THE EVENING TIMES, RALEIGH, N. a
PAGE FIVE
TODAY'S
Stocks, Cotton,
New York Stocks. '
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, May 26 Af tier a little
irregularity in opening transactions
the stock market doveloped heaviness
similar to that which prevailed dur
ing Ihe greater part ' of Tuesday's
trading and in the first 15 minutes
prices generally tended downward.
There was a show of strength in steel
common, which opened at 61, an
advance of and some specialties,
including American Locomotive,
made fractional gains, while leading
railroad stocks yielded under mod
erate selling. At the end of 15 min
utes nearly everything In which there
was any business showed small net
losses.
New York Closing Stock List.
Atchison . . .
Atchison, pfd ,
Baltimore & Ohio . .......
Canadian Pacific . . . . .... .
Chicago & Alton ........ .
Chicago & Alton, pfd .. ' . . . .
Chicago & Northwestern . . ,
Chicago & Northwestern, pfd
Colorado Southern ......
Denver & Rio Grande . . ..
Denver & Rio Grande, pfd ,
Erie . . .... . . ..........
Illinois Central . . '.. .V. , .
Louisville & Nashville
Manhattan L. . . .
Metropolitan Street Railway
Missouri Pacific . . ........
New York Central . . '.'. . . .".
Pennsylvania . . "... .T. .
Reading , ...............
Rock Island . . .... ... . . . . .
Rock Island, pfd . ........
St. Paul . . ... ...... .... .
Southern Pacific . '. . .
Southern Railway . . .....
Union Pacific . .
Union Pacific, pfd . . . . .
Wabash . . ... ... ....... .
Wisconsin Central .'-..' . . . . .
Interboro-Metropolitan . :, ; .
Interboro-Metropolltan, pfd .
Great Northern, pfd . .. . . . .
M., K. & T. . . ...........
M., K. & T., pfd . .
Miscellaneous.
Atlantic Coast Line. . .
Amalgamated Copper .'...
American Car & Foundry . .
American Locomotive -.. . . .
American Cotton Oil . .
Am. Smelting & Refining . .
Am. Smelting & Refining, pfd
Brooklyn Rapid Transit ..'."'-,
Colorado Fuel & Iron . . .
General Electric. . .
International Paper . . ...
National Biscuit , .... . , . ;
National Lead ..........
Pacific Mail . . . . .
People's Gas
Pressed Steel Car . .....
Pullman Palace Car . , . . .
Sloss-Sheffield Steel . , '
Southern Pacific, pfd . .;'.:.
Sugar . , . ... ... . . . .
United States Steel . .
United States Steel, pfd . .
Western Union . . . ......
Mackay's .
Mackay's, pfd . ....... .
Va.-Caralina Chemical
Va.-Carollna Chemical, pfd ,
Westinghouse Electric . . .
Republic Steel . . . . . .",'.'
.10S
.104
.114
.179
. 69
. 73
.181
.218
. 64
. ro
. 87
. 34
.140
.138
.146
. 25
.73
.129
.134 ',4
.154
. 31
. 69
.150
.122
. 30
.188
.93
.20
. .57 Vt
, 15
. 41
.146
.41
. 71
.127
qov
.109
. 78
. 40
.159
. 13
.106
. 86
.28
.113
. 41
.188
. 81
.125
.133
.60
.119
.75
. 78
'.' 73
. 49
.118
.82
. 28
New York Provision Market.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York May 26 Cash products
Minneapolis No. 1 northern wheat,
134.. .
Wheat Strong; No. 2 red, 146
f. o. b.
Corn Dull; No. 2 'mixed, 85c in
elevator.
Oats Dull; No. 2 mixed, 63 in
elevator.
Ryts Strong; No. 2 western, 97c
f. o. b. -
Barley Nominal; feed, 80 to 82c,
C. 1. f. New York.
Flour-Firm; spring patents, 6.65;
winter straights, 6.50.
Mill Feed Dull; western bran to
arrive, 28.10.
Pork Strong; mess, 19.50.
Lard Strong; prime western,
11.25.'
Tallow Steady; prime city, 5.
Coffee Dull ; No. 7 Rio, 7
Sugar Quiet; granulated, 4.95.
