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Evening star., 1909-06-05
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. June 5.-Extremely fayora-
Bile weather conditions for the new crop
in the United States and Canada was
TOO strong bear argument for the bulls
In the wheat pit to overcome today and
as a result the market was weak dur
ing the early trading.
Reports received today from the nort1-
west claimed that the outlook for the
spring crop In the Red river valley was
the brightest in many years and that
prospects for the entire crop throughout
the northwest are for an almost perfect
crop. Trade was dull because of the i'm
pending holiday Monday. Prices at the
opening were u lower to Il higher, July
being at 1.1Sl4 to 1.1S11. Later July drop
ped back to 1.1Sa11s1s.
Corn was weak, owing to realizing
sales based on larger receipts than ex-
pected and on the favorable weather con-
ditions. July opened 1sah to AaA lower
at 724 to rs, sold at 73, and then de-
clined to 725s
Receipts OF oats were also larger than
had been estimated and the market was
subjected to considerable selling pressure
on that account. AS a result the market
vas weak early in the day. July, which
opened a shade to haH lower at 53& to
537s. sold off to 531aa5S%.
marset WAS n aust M e snd % hs
were ~ lower to sc higher.
Later many of the early wheat sellers
started to buy back some of their early
sdieS, ana WIN small OHeFln2S. the mar
ket became firm. July advancing to 119
The close was firm with July up Ba%. at
1.1S7saI.19.
The corn market held fairly steady at
the decline and closed steady with July
% lower. at 7nAa12A.
Wheat--July. 1.1s7sa1.19: September,
/. .O93sa1 ODA December. 1.O7%.
Corn-July. 72ssa72a4; September, 69A !:
December, 5s1s; May. 59a59ls.
Oats-July, 53ss; September, 44Aa44A; !;
December. An: May. Al.
Pork-July. 1885: September, 19.97h.
Lard-July. 11.321s; September, 14215a
Has: October. 11.45.
Ribs-July. 1O.62k: September 1O.67h.
Rye-Cash. ss September, 50.
Barley-Cash. 7S11aS0.
Timothy-Nothing doing
ClOyer-Not doing
Evening star., 1909-06-05
Government Securities.
French and German Dogs.

The Paris police have just acquired ten
dogs (chens de police) perfectly trained.
Nine of them were of German extraction
and only one French. Paris cotempo-
rary, thinking that an imputation might
explains the reasons why those from Ger
many were selected. The reasons given
cannot fail to satisfy the susceptibilities
OF Frenchmen. 1t Is said that the Ger
man dogs are much more ferocious and
easier trained to attack men. The French
dog in general is said to be more sus-
ceptible of education, but he takes longer
to train-that is. to adopt the offensive.
He does not want courage If attacked,
but he is of such an amiable nature that
1t requires much care and trouble to in
struct him. sponte sua, to seize a man.
Evening star., 1909-06-05
Liverpool Grain Prices.
LONDON MARKETS.
,ial Cahlegram to The Star.

Special Cahlegram to The Star.
LONDON, June mime shares again
led the upward course of prices in today's
markets, Paris continuing to send buying
orders. and purchases being made even
for the cape. Chartered and De Beers
were especially strong.
New York stocks suffered from profit
takings in all issues except Fries. Home
rails were lower; consois ended with a
gain of 1-6.
Paris exchange on London advanced l
centime further TO - francs 19h CEN
times.
Berlin rate was a pfennis lower at 20
were frmef. Vienna and Amsterdam
were easier. Here the rate was un-
changed
Evening star., 1909-06-05
Had All the Symptoms.
the New York Times

