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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-16
A Country of One Town.

When the Crown Prince Of Siam
was in America most Of us realized
how little we know of the only pro-
gressive Oriental state which remains
independent of all European govern
ments. One Of the oldest things about,
the country is that for all it's size and
wealth and large population, it is a
country of one town. Bangkok is
everything to Siam. The author of
'Sam in the Twentieth Century" says
that Bangkok is so Europeanized that
1t does not fairly represent Siam as a
whole, but Siam without Bangkok
would be worse off relatively than
France without Paris.
Bangkok is the seat of a very cen
administration. 1t contains the only
permanent residence of the king, and
all officers and mobiles, except a few
provincial officers, have their work and
their dwellings in the capital. 1t is
here, too, that they take all their
pleasures, for the Siamese know moth
Ing like the country life that the Anglo
Saxons love. If the Bangkok gentle
man owns estates in the interior he
does not live on them.
70 the European, Bangkok Is all
Siam. Here he meets all the foreign
ers in the country, all officials Of for
elgn governments and the mercantile
community.
Apart from this unique Importance
which Bangkok holds in Siam, 1t is
one of the most interesting of the great
cities of the East. Tokyo and Kyoto
have finer works OF art. Pekin strikes
the political Imagination more forci-
bly,. Shanghai shows evidences of its
enormous commercial Importance, and
Hongkong and Singapore appeal to
Britons as outpOsts of their empire.
But none of these towns claims such
variety of interests as Bangkok.
None presents In such close juxtapo-
sltion a thriving European community
side by side with an Oriental court
which still keeps up the formalties Of
bygone centuries; none such quaint
mixture of the ancient and modern.
Of the grotesQue and the commonplace
OF material comfort and squalid bar
barism; nowhere else are to be seen
such diversities of life and nationality.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-16
B Meadow Brook /
y MARY j. HOLMES
Sunny
,aaaoooooeesess-sssess
MARY j. HOLMES

quickly if we would again see him alive,
adding that he talked almost constantly
of Rosa, asking If they thought she
would come. 1t was impossible for Anna
to accompany me, and as William would
not leave her, l started alone my heart
filed with many dark forebodngs.
Lonely and desolate was the home at
which arrived one day too late, for
they had buried him, and there was
nnught left to me of my father save the
lock of hair which they severed from bis
head as he lay in the coffin. Yes, he was
gone; but so long as life and being en-
dure so long shall fond remembrances
of him linger in my memory.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-16
|I57Iag{ II POPULAR
KMEs 81 PULPIT

/ form Of entertainment or means of in.
struction. This kind of cathedral
church, not off in the slums, but in
the best neighborhoods, would go far
toward removing the impression that
religion is aloof from our common life
and would deepen the interest Of al
classes in its progress.
While In this way religion builds up
itself, as a social factor, it must con.
Germ itself with civic matters. She
must stand for municipal purity and
efficiency, and not withhold her out.
spoken support from those who are leg
islating to protect women and children
from the ravages of commercial greed.
Never should she forget that she Is
dealing with human nature and not
with angelic nature. Here she stands
on her own ground and demonstrates
her value to society, and when the
church Is thus primarily the guardian
Of humanity, humanity will see to II
that her influence shall never decline.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-16
he Guessed It.

In One of the public schools of Brook
Ign the other day the teacher of a
class was suggesting to the young pu-
pills words to be Incorporated into SEN
fences.
"Who can tell me something with
man in it?" she asked with an encour-
aging smile.
There was deep Silence for mo-
ment, and then the chubby hand of
fat, dull-looking boy In q back seat
shot up into the air.
~ know. teacher" he declared In
spiredly.
"WeuT
ITS pants"-New York Times.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-16

Mrs. Lansing, "and viii be here In o.
week" ...
"Oh, I'm right glad" said Jessie, willis
Lima asked If Ada was with him.
mo" returned Mrs. Lansing. "She
Is still in Paris with her cousin, and VIII
not return until autumn"
'1'm glad of that" said Lima, to which
Hal rejoined, "And so am 1. She's 80
proud and stuck up | can't bear her."
ITO no continucd.i
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-16
To Mike Scnn..

Warm fresh milk to almost boIIins
point stir IN as much pastry -four "a
viii turn ont clean from the howl
without leaving anything adhering "a
the sides. Roll out thin, cut ntG
rounds bake lightly anu quickly. selyt
battered and hot
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-16
Explained.

