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Southern Railway Co.

SOfUuutO TIT EuCCt way &fy l0Vos Trains leave Birmingham fololws: e:io a. m.-No. ss, for Atlanta, Washing
 ton. Baltimore, Philadelphia
 New York and the East Puiia
 man Drawing Room Sleeping
 Car, Birmin gham to New
 York.
 esse ?. sn.-No. 1s. for MontevaIio. Ma
 plesviIle. Selma and way sta-
 tons.
 1e.ss ,. m.--No. s5. for Columbus West
 Point, wanona. Greenwood
 and Greenville; also Sheffield
 and Florence and North Ala ! barna points.
 l sf1e D.m.---No 1B. new train, for Cordova,
 Oalkman, Corona and way sta-
 tons; also Blossburg. bs<5 D. m.--No. go for Anniston and way tations; also Talladega. bnB ?. m--No. B6. for Atlanta Jacison-
 vile and all Florida points; | slso Charlotte Richmond. Washington. New York and the East Pullman Sleeping
 Car Birmlngham to Jackson
 vile: also Birmingham to | Richmond. Va lfes1o D. m.--No gT, for Columbus. west
 Point, winona, Greenwood
 and Greenviile. Pullman Draw
 ing Room Sleeping Car Hfr-
 mingham to Greenviile. 1o.5b D. m--No N, for Selma, Mobile and
 way stations, Pullman Druw-
 ing Room Sleeping Car Fir
 nntnRham to Mobile. if;s0 D. m.---fSo %, now train. for Atiantns Annfston and way stations.
 Pullman Drawing Room sseoping Cur Birmingham 10 Atlanta. Sleeping oar can he
 occupied at Onion stetion ssae D. m.
 For dstniied information and sioepina cer rsaegvatians apply passenger eihoA llfcrx$z Hotel building, Telephone mi ! 2. ~. HARRISON. Dist. Pass. Aat
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Cotton Seed oII.

New Orleans September s.-Cotton seed oils firm; prime refined, in barrels, 2sHc; off refined in barrels, 271kc; prime crude, loose, 22c.
 Memphis, September 8.-Cotton seed oil carload lots, per gallon Prime crude, 23c on crude, nominal; prime summer yell low. 207sc; off summer yellow, nominal; choice cooking summer yellow, less than carload lots, S4c; cottton seed meal prime. s21@21. .25.
 New York, September s-Cotton seed oil firm; prime yellow, 29Q2e1kc. Petroleum steady. Rosin dull; strained, common to good. 2.75Q3. 80; turpentine quiet and steady, 55A@55%c.
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The Coffee Market.

New York, September S.-Futures open ed steady to 10 points higher in sym pathy with the frmness with European cables. Owing to the holiday there were no official advices from Brazil and while private advices said to have been re- ceived late yesterday were unfavorable as to the growing crop, the market dur ing the afternoon attracted but little de- mand and gradually eased off under liqui- dation, closed steady, unchanged to 5 points higher; sales, A,75O bags. Septem- Der. 6.65Q6. 60; October, 6.60; December, 6.75@6 6.e0; January, 6.9O; March, 7.O5G7 10; 1; May, 7.2507 .35; July. 7.400D7.50
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The Live Stock Market.

Chicago, September Seattle: Receipts $500. including 300 Texans and 2OO0 west erns; loo higher. Good to prime steers 6.6o06.15; poor to medium, s3.5OQ5. .25 stockers and feeders. s2.25@3 .s5; cows $3.vvss4. 40; heifers, $1.75QD4. .75; canners, N. .S592 .25; bulls. $2@4.25; calves, S3Q6. 75; Texas fed steers. g. 2.5OQS. 50; western steers s3a4. 50.
 Hogs: Receipts. 11.000; 6a1oc higher Good to choice heavy, s5. 50g5. 80; light $5. 45Q5.s5; bulk, $5.50a5. 70.
 Sheep: Receipts, 15,000; steady. Good to choice wethers, $3.5oQ4.5o; fair to choice mixed 60; western sheep, $304 15; native lambs, N.25@e; western lambs. s4 Q5.80. .
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LOCAL MARKETS.

