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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
VERDICT WAS RED U ED
Judge Ingram Cuts IIOlzapfcl Award
lli3fs3. from $3.50 to 1900.

IN the Law and Equity Court yester-
day Judge Ingram entered O. decree IN
the ti. chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Civ
ing the defendant the right OF "a new
trial or paying to the PLAINTIFF tho sum
of 5000, The jury gave Mrs. Holzapfel
a yerdict:ofs s1,S50. which the court re-
lgarded as excessive. II S. & !,
a Mrs. Holzapfel's sons We're a cused
of having stolen goods from freight
tho house was searched by city detee-
lives Goods alleged to have been
stolen were found Mrs, NJ Holznpfel
was arrested and locked up in prison,
and she sued for damages for false ar
rest II ia 'sESa@ H ils9 I ~ M sss VI
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.sPElG EL TO DEFEND MILLER.
rnn,ous baggage Thief Case Expected
:. to UcYcIun. Sensational EXidcMcc. ~.

Famous baggage Thief Case Expected
to Develop Sensational EVIDENCE.
Charles Miller. charged with. steal
ing baggage, from the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad at the Gordons1illc de-
pot. about a year ago. and recently
brought here from London by Detec,
BAILEY and Wren. VIII
resented Allen and Rodgers alleged
tnccomplices Of Miller. The lawyer
will arrive in Richmond early next
week. 3 345 55Ss y
The trial be heldin Orange coun-
ty4courthouse. but indictments brought
iii this city win not be lropped.g Other
found in other sections 81
AIillers trial, 1t Is expected. viii de-
svelop sensational IN evidence In regard
to tho baggage thefts perIpetrated for
many years on all the railroads Of the
&is s
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Dull and unchanged. Receipts. 1910 bar.
res Wheat--steady; spot, contract. 97isI
9Ts.c. Confirm; old. spot. mixed, GGA q
6asc.: new. spot. mixed. 6ok 6ossc.: old.
Nc. white. 66hc.; new, southern white
corn. Ssh q 60Hc Oats--Firm: No. Q mixed.
s2is q sac. Rye-Frm: No. Western. ex-
port. SGIs7c. Hay-Unchangcd and quiet.
Eutter--Firm; fancy initiation. 24425c.:
fancy creamery 30l31c.: fancy ladle. 22dp
CSC. store packed, tea lsc. Eggs-Steady
nj S2a33c. Cheese-Firm and unchanged:
largo and flats. 14,sc.: small. 1i&c. Sugar
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Dnnk Cleurings.

NEW YORK, pecember la,.Tatal
900. N as ' ngainst sa,471,sss,c6o last week,
and So s5s,ss5, 900 last year.
Richmond, s6.994 900; Dc crease.
Savannah. $t,l90.000: decrease. 1919.
Atlanta, $5,51S 600; decrease. Sc.
Norfolk, $2ls73,O00; decrease, lat.
Augusta, s2,613,0oo; increase, 24.4:
Knoxville, $1.3 900; .decrease, 2.3.
Charleston, si.b49;ooooo;a.d decrease, 81 q
Jacksonville, $1.274 O00 de re ase' ls.t'
Macon, $604,O00; decrease. 22.l.
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NEW VIRGINIA CONCERNS
Charters were granted yesterday b,
the State Corporation Commission a

follows: ~
lotte Courthouse. Va: G. W. Watson,
president 'Taro, Va; ". Il. Scott. vice.
president; Q. NJ. HUTCHINSON, secretary
both of Charlotte Courthouse. Va. Cap
ital-Maxmum. $4,000; minimum, So
500. Object-Lumber business.
Rex Milling CO., Inc, Draper, ya.;D.
NJ. Painter. presidents; G. II. Gilmer,
all OF Draper, Va Capitai-Maxlmnm,
$25,0O0; minimum, 100000. ODject-A
general milling business.
The ATLANTIC Holding CO., Inc. Nor
folk, Va: l.. b. Way, president; S. 3,
Bragg. president: G. T. Elliott,
secretary and treasurer--all of Nor-
folk. Capital---MaXimum, 100000;
minimum, $4,000. Object-3eal cs-
tate business.
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lTricd tn shoot Onlccr.

