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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 1O.-Close-Wheat-~
Lower; No, ! northern, on track, 1.1o01,11;
Steady; No. 3 on track, Soc: Oats-Easy;
standard, 521a@53c; No. white, on track,
9o@52e Barlsy-Firm; s aa ard 65hE@6Gc
Flour quotations in CARROTS are: Hard
spring wheat patents, In wood, 5.JJ05. 70;
straights, in wood, 545g5.65; export pat
sacks, 4.309450; rye, In wood, 4.OO041J;
country, 3.G5@30O; sacks Kansas, in wood,
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Dec 10 Close-wheat-
December, 1.02; May, LO77zq1.079S; July,
994c; September, 957sc; Corn-December,
58asc; May, &c; July, 62Q021sc; September,
533Sc; July, ,47a4c; September, Ale. Pork
December, 14.42h; January, 15.971a; May,
1921. Lard-December, 0.171z; January,
025; May, 0.4714; July, $50. Ribs-Jan-
TIC; December, 74c; May, 791ac. Barley
Cash, GO@64c. Ttmothy-December, $50;
Marsh Marsh 80 800 cloveF-DecemOer' '.4o'
LIVERPOOL, Dec 10-Close-Wheat -
Spot, dull; No. red western, winter, Is
it'd futures, steady; December, IS I'd;
steady, American mixed new Uia Calves
tom, IS sgd; futures quiet; January 5s
4Ad; March, 3s 40.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 1O-Wheat--
December, 961zc; May, 1.O07s; July, 934sc.
Cash: No 2 hard, 1OO@1O3; No 3, 9Sc0D
1O1; No. 2 red, 1.O591 OF; No. 3. 1O2GD1 %.
COrn-DecemDtf, orc May, oot., July, DOC
Cash: No. 2 mixed, 591ac; No ,, Sc; No. 2
white, 6OA9601Ac; No. 3, 6OII6OAc. Oats
No. 2 white, 48Q51c; No. 2 mixed, 4S05Oc.
CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 10:-Cash wheat
No. 2 red. O33s61 .O5H No. 3 red, 1920
1.O424; No. 2 hard, 1.02B01.G5; No: 3 hard,
LOCAL "a; No. 1 northern, 1.0SW1O9; No.
2 northern, 1OG01.o3; No. spring, 1.O1p
1.C7 Corn-No. 2 yellow, SOC; No 8, $50
5S%c; No 3 white, 5S1aW5834c; No. 3 yell
low, 58A65S&4c Oats-NO. white, 52%c;
No. 3 white, 5O1A0521ac; No. 4 white, SOFA
Sic; standard, 5205212c.
CHICAGO Ill, Dec. 10.-Receipts-FIo
bus; oats. 139, 800 bus; barley 45, 100 bus;
seed 5000 bus, Shipments-F!our. q, Lilo
oats, 239,925 bus; barley, 24,242 bus; rye,
NEW YORK, Dec; 0-Close-Wheat-De
cember, Ill; May, 1-12A. Corn--December,
6816c; May. 69c.
ST Lofts, Mi, Dec IL Iose-wheat-
Track No. 2 red cash, 1.0742010S; No. z
hard, 1.03G10S; December, 1.O3%; May
1:07k. Corn-ITrack No. 2 cash, 591z@6Oc;
No. 2 white, 621206414c; December, 58$sc;
May, Gle. Oats-Track No. 2 cash, 5lQD
5175c; No. 2 white, 5213@53c; December,
1870; May, SPEC.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. 1O.-CIose-
Wheat-December, LOSS; May, 1.O85sO
L0SA; cash No l northern hard, 1.102s60
1.1U3s; No. 1 northern. 1.O94s01 .095s; No. ,
northern, 1.O7$s@I073s; No , northern,
103asQ1O53s.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
MAY ERECT MUSEUM
Chicago Court Denies Injunction Prayed
for by Montgomery Ward to Block
Field Memorial

