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Weekly Interior Cotton Towns

New York, September ?, 1910. Albany; Receipts, $50; shipments. S9o; stock, 330
 Athens: Receipts. 4; shipments, s7; stock, 20
 Atlanta: Quiet: mddling 14ac; receipts, fl; shipments, 134; stock 63. Charlotte: Steady; middllng. 15e; re- ceipts, 8: shipments, s.
 Columbia: Receipts, 1886; shipments, 3655 stock, 4435
 Columbus, Ga. Steady; middling, 14c; receipts. 90; shipments, 15o; sales. 150; stock, 147
 Columbus, Miss: Receipts. 9; stock. g.. Eufaua: Receipts, q; stock, 530 Greenvile; Stock, 190
 Greenwood. s. C.: Stck, 50.
 Helena: Receipts. ?: shipments, 395; stock. 40S.
 Little Rock Receipts. So; shipments, 595; stock, 2426.
 Macon: Receipts. ee shipments. 2o9; stock, 264
 Meridian: Receipts. 30; shipments, 257; stock, 499.
 Montgomery: Quiet; middling, 144c; re- ceipts 523; shipments. 40: stock. S46. Nashville: Quiet; middling, 15c; receipts, s0; shipments, 100; stock, S41.
 Natchez: Receipts, s; shipments. 7s1. Newberry; Receipts, S3; shipments, 8. Raleigh: Steady; middling, 15fsc; re- ceipts, 65; shipments, 60; stock. 8.
 Shreveport Receipts. 30 shipments IS; stock, 129.
 vicksburg: Receipts. 8; shipments, 91; stock, 1666 A Yazoo City: Receipts. l. shipments S5; stock, 1900
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Worlds Visible Supply

New Orleans September 2.-Secretary Hester's statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton, made up from special cable and telegraphic advices. compares the figures of this week with last week. last year and the year before. It shows a decrease for the week just closed of l5, ,7S6, against decrease of ,453 last year, and a decrease of 19,04s year before last.
 The total visible is 1,467.179. against 1,4s2,- 965 last week, 1,s9O1 116 last year and 1,69l, 549 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton is 790,179, against 754,- 965 last week, 1,42s,1l6 last year and 769,- 5O3 year before last. and of all other kinds, including Egypt. Braz1, India, etc.. GIT, GOO, against 72S,000 last week. 461.0O0 last year and 722, ,O46 year before last
 The total worlds visible supply of cot ton as above shows a decrease compared with last week of 15,7S6 a decrease com pared with last year of 429,9 ,937, and a de- crease compared with year before last of 224379.
 Of the worlds visible supply of cotton as above there is now af1oat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 732,- OOO( against 1, 900 last year and 959.000 year before last in Egypt. 37000. against 45 ,0O0 last year and 60,000 year before last; in India, 42600o, against 174.00o last year and 3S4O0O year before last and in the United States. 272.000. against 265.000 last year and 2SS.000 year before last
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Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour-Steady.
 Rye-No. 2, 731A@D74c.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, old, 55d5Sc fair to choice mating, new, 69971c. Flax Seed-No. 1 southwestern, $2.41h: No. northwestern, s2. 561a.
 Timothy seed. $7.30@S. 50.
 Clover, s9014. 50.
 Mess Pork-Per barrel, $21 .50@21. .75. Lard-Per 100 pounds, SIP .071a.
 Short Ribs, Sides-Loose. $11 .50Q12. 12lh. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, SIP. 371bQl12. 50. Butter-Firm; creameries, 241sQ291ac; i; dairies, 23Q27c.
 Eggs-Steady; receipts, 6613 eases. at mark cases included, 14@17c; flrsts, 20c; prime firsts. PC.
 Cheese-Firm daisies, 16G16Ac; twins, L0151ac; young Americas, 161z416s4c; i; long horns, 16Q16Ac.
 Potatoes-Steady; choice to fancy, 7Sq soc; fair to good, 7SQ75c.
 Poultry-Easy; turkeys, 20cts fowls, 13Hc; springs, 13c.
 Veal-Steady; 50 to 60 lb. wts S@S14c; 60 to S5 ID. wts. 9d91sc; S5 to 11o ID. wts., 1O010Rc.
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New Orleans Cotton Market


