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The age-herald., 1898-12-16
Wall stree..


 New York December 15.-Many stocks gained about point today and the mar ket left off strong with a good buying movement in progress. Perhaps the most influence of sentiment was the govern ments trade statement, showing exports for November of nearly one hundred and thirty million dollars, which was nearly seventy-eight million dollars in excess of imports for the five months of the fiscal year were above the enormous sum of $243,- 00O,00O. Then too, the strength of the grain markets today seemed to indicate con tinuance in the demand for our products Alternating firmness and weakness rem dered the market irregular during the fore noon. Subsequently the market shook off It's hesitancy and became buoyant on re- ports that the Vanderbilt interests had pur- chased the Chicago and Alton with view to merging it with the Michigan Central system. The latter rose points and Chi cago and Alton 3. Subsequently Van derblt official denied that such a deal had been consummated This, however, failed to affect the Vanderbilt stocks, which con- tinued upward to the close at about the best prices. The sustained strength of the se- curities supposed to be interested in the rumored deal aroused some comment
  points on one sale. Sugar was very ir- regular and moved within a radius of 2 points, closing with a gain of 11h. Denver preferred and Central Pacific were strong. Some of the usually dormant stocks re- ceived some attention. Federal Steel shares were buoyant. the common rising 21a.
 Activity diminished somewhat in the bond market and profit taking arrested the inn provement in some securities. The general tendency, however, was decidedly upward. Total sales $5,2S5,000.
 United States 3s advanced B in the bid price.
 Total sales of stocks today TIP, 400 shares including 20,S50 Atchison; 37,72O Atchison preferred; 1295o Canada southern ST512 Central Pacif1c 6,o5O Chesapeake and Ohio; il, ,755 Chicago Burlington and Quincy; 3,S2S Denver and Rio Grande; 9,575 Denver and Rio Grande preferred; ,030 Louisville and Nashville 5.O10 Manhattan; 5,7OS Metropoli- tan: 6S4O Rio Grand and Western; b4,45O Missouri Pacific; 2.0OO Missouri, Kansas and Texas 1505S New York Central; 5,120 Mis- souri, Kansas and Texas preferred; 5,157 Ohio and Western; 3,010 Reading; 13,5OO Northern Pacific; 16,702 Rock Island; 7,4S Union Pacific; 15.150 St. Paul; lS,590 St. Paul and Omaha; 8,4S1 Southern preferred; 7S7 Union Pacific preferred 6,091 Wabash pre- ferred 15 s32 Tobacco; 61, ,S9O Federal Steel; 6,s10 Federal Steel preferred; 11,44O Peoples Cas- 4,700 Pacific Mail; 3,740 Rope and Irvine; 54455 Sugar; 5,5o5 Tennessee Coal and Iron; 200 Leather; 1S,3S0 Leather pre- ferred 503 382 Rubber.
 Money on call steady 293 per cent; last loan 2h per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, BOA per cent.
 Sterling exchange irregular, with actual business in bankers bills at s4.S41k@4S4% for demand and at $4s1h@481A for sixty days.
 Posted rates, $4.S215@4.S5is.
 Silver certificates, 591aQ6O1ac.
 Bar silver 591sc.
 Mexican dollars, 47c.
 Government bonds strong.
 State bonds firm.
 Railroad bonds strong.
The age-herald., 1898-12-16

There is no better location in the United States for Eastern and Northern emigrants than the line of this popular railway. The productions of Georgia and Alabama cannot be duplicated by any other section of country .n the world. Come and see The through vestibuled limited between New York and New Orleans Is via the Al lanta and New Orleans Short Line. inc most attractive route to travel in the south It passes through rich country, teemin1 with attractive and prosperous towns and villages all the way from Atlanta to Mont- gomery. For rates of fare or other infor- nation write or call on
 GEORGE W. ALLEN
 Trav Pas Agent Atlanta. Ca
 H. D. ELLIS. Tray. Frt. and Pas. Agt,, Atlanta. Ga
 E. E. KIRBY.
 City Ticket Agent Atlanta fio
 w. T. TAYLOR.
 General Agent, Montgomery. Ala
 B. F. WYLY, Gen. Pas. and Ticket Agt., Atlanta. ca.
 R. P. LUTz, Traffic Manager. Montgomery. Ala
 GEORGE c. SMITH President and Gen. Man. Atlanta, Ga.
The age-herald., 1898-12-16
BONDS
Financial.

