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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-28
Items From the riOOn.

The Quincy Journal has again changed
hands, and John H. Thomson its editor,
and G. E. Maddox, its manager. call 1t
the Quincy Moon. From the Moon we
take the following items:
Jules Solomon, of Tallahassee, was
here today mingling with his many
friends s. William G. Hodges, Fred
7. Myers, Judge Geo. P. Raney, and W..
]. Oven of Tallahassee Attorney
John w. Henderson, the genial and
handsome State Senator from Leon
county, was here last Monday, mingling
with his many friends Judge Geo.
P. Raney, and Col. w. j. Oven of Tai
lahassee, his law partner, were here on
legal business in a chancery case before
Judge John w. Malone, last Tuesday
Jesse O'Neal who raised only six
acres Of tobacco this year, has sold and
delived il, amounting to eight thousand
pounds, TO the American Della Tobacco
Co., at Tallahassee, and he received
fifty cents pound for it.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-28
For Remit

On Bronaugh street, nice lot, feed
room and loft, and two stalls in same,
and buggy and harness room, two blocks
from Monroe street. Apply at this
Office
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-28

DEMOCRATIC TICKET,
For Presidential Electors;
n Ro x RAIE = DAVIS G Il o. 3 sT MATHS
SAMUEL PASCO.
For United States Senator:
DUNCAN u. FLETCHER.
For Representative In Congress-Tblrd Con
gressional District:
-s DANNTTE II. MAYS.
For Governor:
B. AIBFRT w, GILCHRlST.
For Comptroller
ALONZO G, GROOM.
For Treasurer
WILLIAM V. KNOTT.
For Secretary OF State:
II. CLAY CRAWFORD.
For Attorney. General
PARK NJ. TRAMMELL.
For Superintendent Of Public Instruction
WILLIAM NJ. HOLLOWAY.
For Commissioner Of Agriculture:
BENJAMIN p. MCLlN.
For Justices Supreme Court:
WILLIAM A. HOOKER,
THOMAS NJ. SHACKLEFORD.
COUNTY TICKET.
For Members OF the legislature:
JOHN L. NELLY,
A. s. WELLS.
For County Judge
BENJAMIN A. MEGINNISS.
For Clerk Circuit Court:
HENRY n. tELhtALs
For Sheriff
WILLIAM NJ LANGSTON.
For Tax Assessor;
WILLIAM q. AMES.
For Tax Collector
WALTER A. DEMILLN.
For Superintendent Of Public instruction:
EDWIN b. EPPES,
For County Treasurer
vennE-uNG
]. EARL IEa,s.4-'s.
For Supervisor Registration
SAMUEL p. CHAIRES.
For County Surveyor:
VALLIE J. RANDOLPH.
County Commissioners .,,
". d. STOUTAAiIRE, w. A. REGiSlEN'
]. W. COLLINS, r. G. JOhNsON'
L. S. CRUMP.
" School Board
DAWSON BOATWRIGHT. ..
John II. PATTERSON, d. X. CON'
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-28
THE TRUE DEMOCRAT,
tosN G. COLLINS, Publisher.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

PURLlsRGD tvERY FRIDAY MORNING.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-28
A Weakllna

is the only way to describe the poor
child that is afflicted with worms. No
matter how much or how often It eats,
the worms get all the nOurishment
from the food, the child gets practical
" none. Whites Cream Vermifuge
gets rid Of the worms quickly, easily
and with no bad after-effects. Price,
% cents a bottle Sold by Hardee-
Smith Co., druggists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign houses bought
about 10000 shares on balance in this market with
firm from! the opening and scored net advances or
from y to point on the day. closing strong on
the curb. The general market IN LONDON was
strong to the point of buOyancy under re infu-
ence of the improved political outlook the feature
the recovery being the rise IN conscis and for
eign bonds. Prices improved also on the Paris
and Berlin bourses.
ALTON EQUIPMENT NOTES SOL.D.-The Chi
cago & Alton Railroad Company has sold 100000
Al per cent equipment trust notes. maturing at
various dates within from to two years. The
proceeds of the sale will be used in paying for the
large order for which recently placed by
the company.
COTTON EXCHANGE SEATS HIGHER.-The
Cotton Exchange membership of Samuel G. Brown.
Of the failed firm of A. O. Brown & Co. was sold
at auction yesterday to Paul Schwartz. of Herk-
lotz Corn Co. for $1,000. The last previous sale
of a seat at s9.7O0
A CHICAGO RAILWAYS DIVIDEND.-The di-
rectors of the Chicago Railways Company. it is
announced from Chicago. have decided TO declare
a semi annual dividend Of per cent on the Series
outstanding although the disbursement will prob
ably not be ordered made until after the compile
ton of certain details relating TO the exchange of
some of the certificates for the old stock
VANDERBILT REPORTS DELAYED-Noue OF
the New York Central Lines have made any public
report of their monthly earnings since August
ruling of the Interstate Commerce Commission the
July reports should have been fled at Washington
by September and the August statements bv
October l. The delay is understood TO he duo
renewal OF the discussion Of last winter batvvosr
the commission and the railroads manarernsrt
over the form in which the commissions rules 70
quire depreciation charges to be shown in me re
port.
HENRY CLEwS TO SPEAK.-Henry CIews will
address the members OF the Baltimore Chapter OF
the American Institute OF Banking this evening In
Guarantee of Bank Deposits and No Cv-ncrshin az
Railroads by the Government"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
STOCKS RISE SHARPLY.
Better Outlook IN the Balkans the In
fuence-Odd Lot Investment Bur
ing-Moneu and Erchange.

