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The age-herald., 1898-08-07
Cbean Summer Rates to St. Clair Springs.

Effective June IF. the Alabama Great Southern railroad will sell tickets from Birmingham to St. Clair Springs at the very low rate of eighty-five cents for the round trip. Tickets to be sold for trains leaving Birmingham Saturday and Sum- day, good returning not later than Monday. For further information apply to
 R. M ELLIS, T. P. A. Telephone GOT. No. 2019 First ave.
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Cotton Letter

Birmingham. Ala. Aug. 6.-There was pothine at home or abroad in cotton. Liverpool ] was unchanged, with spot sales ls SoGO bales. Futures quiet. Nothing doing. The opening call was unchanged, anu the half days market was conspicuous Tor ap- sence of trading There must be activity shortly or the exchanges will collapse from dry-rot The Chronicles report in sight to date is 10 969,6S0 bales.
 Weather summary reads bulish.
The age-herald., 1898-08-07
Summer Tourist Tickets.

Summer excursion tickets to all promi- nent summer resorts north and east. are on sale via the Southern railway and Ala bama Great Southern railroads at greatly reduced rates.
 Call on J P. Bniups, travelling passenger agent, Southern railway, or R. M. Ellis. travelling passenger agent Alabama Great tion.
The age-herald., 1898-08-07
VindicatiOn

From the Detroit Journal.
 Are you not ashamed to look your children in the face?" hissed the unhappy girl.
 Her father bit his lip; that done, he cut loose Wi
 'I will no longer endure to be unjusty reproachedi" he cried. You kids : get your pug noses from your mothers folksv,
The age-herald., 1898-08-07
AuGQd

AnG0pd Ethel.-I have had fully dozen offers of marriage lately. Maude.-Mercy me! Good ones? Ethel.-Yes. All from George.
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CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
 RAILWAY Co.
SCHEDULES. Effective January B. IS!

No. 3 from Albany, Columbus. etc. III 3S am
 lumbus, etc. ..... ...... ........... 5:50 pm Connection at Savannah with superb freight and passenger steamers of the Ocean Steamship company. from New York Boston and the Eas.. For further information apply to
 s. Jacobs, Com'l Agent, Jack W. John. son. Union Ticket Agent, J. c, Halle, Gem erai Passenger Agent. E. H. Hinton. Traffic Manager.
The age-herald., 1898-08-07
 Hwy GnNI-

New York, Aug. 6.-The dry goods market during the week has developed an improved demand in many quarters for spot business Print cloths are weaker than they were at the opening of the week. Extras at cents were sold for OctoberNovember delivery yesterday in sufficient quantities to bring the weeks sales up to point in excess or the weeks production. The curtallment problem is unsettled.
The age-herald., 1898-08-07
Markets BY Telegraph
Flnane. al.

