J i i OA' v.. ...-,.-:.- PAonpivnM TtlK EVENING TIMES, BALEIGH, N. t, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1909 TODAY'S IMETf IV WIRE, ) Stocks, , Cotton, - New York Stock Market. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Dec. 15 The prominence Riven to the labor situation In the steel Industry waa used as a bear card In the : "stock market operations this morning-, pressure ' .being exerted aguinst Steel common ; rrom several being created by bull support and quarters, causing a decline of one less pressure from bear sources, point In that .fltock-on. opening trans-Cables were poor. At 10:20 o'clock actions with sympathetic weakness inlth-e market had recovered to within all other active industrials and aggres sive felling of the. railroad list. Read ing, .though, which was the weak .....iln...lnii it.no luttn. Dlin. was better sup- norted than any of the railroad IsRues generally ffter-fractional 7 losses on opening transaellons Improved. NeV York Closing Stock List. . ' Leaned Wlrtl'fn Thn Times. 1 Amalgamated Copper. 87 American Ice Securities , American Sugar' Hennery . American Smelting . . . American Locomotive . . . . 25 . .101' . . 61 .. 68 .. 37 .. 49 . .121 . .137 ... 80 . .117 ..179 .. 87 . .150 . . 46 . . 52 . . 56 . .183 . . 50 . . 38 , . 34 .'. 51 ..159 . .144 . . 81 .. 89 .147 . . 23 .. 60 . . 29 . . 43 .. 49 , . 74 .153 ,. 72 . .123 , .180 American Cotton Oil , American Woolen K Anaconda , . . . . Atchison Atlantic Coast Line . . Brooklyn Rapid Transit Baltimore and Ohio .. Canadian Pacific . . Chesapeake and Ohio . . Consolidated Gas . . Central Leather . . . . Colorado Fuel and Iron ColorlTdo Southern . . . . Delaware and Hudson . . Denver and Rio Grande Distillers' Securities . . Erie Erie pfd General Electric . . Great Northern pfd. .. Great Northern Ore . . Hocking Coal and iron Illinois Central . . . . Interborp . . lnterboro pfd Iowa Central . . Kansas City Southern . . Kansas and Texas Kansas and .Texas pfd. . . Louisville and Nasuvlle Missouri Pacific ; . - . . . New York Central . . . . Northwestern National Lead . 87 Norfolk and Western 100 Northern Pacific 146 Ontario' and Western i . . . . V 49 - Pennsylvania J, .. .- ..134 Pacific. Mail , . . ..... 40 Peoples' Gas Co. 1 1 4 Pressed Steel Car .. , 51 Reading . . . . . 170 Rock Island . . 43 Rock Island pfd 91 Republic Iron and Steel . . . . 46 Republic Iron and Steel pfd. . . 107 Sloss-Shef field . . 87 Southern Pacific 133 Southern Railway .. .. .. .. 32 Southern Railway pfd 74 t. Paul ..157 Tenn. Copper. . .. ,. .... .. 38. Texas Pacific. . .. 35 Third Avenue . . .r 13 Union Pacific 202 U. S. Rubber .... . . 52 Utah Copper . . . .i . . . . . . . . 60 U. S. Steel . , 91 V. S. Steel pfd 125 Virginia-Carolina Chemical .. 50 Western Union 78 Wabash 21 Wabash pfd 57 Westlnghouse Electric. '. .. .. 83 Corn Products 23 , Chicago Grain. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, Doc. 15 Corn opened to c. lower this morning with the favorable weather for curing and' movement. May sold a, 66 to 65. Wheat was firmer under good buy ing and small offerings. -May sold at 111 to 110. 'vOats were c. lower. ' : Provisions were lower. In sympathy with hogs. 'Opening: Wheat. Dec.. 113 to 116 corn, Dec., 61 to 61 ; bats, Dec. 43-: pork, Jan., 21.70; lard, Jan., 12.8.0; ribs, Jan.; 11.27. , The " final government report on grain was construed. ,by, the trade as bearish all around , .and .prices sold lower ' to for wheat, to for corn, and Jo for oats,, Pro visions were lower all around on the liberal run of hogs in the west. ADD GRAIN 6. . 33r8B6.. 