 New Orleans, September 2.-Cotton fu- lures opened quiet at a decline of ? to 3. points on slightly lower cables than ex- pected. Bears, however, were not in clined to put out a sufficient amount of offerings to carry the market lower, and In the early trading prices hardly moved. The weather map indicated scattered showers in the southern half of the cot ton belt, and in some sections of Texas that have been complaining loudly of drouth. These showers were balanced by reports of unsatisfactory conditions in North Texas, where it has been sup posed the crop was doing well. At the end of the first half hour of trading prices were to points under the level of yesterdays closing.
 From soon after the first call up to Il O clock, the hour of issuing the govern ment's report on the condition of the crop of August 25, there was little bus- ness doing. The general expectation was for report of P per cent of the normal and the bureau figures were 72.1. Not wiIhstanding that the figures almost ex- actly met what the trade was looking for bears aggressvely started to sell the market down. Under their offerings the active months lost points, but on the decline many shorts became eager profit takers, and the bears who were doing the SellnlS were not equal to tne laSk of supplying the demand They ceased selling and prices immediately made full recovery. At noon prices were at almost exactly the same level as at Il O clock.
 The report on condition aroused little discussion. Most traders were willing to admit that an improvement had taken place in many states in the belt and that this improvement had been offset by great losses In Texas and Louisiana. Some traders did not expect to see the loss of points that was marked against Oklahoma, but private reports that came in during the morning seemed to justify 1t. Statisticians in the employ of com mission houses figured that the report pointed to a crop of 13, 2Jp.000 bales, some thing that bulls claimed was an impossi- bility.
 In the afternoon session the market was dull Trading was chiefly confined to evening up operations over the holi- days Prices did not move much. At ? O clock the more active months were 5 points under yesterdays last quotations.
 The close was steady at net decline of to points.
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Bad Effect of Smoking
om the National Monthly.

From the National Monthly.
 Uncle Mose-Lool1-a-heah you George Washington Jefferson. what you all smok- in dat pipe fo'? Didn't An done tell yo dat smokin shortins CT mans life moh dan haff?
 Young c. w. J.-But yo, has bin smokin' mos all yo life, Uncle Nose, an An reckon yo's is a purty ole man.
 Uncle Mose-Dat's all right erbout me smokin', nah boy but dat ain't de point Ans eighty-foh years ole now, but eff An hadn't nevah An might have been moh dan a hundred yeahs ole by dis time.
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Flour md Feedstuffr

(Corrected by Tennessee Mill Col Nellie King flour, per barrel, S5.3o Bolted meal, per 90-lb. cask, s1,s2 No corn. per bushel S5c. Pure wheat shorts, 80. Pure wheat bran, S26. 1o0-lb. .. s. hulls, per ton, SIG. Prime C. S. meal. per ton. s29. c. s. feed meal. per ton, s26. No timothy hay, per ton, s23. Mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. SIS. Green alfalfa. s2S. Corn chops. per So-lb. sack. s1.5o. Flour in wood. 15c higher. White oats, 50c.
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New York, September 2.-Cotton seed oil trade in the future market was quiet, but owing to the irmness of spot oil and crude the undertone showed considerable steadiness Last prices were unchanged to 5 points higher. Sales 10, 400 barrels. There will be holiday in this market tomorrow as well as Monday. September, 1307Q 13.40c; October, S.S4@S.S6c; November, 7.63@ 7.64c; December, 7.33@ 7.34c; Jan uary, 7.32@ 7.34c; prime crude oil, Oc- tober, 6.93c; prime summer yellow. 10.5O@ He; prime winter yellow, ltM 15c; prime summer white. 1IM13c
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton Market
Meats

