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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-10

The meeting of the X. I. T. league
to have been held in Paducah today
has been postponed for another week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-10

The local association should soon
begin the work of soliciting the
funds for next years team.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-10

y Friends Of Turner Binkley have
been saying he was recently secretly
married In Florida.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10

Cincinnati Club was under the i'm
preston that the season in the Cen
trail League closed. on Sept. 8th. Ihe
agreement for the purchase of thes-
players was executed. Aug. ~ The
season in the Central League closed,
Sept 2. For that reason this agree
ment is Illegal. Player Daak has al
ready been released back to the Ak
ron Club. Players knizelN and Kyle
are now under contract with the en-
cinrati club and will be taken on the
Eastern trip with that CLUB. All thre'
of these players, however, are sub
ject to draft. Sept. IS"
The commission also handed dowE
A decision In the case of the Beau
mont Club of the Texas League, which
contended that the Oklahoma city
Club of the same league failed To
turn over to ii the number OF players
stipulated in an agreement for the
transfer of the franchise to the first
named club. The commission directed
it's ecretary to cash the check of $4,000
of the Boston Club, of the American
League. apply $500 thereof to mote
of the Beaumont club and discharge
a clatim of $3.50 allowed by the Ma
tional Board to Player Jordan. The
balance and. if necessary. $1,000 due
from the Boston Club to the Beau
mont Club, on MAY LIST. 1919, if both
players. Brant and Martini, are re-
taiped beyond that date. is 10 be held
until the adjustment of the claims OF
Players Masser Duman, Wall and oi
the Minneapolis and Nashville Clubs
now pending before the National
Board against the Beaumont Club
If there is a balance after the settle
ment of these claims it will be for
warded to the Beaumont Club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
BOUTS THIS WEEK.

Tuesday-Tommy Howell VS.. Dave
Kuftz. Frank Loughrey VS.. Frank Pl-
cato and johnny Willetts US. Dave
Deshler, Pilgrim A. A: George Brown
VS. cyclone Johnny Thompson, Peoria.
ILL.,: Jack Britton VS.. Willie Beecher,
Leach Cross VS.. Jimmy Duffy and
Phil Cross vs. Johnny Mario, New
York: Terry Mitchell VS.. M. Farrell.
Young O'Leary VS.. Tiger Young. I'll.
Thlel VS. Young Leroy and Joe kast-
ner VS.. W. Ketehell, Brooklyn; Al Nc
Coy VS.. Kid Fleming. ]. Cox VS.. Ray
Lincoln and NJ. Marshal VS.. Ed Doye,
Eastport. Me.
Thursday-Wildcat Ferns vs.. Art
Magiri Tulsa. Ok; Joe Phillips VS..
Young Dyson, Marieville. r.. j.
Friday--Abe Attel VS.. Harry Thorn
as, New York; Pau Gilbert VS.. F. Ma
son, Tiffin, o.; r.. Jasper VS.. A. Cortez,
Brooklyn; Bob Pittsley VS.. Kid Kan
sac, Buffalo; Tommy Dixon VS.. Eddie
Okeefe. Philadelphia.
Saturday-Paddy Callahan VS.. VIII
lie Jones. Young Solzberg VS.. Young
Rector Young Rudolph VS.. w. Lester
Larry English vs.. Jack Williams, w.
Allen vs.. b. Ross and Kid Alberts VS..
Kid Graves. Brooklyn; Young MeCar-
ney VS.. Mike Gibbons. Philadelphia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs in the SS5,000
damage suit brought against members of
the Hatters' Union in Connecticut, now
on re-trial in the United states court at
Hartford. Ct. presented evidence in the
form of depositions, Monday, in an effort
to prove the allegations of conspiracy
and boycott. The deposition of Martin
Triest of the firm of Triest & Co, hat
iobbets in san Francisco, was read The
deponent says that his firm was declared
unfair by the san Francisco council of
Tabor. because it refused to discontinue
handling the hats manufactured by d.
T. Loewe & Co. Of Danbury, the chief
plaintiff in the present suit
simplicity marked the funeral rites,
Monday, at Milwaukee, for Lieut.. Gen.
Arthur Macarthur The services, con-
Quoted by the Rev. Or Paul u. jenkins
of Emmanuel Presbyterian church, con-
sisted only of Scriptural reauins and
prayer, followed by the reading of
Wordsworth's poem CFhe Happy War.
fior" At the grave in Forest Home
cemetery only the committal service OF
the Presbyterian church was used. There
was no military salute.
atQnS United fNctttS AitViiiSy SNh-
eral Harr. Monday. instructed the
United states attorney at Seattle,
Wash, to agree 10 a reversal by the
eitcpit court Of appeals of Former
Judge Hantards decision eanceilins
the citizenship Of Leonard olesson. a
So ,ialist which resulted in impeach-
ment proceedings against Judge Han
ford and his resignation. The United
States attorney viii file a stipulation
which will practically be confession
of error. This is expected to cause the
circuit court to restore blossoms CIT
izenship.
The second Grand PriX of France
for light automobiles. arranged by the
Auto Club of. the Sarthe, was won,
Monday, at lie Mans, France. by Zuc-
carelli. driving q Lion Peugeot car.
The winner finished the distance of
CAS- kilometers a02.4 miles) in hours.
Il minutes. % 15 seconds. The
Sarthe cup for heavy ears was won
by Goux, driving a Pengeot machine.
in hours, 81 minutes. 80 3-5 seconds.
There were no American entries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
BATES PRACTICE BEGINS.
Several Veterans Back for Football
Team-Eight- Game Schedule.

