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day and the market during next week will be OF
holiday character on account OF the absentees
from the ringside The first of the new year
sources of the relation of supply and demand.
AS the New York. New orleans ana Liver.
pool markets viii be closed until MONDAY next
there was inclination to enter into new com
mitments today on either side, but on the open
ing the weeks statistics will be the governing
factor so far be seen now
Spot closed quiet; mddlng uplands' S.ooc'
mlddlne gulf, 9.55c: sales. $500 bales
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New York MONEY Market

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Prime mercantile pa
per. 4@4h per cent
Sterling exchange, steady. with actual business
in bankers bills at $4.S7 for demand and 81. S505
asa .S5l5 for 60 day bills.
Commercial bills, $4S4A d4.S4B.
Bar silver 1850.
Mexican dollars 45c.
Government bonds; railroad bonds irregular.
Money call steady at . y as per cent; rul-
ing rate and closing bid, 3 per cent; offered, 3A
per cent
Time loans. quiet and steady; 60 and 90 days,
81 @31a per cent; 6 months, 315 G3A per cent
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weekly Trade ReYics

NEW YORK. Dec. PR G. Dunn & Co. s
weekly review tomorrow will say:
Retail sales have been large both of holiday
goods and staples. but seasonable duness is
noted in jobbing and wholesale lines. Fall
River mills and some other manufacturing plants
closed from Thursday night to Monday morning
but many shops had too many orders on hand
for an extended layof. The output OF iron
and steel is steadily increasing, blast furnaces
at Gary being added to the active capacity this
week. Little change occurred in prices most
commodities rising where any alteration is
found Aside from the complaints from the
south, attributed to the low price Of cotton
trade reports indicate much greater activity
than year ago Retail trade IN dry goods
was not large at the east. but very favorable
reports are received from the west The brief
squirt in export trade was not maintained no
further interest being shown by China while
the only new business is in small orders for
prints from Manila and South America. More
lines of woolens have been opened with fairly
good results. A steadier tone is noted in packer
hides and country stock is also firmer. Cattle
receipts have decreased and seasonable deterior-
alton in quality of hides is not accompanied by
q corresponding decline in prices. On the other
hand. foreign dry hides are distinctly weaker
Bradstreet's tomorrow will say:
Holiday trade expanded further and reached
its maximum this week with a majority of cities
reporting this class of business larger than
year ago A few cities report the volume
larger than in 1906 though qualifying this hy
saying that the aggregate money value is
smaller owing to cheaper grades of goods bought
In wholesale and jobbing lines the week has been
a quiet one with the possible exception of staple
wools, which have been sold well at the highest
prices OF the year. Attention In wholesale lines
is largely concentrated inventories and calcu-
lations as to thee entire years business. AS to
this latter. there is very general agreement that
while business in the latter months of the year
helped to swell the turnover there is percep-
tible decrease. ranging from TO 20 per cent in
the volume of value of business done in 1907
and 1906. There is also general agreement that
the profits have been decreased owing to the
prevalence of small orders throughout the year
and cutting of prices to attract business Re-
ports as to collections are not materially changed
from last week and the number of cities report
ing payments slow or only fair exceeds that re-
porting normal or good receipts.
.srhe iron trade is marking time as usual at
this season of the year.
Business failures for the week ending De-
cember % in the United States five days) num-
Der 1876. against 81 last week, 24S in the like
week of 1907.
Wheat. including hour. exports from the
United States and Canada for the week ending
December %, aggregated 3.0245 sol bushels
against 5,645. .2s5 the last week and 6.254. $40
this week last year. For the 26 weeks ending
December % this year the exports are Il2 s55 423
bushels. against 113,9I6.253 in the corresponding
nor
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G futures ranged as follows:
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Cash Grain and Proyision.