From the New York Times.
The learned hobo was dispensing knowl-
edge for the benefit OF his less enlightened
companion.
Have you ever been bitten by dog?"
he asked.
lightened one.
"Are you not afraid of hydrophobia?" ;,
mix on de hydro"
"'Tis curious disease. When q per-
son contracts hydrophobia the very
thought of water makes him sick"
us dat on de level? Youse amt
stringn' me?'
1T is scientific fact"
Den I bet I've had 1t all me life an
never knowed wot was de matter wild
me-"
Evening star., 1909-06-05
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Local followers of the stock market
have been vastly interested during the
past week in the movements of the lead
ers in the financial world, and in no slight
degree has their participation in the great
bull movement been Influenced by the out
ward evidences of the activity of these
same men. For example, Jacob H. Schfn
of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and ]. P. Morgan
have both been in Europe, the former re-
turning home last Thursday and the lat
ter being on the ocean and due to reach
New York next Thursday. The presence
of Messrs. Schiff and Morgan on the con-
tinent has been coincident with the in
teresting of European capital in Amer
ican recurities, notably Little Steel" of
which French investors have acquired
many thousands of shares.
None the less important is believed to be
the European trip of E. H. Hartman,
who Is due to reach the other side Mon
day. and from the fact that he Is accom-
panied by prominent ofncials of certain
of his railroads it is assumed he is bound
upon important financial business.
The trend of the market and the pre-
dctions of leading brokerage houses in
New York that "the rails would surely
go higher have consequently added sup
port in view of the boom which may pe
anticipated for the Hartman stocks in
Europe.
Business on the Washington Stock Elk
change showed the combined effects of
the Saturday half-holiday and of the
heat of the near-summer day, and there
was almost as much interest manifested
in the proposed base ball game between
teams representing two local banks as in
the variations of stock prices. Four quo
tation lots of Lanston sold at 151s and
1875, and spirited bidding for Graphic
phone preferred finally brought out
ninety shares at 30, or an advance Of
five points over the closing bid yester-
daY
Evening star., 1909-06-05
BALTIMORE GRAIN.
Isi Dispatch to The Stay.

Spccisl Dispatch To The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. June 5.-wHEAT-Quiet :;
spot contract. l.a4: SPOT No. 2 red western
I.5i: July, 1.I6aAal17; August. l.l3Aal.l4
steamer No. . red, 1.J0; southern grade !. so
al.J4.
CORN-Dull: spot contract. SIAaSln; July
9a,a19Js: receipts. 81 10 bushels.
OATS-Frmer; No. white. 64a6412: No. 2
white. S3a63i2; No mixed, 6ll2a62; receipts.
J. t6S bushels.
RYE-Firm; No. . western export, 91a9l1.:
No. = western domestic. g1a9lL.
HAY-Firm. unchanged
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Dull. unchanged
Evening star., 1909-06-05
CoRKsCREW HAS RIVAL.
New Extractor Can Do Things Ole
Implement Cannot.

How many times have you given a
corkscrew last desperate yank to have
1t come ripping out and the cork remain in
the bottle. torn up to such an extent that
it is impossible to get another hold on il ?
II you have had this experience you will
welcome the news that there IL q new
cork extractor in the market which not.
only has not the bad habits OF the old
corkscrew but will extract a cork after
the center has been pulled out by the Iat-
ter. This new extractor. which was ue-
Evening star., 1909-06-05
A Miniature Watch.
'om Tit-Bits.

From Tlt-Bts
A wealthy resident of Moscow owns the
smallest watch in the world. which once
belonged to the last Empress of Brazil.
1t was made In Geneva by the famous
matchmaker, w. Gogelin. and cost over
5000 guineas. 1t has diameter OF one
fifth part of an inch. and Is set in an ar
tistically worked finger ring, which Is
studded with diamonds. If the watch is
taken out Of its ring case 1t can be set in
the mouth of a cigarette holder. Gogeln
is said to have worked three years on It.
and permanently weakened his eyesight
in the task
Evening star., 1909-06-05
Railway Car Surpluses.

CHICAGO. June 5.-The fortnightly
bulletin issued by the American Rail-
way Association shows car surpluses
as follows: A decrease from the report
OF two weeks ago OF 1O.5s9 in the num-
ber of surplus cars. bringing the total
down to 273.S9O. Box cars show an in
crease of 1856. while coal cars and gon-
dolas decreased S,67S. There are also de-
creases of /. .634 in flats and 1883 in mis-
cellaneous.
Evening star., 1909-06-05
STARTS FOR SOTIk DISTRICT
ROOSEVELT EXPEDITION MUST
CROSS WATERLESS TRACT.
DR.. Seaman Returns From Africa
Intimates There Is No Danger
Hunting Wild Beasts.

