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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-21
MARKET IN HANDS
OF professionals
Interest Centred Chiefly in Grow
ing Demand for Iron and Steel
4 Manufactures.

NEW YORK. March a0.-Thc only
motive power in the stock market
Seemed 10 be the shifting operations
az the professional traders. This cle-
,nent acted without any show of fixed
!. conviction. changing position many
times throughout the day. The speeu-
lative tone was one OF instability UNI
iii the brisk advance of tho final hour
~, Large attention was given by the
state of the iron and steel trade. owing
10 tho publication of the pamphlet
report OF tho United States steel Cor
poration for the last year. and also
to the outcome OF the conferences yes
terday amongst steel men over tie
policy OF maintaining prices. The
pamphlet report closed with the state
ment that 'the bookings for January
were % per cent larger than Deem
her. and for February 20 per cent.
larger than for January. AS this re-
port goes to press the bookings per
than those of February. The manage
,nent express hopeful views of the fu-
ture."
a depressing influence was exerted
during the morning by the reports Of
the sweeping reductions in working
forces in all departments projected by
The Pennsylvania Railroad owing to
the heavy curtailment in its traffia.
The greatest strength was shown late
IN the day. after the publication of the
usual preliminary estimates OF the
they have gained largely on balances
from the interior in express move
lnents The $3,155,0Oo gained from the
Subtreasury was largely influenced
by the presentation OF notes OF interior
banks, which are being forwarded to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-21
OFFICIAL RANGE. AND SALE OF STOCKS I'M NEW YORK
By Thomas Branch & Bankers and Brokers'
SALES.

1900 Allis- Chalmers .D.........
800 Allls-Chalmers, pfd.....
$3.50 AmalEamatcd Copper 90.
American Can ......,....,.
leo American Can. pfd. ....i.
600 Amer. Car and Foundry.
200 Amer. Car aud Foun. pfd
100 American Cotton Oil.....
3,l0l Amer. locomotive 5000.
1QD Amer. Locomotive. pfd...
DSI0 American Smelling ...D..
100 Amer. Snelting.A pfd......
3,iOl American Sugar ..,.......
al5 American Tobacco. com.
American Tobacco, pfd...
d,0oo Anaconda Copper ,......u
l2,5o1 Atchison ................i.
100 Atchison, pfd,
Atlantic Coast Line....~
Loo Baltimore and Ohic......
800 BROOKLYN Rnpid Transit
$50 Canadian Pacific .........
ali Chesapeake and Ohio...
go Chicago Gre at Western.
ESQ Chi. Mil. and st. Paul.
CHI. Nj. and st. Paul. pfd
20l Chicago Great Western.
CleN., Gin. Chi. and st. l.
12.S0J Colorado Fuel and Iron.
l,lco Colorado and Southern.
$50 Col. and South, LIST pfd..
go Col. and South, Cd pfd...
100 Consolidated Gas .......
eco Delaware and Hudson....
500 Distillefs' Sec. Cor....s...
100 Erie Observation-Disclosures.
III Erie. 1st rfd.a.,......,...,.
Eric. ID pfd.
80 General Electric :. 1899.
2,50o Great Northern, prd.....
So Great Northern ore ctfs.
1850 Illinois Central ........,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-21
NEW YORK Mar6h .o-Monev o,

NEW YORK. March @O.-Money on
call easy, 1 S-4Q- per cent; ruling
rate 81: closing bid l 81; offered at
: per cent. Time loans slightly easier:
sixty days . IL per cent, aud ninety
days 81 per cent; six months To
ia per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per l-iM6 per cent Sterling eX-
change steady, with actual business in
bankers bills at sl.s595@SI.S6 for de-
,nand and at siS3lO@ s4.S345 for sixty
day bills Commercial bills $i.S3 III
Bar silver 30 as. Mexican dollars AZ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-21

