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Newspaper Page TextMONDAY, OCTOBER, 12 News of the Cotton Crop and Markets AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET MIDDLING 8 15-16 CENTS. TONE STEADY. New York Cotton Market (TODAY'S FIGURES.) Open. High. Low. Close. January 8.55 8.57 8.47 8.5 a March 8.55 8.55 8.44 8.51 May 8.48 8.45 October 8.95 9.03 8.93 9.00 December 8.77 8.66 8.76 Tone—Steady. Spots—9.2o. (SATURDAY’S FIGURES.) Open High. Low. Close. January 8 58 8.45 B.Si 8.45 March 8.36 8.43 8.33 8.43 May 8.32 8 36 October 8.79 8.88 8.78 8.88 December 8.57 8.68 8.56 8.67 Tone —Steady. Spots—9.lo. New Orleans Cotton Market (TODAY'S FIGURES.) Open. High. Low. Close January.. 8.50 8.50 8.45 8.46 October 8.75 8.76 8.70 8.7(1 ■December 8.53 8.54 8.48 8.52 Tone—Steady. Spots—B 16-16 c. (SATURDAY’S FIGURES.) Open. High. Low. Close January 8.32 8.40 8.30 8.40 October 8.66 8.65 8.56 8.64 December \.... ~. 8.38 8.45 8.36 8.44 Tone —Steady. Spots—B 13-16 c. Chicago Grain and Provisons (TODAY’S FIGURES.) WHEAT — Open. High. Low. Close. December 1.01 % 1.0284 1.00% 1.00% May 1.05 1.04 CORN—- December 64% 64% 64% 64% May 64% - 64% OATS— December 49% 49% 49 49% May 61% 51% LARD— January 9.30 9.40 9.30 9.32% October 9.05 9.70 9.55 ■ 9.55 RIBS— January 8.32% 8.35 8.25 8.27% October 8.97% 8.97% 8.87% 8.90 (SATURDAY’S FIGURES.) .VIIEAT— Open. High. Low. Close December 1.00% 1.01% 1.00% 1.01% MOV 1.03% 1.04% 1.03% 1.04% July 97% 98% 98% 98% CORN— December. t 65% 65 64% 64% ?dt*y 64% 64% 64 V 4 64 % July 63% 64% 63% 63% C VTS- December 49 49% 49 43% May 51% 51% 51% 51% July 47 47 47 47 PC'SK— October 13.80 15.25 13.65 15.25 May 15.87% 15.70 15.37% 15.50 LARD — October 8.85 9.95 9.60 9.65 January *•„ ... 9.50 9.50 9.25 9.35 May 9.37% 942% 9.20 9.27% RIBS- October 9.05 9.25 8.82% 9.2i> January" . 8.45 8.45 8.25 8.32% M ay " ” 8.47% 8.47% 8.30 8.35 FULL QUOTATIONS IN THE LOCAL MARKETS (TODAY'S FIGURES.) Low middling 8 11-16 Strict low middling 8 13-16 Middling 8 15 ]® Strict middling 9 1-16 Good middling 9 3-16 (SATURDAY’S FIGURE 3.) Low middling 8 9-1® Strict low middling S 11-16 Middling 8 13-16 Strict middling S 15-16 Good middling 9 1-16 RECEIPTS, SALES AND SHIPMENTS Net receipts today 32'3 Through cotton today 323 Gross receipts today 3542 SALES FOR THE WEEK. Sales. Spin. dhpit Eat 997 107 1190 Mon .... 715 21 1161 Tues Thurs. . . Totals . .1712 126 2353 RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. 1908 1907 Sat 2855 3202 Mon. * • .3542 4136 Tues .. .. Thurs. . . Frl. Totals . .6397 7339 STOCKS AND RECEIPTS Stock in Augusta, 1908 46.255 Stock in Augusta, 1907 14,907 Re< since Sept. 1. 1908 93,559 Rec since Sept. L 7907 ....109,723 IN SIGHT AND SUPPLY 1907 1908 Sight to Oct. 8.... 1.874,809 1.443,756 During week .... 482,340 370,340 Visible supply ...2.467.881 2.585,913 ESTIMATES FOR TOMORROW Today. Lost T: Galveston 11.080 32-34000 Houston 11,047 New Orleans 5135 PORT RECEIPTS Galveston 7118 New Orleans 3558 Mobile 1224 4487 Savannah 12851 1C497 Charleston 2121 3489 Wilmington 6136 8663 Norfolk 4823 4551 Total Ports 48920 INTERIOR RECEIPTS 1907 (1905 Houston 12625 8661 Augusta 3542 4136 Memphis 5983 St. Louis 835 .... Cincinnati .. .. .... 806 .... Little Kock 1826 AUGUSTA DAILY RECEIPTS. 1907. 1908 Georgia Railroad 1140 995 Southern Ity Co 389 76! Con. of Ga It. It. .. 