KIJABE. British East Africa. June s.
The Roosevelt expedition will leave here
at o'clock today for the Sotk district
Between kijabe and the objective there
is a waterless tract that it will take two
days and half to traverse. Water for
the expedition will be carried in OK wag-
ons in charge of Tlyate settler. The
moon at present Is full and the nights
are bright; this will enable the party to
travel day and night, with scarcely a
stop until water on the other side is
reached.
NEW YORK, June 5.-After hunting
trip through that part of Africa where
Col. Roosevelt is now seeking big game,
DR.. Louis l.. Seaman returned on the
Lusitania. DR.. Seaman brings back many
trophies of the hunt. Some will decorate
his den and others are for Cornell
He attended dinner given to Col
Roosevelt at the Mombasa Club, April 81
"Coi. Roosevelt will face his gravest
danger when he reaches the lowlands," :"
said DR. Seaman. "One of these perils
will be the tse-tse fly. I have been all
over the ground. though I was not able to
push as far as he, for rains forced us to
af,oc
Evening star., 1909-06-05
FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON, June 5.-Bullion amounting
to s11,ooo was taken into the Bank of
England on balance today.
PARIS. June 5.-Three per cent rentes
9S francs IN centimes for the account.
Exchange on London % francs 1917
centimes for checks.
BERLIN, June 5.-Exchange on London
20 marks II pfennigs for checks.
Money 81 per cent. Private rate dis
count, 3a per cent.
Evening star., 1909-06-05
According to Circumstances.

From the London Sketch.
Invalid (who has nearly been killed In
a drunken brawD-Yes, sir, e it me
right on the 'ead with a chair.
Vicar-Well. l trust you will make up
your mind to forgive him in case you
do not recover.
Invalid-Oh. yes; I'll forgive him If
die. But IL l get about agen he'd better
look out!
Evening star., 1909-06-05
Man With Gun Not in Danger.

ment and danger there as is to be found
hunting in an English preserve. The man
behind the gun has little to fear. Take
the lion. He has small chance. for he is
winded after long chase into the open
where he stands at bay. Then the hunt
er's gun ends his career. The most dan
gerous animal to hunt is the rhnoceros." :"
There is great abundance of game there.
according to DR.. Seaman, who relates that
he met about 1900 specimens of big game
within space of a few months.
While in Africa DR.. Seaman investigated
the tse-tse fly and the sleeping sickness.
He reached no conclusions. and saw moth
ing to prove the efficacy of any cure.
There are 10000 cases under treatment in
British and German East Africa.
Evening star., 1909-06-05

You've been struck twice by light
ming? l thought lightning never struck
twice in the same place."
1T doesn't. SO far as / know. I was
In different place when 1 was hit the
second time. Tribune
Evening star., 1909-06-05

vised by Connecticut man. consists OF
two pieces of wire having their upper
ends hinged and forming a handle part
and crossing each other at the middle,
after the fashion of ice tongs. The lower
ends are pointed and curve toward each
other. These points are thrust into cork
and as the operator pulls on the extractor
the wires grip the tighter. 1t does not
require much cork to give a purchase and
the device will be found invaluable when
a corkscrew has succeeded in only mutt.
lating q cork.
Evening star., 1909-06-05
Washington Stock Exchange.

Saies.-Regular call. 12 O'Clock noon-Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone 5s. 81, 600 at 1O5,
81 600 at 1O5is.
Capital Traction. 10 at 135.
Mergenthaler Linotype. at 2l01a.
Lanston Monotype, 100 at 15la, 100 at 15h.
100 at 15h.
After call-Lanston Monotypc 100 at 15A.
Mergenthaler Linotype. at 2lOIa.
Potomac Electric Light 5s. $1,000 at 1855.
,Graphophone pfd.. 80 at 80, 10 at 80, 10 at
~ nj
Evening star., 1909-06-05
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board OF
Evening star., 1909-06-05

Big Man with grouchD-Will you be
so kind as to get off my feet?
Little Man with a bundle)-I'll try. sir;
Is 1t much OF a walk?-Cleveland Leader.
Evening star., 1909-06-05

reputation at quilting bee lasts
about as long as celluloid gargoyle on
satan's old homestead.-Life.
Evening star., 1909-06-05
Interest Widely Diversified.

large volume of business was tran
sacted with the course of the morning
session and wide diversification of
speculative interest was manifested
In the railway list the more striking
movements were in the Erie stocks, New
York Ontario and Western. Louisville
and Nashville, Atlantic Coast Line. Great
Northern preferred and Northern Pa
cific Union Pacific and Southern Pa
citic on large transactions fuctuated ir-
regularly.
In the industrial group American Cot
ton Oil and its affiliated stocks continued
firm. and Republic Steel and Iron pre-
ferred advanced further on the announce
ment of the resumption of dividends. The
local traction shares were not consplcu-
Gus in the days transactions.
The stock market broadened and gain
ed in strength as the morning advanced.
The L. S. Steel shares were prominent
in the transactions.
A further smart advance took place
In Louisville and Nashville and Atlantic
Coast Line. Amalgamated Copper rose
TO the highest figure at which it has
been quoted in a long time. and the in
dustrial group in general showed prom
inent strength.
The stock market closed with rather
confused tone, and a number of stocks
left off on the days dealings at sub
stantial net declines, caused by the
fresh outbreak of profit taking sales.
The transactions developed, however, no
new features of interest.
Evening star., 1909-06-05

