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WALL STREET GOSSIP
Copper Continued to TumbIe-A Fine
Exhibit for American Locomotive Go. .

Exhibit for American Locomotive Co.
Especial to The Timcs-D spntch.) a
NEW YORK, March 26,-The stock mar
ket opened a lite better than might have
been expected in view OF the depression
of the previous day and the lower range
of prices from London. There was some
tendency to cover shorts and although
mating In the stocks chosen FOR nttacK,
W. * Vanderbilt's denial Of any change
In New York Central caused an early
The support In Missouri Pacific was
good, especially as the forecasts OF the
February earnings were tn vorable. ,nut y
looked MS II there was some dls.rlpsuttt y
Of Wabash preferred under cover OF IT,
PENNSYLVANIA STEADY:
Pennsylvania steadied and was probably
helped by the, covering OF hummer OF
| tiof OF tho unfnvornble effect of the. new
stock issue. Otherwise. the volume OF real
stock coming TO market seemed rather
AsieI1 & Co.'s selling Of PENNSYLVANIA
was an important factor In the movement
in that stock, especially rs they had sold
rather freely in the recent past
AMALGAMATED COPPER;
A. c, p. checked a little after It's severe
decline, but the tendency Of copper stocks
in London was unfayorable, ana mere
ports that Standard on people were con. con
| cerned in the recent upward moHemeni,
| The Waldorf crowd started the selling
| In copper and found q weak bull account,
| The movement was not unnatural. as the
bun lip on IT was the most liberally dis;
tributed of any In the recent past, and
could only be paralleled by the stocks
own history when It sold over l9O, People
who bought the stock mt the opening on
The idea of a rally being due were sellers
later, 4F
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RALLIED:
The Southern Pacific pool rallied the
| stock with some success and were, NJ
course, helped by its continued scarcity
Van Imberg & Atterburys selling OF
Union Pacific was ascrbed In some quar-
ters 10 the dIssentient Interest In South
ern Pacific. FIN.
AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES:
Earnings for the nine months ending
March 81, 1903, the month OF March being
| partly estimated. We're $23.so6.345, an In
crease of s4,s59,SN oyer the same period
last year. Ss vi
PENNA,-N. " CENTRAIs::
First Yice-Pres,dent Greene and Fourth
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Spot cotton closed quiet. 10 points !ow-
1870; sales, S24 bales.
Cotton, quiet; middllng, 1905; gross re-
ceipts. 1856 bales; sales S24 bales; stock.
Total today at all seaports-Net re-
celpts, 1904 bales: export to Great
Britain, 6,356 bales to the Continent, 2,7i6
bales stock, 5O,978 bales
ceipts. 1882 bales; export to- Great
Britain, bs,7eS bales; to France. e.6l6 bales;
to the Continent. b4765 bales,
Total since September LIST at all sea-
ports-Net receipts, 8, 1852 bales; export
TO Great Britain, 2,402, SOS bales; to France.
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ee7. oos bales; to the Continent 2,51S.ao9

bales. 77714l3 vs. a r t'3s8
NEW ORLEANS, March 20. -COTTO N.
The spot cotton market was very quiet
good ordinary reduced nc. and good mid
ding Lice,
The volume Of trading In futures dur
ing the morning was Insignificant. 1t
was a scalpers market. and If It were
not for the scalper and his little Ratchet
the chalk would have been worn out In
marking the boards. The only feature
eral lack Of speculation and absence Of.
outside buyers. At the close the board
shove dnet losses of TOTO points. -.s !, !,
April, s.73@9.75; May. 9.74IsJuneI 8 7799.7o:
July, o.7969.S0; August s54g9.55; septem-
Der, s. 7SQs.79; October, S33GS.34; Novem
ber S8,200S,22; December, S.21W8 UfT }5sQHE
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!. PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET
Petersburg. Va, March 20, 1908. e
The nuototio Tor this market are as
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS,
y PEANUT AND PEA MARKET,

market In Norfolk is steady. The only
Change IS In machine picked nuts from
lNe. to 2G2Ac. The prices are rs follows;
Fancy gnlett sc strictly Ct ., prime ,na
crime picked, 2G2Ac. Spanish, SOC: per
lLushel 3 Blackeye peas, - bag; blAck
ana speekle peas 81 Slay ss asd reg s ,as
II PETERsBU URIC, VA, March 8,.PEA..
NUiTs-spanish new, market very tirm ~
T7Ac.; sellers asking more Ytrgl MIA -
Quiet at &c,
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THE CLOSE