' Cotton Port Receipt.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York. May 26 Cotton port
receipts were as follows:
New Orleans, 6,932 against 5,931;
Galveston, 3,676 against 2,640; Mo
bile, 1,342 against 246; Savannah,
1,256 against 918; Charleston, 5
against 157; Wilmington, 82 against
305; Norfolk, 311 against 416; New
York, 2 against 0; Pacific coast, 91
against 0. Total, 13,697 against 10,-
673. '
Interior' Receipts: Houston, 1,117
against 1,673; Augusta, 57 . against
338; Memphis, 806 against 432; St.
Louis, 678 against 1,196; Cincinnati,
172 against 138. Total, 2,830 against
3,777. ..
Raleigh Produce Market.
(Reported by L. H. Adams.)
Butter, 20 (g 25c.
Eggs, 17 c.
Hams, 16c. ,
Hens, 35Q60C.
Spring chickens, 30 35c.
MARKETS
Grain and
New. York Cotton.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, May 26 As a result of
heavy rains in the Mississippi valley,
Vicksburg reporting 3.24 inches, cot
ton opened firmer this morning, 1 to
4 points up. In the early dealings
October sold within four points of
yesterday's high level, the top for the
season. Private advices from the
flooded sections reported considerable
damage. This induced good buying
by commission houses.
Opening: May, 11.29 to 11.35;
June, offered, 11.15; July, 11.09 to
11.10; August, 10.99 bid; Sept.,
10.93 to 10.94; Oct.; 10.91 to 10.92;
Nov., offered, 10.91; Dec, 10.92 to
10.93; Jan., 10.S5 to 10.86; March,
19.S5 to 10.87. "
Open. High. Low.
Close.
11.20
11.02
11.00
10.95
10.90
10. S8
10.85
10.88
10. S2
10,87
May
June
July
Aug.
11.32
11.09
10.99
10.97
10.92
10.93
'10.85'
10.S7
11.34 11.20
11.15
11.04
10.97
10.97 .
. .10.99
10.92
10.93
10.99
10.94
10.92
10.87
.10. SO
10. S'2
10. 87.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan. :
Mar.
Market dosed barely steady.
New York Spot Cotton.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, May 26 Spot cotton,
quiet and unchanged,' at 11.65; No
sales.
New Orleans Cotton.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Open. High. Low. Close.
May . 11.10 11.10 11.00 11.05
June . . . . ; . ... . r 11.05
July ;' 1 1.25 11.29 11.15 11.20
Aug. . 11.08 11. OS : 11.08 11.00
Sept. '..- 11.0S I1.0S 11.01 11.02
Oct.. . 10. SS 10.95 .10.84 ' lO.S'n
Nov. ,' . , r . . . . . -.' ; .:...: ' 10. SO
Dec. ,. 10.88 10.95 10.84 10.86
Jan. V 10.93 10.95 10.87 10,88
Mar. . 10.95 10.95 10.95 10.91
Market closed steady.
I,iveiMol Cotton.
(By Cable to The Times)
Liverpool, May 26 Cotton spot.
841 quiet; middling, 5.S7; sales, 8,000,
55 1 of w"'(''1 .s00 were . leriean. Ro
5'7 jeeipts, . . . .. -.
g5 I Futures opened quiet and steady
t I ..1 1 . ,
u,lu t;iuMcn uie bantu. :
i . ,
upen.
5.74 5.72
5.72 ffi 5.73
5.74 ft). 5.74
5.79 0 5.81
5.78 fn 5.78
5.76 :
5.74 Oi 5.76
5.73 (a 5.74
Close.
5.76
5.76
5.77
5.83
5.81
5.79
5.78
5.77
5.77
5.77
5.77
May . . . . . .
May-June .,
June-July ..
July-Aug. ,
Aug.-Sep. ....
Seit.-Oct. . .
Oc,t.-Nov. . .
NoVi-Dec. ..
Doc-Jan. . .
Jan.-Keb. '..
Feb. -March .
fi.72 (& 5.74
5.74
X&leifh Cottoa tttrke.
Good middling, lie.
Strict middling, 10 c,
Middling, 10 r,i I0c.
Receipts today, 15 bales.
New York Cotton Letter.
. (By W. B. Hibbs & Co.)
New York, May 26 The market
was quiet but firm from the opening
and advanced 4 to 8 points from last
night's closing. This was due chiefly
to further aggressive buying by the
bull Interests on the steady markets
aboard and In anticipation of more
bullish crop reports coining out this
week in the effort to forecast the gov.
ern men t crop report on the acreage
and condition due next Friday. Af
ter advancing to 11.34 for May and
11.15 for July and 10.96 for Decem
ber, there was so much further
profit taking by old bulls the market
later reacted and relapsed into dull
ness. New crops continue to receive
the principal support from bulls. On
the other hand the May and July op
tions just now are feeling the pres
sure of the heavy Increase In con
tract stocks here to about 115,000
bales against 87,000 last week and
65,000 on May first, with the pros-
pent of 40,000 bales being delivered
from this stock to holders of expiring
May contracts to Friday.
