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’SATURDAY. APRIL 25. Todays Financial and Commercial News AUSUSTA COTTON MARKET fiddling closed today at 13146. Tone steady. Middling last year 12% c. CLOSING’QUOTATIONS Good ordinary 13 3-8 Strict good ordinary 11 7-8 Low middling 12 6-8 Strict iow middling 13 1-4 Middling 13 1-2 Strict middling 13 3-4 Good middling 14 Tinges, Ist 13 1-4 Tinges, 2nd 12 5-8 Previous Day’s Figures Good ordinary 11 3-8 Strict good ordinary 11 7-8 Low middling 12 b-S Middling 13 1-2 Low Middling 12 5-1 Strict middling 13 3-s Good middling 14 Tinges, first .13 3-4 Tinges, second 12 6-8 Receipts For Week Mum. wp>». smr Saturday 547 27 1243 Monday .... —* Tuesday .... .... Wednesday. . . Totals .... 847 27 1243 C‘ mparative Receipts 1913. 1914 Saturday 19 344 Monday * —— Tuesday Wednesday —— Thursday —- Friday —- Totals 19 344 NEW YORK COTTON New York.—The cotton market was more or less unsettled during today’s early trading by near months liquida tion. particularly of May. Opening was steady one to four points righev in re sponse to higher Liverpool cables. Ac tive months sold three to six net higher after the call. There was good offer ing however and the market eased off with old crop months leading the de cline and selling under last night’s clos ing figures. Reports of too lfiuch rain in the south west caused some covering late in the morning and new crop positions were relatively firm, but while steady, clos ing prices were the lowest of the day, net six points lower to two higher. Cotton futres closed steady. High. Low. Close. Mav 12.65 12.53 12.54 July 12.56 12.47 12.48 August 'T. .12.37 12.80 12.30 October 11.71 11.64 11.64 December ,11.70 11.63 11.64 NEW YORK FUTURES. New York.—Spot cotton quiet: mid dling uplands 13.25; middling gulf 13.50. No sales. LIVERPOOL COTTON Liverpool.—Cotton spot unchanged; good middling 7.88; middling 7.36; low middling 6.96. Rales 4,'fiOO; speculation and export 300. Receipts 15,000. Futures steady: April 7.0114 April and May 6.92 May and June 6.91% July and August 6.78 August and September 6.64 14 October and November 6.34% December and January ...6.26 January and February 6.26 LIVE STOCK MARKET CHICAGO CATTLE RECEIPTS. Chicago, lilt.—Hogs: Receipts 7.000; steady; bulk of sales 86a0870; light 850a -875; mixed 845a872 1-2: heavy 825a870; rough 826a840: pigs 725a840. Cattle: Receipts 200; steady; beeves 710a935; Texas steers 710a820; Stockers and feeders 550a815: cows and heifers 370*850; calves 600a850. Rheep: Receipts 2,500; weak; native 5203670; yearlings 570a740; lambs, native 615a810. MONEY-MARKET New York.—Call money nominal; no lonas. Time loans strong; 60 days 2 3-4a3; ninety days 3 1-4; six months 3 1-2. Prime mercantile paper 3 l-2a4. Sterling exchange firm: for sixty-day bills $4,85.50; for demand $4.87.70. Commercial bills 484 1-2. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds weak. Exchanges $333,637,479; balances $lB,- 943,243. MARKET GOSS/P New York. —The lark of support with general selling caused the low opening. Market looks a purchase now.—Anderson DOREMUB & r.O. TO FRANk7h73ARRETT. New York.—Liverpool is from four to ■lx points better than due this A. m., and that market Is getting as many buy ing orders as we are having selling or ders In this market. Trade over there Is larger than our own and the shorts can cover to somewhat better advant age In a market that is not tied up like our market Is We are nearly at the end of April and the crop, to say the least. Is very late, and we are Inclined to believe purchases on ail soft spots like that of yesterday arc still advis able.—-John C. Hill. i ■ . Spring Laxative and Blood Cleanser Flu-h out the accumul.-teu waste and poisons of the winter months; cleanse your stomach, liver and kid neys of all impurities Take Dr. King's New Use Pills; nothing bettor for purifying t*" blood .Jlld, non griping laxative. Cures constipation; makes you feel fine Take no other. 