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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
New York Bonds

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DO coupon ....1V0@<
DO 3s reg--.-..1O1 y
DO coupon -10l y
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Amer Agricul Js-l0l%
Amer T&T cv 4s.104&
Amer Tobacco As. so
Do g. -----.1ll%
Armour 45ss 49, %
Atch gen IS - 1904
DO cr IS -----.11l&
Do cr SIS ...--111M
Allan c L list As %
Bait & Ohio As. -1005s
40 S1<s -.-. 90 y
DO s W 31zs- 90~
Brooklyn Tr cv IS s612
Central OF Ga 5s.110
Cent Leather SIS 1o0%
CRR Of NJ gn 5s.l2l
Cbes & Ohio 4lss- l055s
Do ref IS -. .1oo%
Chi & Alton 3Es- 1552
G. y & Q Joint IS 90
Do gen zs --..- yy1a
C.M& SIP gn 33as 30
C.H1& Psc col IS s9as
DO col IS - ~ es
DO refdz 49, 81 Is
Colo Indus Is -. 50
Colo Midland As. 81
Col So r&ext ass eShs
Del & Hud cv 4s-1o5
Den Il Rio G As as
Do ref IS ...- 937s
Disfilicrs - $3.50 III
EI.e prior lien 4s. ss%'
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SAN Francisco Bank CIearings

San Francisco bank clearings last week were
$50, S62. 005, against SIG, SOS. .61S for the same
week last year, increase of 81. 193.3SI. or
15-4 per cent There were only four business
clearngs
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Egg Market I'M Nearby Counties

SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 11.--Merchants continue
to pay 36c for all classes of eggs. and The
market remains unchanged, as the local supply
is not too plentiful
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California Stock and OIL Exchanre
Mining stocks


SAN FRANCISCO STOCK. EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the. San Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday:
COMSTOCKS
Regular Morning Session
400 (yho1Iar 3oi1100 Seq Belcher TX
200 Gould & Cur ~ 300 Sierra New -. 10
200 Hale & Norc- Il 100 Union ...-.. 81
700 700 Mexican -s2lsl 400 Yellow Jacket.l so
Afternoon Session
500 Alpha ~ 0SI 900 Julia 0s
500 Alta ....... 10 LOO Justice ..... Is
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Grain Market Dull and Unchanged
Fresh Fruits Firm and Active

o sr,,rs 111he- special do. 12c. pearl oil in
lie: astral. 17e star lie; extra d moso
GASOLINE in bulk 15c in cases 22c, 40 engl.e
distillate in drums, Sc; No DO, &C. eases, -
more s6 deg gasoline In onlk . SoT, nrnbtbs' ~ m
81 1.c. varnish makers anu painters "~f
bulk lie. in cases s1S1ac- - H..
Turpentinc-7Sc per gallon in eases ana fic
in bulk drums and irou barrels
Resin fner bbI of 2sO Ibs)-E. $50; F. $3.50.
g. So 20: III. 81; /. sos; WV. 5000. On
Red and White Lead-Red: sH.@se' white. Se
she per lb-
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
The Western sugar refining company quotes as
follows. terms net cash: standard granulated.
6ne Size; do coarse. 5.25e: fruit grannlstea'
in cases. S.35c tablets. I'm half bbls o .oc. Iao-
let's in boxes &c; cubes anu a erSsns ss. eonfec
toners crystals. j.33c. magnolia A. t,ooe. eA,na 49,.
C.. 475e: golden q. 4.6Jc; d. 4.55e- Bars IN luo
Js5c: 40 ID tins 7.sOc: 50 ID tins, Isoe; 10 I'D 10
fins. T95c: 10 tins. 795e; so ID boxes, 6.iOc-
Barrels and 50 ID bags 1oc. ma haid oaaIeiS -'''
The California and Hawaiian sugar renn1Is
company quotes as follows Berry o;-9s: .:,,shnd M
grade bar. 5.60c; powdered 5-51e. er1sneu. ne
5.50e; c. * H. extra nne gran1iateed ,; i's'
coarse dry granulated. J-25e; eonfectioners a:
bricks 55Oc; extra fine granulated (lOo ID bags
only. -; excelsior A. 4.s9e; extra T. !. SOC;
dominos, s25c Additional per 100 lbs: In bar
rels and 80 III bags. 10c more; half Oarreis 30
more; boxes. soc more for all grades Bar IN - -
81 80 more. Minimum order, carload weight
Hides. TaIlow, Wool and Hops
Both 1905 and 1909 hops are higher on tne
inside quotations.. The market IS hrn' oue
quiet -.
Hides-CuIIs and brands sell about 1a4Ic
under quotations Heavy salted steers. ISt2e'
medium, 13c: light. 12e; cowhides. l2c IOr neavY,
12e for light: stays, &c: salted kip. BE; salIed
veal, lie; salted calf 1Se; dry hides, 2O1ee: dry
kip, 1916c; dry calf, 25c. dry veal, 23e3 sees2-
skins, shesrlings. 2O64Oc each, short wool NJ
T5c each; medium. 75c@S1 each; long WOOL. stlS
@1.75; lambs 15d75e; horsehides- salt y. 294
2.50 for large and s1.7502 for medium IoctqSl
for small and 25450c for colts; borsehldes. dry.
s2G2-25 for large and s1-2542 for medium; oOc
4S1 for small and 2565Oc for colts; goatsklns.
prime angora. 75c6S1: large hair goats. zoo 4Oc'
medium. 2O@30c; small. 5@15c; Mexican seer
skins. 371s @3Sc; dry salted do. 2o0zI12e'
picked do. 306321ae.
TaIlow-No. rendered. 5@51sc: No. 2. 4@
41ac: grease. 2G2%c.
Wool-Southern fan. less defective;
IA MS12c; fall lambs. S410c for southern ana
12dl5c per ID for northern
Hops-Prices to growers are 12134 15c for 1905
per ID. with 20621e for contracts for new crop
delivery.
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Now Ynrk Prndnce

