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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-02
RETURNING CONFIDENCE GIVES
ENCOURAGEMENT TO TRADE WORLD
Good Crop Prospects Make for
Hope-Railway Earnings
Show Increase.

New York, July 1-Bradstreet's to-mor-
row will say:
Midsummer quiet rules general trade and In
dustry, but good crop prospects make for hope
OF much more satisfactory half year than
has Just closed. As yet the Improvement Is
still largely q matter Of tone and CT better
feeling and is apparently content TO move
slowly until pending crop prospects became ceT-
tainties.
Bank clearings for six months will fall at
least II per cent behind year ago. most of
the decline being at New York. because out
side OF that city the decrease Will rot much eX-
took a turn for the better. and gross receipts
viii probably show a gain Of per cent Tor
the month. though decreasing per cent Tor
six months. The fiscal year, as q whole, owing
to gains last year, Will show an increase OF =
per cent in gross. Net earnings. however. VIII
probably show slight increase Tor the pre-
cedng fiscal year. -,
Next week will see the opening Of spring lines
of woolen goods. and purchases of raw ma
terial. both at the West and at the East. are
increasing.
ing on the bottom, the tone is rather better,
though Bessemer iron is easier. Production is
being curtaled, this movement be nS favored
by climatic conditions, and there Is a frIner
tone TO Southern iron in the West, the result
pected.
In the cotton goods industry the complaint
is still of dull trade and of high prices Of raw
materials, discourasing future operations. but
a change for the better is easily visible Dry
goods jobhers report that distributive demand
has answered disappointingly the reductions
shown in many kinds Of cotton goods during
the past two weeks.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-02
THE sUNDAY-sCHOOL LESSON.
For July 10. "Jerobonm's Idolatry

~ Vs
CoNTEXT.-The division Of the king
dom into two parts. Israel on the nor'h
and Judah on the south, effected under
circumstances described last week. pre-.
sented two sovereigns who naturally felt
Jealous of each other. Rhehoboam, the
King of Judah. considering himself tn the
successor Of Solomon, his father, vas Is o,s-
posed to claim all the country, ana ne as
sembled the chief men and proposed 70
recover by force the ten tribes who had
rebelled. But this was contrary 70 IN me
divine will as announced by Shemaian, the
man of God. Hence. the preparations for
war were abandoned and the people re-
turned to their homes to engage IN the
n. new r career for the chosen people, Each
nation had opportunity to display its 10y
atty TO God and to work out its destiny.
REsIDENCE-verse 90 The first act
Of King OF fe be 20
seat of government for Judah. Shechem
was built or rather rebuilt for the 9ortn,
ern kingdom. This lay between Noun.
where Joshua encamped after the inva-
sion preparatory to the conquest. Shechem
had been very important place In pa
sna yng yrneat sea It was
terly destroyed by Abimelech in l2O6 q.
c. Judges TX. 45, and 80 remained IN
ruins until Jeroboam,s time crossing i the
dence in the tribe of Cad on the site OF a
CITY in the time of Jacob Gen. xxXh,
30-3D. which had been destroyed by Gide,
on (Judges viii, III This he rebuilt, and
1t is probable that in both cities he erected
palaces. BY this method he expected + to
gain favor with the people in both the
eastern and western portions or MS king
dom. All this was wise and proper.
STRATEGY-(Verses 26 and 21) Jero-
boam was shrewd but worldly states-
man. He knew how to manage the az
fairs of pubic interest SO as to strength
en- himself in the kingdom His two resi-,
dences being established he next reflected
that the item of religion was of great mo,
ment. The people had been accustomed
on certain occa sions to go up to Jerusa-
lem from all parts Of the land. There
stood the temple and there were observed
the various religious ceremonies. All this
tended to national unity. With pious re-
gard for the religious customs or their
fathers all men had faithfully repaired
year after year to the place dearer than
all others There they had commingled,
talked freely of their common origin and
destiny. Deut. xii; $50 Al! this, more
over. was by divine command. Jeroboam
saw plainly that it would be impossible
for him to maintain the kingdom which
had been set up il this practice continued
Sooner or later the people would return to
their old allegiance and he would be put
to death.
EXPEDIENT-(Verses 2S and 81 IT
did not take long to find way out Of
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-02
Statistics Indicate Better Things
for the Last Half of
the Year.

