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New-York tribune., 1908-02-27
enlisted. Tex dividend.
Closing prices of active bonds dealt in, with
STOCK MARKET OPERATIONS.

The volume of business in the stock market.
which has been light for many weeks, contracted
yesterday to the smallest total for any day since
Christmas. the sales being little in excess Oh
200 600 shares News of any sort lacking
and the market without feature during the
session, although the tone was firm, and net
gains in the main fractional. were recorded al
the close for most of the issues. Such trading
as was carried almost entirely profes-
sional. The stagnati which marked the busl-
ness the local exchange characterized also
the London exchange and the Contlheh'di
hourses and the transactions here for foreign
account were limited to sales of a comparatively
trifing amount of stock At the opening there
was an appearance of Weakness, prices declining
moderately; but a sudden upward movement III
the common and preferred stocks of the Inter
boroug metropolitan Company, in the course or
which the preferred gained nearly three points,
steadied and strengthened the rest of the list.
The Inter borough Metropolitan bonds were de-
pressed, and the activity of the stock was fafi-
ously ascrbed to a purpose to aid the bonds ana
to buying in anticipation of announcement of
plan by the directors for reimbursement of the
companys finances. Delaware & Hudson, winch
on Tuesday had declined on the news OF the
dividend injunction proceedings, advanced
point
The money market showed no changes, except
that the quotation for ninety-day money was a
trfe easier The banks hare far this week
been losing largely TO the Sub-Treasury, prin-
cipally from the return of government deposits,
this loss apprOximatlng already TINS week hediIy
S6,000,000, which makes probable considerable
decrease in cash in the Clearing House state
ment on Saturday and a cutting down of the
surplus reserve. With money as difficult TO
place at profitable rates as at present, however
and with business depressed as it still is a
shrinkase of the heavy surplus will not be
viewed with apprehension, as it is recognized
that a reduction OF the vast government de-
posits in the depository banks in this city and
elsewhere in the United States could not be ell
fected at any time with less disturbing effect
than at present. How long the present market
dulness is to continue is hard to estimate-ln
fact impossbe-for its termination will in all
probab bility mark the turn in the tide of the
colntrv's business conditions from the present
depression toward renewed activity and pros
perity and il is yet too early for any one TO be
able TO say when that turn is TO be witnessed
Signs of reviving confidence are to be found
here and there, but they are not frequent
enough or definite enough TO be the basis for a
trustworthy forecast.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-27
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET-MOney on call opened at IA.
per cent highest, per cert: lowest IA per cent;
closing. 1902 Per cent; last loan. per cent; rUl-
ing rate. Is. per cent Time money was obtainahle
moderately Demand was rot urgent Rates were
3a. a "a per for sixty days. per cent for
ninety DAYS 414H4l2 per cent for four months, az
percent for five months, 4l2Qi$4 per cent for six
months and 3 per cent bid for year. Mercantile
paper offered quite freely, with moderate
resultant trade Rates 5I2q6 per cent for indorsed
bills receivable and choice single names and 6u612
per cent for others.
FOREIGN FXCHANGE--The foreign exchange
ma rket opened easier decline of 10 points in
sterling rates 4s71O14S715 for cables, 4So650
SG74 demand sterling and 4.SSi2 for siXty-day
hills Short francs around 5.11l2 less l-320
517ia and short reichsmarks $685. plus 132. Bills
were in fairly good supply in the first hour.
Demand sterling sold down to 1860 but became
steadier in the afternoon recovering to 4SII0I
4s720 for cables. 4S665Q S6a for demand sterling
and 4S3i0T4 .S5l2 for sixty y-day bills
RankeIs' DCsted rates follows:
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OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

Speculation in the market for outside securities
was light partly due to the unfavorable weather,
but likewise to lack of interest. Price movements
In general were of small proportions and what
little interest shown confined to few
issues Butte Coalition ruled firm Greene-Cana-
nea was down a fraction and Boston 4. Nevada
Consolidated and Cumberland Ely were dull and
SLIGHTLY changed. Consolidated Arizona Smelling
continued under PRESSURE. The rest of the list
was practically neglected Standard OIL was up
point Bay State Gas firm and in fair de-
mand Chicago Subway steady. Bonds were
extremely dull and unchanged.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-27