Ernie-They say that college man
carried everything before him"
Mabel--YSA, l understand he WIS o.
Waitss IN q sImtAs hotsi Nst : NJ.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-16

There are great many promising
young men who never reach the pay
ing StaSe' .4r4sslsSzs :. ..s, =. i,SaAsAs
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-13
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Dec. 12.-Thc stock market
was irregular and rather dull today but
the reactionary tendency prevailed.
There was no perceptibe response to the
news causes III the movement which rep
resented the working out of speculative
contracts, Some support was accorded 10
United States Steel preferred and this
had a sentimental effect on the general
market. The advance in that stock, now
ever, encountered fresh selling and the
bears did not show great uneasiness.
PIofit-taking in Brooklyn Transit was
conspicuous and cost that stock nearly
points at one time. There was pres
sure against Pennsylvania and the bears
resorted to the device of offering the
dividend on limited number of shares
of the stock for the coming year at "a
i'll the curb market.
The money market and exchange mar
kets were nominal as usual ON a aStar-
day. but cahed reports were OF an eE-
pected arrival in London next week OF
$500 900 in gold, which is likely to be-
taken for New York. Bank clearings
for the week throughout the country
show slight increase over last year for
the first time in many weeks. New York
clearings having risen over last year with
dominant effect on the averages. Other
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Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Cash Quotations were as follows:


Flour steady: winter patents, $780, straights
81 rs: bakers s2.5oCe3i0; clears S3.35@3.50;
spring specials $40; spring patents 5000 lay
w red slSH; co SR,N No. 21e@.. No.2 Yellow,
Al oats, No. 2 33ss'a34;No. WHITE; No. white
Sass rye, No. p. SIP good feeding bar
seed, No. i, %; No. ! northwestern. $50
prime timothy seed, 2.S5 mess pork per Dbl,
il.500ll q. lard per looh., 6.47@6.5o; short
d d,Ss S'd boxeG5 775as; short clear sides
(boxed1 l2662j whiskey, basis of high
grade wines, 12-; clover, contract grade. ll.0o
NEW YORK PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK, Dec. IL -Flour-quiet; winter
patents Si00@4.35; Minnesota patents $3.50
4.75.
Rye hour-quiet; fair to cool s3.25934o;
choice to fancy s2;a0@3.25.
Buckwheat ffour-dull; S2.2o12.3>.
Corn-meal steady; yellow western Sl.02.
Rye-nom.; No. western 63.
Barley-steady; feeding 421a; mailing CO.
Wheat-frm, No. 2, $685. May, s61a; Sep
CornIsp spot firm; No. 2, 81; May, 491l; Sep
TENDER, 52s3a; November. -; December 51H.
Oats-hrmer No. 2, i0H.
Beef-ste ,dy; family Sl0.006l11. 90; mess 0.000
$50: beef hams q. J0022.00; packet l0.509ll.
Cut meats-quiet; picked bellies $685.
picked shoulders 5496; picked hams, ll@l2.
Lard-steady; western steamed, $50; refined
quiet; continent us; compound 6ta@6s.
Pork steady; family l2.c0 9l5.5O; short clear
l3 0O@l35O mess l275t@l350
ldlION-iuiSVS SA'J Pa 1">A>~SN ~/z'
Rosinrfrm: strained common to good 2.25@~.
Turpentine-easy, 60@60M.
Rice-steady; domestic, fair to extra, 4A961a,
Japan 4s4C6514.
good to choice, 3lG3S.
Coffee-spot, Rio quiet, No invoice ia,
mild firm, cordova 754@l2.
Sugar-raw, steady; fair refining 354; molas-
ses 27s, refined, dull.
ButteT-firm extra creamery 25..., state dairy
1921.
Cheese-steady; state full cream small col
ored ll3l white fall made, liz.
Eggs-firm; state and Pennsylvania Big.
POtatoes-Long Island 2.l2@2.37, new SoIth-
ern @.., Jersey sweets l.50G3.50.
Peanuts--steady; fancy hand-picked, 1900,
domestic 3@4H.
Cabbage-steady; domestic per 100 s6@l0.
Freight to Liverpool l2c
Cotton seed oil was dull but steady; prime
crude f. o. b. mills 25@27, prime summer yell
low 35h@.., off summer yellow, prime white
80; prime winter yellow 40, prime meal 1000
27.5U nominal.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Dec. I2-Flour quiet; winter
patents, "a 2064. 40, spring satents Si.65G4.o0.
Wheat-firm; $685., Southern wheat by
sample 72t@S612.
corn 40147H.
Oats-steady; No. white 4l%.
Rye-firm; No 2, Co.,.
Butter-firm fancy imitation 1913, fancy
creamery @23.
Eggs-steady; fresh 30@...
Cheese--firm; l2l4, large l2H@.
Sugar-steady; fine and coarse graduated
1861.
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Ware g. LeIand's
Cotton Letter.

