seems that the
rank and file of the bear contingent have
been shaken in their conviction as to the
probable course of values as a result OF
the recent setback to the crop, and after
the early decline the market was rallied
by renewal of bull support with Sep
TENDER showing particular frmness and
advancing to 11.4S, net gain of IL points,
while the balance of the list showed ad-
vances Of 2 to IL points The advance
Was encouraged by the large exports,
which reached nearly $1,000 bales, includ-
ing 1852 from New York and apprehen-
sions of bull manipulation in September
in view Of the disappointing movement.
Shortly after midday, however, the recog-
niZed bear interests became more aggres-
sive and with the room turning for profits
the market eased off, closing steady net
8 to 4 points lower on all options except
September and October, which were
and points higher. respectively. Sales
were estimated at 100000 bales.
NEW YORK. Sept. 1S-Cotton spot closed
steady; points lower, middling upland, ll.75;
gulf l2.OO: sales $3.50 bales.
Futures opened steady and closed
cta DIV
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, Sept. lS-Turpentine steady;
Sc: receipts 81 casks.
Rosin-tirm at LIS, receipts Ia casks.
Tar-firm, I.65; receipts 81.
Crude-firm, 1.75@3.50C13.50; receipts 80 bar
res.
CHARLESTON, Sept. lS-Turpentne quier
inal boz, receipts....., sales ..., exports.
Quote A, r, C, LED, 80 f, 100; f, 95 G, Q;
H;245; /, 264; X, 2.S5; M, 2.95; N, $685. VIC, 800;
WV, $40.
SAVANNAH, Sept. lS-Turpentine firm,
81; receipts 81, sales 60, exports SOL
Rosin firm; receipts l,7O9 sales al, exports
5,435.
Quote A, B, C, 1.S0:D, l.SO: E, l.95; f, Los; G,
20; II, 255; $40; X, 3l5; M, $50; N, $50; WG
3.75; WV, $50.
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Third ward, first disadvantages of cleo
ton, j. j. Philips, c. H. Beinie.
Third ward, second Observation-Disclosures
w. o. Scott.
Third ward, second disadvantages OF
election, C. r. Harris, G. f. Ball.
Fourth ward, first Acknowledgment,
d. S. Belts.
Fourth ward, first disadvantages of
election, w. e. Austin, D. B. Sorreu.
Fourth Ward, second division-Registrar
]. R. O'Neal.
Fourth ward, second disadvantages of
election, w. T. Huddleston, w. r. War
rem.
Outside West, North division-Registra
d. T. Moore, Jr.
Outside West, North disadvantages of
election, w. C. Riddick, ]. r. Chamber
lain.
Outside West, South division-Registr
w. ]. Reavis
Outside West, South acknowledges OF
election, ]. w. Howell, W. e. Cooper
Outside East, North Observation-Disclosures
J. NJ Allen.
Outside East, North disadvantages OF
election. II. w. Davis, l.. w. Smith
Outside East, South Observation-Disclosures
w. t. Womble.
Outside East, South disadvantages q
election, I. NJ. Proctor, j. II. Virgins.
The following are the polling places in
Raleigh township for said election:
First ward, first division-Capitol Fire
House.
First ward, second division-Conns Old
Store.
Second ward, first division-Victor Fire
House.
Second ward, second division-Lee &
Broughton's Store.
Third ward, first division--Jones' Ware
house.
Third ward, second division-Fulcher's
Store.
Fourth ward, first division--City Lot.
Fourth ward, second division-P. j
Jeffrey's Store.
Outside West. North division-D. T.
Moore's Store.
Outside West. South division-w. J.
Reavis' Store.
Outside East. North division-E. R
PAGES Store.
Outside East, South division-Brick
Store, Hargett street.
By order of the Board OF County Com
missioners of Wave county, this August
Bird, 1903.
]. J. BERNARD,
Register OF Deeds and Clerk Of Board.
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Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Cash quotations were as follows:

NttN
Flour steady; winter patents, $3.50; straights
SO. 5O@3 TO- bakers S3.60@330; clears $3.356D3.5O;
spring specials $40; spring patents $1,000. 40;
red. 7S1I@S6; corn, No. 2, 5O1%; No. ; yellow,
81; oats, No. 2, -; No. 2 white4l: No. 8 white,
a3s11a@39; rye, No. 2 56@14; good feeding bar
ley, .........; fair to choice mailing 5000; flax
seed, No. /, 100; No. northwestern, l;o4@
prime timothy seed, $50; mess pork per bbl.,
l8eo@la55; lard perl per do ION 9.45@95G; short
d f,1s sid boxed GS sbor clear Sides
boxed S1I@S u; whiskey, basis of high
grade wines, 123; clover contract grade, 9.75@l0.
NEW YORK PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK, Sept. lS-Flour-hrm: winter
patents S3.9O@4.30; Minnesota patents $500
4.75.
Rye four-hrm; fair to good s3.9O@3SO;
choice to fancy S2;901325.
Buckwheat f1our-dull; sl.90@215
Corn-meal easy: yellow western SLIP
Rye-quiet; No. 2western 6314
Barley-dull; feeding 81; mailing 90.
Wheat-easy, No. 2 S434; May, SIS; Sep
tember, $685.; December S655..
Corn-spot easy: No. 2 60; May, SIS; Sep
tember, 574; November, 49,; December 567s.
Oats-firm, No. 2. AZ.
Beef-drm; family sl0OO@ll.Oo; mess 5000
picked shoulders 6G1G14; picked hams, I219.
Lard-dul; western steamed, 40; re1inde
firm; continent 100; compound q %n 7ls@72s.
II. 75@l650, mess l4.50@l5.25.
Tallow-irm; city per package ass, country
4h@M.
R0sin-frm: strained common to good 2.20@2j
Turpentine-@steady, 571a@5S.
Rice-firm; domestic, fair TO extra, 414@612
japan. 4s4@5L.
MolasseS-hrm; New Orleans, open kettle
good to choice, 3l@42.
Coffee-spot, Rio quiet, No. invoice n
mild quiet, cordova TOLL
Sugar--raw, firm; fair refining "a; mOlaS
ses 31s, refined steady.
Butter-hrm; extra creamery 201a state daily
HOBS
Cheese-steady; state full cream small col.
ored 1923, white fall made, l01a. oao,
Eggs-hrm; state and PENNSYLVANIA 23@24
Pofatoes-Long Island 162@l.S7, new South
ern, l.25@l.57, Jersey sweets 2.75@3.25.
Peanuts-steady; fancy hand-picked, 1904,
domestic 36144
Cabbage-steady; domestic 1902. $685.
Freight to Liverpool l2c.
Cotton seed oil was dull but steady; prime
crude f. o. b. mills $3.50, prime summer yell
low 4l94lL off summer yellow 81, prime white
As; prime winter yellow AZ, prime meal 1900
27.50 nominal.
BALTIMORE Provisions.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 1S-Flour steady; winter
patents, S4.l0@4.40, spring satents S4.65@5OO.
Enthusiastically; S2B@14, Southern wheat by
sample 7l@S2
Corn-easy; spot $685., Southern white
corn 55G59.
Oats-steady; No 2 white 421l@D.
Rye-tirm; No. 2, SO.
Butter steady; fancy imitation l7@ls, fancy
creamery 200e2l.
Eggs-steady; fresh %.
Cheese-steady; 1919, large l05S@l1I.
Sugar-strong; fine and coarse graduated
5,21h.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrative of j.
r. Gattis, all persons having claims against
the estate of the decedent are notified to
exhibit them to the undersigned or to j.
G. L. Harris, my attorney, on or before
the first day of August, 1904 or this no.
tce may be pleaded in bar of their re-
covery. All persons indebted to said es.
tate are requested to make immediate
payment.
This August LIST, 1903.
MRS. FIDELIA f. GATTIS.
Administrative.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK, Sept. Is, 2. p. m.-Money on call
quilt; 20 days, 5ta 80 days, 51za, six months
Ga; prime mercantile paper 6@6a; sterling
bills at 1886 4O@ 1856 IS, for demand and at 1915
for 90 day bills, posted rates 4S39IS7;
commercial bills 4S2, bar silver 5714, Mexican
dollars 45.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Sept. 1S.-Wheat ruled decid-
eddy weak, December closing at a loss OF
l to is corn was lower, the December
option being off Il, but closed steady
December oats showed loss of nc. with
provisions irregular and from 212c. lower
to 1212c. higher.
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1850; American Smelling and Ref arg
6,91O; Brooklyn Rapid Transit, S,O55; Re-
public Steel preferred, $500; Tennessee
Coal and Iron 6,295; United States Steel
Sc 1854; United States Steel, preferred,
1912.
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s. A. L. STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE, Sept, lS-SeabOard Air Line
common, l914@l934. preferred 3214@33%.
BOndS--4's 1901.
Atlantic Coast Line common llO@11l13 pref
erred .. -. No sales.
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: ORLEANS, Sept. lS-Cotton futures
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. Sept. is, p. m.-Cotton spot
in limited demaud. prices Pas points lower;
American middling fair, 7.30; good middling,
I .OS middling, 6.5S; low middling, 6.52; good
ordinary, 592 ordinary, 5.74; The sales of the
day We're 5000 bales, of which 800 We're for
speculation and export and included 500 Am
erican. Receipts bales, including
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RALEIGH .vvuuusp Phones $50
Successors to Barbee & Company
Stocks, Cotton, Grain
and Provisions
Phones $50