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Dec. 9-The SS,OOO.-
600 museum provided for Chicago in the
will Of the late Marshall Field became a
probability today when Judge De Puy
in the superior court refused to grant Il
perpetual restraining order petitioned for
by A Montgomery Ward to prevent the
erection of the edifice on the made land
part of Grant park, commonly known as
the Lake Front park. Judge De Puy
held that previous permanent injunc-
ton applied only TO the park proper west
of the Illinois Central tracks, but not to
the made land which has extended the
boundaries of the park a considerable
distance into the lake east of the tracks.
Mr.. Ward complained against the con-
templated building in his capacity as an
owner of property on Michigan avenue,
which bounds the park on the west.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
5 CENTS JOHN DIS TIP.
Richest Man Also Advises Waiter to
Put Gift in Savings Bank to
Earn More
NEW BRUNSWICK. n. J.. Dec.

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. J., Dec 10.
John d. Rockefeller had luncheon at
the Mansion house with Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson of New York. They motored
up from Lakewood and back again.
The luncheon, of which Mr.. Rookie
Teller ate a generous proportion, consist
ed of vegetable soup, lobster, scallops,
planked chicken, and baked potatoes.
Rockefeller gave the waiter 3 cents
for a tip and advised him to put it in the
savings bank.
That's what / did with my spare
cash when l was your age" said Mr..
Rockefeller, and it earned money for
me- Never waste your money"
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
USE TREE FOR DISPLAY

APPLETON, Wis, Dec. 1O.-[Spe-
cial. Elaborate electric street illumina-
ton consisting of a large number Of
arches, each having seventy-fve incandes-
cent lights, will be supplemented tomor-
row night on the main thoroughfare of
this city by perhaps the most unique
electrical display ever used in a business
section of a city. A mammoth elm whose
stateliness has for years protected it
from the woodsman's axe and which IS
the only tree in the business section Of
Appleton, will be transformed into an
overgrown Christmas tree and decorated
with several hundred red, white and blue
incandescent lights. The tree occupies
a location at the eastern extremity of
the arch street lighting system and will
therefore constitute one end of what is
said to be the most elaborate electrical
display in any small city in the middle
west.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
Arrests Alleged Burglar.

SHEBOYGAN, Wis, Dec. 9.-TSpe-
cial. AFTER a cold ride on a freight
train in the dead of night, a lonely
trudge through deep snow and a freez-
ing drive, Sheriff Henry kiefer captured
Ignatz Maggie, the alleged burglar who
entered the Sheboygan Light, Power and
Railway company's office at Sheboygan
Falls yesterday, shortly before daybreak
Nagle had been in bed but few hours
when the sheriff stealthily stole to his
room and arrested him before he could
escape.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
SMoOT SUBMITS REPORT.
Utah's Senator Tells of Plans for Con-
seIvation of Forests

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec. 10
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah, chairman
of the section of forests of the national
conservation commission, submitted the
inventory of forests at today's session
of the commission. The reading of this
report. which went infinitely into the
forest resources of the United States and
offered for the consideration of the joint
conference certain recommendations
whereby the public domain of this coun-
try may be protected against wastes, con-
stunned practically all the morning SEES
sion. 4 general discussion Of the report
followed in which the governors of sew
eral states participated and generally
pledged themselves to cooperation with
the federal government in a practicable
scheme for the conservation Of the ma
Tional forests
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
WILL NOT HANDLE DRUG
Appleton Pharmacists Refuse to Dis
tribute Free Anti-Toxin for
the State

APPLETON, Wis, Dec 1O.-ISpe-
-cial. Appleton druggists have combined
in the matter of distributing free anti
toxin to INDECENT persons, as provided
by the state health department. and each
has signed Il statement refusing TO handle
the diphtheria preventive. They claim
that the state is attempting to use them
and their stores without showing Il will
ingncS to pay for service rendered. and
for that reason they will refuse to handle
any of the free antitoxin. we do not
care to enter into competition with our
selves said one druggist after the de
cision not to handle the antitoXin had
been made.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
LATEST MARKET REPORTS
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 10.
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS

MILWAUKEE -BUTTER-Steady; Elgiu
prices OF extra creamery Is soc: Local
price price extra creamery is SOC; prints sic:
nrSts, 29Q2Tc; seconds, 22Q24c; process, -
S2Sc; dairy, fancy, 2oc; lines, 2lQ22c;
CHEESh-Steauy: American full cream
new make, twins, 13f@14c; Young Amer,
icas, 14G141sc; daisies. 1491419c; long.
horns, 14Q141kc; limburger. new make.
l4tfq lo12c; fancy brick. t4a1415c; low
grades, 9q1015c; imported Swiss. 25c; new
BLOCK. 13laQ14c; round Swiss. 14915c.
. EGGS-tirm. The produce boards Of
hcla market for strictly fresh laid as re-
eeiyed, eases returned, soc; fresh recau,
deled, 5d36c; April storage, 2Sc; seconds
and checks; 15Q1Sc. Receipts. t4o eases;
yesterday, 105 cases
CHICAGO, H., Dec. 0-Butter-Steady;
creameries, 2263oc; dairies, 211a325c. Eggs
Steady; tirsts, 32c.
CHICAGO. H., Dee. 0-Cheese-Firm:
daisies, 14lfq15c; twins, 1+114Ac: Young
Americas, 1+12c.
NEW YORK. Dec o-Butter-Steady;
unchanged; receipts, 5631. CheeSe-Firm,
unchanged; receipts, 902. Eggs-Unsettled: :
receipts, So3S; state, Pennsylvania ana
nearby fancy, selected. white 60a52c: do
fair to choice. 44Q4Sc; brown and mixed
fancy, aoG42c; do fair to choice, 35d;sSc;
western tirsts, 34c; seconds, 3OQ33c.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
BRYAN TO VISIT JOHN W. GATES.
Democratic Leader to Be Guest of the
Republican Millionaire.

GALVESTON. Tex, Dec. 9.-As the
guest of John W. Gates at his palatial
home at Port Arthur, W. J. Bryan viii
spend two or three days with the we'll
known Republican millionaire. While
duck hunt on the Gates preserve has
been arranged as a feature of the en-
tertainment. Mr.. Bryan has consented
has invited many of the leading Re
pubIcans of the state to be his guests
on this occasion and to assist in enter
tanning the distinguished Nebraskan Mr..
Bryan and his wife leave Galveston for
Port Arthur Friday.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
RAISE FREIGHT RATES,
Traffic to Be Boosted in
January.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10
ming January next, will be advanced on
all eastboLnd traffic both by rail and by
water. The class rates on westbound
traffic will remain as they are now. The
commodity rate on westbound traffic
from Atlantic seaboard points to Pacific
coast terminals will be increased approx
imately 10 per cent.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
PANAMA FOR BIG FAIR,
Little Republic to Celebrate Opening of
Canal and Wants Worlds Expo
sition There.

PANAMA, Dec. 10.-Steps are being
taken looking to the organization of an
association for the purpose of commem-
Grating the opening of the Panama canal
in 1915. 1t is proposed if the scheme
is found feasible, TO hold worlds fair
here. Many of the most prominent men
on the isthmus have heartily endorsed
the plan, which, if successfully carried
out, would mean so much for the coun-
trV.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
COMMERCE COUNCIL MEETS.
Organization Planned by Secretary
Straus Gathers at Capital.

WASHINGTON, D. c, Dec. 1O.-A
notable assemblage of representatives of
the commercial interests of the country
was held today at the department of
commerce and labor. 1t was the first
annual session of the National Council
of Commerce, which was organized early
in the present year largely through the
efforts of Secretary Straus. About 100
delegates. representing sixty-five cham
bers of commerce, boards of trade and
industrial bodies throughout the country
idea of the organization is the promotion
of the foreign commerce of the United
States.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
BULLET WOUND FATAL,
Louis Pratt, Leader of Band of Fanatics
Succumbs to Injury Received
in Battle.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dee. 10-Louis
Pratt, one of the leaders of the band
of fanatics that fought a bloody battle
in front of the city hall here Tuesday
with squad of police officers, died at
the hospital today of his wounds. This
makes the total number of deaths three
PatrolBan Michael Mullane, who was
shot during the progress of the riot, Is
not expected to live out the day.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
Ripon College Receives Gifts.

