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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
Loveman & Co.'S Market Letter.

New Orleans, October 15.-Forty-three points was the range in December futures during the past week, which. as it shows, was at the expense of values, December today closing at 9.S4q9.S5. against 10 cents last Saturday. Middling cotton was 15 1-6 compared with 10 cents, a continuation of favorable weather in the cotton belt and heavy receipts was the cause of lower prices, there being little or no demand for spots. Export business from New Orleans during the first half of October was very poor, but continued on a large scale elsewhere. At points down, Liver pool was lower than expected this morn ing. Due to large increase in worlds visible stocks of American cotton than last year and year before, 2S9859 against 225, ,9O5. and POP 168, making an excess in worlds visible supply over last year of 4S1, ,909 bales, and an excess of 30, ,O50 bales, when compared with year before; total available stock of American now figure 1,917,291 bales, last year L335,3S2 year be- fore 1S3724, and movement to market continues to run ahead of last year and year before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
REPORTED IN NORTH CAROLINA Spot Situation in New Orleans
 is Uneasy MARKET IS FAIRLY STEADY There Was Considerable Resistance to Pressure, With Prices sasgIng Off
 Little at First, But
 Later Reactlng.
MARKET IS FAIRLY STEADY

New York, October .5.-The cotton mar ket opened easy at a decline of to 6 points. following lower Liverpool cables and continued favorable weather over the belt as a whole, though one or two points in North Carolina reported moder- ate frosts. Private advices from New Orleans reported further uneasiness in the spot situation. Prices however. were sustained by the end-week count of those already short and following the call the market showed pretty tone and con siderable resistance to pressure with prices sagging off a little at first, but later reacting to about last nights final level.
 Receipts of cotton at the ports today, 52.0Oo bales. against 61,2Ss last week and 49.7SS last year. For the week, 4S2OO0 bales, against S94.793 last week and s17496 last year. Today's receipts at New Or leans, 10.1sS bales. against S,641 last year. and at Houston, 12,076, against Il ,SOg last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
Cotton Seed OH.

New Orleans La. October 15-Cotton seed oils easy. Prime refined in barrels, 2sc; off refined in barrels PIC; prime crude. loose. 23c; naval stores pitch, s2e5 per barrel; pine tar. A.75; coal tar. s35O; rosin, per barrel of 2so pounds A, B, c, $2 s21k; D, s2.37k: P. $2.421a: F. s2.65; G.. $2721A; H, $2.80 1-3; K, s3.75; M. $42O N $40; Wg, $4.60; Wv, s4.85 Spirits turpen- tine firm, 521zc.
 New York. October 15.--Cotton Seed oil Easy; prime crude, nominal; do yellow, 271ad272c. Petroleum. quiet; refined New York, s795: Philadelphia and Baltimore s7.sO; do in bulk, $500. Rosin steady strained common to good, s2.9o. Turpen- tine steady. 55d551sc
 Memphis, Tenn, October 15.-Cottonseed. per ton. delivered here in bulk or rail s130o; cottonseed oil, carload lots per gallon: Prime crude, zztac; prime summer yellow, 251ke; choice cooking summer vel low, less than carload lots. 35c. Cotton seed meal: Prime, 21c; cottonseed cake. prime, 21c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
Erlsco SYstem.
centra. of Geor!
Depart to-
Southern Railway Co.
echeduIa ln Effect Nav 24, 1so3