Nathan Jones. colored.l app cared in
the Police Court Yesterday morning
eicerfG ary5in the discharge of his duty.
he was placed under 500 security for
six months. BS. nv 81. !,
Nathan is a half-crazy negro, who
though apparently harmless, is accus,-
toned to carry an arsenal about With
him. VI sAS4y "a "a tfsf sl a
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DRY GOODS MARIlET.

NEW YORK, December lathe dry gooda
MAJ et shows Improvement. Sales of dress
s;nshams for spring are being made freely.
Inquiries for spring prints are being recciv-
cd. The opening OF mems wear lines con-
tirues, and some business ! being DONE
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WILL ADJOURN THURSDAY.
Commuters OF Congress to he An
I5s nOuuccI Next Monday.

n 3@1 lFrom Our Regular SUPERINTENDENT 80. !,
WASIIINGT0N, 2, 9eeemp7erl |. y y
leader, said Tonight that he, under
stood the Standing COMMIT tees ot
Congress would be announced Monday
sItl'is the intentlonHof the Republlc ans
ia adjourn Thursfiny for the Christmas
holidays, The vacation will last VII
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4 Girl In Irrational,

Belle Harris. the colored servant enl-
Street. who confessed Ito Sergeant
Amos that she had twice ATTEMPTED to
set fire to her masters house, q ppeared
In the Police Court yesterday morn Ing,
and was ordered by Justice Crutch-
field to the city jail, there to he en-
'amlned by q commission OF .lunncy,
The girl is believed by all those who
know her to. be irrational. FIR
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CRUEL TO SAME HORSE
Wesley Thomas ana Edmond Ford,
Both COlOred, Appeared IN Court.

Both COlored. Appeared IN Court.
E Wesley Thomas and Edmond Ford.
both colored. appeared In the Police
Court yesterday morning charged with
Of the two cases is that6b men are
charged with being cruel to the same
beast. 1t seems that tile horse was
given to Thomas, who afterwards sold
him Ia Ford for ST. Ford tried TO
drive the animal but I t fell d own, and
ali tho kings mon and all the kings
horses couldn't get him up again.
Thomas never received the 81, and 1t
is a question as to the ownership of
the horse. s45 W
The cases were continued to Decem-
Il az II
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NEGRO rs HANGED, FOR
MURDERING WHITE WOMAN

CHICAGO, December 1a.-RichardA
Walton, colored, was hanged here to-
day for the murder OF Mrs; Louise
Grant, white, last septemher The;
crime for which Walton suffered death
to-day was the murder Of Mrs. Louise
White Grant ON the night Of Septem-
her 10th, Mrs. Grant was o Kinder
garten instruc tor. I'm lf4
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eral Southern cotton mills would curtail
their output during December and January.
Without any bull factors of Importance de.
vtoping during the day the low levels
brought about by the bearsh features held.
ard at the close, which was steady. the ac .
tive months ranged from 1918 points beloR
tie close yesterday. Closing bids Decem-
Der. 11.59: January. 1l33 February. 11.3,:
March, lies: April. ll.29; May, 1881; June,
30; July. l134
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TO 3PREPAR PLANS
Architect Mt Work on Design for New
NJ NJ O. "A, Building. 3

NrChlteNt 1T NWUtK Old IcBtkH IOr NEW
". NJ. CA. Building.
After months Of careful study on
part of the committee, the instructions
OF reauirelnents for the new ~ NJ. 9.
AZ building In Richmond have g one to
the architfcts, and within q few weeks
the plans for the structure Ky III be In
Meantime members w no have su9.
.gestions Will be cordially welcomed at
the new building office, Though thu
is n,As simply there because there Is Il
room on tho frst doog,
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CATTLE MARKETS..