6. . Grain quotations ranged as fol lows: . Wheat May. July. . Corn - "Dec. . . , " May. ' ' July. Onts " ' Dec.V ; May . i i Open. '1.12 1.10 1.00 .61 .66 -'',.65 .43 .44 .42 High. 1.13 1.11 1.00 ' .62 .66 .65 ,.43 -.45 ,.42 Close. 1.12 1.10 .99 .61 .65 .65 .43 '.44 July . Tork , Jan.. May Lard Jan. , May. Ribs Jan.. May." 42 21.85 21.85 21.67 12.85 11.92 11.95 11.35 , 21.85 21.67 12.82 11.92 11.92 11.35 21.45 12.80 11.80 11.70 11,25 Grain arid New York Cotton. '(By Leased Wire to The Times) : New York, Dec. 1 5 In response to cables and continued liquidation the coiion market this morning opened easy at a decline of 3 to 12 points. At the . decline, however. there was a good demand, some of It 2 or 3 points, of yesterday's close, Opening: Dec, offered 14.74; Jan.,. 14.84 to 14.85; Feb.,'14.99 to 15.00; March, 15.21 to .1522 ; Ma)'. 15.52 to 15.53: - June. 15.43 bid: ', inly,. 15.55 to 15.56; August, 15.27 to 15.30; Sept., 13.95 to 13.97; Ocr 13.33 bid. Market steady. Open. High. Low. Close. Dec. . 14.74 14.89 14.70 14.88 Jan., . 14.81! 14.99 14.83 , 14.99 Feb, . ... . . . 15.11 "Mar. . 15.21 ,15.37 15.21 15.35 Apr. . 15.45 " '.. 15.45 May' . 15.53,. 15.65 15.50 15.05 June 15.57 July . 15.55 15.69 '15.55 15.68 Aug. . 15.25 15.40 15.25 15.40 Sep. . 14.00 14.01 13.93 13.99 Oct. . 13.33 13.40 13.32 13.39 Market closed firm. i. : : New York Kot Cottou. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Dec. 15 Spot cotton, quiet, 5 points higher at ,15.15. No sales. New Orleans Cottou. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Open. High. Low. Close. Dec. . 15.09 15.14 15.09 15.14 Jan. . 15.18 15.26 15.16 15.25 Feb 15.39 Mar. . 15.59 15.57 15. 5K 15.56 Apr'. . 13.68 May . 15.90 15.98 15.89 13.96 July . 16.00 16.10 15.99 16.08 Sept. . 13.98 13.95 Oct. . 13.28 13.30 13.28 13.31 Market closed firm. IJverpool Cotton (By Cable to The Times) Liverpool, Dec: 15 Spot cotton, easier; middling, 8.01; sales, 5.0Q0: Aemrican, 4,400. American, 36,400. Futures opened firm and quiet, v . a...,. :,v, . Open. December ,7.83 7.93 Dec-Jan. .. .7.93 ! Jan.-Feb. ,..7.95 7 96 Feb.-Mar. ..7.98 Mar.-April .8.01 April-May . .8.03 May-June . .8.03 June-July ..8.04 8.03 July-Aug ..8.01 8.01 Aug.-Sep. ..7.72 7.70 Sep.-Oct ...7.21 7.19 , 7.90 7.90 7.93 7.96 7.99 8.01 8.02 8.01 7.99 7.71 7.19 Raleigh Cotton Market. (Reported by C. K. 'Johnson & Co.) Good Middling, 15c. Strict middling. 14c. Middling, 14V6c. Recipts today, 176 bales. Port Recelps. (By Leased Wire to Tile Times) New York, Dec. 15 Cotton port receipts today were as follows: New Orleans, 2,290 against 9,991; Galveston, 7,683 against 20,520; Mo bile, 958 against 2,282; Savannah, 6,756 against 9,859; Charleston, 490 against 1,254; Wilmington, 635 against 1,198; Norfolk, 3,220 against 4,266; New York, 0 against 178; Bos ton, 0 against 167; Pacific coast, 0 against 6,099; various, 0 against 155. Totals, 22,032 against 56,069. . Interior Receipts: Houston, 5,369 against 18,327; Augusta, 1,431 against 2,283; Memphis, 4.843 against 8,081; St. Louis, 3,556 against 8,734; Cincinnati, .i.153 against 1,569. Totals, 16,352 against 38,994. New York Provisions. ' - 1" New York, Defl. 15 Cash produce: Minneapolis, No. 1, northern wheat, 112.' -V - Wheat No. 1 northern New York, 123 f.o.b. - . V Corn No. 2 mixed, 70 c. in ele vator. Oats No. 3 white 47 in. ele vator.. Rye No. 2 western, 84 c. f.o.b. Barley Feeding.. 63 65 c.l.f. New York. . . Flour r-Sprina patents. 6.-70 : win ter straights, 5.50. Mill Feed Bran, 25.60. Pork Mess, 25.25. Lard Prime western, 13.85. Tallow Prime city, 6c, Coffee No. 7 Rio, 8c. Sugar Granulated, 5.15. Cottoii.sed Oil. Now York, Dec. Kl 5 Cotton-seed oil prices, based on prime yellow, ranged as follows: Closing." 