c. Hughes of Ripon college has an
nounced the receipt of a gift of $4,000
from the estate of Sumner T. Mcknight
of Minneapolis. MINI. The money is to
be used for improvements. A gift of
$1,000 was also received from Chica go
friends. A $1,000 grand concert piano
was also given the conservatory of music
by an anonymous Chicago friend.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
LA FOLLETTE'S WEEKLY MAGAZINE
Senator Has Decided on Name for New
Publication.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. lola
tollette's Weekly Magazine is TO be the
name of the new publication to be pub
Ished at Madison by the senior senator.
This was learned here from authorita-
tive sources Wednesday. 1t has been fire.
quently reported that the name of the
magazine would be The Patriot or
The State Senator La Toilette will
spend the holidays at Madison in order
that he may give personal attention to
the first number of the magazine.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
AWARD NOBEL PRIZES.
No American Name Appears on List
Given Out at Stockholm-Medi-
cine Divided.

STOCKHOLM, Dee. 1O.-Not one
American name appears in the announce
ment of awards of the Nobel prizes The
list rs given out is as follows: :
Medicine-Dr. Paul Enrich, Berlin, and
Prof clio Metchnikoof, of the Pasteur in
stitute, Paris. divide honors.
Physics-Gabriel Lippman, professor in
1he University of Paris.
MISUNDERSTANDING Eucken. professor in
Hne University of Jena, a writer on phio-
sophical subjects.
Chemistry-E Rutherford, director of
the physical laboratory of the University
of Manchester, England.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
NAMES A CABINET FOR HAYTI
Gen. Simon as President Selects Coun-
cilorS for Republic.

PORT AU PRINCE, Dec. 9.-Gen.
Antoine Simon, who has assumed the
presidency of Hayti and who has the
situation now we'll in hand, has appoint
ed the following cabinet:
Minister of the interior-General Hippo
lyte.
Minister of fnance-Luders Chapoteau.
Minister of foreign affairs-M Claude
Minister of public works-M Eveillard.
Minister of war and marine-Gen ROLAND.
Minister of justice-M. Magny
Temporarily the ministers will take the
title of councillors. The choice of these
officials IS generally approved. All is
quiet at Port au Prince. and there have
been no reports of trouble anywhere.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
DIPLOMAT IS IMPROVING

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10
Senior Don Juan Barrios, Guatemalan
foreign minister, who was seriously in
jured in an automobile accident Tuesday
while on his way to decorate the tomb of
Washington at Mount Vernon, was some
what improved today.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
BULGARIA IS WILLING TO PAY.
Ready to Give Turkey SIS 100000 for
Her independence.

PARIS, Dec. 9.-The Temps publishes
a dispatch from its Sofia correspondent
saying that Bulgaria has notified the
powers of her willingness to indemnify
Turkey in the sum of S16,500,000 for the
damages sustained by the Bulgarian deg
laration of independence.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
No. Wgt, Price. No. Wgt. Price.
lambs. 800 500 IA. ..... 1850 $4.25

