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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Cotton Market


NEw HORK. Aug 3d.-HuttOn's wire SAYS:
THE market was higher early. then reacted and
was quiet the balance Of the session. The
early advance was credited to the National Gin
uers' association report. showing loss for the
month Of I.6. and adTices from western cities
70 the effect that the loss In those states would
Re very serious. possibly , 10 20 points There
were also numerous reports from gulf districts
snd rhe east, claiming deterioration from the
The weather report was more favorable for
Texas than had been anticipated In fact, the
Ems ms 40 nor seem % nave SHOWN as serious
q eonnlflon ln AeNas during the lasf month a.
the private reports would indicate. There have
been showers st great many points and.
taxing The month right through. there has been
quite good deal Of precipitation. while the
killing of the boil weevil through the intense
seat has removed 4 cause for serious trouble
for the late developed cotton and also reduced
the possibilities of damage next year.
The cotton exchange viii be closed Saturday
spinnerS are inclined to aght the advance
snd are IN a position to bold out for some
80 tar four private condition reports based
upoa reports from southern correspondents, have
bPen published:
last month. 79 last year and - in 1907.
Mrs Burch. 6s.I this month sgsinst Il last
Norden. 65-7 this month. against S3.s last
month. 71-6 last year and 76 In 1904.
Nstionsi ginners. 64-1 this month. against
Average 66-5 this month. against T2.9 last
month, 77-e last year snd 1913 in 1907;
WhAhltLa ItluceQ RSl-llhteS OF tDuNAllol ID
L. 20 points. against S2.3 last month.
The Journal of Commerce says: Prom over
go reports thus far received il is believed that
cotton has lost 10 TO - points since last report
when the cond ton was 70-3."
The Einners' report says they ginned l.565, lS5
hsles last rear In Texas and estimates they
Wiz gin 5e.lGe this yesr with average weather.
The weeklE government report as q whole is
unfRVorahle. Mere rain is wanted in the south
west and the drouth bss spread over Georgia,
Alabama and sections Of the Csrolinss.
spot cotton closed quiet 10 points decline.
Aliddllng uplanis. 1850; middlinK gulf, 13O5c;
sales Eno heier
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVED

ARnlN Eli
Tuesday, August AL
L S stmr Tennessee, Ftske. 5sA hourss-from
g stmr West Virginia, ziegenmeir- 5sA
"0T's $ : stmr M Colorado. Moore, 5s94 hours sfrom
'ea''s 6 5 stmr California, Mayo. 5sA hourss from
'F1''i 6 stmr washington, Rogers. 5sA hours
u s 'ir stmr South Dakota, Smith, 5sAshours
from Seattle. 70, .-. So,
eT'tss 8 5 stmr Maryland. Monatt, 5sA hours from
stmr Norwood, Martin. Sc hours from Grays
stmr Brooklyn, Henriekson. So hours FROM San
Rr stmr Harcroft. Mckenzie 25 hours from
Eureka Put in TO finish loading.
Stmr Mann Smith, olsen 81 nours from ooos
IS stmr Atlas. Badger. 90 hours from vancou-
stmr m Hanalei, Saunders. 81 hours from San
rsstU stmr Harold Dollar Mcclements. 10 hours
iiSsh Stmr Syea. 81 hours from Grays Harbor.
Stmr Mandalay, Lofstrom. 83 hours from
Crescent City bound south Put In for fuel.
stmr Daisy Mitchell, Dewitt. 70 hours from
'lsfn sfmr Samoa, Madsen, II hours from Little
stmr Mayfair, Olsen, CA hours from willapa
sehr santiago. Mcdonald. Is hours from Mon
terev in tow of tug Dauntless
Scar Salem, Jameson, days from Port Lud-
low.
Tuesday. August 81.
Stmr CITY of Puebla Gielow. Victoria, etc. !;
Pacific Coast steamship company
Nor stmr Titania. Kroger, Nanaimo; Western
fuel company.
Stmr Santa Rosa. Alexander, San Diego; Pa
cihc Coast steamship company
Stmr Claremont Christensen, Portland; Hart
Wood lumber company.
SAILED
Tuesday. August 81
Stmr City of Puebla, Gielow, Victoria, etc
Stmr Thomas l.. Wand, Petersen. Astoria and
Portland with schr Sehome in tow.
Nor stmr Titania Kroger, Nanaimo.
Stmr Alcatrnz Ellesen, Point Arena.
Stmr Mandaiay, Lofstrem San Pedro
Stmr Asuneon. Bridget. Portland.
Stmr George ". Fenwick, Johnson, Wsllapa
Stnr F. A. Klburn Mcclellan, Eureka.
Br ship Crown of Germany, Helms, Queens
Schr Mayfower Olsen. Siuslaw river.
Schr Sehome. Dsnnevig. Grays Harbor, in tow
of stmr Thomas l.. Wand.
DISASTER
COOS BAY. Aug. 31-Stmr Bandon. previously
reported ashore, lies IN Is feet of water broad
side to ocean across channel. just at outer edge
Of bar between the two 1etties Some of its
tirnbers have washed ashore and part OF its bot
tom must be gone. Passengers landed safely.
but crew is on ship. An effort will be made at
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NEWS OF THE OCEAN
suppIies for HonoIuIu

