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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-02
In Wall Street.

New York, Nov. 1.-The business in
the stock market today was very small
and the trading amounted to little more
than the passing of holdings from one
hand to the other of the same person.
The professionals bought stock in the
morning and sold them in the after
noon, with the result that, nearly all
changes resolved themselves into very
small fractions though the later reac-
ton extended a little further than the
early rise. The sale of the Union Pa
cific main line at Omaha had the effect
of stiffening the prics OF the stock,
which rose at one time rs above the
low point and saved a part of its adj
Vantages at the close. The stock was,
however, without buoyarcy. Consoli-
dated Gas also fluctuatsd in charac-
teristically erratic manner, dropping 2
points rising Az, and closing the day
with a net gain of points. Pittsburg,
6. C. & st. Louis showed a continuance
Of its firmness and is higher on the day.
The Changers showed some strength
during the day, but the gains were
wiped out, except in the case of Burling-
ron and Northern Pacific preferred.
There was some buying in Louisville
on the showing by its September state
ment of an increase in net earnings of
$114,25S. For the rest brokers and oper-
ators seemed to be more interested in
discussing tomorrow's municipal cleo
tion ard betting on the result than in
dealing in stocks. Today being a bank
holiday in London, no quotations we're
2eceiyed from there to influence results
here, but there was light buying of
ksto in, rlr al fOt 0pdOn
account. The stiffening in the rate for
call money Is not regarded as likely to
last for any length of time, and is at
tributed 20 operations incident to the NO
vember disbursements on account of
dividends and interest, which are esti-
mated at about $90000,000.
Railway bonds were strong in tone,
especially the Houston and Texas, Ore
gon Short Line and Oregon and Nayiga-
ton issues. Total sales, 1905 900.
United States bonds We're V higher bid
for all issues, except the IS which adj
vapsed "a. The new tours coupons sold
at 127$, interest of 1 per cent.
The tdal sales Of stocks today were
$4,000 shares including the following:
Chesapeake and Ohio 1920; Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy 22,951; Missouri
f,0JU, NOillleTn GtclliC
9.17O; Rock Island $780, st. Paul 10, $685.
Union Pacific t. r. second assessment
paid 1880; Bay State Gas 1880; Sugar
1884; Chicago Gas 5000.
Money on cali easy at 1A@2A per cen;;
last loan per cent; closed 1902 per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper S95@i1a per
cent.
Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S5@$4S5H
for demand and at s4.S2h@%.S25s for
sky days.
Posted rates $iS3@saSSH and $4S6@
$4S6h.
Commercial bills $4.S1kGs+S1H.
Bar silver 577sc
Mexican dollars 44a4c.
Government bonds strong.
State bonds dull
Railroad bonds strong
Silver certificates 575h@59c.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-02
COTTON Letter.

New York, Nov. 1.-The trading in cot
ION today was typical of an anti-hoi iday
market. Liverpool was slightly lower
and our market opened a little down
The pressure to sell, however, was not
great, and the demand from shorts anx-
ious to cover Up bafora the holidays YVES
considerable Receipts were quite free,
but as an influence ON prices were more
than offset my predictions of freezing
weather in many parts of the south to-
night. January opened at SIS, rallied to
$50, declined to $50, advanced to $50,
and closed ait 5.92 to 5.9S With the tone
of the market steady, although the pre-
ponderance of sentiment is still in favor
of lower prices. Many shrawd judges
are now of the opinion that the time for
making profitable sales OF cotton is past.
Tomorrow being election day the ex-
change win be closed.
RTORDAN 6 co.
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DELIGHTFUL AND CHEAP TRIP
To New York. Boston, Philadelphia. Bal.
timore and the East.

Via Central of Georgia railway to ga
vannah, thence the elegant steamers Of
the Ocean Steamship company to New
York, Boston and Phiadelph and Mer-
chants and Miners line to Baltimore
Excursion tickets. including meals and
berth, on ship at very low rates during
summer months The sea air a great
tonic
Steamer appointments equal to finest
hotels.
For rates, reservations, sailing d ltes,
etc, apply TO any agent of the company
or to
SOLON JACOBS. Commercial Agent.
JACK w. JOHNSON. Union Ticket
Agent, Birmingham, Ala.
J. c. HALLE, General Passenger
Agent. Savannah. Ga
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Cash quotations steady: No. 2 spring
wheat, sSM @S9A; No. 3 spring wheat,
S4@9S; No. 2 red, 96A@9SA; No. 2 corn,
26A@261a; No 2 oats, 19@19A; No.
white, f. o. b. 221s@23; No. 8 white, f. o. b.
22@23; No. rye, 47s4; No. 2 barley, t. o. b.
26@42; No. 8 =; No. mo. fax seed,
s1041s@1.0s; prime timothy seed, $2.65;
mess pork, Der Dbl. $7.65@7.7O; lard per
loo lbs. $4.25@4.271a; short ribs sides,
Qoose), $440@4.SO; dry salted shoulders,
CboxedD 4%M5; short clear sides (boxed)
5951s; whisky, distilers' finished goods,
per galoln, $1.1S; sugars, cut, loaf, 1884;
granulated, $5.21; Standard "a" =; No. 2
yellow corn, 26A@261s cheese quiet, SO
S1s; eggs, firm, fresh 15k.
On the produce exchange today, the
butter market steady; creameries, 1923;
dalries, 1920.
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Chicago Live Stock

