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SALE !

1876 acres Of End growth timber
land, located miles from Bennlng.
ton Depot. Timber growth about 80
years; a good white clay and yellow
OGRE bed on land. A bargain for
$500.
Farm Of 500 acres, $50 OF which
Is timber land. estimated to cut $780,.
600 feet OF ash, maple. Eastwood and
white birch. Good fair house OF s
rooms and several barns in fair re.
pair. running water to house and
barns. Apple orchard OF $50 trees;
maple orchard OF 500 trees. 9 miles
from Arlington depot. Price $4,000.
A splendid 20 acre ledge Of lime
stone in Salisbury on line OF X. X.
and where a side track can be run
into ledge at small expense. This
is a good place for a lime quarry or
stone crushor. VIII sell or lease.
Here is a good chance for live
young man.
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Last Thursday Mrs. Larrabee
moved into the C. +. Smith house on
North Church street which she has re
Gently purchased and Mr. and Mrs
James c. Morgan moved from the
Smith house to one on Orchard ST.
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Miss Claire Van Setback led the in
teresting G. q. meeting held last
Sunday evening. Later Rev. G. II.
Watt told of his work as colporteur
in Vermont for the Baptist Publica-
ton 90.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-09
THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
INDICATIONS APPARENT OF GRADUAL RESTORATION
OF CONFIDENCE.
Rcoery " HoeverThe Hepburn Tao on Stock Sales
Ralzcays and Indusrials an the Present Depression

visions of the Hepburn law and hostile legisla-
ton in states in addition to the general cause
OF the prevailing business depression
The growing list of railway receivershfps calls
attention TO the remarkable record of the INDUS
trial combinations in the matter of immunity
from disaster during these times of curtailed
production and declining earnings. At the time
of the formation OF these trusts in the late
9O's the prediction made by excellent
judges of business conditions that there would
be wholesale cOllapses within five years The
five years have come and gone, and the most
severe panic in twenty years has occurred but
none of the important trusts" has failed to
weather the storm with ease, and practically
none OF the minor ones has suCcumbed. al
though overcaptalization and insufficient work
ing capital have caused complications for some
OF the latter. To-day with their business
tailed in proportion to that of the railroads and
OF the merchants, the leading trusts are
standing steady, secure in the possession of
ample surpluses built up in the years of plenty
and able to continue the payment of dividends
on their preferred stocks and in many cases on
the common issues well.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-09
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Government bond quotations compare as follows
with those of a week ago:
New-York tribune., 1908-03-09
WEEKLY LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Philadelphia March s-Reoepts sor week Beef
cattle. go bead: sheep aEd lambs e67l: hogs. es73
calves 80 BEEF CATTLE hrmer; steers, average best
zas6 choice s. g.. a25 rs: good So 5oas5 62i4
medium S. 37iz ass 20; common. s5qS5 q: bulls. 50 75
81 IS C0GS-6teady; fat s. 5oG 81 25; thin
5oase IS: mich s3sqsa5 for choice
VEAL CALVES STEADY best offerings exceptional stock
ssGss: good S7GSs: medium s61$7; common
szas5 so grasserr and Westerns. 81 50aS5 SHEEP
T1rrer fairly steady; sheep wethers
choice IS 7as5: good IS lS5 80; medium 81 =
ass 55; common 81 5o0s3 go heavy. $5$5 S0
extra, 81 GOQs7 20: choice 81 TO-
MEDIUM Ss 5ogs7; IS 61qss HOGS-Strong
Western quality, S7as7 25. City
steady. Steers si1Qs3tci extra loc; cows 7zsc:
HAZE. Westerns, 1885,
aountry dressed SLOW a9Iic; extra lie: sheep
.qlo1sc. extra eehers lie lambs i1Ql2cf 1sc
A1Sp, 1nG
New-York tribune., 1908-03-09
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

