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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-11-08
Postal Reforms.

Postmaster General Myer at recent
dinner given in his honor in Philadelphia
explained his program for the extension
of the parcels post, the installation of
special parcels post on rural free delivery
routes, and the establishment of postal
savings banks. These improvements and
reforms in the postal service will be urged
by the Postmaster General in his forth
coming report, and will be embodied in a
bill to be introduced in the Senate and
House immediately after the opening of
Congress.
In urging the parcel post the Post.
master General points out the unjustness
of the present system that gives privi-
leges in the foreign service which are not
! allowed iu the home service. An in
stance is that the rate for sending parcels
in the United States is sixteen cents a
pound with limit of four pounds, while
the rate on packages destined out of the
country is but twelve cents per pound,
with limit of eleven pounds. This is
the rate to 22 foreign countries. In JUS
tice he urges the same rate and the same
limit of weight for parcels, whether for
points in this country or abroad, which
means reduction Of four cents pound
and an increase in the maximum weight
to eleven pounds. The chief opposition
heretofore to the parcels post has come
from the express companies, whose paid
representatives in the House aud Senate
have been able to defeat every move look.
ing to its adoption, and will continue to
do so without doubt as long as such cor.
poration attorneys as Platt, OF New York.
and others of his ilk, are elected to Con-
gress.
The Postmaster Generals recommen-
dation for parcels post system on the
rural delivery routes, embraces a special
rate to be charged on packages for de.
livery from the distributing Office of the
rural route, or if mailed by patron OF
any rural route for delivery to patron
on the same route, or at the distributing
office of said route. The rate would be
five cents for the first pound and two
cents for each additional pound up to II
pounds.
This would be a great boon to the
farmers and others on the rural routes,
because when they are able to order
their goods By telephone or postal card it
will relieve them of the inconvenience of
going to town to obtain them.
While the great cost of the rural free
delivery mail service is admitted stastis.
tics show that the service has greatly in
creased the postal receipts and assisted in
reducing the annual deficit.
Startling figures are given by Mr..
Meyer to show the vast sums tied up at
home and sent abroad by immigrants for
lack of postal savings system. He de-
clared that this could be checked and the
people everywhere be given an adequate
savings service without interference with
private Institutions, by the establishment
of postal savings banks, which could be
done with practically no additional clerk
hire in the various postofices.
In Canada the postal savings system
has been established for the past 80 years,
the total deposits at the present time
amounting to about $45, ooo 600.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-11-08

Free to all subscribers of this paper. Every
reader of this paper who has any trouble with
of Rydale's Stomach Tablets or Rydale's Liver
Tablets or both If needed by writing to Rydale
Remedy Co., Newport News, Va. These two
remedies are not cure alls. one is for stomach
trouble only the other solely for Liver and Bowel
troubles. Guaranteed b Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-11-08
THE ELECTION.