The steamer Alameda sailed for Honolulu on
SATURDAY with cargo valued at 1898, 1872 and in
GLIDING the following;
136 bbs iour, 40. 220 lbs malt. 15.S71 lbs beans.
2.032 lbs peas. 13+ ctls corn. - ctls barley 81
ctls wheat. 900 lbs hops. 11.215 lbs and 81 cs
meals. e,554 lbs sugar, 16,400 lbs Goldfish, 6 .295
lbs dried fish, T.473 lbs and 162 cs bread, II. 224
lbs and Is butter, 3,S67 lbs and 13 cs cheese,
rasins 5.52s lbs dried fruit. 21.114 lbs lard.
II. 100 lbs hams and bacon. 4.765 lbs tea. 3,100
lbs coffee. 2,957 lbs dressed poultry, .063 pkgs
potatoes, 800 pkgs onions 4,576 pkgs fresh
fruits, 1852 lbs garlic, 277 pkgs vegetables. 626
lbs nuts, 643 lbs and cs fresh fish, 107 bbls. 10
kits and ] cs salmon 3.366 lbs chocolate. 2.752
lbs and 20 cs candy 9.902 gals and II wine.
81 gals and 80 cs whisky, . cs vermouth. 1850
gals spirits. 205 gals and cs alcohol. 142 pkgs
beer. % gals and cs brandy, IL es grapejuice.
"a gals GIN y cs liquors. 45 cs mineral water.
80 arms and ammunition, automobiles and
10 pkgs parts, 4S pkgs car material, 6005 lbs
and 30 cs tobacco, "a cs cigars and cigarettes.
1.121 pkgs United States army supplies. pkgs
sewing machines. 465 bxs soap, 10 pkgs acids,
10 pkgs bicycles, 1000 SKIS cement. Ill coils
rope, 146 pkgs drugs. 1876 pkgs electrical goods,
2o5 bdls and 253 pcs steel and iron 2.079 lbs
lead pipe, As pkgs machinery SO bdls metal
laths. As boiler tubes. 106 cs boots and shoes
29S pkgs dry goods, "a cs hats. A rolls and os
leather. "a pkgs saddlery. so cs kerosene 173
cs and 80 bbls oils, 374 pkgs paints, 37S kegs
red and white lead, 1872 cyls gas, 110 rolls roof
ing material, 4052 lbs sheet lead. 60 pcs and 30
pkgs doors. 40 bdls windows, ~ pkgs wagon
material, 3, $50 lbs seeds.
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10 AnreIen NInrkefn

