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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21

street. Los Angeles
CHICAGO. Dec e5-Dry weather IN the
southwest was tho main factor i'm to5ays
wheat market judging from surface mdica-
uons. The real cause OF the strength was
the attempt M huyiug back the short wheat
put out by small traders yesterday This
wheat was bought by strong bulls, who today
Hooded the trade in all directions with advice
to buy for % rally There was a great deal
OF buying Of Luy wheat by southwestern
house, but tho latter and others sold May
on tine advances. Tho northwest sold consid-
oratle May wheat here and a great deal came
from scattered commission sources. European
markets heavy
Corn made % fair advance. Il was largely
in sympathy with the bulge in wheat and
due TO covering by local shorts. Offerings
were quite limited until the market rallied
little, when they began to show IL fair In
crease. No eastern or export demand. but
cash corn was steady to l4c higher
oats started easier for December because
Of large deliveries yesterday. Tho market
advanced some later with corn Elevators
bought December and sold May: cash houses
sold December and May. Germ traders bought
considerable oats.
Provisions were active early and for L good
portion of the session, but quieted down late.
There was heavy buying Of Ma lard which
precIpitated much covering on stop loss orders
by shorts I'm January product, mainly ribs.
There were increased offerings on the swells
and some reaction. but the market was n
nervous one.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
STOCK EXCHANGE NOTES

The local bond market is improving rapidly
and the bond houses report substantial sales.
Recent developments on the New York stock
exchange have thrown considerable money
into the bond market here.
The brokerage house OF Il. T.. Hutton & Co.
moved yesterday to elaborate new quarters at
1is West Fourth street, near the stock ex-
change.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21

Morning sales-10O0 Peoples Water 5s 691a;
1000 City Elec IS 30; 1000 Pac Tel 5s 100; 50
Assd oil 475s buyer so; 800 do 4714; $50 do
Wine 4S1s; rs Paauhau 16s4; so do II; 1900
Palmer oil LES; 125 Spring Valley Water 5OA.
Afternoon sales-l000 Key Route 5s 1051a;
1000 Los Angeles Ry 5s 10614; 1000 Market st
471a so do AIS; 100 do (buyer 500 4724; 80 Cal
Wine 4S1a; 85 City Elec 5924; 10 Giant SSls;
90 Hawaiian 49,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
NEARkEr RANGES

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet; No. rye SO1aci feed or mix
ing barley COG roc; fair to choice mating,
$2.221.; No. l northwestern. $2.35la timothy
seed. $10i clover sl5; mess pork, per bbl.,
S19.62la 4l9.75; lard per 100 lbs, $lO.5713 y
@1O.6O; short ribs, sides Ooose). $1Oa
10.O2i4; short clear sides (boXed). S1O.5Ou
1O.62la.
Total clearances of wheat and flour were
equal to $4,000 bushels Primary receipts
were Cos 900 bushels, compared with J22.ouO
bushels the corresponding day a year ago,
The worlds visible supply as shown by
Bradstreets, decreased 2,078,00O bushels
Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat.
As cars; corn, G97 cars; oats. 31t cars;
hogs. $4,000 head.
nai1v movement of Droducer
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
BANK CLEARINGS

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20-Bank clearings
were s2.Si2, ,5s5.75 an increase OF $15 16 as
compared with the amount for the corre-
spending date OF last year. Following is a
comparative statement:
1910 1909. 1908.
Dec. 1s$S 142, 733.11 49, Ss9 417.92 1882, ,99451
Dec. 90 .. 2,342, 5S675 2,32691S.59 1,741,5l1. 81
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
LATEST AND COMMERCIAL REPORTS STOCKS AND BONDS
FRUIT MARKET

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. gO--Fancy apples.
soc; common apples Iuc; Strawberries 81
m5; cranberrfos. sl0d1t; ordinary grapes
15cp $t25, common pears 81; fancy pears
SL2I: uerzimmous. jOWS5c; navel oranges
s150a250; Mexican lines. Sl@J; common
California lemons So 80; fancy California
lemons. So; bananas 1900 s4.75. pineapples'
goa 10
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
DULL MARKET RULES ON
LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE
Holidays Affect Trading, and At
tention FIags-0iI Securities
Remain at StandstiIl