548 234 C A W. C. Ry 337 432 A. C. L. H. R 110 57 Wagon 909 732 Canal .... River .... Net Receipts 3433 8213 Through i 0J 329 Total 4136 3542 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET TODAY Open. 2 p. m. Close Jan A Feb ..4.60 4.60V4 4.58 Feb A Mar ..4.60 4.53 Mar & 4pr ..4.61 4.6164 4.5 Apr A .\lav ..4.611/4 .... 4.58 May Hr June .4.63 4.62 4.5764 June A luly .4.65 .... 4.57 VJ Inly & Aug ..4.62 4.60 4.5664 Sept A Oct. .4.7764 47.7 4.75 Oct A Nov . 4.68 4.6 *44 4.64'4 Nov A Dec . 4.61 4.61 44 4.59 Dee A Jan ..4.6 2 4.61 64 4.6864 Sales 5.000. Itcpelcls 17,060. Ton*, barely steady. Middling 504. New York Stock Market (TODAY’S FIGURES.) Close. Atichison 88% Atchison pfd 95% Baltimore & Ohio 97% Canadian Pacific 176 Chicago & Alton 40% Chicago & Alton pfd 69 Colorado Southern 43% Erie 82’/« Illinois Central 139 Louisville & Nashville 105% Metropolitan Street Ry 28 Missouri Pacific 54% New York Central 104% Pennsylvania 123% Reading 131% Rock Island 20 Rook Island pfd 48% St. Paul 186 Southern Pacific 104% Southern Railway 21% Poisonous Gas Fermenting In Mains Causes Water to he Very Impure Just at the Present Time Gold Fish Killed by City Water and Dr. Lyle Again Urges Public to Use Every Precaution A gainst Sickness. This morning a report reached Ihe ears of Dr. \V. C. Llye. city chemist and bacteriologist, and acting pres ident of the Board of Health, that, fish were dying in the aquariums of fruit and seed dealers, supposedly from the. effects of an impre water supply. Tho rumor was investigated and found to be true. At several plaves dead gold fish were taken out by the score. Dr. Lyle stated today that this was a forcible Illustration of the truth of his warning that all water should be boiled before used. That warning from the Board of Health still holds good. Further. Dr. Lyle said: "When I found that fish were really dying af ter they were put in water taken from the mains, 1 immediately made an investigation. I find that in hun dreds of places air chambers were formed in the mains by the frequent turning on and shutting off of the water supply. In these pockets of air poisonous ga6 fermented. When a supply of filtered water was turned on, it was, in turn, contaminated by these poisons, which sre a combina tion of hydrogen sulphide and marsh gas. In all mains where these air chambers have been forced out by an inflow of water, the supply is com paratively pure. In the others It Is not absolutely so, and should be boil ed before used for drinking purposes or to cook with. We don’t of course know the location of these air pockets and it Is not safe to take the risk of announcing to the public that the water supply may be used without boiling. Continuing, he stated: "The water is not being contaminated by the action of alum used at the filter plant. The proportion there is only seven-tenths of a gruiu per gallon, and five-tenths of that is taken up In the process of filtering, leaving a net proportion of two-tenths or one-fifth of a grain per gallon in the water that comes down to the city." An analysts of the water failed to show (he presence of typhoid germs. However, they are very hard to de tect. There Is existent, however, a contamination of germs that cause intestinal troubles. This afternoon Dr. Lyle and Supt. Twiggs, of Ihe water-works, will go lo ihai section of the city south of May avenue, that was supplied with water from Turknett Springs during the scarcity, and secure specimens. It will he tested, and If no contamina tion is detected, citizens of that tei iltory will be Informed tHat their water supply Is safe. However, if the