L S. refunding IS registered ....... 1oa
l. s. refunding 2s coupon ......... 40i'
u. S 3s, registered. Observation-Disclosures. 1ol
u $. Is, coupon. Observation-Disclosures. 1ol
l.. S. New As registered. ........... l.0
L.. 5. New Is. coupon. 12l
American Tobacco Observation-Disclosures. GO
American Tobacco 6s. ............... l04
Atchison general As. Acknowledgement. 90
Aichlson adjustment As tbid) ........ Sc
Atchlson conv. Observation-Disclosures. 81
Atchison conv. %. Observation-Disclosures. &c
.Nllantic Coast Line As tasked) $50. 81
Baltimore and Ohio Is Ibidl ......... %
Baltimore and Ohio 3Rs ODD. 90
Brooklyn Rapid Transit conv. ;s...... IL
Central OF Georgia 5s tbidD .........' 100
Central of Georgia Est Inc tbid).... 81
Central Of Georgia md lnc........... Al
Central Of Georgia Sd Inc. tbid). ..... ~
Chesapeake and Ohio ii2s..... 9S
Chicago and Alton 3las Caskedl ..... G2
"ihicago, Il. and quincy new is..... 81
Chicago. r. |. and Pacific r. Il, is... 81
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
WHY THEY SLEEP IN CHURCH.
Hypnotism, Not Drowsiness, Declared
 to Be the Cause.

"Churchgoers don't sleep in church. They undergo an hypnotic trance. The soothing voices and mild music and monotonous recitative of a church service put forth powerful hypnotic influences, and that is why the pews resemble a railroad track in the abundance of their sleepers."
 The speaker. a hypnotist, banged the table vehemently.
 Don't laugh" he said. Its true. Hypnotism. not drewsiness. is what makes you sleep in church. Through your auditory nerve sound waves are passed to your brain that are as ef- feetive as though professional hyp- netist had made them. Sound, you know, is the newest and best hyp- netic.
 At first, in the church service, the periodicity of the wave alterations is short. There is a little speaking, then more music. And just when you are getting properly lulled the clergy man. in modulated. agreeable, sooth- ing voice. speaks on and on and on and you begin to nod. You are, hyp- notically speaking, entraneed
 The average church service is 3 scientifically correct hypnotic instra- ment. No wonder, then, it puts many of us to sleep
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
WESTERN CANADA CROPS
 CANNOT BE CHECKED.
OATS YIELDED 90 BUSHELS TO
 THE ACRE.

The following letter written the Do- minfon Government Commissioner ot Emigration speaks for itself It proves the story of the Agents of the Gov ernment that on the free homesteads offered by the Government it is pos sible 10 become comfortably well on in a few years:
 Regina. saek., 28rd Nov, 1907. Commissioner of Immigration,
 Winnipeg.
 Dear Sir:
 It is with pleasure that l reply to your request Some years ago l took up a homestead for myself and also one for my son. The half section which We own is situated between Rouleau and Drinkwater adjoining the Moose Jaw creek. is a low level and heavy land. We put in % acres ol wheat in stubble, which went 2O bush- els to the acre, and 30 acres of sum- mer fallow, which went p bushels 10 the acre All the wheat We harvested this year is No. 1 hard. That means the best wheat that can be raised on theearth. We did not sell any wheat yet as we intend to keep one part for our own seed. and sell the other part to people who want firstelass seed, for there is no doubt if you SOW good wheat you will harvest good wheat. We also threshed 5000 bushels or frst-class oats out of 160 acres. so acres has been fall blowing which yielded 90 bushels per acre. and 50 acres stubble. which went 90 bushels to the acre These oats are the best kind that can be raised. We have shipped three ear loads of them, and got B cents per bushel clear All our grain was cut in the last week of the month of August before any frost could touch it
 Notwithstanding the fact that we have had late spring, and that the weather conditions this year were very adverse and unfayerable, We will make more money out of our crop this year than last.
 For myself I feel compelled to say that Western Canada crops cannot be checked, even by unusual conditions.
 I am, dear sir,
 Yours truly.
 (Signed) A. kaltenbrunner.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
DO YOU KNOW
 WHAT WHITE LEAD IS?
It's Chief Use and a Method of Deter mining Coed from Fad Explained.

White Lead Is the standard paint material all over the world It is made by corroding metallic lead into a white powder through exposing it 10 the fumes of weak aeetie acid and carbon!c acid gas. this powder is then ground and mixed with linseed oil. making a thick paste, in which form it is packed and sold for painting purposes. The painter thins it down to the proper consistency for application by the ad- ditien Of more linseed oil.
 The above refers. of course. 10 pure, genuine White Lead only Adulterated and fake White Lead. of which there are many brands on the market, is generally some sort of composition containing only a percentage of white lead: sometimes no White Lead at all; in such stuff, barytes or ground rock, chalk. and similar cheap substances are used to make bulk and initiate the appearance of pure White Lead.
 There is, however. a positive test by which the purity or impurity of White Lead may be proved or exposed, be- fore painting with 1t.
 The blow-pipe flame will reduce pure white lead to metallic lead. If a supposed white lead be thus tested and it only partially reduces to lead. leaving a residue, it is proof that something else was there besides white lead.
 The National Lead Company guar antee all White Lead sold in packages bearing it's Dutch Boy Painter" trade. mark 10 prove absolutely pure under this blowpipe test. and that you may make the test yourself in your own home. they will send free upon re- quest blow-pipe and everything else necessary to make the test. together with valuable booklet on paint Ad- dress. National Lead Company, Wood bridge Building, New York.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
One Woman.s Wrongs.