Cotton remains firm at yesterdays market; good middling is quoted at 10Ac per pound and low middling at 9fsc per pound Only one bale has been sold on the local market this season, but re- ceipts are expected to be heavy in ten days or two weeks
 Dry salted ribs, dry salted rib bellies and extra clears are quoted above yesterdays closing market. No other changes have occurred in staple grocer les.
 Business is very good along Morris ave- nue, with prices generally firm and un- changed from the prices prevailing the past few days Sweet potatoes are of fered in abundance and are of f1rst-class grade. A nice shipment of the Virginia crop was received on the avenue yes- terday. Prices range from $2 to g. 40 per barrel. Cabbage and Irish potatoes are also offered freely.
 Poultry and eggs arc unchanged.
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cothran & Co.'s Market Letter.

The smallness of stocks in Liverpool has gradually become a factor of much influence, not only affecting the immedi- ate prices of cotton, but the entire op- tion list. The advance of g bale in spots lends credence to fears of Septem- Der manipulation possibly eliminating in corner in that market. Some uncer- tainty as to the arrival of the Steamship Irada with about 22000 bales in time to make September delivery, was allayed by reassuring statements from the agents Options gained points and spots. on sales of 1000 bales, 20 points as result of the days trading. Manchester reported that buyers of cloth were holding off and yarns strong.
 Initial transactions in our market were made at gains of 5 to 8 points over yes- terdays closing prices with the market showing evidences of a strong undertone, and shorts somewhat nervous and inclined to cover. After moderately higher prices were recorded the market became quiet, and with declining tendency.
 The movement while largely in excess of last year, is less than the preceding season. and in this respect does not fully answer expectations Tris may be &C., counted for in part by the generally fa- vorable picking weather and unwilling ness of planters to use labor fin any other capacity, and the steadiness of prices al- laying fears as to values of delayed de- liveries.
 Until the movement fully develops and the extent of the willingness of mills tJ absorb spot offerings freely is known. the market will most likely be cratic and easily influenced, offering many op- portunities for scalping operations.
 Stocks-The market was a very irregular affair today. with heavy realizing again. and the volume of transactions. commis- sion buying and general vulnerable ap- pearance. all of which lead us to the be- lief fhat some halting period at least Is at hand, and that further general advance is out of the question for the present. Of course speciality advances may be ex- perienced under cover of which no long can take place. We would, therefore, pre- pare for a recession from the levels of today. It would be wise at least to dis pose of half the holdings; the other half might be held If the views of traders do not coincide with ours. We believe in purchases on any recession of importance for turns. Total sales, ss6.70o-
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chIcauo Chance.

mand for wheat for milling purposes, to- gether with reiterated reports of serious damage by rust to the crop in the west today caused a sharp upturn in specula- tive prices. December closed 11zc higher. Corn was up 1s@sc; oats up M@Ac and provisions 21zQ121ac higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool, September S.-Good business done in spot cotton; prices 16 to 20 points higher; American fniddling fair, 7.08; good middling, 6.92; middling, 6S0; low mid ding 6.60: good ordinary. 6.38; ordinary. GA The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and export, and included coco American. Re- ceipts, 4O00 bales including 300 American.
 Futures opened and closed steady; American middling, good ordinary clause: September 6.15; September-O October, 5.78; October-November, 5.68; November De- cember 5.65; December-January, 5.63; January February. February-March, and March-April, 5.61; AprilMay and May June, 5.62.
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harden nominally. Interior demands for funds are growing and $1,5OO,0O0 will be transferred tomorrow through the sub treasury to San Francisco, supposedly for use in connection with railroad expendi- lures in the west European money cen- ters were reported to be somewhat dis- turoed by intimations of possible large withdrawals of Russian deposits with western European banks, but sterling ex- change was easy in this market The mar ket closed irregular
 Bonds were firm. Total sales, par value $o575,OO0. United States 2s registered de- clined 1s per cent on call
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, September S.-Close: Money on call easy at per cent: closing bid and onered at l; time loans firmer; 60 days, 2 per cent; 90 days, 21kQ2%; six months, sh @3%. Prime mercantile paper, sA@41k per cent; sterling exchange steady at a de- cline, with actual business in bankers pilis at 4.S7@4S7.05 for demand and at 4.s4.5 .50@4. .s1 .55 for sixty days; posted rates, 4.s5%@48S; commercial bills, 4S4A. Bar silver, 56A. Mexican dollars, 45A. Gov ernment bonds steady; railroad bonds firm.
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Naval Stores.

