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THE MACON DaILF TELgOliAPifc WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, 1908 Overcoats and Suits A Special Sale before the Holidays, of all Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats, Odd Trous ers, at 25% DISCOUNT Star Clothing Company DAVE WACMTEL YOU DON’T NEED A LANTERN Industry, and the tspawMl "the tick er tellu the story" found frequent em ployment among that large class of *angu'ne people who believed, as It turned out justly, that the growing strength In American securities fore shadowed a const Jergbl* amount of re. cuperjtfon and repair. This same ease of money, too, made it possible for.the railroads to borrow funds at Jess 'ex orbitant rates, thus facilitating Im provements and rcpa'rs. and Investor* proved more willing to take municipal nnd other bond issues that proved al most unsalable in 1907. Courts Helped Restore Confidencs. Finally, higher court reviews of and decisions egainst hostile legislation and extortionate lower court penalties were helpful In restoring confidence to the business world generally, nnd even proved sedatives to national and state officials who found It less popu lar than heretofore to Indulge In cor poration baiting. lAter on the apparently foregone result of the presidential election removed hes itancy. Induced the placing of orders free ly, and, perhaps, led to a greater growth of optimism than was really Just Wed by the improvement In actual trade, striking as It was. The rush upward of security and commodity prices In the fall, a reflec tion of this optimism, had a slightly cool ing effect upon those who believed that prosperity had returned In full tide, and tbo talk of tariff revision in the closing months undoubtedly made for a reawak ening of consorvatlsm as to the future. In addition, the falluro of stocks of goods to move at retail as freely as expected, owing to mild weather, and the late open ing of holiday trade tended to curb the buoyant optimism so notable In the earlier autumn, when large crops bringing high prices were moving to market. Some Results of the Year. to find honest stationery. Just come here and you could cfhooae reliable stationery with your eyes shut. In fact, you couldn’t aelcct on Inferior quality becaujo wc don't keep that kind. No watered inks, no flimsy bindings, no writing papers that are only blotters. 8eo what vn have and you'll get what you want, MACON BOOK CO. 615 Chorry Street 1901 were the slightly Increased yields of most leading crops, which commanded I higher prices at times of heavy market ing than In precoding year of shorter yields. Exceptions to this were found in cotton and hay, whore lower prices offset ...... fjoroal prices were aided old supplies, European I war talk and a strong bull speculative S ^Hvement. Farm values as a wholo were ^■ largest ever recorded, but low prices ■■ cotton, due to Immense movement pmd a strike In Lincashlro. were a draw- smallest since 1904, wero at*the lowest In February nnd at their highest In De cember. Foreign trade ahrunk from the record totala of 1107, with tho largest loss In Imports. Reduced foreign buying abil ity was reflected In our export trade late In the yoar. - Industrial movements In iron, coal, coke and other production, and In building, showed shrinkages from 1907 or 1906 records. 2M AmericanNational Bank OF MACON, GEORGIA. Capital - $500,000.00 Surplus - $300,000.00 RESOURCES OVER $3,000,000.00 The Largest Bank in Middle Georgia! One of the Strongest Banks in the South! Business Will Go to a Stroni! Institution. That Is Why This Bank Continues to Grow! . Gifts That Will Be Appreciated Your present should possets quality, beauty and at tho aamo time be aervlceable. We have a line of foods which possess both. Our stock la complete In variety, style and usefulness. Make your selec tion now while the stock Is unbroken, W. W. Williams Co. Sam & Ed Weichselbaum P. 0. Box No. 55. 