los ANGELES, Aug. sl.-Egg receipts were
Eight today. totsling only es cases. snd prices
remsined FIRM. Other produce receipts were
heavy. The Incoming supply Of butter aggre-
gated z0,0o4 pounds, but the demand VAS good
and the new product was quickly taken M.
Cheese receipts were large, with prices un-
changed.
Receipts on The produce exchange today were:
Eggs. - cases; butter 81. .004 pounds: cheese.
1z.l4s pounds; potatoes. 1els sacks: onions. SIS
sacks. beans, none; sweet potatoes, 121 sacks;
apples s. szI boxes
Eggs2EKtra selects. SIC: local ranch csndled.
orstsg Sc; eoase count. sIc; eastern fresh, 2SG
see
6-sts, 6Oc; cooking butter, 25c
Dheese-Northern fresh. Il 15c- anchor, large.
2oc; snchOr. Nouag Americs. PIE; hand cheese.
anchor brand. Pc eastern singles. 1slzc: eastern
rNins. 1S-sc; eastern cheddsrs 1Tc: eastern long
horp- lsd20c; eastern daisy. 19d20c; Swiss. i'm
ported. soc: Swiss, domestic. 2ec; brick cream.
Zoe: lmbutger 20c: imported Roquefort. z2c:
Edsm. Se-3T size, case OF u, SS.50d9; German
breakfast, S1.10 per box: Neufchatel. Sl20 per
box; Sierra. Sl.10 per box; Canada cream. one
dozen 70 box. CSC: Schlosskase. 81 per box; Ca
neubert, 81 20 per box; oregon cheese 1se.
Beans (per ctl)-No. ] pink, $3.50: No l
lima. S<.75: Lady washington. S525; small
white, S6.50Q675; backeye. $3.50; Garvanzas, S,
$3.50. lentils. German. Sc; do California. SO.
Potatoes per ctlb-HighlRnds, SIPS; north
ern 81 l-20d 20: sweets. yellow local, S262. 80;
new u at0es, Sl-25d1-50.
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Rn.tnn WnnI nInrI,ef

BOSTON Aug. 31.-Depieted stocks have re-
suited ia increasing strength 10 the local wool
market. Business has fallen on from the recent
rations.
SECURED ralues-TeNas fine. u months. 759
cd60c-
Caiifornia-Northern esq zoe; middle county,
68G65c. fall free, 5O052c.
Oregon-Eastern No staple. 77Q7Sc; eastern
clothlng. 70d72c; valley No ]. 57G5Sa
Ierritory-Fine staple, fds0c; hne medium
Sium clothing. 6706sc: half blood. 78676c
ghths blood, 6sQT0c; quarter blood, s.
Pulled extra. 72aT5c;- hne A. es9esc; A su-
r-nre sIMGlc
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eseh; short wool. 5o@T3c each: medium. 75cGsl
each; long wool Sl25dl. IS: lambs l5d 55c:
horsehides, salt S2.25Q250 for large and Sl.T5
a. 1ol medium. f5c1sI for Smsll and 25 d50c
lef COTS; horsehldes, dry. S202.25 for large and
Sl-~o0@ for medium 50c0Si FOR small and 256l
9tc Tor colts; goaiskins. prime angOra. 5OQ9Oc;
large hait goats. 25N 4Ocs medium. 20030c:
small; 3@l5e; Mexican deerskins 37ls d3Sc; dry
ea1tel 90, 25M2I i4c; picked do. 30@3zi5c.
AaioW-No- ] rendered, 5o5lkei No. ,, "a
9 &c; grease. 2d2ISc
Mool-Southern fall. or less defective,
&c; fall lambs. S0loc for southern and
t1G l5e per 10 Tor northern.
nels-Prlces TO growers are il dl4c for 1905
per 10. with lS@20c for contracts for new crop
7elirery.
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COLONEL BIDDlE TO
MEET BOARD TODAY
Will Discuss Plans to Prevent
the Dumping of Rubbish
Into Waters of Harb0r