Chicago, Nov. LIN cattle the unex-
peotedly small supply i'm connection with
a good general demand caused "a firm
market, and good to choice fat beeves
sold quickly. Common native beef STEERS
sold at $S9o@4.25, mIddhng grades,
s4.506475, and the best shipping cattle
at S50O95.40. The bulk of the cattle
went for s4.50@5.1o, and there was fair
export demand for fat steers. Bulls sold
alt the recent decline and COWS and heif-
ers were active, strong and relatively
higher prices Calves were active, 1925
@675 for the best grades. Only about
500 Texas cattle arrived and they sold at
steady prices. About $500 western range
cattle were received, and they moved off
steadily at firm prices, a big share going
to feeders and Gamers
There was am active local and shipping
demand for hogs, and prices ruled gen.
orally stronger than last Saturday. Sales
were largely at s3.45@6.55, coarse heavy
packers selling at $3.25@3.4O, and prime
bacon hogs ait $36O@3.70 Most of the
pigs found. buyers at $3.50@S.55. The
market closed stronger with some sales
nickel higher.
There was a good demand for sheep
and lambs, sheep being saleable at 81 500
800 for the poorest up to S42oQ4.5O for
the best natives Western range sheep
sold at s3.O0Q4.25, fesders bringing $500
400. Lambs sold at $4.0OQ4.50 for the
poorest UP to $550@5.75 for the best,
feeders bringing $4.5O@4.sO.
Recelpts-Cattle, 1880; hogs, $4,000;
sheep, 5000.
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chicago 'Chan pc

Chicago Nov. 1-Dimin'shing receipts
and the drought which have been main
supports of WHEAT for several days. both
went by the board today and The re-
suit was a decline of the visible added
to the discomfort off the bulls. Corn and
oats were a shade easier. Provisions
were firm and advanced 7h@12hc.
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Dry Goods.

New York, Nov. 1.-The dry goods
market opened without change from the
conditions governing last week and last
month. There is still dearth of mail
orders, and store trading is light in the
extreme in all cotton lines. In woolens
there is still scattering demand, with
prices we'll sustained. The business for
the last month has been unsatisfactory,
the more so as it was not anticipated
to be SO disastrous as 1T turned out. Con-
ditions which came up during the month";
such as the low price of cotton and the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-02

Why not vote that 100000
piano to your wife as a Christ
mas present. See conditions
on sixth page.
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Stock sales to noon, $3.50. Cotton sales
131, 500 Closed steady. New York stock
and cotton exchanges will be closed to
morrow on account of election.
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decline of print cloths in the eastern
market, were chiefly responsible for this,
though the prevalence of yellow fever in
the southern sections has much to do
as a contributing cause. In staple cot
tons the market is quiet. The situation
in print cloths Is extremely uhsatisfae-
tory, the latest report being that some
manufacturers are inclined to shade
from the abnormally low price of 2Bc
now quoted for 81 squares.
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Financial