Board of Cotton
coffee Orleans Cotton Exchange,
chants Exchange, Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce.
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G.. A. WEBB & co.
Southern
Asheville, N. c. Securities

Our specialties are North Carolina
STATE, COUNTY and CITY bonds and
the STOCKS and BONDS of all corpora
lions operating in North Carolina. We
solicit the correspondence of those desiring
to buy or sell any of these securities.
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COTTON YARNS
Buckingham, pauISon & Co

Commission Merchants.
NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO
Solicit correspondence. We are prepared to
tlsce orders for prompt or future delivery for
all nu nbers OF yarn to full advanced price
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RALEIGH SPOT COTTON MARKET
Raleigh, N. c., September IS.

OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION IN LITTLE
RIVER TOWNSHIP.
By order of the Board CT Commissioners
of Wake county, N. c., adopted OF Mon
day. the Bird day of August. 1908 Notice
is hereby given that there will be ar
election held in Little River township
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-30
THE ELDER soTHERN.
"a Couple, of the Celebrated Come
dams Practical Jokes.

"a Couple of the Celebrated Come
dams Practical Jokes.
Many stories are told of Sothern's
original methods of entertaining his
friends at dinner, and possibly the
most amusing is that of the belate6
guest. When, late in the dinner, this
friend was announced, Mr.. Sothern ex-
claimed, Let us all hide under the
table," and down they all went save
Mr. Sothern himself, who remained
seated. When the tardy guest entered,
Mr.. Sothern rose and received him
with exquisite courtesy, saying, when
your name was announced, my guests,
for some unaccountable reason, all hid
under the table" After a few mo-
ments of discomfort one by one they
crept out and back to their seats.
l heard from both Mr. Sothern and
Mrs. Vincent this account of an out
burst of fun at dinner given by him
in his parlor at the Revere House: As
the guests, ten in number, were gath
cred about the open fire before dinner
a stout, pompous waiter, afflicted with
his dinner table, already spread. Ten
large, square pieces of bread were
placed with mathematical precision
one at each plate, and then he left the
room to bring the wine. Mr.. Sothern
saw his opportunity and, calling his
dog, cried: "Tiger, the bread! Quick,
Tigerr' And the nimble little gray
hound bounded lightly upon the table
again and again as he heard his mas
ter's imperative "Fetch the bread!'
until each piece had been removed to
a dark corner near the fire.
Upon the walters return all was 81
lence. The expectant look upon Mr..
Sothern's face showed only that dinner
was awaited. Standing for a moment.
bewildered, the waiter, seeing no bread
upon the table, hesitatingly turned to
the door, then retraced his steps to
the table, examined it carefully and
hurriedly left the room. He soon re-
appeared with fresh plate Of bread.
and again at each plate a piece was
carefully placed, and he retired with
the empty plate. "Quick, Tiger! Fetch
it again! More bread! More breadv
And once more each piece was re-
moved before the grave waiter reap
peared, and all We're again silent. One
look at the table and one at the
guests, and there remained no doubt.
Those poor, hungry actors had eaten
it! With look of contempt he an
nounced dinner, and after all were
safely seated at the table he brought
a third plate of bread and with fork
placed it, with gesture of scorn,
piece by piece for each person and for
the host. The merry scene soon dis
armed his hostility, and before the
evening was over the bread in the cor
ner was revealed.-Mrs. Lucy Derby
Fuller in Century
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-30
APHoRIsMs.

No legacy is so rich as honesty
Shakespeare.
A grateful dog is better than an un-
grateful man.-Saadi.
We first make our habits and then
our habits make us.-Emmons.
The retrospect of life swarms with
lost opportunities.-Sir n. Taylor.
To be happy is not the purpose of
our being, but to deserve happiness
Fitch
Fortune may find a pot, but your
own industry must make it boil.-
Rousseau.
When person is down in the world
an ounce of help is better than a
pound of preaching.-Bulwer
No man ever did designed injury
to another but at the same time he
did greater to himself. Home.
When a man has not a good reason
for doing a thing he has one good rea.
son for letting it alone.-Thomas Scott
To be perfectly just is an attribute
of the divine nature; to be SO to the
utmost of our abilities is the glory OF
man.-Addison.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-30
Cory o,Lanus.

