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COPPER MARIxET, CLOSE.

ArIk. com'l, 10; Apex, 4N Aim. 65:
Bals. az. Black Min An; Bos Cons
lsh: Bos. Ely ~; Butte Gin, 1914
BIN glns. &C. Cons q Il s ss; = Lon Cop,
IL; Eiy, ST.; Frank: 10, Cir. AZ u', &.
can. O.; Han, s; Helv., az !; Kew Cop.
3; La Sale, IS; Mass, a. MAJ. 2;
Roy, %; New. Cons. i1h New Utah.
Old Dom. ssis: osc.' 90; Par III i Ps..
q. Quincy. %; Raven. IN Rhode Isl.
Santa re. ~ Sup. Cop. 1s7s: Tam.
rs; Trim. Cop. IN Troy. Ia: Utah
Cons, 1855; It'd. Cop, com, ". 8.
r.. com, 81 " Wet. 3 u Win. "a
---z- NEW YORK sUGAR----
NEW YORK. Jan. 7o.--The domestic
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arst visitor-Most interesting coun-
~ round about here. Have you seen
~ ruins?
Second Visitor Cwho has just paid
hlD bil)-Yes; suppose you mean
tAe guests leaving this hotel.--London
XItBk{9. ..s I'll,
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Charges Against BARRIERS Dismissed.

Justice Stein dismissed two cases
Monday morning in which charges
were made against BARRIERS for keep
ing open on Sunday. The defendants
were Chris Bicail and William Beas-
ley. The evidence was not conclusive
I'm either case.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, Jan. 0.--Hogs-Receipt 9
80. 900. steady TO sc higher: mixed. 81 rs
Q4.55: heavies, $4254455: roughs,
t4.20G425; pigs s3.65q4.25: workers.,
Sass Gao. Cattle-Receipts $4,000,
steady TO loc lower: beeves. 1856 az 20;
s3.2594: calves. $5.50g7.25: westerns,
t3.70Gl ago; stockers and feeders, 81. so
n4s5. Sheep-Receipts $4,000. steady:
native and western sheep. S3.5065.70;
yearlings, $5l6;- lambs. native and
western. $5.50n7S0.
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In the new naval register, which
will be issued In few weeks, Admiral
Dewey will not have signal mo. l."
as he has formerly been designated.
He will hereafter be known In the ser
vice as "E. A. b. c." Instead OF hav-
ing signal mo. 2" Admiral Evans will
be known as ''E. A. p. d." These
changes are the result OF the adoption
OF a new system OF signals. Combina-
lions of letters will in the future be
used instead OF numerals
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Thoughts on Suicide.

"It is no less vain to seek death
than 1t is cowardly to face it."-SIr
Philip Sidney.
by all human laws, AZ well as d..
vine, self murder has ever been agreed
on as the greatest crime."-Sir VIM.
Temple.
The Salvation Army In New York
has established a suicide bureau,
where persons contemplating self-de-
struction can obtain not only advice
but temporary relief when needed.
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U. S. GOVERNMENT BONDS

eron Cnrrie & CO. New % reg ioaL
@1oS; do, coup, lo4h CLOS; new &c
reg, 1ooH @1oI: do. coup. 101 @102;
new 4s reg, 1854 Q1201: do. coup.
h@122: Phil. Is. 110h offered.
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Markets ard Finance