/
now quoted for 81 squares.
| Financial
New York, Nov 1.-Evening Post Lon
don financial cablegram:
This ia a holiday on the London stock
exchange, it being All Saints Day. The
tone of the money market was momen-
tarily easier but frcm indications in
good quarters it looks as though money
may keep fairly tight for some time to
come, with only a slight set back in ihe
discount rate.
Today large re-payments from the
market to the bank of England were
due. but only very small por ion was
paid off.
Gold is in strong demand for the con-
tinent at 7Ss I'd per ounce.
l. st. Louis.
st. Louis, Nov. Flour weak, but un-
changed.
| Wheat lower, No. 2 red cash elevator
9sAc; track 991A@$1.OO; No. hard cash
soc; Dec, $1.OOA bid; May csc asked.
Corn, B@Ao off in sympathy with
wheat, No. cash 24Ac; Dec. 249sc May
27Bc.
Oats, easier; No. cash elevator 1S1sc;
track $4,000; white 21Ia@22c; May 217s
| @22c.
Bran scarce and firm; sacked lets east
track 4S@4S5c.
Butter, creamery 1870 24c; dairy Il
Q2Oc
Eggs better. 131sc.
Pork, firm standard mess $S.25.
Lard higher, prime $4.121k; choice
| $417AA.
Bacon, boxed lots extra shor. clear
| 55sc; cl5ar ribs 57sc; clear sides 5Bc.
Dry SAT- meats, (boxed lots) shoulders,
| SIC; extra short clear 51sc; clear ribs
| size; clear sides 5asc.
| Sugar cured hams 9AG11c.
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CENTRAL On GA. RAILWAY Co.
Trains are run by Central Time.
Effective Sent. 90 1891

For further Information as to schedules
rates, etc., call on, or write to s. Jacobs
Commercial Agent, Jack w. Johnson, u.
Il. A.
Theo. d. Kline, General Superintendent
J. C. Halle, General Passenger Agent.
Savannah. Ga.
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4. + SMITH & CO., Brokers
(BIoRRIS BUILDING)
STOCKS, COTTON, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
II
TELEPHONE 800
Private Wires to New York, Chicago and
New Orleans.

We do not bucket or carry any trades,
but place all business. We take ten share
trades of stock, twenty bales cotton, 1000
bushels of grain and fifty tierces lard and
fifty barrels pork. We accept deposit of
1 per cent. upon all trades and carry them
subject to rules of stock and cotton ex-
change and board of trade.
10-7-tf
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Trains Nos. 81 and S. carry Pullman vestl-
bule sleepers between st. Louis and Jack
sonville and Montgomery and Port Tampa.
Trains Nos. 80 and 36 carry Pullman vesti-
bule sleepers between Cincinnati and Jack
sonville.
Free reclining chair cars between Mont
gomery and Savannah on trains 81 and So.
Train No SIS, leaving Montgomery at 500
steamship line for Key West and Havana.
Any information regarding routes, rates
and schedules will be furnished upon appli-
cation to
Montgomery, Ala.
B. W. WRENN, p. +. M,
Savannah. Ga.
II. c. McFADDEN, A. G. p. A,
Saw
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she cried softly, why. Roxy''-but Roxy
was gone-"there are four of them There
just four and-why. they are almost the
same sizes, too. One, two, three-three of
them girls and the little ones a boyr'
She sat up, mildly excited. Little red
spots blossomed out in her white checks
Just four and just-almost-the same sizes!
Then she had an inspiration.
.Oh. yes, they'd know" she cried
They'd know everything!'
She raised the window little way and
voice that carried" distinctly.
Little children! Little girl-you oldest
enc, Won't you please come over here and
see little while? 1 want to ask you
something.
The children stopped their play and look
ed at each other with round, astonished
eyes.
"Oh. my" said Nip. excitedly.
ooh. my," said Tuck.
Nip and Tuck always said the same
things.
Lets go tell mother" advised Ann So
ply wisely. IN ask my mother, ma'am, ~
she called up to the eager face at the win
dow.
Mother. mother" they all chorused.
the Queer Lady wants US to go over there
an see her-she called us out O. the winfier.
honest she did! She wants to ask us some
thin"
Yes" Ann Sophy recapitulated with
slow emphasis, honest"
We'll. of all things!" calculated Mrs.
Cooper In amaZement. It declare! Well. I
'spose you'll go. She's harmless and they
say she has to be humored. But you've
got to clean up. Ann Sophy. you scrub the
baby's face. Nip, You braid Tucky's hair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18