Indications point to a continuance
of Irregularity and erratic fluctua
tions In the stock market the rest of
the week.
The situation and outlook Is very
mixed. Everybody seems to be load
ed up and very bullish and anticipat
ing a further boom in prices. Under
the circumstances It would be safer
to continue liquidating gradually or
reducing speculative holdings on fur
ther bulges so as to be well even up
before the government's crop report
comes out on June 4, rather than In
crease commitments to any extent In
the meantime.
Naval Stores.
Savannah, Ga., May 26 Turpen
tine, Arm, 38; sulcs, 326; receipts,
690.
Rosin Firm; sales, 2,299. Re
ceipts, 2,448.
Quote: WW, 5.25; WO, 5.20; N.
4.90 to 5.20: M, 4.90; K, 4.80; I.
4.10; H, 4.00; G, 3.70 to 3.80; F.
3.65 to 3.75; E, 3.45 to 3.60; D,
3.20 to 3.30; C, B, A, 2.75 to 2.90.
BY WIRE. 1
Provisions. I
J
THE TIMES' DAILY
FINANCIAL STORY
(By T. C. Shotwell.)
New York, May 26 Although the
stock market was heavy In the early
trading today it was not without its
daily high record in steel common.
The stock sold at 61 and immedi
ately declined . The excuse for
the new high record was found in the
election of J. P. Morgan, Jr., to suc
ceed H. H. Rogers as a director and
member of ; the finance committee.
The fact' that Rogers' Interests are
largely out of steel confirms the com
mon report, that Mr. Rogers and Wil
liam Rockefeller were both compelled
to part with many millions of their
investment holdings in standard is
sues to protect specialties in whlcn
they were involved in the late panic.
The incident further furnishes con
firmation of the report current for the
last year or more that Harriman, Hill,
Morgan, and John D. Rockefeller have
formed an alliance leaving out the
speculative element of Standard Oil.
This also accounts for the fact that
Edwin Hawley is working in harmony
with 10. H. Harriman and Hill at the
same time.
This further confirmation of ab
solute peaco in responsible quarters
gave the street a dull market today
and there was but, little real liquida
tion in the early trading, although
prices sagged. Most of the selling
was oa the part of professionals here
and it was done by highly specula
tive professionals at that. They pre
tended to be diappoinled that, no big
financing plans were announced by
the Harriman companies or by the
hard coalers. Their stocks found
ready buyers and the Important bank
ing interests expressed complete cony
fUUnice in the safety of the bull posi
tion.
Western Maryland declined to a
new low leveK for the movement, when
it sold at. 18 . Good buying ap
peared in all the other Gould issues,
especially in Missouri Pacific and
Wabash. : New York Central and
Southern Pacific were accumulated
by the strongest interests.
On the curb market transactions
were on a light scale, but prices held
firm around the high levels of yes
terday. Wheat was slightly lower.
Chicago Grain.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Chicago, May 26 Weakness in
foreign -.markets and bearish foreign
crop advices as reported by Broom-
hall causing an easier market, prices
were off to lc. Considerable long
wheat came out. Commission houses
were on both sides.
Broomhall special reports on for
eign crops arc very optimistic. He
estimates that shipments from India
syid Russia will aggregate 5,600,000
bushels weekly and that the United
Kingdom stocks on June 1, will show
a smaller decrease than expected.
He reports Italy as supplied with
sufficient wheat to last until harvest.
Opening prices: Wheat May,
133 to 133; July, 117; corn-
May, 75 to ; oats July, 55
to 54; pork, not quoted;, lard-
July, 10.97; ribs July, 10.30; Sep
tember, 10.32.
WhM'e the wheat market closed at
declines of to l c. there were
sharp reactions late. The Bartlett
Patten house led buying late and
caused many early sellers to cover.
Corn was unsettled and to c.
lower. Oats were oft to lc. and
provisions were up all around.
Grain quotations ranged as follows:
Wheat
Open. High. Close.
May . . 1.33 1.33 1.32
July . . 1.17 1.18 . 1.17
Sep. . . 1.10 1.10 1.10
Corn" : .