water is unsafe, back pressure wfil he shut off tonight, and the inatnH there pumped out, or ItushcJ, and another test made. Just as rapidly as possible, speci mens will he secured from "dead' 1 mains in every secilon of the city, and tests made. Further, these mains will he flushed. To the citi zens of the lower or eastern section of the city, Dr. Lyle slates that work of flushing mains which supply their pipes will probably begin tonight. OTi account of the fact that for a day or »o Dr. Lyle will Te hard at work a( work making teats ot water, he Is unahle to leave tonight for Atlanta, to be In attendance upon the annual session of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States It Is possible however, that he will attend one or two days during the convention. Dr. Murphey is expected home Tuesday. PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY FILED BY MRS* S- GIUFFRIDA A petition for adjudication in bank ruptcy has been filed in the office of H. Commissioner W. H. Godwin by Mrs H K. GuifTreda. In which the plaintiff sets forth her liabilities as $1,281, wilh assets amounting tr> about S7OO. Messrs. C. Henry and Rodney Cohen are re alned as coun sel. Mr. W. lid ward Clarke, formerly of Augusts, and well known to a large circle of acquaintances and friends, passed through the city to day from his family home at Hepbzl hah. en route to Atlanta, where he will enter the Atlanta Dental col lege . THE AUGUSTA HERALD. J. C. iVlcAlllfft. Market tJitor Union Pacific 165% Wabash 12% Wisconsin Central 27% Interboro Metropolitan 10% Do., pfd 32% uFeat Northern 133% Amalgamated Copper 75% American Car & Foundry 40% American Locomotive 49 American Cotton Oil 35% Am. Smelting & Refining .. 87% i Do., pfd 105 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 48% Colorado Fuel & Iron 36 Gcnoral Electric 143 National Lead 8:!% People’s Gas 95% Sloss Sheffield Sled 63% Southern Pacific pfd 118% Sugar 131 United States Steel 47 United States Steel pfd 109% Virginia Carolina Chemical .. .. 38 LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS. (Corrected t»> Mar (In « vilMtvti) Government Bonce. Hid. Aplovl. IT. 8. 3s 191« 100 •—- U. P 2n 1030 108 M V. B. 4a 1925 12m State Bonne. On. BH* 1980 J and J .. —— 100 Oh. 3H® 1915 Jand .! .. y.» Ga. 1922, J & J 105 City Lionels. Augusta 4s, 1931. M A S . 97 - Augusta 4»ie. 1925. A ft O 10? Atlanta 6s. 1914. J A J.. 100 Augusta 4s, 1985 M and ..97 Charleston 4tys, 1929. A & O 104 Charleston sa, 1924, A & 0 105 Coumbla, 4s. 1910, .1 & J.. 'j& Columbus, 445, 1927 J. A J 108 Jacksonville ss. 1924, M & N 104 —- Macon 4Hs, 1926, January quarterly 101 —- Macon 6s, 1910, January quarterly 102 Havanrith ss. 1909. Feb ruary quarterly 99 - Savannah 5s 1914, January quarterly 103 Railroad Slocks. Atlanta and West Point Oa It R and B’k’ij CoN 23F. Southwestern R R Co .. 105 - Bank Stocks. Augusta Ravings Lank . 175 Irish American ri u K (par $25) 40 Merchant* Hank 190 J9*j 'National Rank ... 188 i 4,. National Kxohange Rank. 12K 1 j?c A and 9 R R Co 106 —- C of da Ist pfd Income ss. 1915, Oct 54 C of Oa 2nd pfd Income 5s 1945, Oct 46 C of On 3rd Income, ss. 1945, Oct 3H C of Oa sty Mob!ln Dtv Ist se, 1940, .1 and J... 104 —— C C A \ 2nd 7s, !910, A and O • .. ~ ~104 —— Gn U R A Hankins Co os, 1910 102 - Oa It R A H Co 6s. 1922 11l 9. Ry. Co., let con. ss. 1991. J and J 101 Vfc . Southern Cotton rditi moose. VbbeviUe Cotton lilt* (S C) 1 90 Aiken Mfg Co (R C).. .. ——- 87 Anderson Cotton Mills (H C) pfd 6J sft Arkwright Mills 106 109 Augusta Factory ——. /o Holton Mills 110 ji;j Cabarrus Cotton Mills . 