THE CLOSE: IlIE ~ nv NJ m \ 49,
In spite OF the active bear pressure dur
Ing the day the market closed firm. rela-
tive to some of the prices touched In the
past two days. Movements We're irregular
upon the whole 1t seemed to require
something more than professional ham
merlng to bring out long stock. and espe--
cially in such issues as Union Pacific and
Penn SWIM mia. 35l s.atfs .45. s- la--H t.is
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st. Louis ana San Francisco 4s...... eoh
st. Louis Southwestern 1sts......" % Il
ST.. Louis southwestern 2d's.........M1 s5
San Antonio ana Arkansas Puss 4s..'S g
Southern Pacific 49,. ~
Southern Railway 5'......,.......... !l9 y
Texas and Pacific lat liz
Toledo, St. II. and Western 4s...... z, z !,
Union Pacific 4 8 ~. i lodSM
M RR'Sn fi ist oony. l??B
3yVn bas al "a "a LOG ~
Wabash B eb.g BIS Observation-Disclosures. 7eh
West Shore As l10 a
Wheeling and Lake Erie 4's.....,.. %
G WsSqssln s Tosssao 81
Colorado Fuel cof1. IS
Rock island as s49s
NJ. and o.. collateral trust 's..........4 03k
Central OF Georgia I'd 1nc..,,.,......... 81 II
Va Carolina Chemical Co.. COM. 4. CPS
Va Carolina Chemical Co. Ifd ...... 1854
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NEW YORK CENTRAL

New York Central In the early after
noon trading showed some uncertainty, as
the belief that some ST, 100000 Of new
stock would be Issued obtained confirma!-
tion in quarters frequently Well-informed.
The settlement Of the. New Haven strike
was abull argument, but new stock is
sues, in spite Of the rights, have not
lately made very good bull arguments
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rRY! GOODS MARKET.

Dry GOODS MARKET.
NEW Work. March 26-rhe dry goods
market (. Is Generally interested In the
p.,r bro Of labor difficulties, and buyers
are naturally holding alo Of 70 avail sln ms.
outcome Of events. no weakness. DOW
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THE COAL STOCKS:

The good support Of the soft coal stocks.
in spite OF the pressure on Pennsylvania.
Twas noteworthy. 1t was argued that the
new stock issue BY Pennsylvania did not
affect its controlled roads and would
rather tend to encourage the declaration
of higher dividends on Chesap eake and
Ohio, Norfolk and Western and Baltimore
and Ohio. stssft gf4
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STATE SECURITIES. Bid. Asked
Va. SIS, new, 6. and R.. 1922. 90 sl%
Va Centuries 2-3, G. and Re-. 80 SOS
RAILROAD BONDa
A. e. L. r. r. Con- Trust As. O IS
Char, Col. and aug. 20 q. c.. 1 3dS $50
e GaF P ah ist U.s. e. - 1925 iSo
Ge a So and adu Ala s Con s. ieiS: il
Nor cn ana West ss po Ry as lSys. 1S9
P Pst G G1ass s. + 5 5s;s.: Is
Rich. and Meek. 1st as. 1885,. Sc
s. goa A. E. esn Is st q; g s. six
S. a. L. Collateral Trust 5's.. 1o2'
RAILROAD s,rO ClSs. Par.
Atlanta and Charlotte. ,;. ..1S0 1Ss
Atlantic Coast Line A.,..1 icy 1Ss So
Chesapeake h.nl and Ohio .....1o0 g -,
Norfolk and Western com,...1oo 70
seaboard Air Line pfd.... 100 40lh 41h
Seaboard Air Line GOMEZ. 100 3 25k
Southern Railway ptd..',;,,11 S9 g g
BANK AND TRUST cos.
American National ......... 100 II
Broad Street Bank,... ,..S 25 Ssh
City .............. ......,,.......so IS -.
M Ntsse Mnt,uall Bank Of va: Is Z!
National Bank Of va,...',..110 0o l lSS 100
Southern Trust Co.....;.,,.1 100 l1 l2Sh 49,
Union Bank of Richmond.. 80 1853 $50
INSURANCE COMPANIES,
Va, Fire and Marine.... 81
MISCELLANEOUS.
Amer. lob. CO. pfd,, s p. c.. 100 15o
American Locomotive pfd,.. 100 e31s
Consolidated lob. As bonds. 100 62
Old Dominion 8. 8. Co...,. 100 12o
Va Car, Chem. pfd., 8 p. c.. 100 12413 l25%
Va-Car Chemical conn.,. 100 61h 81
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