25c, at your Druggist. Bucklen's Arnica Salve for All Hurts. Chicago school children celebrated Arbor Day by planting 54.450 worth of small trees and shrubs. Stocks and Receipts Stock in Augusta, 1913 53.461 Stock in Augusta, 1914 40,213 Rec. since Sept. 1, 1913 326,958 Rec. since Sept. 1, 1914 361,341 Augusta Daily Receipts 1913. HI 4. Georgia Railroad 158 Sou. Ry. Co 16 32 Augusta Southern 2 Augusta-Aiken ky —— Central of Ga. Ry.. . .. Georgia and Florida C. and W. C. Ry 44 A. C. L. R. H Wagon 3 5 Canal .. .. .... River Net receipts 19 241 Through 103 Totals 19 344 Port Receipts Today. Last Yr. Galveston 3743 2557 New Orleans 3724 2734 Mobile 1059 40u Savannah ... ,983 997 Charleston 440 Wilmington 124 Norfolk 454 Total port 3 (est.) 11000 7909 Interior Receipts Today. Last Yr Houston 2145 Memphis 134 93 St. Louis ... 17 Cincinnati ——- —- Little Rock Weekly Crop Movement, End ing Friday, April 17, 1914. 1914. 1913. 1912. Shipments . 54,265 47,721 53,838 Stock . ... 92,457 85.978 85,763 Receipts ... 615,200 509.734 343,349 Cams In St. 130,686 132,426 142,854 Crop in St. 12,873,054 14,197,157 14,185,681 Vis. Supply 5,538,741 #4,910,197 5.287,255 NEW ORLEANS COTTON New Orleans. —Better cables than due today put the price of cotton up In the euvly trading in the face of greatly im proved weather conditions over the belt. First prices were three to five points up and half an hour after the opening tlie market stood five to seven up. Cotton futures closed steady at a net adm|ee of one to five points. High. Low. Close. May 12.89 12.84 12.8 July 12.77 12.70 12.72 August 12.43 12.43 12.42 October 11.73 11.65 11.67 December 11.69 11.63 11.64 Frosts. At the highest of the morning gprices were seven to eight points up. May was well sustained, but the other trad ing months fell off under realizing dales, October selling a point under yesterday’s final quotation. The close was at a net rise of one to four points. NEW ORLEANS SPOTS New Orleans. —Spot cotton steady, un changed; middling 13 1-8. Sale 6on the spot 1.155 bales; to arrive 190. Receipts 3,724; stock 137,234. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Chicago. Ills.—Wheat prices advanced today influenced largely by nigher ca bles. On tlie other hind flaterlng crop prospects in the United States were held to have been discounted in full. Quota tions opened 1-4 to 3-8 higher and after ward made an additional upturn. Torrential rains in Argentina said to have affected 70 per cent of the crop, made the corn market There were reports of good sales of cash corn at Kansas City. Prices here started 1-8 to 1-2 higher and continued to ascend. Oats sympathized with the bulge In otther grain. Provisions ruled steady. Shorts cov ered and packers sold. No Important reaction occurred in wheat. Close 4 steady, 3-8 to 3-Bal-2c net higher. Some Argentine enTn shippers were said to have paid high premiums to can cel contracts for April, shipment. Closed strong, 1-2 to 1 3-Bal 1-2 above last night. WHEAT— Open. High. Low. May .... 92% 93>4 92% 93% July .... 87% 87% 87% 87% CORN— May .... 64% 66 64% 65% July .... 64% 65% 64% 65 OATS— May .... 37% 37% 37% 87% July .... 37% 38 37% 37% PORK— Mav . . . .1985 2005 1985 2000% July 2000 2022 2000 2015 LARD— May . . . . 1010 1092 1007 July . . . .1020 1022 RIBS— May . . . .1087 1097 1087 1097 July . . . .1107% 1115 1107 1112 AUGUSTA SECURITIES. BONDS AND STOCKS (Corrected WraMr for Tfo# An |uti Herald by Martin A Oarratt) Bank Stocks. Bid. Ask Augusta Savings Bank 150 ... Merchants' Bank 217 226 National Exchange Bank or Augusta 135 133 Planters Loan & Savings Bank (par value 10) 41 41 Citizens A So. Bank 240 250 Union Savings Bank (par value |100) 125 ... Railroad Stocks. A. A W. P. R. R. Co 14s 130 Augusta A Savannah Ry. C0..130 114 Chattahoochee & Gulf R. R. Company 102 (3 a. R. R. A Banking Co 251 260 Seaboard Pfd stock 60 63 Seaboard Common Stock 20 2a Southwestern R. ft. Co 103 105 Factory Bonds. Augusta Factory, Ist 6s, I*ls M & N 93 99 Eagle A Phoenix Mills Co. Ist ss. 1926. J. A J 95 106 Enterprise Mfg. Co., Ist 6a 1923 M. A. N 90 92 Sibley Mfg. Co.. Ist E». 