Schedule In Erect May ZSy 1sU5- Trains leave Birmingham as foloiws: 1 s:1o c. m.-No. 8S. for Atlanta, Washing ton, Baltimore. Philadelphia l New York and the East Pull 1 man Drawing Room Sleeping
 Car, Birmingham to New York.
 GEO D. m.--No 1g, for Montevaiio, Ma
 plesville, Selma and way sta-
 tions.
 zs,ss D. nn--No. S5, for Columbus, West Point Wirfona. Greenwood
 and Greenville; also 5hafrieid
 and Florence and North Ala
 bama points.
 sdo p.m---No. IS, new train, for Cordova-
 Onlsman. Corona and way sta- tions; also Blossburg. nsA5 D. m-No 22 for Anniston and way
 tattons: also Talladega- Kd5 u u.--No S. for Atlanta, Jackson-
 viiie and aal Florida points;
 also Charlotte. Richmond
 Washington. New York and the East Pullman 6ieepins Car Birmingham to Jackson-
 vile: also Birmingham to
 Richmond, Va l1esse D w.--No. M. for Columbus. West
 Point. Wfnona. Greenwood
 and Greenvilie Pullman Draw
 ing Room Sleeping Car Bir-
 mingham to Greenvills. zpsee D. mL--No. 2i, for sefma, Mobile and
 way stations Pullman Draw
 ing Room Sleeping Car Bir-
 minaham to Mobile. 1:so ?. m.-No, @. new train, for Atlanta.
 Anniston and way ststiona Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cur Bfrmansham to Atlanta- Sleeping oar can be occupied at Union station sIsc D, m.
 Er aetatied information and sieerfna CT reservations apply passenger effios s1fUgtp Hotel building Telephone Tif [. ~. HARRISON. nast- PAsa Ast
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, October 15.-Cattle-Receipts, 800 head. Firm. Good to prime steers, s5.75d600; poor to medium. s375@5.50, stockers and feeders, s2.25@40o; COWS, s1.5O @4oo; heifers. s25o9475; canners, $1.5O@ 240; bulls, $2.00@43o; calves. SS.50d7.0O.
 Hogs-Receipts, 11,o00 head; steady to choice heavy. s5. 4o@5.65; light, $5.OOa5. .4o; bulk, $5,2515. .45.
 Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head steady; good to choice wethers. s3.759425; fair to choice T.35d7.65; western sheep, s2.75@41o; do lambs. s4oo@5.6O; native lambs, s4.5oa6c0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
The Bond Market.
Money on Gall,

New York. October 15.-At the close money on call was nominal; no loans; time loans easy; sixty days. 31k per cent; ninety days and six months. 31aG3%.
 Prime mercantile paper 41a@5 per cent; sterling exchange strong, with actual business in bankers bills at 1855. .6o@4S5. 70 for demand and at 4S3. .40Q4S3. 50 for sixty day bills; posted rates 4S4@4s42 and 4Seih; commercial bills. 4s2a4@4S3l4. Bar silver, 57A. Mexican dollars 46. Govern ment bonds steady; railroad bonds firm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
Liverpool Market.

Liverpool, October 15.-Cotton-Spot in moderate demand; prices 2 points lower; American middling fair, 5S0; good mid ding, 5.60; low middling, 5.30; good ordi- nary, 5.14; ordinary, 49S The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 200 were for speculation and export, and included 4300 American. Receipts, 600O bales, in- cluding $500 American. Futures opened easier and closed quiet and steady. Amer ican middllng: October 5.3S; OctoberNo- vember 535; November December, 5.35; December-January, 5.36; January Febru- ary, 5.37; February March, 5.3S; March April, 5.39; April-May, $40; MayJune, 40
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other strengthening feature to the mar ket Ne don't favor the short side of the market for active operations and consider the long side the safest and one for long pull We think cotton a splendid purchase around today's prices and think that purchases, made according to our advice will prove extremely profitable within a short time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17

Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour-Steady; winter patents. $540; straights, s49oG5.20; spring patents. s5.3O @5.70; 'straights, $4.6Op5.20.
 Wheat-No. ? spring. $1.1601 20: No. 8. q. 1.00@1.15; No. red, s1.16A@11a
 Corn-No. ?, 53c; No. 2 yellow, 56Ac. Oats-No. 2. 2S1k@3ic; No. white, s1A @32c; No. white, 29@Hc. Rye-No. 2, 7S@7S11c.
 Barley-Good feeding, 361kc; fair to chaoce mating, 39.48c. ern, $1.16.
 Mess Pork. per barrel. $11. .00111. .1215 Lard. per 100 pounds. $7.321k@735. Short Ribs, loose. $7 .6s1z97.75.
 Short clear sides (boxed). $7.50@z75. Whiskey, basis of high wines. $.261z. Clover, contract grade. $1250.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
The Coffee Market.

