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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03
Talbot a. Palmer's Grain Letter

BY GrlVaCo wire ITOUl w dfe c bcidlu
Chicago, December 2-Wheat-The week
ends with the lowest values so far estab-
lished on the crop year. Liverpool closed
I'D lower; London dull and lower; Paris
wheat and -four 10 lower; Antwerp Is lower.
worlds shipments indicate 100000. Eng
lish farmers deliveries, $4,000, at an aver
age of 76Ac, which is Nc below last week.
Fall blowing progressing favorably in the
northwest, which indicates large acreage.
Government bureau says there are consid-
cradle complaints of damage by Hessian
fly to winter wheat. Clearances $4,000 from
July to date; S9,167,OOO, decrease of l.
44O 600 compared with last year. Primary
receipts 100000 shipments, 1,334.OOO Twenty
loads reported for export. which we cannot
.confirm. There is a shipping and milling
demand here as well as at st. Louis. some
buying at start, which was soon satished'
and market sagged off gradually selilng
down TO the lowest point, where it closed
Corn-Held fairly firm during greater
part of session, but weakened IN sympathy
with wheat just at close.
Provisions-Demand very fair ana prices
were shade higher, which was held all day.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03

New York, December 2.-Cotton quiet
middling, 7Ac; net receipts, 497 bales gross,
2779 bales; stock, LOG 1903 bales; exports to
Great Britain 200 bales; to the continent,
413 bales.
Total today. Net receipts, 46,432 bales
exports to Great Britain, 45S bales; to
France, 5,475 bales; to the continent, s.
1923 bales: stock, 1916 bales.
Consolidated Net recets, 464S2 bales;
Great Britain, ASS bales; France, 5.475 bales;
continent, 5,329 bales.
Total since September 1: Net receipts, s.
O63,6I9 bales; Great Britain, 799,43S bales
France, 349,91S bales; continent, S49,10 bales.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03

"He that lives well is not ignorant" He
knows that Hoods Sarsaparilla will keep
him in health
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03
COTTON MARKET
OPENED STEADY
BuIIish Sentiment Thrived on
English Gables.
FEW ORDERS WERE RECEIVED
The Half Holiday and Sunday Adjourn
ment Interval Served as a Strange
Caution Against Too Confident
Trading BY Outsiders

. New York, December 2-The cotton mar
ket opened steady with prices to 4 points
higher on demand from shorts and leading
longs. Bullish sentiment thrived ON firm
English cables, claims from the south that
spot cotton was held at still higher prices,
and on assurance in shape of official figures
that cotton was not coming into sight in the
volume expected d.
The half holiday and Sunday adjournment
interval served as caution against too conf
dent trading by outsiders and comparatively
few orders were received from them
through the usual channels Wall street
unloaded small amounts all the forenoon
this cotton being eagerly picked up by be-
lated shorts and the foreign contingent
The market for foreign contingent.
steady with prices net four to 10 points
lower
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03
LOCAL MARKETS.

IccaI Cotton Market
Good middhng, INC.
Middling, &c.
Strict low middling, csc.
Low middling, 6Ac.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03

washington, December 2.-Today's state
,,ant of 4he condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance S2S4'S'o'OS4'
gold reserve, 1921, 23O 1888.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03
Kew Orleans Cotton Mariee,

New Orleans, December 2.-Cotton was
quiet; saIes, ZOOS bales; ordinary, 6hc; good
ordinary, Ga4c low middling, Nc middlins,
nc; good middling, 11-16c; midding fair,
Sc receipts, 10,099 bales; stock, 337, 1877 bales.
Consolidated statement: Net receipts,
4e,432 bales; exports to Great Britain, 5,i5S
bales to France, $40 bales; to the contiL
nent, 1929 bales; stock, 995,176 bales.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03

New Orleans, December 2.-Cotton futures
were steady; December, rs Did; January,
7.22a7.23 February, 7.2517.26; March, 7.2S4
7.29; April, 7.29479l; May, 7.S247.3S; june
7.34@7. 80; July, 735@7SS; August, 7.20a7.22;;
September, 67S46.S2; October, 6.6546.67.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03
Cotton Let ter

By Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent
New York, December again the Llv-
erpool cables were better than looked FOR,
with 1-16d advance on spots and to .
points on futures; yet our market opened
only 8 to points above last night S. douDt-
less due to rather larger receipts. The to-
tai advance in Liverpool since the previous
high level 18th of November amounts to
about 80 of our points, while we are about
8 points lower than the prices correspond
ing at that date, Liverpool being under
the influence of her statistical position.
After the opening call, with lack of buy
ing orders, prices receded some, the desire
on the part of locals to even up for Sunday
causing some selling.
Bv Private Wire to Z. G. Hewlett, Agt.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03

codden's drug store-bulb headquarters.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-05
MONSTER MAMMOTH FOUND.
in IA Perfect State of Pre-
serVatiOn.