1923, J. & J. 90 92 Factory Stocks. Aiken Mfg Co *y Granltevtlle Mfg. Co 1?8 King Mf*. Co 77 as NO STRINGS TO THIS OFFER The Herald wants a picture of every baby under eight years of age In Au gusta'and vicinity. Rrlng yotir little one In today and have one made free. COTTON REGION BULLETIN For the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m., 75th meridian time, Saturday, April 25th, 1914. Stations • Precipita 'of tion Augusta. inches State Gu. Temperatures, and liun- of District. High’t, Low’t. dredths. weatn. Augusta. . . .80 62 0 Cloudy Allendale.. . .82 60 0 Clear Athens 74 59 0 Pl.Uly Batesburg . ,7S 57 0 Cloudy Black ville. . .86 68 0 Clear Columbia. . . 76 58 0 Pt. Cly Greensboro. . .82 57 0 Clear Greenwood . .75 57 0 Cloudy !Milieu. ... 85 62 0 Cloudy Wurrenton . .SI 61 • 0 Clear Washington. . 75 61 0 Clear Waynesboro . 84 62 0 Cloudy !Not included in means. Heavy Rainfall. Little Rock district: Malvern, Ark., 1.00; Prescott, Ark., 1.10; Texarkana, Ark., 1.48. Houston district: Weatherford, Tex., 1.20; Dallas, Tex., 1.20; Palestine, Tex., 1.34; Waxahatchie, Tex., 1.38; Kopperl, Tex., 1.40; Mexia, Tex., 1.38; Paris, Tex., 1.64; Sehrman, Tex., 1.34; Greenville, Tex., 3.50. Oklahoma district: Durant, Ok., 1.00. Texas Rainfall. Dallas 1.20; Palestine 1.34; Houston .02; Brownsville .01; Alice .18; Corsi cana 1.20; Cuera .04; Greenville 3.50; Haskell 1,08; Henrietta .28; Huntsville .40Mexia 1.55; Nacogdoches .96; Paris 1.64; Quanah .54; Sherman 1.54; Wax ahatchie 1.32; Weatherford 1.20; Colum bus'.2o; Kopperl 1.40. Missing Aus tin, Beeville, Brenham, Dublin, Hondo, Llano, Longlake, Longview, Marble Falls, Riverside, Snyder. No. of Ave. of stations stations CENTRAL report’g report’s STATION. .10 .10 High- Low- inch or inch or est. est. more more Wilmington . .72 54 0 .00 Charleston . . 78 58 0 .00 Augusta . . .80 60 0 .00 Savannah • .86 60 0 .00 Atlanta $0 58 0 .00 Montgomery . 81 60 0 .00 Mobile 84 62 0 .00 Memphis . . .84 6i 0 .00 Vicksburg. ’. .86 64 0 .00 N Orleans . .84 64 3 .60 Little Rock . .82 64 10 .60 Houston.. , . 82 64 16 1.20 Oklahoma • ..86 58 8 .50 Remarks. Warm weather for the season is re ported from all districts. In western districts local showers occurred during the past 24 hours. E. D. EMIGH, Local Forecaster. THE WEATHER Augusta and Vicinity. Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. South Carolina and Georgia. Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Comparative Data. April 25th, 1914. Highest temperature record, 93 in 1884. Lowest temperature record, 39 in 1910. Lowest this morning, 62. I’Yecipitation yesterday .0; normal 0.10. River stage at 8 a. m., 9.5 feet. Twenty-four-hour change to 8 a. m., 0.2 foot. E. D. EMIGH, Local Forecaster. HOURLY TEMPERATURES Degrees. 6 A. M 62 7 A. M 63 8 A. M 64 9 A. M 67 10 A. M 72 11 A. M 74 12 M 76 1 P. M 79 2 P. M 80 NEW YORK STOCK MARKET New York.—The market today closed firm. Stocks were poured out as free ly as they could be absorbed without bringing about a bad break. The more stable market for American stocks abroad and cessation of heavy foreign selling here steadied the list at the opening but after the market turned downward it continued to decline until shortly before the close when there was a rally. Speculation again was dominated by the Mexican news and the preparations of the government for war depressed sentiment. Bonds were affected as well as stocks. Large blocks of Southern Pa cific convertible 5s were soldi under the subscription price of 100. NEW LIST Last Bala Amalgamated Copper ... 68% American Agricultural ... 50 American Can 25 American Car and Foundry 45 American Cotton Oil 39 American Smelting 57>4 American Sugar 99% American Tel. and Tel 119 American Tobacco 215% Atchison .. 92*4 Atlantic Coast Line 116 Baltimore and Ohio 88 Canadian Pacific .. ........189% Chesapeake and Ohio 50% Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul 95 Erie 26 General Electric 141 Great Northern pfd 119% Illinois Central ... 107% Interborough Met. pfd 58% Kansas City Southern 23 Louisville and* Nashville 13% Mexican Petroleum 87% Missouri, Kansas and Texas 18% New York Central 87% N. Y.. N. H. & Hartford 67% Norfolk and Western ... ..101% Northern Pacific 107 Pennsylvania ... 108% Reading 159% Rock Island Co. pfd 5 Seaboard Air Line 18% Do pfd 52% Southern Pacific 87% Southern Railway ... ... 25% Do pfd ... , 74% Tennessee Copper ... ....32 Texas Company ... 