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Fruit and Produce.

Fruit and Produce. Corrected daily by c. F. Bell & Co.,, lolS
 Morris avenue.) Lemons-Per box, extra choice, $S.6O@ 3.75.
 Bananas-Per bunch ,75c to S.50. Florida Pineappes-Per crate. s2. 75Q3, Apples-Per barrel. Ben Davis, g 75@ BOO; Kings $3.75@4Oo Greetings Baldwin. s3OO.
 Grapes-Almeria grapes, per keg. s6.OO0 GEO.
 Florida ora7ge 2.2592.5o Grape Fruit-S.00.
 Danish cabbages, 1c per pound. Eggs-25c.
 Peanuts-Fancy per pound, 6hc; No. 2. 61fc.
 Nuts-Brazil, 12c; almonds. 14c; oceans, 1Oc; hlberts, 10c; walnuts, 14c; mixed nuts. per h., 12c.
 Cleaned entrants. per h.. Sc; citron. per lb., lie.
 Celery-California celery, per crate. $4.50 Michigan, per dozen, 50960c. Cranberries-Boxes. s2.5o barrels, $500. Petatses-New Irish pstatses ger susn Csc.
 Sweet Potatoes--CuIiman. per barrel. s1.25; Jerseys. per barrel, $2.25; Virginia yams. BPS.
 Onions-Per pound. 2a2kc. Butter-Renovated, 23c; creamery, 28c; country. fresh, 156D20c.
 Poultry-Hens. SO035c; flyers. 16Q25c; ducks, 20Q3Oc; turkeys. live, 121zc; dressed and undrawn, 1sM20c. Game-Rabbits. per dozen, Sl25; quail. per dozen. s225.
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Dry Goods Market.

New York. December s.-Buying Of dry goods Is practically suspended, and the market is in as chaotic condition as at any time since the reduction in raw ma teriaI. Sellers are not inclined to operate or to make any announcement until con ditions are settled. The feature of the market has been the reduction of half a cent in Lonsdale Other hleaehed goods on this order show moderate reductions
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American middling fair, 449; good mid ding. 427; middling. AZ; low middling, 4 O5; good ordinary, S9l: ordinary. S.75. The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 1000 were for speculation and ex- port. and included 66O0 American. Re ceipts 22.0o0 bales including 17.4oo Amer ican Futures barely steady; closed steady. American middling, g. 0. C.; De- cember 4.12; December-January 4.12; Jan uary- February, AIS; February March 422; Mareh-April. 4.25; Aprii=May' 4,2S; May-June. 431; June-Juy, 4.SS; July August, 4.s5; August-september, 4.se
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Southern Railway Co.
soheduIe in Effect May 24, 1903.

Schedule in Effect May 24, 1903. Trains leave Birmingham AS fololws: ed0 a. m.-No 3S, for Atlanta, Washing ton, Baltimore. Phladelphia~ New York and the East. Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Car, Birmingham to New York
 S;fo .. nn.-No 10. for Moutevallo. Ma plesvlle. Selma and way sta- tionS,
 la.ss D. m.-No 85. for Columbus. West Point, winona, Greenwood and Greenvlle; also Sheffield and Florence and North Ala bana points.
 s:1o D. .nn-No 1s. s.ew train, for Cordo~a. Oaknan. Corona and way sta tons; also Blossburg. s:l5 D. m-No. % for Anniston and way tations; also Talladesa slB D. m.-No. s6, for Atlanta, Jackscn- vile end all Florida points; also Charlotte, Richmond. Washington. New York and the East Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Jackson vile; also Birmingham to Richmond Va. ha.ae D. m.-No ST, for Columbus. West Point, winona, GresnwooA and 0reenville. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to Greenville. HatlB .. m.--No. 21. for Selma. Mobile and way stations Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to Mobile. llI :3o D. m. No. 9s, new train. for Atlanta. Annfston and way stadons. Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmingham to Atlanta- Sleeping ear can 6e occupied at Union station si~ D. m.
 For detailed information and sleeping loar reservations appiy passenger ofncs. Morris Hotel building. Telephone e1I. J. N. HARRISON Dist. PaAs. Asl
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Cotton Seed oll.