! Chicago and Northwestern con-, z g.. 1914
| Chicago, Rock Island and Pac. 49,. 10
| Gu &c. and st. Louis gen. &c.. 100 Is
Chicago Terminal a s.,.................... S2h
! Colorado and Southern 4's........... syn
Denver and Rio Grande 4s............ 9SA
| Erie prior lien "a 9S f
Erie General .,.... S51a
Fort wv orth and Denver CITY list 81. ITO q
Hooking Valley Observation-Disclosures. 1861
Louisville and Nash. Unified 4's...... 99H
Manhattan Consolidated gold 4s.... 1039s
Mexican Cen tral As ,..... IS IN
Mexican Central list inc. ............... 2e33s
MINI and ST. ,o,lis 4's Z, 100
Missouri, Kan. and Texas 4's......... 99h
Missouri, KAN and Texas 2d's...... soy
New York Central gen. 3th' s........., 1903 z
New Jersey Central gen. 5's........ 1917
Northern Pm ciflc 4s,,,.,.,,,......... 103 III
Northern Pacific Ss Z. I. 72H
Norfolk and Western con. 4.s....... 91OOH
Rendtng General ~ 4 s,,.., ,....I.......... Of 4
ST. L. and Iron Mountain con. 5s...&114h
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U. 8. refunding 2's.registered. ....... 1 ~ /
U. s. refunding Is, coupon ..........1 o7H
u. S. SIS, registered, ..................... 1917
II, s3's. coupon y. +. I. A. !. 10S
n. s. new as. registered, ,,,........ 1859
j. S. New As, coupon. 1861
II. s. did as. registered 100
u. s. old As, upon................, III {
1L S. IS. registered +. 1o31 \
u. S. S., coupon......l 1881
Atchison, general 4's... 4. !. 1o1N
Atchson, adjustment ls,...............a.S 9h
Baltimore and Ohio Observation-Disclosures 2 !
Baltimore and Ohio 81 q ..1.. 924
baltimore and Ohio ConY. As. ......... ,10l (
Canada Southern h's....... 1851.
Central Of Georgia IS. .............". 1o11
Central Of Georgia list Inc.....'..... g
Chicago and Alton 81 s.,.....i. ........ 76 :
Chicago. b. and Quincy new 4's..... 927t
Chicago, NJ and st. Paul gen. 49,. 10Y
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
+ BALTIMORE, MD, March 26.--seaboard
Air Line common, 24,h; do, preferred. AQB.
Soahoard AS 83$. Atlantic Coast Line
common, 1907 do preferred. no sales,
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OFFICIAL RANCE AND SALE OF. STOCKS in NEW YORK

SALES. III
zoo American Can COM. .......,....
800 American Can pfd.......,.....t..i
American Grass Irvine. ....n....
American Cotton OH com. .......j
1900 American Locomotive cotr1u...,
.lnl american Locomotive pfdn...l
10 4 merlcaa5 Car and Foundry....
400 American Sugar.py.
1000 A., T. and Sahte re cot1......
500 Al, T. and sante Te pfd......u
a3700 Amalghmated Copper. ......t..t.a
5000 Baltimore and Ohio. ..,..tI...i
eco Brooklyn Rapid Trnnsit.......
1000 Canadian Paclf1c.. .,...u........u
1900 Chesa penke and Ohio.........,
S, Canada Southern ............s..
500 Colorado Southern COM! .......l
400 Colorado Sou thern 1st pfd....u
100 Colorado Southern 2d pfd..,...
$4,000 Chicago, Nil. and st. Paul....
2lh0O Chi, r.. /. and Paclflc... ........
300 Colorado Fuel and 1ron.......
1900 Chicago Great Yves terms
200 c., c., C.Sand st. Louis.
J. zoo Cons olidated Gas.
500 Delaware and IIuldson...
Del, t.ack and Western.......g
1900 Erie OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
1900 Erie LIST pfd. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
400 Eric I'd pfd ....................
200 General ric..................
$3.50 Illinois Contra ....................
800 $500 Louisville and Nashviiie........
1900 Manhattan ......,....,.........,..
1900 Metropolitan ....,.................
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CATTLE MARKET.