Lewiston. Me, Sept 9.-Carleton A.
Dennis of Worcester, Mass. captain
of the Bates College football team for
1872 issued a call for the old members
of the squad TO assemble for first prac-
tice at the college, today. and active
" ork will begin for the season, which
viii open. on Sept. Il, with game
in this city with the Maine Central
Institute of Pittsheld
OF the old team, Capt. Dennis will
have the two ends Thompson and
Danahy. Shepard and Moore, guards;
Leavitt, guard or tackle; Talbot, first
substitute quarterback: Eldridge, half
back, and Dyer, fullback. Capt. Den
mis- himself is an ALI Maine halfback.
Bates will stick to her policy of
graduate coaching, which alone of the
Maine colleges she has followed for
the last 10 years or more, and this
year will not only have r. d. Purin-
ton. Bates 90, as head coach, but will
replace "Slugger" Mason. the old Har-
ward man, who has been assistant
coach for several years. by Frank d.
Moody, Bates, OF. Moody was captain
of the 1901 team.
J. f. Plumstead, u, of South Port
land. is manager of the team and has
arranged schedule of eight games
For the first time, since 1897. Bates
does not play Harvard. but in place
of the Crimson game has been Sc
cured with Dartmouth. The schedule;
Sept. 21-Maine Central Institute at
Lewiston.
Sept. 2S-Dartmouth at Hanover.
Oct 5-New Hampshire State at
Lewiston.
Oct. 12-Exeter at Exeter.
Oct. 19-Fort Mckinley at Lewiston
Oct. 26-Maine at Lewiston.
Nov 2-Bowdoin at Brunswick
Nov. Colby at Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
New York Produce Market.

New York. Sept. =
FLOUR-Easier for spring and Kansas
grades with trade quiet: spring patents
49Ga530 spring clears 425Q4b5: Kansas
straights 415G425: receipts 3l,7lo; ship
ments 20. 100.
WHEAT-Spot easy; new No. 2 red 1898
elf track and fob afioat; No. ! northern
Duluth 9si fob ahoat; receipts 24600o;
shipments 405.5Sl.
CORN-Spot easy: export col fob afloat
December to March; receipts 125; ship
ments 1850
OATS-Spot easier; No 81 track; new
natural white 36M39. and new white clip
ments 90599.
PORK-Steady.
BEEF-FiEm.
IARD-Easy middle west 1145GD1155.
SUGAR-Raw firm muscovado 80 test
1856; centrifugal So test 1885, molasses 81
test 36l: refined steady.
creamery extras 2sa029; first 2762S; sec
onds 25sn2eA; thirds 2SM2il; state dairy
finest 27m273; good to prime 24l@26 com
mon to fair 22m23l, process extras 25a0
26 first 24AQ25; seconds 22aG235, imitation
creamery first 23a factory June firsts ~,
current make first 20; seconds 2l4a22.
fresh gathered extras 21m2S: extra trst
25d26; first 23Gn24: seconds 21n22; thirds
and poorer 19@20a state, Pa. and nearby
hennery whites fancy large new laid "a :
do selected whites good to prime 5onS5'
do. common to fair 27M29: western gain
cred whites 26429; state, Pa: and nearby
hennery browns 270l2S; do gathered
TATOES-S;teady; Long Island Dbl;
26f225; Maine, bag, 1500175; Jersey Dbl. io1
d175; sweets southern Dbl. 1415o; Jersey
baskets 100
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealings In All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, Sept 9-The stock. market
lost little of its irregularity and dullness
with the resumption of operations. TO-DAY
As has been SO frequently the case re-
Gently, a number of special stocks We're
active at material advances, notably
Sears Roebuck and Goodrich, each gain
ing five points, while American Can was
most conspicuous among induStrials.
Canadian Pacific was almost the sole
railway issue to exhibit any degree OF
strength its rise colnciding with adVlces
from the Dominion indicating that muca
of the recent opposition TO the proposed
capital increase had subsidized. Harri-
man issues. selling ex dividend, were
plainly under restraint, as were also the
Hill stocks. regardless of Great North
ern's handsome July returns.
In the late afternoon. soon after the
publication of the government crop re-
port the entire list moved forward to the
which is as of Sept. ! shows a gain of
over two points in corn and almost as
much in oats while spring wheat eonai-
ton is slightly better than a month ago
The estimated corn crop of $3.50, 1000 900
bushels an increase of 144.GO0oo bushels
over August and comparing with the 1911
and winter wheat crop is estimated at
GEO. 00oooo bushels as against last years
final figures of 62l 1873 900.
Other events to which, Wall Street gave
some attention included the outcome of
the Maine election, the meeting of the
railway engineers arbitration board and
the August report of the copper produc-
eFs, showing a large decrease In sup
plies. More important perhaps than
these was the renewed indication of
tighter money and the Mexican situation
Last Saturdays poor bank statement
was reflected in an advance in oVer,year
money to s. per cent, while call loans
averaged 4 per cent.
The bond market was steady on light
dealings Total sales, par value, 81 ,5b5.-
600 United States government bonds We're
unchanged on call
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
Bi & League
Notice OF BuelItins.