New York December 15.-The Commercial Advertisers London financial cablegram;
 The markets here were quiet and good to- day. Americans were heavy till the mid dle of the day when there was a sudden spurt of buying on the continent. New York sold, causing relapse. final rally carried prices one-half point above the worst
 Money was hard and there was big bor- rowing at the bank. There was less de- mand for gold.
The age-herald., 1898-12-16
TRAINS ARRIVE BIRMINGHAM:

No. s5 makes close connection at West Point for St. Louis and the west.
 J. M. Culp, Traffic Manager. Washington D. c.
 F. S. Cannon, Third vice-President and General Manager, Washington, D. c. w. A. Turk, G. P. A., Washington, D. c. .. A. Benscoter, A. G. P. A.. Chatta- nooga, Tenn
 c. B. Jackson. T. P. A.. Birmingham. Ala
The age-herald., 1898-12-16

Cash quOtations: FI0ur, steauy, Nu. Q spring wheat, 62@64Ac; No. red. 67Q6S15c; No. corn, 34Ac; No. yellow, 341Ac; No. 2 oats, 26%@27c; No. 3 white, 2S@2S&c; No. 2 rye, 541ac; No. barley, 3sq5Oc; NO. max seed. s1 .o4: Northwestern, $1.OSik@1. .09 prime timothy seed, s2271k@2.30; mess pork, $S.10 @S.1k; lard, s5.121a@5.2O; short ribs sides, $4.571k@D4 771k; dry salted shoulders. 4AQ4asc; short clear sides. $4.s5@4S71s; whisky, $1.26; sugars, unchanged.
 On the produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; dairy 13@ 1Sc; creamery, 14@19c; cheese, steady, Ss4@1O1kc; eggs, easy, fresh, 21Q211ac
The age-herald., 1898-12-16
REDUCED RATES TO NEW ORLEANS VIA ALABAMA GREAT SAUTH-
 ERN RAILROAD.

On account of the annual meeting of tho Southern Educational Association, New Or leans La., December 27-30, 1898, the Ala bama Great Southern railroad will sell tickets to New Orleans from all points at a rate of one-fare plus $2.00 for the round trip Tickets on sale December 26-27 and 28 final limit January g. 1899.
 Solid vestibuled train carrying through seepers and coaches via this line. Call on or communicate with R. M. Ellis, travelling passenger agent 2019 First ave- nue, Birmingham, Ala, for further infor- nation. sleeping car reservations. etc. 12-13-2Sth.
 Sympathy From the Chicago News
 She-Where were you last Sunday? He-I was alone with my thoughts. She-Dear me! How lonesome you must have been.
The age-herald., 1898-12-16
NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILROAD
 COMPANY.

TIME TABLE MO- 3-IN EFFECT
 Monday. January 1. 1897. at 500 m. Passenger, Passenger.
The age-herald., 1898-12-16
LOCAL MARKETS.
Fruifs and Produs
Local Cotton Market cotton-Middllng. Dc.

Fruits and Produce Butter-Elgin. z5c; dairy No. i. 200: dairy No. 2. 15e: country 121kc: cooking, 10c. Y Potatoes-Irish, 60c per bushel. Lemons--Choice, a.50d5s00. Poultry-Hens. 25c: fries. 14c; ducks. zoe: geese. 20a25e Eggs-20c.
 Jamaica oranges. per barrel. s79$750. Florida oranges, in boxes, $S.75.
The age-herald., 1898-12-16
..DAILY MARKET REPORT. :.
At Home and Abroad.

1k higher; No. 2 invoice, 6A; mild, firm Cordova, 7%@15
The age-herald., 1898-12-16
Local Staple Grncerica

socnI ttapIe Gr0cerir4 Fiour-Best patent. s4.059425 Straight. $S70. Sugar-Granulated, $5.45; Y. C., $5. Coffee-Grecn, 961fkc: Arbucke's pack ages, s10s0: Lovering's packages. $10.S0; Ly- on's packages. se.S0. Lard-6Hc.
 Clear rib sides-5%c. Molasses-centrifugal 15425c: sugar house, 20fa35c Rice, 5ixG6i5c Corn-Yellow. 45c; white. 47c. Pearl meal-80c. Cream meal-S2c. Hay-Choice timothy. s14.5O; No 1, $14; No. 3, s13; clover mixed, S12. Mixed Oats-37c; white, 39c. Bran-Mixed, s15.00 pure wheat, S60O Cotton Seed Meal-$16.25.
The age-herald., 1898-12-16
DryGoods

