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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-21

7EHOUsANDs OF ey-hearted people
throng the streets nightly IN the
n vast prg paration that is gong on
f0r the greatest hoiliay of the year
Shopping Is the order ~ the day,
and al thc stores are experiencing such
d rush as they never had before, except
Et TIE Christmas time, and money
changes hands with a rapidity that soon
cmpties the heaviest laden purse. MAJ
h-ung is g0ing on apace. and the stalls
are quickly relieved OF their burden OF
fruits. Vegetables and meats every DAY.
Tor 90 takes some time 20 arrange f1r che
table that is % be laid five days hence
such a table as Is laid only once year.
Tho dealers rub their Fat sides in Joval
eiee FOR il is prosperous time WITH
them and heretofore many people have
been srnrng themselves because OF the
T-se iu the price of everything that's good
10 cat
All things are taking Oh the brightness
end mcrrment ~ Christmas. just as ir
there had never been "a Christmas before
Stores are gAyi3 -becked 800 h0lly and other
fhc electric lights dance and gllsten. 50
that everything in tAe show windows looks
ike some dream uf r. fairy palace. Ine
human tides alrse ON aud on. entering
nrst thls store. tl.n that. as if they could
not buy anything they want lu any store
taking up tle cry, and his shriu plea to
b. remembered ~ Yuietide is heard on
every corner The pots ~ tEe Salvation
Army may oo seen on prominent corners,
though, as yet. they ner strangely empty.
over crying for more pennies L. be
thrown into tacir hungry naaus. The
hungry sheep they say. look uy and
are not fed" Now and then some sweet
faced woman steps close by. ss.s. sAo
jingle % a coin IS heard in accompanimont
a. the beating o. the tambOurino.
Busy Scenes.
~ All the busy places seen now every
where in Richmond. there ~ none more
busy than TIE post-ofice. Letters by the
thousands, whore once there were only
hundreds. pass daily through the letter
boxes and ou toward their destination.
Money orders come thick and East. and
parcels innumorahlo hetokeu that thou
sands of Richmond people bear a kindly
memory OF their distant friends
The days now before Christmas are
numbered few indeed. and the rush grows
with the lapse or time People must
hasten. lest Christmas eaten thein un-
awarcs. All too soon the day viii be
upon them. and. n they hasten not. some
one TO bc remembered may be forgotten
g. the hurry and hustle
Tho school children to-day begin the
holidays. and tals afternoon and to-mor-
row. and every day until the end %
Christmas Eve. ley viii storm the
streets and tho stores 90 spend their
dimes and nickels with the air Of princes
or the realm. Il 81 10 them that tho
best and the gayest time Will come. for
tho chiid's happiest dream IS Of the stock
Ing hanging before the fire.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-21
SANTA CLAUS IS
KIND THIS YEAR
Volume of Presents Going In and
Out Larger Than Ever
Before.

II the great rush Of business through
Tho post-omce and express-ohhce here can
be taken as an indication--and this is
generally regarded as "a pretty safe one
Richmond people ara giving and receiv
ing moro Christmas presents than ever
before.
Nor does this seem at all unreasonable,
for times are flush and almost every one
who desires TO do so may have work and
make money with which TO gladden. the
hearts % their friends and OF the poor. At
the pOst-Ofdca the high tide has not been
reached. Saturday and Monday will be
the heaviest days. hut within the past
week there has been an enormous In
crease in the movement Of packages, and
this applies 10 both those incoming and
outgoing.
The government. however. makes am
pio provision for such emergencies. and
there are now on duty eleven additional
tarriers and five additional clerks. The
business Of the office for tho most part Is
pretty well up. but in order to preserve
This situation. 81 Is necessary for all the
sttaches to keep almost constantly on
nle go.
The outgoing business OF tho post-ofice
y being greatly facilitated BY the fact
Ihat substations for the sale OF stamps
have been from time 10 tino established
h nearly every section OF the city. and
FOR tho IAIAltI AtaEDu llAdL many UA Nle
business houses and practically all the
Erug stores arc prepared TO handle pack
Ages and sell stamps
Substation Work.
There arc fifteen substauons in all,
Including tho two branch post Offices, Sta
Hons a and y, and the work of these
And various stores brings 70 tho central
Ihlce a large proportion Of the packages
lent out already properly weighed and
hamped.
In addition to all this there are prac-
hcally three stamp agents at work IN
bo main office. The regular window Is
lor the sale OF stamps and the weighing
" first class mail.
Another recently opened is for the
Weighing OF packages and tho salo OF
ramps for them and in addition TO this.
bersons desiring stamps In lots OF $40 and
Ip may. if they choose. purchase them
from the assistant postmaster. with this
Ncontinuea on Eighth. Page.l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-21