7.287.32 7.287.30 December- January May ; . . ... - ' 7.39 7.40 Jne . '7.517.52 July'r ... . . 7.57 7.59 September ... , . 7.45t& 7.60 Market closed quiet; sales, 11,800 barrels.. Spot oil,. 7.2S7.50. Provisions. I THE TIMES' DAILY FINANCIAL STOEY (By Charles W. Storm. 1 New York, Dec. 15. The Pittsburg declaration of the American Fedora- lion of Labor against the United States Steel. Corporations was utilized by the bears at the opening of the stock mar ket this morning to make a driv against Steel common. The price was forced down about one point on open- Ing transactions.. Sympathetic weak- .... ... .... . ... I1CSS in ine list followed. . KO.'Klmg, which was the weak feature, yesterday, was better ftliriportcd than any of the other lsies iihd its show of strength aided the cither railroads whose stocks showed fractional improvement Steel subsequently recovered half lis loss. Speculation was dull, and traders were waiting for announcement from Philadelphia of the action taken at the Lehigh Valley and Heading dividend meeting held in that city today. American shares were a trille higher in London. On the1 New York curb market the copper shares were slightly lower. Silver stocks were unchanged'. i New York Cotton tiftter. (Bv B. W.-Hibbs & Co.) New York, Dee. 15 Renewed bull support turned the market form its 16 points lower opening from last night's closing into an advance of four to seven before the end of the first hour, and th's was maintained pretty well throughout later trading. Thus, the fxt remcs on January ranged from 14.83 to 14.98, March 15.21 to 15.36, May 15.50 to 15.56 and July 15.55 to 15.6S as against yesterday's close of 15.94 for January. March 15.58 and July 15.61. During the first hour trading was fairly active with scattered selling and some bear pressure making the low prices and the rail; later being increas. ed by renewed buying bV commission houses on fresh purchases by the bull cliques brokers. The market sustained during the afternoon chiefly on the continuance of their suoport. Outside business was lighter, fluctu ations at Liverpool narrower and spot markets quiet and generally un changed. There was in fact nothing new in the outside conditions. It is now merely a scalping market for moderate turns pending the publication ! of the next einnine renort. These are Receipts, 55,000. j anxioiiHly awainted by spinning inter ! ests as well as the generality of closed j traders for a confirmation of the gov j ernment's recent sensationally low Close.' crop estfnla'e. Until this Is obtained. 7 90 ! purchasers should be advised Only on further soft spots and then only for moderate turns for the present. Naval Stores. tUy Leased Wire to The Times.) Savannah, Ga., Dec. 15 Turpen tine; Firm, 53; sales, 58; re ceipts,. 719. Rosin Firm; sales, none; re ceipts, 2,504. Quote: WW, 6.75; WG, 6.25; N, 6.15; I, 5.85; K, 5.60; I, 4.60; H. 4.05 to 4.10; G, 4.00 to 4.02; F, 3.95; E, 3.92 to 3.95; D, 3.90: C, B, A. 3.85 to 3.90. Chicago litre Stock. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Union Stock Yards, III., Dec. 15 Hogs: Receipts, 45.000: 10c. lower. Mixed and butchers, 7.95 to S.50; good heavy, 8.4 0 to 8.55; rough heavy, 8.00 lo S.25; light, 7.90 to S.40; pigs, 6.25 to 7.50; bulk, 8.35 to S.50. Cattle: Receipts, 25,000; 10c. lower; beeves, 3.S5 to 8.25; cows and heifers, 2.00 to 5.85; Blockers and feeders, 3.00 to 5.00; calves, 7.50 to 9.75; Texans, 5.00 to 6.00; westerners, 4.25 to 6.75. Sheep: Receipts, 20,000: market steady; native and western, :!.2.r to 5.40 f lambs, 4.50 to 8.35. Raleigh Produce Market. Reported Daily by M. Rosenthal Co., Wholesale and Retail Grocer 3utter figgs . Hams . . . .30 to 35c. 35c. Sugar Cured . 