(Corrected by Southern Beef sr- "-,-
 vision Company Lard, 13%c; compound, 11%c. Clear bellies, 151sc. Clear bellies, 15c. D. S. short ribs, 199c. D. s. fat backs, 1211c. Smoked clea- bellies. 17ihc; fancy. iS1hc. Hams, smoked. 1sc; California A. Bacon. fancy, 261ac; medium 2Ac. Pork loins. 17c; spare ribs lie. Ham butts, 14c; Boston butts. 131tc.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, September 2.-Cotton spot fair demand; prices to points low err American middling fair. S.43d. good midding, Slid; middling, 797d low middling. 7.S7d; good ordinary, 7.61d; ordinary, 736d. The sales of the day were 10000 bales of which 600 were for speculation and export and included 9400 American. Receipts 2000 bales; no American. Futures opened easier md closed quiet. September, 7.5SHd Sep- tember October, 7.251ad; October-No- vember, 712d November December, 7.06d; December January. 7.03d; Janu- ary February. February March, March April, April May, May-June 7.O2kd.
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New Orleans, September 2.-Spot cotton steady; unchanged. Sales on the spot, 219 bales; to arrive. 2s. Low ordinary. 10 13-16c nominal; ordinary. 11ssc nominal , good ordinary, 13 1-16c; strict good ordi- nary, 13 7-16c; low middling, 13%c; strict low middling, 14c; middling. 1r4c; strict midding. IA 7-16c; good middling. 14Ssc; strict good middling. IA 13-16c; middling fair. IA 15-16c; middling fair to fair, 15 5-16c; fair, 1o 11-16c nominal Receipts, S9; stock. 2, ,795.
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York; s525d59o, East St. Louis. London spot, 922 15s
 Iron, Cleveland warrants, 49s 41sd in London. Locally iron was quiet. No. foundry, northern, $16@16.50; No. ?, $1o.o A1s; No. l. southern, and No. 1. southern soft, $15. .75GI16. .25.
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towns, 4s,s14: stock at all interior towns same time last year. s4,20a; stock at Liverpool. 331 .000: stock at Liverpool same time last year. So6,- GOO; stock of American afloat for Great Britain same time last year, 5000
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Cotton Reeeipts

New York, September 2.-The follow ing are the total net receipts of cot ton at all ports since September 1.
 Galveston, 24,910; New Orleans, S9; Mobile, "A; Savannah. 2694; Charleston, 52 Norfolk, 56; Boston, 100; total, 2f,- 975.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, September (SpeclalD- A bureau report of 72.1 was rather bet ter than expected though such a con. dition is susceptible of being construed as either indicating small crop or a moderate crop on the acreage In Texas the crop Is believed to be de- teriorating each day from the continual drouth while in the other states it is holding its own.
 Therefore the situation is very con fused and while the buying for inc bulls Is in evidence there is no wide spread demand from the outside fin. Nestment buyers A little lower mar ket Is the result caused by more sa,l- ing from southern buyers hedging their daily purchases from the gins.
 Spot merchants are bearish because of their inability to place their pur- chases with the American mills which are buying in small quantities.
 Manchester buys with more freedom than America. As this market will Le closed Tuesday the traders were buy CTS at the close.
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Dry Goods

New York, September 2.-Primary cotton goods factories today gathered a great amount of business in staple cotton goods for quick shipment and some fair orders were placed in glng- hams for delivery up to the end of the year. Converters are selling gray goods quite freely. The wool market was quiet. Cotton yarns were in bet ter demand and mills are more in
 clined to take orders at current prices.
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Treasury stntement

Washington, September 2.-The condi- ton of the treasury at the beginning of business today was as follows:
 Trust Funds: Gold coin, $s9O, ,017 669; sil- CT dollars, s4S5,ss5,ooO; silver dollars of s9O $35s5.OoO; silver certificates outstand- 1g, $4S5, 5,6S5. 600.
 v General Fund: Standard silver dollars in eneral fund, $6177,672; current liabiIi- es, 096, 477,S34; working balance in treas ry offices. $31, 727.S22; in banks to credit ], treasurer. of the United States, s35, ,7e7, = o; subsidiary silver coin, s20, ,359, ,696; mi pr coin, $924,9s9; total balance in general md, $90342, 404.
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New York Monex