New York, Aug. 6.-Evening Posts Lon don financial cable: The stock markets here were quiet &hd dull today, except for Americans, which after opening below the parity, rapidly advanced and closed quiet at the best. Buying here is both on Flew
 York account and part of the English buyers. The general disposition at the mo- ment and as prompted by the press being to operate for a moderate rise in Ameri- cans. Buyers here are generally advised, however, to take short profits. Grand Trunks were good also.
 The strength in -Argentines continued, but Brazilian and Uuruguay bonds were lower.
 The rise in Spanish securities continues. It is mainly due to purchases for the Paris bear account.
 The London rate for short bills is 12sc. New York, Aug. 6.-The Financier this week says:
 The statement of the associated banks of New York shows some rather heavy changes for the week ending August $, loans having been increased 100, and deposits $l5.371 800. The gain in cash for the week was $1, ,S314,00 and the surplus re- serve has fallen off about S2OO,00o owing to the increased requirements due to the ex- panslon in deposits.
 The deposit gain seems to be confined TOT the most part to the larger banks, but in loans an increase runs hep Tell throuSh the list. The remarkable activity 1n the bond market last week has probably op- erated to produce some of the changes m the current exhibit. The banks are stih gaining from the interior and little if any dscountng is reported The season Tor this business is now close at hand, ana while it is not anticipated that the move ment will be heavy, it is interesting to note that the surplus reserves of the banks are now below the point reached last year at this time.
 The decrease in reserves between July and October 1897, was at least s5oOo'V1V' bringing the excess above requirements to a little over $13.Oo0 00O In the last six and seven weeks the New York banks have re- duced their reserves over $22,OO0,Oo0, ana have not begun to ship money to the west Of course this decrease is due to bond pay ments from all over the country, which have reduced balances in New York. The government holds heavy deposits in thls center, so that what might bd calle1 availa- ble and permanent bank money is not 9@ ! heavy as has been estimated. But anything approaching stringency or Q long continued hardness is possible IS oIt of the question. Gcld imports would check the latter in any case.
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Fruits and Produce Butter-Elgin, 200; dairy No l. aSse, a9c, o"'' No. ?, 13c; country, 10c: cooking o4oS Potatoes-Irish, 90cd$1.e0 per pusnei' 5n Lemons-Choice, s40O fancy. S4.oV' u,va Watermelons, 7a15c, according to size; & Poultry-Hens. zoe; fries, 121zql6c; ooeAs' 2Oc; geese, 2Oq25c. Eggs, 121kc. -, z
The age-herald., 1898-08-07
NORTHERN ALABAMA HAiLho<AD NOh COMPANY.

TIME TABLE NO. s.IN EFFECT Monday. January 1. 1Ss7 at b;0o .m. Passenger, ---------. --- -,;---e.oeDf Daily except
 Daily eXceps Sundays
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Nn,v Ycr,c Coffee Market

New York, Aug. 6.-Coffee: Options. >un- changed to points lower; sales 5'ooo bags including December at sS.65 Spot coHee' Rio market steady; Cordova, Sls@15; safes, fair jobbing business.
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Daily Statement

New Orleans. Aug. 6.-Cotton futures quiet August. 5.59@5.6o; September 5.5I G5 59: October, 5.60@561: November, 5.64@ s65: December, 5.6sd5.7O; January. 5.7s@54; February, 5.7695.7S; March. 5SO@5.S2.
 alvestoff-Quiet; middling, ll-l6; sales 40 bales; receipts. 50; stock, 15,l
 Mobile-Nominal middling, 57s receipts' 45 bales; stock, 3.OSo.
 Savannah-Steady; middling, 5ss' rece'pts' bales; stock, 9,OO1.
 Charleston-Quiet; middling, 5h; stock' 5,l46 bales -y ,o;o+s 1 bale; stock 5.939.
 Norfolk-Nominal middling, 5s; rece'pts' TAO bales; stock. 1424s.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 6ss; stock' 10, ,S33. o,,.s 9S bales. x-e stock, 10,599 --. Memphis-Quiet: n1iddling. 5% sales, $50 bales; receipts, 15; stock. 23463.
 Augusta-Steady; middling, 6@6 1-16; sales 27O bales; receipts, S1; stock, 6,732
The age-herald., 1898-08-07
New York Cotton Marker

New York, Aug. 6-The late session In cotton today was without interesting tea- lure and the market closed quotations at 1612 points lower.
 Estimated receipts at ports for today, 800 bales against 1889 actual last week and s2a actual last year; for the week. loogo bales against 10,se5 actual last week Hnd 1,S17 last year.
 Total receipts at Memphis were To paies against 50 last year, and at Houston, DO bales against 1,052 last year.
 Cotton dull: middling. 1-1s; net re- celnts. none; gross. 2S6 bales; forwarded, 515: sales, n; spinners 21; stock. s2,s22
 Total today and consolidated: Net re- ceipts, 2S7 bales; exports to Great Britain ii. to the continent S,OS5; stock. 231 ,5fO
 Total since Sept. 1: Net receipts, S,9lS,llf to France. s15. 1908; to the continent, 2,976,SeO.
The age-herald., 1898-08-07
Chicago Change