The Tribune has printed the gross earnings of
fortytwo railroads systems Tor the third week
In February. OF these eight return gains of
s 93S or 81 per cent. and thiTtyfour return losses
of 81 647 Az. 1876 per cent. The whole shows
loss of 81 $50 J09 1872 per The Tribune has
also printed the gross earnings OF thirtytwo rail-
roads, or systems, for the fourth week in Febru-
airy, OF which thirteen return gains of s44S So.
1874 per cent. and nineteen return losses of 7s.65s
or 9.7 per cent. The whole shows loss of s2i,s95
or IA per cent
1868 1891 Differences Pc.
Third weel in February
s companies. .. s096 54I s03s60s Inc So a3s
"a companies. 7i9i. rs ssi2. 1872 547 Az
Total ~ SIS 1oi 80 $50 765 Decs1 $780, 500 162
Fourth week February
companies. 81 7546 s33Iosf7 Inc sif3.s&2 134
- companies. 3.3sl,133 $500 $40 Dec. 5Is.t1s o.
Total. ae so.l36.il ss.27I.2a7 Dee sIa4.s@s l.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
Number of miles. 1918 1850
Fourth week In Feb sc6i 500 scsl 700 s2l7 s35
July Feb. 20. s1475oo s.26o. 600 7.ioe s6s
DETROIT. TOLEDO & IRoNToN
Caun Arbor System.)
Feb. S51,671 s42.15S Ss5S54
July i to Feb 20. 1.5o7.sis 14i4 $50 csii 80
DULUTH. SOUTH SHORE 4 ATLANTIC
Number OF miles. 5it SIl
Fourth in Feb. ssOia6 se5.2 2o0 SEQ p2o
July to Feb. O.. 21le."se 2.1oa.ioi 2."ss.pe2
New-York tribune., 1908-03-09
Financial Meetings.

The PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CONPAST.
General Once. Broad street. station
Philadelphia 1872 February. l9os
The ANNUAL MEETING Of the Stoczholders o. III.
Company viii bs held TUESDAY. The tenth day e
March. 1905 IL o'clock A " in Ho-ticlltI-al Hal
Sroad Street. below Locust Srres-. P-iladelphia q
which meeting there will be submitted for corsc.
aon. and action by the Stockholders rhe annual 70
port OF the Company for The year ending 3lst Decn
Der. 1907 agreements for the acquisition BY tnls Co
OF the franchises corporate property rights am
credits Of each OF the following Companies. nancy
Southwest Connecting Railway Company. Iuncrs,
Railroad Company and Bald Eagle valley Esilroh'
Company and other appropriate subjects
Stockholders may obtain copies oS the An1usl 9
port cf the Company. and the necessary -csets
admission 20 ths meeting and after the SIf
March next by personal appiicat'c-. oS letter
the Secretarys offcs. Room 259 Broad St-ee- Ststo
Philadelphia
LEWIS NELSON S-cr.ta-v
New-York tribune., 1908-03-09
NOIICE O~'
ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
OF

The Annual Meeting Of vha stockholders % rs
Bethlehem Steel Corporation viii be held - g7
PAL of7cs. No T6S Broad Street. Nswa-S- y = -
Tuesday. April 9TH. 1905. 100 O'Clock. Noon "
the purpose OF
/ Elect1ns three Directors 20 for a tern =
three years aud
= TTauSact1nS such other Business as --zT F12P7@
come before the said meeting
The books for the transfer Of shares ., the Ca9i.
T. NJ on Thursday. March 13th 1905. ard vii os -
opened s. goo O'Clock 4 NJ or Wednesday. Ap'
STh f@0S & Il Jones Sscrsts0
Dated New York CITY Msr~h g. zoos
New-York tribune., 1908-03-09

$40. 557 900 Total sales for the week.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-09

Exchange last week and In the same week OF the
preceding two years compare follows;
Mar = Os. Mar o o, Mar 10. 10. P ",
I5o..G9.s.;6 s. i's $3.50, Sle' .r.' SUI
"a mare sold EViiH49 SisT'Vi' ''''''-''
New-York tribune., 1908-03-09

INTERNATIONAL. s GREAT NORTHERN
Fourth week in Feb. $4,000 S2ls0o Sl5S@o
July to Feb. CO. 4I51S26 6ti2"1S t'loit'
MINERAL RANGE
,,,,,r,,, -a.r =, Feb si5 .s2 siS5@1 st53ta
III. Eeb
WHEELING & LAKE ERIE
Fourth week in Feb. senTis s1o5G6
July 1 10 Feb 2a--... Ss7s.415 3SI5.a:5
CHATTANOOGA SOUTHERN
,--f-s -eet T., Feh sloS1
I,,I, I tr Fen III. T6I3S Ip:. i9j - SIS
GREAT SOUTHERN
Month of FehrIary-..-- S2sioSSS SteosI3 S-tt"'ll
I,ly to Feb 4o,S479l2 35.TIe.ti5 :@i ISL l6d
pULUTH. SOUTH SHORE & ATLANTIC.
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Morals and the Stage.

