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L _/ THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH: j SUNDAY WORKING, DECEMBER 20, 1908 „ ,. ■■"■' SPECIAL PRICE $3.00 We have a few moro of these French Leg Tables left, genuine Quartered On'<, highly polished, exoctely like cut, for only $3.00." BRASS BED—$29.50 This would make an elegant Ninas pres ent—this Brass Bed exactly like cut, 62 inches high, continuous post, is the great est bargain ever offered, for only $29.50— $4.50 Down—$1.00 a Week. Why not make your wife or your daughter a present of a nice Mahog any Music Cabinet! It would be a very accepta- ble gift. SIDEBOARD $27.o0 For this beautiful Side- hoard, exactly like cut, Can you beat it at this price! This would make a nico present for the home. WE SUGGEST FURNITURE If you are in doubt about what to get, come in, look our goods over, and you will be sure to find just what you want. We make a few suggestions here. Any of them would make nice presents and something that would be useful. Why waste your money on trinkets that would soon be forgotten? Get something useful ana ornamental and the whole family would enjoy it. Prices from $6.50 up. A Shaving Stand would just suit him. It is so convenient for the man who does his own shaving, lias a place for everything used for shaving pur poses. MORRIS CHAIRS We could not suggest anything that would suit him better than a nice Morris Chair. There is so much solid comfort in one. Our prices are exceeding ly reasonable. Ladies’ Writing Desk would make an appropri ate gift. Any lady would appreciate one. They are so nice and convenient for their correspondence. BOOKCASES We have a large line of Combination and Library 'Cases that would make the homo an • appropriate gift. 173-175 Cotton Ave :A. G. Rhodes & Son Co. 173=175 Cotton Ave. $16.50 If your dining room needs a new table hero is yout chance to get a bargain. One exactly like cut—48-inch top, non-divid ing pedestal, 6 or 8 feet extension. $1.00 a Week. " - * DRESSERS ' '' Give your daughter a Princess Dresser. Hero you are sure to find what you want in a Dresser, one exactly like cut. _ • $17.50—$1.00 a week. VETS’ LICENSE SAMEAS ALL Case of Unusual Interest Before the Recorder Yesterday—*Decision Re* • eerved—Argument of the City At* tomey. Tho recorder reserved until Mon* d»y hla decision In tho veteran's II* ••••* cane heard before him yester day. Thle w*a the cnao of n veteran Mined L, P. Cranford, who runs a wtof-beer place on the comer of Mul berry and Sixth street*. Ho was brought up by Inspector Herrington •n the charge of doing business with out a lleenac, the Inspector having Instructions ffom the city attorney Ihat the old soldier’s license was no ■•od for this class of business. Attorney Jesse Harris appeared for the old soldier, and tendered In evi dence the certificate of the ordinary that a veteran's license had been la med to him. He contended that In Ike cane carried up from Ocllla to the court of appeal* tho decision had been made that a veteran could not he held liable for a license for selling near-beer. City Attorney Charle* II. Hall, rep* storming the city, Introduced the noar- hter ordinance of the city requiring aU persona desiring to sell near-beer te malm application for such a privi lege. said application to be passed oh by the poller committee and council. He contended that the defendant 'tad tot made that application and was Bterefore guilty of a violation of tke ordinance. He held that thl* require ment applied to veterans as to all attorn engaging In the business for the reason that