DION Ell JOHN
BIDDLE of the
United States army
en- gineer corps will
meet the harbor
commissioners at
the board room in
the ferry depot this
morning for the
purpose Of discuss
in 6 W a Us a n d
means to prevent
the throwing of
-ubbish into the
waters of the bay.
Colonel Biddle is
the official guardian
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Army Transports

The Logan is in port.
The Crook is in port.
The Buford sailed August IS from Seattle for
Manila.
The Sherman is In port.
The Warren is at MapiIa.
The Sheridan. outward bound, sailed August IA
from Honolulu.
The Thomas; homevard bound, arrived August
70 at Nasasaki.
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St. Louis Wool Market

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 31.-wool-Steady. Medium
grades combing and clothing, 22js d29c; light
fns 20lk d26iRc; heavy fne. 1874 921e; tub
washed, 25G27c.
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Lumber for Australia

The British steamer willesden sailed for Mel
bourne via Tacoma Monday with A 1876 feet
of door stock. valued at S2,0s5- cargo from
this port. The steamer also had 93s746 feet OF
redwood lumber, valued at S26,2s5. laden at
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ELECTRIC SUBURBAN VIA sAUsALITC

sausalito, Mill Valley, San Rsfael-Dsily
every 80 minutes from Gas a. m until 9:4S
a. m; hourly until 2:45 p. m. then 3:15 p m
and every so minutes until 745 p. m. then
900, 1926 D. m. and 12:01 m. ION Sundays
in addltion-every 80 minutes from 9:45 a. n.
to s:15 D. m, excepting 2:15 p. nj
Fairfex-Lesves f6:45, T:15, 7:45, SIS. 9:15,
10 As, 10.45, HAS a.. m; 1915, las, f2:45,
San Quentin via San Rafssl-Leave s:15 a. ~,
1:45 p. m
s11:45 a. m. (sI2:4J D. m. Saturdays only
$40. $50 D. M; Sundays-7:30. $1,000 is11:0o
a M: gsI2:3O $780, $3.50 D. m and S12:0T a. m.
sArrive 7:05 D. m. from Sebastopol ssSunday
arrive sos o. Except Sunday. {Sunday
only. sVIa Sausalito. ssRuns to Sehuetzen park.
Pacific Transfer Company's agents author
ized to check baggage direct from residences.
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& AUCTION SALE &

THURSDAY, Sept. ,, IL a. m- 205-209 Va
lencia st. 40 head Of ranch horses just out Of
seraper work; 80 head OF all purpose horses; We
hicles and harness. Outside stock sold on COM
mission. Phone Park 2723-
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United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau. San Francisco, Aug. 81, 1909
RAILFALL DATA
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m creamery. 23d 24c.
eese-T nchanged.
gs-U nchRnged. q
DRIED FRUITS

Evsporated ApPles-Stesdy TO firm Fancy. sst
CSC; choice. 50 s'sc; prime, 7A@7lac; com
Prunes-I nchanged California 2A a fi5e:
Oregon. 66qc
Apricois-Firmer on the coast but show no
cuotable improvement locally Choice. l0d1Olzc:
extra choice 1919 sdiOs.c. fancy ll6l3c.
Beaches-Qniet. Choice, ~ @6c; extra choice
81 N6asc; fancy 7dSIsc
Ralsins-Dull Loose muscstels. 3ls 641sc:
choice 10 fancy seeded "a el6c: seedless 3st q
Sl1c, and London layers. sl.l50L20.
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Our Unique Advantages
CompagnIe Generate Transatlantique

DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS
Sailing every Thursday, instead of Saturday
at 10 a. M, from pier ~, North river, foot Of
Norton ST.
First class TO Havre, $3.50 and upward; sec
.,nd class to Havre. $50 and upward. GENERAL
tGENcY for UNITED STATES AND CANADA. !.
ia State ST. New York J. #. FUGAZI Man
ager Pacific coast, 630 Montgomery st, San
francisco. Tickets sold by all railroad ticket
agents.
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Chicago Dairy aud Produce Mark,