The London stage has become dur
ing the last few days a storm centre
of criticism on account of certain
plays in which the leper sores OF mod
ern society are openly displayed. A
we'll known dramatic critic asks, with
much pertinence, how it has come to
mass that plays of the kind are now
doomed as being "great sermons, y
while a decade ago they would nave
been condemned. This direct hand
ling of the social problem in public
is not a healthy sign.
1t attracts the "crowd," and there
in partly lies it's condemnation. Are
we expected seriously to believe that
the frantic rush of young men and
women to see brilliant representa-
tions Of modern vices is an indlca-
tion of a new spirit that has arisen
to deal with such vices and Danish
them?
1t is claimed that in the new plays
we have preaching" But of what
kind? There is but one true stand
ard of morality-that of Christ-and
the problem plays do not accept it:
Things are studied from the point OF
view of social convenience rather
than from the true point of the divine
command. While this is so. nothing
but mischief can come Of dramatic
ing the vices of the day.-London
Christian.
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The Stones Bear Witness.

II is truly marvellous how the truth
of the Word of God is being Vlndl-
Gated by modern discovery against
the attacks made upon it by interest
ed critics. Few more exciting stories
have ever been told than that which
was narrated last week at the annual
meeting of the Palestine Exploration
Fund.
At the very time when the earlier
parts of the Old Testament were pc
ing dismissed with contempt as 'un-
historic" the spades of excavators
we're busy disinterring long buried
Canaanitish cities, with the result
that high places" Of idoltary have
been brought to light containing re-
mains of human sacrifices offered to
heather deities. Thus the abomlna-
tions of the Ammonites are actually
exposed to our gaze.
Even more interesting Is the dls-
covery of the form Of the ancient
Philistine temples. Men who nave
made snort of the story Of Samson
pulling down the pillars of the tenn
ple upon the heads Of his enemies
become. in turn, the objects OF de-
rision, as it is now clearly SHOWN
what the pillars" were, and how
easily strong man could have dis,
placed them to the undoing both OF
himself and of his foes. In the light
of these expert discoveries, believers
have no need to apologize for their
Bible; rather, they ought to expect
an apology from those who have re-
lied uron Imagination rather than
sound fact.-London Christian.
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a means for social intercourse, 10
gather a crowd. That is in no sense
to minimize the Importance, the place
and the work of the church as a
mentor and purifier of morals, min
lister to the social necessities OF men,
a gatherer of men for the purpose
of supplying that verve that comes
simply and solely because we are a
crowd filled with the same desires
and adoring the same Lord. For
we must direct conduct and meet the
needs of man as social animal ana
recognize the value and the ln-
fluence of the crowd.
But the call of God first to HIS
church is that she shall be expert
enced in the knowledge OF those IN.
effable and spiritual truths out OF
which spring the impulses that make
for a godly ethics, a consecrated So
ciety, a spirit-moved crowd, In such
measure and manner that she shall
be able to declare, delineate and re-
veal to men with compelling power
that wisdom of the saving Father to
know which and whom is life eterna!.
That is to say that the call OF the
church first-and all the t1me-ls 10
be spiritual evangel.
Our duty is to be true to this call.
To live to this work. To cleaVe to
this program. To plan after this pat
tern. To exalt this as our ideal. Let
US stand fast persistently in and for
this, rather than pat upon our past.
Let us strive together for this rather
than among ourselves. Let us have
the spirit Of helpfulness rather than
of laziness, and faith in God and IN
the power of His truth.
Let us be in nothing scared by our
adversaries. We have been. Sin
makes a brave show. We have taken
to our heels, as it were, often at its
approach. We have had an unreas-
oning terror Of its power. And we
have chros;cally overrated its ability
to beat us. But we have no moro
reason to be scared by sin than a
child has to be frightened by jack
in-the-boX.
The church can put sin to rout
when it gets into right relationships
with deity and into the proper sort OF
fighting clothes, or else God, who can
not lie, prevaricates. He says we can
do it. Ele promises 10 enaple us. lle
demonstrates the method. He pro-
vides the stone and the sling, the
helmet, the breastplate, the armor,
the two-edged flaming sword Or HIS
own consuming truth. Either we can
or we cannot. If we can we ought.
And we can If we will.
For one, I believe that sin, unlike
Aob;lloc ia vulnerable at every
point. We have but to hit with the
right weapons and hard to subdue
it. For sin is hulking, rotten mon
ster to whom we need be in bondage
no longer than we desire-thanks to
the grace and the potency Of Cod;
And this is the call of God that
we shall be true to the spiritual mis-,
sion for which we are endowed and
that we shall fight sin fearlessly to
a finish. May. we be true thereto.
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Fancy Collar, Jabot and Bows.

