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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
UNCLE SAM.
The Way Our Nickname Is Said to
Have Originated.

Have Originated.
This familiar nickname for the Unit
ed States is said to have come about in
the following manner:
During the war Of 1912 the United
States government entered into con-
tract with Elbert Anderson to furnish
supplies to the army. Whenever the
United States buys anything from
contractor it appoints an inspector to
see that the goods are up to the speci-
fications. In this case the government
appointed a man by the name of Sam
uel Wilson. He was a jolly. whole
souled man and was familiarly known
as Uncle Sam.
1t was his duty to inspect every box
and cask that came from Ebert An
derson, the contractor and if the con-
tents were all right the cargo was
marked with the letters "E. A.-U. S."
the initials Of the contractor and of
the United States.
The man whose duty it was to do
this marking was something Of joker,
and when somebody asked him one
day what these letters stood for he
said that they meant Ebert Anderson
and Uncle Sam.
Everybody, including Uncle Sam
himself. thought this very good joke,
and by and by it got into print. and
before the end Of the war it was
known all over the country, and that
is how the United States received the
name Of Uncle Sam-Des Moines Reg
lister and Leader.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
The Stone Houses of Easter Island

The remarkable stone houses Of
Easter island are built against ter
race of earth or rock, which in some
cases forms the back wall of the
dwelling. They are built of small slabs
of stratified basaltic rock piled to-
gether without cement. No regularity
Of plan is shown in the construction Of
4 majority of them. The average
measurement is as follows: Height
from floor to ceiling, 4 feet 6 inches;
thickness of walls. feet to 10 inches;
width Of rooms. feet 6 inches; length
of rooms, II feet 8 inches; average
size Of doorways-height, 20 inches;
width, 10 inches.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
ANCIENT GUNS.
Remarkable Weapons That Were Used
by the Turks and Chinese.

by the Turks and Chinese.
At the siege Of Rhodes the Turks
constructed mortars by following out
cavities in the solid rock At the proper
angle. and in the arsenal at Malta is a
trophy Of the long and glorious defense
of Naletta in a Turkish gun. about a
six FOUNDER. composed Of a copper tube
coiled over with strong rope and "jack-
eted" with rawhide. In the same col
lection are some antique "Quick tirers.'
breechloaderS. with small boreS and
immensely long barrels. like punt guns.
The Malay pirates put great trust in
the long brass swivel guns called
'lela,'' and in Borneo these lelas were
used as a kind of currency, large sums
being estimated in guns.
The Chinese cast excellent bronze
guns Ghere is fine specimen of them
in Devonport dockyard), but so little
did they understand gunnery that in
the so called opium war" the forts of
the Bocca Tigris. defending the Can
ton river. had the guns built immova-
bly, into the walls. The Sikh gunners
opposed to England in the two Punjab
wars, though they loaded with amaZ-
ing recklessness, shoveling in the pow
guns to the last The blood of the first
man killed was smeared on the gun.
and the whole detachment died beside
it sooner than retreat. - Chambers
Journal
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
SkepticaI.

81 kind Of agree with the folks who
say that story about George Washing
ton and the cherry tree is myth"
said Farmer Corntossel after thought
ful silence.
"For what reason?" inquired his
wife.
"Well. human nature is purity much
the same in all generations. and If
had a boy who picked up an AK an
voluntarily went out to chop wood
wouldn't chide him. I'd hand him a
medal. .'-Washingt Star.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21

Vollon, the painter, was a unique
parsonage even among the odd charac-
ters Of Paris. While he was essen
TALLY q bohemian, there were times
when even his patience was taxed to
the utmost, and to obviate the neces-
sity of meeting unwelcome people he
conceived the idea Of multiplying his
lodging places. At the time of his
death he owned no less than forty
homes. all in apartment houses, situ
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
The Proper Question.

The man with the CLASSY eye and
preternaturally solemn demeanOr put
down u sovereign at the booking office
1T Charing Cross and demanded
ticket What stationE' snapped the
booking clerk. The would be traveller
Steadied himself. What stations have
you:" he asked, with quiet dignity
London Globe.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Notice For Publication.
Dena of the Interior

Q.
October IL, 1909
= Notice is hereby given that Artimus Brown
of Heppner, Oregon, who, on July 11th 1904,
made homestead entry No. 1896. serial No.
O7O57, for sll NE4 N1s SEA, section Is. town
ship =. Range p f. W. NJ, has filed notice of
intention t, make final five year proof. to es-
tablish claim 70 the land above described, be-
fore J. p Williams, q. S. Commissioner, at his
Office in Heppner. Oregon. on tho 9th day of
Decemb r. 1909.
Clrimant names as witnesses:
Charles Ridgewsy. Euoch Gave, John 4.
Ridgeway aud Walter Davis, all of Heppner,
Oregon.
OcliNovlS &c. BRAMWELL, Register.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
lnsincere.