Cincinnati. Sept 9-The National
Baseball Commission, today. served
ntice to all national agreement clubs
of corrections pertaining to bulletins
issued recently with reference ~
optional, re-purchased and purchased
players. as follows
Under the heading of purchased
players appeared the name of McAllis-
ter by ST Louis Americans from
Montgomery. This player should ap-
pear as a selected player under al
optional agreement the St. Louis
American League Club had with the
Montgomery Club"
On the bulletin pertaining to options
exercised should be added the follow
ing:
by Chicago Americans from Mon
treal, Fernier.
by New York Americans from
Rochester, klepfer.
ION the list OF purchased players
should be added the following
by st. Louis Americans from og
den. Stone.
by Philadelphia Americans from
Connelsville. Riley.
.sBy Washington Americans from
Flint. Price.
..en the bulletin of purchased play
ers appeared the names of Players
Doak Knizely and Kyle, purchased by
Cincinnati from Akron. At the time
This agreement was entered into the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
Crops All Over
u. S. Are Good.

Washington, Sept. 9.-Bumper crops
of corn, white potatoes. spring wheat,
oats. barley, rye and buckwheat were
forecaster, today, by the crop report
ing board of the department of agri-
culture, in it's September report. Corn
probably will reach 1886. 100000 bush
els. exceeding the record crop of 1906
by about IS, 900 bushels and the crop
of last year by 100000 bushels.
The potato yield. this year. ii is es-
tmated. will be 338,000,000, overstep-
ping the bumper crop of 1909 by about
5000, 600 bushels. the short crop of last
year by about 105, 100000 bushels and
the crop of 191 by about 100000
bushels
Spring wheat probably will be $780,,
600. goo bushels. or 100000 bushels over
the record of 1908. and 109. 900, 600 BUSH
els over last years crop.
Oats. according ito the report will
be 1.290. 600 bushels, exceeding the rec
ord crop of 1916 by 104,000,000 bushels.
and last years crop by 36S,000o0
bushels.
The crop of rye will be about 100000
bushels greater than the record crop
DI IJlU. UuChNDtdt obput t''sNVo bhoii-
els higher than the record crop of 1910,
and ilax will almost reach the record
crop of 1902
Secretary MacVeagh has under con-
sideration suggestions that the treas
ury department distribute some of its
surplus funds among the national
! banks to he available for the move
ment of crops, during the next few
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
UNITED STATES RIFLE TEAM
To Compete For Palma international
Trophy, Next Saturday.

Rifle Range, Sea Grit, n. j., Sept
9.-The United States rife team to
compete at ottawa. Canada, next sal
urday, for the Palma international
Trophy. was selected, this afternoon,
and left. late today. for Ottawa. Lieut..
Col. S. w Brookhart. Iowa, is cap
tain and Capt. NJ. c. Mumma, u >.
A., is team adjutant. The other mem
bers and their high scores at the con-
clusion of the tryouts, this afternoon,
are as follows:
Sergt. F. H. Kean, Mass. sos; Capt.
E. w. Eddy. Ohio. 5S7; Capt. X. X.
V. Casey. Penna., 5S5; Lieut.. Ralph
Alderman, District of Columbia, 577'
Maj w b. Martin. New Jersey, $40:
George w. Chesley. Connecticut, SIS;
Lieut.. Col William A. T. Ewes, New
Jersey. 573; Sergt. ]. II. Kneubel,
New York SIS; Sergt. II. +. Teat
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LITCHFIELD.