The manifest Improvement over Sunday in
the Balkan situation found prompt and full re-
Election yesterday in the local stock market,
we'll as on the bourses of Europe. where gen
eral price advances occurred, with conspicuous
strength in government securities. Initial prices
here for the more active issues we're above Sat
urday's closing level. with wide openings. and
during the morning hours the upward price ten
dency encountered practically check, urgent
buying by foreign houses helping along the ad-
vance. Toward noon the pace slackened and
the afternoon trading much restricted in
volume. although prices held firm and profit
taking sales by early morning buyers were cas-
lily absorbed The market closed strong, with
final prices at nearly the best of the session. and
with such net gains shown as 4 y points in
Canadian Pacific 27s in Union Pacific 2 points
in Northern Pacific. 2$s in Baltimore & Ohio and
25s in Colorado & Southern, which was bought
on its excellent annual report, published few
days ago Handsome gains were also made by
various specalties in which the pools resumed
their activity. and such inactive investment is
sues as Lackawanna and Chicago & Northwest
ern preferred sales of a few hundred shares
each advanced respectively % and Is points.
There was noted in several issues especially of
the low priced class, renewal Of odd lot buy
ing, always favOra bic indication and al this
time betokening the conviction of the investing
public that the next President of the United
States is to be Mr.. Taft upon whose election the
speedy revival Of confidence and restoration of
prosperity so vitality depend.
The money market shows practically no
change from its accustomed condition of ex-
IRENE ease although time money yesterday be
cane trifie 1rmer. not, however. because of en-
larged demand from borrowers who still depend
almost entirely upon the call money market for
supplying their needs. but because Of the with
drawals Of funds by certain banks The foreign
exchange market irregular and demand
sterling closed points lower.
1t is recognized in the financial district that
the Balkan complications still contain menacing
possibilities, not in the direction of Turkish
coercion Of Bulgaria Servian invasion of
Austria. but in the position taken by England,
and presumably by France and Russia, that
treaties be altered only by agreement of the
signatory powers, position which is directly
in opposition to that assumed by Austria which
is commonly credited with having the support Of
Germany. in anneXing the provinces of Bosnia
and Herzegovina. If these grave differences
shall be peacefully composed, the stock market
here seems likely to have an advance of some
Importance in view Of the cheapness of loanable
funds, the excellent harvests made, the indCa-
tions everywhere Of the gradual revival OF bust
ness and the bright prospects for the Republican
national ticket
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enlisted.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET.-Money on call opened at
IA per cent; highest, 112 per cent: lowest, 1 per
cent; last loan, 112 per cent; closing 1&Q113 per
cent; ruling rate ia per cent. Time money was
somewhat frmer, although still dull Demand
was a little better, but the call loan market af-
forded such abundance that borrowers found ample
accommodations there. Banks however, held of
from the time loan market. advancing rates to
22.q3 per for sixty days. 314a3e per cent for
ninety days 314G3a per cent for over the year and
315q324 per cent for six months.
Mercantile paper dull Material of the highly
desirable class continued to be and demand
for any other not apparent. Rates. per cent
for sixty to ninety days bills receivable, "A ~
per cent for four to six months choice single
names 41ad51a for others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-The foreign exchange
market opened steady, but resumed it's decline be
fore the end of the first hour, when rates showed
a loss of about &c from Saturdays closing level
Cables were quoted 4S6SCd4 $685. demand sterling
at 4S64Od4 $3.50 and sixty day bills at 4Si90Q4.SJ.
Short francs around 5.l6la plus 1872 and short
reichsmarks So 5-16 The market recovered It's entire
carly loss in the afternoon. In the morning de-
mand sterling sold low 4S5tO, but rates had
recovered to 1885 S05 for cables. 4S5q 1850 for
demand sterling and +S5a4S525 for stXty-day
bills Short francs quoted at 1854 plus 1-32
ind short reichsnarks at q 5-6.
W
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13
BOSTON STOCKS.
BLANKS TO LIST CURB STOCKS.

