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(•AMBLING on the coffee? •exchange killed by brazil E ■:uglrt the Surplus Crop in a Bumper year to Prevent ide Disaster and Controls the Market—Price Held So Steady Speculation is Idle —Nearly 8.000 r 000 Bags of Coffee Held To-Day by the State Worth $lO to sll a Bag. , ; i.ms in options and fu > New York Coffee Ex almost ceased. A year fl ~‘ al ~; ,-jaily sales were 30,000. p . a net decline in sales, ..(ulative, of 7,414,000 bags he past twelve months as du ';;, with the previous year. CO j‘; or ; practical purposes it may ! ga j,n hat gambling in coffee >nded for the time being, 1 New York but in Ham (J miany, and Havre, France, the other principal ex chang''• • been brought about/not f)V inter :i 1 reform of coffee ex ,' on „ P c r t raders are keen as ever, nor >,,, ] islation, for all measures r r, posed • the last session of the !L. York Legislature to end gam li!;utr in b )<1 stuffs and stocks were defeated. Ihu if > Brazil’s Action, y. and solely to the remarkable o - j.eriin n r now being made by the Government of Brazil to control, for benefit of her own people, the surplus ee supply of the world. S one merchants in the trade call the lirdertaking socialism, others char ar-Mfize it as an example of financial jxbernalism. while speculators de- IMijiic it as a corner in the market, an unwarranted interference by government in private business. But those importers who are allied in the valorization scheme, as it is called, declare that it is merely a form of protection for home industry, a re versal in details of operation of our own protective tariff. The Brazilian experiment has been in operation for a year and a half, but only during the past few-weeks has the full force of its operations been felt in the markets of the world. Slowly but steadily the transactions of speculators have been squeezed down; very surely has the range of fluctations in prices been narrowed and steadied, until to-day the possi bility of rise or fall has been reduced to such a small fraction that there is neither excitement nor profit in speculation. Nature smiled on Brazil in 1906 in unprecedented plenty, and the cof fee crop for the year was nearly double the customary production. In the calendars of trade the coffee year extends from July 1 to June 30, so that officially this bumper crop is recorded as that of 1906-7. Ordinarily Brazil produces be tween ten and eleven million of bags of coffee, or about two-thirds of the total required for the world’s con sumption. She did that in the year previous and the year following the great yield that upset all calcula tions by amounting to 20,000,000 hags, or ffiore than enough to supply all the world, without reckoning the output from other countries. Faced a Trade Disaster. To pour such'a surplus into the channels of trade would have the cer tain effect of lowering prices down to lowest ebb. Coffee growing is the principal industry of Brazil. It is the life of the country, the basis of all trade, the foundation of the na tion's financial operations. Coffee prices more than cut in half meant ruin for the planters and almost vi tal embarrassment to the Govern ment itself. In this emergency the Government resolved to embark into commercial enterprise and become Hie dominant factor in the coffee trade of the world. The State of Sao Paulo produces by far the larger part of Brazilian coffee, and the financial operations have been conducted chiefly in the name of its Government, although backed by the Federal Government. H w as resolved that the Government should buy from the planters their surplus coffee and hold it against Possible future short crops and the increasing demand of the world. This w °uld prevent a glut of the market an d a collapse in prices. The neces- Sjuy legislation was enacted, and the Government, both State and Nation al- borrowed money in the financial ceQ tres of the world to buy up the coffee. These loans were negotiated in ways. One form was the or dinary loan from bankers for which %as Ph dged the export duties on This was done in the case of * 15 .000,000 advanced by the house of Roths hild. In other cases great •toercantil houses interested in the Ltle, such as Arbuckle Broth ail(l Grossman & Sielcken, of New and similar firms in Hamburg London, advanced funds with e ( ‘°ffee itself as security. K AH fold, the Brazilian State and Government obligated Twelves for