May ; , .75 .75 .75
July . . .70 .70 .70
Sep. . , ,68 .68 .67
Oats v.'
May . . .62 ,62 .61
July.. ,55 .55 .54
Sep. . . .45 ' .45 .44
Pork :
May . . 18.75 19.00 : 18.95
July . . 18.75 19.00 IS. 95
Sep. . . 18.85 ' 19.10 19.02
Lard
May . . 10.85 10.95 10.92
July . , 10.82 10.97 10.92
Sep. , . 10.95 11.10 11.05
Ribs
May . , ..... 10.37
July . . 10.30 10.40 . 10.37
Sep. . . 10.32 10.40 10.37
Cotton Seed Oil.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, May 26 Cotton seed
oil prices, based on prime yeljow,
ranged as follows
Closing.
May , . . . ... ..... 5.80??) 5.87
June .......... .. 5,80' 5.87
July . . . . . 5.90 & 6.91
August,. ...... .. . - 6.02 6.07
September .. .. .. .. 6.11 6.12
October .. .. .. .. .. 6.12676.13
November 5.83 & 5.84
December . . . . 5.697 5.72
Market closed easy; sales 1,900
barrels.
A SWINDLER CAUGHT.
Man Charged with "Check-flashing"
is in the Common Jail of Wake.
. Charles W. Harrison, of Hertford,
Perquimans county, was arrested
this morning at Zebulon and brought
to Jail here by Deputy Sheriff Wyatt.
The warrant on which he was arrest
ed was issued in Perquimans coun
ty, charging Harrison with getting
money under false pretense. He is
charged with being one of the variety
of crooks known as "check-flashers."
He had a bogus draft cashed in Per
quimans and will be taken back there
for transportation and a suitable es
cort from Perquimans, he will reside
at Sheriff Sears' boarding house
the county jail.
SKXTKNCE CO.M.MI TEI).
Charles Kadrcll Will Not Hang
for
Minder of His Wife.
Governor Kitchin today commut
ed the sentence of Charles Fadrell,
a negro, sentenced to hang in Winston-Salem
on May 28th, to life Im
prisonment. Mr. D. D. Hawkins, at
torney for Fadrell, has put up a hard
fight for the life of his client and to
day carried back to Winston-Salem
the paper that saves the negro's
neck.
Fadrell was convicted of the mur
der of his wife at the February term
of court and sentenced to hang April
30th. lie was reprieved till. May
28th and today his sentence was
commuted to life imprisonment.
Ml'dl MARRIED MAN.
Will Serve One Year For Each Wife
He Had.
John Howell, a Cumberland coun
ty man recently convicted of bigamy
in the superior court of that county,
was today brought to the state prison
to serve a five-year term. Howell
was five times married and three of
his wives were witnesses against him.
Deputy Sheriff J. C. Cullireth, of
Fayelteville, brought Howell to the
pen.
! '
PRESS COMMENT
"'.Stopping (he Leak.
The liii-giilarlties being turned up
tin ouch the New York eustom hoii.se
Investigation, are not more surprising
than Is the.' fact that they were not
discovered before. It must remain 'one
of the mysteries' .sealed in the sep
uleher of time how they escaped the
reign of the inuekrakers 'from 1904 to
1907, when there was a hand with a
stone in it for every head. Hut as the
mills of the gods grind slowly they
grind exceedingly -'.fine,' -and .so 'it was
that tli'e. j eustom house crooks w ere
bound to come to their fate, though at
a time when the people of the land are
a little wearied of "reforms" and "in
vestigations.".
It Is. time though, when there is no
danger', that ."through haste in clean
ing our, Augean stables any lurking
corners of filth will he overlooked
or concealed with a deft slap or two
with the whitewash brush. The men
conducting, this investigation are new
to their task and primed with energy:
They have not so many similar cases
that they are likely to lose sight of this
one in the confusion. The custom
house of the port of New York is go
ing to ret the thorough airing it has
earned.
The relation of the customs service
of any country to. commerce affords
unlimited temptation to its employes
to enrich themselves at the expense of
the government they serve. Instances
of the false valuation of imports are
doubtless frequent. Collusion' between
transportation employes and customs
Inspectors is so common as to afford
a pleasing topic of conversation be
tween the travellers. The -acceptance
of bribes is at least occasional, while
many an unscrupulous importer knows
I mure
ways than one "of skinning a
cat." Perhaps such practices can
never be wholly eliminated from the
customs service, but they should at
least he made hazardous, and a timely
official Investigation of the conditions
at every port of entry In the country
might not be the most despised means
of Insuring to the United States an iiir
creased revenue for the coming year.
