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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
THE LONDON MARKET.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cabegram to The Star
LONDON, August 25.-In the late after
noon dealings the stock exchange mar
kets while somewhat narrow. had a firm
tone. The Kaffir department was the
broadcast and strongest of all. Consols
ended shade lower at Sc 7-16. The inn
provement in Home rails was maintained.
American Railway shares had a more
cheerful tone at the close of the official
session.
The contango rate at the settlement was
2h On the curb firm tone was devel-
Oped. especially in Steel stocks, but Ar
bitrage business was small. Grand Trunks
reacted but little. Foreign securities
showed firmness. Russian Imperial AZ
closed II higher. at S7A. De Beers fin
ished firm at II. showing a decline Ollie.
Rio Tintos advanced further to 691s
Continental bourseS were steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Capital Traction stock sold at today's
meeting of the stock exchange as high as
12912 making the best recent record which
has been attained in this security Appar-
emily there Is not much stock for sale at
that figure. as the asking price advanced
to 100, while the bid did not get beyond
lo9.
Another stock showed some activity
and that was the stock of the United
States Trust Company. The buying of
the supply that came on the market was
quite animated, and all of it that was
sold went for - and fractionally less.
All that was to be had at 81 was not
taken as it continued to be offered at
that figure.
y considerable quantity of the stock
has been traded in within recent weeks
and according to the ideas of one broker
it is due TO the fact that some changes
are intended in the board of directors at
the election the coming month and that
the market for the stock is due to new
interests coming into the company, or in
tending to do so.
A leading New York banker who has
wide opportunities for being familiar with
current conditions said recently when
asked about the outlook: IF money goes
above per cent this fall / will eat it
With easy money and increasing bust
ness Improvement and the presidential
election uncertainty out of the way the
conclusion is reached that the financial
and commercial skies will be cleared Of
clouds before the first of the year.
The total expenditures on the Panama
canal up to June so. 1908 were 126, 00O-
OCO OF this outlay $685., COO has gone
to sanitation. s5.770000 for municipal inn
provements and 81, 146.CCO for civil admin
iStratiOn.
There was paid for the French fran
chse and to the Republic of Columbia
$50. 900. coo. For engineering and con-
struction the outlay was $50, 1O4,O 900, and
on the plant account $31, 100000 were
expended.
The amounts paid for engineering and
construction and on plant account rep
resants As per cent of the entire eXpendi-
ture.
The New York stock exchange is en-
deavoring to find out whether the enor-
nous total of transactions made on that
exchange last Saturday, the largest in
more than two years for two-hour day.
was due to washed sales Under the
rules of the stock exchange members
are obliged upon request to show the
record of all transactions.
A device such as has been mentioned
belongs to the machinery of market ma
nipulation, and is designed to give an ap-
genuine movement or not
Fhe rules of all stock exchanges are
framed to prevent members from giving
a fictitious character to the current
transactions of the stock market. but
like all laws and regulations. they are
not entirely lived up to.
1t is claimed on behalf of these organi
cations that the percentage of deviations
from legitimate practices is no greater
than in other classes of business. But
there may be said to be quite a wide
spread notion quite the reverse.
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Waggaman Realty Transferred.

Deeds OF conveyance were placed on rec
ord today transferring from III. Rozier
Dulaney. trustee of the estate of Thomas
E. Waggaman. to Alexander Wolf and
Morris d. Rosenberg lots SO. 81 and 3S in
block s. Pafkview terrace.
This property fronts on 10Th and Blt-
more streets and hasa frontage of 90 feet
by Il depth of nearly 200 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
Closing Quotations.