New York, October 15.-Coffee-Spot Rio quiet; No. invoice. sss; mild, quiet; Cor dova, 10613.
 Suger-Raw. quiet; fair refining, 3%; centrifugal. 96 test, A.
 Futures ruled more activs and very firm today. The opening wse steady, un- changed, with further demand from the stronger interests that were buying on yesterdays decline and later the de- mand was accelerated and seemed to be broadening as a result of the crop esti- mate of the directors of the Saopaulista railway, placing the current Santos crop at 6,500000 bags. Almost invariably this estimate under-rates the yield.
 The market closed firm, net 10 to Ia points higher. Sales 57.00o bags; Novem- Der, 6.50d6.55; December, 6.55d66o; March. 675@6.9o; May, 70o6715; July, 7.15; Sep tember, 7.3007. .45.
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The Only Ones.

From the Houston Chronicle.
 Nordy-Did you ever know man to come home from the seashore with any money about him?
 Butts-Oh. yes, several.
 Nordy-Pd like to know what manner of men they were.
 Butts-oh, walters. porters, and such like.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
DisbeIiever.

From the Chicago News. Wife-Do you believe that marriage is lottery?
 Husband-No; I don't
 Wife-Why not?
 Husband-Because when man draws a blank in lottery he can tear 1t up and take another chance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
Daily Statement.

Galveston-Quiet middlng, 10c; re- ceipts 14,0si; stock. 153,626.
 Mobile-Nominal; midding. 913-16c; re- ceipts 1895; stock, 30,2O6.
 Savannah-Dull; middlng, 9s4c; sales, 4S9; receipts, 13,07O; stock, 1O7.76S. . Charleston-Steady; middlng, 9ssc; re- ceipts, 1257 stock, l9.932.
 Wilmington--Nominal receipts. 3sSs; stock, 17042.
 Norfolk-Receipts. 5000 stock. 20, lso.
 Baltimo~e-Nominal middllng. 1912; stock, 95S
 Boston-Quiet; middling. 10.S5; net re- reipts, 25; gross 1310
 Philadelphia = Quiet; middling. 10.6O; sales, 30; receipts. 1494; stock, 1882.
 Memphis, October 14.-Cotton easy; mid ding, 1Oo; receipts, 339S shipments, 731; sales, 1250; stock, 46,174.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
Local Staple Groceries.