", W. CATTLE MARKET us
nceamaI bGAa4y to head a steady 9 stronger.
di' = 5R 7iSf did feeaers
COWS l q 5S e. eo ,I si9 a.
IL o% ed
st tptts Mlxed and batghst1l I.sa7btl
good to choice hen 4 46at7. 70 rough
n naEr Eii2Sd7Go. Bhoep--I 1soSi pte, loo
fond strong limbs steady Good to
ohooe wethers. sbGo e:bC falr gto nl,gi g
,a Nw b X9 b @sFi s'S
s ns,yS II stdsS S ef resssd a1eas "a
iSc. per pound, Sheep md Lar,hsIlsht Is q
stondy. Common and medium lambs OWL
and weak. Sheep. A60.25 lambs, e62bH
1856; culls, s. Dressed nut tor. oqloc. per
State, 1880 @ & 5js3
cR aHsT 5SEaaAo Yeaisa Msfen s
bead s s'ssSdyo Gfa Ty 'S
ioo lower. Heavy. y1@a7 @ MIXED = ae ], 9 y
@7so workers., MetaN7o; piss,, n.! e o. e.
stngs, $5.76dl0 Sheep and Lafnhs-btendy.s
Z Gg a pHt5ye ,amss; s7 s'ls
;Sas.8: ouils to good, ss1dt,E.
1 CINCINNATI. o., MARCH Pol y.
Active and lower at f616dD7. 60. tile
Easy at ;2.G0G6. Sheep stenhy ut f3.760s
6. Lambs-Iigher ut 20. {;
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond, Va, March 2e, 1903.
sTATD sECURITrEs. 81