CHICAGO. December 13.--cATTLE-Re
and slow. Steers. s496.50; cows, S2.75G.
40: heifers. s2.5005.25; bulls. SO. 5000. 30
calves, s3G7.25: stockers and feeders $3.50
Ga. so. Hogs-Receipts estimated about 20,
o0e head Market weak and lower. Choice.
heavy shipping, 81 sol 500: light butchers.
81 .9oM5: light. mixed. s4.S0@4. s5; choice.
Light, s4.s5T4.90; pigs. s4G450; bulk Of
sales. s4.75d4.s5. Sheep-Receipts estimat-
ed about 10000 head. Market slow and dull.
Sheep. s:.5oM4.75; lambs. s5.4oI6.25:
ytarlings Si.20G4.90.
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NAVAL STORES

!, W y e; { n n c. December "a
rec eipts, A. casks Rosn---Nothins doing;
receipts, 3o6 barrels. Tar--Stcady mt sl.40:
receipts, 1911 barrels. Crude Turpentine--
Finn at s?@3oo: receipts. 10 barrels.
SAVANNAH, GA. Decenber l3,-rsPIRlTS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at 4&c.; sales, sol
casks; receipts. go casks; stock. casks.
Rosin---Firm; sales 3.1oS barrels receipts.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO. December 1s.-Liheral primary
receipts and increased stock In the North
weakness In the local wheat market At the
close wheat for May delivery was off nc.
Cornw saa shade lower. Oats were down
hIRc Provisions were l7is0p $50. lower.
Omen. Hiuh Low T,io,o
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NEW YORK December 1s.-BEEvEs-

NEW YORK. December 1s.-BEEvEs-
Receipts. liza head. Steers. s4.7515.a5
bulls. 81. 50u3.60: cows, s1.25I3.s5; few
extra. SiM4..5. oxen. S3n4.20. Caives--Re-
ceipts. S16 head. Veals. s5fp9.50; Westerns.
81 80 erS.S7is; barnynrd calves, s2.5002.75
Sheep and Lambs--Receipts. ADJ hea i.
Sheep. s3d $50: lambs. s6.5Om7.12,s for fair
&c choice Hogs--Recelpts, 5000 head Mar.
ket nomlnal!y steady.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

PEANUTS.
tReported by Rodgers. McCnbe & COD
TETERSBURG. VA, Dec. 13.--pEANUTS:
SrGnish-Mnrket firm at s2hc per bushel
Vii gmias-Market firm at &c. for fancy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14

MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. DEC. 10, 1907.
ARRIVED
Steamer Berkeley. Shelly. Norfolk. mer.
chandtse and passengers. Old Dominion Line
SAILED
Steamer Berkeley. Shelly. Norfolk, mer-
chandisc and passengers. Old Dominion Line
Steamer Pocahontas, Graves. James River
ilsndngs and Norfolk merchandise aud pas.
seEgers, Virginia Navigation Company.
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Cotton. steady: mddling, 1910; net re-
q pts, "a bales; gross 2,5lS bales; sales. SIS
tales. stock, 1895 bales
Total to-day al all ports--Net receipts.
5s,s32 bales; export to Great Britain 6,SG3
hales; to the Continent. 25.22G bales: stock,
95.5,i45 baes.
Consolidated at all ports--Net receipts.
3Gs,ssS bales; export to Great Britain, Of sal
bales; to France, 3O.SSG bales; TO the Conti
nent. 1oo,2o5 bales. TO Japan HOBS bales;
10 Mexico. 100 bales.
Total since September LIST at all ports
Net receipts, 4.064,s99 bales; export to Grea,
Britain, l,eis,e7l bales; to France. s74.44O
bales: 70 the Continent. l.2si751 bales: q
japan, 46l2l bales: TO Mexico. 1920 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. December ls.-coT
TON-srots were firm with prices unchans-
cd; micdns, ! Sc: sales were 1875 bales
on the spot and l,775 to arrive. Futures
apened steady, Ia 8 points below the close d
yeFterday az result OF unfavorable advicss
from Liverpool. Bear pressure brought abou,
further recession In values after the omen
ing. and SIN another bearish feature wa,
presented when II was announced that sew,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARhEr

Richmond Va, December 49, 1907
Tobacco-Dark Fired (NewD: Market con-
tInues firm and active at prices quoted; fair
receipts. Brghts (Old): Receipts light and
market quiet. but firm at quotations. Sun
Cured tNew): Receipts fair and market very
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9f~~.~~~~D-

charged with assault on William John,
son, and was fined S25 and put under
500 security for sin months, johnson
was dismissed on the charge Of assault \
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.