$4,000 Wabash Pittsburg Terminal second mort
per cent bonds; December 1904
'0GRn"s For account St Of whom it may concern
s-''' ovens Owe l'to to Hamilton BOND and Mortgage
Company dated November .. 1905 pay
ierest ;s O at @ PEI per cent; PAYABLE May and
ough BROOKLYN. City of New York on
south of Eastern Parkway, 10 feet
west of Kingston avenue. 2ox12o feet . -
50 400 bond and mortgage Of charles wesch
Company dated N3ysmber . 1oos., pa2
per cent, payable May and
November l; covers lot Of land in Ror-
ough Of Brooklyn. city of New York
feet west of Kingston avenue. 2ox12o -. =,
$500 bond bon and 11iI'' arst mortgage Of John II.
Mowen to Hamilton Bond and mort
paSable on or before January 10 1910
nd uy covers SfR lots 05yhHs o and ia
oagh Of Brooklyn, city of New York
east Of kingston avenue. 6oxIoo feet. ss,4I
% shares Home Insurance Company. 49,. 4;
30 shares Chicago. ST Paul Minneapolis
co Omaha RaiiToad Go GomPany Prefsrred
10 shares German Exchange Bank .,...... St
- 10 10 shares Irving National Exchange Bank & i
road first mortgage per cent bond, due
1919: interest April and October.
per cent bond. due 1920. ....-........-...
$500 1nterborough Realty Company profit shar-
irg debenture gold bond contract No $50:
ing debenture gold bond contract No. 743:
S15 paid thereon. .......-... 81
1i2 shares Metropolitan Surety Company
.
- shares Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
200 shares Texas G. Pacific Land Trust
tifcate of proprietary INTEREST," ..........
- shares American Telephone and Tel
egraph Company Observation-Disclosures. II
Bottlers Manufacturers Col
lecting and Distributing Company. per
e -
10 shares German American Insurance. a
e. shares Carnegie Trust Company .......... |:
100 shares American Express Company L
% shares Carnegie Trust Company
New-York tribune., 1908-02-27

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-Boston par; Chicago,
par: St. Louis, soc discount San FTaScsco. sight
l5c premium. telegraph 2oc premium: New Or
leans commercial SOC discount. bank 81 premium;
Cincinnati. l0c premium; Savannah, buying 3-16c
discount, selling par
BANK CLEARINGS.-New York, exchanges
s1sS sos. All. balances S10290,126: Chicago
changes s3S 426.g09. balances s2511 1858; Baltimore,
exchanges IS 53S .5s6. balances Si72977; Boston
changes s200S4, 500. balances s1.2I9l31; PhladeI-
phia exchanges S20.1 ,SIS balances 1,423, ,657.
SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver. 559sc Mexican
silver dollars. 47I2c. Bar silver in London closed
at % 1l-16d; decline I'D.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid 1905. Lisbon.
1915.
MEXICAN EXCHANGE.-Mexican exchange
New York is quoted at 2ol12.
GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
reported from Washington, s1579,1S 1S2; internal
enue receipts. $685., 7S4; miscellaneous receipts.
slO4. .93l Receipts for the day s2,47049S; expendi
lures. s2,770,000. Receipts for the month to date.
s42 677 293 expenditures, s50610 900: of
pendtures. s7.932 707. Receipts for the year to
date 23204: expenditures, 4S614359l; excess
of expenditures, S26,6lS,3S7.
SUB-TREASURY.-The Sub-Treasury was debt
TO the Clearing House sl.550 704
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FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Cal money in
London, 3s.mi per cent; open market discount rate
for short bills, 3ST3a4 per cent. long bills 3ia per
cent Berlin discount rate. 4i& per cent Paris
discount rate. 2ss per cent. Paris exchange on
London. p francs 20a4 centimes Bar gold Us Cd
Berlin exchange on London 20 marks 49 pfennigs
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LlSTLESS STOCK MARkET.
SMALLEST TRANSACTIONS FOR Any DAY SINCE DE-
CEMBER 24 LAST.
Unm pant for the Majority of the IssuesMony Market
Unchanged.