Following itS recent announcement that in the
future ali applications to list stocks on the Broad
street curb market must be PLACED the curb
bulletin board for general inspection for FIVE DAYS
before any sale could be recorded on any OF the
regular curb quotation lists, the curb committee
.EsUe1 yesterday the new application blanks on
zvhch all new stocks must be listed. These appli-
cations contain list Of questions covering all
the information that IS deemed necessary for the
public 10 know regarding any company wishing
have its stock traded in the curb market
and il IS expected that the system will pre-
-ot In the future tie listing Of undesirable stocks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13
mixers posted rates were as follows:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-Boston 16 sc dis
count; Chicago, 10c discount; San Francisco. sight
SC premium telegraph 7l2c premium: New Or
leans commercial. 81 discount. bank 81 premium;
Charleston. buying par selling l-l0C premium; s..
Louis. Soc discount bid. zoe discount asked.
BANK CLEARINGS.-New York. exchanges
$3.50 639 $50. balances $04o005: Chicago. exchanges
$4067O.695; balances 2.06i239. Boston exchanges,
81 sos, 705 balances &,563,740 Philadelphia CX
changes $13.O57 400. balances. 81. iS0 6O7.
SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver. 51ssc Mexican
silver dollars. 45c bar silver in London closed at
% l3-lGd; unchanged.
GOLD PREMIUM-In Madrid. 1900; Lisbon, Is. 10
MEXICAN ENCHANGEI.-AIex exchange on
New York is quoted at 2.0lai
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS Customs receipts
reported from Washington. sl46,455 internal revenue
receipts, 81 2S9 O06 miscellaneous receipts Sl33 pa
Receipts for the day. &l6S 39; expenditures. $27l0
O10 Receipts for the month 20 date. Sl925l So;
pendtures. S216s0O0O: excess of expenditure * f2S
as Receipts for the dscal to date so.
expenditures 500. S6.f79 excess of expenditures.
So. 800. 9A
81 B-TREASURY.-The Suh-Treasury was debtor
TO the Clearing House S6l6 80.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13

FOB EIGN NUNEl NAKhEI--IaW money IN
London las Per cent. open market discount rate
for short bills 1914 per cent: long bills 1892
per cent. Berlin discount rate, per cent
Paris discount rate, ? 1-l6 per cent Paris eX-
change on London - francs Il centimes. Berlin
exchange London. % marks 4211 pfennigs. Bar
gold rs 107sd
FOREIGN RITTES.-British consols for
money. 81 ISIS per cent: for the account, S.
French rentes, p francs ~ confines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13
OUTSIDE SECURITIES,

Specrlation in the market for outside secur!t ie
showed a decided Improvement. ooth IN dcIIsiIS
and strength All the leading mining stocks Ihauo
substantial advances from the opening, anu no.,
withstanding realizing in spots WElch IeSt'leI "
small reactions the general undertone was hrlh
In the mining group Boston Consolidated CoPPT'
Butte Coalition. Nipissing. Cumberiand-tIy. -e
yada Consolidated. Tri-BulliOn, Yukon Golu anu
Cobalt Central were the strong features DecldedIy
more activity was shown in bonds Allis-ChalnleIs
5s American Writing Paper Js and ADAMS tx
rreee 40 rrIed strong Tfdewater n te5 were
slightly easier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13
INACTIVE STOCKS.