CHICAGO Aug. 3l.-Butter-Firm; cresmer-
les 241z 629c; diaries, 22Q26c
Eggs-Steafy at mark cases included, 1sc;
ersts, 20c; prime frsfs, FL
Cheese-StrOng Daisies l82 dl6c: twins
i5i<e; Young Americas. Iec; longhorns. Iec
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sastern Live.tock Msrkct

hANoao tIJ1
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 3l-Csttle-Receipts,
2o.uts0 market steady 70 weak. Native steers.
- 25f 50: native cows and heifers. $2d6. 50:
Stockers and feeders. 81. - 5-25: bulls 81 5Od
s.: calves. s.. .50 SO: western steers, 50. 75 al
G75: western COWS s.. .50d450
Hozs-Receipts. u Goo market &c higher.
HravT. 800 80; packers and butchers, 81 50
as; light. ST-500s; pigs. S66T.40.
Sheep-Receipts. 10 600; market steady. Nut
ioas S425d5-z5: lambs. S6G7.50: range Weth-
ers s4M5.25: range ewes S3G475
SOUTH OMAHA
SOUTH OMAHA. Aug l.-Cattle-Receipts.
4 SOC: steady 70 stronger. Western steers
S2 5O6 80: Texas steers S3d5: range COWS and
heifers 50 75d 4-25: Gamers. SI.7562. 70: stock
ers and feeders s.. 05.75: calves SO. .25d6. IS;
bi.ils and stays. S2.75M5.50
FIogs-R -Receints. 1000: market steady Mixed
s.. 700T- 50. light. sT.S50S.25; pigs S6.250
-. bulk. s. 65Nzs5.
Sleep-Receipts. 5000: steady. Yearlings
81 T5N7 40. wefhers. S404-15. ewes Sc 75H1
10; lambs S6.75MT-75
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New york Metal Market

NEW YORK. Aug. 31.-Tne tin market was
irrecfiar todar and the only business reposted
on The New York exchange five tons Of
December 81 30 621hc. Closing prices-Spot and
August 3o-b<t3 'd5J. t,c cepteuDeft 80 Dog
so 75e: October. 30. 50m30. .S7kc: December
20 60d 60. T5c The London market closed
weak al fl39 IS for spot and at fl40 IS for
futures.
The market for Standard copper wss essy.
with spot August snd September closing at
y 500 y. &c. October. II 65fI II Sc: Sovem-
her. u. 7OdI2 90c. December. u. r5d12. .95c.
No sales The London market quiet with
spot quoted AT f59 13s 9d and futures at f6O
12s Sd Locally lake copper quoted at 136
l3 31tsc. eiectrolytic. y ais. 12Izc; cast
ing y. 75dI3c.
Lead closed steady. with spot quoted at 4-356
40c New York and 4. .2004 Soc. East ST.
Louis. The London market closed at f12 lis Sd
for spot
speIter was easv at :. .65G5. 75c for spot. New
York and 5-55@5 -b215c. East st. Louis Spot
sn London closed at f22 los.
The English iron market was higher at 51s
stsd FOR Cleveland warrants Locally iron was
frm and higher No ! foundry northern, SIS %
ais T5: No 2 DO sl7. 756dls.25. No 1 SOUTH
ern and No. ] southern soft. Sl7 .7561s.25
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NnraI stores-Turpentfne and RosIn

INFHI sIOFeN-Iu ufpe eHtIne dnu HONIn
SAVANNAH. Ca, Aug. 31.-Turpentine-F
betkc: sales. e9z; receipts. sz5; shipments 40.
Rosin-Firm. Sales. z.42s; receipts. 2, $50;
eripne1tS' -, s.ock l9V- DID geotatlons, =,
q So ~: r. Sz.25: T. S4.5O: X. Sc 40, NJ IS. so;
S. s5.7si NG. So WV, 500.
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New York Produce