FOREIGN SECURITIES-British consols Tor
money S73s per cent; for the account, % '-io'
French rentes, 81 francs 32L centimes.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-27

The following shows yesterdays closing quota
tons for government bonds, compared with Tues
days:
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.
London New York New York

London, Feb. 26, p. m.-The market for Ameri-
securities fairly steady. Final prices fol-
low:
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Bowling Green Trust Co.,
70 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
OFFICERS:

OFFICERS.
EDWIN GOULD President
WILLIAM H. TAYLOR 1st Vice-President
CHAs. P. ARMSTRONG I'd vice-Presiden.
JOHN A. HILTON, Sd V.-Pres & Treas
WILLIAM M. LAWS Secretary
Charles p. Armstrong, George ]. Gould,
Frank Brainard, John A. Hilton,
Harry Bronner, Myron T. Herrick.
Franklin @. Brown, Edward 7. Jefery,
Robert G. Clowry, Winslow s. Pierce,
Edmund C. Converse, Morton r Plant,
VIM. Nelson Cromxe Dick S. Ramsay.
P. G. Costello, Frederick B. Schenck
Grenvilie NJ Dodge, Andrew Squire,
A Goepel, William H Taylor,
Edwin Gould, John P Truesdeu.
Frank j. Gould E. F c. Young.
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o. S. LEATHER CoMPaNY's YEAR.

The United States Leather Company has issued
It's report for the year ended December 81. 1907.
The profit and loss account compares:
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SECURITIES AT AUCTION.

The following securities sold yesterday a
auction at the exchange saiesroom by Adrian ii
Muller & Son:
BY order of the temporary receivers OF the
Trust Company.
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QUINCY MINING COMPANY.

The Quincy Mining Company has issued its an
nuaI report for the year ended December 81. 1907
which compares follows:
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Proft sos SEQ sZ2sIs2os sao S4IScs
The general balance sheet as Of December 81 1897.
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profits year 81 423 100 SIS ss Us 4Si
Preferred dividsnds-.. B. 80 aSS 5 s5Ss ass
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BONDS.
CENTRAL LEATHER COMPANY

I lots. fsells cents per share.
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Represented by hides and leather. plants ex
tract works glue plants mills lumber and ralroad
bark. lumber and lands In Zee.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Total sales Of bonds. Size. 500.
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3Io. 4es Total sales for the day 'UnIistod
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-05

through the palace gates, They all gathered in the banquet-hall, where a wonderful feast spread
 Finally it over, and five hundred and fifty con- tented men assembled in the royal courtroom. The king and queen seated on their thrones but the ment of breathless waiting-then suddenly door at the side of the courtroom opened and the Princess Madge carrying Pussy Willow, entered and was fol- lowed by her train-bearers and maids of honor She wonderful gown all white and gold down the front with the foaniest of foam green trains hang ing from her shoulders away out behind her Slowly, majestically she walked the and stopped before table on which lay golden gavel. quick tap of the gavel silenced the little that had arisen at her entrance The king glanced at the queen, and they both smiled with pride in their stately daughter. The princess tapped again and began:
 Princes baronets, honora5es, commons of this kingdom and our neighboring kingdoms bid you well come. You have come to for my hand and my fortune. know full we'll, my noble men, that if asked it you would gladly give great proof of your bravery and goodness-but I ask you take risk and make sacrifice I merely wish to know whether find in any of you that secret of all true courage and happiness -contenment. Now let every man of you who is contented, thoroughly contented rise. Remember, there degrees in contentment; 1t is absolute.
 The black-robed throng arose-some eagerly some impatiently, disdanfully, some few slowly and thoughtfully but they all stood and waited in utter silence.
 "As put the test question if there is any one who der door and again show his disconented face
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-05