610 Market St. Chattanooga, Tcnn Phono No. 820. MOUNT VERNON PURE RYE. ' 4 Quarts $ 4.50 1 Gallon Jug $ 4.00 8 Quarts- $ 8.75 12 Quarts ..; $12.50 WEIOHSELBAUM’S OLD OORN 4 Quarts -.$ 3.50 1 Gallon Jug .. 8 Quarts $ 6.60 2 Gallon Jug .. 12 Quarts .$ 9.25 3 Gallon Jug .. EXPRESS PREPAID ON ABOVE Send for full Price List. Send iu your orders for Christmas now, before the rush. We carry n complete line of fine Wines nnd Whis kies, nnd nil tho leading brands of Beer. 2 Gallon Jug $ 7.75 3 Gallon Jug .... ..$10.50 ..$ 3.» . .$ 5.(50 . .$ 8.2j Review of Year By Bradstreet (Continued, from Page On*.) BTi Stock* i the benefit of general Failures Increased 37 Per Cent. Failures Increased 37 per cent In num- tr. but liabilities shrunk 21 per cent rom 1W7, January holding tho ycnr’a record for casualties and damage alike, tut the year'a failures were below those ef cither 1193 or 1896. Activity In build ing was most marked In tho last half, but the decrease In expenditures from 1907 was lOner cent, and from 1906, 15.6 er cent. The commodity prlco move ment wuh a marked feature. From the high point In 1967, on March 1, to the low point on June 1, 1908, prlcen fell 15 per cant, but regained 7 per cent of thla loss In the later summer, fall and early wln- The strength of cereals and food products generally was notablo nnd brought Increased strain on poorly em ployed or paid labor. Cotton was an ex ception to tho strongth of most products, dropping 3 cents from the high price at the opening of the year. Strikes wero comparatively few. pne largo coni dispute going far to swell totals. Immigration fell off sharpb*. but later began again to Incresae. Railway building wan small, but. on the other hand, lmnkruptclca were comparatively few and relatively unimportant. »—a gnTMicu, auu, moreover. a well net tled policy of repression has been carried out, as a result of which speculation and overetralnlng of credit* in distributive line* have been minimised. With pust experience as * guide, and with events of 1907 and 1908 Immediately In mind. It Is. to be observed that panic history dpjw not necessarily repeat itself along pre cisely similar lines. Governing -these man {festal Ions more and more, nowadays, aro the changes In underlying American financial and business conditions, the growth of population and the diversifica tion and the.solidarity of Industry, which all serve to absorb shocks and to readjust matters In a way superior to what waa possible In other years of strain. Country In Better Shape. All things considered, the country real ly Is and, what is equally Important, really feels In far better shnpo than a year ago, and this gain In optimistic sen timent, with the knowledge that we have boon partially spared one of the worst effeots of previous great panics Jong continued and acute depression, with the consequent sacrifice of business life and slapghter of capital—Is In Itself a great gala,for .trade confidence. - Thera- la a sense of deep relief that the community lias passed so safely through a great crl- *!», and It Is with a feeling of chastened and yet cheerful conservatism that the business world looks forward to the year 1IHI9 with a fair degree of confidence,, but with little expectation of a boom. This Is Worth Reading. L.OO F. Zelfnskl. of 68 Gibson street, Ruffalo, N. Y., says: "I cured the most annoying cold sore I ever had. with Rucklen's Arnica Salve. I ap plied this salve orfee a day for two days, when every trace of the sore wan gone." Heals all sores. Sold un der guarantee at all drug stores. 