Joseph O'Brien is an Irishman who
has Travelled all over the world. served
in the royal navy and knows every
body. You can never mention man
or a fact or anything else but Joe
knows it.
One evening | was sitting In de
cent public" with some friends dis
cussing the recent events.
/ closed my remarks with quota
ton from "CorioIanus," and just then
Joe walked in and happened to hear it
"Who said thatY' said Joe.
ooh, Coriolanus OF course you knew
him."
mo. never knew him, but knew
his people. A fine old Roscommon fam
lily, the O'Lanuses. / knew all his
brothers. but | never knew Cory
Philadelphia Ledger
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-30
WOMAN LAssO EXPERT.

She Hu-ls a Larint With the skill
of u Cowboy.
''You think" said the man from the
ranch, "that COW puncher is drunk
ard and a reckless shooter. It's not so.
1t is this way: Six weeks at time he
may be alone on the treeless plains
with his cattle and not see soul to
speak to-"
rs he lonely?"
NO" replied Frank Chamberlin
"He learns to be interested in very lit
tie things. Maybe an antelope crosses
the plain. He watches it an hour till 1t
goes out of sight. Perhaps some In
dians pass by on their way from one
reservation to another. and that, too,
diverts him. He looks after his steers,
sleeps outdoors and maybe gets into
town once year. If he happens to
get hilarious and raise things this once
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-30

THE ANT QUEENS.
They Live Longer Than the workers
of Their Communities.

They Live Longer Than the Workers
of Their Communities.
How long may an ant queen live? In
their natural habitat some queens
doubtless have short lives, but by rea-
son of the protection afforded them
and the seclusion enforced by the
workers they probably live much Ion
ger than other members of the COM
munity Within artificial surroundings
they attain comparatively long life.
The oldest emmett queen known to sci
ence was one preserved under the care
of Sir John Lubbock later Lord Ave
bury. A number of years ago during
visit to this distinguished naturalist
the writer for the first time saw this
venerable sovereign living in the in
genious artificial formicary which had
been prepared for her. She was then
in the prime of life, as it afterward ap-
peared, being seven years old.
In the summer of 1887 Sir John was
again visited, this time at his town
house in London. After greetings he
was asked about his royal pet
81 have sad news to tell you," he an
swered
what? Is the queen deadY'
'She died only yesterday. have not
had the heart to tell the news as yet
even to my wife"
Having offered my hearty condo
lence, l asked to see the dead queen.
Sir John led the way to the room
where his artificial nests were kept.
The glass case which contained the
special formicary in which the old ant
had lived was opened up. Lying in one
of the larger open spaces or rooms was
! the dead queen. She was surrounded
by crowd of workers, who were ten
derly licking her, touching her with
their antenn@ and making other dem
onstrations as if soliciting her atten-
tion or desiring to wake her out of
sleep. Poor, dumb, loving, faithful
creaturesi There was no response.
Their queen mother lay motionless be-
meath their demonstrations.
"They do not appear to have discov-
cred that she is really dead' remarked
Sir John. Afterward be wrote me of
another queen which died at the age of
fourteen. The ants dragged her body
about with them when they moved un-
til it fell to pieces.-H. @. McCook in
HarDer's Magazine.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-30
He Didn't Understand.

A little fellow out West Roxbury
way some ten years old, perhaps
twelve, bested his grandmothers the
other day rather neatly. All three
were at the table when one of the la
dies casually mentioned the name of
the family nurse. Immediately the
little fellow wanted to know who the
lady was. One grandma innocentIy re-
marked that it was the nurse that took
care of the boy when he was born.
"But why didn't mamma take care
Of me? 1 was her baby, wasn't IY'
Queried the little fellow. True" says
grandma; "but. you see, mamma doesn't
understand how to look after little ba-
bies, particularly the first one, and we
have to have nurses who have learned
how in the hospitals" That seemed to
settle it, but all of sudden the little
fellow blurted out, "WelI, then, who
took care of Cain? ?'-Boston Traveller.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-30
Foolish Fear of the opal.

Many people to this day have su-
perstitious dread of wearing opals, be-
cause they really believe ill luck is at
tached ito this beautiful stone. Three
centuries ago the opal was an exceed
ingly fashionable gem, and thel Italian
goldsmiths particularly favoredtits use
for their most exquisite settings.
The opal was at the height of its pop
uIarity when the plague broke out in
Venice. Some especially observant in
dividual discovered that when aiplague
stricken sufferer was at the point Of
death the opal, IL he wore one, would
grow brighter, and after his death 1t
would grow dull. The reason: for this
appears to have been that thetburning
fever warmed the stone and that after
death the damp and chill of the body
dulled it. But many deduced from this
a belief that it was the opal that had
brought death and misfortune, and
with the spread Of this superstition the
opal declined in popular favor.
Many persons would on no account
whatever even accept one as gift,
much less wear what they foolishly
deem the unlucky topal.-New York
Press.