138% Union Pacific 149% United States Steel 56% Do pfd 107% Virginia-Carolina Chemical 27% Western Union 60% ALLEGED CAR-BREAKER FREED TODAY ON BAIL Oeorgp Brown, colony], who has hern held since January 15th last In the Richmond County Jail for the United States court, In default of bond, supplied the necessary ball to day and was released until the next term of court The negro wan arrested by Deputy U. S. Marshall pierce on the charge of breaking Into and stealing from an A. C. L. box car Interstate freight and also some of the road’s equip ment. The release was granted through the office of U. 8. Commissioner C. J. Skinner, Jr. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA. Sim FUNERAL IT 4 P. ». 01 SUNDAY Rev. P. J. Bame, Pastor of German Lutheran Church, to Conduct the Services. The funeral of young Herman Sanc ken, who met a tragic death yesterday in a motorcycle accident, will be held at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the residence or' his pronts. Mr. and Mrs. .John Sancken, at 245 Greene Street. It will be conducted by Rey. P. J. Bento. pastor of the German Lutheran Church, and the interment will be in the City Cemetery. The funeral ser vices were delayed waiting for the arrival of the brother of the deceased, Mr. George Sancken and wife. Mr. George Sancken was on his honey moon when bj? heard of the death of his brother. The following young men will act ns ralibarers: Messrs. Donald Hussey, R. E. Allen, Jr., Francis Calhoun, Chas. F. McKenzie, Jr., Tracy Jones and Adrian Sherman. The honorary pallbearers will be four young men from the Georgia School of Technology, fraternity mates of young Sancken in the Phi Delta Tlieat fraternity. The funeral services will no doubt be largely attended as there was no more popular young man in the city than Herman Sancken. 11 SEME Will EE HELD SUNDAY P. ID. No Services on Saturday at the C. & W. C. Freight Ware house. Regular Services Sun day A. M. No services were announced for to day either morning or evening in the union revival which in in progress, Sat urday being selected as rest day. Last night the congregation which assem bled at the improvised attdionce au ditorium at the C. &-W. C. depot was larger by several hundred than the night before. The interest is perceptibly deepen ing both on the part of Christian peo ple and the unsaved. Though the evan gelist so far has been preaching to the Christian people, last night there were several who eame forward signifying their acceptance of Christ. The preaching of the evangelist is attracting great interested attention, but no loss so than his singing, and the singing of Mr. Good, who is the chorus leader brought for the occa sion. Announcements were made last night that on Sunday morning the reg ular services would be held at all the churches. At four o’clock in the after noon at the auditorium a great union service will be held, and at 8:15 all the churches are asked to give up then evening services and unite in this one service for the whole city. AUGUSTA QUOTATIONS GROCERIES. PROVISIONS D. S. Reg. ribs, 50-lb 12% D. S. Reg. plates, 8-yb av 11 D. S. Clear plates 10 D. S. bellies, 25-lb 13% Pearl grits, 96-lb, all size $1.95 Yellow corn ..94 Red cob white corn 96 Best White Oats ..54 Uncle Ned self-rising flour 5.40 Medium head rice .. ..05 Japan head rice 03% Fancy green coffee ’..14% Choice green coffee 13% Fair green coffee 12 Teneent roasted coffee, 100 pkgs.. ..07 Arbuckle’s coffee pr cs 100-lb*• ..19.60 Arbuekles ground coffee 36 lb 19.80 It A J coffee, 60 1-ib pkgH 15 Hero coffee, ground, 100 1-lb.. •• .• ..21 P R molasses, bids 20 Pecan syrup, bids 27 Pure leaf lard, 50-lb tins $6.00 N Y gr sugar, bids or bulk bags... .4.25 N Y gr sugar 4 25 bags 4.30 N Y gr sugar (24 511 b ertns) per 1b..4.50 N Y gr sugar (60 2-lb ertns) per 1b..4.50 (low Peas —Demand active. Mixed peas 2.00 Whippoorwill, clay and black pen5..2.10 Whit*; peas 2.25 12-oz evaporated milk 3.75 Peerless 6c evap milk 6 doz 2.85 % - oil sardines, 100 5c cans.. •• ..$3.65 1-lb chum salmon ..85 1- pink salmon.. 