the city had to lm- paea certain restrictions as police reg- olatkma. Attorney Harrla contended that the htotneto of telling near-beer wa« as legitimate a* that of arlllng dry gaoda. and that the city could require a dry goods merchant to make appli cation or cloae hla place of business at a certain hour. The recorder took the matter under advisement, and said he would render bis decision on Monday morning. Call on Tuesday, sco the wealthiest display of Plants ever exhibited in the South. Idle Hour Nurseries. Ooata art rapidly becoming one of the most Important branches of live »t<<k now raised tn the northern part of the republic of Mexico. Requiring i km care, they are ••specially adapted to the rocky grpstng lands surrounding thu plateau. Many per- a* I ••re ere r-rated In the hast nr at • t in' ii* k •(•and feeding them far t*o pr thi• a.fi.**atha, air# they an marktud el * >rft pruAh SANDERSVILLE U. D. C’S HOLD VERY IMPORTANT MEETING SUBSIDENCE NOTED FANDER8VILLE, Go.. Doc. 19—Tho Mary Ann Williams’ Chapter U. D. C. held its regular monthly meeting with Mrs. M. D. Jamcrnon and Mte. D. P. Jamcraon and Mrs. D. 1*. Halo at the home of the latter. Seventy members were present, tho largest attendance In some time. Mrs. H. a. Lang, president, presid ed over the meeting. Among business Items was the read ing of a letter from the state board asking that the chapter express Its sentiments on calling a special con vention to rcccnaller tho placing of the Wire monument, tho chapter voted to call an assembly. Hon. \V. A. Cov ington, of Moultrie, Is to be Invited to deliver his lector} on Stonewall Jack- son under tho auspices of tho daugh* ters. A committee consisting of Mrs. L. 1). Holt, Mrs. C. D. Shelnutt. Mrs. A. S. Chamlcc, Misses M. L. Hay no and Mary Turbuttoii was apolnted to for mulate plans for opening a public li brary her® under the direction of the IT. D. C. to encourage the reading of Confederate history, and tho works of southern authors, U'c’s birthday is to be celebrated with appropriate exercises. Mesdames D. C. Harris. K. E. Weat, S. M. Hitchcock arc to arrange the pro gram for that occasion. The following program added to the pleasure of the afternoon: Christmaa in the sixties written by Mrs. J. B. Wllkerson, read by Ur*. O. L. Rogers. Plano Solo—Mrs. A. Chamlcc. Reading: ttrrlattna* In Alaska.— Mrs. F. F. 8tacer. Vocal Solo—Mrs. J. H. Holmes. Christmas greens Interspersed with crimson stars, and Joy bells suspended from archways and electroliers fur nished beautiful adornment: for the dining room crimson tulle was used, caught In the center of the electrolier and extending to the corners of the table fastened there by spraye of hol ly. The center piece was a Norfolk pine decorated with Christmaa toys and tinsel, about It hovered "The Spirit of Christmas.*’ The souvenirs were place cards painted with sprigs of holly and mistletoe. The gracious hostesses served dainty refreshments. Several visitors were present, among them Mrs. T. R. Wylly, of Balnbridge, Mrs. George WylhvMre. Gordon Chap man and Mrs. F. II. chapman, of Richmond. Ve. Persian CSWIMSrSS of Oar many. Oensul (Vansral Guenther. *>r Funk fit figures that the value of the Oev* Imports for the first nine months of l exduatve ef precious metal*. umoun to tl.tO.Tto.MO. against It •* 4SO.HU ipi the same period ef IHT. TM vales of •Xperta waa_ll.iM.lto.to*. against II.- HfJIMto Tlie value wee mainly ar il? ‘he beats ef the mlree ol '•I ie, howtv* r. due to tb« Q*. U i*ai 8UPPORT IN STOCKS SEEMED TO DE EFFECTIVE IN SUSTAINING NEW YORK. Dec. 19.