Mrs. Smallpurse fwho found only a few dimes in her husbands pockets that morningl-l am just sick of this plodding along year after year. Why don't you do something to make money?
 MT. Smallpurse-I can't make any more than a living at my business, no matter how hard I work.
 Mrs. SmallpHse-Then do some thing else. Invent something. Any American can invent.
 Mr Smallpurse tsome months after1 My dear, I've hit it, and I've got a patent. My fortune is made.
 Mrs. Smallpurse fdelighted-Isn't | that grard, What did you invent?
 MT. Smallpurse-I have invented a barbedwire safety pocket for bus bands.-New York Weekly.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
A FINE INVESTMENT FOR A
 SMALL AMOUNT.

Tie Dallas News. after speaking or 'he things that have been done by some towns to draw trade and show appreciation of the farmers patron
 se adds
 There Is one thing. however. that
 eems 70 have been overlooked 10 q great extent by the enterprisiug eiti- zns of the places which have been looking after such matters. and the only reason The News can assign for the oversight Is the apparent insignifi- eanee of the thing, and the fact that the cost of maintaining it would be so small This is the provision for the care of the farmers vehicles and stock during his stay Tn town. While this item may appear upon first thought 70 be of secondary import. auce. it Is nevertheless a yere impor tant one 10 the man who drives his team te town. and particularly 10 the one vino has to remain over all day as is sometimes the ease. Ii is found that in many places there are not even enough hitch racks where horses may be tied. not taking into account the fact that they should be protected from the weather also. II Is a regret able fact that too many men. some times owners of the stock, de not take the care of their animals they should not only as to looking after the money involved in the purchase of the stock, but as matter of kindness and mercy to fhp dumb beasts
 Facilities for the proper care of the formers horses and mules would ap. peal to him and he would appreciate it in a substantial way. These facilities should consist of good shelter good water and plenty of shade and hitch racks. In many places horses may be seen in winter during the worst wealth CT standing all day in the cold and gain. tied to a fence post. with abso- lutely no protection. and in summer they are found in the same way. ex- cept that at that time they are forced to stand in the blistering sun, without any shade and probably without any thing to eat or water to drink. It costs very little to prepare such facil tiles as here suggested and it is quite certain that the money invested on them by any city or town will be found to be a splendid investment on the part of the men making 1t.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
DEEP CRACKS FROM ECZEMA
Could Lay Slate-Pencil in One-Hands in Dreadful State-Permanent
 Cure in Cuticura.

T had eczema on my hands for about seven years and during that time l had used several so-called rem edies, together with physicians and druggists prescriptions. The disease was so bad on my hands that I could lay slate-peneil in one of the cracks and a rule placed across the hand
 would not touch the pencil. I kept using remedy after remedy, and while some gave partial relief. none relieved as much as did the first box of Guti- cura Ointment. I made purchase of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and my hands were perfectly cured after two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soap were used. w. H. Dean. Newark. Del, Mar 2S. 1907.'
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26

If should be taken into considera. tiua when discussing the immigra- lion question that there are good and there are undesirable immigrants. Throughout the South and West there is plenty of good land that ought to be in the hands of good husbandmen' there are mines and forests and there are the thousand and one things that people must have from the mills and factories. So long as this condition continues. We want all sorts of good and we should seek them i'll the best parts of Europe and in England. Ireland and Scotland.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
Asserted His Rlnhts.

John Hunter was negro given to ehastising his wife.
 You. John" said neighbor one day. Susanna say. ef you don't quit beatfn' her she gwine to de Freedman bureau"
 "She do. do she?r he replied, with seorn. Now. femme tell yer. wunst an fer all, Susanna am my wife! An % long as she go bout her bizness I gwine Jeff her lone But wen she git Ter cuttin' up gwine ter beat her, an sher' aint no bureau nor no sidebode nor no chist of drors what kin hol' me back"
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
About Reading the Papers.