25c. IN BY THE ORDINARY Magistrate Poe Opens Office on Mul berry Street—Commissions Receiv ed By All* The recently elected justices of the peace yesterday received their com mission from the state department and are now preparing to open their of fices. Justico Poe was officially sworn in by Ordinary Wiley yesterday morn ing. and he has already established an office at D52 Cherry street. ' When all of the newly created mag istrates have been sworn In, therb will be more than tho usual number In Bibb county. Watched Fifteen Years. "For fifteen years I have watched tho workings of Bucklen's Arnica Salve; and It has never failed to cure any soro, boll, ulcer or burn to which it was applied. It has saved u.*i many a doctor bill," says A. F. Hardy, of East Wilton. Maine. 25c at all drug stores. AT CRIPPLE CREEK. One of the most Interesting melodramas produced within recent years Is "At Cripple Creek," which sprung Into Instant favor upon the occasion of Its Initial Tof (fir tile Hal Reid's pen, It placed him high pedestal or excsllence as a d 1st and made an enduring reputation for Itself. Mr. Reid was happy In the selec tion of his locality upon which to build a story which contains all the elements that make a success. No section of America holds a stronger fascination for the tourist than does tno great west with its wonderful scenic attractions and In teresting characters. Mr. Reid laid his storv in Colorado’s famous mining camp, Crlpplo Creek, where many tragedies could be told of fortunes made and lost. He has cleverly converted actual occur rences and scenes to stage uses and how well he did his work waa demonstrated by the great success of the play. The characters are all deftly drawn and sharply contrasted. They Include a rough, big-hearted miner whose honest, straightforward plan of llfo Is pitted against the villainy of the keeper of an evil resort; a bad Mexican; a good Indian nnd several types common to tho west. The stonr Is full of realism, plcturseque- ness and force, and the action Is rapid and keeps the audience thoroughly Inter ested every minute of the time. The first act shows the interior of the Temple of David, a saloon and concert hall, at Crip- Die Creek. In the second act la shown .he exterior of Joe Mayfield’s cabin and In this act Is accomplished a startling leap for a life In which the friendly* In dian rescues a child by swinging out from ft cliff on an overhanging vine. Act three shows the interior of Tho Lw Dollar claim, ft unique setting. The last scene Is a simple Interior, and In this act everything Is made • right, the hero vindicated and the villains brought to a their wickedness. Tho Cripple Creek" call for acting ability of a high order and the company Is composed of high No White Inmstes. With tho removal of W. C. Pruitt, a young white man, to the chnlngang the county Jail was left without a single white Inmnto from Bibb county yester day. This Is the first time in many yenrs that Jailer Hubbard has been without at least one white prisoner. Spanish Mackerel today. Daniell & Blasingame. Phone 463. THE STATISTICAL STORY OF 190*. Agricultural Yields and Values. Change Winter wheat, bushels Spring wheat, bushels Total wheat, bushels Oats, bushels Barley, bushels Rye. bushels Buckwheat, bushels Yields, 1908, 2,668,651,000 I 437,908,00t) I 826,694,000 I 664.002.000 I 607.166.000 1 166,766,000 1 31.851,000 * .9 V.o 8.7 • .0 , 10.874.000 I 11.0 748.460,218 1901 T ♦ I | * .. 4.354.890.000 1 4.1 .. 25.805,000 D .1 .. 278.9X5.000 D 6.3 .. 70,798.000 I 11.1 .. 718.061.000 I 3.8 .. 21.890,000 I 16.8 .. 13.000.000 I 14.7 .. 1,658.000,000 I 4.7 .. 