ever again-smooth. mind you. and you
may tie her best ribbon on. Hurry"
After a good deal of hurrying and
smoothing down and washing up, the
small Coopers went. in a solemn little pro-
cession, to the Queer Lady's.
She was waiting at the front door.
Come right in she said eagerly, land
you'd better take of your things"
"Oh, nom," Ann Sophy cried hurriedly.
I've couldn't: We only had time to clean
up outside-keep your mittens on she
whispered in shrill aside to Nip and
Tuck.
Mrs. Graham pointed to chairs, but Ann
Sophy arranged them in a straight line,
side by side. before they sat down. Then
she seated them gravely, according to sizes,
herself at the he ad and the baby at the
foot. They sat up primly and folded all
their gay little mictens on their little shah
by laps The baby's stout, abbreviated
legs stretched straight out before him, and
barely reached the chairs edge.
Now, ma ann Ann Sophy said, expect
antly. taking a last sidewise view of her
line Of parade.
What do you want for Christmas"
asked the Queer Lady.
The question was al rupt, SO unex-
pocted, that a row Of little gasps broke
forth unmuffled. Ann Sophy swallowed
hard.
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was very hard to suit-"for,' she insisted.
gently. lit must be perfect one this year
just perfect one, dear boy.
1t was marked plainly and the locality
distinctly noted, so on the morrow the man
could go after it, and then, in the early,
crisp winter twilight, they rode home.
The next afternoon Marjorie sat by her
window, absently watching the little Coop
ers next door build a deforIned snow man.
There were four of them, all sizes, and
they all wore little stout red mittens.
Everything else they wore was old and
worn and shabby, like the little Cooper
house ITSELF but all the little m!ttens were
dazzling and new. Mrs. Grahams eyes
follow ed them in unconscious fascination.
She had never noticed the little Coopers
much before-her own little children had
never played with them. If she thought of
them and their small. abby house at all
it had always been with gentle vexation
because they were there at all, behind her
own prctentious. handsome home. They
were the only blot on her pretty view"
Today she was not thinking of them
really. She was trying to decide what
things she was to get for the children 8
Christmas. The decorations for the tree
of course-those were easy enough, but
the toys. They puzzled her, baffied her
strangely. She couldn't seem to remem-
Der
They've been gone so long, the children
have she Elurmured, wistfully. That
why, but / should think I'd remember. l
should think I'd know what Els!e'd like,
and the Grille twins and little Peck. Mis-
ch:ef-Oh l don't see Why I'm SO stupid
can't remember can't decide. Oh, dear!
Roxy, the chidrens nurse, came into the
room on an erIand-or was it TO make sure
the chlidren's mother was quite safe?
Roxy" the children's mother said, alb
ruptly, did you ever have any little sisters
and brothe-s?"
Me, mem? / had little brother once,
but he di-he went away when he was a
baby" the girl answered, quietly.
oh, Then you can't help me. l thought
you might be able to remember"
Marjorie began her restless rocking again
with little sigh of disappointment. Then
her eyes fell once more on the little red
mittened band outside. They were just
putting on the snow mans head. The old
est girl was holding the baby up to do It,
Mechanically the pale woman at the VIM
dow counted little cold blue noses. Why
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ENGLAND's ARMY.
The Real State nf Great Britatu.s
Soldicry Revealed.