NV YORK, Aug. 3l.-Hops-F Firm.
Hides-Quiet.
Wcol-Stesdy.
Petroleum STEADY.
Sueer-RsW. 3 steady. Fair re6nifg. 3.6ic
centrifugal. sc test 4lIc; rnolssses sugar
S-36c. Refined quiet
Oonee-Futures closed steady net unchanged
70 lo points lower Sales. T.25o bags. including;
september. 5-45c: December, 53oc; February and
March, 5.3Sc; May. 5.40c; July 5.s5c. Spot
quiet. Rio No. = TIc, Santos No. f. SIS @9e
Mid steady 7COrdova, 81 dl2c.
burter-Firm. Process frsts 10 specials. S26
ooe' western factory. 20i2 n22esc; western imi
tation creamery. 23M24c.
Cheese nchanged
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T:I5a Sonoma and Glen Ellen. 6:O5p
I:45al lPetaluma. Santa Rosa, Heads
burg, Cloverdale. Ukiah. Will
Its Sherwood and SebaStopol- e :35p
s:15alPt Reyes Monte Rio, Cazsdero. ssI:05p
S:45a Petaluma. Santa Rosa Guernevillel 1;O5p
10 :15a Sonoma and Glen Ellen. S.35p
f9u5aIaagunitas, Cp. Taylor, PIT. Reyes 1:S3p
10: Asa Petaluma and Santa Rosa. 4:35p
~ :45pPt Reyes Monte Rio. Cazadero. I'll .O5a
S15pl lPetaluma. Santa Rosa. Heads
burg Cloverdale. Ukiah, Guerne-
vile, River landing. Sebsstopoll II :05a
4:45p Sonema and Glen Ellen 9:05a
5:15p Petauma and Santa Rosa ....-.. S:S3a
rs: Asp Lagunitas, Cp Taylor, PIT Reyes S:05a
Il :45p Point Reyes. ...........-.......... S:05s
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4 for Morning pIor Afternoon
fSundav excepted. / Sunday only
Sundays aud NondAyG
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pIAN NEw sTEAMsHIP sERvIcE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 31-The state depart
ment has been Informed in a report from Charge
d'Ahaires Frazer at Salvador that the Salvador
railroad company is about TO inaugurate a
weekly steamship service between the ports Of
AcaJutla in Salvador and Salina Cruz in Mexico.
The service is to bsain the regular schedule
about January ], 1910.
When the line is established, it is said. the
governments of Salvador and Mexico viii be
approached with view TO entering into con-
tracts for the transportation of the mails.
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sSat. only fMon. only. GIamapais only Muir onl
ticket Ofices-Sausalito Ferry and 674 Market
General Oficss-Ai1l aIey, California
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
A UNIQUE DAMAGE SUIT.

South
which
pictorial
petition
the Times-Dem
publishing which had sought to
spelling
copies SPELL
President
United official
correspondence, spelled the good old
the
powerful
spelling
practically drug n
dollars AMI wants the
o the whole OF it.
a
unique record The sub
offender
dent OF he
insgated president against the New York
pending another against
is n a chance?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
INSURANCE BASED ON TEMPERANCE

of yesterday details of life
which promises to
of temperance and
incidentally lengthen of human lfe
America, whlcn Is
leading citizens Of Georgia. starts out
life longer among total
drink by eliminating all
to minimum
cheaper
the promoters of the
company will from the very
beginning
We are told that while predicated
tables mortality in relation
will have the effect OF promoting tenn
advantage of those who wish
merely ntempeance but the
nip distinct factor in the future
OF
is why the just expeca
promoters extent fulfilled 1t is
habits by statutory enacments which
such bitter controversy and
asth in the
prohibition laws unite in their
selferest prevail where
compulson have failed
founded the
experiment
Georgia will much interest
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
NEW ENGLAND:S MIMIC WAR.