! Timothy seed-Prime spot 2S bags
/ at S2.tO.
Barley-sole by sample. l car at sl.S5
per ewt.
Monday, included 600 bbls Of -four.
| cars OF wheat. rs OF corn. OF oats, and
/ ? OF rye. Whhdrawals were 200 bols
OF flour. 1855 bu>of wheat. 4,26s bu OF
oats, sos bu OF barley, and 5.5l4 bu OF
| rye. Stocks are 3S0270 bu OF wheat
| l341S7 bu OF corn. $1,000 bu or oats
4.27s bu OF barley and 1877 pa or rye
| Wheat on passage, 100000 ou, de-
St Louis wheat receipts Monday ~
600 bu; year ago. 10000 hu.
| Wheat receipts at Kansas CITY So9
| cars; year ago. ~ cars
] Wheat in Liverpool closed SD, and
corn a a I'd lower.
| Winnipeg received Sl3 cars or wheat
Northwestern wheat receipts Mon
| day 67S cars: year ago, 34S cars
Visible supply changes: Wheat, 500
600 bu decrease: corn. $4,000 bu in
crease; oats 100000 bu increase.
Wheat receipts ct primary points
Monday, l.252.000 ou; year ago, $4,000
Exports OF wheat ana nour Monday.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Iseportsd for The Tines n... .hron n.s
! brokers. Penobscot buildtng).
! CHICAGO. Jan eo.--wheat declined
/ ssGS4c at the opening. May selling OH
/ 10 $1.Ol Is. The weakness OF European
markets and large northwest receipts
were the factors. Worlds shipments
! are about as expected. Northwest ears
total GIS versus 348 last year. la Plata
offerings arc liberal al Liverpool Bud
apest. Berlin, Liverpool and Antwerp
are - al s. c lower.
| Opening PRICES Wheat--May. 81 ,92
! 4l,01s, Corn-v-May1.s 40 u a soc. oats
, May, '537s a SIC. PoTk-.May; $3.50.
Lard--May. sS9S.02ia Ribs-May. s105
/ IT f.ie.-
/ with shorts the leading buyers and the
offerings small. Corn was "a a ~ bet
ter oats gained h0Ac Provisions
were az &c better.
Closing prices: wheat-May. $1.02ss.
! Corn-May 60Lc bid. oats-May. 5fLc
asked Pork-May. sl3.3713 Lard
May. ss02i5 QS.05 bid. Ribs-May.
( $712H bid.
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seIentho.

when I accepted Emil. he declar.
"a ~thnt he was In the seventh heav-
u Fl believe that all right. He's been
on<nnod six times beforels--From
x'f1ns-Atlantic Tales.
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refined and raw sugar market steady.
The sLondon beet sugar market is
steady with January unchanged at 9s
9Ssd. and February unchanged at 9s
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LOCAL STOCKS.

rhe following quotations furnished
by Lewis c. Gorton. No. 1415 Majestic
building. Jan. IL. 1908:
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lust Rebuke.

Cook-'Heavens the missus II com
ing! Quick. into the linen closetH
-PeIIeemaA---rINhat nnt[tntu
pantry? Nina, is that true love ~
From Transatlantic Tales.
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NEW YORK STOCK LETTER.

sEx-dividend. 2 per cent.
tEx-divitiend, IL per cent
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AM. SMELLING
DROPS 4 SO
ExeRTs DEPRESSING INFLUENCE
ON MANY OTHER STOCKS ;,
q. T. is FIRM.
STOCK MARKET. CLOSE.