Charleston, September S.-Turpentine firm, 62Ac; sales none. Rosin firm; sales none. Quote: A. B. c, $2.f0; D, g. .45; E, g 50: F. 2.55; c, s2.6o; H, s2. .65 I. 8. .2o, K, s3.45; M, $395; N. $40; window glass, s4.55; water white, @80
 Savannah, September S--Turpentine firm, 521zc; receipts, 6s5; sales, 521; exports, 445. Resin firm: receipts. 279 sales, 3252; ex- ports, 7S5. Quote: A, B, c, s2.50; D, g. .571h E. s2.621a; F, s2.65; G. $2.721k; H. g. .75; |. 8. 20; K. s3.70; M, $410; N, s4.15: window glass, $4.65; water white, A95
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coffee-Green. s1sG12tse: Arbuckie'A $ Porto Rico, N2S0 Meat-dry sated ribs, SIC; dry salted rib bellies. 1oe; hams. fancy, 1Sssc; me dium, 12ssc; extra clears. 9hc bacon bel lies. 111Rc.
 Lard-Leaf, 7Ac. Compound Lard-Snowdrift, 6zs. Molasses-CentrifugaL I543bc: gan house. 40c: Georgia cane. s9c. Beans-Navy. $40 per bushel; Lima, Dc pound
 Pearl Grits-s2 pounds. s16o.
 Feed Stuff. Msal- i3olted, $l.20Q1.25. Hay-Per ton, timothy, No. 1, s16 clover. mixed, s14.50.
 oats-Feed. 45c; No. z 4sc; No. g. white. 53c.
 Corn-Mixed, roc; white, 73c. Cotton Sesc Mesl--Per ten. feed. ssis prime SPA.
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Fruit and Produce.

Fruit and Produce corrected daily by c. IT Hell & Ca. 2sla
 Morris avenueD Lemons-Per box extra choice, $3. 25QS DO. Bananas-Per bunch, 75dlSl.2b Apples-New, per barrel $SQ3.50. Peaches-Six- basket crates, $2Q2.2o. Grapes-Baskets, S5Q40c Virginia cabbages, 1c per pound. Eggs-20@2ss.
 Peanuts-Fancy. per pound. 7c; No. ?, GIG.
 Cucumbers-Per bushel S1. Ceery-Michigan. per dozen. 75c. Tomatoes--Per bushel. 75c to $. 2 Potatoes-New Irish potatoes. per bush 75c; fancy stock S5c. Sweet Potatoes-Cullman yams, $292 25; Jerseys per barrel, $2.25D2.4O. onions-Per pound. 211c to Sc. Waterm alons-5@15c. Butter--Renovated. 1S120c: creamery. 20dp21c; country, fresh, 10Q15c. Poultry-Hens, 25c; lnrLs, soc; broilers, 12H015c; flyers, 1502bc; ducks, 20@25c.
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Dry Goods.

New York. September S-The dry goods market conditions are still hopeful and yet buyers are operating on a conserva- tive basis, determined not to speculate, but to buy only those things which are absolutely necessary for current needs The manufacturing situation is more en- couraging and more machinery is run ming. Jobbers are fairly active and buy CTS are operating on special offerings.
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Loveman 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

New Orleans. September s.--Somethfng of a scare developed with September shorts at Liverpool today. rumor hav- ing 1t to a southern shipper had default ed on contracts of the current month and that 30.000 bales due from Galveston for the steamer Ira cleared from Galves-
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Daily Statement.