CHICAGO. Dec. 24.-Cash quotations were as
follows Flour. steady: No. 3 spring wheat 81 "a
l.07: No. corn. 5s@5sAc; No. 2 yellow. 5sGn
5sl4c; No. white. 501a @51c: No. 2 rye. T36
I31ac; good feeding barley. 59d5eiac: fair to
choice mailing 61664c; No. / northwestern
faxseed. STAT; prime timothy seed, So. so:
clover contract grades 10: short ribs. sides
tloose). SIs7l2 dS.3Ii2: mess pork, per bbl.
sl4.75d14.sT12: lard. per 100 lbs Se.47is; short
clear sides (boxed), Ss321S as. .6215.
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Butter. Cheese and EGGS

CHICAGO Dec. o4.--On the produce exchange
today the butter market was steady; creameries
22m51c: dairies 81 3 M25c: eggs, steady: at
mark. cases included. 26G29c: frsts 3Oc; prime
frsts Sic; cheese strong I4M15c
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nriea Fruits. Ralslns. Nut. and Hone,

Fruits-Evaporated apples, 524 G16l5e; aprieots
711GIOc; peaches, 444l2e for standards, 516c
for choice and exc for fancy; pears. Az @Sc:
pitted plums, 712@Sc; neetarines, 566c: fgs
3hGl4c; prunes. size basis, pa 0314e. with a
premium for the larger sizes.
Raisins-Cl -Clusters-None left. London layers
. crown SI.05: 3 crown, $1-1J- Seeded 56
5tac. seedless 2lsc; ThOmpsons seedless 3as =
for uubleached; loose muscatels. 4Iac for crown
3lac for crown and &c for ? crown.
Nuts-Almonds. nonpareils, IL y a 12e; IxI.
foiLmIlc: ne plus ultra. Zoe: Drake eILc.
lanenedocs, S15 G9c: hardshells, 7Ise WaIuuts2
s0al3c per 10 for No. l softshen and SGIOe
for No do; 12c for No. l hardsheH and SIC
For No do; ehestnuts, SG1Oc per ID for Ifslis1-
6lberts. 121a@14c; pecans. 15G17c.
Honey-water white comb, 15es white 13n
lac: light amber: lug iz19e: DARK amber. 9410c;
light amber. 615GTc; dark amber and candied
4lh@51ac per lb.
for dark.
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London Closing Stocks

Bar silver-Steady: 22asd per ounce.
Money-21 per cent
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 2& per cent and for three months
bills 5-16 per cent
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Receipts of Prnduc.
STOCK MARKET

Fair Trading In Bouds-Com.tOcks
Lower and GOidhelds HIgher-Ex-
changes Adjourned to Monday - 4
1nere was a fair business OF SEA 900 in bon, \
on the stock and bond exchange vesterdayS y
put sales OF shares were few There were 10
nuctuatlons worthy Of note. The following were
sugar. SOe This exchange stands adjourned 70
Monday. the 2Sth.
me Comstoek mining shares were generally
weak, VITA Ophir. Mexican and Yellow Jacket
,ower- IN the southern Nevadas the Tonopahs
Ne,e unehanged but the Goldflelds were frm,
WIN several OK the leaders hlgher. Booth was
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Poultry and Game

az per box; celery. 4O@75c per doz; marrOwfat
squash, sl0g15 per ton
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The Christmas HOLIDAYS

All the eastern and local exchanges stand
adjourned to Monday. hence there will be very
little business anywhere the rest of this week.
The banks close today, but will be open to-
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ST. LOUIS, Dee. 24.-Wool unchanged: me-
dunn grades, combing and clothing. 1871 d2315c;
light fine, 16l2 @20c; heavy fine, 1015 @16c; tub
washed, 23@31c.
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TACOMA, Dec. 24.-Wheat. milling, bluestem,
81: export bluestem, 94c; club 90c; red, Ssc.
PORTLAND, Dec. 24.-Wheat-Track prices:
Club. 90c: bluestem. 96c; turkey red 93c; red
Russian, SSc; valley, 92c.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Naval stores-Turpentine and Rosin

SAVANNAH. Ga. Dec 24-Turpentine-
Firm, Csc; sales, COZ; receipts, 754; shipments.
1,13S.
Rosin-Firm: sales. 3.o26: receipts. s.0Ss:
shipments, Al; stock. 15s 100. Quote: B. d.,
Z. S3-021: F. $3.021a @3.05; G. S3.0215 as: II,
$40; l. S4.15: X. $50; NJ, $3.50; n, $6.15;
WG, S6.40; WV, $500
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Change in Date
Northern Wheat Market