Am. G. s. f.. slss do pfd. 90; Am.
k L@ ro SS+ DO pfd; III s Am sIgi llSM
Is. AZ sai Fe eo 4s b b. q 6 On So C0 B.
Il. Tr., 45N; Cent. Leath., l9A: Oh. a.
o., 81 Can. Pao. 1903; c; q CT; W.
u. Il II. Can. 1853 " ID. & Rio Or, 20 8
Erie, 1S&; do lists, SO; do ends. %.
Gen. Elec, 122h III. Cent, 1872; l.. a.
NJ. k. & rex. q "a !; DO pfd, sSis Mo.
Pac.. 43& Nickel PL, 32H Nat. Lead.
4oA; n. & w. sS; North Am, 81 \.
& II, 1909; ont x W., 3ia; Penn.
Z Read, iOs%; p ;. s ST GAP p ssa; Rep ?.
st. bSA Itoc soL Isl, 1s1s' do ptd, 2sls;
7eA; Sou. Ry. 1olz; Tex & 'PaPc;. :9A;
u. S. Rub. 81. U. s. Steel. 3Ois; do
pfd, s3&; Wabash. ,; do pfd, l6A ".
u. Tele.. IS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20,-The stock
market opened irregular. Colorado
Fuel opened Sd higher. Union Pacific
gained Ia ar the outset and the last
mentioned advanced in all "a. Read
ing, Copper and New York Central and
Sugar advanced IA. Southern Pacific,
St Paul and Steel common were un-
changed. Ontario q Western opened
IL lower. Cotton Oil Ia, Pennsylvania,
Atchison and Kansas & Texas 1-2 low
er. The feature OF the market was
break In Smelling. That stock opened
"a lower and lost in all 2 5-S net. A;
the end OF 10 minutes trading the
market was easier.
After a weak opening and some ma
terial declines IN early trading in the
general list of the stock market, a
strong tone developed around the
room and prices OF nearly everything
traded in made fair advances before
the end OF the first hour. American
Smelling was an exception TO this gen
eral strength and under q constant
supply In large blocks. declined 4 3-S
to 67 Ia The room had 1t that most
OF the selling on this downward move
ment came from inside sources and
there was much conjecture as to the
incentive.
The pressure In American Smelling
exerted for q time depressing IN
fiuence on many other stocks and was
used by some of the large room trad
ers as an excuse for offering several
issues regarded as market leaders az
declines, In the first few minutes. The
bull manipulation was concentrated In
the Pacific Issues. There was con
tinued heavy buying of Steel common
by a prominent house. and Brooklyn
Transit, which has been notably
strong since the closing of the books
for the annual meeting, was held firm
around AZ. The net changes is other
stocks were unimportant.
Governments unchanged; other
bonds steady.
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(b)Bid. ,s)split. tn)Nomina

bJBid. fsDSpIlt tnlNOmlhaL
TOLEDO CLOSE.
TOLEDO Jan. 20.--Close: Wheat
Cash, s1.00i. May. s1.03%; July. $3.50;
September, 96%c Corn--Cash, SIC:
May elhc: July. 6fc; September, 60i1c.
Oats--Cash. 53Ac; May. 54%c. Septem-
Der, 3sA. Glover seed-Cash and jan
uary. $l0.72h; March. sl0.So; April,
othy. s2.20. Rye--No. /. sac; No. 2. sac.
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LIVE STOCK.
EAST BUFFALO.
Livestock Report ny sndIcr. Rorick a
Co.. Commission Merchants.

BUFFALO. Jan. 20.--(special.)- Cat
tie-Receipts 5000. 15@15c lower; ex-
port steers. s5.5o@5.75; shipping steers.
$5M5.c5; butcher steers. $4.25G5: helf-
ers. t45: cows. Sc a $50: feeders, 81 %
AIS; stockers, s2.75m3.25. Hogs-Re-
ceipts $4,000; medium and heavy. s4.45
G460: mixed, s4.50q455; workers., $3.50
o. 400; pigs, s4.6094.75. Sheep-fse-
ceipts $4,000: top lambs, $500 SO /.
yearlings seqs,ho; sheep. ss@s: top
calves. $S.506e25
EAST BUFFALO. " ". Jan. -
Cattle-Receipts 125 head. trade light,
steady. Veais-Receipts 400 head. mar
veals, s47sq9.s Sheep and Lambs-Re-
ceipts 5000 head. market slow. lambs
Toe lower, sheep, steady; lambs. Gull TO
choice, si30Q7.40. few at $3.50: year
lings. Ss96.35; wethers. s5.50G6; ewes.
s5W5.50. mixed sheep, S3G5.50 Hogs
a AGO head market slow aud
f0c lowerit pigs and workers. $4.45N
$50: mixed and heavies. s440m4.45;
roughs. s3.75G3.so; stays. $685.
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Reported for. The Times by Cameron
Currie &. Co.. 116-11s Griswoid-st;
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Cotton prices, furnished by Cameron
Currie q Co. Opening.
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BOSTON COPPER.

