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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-14

the combinations and new formations ot
last year, were about TO put forth a. de-
terTnined effort TO lead n bull speculation.
FOR their securities. No Sign of any such
attempt has appeared since the paDstca-
ton last week of tho quarterly report 9,
ti-t earnings OF The United states sts Il
Corporation. Hope Of such leadership
was sun further dtscourag ed by rnmors
OF the iiInasS OF the market operator IN
trusted with the care and inanipula ton
Hs se in sis i,ere aeers ,s on
grounds or depression were found in the
formal offer OF sse.opMo of Atch!son
DebentGre bonds to reimburse the cot1-
pany for certain OUTLAWS. including aS.
eairea lines and equipment. which Wn ,l
Street has assumed, had been or would
be provided for otherwise Reports OF
very large projected OUTLAWS lot a Det .SIs
influence
The permission granted by the United
States Supreme Court for the state Of
b-sa suit for a tse aa IN Of the
formation OF the Northern Securities
COMPANY, although its force was little
understood. had a chilling effect on spec
uiaticn owing to its promise Of a pro
longed legal struggle and delay In the
flotation of the conpany's securities.
T'ae financial world continued to ponder
in the cases OF the trolley syndtcates and
the rubber and asphalt trades. whlca
carry suggestions of other possible COM
mitments OF capital, which would help
to explain thi great falling off IN demand
for the securities listed on tho Stock EN-
change.
Money was slightly firn,ar today and
sterling exchange was no higher; but ca
ports of gold are expected to be made
this week. There is a growing feeling
that even when money does accumulate
at this center it may BOT serve TO stun,
Of skepticis,n In The value Of securities
at present price levels. The shading Of
prices OF copper led to a. sharp raid III
the late dealings in AmalEamated Copper,
which helped to- unsettle the close. Elk
ceptionai movements were made by
Lackawapna. which rose Al and lost most
of it; Glucose preferred, which gained
s. and American Express which lost s.
The bond market was not very active.
but il was irregular. Total sales, par
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Dealings on Stock Exchange in Hands
Of Professionals.
THEIR SENTIMENT WAS BEARlSH
peafnes Of from 0ae to Two PoIats Over
Last Weeks Close We're dcrerai, and
Late Recovery Not Held.
Close Has HeayT-
snr Associated Press,

NEW YORK. Jan ls.-There was con-
tinucd lack of animation in the stock
market to-dey. and the aes nI,afss~, meFs
traSerg Tbta element was bea1dsh III It's
OPINIONS on the outlook, and sold stocks ,ris
quite freely throughout ihe DAY =, ., me
level OF prices was carried generally IRON
,sSs ,,o,nts under last weeks close. NO
large y amount Of liuuidatiea was brought
GU, by this considerable decline. anu
iate In .ha iay. causing a rally OF a point
or over in some of the NEST fro!nlnesn,s
stocks, hut this recovery was prachcaiiy
ali lost again before the closing. winch
was extremely dull and heavy.
There was no striking news OF a: char
acter upfarorable TO values. but 1t was
s.erv obvious that any important or
ganigei attempt TO lift the market has
Seen abandoned for the. present The
speculative element has been INDUCING
ihe ianpe that The great capitalists and
sraaicales, who have Oh their hands the
heavy volume of securities resulting from
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= ~ coMMoEMEsss,u,s,rsHi rr OF F., T yITE:
rnIrNTY OF HENRlCO, GREETING.
Va Go 1alS,6, rom T Mear yaa R f:al-
z,asd TS,~nrike and Graded Road Conf
c,artessdi st * thf 's avs
pear at the clerk $ office of the Circuit
Court Of the county of Henrieo at rules
to be held for the said court on the
THIRD MONDAY IL February 1872 to
answer a bill IN Chancery. eShiblted
against them In our said court by jos.
CT Gilman. Mrs. N c. Gilman. Mrs VIII
slie Mcdowell. Mrs. John r Gilman,
Tt1os. II. Gilman, John G. Pollard. w. l.
Jossph ErTan exeensor OF 5chn
So unders' estate, Il D. Pretlow, trustee
r crensnaw; leeds. Eliza e.
T. Newman. Newman. sub-trus-
stee and s. "a. Crensha " and J. M Hoge.
trustees for Phebe HoEe.
SO Md have fhen there this writ Witness
y. II. BRoADDuS eierh Of the said court.
at the rnurfhou the 10Th day of jan
nary. 1909 ard In the 1e6th year OF the
Commonwealth.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND, JAN. 1s, 1907,
ARRIVED.