Bar silver. steady. 24l2d per ounce.
Money. la1t. per cent.
Tho Of discount in the open market for
short bills il Is, 1916 per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
three month bills Is Ia.ai 1916 per cent.
Evening star., 1909-06-05
SUPERFICIAL IN TONE
Frequent and Sudden ShiftingS
Continue Today.
PROFIT TAKING Renewed
Large Volume of Business Trans
acted in Forenoon.
WIDE DIVERSITY OF INTEREST
Erie. N. Y, Ont. & Western, L. & n,
Atlantic Coast Line, Great North
ern and N. P. Featured.
Snccisl piSpatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch To The Star.
NEW YORK. June 3.-Stock market
movements today were somewhat less
irregular than they were yesterday, Dut
the dealings were still lacking in uniform
tendencies and the trading showed IRE
quent and sudden shiftinSs in It's super
fetal tone. Very heavy profit taxing
sales could be again detected In many di-
rectons. and particularly in the I. ).
Steel shares, but, on the other hand, II
appeared to be the case that the excite
ment which has prevailed in the stock
market throughout the week has served
to arouse a considerable increase OF In
terest in the speculation on the part OF
the outside public.
American shares were irregular in the
London stock market also, and the oper-
ations here for foreign account were
conducted upon both sides of the market.
There was little or nothing in the news
of the morning calculated to give new
bent to the speculative sentiment. The
weekly returns of the mercantile agencies
were fairly satisfactory exhibits. Small
interest was taken. or. at all events, ex-
pressed in the outlook for the weekly
bank statement.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28

polls, and hat if the amount of poll
tax allotted to the negro were divided
by two, it would be nearer the truth.
In the tables the negro has also been
allotted his full per cent of property
taxable property bears to all the tax
able property of the State. 1t is
also true that a larger per cent OF
negroes than of whites fail to pay
their property tax on ccount Of in
s~olvency, so that these figures are
probably largely in excess Of the real
facts. In these estimates, J. nave al
lotted to the negroes the maximum
property and poll tax hat would a
been paid by them If they paid their
full per cent of each and if the. per
cent of negro i~nsolvents were no lar
ger han the per cent of white in
solvents.
Upon the most liberia! estimate, it
seems that in 1905 the negroes re-
ceived for the maintenance of their
public schools in North Carolina about
twice as much as they paid directly
or Indirectly for this purpose. I think
that this is about in accordance with
the experience n observation OS
those familiar with the administration
Of the public schools in North Caro-
lima. My own opinion is that the
people pay, directly or indi-
rectly, for the education of the ne
gro more rather than less than one
for every dollar that the ne
gro pays, directly or indirectly, for
purpose.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28
Rail Fence Philosophy.

The attitude of some to-
ward the good roads problem is like
the lazy man whose roof leaked. When
it -rained he could not fix it, and when
the weather was good a o 0 was not
needed.
The farmer who mixes plenty OF
brain with his work does not have TO
toll from daylight to two hours after
dark to make money.
A good farmer is always busy. Even
on stormy days his brain keeps right
on working.
A mans word may be "as good as
his bond" out we lever knew a bank
er who ran his business on this theory.
Now the field work is driving every
body. How exasperating to have to
stop and do other things that might
have beer don when the ground was
frozen.
Do not be impatient to get the seed
into the ground before it is warm.
Too early planting only means loss of
time and often loss of seed by rotting.
The man who chops wood in July
is the man who hugs the stove too
closely in December.
It is bad to thrash your horse to
make him increase his speed. Put
the whip into the manger-Neighbor
yOhn-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28
$3.50 Recipe Cures
Weak Men --Free
Send Name and Address Today.
You Gan Have it Free and Be
Strong and Vigorous.