T. Harley Bartlett of Barre, Vt, is
passing his vacation with his mother.
Mrs. A. II. Bartlett.
Mrs. Frant Spear and daughter.
Mable. who have been passing few
days in Turner, returned home, Sun
day mighty
DR.. W. e. Preble of Boston, who
has been passing few DAYS at f. e.
Libbys. returned. Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vickery and
nephew of Auburn. passed Sunday
with Mrs. Viekery's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Frost.
Miss Pearle Frost of Auburn passed
Sunday at w. B. Frost's.
AIR and Mrs. Fred Baker and
daughter. Doris. passed Saturday
night and Sunday in Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
PRINCETON STARTS PRACTICE.
Pigskin Chasers Begin the Fall Grind,
Monday-Cunningham to Coach.

Princeton, N. J., Sept. 9.-Today,
marked the beginning of the football
season at Princeton, the Varsity play
ers being ordered to University field
for the first practice of the new year.
From now on. there will be plenty OF
hard work for the candidates every
day.
Logan Cunningham. who has play
ed on the Varsity in 1910, and who
was backfield coach. last fall, Will
have charge of the Princeton team,
this year. The management has not
announced as yet the full quota OF
coaches.
The Tigers have lost the entire left
side of the line. which. with Joe Duff
another man who will be badly miss
ed, this fall. was the star part of the
1911 team. Besides Perdleton, the re
turning veterans. whose positions seem
unassailable are Baker, half back.
Dewitt. haH-back Dunlap, end:
Phillips. tackle: and Bluenthal, cen
ter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
Boston Produce Market.

Boston, Sept. 3.
BEEF-Dressed unchanged; whole cat
tie l4d15i
BRAN-Lower. 2i5o@250o
BUTTER-Firmer; northern 3lQ3iA,
western 3iG31A
@174.
CORN-Steady: No. 3 yellow 95s.
EGGS--Higher; choice 37@3S; western
26a31.
FLOUR-Firm: spring patent 5o0m525
HAY-Firm; No. ! grade 25o0a255o.
LAMBS-Firfn;s spring 1lmEa.
LARD-Steady; pure 121.
MIXED FEED-Lower, 26501300o.
OATS-Higher, No. clipped white AZ.
PORK-Unchanged medium backs 24oO
@2450
ENTHUSIASTICALLY; white 1i5u155.
SUGAR-Firm; graduated 525
NEALS-Firm, 13m15.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. J. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, o.
We the undersigned. have known F.
IT, Cheney for the last 10 years. and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in ali
business transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimon-
ials sent free. Prce755 cents per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Ut
Take Halls Family Pills for:sconstipa-
ton. - u -
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SPORTING NOTES.

Alfred Goullct broke the worlds hi
cycle record for orc mile in compe-
tition in salt Lake City. Utah, Sun
day night, covering the distance in
LII 3-5.
Yale won the opening contest in
the 18th annual intercollegiate golf
championship at Manchester. Vt. Mop-
day. defeating Williams > to 4 Val
won two OF the three tWo-men team
matches and split even with their op-
ponents in the sixth singles matches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
BASE BALL NOTES.

James Esmond an infclder vas re
leased by the Cincinnati National
League club, Monday. TO the Montreal
Club of the International League. He
Will report to Montreal at once.
Nfattv Mcintyre, left fielder of the
Chicago White SoX, was disposed of,
Sunday, to the San Francisco club of
the Pacific Coast League. First Base
man Ems was informed of his release
by the same announcement He will
go to the st. Joseph team of the East
ern LeaRuo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
Mother of Eighteen Children.

and have the praise of doing more work
than any young woman in my town."
writes Mrs. C.. J. Martin, Boone Mill:
Va. 81 suffered for five years with
stomach trouble and could not eat as
much as biscuit without suffering. 1
have taken three bottles of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and
am now well woman and weigh 16S
pounds. / can eat anything I want to
and as. much as l want and feel better
than / have at any time IN ten years.
refer to anyone i'm Boone Mill or vicinity
and they will vouch for what say"
Chamberlain's Tablets are for sale by all
dealers.
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Burns Knocks Out
One Round Hogan,

San Francisco. Sept. s.-In con-
test characterized by great gameness
on the part of the defeated man;
frankie Burns of Oakland eliminated
Zone Round" Hogan of San Francis.
co, as a lightw eight possibility by
knocking him out in the 10th round of
their fight, today. AS early as the
third round, Burns proved himself Ho-
gan's master, sending him to the mat
four times in this round.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
New York Cotton Market.