The finding of big gold nuggets and
fabulously rich claims are not the only
stories coming out of the klondike.
Here is the latest find, and it presents
golden opportunity to some enter
prising meat canning concern. A re-
port comes from Dawson that two
Swedes, mining on a gold claim on
lower Dominion creek, Klondike, struck
the well-preserved body of monster
mammoth at depth under the sur
face of 10 feet. So well preserved was
the monster that the hind quarter,
weighing s,6+2 pounds, was taken TO
Dawson in sections and served in a
restaurant in place of moose meat.
The huge monster had apparently
been caught in a glacial slide. II
weighs between 25 and 30 tons, with a
length over all of A feet and 8 inches.
Its right trunk is broken, but the left
is in a perfect state of preservation,
measuring IA feet 3 inches in length
and 3s inches in circumference.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-05
LADY SACKVILLE COMING.
Report MrS. George Gould IL Angling
for n Wife for Her Brother
in-Lnw Frank.

Within ten days Lady Mary Saclville
will be in this country, crushed finger
and nll. The finger was not so badly
hurt, and Lady Mary Sacliville would
not forego the trip to America and the
stay at George Gould's English country
seat at Lakewood for many reasons.
Mrs. George Gould is an inveterate
matchmaker, and here preferences are
all for the nobility. 1t was she who
made the match between her sistcr-n-
law, Anna, and Boni de Castellane.
Now she has n greater purpose in
view. There is her brothcr-in-law,
Frank, who has just celebrated his ma
jority, and who has been introduced in
society this winter.
Mrs. George has set her heart, it is
said, on bringing about this match.
Frank has n leaning toward country
life and fox hunting, and the sports and
pastimes of an English country gentle
man.
Lady Mary is young, handsome, and
with dressing in n somewhat startling
manner, her gowns being odd combina-
tions of contrasting colors. But there
is n certain smartness and style about
her which is more Partisan than Eng
lish. She and her younger sister, Lady
Margaret, are both clever in amateur
theatricals
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-05
WOMEN FIGHT IN THE STREET.
philadelphia CycIist Rcsents n slight
ing Remark and starts n Rough
nnd-Tumble Hattie.

"You look like 25 cents!" called out
one of n party of three women who
were walking down Bond street, Phil
adelphia, the other night.
This remark was addressed to u
young woman riding on a bicycle and
wearing decidedly abbreviated skirt
without n moments hesitation the
cyclist jumped from her wheel and,
rushed over to the woman that made
the remark and planted n straight right
on her face. The other retaliated, and
soon there was female prize fight,
in which four excited women yelled and
scratched one another, surrounded by
a crowd of grinning men.
Things were getting warm for the
lone rider when Special Officer Phelan
reached the scene. He offered to ar
rest all hands, but after explanations
had been made he decided to let them
all go free. AS the fair cyclist rode off
the last thing she heard was shrill
cry from the three women on the pave
ment: "Twenty-fve cents!"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-05
TranSDlaniing Plants.

Plants that have been wintered in
the cellar, and which have not already
been brought into the light and heat
of the living room to be started into
growth, should receive attention at
once. Any that are in very small
pots should be transferred to larger
ones filled with rich soil, or some fer
tllizer to make it rich and give the
plant a good start Take such plants
into the warm room, water when need
ed, and give all the light possible, but
not much direct sunlight until the
leaves are we'll started. This advice
applies mainly to such plants as are
generally kept over winter for bedding
out OF doors for summer blooming but
applies also to dormant roots which
have been stored during the winter.
Starting them up in the house as sug-
gested is preferable to setting them in
to the open ground in a semi-dormant
condition.-Demorest's Magazine.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-05
is IN BURLEsouE.
Niece of Henry ward Deechcr Ap-
penrinE before the Foot
lights In Tights.