-SItEIEI.-
No. Wgt. Price. No. Wgt. Price.
S.:.". os $50 'G G.25 % lambs 2o7o go 6.65
SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., Dec. IO.-CattIe
Receipts, 5000; steady to strong; native
steers, 4.oo@725; cows and heifers, 2.75G@
4.s5; western steers, 4.oO@7.25; cows ana
Go; stockers and feeders, 3O0@5. %;
calves, 32506.OO HOgs-Receipts, 5000,
strong to &c higher; bulk of sales, 5.45W
stronger; lambs, 6.50@100; sheep, $500
ST LOUIS. Mo. Dec 10 - Cattle-Re-
ceipts 1000; steady; beef steers, 3.7097. 40;
stockers and feeders, 2.70G430; cows ana
heifers, 29O@62O; Texas steers, 27506.3 30;
cows and heifers, 10 q 4.5O. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $500; market 5@1oc higher; pigs and
lights, 4.25@5.45; packers, 5,25@5.SO: butch
ers and best heavy, 5.55@5.90 Sheep-Re-
ceipts, 1900; market 10 a 15c higher; ma
tives, 3o0@4;60 lambs, 3Go@G.50.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 1O.-Cattle-
Receipts, 1000; steady; native steers, 4.50O
$50; native cows and heifers 2.0O6D5 10:
stockers and feeders, 3.00q5OO; bulls, 300
14.OO; calves, 3.50665O; western steers.
3.7505.J0; western cows 2.5064.5O. Hogs
Receipts, 1900; strong to DC higher; bulk
of sales, 5.25@5,75. Sheep-Receipts, 5000,
6.75; range wethers, 3.75@D5.75; fed ewes,
2.50GD450.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec Observation-Disclosures
estimated -o about 9I = 5000; market 9r 90 steady;
erners, 3.30d5.65; stockers and feeders go
GD4S0; cows and heifers. 1.5004.9O calves
80, 900; market Sc higher; light, 5Oo@5 60:
mixed. 5.25659O; heavy, 5.35G595; rough
5.35@5.55; good to choice heavy, 555q595;
pigs, 3.50@4.SO; bulk of sales 5.45M5.SO.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 10000; market
strong: native, 2.5GG4.75; western, 2.50D
40: yearlings, 4.25q510 lambs, native
440I7.2 %: western, 4.5007.5O.
CUDAHY. Wis, Dec. 10-Receipts. $500
hogs. Market sc higher. Mixed packing,
5.25@5. 60; poor to good heavy packing, J.45
01575; medium and butchers 5.60GD5 70;
select packing and shipping, 5.45G15.95; fair
to good light, 4.750545; pigs and rough.
3.O00475. Representative sales: 60 hogs,
average pa at $40; u hogs, average 20f
at go; - hogs, average 306 at $50; AZ
hogs. average 297 at 80; 81 hogs, average
271 at $50: 81 hogs, average 302 at $50;
II hogs average 1872 at 5.45; 81 hogs, aver
age 1S5 at $40; 76 hogs, average 176 at 80:
104 hogs. average 146 at Ats; 93 hogs, aver
age 1862 at 525; AZ hogs, average 105 at
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
FIND CLEMSON WRECK.

GRAND MARAIS, Mich. Dec. 10
Especial. Crisp life savers found the
after skylght and cork lacked and wa
ter barrel marked I'D. NJ. Clemson on
the beach today, The wreckage was
identified by Supt. Hayes as from the
steamer Clemson No bodies have been
recovered
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11

The world contains at least four
mountains composed of almost solid iron
ore One is in Mexico. one in the Unit
ed States. another in India and a fourth
in Africa Just below the SOudan. and
there has been reports of such a noun
tain existing in Siberia.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
MILWAUKEE, HAY MARKET.

Choice timothy hay. 12OOa12.2 %; No. I
timothy hay 11Oo011.25; No. = timothy
hay 9.50001050; clover and mixed $500
1000; choice Kansas and Nebraska prairie,
10.50011 90; No. prairie. 10O0010.25: No.
2 prairie, 9.50610.OO; Wisconsin marsh
feeding. 6.50070O; packing hay, 5.500G.00.
rye. straw. 7.5OM7.75; oats straw. G25MG.J
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11

CATTLE-Market steady; butchers steers
35o94.OO heifers medium TO good. 3 75d4 so;
common to fair, 2.0003.50; cows. good to
choice, 300g4o0; fair to good, 2.0oQ35O;
good to choice, 3.25@3I5; bologna bulls,
common to fair, 2.500D3.O0; feeders, 3.25lu
3.75; stockers. 250I3.OO Mixers and
springers demoralized choice heavy, 5000
0D5O. 90
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11