about $45,000,000, v Told to-day, stored in ware- Y U! ? es in Santos, Rio Janeiro, New tl i E ttavre, Hamburg and other centres, nearly 8,000,000 bags coffee, worth between $lO and I 1 a Hag. Thus the Government is Solute control of the market. It Wo gained a power over the be t (S . mar^ets that up to date hc3 U wielded only for good. Any Fluctuation. ori 2 | n e le Sislative enactments auth- S Uie valorization scheme fixed -the maximum and minimum prices at which the coffee should be bought by the Government. The selling price is regulated by the open mar ket demand. If it falls belpw, the Government declines to sell; if it rises higher than cc)st price, then the Government will sell in order to lighten its load. In iace of these conditions no spec ulator can 'do business, for there is scarcely any fluctuation. During the year which closed on June 30 the extreme range of fluctuation on the New York Coffee Exchange for No. 7 (a standard grade) was % of a cent, as against 2V 2 cents the prev ious year and twice as much in other years. The exchange has known cof fee as low as 3 % cents and as high as 21 cents a pound. To-day it rules steady and non-speculative close to 6 cents. Of the vast amount of coffee which the Brazilian Government bought in during the winter of 1906-7 it has sold very little. Last month it put up at public auction about 300,000 bags to establish an official price for its holdings. This was necessary in order to form a basis for the new' ten year lean of $50,000,000 that is in preuaration to take up all the orig inal mercantile and banking opera tions in Connection with the coffee deal and fund them into a single Government loan. The export tax is tc be increased from 60 cents to $1 per bag in order to provide an in terest and sinking fund to wipe out the indebtedness. There is much similarity between this coffee scheme and the demands of cotton growers in the Southern States of this country, who in recent years demanded that the Government help them carry their cotton. Like wise Kansas farmers have made de mands that the Government issue money based on their wheat and corn. The action of the Brazilian Government would be analagous to the United States - Government pur chasing the surplus wheat crop of America in some year of extraordin ary yield to keep the price from fall ing below some fixed figure, as 75 cents, or even $1 a bushel.—The World. The Duties of the District Leader. To Harper’s Weekly John S. Burke contributes a vivid and amusing sketch of the duties of the district leader in the New York political sys tem. “Although the assertion would contain much truth,” he writes, “it would not be the whole truth to say the District Leader preserves his po litical existence by his adroitness in administering the most skilfully or ganized charity in New York. Pri marily the Leader lives by beingJ&ffj right’ with the organization rules the city, and thus pffis share of ‘fat’ contracts— , . tion other sources of have been used at times unscrupu lous. The control of his Assembly only so long as he dominates|prabsolutely. Let one election show that he cannot bring out the party vote at its full strength and his sceptre is taken from him. Long ago the shrewd Leader recog nized the fact that he who pays money for a man’s vote is uncertain as to the delivery of the goods pur chased, and is certain to be despised by the man forever after. Whereas the politician who finds work for the unemployed, and food and rent for his family until pay day comes, is sure of that man’s gratitude. He need not worry about how the man will vote.” Nebraska Sod House. There are few surviving examples of the primitive style of architecture once in fashion on the plains. With in a radius of many miles of Central City, Neb., only one sod house that is inhabited can be found. It is the residence of Oscar Nelson and is sit uated south of Polk in Hamilton County. For thirty years it has shel tered Mr. Nelson and his wife, and within its walls three children were born and raised. It has weathered some very severe storms and proved so stanchly built that surprisingly few repairs have been needed. Ne braska soil has proved reliable in many ways, but few other instances can be cited of its standing the test for thirty years when forming the walls of a sod house. —Omaha World- Herald. Dew. Dew does not “fall” in the sense that rain does. It has been scien tifically demonstrated that “dew” is simply the moisture that is abstracted from the air by the rapid cooling of the bodies with which that air comes in contact; as, for example, the moisture that is seen of a summer day on the outside of a pitcher con taining ice water. Dew is not formed on windy nights, because the drifting air then brings its own temperature to the radiating bodies, and prevents them from getting cooled as speedily as they would otherwise do. Many doctors say that lawn tennis is the most healthful form of recrea tion. Asa nation we probably carry more continued stories in our heads than any people in history, asserts Puck. To Drive Out Malaria and Build U| the System lake the Old Standard Grovks Tahtk- LKSa Chill Toxic. Yoa know what vou are taking. The formula is plainly printed on every bottle, showing it is simply Qui uine and Iron in a tasteless form, and uia most effectual form. For grown ueot'li) and children. 50c. k The fool is never known by his si lence. tetteiune— a iieliable cuke. Tetterine is a sure, safe and speedy cure for eczema, tetter, skin and scalp diseases and itching piles. Endorsed by physicians; praised by thousands who have used it. Fragrant, soothing, antiseptic 50c. at druggists or by mail from J. T. Shuptrine, Dept. A, Savannah, Ga. Virtue and honesty are twins. At least, each is its own reward. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma tion, allavs pain, cures wind colic,2sc a bott.e Memory is that which will not per mit us to forget unpleasant things. Constipation ami Billousn* ss. Constipation sends poisonous matter bounding through the body. Dull headache, ;-our Stomach, Feted Breath, Bleared Eyes, Loss of Energy and Appetite are the surest signs of the affliction. Young’s Liver Pirls positively cure c mstipation. They awaken the sluggish live ■ to better action, cleanse the. bowels, strengthen the weakened parts, induce appetite and aid digestion. Price 2 ) cents from your dealer or direct from the laboratory. Free sample by mail to any address. -T. \L Yoitno, .In.. Way cross, Ga. A man may actually act well his part and yet not be an actor. Man and Beast Alike. Those who have suffered the agony of eye afflictions can appreciate the blessing to humanity in Dr. Mitchell’s famous Eye Salve. Introduced in th.is region in 1849 it is found in all well regulated homes. Not alone mankind but dumb animals know its comforts. Mitchell’s Eye Salve, 2oc. TOO ALCOHOLIC. Redd —Did you try a jinrikisha while you were travoLng abroad? Greene —No! you must recollect I’m on the water wagon!”—Yonkers Statesman. DOCTOR PRESCRIBED CUi i :; LL', After Other r J treatment Failed— Faw Eczema on Baby’s Face KaJ Lasted Three Months. “Our baby boy broke out with eczema "a his face when one month old. One plac'* on the side of his face the size of a nickel was raw like beefsteak for three months, and he would cry out when 1 bathed the parts that were sore amt broken out. 1 gave him three months’ treatment, from a good doctor, but at the end of that time the child was no better. Then my doctor recommended Cuticura. After using a cake of Cuticura Soap, a third of a box of Cuti cura Ointment, and half a bottle of Cuti cura Resolvent he was well and his face w T as as smooth as anv baby’s. He is now two years and a half old and no eczema has reappeared. Mrs. M. L. Harris, Alton, Kan., May 14 anu June 12, 1907.” Not Proud. San Francisco is chuckling over a story about Battling Nelson, con queror of Joe Gans, the mas ter.” Nelson appeared in a fashionable restaurant a day or two after the fight. made a sensa tion. J£y|plis stared at as though he pretty girl in a sheath gpfthappened that an English woman of title was dining in the restaurant. She expressed a desire to meet the champion, and one of her companions quickly arranged the matter with Nelson’s second or third assistant business manager. “Battling Nelson —Countess Exe. Shake hands with him, countess. There ain’t bo pride about him. He’ll let you.” —Washington Star. '.'Y.yXy.Y///.vlA^^V This woman says Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound saved her life. Head her letter. Mrs. T. C. Willadsen, of Manning, lowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham: “ I can truly say that Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound saved my life, and 1 cannot express my gratitude to you in words. For years I suffered with the worst forms of female com plaints, continually doctoring and spending lots of money for medicine without help. I wrote you for advice, followed it as directed, and took Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and it has restored me to perfect health. Had it not been for you I should have been in my grave to-day. I wish every suffering woman would try it. ” FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bear ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges tion,dizziness, or nervous prostration. Why don’t you try it ? Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass. Habitual Constipation flay 1)0 permanently overcome \?y prefer personal ejjovts v/itklKe assistance of th e one truly t>cncjicial laxative remedy, Syrup cfl'igo and lUuxr cjSemta., Vv Kick enables one to form ve£u tar habits daily $ 0 that assistance to na ture may be gradually dispensccjwdh wben ho tender needed the best remedies,when ventured, arc to assist nature and net to supplant the natur al junctions, v(ucK must depend ulti* tna tc\y upon propet* nourishment, proper ef fQvts;, and To get its beneficial ejjecTs, always buy the genuine D hirlfSenrui in cm u jii ct u dby tke California Fig Sykup Cos. only SOLD BY ALL LEADINC DRUGCJSTS cue size only, regular price 50<f |*r ftottle To go whaling and to get a whaling are quite different. American Cotton and Business University and School of Telegraphy, Consolidated MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. pri' I ,J I l /AT\I. We guarantee to complete an, one with good eyesight in 30 days how to grade, elassify, average. s>hip, buy and sell cotton, and be able to protect themselves in any first-class market. e also teach how to grade cotton by a Correspondeuce Course. Our sample rooms under expert cotton men. All samples ROfAk"F**FPHNF • Single and u< u >ie entry, Buget system, recog expressed us graded FREE. UNO. nized bv business men to be the best, COM MERCIAL LAW and all LITERARY branch*/. SHORTHAND, TYRKWRIIIN'G, Gregg and Electric. Talanvoni,,. J I? „ Under three expert Telegraphers and Train Dispatchers. 1 ol6grapny 3Ha r\.Jl!liQS.Clmg. Main line Railroad wires, ihe best equipped school in the south. Expenses reasonable. Write lor Catalogue, and state course desired. iHk BH 16 N Stimulates the Liver and Bowels iSm IS p ffiatura * action. H A c^ects are thorough and m qukk. TRY A BOTTLE Pleasant to t&f^e. Ask your dealer for ft w rx* * ■ Young Men and Ladies of ambition should master Telegraphy and R. 1 nann i R. Accounting in one of our Institutes. Great scarcity of ofera ■ Flfl! 13 I ils 3iS iff ilia tors. We operate five schools under direct supervision of Railwa.- IjUUI 1* fi O-D v|l O|Fa.S | Officials. Main-line wires in all our schools. Positions absolutely c> B w assured, when competent. Work for board. Prospectus free. National Telegraph Institute, (Dept. A. N.) Columbians, c. '4EtTHE J - R- WATKINS MEDICAL CO. 'jfjjfl ———— winona, Minnesota.—— Wake* 70 Oiffe*— nt Articles: SHoiiHehoWl Remedies, Flavoring H aFxjLQEt Extruct* all Kinds, 'Toilet Preparations, Fine Soaps, Etc. Cari'Vassers Wanted in E'Vcry County, .ilf 40 Years Experience, #8.000,000 Output. BEST PROPOSITION E2££ o fcerep AGENTS If you must make your mark, use chalk; it will rub off. Capudine Cures Indigestion Pains, Belching, Sour Stomach and Heartburn, from whatever cause. It*s Liquid. Piffects immediately. 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It forms it self into a hoop, when offended, by taking its tail into its mouth, and chases its enemy by rol'ing along the highway at terrific speed. If the enemy hides behind a tree this won derful serpent, going too fast to turn aside, strikes the trunk with such force as to bury its spiked tail in the bark. This anchorage renders it helpless and the enemy either escapes or kills Mr. Hoople.—New York Press. THE MOTORIST. Knicker —Where do you keep your speedometer? Bocker —On the cop’s machine.— New York Sun. JUST SO. * 4 The automobile is rapidly dividing the public into two classes.” “Yes; the quick or the dead.”— Puck. I like getting well by the doctor’s prescription with its most important drug left out. Commercial fertilizers need more Potash to get all the crop profit you are entitled to. Mix 25 to 30 pounds of Muriate of Potash with 200 pounds of bone meal phosphate. That will raise wheat / Set clover, too! The proof will come next year in bigger crop, more profit. 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