RORI+ ct' tStCf1H1oSb, JAN. 10, 1SuI,
ARRIVED.
Steamer AlbemarIe. Glover, Norfolk
mercandIse and passengers. Old Dominion
line.
horni1,y. merchandise and passengers. e.
Y. Archer, manager.
Steamer Winya1l. Simmons PhiladeI-
r1hia, Pa, merchandise and passengers,
Clyde line.
Tug Stella, Jones. Baltimore, barge Of
oil. Standard Oil Company. n
SAILED
Steamer Pocahontas, Graves. Norfolk
and James River landings. merchandise
and passengers. Virginiia, Navigation Com
pany.
Steamer Alhenarle. Glover. Norfolk
nnercandise and passengers. Old Dominion
rug Stella, Jones, Baltimore. oil barge.
Schooner Grace D. Chambers, Elizabeth
Port, railroad ties.
Schooner Rehecca NJ Smith, New York,
lumher.
PORT NEWPORT NEWS, JAN. 10. 1862.
ARRIVED.
Barge r. r. Thomas. Providence.
Steamer Neptune. Pensacola.
Steamer Buena Ventura, Nev YORK
SAILED.
Schooner H. W. CTamp, Portsmouth.
Steamer EGastano Liverpool.
Steamer Neptune. Bremen and Ham
burg.
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GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
:. u Richmon, Va, Jan. Is, 1902
PEANUT MARKETS.

,NORFOLK, va, Jan 13.-PEANUTS-
Dull; old stock and machines. 2l4G2l9c.
Me- ffaf,cy). 31sc. strictly prime. sc. !;
prime. ::aalc Spanish, tbs Peanuts con g, n,
for Hbunch'' nuts, from which the finest
GRADE OF Virginia hand-picked, nuts;
Rndwn as tu1rbos, are made, has advanced
from ttafs4c. Il pound within the past ten
DAYS: Adviccs from Nansemond county
state that to-day and on Saturday last
representatives, OF Norfolk cleaners bought
from farmers there some two thousand
bags Of bunch nuts in the rough at 4c. a
nrice. Few are Offering, and that the crop
Is very short is now known to all here
abouts.
PETERSBURG. Va, Jan. 15.-PEA-
NJTs-yirginans from 1@2Ac.;
Spanish new, quiet at T2;iz9Toc.
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COTTON MARKETS.

PEW YORK. Jan. 1S.--The cotton
market opened steady with prices SOU
pes sher End this e van On b Tthon pr Eas
ttn,t estimate. The opening figures,
however, proved .os be the best OF the
day, as a. general movement OF holders
OF shorts fear caused the whole market
to slowly react Positive weakness ne
peloped at midday and continued pretty
much TO the close. European shorts ran
to cover on Wilson'S crop est IN LIE c ~
81. points by so doing. This temporarily
frightened shorts here though as a gen
e,al thing very little stock was taken IN
th crop estimate abova msnti9 3ae rr S9n
sent; prices Off 5.points3Tap idiy, and after
a slight rally tho market turned weak,
and at midday was off some ono points
from Saturdays final bids LqLlaation
on the break was very heavy. and COT
siderable bear selling developed Large
estimates for to-morroWs receipts check
ed buying as did reports that New or,
leans speculative interests were wet.
loaded with cotton at prices above the
market Before the downward move
Ipent halted May sold at S.0i as con-
pared with So early III the day: sentl,
ment was bearist most or the time anu
Of a feature. Clearanoes for export were
double ;to-day.s port receipts, thus show
Jug thnt exporters We're stu active puy.
ers throughout the hssl u, the laTd na All
covering by! tho more tinid shorts. but
at best the undertone was barely steady
with predictions numerous for lower
LIVERPOOL market tomorrow under the
Big receipts. On the late advance Wall
Street picked up a. little cotton and COM
mission houses also bought In conserva-
tive way. The close was Quiet and steady
with prices nett point higher to points
lower.
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BALTIMORE MARKET

BAATlMCalKl MD. JAN. 1a-FIOUR--
steady at decline; spot and the month,
sSgso31zsc.: Eouthern by sample, 7s@8661kc.
. Sso;1. firm; mixed. spot and the mouth
pets ,s southern white corn. $40
oottac. oats firm; No. 2 white, 5a,sc. Rye
unsettled No. 2 nearby, 1@72c. Butter,
5 5lrm and unchanged: fancy creamery.
1 1S,ls Egss, firm; fresh, sS9S0a
siI3n n, Iirfn !, and unchanged; large, 1890
~. small; uI&0nMc Sugar, firm and IN
changed; fine and coarse graduated, s4s1.
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NAVAL. STo7rs