Dr. Coplh .asy, calm speaker.
who makes - pretentions TO oratory. In
decd, his address was IN the nature OF a
business talk in almost conversational
tone. and was delivered at times some
what In the manner Of a judicial opinion.
The speaker began his address with a
general discussion Of the subject OF
health measures and sanitary precautions.
with a gradual approach TO the speciflo
theme upon which lie was expected 10
give tho benefit Of his professional
knowledge, experience and opinion. Hs
declared that light was a powerful agent
lcOntinuea on ssvsath Pagel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-21
MRS. BYWATERS
OUT Of DANCER
Culpeper Quiets Down After
Period Of Intense Excitement
on Account of Tragedy.
WHAT THE DOCTORS SAY
Leon Declares He Didn't Per-
Perform Operation - DR..
Nalters's Statement.

tDAF III tsIt, Va. DecemDer l0.-Cul-
peper spent yesterday the quietest day
since tie Bywaters tragedy last Saturday
The verdict OF the coroneTs jury and the
act OF sending the Strother boys on to
the Grand jury closes the case for the
present except for the condition OF young
Mrs Bywaters. She IS considered better
to-day, and IS reported now out OF dan
ger.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-21
CHRISTMAS RUSH
BREAKS RECORD
Streets ThrOnged Night
and Day With Busy
Shoppers.
FLOOD OF PARCELS
IN POST-OFFlCE

Extra Forces Working There and
IN Express Offices-Large
Increases in Volume of
Business-Holiday
Of School Chill
dren Begins.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-21
CHAMBER TAKES UP
ABATT0IR MATTER
Director OF Department OF Public
Health OF Philadelphia De
livers Address Here.
BOTH SIDES ARE PLEASED
Opponents and Advocates Both
Gather Comfort From State
ments of Visitor.

An audience Of perhaps l50 persons last
night heard Dr. William NJ J.. Copin.
director Of the Department OF Public
Health Of philadelphia, make an address
upon municipal health precautions in gem
eral and the possibility OF constructing
and maintaining unObJectiOnable abat-
toirs within the corporate limits Of
city. The speaker had been quoted IN
circulars and in the public press by the
opponents of the proposed Forbes abat-
toir. and naturally the majority OF the
audience were persons in sympathy with
the opposition.
In the opinion OF members Of the Or
dinance Committee and OF the Board Of
Health, who have approved the asSpli-
cation OF Mr.. Forbes for permission To
construct and operate the abattoir, the
statement OF Dr. Coplin was eminently
fair. and fully cOrTobOrated that OF DR.
h. &. Levy. who recently made careful
examination as TO the conduct OF abat-
tOirs.
Express Satisfaction.
On the other hand, the opponents of
abattoirs expressed satisfaction with the
address Of Dr. Coplin and his answers to
opponents alike and felt that their cause
had been strengthened. as they demon
strated by applauding some of his state
ments on the subject OF abattoirs in
general. Among the leading quesuOners
from tho point OF view of the opposition
to the abattoir were Mr.. y. w. Bowe,
Major Otway $. Allen. Mr.. &. 3. Cooke
Mr.. l. NICK Judldns and others. and
Mr.. Wyndham r. Meredith. counsel for
certain opponents OF the proposed Ioca-
ton for the Forbes abattoir.
ON the other sid, were Alderman w. T.
Dabney. Dr. W. r. Oppenhimer. DIT. =.
G. Levy. and others. Sun others asked
questions which did not disclose their
position on the subject. r. indeed, they
had made up their minds on the ques-
tion OF public policy involved
Thus, strange as it may seem. both
Sides and even those not aligned with
either side, appeared satisfied with the
results of the hearing. Only n few OF
the questiOners manifested any feeling
ir the matter. the majority appearing to
desire light and information upon the
question before forming a conviction. Tho
attitudes Of many were known from their
expressions before the Council Committee
on Ordinances. which recently approved
the Forbes application. and which # now
seems most probable. win recommend an
ordinance to the Council tonight grant
ing the permission under rigid restrictions
and safeguards. -
Rss'~---
Dr. Coplh asy, calm speseer
who makes - pretentions TO oratory. In
decd, his address was in the nature OF n
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Text of Report.