—There wan a aubaldence of the severe selling pressure in the stock market today, uml support iseemed to be effective In sustaining 'prices. .The demand did not prove ug- gresslvet and was backward tn following any considerable advance In prices, nnd ithe list weakened sharply at the end. The publication of a rcasnurlng state ment from the president of the American Smelting nnd Henning Company seemed to check the liquidation In that stock nnd Its recovery relieved the market from a source of sympathetic weakness. There was a conspicuous rise In tho Colorado Southern securities embracing both tho slocks ntul bonds, tho latter making oven more marked advances than the stocks. Foreign operators In American stock* were Inclined to look for a bad effect j’he American Hallway Association's commissioners report nn Increase tn tho total of surplus care for tho half month ending Dec. 9. amounting to 42,814. I bring mg the total of 175.643 up to the his bent figure touched since September. The general distribution In the Increase ot Idle equipment in all sections of the country gave an unfavorable Idea of the progress of the railroad traffic. Bonds were strong. Total sales, par value. 14.900,000. 1 United States 2s, registered, declined »i i»*r rent on call during the week. Total sales of stocks today were 667.800 nominal. Time loans dull and steady: *0 and 90 days 3% per cent; six months Sfca4 per Sterling exchange strong with actual hualnees In bankers' bills et 4.*5a4 si 10 for <o-day bills and at 4.87.96*4.87.10 for demand. Commercial Mil* 4.84\a4.84%. liar silver 4S%. Mexican dollars 45. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Amalgamated Capper American Oar and Foundry American Oar and Foundry pret.... American Ootton Oll American Hide and Leather pref. American Ice Securities American Unseed American Locomotive American lax-emotive pref. American Smelting nnd Refining.. Amor. Smelting and Refining pref. American Sugar Refining American Tobacco pref American Woolen Anaconda Mining Company Atchison Atchison pref Atlantic Coast Una Baltimore and Ohio Halthnore and Ohio pfd Brooklyn Rapid Transit Omtrel leather V-. .!».*: leather nref. Central of New Jersey Chesapeake and Ohio ut ilHgo «n.| Korthwrateni'V.V.V.!'.i • ! M” Mi and M i ml t* . oT C and Si I - 'Hs f..'. .do Fuel and Iron.... IColoiado axd Southern Mill It dll. :!$ : ;! s :.5l* !| lift : U -.‘I • *! Colorado and Southern 1st ptef...., 75V Colorado and Southern 2nd pref.,..-72* Consolidated Goa 182 Corn Products 16*! Delaware uml Hudson 178 Denver and Hlo Grande . 3.1% Denver nnd Hlo Grahde pref soy Distillers’ Securities 3.*» Krlc 33V Krel 1st pref. «... 47V Krlo 2nd pref 38 General Electric ..157 Great Northern nref 143V Great Northern Orectfs 71 Illinois Central 146 Interhorough Met 18V Intcrborongh Met. pref...... 43V International Paper UV International Paper pref. ........... 6*V International Pump 32h Iowa Central 29V Kansas City Southern 37 Kansas City Southern pref 66V l*oul»vllle> and Nashville 121 Minneapolis a ml St. Louis 40 Minn., St. P. and Sault St. M 130 Missouri Pacific x *3 Missouri, Kansas and Texas S8V National Lead IfM New York Central 118 New York. Ontario and Western.... 44V Norfolk and Western 84J Northern Pacific 140* Pacific Mall ... 34 Pennsylvania 1-8J 1 Pittsburg. C. C and St. Louis 87 Pressed Steel Car 41V Pullman Palace Car loj Hallway Steel Spring 46* Heading 1” Republic Steel 26 Kepubllc Steel pref 85V Roek Island Company 22V Rock Island Company pref........... 57 V 8t. Louts and San Fran. 2nd pref.. 38* St. l«ouls Southwestern *1 St. Louts Southwestern pref More-Sheffield Steel and Iron....