New Orleans, December 6.-Cotton seed oil quiet. Prime refined in barrels, 25; off refined in barrels 24; prime crude loose, 1s. Naval stores: Pitch, $225 per barrel; pine tar $4.75; coal tar $3.50; Ro- sin, per barrel of 2sO pounds: A. B O., $2.60; D. $25214; E, g. .55; P, $2. .60 c, g. .65; H, $2.sO; I, sS.S5 K. 8 90; M, s4.SO; N, N.50; window glass, $4.75; water white, S5.10. Spirits turpentine firm, 50
 Memphis, December 6--Cotton seed nominal; cotton seed carload lots, prime crudes 19; prime summer yellow, 2l1s; choice cooking summer yellow less than carload lots S1; cotton seed meal, prime. s2O.50. Cotton seed cake prime, $20.50
 New York, December 6.-Cotton seed oil barely steady; prime yellow, 25@25A; petroleum steady. Resin quiet; strained common to good. $40. Turpentine firm; 521kQ531s.
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Coffee Market.

New York, December 6.-Coffee, spot Rio, steady
 The market for coffee futures opened steady, unchanged to three points lower on moderate liquidation promoted by Brazilian receipts. European markets steady, however, and after the early of ferings had been absorbed, the market stiffened up on a fair buying movement by trade interests and smaller receipts, estimated for tomorrow and closed steady. net unchanged to five points; sales 34,500 bags, including January, $6S5 @$6.9O; arch $10; May s7.25@7. 30; July. S.45 September. $7.65; October. H.65.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, December 6.-Cattle receipts 9000 including 1900 westerns; steady. Good to prime steers, s4.o0q7. .0;poor to medium, s3. 75@$590; stockers and feeders, S225Q AIS; hefers, $200ds500; canners, s1 -354 s2.40; bulls, s20OQ425; calves, 8. .509710; western steers, s3.00d5.00.
 Hogs-Receipts, 40,0o0; Soc lower; mixed and butchers, s4.s5q4- -S2s1s; good to choice
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The Metal Market.

New York, December s.-Spot tin in London higher at s134;; futures, 9132 15s. Locally quiet. $29.25 to s2s.50. Copper lower in London at a66 for spot and zee Is Cd for futures. Locally, unchanged. Lead unchanged in London and steady here at s4.6OQ4.70 in the local market. SpeIter higher at 925 in London and at $5.75Qs5S71s. Iron closed at 5as Sd in Glasgow and 4Ss 416c in Middlesboro. To- cally steady, No. foundry northern, No. foundry southern and No. 1. foundry southern soft, s17q17.50; No. 2. foundry northern, sl6.50q17y00.
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steady, S981k; closing bid. 2,a; offered at 2%. Time loans easy; sixty and ninety days and six months, ss4@4 per cent
 Prime mercantile paper 494N; sterling exchange firmer, with actual business in bankers bills at 4S6. 3O04s6. 35 for demand and at 4Ss. .7O@4e3 75 for slxty-day bills; posted rates, 4S41s@4S7@4s71s; commercial bills. 4SS94s4A. Bar silver, 594s Mexican dollars, 4S government bonds and rail- road bonds steady.
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CHRISTMAS WHISKlEs