The editor of this department has for many years advocated the wider reading of the agricultural papers by the farmers. and also the contribu
 tion to these papers more of their personal experiences The following letter from E. C. Miller. Flora, Miss. taken from the Southern Farm Ga zette. Starkyille Miss, is an example Of what farm papers may do for a man who has some sense to start with:
 Messrs. Editors: While I have been q farmer now about seventeen years, was raised in I city and did not know what furrow was I do not want 10 Aatter myself; but know more about farming than some people who have been al fl all their lives. and I got it all by taking farm papers and magazines raised bale of cotton on half acre of red clay hill land that used to be a sweet potato patch. and it would not make any potatoes. I have raised two bales oi cotton 10 the acre, and hope to run It up to three next time l have raised over 200 bushels of Irish potatoes to the acre. Peoples cattle were dying here with the SCOUTS from eating froz- en cotton. Mine were sick. 1 asked all around what was good for the trouble. Nobody knew. l SAW in q farm paper that carbonate of iron was a good remedy. gave them tablespoonful three times a day and cured them in q few days. saving myself more dol lars than all my papers come 10.
 I never use any commercial ferti- lizer. I use barnyard and henhouse manure and muck from the swamp; take my scraper and dig all the mud from the ditches in the pasture and haul it on the land. The ditches Will hold water better and cattle like it better than pond water. I also plant plenty of peas. I do not care what anybody says-nothing beats peas.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26

The South and the Southwest will rlant more corn this year than for many years past Corn is crop that does not depend upon the cotton gam bier. nor the whims of the English spinner. You have many ways 10 mar Eet it. and many forms into which it may be converted Corn is a fine crop any and every way you look at it. Plant good seed and give 1t full cui-
 ure. so that you will make enough 10 make 1t profitable to cultivate it, and justify deyoting the land to it's use.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
franA r':..ed snak. Rl,.

An extraordk nay case of snaka -, soning is reporhd from country bea p0l' pital in Victoria. N s. W. An ola ss aos- was brought in in a comatose sta.a ,aa and showing all the symptoms of s ha ing been bitten by yenomous s,aa' But on investigation it was founs ae. " had been bitten by a dog. which a,as as almost immediately afterward tro. snake bite. Medical treatment 4 ,s4 successful. and the man gradually = covered from the snake poison wb,,s the reptile had indirectly transmit,s. to him.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
civino 1t the Acid Test.

The clairvoyant was swaying back and forth under the severe strain of her mental connection with the realm Of spirits.
 NOW" she chanted "call upon any soul you will and I will make it speak to you-yes, even visible to you For she was up to date in the biz.
 Bring me" asked the masculine skeptic, "Brevity, the soul of Wit
 Right here the seance ended-Cin- ciunati Enquirer
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
Beyond Him.

On the occasion of the production of Lucia" at the Metropolitan opera house last winter a well-known club man, who had taken cousin from a Connecticut town to hear Donizetti,s $ great work. turned to his relative dur ing the first intermission and asked how he liked the opera.
 "Oh, pretty fair" said the visitor; but is the whole blamed thing in Latin ?"-Harper's.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
H0W'S ThiS2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any ot Catsrrh that cannot be cured by Halls Gatarrh Cure.
 Fl. CHENEY 6 CO.,, Toledo O. We. the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for The last i5 years and believe him perfectly hon orabie all business transact tioEs and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his trm.
 WALpiSG. kINNAS & MARVIN,
 Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O. Halls Catarrh Cure fs taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price ,5 cents peg bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
 Take HalEs Family PllIs for constinatlon.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26

Now is the season in which the whitewash brush pays such enormous dividends in the way of health ana cleanliness around the place. Get you a barrel of lime and a brush or two. and tell the boys to lay it on thick and plenty Plenty of lime will have a good deal to do with keeping the hen house clear Of mites, and many fruit crop owes it's arrival al maturity 10 the coat of whitewash tha. the tree got As a deodorizer and dis infectant, lime stands way up in the lisl.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
The 7eIepoone Girls Amendment.

Said the business man with a grouch against the telephone central:
 "One day l was calling a number and said, Get me on-four-hundred so- and-so' The girl said. 'Fourteen-hun- dred so-and-so?' So the next time l called the number I thought I'd be forehanded
 T said, Get me fourteen-hundred so-and-so' And the girl asked, One. four-oh-eh so-andso.'
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
Worth a Trial.

cvrns Townsend Brady, the author .,d clergyman, told at a dinner In Toledo a story about c. arity a
 "A millionaire. said Jr. Brady. siay dying. He had lived q life of which, as he now looked back on it. he ieiI ie none 100 proud To the minister at tt, badside he mnttered weakly:
 "Jf I leave $1OO.OO0 or SC to the me church will my salvation be assured
 "The minister answered cautiously:
 "T wouldn't like to be positive but ifs well worth trying.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
A Diplomat.