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Scarcity of receipts and active cash demand advanced wheat today. September left off Bc higher and Decem- Der Azc@%c- Corn closed Ac lower Oats lost 1kc. Pork. lard and ribs unchanged.
The age-herald., 1898-08-07
TRAINS ARRIVE BIRMINGHAM:

J. M. Culp, Traffic Manager, Washington. w. H. Green, General Superintendent. Washington, D. c.
 W. A. Turk, G. P A.. Washington, D. c. c. A. Benscoter, A. G. P. A., Chatta- nooga, Tenn.
 J. P. Bllups. T. P. A.. Birmingham. Ala.
The age-herald., 1898-08-07

!-'esh Bread and Candy made daily at 0. w. Cody's 1920 to 1888 Third avenue.
The age-herald., 1898-08-07
Nam Orleans Cotto, Marke'

New Orleans, Aug. 6.-Cotton' quiet; saies aoo hales. ordinary, AZ: good ordinary, 4ss; low middling. 3-16: middling. n-16; good middling, 6; middling fair, 7-16' receipts 25s; stock, 76433. o.
 Consolidated statement: Receipts net 2s7. exports to Great Britain, Il; continent 8.Cs5; stock. 231 ,540.
The age-herald., 1898-08-07
LOCAL MARKETS.
Frnits and Produce
Local Cotton Market

Cotton-Middling. SAC.
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BIRMINGHAM & ATLANTIC R. R. co. Time table No. 21. taking effect a. n, July
 L 1696. w Bd. l D. Bd.
The age-herald., 1898-08-07

By Private Wire to Paine. Murphy & Co.
The age-herald., 1898-08-07

Paine. Murphy Co.'s Stock Letter
 Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 6.-Among the early features in today's market was the
, 1898-10-11

The highest income received durins
any one year by the state land board,
Of which Governor Osborne was prest-
dent, was about $12,97O. But the in
come Of the state has been steadily and
rapidly increasing from the commence
ment OF Governor Richards adimnIs-
tration until during the last fiscal
year, 1897, the amount received by the
state board for said year, from the
leasing Of public lands to settlers, in
this state amounted to $36, $780, SO. In
addition to this, IT,, state land board
has secured from the United States
government, without additional legis-
lation, al lieu lands. 341,77O acres, for
which application for leases have al
ready been filed which will bring to
the state a further additional annual
revenue Of 81, 08S. While Governor
Osborne was chief executive Of the state
Of Wyoming the annual expenses Of
the county government to the tax pay
ers of Wyoming amounted to the vast
sum Of 1870. 909.51. As a result Of wise
legislation and a republican governor,
and as a result of the thorough and
painstaking work OF the present state
examiner. and heartily co-operated in
by the various district judges and
county commissioners throughout the
state, although the numpe of counties
has been increased, the expenses OF
county government have been decreas-
ed to 1920. 09S. 93, or a saving Of over
$4,000 per annum to the taxpayers of
Wyoming.
Attention is called to the fact THAI
our last republican legislature passed
acts in reference to fees to be COL
lected from corporations incorporated
under the laws OF this state and from
insurance companies whereby the
annual income Of the state has been
increased over a year of the Osborne
administration from s 5000 to the sum
Of $4,000. These are but instances Of
the progress made by the state and
and the advantages gained to the tax
payers and to the people through the
republican legislation and aminis-
tration.
We censure and condemn John e.
Osborne, Wyoming's representative in
congress. for neglect Of duty In leaving
his seat and coming home to attend to
private business at the most critical
period in the history Of the nation,
causing Wyoming to be the only Sow
erign state that did not respond to
roll call in the house OF representatives
on the adoption Of the declaration Of
war for humanity and the maintenance
of national honor.
Knowing that the republican party
is a paryt that fulflls its pledges and
always ad1,eres to those principles that
yield the greatest good to the greatest
number, we fear no criticism, but sub
NIT our record to the most scrutinizinE
investigation.
, 1898-10-11
Victor Hugo In Exile.