WILMINGTON. N. c. Jan. 1s.-sP1R-
IT'S .TG Il, PENTINE-Quiet at s7@ssc.; re-
csipts, I. casks. Rosin. firm at s1e1LG5;
eelpts. osS barrels! Crude turpcntine
ss!teady at 81 1902; receipts, SO barrels. Tar,
:ile :, at VIE; rcceiptc, l67 barrels,
,,S Ssaasyy,:aa M GA, Jan 13.-SPIR1TS
eoi u NssIlNE-Firm at 5ss14c; receipts,
oui casks: sales. 466 casks; sales. 3l57
casks Resin. firm; receipts, 1854 bar.
RES refs, sales. zoos barrels; exports, 1880 bar
,, Gt;tHIaAsIRsIl.EsToN, S. C., Jan. 1s.-TuR-
and unchanged, - -
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond. Va, Jan. Is. 1atee..
SALES.

virsinia S's-s1 800 at 9ols.
virginia Centuries-sl0,o0oa at a9sss: S3,oOO
at a9si. ~. >, 90 J z
Seahoard Air Line 5's-S2000 at 102Is
Georsia, Southern and Florida lst pro-
ferred-5 shares at aSa.
Scaboard Air Line preferred. buyer 80
fIays-SIoO at per cent
virginia Carolina Chemical preferred so
shares at 1e11ss;; 70 shares at 1a1
STATE SECURITIES. Bid. Asked.
North Carolina 4's. c., 1910. 1o4 e..
North Carolina 6's. c., 1919.. 1sS AS
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COFFEE MARKET.

NEW. YORK, Jan. 1s.-CoFFEE-The
market for coffee futures opened steady
and SOLO points higher. The chief in
fli,encing factors Of the day were bullish,
INCLUDING strong foreign markets. a de-
crsasinE tendency in the primary move
merft and q heavy aggregate Of deliveries
from TIIitted States warehouses. The OPEN
ing advance was lost under realizing and
bear selling, and the market closed
steady with prices net unchanged to 10
points lower. Trading was light, amount
i,.Soice,: 6Ac,; mild, quiet; Cordopa,
I1sI11cs
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LEGAL NOTICES
ri orIcE-ro WHOM IT MAY CON
4S Germ:

N Germ: J.
Notice is hereby given. to oil whom It
NAV concern that Rose Robinson NIaury,
guardian Of Madelaine La +, r Mauf !,
Herndon j. Aaury and margaret 4.
Maury, infants, duly appointed and quali-
fled as such BY the Probate Court OF the
county Of Hamilton, and State OF ONO,
in which county and State the said guar
dian and wards NOW reside. viii ON Wi lsl,
5NESDAI, the 18th day of February. lea2.
at 10 O'clock a. NJ. Of that day, petitt a3,
mond, Va. oenter an order or decree
that the shares Of the proceeds st Of the ne
H. Maury, to which the said wards, Made
lai1e La r. Maury. Herndon J., Maury
and Margaret G. Maury. are entitled as
11eirs 1t law OF the said Ann II. Maury.
deceased be paid and delivered 70 her
as Guardian of Made1aine La R. Maury.
Herndon Maury and Margaret :, e :;
Maury. and removed by her to the said
county Of Hamilton. in the State OF
Ohio.
Guardian Of Nladelaine La r: MauFS,
Herndon :, Maury. MargRsct G. Manry.
BY Maury & Maury'. He] 600 Counsel.
Richmond, Va. Jan. II. 1907
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RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond Va. Jan 10, 1902,
Private sales were reported today as
follows: Cutters, ID hossheads: scrap, 4
hegsheads; filters, 10 hogslteads: smokers,
hogsheads. and wrappers, IS hogsheads.
The tobacco inspector reports as fol-
loNs: lnspe ctions-Bright 81 hogsheads:
dark heSshead. Reviews-Dark, 4
hngsh eads.
Warehouses report 81 hogsneads re-
ceived and % hossheads delivered
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AND At $50 ?, n.
By A. L. Adamson, Auutioneer,
Manchester. Va
AUCTION SALE