Elections we're held on Tuesday in IL
States, Governors being chosen in six,
while in the remainder Judges and other
State and municipal officials were elected.
In Maryland the entire democratic
State ticket was elected. the plurality OF
Judge Austin l.. Crothers. democratic
nominee for Governor. being 1860 over
Geo. r. Gather, republican. Mr.. Croth-
ers' colleagues on the State ticket-Dr.
Joshua w. Herring for Comptroller. Isaac
Lobe Stratus for Attorney General and
Caleb c. Magruder for Clerk OF the Court
of Appeals-also received substantial ma
jorities.
The indications from the latest return
throughout the State are that the demo-
Gratis will have two-thirds majority in
the Legislature, the democratic member
ship OF the House being estimated at
about go.
Ex. Governor John Walter Smith, for
United States Senator, will have clear
majority of the democratic caucus.
Cecil county, Judge crothers home
county, gave him a majority of 1873 over
Gather, and elected the entire local
ticket with the exception of one Judge OF
the Orphans Court.
In our neighboring State OF Pennsyl-
vania John o. Sheath, republican. was
elected Stste Treasurer by plurality OF
los, 900 over John G. Hartman, democrat.
This was the only State officer chosen.
With incomplete official returns the
democrats concede the defeat of their can
didate for Governor in New Jersey, Frank
S. Kaizenback, by ]. Franklin Fort, re-
publican, by 1000 plurality.
Kentucky has elected the entire re
publican State ticket, headed by Augustus
e. Wilson for Governor.
Mississippi elected E. P. Noel, Demo-
crat, Governor, by a reduced vote, there
being no opposition.
Republicans won sweeping victory in
Massachusetts. Governor Curtis Guild,
IT., of Boston, being reelected by sub
stantial majority.
The indications in Rhode Island are,
that lanes H. Higgins. Governor, who
is the democratic nominee, is reelected
by an increased vote.
After the bitterest campaign ever
fought in Delaware, the great struggle on
the issues Of license or no license ended
ia draw, two of the four districts into
which the State was divided going for
local option and two for license.
The city of Wilmington, comprising
one district, went for license by Ass, the
vote in the city being II,5I3 for, and 1855
against license. Rural New Castle"
comprising in one district all of New
Castle County outside the city of Will
miugton, also went wet" by 363
Both Kent and Sussex counties went
''dry." the former by 1879, and the latter
by 500, and the saloons will be abolished
in those districts as soon as the vote is
certified to and the Governor issues his
proclamation giving the official figures
Under the provisions of the local option
law, both the sale and manufacture of all
''spirtuous. vinous or malt liquor, except
for medicinal or sacramento purposes,
will be prohibited in Kent and Sussex;
that is, in the southern half of the State
Saloons will be licensed as usual in the
entire New Castle County, urban and
rural.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-11-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Because Secretary Taft has been able to
hasten his work of inspection in the
Philippines SO as to leave there earlier by
FIVE days than was last reported possible,
the newspapers are creating some excite
meut over this so-called mysterious"
move of the Secretary of War. From
official sources we learn there is nothing
mysterious whatever in the change; that
Mr.. Taft was advised that the German
Emperor would not be in Berlin on the
goth of November, because of previous
engagement of long standing, and that
the presence of the Secretary was much
needed at the department in Washington,
many things there awaiting for his decis-
ion These facts, we are credibly inform
ed, caused the Secretary of War to hasten
his inspection in the Philippines as much
as possible, so as to conform more closely
to his original schedule. 1t is presumed
that an audience will be held with the
German Emperor before the 2eth of
November, but as this is purely social
function, in no sense official, it may be
omitted from the progrom altogether.
*x*
Treasury officials are agreeably sur
prised at the number of banks throughout
the country which have already Indicated
their purpose to comply with the sugges-
ton of the Comptroller Of the Currency
that additional circulation be taken out.
The Comptroller now has in vaults
national currency 10 the amount of $I67,.
ooo, 900, and although a considerable
proportion of this amount belongs to
banks that have already reached their
limit under the law, large amount is
available for banks that carry only
small amount when compared with their
capital. One large New York bank could
under the law, it is said, take out $Io,-
600, 900 additional circulation, and in all
probability will soon ask for material
increase. Mr.. Ridgely recently expressed
the opinion that within the next ten days
the outstanding circulation of national
banks will have been increased by $25,.
100000 to 10000, 900, and possibly
much larger sum.
-
A petition, signed by many prominent
colored people. has heen presented to the
President, asking that he incorporate in
his annual message to Congress a recon-
mendation that Congress appropriate for
the benefit of colored industrial schools
of the country something like 81. 200. 900
Of unpaid deposits with the defunct
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company.
Many of the claimants for the money
have long since died. In 1886 President
Cleveland called the attention of Con-
gress to the fact that hundreds of colored
people had placed their deposits with the
bank under the impression that it was a
government institution, and recommend
ed that Congress should pay all claimants
the losses sustained by them. AS that
was never done, the proposition now is to
have the money lost by the colored PEG
pie appropriated for the aid of colored
industrial schools.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-11-08

Organized farmers of Pennsylvania,
Delaware and New Jersey are demanding
5H cents per quart, wholesale, for milk
from the dealers. and will not sell it for
less.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-11-08
NOVEMBER.