"Oh, John, don't you wish we could
sit here and spoon forever"
Yes, dearest. But let's go now. I
think ] hear the dinner bell."-Boston
Post
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
The Real Want.

what we want is square deal
"Oh, we'll compromise on that in
pinch. What we really want is d
shade the best of t"-Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Practical.

II send you 10000 Kisses" he wrote.
BAH she exclaimed, tossing his
letter aside why doesn't he come
and look over his terminal facilities in
person ?"-Chicago Record Herald.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
In DISGUISE,

do you mean to say that you f1irted
with your wife all the evening at the
masked ball and didn't know her?'
That's right. But she was so
deuced agreeable how was l to know
her r?'-Exchange.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
4 Criticism.

HE said this skirt Of mine was a
perfect symphony"
Maybe but its not well conducted"
What do you mean|"
1T drags. ."-Cleveland Leader.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21

IL costs the devil little trouble to
catch the lazy maD.-German Proverb.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
knights of Pythias.

Doric Lodge No. 20, X. OF P.-Meets every
Tuesday evening, Visiting members invited.
vAwTER CRAWFORD. c. c.
eAEFlEID CRAWFORD. x. ofR.&s.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21

A stout heart may be ruined in for
tune, but not in spirit.-Victor Hugo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03

for the detention of Thaw at the recent
attempt to secure his release from
Matteawan, has been in communication
several weeks with a divorce lawyer in
Reno on behalf of some mysterious
client whose name 1t is impossible to
ascertain.
1t is even probable that the Reno
lawyer does not know her name, but
all signs point to Evelyn Thaw. A
woman answering in every particular
her description arrived from the east
yesterday morning and registered at
the leading hotel of Reno, the one most
exclusively patronized by the elite of
the divorce colony, under the name of
Raym ond. She must have had some ac-
quaintances already at the hotel, for
last evening she Joined number OF
members of the divorce colony in a
motor car ride to Monana Springs, a
resort about two miles out of town
and while there played the roulette
wheel She had winning streak, and
when she quit the game at an early
hour in the morning she was several
thousand dollars to the good.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
TAX LEVY SMALL.
GrinneII Residents Pleased With Bus
mess Administration.

GrinneI Residents Pleased With Bus.
mess Administration.
Special to mes-Republican.
Grinnell. Sept 3-The city council of
Grinnell have made out the tax levy
for the year and many citizens are sur
prised to find 1t but 11s mills higher
than before the extensive improve
ments now in progress were started.
The present total levy amounts to
81 7-10 mills, divided as follows: Cor
poration, 10; park, Y water, 8: sewer.
Q; fire, 1: sinking. 2; light. az; cem-
etery, h; library, Q; sewage disposal,
2; board of health, 2-10; Improvement,
g. This question has required long and
careful study on the part of the city
guardians and there is a feeling OF re-
lief and of commentator of the bus
mess judgment of the mayor and coun-
Gil, among taxpayers in general. l.. e.
Jacobs has been appointed inspector Of
concrete during the continuance Of the
present paving contract, being paid 81
a day for his services for the time
actually put in for the city in this ca-
pacity. The work of stripping the
streets of the superfiuous dirt Is going
on rapidly and where the several blocks
have been made to assume shape again
on the new grade the long deferred
promise of actual paving in the very
near future is about to be realized.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
TURF CHAMPIONS
TRY FOR HONORS
SECOND RACE FOR WORLDS
TRoTTING CHAMPIONSHIP AT
REApsviLLE.
HAMBURG BELLE AND uHLAN
WILL TRY CONCLUSIONS
First of Series Of Three Races Won BY
Hamburg Belle, Whose Owner Sold
Her For $50, ooo-uhIan Bred in State
Where Second Race is Being Hold
Other Teegraphic News.