17 to 18c. North Carolina 25c. Virginia 27 c . . ,. Xh-.. lacon Spring Chickens 85 to 50 dens . 50 to COc. rrisb Potatoes $1.25 bu. Sweet potatoes 60 to 70c. bu. Cabbage .5 to 15c. Onions 40c. pk. Flour ........ 17.00 bbl. Vleal . .. $2.00 bag. eas . . . lac. (it. New York Money Market, (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Dec. 15 Money on call, 4 to 4 per cent: tline loans, easy; 60 day bills, 4 per cent; 90 days, 4 to 4 per cent; six months, 4 per cent. Posted rates: Sterling exchange, 484 to 488, with actual business in bankers bills at 487.90 to 487.95 for demand and 484 to 484.35 for 60 day bills. Prime mercantile paper unchanged. Reward for Kidnapers. (By Leased Wire to The Times,) Louisville, Iy.,rDec. 15 Governor Willson this afternoon offered a re ward of $500 kidnapers af Kellner, who week. for the arrest of the eight-year-old Alma has been missing a Ic WANTS lc. Clastdfted advertisements for this col am u will be accepted at one cent per word for each issue, CASH with order. No adver tisements under this head will be charged. ' No Adv. taken for less than 10 CUNTS an Insertion. Bach figure charged aa one word. lc WANTS lc. WANTED--A reliable man In every oou rity in the slate, big nioupy. Address, times. Can make tare if " . ' WAN! M io rent horse and buggy for light work for three or four 1 inniu.. A .1 .1 ,.tr , ........ I limuma. mil""" . i:.n The Times. 30 t. r. m i ' , WANTRD To rem lour or five room house within four blocks Meredith College. Address "House" Box 250. Phone fif). WAXTKII To reut a Typewriter in good condition.. Remington pre ferred. Phone 9f)G-F. WANTED School boys lo work in afternoon. Apply Circulation De part men! livening Times. 15 3 1. MISCELLANEOUS. FIRST CLASS, UP-TO-DATF, AM) modernly equipped lodge room, with splcudid paraphernalia accom modations. Also privilege of gym nasium, club room, reading and writing room, shower and tub baths, hot and cold water connec tions, lavoratory, etc. For terms apply to J. K. Turner, Maccabee office. C-tit CHKISTJ1AS SltitiKSTIOXS See Whiting Brno', show windows. 15 7t. EVKItVTHIN AT AUCTION 1111- vate sales every day. Come in next Saturday, Dec. 18, and get. a bargain. Koonee Bros. Big Auc tion House, 10( K. Hargctr street. 15-2t STRAYED OR STOLEN From my premises (corner Hillsboro and Dawson streets ) Thursday night, my dun cow, white spots, long horns; very fat. Reward. Mrs. W. McGee. 10 t. f.. ALL (iltAI)KS OP ClftARS AT your own price at' Norwood's Cigar Factory. Come. KOONCK BROS. RIG AUCTION House at 106 East Hargett Street, opens next Saturday, Dec. IS. Everything at auction. Furniture and housefurnishings, cook stoves, healers, clothing, shoes, hats, caps, etc. Private sales every day. All phonos. ' 15-2t lirv CIGARS AT AUCTION FOR Christmas presents. Sale begins - at 7:30 each night till Christmas. At Norwood's. ONE THOUSAND OLLA11S TO LOAN for one or five , years upon first mortgage on Raleigh property, John W. Hinsdale, Attorney, over Citizens National Bank. ll-0t FOUND Cood Watch. Apply to Watson & Denson, Attorneys, over James 1. Johnson's. 13 t. f. h'OUND-Tlie very tiling for a Christ mas present in Whiting Bios', show windows. 15 7t. OOTOTHF, AUCTION AT NOK- wood's Cigar Factory tonight 7:"0 105 W. Martin SI. WIO SUM. IT FOIt YOU AT Auc tion. Koonee Bros. Big Auction House, I lit! I'.'asl ITarselt Street. 1 5-2t LOST. ,OST Near Capital Square, brass tail lamp to automobile. Suitable reward. Return to Times office. It FOR RENT Milt HUNT One of the best front offices in the Masonic, Temple will be for rent January. 