New York, December 15.-Dry Goods:~ A regular 2S inch GA squares selling at ? 5-16 cents per yard and there was no disposition on the part of sellers to proceed thereat. All descriptions of prints were very firm with an upward tendency in prices and good demand coming forward Ginghams are very firm, stocks light and demand talk ing care of current production. Bleached cottons were in general request and further advances were looked for Standard and fhree-yard brown sheetings and drills were strong; four yard brown sheetings moving up In price. Fine yarn, light weights, were also against buyers. Business in cotton duck was at per cent. advance. Cot ton Things were strong in heavy grade goods Mems woolen and worsted were in a fair request and dress goods in mod crate demand at previous prices.
The age-herald., 1898-12-16

Daily except Daily except Sundays. Sundays
The age-herald., 1898-12-16
Coffee

New York. December 15-Coffee options opened barely steady at unchanged prices to points decline under disappointing Havre and Hamburg cables and European selling; recovered on firmness and small receipts at Rio and Santos; continued strong on spot holdings; again turned easier under lower closing Havre cables. Closed steady to 10 points lower. Sales, 27,OO0 bags. December, 5.75 January, 5.75; March. 590Q5.S5; May. e.0O@s.O5; July, 6.1O; August, SIS. Spot coffee, Rio, firm; held
The age-herald., 1898-12-16
Chicago change

Chicago, December 15.-Bad crop news from Argentina wasth motive for an ad- vance of 1A in May wheat today. Trading later in the day not only in wheat, but in other speculative markets was the most ac- tive for weeks. Corn and oats advanced x and %@1k respectively. The price changes in provisions were unimportant.
 A rtjces TODenino Highest Lowest Closing
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-20
MY POPULIST FRIEND.
Political Economy as Expoun ded by
a Farmers Wife.
Was IL the .Crime 81 TAI or the Mon
strous Biander of '92 That Pre-
cipitated Low Prices and Hard
Times Upon the Countryr

you're the most exasperating wom-
an I ever saw; you're mulisher than
any critter In the feed lot" said my
populist friend. as he planked himself
into the chair with such force as to
burst the cane seat. Then. jerking off
one boot, he threw II at the corner.
missed the stand and hit the cat. For
getting the other boot, he continued:
Aren't you ever going TO let up? Must
you continue world without end? Am
l to hear IL forever and day on this
side of Jordan, and must have IL
dinged into my ears as go sailing
through the pearly gates? Do stopl
Enough Is enough. and I've had
enough"
With that he ran his long, bony fin
gers through his disheveled hair, set
tied back in the chair and raised his
bootless foot high in the air.
The meek little wife sat quietly be-
aide the table, on which was lamp and
n SEQ bill. and darned away at her hus-
bands stockings, unruffied, undis-
turbed. unmoved.
My populist friend is q big-hearted,
quick-tempered, honest, whole-souled,
uncouth farmer, who learned TO
"rough IL" in the war of the COS, and
ever since has fought life's battles
bravcly. His wife is gentle. meek.
kind. forbearing, devoted, patient,
shrewd and tantalizing. They live out
in Kansas, and that day he had been to
the Kansas City market with a carload
Of fat cattle. Tenderly had he cared
for them, regularly had he fed them,
with feeling of supreme satisfaction
had he watched the market rise as the
cattle gained in fest, joyfully had he
contemplated the, time when he could
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-20