live zeal the sea in a house built 60
years ago by an English privateer and
called Hauteville House. l. a represent
alive of the people and an exiled SOL
dier Of the French republic, pay droit
de poulaRe every year to the queen of
England, sovereign lady Of the Channel
islands, as Duchess of Normandy and
my feudal suzcrain. This is one of the
curious results of exile.
l live n retired life here with my
wife, my daughter and my two sons,
Charles and Francois. A few exiles
have Joined me, and we make a family
party. Every Tuesday ] give a dinner
to Is little children, chosen from among
the most poverty stricken Of the island,
and my family and l wait OIL them. l
try by this means to give this feudal
country an idea Of equality and frater-
nifty. Every now and then D friend
crosses the sea and pays me a visit.
These are our gala days. l have some
dogs, some birds, some flowers. I hope
next year to have a small carriage and
a horse. My pecuniary circumstances,
which had heen brought to a very low
ebb by the coup d'etat, have been some
what improved by my book Lies Miser-
ables." l get up early, Igo to bed early,
l work all day, l walk BY the sea. ]
have a sort Of natural armchair in q
rock for writing at a beautiful spot
called Firmain bay, / do not smoke, l
eat roast beef like nn Englishman and ]
rink beer like a German, which does
not prevent the Espana. Il clerical news
paper of Madrid, from asserting that
Victor Hugo does not exist and that
the real author Of LES Miserables" is
called satan.-Letters Of Victor Hugo.
, 1898-10-11
WHEREFORE The ROSES FADED.

Adapted from the Greek Of Philostratus.l
What hath befallen. tell II mo-,
Tbs roses that l sent to theef
For ere thou didst receive my posies
They still were fair and still ~were-roses.
And certea I could never send
A worthless guerdon to my friend.
Why, when thou hadst them, did they lose
Their scent, or what hath marred their huesl
The reason true ! know not well,
For what 1t was they would rot tell,
But this, I think. they could not bear
Comparison with one SO I; !,
And, touching thee, whose fragrant bloom
O~utbragged their own, they met their doom.
30 when the little lamp IL lit
The blazing fire doth %vanquish it,
And when they cannot face the sun
The stars are blinded every onel
Percy L. Osborn In Fortnightly Review.
, 1898-10-11
There's a good fellow. haven't lme to

There's q good fellow. Haven't time to
listen just nowr'
I could have torn my hair with rage.
Nh. Jessup was Pauline Brooke's uncle
and guardian. and / knew that my
chances in that direction would be all
of if once the fatal story Of the we'd
ding ring got to Pauline's cara.
l crossed the PARK and hurried NJ
Regent street. mentally gnashing my
teeth, and in my impetuous haste had
nearly stumbled wei Pauline herself
just coming out Of a f1oriHt's with a
tiny boutonniere of violets in heT hand.
"Pauline!" cried l rapturously.
But Pauline drew back the least little
distance in the world, thereby putting
an invisible barrier between us that
froze mt like an icicle.
said Pauline. II congratulate you, ]
Am sure"
upon what?" l demanded, growing
desperate.
Upon your approaching marriage.
to be sure" said Pauline, with q smile
like auroral lights lowering over a snow.
bank.
but I'm not going to be married, -
protested I.
"Oh. excuse me, pray. Gentlemen
do not usually buy wedding rings with,
out a purpose" interposed Pauline.
"Only l should think you might have
paid such old friends as we are the com
pliment Of some slight intimation OF
your impending marriage"
Pauline" said I, miss Brooks,
hear me. There is only one woman il
the world l would care to marry, anG
she stands before me now"
Pauline's lips quivered-the tear
sparkled in her eyes.
"Mr. B%elton," said she, "you may
regard all this as a very fine joke, bu'
surely it is not necessary to add any
more insult to it,
"Do you mean that you don't believe
me?"
"How can I believe you?" r~etortet
she.
Driven to a sort Of frenzy, I dragged
Percy Cresmer's letter from my pocket.
pauline" said I, Tread that, anG
you will have a solution Of the myster.
of the wedding ring"
Her face cleared up as she glanced
over the contents of poor Cresmer',
eostatic missive.
"Poor fellow!" said she. He's very
much in love, isn't hep
mot half as much as I am. " said I,
And fton IN tho cyriIo~ hprIoror
shadow Of the florists shop I pressed
my suit.
"Dear Pauline, let me order another
wedding ring"
"For whom?" demanded my lady
love.
"For you. I have loved you for Q
long time, but l never had the courage
to avow my love before, dear Pauline. ;
"Hush!' said Pauline. 1--WE mustn',
stand talking here"
"Ovon't stir a step until you answe,
me-"
"What shall l say?" hesitated Paul
inc.
"Say yes"
ordered the duplicate wedding ring
that very night. Pauline said it wa.
too soon, but l quoted the ancient prov
erb, delays are dangerous" And We
are to be married in a month. And il
it hadn't been for the providential com
mission Of Cresmer's wedding ring
might still have been shivering on the
brink of al unspoken proposal. "Bless
ed be wedding rings" say I.-Spare
Moments.
, 1898-10-11