From the choir loft of the extremely
fashionable Plymouth church in Brook
lyn to the position of leading burlesque
queen of Phil Sheridan's New City
Sports Big Show" of Bowery fame, now
playing in this city, epitomizes the ca
reer of Ruth Elizabeth Beccher, says
the New York correspondent of the Chi
cago Tribune. She is niece of Rev.
Henry Ward Beechcr.
Miss Beecher's organization played
lately in Miners Bowery theater. In
large type she was billed as Miss Ruth
Beecher, "America's Nightingale"
She also plays the part of Franchctte
leading woman at the Theater Fran
Ghetto, in II burlesque called MA
honey's Visit" and also the character
of Lord Chancellor in funny eXtrava-
ganza entitled "The Troubles of u
King"
In the last-named operetta the niece
OF Henry Ward Bcecher appears in
tights. Speaking of her relationship to
the famous preacher she said:
81 was born in Adrian, Mich, on
Christmas day, 1875. My fathers name
was Edward Beecher. He was lawyer
in Rochester, N. ", in which city he
died in 1885. My mother, Mrs Alice
Beecher, is still living. She lives in
Rutgers street, in Utica, N. Y.
"Whcn papa died. was then barely
ten years old-mamma and I moved to
Rome, N. V, and from there to Utica.
| This was in 1856
Uncle Henry and mamma never got
on well together, and, while frequent
| ly visited him in Brooklyn, mamma
never accompanied me. Possibly this
was on account of her religious creed,
for she is devout Catholic.
when papa died he left but little
money, and mamma has only enough to
live on herself, and when Uncle Henry
sent for me | went to Brooklyn. Al
though only child, I was dcvotedly
fond of singing, and frequently sang in
the choir in Plymouth church"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-05
FOR BETTER MAIL SERVICE.
General REORGANIZATION Has Been
Completed More ana
Easter Trains.

The general reorganization of
through mail facilities, which has been
under consideration some months by
the post Office department, has been
completed, and the new schedules will
90 into effect al once. Some IL, SO miles
of road are affected by the change, and
the result Is substantial saving of
time in the transit of mails for all parts
of the country.
Between Chicago and New York the
time is reduced an hour and n quarter.
The fast mail, leaving Chicago at 3:05
n. NJ, will reach New York at four in
stead of Sis II. m, insuring dcliN cry by
the first carriers for the city, including
the borough of Brooklyn aud vicinity.
Closer connections will also be assured
for lower New England by way of the
Shore line route At Albany the train
will connect with the midnight mail for
Boston, thereby looping off half an
hour in the time to the latter city, and
connecting there with the early morn
ing trains for New England.
A fast mail trairwhl be put in service
cago at 2:45 II. m, arriving in Pitts.
burgh to meet the fast mail dispatched
from st. Louis at S:l5 p. m, and to.
gether reaching New York at four II. m
This mail will reach Washington at the
same hour, and will, by connecting with
early southern trains, expedite north
western mails for Cuba and intermedi
ate points.
Additional service between New Yorl
and ST Louis has been secured by at
taching mail cars TO the fast train leav
ing New York at two p. m, and reaching
ST. Louis at T:15 the following evening
One of the most important results of th'
reorganization is the doubling of the
service between st. Paul and Portland
over the Northern Pacific, in addition
to shortening the running time.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-05
Possibilities of Wireless TeIegraphy.

In the Sunday World for March 5
Marconi, the inventor of wireless tele-
graphy, explained his system and set
forth some of its possibilities. He
said.
The vertical conductor / use is the
main feature of my system. | have
found that distances to which signals
may be sent varies according to the
square of the length of the conductor
Thus if a conductor eighty feet high
could be used for signaling over dis
tance of eighteen miles, am confident
that one ia feet high would be suffic-
lent to enable communication to be es-
tabhshed bstween Folkestone and
Boulogne-thirty-tw miles. When
such a vertical wire was employed no
hindrance to signalling was caused by
hills or other obstacles or by the GER
yature of the earth.
During the past week the inventor
has demonstrated the correctness of
his theory He telegraph5d without
wires long message across the Eng
lish channel at the points named-a
distance Of thirty-two miles.
In invention it is the first step that
counts and after our experience with
the telephone and with multiplex tele-
graph there is at least reason to hope
that a system which nows sends tele-
graphic messages thirty-two miles
without wires will ultimately be so
perfected as to cover almost any dis
tance.
And what. a revolution such a sys-
TEN would work. By saving the enor-
nous cost of wires and cables and
their maintenance it would greatly
cheapen telegraphy. 1t would put an
end to collisions ait sea by enabling
| steamers in fog to communicate in
stantly with each other. 1t would
facilitate military and naval opera
tions like ours in Cuba, where at first
things often went awry for lack of a
cable. Perhaps It would enable spys
also and traitors, to communicate with
the enemy. The French Government S
long hesitation to permit Marconi to
telegraph across the Channel suggests
the existence of apprehension of that
sort in official minds.
But no incident evil of that kind
could offset the enormous benefit
which a perfected system of long-dis-
tanee telegraphing without wires
would confer on mankind.-World.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-05
FARM ANIMALS DEARER.
StatIstician of the Department of
Agriculture Prepares
His Report.