bring home TO the good wife portion
Of the profit. The time 10 sell had
come; he expected much, but sold at
the top price" Of the market and got
more.
"Who would have thought" he said,
after figuring IL oil over, when
bought those yearlings less than two
years ago, that they would bring that
price now? There is q bit OF IL for
YOU" and he placed the crisp bank bill
beside the lamp.
The little woman glanced at 10 quick
ly; the old, familiar. mischieyous smile
began TO play about her lips; and turn
ing TO her husband she blandly asked:
whats the price of silver?"
1t was this innocent little question
that caused the storm cloud TO burst.
But when IL had spent its force she
said, with mild manner and placid tone:
"Your reference 10 the time of buying
brought 10 mind the conditions then
existing. Let's see; IL was In August,
1 believe; yes, August, '06. Nothing on
earth, according TO your notion, would
ever bring up the price of cattle and
hogs and corn and wheat but the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver at the
ratio Of sixteen 10 one; commodities
and silver went up and down to-
gether."
Al this my populist friend jerked of
the other boot, threw II In the other
corner, said not word, but listened
TO his wife, who continued:
IT told you that what was needed
was employment for the then Idle
hands; that wages for the workers, 30
that they could buy beef for their fam
lilies, would help you and me; that so
long "a our country bought it's goods
of other countries our laborers could
not be employed making them and
could nos have wages with which TO
buy what we have 10 sell. You voted
for silver, but in spite Of you tho men
of the cost voted you down, voted for
employment and protection TO the
workers Of mill and mine and factory,
voted TO give them a chance to earn
money with which 70 buy the beef OF
the steers that we fatten and ship TO
market. But where In sllver2 What
has become Of the yoke that hitched
the white metal and the steer togeth-
err? Cattle are up In price; silver
down"
'.But really thought McKlnley's
election would make money scarce"
he answered, plaintively.
II know you did. You're honest In
whatever you do, honest In blindly fol-
lowing the demagogic leaders of your
party. That's what irritates me. Did
II make money scarce?" she asked.
"Since election haven't we been both
cred beyond endurance by agents who
have wanted 10 loan us eastern money?
Aren't farm loans easier 10 get?
haven't rates of interest been lower7
Aren't prices betterT'
"Oh, don't know as you need crow
go much about cattle prices. IL Is not
home demand but foreign prices that
have helped MS out" asserted my popu-
list friend. as he commenced pacing
the floor In his stocking feet.
did you say that you saw Mr.. Birk-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-20

n one Of h1s Jokes. end NO mfssstos
Him and these ak were alone here; ~
killed 'em, every man; and this one he
hauled here and laid down by COM
pass. shiver my timbersi They're long
bones, and the hairs been yellow. Ay.
that would be Allardyce. You mind
Allardyce, Tom Morgau?"
"Ay, sy," returned Morgan. Il mind
him; he owed me money, he did, and
took my knife lahore with him."
speaking of knives," said another,
why don't we find his'n lying round?
Flint warn't the man to pick seAman's
pocket; and the birds, guess, would
leave II be-"
by the powers. and that's truei"
cried Silver.
There amt a thing left here" said
Merry. still feeling around among the
bones, mot a copper doit nor . baccy
box. II don't look nat'ral TO me-"
mo, by gum, IL don't" agreed Sill
YER; mot natral nor not nice. says
you Great gunsi messmate, but IL
Flint was living. this would be q hot
spot for you and me. Six they were,
and six are we; and bones Is what they
are now"
II saw him dead with these here dead
lights" said Morgan. BILLY took me
in. There he laid, with penny-pieces
on his eyes"
"Dead-ay, sure enough he's dead,
and gone below" said the fellow with
the bandage; "but Il ever speerit
walked, it would be Flint's. Dear heart,
but he died bad, did Flint"
"Ay, and that he did" observed an-
other; 'now he ragged. and now he hol-
Ter for the rum, and now he sung.
Fifteen Men ware his only song.
mates; and tell you true, never right
ly liked to hear IL since. 1t was main
hot, and the windy was open. and !
hear that old song comm out as clear
as clear--and the deaAh-haul on the
man already"
-Come, come" said Silver, "stow this
talk. He's dead, and he don't walk. that
I know; leastways, he won't walk by
day, and you may lay TO that Care
killed the cat Fetch ahead for the
douIbloons."
We started, certainly; but In spite OF
the hot sun and the staring daylight,
the pirates no longer ran separate
and shouting through the woods, but
kept side by side, and spoke with bated
breath. The terror OF the dead buc-
cancer had fallen on their spirits.
fro Bp Continued
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-20

~ . wonderful world vvrs IN. my dear
4 wonderful world. they say.
And blest thay b who may wander fire.
Wherever . wish might stray.
Who spread their sails 70 the arctic gaies.
Or bask In the tropics bowers.
While We must keep 20 the footpath steep
In this workaday life OF ours.
Tor smooth v the road for the few. my dear.
And wide are the ways they roam:
Our feet are led where the million tread.
In the worn. old lanes OF home.
And the years may fiow for veal or woe.
And the frost may follow the flowers.
Our steps are bound TO the selfsanae rouno
In this workaday life OF ours.
1nt narrow our path may be. my dear.
And simple the scenes we view.
A heart like thine and q love like mine
VIII carry us bravely through.
With happy song Wen trudge along.
And smile In the shine OF showers.
And we'll ease the pack on a brothers hack
BY this workaday life OF ours.
Joe Lincoln. In L. A w. Bulletin.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-20