* Southern Pacific Southern Pacific pref Southern Hallway Southern Hallway pref. Tennessee Copper Texaa and Pacific Toledo. 8L Louis and Weat....... Toledo! St. IauIs and W eat. pref. Union Pacific Union Pacific pref. l.’nltcd States Rubber United States Rubber lit pref United States Steel United 8tnte* Steel pref Utah Copper ...A.... Vlrglnla-Caroltna Chemical ...... “rglnla-Ckrolina Chemical pref.. ..abaeh Wahaah pref. ....... Westlnghouse Electric Western Union Wheeling and Lake Erl* Wisconsin Central .uitt :8tt .178 .94% !i8 m . 43*4, .113 • WJ* 'S 10% u, S. returning 12s. regbb U. S. refunding 2a. coupon U. S. to registered IT. 8. to coupon ..... IT. S. 4a. regtatered U. S. 4s coupon American Tobacco 4s American Tobasc *a Atchison general 4a Atchison adjustment «a Atchison cv. 4s Atchston cv. I* Atlantic Coast Une 4s Baltimore and Ohio is... Hal it more an.l Ohio 8%s Brooklyn R. T. cv. 4s... Central of Georgia is.. Central Of Orergta UllM. ..10JA !!ioi). ..iMH .. 9: % .. M .. 82"! .. 81 Colorado and Southern 4s 99% Delaware and Hudson cv. 4s 101% Denver and Hlo Grande 4s 99 Ertc prior Hen 4s < 90 Krlo general 4s 75 Hocking Valley 4%* 106 Interborough Met. 4%s 80% Japan 4a 82% Japan 4%s 91% Japan 4%», 2nd series 91% l.oulsvlllf and Nueh. unified 4e 101% Manhattan consol gold 4s 99*» Mexican Central 4s 85% Mcxicun Central 1st Inc 21 • Minn, and St. Louis 4s 85 Missouri, Kansas nnd Texaa 4s.... 98% Mlsourl, Kansas and Texas 2nds.... S7% National It. R. of Mexico eon. 4s.... 81% New York Central gen. 3%s 95 New Jersey Central general 6s....129% Northern Pacific 4s 103% Northern Pacific 3s 73% Norfolk nnd Western consol 4s 99 Oregon Short Line rfdg 4s 94% Penn. cv. 3%s. 1915 94% Penn, consol 4s ..103% Heading general 4s ; 101% Republic of Cuba 5s 102% St. Louis and Iron Moun. consol 5s.. 11*2 • St. Louis and San Francisco fg. 4s.. 85 St. Louis Southwestern con. 4s 76 Seaboard Air Line 4s 62 Southern Pacific 4s 91% Southern Pacific 1st 4s 96%. Southern Hallway 5s 108% Texas and Pacific lsts 116% Toledo. St. Louis and Western 4s.. 83% Union Pacific 4s 103% Union Pacific cv. 4s 105% IT. 8. Steel 2nd 5s 102% Wabash lsts Ill Western Md. 4s 81% Wheclng anld Lake Krlo 4s 8.3 Wisconsin Central 4s 89% N. Y., N. H. and H. cv. 6s 139% Like Shore 4s 95 THIS WAS BIG FINE OH SMALL MERCHANT CLAIMED HE WAS DOING BUSI NESS UNDER VETERAN'S LI CENSE, BUT VETERAN WAS ABSENT. Cllf—DM- *W» tlkajl .ltd Alton m. ffinr »n.l Uuta'T *■••• .'M. jim. IL l —4 P. It K. aSK E f iS Jf. It k. .<=>■«<. rWjFj Then was another veteran 1 , Itcens, nn before the recorder yesterday morning. Lorenzo Jemmerson ha, a grocery*. ,oft drink and meat ctabltahmcnt on ttaiel atroet. tvhlch he claim, to be. long to a veteran named Blaemon. who was not present, and hla where- .bout, seem to be unknown. License Inspector Herrington said that he h«a catted the attention ot Jemmerson to hla not having a li cense, but was put oft from day to day. He finally summoned him be fore the recorder. He said Jemmerson had about a five hundred dollars stock In the store, and that h. kept fresh meats and soft drinks. Jemmerson claimed that the stock belonged to gtsemore, and that he was only then to do the selling. As Slamnore could not be found, and as It waa evident that he did not con- duet the business, not having bntt hero In several months, tbs ncorder found Jemmrnon gullly of doing bus. laws without a license and lined him two hundred dollars, to Include II- Grain and Provisions. These prices are at wholesale and not to consumers. Corrected by S. H. .Taques & Tinsley Co. CORN—Sacked, white $ 88 Sacked, mixed.... 