and barons and lords who would gladly have welded the pretty princess for her sake alone, to nothing of the prospect of being king day, but she wouldn't have of them.
 princess Is lonely little body, you know and Madge that she had to talk to excepting Pussy ter, cousin, and dearest friend She didn't even have chance to speak freely to her father and mother It Is true she took breakfast with them every morning at eleven in the great breakfastroom, but the buffers and walters and pages and flunkes always standing about, with their pricked up and their eyes bulging out, that dared whisper secret have the jolliest little family quarrel It is true her royal mamma came at pre- cisey ten o'clock to kiss her good night every ing but there were always dozen maids and ladies' 1n-waiting, and it impossible to have real good talk But Pussy Willow her constant companion and to Pussy she told everything That friendly cat the only living thing in the whole kingdom that really knew that the princess intended to marry some time.
 T don't whether he is prince pauper. high or low handsome or plain; but he must in any be contented. You know what contented means Pussy satisfied with what She has until he deserves and get something better If he is like that he will always be unselfsh and happy Oh. yes, and shall be happy, too Now am going to write letter to papa and tell him that will marry if he will find me a contented man."
 II.
 Half hour later the king, with his crown com fortably pushed back on his head and smile very much all over his ruddy face burst into the queens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-05

sitting-room He held tangle of golden hair in one hand and sheet of blue note-paper in the other.
 My dear my dear, what do you think has hap pened? Here written by her own hand the hand of the Princess Madge, the happy words which drive away all fears. She will marry my dear, she will marry; and listen: she cares not what may be his rank age condition-he must be a contented man, that is all. Oh, what child what childi"
 "Oh Rudolpho my love, is it true? Why, why, 1 am so happy Is it really true? Do give my fan. Yes thank you. Fan me, dear; little faster. It quite took my breath away Just to think of tha Now go at and issue royal edict summoning every contented in this kingdom and in all the surrounding kingdoms to a grand feast here in the palace. After the feast will hold trial, and the Princess Madge shall be the judge"
 The day dawned brilliant and glorious. How the conented josted each other and drowned at each other and scolded each other they thronged
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H HmmPepfecfhrS SGonceuC

mine? Can the king himself take from me my delight in the green trees and the greener fields, in that dainty little cloud ecking heavens blue up yon- der like bit of foam a sunlit sea? Oh, no! am rich enough, for all nature is mne--
 And yours'' said sweet young voice. The looked up in surprise and there before him. holding out her pretty hands toward him, stood the Princess Madge, who had slipped into the cell un- noticed by either the prisoner her father.
 The sprang to his feet clasped the little hands in his and said:
 T know not what you mean. sweet lady, when you say that you mine; but oh you passing beau tful!"
 Papa" called the princess "this is quite dreadful Quick, take of that ugly soldiers coat and tell him who and all about it."
 The king, starting if from dream threw of the rough coat and hat and stepped forth into the beam of sunlight, resplendent in gold and ermine.
 Thou dost not know me, my man? am the king Hast thou not read our last proclamation?"
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laugh threw kiss at the astonished king and queen and from the
 H.
 At luncheon one day many months after the dis missa of the disconented sutors, the prime minister entered the dining-room and announced to the king that had been found within the palace gates without royal permit and had been immediately put in the dungeon. He was handsome fellow the prime minister said, but very poorly clad. He made resistance when he taken prisoner but earn estly requested that his trial might come off as soon possible he rather wanted to make sketch of the palace and gardens and he couldn't see very well from the slit in the top of the dungeon but he begged them not to put themselves the king to any in- convenience, he could just well remain where he and write poems
 "In sooth, your Majesty" said the prime minister in conclusion from all have heard and seen it seemeth that at last have found contented man.. As the king finished his royal repast he dis guised himself in the long cloak and hat of sol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-05

dier and went with the prime minister and the turn key to catch glimpse of the prisoner. As they ap- preached the dungeon they heard rich bass voice singing
 Let the world sde let the world go!
 A fig for care and fig for woe.
 If must stay. why, can't go,
 And love makes equal the high and low" The kpg drew nearer. stopped and peeped through the keyhole Just opposite the door Jon threeegged stool, sat the prisoner. His head was thrown back and he looking at the sky through the bars in the top of his cell The song had ceased and he talking softly to himself The king, in whisper, told the prime minister to bring the princess and have her remain hidden just outside the door. Then
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.'No, your Majesty: never do read proclamatons
 'Then thou didst not know that the hand or tue nrincess is offered to the first contented man who enters the palace?"
 ''No your Majesty knew it not
 s'Then know it now, and know, too that thou art the man. To thee my son, give my daughter in marriage, together with one-half my kingdom. NO, no-not a word She is thine Thou deservest her. May you be happy!"
 The prisoner. almost dumb with astonishment al- most dazed with joy. knelt and kissed the princess white hands then looked into her eyes and said:
 sAh well it is for me that saw you not until now. for should have been mserably discontented until you were mine!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-05