Raleigh, n. c., Dec. 12.-There has been
heavy profit-taking for two days by out
side holders This cotton was bought be-
low 1880, and some below 1925. The
shorts who sold have been covering SO
that once more professionals have had the
W oIst OF the argument. Part OF the
strength today was due to talk OF bad
weather in the South. There was enough
buying to carry the price above that
touched on the reaction OF Tuesday when
Ma sold from 1920 to 1851 The profit
taking, however, left the tone rather uu
certain after May passed 1885, and talk
OF trouble in the Far East brought ont
some cotton. The Financial Chronicle
came out with the statement that ev
dences pointed to a larger commercial
crop than last year. This is not in line
with other reports from the South and
we are not inclined to credit the hgures
Still the size of the crop Is uncertain
and as prices have reached point where
consumption is being cut down, it is
advisable to proceed with greater caution
than when cotton sold at ten cents, or
even at eleven cents per pound. We can
not but feel that profits should be taken
now on advances, however bullish th>
: tuation may appear.
WARE & LELAND
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SPECIAL RATES VIA SEABOARl
AIR LINE.

S73O-Raeigh to Portsmouth, Va, and
return account of the meeting OF the
Seaboard Medical Association, Norfolk,
Va. December 18th to 18th Tickets on
sale December 18th, 18th, 18th and 10th,
with final limit December goth.
s2550-Raleigh to New Orleans. La,
and return, plus 25 cents, account of Cen
tennial Celebration of Transfer of the
Louisiana Purchase from France to the
United States, New orleans, La, Decem-
Der 1Sth-20th Tickets on sale December
10th. 18th with final limit December 22nd
$12S5-Pius % cents, Raleigh to At
lanta, Ga, and return account OF Depart
ment OF superintendent, National Edu
cational Ass ociation, Atlanta, Ca, Feb
ruary 23rd-25th. Tickets on sale February
21st ard end, with final limit February
9th Stop-overs will be allowed on these
tickets ON either going or return journey.
$C05-Raleigh to Wilmington, N. c.,
and return on account of Wilmington
Poultry Show, Wilmington, n. c., De-
cember 14th to 18th Tickets on sale De-
tember 18th. 14th, 18th and 10th with
final limit December 18th.
12S5-Plus 1925 ($2.00 of which is to
cover membership fee) from Raleigh to
Atlanta. Ga, and return account of the
Southern Educational Association, De-
cember 18th to January LIST. 1904 Tickets
on sale December 18th, with final limit
January 3rd, 1904
On account of the Christmas Holidays
we will sell round trip tickets to all points
East of the Mississippi and South of the
Ohio and Potomac Rivers, including
Washington, D. c., ST. Louis, Mo-, and
intermediate points to st. Louis on the
Southern Railway, Louisville and Nash
Vile, illinois Central, and Mobile and
Ohio Railroads, for one first class fare and
one third plus % cents. Tickets on sale
for students and teachers December 10th
to 22nd, inclusive, with final return limit
January the fourth, December 23d,
oath. 25th, 3Oth, 31st, and January
1st 1904, with final return limit January
Sth. Tickets will be sold students as
above on presentation and surrender of
certificates from the principal of the col
lege or school.
For further information apply to c. H.
GATTIS. c. P. & T. A., Raleigh, N c.;
z. p. SMITH, T. p. A, Raleigh N. C.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, Dec. 12.-Spot cotton in
good demand at full prices. Sales 2,10O
bales, including 900 to arrive. Delivered
on contracts 100 bales. Quotations lSc
higher.
Futures opened steady to points
lower. Predictions of cold wave and
heavy buying by prominent bulls sent
prices up steadily until the active months
were 10 to II points higher than yester-
days closing. The advance of the morn
ing was swept away in couple of min
utes by cablegrams to local traders from
London which stated that the London pa
pers had started their war correspondents
to Japan. This was regarded serious
news and bears hammered the market on
to some extent. In the trading January
opened at 1929, sold up to 1916 and then
down to 1921; March opened at 1884,
sold up to 1915 and declined to 1851;
May opened at 1874, sold up to 1884
and declined to 1872; July opened AT
1882, advanced to 1918 and advanced to
1881. Trading was unusually heavy for
Saturday half day Net losses were
January 4 points; February points and
the other positions two points each.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 12-Cotton futures
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eastern contracts still show lower level
of clearngs, but for the west and the
country at large the average is for tbs
year. The gain in cash by the banks con-
formed closely with the forecast and the
decrease over a million loans left only a
small change in the deposit demand in the
reserve requirements, so that the surplus
is expanded $1,772,675 to $S,077,97 com
pared with $S,386,90 a year ago and So
f55,025 two years ago. The market
closed irregular, but near the lowest after
lively selling movement following the
publication of the bank statement.
The bond market has been moderately
active and irregular U. S. 3's advanced
IA per cent and the new 4 S declined ! 4
from the closing call of last week.
Total sales of stocks 3S1.S00 shares, In
Guiding Atchison $3.50; Baltimore and
Ohio 1910: Chesapeake and Ohio $780, Erie
% 200 Missouri Pacific 1850; Pennsvl
vania s,5S3; Reading % 400: st. Paul g.
725 Southern Pacific 1880; Southern
Railwfy leo: Southern Railway preferred
$50 Union Pacific 14,3925; Copper 27,57t;
Sugar 5000; Broolyn 29,S75; Tennessee
Coal and Iron $50; U. S. Steel $3.50; |.
s Steel preferred 1914.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-13
IRREGULAR AND
DULL IN STOCKS
The Reacting Tendency
Finally Prevailed.
COTTON BEGAN FIRM.
And The Average Operator Showed a
Tendency to Await Further De-
veIopments Before Trading
Other Than in a Scalp
ina Fashion.
ing Fashion.
(By the Associated Press