Reported for The Times by Cameron
Currie g. Co. 116-11s Griswoid-st.e.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
The Srruggler's Opinion

Tor to the srruggler It is bound to appear incon-
ceivable that a vastly wealthy human beng
should be or could be unhappy, or not happy-t""
different things by the way
Not 10 wear the yoke Of labor; TO have the tree
dom Of . seaguu, TO 60 up and down the world
almost in q stupefactiOn Of luxury. never to be
tied IN pent up. landlocked confined to any monot-
cr- Of place: never to be worried about tomorrow
or the rainy day of the approaching years, to move
re-7,et1allv In an atmosphere Of culture wealth
hopo,+ culture to be able coolly TO snap the fingers
IN the teeth Of lurking Adversely; to be able t"
Iestov all the good and ornate things OF life upon
cherished ones. never to hear the faintest echo OF
the bowling of the Wolf Of Needs It imaginable
that a human being conditioned should or could
be unhappy, not happy
Thus the strugglcr views the matter lie dis
scots the story Of the millionaire mIstortunes ana
infllilv he concludes that the millionaire mlstor-
tunes are the fault. certainly not of his wealth
but Of his inability properly to ENJOY his wealth.
All Of us, by the way. possess profound. II iur-
tive and uue xpressed belief that could dlsburse
wealth TO a great deal advantage TO ourselves
and TO hers and have vastly more fun with IT, than
the people that already have the millions we
would not make any mistakes If we were possessed
Of richest We would know what traps and pitfalls
To avoid We would not lose sanity II wealth
was suddenly to fall to u.s. No riOtous misconduct
no slavish obedience the foolish mandates OF plu-
tocratic social sets, monkey dinners. no haIlne
osrentator of anv sort-f we had 1T For US, study
travel self Improvement rich but not garsh homes
IN CITY and country Il serene enjoyment OF All those
tine things Of life that purchasable by wealth
orr charities too based not unworthy desire
10 perpetuate our name, but on genuine desire 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
= Failacy from the Rich

s-ar,t suspected. f.. tae way that the million
-aarrs- -' l4TIe1 upon the more or less imaginary
,aiag eI ---.,is OF poverty were. TO express the
ages. - ll5 -rriagIug me- and perhaps them
ao.s,- ~, Il not that. that they were rather uu-
saoes III -9sl with The sound Of their own
De enc nave invariably reached and reriveted
bought after these little journeys 10 the
CT ei,y9l3Tias of Millionaire. that Wealth
easir r'ISe is oae Of the finest little distorted
R.e e. We have ia the English language
7grai53o11 Knows that frayed and frazzled
aaI1ireaAl: Wealth Does Not Necessarily Bring
'.res y 1t does not. in all cases. There are
-aoie instances wherein wealth certainly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13

has not brought happiness ro It's Ioaae77Jrs But
these instances merely cause one to wonder whether
such wealth buriened individuals are capable OF
achieving happiness in any circumstances W ouid
they he happier for example. If they We're poor:
Doubt Is bound to thicken about such question.
Moreover we hear all about the isolated instances
Of unhappiness among millionaires- 4 great deal
less Is said and written about the tremendously
fine time the happy milionaires are ENJOYING
Americans are people that require to he SHOWN.
They swallow with many grains of salt these SPORADIC
and sometimes highly tinctured accounts under the
caption The Miseries of the Rich" Eagerly would
they brave such rniseresl Willingly would they
take q chance on gilded unhappiness,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
If Vanderbilt Had Been Poor

II Is different though. when YOU hear mllhonaIre
"a millionaire from his cradle-Speculatlng upon
what it means. or upon what it would have meant
70 him to be poor. Once | had the curious eN-
nerience Of hearing famous millionaire lndulging
in such fancy
He was the William X Vanderbilt who OF late
wears has lived IN France,-second son OF the
-epured Public Be Damned Vanderbilt, and father
If the Duchess OF Marlborough. 1t may as Wen
10 said here that this William K. always seemed
- me the most agreeable Of the Vanderbilt
clan. as well as the handsomest frankest, and best
hammered.
Il was sixteen years ago. 1 was hotel reporter
for a Chicago newspaper. William X Vanderbilt
lust arrived IN Chicago III his private car and loung
inc about the lobby of the Auditorium. seemed rich
prey for a hotel reporter with MISSION to inter
view personages.
William X. | soon found, however was not inter
viewable Very engaging, very amiable. very smii-
ing; but with nothing to say for printing How
ever he appeared be lonesome,-sald that he was
in fact-and asked the would be interviewer to dine
with him lie a man, and a finished one, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
Small Chance of Having the Test