A big Christmas box of choice whiskles sent express prepaid for s3. 20, containing one quart of "Paul Jones'" one quart of "Old 94," enc quart of Big Horn," and one quart of choice 5-year old corn. w. R. McVAY, 212O End Ave. Bell phone 520, Peoples 0O5.
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Steady; middling, 7A; net re- ceipts, 0,144; gross receipts, 20 IA; ship ments, 19.610; sales, sS59; stock, 04SS1.
 Augusta-Steady; middling, 75s; net re- ceipts, 12S1; gross receipts. l34O; ship ments, .479; sales, 1429; stock, 94,6O5.
 Memphis-Quiet; middling, 7ss net re- ceipts, 3952; gross receipts, 10037 ship ments, s16l; sales, 25O0; stock. Al ,G2o 2 St. Louis-Nominal; middling 7%; net receipts 300; gross receipts, 72n; ship ments, 6942; stock 2s,4s1
 Cincinnati-Net receipts. s95; gross re- ceipts, S95; shipments 1732; stock, 29st.
 Louisville, firm; middling. Sh.
 Total today-Net receipts, 27, 172; gross receipts Ss,657; shipments, 3s924 sales. 77S6; stock, 362, 51S
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Local Staple Groceries. fC orrected daily by E. F. Roden Grocery
 CCmpany0 Sugar-Granulated, 5%c. Flour-Fancy patent, $e.76i half patent S5.75.
 Coffee - Green. 10@13c; ArbuckleA Porto Rico. Has0 Meat--Dry salted ribs, 9k; dry salteu rib bellies, 9ssc hams, fancy, 13Ac; me- dium. 12c; extra clears. S9sc; bacon bel lies, 11%c.
 Lard-Leaf, SAc. Compound Lard-Snowdrift, Sc. MoIasses-C 16q36c; sugar house, 40c; Georgia cane. 3sc. Beans-Navy, $2. 40 per bushel; Lima, Go pound.
 Pearl Grits-92 pounds. h.eO.
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Chicago Change.

Chicago. December 6-Contradictory re- ports regarding alleged damage to the Argentine crop, caused a whipsaw mar ket in wheat here today. At the close 0 weak undertone prevailed, May be- ing off Ac; corn is down ho; oats show a loss of A9ssc and provisions b020o.
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington, December 6.-Spirits tur- pentine nothing doing, receipts ten casks. Resin firm; 2.45 bid; receipts, 190 Tar firm, 1so; receipts TO. Crude turpentine firm, $2SO@3.70; receipts, 36.
 Savannah. Ga, December 6,-Turpentine steady, boc; receipts sSO; sales. 151; ship ments, 5S4 Resin firm, receipts, 2S41; sales. 1854; shipments 4057 Quote: A. B. O.: 2.60; D. s2.521a; E, s2.55: F, $2.6O; G, 2.e5; H, $2.s0; I. $S.35; K, $S.9O; M, s4. .S0; N, s4 30: window glass, $4.75.
 Charleston. s. C.. December 6.-Turpen- tine and rosin nothing doing.
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heavy, &.5O94.6O; rough heavy, ss50 4.45; light A.35q4 .55; bulk, $4.45a4. .5216
 Sheep Receipts, 22,00O; steady and strong; good to choice wethers, $4. 400 $5.15; fair to choice mixed, sS.5Oa4 .35; western sheep, S3Q5O0; native lambs, A50Q625; western lambs, S4. .50@6.10.
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Clearing and Exchanges.

Memphis, December e.-Clearings, 5, 1,236,- 499; balances, s92 206.
 New Orleans, December 6-Clearings, S1643, 919; New York exchange bank, par; commercial paper, 75c@$1 per 5000 dis count.
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Feed Stuff.

Feed Stuff. Corrected daily by the Birmingham Grain
 Company.) Corn, No. mixer, or bushel sacks, 62. Oats. No. 3 mixed, 42c; No. white. 4Sc. Wheat bran so or 100. s22. Cotton seed feed meal. s22; prime, s23.5o- Purina food, s26. Corn chops, $1.0S. Corn hearts. S22 Shorts, 100 pounds, s246o. Hulls, bales, BOG. Hulls, sacks, 33 1-3c. Hay, best timothy, s1450; good timothy, s14; Johnson grass, $11.50; alfalfa, $16.00 to $1650 Rock salt, Ac.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE. We have this day purchased the entire interest of John A. Payne and T. c. Hewlett in the St. Nicholas Hotel care and buffet and respectfully solicit the patronage of the public, assuring them that the highest standard of excellence shall be maintained in all departments of our purchase. Respectfully,
 L. A. STuBBLEFIELD.
 VIM. NELL. Referring to tho above with much pleas ure we commend to the public our suc- cessors Messrs. Neill and Stubbleheld, and earnestly request out friends and the public to give them their hearty patron- age.
 J. A. PAYNE.
 T. c. HEWLETT. December 1, 1904. H-e-st
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VIroinIa.caroIIna Chemical Go,

lima Chemical company. sales, 25oo; close 42; do. preferred, sales 150o; close 118.
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Treasury Statement.

washington December e.-Todays s treasury balance, exclusive of the gold reserve shows: Available cash balance, $14S, ,024,947; gold, $s5, ,5S5, ,91s.
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eeahoard Ar Line.