180 Ub Chadwick Mfg Co (N O.) Dfd 100 100 Planters I.oan & Ravings Bank (par $10) 20 22 Gnton Havings Hunk (par $35) 62*4 Citizens* Hank ... . ioi Local Bonus. Augusts Factory Ist 6s. due 1915, M and M., ..101 - Augusta Ry A Klee Co Ist be, 1940, J A U 94 Hon Air Hotel Co. 6s. J A D., 1011-21 100 Local Donas. Rntcrprlse Mfg Co. Ist ss, 1923, MAN 93 97 Sibley Mfg Co. Ist ss. due 1923. J 6 1) 93 97 Railroad bonds. Augusta Ho Ry Ist mort gage, ss, J 4fc D .. .. 66 N 9 C of (Jh Ry Ist Mfg 6», .. 1945. F and A 112 C of On Ry Ist Con Mtg ss, 1946, M and M ..108 C of Oa. Mac & Nor Dlv Ist be, 1946, .1 and J.. 102 Central of Oa, M, G and Ate Ist bs. 1947 J and J 102 Central of Ga ftutonton Branch, Ist 6e, 1926, J and D 101 —— Chiquola Mfg Co <B C).. 120 120 Clifton Mfg Co (s 4 O) . 116 116 Clifton Mfg Co (P. C) pfd 09 Columbus Mfg Co (Ga) 94 101 cfrunenity Mri Go (H C) 97 JOO Milllu« Mfg l'o (A I*o .. ilt 10J Knoreo Mfg Co (HO) .... 70 bO Hnoree Mfg Co (B C) pfd 101 fCngle and Phoenix Mills (Ok) 182 Kasley Cotton Mills (H C) 125 145 Kn ter prise Mfg Co t(Ja).-- Gaffney Mfg Co < H C).. 94 100 Do 2d pfd 86 91 Gainesville Cotton MlUa (Oa) 50 60 Oranitsville Mfg Co (80 166 Granby Mill, r»fd —62 Grendsl Mills /H C) 116 120 Henrietta Mills <N C) .. 160 u/ Y\ 1 v Mfe Co 9/ Langley Mfg Co 97 Lancaster Cotton Mills (H C) 108 Laurens Cotton Mliia <8 C) pfd 152 160 t Imui'on* Mill* (H C) .. 140 IsnjlM* Mliia (NO 80 95 Do pfd —— 98 Marlbtro Cotton Mliia <B C) 91 % Orangeburg Mfg Co Do 2nd pfd 90 Pelhnm Mfg Co (On) pfd 101 -01 l">« Mfg Co. K W (H Ci 100 104 Raleigh Cotton Mliia (S C) 100 104 Heminol* Mfg Co Com 60 —— CHANGES IN RAILROAD CLERICAL DEPATMENT Mr. Paul Cosgrove, formerly chief clerk to Mr. F F Power*, commer cial agent of the Central of Georgia railroad, ha* resigned, to accent a po sition a 1 the union ticket office, and •Mr. Frank Riley, formerly stationer at the AdK'tK’a Southern, ha* accept ed Mr. Cosgrove's place. ATLANTIC COAST LI NOTE These arrivals and departures are given as information, but arrival and connections are not guaranteed. K l'fectivo September 29th, 190 S. No. 82. No. 85 North.. Sou tii 2.30 pm Lv .. .. Augusta. .. Ar 10.00 am 4.03 pm Lv.. .. Barnwell .. . .Lv 7.55 am 4.30 pm Lv .. Denmark.. .. Lv 4.28 pm 5.09 pm Lv .. Orangeburg .. Lv 5.04 pm 0.60 pm Lv .. ..Sumter.. .. I,v 6.28 pm 8.26 pm Lv .. ..Florence .. ..l.v 4.40 am 5..0am Ar .. .Richmond.. ..Lv 7.25 pm 8.40 am Ar .. Washington.. Lv 3.45 pm 10.00 am Ar .. ..Baltimore.. .Lv 2.12 pm 13.18 pm Ar .. . .W. Phuo .. ..Lv 11.66 am 2.45 pm Ar New York, .:3d Bt Lv 9.25 am PULLMAN “BROILER" CARS between Augusta and New York without change. Dining Car Sr vice between Florence and New York. L. n. McCULLITM. Commercial Agent, 807 4*rond St. T C. WHITE. W. J. CRAIG. Gen. Pass. Agent, PaM. TrafT. Mgr., Wilmington, N. C. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY. (Current ncneauies rorreotea 10 t>ai«.> U6U» Meridian Time.) w DEPARTURES. For Savannah and Macon •7:3onm For Dublin and Savannah •-L46pn» For .Suvunnuh ami Macon ••B:4opm For ijuvuimah and Macon !!9:4opiu ARRIVALS. From Savannah and Macon .. !!B:o6arn From Savannah and Macon ...••SifaOam From Savannah and Macon . . •7:oopm From Dublin und Savannah....