Richmond, Va. December 13. 1907
STATE SECURITIES. Bid Asked
IA. S. Old, c. and r. 1892. sss. so
IA Centuries "a. c. and r.. ss]. ssa
CITY SECURITIES
sich City As. r., 1s2o-lsso. 40
RAILROAD BONDS.
A. C. L. Il. r. Con Tr.. 4 p. c.. 81 -.
G. L. II. K, Gifts. of Ind As. 80. 10
Georgia Pacific LIST 6s, c, 1922, log -.
Georgia, South. and Fla. 1916. 100 -.
Ga and Ala. Con. IS. l9+5.... 9s -.
Nor. and West. BY. As. 1896. % -.
Western \. c. LIST Is. c. 1914. los -.
RAILROAD STOCKS.
Atlantic Coast Line com. ..l1p Go -.
chcs and Ohio. Nov. Toe aShs -.
Noi. and Western com. 100 "a -.
RAND AND TRUST co. STOCKS.
Merchants National $3.50. 400 $40 -.
Noticnal Eank OF Va-....1oo lio -.
MISCELLANEOUS.
->.rer Locomotive pfd. 81 ~.
Amer. roh. p. CT. bonds. "a. 60 -.
Amer. Tch i. CT. bonds. ~ % -.
vs.. Car Chem. pfd., p. 100 So -.
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Cash quotations we're as follows: Flour
Easy, No. 2 spring wheat, sloGGl 90; No.
=, s7t.4sl.os; No. 2 red. 9aa. q 9a4c, No. J
corn, 5s's q Soc; No. 2 yellow, s0lsc, No .
g "a boc,; No, white. igM n SEC, No, rye.
= Wsoc Fair to choice mailing. so q csc,
IlfNssed--No northwestern. sill; prime
'umothy seed. s4so4i.s5. Glover, contract
fre.9les' $1,000. short ribs, sides tloose),
i2,sSi lard, per 100 pounds ,7.9a,st short
eisat sides tboSed).< s7.25m7.a!i. Whisksy.
ISIS OF high wines, ,i,ab, Butter--Markei
Eggs--steady; at mark cases Included gAS1
ss ~ nIsts sac; prime trsts, 25c.; extras.
&c eheese-steady ut li4l2.
BALTIMORE, December ls.~-FLouR-
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u S. refunding 2s, registered ........
$. refunding IS, coupon. .........
l.. S. rs. registered. Observation-Disclosures.
u $. Sc. coupon.
U $. New As. registered,..
u S.. New As. coupon. .............
american Tobacco Observation-Disclosures.
American Tobacco Gs.............
Atchison general As. .......
Atckison adjustment Is tbid) ........
Atchison COW. is.................
Atchison conv. 5s.............. ....
Atlantic Coast Line 4s.........,.....
Baltimore and Ohio Observation-Disclosures.
Baltimore and Ohio S,ss Odd ......
brooklyn RAPID Transit COW 4s....
Central of Georgia 5s (bid)..........
Central Of Georgia lat Inc. tbid). go.
Central of Georgia end Inc. (asked)..
Central OF Georgia Sd Inc. tbid). -.
Chesapeake and Ohio AS. ..........
Chicago and Alton 3ias tbid)..
Chicago. b. and Quincy new is. .....
Chicago, r. l. and Pacific r. r. 4s....
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MlSCELI.ANE

BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET
BALTIMORE. MD. December l3.-Sea-
b. ard Air Line. common and Preferred
whiting doing.
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& Heavy Fine for Assault. n
" Arthur White. who Is not, was IN
the Police Court w erdny NOR Il
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OFFICIAL RANGE AND SALE OF STOCKS I'M NEW YORK.
Rv & CO. rsandB Brokers' 81
SALES.