EFT at marlret?" asked the wife, seem
ing TO change the subject.
"No, saw him on the train"
~That Is Mr.. s. Brickett, of Eureka
down In Greenwood county,
"Yes."
Had he been TO England again?"
AS the little woman put this question
70 him my populist friend paused be-
fore the chair md seemed undeter-
mined whether TO sit down or to con-
tinue pacing.
swell, moo, not this time" he an
swered. hesitatingly.
"He had the other time, though
hadn't he? That was before the presl-
Dental election, II remember correct-
ly. about August"
"Yes. he was going over with cattle
then"
"Why not this timer"
swell, you sec" and by this tina
my populist friend was seated and was
squirming uncomfortably In the chair;
"Mr Birkett says that prices are not SO
good over there now as they were
then"
"And you found them better here,
this time, than them
"Y-e-e-s."
Lower over there in Ds than in 'o6,,
higher over here in '9s than In '96; and
yet you say the advance here Is caused
by demand there. Really, now, what
caused it-demand there or demand
here? Who are the beef consumerse
Why, the workers, and you know It.
Why this increased demand and the
better prices here? Simple enough.
More work and more wages here Why
more work? Easy again. The Dingley
law set our own rolling mills and foun-
dries and mines and factories TO going.
Honestly now, husband. was IL the
crime OF 10 or the blunder of p2, the
election of tariff reformers, that gavo
us the hard times, which are upon us
no more?"
''Oh, you never would argue
straight" he growled. and piked or
to bed.-E. G. Pipp, in American Econo-
mist.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-20

fro. About the center, and good
way behind the rest, Silver and l fol-
lowed tethered by my rope, he plow-
ing, with deep pants, among the slid
ing gravel. From time to time, in
deed, had 10 lend him hand, or he
must have missed his footing and fallen
backward down the hill.
We had thus proceeded for about
half mile, and were approaching the
brow of the plateau. when the man
upon the furthest left began to cry
aloud, as II In terror. Shout after
shout came from him, and the others
began TO run In his direction.
He can't have found the treasure"
said old Morgan, hurrying past us
from the right, "for that's clean atop"
Indeed. as we found when we also
reached the spot, IL was something
very different At the foot of pretty
big pine. and involved in green
creeper, which had even partly lifted
some of the smaller bones, human
skeleton lay, with few shreds of cloth
ing. on the ground. believe n chill
struck for moment TO every heart
"He was a seaman" said George
Merry. who, holder than the rest, had
gone up close, and was examining the
rags of clothing. "Leastways. this In
good sea-cloth.-
"Ay, ay,- said Silver. "like enough;
you wouldn't look 70 find a bishop here,
I reckon. But what sort Of WY In
that for bones TO lie7 Ta!n't In
natur'.-
Indeed, on second glance. IL seemed
impossible TO fancy that the body was
In a natural position. But for some
disarray 1.-THE work, perhaps of the
birds that had fed upon him, or of thu
slow-growing crceper that had grad
ually enveloped his remains) the man
lay perfectly straight-his feet point
ing In one direction, his hands. raised
above his head like a divers. pointing
directly In the opposite.
-1've taken notion into my old
numskull," observed Silver. Here's
the compass; there's the tip-top pint
of Skeleton island. stickin' out like a
tooth. Just take . bearing. will you.
along the line OF them bones"
II was done. Tire body pointed
straight In the direction OF the island,
and the compass read duly +. s. f. by K.
Il thought So" cried the cook; "this
here Ia a p'inter Right up there Is our
line for the pole star and the jolly dol
lars. But, by thunder, IL IL don't make
ms cold inside TO think Of Flint This
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-20

When Sir Christopher Wren was
building the town hall of Windsor, a
fdgety member of the corporation-so
the story goes-insIsted TINT the roof
required further support and desired
the architect TO add more pillars. In
vain did Sir Christopher assure him
that the danger was imag1nary-he
knew better. The alarm spread, and
the great architect was worried into
adding the desired columns- Years
passed. and In later times. when archi-
tect and patron were dead, cleaning
operations In the roof revealed the fact
that the supposed additional supports
did not touch the roof by two inches,
though this WINS not perceptiblc 20 any
one below. BY this ingenious expedient
did Sir Christopher pacify his critics,
while vindlcatlng his own architectural
skill to future generations.-Leisur
Hours