NEW YORK. Sept. 11-HOps-Firm; state
common to choice 1905, 15920c 1907. nominal;
Pacific coast 1908. 16619c; 1907. 14d1Se
Hides-Easy: Bogota, 1914 G2OAc; Central
America. 20G2O1tc.
Wool-Steady.
Petroleum-Sfeady: refined New York. ss.s5:
Baltimore. $50; do in bulk. $40
Sugar-Rsw steady; fair refining. S-6I@
lasses sugar, 342a3. .45c; refined steady: No.
s. 4.65e; No. :. 4.6Oc: No. 5, 4.50es No. p.
4.50e; No. 10. 44Jc: No. IL. 4.4Oc; No. l..
4.35c; No. Is, 4.5Oc: No. IA. 4-3Oc; confec-
TONERS A. 4.95c; mold A. 5-5Oe cut loaf
5-95c; crushed. 5.s5c; powdered, 525c; granu-
Cofee-Futures closed steady net unchanged
to points higher: sales IS. go bags, including;
December. 5.4Oid 5.45e; January DOC: March
5.45@5.J0c; May 5.50c; July, 5.5O@555c.
Spot-Quiet; Rio No Z. TIC: santos No. 4,
s1eH9c; mild. quiet; COrdOya, 1a9l2e.
Butter-Steady. unchanged.
Cheese-Steady. unchanged. Exports. 1896.
Eggs-Firm-
DRIED FRUITS
EvaOrated -Apples-Quiet. drm; fancy. s., ~
9lae; choice sGs19e; prime. IAW'1sc' com
Prunes-Firm; California, 2Ac TO Hlac: Ore
Apricots-Firm: choice. 1oa1O4e; extra
choice. 1O1z Q1OS.c: fancy. 11I1@c.
Peaches-Quiet. steady: choice. 5i4 d6c: extra
Raisins-Quiet; loose muscatel 31a 94lae;
choice TO fancy seeded. AZ. G6lac. seedless. So
@51ae; London layers. $1.15al-2O
Chicago Dairy and Produce Market
CHICAGO. Sept 11.-Butter steady: creNs2
cries PAL Gf291ac; dairies. 22d26o: eggs. steay
receipts 1896 cases; at mark. cases inclusl3d
steady: daisies. 13t5 U15&te; twins f47s n lJc;
Young Americas. Ice, l0nghOrns. 16c.
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January ..... 10. 72la 1915 1910 1o.721s
Short ribs per 100 lbs
October .......1i. go m.eS ii.eo Ii.sS
January 9.621s 96214 9.62h 9.62E
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CLOSING I
AND
Rannln A..in.

regular Session
500 Com Fraction. 50
900 Daisy ........ IT
200 Cid Con NJ. . g. so
100 Do, 5 90.6.77E
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-24
YOUNG AT SEVENTY.
Aldrich's Life Touched Surprisingly
Wide Segment OF American Liter
ature.