IT Is very natural OF course. that We should thus
picture our conduct as persons of wealth The
chief beauty of such picturing IS that we are not
likely as to the majority Of us to be disillusioned
with respect to our manner of behaving in such
fine situation. The self compaisant man who knows
precisely what ne IS going TO do in perfectly cool
manner in case of fire, sometimes has chance to
Try himself in these circumstances-and usually,
1y the way he acts with ali Of the calm deliberaton
IF a red ant on a hot rock. But safely draw
the loveliest images of ourselves in the role OF
millionaire with the danger always satisfyingly
mote that we ever shall be put to the test of living
llp to such beautiful forecasts Of ourselves
The speculations Of struggers as to their possible
achievement Of wealth OF of having wealth thrust
upon them are bound to be more or less common
place because such specuations nearly always are
built on one pattern and that pattern evolved out
Of the universal fancy.-nanely. that we ourselves
would make such infinitely better mlhonalres than
the reckless or stupid or wrong headed, or unappre-
-iative chaps who now possess the millions.
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Drawing by Walter H. Everett
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-01-13
rha interast oraated in 1eading cities

The interest created in leading cities
during the past year by young Mr..
Cooper with his new preparation, is
largely accounted for by peculiar
quality possessed by this medicine,
which he calls his New Discovery.
Mr.. Cooper believes that internal
parasites, or tapeworms, are respon-
sible for much i'll health, and it is an
undoubted fact that his medicine has
expelled immense numbers of these
creatures in various cities visited by
him. The young man also believes
that stomach trouble is the main cause
of all i'll health. He claims that few
can have poor health with a good di-
gestion. He further claims that his
New Discovery medicine does nothing
but tone up the stomach, yet it not
only expels the parasites, but relieves
many other ailments rot as a rule as
ISOLATED with stomach trouble.
Little Jessie Birdsall, daughter OF
Mrs. Ida Birdsall, living at 2138 Car
roll Avenue, Chicago, is among many
relieved Of a large parasite by Mr.
Cooper's preparation during his stay
in that city. In speaking of the mat
ter to Mr.. Cooper, the mother said:
MY child Jessie, who is fourteen years
. old, has been suffering with this
trouble for over seven years. Until
this morning we did not know What
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Continued On 5th page }
old Tryon Place Burned.

A dispatch of the 9th from
New Bern says that the old
historic building there which
was, part of Governor Tryon's
palace before the Revolutionary
war. was destroy led by FIRE Thurs
day morning. The building was
used as a. residence by James B
Duffy, and was in a state of ex-
cellent preservation, notwith
standing its extreme age. 1t is
said that this was the wing OF
the original palace and was used
by the Colonial Governor as 8
stable but this Abatement is con.
tradicted.
The fire originated in the attic,
supposed by a spark from de
fective fue.
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PECULIAR PROPERTIES
h0VhsSaS SAVE 49,.
OF new MEDICINE
Cooper Preparation Attracts Widespread AT
tention by Expecting Internal
Parasites.

the trouble was. She was extremely
nervous; the least little thing would
upset her; her tongue was coated, ana
at times she would have a good ap-
petite, then again could not bear the
sight of food; she was restless at
night, had a bad breath, especially
when she got up of mornings. we
tried everything to relieve her, but
met with no success. We were just
on the point of giving up trying any.
thing else, when we began to read OF
Cooper's New Discovery. Several days
ago we purchased this medicine. Jes.
sic has been using it regularly, and
this morning this parasite left her
system. / dent wonder that she has
always felt bad, and nothing we would
give her seemed to relieve her. Now
that she is relieved of this tapeworm
feel sure that she will grow better
each day, and enjoy perfect health.
Mr.. Cooper, your medicine is worth a
thousand times more than you charge
for 1t. 1 know of a number of people
] troubled the saTue way as Jessie has
been, and l certainly expect to tell
them personally to try your medicine
We would advise anyone who has
been troubled for some time with gen
eral poor health to try this great med
icine, We are agent for it in this city
Mol ,pan-ROZier Co,
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Iono live the Kfnoi