mimic
going
distributed
a
working tactics and giving the
soldiers all the details
a
JAIL which consisted number upto-date
automobiles violating limit
police
time
harbor
all
the daily details.
pointed
in
only all
benefit of them.
problems in
S
American
problems which being worked
before in the history mimic warfare
Boston is a good place The old
rumored that invading
their neghborhood
present Xaluahen
to threat Of invasion.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20

published Nashville
dividend president
roads gives a which he
the Louisville
all
million eight
dollars
million hundred
thOusa and
showing than three
hgh-tide of 1907 to be taken
cr,telIcn? al remark
raroadg when the railroads
holding their they fall
bee upon
all facts?
1907 rory-nine
million before they
and eventyodd thousand dol
accept
million eight hundred and
gross ending
only foyfive million
closed nearly
two millions anything
phenomenal of 1907.
1t Is just keep straight.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE 4
Seeks the Comrades of Old Soldier

Editor Atlanta Journal: Noting that your
paper takes lively interest in the old Con-
federate veterans. and having once, several years
ago, secured proof of service of a worthy old
Georgia veteran through kindness Of The Jour
nal thus enabling him to secure pension from
the state Of Florida. i am emboldened TO again
| seek proof Of service Of another worthy old
Georgia veteran through kind offices of The
Journal.
Mr.. George W. Barben, who claims to have
been private in company r, SD Georgia regi-
ment. infantry, under Captain Dixon, Hoods
| army, and who knows Of no living witness to
his service. Mr.. Barben says he was a native
OF Barnwen district. 8. c.. but entered the
service In the above command, at Thunder
bolt, near Savannah, Ca. late in the fall of
1851. as near as he can remember, and went
with this army through Dalton. North Georgia.
10 Alabama. Mississippi, Tennessee and back
to Georgia. and that he. with the balance OF
the command. was disbanded at Gordon Ca
in the spring Of 1854, after the surrender Of
Lees army.
Now. IL The Journal viii publish this and it
shall catch the eye of any Of the old members
OF company B or Of the gallant old 63d
Georgia, who remembers Mr.. Barben, and can
testify 10 his service till the close Of the memoir
able civil conflict they viii be doing broth
erly and charitable act by corresponding with
the Undersigned box IS, Callahan, Fla, and will
be helping a very worthy old veteran comrade
TO secure u pension, thus enabling him TO get
the relief he 80 richly and worthiy deserves
and needs now. in his aged and infirm oondi-
ton.
Mr.. Barben bears the scars of two wounds in
the neck. received at the battle of Franklin,
Tennessee. and two severe wounds one IN the
hip and one In the leg, received at Kennesaw
mountain. in attempt to capture a federal
flag, and says he did tear out and carry away
portion OF the flag. He came to this section
Of FlOridB, married a daughter Of Archibald
Carroll. now dead who also member Of
company B with him He has since moving
10 the section been a hard working, honorable
and faithful citizen Is a poor man and needs
the assistance a pension would give and trust
this will catch the eye of at least two OF his
old company regiment who may remember
him and his service and will testify for him
and will address
f. c. HIGGINBoTHAM.
r. O. Box 49, Callahan. Fla
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governor, and / feel sure that II Judge Fite
had been acquainted with all the facts ne
would not have criticised the executive Tor
granting the pardon to Mr.. Hoffman. II 10
Christike to forgive or to be merciful Judge
Fite will agree that mercy is never out OF
place, especially when exercised with discre-
ton, or based the ground that II may save
the life Of human being. Even in doubt.
full case, If error is committed. 1t is wise ana
Godlike to err on mercy's side. In Mr.. Heit-
mans case the cause for pardon was not
doubtful. 1t was q case OF probable death.
or pardon.
1 do not mean anything I have said as
a criticism OF anybody's action in Hoffman
case. 1t Is but fair and proper to ascrioe
good motives to all. and especially to the
prison commission and to Governor Brown.
Many pardons have been granted in Georgia
on weaker reasons than those In Hoffman
case, and for this reason I request the publ
cation of the foregoing in justice to all con-
oerned. filed Heitman's application Tor par
don, hence this card by me-
Respectfully,
Rome, Ga. F. W. COPELAND.