Baltimore. December s.-seaboard Air Land, common, 1s14@191s; do. pfd., as15@ 30. Atlantic Coast Line, nothing doing.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the union station, 
 (Efective December 4. 12:0l D. m)
 Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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New Orleans Market

New Orleans, December 6-spot cotton. active and firm. Sales 1O,6O0 bales. includ- ing 400 to arrive. Quotations unchanged. Futures opened steady, with prices four to nine points lower. influenced by Liv- erpool and New York. The market was fairly active throughout the session with numerous fluctuations. In the trading January opened nine points lower at s7 4g sold down to $40, up to S742 and finally. down to T44. Closing was steady with net losses of ten to thirteen points.
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RESOURCES.

Loans and Discounts. ;. S3, ,967 ,557.90 Oyerdrafts.. -. -. 1,046.37 U. s. Bonds & Premiums 57O, 100000 Other Stocks and Bonds. 29,OO00o Other Real Estate-Old Bank Building. - 56O0.O0
 CASH. L. Vault. ...S 764,730.91 With Banks. 4,952,33S.20 With U. s.
 Treas ..... 27,050.00
 2.744,119.11
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Perhaps it is not etched enough; send 1t to the Gawk Engraving Co. Peoples phone 276.
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Gulf 6 Ship Island Railroad Company.


 Gulf & Ship Island Railroad Company. Parlor car between Jackson and Gulf port on Trains Nos and f.
 PASSENGER SERVICE.
 Daily Daily
 No. g. No. 3. Lv. Jackson .......... 4:30 am 3;oo pm Ly. Hattiesburg ..... 8:10 am 7:l0 pm Ar. Gulfport ........1 Il 100 am 1000 pm
 Daily Daily
 Ex. Sunday Elk. Sunday Ar Laurel .......... 2:15 pm ......... Ar Columbia .........n:8 :80 am ......... Ar. Silver Creek ............ 7:o5 pm
 Daily Daily
 No. f. No. 6. I.v. Gulfport ......... 7:2o am S:45 pm Lv. Hattiesburg.... ..10:35 am 7;yJ pm Ar. Jackson ....... BOO pm 10:2O pm
 Daily Daily
 Ex. Sunday Ar. Columbia ....11 80 am 7;45 pm Ar. Silver Creek -. 7:05 pm ......... AT JACKSON-Connection with illinois Central trains, Yazoo and Mississippi val ley trains, and Alabama and Vlckspurs trains for Memphis. St. Louis, chicago and Cincinnati and all other northern ana northeastern points.
 AT IESBURG-Connection maoe with New Orleans and Northeastern trains, Mississippi Central P. IL. h'l trains and Mobile. Jackson ana kansas City trains ..,,.,, AT LFPORT-Connection made "lth Louisville and Nashville trains For further information apply to s. D. BOYLSTON, General Passenger Agent.
 Gulfport Miss. x,a..4,,,o Naverrher 13 1904
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Christmas HO|idayRates
 OVER THE SEABOARD

Air Line Railway to all points east and south, including Virginia Georgia ana Carolina points. Through trains QUICK time and elegant service. Pullman sleep Ing cars. Cafe dining cars. Be sure and ask the agent to ticket you by thls route.
 For full information address
 W. E. Christian, A. G. r. Al AL
 R. M. Coffey, T. P. A., Atlanta, Ga.
 I. q. cantrell, A. G. F. A., Birmingham. Ala.
 M. J. McDonough s. A., Birmingham, Ala.
 R. c. Luckett, Depot, T. A, Birming- ham, Ala.
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S7.ss7,72s3S

W. p. G. HARD J. H. WOODWARD, Vice-Presldent. W. w. CRAWFORD, Cashier. DlRECTOHS-T. T. Hlllman, B. A. H. Woodward, William M. Walker, Jemison, Erskine Ramsay, w. H. H j. H. Barr, w. p. c. Harding.
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The leading futures ranged as follows.