New York, September 2.-Money on call Vasy, 1N and per cent; ruling rate, IA ger cent; closing bid. 1A per cent offered q per cent Time loans steady; 60 days, 2-1@4 per cent; 90 days, 404A per cent; ; 2 x months, AZ per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper. -51a to per ' ant Sterling exchange steady, with act s al business in bankers bills at $4. .S3. .2501 8. .45 for 60-day bills and at s4.S6 40 for smand. Commercial bills, s4. 827sQI4. .833s ar silver, 52Ac; Mexican dollars, 44c 4 Government bonds easy; railroad bonds eady.
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I MAKE BONDS. GEO. c. OLIVER. Phones 334. Luxury in Traveling-Elect
 Berth Lights

Seaboard fast New York train leaves Birmingham 200 a. m.; arrives 2:45 D. m Only one night out Observation cars, electric fans
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Metal Market

New York, September 2.-Standard cop Ter. easy; spot. September, SIP. 15d12 9 November, SIP 10Q12 30; and December, SIP. 25G12 .35. London, firm; spot G55 Is Cd; futures, f56 5s. Arrivals reported at New York today 200 tons. Customs house re- turns show exports of 1o36 tons so far this month. Local dealers report quiet mar ket. Lake copper. SIP .s71a@13; electrolytis S12. .621xG12 .75; and casting. SIP. .25QD12. 50. \ Tin, easy; spot s35 30d35. 40; September, s3n@35. .40; October, s34. .G0aS5; November ssl 25dS4. .75; December. s34. 1211sQs4. 50. Lon- don, weak; spot s161 los Id; futures f157.
 Lead. dull; spot, $40. .4Oa4.5O. New York; s4. 25d4 30, East St. Louis. London spot ZIP los.
 spelter steady; spot. s5sss7Aa5 5o New
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Cotton Seed Oil

$6.05@6.17k; K, s6.2o; M s6.5O; N. s6.25 @6.75; VIC, s6.30@ 690; wv, s7.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, September 2.-Wheat futures, higher; September. 91sc; December. S OBS Corn futures, firm; September, 5Sssc; December, 56isc. Oat futures, low CT; September. 3OAc; December, s41sc. Wheat, cash, steady; track No. ?, red. $1 .O2; No. 2. hard, s1.01d1 or. Corn. cash, weak; track No 2, 5S12Q59c; No. ?. white. 600D6ohc. Oats, cash, higher; track Nol 2, 31@82c; No ?, white, S51e636c.
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Daily Cotton Movement
 Galveston: Quiet middling. 14c: net re- ceipts, 929S; gross receipts, 929S; sales 1850; stock. 49479.
 New Orleans: Steady; middling. 14Ac; net receipts S9; gross receipts, S9; sales, 247; stock, 22,795; coastwise, 64S.
 Mobile: Quiet: middling, 1S1sc; net re- ceipts, 62; gross receipts. 62; stock, 740. Savannah: Steady; middling, 147sc; net receipts, 1929; gross receipts 1929 sales, 7SO: stock, s12e; continent. 50; coastwise, 1899
 Charleston: Quiet; middlng, 14c; stock, 345
 Wilmington Nominal; stock, SS.
 Norfolk: Quiet; middling, 14c; net re- ceipts. 56; gross receipts 56; sales, 2; stock. 237 coastwise, 92.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 151ac; stock. 2S6.
 New York: Quiet; middling. 15c; gross eo eipts, 2695 sales. eos; stock, 139, 761 ; ccastwise, 1908.
 Boston: Quiet; middling. 15c; net re- ceipts. sO; gross receirs, 47s; stock, 14i6, Philadelphia: Steady middling. 15. .25c; stock, 445
 Total today at all ports, net, 1,494; continent 50; stock 2253l9.
 Consolidated at all ports, net, S4,S39; Great Britain, 17,274; France. S2,355; con- tient, 25,29O.
 Total since September 1, at all ports, net, 27,975; France 93; continent, loo.
 Interior Movement
 Houston: Steady; middlng. 14c; net re- ceipts, 9735; gross receipts 9735; shipments, ST1s: sales, 7757; stock. 25,27o
 Augusta: Quiet; middlng, 1aisc. net receipts, 32; gross recenpts, 32, shipments. f9; sales IS; stock. 50.
 Memphis Quiet; middling. 141ac; net receipjts 63; gross receipts 492; ship ments, 492 sales. 25 stock 4494-
 St. Louis: Quiet; middling, 147sc: gross receipts, 375; shipments, 375; stock, $50. Cincinnati: Steady gross receipts, 30; shipments, SO; stock, 666l.
 Louisville: Firm; middling, 15lsc; net re- ceipts. 1SO; gross receipts. 1so; shipments IA: sales, 1S6 stock, 10.
 Little Rock Quiet; middling, 147sc; shipments. 2; stock, 2246.
 Total today: Net receipts, 10,o60; gross receipts. 10,s64; shipments, 9679 sales, 1884: stock 40,346.
 Comparative Cotton Statement
 New York, September 2.-For the week ending September 2;
 Net receipts at all United States norts during week, S483Y; net receipts at all United States ports same week last year. S0,300: total receipts since September l. 27,975; total receipts to same date last year, 42.739; exports for the week. 74.s69; exports for the same week last year, 45,603; total eX ports since September l, 193: total eX- ports same date last year, 2s.S65; stock at all United States ports. 225,319; stock at all United States ports same time last year, 1ss,96S stock at all interior
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Fruits md Produce