The annual report of John Hyde, sta
tistician of the department OF agricul-
unrc, on the number and value of farm
animals will shortly he ready for dis
tribution. 1t will show an increase in
the number of sheep and mich cows
and decrease in the number of horses,
mules, swine and neat cattle other than
milch cows, with general increase in
value.
A decrease of 205, ,6O4 in the number of
horses is accompanied by an increase
of $32, ,7l2 ,40G in total value, the average
value per head increasing from $3I.26
to $37.4O. Similarly, decrease of &c.,
972 in The number of neat cattle other
than milch cows is accompanied by AN
increase of 5,G34, sol in total value, the
average value per head increasing from
$1,000 to S22.70.
In the case of milch cows there is an
increase of 1920 in number, of $3O,-
100000 in total value and of 1921 in nv
eragc value per head, and in that of
sheep an increase of 1 ,457,493 in num-
Der, of Sl4,07G, ,397 in total value and of
20 cents in average value per head.
Mules show n decrease both in num-
Der and total value. the decrease in
number amounting TO Sc, ,O69 and that in
value to $l46,255. The avr rage value per
head, however, is $l,Os higher than last
year.
In the case of swine there also is a
decrease both in number and total
value, the decrease in number being
l,1Gs,3G2 and that in value s., l,2I1 ,6GG.
The total value of farm animals is
conservativcly estimated at 81 ,O97, ,OlO,-
4O7, an increase of $lO8 1855, ,4s2, or 5.74
per cent, during the past year,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-05
The Horse Fell Down.

On Tuesday evening as Charles
Schneider and lady friend were driv-
ing down Fifth street with Mr..
Schneider's horse and buggy, just as
they passed Scanned the horse
stumbled and fell down and was un-
able to arise again. The animal
seemed to be paralyzed and was left
lying in the street at the time. It was
thought that 1t would be necessary to
kill 1t in order to put it out OF its mis-
cry, as 1t did not seem likely that it
would ever be any better.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-05
Proposed Slaughter Of TuberculOus
Cattle.

As a considerable number OF persons
have expressed a desire to witness the
proposed slaughter of tuberculous cat
tie by the Ohio Experimental Station
it has been decided to kill the cattle at
the Station at Wooster on Tuesday,
April II, and the following informa-
tlon is published for the benefit of
those who wish to attend.
Owing to the number of animals to
be killed, and to the time which will
necessarily be required for the careful
examination which many will desire to
make, it is deemed best to give the en-
tire day to the test; it will therefore be
necessary for persons who come by
train from the East to reach Wooster
on Monday evening, and for those who
cC,me from the West to be at Crestline
or Mansfield in time for the train
which starts at Crestline at 5; 20 a. m,
passing Mansfield at 5: As and reaching
Wooster at 700 a. m. There are two
evening trains from the East, ,one pass
ing Alliance at 4:30, Canton $50, Mas
sillon $40, Orville Cos and Wooster
6:31 p. M, and the other passing ALI
ance at S:55 Canton 9:27, Massillon
$40, Orrville 1906 and Wooster at
1926 p. m.
1t has not been possible to secure re-
duced fares on the railroads, but the
Wooster hotels will make special rates
of $150 per day at the Archer and
Yoder and $1.00 at the Eastern House.
Conveyances will leave the hotels at
o'clock for the Experiment Station
Zone mile distanD ana a little time
will be given for the inspection of
barns and cattle before the killing be-
gins. The main barns will then be
closed, as they have been carefully
disinfected and the station cannot af-
ford to take the risk of reinfection by
material which might be accidentally
carried into them from tie slaughter
The killing will besln at $50 a. m.
Standard time, and will be pushed as
rapidly as possible until all the ami.
mails are disposed of. The work will
be done under shelter, and under the
general supervision of Prof. Davit
s. White, Dean of the College of Vet
erinary Medicine, Ohio State Univer.
sity.
Every facility possible will be giver
for personal examination of the cattle
both before and after slaughter. The
Experiment Station would especially
emphasize the Importance of seeing
these cattle before they are killed, a!
it is believed that this part of the in
vestigation will be found as valuable
as the post mortem.
The proposed slaughter will include
several cattle which first reacted to the
tuberculin test Is to % months ago
and which have been subjected to the
test at intervals since that date fol-
the purpose of studying the effect ol
tuberculin thus used (a) upon the gen.
eral health of the animal, (b) as E
possible cure of tubercular disease, ant
(c) upon the susceptibility of the ami
NAL to the tuberculin reaction whe1
the test is repeated at frequent inter
walls 1t is confidently believed tina
important results have been attained
in one or more of the directions indi
Gated.
There will also be young cattle ant
pigs which have been fed on the mill
of these COWS, the milk being first pas
teurlzed for part of these animals ant
fed untreated in other cases.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-05
Stories of Medill,