 Corrected daily by B. F. Roden Grocery
 Ccmpany) Sugar-Granulated. 5hc Flour-Fancy patent, $6.25; half patent, $5.7a.
 Coffee Green, 1O@i8c; Arbuckle's. Porto Rico, Al3S0 Meat-Dry salted ribs, sac; dry salted rib bellies 10Ac; hams, fancy 13hc; me- dium, 12Ac; extra clears, Sc; bacon bel lies. 117ac. Lard-Leaf, S9sc. Compound Lard-Snowdrift, 7kc. Aelasses-Csntrifugai. l5425c ,uzA house. 4Oc; Georgia cane. sSc Beans-Navy, $40 per bushel; Lima, Do pound.
 Pearl Grits-92 pounds, N.6o.
 Feed Stuff. Corrected daily by the Western Grain
 Company) Corn, No ? mixed, or 3-bushel sacks, Toe.
 Oats, No. mixed, 49c; No. white, i4c. Wheat bran, 80 or 100, $22. c. s. meal, $22. Purina food, $26. Corn chops, $120 Corn hearts, $23. Hulls. bales or sacks, 35c. Hay, best timothy, $l5; good timothy $14; Johnson grass, $ll.5O. ROCK SalI, %c.
 Fruit and Produce. Corrected daily by c. r Sell Co.,. -els
 Morris avenue) Lemons-Per box, extra choice, S4@45o. Bananas-Per bunch. 75c to N.0O. Florida Plneapples-Per crate, S2.I54s. Apples-Per barrel Ben Davis, $27o; Kings and 20oz., $3Ql3 50, California Tokay Grapes, s2. California Pears-Winter Nellis, s2.2o. Grapes-Baskets. lbs, Concord, 2Oc; pony Concord, 12hc; pony Delaware, 2Oc. Virginia cabbages. 1Ac per pound. Eggs-19q20c. Peanuts-Fancy, per pound. 7c; No. 2. 61hc.
 Chestnuts, Bushel, $400. Celery-Michigan, per dozen, 6OM60c. Green Beans-Bushel, $1.50. Tomatoes-Per 6-basket crate. sl.50 Potatoes New Irish potatoes. per onsh- 75c.
 Sweet -'otatoes-W White, per barrel, s2.O0; Jerseys. per barrel, s2.25; Virginia yams, $2.25.
 Onions-Per pound, 2c Buttef-Renovated, 2Ic; creamery 25c; courtrv. fresh. 121sG1sc. Poultry-Hens, SO@S5c; flyers, 25g35ci ducks. 20@2oc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
The Metal Market.

New York. October 15.-All the metal markets continued to have firm under tone, although the business dropped off to the usual Saturday dimensions; prices were generally unchanged. Coppen-Lake 130o@13.25; e1ectrolytic. 12S71s13121s; cast ing, 12.75@13.0o. Tin, 2s.371h@2s.60. Lead s420d430; Spelter. s515Q5.2o; Iron, firm and unchanged from last quotations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
LeIshman & Co., Market Letter.

irregular this week, but the bears had A
 little the best of the argument. The weather was all that could be desired.
 Picking is progressing rapidly, the re- ceipts have been large and the demand for spot slackening in this country On the other hand, there is big demand for spot cotton abroad, and in spite of the heavy receipts at primary points cotton has been well taken. There is no great pressure of long cotton on the market and the majority of selling orders came from the bears The continued strength in the spot markets abroad has prevent ed any aggressive bear selling and put check to any extensive operations on the short side The short interest has also increased on the decline. and this is an-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
Dry Goods Market.

New York, October 15.-Buyers of dry goods are not frightened at the firm atti- tude taken by the commission agent and although they admit the possibility of paying more for their merchandise by delaying purchases. yet their orders are limited to actual requirements Jobbers report an indifferent trade, but are san guine of the future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
ChIcauo 'Chanqe.

Chicago. October 15.-Confirmation that Duluth millers are importing Manitoba wheat was perhaps the chief factor in strong wheat market here today. At the close December wheat was up %c. May was up Ac. Corn is off Mc. Oats are down hc. Provisions show a gain of 7h to 121ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
vIroinla-caroIIna Company.

New York. October 15.-yirginia- Caro- lima Chemical Co. close. 33s4c do pfd., close, 107Ts.
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DR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
 SPECIALIST
 PRIVATE DISEASES,
2kz&zsz&

you . p9mar nent cure @ private trouisf@ and that you may know my guarantee is res liable I ref@
 you with per.
 nissioaa. to the First National oank Alabams National bank Steiner Broth CTS nnkezA Jefferson Coun- ty 6 . vsn g 6 hank and the
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, October 15.-Todays treas ury balances, exclusive of the gold re- serve, show available cash balances. $l4s'- 016144; gold, s7747S,277.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
cIearInos and Exchange.

New Orleans, October 15.-Clearings, $3,- 147,700. New York exchange bank par' commercial 125 per 1000 discount.
 Memphis. October 15.--Clearings, s1,1%,- 660; balances, s152,810.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
Naval Stores.