II is good economy, at least, to stop
the leaks. Washington Post.
- Carniaek On Religion.
I dispute no man's freedom of opin
ion, though-why any man should bt
willing to believe that; mull has mi
pre-eminence over a beast I do not
know. You say that you cannot lie-
live the. miracle-of the resurrection.
Let me tell you the story of a greater
miracle' than that. It is the story of
a poor peasant, a member of a despised
and subject race, himself despised,
the place of his birth, despised by his
own countrymen, in a little while he
dies a felon's death and all those above
h I in forgot he ever lived. Yet some
how his words lived on.
Philosophy. " with all It wisdom,
priesteraft with all Its terrors, kings
weildlng the iron power of al' the
world, but over armies, over dying
dynasties and crumbling thrones,
rivers of blood and seas of fire, that
power swept on and on untu It has
made conquest of the earth, until every
, klMR
on every throne bows down In
adoration to the dead peasant of Gall-
lee, and the very Instrument of his
felon's death has become -a symbol
of salvation to all munklud. Do you
believe that story? It Is u story of a
greater miracle than that a man died
and rose from the edad.
Young gentlemen, be not among those
who scoff at religion, which Is the
IciKt hnna nf the world, whose conso-
)ation yourself will need In the time
0f affliction and the hour of death.
E. W. Carmuck.
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Oon. lc. WANTS lc.
HORSK AXI BUGGY WANTED
for the summer. Any one leaving
the city can arrange to have horse
well cared for. Apply to W.(McC.
White, 204 S. Dawson St.
21 St.
WANTED Two or three furnished
rooms with board for four, private
family preferred; references fur
nished. Address "Marion" care
Times. 24 2t.
WANTED Vantriloquist figures.
Prof. Harris, Raleigh, N. C.
21 2t. .
WANTED Railway Mail Clerks,
Postofficc Clerks, Mail Carriers.
Salary $600 to $1,600. Examina
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pointments coming. Preparation
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ter, N. Y. e. o. d. 1 It.
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20-31.
SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK Silk
Ginghams, 12 c; While and Col
ored Parasols, $1.00; White and
Colored Skirt Goods; Men's $3.50
Oxfords, $2.25. Hunter Bros. &
Brewer Co. 24-0e.
SAVE Yt )U It MON E Y-r-From May
25 to June 25 Riggsbee, the photo
grapher, will make cabinet photo
graphs of children and young ladies
under IS years of age at unheard
of low prices. Place, 105 Fay
elteville Street, Raleigh, N. C.
' 24 2 1.
WAKE COUNTY HONEY IN THE
Comb. D. T. Johnson & Son. It
THE DANCING SCHOOL WIIJL
Close Friday night with a Soiree.
26 2t. ' .. . '':"-'.';''-; "- -.'
PATENT YOUR, IDEAS AND MAKE
money. Send for my new book
'How to Get. Them". Best service,
Joshue R. If. Potts, lawyer,. Wash
ington,' 1). C, Chicago, and Phila
delphia. ' 23-30
IF . YOU WANT YOUR HORSE
boarded right, bring him at once
to Simpkins' stables. This is our
specialty. No extra charge for
cleaning harness, washing vehicles
and delivering them at any time or
place in the city.: 21 t. f.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO 1NVA-
lids Celebrated Seven Springs
Water, so highly recommended for
Kidney, Bladder, Indigestion and
Stomach troubles, for sale fresh
from the springs daily at W. A.
Simpkins, 123 East Martin Btrect,
Raleigh, N. C. 18 t. f.
FOUND -A Pair of Spectacles.
Owner can get same by describing
and pay for this ad. Apply to
Times' office. '. ,
FOUND A Purse with money in
front of G. T. Powell's store.
Owner can get it by description
and paying for ad. . '24 2t.
NEW PICKLE MULLETS, FRESH
Mullets and Mix Fish for sale at
A. S. Simmons, Charleston; 8. C;
also consignments solicited on
Poultry and Eggs.
15 e. o. d.- 6t.