87 Carload lots, either sacked or bulk, made on applica tion. OATS—White clipped 65 No. 3 white «3 No. 3 white 60 Special quotations made on car lots. • HAY—Choice timothy *. i.no No. 1 timothy no No. 2 timothy i.oo No 1 clover sr, Timothy and clover mixed.. 95 Alfalfa hay i.2n Bedding atraw «r> BRAN—Pure wheat i.ro Bran nnd shorts l.cj FLOUR—Private Stock, fancy pat.. 6.36 Royal Owl. heat patent R,?3 Ton Notch, first patent 5 00 —Water ground Juliette 85 ‘8—Dry salt ribs m Extra half riba None 18-?0-lb D. S. bellies , io% Hulk plates 7 Bmoked meats. %c. over above. 1—Fancy sugar cured 13% Standard sugar cured 13 Picnic hams 19 LARD—Pure tierces 1014 Pure. In 20-lb. tins io*% Pure. In 50-lb. tins 11 Pure. In 60-lb tubs n*j Pure. In 10-lh tubs it*i Pure. In <0-lb tins McCaw’s compound lard.... 7% The same additions for other sixes as named above. SYRUP—Georgia cane (new) 40 N»*w Orleana Black strap 14 SALT—100 lbs. white cotton sack... 60 Imported rock salt, lb 1% CHEESE—Full cream 14 GRIT8—Hudnuts, In bbls 8 00 Hudnuts. tn sacks 2.50 SUGAR—Granulated. In bbls 6% New Orleans clarified 5 New York yellow 4% COFFEE—Choice Rio 12 Prime Rio 12 Medium Rio n Common 9 to 10 Arhurkte’s roosted. 15 94 Choice head Medium • Hardware—Wholesale. (Corrected by Dunlop Hardware Co.) WELL BUCKET8—84.25 to S4.50 do*. ROPE—Manila. 18c: Sesel 9c: cotton, *WIRE—Barb. 3.10 per pound. PLOW 8TUCKS—Harman, 95c.; Fergu- Swede 4%c. to**; cut. IRON-! NAILS—'Wlrs. M.lo k.g S*.M k«t bass. gllOKS-Honi'. I4.SS to *1.50 ktt; mute Shoe*.' C4.Il tn 84.71. BUCKETS—Plain, 13.00 dog; whit# ». ■MS GUN ixm'DER—P«r k.g, Dupont crack shot «5.t0 k«r. PHOT—*1.00 mck. Trim -p-intcit. in': c«Snr. S1.0& htlo\ Kl.8 -17.00 to tit per Ous. CAHD8—Cutlon. 14.W per Jos. Lumber Quotations ■Mr Co.) ’cNMIO* frair.trr (alaft leaf 1 -1 814 r J Common framing (lo*ff leaf) elfed. 1|.|| £tfuur rraaiai tlorg leaf) IS*Iach _ Railroad Bonds Central of Ga. 1st mort. 5 per cent. 1835 114 Central of Ga. collateral trust 5 per cent, 1937 106 Central of Ga. consolidated 1945 108 Central Ga. 1st Inc., 1945 74 Central Ga. 2nd Inc., 1946 64 Central Ga., 3d Inc., 1945 52 Central Ga.. Middle Gh. and Atlantic. 1947 103 Southern R. R.. 5 pc„ 2994..108 “cnrgla R. R. and Banking Co.. 5 pc.. 1922 105 da. R. R. and Ranking Co., cent, 1910 101 . nnd Fla. 5 pc.. 1945..106 Seaboard R. R., 4 pc., 1050.... 50 Seaboard R. U.. 5 pc., 1911.... 93 Southwestern R. R. stock ..107 Savannah nnd Augusta stock. 107 Atlanta nnd West Tolnt ....149 Gn. Sou. and Fla., 1st pref.. 88 Southern R. R-. com 26 State of Georgia Bond3 cia. 1. laze...., Ga. 3%. 1928 to 1985.... 104 195 Candy Stick candy in boxes. 7%c. Stick candy In barrels, 7c. Grocers. Mixed, pall 7%c. Cream mixed candy In palls. lOo. Crackers. Parana sodas. %c. \ Barona nlcn*cs. 7%c. Parana oyster crackers, V%c. N. B. C. Sodas, 6%c. Ginger snaps (N. U. C.). 7o. " ' Assorted cakes. 10c. Dry Goods—'Wholesale -654 to fe. to 8HO. Oity Bonda. Macon 9 pc., 1910 ...%.100 loT Macon 5 pc., 1922 107 104 K aron 4%. 1926 104 109 ~ icon 4<4, 1910 to 1934 10 •< On a 3.80 per cent boats. « f P p c':' £ . Au^uata 8%. 4. 4%. I * po.. 98 MS Cotton Seed Uark.t prte. ot sound, dry cotton i-M any nusntlly. 114.0, pur ton at uny rail- rsnd station In Omla. HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES Via Csnlrat of Gaorgls Railway, Tk-krta on sals Dwimbar U. 1*. 1J, *4. II. 10. II, IMA and January 1st, nos. Anal nturn Unit January <t!t. 19**. For furtbsr Information call on n«ar*at tt. kit iiki JOHN W. RLOTT.TT, Dlstftct Paasvngsr A|*nL