go Allis.Chulmcrs ..,........
Allis- Chalmers. pfd.....
1850 Annlgan,htcd Copper ).
80 American Can ............
Amer. Can. pfd., eS. div.
ITO Amer. Car aud Foundry.
100 Amer. Car and FO,lt., pfd
American Cotton Oil......
500 American Locomotive $50.
Amer. Locomotive. pfd...
1920 American Smelling ......
A. 500 American Sugar ...........
American Tobacco, COM.
American Tobacco. pfd...
LEO Anaconda Copper ........
800 Atchison -. ................
Atcllfson, pfd.....,..........
1905 Atlantic Coast Line. 1880.
Baltimore and Ohio. ....
$500 Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
800 Canadian Pncliic ........
6l0 Chesapeake aud Ohio....
3.5ol Chicago Grent Western.
ti,600 Chi. Mil. and ST. Paul.
3Gp CHI. NJ. and st. Paul. pfd
400 Chicago and Northwest.
800 Clev.. Gin. Chi. and st. l.
300 Colorado Fuel and Iron.
100 Colorado and Southern.
400 Col. and South, list pfd..
200 Col. AMI South. I'd pfd...
loo Consolidated Gas .........
200 Delaware and l1udson....
roo Distillers' Sec. Cor:.......
1.401 Erie ..................
100 Erie. 1st pfd................
Erie, I'd pfd..................
400 General Electric ..........
$50 Great Northern, pfd.
lol Great Northern ore ctfs.
100 Illinois Central ...........
Int. metropolitan .........
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Cotton. steady: middling. 1910; ne,

Spot cotton closed steady. 10 points low :
el. middlins uplunds. 1910: middllng gulf.
l-.35. sales $50 bales.
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New Jersey Central gen. rs (bld). III
Northern Pacific 4s.................. 9oM
Northern Pacific Observation-Disclosures. 6GSs
Norfolk and Western con. ts....... ~
Oregon Short Line refundlng 4s.... ssis
Pennsylvania conv 3.s............ 30
BEADING General Observation-Disclosures. esN
st. Louis and Iron Mountain con. 5s.. 103,s
st Louis and San Francisco fg. 49,. az
ST Louis Southwestern con. 4e....... 61A
Seabonrd Air Line As tasked) ........ 81
Southern Pacific As. ................. 81
Southern Pacific 1st' Is. certificates. s7t.
Southern Railway Observation-Disclosures. 96
Texas and Pacific lsts (bid) ...... 1865
Toledo, st. H. and Western As tbid).. Go
Union Pacific As. ...............5.. 9aia
Union Pacific conv As. 81
United States Steel md 5s......... $50.
Wabash lists Observation-Disclosures. Io4
Wabash Deb. Observation-Disclosures. IS
Western Md. As (bid) 81
Wheeling and Lake Erie Is (asked). rs
Wisconsin Central As tbld). ......... 76A
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

2.e7s barrels: shipments. s.11o barrels; stock.
1i9,i70 barrels.
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

o4M Chicago r l. and Pac. r. n. col 5s.. 7t1s
10 c.. e.. aIl, st. L. gen. As Odd. 80. 90 I
OLE Colorado Industrial 5s. series A...... 81
o1k Colorado Midland Observation-Disclosures. 5Sis
70 Colorado and Southern 4s.......... 81
10 Cubn IS. ..........:........l...... 9sh
80 Derver and Rio Grande As (bd)...... 80
Is Dstiilers' Securities SIS. ............. &c
sSH Erie prior lien As asked. ........... $50.
70 Erie General As tbid) .............. II
70 Hooking Valley Observation-Disclosures. 97M
- Inter. Met. Observation-Disclosures. soy
siS Jaran ....................... 1854
9,s japan AIS, certificates. ............. $685.
ss's Jaran 4,ss, certificates. End series... SUI
$50 Louisville and Nash. UNIFIED 4s...... 94ss
Is Manhattan consol gold 4s............ 81
!. Mexican Central Observation-Disclosures. TAX
o Mexican Central lst 1nc.............. lta
% MINI and St Louis Is (bid). ... rs
% Missouri, Kansas and Texas 4s...... o.
i Missouri Kan. and Tex. ends Odd. soh
M NATL r. r. of Mex. con- As fbid) ...... 76h
I! New York Central gen. 3lss........ 90
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.

Richmond. Va. December 10. 1907
Wholesale QUOTATIONS ON 'CHANGs
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l'ALTiMoRE, pssymDes ls,-FLouR-
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Daily Court Record
LAW and Equity Cour,

INV ""u Equity COufts
Judgments entered yesterday:
Charles a. Brown VS.. r. l.. French,
for 5000.
Richmond Buggy and Wagon Com
pany VS.. Mrs. f. e. Cartwright, sos.
M, S. Dickln VS.. Edward Lewis for
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70 largo 1ud1encts. --- ----- --'-'
Hrhe Gambler OF the West" is
booked for next week. This melodrama
is one OF the Woods productions, and
carries with 1t number of real In
fdians, cowboys and horses. The piece
lis said to be we'll staged with a good
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-01
WILTON LACKAYE
IN THE BONDMAN
THE SEASONS GREATEST AT
3 TRAc7AoN WILL BE OFFERED
AT oaERA HOUSE TO-
NIGHT.
viii Have Company of Sixty People
in Hall Gaines Famous Story
Other Attractions Billed
Moving Pictures.