Savannah, Ga.. October 15-Turpentine firm. 52c; receipts, 5s1; sales. 2s5; exports, 465. Rosin firm; receipts 1907; sales 1,4l9; exports, 743. Quote: A, B, c. $2.50@2 521a; 1; D, s2.65; E. s2.6oQ2. .621z; =, s2.s5@2. STE; G, N, $40.
 Charleston. s. C., October 15.-Turpen- tine and rosin, nothing doing
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Seaboard Air Line.

Baltimore, October 15.-Seaboard Air Line common. 164c; do. pfd., S3MQ34c;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17

Butter = Firm. Creameries, 15G1Shc; dairies, 13117e.
 Eggs-FIrm. 1ed1Slkc; firsts, 1S1ac; prime first 2O1ac; extras. 121ac.
 Cheese-Steady, 10Q10s-c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, La, October 15-Spot cot ton quiet. Sales, 4O50 including 2,150 to arrive. Quotations unchanged. Futures opened stady al decline of to points There was little doing throughout the day. About the middle of the halliday session 1t was rumored that the commis- sionrs of the cotton states, in convention at Baton Rouge. had made a crop esti- mate of 11s171 ,000, but this had no effect on. prices. The market, after the opening. showed a strong undertone and prices gradually improved until they were a shade above yesterdays finals. In the trading December opened points lower at 9S1. sold up to 9.S6, and finally eased off to 9.S4 The market closed steady and unchanged to net points higher.
 New Orleans, October 15.-Cotton fu- lures steady. October 9.7SG9 so; Novem- Der, 9.S019 s2; December 9.94@9 95; Janu- ary, 9.94a9.95; February, 100l@10.03; March 1001alOo2; April. 1O.17;@1019; May. 10.24Q1o25
 New Orleans, October 15.-Cotton steady; sales, 4050. Ordinary, 77-16c; good ordinary, sac; low middling, 9ssc; middlng. 15-16c; good middling, 10Hsc; midding fair, 10ssc. Receipts, 10,796; stock, 143,S6S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the union station, Birmingham:
 Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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The Aoe-Herald Engraving Depart ment makee pod cssta.
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Fast trains Nos. l and will stoa at reenlar schedule points north of Hatties- burg. but will not stop at any point south A. Tackson-Close connection made with 111,nois Central trains. Yazoo and Missis- sinpi valley trains. and Alabama and Vicksburg trains for Memphis, St. Louis. Chicago and Cincinnati and all other northern and northeastern points. At Hattiesburg-close connection made with New Orleans and Northeastern trains, Mississippi Central (P. & L. R.) trains, and Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City trains
 At Gulfport-Close connection made with Louisville and Nashville trains Parlo- car between Jackson and Gulf port trains, Nos. and 4.
 For further information apply to
 s. D. BOYLSTON,
 General Passenger Agent
 Gulfport. Mis-
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TAKE

When going to Texas and the West.
 Write c. II. Morgan, travelling passen- ger agent. Birmingham, Ala, for full in- formation as to rates. schedules. etc.
 D F. TURNER. 1. /. A.. Dallas. Tex.
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ouIf and shlp lsland Rallroad co.

Through Gulfport- Memphis Sleeper. Lv. Gulfp't $50 pm Ar. Memp's l:40 am Lv. Memps Il 200 pm Ar Gnlfp't HOO am Two trains daily each way between Iackson and Gulfport. three trains daily eaen way between Hattiesburg and Gulf mort.
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se,s4s,524.e5

w. P. c. HARD J. H. WOODWARD, Vlce-Presldent. W. w. CRAWFORD, Cashier.
 DlRECTORS-T. T. Hlllman, B. 4. H.. Woodward, William M. Walker JemIson, Erskine Ramsay, W. H. H J. H. Barr, w. p. e. Harding.
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$s,s4s,524.ss

ING, PRESIDENT.
 j. Fl. BARR, Vlce-President. A. R. FORSYTH, Assistant Cashier. F. Moore, E. N. Tutwller, W. s. Brown, F. D. Nabers, =. H. Motion, Robert asslnaer, Walker Percy, E. M. Jackson,
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Total sales the so7.ooo shares
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New York Cotton Futures.