Memphis middling 10 s-16; ship ments, s5 receipts, 36; sales, 25; stock, 8518.
 Galveston-Quiet; middling, 10 11-16; sales. HOO; receipts, 10.os7; stock, 44.66s. Mobile-Steady; middling, 10s; sales, 50o; receipts 301; stock, S1s7.
 savannah--Steady; middling, 1oss; sales. 800: receipts, 201 stock, 3187.
 Savannah-Quiet; middling, 101a: sales, 2243; receipts, 9433; stock, 38.188.
 Charleston-Firm; middling, 1oss sales, 100; receipts, 1O61; stock. 3S1S.
 mington-Nominal; receipts, A9; stock, 1460
 Norfolk-Receipts, 715; stock, 2510
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, Il .25; re- ceipts. 200; stock, coo.
 Boston-steady; middllng. 11.25; net re- ceipts. s; gross 1755.
 Fhiladelphia-Quiet; middling, Il .45; stock, 655.
 St. Louis-Quiet; middling, 1o5s; receipts, 200; stock, 3709.
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CIearinqs and Exchance.

New Orleans. September S.-Clearings, H.77S,eO6. New York exchange bank, u per 5000 premium commercial bills, 76c per $1000 discount.
 Memphis. September s.-C1earings, 8. ss4s,- e47; balances, s174,S57.
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Treasurv Ststemenf.

Washington. September s-Today's treasury balances, exclusive of the gold reserve, show: Available cash balance. s14s, ,1O9. .293; gold, s52, ,s25.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Easier
 Wheat-No. 2 spring. s1.13; No. 8. q. 100 112; No. 2 red. $1.075s91.09
 Corn-No. 2, SAC; No. 2 yellow, 5511c. 33Ac; No. white. S11k@3S1kc
 Rye-No. 2, 71672c.
 Barley-Good feeding, 37@38hc; fair to choice malting, 44Q51c.
 Flax seed-No. 1. s11s1k; No. 1 north western. s1.261k.
 Mess pork, per barrel. SIG. 0.s71z6111. %. Lard, per 100 pounds. s705d7.071k. Short rib sides Qoose). H.S0d7.50. Short clear sides (boxed). sS.25@S.50. Whisky-Basis of high wines. SIPS. Clover-Contract grade, $11.75011. 30. On the produce exchange today the butter market was steady; creamery, 14 @19c; dairy, 121h@16c; eggs f1rmer. 141k@ 17c; cheese steady. S@9c
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seaboard Ar Line.

Baltimore, September .-Seaboard Air Line, common, 14%Q15; preferred, 31@31K Coast Line, common, 121A9121%.
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New York coSton Futures.
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans. September S.-There was a decided improvement in the demand for spot cotton today, ana spinners were in the market. Sales, 5S50 bales. includ- ing 1850 to arrive. Quotations hc lower.
 Futures opened steady with prices points higher. Liverpool spots were 20 points up and futures were 8 to 20 Eng fish points higher than yesterday. The improvement in Liverpool and a flood of bullish cables caused nervousness on the par. of local shorts and their covering sent prices up few points above the opening. Later in the session profit taking by longs caused a decline of 12 to 15 points, The market closed quiet within a point or two of the lowest level of the day with net loss of points on each position.
 New Orleans, September s-Cotton futures, steady. September 10.31@10. 32 i; October, 10.22@10.23; November, 10.249 1925; December. 1o.27Q10.2S; January, 10. .32 Q1O.3s February. 1o.S7@1o.39; March. 10.4S@ 1045
 New Orleans. September 8.-Cotton, steady. sales, 5S50. Ordinary, cents; good ordinary. 9 5-16; low middling, 9 15-16; middling. 10 e-1o; good middling, 10M; middling fair. 11M Receipts, 84S; stock, 22.119.
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northern SIS .75a14. .25; No. do, s1s. .2t@ 1s.75; No. foundry, southern, and No. 1 do soft. $13. 50@1s. .75.
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The Metal Market.