Market on tho Los Angeles stock EXCHANGE
yesterday was another holiday affair. Little
trading was done and brokers were Indifferent
as to prices and the volume of business trans
acted was small. A few Of the oil stocks
were active at prevailing quotations, but sales
limited.
Mexican Petroleum common fell OF trac-
ton during the day. recovering the loss be
fore the close. The first sale, amounting TO
ten shares, was made at $36 %. The second
bunch of sales, amounting to fifty shares,
was made at S36 and then the stock advanced
to $363755 for the closing sales OF twenty
shares.
Large blocks of Cleveland were offered at
prices around 1c share, but bids were SLOW
However, 1900 shares were sold at 1c and
5000 shares at 11sc during the day. The bulk
of trading was done in the afternoon.
Consolidated Midway was in better demand
yesterday than the preceding day, and 95Uo
shares changed hands; $500 shares were sold
at zoe and 1000 at 20bc.
Oleum was OF the speculative stocks
Of the day. opening with sales of 5000 shares
at 2ssc and advancing to 2%c on sale OF 1000
shares.
United oil was in demand, but prices were
too far apart for any amount of trading. only
500 shares were sold. and these at 75c
There was some inquiry for bonds, industrial
and mining stocks. Only one sale, however,
was made in the industrial list and two in
the mining. Ten shares OF United States
Long Distance changed hands at $50 and 200O
shares Of Johnnie NJ. & NJ. at 14c
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
SAN FRANCISCO STOCK
AND BOND EXCHANGE

Special service to The Herald by ]. c. VIII
son. 212 West Fifth street, Los Angeles mehl-
Der New York stock exchange, Chicago board
of trade, stock and bond exchange Of san
Francisco
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
ST. LOUIS WOOL

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20.-Wool unchanged; (;
medium grades combing and clothing, 22Q
23c; light fine. 2O@ 22e; heavy fine, 15Q
lie; tub washed, 20433c.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
NEW YORK COTTON
Special service to Tho Herald by !. g. VIII
son, 2l2 West Fifth street, Los Angeles.

NEW YORK Doc. oo.--Tho government re-
mort issued at 10 o'clock today making the
amount nf cotton ginued during the last pc
ri7i 556, aef bales was construed as stand-of.
our market opened about as due on the cables
and after the report there was considerable
selling by commission houses, under which
the market eased off some, but prominent
spot house came in as a buyer and prices raj
llel. Later the market became quiet ami
continued g, throughout the session. Com
mission house business is still slow Condl-
tious in the domestic cotton goods trade are
poor There is also the usual absence Of spec
ulation due to the approach Of holidays
Quotations ranged as follows; Close
Opeu High Low Bid. Ask.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
GOLD SHIPMENTS MADE

LONDON. Dec. 2O.--The Bank of England to-
day sent ESQ., 900 in gold to the continent and
G20 900 to South America.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
NEW YORK STOCKS

sneciaI service to -he Herald by ]. c. VIII
son 2la West Fifth street, Los Angeles mem-
her New York stock exchange, Chicago board
Of trade stock and bond exchange OF san
Francisco.
Ircllnr.inr tho
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21

Special service to The Herald by j. c. VIII
son, 2l2 West Fifth street. Los Angeles, mem
Der New York stock exchange. Chicago board
OF trade, stock and bond exchange Of San
Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
DAILY MINING CALL

Morning sales-soOO California Hills 3; 1000
do 3ik.
Afternoon sales-2000 Johnnie H.
LISTED STOCKS
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
CHICAGO GRAIN

Special service TO Tho Herald by J. g. Will
son. member OF The Chicago board Of trade,
New York stock exchange and san francisco
bond and stock exchange, 2l2 West Fifth
street Los Angoles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
NEW YORK BONDS

SEX div ia per cent. xEx div Y per cent.
Total shares sold, 300 700. Bonds, S3,o77 900.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-17
Starts Saturday, March 10Th, Closes March Doth.

Market has arrived Will
Saturday, March 10TH
shown
purchased
Goods Shoes
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-17
MILLINERY

We especially invite the Ladies to come
and inspect our large assortment of Mill
merry. We have the latest and newest
styles in hats for this spring, beautiful
line of pattern hats that have been care
fully selected by our Milliner for this
season. My Millinery Department is
complete with every new style of hats
displayed for this season. You can have
your hat trimmed any style in my milli-
merry department. We have abeautiful
selection of untrimmed hats and trim
mings and all orders for trimmed hats
given in during this Opening Sale will be
trimmed free of charge during this sale
only. Don't fail to see our Spring Hats.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23
The Habit Of Cheerfulness.