(Corrected by Douglas R-~- Apples-Per bbl., $3d4 Oranges-California, s5. Pineapples. s2.75.
 Iemons-Fancy, S6.5od7. Iimes-Imported. per 100. 75c4sl. Irish Potatoes-New stock, per bushel. 90c1H.
 Cabbage-virginia, 11ac. Onions-Red Globe, 219c ID. Navy Beans-Cholce Michigan, per bu., S. .O0
 Lima Beans-Per ID. Sc. Peas Virginia black eye. per bu., S. 8. Spanish onions, per crate, H.75. celery-Fancy. per crate, s2.5o; per dozen. 75c.
 Tomatoes-Florida, per crate. s2@3. New snap beans. per hamper. s161. .M Peaches-Georgia, per crate s2. 501S. Watermelons-F Florida, each. 15925c. Cantaloupes-s262. 50 per crate. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel, s2. 75G3. Pears-Bartlett. per crate, sS.50; cooke ing, per bbl., s2 bo.
 Peaches-California, per crate, H.35. Plums- California, per crate. g. California grapes. s2.75 crate.
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Knnsan City Grain

Kansas City, September 3.-Wheat, Sep tember, 79ssc; December, H.01: May, $1 .055s. Corn, September, 56ssc; Decem- Der, 54ss May, 57s4c. Cash wheat. un- changed; No. ?, hard esAlcQs1; No. 2. red, Nd1 .01. Corn, unchanged to %@1Ac low CT; No. ?, mixed, 56a4GSs1sc; No. ?, white. 5s1lc. Oats, unchanged; No ?, white. 35c; No. ?, mixed, 32G33c.
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CALDWELL 6 WARD
SUkErY BONDS
HUBl,ARD BROS. 6 co.
COTTON MNRCHAMT0.

Hanever sQnares New York. York Cotton Ex. !< kange, New York Coffee Exchangs, RNw Orleans Cotton Exchange. Chicago Board of Trade. Associate Nenbers
 Liverpool Cotton Assoeiatlon.
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 (Coryected by Birmingham Packing Col Steers, good to choice fat. s50Q to 12o9 lbs, 404lsc. Steers, medium to good, $50 to 1900 lbs, 3@Slho. Steers, good to choice fat. $50 to $50 lbs. 3431hc. Steers, medium to good. $50 to $50 lbs. 21kG3c. Oxcn good to choice. 21zG3c. Oxen. medium to good 2q2hc. Cows and heifers. good to choice. 800 to 1000 lbs. 9lkd4c. Cows and heifers. medium to good, 2%ds34c. Cows and heifers. good to choice. 800 to 800 lbs. S931sc. Cows and heifers. medium to good. 6os 10 500 lbs. 2lf@3c. Yearlings, good to choice, 21k@3c. Yearlings, medium to good, 21211c. Bulls. good to choice. 300 to 1200 lbs, 2lh03c. ABuns. medium to good, 800 to 12oo lbs. 2l5Q3c. Bulls. medium to good. 800 to 1900 lbs. 2lp21hc. Gamers, 1AG1%c. Hogs, choice (corn fed). 1so to 25o lbs. Sc. Pigs, so to 120 lb. wts.. TIC. Pigs, 60 to so ID. wts., 7c. Fat cattle, demand good Oxen. demand slow. Yearlings. demand slow.
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PauItrx md Eggs