New York. July L-R. G. Dun 6 Co.'S
weekly review Of trade tomorrow will
say:
Although the new fiscal year opens with an
extended holiday. there Is much encouragement
In the evidences OF returning confidence, and
statistics for the last six months indicate that
there Is no little reason for anticipating better
things m the las, half Of the year.
Half yearly returns OF insolvencies show that
liabilities have steadily decreased. Railway
earnings. that in earlier months showed losses
of per cent more In COMPARISON with last
year. exhibit en- increase OF 20 per cent for
June.
Reports from leading branches of trade for
the last week testify to quiet condition: but
scarcely more than is customary at this
time OF the year. while inquiries in several
manufacturing lines promise u better dstribu-
tion in the near future.
Prospects still favorable for large returns
on the farms, despite some loss from storms
during the last week. Confidence grows In the
Iron and steel industry, although yet there
is little support in the shape Of increased
ders
Sole leather is still quiet with weak tone.
although quotations nomnaly steady,
while there is a better demand for upper, but
Hides are fairly nrm because Of smaller
stocks than were held a year ago. and de-
cre&sing receipts Of cattle. but foreign dry hides
weak.
Failures this week in the United States are
249. against 227 last week, 2j7 the preceding
week and 2l5 the corresponding week last year.
Failures in Canada number IL, AGAINST 81 last
we, K. is In the preceding week and Z last year.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-02
totals. United States.sl, s2l. 5is. oi3
outside New York =. 74l, ,O23, ,5ZS

ro,,I. Canada w 4S sol IL .... llV
mot included IN totals beesgss e9ntn,1i1g ig
other Items than clearings ny ihG,u"ei cru, Ya.r
totals because Of comparison Tor iast year
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-02
Captain Allen Convalescins.

| Captain James ". Allen who for many years
| served in the Auditors office In 81. Louis, but
| who is now attache Of the Office Of the Sec
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-02
TO DEDICATE AUDITORIUM.
Special Services Will Mark Opening
Of EDwOrth Hotel Hall.

The programme for the dedication OF
the Epworth Hotel Auditorium tomorrow
has been completed by the Reverend Doc
tor T. E. Sharp. and the Reverend Doc
tor c. r. Carlos. presiding elders.
The Reverend T. H. Hagerty will give
the opening prayer. which will be fol-
lowed by addresses given by the follow
ing:
The Reverend Doctor c. r. Carlos. the
Reverend Doctor T. E SHARP. the Rev
erend Doctor L. H. Dorchester. the Rev.
erend Doctor j. W. Lee. the Reverend
W. d. Bradheld and the Reverend Doc
tor n. Luccock.
Special music will he rendered by the
Maple Avenue NJ. E. Church Quartet
choir. the Lafayette Park Male Quartet
and a solo by Miss Jennie Bearofsly OF
st. Paul's Church. The services will close
with dedicatory prayer by the Reverend
Doctor John Matthews. formerly pastor
of the Centenary Church.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-02

p Priessler two-storv brick store and dwell
ing at No. 4107-i109 Mcpherson; SIG 4s0.
Sarah A. TAYLOR. repair brick dwelling at No.
s015 North Taylor; s., 900.
Walter ]. Barnes two-story brick fiat at No.
1926 RUSSELL 81, 500.
NJ S Faqua. five two-story brick dwellings
at Nos 500 Murdosh 473i Lansdowne, 562s
Nottingham 4737 Lansdowne and 1852 Noting
ham: 900 each.
Frank Nebel. two one-story brick dwellings
at No. 450i and 451s Virginia: 81. 500 each.
F. Ehrenberg. two-story brick dwelling at
No. 5259 Theodosia: $500.
Anna Lloyd. two-story brick dwelling at No.
4I45 Magnolia; 5000.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-02
Real Estate Transfers.

For fireworks see Fabrcius. 400 n. It,
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-02
WEEKLY BANK CLEARiNGS.
st. Louis Shows an Increase of
81 Per Cent.