1st. If you want it. apply at once, as every of fice in the Temple is now occupied, .loiin C. Drewry. 15 t. f. I FOR SALE. Upit SAI.K Any part of 300 shares ing trie.1 in vain to get the district Burlingame Telegraphing Type- attorney of New York to pay her rail wVlter stock $4.50 per share (par road fare. It is understood that she 10.00. 1 A. L. Deibel, Little Rock, s practically penniless. Ark. 14 12t." a scene followed the accused wo- ' : man's entrance into the court. A FOIl SA1,K Pony phaeton, rubber private detective named Kelly, rep tire, good top. Three grocery wag- resenting the surety company which ons. Two buggies. All good bar- gave the 5,000 ball for the woman, gains. B. E. Rogers, East Martin attempted to take her In custody. Street, Raleigh. 14-2t Assistant District Attorney Garvan . . i j made him desist. Piatt was too ill FOR SALK Your ' Christmas pres- to appear. Judge Foster said that if cut Sen Barrett 117 Favette- the case was not tried by the end of ville street for. bargains in Phon- the present term he would entertain ograph, Horn' and Records. 15 6t. VALUE. OF CROPS FOR THIS YEAR (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Dec. 15 The crop re- ' porting board of the department of agriculture, in a report isued today indjeates the harvested acreage pro duction, and value of important farm crops in 1909 as follows: Corn 2,772,376.000 bushels, valued at $1,652,822,000. Winter wheat 446,866,000 bushels, valued at $459,151,000; spring wheat 290,823,000 bushels, valued at $270,892,000. All wheat 7:i7.1S9, bushels, valued ! $730,040,0:10. Tobacco 94,Xr7,00( pounds, valued al $95,719,0110. PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE TODAY (My Leaned Wire tt The' Times.) Washington, Dec. 15 Under the rules 'of the house, today was calendar Wed. nesday. This was a surprise to Itepre seiitativo Tawney of Minnesota, who had made plans to call up the District wit 'i a s.caimm;,.. t i:ni.ii!ti:ii-. j coin of Columbia appropriation bill, bin the int; down Hie river in t!;o hack house insisted on proceeding under the . ground. It is one ol the best things rule. !seen here this was.i.n ii.nl sitci'e"f!o(l liepre.senlntives Mann of lliinoii called up the bill requiring common earners engaged ill interstate anil foreign commerce to make full reports of all accidents to the interstate com merce commission, and authorizing i he commission to Investigate such ac- cidents. After sonic debate the was passed. Uepresentative army appropriate Hull ti bill reported tin to the house MRS. BROKAW KEPT ALL THE TELEGRAMS (Hv I.ased Wire to The Times.) New York, Dec. 1.1 When the sepa ration suit of Mrs. Mary Blair Rrokaw against her husband, V Gould Broka w ; iwi ftt-tuiitiiuu aim i,ipvu u jrm on t was resumed before Justice Putnam at Mineolu today it was stated ' tltat Mrs. Brokaw would be called back to the witness stand before the ase ended to tell of a scrap book she kept In which she pasted all the tele grams received from Brokaw during the stormy periods of their married life. This sera: book is tilled to overflow ing with messages from the husband, some of them giving her orders, others displacing his aleged insane jealousy of her and. others indicating -that he exercised an espionage over her hf means of their servants. NO ACTION ON HAY.VF.K ISKSO lA'TION. Senate Will Co Slow in Xicaragunn Mutter. I Uy Leased Wire lo The Times) j Washington, Dec. 15 The senate! committiee on foreign relations to day decided to defer action on Xicn raguan matters. The Rayncr resolution for the pun ishment of President Zelaya was be