S4OcAAS auOIdIAOAS.
Al the close of the stock market the 70
lowing stocks had changed in price sine
above quotations. there being no chang
in balance of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper, a..
American Can Co, g.
American Car 4 Foundry :;G1..
American Car < Foundry, pfd., 1881.
American Cotton Oil Co. 335s
American Ice Securities. 2s7s.
American Locomotive. 55s4
American Smelling, 94s..
Anaconda. 46ls
Atchison. Top. and S. Fee. STA.
Atchison. Top. and S. Fee, pfd. 94ls.
Baltimore and Ohio. 93ls.
Canadian Pacific. 1874.
c. G. c. & ST. L.. ~.
Central Leather. pfd.. 9Gas.
Chesapeake & Ohio. 4l34
Chicago Great Western 6as
Chicago. Mil. & ST. Paul 1il1l
Chicago & y. W.. 1J11b
COLORADO Fuel & Iron. :s:;A
Colorado Southern. :,3as
Delaware 4 Hudson, 16S
Distillers' Securities, 36a;.
Erie. COM. 22211a.
Erie. I'd pfd., 2S1A
Great Northern, pfd., 1863.
Illinois Central, 1:J1a
InterborO Metropolitan. pfd., So
Mo. X. & Tex, CON-, SIG
Missouri Pacific. .HL.
National Lead. S31a.
y. V, Chicago and st. Louis. 81.
n. y. Ontario and West. Ala.
Norfolk and Western, 733s
Northern Pacific. 142.
Pacific Mail Steamship 2Js%
Pennsylvania R.R., 12:;24
Reading, 123.
Republic Iron and Steel %.
Republic Iron and Steel, pfd., 77a.
Rock Island, conn.,, Ia.
Rock Island. pfd, -.
Southern Pacific. 99A.
Southern Railway. H..
Union Pacific, lJ634.
United States Rubber pfd.. 1UD.
United States Steel. iJs.
United States Steel pfd.. 1918.
Utah Copper Ais.
Na.-Car Chem. Com, 2i1s
Westinghouse Elect. Man. IL
BONDS.
American Tobacco As, 7:'i2.
marlborough Met. 41as. ssh
nited States Steel Us, 93s,
Union Conver As, o.
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Jewish Colony for Virginia.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, August 25.-J. z
Levy of Pittsburg and wealthy Hebrews
have bought 5000 acres of land and will
establish a big Jewish colony in Virginia
to give work to unemployed Hebrews
lately come to America Farming and
small manufacturing establishments VIII
be followed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
Forerunner of Good Times.

CHICAGO, August pa forerunner of
the revival of good times in the steel in
dustry was seen yesterday when the ILL.,
nois Steel Company employed 500 men at
its South Chicago plant. The officials ex-
pect to put $40 more men at work the be-
ginning of next week. OF the 1000 men
normally employed in the mill only 1900
have been working the past few months.
TIE mills are now rushed for orders. and
will increase the force through the winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
Government Securities.
Negro browns Off scow.

Andrew Tyler, colored. about forty-five
years of age, who lived at = L street
southeast, fell from scow owned by John
Miller at Little Hunting creek about IL
o'clock this morning and was drowned
The body was recovered by Darrell Keys
and brought to the morgue in this city
OH the tug Martin Dallman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
Col. Mercer of Terre Haute Dies.

YPSILANTI, Mch., August 25.-Col.
John T. Mercer. a Terre Haute, Ind.
manufacturer, and during the civil war,
paymaster of the Goth Ohio Infantry,
died here today He was seventy-two
wears old The funeral will be held Fri
day in Bellaire. He leaves one daugh-
ter. Mrs Fred. Swift of Ypsianti.
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About 1000 Get Jobs at Mills.

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, August o.
About 1000 men were given employment
today at the mills of the Cherry River
Boom and Lumber Company, located at
Redwood. near here. Orders for millions
of feet of lumber have been received re-
Gently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
Press Humorists Meet in Denver.

DENVER. Colo, August 25.-The sixth
annual convention of the American Press
Humorists' Association opened here and
will continue in session all week. Tomor
row night the humorists will give an en-
at a local theater for the
benefit OF the Bill Nye monument fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
Jealous Husband slashes His Wife.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, August 25.-Frank
Halliday of Rosedale. near here. probably
fatally cut his nineteen-year-old wife
with a razor today. Halliday. who is said
to have been jealous. locked his wife in
room and siashed her peatedly with a
razor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
Pensions for Aged Union Printers.

CHICAGO. August 25.-Veteran printers
of the United States will be benefited today
by the old age pensions TO he paid by the
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Money at $50
LOANED ON DC. REAL ESTATE
Heiskell & McLeran,
no30-tf 1903 Il st.

International Typographical Union. The
pensions of 81 a week for printers over
sixty years Old. who have been members
CT the union for twenty years or longer.
will become effective, and the first money
will be paid out of the pension fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL, August 25.-Closing: Cot
ton-Spot pressed for sale; prices Is
points lower; American middling fair
5S5: good middling. J.4I: middlng. 81
low middling, 4.9s: good ordinary. 4.:;3
ordinary. 3.99. The sale of the day were
1900 bales of which otp were for specu-
lation and export. and included 100
American. Receipts. 1,oO0 bales includ-
ing 6sp American. Futures opened quiet
and closed firm. August, %; August
and September. 49,: September and De-
tober. 4.I51s; October and November
T. iOI2: November and December. 1851 :
December and January. 4.tI: January and
February. 4.G415: February and March
4e6; March and April. 4.61: April and
May i.6S1e; May and June. 4.G9ls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO August 25.-Wheat opened
dull today. but steady. initial quotations
being from Is to 3sa12 above yesterdays
final figures. For a time prices held al
most stationary. December opened at
94is TO 94ss and sold at 94ssa9412.
December corn opened at 61a651s and
advanced to 65ss.
December oats opened al 4S12 and adj
vanced a in early trading.
The provisions market was firm, prices
being I'D from ; to 121ac. Trading is
gradually shifting to the January prod
ucts.
Wheat demand became more active later
i'm the day. but offerings continued small
and. in consequence. the market became
strong. September advanced to 81 and
December to 947s. The close was strong.
with September Mas higher at G12a937s
and December up Is at 941aa94ss.
Reports of smaller acceptances from the
country impaired additional corn tirmness
later in the session. September advancing
TO 11A and December to 66ls. The close
was strong. with prices almost at the top
final quotations September being at
I1ls and December at 66aG61s.
Wheat-September. 33lsa9'Hs: Decem-
Der. 94laa94ss; May. 9Sisa9S1,.
Corn-September, IFS; December tia
SOS; May, 641a.
May. JOA.
Pork-September. 14.3o: October, f4.45;
Lard-september. 9.7a'.; October, o.37la;
Ribs-september, $40; October. $50:
January. so.
Barley-Cash 6la66: timothy. Septem-
Der. 36J; October, $50; clover, October,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
The World OF
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
stock Exchange and Chicago Board of
Trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25