Is the popular cry Throughout En-
ropean countries while in Ameri-
ca, the cry Of the present day l.
''Long live Dr.. Kings New Dis
rovery. King of Throat and Lung
Remedies - of which Mrs. julia
Ryder Paine, Truro, Mass, saysT
1T never fails to give immediate
relief and to quickly cure cough
or c Id" Mrs. Paine's opinion il
shared by majority of the inhab.
itsnts of this country. New Dis.
covery cures weak lungs and soIs
throats after all other remedies
have failed; and for coughs and
colds it's the proven remedy
Guaranteed by all Druggists. 500.
.And $1.W Trial bst40 free.
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MEMORIAL TO SENATORS.
In an Open Letter to Senators
Simmons and Gverman Cover
aOr Glenn Urges Them to Stand
for Effort to Secure Federal In
ter-State Liquor Law.

Governor Glenn has written
the following letter to Senators
Simmer and Overman:
"As is doubtless known to you,
very large percentage OF the
counties of North Carolina have
by reason of the provisions of
the Watts law voted upon them
selves prohibition, also by rea-
son of what's known as the jug
law il our State, one county can
protect itself against the shipping
of .Whiskey from another cour-
ty into its territory. There, how
ever, exists very grievous wrong
in regard to the shippingo Of spir-
itous liquors from other States
into our State, and especially in
to the territory where the sale of
liquor has been prohibited.
Il notice in the papers that
Senator Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, and Senator Clay, of Geor-
gia, are making an active fight for
the passage OF a law that will
prohibit liquor dealers in one
State shipping into prohibition
territory in other States.
This law is fair and j2st and
should be enacted for the pro-
lection of the people who by their
votes eliminated wishey traffic
II therefore, knowing the con-
ditions which exist in the State,
do earnestly beg of you to use
your influence in enacting a law
to prevent in the future shippers
of whiskey in another State
from shipping to prohibition sec
tons.
by doing this you will b.
rendering the State of North
Carolina a great service"
A letter of similar tenor viii
oe sent to each Representative II
| Congress.
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Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, Clothing

Is right up to the standard-our stock immense 1t will
all be onered at greatly reduced prices We have
line to select from and will make special prices on all
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ROBERT e. LEE.
A Virginian's Tribute to the Great
Confederate Commander.
John S. Wise, in The Circle.

SOAu o. V1Scy IL 1uo
No man ever commanded more
absolutely the love and trust of
his soldiers than Robert E Lee
Their devotion was not that of
the reckless followers of Napo-
leon. 1t was like the love and
trust of children for a father
He rode and walked and talked
among The N like a fahter with
his sons. They knew his great
mind planned for their safety as
well as their glory; they knew he
was faultlessly brave; that his
heart anu soul were wrapped up
in them; that he shared their
triumphs and their sufferings as
truly as if he we're a private
soldier.
Lees place in the Virginian
heart is next to Washington
whom he much resembled-in
some things even ahead OF Wash.
Iiogton. There was more love in
Lees composition than in Wash.
ington's.
/ count it an inestimable privi-
lege that l knew this great man
not as an equal or an intimate, OF
course, but as a very hum BILE
and a very insignificant young
person who was allowed to touch
the hem of his garment.
I knew all the other great mill
tary leaders of that period
Grant, Johnston, Sherman
: Sheridan-had many opportuni
ties to observe them in public
and in private. None of then
9 impressed ne as did Genera
) Lee. Possibly I was partial, bu
3 [ do not think so. About tua
6 war [ am philosopher. 1t wa
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