He-Carrie, you don't seem to care
60 much for me as You did when we
were first married.
she-As for that matter, I don't
think 10 much Of my hat ~ ! did when
I got 1t just before EAster.-Boston
Transcript.
, 1898-10-11

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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags, nominal Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $5 30
 COAL-Wellington s10 per ton; New Yelling ton s1O; Seattle, s6 50; Br-ant, s6 50; Coos Bay, s5 50; Wallsend, s7 50; Scotch, s10; Cumberland, sl0 in bulk and s11 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $15; Camel. s10 per ton: Rock Springs Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, 80; Coke SIP per ton in bulk and S14 in sacks.
 CORDAGE-Prices follows: Manila 1L-inch, 7%c: 12-thread, Shc; and thread, SEC; bale rope, 7%@SAc. Ssal-1A- -inch 6Xc; 1a-thread, TAG; and thread, TAG; bale rope, 6%@7Ac.
 BANNED FRUITS-Black Cherries quotable at sl 256D1 50; White Cherries, $1 256l1 75; Peaches and Pears. soc9s1 10: Apricots, e0asoc.
 CANNED VEGETABLES = Peas, 70cQ$1 25 Tomatoes. 75c.
 COFFEE-We quote: Costa Rica 1s@17c for prime washed, 131s@14c for good washed. 1s9 i6Isc for good to prime washed peaberry. 14Q15c for good .peaberry. 121kQ141sc for good to prime. 11dl2c for good current mixed with black beans 9p1151c for fair, 5la@719c for common to ordinary; Salvador, 12014c for good to prime washed, 10G111ac for fair washed, H@15c for good to prime washed peaberry sAQ94c for superior unwashed 7AGSc for good green un- washed, 11lsQ12c for good to prime unwashed peaberry: Nicaragua. SQsAc for good to super for unwashed. 111kQ12c for good unwashed pea berry; Guatemala and Mexican. 16126D1Sc for prime to fancy washed, 13G15c for good to strictly good washed 11612isc for fair washed. 7@1oc for medium. 5@6Ac for common to ordi- nary. 15hQ16lac for good to prime washed pea
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 5.-To-day's stock market was almost stagnant. and there were minutes at a time during the session of the Exchange when quotation for any stock was recorded. Small the total of business was most of 1t was made up Of transactions in a few of the leading stocks Sugar and the Changers absorbing the largest proportion. The dullness Itself expressive of the pre- yailing sentiment of waiting and of extreme doubt. Not only were reports very conflicting as to what would be the tenor of the Presi- dents message to Congress, but opinions to how the message would be received and dis posed of differed widely. There practi- cally nothing left of yesterdays sanguine an- ticipations that sentiment was growing in Washington against warlike measures There were. in fact significant reports that the organized pressure which has been exerted on Congress during the last few days against hostile measures has rather defeated its pur- pose of awakening resentment. Wall street counted much on the effect of these united representations to Congress. Prices show
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06