39.000,000 B 31.5 .. 311,118,321 I 4.3 Chango Value*, from 1908. 1907. .$1,616,143,000 I 20,9 . 616,826,000 I 11.3 . 381.171.000 I 13.9 . 92.442.000 D 9.6 . 21.455.000 I 1.6 . 12,004.000 I 20.3 Flaxseed, bushels Potatoes, bushel* Hay, ton* Tobacco, pound* Rice, bushel* Cotton, bale* fltigar. ton* Hap*, pound* Wool clip, pound* Com . Wheat Oat* Barley nyo Buckwheat 29,284.880 1902 332,830.800 1904 66.829.612 18S9 821.823.963 180$ 21.096,038 1904 13.438.012 1904 1.583.000 1907 60.886,000 1906 124,107,462 1902 float records. Year. $1,326,901,000 1907 664.427,000 1907 2S4.66S.OOO 1907 102,290.000 1907 24,689,217 1891 16,812,070 1867 _T«t»l .lx Kr„l. ..$2,742,043,000 I 16.9 . 30.677.000 I .23.7 $2,261,229,000 1907 30.814,661 1902 Potatoes Hay Tobacco Rico . 197.0S9.000 I 7.1 . 635.421,000 D 14.5 . 74.130,000 1 3.8 183.880.000 1907 743.507.000 1907 16.234.000 1907 .. 17,771.000 I 10.6 16,121,298 1906 Total abovo 11 crop* .$3,696,981,000 I 8.4 3.40S,967,000 1907 Cotton Wool clip .$ 547,000,000 I 19 41,694,616 D 21.0 640.311.638 1906 80,416,614 1905 ’ Value all farm product*. ..$7,778,000,000 I 3.8 7.488,000.000 1907 Finance and Industry. Change from Past 1908. 1907. ^ records. Year. Igs L 9.0 $153,570,184,197 1906 rhandlaa. eat.. 81.107.000,000 I) 21.* S1.423.2S9.693' 1907 * ** 8t.7SI.O0O.OOO D 10.0 11.923.295.367 1907 12.838.000.000 D 15.1 rU46.CS4.9C0 1907 $1,926.000 000 D 10.0 $2,140,000,000 1907 $3,117,561,033 I S.6 $585,900,000 11 10.0 195.500.000 I .1 tl.039.000 000 1 100.0 14.106 I 37.0 $210,000,000 nti.o IS.700.000 D 33.0 25,427 168 DS7.0 64.400.000 D 4.0 9.784.006 P 20.0 1,800.000 D 80.0 839,000 I 31.0 437.0*0 D 67.2 975,900.000 t 12.1 K k clearlm orts mere orts merchandise, est Total trade, eat Railway earnings, gross... Circulation Dee. t.<*.. v Building expenditure New York stock sales.... New York bond sale*....,. Business failures. No..... Failure HabMTle* l’lg Iran output Iren oro shipments....... Anthracite coal shlpm'ts. Shoe shipments, eases... Ralls, output Labor strikers Immigration, total ...... Copper, production *. $3,003,241,583 1997 $692,000,000 1906 133.642. m $1,036,319,660 1904 $402,000,600 1893 26.711,361 1997 42,246.970 1907 67.109.193 llOT ir 5.128.000 1901 ■\977.8S7 19 ‘0 630,000 1903 ^ 1,334,166 1907 618.990,990 1906 A Leek Ahead. It would, of course, be unwise to say that tho outlook la entirely clear. There Is still a measure of doubt ss to the reality of some of tho Improvement r— Central of Georgia Railway Co. DEPART FOR— Savannah anj Auqv.*t» * 1 SSa-n Covington and Katoricn . .•tV,5>sm Eatonicn »ng Mliifdg.vHI* ,.f 9 00pm ARRIVE FROM— Savannah and Augusta.12 30ant Savannah and At.g. .14 • *.;15pm Cl'v QW-t Anil e.at.- tn.1 * 1 bi'm Athnns »n.i M ad 1 son . . . * T 40am Athens and Madison • 4.90pm Alisnta. Cincinnati. Chicago • 9 OOsnr Atlanta (Dla's Fivsr) * 3 4»*m KBSKaHlJMS!.. At hr a* and Mad.son Ml OOam Alhaos and Mad.son • 7 49pm Atlanta. Chicago. St. Loula .M; ;**m Atlanta and Qrlfetn M* fc>«m Atlanta. Cnl.ago Cincinnati • 2 OOant Atiant-a *hd Grinin _ Ml 20a.-. Atlanta and OrlPtn 4 4^pm Cslumtui and Birmingham • 2.44am Atlanta and fc.iffin * I9f"t (1 rmlngham an,! CouirnBu* * 1 t»am Criumfcus ni'd iirmtniham »tt JJam Albany and MtMpn.iy • 9 OCans A’»*ny •"<* Monlgomp , Ml * am Ameeieus ^ * t *S»ni U mingham and Coiumava • 4 14pn, Montgomery a*' 4 Albany • t t%*m Mantoamary and Albany .. .