NEW YORK. Dec. 24-Bradstreet's bank
clearings Will be issued Saturday instead Of to-
morrow.
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THE COPPER STOCKS
BOSTON. Dec. 24.-The market closed strong
ali through the list in spite of the usual evening
up of contracts before double holiday The
action of the rails would Indicate sweeping
change TO be made in the railroad map Many
Of the Junior rails will be abandoned by the
trunk lines. The best movers at present are
Kansas City Southern and Baltimore and Ohio.
Both of these stocks should have a rapid ad-
vance on merit. North Butte very strong
advancing easily Altogether the market closed
in way TO make all the bulls happy.
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by L. f. Hut
ton G. Co., 400 California street. San Fran
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs

There was another heavy decline in prices
for the upper grades Of fresh eggs yesterday.
selected pullet eggs, which cut quite ng-
ure In the market. when large stock was
scarce, were BE lower at 33c- The members OF
the exchange decided to adjourn at the close
OF business yesterday until Monday. and the
fact that there would be change In the quo
tations for practically four days was directly
responsible for the sharp break in prices. Large
RECEIVERS decided to put the market down IN
order TO prevent an accumulation of high priced
stock over the holidays, and they started on by
selling extras at 40c dozen under the call.
The opportunity to secure supplies at low prices
was seized by the small receivers and what
was intended to be sellers market developed
into buying proposition. causing the price TO
In the butter market trading was active and
the continued scarcity Of strictly fine table
goods sent the price of fresh extras up l1ae
TO 3612c pound, bids at that figure falling
TO bring out any stocks change There was
nothing in cheese.
Transactions the exchange were confined
to eggs, the sales being follows: Five cases
25 at 411ac, 25 at 42c' 20 at 42i5c. 10 at 43c
and Of pullets at 33c a dozen.
Receipts were $4,000 lbs butter, 1,5OO lbs
cheese and 255 cases eggs
lished by sales bids and offers on the dOor Of
the dairy exchange. Prices in the street. while
governed by the exchange quotations. generally
range from hc to &c higher, owing TO the vari-
Gus charges to be added.
Butter-Fresh creamery extras, 361ac per ID,
firm; do drsts, Soc steady; do seconds, 25c,
steady do thirds, zoe. steady; local storage
extras. 29c. steady; picked butter, 231ae steady;
storage packing stock. p 1ae, firm; storage east
ern ladies, 23c, firm.
Cheese-California: Fancy fats. 141ac per ID,
steady; do hrsts. 14c, steady; do seconds, 1ae,
steady; fancy Young Americas. 161sc. weak; do
nrsts,' 16c. weak; storage hats, 13e, weak. Ore
gon: Fancy fats. 14c. weak; fancy Young
Americas, 161ae. weak; fancy eastern eheddars.
1Ic steady; Oregon storage fats, 14c, drms do
Young Americas, 15c. hrm-
Eggs tper dozen cases ineluded) California
fresh extras, 4Sc. steady; do frsts, &c, steady;
do seconds. sac, steady; do thirds, 29c. steady;
selected pullets. 33c drm. Storage goods-CaI-
fornia extras, 35c frm: do frsts. 321sc firm; do
seconds. 2612c, 1rm; eastern extras 3Oe, firm;
do hrSts, 2Sc. firm: do seconds. 26e firm.
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Loans, Exchange and silver

Prime mercantile paper. .......... sac per cent
Loans real estate. Gas per cent
Sterling exchange, 60 days. -Q4 1914
Sterling exchange, sight. ........ -@4 STA
Sterling exchange, cables. ...... -@l4. ssh
New York exchange, sight. ...... "a 5
New York exchange, telegraphic. a 10
Hongkong exchange, sight ID AIS
Hongkong exchange, telegraphic. "a AZ
Silver. per ounce ....... "a 1895
New York exchange, telegraphic. a IN
Hongkong exchange, sight t..... "a 411a
Hongkong exchange telegraphc "a 41ss
Silver, per ounce ............ a 4S@t
Mexican dollars ars............. a so
CONTINENTAL
New York on Paris ..................
New York Mexico. Observation-Disclosures. 2012
San Francisco on Mexico. co......... 80
Paris on London ....................25 IL
Berlin on London Observation-Disclosures.
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Eastern Livestock Market