FOX BALE
FOR SALE Fine 8-year-old, stylish
combination.'., buggy-, and saddle
horse and excellent buggy and
harness. A bargain for one who
wants a nice outfit. I am leaving
the city and expect to sell before
June 1. Apply to Capt. E. T. Win
ston, 403 N. Wilmington St.,
at army recruiting oflice, opposite
postofiice. 22-tf .
TO SELL UNDER ORDER OF
Court, at public out-cry, at the
court house door, on Monday, the
7th day of June. 1900, 22 acres
of land in Garner, N. C, with all
buildings and Improvements. Ap
ply to W. J. Peele, J. H. Fleming,
Commissioners. Peele & Mayn
ard, attorneys. 2 Maw
TO SELL AT PUBLIC OUTCRY
AT
the court house door, June 7th,
1909, a lot with improvements In
Raleigh, 100x50 feet, f on Stale
street, just across the street, north,
from the Soldiers' Home. Apply
to . Peele & Maynard, Attorneys,
City. 22-taw-St
BIG SALE NEW POri'LAR SHEET
Music. Specials 3 for 25 cents, 15
for $1.00. Kimball Piano Store.
26 3t.
KOK SALE Pepper, Tomato, Let
tuce Plants. Pescud's Drug Store,
12 Hargett street. 26 4t.
FOR SALE 126 acres of timbered
land in Harnett county, near rail
road. Reason for selling: Need
the money and will sell cheap. Ad
dress "Land", care Times office.
25-3t
FOR SALE Practically new Sun
Typewriter. $25 cash or will ex
change for good iron safe. Box 91.
25 2 1.
FRl'lT AND CONFECTIONARY
business for sale- two stores one
at Durham and one at Raleigh, N.
C. Store at Durham the handsom
est, best lighted and best located in
city, Average weekly sales at
Durham, six hundred dollars per
week: store at Raleigh, average
sales nine hundred dollars per
week. Reason for selling, have
more than can handle at Fayette
ville. Address W. F. Smith, Ral
eigh, N. C. 26 4t.
CASH REGISTER New, at a bar
gain -price.: For full information,
address Opportunity, care this of
fice. " 17 12t.
FOR RENT
FOR RENT OR LEASE The Lacy
House N. Blount street. APP'y to
Henry E. Lltchtord. 12 t. f.
'OR KENT One 5-room cottage,
'313 E. Cabarrus St. Apply J. H.
Anderson. 24-3t
FOR KENT Seven-room dwelling.
Modern conveniences; on car line.
Address Box 524. 8-tf
FOR RENT Three .unfurnished
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dress, "W. G.', care Times.
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it FOR RENT Two handsome resi
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Delicious White House Tea
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15c; especially for Ice Tea.
Just as good as White House
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AT WRIGHT'S
is the place where you get the
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the Nice Pies like mother made.
When you want something nice
for dinner you should go to
"GET THE HABIT."
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The Compulsory Ballot.
In time of need It is assumed that
every man of military age In this
country stands ready to serve in the
ranks for a defense of his country
the South had already furnished the
full piota to her armies before it was
necessary to provide for conscription,
and that the North engaged so many
substitutes, and was obliged to enact
a provifion for the draft appears In
the difference between a war of in
vasion ae.d one of defense. But the
ohligatlon of military service Is not
more urgent than that of care for the
government in time of peace and those
who advocate a compulsory ballot for
us .'impeach', the patriotism of our
people!) - nil Impeachment that may be
deserved, nevertheless.
Spain, has long been decadent, and
her. people have had litle training in
the 'duties -of il citizen as we under
stand them it Is not surprising that
Spain should llnd It necessary to force
her people to the booths. The first
election under the new election law
has just been held, and the result
i seems satisfactory.
Under this, all male adults of legal
oriaB,' al
required to vote, and only uu-
jrenee or sickness can lie pleaded to ex-
cues. Judges, notaries and priests are
excused, with men over 70 years of
age. Failure to vote Is punished by
publication of the failure: the fact to
stand as a mark of censure in ease
the parly applies for appointment to
office, by a special increase of 2 per
cent in taxation or by reduction of 1
per cent In salary If a public office
Is already held; .-' Repetition of the
failure to vote .may be followed by
loss of. office. We must understand'
that Influences are at work In Spain
to keep the people from participation
j In civic duties as was recently the case
In Halv.
Need Americans be driven to the
polls? If so. how would the Spanish
law please the advocates of a com
pulsory ballot ? As yet, Spain has
otilv tried tin- law In municipal elec
tions; how would it do to give our
take a hand. Florida Tlmeg-Uulon.