The following is the report OF tho sub
committee made after an inspection OF ths
iaN-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24

LIVERPOOL GRAIN, May 24.-Wheat, spot
Der, IS 6a4d; December, 6s 6%d. Corn, spot,
firm; American mixed, new, As Id American
! mixed, old, As 915d; futures, quiet; July, As
AID: September. As 4&d. L. !
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24

MILWAUKEE FLOUR AND GRAIN, May "a.
Flour steady. Wheat higher: No. / northern,
s6@s7c; No. 2 northern. s3ns5hc July, ss3asc
asked Puts, s2%c bid: calls, s4Ac asked.
No. 2, 55c; sample, 4o@54c. Oats, steady;
standard, 35@351ac. Corn, steady; No. g. cash,
49@49hc; July. 47Mc asked Puts, 479sc; calls,
477Sc bid. 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
WHAT HE THINKS OF 1908
MIR. Roosevelt Hasn't Left the Country
In Any Doubt as to His Views.
New York Su


These observations are singular be-
cause they come from the Washington
Post, a candid newspaper living within
half mile or so of the White House:
"No other president was such po-
litical history maker. 1t is not sur
prising that there is so much talk Of
third term. The president is in every
body's eye, in everybody's calculations.
and this country is full of great men,
of all parties, who would like nightly
to know exactly what Mr.. Roosevelt
thinks of 1908 and all he thinks of it.
But Mr.. Roosevelt is a mighty man to
keep 'em guessing
What Mr. Roosevelt thinks of 1908
is no mystery. 1t is one subject con-
corning him that is out of the guessing.
| This is what he thinks of 1908:
"On the 4th of March next (1905l
I shall have served three and a half
years, and this three and a half years
constitutes my first term. The wise
custom which limits the president to
two terms regards the substance and
not the form, and under no circum-
stances will be a candidate for or &C.
cept another nomination.
! This plain, sincere and absolutely
straightforward declaration was made
| by Mr. Roosevelt on the night of the
day of his election for what he re-
CARDS as his second term as president.
It was made voluntarily and he meant
it to stand as final. He has repeated it
more than once in terms that show he
has not changed his mind and doesn t
intend to change his mind.
How, then, can the Washington Post
represent Mr.. Roosevelt s intentions
concerning a third term as matter OF
conjecture and mystery without insult
ing the president?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
THE CASH TRADE
OATS CLOSED HIGHER TODAY AND CORN
CLOSED LOWER.

OATS CLOSED HlGHEH TODAX AND COhN
4 CLOSED LOWER.
FLAX-Receipts 4 cars against car last
year. Shipments, 4 cars. Duluth, II cars. Clos
Ing prices: Minneapolis. cash, $1.1S&; to arrive,
S113&.
OATS-No. 8 white oats closed at 321sc. Re-
ceipts 80 cars; shipments, % cars. !
CORN-No. 8 yellow corn closed at 44Ac. Re-
sceipts cars; shipments, 9 cars
FEED AND COARSE MEAL-Coarse corn meal
and cracked corn, in sacks sacks extra, S170
II 25; No. ground feed. 2-3 corn and Ia oats,
-75-lb sacks, oacks extra. $17.50@1775; No.
ground feed. u und X oats, S0-lb sacks,
sacks extra. sls@1s.25; No. 8 ground feed. Is
corn and 2-3 oats, 7O-lb sacks, sacks extra,
1s.5O@1s.75. ..ss..
MILISTUFrs-Bran in bulk, S15.5O@15.75;
shorts, $1o.50@15.75; middlngs, SIT .25@17. Is;
red dog s1o.50@2o; all in Minneapolis.
In 2oo-lb sacks, 81 per ton additional; in 1oo,lb
sacks, so per ton additional; red dog, In laos,
SIS b. Shipments. LII TONS
BARLEY-Feed grades closed at 4O@41c;
mailing grades, 42G47c. Receipts, Z cars; ship
RYEENo. 2 closed at 55A@57Ac. Receipts.
q: II HAS-Tmothy, choice. $40 so; No: 1. s1o@
70; %; No: ?, se@e5o: No: 3. s7@s; mixed
i, se@1o; Nc. 2. 81. 5o@s.5o; Nc; 3, $e@7; mid
"a land, 81. 5O@7; rye straw, $4@5: wheat ant
DAT straw. $3@4 Receipts, 80 tons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
MINING AND CURB STOCKS
Specials to The Journal,