L"ndon Letter TO the New York Post.
For fighting purposes. there exists no
British army in England. There is ;hs
mere phantom of an army. The chief de-
FENDER OF the present system has lately
admitted that the home batialions ara
squeezed lemons and the reserve "Soma-
thing of a sham" The yeemanIy -nnrnI-
naiiy HOOD strong, though only $50 nut
in an appearance last seasons a play
thing. enabling number OF well-to-Io
nddle-ciass gentlemen to wear snowy
uniform and to picnic for week each year
0ohbing their horses for that space or
time) at cost TO the public OF some fIao-
ro. Firaily, the volunteers. of whom
there are about 250.Gn, though very crcl-
liable as volunteers, cannot be considered a
force for a moment able to stand against
a modern continental army. II would la
unjust and misleading not TO add that ~
the avowal Of competent foreign critics,
what there is o. effective British troops
like those in India, are first rate. The cost
ttSo per man per annum) and the require
ments OF the British soldier. compared
with continental troops. are huge. But the
material Is second to none; while the off,
GERS have of late made rapid strides in
professional instruction. they are fun Of
zeal and proverb.ally brave. In case Of n
European,war, however England would ba
the field n single efficient army corps
These things were. of course, thoroughly
we'll known TO specialists both army off,
GERS and members of parliament. Indeed,
the disastrous results of the 1870 scheme
were made manifest nine years later I'm
South Africa. Complaints have since not
been wanting. and explicit warnings were
given in recent discussions Of the war
office estimates. But the real state of
affairs was hushcd up and all kinds OF
shifts and eypedients were had recourse
to in order to save appearances. Even the
dispatch of the guards to Gibraltar had no
other object in view. The heavy demands
however. made during the last tweIva
months upon the military resources of tn
country have brought matters to a climax
and Lord Lansdowne's intimation. two
month ago, that another million would he
required next year has 1ad the effect
which ali demands for further credits have
in this country-an inquiry how the funds
already voted have been spent. Not that
there is any indisposition to make the
necessary and indeed a liberal provision .or
the army. While England devotes ~. en-
go for her unrivaled navy-a match for
the combined navies of any three European
Eowers-her army, such as IT is. absorbs
10 less thar fl9nESS. besides the sums
! contributed by India for the transport and
maintenance of British troops i'm that de-
tendency. The entire German army COSTS
something less.
The explanation for this state OF things
is to be found i'm the fossilized traditions
which pervade the army and the incurable
worthlessness of the war office adminis-
tration.
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! nothing else to do; she must waken Of her
self. Shock? Man alive could she waken
without shock? But it will be mercifully
easier II 1t comes as naturally as possible.
tell you it will be the difference between
life and death to her, You say she talks of
not remembering? Just So l believe she
is going to remember by and by. And it
Will come upon her gently. I believe it..
You must watt
But Christmas, doctor?"
Il knoW-l know. nit will have to come.
But wait, wait. The waking up may come,
TOO; II not In time you must explain, pre-
varicate, anything to satisfy her.
And so. with his heavy heart, the little
man went home.
In the middle of the night he woke up in
unexplainable terror, to see Marjorie COM
ing In at the deor with a lighted lamp in
her hand. She had on pale blue wrap and
in the dim light she looked too pale anu
frail to be embodied He sat up in bed and
held out his hands.
Mario, Mario" he called. And then as
she came nearer he saw her face plainly.
'Oh, Marjo!"
For he saw that she had remembered.
He read it instantly in her face, in her
in them at all. She came up quite close be-
fore she spoke. The hand that held the
lamp did not tremble. 1t was quite firm
when she set the light down beside him.
Il went down to look at the tree, dear
boy" she said steadily. land all at once
l remembered. The children are dead.
They not coming home to Christmas.
Dear boy, dear boy!'
With a sudden cry she threw herself
beside him on the floor, with her face In
his arms, and cried the terrible, beautiful,
life-saving tears he had longed for. An
hour-two hours-they never knew how
long they lasted. 1t may have been but
short time. 1t seemed a long, long time
to the little man.
The first faint light of morning was
creeping in to them when Marjorie lifted
her face. 1t was swollen and stained with
the blessed tears, but it smiled at him
bravely.
Dear boy-poor boy, am glad remem-
bered for your sake" she said gently.
"And-and we have each other, dear boy.
Christmas morning ushered in the most
wonderful, the most glorious day in ali
the short lives of the little Cooper chill
dren. Their widest hopes were realized
and though Nip said II told you so'' in
gleeful triumph, for once Tuck failed to
echo her.
You never" she cried in scorn. you
never told me so, Nip Cooper. You couldn't
ave told it all If you'd been tellin' me SO
ever SINGER
In the early evening. just at early Christ
mas tree candle Eght-for Marjorie would
have 1t so-all the little Coopers formed
IN aWed procession and crunched through
the new snow to the Queer Lady's. And
the Queer Lady met them at the door and
led them into Enchanted Land She was
smiling down at them
Afterward Nip confided to Tuck that
that smile looked just as If she was cry
Ing.
But she didn't look queer a bit-not
even kind of So" said Ann Sophy softly.
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Copyright. 1897. by the s s. Mcclure Coz

his horses and things lying round to keep
me patient till he comes. l don't see-I
can't understand"
Isn't that a good tree? Look, MarjOw
Marshall Graham interrupted quickly
pointing with his whip. and the little crisis
was past. They bent their attention to the
choice of a Christmas tree after that. and
rothing more was said about the ch;ldrens
coming home-the little children that never
would come.
The tree was found at last that suited
Mariorie-that had straight enough, SYM
metrical enough, low enough branches, AMI
was just big and just little enough. She
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A Vegetable Hair Exterminator.

The "ju.nbai plant which is found on
riversides in tropical America. has curious
properties. Horses. il they eat it, lose tho
hair from their names and tails. When fed
exclusively on corn and grass they will re-
cover, but the new hair Will be totally diff
ferent in color and texture from the old.
Ruminant animals not thus aztec ed.
and its growth is actually encouraged as a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
How He Announced 1t,
From the Troy Times.

Bishop Wilson Of Calcutta was called
eccentric, which seems Hlild term In view
of some of the stories told of him. Here
is one: "A young clerical servant of the
company, newly arrived from home, was n
guest at the palace. awaiting orders. and
interceded with the domestic chaplain to
get him good station. The importantly
reached the bishop in due course, but for
some days produced no response At last
one evening the decision was thus STRANGE
ly impaired: Behold, o Lord, thy serv.
ants assembled under this roof, especially
the Rev. Mr.. -. Cast over him thy
protection, seeing that he leaves us tomor.
row morning for the remote and insaIu.
hrious station OF -, naming one Of the