The annals of American poetry are
remarkable record of longevity. The
poets of our first rank, barring tragic
Poe, have lived to an honored and be-
nignant old age. Thomas Bailey AID
rich was no exception in the calendar
OF years yet even at three score and
ten it was hard to think of age and
him together. Blond, erect, ruddy,
alert, he seemed at seventy untouch-
ed by mortality. More than Lowell
even, he was the perennial boy. And
to his biographer, curiously inquiring
into the vanished days of that long
singularly fortunate life, the image
that overlays all others is that of
tom Bailey" the bad boy, who was
yet mot such a very bad boy" The
exquisite lyric poet, the inimitable
story-writer, the accomplished editor,
the witty, urbane man of letters, all
take in the mind a coloring of sin
cerity and soundness, or mischief and
mirth, from that Portsmouth boyhood
which makes his whole life seem not
only its fulfillment but in strange
sense it's prolongation.
1t is, then, with a certain surprise
that one becomes aware Of the wide
segment of American literature that
his life touched. And it is precisely
in this that one prime interest Of his
letters lies. Through them, as through
the candid eyes of Tom Bailey, we
watch the flow and ebb Of the literary
tides of more than half century,
From the Century.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-24
COTTON PRICES STEADY.
MARKETS POWER IN FACE OF
DULLNESS A FEATURE.
Probably Due to Reports of Bad Crop
weather and Belief in Reviving
Prosperity.

New York, Feb. 19.-The signifi-
cant feature of the week in the cotton
market has been the power of resist
| ance shown by the market, despite
dullness of trade and speculation.
The explanation is to be sought in re-
ports Of drought in Texas, in the fear
Of boil weevil damage during the
coming season in Louisiana, Missis-
sippi and elsewhere, and belief that
as soon as the tariff question is out Of
the way the trade of the country will
become everywhere more prosperous.
Beneficial rains have fallen in the
eastern section of the belt and ac-
cording to Texas advices the recent
rainfall In that State has been much
greater. than was supposed. But in
some quarters the idea holds that the
four months Texas drought has been
after all only partially broken and
that not few sections of that State
need good drenching. Large spot
interests have bought heavily Of May,
July and October and spot trade has
lately improved in some parts Of the
South. March commitments are be-
lieved to be very large. Some traders
believe that the next crop will show
a material decrease as a result either
Of the winter droughts Or depreda-
tions by the weevil.
Many think that the boil weevi
danger east of the Mississippi is be-
ing greatly exaggerated, that the crop
Is being underestimated and the crop
consumption overestimated. Latter
and exports have been liberal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-24
THE REAL BOWERY.
Its Day is Passing and Few of Us
Have Known Its InmOst COmplica-
tiOns.

The real Bowery has never been
written up, and probably it never will,
because it is swiftly passing. Hun
dreds of attempts have been made by
those who have not even penetrated
the surface of its reserve. Its heart
and soul-for the Bowery has both,
as we'll as reserve--are sealed book
to the writer's. 1t is a Sargasso Sea
Uttered with derelicts Of all worlds,
drifting back and forth with the end
less ebb and flow of the tide, while
all about them is the ceaseless activity
Of commerce, of development. moving
onward and upward despite the cease
less cross current, which no literary
mariner, cruising in these uncharted
waters, can understand.
Those who know Il hest, and have
some skill in writing as we'll as some
understanding, are so overwhelmed
by it's endless complications, its in
finity Of contradictions-its astonish-
ing goodness and its frightful deprav-
ity-the battling mystery of it's won
derful humanness, and its fantastic
mystery, that they do not dare at
tempt to write even what they know.
Only one man in all literature, couli
nave interpreted the Bowcry-and
Ealzac Is dead.
Most Of us know the Rowery
through fugitive newspaper sketches
and fearsome, lurid melodramas. The
sketches present certain phases more
or less intelligently, but the melo-
dramas, endlessly repeated, have built
worthy even Of being scoffed at, SO
lar as any consideration of truth is
concerned. But these cheap melo-
dramas, endlessly repeated, have built
mp fiction that has come to be ac-
cepted as the reality.-From Every
body's.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-24
TINDAL.

Tindal, Feb. 22.-This is Washing
toms birthday. but the people in this
neighborhood do not observe the day
as holiday.
The oats are looking better.
Mr.. A. j. Jones spent Saturday in
Sumter.
Miss Hattie Frierson who Is teach
ing the Stone school near here spent
Sunday at her home near Manning.
Mrs., s. d. Richardson is spending
a few days in Charleston, with her
daughter, Mrs. Bell
Miss Bette Hodge, daughter of Mr..
j. A. Hodge and Mr.. Arthur Stafford
Of Dalzel section, were married at
Providence church on Thursday af-
ternoon, Feb. 11th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-24
KILLING AT NORWAY.
James A. Reed Shot to Death by Y.
w. Carter