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chemical common-2OO
shares at 62;a 50 shares at Civ; shares
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THE PRODUCE MARKET.
Richmond, Va, March 20, 1903,
QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, March 2s.-FL0UR-Dull;
but steady. Rye Flour-Quiet. Gornmeall:---
pSH EysmS!sa ~. 7Sase 1mms,
diately after an easier opening, due to
better weather conditions, wheat rallied
on covering and export rumo n on. only 70
accounts. It was irregular, 81 the after
noon and closed dull at h0Ac net de-
cline. March closed at 81e:; May, 771ac,;l
Corn-steady, 51c. afloat. Option mar
ket was sold UP from the start on cover:
ing, lmpelled BY better cables small
Western receipts hsayy SieaI
March corn jumped 8 cents a bushel on.
another short scare The close was firm
at as@c. net advance. March closed at
S sspe ARprs 9sNs Nos{ ge wy se
42@42Ac. Options active and higher at
first on covering May closed at 3sAc.
Eesfce wsster Cut sS r dase
steady; Continent, $l0.E5; compound, $3.50
as. Pork and Tallow-Flrm., Rosin-,
Firm: strained, $685. Turpentine--Flrm
cotfseThs market for so5 If fusar e
fairly active. final prices being un.'
snt to y points @
mild, steady; cordoya, 7A@ ! e Sugar
fugal, 90 test, s7sc. Rice-Ftrm. Mo
Butter-steady; extra creamery 29o,;
State dairy 17927c. Cheese-FIrm; State.
full cream fancy small. colored, fall,
l5c; white, 14Nc. Eggs-Strong; State
and Pennsylvania, average best. 14hc.;
Southern. lac Potatoes-Steady; South,
ern, .sl.26@2; State and Western, per 1870
2.s5; South jersey 1aeS, Sweets, s3.5oa375. Pea
nuts-steady; fancy; handpicked, 4A@4kc.;
other domestic, 3@4kc.i cabba ges-Quiet;,
domestic, per barrel, red 5Oc. Qg$l !; south-
Liverpool, 12c. j l%z ~
CHICAGO, ILL. March 2e,-Inactiyity
prevailed on the Board OF Trade to-day.
and after rather nervous session May
wheat closed 1sc, lower. May corn was
up A@Ac, and oats were A9Bc, better.
Provisions closed strong with the May
products from 5@15c, higher.
NV, loodi,r +,,t,,roo rn n rod a. fo1lows.
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market for the two weeks ending March
.21 ,g1903,t reported by Mr.. John H. Oglesby.
ofGLynch's Warehouses:
S Sold week ending March 18th, 1,0al.300
pounds sold week ending March 2lst,
1898 500 pounds; increase for week ending
March 21st, 342 200 pounds. Sold from Oc-l
itober 4, 1902, to March 81. 1908 ls,44i600
pounds sold from October l., 1901. to
March 81 1902. Is .742.7oo pounds; Increase
for 1903, l,70l,S00 pounds. 10 q
ed last week. a large proportion Of the
tobacco offered was In bad condition.
much Of 1t being lntyery, soft order; some
Prices were lower than for several weeks;
decline caused from bad condit lon Of the
tobacco; but little bright has been offered;
fine shipping and wrappers are SOUGHT
If the weather should be dry We expect
much lighter receipts for the nextESfew
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q I'll
ever, Is reported, except perchance with n
few second hands. who own goods con,
sidera5ly below the present level and
who are willing to realize
NAVAL STORES.
WILMINGTON,s N. g. March 2e;-sPlR-
ITS iTURPENTIEE-Fi f at Csc. re-
ceIpts, is casks. u osln-Flrm at 81 IS re-
ceIpts e5 barrels. Crude Turpentlne--
Firm at 81. 1904; receipts. Is barrels. T r.
Firm at 3l.65; receipts, o. barrels. : :, !, !,
sAyAENAII Ga March 2s-T 1Ta Il ~
sales, IS casks; OK ports, 1851 casks; Rosin1,
Firm; receipts. .239 barrels; sales. ,saa
barrels; exports. s.l03 barrels . mr.,
CHARLESTON s. c.. March 26:-Ip R-
PENTINE-Firm at 64c. Rosin--,-F'irm'
COTToNsEED OIL, MARKET. .
NEW YORK, March 26-Cottonseed oil
quiet. Prime crude here nominal; prime
crude. (. o. b. Mills, 341tG35c. prime sum sum
NOR yellow. 4lg41lsc: of summer yellow.
ssKc.; primo white 45c. prime winter yell 81
low, 45c.; prime meal. 81 6oG2S nominal.
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EARLY AFTERNOON TRADING:
At noon and for. SOME time afterwards.
the market looked q little sold out and
showed some tendency to rally, especial-
~ as the floor traders did not all snare
the bearish sentiments OF some Of the
larger speculative clques. The trading
was entirely professional as the LONDON
operations were inconslde rable and the
commission houses were doing practical
~ nothing. N
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BALTIMORE, MD, March 2e-FLolR-
Quiet and unchanged. y, Y hsssn9lt-FtrmeTi
f791sg77Ne.; Southern BY sssmplo, 7S&7Se.,
Corn-F'lrmer; spot and the month, 4Sh9
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1876, Aprii, 4s1s dDlsA o /, Botitherti white,
l43d548t 4d.i'R on s7-Dul j IN white, q
sRye--Btendy No. $50 B,,tter-.1i p I'm &. and
itiFt,i Il III ,lt,chaiEedl1 II INK
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AMERICAN. CAN BULLED:

AMERICAN CAN BULLED: I gi 81,
brokerage house 4heresis advising Its
clients to take on Can preferred. The
Information presumably comes from the
East. III 81 iyy55 AZ . ~
March 31st, and the financial report Of
the company's condition will be out on
April 2lst. 1T is suggested that this re-
port will be more specific than their las
scrlption Of the forty-one plants owned
q Spring business Of the company con-
tlnues excellent MsY4E3
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CINCINNATI, o., March 2e.-HOG8
Activo and lower at t915GD7.GO. Cattle
Easy at S2.GOdI6. Sheep s. endy ut 1850
6. Inmbs-EIighern ut 4,76Qp726 ". ilS A 5li
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railroad h Company. both deny that the
company intends to enter into combina-
tion with the Morgan ock efeller In ter
ests to take over the affairs Of the New
Special. * III i @
MANHATTAN STOCK ISSUE
+ The s55,20OOOO stock of the Manhattan
Railway Company, Just listed. s,the. stock
Issued according to the rem tai agreement
( with the Tnterborough Rapid Transit
Company which has leased the Manhnt-
tan Company, and takes the place Of the
Manhattan capital now outstanding.
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AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES:
Earnings for the nine months ending
March 81 1903, the month OF March being
partly estimated. We're $23s56.345, an In
crease of s4s59,SN over the same period
last YEAR }4t %sF tfftta' .ttNfs N4 EFs-
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PENNA.-N. VI CENTRAIs: "a.
Il First Yice-Pres!dent Greene and FOURTH
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-19