New York, Dec. 12.-Dry goods market
conditions have changed but little the
week ending with prices very much in
sellers favor, and with more inclination
on the part of buyers to operate on the
asking prices. While certain prices 9;
regarded as exorbitant these ere not gen
orally taken as criterion of the market.
though transactions are almost univer-
sally based on figures on which the manu-
facturers can make a profit.
NEW York COTTON.
New York, Dec. 12.-The cotton market
opened steady. points lower to 2 points
higher and following the cali continued
rather quiet but irregular and generally
steady to firm around last nights prices
Cables were a little below expectations.
due it was reported, to selling by American
exporters and local trade authority
published rather bearish crop report
but the port receipts for the day prom
ised to be moderate and the weather In
the South was rather unfavorable TO
the movement. 1t was also argued that
a large short interest has recently &C
cumulated that might be forced to cover
in case of continued bull aggression. and
sentiment was very unsettled with the
average operator showing a tendency to
await further developments before tradin
in other than scalping fashion.
Receipts at the ports today 39,717 bales.
against 59,127 last week and 1884 las,
year. For the week 10000 bales, against
332,316 last week and 263.31S last year.
Today's receipts at New Orleans were
109S7 bales, compared with S944 last
year and at Houston 13,479 bales, against
1892 last year.
New YORK, Dec. IL Cotton spot closed
quiet Is points higher, middling upland, IL. As
gulf 1870; sales ...... bales.
Flu ureS easy strong and closed
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WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

New York Dec. 12.-Tho statement OF
averages of the clearing house banks or
this city for the week shows:
Loans $3.50, S93 800, decrease $1.10S 500;
deposits SS42 S55, 700, decrease $4i.7O0: CIR
culation SAG, iii 300 increase S59,20C; legal
tenders $66, ASS, 300, increase $l,o39,o0e ;
specie $751;, 333 600, increase $722 .0O0 re
serve s21S ,791, 900, increase S1,7615 500; re-
serve required $2l0,713925, decrease SILL
IT'S; surplus SS,077 ,c95, increase $1,772.675;
ex-U. S. deposits $17,2S1, $50, Increase ST.
T7457
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NAVAL. STORES.