Readville. Mass, Sept. s.-standing
out prominently on todays program
for getaway day for the grand circuit
meeting at Readville track. the second
of two out of three matches for the
trotting championship Of the world
between the Kentucky mare Hamburg
Belle. holder of the worlds title, and
Uhlan, a Massachusetts bred horse
owned by Charles Sanders, of Salem,
was easily the feature UP to the time
Hamburg Belle defeated Uhlan, in the
first match at Cleveland, breaking the
worlds record, she was owned by John
e. Madden, who then sold the mare for
$4,000 to one of the well-known Han
ma family of Cleveland.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
RIO eRANoE RIVER STILL RISING
AND MANY CITIES ARE
MENAcEp.
FIFTEEN DEAD RECOVERED
NEAR CITY OF cARMAaco
Many Buildings Damaged Thsr. and
Elsewhere and Death List viii ee
lncreased-cisy Of Tula Reported
Washed Away. 1o2 Blocks Of ewld-
inss Being Destroyed.

Washington. Sept s.-The state de.
partment is in receipt of telegram
from G. A. Miller. United States consul
at Matamoras. Mexico. In which hc
says the Rio Grande floods are hIrher
than usual. and that telegram from
camargo states that serious damage
has been caused to buildings of that
city and ranches near tho river: that
no lives were lost In the city. but fif-
teen bodies were recovered in the sur
rounding country, and that there prob-
ably are many more. but the exast
number Is unknown
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
ACCUSED KNOCKS AT JAIL DOOR.
Charles Brown. Wanted for oakss
Murder, Surrendcrs TO Sheriff.

Wapello, Sept 3.--Charles Brown, of
near Fredonia. the man who is alleged
to have struck Hiram Oakes at Coium-
bus Junction, last Saturday evening
when the latter was knocked from a
sidewalk and In falling received in
1uries which later resulted In Ms
death. knocked at the door OF ths
Louisa county Jail here, and when it
was opened by Mrs. j. G. Smith. the
wife of the sheriff. gave himself up
and was lodged in cell by the woman.
Brown was uncommunicativs, aud,
Indicating that he had been advised by
his attorney not 10 discuss the case.
refused TO make public any statement.
He merely said that he had given him.
self up. because he understood there
y ere charges against him. but beyond
that point would not discuss the mat
ter.
Brown did not say where he has
been since he left Columbus juno
tion on last Saturday evening and
before his midnight call at the
county jail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
ROCHESTER IN 1911.
Letter Carriers Decide on Place f
Next Biennial MEETING,

Letter Carriers Decide on Place for
Next Biennial Meeting.
st. Paul, Sept. 3.-The National As
sociation of Letter Carriers today de-
cided to meet in Rochester, N. Y, in
1911.
The election of officers resulted:
President, William E. Kelley, Brook
lyn, N. Y; secretary, Edward j. Can
twell, Brooklyn. N. Y; treasurer,
Charles D. Duffy Chicago; member of
executive board, Michael T. Finnan,
Bloomington, Ill.
AS member of the committee on conv
stitution and laws, Bert T. Smiley. of
Fort Dodge, Iowa, was chosen. Com
pletfon of the count showed that
Rochester lacked three votes neces-
sary to choice for the next convention
city. Balloting was therefore re-
Sumed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
ASKS FOR 5000 DAMAGES.
Bert Redburn Socks Large Sum For
Injuries BY Auto.

Ottumwa, Sept. g. A severely
bruised hip and back and other injuries
to his person claimed TO have been the
result OF a collision with the auto
mobile of William Hunt. are the
grounds set forth in petition filed by
Bert Redburn against Mr.. Hunt for
damages in the sum OF $4,000 The pc
titioner asserts In the legal document
on file in the office OF Clerk George
Phillips that upon March 20. 1909, after
alighting from a North Court street
car at Pennsylvania avenue he was
struck by the Hunt motor car and Sc
verely injured. He alleges negligence
by the driver of the car in falling to
give a signal or warning and also that
the speed limit was exceeded. He
further claims that as a result of his
injuries he was compelled to pay a
doctors fee of 800 and lost two
months work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
President Sees Start.

Marblehead, Mass, Sept. 3.-The
president and party arrived here In
time to see the start in the sender
races. The secretary of the navy ar
rived about the same time.
New Record Made.
The American horse breeders futir-
ity for trotters was won today by
Soprano in 2:OSA, equalling the
worlds race reco ! for age. held by
Fantasy. and is new record for the
futurity.
The fourth sender race was won to-
day by the Joyette, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
it was the Joyette's second victory for
the Taft cup, and with the Ellen and
Hevella, she will race Monday for
permanent possession of the trophy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
COOK, ON WAY HONE,
REACHES DENMARK
STEAMER HANS EeEpE WITH Ex.
-PLoRER ON BOARD SIGHTED
NEAR CAPE skAGEN.
COOK SAYS PROOF is AMPLE
THAT HE REACHED THE POLE
Explorer Declares Record. Of His ob.
servations Will substantiate His
Claims - Says He Found Tempera
ture There Equal 10 III Degrees Be.
low Zero, Fahrenheit.