 fAcfEic copTisH"B SR0 Bundles. per ID, sac: fsa Eastern esT h o S per b strips, Norway. per ID. stsss 5Ac: strips. Narrow sas sause s,aeE per lo ss strips Silver Kng per I9 sAe; tablets. Grown Brand, per ib: 7ilc; mid. Seal. per dozen s4e desiccated, i Git Edge per dozen, soc; piekled cod barrels. each. sS; of1cato 9sT ea5tor o eaen esses ss so No. l. s5o; barrels. soe & per gallon (manufaeturers' rates), Sic: cases, 5c more; Lard Oil. extra exit winter strained t,, barrels, 55e: No. l. 45c; eases. SC @ S s5d per Ns sao ba1Tss Se gases 50c; sperm. crude. 6oc; natural white; Mixed Paints, white and house colors. s1 25@ 1 s5 per gallon; wagon colors s2@2 25 per PETROLEUM. GASOLINE AND NAPH- THA-Water White Coal Oil. in bulk. 111tc lie; Star do. 17c; Extra Star do. 2lc; Elaine do, 22c: Eocene do. 1sc; Deodorized Stove degree Naphtha, in bulk. 111hc do in cases, 1612c; s6 degree Gasoline. in bulk. 2oc; do in WHITE LEAD-Quoted at ea7c per ID. TURPENTINE-In cases, 51c; in iron bar res 4se in wooden barrels asc per gallon CANDLES standard oil Company pal quotes: oz. SAC; 10 oz. 41sc. Parafhne Wax Candies Is. 2s, 4, 6s and 12s, white, 7%c; colored. SAC. QUICKSILVER-For export s36. and for local use, s39 50 per flask.
 LEATHER Harness. heavy. so9s5c per lb; do medium. 2sc; do light. 26@27c; rough medium 2sc; do light. 26@27c: rough Leather. 22@23c; Kips. s4o945 per. dozen; Calf. socgs1 per lb; rough splits, 74Sc; bet-knife splits. 1e@12c; Collar Leather, black. 10Gl2c per foot: do russet 1O@12c Skirting Leather. 30q35c per ID.
 SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery Com pany quotes terms net cash Cube Crushed Granulated 5%c; Confectioners' A. 55sc; Mag nolia A, 5Ac Extra c, 5sc: Golden c, 5c Candy Granuated 5&c California A. 5ssc per lb; half barrels. Ac more than barrels, and boxes 1bc more
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.

The Wall Street News says: The past week has been one of large gains for the treasury gold reserve but a falling off in currency re- ceipts. The gold reserve has increased dur ing the week about sl, 325, ,OOo which is slightly in excess of the gain during the preceding week and has increased the reserve. which is now s172. .3SO. 2S1, nearly s5oOe.0O0 during March The treasury has received during March about $S2 coo in gold certificates. which Is an unusually large amount in view of the care with which they are hoarded. It Is ex- pected that some of the gold now in process Of importation will be covered into the treasury and will increase the strength of the Government in case of military operations With a treasury gold fund of S20S, TAO, 79O, in cluding the amount held against gold cer- tificates and a gold fund in the National banks by the last report of s222. S55 516, there Is more than S4OO GOO, 600 of visible gold upon which to base public and commercial credit in emergencies.
 II Is expected that large drafts for the pur- poses of national defense will begin to reach the United States treasury within short time as the contracts are executed which have been made with the large gun factories and other contractors. The receipts from ordinary sources are likely to make a poor showing if the excitement continues, and measures for increasing taxation or negotiat- ing loans upon favorable terms are soon likely to be under consideration.