II
All sorts of pretty and dainty neck
wear is being worn just now and
there is always a demand for 1resn
designs. Here is an altogether at'
tractive stock and very charming Ja'
bot and two bows, any or all OF when
can be utilized both for personal use
and for gifts. In the illustration the
iabot with bow is madeof filet net with
trimming of Valenciennes lace while
one separate bow is made OF linen
lawn daintily embroidered by hano
and the other is made of sheer, me
French cotton lawn with trimming
of lace insertion and medallions. The
stock collar is cut after the newer
style, which is higher at the pacR
than at the front, and as illustrated
is made of the coarse mesh f1let net
overlaid with soutache in a simple
design and with folds Of blue SILK al,
top and bottom. All the pretty
trifles, however, can be varied almost
Indefinitely. For the jabot net, fine
lawn, chiffon and all-over lace all are
appropriate while the bows can be
made of almost any pretty, dainty
material, and the stock allows ample
opportunity for the exercise of in
dividual taste and ingenuity. The
middle portion could be made of a
heavy applique or Of embroidered
bands of braid or of a dozen other
things that would easily suggest
themselves.
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

Secretary Taft forecasts the end of
American occupation Of Cuba in the
spring of 1909.
Anna E. Hahn, aged forty-five, Of
Nebraska, one Of the first American
tchool teachers to go to the Philip
pines, being appointed in 1901, was
murdered at Batangas,' Island of Lu-
zon, January 20.
The deepest sorrow has been caused
at Manila by the sudden death Of Ar
thur w. Ferguson, secretary to the
Philippine Commission. He sue
cumbed to heart disease.
Cubans gave q banquet to Govern
or Magoon, cheered him and urged
him to return soon.
The Advisory Legislative Commit
tee in Cuba has sent communication
to President Roosevelt lauding Gov
ernor Magoon and expressing the wish
that he be returned.
The steamship service between
Knights Key, Florida, and Havana in
connection with Mr.. Flagler's new
railroad will begin this month, ac-
cording to information made public.
The bodies of Philip Nunez and
Clarence Merritt, two members of a
party of twelve marines whose sail
boat was capsized off MORO Castle
January 27, were washed ashore at
San Juan, Porto Rico. They were
buried in the Military Cemetery.
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Gospel Truth the Instrument of Re-
Viyal.

The great historian Lecky has, in
a noteworthy passage in his famous
History of England in the Eight
eenth Century," declared that the
secret of success Of Methodism was
merely that it satisfied some Of the
strongest and most enduring wants
of our nature, which found no graft
fication in the popular theology; that
il revived a large class of religious
doctrines which had long been al
most wholly neglected. The utter de-
pravity of human nature, the lost
condition of every man who Is born
into the world, the vicarious atone
ment of Christ, the necessity to sal
yation of q new birth, OF faith, Of the
constant and sustaining action Of the
Divine Spirit upon the believers
soul, are doctrines which in the eyes
of the modern evangelist constitute
the most vital and the most influ-
entail portions Of Christianity, but
they are doctrines which during the
greater part of the eighteenth CEN
tury were seldom heard from a
Church of England pulpit.
Every student of the period knows
that the wide and simple preaching
of these doctrines of vital personal
religion developed that nobler life
which saved England from decay
London Christian.
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DOMESTIC.

Thurlow Weed Barnes, in his suit
for 100000 against the Chinese rail-
way syndicate, testified that China
bought back the concessions for $6,-
100000.
The Franklin County (Kentucky)
Grand Jury found an Indictment
against the American Tobacco Com
pany, charging it with entering into
a pool for the purpose Of controlling
the price of tobacco.
Fred r. Jones, a stockholder,
brought suit against the Bishop Greek
Gold Company, promoted by Gaylord
Wiltshire, the Socialist editor, to COM
pei the officers to show him their
books.
At the close of a conference of
steel men Chairman Gary said no
reason existed for reducing prices and
all were "conservatively optimistic
as to the future Of the industry.
Speaker Cole, of the Massachusetts
House of Representatives, was in
dicted on a charge of asking a rail-
road to give reduced rates to stu
dents.
The Oriental Bank closed its doors,
making the fourth New, York City
bank to collapse in four days.
Governor Hughes, as an avowed
candidate for the Presidential nom
ination, declared his political prin-
ciples before 1900 men in the Re
publican Club.
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Brief News
BIZ WIRE
WASHINGTON.