New York. July 1.-The following table,
compiled by Bradstreet's. shows the bank
clearings at the principal cities for the
week ended June So with the percentage
Of increase and decrease as compared with
the corresponding week last year:
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| When in need Of help of any kind, see
| that your advertisement is placed in The
| Republic. Competent employees are inva-
| rfably secured through Repuhlic WANT
ads. Druggists everywhere in st. Louis and
| East st Louis take ads. for The Republic
at office rates.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-02

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and HckSTy II ,, city Ii9Gk iS2M tzbe5 aFaI5
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to Helen 3 Jones-w. d. ..i:.-';ii;:: cia,: s.'H
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John H. nthofr and wife to John Ma 20 I'm
FLARrsgi tsntsr city J' block Ais c6rnea j. Riley
ct al. by special commissioner TO Ia W. sss
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Reinhardt and wife to Minnie and Anna -,
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nut park Realty Co. to Emma NJ. -,
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and Broadway. city block c609: Ida
Boresi and husband to wenze schoen- -,
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SaIle and Hickory. city block 4s1S;
John ". Fitzgerald and wife to Hattie .,.,
HooDTanoNT-so ese It. W. =. bet Gamble bow
ton and Etzel. city block 9s5N: Peter 40.
F. Dougal and wife TO Josie Fitzcerald. 900
JTNIATA-I0o #. 8 s.. bet. Grand and
Spring, city block 400; Cnrnella j.
Riley ct al, by special commissioner,
to F. H. Folkers-special commission o.,
LAMI-sc tt. 8. s.. bet Third and Broad
way. city block 742: Benjamin c. All
vided one-uuarter interest,-qtc. d..
LOTS T. s and Q. Mount Olive subdvi-
sion. In northwest fractional quarter.
section s. township IS north. range 8
east. in St Louis County. Issedor NJ;
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and Arka1s,s Ms, city t rrI 6ocE * 1879 \, Jacob aeon
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Papin and Chouteau. city block 39iS;
Sylvester P Reuter- and wife to Frank
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-02

retary Of State Is reported convalescing from
a severe attack of rheumatism He is now able
to be about on crutches after having been con-
fined to his bed for six weeks,
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-02

Mafitt, east OF Euclid. city block 44s4;
Frank Bayer and wife to Frank J. Voll-.
mer-utc. d........ ...............t
ARSENAL-7s n, .. g., bet. Ninth and
Thirteenth. city block 500: Herman
Moerling and wife to Anheuser- Busch
BAYARD (ProposeO-as It.. W. s.. bet.
Lahadis and Mafftt city block 44s4;
Frank ]. vollmer and wife to Josephine
c. Schappner
RROADWAY-20 IT,, W. D.. bet. Soulard
The Brandon news., 1904-08-18
NEW GINNERY.

It is almost certain that Brandon
will have ready for next seasons crop
new modern steam gin plant, with
warehouse in connection, to be locat-
ed somewhere near the uepot. The
new enterprise will be placed in oper-
alton by home capital and the work
of soliciting stock subscriptions will
begin in few days. It is too late
now to have tho plant equipped for
handling this seasons crop, so the OBJ
jeot of the promoters Of the enterprise
is to begin at once making plans and
estimates SO that plenty of time can be
utilized in the selection Of machinery
building, and other preliminaries.
This enterprise will not only help
the farmers of the vicinity to get
their cotton ready for market without
delay, but will help the business in
terests of the town at large by attract
ing trade here that now goes else
where
The News most heartily commends
the spirit of the enterprise and wishes
it success.
The Brandon news., 1904-08-18

tnree, said point is marked by an old
rittman rod of moving machine driven
into the ground to within six inches of
the top, thence north, between the east
half and the west half of said section
thrty-three, twenty-three chains and
eighty-seven links to the center of the
main line of the Alabama and Vicksburg
railroad, thence westward along the main
line twelve chains and fifty links, thence
north twenty-four chains, thence west
fifty-eight chains, thence south seven
chains and fifty links, thence south
twenty-three degrees, east to centre of
main line of Alabama and Vioksburg
railroad, thence south p degrees, east 28
chains and fifty links, thence east ten
chains to an iron stake southeast
of W.D. Heslep's residence, thence north
to said township line, thence along said
township line to the point of beginning,
And whereas, the board of mayor and
aldermen of said village deem it necces-
sary that said boundary be enlarged,
therefore, 1t IS ordained by the mayor and
board of aldermen of said village that the
boundary of same be enlarged as follows.
and to contain the following plat of land,
to wit:
Beginning at point on the township
line between township five and six of
range five, east, said point being the one
half section corner, between section four
and thirty-three, said point is marked by
an old Pittman rod of a moving machine
driven into the ground to within six
inches of the top, thence east ten chains
thence north forty seven chains and
eighty-seven links, thence west twenty-five
chains and fifty links, THENCE south
tWenty-three chains to the centre of the
main line of the Alabama and Vicksburg
railroad, thence east along the main line
twelve chains and fifty links, THENCE south
twenty-three chains and eighty seven
links to the point of beginning, all In
Rankin county, state of Mississippi.
w. D. HESLEP, Mayor,
S. S. RHODES,
J. A. SPANN,
Aldermen.
The Brandon news., 1904-08-18
MORE ROOSEVELTIsM.