(HlCAGO
CHICAGO. Dec. -Cattle-Receipts esti-
mated 200: market weak. Beeves. $3.5oG7 60;
Texans, Ss5oa4.So: westerns, SS.5o@5.5o: stock
ers and feeders, s.. 2.6o@4.I0; cows and heifers
Hogs Receipts, estimated 10000; market 5@
Zoe higher. Light S4-9o95.7o; mixed. 5000
to choice heavy. $5.55@5 .9o;- pigs, $3.7o@4. So
bulk of sales. s5.4o@5.so.
steady Native. s2eoa4oo: western. s2'so@
40; yearlings, $5d6.25: lambs, native. 81. 50m
7.7oi western. s. 4,5o@7. %;
SOUTH OMAHA
SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 24.-Cattle Receipts
2.600; market 1o@15c higher. Western steers,
SO. .25@6 Texas steers, s3n5.l0: COWS and hcif
feeders S2.i5@5-25; calves, S3@6; bulls aud
stays s2.50@4.25.
Hogs Receipts. 1000: market 1o62oc higher
Heavy. s5.5Od5.75: mixed. s5.4o@5.50: light
s51o@o.oo; pigs, $S.50@5; bulk Of sales. $40
Sheep Receipts. 200: market. active and
stronger. Yearlings. S4.s5@6; wethers. S4.25@
40; ewes ssoe@4 G 40; : lambs; ,r1%y Se2o@Ts5.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 24.-catfle-Receipts.
1000. stockers and feeders. S3@5.25; bulls.
ss.sog4. s9 calves. ss5oass25;, s, western steers.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000; market 5G1oc higher.
Bulk of sales. s5.2o@5. 70; heavy. sJ.65@5 50;
packers. and butchers, s5.4o@5.75; light, s5@
sheep@Receipts. 1000: market steady. Nut
tons. S4.25d5.T0; lambs. $5.50@I.50: range
wethers, s4@6.25; fed ewes $2.a5@45o.
Los Angeles Markets
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 24.-No attempt was
made at business on the produce exchange today.
the members holding publication There
will be no call on the exchange until Monday.
Some business was transacted in vegetables
the street with a few changes in prices Beans
fell TO SG9 cents and peas were down cent.
II, prodnee receipts-Eggs; 149 cases; butter.
1.I6S sacks onions, 36s sacks; sweet potatoes,
251 sacks; besns, sacks; apples. $50 boxes.
% Butter-creamery extras s7lac; do arsts.
62hc: eastern extras, 6jc; cooking butter, 24c.
Eggs-Loeal ranch. candled, 41443c; eastern
fresh. 34436c storage. selected, 32@34c.
Cheese-Northern fresh. 16E@17c; anchor.
large. 15c; anchor. Young America, 16c; hand
cheese. anchor brand. lie: eastern singles. 1Sc;
eastern twins. 1Sc; eastern eheddars, lie: eastern
ionghorn. 19e: eastern daisy, Ice; Swiss. i'm
ported, 2s@30c; Swiss, domeshes 20ci brick
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Egg Market I'm Nearby Counties

PETALUMA. Dec. 24.-Forty -One cents was
the general price paid for eggs today in Peta-
luna. The Petaluma egg exchange paid A.
SANTA CRUZ, Dec. "a Merchants continue
TO pay 46 cents for eggs. Msrketings in
creasing but strong holiday demands took the
whole supply. There Will perhaps be drop
again next week.
SANTA ROSA. Dec. 24.-EgSs have dropped
Ia cents per dozen the last four days here and
the bottom is not yet In sight. according to the
views of some dealers Monday % cents wa:
being paid, while today Al cents per dozen was
quoted for choice aud IS cents for seconds. There
being market tomorrow there will be q large
accumulation Saturday but Ii Is expected th'
prices will hold about the same until next week
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New YORK Cotton NInrket