Cheerfulness will attract more Gus
toners, sell more goods, do more bus
mess with less wear and tear than al
most any other quality, says Orison
SWEET Marden in Success Magazine.
Optimism is the greatest business-get-
ter, biggest trader, the greatest achie-
YER in the world. Pessimism has new
er done anything but tear down and
destroy what optimism has built up.
In the business office, as in society,
everywhere, the favorite is always the
cheerful person. Good-natured, cheer
ful people do not waste their vital en-
ergy as rapidly as the grumbler or
the too sober, too sad people. They
work with much less friction.
Good cheer is a great lubricant; it
oils all Of ife's machinery. Shake
speare says:
"a merry heart goes all the day,
Your sad tires in mile-a."
There Is no other life habit which
can give such prolific return in hap
piness and satisfaction as that of be-
ing cheerful under all circumstances.
III the resolution to cultivate cheer
fulness Is strongly made at the very
outset, it will not be difficult to form
the cheerful habit, and it will be the
best protection against suffering and
disappointment
Cheerfulness is also a great produ-
Ger. 1t adds wonderfully to ones ac-
tive ability, and increases mental and
physical power. 1t makes hosts Of
friends, and helps us to be interesting
and agreeable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23
His Condition Improves.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 19.-At
midnight Dr. White concluded his
diagnosis of Senator Tillman's case
with DR.. Pickford. After a thorough
examination it is now stated that the
trouble besides the paralysis of the
right side is cerebral hemorrhage.
The blood vessel which allowed blood
to spill and form a clot on the brain,
has, it is now thought, been tempor-
arily stopped, and the Senator is
somewhat improved over his condi-
ton earlier in the night, though he is
still in very precarious condition.
The latest bulletin issued states that
for four or five days perhaps it cannot
be said what the result will be, should
he survive that long.
The doctors have been successful to
the extent Of restoring partial con-
sciousness and Senator Tillman is now
able to articulate and has Just taken
nourishment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23
BRIDGE TENDER KILLED.
Thomas jefferson, for Quarter of Cen.
tury Faithful Watchman at COnga-
rec River, Meets Death.

Fort Motto, Feb. 17.-Sacrificing
his life to saw the lives of others,
Thomas Jefferson, for 80 years night
watchman for the Southern Railway
at Congaree river bridge. met with q
horrible death at his post at an early
hour this morning, being caught in
the machinery Of the draw bridge and
crushed to death.
Only the silent stars witnessed the
tragedy but enough can be safely
conjectured to relate how this faith
full servitor met his death. The
steamer City Of Columbia arrived at
the bridge at $50 o'clock and the
Waterman opened the draw for it to
pass, but as train No. Is was due at
o'clock he FASTENED up the track to
place a signal to save the passenger
train from dashing headlong into the
turbid waters Of the Congaree. Com
ing back to close the draw the faith
full watchman fell into the aperture
useu Tor Olllng the machinery of the
bridge and when the crew Of the
train reached the bridge and could
find no trace of him, they closed the
draw and crushed the life out of the
unconscious man.
Later when a freight train from
Columbia arrived the watchman was
found lying on the foundation under
the draw with one arm pinioned un-
der the ponderous machinery. He was
yet alive but consciousness had long
since left and death came in a short
while to put an end to his faithful SER
vices which had extended through IL
period of more than a quarter of a
century.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23
A CITY AND ITS MANAGER.
Staunton's Taxpayers Are Getting
Their Moneys Worth.
(From the Hartford Courant.)


When the people of Staunton, Va,
awoke to the fact that it cost the city
more to do certain things than a we'll
managed private corporation would
pay for having the same things done,
1t decided to have a general manager
and tell him to run things on busi-
ness principles That was two years
ago. Results of the employment of
such an official have been most sat
isfactory. The Charleston News and
Courier, which has been studying the
operation Of the Staunton plan, says
that the city "is perhaps the best
governed city in America Some of
the things which the Charleston pa
per says have been accomplished, or
are being accomplished, are:
Staunton now saves each year on
coal bills alone almost enough to pay
the entire salary Of the general man
ager. staunton within a year or two
will be better provided with perma-
nently paved streets than any city of
It's size I'm the world. Staunton has
one Of the best lighting systems In
the country. and the cost Is nominal.
So. too. 1t has a very excellent water
service. There is practically no de-
partment of the city that Is not more
efficiently conducted than ever before
In the history Of the town, and more
economically. There Is no waste in
Staunton. All improvements are per-
roapcnt and are correlated.
Saunton did not do away with its
city council. That body is still su-
preme, having full authority over the
general manager. 1t has. however,
given him a rather free hand. He
does the work formerly performed by
the several standing committeese, ex-
cept that Of the finance, ordinance,
school and auditing committees. He
makes all contracts for labor and
supplies. Apparently. he does his
work very much as he would do it
IL he were working for a private COR
poration, instead of for the city.
What was formerly done by many
men Is done by one man, who is all
the time gaining valuable experience.
He, Is responsible to the city council
for results, just as he would be re-
sponsible to board Of directors if
his employment was private, instead
of being public. He has made good,
and Staunton's taxpayers are getting
their moneys worth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23
WIsACKY.