The following the last actual sales and the
closing quotations for stocks in which there were
transactions yesterday the New York Stock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13

The weekly statement Of averages Of the banks
Of New York City. Brooklyn. Jersey City. Hoboken
and Staten Island which not members of the
Few York Clearing House Association but which
clear through some OF the members is as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13
DiCidend Notices.
Financial Meeting rs.

rT7HB ANNUAL. MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS
Il American Fine Society, for the Election
ensuing and for the transaction
puoh business properly before the
be held Office of the Society No 215
West 18th street in City Of York Tuesday,
9th 5ay October 1905 o'clock Of that
dz--
CHARLES 7 MILLER
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

The following SHOWS yesterdays closing quota
tons for government bonds compared with Satur-
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PHILADELPHIA STOCKS

FURNISHED by Charles u. Barney & Co No - BROAD
street New York. and No 10 South 9TH street
1fIadaI no
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. Oct. 2, I 2 m--The market for Anleri
ra- securities was strong. Final prices follow:
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5 s @s!o %
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COBALT PRICES IN TORONTO.

finished ana corrected daily by Stewart a ckvoud.
No. r3 Exchange Place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13
GUARANTEED STOCKS.
Rid Asked

Total sales Of bonds. 81, 1s3, O0o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13
MINING.
BANK STOCKS.

80. 900 December option 81 On 81 oa', 81 "''N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.
h. E.
STATEMENT OF NoN-MEMBER BANKS

interchangeable. 4Coupon, tBegistered,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13

.And accrued interest. Nominal market.
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UNREGISTERED.
BONDS.
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

.Odd lots. tsells cents per share
The commonwealth., 1908-02-14
DOES 1T PAY TO BE A WYER

cal positions and worl,ing for others.
Ike Insignificant cog-wheels in 1
mighty machine, on salaries OF from
fifteen.Fo twenty-five dollars week,
and wiap congratulate themselves that
they p able to hold their positions.
A mtdorman on street car receives
from u Is to $40 week for his serv.
ices, am he is sure Of his money. A
clerk in(a dry goods store, a railroad
or insurance ONCE receives from $40
to $25 iweek.
A banf clerk is paid from SIS to
$3.50 month A skillful mechanic Or
machinist dRrns from 50 to $40 a day.
Many buEiness men command ssi-
aries Of from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
A travelling salesman sells goods On
commission and earns from $1,000 10
5000 year and perhaps more. A
REPORTER on a daily newspaper makes
more money than the average lawyer,
What does It mean? Wake up. younx
lawyer. wake upl In the face Of these
conditions Is 1t not time that you we're
asking yourself the question, Does ii
pay to practice law? Ohio Magaxin1
The commonwealth., 1908-02-14

| inch hole through the center of the
! blocks in the twoInch direction. Now
| remove the clamp and let the nut ol
| the bolt into one of the blocks so that
| its hole will be continuous with the
| hole In the wood, then glue the blocks
! together with the nut between them
| Cut out piece from the block combi
nation. leaving it shaped somewhat
IKE bench, and glue the bottoms OF
the legs to a piece of thin board about
2ia Inches square for support. Solder
one end OF a stiff wire about two
inches long to the head OF the bolt al
right angles to the shaft and fix disk
of heavy pasteboard with a radius
equal to the length of the wire, and
with It's circumference graduated into
equal spaces, to serve In measuring
revolutions and parts of revolutions
Of the end of the wire. to the top OF
the bench, put the bolt In the hole
screwlng it through the nut, and the
construction is complete.
The base is improved for the meas.
uring work by gluing to central sec,
tlon Of 1t. covering the place where the
end Of the bolt meets it, a small piece
Of stiff metal; and it Is convenient to
have the graduated disk capable of ro-
tatiug, SO that its zero line may be
made to coincide with the wire.
Find lao. f,pt IN. &c -
screw to the inch by placing the bolt
on a measuring rule and counting the
threads in an inch or half an inch of
its length. The bolt in making one
revolution will descend distance
equal to the distance between the
threads.
To use the apparatus, put the object
whose thickness is to be measured
on the base under the bolt, and screw
the bolt down until its end just
touches the object, then remove the
object and screw the bolt down until
its end just touches the base, careful
iy noting while doing so the distance
that the end Of the wire moves over
the scale, The part of a rotation of
the bolt, or the number of rotations
with any additional parts of rotation
added, divided by the number of
.hreads to the inch, will be the thick
ness OF tno 'oss s2St-- Quite accurate
measurements may be made rith this
instrument, and in the absence OF the
expensive micrometer II serves a very
useful purpose. have used it in the
beginning classes In electricity for
measuring the diameter of wire, for
finding the numbers of wires from ref
erence tables and for making various
other measurements.
The commonwealth., 1908-02-14
Reinforced Concrete Steps.