New York. September s.-spot tin was unchanged in London at e1s5 17s Cd and futures were shade higher at e126 Is Sd. Locally, easier and shade lower at s2755Qzl. 65. Spot copper unchanged local ly; lake, $12.621kQ12. .75, electrolytic, $1250 Q12.75; casting. s12.371s@12.5O London was little higher with shop at R57 IS unchanged abroad at R11 18s Sd, and at A. A.20Q4.3o locally. Spelter unchanged in both markets at R22 12s Sd in London, and at $545 .l215 locally. Iron closed at 50s Sd in Glasgow. and at 4Ss 43td in Middles- boro. Locally unchanged; No. foundry,
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F. Brewer & Co, Wood lawn, have a complete list of school books and school sup plies on hand.
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vIrsInIa-caroIIna Chemical compan,

s"S'"e-Sa'o"Ha SHcWiCai SomPany New York, September s--virginia- Car
 olina Chemical company, 33A; preferred,
 106%.
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NOTICE.
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
 Company.

Notice Is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of \the Ala bama Great Southern Railroad company will be held at the office of the com pany in Birmingham, Ala, on Wednes- day, October 5. 1904, at 10 a. m.. for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may be brought before the meeting.
 R. D. LANKFORD. Sec'y. September 6, 1904. s-e-to-10-4
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing tho arrival and departure oe passenger trains at the union station. Birmingham:
 LouIavlIIe and Nashville Railroad.
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I hereby announce as candidate for Mayor of Birmingham, subject to the com ing city democratic primary.
 JOHN w O'NEIII,
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Local staple orocerIes.

Corrected daily by B. F. Roden Grocery
 Ccmpany) Sugar-Granulated, 515c; Y. C.. 5Ac. F.our-Fancy patent. ss.- i; half patent, $5.75.
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At Jackson-Close connections made with Illinois Central trains. Yazoo and Mississippi Valley trains and Alabama and Vicksburg trains for Memphis. St. Louis Chicago and Cincinnati. At Hattiesburg-Clos connections made with New Orleans and Northeastern trains, Mississippi Central (P. and L. R.) trains and Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City trains.
 At Gulfport-Close connections made with Louisville and Nashville trains. Parlor cars between Jackson and Gulf port on trains and 4.
 For further information apply or write.
 s. D. BOYLSTON.
 General Passenger Agent.
 Gulfport Miss.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Mayor.

l hereby announce as candidate for mayor of Birmingham subject to action of city democratic primary.
 GEO. E. WARD.
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I hereby announce as a candidate for mayor of Birmingham, subject to the ac- ton of the democratic primary.
 JOHN c. FORNEY.
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BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC R. R.

Read Down Read Up. No. l. No. g. No. 2 No. 4 am pm. am. pm. 7:20 5:00 Lv. .Talladega. Ar 10:19 7:45 8:35 s:52 Lv. Per City...Lv $50 6:3O 9:58 10:05 Ar. .Bir'g gham. .Lv e:10 5:15 Close connections made at Talladega with Eastern of Aitoama to Pyriton. Trains Nos. G and 9S daily. All others daily except Sunday.
 J. F. FLEETWOOD, c. P. A. Inhn C. EoIex General Manager.
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Try The Age-Herald Engraving depart mant for cpkA
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ss,s4s,524.s

W. p. c. HARD j. H. WOODWARD, vice-President. w. w. CRAWFORD, Cashier.
 DlRECTORS-T. r. HiIIman. e. A. H. Woodward, William M. Walker, Jemlson, Ersklne Ramsay, w. H. H j. H. Barr, w. p. 0. Harding.
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cARRoLLToN SHORT LINE RAIL.
 WAY COMPANY,

TO CarroIiton and StanseL Ala, via
 Reform, Ala
 No. No. 1. il :00 am Leave Carrolltor. Arrive 4:05 pm Il 20 m Leave St sel .---ivs 3:45 pm 1l:40 am Arrive Reform. Leave 3:25 pm
 JOHN T. COCHRANE.
 Pres. and Gen'l Manager.
 Carrollton. Ala
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Se,s4s,524.ss

ING, PRESIDENT.
 j. H. BARR, Vice-Presldent. A. R. FORSYTH, Assistant Cashier. F. Moore, E. M. Tutwiler, w. s. Brown, F. D. Nabers, K. Motion, Robert assinqer, Walker Percy. F. M. Jackson,
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Queen and Crescent Route.
Frisco systsm
CentraI of 0ooroIa Railroad

: ATTIV0 frOnl- DepHTT IO--
 Macon ...... s;45 pm Macon ...., 6:40 am sava'h .... .12:2o pm savRnn'h :. 400 pm
 All trains run by Central time Trains marked thus e are daily except Sunday.
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Local Cotton Market.

oultry and eggs arc unchanged.
, 1904-11-24
Sunshine.