WILMINGTON. Dec. l2-Turpentlne moth
56C0; receipts Is casks.
Rosin--firm at 220 receipts $40 bbls
Tar-frm, !. 80; receipts 296 bbls.
Crude-hrm, 2.2593. S093.So; receipts 10 bar.
rels.
CHARLESTON, Dec. Il -Turpentine steady
Quote A, B, C, 21O;D, 30 E. 30; F, 2iO: G, 2l5:
s, 225; 1, $50; X 270; NJ, $50; N, 800; VIC, 3l5
WV, $40.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 12-Turpentine steady:
So; receipts sales =. exports 49,.
Quote A, B, c, 22O;D, go; E, 2.2O F,22O; G.,
2.25; II, 230 2.55; K, ESQ; Nj, ESQ; NJ $50; VIC,
3.35; WV, $50
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK, Dec. u, Up. m.-Money on call
firm at .-.-5@5 closing ga time money
easy tn days, d 80 days, 51a@.,; SIX MONS
5b6; prime mercantile paper ia; sterllnS
exch.strongcr; with actualbussiness in bankers
bills at 4s3.S514S}40, for demand, and at 489'eo
commerciai bills 49,, bar Silver 551S, Mexican
dollars Az Gov. bonds weak, Rallioad bonds
irregular
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Heavy SHOWS in the
winter wheat States and big deliveries
on December contracts caused weakness
in wheat today but the close was steady
at the decline, May being off 3-S to 12c:
May corn closed 1-Sc lower and May oats
a shade higher. Provisions made gains
ranging from 2 IL to sc. to II IL to 20c
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OTHER COTToN MARKETS..
RALEIGH SPOT COTTON MARKET

Receipts yesterday :. :. :. ..167 bales
fflCeS yesterday - .lZn Il %
Receipts year ago yesterday ..105 bales
Prices year ago yesterday. :. ). SGS 1-2
Receipts last week ;. :. ;. ..7S4 bales
Receipts same week last years. bales
Receipts TINS season 9,751 bales
RECEIPT. same period last season 1895 bales
Shortage TINS season -. 1,1S4 bales
The Raleigh Spot Cotton Market yes
terday held closely to the figures OF the
preceding day, the majority of the sales
being at II Is to IL IA cents pound.
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5. A l. STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE, Dec. Dashboard Air Line
common, "a ID. preferred POS.
BOnds--i's az.
Atlantic Coast Line common ll0@ ."". pref
erred 9S% No sales.
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]. ID. Boushall, Manager, Raleigh, N. C.

The indications are that the market this
week will vary slightly from day to day.
holding close to - to IL 1-2 cents a
pound.
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A guaranteed cure for Piles, Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Your
druggist will refund money if Pazo ONT
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. II, p. m.-Cotton spot
mod quie pIiGes S@ points higher,
$3.50: nlddling, $40; low middling, $780, good
ordinary, $50; ordinary, $40. The sales of the
day were 1000 bales, of which 200 were for
speculation and export and included 1000 Am
erican. Receipts 5000 bales including 25200
American.
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continues to advance In price,
and supplies continues scarce
and difficult to get. Prices for
the present are: Best Free
Burning White Ash, Exg.
Steve and Nut, $500 ton: Red
Ash, Egg, 1926 ton. We can't
tell what the prices will be in
future. We have o limited
quantity on hand for early de-
livery.
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Jones
q Powell
Raleigh, N. c.
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

EXECUTORS NOTICE.
Having qualified as executor under the
last will and testament Of VIM. ArmIs-
stead, deceased, L hereby notify all per-
SONS having claims against his estate to
present the same, in writing, to me on
or before November l, 1904, or this notice
will be plead in bar of their recovery. All
persons owing said estate are notified to
make prompt payment to me.
ID. II. HILL.
October go, 1903.
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RAILROAD co.

Effective 1901 A. NJ, Sunday, AuEuri
30, 1908.
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and have renewed this policy respectively 1893 1903 without rate
insured for annual s1619 $1,000
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SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

NO. a. NORTHBOUND.
Las a. IN. --''StGABU'ARD E&t'1tEsH
Norfolk, Portsmouth, aiChmOad Asa,lnS
ton. Baltimore, Philadelphia - =
Boston and all points Norta, kcrtse-ss S*s
Northwest
No. "a
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l1.1E A. n. "sEABoARD LOCAL Hnts'
For ALI. POINTS from Raleigh e. Pny.'
a.ouiJ., Norma TO Richmond; coannrtS ~
Henderson for Oxford and Weldon WITH
T. L.; at Portsmouth Norfolk with ALI
STEAMERS for points North and HortAesst
No, SO.