90 2- tomatoes 70 3- tomatoes.. .. ..95 2-lh ilma beans 90 New Argo salmon per doz 1.60 HESTER’S WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT Comparison* are to artual date* not to close of corresponding weeks. In thousands bales In sight for week 94,000 In sght HaiTie 7 days hist year.. 109,000 In eight same 7 days yr. before 1 H 4.000 In elglit for the month 376,000 In sight same date Inst year .. 400,000 In sight same date year befcflre 634,000 In wight for season 1,371,000 In sight same dnte Inst year .. 1,302,000 In sight same date yea»* before 1,490,000 Port receipts for season 9,745,000 Port receipts same date last yr. 9,207,0 V) Port receipts same date year before last 11,431,000 Overland to Mills and Canada. for season 1,049,0 iO do same date last yeav . ... /# 996,000 do snme date year before 1,110,000 Southern mill tukngs for season 2,670,000 do same date last year ..... 2,393,000 do same d;*te year before .. 2,120,000 Interor stocks in excess of Sep tember Ist 362,000 do last year 368,0 V) do year before 246.000 Foreign exports for week 109,000 do name seven days last yr. 70,000 do fed* sen son 7,992,000 do same date last year 7,481,000 Northern Spinners’ takings and Panada for week 32,000 do same seven days last year 36.000 do for season 2,260,V0 do to same date last year ... 2,837.000 Statement of World’s Visible Supply Total visible this week 6,442,00' Total visible last week 6,642 V 0 Total vis. same flute last year 4,8V), 000 Total vis. same dote yr before 6,165,0 V) Of this the total American this week 3,414,000 do Inst week 3,635.000 do last year 3,302,000 do yens before 3,946,000 All other kinds this week ...... 2.028.000 do last week 2.007.000 do last year 1.498,000 do year before 1,220,000 Visible In the IT. S. this week.. 1,123,000 do this date last year 1 117,OV) Vis!' lie In other eountrles this week 4,319.000 d»4 this date lust year 3,683,000 At The Grand “DAMAGED GOODS.’’ “Damaged Goods," Eugene Brieux’s sociological play which Richard Ben nett's New York company of co-work ers will present at the Grand next Tuesday evening has th 6 distinction of being the only theatrical entertain ment ever presented in the National capital on the Sabbath day. Tills event took place last April when, under the auspices of the Society for Social Hygic%;e, Richard Benneti brought his company to Washington from New York City in order that members of congress and other of i flcials in national life, might see the | play and pass upon its fitness for I presentation before the general pub lic. More than four thousand appli cations for seats were received for this single performance whereas tae capacity oT the theater was limited to seventeen hundred. In the audience were the most distinguished senators .and representatives in congress and their wives; many diplomats of re nown; more than thirty of the lead ing clergymen of the city and all of the prominent officials of the city government. President Wilson’s cab inet was represented by Postmaster General Burleson and Secretary of Labor Wilson and his daughter. The plaj created such a profound impres sion that the Washington board ot trade passed a form of resolution in structing its secretary to see what arrangements could be made for a second presentation of the remark able play in tire city. Seats now selling. Daysey Mayme And Her Folks (By Frances L. Garside.) Of all fads to which humanity is heir, none is so prone to develop a rock-crusher disposition in its adher ents as the Fresh Air fad. With a chest bulged out like the sail ol’ a mackerel schooner, the Fresh Air faddist goes around throwing open the windows and doors, breathing con tempt for the members of her family who sit with their feet in their arms trying to keep warm. B-r-r-r! fly open the windows to the right, back and left of them, and ley blasts pour in, corrugating their flesh till they look like so many plucked geese in the butc.her’s window, and giving to their noses all tlie deep blue tones of a Dutch plate. "You don't know what is good for yeti,” continues the Fresh Air fad dist, turning off the heat. "What you need is fresh air In your lungs!" Daysey Mayme Appleton is a Fresh Air faddist, and from November till April her family lead a trapped ex istence; her mother, after the manner of tlie modern American mother, meek ly and glorying in her