*l2:4sptn •Daily. ••Kxcept Sunday. llSuuuay only. Drawing Room Sleeping Car* bet wean Augusta and Savunnc.h on night train* Connects at MUl«n with through sleep ing ears to and from Maoon, Atlanta. Columbus, Birmingham and Chicago, 1 Uh. F. F. POWKKS, W \\ iIAOKBTT Coin i. Agi Trnv. Rums. AgL 786 Broao Ht. Charleston & Western Carolina Railwav or *x.xa.tse 1 K.-ll „H connnetloiiN with oiTior oomi>a nlos, .11-0 simply piv.'n uu Information, and urt, not aunriiulc. ,1- (Effective Sept. 14, 190*.) „ „„„ OEPARTUr,EB fi.flOO m. in. No. 1, ll.illy for Anderson, ri.-neio, .to io. 10 a. ir.—No. 1, »miiy lor <«re*nw«u/u, Laurens, Greonvtllo, ‘Spartanburg Hendersonvlllei and Atthevlliu. 2:0!» p. m -No. 42, Pally for Allendale, Fairfax, Charleston. Savannah, Beaufort, Port Royal. 4:40 p. m.—No. '6, Dally for Greenwood, No. 5 1 caves Greenwood ul tubO u. 111. for Spurlutiburg. ARRIVALS No. i. Daily from Greenwood, 9:30 a. m. No. 41, da.ly from Chariest on, Sa vannah. Beaufort, Port Royal, etc, 12:30 p. m. No. 2. daily from Asheville, Hpart anhurg. Greenwood, etc., ti 15 p, m. No. H, daily from Anderson, McCormick, etc.. 7:36 p. m. Trains 41 and 42 run solid between Augusta and Charleston. Tri-Weekly parlor Car service between Augusta and Asheville-, leiiving Augusta Tuesday*. Thursdays and Saturdays Asheville Mondays, Wednesday und Fri days. Trains Nos. I und * P3UNHBT WILLIAMS, General Passenger \genr. No. MOi iimaduay. Augusta. Ga GENERAL CONDITIONS ARE MUCH IMPROVED Railroad Earnings are In creasing anti Building Operations Very Active. NEW YORK lfenry Clews says In his weekly review:—Evidences Of business Improvement urn multiply ing In various directions. This is not only true of th<* West, where con ditions are Hound am! promising, hut also in the Kast( where the depres sion has been most severe. Rnllrosds (ruflli- i« recovering, and the number of Idle cars Is steadily dlmlnshlng. Earnings of 37 roads reporting the third week of September showed do creases of less than 4 per cent, where as in July and August the same roads were showing losses of 12 to 17 per cent. September's bank clcarlngH show ed nil Increase of 6 per cent over the same month last year, n fact which Is surprising in view of the prevail ing quiet ness of business and while Stock Exchange activity probably ac counted for much of the Increase In clearliigp. at New York, the gains re ported from many cities In various parts of the country prove beyond question that business Is surely though slowly reviving In spite of a political campaign. If Other evl dances of recovery are desired they can be easily found.. Improved con dittoes In the money market have rie rleii natural and much needed relief in various directions. liaiik'-rs although In a dlscrlminat ing mood, will now lend with greater freedom on all sound and legitimate enterprises. Real estate in feeling the advantage of this relief; properly lx changln hatida more freely, arid be|. Liei- class developments which were blorki d by the panic are being car ried out wit., readily placed, building operations are being resumed ulder more favorable auspices, encouraged by the lower prices for building nm terlals and more settled labor condi tions. Iri consequence there has been a better demand for constructive shapes In steel and Iron; lumber Is more active, and the various metals are stronger. According to the bast statlsilcal au thorltles, the new construction work contracted lor In Heptemla-r In the leading cities was 7 per cent greater than a year ago, and In the city of New York alone the Increase was I! per cent; a muth gratifying eghHi! than