Specials to The journal. Ess..e IL ST.. r.-s 81
Boston, May 24.-The Boston market acted
we'll this morning, with prices slightly, higher,
but the volume Of business was not large. Cal
u1net and Arizona was the strong features on the
increased dividend, and Atlantic was in better
demand with little stock offered 1t looks like
q traders market for some little time
New York, May 24-owing to the fact that
New York Mining and Stock Exchange, there
has been a considerable demand for member
ships in that body during the past two weeks.
About twenty new members were admitted and
the price of seats advanced from $50 to $3.50
at the last sale. They are now $3.50.
Boston, May A.-The directors OF the Mackay
companies are expected to meet in a few days
to act on the dividend on the common stock OF
per cent due IN July. The company now pays
| per cent per annu1n the common issue. 1t
| is not believed that any change will be made
in the July rate or that any extra dividend will
| be declared. 1t is stated. however, In circles
close to the management, that 1t Is the pur-
pose to place the common stock on q per cent
| by a declaration Of per cent In September,
| for payment In October. &
! Boston quotations at l pm today: Adven.
ture, 9 bid; Allouez. SO bid; American Zinc, 10;
lantic, 1871; Boston Consolidated, 25A Bling
ham. 34& Bonanza. 30 bid; Black Mountain
| 40 bid; Butte Exp, 3 bid; Butte & London, 2h
bid; Butte Coalition, 331k bid; Calumet & Hecla
5os bid eopPsr
zona, ICY; Calumet & Pittsburg, 20 bid; Cop
Dominion Boz sl iron & Steel 50 asked Daiy west
15; DEM Arizona, 1914 asked; EAST Butte. JOY
bid; Elm s, River, asked; Franslin. LIZ
/ 1911 bid; JUNCTION. "a bid; Keweenaw. II =
asked; Lake Superior & Pittsburg, 80 asked
& Mass. bid; Mayfower, SO asked
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
STRONGER TONE
In STOCK MARKET
READING rs PURCHASED IN LARGE
BLOCKS AND LEADS ADVANCE.
After a Listless Opening the Coaling
Roads Start a Rally and Prices Con-
tinue Upward as More Stocks Join
the List-Lackawanna Improves 10
Points, but Reacts 7.

New York, May 4.-The listless movements
Of prices In the opening dealings in stocks to-
day reflected the languid interest in the market
Dealings were on very restricted scale ana
the narrow gains and losses were evenly dlVloeo
Colorado Fuel and American Ice rose large lrac-
tions. Otherwise changes were Insignificant
Large blocks Of Reading and moderate pur-
chases of other members OF the anthracite group
carried them up substantially with Lackawanaa
making its usual sensational fluctuations. Many
OF the industrial specialties and some OF: the
public utilities were IN good demand The gen en-
cral railroad list did not benefit much, tho
there a fractional improvement.
-Lackawanna improved IA, Delaware s. Hudson
ne and Northern Pacific 2h, Great Northern
preferred and Reading 2, Louisville Nashville
and Allis Chalmers preferred ~ and Atlantic
Coast line, Central Railroad Of New Jersey, Erie
first and second preferred, Brooklyn Transit. the
lnterborough Metropolitan stocks, Locomotive,
Securities and United States Pipe gained l to
1as points. "
Prices continued to work upwards by sue
ccssive movements at new points in the list
Baltimore g. Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio, Unior
Pacific, Missouri Pacific and Amalgamated Cop
per We're prominent with advances OF to *
points. Northwestern preferred rose 4, ths
common IN, Canadian Southern 2, Baltimore &
Ohio preferred l. and Distilllers' Securities TX
| Biscuit ~ and Denver g. Rio Grande 1. Lacka
wanna reacted points. The market was at ,
standstll at noon. Bonds steady.
The only significant features Of the noonda!
| trading We're a further slight elevation in thu
! price of Reading. making its advance ~
points, and the wipng out of the rise in Anal
| ganlated Copper. .+' - r.-'',t+-
| The heaviness of Amalgamated Copper cause'
some depression In other metal stocks and
number of them fell fraction below yester
days closing, including United States Steel an
Smelling Sympathetic recessions in the rail
roads were checked when St. Paul began to shol
| strength and touched 1850. Lackawanna mad
another squirt to 55S1a, making Its overnight
! rise -. North Western also hardened points
Readings renewed fight to 4 Il over lag
night carried with 1t Erie and Ontario & West
ern for ~ and Erie second preferred for
points. Lackawanna. sold at $780, 1nternationa
Pump preferred gained g. The Reading ris
induced a moderate movement in the genera
list. Southern Pacific, Pennsylvania, Norfolk
Western, Southern Railway and Wabash pre-
ferred gained l or more. Best prices of tn
day generally resulted from the rally and til
close was strong and quite active.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal b
! Watson & Co., brokers, Chamber Of Commerce
Minnea polls. Closing prices are bid.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
MONEY REPORTS