martyrdom, and her father and brother, with backs humped up against tlie radiator, emit ting from time to time such ialpt squeaks of protest as are perhiitted from the male members of a modern family. Daysey Mayme froze not only hjgr family but herself. When she dressed for a walk in the snow she put on low shoes, silk hose, wore her dress a little lower in the neck, and put >t warm fur hat on her head. Her fatlir, er scolded, begged, reasoned and tried by bribes to get her to look a llttje less like a squab that is dressed lor market; and all in vain. One evening a young man called the kind ■of young man ttiat looks over his high collar like a milk-nosed calf gazing over a high fence. It was his second call, and Daysey Mayme had already learned to Love him Mad ly. It is to such as he that is grant ed tlie power to inspire sudden find serious affection at first sight. "You should dress warmer than that,” he said indifferently, to Day sey Mayme when she entered tho roorg with her usual squab-like attire. She left the room, and when Hite returned her feet were shod In wool en hose, heavy shoes and thick arc tics, and her wraps were so cumber some she looked like a sewed-up mummy. She had heard the Voice of Love! Oh, Love! that makes a young man's suggestion a divine command and a father’s command n silly suggestion! WEEK INJCOTTON New York. The cotton market liuh advanced during tlie week <n a renewal of hull wupport and covering. Old crop poaitlona nave been rtilativi-iy flYm, but new cropu aiwo made new hign levels. The advance was actompanlci by predictions of a 'builizh blulisticai po sition und some of the more aggnmaive bulla predicted a “natural corner” in July and Auguet. Whether or not these predictions are Justified, the action of the market sug gested a more or leas Involved situation In the near months and, with May still holding some premium over July, local Waders are anxiously awaiting the no tices expected next Jucs.ay. Meanwhile Houthern nouses have Indi cated no material change in the interior, but there has been some Increase In the local stock and further small shipments for May delivery are rumored to lie pending. There have also been con tinued reports of accumulating supplies In domestic yarn markets. Home look to this as ;i possible check to end-season takings without the necessity of prohloi tively high prices. There has been prac tically no change In foreign trade ad* vices, and the Mexican war situation has been more generally regarded as likely to stimulate business and curtail rpoduction In the Southwest, than as a depressing factor, so far as the ptGhent year’s operations are concerned. WEEK IN FINANCE New York—The securities market was upset this week by the outbreak of hostilities with Mexico which overshad owed everything else In slitipng sent rnent. The decline which began a fort night age was accelerated and at lime* stocks were under heavy iFessure. Many lew records for the year were made. Nevertheless the market received fairly good support and there was little evi dence of nervousness. The depressing Influence es the Mcx ienn crisis was greatly Increased by heavy and persistent selling es storks here by Europe. Foreign markets, In fact were more unsettled than the home ex change. owing, perhaps to the heavy holdings or Mexican securities In Eu rope The Miners es Emperor Francis Joseph was a contributory Influence In unbalancing the markets of Europe and unloading of securities here for foreign account was a chief source of the de cline Weather conditions were favorable to crops, Other domestic factors, however, were bearish. There were evdemes of further contracton In trude. The num ber of Idle freight cars Increased largely. Brices of (topper and some steel products were alluded. Money rates tightened. Forelgned ex change rose to the highest quotations of the year. Hardwick Will Have Augusta Postoffice Job Begun Soon After Conference at 4 O’Clock Today With President Rice of M. & M. and Supt. Hillsingcr, Contractors’ Representative, Sends Wire to Supervising Archetect at Washington. Supervising Architect, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C. Please act at once on