Copenhagen, Sept. 3.-The steamer
Hans Egede, with DR.. Frederick A.
Cook, the American explorer, on board,
passed Cape Skagen, the northern ex-
noon.
Cape Skagen is ITS miles from Cop
enhagen, and the Hans Egede prob
ably will come into port some time
during the night. If DR.. Cook attempts
to do justice to all the scientists await
ing him here, and attends all the fes-
tivities being prepared in his honor,
he probably will end by wishing him
self back on latitude 80 with the scant
fare of the northernmost point of the
world.
The social activities will begin di-
rectly the steamer Melchoir, bearing a
committee of the Royal Geogra phical
Society. with Maurice F. e. Gan, the
American minister, as their guest,
meets the Hans Egede. CoSk will be
given a reception and bans>,ct on
board the Melchoir. King Frederick, of
Denmark, intimated his desire to re-
ceive Cook Saturday morning, and
from this time onward dinners, recep-
tions and gaities will be incessant. En-
tertainments will include banquets by
the minister Of commerce, municipal
council Of Copenhagen, and Minister
Egan, all in honor of Cook
Hundreds of kilograms from Ameri-
ca and all parts of the world have
been received at the American legation
for the doctor.
King Will Entertain Cook.
His majesty has arranged to enter
tain Cook at luncheon tomorrow, and
the municipal banquet to the explorer
will be given in the town hall tomor-
row night.
A certain amount Of skepticism is
noticeable today among Scandinavian
arctic explorers, who yesterday accept
ed the discovery of the north pole as
an accomplished; fact, and even Am.
orleans here admit they have some
doubt pending a full statement from
Cook himself
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
DIRECTORS MUST PAY
Court Holds Trust Company Manager.
Responsible For Losses Caused BY
Bad Loans Made BY President Of
Concern.

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. s.-Thrteen
former directors OF the Trust Company
of the Republic are held responsible In
decision today, by Justice VanKirk.
for losses sustained by the company
thru loans made in 1902 by its pres-
dent. Daniel Leroy Dresser. from the
companys funds on securities in the
United States Shipbuilding Company.
and for which restitution to the trust
company was asked in suit brought
by Charles II. Cavanaugh. stock
holder
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
Many Towns Dam aasd.

Monterey. Sept 3.-General Reyes.
governor of this state. arrived from
Maleana, Belated dispatches report
damage TO the towns OF Rayones, Ga
leana and the practical destruction OF
Mier, Bravo and Camargo. Meager re-
ports OF damage al Victoria and othar
towns along the Tampico branch OF tho
Mexican Central railroad. were re-
ceived. The city of Tuia Is reported
destroyed. The destruction wrought
here comprises 102 blocks in three sec
tions of the city. These were mostly
swept clean.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
SHOW PICTURES FOR FARMERS.
Agriculture Experts to Exhibit Tests
on Films.

Washington, Sept. "a moving pic
ture show designed to teach farmers
and the public generally practical les
sons in agriculture viii be given at the
Minnesota state fair next week Prof.
Willet NJ. Hays. assistant secretary Of
agriculture. and three exports in that
department left last night for st.
Paul.
If the experiment at the Minnesota
fair Is success the department OF
agriculture viii extend this plan in
exhibiting to farmers and to the public
tests that the government now has
under way.
The pictures to be shown at ST. Paul
will be illustrative of good road max
ing. butter making and plant breed
Ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
CAUGHT BY BALLOON. SAVED.
Indiana Boy Entansled in Ropes Do.
scends Unhurt,

Syracuse. Ind. Sept s.-when wii-
liam Simmons of Adrian. Mich. made q
balloon ascension here at the harvest
jubilee. boy named Quinter Neef be-
came entangled in the ropes and was
carried up 5000 feet. descending with
the balloon as the gas gradually es-
capped. He was unhurt Simmons was
compelled TO cut loose when up only a
few hundred feet to save the boy and
came down with the parachute safely.
The boys father and mother were In
the crowd and were prostrated. Five
thousand persons saw the accident.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03

This will treat all merchants alike In
the ma and will remove the chief
cause OF DDmplalnt both of pedestrians
who have been 80 long mud spattered
by the horses hitched in these places.
and of the citizens who are looking for
the "city beautiful" and have wanted
to remove all signs of primitive con-
ditions made necessary then. but en-
tirely outgrown since. by every city
of enterprise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
CROPS AT WESLEY.
Recent Rains Has Improved Conditions
Greatly-Farmers Busy.