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Firm.
 Wheat-No. spring $110q1,18; No. g., $1. .0391.15: No. red, $1.14A91.18. Corn-No. 3, 461h; No. ?. yellow, H. Oats-No. 2 28%; No. white s11sQ32; No. white 2e1kQ31.
 Rye-No. 2, 74c.
 Barley-Good feeding, ss; fair to choice malting. 42@51
 Flax Seed-No. 1. $1 IS; No, north western, sl.22la.
 Timothy Seed-Prims, s2.7o. Mess Pork-Per barrel, s11. 35911. 40. Lard-Per 100 pounds $6.S5.
 Short Ribs-Sides, loose, S63715Q6. s21k. Short Clear Sides-Boxed. $sS71z11 .o0. Whisky-Basis of high wines, $1.24. Clover-Contract grade. s1250.
 On the produce exchange today tho butter market was firm; creamery, 160 26ia; dairy, 16G22.
 Eggs-strong; 2O1ka25; firsts, 2s prime firsts, 2S; extras 30. Cheese-Steady 11@12.
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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool. December G. Cotton. spot in light demand prices points lower.
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Loveman 6 Co.'S Market Letter.

By H. & B. Beer.
 New Orleans, December e-Market fuc- tuated within a range of "A points today, March s7b4 to s7,7s. Trading at the open ing was at the expense of values. March S7.65. about eight lower than last nights closing, Liverpool having been worse than expected, closing about six points lower than yesterday. Cables from the English market were looking for further de- cline, but admitted offerings from the south have been lighter. Consumers of spot cotton usually take advantage of weak markets by side stepping and let ting the professional shorts fight their battles, and by keeping out of the mar ket they in turn assist the seller of contracts in his operations, thereby per- hitting stocks to increase for the want of demand. It is hardly possible for them to remain idle for any length of time. while middllng cotton at the ports is down to 71h cents. Last year they paid an average price of s1215 per pound for the crop, year before an average of Ss2 and year before last SSO6, the lowest price last year being 9h cents. It Is to be presumed therefore, that spinners have entered into contracts for the future delivery of goods on the basis of not lower than the lowest price for actual cotton last season, and that they are in condition to pay nine or ten cents per pound were they com peI1ed to do so. Up to the present time, they have taken but 3,2l50o0 bales of their estimated wants for the season of about 11,250000 bales, which may be in- creased to larger proportions in event of market ruling under cents, if forced to do so, may agree to take their full quota at even higher rates.
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Central of Georgia Railroad.

Arrive from Depart to-
 Columbus . s:45 pm Macon $40 am sava'h .12:o5 pm SdVann'h AGO pm All trains run by Central time. Trains marked thus e are daily except Sunday.
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New Orleans, December 6.--Cotton fu- lures steady. December T.39Q741; Jan uary, $744d7.45; February. s752d7. .54: March, $7.GOa7.61; April s76sd7 sS; May. s7.74d7.75; June, H1aZS3; July, S7S5@ s787
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New Orleans, December G. Cotton steady, sales. 1O.6OO. Ordinary Sc; good ordinary, 6 5-1s To wmiddling, 1-1e; ordinary, 5-1s; low middllng 1-1s: ding. fair. s-1s. Receipts. 29,s47; stock, 42S 427.
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Nc. PREsIDENT.

ING, PRESIDENT.
 J. H. BARR, Vice-President- \. R. FORSYTH. Assistant Cashier. -. Moore, E. r.. Tutwiler, w. 8. Brown. F. Q. Nabers, =. H. Motion, Robert asslnger, Walker Percy, F. M. Jackson.
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Southern Railway.
Queen and Crescent Route
Frisco System.

Arrive from Derart to-
 Memphis ... 3.55 pm Memphis 12.2o pm Memphis . 5.40 am Meinphis -lo2o pm Winhd .....10o0 ann Winfield 4.so pm
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LIABILITIES.

Capital Stock. 500. .0o0.08 Surplus and Profits. ..... 262,864.69 Circulation ..... ...... 500,000.00
 DEPOSITS. Individual ...S5, ,203.75 Bank .... .. S51, 1,103.19
 s,1O4.s5a.ss
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Local Cotton Market.
Local Iron Market.
Local Securities

Corrected by Caldwell & WardO
 Bell 2244.
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New York Cotton Futures.