the propo sals of Fissell & Co., as to amend ments of change in plans and specifications of public building in Augusta, Ga., as I am anxious that the work shall actually begin at once. Contractor here awaiting action. THOS. W. HARDWICK. The above telegram was written by Congressman Hardwick at tho rooms of the Merchants and Manufacturers Association following a conference with the president of the association, (’apt. P. H. Rice, and Supt. W. J. Hillsinger, of \Y. H. Fissell & Co., con tractors, New York. Superintendent Hillsinger, who wjll have charge of the building of tho Augusta postoffice and federal court house, has been on tho site since tho first of tho year and since February 12th has simply been awaiting word. No More Chautauqua Tickets Are to Be Delivered Except By Special Request Secretary W. M. Hunter, of the Y. M. C. A., under whose auspices the Redpath Chautauqua will be seen in this city May 11-17, announced this morning that the plan to deliver tick ets requested by last year's patrons in the homes now had been abandoned, because of tlie impractlcableness of the scheme. It has proven uunsatis factory in many ways, and as a sub stitute he is asking that all who sisn The Manicure Lady By WILLIAM F. KIRK. "George,” said the Manicure Lady, "I had a good lesson today about sav ing money like a miser. I don’t mean saving enough for a rainy day, but 1 mean scrimping for yoara to get a bankroll. “There was a old gent come in here today to have his nails did. lie aaiu that he had always took some kind of care of Ills own nails until he retired from business, but that now lie was spending a little of the big fortune that he had piled up, and took a no tion to have a manicure with all the other lilgn life he was enjoying. “He said ‘enjoying,’ but he wasn’t enjoying a minute that he was set ting there, and 1 bet he hasn’t had a really happy day since lie was a younger man, slaving to get his coin together.” “I would be willing to take a chance and trade places with him,” said the Head Barber. “I guess he could have a good time if he really wanted to. Give me the bankroll, and I’ll show you how to have the run for it.’’ “But you are younger than this old gent,” said the Manicure Lady, “and you was always more or less of a sport, anyway. You see, George, It is a whole lot different for a sport to keep on being one than it is for some old gcrimiter to try to make hlntsolf over when he Is nearly old enough to plant. “This old chap seemed kind of like a old, deserted house to me. The frame was there, but there didn’t seem to bo no signs of life Inside. When ho talked, Ills eyes didn’t llg.n. up mine, and he didn’t act any more excited than a little necked clam. He sat there, having his nails did the same way I suppose lie opened his mail, or washed his face, and there wnsn’t no m’ore spark to him than to a dead fire. What good did all that man’s money do him? What good will it ever do him? No good, George. The old fellow will go along looking after a good time like a blind kid looking for a toy, and after awhile lie will ho dead and forgotten, and ills money will fly thla way and that way. Gee, I felt sorry for him!" “I can’t see how nobody can feel aorry Tor a gent with a bankroll,” In slated the Head Barber. ”1 know if I had a bankdoll I wouldn't, tie around looking for no sympathy." “This old gent wasn’t looking for no sympathy,” said the Manicure Lady. “I didn’t say he waa. I just hhlil that I felt sorry for him, and I do. lie never had one-tenth the good time in bis life that my father liaa had, and the old gent has managed to raise a big family, besides, while he was Journeying through life and living by the way. If father had went along all those years without, ever taking a little nip with Ills old friends, or with out seeing no shows or boxing matches or races, I suppose that by now he would have at least as big a roll as the old fellow I was speaking of: but ns It Is, I believe that he Is n lot. happier for having had some of the good times that he has had, Wil fred saya that he Is going to pattern his life as near after father’s as pos sible, but f am afraid that he will never have the old gent’s earning ca