Another display of the narrowness
which marks the administration CT
President Roosevelt has been brought
to the surface and the old Schley-
Sampson controversy once more may
attain prominence. Some time ago
Admiral Schley furnished the Phila.
delphia Post with fair and impair
tial account of the sea fight at Santi-
ago This aroused the broncho- buster
at Washington and the suggestion has
been made that Schley sbe court mar
tailed When it is remembered that
Gen. Shafter wrote an article for the
Century describing the land operations
around santiago, and that Sampson
and many of his friends and subordi-
mates have furnished articles on this
subject, none of whom we're ever
threatened with courtmartial, though
several were rather unfair in their
references to Schley; when it is con-
sidered that Roosevelt was opposed to
Schley, that he insulteu and 1epri-
manded Gen. Miles for endorsing the
judgment of Dewey in the schley
case, that he prevented Dewey from
receiving badge of honor from the
French government because he render.
ed the decision he did and that he
caused lady to be removed from a
81. 200 federal position because Of q
criticism by her Of one of his
speeches, it appears very much as
though this bronco buster who landed
in the presidential chair through luck
proposes to run every branch Of gov
ernment to suit his personal whims
regardless Of the will and tights Of
the people.
The Brandon news., 1904-08-18
A LAUDABLE WORK.

The local chapter of Daughters OF
the Confederacy are progressing nice.
iy with the movement to erect q mon.
ument on the public square in Bran.
don to perpetuate the memory Of the
brave boys from Rankin who gave
their lives in their country's cause
during the late war.
This is a movement that will nc
doubt meet with hearty approval
from every Rankinite, and none
should fail to aid these fair ladies
in this noble work.
Help them to place there where
eyes of generation after generation
can behold it, a memorial to the
bravery Of Rankin's sons, silent
suggestion of southern loyalty and q
reminder that though they sleep in
unmarked graves on many a distant
battle field, grand old Rankin e
soldier boys are not forgotten nor
are they less loved and honored and
cherished in these after years than
were they then when many as tender
youths bade their loved ones sad but
heroic adieu and marched away to the
battles brunt.
Let Rankin rally to this sacred
cause-and rally she will.
The Brandon news., 1904-08-18
Illinois Central Railroad Co,
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

Public notice is hereby given that the
regular ANNUAL meeting of the Stockhold-
ers of the Illinois Central Railroad Com-
pany will be held at the Company's office
in Chicago Illinois, on Wednesday
October Io. 1904, at twelve o'clock noon:
To permit personal attendance at said
meeting there will be issued to each
holder of one or more shares of the cap
ital stock of the Illinois Central Railroad
Company, as registered on the books OF
the company at the close Of business on
Tuesday, September ~, l9o4, who is Of
full age, ticket enabling him, or her, to
travel free over the Company's lines from
the station on the Illinois Central Rail-
road nearest to his or her registered
address to Chicago and return, such
ticket to be good for the journey from
Chicago only on the day of the meeting
and the four days Immediately following,
when properly coutersigned and stamped
during business hours, that is to say,
between 900 m. and 500 p.m.-- in the
office of the Assistant Secretary, Mr.W.
6. Bruen, in Chicago. Such ticket may
be obtained BY any holder of stock,
registered as above, on application, IN
writing to the President of the Company
in Chicago. Each application must state
the full name and address of the Stock
holder exactly as is given to his or her
Certificate of stock, together with the
number and date of such certificate. No
more than one person will be carried free
in respect to any one holding Of stock as
registered on the books of the Company.
A. G>HACKSTAFF,
CarrAfarv
The Brandon news., 1904-08-18

ment. conservatism and steadfastness
Of principle on the part Of democra.
oy's choice Of nominees. is proving
to be moro than q match for repub-
lioanism, handicapped as that party is
by an excess Of strenuosity, impulsive-
ness and other unsafe characteristics
Of Roosevelt.
Patiently yet anxiously democracy
has waited for the dark clouds, which
had gathered to disperse from around
it's flag. The god of fortune has be-
gun the work of clearing away the
gloom, hope is dawning, and the
treasured banner bids fair to proudly
furl and kiss the sunlight Of the day
o. victory when the political hosts
shall have retired from the field of
the coming battle.
The Brandon news., 1904-08-18
LAWYERS WHO PROMOTE LITI-
CATION.
leW Orleans Item, July s, 1904:

New Orleans Item, July E, 1904:
The Brooklyn Eagle tells about a
damage-suit lawyer who has recently
been convicted by a jury before Judge
CoWing, in Manhattan, of grand larceny.
The story is that he was retained by a
negro woman, who kept a laundry at
Coney Island, to bring suit against the
metropolitan Street Railway Company on
shares. He settled the suit for s., 900, but
only paid the woman $3.50 of this amount
The Brooklyn Eagle SAYS:
The jury was satisfied that the woman
was entitled to half, and convicted the
lawyer of grand larceny. The lawyer
claimed that he was being prosecuted be-
cause he had damage suits agar st this
same railroad company amounting to
81 900, 900, although he has only been in
business five years. That claim empha-
sizes the desperate and disgraceful nature
of the business of promoting litigation.
Lawyers who carry it on retain their reg.
ular professional standing until, like this
one, they are convicted of a crime. So
long as they are bright enough to keep
out OF Jail the lawyers at the head of the
profession, men whose names are syn
onyms for honorable dealing and who
give to the profession its high standing,
do nothing to keep these sharks from
using the special privileges conferred
upon them for preying upon corporations
and Fleeing their clients. The conduct
of the sharks brings the whole profession
into deserved disrepute, because the hon.
orable men could suppress the sharks if
they would take the trouble. So long as
they are willing to allow their profession
to be besmirched they are to blame If the
public forms an idea of the standards of
lawyers from such fellows as this
Birnbaum, instead of from the great
lights of the bar. The great lights toler-
ate the sharks and they cannot complain
of public which infers that they approve
of them. That inference brings what
should be highly respected profession
into general contempt. Until the honest
lawyers decide to clean house that con-
tempt will be deserved"
1t is crying shame that such sharks
should be permitted to prey upon railroads
and other corporations. They are eneour-
aged by the silence of respectable mem-
befs of the bar and by the leaning of ju-
ries against corporations. The tendency
of these innumerable damage suits is to
repel investments in enterprises which
do so much to build up our cities and
develop the country. Juries should have
as much sympathy on one side as on the
other and be slow to permit sharks to prey
upon public institutions
The Brandon news., 1904-08-18
NOW FOR CAMPAIGNING.

The notification on the 18th of for
mer Senator Davis, of West Virginia,
by Hon. John Sharp Williams, of his
nomination for the presidency
brings to a close, the populists except
ed, the list Of notifications Of nomi-
nees for president and vice president
by the various parties. The speech
Of Mr.. Williams on this occasion was
character istic. pleasing, scholarly,
yet deeply sarcastic. Mr.. Davis re-
piled accepting the nomination in q
brief speech reviewing the political
situation in the United States and
echoing the sentiments Of Judge Par
ker on the money question and ex.
pressing the opinion that the CAM
paign would be sHeceesful one. The
day was an ideal one. There were
many mountaineers and visitors from
other states on hand. Perry Belmont,
Of New York. was present and repre-
sented the democracy Of the Empire
state.
Now, that formalities are rFaotic-
ally over campaigning will likely
begin in earnest. The democrats
start into the fight thoroughly
equipped. Financially the party il
as swell prepared as the republicans
and perhaps better, while the juds.
The Brandon news., 1904-08-18

The following thoughts taken from
an exchange sums up the situation
just abont as it is:
''Did you ever hear of a man
tryingto lift an unfortunate woman
when she falls from the high pedes-
tai of honor and virtue? | guess
Nary lift. Too much Adamic blood
still creeping through our snake
polluted veins. When once a
woman trips and falls from high
and honored position, she lands in
hell, from which no human will
stop to lift her out; husband and
father, brother and son are
deaf to her cries from that hour. But
on the other hand how be it? /
have seen men as low as it is poss-
ible for men to fall. have seen
the wife lift the husband from the
gutter and press him to her heart
while tears of sympathy trickeled
down her cheeks in profusion. |
have seen the wife follow the hus-
band through life in one constant
whirl of misery and misfortune, ,and
at last by the gates of hell they are
separated, would stand and wiring
her hands in mortal agony because
the curtain of death had fallen
between them and she could go no
further. have seen the mother
follow son, sister a brother,
through paths of crime and vice,
shame and degradation through
which man was never known to
follow a woman! Why? Let the
angels of heaven be the jury, and
God Almighty the judge" !"