LONDON, May 24.-The Bank Of England
rate of discount remained unchanged today at 4
per cent.
BERLIN, May 2.-Exchange on London, 20
marks SON pigs for checks; discount rates, short
bills and three months eliis. o1a per cent: -.
SOC, 600 was taken into the Bank of England
CALCUTTA, May M.-The rate of discount
of the Bank Of Bengal was reduced today from
7 to & per cent.
81, 2Os 5sO.10; week, 81, Os5, s.37; last year,
NEW YORK, May 24-Money on call. steady,
3@4k per cent: ruling rate. 3k closing bid,
E3h; offered at 4. Time loans. firm: sixty days,
i4K@4h per cent; ninety days, ~; six months,
/ MINNEAPOLIs May 24.-Dank clearngs to-
day, 81 731 167.10 for the week, $15,571 ,6ss.23;
Corresponding week, s14,6os, 72s.15: New oYrk
exchange, selling rate: 45c premium; buying
rate, 15c premium; Chicago exchange, selling
rate. 4oc premium; buying rate, 1oc premium;
London 6O-day sight documentary exchange.
$4.s1A. Local money, 51s@6 per cent for Sc
lected paper
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, May 24-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance Of 1@4
spot sales in the Liverpool market; but trading
here was very quiet. Selling for local account
caused prices to ease off during the mide morn
ing and at one time they were about 2 to 3 net
lower. Later there was a rally to the closing
figures Of yesterday on covering but trading
continued very quiet ....
The market at noon was very quiet with
prices about net unchanged and with neither the
news nor the operations around the pit showing
any special feature. .... -
Spot cotton, quiet: middling uplands. 11.9oc;
middling gulf, 12.15c.
Cotton futures opened steady: May II ssc;
June July ATgns 1osSe ssp
1o:5ec bid: DECEMBER. 1o5sc; Ja nny 1o.e2c;
Cotton, spot. closed quiet; mddling uplands
II SOC; middling gulf, 12.15c; sales, 3,100 bales
B.
LONDON METALS, May A.-Cooper was
quiet today and the. price was firm, closing al
GS5 los. Two hundred tons were sold Tin
after irregularity closed firm at G19O 15s. Nine
hundred and fifty tons were Sold
| NEW YORK OIL, May 24.-Petrolcum. steady
a11 rfa -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24

close was strong, with July up 1ss 81 &c at
ss3sc. The close on May was 2Ac higher at
SEC. ~. +
s5Gssc; No. : hard, s4Gs7e; No. 8 hard, 1870
s5c: No. l northern, s64s7c; No. 2 northern,
94@s6c; No. 3 spring. 90@S6c.
Close-Wheat, May, Sec; July, $3.50.
The corn market was steady after an easy
opening because of good demand by shorts
Offerings We're light. July opened 1sc to Ac
lower, at 47c to 471sc, and sold up to 47Ac
Local receipts were s41 cars, with 1854 of con
tract grade. . ..
wheat. The high point for July was 48c. The
close was strong and 1ac higher at II
Cash corn. No. 2, 49@49hc; No. 3, 4SA 9
49c.
Close-Corn, May, 4sssc; July, 47Ac.,
The oats market steady and quiet. July
opened unchanged at 33c, declined to 32Bc, .ant
advanced to 331sc. Local receipts were 10.
Ci close May. ss&e; july 3355e.
The following was the range Of prices: .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
IsAURELdS IN ILLINOIS
What They Did to the High School
Buildings In Lacon.
Chicago Record-Herald.

The old high school at Lacon, Ill,
was torn down recently and a new one
was dedicated. The Lacon Journal
publishes An ode, written for the &C.
casion by one Of the graduates of the
Lacon high school. We are glad to
reproduce a few Of the verses:
Backward look thru the fight of years,
When your mighty walls that hill were
wrought. .. --@.- #7... I'd
Backward look and my eyes fill with tears,
For know Of the changes that time has
brought. - r'r r E-5E
For six and forty years the arm of Time
Has rested there upon your hoary head;
But now around your wall it will entwine
And gently bear them to their final, silent bed
From out your sacred. classic walls have went
Noble students, each to make name.
Onward to victory their steps were ever bent,
And find their virtues on the "scror
OF fame