Senator Cullom sat on the comfort
able leather sofa in the Office of Comp
troller Dawes, at the Treasury Depart
ment, and talked to Joseph Medill
The "reminiscences were most kindly.
And yet here was "a time when the Sen
ator read all kinds of "shots" at him
on the editorial page of the Tribune.
Thta time, too, was in q campaign
count. Mr.. Medill held to the old
fashioned doctrine that an infusion
of the personal in journalism season
ed the editorial page. The Senator
under stood this and treasure d no
grievance. One day, at the close OF
the campaign during which the Trlb-
une had conducted continuous hostili-
ties toward him, he was in Chicago,
and, meeting a Tribune man, inquired
how his old friend Medill was. Before
he knew what was going on the Sena-
tor found that smart young man had
informed Mr. Medill he wanted to see
him, and that Mr.. Medll had tele-
phoned back chat he was at the Trib-
une office.
"Of course" said the Senator, 81
went up there, although had no such
intention when the conversation start
ed. AS l went in Mr.. Medill greeted
me very cordially. He evidently was
not entertaining anything personal
against me- So | asked:
Look here, Medill Why in thun-
der have you been roasting me all
throug this campaign"
"Medill smiled and said:
'Cullom, sit down, and let me tell
you a story. John A. Logan asked me
question very much like that at the
close of a campaign some years ago.
He didn't like what the Tribune had
been saying about him. One day 1
heard a knock at the door. l said,
Come in" The door opened, and
there was John, with his eyes flashing,
his hair thrown back and look on his
face little fiercer than usual. Come
in," / said again. do l come in a
friend or foe?" asked Logan. II pass,
Senator; you make it, l said. Logan
came in and sat down, and we had a
pleasant visit.
"Ol course" said Senator Cullom,
II followed suit when Medill told me
his story on logan. l found him very
genial. 1t was evident at once he
hadn't anything against me.'-Wash-
ington Cor. Globe Democrat.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-05
Died in New York,

Mrs. w. p Walker, sister of Mrs.
A. T. Nye, died in New York City
Tuesday morning, the 4th, from the ef-
fects of grippe. 1t will be remembered
that Mrs. Walker lost her husband
not quite year ago. Mr.. Walker was
a prominent young railroad man.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-05
Regarding Revenue Stamps.

Secretary of State lA.nney received
on Monday from G.. w. Wilson, com
missioner of internal revenue, notice
that the application for articles of in
corporation is not subject to taxation.
The material acknowledgment is sub
isct to tax of 10 cents and the clerks
certificate requires stamp of the
same denomination.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-05
HYPNOTIC SPELL ENDURING.
New York Farmer Unable to Revive
the Man He Put TO
Sleep.

At Canandaigua, N. Y, which Town
obtained its name from the Indian word
"Kanandarque," or sleeping Beauty"
Harry Wilkinson, a young farmer, tried
the art OF hypnotism on n neighbor
named Perkins and found 1t an easy
matter to place him under the spell,
but when he tried to awaken him it
was beyond his means. Medical aid
was summoned but the physicians
were powerless to bring Perkins out
of the spell. An experienced mesmer-
ist from Pennsylvania was summoned,
who worked over the patient for several
hours without success. Perkins ap-
pears to be in semi-conscious condi-
tion and it is feared his reason is af-
fected. He shows signs of fear every
time Wilkinson approaches.