l have in my possession a prescrin-
ton for nervou debility, lack Of
vigor, weakened manhood, faiIinp
and lame back, brought on
by excuses, unnatural drains. or tho
follies Of youth, hat has cured 50
many worn and nervous men right in
their W homes-Without any add
tional help or medicine-that I think
every man who wishes to regain his
manly power n virility, quickly and
quietly, should have a COPY. So 7
have determined to send a copy of
the prescription free of charge, in a
plain, ordinary sea1ed envelope to
any m who will write me for it.
This prescription comes from a
physician who has made a special
study Of men and I am convinced it
is the surest acting combination for
vigor failure ever put together.
I think I owe it to my fellow man
to sen them a copy in confidence so
that any man anywhere who is weak
and discouraged with repeated fail
ures may stop drugging himself with
harmful patent medicines, secure
what I believe is the understanding
restorative, upbuilding, POT
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SO cure himself at home quietly and
quickly. Just drop me a line like
this: DR.. A. E. Robinson, 4S45 Luck
Building, Detroit, Mich, and will
send you a copy Of this splendid re-
cipe in a plain ordinary envelope free
charge. A great many doctors
charge $500 to $500 for
writing out a prescription like
this-but I send it entirely free.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28
Trouble Comes in ThreeS.

(LeoxvilIe Cor. Beaufort Outlook.)
Richard Chadwick, Of our place., is
having some bad accidents. His COW
was drowned, he cut his foot, and a
horse worth $3.50 died with lockjaw.
This all happened in less than ten
days.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28

Table I.
Total raised by general
property tax (1s cents
on 5000 -. =. :. ..~$1,2SS,041.04
Total raised by general
poll tax $3.50 on each
taxable poll) . . s76.5os.66
Total raised from fines,
forfeitures and penal
ties -. ;. +. !. -. i. 1~13,315.13
Total raised by liquor IL
censes, dispensaries 141,1Ss.34
Total from special appro-
priations from the
State Treasury :. :. 245, 900. 90
Total from special taxa
ton in special districts
~(property and poll) :. 650,739.40
Total school fund raised
from all sources, ex-
cept balances from pre-
ceding year and pro-
ceeds from special
bond issues :. -. ..$2,S14,7S7.57
Note--1n this table Of receipts, bal
ances brought forward from the pre-
ceding year and funds arising from
special bond issues and loans for
school houses have nc, been included,
because, as will appear from the re-
port, the balances brought forward
at the beginning Of the year are
practically the same as the balances
remaining at the close of the year.
The loans and bond issues are re-
quired to be paid back, and are used
for the benefit Of both races and paid
by both races in about the same pro-
portion as the other funds.
Table II.
The following table, taken from
the official report Of the State Aud
&o~ fo~ anO IO-r TIC -@~o~% md
polls listed and assessed for taxation
during that year:
assessed value of
real estate and per-
sona1 prop. (white) $440,669,472.OO
Total assessed value Of
real estate and per-
sonal prop. (col. 80. 21,~253,581.00
Total assessed prop
erty (corporation) III, 098,937.00
assessed ope
ty Ondian) =. . 463,341.00
Total -. :. . ..s573,4S5.331.OO
number polls (white) ..213,S41
number polls Gndian). 7S4
number polls %(negro). 1902
Percent Of negro polls =. 27
Per cent of property, e and per
sonal, Of negroes i. i. :. -. 81
Table III.
Assuming, therefore, that the ne
gro pays 81 per cent of the general
property tax for schools and 81 per
Of the general poll tax for
the following tables, based
the two preceding tables, will
show the maximum amount of the
school fund raised ia 1908 from the
general property and poll tax that
could have been paid by the negro,
INC is probably largely in excess Of
amount paid, because Of the lar
ger number of insolvents among the
listed negro taxpayers than among
he listed white taxpayers:
Maximum general prop
erty tax paid by ne
groes (3.7 per cent Of
$1,2SS,041) -. -. -. 30 47,657.51
Maximum general poll tax
paid by negroes CT per
cent Of S376,503) e. =. 1~O1,655.66
Table ".
The following table SHOWS the max
mum part OF the property and poll
in special tax districts hat could
a v been paid by negroes, using the
;ame proportion in the division of
he special tax fund as in the division
# the general fund.
Total raised by special
property and poll tax
in special districts =. ..$65O.139.OO
Estimated mount Of this
raised by special poll
tax, white and negro,
6 IL per cent 52,O5912
Estimated special poll tax
paid by negroes CIT per
cent Of $~52,059.1D. -. 14.055 os
Total amount Of special
property tax in special
tax districts :. $780, S9
stimat amount of spe-
cial property tax nai5 hv
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28
NEGROES NOT PAYING
MORE THAN THEY GET
Upon the Most Liberal Estimate, in 1908, the
Negroes Received for the Maintenance of Their
Public Schools Twice as Much as They
Paid for This Purpose

school year ending June 80, 1908,
shows the total funds raised for
school purposes during that year n
the sources thereof.