THAT CONVENIENTLY LOCATED AMI
NICELY APPOINTED STx-RoCM
FRAME DWELLING, SITUATEp
AT NO 1913 DECATUR STREET,
MANCHESTER, VIRGINIA.
BY virtue of a deed OF tEus- dated the
22i day OF March. 1901. and recorded In
the clerks office Of tho Manchester fNlet~
ings Court In .. B. Vol g, page 10, de-
fault having been made In the PAYMENT
OF the sum of money therein secured. and
being by the note holders requested SO tu
do. the undersigned trustees will sen at
public auction. on the premises. 1913 De-
tatur Street.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. JAN. IA, 1909,
at $3.50 o'clock. tho following described
property: All that ccrrain lot of land.
with six-roorn Frame Dwelling thereon,
fronting thirty-tnree feet on west side OF
DECATUR Street. and running back ora
hundred and ffty-fve feet I'd ten-foot
alley.
This piece of property will make very
Desirable home for a person Wishing ia
cwn their own home. or afford an excel
lent investment. as 1t rents well.
TERSM: Cash as to costs OF executing
this trust and to pay the, sum Of S6eDs
balance on terms to be announced at yale.
JOSEPH B. WELSH,
r. T. LACY,
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BY Pollard s. BaEby.
Real Estate Auctioneers.

Estate to be divided by Auction
Sale. The fWo-story nddern
detached Brick Dwelling. ON tile
north side Marshall, HatWaen
25th and 26tla stfests. No.
asia. Also two Frame TeHe-
meEt Dwellings, on north sldo
Of VenaDle street, rear 2Ath
street. Nos. 24U4 and 2406, and
vacant LOT ADJOINING.
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NEW ORLEANS.-The hattIeship ilii-
nois, aftera stay here CT several weeks.
and after having successfully tested the
New Orleans floating dock. sailed ts,-aay
for Hdyanr-
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Nansemond Couuty Court.
special Dispatch to Tie Times

Especial Dispatch to Tile Tinass.o
SUFFOLK. va, Jan. 1o.-County Judge
Kilby to-day chargeds the grand jury, in
regard 10 illegal siot-nnachlnes and car
rying firearms.
Judge KJ1by complimentes town and
ct,antyi officials on tht past years crimi-
nal record. lie said the expenses wer
smaller tkan for an,- like time during hrs
sixteen years occupancy OF the bench.
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Ev C.. L & Fl. t. Denoun.
Rcar Estate Aucttoueers.
sci Main Street.
rTRUsTEE's SALE
NEAT FRANZ, DWELLING on THE
NORTH SIDE. OF CLAIBORNE. 3
STREET. WEST OF. WASH
- INGTQN STREET

By virtue of n deed of trust. dased No-
yersbcr %. 1900 ana of record In Ecnrico
County Court q. T. leo D. 2io. &C.
fault having been made la tho payment
NJ a note therein secured. ard being &c
a,tjrel SO to do. will sell by auction. on
the PREMISES. On
- FRIDAY JANUARY II. 1902
at a p NJ. the property above described.
fronting II feet on the north limo Of CIaf-
horne Street. and running back between
nsrai!eI lines III feet to NJ: ailey:: said lot
ccornr,enres 1ts2 feet wesf Of WashinEton
street The improvements consist Of q
neat Frame Dwelling.
TERMs-Cnsh as to EXPENSES OF syesmt-
,rifs ;stsrost from November g. 1901 !:
nata''ee 81 IA. II DEsSaoN. TRUSTEE
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July S. ]. 8. 30 s.sss5 s.io s. 77sslaa
Jan s. 8. I. $50 80 SO s.21lls
May +. 7. s. 91na S6D1 y6SSlss Sb7i Is