in this court You say you contented-happy, un- selfish and satisfied with what the gods have given you. Answer me this Why, then do you scowl and jostle one another? Why do you want to marry any one-east of all a princess with half the riches of great kingdom as dowry, to spoil your happiness? Greedy fortune-hunters Do you call that content ment?"
 The contented men stood moment in bafhed si- lence, then turned and all, and slowly marched out of the As the door closed upon the last of the disappointed suor the princess picked up her pretty kitten and turning to her father and mother said:
 Would you have marry one of those? Why, they aren't half eontented common every day pussy-cat Good-by!" And she laughed merry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-05

~ NCE upon time in dainty little kingdom all parks and rivers and cottages and flowers there lived jolly, red-faced king
 named Rudolpho. Every one of his sub-
 jects loved him, the surrounding kings were his loyal friends and the neighboring kingdoms were on the best of terms with him.
 Yet strange as it may seem with all these blessings "A rich kingdom faithful subjects. and loving wife this good king not happy. There was one cloud very pretty silyer-edged cloud but yet cloud which hung just in front of the of his happiness and cast great big shadow.
 The king had a daughter, the Princess Madge, his only child; and though she was obedient in every thing else, she just wouldn't, wouldn't marry
 Of course there were plenty of princes and dukes
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motioned to the turnkey to throw back the bolts, and he entered the dungeon alone.
 Why you talking to yourself, man?'' he asked. The answered:
 Because soldier, like to talk to a sensible man, and like to hear a sensible talk.
 "Ha hal" laughed the king Pretty good pretty good They tell that all things please you. Is it true?"
 q think can safely say yes. soldier"
 And is there nothing that you want?" AS the king asked this question he looked at the in a peculiarly eager way, did the answer dsappoint him.
 T have all of the necessities of life and many of the luxuries. l am perfectly content. I know have neither land nor money, but is not the whole world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-15
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Southern Conservatism.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Your special containing the address of R. H. Edmonds at the annual ban quet of the Chamber of Commerce at Greensboro, N. C., has so much food for reflection and so many words of caution and so many grounds for hope in the future, that it deserves the greatest cir cuiaton possible among the citizens of our state.
 In our efforts to curb railroads, in their regulation of tariffs and their sched- ules of trains I think the pendulum has gone too far And, speaking from the farmers view (and l belong to that class) the idea is beginning to dawn upon many of them that in all this illustration they have been made the proverbial "cats'- paw.'
 That in many instances the railroads have made glaring favoritsms cannot be denied That they had given fearful re- bates to favored corporations is being daily proven. But these are being cor Iected, and l haven't a doubt but that the roads themselves are the most pleased that these rebates and concessions are things of the past. Also, no one can doubt but that the roads are the best pleased in all the world that the iniquitous sys- teAn of free passes is numbered with the past. with the other Instructions to hon est advancement.
 l think I can safely say that ws are having our "second thought" And we wish to again make friends with the railroads We wish to encourage them in every laudable effort and MT. Ed monds gives us splendid figures to go by and there never was better advice and admonition given to a people. I wish it were possible to have this able address given into the hands of every voter in our state It would give us some lessons we never have had a chance to learn.
 That there has been acrimony, bitter ness, jealousies-yes, even hatred, is be- yond doubt. May we not hope that it is past; that there will be no further appeals; no more injunctions; no more lawsuits.
 We have nothing to fear from our tri- bunals Our states rights have not been interfered with. The supreme u urts of our country have decided our rights. And never has our southland been retard- ed by our supreme court. In every con- test we have stood by our rights and the courts have maintained them.
 Now, the question naturaly arises: How can we convince capital that we are not as bloodthirsty as we seemed! My answer would be to stop useless agitation. And if the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce would cause MT. Edmonds' address to be distributed among our people in such a manner that all would read his master ly efforts, I feel assured that we would all be immensely benefited and would give railroads anu legitimate corporations the right hand of fellowship and bid them godspeed in all their developments. That would bring happiness and prosperity to this highly favored land of ours.
 JOHN R. KENNEDY.
 Tusealoosa Ala, April 13, 1908.