• i J,strut Paaso* g». Age t. Ch#irjr 11 _ vc»r irs are not at once taken up and repaired. Short hours are still com mon In Industry, and some time must elapse before nubile ability equals that before the tunic. Pome of the optimism displayed In tho securities markets a month or so ago waa not fully shared In by many tinea of business. There ore problems to t* met and solved trade and Industry l /^l AT THE VJRAN IBVHHIMHPRVilg* slvenaas or suggestl<ni in “Tho Test,* which will be seen at the Grand opart house tomorrow night. Miss Blanche Walsh has found In the leading role, the greatest port she l .is ever essayed in her career as one of America’s leading emo- Itlonal actresses, and N6w York critics Ideclare the play to be one of the strong-) est produced In many years. Miss Walsh I iis supported bv an unusually capable cast. i grade Yiday, "CHECKERS.” When It is good luck of a theatrical manager to get hold of a great success, nlno times out of ten he will ruin It by sending out two or three companies, which In most instances are Inferior to tho original, tho consequence Is, ono hears very little of the success after a car or two. In the case of ’’Checkers'’ t is different. The management of this great success maintains the one company which Is the same teen In New York and all the principal cities of the United Stries for the past five seasons. So when this charming racing play from the book by tho sagke name by Henry M. Blossom. Jr., visits this city, it will bo resented with pracUcallv the complete lew York company that marked Its great success wherever it hts been. At the Grand on Wednesday, January 6. "THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE.” Among the musical numbers Introduced !n the-massive production of "The Cat and the Fiddle” Is "The Fire Song." This is one of the greatest Incantation numbers of recent yeurs. It Is somewhat on tho order of the famous Dole Fuller dance. Other good hit* are "Lota,, from South Dakota," "The Mermaids," "Mod esty Restrains Mo from Aiding Any More." "The Date Tree," "I Wish I Were a Sailor," and many other catchy airs. Theso aro all presented with an- elabo rate stage accessories nnd are enhaheed by the latest designs of the costumer's art. "Tho Cat and the Fiddle" comes to the Grand on Thursday, January 7. * with AT THE LYRIC. The Lyric la growing in popularity the people of Macon for tho reason that each week the show proves to be better and better than wluit was presented the week before. This week the bill Is ono that has nqver been equalled at this little house. As an opener, 'Andy Rankin, eccentric musical comedian, deaerven everything of the Lyric management to present to tho patrons of that house. His act abounds with good comedy and ho has a bright line of talk to hand to his nudience at all times, his novelty mualo la short of nothing. — * * the Bailey and Taylor, that funny two In black, are getting ns much applause as any act oxer played here. The singing and talking or this act always gets good applause and when the finish comes nnd the wig of Miss Taylor Is pulled, the audience Is mystified as to the sex of this person—hot work Is so perfect. Many are heard to make wag- era in the audlenco and when the wig Is pulled many—a —— feet is the 3he plctu. P99 m Lyric, and when two of these reels are run with the fine bill of vaudeville, a person certainly gets their money's worth, for no better show was ever given for the small price charged as the Lyric Is m .*!!» SON OF “GYPSY KING" WEDS BEAUTIFUL MARY MARKS tullrfUM Bat. Ball Matting. CHICAGO, D*c. Club owner* from all th» cltlua npr.-acntcj In the American Aaaoclatlon of bun- ball cluba gathered hare today for the nn- nual meeting. Indiana poll. w*a form* ally awarded the pennant for ltoi. A chairman of tha board of direct ora and vice prealdent will be elected. It la thought that the trouble which far a tint* threatened to Involve tho American Aaaoclatlon In n bate ball 'hwejwar with the major I'aguea haa now to~tf»~ normal, o,. * «*n satisfactorily nettled, tkm whether the admittedly »*• I „ '. L f»*t of condoeilaft trade ami In- Church Versus Saloon, koeouse of hlch pclcof for font. HOANOKK. Vo.. D«o. tl.