"So you gave your husband box of cigars?"
 Yes answered young Mrs. Tor kins
 Did he appreciate them?"
 Indeed he did He values them so highly that he is smoking a pipe so as not to use them up too fast
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
ModestY.

Whispering Customer tproducing watch)-I came here because l have been told that you are an honest pawnbroker.
 Ayuncular Patriarch (with a depre- catory smile)-My friend, somebody has been trying to have fun with you"
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
cHlcoRY FIRST USED eY DUTCH. War Blockade Responsible for Diseov-
 rru nf Good Qualities of the Root.


 Although tijHurE VAS probably known sud tisel Hy fba ancient Romans as q Hut herb. e remained fuI tHe lteHi Hiazltff Fs shaut 1la ge#fs areg 10 discover that the roots of the eEieerT piaat gued- euasHd and fu=EzztpG produced U drink like Cuitee both u1latuhie and heHltAtlA
 During rHr Sapeleaat. aars a strict hlacEade GF fine continent of Europe vas ruaiulH4ned and an imFaFfHttipns ef coffee. tea and reeHH ceased IHls fofgeN the people to turn 10 chfcCrN as a beverage and If soon came into general use
 Sc good was lis taste @u rich was tta aroma that the new beverage at auae be- came eSrcFtliugiy pop pliar "iiu The good Dutch housewives H HH are known Inc world ever fur tbeir ability as cooks.
 After the war Wheu ample +upIdy nf coffee coulI be secured. tHe ltoIiiuder. were inath 10 give up tHeir ehicorE Az . result they blended roffte and chie9rY and pfbdHced the good old Dutch coffee now aerN sd in nearly all hotels, restad- rants and homes tn Europe.
 Not only .lIa this blend produce that rich anna anJ flavor but it was found that ehiCuTy couutfrHeted fAe bad tHff ts nary coffee injurious drank the cnmbird. tion and it proved both refreshing and
 Fms if is seen that chicory has been used for centuries fa Europe where Ii ls regarded as q necessary addition To soI- fee
 Americans began using ehieery as soon as they realized it was put on lAe mar tet to improve the quality of coffee and not in any spirit of dishonesty. Fortu- nafely the new United States pure food law requires ali makers to state on thelr packages what the contents are and tliis projects the buyer from all substitutes for pure coffee and pure chisOry and inc Tures a grade equal Co tlHi from which The old fashioned lluteh beverage is made
 Through dur foreign born sifizeus so consistently demanding it. the merits of Chleory have heeomp known by word ot mouth untH those who have heretofore been disappointed In securing Inc feA, fuO rnffee flavor in their morning heveE- ago have feand that hy buying coffee mixed With chcorv they secure the exact con nbinatfon they have been seeking.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26

If you have not found time to put up good and handy screens to your house, now is time to get busy. The wire will cost very little and the screens may save you from an infection that would cost you much sickness and suffering Put up screens and be a Union man.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26

High aims form noble character and great objects bring out great minus Tryen Edwards.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26

The first virtue Is to restrain the tongue: he attains true greatness who knows how to be silent even when he is in the right-Gato.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26

It Is gratifying thing to note that there is q tendency to return to bee keeping and sheep raising. Let the Union discuss the advantages of hay. ing a few colonies i'll some nice corner and few sheep grazins in places tha; are of little use otherwise.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26

Garfield Tea-a simple and satisfactory laxative, Composed of Herbs, t regulates liver and kidneys, overcomes constipation and brings Good Health.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
Important 10 Mothers.
euIoarians' Healthful Diet.

In Bulgaria the chief article of food is sour milk made into zoghuft. On this diet the people live To rare old age.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
p,,rscrRrDIS ISsTo14 DAYS.

ptz0 OINTMENT 8 guaranteed to cure dBy p y sa i1 If Itching. Blind. Bleeding CT fros'uu'Hs ' " sto ildays or moncy refunded Se'
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26

The damage caused by rust is more 10 be feared than the wear and tear of work-Haliburton.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26
c,rst.s HEADACHE.

lt., p.o,,, ,5,,5s..,5f Headache. LAXATIVE BRoMo 3TiNfNE E removes cause. E.W Grove on box -''e
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-26

He surely is in want of anothers patience who has none of h!s own Layater