The world is too full of sadness
and sorrow, misery and sickness;
ut needs more sunshine; it needs
cheerful lives which radiate glad
hess; it needs encouragers who
will lift and not bear down, who
will encourage, not discourage.
Who can estimate the value of a
Sunny soul who scatters gladness
and good cheer wherever he goes,
Instead of gloom and sadnessf
Everybody is attracted to these
cheerful faces and sunny lives,
and repealed by the gloomy, the
morose, and the sad. We envy
people who radiate cheer where.
ever they 60 and fling out gladness
, 1904-11-24

Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Fouts are
expected home today from a six
weeks visit to the Fair and t. friends
and relatives in Indiana.
Charles Paulson, of the Basin, was
over this week. Mr.. Paulson says
this is the finest fall he ever saw in
this or any other country.
Mrs. Robnett, Miss Robnett, Miss
Macdonald and Miss Sensinntatfar
visited the ranch of Oscar Ekdahl on
Lake Creek last Saturday, returning
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L.. W. Wheeler left
last week for the indianapolis proper
ty on Cow Creek, where Mr.. Wheeler
will do the annual work on that
property.
Henry Wolf, brother of F. G. Wolf
of the Hotel Wolf, came in yesterday
from Cheyenne and will spend
Thanksgiving with his brother and
his family.
j. E. Nelson was in from his North
Spring Creek ranch Saturday. Mr..
Nelson has taken up a ranch above
the P. E. Wilson place and is doing
quite a bit of Improvement work.
Il "a Starrt 49, l,un .N~
Bennett last week bringing his wife
and daughter who left Friday for
Denver, where Mrs. Sterrett and the
little girl will remain several months.
B. f. Reynolds, who is at the
French Creek tie camp this winter,
came in last week suffering from
stomach trouble, to get medical aid.
He will remain in town until after
Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Crawford went
to Rawlins yesterday, where Mr..
Crawford will attend to some court
business. They will spend Thanks
giving with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. S.
Adams of that place.
Henry K. Jones made final proof
on his desert entry on Monday before
the United States Commissioner here.
Carl MILFORD and Frank o. Williams
were witnesses in the case. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones and daughter, Florence,
accompanied by Mr.. Williams expect
to leave very shortly for Santa Moni-
ca, California, where they will spend
the winter.
, 1904-11-24
NOT DISHONEST
Judge Brown to Resign on Account Of
Indisereet Acts
Only.

Melville G. Brown of Laramie,
Wyo., Judge of the Nome district,
Alaska. will on direction of the
president, be allowed to tender his
resignation. This action is taken
on the recommendation of Assist
ant Attorney General Day, who
visited Alaska this summer to in
vestigate charges preferred against
members of the territorial judic-
larry.
Nothing has been brought to
light in any way rejecting upon
the character or integrity of Judge
Brown, bnt that certain of his acts
have tended to impair his useful
ness.
For one thing it is charged that
he once sat in a cast involving the
rights of a mining company in
which he was a stakeholder, but
the records show that before he
heard this case Judge Brown ex-
planned his connection with the
company, gave assurance that that
fact would not warp his judgment
and the opposition gave it's con-
sent to have the case tried before
him.
1t is also charged that Judge
Brown at one time appointed the
clerk of his court, Watson J. Hill.
also of Laramie. as receiver of a
company involved in litigation
that came before his court. Such
appointments are prohibited by
law in United States courts.
Judge Browns was a United
States court, but it is argued that
the moral effect of appointing his
clerk as receiver was not good. 1t
was such cases as these that are
said to have impaired Judge
Browns usefulness in Alaska, and
for this eason he will be allowed
to resign. The president felt it
would be unjust to dismiss him,
as he had perpetrated no real
Wronp.