If you want work read the want col
umns of The Star
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Ouota lions furnished by F.. F. Hutton K CO.
members New York Stock Exchange; q. Bowie
Chapman. manager. 1901 st. NV.
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THE FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS, August 2o.-Closing: Three per
cent rentes 96 francs STA centimes for
the account.
Exchange on London, % francs IL CEN
times for checks.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-Capital
Traction. 3 at 129h. 20 at 1291, 10 at 12912.
Union Trust. ) at rs.
United States Trust 10 at 047s. 10 at 95. 10
Potomac Fire Insurance. IL at p.
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LIVERPOOL Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL, August Enclosing:
Wheat-Spot. steady; No. . western win
ter. Ts 51bd; No. 1 California. no stock;
futures, steady; September, Is 43sd: De-
cember, rs sgd.
Corn-Spot steady; American mixed,
Is 3D.; futures firm; September. Us sgd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25

Bar silver. steady % Lied per ounce.
Money. u per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is Ia per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
three month bills is 1aka11. per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25

BERLIN, August 25.-Exchange on Lon
don. 20 marks, 4OA pfennigs for checks.
The rate of discount for short bills Is
per cent ond for three-mOnth bills is
oa per cent
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26
COlOred
Summer
Fabrics

Though white will be exten-
sively used this season, col
ors will prove a close second.
Acting on this we have pre-
pared a most extensive show
ing of woven and printed COL
ored fabrics in linen and cot
ton.
Chambrays, Ginghams and
Madras in checks, plains,
plaids and stripes, I5c, 25c,
3Ic, SIC, 45c.
Best grade of Galatea Cloth,
I8c.
Tissue de Sole, SIC and
45c.
Mercerized Pongees, SIC,
45c, soc.
English Cotton Poplin, 25c
and sic.
Stripe and Plain Linens,
SIC, 45c, soc.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26

In the death of Moses Price, whose
funeral took place last Thursday,
Smyrna has lost one of its best and
most representative citizens. Mr..
Price lived to the advanced age of 88
years. Most of his life was spent in
this town and vicinity, where he led
an honorable life and in his quiet way
endeared himself to many people.
Lives such as his are well worthy of
emulation.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26

The Times comes out this week
with a new dress Of type and at the
same time departs from the old method
of hand-set news matter on the paper
to that of machine-set To facilitate
the work of getting up a bright and
newsy paper and still have more time
to devote to job work, we have added
Style Two Simplex type-setting ma
chine to our plant. This means another
epoch in the long and interesting his
tory of The Times and in making the
improvement we feel that it will al
low of a fuller and more complete
newspaper in every way. We are
ever striving to make The Times a
model family newspaper and we hope
that our efforts viii be appreciated
and encouraged to the extent of a
generous support on the part of the
public. Nearly 81 years ago The
Times made its first issue. 1t was
printed on the old Washington hand
press and was delivered by the stage
coach route before the days of the
railroad. 1t meant hard work to gel
it established in those days but as
years increased it grew to be a par
of the town, advocating that which
was good and continually working foI
Smyrna's development. With the ad
vent of the power press The Time.
soon got away from the Washington
hand press and with slow and STEADY
growth has built up an industry wher,
modern machinery has practically su
perseded the more tedious and SLOW
methods of hand labor. The Times il
now set up, printed, folded, trimmed
pasted and addressed entirely by ma
chinery.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26

Did you vote at the town election
Monday? If you didn't, don't croak
If you hadn't enough interest to vote
it does not become you to growl or
find fault with the running affairs of
the town. And yet how frequent it
is that those who do not vote when the
opportunity is afforded them on cleo
tion day are the very ones that make
the worst critics.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26