IT'S wonderful how stoves have been going out this Fall,
and this in spite of the rise in price People come in
and say 1--WE thought could buy stoves cheaper
elsewhere but find can't and we have come back
to get from your We selling the Wood Air
tights hand for last years prices If you want
one you had better for when we buy again. we
heater double heater range cook stove chunk stove office
stove stove, you will find them here. They all
we'll makes and have proved their superior worth,
through many years of usage.
STOVE BOARDS in all varieties of prices and patterns.
Zine Stove Enamel, X. Ray, Black Jack Climax, and
Rising Sun Stove Poishes, Stove Brushes Stove Pipe &C.
We supply your instant requirements in Fodder
Baskets, Corn Forks, Corn Scoops, Husklng
Pegs, Husking Gloves, and Working Gloves.
Cross Cut Saws, Axes, Steel Wedges, and Striking
Hammers for the wood cutter.
gobble gracs the table Thanksgiving Day. We
sell you the chop off his head and Savoy or isk
him for the Queens taste They in
prices from 90 to 81 co. The commoner ones sell for 4Oc
to 75c.
Rabbits and ducks are beginning to feel tmd. They
smell powder the hunters SHE'LL Guns single
and double The Winchester pump gun at S21 CO. Bullet
and rifles shells in black and smokeess
powder Cunning coats cunning and TOOLS When
in need of ammunition call on and we will fix you up
That old carving set of yours is out Buy nice
knife and fork for carving the Thanksgiving turkey We
offer "a nice line for this purpose
Pocket Knives from Sc to 81 80. Scissors, Shears,
Razors Strops Brushes, &c.. for the latter.
Roofing Paper in /, s-ply, Tar and RussellOid
Stag Cement in l, 2, 8 and gal. buckets.
Window glass in regular sizes, and to measure
putty, and all painters supplies.
Hardware of every kind.
HAINES & KIRK.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-27
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. July 9.-SUGAR-1larket for raw very
firm with reaners willing buyers az last prices bu,
holders asking al least l-l6c more Duty-paid prices
ASA fer g test centrifugal ASIA for So test
muscoyado and 3.22f1 for 81 test mOaSses. Refined
sugar active and finn generally. on the basis Of 4sl
net. less / per cent for gaEulated. The London
market for beet sugar is steady. at IS % for July
and August which are unchanged prices.
BUTTER-Receipts. m.3ll packages. Finn; un-
chansod. at . for extra creamery.
EGGS-Receipts. 6S54 cases STEADY with West
erE &-sts at isals1z
NAVAL STORES-Spirits turpentine quiet AZ
551s. with Savannah at 81. and firm. Rosin quiet
Gt 40 for common TO good strained. Tar frnIy
held at s.25 for oil barrels
MILL FEED-Strong; inactive. Spring bran. leo
pound sacks. 70 arrive lake and rail . 25 mid
dings. q Do city bran. 2I.5o in bulk; Western red
dog, 300 TO arrive.
FL0UR-Steady trade quiet; spring patents. 5l0a
55o spring clears s75a4so; winter clears 351a5 IS:
Kansas. in sacks. patents, 50oa5l5; straghts 450a
4.65: clears 55a8l0
RYE FLOUR-Traie dull: steady: 450a5&
CORN MEAL-Steady; light supply Kindred,
FOR export. 325a3s0 coarse meal in bags, Ll0aT2o
HAT-Unsettled slow trade. Receipts. ], $50 tons.
Prime timothy, IN: No /, lis; No 2. L05al- 10;
No. ). 9lae5.
STRANDED. long Tye. 6.55a6.6O
BEEF-Steady: fair inquiry; family, l359allO 90;
packet l000auN
PoRK-Ffrm; fair demand. Mess ls6lals.5O; fam
TALLOw-Fhm; small demand; city. in h9gs-
heads Ca
LARD-InactiTe. Prime Western $50; city. SIS;
rcdEod Continent. $50; South American. 925; re-
tned Brazilian kegs. sle; CITY stearine. Il; oleO-
sieaiine dull New York. So; Chicago. 9.
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LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.
IPriees qnoted are vholesalel