Wisacky. Feb. 19.-we had quite a
storm Thursday evening about z
o'clock. The wind was fearfuily
nigh for a while. accompanied by
vivid lightning. thunder, and rain
which continued most of the night
leaving the ground too wet for the
plough for several days We are
Wishing for spring weather, we are SO
tired of these freezing. biting winds
with their colds and lagrippe.
The oat crop Is badly damaged by
the freezes and is apparently dead In
places. Hauling fertilizer is In
progress now. Many OF our farmers
are building ond improving their
places. which adds to the looks con-
siderably. Some have begun with
the garden work and a lot of cab
bage plants have been set out. Our
county Is threatened with an cpl
dsmic of small pox. Some cases have
been reported I'm and around Bishop
Vile.
The relatives here OF Mrs. w. c..
williams OF Summerton. sympa-
thize deeply with him In his great
anxiety and uneasiness about his
daughter. who Is at school at the
Red Spring College. N. c.. where
there are a number OF small pox
patients among the students OF that
college.
The friends of Mr.. William Mcleod
are glad to know that he is able to
be out again after a long and severe
illness.
Some few from here have been at
tending the Carnival In Bishopville
this week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23

Max. Feb. 1s.-Mr. Junius Mcneil
and family have moved from Lynch
burg to their home at Durwood.
Mr.. stephen Hancock. who has
outlived his family and lives alone, is
very sick, He is attended by kind
nsighbors.
Mr.. James Welsh Is seriously III.
There was family reunion at Mr..
g. l. Fioyd's on his 10th birthday last
week.
A community a few miles above
here boasts OF having a furniture
making establishment. also canning
factory. I am not aware OF the III
mension's of either. or the amount Of
patronage.
Mrs. J. E. Langston and baby Of
Timmonsville spent several days here
this week.
A considerable rain and wind storm
prevailed here last night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23
TINDAL.

Ttndal. Feb. 19.-On Thursday
afternoon this section was visited by
. heavy wind and rain storm with a
considerable amount of thunder and
lightning.
Mrs. J M. Hodge has been very Ill
for several days. but Is considered
a. being better now.
Miss Isola Rivers who has been
spending sometime with relatives in
High Springs. Fla, returned home
on Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. w. Broadway spent We'd
nesday In. Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23
Tugsten Steel Lathe Tools,

UP to the present time, says Mr.
F. l.. Hess. the most important use
or tugsten Is as an alloy for steel tools
1t enables the steel to hold temper al
much higher temperature than
ordinary carbon steel. A lathe may
be speeded up until the chips flying
from the tools are so hot that tl,ey
turn blue. 1t is estimated that abou
five times as much work can be done
with such a tool as with one made of
ordinary steel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23

once a man insulted a woman of
the stage, and he died in the street
because the girls husband was not
lar away. There died a hound"
were the only words he spoke, as the
fellow fell. Afterwards, a jury nod
ded assent to these words, and the
girls protector got his freedom. In
pulling his gun this man simply re-
sponded to that creed that is better
than all laws-true and as exacting as
Justice.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23
The LEGISLATURE.
"A NUMBER OF SENATE RJIJ7
PASSED,
Asheiey ana Rucker Enliven CIosinc
observation-disclosures Book Bill Final,
Killed.