Tonight at the Cairo opera house
theatre goers will be offered one of
the greatest dramatic treats Of the
present season The story of "Tbe
Bondman' gives ample opportunity
for scenic effects and these have not
been lost sight Of Mr.. Lackaye
brings with him three car loads If
special scenery, much of which has
been imported from England. No
Tess than seven scenes are necessary
to tell the full story of the play.
These are laid in the Isle of Man in
the Islands of Sicily. These scenes
Of the harvest fete in tine Isle Of Man
and the convict sulphur mines in the
Islands Of Sicily, are said to be mar
wells of staeeoraft The first perform
aroc IN America Of the play was given
az the Olympic theatre. st. Ioais. On
Monday Sept 10th. The press critl-
ciems which have already reached
THIS CITY, prove eoneiusiVelv That tho
rlsy made a bis sensation and Mr..
iarkaye his bi~eeat hit since his
Sycueali A company OF 90 people.
which includes many Of our best
known players viii support AR Lack
ave and the production Is one that
ehould not on any account be miesed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-01
THEBES, ILL.
October 2s, 1907.

The Farmers and Teachers inst
tuie is now numbered with the has
bcens, but that it was success from
many points of view goes without dis
pute. The fact that the location Of
our county is such that we have the
advantage both as TO temperature
and soil over other portions of Illinois
now is beginning to dawn upon our
citizens for the first time. without
going into minute details. il is only
necessary in this article to say that
the effort was the most successful
ever held in Alexander county. The
people Of Thebes and the adjacent
country apprecife the fact that they
are attracting the attention Of the
ont side world and are anxious that
all become acquainted with the re
suits Of our soil and thriftiness. The
exhibits Of farm products were re-
maTkable in amount Of production per
acre as well as quality Il has never
been demonstrated before that We
can with little effort produce leo
bushels of corn per acre. 80 10 20
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-01

| bushels Of wheat, 200 bushels Of Irish
Tor sweet potatoes, and fruits aud yesF
ietables in proportion After the 18th
iuf November the exhibits may be seen
! at the rooms Of the First Bank and
Trust Company, Cairo. III, where a
better idea may be formed The next
linstitute II to be held at Thebes, AMI
! President c. A. MarchIldon and Sec
lrctary W. "A. Kelley are now begin
ming To formulate plans that look to-
ward the enhancement and encourage
| ment Of the next institute, that 1t il
NOW anticipated may be merged into
| d county fair. The fact tAat the
Cairo & Thcbe2 railiaad viii lease III
donate ground FOR holding county
fair Eenls~stfength To the project And
enc an other year has passed, we may
VOL anticipate an upto-date fair
ground with all modern innovations
THAT tend to make such adventures
lsucccssftl, Tire next institute Is 10
/ be held at Thebes.
Mrs. Il. q. Gibbs and Mrs Wright
lof Unity attended tbe institute and
/ had many nice things 70 say I
tThebes enterprises, There has been
III number Of families moving 70 differ
ent parts Of town, So all ia all this
has been a busy week.
Herman Bunch or Mcclure was a
visitor to friends Sunday afternoon,
Miss Ethel Hitler il rapidly recover
ing from her recent illness and ere
long may be expected to assume her
usual duties.
r. Ne. Jeffries was business yisi-
tor to Carbonate Saturday.
Frank Lloyd and family and Mr..
Hoy of Chaffee, were visitors Ii
,Thebes Sunday aud Monday. Thex
visited at the home Of the formers
mother
IL. >. Brown and Albert Drawn were
III Illmo Sunday.
Rev. Worthing did not fill his an
pointment Sunday and owing to his
domestic situation may not he able
To keep up the charge which viii 81
regretted as lis congregation was
much pleased with his services.