BUTTER-MaIket steady. Creamery. fancy 26ls
az Western frsts. 2Jlaa6 seconds 22a23; process
fancy, 23i2a2f; dairy. choice lssls: good EaIs.
storc-packcd. fresh l6i4si7
CHEESE-New York State factory, large. lsalss.
do. small lfsal5; summer large, l4al5; Western.
factory. new, choice lfzai5; do fair to good. i
Virginia &C.
EGGS-Market very firm. Nearby, fresh Virginia.
u; West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. lsll
Tennessee. l6i2; North Carolina ls
LIVE POULTRY-Receipts liberal; market steady.
Spring chickens. II to IA -. %: do. IA to is
lbs. l9a20; do, small, ls; hens IL roosters. 7:
ducks, large, lisl5: do small sa9 geese Gas; tur-
kegs thin. 6al0. keats 10.
DRESSED POULTRY-R Receipts liberal: market
weak. Turkeys hens, undrawn. per b. l4al5: do
average. undrawn. l3al4 do thin. 10; old toms. Is.
chickens. large lsala; do. spring 2la23; hens.
choice. l4al5; ROSTERS. 2; ducks DID, Sale; spring
ISali; geese Sail.
DRESSED MEATS-Country-cu meats light.
market ErIn- Calves, full dressed. sec, heads on
s50a9o9; hogdressci calTes. ssaa9 %; hams eoun.
try, sagar-cred, lisi5
VEGETABLES-Potatoes n. C.. prime. Der bar
rel, l50alI5; do, sseonds. 100; do Norfolks / 50a
Lib; do, home grown, LIS; sweet potatoes Der bbi
$50; yams 70; cabbage, Per Dbl. 30; cucumber.
per basket North Carolina. LGoal50 lettuce. home
grown. Dbl, LO0al-5o; onions. Maryland and viz
ginia per bushel. IS; per bbl.. 2l0a25G: string
beans, green per basket. LooaL25; tomatoes choice
per crate. Ja15; nearby. per box 25a50 beets Tgr
bunch, Sal: caataloures, l.75a200
GREEN FRUITS-Appies loOse-paoked 225a2 g
Peaches. per 6-oasket carrier lG0al5O Oranges
California nayels. per box, 350a4eo Lemons Sicily
per box 4e0a45o
suNDBIEs-BeesWaz. per ID. q; talIow. yer h..
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COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished by Miller & Co.. members OF
the New York Stock and Cotton exchanges aad the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange. 1883 F street north
west
change in the weather brought with it lower
market and more hesitatiug attitude in all direc-
tons. Not only did quotations ease of. but the
bearishly inclined after a moderate recession were
unprepared to undertake anything aggressive. pre-
ferTing to wait further developments. Higher tenn
peTatures were the rle the exteme heat being con-
hncd to a narrower area. Texas again had very hot
weather and no rain. the general opinion being
that the heat was doing more good than harm
Showers were indicated for that State and the
south in general. and the market eased Of. Pr
vate reports were good a rule. no attention be
ing paid 10 the mere peSsimiStic adviccs Of which
there were few The crop is pretty promising, the
question being what viii he the outlook later. On
this hinges the course Of prices with probabilities
fayoring some change which may again give rise
to fears Of a short yield and start another upward
movement The shore side is uniBTiting and viii
be foF some time 20 come.
Liverpool is due 10 unchanged 70 lower in the
morning.
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