Columbia, Feb. 1S.-No tbir1 r.a6-
ing bills have passed the house. todav
being set for final adjournment Tho
resolution will be changed as it is i'm
possible to adjourn finally until To-
morrow. The important senate bills
passed to third reading in the house
Included the following:
Ij". Mr.. Carlisle-Requiring fire es-
cap"s in hotels.
BY Mr.. Carlisle Regulating adju6-
g:rg persons insane.
Iy Mr.. Sullivan--To INCORPORATE
Hydro electric Company.
By Mr.. Weston--Incorporati Mu-
tuai construction corporations.
Ry Mr.. ommers-Requiring ferti-
lizer packages be stamped with
weight.
BY Mr.. Carlisle-Removing limit on
municipal deLt for sewerage, water
or light purposes.
BY Mr.. Clifton-Requiring mutual
insurance companies claiming lien on
insured property to prove they gave
protection.
By Mr.. Irby-Callirg on Clemson
authorities to investigate phosphate
deposits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23
COUNTY Correspondence.
uEwsY LETTERS FROM OUR sPE-
CIAI, CORRESPONDENTS.
n1ems Of Interest From all Parts OF
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Nail your letters so that they will
esach this Office not later than Mon
aay when intended for Wednesdays
Dapsr and not later than Thursday
eoe Saturdays issue. This. Of course.
applies only to regular correspond
sses. In case of items OF unusual
nsws value. send In Immediately by
Uar. telephone or telegraph. Such
esws stories are acceptable up to the
heur Of going to press. Wednesday, .
Dapsr 10 printed Tuesday afternoon
~ saturdays paper Friday after
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23

Columbia, Feb. 21.-The general
assembly of South Carolina adjourn
ed sine die at $50 yesterday morn
ing. T. B. Fraser, of Sumter, was
permitted to make the motion in the
house because of his rank as chair
man Of the judiciary committee.
The closing hours Of the general
assembly were wearisome indeed.
Many of the heavier bills had not
been acted upon until the very last
day and this meant a deluge of work
for the engrossing department.
AS a consequence, while no bills
were acted upon Saturday night ex-
cept in full conference committee re-
ports, yet the clerical department
was worked almost beyond the point
of endurance.
When the appropriation bills had
been signed by Gov. Ansel, it was $50
In the morning, and it was a worn
out dozen representatives and eight
senators who were present in the
respectiv houses when the gravel
fell
There was some important legisla-
ton in the last hours, among other
things being the free conference
committee substitute for the asylum
bills. This seems to be generally ac-
ceptable to all who have followed the
matter
The "drummers' mileage bill" was
killed in free conference, the senate
yesterday rejected the matter. Some
of the champions of the bill were out
of the senate chamber when the
committee reported.
Yesterday about noon visitor
heard frantic noise in the hall of
the house Of representatives. 1t was
found that one Of the members had
been asleep on a lounge in a corner
Of the hall and had not been observ-
ed when the other members Quit the
hall. He woke up several hours lat
er to find himself locked in. One of
the officials of the house was found
and he was released.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23
or Course.
(From the New York Times.)


We should advise our friends the
protectionists not to "get gay" over the
statistics that show that more goods
have come In free under the Aldrich
tariff than under any other, and
rather more than the total Of duti-
able goods. The usual division, since
the extra protection of the Dingley
tariff, has been about per cent.
dutiable and 46 per cent. free. Since
the new tariff went into effect on
August l the proportion has been
about 4S.5 per cent. dutiable AMI
51.5 per cent. free.
= On its face this may be made t.
seem as II the new tariff were more
favorable to imports than the cd
one. In reality the fear of the
changes toward higher and more
vexatious requirements induced i'm
porters to bring in as many dutIable
goods as possible under the old tariff.
"'s'' ASouitAuS CneCk 10 SuDSeQuent
imporations I'm that class. This
simple fact explains the difference
which 1t Is now possible to report,
and Its significance Is obviously the
reverse Of favorable to the new tariff.
Moreover. the worst effects of the
new tariff are not in the duties that
are levied on goods that come in,
but on the heavy duties that shut out
or nearly shut out, goods. The duties
on food and food products, for in
stance, make a small showing in the
customs statictics, but they have an
immense Importance in enhancing
the cost of living by fostering the
monopo3ies Of the home market. The
same thing is true of the shameful
duties on wool and woolens in their
effect on the clothing, bedding and
carpets of the people of )derate
means.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23
Trenchantly observes the Easley

Trenchantly observes the Easley
Progress:
"A marria ge license bill has passed
the senate. 1t provides that marriage
license shall hereafter be required in
South Carolina. The fee for same is
one dollar. The county clerk will is
sue chem. For not procuring a Ii
cense the penalty will be from
twenty-five to one hundred dollars.
Owing, We suppose, to whom you
marry"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-23
Hot Supper.

There will be an oyster supper at
the home of Mr.. w. Singleton Tis-
dale on the evening Of February 25.
There will be also bag clipping
and various guessing contests. The
proceeds for benefit Of schools. The
public Is cordially invited.