jfore the committee, and discussed. hM do(.ision was ri.at.hod. is understood that the agreement; of the committee to go slow in regard to Nicaraguan affairs was due to the 'conference which Senator Cttllom, of j Illinois, chairman of the committee, j had with Secretary Knox yesterday. It is said the secretary recommended that congress remain passive for a lime in the hope that, the situation would clear up without congress hav ing to take action. Secretary Knox is hopeful that the Isit.tiation will improve within the next few days. Tito v committee authorized a favorable report on the bill appropriating $75,!i0il for the Pan-American conference, to lie held in Buenos Ay res ne:;l July. The bill appropriating $2011,00(1 for a United Stales exhibit at the Brussels expo sition was referred to a sub commit tee, with instructions to eliminate some features that ate deemed inad visable. , MISS WOOD IN UOI KT. '' Wood, Charged Willi Perjury, Heady for Trial, ' (1!v Leased wire to The Times. 1 New York, Dec. 13 Mae C. Wood,; whose sensational suit against for-1 mer United States Senator Thomas; C. Piatt ended in her .being charged with forgery and perjury in her claim that she was the senator's wife, ap peared in general sessions court to day and said that she was ready for trial. Miss Wood had traveled all the way from Julesburg, Colo., after hav- a motion for its dismissal. Bail was reduced to $1,000. At the Graud. ' At the Grand the management has certainly- gone one above the limit this week, in presenting a high-class vaudeville bill, Each and every act is a star attraction in their respect ive parts. The show opens with Levitt & Falk in a novelty juggling. Paper tearing, singing, talking, and drawing specialty which is up to date in every respect. Then comes the great Jackson, direct from the hip podrome, New York City, in an aerial and ground contortion act that beats anything of the kind ever attempted in Raleigh, as he is styled the Human Knotjiiid the way he ties himself up into the different positions he cer tainly lives up lo his name. . Then comes Wesley and FrancI:;, in vaile- ville, up to date, a clean, refined j comedy, singing and dancine; spec- j if II v . it! which til''.' ini roduee :i line! of brighl and new talk, and Iney arej tfooil silK'eiv iiiid diilifcr::. and llifil'i act i.s v'.'ell eo'i:;ti;,cle!. All the , comedy j 1 1 1:: i ;i I act i nmy com,' and . irn. hut if von ttaiit fi see l.h" real oM(": don't fiiel,a:, i'.ii. an,! Cbreiue (!:;. They .are not only eoreetii.Min jaiid iiM:i-:!c.::".',.;, Ivil i!)en is plenty (f Hood isutii'i'ial in their ;n t Iha1 will jinake one sit and take notice. They linish their act. v. itli a very pivlly novelty of olayii:j? a caliope Hi i;iiinin;; roands of applause. The m)j jon ,i(.ur( ire. up to tie1 (Irani: standard and tal.iiiK it all in all il Jk one of the best bills presented hero i this season. ! There will be soin;- change,: made lijlljin 1 lie prograa! ior t iiursiia.', . i i'i- 'day and Saturday. Thuv will he at 'least two new acts as tue manasa. 'ment Intends to change tin- hill twice weekly, making a new show .Mondays and Thursdays, giving the best vati 'deville in Kaleigh. Aiaiiucc, :! p. m., admission ''and I ti ccitis. Kvening.v. I 0 and id cms. ! Mr. Davenport will .ing l he illus trated song "In lite Wild W oou Where the Blue Hells Grow". Medal For Peary. i (Bv Leased Wire to The Tiniest i Wnshiiisrtiin. Dec. 1 5 Commander 1 p (fom N;irional , t.,:,,. ifll,;ilt Tiir.rlil! l.icu,-,i l JJllH'd I ivii hiij,c,ii,i n ."' i commemoral m his renin ing , 1909, at the , north pole on Apin u 'banquet of I he society. the