Z Caah QfotatfpfS WsFA as fo!It,NS:,Ef.Ioaa!t.
red SIC N L, = Z oats. dssaa No
:white Az a4si,sss . Nc 5 white. 471lsezisltc.
No. rye, 65Rgssc Fair TO CHOICE matt
SLiz1s; Ne s. hort nwestern, s1.65; prime
Timothy seed, s6.55. Ness pork, per BAR
rel S1665@iGf 70; lard, per 100 pounds.
81 as11ss9a.a5: short ribs sides Qocse1, s. e9G1
IS; dry sailed shoulders tcoxed}. $7.37l1ssll
20; Snort clear sides boxed, $SbGla75.
SFhiskey. basis OF high wines, 81. 80. But
ter. steady: creamertes, 15qe3311aac-: diaries.
lieyNc. Chsess, steady at 1oia11111c@ Eggs,
firth; fresh SIC. 5
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Spot cotton closed quiet: rniddllnE up
lands. sslae.; middling gulf, SIS; sales,
1.S19 bales.
Cotton quiet; niddling So e ~ net Ire re
reipts,zLsl6 bales; gToss; 40 ea4es' sales,
Total to-day-Net receipts (all 2.
p5rts). 37.6os bales: export to Great
Britain, =, 20 , S34 bales: to. France ,lS
stock, a97,457 bales.
= OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES receipts tall q. s.
po,rts). 1894 bales; export to Great
Bfitain, 1921 bales; to France, =, 4223a
bales; to the Continent, 2S,0SS bales.
Total since September 1st--Net receipts
IaiI u. S. ports. 5,21s.s13 bales; export to
Great Britain, l97l,0e5 bales; to France,
4Sl ,S79 bales; to the Continent, 1,A4S,Ol4
bales.
PETERSBURG. VA. Jan. 1s-COT-
TQN-aIarket firm and prices entirely.
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CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO, ILL, Jan. 13.-Growing
rbatted the Ineagre early bt1ilish news,
and after much pressure forced q net
lois. of...77s91c. in Nay wheat. May corn
closed only a shade lower and May oats
lower. y
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call STEADY. at pas Der cent; closed I'D
and asked. 4M4lS per cent; prime Iller-
camille paper 4Ila9i5li Per cent. Sterling
exchange steady with actual business III
bankers bills at s4.S7ls@hLS7A for de1napd
and at $4.S4A for sixty days; posted sra tes,
81 and Sass; commercial bills, S4.S3s4ep
1915. Bar silver, 559s Mexican dollars,
4iA Government bonds. steady; State
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s,pn.. g 8. new. c. and Is. .loo,s
ra Centuries, 3-3. G. and r. oas OBJ


w: .. new. G. ana 1879. 9s. aa,.s
CITY SECURITIES.
RIss e e5ty rs ss 1sso.lase AZ
E RAILROAD BONDS.
s sfs g. 6: + a and 4 BIZ 1s5 1881
a MI X IL ). i aas a DIV ,es
G. e. and a A., r. Con. 5 s,s. 1 1g ios
S. a f. Con. 1st IS. 1850 1850 :. s5lls
AZ Il Collateral Trust 5's. 1929 1oS 81
w N G. 1st Use. ab 4 ..5l 10 5. -
STREET RY. STOCKS. Par,
Notfolls Ry. and Light Co. rs 10 IL
RleAs Traction Ry. Co. IS a {
kAlLhUAD STOCKS.
Atlantic Coast Line .sA". 100 1O4
Atlantic Coast lane pfd :. 100 108b 100E
ATLANTIC. Coast Line com. 400 IS 20
Ausptio Coast l. OF. Conn..l0O 155 16O
B..,,l2F. and P. DIV. Ohllg. 100 go -.
III and 2. z p. c: guar 100 go =.
Seaboard Air Limo pId. AGO ASS 4R
4o:A.>lN AMI rnCoI8CO. sIUGhS.
American National 100 Ill
Bfoad-Street Rank ........25 70 2611s
3 S..s - -.
METROPOLITAN Bank eos Va. 70 223A 2Gis
National Bank of Ya......10D 1,.::1ha
ret. Saws. ms SU......-o
Planters National 100 3o4 -.
Rich. r.. and 8. Dep. Co... 1uu l35 lbs
SAVINGS Bank o. t.ich. ......y % -.
State Bank OF y a....s.-.... ltO 1bO ..-
MISCELLANEOUS.
Amer. lob. Co. pfd....... .1G0 142 $50
Cont, lob. p1d., 2 p. c.....lUU LID 10
Old Dominion S s. Co, .lUO IL, =.
8. anu S. Co. Con. iAs..:. ~
SIS, s. and /. Co. pfd.. 100 80 -.
SIS. S, aud !. Co. com. 49,. 400 - -.
Viii Car. Chem. pfd. 100 III 12i32
Ea.,Car. Chem. com. ......1 100 6l3s 611s
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LYNCHBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
Lynchburg Va. Jan, 49, 1902.