WAUSAU-The examination and ordina-
ton Of Rev. Guy c. Crippen as pastor of
the First Baptist church was marked by
formal ceremonies. The examination for
malities were of a private nature, and
were conducted in the afternoon, while
the ordination services in the evening were
open to the public.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
MILWAUKEE sToCKYARps REPORT

HoGS-Strong to &c higher: closed weak:
$50; packers, selected, 5.T5lI5.SO: fair 70
good, 5.35@5.70; mixed, good medium, 2i0
@25O lbs, 5.55Q5IO; common to fair. $50
900; light, iG1 TO 1910 lbs, 5.33M5. A.: weight
40 to 100 lbs. 5.1o05,30; weight 100 to I25
lbs, 4lOQ4.9O; thrOMOuts. 4.NNGl41N.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
Badger Women Sail for Naples.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1O.-[SpeciaL]-
Mrs. Mary 3. Hewitt and Mrs. Sarah II.
Kent of Menasha, Wis, sailed yester-
day on the North German-Lloyd steam
ship Princess Irene for Naples
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11

For monogram stationery see ad of
the Sullivan Engraving Co. in this issue.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11

SHEEP-Market steady; lambs, common to
choice, 5O006.25; sheep, good to choice, $50
QD425; sheep, common to fair, 250g3.25;
bucks 2.50a3.50
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
Germany's Monetary System.

The report calls attention to the COM
mission of which Assistant Secretary
James 3. Reynolds was the chairman
which went abroad last year to dis
euss with German officials certain impor-
tant matters affecting the proper admin
istration of the customs laws and an
agreement reached with that country
contained a provision that the chamber
of commerce of that country should be
entitled to furnish certificates of value
of merchandise manufactured or pro-
duced in their respective communities
which should be regarded by the ap-
praising officers of the United States
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-05
PLEADS FOR A TICKET
BACK TO AMERICUS
This Negro is Weary of the
West.

Homesick, heartsick, disgusted with
the strange country to which he was
enticed by false promises and misrep-
resentation, N. L. Lamar, one of many
Americus negroes, who went to Cali
fornia a few months ago, is eager and
anxious to come home, and at once.
A letter received from his yester-
day makes a pathetic appeal for mon
ey to pay his passage home.
Lamar is an honest, hardworking
negro, who was lured by fake stories
of life of ease in California, and the
experience has been bitter one for
him, as for many others.
The gentleman to whom the letter
is addressed will send Lamar the
money with which to come home, and
the story he will tell upon his arri-
val in Americus will be we'll worth
the price in deterring other ignorant
negroes from making a similar bad
mistake.
Lamar writes that many other ne
groes who left Americus for this
new land of Canaan are just as sick
of it, and disgusted like himself and
would come back here, If they could.
Several months ago a perfect craze
to go to California seized many ne
groes here, and not few sold their
little homes and belongings and went
to strange land, of which they knew
nothing. The experience has been a
bitter and expensive one for all.
Georgia-and Americus in particu-
lar-is the best place for home rails
ed negro, and Lamar knows it now,
to his sorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-05
THREE CAME TO APPLY
FOR PLACE OF SUPT.
And Stand the ExamiHa-
ton.

Supt. w. S. Moore, the present in
cumbent, Prof j. T. Price and Mr..
Frank w. Forth are all applicants for
the position of county school COM
missioner, and the decision of the
county board of education in the mat
ter is awaited with interest. Yes
terday was the date of examination
of applicants before the school board,
and the three gentlemen seeking the
position thus applied Messrs. K. M.
Mcdonald, ]. l. Hitler, J. G. Carter
and T. J. Wade, of the county board
of education, were present, Dr. Logan
being absent The examination of
the three applicants consumed sew
eral hours, and the papers submitted
by each are now in the hands of the
school board for examination. The
announcement of the successful ap-
plicant will probably be made next
Tuesday, it was stated yesterday. The
county superintendent of schools has
control of the sixty public schools in
Sumter and the position is one of
much Importance and responsibility.