—Roanoke'i iid hotkca f«>r labor. of ujmi this of iN jhwi *!»• ST. JOSEPH. Dec. 29—During the last few weeks St. Joseph has been the Mecca of hundreds of wandering nomads, who assembled from all over the country to tako part m the festiv ities attendant upon the marriage of Steve Adonis, son of Joe Adams, "king of the American Gyps'.es.” The bride Is Mary Marks, a beautiful 16- year-old girl of King Ad.tm's retinue. . Tho new ••princess" would be pretty : In American clothing, but in the bar- ; baric gaudily-hued raiment that the women of the camp affect, with long strings of co!ns, shells and beads about her neck, she Is beautiful In an Oriental way. It l* easy to under stand that her prospective husbard believes that she l* a jewel, for he gave a fine Gypsy van and horses valued at $1,000 to her patents. Us tho price of the girl. However, toe woman la not bartered and tho gift la voluntary. The bride last summer was tho center of a dispute among the Gypsies that waa aired in court before It fM brought to a mutually satisfactory con clusion. Kh* was abducted by tbo head of a small rival land, while she ! and a party of relatives and friends array4! wero In camp near BL Uwla. The * the man who • -atried her away Insisted i the t'rob!i* or t y '** M,,r * hur ' In a atrussti whhh mas ns life or! that ha be yrnijttadt* m^rry ber.igd death for the Utter, and which will» bn* to rente rescued her from her plight culminate tomorrow in a local option; after appeals to tha police and int. station. The closing day of the earn-1 oWU* , _ ... .. |veign has b*•» oil. . f (he im>#t *x- The-ramp ta« udea n r **lU»n«. R -* itlng la the history of it ..4- k* »♦-<h «•*•»■» Au-trUga and HnumanUns.! a *i.l "inrflH kava srtMi “ In Selecting Your Bank _ give careful attention to tho stability of the bank and it^rnrllllngness to co-operato with patrons In th e development of their business. Our customers value and "bank on" our willingness and^abUlty to assist them Ip'cvery way consistent with safe, sound banking. Wheth er their account be large or small we appreciate their patronage. This.makes for a mutually satisfactory and profitable -arrangement and for the future well-being of both bank and patron. We shall be pleased to have you open an account without *■"* Commercial National Bank W. P. WHEELER. Asst, to-Pros. J. J. COBB. Vico Pres. E. N. LEWIS, Cashier. m DISCOUNT We offer to our customers a ten per cent discount on all framed pictures. We have the largest stock in Middle Georgia. Nothing so appropriate for New Yefir present. W. LAMAR WILLIAMS, Hardeman Bldg., Cotton Ave.—Phone 58. Imitators Flatter.. If you want the real genuine and only drink that stands the test, drink Bottled At All Good Dealers 5c I select straight old Rye Whukey* and then blaxLtheo*- - nmdf, penonaBy. I do thi, to get the right kind of fine old. Rye whiAnr with which to supply tho«e patron, who want a fine old^ ^ whiskey, and are wSiog to pay the price which time placet on’ ’ good whidtey. “CONSTITUTION” Rye Whiskey is this brand—k n always uniform—always the some, and I-will gladly refund your money should you not be pleased with k. R. M. ROSE CO., Dstiillera CWt— nrga. Tum. Jaduonvilk, Fla. N.w Yarlc $6.00 . ■ mi.uui.h1 manner ippty In Hit' mi' i> j . h<* b«mn «**i -t... till laiUt ^’aeia" and "dry*’ have waged For a comm— 1 rrgette* oampalgns *nd U” h**li of aarrad «m iwrn 1 cwniaat U In doubt. I luaaa, but that !• orm of P‘*rtu a.tU iluu, U l: ' “ The Telegraph Business Of- -J in ^ jficc, 452 Cherry street. Edito rial Rooms upstairs, next door.