Robert S. Waddell, president Of the
Buckeye Powder Company, in let
ter to Congress again attacked the
Powder Trust, alleging fraud and
urging the enlargement of Federal
powder plants.
Secretary Of War Taft in his an.
nual report urged that the pay in the
army be increased to stop desertions.
A Senate committee took steps to
air the scandal by which an undue
number of naval line officers are en-
abled by the power Of pull to retain
soft berths ashore.
The President nominated the fol-
lowing colonels to be brigadier-gen-
erals; Charles E. L. Davis, corps OF
engineers: Ramsay D. Potts, Fifth
Field Artillery.
Testimony in the Standard Oil
hearing at Washington brought out
the statement that secret rate of
six cents prevailed between Indiana
and st. Louis.
The Navy Department arranged a
test of armor plate in which twelve
inch shell and a torpedo are to be
let loose against the monitor tlor1da.
The President has approved new
naval regulations, whereby command
ers may become executive officers on
battleships and command torpedo flo
tllas.
President Roosevelt signed the
French Commercial Tariff Agreement.
William J. Bryan saw number of
prominent Democrats in Washington
and spoke in two churches.
The Carnegie Institute issued re-
port telling of new Pacific chart
which may save the big liners from
$1,000 to $4,000 on each voyage.
The Secretary Of Agriculture de-
clared that the forests were necessary
to save the rivers of the East and
South. -
Secretary Cortelyou estimates that
the money boarded in the October
November panic amounted to $780,
125, ,469-about one-tenth of the total
circulation.
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PANTRY CLEANED
A Way Some People Have.
A doctor Said:-


Before marriage my wife observed
in summer and country homes, COM
ing in touch with families Of varied
means, culture, tastes and discrimi-
mating tendencies, that the families
using Postum seemed to average bet
ter than those using coffee.
When we were married two years
ago, Postum was among our first
order of groceries. We also put in
some coffee and tea for guests, but
after both had stood around the pam
try about a year untouched, they were
thrown away, and Postum used only.
up to the age of % I had been
accustomed to drink coffee as rou-
tine habit and suffered constantly
from indigestion and all its relative
disorders. Since using Postum all
the old complaints nave completely
left me and l sometimes wonder if
l ever had them"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to
Wellville," in pkSs. 'There's a rea-
~Do.'
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500 Reward, SiOO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis.
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stales. and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con.
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cureis taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faith
in its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address
FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, D.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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FOREIGN.

A credit of s5,OOO,O0O was re-
ceived in Budapest, Hungary, from
New York for the account of the
Count and Countess (Gladys Wander.
bilt) Szechenyi.
The Transvaal Government has de-
cided to accept signatures instead OF
finger prints of Indians registering
and will set free those refusing to
conform to the law.
Seven thousand Doukhobors in
Canada are expected to start on IA
natical pilgrimage in the spring.
Count Hayashi outlined the foreign
policy of Japan in speech before
the lower house Of the Diet. The op-
position showed no special antagon-
ism to his plan to restrict emigration.
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New York City.-Such an attrac-
tive blouse waist as this one is sure
to find its welcome from any normal
minded girl, for pretty clothes are as
essential to youthful happiness as Is
the sunshine. In this instance plaid
taffeta is trimmed with velvet bands
and combined with chemisette OF
simple all-over lace, but the blouse
can be utilized for great many ma
terials and in number of ways.
It is just as appropriate for the en-
tire dresses as 1t Is for the separate
waist and it can be made from almost
any seasonable material. Crepe de
Chine, louisine and taffeta are favor
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points back of the ears or straight as
may be found more becoming.
The blouse is made with the
smoothly fitted lining and itself con-
sists of front and backs. The chemi-
settle is faced onto the lining and its
edges are concealed by the shaped
trimming band. The long sleeves
are gathered into deep cuffs, the
three-quarter ones into bands.
The quantity Of material required
for the sixteen year size is three and
five-eighth yards twenty-one or twen-
ty-four, three yards twenty-seven or
one and three-quarter yards forty
four inches wide with one-half yard
Of all-over lace and one-half yard of
silk or velvet for the trimming.
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The jabot consists of just one piece
laid in pleats on indicated lines. Tns
bows are made in one piece each WIN
little cross over portions and the
stock consists of the foundation ovel
which the net and the silk arc
arranged on indicated lines.
The quantity of material required
for the jabot is one-half yard of ma
terial eighteen or twenty-one inches
wide with one and five-eighth yards