fCorrected by Garrett & Hine) Hens-Medium, 40Qo0c; live, per lb.. 14c. small. 1oD121kc; per lb. 200. Ducks, 25930c; guineas. BOG: roosters, soc. Eggs-Fresh candled, 25c.
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New York Cotton Futures.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.
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Total sales for day, 1e5,soo shares.
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Future quotations were s foIIoWs:
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-12-31
HOT BASKET BALL
ouint From the Penn Athelitic Club
of Waynesboro Will Play Y. M.
C. A. Quint.

Since the opening game of basket
ball here the other night between the
Y. NJ. c. A. team and the Frederick
College team. of Frederick, Md, in
which the local quint defeated the
visitors, and proved that the associa-
ton has a strong team the fans, and
especially those who were unable to
Witness the opening game, have been
eager TO see the announcement of an
other contest.
Director Meredith has therefore
made arrangements to have the strong
team from the Penn Athletic Club of
Waynesboro play here on New Years
night, and promises all who attend
that they will witness a game equal
to that put up by the teams in the
opening game.
The Waynesboro team is a strong
one, and to prove it, one has just to
compare the game played between
the Wayneshoro and Frederick teams
and the game between Frederick and
Martinsburg. In the former game,
played in Frederick, Frederick barely
defeated Waynesboro, the score be-
ing IS to IA, and Martinsburg had a
hard time defeating Frederick by 81
to %. 1t can readily be seen that
the three teams are well matched and
any game they play is sure to be in
teresting and exciting.
Director Meredith hopes to have
Ware in this game as center, and the
fans will be glad to see him back in
the game. 1t is hoped that a large
crowd will he out to see it, as it takes
a little money to get the visiting
teams here, and a good turnout will
be necessary to insure more games.
A communication has been received
from the Maryland Deaf and Dumb
School, of Frederick asking for a
game on January 90 This team is
composed entirely of mutes and Di-
rector Meredith win likely have them
come. 1t is sure TO be a hot game.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-12-31
STOPS TRAIN, THOUGH DYING.
Express Engineers Last Thought For
Safety OF PASSENGERS.

Lancaster. Pa. Dec. 2S.-Attacked
by heart disease, with his hand at the
throttle. r. c. Beck. an engineer on
the Pittsburg express, which left
Philadelphia at $40 o'clock yester-
day, brought his engine to standstill
at Wilmer, a few miles east of this
city, as he lap9ed into unconscious
ness.
The sudden stopping of the train at
tracted the attention of Fireman
Moore, and he rushed TO the side of
his PROSTATE fellow-workman. Beck
was hanging out the cab window, and
in another moment would have fallen
headlong to the track.
Assistance was summoned, and the
engineer was carried into am express
car, where a physician endeavored to
restore Beck to consciousness, but he
died before the train reached this
city.
Beck was 62 years old, and had
been in the employ of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company for many
years.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-12-31
IMMENSE SALE OF
RED CROSS STAMPS
West Virginia viii Use Nearly r"'
teen Hundred Thousand Ne"
Season.
Season.

With the holidays now rapidly
drawing to close the sale OF hed
Cross stamps will soon be discontinu-
ed throughout the country. More tnah
eight hundred thousand stamps were
sold in West Virginia, which Is two
hundred thousand more than the An
ti-Tuberculosis society expected TO
sell Next year broader field VIII
be entered in this state and the socie'
tv expects to sell close to fifteen hun
dred thousand stamps.
Martinsburg has responded very
generously to the cause and 1t IS ex
pected that upwards OF the $4,000
seals sent here will be disposed of be-
fore the first of the year
DIR. McCune has had charge of the
distribution and she has been work
ing hard to sell the entire consign-
ment. A great many CT the firms in
the city have bought largely Of the
seals and hundreds of individuals have
used them on their mail and gifts.