The Town Council of the Town of
Smyrna adjourned sine die last Fri
day evening with a good record for
Improvements and small balance in
the treasury. All departments show
an earning except the electric light
plant which, owing to the installation
of new boiler and other machinery,
shows a loss. The latter, however,
is to be expected, but to show for it
Smyrna has a model electric light
plant in every particular, and barring
no accidents it would not seem that it
would need attention for a great many
years. 1t can be safely said that
Smyrna has one of the cleanest and
most up-to-date electric light plants
on the Peninsula. Nearly 50, 900 was
spent on macadamizing Commerce
street from the railroad station to
the -Four Corners" 4" While the
foundation of this street may be good,
the surface conditions are nothing to
cause any agreeable sense of pleasure
on the part of the citizens of Smyrna.
The Street Committee has made no
effort to scrape the mud off or replace
the crossings and while these miser-
albe conditions prevail there is bound
to be strong censure if not a disap-
pointment that the towns money was
not put into something more sub
stantial. However, with the exception
of the street work, Council closes its
year with a good record for econo-
my and improvements and this is
something to their credit considering
the low tax rate and limited means at
their hands.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26
KVTI2zUZQ
W &c Co.
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Sale of
Muslin


At the prices which these
garments are being offered you
could with safety-secure a
years supply in advance. No
better values can be offered
anywhere by anyone. All
new this season and placed on
our shelves since the first Of
the year.
Every garment, comprising
an endless variety of Corset
Covers, Drawers, Gowns,
Chemise, Skirts and Short
Skirts, marked at a saving
of from 25c to $3.50 on a gar
ment.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26

and State can never make the progress
that she needs without the impetus
that comes with transportation facili-
ties such as is brought to our door by
means of a well regulated trolley sys-
TEN. Our best wishes are with Chief
Engineer Endean that his plans will
soon be realized.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26
VeilingS

We have just received about
a hundred new styles in Veil
ings in the popular plain mesh
and dotted styles, black, navy,
brown and green, at 25c to
SI.oo a yard.
Chiffon Yelling in black,
white and colors, soc.
Full assortment of made-up
Wells in Chiffon and mourning
styles
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26
Hnw,s Thls2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of CataTrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney
for the last 10 years. and believe him perfectly
no Orable in all business transactions and fnan-
cially able tn carry out any obligations made by
his firm. WALDING KINNAN Il MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acts
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the sl stem Testimonials sent free. Price 75c.
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Take Hall Family Pills for constipation.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26
ROBT. D HOFFECKER,
Editor and Business Manager.

A )VERTIS EN- ENTS-THE SMYRNA TINES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
reseHts. but for the outlying district of which
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton
kenton, Cheswold, Leipsic, &C. rate of sc
cents an inca tor first insertion and 25 cent
for each subsequent insertion will be charged
or transient advertising. Locals and Reading
Notices, 10 cents per iineGper issue. specis
discount on all semi-annus, and yearly adveI
tisemeuts.
T Ms-SuB-cEIPTIoN-sl.5 per annum. Il
psid strictly in advance $780, No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except at the option of the publishers.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26

Isn't it ridiculous that in town of
nearly 5000 inhabitants so few take
any interest or part in town elections.
Think of it! Only total of 46 votes
pOlled at the town election on Mon
daV.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26
Special Announcement Regarding the
National Pure Food and Drug Law

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles is not affected
by the National Pure Food and Drug
law as it contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs, and we recommend it
is a safe remedy for children and
adults. Sold by all Druggists.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26

We understand the trolley project
from Wilmington through Smyrna
and Dover to Milford is near a con-
struetive stage. This is encouraging.
Let US have the trolley. Our town
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26

rHE SMYRNA TIMES is published al smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon.
rHE TIMES is an independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the town it represents and the
State of which it is q part. 1t also gives the
Items of importance of the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26

STATE OF DELAWARE COUNTY OF KENT. IS:
l. Eugene Davis, Cashier of the above-named
bank, do sOlemnly swearthatth the above statement
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
EUGENE DAVIS Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this DIST
day of February, 1873
GEO ". TILGHMAN, Notary Public.
CORRECT-Attest:
w. H. JANNEY, !
W. A. WINFORD, Directors.
W. B. MEGEAR,
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26

OFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
NatiCnal Bank.
Telephone. No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26
THE SMYRNA TIMES
S.n1Yr'WU, Del. ,

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FEB. 70, 1908
Founded by Robert D. Hoffecker July ), 1854
Editor and Proprietor until Fe ebrutry 10, 1907
Smyrna times., 1908-02-26
PUBLIC SALES.

Saturday, Feb. 29:-15 head of horses,
head of Cattle, lot of Carriages,
harness, ETC., of D. A. Goldsbor-
ough, at his livery stables, corner
of Main and Mt Vernon Streets.
Thursday, Feb. q: Household Goods
of DR.. R. A. Comegys, at his Office
in the HAZEL Building, Smyrna, at
p. m. B. V. Weldon, Auctioneer.