expected. Mills In different part, of the country, which have been shut down either owing to dull business or the drouth, ar» starting up and many that .save been running on short time ar<- preparing to run full time In many Instances moderate conces sion* have been made In wages; and there I* no doubt that If the elections prove satisfactory there will follow t widespread Improvement In the vol ume of business. FINANCIAL THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA 707 DRCAD STREET. ORGANIZED 1885. CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS $450,000.00 L. C. HAYNE, President. CHAS. R. CLARK, Cashier. BEGINNING AUG. IST, 1908, tills Bank will pay -I per cent in terest on CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS. These cortltlcatea will be Issued by ns in sums of SIOO.OO and up. for stipulated period* of time, to suit the Depositors’ convenience. SAFETY LOCK BOXES $3.00 TO $20.00 PER YEAR. The business of our out of town friends carefully looked after. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK, has Capital $400,000.00 Surplus • 140,000.00 Stockholders’ Liability 400,000.00 Total • $940,000.00 as SECURITY FOR ITS DEPOSITORS Your Account is Solicite 1. Georgia Railroad Bank Augusta, Georgia. This Bank Solicits ilio banking business of merchants and corporations. We pay 4 Per Cent Interest on all deposits placed in our Savings Dept. YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED. A Regular Income is not only a great help hilt n gum convenience. This Is assured to you when you invest In our Coupon Certificates of Deposit, which pay Four per cent interest, FOUH times a year. Issued in Augusta only by lh« Merchants Bank Capital and Surplus. $300,000.00 West End Local News Mr. W. II AnderHim, of upper Fen wick street, went with Hie .lunlor Or dor to Warrenvllle, S. <Sunday In attend a service held especially for I hut order. Miss Willie May. of RdKcfleld, H. C, Is vlsitinn Mi'h. M. A. Barker, or Crawford, Ave. ■The ninny friends of Mrs, W. II Anderson will regret to ' urn (hut she is very Hick ul her home on ”• • per Fenwick street. Mr. (’. M. IlnninKton, superintend cut (>r the Kins Mill returned Him day front an extended trip through the norlh and east, vIhIUHK Jrlelid.-t and relatives. Many people «!«■ very much dis appoinled over the failure of Ills mills starting up Monday morning m If wan the general Impression tlix they would resume their worn on that day. MOST CIRCUS FOLKS WEAR SOME TALISMAN | Good Luck Chains Play An Important Part in tho Maho-Uii of Performance Few people tn any walk of life know no such abject obedience lo luck charm* us do circus folk. The finan cier* of Wall *troot are said to lie a close second, tint circus employe* head the list by a big majority One male performer wlt ft t’ole Brother*’ World Toured Hliows refio-.e* to enter the ring unless he has lilh lucky rid ing whip. Around thin whip are mini herle** washers made of leather and rubber. The leather adornment* are made out of I tn- soles of the slioi * lhe rider wore during hi* Ural sea son In tho sawdust ring Another aerial iu*lni believe* that bis good fortune lies In th<- fact that he ul ways wear* a sliver horse around Id* neck, while doing Ills Minds In the serial enclave, and siIII another In variably wears a bracelet, the gift of a partner who lost hi* life while glv log his performance However, the women in the circus profession arc withal the stronger m x. They laugh at the Idea of