By cothran & Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-09
Bore on Too Henx51y.

This wont go for only one stamp.
said the village postmaster to old I'm
Gle >iah as the latter handed him n
bulky and much sealed nlissvc.
..Whuf for? What's de maddah wild
dat?'
TOO heavy replied the postmaster.
balancing it on his hand.
''Umph. I tole dat boy 50 when he
was awritin' of it I tole him he was
writin' too heaby q han, but he llcD'
on a-bearin' down an a-l)earn' down
on de pen, lahk a load O. hay. I'll take
it back. sab. an mex him write wild Il
pencil I amt gwine spen' no mo- ?
centSeS icS' fer his pigheldeuneSS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-09

sUSEoF soNA PRoN0lJNI



why the fUncnIffvntedsss Appear u
ways to BE TaIIsintE Of Sci s7
All tie uncultivated appear AKIN St all
ways to be talking about themselves,
but 1t is easy for a superficial observer
to ecsaggerate the extent to Which this
is the case For instance, II you dis
c1ss with a cultivated man question
of morals or the wisdom or rcctitude of
Any particular I:ae OF conduct, he viii
tell You whatLe thinks; right or what
lie thinks wrong or what strikes hiIu
cs wise or foolish. with very little use.
Of tie personal pronoun- E!c can see
tie situation from the outside. But il
ro<i discuss it with IN unedtlcn tcsl man
he is incapable of this det&cke:! att
tude of mind. The UneducateG man c:.i!
Only picture the circumstances to EiiIi-
self by picturng himself IL TIE midst
Of them. What he thinks right and
wise is. no doubt. often a great Geai
bette- and wiser than THAT he would
actually have done. ..Such and such !.
thing was wrong; l should not have
done IT, he says. or: such and such
was foolish. Now. had it Been me,
should have done SO and so To tie
sophisticated listener he gives an i'm
PRECISION OF appalling self righteous
ness and even perhaps of hypocrisy.
but the impression is mistaken one.
He argues in the vocative case because
it is tic one in which he can moSt cas-
ily express himself.
Some people, it must be admitted. az
tract condolences from those who have
no weakness for making them We arc
not abiding to those persons who by
a method Of deft cross questioning
manage to abstract Information with
which they have no business Such
information is not confided by its orig
inal owner. but stolen from him. or ut
least wormed out of him. The people
we mean have that in their face and
bearing which makes all the world
at home with them. Whoever meets
them may know that they are incapa-
bic of giving a snub or a rebuff to any
one who claims their sympathy. be lie
never SO silly. They go about the
world unarmed and unafraid and. to
give human nature its due, unhurt. On
consciously, it is they who make the
first confidence telling those who see
them, even for the first time that they
are sympathetic and detached. and as
shrewd as they are harmless.-London
Specta tor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-09

Marion county has for many years
been considered one of the most cor
rupt counties politically in the State,
but in all its history there never
was such a deliberately planned at
tempt to purchase Democratic sue
cess as was witnessed yesterday. The
fight began with an effort to
defeat Mr. Dawson, but it soon added
the members OF the Legislature and
presently the price was increased so
as to include the whole State and
county tickets and in several cases,
the National, State and county tick
cts. From all the nearby precincts
came the word until about noon that
everything was going fine. and the
republicans were having a walkoyer,
put shortly after noon the tide turn
ed and the heavy bidding for votes
began. The Republican workers were
amazed at the rolls of money and
the boldness of the Democratic vote
buyers The price jumped to ten dol
lars, and reached from twenty to
twenty-five before the polls closed.
1t was an open secret that consterna-
ton had struck the Republican field
workers.. and early in the evening
they supposed the whole county
ticket was defeated, but thanks to the
manhood of thousands of true Re
publicans, the Democrats writhe in
agony over a desperate defeat and the
consequent loss of many thousands
OF dollars