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.--Hutton's wire saws.
.sThe cotton market the usual holiday af.
fair today. with business enlivened at the OPEN
ing by the attempt Of belated shorts in the De-
cember option to cover. This gave stronger
tone around the opening with the nearby posi-
fions to II points higher. A better market is
expected after the holidays. Cloths are quiet
and in fair demand.
This is the last day of the market until Map-
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Deciduous and Citrus Fruits

Yesterday business IN fres1 fruits was
largely a repetition OF that of the preceding
day. there being little extra buying for
Christmas wants, but the volume OF trade
the whole unsatisfactory There were
enough oranges on hand at the close Of business
to keep the market supplied for a week with
out any further arrivals, but dealers were hold
ing them at firm figures. believing that the
cent freezing weather would greatly reduce the
visible supply of sound fruit. Apples, too. were
in abundance, but previously mentioned.
prospects fair for a good shipping de-
mand in the future and sellers
tent to hold their fancy stock for a while.
few crates OF strawberries, containing 10
small baskets each. came in from Los Angeles.
One crate was sold for 81, and 81 so was the
highest offer for the others Grapes sold at
wider range. good portion OF the arrivals
being of poor quality. There was nothing
to report in the other fruits
Cranberries-Cape Cod. $140l5 per bbl-
Apples tper box)-Fancy. tier, Sl.25G1 80
for Spitzenbergs, $1.10GI15 for Newtown pipplns
and S5c@S1 for bellhOwer; common to choice,
4OG7Jc; Christmas apples, $1J0@1.75.
Pears-Winter Nellis, I5c4$l.25 per box; cook
ing varieties. 50@ I5c-
Persimmons-75c4S1 per box.
(;rapes-75c0 0S1. 80 per crate
Citrus Fruits (per boxl-Navel oranges, Sf.15
02 so with some specials higher: tangerfnes 81
al 25 for small and $1.5042 for large boxes;
grapefruit, S363.5O for seedless; lemons. $50
S.25 for fancy. $2d25o for choice and 81. %
a so for standards: lines. $4Q5.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, $1M150 per bunch
for Hawaiian and $2@3 for Central American;
pineapples, S294 per dozen
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Foreign Futures
st. Louis Wool Market

Minneapolis Flax Market
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 24.-Flax closed at
S145H.
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New York stock List

members ~ the New York stock exchange. fur
nish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday:
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Meat Market

HOgs-Prices to growers are from 5@7c per
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Lettuce, dOz ---- -lJtet-.l
lLeeks. doz bnchs.-QlJ
lOniOns. per BE :
Potatoes. ID --.-1i2 az
I ParSnips. d0z ...-U2O
Radishes. dz bchS- Q2O
Sage. doz bnchs. 2JU--
string Beans. ID. b.-02'
Sumr Squash. lb. IL p ai5
Sprouts. per b. a :
Spinach. per 10 5Q :
Thyme. d0z bnchs-d25
Z Turnips. per dOz.-M-
Tomatoes. ID -. ga 5
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New York bonds

10 cT 5S .-lJb
Atlantic c L Is. 96k
Bait & Ohio As. .101
Do Bias ....... 94%
Brooklyn RT c IS Sc
Central OF Ga 5s. 100
Do LIST inc 81
Do ID inc. .---. 60
Do Sd inc. 80. 50
Ches & Ohio 4iSs.I06 y
Chi g. Alton 3Jas- "a
c. B & Q new As. 100k
c. x I & Pac As. Tx
Do col 5s. ..... IS
DO refdg As. 90A
C.C,C a 81 gn As 97x|
Colo Midland As. S01z
Colo So As ..--.. 30
Del & Hud CIV 4s.101&
Den & Rio G As. es&
Erie prior lien As. 80
Do gen IS -. 75Z
Hook Val AIS. .IO6
Int Met s1ss -. S1%
Japan IS - S2L
Do 41.s Of
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Strawberries .15Q20
Cranberries. qt--G20I
Bananas. doz ..2OU30'
Figs, dried. lb. 6Q 8
Grape Fruit. dz Zoe 6g$1I
Grapes. ID ..--1OM12l y
Lemons, dOz ....15Q2J'
Lines. dOz ....10015l
FISH. PER POUND
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sales STOCKS High Low Bid Ask
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-11-27
3owbels, North Dakota, Friday, November IT, 1908.
GANDERB0NE's FORECAST FOR DECEMBER
Copyright 1903, by G. H. Rieth.