Prices in Lynchhure:s tobacco market
continue unusually high. and the demand
is steady and strong. Receipts Since the
Christmas holidays have not been so
large as had been expected, but it is
thought that later In the week they will
ba very heavy.
The quotations are as follows:
DARK GRADES
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PETERSBURG TOBACCO. MArKE7

Petersburg, Va, Jan. Is. 1902.
There Is considerable tobacco now be-
ns sold in Petersburg, and prices are
svenz higher than they were before the
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value. ss,1so,oon. United states refunded
Is declined 4 and the SIS coupon u per
cent ON tho last call.
The total sales OF stocks for the day
were $4,000 shares.
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MUST GO.

At the request OF all parties interested
to divide an estate, we VIII sell By aaes
ton on the premises on
TUESDAY, January "a, 1904,
At q O'CLOCK P. 81,
The nbove-named detached swoestory
Brick DWELLING. Known 2s Me- cs19
East Marshall Street, ooutaining sevaa
rooms, with modern bnprovsmsftss ~
s51i5o feet.
AND At $50 2. N.
The two Frame DWELLINGS Of aseut
sRS venable Street, havtng fros1tase
of about Is feet by By Eeed . slepshs;
frontage of IS feet by good depth All
ofthis property rents we'll and pay1 .
handsome revenue. hut the est4fa mvS1
be sold for division.
TERMS: Satisfactory and to be m
nounced at sale.
POLLARD q RAEDT.
AucttoneerL
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PETERSBURG. VA. Jan. 1s.-COT
TON-aIarlet firm and prices entirely
nominal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-26
Ancient L,shtn,nx Rods.

The ancients did not have lightning
rods constructed as ours are, but they
had lightning conductors, which shows
that they knew how to protect them
selves from the danger that lies in
thunderstorm. Even SO long ago rs
the tenth century lightning was divert
ed from fields by planting in them
long sticks or poles, on top of which
We're lance heads. 1t is said that the
Celtic soldiers used to try to make
themselves safe from the stroke dur
ing a storm by lying on the ground
with their naked swords planted point
upward beside them.
There was long ago on the shore of
the Adriatic sea a. stronghold known
as DUNE castle, on the highest tower
of which there was an iron rod that
was used as means of telling when
storm was approaching in summer. A
soldier was always stationed near the
rod when the sea had threatening
look, and it was his duty to frequently
put the iron point of his javelin close
to the rod, watching for the spark that
would tell him 1t was time to warn the
fishermen by ringing big bell.
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More Value Revealed.

AS the rural free delivery system is
extended aRd operated, its value to the
country is becoming more and more ap.
parent. In short time men will be
wondering why 1t was not inaugursted
years ago. There were plenty of objec.
tions to the proposition before 1t was
adopted, but 1t is not on that any of
them are being repeated today. In fact,
the comparatively limited experience
with the system has already proved the
objections bsseless, and no one is think.
Ing of them.
On the other hand, the benefits pre-
dicted as result of rural delivery have
been added to by others not hoped for.
The results are better than the most
sanguine champion expected. The mere
delivery of the mails daily to the coun-
try districts would easily justify itself
by the convenience thus afforded the
farming population, and to be perfectly
frank this is all the original champions
of the departure thought would be &C.
complished.
But vast amount of financial and
moral benefit has resulted In which the
entire country participates. The effect
on agriculture is bound to be marked,
the tendsncy of which is already per-
ceptible, Itis going to make the life
on the farm brighter and more sttrac-
tive, as well as add to the comfort and
convenience of the rural population.
Where 1t hiss been extended 1t has
checked the tendency of the young men
and women to desert the country for
the city, and ss long as this lie one effect,
1t is not too much to hope that 1t will
make farm lite more desirable for
dwellers of the towns who are able to
perform the labor and prefer the coun-
try, if they can obtain easy communi.
cation with ths towns and cities. An
other thing noticed is the decline in
number of wealthy farmers along rural
routes who rent their farms and move
to the neighboring town to spend their
OLD age. Inc daily delivery OF news.
papers and letters turns the scale in fav-
or of the old home on the farm In most
cases.
A feature which was hardly expected
is the large increase in the number of
small postoffices discontinued as re-
suit of the new system. 1t was thought
at first that only few would be done
away with, and this added to the iorce
of the argument against the plan on the
score of expenses. But the latest report
shows that 1903 postoffices were discon-
tinued last year alone, resulting in a
net saving of slGj,So7. 1t is now seen
that this discontinuence of small deliv-
cry is extended, and is positive ad-
vantage in all respects Sioux City
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