New York July &.-CATTLE-Receiuts. 2g75.
Steers more active and steady; bulls and fat cows
Dab cents lower thin cows nominally steady about
all sold. Common 70 very choice steers sold at l0a
GO per 100 pounds; balls. 425: no bologna bulls
offered fair TO cEoice cows. 25Oai60; few hcifers
at 500
DRESSED BEEF-Steady fer choice; slow for
common and moderate native sides selling at ska
lOls per pound.
CALvES-Reccipts 1854 veals. steady; prime
grassers firm buttermilks aud Tassers. unchanged:
al0ut 80 coarse heavy calves unsod Veals sold al
50oaS75; one lot az 800; grGssers and butterniIks
S5a4; city dressed yeals steady at Gals per pound
country dressed. 7aiii5
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 400. Sheep .
cents lwcr lambs steady: five cars unsold Ordinary
to primo sheep sold at 475a5OO per 100 pounds
common TO prime lambs 5.0oa1 35 general tons. y.
H0GS-Receipts. $50; steady. State and Penn.
sylvania hogs 5soa7.00 per 10a pounds
Chicago. july 26 -CATTLE-Recsip 200; slow
and weak Prime beeves. 575a7.SG poor to medium.
4.sta5G5; stockers and feeders. 250a49O: cows and
heifers, 2eoa50o; Gamers. L3ja256; Texans, AeOa
$40
HOGs-Receipts. 1900: 5alO cents higher. Lights.
elo765o;- roushs. 565a5.5; mixed. s.0JasJO; pigs.
4Sja640
SHEEP Receipts GOO. slow and steady Native
sheep LZia5.S0: native lambs, 356a5 25 Western
sheep. 5-z5a7.S0; Western lambs 5.25a7.S0.
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AaF4. honey. white clover. lib. new l3aIi: 2-lb.
new. l0al2; ginsiug Ier H.. 5Ooa5.50; Seneca. per
h.. 60; golden seal il2s5; pink. l2aii; mandrake,
2a3; snake root. s..
GRAIN-Whcat choice, saas3; fair % good. siaS
ordinary 7Za72: rye 60a65: corn shslled white ga
5i; yellow 5ea5. ear 32Oa3Z5; oats. Western wkite.
Ne. 2 52a55. mixed 5oa52
Hay AND STRAW-Timothy. choice. 2l.o0s22.ooi :
DO. No. J. 20Ooagl o0; do, No, 2 Eo0alscoi miY-d
hay. lSG0al9G: clover. BGau.59. straw. rye. bun
die. 100. do. re. machine thresh. 6.5os5.75; do.
wheat Csc
WOOL AND HIDES-WOol market steady; hides
generally dull Wool washed free oi burs. per H..
So: do. unwashed. free Of burs 2s; do. bury. ..
Hides green per ID. g. de-. dry I5aI7. Sheep-kins.
green each 9oal0: do, dry each. 25al5. Cafskins.
Ereen. each. LJl
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New York, July 8.-Money on call at the stock
exchange opened az 2l1 per cent; highest 3; lowest
"a closing. 2is Most Of the loans at % Der cent
Time money offered, but in only moderate
amounts. There was a good demand for longer
maturities Rates "a per cent for sixty days. To
q. for ninety days, 81 10 Cis FOR four months. So
to 5@- Tor I've months. and 81 10 for SIX months
Mercantile paper dull SoIze attractive panar
offered. hut without much business as A rssnI.
Rates. 5za5 Der cent for sixty TO ninety days in.
doIsements; for choice four 10 six months. single
names, and eK and upward for Others
TIC sterling marke. dereopei increased stre,,-l,
to-day. advancing 10 to Is points further 10 s7ea
for demand. bus closing of from the highest Poste5
rates were advanced y cent
Rates toF actual business closed: Sixty DAYS. s3el
azSA6; demand. AS1lOsis1l5; cables. 4s77oas SIS.
Commercial bills we're 4sgNa4sl
Tbs SUPPLY Of grain and comme-eial bills was
scarce.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-27
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Quotations furnished by \. o. Brown & Co.. mem
bers Of thc New York Stock Exchange and the Chi
eago Board Of Trade Munsey Blidinz
New YORK. July s6.-Wheat lacked support. Bear
ish influences were numerous and more than usually
effective. Tho important unsettlmg factor was
heavy offerings q Russian wheat IN Northern Euro
pean markets. Demand for cash wheat Gisap-
pointing hcTe and eisewhege although the accept
ancss by the c0uutrE were light
Cooler weather. with rain IN portions Of Kansas
Overnight resulted in material decline in prices
here. particularly for new crop months. Much com
bought the hot weather scare IN Kansas yester-
day was sold today az q sacrifice.
Oats were dull but the market was relatively
stcader than ether grains UnfaT0rahle crop re-
ports came tn from yarous sources. hut they were
no, effective. they were mainly in line with pre-
Iious claims.
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Saies-Regnlar clll p O'Clock noon
Capital Traction b. Slo0 at il0ls, S2000 at IIess
$50 10 Il3is SOll 90 ll3-s
Washington Bcilwav and Electric Is. Loo NJ 81
Capital Traction, 70 at l53iz at l0
Washington Railway and Electric preferred. al
g.
Washington Gas. o al 752. Q at 75R. . at 75ss.
100 az 75A 100 at ia. 100 az 7Ja 70 at 75s. . az
I54 = al IJA. . AZ 7534 25 az T54s 5 at e. o at
15'z, . at 75'z. . az 751a. . n 75la
Lsuston, 100 lSis 100 az 1875, 100 at l3H
COmercial National Rank 10 az 20
After Cau-CaUital Traction, Il az l22
MerEenthalfr. lG at 217&.
Washington Gas. % at "a . at 757s, . at 75ss
3 al i55s 2 at 7Jss 5 az &c buyer CO., 100 at e
lbuyef Co.,
The following the closing quotations q yester-
dsy's stock exchange.
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WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET

CATTLE-Extru, per cwt.. 5.5oas0o; butcher. q,
sec; common, e.5Oa3o0; rough. I50a2e0
.ioGS-Per ewt, gross $50; ordinary, per cut.
6Ge '' 49,
SHEEP-Clipped, 2t2a250: common. l.sps2el
I.AMBS-Spring. chace 81: medium, 6; com.
mon. l.
CALVEs-Prme. PEI To-. 6lfa7: medium. G: coz.
mon 4 eIass. tenk
CONS-fri1e. fresh. each. soesase0a; common
each. 24e9s5aeo, old and dry. sgeaI00a
The Washington herald., 1907-07-27

New York. July B.-WHEAT-Weaker; moderate
trade. No. l Northern Duluth. to arrive, s7sc over
September f. o. b.. Ne. ! Manitoba, lG2lz, /. o. b.
No. Northern Manitoba. to arrive l0g15. Z o. b
No. red. {. o. b., eSi.; No. ! hard. Z o. b.. SIS
Ma. ! m1caroni. s5is I. o. b.. No, macaroni, $50.
Exporters took q loads.
CORN-Weaker; small trade. No. 2 elevator. 6lB:
No. p CO.. I. O. b.; July, g. f. o. b.: August. No.
2 yellow, 637. No white. 81. (. O. b. Exporters
took IS loads.
OATS-Strong; light supply. Elevator prices: No.
? white, 5l5a No. 3, 59is. No. mixed. 49,
The prices Of futures follow:
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RETAILTRADE GROWS
SeaSOnabIe Weather Aids All
Recorder Business.
SOME INDUSTRIES Tagging

Iron and Steel, in Cruder Forms,
Feel Some Influence of Strike I'm
Well rs Enst-COttOn Prices Ex-
pected to Maintain Present Level.
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Erie Also weak.
BANK CLEARINGS.

New York, July 25.-Fonowing are the
detailed returns by cities for this week
and last, with percentages cf Increase or
decrease IS compared with the same week
in zoos.