he has Il settlement to make
with Uncle Sam No one has Il
right to place mail matter Of
any kind or any thing else in the
boxes, except the owner and
the rural carrier.
Our friend, James l.. Middle.
brook, r. f. D. So, Wilton.
Conn, is a strong helper Of the
local papers. One of the good
stories which he found is as
follows: One OF the German
patrons who noticed Mail Car.
rrier Middlebrook sWeather flags
for the first time, ran to his EN-
ployer with the remark: Il
guess dot some other big gov
ernment man has died alreaty,
for der mail wagon is carrying
a black flag"
The editor of the Alliance, o.
Review says: "Ihe visits OF
the rural delivery man are
much appreciated these days
of mud aud storm. The mau
who kicks on rural delivery was
born a kicker and never out
grew the mental deformity. -
Clipped from r. f. d. News
He, You and We are mutual
friends. Tell your h. f. D..
carrier and he will tell the
DEMOCRAT. Look for the news
in the DEMOCRAT aud you will
not be disappointed. 1t has
been too muddy for you TO get
to town, but not so for your
mail carrier to get to you.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-19

a correspondent from Il coun-
try point sent the following one
day recently to his county pa
per: "Our rural mail carrier
has given us poor accommoda-
tions the past week, Mail was
left in boxes tor several days,
and the farmers were obliged to
take it to Belleville themselves.
Why don't the mail carriers
prepare themselves for muddy
roads? Why don't they get a
light rig and good team of
horses, and not depend on old
"skates,
We advise the carrier to
catch this long cared one
and then get another just like
him and then the carrier would
have a fair team of jackasse
and save money besides.
Carriers on the rural routes
report that it is L frequent oc-
currence TO E ID bills placed in
the boxes along their route S.
This is violation of the U. S.
postal regulations and the next
offender is quite likely to find
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-19

This morning the program is
$50 Devotional. Reports of
Committees, Household Relig
ion by Rev. j. M. O'Brien, Dis
cussion, Experiences and
preaching at II.
The work of the afternoon
session will be licensing local
preachers. Recommendations to
Annual Conference, Election of
Delegates to Annual Confer
ence, Fixing place of next meet,
ing and miscellaneous bust
ness.
At 7:30 there will be preach =
ing by Rev. A G. Johnson.
The number of pastoral
charges in the District 10. Dur
ing the year 347 members have
received, 243 on profession of
faith. There are in the Dis.
trict 45 Sunday Schools with
2777 pupils attending. The 20
Senior Epworth Leagues have
574 members and the IL Juuior
Epworth Leagues have 3l6
members. The membership of
the District is over 5000.
The public isacordially invit'
ed to attend 'all services of the
Conference and the attendance
has been fairly good. The ses,
sions are interesting.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-19
R. F. DIS.
If II Interests Them Il Ought To Interest
You, They Work For You.
AN OPEN LETTER TO CONGRESS.
MEN.

AN vi G4N LIE L LIN ~ CONHNEoO'
MEN.
Dear Mr.. Congressman: Th e
Congressman who succeeds in
getting d bill through giving
the r Fl. D. boys a fifteen days
vacation with pay, will certain
ly win the hearts and we'll
wishes of all the carriers. Such
a bill will not only be appreci-
ated by the regulars, but it will
afford the substitutes who give
the same bonds chance to
earn a little also. There ought
to be no trouble about this
movement as it does not call for
any readjustment of the service
and the cost will be more than
made up by the alacrity of the
boys in doing their work during
the rest of the year. Yours in
hope
The r. F.. d. News.