Greatly-Farmers Busy.
Special to Times Republican.
Wesley. Sept. s-The drought was
broken yesterday by a gentle rain
which will help the pastures greatly.
Corn is we'll advanced and by Sept Is
will be out of the way OF the frost
Shock threshing is finished. The oats
yield was light but of good quality.
Farmers are busy hauling tile, and
dealers can hardly supply the demand.
Farmers have learned that small tile
and shallow ditching Is failure. and
they are now putting in large tile and
laying 1t deeper. Better results are be-
ing secured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
STOCK BROKERS SUSPEND.

Freeman, Rollins & Co, New York,
Quit Business After Short Career.
New York, Sept. 3.-The suspension
of Freeman, Rollins & Co., members
of the New York stock exchange, was
announced today. The firm was organ
lied last January.
The liabilities are given as 5000, 900
and the assets as 100000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
Captain Says No offense.

Baltimore, Md. Sept. s.-captain
Baggio, commander of the Italian
schoolship Aetna, today pronounced as
untrue the story Of alleged impropriety
on his part while his vessel was
steaming thru the American feet last
Saturday. He declares he had no in
tention or even thought Of spying on
the fleet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
T..R. BULLETIN
Noticeable News Of Today


Tho Weather.
Sun rises Sept. at $50, sets at 6:2S.
Iowa, Illinois and South Dakota -
Unsettled, with showers tonight or
Saturday
Missour,-Ishowers tonight or satur-
day in t ist, fair in the west,
s PAGE ONE.
Telesr S News:
Exp 9 :. Cook Reaches Denmark.
Re- = Temperature OF lit Below
ID 5 ark and America Plan Reccp-
Il Tells of His Trip.
= an Cruiser Meant No ofyense.
=. ,hington Regrets Criticism
damage Widespread In Mexican
Floods.
Several Towns Destroyed.
Race for Trotting Championship
-Four Hundred Near Death at Ports
mouth
Mother Gets Incubator Babe.
PAGES TWO, THREE AND FOUR.
Iowa News:
Garrett Not Congressional Candidate.
Hubbard Attacks Cannonism.
City Clerks to Organize.
Big Strike at Davenport.
Bluffs Man Mysteriously Missing
Mrs. Coffin's Charges Sensational.
PAGE FIVE.
Story:
Last Voyage of the Donna Isabel.
PAGE SIX.
Editorial:
Sowing Winter Wheat.
"A State Disgraced
Shooting Up in Iowa
Topics and Opinion
Iowa Newspa pers.
PAGES SEVEN, NINE AND ELEVEN
City News:
Rev l.. f. Gallagher Switches De-
nominations.
New Pastor Green Mountain Church
Farmers Interested in Milk Test.
Large Entry List For Races
Local Church Approves Merger.
Saloon Cases Go over.
st. Mary's Institute Opens Monday
General News of the City.
PAGE TEN.
County News:
| General News of County Towns.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and Generals:
| Wheat Demand Dull.
Corn Offerings Light.
Cattle Inactive.
Good Demand for Hogs.
| Row on Print Paper
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
NAsBY's MAY ATTEND.
Postmaster General Grants Leave Of
Absence to Attend Convention,

Washington, Sept. s.-To enable
postmasters of the third and fourth
classes to attend the convention Of the
National League of Postmasters at
Syracuse, N. Y, Oct. 6, Postmaster
General Hitchcock granted them leaves
Of absence for as many days as may be
necessanv. not exceeding fifteen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-03
BANK cLEARANcEs GAIN.
Some Cities, Mainly In tho South,
Show Decrease.

Some Cities, Mainly In The South,
Show Decrease.
New York, Sept. 3.-Dun's Review
tomorrow will say:
Bank exchanges this week at all
leading cities were $2,s15 .293, ,261, a
gain Of 20.2 per cent over last year, and
S.9 per cent compared with the cor
responding week ct 1906. which. how
ever, contained only hve business days.
Most os the cities rennrtinR show gains
in comparison with both years, tho
there still are some losses, mainly at
cities affected by the southern trade.
Dispatches to Dun's Review report
the most encouraging condition Of
business at leading cities. At few
points is there any dissatisfaction.