Norway, Feb. 19.-James A. Reed
was shot this morning about O'Clock
by n. w. Carter. The trouble grew
out of an old feud of some years
standing over a disputed land corner.
Reed and Carter, in company with H.
5. Spires, were all near this disputed
site Of land. Reed was hot in the left
side just above the hip in front, two
balls entering within three inches of
each other. Reed lived until 3:15 p.
m. today. Carter went to Orange
burg at once to give himself up to the
Sheriff. Reed leaves wife and sew
eral children.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-24

cipal. Prof. Cain, will take advantage
of this little rest and visit his parents
at Pinopolis.
er. will visit her home in Camden.
Mr.. s. Lee Young who has been
quite sick in Sumter Hospital for
nearly eight weeks has been visiting
relatives at Rembert and is greatly
improved. He will return to his work
Young Is carrying large trade from
here to O'Donnell g. Co. that form
erly went elsewhere and we all wish
him much success.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-24
PEDDLER CHARGED WITH RAPE.

Darlington, Feb. 20.-Carey Salee-
by was arrested at Society Hill this
afternoon, charged with rape, alleged,
to have been committed on a white
woman, Mrs. Parker, yesterday after
noon in Chesterfield county.
According to the facts known here
the woman described Caleeby's horse,
buggy and the articles therein with
such accuracy that the sheriff had lit
tie trouble in spotting Saleeby. Sa-
leeby denies knowing anything of the
offence with which he is charged. He
appears to be utterly dazed, and not
being very familiar with the English
language it is rather difficult to get
at exactly what he declares about
the matter. Saleeby is an Assyrian
and is a peddler of notions, trinkets,
etc.
There is quite a number of the
Saleeby's in this county, and they
have all a reputation for industry,
sobriety and are regarded as law
abiding.
While the circumstances are very
much apparently against the de-
fendant, it is hard for those who
know him to believe the charge well
founded.
Much excitement and indignation,
it is said, exist in the neighborhood
where the alleged offence was COM
mitted, and it is asserted that if Sa-
leeby had been apprehended there
last night it would not have been
necessary TO have opened Court at
Chesterfield next week for the trial
of the prisoner.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-24
DARK CORNER.

Dark Corner. Feb. 20.-Nothing ex.
stting In this corner at this time. We
are having plenty of rain and wind
II blows IL II rains and II blows II 1,
don't. Farmers are pushing aheac
with their work. Some few are near
n ready to plant
see the plum trees and q few
peach trees are blooming. I saw
oDen plum blooms on the 2sth OF
January. which was the soonest ever
remember OF seeing blooms Of the
p1u>ns And heard Mr., w. A. Grit
0ns ~ Pinewood. say that he saw
lrish potatoes up two or three inches
high In January this year. But tha,
cold snap we had the last days OF
January and the first OF February gave
oats the black eye. have heard OF
some farmers who are talking oil
Turning theirs under and planting the
land In corn, as the oats are so badly
killed out.
'>All OF our sick seem to be improv-
1ns.
Jim Kolb and wife. of Ramsey. Wis
1ted at his brothers Will Kolb's. last
Sunday.
Mrs. w. J. Ardis visited Mrs. Joe
-. Ardis last Tuesday.
Miss Mary Lee Ardis. daughter of
urA Joe M. Artiis. came home with
ural w. J. Ardis last Tuesday even
me.
am still hearing OF parties or
snin digs. as we used to call them In
o. sixties.
Well. Mr.. Editor, I again ask to
- excused from showing my foolish
nens a. . Newspaper correspondent.
! think have disgraced your col
nnns long enough now 10 quit. 1
ooo1 II was . mistake in me for ever
undertaking II and mistake In you
Scr allowing me to do 90. What have
you rot to say. Mr.. Editor. about II?
I believe there are many of your
readers that are tired OF me. II they
W1n not own II. Come. own up.
1Flends. to old Sfdra.
1--WE hope our old friend will con-
tinpc to hold up his corner--at least
until he can get substitute who he
n satisned can do as well as he has
aone.--Ed.)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-24