between two vertical forms. The front
one may be a smooth board, but the
other should be a thin piece OF sheet
metal which is more easily removed
after the earth has been tamped in be-
hind il, says the Concrete Review. A
simple method of reinforcing concrete
steps is TO place half-inch steel rod
In each corner, and thread these with
quarter.inch rods bent to the shape OF
the Steps, as shown in the sketch,
placing them about two feet apart.
For this class Of work rich Portland
cement concrete is recommended,
with the use of stone or gravel under
one-half inch in size Steps may be
given one-half inch wearing surface
of cement mortar mixed In the proper
tion Of one part cement to two parts
sand. This system is well adapted for
stairways in houses.
The commonwealth., 1908-02-14
DOG AND ALLIGATOR FRIENDS
Odd Pair Eat and Sleep Together and
Dog Guards Huge Reptile. A

Memphis, Tenn Jim, an ALLIGATOR
and Towser, a dog, the property OF
c. c, Merg, have formed friendship
which is one OF the most remarkable
in animal life, They even sleep to-
sether under the platforms where
their master has his work bench.
The alligator which is now six feet
long, has been the property OF Mr..
Mer ever since II was baby. II
years ago, 1t is q pet and travels all
over the house.
He stops eating about the first OF
December and fasts until June. Dur
ing this period he remains In a slug.
gish condition. His usual diet during
his eating period" consists of raw
beef, varied witt an occasional rat
In the summer he is active and has
established reputation az pigeon
catcher. When an unwary piseou
lights near Jim In the back yard there
is a quick snap and the pigeon is
gone.
The commonwealth., 1908-02-14

by, e-e miles from Copenhageu. and
demonstrated that wireless teleDhon'
Ing could be carried on ever consid'
cradle distances withoG. losing any
thing In clearness and dist!nctaess.
Having made this demonstration. Mr..
PoulSen undertook 10 improve his ap-
paratus. and almost every day in.
creased the length OF the line over
which he held conversations with his
assistants.
Finally, he had come TO have so
much confidence In his system that he
undertook the risk Of trying to speak
over a distance OF 250 English miles
that being the distance from Lyugby
TO Weisensee. near Berlin. When Mr..
pauisen, at his station at Lyngby,
clearly heard the voices Of his assist.
ants and understood distinctly all that
they were saying to him from their
station at Welsensee. he was over
ioyed There was perfect exchange
Of conversation between the two sta
tons.
The difference between the spark
ling wireless waves and MI P0uIseu's
undamped wireless waves accounts for
the great result which Mr. POulsen has
achieved. Mr. Poulgen himself defines
the difference as follows;
THE wireless sparks are to be com.
pared to the shell from big gun.
When fired, you get an enormous
blow like that caused by an explosion,
but the force Of this blow Is lost after
short time. the undamped waves
produce sort Of singing vibration Of
enormous rapidity. and they go on
their way around the globe with the
same force as that with which they
leave the transmitting apparatus
Nothing can stop them. not even
the highest mountain. They cannot
go through the mountain but they 60
singing over IT, and then pass along
until they reach the receiving appara.
tus to which they are appointed
1T will be easier for the waves TO
cross the Atlantic, and of course the
North sea. than to go from Weisensee
to Lyngby, The station at Lyngby is
unfortunately situated for wireless
telephone conversation, especially with
the station at Weisensee, which also
is badly situated and equipped
Valdemar Poulsen, who Is only 3S
years old is the son of Judge in the
high criminal court OF Copenhagen
He is very modest man and has not
as yet developed any bushes, in his
telephone work, He is sIngulatly
silent man, but when anyone ex,
presses an interest in his work he is
willing to explain it to him to the best
Of his ability and with a neverfailing
enthusiasm.
The commonwealth., 1908-02-14
TESTING A BRIDGE.
Severe Strain Placed Upon the New
Rodah Bridge at Cairo.

The Rodah bridge at Cairo is prac.
tically finished as far as the structur.
al work itself is concerned. This
bridge is now undergoing the official
tests. but it will not be publicly opened
to traffic until the terminals of the
structure are finally completed to-.
gether with the approaches at one end.
This is work that will probably take
some time to accomplish. The tests
are of severe character, dead
weights of sand and steel rails being
piled up on each pier in succession,
exerting a pressure of 1000 tons. Sub.
sequently live weights CT steam rollers
and tramcars loaded with sand and
water carts filled with water are to be
run on the bridge, with total pres
sure of 400 tons on the main girders.
The tests so far have been, SO we
gather, satisfactory in their results.
No fault or strain has been revealed
In the material.