New York, Sept, ,. I
Spot closed quiet Middiing uplands
II. Is: do gulf r. Sales 100 bales.
Galveston steady. II 9-16 New Orleans
easy, liz: Savannah steady, IL; Charles
ton steady. 11gMa: Memphis qGiet. H.
Net receipts for three days 1854.
Exports to Great Britain 1875; to
France $50 to the Continent 1922
Stock 354 ,s37
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Chicago Cattle Market.

Chicago. Sept. 3.
CATTLE-Receipts 10000; beeves strong.
others steady to 10 cents lower; beeves
57561070
HOGS-Receipts 5000; market opened
3 to 10 cents higher advance lost. light
s5Q@925.
SHEEP-Receipts 32000: market for
sheep steady; lambs Is cents higher: ma
tive 350I475: western 3500I475. yearings
45od575; native lambs 475a740: western ATS
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Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
Q a 3 TOR RIA
CAUGHT a Bad Cold.

Last winter my son caught a very
bad cold and the way he coughed was
something dreadful" writes Mrs. Sarah
r. Duncan, of Upton. Iowa 1--WE.
thought sure he was going into consump-
ton. We bought Just one bottle of
one bottle stopped his cough and cured
his cold completely" For sale by all
dealers.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, sept. y.
Government estimates regarding wheat
corresponded almost exactly with figures
computed in advance here, today by pri-
yate crop experts. The showing was a
bearish one and resulted in a freak
breaking of the low price record for the
season Prices at the close though steady
We're sMa to net lower. Latest trading
left corn unchanged to down. oats up
a shade to aMa. and provisions varying
from Saturday nights level to 12a decline.
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AMERICAN.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
International League.

At Jersey City-Jersey City s, Balti-
more T.
AT Buffalo-Buffalo 5. Rochester 2; Buff
falo 4, Rochester ?.
At Newark-Newark H. Providence ..
Other clubs not scheduled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10

r working balance in the
weeks Ihe 800. SOC, 900 Half
treasury. today wa. "A easily
of this amount. II is said. CO... if
be deposited In the national lanA~,
pecessarv
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BELGRADE LAKES.

Miss LEILA Kelly of Belgrade Lakes.
accompanied by Mrs. Laura Watson
of New York city, left, Monday, for
an extended trip to Portland and the
White Mountains.
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NATIONAL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.


Brooklyn 80 o. o 0 0 0 0 o-1-e-o
New York 80 X-2-o-z
Batterfes-Rucker and Miller Tertreau
and Wilson. Time, 134. EMPIRES, KLEIN
and Orth.
Brooklyn $50 o @ o 0 0 0 0 % II
New York ..5 0 0 0 0 2 x-7-13-4
Batteries-Ragon, Curtis and Erwin;
Matthewson and Wilson, Harley. Time
les Empires, KLEIN and Ortiz.
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OTHER GAM ES.

Syracuse, ". Y, Sept Elm an exhibit
tion game here, today, Cincinnati defeat
ed Washington Ia to a. Batteries-Don-
aid and Severed; Hughes and Henry.
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New York Money Market.

New York, Sept 9.
Prime mercantile paper 81 to per cent
Sterling exchange easy at 1885 for Co.
day bills and at $50 35 for demand.
Bar silver So.
Mexican dollars 4Sa.
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds steady.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-06
Exclusion of Absinthe.

Washington, August Elm order
ing the exclusion from the United
States OF absinthe, the green
DEVIL" the government Is following
the lead Of Switzerland which about
a year ago decided to prohibit the
drink and also placed the ban on its
manufacture. The agitation In
| Switzerland was widespread. The
forces that opposed the prohibition
law were also very active because
the suppression of the industry meant
a big loss to them.
Now the Pure Food and Drug
Board. through Secretary Wilson, OF
Department Of Agriculture, has Is
sued an edict that no more absinthe
shall be imported into this country
| after October /, and in a short time
the Treasury will make this effec-
tive by issuing specific orders to all
collectors of customs and port Off
cials that they shall allow no more
absinthe to be imported after the
date named by the pure food and
drug board.
Very little agitation has been heard
In Washington regarding abs1nthe.
American drinkers never have taken
kindly to the drug as a beverage and
the big temperance interests seem to
have reserved their fire for alcoholic
beverages which r much more
ponular.