Rembert, Feb. 1--we are having
very variable weather for this time
90 the year Today IL q TYPICAL spring
aay. with thunder and lightning and
heavy rain. which will retard farm
work for few days. still most of our
planters are well up with their work.
notice a large amount OF fertilizers
are being received at Rembert sta
tim. and I think equally as much
fertilizer will be used this year as
GDrmerly.
Oats are looking better. very few
we're killed In this community as our
Farmers are up-to-date here and
D1ant them with seeder. which pro-
tests them during the freezes.
A very remarkable death occurred
lar by US last Tuesday. Mrs. sallie
Brown. who would have been one
hundred and eleven years old on the
9Th Of next August. Up to six months
ago the old lady was quite active. at
tanding to the domestic duties Of the
house. She lived with her daughter.
Mrs. Amnuous, who Is herself eighty
pears old and Is quite feeble. Mrs.
Brown\ leaves this only living dughtsr
and nNeen grand children. and she
was buried at Pisgah church last
"wednesday.
The pastor of McLeod's church
here has secured the services of Rev.
-. X. Hardin. the Conference Evan
gelist. 20 commence a revival service
here March 18th. and the meeting
wili continue two weeks. Rev. Mr..
Hardin comes highly recommended
~ q very earnest and eloquent speak
sr and we trust large congregation
vii greet him. There is some i'm
provement under way for this church
here. A new pulpit. pews. chancel
railing. together with a new pipe-tone
organ. which have all been ordered
and will be In place In time for this
meeting
Your correspondent must congrat-
uiate the publishers OF the Watch
man and southron as the announce
ment I'm this weeks paper tells US
in future this paper will be semi
weekly at the same old price. With
out doubt this will be the cheapest
paper published I'm South Carolina
and I am sure the patrons OF this pa
per will be under LASTING obligations
Co Osteen Publishing Company for
the great sacrifice they are making "a
give their patrons the advantage OF
this 'wide-awake. newsy journal twice
q week for only $3.50. May you meet
with great success. with many new
subscribers added this year.
Rafting Creek High school will
Ssvs holiday next Monday. Our prin-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-24
NOT STRAIGHT PROHIBITION.
SENATE PROPOSES A REFEREN.
DUN AMENDMENT.
The Bill as it Came From the House
Provided for Straighout Prohibition
But Senator OTIS Committee Has
Tagged on Referendum Provis-
iOn

Columbia, Feb. 21-Alrhough the
House passed the prohibition bill
when this measure is called up in the
senate it will not appear in the
same shape as when it left the House,
Tor the Senate committee has amend
ed the bill, making it practically in
the nature of a referendum. This is
very Insignificant, inasmuch as the
chairman Of the Senate committee on
police regulations is the prohibition
leader in the Senate. The bill is not
reported entirely favorable by the
committee. The majority report for
the bill is made by Senator Otis, the
minority report against the bill is
represented by Mr.. Kelley.
AS the measure will reach the Sem
ate for consideration the Statewide
prohibition bill, the provisions of
which are generally known through
out the State, will have an additional
section to be known as Section 16.~
as follows:
THAT on the fourth Tuesday in
August 1909, an election shall be held
In each county in the State of South
Carolina to determine whether the
provisions Of Section 1 to Is, (the
Statewide prohibition sections.) of
this Act shall become effective. Said
election to be held III the same man.
ner, etc, as other elections.
"At such election the commits
sioners shall, at each voting precinct.
provide one ballot box, in which the
ballots must be cast. Any persen who
is a qualified elector of such county
may vote at said election.
Every voter who may be in favor
Of the manufacture and sale of alco-
holic liquors and beverages mention
ed in this Act shall cast a ballot on
which is printed the words: For the
manufacture and sale of alcoholic
liquors and beverages" and every
voter opposed to the manufacture and
sale of alcoholic liquors and bever-
ages mentioned in this Act shall cast
in said box ballot on which is
printed the words: AGAINST the sale
and manufacture o a--o,.o,.c liquors
and beverages"
The votes, after having been count
ed, etc, the Governor shall announce
by proclamation the result.
In the event of this passing, the
date of the effect Of the Act, would be
changed from July 1 to December 1,
1909.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-24
COAST LINE SOARING.
Reached 122 Yesterday But Closed
on Few Points from Highest Mark.

The rapid advance in Atlantic
Coast Line was the feature Of interest
In the stock market for large num-
ber of Wilmington people yesterday
the stock. after the double holiday
North on account Of Lincoln's birth
day, having opened at 116 and climb
ed rapidly during the day to new
high level of 122. a part OF this,
however. was lost before the closing,
which was quoted at 130 IA net ad-
vance of about 81 per share over the
closing on Thursday. Investors here
have apparently searched i'm vain for
the cause of tn rise beyond the re-
markably fine showing made by the
road in its last financial statement.
The reported connection of Coast
Line interests with the turn of c. q
o., affairs Is ascribed by some as the
reason for the upward trend of the
stock. The reported entrance of f..
III. Hartman into the Southern group
and his recent optimistic expressions
I'm regard TO the South are also re-
ported to have given strength to the
market.--wilmington star.