tion will say that "reached" 1'ie pole "discovered" it.. . HUBBARD BROS SCO. :iBK X-S-kiUtavf i CaanSerxW''idfr'ns'',CoYtofc - to - - change. Associate Members Liver w-w.1 CiOnn 1 QirncluHnn onnTfn.u KOI.rrMTRll Pnr thn nur chase and sole of Cotton for futun i ailiror rrreRr,onrtene- tr,rltrt ; . - THE MECHANICS' SAVING BANK. IS GIVING AWAY SMALL SAYINGS BANKS. CALL AND tJKT-ONH. Leather Goods 'n). you are scratch ing your head wondering what, to give your young lady friends lot us sr.n-;est that we have it beau tiful lot of tie and that there ft- leather goods, is nothing more appropriate. Bridge Whist Sets, Music noils, Music Folds, and oilier things that you'll siv here. For the fellow a cigar case, cuff and collar box. Have set 5 pieces, card cases. iina Weathers & Perry FAYETTEVIMiE STREET. The Juvenile Novelty of 1009 THE LETTIE LANE PAPER FAMILY. Twelve sheets of dolls designed by Sheila Young, each sheet representing one member of the family and his or her wardrobe, printed in beautiful colors, ar ranged in a Doll House Port folio, which, when cut out and put together, makes a complete Doll House . t $1..00 Pescud's Book Store. mmamMmmmmmaam Saturday 18th. " ; . , v.. i. - r Will mark tlio close of our great Popularity Contest. .Never has so much interest titin shown. The voting has been fast and the contestants are i iiniiitin u close race. Voto foe your favorite NOW. Re-' tiiciiiher I tie Contest ivill close, , !;,.( litd.iy ullit. .. I D. RIGGAN CO. .IAM ARY MAGAZINES. "THREE WEKKS" or "ONE DAY." FIREWORKS FOR THE ROYS. A. S. BRAGASSA, .VfMlfiny of Music, TO TAX PAYERS. Ail -persons who have not i 1 ' Jhp lnB7";inaiil their taxes for the vear the explorer;-1 - ,k ana not that heiJwu are Hereby notihed to j(;ome and settle their taxes, ana tiiose wno do not settle tDecember t w the costj r8IiI:' levies Will DG " lSSUeO. ' lv, I S"1"'"' i in ii I i ouci t, v . j-iiia fIS POM'iMelV the last notice that I shall Send Out. The ta XS should llHVe been paid -t ian e first, day of Xovember, 1909, but I iliave taken the responsibility' Vf'" - I to extend the time, so as to "W, ! he as lenient as I can. I now authorize and instruct all 11 l.v deputies, both in Raleigh, and outside, to levy upon all property and ejamishee the polls on which the taxes have not been paid on and after December 11, 1909, and those who are caught by the Hi vies and haA'e the costs to ;iv iave no one to blame but 1 iieinselyos. I nni compelled to collect I he tnxes, and J do hope that all will come and settle, so as lo avoid the necessity of -my collecting their taxes by distress. Joseph H. Sears, Sheriff of Wake Co. Dec' 11, 1909. Women Appreciate the Brilliant Tungsten Lamp because it gives them tint properu amount of light, and far better light at. a cheaper price than all others. CAROLINA POWER AHD LIGHT COMPANY. Notice of Dissolution of Co-partner ship. Notice is hereby given that the co partnership heretofore existing . be tween Drs. S. P. Norris and Df. 8. B. Douglass, under the firm name of . Norris and Douglass, has this day., been dissolved by mutual consent. AH persons indebted to said co-part- nership will make payment to Dr. S, . P. Norris and all persona having1 claims against said co-partnerehlp shall present them for payment to Dr. S. P. Norris. ' ' v DR. S. E. DOUGLASS.' . P. S.: Dr, S. P. Norrla will con tinue the practice of dentistry at the office heretofore occupied by Dr. Norris- & Douglass. 228 Fayetteville 8treet, Raleigh. N. C. Dr. Douglaas will practice at Wendell and Littleton. '' ? I t.'i it I i Mil wit " if; If fit ' 'f 'r K'"(4 ' ' 'J!ff . V .Hi. I . ; vll .. ? f 'H 1 .1 i fi I'