By Cothran & Co.
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NATIONAL BANK CLOSES.
Institution at HoIdenviIe, |. t. Or
dered Closed by Controller

Washington, March 23.-The Nation
al Bank of Holdenville, l, T., has been
closed by order of the controller OF
the currency and Myron r. Sturteyant
appointed receiver.
The bank was organized February
%, 1901. The following is statement
of its resources and liabilities, as
shown by the last report of condition,
dated January %, 1904:
Resources-Loans and discounts,
$14S,497; overdrafts, $19.157; United
States bonds to secure circulation $780,
600; premiums on United States bonds
S4O5S; stocks, securities, ETC., $9235;
due from banks and bankers, $9222;
cash and cash items, $68S1; redemp-
tlon fund with treasurer of the United
States, $2500. Total, $260,687.
iabilities-Capital stock, $4,000;
undivided profits, s47S; circulation,
$1,000: due banks and bankers, $110,-
709; deposits, $36,342; bills payable,
s13,O66. Total, $260,6S7.
The bank, capitalized at $4,000,
was one of the largest banks in the
Creek nation 1t is now in the hands
of the controller of the currency. The
condition of the bank is fairly good.
Injuulcious investments is given as
the cause of the trouble. The other
local banks are not affected.
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College pouahnuts.
From the Youths Companion.

From the Youths Companion.
In coedueational college near Chica-
go the senior class recently decided to
give an old fashioned "sociable," for
which the girls of the class should pro-
vide the supper. To two of them was
assigned the task of bringing doughnuts
of their own manufacture.
For several days they went about with
puckered forehads evidently wrestling
with some mighty problem. Their study,
which had been a haven of peace, re-
sounded through long evenings with ar
gument and expostulation.
At last, when their relations were some
what strained, they APPLIED to a court of
arbitration to settle their differences.
Mrs. Smith, wife of one of the professors,
was taken into confidence.
Mrs. Smith," begged one of them
won't you settle a dispute for us? It's
about doughnuts, and l can't convince
Anna that I'm right. She thinks they
ought to be fried In milk"
: And what would you do with them %
why, | know just what to do. I've
been In the kitchen and seen Imogene
cook them. You fry them in water OF
course, in a whole kettleful"
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Marsh Shooting.

From Harper's Weekly.
One sad feature of marsh shooting is the
destruction of herons and the larger
marsh birds. Only a rigid adherence to
deceney of conduct can prevent that, for
it Is, after ALL sometimes a temptation
on blak day. But it is wrong, all
wrong; and unless man sticks to the
principle that nothing except game
bird is excuse for shooting, our marshes
will lose some of their most picturesque
and beautiful Inhabitants | know that
anglers howl Internationally for the ex-
termination of all heron, cranes and king
fishers; I know also what damage the
latter birds do. and also certain species
of heron, such as the little green heron.
Yet l have no desire to drive out these
feathered fellow fshermen--no wish to fish
in solitary hoggish comfort, Where herons
and kingfshers become too numerous
there is no reason why their numbers
should not be thinned out. But as for a
wild and general fusillade upon the APP
pearance of these birds 1t is brutal and
needless. and a policy which never can
appeal to me.
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Theatre Tickets for the Blind.

From the New York Evening Post.
In response to the appeal of Miss Wini.
fred Holt of the Musical Art society, who
is interested in the welfare of the blind.
j. ]. Flaherty. manager of the Majestic
theater, has arranged for seats at thai
theater for six blind persons each evening,
Those whoe are to have the benefit of
this free privilege will be chosen by Miss
Holt from among the self-supporting blind
of the city, some of whom live at home,
and others at institutions for the blind.
This mode of entertaining the blind will
be continued indefinitely. 1t is said, and
it is expected that other theater managers
will extend the same privilege that il
given at the Majestic.
There are about 1000 blind in this city
and out of this number over 900 are quail
flied by education and temperament to APP
preciate the pleasure of theatrical enter
tainments.