pacity or other capacity.” “I would like nothing better than to he old now and have a nice hank account to string along with,” said the Head Barber. ”1 don’t see much chance, the way things Is now, to ever have a real roll In my old age, bur I am going to try.” “No you ain’t," declared the Mani cure Lady. "Not while the horses keeps running races.” repaTfTship’off with SUPPLIES FOR VERA CRUZ Norfolk, Vs. —The U. H. 8 Vestal, repair ship arid tender for submarines, Pft the Norfolk Navy Yard at 11:30 this morning, loaded with supplies, bound for Vera Urn/, Whenever You Nssd • Q.n.r.l Tonio Taka Grove's 'The Old Standard Orove’s Tasteless chill Torilo is equally valuable na u General Tonic because It contains ths welt known tonic properties of QUIN INK and IRON. Drives out Malaria, enriches Blood, Builds up the WhoA bystum. 60c.—(Advertisement) frnm the government as to when to start actual work on the construction of the building. Preliminaries Complete, The contractor’s representative states that lie has every detail so ar ranged as to commoner on the Job tho moment he receives tho word from Washington to start. The general public has become anxi ous to see something done on the site. The ground has been cleared, staked off and all necessary out-houses for tlie contractors have long ago been built. Not a sign of beginning to dig for tlie foundations lias naturally caused many to wonder what was the matter. When tho condition of affairs was laid before Mr. Hardwick ho imme diately said, "Leave it to me.” The aetio'n today very likely will mean that advices from the supervis ing architect's office will come with out further delay and work on the handsome marble and granite struc ture will begin In the next week or so. ed up for tickets last year and who want them, make special request at once and the tickets will lie delivered. No tickets will be held after tho next few days for those who signed cards last year at the Chautauqua. The demand Is heavier than was expected and by waiting any longer those who signed in advance can not be given ttho preference. The tickets for both children And adults are on sale at the Y. M. C. A. THE BIJOU There's an A-No. 1 show at the Bi jou this week. Keith Vaudeville is re cognized as the best that can be sc curt (1 today, and the Blljou this halt of the week is showing some of tho best In Keith Vaudeville. Tonight, though, Is tho last chance. It Is hard to say really which is the better, Saraclna's sixteen piece hand or the dancing act of Davis and Mat hews. Besides these two acts Dane brothers, tlie harmony singing gen tlemen from Georgia, are seen and heard in a very clever act of singing. The bund can only ho expressed as something immense. Some of the most puplar musical selections from tlie latest musical comedies are rendered to tho utmost approval of every audience. Their ragtime sets one’s feet In motion. The dancers are unquestionably the cleverest couple that have ever exhibited a terpslohorean feast In this city. Tho very latest is given and giv en to a queen’s taste, too. Daily Pattern " j N 990* i ill f U ms 9908.—A BIMPLE. BTYLIBH DRESB FOR MIBBEB AND SMALL WOMEN. Silk poplin In a new shade of blue, with fitclngH of white braided In blue, was used to make this attractive mod el. The wnlst back and sleeves are cut In one, and Join the front at the deep armscye and underarm. The skirt has simple lints, with a. slight fulness «t the belt, that may be plait ed or gathered. The right side of waist and skirt Is lapped over the left In closing. A shaped collar trims the low '‘V" neck edge. The sleeve may be finished In short length, with a turned-back cuff, or In full length with or without the shaped and deep cuff. The dress Is also suitable for laffelH, tub silk, voile, rrepc, challle, linen, gingham, lawn and other wash fabrics. The pattern Is cut In four sizes: 14. 16, 17 and 18 years. It requires 4 1-4 yards of 44-lr.ch material for a 17- year size. The skirt measures about" 1 1-4 yard at the foot. A pattern of this Illustration mailed to any address on receipt of iOo in silver or stamps. Ns, ..........Biss Nam# . •*•• r. . —. 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