charms, and many of them refuse to wear any thing that might lie called a lailsmun, Nevertheless, It I* curious to watch them a* they meet itn-lr male part ners In the ilresHlng lent. The first question the fair performer asks her comrade Is whether or not he has Ids lucky charm, and If tlo- reply Is negative there in a wild rush to ob tain llie charm and he In time lo go "on." But charms and superstitions are not wholly confined to the per formers. Kxecutlves are Just as su perstitious as their fellow artists, and with Cole Brother* there are many who drear some trifling article to at tract the good spirits. One man In particular never think* of walking around (lie show grounds without a cane that he bartered for In Russia when the aggregation was louring that country. Another always wears a rabbit's foot on ids watch charm, and when some prankish companions played a practical joke and stole the r.narm, the owner refused lo go to work until he bad recovered his PAGE SEVEN FINANCIAL Mrs. Morris of upper licks street relumed Sunday Iron, a/ pleasant, vlsli to her son In Macon, Ga. Tho debate between members of Council No. 3J, Junior Ord-r, that thimld have come off last Monday night was unavoidably postponed, but will come off Monday night. Mr. I'ete Young returned Hunday from :* visit to his old home in Co* Imnblu county. As the conference year Is drawing lo a close the stewards of St Duke church bus decided lo meet weekly that they tuny keep lhe church poet* ed as to Its financial condition. They net Tuesday nlgld fit the nome ot Mr. K 1,. Jnckaou’s on Tuttle street. Mr. Gordon Hair, the newly elect ed First Vice president of the E|e worth Loncuo ' HU Lake church led the devotional service Sunday after noon. STRANGE LETTER IN LOCAL POST OFFICE Postmaster Vaughan Is In receipt of a very extraordinary letter, setting forth u very unusual request, which he Is forbidden to comply with, tin ilit a rule nf the postal regulations, and which, even were It not for the rule, would be rather u difficult task to accomplish. The letter bears no date line, and Is as follows; "To tin Post master, Augusta, Ga,:. "Dear Sir: 'I am obliged to enclose you this Idler, as | have forgotten the name and aildresH of the parly 1 desire to reach. "I atn not sure If Ills name Is While or not, any more, but the party I* a long haired Israelite. He dons some preaching, but he has either a store or a trade In Augusta. It may be wheelwright, or hardware—something ill that kind. "I Ihlnk lie I* the only man In Au gusta with long hair, and I think it Mth. Johnson, who also lives In Au gust a. believes a* he doe*. There I* another man, who is now at Denton Harbor. Mich., who was a soldier and in the Cuban army, who believed ns they do. "I do hope you will reach the prop er parly, aa II Is most necessary. "Many thunks. (Signed.) "K H REID.” "P. S -The soldier’s name at llen lon Is Campbell.” The envelope enclosing this very peculiar epistle hears the siamp of the Louisville, Ky,, post-office, but It Is hy no means certain that the uuthor resides there The letter enclosed will la- forwarded In the dead letter offi'-e, as it Is sealed, hut bears no slump trinket. And so It goes; '*ach find every person has Ills own ideas as to good lurk tokens, and in one who Is not superstitious Ihelr beliefs are curi ous and In some Instances comical. Cole Brothers* World Toured Shows v 111 visit Augusta on Friday, Oct. 23, lor Iwo performances at the MliledgS street grounds.