bought at 80 cents a pound, and plain
potatoes by the box with tissue paper
around; and everytime we chase him
off and bid him to his den, the trusts
will pump his stomach out and sic him
on again.
The unemancipated wife will quit her
cozy bed and build the fire the while
her lord pretends that he is dead. She'll
wrap herself up in her hair and shiver
in the dawn, and chop the kindling,
hustle the coal and turn the damper on;
and while she freezes till she turns the
hue of a persimmon. the scientists will
wonder why the men outlivc the
women
Milady's winter suit will cost
A fifty-dollar note,
But man will face the blizzard in
The same old overcoat
The cook will gasoline the fire.
And the choir, in sweet accord,
Will sing on Sunday at the house,
20. I am coming. Lord!'
On the 2lst the sun will enter Capri
corn, and the winter .tsolstice will occur.
This will cause trusts to spawn, and
the yule tide will come in. Solstice is
from sol (the SUM and sisterc Ito stand)
Thus, having touched it's turning point
south Of the equator, the sun tempor-
arily stands STILL This was where
Joshua held it up, from which we have
our word josh. Anybody can do it.
At any rate, the 2lst will be the
shortest day of the year, and we shall
pass unoer the influence of Capricorn.
the Goat. This is the tenth sign of the
zodiac 1t was represented on the an
cient monuments as an old man with
the body of goat, which signifies that
during the Christmas season father is
the goat.
The Christmas shoppers Marathon
Will happen as of yore.
And the little savings bank will chase
The present round the store.
The unleashed dollar will pursue
The frightened Teddy Bear, =.
The crowd will trample on the clerks
And pull each others hair;
The young and old will pull and push,
And mill around and butt,
And Santa Claus in terror will
I. Take, to the tall uncut. (,
And then the fateful Christmas Eve
will come with wintry weather, and
Morgan willhang up his shirt with both
Continued on last page.)
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-11-27
j. s. SENATOR P.J. M'CUM|BER
Gives His Opinion of the Alleged Combination to
Defeat M. N. Johnson and to Return H. c.
Hansbrough to the u S. Senate.

Washington, Nov. 20. Senator Nc
Cumber authorizes the following state
ment concerning the alleged combina-
ton in his state between Hansbrough,
Marshall and Gronna. to secure the re-
election of Hansbrough next January:
1.-The consummation Of the object Of
such combination would be one of the
greatest political crimes ever committed
in the history of the state. 1t would
be mistake that could never be fully
condoned, and no man. capable Of plac-
ing the interest OF his party or state
above his own seltish interests, would
ever contemplate such an act.
Every man who allowed his name to
go on the senatorial ballot. either at the
primary election or at the general
election, by that act entered into an
agreement with the people of the state.
and with his adversaries. that he would
abide by the result of such an election.
The result Of the first election elimin-
ated both Hansbrough and Little. Their
vote was far below either that of John
son or Marshall The result Of the
second election, when it became a
choice between the two men, eliminated
Marshall. Johnson won by about 1000
majority, and if we could get rid of the
democratic vote, it is safe to say John
sons majority would be between 5000
and 1000.
"These defeated men, if they are
good republicans, are now not only
morally bound to keep out of the race,
but by all the principles of party eth
les, they are morally bound to support
johnson.
Il know that the supreme court has
held thai portion of the primary elec-
tion law requiring legislator to pledge
himself to support the nominee of his
party, to be unconstitutional, but that
does not change the situation in the
least. Every lawyer knew, and prob
ably most of the candidates knew, that
this provision was not, legally binding,
tut that it is just as morally binding as
though the court had not passed upon
it's legality, cannot be successfully
denied.